1949-04-13 — Page 13

China Mail 德臣西報 中國郵報 All

ESDAY SUPPLEMENT

For the first time ITA the Colony's history

school

football team left last week I or Manila to play the first interport game of its kind. The team, the Combin-' ed Hong Копк Christian Brothers Schools Boccer XI, is shown here with the_ Reveren Brother Cronan. ("China Mail" photo)

Hong Kong's Chi~-

• nese community celebrated the tra- ditional Ching Ming Festival in the Colony last week. From early morning crowds flocked tp tho cemeteries to pay respects to their an- cestors. Transport facilities were tax- ed considerably by the long quetics. ("China

photo)

For several hours from dawn on Ching-Ming Day, long queues lined up at the bus ter- minus at the Vehicular Ferry Wharf to visit the Island's graveyards. .At the cemetries, the people burned Joss sticks and set off fireworks In honour of their an- cestors. ("China Mal" photo)

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Three persons including an infant boy, lost their live in the recent fire at Talkoktsui, Kowloon. The fire, which started in a wooden shack, burned furiously for four hours and en- veloped nearby factories. ("China Mail"" photo)

The staff

honour of Mr.

the Rep

Bay Hotel and the Lido held

joint welcome party Just "weeke

"H". Ehrlich on his appointment: ·Manager of the Repulse Bay Hotal and

the Lido, (Sun Ying Ming Studio)

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