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ADDRESS WHICH CANNOT BE TRACED

POST OFFICE LISTS

Members of the RN. Dockyard "I cannot show leniency in this A General Fost Office notifica. Recreation Club gathered in force case," observed Mr. R. E. Lindeell tion, gives the following unclaimed on Friday evening to bid farewell at the Central Magistracyr on Satur correspondence, etc., waiting at the to Mr. "Alf." Reaves and Mr. T. L. day, "It will encourage others to Post Office, and also unclaimed Murdoch, draughtsmon of the do the same."

radio telegrams at the Radio Tele- Superintending Electrical En- His Worship spoke thus when graph Office, Government build- gineer's department, who are leav-he passed sentence of alx months' ing-

hard labour on ૧ Ing on appointment to England..

man who had

Poste Restante

Mr. Mackenzie (N.A.S.O. of the stolen a large sum of money from R. Allix, S. Allen (Chief Stoker), Naval Yard) was in the chair, aup-another man who had helped him Dr. C. Barreda, R. T. Boffa, A. P. ported by Mr. Parker (Asst. Super-when he was in difficulty.

Blunt, Balcombe & Co., L. Bandeller,

intending Electrical Engineer) and) According to the prosecution, w, N. Brewster, Miss Brown, caro Mr. Flegg (Principal Clerk, S.E.E. defendant, Fung Ku, was a friend of Mr. Brown, E. J. Carmichael, Dept.).

of the complainant, who was living Mrs. Cliott, General Chinese Hos Mr. Reeves and Mr. Murdoch at No. 46, Causeway Bay-road. were presented with handsome Defendant, it was alleged, had pital, W. E. Ford, H. Fellmann, K. Fukumoto, Admiral Gaunt, Sir Guy souvenirs by Mr. Parker, who ex-been out of employment for some and Lady, Jack Grant, Mrs. pressed rogret for the absence of time and the complainant gave him

M. Griffiths, A. Galecki, care of Mr. Yapp, the Superintending Elec-free board and lodging. trical Engineer, who was absent On Dec. 10, complainant return-Mathias, & Co., J. A. Haynes, S. ed home with $2,250 in his pocket Hollings, A. O. Hyland, T, Jolokon Hyman, B. Horwood, Dr. G. W. which he intended to put into a

owing to ill-health.

:

Musical Programme Mr. Reaves and Mr. Murdoch bank, but it was too late to dosky, H. Kadlec, V. K. W. Koo, thanked co-members who had con-80 then. The next morning he. S. Lam, Y. Magtiis, E. C. tributed to their send-off and wish-found to his surprise the manay Mitchell, Miss Florence Pike, H. R ed the Dockyard Recreation Club had gone-and defendant Had also Roberts, as, "Quercus", E. W. all success in the future.

Railton, Sita Ram Rao, Capt. J. V.

disappeared.

Reed, 8.8. "Sunpath", Jim Summer- ville, 4.6. "Saragosa", Jackie Scott' a very happy rendering of a West The Io8g

immediately. Seaman, China Inland Mission, Country monologue and Mbrought to the notice of the police w. D. Smith, Miss J. A Shermer- Pearce, at the piano, contributed who kept a watch on all exits of horn, F. Starr, Miss A. Smedley, to a short musical programme the Colony.

Mrs. B. Tobin, R. Wallace, G. M which was, much appreciated.

In the meantime, the defendant Walker, F. Wysman, Miss N. Zahn. The company jothed in Auld had left for Canton by the 9.20

Unpaid Correspondence Lang Syne with gusto, following slow train, but, on arrival at the M. Bon, Miss M. J. Cannon, Miss which "The King" was duly frontier he got down to catch the Grace Darling, J. E. Fisher, A. G up express. He was then arrested Hewitt, J. T. Hindle, A. Hornby, Much Appreciated

and brought back,

C. H. Johnson, care of H.K. Hotel. Mr. Farker paid a tribute to Mr. On searching the defendant, it Robt P. Merchant, Mrs. E. D. D. Reeves' ability in aquatic sports, was discovered that he still had Merchant, B. T. Miles, F. Mingos. Mr. Reeves having won the "Notte" $2,150 on him.

J. Russel, care of American Con- Cup presented by a former Super In spite of what had occurred, sulite, V. B. Velasco. Mrs. R. R. intending Electrical Engineer; and complainant still pleaded for leni-Womack (care of H.K. Hotel). this is very appropriate, as Mrency to be shown to his ungrate- Reeves was a member of the staff ful friend.

· Registered Articles Conrad Andre, (care of Charter- 'which Mr. Notte represented.

Me. Parker was responsible for Victim Pleads for Thief

honoured.

In reply to his Worship, the de-ed Rank). Bedikton Publicity Co. Mr. Murdoch has rendered yeo-fendant stated that he had com-R. T. Boffa, W. & G. Dunlop Ltd., man service in the literary section mitted the larceny owing to the J. M. Ellis, W. E. Ford, James of the Dockyard Recreation Club, illness of his mother. It was not Flintoff, ss. efforts which the Club much appre-his intention, to steal such a large Gerasimoff,

"Portsea", Miss A. J. M. Gutierrez sum and he gave way to tempta- (Bedikton Publicity. Co.), J. Hen- Both Mr. Reaves and Mr-ition.

derson, T. Jolokonsky, E. Kustenko, ; Murdoch aerved extended periods;

Miss Ledink, Miss J. Marriott, care of H.K. Day. School, Omar Moh,

ciated,

in the local Dockyard, Mr. Reeves)

having been here nearly seven SIX MONTHS "HARD" Miss Nitta, M. J. E. Mitchell, M. years and Mr. Murdoch four years.

0. T. BREAKSPEAR

PRESENTATION TO. A LOCAL JOURNALIST

DID NOT STEAL: ONLY EMBEZZLED;

Rejzes, R. Rexburg, care of R. Roxburg & Co., F. Starr, Wang Yip Co., C. D. Wardle.

Unclaimed Radio Telegrams.

"I did not steal the money; T Have only embezzled it," said a Luy Hing Wei shop assistant named Yeung Sew-Winnie. tin who wan." charged with the Robertson

On behalf of the staff, Mr. R. T. larceny of $1,710 from his employ-Bardnert Barrett, on Saturday, presented Mr.jers. He was brought before Major Kerasine

O. T. Breakspear, managing editor C. Willson, O.B.E, at the Central Zylomogy

Watura

of the "Hong Kong Dally Press" Magistracy on Saturday. with gifts on the occasion of his im-

According to the complainant, Cigarette

pending departure from the Colony. Sew Kam-chien, master of the Tai Ching Nam

The ceremony was held in the Loe firm of No. 1, Des Voeux-road Wong Ming Nam "D.P." offices.

West, the defendant had been in

The gifts comprised a mammoth the employ of the firm for only a Lab Tai Sing silver rose-bowl on a blackwood month and the larceny occurred on Hansen Pineside stand, a silver cigarette box, cigars or about Sept. 19. and a pipe.

Asked what he had to say, de- Crispation Mr. Barrett informed Mr. fendant replied that he was will-Zincamyle Breakspear that these were onlying to pay back a certain amount Statey Horsford small tokens of esteem for a good and that the remainder would be chief.

returned when a got a job. Then

Mr. Breakspear replied that he he used the words quoted.

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Mr. Breakspear leaves for Home on Saturday after being, nearly four years in charge of the "D.P;".

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HOTEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR

Special attention is drawn to tho Christmas and New Year announce ments of the Hong Kong, and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., appearing in this issue.

THE WEATHER

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THE RETURNS FOR NOVEMBER

up to and including Friday, Dec. 14, was as follows: - Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division King's College Division Railway Division Indian Division Kowloon Division |Mongkok Division

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November meteorological returns approximate in many respects to the average for the past, as will be seen by the following figures: St. Joseph's College Division 3,846

Victoria Nursing.Division

Barometer, at mean sea

level (inches) Temperature, average:--

...... 30.10

Maximum (degrees). 74.0 Mean

. 69.8 Minimum

. 65.7

Last Month Normal

30.10

74.3 00.4 05.3

68....

53

180.6

07

At the Hong Kong Hotel a Relative Humidity (per. Christmas Eve special Dinner centage) Dance will be held from 8 p.m. to Cloudiness. (percentage) 67 .. midnight. On Boxing Night there Sunshine (hours)....177.2 will be a Carnival from 8 pm. to 1a.m., and on New Year's Eve there will be another spoelal. Din-

wind,.mean"

velocity (miles per hour) . 10.5 12.6 The highest temperaturs record

These figures represent the num- ber of persons: vaccinated during. the present campaign which com-; menced on Dec. 3.

Vaccination has been conducted by the Brigade during epidemics for the last twelve years.

During 1927 the numbers total-f led 106,635.

migration denies the report of the

The Canadian Minister of Im-

ner Dance from 8 p.m. to mid-ed last month was 82.2 on the 8th rejection of, Lord Lovat's immigra

night.

the lowest 57.5 on the 16th.tion scheme,

No sunshino

three days.

was recorded on

Festivities at Repulse Bay Hotel include a Christmas Eve Carnival from 8.30 p.m. to 1 a.m.; a New Year's Eve Carnival during the meter at mean sea level was 29.83 The lowest reading of the baro- same hours; and on, New Year's Inches at 3 p.m. on the 26th.. Day there will be a special Tiffini The maximum gust, velocity, as with orchestra from 1 p.m. to 2.30 recorded by the Dines-Baxendel! p.m., and a Tea Dance from 4.30 anemograph, was at the rate of p.m. to 6.30 pm.

44 miles per hour at, 9.35 p.m. on Dress for the evening celebrations the 11th. will be Volther fancy or evening. Rainfall figures were as fol. dress. The charges are; Dinner 34 low:

per person, Tea Dance $1 per per

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Coaches from Ropulse Bay Hotel Botanical Gardens will be run at 1.15 am, after the Matilda Hospital, Mount Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve

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-No. of

70.94 Days Inches

New Territory Observatory Kowloon

(average)

9.74

3.94

. +0.815)

1.763

Carnivals to both the Hong Kong Taipo police station, Hotel and the Peak Hotel

Late Peak trams will be run 28 follows:

December 24 and 26 at 1a.m., and December: 31 at 1,80`a.m.

The Norwegian Government has communicated to the secretariat of The Bazaar Committee of St. the League of Nations the conven Vincent de Paul Society action concluded on Oct. 29 between knowledge a further donation" to Norway. and Belgium which the Bazaar, frem Miss Sybil Joseph, abolishes double taxation on the through Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, revenue, cz shipping and navigation of $50

opy companies.

Gifts of Blankets will be greatly

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