1939-03-31 — Page 12

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BURGLAR ARRESTED Shows Detective. How He Entered Premises

Dei.-Sergeant T. Matches said that defendant had taken the detectives to house No. 47 and pointed out how

door.

he had entered the premises by climbing a drain pipe, breaking a window, and releasing the bolt af a At 2.30 am, on March 27, two

Immediately after entering the Chinese détectives were on duty, inhouse, defendant went to the back Hillwood Road when a man ton past door, unlocked it, and placed the key them. Police whistles were heard, on the outside, so that he could es and the detectives arrested the mun cape and lock the door against any Chiu Man-tal, 20.

pursuers. In doing this, defendant Yesterday, Chiu was charged with had made some inoise, which burglary before Mr. E. Himsworth at awakened the ash of the house. the Kowloon Magistracy, and was and she raised the alarm. sentenced to three months hard la- Mr. K. Ludwig was the complain-

bour.

ant.

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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CRUISE

SHIP

Franconia Arrives After Long Delay

of South America because a prosate attack of measles. Another of the social staff, "Mixs Esther W. Doyer, Social Directress, nizo suffered, mis- fortune when she sprained her ankle,

The most unusun call made by the Franconia was to the tiny Bel-

ah Island of Tristan de Cunia in

the South Atlantic. She arrived

there on February 1, being the first

March 31, 1939.

Children's ALHAMBRA

Playground Association

The seventh annual general meet- ship the inhabitants, who numbering of the Children's Playgrounds less than 200, had seen since the be-Association will be held at the Chief When the Cunard

White Star ginning of last November when a Justice's Chambers, Supreme Court, world cruise liner Franconia berth-sailing ship colled.

1st Floor, on Thursday, April 0, nt ed at Kowloon ot 4 p.m. yesterday

5.15 p.m. her 234 passengers surged hungarily Rough sens made it impossible for To receive from the Executive down the gangplank, Their anxiety the tourista to go ashore, but the Committee the report and statement to set foot in Hongkong was natural, Franconia succeeded in landing alof accounts for 1938, as they had spent the day since medley of supplies, including wagon Το

President, VICC- 1.JT. riding at anchor in a thick wheels, sugar, a thousand candles Presidents, and Honorary Treasurer, blanket of fog outside the harbour, and about 50 sults each for the men and an Honorary Secretary for the

They were to have been in Hong-and women.

ensuing year: kong by 0.30 a.m., and Cook's had! arranged a crowded programme of

Hongkong Passengers

car tours for them. But the Arst Only two passengers disembarked troublesome weather encountered in Hongkong, Miss M. Plummer, of since the ship left New York on London, who embarked at Mombasa, January ruined the day's plans. will spend sometime in China, and The cruise directors, Mr. Ross H Japan and then go to the Spice Is- Skinner and lils usefstunt, Mr. Sid- innds before returning to London ney Jones, produced an impromptu which she expects to reach in De- concert and entertainment pto-cember. The other was Mr. John gramme on boord, but the passen- Carr, American businessman, who gers found it pour compensation for joined the ship at Bangkok.

a day's sightseeing in Hongkong. The Company includes several who They cannot receive any recompense have made the tour before-Mr. F. here, for the Franconia leaves, ac-C. Bielock, who has made four

cording to schedule, at 3.30 p.m. to- cruises, and Miss Sadie American day.

and Mrs. C. A. O'Keefe, who have

birs, P. J. Gallagher, whose hus-been with the Franconia on two pre- band is in the bond paper business vious cruises, in Chicago and who is travelling, alone, expressed the pent-up feelings of all when she said: "I was very anxious to get Into Hongkong and it certainly hurt me when we did not arrive early this morning."

Two Bets of Twins

The Franconia's next port of call is Manila,

A celebration awalts her Inter In the voyage when she reaches San Francisco, where one of the days of the world fair is to be called Fran- conia day and where the captain and The Franconia's passenger list in-officers will be entertained at a din- cludes two sels of twins, one of

ner party broadcast throughout the whom, however, was on the wharf

United States. and not on the ship when the Fran- conla berthed. This was Miss Mar- Hery Fife, who arrived in Hongkong on Thursday last week by Imperial Airways after leaving the ship at Bangkok. Afles Marion Fife had her head out of a porthole to greet her 22-year-old sister when the Fran- conla pulled in.

The Fifes are from New York. The other twins, Misses Barbara and Gloria Young, also aged 22 and also very attractive, hall from Los Au- Hetes.

They were leaning against the rail smartly attired in grey when the ship berthed and were very easy to pick out.

CHARITY BALLS

The Hongkong Women's Soldiers' Relict Association will hold charity balls at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel to-night and to- morrow night.

With charming society girls acting as hostesses, and the following well- balanced programme, entertaining evenings are promised:

Miss Grace Chong uno Mr. Banky Yip will render song selections, foi- lowed by little Miss Rose Tan in Tif their rush to get ushore the ballet. number. The famous Chinese passengers were shy of interviews, actress, Mins Violet, will give a special but the procession down the gung-Chinese item, and the Misses Stella plank contained many people pro-and Helen Ho will execute a pas de minent socially or in business. They deuar.

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Included Mr. Wilfred C. Abbott, As- sistant District Scout Commissioner, South Africa, and his Lone Star, wife: Mr. Calvin F. Bentley, Florida business man, his wife, and his at- tractive daughter Clara Belle; Dr. William 11. Blanchette. New York; physician, and his wife? Miss Jane Culbertson, whose father was recent- ly American Ambassador in the Ar- gertine: Mrs. W. N. Custance, wife of British

Mr. Admiral Custance; Julme Del Aino, Los Angeles tennis star: Drs. R. H. and R. C. Fumasoll, and Dr. F. Iribarren and his wife, of Buenos Aires. Dr. Mark Gerstle, | jr., of Chleago; Major H. E. Gates,

retired

man, from Halifax, army Nova Scotia; Mr. H. McC, Knicker- becker, of the New York Knicker- backer family; Mr. James S. Mc- Canddless. of Honolulu,

who responsible for the great scheme of wells developed in the Hawaiian Islands; Mr. Robert Kirk, Nottinghmmm-newspaper-proprietor and his wife; and Miss M. S. Wadia, Parsee lady, who joined the ship at Bombay and is going to New York, where she will do tour of the Canadian Rockies before she returns

home.

Was

One of the most interesting pus- sengers is Mrs. Ruchael T, Wise, who Is taking advantage on the voyage to pursue the artists' craft; in fact she was at her ensel sketching as the Franconia came up the harbour. The youngest person on board-in fact the only eluld on board-ls Miss Susanne Gipson, aged four, who is travelling with her mother, Mrs. D. L. Gipson.

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Operation on Board The Franconia's voyage was free! of anxious moments, though operation was performed on board. The subject was a young bell boy,! whose appendix was removed justį before the ship reached Capetown. He has now quite recovered and his experience gave him little more trouble than it did the passengers, for the ten was so smooth

at the time of the operation that it was not necessary to stop the ship.

Another victim of lness was Mr. Sidney Jones, Assistant Cruise Direc- tor, who was imprisoned in his cabin

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To elect the Chairman and other members of the Executive Committee,

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