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CALEDONIA ON RETURN FLIGHT
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 13, 1937,
Port Washington, N. Y.
State, Today.
The Imperial Airways flying- boat Caledonia, which carried out the first trans-Atlantic service test flight, left for Montreal at 6.25 yesterday evening (British Standard Time) on the first stage of the return trans-Atlantic flight home-Reuter.
DEATH OF MR-RT. WRIGHT
Formerly Of H.K. & S.B.
Corporation
The funeral of Mr. Robert Thomas Wright of Barton End, Al- ton, Hants, took place on June 26, lat Frimley Parish Church, Surrey. The Rev. W. W. Warren, Vicar of St. Paul's, Camberley, officiated and "Lead Kindly the hymns were:-- |Light” and “Abide With Me." Mr. ·
H. Buckingham was at the organ.
The family mourners Mrs. R. T. Wright (Widow), Cap- tain and Mrs. R. -F. Wright, (Son and Daughter-in-Law), Mr. J. F. Wright and. Mr. J. S. R. Wright There were 800 more road casual- (Brothers), Miss M. E. J. Wright Mr. R. E. N. Padfield ties in the first half of 1937 than (Cousin),
ROAD ACCIDENTS IN BRITAIN
London, To-day.
•
May
were:
in the past half of last year, re- (and also representing the Hong vealed the Minister of Transport Kong and Shanghai Banking Cor- yesterday, Injured in June totalled poration), Miss Padfield, Miss Do~ 106,000 more than in
The rothy Warnock, Mr. T. Johnson.
Others present were Sir John · increase is apparently attributed to the growth in motor activity, the Peter, Admiral F. J. A. and Mrs. and Mrs. E. Coutts, 150,000 more motor vehicles on the Dr. H. Yates, Mr. J. D. Longmire roads as compared with last year. (formerly of National City
Minister sta
stating that there are Dalton, Mr.
| Altogether, there are now 2,750,000 Mr. G. S. Sandfield (late
motor-driven vehicles in Britain. Trans-Ocean. ......
TRAFFIC CASES
IN COURT
tered Bank of India), Colonel R. S. T. J. and Mrs. Hickman, Colonel G. J. Morris, Captain L. H. Church- er, Mrs. D. M. Dean, Mr. V. J. Gad- ban, Major W A.-Danby, FB. Swinton, Brigadier General H. A. and Mrs. Boyce, Household Staff of No. 5 Barton End, Mr. and Mrs.
H. J. Trim and others.
Mrs. L, C. Payne, of Magazine Gap, was fined $10 by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central
when she Magistracy
pleaded guilty to driving car No. June 30 along a portion
Ken-
nedy Road closed to trap. 104. or ·
The many beautiful floral tributes were sent by the family and numer- ous personal and banking friends including Sir Edward and Lady Crowe, Brigadier General and Mrs. Ad- Mrs. S. E. W. Pearse of No. 12 A. H. Boyce, Surgeon Rear Kennedy Road was cautioned by miral and Mrs. Dalton, Dr. and Mrs. Ad- Mr. W. Schofield at the
A. H. Boyce, Surgeon Rear Magistracy for leaving her car in miral and Mrs. Dalton, Dr. and Mrs. a car-park in Chater Road over. H. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Chal-
the time limit allowed.
Gentral
Mr. Pearse appeared for the de fendant and said that the fault was entirely his as he had told his wife he would need the car before that time and had been held up in office.
THEFT OF SAFETY RAZORS
*
mers, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Callum, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coutts, Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Gadban, The Misses :
Argles, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Long- mire, Mr. and Mrs. J. Smythe, Cap- tain and Mrs. E. A. Burrell, Mr. Ernest J. C.. Savory and Sybil, and Mrs. L. H. Churcher, Mrs. B. J. Barnes, Mrs. Thomson, Mr. and Mrs.
pt.
and
Syme
cis W.
at
and
Luxton, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Malcolm Li San, aged 28, unemployed, and Miss Malcolm, Indoor Staff at was sentenced to four month's im- Barton End, Household Staff prisonment by Mr. W. Schofield af "Walpole," Chislehurst, the Central Magistracy this morn-Mrs. W. J. Trim and others. ing when he pleaded guilty to the theft of two safety
on**
43 Years In East razors from Mr. R. T. Wright w died wit
Thursday, No. 2 234, Wanchai Road, the resi- painful suddenness
June 24, in his 73rd year was for- dence of Sanitary Inspector Stc phens. The defendant was sen merly connected for nearly 43 years tenced to a further two months for with the Hong Kong and Shanghai being found in the backyard of No. Bank at Hong Kong, Hankow, Ran- 236, Wanchai Road for an unlaw goon, Kobe and Yokohama and in ful purpose at 4 a.m. this morning (each of these towns he had made a Inspector A. V. Baker said that wide circle of friends, both personal the defendant entered the house and professional, by his estimable while the inmates were asleep. nature" and kindly disposition.
He was the Manager of the branch
Rebels Executed at Yokohama when the disastrous
Tirana; To-day,
earthquake of 1′ 3 occurred and he displayed heroic ctivities during the terrible time which immediately The four leaders of the recent
followed. He retired in 1926. --- His insurrection in Albania, Ismet
only daughter and son-in-law Toto, Ismail Gybergu, Shupani and and Mrs. D. L. N Ramadan Braka: were executed
Shanghai. here yesterday.
revolt
They were convicted of having risen
against Achmet Zogu.-Trans-Ocean.
The Summer number of
King
ar
bigging of
Fair Weather
The Royal Observatory reports that pressure continues to be high- "The jest over the Pacific to the East of Star- the magazine of the Wah Japan, and in relatively low over Yan College, Hong Kong, has just China generally, Manchuria, Koren
Aš been, published.
usual this and the neighbouring seas; the de- publication has been brought out pression remains over South-West
Local forecast.
W in attractive form with interesting China. reading matter and photographs. 'winds, moderate; fair.