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SOLDIER AND FARMER
What The Canton Military Man Does
BUILDING UP BIG A VAIN LITTLE
FORTUNE
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Penniless Man Who Acquired £800,000
The romantic rise of a penniless (From Our Special Correspondent)
young man to a position in which Canton, February 2. he commanded a fortune of over Soldiers of the First Group Army £800,000 is disclosed by the publi- are not only given military train- eation of the will of Mr. Thomas ing but they are also taught "the | Miller, Sutton, pawnbroker and work of farmers. A special farm-jeweller,, of Victoria Street, S. W: ing department of this Army has been organised with the object of instructing the soldiers to engage in agricultural pursulis when they
are not on active service.
Closely following on the death of Mr. Sutton, on Dec. 7, at, the age of 86, came that of his wife, Mrs.
Dulce Marian Sution, nine days
after. Mrs. Sutton was 81.
Mr. Sutton
The story of how acquired his wealth, was told to a press representatives by his son, Mr. Edmund Miller Sutton
This plan is no novelty," as it was laid down in Dr. Sun Yat Sen's principles that soldiers should at the same time be farmers. The Cantonese soldiers will be instruct-only son. He started in the busi- "My father," he said, "was an
ed also to breed animals, and an experimental station will be es- tablished in a suitable locally on the East River Valley.
"
After the first station gets un- der way, this programme will be extended to the West River and the North River districts as well as the southem coumiles. The idea is to provide soldiers in all parts of the province with a train ing to raise cattle and agricultural products. They will be taught to cultivate sugar cane and to pro- duce sugar from a modern fac- fory.
warfare.
ness, first as a clerk, then as an assistant. Sixty-three years ago he bought a very small business in Victoria Street, and by sheer hard work and sticking to it built it up to be one of the biggest of its kind in London.
Just His Hobby.
self right up to the time of his "He managed the business him- death, but towards the end it was not the money that interested him
was just his hobby, much as other men play golf."
Mr. Sutton left property valued, "so far as can at present be ascer- tained." at £800,000, with net per- sonalty of £775,000. He bequeath- ed £50,000 and his freehold, pró- perty to
his son, and £50,000 in trust for his daughter, Mrs. Maud Elizabeth Woollett, wife of a City shipbroker. The residue of his property is to be divided cqually between his son and daughter.
In the will Mr. Sutton did not
Soldiers are to be taught in keeping horses, cows and pigs They will keep 600 horses, 1,000 cows, and 1,000 pigs. A better stock will be raised by process of breeding from these animals. It is recognized that China 13 essentially an agricultural and peasantry country and that sold- fers should make themselves use- ful in time of peace and during.orget his employees. He gave u year's wages to all employees or It is pointed out that the pre- servants at his business of over sent scheme will be a great ad-welve months' service. To the vantage to the soldiers, because sta housekeeper and to the wife when they leave the army through of one of his old assistants he left demobilisation or political changes, annuities of £52 each, and to the they can retire to the farm
Iwo daughters of another old em- skilled planters,
ployee a joint annuity of £104.
Bequests to charities include: £1,000 to the Pawnbrokers' Char- itable Institution; and $500 each BURY BEATEN IN RE-PLAY to the Benevolent Society of As-
Set by Kwong
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London February 2." Swansea Town reached the last eight in the F. A. Cup yesterday when they won their home replay against Bury by three clear goals to qualify to meet Portsmouth a home in the Fifth Round on Febr-
rry 17.
Leicester recorded a home win over Liverpool in the First Divi- sion, while Tranmere's chances of promotion were improved by a home win over Accrington."
The following were yesterday's results:
Swansea
Leicester
F..A..Cap Replay. 3 Bury First Division
1 Liverpool Third Division (North) Tranmere 2 Accrington
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sistant Pawnbrokers, Westminister Hospital, St. George's Hospital Home for Incurables. Barnardo's Homes.
and Dr.
has
£300,000 in Death Duties Mr. Edmund Sutton, who been in the business since 1904 and has now taken his father's place, said that the will contained provision for turning the business into a private limited company, and that he was endeavouring ko carry out his father's wishes in that respect,
The Exchequer will benefit
to
GIRL
Ruthless Rays Of Sirius
This is the Cautionary Tale of a Little Girl who was Vain, and whose Efforts to Beautify herself resulted in her looking Perfectly Hideous.
It is true that she had some in the year 2034 A.D., and she had reason to be vain, for she lived
Just been invited to a party on Strius.
So she stood on a stool and allowed her attendant
to put colour on her cheeks and make- üp her eyebrows, and hang round her neck a beautiful ivory neck- lace. And then she stepped into her rocket and, whizz, she was. gone.
But she had forgotten that the light on Sirius is not like sunlight. It is ultra-violet ught, and when! she stepped out a Terrible Trans- formation had taken place,
Her eyes had gone pink; and luminous, her cheeks a pale golden yellow, her eyebrows were bright blue, and her teeth and necklace glowed with a ghastly light against chin. Her the dim mauve of her neck and
appearance, in fact provoked Shouts of Merriment.
This was the little play staged by Sir James Jeans as the chef d'oeuvre ot his fourth children's lecture at the Royal Institution, with the assistance of Miss Betty Green, a member of his audience." a magic-lantern, and some grease paint.
Turning a Negro White,
Once again a vast tract of sclence that of radiation-had been revealed simply and expres- sively. We had studied the huge range of "octaves," of which the visible solar spectrum is only one in sixty-four, from wireless waves to the half-conjectured gpsmic rays beyond the ultra-violet, X and Gamma categories.
We had seen how infra-red rays could turn a negra white, banish London's fog or reveal invisible
blight on a potato.
Then there were the Fraunhofer lines in the spectrum," with their power of enabling us to delect the elements of the universe.' We watched how the light from hot sodium atoms could be absorbed by other cooler, atoms and cause the black line to appear.
Finally, we tried to imagine the energy contained in the sun and stars, the sun giving out fifty horse-power for every square inch of its surface. Sirius giving out 800 horse-power, and the hottest stara 500,000 horse-power
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
For the first time in the last 41 years, snow fell heavily in Swatow last Saturday.
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The record of rainfall
Gardens for showed only 41 inch.
the extent of over £300,000 by the RADIOPHONES FOR S.M.R. Botanic death duties on the estate. It is the third amount of this size to be disclosed on successive days, and brings the death duties re- ceived since April 1, the commence- Ument of the financial year, to
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CASE OF HYPNOTISM ON
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1.
Plans Held Over.
Suspension of the Panama Pa- cific Line's tarift proposing reclas sification of its vessels to elimin ate tourist accommodations, which would have the effect of reducing
Passengers Able To Com- municate With Homes
Radiophones will be installed on all South Manchuria Railway express trains between Datren and Changchun on October 1, accord- ing to present plans of the rall- way company. This will enable passengers to communicate, while on journeys, with their offees, and homes,
It is leamed here that the State
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mes by summer. offer three kinds of food for pas- These cars will sengers, Chinese, European and
the first class passenger minimum goal from a try under the posts. from $225 to 8120 between New Japanese.
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to European programmes and 82; to Chinese programmes.
It has been arranged that the Safety First film will be displayed at the Alhambra Theatre at Yau- mati on February 3, 1934 instead
of at the Sai Yuen Theatre.
According to the latest cożsus taken by the Hankow Municipality, there are 702.836 residente in the city, of whom 445,998 are men, and the remainder women. There are altogether 144,998 families.
The marriage is announced to take place shortly of Capt. Ernest Duncan Holmes, master mariner, living at the Gloucester Building and Misa Mary Frances de la Salle, of the Maurila Hotel, Manila.
A Bervices' dance will be held in the European Y.M.C.A, on Monday evening, commencing at 9 pm. Music will be provided by the Cheer O Baad under Mr. G. W. True. Admission will be $1, in- cluding refreshments,
Which Is Needed most, Military training or education for the subject of a very interesting debate at Wah Yan College on Tuesday evening. When the final vote was called it was found that education had 14 supporters and military training 11.
At the next meeting of the Hong- kong Branch of the English Aso- According to reports from Kai- ciation the Hou. Sir Henry Pollock teng, the food situation in Chang- K:C., LL.D. will deliver a lecture yuan continues to be serious and on "Kipling's Poems." The meet-many people have died of the cold ing will be held in the Helena Mey and exposure. The authorities are Institute at 5.30 pm next Tues-raining funds for the repair of. day, February 6,
dykes at Changyuan,
The Hampshire placer, placed the ball before the Rev. V J. Pike was ready to kick it, and the Bussex December 7 by the, Commerce De-new 100 per cent. Americanism." team began to rush. Pike stood partment's Shipping Board Bureau. The line's representatives also held quite still and watched them. All The tariff was to have become ef- the step was precipitated by the stopped dead and, although the fective to-morrow. -
Panama Mall vessels going beyond referee did not blow his whistle The suspended schedule was fira. class accommodation on the to signify. "no charge," Pike, was vigorously assalled at preliminary four new Santa vessels. allowed to measure his run and, hearings by competing passenger Grace oficials countered with "with the utmost deliberation, kick | services, including Dollar and the statement. that the Panamd !the goal.
Grace's Panama Mall Lines, operat-mall vessels were constructed as This is reminiscent of the ex-{ing between New York and Califə single class vessels under agree-leave Hongkong for Saigon on Sun Hong Kong Branch of the English traordinary incident at Twicken- ornia, through the Panama Canal. | ment with the Government. fam in the England-Wales match At the preliminary hearings Dollar Interests assailed the in 1931, when W. C. Powell was spokesmen for the Panama Pacino tariff on the ground Dollar vessels allowed by the English team to stated the move to eliminate the cannot establish one class in view place the ball very" calmly from tourist class on is vessels ́ was in of competition from foreign flag a mark and kick a goal.
keeping with "the true spirit of the lines in the transpacific trade.
The Japanese cruiser Kuma will "At the next meeting of the
day next. Yesterday official calls Association the. Hoo Sir Henry wore exchanged between Rear Ad-Pollock K. C., LLD. will deliver miral Niiyama and His Excellency lecture on Kiplings Poems" the Governor. His Excellency the The meeting will be held in the G.O.C., the Commodore and the May Institute at 5.30 p.m. next Senior Naval Officer,
Tuesday, February. 6.”