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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1928.

RICCI HALL

LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE

AN EMBASSY

BOY SCOUTS

THE AMERICAN LEGATION AT PEKING

THE BANNER COMPETITION

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Washington, Yesterday.

RALLY

// AT H, Q. HOUSE

NEW HOSTEL

Yesterday afternoon, His

The Rally postponed owing to Excellency the Officer Adminis- Mr. F. B. Kellogg, (the U.S.inclement weather conditions on tering the Government, (the Hon. Secretary of State) has announced September 29 was successfully Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G.) laid that the American Government is held on Saturday last, in the the foundation stone of Ricel Hall, raising the Legation in China to the grounds of Headquarter House, the new Roman Catholic hostel of rank of an Embassy, as proposed at again kindly placed at the die- the Hong Kong University, at Fly Nanking, the new cauftay of China. posal of the Scouts. The boys Point Battery, Pokfulam-road, ¡-Reutar's American Service, just behind the Ho Tung Engin

eering School,

The ceremony was witnessed by a large and representative gather-| ing of those interested in educa- tional work in the Colony, includ- ing His Lordship the Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta, D.D., and local Catholic educationalists.

In a matshed erected near the foundation stone, tea was served after the ceremony, whilst the band of the St. Louis Industrial School was in attendance.

The Rev. Fr. Byrne of the So- ciety of Jesus, which will have charge of the hostel on ita com- pletion, in asking His Excellency to perform the ceremony of lay- ing the foundation stone said:-

At a time when the League of Nations and many other bodies are striving to find a way of abolishing war, it is a happy omen in Hong Kong that an old land- mark, suggestive of war, is losing its military appearance. Our con- tractor, Mr. Lam Woo, can tell us that it was a tough job to move the old cannon from Fly Point Battery, but the old cannon has gone, and to-day we have come to- gether to lay the foundation stone of a new University Hostel -Ricci Hull--the culture of peace is to replace the suggestion of

war.

Like the existing hostels, the 'new one is culled after a distin- ! "guished man. On September 8,

Matteo Ricci (pronounced · Rit- chie) arrived in an official junk at Peking. He was the first Euro- pean to do so since Marco Polo. This was in the year 1598. At the time China was a sealed Em- pire to all foreigners. The efforts of Ricci to gain admission have been told and retoki, as a fascinat- ing page in the history of mis- sionary endeavour. He is describ- ed by a Chinese annalist: "A man with a curling beard and blue eyes, his voice like a great bell, was admitted to an imperial audience. He presented books, images, and' other objects from. his native country. He Was intelligent, witty, and of manifold ability, understood our Chinese writings and could read whatever he had once glanced at."

Mr. Frank B. Kellogg, the U.S. Secretary of State.

were put through various testa counting for marks towards the aunnal competition for the Prince of Wales Banner and fully appre ciated the refreshment which fol- [lowed.

to

The opportunity was taken to present Thanks Badges " H.E. Major General C. C. Luard, C.B., C.M.G., and Mrs. Luard as a mark of appreciation of their kindly support of the Scout move- {ment here. The badges were borne on a cushion by Troop Leader Murphy, of the Sea Scouts, and Ki Hon-kit of 20th Group.

The Commissioner, Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, explained that the presentation of a Thanks Badge was the only way in which a scout could acknowledge a good turn, and said it was the duty of any Scout observing this Badge to enquire if he can be of service.

H.E. Major General Luard suitably acknowledged the gift and-wished the Scouts auccess in the future.

"THE KING OF KINGS"

MUCH DISCUSSED FILM COMING HERE

. "The King of Kings," the much discussed film production, dealing with the life of Christ is to have a short season at the Queen's Theatre: commencing Tuesday, November 27, according to a special advertise- Iment in this issue.

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Queen's Road West,

14th to 26th November, 1928. Commencing every night at 8.00 p.m..

MATINEES on Sunday, 18th & 25th November, at 1 p.m.

BOOKINGS are now open at the Ko Shing Theatre.

PRICES OF ADMISSION: $6, $4, $3, $2 & $1.

IN OTHER PLACES

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA

Mr. E. A.. Stevens has joined the

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SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"

To-day-Queen's Theatre; "The Latest From Paris."

T To-day-World Theatre; "Wo- men Love Diamonds,”

To-day-Star Love Story."

"Her

Theatre;

an attempt may be made to express Council of Raffles College vice Mr. the life of Christ in terms of the H. B. Baker, resigned. film. The task is not inherently ini- passible nor improper. "A consider- ution which must save the anter- prise from complete condemnation," asserts the Time "Is that night after son Process Rubber Co., Ltd., of Certain Young Man."

Mr. R. O, Bishop, M.B.E., B.SC. |F.I.C., Chief Chemist of the Wilkin-.

Kuala Lumpur, has returned from leave,

night the sayings of our Lord will be brought before the eyes of the thousands who may be expected to attend. The art of the producer has

H.H. the Regent of Kedah and added little to them. But at least he Tungku Mohamed Jewa returned has given them a setting of a kind." from their tour of Europe by the Cecil B. De Mille has told it in his "Malwa." They were met in Penang own way, but certainly with no by a large number of Kedah officials. Irreverence and with no offence. We find no fault, indeed, with the pre-

Mr. F. L. Williams, M.C.5., has

Mr. John V. A. MacMurray, the sentation of the Agony. It is fool-been appointed to act as District U.S. Minister to China, who is likelyish, and worse, to tell the Life of our Officer, Christmas Island. Mr. D.

to be promoted Ambassador,

ON HIGH SEAS

PTE. BOYLE AGAIN IN COURT

We are inclined to forget that, even to-day, we must enter the galleries of the sixteenth century

Lord and to Any us pupils to learn from great

nothing of His Wills has been promoted to be a masters such as da Vinci, Michael

Agony. The fact that we have most supernumerary officer in class IV of in mind is that there are hundreds the M.C.S. Angelo, Raphael; or still more, perhaps, to forget our scientific

and thousands of people in this debt to Kepler, Tycho Brache,

modern world of ours utterly ignor Dr. K. G. Holdbrook, Senior Galileo, Vesalius, Ricci did more

ant of the Gospel story, and we are Medical Officer, Selangor, is going than move under the shadow of

not prepared to be captious in our on leave very shortly. Dr. H. R. these great names, he was a pupil

criticisms of the attempt to tell that Dive, Senior Medical Officer, of Clavius of whom Galileo wrote:

atory, even in Hollywood's way." Pahang, will net for him and Dr. W. "I have had a long discussion with draft for the King's Own Scottish could ever have been on the stage.

Private James Boyle, one of tlie Nothing like "The King of Kings" Young will go to Pahang. Father Clavius and with two other Borderers which arrived from Home Nothing like It could have been man most intelligent Fathers of the

The marriage took place recently Jesuit Order.

H.M. Transport Wejon

"Somerset-aged so tremendously, ao lavishly, sain Penang of Mr. H. Bruce Hender- have compared notes and have hire" was again before Mr. R. E. beautifully and so sacredly for the eon, of Bangkok, son of Mr. and the found that our experiences tally Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy screen without the genius of the late Mrs. Andrew Bruce Henderson, in every respect." Father Clavius this morning, in connection with a eminent producer, Cecil B. De Mille. was called the "Euclid of the six-charge of attempted murder.

samu

HEARING NEXT FRIDAY

teenntury" and to the end It will be remembered that Boyle LATEST FROM PARIS

Sergeant Kerr

AMUSING FILM AT TH QUEEN'S

"The Latest from Paris," a humorous film at the Queen's

of Heaten Chapel, Manchester, and Ida E. M. Murphy, eldest daughter of Mrs. and the late Hon. Peter

New Byth, Aberdeenshire, and Miss

Nov. 15-Queen's Theatre; "A

Nov. 16, 20, 24-Theatre Royal;" Hong Kong A.D.C. presents "The Sport of Kings."

Nov. 22-Star Theatre; "The Sport of Kings."

Nov. 27-Queen's Theatre: "The King of Kings," 2.80, € und 9.15

p.m.

Sports To-day H.K.Y.M.C.A.

Ball. "C" v. “D", 6.15 pm.

Basket

Nov. 15 HK.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI. v. Club de Recreio, 5 p.m. Nov. 15 H.K.Y.M.C.A. Bridge Drive, Ticket $1.00, 9 p..

Nov. 16-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket Ball, "A" v. "B", G.15 p.m.

Nov. 20 H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 1st XI. v. H.K.S.R.A., 5 p.m.

Nov. 21-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket Ball, "B". v, "D", 6.15 p.m.

Nov. 22 H.K.Y.M.CA. Basket Ball, "A" v. "C", 0.15 p.m.

Nov. 23H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI. v. I.K. Club "A", 5 p.m.

Nov. 24-H.K.Y.M.C,A. Tennis, American Tournament, 2.30 p.m. 1st XI. v. Club de Recreio, 6 p.m. Ball, "B" v. "C", 6.16 p.m.

Nov. 27-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey,

Nov. 28 H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket

Nov. 29--H.K.Y.M.C.A. Hockey, 2nd XI. v. K.O.S.B., 5 p.m.

Nov. 30-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Basket Ball, "A" v. "D", 6.15 p.m.

Miscellaneous. To-day-Dr. M. O. Flister will

before H.K. University Medical read a paper on local anaesthesia

Society, 5.15 p.m.

November 17-H.K.W.G. & MC.L's "Fun O' the Fair," at Lee Gardens,

was a personal friend of Galileo. was alleged to have stabbed Ser- Trained in such a school Ricci geunt Kerr, of the same draft, with had no difficulty in becoming as a knife on board the troopship on

Murphy, MI.C., of Brisbane, Mr. Bruce Henderson has been appointed -tronomer, physicist, geographer, October 20, whilst she was on the

British Vice-Consul in Batavia, watch-maker to niet many de- high seas about a day out from mands of the learned In Peking. Colombo. He was a musician also, and com-)

The objects of a Bill which is to was 60 badly posed eight melodies, with words wounded that he had to be landed Ann Dolan, a travelling sales- Legislative Council to amend the Theatre stars Norma Shearer as be introduced into the Singapore teaching Christian morality. at Colombo and taken to hospital woman for a firm of suit manufac Widows and Orphans' Pensions These, we read, became popular where his condition was at Brat con- turers. There are some laughable Ordinance are stated to be as fol- songs in the royal palace. But his sidered serious. Intimation receiv-moments when we see Sol Blogg and lows:- greatest achievement was hised here since was to the effect that Abe Littauer, the Jewish partners. The enable a contributor, who is mastery of Chinese literature and Sergeant Kerr was not now in dan-arguing in their office, and again a widower with children of pension- the facility, which he acquired of ger of losing his life, but would be when they try to put matters right able age and retires or is removed

Nov. 18-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Quiet writing works on a wide range at least another three weeks in hos at the end of the story. These two from the service of the Government of subjects. In one of his letters pital before he would be able to ure

Nov. 22-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Debate wonderful actors. he pays a high tribute to the cul- make the trip to Hong Kong.

It a an before he is entitled a pension, to

on the Instalment System, Ladies amusing little story without any continue to contribute under the invited, 9 p.m. ture of the Chinese, adding thati When Boyle appeared before Mr. particular plot, but with many (Ordinance. they needed only the acquisition Lindsell this morning, his Worship laughs.

Nov. 25-H.K.Y.M.C.A. Quiet of Western Science to be the most said that he had been informed by in the programme.

A Krazy Kat cartoon is To exempt from liability to con- Hour, Mr. S. V. Boxer: 9 p.m. erudite people on the globe.

tribute under the Ordinace officers Nov. 27-Old Bedfordfar dinner transferred to the Colony who are in Hong Kong Club, 8 p.m. contributing under a similar law in force in certain other Colonies or mobile Association's annual dinner December 14-Hong Kong Auto- Protectorates..." ...

dance, at Peninsula Hotel, '8 p.m.

East and West

| Mr. T. Murphy, acting Assistant

Director of Criminal Intelligence,

It is difficult to see how a more that the police had evidence. to place

fitting name could be chosen for a before the Court almost immediately.

tall in which it is hoped that the

Detective-Inspector Lane agreed,

A NEW TREATY'

Shanghai, Yesterday. The "Kuo Min" news agency has

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To enact that no pension shall be

East and West will combine for and the Magistrate fixed the hearing a report from Nanking that the paid to a widow whose marriage was myber studies.

Writing in the Cosmopolitan" of the case for 1.30 am.

on spokesman of the Ministry for For-contracted after her husband had two years ago, Mr. H. G. Wells Friday next.

eign Affairs, states the negotiations retired or been removed from the: for the conclusion of a new Sino-service of the Government, or to Norwegian Treaty are nearly com- the Issue of such marriage. piete, and the signature le expect- ed this week.-Reuter.

said: "A time must come when? Oxford and Cambridge, Yale and

rfarvard will signify no more in

NOBEL PRIZE

"

Stockholm, Yesterday. The Nobel prize for literature to the

the current tenectual life of the world than the monasteries of Mourt Athos or the lamaseries of 1927) has been awarded Tibet do now." In Hong Kong, as proved by the function this after-French philosopher, Henri Bergson, noon following close on a simi, and the same prize for 1928 to the lar one at Morrison Hall, we are Norwegian authoress, Sigrid Undset

INSPECTION OF TROOPS

The "Manchuria Daily News". says that it was noticeable that the, close of the civil war in north China introduced a lull in the ceaseless itide of Immigration into Manchuria Marshal Chiang Kai-shek in-of Chinese people In Shantung, etc.

Peking, Yesterday.

Hour, Rev. H. V. Koop, 9 p.m.

Seven people were Injured when motor omnibus collided with a horse-drawn lorry in Birmingham recently.

NOTICE.

spected troops at Pengpu on Nov. Still, the stream of immigration HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

more sanguine about the role of for her "Growth of the Sofl."-Reu-9 and at Hauchowfu on Nov. 11 continues to flow in only in a small- Universities and we should prefere

to re-echo the words of Vis- count Haldane that "to maintain

and 12 He is expected at Yanchower number. The returne prepared

RAFT PROGRAMMES and

for the same purpose to-day, after) by the (Chinese Eastern Rly, show ENTRY FORMS for the

The following appointments to which die may go North-Reuter, that the fourth class Chinese pas-

THE P-M.R

Peking. Yesterday.

and

the Universities of the country the Colonial Service, have been

sengers, most of whom are supposed EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEET- at a high level is an get of high made by the Secretary of Staté for

to be immigrants,eached 415,000 ING to be held on SATURDAY, 1st patriotism on the part of the citithe, Colonies:-Federated. Malay

between June and September last, December, 1928 (weather permit zens."

* The word 'Hall has been States. Mr. WA. Caldwell, to be

Most of them are known to stop ting) may be obtained at the Race consecrated to students residen Engineer Chemist: Mr. G. B. The first train from Mukden at Harbin long enough to choose Course, Hong Kong Club, tinl quarters. It is rather Folliott and fir 2. Q, Gaffkin to since June is expected here this their own destinations. In addition, Causeway Bay Stables,**** colourless word, which we should be Police Probationers. Straits evening, returning to-morrow, after at least 100,000 more travelling Entries will CLOSE at 12 o'clock like to replace, though we might Settlements. Mr. N. G. Norris and which through trains are schedul- north third class might be added noon on WEDNESDAY, 21st No find it difficult to do so. We hope Mr. A. C. Maxwell, to be Polica ed to run twice weekly each way to the above number, raising the vember, 1928,

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Reuter.

total tip to half a million.

are on

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