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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

WITH THE "MAID OF THE MONTAINS" CAST

Mr. H. J. Besi, Hon. Secretary,

Dr. D. J. Valentine,

President,

Mr. H. H. HI, Priestley, Committee member,

Mr. T. E. Jackson, Committee member,

SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 12, 1986

Mr. A. B. Yule, Hon. Conductor.

Mr. II. M. Cookie,

Hon. Treasurer.

TO-DAY THE "TELEGRAPH" STARTS YET ANOTHER INTERESTING NEW FEATURE—“THEY SAID OF HONGKONG”—BEING A SERIES OF EXTRACTS FROM JOURNALS AND LETTERS OF IMPORTANT SAYINGS BY IMPORTANT PEOPLE ABOUT THIS COLONY OF OURS.

THE CAPTURE OF HONGKONG

Extracts from a despatch from Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, to Queen Victoria, 10th April, 1841. Captain Elliot, after capturing the Chinese position at the mouth of the West River, concluded a preliminary treaty with the Chinese Govern- ment, which did not satisfy the Chinese, and which was strongly disapproved of by the British Ministry, as containing no mention of the opium traffic which Britain sought to see maintained, and which had been the cause of the war with China; Elliot was accordingly recalled, and succeeded by Sir Henry Pottinger, who became first Governor of 'Hongkong.

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The treaty signed by Elliot provided for the cession of Hongkong to Britain, with payment of an indemnity of $6,000,000, with provision for commercial facilities and collection of customs.

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VISCOUNT PALMERSTON presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and has the honour to submit the accompanying letters, which he received yesterday, about the operation in China, and which have just been returned to him by Viscount Melbourne, whose letter he also transmits.

Viscount Palmerston has felt greatly mortified and disappointed at this result of the expedition to China, and he much fears that the sequel of the negotiation, which was to follow the conclusion of these preliminary conditions, will not tend to render the ar- rangement less objectionable.

Captain Elliot seems to have wholly disregarded the instructions which had been sent to him, and even when, by the entire success of the operations of the Fleet, he was in a condition to dictate his own terms, he seems to have agreed to very inadequate conditions. The amount of compensation for the opium surrendered falls short of the value of that oplum, and nothing has been obtained for the expenses of the expedition, nor for the debts of the bankrupt Hong merchants. The securities which the plenipotentiaries were expressly ordered to obtain for British residents in China have been abandoned; and the island of Chusan (Formosa) which they were specifically in- formed was to be retained till the whole of the pecuniary compensation should have been paid, has been hastily and discreditably evacuated. Even the cession of Hongkong has been coupled with a condition about the payment of duties, which would render that island not a possession of the British Crown, but, like Maeno, a settlement held by suffer- ance in the territory of the Crown of China.

Viscount Palmerston has sent a small map of the Canton River, which your Majesty may like to keep for future reference.

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The number 4 (meaning Baldwin) has been placed at the right of 0 on the answer sheet.

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Home Affairs

1. One of the most sensational British constitutional events in history is the confllel between 11. M. the King and the House of Commons. A King Edward who was deposed by Parliament was (1) Edward I; (2) Edward II; (3) Edward 111; (4) Edward IV; (5) Edward V.

2. The Dominions played a big part in the Constitutional Crisis. The capital of the Dominion of New Zenland is (1) Wellington; (2) Auckland; (3) Christchurch; (4) Dunedin: (5) Otago.

3.Mrs, Wallis Simpson is the centre of public interest. She took the nure Walls when her father died, her

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real Christian name being (1) Murgaret; (2) Joan; (3) Kathleen; (4) Elizabeth; (5) Mary.

4.British Aim has secured

enormous order from Egypt: This Is for the construction (1) road- ways linking the Sudan with Egypt; (2) a destroyer flotilla; (3) a deltá barrage; (4) equipment for the Egyptian army; (5) deepening the Suez Canal,

5. Monday is the birthday' of the Duke of York. He was born in (1) 1890; (2) 1809; (3) 1001; (4) 1904; (5) 1095.

World Affairs

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6. The Spanish Government has left Madrid and is now at (1) Barcelona, (2) Bilbao, (3) Toledo, (4) Valencia, (5) Malaga.

7.-Colonel Beck was recently on a visit to London. He is Foreign Minister of (1) Hungary, (2) Rumania, (3) Sweden, (4) Hol- land, (5) Poland.

8.-President Roosevelt was given : an enthusiastle reception in Montevideo, which is the capital of (1) Argentine; (2) Uruguay; (3) Paraguay; (4) Brazil; (5) Mexico.

9-Switzerland has three official languages: German, French and Italian.. It is now proposed to admit a fourth (1) Esperanto, (2) Flemish, (3) Romansch, (4) Magyar, (5) Ido

10. Floods, following a typhoon, have claimed hundreds of lives in Isabella Province in the Philippines, The Philippine Islands were dis- covered in 1521 by (1) Magellan; (2) Captain Cook; (3) Christopher Columbus, (4) de Legaspi; (5) Dampler.

11.-Mr.

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Quezon is visitor to Hongkong. He (1) Chlef Justice of the Philippines, (2) Speaker of the P. I. House of Representatives; (3) Attorney General of the Philippines; (4) Governor General of the Philip pines; (5) President of the Philip- pines Commonwealth.

12. Sir Trevor Bigham was a visitor to Hongkong this week. He was formerly (1) Superintendent of

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Ant. It was seven o'clock on blazing evening in July.

You know he was snooping round "Now listen, Nick," said Killy, last week? Walt there, and I'll get having returned her confederate's you something good."

salutę. "You may HAVO been

followed to this fuit. But even If you have, it's no great matter, be Trouncer sink into a chair. He

cause I've got a cast-iron alibi. Alice had had a pretty strenuous after and Cuckoo are prepared to swear noon. First, climbing. irs

that I was over ut Highgate broad

eight. And by that time" stic daylight, the drainpipes of Lady tapped her pocket-these little odds Knotwhat's house at Stanmore; then and ends will have been disposed

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walting, flattened against the wall in TROUNCER, notorious jewel thief an alcove, while Lady Knotwhat

rang the bell of Kitty Deverell's her guests went in to lunch; Anally, me anether drink,"

"Fine," said Nick Trouncer, "Give a ransacking her bedroom, collecting the celebrated Knotwhat diamonds, Kitty Deverell opened the door. essaying, once again, that perilous "Come on. in, Nick. Your're late, climb down the drainpipes." aren't you? Everything okay? Are the mercury

Five minutes later the confeder= nt 90 degrees in the ates left the fint. And only just in those the doings?"

time,

for Ave minutes after, that came Playfair with his skeleton keys

search warrant. and "These

He smiled doings," said He felt that he had earned his when he saw the glasses on the table Trouncer. He mopped his forehend, drink. A moment later Kitty was and eagerly tested them for finger- "Phew, it's hot, Kitten. Give me a back with something good" on a prints--and Kitty Deverell's precau- drink, I'm all in.”

tray-gin, limejulce, soda, cubes of tlons were justifled: no fingerprints "Right," said Kitty, taking Troun- ice fresh from the refrigerator, were found save her own. cer's spoils from him and stowing "Gosh, that's the stuff," said Troun- How, then, sluice neither Playfair: them nonchalantly in her pocket. cer. with appreciation. He raised nor any of his associates saw Klity: "Keep your gloves on. Nick; I the glass in his elegantly-gloved enter or leave the fat, did he con- wouldn't put it past Playfair to be hand, "Hete's all the best, Kitten." frive to puncture her "cast-iron searching this flat for Anger-prints. Trotincer felt that life was good. аны?

are the

Lawrence. Lawrence wrote (1) Revolt in the Desert, (2) Arabia Deserta, (3) Of Human Bondage, (4) Decline and Fall, (5) The Plumed Serpent.

22.--Mr. Firth has written a history of Winchester School. The school dates from (1) 1382, (2) 1507, (3) 1440, (4) 1573, (5) 1802.

the Metropolitan Fire Brigade; (2) 23. The play "Parnell" is now Under Secretary for the minions; (3) Deputy Commis sioner of Metropolitan Pollee; (4) Director of Air Raids Precautions during the Great War; (5) Super- Intendent of Scotland Yard.

13.-This week occurred the anni

versary of the world's greatest munitions explosion. This occurred in 1917 in (1) France; (2) Ger- many; (3) Russia; (4) Canada; (5) Italy.

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14-Drapery is to be painted

nude figures in the Sistine chapel..

them The artist, responsible for was (1) Titian, (2) Bottleelii, (3) Michaelangelo, (4) Raphael, (5) Fra Angelico.

15-There has been heavy trading this week in a certain commodity. This in (1) wheat; (2) cotton; (3) 'corn; (4) pepper; (5) sugar.

16.There has been a Lord Mayor of London since 1189. In that year there came to the throne (1) Wil- liam II, (2) Richard I., (3) Henry IV. (4) Edward II., (6) Stephen, 17.-Television is now in full swing. its headquarters are at (1) Alex- andra Palace, (2) Greenwich Ob- servatory, (3) the General Post Offlec, (4) the Isle of Man, (5) Wembley.

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be seen at the New Theatre London. Parnell died In (1) 1912, (2) 1840, (3) 1801, (4) 1804, (5) 1608.

24-"Pagllacci" will be played at Covent Garden this month. The composer is (1) Verdi, (2)} Puccini, (3) Mascagni, (4) Leon- cavallo, (5) Scarlatti,

25.-"Romeo and Juliet" is acclaimed as one of the finest motion pictures of the year. Jullet is played in the film.by (1) Mary Pickford; (2) Maureen O'Sullivan; (3) Glorla Swanson; (4) Gladys Swarthout; (3) Norman Shearer.

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18.-To-day the sun rose at (1) 5.50, (2) 8.22, (3) 6.53; (4) 0.20, (5) 7.18.

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10"Eggs and Baker" has had good press. The author is Lord Dunsany; (2) John Masefeld, (3) Walter de la Mare, (4) "Elizabeth," (5) Mary Borden. 20-"More Poems," by the lato.

A. E. Houseman, is a much-dis- cussed collection, Mr., Housman was (1) a civil servant, ・ (2) . journalist, (3)

a. preparatory schoolmaster (4)

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professor, (5) a landowner in Shropshire.

21-Phoenix" is a collection of. SCORE

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20.-"Swing Time" is showing simultaneously at three Hongkong Theatres. Ginger Rogers, who stars with Fred Astaire was born in Missouri on July 16, (1) 1010; (2) 1011; (3) 1915; (4) 1912; (5) 1014.

Sport

27-In the first test match, which Engload won at Brisbane this week, Australia went out for 58 in their second innings. Since the series started 100 matches have been won by both sides. Of these, England has won (1) 84; (2) 71; (3) 53; (4) 40; (5) 82.

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28-Badminton is growing in popu

larity. The game is played with (1) shuttlecock, (2) a hard ball like ย cricket ball, (3)

· elongated · type of football, (4) counters, (5) a tennis ball. 20,-International Football this week between Hungary and Ireland re- sulted in (1). 2-1 win for Ireland: (2) 2-2 draw; (3) a 1-0 win for Ireland; (4) a 3-2 win for Hungary;

(5) a 4-1 win for Hungary, 30-Larwood has accepted a conch- ing position in India. He is Д famous (1) golfer) (2) cricketer;

(3) tenola player; (4) Rugby blue;. (5) boxer.

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