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THE 51st ANNUAL

AL FRESCO FETE

of the

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

will be held

IN THE COMPOUND OF THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

on

SUNDAY, 9th December, 1934 From 830 p.m. to 11 p.m. Under the Distinguished Patrounge of".

H. E. THE GOVERNOR SIR WILLIAM PEEL, K.O M.G., K.B.E.

ADMISSION... - ... ...$1.00 Soldiers and Sailors in Uniform Admitted Half Price.

Each admission ticket entitles Holder to a

Souvenir on the evening of the Fete only,

From 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. several Stalls will be open and Amusements specially for children will be provided. Tea and Refreshments will be obtainable.

The grounds will be brilliantly illuminated in the evening. The Band will play both, in the afternoon and in the evening

SOME FEATURES OF THE FETE- Toy Bazaar, Ten Cents Stall. Dart Gallery, Surprise Cake with Diamond Ring, Wedding Rings and Other Valuable Gifts, Chinese Stall. Christmas. Tree, etc., etc.

FARM

YARD

Come and Win Your Turkeys, Geese, Sucking Pigs, for Christmas.

No Work o

of Charity is Foreign to the Society COME AND HELP HONG KONG'S POOR

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1934.

AIR TOURISTS

Shanghai The Destination?

Tramps and travellers of all sorta and conditions, high and low, in their journeys about the world, never fail to come through Shanghai. The chances now are, however, that travellers of a new sort may be going there shortly, They can be described as aerial world tourists whose chlet oc- cupation seems to be in making extensive experiments with radio equipment,

They are "Dr. Richard A. Light, an instructor in surgery at Yale University, U.S.A., and Mr. Robert New Rochelle, New York, who has just graduated in radio mechanics from the sane university.

Wilson of

The machine they are flying is а Bellanca six-passenger sky- rocket monsplane with 3 Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine and controllable pitch propeller en- abling the seaplane to take off in a confined space. *

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OBITUARY

Old China Hand C.I. Williams

A wide circle of friends in Hong Kong will learn with great sorrow of the death of Mr. Claude Ivon Willams, late Captain of Chinese Maritime Customs, which occurred

at his residence, 49. Poland Dar- dens, London, S.W. on Tuesday, November 8 at the age of 78.

Captain Williams was an old worcester boy and after serving in the P. & O. Service became at- tached to the Chinese Maritime Service. first at Hong Kong and later at Shanghai. He retired after over 30 years service in 1919 when in command of the s.s, Lut- Hsing.

of

A founder member of the Overseas League, Capt. Willams had ever been an ardent Freemason and in 1915 had the honour of being awarded the 5th class of the order of the Excellent Crop. The eldest son.

the late Rev. John Williams, Vicar of Wide- combe in the moor, Devonshire In married England, deceased Two-Way Communications During their fight from the Hong Kong in 1908 a daughter of United States to Europe and east the late General Brabazon, Pot- ward via Baghdad and, Karachi. tinger of Poona, India and a great Mr Wilson, who Dr. Light des- peice of Sir Henry Pottinger- the cribes enthusiastically 25 the Arst Governor of Hong Kong. He best radio amateur in all America, had been ill on and off for several

MODERN IDEAS IN HOUSINGTM

Schemes On The Continent

сп

Around the Courts

CHARGES WITHDRAWN.

Au Hau-wal. alias Au Pak-sze. partner in the Ying Shusn Bank,

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A scheme of arrangement, con- cerning the allocation of the founder and ordinary shares of the China Can Company was approved by the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A.

O. Y. Kwan, made

ABDUCTION OF GIRLS

the

Adjourned from November 20 in order to allow the local authori- ties to communicate with the Can- ton Police regarding the defend- ant's adopted daughter who took part in the abduction of two gs.

two

Mr. M. K. Lo (for the deferge)!

"After being convicted. defendant that she had smail Naturally we deny all the charges, stated but 1

The Magistrate the prosecution with grand-daughter, draws I take it there is nothing offered to have the child placed in for me to do.

the care of the Po Leung Kuk, bu The defendant was accordingly defendant stated that she would prefer to let a friend, who appear- discharged.

ed in Court, have custody of the child. The Magistrate consented to this and said the matter would be arranged by the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.

Siz Godfrey Collins, Secretary of

was brought before Mr. E. 1. MacGregor, at the Supreme Court, State for Scotland, speaking at Wynne-Jones at the Central Ma- yesterday Mr. T. F. Lo, Instructed Greenock, referred to the progress gistracy yesterday, charged with by Mr. of slum clearance in Scotland. Amnting false entries in the gen-application. rast speeding-up, he said, had eral book of the firm, with intent taken place-the number of houses to defraud, and with, embezzle- under construction in the past two ment of $181 on various cates be- years to replace houses unit for tween October 23 and November human habitation was as great as 15' last. in the previous six years-and if Mr. P. H. Sin, for the prosecu- the present rate of progress was tion, asked the permission of the maintained the slums in Scotland Court to allow him to withdraw the case, The grounds were that would disappear in five years.

Referring to the examination since the last adjournment, coun- made recently by Mr. Highton, the set instructed by him and himse Yeung Yak, a 56 year old widow head of the Department of Health. had gone into the case and had

was yesterday sentenced by Mr. Admittedly

E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon accompanied by local authority examined the books.

housing, of some the books had not been kept in Magistracy to a term of 12 months" experts housing schemes on the Continent, a proper manner, but they were of hard labour for abducting where modern ideas have been the opinion that the irregularities giris Ho Sung. 13 and Poon Wun experimented with, Sir Godfrey

were due to the defendant's ignor-16, of 59 Portland Street first floor ance of book-keeping and there i

and 66 Portland Street second floor Collins said that while there was

was no evidence of intent to de- much that Continental architects

respectively. froud. had yet to learn from Britain about the internal planning of working-class houses, there were to which particular features British architects might well give attention. Especially was "this so with regard to sleeping accom- modation. There was practically no instance on the Continent of curried out experiments on wire-months but his death. from pneu- the living-room being used as a less equipment carried in their monia, was rather sudden.

bedroom. In Germany and Holland plane. He succeeded in main- Among the assembly at the taining two-way telegraphic com-crepation. which took place at sleeping in the living-room was munication with a friend in the Golders Green Crematorium. Lon- either prohibited by regulation or uz indulged in by tradition. That United States over 4 distance don on Friday, November 9" were of 2.000 miles at working speeds Mrs. C. I. Williams (widow), Missacfinitely restricted the use of at T'eggy Williams (daughter), Mr. least one room to social intercourse of thirty words per minute,

They had left Newhaven, Con- Charles Williams (brother), Miss and family life." It was common, recticut, U.S.A, on August 30, Florence Williams (sister), Miss too, for each house in a tenement and following Colonel Lindbergh's Edith Kirkwood (cousin), The Rev. building to be provided with a route along the coast of Labrador, Bernard Clarke (who officiated), private balcony. There the family New to Greenland, thence ta Mr. W. F. Tyler (former coast could sit or young children, could be placed in the open air even two Iceland. the Faroe Islands and Inspector of Chinese Customs).

or three storeys up. Part of the the Orkneys. to Great

Britain. Mrs. E. Patey (formerly of Hong

was frequently under Some

was spent hying Kong), Mrs. Lionel Cooke, Mr. balcony time

cover, where bedding, could be around the United Kingdom and Douglas Cooke, Miss Sybil Phill-

clothes dried, and other Europe, Holland, Germany, Den-patta! Miss Dorothy Perkins. Nurse aired,

domestic requirements met, to the mark and Scandinavia being visit-Timmony and others. There, were

great convenience of the tenants. ed. Then the flers crossed numerous floral tributes sent as a

and yet out of sight of the passer- Europe to Lake Geneva and com- last token of esteem and regard.

by. Ample storage accommodation menced their fight "eastward,

was provided in built-in cupboards for the holding of dishes, utensils, clothing: etc. Extensive facilities Jor community use were made available in the basements. These tacluded storage room for prams and

and bicycles, wash-houses laundries, spray-baths, foot-baths. and central heating plant.

Photographs of the external lay- outs of these Continental schemes revealed an artistic treatment. He

Witnesses of Air Race They halted at Rome," Athens and Cyprus. the latter place im- pressing them greatly. At Bagh- dad

three they stayed

days watching the Melbourne air race fliers pass through, Then they followed on to Karachi having been advised not to attempt to cross India in their seaplane.

From Karachi they left the next morning for Bombay with their objective as Bangkok. From the Siamese capital they intend to proceed eastward and fully intend to go to Shanghal although they'

ROYAL NAVY

Indian Navy Command

Rear-Admiral A. E. F. Bedford, C.B., is due to take up his appoint- ment as Flag Officer Commanding the Royal Indian Navy, in succes- sion to Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Walwyn, KCS.L, C.B., D.S.O. For

had not yet set down any specil the past two years Rear-Admiral / the people, in Scotland.

plans.

RUSSIAN WAR SHIPS

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Community Life

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SANITARY BOARD CASE

The China Light and Power Co. Ltd. appeared yesterday as de-

summons brought fendant in a

Vladimir Bokorovsky. 28. unem- by Sanitary Inspector M. D. Wat- son before Mr. E W. Hamilton. at ployed Russian seaman, was charg- the Kowloon Magistracy for noted before Mr. W. Schofield, at the complying with a notice served by Central Magistracy yesterday, with the Sanitary Board requesting having stowed away on the steam- them to abate a nuisance on their er Peter Maersk from Shanghai to Sub-Station at Tal Nam Street Hong Kong. Sergeant Russel. pro- known as K I. L, 1989-the dirty secuting asked for a remand of 24. condition of a native latrine in hours to make further enquiries- the rear of the ground floor. The application was granted,

Mr. B. D. Evans of Messrs. Johnston, Stokes and Master de- fended.

The confrmation by the Court Sanitary Inspecter Watson gir of a special resolution for the re- duction of the capital of the Hang ng evidence said that he had oc- casion to visit the premises on Lee Tow Boat Company, Ltd., was October 14 and found a dark brown granted by the Chie! Justice, Mr. coating in the pan in the latrine A. D. A. MacGregor, yesterday. Mr. He met a European there and sale R. C. H. Lim said the capital of that if the defect was not re- the Company was $500.000 x 100,- medied he would have to take out 000 shares of $5 each, of which a summons against the Company 92,000 were issued and fully paid He received a reply that rothing

up. The resolution was to reduce was wrong and that China Ligh: the capital to $300,000. and Power Co., Ltd. would never

be summoned Thereafter he`ylalt-

A stonebreaker, Lal Ching, was

at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day, charged with having posses-

ad the place with the sentor Bani-brought before Mr. E. W. Hamilton "ary Inspector of Kowloon whe took a penknife and scraped out part of the coating of the pant

out.

hoped that it might be possible to arrange for slides to be made of the photographs and for illustratej

To Kwa Wan Road on Saturday lectures to be given to make theter which a summons was taken sion of three sticks of dynamite at results of the tour better known is

without a ilcence. Sergeant Whe- Mr. Evans contended that the lan said defendant was employed summons was wrong in that in the

at the Wah Tung matshed, and original summons the, secretary of the company was cited as defend

was one of the workers at the.. new site of the Central British ant The complaint in the pre-School. Defendant was given five sent summers was not made on sticks of dynamite for blasting purposes, but he only used two and November 21, therefore the sum- mons was bad,

kept the other three. When he He quoted authorities in support was arrested, defendant said he of his statement and asked his wanted to exchange the dynamite Worship to dismiss the summons.

A fine of $50 with the that there had been a general labour was imposed. Mr. Hamilton agreed with him alternative of one

month's hard

journed the proceedings "sine die" mix-up of the summons and ad-

-Bedford-has-been--Chief of Staff

The provision made for com in the Mediterraneah Fleet Fay- master, Lieutenant-Commander Mmunity life in the arrangement of the buildings was noticeable, added H. Elliott M.B.E., who was his

Sir Godfrey Collins. The open secretary in that post, will again

spaces were variously, laid out in I serve him in a similar capacity.

The present flagship of the In- gardens, with paddling ponds, grass plots, and sand pits, where children dian Navy is the Dalhousie, a

could play in complete safety stationary depot-ship, bullt at Greenock in 1886, but a new sea going flagship is now nearing com- pletion on the Tyne at the yard Two coastal destroyers are In of Hawthorn Leslie and Co., the Singapore harbour flying mer-sloop Indus, which was launched "cantile marine flags.

Call At Singapore

Singapore. Nov. 23.

They are the vessela "PS-8" adn "P.S.-26." built in Italy for the navy of Soviet Russia. No guns. ammunition or other letbal weapons are aboard.

on August 24 and is expected to be delivered. in February next. There are four other stoops in the Indian Navy, the Hindustan, Clive, Corn- wallis, and Lawrence, two patrol boats the Baluchi and Pathan; The two ships salled into Sin-two surveying ships the Investiga gapore on Tuesday morning un-tor and Palinarus, and one trawler, der the flag of the Italian Mer- the Madras. The personnel in- cantile Marine and dropped. an- cludes 120 officers and 1,000 rat- chor in the Outer Roads.

ings.

Abroad them are a Russian naval commissioner and eight Russian members of the crews

from traffic and be under the

BANK. WENDING UP

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for oplum.

supervision of their mothers from the private or common balconies. The lay-out was frequently varied

Knocked. almost into insensibility according to special grouping of the population within the scheme. It was recognized, for example,

by three men having the appear- that old people and young familles

ance of Hakka coolles by wielding required special consideration and

bamboo poles, Cheng Mul watch- Making his first appearance in man in charge of a dynamite ina- they were provided with accom- modation in self-contained houses ment Mr. T..F. Lo, instructed by moved to hospital yesterday morn- Court yesterday, since his enrol- gazine at Stanley Beach was re- or in the lower flats of tenements. Bachelors and spinsters were simi- petitioning creditor in an appli-

Mr. C. Y. Kwan, appeared, for the ing. larly grouped according to their cation to wind up the Cheung Shun needs, and what was a doubtful Bank at the Bankruptcy Court.. feature-difficult tenants were sometimes isolated in separate areas until they could qualify for inclusion among better tenants.

men when they made a rald on He was attacked by the three

the magazine, and stole one case of dynamites containing about, 400 sticks of explosive

Counsel said that if the applica tion was not granted, his client would have no remedy left, as the

The dynamite belonged to former Chief Justice. Mr. J. B building contractor employed on a

that will man them on their com THE ABORIGINES FRIEND Shops, theatres, cinemas, kinder- Wood, had previously dismissed a constructional undertaking at

mission nt Vladivostock They

are the chief engineers and elec- tricians.

FTALIAN CREWS

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, Nov: 15.

"Mrs. Daisy Bates, OBE., who has The present crew are all It-been presented to the Duke of alans, numbering 105 in all the

Gloucester at Ooldea, is the officers being drawn from the

Australian aborigines greatest Lloyd Triestino company. Fifty-

friend. four are on "P.5.-8" and 51 on .P.S.-26."**

garten schools, and mothers' clinics completed the communal unit, which was in contrast to some of the large Scottish schemes com- prising only houses with no com-

mon facilities.

Experience on the Continent seemed to have shown that they could not have a stereotyped plan,

but that they must have regard to

the special needs of different kinds

petition against this bank.

Stanley, For" fishing purposes The Chief Justice: Mr. A. D. A dynamite s a desirable, article. MacGregor, granted the petition.

amongst the native boat-people.

intanamo

"POCKET CRUISERS” FOR U.S. NAVY

Coastguard Ships With' 6in Guns

in length, with a beam of 41 ft- and displace 2,000 tons. They are turbine driven at a speed, of: 20 knots, the radius being 8,000 miles. The armament. is two 6 in, guns and two anti-aircraft pieces, but the deck supports are 50 built Seven warships of a new type,

that two more .6 In.. guns could have `be mounted if necessary. A sea-

plane is carried

She has long had her camp near the Coldea water hole, which the of people. That pointed to the. The Free Press is informed that Duke visited, and in the 34 years need for well-mixed schemes con- the vessels were constructed at in which she has been doing taining various types of houses, the Ansaldo Works at denba at philanthropic work among the with the necessary communal ser-known as "pocket cruisers, the order of the Soviet Govern-blacks she has seldom come back ment. They are of 860 tons gross to civilisation." each and arė motordriven, at- taining a speed of 22 knots!

TO PROTECT SMACKS

Bir John Kirwan, in his recent book, "An Empty Land" gives a picture of this noble-minded, The purpose of their construc-white-haired Irish lady, of culture tion is ostensibly the protection and refinement." of Russia's fleet of fishing smacks around Vladivostock in Eastern Siberia, and they are not design- de for service on the high seas,

They are en toute to Vladivos- tock now, and while in port the agents of Lloyd Triestino ure acting for them Bath ships are expected to sail to-day or early on Sunday.

At all times in the bush she dresses with remarkable care and neatness. Usually she wears a straw hat tied down with a bluish vell, a blue tailor-made costume with a dress nearly to her ankles, and starched collar and tie

Her clothes are of a forgotten fashion

vices. The proper grouping of just been laid down for the US tenants in Continental schemes,coastguard service, which in time Such vessels are ideal for convoy

Holland, particularly fa

was of war automatically becomes part purposes, and it remains a riddle achieved by the employment of of the regular Navy,

why the British Admiralty has not property managers. who were These ships are particularly in-, adopted this type instead usually women;

teresting for: two reasons:

building over thirty small sloops, The belong to a type which is which have no fighting valuë. not restricted by treaty.

Nearly a score of powerful convoy sloops could have been produced for the cost of these smaller fry.".

about them, even when there are none but blacks to see her. ....... Her influence among the aborf- sines is enormous. She is their doctor and their justice of the peace, administering the law with or without the aid of an occa- slonal constable who visita her

but she is particular camp.

They conform in every respect to the "convoy gloop which British naval officers, for years past, have been hoping the

minished cruiser feet out our *8,000-MILE RADIUS → The new

It la possible that HMS En-

chantress, now building at Cyce- bank all prove to be the fart of with 6 in. hikh the Navy, stands

loops are 328 tt utg

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