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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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THE Y, M. C. A, AND THE

COMING TROOPS

[To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sir-At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the European Y. M. C. A. this evening, a cable was" rend from the Y. M. C. A. Headquarters, London, saying that Major-General Dunean urges the. Association to assist the soldiers. coming to the Colony.

The members of the Board, re- cognising their responsibility, have unanimously decided to meet the pressing needs of the soldiers who will shortly be stationed hero and are now preparing a scheme to cope with the critical situation.

WEDNESDAY,

FEBRUARY

LOCAL RADIO.

NAVAL NIGHT TO-MORROW.

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tion of public health." All Impar tial judgment must be entirely at one with the authoritative opinion. of the Military member whose view is of the greatest weight, Yet, "surprise of surprises" indeed, it was set aside in the interest of

The Hongkong Radio Society is gross offenders against the public resuming its broadcasting to- health over which, I take it, the morrow evening, when there, wlli members of the Sanitary Boardbe a special nayal programme. By owe it as a first duty to their ap-kind permission of Capt. B. H. | Ramsay, MV.O., R.N., the orches«. tra and male voice quartotto of H. M. S. Danae will provide the selections, and it is believed that the event will be a big success. The Danae orchestra wis the first to broadcast in Australia, whilst the male voice quartotte made quite a name for itself in Malta. The full programme is as follow: Naval Night.

pointors or electors to watch and protect-Yours, etc.,

J. P. BRAGA, · Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1927.

SCOTSMEN AND SOCIETIES.

Sir-It must have decurred to many of my fellow countrymen that the great quantity of patriotic fervour, and enthusiasm, existing in the numerous Scottish societies overseas, might find a broader and more useful outlet then is provided by the annual celebration of Saint Andrew's day and the disburse- ment of help to cases of distress arising among local Scotsmen.

The Y. M. C. A. is rendering ser- vice for soldiers throughout the world and will do its utmost to give To those who are of that opinion a hospitablo reception to the ser- it will be of great interest to know vice men who are coming amongst that a move has now been made, in us. The co-operation of the re-connection with their affiliation sidents of the Colony will be re- scheme, by the Council of the Saint quested to meet the financial obli- Andrew Society in Edinburgh, gation that such efforts will in which gives promise of a grunt volve and the Board is confident achievement provided it receives that its appeal will receive a ready the support of the Scottish socio- response. Yours, etc; H. HUNT.

ties abroad.

Secretary, Y.M.C.A. Hongkong, February 15, 1926.

KOWLOON TONG SQUATTERS.

Sir-It gives me pleasure to comply with the request of your correspondent "Sulus Popul Suprema Lex" to supply the infor. mation he desires to have for the benefit of the public on the vital point of the voting leading to the defeat of my motion at the last meeting of the Sanitary Board by a majority of one. I am thus af- forded an opportunity to supple- ment the extended report of the proceedings at that meeting which so much prominence was given by the Press.

to.

The voting was as follows: For the motion.-The mover, the seconder, and Lt.-Col. Boylan Smith, D.5.0., R.A.M.C.

Against Mr. Wong Kong-tin,

tor of Public Works and Dr. J. C. MacGown.

The following, taken from the Annual Report of the Council for 1920, indicates the present position as regards this scheme:-

"The Council have to report that they have had under con- sideration the scheme for estab- lishing a Club for the use of the members of the Society, and of Edinburgh.

"The Society has taken roome at 27 Rutland Street, und la now arranging to equip them so as to form a Club on a small scale, as a commencement.

"It is hoped that, as the scheme becomes better known, and as more funds become available, it will be possible to enlarge the

scheme."

6.00 p.m. Lonesome and Sorry

(foxtrot)

Coming Through the Cornfield (foxtrot}

6.13 p.m. Druid's Prayer (Waltz)

I Love the Moon (vocal

solo by Mr. Pocock. Extemporising at the

piano by Mr. Boutle. 6.26 p.m. Good Night Beloved (The Malc Voice Quartetto) Absence.

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6.39 p.m. The Static Strut (Charl-

ston)

Could 17 I Certainly

Could (foxtrot)

6.52 p.m. Hard to Get Gertie (vocal solo by Mr. Hadley).

Take Your Pick (Banjo solo by Mr. Walker) 7.05 p.m. I'm Lonely Without You (foxtrot) Lovesick. (foxtrot)

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Losin' Susan (foxtrot} Goodnight (foxtrot) To conform to Government re-1 every ten minutes, provision has gulations regarding closing down. been made for this in the above programme. The intervals will be of three minutes each.

7.18 p.m. Someone

The Society will use a wave-

A later sentence in the report has these words: The Council length of 350 metres for this trans- feel that they cannot go far with-mission and before the transmis- out the support of the Overscassion proper at 6 p.m. a preliminary Societies, for whose members item will be sent out to facilitate especially the Club is intended.tuning. All listeners are request- refrain from oscillation It is for that reason that I havead to

Dr. S. W. Tso. The Hon. the Direc-written this letter, and I appeal to during the transmission and to all office bearers and members of send in reports to the Secretary on Saint Andrew Societies in these results obtained. parts to give this scheme their sup- port at once, by seaking affiliation burgh, and arranging for the with the Central Society in Edin- nay-

The President and the Medical Officers of Health did not vote...

Motion declared lost by one

vote.

JISKET,

own

Our

resid-

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS

TO CHINA STATION.

January 19-Lieut. (E) R. Cobb to Victory, for course (Jan. 27), to Tamar, addi. (Feb. 24), as assistant to Chief Eugr., and for and add, for Hongkong Deckyard, torpelo depot (on joining).

It will be remembered that Mr.ment of a definite proportion of the Wong Kwong-tin spoke of the vil annual local subscription of each lagers of Kowloon Tsai who had Society here in Perak, has been

member towards this project. settled there for generation--800 or 100 years. On what authority from our annual subscription a ated now for some time, and Mr. Wong supported his assertion he left it to the imagination of the

sum of half a crown per member meeting to discover. At any rate, for the furtherance of this scheme. is remitted to the Home Society he advanced, no proof in support If this scheme had the support of of his statement. It must have all the Scotish societies scattered been purely guesswork. That is over the world it needs little

The War Office announces that beside the point. however. 1 imagination to realise the strength Royal Army Ordinance Corps has a regimental quick march for the plied that the speaker's "oratory" and capacity for benescent work received the approval of the Duke was so much waste of powder and which the Home Society would shot, since it had missed its mark.

of York, Colonel-in-Chief of the The motion then under discussion must be read in the light of the housed in its

One can visualize the Society Corps, and copies can be obtained

from the publishers, magnificent

Mesura. questions that went before, it, at house in our grand old capital. A Boosey and Co., Limited, 4, Regent- the previous meeting of the Board. great building providing all the street, W. And they referred to the new per-facilities of a first class

Jan. 19. Commander N. E. N. S. mittees on the newly filled in ential club, where the too often. Herbert to H. M. S. Ambrose, Crown land bordering the nullah lonely man from overseas, visit additional, (Feb. 7), and to Am- running along the main throughing the Old Country on

brose, and for duty, with Sub leave, fare known, I believe, as the "Mon-could foregather with kindred marines on joining: Commander tague Ede Road,"

spirits, and find a home and a wal B. J. Littledale, D.SC., to H. M. S. It Was the cancellation come.

Tamar, additional, (Feb. 1,), and to of the permits of these Tennis courts and a, golf course Tamar, additional, for charge of new holders that the motion was would come in time.

stores, and for Fleaf duties at aimed at. It did not apply to all Schools for the children of Hongkong on joining: Engineer the squatters. Assuming, for the brither Scots who had fallen in Commander A. E. Francis to H. M. sake of argument, that in the in-life's battle, and all the multifari- S. Carlisle, on relief. terest of the public health the vil-ous activities a great friendly lages in the vicinity of Kowloon society, with a membership based Tong should be resumed for public on nationality, would follow, improvements, I cited the preco dent of the Shek Lat Pui villagers, who were re-provisioned, upon cost per member involved. The dispossession, after adequate and Joint Hon. Secretaries of the Saint ample compensation out of the Andrew Society in Edinburgh are: public funds. Similarly, when and -Dorald S. Macdonald, 1, HI after suitable places are found for Street, and David W. Ross, G, East the Kowloon Tong squatters, Fettes Avenue, Edinburgh.

Surely the promise of this great development is worth the small

should they be dealt with. I think They will give any information I fairly anticipated and disarmed desired about the scheme as it now criticism on the score of hardship is.

to individual interests.

Lt-Col. Boylan Smith made the strongest point when he argued that "the convenience of squatters should not be put before the ques

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G. WAUGH SCOT, Deputy Chieftain, Perak Saint Andrew Society, Federated Malay States. Perak, F. M. S., January 25th.

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into the largest muskrat farm in the world has been completed, ac- cording to J. E. McFarland, re- presentative of a fur company in Vancouver. Outpus from the muskrat ranch will eventually to- tal 50,000 pelts, it is estimated. The farm consists of low-lying meadows and streams already heavily populated with muskrat and beaver. Weekly disburse. ments to neighbouring trappers for restocking.amount to $1,000.

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