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POPULAR CONCERT AT ST. ANDREW'S

GALAXY OF TALENT AT THE CHURCH HALL

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SPLENDID ATTENDANCE

The concert last night given in St. Andrew's Church Hall, Kow loon, was in every way a great success and very enjoyable. The attendance numbered over 150 persons.

was

Mr. R. Baldwin, in a short pre-: liminary address, expressed his regret that Mr. J. Cornelius unavoidably absent, and said that his place had been taken by a Naval gentleman, Mr. A. J. Gwyther.

The first item Ehe

pro- gramme was Mrs. Cairns singing two popular numbers, both of which were wall applauded. Mr. R. Baldwin accompanied.

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Mr. Dick Barty occupied the stage for about fifteen minutes, and showed what a clover per- former can do with a plano. Kis folk song and jokes were heart- ly applauded, last night's being his first appearance la the Church Hall.

Miss McGill and Mr.. Baldwin) rendered some delightful duets, to the accompaniment of Mr. R. Woolley, which were enthusins-] tically received.

Mr. N. Heatherington also a Rewcomer, gave a very pleasing monologue. As an encore he re- cited Kipling's "It."

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FANLING HUNT

ENTRIES FOR NOVEMBER MEETING

NAHARUSN

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1929.

10.44 a.m.-C. T. Fowle and 2. H. WORCESTERS ARRIVE

Geare.

10.48 a.m.-J. Forbes and W. M. Themson.

10.52 a.m.-J. Gardner and K. G. Frost.

10.56 a.m.-N. S. Ella and H. H. Benson.

11.00 a.m.-R. A. Green and W, J. Roberts.

SATISFACTORY LIST The entries for the Fanling Hunt Steeplechase Meeting Sunday, November 24, under- November Heavyweight Stakes (Once A. D. Humphreys,

ora 13

Round).Winner $73; 2nd $25.

For China Ponies. Catch Weights 108 18. Entry 5.

As You Like It

1

AT SHANGHAI

NEW BATTALION MARCH INTO CAMP

A NEAITY WELCOME

Although there was not a large crowd to meet the 2nd Battalion W.Worcester Regiment when they

11.04 a.m.-Major Beamish and

11.08 a.m.-S. S. Perry and G. Reeve.

11.12 a.m.-G. H. Wilson A. G. Coppin.

11.16 m. S. Dykes and

Aycock.

11.20 a.m.-R. Stock and J.

Pony

Ib.

Ace of Spades.

108

168

Duke of Nieblung

108

Erin's Isle

188

Fernlent

108

Ashworth.

Gold Medal

168

Huntington

168

Montana

108

Orange William

108

Strathiorne

108

168

168

Collis.

arrived on November 9, 籍 very and hearty welcome was accorded by

those who lined the Old Ningpa C.Wharf just before 7 p.m. when the

Transport "Neuralia" came along- H. side with some 800 officers and men.

jon board.

The battalion had a somewhat uneventful voyage; travelling from

11.24 a.m.-J. H. Little and J. W. Robertson.

11.28 a.m.-A. H. Penn and J. R. Allahabad, India they had fairly good weather throughout the 11.32 a.m.-J. R. Hinton and voyage although on approaching [Capt. Ashby.

Singapore rough weather was en- 11.36 a.m.-A. Webster and W. Lcountered and quite a number of Alexander.

the voyagers suffered from mal de 11.40 a.m.-K. Rounds and F. Amer-not an uncommon complaint in that area. The battalion is 11.44 a.m.-R. M. Henderson and under the command of Col. W. F. 0. Favich, D.S.O. and there were 'sev-

Suere Target Autumn Services Plate (About 14

Miles) For a Cup; 2nd $25. For: China Ponica, the Bona Fide pro- perty of an Officer, in H.M. Services or of a blember of the Hong Kong Howard! Volunteer Corps. To be driven by an Officer of H.M. Services or Member of the Hong Kong VolunN. E. Kent. teer Defence Corps. Weight for 11.48 a.m.-B. J. Lacon and E. Ljeral other drafts on board. At 9 s.m.

Inches as per scale. Entry

Pony

Aristophanes

Bingo

As You Like It

Brown Eve

Craigavad

Desert Storm

Duke of Nieblung

Fire Call

Fanling Stag

Gray Eyes

Movanagher Mowgli Sucre

James Pigg

the battalion marched to the Great 11.52 a.m.-T. C. Monaghan and Western Road Camp and the pre-

¡Hosie.

168

158

W. A. Staley.

11.56 a.m.-A. O. Brawn

and

$169

C. W. Jeffries.

4

159

165

165

158

12.00 p.m.-J. H. Raikes and

O. D. Brown.

vious evening a detachment left the ship to prepare for the bat- talion's arrival. Reports are to the effect that the battalion has a very good football eleven and won the

12.04 p.m.-S. Berh and J. W. Durand Cup In India in 1924-25. Alabaster.

The battalion's rugby XV is also 12.08 p.m.-J. D. Thomson and quite a useful aggregation and will J. MacKnight.

be welcomed in Shanghal to meet 12.12 p.m.-A. G. Langston and the local artists. The soccer aloven J. P. Sherry.

will enter the league this season 12.16 p.m.-W. A. Butterfield and and, from reports reaching us, are likely to give a very Ane account of themselves when in action.

The last item before the inter-The November Cup (About 14 val was a song by Mr. A. J. Gwyther, also a new entertainer. He sang two numbers, both of which were well received, the ac companist being Mr. Baldwin.

Miles) For a Cup: 2nd $76; 3rd M. M. Mans. $25.

For China Ponies. Weight

The second half of the pro- gramme was in the capable hands of the "Dandy Coons." under Mrs. G. W. R. Griggs. It will be recalled that these "Coons" on a previous occasion made a great "hit" at the Cathedral Hall, and last night they were in their best

form.

Their entertainment, including comic and sentimental songs, jokes and dancing, held the au- dience in laughter until the end, which came at 11.30.

During the interval, the Rev. C. B. Shann. Chairman of the St. Andrew's Club, who was respon- sible for the arrangement of the concert; thanked all those who had helped to make it such a suc-

cess.

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Duke of Nieblung

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Erin's Isle

158

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"SHIP FROM SHANGHAI".

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Fanling Stag James Pigg King'a Parade Montana

Mowgli

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Pony

Ace of Spades

Erin's Isle

Mantana

Orange William Safety Last

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Aristophanes

168

Chemal

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Duke of Nieblung

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Movanagher

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Blotting Paper

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Caviare

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Little River

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GÀY LIFE IN VIENNA

11

The Monkey That Escaped

Mr. Volstead's Bottle Act, quite aside from being a big boon to new gargle enterprises, hospitals and

Vienno-In the Prater is a place undertakers has indirectly made it called the "Apes' Paradise," where possible to make pretty good buys in fifty monkeys are kept. Some weeks confiscated rum boats. I must look ago six escaped. Five were caught into this when the first half million by the re-brigade after they had is in the back.

been, stupefled by eating bananas Be that as it may, there's a boat soaked in veronal. The sixth, how the technical word is tenderlever, a big Rhesus ape with dark called Jaun B, which was captured a hair? could not be caught. month ago rum running between weeks he has been leading a gay the Volsteadian shores and Mexico, life in the old trees of the Prater. M. G. M. has "The Ship. From on the roofs, and in the lofts of a Shanghal settled in Catalina mak neighbouring flat-dwelling.

For

ing oceanic scenes. Another boal He has been lured with food in was needed for the-er-slotilla, vain. Once he was atunned and Ergy, the Jaun B leaped from rum put into a case. His master was running into the celluloid limelight. called, but when he took off, the lid

i and turned away for a moment, the..

as per scale. Poales that have fiscated in Seattle by the Govern-the animal has not been so good- He climbs started at Kwanti allowed 5 lb. ment. It's a sailing vessel that natured as before. Entry $5.

amuggled arms into Nicaragua dur-house-fronts like a burglar, appears ing the recent revolution.

at the windows and begs for food. Captain William Collins heard if he does not get any he becomes about the sailing vessel and investie smashed alt the china in

very angry and smashes the panes.. gated to find it a darn good tub. He kitchen, and in a studle he tore Interested the M. G. Mites in some paims out of their pots and and they agreed to buy it from him ruined the furniture.

Bingo Brown Eve Chemal

Yesterday afternoon Mr. A. W. November Maldens (One Mile)-Win-Price cheap!

ner $75; 2nd $26. For China Yet another confiscated boat is monkey, thought to be unconscious, G. H. Grantham committed to the Ponies that have nover won a used in the picture. This was con- jumped out and away. Since then Criminal Sessions a Chinese charg- Stoeplechase. Weight for inches ed with having been concerned In armed robbery at 105, Des Voeux Road West in May. In a statement before committal, the accused, Ko Kal-shing, sald be did not take part in the robbery, but gave the names of four men who, he alleged, were concerned in the affair. One of these men was alleged to have actually described to the accused what happened at the robbery, and said that each one who took part received a share of $305 of the proceeds.

HEARD IN COURT

Desert Storm

... Diana

Fernleaf Fire Call Gold, Medal Honeymoon Huntington Jock

A

He knows

if he could purchase it. Captain traps, and avoids them. The other Collins went back to Seattle and dis-day he made one snap with a little covered that, to buy the sailing piece of wood. A

vessel he would have to take out.

His 'owner has had to pay so Nicaraguan master papers, which much in the way of damages that he did. Subsequently, M. G. M. he is afraid of becoming bankrupt. 168annexed the ship and it will be a In Vienna It is legal to lure high light in The Ship From animals by "poisoned baits, and as Shanghai," along with Kay Johnson the monkey caminot be shot in such and Conrad Nagel.

a populous district, prospects of securing him seem rather romnote.

155

155

King's Parade

152,

Montana

161

Mountain Greenery

Newfoundland

Ploughman

Fort Pond Bay

I

Shella

Rummy

155

150

Siang River

Social Call

150

Social Mark Sucre

1657

158 1

Defendant at Tottenham: surrounded him. ··

Detective at North London: The prisoner, an Irishman, is known as being bad tempered, but he says it is nerves.

H.K. GOLF CLUB

Starting Times For To-morrow

My wife is like an overwound gramophone.Man at Lambeth.

Sir R. Wallace, the chairman of the London Sessions: When the officer felt down the prisoner's back he discovered what appeared to be a femmy. It did not occur to him that the man might have had a Hampton supplementary spine,

"THE MAN"

Years ago, in the days when-face ting was an ice pack and not 'a stitch, John Barrymore'merried in a cómedy yclept, “"Are You A Mason?"! 'Mr. 'Barrymore's inobriated poetes celluloided mirthfully, Being! a 'silent picture,the actor's-ek-

9.12 a.m.-H. G. Howard and H. Scottish hiccoughs were lost to all

6.16 P. Morrison and T.except studio workers. Y

Down through the years, and John deaps nimbly from the light-

Dr. Guthrie, the East London Grant. coroner: "Children may play with about as much safety on a railway line as in the streets of London.

Misce

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rent talkie, however, he must needs

9.28 a.m.-O. E. C. Marton Anning tempo of comedy to the dark Holy Communion

est Chinese Sub. Coin 242% didelegates on behalf of the Govern-E. D. Black.

Mr. Philip Snowden, welcoming 990 alin.-L. G. S. Dodwell and resort to a good old-fashioned hic Hong Kong Sub. Coln

petrant attran Ne dicough but twixt Hamlet and ment to an International Thrift 940 a.-A. E. Llasaman and romantically dzsed movies Mr. Conference In London, gave some K. 9. Robertson: 1 1 wir Barrymore hab slipped in the artis- remarkable figures demonstrating 9.44 a.mSt. George's represente expression of hiccoughing, the progress of thrift in Great tative and R. Young, it so happened that at the crucial Britain in recent years.

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del November 17, 1929,

25th Sunday after Trinity Hols Communion, 8 a.m.

at Pesk

Children's Service, 10 a.m." Sunday School at Peak School, 10 am

Church, 8 am,

Matins and Bermun, 11 ... Preacher The Dean.

Holy Communion, 12.15 p.m. Evensong, 6 pm

Preacher: Rev, 'H: V. Koop. Social Evening Cathedral Hall

Rastie

niggah, Ab 9.52 am-H G. Sheldon and Brothers: John satirized and after Evensong. thought you said you were mighty H. Lennox

montent by Inducing Lew to coach pahtickular who you went around

9.50 am-N. L. Smith and R. Khter in hierbugha. Low did John's

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, with 72

Hepburn

Phiscoughs registered a resonant

LA SCIENTIST. Sambo So Ah did, brothan, 89728. MacLaren.

10,00 am-T G. Bennett and barytone on Vitaphone wax Lew's al' un reci Ah" did."

Rostus"Then bow come Ah-see

„ reached as tenor pitch. 1 The boys In Branch of "The Mother Church 10.04 a.m.-J. H. Balkes and A. B. the playback toomistened 16 The First Church of Chill, Scien- Purves.

critically, Drama, actually reached at, in Boston, Mass., D,SA]

you with mah girl last night 210.08 a.m.-F, S. Harrison and dramatic heights. And to be sure, Macdonnell-Road," below Bowen

TS. Whyte-Smith,⠀⠀⠀

W. J. Clerk.

Well, Mrs. Callahan," observed 10.12 a.m.-J.; Shellshear and Green has quite a collection of "Sunday Service, 11.15 #3, 2

Mrs Casey, "I see by the papers

that Danny's been discharged from the pinitinchery.".

thedra. Callahan."

10:16 am F

10.20 .m "Danny alver could hold any kind and D. 1. Gil of a job.

between Joan and Law, Director Al Road Tram Station. choloe hlocoughs from which to Greensmith and select for the desired scene in "The

Man." Bulmer Johnson

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Subject: Mortais and The Sunday School is held. mortale,

Sunday mornings, at 10 delock. Wednesday Evening Meeting 5.80 o'clock.

Reading Room at above addı open

Tuesday and Friday 12 Noon AURE

Monday and Thursday 6.30

The Public la cordially Invited sttend the servies, and visit ther Reading Room