1936-01-02 — Page 9

THE CHURA MAIL, THURSDAY

ANUKRY

NEW YEAR'S EVE IN FLOOD MENACES Today's Short Story

HONG KONG ROUSING WELCOME

GIVEN TO 1936

UNSURPASSED FESTIVITY

Forgetting all distinctions. Hong Kong's cosmopolitan com-i munity cordially joined hands

and welcomed 1936 in tradi

tional manner. The Colony's! four chief centres of amuse-

CRAIGENGOWER DANCE

ment. the Hong Kong Hotel, Mr. & Mrs. Bradbury

Gloucester the

Hotel, the Repulse Bay Hotel and the

Peninsula Hotel absorbed, to!

brators.

Entertain

IN ENGLAND

Extensive Areas Inundated

BRIDGE IN WILTSHIRE

INVISIBLE

FISH

ALL the way home from

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By HA Manhood

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ther

As well as he could, he question A Malacca Johnny Moxoned the Malays, striking a bargain. THREATENED S

had dreamed and talked to A few ald clothes and a little London, To-day. Bo'sun Peskett of the money he money for a tankful of fish. They Floods dac to the recent heavy was going to make out of his laughed and chattered and agreed, main are still increasing in tank of invisible fish, money the oily scented smell of them re seriousness and extent. The enough bay a little pub on maining when they had gone, as Hundreds of people in Hong Kongas elsewhere will Thames continues to rise all the quays of his native town if their restures were printed on doubtedly vote last Tuesday night, New Year's Eve, the most along its course from Oxford and start him on a life of ease the air. enjoyable of the 365 nights in 1935, for it spelt the end of a year down to Teddington, where the after 30 years of rope-wind and Johany tinkered an old tanik, that few, if any, were sorry to see slip by, and heralded the begin- rate of flow yesterday morning pea-soup-

squared Bos'un Peskett to let it ning of ore, which if present indications prove correct, should be had reached 7,500,000,000 gal- A couple of hundred pounds stand bidden but accessible, and ever so much more prosperons and successful.

lons per-24 hours a rise of maybe, if he was lucky. Most collected fish in odd pots from the 1,000,000 gallons on Tuesday's chaps locked for precious stones or Malays, emptying them into the rate. Wide areas in Kent and metal or antique staff to pave the tank. They brought bits of weed! Sussex, around Bristol in the way, but he'd used his brains and and shells, too, that the fish might East Midlands as well as in the looked elsewhere.

feel at home, only they didn't put Thames Valley, are under water! They'd been crab crawling along it that way. to depths varying from 10 the Peninsula when the idea came The gabbled cock-eyed verses Near to him, picking up an odd cargo and acted with their whole bodies. inches to over two feet. Windsor the Thames is a mile of rubber, tortoise shell teak, wishing the fish a pleasant voyage, wide.

sugar, rattans and spices. The old and then, Hiking Johnny for some Many roads are impassable in Tea-Taster was captained by her reason which he never knew, ther The annual dance (Presidents all these areas, and traffic has owner, a dignified little fexpot of brought a great band of bananas, gether, about 2,500 of the cele-Ball) at the Craigengower Cricket been diverted to higher roads, ja man, who managed to pick up a durians and green coconuts and Club on New Year's Eve proved an often involving considerable de-living because dividends weren't some rice and seaweed, for a From all the far-flung points unqualified success, over three hun- tours.

of first importance to him, dealing feast. But the afternoon rains! of the residential districts the ared people attending The presi Damage due to the inunda-with twe or two

old-fashioned broke early that day, and happy throng converged on the dent, Mr. B. W. Bradbury, and tions is steadily mounting. The firms who valued dignity and re hopped away like a merry lot of

They city and the peninsula.

Mrs. Bradbury, were present and Great Western Railway report liability above time.

seals, and Johnny wasn't really came from the Peak, the mid-i

after the New Year had been ed last night that a large bridge About the last of his kind, and sorry, for he wanted mast beef levels, from Happy Valley,

gang in in traditional manner. in Wiltshire, carrying the De he knew it. A fine seaman; and rather than fruit. Quarry Bay, Pokfulam, Kowr. C. M. Omar, the Hon. Secre vizes-Salisbury road over the Johnny thought twice about retire- loon and Kowloon Tong, from all classes of ships in the har-tary. in a short speech, thanked main line. is subsiding, and bour, and some even from the Mr. and Mrs Bradbury for the section of line has had to be ed upon the rail in that dreamy

evening's entertainment and wish- closed as a precaution and traf- little harbour where the palms- outports.

led them on behalf of all present fic diverted to other routes. leaned towards the sleeky sea and At The H.K. Hotel The popular Hong Kong the best of good fortune in 1936. British Wireless Service. Hotel fully justified the preced-Mr. Bradbury suitably replied. ing adjective. in fact, it proved to be much too popular for con- scientious dancers. Despite the elaborate preparations of the management, some found it. impossible to secure suitable accommodation, and were

Washington, To-day. heaven to him He'd a bit saved under canvas, plaiting Cane to President Roosevelt is to de- forced to have their drinks sit-

of crowded to: capacity on New liver his annual message

up, but not much, for he'd kept cover the tank. That evening they ting on steps or the arm

his mother going out of his sea- sailed for home

under à fiying Year's Eve when their annual Congress personally at 9.30 pm somebody else's chair.

Cowan and Bailey, Ted and fancy dress carnival dance. was to-morrow. The choice of this man's pay until she died; if only purple sky away from the steam- double that ing, rich-coloured shore, the old Evelyn and

A Estelle Davis, held very enjoyable time unusual hour has caused a wide- he could manage to

man pleased with his trading but "aught" the audience with was had by all present and some spread anticipation that the

He thought again about the fish solemn

always, aware their first numbers, and towards very pretty and original costumes message will contain something ghosts with transparent fesh Johnny's tank but indigent the end their audience were not were seen. Prizes, were won by of major importance, but the

All through that long voyage content with merely watching Mr. A. W. Bamsey (half tennis nature of it is unpredictable. and

believable things, which when dis-home Johnny prayed for an even ar listening but had to render player, half cricketer) and irs. F. The message will be broadcasturbed blew mysteriously a smoky keel, changing the water in the material assistance. The per-Goodwin (Eat More Fruit) for throughout the country, and one formers, however, instead of the most original costumes, and of the reasons for the lateness aid which hung like a delicate tank day by day, accustoming the objecting. heartily endorsed by Miss A. Mackenzie (Hula Hula of its delivery is believed to be trailing seaweed about them, fish to a falling temperature. And Girl) and Mr. S. A Gray the intention of reaching as nothing concealing nothing, as you they survived, thrived even. The might say And the beauty of it brown, smely scum of the Bed Sex As midnight struck Cowan (Cossack) for the best dressed large an audience as possible.

was that they lived in either salt was left behind, the ship clock and Bailey, hilariously garbed lady and gentleman, respectively. Reuter.

Jor fresh water.

working through the Canal. Then the Mediterranea.. Gibraltar and home waters.

this.

in the costumes of the "Gav

Nineties,” commenced

K.C.C. DANCE

Most Enjoyable Function

The Kowloon Cricket Club was

munity singing-Auld Lanz-HORROR & GRIEF

Syne," "Daisie," etc.

At The Gloucester

The Gloucester Hotel also

attracted a large crowd, many finding the more formal atmos-

IN SWEDEN

(Continued from Page 1.)

PROTEST TO GENEVA -

Re-

"

ROOSEVELTS MESSAGE

9.30 p.m. To-morrow

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

The Watch Night Service New Year's Eve at St. Andrew's! Church, Kowloon, which was con-

a ment from his service as he lean-!

--

young Malays with candid eyes and round, jolly faces forked about! the ship in neat flower-trimmed playing touch-me-if-you-

į62mthers.

But then Johnny remembered a stiffness in his legs and a zezk-

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Count's Courtship," by Walter De La Mare.

Very happily while the sudden ness in his eyes at times, and a pab

the quays smelt like hissing rain and wind lasted he sa

18th somehow.

thready bones, `. queer,

ACCIDENT OUTSIDE

ALEXANDIA

Continued from Page 13

CAUSES UNKNOWN

of

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-Exited as a boy in love, Johnny grinned to himself and imagined the sale he'd hold on the first market day at hope. Three fish in a pot for a shilling; they'd jump phere more enjoyable. The severe blow to the nation and is ducted by the Vicar, the Bev. R

at it, those West-country stay-at- homes. He'd keep a few fish for management are to be congra crime against international law. Higgs, attracted a large number London, Later: The death tulated on the excellence of the The dropping of bombs on ad am of people. The proceedings began three members of the crew and call the pub itself the Invisible a tank in his own periour, maybe decorations, not to mention the balance is terrible evidence of the at 11.30 pm, when the Vicar de nine passengers, including two wo Fish superb cuisine. In one corner ferocity of the Italian method of livered a short sermon. Shortly men, in the crash of the Imperial of the room stood a replica of waging war.

before 12 o'clock he read out Tenny-Airways liner City of Khartoum is

Many times he peered down into the tank and wondered how many the Clock Tower, with the EMPEROR'S CONDOLENCES son's "Ring Out, Wild Bells," and confirmed. The sole survivor is hands of the clock pointing to Addis Ababa The aperor has when this was concluded the lot, who was picked up after aix

fish were there, but you couldn't midnight. In the centre of the telegraphed his condolences to the Church bells immediately rang in hours in the water

see more than a few hurrying and is lying room stood what appeared to be Queen of Sweden on the destruc the New Year.

seriously ill. The flying-bost had al-wisps of things unless you walloped the tank, and then the water fairly a giant thistle. As the old tion of the Red Cross unit.

ready wirelessed its arrival at Alex-boiled with movement year faded, all the lights were presentatives of the Ethiopian Red

The Fancy Dress Party or-andria on its way from Crete when shilling, much better value than Three for extinguished, and this thistle Cross are proceeding to Ras Desta's ganised by the St. Andrew's Girls' it plunged into the sen a few miles goldfish from Japan.

It proved to headquarters to-morrow. was illuminated.

Com Guild, which took place on Tues-short of its anchorage on Tuesday be a clock, and on the hand mander Hylander is still alive, but day afternoon, turned out to be a evening. Until the pilot can make

Grimming slyly, Bos'un Peskett reaching the dead-line" the has been wounded in the back most enjoyable function. It coma statement and the wreckage has

would agree. No more sailoring clock in the tower struck twelve. Reuter.

menced at about 4 o'clock and con- been

examined by experts, the sweating. Johnny swore, and in [his gratefulness, he promised free Simultaneously the balloons on An earlier message said that an Ginded at 7 pm. In the intervals),

causes of the accident the roof

lodging to Peskett at the Invisible were released and

Shortly the members of the Swedish Red between the various games and be unknown Salvage opera Fish How much d'you reckon to drifted downwards.

Cross ambulance mit, consisting competitions, the Vicar, the Rev. Jtions are already in pro after midnight each lady re- ceived a dainty souvenir com- of nine Swedes and three Ethie Higgs, delighted the young peo-gress, and the sunken machine make? Andy Peskett inquired. may be brought to the surface sucking in his lips like & hangry

Jellyfish" pact, while the gentlemen were plans, had been wiped out by ple with conjuring, tricks. each given a pack of playing- Italian bombing planes, said a wire it is advised by the manage lives of the company and of the

within a few hours. Representa

"Johnny "tald-hing over and over cards.

from Ras Desta, Commander of the south-western mystery army will be no Tes Dance at the Hong scene of the disaster British would lounge away, musingly, lear ments that on Sunday next there Afr Ministry were early on the again unsuspectingly, and Feskett At Repulse Bay . After the rather chilly drive,who stated that the ambulance,

Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels, the wireless Service. the warm and jolly interior of which only arrived recently,

date being Rizal Day and a na-ji the Repulse Bay Hotel was de bombed 20 miles from Dolo.

tional holiday for the bandsmer. lightful About 300 bookings Local Red Cross representatives

Dance at the

One Irte summer evening the were made for dinner, and as went to the palace on Tuesday mor- The Dinner the evening progressed thening to discuss what measures Hong Kong Hotel will, however,

Tea-Taster anchored --Bedsbely number swelled to nearer 500.jshould be taken in view of this take place as usual that night.

within sight of next whitewashed Between the hours of 9 and 11. faecond bombing of an Interna-

Ordnance on EPFL the Duke of York, be in cottages and sloping gardens. zung- Albert Houdi, the magician, tional Red Cross mit by the Ita- The Royal Army entertained, giving in all four Hans, which had aroused intense Corps have now arranged for their also promoted to Lieutenant-Gen-ly lining a handsome bay. A frech, sweet light was on the town separate performances.

Indignation in medical circle there animal ball postponed from Deeral and Air Marshal British mentors expressed great cember 30, 1935- to take place Four British representatives in and a mellow-sounding church bell The Peninsula Hotel enjoyed misgivings for the safety of the to-night, at the Garrison Lectura foreign capitals are honoured: Sir was like a count of each rounded

British ambalance, which was be Hall All invitations sent out De Robert Clive (Ambassador to minute into a soft-lined box- lights it has had for a very lieved to have left Dessie for the cember 30 will stand for the new Japan), is created a G.C.MG Sir A cow was lowing, and Johnny'

Sydney Barton, Minister Abys heart swing ess (northern an long time, both the Rose Room

(ainda, "is created a Krisht and the Boof Garden being A strong protest had been sent ed to capacity. What proved to to Geneva by the delegates of the ocial protest to the League be a very sensible innovation International Red Cross at present was the placing of the band beat the capital tween both rooms, the music being amplified by apparatus supplied by the Telephone Com-statement was made last evening Italian invaders are pany. Cowan and Bailey, and ending the bombing of

despoiling ch the other entertainers, also per-i

Swedish Red Cross unit, by Italian desecrating formed at the Peninsula, where lanes. It is understood that dancing contined until 3 ans Swedish ambulances

at the front on

At The Peninsula.

one of the most successful

Axte

FOUR NEW PEERS

(Continued from Page 1)

Cross at Addis Ababa has sent an Cross of the Bri

while the KCMG The Archbishop of the Abys Mr. R. H. Cui Friziga Church has sem OFFICIAL STATEMENT 3. to the Christian chitch Addis Ababa Later: An

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CASINO DE PARIS Go into your dance Little things you used, to do

Why dream

For Tro

BIG BROADCAST OF 1936.

I wished on the moon

HOORAY FOR LOVE I'm in love all over again Martiniõe

KING SOLOMON OF BROADWAY- That's what you think If you were as lonely

Isn't this a lovely day Cheek to cheek.

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