FAREWELL PARTY TO REV. A. D. STEWART ·
HAPPY GATHERING AT CATHEDRAL HALL
TRIBUTES PAID FOR GOOD
LIFE'S WORK
The Rev. A. D. Stewart who is shortly leaving the Colony to become Vicar of New Barnet, after having been here for over twenty-eight years, was entertained by the Cathedral Council yesterday, when presentations in the form of a mountod photograph of Hong Kong and a che que were made to him.
Eloquent tributes to his good work were paid by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, the Rev. N. V. Halward and the Rev. W. Walton Rogers. In his reply the Rev. Stewart recalled many happy memories.
There was a fairly large gathering present, among them were noticed Lady Pollock," the acting Chief Justice (Mr. J. R. Wood) and Mrs. Wood, Major and Mrs. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Rev. G. K., Carpenter, Rev. Walde grave, Mr. B. A. C. Hallowes and Mr. W. Schofield,
HAPPY MEMORIES RECALLED
Rev. Halward
Rev. Rogers
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY" 14, 1933
AILY PRO
PASSING OF OLD H.K. RESIDENT
Mrs. S. Abbas
The death occurred last nighteat her residence, 216 Wanchai Roud, of Mrs. Sheik Abbas, the oldest mem ber of the local Indian community,
Mrs. Abba's was 90 years of age, and was born in Hong Kong in 1843, two years after the Colony was ceded to the British and is thus one of the oldest residents of
Hong Kong.
Mrs. Abbas enjoyed the esteem and friendship of the whole Indian community for many years. She had en in indifferent health for
DEATH OF WELL-
KNOWN PLAY- WRIGHT
RELATIVE OF LOCAL
RESIDENT
We much regret to announce that news has recently been receive ed in the colony of the death in England after a painful illness of Mr. Clifford Mills the well-known playwright, Mrs. Clifford Mills, the mother of Mra, Rex Shilling. The deceased is survived by a ton who, with her husband Major large family, there being over sixty Shillington. Itoyal Army Ordinance Comps, is at present residing in the children and grand children and a number of great grand children. colony, she was the author of some Her surviving sons include Mr. A.
very successful plays "The Luck of R. Abbas of the Hong Kong and
The Navy," "The Man from Hong. Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com-kong" and "Where The Rainbow pany. Mr. A. H. Abbas of the Hong Ends being particularly well- Kong Club, and Mr. A. Abbas of known. It was the latter play, her Mesars Lowe, Bingham and Mat-
first effort and written in collabora thows.
tion with Reginald Owen, the actor, which brought fame to Mrs. Mills, and little did the playwright think when writing this fairy play to amuse her little daughter (now Mta. Shillington) during an illness, that it would be given during the Christmas season for twenty one successive years with a prospect of repetition for another twenty one year to come delighting hundreds and thousands of British children. "Where The Rainbow Ends". has been seen by over ten millions of children and grown-ups in London and the Provinces since it was produced in 1911, and appropriate that I should take the first chair at this meating, because everywhere it has been hailed still in the Colony who were pre-plays." am one of the very few Europeans the "best of the children's
like Grown-ups sent at the meeting at the Thea- tre Royal in 1885 about what was
sacre. Over half a doren mis-
the past two years and her passing came as no surprise to her many friends, with whom we join in ex- tending our deep sympathy to her family.
IF
The funeral takes place to-day at 3.30 p.
In reviewing the Rev. Stewartej In eulogising the good work activities here, the Rev. N. V done by Mr. Stewart, the Rev. W. Halward said-An hour or so Walton Rogers said:-Like all ago I spent a short but very in good men and true he does not work or teresting time in delving into the hike to hear his own old Record of Services Books be- himself praised, but I am afraid longing to St. John's Cathedral. this afternoon Mr. Stewart must then known as the Kuching Mappeals to the love of all that is
just go through with it. It was
As I caught glimpses of auch
even more
ie
it
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RETURN FROM CHINA
LONDON, June 99. H.M.S. Vindictive, Captain A, J. Robertson, MV.O., is expected at Plymouth today on her return from the China Station with relieved officers and men from amali craft on that station. The Vindictive was brought forward from the re- serve for this cruise in February. She will go on to Portsmouth to
on Tuesday, morrow Sheerness where she is to pay off into the and Chatham
Wednesday,
reserve, at-standard notice.
I
FLEET RECREATION
The half-yearly report of the R.N. and M. Sports Control Board to March 31, 1933, states that hte following grants have been made to assist in providing recreational facilities: £50 as the Navy's share towards the construc- tion of a squish racket court at the Ohemical Warfare School, Salisbury: £300 for renovating the athletic track and football ground at the R.N. Barracks, Portsmouth; £50 for recreational facilities' on the Yangtaze; £80 for reproduc. tion of a handbook on loudspeaker sets, including sound film appara- tus; £60 to H.M.S. Ganges towards the Cost of renovating boys': grounds; and £100 to the recrea tion club at Rosyth towards repairs. to club buildings. 'In addition, free gifts of recreational gear to the value of £181 have been made to about 30 ships; a number of loans have been made to ships, re-
names as Bishop Hoare, Bishop in the year 1905 that be first came sionaries, including Mr. Stewart's which we cherish no matter what payable by instalments, including
pro.
than children, as
best in our Race, those idcula
our politice or pur social position. 950 to the Malta Polo Club for the purchase of a tractor; and sports sands of Britishers and bringing een ordered and purchased by the "Apart from giving joy to thou-gear to the value of over £1,889 has fame to its author, this play has Board for ships on repayment. many prominent people in also been the stepping off stone of dramatic world who took part in the earlier productions. Amongst these people is Noel Coward.
the
TRAINING AND STAFF
DUTIES
Lander, the Rev. F. G. Johnson, to Hong Kong. He could not help father and mother and two child the Rev, A. J. Stevens, the Rev. being a missionary. It was in his P. Jenkins, Archdeacon Bannister, blood. His parents, as you know, I heard Bishop Lander referring ren were killed. In this meeting the Rev. T. H. France, the Rev. literally gave. ар their livea A. D. Stewart and many others, for China and Chinese
to those who have been killed as several thoughts passed through my ple, and I have myself met three There was a great reign of public many of his personal friends mind. First I thought of the de-of his brothers and two of his sis indignation. Mrs. E. W. L. Mar voted service which has so many tera engaged in the same self deny tin who was then a girl of ten times been given ungradgingly in ing work in Hong Kong and in years through her pluck saved two the past to the Cathedral by clergy China. You have heard that his
The vacancy. which occurred of the Church Missionary Society, activities were not not limited to of her brothers. I came into con- Naval and Army Padres and others. his missionary work. He was ever tact with the Stewart family when
To commemorate the twenty first recently in the post of Director of As it was twenty years ago Fo it ready to lend a hand. when. I met Mr. Stewart himself at the year of the play's production, dur-Training and Staff Duties Division has been this year.
ing the latter end of last year by the departure of Captain J. 8. Without the ever it
asked WAS
for. We old premises of the Missions to
M. Ritchie command the aircraft. St. generous assistance which has been at
Andrew's
"The Rainbow League" was form- the have quits Seaman near
Star Ferry, given me it would have been most recently acknowledged what he Kowloon. It was the custom ed to carry out the ideals, of the carrier Furious will be filled by the difficult to carry on during the bas done for us. Mr. Stewart's those days for the Chaplain to play in practical form. It is, as preferment of the senior Deputy Dean's absence. Before I leave the main work, AN most of you no Seamen to hold periodical concerts its name would imply, a League of Director, Captain G. S. Arbuthnot, past with its record it may in doubt know, has been the building during the winter. During these Hope for the Youth of the British D.8.0., Captain F. N. Attwood terest you to know that Mr. up of that great institution which concerts a religious address was Empire. It is to help all organisa- moves up to be senior Deputy Stewart arrived in this Colony on
18 well known throughout the given. I remember at one meeting tions connected with the welfare of Director in place of Captain Ar neceraber 11 1903, and on Christ Colony-the St. Paul's College. It in 1906 the Rov. Mr. France an youth, and to endow "Rainbow" buthnot, and in his place Captain mas Day of the same yaar cele. owes its life to him. He has built nouncing 'I now call upon MG beds in the Children's Hospitals.
D. B. Fisher, O.B.E., who brated at the Holy Communion it up from nothing. I remember Arthur Stewart to address you.'
promoted at the New Year, will Service at 7.30 a.m. is the Cathe when I first came out in 1909 that remember very distinctly not
join the Division on August I as the junior Deputy Director,
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us which was, you may
Wonderful Work.
ona
lented mother.
LAD BADLY INJURED
IN STAUNTON STREET EXPLOSION
Captain Arbuthnot, son of the served in the North Sea through- late Admiral C. R Arbuthnot,
tive officer in the cruisers Amic- thyst.. Inconstant, and Danae, The Amethyst flew the broad pen. nant of Cominodore R. Y. Tyrwhitt at Harwich, the Inconstant was. present at Jutland, and the Danae was also in the Harwich Force. Captain Arbuthnot was awarded the D.S.O. in June, 1919, for his services in the Inconstant, which was in the Squadron which first obtained contact with the energy forces. Since his promotion to Captain in 100 he has commanded the cruiser Suffolk in China and has served on the Ordinance Com-I mittee at Woolwich.
It will be seen that a wonderful dral. He prenched his first ser. it used to be known as "one only the text but the general effect from the writing of "Where The amount of good has been derived mon in the Cathedral at the morn-man show." But no one can say of the address Mr. Stewart' then Rainbow Ends, and we feel Bure ing service on December 31, 1905. that about it now. It was just gave
After the disastrous typhoon of after the and death of Bishop imagine as with all his addressing public will go out to Mrs. that the sympathy of the Hong September 18 1906 in which amongst Hoare that the training class for full of faith and full of spiritan Shillington in the loss of her ta.out the War as gunnery and execu- many others, Bishop Hoare lost Catechists was moved up to Can-insight. his life, the Record Book shows ton, and Mr. Stewart, knowing" that Mr. Stewart preached in the the demand for Anglo-Chinese Cathedral regularly every Bunday education founded the present St. The next occasion I came into for three months. In 1908 Mr. Paul's College. It was very dif- contact with Mr. Stewart Was Johnson apparently took a holiday ferent indeed in the old days from about ten years later when during June and July and this what it is now. The school has winter Bishop Lander asked me time Mr. Stewart was in charge now more than 350 students, and to give away the prizes, and that and preached regularly during there is a large hostel which has evening announced that his daugh those two months. During the suc
45 students. All that work haster had just become engaged to ceeding years one finds his name been due to the faith and courage Mr. Stewart. Since then we have very frequently in the Record and untiring labours off one in constantly had before as the won- Books, and from January of this whose bonour we have met together, derful work which Mr. Stewart year we all know how much he has
has done in connection with St. helped the Catheral amongst many
Noble Live: Built.
Paul's College. Of Mr. Stewart ption Anties. (aplause). Of one
as a very true character I thing I am very certain, and that In time further extensions are only entirely endorse the remarks
Some excitement was caused in is he will be very much missed by being contemplated. He has been of the Rev. Halvard and the Rev.
Staunton Street yesterday after the children who come every Sun-responsible through these years for Rogers. T
now shortly before 1 p.m. when a present in drum containing spirits exploded day morning to the 10 o'clock setting up branch and free schools John's Cathedral last Sanday and Children's Service.
and he has been altogether a sen. I heard Mr. Stewart give a very in a house-painter's shop at No. 20. der of valuable Christian work 1 inspiring bermon. It is n
Staunton Street, and as a result, Mr. Stewart's Good Work.
just lay before you bald facts. I happy thought in connection with an apprentice named Leung Sin Another thought which came to give you a touch, so to speak, on him that he is not going home to was severely injured. me was this: often and often we the fringe of the life work of which retire but that he is going to carry have been and are indebted to the any man might well be proud, and that fine spiritual work clergy of the Church Missionary work is not one which is built by carrying on here in Hong Kong:
yet a monument of Mr. Stewart's New Barnet
that he has been Society particularly for the help bricks and stone. There are many join in the hope that he would they give in administering to the
piritual needs of this Colony, and noble lives that are being built in come back as I myself And it very
who Hong Kong and elsewhere through difficult to leave Hong Kong."
the Rev. Arthur inspiration of
I wondered whether we worship in the Mother Church of
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sion occurred.
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· CRUISER TO RECOMMIS-
SION
H.M.S. Suffolk, which returned Portsmouth a month ago for re- The spirits were for use In fit, is to be paid off on July 19, and
handled by the apprentice when, Cruiser Syuadron, China Station, varnishing and the drum, which will recommission on the same day contained five gallons was being for further service in the Fifth for some unknown reason as explo. Captain J. H. Godfrey, who has commanded the ship for two years, will be succeeded by Captain Errol Manners, now Director of Physical Training and Sports. Commander F. H M. Vaughan, who has been executive officer in the ship since December, 1931, will be succeeded by Commander W.. A. "Whitaker,
this Diocese are really doing all lege to work with him tho Privi Rev. Stewart Replies fire, and by the time the flames
we can to back up the work which work him for two
The lad's clothes were set on
they are doing for the Master not great they have appreciated all had spent a very long time in
were smothered he had been.badly years in 1910, and I know how Mr. Stewart, replying, and he burned all over the body. only here in Hong Kong but 10 Canton, Pakioi, Yunnan and other that he has done. I know how Hong Kong.
He was carried to a évek-loft and I think that is a question keenly the masters and boys will speech had brought back happy fire alarm box; a call was sent tinte Maintenance Commander in
Halward's by means of the Staunton Street we should always be considering some years ago I remember how said at St. Andrew's Church bast
suffer by Mr. Stewart's departure. memories. What he (Mr. Stewart) the Fire Brigade
piners.
most carefully and prayerfully. I
Mr.
will not enlarga on this aspect him from St. Paul's College to ways more frightened to preach in the powers that were tried to move Sunday evening, that he was al Mr. Rogers will be speaking to played in the spreading of Chris-school in the Colony. It nearly
produced
Conscious But Groaning.
you of the part Mr. Stewart has another Church Missionary Society St. John's Cathedral, was true. the street, and some delay ensued
#
He tested his pulse, before preach tian influence amongst hundreds of Paul's College, and the suggestion normally it should have been to
revolution at Sting one, and it was 190 whereas young Chinese students, and others.
Lastly the thought is in my mind had to be given up.
The school hopes and I know Mr.
rest
(laughter).
Two engines were brought int
the nature of the call explained. before the shop was located and
but groaning.
the Nore Command.." The Suffolk in expected to return to the Far East about August.
DESTROYERS AT ROSYTH
Commander F. M. C. Curtis will
join H.M.8. Greenwich, parent of the constant change, the going Stewart does that this is not the
When Police and Fire officers ship at Rosyth, to-day for the com and coming both of clergy, and isst und final farewell. We may 1908 when he first took charge of conscious,
He recalled the few months in went in they found the injured lad mand of a new group of destroyers Jaity. We often say that this
The in emergency reserve there. For transitorining is the cause of 50 Btewart, his brother, will carry on algo took the early services at the
assured that Mr. Evans the Cathedral, visited the gaol, and motor ambulance at Fire Brigade the past six months he has com- Headquarters was summoned andmanded the cruiser Colombo in many difficulties in Our Church work. That may be sc and yet the may we further suggest that his Peak tram was very inte, and on ment Civil Hospital...
the good work of the school, and Peak Church. In those days the conveyed the victim to the Govern reserve at Devonport, and in 1830 Church lives and grows all play own son will come aut and do the one Sunday morning in the middle ing their part big and small in the yet & from of Mr. Stewart's of June he walked to the Church, building up of God's Kingdom in may one day pay us a brief visit but discovered averafter that he this place. If we are prone some.
Mr. Stewart is a man of strong would need a change of clothing! times to feel discouraged it will faith, stern de us good to look back upon the affection. In conclusion I wish the he was doing the right thing, as
courage and deep
In leaving Hong Kong, he felt devoted lives, the courage, the ipationce and the quiet determina! Rev. Stewart God speed in his new Lyonsdown, the parish to which he Mitchiron
tion of those who in the past have sphere of work." sacrificed much to preach the good news, to "those who are afar off and to those who are nigh."
Sir Henry Pollock.
In presenting Mr. Stewart with mounted photograph of Hong. Kong and a cheque, the Hon. Bir Henry, Pollock asid
Mr. Stewart, we of St John's Cathedral thank you for all that& you have done to help us and we wish you God-speed and many happy and useful years in Eng- Jar, Applause).
is going had always been his dream, but the thought that he would return to Hong Kong one day was holding him up.
He impressed upon those pre sent the reality of the presence of feel that in some ways it is cluded by thanking them for the God in every day life, and con
(Continued on next column). honour they had done him.
32 he was staff officer for opera tions on the staff of the Commo dore at Hongkong. He had quali fied at the Staff College in 1928-27. Writers are almost the only peu-During the War he was gunnery
bang fand ple whom our libel laws allow toficer in the old battleship Re be attacked, so hurrah for a good venge, the cruiser Devonshire, and
slash.-Mrs. Naomi the battleship Britannia.
In reply to protests concerning the treatment of German minori- tice, any foreign Government will be justified in arguing,We have Ludwig Ent. acted just like Hitler.-Professor
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The Admiralty notify that the railway companies concerned have agreed to the issue of third-clase concession tickets when used in connection with leave to officers of Unless we abolish, the slums, the the Royal Navy and Royal alums may abolish us.-Major F. (Continued on Pape 11.)
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