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SHOOTING CASE

AT SESSIONS

Five Men Sent To Prison

EDITORIAL

ST. ANDREW'S BALL

(Continued From Pare 1)

Unfortunately His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote are In a statement which he made unable to be with us to-night, and Night Editor (Wancha Omce from the dock, Chan Yu, one of I am sure you will all join me in five men charged before the Pulsne condoling, with them in their deep Judge. Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at bereavement. the Criminal Sessions in connection i As you know, this Ball was to with a pimey near Deep Bay on have been held on Friday, Decem-' November 22 last, alleged yesterday ber 2nd, but had to be postponed. nád fixed on this that he and his companions had in After, we

Tel. 24511.

London Once: 53," Fleet Street

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HONGLONG, DECEMBER 24, 1938,

CHRISTMAS, 1938

more joy into

which

one

THIRTEENTH

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1938.

EXTRA RACE MEETING LIQUOR LICENCE®

PICTURE TAKEN at the Thirteenth Extra Race meeting held: a1 Happy Valley on Saturday. (Photo by Leica).

fact been the victims the piracy. night we discovered that the

Recreation

had Chan Yu, Chan Dockyard Accused were

Club

Cheung. Fuk-shing. Lam

Char engaged these rooms for Friday 23rd. When matters Yuk-k! and Tsang Chik, and they December were charged with possession of were explained the Dockyard Club IN A WORLD OF TURMOIL and arms and ammunition, assault with most unselfishly told us to carry uncertainty there will shine Intent to rob, and shooting with on, and I now wish to express ta Haht to-morrow bringing with it intent to malm, disfigure or disable. the Dockyard Recreation Club not the message of Christmas and in The following jury was empanel- only my thanks but my admiration | its rays the spirit of Yuletide to led:--Messrs. . B. Witchell (fore for their very sporting gesture. arise. The other day I was reading you Greetings-Alistair MacKenzie NOTICE IS HEREBY every heart and home. Of all the man), A. M. Rumlahn, B. M. Xavier.

AN OLD, OLD QUESTION some verses by an English lourdi- ; Chieftain-Tsingtao. GIVEN that the Certificate testivals celebrated year in and, Forder, C. J. Trixgs. A. C. Soares

One often hears the question: 1st,where he tells how once every Heartiest Greetings Frae Bang- 6/NS.4430 dated Hongkong, 18th year out, there is none that brings and Leung Wing-sik.

the "world than The Crown's case, which opened "Why is it that wherever a few year certain men from the North kok Scots Findlay-Chieftain,

Heartiest Greetings Frac Negri January, 1936 for Sixty shares Christmas Day and Father Time on Thursday, was that the five men Scots are congregated abroad there of Spain and the South of France of this Bank numbered 95407! creates, as it were, a new atmos. had fred, upon and challenged a one finds a St. Andrew's Society meet in a pass of the Pyrenees in Sembilan Scots-Laird Chieftain

Heartiest Greetings Frae Brither 95466 Inclusive registered in the phere of brightness, laughter and cargo boat which had made for a To me it seems that the Celts, or order to emulate the deeds of their

enters nearby fishing-junk, the occupants Highlanders, are mainly to blame. ancestors in other words to have Scots in Perak-Ferguson-Chief name of Mr. Vivian Geoffrey galety into

casting troubles of which, with superior arms, com- In olden days as you probably a good old scrap in which several tain.

skulls are cracked and a lot of Heartiest Greetings Frae Brither Smyth has been Lost or Stolen, wholeheartedly.

pelled the pirates to surrender. know, each highland clan was a

Scots in Burma. and should this certificate not be

Sentence of four vers hard sort glorided, large family, blood spilt. CHRISTMAS DAY is a day for

This blood-thirsty Englishman The President and. Members send inbour each was passed on the first, extremely exclusive and ready to beg your pardon! This "san- you Greetings Chapman President produced to the Bank before the

the children and there is 14th January, 1939, a new certi-abundant joy to be found in the second. fourth and third prisoner fight all

suggest that in these degenerate ficate for the shares will be spirit of giving and making the while the third man, who had a affecting the honour of the clanguinary journalist") goes on to Tientsin.

previous conviction, was given five To-day, although there are no days, when our own Borderers are issued, and the aforesaid Certi.little ones happy.

longer inter-clan battles to inten-

in danger of becoming flabby ficate No. 6/NS.4430 will be ABOVE ALL. Christmas Day

sify the old rivalries, the clan

and effeminate something similar you carries with it a message of

spirit is by no means dead. We thereafter treated by this Cor

peace on earth and goodwill to- poration as Null and Vold.”

wird all men. Much has hap- pened in the world since Christ- mas.

the 1937, but

spirit nf Yuletide lives on tor ever and to-morrow will see every home

lied with this spirit.

CHRISTMAS. the Mass of Christ. iz The Christian Church, is the festival of the Christ, The

By Order of the Court of

Directors,

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager.

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end cares aside.

FESTIVITIES AT nativity of Jesus

S. & S. HOME

Christmas festivities are now in full swing at the Sailors and Soldiers' Home and every of- fort being made to ensure That the season will be a happy and memorable

the che fur

years.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS

Commandant, Hongkong

4

Volunteer D.C.) BLOOD TRANSFUSION

vice would be available if needed

of

comers

On

anything

BREACH NOT

PROVED

A summons against A. da Motta, Heences of the Liberty Restaurant, Wanchai, for R breach of a condition of his Beence by selling intoxicating liquor not in, conjunction with a bona fide meal for which a charge of 30 cents could rea- sonably be made, was dismiss- ed by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court.

Mr. Forrest held that the evi- dence given by the prosecution. was hearsay evidence.

In the witness box Inspector A. V. Baker, who prosecuted, sald that he visited the Liberty Hall with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. C. O. Perdue," on November. 7 and found several tables occupied by servicemen and On the tables were bottles and glasses of beer and

civilians.

liquor.

NOT WARNED Inspector Baker said he inquired from the customers, who stated that they had bought, the drinks without prdering any food. On the tables were also chips which, Inspector Baker said, was worth only three cents.

Mr. Leo D'Almada, Sr., who ap- peared for the defence, in his sub-

Cordial and Fraternal Greetings mission said that the customers A.P. Daniels Chieftain-Penang. who had given statements to The President and Members send Inspector Baker had not been heartiest Greetings-Murray warned, and therefore their state- ments could only be regarded as are told that the highland clams should be done at home-that the President-Yokohama-Tokyo.

hearsay evidence. were utterly crushed at and after Fenwicks, the Forsters, the Mus- the Battle of Culloden. Now that graves and other Northumbrians Scots-W. Graeme Anderson-Chief-

should march to the Cheviots and tain. Join in a good old ding dong bor-

Greetings Frae Kelantan Brither

High-

HOTEL MANAGER CAUTIONED

Chan Cheuk-yuen, manager of, the Luk Kwok Hotel, was cautioned by Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yesterday on a summons for allowing a private car to be used for public hire.

statement. like the stories of

Kindly Greetings to Kith and (Orders by Lt.-Col. H.B. Rose, AL Alfred and the Cakes, Bruce and der battle with the Jardines, the Kin at hame and ayont the seas

the Spider, and Dick Turpin's. ride Scotts, the Armstrongs and the London St. Andrews Society. to York, should be swallowed with Eillots. Well, I must say I dis-

Hae A Guld Time-Stevenson-—- several grains of salt. As a mat- agree most heartily. Why resur- Southampton. The Hon. Director of Medical ter of fact, many clans did not rect, long-buried and all but for-

participate in Prince Charlie's gotten animosities? Besides, the Battalion

Greetings from The Officers 1st Services proposes to build up

The Seaforth picturesque but unsuccessful" cam- suggestion is not only retrograde janders-Shanghal. varliest Identification of the 35th a panel of blood donors whose ser maign, and later, when punishment but impracticable because we have was being meted out, those loyal tong since beaten all our battle-

Mr. J. M., D'Almada Remedios," for ultra-cautious) clans naturally axes and lances into mashies and

who appeared for the defence, sald and Bannockburn and MEETINGS SENT FROM that defendant himself was dan- did not suffer. Moreover those so niblicks, "utterly crushed" showed remark Flodden have been replaced by All those willing

gerously in Macau, and bis able powers of recovery. Take. Twickenham and Wembley. Mur-

HONGKONG

brother was in Court to take the to assist are requested to forward their names to their Unit Com-for example, the Camerons, per rayfield and Hampden. St. Andrews Heartlest Greetings-Kay Chler- consequence of the Court's decision.

haps the staunchest and most and Deal, Farling and manders as early as possible.

Kowloon tain To:-Negri Sembilan, Zam-, on the case. severely punished of all the Jaco-Bowling Green, bite clans.

December with the birthday of Corist is in K passage 1 Theophilus of Antioch TA.D.171- 183), preserved in Latin by the Magdeburg centuriators." to the effect that the Gauls contended that, as they celebrated the birth of the Lord оп the 25th of December, whatever day of the servicemen who are at present week it might be, so they ought In the Colonz.

to celebrate the Pascha on the March when the resur- The activities started on Thurs- 25th of day evening. December 22nd, when rection befell. an enthusiastic pusty of 140 sut THE FIRST CERTAIN MEN- down to a sumptious - Christmas

TION of December 25 is in Dinner.

a Latin chronographer of A.D.354 Dinner was followed by a grand first published entire by Momm concert. An orchestra, by kind sen. It runs thus in English permission

were

*

In the Colony. Volunteers are re- quired. Full particulars of the scheme have been issued to Unit

Commanders.

MESS DRESS

Winter Mess Dress will be taken into wear with effect from Dec.

21.

MACHINE GUN SIGNALS All ranks are reminded that rifles and box respirators must be returned to Headquarters before the end of the year.

PROMOTION & APPOINTMENT L/Cpl. T. R. "Ingram. A. Car Sec.,

sermon

TRANSFERS. Capt. J. K. Bousfeld, A.S.C. Coy., Reserve of Officers, 23.12.38.

Pte. T. B. M. Conolly, A. Car

Sec., Unit Reserve, 12.9.38.

of the Commanding “Year 1 after Christ, in the con- | Corporal, 23.12.38. Officer of the Royal Scots, pro-sulate of Caesar. and Paulus, the L/Cpl. R. E. Stott: No. 4 M.G. viced a splendid programme of Lord Jesus Christ was born on the Coy, Col./Sgt. (CQ.M.S.). 23.12.38. musle, including xylophone and 5th of December, a Friday, and accordian solos, and also gave a 15th day of the 'new moon? Ane lead to some full throated CHRYSOSTOM, in community singing. Songs

preached at Antioch A.D. also contributed by Messrs. P. 386 or 388, says that some held the Guntrip and F. Recs of HM.S. trust of December 25

first was **Eagle," and H Wiggins of Bowen observed in the West, from Thrace 4 M.G. Coy.. 18.12.38. Road Military Hospital, and others, as far as Cadiz. from the begin-

ning. It certainly originated in Unit Reserve. 16.12.38. CHAPLAIN'S GREETINGS

the West. but spread quickly The Chaplain, Rev. J. E. Band-castwards.

As early as A.D. 400 bach, wished everybody a Merry in Rome, an imperial rescript in Christmas and a Happy New Year cludes Christmas among the three. cn behalf of the Committee and feasts (the others are Easter and Epiphany) on which theatres must

the Staf

During the next few days, albe closed.. who are serving, in Hongkong are to be entertained at games and banquets.

CLAN SOCIETIES

It remains for me to thank those whose labours have made to-night's undertaking possible. Fist there is our mainspring- "the mainspring not only of the Ball but of our society--that Prince of Secretaries, Eric Bry- den and his able assistant, David Robb. Nor must we for ket Pipe Major Mackle and his big-langed fellow-blowers with- eut whom this gathering would lose its distinctive Scottish tang.

Return Compliments-J. Cameron Chieftain-Peking.

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the

|boanga, Salgon, Tsingtao, Calcutta, Sergeant Youe requested

Court to record a caution against Bombay. Madras, Помо, Aden,

the defendant. Membua (Seramban), Kobe, Belan- gor, Rangoon (Burma), Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore, Bang- (kok, Manila," Cebu, 'Bandakan, Can- 'ton 'Shameen'. Swatow, Yokohama. 'Amay, Foochow, Shanghai, Tien- tsin, Taipeh. Pekiriz. Ipoh, Perak, ¡Batavia, Malacca,,Tokyo.

Haggis Carrier: Mr. J. Folion; Barley Bree: Mr. D. McColgan.

CHIEFTAIN'S DINNER PARTY

The

Chieftain's dinner party was made up of the following:---

Mr. W. Kay and Lady Noble, The following took part in the HE. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble

STATE LANCERS

Only a month or two ago thou- sands of Camerons from all parts of the world assembled near the foot of Ben Nevis to pay homage to their gallant Chief; Lochell. And to-day in London, Liverpool. Edinburgh, Glasgow, New York. Sydney and elsewhere we have Clan Donald Societies. Cian Grent Societies, Clan McPherson Bocié- ties and others. But in places like Rangoon, Nairobi,

where Scots

E. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble gir Atholl MacGregor and Mrs. Penang

We also thank the convehors of and Mrs. W. Kav. Mr K8 Mörri S.H. Dodwell, Hon. Mr. N.L. Smith numerous, conditions are different: the Wine and Supper Committee son and Mrs. E.B.C. Dicken. Com- and Mrs. Grasett, Col. V.R. Bark- and although every Highlander is and the Dance and Music Commit- modore E.B.C. Dicken and Mrs. hardt and Lady MacGregor, Hon. for at any rate, considers himself tee. Lieutenant Parkinson and Mr. Mackichan.

Amoy

and less are

State Lancers:--

Į

and Mrs. Kay, HE, Major-General Mr. W. Kay and Lady Noble. H. AR Grasett and Mrs. NL Smith,

RE.

Major-General

Mr. S.H. Dodwell and Mrs. Black

L/C. R. E. Stott, A. Car Sec., No. to be) a host in himself. It would David Prophet. Our decorating is A.E. Grasett and Mrs. G.D.R. Black. Lt. Col. J. D. MacDougall and Mrs. scarcely be feasible in-say-Hong-still supervised by a member of the Mr. N.L. Smith and Mrs. D. J. Gil- Burkhardt, Dr. G. D. R. Black Ptc. H B. Powis, Medical Sec. kong to have a MeaGregor 80 Duncan family and the highest more. Dr. GD.R. Black and Mrs. and Mrs. Mackichan,

LEAVE

Platoon, 18.11.38-30.11.38.

L/C W. R. K. Collins, M.M.G.

THE COMMITTEES The following served on different committees:-

י

compliment I can pay "Andy"

A.E. Grasett. Mr. A.8. Mackichan Mackichan Duncan is to say that he is now and Mrs. NL. Smith, as useful and essential to the Society ag his famous father

Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen I now ask you to rise and drink the toast: "To the Pious and Immortal Memory of St.

Pte. J. R. Carr, M.M.G. Platoon, amongst themselves an armistice "Geordle" was for so many years. 21.11.38-29.11.38.

و کارایی

Pte. J. F. Hickman, M.M.G. Pl.,

21.11.38-29.11.38.

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AND SO, through all the ages, Sigmn. H. F: Venables, C.S.M. R. Christmas Day has been the S. Meadows, Sigmins. S. Ha. C. K. festival of the year. We withdraw Wong, L. Leung, H. Wan, Y., S. On Christmas Day, after the from everyday life into a happy Fung, H. Y., Hsu, F. Chan, A. usual services at The English retreat. Though we have war on Cheung, and R. Tam -M.G. 81g- Methodist Church, Wanchal, a 80our doorstep. we shall come to nals, 21.11.38-29.11.38. cial Hour will be held at The Home worship the Babe at whose birth at 8.15 p.m. Supper will include the Angels sang. mince ples and Christmas cake.. after which Carols will be sung.

NOVEL FEATURE AT KING'S Showing with "Swiss Miss," the Laurel and Hardy feature at the King's Theatre, to-morrow. is an entertaining "short" entitled Au- dioscopics.

For the benefli of those who may not have seen the first Audioscopics, this short is what Is commonly known as a three- dimensional film.

A VICAR once wrote: "Come

STRENGTH-DECREASE Sgt. R. B. Brown. Pay Section, 20.12.38.

STRENGTH INCREASE Pte. G. A Lomaev, M.M.G. PL.,

then to Church on Christ- mas Day not unmindful of suffer- ing and the tragedy of the world 9.12.38, but determined to see and to

Spr. Yuen Slu Lau, R.OD.C., worship that 'many splendoured Construction Sec., 10.12.38. thing' which is the Hope of the World, and the joy and the peace of our hearts."

AIR RAID WARDEN

EXAMINATION

**

The Air Rald Precautions Officer announces that as a result of the Air Raid Warden Examiriation At the present time, the height held on December 10 and 18, the and width of all objects are only undermentioned passed as Air seen on the screen, but in Audio- Rald Warder. Instructors:-Mr. J. scopies you actually witness the A. Bendall, Mrs. G. Steele-Perkins, depth of the objects as well, which Mr. A. Howard, Mr. W. Clark, Mr. gives the screen a realism hitherto G. Frost, Mr. L. Bones, and Mr. H.

W. Leyden. unattained:

The following qualified as Air sional effect, it is necessary to view Raid Wardens:-Mr. R. Kirkwood, the film with bi-coloured glasses. Mr. W. V. Field, Mr. K. W. Peder. which will be handed to the sen, and Mr. L. D. Skinner. audience prior to their entry into

But to achieve this three-dimen-

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the nuditorium.

ther

ROTARY CLUB

$6,000 ROBBERY ALLEGED

Appearing before Mr. R. A. D.

There will be no meeting of the Forrest at the Central Court yes- Rotary Club on Tuesday.

terday on a charge of robbery.

|Chap Kwal, 26, hawker, was re-

9. F. HEDGCOE, Major, Adjutant. H.K.V.D.C.

NOTICES

Christmas Greetings.

The following message has been received from H.E the 0.0.0.:— "The G.0.0. wishes all ranke, a Happy Christmas and Good Luck in the New Year."

ciety, or MacKichan Society, or a Drumond Society or a Mac- Whirter Society. So what do these exiled Gaels do: They conclude

and agree to forget, for the time being. their thousand year old feuds and vendettas, to bury the hatchet (perhaps I ought to say. "Claymore") and to form a com bined society.

But then arises the delicate question of a name: for should · one suggest the title, Mac- Donald Society, the Mackenzies or some others might object, and should a man from Argyll propose to call it the Campbell Society, the McTavishes or others might take umbrare. Honour is finally satisfied by the adoption of a national title such as St. Andrew's £ociety; and as a very great concession those proud Celts consent to Dermit mere Lowlanders like Eric Bryden, David Robb. Andrew Shields, Ben wylle and myself to become mem-

bers.

Andrew.".

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GREETINGS RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOCIETIES

Mr. A.8. and Mrs. Shields, Hon. Mr. A. L. Shields and Mrs Mc- Dougall, Mr. ES. Carter and Mrs. the DS. Robb, Mr. J. MacDonald and Mrs. V. Walker, Mr. D.H. Hazell and Miss Howard-Vyse, Mr. V. Mr. William Kay (President), Mr. Walker and Miss Paterson, Lt. K. 8. Morrison (Vice-President). Comdr. Matheson and Miss Smith, Dr. G. D. R. Black (Past President), Lt. RET. St. John and Miss Black, Mr. A. L. Shields (Past President), Mr. E.M. Bryden and Mr. D.8. Mr. A. S. Mackichan (Past Presi- Robb.

GENERAL COMMITTER

cent), Mr. R. M. McLay (Past President). Sir Atholl MacGregor OFFICIAL

(Past President), Dr. J..W. "Ander-¦ Greetings from The Barren Écots son. Mr. H. R. Forsyth, Mr. D. J of Aden.

Gilmore, Mr. J. F. MacGregor, Mr. Calcutta Scots send hearty J. A. D. Morrison,, Mr. H. H. Scott. Prof. E. K M. Simpson, Mr. B. Greetings.

Wylle; Mr. E. M. Bryden, and Mr.

Kobe sends best wishes.

SUPPER

TABLE

The following were in the official supper table:-

Madras Scots heartily reciprocate P. 8. Robb (Joint Hon. Becre- g. Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Noble

'taries and Treasurers.) (gi Greetings--Strathile Chairman.

Hearty Greetings from Bombay Caledonian Society.

Manila.

Mr. W. Kay and Lady Noble; H

and Mrs. W. Kay: Mr. K. S. INVITATION COMMITTEE Morrison and Mr A. E. Grasett; General Committee along with 'H E Major-Generai A, E. Grasett, Greetings from Amoy Scots Watt Mr. H. R. Forsyth (Convenor), D.S.O., MC, and Lady MacGregor; Major Ö, P, Murray, Commander W. Bir Atholl MacGregor, Et, K.C. and Chieftain.

Heartiest Greetings Frae Brither J. C. Robertson, RN,, Mr. E.4L. Mrs. G. D. R. Black; Hon. Mr. N

Macleod Scots-A.K.

Chieftain- Hosie, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. 8. T.│L. Smith, CMG. and Mrs. A. L That, ladles and" gentlemen, is

Williamson, Mr. R. Young.

Shields; Dr. G.. D. R. Black one explanation of the multiplicity

Heartlest Greetings Mavor Chief- DANCE AND MUSIC COMMITTEE and Mrs. N. Li. Smith: Hon. of St. Andrew's Societies on this

Mr. D. L. Prophet (Convenor), Mr. A. L. Shields and Mrs. S. H planet. However, knowing

the i

Heartlest Greetings Robertson Mr. W. L. Alexander, Mr. R. B. Dodwell; Mr. A. 8. Mackichan and The following members of the of my countrymen, I shall not be

argumentative and sceptical nature Chieftain--Batavia.

Bell, Mr. A. N. Braude, Mr. A. 8 Mr. D. J. McDougall; Hon. Mr. B Corps have been selected "to re-a bit surprised to see this theory Christie Chieftain Saigon.

Greetings Frac Brither Scots Farquhar, Mr. G. A. Leiper, Mr. J. H. Dodwell and Mrs. A. 8. Mac- present the Colony in the Far East of mine torn to shreds next Heartiest Greetings from Taipeh G. Milne, Mr. W. Robertson, Mr. J. B. Wylle; Lt. Col. D. J. McDougall, McKelvie, Mr. W. L. McKenzie, Mr Kichan; Mr. C, G. Perdue and Mrs. Trophy Match.

S.R. (b) Tes-Captain F. P. Wednesday by the Scribe from Scots Hogg Sequeira.

Far East Trophy Match-HK. Rifle Association

mond.

3.R. (a) Team-Pte. V. W. Ham-

AFFILIATED UNIT

Lincumdoddie;

A

GOLF AND BOWLS We had the usual games of golf and lawn bowls with our dear old

members enemies the

of St. George's Society. At

tain-Sandakan.

F. Scott, Mr. J. B. Stewart, Mr. T M.C.. and Mrs. J. F.. Macgregor; Greetings Shanghai Scots-Wil- Swan, Mr. A. McKellar.

Hon. Mr. T, N. Chau, C.BE., and lam Keswick President..

SUPPER ROOM COMMITTEE Mrs. R.K.M. Simpson: Prof. R. K Brotherly Greetings from Swatow

Lt. T. Parkinson, (Convenor), Mr. M. Simpson and Mrs. Ld Shu-fan; Scota,

J. B. Dunnett, Mr. W. E. Grieve, Hon. Dr. LA Shu-fan and Mrs, C. G. Heartiest Greetings from Cebu-

Mr. G. Hill, Mr. J. R. Leitch, Mr. Perdue: Mr. B. Wylie and Mrs. H. Miller. bowls we

A. Mack, Mr. A. McArthur, Mr. A. H. Scott; Mr. H. R. Forsyth and Macfarlane, Mr. D. McColgan, Mr. Mrs. V. Walker; Dr. J. W. Ander- J. C. Polson, Mr. 3 N. Bweeney, Mr. son and Mrs. D. Drummond; Mr... G. G. Blopant Thomson, Mr. A. D. ¡D. J. Gilmore and Mra, J. H. Tap. Wyllie, Mr. L. M. Wylie,

Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

The next lecture on First Aid will be given by Professor L. T.were successful but at golf we had Heartiest Greetings Frae Sing Ride at the P.W.D. Offices on Fri- to bow the knee to the Saxons apore Scots-Marshall Chieftain, day, December 30 at 5.30 p.m. whom I congratulate on recaptur- Greetings from We Twa Wilson

Ing the trophy. And once again! Stewart-Foochow (and, with Mr. Dodwell's permis-{ Greetings from Canton St. An- slon, on behalf of both societies) drew's Society Gillon, Fergusson I wish to thank the Kowloon Chieftain.

(Sgd.) MRS. £. M. BEGG. Commandant, Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.

A Chinese shell wounded the manded for 24 hours on the ap- «eneral In the head and arms. plication of Detective-Sergeant 3. in Chinese money and three gold The wounds are so serious that Allen.

rings, and Yung Wai-fun, of $1, Gen. Ito has to remain in hospital The defendant was alleged to 970 in local exchange and $2.445 for some time, according to a have robbed Yung Zuet-ching of in Chinese currency and a gold Tokyo réport.

53 000 in Hongkong currency, $130 wrist watch..

DECORATIONS COMMITTEE Mr. A Duncan, (Convenor), Mr

gart; Mr. J. A D. Morrison and Mrs. E. R. Forsyth: Mr. J. F. Mac- Gregor and Mrs. J. W. Anderson; Mr. EL E, Beott and Mrs. E. Mac- Kenzie Dow; Rev. Mr. K. Mac- Kenzie Dow and - Mis. D. J. GII- Pipe Major-Mr. W. C. K. Mackle, more; Mr. E. 8 Carter and Mrs.

Bowling Green Club for so kindly Greetings Frae Brither Scots in J. Adams, Mr. J. Kempton. placing their grounds and premises Belangor G. C. Macaulay Chief-

'HONORARY PIPERS at our disposal on December 10th, tain,

เ

I am all in favour of Englishmen Heartiest Greetings--G. J. Dick- Mr. A. Colquhoun, Mr. E. 8. Mor D, A. Robb: Mr. E. M. Bryden and and Scotsmen settling on the play-son Chieftain-Malacca Montre-rison, Mr. - O. Nisbet, Mr. H. C. Miss Black, Mr. D. 8. Robb and ing field any differences that might The Chieftain and Members send Watson, Mr. P. D. Wilson,

Mrs. H. B. Robertson.