On Wednesday morning Hongkong received its freshest news from London as far as mail transit is concerned. By bringing London letters to Hongkong, the steamer Cromer created @ record, the time taken being only thirteen days. So. far; this is the shortest time occupied by mail on the Dutch Air Mail service to Singapore and from there to Hongkong.
"The record was made possible by: the fact. that the Cromer, which is a fast ship, was just about to leave Singapore when the air mail arrived Mr. C. B. R. Sargent, ma, the Headmaster of the Diocesan Boy's School, is to be ordained deacon by. the Bist Owen Hall, in St. John's Cathedral on Sunday, August 19.
Mr. Sargent, who succeeded the Rev. W. T. "Featherstone to the Headmastership, has a wide circle of friends, especially on the cricket field. He is a right hand slow bowler and plays for the School eleven and has also turned out for the Hongkong Cricket Club and the Kowloon Cricket Club.
He is a student of the opera and his recitals over the radio have been instructive as well as enjoyable.
Recently Mr. Sargent became Diocesan Lay Reader. He has. pre ched both in St. John's Cathedral and in St. "Andrew's Church. Mr, Sargent intends to be ordained priest the early part of next year.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.