Splendour Of The Ball
Gorgeous Dresses At
St. Andrew's
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OVER 600 ATTEND
Saigon, Tsingtao, Calcutta, Bom- |bny, ・ Madras, • Rangoon, · Kusla Lumpur, Penang, Singapore, Bang- Įkok, Manila;"Cebu, Ilollo, Sandakan, Canton (Shameen), Taipeh, Ipoh, Over 600 guests attended the Perak. Batavia, Malacca, Aden, major function of the year last Mambua, (Seramban), Shanghai, night, the St. Andrew's, Ball, which Tientsin, Peiping, Kobe, Yokohama, was held at the Peninsula Hotel Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Committees amid magnificent scenes and graced
by the presence of His Excellency General Committee:-Mr. A. S. Mar. the Governor, Sir William Peel, and kichan (President), Dr. J. C. Mac.
gown (Vice President), Dr. G. D. R.. Lady Peel, His Excellency the Com-Black (Past President), The Hon. Mr. mander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir. G. S. Mackie (Past President); Mr. Frederick Charles Dreyer, and His A. Stevenson (Past President), Mr. K. Excellency the General Officer Com Shields (Past President), Mr. N. M E. Greig (Past President), Mr. A, L. manding the Troop, Major General Currie, Mr. H. R. Forsyth, Mr. W. O. C. Borrett, and Mrs.-Borrett. Kay, Hon. Mr. A. D. A. Macgregor, A feature of this year's Ball was Mr. R. M: McLay, Mr. K. S. Morrison, the gorgeous fashion creations worny Mr. A. Ritchie, Mr. B. Wylie, and Mr. E. M. Bryden and Mr. D. S. Robb, by the ladies.
Seldom in the his- Joint Hun. Secretaries & Treasurers, tory of previous events has feminine Invitation Committee:-general com attire appeared more resplendant ar mittee and Mr. H. R. Forsyth, (Con- mure lavish.
[venor), Dr. J. W. Anderson,, Mr. J. H. This year's Chieftain of the St.Taggart and Mr. R. Young.
Dance and Music Committes.-Mr. K. Andrew's Society is Mr. A, S. Mac-|s. Morrison (Convenor), Mr. A. N. Kichan, while Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar Brando, Mr. A. W. Brown, Mr. D. performed the duties of Vice-Presi- Black, Mr. D. J. Gilmore, Mr. A. Mc- dent in the unavoidable absence of Kellar Mr. W. J. Jamieson, Mr. D. L. Dr. J. C. Macgowan.
Greetings Received
Prophet, Mr. R. Miller, Hr. P. Mor. rison and Mr. J. B. Macdonald.
Supper and wines committee:—Mr. J. Murray (Convenor), Mr. T. Addis
The following greetings were re: Martin. Mr. G. Cuthill, Mr. A. S.. Far- eived by the local Society:
quhar. Mr. J. Russell, Mr. G. G. Ste- Cordial and Fraternal Greetings pani Thomson, Mr. J. 1. Scott and from the St. Andrew's Society, Mr. A. D. Wyllle.
Decorations committee:- Mr. G. Edinburgh: Foochow Scots send Duncan (Convenor), Mr. J. Adams, Greetings: Madras Scots send Mr. A. Duncan and Mr. J. Kempton.
Honorary Pipers:--Pipe Major-Mr.
Hearty Greetings, Erskine Chair-w. C. K. Mackie, Mr. P. D. Wilson, mun: Greetings from Yokohama Mr. A. Rinch, Mr. K. S. Morrison, Mr. Tokyo Scots; Greetings Frae M. S. Cumming, Mr. C. Nixhet and Mr. Brither Scots, Kabe; Greetings H. C. Watson, Frae Peiping Scots, Henning Chief: tain; Heartiest Greetings from Bombay Caledonian Society;
STATE LANCERS
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Chieftain's Set
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1934
These photographs, telephotoed from Paris to London and then radio ed to the United States, show scenes of the funeral rites in Paris for M. Louis Barthou, French Foreign Minister, who was slain in the barrage of ERMESSin's bullets which also killed King Alexander of Yugoslavia at Marseilles. Dignitaries from all nations followed the flag-draped, casket through the streets.
SCOUT DELEGATES LEAVE
Messrs. Dormer & Wong
Lady Peel and Mr. A. S. Mackichan;| Greetings from Tsingtao Scots. Mr. Mackichan and H. E. Admiral Sir Lennox Chieftain; Greetings Frael Frederic C. Dreyer, K.C.B. C.BE Tientsin 'Scots, Whitewright Chief-Mrs. Bonnar and H. E. Major General tain; Heartiest Greetings Frac 0. C. Borrett, C.B., C.M.G., C.B.E.,
J D.S,O.: Mis, Borrett' and Dr, G. D. R. Singapore, Robertson, Chleftain: Black. Greetings Frae Amoy, Miller Pre-
Vice-Chieftain's Set silent; Cebu Scots send Hearty Mrs. Macgown and Commodoro F. Greetings, R. M. Miller Chieftain: Elliott, O.B.E.; Mrs. Elliott and Mr. J. Greetings Frae Bangkok Scots Mr. C: Gordon Mankle; Mr. Mackic W. C. Bonnar: Mrs. Black and Hon. Cairncross Chieftain; Greetings and Mr. K. S. Morrison. from Manila Society, Cookes Chief-i tain; Heartiest Greetings Frae BRITISH MINISTER
* Brither Scots. Butter Chieftain.! Batavia; Greetings Frae Rangoon | Seots; Greetings, Malcolm Chief- tain, Sandakan; Greetings Shung- hai Scots; Wet Your Thrapples But Canny, Macrae Chieftain, Belait; Calcutta Spota.send Hear
1.
DEPARTS
Returns North After Tour Of South
For Melbourne
Hong Kong's representatives to the Pan-Pacific Scouta' Jamboree to
NAVAL RATING IN TROUBLE
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Warrant Engineer ` Dismissed His Ship
NEGLECT OF DUTY
be held at Melbourne from Decem- ber 27 to January 7, sailed yester-
Found guilty on a charge of be! day afternoon by the as. Tanda..
ing absent without leave, to which The Hong Kong delegates are Mr. he pleaded guilty, Richard Wil R. Dormer, District Scoutmaster of liam Orchard, 45, a commissioned Kowloon and Scoutmaster of the 1st engineer of H. M. S. Grimsby Kowloon (St. Andrew's) Troop of which arrived from Home few fiest Greetings: Greetings Selangor Minister to China, Sir Alexander Taoi Mang-auen, of the 10th Hong Court Martial held on board. H. M.
His Excellency the British tant Scoutmaster, and Troop Leader and severely reprimanded at
Boy Scouts, Mr. R H Wong, Assis-weeks ago, was Ulsmissed his ship Scots, Donald Chieftain; Greetings Cadogan, left the Colony yesterday Kong (St. Paul's College) Troop. S. Tamar yesterday Frie Canton Scots, Hyslop Chief- tain; Hae Ane Wi Aden Scot, after a tour to southern China.
by the, 8.8. Corfu for the North, A large crowd of friends and Meek Chieftain; Greeting from
Greetings Frae Hong Kong
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brother Scouts from, the St. An- Orchard pleaded not galite to a Perak Scots, Adamson Chieftain Cap. R. F. Walter, A.D.C., bade drew's Troop, St., Paul's College charge of neglecting his duty, in and Greeting Frae Brither Sects farewell to the Minister on behalf Troop and, 1st Hong Kong (St. that he failed to inform that" an Lee Chieftain, Hankow,
of His Excellency the Governor, Joseph's College) Troop, gathered at important order regarding lara and others who saw them off were the Kowloon Wharf, saw the repre-frigerator could not be carried Sir Thomas and Lady Southor, sentatives off. The following cable from the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kótewall, and Mr. Hong Kong St. Andrew's Society and Mrs. G. C. Pelham. The Hon. was sent to the undernoted-St/Sir-Eric · Peichman" and "Lady" ** Andrew's Societies:
Teichman also left by the same "Greetings Frae Hong Kong boat for Peiping, where Sir Eric Scots." Mackichan, Chieftain-to is attached to the British Lega- Negri Sembilan, Zamboanga,tion.
• LEE THEATRE •
SHOWING TO - DAY :
Daily at 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
The "IMPOSSIBLE”
COMES TO THE SCREEN!
"S.0.S. ICEBERG”
ROD LA ROCQUE & LENT RIEFENSTAHL
NEXT CHANGE MON, & TUES.
TOM MIX Y “RUSTLER'S ROUNDUP”.
U.S. BONUS PAYMENT. COMPROMISE?
(Continued from Page 6)
IF JACK WANTS TO BE A P.C.
Admiralty Will Not Let Him Go So Easily
COMMISSIONERS" DECISION
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The Lords Commissioners of Admiralty are nothing if not polite
In most courteous fashion.] they have just informed Commia- stoners of Police in particular, and the world in general, that in future sallors will not be releas-
This year's ideal shopping centre for
Christmas & New Year is:
ed from His Majesty's Navy Just THE WING ON CO., LTD.
because they want to join the police force.
What the Lords mean, in short,
is, "if you want first-class men, then train 'em yourselves."
When the maximum age for recruitment into the police was fixed at 28, the Admiralty rarely refused the request of a man who wanted his discharge to be come a policeman. In any case, he would be due to retire on pen- sion in two years, so only that Jamount of service was lost.
Now the age limit is fixed at 24, the position is different (writes an "Evening News" TE- 'presentation). Though a boy may join the Navy at sixteen or less, he does not begin to 'count his twelve years' service until he is eighteen years old. At 24 he has just become a fully-trained
out. He admitted, however, that ↑ he had failed to notify the Captain because he was very
woitied in not being able to carry out the order to the letter although at that time he still had hopea #off Igetting the refrigerator in order.
couraging and better demand for further charge of neglect of actual cotton. While the market duty, in that he failed to carry showed resistance to the weak out some repairs to the refrigera- cables, enthusiasm was momentarily tor when ordered to do so, waS || dampened.
dropped by the prosecution on the "Rubber: The market was steady ground that evidence showed that and quiet within a narrow range. the order could not be carried out. The heavy liquidation for December at that time. seems over and dealers continued to be the principal setters outside of the market which was dull.
Capt. E. E. B. Law (E. M. S. "Flash: General American Trans-Herald) presided over the Court portation Co.,” has declared a divi- which comprised also Commanders dend of 871⁄2 cents. The annalist D. N. C. Tuffnell, (H. M. S. Kent); Index of Business Activity: 768 H. A. Packer (H. M. S. Kent), F. against: 76.8 last week. The Auto-C. Flynn (H. M. S. Sandwich) and mobile-output in the United States W. A. G. Hamley { (H71M, Bof- during the week amounted to 13,000 Kenty. units compared with 16,810 the pre- vious week"Router: **
CHURCHES
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
The Court" RON
U.S. PLANE UNDER
SYDNEY BRIDGE
Incident Not Officially
Reported
Aseaplane from the U.S.S August few under the Sydney Harbour Bridge when the cruiser visited that port
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Macdonnell Road, Below Bowen The 'plane, which had been Road Tram Station exercising with two others from the zok a cruiser, was returning from the Sunday Service 11.15 a.ma Subject: ANCIENT AND MO-western end of the Harbour DERN ✨ NECROMANCY, ALIAS it swooped and passed under t MESMERISM AND HYPNOTISM:
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to join the police, the Navy loses years' service, the sailor has the going to lose const six years' service.
option of signing on for another such men than usual... The Admiralty consider with ten. Many of them do. So it Hence the ban on policefren. much justification that it is not happens that this year very con-The numbers affected, however, their job to train policemen. siderable numbers of fully-train-are not large: When the age In 1912 and thereabouts, the led men, who began their service limit was 28, about 50 sailors Navy was building a lot of ships; just before the war, are due to every year applied for discharge. dreadnoughts mostly. That meant retire on pension.
as would-be policemen When it
an extra lot of sailors to man While recruitment to the Navy became 24: the number fell to them. They were recruited is good, the official view is that it about 25. speedily.
would be mistake to release The Navy hag 94,921 men, and Many Due To Retire fully-trained men for other pur-there are 60,243 policemen in Having completed his twelve poses. when the Navy is already England and Wales.
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