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Importance Of Aviation Knowledge

H.K. MODEL LEAGUE

INAUGURATED

The Hongkong Model Acropiane League held its Inaugural cero- mony at Hotel Cecil yesterday afternoon when prizes were Ci tributed to the winners of tha Model Aeroplane Contest held on Nov. 10.

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Opening the ceremony, Mr. Wu Ching-chi, Vice-President of the League and proprietor of the Ta- kungpao, strassed the importance of the model aeroplane contest as a means to further the educa- tion of aviation and was excellent training to cultivate men of #cience for China in the future.

Mr. Wa Kung-fu, representing General, Wu Te-chen, Minister of! Overseas Affairs, also spoke on the meaning of the Chinese Air De- fence Day. He concluded by-quot ing the advice given to the nation by Generalisamo Chiang Kai-shek.

Other speakers were Mr. Fung Bee-man, of the League. Mr. Ko Ting-chi and Mr. Wong Shao-iai,¦ members of the China Red Cross | Society and the National Rellet Commission, respectively.

*PRIZE WINNERS Prizes were distributed by Mr. Wong Shao-lar to the following successful contestants:-

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Older Contest Duration: Lok-ying, Wong Kam cheung, Chan Chi choi.

Richard Pasquale, son of the founder of the Pasquale-firm which has been making barrel ́ ́organs for over sixty years and hiring them out to the street 'musicians »of Landon, brought one of his forty-year-old instruments to the BBC headquarters studio for an interview In an "Off the Record": programme in. the BBC's Over-

·seas short-wave service. He ihastrated the interview with such long popular British tunes as "011 Kent Road," "Over the Waves,"

Thi "Knees up Mather. Brown," "Down the Road Went Polly." particular instrument was originally constructed for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for its South American immigration traffic, and was hullt for extra hard wear at sea. Every nail producing the tunes is put in by hand. In this picture Pasquale (right) is seen with the Canadian announcer, Gerry Wilmot.

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GENERAL

ENJOYABLE CHILDREN'S CONCERT

TAP DANCE TIT-BIT OF PROGRAMME

A very enjoyable children's ear - eert, sponsored by the Little Flower Club in aid of St. Vincent. de Paula Society, was given at King's Park yesterday sto, a large and appreciative audience.

In such a well-balanced pro- gramme as was presented It is most difficult to single out any Item for special mention, especial-. ly when the work of the young artistes was all of the same high standard *རྞཱ

The Little Flower Anthem, sung by the Children's Choir. however.. deserve special' mention as the youngsters taking part were real- ly splendid.

The Mouth Organ duet, by the two Lewises, was another item en- joyed by all. while the Tap Dance by Rene Peres was deservedly ap- plauded.

THE PROGRAMME:

The programme was as follows: 1. Little Flower Anthem (Child- ren's Choir); 2. Plano Trio (Michael Osmund, Eddie Reme-

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS dios, Jerry Pinna); 3. Mouth Or-

AT CENTRAL

IMPORTED SILVER DOLLARS

A large number of silver dollars, among which were Mexican" and

gan (Norman -Lewis acc. by Alex Lewis 4. Song-Won't You Buy My "Pretty Flowers (Vilna Pink Sentence or one month's hard acc. by Jerry Pinna); 5, Plano labour was Imposed.

FERGED NOTE CASE AGAIN

·ADJOUKNED,

Alleged to have in his possession

Fuselage Duration Model: Ng Spanish dollars, were discovered 448 $1 notes purporting to be $1

Duct (Irene Osmund and Tony Baptista); 8. Tap Dance (Rene Peres acc. by Miss. N. M. Osmund); 17. Song Mexicali Rose --- (Alda

Plano Solo-Serenade by Schubert

Marques and Verlinda. Xavier): 8.

Kam-ling. Fang Tak-lok, Yu Chujon board a British ship which.ar/note of the Hongkong Government (Alice Osmund): 9. Old Dance

one $10 note of the Hongkong and yu, Char Lee-ming, Char Lee rived at Hongkong on Nov. 17.

This discovery led to a 24-year- Shanghai Bank, one $50 note of ming. Lo Kwong-yip (holder of

old Breman on board the vessel, the Chartered Bank of India, Aus- last year's Gilder duration con

(Alda Marques, Verindo Xavier. Alice Stiva and Rene Peres); Irish Eyes 10. Song - When

test), La! Tak-chun, Wong Kam-Cheng Hau-kwong, being charged/tralia and China and ten 10-guidare Smiling — (Robert Souza ace. ; ching. Chan' Yu-chol, Lam Chung before Mr. G. T. Lowry at the Cen-er. notes of the Bank de Javasche. by Miss I. M. Osmund); 11. White

tral Magistracy on Saturday with ching.

unlawfully Importing Into the 'Gas Engine-Powered Duration

411 unmanliested Cargo, Event:-Lim Sui-kee. Lim Yuet-Colony yin, Lim Yuet-yin, Chan Yu-chel, namely. 2,093 silver dollars. A. Silva Netto, Chan Lok-yang, Wu Hang-chung.

A cinema picture of the scenes taken at the contest on Nov. 10 was shown at the end of the meet- ing..

ENTERTAINMENT.

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Revenue Officer Ahern said at about 7.30 am. the steamer on board which defendant worked arrived from Shanghai and went to the quarantine anchorage. A representative of the Indo-China- Steam Navigation Co. went on board to inspect the cargo and found concealed under the coal the Sulver dollars. He sent for the ship's manifest but the cargo of sliver dollars were not on it. SBANIEN'S SAVINGS

knowing same to be forged bank- notes, Li Chan-tin. 34, unemploy- ed. was again remanded to Nov. 30, by Mr. Lowry on Saturday.

The forged notes were alleged to have been found in defendant's possession at the Wing Lok Wharf Connaught Road West, on Nov. 18.

Det Sub-Insp. J. O'Donovan is

in charge of the case which is for » cornmittal.

Cappe (Three-Act Play by the Company).

·GOD SAVE THE KING

SUCCESSFUL

CHARITY DANCE

The Charity Dinner Dance in aid of Refugee Farmers, held at GUNNER SENTENCED

the Rose Room and Roof Garden Found guilty of a charge of of the Peninsula Hotel on Satur- breaking into "High House," the day night, under the auspices of residence of Mr. A, H. Potts, on the Shumchun: Rural Welfare Nov. 18, Warner Wallace, 22, of Centre, proved a grand success the 24th Heavy Battery, RA, attracting á capacity attendance. Mount Davis Fort was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by Mr. T. J. Gould on Saturday.

Defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge.

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& TAX 'INCREASES The lowering of the minimum level from 20° to 14: cents:auggests the intention to increase the burden Defendant stated that he was at the bottom end of the scale al-not taking them into the Colony though the proposals for increas for business. The dollars belong ing the rates of Entertainment ed to seamen on board and were Tar in the Colony have not been monies which they had saved. He finalised.

did not report" because he Was The cinema circles are of the afraid that the Japanese would opinion that a flat rate of 10 per take the money if they found out, icent. would be most satisfactory the vessel having to touch Japan-imposed by Mr. T. J. Gould on

all concerned. The present scale, it is believed, is entirely out of proportion, the cheaper seats paying proportionate- ly a heavier tax than the more expensive ones.

COLONY

There were no

HEALTH

cases of small-

ese occupied ports.

A fine of $50 or, in default, six weeks was imposed.

RO. Ahern applied for the con- fiscation of the silver dollars.

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Det. Sgt. R. MacVey prosecuted.

SNATCHER GAOLED Twelve months' hard labour was

Saturday on Yeung: Tam, 18, who pleaded guilty to a charge of snatching a wrist watch from a lady at Johnston Road on Friday. Defendant had four previous convictions for similar offences,

AT KOWLOON

Mr. Lowry said he would wish to consider this point and ad- journed the case to today.

BANISHEE GAOLED. Remanded from Thursday to pox notified to the Health Au-ascertain whether he had regular

FIGHT IN HOSPITAL Chan Ngau, 29, thorities on Nov. 22. Other rer employment,

Wounding a fellow patient to the the turns Included seven cases of charged with returning to dysentery, 31 cases of tuberculosis Colony-before his period was up left eye, Chan Fuk yim, 23, was for five charged before Mr. Hindsworth or five cases of enteric fever, three having been banished eases of diphtheria, two cases each years, appeared before Mr. Lowry Saturday with common assault.

on Saturday.

The quarrel started at the 'Out- of measles and cerebro-spinal |

A fok of the shop for which Patient Department in "Kowloon fever and one case each of the defendant had worked said that Hospital about 9.15 am, on Friday defendant was given 'employment when the defendant asked the EASTERN PORTS

on four or five days in a month complainant to remove the dirty and would earn about a dollar things which the latter had placed odd. He said his shop would not on the bench. The accused seized take defendant back.

a bottle and struck the complain- Asked if he can and employ-ant when he toured him. ment, defendant 'stated there "The accused was fined $10 or were always thany loose odd jobs three weeks in prison, In Botham Strand.

GAMBLERS' BAILS

lera and chicken-pox

The Health Bulletin of Eastern Ports, for the week ending Nor. 16, is as follows:

Cholera: Macao 6 cases; Hong- kong 7 cases; Shanghai 2 cases.

Small-Fox: Rangoon one case; Hongkong one case,

Artistes of "D" Compray, 2nd Battalion, The Royal seo Royal Regiment), who presented The Distractors at Victória

Hal recently. The officer commanding, the Cómo pany Is Cant. A. C. F, Drew-Wilkinson (King's Studio)

"There were many distinguished guests and the evening was en- livened by a programme of enter- tainment that offered a number of well-executed artistic and cabaret Items.

"Among the artistes were MIss Anita Lee, Mra. Bylvia Oboy, Mrs. Percy Chen, Miss Jean Yang. Mr. Herbert Tonig, Miss Colleen Ng Quinn, and the Osses Gloria Tee, Dora Chow and Elsie Wong in a specialty mimber. Mr. George

Chow was Master of Ceremonies.

Chairman of the Ball Commit- tee was Mrs. Florence Li-Shu-fam the Vice-Chairmen being Mrs. Kan Tong-po, Mrs. Ll Tse-fing and Mrs. "T" N. Chau. The various arrangements were efficiently handled by a number of special committees of ladies.

SUMMARY COURT CLAIM

JUDGMENT

AGAINST

DEFENDANT Judgment was given for plain- tir at the conclusion of "the | claim brought before Mr. Justice Williams at the Summary Court on Saturday by Mrs. Tutey Tang, of Tong's China Delight, of No. 61, Des Voeux Road Central,

ESTREATED None of the fourteen persons arrested in the course of a gamb ling raid carried out by the Police The claim was brought against on Friday at No 281, Tai Nam X. Welas, manager or representa- Street appeared before Mr. Mac- tive of Rolny, China Building, for fadyen on Saturday. The prin- sum of $800 being, balance of cipal defendant, Pang Kau, 30, had purchase price of fixtures and his ball of $20 estreated, while the fittings and rental due for the rest had their ball of $3 each ground floor of No. 8, Pedder estreated:

Street.

Table money. $5.12 picked up at the gaming house was placed in the Poor Box

· BOLD BORROWED KING

A 19-year-old pinster, Chan

"ME, M. A da biva appeared for the plaintiff, while Mr. D. McCal- Tum was for the defendant.

Yak-jing, was charged before Mr. The accused, who admittka sell- Himsworth on Saturday with laring the ring to a gold-smith for Ceny by ballee

$13, was bound over in the sam On Thursday the accused, asked of 250 for 12 montha. the complamischt, se Zin-kwar, 19. AN OLD-OFFENDER,

matrica wolfan for the loan of a gold ring as the bid – date with

Four months hard tabour was her boy Triend, she failed to re-imposed by Himsworth on Satur turn it and on the following day day on Tip Kan, 29, for larceny she was located by the complain of a quantity of motor car tools Tht and arrested.

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