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SATURDAY'S DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
DEATH OF "MR, REGINALD EARNSHAW.
FALLS FROM AEROPLANE INTO THE SEA,
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The inaugural crramony of the Abbott School of Aviation, on the Kowloon City field on Saturday, ended in alisaster.,
Mr. Reginald Earnshaw, a young ex member of the Hongkong Pelier Force, an Ex-Service man and well known in local police and motoring: circles, lost his life under pitifully
who was
tragic circumstances
He was associated with the newly form. ed aviation company, and had arranged to make a parachute descent, on the open. ing afternoon.
This he did, and though the parachute opened successfully, Mr. Earnshaw fell
into the sea and was drowned.
A motor-bont had been detained to cruise about in the bay close to the flying ground. in order to pick up Mr. Harn- shaw in the event of his descending into the sea.
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& sus preant as arranged, hurt itu. Chinese crew, instead of following in the water the movements of the aeroplane above, runained stationary until the moment that the parachutist splashed into the sea on the farther side a breakwater.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, 1925
CHINA MEDICAL MISSIONS.
17th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE OF
ASSOCIATION.
THE PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS. The 17th Biennial Conference of the China Medical Missionary Association was opened yesterday at the Hongkong University.
LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
HI.K.C.C. v. SERVICES.
INTERFOET YACHTING,
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.
The interport yachting contest between Hongkong and Shanghai commenced The annual fixturs between the Hong yesterday, and on the first race the visi. kong Cricket Club and the United Sertors were defeated by 1 to it points. vices was played on the Club ground on Tha afficers for the day wors Capt. 2. Saturday and yesterday. Neither side was at full strength at the start, and ac- The morning session was devoted to cidents caused the absence of Webster, the address of the President, Dr. John Galloway and Henslowe, yesterday. Kirk, P.R.C.8, (Edin.), Canton, and the Webster, after his innings on Satur reading of interesting" papers relating to | day, was so fame that he was unable to evangelistic work in connection with hos-feld, and yesterday his physicians kept pitals and medical schools, Discussions him in bed. Galloway, on Saturday, had were afterwards hold.
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Arthur (Commodore, R.H.K.Y.C.), Mr. E. W. Carpenter (Vice-Commodore), ad Mr. A. W. van Andel, while the official time keepers were Yeomen of Signals G. A. Franklin and P. Kelly..
The course was as follows:-Start from Club Line W. to E.: (i.) Channel Rocks
the misfortune to mishit a short-one from(P), (ii) Kowloon Rock (p), (iii).Mork | loon Dock Point (p), (v.) Mark off Black on Club lino (p), (iv.) Mark off Kow.
Head's Point (p.).
At the afternoon session reports of the Walker, the ball running up the bat and Executive Councils and Standing Coindicting a nasty wound over the left mittees were presented and discussed, and eye. Incidentally it may he mentioned resolutions passed; while the close of the that the ball rebounded from the bats- day's proceedings was devoted to, a two-man's forehead and was caught by the hour conference on Leper Administration. bowler. Yesterday afternoon also Dr. Davidson Black delivered a popular lecture in the Helena May Institute on *Prehistoric Aathropology.""
MISSION HOSPITAL'S PROGRAMME.
Dr. John Kirk, FR.C.S. (Edin.). Can tan, in the course of his presidential) address at the opening of the Conference, said that in discussing the Mission Hos. pital and its relation to a medical mis-
Mr. Farnshaw, as be neared the water Monary programme for China, they were was heard by the horrified onlookers on shor to shout frantically to the men in without doubt considering the most the motor boat to come to his aid. but potent agency for the accomplishment of ho had disappeared in the waves before the task for which their Association was the craft was set in motion.
The Water Police spent from 0.a.m. to founded and for which they themselves p.m. yesterday searching for the body, came to Chins. To-day there were at but without access. The search will be least 246 Hospitals under Missionary continued at o'clock this morning.
The illafnted proceedings of the after.aspices in China. Soine of these were noon began at 2.30 when a Curtiss J.N.4 plane Felix," built by Mr. H. W. Abbott, was christened by Miss M. Alves, who broke a battle of champagne, while the large gathering of spectators cheer ed.
The President of the Aviation School, Mr. W. George Bunter; then addressed the gathering, and explained what had led to the formation of the company and the founding of the School. It was, he aid, the business of the company to teach aviation, in addition to advertising the wares of local firms. They were to specialise in everything appertaining to aviation. It would be the first firm in the Far East to engage in teaching avia Lion and it was their desire to perman- catly establish aviation in Hongkong The President then presented Miss Alves with a bouquet as souvenir of the
occasion
Mr. Abbott then took the newly chris tanel machine for a trip. while a string of crackers attached to the tail were fired, and following this an exhibition of stunt dying, including looping the loop. tail spinning and nose diving was given by a Chine aviator, Mr. Heary
Y. Young.
THE FATAL DROP. Then came Mr. Earnshaw's leap to death. The plane, piloted by Mr. Abbott, left the ground at 350. It circled several times in order to climb, and about ten minutes after it had left the ground the spectators saw Mr. Earn shaw jump, from the machine, He dropped a distance of about 80 feet be- fore the parachute opened out, and des- conded, "at what was judged by airmen watching to be about thirty miles an hour. The plane was just over the ach, and the spectators could see the uplush as Mr. Earnshaw struck the
water.
A motor beat manned by Chinese started for the spot but did not rench its for over a quarter of an hour after Mr. Farnshaw had dropped. His friends rushed along the shore, but no trace of either man or parachute, could be found. The motor boat grounded, and it was a full äfteen minutes before it could be Bet of. The search for the missing man was maintained for an hour and a half. but all that could be found was his flying eap, which it was thought, he flung of when descending.
located in the larger cities and treaty ports of the Republic; some were up country where trade routes and lines of communication had provided them with strategic positions; others again. were planted in remoter regions where there was as yet little contact with the tide of westerd ivilisation which nowadays touched Chios at so many points. Whe- ther they were pioneers on outpost duty in those regions beyond, or followers-up in the larger centres, consolidating posi tions already won for them by their pre- decessors, their hospitals to-day formed a chain of missionary service and fellow. ship which they must never suffer to be broken.
The President went on to refer to the distribution of their Mission Hospitals, and pleaded that at this period of their history they should exercise wisdom in the planting of new hospitals in order that there might be a more adequate occupation of territory and a more equit able distribution of their farcas as far as provinces were concerned.
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As regarded their evangelistic work, he believed one of the secrets of success was to be found in co-operation; co-operation with their evangelistic colleagues, operation with their Chinese staff and co-operation with the local Chinese Church.
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Going on to deal with how much should be attempted in the Mission Hospital, Dr. Kirk" said a safe rule, he thought, was to attempt anything which was really for the good of the patient. They should never be afraid to attempt what they felt ought to be done. He had been long enough in China to know that to attempt only what was easy was not the way to grow, and the medical missionary who stopped growing was soon going to stop doing anything else that counted.
Dealing with the great problem of ad- ministration and financing their hospitals, the President, said that he was firmly convinced that the up-country hospital no less than the city hospital could be made, Icast apart from the salaries of its foreign stuff, practically a self-support- ing institution. He commended to them the plan of making their hospitals a com bination of the public and the private hospital, they knew them "at bome. Let it be the policy of their hospital that no one who needed help need be turned away, but not to deny the rich the privi lege of paying for the less fortunate poor. MEDICINE'S DEBT TO SCIENCE.
Mr. Abbott. in conversation with a Duity Press representative shortly after the tragic happening, said that from the Speaking on the duty of a mission hos- plane he saw Mr. Earnshaw swimmingpital to contribute to the sum of true and be scerned to be pulling the para-knowledge, Dr. Kirk said a few months chute ashore. Seeing this he thought all ago Professor Garred of Oxford had de- was well, and brought the machine down, livered an oration before the Royal Col. Mr. Earnshaw had served in the Hong-lege of Physicians of Londes, on "The kong Pulice Force, and later was man- debt of science to Medicine." An equally ager of the Kai Tack Motor Bus Com-interesting study would be "The debt of Ty'. Deep sympathy is felt for Mr. Claud Earnshaw, the brother of the dead
MAN.
MOTOR-FATALITY.. MO. DICKENS TRAGIC DEATH. Aircond fatality involving the death of a European occurred on Baturday afternoon at Quarry Bay, when Mr. C. Dickens lost his life.
M-Dickens, an Englishman of 44, who
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foreman pattern maker at the Taikoo Dockyard, was returning from Mount Parker, driving a motor-cycle combination in which he had just "taken his son to the Boy Scouts' Camp, when at about 1.43 p.m., coming down a rather steep descent, he drove the machine over the edge of a dullab and fell a distance of 30 feet with the motor combination on. top of him.
One apunt states that he did so in making & turn, and another that the. machine for some reason suddenly went backwards.
medicine to science." They as medical missionaries were under a debt to science and it was their duty to repay their in- debtedness by contributing something to the surn of true knowledge. Missionaries, they were none the less members of the medical profession, and as such they were pledged to seek truth in medical science and to pursue it unfalteringly up the ateep path of the Mountain of Difficulty which was only another name for Re-
search.
sons.
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Ho leaves a widow and four young The funeral took place on Sunday evening, the service being conducted by the Rev. G. Clousion-Porri.
A large number of 'mourners attended, and many beautiful wreaths were seat.
The coffin was carried by Messrs. W. Wotherspoon, T. Grimshaw, D. Kerr, W. Weir, S. Hope and G. Stewart, and amongst others present at the gravesids were Mr. J. Reid (chief manager), Mr. K. E. Greig (chief engineer), Messrs. C He was found, by some passers-by, who C. Knight and F. W. James (repersant. at ones notified the Quarry Bay Policeiug Misrs. Batterfield & wire), 3. Station. Mr. Dickans was taken to tho. Paton, R. H. Cousins, C. C. Nelson, J. Government Civil Hospital shortly after B. Chapman and A. Davidson. The p., and died there at about 5.30 p.m. Scottish, (Taikoo) contingent of the Boy without regaining consciousness
Scouts, in charge of Mr. Fred Williams, also attended. (Continued at foot of next Column.)
Henslowo - injured his right thumb, on Saturday, Stopping a warm drive at mid-off. The wicket throughout was bad, but yesterday it was especially tricky. Reed also received a nasty smack on the forehend on Saturday, but we well..as he has doon this reason. able to continue playing, and bowled as
Batting Brst on Saturday, the Club reachedl 108, thanks to patient hatting by Stewart and Quick, and some spirited, it unorthodox hitting, by Barns.
Finish: Club Line W. to E. Distance:
piles.
At eleven o'clock a start was made, and went to the front and maintained the lead to the Gnish.
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The yachts came in as follows:- 1-13, Ę. G. Vaux and A. Ritchie
(Hongkong). 1-11, H. S. Rouse and L Griffiths
(Hongkong).
-Y. Neil and J. L.. Adams (Shang-
bai).
-G6. Woodfeld and Grist (Shang-
hab).
BY8, F. D. Tracy and H. Clutton
(Hongkong).
7-14, E. Cock and J.. R. Brown
(Hongkong).
-Y6, Anderson and G. A. Craw
- ford (Shanghai).
For the Services, West and Cantrell alone made any stowing and the side were disposed of for 98. Following on, Jotham and Kent played seven overs dur ing which I run was made. Resuming yesterday morning, the Services lost 4
THE SECOND RACE, } wickets for 33. Stripp and Hargreaves, however, put a better complexion on the
the tifi interval. game by carrying the scors to 120 before The second race took place yesterday After lunch, how afternoon, the course being as follows (1) 2 follows:- ever, dizaster followed disaster and, Start from Club Line despite a plucky last wicket stand by Mark off Black Head's Point (s), (ii) Lake and Walker, the total only reached Mark of Kowloon Dock Point (3), (iii) 160. The Club knocked off the runs need Mark on Club Line (3), (iv) Kowlood ed for the loes of 4 wickets. decided to play on till the next wieker
It was then Rocks (s), (v) Channel Rocks (3).
fell, when the Club had scored 87. Scores follow:-
H.L.O.C. 1st Inninga
A W. Hayward, b Cantrell R. E. A. Webster, run out
10
13
G. F. Stewart, e Stripp, b Walker 49 G. B. More, b Walker... .....12 Rev. E. K. Quick, b Cantrell... 25 H. E. Hollands, lb... b Walker 4 H. Owen Hughes, b Hargreaves... 6
A. C. I. Bowker, b Cantrell
H. G. Burns, b Walker
8
44
W. Galloway, c and b Walker... 19 E. B. Raed. not put
3
14
.198
Extras...
Totil
Bowling Analysie:
0. M X. W.
Cantrell Henslowe Walker Hargreaves
19 1 72
ง
B 5
0
14
2
3
*13 2
2nd Innings.
A. W. Hayward, b Cantrell
E. F. Stewart & Lake, b Har
'greaves .................................
E. E. Hollanda, b Cantrell ........... G. R. More, run out ne Rev. E. K. Quick, o Stripp, b Can-
trell
26
H. Owen Hughes, not out 32
Extrás
__Total
Finish: Club Line E. to W. Distance: 6 miles
The yachts passed the post as follows: 1-G8. Cock and Brown (Hongkong), 2-12. Rouse and Griffiths (Hong
Long).
3-Ys, Anderson and Crawford (Shang-
bai).
4-8, Tracy and H. Clutton (Hong-
kong).
3.-Y3, Byrne and Haig (Shanghai). 8.-Y. Woodfield and Grist (Shang-
hai).
7-Y4, Neil and Adams (Shanghai),
8. Ye, Voux and Ritchie (Hongkong).
On the second race Shanghai were de- feated by points to 15.
Tol points on the day's racing:- Hongkong, 43; Shanghai, 31. ..
"Athird race will take place this morn- ing, and the port with the biggest aggre- gate of points after the three races will In the afternoon there be the winner.
will be a race for índividual competing helmsmen, but in the event of there being a tio in the points scored in the three races, then a deciding race will take place.
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Bowling Analysis,
0. M
Reed Quick
10
55
€
13
34
Bowker
19
6. 37
87
Stewart
1
0
More
0 10
Owen Hughes
1
4
0
A. C. Bowker, H. G. Baros, E. B.- Reed, W. Galloway, and B. E. A Webster did not bat.
Bowling Analysia.
Cantrell Walker Hargreaves Kent
0. M. R. W. 11.3 I 38.
0
1
19
3
0 14
...N 2
0
17
UNITED SERVICES. 1st Intings. Licut-Coudr. Jotham, RN., b " Bowker
Capt. Kent, 1st E. Surreys, b
Bowker
Capt. West, R. M., 1.b.w., b Reed... 39 C.Q.M.S. Stripp, 1st E. Surreys,
b Reed
c Owen Hughes, b Bowker
CIVIL SERVICES. E.A.S.MA.
In a friendly match on the Civil Ser vice ground, yesterday, the Esma Club won by 97 ryos.
*Scores:
EASMA CLUB
F. E. Lawrence, e Wallington, b
Hailam
D. Fritz, Jacobs
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FIVE RECORDS
F. L. Squibbe, 1.b.w., b. Sara
17 21
AT
F. N. Holman, c Jacobs, b Alex-
nader ..........
F. Baker, b Alexander
S. N. Paterson, c. Sara, b Walling-
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Payr.-Lt.Cdr. Hargreaves, R.N.,
-H. Rose, b Alexander
J. Buttomley, b Jacobs
K
Lieut Alfree, 1st F. Surreys,
b
R. C. Wilson, b Jacobs
Reed
1
H. A. Rodgers, b Jacobs
C. B. Loom, not out
Extas
Lieut. Chidson, 1st E. Surreys, c
Bowker, b Reed
Capt. Lake, H.N., c and b Bowker 2 Capt Walker, R.A.M.C., e Quick,
Reed
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Wallington
Jacobs
18
Hallam
Lieut. Col. Cantrelt, B.M., not out 5. Lieat Henslowe, RA, and b
Bowker
Extras
Total
Bowling Analysis.
Bowker Reed Mort
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O." M.
10 0 44
12.2 0 41
3 0 14
Alexander 8 0 18 Sara
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W.
E: Finchor, b Baker
C. Beardali, b Baker
H. Strange, s Patterson, b Squibbs 23
1
19
CIVIL SERVICE
M. B.
W. Cullip, l.b.w, b Fritz
18
32
5
F. Harper, b Fritz".
....... 10
C. Alexander, b Baker
0
0
3
H. G. Wallington, e Lawrence, b
4
Patterson
R. Smith, b Baker
12
C Bara, not out.
35
G. Hallam, e Rogers, ₺ Baker
Jacobs, b Baker
Extras
2nd Innings. Capt. Krat, b Bowker
Lt.Cdr. Jotham, b Bowker Capt. West, b Heed
Lt. Col. Cantrell, c. Hayward,' b
Beed
Reed C.C.M.S. Stripp, Pay-Limit. Comdr. Hargreaves, b
Bowker
Lt. Alfree, b Reed Lt. Chideou, b Fred.
2
0
Capt. Lake, e Owen Hughes, h Reed Capt. Walker, not out
Lt. Honalowe, absent
Extras
Total
(Continued on megi Golumn),
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Bowling Analysis.
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Baker
17 13
2