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THE HONG KONG $ DIRECTORY

1928 Issue

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1928.

THE 'QUAKE.

Greek Town Seriously Damaged.

POPULATION ESCAPE.

British Warships Off To Help Sufferers.

ST. STEPHEN'S.

Stone To Be Laid On Friday.

STORY OF THE SCHOOL.

First Public, Appeal Made In 25 Years' History,

DANISH LOAN.

Conversion of City's 5% Stock.

NEW LOAN.

G$12,000,000 From New York Financiers.

Athens, Yesterday. The laying of the Foundation of

Copenhagen, Yesterday. Hitherto there have been eleven, the new school by His Excellency For the purpose of converting casualties in the Corinth earth-The-Governor at Stanley Peninsula the city's 5% per centum loan of quake last night, with very great on Friday, will mark the comple-1919, the city has contracted a loan damage to the town of Corinth. tion of 25 years in the life of St. of G$12,000,000 in the Messrs. Several houses and the telegraph Stephen's College.

Kuhn Loeb and the International office collapsed, and the prisona The Founders of the school in Acceptance Bank of New York for were destroyed.

1903 were the late Sir Ho Kai, Sir a period of 25 years at 4% per The fewness of the casualties Boshan Wei Yuk, Hon. Mr. Chau cent. interest. It will be issued at was due to the population being Slu-ki, together with Dr. S. W. 02.077.-Reuter.

warned by previous shocks and Tao, LL.D., Mr. Lai Kwal-pui and leaving the town. The bathing other Chinese gentlemen, assocint-

station at Lutraki near the Corinth ed with the then Bishop of Vic-¦ FRENCH ELECTIONS. Canal was destroyed.

toria, Bishop Hoare D.D., and the Later. late Archdeacon Banister. The ob-

COMMUNISTS POLLING FOR THE SECOND BALLOT.

MANY. SECOND BALLOTS.

Paris, Yesterday. The election results, so far, are

Except for a few new buildings,ject of the Foundation was to ca- which themselves were badly dam- tablish a school for Chinese boys aged, Corinth is reported to be in on the lines of the famous English ruins. The power house was dea- public schoola. A special feature troyed and the town was in dark-was to be the teaching of the Chin- neas last night. It is now report- ese classic side by side with Eng- ed that twenty have been killed and lish subjects, so that the ancient) fifty houses have collapsed. The culture and ideals of China should favourable to the Poincare Gov Kalamaki to Corinth canal is un-be inculcated together with public ernment.

M. Alexandre Varenne, ex- daniaged.

More Shocks At Philippopolis. Sofia, Yesterday.

Two more earthquake shocks oc- curred at Philippopolis last night.

British Warships To Help.

Malta, Yesterday. H.M. flotilla leader "Stuart" and the supplyship "Perthshire" are leaving for Corinth.

Thousands Destitute...

Athens. Yesterday,

A score of shocks in the Pelop ponesus during the past 24 hours.

Reuter.

M. ZOUBKOFF.

school ideals..

It was arranged that the Church Governor of Indo-China, like. M. Missionary Society, London, should, Fainlevé, requires a second ballot.

How The Groups Stand. supply a warden and an assistant! master, while the college council! In the General Elections so far! should engage other British there have been elected 3 Conser- graduates and Chinese teachers to vaties, 49 Republicans, 31 Left make up the Staff.

College Council. The College Council is an active body, which has recently held its 100th meeting. The present off- cials are as follows:-

College Council: Rt. Rev.

Wing Republicans, 9 Radicals, 11 Radical-Socialists, 4 Socialist Re- and по

Communist.

publicans, 12 Socialists

Second ballots will be necessary in 299 seats:.

Communists Routed,

A notable feature of the elec tions is the route of the Commun

►

The Corinthians fled their homes Bishop Duppuy, D.D., Chairman, after the frat comparatively weak Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, K.C., Dr. shock at nine in the evening and S..W. Tao, LL.D., Dr. J. H. Sanders,ists, who up to the present have were out of doors when the disas-M.D., Messrs. Mok Kong-sang, P., not gained a sent. They held 27 trous shock occurred three-Lauder, W. L. Pattenden, Li Hoi- seats in the last Chamber. quarters of an hour later.

tung, T. N. Chau, M.A., K. L. Chau,

returns Parliamentary election 10,000 are homeless, destitute M.A., the three latter being Old have been received from all con- and half-clad in Corinth, 2,000 at Boys, B. O. Blaker, A.C.A. (Trea-stituencies except Corsica and the The results Lutraki, and 4,000 elsewhere. surer) and Rev. E. Martin, M.A.; nine colonial ones.

show that candidates for. 175 seats (Acting Warden).

Building Committee:--Chairman, have been returned on the first Hon. Sir H. E. Pollock, K.C. ballot.

Old Boys' Committee:-Chair- min, Mr. Li Hoi tung.

Vice-Chairman, Mesars. T. Chau and Tang Shu-kín.

Hon. Secretary, Mr. Li hong, B.A.

The first warden of the College Arlon as his passport was irrega-was Rev. E. J. Barnett, M.A., after-ed

wards Archdeacon of Hong Kong.| lar-Reuter.

[This is the young man who some Archdeacon Barnett, was Headmas-

The present! elderly ter from 1903-1914. months ago married the sister of the ex-Kaiser. Since then warden, Rev. W. H. Hewitt, M.A., he has been in bad odour in Ger-B.D., now on leave, has held office! many, and does not appear to be since 1915. very happy in Belgium.]

NOW IN, TROUBLE IN BELGIUM.

Brussels, Yesterday.

M. Zoubkoff has been arrested at

"PROTEST STRIKE"

MOSLEMS & THE MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.

THE AFFAIR AT GAZA.

Jerusalem, Yesterday.

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The second ballots will be held jon April 29 in 427 constituencies. N. Most of the successful candidates have declared themselves support- Kingers of the present Government.

Final Figures.

Those at present teaching at the) College Include three graduates of Cambridge, one of Oxford, three of

The final statistics give as elect

Conservatives

7

Republicans

76

Left Wing Republicans Radicals

47

13

16

4

14

Radical Socialists Socialist Republicans Socialista

One result is contested. The

Hong Kong University, three ladies, Colonies' results have not yet been

not yet

and three teachers of the Chinese received, Classics and Literature; namely, A.

Second ballots will be necessary

Ling Rung-ming, Esq., B.A.. Chin- for 424 seats.--Havas.. ese Headmaster, Rev. C. B. Shann, M.A., F. A. Britton Esq., M.A., Rev.

Communists Position.

Paris, Later. Although no communist was re-

E. Martin, M.A., Tang Ying-lam Esq., B.Sc., Rev. E. K. Quick, M.A., turned yesterday, the Communists Tam Cheung-huen Esq., B.A., Mrs. polled more votes than ever before! The Moslems have declared #

Martin, Mrs. Shann, Miss Griffin; and many of their candidates are "protest strike" ügainst the atti Mr. Li Hei-ngo, Mr. Kwan Pak-in a favourable position for the tude of the Government regarding kwai.

Professor Lai Tsal-hei, second ballot.-Reuter. the affair at Gaza. All shops are Hon-Iam, for twelve years Chinese closed but there have been no in-headmaster, is now the honorary cidents.-Reuter.

Adviser in Chinese studies.

TRAFFIC CASES.

NORTH POLE. ·

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160 Students. From 1903 to 1924 the school ac-¡NO NEW LANDS IN THE POLAR cupied a well-known site and build-

BASIN.

A

thirty-thousand-dollar

"MERELY ICE."

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When a case was called before ings at the junction of Western- Major C. Willson at the Central street and Bonham-road, with two 10.30 a.m. Magistracy this morning in which tennis courts and a small football

the Chinese driver of public motor field.

New York, Yesterday. car No. 422 was charged with Hall with accommodation for board-

"No foxes seen" was the special negligent driving in Queen's-roaders and staff, was added to the old code phrase used by Captain East on April 6, when Mrs. Noel building by the subscription of Wilkins in telegraphing to the White was knocked down and had friends in 1908. In 1924 a move American Geographical Society to receive medical treatment, the was made into temporary quarters, that no new lands in the Polari defendant failed to appear in the old site, held on lease, having basin had been seen during his Court. The Magistrate adjourn been taken over for building deve- fight across the North Pole. Thus 10.80 a.m.. led the case for a week.

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American newspapers are wild- enthusiastic over Captain

The driver of public motor car At present the number of Stu-between the north of Siberia and No. 878 was fined $25 for driving dents is 160, of whom sixty are North Canada may be filled in to Jon the wrong side of Garden-road, boarders at Pokfulum-house. The thereby calliding with a lorry at school motor-bus carries the board denote merely ice.. the junction of Bowen-road. ers and resident masters to and

A week's adjournment was from Prospect Place, near the Uni-ly given in a case in which the versity, where the class-rooms are Wilkins' flight, describing it as driver of public motor car No. situated. The Selenco laboratory "the greatest feat of all aviation."

In-Reuter. 258 was charged with negligent is near St. Stephon's House. driving on Pokfulum-road. the new School at Stanley it is hop- The car took a bend so sharply ed to have increased, boarding ne- near the pumping station that it commodation while day-boys will knocked down one of three pedes have to travel by car or bus to Peninsula and simultaneously trians who were walking on their school, a distance of 81⁄2 miles, or appeal to the public necessary, to proper side of the road. The in-half-an-hour's run, from the city, give the College new buildings and jured man was at present in hos- The school has been successfully extensive play-felde, so that it may Ipital with, a broken leg.

carried on for 25 years without develop on the lines originally laid With a view to awarding com-application for any Government down by its, Founders." pensation to the injured man, the grant and without any appeal to By kind permission of the 0.0. Magistrate decided to adjourn the central public for financial aid. and officers the band of the 1st Bat the case in order that a medical Now, however, the Hong Kong Gov-tallon the Queen's Royal Régiment réport might be made as to his erument has generously granted a will play during the ceremony on condition

fine site of 24.21 acres at Stanley Friday.

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1928 Issue

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