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LANG-On November 18, 1935, 'at'

the Country Hospital Shang- hal, to Elste, wife of Mr. A, E. Lang. a son. +

DEATH

NEWS SUMMARY

An Interesting account of the World Bridge Olymple for 1938, describing the method of play and the awards appears on page 7.

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WATSON-On Monday, November 1A, 1935, at St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, Laura Mae,

Several cricket matches were dearly beloved wife of Ernest played during the week-end; re- Watson, formerly of Shanghal.sults of which appear on page 5.

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Lengue football was again the Editorial and Business Once; "11" main attraction during the week-

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Hong Kosa, NovEMERE 15, 1935,

OLYMPIC GAMES

4 Gossip We Must

"(BY "ONLOOKER")

"The MCL Tenni Tournament organised by Mr. Taylor was na tremendous success, and by two- page 10 thirty on Sunday afternoon scores of eager competitors arrived at the Peak Club,

It was

a perfect day-lovely sun, and no wind to speak of, and if the players were not in the not blame the weather this time! best form they certainly, could

The funeral of the Iate Mr. George Edward Bell, a retired mer- chant, who died at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital on Saturday after a long illness, took place at the Catholic Cemetery yesterday evening, and was well attended by his personal friends. Page 8

Bome excellent sport and close finishes were seen at North Point on Saturday in the Inter-Club rowing. regatta between the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and the Victoria Recreation Club. Page 12.

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"Some of the girls wore shorts. and some had sensible short -dressed.

Our champion, Miss Rusa- mond Hancock, looked awfully nice in shorts. She played with her father.

Chancellor Adolf Hitler's per- sonal assurance that anybody who comes to Germany to take part in the Olympic Games in 1936, whe-scene on the occasion of the an- thex competitor or spectator, will nual general meeting of the Old be accorded the warmest welcome Students' Association, which took irrespective of race, nationality or place on Saturday. religion is enough to remove all doubts raised in certain countries that Germany would keep all Olympic rules.

The Wah Yan College Hall pre-matches. sented an animated and jovial

When the National-Socialist

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A treasure hunt and various games and competitions were tea- tures of the St. Andrew's Church Garden Party held in the Church

From four o'clock téa was served in the club, and we all ate as much as we dared, in between A great many specta- tors turned out to watch, includ- ing Mrs. Henderson. Mrs. Astley, Mrs. McAvoy, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Callison.

BRIDGE AND MAHJONGG

The Bridge and Mahjongg drive, in ald of the fund for sending an Interport Hockey team to Shang- hai was an enormous success.

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in 1933 the International Olympic Committee was uncertain whether it would be possible to hold the Games in Germany as arranged, at any rate unless adequate guaran→ tees were forthcoming that the rules.would" be respected.

It was doubted at the outset whether old colleagues in Germany would adhere to the rules as loyally as before, and Germany had to face the task of convincing the world, bence during the last to years many representatives of th ternational sport have visited Ger- many to make investigations on the spot

Without a single exception every one after a prolonged stay went away satisfied that all rules would be scrupulously respected, There- fore the Olympic committee had

no choice but to leave matters as they were, that is to say, hold the Games in Germany according to programme.· ̈

This decision has been approved

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place of the usual annual fete which has been held in previous years in aid of the Church funds.

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Saturday's sale of flowers in aid of the funds, of the Confucian Free

Schools for the poor of the Colony proved

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the Gloucester

dining room was simply seething with people, and the merry sound

of mahjongg chips and the frantic bidding of the bridge players pro- duced sounds like the inside of a bee hive!

When tea appeared many girl players of hockey plied us with unquallied success, sandwiches and cakes, Among thanks to the enthusiastic efforts the attendant hockey girls we re- of a host of charming Chinese cognised Mrs. Harrop, Jean Dal- ladies and schoolgirls on behalf of ziel, Jessie Wong, Marie Smith, the good cause,

Page 6. Mrs. Dimsdale. Later Miss Owen Hughes came in looking delight- ful in a very flattering little hat, and Miss Joan Smalley was very much in évidence helping her mother who was looking everybody. -

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The joint annual function of the Hong Kong University Graduates Association and the University Club (Hong Kong), in the form of a dinner dance, was held in the Roof Garden Hot Kong Hotel dred members and guests attend- on Saturday night. Over a hun.

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A COCKTAIL PARTY

room.

after

After the prize-giving a great many of us wandered into the "Art Exhibition" in the writing Considerable excitement was

Among the exhibitors I caused in the district near Fife saw Lady Shenton looking as Street, Kowloon, shortly after charming as ever in her favourite by the committee unanimously. Dom. on Saturday night when

brown, and Mrs. C. B. Brown wore think that the committee

Chinese detective who was chasing that soft blue which seems to be would have shrunk from taking a snatcher opened fire on his her special colour. The pictures the Games away from Germany if quarry. Six shots were fired, one

were perfectly lovely and the urge if they had had the least doub

to buy was strong, upon us. of which took effect, and the man.

not

about Germany's keeping her word, The Olympic committee is quite

independent of any outside `au- thority anywhere in the world.

The Committee have been con- vinced that the Jews will have

complete freedom to train for the Olymple Games among themselves

who was taken to the Kowloon

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Hospital. succumbed shortly after

admission.

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Later I went to the most enjoy able cocktail party at a not so distant at where I encountered a great 'many old friends, and met The first encounter arranged be-

some nice new ones. It was nice of tween bowling members St. George's Society and St. Andrew's the Colony after Ave months in to see Mrs. Felix Joseph back in

That is all the International Com-Society was played on the Kowloon England. She wearing-a

milttee has a right to require. They have no authority, right or desire t. investigate and judge political and internal affairs in sing' conn“ try The Jews that come to the

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AU REVOIR

(By CHANCE) We were very sorry to say good- bye to Capt. Armstrong and Mr. Richardson last Monday evening. at the

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lovely black velvet cocktail gown., body, Pretty Mrs. Ropes was in Mr. Croucher was holding court !-royal blue and Mrs. Perase in black, at one side of the room. and Mrs. Bishop, always so smart was looked marvellous in a sult of na brown ensemble and Mrs. black moire with a red blouse and Wolsely in navy blue. Mrs. Mur- a vastly becoming black hat ray, was wearing a lovely black Mrs. Rolfe looked most striking frock with a most attractive black. in a silver tunic over å black skirt lace top and long tight sleeves. and seemed to be thoroughly en- Mr. and Mrs. Shannon were there joying herself.

she was so attractive in royal blue with a beautiful gold brocade coat. Mrs. Rybot recently returned from a visit to England was" in navy blue, with one of the very latest of hats on. Enid Chauvin in red and a short fur coat looked very happy and so too did Mrs. McAvoy, Very striking was Mrs. Philip Smith in a black velvet gown with a short white fur coat and a smart little white bät. Dr. and Mrs Smalley were there, also Capt. and Mrs. Coltart. Mrs. Salter favoured an ensemble of turquoise blue with black and looked extremely, amart. Mrs. Back was lovely in a drзs of brown taffeta, and Mrs. Morris who caine with her bus- band and Sylva and Valerie chose maroon, I saw Audrey Steele viva- vious as usual, and 'Mrs. Holmes was there too, in navy and brown. Unless I stop now I shall go on for ever, but I must say the Gun- ners certainly know how to give a very good party.

end of a cocktail party which they gave in the Peninsula Hotel. All the people connected with flying were there, and I saw Mr. and Mrs. Bell also Comman- der and Mrs. Clutterbuck: Attrac» tive Mrs. Gibson was there too, also Mrs. Stevens, both in black, in addition several of our naval friends were present. Most peo- ple were going on to the Lincolns dance, including Capt. Armstrong and I know he enjoyed it very much and by 7 o'clock the next morning he had left tor Penang en route for England.

AT THE GUNNER'S, MESB Cocktail parties "have

again made this week very gay and busy. Last Tuesday Col. Wilson and his officers gave a very excellent party in the new Gunner'a Mess which was an ideal place for it. A large crowd was there, and it was quite a treat to see a few new faces at the party. Fur and winter coats were much in evidence which made us realise that winter had

at last come.

A lovely fur coat was worn by Mrs. Reds- over an extremely smart bottle green dress and halo hat to match, Heather and Betty Gerrard were others who came well prepared for the cold weather. Pretty Mrs Wilson was in navy and was very busy helping her husband to eater- tain their guests. Very striking, I thought, Mrs. Gerald Portman in a cocktail frock of black and all- 'ver, and Mrs. Lowe looked very sweet an ensemble of dark red and gold. Mrs. Campbell also fav- oured the cocktail mode of a black skirt and a very attractive gally coloured blouse., Col. Harrison was there and his wife I noticed in a smart tallared suit with a little hat to match, Mrs. Keary was an“ other who favoured `à tallored sult of navy.

YACHTING - ENTHUSIASTS- There was quite a good turn out. in the Cruiser class when eleven boats started from Murray Pier at 2. p.m. on Saturday. Typhoon all- ed by Mrs. Keary did well in gain- ing second prize, being the first boat home with a lady at the halm. Typhoon WES followed closely by Tern" salled by Mrs. Foley who was again followed by Sheila Dewsnap sailing Monsoon.

The other boats started from the Yacht club and sailed over a different course. In the "A' Class

Mrs. Thoyts won the race in A2. Mrs. Persse sailing A12 was un- fortunate in rounding Holts wharf mark when she had to give way to boats in other classes and came

in a good lecond.10.

In the H Claas Rolla was first- home, safied by Brenda. Kirks, coming round the last mark, the boat was well handled in passing those of other classes. Ida R't chie sailing 1 took second place. Stella, salled by Mrs. Ellerby gain- ed fret prize in her class closely followed by Mrs. Bidirbeck in Widgeon.

At the conclusion of the Regat- ta, the Commodore Mr., A. In. Bh'elds asked Mrs. Thackeray to present the prizes, and as a 13- mento of the occasion, the Com- There was such a crowd that it | modore presented Mrs, Thackeray was difficult to distinguish every-1 with a club Burgee.

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BLUE IN VOGUE

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B.G.C, green on Saturday after- woon. when the Scotsmen over- whelmed the Englishmen by 64 shots-153 shots to 88. Page 10.

Chu shiu, an apprentice me- appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones on "Baturday, On charges of (a) having driven motor car without an appropriate licence, (b) driving, without due Road on Friday and (c) driving a Ports for the week ending on Nov. care and caution along Jordan The Health "Bulletin "of Eastern

car without the permission of the 16 shows that there was one case Page d. of plague at Baghdad and two at

Olympic Games in 1936 will be chanic, treated with exactly the same courtesy, as everybody else.

Propaganda against the Olympic Games in 1930 is of a political, not the possession of fighting funds on sporting, origin, Proof; of this is in

a scale never obtainable for any sporting object. All countries ad- cwner. jacent to Germany, for instance Switzerland,

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FROM HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

Colombo. Cholera cases were forty at Calcutta: one at Madras and fourteen at Bangkok, Small- pox cases were two at Bombay: four at Calcutta, one at Karachi: one at Madras, one at Vizagapa

Austria, Czechoslo- Wong Tax Cho, an unemployed. vakia and Scandinavian countries, was on Saturday, sentenced to two which know conditions prevailing months hard labour by Mr. W. in Germany intimately have signi- | Schofield at the Central Magis fied their intention of sending tracy for the theft of six pounds large teams to compete in the of lead from the Taikoo Dockyard, tam; one at Hong Kong and one Games in 1935..

NAVAL YARD MISHAP

Fatal Fall From Roof

A somewhat alarm'ng incident occurred at the Royal Naval Dock yard yesterday morning when workmen at work on the demoli- tion of a workshop in the yard met with a serious accident which resulted in on death and the

moval of another to hospital

The men were engaged by the Kin Lee Contractors of Wood Road and were in the process of de- molishing the rat of a workshop in the yard when for some resKOKI or other two of the workmen fell down to the ground and received terrible injuries.

one

Brst floor of No. 281. discovered in the cockloft of the Hollywood

Road on Saturday morning by the inmates of the premises. The de- ceased is thought to have been dead for the past two days.

The forthcoming marriage is announced of Mr. Valentine Adrian Novikov, radio specialist, of No. 155 Prince Edward Road, and Miss at 5 p.m. on Friday.

at Shanghal⠀⠀ There was He was sentenced to a further death of small-por at Moulmein...

Lucilla Banches Bain, of No. 306 eight months hard labour for re- There were four essea of diph-Prince Edward Road. ́turning from-banishment. Page 7.; theria reported in Hong Kong on

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GOODWILL PLANE TO FORMOSA

ship, HMS. Kent, returns after the completion of her annual sum- mer exercises in northern waters.,

The weekly whist drive of the... Sailors' and Soldiers' Home, held on Saturday night, was well at- tended. Mrs. R. 'Hint and Mr... J. Pigott won the principal prizes.

The Honourable Mr. M, K; LO was the guest at a dinner party given by the Chinese Engineers' Association at the Kam Lling Res- taurant, West Point, on Saturday, in honour of his recent appoint ment as an unofficial" member of the Legislative Council.

Leung **Tak__ Wong, of No. 37 Third Street, second floor, was admitted to the Government Civil The mystery which surrounded Hospital on Friday, as the result the non-appearance at one of the of injuries received when he fell leading local Chinese newspapers, í from the window at the above ad- the **Isun Wan Yat Po," on Satur- dress at 9 in the morning. He died day morning, was soon cleared up at 5 p.m. the same day, when it became known that owing to a breakdown of the printing machine, the paper could not be

A Debate has been arranged by the Kowloon Tong. Anglican Church for to-day at 8 pm. at the Church- · House on the Motion: "That a Christian Church can be Foochow Nov 23 run as a Co-operative Society for The Fuklen Provincial Govern- Health, Housing, Unemployment issued. ment has decided to send a good; ; and Death.

wil plans to Formosa, shortly to The Bishop of Hopskong will express thanks to the Formosan preside and the motion will be Government for the hospitality supported by Mr. George She and extended to General Chen Yi, Mrs. E. C. Thomas and opposed by Governor of the Fukien Provincial Rev. L L Nash and Miss R. Mow Government, during his recent trip | Fung.

1 to the Island Central News Agency.

Among the passengers booked in Europe to connect with the Era press of Russia" from Vancouver on Nov 16, and due in Hong Kong One, Lal King, aged

Dec. 5 were the followi severely injured thes

Miss Me Pauley, Mr. C. 3 Baker, tore medical aid could rendered, | Mr. G. 0. H. Matthey (Mr. Eric H while another coolie aged 61 NE Walch Kwan-

ernment Civil Hospital oudering from injuries to his right "side.

The body of a 25-year-old mar- WOTTIEN Tamed Yn Hop,, waLS

Fook Kwan Fut a youth, was re- moved to the Kowloon Hospital on Friday auftertig from barns re- ceived when he dropped a lighted match into the tank of an old disused cur

The third dance organised by the Royal Engineers Old Com- raides Association, which was held in the China Fleet Club on Satur- day night, was an even greater Death claimed at the age of 58 success than the two held prov Nov. 19 at Vichy who spent many the Rey Father Henri Watthe, on ously, there being nearly 100 cou. plea on the foot. The musia was years in missionary work in Chins.

coinshire Regiment, and dancing of which he was founder and dir- provided by the band of the Lin-Father Watthe passed away at the "Maison du Missionnaire" here, continued until late hour.

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Deceased was a laureat His Excellency. "Bir Frederick Academie FraZICI Charles Dreyer. K03, OBE. 1 Ver of the Commander-in-Chief of the Chi-

Station, is expected back in the reco Colony to-morrow when his fag= "Hav