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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

DEAN WILSON DESCRIBES JOURNEY OF EVACUEES TO MANILA

"Round Robin" Report Is Quite Untrue Misrepresentations And Misunderstandings

THE EVACUATION - JOURNEY TO MANILA LAST WEEK WAS DESCRIBED BY THE VERY REY J. L. WILSON, IN A BROADCAST.. TALK OVER ZBW ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

The Dean pointed out that he had read press "reports and cor- respondence, on his return, and felt that many things were misre- presented and misunderstood. He said that it was quite untrue that he had asked people on board to sign a "round robin" saying that conditions were not so bad."

VOLUNTARY ASSISTANCE

'The Dean said:--

CATHEDRAL PAULA RICHARDS

BACK IN TOWN WEDDING

MR. B. S. CARTER AND MISS B. C. STRATTON

A pretty wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral yesterday

afternoon when Miss Barbara Carruthers Stratton, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs.-A. C. Stratton, of Clifton, Bristol, became the bride of Mr. Benjamin Stalksett Carter.

The Very Rev. J. L. Wilson, Dean of the Cathedral, officiated at the ceremony. Given

away by Mr. C. C. Roberts, the bride wore a dress of white satin with a medici collar and white lace and long mittens of the same lace. Venetian head dress with waist-length vell of white tulle completed the picture. roses and fassamine.

RETURNING TO

AMERICA

Miss Pauls Bichards and her travelling companion, Edwin V. Willams, who had formerly stow- ed away on an American Presi- dent liner from Manila, paming through the Colony, are now aboard the President Coolidge, travelling as bona fide third class passengers, on the way back to the States.

Both Miss Richards and Mr. Williams were taken into police custody on their arrival here on Jane 3. charged with having en- tered the Colony illegally, and ainess and nervous..ess end, when

had an expulsion order made you consider the emotional strain

against them at the Kowloon I know how much you are long-that has been put upon these pea-

Magistracy, on the following day. ing to know about your own folk pie, and the tiredness caused by so

and meanwhile were quartered in who have been evacuated and I am much waiting about, it is not to Her bouquet was of lilles, tuber prison.

Through collections made worry that I have to speak in gen-be wondered at that many people

Miss Joan Smalley, bridesmaid. among the American communit eral terms. My talk covers the rested.

All meals were served in the wore pale pink lace with cape in the Colony, Paula Richards Journey on the Empress of Japan with a very brief description of the First Clase dining room but under coatee to match and carried a passage was assured aboard an bouquet of mixed gladioli. She Empress lider which took her bal places in Manila where your very different conditions.

to Manlia. Williams followed families are now. I also want to tables, benches and enamel mugs has a pink rose on her hair.

Mr. M. F. L. Haymes discharged three weeks later on the Fresiden. make clear that I speak as a re-were the order of the day out food

Garfield, locked up in a sm: presentative of the Voluntary Eva was plain. plentiful and whole- the duties of bestman.

No reception was held but the cabin some. When food misuntable for cuation Committee which inter-

In an interview with the Hong preted as well as it could the Gov-children was served the stewards honeymoon is being spent at Tai- ernment regulations, and which were always ready to get some-oo Bungalow, Fanling, Mrs. Car-kong Dally Press, Williams said he

The last meal was

ter's going-away costume being of arrived in Manila to find Panla asked Mr. Sweeny and myself to thing else. accompany your families and do served about 6 o'clock and some blue crepe, with collar and cuffs living on three pesos per week what we could to make the four- people found that they were get-of white broderie anglaise: white doled out by the Red Cross, with by 8 or 9 flower toque and vell; and white provisions to eat at a certain ney and disembarkation as easy ua ting a little hungry

accessories. " possible.

"

Long

n'clock. There was seldom any de-

It is only a few hours since I lay in serving meals because there returned and it is impossible in were plenty of stewards and the the time to make a aetated report dining room accommodated such a but I have had time to read large number of people. the press-reporta and correspon-

SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

restaurant Both of them wired

to their mothers in California for funds and travelling expenses. which were received.

FARE REDUCTION

In booking their passage. back.

The following forthcoming mar- Because the "Empress" was ariages are announced:- "dence about the journey and would troopship the cabin stewards were Mr. Lo Kwang-boo, rice mer-jto USA, the High Commissioner like to make some observations withdrawn but many of the dining chant, residing at No. 10, Bonham of the Philippines was instrumen- Strand West, and Miss Eugenie, tal. in securing a reduction on about many things which we feel room boys gave voluntary assis

This lack of boys for the Lim, of. No. 12, Granville Road; · their passage fare, said Williams. were misrepresented and misunder-tance.

cabins caused a certain amount of Mr. Chin Cheung-hing, of No. Asked as to their future plans stood.

discomfort; and on the first night 38B, Bonham Road, and Miss in America, Williams said that there was a lamentable shortage of Wong Yan-ol, residing at No. 18, they might go back to Hollywood For example, berths and weeping soap and towels bus tras was put Cumberland Road;

to work in films, taking small accommodation, were allotted at right later. Sweeping and dusting very short notice by the Steamship were non-existent. except in the Company who were not in posses-halls and dining room. The bed sion of all the facts, because we linen was clean and plentiful. were not in a position to give them, The First Class - smoking room Mr Wa Kai-hong, teacher, re-Duncan sisters according to her If they had been given and there was kept as a lounge but was never ading at No. 43, Waterloo Road, friend. They also plan to put on had been more time there would overcrowded as most people pre-and Miss Lau Stu-lan, et No. 83. programmes in women's clubs in have been many adjustments. But ferred to spend their time on deck Tung Chol Street.

I must make it clear that there where there was plenty of space

was no preferential treatment for and deck chairs" There was a bar any particular station.

in the lounge where there. was 'a

One report referred to part of plentiful supply but & limited the accommodation on the Empress range. The soft drinks seemed

of Japan as "the Black Hole of Cal-unduly expensive. cutta” This accommodation only

Mr. Chu Kung-hua, of No. 11, roles as actress and singer. Miss queen's Road Central, and Miss Richards, who belongs to the Lam Shiu-lin, residing at No. 6, Screen Actors Guild in Hollywood, Cheung On Street;

was once prima donna for the

DISAPPOINTING DISCOVERY

U.S.A., starring Miss Richards, with Williams as the master of ceremonies.

Williams. intends to write up his odyssey in the Far East in the form of a magazine article, for publication in the "Cosmopolitan"

There was a great deal of cleri- 3000 BEER BOTTLES or suillar magazines.

a fortnight ago was the Second cal work still to be done, but 20

Class accommodation, but all the

or more volusitary, workers were

EMPTY!

TREASURE EXPEDITION

An expedition into Mexico after cabins had been cleared out of the quickly recruited on Saturday Three thousand empty beer bot-burled treasure in one of the space and only the bare walls of morning. All the necessary listates were found by a police patrol rivers near the border of Guate- the ship remained, though the ven- were completed very exiciently and boat on Wednesday on the beach mala, is another of the things tflation, bathrooms and sanitation 15 alphabeticni lists of all the pas-at Pak Shek Kok Island. The mooted by Williams. were exactly the same as weze al-sengers were soon compiled. One bottles are valued at about five lowed for Second Class passengers, list of B's were omitted and I hope cents aplece.

In addition. It may ease your it isn't indelicate to say that those It is not known how they came minds to know that the black-out B's gave us more trouble than the regulations were relaxed and the rest of the alphabet but all was port-holes were allowed to be open-finished by 4 pm. cá.

The time on board was spent in

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In another report I see that I am credited with asking' people to sign a "round robin" saying that -conditions were not so bad. "This

is quite untrue.

Adventuring is not new to WI- laras; it raris in his blood. His own late father was an explorer,

to be on the island, though it is chemist and professor at Stan- suspected they may belong to ford University, while his grand- some marine, hawker's store, "The father was a Welsh sea-captain. bottles are awaiting a claimant who lost his a sailing ships-| now at the Water Police Station around the Horn.

MACAO IS PLUNGED INTO DEEP MOURNING FOR THE LATE DR. BARBOSA

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

Many passengers were in- dignant at the report of ghast- ly conditions and felt that their friends remaining Hongkong and those whom the report reached in Earingd would be distressed and alarni- ed and the letter was written `lo counteract this report, Many hundreds of people had signed it before I heard of if......... Perhaps you were worried about the boat drill taking place while you were saying goodbye. But this

His Excellency was due to leave appointed to this Colony, arriving was done before the ship left, for for Portugal via America last week here on October 12, 1918. the convenience at passengers. If done at sea. It might have caused but this trip was cancelled owing second appointment was on

to his grave con- dition, Captain J.

panic and would certainly have-

MACAO, July 30-Macao has been plunged into deep mourning today by the death of her Governor, His Excellency Dr. Artur. Ta- magnini de Sonra Barbosa, who passed away at his residence at the Santa Sancha Palace this morning after a long liness. The de- ceased Governor," who was a widower, is survived by three sons, only one of whom. Master Marco Antonio, is in Macao.

caused great inconvenience. It was R. Moutinho, vice- quickly over and your familles

came back to the side of the ship

to wave farewell...

MANY ADJUSTMENTS

President of the

Legislative Chund). has taken over the administration, of

new

cember 8, 1026;

War Effort Meeting POOR ATTENDANCE

YESTERDAY·

There was very poor response to the meeting of recreation clubs' re- presentatives, sponsored by the HK War Effort Committee, which was held at the Sports Club yes- Įterday.

Altogether 34 clubs and associa- Htions were invited to send repre- De-sentatives to the meeting, original- ly arranged for Thursday, July 4 On April 12, 1937, Dr. Barbosa but postponed owing to the ava returned to Macao for his third cuation, and at the meeting yes-" local appointment and big arrival terday only seven persons put in was marked by large celebrations an appearance.

Mr. C. E. Terry, who presided, by the Chinese community with whom he was always a popular said that owing to the prevailing After the ship left there were the Government

Agure, He had at that time oc situation no one could be blamed for the poor attendance and cupled the post of Director- many adjustments of cabins and pending the

thanked those present for their General of the Political and Civil keen interest. bed spaces; some people giving up rival of

Administration of the Ministry of their cublas to sleep on deck in Zovernor-appoint-

In the course of the meeting Mr. Dr. Barbosa Colonies, order to allow some of the families, ed.

Terry revealed that a committee, It is interesting to recall that Dr. fully representative of every shade especially those with young child- The eldest of three sons of the ren, to find more suitable accom- late Benhor Artur Tamagnint de Barboss is the fourth Governor of and section of the Coinny, would modation. When any real hard Abreu de Motta Barbosa, Inspector- Macao to die locally. Francisco be formed shortly and those pre- ship was reported we succeeded in General of Finance in Macao, the Xavier de Mendonca Corte-Real sent signified their willingness to making some other arrangement, deceased was born in Lisbon in was the rat Governor to die serve on such a committee.

Another report speaks of the 1880 and came to this Colony locally. On August 22 1848, Present at the meeting were

child. He received Ferreira do Amaral met his death | Messrs. Roy Lan (Boftball Associa Thastly crossing because of the when a weather. Mr. Sweeny has made his early education in local near the Forta Cerco by assassination and Baseball League), V. C. the trip many times and reports schools and which was later com- tion. The third demise was that Labrum (Kowloon Cricket Club). of Pedro Alexandring, da Cunha 7. Rerie (Kowloon Docks Recrew- that it was one of the best that pleted in Portugal.

APPOINTED IN 1918- who was despatched from For-tion Club), P. C. Lee (Bouth China

he has known. The number of

-cases of sea sickness was not great Thrice appointed to the past of tugal to take up the port made Athletic Association), Jehan Dad and there was no crashing about Governor of this Colony, the de- vacant by Amaral's death. He (Kowloon Indian Tennis Club), C at all. Many people stayed in their ceased was a high official of the died within 10 days of his arrival 8 Xim (Chinese Recreation digb).

and Kwok Hin-wang. beds and bunks because of quea Ministry of Colonies when he was In Macao.

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