THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17:Ḥ, 1922
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TESTATOR'S TRIBUTE TO WIFE.
AT
HOTELS
Harekare HoTEL,
Mr B. 8 Abraham Krs Amphlett Mr C. W. Anderson Mr Rally Appel Mist Aarton Mrs M. Aston & child Mr J. T. Bagra Mr & Mr
Mr. William Bedford Glasier, of Prim- roen-hill-road, N.W,, and of Essex-street, Strand, W.C., solicitor, who died Novem ber 19th, last, son of the late George Glation of Lincoln, left property of the gross value of £18,181, of which £17,894 net personalty. Probate of his will,
2 Ball dated November 8th, 1920, has been fr & Mr H. A.
Baxter to his widow, Mrs. Elias Glasier, granted absolutely. His will reads:
Gordon
MTF.E. Hut MW, EGR Ompt G. Holme Mr M. Hussey Mr Johnson
MrT. B. Jones ME
Joseph
MJ.R Mr R. Jalloh
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to whom he left the whole of the property Mr & Mrs E W &Mbits
·Beardsley:!:
Baltion Mrs E. B
Miss Langford
Mr
r& MCLE Berman Ma T Hr V. Benjamin fract
Birbock
I wish to express in this my will that I fell in love with my dear wife at first sight She saved my life and devoted her abilities, her energy and lows and affection on my behalf. I have never said an unkind word to Me B A her in my life. Our life has been spend together with the exception of one spent in a house of rest at the ght. Mr. G. E. Brooke
e bave never quarrelled, Bl Boring
pro
Dr. N. Bornton
Hiss Brook
Mr E. a. Brennum Mr. Brown Mr G. E. Hall Brutton
Mr &
Laves
Mrs 8 C
Levy
Liario
HF. Lyon Mrs B. Mao Baild
Mr P. Hacks
Mr G. C. Maxwell'
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Miss H. D. Metcalf
Mr & Mrs E. J. Milea Me Bric Moller Mrs F.
Moore
Mrs Stewooney tobild J. Mr & Ma T. Monsg-
Dr J.
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request after an operation. No words could express the devotion my dear wife showed "for ma
Her love passes compres hension. She was decribed by a cele Hr Mr E. J. Bucks Min A. McClinton brated French actress na the daintiest Capt. Byers little lady London or Paris bad. dused."
My wife was respected by all Mr D. La with whom the came in contact.
Sham G
Choi ey bad all her life God's blessing, which
M&Ms A. she was entitled to. We hope to live and Chesterton die simultaneously, which we trust wer C. E. Chubb shall do. United in life, united in death. Ma J. D. Cale Living we hope in a happier world in Miss M-Cote Heaven. "To live with Elise was to
Mr M.J. live in Elysium. To conclude, I say no
N. Croucher Mr better woman ever lived.
M.
Carrie Miss Darby K. W. G. Darby Mrs D. R. Davies Soots dialect, and that the language Harold Dehu
Mr A. David spoken North of the Tweed is hastening | Hr
"NEVER A SCOTS DIALECT.”
That there never was such a thing "as
"
Morrison Mr L. Mogen MAC Moxon Mr R. J. Malew Mr G. Murray Mr G. Myers
Mr
Near W Mr CL Nelson Mr& E. Odall Mr F. 8. Odom
child
Mr A. Onderwijzer
to its grave, were among the assertions Mr G. C. Dew made by Professor Peter Giles, Master of Mr & Dodd Emmanuel; Cambridge (himself a native Dr Denalan of Abardoen), in a lecture on "Dialect in Miss Elian Literaturo to the London Burns Club MrF.Elax at the Exsex Hall, Strand, on January Mr & Mrs Everett sth. The language spoken by the Picts Mr & Mrs Brarte & 2 the early inhabitants of Scotland.?
Prof Giles sald," is hardly known, and such
Mr A.:
Fearnley fragments as have been preserved led Engineer-Capt. E. P.
Ferguson Andrew Lang to declare that it was * hardly human." The Gaelic spoken north
Mr C. Fitch of the Grampians was originally Irish...B. Forrest When we talk of Scotch or Scots, we think Cap & M "A. only of the dialect of England, which has Mr & Mrs W. E. Gale gradually spread until it has almost
Fraser
covered the whole land. It was intro Capt. F. Gambrill duced by Robert the Bruce, & Northum Major & Mr H. G. brian, and when Scotland annexed Eng Mr John & Gardiner
Gandy land on the accession of James to the Gibson Throne and
Gould
Mr F. O'Hare
Mr. H. O. Page
Mr Geo W. Patterson, Mr & B Mrs. W. T.
Payne Stearman
Mr. E
Mr J. W. S. Peanink Misa N. E. Pepperell Mr 8. 8. Parry
Mr & Mrs Peters
Mr K. T. Pierson
Mr J. C. Ramsden
Mr H. E. Resker
Mr W. Biley
Mr. Schyrer. HRB Boxburgh
Mr & Mre 8. G.Selig-
*
man
Miss Selligman
Capt. W. Shane
- Capt. & Mrs J.
Bigyeland
Kr CW. Skept
Mr & Mrs CP E. Smith
government was removed from Edinburgh Mr Joseph Genlemer Mr & Mr. A. Gild to London, "naturally the influence of the Mr. J. W. Gwyna Southern dialect became more and more Ca
Capt T. H. Hall powerful. We are prone to forget that Mr G. Hamel William Wallace really meant William their C. Hammond Welshman, and as a native of Lanark, Mr & Mrs W. where there was an old Welsh colony, a
Hanziba
Kra E. Sparke
Ir W.. d. Stoo
A.
Miss C. Tingley
Mr M. B. Towel
Welshman he naturally
ily was" He be Mr G. Harper lieved, he said, that with intercommunica-Mr B. C. Harris tion between the various districts in Bri. Mr J. Scott Baraton. tain, the influence of education, and the Mr Henry H. Hart reading of newspapers, the dialects would Bridadier General C. gradually die (though not in cur time),
G. Hariton but that the local intonations might re MrA J. Bayim main. The London dialect had changed Mrs Elix Hayim greatly since the time of Dickens. "Far Mr B. Heldring ver" for "father was one example, dus Mr&MrCLA. Hender to the influence of Polish and Russian Jews, who were unable to sound "th."
LAYING A GHOST.
UNLUCKY JAWBONE OF SARAWAK CHINESE.
The Delphic Club one of London's psychical centres-on December 22nd had their annual competition of telling ghost stories.
Mr & Mra W. Hender Mis C. Hendry
Mr W. Turnar
Had
Vallgorer
Mr B. Loris Suary Mrs F
Mr E. Der Vaux Mr & Mrs Waide Mr & Mrs B. J. Weir Mr AJ, Weich HG.T.Webater
Mr & Mrs M. Wilson
Barutan BaT HOTZI
Mr & Mrs Adams
. & Mrs LA G. Bird child and nurse Mr Bland The members, sitting in a dim light, Miss Bland attempted to make each other's desh Mr H. T Campbell cresp. by fearful, and quite ordinary Mr G. C. Olark and ghosts who just appeared and did no thing. All stories were told as true.
| Mr A. Rok" One of the menthers recounted bow te Mr&Mrs Rigoombe investigated a baunted house with one Mr & Mra G, IL Eliott
& child of the present Cabinet Ministers, who Miss Geare insisted on waylaying a ghost, in company Mz.& Mrs Gearo with a lady and a dog.
The recounter and the Minister so the Mr & Mrs Heideman story ran-crouched in a room Hooded Mr & Mrs L Horn with moonlight, and saw the door slowly opening.
"I asked the Cabinet Minister," said
Master Horn
Mr & Mrs. Arnold
Jones.
Mr & Mrs G., P.
Lammert
Dr. & Mrs O.Marriott child & nursB
Mr R. F. Mattingly Mr & Mrs O. Meurer. Mr & Mrs 12. Negles Mr Pack Mr Odell
Mr & Mrs. J. & Bhaw
Miss Skinner
Mr Stewart
Mr F. D. Tracey
PRAK HOTEL
the storyteller, "if he would get up and Mr.FRJ.Adams Mr & Mra B. C. see what it was. He replied No, no,
at first, but then crawled to the door and flung it open.
Mr K. J. Analis
Hockey Capt. & Mrs Archer Mr. W. Humphreys Mr & Mrs A. Ashton Miss Harley Outside the door was the dog."
Mr & Mr J. A. C. Mr A. E. Lismman The member of the club did not give Balloer
Miag the Cabinet Minister's name, and did not Mr & Mrsă.G. Baxter. Mrs Macfarlane
Maefariaus Mr & Mrs B. G. Hirah Miss Macfa
Bird Mrr McAinsh
win the prize,
ini was won by a traveller who told Mr BEO, Booth Mr R MacGregor of an unfortunate Chinese who was eaten Mr & Mrs
by a crocodile in Sarawak. The crocodile Me M. J. Broen was caught, and the man's skull dis Mr J. G. Bridger covered inside it. Part of the jaw com
taining a gold tooth was subsequently It
given to a lady as a souvenir, «
Eighteen months later the traveller Brooks found the jawbong being using a charm Buie
Mr.
Bridger
Mra K
W. Mayger
Me J. W. Moran
Mr & Mrs J. F. Miller
& Mm J. Mrs H Miller
Mr. T. Mitchell
Mr M. S. Mitchell
A Butterfeld Miss J. Mitchell
Mr &
Mrs 0,0 Newson Mr A Nical LA COLELA Nicholson Mr & Mrs T. Orton Ir. H. Fens
at Monte Carlo The ghost of the Mr H. A. Cartwright Mr G. Myers Chinese bad followed it, and everyone Me & Mrs J. A. Chad who used the charm had very bad luck indeed. One man who possessed it died. The unlucky charm, related the travel- ler, was eventually buried at sen
The lady's prize was won by a story of a servant's ghost which returned earth to work!
Church Lt. & Mr H.H. Clark Mr & MB.C. Com torie P
Mise M. Cooper Mr W: A Cornell' Mrs Cormack
HS Curry Col: C; W. Dary Mr. L. Dawson
Mina Kcoles
Hon. Mr. & Mrs T. L
Perkins Mr & Mrs F. E
Ffordtea Mr E. Ralphs Mr & Mrs E L
Rhodes
Miss J. J Robertson
Mr J 8. Robinson Mr R. P. Bhaw
BRITATED & INFLAMED EYE can be directly traced in many cases to the Sunday Motor trip and Goling. The
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Mr H. G Zales
Mrs & EM. Blingh gestion for these trips would be to keep maz
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Mr D. E. Sergeant4 Mr H. Spicer San glasses. Sun glasses of any pattern Me B. G. England Miss D. Stobart with either Crookes, Luxtel, Fieuzel, Mrs. Bralich
Mrs & Miss Stabbings Amber, London Smoke, of Blue lenses & in D. Fetles Mr D. Taylor
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