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Mr. Heary, Tom Brooks, Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, who has made it his illework to fight fires for 32 years, fourteen of which have been'speat in the Colony, ́Is leaving Hong Kong on June 12, next year prior to well earned retirement in March, 1938. When Mr. Brooks leaves the Colony next year, he will be 37 years of age.
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Together with his wife and daughter. Mr. Brooks will probably settle in the Channel Islands in his retirement. Mr. Ronald Brooks, his son, who is also an officer in the Hong Kong Fire Brigade, is leaving here in January on Höme leave, and it is his intention to join his family in England.
Mr. H. T. Brooks, Superintendent of the Hong Kong Fhe Brigade,
who is going on refrenient shortly.
Mr. Brooks' 14 years in the Colony has seen the local Fire Brigade grow from an obsolete establishment to one that is equipped with the latest-fire-fighting_appitinces. His record has been one of constant achievement of which he way,wei! be proud.
SERVED IN NAVY-
adopted. The only bells in use were those an "the harness of the Mr. Brooks Joined the Royal horses. Many people still remem- Navy in 1814 and served on the ber the spectacular sight the fire training ship "Imprimable,”\" & engines at that time presented as three-masted square rigged vessel, they dashed through the streets to and the brig "Nautilus." While in the scene of an outbreak, with the the Navy he served in respectively crew shouting “HP, HT, H"" the Channe Fleet, Medterranean Fleet, and the South Atlantic Fleet (Continued on Back PagO.) which included West Africa and the east coast of Bouth America, Leaving the active service of the -Navy with the rank of leading- seaman, Fand leading-torpedo-man in December 1905, 10. ́. Brooks joined the London. Fre Brigade where he served until he was ap po'nted to Hong Kong as 8uperin- tendent, Flie Brigade, in 1922.""
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HONGKEW INCIDENT
REACTIONS
Japanese Assurance Gives Great Relief
London, September 25.
Newspapers bere continue to give prominence to the Hong- kew incident and some of the popular journals Indulge hi senan”. tional banner headings, but the news that the Japanese marines have returned to barracks and that Sino-Japanese diplomatic negotiations will not be interrupted is greeted with relief, in city circles where the impression prevails that the Japanese do not desire to push matters to extremes.
British official circles have issued 1 a statement that Sir Robert Clive." Ambassador in Tokyo, called on Mr. Arita, the Foreign Minister, yester- day to inquire into the situation arising out of the Hongkew murder and was assured that the Japanese Government regards the murder as one of a series of serious incidents,
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but has no intention of taking Accident In
basty action,
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Harbour
Pipe Line
Restored To
Working Order
of the
Hunghom
MOTHER FAINTS
ON PAVEMENT
At 12.43 p.m. yesterday, a mothe and her son were walking happik along Cook Street, Hunghom band in hand.
A minute later and the boy five years of age, was killed, after being knocked down by a lorry. The mother collapsed on the pave ment.
prise. He applied his brakes bu the vehicle which was heavily laden wih tamo and barrels of soy. could not piti up in time, and the unfortunate lad was struck on the side of the head. Death was in stantaneous.
Repair work on the cross-har- bouf pipe line has been satisfac-
Though torily completed.
Onlookers state that the Ind the damage done was more extensive suddenly ran out from under the than was at first anticipated, the pavement into the roadway. The expert workmanship
driver of truck No. 3900--a Morris Netherlands Harbour Works Com--Commercial was taken by sur pany made light of the job and completed 1: last Saturday, "
The work started on August 31, and was of an intricate nature. The pipe had been damaged by the dragging of an anchor during the recent typhoon and was locat- Manila, Sept. 25. ed some 500 feet off Queen's Pler. Air Commodore Sydney Smith The checking of the movements of arrived from Hong Kong this after the ships in the vicinity of the line. noon and is expected to resume his narrowed the area of the break to fight to Singapore to-morrow. either of two distinct places, This The second flying boat which saved an enormous amount of failed to reach Hong Kong from time and labour. Singaporé. returned to-day from Matrang to Kamranh Bay, Frenching $10,000 the line
Repaired at a cost approximat- is now. in Indo-Ching, and will also proceed working order. The special craft to Singapore to-morrow- Henter.
which were brought from Macao have returned.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY
Lack Of Interest Deplored
REVIVAL OF PRACTICE DANCE URGED
Stront views regarding the status of the 81. Andrew's Society among local-Scots, were voiced by several members af the annual general meeting of the Soclety held yesterday in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd. 'under the chairman- ship of Mr. B. M. Melay
Vice-President,
Many deplored the lack of in-
terest displayed in the Society and MANILA GOLD SHARES
it was suggested that the abolition
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of the practice dance usually held prior to the Annual Ball, was mainly responsible for the existing state of affairs. One member re- called that in former days at the City Hall, work in connection with the decoration of the Hall for the Ball was carried out by members. which kept them “basy for % week"- "This was now catered for by another organisation. Com-
bined with the fact that the prac- tice dance had been abolished,
· (Goudened) on Pire 8.)
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Consol, Mines, 101–101 cts. Demonstrations, 3144–1,4). San Mauricio, $440-44270) United Paracale, $2.90-2.05. "(Full, quotations on Page 12)
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Imperial Airways announce that the departure of R.M.A. “Dóruda's has been delayed until 5 am. thứ morning (26th) owing to the unser viceable conditions of the Touran nerodrome which is nooded as the result of heavy rain.
The departure at 5 am in pendent upon an improvement conditions at Tourane". :in meantime.
TYPHOID
Two cases of typhoid, both co- curring in Hong Kong, were noti- net to the local Health authorities on Thursday, 4.
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