HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.
TRAGIC END TO DEATH OF MR. K. C. LAU. A YUNNANFU NEWS
MOTOR RIDE.
MISS MCNEILLIE BURIED
YESTERDAY.
LARGE NUMBER OF FRIENDS
PAY LAST RESPECTS.
POPULAR CHINESE "RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY.
LETTER.
FUNERAL OF MURDER VICTIMS.
One of the most prominent mem
Mr. bors of the Chinese community, K. Ú. Lau, passed away yesterday [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] morning at the French Hospital, following a short illness.
The late Mr. Lau was well-known The funeral took place at Happy
both business and sporting Valley last evening, of Miss Nancy in McNeillie, who met her death under circles, and the news of his death, tragio circumstances on Monday, after an operation for, appendicitis and the large number of people who in the French Hospital, came as were present at the obsequies was a big shock to his large circle of testimony of the high cateem in friends.
Mr. Jau was a very well-known which the deceased was held by Jarge circle of friends in the Colony. Bgure on the local race course. He Miss McNeillie was motoring with was the joint owner with Mr. H. C. Mr. Eric. Himsworth along Bassoon Lee of the "Duke" stable and Road, Pokfulam,, about 4.30 p.m. among their racing success was tho on Monday when the car (an winning of the Maiden Stakes by Austin) suddenly plunged over the Duke of Chantilly in 1999, embankment, and toppled some sixty feet before it came to a stop. Both sccupants were thrown out. Miss MoNeillic was picked up in
The deceased was the managing director of the China Land Invest
cht Company and was also con- nected with a wealthy firm of rice
the
and
KWANGTUNG SILK
INDUSTRY.!
EXPORTS SHOW MARKED DECREASE.
KWANGSI PEACE RESTORATION.
NEGOTIATIONS STILL
GOING ON..
[Post Op WN CORITAPONDENT.)
CANTON, April 7.
reduced from
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, April 7. That the silk industry in Kwarig- YUSNANEU, March 28,
In accordance with instructions tung is on the decline is indicated On Thursday, March 2
in the extremely small number of from Naiking, the monthly military funeral of Mrs. Dalas White bales exported from Canton during expenditure of the 8th Military Mrs. Claude Miller was held at the preening month. As compar Route under General Chen Tani ed with the 4,540 bales exported the Methodist Church. Rev. Chan. during March, 1928, and the 277 Tong has been Hicks, of the Methodist Mission, during the same month of last year, $4,900,000 to $3,500,000 since the conducted the services at the the number of bales exported beginning of last month. This church and at the British-American during last month was only 1,120.
Of this, England consumed og forms the first retrenchment in cemetery. A very large crowd from bales, France 440, and the United military expenses for the upkeep all the foreign groups as well as States 700. The prices, too, have and maintenance of the Kwangtung provincial army. With the restora- Chinese were in attendance, show-registered a marked decrense, being
Through the Bureau for the Imtion of peace in Kwangsi in sight, ing the wide sympathy of the whole on the average about $760. community for the stricken families.provement of Sericulture in Kwang-Nanking hopes to bring the month.
These ladies were killed with an tung, the Government is trying axe while sleeping. Their husbands wore away from home and had been gone for ten weeks on an itinerat ing trip to Western Yuanna in the interests of the Seventh Day Ad-
an unconscious condition and Mr. merchants, the Kung Yuen Hong of ventist Mission. The bodies of the Himsworth escaped with compara-Hong Kong and Indo-Ching. He victims were found Monday morn tively minor injuries: Both were took a special interest in the re-
teacher when he arrived for the rushed to the Government Civil construction of the King Edwarding, March 10, by their Chinese
hard to check this decadence in the dy military expenses for Kwang silk industry through the introduc- tung to 82,800,000 eventually, or a tion of modern scientific methods little less than one half of what they havo been. This programme, in production and better advertise.
for retrenchment will be carried ment amongst foreign consumers.
out gradually. Much, however, will
BOXER INDEMNITY depend upon the situation in
FUNDS.
*
Kwangsi which, in spite of the strong and well-meant efforts of General Chon Tsai Tong, General
Hospital where the unfortunate Hotel, whict is now known as Chung regular daily lesson. Mr. White TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS | Wong Shao Hung, the newly-ap-|
Tin, Bajlding,
The inte dir. Lau was unmarried. Much sympathy will be felt for his relatives in the loss they have had to sustain. The funeral takes place this afternoon, commencing at 3 p.m. from the French Hospital.
girl died shortly after admission.
Misc McNeillie was na extremely popular young Indy, possessing charming disposition and she was greatly admired by all who enjoyed her friendship. A very keen sports- woman, she was honorary secretary
and Mrs. J. Russell Meg and and a playing members of the Hong Ellen, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Bird and Kong Ladies' Hockey, Club for Frank, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wotber- whom she turned out regularly in spoon, Mr. and Mrs. G. McLeod and the first eleven. She was also a family, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Keok, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Duck, Mr. and very enthusiastic member of the Mrs. A. Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Bab- Reel Club, whilst as a pianist, sbe bage, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Chapana
and family, Mr. and Mrs. often figured in local concerts, Harrop, Mr. and Mrs. M. As a result of her death, the O'Connor, Mr. and Mrs. C. Colony's younger set has lost one Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Barclay, of its most charming members. Sho Mr. and Mrs. J. Gardiner, Mr. and will be greatly missed by all her Mrs. D. Young, Mr. and Mrs. J. 9. friends and colleaguon at the Asiatic Dinnon, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Fraser Petroleum Company and the utmost and family, Mr. and Mrs. E, Moore, sympathy will be fult for the Mr. and Mrs. A Macindoe, Mr parents and other members of the and Mrs. Sloan and family, Mr. and Jamily in their sad bereavement.
and Bell.
THE FUNERAL.
Those Present,
the
and Mr. Miller were summoned to come by double singer and arrived the following Saturday afternoon,
The Chinese teacher notified the American Consul, who called on
other Americans and the police for help. Mrs. White was dead when found. Mrs. Miller was still show ing signs of life although she passed away in the CM.S. Mission Hos- pital before night.
The police immediately got on the trial of the murderers and in A short time had apprehended three. According to their tale the ring leader is still at large. The police detectives are now seeking this one, who is reported to be in his native place two days from here. To date he has not been taken.
A Criminal Gang.
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TO KWANGTUNG.
FYROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CANTON, April 7. Of the Boxer Indemnity Funds
pointed Rehabilitation Commis- aloner for Kwangsi, and others, is still uncertain. General Wong le still in Hong Kong and does not know, when, or if ever, he can leave which the British Government is for big native province to assume returning to China, Kwangtung has control of the provincial adminis- been apportioned about $20,000,000 tration under Nanking. Negotin- be entrusted to the Kwangtung the greater part of this sum will tions have been constantly going vention of floods by the construc- Chang Fat Fai, Pei Chung Hai, Li Board of Conservancy for the pre-on for the past several months with tion of dykes and deepening of Taung Jen and other leaders in rivers. A portion of the money Kwangsi for a restoration of peace, will be used for the development of Whampoa into a world port in but so far no definite arrangements accordance with the suggestions of have been made along this direc the late Dr. Sun Yat Sen as con
Development tained in his book entitled, "The tion, as most of these leaders are
still hostile to Nanking. International
China,"
KWANGTUNG. PROVINCE
INSPECTION.
of
GENERAL CHEN MING SHU STARTS THIS WEEK-END,
k*ནོན།
CHINESE MERCHANT'S
ESTATE.
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION GRANTED.
General How Pui Nun, formerly of the 4th Army under Chang Fat Fui, who capitulated to the side of Nanking, has been doing most of the work in connection with this Mrs. W. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. G.
peace, movement for Kwangsi. In 8. Rodger, Mr. and Mrs. Morrison,
response to the request of General Mr. and Mrs. J. Moodie, Mr, and
The killing followed a long period
Oben Tsai Tong and General Wong The funeral took place at the Mrs. C. H. Summers, Mr. and Mrs.
Shao Hung, he came to Canton Protestant Cemetery, Rev. J. McCormack und Mrs. Ogilvie, of unsatisfactory relations with a
from Wuchow, yesterday morning Powell officiating at the graveside. Mr. and Mrs. Cunninghaun and Ina, group of employees, servants and
for a conference with the local (Wah Tez Fat Pan) There was a very large attendance Mr. and Mrs. T. H. R. Shaw, Mr. others given work by the Mission.
authorities. He expects to leve und by the time the hearse passed and Mrs. A. Chapman, Mr. and
CANTON, April 7 here for Hong Kong for a confer. the Monument, it was covered with Mrs. G. H. White, Mr. and Mrs. A short time before the murders the
General Chen Ming Shu, the Civil ence with General Wong Shao or next hundreds of wreaths. Immediately J. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. G. Ger-ladies had taken the responsibility,
in the absence of their husbands, Governor of Canton, is making ar-Hung either to-morrow behind the cortège were the father rard.
rangements for carrying out an in-day. and brother (chief mourners), while Capt. and Mrs. Kettlefell, Mr.
the West River There has been no fighting in the pall-bearers
Messrs. and Mrs. J. Laing, Mr. and Mrs. of discharging the whole gang rape to fe of were Meffan, Bell, Atwell, Kerr, Currie Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. B. Gow. Revenge was manifestly the motive districts and, if possible, of the Kwangsi during the past several Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Walmsley, Mr of the crime as the house had not whole province with a view to months, the opposing armies mere. ly maintaining their own respective and Mrs W. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. Tally, Mr. and Mrs. Grimes been robbed during the night of the improving local administrations.
He will probably start his jour-positions. Both, however, are in n and will be state of preparedness, and each is Others present were: Mr. and and Muriel, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.crime.
There is no anti-foreign feeling "cy this week-end Mrs. J. J. Whyte, Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan and family, Mr. and
the other may make. Cunninghaun, Mr. and Mrs. M. Mrs. W. Kerr, Mr. and Mrs, W. R. as such here at present and it has accompanied by a number of Provigilantly watching every movement It is learned that the Kwangsi- Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. W, Wother-Oswald, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Taylor, been quiet for a long time. It had vincial Government leaders,
*Ironside coalition is not in the spoon, Mr. and Mrs. S. Amory, Mr. Mr. and Mra J. J. White, Me, and nothing whatever to do with the
icast satisfied with the terms which and Mrs, C Summers, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Polson, Mr. and Mrs. recent changes, in the Provincial
Nanking wanted to impose as a Mrs. G. McLeod and John McLeod, Seath, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Atwell, Government. It seems just a case
basis for settlement. These, among Roy, and Mrs. E. G. Powell, Mr.Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bell, Mr. and of unfortunate use of criminals as
other things, call for a complete and Mr. J. Dalziel, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. N. Drummond, Rev. and Mrs. personal and mission helpers, an-
reorganization of the forces of B. Muir, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mitchell, J. Horace Johoston, Mr. and Mrs. known, of course to the foreigners Mr. and Mrs. J. T.. Lacey, Mr. and J. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Sher. until the cruel deed came
Kwangsi, which is tantamount to n break-up of the once glorious Mrs. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. C. Cvall, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hillyer, terrible climax to general misbe Hickling, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ramsay, Mr.haviour.
Hong Kong estate_worth $25,000 | Kwangsi clique and the "Ironside" Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. J. Laing. And Mra. B. Wylie, Mr. and Mrs.
was left by Hung Hoo Chi, ali unit. Mrs. J. Sloan, Mrs. McAlpino, A. B. Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs, R. C
Hung Chak Lam, olida Hang King Mrs. J Mitchell, Miss J. Wiryte, Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. S. Boulton
Sin Tong, alias Hung Wing Fook Miss Wallace, Miss Bell, Miss and Miss Boulton, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lammert, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Tong, aliae Hung Sau Chun Tong, Finley,
Messrs. H. Hall, N. Currie, N.Jinnie, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wilson,
who died in October last at 41. Po Drummond, J. MacPherson, J, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Hyde and
Tuck Street. He was the managing partner of the Ying Cheong Wo Ferguson, T. Barker, C. C. Nelsou, family, J. C. Chapman, A. H. R. Phillipa,
Letters of administration with M. O'Brien, D. Gow, J. Palson, J. Meffan, W. D. Bell, N. S. Ellis, J. Russell, D. Young, G. Gerrard, M. C. Ferguson, D. M. MacDougall, but they were deposed and ap- the will annexed have been grant- Mafan, F. Souter, C. B. Matthews, J. L. MacPherson, L Whant, Sparently have loft. the province.ed to Mr. J. H. Beth and Mr. S. H. Hume, W.. Bell, W. Kerr, A. T. Hope, J. A. Watson, C. B. Mat- General Lang Yun, the Chairman H, Rogs, who are guardians of a up before Mr. Schofield for hearing Hamilton, W. Brown, J. A. Watson, thews, N. Drummond, jor. E. Allen, of the Provincial Government Com- minor elected by the executor A Central Magistracy yesterday. W. Weir,
G. Puncheon, Ng Tai Cheong, Amittee, when he beard of the action named in the will, Hung His The first case concerned Ho Shat J. McCormack, A. Young, D. Spiers, M. F. Key, J, Basto, B. K. Duncan, M. F. Key, of his generals, left the city himself Kwan, alios Hung Sheung Kam, of the Po Hiog Theatro, who Wattic, R. B. Bell, E. R. Davey, J. E. Hanson and Connie, E. and started for Chaotung, his aliar. Hung Sheung KaB Tong, son was fined as for riding his motor- N. Drummond, jar., J, Gardner, P. Dovey, T. P. Saunderson, R. A native place. When the protesting of testator, residing at 86, Bonham eyele combination at the rate of 25 ph. along Queen's Road, West. W. Ramsay, F. J. Shervall, B. E. Ferguson, W. H. Bell, W. Bell, jar, group heard that he had left they
He was also charged with having the "ent out" of his silencer open, Fielder, T. Swann, C. W. E. Bishop, L R. Duncan and Miss A. E de sent a message by neroplane, sek- R. K. Duncan, W. Bell, jr., K. M. D. Dyer, W. Robertson, N. Mincing him to return by all means and
thereby causing a disturbance, and Kewon, D. Walmsley, W. Crichton, Arthur, G. T. May, S. A. Runjahu, pledging him their support. He re-
on this count a further fine of 85 was imposed. II. M. MacTavish and H. L. F. J. S. MacLaren, Mr. D. K. Blair turned in a very short time and and the Misses Blair, Mrs. C. W. E everything was done quietly to re- Ewin.
Floral Tributes.
Bishop, Mrs. K. W. Maurice-Jones, store the normal functioning of Mrs. M. Steel, Botty and Audrey, the local government. No incon!
Stray dogs captured by the From Mother and Fatmer, Aleo Madame E. Lemaire, Mrs. G. Vvenience was caused to any anc, and Aunt, Gertie and Fred, Betty, Stubbings and Eileen, Mrs. J. though for a short time it was font police are now taken to Kennely Jenny, In, Froda, Daphne and Dalziel and Joan..
ed that fighting might occur. It is Town Kennels and if not claimed Maurice, Rhexie, Jo, Nan and Eunice and Eileen de Biere, Missot clear yet, whether all demands are destroyed after a few days in Cathie, Maurico, Muriel and Norn, Adair, Miss A. E. E. Steele, Miss of the military leaders were met terval.
As a result of negotiation be 1s, Betty and Norman, Susie and McArthur, Miss L W. Butler, Miss or not, but at any rate the people Alec, Jovce and Edna, Bertie, Betty Westland and Miss Korr. Eileen generally feel that the crisis is past.tween the S.P.C.A and the Inspec fined $20 when charged with speed- tor General of Police such animalsing along Stubba Road white au- other publie car driver was fined and Nelly, Jenny and Malcolm, "to Bliss, Evelyn O'Hagan, Marjorie
will in future be collected by an
$5 for driving his vehicle through Inspector of the BPCA and taken! to the Dogs Home at Waterloo Lee House Street, which is closed
for trafic. Road, Mongkok.
POLITICAL CRISIS PASSES.
Recently the four generals of the provincial army decided to protest against certain of the Government officinis. They withdrew to Yiliang for conference and took with them A.E.H." J. T. Lacey, two of those they considered most firm, 86, Bonham Strand,
undesirable. Their lives were spared
Mr. and Mrs. W. Weir, Mr. and Lawson, Catherine D. Croather,
His doar teacher..
Bird Evelyn M. Gray, Winifred
From the Girls of the "A.P.C.".
Mrs. H. M. McTavish, Mr. and Mrs. Winifrede Sutton,
W. J. Rattey, Mr. and Mrs. G. A.
Burn, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bunje, European Staff Accounts Dept.,
.*
NANKING DELEGATE
ARRIVES.
On Monday, March 23, Wang Pai
Strand.
REPRIEVE FOR STRAY DOGS.
*
TRAFFIC SUMMONSES.
SEVERAL CASES AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
A batch of trallic nummonses came
::
In the second case, Miss M. Leo was fined $3 because the number plate on her car was obscured by the bumper, which was stated to bave been fitted after the licence. plate was put on.
The driver of a public car was
Mr. F... Zimmern figured no defendant in the last case. Inspec tor C. F. Alexander, who appear
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Fielder, Mr. A.P.C., Chinese colleagues, Sales Ling, of the Nanking Central Com and Mrs. People, Mr. and Mrs. B. Dept., A.P.O., The Hong Kong mitteo, arrived as official delegato Gray, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. An- Ladies' Hockey Club, The Hong from the National Government to Haiphong and at the Yunnan-Indo-ed for the prosecution, said that Mr. Zimmern was riding his motor Yunnan,
Hie arrival was after the China border. drews, Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Powell, Kong Hockey Club, K.B.S.F.P.A.,
cycle along Caine Road and so engrossed was he in a conversation Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Kinnaird, Mr. Ladies Hockey Section, Club de slight shake-up of the week before
THE EXCHANGE."
with his pillion rider that he tail- and Mrs. J. C. Jeffreys, Betty and Recreio, Ladice Hockey Section, and outwardly at least all differ
between Poggy, Mr. and Mrs. T. Young Teachers and scholars, Quarry Bay encas had been-composed. It is
Yunnan ed to observe the point duty police. Mr. and Mrs, Amery, Capt. and Sunday School, Sunday Schools of thought that his visit has nothing Exchange as Mes-Groundwater and family, Mr. Unian Church, the London Mis- to do with what had happened a few currency and Hong Kong dollars man's cigus) which was against and Mrs. A. T. Hamilton, Mr. and sionary Society, the Members of the days before his coming, Mr. Wang has recently improved a bit in him. Inspector Alexander added MG Stervall and family, Choir, St. Andrew's Club, the Reel ras been in Yunnanfu before as favour of Yunnan notes. At the that he was approaching in the Mr. and Mrs. J. Wattie, Mr. and Club, Hong Kong Football Club, delegato from Nanking and he him-peak a few months ago ono Hong opposite direction and if he had not Mrs. G Henderson, Mr. and Ms. Taikoo Club, Taikoo Mess, Taikoo self is a former Yunnan man He Kong dollar was equal to nearly stopped, an accident would have Fred Clemo, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Dockyard And Engineering Co., was necompanied by a staff of seven aine Yunnan dollars. Now the rate resulted. Short, Mr. and Mrs. McIntosk, Mr. Superintendent's Dept., China S.N. or eight. Local Government and is about six-fifty. Whether this is Kanturking that it was a. and Mrs Booker and family, Mr. Co and Teachers and Scholars, party representatives met him at just a temporary improvement is not offence, Mr., Schoteld imposed a
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