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A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
Rugby, Yesterday.
AMUSEMENTS &
MR. BART KENNEDY DETECTIVE BURIED.
PASSES AWAY IN MENTAL
HOSPITAL.
VICTIM OF SHOOTING BY REDS,
AT THE
WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR,
London, Yesterday,
•
POLICE TRIBUTE.
The funeral of Lance-Sergeant.
The Preparatory Commission on The well-known author and lec- Detective Tao On, took place yes- Disarmament, after aver four turer, Mr. Bart Kennedy has died terday afternoon, his remains be- years of intermittent labour, last in a mental hospital at Haywards ing laid to rest in the Chinese. night completed its draft conver-Heath,
public cemetery, Kowloon City, A tion. Into this framework the He was in a very depressed state large contingent of the Police World Disarmament Conference, since the death of his wife three Force, consisting of Chinese de- when it meets, will be invited to years ago, and was taken to the district watchnien, European and tectives, uniformed constables, insert effective proposals for dis mental home last August.-Reuter. Indian detachments also members armament.
[Born at Leeds in 1861, of Irish of the Police Reserve Force, at- The Commission also approved parentage, Bart Kennedy picked up
tended. They were under the A detailed report explaining the an education, to ине his Own
command of Mr. W.. La Bart evolution of each of the clauses | phrase, by knocking about the and the reasona for reservations (world. He spent most of his from the Yaumati Police Station Sparrow, A.S.P., and proceeded youth in Manchester, and at six] During the speeches, Lord Cecil years of age worked as a half-to 7, Waterloo Road, the residence laid particular emphasis on the timer in a cotton mill. He went of the deceased officer. Here they point that the scheme, as drafted, to sea before the mast at the ageral of Police (the Hon. Mr. were joined by the Inspector-Gen-
contemplated DO finality. The of twenty; found his WAY to frat Conference and first advance] America and there led the life! D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G.), Mr. L. H. V. Booth (Director of were only a prelude to greater of a tramp and a labourer for advances later. They had created some time; lived and fought with Burlingham, D.S.P. (K.), Inspector Criminal Intelligence). Mr. D. a piece of machinery which be be- Red Indians, mined at Klondyke, Ng Muk and Detective Inspector lieved to be of the greatest value and later became an opera singer Chi Heung.
attached thereto.
to the cause of disarmament, and an actor. He travelled to all
E.
Within the framework of the Con-parts of the world, and when bei Preceded by a brass band, the vention the Conference would be drifted into writing had a wealth cortege passed through the able to
carry out any degree of of material to draw upon. He streets of Yaumati, and then dual- disarmament whatever.
published a number of strikingly passed at Gascoigne Road, They were going to bring into books, the last of which was where each member of the Police existence an international organ "Footlights" in 1928. He was paid his last respects to the late whose duty. It would be to watch also the founder in 1921 of a_officer by bowing hip hond three over what they had done, and weekly known as Bart's Broad-times then saluting. The Chinese press forward continually to fur-sheet. His wife, whom he married members of the Force next escort- ther advances. Although the next in 1897, was Iss, daughter of the ed the coffin to the burial ground word was with the Council of the late Major Arthur Gore Priestley.) or Kowloon City. The chief League of Nations, the last word would be with the peoples of the world.
The Preparatory Commission had given them in the Draft Con- vention a great opportunity. The i world could be disarmed if the people wished it. The question they would have to solve in the next few months was, did tha
tion.
MR. W. FARMER.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY
CEMETERY.
MASONIC SERVICE.
mourners were deceased's wife, son, daughter and other relatives, besides two Canton detectives, who were present at the murder.
Others Present Included Mr. H. Somerset-Fitzroy (Public Prosecu- tor), Mr. E. Rondley Dovey (0- cer Commanding the Sharp Shoot- ers Company of the Police Re- serve), Mr. F. C. Mow Fung (0/0 Hpeople wish for disarmament? The funeral of Mr. William Chinese Company of the Police EOnly they could answer that ques-Farmer whose death occurred in Reserve), Mr. Bisher Singh (0/C Shameen on Monday took place in Indian Company), Mr. B. C. Under the heading "Something the old residents' section of the Randall (in charge of the Flying Accomplished," the Times in a Protestant Cemetery, Happy Val- Squad), and a large number of
European detectives. leader says it is easy to derideley, Inst evening. the Commission because, in fact A Masonic service was conduct- the nations of Europe have in-ed at the graveside, there being a creased rather than diminished large muster of brethren in full their armaments while Ita labours regalia, The following Lodges No. 1841, United Mark Lodge, No. were proceeding. But for that, were represented: United Services 419, and Cathay Lodge, No. 4875. The following brethren acted as clearly the envoys and experts at Lodge, No. 1841, United Chapter,
| pall-baarera: Menara. T. G. Stakes, Geneva are not responsible, and (Continued at foot of next Column.J. Smith, F. Brown, W. O'Farrell, the various Governments at home have at least had the excuse that until some general plan was ap- proved each had only to consider
by others is equivalent to its own. Messrs, W. R., and G. L.. Farmer its own position.
Those who remember the early | (sons), and the Deputy Grand That excuse is now withdrawn. dlasenaions in the preparatory | Master, Mr. J. M. McCutcheon, The first step has been taken. Commission and the complete The Rev. G T. Waldegrave con- The League has drawn pa divergence of opinions on the first ducted the burial, service which scheme by which disarmament principles, must now feel that in was followed by the Masonic aer- may be achieved equally and spite of excursions and alarms vice conducted by Mr. J. David- simultaneously, and has establish elsewhere, the co-operative prinet-sen, RW.M. of St. John's Lodge, ed criteria by which each country ple has made some real progress. A large number of floral may know that the reduction made British Wireless Service.
tributes was sent.
BAYER
A. Terbuck and V. Ferrier.
Walking immediately behind the coffin wore the chief mourners;
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