1936-04-29 — Page 9

MINISTERING LEAGUE

Annual General Meeting

DECREASE ON PREVIOUS

YEAR'S TAKINGS

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29; 1936.

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES COAL STRIKE

...

The address which was to have; Students of Quarry Bay School been given by Mr. Laszle Schwartz are holding their annual spring to the University Arts Association (festival next Friday at 11 am. to-morrow has been unavoidably postponed.

AVERTED

Agreement Signed In Paris

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Paris, To-day.

The coalminers' strike which

The police Branch of the Minis- tering League are holding Father G. Byrne, SJ, will give Flannel Dance at the Gymnasium, an unprofessional talk before the Police Headquarters, on Friday, threatened to break out was set- Hong Kong University Medical Sorext, commencing at 9 p.m. -A substantial decrease on thejciety at 5.30 p.m. in the Union Asmission will be $1 each. previous year's takings. attri-sembly Room to-day.

Hong Kong Hotel orchestra buted to the financial depres-

provide the music.

sion, was reported by the Pre-i The Consul-General for Japan in sident

Ad-tled and averted once more yester-i The day by an agreement reached by will representatives of the miners and the mine-owners, and signed

to their

in the Ministry of Labour. The of the Ministering Hong Kong is holding a reception A dinner dance will be held at miners have been promised that League, Mrs. T. H. King, at the at No. 7 Conduit Road, in honour the Repulse Bay Hotel this even-far-reaching concessions annual general meeting held in of the birthday of the Emperor,ing, at 8.30. the Helena May Institute this from 11.30 am. to 12.30 p.m. morning before a large gather-

demands will be made at the pego- tiations now opening, while the The Craigengower Cricket Club mine-owners received an assurance ing. Mrs. Kelvin Stark, Hon. The Kowloon Branch of the will hold its fortnightly whist from the

State that their pro- Treasurer and Hon. Secretary.|M.C.L. will hold a bridge, whist drive on Saturday, commencing at pasals to the Government will be and Mrs. Edwin Taylor. Vice- and mahjongg drive on Monday, 9 pm.

considered favourably. --Trans- President, supported the Pre-May 11, at the Kowloon YMCA.

Ocean Service. sident.

- Mrs. T. H. King, who was in!

the chair, making her annual)

report, said: "Before moving!

the adoption of the Report and BOXING “HOPE”

Balance sheet for 1935. I should

like to say how honoured we

are that His Excellency the

OF ZOO

Mr. R. C. E. Lim, the well-known Barrister. has just returned to;

the Colony after a trip to Europe.

The usual fortnightly whist

PEACE SOCIETIES MEET

drive and tombola will take place Coming Conference In

commencing at Royal Artillery

on Friday next, 8.30 p.m.. in the

Governor has kindly consented "Digger" A Promising Sergeants' Mess, Queen's Road.

to become our Patron. and I

should also like to welcome Mrs.

Eartholomew, who has become one of the Hon. Vice-Presidents

of the Ministering League.

Candidate

highest individual fine imposed was $12.

Geneva

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Geneva, To-day.

autumn.

Acting on behalf of Governor Harold Holman, of New Jersey, Robert W. Hicks, the criminologist, is snapped with Dr. Israel Castellano in the latter's office of the Havana, Cuba, police depart- ment. They subsequently investigated rumours that the Lindbergh ransom money was offered for sale in Cubs before Bruno Haupt- mano was arrested.

AIRMAN'S FORCED

LANDING

French Pilot's Plane Confiscated

Rome. To-day.

BOY SCOUTS IN AUSTRIA

Alleged Political Activities

ORGANISATION DISSOLVED

**CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL

Vienna, To-day.

The Austrian boys scouts, one of the organisations belonging to the Federation

have of Youth, been dissolved, because their managing committee refused to consent that the Youth Federa- tion should become an integral part of the Fatherland Front. The dissolution order states that the reason why such drastic measures were taken was that the refusal proved that the Austrian boy scouts were a camouflaged politi- cal organisation, carrying activities prohibited by their She went, and again defen- status. dant said he could not leave his The

Scouts' managing COM- mother... Miss Burton gathered mittee appealed against this that the mother was not in bed. decision to the Federal High No doctor had been called in, Court. It is alleged that and her son did not know what illegal propagandist activities by was the matter with her.

the Scouts are deźnitely proved. At all events 10 middle-grade

A further batch of eleven con- All the League of Nations So-:

Wedding Fixed ¡ductors were summoned before jcieties and Peace Societies held

The report, that an aeroplane "I gather the wedding was schoolboys and five high grade DAILY BOUTS WITH KEEPER Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central deliberations here on Monday and from France made a forced land- fixed for ROOM About 10 schoolbors have been arrested on Magistracy yesterday, for allow yesterday, under the chairman-ing at Ciampino aerodrome or o'clock Fowler telephoned from the charge of illegal political This year the total takings Not for several years has the jing their buses to be overcrowded ship of Lord Cecil and the French Sunday apparently clears up the London that his mother was activities-Trans-Ocean Service amounted to $7,483 and as Zoo had the good fortune to and fires totalling $111 were im- ex-Minister for Aviation, M.mystery of the whereabouts of the bad, and he could not leave her, everyone in Hong Kong is fac- possess a boxing kangaroo. Now posed. Several of the offenders Pierre Cot, when preparations airman

Drouillet, who surrepti- and that the wedding must be ing the financial depression. I at last there is a promising can- had previous convictions. The were made for holding a great In-tiously left Paris after the French postponed.

Mr. Thesiger said Fowler had ternational Peace Conference just authorities had refused him per-

"Misa Burton's mother went only asked for a postponement

until before the League Sessions in the mission to fly his machine to the to the 'phone and spoke to him of the wedding

his Negus.

"pretty straight," and he even-mother's attitude changed. He The following matters will be It is now reported that the tually said he would come down would have been willing to marry her later on, but the pro- pino, but Drouillet has disappear-best man was there and the that

"The guests arrived. The ceedings had put an end to all

poor girl, dressed for her wed- Miss Burton, in evidence, said ding, was all ready. Then at that two or three days after the 11.15 am. he had not the pluck day fixed for the wedding de- to send a message himself, but fendant told her it was due to someone rang up. from London his mother. Later he told her to say that he would not be that his mother had taken a coming down."

dislike to her..

think that the League has been didate. generously supported.

His name is Digger. He is a "I feel very strongly about our League and in Hong Kong Great Grey Kangaroo. He was Among the passengers who are charities presented to the Society last passing through the Colony en which do untold good among year and, according to route to America by the RM.S. among the principle items on the machine was confiscated at Ciam-lat once. the Colony's very poorest, and keeper, shows every sign of be-Empress of Japan is Mrs. Francis agenda: the Ministering League has coming "the best boxer we have Burton Harrison, wife of the sought out these smaller chari- had for years."

there

are smaller

ties rather than supporting the well-known ones.

Grateful. Letters

his

the

former Governor-General of the Digger and his keeper are al-Philippine Islands. ready having "bouts" daily, and early-morning visitors to

"If you would read the parti- gardens will often see kangaroo Furness (Far East) Ltd... return- cularly grateful letters which and man sparring.

we

have received, you would

These bouts invariably incur

Mr. C. C. Black, Chairman of

ed to the Colony this morning by the R.LS. Empress of Japan.

Cheung Hot-fong, widow, resid- at No. 104 Queen's Road

wish, as I do, that the sums when the keeper goes to the sent to these charities

were paddock to give the kangaroosing much larger.

their breakfast. As soon as the West, was summoned before Mr. "This year we only sent home gate is opened, Digger rushes. Schofield at the Central Magis- the direct quota for our two up to the man, sits back upon cots which we support at Otter- his sturdy tail, and Challenges tracy this morning for failing to shaw, £60 in all, but, owing to him to "put 'em up!" the low dollar, this cost us $920

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against $765 for the £75 sent home last year.

That

sum included £15 towards the

general fund.

Knock Out

(1) Rehabilitation of the sanc-ed-Reuter-

tity of treaties: (2) Disarmament and abolition of profits in the arms in- dustry:

(3) Reinforcement of the prin-!

ciples of sanctions;

(4) Creation of the necessary¦

organisation for the peace- ful revision of treaties" -- Trans-Ocean Service,

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED

(Continued from Page 1)

AN UNHEROIC DEFENDANT

Wedding Stopped By Phone

WHILE BRIDE AND GUESTS WAITED

Forty-five minutes before the time fixed for a wedding a} telephone message was received that the bridegroom would 'not be coming down”

(notify the change of address of [her maitsai Li Kwai-kay, aged 16

years, and was fined $5. The keeper promptly does so, hereupon ensues

some very Wong Ching-hang, of No. 66 spirited and amusing sparring. Hollywood Road, was this morning Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, the Hon. which does not end until the fined $10 for issuing an unstamped Mr. T. N. Chau, the Hon. Mr. "Hong Kong' is indeed a land keeper allows the kangaroo to receipt for $80 to Chui Kong on M. K. Lo, Herr H Gipperich, of good-byes and one of our give him a "knock-out" blow. saddest good-byes will be

February 5: Defendant is a rent Consul-General for Germany to Keeper Flewin said recently: collector and Lady Southorn, and

as all the other and Frau Gipperich, Messrs. Li were I should "I am pleased with Digger. receipts for rent like to thank her now for her There are great possibilities in Sergeant Whiteroft agreed that it Mitchell, Lo

were stamped, Jow-son, H. Owen Hughes, T. A woman. kind help and support, and on him. By behalf of all of us, to wish her shall be able to stage sparring

Easter I hope we was probably, an oversight. and Sir Thomas Southorn everything that is good in their matches for the entertainment

of visitors. new home.

Presidents, Lady Dreyer.

"I feel that I cannot thank the

they have done throughout thei

year

has carried оп 43

and Matthews for kindly auditing| our accounts, and also our kind

A letter was read from Lady

inability to attend

the annual

blows

comes dangerous.

Hold

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Did Not Like Cameras "Some years

ago we had a

¡ing.

Leaping Powers

This statement was made at|| Lewes Assizes last month dur ing the hearing of a suit for breach of promise. Damages amounting to £220, with costs, awarded to the juted

Wing-kit, Mok She was Miss Doris Maudei Kong-sang, the Hon. Mr. W. J. Burton, aged 29, of Neville- Carrie. Mesars. Li Yau-tsun, road, Hove, Sussex, and had R. H Kotewall, J. T. Bagrant, sued Hubert Rickard Camillo 3. T. Johnson, H. R. Butters, Fowler, a bank clerk, of Most male kangaroos have at each other's heads with their Mr. and Mrs. G.. R. Sayer, Mr. Grosvenor-road, Chiswick, W. "It is nearly a year ago since we said our farewell to our kind the instinct to box The diffi- other kangaroos and wallabies General for the United States, said of Fowler: "You may think

three forepaws, while two or

Charles L Hoover, Consul Mr. Justice Finlay, summing up, culty is to keep them sweet Patroness Lady Peel, and two

though referee Messrs. E. P. H. Lang, J. Wthat a more unheroic defen- months ago to one of our Vice tempered. So often the animal's sit around, as

become stronger and "We have 17 kangaroos and Taylor, the Hon. Mr. J. J. and court."

Franks, the Hon. Mr. Edwin dent has never appeared in any stronger as his excitement wallabies at present, and they Mrs. Paterson, Dr. and Committee enough for all the work rows, and in the end he beare gradually getting used to G. D. R. Black and many others. Mrs..

Damages Issue their new home the park

Mr. Gerald Thesiger (defend- "Digger is just seven

In addressing the gathering ing) announced at the outset and specially Mrs. Kelvin

years paddock,

opposite the bird Mr. Mizuzuwa said that he felt that, having read the letters in Stark who, since I became Presi-boxing point of view

ideal age from the house. dent.

and Honthough he boxes with rae every sorely, however the cries of

"One thing still puzzles them very honoured that such a the case, he had decided that large and distinguished gather- liability could not be contested, Treasurer and Hon. Secretary. day his excitement never grows the kookaburras.

ing had attended the function so that the only issue was one "May I take this opportunity of uncontrollable. thanking Messrs. Lowe Bingham

and he interpreted their pre-of damages. He was not call- sence as a mark of their sym-ing any evidence. pathy and goodwill towards the Mr. John Flowers, K.Ċ., said friends the Fress for their gen-with whom I frequently went times a day, and at the sound

splendid animal named Billy, break out in full chorus several peror.

These laughing jackasses' Japanese nation and their Em-that Fowler was "not only a erous help at all time?"

cad, but such a coward that he He said that when the present would not go into the witness- into the ring Billy also was every kangaroo in the paddock Emperor, as Southern expressing regret at her a Great Grey Kangaroo, and he ceases whatever he may be do-visited Europe in 1921, he was fault that he could not marzy Crown Prince, box to say it was his mother's was an ideal partner because heling and, sitting up, turns a sur-greeted with the greatest en- this girl" meeting, but wishing the Minis always seemed to know that prised glance in the direction of thusiasm, and this enthusiasm

[the match tering League every success for

was just a game, the noise, continuing to stare had been maintained ever since. Chiswick with their parents, When the two people lived at the future.

staged to make people laugh.

The only trouble we had with has ceased.

for a long while after the chorus Mr. Mizuzuwa concluded by said Mr. Flowers, they were Mrs. R. H. Kotewall proposed

saying that as the Consul-both members of a choir. Their the adoption of the Report and Billy was that he did not ap

"It has been noticed, too, that General of Japan in the Colony, friendship ripened into love, and Balance Sheet and Mrs. G.. R prove of photographers, and the birds give voice much more it was his very pleasant duty to they visited each other's homes. Sayer seconded the motion, which grapher had come into the pad-up residence opposite them, so ty King Edward VIII.

more than once, when a photo lustily since the kangaroos took propose the toast to His Majes Proposed On The Downs dock to take a picture of us maybe they are equally sur-

After the Burton family had boxing Billy would suddenly prised to see kangaroos, which thusiastically.

The toast was honoured en-moved to Hove, there were fre The following Committee for switch aside and hand a hefty animals, of course, come from

quent letters and visits, and de- the ensuing year was proposed by right to the cameraman,

In proposing the toast of the fendant from time to time men- Mrs. E. Cocke and seconded by! "Since Billy died we have had

their own country, Australia. Emperor of Japan, His Excel- tioned the question of marriage. "The leaping powers of the lency the Governor said: "Mr.One Sunday last July Fowler Hopkins, being carried only one or two wallabies who kangaroos are seen to much bet- Consul-General, unanimously: Patron, HE. The showed a tendency to box, but ter advantage in their new pad-your guests this morning I wish on the Downs, and was accept- On behalf of proposed while the couple were Governor; Vice-Patronesses, Lady being much

smaller animals dock, and the animals will have very cordially to felicitate you ed MacGregor and Mrs. A. W. Bar-than kangaroos the effect was even more room presently when and all our Japanese friends in tholomew; President, Mrs. T. E.jnot so amusing, as I had to we allow them King: Vice-President, Mrs. Edwin bend down so low to get

on to the Hong Kong on the birthday of church at West Blatchington, 001 greasy mound in the adjoining His Imperial Majesty Taylor; Hon. Treasurer and Hon their level.

your near Brighton, and the wedding compound. At present Secretary, Mrs. Boodward; Branch:

the Emperor. I also want to thank was arranged for September 21. ground here is too soggy for you very warmly indeed for in- Representatives: Mrs. C. C. Stark "Digger, I am pleased to no-them, and so they are being viting us all here to share your down with the engagement ring, “On August 25. Fowler came (Belilios Public School), Mrs- tice is fond of putting in a little confined to the lower paddock celebration of the happy occa-an old ring of his mother's, W. K. Cheung (Fairlea School), practice with Marcus, a red wal-which has a gravel floor. Mrs. Lakeman (Kowloon). Mrs. {laroo.

sion. How happy the occasion which he was going to reset. Marcus is a smaller "Three wallabies, however, is we British know full well, for Then, three days before the Graig Kowloon Docks), Mrs. J. animal, though stockier than already know what the mound there is one thing in which wedding, a curious thing hap HL Morris, Mrs. Z A-D Forest Digger, and. Invariably he is like, for they escaped into it the Japanese and British arepened. (Peak), Mra. T. H. King (Peak gets whacked in every round, the other day, and I had a hec- completely alike it is in our un and Police), Max Franks (Pri- but that doesn't worry hira

"The defendant telephoned In tic quarter of an hour getting dying and loving devotion to our from London, and said his sous), Mrs. E. B. Bell (Quarry due course he comes back for them back to the lower pad-respective Thrones. Bay), Mrs. Sedgwick (Naval), Dr. more.

mother was very poorly, and dock.

"Ladies and Gentlemen I hid that the wedding must be pat K. Woo (St. Paul's), Miss D. Wise The two may be seen spar- "As soon as they were round-you rise and pledge the august off Plaintiff pointed out that (St. Stephen's), Mrs. Richardson ring several times daily just ed up we had a strong and high toast of His Imperial Majesty everything was ready, and said (Victoria) and Miss Evelyn Bolt now, squatting opposite each fence erected to prevent further the Emperor of Japan. (Diocesan).

Long she would go to London and see may he reign.”

was carried unanimously.

Mrs.

New Committee

Marcus Undaunted

other and making lightning jabs escapes."

up

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