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MISCELLANEOUS,
15 YEARS.
GOOD SERVICE'IN FIRE
"BRIGADE.
MR. T. W. GRANT.
DEATH IN THE NAVAL :
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THE
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BANK SUCCEEDS.
CLAIM AGAINST GERMAN FIRM.
NEW BUILDING.
COMMODIOUS GODOWN FOR WING ON.
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There was a pleasant gathering We regret to have to record the at the Kowloon Fire Station at death of Mr. Thomas William 7.30 on Wednesday morning when Grant, draughtsman of the Chief Station Officer G. Saunders (in Engineer's Department, Naval charge of that unit) was present- Yard, at the age of 27 years. : ed with the silver medal of the Mr Grant was removed to the Association of Professional Fire Naval Hospital on Wednesday Brigade Officers - medal given suffering from an internal dis-office in Hongkong, succeeded in ble a first-class dining-hall in a for 15 years continuous fire ser-order and his condition on Friday vice and the first to be awarded to gave cause for much anxiety. He an oflcer in Hongkong.
passed away at 6.40 p.m. Death The presentation was made by was due to peritonitis.
A pathetic coincidence was that the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe
In making the presentation Mr. Wolfe congratulated Mr. Saunders and spoke in glowing terms of the
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Shanghal back, The Attorney General of Britain had contended that British law did not prohibit the creditors from receiving such payment at the time when the debt
came due in October, 1914. 1 had been laid down that in such actions in Britain for debts pay
Hundreds of visitors attended the opening exercises, including prominent bankers, shippers, and business men. Among those pre- sent were:-Messrs. Bird and
W. A. Cornell (of Palmer and Turner): Mesara. Ma, Ying Pin and Ma Wing Chan, managing directors of Sincere's, Ltd; Mr. Wong Kam Fook of the Kowloon Godown; and Mr. Choy Cheong. Chief manager of the Sun Co., Ltd. The visitors were cordially welcomed by the manager and the debt beenme due and payable assistant manager of the Wing On
British-American Cop Co., Ltd.
able in a foreign currency. the Mr.ebts must be converted into Bri-
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Before the Anglo-German Mixer The new modern five-storey go- Arbitral Tribunal (First Division down of the Wing On Co., Ltd., sitting in London, the Hongkong was formally opened on Saturday and Shanghat Banking Corporation, afternoon. The building was a British company incorporated by beautifully decorated with flags special ordinances of the Colony of and paintings, which for the time Hongkong and having their hand made the premises more resem establishing their claim against fashionable hotel, than a godown. Glenel and Co., G.M.V.H., inecrper-The third floor of the godown was agd under German law and regia- set out with tables, where tas, tered by the German Ceneral at Shanghai, for Shanghai kinds were lavishly' served to the Consul pastries, and refreshments of all NO LÊT.--Branksome Towers, 1 May Road, Fully furnished (Captain Superintendent Chief the day of the first maniversary therson, representing ones, tine
of he was removed to hospital ons, 7.107.62, together with interest visitors.. five-roomed Flat Irmediate Deen-Officer of the Hongkong Fire Bri- of his marriage, in Chatham, rertain bills of exchange drawn morning a speech was delivercl At the opening exercises in the pation. Moderate Rent Allygade, and there were present having been in Hongkong for ten by the debtors and discounted by by the Rev. Yung Ting Sang, of Hongkong Telegraph flox 49.
Superintendent H. T. Brooks, months, during which time he the creditors.
the Methodist Church, and later a :Station Officer G. C. Moss (who made many friends by his genial The Tribunal in an exhaustive hymn, "Bringing in the Sheaves," will shortly be eligible for a disposition. Much sympathy with Judgment, said they had to decide was sung in Chinese. similar distinction), and members be felt with his young widow, the date upon which the creditors of the Central and Kowloon Fire Who is at prosent in Hongkong, entitled to have their chim in
and his parents in Chatham, ¡Stations,
| The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the Rev. J. H. Hewitt. of the Fire Brigade in Chaplain of the Royal Navy, general.
oliating. A large number of were present" at the Mr. Brooks's Distinction. jkraveside. It is a matter for congratula. !
Floral tributes were sent by the tion also that Mr. Brooks was following, among others :—- elected a Member of the Institus! From his afflicted wife; tion of Fire Engineers at the and Mrs. Sheppard; Mr. and third annual conference which GW. Burnett: Mr. and Mrs. opened on June 17 at Connaught Black, Jon. Ian. Alice Mr. Rooms, London,
and Mrs. H. E. Budden; Mrs, Minental The full list of those elected was, Stee, Betty and Audrey: Mr. and as follows:- Members: Supt. Mrs. A. H. Oswick; Mr. and Mrs: and Peyre v. Wilkinson and square feet,
an area of 18,500 (1922) 2 (h.. which covers H.. Brooks (Hongkong). Mr. S. M. Flogg: Mr. and Mrs. F. A. another (1924) 2. K.B.. 166). It Messrs. Palmer
was prepared by
and Turner, i E. E. C. Desborough, C. O. E. F. Brown; MT. and Mrs. William
was true that these decisions
architects The cost of erection Hayward and C. 01. N. Lam-Rundell: Mr. and Mrs. H. Cated only to cases in which an was $300,000. The central local bourne (Perth, W. A.). Asso-Lowman: Mr. and Mrs. Spanton: action had been brought in Britain ity of the new godown, and the ciate Members: Deputy Supt. F.Mr. and Mrs. V. Chittenden Me. for the recovery of damages cal-facilities Eriddon, Deputy Supt. FHL. E. Curwood: Admiralty and eutated in, or of debts payable in, should certainly be appreciated by it possesses, Buckley Deputy C. O. J. Gordon Royal Dockyard Draughtsmen a foreign currency, and that in such the patrons of the Wing On Co.. Dyxor (Shanghai), C. O. H. T. Association: Chief Engineer and
enses the amount of the claim for Lic. Hunt. Inspector J. Sandham and Assistants; Chargemen of Chief the purpoke of being expressed in The control of the company is Third Officer H. F. O... Upton Engineer's Department: Sub- the judgment in British money in the hands of the following:- (Shanghai).
ordinate Officers of Chief En-must be converted into British Mr. J. G. Lock, Managing Only Chief Officers and Super-gineer's Department; Royal currency. It having been agreed Director; Mr. Philip Gockchin. intendents are eligible for full Naval
Police; Native by both parties and Governments Chief Manager; Mr. Doo Jackman. membership of the Institution. Draughtsmen of the C.G.; C. E. that British law was to be applied. Sub-Manager: which carries with it the title of land' S.E.E. Departmenta; Clerical the Tribunal were of opinion that Shun Gee Hing, O'Youngpon, Lee Messrs, Gunn, MI FireE.
Staff Naval Store Department; the same principle under British Yuen Chong Gock Kon Fun, Gock The third annual conference. Expense Account Department; law must apply in such a case as Hinman, Lum which lasted for two days, was Technical Officers' Association; the present, where the sums due, Kangsam, and L. S. Kwok, direc-
Battnam, Lau) opened by the President, Fire Staff of Naval Armement Supply according to the China Agreement, tors.. minster Pordage, of Edinburgh. C.C.'s Office Staff; Naval Store had to be converted into Shanghai Among those present were a large Department Outside Staff; the currency. They therefore heldel number of Founder members. Gun Mounting Section; Com- that the proper date for ascertain. Municipal representatives, Fire mander of Dockyards Departing the rate of exchange for the Brigade representatives, includ ment; "the Apprentices the purpose of converting the amount K.C.) at the "Old Bailey on July ing representatives from as far Agreement Employees' Associa-yable inte Shanghai taels was 26 sentenced Florence White, 31, north as Aberdeen and as far tion; the Superintending Elec- the date on which the debt became to eight mont's imprisonment for LAMMERT BROS. east as Bombay, and the Press, trical Engineers Department.
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who were heartily welcomed by
the President.
Matters of general interest
were freely talked over and a lengthy discussion took place over
Yard
Mrs. Change prevailing at the date when tish currency at the rate of ex-
several interesting papers sub-Colonial postage stampe are an- Colour changen in current British mitted at the conference.
Good Work Appreciated. The speeches at the annual luncheon were preceded by a pre- sentation ceremony. Chief Officer Dane-voiced the members' appre- [ciation of the splendid work car- ried on by Firemaster A. Pordage, M.I.FireE. (Founder and First! Secretary, from 1918 to 1925, and Presiden: 1925) and Chief Officer H. Neal, M.I.FireE. (Founder and President from 1918 to 1925) dur- ing the most critical period of the Institution's existence. He offer. ed amid much applause to the Pre- [sident an illuminated address accompanied by a presentation of la silver cigar box, and to their first President, C. O. Neal, a simi- lar address accompanied by a silver salver.
The text of the address was us follows:
"We, the undermentioned mem-1 hers of the Institution of Fire! Engineers, wish to place upon re- jeord our high appreciation of the
skill and assiduity you have dis-j played in the formation of the Institution of Fire Engineers.
"Notwithstanding the delays and disappointments you have ex- perienced in the years during which the petition was before His Majesty's Government, we have seen your enduring patience and ability at last re. arded by the grunt of the Charter that we trust will cause the status of the Fire Service to be raised to an eminence at least equal to that at- tained by the great Engineering. and other Institutions formed in the, past; and such as will be a perpetual record of your devotion
5 our cause."
Demonstrations.”
During the session, an impres-, sive demonstration of pumping and maneuvring was given at Charing Cross by the new L.C:C. fire float Beta III. under the charge of Chief Officer Dyer and, Major Morris, who with other. officers of the London Fire Brigade were heartily congratu lated for "giving us the oppor- tunity of seeing so fine a fire float, Dg Beta III. an all-British boat."
Kew's giant arum, a native of Sumatra, is about to, flower, The last time a specimen flowered at Hew was in 1889, when the flower reached a height of 6 ft/with a spatke, 8 ft to 4 ftz in diameter.
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payable, and, further, that the cre- forging and uttering cheques total-) difers were entitled to recover the ling £60 from her young man's) amounts of the bills converted Into father's cheque-book. At her last Shanghai tabla on the dates when place, with a Japanese lady, she the bills were dishonoured by non-stole money. look cigarette-cases azeeptance. There would be no and sent them to friends as pre- award as to cost.
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btained the money to support her child and buy clothes, as she was so poorly elad when she entered the service of the Japanese lady.
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7-Drinking vessel mavement
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Qisquet 40-A dull-rod ooter 9- To giggle
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