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LATE MR LEUNG Preaching having two or three
On Slavery:
days finished my sermon upon, Con solence, wrote John Wesley on March 9, 1788A
Christ Buddha
went to Bristol and following list of vote
249
Confucius
Napoleon
96
Kaiser Wilhelm 13 Thomas Edison
Melj Tenno
64
Others receiving more than 20 votes are: Janner, George Staphen- son, Abraham Lincoln, Senjamin Frankiin. George Washington, Socrates, Columbus and Nogi, the Japanese general
Sus The interment took place yester day afternoon at the Chinese Fro testant cemetery at Fokfulam of the
On Tuesday I gave notice of my late Mr. Leung Kam-lun, of the design to preach on Thursday even- Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf &ing, upon what is now the general Godown Co., Ltd.
topic, Slavery. In consequence of The burial service was conducted this, on Thursday the house, from by the Rev. G. Lindsay Vicar of end to end, was filled with high St. Andrew's, Kowloon, who was and low, rich and poor. I preach assisted by the Rev. Li Kau-yan ofed on that ancient prophecy" God St. Paul's Church.
shall enlarge Japhet And He shall dwell in the tents of Shem
The intuitive instinct- and Canaar ahall be his servant Strongly is strongly developed
while there was on avery aide atten About the middle of the discourse, Developed. nowadays and Mr.
·E S. Bates" in the tion as night, a vehement noise "Nation" gives a sample of
The coffin was brought across from Kowloon, by a lighter of the Godown Co. and landed at Jardine's Wharf, West Point where it was transferred to a hearse. Large crowds of mourners followed and
the cortège came to a halt near the rose, none could tell why; and ahot quickly we reach our com
like lightning through the wholesions:-
University, cricket ground where friends, paid their last respects to the deceased gentleman.
You
congregation. The terror and con- fusion were inexpressible. might have imagined it was a city Among those noticed were taken by storm The people rush- Mr. F. E. Chapnell (Secretary, ed, upon sach other with the utmost H.K. & Kowloon Wharf & Godown violence,. the benches were broke in Co., Ltd) Messrs. J. Hooper, T. pietes, and nino-tonths of the con- Fergusson, E. E Neave and. A. W.,gregation appeared to be struck. Heron (of the Company's staff), with the same panic. In about six Mr. Wong Kamik, Mr E Diminutes the storm ceased, almost Kotwall. Mr. Lo Cheung-ip. Mr. Ho ae suddenly as it rose. And all Wing, Mr. H. K. Hung Mr. W. L.being calm, I went on without the Ford, Mr Henry Gina Mr. A. Pleast interruption. Greaves, Mr. Wong Tak-kwong), Mr: It was the strangest incident of Shi Yu-min, Mr Hung Hing fat, the kind I ever remember, and be- Mr. Henry Lowcock, Mr. Wong Hove none can account for it, 'with- forination with a capital that Tons, Mr. Tal Ming-tak and many out supposing some preternatural
others.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Mrs. Leung: Kam-un and family desire to thank all friends for their beautiful floral tributes and kind attendance at the funeral end for other kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in their recent sad bereavement..
Hongkong, Wednesday, March 3, 1928:
TRADE REVIVAL.
Many Floral Tributes. Among the very large number of floral tributes were those from the
following
influence. Satan fought Test his kingdom should be. delivered up We set Friday apart, as a day of fasting and prayer, that God would remember those poor outcasts of men, and (what seems impossible and power of their oppressors) with men, considering the wealth make a way for them to escape, and break their chains in sunder.
A clergyman, a jar é, and a banker met one morning on the
corner of a public square. There they beheld a shabbily dressed, man, seated on a bench, reading a book.
"That fellow must be a com- munist," said the judge."
"Yes, and a socialist....... too,” said the banker....
“An anarchist as well,” added the clergyman;
They hailed the president of the Society for the Prevention of Vice, who happened to be passing by...
"Yonder sits: a communist, a«. socialist, and an anarchist, read- ing a lascivious book.", they cried.
4:
"How do you know. It is a Inscivious book ?*.
anu
"Because they answered, "he is a communist, anarchist, and a socialist." Which, although it has nothing to do with it,, reminds the Shreds man of the story of the regress servant who assured her mistress. that she had "sho lost mas instinct." On enquiry being made it transpired that a cold bad tem-
sense of smell.
000 The Trust will operate in Europe as well as in Home: "waters," and will provide credits ito municipalities, land banks. His sorrowing wife John and public utilities, and old-established Susie (son and daughter-in-law) industries for periods exceeding Eva and Ivy (daughters) Phyllis the usual commercial time limits.Hazol and Kenneth (grand
jghildren); Cyril Douglas and Exa Credit received a set-back with nephews and niece): Mr. F. H.. the war and the concluding armis-Crapnell the European Staff of "Big Three tice. It is the firm re-establish the HK & Kowloon Wharf &
[Godown Co., the Chinese, and rom-the world" ment of credit which should do pradore staffs of the H.K. & asked by the Y.M.CA Replies from porarily deprived her of the much for trade and its revival, and Kowloon Wharf & Goduwn Co. 600 Japanese boys produced the which should go far to encourage and from all the respective depart- the industrious and the enterprisments of the Company; Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung, the Ho Dr fing to launch out into new ven- .. H. and Mrs. Kotewall, Mr. and
turas,
THEY SAY THAT
My experience, is that those who look for trouble can always get it. Not only will I look for peace and progress, but I shall as I have always done strive to secure it. H. Thomas.
Mrs. Ho Fook, Mr and Mrs. Wong:| Kam-fuk and family, Mr., and Mrs. J. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. E! Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. DI C
"What three great men have exerted the greatest influence in was question recently
LOCAL DISTRAINT.
GOODS ORDERED TO BE RETURNED.
MRS. JORGE AS CLAIMANT.“
The seizure of household effects
Tregillus. Mr. and Mrs. S. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Lo Cheung shiu, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Wing, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mr. Ha Kwong, at 8 Saifee Terrace, Kowloon, had Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Kotwall" and family, Dr. Wan Man-kat, Mr. F. sequel in the Summary Court this claimed for the discharge or sus
QUITE GOOD.
ENTRIES FOR THE FLOWER SHOW.
THIS YEAR'S PROSPECTS:
"Given fine weather on March
11, we shall have a very good blower Show," said Mr. E. B. C.
T. Harris, Mr. S. H. Garrod, Morning; when Mrs. G. C. Jorge Hornell (Honorary Secretary); to a...
The tenderness of the mother S. M. Churn, Mr. T. Fergusson,
is a reflection and an effect and Mr. and Mra. Ja Ming-tak and Pension of the distraints
China Mail" man who enquired
4
It was common ground-in the case this morning, entries having clos a foretaste of the tenderness, of family, Mr and Mrs. Wong Tak
(in which Mr. J. A., Gordon Leasked on Monday... God.-Master of the Temple, the kwons. Mr. Ho Leung, Mrs. Sin represented Mrs. Jorge's interests "As I expected, the numbera
Tak-fan and family, Mr. and Mrs. | Rev: W. H. Draper...
and Mr. D. McCallum the Interests from the Peak were less than Lo Cheung-ip, Mr. and Mrs. W. Eof the landlord, Kaymally and Co.) those for last year, on account of It is quite unnecessary to go to Roberts, Mr and Mrs. E. S. Ford, that $92, two months' rent, was prevailing conditions," remarked Australia or Central Africa to Mr. and Mrs. Lopes, Mr. and Mrawing).
Mr. Hornell, who instanced the find the savage he is our next- McKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Van Mrs. Jorge said in the witness box case of a resident who returned in. door neighbour-Dean Inge Bergen, Mr. T Kato, Mrs this morning that she did not know mid-November last to find his gar
Larkinson and family Mr. Ho at the time that her husband owed den "in a jumble When I hear a man say, "I am wah-tong, Mr. H. K. Humy, Dr. C. in favour of peace, but then C. Wang, Mr. Hang Hing-fat; Mr.
the money. The property which Nevertheless, the entries from had been seized was that of her down below" are extraordinarily I know he is really in favour of
good. There is disappointment in war.-W. Lyon Phelps.
regard to the Amateur Cup which only attracted five entries.
Comparative statistics are:-
1925 1926 Number of exhibitors. 58 59 Pot plants, open.. 189. 176 Pot plante, Peak
.157 195 Vegetables, open s
112 95 Vegetables, Peak
they
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo Mr.
Mrs. Jorge No.
86. 184
6873
45 66
. . Grose, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hallo infant children "for whom she MCG Anderson, Mr. J. M. held it in trust. They were the I have never known people Hall, Mrs. G. L. Litton and family, beneficiaries under the will of her more hungry for spiritual food. W. Fox, Mr. Fung Tat-hang;"
mother-in-law, Mra. E. J. B. Jorge. Periods of stagnation invariably than
Your husband His Lordship: now.-Dame Are
Mr. HS Hall, Mr. and Mrs. had no interest in these, goods? give place to revivals. It is a law Henrietta Barnett..
Thomas Lay, Mrs. L
Mrs. Jorge: No.- as peculiar to religion as it is to
What matters is that each Lopes and family, Mr. and Mr. McCallum: Is there any tride A-revival in trade is long should do, not what, on the Mrs... AE Fattydad, the thing in the house your husband. overdue. It has been predicted whole, might be the best thing Misses Kotewall, Miss F: C. Woo, could claim as his own?? It is coming. The things that for most men to do in a similar Mr. and Mrs. AM. Bux and family.
Mr. McCallum claimed that under Cut. flowers, open are mainly responsible for trade case, but the best thing that, he, Messrs. B. C. Randall and G. S. being just as he is, can do on an Zimmern, Mr. M. H. Lo, Mrand
common law, all goods were dis-Cut flowers, Peak depressions are beginning to dis-enthusiastic impulse of his own Mrs. M. P. Lo Mr. and Mrs Wtrainable which were "in the ap-
ARMY ESTIMATES. appear: warfare is being confined and as a genuine expression of J. Ford, Mr. Li Fuk-than, the parent possession of the tenant."
Misses Lopes, Dr..M. B. Osman, Mr. •His Lordship commented that to a healthy rivalry in trade. himself.-C. E. Montagu.
and Mrs. H. C. Lam, Miss H. D. so far as, the bailiffs were con NEWSPAPERS FORECAST OF The survival will be to the fittest
Sawyer, Mr. Wong Kam-ying, cerned, they, had done right to
EXPENDITURE. the fittest able to supply the
Masers. H. M. Kew and F. Schuster,eize" the property as it was Mrs. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. in the apparent possession" but (British Wireless Service,) best that the world needs. Two
1. Ismail,. Mr. and Mrs. Lok Man-in views of the facts as disclosed items of recent news point to
plu, Mr. Marine Wog, Mr. Ho lu, by Mrs. Jorge he had no option
"Rugby, March 2. The Army Estimates for the next Mrs. Mackenzie and Lena, Mr. Shi but to trade revival. It is satisfactory
Yu-man, Mr. W. A. Zimmern, Mr. C. to learn that 1,800 foreign buyers PRAY POLICE NOTIFIED,
Mr. McCallum: If a landlord financial year beginning on April 1 M. Manners, Mr. She Tat-cheons, is not going to be permitted to will be issued within the next few have left London in groups on The theft has tabur place of a Shee and family, Mr. and Mra. Hin
Mr. W. A. Fox, Mr. H. C. Hunt, Mra. strain because goods belong days. tour of the principal industrial handbag containing money and Gitting and family, Mr. Lo Ying who
trust to. someone" else The newspapers enticipate that has a beneficiary the. net expenditure will be Many jewellery to the elite of $242 chuen, Mr. Ho Sheung, Mr. Leung Interest in the tenancy, it £42,500,000, representing a re of them came to London, and from No. 5 Treguntar Mansions, Yu-kwai, Mr. Fung Tak-on, Mrs. opens up a wide avenue to which tion of £2,000,000 on that of the have occupied their time inspect-Way Road, the residence of Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Varrelman, Mr. Li there would be no end. A tenant current Snancial year. Ing camples at the British Judus- The handbag
centres
Britaini of
HANDBAG LOST.
$242
242 FROM MID-LEVEL RESIDENT...
were notified.
Chuk-mon, Mre, B. Abbas and dast used on family. The Chinese Club, Sik could take premises, put in furni tries Fair in London, and also at February 18
pated in a Ham Club, Chung Wah Club,ture and say they were someone else's. The possibility of fraud Birmingham. The two Fairs, be- bedroom. The loss was only die-Chinese Civil Service Club, the Kam is unlimited. Under the low at tween them, produced £20,000,000 covered yesterday and the police Hing Knitting Factory, Kung On Home specific provision is made worth of orders. It is expected that many more million pounds. worth of orders will be placed direct by buyers when they call at factories All this is certainly satisfactory. It suggests a trade revival which should reflect itself in the cum total of exports for the
MEXICAN LAWS.
LIDGE HOPEFUL DF"
SETTLEMENTER
Raider's American service.)
Washington, March 2. current quarter in the list or un- It is learned at White House
that Preside employeds and the consequent no diminution in the dole, Of the
number of
atives attend-Me:
ing the two Faira ment
of interest to note th
East sent forty
a formidable
world's trade, despised
-between:
Zoft Mat
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 2.
Wo Co, Ngan Shing Hing Co., Ngan Wing Loong Co Chinese staff of regarding the property of Sir Laming Worthington-Evane,... the Colonial Secretary's office, Corodgers, strangers, etc, but even Secretary of State for War, in a then the Court has to be satisfied speech at Salisbury announced respondence. Department, PWD Class III, Diocesan Girls' School, that they have a beneficiary in that the Army Fatimates would be terest in the tenancy, property, or 424 millions, sterling compared premises. A decision in favour with 44 millions sterling for the of the suspension of distraint current year Administrative ex- ll make the position of letal panses would be cut down, but the landlords most difficulty
fighting efficiency of the Forces. would not be impaired.
and some three hundred others, a
KITCHEN ACCIDENT.
CHINESE COOK RECEIVES BURNS
His Lordship, holding that he had no option in view of Mrs. Jorge's case made an order for the release of the distraint to the claimant half of the costs of burns the case to be paid by the land-
thelard
A Chinese Cook in the employ ment of the To Tuen
rest Point, received
CATHCART CASE.
HEARING OF PROCEEDINGST
POSTPONED, A BAN
Reuters American Soroles.)
New York, March 2. The hearing of the habeas corpus the proceedings in the case ag and the sales i Counters of.. Cathcart has
mines