London, January 12 – A disaster occurred in Barnsley Public Hall at a Cinematograph performance, where a number of children, of the average age of 6, rushed down the stairs to obtain better seats and 16 were crushed to death, many being injured.

After St. Andrew's Ball, the next social event in the Colony's annual list is the charity fete and bazaar at Government House on December 8th, organised by the Hongkong Women's Guild and the Ministering Children's League. As usual, H. E. the Governor and Lady Stubbs have…