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DEATH

BERG-On October 20, at the Peak Hospital, Constance Mary, be- loved wife of Sverre Berg, Hong Kong; age 32. Funeral passes the Monument at 5 p.m. to-day

(Monday).

Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 21, 1929.

on

the

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1929.

WINTER DANCES

GARRISON SERGEANTS' MESS

INAUGURAL

G.O.C. PRESENT

THE LATE MRS. BERG

FUNERAL TO TAKE PLACE THIS AFTERNOON

AN ACCOMPLISHED LADY

+

The first of the winter dances of

The death occurred at the Peak the Garrison Sergeant Mess was Hospital yesterday, at the early

the

In Shanghai Street Chinese hold on

mezzanine tloor of age of 32, of Mrs. Berg, wife of robbed a compatriot of $9-an Messrs. Lane, Crawford's restaur- Mr. Sverre Berg, who was until re offence that led to his being sen-ant on Saturday night. It was cently the Consul for Norway in tenced to three weeks' jail at the attended by over 200 guests, who Hong Kong.

included His Excellency the General

Death

enme suddenly after a Offeer Commanding. Major-General short illness. The deceased lady J. W. Sandilands, C.B.. C.M.G.. had only recently returned from à D.S.0,, and a large number of Staff health trip to Adelaide, Australia, and other Officers of the Garrison.where she visited her family.

Lover of Art and their ladies.

Lancers Encored

An accomplished lady and great Dancing commenced at 8 p.m., and lover of art, Mrs. Berg was woll- was continued until nearly mid-known both here and in Shanghai, night, and every one voted it a numbering many friends in both highly successful and enjoyable places. function. Excellent dance

A Chinese stall holder in Argyle Street was died $5 at Kowloon an Saturday for dumping rubbish. It was stated that the defendant had done it for saveral days before being "nipped in the bud."

Found riding a cycle in Prince Edward Road without lights at night a Chinese was forced to appear at the Kowloon Magistracy to day, when he was relieved of a couple of dollars by way of a fine.

The packing of 40 and 46 chickens, respectively, I too small! eratas led to the appearance of a couple of Chinese at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. They were lucky to get off with a caution.

Banished only in May lasta Chinese saw it to come back, only to fall into the chutches of the Police. His return cost him eight; months in prison and 12 strokes with the birch at the Kowloon) Magistracy to-day.

Lin Wung, the accountant and partner of the Yee Sang Cheung hop, of 153, Third-street West Point, has been arrested by the Police on a charge of alleged lar ceny of $150, the property of the

The Officials

music During her residence here she was supplied by a band of Jazzers was a keen supporter of the local from the Somerset Light Infantry, Art Club at which she had shown The dances included the "Lancers," some of her clever work.

She also took a prominent part in which was twice encored.

the social life of the Colony, being a member of the International Club. The catering for refreshments,

Mach sympathy is felt for her.. etc., were, as usual, watisfactorily carried out by Messrs. Lane, Craw-husband and son, Derek.

The funeral will pass the Menu- ford, Ltd. Credit for the efficient organisation of the dance is due to ment at 5 p.m., to-day. S.Q.M.S. Browne, R.A.P.C., who was

ably assisted by Sergt. Sanderson, MOURNED BY MANY

and Sergt. Burnett, R.A.O.C., B.A.P.C., who discharged the duties of M.C's.

ST. ANDREW'S

ASST. CHAPLAIN EXPECTED THIS WEEK

REV. E. A. ARMSTRONG

PASSING OF DOCTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST

A GOOD SAMARITAN"

The death of Mr. Kwok Nam- boon, a well known and respected Chinese doctor, at his residence in Queon's Road. East, on Tuesday last, has dealt a severe blow to the

The new Assistant Chaplain of St. cosmopolitan community, especially Andrew's Church, Kowloon the Rev. to the poorer classes, who had Edward A. Armstrong, B.A. (Cam-greatly benefited by his treatment bridge)-is expected to arrive, on the and philanthropy.

The

The Rev. W. W. Rogers

Vicar of St. Andrew's,

On

Last Illness

Portuguese families relied im

ed him with strong and sincere plicitly on his treatment and regard.

affection, for he was a man who ... He is well spoken of as a took mer. interest in his patients thoughtful preacher and an able man, than in himself. expecially good with boys and at "Club" work, in which, as you know, Mr. Kwok took 1 on September he will find plenty of scope for his 22, and was attended by four doc- talents in Kowloon. He has also the tors who diagnosed his illness as farther recommandation that is chronic nephritis and broncho.. an old friend of Mr. Sands.

He is keen on coming out, and my sixty-six.

pneumonia. He died at the age of impresalan is that we are fortune brother (who, It is understood, will He is survived by a

in having secured his services..."

succeed him Mr. and Mru. Rogers will be back

liquor at Ki Lung Street was again in Kowloon about Christmas.

ST. MARGARET

CHURCH

widow, two sons (the elder of whom in practice), his

is Mr. S. H. Kwak, of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon), and three daughters, with all of whom the deepest sympathy is felt:

The funeral took place at 1.80 p.m. on Saturday at Mount Caroline Cemetery.

of The profusion wreaths which surmounted the grave bore testimony to the esteem in which the doctor was held by all.

It is well, therefore, that, in firm. this Colony, so many thousands

P. & O. 8.s. "Kashgar" from Home, The late Mr. Kwok was born at of miles away from the Home Kwa-wan has resulted in a Chinese day morning.

The theft of one chicken from Toon Thursday afternoon, or early on Fri-Shek Loong and came to the Colony when he was twelve years old. He Land, the local branch of the being sent to prison by the Kowloon As a welcome for Mr. Armstrong, a practised medicine at the age of 24, Navy League should perpetuate Magistrate.. Severer punishment congregational social, to which all are on the death of his father, 42 years Nelson's memory on this day was meted out to another for a like invited, will be held on Friday night ago, and was descended from a each year by the laying of last month he served a week for the which young and old

offence, namely, two months, as only at nine o'clock in the Church Hall. family of doctors renowned for

A programme of music and game their generosity and forbearance. wreaths

can partí- the Cenotaph crime of stealing what was not his. cipate) has been arranged by the Com

Free Advice and at the bake of

To the deserving poor he gave mittee of the St. Andrew's Club. Re monument in Wanchai Like-

Mr. D. McNeill, who played for treshments will be served in the course free advice and supplied them with wise is it well that this simple Shanghai in the last two lawn bowls of the proceedings, which will last till medicine. From those of moderate

matches, was formerly with the after eleven o'clock.

means he received fees according and reverent act should direct at-Taikoo Sugar Refinery, coming to

Mr. Armstrong is from a Mission to their resources, so that he died tention to the unobtrusive work the Colony 10. years ago. He atill Church at St. Mary Stokes, Ipswich, practically a poor man himself, and of the League throughout the looks in the pink of health and is where he has been Curate-in-Charge all who went to him for assistance,

since November, 1927. certainly an advertisement for the

whether they had been suffering rest of the year. The fundamen- Colony. He leaves carly this week the Doncaster Parish

Previous to this he was Curate of from sore throat, dysentery, or tal article of faith of the Navy to join his married daughter. Mrs. three years.

Church for malarla, spoke very highly of his League is the aufficiency and Sutor, in Shanghai,

medical ability. efficiency of the Navy. It does not, be it noted, seek superfluity: fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the letter which was published in the A Chinese woman was charged be- furlough, in England, writing in a it does not demand the building Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday by Church Magazine in August, said:-- of warships out of all proportion Divisional Inspector G. A. Stimson to the needs of the present gen had put them in a cane basket, kept with cruelty to eight chickeris. She eration: it would be the first to the top intact, and then covered the decry international competition chickens, one on top of the other, merely for the sake of rivalry, with a brown coloured basket, thui With such excellent objects in excluding the air. She was fined $8. view the Navy League en- The case in which three Chinese deavours to make the public in men are charged with transporting general familiar with the facts of on a truck 38 gallons of dutiable sea life and the essential con-again mentioned before Mr. T. S. siderations that govern adequate whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magis- and effective naval policy. It tracy on Saturday, Chief Preventive aims at bringing home to young Officer S. J. Clarke, informed his FEAST DAY IN HAPPY VALLEY and old alike the part played by had been fixed for October 22 at 2.15 Worship that the date for hearing the sea services in the foundation p.ra.

CONDUCTED BY THE BISHOP and preservation of the Empire, and at encouraging a further ap: night, Cheung Chiu, a seaman of

In a report to the Police last Alacoque, a feast was held yesterday In honour of St. Margaret Mary preciation of the importance of the Yaumati ferry launch "Man Broadwood Road.

at the Church bearing her name at close co-operation, (between all Cheung," stated that at about 10.10 It is to be hoped that the kindred British peoples.

In the morning there was Solemn p.m., whilst the vessel was in mide Pontifies Mass and Papal Blessing familiarity with which Nelson

There is nothing, it may be stream on a trip to Hong Kong, the conducted by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Day (or Trafalgar Day, as it is seen, in the objects of the Navy class passenger had jumped over-

cry suddenly went up that a third Valtorta. also known) is observed in the League inimical to the present board. The vessel was stopped and position of the Blessed Sacrament, the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Colony will not tend to dim or propaganda for a reduction of a search made, but no trace of the recitation of the Rosary, procession. Churches of Christ, Scientist, on

headed by Boy Scouts and accompanied mar the great reputation of the naval and military armaments, suicide could be found. British naval hero who exclaimed All that the League asks is that

St. Louls Industrial School, which The Golden Text was: "Work out A Chinese Was "Thank God,. I have done my the British Navy should be "suf-at

cautioned wended its way. round the Church, a your own salvation with fear and the Kowloon Police Court Sermon preached by the Naval trembling. For it is God which duty," on October 21, 1805. Nelson ficient" and "efficient." That is

Saturday on pleading Chaplain, and Benediction.

worketh in you both to will and to won the battle of Trafalgar, but it a simple creed to which every of some valueless platiks of firewood, both services,

guilty to a charge of theft The congregation was a large cne at do of his good pleasure" (Phil. 2:12, cost him his life. Napoleon's Briton in this Colony can cheer-from a building contractor's shed at power was broken; but Great Bri- fully subscribe-but the mourn-Mody Road at the Junction of Chat- tain remained, as she has ful fact remains that year after would take it for granted that it ham Road. His Worship sald he throughout the succeeding gen-year has the local branch to make was the boy's frat offence, and warn- erations, "mistress of the seas," a public appeal for more mem-ed him that if he was brought up Thus, though Nelson be no more, bera. Why should this be sol

before him again for theft he would yet he speaketh. He speaketh of

be sent to prison. the value of naval power: He speaketh of the need for pre- paredness in times of peace. He speaketh of the value of tactical Sookumpoo yesterday afternoon, the A., Bhanghai, to Miss Winifred Henry Ford, the other day, turned out 5: 18.19) principles in times of war. The very enjoyable affair being attended Emma Holloway, No, 47, Pinfeld his 2,000,000th model "A" car, ner Is The Lesson-Sermon also Included by most of the Warrant Officers and Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, who it by direct work that two Inspectors the following passages from the lessons taught by him bave never Senior N.C.Os. of the Corps, with a travelling to the Colony on board can supervise an area so large as that Christian Science text-book, "Science been forgotten. In spite of the their wives and families.

the "Mulya Mt. Sidney James of Creator Hong Kong. The work of and Health with Key to the Scrip tendency of today in the direc

Carter, Chief Officer of the Ae, these Inspectors can be efficient only to tures," by Mary Baker Eddy; "The Marie the extent that they control an eff atonement of Christ reconcilas man tion of smaller Navios Nelson's

to Miss

fcient subordinate staff, sufficiently

to God, not God to man,... Christ, volved. house behind the Ming Sun Theatre, Kowloon Hotel. reminder of the need for adequate In Bhamaĥuipo, but on arrival. found

From the nature of their work, above his own, dorived from the protection not alone of the that a small fire, which had brokensional shoufers, ses" ejaculeted Mir, babes, and their number, here is no body Christ's purpose to recondle man to "You're one of the these profed knocking around at all times and in all eternal Love. It was therefore Motherland but of the vast over- out in the kitchen had been ex-TS: Whyte Smith at the Kowloon of men better fitted for the task than God, not God to man" (P. 18).

tinguished by the inmates. seas..territories. over which the Union Jack is proudly flying to day; a reminder, too, of the

NELSON DAY

In the evening there were the Ex-

LESSON-SERMON

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HONG KONG

"Doctrine of Atonement" was the

by the band composed of boys from Sunday, October 20.

:

CORRESPONDENCE ›

THE S. P. C. A.

13).

Among the cltations which com- prised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible; "And all things are of God, who hath recon- elled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us (To the Editor of the "China Blail"]

the ministry of reconciliation; To. Bir,-Apropos Mr. Finnigan's rewit, that God was in Christ, recon- marks concerning the S.P.C.A., it The following forthcoming wed-would seem as if the twe Inspectors ciling, the world unto himself, not Imputing their trespassos unto The Royal Army Ordinance Corpg/dings are announced:--Mr. Charles engaged are employed in a-direct in-them; and hath committed unto us It was not by direct work that the word of reconcilation".(11 Cor.

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Kowloon Fire Brigade

great deeds come to us as a sternved a call last night from work. Wueat, residing at the large for the nature of the work in Truth, could conciliate no nature.

* Magistracy on Saturday, when he the police, and some scheme of co-or-

Leung Ching, a fisherman aged 20 fined a Chiness licensed hawker #dination whereby the 8.P.C.A. Inspec

Another of those attempts to conf living at an unnumbered hoties at or seven days fall, for shouting his tors could be incorporated in the Police mit suicide by jumping into the har Tin Kok, Talpo, was knocked downwares in a prohibited area, namely force supervising its P.C.A. activities bour from the Taumati ferry, Hong necessity in foreign waters to and killed by a motor is No-827, Nathan Road, at the Junction of Hotely ve ter than those obtained the King-side, on the Central Praya, oc protect British interesta lives owned by Hung Hing and Co. of Haiphong Road. In reply to an the unaided work of two lone indivi-urred at about 5.80 p.m. on Satur

Anitoly greater than those obtained by and property-where these are at Taipo Market, and driven by Yan quiry as to why he had such a hoarse dusts: the mercy of pirates

On The scene of the fatality volo, the hawker golckly atated brigands.

and

Yours, etc.,

In the malt road near the histrict that he "had that kind of voice Officer's house, Taipouna

since he was thirty year" did!!! -

"Do It Now.**

Hong Kong, Oct. 21,

day. The Chinese man who tried to end his life was saved by a boat man' and removed to the Government Civil Ho