The Police Club was handsomely decorated for the occasion in the true Christmas style and a stage was set on the band platform for the entertainment numbers. Two tall Sikhs of the Mounted Branch stood at the door as the children filed in. 7 Last night a supper dance Was held at the Club, attended by Major K. M. Bourne, Commissioner, other officers, their wives and guests.
Various functions be held at Settlement Police Stations on Christmas morning and on Boxing Day, when members of the force, their families and their friends will attend, Twenty-five orphans, included among 80 children, were guests of honour at the Central, Club last evening, when Santa Claus appeared and dispensed the usual Christmas gifts. The total lot of 80 were more than surprised and at his appearance before the Christmas tree and, it is needless to say, were the happy recipients of packages of holiday cheer. Much credit redounds to the committee and to the ladies of the club for their efforts in making this one of the extra-special affairs of the festive season.
A concert party from H.M.S. Suffolk contributed much to the success of the affair, their items being appropriate to the occasion. From the "Admiral" down each excelled, and the consensus was that the function was the most outstanding in the annals of the club.
The children, "having departed, ihe remainder of the evening until midnight was devoted to dancing and supper. Special entertainment features characterized the later hours, for which much credit is extended to the' entertainment com-
State of Emergency Called in Burma Rangoon, Dec. 23.
A state of emergency was proclaimed here yesterday. It is believed to foreshadow the possibility of further large-Scale arrests. The Governoi General of Burma, Sir Archibald Cochrane, vester-day returned here from Mandalay where he had gone to spend his Christmas holiday—Reuter.
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