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THE NEW YEAR. ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
END HOLIDAY."
To-day is New Year's Eve and business houses of the Colony, both shops and offices, and also the various Government Departments, will be elering down this afternoon for another long week-end, re- saring business on Monday..
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Another comprehensive and varied holi day programme, ng last week-end, has been arrangri 157" the three days, and in it sport and dances will figure fargely, Tonight there are two New Year Ere dances. At the Repulse Bay Hotel there will be the usual New Year's Eve
Carnival, for which evening or fancy "dress is optional. This is certain to be a huge success as the table reservations were closed before for the function
1925 THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31ST,
LATE MR. H. H. TAYLER.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY, The funeral of the late Mr. H. H. Tayler, took place at the Catholic Cemetery: Happy Valley, yesterday even- ing, and the large number of friends present and the floral tributes sent bore eloquent testimony to the popularity and esteem in which ho was held.
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS. [BEFORE SIE HEŠKY GOLLAN, CHIEF JUSTICE]
THE MURDER TRIAL,
The murder, trial was continued yester day.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE 0.8.A. EXTENSION OF FINANCIAL YEAR. An extraordinary general meeting of Queen's College Old Boys, Association" was held in the College Hall yesterday evening. Mr. Geo. Gritable presided.
The Attorney-General continued his On the proposition of Mr. Cross-examination of the prisoner.. He Anderson, seconded by the Chairman, it
was eldisely questioned, relative to his was unanimously agreed that the fan-
statement that Li Tai's husband had
of
The coffin was borne by six members cial year of the Association should ex given him money to kill the constable. Prisoner said that he was bewildered and of the staff of the Provident Loan Ca-tend from 1st of January to 31st
when he made the statement he was very Messrs. Stepani, E. Gatterez, Gutterez, December in" each year and to amend
angry. E. Rocha and Borges. The Rev. Father rule 4 of the constitution, accordingly." Spada, Vicar Apostolie of Hongkong. conducted the burial service,,
The principal mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. A. Fothergill (brother-in-law and sister). Mr Jowett (sister), Airs. Reitan (sister). and Mrs. J. R. Capell.
There were also present. Messrs, I. W. Christmas in view of this a special Shewan and A. L Shields. F. Kew, I dinner danes has been arranged at the Witchell, W. Logan, A. R. Forbes, G. E. Hongkong Hotel from 8 p.m. to mid. Faulkner, R. H. Skelton; and a very night. The latest Fox-trot from ho lege number of Chinese friends includ States, "No More Spinsterhood for Meg Messrs. Tong Hok Fing and Tsang is to be played at both functions Late Foo. nator coaches will leave for the Hong- kong Hotel and the Peak Hotel from Repulse Bay Hotel at 1.14 min., and there wht also bu a late tram from the Peak
1.30 277.
At the King Edward Hotel to night there is to be a Canrival Dange similar to the one held on Christmas Eve and this will also prove, a popular attraction There will also be the usual watch- aight services at the Churches.
many.
At midnight flashing of lamps on the wireless mast at the Observatory as welk as the customary general explosion of Chinese crackers will signal farewell to the worn out year and welcome to
the new year.
Floral tributes were sent by his sorrow ing wife, Archie, Evelyn. Lance and Irene, Alicer Percy and George, Mabel, Larentz and Gas, Mr. and Mra. Fother gill, Charlie and Emma, Ethel and Robert. Mr. Robert Shewan. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Murray and family, Mr. and Mrs. U. Gobellà, Captain and Mrs. H.
The Attorney-General: You made the statement the day after your arrest ?— Yes, and when I showed the weals on my arm to the officers there, they cried (hughter).
HEPORT AND ACCOUNTS. The annual report and statement of accounts for the financial year ending oth November, 1993, were submitted The report stated that the total number of members, including 43 resident abroad,
NO GEOMANCEE. and os life members, was 733, against a Further questioned, ho said that he total of 0 for the previous year. The did say something about furg shai, and death of several members, amongst whom that day he had the plan of a grave in was Mr. C. H. Lyson was recorded with his pocket and showed it to the inspec regret. Reference was made to the, re- tor. He war well acquainted with this tirement of Mr. Bertram Tanner as head-kind of work, and when friends asked master of the college, and a welcome was him to do it he did it. He was no extended to his successor Mr. A. H..
geomancer, but that part of the work Crook.,
was usually done by a friend of his who was a teacher. He also would ascertain the direction of the graves.
The finance of the 'Association was on the whole satisfactory, the general account showing a total of 87,344.72. Out of this provision had been made for the endowment of the Ng In and Thang Chung scholarships, each of the value of
S. Hurley, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Witchell.850; to be awarded annually in Classes VII. and VIII, the first award to be made at the prize distribution in 1996.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Reed and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. da Silva, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. and Miss de Sousa, Captain and Mrs. E. H. Histed, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Nash, Mr. Un New Year's Day there is a varied and Mrs. Clifford Edgcumbe, Mr. and programme of sporting events. An in- Mrs. G. P. Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Arresting week-end gelt programme will Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bunje, Mr. and start at Fanling; the Kowloon Cricket Mrs. W. G. Lawson and family, Mr. Clab holds its annual children's sports,, at which the band of the East Surrey and Mrs. A. Mackenzie, Mrs. N. 5. Regiment, by kind permission of Lieut. Moses and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. W, Col. Montague Bates," U.31,G., D.S.O. C. Burnett. Mr. and Mrs. SL. Clarke, and officers, will play; the Pauling Hounds will meet at Mr. Potts' bungalow Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mr. and at 3 p.me for another paper chase, start Mr. W. Cooper Passmore. Mr. and Mrs. ing at 3.30 p.m. and there will also be John H. Brister, Mr. and Mrs. Branch, three cricket matches. On the Hongkong Mr. and Min H. Westlake, and Mr. Cricket Club ground, the Club meet the Navy in the third of the triangular H: F. Westlake, Mr. and Mrs. G. Rapp, fixtures, and this game will be continued Mr. and Mrs. J. A. E. Bullock, Captain on Saturday. At Pokfulam, the annual
and Mrs. T. R. Nicel, Mr. and Mrs. A. match Caiversity Past Present" will take place all day and on the Civil R. Servion C.C. Ground the "Indian R.C will play against the home club. Also on New Year's Day the annual charity foot. Lull match (proceeds for Nayal and Military Charities), takes place between the Navy and the Army on the Sookup-
Forbes, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Stapleton. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gillard, Mr. and Mrs J. H. Donnithorne, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kow, Mr. and Mrs. F. Gonzales, Mre. J. R. and Miss Braga,
In moving the adoption of the report And statement of accounts, the CHAIRMAN said that it was satisfactory to pate the increase in membership, but he was sorry to see that a lot of members had not
Paid their subscriptions. The treasurer would, however, go more fully into the matter next year, and he understood that any members who did not pay his subscription was to be struck out of the list.
LATE MR. HARRY TAYLER. Continuing, the CHAIRMAN said that they all regretted to hear of the death of Mr. Harry Tayler, another old pupil of the school. He was sure that they would all have wished to have attended his funeral that evening, but could not do so, awing to their being at the meeting.
Mr. A: P. SAMY seconded the motion for the adoption of the report and the statement of secounts and it was passed unanimously:
ELECTION OF OFFICIALS. The following were elected officials for the coming year:-
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Being harded a compass which was used for the work, prisoner said he did not understand how to use it. Reply- ing to further questions, he said that he was "employed nearly three months at this particular time on juug shui.
The other
The Attorney-General: Have you often been away making fang shui ¡—Yes. The year before fast I went up to Tam Shui for about three months. period were shorter
You must have made a lot of money in this, since you were so much in de- mand work for friends only.
Replying to further questions, prisoner said that his family knew where he had gone in July. He was asked at the Magistracy if he wished to question the witnesses, and on one occasion he did say that when he had made a statement previously, he was confused. He agreed that when Li Tai had given evidence he i said that she had held the office of li in a triad society.
His Lordship Are they illegal here i The Attorney-General replied affirma- tively.
Prisoner also agreed that he had said that Li Tai had tried to get members of his family to join the society.
Re-examined by Mr. Zeitlyn, he said that he had made no arrangement for brother intended to try and redeem it, His sons did not take the fish to Kwei
poo, ground at 4 p.m. The members of rs, and Miss Hopwar, Mr. P. T. and Presidents, Mr. A. H. Crook and Mr. Lee paying off the mortgage, but his third
President, Mr. Geo. Gripble Vice Hy San; Hon. Secretary, Mr. CG Anderson; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Lai Im
To.
General Committee.-Messrs. C.
G.
FISHMONGER'S EVIDENCE.
Kee when he was in Kowloon. He per- Anderson, C. Chen, Chow Ping Un, Sonally received the receipts which had
been produced, M. Charn, J. F. Grose, Ho Kwong, Ho Leung, H. K Hung, W. Kay, Lai Im To, Lo Man Hin, La Tung Fan, The Senior Prefect. Messra. Ip Kam Kwong, The Ching Fong, A. P. Samy.
the European Y.M.C.A.. Kowloon, set Miss Farrel, Mr. and Mrs. H. out on another climb of Tai Mo Shan as Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. H. Stainfield, Mr. they did on Boxing Day, only hy aand Mrs. A. E. Wright, Mr. and Mrs. different route.
On Saturday the sporting programme F." J. Tavares, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. will be continued. There will be a full Borges, Miss Bond, Mesars, C'. A. Golden programme "of League football; mere
barg, W. G. FitzGibbon, R. C. Reed,
Cheung Foo, the owner of the Kwei cricket, golf at "Fanling etc.
On Sunday thoro will be further golfA. L.. Alves, T. G. Weall, D. McNeill,
Kee fish shop, Kowloon City, said that whenever fish was bought it was entered at Paaling, ameez of the Faniing R. W. Le Jones, I. E. Goldenburg: Dr.
Mr. G. F. Groer proposed and Mr.in a book. He had known prisoner for Hounds at Annandale," the Fanling Irving W. Kent, Messrs. A. M. Thern CHOT PINO Us seconded, that the names over ten years and had often bought fish residence, of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard, and the Junior Section of the Golf Club rnhill, E. M. Raymens, G. E. Faulkner, of. Mir. "B. Tanner and Mr. R. E. O. Bird from him. He produced His account book and said that he bad bought fish from tertain the members of the Kowloon Golf R. H. Skelton, EJ. de Figueiredo, be placed on the list of honorary mem
prisoner or. June 29th and 30th; July 4th, Thanks to the Chairman for Logun, N. B. Kitchell. "R.. L. Moncrieff, presided and for treating the members sion prisoner brought the fish and he P. 1. Newman," J. Scott Harston, W. to tea was proposed by Mr. SAY and was given a receipt. Kacley, John Gibson, A. and S: Han-uzaaimously accorded.
Club at Happy Valley, to singles in the A. W. Eastman, J. H. Ramsay, W bera. The proposal was passed basingsth, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th. On each ocea-
morning and foursomes in the afternoon.
THE NEGOTIATORS.
Li Wan San, who described himself as a Chinese doctor and an elder of Wong' Kwong Tau village, said that he had
EUROPEAN Y.M.C.A. ACTIVITY,known prisoner for two or "three years.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
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On June 10th he went to Ping Shek and C. Saunders, U. L. A Mohideeen, Fred
asked him to some to Wong Kwong Tau Yesterday morning the right responsible Kew, J. F. Grose, E. B. Reed, Baron
to make graves. He went there to see delegates of Hongkong Chinese mer- Adolphe de Braun, Messrs. M. Nematee,
the sites, but stated that he had to re- chants, accompanied by four secretaries, C. Strafford, E. B. Lambert, A. Nemuzce,
8 DIFFERENT BOOKS the turn home for the fifth day festival and left Hongkong by the es. Inng Shan for W. A. Stopani, W. E. Dickinson, A. Canton in order to obtain instruction Shields, D. Browning, J. U. Rod
would come back on July 10th. When be did not come a letter was sent to him. and guidance" from the Canton mer- rigues, O. R Benson, H. Jephson,
This letter was written on his instruc chants. The names of the delegates were Gustav Engel. L C. Parker Rees, The Grahame T Eveleigh, J. Josephs,. given in yesterday's Daily Press. Hon. Mr. E. H. Kotewall and Mr. Ho Mademoiselle Homen de Carvalho, Miss YMC.A. have just been constituted and tior by his nephew, and prisoner arrived Kwong (Chairman of the Twenty-four B. Pereira, Mrs. J. H. Oxberry, Mrs. A.they will all be meeting on various even in Wong Kwong Tau on July 14th.
ings next week to draw up programmes, identified the writing on the envelope Guilds), saw the delegation depart and W. Smith, Mrs. R. Carroll, and the and by the following week activities, both (produced) as that of his nephew. Pris many other influential Chinese merchants Misses Smith, Miss O. Stoneham
Messrs. Ho'la, Ho Kwong, Ho Ki, Ha inside and outside the YMCA. will get oner began work on July 17th. He made
into full swing and members of the Chinese Chamber of
two graves near the village and finished There will be outdoor attractions such these on August 9th. He was then asked Commerce were on the wharf to witness Sui Tong, Ho Leung, Chow Man Ping, the departure of the Lung Shen.
net-ball; to go to Sun Wan Chai. He remained as cricket, football, tennis, In Fung Tat Hang, Li Tae Fong, Tsang Chinese business circles the departure of Foo, Tong Ilok Ting, and many other hockey, rambles with the Camera Club with him for two night in order to give the delegatee is regarded as the first de- Chinese friends. finite step towards ending the strike. The China Provident Loan Ca, China and walking tours and climbs in the in- bim instructions. He remembered pris- teresting and picturesque New Territory oner's wife and Li Tai visiting the Light and Power Co. (1918). Ltd., Staf districts; while in the summer, swimming, village one day, stating that they desired Machinery Department Messrs. Shewan,
picsics and other pastimes will be or to see him concerning the sale of his Temes & Co., the Watchman Hongkongganised. Indoors, there will be billiards property Prisoner was away working and Territorial Estates, Ltd., Hongkong and other-games, a reading-room, wit and they returned without seeing him. Ropo Works Staff, Hongkong and Shanging room, a good litrary with an interest Later his wife and eldest son came and hai Banking Corporation,
and attractive collection of books, prisoner went away with them. He had Brothers, Deacons, Percy Smith, Seth debating classes and study circles. never heard it said that prisoner had & Fleming, Java-China-Japan-Lija, In all the European Y.M.C.A offers a broken the law of the Hongkong Govern Holland-China Tradio and M. Co. associate members and visitors, providing
Co., China Mail, wide appeal to both resident members,ment and feared to return to his village.
Mr. Zeitlyn: How is it that you are Moron & Taylor, (Godown and Tally men), King Edward as it does at a very moderate cost some now in Hongkong-On December 5th. I. Hotel, Queen's College Old Boys' Assothing for all, no matter what their taste. went to prisoner's native village intend- ciation, Craigengover Cricket Club, It combines everything that it would take ing to ask him to come to Wong Kwong Tau to make another grave, when I Hongkong Cricket Club, Hongkong Foot- a number of separate clubs to cater for. ball. Club, Officers N.C.U.'s and men,
learnt that he was arrested. That was Reserve Company, H.V.DC., Sergeant's
the first time I had heard that he had Mess, H.T.D.C.
broken the law of the Government.
THE FRATERNITY PARTY.
to
It was learned yesterday that the Fraternity Party" which went Caston last Saturday, would not return yesterday, as was previously announced, but will be returning to Hongkong after
the New Year.
US. CONSULATE-GENERAL AT CANTON,
Lammert:
MR. DOUGLAS JENKINS PROMOTED. The any friends of Mr. Dougins Jenkins, American Consul-General, of the Canton Consular District, will be pleased to know that he has received pro- motion in rank to Class 2. Americans in Laat district will also be gratified to know that the Canton Consular office is now ACCIDENT ON THE LAI CHI KOK
in charge of an officer of the same raak
as the Consulates General at Hongkong
KILLED BY A MOTOR BUS.
ROAD.
This week-end another large number of members are anticipating the climb of Tai Mo Shan by a different route to that taken last Saturday.
The sub-committees to be responsible for the various sections of the social and sporting side of the Y.M.C.A. are as under
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The Attorney General (in cross-exami nation): The times which you have given differ from those given by prisoner 1: Witness said that he had not set dow the dates in a book, and he had depend Social-Messrs. H. J. Fountain, W. Led solely on his memory.. Pattenden, J. C. Long and V. M. Hast. Replying to further questions witness" Sports-Messrs. J. C. Smith C. C. said that he was an expert at fung shui, and he was also qualified to supervise Hickling, A. McKay and J. G. Gibson.
Camera Club-Messrs. W. Barter, L.the making of graves. He gave prisoner. and R. W, instructions about the style of the graves, A Dangerfield, R. J. B. Clark Barnett.
how to lay the cement, and make drains. Library Mr. 8. O. Gregory, Mr. He (witness) was an expert in geomancy Justice Wood, Rev. G. Arrowsmith, Mr. and could read the compass. Sometimes H. G. Swinburne and Mr. A. 8. he was paid $200 for choosing a grave site, and if the persons were poor, they Cousland..
paid him between $50 and $00.
and Tientsin. The promotion is recog A fatal accident occurred on the nised as being well deserved, as during Lai Chi Kok road on Tuesday. Two the trying times of the past year, Mr. motor buses were travelling in opposite Jenkins served his compatriots strenuous directions, one towards Lai Chi Kok and ly. It will be recalled that az the annual the other towards Yaumati, and as they meeting of the American Association of were passing each other an unknown South China a resolution of high appre Chinese jumped out of the way of one ciation of the services of Consul-General bus, but could not evade the other. Jenkins was adopted and all his friends Apparently be bad not noticed that it was Debating-Dr. G. W. Hollings, Mesara, will wish him many years of active and approaching. He was knocked down and T. Wallace, J. H. Johnston and T. V. helpful service.
instantly killed.
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At this stage the hearing was adjourn ed till to-day.
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