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Children's Delight! Sweet Stalls-Chocolater---Home- made Fudge and Candy - Toys to make the Children Happy. Side show-Games-Fishing Pond-Check board- Ten Cent Stalls, etc.
Try your luck with the Souvenir Tickets, $1. and $2. Useful gifts will be given for Every Ticket.
N.B.-No Ticket will be interchangeable for Souvenir if presented after the 6th November.
There will be also a Large Variety of Children's Frocks, Table Covers, Cushions, Bed Spreads, Handker- chiefs, Babies' Robes, exquisitely embroidered, at Moderate Prices.
Special Attractions: -The 't Art Store" full of Dainty and Charming Gifts, such as Oil-paintings, Balik-work, Stencilling, and Shot-work Ties for Men, etc.
Do your Christmas shopping here! You will be charmed with the surprises.
A Band will be in attendance during the Bazaar. Don't forget November 5 and 6 Annual Fair at the
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ANOTHER BOYCOTT.
NAVAL WEDDING.
L5 COMMANDER MARRIED TO-DAY.
CATHEDRAL CEREMONY.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1927.
M.CL. CONCERT.
A TREAT AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
SOME CLEVER TALENT.
MR. T. LAMMERT.
FUNERAL ́ATHAPPY VALLEY YESTERDAY.
FRIENDS' LAST TRIBUTE.
St. John's Cathedral was the Yesterday afternoon the ball The funeral of Mr. Frank Lam- scene of a pretty wedding this room at Government House was mert, whose death at the Govern morning, the parties being Miss filled to overflowing when an ennent Civil Hospital on Wednesday Marjorie Brough Warren, daughtertainment in aid of the Hang evening was reported yesterday, ter of Mr. James Brough Warren Kong Women's Guild and Minister-took place at the Protestant Ceme- and Mrs. Warren; and Lieut.-ing Children's League was given.tery yesterday, the Rev. H. Copley
Mrs. R. Pestonji opened the con-Moyle officiating. Commander Conway B. Allen, R.N., son of the late Mr. Samuci cert with a planoforte solo, which Among those present at the Allen LL.D., D.L, and Mrs. Gardner gave two soloa in his fine and H. A. Lammert (brothers), was beautifully played. Mr. H. E. graveside were Messrs. G.P., L. E. Allen.
tenor voice. Mrs. M. Minney was G. P. and A. Lammert (nephews), The bridegroom commands well encored for her soprano solo Mesars. H. Seth, C. Bond, T. Hynes, HM.S. L5, at present attached to of "Plerette. The baritone solos A. E. McKirdy, L. E. Haynes. J. the China Squadron.
by Surg-Lieut. W. H. Bradfield, Williams, Kelly Sayce, G. Ross, The Rev. H. Copley Moyle RN., were excellent. Mr. G. W. C. C. Witchell, J. Witchell, W. J. officiated.
Burnett gave "The Charge of the Carroll, Silva
Netto, Gregory, Many friends were present Light Brigade" in six different Gould, Wiltshire, Stainfield and at the ceremony, including a num-apaama. The second half of the Inspector Wilson. ber of the bridegroom's Naval programme was devoted to Miss
Floral Tributes. colleagues.
O'Keefe's pupils: Lorna Tallan, in There were many floral tributes, The ceremony was of a quiet dance.
ful! Highland dress gave a sword including the following:- and simple nature, the services of She was assisted, by Piper Slat Florence and Alfred, Elsie, Ernie, a graceful manner, Lionel and Florence, Bertie, bridesmaids and pages being dis-tery, of the K.0.9.B., pensed with...
assa and Marjory, Edwin, Geoffrey only he knows how to do it. and Eileen, Charlie, Allce, Oswald, The bride, who was given away The two little jazzera, Dorothy Phroso, Frank and Gerald, R. F. by Commander Allan Poland, Tolian and Betty Pestonji, were Lammert. D.S.O., of the Royal Navy, was excellent. Their dresses, which | Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mitchell and attired in a white georgette dress were well jazzed, were designed by family, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilson, with diameanté and silver lace Mrs. Pestonji. Marian Bryson in her Captain and Mrs. E. H. Gray, Dr. train.
Irish jig, made the audience want and Mrs. J. Lowson and family,
M.
RABIES MEASURES,
FIRST COUNCIL BEADING OF NEW BILLA
WATCHMEN'S BILL OMITTED. Hyncs.
and
Lieut.-Commander
te Icave their seats and join tn Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Stainfield, Mr. T. Taylor, R.N., was best man.
the fun. Billy and Nellie Field, in and Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett, Mr. a Pas do Deux were true to their and Mrs. J. P. Robinson, Mr. and A reception on board H.M.S. part. Their get-up was excellent. Mrs. K. G. Blair, Mr. "Ambrose" followed the cere
and Mrs. The hit of the afternoon was by C. Bond, Mr. and Mrs. G. Grimble, mony.
two tiny tots who gave the Gavotte. Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Mr. and dressed in true style, with powder- Mrs. Kew, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ed hair and patches. Their faces Bridger, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gould, were a dream and, had they not Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Dutton. Mr. moved, they would have passed for and Mrs. Wiltshire. Mr. and Mrs. waxwork figures. They were very F. M. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. E. little touch of shyness added to Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Bander, dainty in their movements and the M. Hazeland,, Inspector and Mrs. their charma. The parts were Mr. and Mrs. Fung Shin-wa, The taken by Annie Cookes and Doreen Misses L. and G. Ellis, Mr.
They deserved the bou-Mra. A. R. F. Enven, Mrs. F. Malt- Canton Government as they are
quets presented to them. Mrs. land, Mr. P. T. and Mies Farrell. The necessity for facilitating Cookea is greatly to be compli in that of the community of this anti-rables mensures in Hong Kong mented on their make up.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. L. E. Haynes, Holu, Ë. Ezra. was stressed by the Attorney-
J. Colony. It cannot too often be re-General, Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C., at Hornpipe with Billy Mayes and R. D. Thomas, H. M. H. Nemazec Marjory Simpson led in the Joseph, A. Mackenzie, F. Maitland, iterated that a boycott is a two-the Legislative Council meeting, Ethel Minney; they were three jolly Ho Kwong, 1. W. Kew, E. S. edged weapon-a weapon, too, yesterday, in moving the first read-Jack Tars and gave a true naval Abraham, G. Rapp, G. II. Sellwood, that Canton would much prefer to to make provision for regulating girls was very pretty, and dainty, C. A. S. Russ, E. M. Raymond, M. ing of a Bill entitled an Ordinance touch. The Quartette by the elder Tal Hing, Mow Fung, H..Jephson, be without at the present junc- the keeping of dogs and for the Those taking part were Betty McCarthy, A. W. McKirdy, J. W. ture of affairs regarding military Prevention of the importation and Pestonji, Betty Spalding, Norma, Seth, F. C. Fotts, C. Humphreys,
apread of rables.
May, and Dorothy Tollan. Chopin's G. Engel, H. Seth, J. G. Swanston, and political developments. Gen-
The object of the Bill, he stated, Waltz brought a very fine pro- G. C. White, W. Hill, W. F. Sanger, eral Lai Chai-sum is at present was to strengthen the hands of gramme to an end. This was given C. A. C. Rodrigues, J. W. Kelves, surrounded by a multitude of dif-against the very dangerous dis- and Lorna Tollan. It was grace: Witchell, A, R. R. Botelho, G. E. the authorities in their campaign by Marian Bryson, Bella Pestonj, E. G. Swan, J. W. Witchell, R. C. ficulties, and it would be hard to ease of rabies, dangerous alike to fully done.
Wetton, C. A. Fulcher, L. Dick, understand his acquiescing in one dogs and men. There was only one
Miss Daisy O'Keefe Is substantial change in the law and heartily congratulated on the dis Pestonji, K. S. Leung, W. A. But- to be H. Dreyer, R. H. Kotewall, R. more of an equally serious nature. that was effected by the alteration play given by her pupila.
terfield, and Wong Tae-fal. This in itself must give room for of the definition of the term "dog" The accompanists were Mrs. J. confidence in General Li Chal-"dog" in such a way as to exclude Dick d'Almada. At the close of the H. Ruttonjee and Son, Tro and The present Ordinance defined R. Suitar, Miss Jefford and Mr. Chinese Staff Lammert Brothers, Messrs Lammert Brothers, the
sum exercising the power that he puppies under the age of three entertainment Mrs. Southern ex-Hodgson, "China Mail," J. G. M. undoubtedly possesses and send-months. This was all right for pressed a few words of thanks to Graca and Son, Committee and licensing purposes and purposes of the audience, the artistes, and all Members of the V.R.C., Hughes and ing the uniformed pickets about general control, but it was not those who had helped to make the Hough, A. B. Moulder and Com. their business. Moreover, it enough for the purposes of the entertainment such a success, must not be forgotten that the the present Bill the term "dog" campaign against rabies. Under finances of 'Canton are such that would include the animal of any it can ill afford to have a fresh age.
The rest of the Bill, stated, the dislocation of trade with Hong Attorney-General, merely
gave Kong. The upkeep of many power to make regulations. It in-
MR. HILLYER'S LOSS. thousand strikers and boycotters Offence Ordinance of 1845 the sec
corporated from the, Summary
The Infant son of Mr. W. R. Laince the middle of 1925 has al-tion relating to doge which was
Hillyer, of the Harbour Office, was ready made a large hole in the very properly placed in a Dogs Or-
laid to rest at Happy Valley yes dinance. It increased the penalty Canton Treasury, which has also for contravention of the Ordinance
terday evening. the Rev. G. T. Waldegrave officiating at the had to bear a great proportion of from $100, which was the present
graveside service. The principal Three robbers, ons armed with a mourners were Mr. Hillyer (father) the cost of the Northern expedi-nominal maximum, to $250.
A copy of the regulations pro- knife, raided the Yee Lok Yuen con- and Mr. J. Taylor (grandfather). tion. In intervening to stop the posed to be made under the Bill fectionery in Fong Fat Terrace, Others present included Messrs. W.
been published, anti-British boycott, General Lihad
said Sir Village Road, Wongneicheng at McKay, C. H. Thompson, Elvidge
Office staff), Inspectors Shannon, Seth, C. Bond and T. Hynes,
ARMED ROBBERS.
NIGHT RAID ON A CHINESE CONFECTIONERY.
TILL RIFLED.
pany, Gando Price and Company, King Edward Hotel, China Under- writers, Menara. Was and Nash, Wong Fung Tai Kee Firm, Wong Fung Wa Kee Firm..
Chai-sum has all the possible present regulations they did not.
Joseph. Whilst tightening up the 11.16 last night and after binding and Andrews (from the Harbour arguments in his favour in the in-materially differ from them but it and blindfolding a Chinese woman, Lanigan and Wilson, Messrs.
was provided that owners of dogs who was the only person in the shop terests of Canton itself.
suspected of having rabies or of at the time, they broke open the till having been in contact with cases and emptied it of its contents, of rabies must report that fact amounting to $83.. without delay to the nearest Police station.
POPPY DAY. MESSAGE FROM HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
CONFIDENCE IN APPEAL.
Southern
The first reading of the Bill was, Passed,
Watchmen's Registration. Regarding the Bill entitled дп
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Among the wreaths sent were the following-Daddy, Grandfather and Granny, Sid and Phil, Grandpa The men left after staying ten in England, Uncles and Aunts in minutes in the shop.
England, Godmother. in England,. When the woman had succeeded Mirlam and Nellie, little George, in freeing herself, she tried to com- all friends In England, Nurse municate with the Police by tele- and George, Auntie Lou, Auntie James, Mavis and Kathleen, Gladys phone but discovered that the wire Edie, Margaret, Phyllis, Iris and had been sovered by the robbers.
At first sight the news from Canton of another anti-British boycott having commenced, with uniformed pickets banning Bri- tish goods and searching Chinese passengers from British ships, may appear ominous and give the pessimists ground for imagining that this Colony is to have a re currence of all the vexatious trou- bles that beset it in 1925.and 1926. The news certainly makes disagreeable reading, coming as it does so soon after the announce-
Ordinance to provide for the regis ment in the "China Mail" yester-
tration and regulation of watch
Reg and family, Patsy, Muggle and day that a final scheme had been
men, in respect of which Mr. F. C. In view of the British regions Jenkin, barrister, had made ap
Arthur, Marjorie and Dick Aston, submitted to the Provincial Gov appeal for funds for disabled ex-plication to address the Council on
Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt, Mr. and Mrs. Gole and family, ernment of Kwangtung for the Service men on Armistice Day, the behalf .of the watchmen, the
H. O. Long, disbandment of the Hong Kong following message has been from Attorney-General (when the motion FALL FROM A ROOF. Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Bend, Mr. and strikers. It is true that of late His Excellency the Hon. Mr. W. T. for its second reading came before
Mra. Elvidge, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. the Council) asked for its omission
Brown, Mr. and Mra," Agan, Mr. several hints have appeared in the
"His Excellency the Officer Ad-from the orders of the day sing.
and Mrs. Spary, Mr. and Mrs. R. vernacular newspapers regarding ministering the Government wishadie. This course was agreed on.
Wood, Mr. and Mrs. A. ́J.-J. The following Bills passed their the threatened activities of those the Foppy Day Sub-Committee second and third readings and be-
Martin, Mr. and Mra J. R. Capell, As the result of a fall from the Mr. and Mrs. E... N. Blackmore, behind the anti-British and anti-very success in their efforts on Ar- came law
mistice Day. He is confident that Japanese boycott movement; but the public will not fall materially the incorporation of the Procura- whilst at play at 4 p.m., yesterday, w. Fincher, Mr. and Mrs. W. An Ordinance to provide for roof No. 207 Des Voeux Road West Mr. and Mrs. Simon Tee-yan, Mr. and Mrs. S. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. until the British Naval wireless to respond to those emotions which tor in Hong Kong of the English a 14-year-old Chinese boy was Kent, Mr. and Mrs. P. Lanigan, severely injured, sustaining & Inspector and Mrs. Wilson, Capt. message to-day, these reports the return of each 11th of Novem- Assistancy of the Jesuit Order.
An Ordinance to amend the Gen- fractured hip, inter- and Mrs. J. Thompson, Capt. and have been too vague to be serious generous support to so excellent adinance, 1913.
ber raises afresh, and will give their eral Loan and Inscribed Stock Or- He was immediately removed to Mra. Scott, Capt. and Mrs. W. C. ly considered. Whilst the uni- cause,"
the Government Civil Hospital, but Passmore, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. An Ordinance to amend the died soon after admission. formed pickets are operating on
Glendinning, Mr. and Mrg, "0. Medical Registration Ordinance,
Lanigan, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.. the West Bund we are told that
1884,
Beattie, Mrs. and Mian Headings, they have not yet commenced
Mrs. P. Angus and family, Mra. operations on the river itself. If
Elsworth and family, Miss Gilbert and girlies, Mrs. C. J. Thompson, it is possible to take a light view
ANOTHER OUTRAGE,
Miss E. Heang, Miss Lee, Mr. V. of the position, this fact is all to
In the course of a fight between Mrs. E. Mackay and family, Mrs Cock, Mr. P. T. and Miss Farrell, the good. It may give the Can!
PEAK LADY ATTACKED BY two coolles in the No. 21 Godown and Miss Hardinge, Douglas and ton authorities time to move in
at Kowloon yesterday, one man Alison McKay, and Amah, Messrs. stabbed the other in the abdomen, W. R. Andrews, Nunn, E.? F, the matter before the anti-B the Hospitals
Mrs. T. G. Weall, of No. 901 The causing an ugly wound which Thompson, E. F. Brown, W. Hirst, tish boycott assumes any serious
Peak, has reported to the police that necessitated his removal to the Kow G. Grimmett, J. Litton.ja dimensions.
about 6.45 pm, yesterday, while loon Hospital. The alleged, asenil | The Lighthouse Staff and Cheung she was walking on the Peak, oppo- aut has been arrested by the Police Kut (Barbour Office), and Dra. 6. site the Peak Club, she was accosted
Coung Feahily and B. Mellon got
ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
TWELVE DONATION OF $100
EACH
The Hon, Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Amlisted Hospitals acknowledgen with thanks the fol lowing donations to the funds of
MIST. N. Chaus
100.00 The late Mr Chau
Slu KP estate 100.00 Mr Tùng Man Thn C. 100.00 Mr. Taar Man Chiu...
100.00 **Mrn. Tang Woo Shi • 100.00
Meters, Chiu King Can ayshan Tong
100.00
from
Although information other sources, published, else where in our columnis asserts that the attitude of the Canton Government is obscure we shall be unpleasantly surpris ed if it remains so very long The lessons of the last boycott are as fresh in the memory of the
Mr. Ng Wahr
100.00 100,00
Mr. Au Lim Chuen Mr. Chow, Tung Bang 100.001 Mr. Loo: Chung Küe 1:100.00
Wong Yun Tong 100,00 Messrs. Woo Fat Bhing 100.00
CHINESE App
by two Chinese one of whom threw
a handful of sand in her face whilst
CHINESE BOY SUCCUMB TO INJURIES.
THE KNIFE AGAIN!
the other tripped her and threw ber The Pan-Astatic Conferenc
on the ground. The men attempted scheduled to be held in Shang to enatch Mrs Weall's handbag, but this month is a natural dévelop help thereupon assailants left her cording to Rajah Mahendra Pra she held on to it and called out for tween the East and the West, ac
ment present conditions
Jan exile, who is now!
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