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BURROUGHS WELLCOME LONDON AND÷SHANGHA
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21st, 1928.
THOMAS HARDY'S
WILL
AN ESTATE OF OVER £91,000.
BEQUEST OF BOOKS TO WESSEX.
DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL
BURNEEL
OFFICER OF THE SAILS ERA.
VETERAN OF MANY MINOR WARS.
Vice Admiral, J. C. Burnell died last month at his residence at
PORTRAIT - OF HIMSELF FOR Twyford. near Winchester, at the
THE NATION.
Mr. Thomas Hardy, the author and poet, of Mas Gate, Dorchester, left existe valued for probate at £1,707 gross, of which the net per sonalty has been sworn at 287,750.
His will isdated August 4th. 1929.
age of 55. He was a fine sesman; most of his service having been) passed in ships which had steam only as an auxiliary, and his re- patation for smartness in handling ships under sail stood very high. He was a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
John Coke Burnell entered the Naval Service in August, 1858, in his 14th wear, having best bora at St. Briave, Gloucestershire, on December 27th, 1942: As a sub- lieutenant of the screw, corvette Tartar, on the China Station, he was present when the Fleet attack- ed and captured the forts at the Straits of Shimonoseki, Japan, on September 4th-6th, 1884, and for his good service on that occasion
He expressed the wish that his remsans should be buried in Stins ford Churchyard, near the grave of his parents; and if possible in the same grave as his firet wile, Emma
To his widow, Frorence Emily hardy, he left £100, his household and personal effects not 'otherwise quenched, the use for life of his residence, Max Gate (with remain der to his eldest child, if any, whom lating as his wife may appoint. and falling such appointment then to his brother Henry and his siater was promoted to lieutenant - on Katharine, or the whole to the aur. November 9th following. He then vivor), an annuity during widow-served in the screw frigate Livers bood of £600 (or a life annuity of
arise."
$300 in the event of ber vemar. Doof, on particular service, and rage), and the income for life from it 1867 joined the Rattlemake, at gume arising from royalties on screw corvette, flagship on the West- lus books or plays"in the full be. lief that should these furnish o
Coast of Africa of Commodore- superfluity beyond her wants she William Dowell, OB. In 1871, the wilt deal with the same as may be latter officer, on being appointed best in such circumstances as may captain of the battleship Hercules in the Channel Squadron, took Burnell with him as his first lieu tenant, where they served together until December, 1873, when Burnell obtained his first independent com- mand, that of the paddle-vessel datelupe in the Mediterranean. Here he remained until 1877, în which year he was promoted to commander.
To the National Gallery, or the National Portrait Gallery, Mr. Hardy left his portrait in oil by Walter Outer, R.A., and "any one or more besies of my portraits in oils or otherwise as the directors of either gallery may eelect." To the Dorset County Museum he left a complete set of the Wessex edition of its books (unless he had already made such gift)...
Unpublished MSS.
Mr. Hardy left all his unpublish- After a few months in the screw ed MISS., papers, letters or docu ments of a literary character to his
corvette Boudiera, he was appoint- literary executors, leaving it toed in November, 1670, to the Agin- their absolute discretion (after con court. fagship as Second-in-Com- sidering any metructions he may mand in the Channel Squadron of have left) to decide which may be Rear-Admirals Leveson Somerset published after his death. He re
ommended his literary executors and the Hop Henry Carr Glya. (if he had not already done so) to Of this vessel, Lord Jellicoe was present one of his MSS, to too Library of Magdalene College, Cam- the junior lieutenant in 1891-2 bridge. He further requested them Burnell was commander of the to cause to be published at a rén Agincourt during the Egyptian sonable price an edition of his co-War of 1882, and was awarded for: plete poetical works so that they should be within the reach of poorer his services the Egyptian medal, readers..
the Khedive's bronze star, and the He left to his executors for Third Class of the Order of the presentation to euch of my friends as they will find named in a list Mediidich. Promoted to captain arongst my papers, such books in 1883, he commanded for thres are attached to those names, or in years the screw corvette Calypen, the absence of such-list, such books in the Training Squadron, in and friends as my wife may judge
The residue of his property be left to his children (if any) in equal shares, whom failing for dis- tribution equally between hie wile, his brother Henry, and his sister Katharine or the survivor of them.
HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.
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to have been intended by me for which be made periodical cruises such presentation."
to the West Indies and other pazta In 1880 he was appointed to the Camperdown, where he served as Flag Captain to Anthony Hopkins, Commander-in- Admiral Sir Chief in the. Mediterranean. In April, 1800, exchanged with the Admiral into the Victoria, and thus commanded both the vessels con- cerned in the disastrous collision of three years later, when the Victoria was sunk with the lassi of Admiral Sir George Tryon, 21 1089, Capt. Burnell took charge of officers, and 250 men. In January,
the Dockyard Reserve at Ports mouth, and three years later was appointed Buperintendent of Bheer-RED-HOT IRONS FOR DISEAS- ness Dockyard, where he served an ED SKIN. BOILING OIL FOR til December, 1897. On relinquishing this post he decided to leave the
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Chronic diseases of the skin like Dog! •London...Lixi nome, 2214 buy:: in 1903, both on the retired list. Sery itching eczema, etc., were Maronutile Bezik, A. &B.£381.200 On his retirement he adopted until fairly recent times eradicated country life and, concerned him by use of red-hot irons, just as it P.&O. Bank self with focal affairs and the was the practice to staunch bleed at Arla Hank: duties of county magistrate, Ing in serious wounds with boiling
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WOLFE, CALG., CAPTAIN-8UPLE»¦ INTENDENT OF POLICE]
Chinese Company, TRAINING: PART I Recruits will parade at the Cén trál Police Station on Thursday, March and, and Tuesday, March 97th, for squad drill under Bergeant B. J. Hunt Fall in on each even ing at 5.30p.m. sharp. Dress
Multi.
Flying Squad. Members who have not yet been passed, out of Part I. of Training Course will attend at the Central Police Station Compound at 6.30 p.m. sharp on Thursday, March end, for squad drill under Sergeant B. J. Hunt. There will be no weekly instructional patrol of the,Flying, Squad on this date
Sharpshooters Company.
All members of the Company who have not yet returned their old leather equipment are requested to do so at the earliest moment,
BITLE PRACTICE Preliminary notice is hereby given of the next regular rifle practice which will be held at the Peak Range on Sunday morning April 8th, at 10 am, Members will meet at the Upper Tram Station at 9.43 a.m, as before, Unform optional.
Governor's Inspection.
The inspection by H.E the Governor which was provisionally fixed for: March 29th is postponed: the practice parade suggested for Wednesday, March 21st, is, there, fore, cancelled.
(8gd) LH. C. CALTHROP------
A.ɓ.R., Adjutant. Hong Kong, March 20th, 1928.
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