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THE FAMINE RELIEF DRIVE. LATEST REPORTS FROM PEKING.

Following are extracts from recent bulletins received by us from the Inter national Relief Committee whose head quarters are in Peking:-

Intense but friendly rivalry between all agencies participating in the National Famme Relief-Drive and the spirit of sacrifice on the part of thousands of donors are the outstanding features of the campaign which already promises to surpass all previous co-operative under takings.

MARUH 1ST, 1911.

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL. "KOWLOON.

ANNUAL PRIZE DISTRIBUTION.

The distribution of prizes.at this school took place informally yesterday morning, Schools, presided; the Rt. Rev. Bishop Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of English

D. Pozzoni and Bev Father De Maria, Correspondent of RC. Schools, were pre- seat."

Following is the prize list:-

the Rt. Rev. D. Pozzoni-Paulina Lopes. Prize for Biblical Knowledge given by

Lugard Scholarship (1821-1992).—Maria E. Alves.

Dr. A. Gomes, Kt., S.G., Scholarship for Regular Attendance-Ireno Awhen, Laura Carvalho, Ritta Xavier, Avelina Souza, Angelina Silva,, Celestu Gil, Peter Xavier, Angelina Baptista, Jacob

Yumankban.

Class-Senior Local Certificate Prize," Paulina Lopes, (distinction in Biblical knowledge).

While an army of 300 Chinese women is scouring Peking for every gift avail able, and students, foreign, committees, faculties and religious organizations are deep in the work of soliciting funds, word comes from Tientsin and Shanghai that the capital will be autilone in those cities. The Peking special drive com mittee has accepted the challenge which it deems an inspiration to all the workers.

On Sunday, the opening day, which Class 2-Junior Local Certificate Prizes, was marked by prayer for famine suflat prize, Laura Carvalho, (distinction ferers, throughout the Republic, word in Biblical knowledge); 2nd prize, Bea came from Hankow that the committee trice Bliss, (distinction in Stenography); there had raised $50,000 at a rousing 3rd prize, Aurelina Gomes, Agnes Vichy, meeting presided over by the military Idalina Remedios, Elsa Alves, (all dia and civil governors..

tinction in Biblical knowledge), Queenie This dispatch was matched in spirit by Chester. word from Tsing Hue College, Peking," that the students had pledged $8,000 after agreeing to reduce their board bills The President of the by 5 per cent." College, Mr. P. C. King, has agreed to make to make his personal donation equal to 10 per cent of the students' gift and the student canvass is still going on." Members of the faculty, both Chinese and foreign, are also to make up a special fund.

COMPANY REPORT.

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Subject to audit, the balance åt erodit of profit and loss account for the year and doubtful debts, debenture interest, 1920, after allowing for depreciation, bad

80,673,50 na compared with £223,455.79 etc., und lacluding the sum of 84,355.95 brought forward, from 1919, amounted to for the year 1010. After deducting the interim dividend paid in September, 1920 amounting to $100,000, the sum $232,673.30 remains, which the Directora will recommend, at the annual meeting. be apportioned as follows:

To pay a final dividend of 85 4i per share ота 20,000

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with regret of the death of Capt. A. C. 114 De Vosur Road Central, Top Floor.

A wide circle in the Far East will learnWO LARGE ROOMS to let for Office Plant, river inspector of the Upper Apply tom

ROOM No. 1." Yangtze for the Chinese Maritime Customs. Capt. Plant, accompanied by Mrs. Plant, was travelling from Shanghai 8.3. Teiresian, which reached Cap Plant developed acute double FURNISHED HOUSE on Peak, or higher Hongkong on Sunday. On the voyage pneumonia and, died on Friday Mrs. level, for summer months, would take Plant herself was very ill also when therer servants if required, no child. vessel reached Hongkong. At her desire, Reply to- embalmed and conveyed to England, the body of the decensed officer will be

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Class 6.-Ist, Albertina Garcia; 2nd Upper Yangtsze is well known' to nay Import and Export Trade in South

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Class 5-st. Lycia Osmund: Angelion Silva, Gertrude Chan, Chan, Laura Gomes, Stella Silva. In Kailong, where the Governor is to Eliza Alvares, Celeste Gil, Maria Basto,spector of the Yangtze he was respon give a reception

on Friday, the fund Alda Alves, Louisa Wellinson, Maria sible for the provision of a system of already totals 30,000. A woman's organ- Eca da Silva. V isation, headed by the wife of the Gov-

Class 7-let, Henrique Noronha, gad, through the gorges and rapids of fchang sigdals and bunys as aids to navigation ernor, is conducting a campaign among the women, All seasonal feasts have been Peter Xavier; 3rd, Maria Atienza, Dulce and Chunkiang. cancelled that the famine relief contribu-Ribeiro, Zelinda Gomes, Ida Eca da Silva. d'Aquino, Angelina Baptista, Olga tion may be swelled. Committees Bro soliciting funds from passengers on all trains.

Class 8-1st, Jon Gonsalves; 2nd, Jacob Yumankhan; 3rd, Julia Xavier, Teresa Sanches, Kathleen Hyndman, Alda Britto.

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Class 9-1st, Cynthia Alves; 2nd Mercedes Xavier; Olga Gil, Margherite

neiehung, with 7-Roamed House and Servanta Xavier, Elvira Rosario, Bella Pestonji, of witnessing a Shaw play in Hongkong. Lawn. For particulars apply to

We do not often have the opportunity Quarters, Kitchen, Garden, Tennis Court and Augusta Noronha, Florie Weng, Gracine and Mr. Edgar Warwick is to be con... Fuertes, Vicento Xavier, Carlo Gomes.

GEO. K. HALU BRUTTON & Co., gratulated upon adding this to the reper

37, Queen's Road Central. Kathleen Maxwell; 3rd, Paul Botelho, It is undoubtedly one of the great sati- Class 10.-1st, a Noronha: 2ad,toire of the Warwick Comedy Company. Eduardo Gatterres, Carmen da Rosa, rist's best efforts, and if it plays as well Luiz da Roen, Elsa Britto, John Law as it reads in book form the audience at cence. Agnes Chan, Arthur Chester, the Theatre Royal, to-night is in for Cynthia Garcia, Sophie Normanbhoy. real

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In Honau, six of the lagest cities, have wired that they have live committees and will soon report a successful campaign.

Tientsin, one of the cities which has thrown down the gauntlet to Peking, has announced that its drive will begin Feb- ruary, 25th to March 8th. Mr. M. T. Liang, Chairman of the International organisation there has sent out the word that whatever Peking and Shanghai may do, Tientsin axpects to do better.

Shanghai, which is soon to set its date, is sending out similar word and the three cornered struggle to save lives will be watched with keen interest throughout China.

The National Famine Relief Drive in words of the report: There are some bright military uniforms which are as

The second story is best told in the scene is laid in the Balkans, which gives Bitrance until completion of such work.

great opportunities for showing off the COMEDY COMPANY Peking was begun with a Day of Prayer children here waiting to be sent to a re

attended by general subscriptions to, the fuge in Peking. Among them is a girl sociated with the armed of those trouble. fund. The little red stickers, that ap of fourteen who has had a sad life. Her

some countries. The standard set by pear on thousands of bome in the city father died and her mother married this Company in the matter of production to-day, give evidence that the participa again. tion is wholehearted. The stickers are future husband's home to be brought up.

The child was then sent to her on the occasion of their last visit guar antees that they will show us something badges of merit for every house, regard. As the grip of the famine grew tighter interesting in this respect. fess of the amount given. Some of the and food scarcer, she was the one who families who gave a few coppers experi- was neglected and denied, until she was

The booking is going briskly at MouHE Undersigned have received instruc enced as great a sacrifice as did those practically starved. She came to us,

trie's and early application for seats is tions to sell by Public Auction, recommended. able to give greater amounts, the workers terribly thin, her tiny feet frozen so that

TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, Baid.

she could hardly walk; she was terrified

the 1t, 204 and 3rd March, 1991, at H.M. The spirit of sacrifice and the cheer of every one. Now her feet are unbound fulness with which de famine sufferers and cease to pain her. She lies on a mat

NAVAL YARD, Hongkong,, and at Kowloon and refugees themselves are viewing their in the sunshine, not yet willing to walk

NAVAL DIFOT, commencing each day at situation, give the greatest hope that the or play with the other children, but smil

9.30, AK with an interval from Drive may pull the people through, D. ing at everyone who passes, and is hardly

12 Noon to 1,30 r.. W. Edwards, Chairman of the United able to believe in her own happiness,

OLD AND SURPLUS International Famine Relief Committeo

NAVAL STORES,&c. &c. said at the special prayer service in the dealers have been prosteering, selling Some cases have come in where the grain

Shanghai Baths, Electrical Fittings, Cooking

Comprising-Life Bosts, Di

Dingies, Whalers, Peking Union Church.

J. E. Baker, of the Ministry of Com-watered and diluted grain in the name of

Stores, Ships Fittings, Iron Bed Mattresses and munications, who has been directing the Belief Committees, or leading money at

Fittings, Ice Chests, Steel Tanks, Life Rafts, American Red Cross relief projects, with a fine equal to the interest for five such rates as eighteen per cent. a month,

Life-Belta, Motora, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, .. was also a speaker at this meeting, Hamonths for every day the repayment is

Table Covers, Steel Wire Rope, Blankets, told how the Red Cross had considered late. The Famine Relief Committees and after a most successful tour in India, Coal Sacks, Firewood, Iron Blocks, Lamps, terpanes, Electric Cables, Canvas Hoses, Old the famine situation to be so marked by the gentry are doing their utmost to preis arriving hero next week and is due Searchlights, &c, &c, &c.

Leather, Old Iron, Brass, Gun Metal and Steel, Cordago, Canvas Regs, Old Indis Bubber, Oid. misery that the organization had approvent all such abuses and the ciders of the to open at the Theatro Royal on Monday priated another 8800,000 in gold for fur villages are supporting them ably by rnext. Mr. Banyard has been here before, February, 1921. ther construction plans. The work now porting and suppressing such cases when when he played to crowded houses. This Terms of Sale:As detailed on Catalogue,

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The English church had, a special prayer service in the morning and special prayers for the sufferers were said in the Catholic churches and missions in. Peking and throughout the country. Other denominations followed the same plan, both foreign and Chinese churches join ing in the movement.

THE RELIEF DRIVE IN KWANGTUNG."

The remaining four nights of the season will see N. and J. Thorpe-Mayne's mystery play." The Last Act," "Captain Drew" When we were twenty-one and, for the final performance on Satur day, a repetition of the popular Brown Sugar."

BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY.

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time he is bringing a company of London artistes which is said to beat all records. It includes Adrian Ross and Winnie Goodwin from the successful musical comedy" "Who's Hooper," which was A campaign to raise funds for the played at the Adelphi Theatre, London, relief of famine sufferers in North China, where they were engaged as principal began yesterday; H.E. Governor Chen dancers and which ran all through the While no totals have yet been an

Chiang-ming, who not only consented to London season. nounced, the Committee hopes that the head this movement, but has given both humourist-in-chief of the Banvard Com Leonard Neville, the final total will exceed all expectations. time and personal attention to the organ-pany, comes direct from "Yes Unele,"

FROM THE FAMINE That lily, people should be dead from to carry on the campaign, held a receps number one comedian. Then we have To

isation of the numerous teams appointed the London production where he was THE Undersigned have received instruct combination of starvation and the bitter tion at Government House, at two Douglas MacLaren, who was cold; that forty-five young girls have been o'clock, to discuss plans and make the Pellisier's original Follies, then with Miss the 8th March, 1931, at 9:30 AM at The Naval

On TUESDAY. sold into slavery, or for the industrias, first contributions. as the last means of saving their lives or

Phyllis Dare and latterly with the Gaiety those of their famine-stricken families; the Cunton Times, there is no south, chief baritone with André Messager's. In moments of national galamity, says Theatre productions; Mr Ian McLean, that twelve hundred should be leaving north, cast or west. China is one. What Monsieur Beaucaire Company and the their foodless homes every morning to beg ever our political differences may be, the Grand Opers in South Africa and Aus in the centres and that twelve hundred people of the South-West have no quarrel tralia; Miss May Rawlinson from the should have abandoned those homes com with the people of the North. When we Hippodrome, Empire and Coliseum ro: pletely, attempting to save their lives by learn that 23 million of our countrymen vues; Miss Viola Williams, the little in going to more favoured localities, is strik are destitute within the famine-stricken genue from the Prince of Wales, Globe ing evidence of the presence of the famine. districts, and that 10 million: will cor and Vaudeville Theatre revues and This is the report that comes in from tainly starve to death unless immediato comedies; Miss Grace Feathers from tho. one committee alone, one operating in relief is given, we are shocked by the Empire and Alhambra Theatre revues; An Ping, as the situation that exists in magnitude of the task which confronts the London-Beauty-Chorus-of-twelve-from- the northern part, and is the result of the nation. The enormone sums of money the leading London revues, all specially a village-to-village investigation.

needed by the National Famine Relief trained by Madame Raymond, the prin With it come two stories, similar to the Association make a direct appeal to every cipal dancer with Albert de Courville. general run of famine stories, and yet citizen of China. The peoples of foreign. Mr. H. Judge Robinson, the musical sufficiently individual to be of interest countries are concerned over the calamity director, was associated with the late News was brought to the committee of it that theaters China. Thoy have given, George Edwardes at the Gaiety and Daly poor wolean who had borne a child der and are giving. generous contributions to Theatres; Bir. Lennis Heyes in the jazz ing the night. She was cutirely without this cause. Can we in Canton afford to drummer and solo cellist; and Mr. Bertie food or means of support, and, was about do less? Regardicas of who should bear Heyes is solo violinist and pianist, Mr. to kill the child in order, as she told the responsibility for the deplorable con- Baavard has surely broken all records, for the 4th March, 1921, at 3.x, at the Jockey the neighbours who stopped her and who ditions in North China, the fact that such he has costumes, a wardrobe, dresses, Club Stables. brought word of it to the committee, that conditions do exist, is at once a challenge mounting and scenery that will compare A LARGE NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN she might go away and get work, because and an appeal, Kwangtung should favourably with anything yet seen in the

if ele kent the child both of them would respond handsomely to this appeal from East

starve Relief was given to her, and will China's starving millions. We should do Mr. Aloe Ross, general manager for the be continued so that she and the child so is a manner befitting a provinco re company, is in town making preliminary will be able to get through the famine cognized as the most enlightened, pre-arrangements, and promises that the show days...

gressive nad prosperous province in is something really good, Booking is at (Continued at foot of next column,) China.

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