21 YEARS AGO.
THE MATILDA HOSPITAL,
The most interesting item of nows appearing in the Telegraph during the week ended June 4th, 1904, relatos to legal proceedings over the will of the late Mr. Granville Sharp The issue of Juno 2nd contains several col- umns of the report of the caso, în which the parties wore, Mossre EH. Sharp, J. Buchanan, H. Sharp and R. Bentham, togother with Ellen Lydia Bentham," on one side, and the Bishop of Victoria (Dr. Hoare), the Rev. F. T. Johnson, the Rev. C. H.' Hickling and the Attorney
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Gangral, on the other. The latter, with the exception of the Attorney Gonorel, were appointed by the deceased as committoo and trustees of hospital which the late, Mr. Sharp de- sired to erect; and the proceed. inge now reported wore instituted to determine certain questions f connection thorowith. Samo of the points upon which a decision was required were the nature and scope of the hospital, and whether the unexhausted portion of the Matate was applicable to charit ablo purposes generally.
TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT
This is Mabel Garrison, the famous soprano, who is to be beard at the Theatre Royal, to-night.
OTHER ITEMS.
It was stated in Court that the structions and that the unexhaust- deceased, by ble will, loft certained partion of the estate should be legacies amounting to £1,600 to applied to charitable purposer various friends and relatives and also a number of life annuities amounting to £300 a year, after which the residue of the estate was left in trust for the erection and maintenance of a hospital at Mount Kollett on the Peak, this
Other items appearing during the week under notice are to the following offect -
Captain's Cup Competition of the In the final round of the institution to bo named tho Matilda Hospital, after his wife's Golf Club, Dr. Drew, RN, boat first name. The deceased wish-T. C. Gray by one up..
ad the hospital to be self-
Mr. John Roberts, the former
matches against Mr. C. M. P. Romedius, Mr. J. A. Carvalho and Mr. A. G. Stokes. Conceding many points, he won two of the three contests, Mr. Remedios bealing him by 600 to 544 in a gene in which 400 points were
suporting and to be considered billarda champion, played
'as an absolutoly religious and evangelistic institution." Ho further directed that it must bo maintained "for the glory of God and the good of man, and not for the glory of the medical profession in any way, adding that it was emphatically to be a hospital for concoded. the poor, the helpless, the forsaken. The annual report and for him who is alone and Chins Light and Power Co., Ltd. ".. desolata," The institution was stated
to
that
of the
delay be reserved for British,perienced in installing machinery was ex American and European patients, at Canton, but that two engines and the sisters were to be wholly were running and. some profits British. As a reward for dill-boing made, whilst the field in gonce, the sisters were to be Kowloon was not so promising given a year's holiday ovory five as was hoped. years, on full pay, or, still bettor.
The annual meeting of the two holidays of six months each V. R. O. resulted in the amend during that period. The ment of rules regarding sub- deceased wished the last scription rates and the appoint- possible use to be made of ment of Mr. A. Chapman as drugs, but that all sanitary Chairman and Mr. H. Austen as and other precautions be taken, Hon. Secretary, I "and that upon these and, the healing processes of nature by God's assistance the greatest reliance may be placed."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 1925.
OBITUARY,
NOTED TRENCH
ASTRONOMER.
Paris, June 4,
The death has occurred of the noted astronomer, Camille Flam- marlon-Reuter,
The death of M. Camille Flam marion removes one of the world's great men of science. Born as long ago as 1842, in the Haute Marne, the famous astronomer as he later became received his chief education at the Paris Observat- ory, under Lo Verrior, and aftor wards at the Sorbonne under Delaunay and at the Bureau dos, Longitudes. He founded the monthly review L'Astronomie in 1882, the Observatory of Juvisy G 1883, and the Astronomical. Sucity of France in 1887. Jen
He published a large number of works on Astronomy, and in later yours turned to a study of psychic matters, writing a book on "Mysterious Psychic Forces" (1907), a three part work on "Death and Its Mystery" (com pleted in 1922), and "Dreams of an Astronomer" (1923). Most of English. He was made a Com. his work has been translated into mander of the Legion of Honour a few years ago,
Flammarion was married for the In 1919, at the age of 77, M.
second time, to a Mdlle. Gabrielle Renaudaty
WELL-KNOWN WRITER. Paris, June 4.
Tho death is announced of M. Pierre Louys. Reuter,
M. Pierre Louys was a disting Sir Paul Chater, prosiding at uishad writer of distinguished the annual meeting of the Star heritage. A grand nephew of the Ferry Co. Ltd., stated that the Duke of Abrantes, he was also a accounts included a figure of great-grandson of the famous It was further stated in Court $36,550, representing the dif- Sabatier, president of the Institut that the value of the deceased's ference between the written down de France and surgeon in ordin- estate was about $1,300 000 and value of the Morning Star" and jary to Napoleon the First that in 1901, Rural Building the "Guiding Star" and the price M. Louys was born in 1870 and Lot 16 was purchased as a site at which they were sold. He was educated in Paris. for the hospital at $70,000, orec. added that arrangemonts were early promise of his literary tion being since proceeded with. practically completed by which ability, founding the review La
The Chief Justice made
a the ferry whart at Kowloon Conque whon 19 years of age. To lengthy order, holding that the would be moved further south, this Swinburne, Verlaine, and rosiduary bequest was & good opposite & now 100 foot road, Maeterlinck, among others, word charitable bequest, that the with the result that residents contributors. The earliest of his executors and trustees should would no longer have to thread noted works was "Asterte" (1892), proceed with the hospital project their way through a maze of but it was his "Aphrodite' (1896) in accordance with deceased's in-argo work.
LAST LINE LIMERICK CONTEST.
The third week of our Last Line Limerick Competition! is now in progrese. A prize of $10 is offered for the bost last line. Competitors should remember that the last lino must rhyme with the first two The result of last waok's contest will appear on our issue of to-morrow.
Last Line for This Limerick Must Reach the Telegraph Office by Noon on Monday, 8th June, 1925, Envelopes must be marked "Limerick."
A thoughtful young lady named Flo Was giving advice to her beau. Sho said, "You should save, For a rainy day, Davo,
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that became most famous, obtain-" ing the greatest circulation over reached by any living writer in Franos-350,000 copies wore printed, not including numerous translations and adaptations.
SHAMEEN OUTRAGE
QUESTION OF APOLOGY AND INDEMNITY.
Paris, June 4
In the Chamber, M. Outroy, Deputy for Indo-China, notified his intention to interpellato the Government in connection with its protest to the Chinese Govern- ment regarding tho monument erected at Canton by Annamite! revolutionariss in memory of the Annamite who throw a bomb at M. Merlin in Juno, 1924, killing five and wounding eight French people.
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M. Outroy, uocepting M. Briand's request for postpone ment of his interpellation, pointed; out. that since the outrage the Government had not obtained. from the Chinese, Government any apology or indemnity. Ho doscribed tho orection of the. monument, as an, însult France, M. Outrey also said ho hoped the Goverai Jent would take action as regards the Soviet Government, in connection with M. Karakhan's alloged statement] on the morrow after the outrage: expressing satisfaction at porpotration..
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M. Briand replied that if the, authenticity of M. Karakban’a. words were proved, the Govern- mont would insist on respect for engagements with Franco. Reuter.
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