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(Continuid from Page 43 Inheritance of the plowman's son more precious than a Dukedom. We shall play our part all the more! worthily public, or private station,
it every fibre of our being thrills, to
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SHANGHAI, Jan.. 26. The steamer "China" was refloat-
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
· MR: N. G. NOLAN.
an Auld Scottish sang, and we feel led on Sunday and is going into dry-Father Augustine and the Rev. Father in our introst heart:
That where the caller breezes
sweep
Across the mountain's breast Where the free in soule are nurst In the land that we Lo'e best **
(Applause)
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SOCIETY.
L.. A. KNIGHT,
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Mr. Justice Gompertz-Mr., At torney-General, › haying" "known “the Late Mr. Nolan ever since the year! 1897. 1 desire to add a few words." His knowledge of Chinese was accur The funeral k place on Saturate and profound and in addition to day afternoon, the late Mr. N. G. this he also spoke Euently Spanish, Nolan, at Happy Valley, the Rev. Portuguese and Tagal. He was a Father Blanche assisted by the Rev, great interpreter. But I think he THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- was more than this; he was an artist ENG of the EONGKONG BENT Maria, officiating at the graveside.
in interpretation and took a great per-VOLENT SOCIETY will be held in the The chief mourners were Sergeant sonal pride in his work and was always CITY HALL, on FRIDAY, January 30, Murphy, Inspector Davitt, Mr. J. D anxious to find a Atting phrase or a ·at. 12,30 p.m.- Murphy, Mr. T. Murphy. Sergeant proper word and was never satisfied Lannigan, Inspector Brazil and the until he had done so.. "I desire to join CHINA MAIL SPECIAL.]
two eldest sons of the deceased,
with the Chief Justice in expressing Hongkong, January 18, 1920. When the cortege arrived at the our deep sympathy with his family. SHANGHAI, Jan. 29.
Monument, it was joined by a large The editor of the Mio-kuopao has number of friends of the deceased, your Lordships allow me to say a few The Attorney-General said :--Vill rising to express the thanks of the been fined three hundred dollars by including Sir William Rees-Davies, words on behalf of the legal profes- guests received a striking welcome, the Mixed Court for publishing false K.C. Mr. Justice Gompertz, the sign? I desire to associate ourselves
for he's a and malicious libels concerning
Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Hon. Mr. with your Lordship's expression of jolly good fellow and cheering. He municipal police officers in conner H. E. Pollock, K.G., and representa regret and sympathy. Mr. Nalan was said:
tion with the recent prosecutions for Mr. President, Your Excellency, and non payment of rates. The allegatives of every branch of the local really a first-class interpreter and was an interpreter borm, not made. Mr. -gentlemen, I rise to say a few words tions were that an iron safe was legal profession and the whole of the
Nolan was a Forn interpreter. My which I feel should be the natural tri-broken, a cook kicked and injured, a Supreme Court stal.
own respect for him and admiration bute of that portion of the assembly shop mistress assaulted, and pistols
of his abilities were based on an ac- to-night, which is not Scottish, to those used to intimidate the inmates. In very kind hosts who are entertaining addition to the fine the Assessor
quaintance of over 20 years and I think that respect and admiration are us 30 magnificently this evening. As warned the defendant.
shared by all who knew him and had worked with him. I desire to express sustained and of our sympathy with our sense of the loss the Court has
his family.
THE GUESTS REPLY. The Hon. Mr. Claud Severa in
the company singing
1 rose you were kind enough to so
The body was interred in the Roman sher service Catholic Cemetery being first held in the Chapel and afterwards concluded at the graveside: the deceased being buried next to his late father and mother.
CORRESPONDENCE."
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB,
salute us. I am sure you included this moment I have enjoyed my Major-General Weatris, in a way wevaning immensely (laughter) and Rev. Father Augustine paid a tribute At the conclusion of the service the appreciate most highly. I can only only wish for the eloquence of my to the memory of the deceased and speak as a portion of the Sassenachs dear old friend, the Hon. Mr. Claud said they were all very sad to be there here this evening and I do so with Severn. For he is like a slot machine to pay their tast respects to one of very great pleasure. The G.0.C. (laughter). You put a dinner in the their friends and they were all sad wholly Sassenach: I am only a Gu slot acd out comes a spsech arter. I have endeavoured on more flaughter). I am afraid I am just in this world. They had los: a good because they would see him no more than one occasion to instil this fact the other way.. I put a speech in into various Scottish assemblies-in the slot and out comes the die friend who was always cheerful and which I have taken part. It is a fact.ner, (laughter.) Well, you would always kind and one, as he grew in But to-night I feel I must yield to the have it and so address you as the years, became respected as a con- prevailing opinion that I am only other half of your guests. I must scientious worker and a good servant
Dear Sir,--Please note that I have Sassenach, that there is nothing say I consider it a tremendous hon-rendering good and faithful service to
this day forwarded to Mr.J.W.Franks, Scottish about me. that I know our and privilege to be invited to the Government of Hongkong. They
Hon. Treasurer of the Late Warder nothing about the race or the this dinner to be admitted alope sympathised with the widow and child-Speed Fund, the sum of dollars seven, language, I am here as your guest like Dantel in the lion's den, amongst ren in their sorrow,
[To the Editor of the "China Mail."]
1 feel it a very great honour and fail you Scotsmen. I do claim to be The floral tributes were many, and hundred and ninety-four and cents!
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sixty-Eve only being net proceeds and feel that Major-General Ventris, who a bit of a Scotsman myself (ap-signited the high esteem in which subscriptions, etc. received from is the other guest here to-night, plause). My wife's mother is the deceased was held by all. They Benefit Match South China Athletic appreciates most highly the Scottish (laughter) and I myself included wreaths from Sir William versus Hongkong Football Club held great honour
you have done wear very often a tartan tie. How Rees-Davies, K.C. Inspector and on the Club Ground on 17th January, Us. I feel I must include ever on this occasion I suppose I Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. R. Carrol, Too 1920 made up as follows:— George Grimble (laughter and ap-ought to say something about the tsee and Connie," Mr. F. C. Jenkin, Stand.............. .......$309:00 plause) to raise the number of guests Army. Will I tell you part of what O.B.E.. The Nanyang Tobacco Coin Collections round Ground...... 53.55 to-night to three. (Echoing an side, Scotland has done in the war? I got pany, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Simmons, Subscriptions collected ...... 422.00 "Well, two and a quarter"). He has my A.D.C. to look it up and I found Interpreters and Translators of the Proceeds of South China' so identified himself with the musical that Scotland bad furnished no less Supreme Court, Messrs. Lo and Lo, Alhletic v. Royal Navy part of the programme that he may than 32 extra service battalions and Inspector and Mrs. Davit, Inspector January 10, 1920.. to-night consider himself a Scot kept them up through the war. This and Mrs. Kent, Messrs. Johnstone, Bets However, what I wish to say is that is not counting about another 14 bat Stokes and Master, Mr. and Mrs. D. this is the second Burns dinner I have talions raised in the Dominions by men Tellan and family, the Hon. Mr. H. attended here and I think on the of Scottish extraction. Altogether E. Pollock, K. C., Messrs." Deacon, former occasion I was able to say you may say about 50,000 men were Looker, Deacon and Harstot, Mr. and Printing, advertising, etc. a few words about the great Scot put in the field by these extra bat- Ms. Angus, Sergeants" Mess, Central tish poet. "I can to-night only retalions and kept there until the end Folice Station; Inspector and Mrs. peat part of what I said then, that of the war. That is rather fine Brazil, Chiel Inspector Kerr, Messrs. the longer ace lives and the more thing for Scotland with its very Hastings and Hastings. Chinese. Staff one gets to know and to appreciate scanty population. In fact I may of J. H. Gardiner, Messrs. Dennys the relative values of the great poets say Go and breed Scotsmen." and Bowley, Inspector and Mrs. Watt, and singers of all ages the more one Well, gentlemen, we want you now Sergt. C. McNab Wilson and family, realises, having regard to his environ May I hope to get a good many in Mr. and Mrs. J. Grant, Chief Derec- ment, that Burns was truly a great this room for our new little Scottish tive Inspector Murrison, Messrs. man. He was to Scotsmen what company of the Hongkong Volun Englishmen are only beginning to teers? I must conclude by thanking Almada and Mason, Chinese Inter- realise Keats was to England. He you very much for a very pleasant preters of the Magistracy, Mr. and was brought up, as you have heard, in evening (applause.)
Mrs. E. Danenberg, the Governrpent humble surroundings where, one
of Hongkong, Mr. and Mrs: Stonehami would think, the great thoughts he
REV. MR. MACONACHIE.
and family, the former Students of gave expression to could never have Subsequently the Rev. J. Kick the Chinese Chamber of Commerce found birth, He died at an early Maconachie on being called upon to Language School, Mr. and Mrs. age and notwithstanding the hard speak confessed to being taken aback. Eamer, the Reporting Staff of the fight he had through the greaterHe had thought his duties for the local Press, Mr. and Mrs. Willis, part of his life he produced a mass evening had ended with the saying Messrs. H. Pergy Smith, Seth and of poetry of every description which of grace. What to say now he did Fleming the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. to us of the present day appears sim- not quite know. It was many a year, Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, ply marvellous. The same is true of and a great deal of water had run Mr and Mrs. J. H. Gompertz, the Keats. He was brought up amongst below the Brig o' Boon, since last Bailiffs and Star of the Supreme surroundings in suburban London he took part in such a function Court, the Clerical Staff of the which one would have thought would in cld Dumfries. Burns' Own Attorney-General's and Crown Selici- have been the last environment to pro- toon. In those distant days his tor's Department, Mr. and Mrs. A. duce a great poet. He died at the modesty. would have sent him to w. Hick, Mr. and Mrs. Fox, age of 26 and he has left us poetry the floor if any body had sug and which we realise more and more is gested such a thing as making a Eldon Poner, Hau Hong, G. C Messrs.. Mohammed - Akbar, among the finest we possess in the speech. He confessed to feeling English language. I consider Burns great sense of degradation in beings. A. B. Bux. W. B. Hind, H. A. Perdue, L. Forster, A. E. Wood, to Scotland and Keats to England reduced from verse to prose and he Woo, Wong Kung Wo, A. B. Suffad, "are types of what real poets are. did not think it was serving any Chan Kwok Ying. F. L. Sung. So Ut
Far more, however, than Keats, good purpose for him to attempt to Tai, I R. Wood, Ng Chat Wing. Jare Burns was truly a great man. He pay any tribute to Burns after the M. D'Almada Remedios, E. J. Stain of $2. had those qualities we have eloquence which had already beefeld, Leo Longinotto, C. D. Mel- heard of to-night-patriotism, sin expended. The blasts of Janwar win bourne, A. el Arculli, G. B. Crapley, cerity, sympathy and a wide blew milder in these latitudes than in outlook on human nature.. the land o' Kyle where Burns first CJ. Poole, Lec. D'Almada e Castro, have been reading again that saw light but Scottmen were not in Leong Au. T. Murphy, Wong Chuk wonderful letter written to the any sense lukewarm in their tribute to Kai, Ng Ping. Wu, C. W. Olsen, and noblemen and gentlemen of the the genius and personality of their many others. Caledonian Hurt in 1787-years national poet. Wheher they most STATEMENTS IN SUPREME COURT. before the French Revolution broke hondured that genius or personality In the Supreme Court, this morn out-and in that his patriotism came he would not take it upon himself to ing, expressions, of sympathy and out in the very first-lines of the say. Burns came closely to their appreciation were extended in connec dedication. He gloried in the fact hearts and it seemed to him largely tion with the death of Mr. N. G. THE BONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF that he was a Scottish Bard, proud to lie in the fact that he was the Nolan. Their Lordships. the Chief of the name, but his highest ambition poet of familiar folk, folk they all Justice and Mr. Justice GompertzAPPLICATION has been made to this was to sing in his country's service. knew very well indeed.
WEST CAJOOT," They occupied the Beach and amongst those A Company to is to M. NEWMAN He was like our own Edmund Burke were all characters of the country present in Court were the Hon. At MUMFORD, Duplicate Certificate of ONE faring arrived from San Francisco, vis in all his democratic utterances-beside and that was his answer if he was torney-General, Mr. J. H. Kemp, ether Certificate or Cersificnies in lies thereof are hereby notified that their eargo is HUNDRED (100) SHARES in this Company, or porta, on Jan. 20, 1920, consignees cause he was filled with the true spirit asked why they make national hero C.B.E., the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharpe, upon statemess-that the Original Certificate being landed at their risk into the of democracy. When the French of Burns. Comparisons were said to K.C., O,B.E., the Hon. Mr. C. G. No. 8250 dated September 17th, 1919, fer 100 Hazardous and/or Extra-Hazardous Revolution broke out he was filled be obvious but with all their rever- Alabaster, O.B. E., the Crown Solici-Slares encabernd 18.735 8.730, 36.782/36,500. Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow- with horror, just as Burke was, and ence to the genius of Sir Waltertor, Mr. J. H. Wakeman, Mr. F. C. OF DESTROYED and NOTICE IS HEREBY loon What. and Godown Co., Ltd.
43,538/573, and. 71,188/71,995, kas bien- LOST though it did not stifle his writings Scott the romantic figures with which Jenkin, Mr. Eldon Potter, the Assist GIVEN that if within 30 days from the date Kowloon and stored at Consignees", it affected him in a way we realise his stages were crowded did not lay ant again to-day by reason of the horrors hold on them in the way Burns Langinotte and Messrs. E. L. Aggas the Company, it will thereafter he held to be an Import Permit signed by the
Crown Solicitor, Mr. Leo hereof in CLAIM or REPRESENTATION in | risk, an
respect of such Original Certificate is made to we experienced in the war we have familiar folk did. They kent therasiz, Leo D'Almada, J. H. Gardiner, NULL AND VOID and the Company will
Consigneer of cargo must produce just gone through. Burns has left John Anderson and his leal G. R. Haywood, W. E. L. Shenton proceed, to deal with watch application for Superintendent of Imports and Exports. us a magnificent book of poems spouse, Tam o' Shanter, the Cottar and many others.
Duplicate Certificate, let m which, for Major-General Ventris and and his household. They had seen
Hongkong before Bills of Lading will. be countersigned. myself, I may say we cannot read them all and krew them all. And General, before proceeding with the His Lordship said Mr. Attorney- without feeling their very comprehen they loved them. It came to his sive philosophy. Though the words mind that on a former occasion they business of the Court, I desire to are sometimes a little difficult for had been told they did not know how refer to the inestimable loss which us (laughter), the poems ring true to appreciate Burns. He might the Court has suffered in the death of and we value him just as much as quote in that connection what its chief interpreter. Mr. Nolan had we value our English singers. It is Rossetti said, that Barns had a place spent all his official life here. His for that reason I came here to-night in the heart and mind of ten Scots knowledge of the Chinese language, with the very greatest pleasure, be men where Shakespeare appealed to in all its various dialects, was great cause I felt that in joining with you little there than a tenth of the same and he may be fitly described as an gentlemen of Scotland I was helping number of his countrymen.
Ideat. Chinese interpreter. In this to honour this great man. On be The health of "The Chief" was Court his assistance in the administra- half of Mejor General Ventris and later proposed by the Hon. Mr. tion of justice was vast and it will be
held under the auspices of the Victoria' & ANNUAL OPEN BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP of the Colony Recreation Club.
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SATURDAY 31st January, 1920. TEA DANSANT from 1pm to 7 pm DINNER DANSANT from 8 p.1.
myself I beg to thank you very much Claud Severn: Mr. Young responding no easy matter to all his place. 1 and to hope that c is will not be the and acknowledging the good work have been in close personal contact On ihoss ocasions: the charge, for fast Burns dinner we shall have the of Mr. P. Tod, the Secretary, with him for some eight years and 1 Tes will be $1.00 Ter had and for bonour of attending. (Applause), Mr. Tod was called upon for a much value his cooperation in the Table d'flote Dinner at 35.00 per bead,
MAJOR GENERAL VENTRIS... speech and in a few words wished heavy litigation which has, often ea- exclusive of wine The members then joined in the St. Andrew's Society continued suc gaged the attention of the Court.
SAVE TAGGART chorus." We want the General" con- cess. tinuing until Major General Ventris
Personally, I greatly deplore his press During the evening songs and mature death. It is fiting that we
Hongkong January 26, 1920. rose to address them when he was recitations were given by members should express our sincere sympathy given a fine reception. He said of the company, auld, lang syne' Mr. Chairman, and gotlemen up to concluding the proceedin
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