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PRESENTS
"THE FIRST
MRS. FRASER'
A Light Comedy by St. John Ervine
CHINA FLEET CLUB THEATRE
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APRIL 11th, 12th, 13th & 14th, at 9.15 p.m.
Booking at ANDERSON MUSIC COMPANY
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1934.
YOUR VIEWS AND MINE I
A Weekly Column of Local Gossip
ICE HOUSE STREET
By**The Scout
came known that the Fanling Hunt and Race Club had decided There was plenty of excitement to do away with flat racing. Some in Ice House during the days when predicted, the end of the Club, signals appeared in one of the whilst others, less pessimistic, windows over the tobacconista,) suw- a considerable, dwindling off. Quite a crowd gathered in the in the support from the public of street to watch the changing the races in Kwanti. The season signs, same with interest others has now ended and the report of with mere curiosity. Ever since the Chairman at the annual meet- the Sharebrokers' Association -
Ing held this week revealed the ved into the old premises of the gratifying fact that, the year just National City Bank there had concluded was one of the best on no been such crowds." It was record! The Committee of the quite like old times to see anxious Club has done well indeed and it people rushing about with slips must be conceded that the meet- of paper in their hands. In-Ings at, Fanling (with the limited eldentally, the Sharebrokers' As-
number of pantes participating) sociation has moved back into Ice have been quite successful and House Street this week and when that those who supported it have
the Stock Exchange move into their stately new home that is now nearing completion, we may yet see Ice House. Street once again the busy thoroughfare it used to be.
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A RED LETTER DAY
in
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no reason to think that this sea- son's arrangements were less at- tractive than in the past. Any- how the results have been very satisfactory and at the present rate the Club will soon be able to look ahead more ambitiously.
RAIN THE SPOILER
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DOUBLE TRAGEDY RECALLED
Further Evidence At Inquest
The Coroner's enquiry into the death of Tai King Eing alias Philip Patterson, aged 25, and his 20-year old concubine, Wong Ab Mei who were found dead at their house at No. 110, Lockhart Road on the moraleg of March 12, was resumed at Central, Magistracy yesterday.
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Mr. E. W. Hamilton sat 35 Coroner,, assisted by a fury com- prised of Messrs. D. C. Robb (fore- man), C. V. Garlos and C. A. O. Baptista.,
Chu Hung Yeung, allas Glibert Chu told the Court that he had known the male deceased for about nine years. He was also known as Philip "Patterson. Witness knew the deceased's Kit-fat wife, but had only once met his concubine, the female deceased.
Deceased was in the habit of visiting dancing halls, and had told him that his kit-fat wife was jealous of his concubine.
On March 11, the day before the tragedy deceased went with a girl friend named Li Chi Man, to a house at Happy Valley where wit- ness and another girl friend call
ed Annie Lan, were. After a game of mah jongg they went to the China Emporium where they had tea and drinks. The deceased had about few glasses of brandy and became excited. He told witness that a fortune teller had told him that he would die on Sunday, “but” did not mention that he was going. to commit suicide. He was of a cheerful disposition, but hot tem- pered. After the party at about seven o'clock, the "dancing girl, LA Chi Man took the deceased home. as he was drunk. The next oc- casion witness saw him was at about 11 pm. the same night st the Lido Dancing Academy. Ke was rather upset, but was not race meetings drunk He danced with different were held under the worst possi-girls-about thirty in all. At ble conditions and naturally the about 12 o'clock he left the danc- attendance. was affected. Foring hall and witness did not see
The ordination of three Chinese priests during the week was quite I wonder how many sighs of outstanding event in local disappointment were heaved dur- Roman Catholic circles, for it may ing the Easter Holidays when the not be generally known that Clerk of the Weather sent us a three priests were the first Chin-continual drizzle throughout the ese alumni of the seminary at Aberdeen. That their ordination co-incided with the visit of the Papal Delegate to China, Mario Zanin made the week-end even more
conspicuous. On Sunday there was a large attendance at the Roman Catholic Cathedral when a thanksgiving service was held in honour of the canoniza- tion of St. John Bosco. Upon that occasion, the Rt. Rev. Bishop Valtorta delivered an eloquent
address upon the work of the founder of the Selesian Society. His words, I am sure, made a deep inpression upon the gathering.
UNMUZZLED DOGS.
four days. Many of the younger set must have been looking for- ward with some eagerness to the holidays, but except for football enthusiasts, all sport had to be cancelled. The
most of the community; a stretch him again. At the China Em- of four days holiday is very are and it was therefore a great pity photograph and à fountain pen.
porium deceased BRYC himi
that the weather was so uncom- promising. Not
B few people seized the opportunity to visit Macao and Canton, but they had no better luck so far as the wea- ther was concerned.
GROWING HONGKONG,
The proximity of unmuzzled
At the lasti meeting of the dogs near places where children. Sanitary Board at which Mr. play was mentioned at the an- R.A.D. Forrest took his seat as nual meeting of the Mid-Levels Chairman for the first time, the Residents Association the other opportunity was taken to pay a" day and I take this opportunity tribute to the work done by Mr. of re-echoing the view expressed G. R. Sayer as head of the Sani- that dog owners should be more tary Department. In the course considerate so long as the muzz- of his speech, Mr. Wong Kwong ling order is in force. Not only Tin brought out several very in- In the Mid-Levels, but th other teresting points which showed the parts 01 the Colony dogs rapid grow.h of Hongkong during are sometimes" seer In the the past decade. He said that streets unmuzzled, and, al- during Mr. Sayer's tenure of of- though the chances are very
nce the number of markets in the small of any of them being rabid, Colony and grown from 21 to 33, yet dog owners owe it to the com- while the installations for the munity, so long as the order is water carriage system had grown In force, to see that their dogs from 200 to 3,000. The European are properly muzzled. With re- Stan of the Banitary Board had gard to the presence of dogs near grown from 34 to 58. The most places where children play, a interesting reference, however, visit to Happy Valley in the even- was to the growth of the Shauki ing might prove the extent to
wan, Aberdeen, Samshulpo, Mong- which the muzzling order is ob-
kok and Kowloon City - districts. Until served!
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FANLING RACES.
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It will be "recalled that not many months ago, general disap- pointment was felt when it Be-
ETON EXPOSED
(Special Air-Mail Service)
London, March 20.
A French paper, describing the career of the new King of the
Belgians, throws some interesting sidelights on life at Eton, where he was educated.
"At the college of Eton." it says. "survives the custom of the cor-
1920 these places had a very small population, but I re- cent years countless houses have facilities have helped to bring gone up and improved transport more and more people into these
areas...
CORRESPONDENCE
[All letters intended for publ cation must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless su desired but as evidence of good faith, E.;
poral punishments. The custom Is SCOTS NIGHT AND THE
so Brinly established that new pu
pils, on arriving at the college, receive a pot of most efficacious ointment, which is distributed to them gratuitously, S.
A.D.C.
Amah's Evidence
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Kam Kwi an amah in the employ of the deceased said that the kit-fat wife went to the Kow- loon Hospital on February 17, im- mediately after the birth of her child. Since that time, the de- ceased seemed to have changed his habit by not coming home for sup- per, and going out to dancing halls. The female deceased was a concubine but not actually recog- nised, there being no ceremony. The kit-fat wife and the concubine were on good terms and there was no jealousy between them.
Both deceased went out together quite often and on Saturday, the day before the tragedy, they went to a picture house; after which the male deceased went to dancing halls, the female deceased return- ing home alone,
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Dr. Kotewall Begins Informal Negotiations
There was a rumour in town yesterday that news had come ! down from Canton that the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall had had an informal discussions with a high official in Canton with a view to improving trade
between Hong Kong and Kwangtung and the neighbouring provinces.
TWO FAMOUS MUSICIANS
To Give Recitals In
Colony
Our representative called on, Mr. Kötawall yesterday afternoon in order to obtain first hand informa-
Ernesto Vallejo and Julio Esteban tion with regard to the reported Angnita, the well-known Filipino negotiations. Mr. Kotewall said musicians, who are due to arrive that what had been published in from Manila on the as President a contemporary was substantially Taft on Monday are scheduled to correct though he would like to give a series of recitals both in say that the conversation he had the Colony and in Canton. with Mr. Lin Yeh Chung was pure- į
Mr. Vallejo, the Jascha Heifetz Continuing, witness said that ly personal and private in nature of the Philippines, gave a recital not hear the deceased and that so far no concrete pro-a few years ago at the White threatening to commit suicide.posal had been made by either House, Washington and also at the When the deceased brought danc-side. ing girls to the house the female deceased did not become, angry, and was in fact, friendly towards the girls.
she did
Carnegle and Town Halls in New York City. Mr. Angnita is a bril- llant pianist and the couple have given many a brilliant recitals, so that "muste lovers in the Colony should not miss the opportunity
Further an nouncements regarding the pro- grammes, etc., will be made "in these columns at a later date.
That Mr. Kotewall will gladly pursue the matter is to be expected since 11 trade can be improved it would be to the benefit of both Hong Kong and Canton.`g The Tragic Night Coming to
"Although Mr. Kotewall's answer of hearing them. the night of the tragedy, witness said that the
was indefinite yet the very fact
for dinner. He returned home at male deceased did not come home that he had promised to do what he could on behalf of Hong Kong about 12 o'clock and witness Is encouraging for his ablity as a served him supper in the veran- negotiator is well-known, as for dah, Wong Ah Mel, the female instance his negotiations for the deceased, later handed her a let-restoration of communications be- ter asking her to give to the tween the two places in 1926, which kit-fat wife. Bath the deceased led to an exchange of visits be- then went into their cubicle, and tween Marshal Ld Chai Sum of the light was turned off.
Canton and Sir Cecil Clementi of·! Prior to this, witness heard the Hong Kong. male deceased singing while eating his supper, After the light was immed witness suddenly heard a Bound of gargling, and becoming suspicious of their actions, at once called out the other amah. She knocked at the door, and receiving
no response, "climbed over. She found both the deceased lying on the bed in each other's arms. There were two empty glasses on the table, and there was also a dish of chicken" 'which was left
There follow or note of (To the Editor of the "Hong Kong untouched...
growing horror, a description of "fagging?","The older boys," says the paper. Sare served · by the new-comers, whatever may be
verdict.
Daily Press")
BLADES the social rank of the latter."
Dear Sir-May I suggest that "A barbarous usage" is the final one of the reasons for lack of sup- port for the ADC. shows may lie in the lack of originally in ad- vertising. Those responsible Just plod along on old fashioned lines when the exercise of a Little Im- agination might make all the aff ference.
The perfect
BLADE
for a perfect
SHAVE
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MOURNING STAMPS
(Special Al-Mail 'Service)
London, March 20.
A Philatelist states that the
It occurs to me that in the case pf
"The Tits Mis" Fraser't: the Ecots atmosphere of the play could mouring stamp for King Albert, is be used, for advertising purposes, not unprecedented.
He dites the American issue of a 2-cent. black stamp for Pre sident Harding,
to great advantage."
Why not advertise a Boots Night," say Friday the thirteenth The most elaborate issue of and promise a free drama whisky this kind was-ip Russia, where to every Scotsman or Scotsworad Lenin was mourned in a whole attending the theatre in it series of black stamps, picked out, Yours, etc. however, by red of the right poll- tfcal colour
FAGGIS.
Hong Kong, Apru d
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MRS. HANNA SCOTT
Buried At Jewish Cemetery
Asked whether he was represent-. ing the Hong Kong authorities or any pubile body in the Colony, Mr. Kotewall said he was not, and em- in Johnston Road on Thursday The distressing motor accident phasized once agian that the whole night when Mrs. Hanna Scott was matter had arisen out of a friend- killed as the result of being thrown ly conversation during a visit from from a side-car attached to the Mr. Lin.
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In reply to the Coroner, witness. said she heard two gargle sounds
Wong Sam, the other aman,Rev. Erris C. H. Tribbeck grate then gave corroborative evidence fully acknowledges, on behalf of She added that the deceased also the Committee of the Sailors and returned at 10 o'clock on the night Boldlers' Home, the following dona- of the tragedy in the company of tions to the Extension Fund Li Chi Man the dancing girl. He The Women's Guild and was drunk at the time but wens "Ministéring. Children's out again shortly afterwards,
League
The case was then adjourned Hot! April 22 at 8:15 pm
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motor cycle driven by Mr. E. Mit- ford at the time, had its sequel at the Jewish Cemetery last evening when the lady was buried under Jewish rites, Rabbi Eleazer officiat- ing A.
It will be recalled that the lady was thrown from the side-car when the cycle overturned and despite all that was done for her she died on the way to the hos pital.
There was a large number of friends at the funeral amongst those being noticed were Messrs, $430.00 TL M. Raymond, E. Mitford, H. R.-
Latham, J. Landan, A Goldenberg, 200.00 W. Goldenberg, Mrs. Well, Mr. and Mrs. Bogdataky, Mr. E. Joseph, Rev.
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Floral tributes were sent by Jimmy, Pal Peggy O'Neill, Alexan- £108.0d are Beauty Parlour (where the
5.09.04. deceased was employed) Mrs. See
The aim is $80,000. All gifts, Kee and many others. however small, will be very wel- A particularly sad feature is the come, and may be sent elther to fact that the deceased, who was the SCM. Poat or to the Sallors 28 years of age, had been in the and Soldiers Home, 22 Hennessy Colony for only a few months but Road. All cheaties should be made during that short space of time payable to the Treasurer and cross had made a large number or
friends ed Extension Fund Accountan