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CHINESE CLUB SWEEP DISPUTE.

TROUBLE IN THE GYPSY CAMP.

YAUMATI FIRE,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OUTBREAK IN KNITTING

FACTORY....

A sudden glare in the sky at a laté hour in Kowloon last night RIVAL CLAIMANTS FOR PRIZE. indicated the outbreak of fire,

and, being generally observed

An interesting incident has de- yeloped from the drawing of the second prize of $28,800 in the Sweep organized by the Chinese Club in connection with the recont Ricex.

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As previously reported, the prizo was won by a band of gypsies who wore awalling deportation from the Colony, the event coming in

FOUR WUCHANG MILLS

CONFISCATED:

-SEQUEL TO LABOUR UNIÓN DEMANDS.

GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER.

from Fire Headquarters and other "The four cotton mills situated points, the resultant epil that on the Wuching side of the river shortly came, though it was hard-were recently confiscated by the ly necessary for the watchful fre- Southern Government, according men..

to the Central China Post. This has The fire was located at a knit been threatened for some time, ting factory, at Portland Street, apparently on account of the fact

establishment) Yaumati. occupied jointly the ground floors that owners whilst putting up a of two buildings, and it was

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at gallant fight to keep the mills run-

FRIDAY,

ST. MARY SCHOOL.

PRIZE DAY PROCEEDINGS.

MARCH 11, 1927.

WAR MEMORIAL.

SITE OF NURSING HOME STILL UNDECIDED.

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The annual distribution of prizes at St. Mary's School took place yesterday in quite a private Memorial Nursing Home scheme.

In connexion with the War form, the Rev. Father Spada give which has been under considera- ing away the prizes, and cortifition since 1921 the members of

cates-

Prize Winners Special Prize for integrity and unselfishness. (voted by the School. Staff), Miss Teresa Sanchen.

Lady Clementi's 1st Prize for cookery, Miss Dulce d'Aquino; 2nd prize, Miss Olga Ribeiro.

Lugard Scholarship for the 1927-1928.-Mias Bolla Pestonj."

years

the Committee concerned met recently and carefully reviewed the position as varione objections had been raised against the Stubbs Road site. Alternative sites such as the Peak Hospital and old Sanatorium at Magazine Gap were also considered and a sub-committee consisting of Dr. Black, the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Ber- nard, Mr. G. M. Young and Mr. W. H. Bell was appointed to go in- to the matter fully.

the nature of a windfall in the No. 25, situated nearer to the ing against excessive taxation and Mario dos Remedios; Class 2, Car- mitteo in that in order to retaini

labour union demands, notified the Political Bureau that their funds were rapidly becoming exhausted and they would not be able to keep on unless the load was iightened. According to the report current

then low state of their finances.

centre of the block, that the heart of the blaze was located. From But before possession of the this spot, through a series of large sam was effected, a set-back openings, the flames shot up fau- was encountered. A second group wise to the adjoining houses. of gypsies in the same band, who the fire first ate through into No. are not related to the Floris family 27, where firemen succeeded in

·which won the prize, put in a claim | confining it to the ground floor. for a half-share of the sum, alleg- which is the other half they are now seized by the Govern- ing that although the fact of their portion of the factory, while ment on the pretext that workers hssociation with the Floris family | the flames shot up through must be kept in employment; if in the purchase of the ticket was the shaft-like casing of the the shareholders of the mills can- not noted thereon, they were never common stairway communicating not run them, the Government theless entitled to the half-share with No. 23. Here It made short will. Another story is to the effect from having, on their side, several work of a joss and leather shop that the property has been con- ly and jointly contributed to the ad severely damaged the two up fiscated because the bulk of the price of the ticket.

shareholders. are Northerners,

A difculty which faces the Com- the grant from the estate of the late Mr. Granville Sharp it is necessary that any modification of the scheme should not be at variance with that already ap- proved by the Court.

Consideration of a suggestion to use some of the money for play ing grounds for the Services at de- Caroline Hill has had to be farred until the Committee has satisfactorily auttled. the scheme for the Nursing Home

History of the Scheme.

Dr. A. S. Gomes Scholarships for Regular Attendance.-Class Ì, men da Silva; Class 3, W. Wong and C. Silva; Glass 4, Irene Col- laco; Class 5, Marques and Sarah Abduln; Class 6 M. Chan and C. Gores; Class 7, Violet Wong; Class 8, Maria Wong.

Senior Local Certificates and Prizon:1st Prize, Teresa San- ches; 2nd Prize, Datce d'Aquino, Marie dos Remedios Ribeiro.

and Olga

Prizus:-1at Prize, Carmen Silva; Junior Local Certificates and 2nd Prize, Regina Ribeiro and Mercedes da Rosa (distinction in Biblical Knowledge), Julia Kig It may be recalled that in 1922 The dispute becanie so cute

The contents of the factory were In either case, if the owners Vah (distinction in Mandarin, the Government offered the Stubbs that it was officially brought to theirretrievably destroyed, while No. could not run them satisfactorily, and Julia Yan.

Road site for the Home and this attention of the Committee of the 25, where the fire orginated, was there is little, likelihood of the

Class 3-1st Prize, Bella Peston-was prepared, the lovelling being Chinese Club, and at a meeting of badly damaged, part of the roof Government being able to do so ji and Cynthia Alves; 2nd Prize, finished in 1924. Owing to the this body on Wednesday evening, being burnt. The Sames were ex-

of what a mill should be, with the Silva and Ines Remedios. ane mill in particular was a model Wilhelmina Wong, Olga Eea da fact that building could not com the matter was given full investingaished withir half-an-hour.

mence until the road was finished most up-to date machinery, and ration, Mr. F. C. Vaux, of Messrs. The inmates of the upper floors

Class 4.--181 Prize. Edriz little progress was made in 1925 Wilkinson and Grist (representing had moved out in time, and thereert management. It has failed'Aquino; 2nd Prize, Mina Danen and when the boycott started the

on its financial reserves, and the Helena Silva, solely through excessive demands berg, Rosario Fernandez

was left in whole proposition abeyance. ions; particularly the latter, and there does not seem to be any pos sibility that with a Government department ranning the mile, they will be able to reduce or abolish such demands.

per floors.

the Floris family), together with is no known easunity. A boy is representatives of the other claim-reported as missing, from a room exhorbitant demands of the un- ants attending.

which is still left intact, but it is very probable that he has taken fuge with frienda. In any case, the firemen are still conducting a search amongst the debris,

The Yeung Yuen Kee was the

and

The result was that the original claim made to the whole prize by the Floris family, which numbers no less than 16 individuals, was upheld, while that of the other gypsies, who are of Russian and concern which operated the knit- Romanian origin, was disallowed.ting factory where the fire occur

When interviewed by a Tele-red- Particulars of insurance, WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC. 2nd Prize, Beatrice l'astonji and graph reporter yesterday after-if any, are unavailable at prosent noon, the Secretary of the Chinese

Club-stated that, following the de-

cision of the Committee meeting,

the whole of the amount was paid NAVAL CONFERENCE.

out in the morning to the man who presented the winning ticket, and wh, presumably, was the man whose name appeared on the back of the ticket as the official owner, or owner in the first instance. this the Committee were proceed- ing according to the rules govern ing the issue of these Sweep the kets.

Later

In

ed that the Floris family had drawn the money, and, when Inst seen, the whole family of three generations were seen making pre- parations for an early exit from

BRITAIN DEFINITELY

ACCEPTS.

REPORT OF EXPERT COMMITTEE.

Class 6.-1st Prize, Joaquinz

At a meeting last year it was

Lea and Amina Abdula: Sarah for the Services and that provison. Fernandez: 2nd Prize, Pureza da suggested that there was an urgent. need for more playing grounds Abdula and Carmen Pereira, of these would be a suitable form Class 1st Prize, Maria Mat- for the War Memorial to take. tos; 2nd Prize, Gloria d'Almada: The site proposed was, Caroline Dorothy Noronha and Constance Hill. It was also stated that the Gomes,

Peak Hospital site had been offer-

Joseph and that this ed as gift to the Colony by Mr. would be mare suitable for a Nursing Home than Stubbs Rond, the expenditure on which would be refunded by 'the Government.

Class 7-1st Prize, Hilda Guan;

Violet Wong: Betty Rodriguez: Margaret Ng.

In June last year there was a balance of money in hand în con- nexion with the scheme of $976,759. There was also a liabi- ty of $36,750, being two thirds of the cost of the approach road to the Nursing Home site.

necessary

Class 8-1st Prize, Mary Wong 2nd Prize, Geraldine da Rosa and May Cheung: Georgina Pernon- dez, Dorothy Rodriguez, Helena Geneva, March 10.

Ribeiro and Mary Heung. An unexampled picture of an

Infant-Classes-1st. Prize. Filo- underworld engaged in the intri mena Gonsalves; 2nd Price, Maria ente organisation of international Britto, Anni Neg. Evelyn Xavier tralie in women, is contained in and Aurea Gill. Nydia Osmund, Washington, Mar. 10. the report of an Expert Committee Norma Gonsalves, Cremilde 04- The British Government has in-which, in the course of its investi- mund, Mina Kor, Betty Alves, The Estimated Cost. structed the British Ambassadoration, interviewed 6,500 persons, Betty Tavares and Olga, Britto, At a Committee meeting in 1925 to accept the proposal for a three-whom 5,000 were connected Margaret Botelho; Maggie Max it was estimated that the cost of the day, it was confirmer Disarmament Conference.with commercialised prostitution.

well, Pilar Manuel, Leonor Gon- the Stubbs Road scheme would be The Committee reaches the con-salves, Elsa Esoter's American Service.

Guttierrez, Rosie $1,406,988. The Stubbs Road the clusion that

traffic has Leong, Initiative Rests With U.S.

scheme provided for 44 rooms for Lassumed £ somewhat different Prizes for Portuguese.-Pro- patients, two wards of ten beds London, Mar. 10.,

character owing to precautions in parn fory Class:-Miss Maria Mat- for free patients, houses for re- various countries, hence it is of tos. (1st Prize): Miss Cynthia sident doctor and resident surgeon, win, was asked in the House of abroad were already prostitutes in Miss Maria Pureza da Eca, (1st offices, the Home being planned on

The Premier, Mr. Stanley Bald- opinion that women now taken Alves, (2nd Prize). First Classrooms for nurses and Conimons to-day whether, seeing their own country, though traffic Prize): Miss Teresa Gonsalves, an elaborate scale. that by the refusal of the French is nowise confined to prostitutes. (2nd prize). Second Class: Miss show that the cost could be re- and Italian Governments to accept The experts emphasise the univer

Estimates were put forward to the disarmament proposals of Pre-sal desire to stamp out the evil,

Edris d'Aquino. Third Class: ident Coolidge, the American pro-hat that circumstances in some Miss Sara Remedios (1st Prize)the proposed Home was cut out of duced to $1,088,988 if one floor of posal in its original form was nul- countries make the task more dif- Miss Carmen Silva, (2nd Prize). lifted, he would institute inquiries cult than in others,

the scheme, reducing the number They de-

The Headmistress and staff of St. to amend and, if necessary, expe-}

clare that further action depends Mary's School wish to tender their of rooms for patients to 25.

In June last year the balance dite an arrangement for a meeting strengthening the weak points nest grateful thanks to

Lady less the liability for the cost of! for in the international machinery by Clementi between the three lowers-Japan,

awarding the the approach road, was $941,002. the United States and Great Bri-

Tective co-operation. The Cookery Class Prizes to their As the building could not be com- tain-

press the opinion that the sys-pupils.

pleted before 1928 there would be tem of licensed houses is one of He said that the initiative in the chief causes of the existence

available $300,000 from the Sharpe this matter was taken by the Go- of the evil, and cite the Singapore

on a Estate, and plas interest

work decreasing amount as the vernment of the United States and Jovernment's condemnation there-

proceeded the balance on Dec. 31 His Majesty's Government must of. The effect of State regulation

1928, was estimated to be $1,291,- wait for the consideration by that everywhere has failed to provide

002, If she could not learn the law, Government of the replies returned the remedy of evils for which they she would have to learn it to their proposal by the four were designed and the system has being fined, said Mr. R. E. Lind-Powers concerned.-British Wire- now almost entirely lost the su sell at the Central Police Cour this morning, in imposing a fine of 650, or four weeks, on a Chinene aroman. for failing to report a case of small-pox.

the Colony, a reminder of the de- portation order having been re- ceived from the police authorities. It is not known, however, if in consequence of the disruption of harmony caused by the dispute, the Floris family has decided to take a different trail from that of the other members of the band of eircus entertainers.

SMALL-POX CASE.

WOMAN FINED FOR NOT REPORTING.

The defendant is the principal tenant of a Chinese house in Tung Lung Street, and the child, whi suffered from the disease, and who has nearly recovered, does belong to her. This prompted hi Worship to ask Dr. Pope why the Ordinance laid it down that in the -case of a Chinese tenement house the principal tenant was primari- ly responsible.

Dr. Pope replied that he could only surmise the reason, but it probably was because the prince pal tenant could always be traced, but with

floating population like Hongkong the parents might dis- appear.

Ha Worship: And therefore the, principal tenant cannot plead Ignorance?

less.

GORGEOUS GOWNS.

WONDERFUL MANNEQUIN

port of expert medical opinion.

Sir Austen Chamberlain, in presenting the report to the coun- sil, observed that the increase in vigilance was directly attributable to the work of the League.-- Reuter.

21 YEARS AGO.

EXTRACTS FROM "TELEGRAPH FILES.

The following items are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended March 16th, 1905:

The rate of the dollar on demand was 2a. Id.

The marriage took place at St. John's Cathedral of the Hon. Mr. (now Sir) Henry Pollock, K.C., DISTANCE TELEPHONE. and Miss Lena Oakley, the Rev. F.

BETWEEN HAVANA AND LONDON.

PARADE

Conspicuous for its lavish show of gorgeous gowns in a manne quin paradie, "The Dressmaker from Paris," which is the film now being shown at the Queen's)

· London, Mar: 10. Theatre, also has the appeal of On the occasion of the inaugura- bejny a really good story, full of tion to-morrow of a public tele- In connection with massacres oc- incident and human appeal. The phone service between London and curring at Nanchang, the French stary is of a Paris shop girl who Ravana (Cuba) greetings will be authorities demanded the dismissal eventually becomes famous exchanged between the Cuban Sec. of the Governor of Klangai and modisto in America and known as retary of State and the British also the payment of a large in- "the Dressmaker from Paris," and Under-Secretary for

0.

· Other Considerations,

The position with regard to the Peak Hospital site, is that if the Government took over the Stubbs Road site and refunded the moner spent on it, there would be a sumi of $1,416,759. available for the Home. This sum would,

course, be reduced by $800,000 if the playing ground scheme is ap- proved.

Also, there would be the cost T. Johnson oelating. The bride of an approach motor read and the was given away by Sir Francis Pig- cost of Dr. Harston's house which gott, whilst the Hon. Mr. T. Ser-it would be essential to acquire to combe Smith was "hest man" The provide a large enough sito, and it Misses D. and M. Dickson and is estimated that $100,000 would. Elleen Hastings were the brides- be required for these purposes. maids.

If the Committee decides to utilise $300,000 for the provision. for additional playing grounds the Nursing Home scheme must be on a less ambitious scale than originally proposed. The money in hand has been mainly sub- scribed specifically for the Nursing Home and it would appear neces- The oath was administered at aary, if it is desired to proceed Government House to a large num- with the playing ground proposal, ber of newly-created Justices of to obtain from sufficient subscri- the Pence, including Dr. C. For-hers their anthority to utilise their syth, Mr. J. T. Douglas, Mr. J. A. own subscriptions for this Jupp and Mr. Ho Kom-tong. pose up to the required amount.

Foreigndemnity. *

an American officer who, at the Affairs, Mr. Locker-Lampson, in close of the war, goes back to his the absence of Sir Austen Cham». home town and resumes his part- buriain, who is in Geneva. nership in the town's big depart- British Wireless." ment store. The two again meet,

Dr. Pope: I don't know. That is my surmise.

The defendant said she did not know it was necessary to report surprisingly, at a fashion parade| the case. She added that she being given in the store, and there|

know the child was suffering from is a love tangle to unweave, ng small-pox.

His Worship (to Dr. Pope)-well as beautiful gowns and cos-

advanced

Was the child in an stage of the disease?

Dr. Pope:-It has almost com- pletely recovered. "

The town's tumes to display "civie" reception to the celebrar- ad modisto and her party of man- requins is one of the best filmings of its kind we have ever seen.

Were any other cuses reported from the house subsequently? There is a lot of exciting action .No.

LEAGUE COUNCIL.

CHINESE DELEGATE HEARD IN PUBLIC.

Geneva, Mar. 10.

H. M. S. King Alfred, new flag- ship of the Chini Squadron, arrived from Home with Vice-Admiral Sir A. W. Moore aboard.

On the first call of $1 for each $5 share in the Canton-Hankow towards the close, but everything Before the Council of the Railway, over a million dollars was His Worship remarked that, ends as it should--with smiles League; Mr. Chno Hsin-chu read pild in after all, it was rather a matter all round, It is an unusually the report of the League's Finan- | '¦ of common-sense than regulations..good film.

The defendant khew perfectly well- The programme also contains a that the child was suffering from Gaumont Graphic and a humor Artall-pox and that it was infee-ous cartoon, whilst Signor Bona tlous. Everybody knew that. vita lo still the vocalist.

pur-

The annual general meeting of the Society of St. George la adver- tised to be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, "Matheson and Co. Ltd., on Friday, March 18, at 5.30 p.m.

Throc tons of live carp-Inter-

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