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A Weekly Column of Local Gossip

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Bg "The Scout

accomplished musician. Miss Pool proceeded from Canton to Amer ica some six years ago and was graduated at the Arrillaga Musi- cal College of San Francisco. To- night, she is giving a piano re- chal at the Chinese F.M.C.A. and visitors are assured of a treat.

COURT CROWDS.

The younger set, of the Chinese community was strongly repre- unani-"sented at Mr. Hamilton's court on

The work of the Street Sleepers Shelter Society takes first place in this column to-day: The other day, I paid a visit to the "Shel- ter" and was surprised to see the number of poor people clamouring for admission, as, in these cold nights, the protection afforded is really appreciated, by the poor. So great has been the number of people turned away each night that the Committee has mously decided to install more bunks in the space available and work towards this end is already progressing apace. Not every ap- plicant for a night's lodging la the from the poorest class in

the volunteer community and workers tell me that there had been some pitiful cases of educated

on their luck, who. men, down

have gone to apply for a bunk and two gunny bags! Many touch- ing human stories can be gather- ed at the "Shelfer" by those whose task it is to question appl- cants and one or two instances are related below.

HOW OUR NEIGHBOURS LIVE

One case which came to the

Monday when the abduction ease was due to come up for hearing. The court room was absolutely packed by 3.30 p.m.. the time xed for the hearing, and still the crowd, kept growing and the scene was reminiscent of the days when Cheng Kwok Yau appeared before Mr. Wynne Jones in the preliminary stages of his trial for the murder of George Fung. When a good cause such as the Street Sleepers' Society needs volunteer workers most people are too busy to assist, but no matter how long an interesting case lasts there are always many who can find time to attend. The tue of Chanx Krok Yan extended Save three weeks at the Magistracy and 18. stiffer period at the Supreme

NEWFOUNDLAND DEBTS

Royal Assent Given To New Bill

London, Dec. 21. The Newfoundland Bill received the Royal Assent to-day, and an offer is made to the holders of the various Newfoundland loan obliga- tions to change into new guaran teed three per cent stock, repay- able in whole or in part at par on July 1, 1963 or, at the option of Newfoundland, on or after July 1, 1943, on three months' notice being given.

and principal, interest sinking fund are "guaranteed by the British Treasury.

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Excepting for mental advances and securities which are to be repaid, the ex- change offer applies to the whole public debt of Newfoundland, Including those securities which rank as trustee Issues in Britain. -British Wireless, ·

them

sheiter was that of a young boy Court, but each day there was no DIARY OF LOCAL

of fourteen, a bright intelligent fellow, who had a slight fever every night. The boy was given, a chit for admission into hospital but had refused to go there be cause, he explained to his bene- factors, he had to earthis living by day: He takes on any work or odd job that is offering and man- One ages to keep himself alive.

that he

of the members of the Society is now trying to obtain regular em- ployment for him, so could pay for medical attention. Another case which came to the "shelter" was that of a Straits- arrived who had born. Chinese here some four months ago look- ing for employment. Having fail- ed to find it... he was forced to sleep in the streets. He sought admission at the shelter, but was too well-dressed to be admitted. One of the volunteer workers, pitying him, gave him some money out of his own pocket for him "to seek. lodgings elsewhere, and I

Misa Pool Ying Lam

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think the man has now found a job by some member of the Committee. One coolle who regularly applied for admission could speak several European lan- guages, and had a ready command of English. He was, I understand, with the Chinese Labour Corp during the World War, but is now entirely destitute.

The street sleepers are going to get a treat on Christmas morning, when broth will be served to them. The Society is certainly performing good community ser vice and deserves every encourage- ment and support

ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIAN

Parena del In this column to-day you will see the ploture of Miss Pool Ying Lam, a Chinese girl, who is an

room for the late comer. How.do to time these peoples and the follow the case and do they take the same intelligent interest in public matters?

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THE GOOD OLD DAYS

Readers of "Echoes of 1859" the which appears regularly in

may columns of the Daily Press have been amused to read of the Government's offer of a prize of $1,000 in those days for a feasi ble plan for supplying water to the inhabitants of Hongkong. It seems that the water problem has been with us all these years and despite the construction of several big reservoirs since Hong- are not kong's earliest days, we

far yet out of the wood so, the Colony's water supply is con- cerned, for are we not still on a water ration Another interest- ing excerpt from the "Daily Press" files shows what havoc WRS wrought when a fire broke out in those days. There was no regular fire brigade and the naval ratings. were the fire-fighters - on whom the community depended. Their method, in the absence of an ade- quate water supply, appeared to be that of pulling down all .com. bustible structures to the wind- ward side of an outbreak and thus prevent its spreading!

AN APPEAL

Thursday's Naval Parade at Happy Valley was a spectacular show," but only those who were

EVENTS

TO-DAY

(December 23)

(XI Moon; 7th Day) Anniversaries and Holidays.- Ember Day.

Auctions-Lammert's Sale of Sult Lengths and Porcelain" Tea a.m.; Sets, etc., Sales Room, 11 Goods and Chattels of Great Cen- tral Foundry of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 48, Beech Street, Kowloon, at Sales Room, noon.

Miscellaneous. St. Andrew's Carol Choir Parish Tour to collect funds for St. Dunstan's Homes, 8 p.m.

Theatres

King's Charlie Chan's

Greatest Case" Queen's: "42nd Street" " Central: "Island of Lost Souls" Oriental: "The Half Naked

Truth"

World: "Men Without Law"! Lee: Yes, Mr. Brown" Majestic: "Madame Butterfly". Star: Men Must Fight"

Dances

H.M.B. Tamar: Dance, Garrison Lecture Hall,- 8.30 p.m.

Principal Mails

Inward from Europe via Spez

Sports

admitted into the Race Course by Glenbeg: Outward for Austra- and those who were members of a by Atsuta Maru, 9:30 a.m.; Air the Jockey Club were able to Mail for Europe by Hat Hing, 5 watch it. The Police prevented pm. many people from entering the road that runs arough the Race

Cricket Triangular Tourna- Course from the Football Club to the Civil Service Club. A big ment, Hongkong C.C. v. Army, 11 a.m.; First Division. University v parade occurs so rarely in Hong Craigengower (F): Royal Navy Y kong that the authorities might South Wales Borderers" (F): Bec- stretch 2 point in future ond Division, Cralgengower v and?" allow members of the

Football-First Division, Royal Artliers v. Lincolns: Borderers Club: Kowloon v. Police, Recreio

public an opportunity of see Royal Navy (L): Police Hong- ing it. It is true that thekong C.C. (L), road in question had to be kept clear, but I think only a part of it was used by those on parade. The closing of the whole road therefore did not seem entirely

necessary;

KING AND QUEEN AT SANDRINGHAM

London, Dec, 22 Their Majesties, the Kitig and Queen, yesterday left Buckingham Palace for Bandringham where they will spend the Christmas,

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, the children of the Duke and Duchess of York, travel- led with them-British Wireless Service,

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