FUNERAL OF LATE MR. G. T. MAY
Military Honours Accorded
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FAREWELL
The funeral of the late Mr. G. T. May, the well-known Hon. Secretary of the Hong Kong Football Association," was held al the yesterday afternion Colonial Cemetery, Happy Val- ley. The Rev. H..W. Baines offi ciated.
By virtue of his former con- nection with the Army, full miti- tary honours were accorded, the band of the East Lancashire Regiment heading the cortege from the Monument..
Those present were the two soña, Messrs. G. T. May and J. N.. May,] Mrs. W. A. Russell (daughter)| with. Mr. W. A. Russell and G. T. Padgett (son-in-law) as principal;
moursera.
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MR. S. KOMOR BURIED YESTERDAY
Funeral At Jewish Cemetery
MANY FRIENDS GATHER
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1935
SHING MUN DAM To-day's Short Story.
VISITED
Consular Party's Keen Interest
An interesting vialt was paid by
the members of the Consular Ser vice to the Shing Mun works, yes-
THE PIRATE
By Rodney Collin
THE 555, was no ordinary bus. slowed down outside Lord's Cricket
terday at the invitation of M. T Its colour wag flaming Ground. Like all good conductors,
Gifford Hull. Parties were conduct- orange, and the name on its sides he was doing three things at once ed by Mr. Hull, Mr. Innes, Mr. not London Transport, but Cap-clipping a two-penny to Hyde Finlay, and Mr. Binnie and visited tain Kidd. There was a swagger Park, stamping on the floor to teil the dam, tunnels, quarries and saw in its hair-breadth escapes, and Old George he could step on it, and the whole of the plant working. a pirate skill in its cunning shouting a monotonous "Orfezpliz" Considerable interest was displayed breakaway from a traffic-jam. like an imam calling the faithful to
At seven o'clock each morning prayer. in all sections of the work.
After the visit the party returned Albert Smith climbed on
board
to "Saltash" where they were enter-under the shadow of Hampstead on the seat next his stand, was the
tained by Mr. Hull &t tea. Those present were:-
even on an easy day.
"Semp'nce, pliż," said the routine, Albert Smith.
He turned round. There, sitting
Heath. Ninety hectic minutes later most beautiful girl Albert Smith with a screech of brakes and a had ever seen. Her head was bent Mr. and Mrs. H. Van der Strasten jolting shock, the Captain Kidd as she searched for pennies in her (Belgian Consul General), Mr. M. would draw up at the Swan and bag. Then she looked up. Rivera Iglesias (Peruvian Consul Sugarloaf at Croydon, with the
"Mitcham Lane, please," she said. General), Comm A. Bianconi radiator steaming like the wet Albert Smith's heart bumped like (Italian Consul General), Mr. flanks of a post-horse. Hore Alberta cricket ball on a hard wicket.. It Charles L. Hoover (Consul General Smith ale two doughnuts and drank, took fifty minutes to reach Mitcham for the United States), Mr. and a cup of undecided coffee, e-
was no ordinary Mrs. F. Bonacho y Romero (Con- Albert Smith
Certainly no one sul for Cuba), Mr., Mr. and Misa hus-conductor. Others the large gathering
H. Gipperich (German Consul), would have called him handsome, were Hon Mr. D. W. Trutman.
Mons. R. Soulange Tessler (French and on solid earth he was the shyest Major, C. W. Richards (R.A,SA),j
The funeral took place yesterday Consul), Mrs. J. T. Bagram (Con- and must retiring of men. But in Lt. WJ. Smith (R.A.S.C.), Capt. E. Hague, R.A., Capt. G. F. Fleet at the Jewish Cemetery, Wongael- sul for Siam), Mr. and Mrs. Farrel the face, of the wind on the top Mr. Siegfried (Vice-Consul for Spain), Lieut. Fr. deck his tanky hair streamed like a wood, R.A. detachment of chong, of the late R.A.S.C. under Capt. T. 1. Meniz, Komor, principal of Messrs. Komor de Malo Costa Marques de Ficalho" Viking captain's and his pale-blue Major C. M. Manners, Chairman of, and Komor, who died yesterday (Acting Consul for Portugal), Mr. eyes shone with a quite unrecognis. the Hong Kong Football Assaela- morning at the age of 73 years. D. G. E. Middelburg (Vice-Consul able light.
for the Netherlands), Mr. Louis H.! tion. Mesara. F. II. Barnes. C. A.Rabbi Eleazer officiated.
Lee, T. A. Among those present were the Gourley (Consul for the United The fact is, Albert Smith was in- Goldenberg, H. K. Mitchell, W. Pryde, Wong Ku Taun, two sons, Messrs. George and Henry States), and Mr. F. A. Xavier, turably romantic. There was al R. Hall, F. Haynes, J. lenson, A Komor; Mrs. White (daughter) (Vice-Consul for Brazil). H. Sully, R. M. Omar, R. Fettis.with Mr. White, and Mr. G. Komor Allinson. B. Reading, E Davidson. (daughter-in-law)
as
principal
S. Strange, J. Watson, J. Russoll, mourners; Mr. and Mrs. S. Dunn, WANTED MAN FROM
and
SHANGHAI
Police Launch
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ways a pirate story In his pocket,
MONDAY'S STORY
'Monday's story will be "On New Lines," by A. P.
Garland.
The girl held out a shilling. Hig fingers seemed to be made of paper. and as he looked out of his narrow He fumbled in his pouch for room towards dawn of a summer change, miscounting twice.
For the rest of the journey he day, the thousand gleaming rails of Kentish Town goods station made was distraught. Twice he asked J. V. Gomes, C.P.O's, Holding, Mrs. Weill, Mr. and Mrs. H. Odell,!
him think of the sparkling harbour for fares that had been paid, three Shobrook,, Sergt. A. Vowles, S.W.B., Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Tobias, Mrs. C.Q.M.S. B. Hyde. S.W.B, Messrs. Lyons, the Misses "Ellis;
smoke of the shunting-engines rose to Croydon, while at Vauxhall A. V. Gosano, C. f. Cooke, D. J Monars, M. J. Quist, E. M. Raymond, Leaps Into Harbour From of San Domingo, while the balching times he forgot how much it was from the sack of New Segovia by Bridge, surreptitiously watching as Lewis, J. H. Hunt, W. A. Alexan-A. J., J. J. and S. E. Edgar; F. M
the Brothers of the Coast. It she looked across the sunlit water der. B. Laurel, W. Wurd, and A. L. Ellis, M. Cario, 1. Goldenberg, A.
RESCUED AND DETAINED was after reading of the execution he entirely failed to record the Clark; Mr. and Mrs. W. E., Hol-Ellis, L. and M. Welll; E. Joseph,
of ninety Spanish seamen within aumber of passengers carried to lands, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Post, S. H. Joseph, G: Prish, J. Ellis, J. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Paul, Mrs. B. Gould, Ezra Abraham, V. Benjamin, Arrested yesterday noon by a the hour by L'Ollinois that Albert that point.
The next day his pulse began Maughan, Mrs. J. H. Mavcock and A. and J. Gubbay; W. S. Balley, A. squad of Police upon his arrival Smith decided to become conductor
Vago, H. Jephson, G. P. Lammert, in the Colony from Shanghai on of a pirate bus, as the nearest ap-beating quite unnecessarily fast at many others.
A. B. Joseph,, M, E. Politi, D. Ellis, board the 8.8. President Coolidge, pranch to buccaneering which Ken- least a mile before they approached the corner at St. John's Wood. He Lauritsen. D. Tollan. E. Ezra and
well-dressed Chinese leaped tish Town could offer.
'Sometimes Albert Smith drove climbed on top and scanned the road: others.
into the harbour from a Police
the 555, but usually he copducted on either side, in case she was a launch.
The man
was wanted by the while Old George took the wheel. little late. But Regent's Park came Shanghai authorities in
One warm May morning they had and want, and Baker-street, and there was no, algn of her. His heart fell to his boots-she was no regular after all.
The Wreaths
A bouquet from the widow wan lowered Into the grave with the coffin. Other floral tributes were
sent by George and Sonny, Bill and
Betty, Chris and Andy, John. Ruth and Jim, Roy and Vic, Dorothy and Bill:
Hon. Sir Thomas and Lady! Southorn, Hon. Mr., R. H. and Mrs. Kotowall, Mr. and Mrs. L. de Rome, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Rodger, Mr and Mrs. J. Watson, Jr., Q.M.SI
Mrs. and Mrs. Medera, Mr. and
CHINESE KILLED IN
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LORRY ACCIDENT. tion with the robbery of $42,305
Inquest Yesterday
MILITARY DRIVER NOT. RESPONSIBLE
A verdict.of
from the, Agricultural and Indus- trial Bank of China, Shanghai.
He was rescued by Sergeants | Fraser and Hutchinson after i great difficulty and, was taken on board the launch in a state of col- accidental death lapse, but recovered after arti- ficial respiration had been applied
4.8
TIENTSIN EVOLVES
3-YEAR PLAN
Modernised Road And New Buildings
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Tientsin.
And then, on the fourth day, she wag there once more, a slim figure on the pavement. In two minutes she was sitting in the same seat by
his stand. He came to her, tickets in hand.
"Mitch'm Lane, misa?" he asked, Later be into a leading commercial centre Pretending indifference.
Why, yes," said the girl. "How was taken to the Central Police in North Chipa, the Tientsin
Municipal Government last week did you know?"
He blushed to the roots of his made public a three-year plan for
the development and reconstruc-fair hair.
W. Hirst and family, Mr. and was returned by the jury at an Mrs. E. G. Post, Mr. and Mrs. Finquest held at the Central Ma-by the two Omeers and Sub-In- C. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Wilhemsongistracy yesterday Into the death spector A. V. Baker, who happen- In order to develop Tientsin Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wav. Mrf Wong Chung, who was killed ed to be on the scere. and Mrs. A. Gillard, Mr. and Mrs after being knocked down by an A. White, Major and Mrs. C. MArmy lorry in Main Street. Shau Station and detained. Manners, Mr. and Mrs. E. Thompkiwan, on February 8.
Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones Hat son. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt. Doris and, Elale. Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Chambers. Coroner, while the jury comprised CIM.S. and Mrs. B. Hyde, Mr. and Messrs. G. W. Carr (Foreman), Mrs. W. E. Hollanda, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gomes and Taoi Wah-yut. T., E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs, Bowles, The jury also added that there
It is estimated that the plan member--you made a mistake in Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, Mr..and was no blame attaching to Driver
will involve a total outlay of the change, didn't you?” Mrs. A. M. Holland and family. Mr. William Albert Clark, who
Heavy fighting is going on along more than $3,000,000, Chekial and Mrs. C. F. Alexander, Mr. and driving the lorry, No. 1856, at the the Szechuan-Yunnan borders be Agency. Mrs. II. Westlake, Mr. and Mra, A.time of the accident.
tween the Communist bands underi
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KWEICHOW FRONT FEARS
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DIVISION SENT TO RESCUE
thought
"Well, miss, we took yer, there tion of the municipality. Ac- cording to the plan, all munici- the other day, an' I pal roads will be modernised and P'raps....
a series of new buildings erected.
F. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Budden and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Rogers, derers, All Members Royal Artil. Miao Tse-tung and the Yunnanese Mr. and Mrs, P. D. Crawley, Mr. lery Sergts. Mesa, Lyemun, Quar. provincial forces. The Reds desire
W.Os. and Senior to get to Western Szechuen, via: and Mrs. Bliss, Eileen and Sonny, termaster.
EXCAVATION FOR ANTIQUITIES
Foreigners To Dig
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"Oh, of course," she said. "I re
Albert Smith was very happy. The fact that she remembered even an unfortunate thing like that cheered him enormously...
"Thaarigh'," he said.
And there the conversation lapsed. She took out a book and started
reading. Albert Smith stayed close
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Shombia, Mr. N.C.Os Military Hospital, Bowen Yunnan, which is a shorter route! and Mrs. Smith and family, Mr. and Road, R.A.S.C. Transport office, for them. In view of the critical Nanking Will Not Permit
by for a long me pretending to enter figures on his sheet. Mrs. A. F. Estall, Mr. and Mrs. A. Civilian Staff, All Ranks R.A., All situation in that quarter, General
"Luvly," he kept repeating to 5. Parry, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Maug. Ranks R.A.O.C., All Ranks Lin Hsueh Yoh, Officer Commanding the Nanking detachments in Kwel Warrant Ofleurs,
Nanking himself, "luvly...." han, Capt. and Mrs. Hague, Mr. and coins Regt.,
An identical communication That run he missed at least half- Mrs. Henson, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. N.C.Os. and Men R.AS.C, M.A. Yang, has been obliged to send one
division to assist the Yunnar has been addressed to all the a-dozen fares through his preoccu Foremen Army Ordnance Kinchin, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Staple- and
Provincial Governments by the pation with the inside passengers. ton, Mr. and Mrs. Elston, Mr. and Dept.,. Members of R.E. Warrant, troops,
The intention of the Nanking Central Antiquities Preservation But nothing happened, and she got Mrs. Allinson, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Ofcers and Seniors N.C.Os Mean.! Moss and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Barrack Store Boys No. 1 Sub- troops in Kweiyang, le to take con Commission to the effect that down at Mitcham Lane as before.
trol of the military situation I excavation by foreigners.in In the weeks that followed she The Old Settlers, Hong Kong expected developments in the North Chinese relics is to be strictly often rode on the Captain Kidd. |
Robinson and Mrs. W. Robinson, station; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. R.. Souza, Mr.
Association Council,, Members of the
Kweichow, but In view of the un Chinese, territory of ancient
the rear.'
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
"Bulldog.
Drummond
Strikes
prohibited-Chekiai Agency.
and, seeing her coming down the road, he would stamp frantically on the floor, and bring the bus to a
"I dunno wot's come over yer, strite, I don't!" Old George would
SMUGGLED CHINESE sudden stop halfway between halta.
ART TREASURES Official Going To France To Investigate
Nanking.
protest. "Why, a funeral'd be too
fast for yer these days. Blimey, if yer won't be goin on one o' them [blinkin' Generals soop.”
and Mrs. A. W. E. Davidson. Betty Football
'the Nanking" unita must now move and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson, Chairman and Sr., Master Gunner and Mrs. War- Hong Kong Referees' Association, up to strike the Communists from dle, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Wilson and Young Indiana Football Club, R.A.j Brendan, Mr. and Mrs. C: E. Gaha- Football Club, E. Lanca. Regt. gan. Mrs. A. While and family, Mrs. Footballers. 1st Bn. 9.W.B., Police A. S. Sprádbery and Charlie. Mrs. Football Team and Committee, George and V1 and grandchildren, Hong Kong Football Club, Club de Mr. W. S. Glendinning and family. Recreio, South China Athletic As-
Colonel J. H. Morris, D.8.0., sociation, Chinese Athletic Asso- Back", featuring Ronald Celman, is O.B.E., Lt. Col. J. E. Fasken, M.C., clation, St. Joseph's College Foot now showing at the King's Theatre, RAS.C. Colonel-L-C-Lewin-and-ball-Club-Committee-and-Mem--and not "Cuckoo in the Neat, Following the decision of the After that Albert Smith grew officers R.A.O.C., and officers of the bera of the Mamak-Hockey Tour stated in our amusement column Central Political Council, the more and more in love, until, one Royal Army Service Corps, The namont, President, Officers and'!.
Control Yuan has dispatched Mr terrible. Sunday which racked him Misses Ellis, and Messrs. M. K. Lo, Members, Civil Service Cricket | The name of Messrs. T. A. Mar- Liu Tah-li, a former secretary of with all the pangs of Jealousy. Ho H. R. Latham, J. S, Logan, Fred. E. Club;
tin and Co. has been added to the the Chinese Legation in Paris, to was glad to see her, for it was the Russell, J. W Lee, Wong Ka Taun, Chairman and Committes of the list of auditors authorised to prac France to conduct en investiga-first time she had ridden on the Hwang Hong Yeh, Fung Kit Ling, Peak Club, President and Mem tice, in the Galony
tion into the case of the smug- Captain Kidd on Sunday. Then hò C. A. Goldenberg, D. J. Lewis, L bars of the Folles Recreation
gled Chinese treasures now de- realised that she was not alone. D. Sklaner, H. K. Lee, M. Murphy, Club, Members of the Peak Club, It is notified that at the expira tained by the Marsellles Customs. With her was a tall man, with wavy
Committee and Members of the tion of three months from Thors-Chellal Agenci
DESERT ISLAND" MYSTERY
Ernest Kern. Allery Victoria Recreation, Club, Royal day last, the name o
All members, Sergt. Mess, Stonecutters, Hong Naval Yard Police, Members of Tong Co., Ltd, will, inleer canse is Kong and Singapore Brigade, R.A. the Mess Central Police Station, shown to the contrary, be struck off Sergt. Mese, Headquarters W.On. Single Sergt. Mess. No. 2 Police the Register, and the company will and Bergt. Mess, R.A., R.A.J.C. Station, Royal Naval Yard Recrea- be dissolved. Personnel and R.AS.C. Company tion Club, K. D. Petroleum Co. of
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