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INVESTITURE HELD AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE Insignia Presented To Prof. Digby And Capt. Rodrigues

Two insignia were presented by H.E the Governor. Sir Geoffry Northcote, at a dignified and tmppressive ceremony at Government House on Saturday morning. The recipients were Professor K. H. Digby, who was invested with the Insignia of an Officer of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent order of the British Empire, and Capt. J. S. Rodrigues of the Volunteer Defence Corps, who received the Insignia of a Member of the Military Division of the same order.

was an- "It is with much pleasure that His Excellency, who nounced by Capt. Ha A. de B. present to you these well-earned Botelho, H.K.V.D.C.. entered the Insignia and this Grant Dignity. Ball Room, promptly at 11.30 am, on His Excellency mounting the dals, the band played the National Anthem.

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THOSE PRESENT „

After the National Anthem had been played. His Excellency and The first recipient was then an- entourage left the dals and light nounced by Capt. Botelho. Pro- refreshments were served, fessor Digby was supported by Dr. Among those present were H.E. G. D. R. Black and Major C. M. Major-General E. Grasett, Sir A, D. A. MacGregor, the Chief Jus- Manners.

Com- The Chief Justice, Sir Atholl tice, and his mace bearer, MacGregor, who was clad, in his modore and Mrs, Peters, Hon Mr. ceremonial robes, was then called M. L. Smith Hon. Mr. C. G. Ala- upon by His Excellency to read the baster, Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North and Royal Warrant, after which the Mrs. North, Hon, Mr. S. Calne, Governor presented the insignia on. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, Hon. and addressed Professor Digby as Sir Henry Pollock, Hon. Sir Robert follows.

QUARTER CENTURY'S WORK

Kotewall, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell' and Mrs. Dodwell. Group-Captain H. M. K. Brown, RAF, His Honour By the Command of the King, Mr. Justice Lindsell and Mrs Lind- conveyed to me by His Principali sell, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Lady Secretary of state for the Colonics, Ho Tung, Hon. Mr. T H. King. I am about to present to you the Hon, Mr. A. B. Purvis, Hon, Mr. T. Insignia and the Grant of Dignity N. Chau, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and appertaining to an officer of the Mrs. Lo, Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Civil Division of the Most Excel-Castro and Mrs. D'Almada e Cas- lent Order of the British. Empire, tro. Hon. Mr. A. LyShields and to which rank you were appointed Mrs. Shields, Hon, Mr. T, E. Pearce and Mrs. Pearce, Dr. L Shu-fan Jast Jume

This mark of His Majesty's ap- and Mrs. Li Shu-fan, Mr. D. J. preciation of your services has Sloss, Mr. E W. Hamilton, Mr. W. been very warmly welcomed in the. Carrie, Mr. R. A. D. Forrest and University of Hongkong, where Mrs. Forrest. Mr. J. A. Fraser and you have worked for more than a Mrs. J. A. Fraser, Mr. H. R. But- quarter of a century: nor is that ters and Mrs. Butters and Mr. K. surprising, for it is well-known M. A. Barnett.

that the high reputation which

the Medical School of the Univer-

sity bears has been bulit largely

upon the care which you have der VOLUNTEER

voted consistantly to clinical tea-

ching there and to your patient ORDINANCE

technical

AMENDMENT

deterraination to help each indi-, -vidual student along the path of learning. Moreover, your oral teaching has been valuably sup

con- The Government Gazette plemented by several

Ordin- publications which your pen has tains the draft Bill of an

yet further the contributed to the "Lancet" and ance to amend

Volunteer Ordinance 1933.

Governor Lastly, to your eminent skill in i Be it enacted by the surgery a very large number of of Hongkong, with the advice and persons, both in and outside this consent of the Legislative Council Colony, owe a deep debt of grat- thereof, as follows:- tude.

other Journals,

1. This Ordinance may be cited.

Amend- as the Volunteer (No. 3) ment Ordinance, 1939.

Thus a good half of your life has been spent in saving human beings from pain, disease or death. 2. Section 2 of the Volunteer elther by your own hand or by Ordinance, 1933, is amended by training the hands of others. Such relettering paragraph (f) as para- services well deserve Royal re-graph (g) and by inserting the cognition.

following new paragraph after paragraph (e)~~,

It gives me much pleasure to present these Insignia and Grant

of Dignity to you.

ed

CAPT, RODRIGUES

(f) "Officer of an Auxiliary Unit" 2 com- means a person holding mission as an officer thereof.

OBJECTS AND REASONS

The same procedure was follow- before Capt. Rodrigues wus

1. Regulation 3 (1) of the Hong- presented with the Insignia. Capt kong Volunteer Regulations (Gov- Rodrigues was supported by L-ernment Notification No. 698 in Col. H. B. L, Dowbiggin and Mr. the Hongkong Government Gazette EJ. R. Mitchell.

No, 37 of the 28th August, 1939) Addressing Capt, Rodrigues, His Excellency said:-

of the Re-

GENERAL

Food Prices Wah Yan Past

Specified

In Gazette

The "Government Gazette "pub- Bishes the following Order:-

I. William James Carrie. Con- troller of Food, by virtue and in exercise of the powers vested in me by the Defence Regulations, 1939, with the consent of His Excellency the Governor, hereby make the following order:-

The standard prices for the fol- lowing articles of food shall, until further notice, be as follows:-

Evaporated Milk

Standard price per tin" *Ideal,"141 oz. 41 cts.; Milkmaid, 141 oz. 33; Milkmaid, 6 oz. .17; *St. Charles, 14 oz. 33; *St. Charles, 6

Oz.

.17: *Nestles. 141 Oz. .33: *Nestles, & oz. 17; *Peerless, 141 oz. 32 Peerless, 6 oz. 16; *Dykeland, 14 oz. 31: Carnation. 14 oz. 33: *Carnation, 6 oz. 17; *Gloria, 14 oz. 32; *Gloria, 6 oz. 16: "Tower. 14 oz. ‚31.

Sterilised Natural Milk Red Ribbon, 15 02 45 cts.

Thick Cream

Cow and Gate, 5 oz. 35 cts.; Cow and Gate. 3 oz. 25; Peony, .6 oz. 54; Nestles. 11 oz. 75: Nestles, 5 oz. 56: Nestles, 4 oz. .50; Golden Butterfly, 6 cz. .35; Golden Butter- fly, 3 oz. 21

Tinned Pork and Beans *No. 1 Size Stokely Brand .35 cts.: *Smaller Sizes Standard Brands 27. Tinned Sardines

Del Monte 41 cts.

Tinned Salmon

S. and W. Finest. Red Salmon Flat Tins. .94 cts.

Coffee

Hills Bros. lb. 70 ets.; Hills Bros., 1 lb. $1.25; Hills Bros., 2 lb. $2.42; S. and W., 1 lb. 31.22: Wing. 1 b. $1.09 per carton. NOTE. The above ofder amends

the standard prices, fixed by Government Notifications Nos. 1020 and 1041 in the Gazettes

Students' Association

ANNUAL MEETING AND RE-UNION

DINNER

The Wah Yan college Hail presented an animated scene on the occasion of the sixth annual general meeting and Re-Union Dinner which took place ол Saturday evening, with about 120 people attend- ving.

Among those present were V. Rev. R. W. Gallagher, S, J., Rev. R. Ryan, SJ, Rev. W. MacDonagh, S. J., Mr. Lim Roy Lane and Mrs Kwan Man Wal His Lordship Valtorta. whose Most Rev. H. presence was looked forward to at the Reunion Dinner, was prevent- ed from attending owing to indis- position.

PRESIDENT'S THANKS

At the meeting, the Hon. "Secre- tary's annual report and the Hon. Treasurer's statement of accounts were adopted, the President, Mr. Ko Fook Son, who was supported by Rev. R. W. Gallagher, S. J.

the

Messrs. election of moved Peter Tsu and Lim Hoy Lan as Honorary President of the Associa- tion for enspicuous services render- ed to the College in their respective capacities us founder and former headmaster,

OFFICIALS ELECTED Officials and Council Members for 1939/1940 are as follows:---

President Mr. Ko Fook Son: Vice-presidents: Rev. R. W Gal- lagher, S, J., and Mr. Fung Kwok Wah; Hon. Secretary: Mr. Wong Chung Ngar; Hon. Treasurer: Mr Kwan Man Wal; Council Members: Rev. T. Ryan, Joseph Ng. Tam Sik Poon, Lim How Ping, Wong Wing Kit, Chan Wal Chuen, Cheng Fook Choi, Chan Yip Shuen, Chon Wing Yip. Yn Shuk Shiu Wong Yuk Shu.

100 PER CENT INCREASE

A hundred per cent increase in

of November 3 and 10, 1939, res-membership during the past year pectively, for the articles of food marked". The articles of food not so marked and the standard prices therefor have not been separately specified in and fixed by any previous order.

was revealed in the report of the President. during the Reunion Dinner of the Past Students' As- sociation at Wah Yan College on Saturday night,

China's Centenarian Catholic Leader

MEMORIAL SERVICE

HELD

A Memorial Service was held at the Confucius Hall yester. day, in honour of the late Mr. Hsiang-Do, 101-year-old Catholic leader and member of the National Government, who died on November 4, at Lang- shan, Kwangsi.

The late Mr. Ma, was a native of Tangyang, in Kiangsu Province, and used to live in Kweilin, but owing to the frequent air raids he removed to Llangshan

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The total number has now been Increased to 201..

RE-UNION. DINNER

Dinner The annual Re-Union' which followed was a most enjoy- able affair

The President in his speech thanked all those who had assisted the association to reach the alms and scrope for which it was found- ed.

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DARDANUS MAIL ARRIVES

The ten sacks of mail, missing from the 199 kilos of Royal mail which was on the Imperial Air- ways" Dardanus when it was shot down over Weichow Island, have been returned to the Hongkong Post Office.

He mentioned the good work done by Mr. Lim, former head- master. Mrs. Kwan Man-wal and Mr. Kwan, who had done tremendous amount of war relief

When the bulk of the 199 kilos work and Mr. Joseph Ng for his.

was returned by the Japanese contributions towards a most suc-military authorities several days cessful year.

Mr. Ko Fook-son proposed the toast to the College, compling with it the names of Mr. Peter Tsul, Mr. Lim Hoy-lan and Rev.-Fr. Caling- her.

Rev.-FT.-Callagher and Mr. Lim Han-lan replied.

after the incident, several bags were found to be missing. These bags had been overlooked as they were in a special compartme_t of the aircraft.

No further definite arrangements have been announced regarding the release of the Dardanus which Is still on Weichow Island. It i Imperial Airways'

The Japanese military authori- ties returned the missing bags on 100 pesz centi increase in mem- Saturday to the local Post Office bership during the past year was by a Japanese steamer from Can- provides for the division of the

revealed in the report of the Pre-ton where the mall had been taken Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps

sident, during the Reunion of the from Welchow Island. Captain Jose Simao Rodrigues.

into various Corps units and Auxi- By the Command of the King Ilary Units and an Affilated Unit,

He was born on April 17, 1840.sident, during the Reunion Dinner and began his studies at the age of the Past Students' Association conveyed to me by His Principal

Saturday at Wah Yan College on of 4... Secretary of State for the Colo- and paragraph (5)

WORK FOR PEACE

night. nies.. I am about to present to Bulation provides inter alia that

In 1895, he represented you the Insignia and Grant of members of an Auxiliary Unit

undergo the Manchu Goverment in the Dignity appertaining to a Mem-shall not be required to ber of the Military Division of the any training unless called out for negotiations for peace between China and Japan. He later retired Most Excellent Order of the Bri-, actual military service.

2. For administrative and other from the Government, but aided tish Empire, to which rank you..

reasons it is considered that the the 1911 Revolution and also gave were appointed last June,

The grounds upon which you officers of Auxiliary Units general-active support to the Revolution of

may be 1925. have been awarded this oken of ly technical experts,

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The total number has now been expected the the

increased to 201.

After the Mukden Incident of

DONATIONS TO B.F.R.D.C.

The British Fund for the Rellef His Majesty's recognition of your; gazetted as officers thereof with- services may well be a source of out the previous training in the 1031, he announced that he would of Distress in China acknowledges the following donations:-Previous- justifiable pride to you. Twenty- ranks of the Corps usually re- devote his life to working for peace ly acknowledged $500,150.30; Messrs. five years ago, at the outbreak of quired in the case of officers of and unification as the internal Hongkong Embossing Co. 10, Com- policy of the country and oppost-mittee Double Tenth Flag Day HK war, you joined the Hongkong Corps Units.

How to Japan as the breign 3. The objects of this amend-

Education through & Kowloon Volunteer Defence Corps, and sub- sequently you had the distinction, Ing Bill is therefore to add, to policy.

B.FRD.C. HK. & 8.C. Branch Sub- of being the first Portuguese mem- the definitions in section 2 of the

scription Committee 500, The HK. Chinese Fishermen Assn. through ber of the Corps to rise to war- principal Ordinance a special de- rant, and thereafter, to commis finition for officers of Auxiliary

B.FR.D.C. H.K. & S.C. Branch Sub- stoned, rank: on August 3 this Units.

scription Committee 12, 10 and 12. Total: $500,694.30.

year, before the threat of the pre- 4. Such officers will then be sent war developed, you retired on in a position similar to other ranks account of age.

in an auxillary unit in that they will not be required to undergo military training OT to provide

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WARM AFFECTION

D.G.S. FLANNEL DANCE

STUBENT MOVESIENT

Being in touch with all the leaders of the National Salvation movement in Shanghai, Mr. Ma was very prominent, especially after the student movement of December 1835 when he declared for war against Japan.

One of the leading Catholics in China; he gave his entire estate for financing the Autra Univer- sty in Shanghai.

Services #ere held simultane ously in Shanghai and: Chungking yesterday,

A wreath was placed below his portrait by. Mr. Wong Hue-lat, who also made a short speech,

I have been informed by your, themselves with uniform until Commanding Officer that the their services are necessary. keenness which throughout your service you have invariably dis- played and the influence which your sterling character has welld- ed have had an invaluable effect, upon your comrades, and espe cially upon the younger men in their early days in the Corps. flannel dance held at the Diocesan Mr. Cheung Chung-yan and Ip Thus it is that you have left the Girls' School on Saturday,

Yuk-p also spoke, commenting on Corps with the deep respect and The dance was organised by the the career of Mr. Ma, and his warm affection of your brother matriculation class, and the pro-patriotism."

Amongst those present were;. officers and of the non-commis- ceeds are being dåvoted to the fund sioned officers and men of your for construction of an annexe to Messrs. Wong Hue-lai, To Yat-sen,

the school building.

|Cheung Chung-yar and others, Tate Company."

About 300 persons attended the

GLOUCESTER HOTEL COCKTAIL ROOM The management of the Clou cester Hotel opened their new

and cocktail FOOM roof lounge to the public on Saturday at noon. Gloucester Hotel patrons found balcony which was the east formerly open, completely covered over and still offering an exten- sive view of the harbour and Kow- loon. The enclosed balcony has been decorated in cream, tans; copper and terra cotta shades.

Small tables, "sofas and com- arranged in fortable chairs are groups,

and

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