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ENGLISH BALL BIG SUCCESS

BRILLIANT SCENE LÁST NIGHT.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 12,

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

PRETTY WEDDING

INTERPORT TRIAL TEAM CHANGES

HONGKONG GRADUATE

MARRIED

now

The Gloucester Restaurant was the scene of a pretty wedding when Dr. Y. B. Ng, graduate of the Hongkong University,

· PRESIDENT'S SPEECH resident medical officer of Kwong Wah Hospital, was married to Mins Naval and military full-dress May, Cheng, daughter of Mr. and uniforms combined with the ex-Mrs. Nganm.ng Cheng. quisito variegated-hued gowns of the ladies to add brilliant splashes of colour to the red and white decorations in the Rose Room and Roof Garden of the Peninsula Hotel last night, when the annual St. George's Ball was held.

Picturesque Beefeaters,

who brought to many of the 600 people present memories of the metro- polis of the country for which St. George is Patron Saint, were posted at strategic points, and shortly before the Ball commenced, escorted the official party to the dais.

the official party

The bride was given away by her father, and Sir William Hornell officiated on behalf of the bride- groom's father who was absent in Singapore. The ceremony was wit- nessed also by Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. Chau Man-chi, Mr. Wel Tat, Mr. Tong Tien-yue and Mr. R. C. H. Lim,

+

At the reception, short speeches were made by Sir Shou-son Chow, Mr. R. C. H. Lim and Mr. Wel Tat while Sir William Hornell proposed bride and the the toast of the bridegroom.

The bride was attended by Miss Gloria Wel as bridesmaid, while Included in were His Excellency the Gover. Mr. Y. L. Pag, B. Sc., undertook the duties of beat man, and Miss nor and Lady Peel, His Excellency Betty Siu, daughter of Mr. H. M. the General Officer Commanding and Mrs. Borrott, and His Excel-Siu, and Master Wol Ching actod respectively as flower girl and page lency the

boy.

The samo

evening the happy Sir William Hornell, Vice-Chancel-couple left by the President. Jackson lor of the University of Hongkong for Shanghai and Japan, where and President of the Society,they are sponding their honeymoon. received the guests, Miss John Hornell performing the duties of hostess.

Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Frederic C. Dreyer,

in England. The

spirit of the younger generation is against them. (Laughter),

The attendance and happy at-coming scarce mosphere of the first major social function of the year gave no hint of the alleged depression that su much is heard of, and to which Sir. William Hornell referred during the course of his speech.

Hongkong or at least the large portion of Hongkong that visited the Peninsula Hotel AA mem. and guests of St George's Society-attuned itself to the spirit of the ocension. A happier gathering has not been

bera

There is not in fact behind the Society of St. George the name emotional national appeal that there is behind the St Andrew's and St. Patrick's, and the St. David's Societies. That is why the Society in giving this Ball to- night, In spite of the prevailing depression.

To many of us the depression is a grim reality. It is worse in Shanghai; 'there a sufferer writ- aren in Hongkong for some years.ing under the pseudonym of "One

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH

Cn.

of the Frozen Chosen" recently relieved his feelings in a Shang- hai newspaper by the following effusion:"

"The sky is gray The situation funny Unfreeze, ✪ Banka

And let us have some money Garner your shekela while

you may

The air is full of ozone. For what a quite good cash

to-day To-morrow may be frozen."

Closer Co-operation

Sir William Hornell, proposing the toast of "St. George and Merrie England." at supper, said: Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen.All over the world, as November slips into December, Scata assemble to rejoice that they are. Scots and with becoming dignity accept the congratulations of humbler friends. That, they can meet with such fine thusiasm year after year, do ro- verence to heather and haggis, Inud St. Andrew and kiss the bottom of a ladio out of which they have swallowed a draught of

The dark shadow of insecurity breath-arresting 'spirit is no mean haunts us everywhere. There are achievement in staying power. Englishmen, Englishwomen, and Irishmen come somewhere near English children in this Colony to- in loving memory of St. Patrick. day who would be literally starv and Welshmen can from time to ing were it not for what the Bene- time get emotionally festive over volant Society and this Society, locks and St. David. But where is doing for them. The Com- Is the Englishman, who couli mitten of this Society has recently wave a banner_for_St. George made an effort to get more mem- without feeling an as87 (Laughter), | bers. The effort was not success- The Hongkong St. George's Soful. You approach an English- elety does something to celebrate man and ask him to join. "What St. George's Day. It once pave a am I going to get out of it is flannel dance. But how many in the not unusual rejoinder. I. can this room can tell me off-hand the tell such a man what he is going date of St. George's Day? (1

to get out of it. He is going to have had to look it up myself!). be given a chance of supporting a If any Englishman were persuad Society whoso main purpose is to ed to wear a red rose on S help his fellow countrymen In George's Day, he would probably their hours of dire distress. This feel vaguely suspicious that he privilege can be bia for three was getting mixed up in some dis- dollars a year; incidentally as a graceful Yorkshire-Lancashire

member of this Society he can Vendetta. The matter might even entertain himself and his friends ba taken up by the Yorkshire Society of Hongkong. (Laughter).at the Society's. Annual Ball at $8

a head.. Not, I venture to think, an expensive evening's entertain ment.

We felt that if the Society is to hold its own It must be kept before the public eye. This Ball for

IMPROVED PLAY BY CLUB

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start at 3.30 on the Kowloon Football Norman Mackay, on the left wing. Club ground to-morrow is the first put in some very good runs, but he of the trials to select a Colony team received the ball ali tos seldom. On to meet Shanghal during Chinese one occasion, in the first half he had New Year. The teams expected to hard luck in not finding the net after turn out are as follows: getting through half of the Navy de- fence.

Arthur Lay, at centre-forward for the Club, took the ball on the run very well, but was inclined to indulge, in fancy work rather than making full use of the ball. In the second half he made. one or two blind swipes at passes from Reed which, had ho taken- his time, might have found the not

Jack Rodger and E. V. Reed were Rafe in the Club's last line of defence but Reed was pulled up on more occa- sions than one for "sticks." Gregory was safe in goal.

J. E. Potter was an untiring worker at right half for the Club. He mark-

ed Whitworth, the Navy left wing, well; consequently Whitworth's strong Toveras stick hit was not keen to advantage.

J. L. Tetley worked hard at inside

left

HARD WORKING PLAYERS

Flight Lieutenant. Lasceller was always a menace to the Club defence. He combined well with Currey and had one or two good shots at the Club citadel

WHITES

G. Rodger (Club); 'Swaine (E. Lance.) and B. Strange (Club); Dudley (Lincoln), A. V. Gonano (Recrelo), and Lee Kwok-wai (8. China); Tao Kwai-shing (8. China). Tam, Kong-pak (8. China), Fung King-cheung (8. China), Ridley (Lincoln) and Baldry (Lincolne.

COLOURS

Wong Wing (8. Chlan); Li Tin- Rang, China) and C.-Pile (Po lice); Brooks (Police). Pardoe (RA), and Parker (Police) D. Gosano (Recreio), Elliott (Kow- Toon), Howe (Club), Tay Qua-Hang

(8. China) and Bickford (Club).

LATEST GOVT. TENDERS

HANGAR AND NEW C.B.S.

In the Navy forward line, Howie, on the right wing was responsible for good centres, while in the defence,

The Government le calling for Campbell and Newson, (the latter intenders for the erection of a the pivotal position) were hard

hangar for civil aviation at Kall workers.

Tak, together with annexos, roads, drainage works, etc.

The Navy had one change in the team that sensationally defeated the Army, Rundle playing at right back in place of Jackson.

The Club and the Navy meet on Tuesday in the return tournament match.

The Tonst, Ladies and Gentle-

Tenders are also being invited for the new Central British School at Kowloon, which will be a two. storied building in brickwork and reinforced concrete.

INDIA'S PROGRESS

CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE COLLAPSES

and

should come to the official supper are not only invited to it, but are also seated, ench in his or her appointed sent. (Hear, Hear). men, is the Tonst of St. George and Merrie England. I don't know very much about St. George except that he killed dragons-

London, Jan. 11. a much more practically useful The success of the dual policy of pastime than hunting foxes or vigorously maintaining law chasing bags of linseed. But I order, with active progress 10- auspect that there are no dragons wards constitutional reform, the left at Fanling since His Excel-decline of Gandhi's influence and lency the Governor wont to Ive growing Indian opinion in favour there

(laughter). But for the of the White Paper proposals, were quiet beauty of rural England my outstanding fentures in India dur heart aches. Grent Heavens what ing 1932 and 1938, according to an a lovely country! We acclaim the official report just published.

Civil disobedience collapsed, a wild beauty of the Highland glens, of the Banks of Loch Lomond, Indicated by the number and even the eerie wonder of the prisoners convicted for this offence. Loch Ness monster. We acknow-The number dropped from 82,000 ledge the grandeur of the Welsh in April, 1932, to 2,700 in Decem mountains, the rugged ruthless- bor of the same year,, ness of the west coast of Ireland. Terrorist outrages in 1933 num- bered only 43, compared with 94 in 1932 and 66 In 1981,--Reuter Special.

But-

"I have in mind to see before I die these things: old tomba of Kings in Egypt's land, Palmyra'a columns, strewn mid

wastes of sand: Haroun's famed city, starlit- ...fabled; high

Rock-hewn Persepolis; the isles

that lo

Lush and mysterious in the

eastern sen;

Pagoda'd Burma; and most dear

to me,

Some Southern bench under

moon-bathed sky.

of

MISSIONS TO ORIENT

[NEW YORK DELEGATION. MAY. VISIT MANCHUKUO

Washington, Jan. 11.

|

1935.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music From Hongkong Hotel

EUROPEAN PROGRAMME

From ZBW on a wavelength of 955 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 D.. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Stock Quotations. 7.06-7.30 p.m. The Semions Ballet (Glazounov, Op. 67)..

8 pm. Timo Weather Report. 7.30-8.18 p.m. Variety. Vocal Dueto Music in the Air-I've

told Ev'ry little star. Vocal Dusts Music in the Air-THE,

Song is you.

Layton and Johnstone. Vocal Dust-To-night,

Anna Neagle and Trevor Jones. Orchestra- Love you so (Serenade). Instrumental Sweetheart Darlin' · Instrumental-I cover the Waterfront. Vocal Dacta-Fancy our Meeting. Vocal Dueta-Now that I've

found you,

Elele Randolph and Jack Buchanan Plano Solos-Billy Mayer's Savoy

Havana Memories.

Billy Mayer). Songs-Give me a ring-I only want

one bay.

Songs-Give me a ring-A Coop

of fools in Love..

Margaret Bannerman, (Soprano). Violin SolosMedler of Hornpipes. Violin Solos-Medley of Hgs.

Sean Nolan. 8.18-8.35 p.m. Old and New (A Potpourri of Popular Melodies) (arr Herman Finck).

8.35-9 pm. Duo for Piano ond Violin in A Major, Op. 182 (Schubert) played by Sergel Rachmaninoff and

Fritz Kroisler.

9-9.30 p.m. Vocal Gema. Hermann Lohr.

'Form Fours-War Songs Medloy

(arr. Giraud).

Down in Demerara (Traditional). Riding down from Bangor; (b) Solomon Levi (Traditional).

Raymond Newell, and the B.B.C. Male Chorus. Selections from "Sweethearts"

(Victor Harbort).

9.30-12 midnight. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

9.30 p.m. Press Bulletins. 10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.

12 midnight. Close Down. SUNDAY'S PROGRAMME

11-12.15 pm. A St. John's Cathe dral Service,

1 p.m. Time Weather Report.

A Concert.

Songs-Now sleeps the Grimson

Petal (Quilter). Songa-A Fairy Story by the Fire

(Merikanto).

John McCormack (Tenor). Pianoforte Sales-Navarra (Albeniz). Planoforte Solos-Sevilla

(Savlllanana) (Albeniz).

Arthur Rubinstein, Songs Variations (Prock). Songs-Volres of Spring (Strause). Violin Solos --La Capricieuse

Miliza Korjun (Soprano).

(Elgar, Op. 17). Violin Solds Waltz in sharp

Minor (Chopin).

Bronislaw Huberman. Songs-Siciliana di Pergolest

(Pergoleal). Song O Sole Mio (Capurro).

Mariano Stabliu (Barltone).

Orchestral

Egmont Overture (Beethoven). Fingal's Cave-Overture

(Mendelssohn).

In the Steppes of Central Asia

(Borodin).

It is understood that the Chi- Inese-American Trade Council of

New York is formulating an un-Ungarische Lustspiel-Overture aofficial Trade Mission to visit the Far East within the next two months.

But let me die at least in some

quiet room Beside an English stream, deep

bosomed slow,

On whose far bank the branches

interlaced

Sigh murmurously, and by my

window plaend

That when the westing sun has

plunged to gloom,

I may find rest wrapt in that

afterglow.

The Committees

The New York delegation will pay their first visit to Shanghai, and from there are likely to pro- ceed to Japan and Manchukuo, where their activities may similar to those undertaken by the recent Federation of British Industries Mission,

bo

It is understood that a French

Far Eastern Trade Mission in also in the formulative stages-United Prets.

ITALIAN ASSURANCE TO ABYSSINIAN GOVERNGENT

Rome, Jan. 12. Following similar gction by King

Peculiar Scotch Hablis Besides the Scotch have peculiar habits which are out of place when introduced into publie ceremonies. When their local chieftain, Mr. is in fact propaganda, not

The Committees responsible for the FRIENDLY GESTURE Mackichan is in his Highland England-she does not, need it-outstanding success of the function seat, he is, I understand, normally but for the greater co-operation were as under:

Invitation and Reception.-Sir W piped down to his breakfast of Englishmen in Hongkong for

W. Hornell, CIE. (Chairman), Mr. porridge. That he has had to dis- their mutual benent. The Ball 18 V. M. Grayburn, Mr. G. C. Moxon, Mr. continue the habit while he is in a means to an end-not an end H. R. B. Hancock, Hon. Mr. C. G Hongkong la due probably to the in itself. It is a poor heart that Alabaster, K.C., D., Col. L. G. Bird, fact that he lives on the Peak fifid never rejoices and an occasion 0.80, 0.0, Hon. Sir W. E. L. Shen- is one who has a proper regard for enjoyment is under certain ton, Mr. T. E. Pearce, Mr. E. Cock, Victor Emmanuel, Premier Mus- Ordinances conditions its own Justification, M... Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, solini has assured, the Abyssinian (laughter). If the ex-chieftain But if the Society does not get 0.01. Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson, Hon. Glurge d'Affaires that the Italian Mr. Shields has discontinued this more support, there will not, I am Sir W. T. Southorn, K.BE, CMG, and Government desires an amicable Bettlement concerning the delimita practice of pre-porridge piping, afraid, be many more St. George's Mr. J. Scott Harston,

Decoration-Mr. W. A. Cornell tion of the Italo-Abyssinian fron- even when he is in his Highland Balls.

(Chairman), Mr. A. W. G. Tickle, tier as soon as possible. home, it is probably because the On behalf of the Society I thank Mr. A. B. Raworth, Ex-chieftain-ness is an American all those guests who have come

It is understood that Italy is Music and Dancing-Lt-Col. H. B. and American ladies have strong here to-night. Their presence here L. Dowbiggin, 0.0.2. (Chairman), Mr. sending a delegation to Geneva to vlows about early rising (laugh- is a help and an encouragement, P. S. Cassidy, Mr. J. K. Bousfield. explain the Italian viewpoint, fol- ter). Matrimony tends to sup- I can only hope that you are all .c. (Chairman), Mr. G. G. N. Tin League against alleged Italion vio- Card Room, L. C. F. Bellamy, lowing Abyssinia's protest to the presa old customs. Mr. Bounser enjoying yourselves as much no certainly told Mr. Verdant Greon my niece and I are, that the vice-Chancellor of the

for the Colony R

University of Oxford was attend-

od day and night by the Univer

sity mace-bearer: "That is why"

Committee Thanked

On my own behalf I thank all

added Mr. Bounser The Vice the members of the Committee.

FOD.

lation of territorial rights,—Reuter,

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

It is notified that Mr. Willam Osborne Lambert resumed duty as Government Marine Surveyor on

A SOLEMN AND RELIGIOUS REGARD The name of the Kyoshinsha, Limit- Chancellor can never be a married There are men here who year after TO SPIRITUAL AND ETERNAL THINGS ed, has been struck off the companies man (laughter). But most of Ball a success. Mr. Cornell does the

year work devotedly to make this IS AN INDISPENSABLE ELEMENT OF Reglater, the heads of Oxford colleges now

ALL TRUE GREATNESB.—~Daniel Web-- Dowbigginster. have wives and some even have decorations-Colonel

arranges the music. He always children and the official poker says every year that he will never now only accompanies the vice- do it Chancellor on his official per follow come and do a job of work".

again. "Let some young It is notified that at the expiration January 10..

of three months the name of the Hop ambulations.

Fat Company, Limited, will, unless A bankruptcy notification states Except in Hongkong, never in He knows as well as I do that no

causo is shown to the contrary, be that a second dividend of $5 per cent. my life have I walked into a meal young fellow over does a job of struck off the register, and the com- has been declared in the case of the

Chuen Tack Bank. with an escort of Beef-enters. In work, if some one else will do it pany will be dissolved. fact I have never seen a Beef- for him. Then there le Mr. Som-

His Excellency the Governor- eater except in the Tower of merfelt. I will not say that Mr.

has following in-Council

appointed tho London and at this Ball: And I Sommarfelt has missed his voca- can assure the many

excellent tion because his vocation as prac- Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery hours of 2 a.m. to 8 a.m. as additional Scotch doctors who watch so tised by himself. admits of his of the Hongkong University, have or further hours between which, until been added to the list of medical prac February 22, Inclusive: blasts may be patiently over the Colony's diges displaying his capacity not only titioners: Dr. Harbans Mahan Singh, fired at low tide on the foreshere to tive functions, that Boar's Head is auditing accounts, but also in Dr. Chiu Put-po, Dr. Quok Choing-kin, the north-east of Inland Lot No. 3507 not a normal breakfast dish in an arranging with a tact that is my Dr. Fezally Hiptoala, Dr.. Sung in connection with the new Shauki- English home. Boars are be constant onvy that all those who Shoung-hei, and Dr. Taan Wol-chean, wan Road:

Tho

names

of the

(Koler-Bela).

Vocal Gemilda (Verdi),

Excerpts from Operas.

Vocal Gems Carmen (Bizet). Selection--La Bohema (Puccini). Selection The Bartered Bride

(Smetana).

Octote.

Putting the Clock Back (Famous Folk Operatica (arr. J. H. Squire).

Songs of Britain) (arr. Squire). Love's Dream after the Ball

(arr. Willoughby),

Echoes of the Ball (Willoughby). Archibald Joyce Waltzes (arr,

Debroy Somers).

2.80 p.m. Close Down.

"Peter Simple."

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-7.17 p.m. Suite No. 2 in B Minor

(Hach).

Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 7.17-7.30 p.m.

A Recital by Marin

Olczewska (Contralto).

1. Widmung-Du Meing Scelo du.

Mein Herz (Dedication) (Schumana, Op. 25, No. 1).

2. Nur wer die Sehnsucht Kennt

(None but the Weary Heart) (Tschaikovsky).

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

Today's Broadcasting From Four Transmissions

The following ware-lengths and frevencies ar sbarrad by Daventry.

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