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17TH TIME

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tu Rio's. "is the finest in the world, even better than that mag- nificent Sydney harbour which, I have visited several times I was particularly struck with the hustle and bustlin this harbour of

An unprecedented, and totally ¦ yours." unexpected 'event" look place in the Inter-School Sporta which were hold yesterday at the Vistork Recreation Club swimming, bath, when a portion of the stand over- looking the pool. collapsed and precipitated about 50 school boys late the pool.

UNIVERSITY HONOURS SUN YAT SEN

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tlement student to get his degree at the HK. University after it was open to all nationalities, and be has many tales to relate of his early associations with Dr. Sun at the University.

One of Dr. Souza's most cherish- ed memories of his friendship with the First President of the Chiese Republic was when the latter paid- A visit to Hong Kong following a world tour which embraced the British Isles, Europe and the

TRAVELLED SINCE 1919 Since 1919, Mr. Brittlebank, who a wealthy retired business man of Charleston, South Carolina, has been circling the globe on the Dollar Steamship Company's liners Almost a part of the organisation.United States of America. he has sailed in every one of the 19 Dollar boats, and covered one-

This occurred whilst the last event of the day was being con-

Ex-quarter of his lifetime's 2,000,000

tested-the "200 yards relay.

citement ran high and spectators on the stand overlooking the length of the pool rose to their feet and crowded to the lower verandah overhanging the pool. The lads standing there shouted and stamp ed their encourageinent, and the first swimmers of the relay had barely reached the end of the first 25 yards, when the "veran- dah" pordon of the stand col- lapsed under the strain. and about 50 lads were thrown into the water,

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Pandemonium reigned, and the race was abandoned, aз it, impossible to complete the race.

Several experienced swimmers at once went to the rescue of the struggling mass of humanity, and conspicious in this respect were Elonel Roza Pereira and Chan Shek Put, two Interporters. They went in fully clothed and did 8 lion's share in the rescue attempts, Other civilians on the spot also helped:

an

odd miles them.

of sightseeing with

Now aboard the President Polk on his 17th world cruise, vely. and jovial Mr. Brittlebank claims he's good for 40 more. At the end

of his present trip he will stay in New York for the opera, season, as his annual custom, then travel down to Charleston in time to celebrate his 78th birthday next April 11, and late next spring pack his things for another junket around the globe.

POIGNANT STORY Dr. Souza together with Mr. Cox, of Messrs. Shewan. Tomes and

Co., transported Dr. Sun on board the as. Siberia (an American Mall Line vessel), the trip across the harbour being made on the steam- launch, Lee Cheong.

story is this: Dr. Souza" learnit The most poigant part of the

that. Dr. Paul Kreig, who had a lecturer in ob-

formerly been strectrics and gynaecology in the Old College of Medicine in Chinese at the H.K. University, was at- tending Dr. Sun at the latter's death bed, so he wrote to Dr. Krelg inquiring after the sick President's. health,

This letter was read to Dr. Sun tand as Dr. Kreig later reported) the dying President of China, re-

"KEEPS ME YOUNG" "It keeps ine" young." he said seeing new people and new coun- tries, swimming and dancing, go Ing to concerts, art exhibits. tairavived and gained in spirits as he and so forth. We've had a good heard the letter written by Dr. time on this last trip."

Souza. He traces it all back to 1865,

Dr. Sun's dying words related to when he made his first trip away from home: a rail journey with as a student of the H.K. Univer the old times he had experienced his mother from Terre Hauts.sity--he breathed his last thinking Indiana, to his parents' home in

of the University. Virginia,

Mir W. L. Clark, who

A quarter of a century ago the Interested spectator until the col-retired broker, appeared in Shang-| lapse, ushered the boys on thehai in time to see the birth of the wrecked stand: towards the en- Republic. It is a coincidence that trance of the V.R.C., and this he will be here to-day for the Ch- more greatly facilitated the efforts nese celebration of the "Double of the rescuers.

Tenth" In those far off days, said Mr. Brittlebank, travelling was more or less haphazard, but a general improvement was noticed when in 1919 he travelled with the Dollar Steamship Line...

Only one lad suffered from his immersion. He was fortunately brought to the side of the bath through the efforts of Chan Shek Pul, and with the aid of Mr. Clark, was revived following artificial respiration.

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A letter subsequently received by Dr. Souza from Dr. Kreig inform- ing the former of the touching death bed scene, was for two years read at the annual ceremony of the Double Tenth which was held In the Great Hall of the Univer sity. The recipient of this letter was. requested to perform this unique ceremony by the author- ities.

So famous did this letter become, that it was passed from hand to hand. It eventually was mislaid and has never, to this day, been traced....

In 1899 in Constantinople. Mr. Brittlebank saw Abdul Hamid sur- rounded by 25.000 of his troops, ready for the Impending strife, During the Spanish-American War he was in Cuba, and in 1904 para-

The annual Union Ball, which watched the Czar mobilize his men is usually celebrated on the Dou- for the war with Japan. In 1912 | bie Ten, has this year been post- He spotted one of the numerous į poned to the following Saturday battles in the Balkans, leaving in when the anniversary of the Hong time to turn up in Peru at the Kong University Student Union time of the revolution-there. The will be commemorated; troops of General Diaz matched past Mr. Brittlebank's hotel win- dow in Mexico City. The outbreak

There was a humorous aspect to the whole incident, when

many swimmers volunteered to dive for

great Assortment of phernalia, from the bottom of the bath. Baskets spectacles, books, etc.-were all recovered:

Late in the evening, the pool was emptied and even then, employees the V.R.C. were retrieving articles from the bottom of the Foo'.

of

A high standard was witnessed in the actual swimming events,

Wah Yan College won the Inter. School Cup, with St. Joseph's Cof- lege, occupying second place.

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DREAM COME TRUE

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of the World War found him in China's Tariff

SOW

Hamburg, ready to leave for, of all places, Iceland. He

the German troops mustered, and, a few weeks later watched the Bri- Wish Tommies mob ze..

WORLD MORE PROSPEROUS The entire world was becoming more prosperous and cheerful place in which to live, stated th's world traveller.

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"The pickup is general," he said. "More people than ever are travel- ling, prices are up again and more cause the winners of public com- people 'everywhere seem tb be petitions are usually lacking in more prosperous and to spend those endearing qualities of na- more money, I noticed the grea- turalness and modesty which con- test pickup of all in China, where stitute such conspicuous charac- there is more room, for improve teristics in Miss McLeod. -“THRILLED!"

ed.

Yes, she admitted she was thrill- That's the usual thing to say, I believe, "she smiled," but I really mean it. Some people re- gard travel as a bit of a bore; they take it in their stride, so to

ments."

DIPHTHERIA

One case of diphtheria

was'

speak. Well, I'm not that way. notined to the local Health, au- I'd always dreamed of travelling,thorities on Thursday, į

and this wonderful opportunity. gave me my chance-and I'm lov- ing every minute of it."

One refrained from asking her what she thought of Hong Kong. She had barely had time to look out of her hotel windows, but as the "Changte" had steamed slow- ly up the harbour she had watch- ed the moving panorama with sheer delight.

LIKES THE STAGE Although Miss McLeod is by no means "stage struck yet she is keenly interested in amateur theatricals, She is a playing member of a distinguished amateur theatrical organisation in Mel- bourne." known as " The Little "Oh, I'm going to have such a Theatre, and last month she play- good look round," she remarkeded the part of Lily Shaw in Reid's with, kindling eyes. "BQ many "Sir Charles the Firat.” people so variously attired; such She confessed that a profession- noise and yet such orderliness, al stage career did appeal to her, There seems such activity, and but added, "I have a good job in it's good to see so many smiling Melbourne, and that is safer than faces."

the stage."

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GOLD RUSH -

Very practical and inclined to Manila was Miss McLeod first be rather retiring, Miss McLeod is big thrill. She stood amongst the one of those who will have her frenzied crowd in the Arcade there "look see" in a quiet and sensible. where the dealings in gold-mining | manner. ** shares has reached the pitch of bysteria. "I T'd been allowed to take a chance. I feel rure I'd have made money."

Australians here will be happy that she won that grize. Hong Kong will benefit by her vixit through the favourable, públicity: However, she didn't take that Miss McLeod will give the Co- chance, and she still has the lony when she returns "down un- money-but also her regrets.

der"

Policy Inspires

Confidence

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It has made a complete survey of the possibilities of the market for Australian wool in China and the possibilities of manufacturing woollen goods there."

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