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LETTERS
Gifts for Chinese Bazaar
Ste. The Hongkong Telegraph very kindly
to publicity Rave the scheme of sending a Chinese Bazaar to the China Campaign Com mittee of Great Britain, to raise
money for the Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Commission, under the directorship of Dr. R. K. S. Lim. should like to inform all the friend. In Hongkong; and in particular the Hongkong Chinese Women's Club, the National Women's Bellef As:orintion, the Hongkong Chinese Women's Sol- diers Rellet Association, and St. Paul's Girls' School, who so geners als collected for the Bazaar, that
Chind a cable yesterday from the
Campaign Committee stating
"The Bazaar raised £500 (about 8,000 dollars
H.K.) please convey our anost grateful thanks to all the hel
"Itongkong.
pers
The publicity given to the Hazar in London restalled in the China Ald Cormeil
of New York and Les Amis du Peuple Chinmis in Peris asking for similar Jazaurs.
Again
the
with Chiners Women's organisations the T.W.C.A. have responded yout
1,000 expectation—over
exquisite gifts have been collected. Pelceles and rare old curion, purcelains. gor- Rens embroideries, serults and many are pieces given by collectors, all there have been assembled at the Y.W.C.A. 2 Bonham Kourt, and will on exhibition on December 17 and 18 fro
18.02.
Any further contributions of Chin- ese gifts or donations for the Bazaar either in Paris or New York will bo most welcome and should be sent direct
to the Y.W.C.A.
The President Line have gener- to transport the cases
usiy apreed and it is expected
free of
that the Messageries Maritimes will be equally generous. The cases will be sent to the Chinese Ambassadors, af France and the United States
HILDA SELWYN CLARKE,
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December 15, 1938.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Strangest Refugee Story
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PARTICULARS & CONDITIONS of the Sale of Public Auction to be held on Monday, the 19th day of December, 1938, nt 3 pim, at
the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shek Shan, in the Colony of Hong Kong, for a term of 75 years,
ADOPTED
HIS OWN
NEPHEW
Thirty years ago two Jewish brothers were driven from Poland by persecution. One went to Germany, the other to England,
with the option of renewal at au Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 75 years.
He who came here settled down, married an English
Jewess.
In the war years he lost touch with his brother, but cherished photograph of them both standing beside their parents.
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Recently, when fresh perse-j cution drove refugees to Bri- Intending bidders are advised tain, he and his wife decided to that immediately after the dispo-adopt a Jewish boy, went to a
London centre and picked out!
Bul
Hans refused to be parted from his sister Ruth, who is nine. In the end they were both adopted and went to their new home in Commer- cial Road, E
sal of the lot the Purchaser an attractive little boy of seven not the applicant) will be required called Hans. to deposit with an Authorised officer who will be present at the sale. the sum of two hundred dollars. 18200) in cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the Purchase price.
Cosy,
Peak School Prize Distribution
LADY NORTHCOTE ATTENDS
Scenes from "Alice in Wonder- The children were put to bed land" were the highlights of the the safe. Then from their programme arranged, by
weep-Peak School at the prize-day went yesterday. Lady Northcote pre-
sented the prizes.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. room came the sound of ing. The foster parents up to them.
Registry No. of
Legality
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M» Tai Wat Ron, betà co Auban Street &A: Kra Street. Shek Milan
Boundary
Measurements
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$150
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We best to inform our patrons that during the Christmas Season our business hours will be as follows:--
From Wednesday, 14th to Friday,
16th December.
8.30 am. to 6.00 p.m. Saturday, 17th December. 8.30 am to 5.00 pm. From Monday, 19th to Friday,
23rd December.
8,30 n.ni, to 6.00 p.m.
Saturday, 24th December. 8.30 am. to 7.00 p.m.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
BOY KILLED BY
WAR RELIC
BOMB FILLED WITH FİREWORK POWDER
WARNING BY HOME OFFICE EXPERT
"flow cones, my Daddy's picture te le on the mantelpiece?" sobbed the buy
band Percussion
Hems and
musical play. The Milky Way" made up the programme, which was And he minted to the photograph witnessed by parents and friends.
of his new father and the new The Headinistress, Misa New-
brother was sholine, in her report, salci
father's brother. The
the children's real father. The fos-
The school opened on September torefather had adopted his own 13, with 70 pupils. the number rising
nephew and niece.
in Jammary to 85, the highest, I think, Jon record, and closed on July 16 with 185. 69 Our present number is again That story was told recently We were ult glad to learn that a new By the Rev. Alfred Abrahum building is contemplated, as, under Stein. of Melrose Avenue, Crient conditions, our accomunada- is full and there are applentions klewood. The names of the for admbaton still on the waiting at. children cannot be given, for In September Mrs. Nicol joined the their parents are still in Ger-stant in place of Mrs. Ralston, who
many.
(left at the end of Summer term. Miss Swift: replaced Miss Abraham "The bundlers." zaid Mr. Stein, who was transferred to the Central wad not even knew that each other; British School. In October Miss was alive.
The slurp unparalleled outside, the Talmud, here there is a very similar tale told. To me it was pro- fondly snoring as an instance of the hand of Providence puiding the fires
tat "
[Soviet Official U.S.
Spy Suspect
New York, Dee, 14. 34 was revealed to-day that Mikhail Gurin, manages of the Los Angeles office of the Intourist Agency, has been under arrest since Munday on charges of espionage,
Green was posted to the school o her arrival in the Colony and Mrs. Nicol resigned. In November Mrs.
., Clark was lent to us for a few weeks until she sailed for England c retirement. In July Miss Buckwell returned to the school, and Miss Green was transferred to Querry Day School.
The health of the children bas been exceptionally goot. Beyond nine mild cases of whooping cough in the spring, 1 have no case of in- fectious illness to record.
The usual term examinations vere held in April and June. The papers. on which the Inspector of Schools, Mr. Ralston, commented favourably. showed a satisfactory standard work had been maintained. Reports of children who have gone from us to other schools have been very satisfactory.
inoculation centre ฟาร established at the Peak School in June, and, on the one afternoon, 92 inoculations against cholera were have given.
M. Ivanushkin, the Soviet vice Consul in New York ying to Los Angeles to investigate the case.
Gorin is an erstwhile Russian con- sular official. He was arrested with Haf: Sabelt, a naturalised American,
who is stated at one time fo
been on agent of the United States intelligence service,
Bad has been fixed at $25,000 each. ---Reuter.
Radiophone Tolls Are Cheaper
London, Dec. 14. The Postmaster-General announces Fragments of a Mills "pineapple" that on December 23 and 24, and bomb, which exploded and killed a from December 26 to Janubry 4
14-year-old boy who filled it with Inclusive, radio-telephone rates fire-work powder on November 5, the following countries are to be were handed to an inquest jury at reduced by half: Brighton recently,
The bomb, a relic of the Great War, was brought back from the Ypres hattlefields by the
boy, Donald Arthur Parker, of Spring- street, Brighton, when he visited Belgium at Easter.
The force of the explosion, caused when the frework powder ignited high explosives still in the bomb. shattered the windows of a house and tore Ave pieces of concrete out of a wall,
Returning a verdict of accidental death, the Jury appended to people st possessing wär relles, such as bombs and cartridges, to surrender them at once to the nearest police station.
The sooner, Mr. Ronald Webb, said, "While these bombs are left with high explosives in them there is always the risk of an accident. One may be in a private house to which firemen have been called, The flames may reach the bomb while the firemen are there.
"HAND THEM TO POLICE”
Capt. C. W. Ede, Home Office Inspector of Explosives, said, "There is a large number of these souvenirs still in private houses. Many owners
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The Argentine, Australia, Brazil. Chile, Dutch East Indies, Egypt, Ice- land, Japan, Kenya, Malaya, New Zealand, Paraguay, Rhodesin, South Afrien, Siam, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Examples of the reduced charges for a three-minute call are: to Soul Africa £2.5, Egypt £1.10s, and India £1.14s-Reuter,
Poster Parade In Shopping Centres
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Prize Winners Cine-Reading. Division 1. Alustair Feryth, Division 2, Mary
Adamson. Numbers Division 3. Brian Oliver. Division 2, Brian Burion. Special Pro gress. Suan Qwen-Hughes, Tony Hodges. Edwin Ride.
Class 2-Division A. Dorothy Ridr Anne Marie Mabille, Christopher Isley. Division B Tony Hall, John Sherry. Clasa 3-Patricia Penn. Busan Dibley, (Special Prize for Nepiness1 Angela Owen,
4.--Flennor Sanger. Elizabethi Ride. Janet Dibley, (Special Prize for General Progress) Vivian Italaton, (Special Prize for Gardening Elizabeth Fleming. (Special Prize for Music) Elizabeth Ride.
MONTH'S STATISTICS
Local Broadcasting During November
The report by Broadcasting Studiu for November, the Hongkong states that actual hours of trans- | mission totalled 440, of which 226% were devoted to European programmes and 214 to Chinese programmes, as follows:
Z.B.W. morning transmission in- cluding commercial news and church relays, 78 hours; evening transmis- sion, 148 hours.
London, Dec. 14. Prominent Society people, sluge and film
During the month, apart from including Ladyecorded programmes, the following actors, Layton, Lady Gladstone and Lady Violet Bonham-Carter are taking were broadcast:-Studio con- including Spelling Bee 16, part in a poster parade amid Christ-Certs
Z.B.W. Orchestra 4, local relays (in- mas shoppers on December protesting against the "barbarous relays (including news) 8B, talks
cluding
church services) 20, Daventry bombardment of Chinese civilians by
4. Sunday evening epilogues 4, child- the Japanese."
concerts A, the ren's con
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19.
The parade is organised British National Commlitee of the
Z.E.K. morning transmission, 44
International Peace Campaign, find it hours, mid-day and evening trans- will also urge shoppers to refuse to mission, including commercial news,
|210 hours. buy Japanese goods.-Reuter.
During
month apart from The recorded programmes the following Items were broadcast:-studio con. 27. theatre relnya 4. studio talks (Including Mandarin lessons) 10. children's concerts D.
do not know that they still contain £1,600,000 Thames certs
explosives,
"In many cases the article is be- cuming more dangerous with age.
These souvenirs should be handed to the nearest police-station.
Embankments Plan
New licences issued during Novem- ber totalled 283, and renewals of A new embankment and n'river-licences 223, Licences issued during alde promenade on the south bank of 1938 now total 9,727, the Thames, between Westminster
"They should not be tampered with | and Waterloo bridges, 'form part of a
to find out whether they contnin
£1,000,000 development scheme pre-
explosives. It is quite possible that pared by the LC.C. Highways Com Cat Gets Nightly Rat
In trying to remove a rusty screw an inittee. explosion may result."
Use
PITTSBURG, Cal.
The counell is to be asked to as- sent to acquiro compulsorily the pro- perty needed for, carrying out the Mrs. Myrtle Ewald, proprietor of scheme, which has the Minister of the Alpine hotel, is authority for the Transport's approval.
statement that Mercy, the hotel's 4-
The coroner's officer, Police-Set. Wren, said that during the war he acted as an Army Instructor in the
of Milis tombs. When the A roundabout will be mode at the year-old Persian cat, has brought mechanism was removed, the bomb Junelion: "of Waterloo-road, York-home a rat every night for the past appeared to be empty, but high ex-road, and. Stamford-street..
two years. The only variations have plosive was packed Just below tho Nearly 2,000 people will need to be been the occasional nights when it outer casing.
rehoused, at a cost of about £300,000, brought back two rais instead of one.
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