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AT WAS NEWS A CENTURY AGO

THE THRESHOLD of a new year, turn your eyes back to New Year's Day, 1839. It was a momentous year for Honghong-the twelve months that began a century ago to-morrow.

What did world history crawl over the pages of that New

Heroare some of the events of the twelve months beginning on January 1, 1839:

of scientists, showed them

Hongkong and China.-Hong-1 year, on February 8. Louis Dauer kong Was still a Chinese island,revented his experiments to a group inhabited by a few piratical silhouettes he was able to produce the fishermen,

. Ith lodine sensitised. plates. But stible

brewing-ile Daguerretypes became all the rage trouble that was, a year later, to sen of London. this Colony ceded by China to London was scandalized when it Beltain

learned that Queen Victoria was lear paid the debts of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of King George III.

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Saturday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

New Year's Eve

Hotels And Clubs To ́Have Special Dances

Festivities of the season will be continued to-night, In celebration of the coming of the New Year. In this connection, various attractions have been arranged to take place in the more prominent hotels and clubs of the Colony.

At the Hongkong Hotel. Repulse Ray, and Penlasula Hotels, special New Year's Eve dinner dances will be held, with the popular Kyra. Roby Glamourettes as entertainers. and Harry Trio and the Grippa

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DELIA BRINGS MAILS

Young Airman Arrives

From Australia.

Carrying Australian mallsd two passengers, the Imperial Airways plene Della, in the control of Cup- tain C. R. Davis, arrived at 11.10 a.m. yesterday after a non-stop flight from Hannl, One of her passengern was Mr. J. Weston, who in here on leave to visit his father, Captain W. C. Weston, cargo purveyer, of 05 Kimberley Rond, whom he had not scen for seven years,

Mr. Weston came from Australia The Gloucester Hotel has also made where, as a flying cadet in the Royal préparations

patrous, and special dinner and dance will eam-winga nt Point Cook-the Australian Australian Air Force, he won his mence at 0 p.m. with Landhoff and Cary, sensational acrobatle dancers only two weeks in Horgkong, the Cranwell-this month... He can stay her with Queente on David and tight here and buck taking a big part mond, New South Wales, on Janu- ary 23.

attractions.

On March 10 Lin, the Chinese Im- perial Commissioner in Canton, pro- biblied the importation of uplum into On October 7 his creditors presented Meir Hawaiian Troupe as the man of his leave. He must report at Rich- Chion and seized, British stocks. Address of Thanks to Queen British and other residents were text day forbidden to leave Canton, British factories were pillaged and burnt on March 24.

Captain Elliot, who was to become Hongkong'a frat Administrator in the following year, fed the British sub- jects from Canton to Macao on May 14.

HONGKONG CAPTURED

On August 23 Captain Elliot landed and captured Hangkong, at what is now called Possession Point. Our centenary dates, therefore, from this year, although the island did not become a British prasession unti 1041

On the day after Elliot's landing in Hongkong, the British ship Black Joke was allacked by junks and the

crew were murdered

There

was an affray, on September British sailors and Chinese 4, between soldiers at what is now Kowloon.

3. 20 Chinese armed On November 3. Junks gallantly attacked the British frigates H.M.S. Volare and Hyacinth. The Chinese were hopelessly qul- classed by the "modern" British

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Victoria for paying £50,000.

QUEEN VICTORIA ENGAGED

A week later Queen Victoria an- ununeri her engagement to Prince Albert. They were married in the fullowing years

Britain seng not at peace during 1839. The New Year was only 1 taya old when Aden was captured by naval forces under Captain H. Smith, R.N.

The First Afghan War started in India and listed until 1842,

WOR bombarded 01

3 and a Bengal Army nter Shab Soolah maretied into Kandehar on April 25. Sir John Keane captured Ghuzee on July 23 and the Khyber Pass was forect by General Wade three days later. British

Kabul forces entered August 7. The last operation of the year was at Khelat, which was cap- red by Generd Willshire after severe fighting, on November 13.

DEATH OF HARDY

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Dancing fo these hotels will be extended to 3 am. In order to allow merrymakers to enjoy in full their New Year's Eve celebrations.

The Parisian Grill and Cafe Wind- aur have also arranged for a special dinner dance on New Year's Eve and New Year's night. The former place Blue Danube Trio, whose music has will have as their main attraction the been much appreciated by Hongkong

dancers.

As a passenger from Australia to Singapore, Mr. Weston shared in an experience testifying to the safety of the Empire flying boats. When the flying boat was about 100 miles south. of Batavin, first one starboard engine and then the other cut out.

arriving

maintaining

December 31, -1938.

Hail Brings A Shot

Men Accused Of Robbery of a Sampan

An alleged robbery in Chinese waters on December 7 had a requel at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, when three men appeared before Mr. E. nsworth on a charge of receiv ing, or possession of, a junk, 330 ducks and three poultry crater, which had been stolen outside the Colony.

The men were Tang Kwong-shing 34, and Ng Hing, 30, dshermen, and Chan Chau, 55, oyster-bed Watchman. They were all committed for trial et the Criminal Sessions.

Acting Sub-Inspector C. Goodwin

sald complainant, Li Yung, was a farmer and duck breeder residing at, Sha Kok Village, Tung Koon, in Chinese territory,

On the morning of December 8, Ll left Sha Kolt in a sampan for Hong- kong accompanied by his nephew, l Kain-fook. In the sampan were 413 ducks in three crates.

Regled With Shots

About 7 pm, on December 7 when between Ma On Chau and Sal Heung he saw a small boat containing three men following him. He called out to enquire what their business was, and they replied by firing a shot at him. Three more shots were fired when

caused

L and his nephew to get frightened, and As the water was rather shallow at that part of the foreshore, they both jumped in and waded ashore. On looking back they towing the

saw the robbers Iteung.

sampan towards. Sal

its journey untroubled,

However, the machine continued altitude on its two port engines and

the bonts got closer. This ing safely at Batavia, Instead of Dance-halls it the Colony are also departing from Batavin

immediately to practice, the plane was kept there for the night while the engines were attended to.

It was found that the plugs had been oiling up. Fortunately an Aus- tralian engineer, bound for Singa- pore, had joined the plane at Soura- bags, and under his supervision the

were soon entines

In goed running arder. Nevertheless, the flying bout was held at Singapore for further Inspection while the passengers went on to Bangkok in another machine.

prepared to cope with huge crowds of merrymakers, and their licences bave been extended to 3 a.m.

The Craigongower Cricket Club will be holding its annual President's Dance. The R.C. held their New Year's fancy dress ball tast night; while the K.C.C. will celebrate with a sperint fancy dress ball this even- ing.

All churches in Hongkong will be holding watchnight servicca, which will commence at 11 o'clock, ending at midnight.

plete change of programme to-day, Cinemas have arranged for a com-

best for such an occasion.

Hay un several junks were blown of great· Importance. But, on Sep-1 and will show what they consider the

to plecen.

Nineteen days before Christmas Day, 1839, the Emperor of China issued un edict forkidding British subjects to ever trade with Ching again.

(Hongkong was eeded to Britain on January 20, 1042.)

RIOTS IN ENGLAND

Death did not claim many Britons tember 20, Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy Nelson's Flag Captain Trafalpar, died in London

and Wa3 mourned by the entire nation. 1839

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Mr. Hirasawa, from Bangkok, also arrived by the Delin.

TO REPLACE DARDANUS

New Imperial Airways Plane + Marking the New Year

For Eastern Service Elsewhere throughout the world,

The time signal given by means of was notable for the great earthlights at 0 p.m. from the Royal

A new plane-possibly the Dido quake in Martine On January 11.

Observatory, will be repented at is to be introduced into Imperial Nearly

half of

midnight on December of Port Royal was de-

31, the Airways' Hongkong-Bangkok service stroyed and 700 people died.

termination of the programme in ntace of the Dardanus. The Franco-Mexlenn War conclud-

signifying the end of the year 1938. third machine

The Dardantis, the Dido. and o were brought from cil an

on March 9. when peare was At Home. The year 1839 was

Engyland at the time of the Christ- notable at Home for Chartist riotsed. Belgium and Holland also

mas mall rush to cope with the extra the movement for political reform in end. their war, when they signed

malls between Bangkok and Hong- kong and between Bangkok and Aus- England. There were Chartist riot Treaty of Peace in London on

April

tralla. When the Daedalis throughout the year in Wales and in

was des- troyed by fee, the Dardanus replaced England. The most serious were at

her. Chartlet mob, fed Newport, where by John Frost, started an uprising.** The rebellion was a total failure and Frost and two others were sentenced, to death. The sentence

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life. Frost spent 14 years in Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) - fore he was pardoned and allowed to return to England.

The ar 1830 opened at Home

year with a tragedy, when the naval Diligence was wrecked in the cutter Irish Channel on January 7 witji the loss of 57 Ilves.

On May 2, the first immigrants left England in

In the ship Tory to found New Zealand, now a Dominion of nearly 2,000,000 inhabitants,

was

There were great celebrations on June 18 when the railway opened from Newcastle to North Shields and from Newcastle to South Shields, and Sunderland.

PHOTO EXPERIMENTS

A Frenchman, M. St. Croix gave the first pubile demonstration of photography to an amazed audience on September 13. Earlier in the

LETTERS

19.

Frederick XI, 71-year-old King of Denmark, died peacefully on Decem

er 2.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Donations to Charitable And Other Objects

Sports Items

In the field of sport, various games have been arranged to take place to-day. The Club will play the Navy In the Triangular Rugby Tournament at 4 p.m. al Inppy Valley, and earlier in the afternoon, a game will be

played between the Club "A" and

Now two of, the

After visiting Sai Heung the next

morning to make enquiries, Ll sent his nephew to Yuen Long while hu went to Sha Hau to board the Po On Ferry for Hongkong,

Shortly after the ferry had stopped at Yung Lung Wan to inke on cargo, a small sampan was noticed coming alcngside with three crates of ducks on board. These were recognised by Li as his property.

A report was made to the assistant compradore, who signalled to the No. 3 Police Launch which was on duty In the vicinity, and the three prison- ers were arrested on the arrival of the police.

When charged the next day. Arst two prisoners said they were fishing in Chinese territory when they saw the sampan and the ducks on board. There were no people on board, so they picked it up to take to Hongkong 10 Bell. Third prisoner said he had been asked to row the boat, and would be paid for il

After Sergeant L. K. George, officer-in-charge of the No. 3 Polica

the men were committed, ́S

to return to Engine planes are Launch, had given evidence of arrest,

Yesterday morning's regular mall night from Hongkong was taken by the Dardanus, no passengers being

outward carried. The next

service will leave on Tuesday morning.

Inward mails, from Australia. England, and other Empire countries. are expected. to-morrow, when the

The 5. C. M. Post has received the place to-day will be the Triangular Delphinus is due at 5 p.m.

following donations to the Society for the Protection of Children:

H.K.U. Christian Association, $10.73; Diocesan Boys' School Carol Singers, 544.59. EMERGENCY REFUGEE COUNCIL The S. C. M. Post has received the following donation to the Hongkong Emergency Refugee Council:

Kwangtung and Hongkong Chris- tian Students' Union. 520.30.

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COMING IN FEBRUARY

the Army XV on the same ground.

In Kowloon, at King's Park, St. Andrew's will play against the YM.CA. in a Brawn Cup hockey game at 2.45 pm. At 3 o'clock a Fancy Dress hockey match will be played on the Y.M.C.A. ground.

Other tames scheduled to take

Tourney Cricket

the Hongkong Cricket Club ground, golf hockey at Sookunpoo, the Sweepstake First Far Eastern Flight Of at Fanting, the final of the Army races for yachts, the Football League matches on various clubs' grounds,

Gigantic Clipper and the Overseas Postal shooting contest at the Stonecutters range. children's sports

On New Year's Day, the annual of the Kowloon Cricket Club and the Police Recreo tion Club will be held. Past students will play against present students

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- Manila; Dec.- 30,- It is understand that the 42-ton Pan-American Airways 74-passenger Clipper will make her first flight to the Fur Eust some time in February. Spare motors of the 1,500 horse-

type In a cricket match on the University Cavite, where Pan-American

recently arrived at ground at Pokfulam; and the second ployees are assembling "dolly" round of the Senior Shield will see with which to pull the nying boat $10 South China play againt Eastern at

5. Caroline Hill at 4 p.m.

from the water to the hangar. United Press.

MISSION TO CHINESE SEAMEN

The chairman of the Christian Mission to Chinese Seamen in Hong kong acknowledgés donations ceived for the Mission and Christmas Dinner un follows:

Lt. Col. E. J. R. Mitchell Capt. K. S. Morrison Capt. E. Goding

ME and Mr. J. Knowles, (Bow,

London).

Anonymous

Mr. Szcto Chưng

Mr. H. C. Margrett

Mr. Wong Wal-lung

Mr. Chan Yik-hi

NEWS OR PROPAGANDA Mr. E. Grossman

To The Editor,

The Hongkong Telegraph,

Dear Sir-To one who has return-

ed to the Colony after. on absence of

Dixon Company B.W.J.

Mr. Chan Ka-yung!

Christmas Dinner:

China Motor Bus Co., Ltd. Mrs. Woo, Sendor

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DANCE AT SOOKUNPOO

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The Indiana Recreation Club Sookurguo opened its winter social season last night with a very enjoy- able fancy dress dance which was attended by well over hundred members and their guests,

In the course of the evening, prizes were given to those who displayed the most original fancy costumes, after which dancing continued, til the early hours of the morning.

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AIR SERVICES

Arrivals and Departures Of Plancs

Outward

em-

For London, Australia, British

PRETTY WEDDING

Mr. A. T. Dow Marries

Miss E. M. Noble A picturesque wedding took place at St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, .yesterday afternoon, when Miss Edith May Noble be came the bride of Mr. Alexander Toohey Dow, of Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd., Hongkong THE BRIDE, who arrived by the Menelaus on Wednesday, is the elder daughter of Mrs. A. Noble, of Edinburgh. Arriving on the arm of Mr. H. V. Wilkin- son, D.s.o., by whom she was given away in marriage, she looked radiant in a picture dress of stiff white lace, trimmed with royal-blue taffeta. Her tuile veil was held in place by a dainty Juliet cap, and she car-

Countries and Europe: Imperial Air-ried a bouquet of white gladioli ways 7 a.m. Jan. 3,

and African dalsica.

For Chungking, Sian, etc.; Eurasia and SN.A.C. services indefinite.

For U.S.A., vla Manila, Honolulu Guam: Pon American Philippine Clipper 8.30 am. Jan. 2.

For France vla Hanoi: Air France,

and Power Com-0.30 am. December 31,

At King's Park Members of the European staff of ile China Light pany held a very enjoyable New Year's dance in the Clubhouse at King's Park last night,

The clubhouse was packed to capacity and the large number of guests wito were invited, thoroughly enjoyed the occasion whleh lasted until the carly hours of the morning.

The Wing On Co., Ltd., 50 patra SANTA CLAUS AT SEA

inen's socks.

Chin Chian & Son, 72 girls' hand-

18 months, it is a matter of astonish-Messrs, A. Ebrahim & Co. ment that so much space in the local

Messrs. T. O. Wong & Co., Ltd. papers 1። devoted 10 telegrams C.A.B. emanating from totalitarian sources. Mr. O'Niel

What makes such news or pro- Mrs. Ho Ko-tsun paganda particularly insidious is the

Dr. Chiu Fu-sang custom of indicating the name of the Mr. Szeto Wing news service at the end of the tele- | Mr: Ng Wing-hung gram lastead of at the begluning. Au Yung Samkoo This often leads to the item of news Mr. W. N. Fleming

public without Mr. 1. Y. Leung being read by the mental reservation, and, as "Reuters" Dr. N. i. Lau norvica is so inadequate, such items Mr. B. C. Randall

Incorrect or exag- Mr. K. C. Mark of news, even gerated, often pass unchallenged. Dr. H. Ching

May I venture to suggest that you'

Gifts in kind: adopt the system prevalent in Europe and Amorien of Indicating the source of the news at the very beginning of the telegram. Your readers then would be nude immediately aware of the source of the news and would tend to be more on their guard.

FELIX A. JOSEPH The system prevalent in Eng- land in to Indicate the source of jed sweets, news at the foot of an item. The Telegraph endeavours not to pub- lish propaganda, and the majority of the messages from news sources with axes to grind And their way Into the waste paper basket. Answers To Correspondants гHOOEY-Phooey to you, electric mains mains.

J.M.D-Scorch

Cross

your

kerchiefs,

Fook Weng Co., 48 girls' hand- Mr. E. Cock of Hongkong

kerchiefs,

The Kowloon Linen Co., 12 lady's handkerchiefs.

China Emporium Ltd., 5 lbs. assort- Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co., Ltd., 2 boxes toys.

Fung Keong Rubber Manufactory Ltd., 15 pairs girls' shoes.

Tai Hang Rubber Manufactory Lid, 10 pairs boys' shoes.

tions

Your Water

Plays Part

Inward

From London, Australia and Bri- 1sh Countries: Imperial Airways 2 p.m. Dec. 30; Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Jan. 1; Imperial Airways 5 p.m. Jan. 4.

From Chungking, Yunnanfu. Kwel- lin: C.N.AC. Eurasia Services In- definite.

Manila: Pan

From U.S.A. via Honolulu, Guam American Philippine Clipper 12.30 p.m. Jan. 1.

From France, via Honol:

Air

Franeo 12.30 p.m. December Jan. 5.

the

Miss Elsic Lammert was the bridomaid, and wore a pretty frock of pale blue net trimmed with bands of blue lace, With this aho wore royal-blue satin-erepe Jacket, and a cap of mixed flowers, and carried a posy of violets and forget-me-nots.

The flowergiri was Joan Ball, who wore pale pink trimmed with dark blue siitin-crepe, and currled a bas- ket of pink flowers.

The Rev. Fr. R. Brookes offlcinted at the ceremony, and the Very Rev. Fr. A. Riganti rendered appropriate music on the organ. Mr. H. D. Bid-

well understood the dulles of best man.

Later reception was held at "Craig Ryrie," the Peak residence of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Wilkinson.

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When Mrs. Dow left for the honey- moon, which is being spent at Re- pulse Bay, and later a round trip to Japan, she wore a smartly tailored edge-to-edge coat in light blue, over

navy dress, with hat and

sories to match.

acces-

REGISTRY WEDDINGS

culminated in a distribution of gilis Apparently coming down 'the by Crinia Claus. funnel with the same inelllly as he "The decoration of Commendatore traditionally comes down the of the Crown of Italy awaits Mr. chimney, Santa Claus paid the child- Cock in Hongkong. It is lo be ren aboard the C.P.S. liner Empress bestowed by the Italian Government, of Japan a visit on Christmas Day through its Conrul-General, Marquis when she was about two hours out, G. P. di

Melito,

of Mr. in recognitiou of Kobe. His red cloak and flowing Cock Company, in redouting the

services, through the Wham All communications and contribu-

beards

concealed the popular person poa may be sent to the Headquar- of Mr. E. Cock, head of the Hongkong Conte Verde after the liner ground ters, 34, Jorden Road, (1st floor),

and Whampoa

outside

Pasa In Dock Company, who

Lycemun Youmati, Kowloon. Ait cheques and

typhoo was returning from leave.

The Inst Registry wedding of the The ship was around LIS We don't know the answer ourselves. We put

Palm Court, the liner's dance hall, days, and at one time it was thought before Mr. TJ; Gould, Deputy the problem to readers as one that

was the scene of the dilldren's party, she might suffer the fate of the Registrar of Marriages, when Miss has not yet been solved,

which took place at 5 p.m. The big Aroma Maru, which was stranded for Luk Yin-kin, of 251 Wanchal Street, JG-We referred your letter to

Donations are lying at the Business Christmas free which was its centre-months. Salvage work was success-Hongkong, became the bride of

Mr. the Kowloon Motor Bus Company Office of the South China Morning piece still stands, and it was about ful, however, and the ship was re- Lam Wing-sul, clerk of the Sanitary (without divulgin your name). Post for the following:

the foot of this tree that the 32 paired at the Whampoa Decks, Department. The witnesses...were They inform us that they are enquir-

Chinese Soldiers' War

Relief; children on boord, from all sections resuming her schedule soon after Messrs. Lam Ming-tan, manager of Ing into the inntter and will take Emergency Refugee Counell; Tung of the ship, were assembled. They wards.

the, Kowloon Motor Bus Co., Ltd.. disciplinary "action against the con- Wah Hospitals B.F.RD.C."; Street sang carols and had a blissful period The date when' the decoration will and Luk To-kay, brether of the ductor to whom you refer.

Sleepers Society.

13 star guests of a festival that be presented has not yet been fixed.

bride..

money ordera to be made payable to Cock is accompanied by hy wiej uf September 2 last year for several | year took place at 3 p.m. yesterday

the Christinn Mission to Chinese Sea- men, longkong.

DONATIONS WAITING

TO

ALL

These are hogskin gloves, which we have at $13.50. We have other gloves at the same price, tan cape at $11.50, Chamols leather at $8.50, lined gloves at $15.00,

string gloves, at $5.50, in fact almost

every kind of glaves at every kind of price

-all of which are less 10% discount for cash.

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