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An "open day" will be held at the Victoria British School on Friday next at 10.80 am, to which parents and friends of puplis are invited.. After a short musical programme work in the various class rooms will be inspected.
tomer,
Police Sergeant Fowlie yesterday shot a "chow" dog at the re- quest of its owner, Mrs. Tong On, of No. 4, Minden-avenue, Kowloon. The animal had been acting in a strange. manner and, for safety, Mrs. Tong On decided to have it destroyed. The carcase was taken to the Bacteriological Institute,
MONDAY, JULY 16. 1928.
AFTER 25 YEARS. MR. H. PERCY SMITH.
RETIREMENT OF MR. H. T. WELL-KNOWN ACCOUNTANT
JACKMAN,
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SHORT RETIREMENT..
In a 'report to the police on Saturday, Yim Po, the accountant After 25 years' service with the
We regret to announce the of the Tal Shing goldsmith's shop, Government here, Mr. H. T. Jack-death of Mr. Horace Percy Smith, Pelho-street, Shamshulpo, alleged man, assistant Director of Public which occurred at Barmouth, 'that a foki named Lam Po abscond- Works, with Mrs. Jackman, who is North Wales, on July 13. ed that morning with a quantity of a niece of the late Mr. H. Percy The late Mr. Smith was the gold, which had been entrusted to Smith, whose death in Wales was founder of the well-known firm of him to make ornaments for a cus- announced in Hong Kong during incorporated accountants, Messrs. the.week-end, leaves the Colony on Percy Smith. Seth and Fleming, Saturday (July 21) by the He settled here in 1904 after "Rawalpindi" on retirement. serving in Wolverhampton and Mr. Jackman first arrived in until June, 1925, apart from Hong Kong on July 15, 1903 after visits Home, led a busy life. his appointment in Jure of the identifying himself with many of same year as executive engineer. the Colony's activities, Three He held this post until April 1904 years ago he retired to Bar-- when he became acting Sanitary mouth, leaving Mesara, J. H.. Surveyor. In 1905 Mr. Jackman Seth as principal of the firm.. was seconded for special service in Mr. S. H. Ross was subsequently China, and in 1912 returned to the admitted to partnership. "The Popular Sin" and "The P.W.D., as first grade executive en-
Mr. Smith was Gay Deceiver," showing to-day for gineer, and has been with the Mason whilst in Hong Kong, and!'
a promiirent the last time at the Queen's and P.W.D., ever since, being promoted was a D.D.G.M. in English ma World Theatres respectively, are to the post of acting second assist Bonry as well as D.S. of the Grand films which are both full of pepant Director of Public Works Chapter. For a number of years and laughter. Florence Vidor and 1920. Further promotion came to he was an unofficial Justice of the Greta Nissen are to be seen in the Mr. Jackman at the beginning of Peace. He was a well-known former and Lew Cody is the 1921 when he became Assistant clubman and a genial host, with: capable mainstay of the latter. Director of Pablle Works, Kowloona cheery word for everybody, as well as being a friend-in-need to Ko Chung-hin, accountant of the
many people. His health began Loong Cheng pleco-goods shop, No. 18, Gilman-street, ground floor, re- many months the post of acting (an officer in the Indian Army) In 1923 Mr. Jackman filled for to fall before he left Hong Kong. Mr. Smith leaves a wife, a sorr ported to the police yesterday Director of Public Works, and durand a daughter. His only relative that some time between 11 p.m., on ing that period he served on both in the Colony is Mrs. H. T. Jack- Saturday and 8 a.m. yesterday, the Executive and Legislative Coun- a thief forced iron bars. In the cila. Besides his other duties in Smith, who practised as a solici- man, a niece. Mr. Crowther show-window and, after smashing that year, Mr. Jackman was the glass, extracted eight rolls of Vice-President of
also tor here before going Home to cloth worth $70.
Board. He again acted in these to the deceased gentleman.
the Sanitary enter Holy Orders, is also related same capacities In 1927.
and New Territories.
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MCCRACKEN.-On July 4, 1928, at 35 Farham-road, Gosport, Eng land. Captain James McCracken, late of the Shanghai Licensed Pilots Association in his 71st
year.
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George Kirman, the 7-year-old son of Mr. Kirman of No. 228, on the part of. those associated Wanchai-road, was on Saturday bit eralissimo. The point. can be at Murray, living at the same address, Alsatian dog belonging to Miss présent and probably for sonie Master Kirman received treatment considerable time to conie merely at Dr. Majima's Hospital, and the one of conjecture. The broad fact police removed the dog
to the is that the Fengtienese leaders, Kennedy-town depot for observa- apparently without in the slighest degree consulting with the Japan-i On Saturday several hawkers ese, have decided that hereafter were charged, before Mr. R. E. Manchuria will be regarded in tion in Centre-street. In discharge Lindaell, with causing an obstruc-; fact, and not merely in name, asing the defendants, his Worship an integral part of China. said that he would not agree to the Such a decision is unlikely to be unless he was satisfied that they men being arrested for obstruction looked upon with equanimity by had been properly warned previous the Japanese, whose growing in-ly and had persisted in remaining terests in Manchuria cause it to In the spot.
Born in 1874, Mr. Jackman cele- brated his 64th birthday on June 4, last. In the normal course.
when he would have completed his due for retirement until next year full term of service. He had been in indifferent health for some time. past, however, and it is under medical advice that he has decided to retire this year, a few months in advance of the completion of his term of service.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
(Monday) afternoon whan there Mra. Butcher. Mrs. Dand, Mrs. will be an official leave taking and Scott, Mrs. J. S. Brown, Mr. H. W. Mr. Jackman's colleagues will make Hammond, Mr. Hannigs and chil-
esteem in which he is, and always E. J. T. Cook, Mr. Akun, Ola1 him a presentation to testify to dren, Mr. Woo (St. Francis Hotel),. their good-will and to mark the Mr. J. R. Adlam (Sydney), Mr. will be, regarded by them.
Friends in Kowloon and Miss Daisy O'Keefé. Floral tributes from the Hospital were from Mr. J. A.. Johnson and Rev. H. Davies, Mr.
Customs) and Mr. F. S. Smith. (Messrs. Dodwell & Co.)
The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Val- ley, yesterday morning, of Captain Henry Davenport, whose death oc- Tonight's Ceremony. - covering from his recent serious
carred at the Matilds Hospital at: Mr. Jackman is now slowly re-11.30 on Friday night. Illness, and his many friends in the to their last resting place by a few The remains were accompanied Colony sincerely hope that the friends of the deceased, including will quickly help him to recover his Lammert, change of climate in the Homeland Capt. Miller, health and strength, so that he can Butcher, Blyth, Cook, Smith, Lui,
Messrs. G. P.... H. W. Hommond, enjoy for many years to come. aand Chen Lois Akun, the last nam- thoroughly. well-earned pension. It ed being a business man from be unlikely that, they will view
Sentence of ten strokes. of the official and otherwise, that Mr. of Capt. Davenport.
is recognised in all quarters here, Raboul, New Guinea, and a friend" such fusion indifferently. It is rattan was passed, by Mr. R. E. Jackman had been a particularly indubitable that Japan cannot Lindsell on Saturday, on a young hard and conscientious worker dur- the Miastons to Seamen, conducted The Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, of rest content with the situation in "cat burglar" who was charged ing the quarter of a century that the service.
with the theft of a gold bangle he had been in Government service Manchuria that is likely to from No. 52, Bonham-road. The In Hong Kong.
Among the wreaths sent was one develop. Meanwhile in the House police said that to gain access to
from the widow, Mra, Davenport, ona. of Commons we have, not later the premises the accused had to members of the Public Works De- Davenport, relatives in London, Mr. There will be a gathering of the behalf of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. C. that last Friday, Sir Austen climb a length of piping and getpartment at Government House this and Mrs. Sanderson Smith, Mr. and Chamberlain, Secretary of State a dangerous climb over a narrow over several windows, followed by for Foreign Affaire, stating quite ledga. categorically that the British Government "will regard Man-Officer and a Chinese detective on During the week-end, a Revenue churia as a part of China and will duty in Connaught-road Central de- not recognise that Japan has any tained a Chinese who was alleged special interests there other than to have committed a double murder
in recently those conferred by treaty and
Hoiping district, Kwangtung, following a quarrel COCKNEY' FARMERS. W. F. O. Farrel (Chinese Maritime Hong Kong, Monday, July 16, 1928. those mentioned in Mr. Shide-over some property. The arrested hara's statement at the plenary man and another were alleged to session of the Washington Con-have killed two of the former's
Capt. Davenport was born in ference on February 4, 1922." In village after the alleged crime, and nephews. The couple fed the
London on April 28, 1862, and at this matter, at least Great Britain the arrested man was stated to Civic receptions were given in parents to New Zealand. After the age of three emigrated with his and the new Nationalist Govern- be endeavouring to got a passage the City to the party of Empire graduating at the Christchurch The state of affairs, with re-ment should be entirely at one.detained. Nothing is known as to Greeting the visitors at the Mon-college. Then, for a long number. from here to Shanghai when he was farmers now touring Britain. High School, he attended a business gard to Manchuria is to-day more It will be interesting to observe what happened to the second man..
sion House, the Lord Mayor com of years he was engaged in South than ever interesting. In China, who will make the next move
mented on the marked decrease in Sea Islands trade. At one period where the unexpected so fre- the Fengtiencse, the Nationalists
the meat supplies from Austraila he held a position on a plantation, quently happens, it was of course or the Japanese Government. MONASTERY CLOSED looked forward to a development of O'Keith was concerned.
and New Zealand, and said they an enterprise. In which Capt. not surprising to learn-as we Obviously, the British Govern-
the chilling processes, so that beef did shortly after the Northerners' ment could adopt no other atti-
The late skipper's arrival in from those Dominions might come Hong Kong was in 1926, when he retreat from Mukden-that the tude, for no matter how great a
to Britain in a .more accept-came to be treated for a sore leg. leaders of the defeated Fengtien- stake in Manchuria the Japanese
able form than the frozen sides.
He want to hospital last Wed-. ese were seriously disposed to possess that cannot possibly in-
Mr. Yelland, the leader The special correspondent of the visitors, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Pieter Friday at the age of 66. He leaves
of the nesday and died at 11.30 pm, ont throw in their lot with the Na- terfere with the sovereignty of Chicago Tribune" telegraphs:
Stewart Bam (chairman, British a wife and three sons in Suva, Java, tionalists. So sudden a transition China over the province of Man-years of Communism, the Trinity Barrett (Agent-General for South
Moscow. After surviving ten National Union), and Sir Henry R. and a sister in Christchurch. N.Z. is difficult to reconcile, with a churia. If the fusion between the Monastery of St. Sergius--after the Australia) thanked the Lord Mayor belief in the sincerity of the Fengtien leaders and the Nation Kieff Monastery the second. In for his hospitality. aims of the Northerners, who all alist Government, whether at Russia in size and wealth-hus The party were afterwards anter along had maintained that they Peking or Nanking, takes place, it management by the Bolsheviks,
been placed under Communist tained to luncheon at the Guildhall, had no belief in the bona fides of is certain that it will lead to a
by the Central Markets. Committee According to the "Moscow of the Corporation, and Mr. Alder- the Nationaliste in their claim to elate of affairs fully fraught with monks and nuns in this huge in- absence of the chairman, Major Workers Gazetto," all the 600 man Phone Neal, presiding in the represent the country as a whole "possibilities" very probably of stitution, which includes eight Bowater, urged a conference be- The Northerners seemed to be a highly combustible character. buildings and thirteen churches, tween Dominion exporters and more inclined to believe that the
have been expelled, and the Coin-home importers for the purpose of politicians of Nanking and Can- A demented Chinese was dismissariat of Education,, proposes ensuring continuity of supplies, ton and the militarists associated was taken to the Government Civil "Vezboshniki shall use the monas- the people north of the Tweed made difficult to answer but not always..
From day to day a series of half covered nude In Stubbs-road and that the organisation known as Mr Fisher (New Zealand) said a dozen questions, not tremendously- with them were much more likely Hospital.
tery as its headquarters in its fight the best settlers, but the Cockney, so simply solved sa may be thought, to make their country subservient
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· TO-DAY'S POSENS.
to Moscow than to bring about its wing Lok-street on Saturday night, Church valuables in 1021 the trea-farmer in the Dominions if he were "China Mail" staff and include from A woman was slightly injured in Before the confiscation of the would do equally as well as a the past, are compiled by the unification. Evidently in think- when a motor car, in aftempting to sury of the monastery was reported trained and given the proper optime to time questions of local ing too much regarding, the past avoid three other pedestrians, rasto contate jewel-studded ikone and portunity.
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of Feng Yu-lisiang they overlook into her
other charch treasures, valued at 650,000,000 gold roubles and during
ed the consistent attitude of A thief was arrested, on Saturday the past year 180,000 pilgrima visit- Chiang Kai-shek who, though by at noon, for snatching a small ed the shrine of St. Sergiue and A thief who steals food and no means perfect, could not have packet of copper cents from the the tomb of the Patriarch Tikhon, clothing and leaves
valuables un- brought against him anything counter of the shop at No. 248, who is also buried there, touched stole food from a house at
Queen's-road East.
· An investigation by the Cheka Eastbourne, Sussex, on a recent charging him with friendliness
had revealed that more than a score Sunday night, the third similar towards Moscow. It is possible, The case in which L E. Haynes of the members of the Moscow theft in a few days. of course, that the unexpected charged by the polics with nobility had fled to the monastery death of Chang Tso-lin, the Man- dangerous driving was again ad- and taken orders following the re- The British Sixth Destroyer Journed at the Kowloon Magistracy: yolution. The monks were also ac- flotilla, comprising sine, slijps, ar- churian warlord, contributed not on Saturday after defendant had cused of harbouring counter rived recently at Copenhagen on a
little to the change of attitude given evidence,
revolutionists, Ve
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