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CORRESPONDENCE

Street Football

To the Editor,

DECEMBER 18,

1936.

CHRISTMAS PARTY GIVEN BY PENINSULA HOTEL FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN

Many hundreds of Hongkong school children thoroughly Joyed a grand Christmas party given for them by the Peninsula Hotel. yesterday afternoon.

en-

Hongkong Telegraph.. Sir-Undoubtedly the Traffic Police London, Dec. 17: should have received frequent.com

The children all appeared in the The Dominions Secretary stated in plaints about schoolboys utilising the House of Commons that the dia- Glenealy as their football grounds, most varied and beautiful fancy cussions on trade between the United much to the detriment of pedestrians dress costumes and, at 5 p.m., there Kingdom and the New Zealand Minis- who often get hit by the ball and was a Grand Parade to choose the

have to return home for a change of winning ter of Finance had so far been of a

costumes clothes. When complaints are mado preliminary nature, and it would be

to the police, they generally receive to make a statement. premature

attention, but the moment that vigi Another Board of Trade reply onlance is relaxed for the sake of more trade negotiations mentioned Canada and India as the only two countries important duties, the boys start to

nuisance once again. with which commercial negotiations were in progress.-Dritish Wireless.

BRITAIN WILL NOT SCRAP OLD - CRUISERS

(Continued from Page 1.)

of weight saved per ship in stronger armouring.

Further details of the gun are most secret,

It is understood that the two new

Conditions are such these days that, it appears that one seems to en- courage others not to be afraid of the pedestrians and in fact they seem 10 enjoy tho embarassment of pedestrians endeavouring the escape being hit. They furthermore neem to adopt that altitude through force of numbers in that should o pedestrian get him and try to obtain satisfaction their numbers would be able to add insult to injury,

It is, of course, hard to have to ask

battleships will further the Ad-that they be stopped the use of a mirally's desire for a Navy equal to any contingency likely to arise in Europe, which is filled with talk of

WILH.

Five Knots Faster

It is understood that these mighty new ships will be five knots faster than any battleship afloat, and prob- ably faster even than the powerful battle cruiser H.M.S." Hood, which has a maximum speed of 32 knols.

It is reported that deck armour the new ships will be an important feature. It will be only five Incels thick, but i considered sufficient to protect them against the largest known aerial bomh,

on

The vessels will also carry mord aircraft than any existing battleship,

It is noteworthy that the Anglo- Amerléan agreement of 1930 set the maximum gun calibre for ships 14 Inches.--Unlied Press.

NEW USE FOR "DISCOVERY”

HEADQUARTERS OF SEA SCOUTS

London, Dec. 17. The Legislative Council of the Falkland Islands is to be invited to assent to a proposal that the royal research ship, Discovery, at present lald up in East India Dock, be handed over to the Boy Scouts' Association.

Among other purposes,

ship would be used as headquarters for the Sea Scout branch of the Hoy Scouts for oversca Scouts who may

from time to time be passing through London-British Wireless.

"TELEGRAPH" ART. SUPPLEMENT

To-morrow's Picture

Features

There will be inany topical illustrations in to-morrow'a issue of the Telegraph Pic. torial Supplement, including several pictures of the Royal Welch Fusillers gymkhana at Kwantl.

The presentation of "The Boat-Girl Bride" by students of Belilios Public School will figure amongst the illustra- tions, and there will also be the children's pictures of

sports at the Kowloon Bowling Green Club.

Groups will include the officers of the 2nd. Battalion the East Lancashires, and Prefects of King's College. There will also be several wed- ding groups, as well as a at Sir photograph taken Robert Ho Tung's party to President Manuel Quezon.

The results of Inst week's Children's Competition will be given, as well as details of a new contest for the kiddles.

IBNUCINENEANCHITARRE CA

The judges were Mrs. Wallington. the Rev. C. E. S. Upsdell, Head- master of the Central British School, and Mr. A. K. Dimond, manager of the Peninsula Hotel.

Frize Winners

The prize-winners were:-Hand- (Mary somest Girl-Audrey Nash Queen of Scots); Funniest Girl Mary Anderson (Hula-hula); Most Original Girl-Marion Howard

Tooth (MacLean's

Paste). Best Dressed Boy-Desmond Man- (Musketeer); Most Original Boy-Kenneth Meffan (Scarecrow); Marin Boy Reginald Funniest (Teacher's Whiskyul Jones and

Following a

sell

Musical chairs, Mrs. B. Wylle pre- sented the prizes to the lucky win-

ners.

| pupils"

П

At the conclusion, she was given u bouquet of red and plnk shaded sweet peas. "Make Belleve"";

At 0 p.m., play, produced by Mrs. Raymond Smith, was given as entertainment for the children. The actors and actresses Included some of the puplis of the Central British School and former

of the same school,

story of the play The round

n young girl Rosemary (Phyllis Kirby) who, Instead writing a Christmas play, "make- believes" the adventures of two children, Jill and Oliver.

to the absence of. Topsy Wheatley, who had the part of du, lines were tendered by her

centred

her sister. R. G. Labrum undertook the role of Oliver.

Others in the play Included Miss

Mr.

Booker (Princess), Mr. Dea- mond Hynes (Woodcutter), Mr. A. Dalzici (King),

Miss Iris Woolley (Red (Queen) Mr.

Anslow Wilson (Blue Prince), Prince), Mr. B. Hynes (Yellow!

Miss Hirst (Governess),

Mr. Moses

Mr. B. (Pirate Chief). Hynes (Curate), Miss B. Budden (Aunt Jane) and Mr. Hopkins (Doctor).

E.

WEEK'S TRAFFIC TOLL

FORTY-NINE ACCIDENTS IN THE COLONY

Association and as a hostel the playgrounds available in Hong" traffic accident was killed and 19

21 YEARS AGO

Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the week ended December 24, 1915.

The rate of the dollar on de- mand was 18, 18.7/8d.

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In the Colony of Hongkong, in- cluding the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories during the week temporary playground but with all ending at 8 am, on Saturday, De- cember 12, there were altogether 40 as the result o! kong, it is a shame to allow pedes which h

which one person woS hit trians to be molested by being

have persons were injured. by footballs. Should they even have

The person killed, a Chinese male, the courtesy of stopping awhile when

died as the result of injuries re- pedestrians pass by, then it would ecived when he was knocked down be another case nitogether, but they by a

a public motor cur whilst rimning the road. Of the persons in- pedestrians, who walking or running

ребези

believe in belag in large groups and cross 14.

are ready

to show combined

ured vehicles.

were

gonism the moment that * pedestrian should

protest.

If the police cannot were either have control over them unless the across the road and were struck by the vehicles. One bus passenger and police have a fixed and continuous three tramçar passengers were in- watch there, then it would become jured whilst alighung from moving

or two the magistrates to make one or examplary nomina! fines, which

One bicyclist was injured through should have a very sound

affect, falling from his machine whilst in One never knows when pedestrian motion. "might be in a bati mood-and-after- continuous provocation take the law upon himself and then of course he would have to pay recompens

DISGUSTED.

The death occurred in London of Sir Thomas Jackson, for many years Chief Manager of the Hong- BISHOP OF HONGKONG kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- poration.

Lord Lansdowne sent a message of thanks to Hongkong, on behalf of the British Red Cross Society, acknowledging the sum of £1,200 sent in answer to an appeal for war funds..

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British Wireless.

.COMING WEDDINGS

The following forthcoming wed- dings are announced: Mr. Hugo Marcus dos Remedios, assistant, Messrs. James H. Backhouse, Ltd., and Miss Alda Marla do Loudra Britto, stenographer, Messrs. David Sassoon & Co., Ltd.; Mr. Geor Chang, student, St. John's Hongkong University, and

Miss Josephine Wu, student, residing al 5 Leong Fee Terrace, second floor; Mr. Mariano Marin da Silva, clerk, residing at 6: Granville Road, top floor, and Miss Celeste Aurella Osmund, of 29 Jordan Road, top floor.

A rickaha puller, cyclistTMand the motor-cyclist, were injured as result of collisions between vehicles. Of the 40 accidents, 20 were colli- sions between vehicles; 10 were col- llalons between vehicles and pedes-

trians; and 10 accidents were due to

other causes.

Vehicles involved in the 40 acci-

Type of Vehicles

The Bishop of Hongkong is expect-dents were as follows: ed to arrive on Saturday, the 10th. He is travelling on the as. Peiping (Swedish East Asiatic Co.) with Mrs. Hail and their children.'

-The Missions to Seamen's launch Dayspring will leave Blake Pier a quarter of an hour before the ad- verticed time of the Pelping's arrival, to meet the boat, and will return with the Bishop and his party Blake Pict.

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