Congratulations
01, its members on the honours conferred upon them were voiced by their president, Rotarian M. K. Lo at its weekly tiffin yesterday when
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London, May 18, Shanghai, May 31.
Rev. William Edward Search for the body of Captain Soothill, Professor of Chinese at Oxford and an accomplished Sino- Hans Toft, retired master mariner
A favourable year was reported and old China hand. was being logue, died on Tuesday night, atby the Douglas Steam Boat Co.... made in the Whungpoo River bis home at Oxford, at the age of at its annual meeting held yester---
74. yesterday following a report to the
day. A dividend of $.50 per share" authorities that the elderly lek- The son of William Soothill, who was declared. man bad jumped into the middle was in business as a cloth presser a simpan. and Was # well-known Jay- of the stream from Two messages, written in English | preacher of the United Methodist and saying that he was commit-Free Church, Soothill was articled ting suicide, were left behind by to a firm of Halifax solicitors, the captain, who was known to But he became fired with a desire have been despondent for some to be a missionary, and went out | Mr. H. E. Harris was the speaker time aver finansial difficulties and in 1882 to China, in the Wenchow of the afternoon.
district. Iailing health,
When the great mission- ary Timothy Richard, whose lite The fortnightly meeting of the he afterwards wrote, saw him he Sanitary Board was held yesterday . 'remarked that "they have sent") when It was decided to recom- another young man here to die," mend to His Excellency the O.A:0. but within two years he exclaimed to grant permission to bury the of young Soothill, "We must find body of Tsang Ho Shi in a place this young man an anchor, or he other than an authorised cemetery.
all over. China." will be ""anchor", was a young lady of his own town, who in 1884 went out to marry him. It was an ideal
No-one appreciates more fully than I do the high honour His. Majeety has seen fit ta
confer upon me. 38 the honour is, ir reality, conferred upon the Court over which I have the honour to preside. But that fact does not make my position this morning any easier for my feelings of per- sonal 'pride and gratification. None the less I can only express to real everyone at you my very
Captain Toft, who was 63 years feelings of thankfulness that I
of age and a Danish subject left have been privileged to serve, how-
his residence in Range Road some- ever humbly, in so great a Court time early on Wednesday and at and that throughout my time in 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon this Colopy I have never talled walked on to the Wayside Public to count."with a confidence, on Jetty, where he engaged a sampan. the helpful co-operation
of He
large and everyone who has been associated obviously very heavy object wrap- with the work. It is a particular ped in paper, and told the sampan source of gratification to me that, man he was going to Pootung. He so long as I airi here. I can count
was wearing a raincoat. and continue to count on that assistace and co-operation and, if′′ I may say 30, on the personal friendship of every member of both branches of the profession and the staff of the Court.
Was carrying
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As the sampan approached the middle of the stream, in the vicinity of Buoy No. 9. Captain Toft took off his hat and raincoat, unwrapped the parcel, producing a large stone and a piece of rope.
unloa.
I am more than grateful to Mr. and started to tie the rope secure- Jenkin for his wonderful memoryly about the stone, The sampan
who later reported and profound love of detail that man.
the he should remember that to-day tragedy to the River Police, sald happens to be my birthday. I that it was not until Captain Taft thank you, "Mr. Jenkin, for what lashed the other end of the rope you have said and for the good about his neck that he realized wishes you have extended to me. what was happening. But before I hope that in another place you he could interfere the former sp-rendered wil honour me by informing me of master had fang himself into the to-day so as to put my memory to river, whose muddy" waters im- an acid test! I thank you all most mediately closed over his head. profoundly.
and
DRAGGING BEGUN The sampar, man later indicated Sitting with Sir Athol was his brother Judge, Mr. Justice R. E the approximate place where the Lindsell, and those present in drowning had taken place Court were Hon. Mr C..G. Alabas-grappling operations were begun. ter, K.C. Attorney-General), Mr. The authorities are hopeful of J. A Fraser (assistant Attorney. recovering the body. General), "Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. In the pocket of the raincoat the police Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., Mr. Duncan left in the sampan McNeill, Mr. J. 2. Hayden (Official found one of Captain Toft's cards
'cry.
Receiver), Mr. H. C. Macnamara, Mr. Hin-shing
Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castrop-inr., Mr., R. C. H. Lim, Mr. Haro Lee, Mr. Lo Tung-fan, Mr. D: L. Strellett (re- presenting the Hong Kong Law
His Lordship: Mr. Alabaster. Mr. Potter and Mr. Jenkin: On an occasion like this words are rather poor things with which, to endeav- Society), Mr. W. J Lockhart- our to express to each of you, and, Smith, Mr. E. P. H. Lang, Mr. F. X. through each of you, to the mem-d'Almada snr. Hon. Dr. S. W. T'so, bers of both branches of the pro-
C.B.E., O.B.E., ILD., Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Mr. T. S. Whtye-Smith, Mr. A. el Ar- cull, Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Jnr., and Mr. P. Test-
session and the staff of this Court, | my very profound gratitude and my very, deep feelings of appreciation
those with the dullest imagination. of the very kind things which you have said, particularly as in say-
Along crowded pieces Uke the Wan-
chat district, this menace is even
ore pronounced. The cyclists all
have the knack of indulging in
their acrobatics in the evenings
when most of the people are cut of doors and especially in the hot weather, when joy-rides are more freely indulged in, the trick cyclists
LIFE SAVING
MEDAL
Shanghai Scout
make themselves public nuisances For
for
of the highest order. They not only endanger the public and make conditions more dangerous motorists, but they also expose themselves to much risk. have been cases of these learners falling dangerously close to a motor car or a tram but all that has happened, to our knowledge, was that the cyclist "got off with a lecture" from the crowds.
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from Dog-
er,
with the following brief message In the mariner's writing:- "
"Shanghai Police: Please in- form. the Danish Consulate-
General that I am dead"
The writing was fim and de- liberate, as was that of a similar message found later at Captain Toit's residence in Hongrew.
A native of Slesvig (South Jut land), Captain Toft came to China about twenty years ago and for many years salled on the China
Coast as officer and master. He lert the sea about seven years ago and came to live in Shanghai, having formerly resided in Tien- tain. A sister, in Denmark. sur-
· GUN BATTLE IN vives him.
SHANGHAI
Desperate Street Chase
Shanghai, May 31. Word has been received There
London that Patrol-Leader
Shanghal Jure 4. old Campbell of the 18 Troop. A Chinese coolle was shot dead Cathedral School Boy Scouts, has and a Chinese woman was fatally been awarded a medal, badge, and injured during a police chase "of certificate for meritorious service three armed robbers who entered in saving the life of Robert Lee, a "native bank in Frenchtown at seven years old American boy, at Jessfeld Park on March 9.last. The honours have been issued by the Boy"Scouts Association. London, on the recommendation of Mr. W. C. Cassels, Scout Commissioner for Shanghai, who is now on Home leave.
It is needless' to "emphasise that. the motorist's let in Hong Kong la Indeed & most unhappy one, The total disregard of traffic rules and regulations by most of the pedes- trians, coupled with the fact that some of the constables on point duty seem incapable" of making up their minds, quickly, make for this unfortunate state of affairs, so far as the drivers are concerned. Now they have to put up with the trick cyclists, some of whom are grown- up men who should know better than dash aboul in bicycles when the they cannot
even.
control vehicles. Perhaps the most effec- tive cure for this trick-cycling would be twelve strokes of the rattan, for the first offence, the treatment to be doubled for every following one. Or perhaps lf every- body who takes but a bicycle for a pleasure ride were made to pay a fee for doing so, some of the unruly, elements would be done away with.
Robert Lee and a friend, George Wright Diveley, six years" of age, were playing near the edge of the My pond in Jesseld Park on March 9, when Diveley slipped and fell into the water, which is about
daylight to-day and held up the sta. They escaped with $4,700
case
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EXTRALITY
TANGLE
Handing Over Of Joseph Walden
Shanghai, June 4
A remarkable extrality tangle has arisen as the result of a de-. cision by the Klangsu High Court to-day ordering the hand- The robbers were pursued by the 10g over to the Chinese authorit police who poured a fushiade of les in Hupe of Joseph Walden. who claims French nationality bullets. The fugitive crossed Into but does not possess
a passport the Settlement and took refuge in
and is not registered at the French a maze of flats around which the Consulate General police have flàng a cordon.
The decision overrides formal
Bc far one of the robbers has application by the French Consul been arrested and all efforts are General to postpone extradition being made to apprehend the until Walden's claim can be sub- others- Wester
APPOINTMENTS IN TIENTSIN
Mayor "Replaced
Nanking, June 4. The Executive Yuan to-day ap- pointed Mr. Wang Ke Min and General Shang Cheng as Mayor and Garrison Commander of Tientsin respectively of the Muni- cipality of Tientsin from
stantiated.
In the meanwhile the Shang-
The