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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.

CHINA & POWERS

"INCIDENT" WITH FRANCE

SETTLED

MINISTERS FOR NANKING

ROSS INSTITUTE

MRS. SOUTHORN ON RACIAL FRIENDSHIP

SUCCESSFUL PARTY

THE CHINA MAIL,

that evening. The first response to our own little corner of the world SHADOWS BEFORE Mrs. Southorn's appeal in the and the wider world outside. Prosa reached her from Mrs. C. G. To all of you my warmest thanks. Alabaster and Mrs. H. T. Creasy "Good wine needs no buah," the old | COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED who registered, themselves as Asso-saying goes, and the Ross Institute clate Members..

{needs no words of mina.to extol its

IN THE “MAIL".

To-day Queen's Theatre; "The Garden of Aliah."

To day-World Theatre; Buster Keaton in "College."

To-day-Star Theatre; "Coast of Folly."

October 25-First Chamber Con- cert of the season, Helena May In- stitute, 5.30 p.m.

Generous Gift from Chinese far-reaching sphere of usefulness in Worthy of special mention. Is a fall countries-and among all nations. - Shanghai, Yesterday, Five new Life Members, a sum

I must just make special mention Notes settling the Sino-French of a thousand dollars and a delight-generous gift received from Mr. Nanking Incident were exchanged ful tea party and bridge and mah Tang Shiu-kin (Chairman) and the of those who have borne the work yesterday and published textual- jong tournament at the Helena May Directors of the Tung Wah Hospital of organising this successful after ly this afternoon. The terms Institute last evening represent theof a cheque for $358. This valu- noon-Mr. Braga, who suggested it are similar to those of the Sino- net result of the organising com-able contribution from the Chinese to me in the first instance and pro- American Notes of April and the mitter's efforts, with Mrs. W. T. gentlemen in very greatly appreciat ceeded to carry it to this splendid, conclusion, together with Mrs, Sino-British notes of August 10. Southorn as Chairman, in aid of the

The Hon. Mr. Hallifax's Address Creasy and Mr. Ho Lèung and the -Reuter,

funds of the Ross Institute and

The extent of the Hon. Mr. other members of the committeo;.

October 25-St. Peter's Church **Co-Incident."

Hospital for Tropica! Diacokon. Peking, Oct. 12. Considering the quiet way in which Halifax's kindly interest in the they have been indefatigable in doY. M. Club's first dance of the sea- Ross Institute is evidenced by the ing all the work and leaving mason, Lane Crawford's restaurant, The Italian Minister. (Signor the small 'Committee of five mom- Daniele Vare) and the Spanish bers went about their business, the fact of the prominent part he took the pleasant task of saying "thank 8.45 p.m.

November 2-Dance In City Hall Minister (Senor Garrido Cis- results achieved are an eloquent in last evening's proceedings. When you" to all the generous donors, neros) and the Belgian Charge testimony to the good will existing invited, he promptly acceded to the whose contributions Mr. Hallifax in: aid of H.K.W.G. and M.C.L..

(Police branch), 9.15 pm.. d'Affaires will leave Peking 'n the Colony towards an institution committee's request to say a few has handed to me.

Once again I thank you each and ¦-- Lammerts Auctions separately between October 13which imposes on itself the duty of words when making the announce

October 20 At Sales and 20 for Shanghai, where they humanitarian efforts in tropicalment of new members from Hong every one who have helped to fur

Kong for the Institute. In

Studebaker the ther a most deserving International Duddell Street, are expected to meet Dr. C. T. countries.

Both the large halls on the ground course of his remarks Mr. Hallifax cause and to promote thereby inter-cylinder, 2-seater Coupe, Hudson 6- Wang (Minister for Foreign

said:- Affairs) and to open negotiations and first floors of the Institute were I am asked by the Committed res-ful Island. (Loud applause:)

national friendship. In this beauti-cylinder, 7-seater car, and "p"

Model Triumph motor cycle, noon. with him regarding numerous filled to their full capacity. Thanks

October 24-At No. 2. Jordan important problems including the to the excellent arrangements car-ponsible for this entertainment to express their pleasure at the response revision of tariffs and the con-ried out under the personal super their efforts

A cable has been received by Mrs. Road, Kowloon, (top floor); valu have elicited. The Southorn from clusion of new trenties,

her sister-in-law, able tousehold furniture, 11 am. vision of Mrs. H. T. Creasy over return this afternoon will make a Mrs. Edgar Sidney Wolf, Honorary

Ateetings. Sir Miles Lampson (the British twenty tables were laid out for man welcome addition to the total it will Secretary of the Ladies' Committee Minister) and Mr. John V. A. jong on the first floor, and on the be pasible to remit to the Roas In- of the Ross Institute, warmly thanking of the Royal Hong Kong Golf October 22-Annual general meet- MacMurray (the United States ground floor there were no less than

in Hong Kong who Club (Ladies' Section), Helena May Minister) are also expected to a like number of tables where about stitute and it is a pleasure to an-ing all those depart from here about the end hundred bridge players were keen-ounce that the appeal issued has al-were so kindly assisting the funds Institute, 11 a.m.

rendy received a promising response of the Institute yesterday.

October 22-Old Bedfordians Club meeting in the Board Room of the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, 5.15 p.m.

of this month, with the appar-ly contesting for the prize presented in the following subscriptions which ent object of paying a visit to to the highest individual scorer of China's new capital..

These successive departures of

the Ministers of various

points in the fascinating game.

Simplified rules for both the coun- tournaments had been previously tries from the old capital for the circulated to contestants and score South, co-incident with the sheets wore thoughtfully provided formation of the reorganised Na-by the committee for convenience of tional Government, watched here with keen interest. -Toko.

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Nanking. Yesterday.

A prize of $5,000 has

Neuter.

Yen Hal-shan.

Peking, Yesterday. Responsible Chinese circles alate that General Yen Hsi-shan of Shansi has abandoned his trip to Nanking-Reuter.

are gratefully acknowledged:

Life Members:-

Lady Pollock £10.10.0d. Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung

$210.

Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong

$210.

London's Thanks

His Excellency's' Prizes The cost of the prizes for the Bridge and Mah Jong party wero de- frayed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government. :

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22-H.K.V.D.C. Ser- geants' Mess Meeting, 6 p.m. Before the party diapersed Mr Ho ́October 26-Half yearly general Leung thanked the Hon, Mr. E. R. meeting of members of Hong Kong being the players.

Hallifax, on behalf of the Com-Jockey Club. In Jockey Club Room, The gathering of over two hun-man and Directers of the Tung Wah proceedings.

and a subscription from the Chair-mittee, for the part he took in the Hong Kong Club Annex, 5.15 pm.

Sports dred ladies and gentlemen repreHospital (through Mr. Tang Shiu-

The party was considered a most aented no less than nine different kin) of $350; and $50 from the successful function.

October 19--Whist Drive (Euro nationalities, and was not the least Commodore and $50 from Mr. Kote-

pean Y.M.C.A.). 9 p.m. been delightful feature of the successful wall and further the cost of the record their

The organising committee wish to October 27-First championship offered for the best design of a social mesting. This was made prizes for the bridge and mah jong mittee of the Helena May Institute

thanks to the Com-race for Racing Yachta. seal and crest for the National possible by the combined efforts of tournaments to-day has been defray for the loan of the Hall; to the Club race for ships lifeboats (Royal October 31 Tenth bi-annual Government. The competition Mesdames Southorn and Creasy on will be open for three months-behalf of the British, of Lady Hoed by His Excellency, the Officer Lualtano for card tables, to the BriH.K.Y.C.. Trevessa Trophy). 4 p.m. Administering the Government: tish American Tobacco Co. for the November 6-Smoker (Billiards) Tung, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Leung and

"It is safe to hazard the state-gift of cigarettes, to Government | Championship, Palace Hotel, Kow- Mrs. Ho Ki on the part of the ment that few, if any, here have met House and the Public Works De. loon. Chinese. Mesdames J. M. da Rocha Sir Ronald Ross but equally safe to partment for the loan of tables, and November 10-Royal Hong Kong and P. M. N. da Silva and Mr. J. Psay that many have met malaria, the P. W. D. for free transport and Yacht Club opening cruise. Braga for the Portuguese, Mesdames Parker and A. L. Shields which is no respecter of age, creed to Messra. Lane, Crawford & Coy free of

October 19-St. Andrew's Young for the American, Madame de la or nationality and waits for no in- Ltd.,- for tumblers, etc.

Men's Club hold first social meet- Prade (French). Mme. Abe (Japan fore that we are all combined against

troduction. It is quite fitting there- charge.

Among those present were:-His ing, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 8.30 ese), Mrs. M. J. Quist (Dutch), The composition of the Com- Excellency the Officer Administering p Mme, Bolsius (Belgium), and Mrs.mittee responsible for bringing to the Government (the Hon. Mr. W. T.

October 22 Public lecture Sverre Berg (Norwegian). The

our notice the claims of the Insti- Southornİ, C.M.G.) and Mrs. "Sex Life in Plants," by Mr. Crook, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E., and tute and of this gathering, which is Southorn, Sir Shou-son and Lady at Helena May Institute. Messrs. Ho Leung and J. P. Braga here to support those claims, both Chow, Lady Ho Tung, the Hon. Mr.

October 25 First Debate of the Peking. Yesterday. officiated as M. C's throughout the fully representative of the whole E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., O.B.E., and Season (European YM.C.A.) p.m. Reports, from Chefeo state evening.

Hong Kong community, show a cor- Mrs. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. A. C. October 26-Investiture at 'Gov- that the recent shootings of,

The Tournaments Koominchun delegates have been

rect appreciation of the fact that and Mrs. Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. S. G. ernment House, The Tournaments commenced at common action is called for against Dufaure da la Prade. Dr. and Mrs.

"November. 2-St Peter's Y. M.'s followed by a reign of terror during which thirty people have 4.30 p.m. and wore carried with the common enemy, and an uncom- R. H. Kotowall, Mr. and Mrs. Club holds bazaar

by

November the monly nasty fellow he is. If we may Ho Tung, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-

17-H.K.W.G. & been murdered. The favourite considerable enthusiasm

Two prizca take these beginnings as an indicatong, Mrs. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mrs, and M.C.L.'s "Fun: 0° the Fair," at Lice method has been to use motor mixed participants.

Gardens. cars for idnapping the wanted were offered for mah jong and ation of the common action that we Misa Luard, Mrs. J. H. Taggart, persons, who are then driven out similar number for bridge. The are to expect from Hong Kong, they Mrs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. Abe, to the lonely countryside and highest individual scores in each of form a good augury for the support Mr. Tung Shiu-kin. Mra. Digby. Mrs. cars the games were declared the win-to come for an Institute that has B. Wylie, Mrs. and Miss Jesson, Mrs. there shot and buried, the

ners, and booby prizes were also already done much for each and all and Misa Ho Kwong, Miss Jean Ho returning empty.

While details are lacking, ap-presented. At 6.30 p.m. a bell was of us and wants only sufficient re- Tung, Mrs. Hogg, Mr. and Mrs.

have rung as the signal for the collection sources to do much more. parently, all the victims been emisaries of General Feng of the score sheets which were all Yu-hsiang. Reuter.

tabulated and the highest scores ascertained. The winners

announced as subsequently

REIGN OF TERROR

KUUMINCHUN EMISSARIES SHOT IN. CHEFOO

WITHOUT CONSENT

CHINESE MOTHER AND MISS. ING DAUGHTER

MAN SENT TO PRISON

Appearing on remand, a Chinese was this morning, at the Kowloon Magistracy, charged before Mr. W. Schofield "with taking away or caua- ing to be taken away a Chinese girl under 21 years of age, without the consent of her parents."

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1st prize. Mrs. Hills

points. Booby prize. Mrs. Koch

pointa. Gentlemen:-~

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foi- Southorn from her sister-in-law. STAR THEATRE

Mrs. Edgar Sidney Woolf, the Hon.

OF FOLLY".

Secretary of the Ladies' Committee GLORIA SWANSON IN "COAST of the Ross Institute, warmly thank- 1,280 ing all those in Hong Kong who are ao kindly assisting the funds of the 1,434 Institute.

1st prize. Mr. Lo Cheung-shui

1,452 points. Booby prize, Mr. E. 1,270 points.

Ladies:

Mah Jong

1st prize. Mrs. Ho Sai-man, 35

points:

Gloria Swanson, the star of "Sadle Thompson and "Loves

of

"I am sure it will give Mrs. Sunya" arrives at the Star Theatre

Southern much pleasure to add to her to-day in "The Coast of Folly." remittance the contents of this en- Miss Swanson plays

罪 dual role

velope, which represents the sub-in the picture, appearing first as Zimmernscriptions to which I have already re- Nadine,"

11 tempestuous society ferred. It still remains for me to woman, and later as her own ask her to present the prizes for "mother." Beautiful settings and these tournaments."

convincing portrayals by the prin After Mr. Hallifax had concludedcipal players are amor y the high- his remarks little Miss Alicia lights of the picture. There is an Guterres on behalf of the assembly, excellent supporting cast which in- presented Mrs. Southorn with &cludes Anthony Jowitt, Alex. lovely bouquet of choice flowers, tled Frances and Eugenie with silk streamers representing the "The Coast of Folly" will be screen- national colours of the organising ed until Saturday. committee.

Booby prize, Mrs. A. E. Wright,

O point.

Gentlemen -

lat prize. Mr. Matsumaya, 19

points.

Booby prize, Mr. R Dormer, 2

points.

Mr. R. A. P. Forrest, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, who prosecuted, said that it appeared de- fendant was' employed by a con- tractor some time in the 6th Moon, (August). The contractor was the father of the girl in question. De- fendant bacame intimate with her and one day she and defendant were missing. The matter was re-

Social Intercourse Some few ported to the police.

During the drive light refresh:

returning In

thanks, Mrs. days later the complainant-the mother of the missing girl-over-guld at a small charge for the bene flowers was a most charming gift. ments were served. Cigarettes were Southorn said that the basket of heard some men in conversation. and from what she ascertained, it fit of the fund by Mesdames Wyatt She was particularly happy to have appeared that defendant had taken and Berg. and Mesdemoiselles the ribbons of the national colours the girl to the country to live with Luard and Mary Ho who very kindly of the various members of the or Lately she had received assisted the committee and for ganising committee. She would not whoge cheerful and efficient ser use them, but put them away in a a message from defendant stating that ho had sent his younger vices the committee feel very grate special box in which she had stored brother to discuss the mintter with ful. It should be mentioned that previously mementoes of Hong her. They were to meet in Blong- the plentiful supply of cigarettes Kong and Ceylon. She added: kok. The brother was arrested. abtained was the gift of the British Later defendant said that the girl American Tobacco Co., to whom the had agreed to stay with him.

him.

After further questioning, the thanks. Magistrate sentenced defendant to 9 months' imprisonment,

"GARDEN OF ALLAH"

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Ladies and Gentlemen,-I feel that if my tongue were once loosen- committee desire to tender their ed on the subject that is uppermost to-day I should hold you in bondage for a long while. But this is not Before the presentation of prizes the occasion for lengthy speeches an announcement, which was recely. Most of you have been playing ed with considerable satisfaction by Bridge and Mah Jong and are.rendy the large gathering present, was to hurry home. But I do just want made by the Hon. Mr. E. R. to say how heartily-how very Halifax, CM.G.,, O.B.E. It was to heartily-I thank all those who have the effect that the Ross Institute had helped to make this adventure so enlisted five new Life Members great a success, Collected beneath among Hong Kong residents; they this roof we see assembled what vere Lady Pollock, Sir Robert and almost corresponds to the Scrip A picture with a sorrowful yet Lady Ho Tung and Mr. and Mrs. tural comparison "A great multituds beautiful theme, visuaising the Ho Kom-tong, whose cheques of out of all tribes and peoples and life of a Trappist monk who had ten guineas each were presented tongues. On looking round this broken his vows, and the adven-

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