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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,
HOTEL FIRE IN
EDINBURGH
Guests Ordeal Before Rescue
London, Dec 31.
Great difficulty was experienced yesterday in finding out the name addresses or two of the three wo. men who (as reported in our late editions yesterday) lost their ves in the fire at the New Waverley Hotel, Waterloo Piace, Edinburgh
The hotel books and records have been almost entirely destroy- ed, and none of the staff was able to give the police any değnite in-" formation. Both the manageress and the housekeeper, who are in the infirmary suffering from burns, were unable to help..
In the early forenoon it was dis- covered that Jennie Davidson, the chambermaid, who was 31 years of nge. was married, and had her home with her mother at 13-Dundas Street, Edinburgh.
It was not until, the evening that the police were able to complete the details, which are as follows:- Smith Miss Margaret Isabella
(32) a bookkeeper, 21 Mary- field, London Road. Edinburgh; Mrs. Janet Jamieson M'Neill or Davidson (30), chambermaid la Dundas Street. Edinburgh; Miss Jean Stalker (20), kitchen
maid, 34 Murrayfield Place, Blackburn by Bathgate. 'SHOCK FOR RELATIVES
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1936.
NAMES OF BRITISH
WARSHIPS
Celebrating 1,000 Years
Of History
Tradition and precedent play so large a part in the selection of names for the King's ships that the introducilon for the first time of the name Manchester into the Navy List is a matter of more the "Manchester than local interest, writes H. C. Ferraby in Guardian.”
to
THE OLDEST WARSHIP
the
It is only in the last few years, and Manchester have at last their that a name unknown in naval nameshakes in the feet. records has had any change of
The oldest warship name in our consideration, and that Manches- ter was missing JUS the fault records a Dragon, which Captain more of eighteenth-century for-H. 8. Lecy, RN has traced back 1013. bears than of the authorities in
the days of Bweyn in the present, Signalling "dimculties There was a St. George at in the early days accounted for Battle of Bluys in 1340, and the the constant reappearance of old destroyer Anthony of to-day is a names and the refusal to intro-descendant of the Anthony that duce new ones. Two pendants re fought
Huntingdon's Acet presented the name in a dag against the French in 1417. Only signal.
a few ships seem to have borne The number of combinations names in the very early days, and and permutations was Umited, and it is not until Henry IIL's region' to avoid the possibility of conft- that we meet any regular Ust.
Then there occur two names son there was a tendency once a
name.
sea.
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established
tion was names were
there
were few
that
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LONDON DAY BY DAY
has
abate a controversy which perhaps was allowed to endure too long. GUARDS' NEW COLOURS
Piqued by the decision of the High' After the great strain "Imposed Court on Appeal that the rule upon the King by the ceremonial calling for payment of fare on or before leaving the demands of Jubilee year it is ex-demand pected that 1936 will prove a com- vehicle was repugnant to the
period for His general law, the Ministry paratively easy STRANGE SELECTIONS
But one picturesque
shown compassion for the merely Not all First Lords have been Majesty. happy in their choice of names. summer ceremony which, it is, forgetful passenger, and placed the Tradition has it that one, early in belleved, will make a special appeal onus. on the company of proving the nineteenth century, could not to His Majesty is that of present intent to avoid payment. avoid the classics (he was an Olding new colours to atx battalions port Board official informed
the Guards the Horse to-day that in practice the position Etonian), end even for the of smallest ship consulted his Lem-Guards Parade. The King shares was unchanged, because they did appreciation of rot undertake a prosecution unless priere. On one occasion, after in scarching for some time and fall-these crack regiments, and be Intent to defraud was suspected. ing to find anything to suit him, known to delight in the beautiful is said to have exclaimed, and impressive ceremony of pre- he petuantly. Oh! call them the senting colours. A date in Devil; if you like." He was taken has been fixed provisionally for coming here in the last week vi
A Trans-
me
with new life the 1000 mark maý London, Jan. 2.
be approached. The play was IMPERIAL CONFERENCE
the St. Martin's presented at There is every likelihood. I un- derstand, of an Imperial Confer-Theatre in October, 1933, having ence being held in London this weathered some very discouraging
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Dominion and Colonial rehearsals. Even the most-opti- year. certain combination was associat- that have persisted right down to ed with, say, Africa to retain that modern times-Queen and Gar statesmen are being sounded on mistic spirits did not expect it to
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fought Christopher The limitation of signal | land.
the desirability and convenience run, yet Dr. Merton Hodge's tragi- in 1222. and of assembling hère, probably in comedy about medical students in facilities may be gauged from the against the Scots fact that in the navy of Charles another of the name was at the the late autumn. "Many questions Edinburgh outlived all its collen- IL there were only Afteen flags Battle of Jutland in 1916.
warranting the convening of such gues and many productions that available for the purpose
These few examples serve to a conference are expected to arise, followed. including the author's the expiry of the "Men in White." As a general rule Mrs. Davidson has leit two chil-making every kind of signal ai show the persistence of tradition in particular
in our naval nomenclature. No Ottawa Agreements 12 months is a musical show which be
£14 comes a veteran, and "Chu Chin dren, a boy and girl aged 10 and
sort were fewer than twenty-three ships hence. It was thought than Difficulties of that 11 years. Her brother, who resides
gradually overcome during the have been called Greyhounds since Imperial meeting would have been, Chow still holds the record with wich his mother and Mrs. David-
nineteenth century, but the tradi- Henry VIII had a galley of that arranged for the year just closed, 2238 performances.
CHECKS ON FARE DODGERS sons children at la Dundas Street,
new name. There have been twenty but I gather that its postponement
decided upon largely learned of his sister's death from
and seven ships called Fox, eighteen was undesirable,
It is evident to-day that the new fourteen called account of the opportunities pre-regulation of the Ministry of a newspaper he read while travel- ing in a bus yesterday morning. throughout Queen Victoria's reign called Dragon,
of Chatham, Instances
Beatty's flagship et sented for unoficial inter-Empire He left the bus immediately. hur novelty. Empress of India is one Jutland. the Lion, was the four- talks when Dominion and Colonial Transport affecting omnibus pas- red home, and then with kis mo-
example that comes to mind, of teenth of the name, which began statesmen were here for the Silver Sengers will clarify the law and nez went to the police to conarm
course, but Victoria was a name in Tudor times. Indeed, we have Jubilee celebrations the news Mother and son were
that had been in use in the time
a great heritage of famous names of William and Mary.
from overcome and had to be assisted
the Tudor navy-Dread- home.
Swiftsure. Their name is M'Neill
Warspite, nought. ADMIRALS' NAMES Mrs. M'Nell had left her daugh
There is no printed, regulation Revenge, Vanguard, Triumph are ter in the vicinity of the hotel on
of ships! a few of them. Bunday evening after Mrs. David-governing the naming
visit to her for the navy. Even famous ad- son's usual Sunday
mirals' names arc not reserved Thus while the The corrected list of those who for big ships. were taken to Edinburgh Royal Nelson and Rodney are our two
biggest battleships, the Kempen Infirmary is as follows:
Exmouth are (47), Lethen, felt, Duncan, and David Paterson
Broadly Nairn (suffering from burns). only destroyer-leaders,
speaking. Admiralty practice in the Margaret Torbelt or Law (26).
Meoul Farm, Stoneykirk, Wig-asa few years has been to name cruisers, after counties, cities, and townshire (burns and shock).. John Law (27), Shotthead Farm, towns and to give each flotilla of Balerno (shock). Mr. Law was destroyers names beginning with the same letter of the alphabe.. not detained.
(65), retired Submarines never had names until
The regi Robert M'Nelsh
March to take part in the Pickwick at his word by the avil servants, the King's approval.
concerned are the three commercial traveller, 7 Fourth after the Great War.
centenary celebrations-exactly 100- were ments and two of the When the practice of number-
of the Coldstream
years after the first monthly nun. Gardens, Glasgow, S.1 (shack).
of battalions abandoned the laid down under
of the Guards, two battalions
famous "Pickwick ber of the Dr. James Hunter White (66), ing them was
Ladybark, Fife alphabetical idea was first tried in Beelzebub and Infernal. The Knoll,
Probably, thr Papera" appeared. but since the O and P classes,
The story has this much justi- Grenadiers, and the 2nd Battalion (Inhaled smoke).
most picturesque centenary event that twa been neation.
bomb-ships Scots Quards. OL them have then most
will be a coach drive between here Elizabeth Kemp (35), MIN
CHURCH AND CARNIVAL after Ash-Sturgeon and bearing those names Craigle Farm, Whitehouse named
There was a broad sameness and Rochester, in which a recreat this Lord Exmouth at the for example,-and Aberdeen (burns). Ms Kemp Shark,
The names were about New Year's Eve at St. Paul'sed Pickwick will be accompanied year's
that pre-Algiers in 1815. names follow was housekeeper of the hotel
certain amount of rowdyism by contemporary characters that not consdered suitable when Queen. | A Charlotte Taylor (40), 1 Murray cedent.
(burns). Terrace. Kirkcaldy.
The final selection of new names Victoria came to the throne, and was to be expected. I think keep will step from the pages of history for warships for submission to the they were changed to Firebrand observers of all that went forward tor the nonce. The Duke of Kent must have felt that the community has agreed. I hear, to propose Miss Taylor was manageress
an Rosamond-with Fair King for his approval is a privilege and of the hotel.
of the First Lord and it was a extraordinary lack of a gense of singing outside, followed by the The Immortal Memory" at
service inside the Cathedral, will special celebration dinner, and recent First Lord who set about humour in the latter case!
Lucifer was a destroyer in the in a year or two change the whole there will be two exhibitions fea- breaking the tradition against the
Dover Patrol in the Great War, character of the occasion, and that turing the manuscripts of practi- introduction of new names.......
Lord Bridgeman was a Shrop- and Mr. Kipling was not far out behaviour will regulate itself tocally all of the novelist's works- The Cathedral' au- one at Dickens's house in Doughly shire man. There had never been when he disguised as Shaitan one environment. a Shropshire in the Navy List, and of the ships whose adventures he thorities are satisfied that the ex-street, where "Pickwick" was comi
The periment was worth while, and it pleted 99 years ago. he wanted one of the new craters described in "Sea. Warfare." to be named after his own county. He had his way, thus making it possible for his. successor to repair two notable gaps in our territorial Hnks with the navy for Shekeld
of
GUESTS ORDEAL Mr. and Mrs. Law were mar- ried on Saturday, and have a house in the Morningside dis- trict. They had a terrifying ex- perience until they were, rescued by firemen Mr. Law told a repor- ter yesterday afternoon that when he and his wife were awakened by the smell of smoke they opened their bedroom door, and were con- $81.70 fronted by a mass of flame from
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ARRESTS IN AUSTRIA
"Madam." Page replied. when I Vienna, Jan. 22. open an egg at breakfast, I don't. Sixty National Socialist have eat it all to discover it's bad." been arrested on Tuesday "Eggenberg near Graz on a charge
at
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and the efficiency of the monitor
"We waited there," he said, "while the dames crept nearer. My wife began to show the effects of fear and smoke. It got hotter Jet and the water towers on the
summit of the two escapes allow and more imcömfortable, and we seemed to be trapped. But the ed Firemaster Methven to uiflise firemen arrived in the street, and the majority of his men in rescue
work. they quickly raised an extension ladder to our window and got us out."
*** Dr.. White was trapped in his
zoom.
**I was awakened by streaming," he said, "and felt myself going 'queer. All around me were flames.
**
It was impossible to find anyone who could tell how many people had been resident in the hotel and the firemen had to search as much
of the building as possible. Sever al of the men were cut, bruised, or slightly burned as they forced their
hot. filled with
new ships
the names
with were
battle of
the common
on
June
name did actually appear in the will be repeated next ́ year. As a Navy List in 1916 as one of the carnival of dissipation Hogmanay gunboats on the Tigris, though she around St. Paul's hardly fits mo- was not the ship in the Kipling dern standards, and the Cathedral story.
I grabbed sume sheets, knotted way along corridors which were. them together, tied them to a bed- overpoweringly.
..
flames.
PICKWICK CENTENARY Admirers of Dickens in practi- cally every part of the world are
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Little Mollie sat down to write s authorities are secure in public letter to her father, who had been support for their efforts to bring absent about three months, and the New Year rejoicings on their this is what she finally sent:
"Dear Father, we are all well and a happy. The baby has grown ever. Before they could be reached by doorstep mure into line with the
sense than he used to have Hop- firemen the latter had to damp position St. Paul's enjoys as down the are in one of the rooms rallying centre on notable occs- so much and has a great deal more and keep water playing into Itsions.
daughter, Mollie." while they carded the three peo- FIRST-FOOTING BY TELEPHONE in the same of you, I remain, your This department is indebted to Scottian exiles still cling to the ple to safety.
The police, under Chief Con- traditional New Year greeting by Miss L. 8., who reports seeing the a hospital out stable Monen, rendered valuable word of mouth, even though se following sign in assistance to the guests and the parated by hundreds of miles from west last winter:
"During this Intense cold wea“. stad, and after about an hour their kinsmen. Else how can we
account for the fact that 20 perther, and owing to scarcity of coal. cent. of London's outgoing tele-ne unnecessary operations will be phone trunk trame on, Hogmanay performed."! was between here and Scotland.
were able to inform the Fire Bri- gade that all but three women had been accountd for.
A search was concentrated up
A man in search of a quiet hol on the servants' quarters in the Of the 2000 calls for places north pages together post, and lowered myself to the choking smoke, and licked by swift top of the building, and in fifteen of the Tweed, Glasgow led with day set out in a small sailing bost. minutes, after removing piles of 800, followed by Edinburgh with his only equipment consisting of I pasted four
400, Aberdeen with 300, and Dun-provisions and a wireless set.. He ད་ ་ ་ When the story was returned, ground.",
About 40 minutes after the ar- debris, the first body was found. Dr. White, who has retired from
The Firemaster stated later on dee with 100. Scotland's grand galled serenely for several days, those pages still were pasted 10-
medical work, now resides in Edin- tival of the fremen a man and
that he was confident the three total of over 2000 calls did much antal at last he sighted one of those. were discovered in one
Kners which resemble small towns [Special to the "Hong Kong Dally,gether."
burgh, but retains his Ladybank | Woman
at the point of collapse.woinen had been suffocated before to establish a new telephone re- Press (Copyright),}
address. He is a brother of Pro-room
wet the alarm was given. They were cord for the Post Office on New rather than ships. The appearance. They were wrapped in vost White, Ladybank.,
blankets and carried down exten found in bed without any indica Year's Eve-11,000 calls last night, of the little boat created excite PRAISE FOR FIREMEN
last year. It is an interesting slowed down. Guests, staff, and spectators were slon ladders to the street, where tion of having made an attempt to as against 9000 on the same datement on board the liner, which
point that the first figure repre- unanimous in their praise of the the police conveyed them in staret escape.
sents 1000 more trunk calls than gallant way in which the firemen chers to waiting ambulances. MAROONED IN LANE' carried out rescue work. When the they were He approached | detachments arrived
"Three other persons were found
were passed on Christmas Eve.
Although the Scottish success, secretary and asked: confronted with a blazing four-marooned at the back of the hotel
tered only by some of the lower from the Old Calton Cemetery. Edinburgh I wish to voice sym-The Wind and the Rain," has windows. An officer and two men They could not keep entirely clear pathy with the relatives of those lasted into the new year, its final who attempted to force a way up from flames, which licked around who lost their lives in last night's the staircase vere driven back just them from the windows boking tragedy. before the staircase collapsed and into the lane, and one of them, Mies Taylor, the manageress, was became a roaring furnace
There were 40 firemen present, badly burned
An enthusiastic supporter of the of complicity in the distribution of local football team arrived at the propaganda leaflets which were ground one day and saw a load prohibited by law as "subversive."of bricks there. Transocean Kuo Min.'
the club
LOED PROVOST'S MESSAGE. Lord Provost L 8. Gumley yes terday afternoon Issued the fol- lowing message:
"We'dn't half-bricks have been storey building which could be en-1 in a narrow lane which divides it "On": behalf of the citizena or VETERAN COMEDY
better?"
"Half-bricks?" replied the secre- When Walter Page was a mag-tary. "We couldn't wufld, a parii- azine editor, a writer addressed ion with-hair-bricks."
Oh are they for a pavilion?" him with: "Now I'm positive you don't read them all. I submitted asked the supporter."I thought a stay last week, and, as a test, they were for the referee."
To the injured also must go the citizens hope for a speedy re- covery."
The captain was wondering whe-.. ther it was a matter of going to the rescue when the holiday-maker moved to his transmitter and tap- ped out the message: "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Now, when we cross the road;. weeks are announced. It is Lon- don's longest run, the 934th per- my dear" said the old lady to ber fortance, being given to-night, friend, "don't look round, because and as a notice of withdrawal if a motor hits us in the back. It's always Infuses an old favourite their fault, not our!”