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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS

PITIFUL SCENES | PIANO RECITAL CONGREGATION

WITNESSED

IN CANTON

BY PROF. HARRY ORE'S PUPILS

Women, Children Excellent Programme

Stranded In Streets

REFUGEES RUSH

TO COLONY

During the week-end thousands of refugees have arrived in the Colony from Canton where havoc has been wrought by the invading Japanese bombing planes.

Presented

The rendering" of "La Cam- panela by Rosabel Hsu, "Air de Ballet" by Irene Lam. A.T.C.L, Eleventh Hungarian Rhapsody," by Clement Leong, LT.CL, and "Le Rouet D'Omphale by Miss Marina Barretto "and Professor

Harry Ore, assured the success of the pianoforte recital by the

of Professor Ore at pupils

St

John's Cathedral Hall yesterday

HELD AT THE H.K. UNIVERSITY

Governor Confers Degrees

GENERAL

KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE

RN. Representatives

In connection with the King's Birthday Parade, on Thursday June 9, it is announced that the Royal Navy will be represented by Ai a Congregation held in the one Seaman Company, one Royal Great Hall of the Hong Kong Marine platoon and a detachment afternoon. of the Hong Kong Naval Volun- University, yesterday His Excellency the Governor, Sir teer Force. Goeffry Northcote, K.C.M.G.. Most of the fleet will have sail- Chancellor of the University, com-ed for Weihaiwel by then, but the following ships will supply officers and ratings:——

ferred degrees on graduates.

Among the distinguished gather

Dorsetshire. Sandwich, Tamar ing present, besides His Excellency. who was accompanied by Lady and the 4th Submarine Cotilla, Northcote, were the

Colonial comprising Regulus, Regent, Rover, Secretary. Hon Mr. N. L. Smith, Orpheus, Proteus and Pandora, to C.M.G., Mr. G. R. Sayer (Director the total of about three hundred.. of Education), Hon. Mr. R. A. C.

A rehearsal of the whole parade North, Hon. Sir Shousen Chow, will be held at the Race Course at Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson. Right 8 a.m., on Tuesday, June 7. Rev. R. O. Hall (Bishop of Hong Kong). Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell

(acting

On Sunday night the express

evening... train brought over two thousand

Algathering of parents. "friends refugees who had with them their

the appre- scanty belongings, and early yes-and guests made up terday

morning "another train clative audience. brought a further batch of about The duets of Miss Barretto, whose skilful renderings have for

Chief Justice), Hon. FAREWELL TO One of the refugees," a Chinese long endeared her to local music business man in Canton told re-lovers, and Professor Ore, who Commdr. G. F. Hole, R.N. (Retir

300...

presentative of the Daily Press has done and is doing much good ed), Mr. S. Hampden Ross. Mr. P. MAJOR GERRARD

Miss Josephine Yu also pleased with Liszt's "The Nightingale" and all others also performed well.

that many parts of the city are in work- In the training. of the complete ruin. Hundreds of dead young, were the cream of the pro- bodies were strewn along some of gramme. the streets that had been subjected to heavy bombardment by the Japanese planes. Houses had been shattered by bombs and many bodies were still buried under the Cebris. Red Cross workers were sti busily engaged in digging up the bodies.

S'hai Police Chief Retiring

ינ:

S. Cassidy, Dr. G. D. R. Black, OBE, Mr. G. 8. Archbutt. Mr. Tang Shiu-kin. M.B.E., Mr, 8. W. T'80, C.BE, LL.D., Mr. T. N, Chau, ' C.B.E, Hon Mr. T. H. King (Com- missioner of Police), Mr. Kan Tang-po, Mr. Li Tee-fong. Mr. Eu A dinner. was given last week Tong-sen and Mr. E. Wong Tape by the Shanghai Municipal Council The following graduates received in honour of Major F. W. Gerrard, degrees:-

CIE.. the retiring Commissioner of Police, at the Cathay Hotel, says the N.C.D.News.

THE PROGRAMME The programme follows:- 1. Piccola "Suite for two planes

Faculty of Medicine:-Foo Chi Barretto (Longo). Marina

Guan, Kwok Yu Kong, Lee, R. H. Harry Ore.

2-la) Serenade (Mozarti and S., Wu Ki Lim. (b)

Serenade (Schubert).

Grefalda.

and

Fé

3. (a) Berceuse (Chopin) (and (b) I Love Thee (Grleg), Lucy

NAKED CHILDREN Our informant said that pitiful scenes were to be witnessed along the streets and the Bund. Wo- men and children, who were not in a position to leave the town, were stranded in the streets, some of Hsu. them crying bitterly over their losses. Children, some of them sabel Esu. naked, were roaming around the 5-Berceuse (Schytte). David streets, unaware of the possiblity King

of further air raids.

--La Campanella (Liszt), Ro-

6a) Prelude (Bach) and (b)

C.M.G..

Among those present were ---Mr. Faculty of Engineertha-Cheng c. S. Franklin, Chairman of Coun- Kal Shul, Jolendovsky. T. A., Tan Ek Khoo, Wong Hong. Lee Wai; Brig.-Gen. E. B. Macnaghten, Vice-Chairman; Messrs. Yeung. Yuen Sze Fong.

3 H. E. Arnhold. Yulin Hst, Singloh Hsu. W. J. Keswick, R. G. Mac- Donald. F. N. Mathews, G. E. Mt- Chell, O. Okamoto,, W. H. Plant, Yu Ya-ching. S. Fessenden (Secre- tary-General), T. W. Gübb (Acting Secretary). Major J. T. Ford,

Faculty of Arts:-Cheng Yum Yue, Fung Tin Yau, Kam Sheung Woo, Kwok Hing Fong. Miss Amy Wong. Woon Wah Sieng.

Shameen, is closed to the aux Air De Ballet Moszkovsky), Irene WINS LITERARY OBE (Treasurer and Controller).

of refugees, who are clamouring in Lam, AT.C.L. front cr the main gates of the Concession

7-Eleventh

(Liszt)

Hungarian Rhap- Clement Leong.

sady L.T.C.L

8.-Rigoletto (Liszt), Sze Ku!

ares Ma

dis-

Information from other refugees revealed that in many places, in- cluding Wongsha Station, "were still raging and, from

tance, smoke could be seen rising from some of the burning areas."

--Many foreigners are awaiting

transportation to Hong Kong Every train and bout is expected to be Alled to capacity with re- fugees who dare not riak staying in Canton.

NOTHING DUNE YET The Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, in answer to fo- quiries yesterday, stated that "no- thing had as yet been done re- garding the checking or regulating of the terrific stream of refugees that has been pouring into Hong Kong since the week-end, The matter is being given notice...how- ever, and it is possible that some 'measures may be devised soon, if thought necessary.

NEW STEAMER TO MACAO

$-Romance

PRIZE

Shanghai Man's Success

Major K. M. Bourne, M.C., Dr. J. H. Jordan (Commissioner of Public Health), Col. J. W. Hornby, M.C. (Commandant. S.V.C.) and Mr. C. H. Stableford (Acting Commis- sioner of Public Works),,

Mr. Franklin said as follows: "In the early part of 1029 the to the conclusion organization

(Sibelius), Elsie

(Tschal- M. Jean Fontenor was recently Council came Romance declared winner, in company, with that

Wong..

10. (a) Humoresque kovsky) and (b) (Gliere), Lily Yeung.

11.-The Nightingale Josephine Yu,

12.-Le Rouet D (Saint-Saens). Marina and Harry Ore.

the

and

M Paul Emile Victor, of the Frs.efficiency of the Police Force had (Liszt), 20,000 prize given by the weekly, not kept pace with the growth of "Marianne," for the best novel the city and were not satisfactory and therefore It was decided to Omphale published during the past year, Barretto M. Fontenoy, former Shanghat request the British Government

received

deemed newspaperman,

eight to recommend a votes for his book, "Shanghai qualified to reorganize the Police Secret." M. Victor tied him, re-Force and bring it to the highest ceiving the same number for his possible level of efficiency. book, "Boreal."

FULLY QUALIFIED.

EXISTING HOSPITAL FACILITIES

IDBI

"Shanghai Secret" is M. Fon- "In response to the Council's re-

the tenoy's third book since he gave, quest

Indian Government himself over to literary work. nominated Major Gerrard as 40 However, he is still connected with officer fully qualified to undertake several Paris dailies and is a the task. "noted translator of Russian works,

{GOVERNOR APPOINTS

A TECHNICAL. COMMITTEE

chiefly Tolstol's books.

to

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Applicants will be required to Aid and Home vices of Major Gerrard were loaned quality in First M. Fontenoy is well-known into the Council by the Indian Nursing; also to attend Air Raid Shanghai where he resided for Government for 21 Indefinite Precaution Classes. several years

during the late period, but these services proved Twenties, when he founded and to be so eminently satisfactory The following communique was was the first manager of the that the Council induced the In- gued by the Colonial Secretariat "Journal de Bhanghai.” He has dlan Government to consent yesterday afternoon:--

also been long connected with the the release of Major Gerrard from His Excellency the Governor has Havas News Agency, being espe- the Indian Service to accept a appointed a technical Committee cially interested in the Far Eastern permanent post as Commissioner consisting of the following-person Department. While with Havas, of the Shanghai Municipal Police. nel to Inquire into the existing he paid several visits to the Orient

DIFFICULT ORGANIZATION to Shanghai particularly. "It would be by no means ar Colony and to make recommenda- being seen in the latter city for easy task to organize a police force tions for the reorganization and the last time in 1934.

of the size of the Shanghai Muni- improvement of existing official

cipal Police and maintain it on hospital and clinical facilities:-*

a high plane" of discipline and

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From Our Own Correspondent

Macao, May 29. Many local residents were at the wharf to greet the steamer, Macao..

The Honourable Dr. P. S. Selwyn-

on her arrival here shortly after Clarke, M.C., Director of Medical FILIPINO CLUB emciency even if the units compos-

noon yesterday. Sister ship of the Kau Tung, the Macao is the second ship to be put on the Hong Kong- Macao run by the newly-formed Tai Sang Steamship Company.

Visitors were shown over the new shilp and served with refreshments. many, taking the opportunity to congratulate Capt. J. C. McKechnie for his new command. „Other off-

Services (Chairman).

Dr. G. D. R. Black, O.B.E, V.D.

Dr. S. S. Strahan.

Dr. E..W. J. Sun.

Professor W. L Gerrard, O.BE..

Mr. S. N Chau. ·

M.D.

OFFICIALS ELECTED

cers are Mr. H. Stanfield (Chief FUNERAL OF MR. year 1938-1939:-

Engineer); Mr. A. A. Brown (Chief Officer), and Mr. D. Ellis (2nd Engineer),

P. P. SOARESTM

MEETING

A meeting of all nurses and re- cruits is convened for Friday, June 3, at 5.15 p.m.

.

Business:-(1) Air Raid Precau- tions Closses (2). Duties---Anti

ing its personnel includes large. Cholera-Refugees, Accident Sta- bodies of men of different race tion etc. and nationality, as does the Shanghai Municipal Police, the task becomes infinitely more difficult.

At the annual general election of The Filipino Club, which took JAPANESE VICTORY MARCH place on Sunday afternoon at their "If any demonstration of the Clubhouse, King's Park, the follow-efficiency of our Police Organiza- ing were elected to serve for the tion were needed, what more con- vincing proof could anyone want President, Mr. R. Lasala (re-than the conspicuous service elected); Vice-President. Mr. R. rendered to the community by Basa; Hon. Secretary. Mr. R. Ilde-Major Gerrard and his Officers fonso, Hon. Treasurer, Dr. V. N. and men in the handling of the (unparalleled situation created by Atienza.

Members of Committee:-Prof. the Victory March of the Japanese F. Gonzalez, R. J. Manalac. E. J. troops on December 3, 1937? short illness at the French Hospi-Porter, P. Pineda, P. Vila, C. M. tal early yesterday morning, at the Xavier, W. V. Field. age of 68 years, took place at the

The Macao made the trip from The funeral of the late Mr. Hong Kong in just a little over Pedro Pantaleao Soares, formerly three hours and a quarter. Her a member of the staff of Messrs. salling times are 9 a.m. from Hong Graca & Co., who died after Kong and 5 p.m. from Macao.

REGISTRY MARRIAGE Roman. Catholic Cemetery yester- day evening, and was attended by Mr. Boris John Verevkin. en- a number of relatives and friends. gineer of the Texaco Installation, Taun Wan, and Miss Elizabeth Alexandra Vozonoff (née Nikolski were married at the Registry, Bu- preme Court, yesterday.

LOCAL ESTATES

Three petitions for grants of letters of administration to various estates have been allowed.

The petitioner in the estate of Mr. Fung Ein-cho, alias Fung Jong, retired merchant, who died at San Francisco Hospital, in Fanuary, 1937, was Mr. Wong Kam, the widow. He left löcal es- tate valued at $8,709.

Mr. Ng Fong. janitor, who died intestate at the Chinese Hospital. "In addition to his ability as an

San Francisco, on February'. 8, |organizer and disciplinarian, Major 1938, left local estate of $1,200. possesses the amiable Letters of administration were qualities of tact, patience, and granted to Mr. Ng Ting-shuen, courtesy, to say nothing of others.

gentleman. which have won for him a high

Gerrard

U.S. MEMORIAL DAY Rev. Fr. Brookes conducted the Yesterday was the American place in the esteem and re- burial services both in the Chapel Memorial Day and It was celebrat gard not only of his colleagues and at the graveside.

ed in customary fashion by Amer and associates but of all those The chief mourner was Misa M. cans, chiefly ladies, in Hong Kong, members of the community who Soares (niece).

At 10.30 am. many American have come within the large circle Mr. W. Aneurin Jones, Deputy Among those present at the indies gathered at the Cemetery at of his acquaintances and friends." Registrar of Marriages, officiated graveside were "Mr. D. N. Stephen, Happy Valley where, under the and the witnesses were Mr. R. L. Mr. J. Baptista, Mr. F. L. .Marques, direction of Mrs. A. E. Southard, -Herrmann, Mrs. A. Buckberrough, Mr. F. M. P. de Graca. Mr. A.J.C. wife of the Consul General for the Mr. I R. Razon, and Mr. J. Bowler, Rocha, "Mr. A. M. de Souza, Mr. J. U.S.A., in Hong Kong, and other

ANNOUNCEMENT

Fonseca, Mr. G. Edwards, Mr. M. ladies of the Consulate, they de- The forthcoming marriage is an- M. de V Soares, Mr. 1. A. de V. corated the graves of American nounced between

citizens. Mr. Albert Boarea and others. Kwan, civil employee of the Chi- nese Government, and Miss Diana An, of No. 71 H Road.

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By request zio Lowers were sent. but some family wreaths were laid on the grave.

NEW POSTAGE STAMPS

Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, solleltor and lawful attorney, made the petition in the estate of Mr. Arthur Maxwell Byny, general manager, who died intestate in December, 1937. In the Federated ·Malay States, leaving local estate sworn at $5,200.

An application by Mr. J Armstrong, solicitor and lawful attorney, for sealing probate of "Postage Stamps of the new issue the will of the late Mrs, Harriet HM. King George VI in the Matilda Morrison, who died at Bal-

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