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BIRTH.

FISHER-On January 3, 1927, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Fisher, a son.

DEATH.

CURTIS-On January 8, 1927, at Kiukiang, Emily Ellen Curtis, wife of Walter Vaughan Curtis,

of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Saturday, Jan. 15, 1927.

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ST PAUL'S GIRLS.

¿YESTERDAY'S-BAZAAR A SUCCESS

OPEN TO-DAY & MONDAJ.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1927.

KILLED BY PIG.

PUPPY “CHOW" WHICH BIT FIVE MEN,

CARCASS IN THE SEA.

BOMBS ON JUNK.

STARTLING DISCOVERY

HARBOURDES

SEQUEL AT MAGISTRACY.

After biting five men in Kam A startling discovery of arme, "In aid of the fund for the new college building, a bazaar was Tin village (near Au Tau Police Ammunition, dynamite and bombs, organised by St. Paul's Girls" at Station in the New Territories), has been made on a trading junk in "chow" of three the harbour as the result of which China Building yesterday. The the puppy object of the organisers is to months old, which belonged to a several men are detained and one

trate, raise the remaining $70,000 of Chinese surveyor of the Public has been remanded by the Magis- the $270,000 required to be spent Works Department, has been kill-

The junk was anchored off on the erection of the new build-ed by a domestic pig and its body

Cheung-sha-wan (le.. behind Stone- cutters. Island) and the contraband ing: There was a large attend has been carried out to sea.

As reported on Thursday, the was concealed on board. ance yesterday. During to-day

There were three rifles and and Monday, when the bazaar surveyor gave the dog to a friend will again open, it is hoped that who returned it because he had pistol, the explosives, and other been bitten. The original owner articles believed to be bombs, which the sum still outstanding will be and four P.W.D. coolies were latter are now being analysed. raised.

then h alse-attacked, and the pup

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The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, broke away. C.M.G, Chairman of the Honor- It was traced to a neighbouring ary Building Committee, intre pigety, which it entered, but duced Lady Clementi at the open-there it was killed by a pig. The ing ceremony yesterday and ex-villagers dumped the body in the plained the objects of the bazaar creek running out from the vil

Lady Clementi, in opening the bazaar, expressed the hope that age, and the tide carried it the work done by the College would be rewarded and that the |bazaar would prove a great suc-

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away.

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The accused on remand has been charged with illegal possession, and the others are being detained for further Inquiries to be made.

DECEMBER RAINFALL.

The rainfall for the month of December. at the. Botanical Gar- Two more cases of dog bitesden was 0in. 16 on five days, at" have occurred in the city in the Matilda Hospital, Mount streets so close to each other that Kellett, it was Din. 18 on 2 there may be reason to suspect daya. Ne rainfall at Taipo... that the infection is from one Two lowest reading of the barometer (M.S.L.) was 29ina.

sources

There is a variety of stalls at tractively laid out, the goods for sale including crochet work; knitted goods, frocks, dolis

A. Chinese girl was bitten by a.912 at 16h. on the 14th. cushions, sweets, chocolates, and chow dog from No. 14, Sal Street The maximum squall velocity, many articles of ornament and and a boy by a terrier from No. as recorded by the Dines-Baxen- utility. The lucky dip offers 44, Tung Street.. Both addresses dell anemograph, was at the rate Lichances of acquiring other are close to "Paddy's Market."of 39 miles per hour at 4h, 30m.

articles at nominal cost, some The dogs are under observation on the 19th. valuable prizes (including a Fiat at Kennedy Town, and the two motor ear) being among them. victims are in the Government

Stall Holders.

Civil Hospital.

BURGLAR'S HAUL.

'THEFT FROM A RUBBER STORE.

TENORS TO ORDER.

At the $5 stall Miss Kotewall. is in charge, assisted by Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Li Yik-mui, Mr. LJ

Vienna, Dec. 23. would be practicable,"

Following a throat operation, a Tse-fong, Mr. K. Y. Ting, Miss Leung. Sau-king, Miss Wel Kam

woman has developed a fine tenor sults would not only be Benefitia sang, and others. At the Gen-

voice. Professor Froschel of the. to the “individual but would be feral Stall, Miss Mabel Chan ofth

Academy of Medicine, who perform- Led the operation, explains that the good for the various business ciates with ten assistants, and

at the Cushion Stall Miss Fok of the Char Ka Kan Rubber Co. at normal now.

Some time last night the promises woman's vocal organs are perfectly firms and for the whole com-

He says that Lan-hing and Miss Ada Kwok No. 111, Wing Lok Street, were change in the timbre of the voice munity.

are the chief sellers Miss Choy entered by a burglar. Entry was can be made at will Wing-kau, and Miss Beatrice made through the kitchen door. The woman has accepted an Chinese New Year would lose Lam are in charge of the Sweet which had been left open. The operatic engagement to sing in two what many thousands doubtless Stall, whilst Miss Ho Kam-lan loss consists of property valued at rcles. consider an essential feature of and Miss Ng Heung-yau officiate $139.68. the celebrations if the firing of at the Thirty Cent Stall. The

Ship Runner's Loss.

crackers were stopped altogether. Dairy Farm have a stall ing. N. Co.,

A runner of the China Merchants

None the less the warning that charge of Mr. J. W. Blackley, Road West, reports that between of No. 16, Connaught the police have issued is a most assisted by Mr. K. L. Chan, Mr. December 30 and January 11, Jewel- needful one. The type of cracker G. Lee, Mr. J. Choy, Mr. Cheung lery and money, valued at $327, permitted to be fired in certain Wing-keu, Mr. Cheung Yau-keun, was stolen from his quarters in areas may in some cases be and Mr. Wan Yiu-sing. The arthe office. heavy of detonation and capable rangements for tea are handled of giving one a scare. But the by Messrs. Lane Crawford. Ltd., types which

sometimes those assisting being Miss M. used before the drafting of re- Gittens, Miss A. Lee, and others.

were

AIRSHIP FOR JAPAN.

Tokyo, Jan. 4.

CHRISTMAS TRADE,

London. Dec 16,

As evidence of the Immensity of the Christmas shopping, 21,800,000 |was basked at to-day's takings by

15.West End shops.

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One store was entered by 262,000- persons between 11 and 6: o'clock;. and it is estimated that the Christ gulations in recent years were The organising Committee is Two Italian engineers arrived as season's trade in Central Lon- highly dangerous, as the accident Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Li Yik-mui, at Kobe for directing the assembldon will exceed $75,000,000. at West Point (before the exist. Mr. Kwok Yau-ting, Mr. Laming of the large semi-rigid airship ence of the regulations) showed Woo, and Miss F. C. Woo..

in tragic manner. The dropping

of a "Golden Coin" pracker con- taining sand, one of the most dangerous types and forbidden

A GOOD AUGURY.

ATTENDED.

COMING YEAR'S ACTIVITIES.

Norge No B bought from Italy by the Japanese Naval Air Corps lost summer.

The noted Italian fller, Lieut:- General Nobile, is expected to arrive at the end of January to supervise the work.

STRONGROOM TUNNELLED.

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PRINCE HURT.

Falls From His Horse Again

London, Jan. 8. Although the Prince of Wales was thought to have abandoned: steeple-chasing, he indulged in t again to-day and was thrown from his horse. His left wrist was sprained but he continued, the

by Ordinance to be made locally, ST. DAVID'S MEETING WELL led to a fatal. motor accident at West Point a few years ago. The other types of crackers specified in the notices posted up in public

Warsaw, Dec. 20. places at this time are crackers in Laft year the general depression. After leasing a house opposite which fulminate of mercury is resulted in the curtailing of the the Diskonto Bank, thieves, by hunt. used. The only type of cracker Programme of the St. David's So- means of a tunnel penetrated the permitted is that in which ordin-ciety of Hong Kong and the can bunk's strongroom and ransacked ary black gunpowder, charcoal, celling of the dimer. A good safes containing jewellery." sulphur and salt-petre are used. Augury for the coming year was the booty is stated to exceed £100,000

attendance at yesterday's annual in value. This applies at all times, but at meeting, which was the largest for It is estimated that it took at Chinese New Year it is well that some years. The meeting was held least three weeks to complete the the fact should be brought more in the affces of Messrs. Jahnson, tunnel.. prominently to the public notice. Stokes and Master.

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The President, Mr.. D. J., Lewis, The noise is bad enough without || adding to it the possibility of was in the chair, and supporting serious accidents taking.place.

THE BISHOP OF LONDON.

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CANCER RESEARCH FUND.

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Sydney, Dec. 17 The objective of £100,000 set by the organisers of the Cancer Re- search Fund was reached, when a cheque for £2,400 was handed över by the Teachers" Federation.

AUSTRIA SEEKS TOURISTS.

Vienna, Jan. 3.

kindly and truly hardworking The Government hopes to make Austria a tourist country, and, an man the Bishop of London.

From morning till evening; elaborate scheme of road making

from evening till night,

and repairing is now under con-

I preach and I organise, lec-slideration, motorists having gom- plained of road neglect. Railway ture and write,

communications have much in- And all over London my galter-proved lately..

ed legs fly.

Was ever a Bishop as busy as I. For luncheon I swallow a sand-

wich of ham

As I rush up the stairs of a

Whitechapel tram,

Or with excellent appetite I

will discuss

"A halfpenny bun on a Waterloo

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No table is white with damask

for me

POPE ON IMMODEST WOMEN.

Rome, Jan. 8 Pope Plus, who on several occasions has announced his dis pleasure over the modern fashions of women, condemns Immodest clothing anew in a letter to Car dinal Schultz of Cologne,

AGAINST COMMUNISM.

This was a further Instalment of Him were Dr. Leslie Thomas (Vice-

an amount of £4,234 10s, raised by President), Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones "W. G. S." writes to "the the schools throughout the State. (Hon. Secretary), Mr. L. S. "Singapore Free Press":-The By the loyal attitude they Hopkins (Hon. Treasurer), Captain following verses appeared many A knowledge of the Chinese

adopted during recent troubles, R. D. Thomas, Captain Williams tongue is

one of the greatest and the interest they have taken R.N.R., Mrd. Owen Hughes and years ago in some Home paper assets which a young man in the in the Boxer Indemnity problem Mr. D. Davia (Committee).

with reference to our guest that East can bring to the study of add other matters affecting the The Committee's report and the commercial matters in this coun- well being of the University, the Treasurer's statement of accounts students of our University have for the year were adopted, and the try. Therefore it will be a good shown themselves to be on the election of officers proceeded with.

Financial Year, thing if the Hong Kong Univer-side of those who have the best!

The Society's financial year has sity is enabled to carry out the interests of the University at

heart. It depends on the support hitherto commenced on March 2, proposal for providing, through which the University receives and ended on March 1. The officers a similar School whether these students who de- have been elected for

period. It was decided to change tö all, sire to promote, cordial and sin-this to the calendar year. To this greater oportunities than now cere relations with the British end, the existing officers were con- exist for making a study of the people will be given the oppor- firmed in their appointments until tunity of doing so in fullest mea- December 31, 1927, and the sub- language. As H.E. the Governor sure. Atime (last year) scriptions for the your commencing remarked shortly after his arrival wheir the University seemed to be March 2, 1926 will be treated as here, although the Chinese and faced with the curtailment of the in respect of the period from that

English staff owing to lack of date to December 81, 1920.

Another subscription will be pay non-Chinese come into contact funds, the local Chamber of Com- able for the calendar year 1927. ... with each other, they neverthe-merce showed in a practical man. It was decided that members in. ¡¡less move in wholly different ner its realisation of the fact the Services should be admitted that British interests would be as honorary members, with no spheres. They do not really com- promoted by the use of English entrance fee and no subscription, prehend the ways and thought as a medium of Instruction. Al- but that they can if they wlab, bo- and manner of life of each other. though the appeal was made at a come ordinary members on pay- time when trade conditions were ment of the annual subscription

without entrance fee Thus arise many regrettable mis-depressed, our local men of com Life Membership. understandings, which retard the merce entered into an undertak Life members will be admitted Social, moral, intellectual and ing to subscribe $20,000 a year upon a subscription of

$25, commercial welfare of the Colony, for a period of five years in order trance fee 35.

Another man has been arrested in Captain V R. Wright Neville. to promote education on British Several of last year's Committee The most effective hanner in lines in Ching and Hong Kong, having left the Colony, vacancies connection with the armed robbery of the 5th/2nd Punjabi Regi were filled and the Committes for at Nga Chin Lung, near Kowloonment, is to be married at St. which this barrier may be broken There is an old German saying the year is now: Mrs Hooper, Mr. City. A previous accused in the Andrew's Church, Kowloon, this, down is for every young Briton if you want to put anything into White, Captain Williams, R.N.R.case has already been committed to afternoon to Miss Gwen Northe fresh out from Home to take the a Nation, put it into the schools. Captain R. D. Thomas, Mr. D. the Sessions."

Lt. Col. V. Costes in to give the Chins stands in need of men who Davies, Mr. R. R. Davies, Mr. E. J. S trouble to acquire a competent will devole tout disinterested ser-Wynne Jones and Mr D. M Warder G. Harris, of the Prisons bride away and Captain Haw knowledge of the Chinese lan- vice, and it is to be hoped that Richards, with Mr. Hugh Jones as Department, was the recipient last thorn will be "best men The night at the Warders Moss, of reception will folk at the guage. By doing this he would the Hong Kong University will be Hon. Secretary. avold the invidious and enabled to carry out its pro-It was decided that on St. David's case of pipes and pouch from his Funjabi officers mess.

Day and Armistice Day colleagues on the occasion of his debridegroom, is well-known outals gramme of development by wreaths will be laid on the parture from the Colonytto-daybedilitary circles as grants from the Boxer Indemnity Cenotaph on behalf of the Society, the a... Taiping, for Sydney, ME TAPADE fund in order that education may add that the national festivale Harris whe ormarly in the Esvalley be continued along lines which celebrated by bolding a dinner, Navy and has been in the Prisone

so excels in other enable the students in some details of which, will be arranged service for about two measure to meet that need.

que positions often created entire

ly, through ignorance and replace them with a clearer atmosphere

in which more) cordial rela

The apron's the cloth that

covers my knee Nomanservants serve, no

maidservants dish up The frugal repast of

Suffragan Bishop.

then taking up farming in

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London, Jan. 4.

It is reported that following: several meetings the moderate Labour members have decided on an offensive against Communism by means of an instructive campaign. with discourses and lectures.

ortsman.

The