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THE PROPOSED CHAIR ON RIOLOGY.
SCHOOL FOR CHINESE.
"Mr. Ewok Siu Lau addressed the following letter, dated April 19th, to H.E. The Governor:
that Your Excellency is now hoping YOUR EXCELLENCY,-I understand that money may be raised for the establishment of a Chinese School
WEYMAN.
A DELIGHTFUL HISTORICAL
NOVELIST.
FOR BOYS-OF ALL AGES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S MOENCY.]
LONDON, April 11th. The death 18 announced of Mr.
Stanley Weyman,
of the land and national resources A Chinese boy who got out of his GIFTS TO THE UNIVERSITY, DEATH OF MR. STANLEY as a whole" The Report sees in depth while bathing at Kennedy collective bargaining the right Town was fortunately rescued by method of fixing wages, but it urges
another boy who happened, to be that it is neither practicable nor
rear the placa. However, he was in a very exhausted condition and desirable for th
the State to impose had to be removed to the Govern compulsory arbitration. Nor can itment Civil, Hospital. enforce a fixed minimum, but the
Lot No HS in Demarcation present machinery of collective bar-
District No. 51 together with build- gaining through Trade Beards and Joint industrial Councils should be again put up for auction yesterday ings and messuages thereon WILS improved.
morning at Messrs. Lammert Bros. "More important," continurs Sir The upset price was $8,500 and SAMUEL, "would be
1 wide exten-finding no bidders, the lot was within the University of Hong Kong. [An extraordinarily wide public sion of the principle; of proft drawn for a second time
This is an object that" appeals wit hear with very great regret" of sharing-which becomes 'awnership
strongly to me. I have recently com. the death of Mr. Stanley John
cd therewith as Your Excellency novelists. Mr. Woyman who was A clerk who an
tributed $30,000 to the University to Weyman, one of the most polished be devoted to such purposes connect- and generally popular of English play think best. The Vice-Chancellor born in 1885, was educated at lency has decided to put the $30,000 Oxford, where he took a 2nd clase has informed me that Your Excel-Shrewsbury and Christ Church, aside to accumulate, with its in- in the history honours school, and. terests with a view to the subsequent was called to the bar. It was in establishment of a Chair of Biology. 1890, when he was 38, that Mr. Your Excellency's decision in this Weyman published his first novel, "The House of the Wolfe," and matter meets with my entire AP this was followed, as regular inter- proval, but I feel that I must make anal achitional contribution of $1,000 towards the proposed Univer sity School of Chinese. According- iy. I enclose a cheque for $1,000 and "A Gentleman of France," Under in the sincere hope that the money the Red Hobe," "The Red Cock- which is needed for the command ade, Chippinge," and "Count abis object now in view will be Hannibal" are perhaps the most forthcoming. T
popular. The last named WAJ dramatised and made (Sở) WOK SIU LAU.
an exceed- H.E. The Governor replied:
ingly good fancy costume play. Dear Mr. Kwok SIU. LAU-Very romante period of French history Mr. Weyman specialized in the many thanks for your letter of the stretching from the time of Henry 10th April. I am glad to see that of Navarre to the Revolution. He you approve of the decision to ret knew, his subject thoroughly and aside your generous contribution, of made the $30,000 to accumulate at compound interest in order to provide for the future establishment of a Chair of Biology at the Hong Kong University.
stated
sharing' when the distributed profit occasion was mut to goot for three is re-invested in the business." He months for "rauds in connection then gives an example of one com- with the Education Department pany where the employees own books, was brought up from the £000,000, which is more than half gnol and appeared before Major the property of the concern. Other C. Willson on two further charges points urged by the Report are of a similar nature. The defend- legislation protecting employées ant admitted the offences but that he had requested Mr. D'Almade his solicitor to enter a plea of guilty, but Mr. D'Amada had not done so. He asked for leniency. His Worship imposed a sentence of no additional two months, adding that it the pics had been catered as defendant alleged be had requested it would have made no difference.
from arbitrary dismissal, the dave lopment of transport facilities, electrification," and, "a re-in vigoration of the Savings Bank through a central Board of National Investment.!!
These are sane and moderate pro- posals, but there is much to be said on the other side, and it is dificult to see how any political party can impose profit sharing schemes by
Medical Bath Soap legislation. The fact, however, that
"
95 cts. per Cake.
nearly 300 firms have such schemes suggests that the trend is slightly in that direction and there are means whereby the Government can,
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of
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By Order of the Board,
0. G. COPLEY,
Secretary
Hong Kong. 20th Mar., 1998. [6035
HONG KONG ENGINEERING. & CONSTRUCTION CO., LIMITED.
NOTICE OF MEETING. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the SIXTH ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHARE- HOLDERS of the HONG KONG ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUC. TION COMPANY, LIMITED, will be hold in the Offices of Messrs. SuxwAN, TOMES & Co. St. George's Building, Chater Bord, Hong Kong, on BATUR DAY, the 14rg Day of APRIL, 1908, at 11.00 ... for the purpose of receiv- ing the Report of the Board of Directers and a Statement of Accounts for the ΣΤΑ ended on the 31st DEDEMDEE, 1927, and of electing Directors and Auditors.
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"UNLESS YOU MARRY
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DEFENDANT IN "RED LIGHT " CASE GIVES EVIDENCE.
GETS THREE MONTHS' GAOL.
val of about a year, by the series ordinarily well told stories of which "of exciting, romantic. and extra-
times and characters vivid and alive. In many ways he was a boy's author-in the sense. that Rider Haggard, Dumas and Conan Doyle are boys' writers.
..
It is also a great pleasure to my artificialities of boy's books
One begins reading them when_the to see that you are in full sympathy pal-and one never stops. with the appeal row being made for funds in order to establish 6gure in literature, but his plea Mr. Weyman was not a great permanently, a Chinese School In the University of Hong Kong. -I sant cultured style, his easy man- Unless you marry Fu Chun am grateful to you for the cheque ner of telling a story, his entire cleanness will secure him a public (diamond), you cannot stay in my of 81,000 which you encicae as a house." said Ah Shun to a Chinese share your hope that the money left his special period to write contribution to that fund, and I for many years to come. When ho girl who had ran away from her which is needed for this commend Chippinge, which describes "Re. able object will speedily be forth torm Bill" days in England he ecuring. After all, if thousand achieved what many of his readers does not show signs of increasing Ah Shun, it may be remembered, firms or individuals in this Colony
consider his masterpiece. followed your good example, the
Some years ago Mr. Weyman "retired but his
It is to the National interest. that there should be a revival of the Liberal party. The Conservative party cannot hold office judefinitely and, though the Labour party has expelled the Communist influence it
mistress
་་,"
AMMONIA, responsibility; in fact the influence was held on eevoral charges of full aum necessary for establishing suaded him to come back" and
THE HONG KONG DISPENSARY Established 1841.
[50
of the older, more sober leaders harbouring girls and procuring and endowing such a School would he found he could more than hold"
be obtained.
(SL) C CLEMENTI.
his own with the "super-brilliant" moderns. There will be a demand for his best work long after many a more pretentious high-brow has been forgotten.]
ILLICIT LIQUOR.
BOATMEN LOSE THEIR CRAFT "E. T. RAYMOND" DEAD.
AND CARGO.
__
WELL-KNOWN WRITER AND
in on the wane. With its internal them for immoral purposes. An- A. S. WATSON differences composed, and the in- other man who was her co-defen discretions of its leader tormehow dunt, was last week rentenced to & CO., LTD. carbed, there is no reason why the pine months hard labour by Mr. Liberal party should not revive. It. E. Lindsell at the Central generally does so in times of peace, Magistracy. The charges against and while the Conservative party Ah Shuo occupied severn! hearings, will probably return to power at and yesterday when the care" was the general election
year again before the Court, the charges Liberalism, may very well Oust against her were reduced to one, and that one arose out of her over Labour as the Official Opposition,
A Chinese detective stated that anxiety to marry the run-away he noticed a sampan moving about girl to Diamond. For that ehe in a suspicious manner and called
RuaDY, April 10th. was given threa
upon the crew to stop. His orders months' hard
Mr. Edward Raymond Thompson. were ignored and the sampan was chief editor of the Evening Stan- eeen to make for the shore. At
appeal to the electorate or to be successful in operation. On the other hand, the Liberal Indus- trial Report, published recently in book formi under the of "England's Industrial Future? contains a valuable and solid basis for a policy in full accordance
name
Dext
HE. the Governor is to lay the foundation stone of the new.St. Stephen's College building at Stan- ley to-morrow at 3.30 p(m.
'F
A færst and final dividend of BIRTHS.
with Liberal traditions Sir HEE-827.944 per echt has been declared HARRIMAN-At Ilford, Essex, on
DELT SAMUEL, One of the veterans in the matter of Ng Mia Sau, April 10th, 1928, to Mr. and of the Asquith Cabinet of 1014, deceased, in bankruptcy. Mr G. A. HARRIMAN, a son. enthusiastically supports it, and Sir (Paul).
[6197 RAY-On April 10th. at Reedley HEBERT is looked upon as one
Of the 133 samples examined in
labour.
Some Chinese boatmen had their confiscated before Mr. W. Schofield boate and cargo of illicit liquor at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- day.
JOURNALIST.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)
One of the witnces called was that the men were throwing jars of the pen name of E. T. Raymond ho the same time the detective noticed, dard died suddenly to-day. Under
deat man who called himself a liquor overboard, music and singing instructor. He said that he had been engaged by girls and he gave her several the defendant to teach one of the
lessons. The girl was free to go
The sama Chinese detective while great group picture of political about as she liked and she had dinghy being rowed about in a
on duty at Taikaktsui saw another figures of the last thirty years. The suspicious manner. He called upon
best of his booka is considered to be in a tea shop. She also made a
Occupants ignored his order and trip to Taipo for the same pur after beaching the craft escaped. poéc.
Three jars of wine were found on When this point was made the
the boat.
His Worship ordered both Goate girl did not refute it and Mr. and the wine to be confiscated. Lindsell, held
charge
next detective found that the men portraits. His first book was, "Un On boarding the sampan the Chi- wrote many penetrating political had left the boat and escaped
boat. ashore, but two jars of dutiable censored Celebrities" in which and Chinese spirit was found on the in succeeding volumes he presented
Hall, Burnley, to Mr. and Mrs. I who may do much to construct Hong Kong under the Sale of Food been taking part in a Chinese play them to stop, and once again the his biography of Disraeli.
R. C. S. KAY, & SOY. (6123
a,new Liberalism. The main plank of the party policy judging from Hong Kong Office: 11, Ice House Sir HERBERT SAMUEL's exposition in
Street. London Office: 91, Bride Lanea current review is a big extension,
Fleet Street, E.C. 4
The
*
Baily Press.
and Drugs Ordinance during the last qua.ter all were genuine.
The usual dinner dance in the in all branches of industry, of the roof garden of the Hong Kong principle of profit sharing by Hotel will be held this (Thursday)
dress.masters and employees. The policy evening in the dining room (first
has the advantage of crystallising | foor). into the slogan "popular owner: ship" which may very well catch
EONG Kone, Aral 12TH, 1928.
LIBERAL PARTY POLICY.
want
that
of harbouring that particular girl could be sustained.
Further evidence was then called and one by one the charges were withdrawn against the defendant the facts with regard to the girl until the proceedings came down to
NINE. SERVANTS CLAIM FOR WAGES.
CASE AGAINST ST. FRANCIS HOTEL PROPRIETRESS.
He was for two years Editor of the Japan Gazette.
A BAD DAY FOR OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
HEAVY FINES INFLICTED.
Two Chineso. coolies and a pas enger from the as Kinshan were
The appointments of Dr. W. B. the imagination of many people A Moore and Dr. J. T. Smalley to dissatisfied alike with the nationali act as Director and Deputy Direcwho hadron away from her mis- comprised the staff of the S charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell.
to commit
PUBLIC AUCTION,
Nine servams who until recently ing of industry proposed by the tor of Medical & Sanitary Services DARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS THE SCarch of the Liberal Party for Socialist party and the comparative respectively are: gazettedi
the Sale by Public Anction to
The defendant declared that the R. E Lindsell at the Central day with being in possession of
Francis Hotel appeared before Mr. at the Central Magistracy yester be held on MONDAY, the 6TH DAY OF a political programme distinct from laisser faire of the Conservatives,"
girl had come to her for employ Magistracy. All of them made APRIL 1998,
928, at 3 ... at the Office anything that either the Consor which is content with promoting
ment saying that she had been claims for wages against Mra. F. E. some 51 tzels of prepared opium. of the Public Works Department, by
It is notified in the Gazette, that she would not return home. Defen- the Hotel,
beaten by her mistress and that Cameron, the late proprietress of Order of His EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, Vativo or the Labour Party have to peace between employers and cm the names of the Honshing Merdant tried to send her away, but
The passenger arrived by the s.. of Hong Kong, offer has been compared to the raployees and then leaving them to cantile Company, Lid, the Union the girl threatened
Addressing the group of com- Kunshan carrying a black suit-case come to their own arrangements. Printing Co., Ltd., and The Yes that she would be allowed to stay at the last hearing, that owing to
suicide. quirement of the poet, who began an
The defendant then aid Plants the Magistrate said: "I and stated that he had nothing to took the trouble to explain to you declare, Suspicion, however, was epic with the lines.
Among the proposals are the founda Cheong Hing Co., Ltd. have been on condition that she got married tion of an Institute of Management, struck off the register of companies.
to Diamond."
A diepute between Mrs. Cameron aroused by the depth of the "I want a hero, an uncommon
Mr. Lindsell questioned her right who was summoned, and another and a penknife was inserted and with certain definite functions,
to force the girl to marry Dj Party, your ches would have to be "When every year and month through the joint action of the
when withdrawn was smeared with sends forth a new one, State, the industrialists and the
Magistrate imposed sentence to give a satisfactory answer, the Parently one of you has engaged a opium. The two coolfes in attend- mond" and when defendant failed put over. I told you that, at ap
solicitor, instructing him that you There is at present a plethora Labour organisations. It is easen-
stated.
were told to go away from Court ance were also arrested,- of associations and brilliant intial," mys Sir SAMUEL" to probe
without being given any expiana- At the court. yesterday the Re- tion." dividuals full of plans for the the causes of discontent and, so far
WEATHER REPORT. betterment of mankind, but none as may be, to remove them. The
an has been sufficiently substantial worker feels that he does not receive
Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast and remarks, issued by the to appeal to a great party whose a fair share of the product of in-
soyal Observatory at 6.50 p.m., ident and principles fave been dustry. He has no proper status; day at the Queen's Theatre offers tween Shanghai and Nagasaki, solicitor with whom he had agreed months hard labour was-imposed.
The topical gazette showing to- stated:
His Worship retorted that one of found guilty and a fine of $4,000 The anti-cyclone central be- the complainants had engaged with an alternative of eight. largely adopted by more successful his livelihood is precarious; ho is some beautiful glimpses of Liver Light variable winds may be ex- to put the case over till the next rivals. Mr. LLOYD GEORGE', great the chief sufferer from the inade.pe and the River Mersey inted along the 8.E coast. of week. The Magistrate later added searched on arriving from Canton Two other Chinese who when land scheme has been quietly quats equipment of the country, colour. An interesting feature of China and moderate monsoon over that he did not feel disposed to on the us. Tuet On were found rejected as too expensive, too in housing, urban conditions, the same gazetic is a sebre duel Local Forecast:-E or variable made fake statements to the soll also found guilty and fines of the China Sea, peladas de p help the complainants as they had to be in possession of opium, were socialistic and too elaborate to1 facilities for education, in the usa partly filmed in slow motion, winds, fine to cloudy.
$3,000 each were imposed.
No. of Bale.
Pillar Teläed, off Gin Marine Lot No. 3.
Registry No:
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Locality.
Boundary
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meals,
As per
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Contents i
ងររួមរឹត 1
Annual
Rental
200,000 480
(6129
* Upset Price
·9,000
the after-dinner dance given by the There was a good attendance at
St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club last night at the Hotel Savoy, and every person present, had a very joyable time. The music was by the Titama Melodians.
One of the servants stated tha: venue. Offer applied for permia- be understood that there was to be sion to withdraw the charge against an adjournment, while the others
denied that they had engaged the two coolies. This was granted.
solicitez ishin retoried that one The owner of the suit-caso Was
ctor: