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The Director of Public Works for advice, Mr. Staples of the PW.D. for supervising. the erection of stalls, and Messes, Sao Hop for erecting them at a nominat figure;

grounds during the Bazaar, and Inspector

The Commodore for drawing the Raffles, and the Hon. Mr. R. W. Bird for acting as actioneer; the Hongkong Club for lending rate gear, etc., Major Danhuz and the N.C.0,'s who assisted at the gate and side- shows. Major Wright and the Officers of the King's Regiment, and Col. Roberts, D.S.O., and the officers of the 102nd Grenadiers for the services of their regimental "Bands;

CHARITY FETE AT GOVERN-is not seen a great deal in public. Mr.

To complete the account of the side Adams had caught the Officer Adminis." MENT HOUSE.

downcast shows, Mr. W. J. Carrie supervised a tering the Government in

Chinese "Punch and Judy provided WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN A

pose one wondered whether the sketch specially for the amusemeat of youthful The Harbour Master and the ships of His LEAGUE OF GOOD WORKS.

had been made in Church during the Chinese visitors who, no doubt, found the Majesty's Savy for loading Bags and de.. ful Under the auspices of the Military the Harbour Office for decorating the stalls.... NEARLY TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS recital of the General Confalon or in racket of the accompaniment very delight corations, Mr. S. Leigh and the staff of Shpt REALISED

the Council Chamber during the delivery Stalk was a gold ish pond under the and grounds, and the officers and men of

H.MS. Tamar, especially. Coni, Indirection of Col. Butterworth, C... Crocker, og erecting the made of. H.M.S

D.S.O.. assisted by Liedt. Taylor (an) Saturday saw the climax of the of miles of Budget manuseripta. multitudinous efforts made in all quarters several cases where the subjects have a Izaak Walton in an opera hat!) and Miss Tamar for the Saval and Dockyard Stall and The Captain Superintendent af Pallee and of the Colony during the year on behalf characteristic poise of the head Mr. Betty Humphrys A chute connected for drganising all the Naval sideshows;

Day, McGrath, of charity. A larger number af peeple Adams had caught this so happily, that with the Naval Stall was directed by the Fufice water langrezor Marks for con Joynt anil Chucky well was trolling the police arrangements in tho than ever before thronged the ground of the likeness could be identified by that Petty Officers Government House for the annual fee alone. For the information of those who worked by Ch. Shat. T. Collins, M.AAAngus for decorating the Podce Stall and The Hoa, Mr. E. R. "Halifax for general of of the Hongkong Women's Guild so kept their cards and would like to know Robt, J. Soods, C.P.O. Geo, Ferris, and making the Bran Pie;

the silhouettes they could not guess, the 0. Ari J. Shepherd (all of H.MS.

Tamar). Leading Seaman J. Yendett advice and for organizing the drawing Ministering Chiliren's Lengue. The fate full list is as follows:-

was the live Aunt Sally of the advertise raffles, and with the staff of his office, fuc and distributing printing, He peeped out of a barrel and if translating, was a big enough thing in itself but it

1. The Hon. Mr. E. V. Parr, . Mr.ments. is necessary-in order to preserve à sense. D. C. Wolfe, 3. Professor Middleton you could hit him with a missile you Chinese advertisorients, posters and placardis,

Mr. J. R. might for a fee. Shpt. S. Rennells saw and fir landing clericul assistance; af proportion-to preface an account of Smith, 4. Mr. H. F. White, it with the proviso that, by Lady Stubbs Wood, Mr. R: Sutherland, 7. Mr. fair play his chief responsibility being said last yeng, the work on the "day is P. J. Wodehouse, 5, the Eon. Mr. to see that the thrower paid. The "pick J. H. Kemp, . H.E. the Officer Adminis pocket lady" was pickpocketed.-a sort not nearly so important as the sustained tering the Government,, 10, Commodore of peripatetic lucky dip. Lieut. Mus Another co-operative effort all through the year. Grace, 11. The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, grave, RN, acted the part. Moreover, inmates of charitable institu-12, Mr. R. M. Dyer, 13. Mr. Eric Rice, sideshow was Mrs. Olliver's cigarette H. Abe Hon. Mr. E. R. Falifax, 15. the table which was highly profitable thanks! tions are not the only people who bene. Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, 16. Mr. to a generous gift from the B.A.T. Aliss Barnrs and the Mises Olliver were help. Once more the quality of mercy proves

There was also a fishpond military itself twice blessed it, blesses him that C. H. Thoro

NAVAL AND DOCKŸÁLD STALL.

sub-stall managed by Scoutmaster White, gives and him that takes." The women of Hongkong probably derive definite In that part of Government grounds assisted by Boy Scouts of Murray Troop benefit to health from the work they do which" overlooks the harbour, the stalls Three handred ten cent. toys disappeared for charity during the trying sammer for the sale of the work done during the in no time.

A little advertised and fortunately months when they cannot follow outdoor

The H.M.S. Tamer Naval little-aceded side show was that devotel pursuits. As for European children, so your by grown-ups and children were

arranged. much is done for them in the Far East and Dockyard Stall, which last year to first aid, under the direction of lir.permission; that an opportunity to do something for served shop from a model of the May Alice Bickling, O.B.E., assisted by Mrs others. less fortunately placed is a necesfower, this year had a model of HM.S. Leigh, Mrs. Rover, and two members of Bary counteract to tendencies to become, Tannr as a stalk The only drawback the Victoris Nursing Association. Hav- selfish. In bringing together, for a common purpose, people of the thirty. was that the ship was a little high outing no broken limbs to tie up the experts two nationalities that the Census tell of water which made it difficult to esdevoted themselves to ticing up and tak- us lobabit the Colony of Hongkong, the the things arranged on the deck for sale. ing care of parcels.

However novelty and attractiveness is fête makes its contribution towards the the thing and this the Naval work party

One had hardly ex- The principal girls schools of the amelioration of our racial problems. In of the organisation have nothing but pected to see the Indies dressed as blue Colony again made a brave show. Miss this connection, all in the inner circle certainly achieved.

jackets to match their environment but Woo had an army of helpers at St. Paul's praise for the way in which Mrs. Sever nevertheless they were, and looked very School stull where one paid a dollar and has taken charge in the absence, this well too. It may be mentioned for the had a chance of an articis worth anything year, of Lady Stubbs. Mrs. Severn's information of those who were not there from 35 cents to $25 Miss Clarke, stuff tact, thoughtfulness and personal charm that skirts were retained. Mrs. Grace and pupils of Belilios had a toy stail and have been of inestimable value in bring-was captain of the ship and the crew Miss Taylor, staff, and pupils of St. ing a very large enterprise safely to co-comprised: the Misses Grace, Mrs. Allen, Stephen's had a general stall. These pletion. There was this year an excep- Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Bromwich, Mrs. Bick stalls were the produce of a great deal of tionally numerous attendance of the ford, Mrs. Budden, Mrs. Church, Mrs work by the pupils throughout the year. Chinese public, and behind this fact was Cowan, Mrs. Dalton, Mrs, Greig, Mrs. the influence of the Secretary, for and Miss Lamerton, Mrs. Lowe, Mrs. Chinese Affairs, (the Hon Mr. B. Marsh, Mrs. Nott, Mrs. Penman, Mrs. Hallifax) who undertook an advertising Phillips, Mrs. Budden, Mrs. Sanders, campaign in the Chinese newspapers, and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Hallifax also drranged for all the notices in Chinese required for display

MILITARY STALL,

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GIRLS' SCHOOLS" STALLE.

THE TEA STALL...

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Mr. Leakin, Custian Government House, for his excellent management, of all the Bazaar Arrangements and for his invaluable assistance rendered throughout

The Cadet Co. of the HV.D.C. anger' Major Black and Inspector Davis, for pru riding the Guard of Honour and the Adjutant of the Corps for the necessary The Res. G. T. Waldegrave and the Boy" Scouts for help in the grounds, and Mis Irving and the Girl Guides for assistance at the alle

Mrs. Olliver, M. Scott, Mrs... Collins, Miss, Barnes and the Miss Olliver for sell ing cigarettes during the day, and Mr. Harrison for organizing a pipe raffle";""

The Press for their unifiling courtesy, and their kindress in advertising at reduced rutes. the attractions of the Baraat, and for much valuable assistance in bringing to the notice of the public the work and aims of Messrs. Noronha & Co. for their great the Guild und League:

posters, tickets, notices, etc., gratis, and to Fenersity in printing large numbers of Mr. W. Sinclair and the A.D.C. for help in advertising;

Mrs. Bowes-Smith, Miss Benson, the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird and Mr. George Duncan for Art Posters;

The Peak Tramways Co.. The Hongkong Wharf and Godown Co., Mesara, Moutrie, This Messrs Wiseman, Ltd., and The Helena May Institute for displaying Art Posters, and the Hongkong Tramway Co. for displaying posters on the Trams Free;

As the afternoon wears on there is some- thing peculiarly attractive about the teu stall, or rather the tea garden. was arranged on the lawn and the helpera experienced severe pressure "during the Was it a lucky omen that the military hour or so that everyone becontes imbued in various parts of the grounds. Another power behind the scenes was Mr. Jwere moved quite a "long way from the with the idea that tea would be a good Deakin, the custodian of Government centre of things, this year. The Military idea." Home-made cakes, of a splendour House, who acted as a sort of honorary Stall, directed by Mrs. Humphrey, as never seen in hotels and places where one clerk-of-the-works, for days past, during sisted by the wives of officers, warrant cats in public, were a much admired An army of the transformation of Government House officers and N.C.O.'s, and children of the feature of the tea stall

Mr. Garrison School, was tucked away in a workers was on duty, the following being grounds into an exhibition site: Staples, of the Public Works Depart sort of cloister in a corner of the the list:- ment, supervised the erection of stalls hibition grounds. Business did not suffer and the "Harbour Office carried out the in any way and, by five o'clock, very gezeral scheme of decorations, apart little was left at this stail to be sald by from what was done by the workers auction. attached to the various stails. These were the generalissimos of the army of folks. who all contributed their part towards making the fête the success it undoubtedly

Was.

THE PEAK STALL.

Many handsome "and artistic examples of fancy work were on sale at the Peak Stall where the workers were:-Mrs. McArthur (in charge), Mrs. Parr. Mrs. THE OPENING CEREMONY

Baworth, Mrs. Grayburn, Mrs. Nisbet, An account of the affair is simply, Mrs H. W. Bird, Mrs. Ram, Mrs. N. L. matter of piecing together an infinity Smith and Mrs. Murdoch. The contribu- of details and the first difficulty is where tion of the Peak Stall to the charities to begin. It will be conveniant, perhaps, fund, by the way, was much increased this to start with the opening ceremony at year by the proceeds of a bridge tourna two o'clock-though that is to omit to ment arranged by Lady Rees-Davies and notice what must have been a very busy the children's entertainments given e The stall, in morning for everyone in getting the ceatly at the Peak Club. stalls arranged. The workers had one fact, had raised $1,000 before, it began cause for special satisfaction: the day to sell. was not too sunny and; there was not *,* enough wind to disarrange things when

Victoria Stall had a dainty and attrac. they had been placed in position.

For the opening ceremony the Cadet tive display under the title of "My Lady's Much skill and feminine artis Company of the Hongkong Volunteer Toilet." Defence Corps paraded, under Inspector try had been devoted to the arrangement Davis, ag & Guard of Honour and wers of the stall by Mrs. Middleton Smith and inspected by H.E. Mr. Claud Severn and her helpers: Lady Brunyate; Mrs. Hin Mrs. Severn. Speaking from the balcony, ton, Mrs. Bannerman and Mrs. Bean

POLICE STALL" H.E the Officer Administering the Government (Mr. Claud Severn, C.M.G). who was accompanied by Mrs. Severn-

VICTORIA STALL..

Organizer-Mrs. R. M. Dyer," assisted by Mrs. Hallifax and Miss Wallace.

Tea Making-Mrs. Goldsmith, Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Girling, Mrs. Heanley, Mrs. Brotherton Harker, Miss Lowson and Mrs. Wright,

Cake Stand Mrs. Digby, Mr. Earle, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. H. Matheson, Mrs. Joseph, Mrs. Crawford Morgan, Mrs Simpson, Mrs. Shellshear.

Sandwich Stand Mrs. McCubbin and Mrs. Hamilton.

The Hongkong. Hotel for leading decorn- tions, assistance with the Naval Dance, and for displaying Art Posters;

The Hongkong Electric Co. for providing the lighting of the Fête and at the Theatre the occasion of the Vaudeville Royal" on Entertainment;

The British Amerin Tobacco Co. for a most generous gift of cigarettes and cigars; Madame Lily for Perfumes; the Sincere Co. for goods; and the Sun Co. and the Wing On Co. for substantial discount on goods purchased;

Taikoo Dock for making all M.C.L. Badges free; Messrs. Der A Wing for gifts of paper; the South China Morning Post for swept boxes; the Orient Tobacon Co. Enr cigar boxes, and Messrs, Butterfield & Swire. for gifts of paper and candy;" and the Italian Convent for the gift of numerous articles

Waitresses.Mrs. Arimstrong, Miss

The following for gifts of articles to be Avery, Mrs Bevan, Mrs. Berington, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Buckland, Mrs. Biggar, Mrs, raffed: Mr. R L. Bridger, tea service; Mr. Bromfield, Miss Bell, Mrs. Bannerman, R. M. Dyer,, pipe; Mr. E. Knight, model Col. Nicholson, shawl; Messrs. Simpson & Mrs. E. E. Brown, Mrs. Carrie, Mrs. Jacht; Br. J. McArthur, Tientsin carpet; Dennys, Miss Denison, Mrs. Davison, Keith, another model yacht; and Mrs.. Miss Deakin, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Franks, Taggart, Paris hat... Miss Fothergill, Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. E. The folowing for organising outerteia- Grimble, Mrs. Gana, Mrs. Hornell, Mrs, ronts:-Mrs. Bris . Lady Rees-Darice Holt, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs, Holmes, Mr and Mrs. Layton; Lieut. Commdr, Gilchrist, Henderson, Mrs. Hedley, Mrs. Hinton, R.N.; Mr. Pearson and the Basma Club Mrs E. Howard, the Misses Haze Captain and Mrs. Crocker and the Officera land, Mise Hickie, Misa Hicking, the of H.M. River Gunboats; the Kowlook Dook Misses Irving, Mrs. Jenkins, Madamd Werk Party; Mrs. Penman and Mrs. mert, Miss Logan, Mrs. A. Mackenzie, H. Green, Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Atkinson, Kremer, irs Leaak, Mre, H. A. Lam- Sanders; Mrs. Shenton; Mrs. Purvas, Mrs. Mrs. Murdoch, Miss Maclaren, Miss Mrs. Wylie and Mrs. Johnstone; children of Martin, Miss McAuley, Mise Neave, Mrs. Quarry Bay; and the Staff and Girls of St.

The following for providing sideshows Orton, Mrs Perry, the Missen Ram, Mra. Stephen's Girls School

The Police Stall had supplied 8100 declared the fate open in a brief speech worth of orders before the day and conse. Raworth, Mrs. Redmond, Madama Boden Mr. F. R. J. Adams, Col." Butterworth,

in which be made reference to the euor- mous amount of work by all concerned which had gone to the making of the fête. Mr. Severn then joined the throng below and was soon to be both seen and

quently had a smaller display than usual. Children's clothing was specialised in and Mrs. Gerrard served a bran nie at 20 cents a helping; it was quickly consumed. Mrs. Wolfe was in charge of the stall, assisted by Mrs. Wodehouse, Mrs. King, Mrs. Burlingham, Mr Kerr, Mr Garrod, Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Caygill and Miss Angus.

XOWLOON DOCE STALL

fuser, Miss Rodger, Mra Bayer, Miss Summerakili, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. H. Smith, Mra, Shannon Mra Shiner, Mr. Tinson, Miss Tassell, Mrs.

Williamson.

Ice Cream Stall-Mrs. B. T. Matheson, Mrs Butterfield, Miss Matheson, Miss Entrance Tickets. Miss Innes, Mrs. Pholips. Lang, Mra W. Lang, Mra. Murray.

··Aprons, etc.—Mrs. Denison.

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BAFFLES.

The following were the results of the

heard giving lessons in showmanship to of the boxing the megaphone,mar exhibition. This was held in the Ball Boom and was found to be a novel and very attractive entertainment. Members

The little community that lives within of the St. Stephen's Boys' School Branch- of the Chin Woo Athletic Association the walls of Kowloon Dockerme into the under the direction of Captain Warner fête this year as a separate entity, though principal rallies:- gave several exhibitions, during the after- individual thembers have been activé noon, of Chinese boxing and fencing enough in pregious years. Mrs. William and, as werd went round how interesting Forsyth was in charge of the stall and the entertainment was the audiences grew her helpers were Mrs. Wylie, Mrs. John. larger and larger. An extraordinary stone, Mrs. Baxter, Mrs Nicholls, Mra degree of suppleness and dexterity was Groundwater, Mrs. Bliss, Mrs. Chitter. required for the various exercises, some ton, Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs, Molntosh, Mrs of which particularly those with swords Ford and Mrs. Pell. Miss Forsyth and and states, were highly spectacular. Aies Kinross, had great muccess with a somewhat similar entertainment was novelty stall under the les of the big given before King George V., during the stall.

A BILMOURTTE | GALLERY,

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C.M.G., Mr. and Mrs, George Duncan; Mr. Warner and the members of the chin' Wou Athletic Association (Bt. Stephon's Branch), School, Lieut. Wykeham-Musgravo. H.M.9.. Mr. White and children of the Garrison Ambrose.

The Colonial Secretary's Office, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora tion for lending valuable clerical assistanco in the Aaunts Office, and Messrs. Thomas Lay, Tsoi Kin Yung, Au Kwok Leung, Ng Pik Shang and Lo Cheuk San and their assistants for checking the receipts of the Bazaar;

And countless other Indies and gentlement" who have given assistance most generously general funds. in donations or work to the stalls and to the

The above list is necessarily incompleta as yet.

PEAK STALLTientsin carpet, Madame Lily (No. 160) Tea service, Mrs. M. Alves. (No. 118).

NAVAL STALL-Blackwood table and chair, Capt. E. E. Bromwich (No. 28) $60 raffle, Mr. W. D. Leslie (No. 144).

MILITARY STALL-Model yacht, No. 241. MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT. ON VICTORIA STALL Paris Hat Mrs. Boott (No. 86).

THE FINANCIAL BEBULT,

"CASTLE PEAK ROAD. SEVERAL CHINESE PASSENGERS INJURED.

A motor-car accident took place on the resulting in several Chinese being in... jured. The car, No. 626, was proceeding on the road near Chun Lang Tan when

Delbi Durbar, by the Orissa Paiks... Kowloon, infarious ways, made a con-

As far as can be at present, asper- siderable contribution towards the success Lained the total realised from the fêta In a room near by was a silhouette of the fate. The Kowloon Candy Stall and the activities which have preceded it gallery which proved highly entertaining was generally admired for its attractive will closely approximate $20,000. Already Castle Peak Road, on Friday evening, Mr. F. R. J. Adams was certainly a host colour scheme of yellow and black. Home $18,000 has been paid to the hon, tren in himself in conducting the affair made candy was on sale and went off entirely as a one-man show,"except like hot cakes. Having tested the market Burer, Lady Stuart-Taylor. that Mrs. Adams helped to collect the Mra Cock Mr. Johnson, Mr. Garraway THE COMMITTEE'S THANKS,

Although it is too early to make any one of the rear tyres burat. It skidded. admission-oney. He had spent many and Mra, Shepherd, who were in charge,

Tho hours before the fête in drawing will no doubt bring twice as much candy definite statement as to the financial result and swerved into a ditch by the side, of silhouettes of well-known local people next year new tennis gamo" also of the Baraat, it is confidently anticipated the road and overturned. The occupants these were exhibited on the walls and came from Kowloon. Mrs. Duncan was that the total receipt will constitute a wore pinned underneath the car. Mr. Adams undertook to do other ailia charge, helped by Mesara, Simpson and record, and Mrs. Sovern, the Acting Presi Indian driver, was injured in the back, houettes afterwards as prizes and H. Duncan and W. Forsyth, jua. The dent, and the Committee desire to take the whilst seven other persons, the family of further help for the fund. Lady Roes latter was made up as the fair Suzanne oarliest opportunity of expressing their Mr. Chan Yuen, the proprietor of the sincere gratitude to all those, old and young. Chan Yues Restaurant, Yaumati, were Davies name the subjects promptly and Lenglen-bandeau and all complete.

The fête, through. Mr. George Duncan, who have assisted in anyway. In parti- all more or less badly shaken. One lady unerringly and tied for first prize. Everyone else, however, had difficulty in has left Governmont House the better for cular they wish to thank :—a was seriously injured, several of ber riba His Excellezoy the Officer Administering being broken. The police sent out a car recognising one or two of the pictures, a miniature golf course which attracted Mr. C. H. Thorne, the Chinese Commis followers of the game in search of new the Government for opening the Bazaar and and conveyed several of the fojured per- Mesra Smyth and Forsyth for leading the ground of Government sons to hospital, where they were desain sioner of Customs, floored" a good many hazarie competitors, including the Preamen: he wore helpers on the courad.

House;

od.