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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1923.
SHIPPING DEAL.
Commonwealth Line Purchased.
"WHITE STAR'S" OFFER.
£1,900,000 Accepted By Australian Federal Govt.
Canberra, Yesterday.
MR. E. RALPHS.
St. John Ambulance Presentation.
14, YEARS' SERVICE.
CAMP TRAGEDY.
Service Man Shoots Himself.
AN ACCIDENT.
Tribute From Brigade Officers And Automatic Pistol Goes Off Whilst
Members.
Being Unloaded.
Mr. E. Ralphs, Commander of Able Seaman G. Othen, of 442 The Federal Government has ac- the Order of St. John, the Assist- Flight, Fleet Air Arm, station- cepted Lord Kylsant's tender
the tojant Cominissioner (in charge of ed at
Aero- Kai Tack purchase the Commonwealth Line the district) for the district staff, drome, a native of Dorsetshire Hong Kong Corps, of the St. John and aged about 24 years, acciden
for £1,900,000 sterling.
on
The Australian Commonwealth Ambulance Brigade was the re-tally and fatally shot himself at Line, which Lord Kylant is acquir- cipient of a magnificent lacquer five o'clock this morning in a cook- ing from the Government, com- tea-set to-day from the officers house in the camp. prises five "Bay" passenger cargo and members of the Brigade on Othen had been employed vessels, each of 14,000 tons grous, the occasion of his impending de- police duty in the camp and was Inad. two cargo vessels of 10,000 parture on leave.
unloading his Colt automatic when tons each.
A tribute to his fourteen years the weapon discharged a shot. He Union Opposition.
of meritorious and voluntary ser- was wounded in the left breast just Anticipations in Australia that vice was paid by Mr. Ho Kom-above the heart. Death occurred Lord Kylsant would be the success- tong, O.B.E., Knight of Grace of within a few minutes, for by the ful tenderer have aroused oppost the Order of St. John, a District time a comrade who was in the kit¬ tion in the maritime workers Officer in the Brigade.
unions, who believe that conditions Mr. Ralphs, however, insisted chen with the deceased had return- of employment will be adversely that it was he who should thanked with the camp docter Othen had altored. They have threatened to the officers and members for the succumbed, declare all vessels controlled by high standard they had brought Lord Kylsant "black".
The New Name.
the Brigade to.
Representative Attendance. Lord Kylsant, interviewed by
Among those present at the Reuter, sald he was gratified to function were Mr. A. Morris, hear that the Commonwealth A.C.P., M.R.San.I., District Super- Government had accepted the ten- intendent; Mr. Ho Kom-tong; Dr. der he had submitted on behalf of W. B. A.. Moore and the White Star Line. He pointed Dr. D. J. Valentine, Corpa out that he was already interested Surgeons; Mr. G. W. C.
Othen was unmarried.
TEAPOT DOME.
THE AMERICAN PRESS SHOCKED.
PARTY CRITICISM.
New York, Yesterday:
The
in the Australian shipping trade, Burnett, Corps Officer; Mr. T. K. The Press is shocked at the not only through the White Star, Chak, Corps Officer; Dr. Ma Luk, acquittal of Harry Sinclair, and but the century old Aberdeen Line. Supernumerary Divisional Sur-all papers comment strongly on the
He declared that the new service geon; Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, J.P., verdict.
Democratic "New will be conducted under the latter's secretary of the Hong Kong Chin-York World" says the case can flag, and will be called the Aberese General Chamber of Com-neither vindicate Sinclair morally, deen. and Commonwealth Line. merce and a member of the Brig-, nor enhance the prestige of the
Other Tenderers,
ade finance committee; Mr. I. B. United States jury system. Canberra, Later. Trevor,
Divisional Superinten- Sinclair had not attempted any Other tenderers were Sir Walter dent, Kowloon-Canton "Railway, self-vindication, nor appeared in Runciman with £1,250,000 and Sir Division; Mr. C. H. Blason, Divi-the witness box, which an innocent James Connolly, £1,575,000-Reu-sional Superintendent, Shaukiwan, man with a straight-forward story
Division; Mr. E. Savage, Division- would have done.
ter."
FRENCH "REDS."
UNSUCCESSFUL APPEAL, AGAINST SENTENCE.
FOOLISH ARTICLE.
The appeal
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al Superintendent, Kowloon The Republican paper, the "Even- Division: Mr. Chaa, St. Joseph's, ing Post," says he was acquitted on College Division; Miss Tsang Yiu- technicalities, and declares that in cheung, Nursing Officer, No. 2, the moral estimation of the country Nursing Division, representing he stands where he did prior to the the Nursing Divisions."
verdict; unless he has descended a few steps lower.-Reuter's. Amer-
Mr. Ho Kom-tong. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Ho Kom-tong said that on the oc- casion of the approaching depar ture of Mr. Ralphs, he deemed it a great pleasure and an honour to undertake the pleasant duty of making. Mr. Ralphs a presenta
ican Service.
"TWO VILLAINS."
(Continued from` Page 1.)
suc-
Paris, Yesterday.
has been heard
tion which was only a grateful cessful in spite of his deafness, against the sentence in default of
Plaintiff had been very ten months' imprisonment and a
The Fook Lee and was due to his untiring zeal firm in Hillier-street-not to be soldiers to insubordination, passed and services to the St. John Am- confused with Fook Lee and Co., fine of 1,000 francs for inciting acknowledgment to Mr. Ralpha said Mr. Potter. on the Communist deputy Vaillan bulance Brigade during the past of York-building, which two of Couturier in connection with an fourteen years or more. The plaintiff's five sons started-WB8 | article published in l'Humanite on work of Mr. Ralphs had been ap begun in the 'sixties or carly March 3, 1927, calling on French preciated more and more. It seventies and plaintiff disposed of soldiers in China to fraternise with was only fitting that the officers it in 1923. Chinese workers.
and members should give him aj The appellant was present with token of the high esteem in which
Weakness or Fondness. The source of all the trouble, Mr.
a number of communists including he was held. They took the of Potter told the jury, was Fok Doriot. After evidence the con-portunity to bid Mr. and Mrs. viction was upheld-Reuter.
GREECE'S 'QUAKE.
CORINTH TOWN SERIOUSLY DAMAGED.
BRITISH NAVY HELPS.
Ralphs and family au revoir, to Chun-yuen, one of the two sons in wish him a pleasant voyage and a Fook Lee & Co., the other being splendid holiday. (Prolonged ap- Fok Tat-fui-whom Mr. Potter described as the "villainв of plause).
the piece" and referred to as "the two Foka." There was an-
Mr. Ralphe's Reply.
For the latter
In reply, Mr. Ralphs said that other son who was compradore to it was very embarrassing to re- ceive such a beautiful present as the father (plaintiff) had stood
Messrs. Simmons. thanks ought really to go from him to all ranks in the St. John guarantee and had had to make Ambulance Brigade. His work good $27,000 losses,
Plaintiff was reluctant to come! would have been quite, futile, Mr. Ralpha continued, had it not been into Court and say that his son was
A swindler. Athens, Yesterday. for the support given him by all,
Accordingly, he had Ministers who have returned support which had been given offered defendants $125,000 in set- from Corinth estimate the losses freely, willingly and energetical-tlement, not wishing to take any there at £800,000 sterling, and the ly. The success was due entirely advantage of what his son had total earthquake damage at £2,500,- to the co-operation of all officers done. However, Mr. Fotter continu- ed, defendants had taken the offer 000. A correspondent states. only and members.
fifty out of three thousand houses Mr. Ho Kom-tong had referred as a sign of weakness (in the plain- in Corinth are standing, and they to the period of service as four- tiff's case) and not a sign of foad- are badly damaged. British sailors teen years, said Mr. Ralphs. It neas of a father for a son. The have rendered splendid service. was about fourteen years ago defendants insisted on $155,000 in Twenty are dead and a hundred just at the beginning of the War cash and a piece of property valu- injuried at Lutraki: the baths are--that Mrs. Ralphs and he became ed at about $20,000, making $175,- not damaged Router..
the first members, and then Dr. 000 in all, although the mortgage Koch joined. Work at first had had only been for $110,000. been very difficult; very few knew [anything about it and very few
were willing to join.
ACROSS THE POLE.
AMERICA TO THE FAR EAST.
QUICKEST ROUTE.
"Success Assared.”
Early History, ......... ·
The father (plaintiff) had left| his deeds in the safe of Fook Lee & Co., York Building, and every- Mr. Ralphs mentioned the great deeds wherever they
body had a right to leave their help Mr. Ho Kom-tong had been. Mr. Ho's nephew had Potter added pleased, Mr.
Mr. Potter then referred to the joined and then other helpers came along; and hard work had giving of a power of attorney by New York, April 23.
made the Brigade a very fine the plaintiff to his son, and the All Arctle explorers, including corps. He was confident that project of amalgamation between Commander Byrd and Stefansson, they would keep the work going. Fook Lee & Co. (the two sons' declare that the Wilkins Flight know when I say r firm) and Masers. Simmons (to confirms the theory that the best Ralphs continued, "that when I which another son was air route from America to the Fargo, the work will be carried on by dore, guaranteed by the father), East would be across the North Mr. Morris (who is taking my Case proceeding.
Pole. M
A place) and that officers and mem-
It would be possible by the trans-bers of all ranks wil give him the
compra-
Pele route to reduce the present same help which they so very And I shall treasure such a fine distance from New York to Peking kindly gave mere expression of goodwill towards from ten thousand miles to seven The success of the St. John me and will keep it till the end of
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