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THE CHINA MAH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1936.

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ARMISTICE DAY

CEREMONY AT CENOTAPH

Huge Crowd Present

The anniversary of the signing of the Armistice in 1918

marked in

RE.IL

traditional style in Hong Kong yesterday when re- presentatives from

every COL-

munity gathered at the Cenotaph at 11 am, when the usual Armis- tice Day observations were held. One departure this year from the procedure that had been followed, in previous years was the fact that the Euglers were "stationed" on the third floor verandah of the Hong Kong Club. while added co lour was lent to the proceedings by the presence of Vice Admiral) Yarnell. Commander-in-Chief of Asiatic Squa- the United States

Kiron. and Admiral Esteta, French Commander-in-Chief the Far East.

the in

Shortly before 11 am, His Ex- cellency the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott. accompanied by Capt. W. J. R. Cragg. A.D.C., arrived on the scene and took up his position at the foot of the Cenotaph. He was followed by His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Vice 'Ad- miral Sir Charles Little. His Ex- cellency the General Officer Com-

A spectacular view of the worst forest fire in the history of Üregun is: shown above as the flames raged over the hills near Marshield last month. More than a score were reported dead, scores are missing and thousands of families were evacuated from their homes in the path of the confiagration.

The authorities expressed the belief that the first blaze which caused the extensive fires was of incendiary origin.

'manding. Major-General A. Wjed $126, while others who retain- or more were Miss C. Bartholomew, and Sq. Leader W.jed-380

were

A. K. Dalzell, Officer Commanding Pegg, $116: Miss Vera Crapnell. the Royal Air Force, attended by $101; Mrs. E. C. Norris, $97; Miss their staffs. Immediately behind J. Brearley, Miss Beever, $86; and were the two visiting Admirala, Miss Eileen Short, $80.

The sellers in this district together with Rear-Admiral C. G. Sedgwick, senior-officers of

Mrs. J. W. Anderson, Miss M. Ander- son, Miss Joen Armstrong, Miss P. Navy. Army and Air Force and Abbott, Miss Alexander, Miss E members of the Legislative Coun-Baskett, Miss Judy Burridge, Miss J. cil and the Consular Body, Brearley, Miss Beever, Miss Noreen

the

Soon after the official party had Cooper, Miss Pat Cooper, Miss Vera taken up their places, a gua was

Constance Crapnell. Crapnell, Miss Mr D'Arcy Evazos, Miss Diana fired from HMS. Grimsby indi-Dodwell,

Elliott Miss V. cating the two minutes silence Gordon-Smith, Miss Elsie Hunt, Miss and at 11.02 a.m. another gun was Barbara Hance, Miss C. King, Miss fired from the same ship denoting J. King, Miss B. King, Miss Kotewall, Miss J. Luke, Miss Melay, Miss V. the end of the silence. This was

Morris, Miss Middleton-Smith, Master followed by the sounding of the Bobby Mitchell, Miss C. Moir, Mrs. Last Post by the buglers of the E. C. Norris, Miss Newton, Miss 1st Batt. Royal Ulster Rifles, and Nellor, Miss A. Owen, Miss C. Pezz ao sooner had the last note died Miss Betty Penny, Miss Muriel Smith, away than the massed bands play-Master Norman Smith, Miss Audrey Steele, Miss Elleen Short, Miss તેં “ઉં

God Our Help in Ages Swinburne, Mrs. Sanger. Miss M Past." Prayer and blessing by Todd, Miss U. Tullock, Miss Mary the clergy (the Rt. Rev. Bishop Taylor, Miss Pamela Stimson, and Valtorta, the Rev. H. W. Baines Miss Whitham.

and the Rev. K. Mackenzie Dow) followed, after which the buglers

sounded

***The

Reveille."

Kowloon District

Approximately $1,900 was collected The at Kowloon, which was supervised by massed bands then played the Na Mrs. W. J. Dizey Beal, with the tional Anthem, at the conclusion assistance of Miss Sinclair, Mrs. Moy, of which His Excellency the Mr. Watson and Mrs. Boas. The Governor placed a wreath at the largest sum was collected by Miss Mrs. C foot of the Cenotaph followed by: Bigz Wether, with $113.40.

W. Chester Wood was second, with

-His Excellency the Naval Com 38.39. mander-in-Chief, China Station. The helpers in this district were. His Excellency the General Officer Mrs. E Addison, Mrs. K. Andrew, Commanding, the Officer Com-Miss Eileen Andrew, Miss B. An manding. Royal Air Force, (whodrews, Mr. E Burke, Miss P. Baxter, Mrs. CW. Cheater-Wood,

This striking combination is won by Ann Sothern in the of a dinner dress. The dress is two piece, the short tunic blouse banded in white for. The gown has a matching cape that falls just above the fur on the dress.

placed their wreaths simultan-Miss M Chester-Wood, Miss G. eously), the Representative of the Darby, Miss E. Fuxman, Mias N. Miss Merchant Navy, the Representa Grady, Miss J. Felshaw, tive of the Chinese community Griffiths, Miss P. George, Miss M

form George, Miss R. Houghton, Miss P the Representative of the ConsuKirby, Miss A. Lahoretsky, Miss H. lar body, and Representatives of Laihovetsky, Mrs. E. MacLean, Mrs. Foreign Navies and Armies. Marshall, Miss E. Moy, Miss M. Moy,

Those Participating

Miss Z. Mansell, Miss J.

Moss, Mis The following were those who Mok Miss A. Nash, Miss J. Old.

Miss P.

Prince, Miss J. Parkinson, Miss B. Park, Miss M. Parsons, Mrs.

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participated in the Cenotaph

ceremony:-

Ramsey, Mist M. Read, Miss S After the ceremony, two poppy Royal Navy and Royal Marines Russell, Miss Rapley, Miss Pwreaths were laid at the Cathedral (96), Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Scotcher, Miss J. Walch, Miss D. War Memorial Cross by Mr. S. R Force (20), Army (112), Hong Wheatley, Miss T. "Wheatley, Infants Kerr and Mr. L. B. Holmes. Kong Volunteer

inden/ Children School, (40), Royal Air Force (50), Mer-Garrison School, and the Hong Kong,

Defence Force

Garrison

¡Travel Bureau.

Happy Valley District

chant Navy (10), British Legion (20), Royal Artillery Association (10). Royal Engineers Old Com Organised by Mr. B. E. Maughan, rades' Association (10). St. John assisted by Mr. B. J. Mariay the Ambulance Brigade (20), Boy sale at Happy Valley realised ap- Scouts Association (50) and Girl proximately 1835. Miss Alice An- Guides Association (20).

At St. Joseph's

A Special Remembrance Ser- vice was held at St. Joseph's Church, where the Rev. Fr. W. J. Driscoll, R.N., delivered a sermon. Among those present were the derson and Miss Jacqueline Anderson French Consul General, M. Leur- together collected the highest amount, quin. Vice-Admiral J. P. Esteva, In addition to the above, repre- $145.76; Mrs. Allen was second with Commander-in-Chief of the French sentatives of the foreign Armies 593.26, while Miss Marie Souza and Naval Forces in the Far East, the and Navies. were also present,

Miss Rose Hardhicker collected $32.01.

The sellers in this area were Miss Vice-Consul, M. Renner, and the while members of the Hong Kong Audrey Arnold, Mira Allen, Miss Hon. Dr. B. A. Wellington, Direc-- Police Reserve did yeoman ser-Alice Anderson, Miss Jacqueline Antor of Medical Services. vice in helping the regular police derson, Miss Tax Anderaan, Miss Pat

to control the huge crowd.

After the ceremony at the CenoTORY Rotty Fogwill Kirk. Stellal Convents were also present.

Brothers and pupils of St Blackette, Miss Nora Cook, Master Joseph's College and Sisters-and Peter Cook, Miss Joan Dwyer, Master girls of the French and Italian a wreath-laying Miss

Dwyer; Minn Paalin Ewing, taph, there was

"In Kowloon ceremony at the Chinese Memor- Franco, Misa Virginia Gardner, Miss ial, where a

large crowd had Winifred Grimmitt, Master Artbur A short Remembrance Service gathered to witness the function. Grimmitt, Miss Marion Howard, Miss was held at St. Andrew's Church, Rose Hardicker, Miss Dorothy Esig Kowloon, conducted by the Rev. J. Master Jackie Haig, Miss Mary Joy Parsons, Miss Edus: Stephens, His Higgs, and a Remembrance Ser- Doreen Stephens, Miss Marie Sousa, vice was also held at the Kowloon Approximately $5,000 was re- Miss Jeannette Schipper, Miss Betty Union Church, conducted by the alised from the street sales of Sainsbury, Miss Ivy Thirwell, Miss Rev. J. D. MacLean. The text Flanders Poppies in the Colony Betty Fadmore, and Miss Virginia chosen was, "The Fear of the Lord

Sale Of Poppies

yesterday, and this spm, will be- augmented by the results from outlying districts which have not

yet sent in their collections.

Walker.

At The Churches

is the Beginning of Knowledge" The two prayers were devoted to the subject of the "war dead.” -

ENGLAND EXPECTS

Motorist defendant at Highgate crossing".case: 1 asked the. pedestrian not to take on

said she

In the Central district, Hous Choral Eucharist (Darke In F.). Kong, which was under the or- in connection with Armistice Day ganisation of Mra. 1. H.King, the was held at St. John's. Cathedral approximate sum of $2,400 was yesterday, The service collected. The highest individual specially for, the fallm, Appro- wom collector was Mrs. 3. W. Anderson, priate music was rendered by Mr with $194 Miss Betty Penny and Lindsay Lafford throughout the Mias Junne White together collect=[service."

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