THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LATE MR. W. T. SHEWAN.
KING'S YACHT AT COWES,
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of Mr. William Thomson Shewan, whoso death wo recorded yesterday, took place at Happy Valley this morning, the interment being at the Protestant Cometery.
One of the Colony's oldest residents, there was a large gathering of friends to pay their last rospects.
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The simple service was conduct. ed by the Rev. H. Copley Moyle,, M.A..
Mr. R. G. Shewan, the twin brother of the deceased, and Mr. I. W. Shewan were the principal mourners, and there were also present Mr. W. A. Stopani, Mr. E. M. Hazeland, Mr. A. R. F. Raven, Mr. W. Logan. 'Cupt. R. Innes,' Capt. Hall, Mr. F. W. Stapleton, Mr. G. P. Lammert, Mr. H. A Lammert, Mr. Felix Ellis, Mr. T. Keating, Mr. C. Pryce, Mr. Fung Shiu-wa, Mr. A. H. Rowe, Mr. P. Wright, Mr. E. A. Long, Mr. Kelly Sayce, Mr. R. H. Charles, and many members of the staff of -Messrs. Shewan. Tomes and Com-
pany.
THE WHEATHIS.
The family wreaths were, from "His loving and sorrowing wife," "His sorrowing brother, Mr. R. G. Showan, and his nephew, Mr. I W. Shewan." -
Other floral tributes sont includ- ed those from:-Deceased's amah; Mrs. H. R. Broome; Baron Adolphe and Charles De Braun; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Plunkett-Cole; Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Charles; Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Cousart; Mr. and Mrs. Fung Shui-wa; Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Good- all; Mr. Richard Hancock; Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung: The
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Two employees of the Hongkong | In these depressing days, the and Mrs. Charles Pryce; Mr. and Hotel Karagu, Stubbs Road, appear; management of Queen's Theatre is D 1511 Mrs. A. R. Fenton-Raven; Mrs. A.ed as defendants before Mr. R. E. to be complimented of providing a M. S. Remedios; Mr W. A. Lindsell this morning. The first really bright and humorous picture D 1372 Stopani Mr. and Mrs. F. W. defendant, the No. 1 fitter, named in "Rolling Home," which features Stapleton; Mr. A. L. Shields; Mrs. Chan Kan-sang, was charged with Reginald Denny, the cinema-pat- E. B. da Luz Sales; Miss E. Smith; aiding and abetting the offering ror's favourite. This film will Mr. R. D. Thomas, Mr. Tong Hok of a bribe to Traffic Sergt. Hop- bring "Laughter Week" at the ting; Mrs. Tong Lai-chuen; Mrs, kins. The second man was similar Queen's to a close, and a better D 1454 Watts; Mrs. L. Weili and family; ly charged, and, in addition" with one could not have been selected. Messrs. Fang Ying, Chu Chiu, using an unlicensed motor cycle The story concerns the experien- D ́1481- Fung Yue, Fung Leung, Chan combination.
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against the latter in due course... follow numerous complicationg as When he accosted the defendant. Alden attempts to live up to hig the latter, explained that the reputation, but everything works TROOPING CHANGES. machine was being tried out on be out satisfactorily, for before his half of the Hotel Company. After bankrup; condition is discovered he making enquiries, witness dis- secures a big concession for the. covered that the defendant had not utilisation of certain waste water- told him the truth. The machine falls, which he sells at a big profit also bore an unauthorised number to his late 'employer. There is a plate. When he visited the love interest in the story as well.
Reginald Denny plays the part of garage in the evening the first defendant tried to smooth things Nat Alden, and he scores one of over by offering him a bribe of $5. his biggest successes in the role,
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The first defendant tried to ex-being well seconded by Ben Hend- cuse himself by saying that he ricks as Dan Mason. The "other offered the money on the instrüe-parts are also extremely well taken, tions of the second man, but he and there is endless humour as the was fined $100 or six weeks. The story progresses, second defendant was fined a
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Sergt. Hopkine pointed out that and a most informative Prizma" the second man had recently been coloured film dealing with trout fined $25 for attempting to get a e. Heance by false pretences.
The second is the s.s. Neuralia which will sail on September 17th and take the 6th Heavy Battery to Malta, the 1st Somerset Light Infantry to Egypt and drafts for Ceylon, Malaya and North and
Mr. Lindsell on hearing this, South China. She will pick up the 23rd Heavy Battery at Malta and doubled the fine, and ordered the the 2nd Scottish Borderers at Port bribe of $5 to be, confiscated.
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Taking advantage of his know- Geneva, Sept. 9. ledge of the situation of tho meeting of the Opium copper smith's shop at the Kow- Traffic Committee Viscount Cecil appealed to the Italian member to Joon Docks, a Chinese who was urge the Italian Government to formerly employed by the com- reconsider its decision and agree pany, entered the main gate with to sign the 1925 Geneva Conven the workmen yesterday morning
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Sir Kumar Mullick gave a de-and, on going to the copper shop, tailed account of the measures collected a quantity of metal, taken by the Indian Government which he proceeded to cut into A charge of unlawful possession against traffic in opium and dan-
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at Lung Ku Tan, was brought Viscount Cecil as regards the threatened says to-day's report of the Hongkong Royal Observa- against the master of a trading necessity of an international Magistracy this morning, Mr.
agreement to control the export ESTHONIAN POLITICS. tory in regard to the typhoon in junk, before Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, and use of deleterious druga. HeJ. H. B. Nihill passed sentence of
dicated by the signal hoisted yes at the Kowloon Magistracy this asked that illicit drug traffic to one month's hard labour. terday."
India ahould be stopped. Reuter. It was stated by Mr. "Kia" morning.
Marriot that the defendant had been previously employed, by the Dock, company and gained admit tance to the yard together with. the other workmen. He had no
HEAVY SENTENCES ON COMMUNISTS.
Reval, Sept. 9.
M. Abramson, the leader of the new Workers' Party and an ex- sociollst member of Parliament,
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After having remained practi- cally stationary all day yesterday,
The defendant admitted the the typhoon was, at 6 o'clock this charge and said the arms were for morning, in about Lat. 21 N., Long his own protection..
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The weather forecasts up to then reported to the Harbour who was conducting Communist noon to-morrow areHongkong Office that they had been washed propaganda in Esthonia, has been to Gap Lock, north-west winds, overboard.
The case was adjourned, till sentenced to eight years penal fresh, fair Formosa Channel, servitudo, and four of his asso-light, variable winds, freshening Monday when Mr. Leo d'Almada, clates have been sentenced to a north-east galo; zoth coast appearing for the defence, will penal terms, ranging from three of China between Hongkong and make a statement in mitigation of years to ten years. Reuter'e the Lamocks, nort win. freshen sentence. Bail of $6,000, was al bought on behalf of wheat Bandoeng Maru, Yode Maru and
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The sudden fall of the franc The following vessels are ex- from 164:40 yesterday to 160.55 pected to be in wireless communi- abnormal, but is attributed to the President, Grant, Elkdidge, Yuen- to-day is not regarded here as ention with Hongkong to-day:— fact that traders are buying appresang, Thikarang, Clara Jebsen, ciated currencies in order to cover Sarpedon, Lalsang, Talamba, Trior, themselves before the tide of Tean: Nagpore, Kuelchow, Chenan, autumn trade sets in. It is stated Maysbashi Maru, Hakpzaki. Maru, that over one million dollars were Honolulu Maru, Rangoon Maru,
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