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MARIE ANTOINETTE
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"HUMANITY":
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WARNER BROS. BIG THRILLING SCREEN SENSATION! See for the first time the inside story of a nation's revolt against
·· gongdómi. Based on actual New York City records.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 24, 1989.
TRIBUTES TO MEMORY OF MR. F.X. D'ALMADA
TRIBUTES TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATÉ MR. FRANCISCO XAVIER D'ALMADA E CASTRO, WERE PAID BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR, THE PUISNE JUDGE, MR. JUSTICE R. E. LINDSELL, THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL, THE HON. MR. C. G. ALABASTER," AND MR. G. K. HALL BRUTTON AT THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING.
The Chief Justice said:-
CIVIL ACTION PENDING?
Mr. Attorney before beginning the ordinary work of the Court it is fitting that on behalf of my brother and of every member of both branches of the profession in the Colony, I should pay a tribute to the memory of Mr. Francisco Xavier D'Almada Castro who died on the morning of Naval Dockyard, Kowloon, who the 21st day of this month.
was injured on January 1 when a Mr. D'Alamada was born in Hong motor lorry, No. 3537, driven by a Kong on the 18th of January 1869.
Mr. R. J. Oxenham, of Royal
He was first articled in 1885, and Chinese named Lee Sun, of No, Inter in 1892 to Mr. Wilkinson of 1218, Nathan Road, collided with Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist.
the' rickshaw in which he was He was admitted to practice as a solicitor of this Court on 24th August riding in Canton Road, is contem- 1897, and was at the time of his death plating civil action against the the senior solicitor in the Colony with driver, stated Traffic Sergeant A. the exception of Dr. Tso.
Bethell at the Kowloon this morn-
Nobody more fully earned and de- served the respect and affection of all ing before Mr. Q. A. A..Macfadyen, with whom he came in contact. He when the driver was summoned had great personal charm and tran- for speeding.
sparent, honesty, while his charitable It was alleged by the prosecu- work not only for his fellow Catholics tion that at 7 a.m. on January 1 but also for the poor, the blind and
the distressed of the Colony brought Lee Sun was driving the lorry, him, well merited recognition when in which was limited to 15 m.p.h., at June 1938 His Holiness the Pope con- 30 mp.b. in Canton Road, Near ferred on him the honour of a Knight the dock gate the lorry collided
St Commandership of the Order of with the rickshaw."
Sylvester.
Both Mr. Oxenham and the ricke shaw coolie were injured.
Mr. D'Almada was the doyen of a legal family and he leaves a son, a brother and a nephew in the profes- At the time, about two thousand sion of his own choice and a nephew workers were in the street on their at the Bar,
This widow and to all his rela-way to the Yard.
tives our sincere sympathy goes out
The driver was fined $25 and
in their sad bereavement and the ordered to pay the damage $20, to Court will now adjourn for a fer the rickshaw and another $5 as Fminuter as a markt of our respect and
regret.
said: The Attorney-General “Speaking on behalf of the Bar of the Colony and of the members of the Colonial Legal Service, I would like to express our desire to be,as, sociated with all that has been said by your Lordship.
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It has been my privilege to know
compensation, to the coolie.
WU PET-FU MYSTERY
MILLION-VOLT DRAMA WITH A MILLION DOLLAR CAST! the late Mr. Francisco Kavier D'Alma covering North China provinces,
Tuts picture will not be shown in any other theatre for
at least thirty days.
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According to the Min-Ge Newa Agency, Chinese official organisation
of Mar- da e Castro for close on thirty years the present whereabouts and the high opinion I first formed of shal Wu Pel-fu are puzzling the his character, ability and intégrity has
been amply confirmed throughout the Japanese authorities in Peiping. whole of that period. His presence in It is stated that the Marshal has this Court will be sorely missed."- not been located after mysteriously
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton said:
"Op
behalf of the solicitors practising in disappearing some days ago. the Colony I wish to endorse all that The last heard of Wu Pei-fu was your Lordship and the Hon. the At-when he was reported to be plan- torney General have said with refer-ning a visit to the American Em- ence to the inte Mr. F. X. D'Almada e
bassy. Castro. With one exception, Mr. D' Almada was at the time of his death the oldest practising solicitor with re- gard to date of admission on the roll of the Court, and was the first locally qualified solicitor to be admitted,
During his career he earned the res- pect of and endeared himself to all by
Shanghai, To-day. He took an his unfailing courtery.
new agreement has been active interest in the profession and the work of the Incorporated Law So-reached in Hankow -between the ciety, on the committee of which he French Concession and Japanese served since the year 1930, attending
NEW AGREEMENT IN HANKOW
regularly the meetinge of the commit authorities regarding the opening tee unless prevented by illness. He of a certain street for unarmed served on various sub-committees of Japanese.
the Society and was always ready to The Japanese have abolished the give his time and knowledge to pro- food embargo, although only small mote the interests of the profession.
Ono overwhelming tragedy marred amounts are entering the Conces-
Trans-Ocean. his life and happiness from which hosion.
never fully recovered.
We shall miss him from among us
but the name of D'Almada Castro POLISH-DUTCH
be continued on the rolls of this
Court by his son, big brother and TRADE TALKS
nephews, one of whom is a distinguish- ed member of the Hong Kong Bar, To them, to the members of the family, and to his widow we extend our sin- core sympathy.
Warsaw, To-day. Economic negotiations between Holland and Poland are scheduled to begin at The Hague early in March, according to an announce- ment here. The chief object will
DANCING IN 6 HOURS be to expand the Agreemen
Rapid easy lessons. Be-
dern
ed in 1986 between Foland the Netherlands and its adaption era -- f speciality, to current economic requirements
tann-Ocean. sed... courses. Mo- of both countries.
TADEO,
Mr. K. Welse, of No. 6 Waterloo
TONY'S DANCE STUDIO Road, has reported a Burglary, in
4th FL Chins Bla
which money and jewellery to the value of $243 was stolen.