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CAPTAIN PEARSON, R.N., C.M.G.. TAKES OVER DUTIES TO-DAY,
NEW COMMODORE'S INTERESTING CAREER.
Captain John L. Pearson, C.M.G., RN.,. who is to succeed Rear-Admiral A. J. E. Stirling as Commodore in charge of the naval establishment, arrived yesterday morning from Home by the s.s. Malwu. He was met by Rear-Admiral Stirling, who is leaving for Home to-day with Mrs. and His Stirling.
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THE WEEK'S DIARY.
To-day.
3. Y. San Company Meeting, Queen's Road Odee, 3 p.m.
H. E. Hotel tes dance 4.30 p.m. Cricket and Football (details in to-day's issue).
Yachting: 6th Championship race 'foi rusing classes.
Carnival Dinner Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel.
Dinner Dance at Messrs. Lane, Craw- lord's Restaurant.
9.13 p..
Dance at Craigengower Cricket Club.
Philharmonic Society present "Pirates of Pearance, Theatre Royal, 9.16 p.m.
Queen's Theatre:The Bat.' World Theatre: "Married Flirta," Star Theatre: "The Dark Swan." Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe) vid Suez (Macedonia), 10.30 a...
Sunday.
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Competition for "Ralpha "
St. John Ambulance Brigade Annual Murray Parade Ground, 9 a.m. pionship, at Farling.
Golf Semi-final of R.H.K.G.C. Cham-
LONDON, November 19th. A suggestion has been made by a London Magistrate, that there should be special courts for dealing with offences against the motoring law, but I am informed that this is not received with approval in most
Captain Pearson was accompanied by quarters which may be expected to speak his secretary, Pay-Lieutenant A. T. with authority on the subject There are, Thompson, and will take over his duties of course, places notorious for the severity from eight o'clock this morning. with which magistrates regard even minor
Capt. Pearson's Career. breaches of the law, but they are a small Captain Pearson, who was born in 1878, minority, and generally speaking, jus-is a son of the late Admiral Sir Hugo tices, though they may not have much Lewis Pearson, K.C. B. For the last technical knowledge, are well able to three years he has been in command of judge as to real merits of the eases that the aircraft carrief 'urious, with the come before them
Cricket: H.V.D.C. Royal Artillery Atlantic Fleet. It is doubtful whether there are many
U.S.RC ground, 11 am. occupants of the Bench to-day who are ceived the bronze medal of the Royal Cruisers.
As-a-lieutenant, Captain Pearson reachiting and Championship same for not themselves motorists, and there are Humane Society for rescuing a scaluan Tennis:-Mixed few instances which call for apeeja who was thrown into the sea by the cap Craigongower Cricket Club Club de Doubles Match: mechanical knowledge to enable them to j form an opinion which is not open to izing of a target. In the war he was
Recreio at Craigengower Cricket Club, serious criticism. Uniformity in the ad- ember, and from January, 1918, Chief
commander of the Leviathan and the 3 p.m. ministration of the law is in itself a very of Staff to Rear-Admiral T. W. Kemp in
Monday. desirable thing, but it is too much to North Russia. He was promoted to the expect all magistrates to think alike at rank of Captain on December 31st, 1917, to whether, for instance, an exhaust is; Mrs. Pearson is a daughter of Colone! too noisy, or brakes are ineffective, or a Cecil Beadon, of the Indian Army and motorist drove his car to danger of the they were married in 1912. public.
Good-bye to Bear-Admiral Stirling.
H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m. King Edward Hotel ten dance, 4.30 p.m.
4th championship race.
Yachting: Ladies Section of R. H.K.Y.C.
Philharmonic Society present "Pirates of Penzance," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. It is with very sincere regret that Hongria Siberia (Fushimi Maru), 10.30 am.
Principal Mails:-Outward: Europe
Tuesday.
Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 p.m. H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Annual Meeting of H.K. Branch of
Boy Scouts Association, at St. John's Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m.
Concert at St. Stephen's Girls' College
Seamen and St. Peter's Church Fund, 8 p.m.
Dance at Helena May Institute for Victoris Branch M.C.L. Fonds.
Wednesday, Territorial Estates, Ltd., at Shewan,
Extraordinary Meeting H.K, Tomes & Co., St. George's. Building. 11
A Tragedy of Wealth, The moralist might find a subject for aomment in the tragic death of ir, and Rong will say good-bye to Rear-Admiral Mrs. Roscoe Brunner, who were found A. J. B. Stirling, C.B., to-day. During shot in their house at Rochampton; for his stay in the Colony, he has been very here is an instance to emphasise the popullit in social and Service circles. The truth that even though the world's goods Admiral joined the Navy in 1888, and has are piled into one's lap, disillusion may had a distinguished career. He took a come and happiness fly away. The in very gallant part in the Battle of Jutland, quest story showed that Mr. Brasher firar when, a commander of the 12th Destroy for Cathedral Organ Fund. Missions to shot his wife and then turned the Flotilla, be delivered a successful volver upon himself. Mr. Brunner, who attack on the German Battle Flect. For was reputed a millionaire, was until re- this and ather services during the war he received the C.B., the French Legion of cently chairman of Brunner Mead & Co Honour and the Russian Order of St. the world-famous arm of chemical manu- facturers, and it seems he was greatly dis Anne. He came to Hongkong as Com- appointed that he was not included in therefore leave on the second anniversary modore on December 11th, 1924, and will the directorate of the new chemical of his arrival hare. It was on August 9th amalgamation. This vast combine of ebe- this year that he was raised to the rank mical producers has a capital of of Rear-Admiral. £38,000,000, and is expected to control the world markets. Mrs. Brunner was even more disappointed than her bus band. She was ambitious, and took a con- siderable share as his adviser in his work for Brunner, Mond & Co.
When he was passed over on the for mation of the big chemical industry, Mrs. Brunner tried to induce him to assert bis claims to recognition. But his health was not good and she sorely tried his temperment for the public good. What they are
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Mrs. and Miss Stirling have also taken prominent part in the social life of the P Colony and will be greatly missed. Of Football: Interport trial match late, ra. Stirling has been in indifferent.K.F.C. ground, 4.30 p.m. health, and her many friends will wish
Matinee performance "Pirates of her a speily recovery. in the Old Country.
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Lord Beaverbrook's Prophecy.
Penzance," Theatre Royal, 4.30 p.m.
Lecture: Wireless Telegraphy by Capt. Miles at Helena May Institute, 3.30 p.m.
vid Marseilles (Hector), 10.30 a
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p.m.
Thursday.
E. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 pm. Extraordinary General Meeting Royal H.K. Golf Clab, at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's Board Room, 0.15 p.m.; followed by Annual Meeting at 5.30 p.m. Whist drive Helena May Institute, 8.30 p.m.
by pressing her views upon him. At last, after is profit-making. Mrs, Brunner on her own initiative tock the unusual step of visiting the offices of [thi Fnuncial News, Daily Telegraph and In regard to this aspect of present-day
Daily Herald. She asked to see the journalism, I am interested to note that. editor of each journal, and was received Lord Beaverbrook, who owns the Daily in each case by a representative of the Expres and half a dozen other papers, editor. Somewhat agitated in manner, I recently expressed the opinion that the have been told, she called attention to the time is not far distant when the published details of the merging of Brun-balance will be somewhat redressed by the er, Mond & Co., the United Alkali Co., stablishment of new newspapers not only the Nobel Industries and the British in "London but in the provinces." Dyestuffs Corporation. She tried with- He made this remark during an address out effect to calist the newspapers to give on advertising at an Old Colony Club wide publicity to the grievance which she dinaur. One can only hope that when considered her husband laboured under. new newspapers are started it will be with the assurance that they can weather the almost certain losses of the first year, for from another equally authoritative quarter comes the view that we have not reached the end of the operations of news Paper Trusts.
Social at St. Andrew's Church Hall," Kowloon, to welcome Rev. and Mrs. W. Walton Rogers, 3.30 p.m.
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The Lord Mayor's Banquet, selves deprived of their jobs at little more refuse an invitation to the Lord Mayor's There are very few people who would than day's notice. There has been no thing like this in London newspaperdom banquet on the Ninth of November, for since the Standard ceased publication apart from the sumptuous character of during the war.
the feast, there are always a number of Apart from the personal side and its distinguished apcakera But truth to tell effect upon the individual journalist, it is a rather a dull affair for some who machine man, or compositor the extinc attend. The chief drawback is the pro- tion of the Daily Graphic emphasizes the longed speechmaking. The toast list is serious results of the amalgamations that heavy one, and is governed by long- have taken place in recent years. I have established custom and City tradition, noted this development from time to time. But this year the Lord Mayor, Sir Row Old-established journals have been pur and Blades, managed to cut out re- others chased, and while some were scrapped dandant speeches, and make
ahorter. others have been developed as far as the
He let it be known that only the Prime imposing use of capital can do it. The Minister was to be permitted to speak immediate consequence of closing down papers. was in every case to throw highly without a time limit. Mr. Baldwin was trained staffs cut of employment with Siven a free hand, as it were. But every very small hope for most
one else was expected to keep the com- them of again
pany not longer than ten minutes. It securing newspaper work..
GUNË by W. W. GREENER WEBLEY The ultimate consequences cannot be was doubtless a severe restriction on some and SCOTT, and Other Makers-British, predicted with certainty, but some in/orators who take about five minutes to French and American. dication are apparent in the stereotyping Warm to their subject; but in the result the general opinion was that the
of opinion on public questions, and the Lord Mayor had made a step in the right presentation of the same kind of news direction. Millions of readers are served with the the example will be followed in future. Moreover, it is hoped that same journalistic pabulum, and as things Not only were speeches cut short, but are they have no choice but to accept it some were omitted altogether. For the or go without. The people in the first time in living memory "The Ber dicates are honest enough not to pretend vices" had only one reaponder the First that they are in journalism because they Lord of the Admiralty had to be answer have high ideals, or clear policies, or able for all three branches; and the ab strong convictions," or goals of attain sence of the Foreign Secretary made one
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