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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1050,

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ARISTOCRAT colates

BUY THEM LOOSE

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What a spread!

Bovril sandwiches are so delicious everyone wants more, and so economical you can afford to keep passing them round. The thinner you spread Boyrli the better it tastes. And Bovril sandwiches Parò no sustaining.

THERE'S THE CONCENTRATED-

GOODNESS OF PRIME

LEAN BEEF IN

BOVRIL

sandwiches

New arrivals at the Peninsula ilotel on Thursday included Ma- for and Mrs. R.W. Madoc, Mian E.M. Hinder. Mesara. J. Comp. bell, C.A. Gandhi, D. Fraser, W. W. McKenzie, JR. Molherst, B. E. Nadeau, AJ. Sepong and C.M. Poston.

Among the departures from the Peninsula Hotel of Thursday were My md Mrs. ERL Stmurd. Messrs. E.E. Rivera, J.R.8. Affra, Miss M.J. Hollis, es D. Goddar and Mise Barlow,

Capfam P. Barris, Bapter

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F! Mallett, Captan J. Š. Hat torsley, Mr. J. R. Muthersdil and Mr. G ̈M. Green Jelt Hong Kon for the Untɛd Kingdom yester day by BOAC.

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MD Gandhi an Kay Cheng-kwat left for CA

tta pester lay by BOAC Aring those who Jeft BOAC susterday for Bangkok Rangoon ond Karncil Mon

Multiloe, J. L Campbell. Chantrey, 1 F A Ha Tha, S Kuba, and Which Jun

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Poszengere who murivent CPA from Saigon yestevelty in B2+% Heynes, Nguve and Ian Wob

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Among the PABSENGETA from

M. la by QUA yestrday well St.

AJ Jung. M V Ferguson ! P. Klorum, Co Sung, Elwin J Fixartsum. WII Foto n. Nira n rock. Velpen F W. Kendall m. Kwog. You

YOUTH FOR CHRIST MEETING

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cond moting of 15- “Long Kan Exopt thee uf Youth for Clubt

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The Beefeaters are shown feading the procession at the annual Bt. George's Ball which

Photo. was held at the Peninsula Hotel Klark

SOCIETY

BALL

ST. GEORGE'S

HOLD ANNUAL

George's Ball, one of the biggest annual social

functions in the Colony was held the

Peninsula Hotel last night. The Governor and Lady Grantham headed the group of dis tinguished guestham tabäed the group

Mr. C. Bloker, President of St. George's Society, in his speech, related the different versions of St. George, the Rotron Saint of England: He, however, preferred the popular story.

"However, before they could Even if it is a doubtful one; i Vit so shudy one, ti nold a court martial, George mide aptekers will take partes nit utter he saida Barty departare, and we ter "St. Georges Suciety," hear thing an Bishop in Afe-

we are not interesies

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following mense. of th Hong Kong Youth For

wen

Fleur vlay's Paneling *-flung, Chanman

Clearance of

squatters on Mainland

Two areas on the Maiolam ure shortly

cleared of Lo be squatter hutments. The peces sary authority was published in the "Government Gazette" yesterday.

One of the ureus is bounded o

a line train th on the East by

Birce an Surt.

Southwar

Ma Tau

the North West by Argyle Stret

what St. George actually, di” Nower, you will be glad to sunetion of Argyla

but what he stands for,"

Standing at the head of the mein table, which was suitably attentest und ftatiked by emblem

St George

and the Dragon and other related insignis, Mr Blaker fra recalled some advice given to him by his uncle Harry England for thi when he fl L'alvin

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A Daniel Chung.

Chat, the Rev. M. W T Mark 10, lev Ma. Tumul tan laen Rev. M. John Beihtel. The Rev Mr Audrow Chue, Na.

mal Dyector ek jev Youths for Christ, was present.

the

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

The forthcoming wettelagti

following DAVE LO4973

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recretary

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The ads are was "My 1×g, whu cel out there are re sourcefulness and tutlative. You must be prepared for anything You never know what you mad U rallive upon to do."

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address

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that everyone else, diaggree" | Houndary with Gibbon, so I think we car Také his version with a pinch of

Ma

along the border Chunk Camp to Ma Toy Kok Rond, thence Eastward along Mo 'Tou We myscii prefer to stick to the Tau Kok Road well-known story, and give bal Rand, and th-nce Southward Gedge and the Dragon the bene along Ma Tau Wei Road to Its t of the doubt. Il se rat iunction with Chatham Road and there was a town in North Afri-io Kwa Wan Road; on the South са calied Silene; outside the town West by

Junction of Ma Tou Wel there was a large swamp in which the unimaginary line from there lived a Berec dragon. Who Road, Chatham Road

and Tc t was in a bad tempor, the dra Kwn Wan Head. In the junction Waterloo 170 used to breathe out what et Argyle Street and seems to have been an early terh Road. or phosyong gag,

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Nick of time Since the inhabilunts had not

farge and distinguished gather been issued with gas masks the only thing they could do was to try and keep

ing, remarked Mr. Blakec.

ble pricletak, 20-

Manager,

When I was recent- ly honoured by being electe Ente Blaise Valen.

President of our Socięty, if pe- «Irver-thine Limited. #2 Mool? | curret do me that I knew ver 1', Kowloom and 1 teeth Infle of the justory of our Patron Male Aime,

Pen Suite insula Hotel,

TINK the last few weeks Cieero Lugrilus Ruzarm, clerk, therefore, i have attempted of 60 Kimberley Hout, and Mar- und out who he really was and parel Mary Xaviej, stenolyplai,! what he did. But all I have found

21 Jordan Rond

is that every book I have looked Toudon Mackenzie Glencross, at has a diferent story; und sóme Insurance mannger, of 328 They of the stories, I'm sorry to say, Jak and Betty Hermek Edie men't

flattering to St. secretary, of YWCA, Mardenne!' | George. ILoad.

Petty Offleur George WHIL Serlth, N. and Elizabeth Anpi Harvey, of "Block A Flat 104.

Hacienda, The Peak,

SUNDAY BAND CONCERTS

As a result of the two previous band concerts having proved sue- cessful, it has been derided i have regular fortnightly Sunday afternoon concerts at the Botani-

at Gardens providing the wea-

the concert.

No dragon "Now. Gibbor'e Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, book with which you are all ne doubt very tâmîlike,deblinka the traditional story that Georgs had anything to do with a dep gon, and the suggestion that George

was a Balrit; Globor says that, in fact, George atürt, od his career as a thoro quar.

后 the dragon lu

Rood mood, but to do this they fund to supply it twice daily with a whole sleep.

Naturally enough the supply of sheep was soon exhausted, s they were forced to alert feed ing it twice daily' with the liabitants As the supply of in habitants dwindled, the tin

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for the Princess to "However. Just in the nick tupa, I happened that St. George was passing by Sizing up th sitation in a flash he whipper cut his lance, attacked the dra goh and defeated it in: sing combat.

"He then told the Princess put her girdle round ite neck an they fed it through the oikeats of the city like a tame hound. Late St. George, who w got aware of the vention about

termaster in the Roman Army.

"Even then, it seems that he didn't do his job as well as hef

Con

Correspondenc

The Editor Jokes no responsibility for views expressed)" {n} #sfers, be correspondents, and by nomenna · necessarily aprene inith 'them.

Hong-Kong tribal Fustoms.

Sir, As a Visiting thieftain on

Soccor standards In

Hong Kong

Sir- fully agree with your

world tour I have observed with correspondent Boccerite" when keen, Interest Hong Kọng tribal ha wrote of the déplorable stati« bustoms different to my own tri-urch of Soccur in Hong Kong bb, arid 'have bech particularly struck by the following:

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Some of the abuntries I have visited have a left of the road custoin, some of them keep to the rightiperhaps it's sonic bing do with politics-but only in Hon Kong have I found a keep to thi migdie of the road rule, is K sy. perstition ar Duck Worship, 91 wonder?

did not Hed the Dovernor's Cup match on Sunday, hyt judg- już from pret displays by non- Chinese teamb bolji in League and representative, onu point stands out the superiority br the Chinese "stors ofpr their Spponents. These "stars" "have a habit of joining a Club en MNBDE, hus eliminating the world com- etition from local Sheper. What fignee lids any fam in the first #Vision against "Kit Choe--comp- Osed mostly of Chinese Olympfu players?

years now the Chinese have been winning ro

games with 'mond- presentative tonous regularity. Week after veok we CC our local soccer atars" on the football field play- ng to the gallery and bent' only in making their opponents look

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Hong Kong in ppcked with humanity and every hnok о eranny belonging to civiliansk built to capacity. Nevertlipless (pund to my amazement huge spaces still virtually fall waste för instance, Marble Hill, Austfr Barracks, Murray Parede Ground and University alies. All thes belong to the Crown or 15 a Gov- crument that has poaked a law tily. The public intéréj) in focal compel civilians to make full use of their land, and that is requisi toning much needed privatt dwellings. So I can only suppos

that such spaces are habiled by the ghosts of Government calen or other great persons of note and therefore are sacred.

This aller view in supported by my surprised view of the In mense sito bolow Blacks Link called, I think, Mount Nicholson. This bite, large enough to sup port a number of big hotels, now boast a few little huta. In this dac, could you tell me, to the slit being the origin of the tribe and a memorial to the first huts built, or Is there another reason for thir waste of vast level space? Of is 1 temporary waste pr 20 years er more like the huts housing the P.R.O. Price Control, and other

Football is on ffle wand as reveal- d by the poor attendances at ecent games. But the Chinese Juyers are not javieible, sa Emonstrated by the crushing 7- defeat at the hands of the visiting iwedish-feam and more recently ho 6-0 runcing by the Span ards at Manila,

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The Swedes mude the cream of ocal Chinese football talent look Like novices, but it seemin local players are not willing to ebin from the Swedes, Surely, as "Socéarite" says, with the great number of Service person- acl at present in the Colony, a team could be chosen to provide some opposition to the Chinese team. The present Aring teame in both the First and Second Divisions of the local league 1 am sure, are not made up of the treat talent available. For one I have stopped u here quite hing, there is a deplorable lack of combination and pinven good some thor in my tour, so I can any that the method of mending individuals would get nowhere the roads causes me going sur Faoinst a team like Kit Chee, As prise in most countries reads are one correspondent wrote not jok mended throughout the year so ago, a strong Army Soccer an not to inconvenience the pub-would do more good for He and the police, bat here nothing army'a "prestige than severn? is done if the end of the year parades with military bands. then everything is done at once. I suppose on the advice of the necromancers.

offices?

of

Regarding die reporting football games, I wonder if some of our local sports reporters I am amazed at the size of the know anything of the game at Temples to Hong Kong's princi- all, as what they write bears no pil god-Money. Such is the resemblance to a football game as a descriptiofi:of strength of this religion, I af but rather told, that the main temple is built some social event. The other area is bounded or on the old City Hall so that even Then there is the cost of ad- the North East by Ping Lok Blond culture and entertainment-other mission to Soccer games. The from the junction of Cheung Fat than these that make money-are publie pays $2.50 and for repro Sficet East to Wing Lung Street; steriliced, and neither museum, sentativo gomen $8, and what do of the South East by Wing Lung gallery, public library, nor aity they got for their money?-third-

raic football and, in accommo freet from the function of Ping hall are now considered neces-

Road South to C

sary. A socalled town hall, I am tion, to say the least, Castle Benk Τής

was allowed in the place of and dangerous. Did

It's about lime Hond; on the South West by Castle

the Orat Cily Hall. although the H.K.F.A. awakened to its res Peak Road from the junction of Wing Lung Street West to Cheung smaller, to accommodate a rising ponsibilities and saw to the con- that has trol and improvement of local Fat Street; on the North West population, but oven

been "shereed to another large Soccer and provided decent ac- by Clitung Fat Street from the

lemple now being built on this commodation in the form of con- Rond Junction of Castle Peak

site by another sect who worship crete stands for the long-suffer- North to Ping Lok Road

the same god.

ing football fans, Again, have the Government Servants hele some special re- ligious standing? I say this pot. only because of their attitude to the public, which they view with obvious contesppt, but also be cause they seem to be accómmó-

Pick-pockets' loot on display

"Yours etc. PRO-SOCCERITE.

Canton man in Court

An assortment of articles

according 10 coste. Elsewhere belonging to victims of pick-dated duker in palaces or hovels

victimised pockets

between where I have been they have

A well-dressed retugto September and December last been, just servants of the public Canton, Chow Kl, ged 38, was your will be displayed by the who paid them. Policn for claimants

tickets and

from

at-

Although T speak and read charged before Mr. Scholes The foot, ranging from ferry English fairly well, I am puzzled at Central yesterday with

Cash Sweep tickets by the use of words in a different tempting to evade payment at ไอ ด camera, has been collected sense to the usual. In Estimates, fare while travelling on bus by the Police following a series for instance, I saw a large sum, early yesterday morning

pleaded not gality saying Treatment o of arrests. Those who wish to set aside for air-conditioning took out Bir claim their property may do so offleds, but as recentlyla sam that he hail the talled" to mak Ify applying to inspector Udden used for providing food for sick but the conduk vare la als hands St. George at the Water Police Station on children has been stopped on the him für It

Inspector Tang Wing: pf the Sunday, between 11 am and 1 grounds of expense I can only even if n

suppose this means something China Motor Bus Company sal

othe

might have," because there wàs 13

13 that prefer

be tuinorrow at 3 pm. It will he held and found that George har ven by the King's Own Scot-¦ been diverting a large part of the -kalı Borderera.

supplies into the black markej.

did, but George ac-1

ther is good on the actual day of good deal of grousbig "From" the daubtful ono, even if it's a BERUPA Three ferry Mickets which were | different to the usual expensive 4904 Be boarded the bus in Das The brat regular concert will tions. A Court of Inquiry was wears interested in this Sarticles, boar the names of Lil But then again, I see the reductok of the bid Leung Chund- troops about the 04 THE FR enë, that doesn't matter. What elected together with the leated meaning of air-conditioning.!Voeux Road near Jackson Hond

to check the tickets. The edu city, 1s not

what Jy stands presa Wong

Hung-sal: Cheung Sun-yal, and Garden Palaces and I am filled

with wonder and doubt told him that the defendant Tim llet of articles follows: 10 notice niso that no road gys her boarded the bus Al! Wanchpl

Road, near the Cathay wrist watches. one. pocket watch, em in Hong Kong could work o happy tonight to be able white ferry tinitats, 11 feather properly unless, more-reads are and bad nodded his head when propose his tozat and to reming wallets, fountain peng, seven cut through in the direction of asked for you that this society com

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HALL of KING'S THEATRE

and

memorates him, as Fastón Galmigarette-Ughters and one camera, Wanchat and that all the area when Lispectorandant

of England.

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weeks ago was nunu gathering stional; society. "In

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Tape that not over a walled foad: will-

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The defend can be allowed to inter dro with Troon pay any yourselves with us, you.

stroyed buildings scattered over

on his person," Gentlemen, I give you the Toost this land?

St. George and Merrie England. Finally, as my country also is Cho K denied that he had The official piests at the Balls British, I note wrius: disgust, the mentioned that no how, and

Police Officers, Ho said that way that, this country scrapidly, ou come from Canton to look the Governor and Lady Grant becoming at: American colony for a friend. He had Boardp:

the ADC. to the Goveitior

Laberi yow, Wenchel no, used as a free the bussins Hennessy Hodd bpå the GOC-in-C. Lt Gon: 6ir Whrisergh KBE, MB, MC, Ahi pubile diferit to stow what Engached him for the fare přímoto

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SPITFIRE IN MINOR INUSHAP

Royal Air Force, Splura fighter was slightly damaged when its onging tailed while taking of from, tha Kalarak airport gi noaut

on runway 13, bad covered wo Herald. thirds of the runway when the Wie plot noticed the onginė. Talllire He Immediately cut off the motor and the

plabo was brought to a tribal atop

The plide of the girerpft "was not injured. M

* ROAD CLOSED

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