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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, JATURDAY, OCTOBER 2415,

THE MILITARY SITUATION. RECAPTURE OF WAICHOW DOUBTED.

FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

Persons close to the anti-Red movement,

up to early yesterday morning (October ard) doubted the accuracy of the report that Chan Kwing Ming's men find recap tured Waichow City on the 21st. At any rate they had heard nothing about it. An attack along the whole Eastern front was ordered by the anti-Reds on October gist, hut up to the night of the gend nothing very sensational was reported,

ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. H.E. THE GOVERNOR OPENS NEW WING.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY, Lis Excellency, in replying," said he wuld like to congratulate the School on eatablishment of a completed 'and; THE HEADMASTER'S REPORT feet building. He felt confident that HE. the Governor (Sir Edward Stubbs, Government had had value for the K.C.M.C.) performed the opening cere-ney it had spent on the College. It many of the new wing of St. Joseph's a great pleasure for him to be pre- uld add to the success and progress College which comprises a new reception. He was sure that the new building hall and science laboratory.

When His Excellency, "who was accom- the College, which he had always held

i esteem.

His Excellency then unveiled two panied by Mr. T. Gaisford-St. Lawrence (Private Secretary) arrived, there were

cupying the premises, and also the list present: The Rev. Brother Aimar (Direc.hlets, which recorded the dates tor of the School), Father G. Spada, benefactors Father Valtorta, Father Robert, Mr. G. Master J. Aquino, on behalf of the N. Orme (Director of Education) and Mr.vhool, said: May it please your Excel- E. Ralphs (Inspector of English Schools).cy-Wo the pupils of St. Joseph's The Scouts of the School and the vari allego gladly welcome this opportunity ous classes stood to attention while the express publicly our warut apprecia ion of the direct and kindly interest your speeches were made. ̧

THE STOCK EXCHANGE. A SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.

A LOCAL BROKER'S. VIEWS. Opinions in Ice House, Street appear to vary very considerably regarding the value" of the Government Commission's report on Stock Exchange business.

One well-known local broker, interview. ed by n

Daily Press representative yesterday, said that the whole matter had been discussed and brokers were adopting s "Wait and see" policy. In the report, he pointed out, it was stated that members of unsound fuahejal stand »ing had done business with clients of The anti-Reds claim that all the inhabi

sound financial standing and rier verso

ants who are able to assist them, auch and that there were a hundred brokers as merchants and village volunteers, in or more in the Colony! These things, he the West, North, and Southern districts comidered, were really contributory fabave assured them of support in their the strike which, of course, was the prin- formerly commanding several thousand troops in. Houngahan, is re-organising his Members of each Exchange, admitted followers for the service in the anti-Red the School,to see what new buildings had different College functions indoor and out-

of

Lo to the present collapse. apart from campaign against Bolshevism. Yuan Taleney, said: Your Excellency,-At our e activities notably those having to do!

ipal factor.

that if there was a rigid enforcement of

their rules then probably the majority of members would be excluded from doing business, owing to the fact n. aeir being defaulters Acvanding to the rules and regulations a man was a defatter if he did not meet his 'cauitments.

For the sake of argument supposing. the various Exchanges adopted all the recommendations of the Commission, whasi would happen? Brokers, after their adaption, would not be in any better, position than they were now -

the members had not met their cummit-

movement.

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, CONTINUOUS DEMANDS BY THE KUOMINTANG.

¡NOX QUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Merchants of the Rice, Cuild in Canton have each been ordered to deliver $1,000

Brother Aimar, addressing His Excel Excellency has taken in our various Col pro-giving in 1993, Your Excellency said ith the realm of juvenile, sport During that you were always pleased to come to a past Ave years your presence at the been erected. It becoines my honour or has been an encouragement and an to-day to ask Your Excellency to dedicate inspiration to the whole student body. the final extension of the College Build our apposite remarks on these occasions ings which the very Rev. Father Spadave, we are pleased to say, home fruit has just blessed. Although things are not in the College's splendid athletic achieve quita ship-shape, I trust you will find the tents this year. We respectfully request Halls in such a condition as to justify our Excellency to autograph your own your having kindly consented to inaugur portrait which will occupy a place of ate them before your departure. The honour in our assembly hall, thus serving function is a happy opportunity marking perpetuate your memory in our midst as it does the complete reorganisation as well as in the midst of those who will "succeed us in this Institution." We would of the College on this site.

It was on September 9th, 1915, that the also ask your Excellency, to be pleased Staff, the Boarders and ten classes oc- to accept for one of your children the The fact had to be faced that some of worth of rice to the Red Army corumis- capied these premises. The location is fountain pen you will be using ns. a littligi College which owes so much to your dis- our bays, it is

In conclusion we tinguished patronage. casily accessible to all admirably suited for collegiate purposes memento of this your last visit to our subciently remote from congested areas

heartily wish your Excellency farewell and The original building has become the

ments; and if the recommendations of the Commission were adopted they would not meet them.

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sariat on account. Knowing the financial standing of the Kuomintang, the rice mer-

chants have not been quick to comply to afford academic seclusion and quiet God speed The Commission in section 17 of it with the order, intimating that they prefer hostel. Visitors and parents of the board H. E. the Governor, in replying, said he

part cash to credit only. Unless the mer-en do not conceal their satisfaction or was very sorry that this would be the chants, however, are able to show that seeing the airy aul spacious dormitories last time he would he with them. He had dining room and other balls reserved fo seen them before in school and on the the boarders. On September 5th, 1921 playing field, and he must confess be had the late Bishop Pozzoni blessed and You been more interested in the latter. It Execliebuy formally opened the school had been a great pleasure to him to see building containing twenty class rooms the keenness with which the boys had which our 600 students are comfortabl taken up scouting, and he congratulated

the troop on their work. housed.

they have no stock on hand, they can hardly excuse themselves from delivering the rice in present circumstances,

report, said:

The obvious remedy, then for the present state of affairs in Ilongkung is ibe reorganization of the Exchanges by their members by amending and adding to their rules and, above all, by enfore ing strictly those rules when they are made.

If the members of the Ex-

In addition to the $600.000 loan forced changes will not do this, it would be

on the pawn-brokers and other merchants possible by legislation to enact .rules

in Canton through the four leading trade which would be binding on every asso-guilds of the city, the Kuomintang is now ciation of sharebrokers whether incor enforcing the collection of a month's rent from tenants of Canton, the landlords being ordered to hold the receipts as totes The Kuormic- against the Government. tang is despatching troops to assist the police in hurrying payment. By rigidly combing the city, it should be possible to raise a sum of 1.600,000 in this way, but this is the sth or oth time when landlords in Cauton have had to give away their rentals and only 8000,000 has so far been collected.

parated or not.

The Exchanges were scarcely in a posi- tion to prevent defaulters at the moment from doing business. Yet if they were not excluded there was this danger. The general public did not know who the de faulters were and if defaulters could deal with clients, other brokers would soon be involved. Moreover if brokers did not doal direct with defaulters who were still operating on the Exchange they stood to lose money because of them through business deals with clients who had pre- viously been dealing unknowingly with defaulters.

THE "WAH SHAN."

The Bolahoviks ecritrolling the situation

in Canton have. again rejected the request He thought the best plan would be for of the owners of s.6. Wah Shan to have the Clovernment to take action on the their vessel back. The Wah Shan, it will Eines of their suggestion in section 17 be temebered, was plying between Hong: of the report. If this was done the vari.kong and Kwang-chow-wan at the time ous associations would probably be closed of capture by the Reds. The Wah Shan down, and then it would be for the was taken nearly two months ago." Government to select those who were to passengers captured on the vessel are it A deposit by these being kept in prison for no cause wat act as brokers. brokers should, he thought, be one of the ever.

ential requirements if the Government decided so to art.

Under present conditions, when the Exchanges opened, defaulters would still the with them, and there would be no

change whatever.

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TWO DOLLAR BOATS. PROMINENT PASSENGERS ON

BOARD.

The

Two Dollar boats, the sis. Prezident ekley and the s.8. President Wilson, arrived yesterday from Manila

He was much impressed by hearing The heavy expenditure entailed by th acquisition of this site and the erectio Brother Aimar inform him that during of the school building precluded our en the folly and stupidities of the past barking on a new schemic of extension months, none of them had considered that the near future. However the 'fund politics was the proper pursuit for school- necessary became available sooner tha boys. He was pleased to hear and was we expected. Your Excelleney promise not surprised-that none of the boys bad for 1914 a grant of $30,000 towards left. He knew that under Brother Aimar extension, and the sale of a small pies they were taught the foundations of good of ground behind our Kowloon, schol character and success. He would give during the land hoom having realised the fountain pen to his eldest son, and equal amount, the end of 1923 found he had asked Father Aimar to celebrate in a position to undertake the erectie the occasion of his visit by giving the of this structure which now stands befee scholars a boliday. (Loud applause.) you four storeys high."

This central building has been desigu to meet the recreative and social nedr

DESCRIPTION OF NEW HALLS.

Building operations were begun in April, 1924, and took, a little ever a year for complete.

A brief description of the new balls, of the pupils of the College general! which would have been opened on June the gymnasium on the ground floor ad faith, but for the strike, is given below: the assembly Hall on the first floor bch: The building is a four-storey one erected 120ft by 30ft. will serve that double pr-near and, as an addition to St. Joseph's pose and stand for the expression of te College. corporate life of the College. The l will be styled the Li Shek Pang Halin memory of the late Li Shek Pang, whs family donated $12,000 to the collee.

The new building is known The second floor is occupied by ho Central Building of the College and one Laboratories for the teaching of phyies of the balls is styled the Li shek Pang and etemistry. We are very grateful to Mr. Woo Hay Tong for a donation of Hall Here a tablet has been placed to the memory of the late Mr. Li Shek $5,000 towards their equipment which in Pang. The building which is 120ft. by addition to special grant by the Gov

gallery for the ment will enable us to furnish them rith 30ft, is four-storey and above the end of

the chapel there is quite up-to-date fittings.

brothers. The second storey is an assem

the

flo considered the only solution of the problem was for the Government to close

It seems to me that this building ith bly hall, whilst the third storey is de down associations, and select those men

its recreative Halls, Scienct rooms and voted to the laboratories and consist of who had met their commitments, or who

Chapel is an epitome of our school adviseven rooms-two laboratories, two pre- would moet their commitments, and call

The President Walaun brought bags ties. Rightly conceived, education sa

room and a store room. The ground floor apon them for a guarantee.

of mails from Manila. She had 37 cabin means of brightening life, of making the Paration rooms, & let ure room, a dark Amongst the prominent world a better place to live in. Toat will be used as a gymnasium, whilst the EXCHANGES TO RE-OPEN TO-DAY.passengers.

passengers were Mr. and Mrs. Boy Wcomplish this task the body and the sind Li Shek Pang Hall will be used for con- certs, cinemas, shows, etc., and a read- After having been closed since June the Howard, Mr. Howard is a prominent of the child must be trained and this local exchanges will re-open to-day. American publisher, being connected with training is best effected under pooding room for the students of the higher

classes. the Scripp's. Howard News Syndicate. material conditions. Those we offe to

Mr. Donald E. Thompson and his wife are en route for Shanghai Mr, Thomp Bon is connected with the Paramount Pic ture Corporation of Hollywood. They are returning from a trip to the Far East, where they have been searching for motion picture material.

LATER TRAMS:

MR. L. C. F. BELLAMY'S VIEWS.

Following the suggestion by the Hon Mr. H. W. Bird in the Legislative Council that trams and ferries should run until a Jater hour in order to encourage more people to live in the suburbs, Mr. L. C. F Bellamy the General Manager of the Ifongkong Tramway Co., stated that be would be quits willing to do his part if it could be shown that later trams were

Mr. William Seten and his family are

our students are the best we can com mand. Nevertheless this pile of builings would have been incomplete witherta chapel capable of holding 400 Caboli

We all know that it on students. admirable thing to have a sound body: it is even a better thing to have a pund mind; but infinitely better than either is

on their way to San Francisco. Mr. Seten it to have that for the lack of shich is traffic manager of the Electrie Railways (neither, sound mind nor sound body can in Manila.

Mr. Langdon C. Strong was going to San Francisco after a stay in the Philip pines. He is a prominent figure in the

atone Character. Character is the deci- sive factor in the life of individuals, and to have character is to have those quali ties that find their expression the Decalogue. In this chapel which has been

The cost of the building was $120,000

furniture and ·Jaboratory, whilst the

The Government fiting cost $20,000. contributed $50,000, and a further sums. was received in donations.

M.C.L. FETE. TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS.

The grounds at Government House yesterday, were vory animated in view of

preparations being carried

the

5 required or would serve a useful purpose, motion picture world of Hollywood added all these years, our 400 Christian out for the annual fete and sale of

in

New York

pupils will assemble and will be aught that the ultimate end of life is to attain future happiness and to contribute the happiness of those who will be deputies on them by faithfully fulfilling theird to God, to their neighbour and to them

Mesars. Little Adams & Wood are the architects of both the northern and ten- tral buildings. I am pleseed to testify to the great trouble they have tsien in

selves.

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work, ander the auspices of the Hong- kong Women's Quild and Ministering Children's League, which is to be opened this afternoon by Mrs. Russell Broke in order that the many side-shows and All that is needed now is fine weather entertainments may be fully enjoyed. a lucky dip. These side-shows include lucky wheel, clock golf, naval chute, gold fish pond, bran ple, roil, bowl or

He was satisfied that late trams-cer- tainly trams up to 9 am-would be run at a loss to the Company, but he was

A CANTON BLAZE. quite prepared to take the, long view sah a matter and provide such transport OVER EIGHTY HOUSES, GUTTED. facilities as he was able if eridence was

A big fire occurred at noon on the 19th forthcoming that people crowded into the central districts now simply because of inst. in Canton. It broke out in Wing the lack of reasonable facilities for getting On Street, 'Nam Kwan (South Suburb) to and from the outside districts. Ho and owing to a high wind rapidly spread rather scouted the idea, however, that the to adjacent streets. Chinese lived in the City because they It is reported that nine houses were preparing the plans of these building pitch, ice cream cart, silkworm exhibit found it inconvenient to get to the burnt down in Yat Tek Road, over 30 in am glad the new, addition does not en- etc. suburbs, He was of the opinion that the Wing On Street, about the same number cronch on the space reserved for outdoor At 4.30 p.m. Miss Violot Capell, with Chinese lived in the City because they in Tik Chin Street, and nine houses on physical education, and I am thankful to her pupils, will give a series of dances liked living there and because they want the South Bund. It is also stated that them for their careful supervision of the in the Ball Room until six o'clock, after. ed to be near their work. Extra trams, the vegetable markets totally work. Messrs. Sang Lee Co., we the

destroyed.

contractors, and after visiting the Hails which the Imperial Concert Party under you will agree with me that their work take the stage and present their capital the management of Mr. Orchard will

is entirely satisfactory.

The

names of our henefactors will be pot-pourri entertainment. Both enter, kept in grateful remembrance, and I shall tainments are being held in the banquet usk Your Excellency to unveil a tablet hall by the kind permission of His recording some of the donations. I also Excellency the Governor. wish to express my thanks to those who

be thought would do little to make them change their habits..

were

EXTRAORDINARY BOY,

TRIBUTE TO LITTLE EMIL

· · DANENBERG.A

Coming to the service of trams as at present supplied, Mr. Bellamy expressed surprise that the Colonial Secretary should have thought the trams stopped Fanning at 10.30 p.m. The latest ear on

The troupe will feature Mrs. Lawrence, The Company's present schedule leaves

In the course of a lengthy comment on the Post Office for, Causeway Bay at 11.10 5m. There were cars from Shatkiwana recital given in Shanghai on October Sare smaller uns; their names will ap- Mrs. Fleming, Missos Gaubert and Fin- Blundell. W. Fleming, and H. Vincer to Causeway Bay at 11.20 and from, Ken: 13th by Master Emil. Danenberg, the pear in the Jubilee number of the College lay, and Messrs. Bert Burrows, Vice

Magazine.

I must now conclude by asking Your In three numbers, the Missen Audrey medy Town to Causeway Bay at 11.16. Daily News says:-Little Emil The last ene out to Shankiwan, leaves Danonberg gave the first of his two piano Excellency to accept the expression of Steele, Doreen Smith, and Irene Beacon Causeway Bay at 10.45 p.m. and the last recitals at the Lyceum last night, and ear out to Kennedy Town leaves Cause- although the house night, have been fullery respectful gratitude for the sider will set as a chorus for Mr. Bert Bur- able grants made to the College during rows; these juvenile artists having al- way Bay at 10.40 p.m. Special late cars, but these are hard times it was de- the past five years. We shall erer re-ready given a good account of themselves however, are always red when application servedly enthusiastic. In truth, be in an

member the deep interest you

have taken

Front seats will be sold at 81.00 and; back Boats for 50 cents. Children will also be admitted for 50 cents.

is made for them, and prior to the strike, extraordinary boy and has the makings in the prosperity and steady advancement before with this popular artist

when there were any unusually attractive in him of a great virtuoso. His memory displays at Lee Gardens trams were kept is amazing and his technique, for so small in up till midnight,

person, prodigious.

of this College, and ask Almighty God to bles You and Yours with His doleest

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