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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

DEAN WILSON AND REV. FR. BYRNE PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE CHIEF SCOUT

Memorial Services Held

Two Cathedrals

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PHYSICAL CULTURE

FOR BOYS

The Physical Culture Institute tor Boys held its commencement exercises at the Confucius Hali, Caroline H. when 13 graduates were presented with diplomas by Dr. Watt Yang-kwong, Vice-Chair. man of the Central Rellet Com mission of the Chinese Govern "ment.

GENERAL

ROSARY CHURCH

WEDDING

WINCH-RIBEIRO

Mr. George Stephen Winch, well.. known Craigengower cricketer, was married at the Rosary Church on Saturday to Miss Zulema Maria Jose Vieira-Ribeiro. The Rev. Fr. F. H. de Angelis officiated,

The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. de J. Victra-

The Institute was founded by Ribeiro, of No. 18 Mau Lam Street.

the Chinese Government on March

In s speech made to the graduates, Dr. Watt said, in part:

while the bridegroom is, the second son of the late Mr. William Winch.

"We meet here today to thank God for the lie and work of one of His servants who has fought a good fight, and who has finished his course," said the Very Rev. J. L. Wilson,, M.A., in the course of his address at the Memorial service held at St. John's Cathedral yes- #terday, for the late Chief Scout, LIEUT.-GENERAL LORD BADEN-25, 1939,

POWELL OF GILWELL, O.M. G.C.M.G.. G.C.V.O., K.C.B., LED.. F.R.G.S., who died in his 3rd year at Nyeri, Kenya, on Jan. 8.

DR. WATTS - SPEECH Representatives from all Rover one's mother, but it is a greater Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, and calamity for a mother to lose her "It has been a source of much Girl Guides, troops, and Wolf Cubs son-not in death but through his gratincation to me to know that packs with the exception of those becoming a waster and a good-for-in the work undertaken by your of the Roman Catholic faith who nothing. The trouble she took to esteemed Institute is exemplified Manao.

Miss A, Silva attended as brides maid and Mr. Alfred Winch, brother of the groom, was best man,

A recepton was later held at No. 112 Austin Road, Arst floor. The heneymoon 15 being spent at

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attended a similar service, at the bring the son up, her loving care one of the highest ideals of

DECREE ABSOLUTE GRANTED Catholic Cathedral-were present and attention during his child-human beings, and that is the pur under their respective leaders. hood, her sorrows and pains, arb suit of a healthy and rational Ufe.

A decree nisi granted to Mrs. His Excellency the Acting Gover- all set at naught by such a son. The experiment conducted by the Janet Elizabeth Margaret Witham nor, Lieut.-Gen. E F. Norton, ac- The Dean said that if the Scouts Institute with, as a nucleus, a hand three months ago for an applica- companied by Capt. S. H. Batty- and Guides found some joy, some ful of young boys in their teens,tion for divorce against Mr. James Smith, A.D.C. Major C. Champkin pleasure, a new meaning in life, is a notable success. It is an ex Percival Witham was made abso- (Deputy Commissioner), Mr. G: S. they owed it all to their beloved periment which, through the in late by the Chief Justice, Sir P. Heywood (Asst. Commissioner of leader, Lord Baden-Powell,

troduction of a process of proper Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Rovers), Mr. D. A. Pockson (Asst. In conclusion, the speaker said, laleting and the adoption of a Court on Saturday. Commissioner and Hon. Secretary: "May his soul, rest in peace, and course of physical training and Boy Scouts' Association), Mrs. J. W. may his work go on forever. and personal hygiene, has demonstrated Bucknell (Asst. Colony Commis-ever in the hearts of boys and what can be done in elevating the sioner, Girl Guides Association), girls all over the world."

physical and health standards of

Mrs. F. E. E. Booker (Asst. Com- After His Excellency had read the population of a country.

missioner of Wolf Cubs), Hon. Bir Robert Kotewall, Hon, Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam, Mr. G. A. Goodban (Headmaster, Diocesan Boys' School) and the Rev. George May, were among those present...

the special Lesson, from the Epis-

admittance into the movement.

The Rev. Fr. George Byrne, S3...

ENCOURAGED BY D. M. S.

Weddings At The Registry

on

cival Witham, insurance manager,

tle of St. Paul to the Ephesians I understand that the success of (Chap. VI. 10-18) the Scouts and the Institute is also due in no small Guides present renewed their Pro- mise, made at the time of their measure to the encouragement and

Interest shown by the Hon. Dr. WITHAM-BROUWER CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL P. S. Selwyn Clarke, Director of The GREATEST MEN

wedding took place at Medical Services, whose guidance Referring to the life of Lord Baden-Powell. Dean. Wilson said President of the Catholic Boy and advice have been most valuable the Registry, Supreme Court, that the late Chief Scout was one Scouts, officiated at the Memorial and a constant source of inspira-Saturday between Mr. James Per He service held at the Catholic Cathe-tion to the management of and residing at No. 6 Shek O, and of the world's greatest men. founded a movement which w goldra! yesterday, when representa-

"It gives me indeed 2 great on and on, not lacking the usual tives from the 5th, 6th, and 7th momentum so often seen in other Girl Guide troops, and the 1st. pleasure to confer to the young movements which, die when. the 2nd. 11th, 13th, 15th, 16th, and sters, the first graduates of the founder is dead.

17th troops of Boy Scouts, and Institute, the certificates which Lord Baden-Fowell's movemen: members of the Sea Scouts, and bear testimony to their completion was founded on the ideals of love, Wolf Cubs, under their leaders.of a prescribed course of physical righteousness, and truth. His am-gathered to pay tribute to the culture.

THE FORERUNNER bition was to set the world right-memory of their great Chief.

In the course of his address. Fr. his courage was unbounded.

Institute.

I am confident that the achieve

fore-runner of → Truth. said the speaker, is a Byrne referred to Lord Baden- ment is but the sacred thing but leaders of na-Powell as "a man of genius" whose similar, greater and more ambitious tions, and men In all ranks, will genius impressed himself on the attempts in future. In Hongkong ile with ease. Friendship is a absent as if he was present, and as well as in China, and look for- sacred thing but men will break it who managed, in no small way toward to the day when our people Peace and mould the eager young lives of may become a stronger and for their own gains justice are sacred things, but those whom he had never seen," healthier, and rejuvenated race." leaders of men will sweep them aside for their own ends.

IDEAL

SPIRITUAL

"His

setting." went on the

The Boy Scouts movement, and speaker, was the life of the back GOVERNMENT TO

the Girl Guides movement, hold woodsman: camps, kits, wolves.j

Miss Beatrice Leola Brouwer, secretary, of 48 St. John's Apart ments, Mr. T. 6. Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Marriages, officiated at the ceremony.

Five Chinese couples were mar- ried: by Mr. J. Reynolds, Deputy Registrar of Marriages," at the Re- glstry on Saturday. The parties were:-

Mr. Cheung Hag, motor me- chanic, of 3 Hamilton Street, and Miss Cheung Kit, teacher, of 26 Pau Ching Street,

Mr. Lyew Ki-keung, clerk, of 8 Wild Dell Building, second floor. and Miss Anna "Yung, of 6 Wild Dell Building, first floor;

ho, merchant of 45

Wing Lok Street, and Miss Shlu

truth. friendship, and justice as packs, cubs, story-telling when the CONTROL PRICE Pkwa of 187 Pelpho Street;

their ideals. These movements are sun went down, and underneath it gaining in momentum gaining all the spiritual ideal which made force towards the attainment of of the mediaeval knight the cham-!

pion of chivalry-"true peace and justice in the world.

REAL VALUE

to

OF FIREWOOD

The God

firewood

problem, it is

Mr. She Ki-chuen, merchant, of 201 Fa Yuen Street, and Miss Leung Kwai ching. of 114 Kilung Street: and

and to the King." He formed learned, will soon be solved as the Mr. Cheung Tsang-wal, clerk, of

the

Dean Wilson then read a letter habits of honour, chivalry, service, result of arrangements which have from the late Chie? Scout, written faith."

been made by Government to ob-45 Kennedy Road, second floor, and Miss Chang Yuck-iuen, of 22 Flem- after the death of his mother, "Lord Baden-Powell, as a soldier, tain regular supplies from

Settlements and from irg Road, second floor. wherein he acknowledged his debt may have followed a path of glory. Straits

ANNOUNCEMENTS to her for all she had done for him, as Chief Scout he followed a path and exhorting all his Scouts to of goodness. As we kneel today at fully appreciate the real value of this Memorial service, we pray, as mother. Lord Baden-Powell the Church prays, that his work stated that it is a calamity to lose may follow him."

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Furore In Local Police Circles

POLICE REPORTS.

Borneo.

Covernment will be responsible The following forthcoming mar- for the purchase and conveying of rages were announced:- supplies to Hongkong and, upon its; Mr. Chan Shiu-kee, merchant, of arrival, the supplies will be imme-21 Des Voeux Road Central and diately taken over by certain local Miss Leung Ching-choi, of 29 Kim dealers, thus saving Government berley Road; the necessity of providing for storage.

Mr. Hindley, of No. 49, Nathan Road

The price of £rewood, it was reports that at about 6 stated, may also be stabilised by

p.mi un Jan 17, somebody gained entrance into his room and de..

Government.

camped with a wrist watch, valued PROMOTIONS IN

at $30.

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The theft of $93 in cash from Oak Street

FORCE SHOCKED BY NEW APPOINTMENT his house at No. 82,

has been reported by Mak Tong.

The respect and esteem in which

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the Hon. Mr. C. G. Perdue, Acting Lo Yiu wah reports that his Commissioner of Police, is held bicycle, with goods on it,

H.K.N.V.F.

The following promotions in the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force are notified:-

To be Lieutenants:-Act. Lleuts.

Mr. Tsui Ken-kwong, clerk, of

17 Granville Road, and Miss Poon Wai keung.. of 3 Wing Wah Terrace.

ANNUAL

MEETING

OF C.R.C.

The Chinese Recreation Club

Was T. M. Parsons, L. P-Ralph, D. Eheld its annual general meeting out Hindmarsh, J. C. McDonall, K, A..

Watson, R. B. Wood, D. G. Wilson. at the club house, Causeway Bay, yesterday. Mr. Lau Sook-kl To be Acting Lieutenants:-Sub- Lieuts

(Chairman) presided, assisted by R. R. T. Smith. C. A. Li

by all members of the local stolen, while being parked Police

Force 1g clearly de side No. 273, Prince Edward Road. monstrated by the dissatisfaction Total vault stolen is $31. "of the members over the appoint-

A proposal to raise the entrance

ment of Mr. J. P. Fennefather Kwok Fu, master of junk NoRickett, C. J. A. Gray, F. R, L. Mr. Wong Kwok fong (Secretary). Evans as the new Commisaloner 633HA, reports that while he was Carey, R. A. Dodd, E. W. Laycock, of Police.

safling near Chi Lan Port at noon L. D. McN. Beattle.

Though there is no objection to the new appointee personally, it is nevertheless felt that the appoint ment of an "outside" man is a direct insult to the local Police force" and its officers.

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fee for men from $30 to $50 was A motion to admit lady on Jan. 2, six Japanese boarded To be Sub-Lieutenants:-Acting passed.

a trawler, After Sub-Leuts. J. C. Eager, N. W. Hmembers was rejected his junk from

Following are the newly-elected riffes, Gray. T. H. Hood, G. S. McGill, N. dumping four cannons, two

members of the Standing Com of ammunition and J. Cornes, J. B. Smith. 200 rounds

MINEWATCHING BRANCH mittee: Iu Tak-cheuk, Chan Wai 25 pounds of gunpower into the

To be Acting Lieutenant;-Sub-yeuk," Chao Kun-lum, Ho. Ka-lau, sea, they took with them $1.200

Lleut. J. W. Eastman.

Iu Taklum, Chiu Chun-chiu, Ling In Chinese banknotes.

To be Sub-Lieutenant:-Acting St-fun, Ho Ka-chi, Leung Ting- ngok, Tsang Yung-fook, Lum Yu- Erb-Lieut. A. E. Bates,

To be Acting Sub-Lieutenants: ying, Wong Kwok-fong. Luk King.. Warrant Officers H O. Odell, W. cheung, Leung Hải-wah and Kwan

grill, B. F. Blakeney, G. A. Har-Cho ylu riman. A L. Landsbert, R. Millar, G. K. Oliver, E. C. Margrett, A. 8.

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During the course of conver sations with several officers of the Force, a Hongkong Dally Press Two fokls of a Chinese register reporter was impressed by the led junk No. 1823, Chan Wah- reality of the shock felt by them hung and Chot Shing, were alleged at Mr. Perdue being passed over to have been shot dead by a by the Government.

Hang it all, man”, sald an officer, "Mr. Perdue is one of the best men we ever had. He' is popular, respected, and loved by every single one of us. And he is efficient. Strict, yes, bat fair. And what more can we ask of our Chief?

party of Japanese asilors during ian incident which occurred near Lin Tin Island on Jan, 10 at 4

s.m.

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Following a report made to the

Mitchell,

To be Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) Warrant Officer W. B. Haslett,

Police of a junk piracy near Cap $10,000 COLLECTED saimun on Thursday six people. alleged to have participated in FOR BOMBER FUND "We don't want any outsider, the piracy, were arrested by the however efficient he may be. All Police at Tsun Wan on Saturday our former chiefs were from the right, local service, so why should we de have one from Malaya?"

COLONY HEALTH

BULLETIN

Twenty-four cases of tubercu- Tosis six of enteric fever, two of

measles and one each of diph- her and cerebro-spinal fever

were notified to the local Health authorities on Friday..

The demand for flags sold on Saturday was so great that by

EASTERN PORTS 9.30 am, an supplies of flags had been exhausted, and between $9,- Two cases of small-Dox were 000 and $10,000 was realised from notified in Shanghai in the health It was also learned that it is the Mr. Perdue's services and his the street sales for the Bomber bulletin of." Eastern ports for thé

week ending Jan. 11 Intention of the Folice to draw up appointment as Commissioner.

a petition urging the retention of

Fund.

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