GIRL
GUIDES IN COLONY.
Prince of Wales Banner Presented.
LADY PEEL PRESENT.
An interesting event in the Girl
STAUNTON STREET
FIRE.
¿
FEW CHANCES OF ESCAPE.
IMPORTANCE OF CROWN COLONIES.
Dr. Drummond Shiels at Empire Society Dinner.
THEIR DIFFICULTIES,
SHADOWS BEFORE
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED
IN CHINA MAIL.
Entertainmenta,
To-day King's Theatre; "No Limit."
To-day- Queen's Theatre; "Inspiration."
To-day Central Theatre; "Balaclava."
Theatre;
taining strings of crackers were placed in the shop exposed. Thirty-four of these boxes of crackers were kept on shelves under the first floor staircase Opening Proceedings at leading to the second floor. Joss
Inquest.
paper was stored on the ground floor as well as numerous paper wares. The total value was a little over $10,000.
The cup boards in the front room were At an inquest, touching upon against the west wall, and any
London, May 25. Guide Life of the Colony took place the death of Lo Lai-fong, a body could open them as there
The economic depression was, I recently (says a contributor) when female, who along with fifteen were no keys attached. No
think, reflected this year in the Lady Peel (President of the Girl others were incinerated in a ter-crackers were made on the pre- attendance at the dinner of the Guide Association honoured with rible fire which occurred on the mises, but crackers which were Royal Empire Society at the Con- her presencetus-party first and second floors of 35, shipped from Honan and Cantonaught Rooma on May 21, since it given.
Mrs. by
W. T. Staunton Street, shortly after were unpacked on the ground was by no means as good as usual. Southorn
To-day Majestic (Colony Commission-p.m. on June 8. was commenced floor. They were never unpack. As a rule this function has 4 er)
farewell to Mrs. T. H. at the a
Central Magistracyed on the upper floor.
general Empire character, and la King and Miss Dudley and a yesterday afternoon. Mr. Walter
not connected in any way with par- welcome to Mrs. E. B. Reed. In Schofield set as the Coroner,
"Wild Company." When the fire broke out wit ticular parts of the world, unless addition Lady Peel kindly presented whilst the following Jury was ness
the was sitting at a counter.
speakers know something the Prince of Wales's Banner to the empanelled: Mr. H. R. B. He first knew of the conflagra about them. On this occasion the winning Company.
Hancock (Foreman), Mr. R. E. H. tion when he noticed a bright re-speakers were mainly connected Oμ arrival_Lady Peel was Oliver and Mr. Ley Kem-fat, flection in the street followed by with Australasia, since Earl Jel- welcomed by the Colony Commis- Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared flames coming out of the first licoe, who proposed "United Em- aloner and the leadquarters Com-on behalf of the Chau Kee fire floor. He heard no sounds at all; Piro" was formerly Governor-
To-morrow Outward for Europe mittee were presented to her:-Mrs. | cracker, merchants.
Witness walked out of the shop General of New Zealand, and Ad-10 a.m.: for Europe via Marseilles via Siberia (Empress of Canada), R. M. Dyer, (Treasurer) Mrs. T. 'H. King, (Hon. Secretary) Mrs. S. At the outset, the Coroner in- owing to a lame leg.
slowly, being unable to hurrymiral Sir Dudley de Chair, who
(Ranpura), 10.30 a.m., He pro-responded to "Workers in the Em- Lack, (Equipment Secretary) Mrs: formed the Jury that the ground ceeded to a monastery in Staun pire
Cause," WOE formerly A. R. Phillips (Examination floor of 35, Staunton Street was ton Street and tried to telephone Governor of New South Wales. Commissioner) Mrs. W. J. Ander a cracker and joss paper shop to a restaurant to summon the Colonel Sir Weston Jarvis, who Freres Surplus stocks, York Build- 'son (District Commissioner, Hong The main points to be considered immediate return of his fokis, presided in the absence of the Kong), Mrs. H. Owen Hughes were these:-(1) How did the but failed.
Duko of Connaught, who has (District Commissioner, Kowloon) woman, Lo Lai-fong, come to her
undergone a small operation to his and Mrs. E. B. Reed (Han. Secre- death? (2) Why was there such
nose, was mainly connected with tary designate),
South Africa.
Main Points for Jury,
Tried to Summon Fokis.
He was kept back from the fire¦ by the Police. He had to borrow a great loss of life on the first a jacket from a monk to wear! and second floors, and (3) what Witness did not see anyone are the steps to be taken to pre-jumping from the blazing build- vent future disasters of this ing. He stayed until it was all kind?
over.
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I cannot say that the speeches reached a very high level, though there were two interesting points
Theatre;
Theatre
"Love Among the Millionaires.”
To-day World
To-day Star "What a Man."-
Home Mails. To-day-Inward from. Europe vin Siberia (Ranpura),
Lammerts' Auctions.
June 23-24-Messrs. : Sennet
ag, 10.30, a.m.
Miscellaneous. -
To-day Lecture by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, University, 8.30 p.m.
Monday-Whist Drive, St. John's Cathedral Hall, for Poseidon_Fund,
Sports.
unemployment issue, and.. secondly he uttered a rather im- passioned warning that the British Navy was being reduced to a level at which the safety of the Empire, which depended upon freemari time connections, was being im- perilled..
See Sports Diary on Page 9.
CHILDLESS HOMES.. "The Cause Of Empty Sunday Schools."
The Rev. F. J. Walkey, ai
"The
The 3rd Hong Kong Company Miss Popea, (Captain), the winners of the Banner, were drawn up in the garden and Guido In Wai Ying
in Earl Jellicoe's remarks. On the 8.45 p.m. presented Lady Peel with a' basket) For the Police, Inspector F. W. In reply to Inspector Shaftain, one bad he urged the co-operation of white lotus flowers, tied with the Shaftain informed his Worship witness admitted that there were of all political parties in facing Guide colours (blue and yellow). that one of the victims that sur-crackers stored under the stair- the Speed the Parting Guides. vived was unable to move about ease leading to the second floor. The Colony Commissioner then int present and, although she had He also agreed that he applied gaid that it was not an occasion for been discharged from the Gov-the shop's stamp to crackers She must just express ernment Civil Hospital she was used for ceremonial purposes, speer hes. to Lady Peel the very great pleasure still under Chinese medical treat-The electric wiring was fixed it gave everyone to see her there ment, She would be able to up-along the wall, and there was no and to thank her for so kindly con pear in Court to give evidence in wiring running on the top of the
of about two weeks. senting to present the Prince
cupboards. Wales's Banner to the winning The first witness called was The hearing was adjourned to Company. The other object of the Lee Shit-ming, a clerk in the Monday at 2.30 p.m. when the the coming Land Office. He said that he was Jury will inspect the burned-out party was to welcome and speed the parting Guide the husband of Lo Lai-fong.house. Every one was very sorry to lose When the fire broke out he was Mrs. King and Miss Dudley, the at 9, Hollywood Road. On arrival former temporarily, the alter per- at 35, Staunton Street, he found manently. Mr. King had given that the fire had taken a com- splendid help na Honorary Secre-plete hold of the building. Wit- tary during the past year. Missness, who said that he lived on Dudley had done wonderful, work the second floor of the ill-fated both in Guiding and in Interna- building, described its layout. -tional Girls' Club work. Unfor- There were four cubicles and tunately she was now returning to each bed space was occupied by at Amerien and she would be greatly least two people. missed. The Guides'. affectionate wishes would go with her, and they hoped to hear from her so that they might still keep in touch. They also wished Mrs. King a happy leave and a safe return to them and at the same time they welcomed warmly Mrs. Reed, an old and valued friend of Guiding, who would take over the Secretarial work.
LION ATTACKS PLANE.
An Airman's Adventure In
Africa.
ba-
Dr. Drummond Shiels, the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies,. who responded to the toast of Northampton, discussing "United Empire," approved the Church and Youth," at the assem first suggestion, but'
bly of the Baptist Union, said that silent Was about the second criticism. Dr. the decline in their Sunday schools Shiels, however, was quite interest in the last thirty years was ing in a atolid Scottish sort of way, cause so many Baptist people de- especially when he devoted himself liberately decided to be childless, the children the to the Crown Colonies which, he and because mentioned, were sometimes over church had were taken from them occasion of this by a rival religious body for Con- The German airman, Ernst Udet, looked on an
firmation. who has just returned to Germany nature. He laid stress upon their from a flying tour in East and importance, upon their represent Gentral Africa, has some interesting 2-million square miles of ter Only Means of Escape. ing stories to tell about his ex ritory, upon their 50 to 60 milliens Replying to the Coroner, wit-periences of filming animals from of people and upon the value of their annual trade, which is up ness said that the only means of the air. escape from the floor was by His machine encountered huge jumping over a shrine on to a herds, of gnus, zebras, elephants, cockloft and then through a hole and giraffes, which appeared to re in the roof. This hole was al-gard the aeroplane as a new kind ways secured. The only other of bird, and took little notice of it means of exit was by climbing so that splendid photographs were over the railings and going next taken of them.. door. The, trap door was about
Scores of thousands of birds of
wards of £500 million. He pointed out that the Colonial Office was in correspondence with 60 different governments, including some of the moat interesting people in the world.
un-
If the Anglican Church could keep the young people after Con- firmation, protests would be necessary. They would have cause to thank God for a church that could more effectively hold youth than could their own church. But when they saw, after Confirmation, the young people, careless of any discipline or authority, crowding the streets and lanes on Sundays, Rubber Industry Difficulties.
and growing up indifferent to all Dr. Shiela called attention to the the important things of life, wherí very difficult economic position of with perfect courtesy, but with ,firmness, they said: many of the Crown Colonies and absolute mentioned particularly East Africa "Hands off the children, for whose
of spiritual development rubber industry Malaya, and he pointed out that laboured all the year." circumstances were rendering it Some wild animals, however necessary to make re-adjustment in must, however, remember that they first and second floors but they looked at the aeroplane with snap many of our Overseas Depens could not carry on their political moved out three weeks before the cion, particularly rhinoceroses and dencies, which had not escaped the and economic development along fire, owing to the death of the lions." A rhinoceros actually political restlessness which had the haphazard methods of olden mother. The premises were in-charged at the machine when it come upon the world since
the days. sured for $6,000 with $1,000 was flying very low, and
a llon War. extra for loss of rental due to the sprang at it and tore with its claws Economic development was re
quired. The outbreak of the fire. The ground one of the wings. floor and basement. was rented to
The Colony Commissioner then asked Lady Peel to present the two feet from the cockloft.. every kind-storka, cranes, flamin Prince of Wales' Banner to the 3rd Tsang Fuk-yu, of 8, College goes, etc.-were also seen, and Hong Kong Company" (Belilios View, deposed that his deceased Udet actually flew for many miles School).
was the owner of 35, in the midst of a countless swarm and the This Company had won mother the banner three times and, though Staunton Street, having pur-of birds returning to Europe from young in years, it had gained golden chased the property seven years Africa. opinions from all interested in ago. The family lived on the Guide work in the Colony.
then handed
we have
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland who proposed the. toast of "Workers in the Empire Cause," made special reference, of course, to the work; of the Royal Empire Society but he wisely pointed out, amid general applause, that the real Empire workers upon whom the burden of Empire rested, were our soldiers
Lady Peel's Congratulations. Lady Peel, in a few well-chosen words, congratulated the Company on their success and dwelt upon the pleasing fact that it was the third time they had won it since their
other. Colonial formation in November, 1926, and
Udet was eventually stranded nations of the world, France, Chau Kee at $75 a month. Chau for three days without food the second year in succession.
and Belgium and Holland were devot- Lady Peel
the Kee had been there for a year water in the desert in terrific heat ing great attention to it, and Great Banner to the Guides and Miss now. Witness was not aware of
as a result of a forced-landing Britain must be careful, that they Lopes, the Captain, was presented the fact that there were fire- owing to a petrol pine breaking. did not fall behind. There were
crackers kept there.
He was seen by the British airman great possibilities of trade develop Mr. Armstrong: No crackers Campbell Black and rescued by meat in the Crown. Colonies and and sailors, the planters, the mis- to your knowledge.
British military airmen, who, the remarks of the Prince of Walesatonaries and the settlers, who were Witness: Not from what I escorted him to Khartoum after re with regard to trade prospects in implanting among uncivilized understand.
pairing his machine and providing South America were equally ap- peoples the British sense of fair
plicable to the Colonies. They play and justice.
to her.
Three Justy cheers were then given for Lady Pool.
Afterward tea and games were the order of the day.
Witness went on to explain Among those present were: Mra, E. R. Halifax, Mrs. Douglas that the Government haddis- Jenkins, Frau Hahn, Mrs. E. D. C. allowed the use of basements as Wolfe, M.B.E., Mrs. H. H. Kotewall, dwellings or as workshops. The Miss Woo, M.B.E., Miss Skinner basement of 35, Staunton Street (Principal of Belilios Public Was used as a storehouse for School), Mrs. H. R. B. Hancock, jogs paper. Mrs. H. A. Taylor, Mrs. L. C. F. Four Insurance Policies. Bellamy, Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Mrs. Wong Chau, master of the T. Y. Chan, Miss Alice Kwok, Miss Chau Kee Joss paper and fre Buckwell, Miss Elliott, Mrs. K. F. cracker shop, was the next wit Dunsterville.. Mrs. M. H. Turner, ness called. He stated that the Mias Sigging, Mrs. W. G. shop formerly occupied Robertson; Mrs. H. H. H. Staunton Street but on account Priestley, Mrs. T. S. Tung, of misfortunes, befalling his chil- Miss Y. M. Wong, Miss T. J. dren and himself apraining his Ho, Guide Captains and Brown leg through a fall, they moved to Owls and Ranger Guides, and, many No. 35. The shop was insured others friends of the Guide move-under four policies, three with the ment.
KING'S VISIT TO BALMORAL.
Alteration In Castle Gardens.
87,
Tal Ping Insurance Company totalling $8,000, and one with the Chun Shing Insurance Company for $300. Crackers were kept in two wooden cupboards on the first floor.
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Giving the lay out of the first floor witness said that there were London, May 25. Preparations are well ahead at The front room was used for a sitting room and three cubicles. Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, for the King's annual visit to his storing paper. His two daugh
ters slept in the second cubicle
Highland home. The Court gen whilst his wife, two sons and erally arrives at Deeside about the
himself occupied third
middle of August, but it la rumour.
ed that the visit may be earlier cubicle. the
this year. Workmen are engaged
in constructing a rock garden In
In Wooden Cases Two of the Insurance policies
the grounds This when Onished were destroyed by the fire but
will be one of the finest in the district The Queen, who takes a deep interest in the castle gardens, and when in residence personally supervises this department will and fresh delight the rare Alpine plants wh Testure of Singapore
bet
the other two were recovered In
safe on the ground floor near counter. Fire crackers, which were for sale,were kept in cases.
The Coroner What sort of Cangs-Wooden
Witness said that cases, con Etaining crackers were stored on
the basement, whilst boxes con--
him with petrol,
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