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and Mrs. F. L. Silva, Mr. Y. Mura- kami (Consul-General for Japan), Br. M. Kitayama (hon. BOC Japanese Residente Association), Mr. C. M. Manners (hon, sec.. PICTURESQUE EXPRESSION OF Kowloon Residents' Association), Mr. Ho Kom-tong, O.B.E., and Mrs, FELLOWSHIP.

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The Governors' Arrival.

FEBRUARY 25, 1929.

a clover young dancer who always delights.

MILITARY BOXING.

The Breaking Point.

When Mind and Body Aro Fagged.

Great Britain's Part,

FINALS OF SOUTH CHINA The first part of the programma concluded with Items of an Old COMMAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. English dance and an Irish Jig.

The finals of the inter-unit and For this again the audience had to thank Miss O'Keefe and her individual Championships of the South versatile little boy and girl pupils, China Command wore fought at Whit field Barracks on Saturday evening, no less than sixteen of whom ap- a large attendance of military mon poared on the stage in gay dresses witne

witnessing the concluding night's A colourful spectacle was pre- A. E. Clarke, J. W. Denkin and for the English dance and four bout Excellency Major-General C.C. here is

for the ilg. For the latter Mar- His gery Simpson partnered Billy Luard, C.B.,

COLOURFUL EVENT.

sontod at the Club da Rocdelo on Saturday afternon, when an In- ternational Dance Festival was hold, its success being signalised by the huge throng of spectators, representative of the different communities of the Colony, who

Many serious accidents, as well as mistakes in life, have been traced to failure of the memory. When persons of other sex begin to hesitate in speaking, cannot collect their thoughts and forget things, when excitement upsets them thon, says the doctor, u case bordering on

Mayes and Joyce Crapnell part. Gonoral Om C.M.G., the retiring neurasthenia. If this state of

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On the arrival of their Excel-nered Patay Wood. The little en-uccessor, H.E. Major-General JW. health continues, collapse may lencies the Governors of Hong-Lertainers received deserved ap- were among those present kong and Macao and their party, Preciation from the large they were received by representa dience. attended.

tives of the organising committee, Additional distinction was con- the Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga (repre- ferred on the function by the pro-senting Club Lusitana), the Hon. sence of Their Excellencies, the Dr. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G., and and Messrs. J. M. da Rocha (Club de Ilongkong

Recreio) and Ho Leong, the Band of the 1st Queen's Royal Regi- ment playing the national anthems of Portugal and Great Britain.

Governors Macno.

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Al Fresco Tca. During the Interval selections of music were played by the band of the Queen's Royal Regiment and were greatly enjoyed. Tea was, served in a delightfully in formal manner in the open on the beautiful lawn of the Recreio Club.

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In furtherance of the concord idea in connexion with which an initial step was recently taken in

The entertainment opened with the form of a social at the Helena May Institute, it was stated in the a contra-danca executed by some

The Portuguese Dances. speeches that 'a number of local forly little children, for the most

After a short Interval the ladios headed by Mrs. W. T. part sons and daughters of mein-

programme de Recrelo. second part of the Southern, the wife of the Colonial bera of the Club

address by Secretary, had for some time past They were put through the vari- opened with an been giving their attention. to the ous figure formations very clever Madame Tamagnini de Barbosa, organization of an Internationally, considering the ages of the who expressed Macao's readiness Dance Festival in Hongkong, tiny tots. The boys were unl. to participate in the display and the Organising The scheme was first suggested in formly dressed in black as little congratulated n discussion on the subject of the pages, and the girla represented Committee, especially Hon. Mr. dancers in Braga. The speaker regretted "Vira dances" of Portugal, and diminutive the idea was thrown out that per- dresses of light and pleasing hues. the absence of Lady Clementi, and hups Mme. Barbosa, the artistic The music was provided by the proceeded to explain in fascinat

ing orchestra

fashion the Portuguese wife of the popular Governor of Portuguese juvenile Macno, might be found willing to with Master Horacio Graca Ozorio dances. arrange and conduct the practices as conductor. The danco WAS for a display of a few of the na- staged and the rehearsals carried tional dances of Portugal in Hong-out under the personal direction kong. Mme. Barbosa readily lent of Mr. Duarte Baptista. her support to the scheme, and in the general enthusiasm with which the len was received, it was but a natural step to develop the proposal into a great internn- tional social reunion, in which the various nationalities forming part of the cosmopolitan munity of Hongkong could be made to feel actively interested.

com-

It is recognised fact that mont nervous dleorders are due to im- poverished blood. Norves that are not fully nourished by the blood are quite unable to meet the strain put upon them. Then the mind and body become fagged, and a threatened.

nervous breakdown is.

Commanding, and his Sandilands, C.B., C.M.G., D.5.0.follow.

The preliminary rounds having been decided on Thursday and Friday, there were eleven left for Saturday night. Of these only one ended in a knock-out, Pte. Woods flooring Pto. Bayer in the third round of the semi-final of the Welterweight con- test. In another fight the reforce stopped the bout because of the sovers punishment which Pto. Now

Pithes Only new, pure blood can save berry had received from Pte.

At the conclusion of the successful

the victims from collapse and spart, Ile Excellency evening's Major-General Luard handed the this threat of neurasthenia. Good, rich blood is created in abun- trophies to the winners and con-

and Kerts. on dance by Dr. Williams' pink pills, winning the inter-unit Championship, and in that way these pills havo This year's tournament was the

la a great number of cases second held by the South China

Com-

to banished nervous and mental was only ឥត disturbances. They have given mand, eald Ilis Excellenty. Prior

energy, fitness, koen last year there mand tournament was not practicable. Battalion in the Colony and a comincreased He mentioned chat with the addition appetite, strong, steady nerves and robust health to men and nervous women who were once of the Shanghai Defence Forca opportunity had been taken to inaugurate a competition among the military units in the Colony, This year the promotors were fortunate in having four British Battalions in the Colony.

Boxing, continued the General, should be encouraged in the Army s every men who boxed had to be fit and fitness was very much wanted in the Army, Boxing also required courage and determination, and these two qualities should be seen in the The fights wore described as having elean, hard fought, and Ho regretted that only three teams had been entered out of a possible five, that the Queen's Royal Regiment had been unable to enter a team while it was also regrettable that such a fino body of men as the Gunners could not raiso a team.

When the curtain lifted for the second part of the entertainment, it was seen with what care and thought Mme. Tamagnini had de- The Misses Stella and Helen Ho signed the staging of the scene and Rachel Wong next took the to represent a little bit of Portu- floor with a splendid exhibition of gal. Some of the scenery had to the "Dance of the Lanterns," all be sent over from Macao while Army. the three young ladies being gor- the remaining details even to re-con goously dressed in Flowered Chin-producing the window of a coun- straightforward." ese costume. Miss Helen Ho is try house in a Portuguese village a clever exponent of the too dance were supplied by Mr. A. W. Tickle and in the "Fan Dance," in which and Mr. J. W. Deakin, Mr. A. E. she played a solo part, she fairly Clarke was reponsible for the electric lighting effects; his at excelled herself,

tempt to reproduce the pale light of the moon in compliance with Mme. Tamagnini's wishes was successful. Some particularly thirty-six leading residents of

gentlemen Macao-Indies and Impersonated peasant girls and

French Gavolic.

In dresses typical of Alsace Mile. Bonenfant and Master de In Prade earned well-deserved ap- plause in u danse Alsacienne which they performed to perfection to the accompaniment of Mme, de la Prade at the piano, Though very young, the little couple gave a good account of themselves,

It was a pity

His Excellency then congratulated the Beds, and Herts, on winning the inter-unft championship. They had to put up a hard fight with the K.OS.D., who had made a gallant Tho effort to bent their rivals. Somerset Light Infantry, the General continued, were in camp and had Touch dimeulty in getting to tournament, but they made a great effort to show what they were worth. (Applause).

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A Unique Spectacle. Mrs. Southorn's first step was to organise a small working commit tee on which she was fortunate to secure the services of Mrs. 11. T. Creasy, with Mrs. Wyatt as the Honorary Secretary and Col. Cardew as Musical Director. The Chinese were represented by Mes- dames Kotewall, Ho Kai and Ho Leung, and the Portuguese by Mesdames J. M. da Rocha, F. L. Silva and P. M. N, da Silva. At Macao Mme. Barbosa head- ed a band of about forty enthusias- tic workers and helpers, who went to no end of trouble to reproduce the scenery and costumes of vil- charmingly described as the "Har-monts-the mandolin, the guitar) bent Bdsm. McConnell on points.

lage life in certain districts of Portugal.

National Figures.

"Harbinger of Spring."

Notable for their poetic concep- tion and daintiness of colouring, the Japanese contributors to the programme staged what is so

rustics. There is considerable Dances from gaiety and hilarity. the provinces of Algarve; Minho and Coimbra were artistically executed and the national songs of fair Lusitania were heard by some for the first time on a stage in longkong. The dreoncs wore greatly admired for their beauty of colour and design. Music was played on the national Instru-

The full results were:

Bantamweight.. Bondaman McConnell (K.U.S.B.) bent Pte. Pearce (Som, L. I.) on ponts,

In the final Dr. Tomlin (8om. L

Featherweight.

Frost.

In the second semi-final Cpl. Pith- ers (Beds. and Herts) bent L/C Woodhouse (Som, L.) on points.

In the final Cpl. Pithers beat Pte. Newberry, un technical knock-out in

the second round.

Light-heavyweight.

Cpl. Gainey (Som. L. I.) received a walk over from L/C Allen (Beds. and Horts.) who was unable to fight on medical grounds,

binger of Spring." The stage set and concertinas.

Pte. Hume, (K.O.S.B.) best to, ting, the lantern light effects, and The talented group of amateura Foster (Beds, and Herts), on points.

Lightweight, The spectacle as presented in the acenery were all the work of who no ably assisted Mme. Tamag- the result on Saturday afternoon the Japanese sub-committee, who nini in the Portuguese play de-

L/C Gordon (K.0.8.B.) beat Pte. within the preclhets of the Club carried it out under the personal serve best thanks for an extreme- Wood (Beds, and Herts) an points.

Welterweight. de Recreio was in some respects direction of Mr. M. Kitavama, ly entertaining "Larn" which It In the first semi-final of this com

and unique but wholly expressive of hon. secretary of the Japanese took them weeks of patient prae- petition, Pte. Woods (Beds, the cosmopolitan character of the Residents' Association, who entice to stage with so much per- Horts.) beat Pte. Boyer (K.O.S.B.) Colony. The costumes of any tered into the spirit of interna-fection and to the delight of all on knock-out in the third round. nationalities made a plensing riot tional co-operation with consider who saw it. The full list of the L/C Frost (Queen's) beat Pte. of colour, which later had a gorable keenness, The performers Macao helpers is as follows:-Gillis (K.O.S.B.) in the second semi- geous counterpart on the stage, were Mrs. C. Makiyama, and the Mesdames Almeida Pinheiro, Hen- final on points.

In the final Ptc. Woods beat L/C Nolasco, where the children of many n Misscs Y. Takeda and E. Hachiu- rique

de Valente Lions were seen at play. The ma (dancers), Mesdames K. Kine- Almeida, Macedo Mesquitella,

Middleweight. festa drew and held the attention yn and Y. Hasuda (singers) with Rui da Camara, G. Fernandes, Plc, Newberry (Beds, and Herts.) of an audience of over 500, who Mesdames S. Wada, Y. Kobayashi Nolasco Zanatli, and G. Tarrazo: beat Pte. Wallery (K.O.S.B.) on could only with difficulty he con-nud Y. Takeda as accompanists. Mademoiselles M. A. Tamagnial points in the first semi-final trined in the Club Hall, large as The stage was converted to convey Barbosa, P. Pacheco, M. Pacheco, it is.

tite illusion of a river side in A, Nolasco, M. Lobato, L. Lobato, Japan with cherry trees on either A. Mello, A. Cardoso, M. Silva, M. bank loaded with pink cherry C. Lacerda: Messrs. G. Fernande In a great measure the success | blossoms, For thia Illusion J. Vleira, J. Valente Almeida, J. of the function was secured. Messrs. N. Takeda and T. Matau- Villa Franca, J. Mesquitelis, P. through the ready and cheerful bara were responsible. It was Lobato, M. Zandtti, B. da Camara, co-operation of the members of learnt from Mr. Kitayama that the H. Machado, J. Castello Branco, J. the Consular Body, the daughter dance is of the old-style Japanese Rego, D. A. Carvalho, V. Correin, of the Doyen of that Body taking classic dance. As is known, in F. Lara Reis, J. Tarrozo, A. B. the part of Portugal in the Inter- the beginning of Spring, the no- Vasconcellos, E. Luciano, and S.

Pimentel.

feel very grateful. No less grate- national tableau and Mlle. de la tional flower of Japan--the cherry

Grand Finale.

ful are they to Bandmaster H. Prade, daughter of the Consul-blossom-is seen at its best. The General for France, and Mme. de people gather in admiration of the

Then came the grand spectacular Perry, A.R.C.M. By kind permis- la Frade representing France to country scene clothed in a mantle finale in an international tableau sion of Lt. Col. R. G. Ponsonby, perfection. Mrs. G. R. Sayer, as of pink of the cherry blossom. representing no less than eighteen D.5.0., and Officers the Band of Britannia, was the very embodi- Young city damsels and peasant nations. Thanks must be accord- the 1st Queen's Royal Regiment ment of dignity. As illustrating girls sing under a canopy of the ed Col, Cardew, the muscial direc- played selections during intervals the international, character of the lovely flowers in praise of their tor, for staging this brilliant in the performance, Mr. Perry con-

AD dueting. entertainment, no less than 18 na glorious beauty. The actresses, "federation of the world"

Committee's Thanks. tionalities took part in the tableau. three in number, sing to the ac- thoroughly representative of the%

To the Committee of the Club The Festival was held under companiment of tho shamisen-Wie cosmopolitan community of Hong- the patronage of His Excellency most popular musical instrument kong and to all the ladies taking de Recreio the Committee desire the Governor and in the presence in Japan. Theirs are love songs, part in it, Nor must mention be also to express their sincere thanks of both Sir Cecil Clementi, whilst others dance to the rhythm omitted of the welcome assistance not only for the use of their splen- K.C.M.G., and Senhor Artur Ta-tane of the music, waving gar- of Miss Violet Capell with the did hall but for lighting free of picturesque dresses of some of the cost and for the sumptuous tea magnini de Souza Barbosa, the lands of cherry blossoms over Governor of Maene, and Mme, and their heads. Then they gather young ladies, and the help so gen- provided during rehearsals and to Mile. Barbosa. Among the large baskets of the pink flowers and crously given of Mrs. W. H. Kelly, several individual members for per Last but not least mentión must audience present were:-Mra, and scatter them about and bring the Suitably enough, the Band of the sonal services rendered.

Queen's Regiment played a medley Miss Luard, the Hon. Mr. and seene to a close. The costumes of national anthems. Following be made of the names of at least Mrs. W. T. Southorn, the Hon. Mr. of the ladies was of rich colouring were the countries represented in three gentlemen who did not ap and Mrs. H. T. Creasy, Sir Robert and reminiscent of the early days the tableau-America (Miss pear at the footlights, it is true, but and Lady Ho Tung, Sir Shou-son | of Japan,

Draper), Australia (Miss Rose), without whose invaluable help it and Lady Chow, the Hon. Dr. and France contributed a second Belgium. (Misses Capell and Walk- would have been practically impos. Mrs. Kotewall, the Ilon. Mr. and itam-Danea Dea Lutine to the er), Bolivia (Miss M. Jorgo), Chile sible to have carried out the ar the Misses J. P. Braga, Mr., Mrs.first part of the programme, the (Miss Lily Sanchez), China (Miss rangements to the entire." satis- and Miss Albuquerque e Castro, execution of which by Mlle. Bonen- Helen Ho), France (Mlle. de la faction of all. To Messrs. A. W. Clarke and J. W. Herr H, Gipperich (German Con- fant with a delicacy of taste and Frade), Germany (Misses Relcken Tickle, A. E Bul), Mr. M. J. Quist (Congul- finish was very greatly admired. and Master Schramm), Great Brl- Deakin the organisers fect most General for the Netherlands), Mr.,

Lain (Mrs. Bayor), India (Misaca grateful. The artistle posters an- Mrs. and Miss M. G. Dufaure de la

Russian Mazurka.

Zalena el Arculli and Satbant Kor, nouncing the Festival were the Prade (Consul for Franco), Mr. Miss O'Keefe's talented. pupila and Master Latif Khan), Italy work of Mr. J. G. d'Aquino and Mr. and Mrs. Almeida Pinheiro, Mr. delighted the audience with (Mario Blastrocchi), Japan (Miss M. F. Baptlata, respectively whom and Mrs. Henrique Nolasco, Mr.

a Russian mazurka. The bright E. Hachiuma), Netherlands (Mme. the Portuguese community feel and Mrs, G. Fernandes, Capt. and

high dresses, the

black top Blafsso), Portugal (Mile. Albuquer they cannot do without in all the Mrs. M. Zanatt! (A.D.C. to the boots and the entire get-up were que, Russia (Mme. Reinshagen), public entertainments in which they Governor of Macao), General Lo-greatly

South Africa (Miss Kelly), Spain take part Always helpful to admired, The young

warda a good CAUBO Mears.- Noronha arid Co,, the Government sander and Mrs. Losander, Mr. Indies were deservedly applauded: (Miss Bella Pestonji). Loaander, Capt. A. J. L. Whyte they were the Missca Bella and

printers, produced a great deal of (A.D.C. to the Governor of Hong-Betty Pestonj!, Norma and. Thal- At the piano Mme. Bonenfant the printing free of charge. kong), W. R. Scott (Private Seerema May, Marion Bryson, Tamara and Miss Mary Ahwee rendered ft- Before the final Item Mrs. Sou- tary), Mr. and Mrs. C. A. da Roza, Ellie, Nollie Flold and Maud valuable service by playing the ac- thorn spoke from the stage, in ac Mr. and Mrs. J. M..da Rocha, Mr. George. A feature was the fine companimente to most of the knowledgment of the splendid work and Mrs. P. M. N. da Silva, Mr.golo part taken by Betty Pestonil, dances and to them the promoters of all concerned.

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