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DEATH.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1927.
DEATH OF MR. D. C. LOGAN.
PASSING OF WELL-KNOWN LOCAL FIGURE.
About ten days ago, Mr. Logan,
DAY BY DAY.
1 DECEIVE ALL DIPLOMATS BY TELL- ING THEM THE TRUTH-Bismarck.
The P. and O. s.s. Rawalpindi is due here from Shanghal early to morrow morning.
The Very Idea!
A motor car ran over a man's toes, and the victim was claiming damnges.
"Grent Scot!" cried the astound- ed motorist, "you want £40 for n "damaged foot! I say, I'm not a The P. and D. 9.a. Khiva, from millionaire?"
Hongkong, arrived in London on Tuesday morning.
Tho motor vessel Sumatra (Swedish East Asiatic line) is due here from Home on September 24th.
the Chinese torture chamber had nothing to learn in the way of hide- ous cruelty-laid the foundation for the foreign trade that opened up China to western ideas, and brought it the blessings of modern knowledge. In the constant opposi It is with profound and sincere. tion they faced, those early ven-regret that we have to record the turers had to be protected, by death, at four o'clock this morn treaty rights that are being ing, after an Inese borne with flagrantly violated to-day, and are great fortitude, of Mr. Donald C. the foundation of much of the Logan, M.C., the eldest son of Mr. agitation against foreigners, parti-
W. Logan, the well-known local cularly Britons, at this very time.
share broker. Yet a tale like that of the foul
There was one case of small slaughter of a pence mission near. Peking in 1869, is one of the justi- who up till then had been in his pox (Chinese) reported yester
usual robust health, was admit-day. fications we have for the imposition
ted to the Peak Hospital suffering of the rights we obtained, and for from acute abdominat trouble due their retention. Foreigners are
to appendicitis, An operation not much safer in China to-day then
was performed, but serious com- they were sixty-eight years ago,
plications set in and the patient's which is a sad commentary to make condition became critical. Од but a true one nevertheless. The Friday last it was announced that wily trick that compelled evacan- there was little or no hope of re- tion of Hankow, the outrages at covery, but, due to his fine phy-J.
sical condition and great forti- Nanking, prevented from develop tude, Mr. Logan passed through ing into fouler önes only by the the crisis and, after the week-end, presence of an adequate armed pro-was reported to be somewhat im- proved. However, there was a tective force, speak for themselves. turn for the worse again yester- So, if one's memory is rusty as re-day, and the end came in the yards the history of foreign contact early hours of this morning. The Colony as a whole will mourn the with China, and the reasons for the passing of one of its finest young "unequal" treaties, one might pro-men- beloved example of clean, fitably recall that mussacre at virile manhood, and a sportsman
of great charm. Pekingand keep it in mind,
A Good Example. LOGAN-AL 4 a.m. on Thursday, There will be general approval 18th August, 1927, at the Peak and congratulations in connexion Hospital. Donald Clement with the work which is being car- Logan, M.C.. aged #1 years.ried out by the Hongkong Tele- Funeral will pass the Monn-phone Company in the matter of ment at 5.30 p.m. to-day.
The
Thongkong Telegraph.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1927,
OLD MEMORIALS, AND
MEMORIES.
There is a great deal of interest in an article, (which we reproduced yesterday from a Shanghal paper) on the British cemetery at Peking, where among other graves, is one containing the remains of four Britons who were most foully tor-
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mail dated London July 21, via The s.s. More, with the Home Surz, berthed at Kowloon at o'clock this morning, the mail being distributed during the forenoon.
Among forthcoming weddings anounced is that between Mr. C. Read, of the N.A.A.FI., 212 Temple Street, Kowloon, and Miss Emilia Kee, of the same address.
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"Perhaps you ain't," replied the victim, "and I ain't no centipede either."
Carlisle police summoned the Fire Brigade and scaling ladders to rescue a cat which for three days had lodged in a high tree in Court Square, in the centre of
the city.
A crowd assembled to witness cended the ladder the cat, despite. the rescue, but when a fireman as- its famished condition, made a frightened bolt down the tree and
vanished.
had
Somehow the traveller managed to miss the last train, and was forced to put up at the local hotel in a Scottish village. When he awoke in the morning and peered round his bedroom door for his shoes he was as tonished to see that, whereas his shoes were black, there was now one black and one brown shog rest- ing on the mat. He rang for the servant. When she appeared, he called her attention to the error.
The servant scratched her head The s.. Kwong Foon (Captain in bewilderment. "Weel, if that T. F. Owens) is being taken off the disa bent a' she exclaimed. Hongkong-Wuchow run, and will in "That's the second time this mern- future ply between Canton anding that mistake's happened!" Wychow. She sails for the up-river
The B. I. vessel Takliwa, arriving from Calcutta and Singapore with 1.424 deck passengers, reports the death of one male en route, from The body was buried beri-beri. at sen.
Fine War Service. The late Donald Clement Logan,port this evening. who was 31 years of age, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Logan, and after receiving
Was
laying its wires and cables under- ground, for such work will materi- ally lessen likelihood of trouble. due to storms and high winds and will in consequence, result in better all-the-time service to subscribers. As we announced yesterday, the work of substituting underground wires for the present overhead sys- tem has been in progress for some time past, and the Company states that it intends to put all telephone lines in the Colony underground. And if this ideal is achieved, then Hongkong will be one ahead of inost other cities-especially cities in the Far East. No-one can look at a photograph of any big city in the Fast, especially of any city in Japan, without being struck by the
his early education here, extraordinary maze of overhead wires, not only telephone but cle- qucated at Herne Bay College. trie light wires, too. In the big cities at Home, most. of the wires Soon after the war broke out he are underground, excepting the long joined up with the 6th Buils (East trunk lines which connect the vari-Kent Rogiment) and was later ous towns and which are strung Commissioned in 5th Loyal North tured to death after they had been along the country's main roads and Lanca. Regiment, with which he promised safe conduct a peace railways. In the towns themselves saw much service in France, win- there is a minimum of verhead ning the Military Cross. He was mission to Peking, in the Fifties, wires ofter" aimed at, and such promoted Captain and was a following a brief war with the wires are exclusively confined to pointed Staff Officer of Physical Chinese authorities. It is one of the telephone system. Of course, Training and Bayonet Fighting.
it is cheaper to erect posts and At the conclusion of the war these matters that it is as well to string along the wires than it is to he returned to Hongkong, where Bring up at a time like the present, entrench them underground, but he joined the firm of Messrs. when history is so largely repeating dangerous is the hanging of Reiss and Company (China) and high-tension electricity wires that on the liquidation, of that Com- itself. Nearly half a century had the authorities at Home lave right-pany later, he joined the Kowloon passed before foreigners were againly insisted on their being laid Wharf and Godown Company as involved in trouble of a serious underground. Here in the East the Accountant, in succession to Mr.
authorities of most cities are not J. Hooper, so strict and the result is a maze
"As a Volunteer, of dangerous overhead wires. In Kowloon, until comparatively re-
It will probably be as Captain cently, the electric light wires were overhead.. In the centre of the cityn Command of the Scottish Com of Victoria there are surorisingly any of the Volunteer Corps that few overhead telephone wires-(tak-the late Capt. Logan will be best ing into account the large number remembered, for it was largely of subscribers in such a small area) due to his keenness and to his and if the Company carries on the natural fostering of esprit de corps work of putting as many wires that the Company owed much of underground as possible, expecial its present day success. He join- ly those in outlying and exposeded the Volunteers in May, 1920, places, it will be setting a good example for the rest of the Far
of
East.
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A man was advised at Bow County Court recently to tell his
An enquiry into the circum-wife to be less noisy in the house. stances attending the death of the Man: I will tell her, but it will late Mr. Ibbetson, Chief Officer of only set her alight, and she will be 8.5. Tai Lee, who was found dead worse, in his cabin last week, is to be held shortly. The date has not yet been announced.
Tradesman at Bow County Court: She was quite indignant when I asked her for the money, and said "What are you trades- men.coming to? You no sooner supply the goods than you want the money.""
This morning's Harbour Office reports gave a much higher ton rage, with a free movement of ves-
Nottinghamshire magistrate: sels. There were 18 arrivals and What is you name? Deaf man: the same number of departures. A pint of beer!
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British ships providing nine" and A man concerned in an action eight under the repective headings,at Bow County Court was leaving 69 vessels in harbour, Bri-scribed as a schoolmaster and tish 26.
cartage and removal contractor."
An earthquake disaster, filmed
cable from According to a with much realism, forms the Geneva, the City of Conferences setting for the opening scenes of and Leagues and Arbitrational- "The Fourth Commandment," theists, "Mr. Chu, the Chinese repre- now picture at the World Theatre sentative on the League of Na- to-day. The story deals with tions," has announced that "the the changed fortunes of two Chinese Government" will not re- families, and the leading role is cognise any decision of the Naval played by Belle Bernett.
Conference,
Conference which may affect China, because China is not repre- Probate of the will, of Wong sented thereon! Mr. Chu did not Ying-yaen, late of 110 Hollywood explain which of the 17 Chinese Road, who died in the Government "Governments" and Looting and Civil Hospital on February 20, Brigandage Unions he representa; this year, has been granted to the but no matter. On hearing of his widow, Wong Ma-shi, described in 1 decision, the Naval the will as Man Shi, who lives at recognising the futility of going the Hollywood Road address. The on without Mr. Chu, adjourned
amounts to sine die and pro bono public. Hongkong estate $6,400, all of which is bequeathed great Naval Power like the 17.
Wholesale and Retail Piracies to Wong Ma-shi.
cannot be treated with scorn, im- punity, or prophylactics. No, Sir!
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Herman Melville's epic story of the great white whale, "Moby
Civilisation is art applied to which Bengt,"
comes to the the whole of life.--Miss Sheila Dick" is the basis of "The Sea Star Theatre to-day as the Kaye-Smith. feature attraction until Saturday. The antagonisms of the war America's most famous stage must be obliterated. Lord, Birk- actor, John Barrymore, plays the enhead. role of Captain Ahab: The con-
It is not bricks and mortar but
tinuous movie programme at the staff that make a real hospital. Star Theatre, it should be noted. Mr. Evers.
ends at 8.30, the пети Our I do not think health visitoraTM Cabaret presenting a revue should be put on the same planc as the road sweeper.-Dr. Flwen Nash.. nightly at 9.30.
Overheard in the history class- What part did Agricola take in Ber-room at question time
the Roman Conquest?-Most of th spoil.
and was Commissioned a Second ent parts in many of their shows, Lieutenant on February 22, 1928. notably, their production of It was in March, 1926, that he nard Shaw's St. Joan." was appointed in command of the
A Freemason. Scottish Company-an appoint-
Name the races which invad- ment that was deservedly popular, Local Freemasonry has also ed England after the Romans He was an exceedingly efficient sustained a great loss by his left The Derby and the Grand officer and a very keen rifle shot. death. He was District Grand National. It will be remembered that he or- Inner Guard of the District Grand
What gods did the Anglo-Saxons ganised and conducted the first Lodge Scottish Freemasonry, being worship? What kind of heaven 124.05 Torchlight Tattoo of the Infan-loo Right Worshipful Master of did they believe in?-Gold and
34.93 try Company and that he com- the Eastern Scotia Lodge.
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nature with the. Government China, at the time of the Boxers, about twenty-six years ago.
The Manchus, chief instigators of the earlier treachery, which had called upon their heads a swift and just retribution, were still in power, and were again behind the scenes. The Powers, this time several of them were obliged to intervene and march on Peking. Many of the scenes of those days forty years earlier were repeated. Then came, some time afterwards; the revolutionary war- fare, and the eventual triumph of the Republicans." But it is well: established new that the Republic of China is less a unity, less a re- Paris presentation of the people, than was Brussels the regime of the Emperor of old Amsterdam
Berlin In recalling that treachery of the Copenhagen Jong-ago, one must place it in the Lisbon
Bucharest category of the "lest we forget," Buenos Aires The "never-changing" East is 'real- Shangha!
Yokohama whatever never-changing.
New York the surface appearances may Geneva be, and there is a lesson to be learn- Milan
Stockholm ed in these tales of past flouting of Osto solemn obligations entered into with Athens
Rio
ly
the outside world. It is the lesson Bombay
London, August 17.
of preparedness. Let US recall Hongkong
Silver (spot) those historic instances of mis-Silver (forward) directed hatred of foreigners on the part, of the Chinese, for they were
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.12.13 manded the Royal Guard of Possessed by those traits which Silver. One in which they would 20.44 Honour which the Scottish Com- endeared him to those with whom have reserved seats. What WES (1) 18.14% pany provided on the occasion of he came into contact, his demise wergild; (8) the blood-feud?-1 .2.7/16 the Investiture held by Prince will be greatly regretted by the and 2 were the name which the
George when H. E. the Governor whole community in its loss of
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was invested with the K.C.M.G. an all-round sportsman and genial Angles and Saxons called each
other; 3 was the result. friend, 1/11.11/32 order.
He is survived by his parents 4.86 3/16
As a Sportsman
A Middlesbrough professional 25.21
and by a sister (Mrs. Bartho- 89.26 The late Donald Logan was lomew) and brother who is en-rat-catcher and a ship's captain 18.12 an outstanding sportsman and played in the Federated Malay were the "central figures in an .18.72 athlete. He won the amateur States. Much sympathy will be amusing comedy in which the 372 middle-weight boxing champion-extended to them all in the great captain 1/6.53/84 ship of the Colony; was a very loss they have sustained.
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The Funeral.
came off Becond best.. Following the custom of visiting ships in port to catch rats, the 1/11 good oar, and had represented the
rat-catcher made a good haul and 25% Colony in Interport rowing; had .25.3/16 the distinction of being the first
The funeral takes place this then presented himself at the British Wireless.
per tail of captives. man ever to seall round the Is- afternoon, the cortege passing the captain's cabin to receive his deo land, a distance of 26 miles; was Monument at half past fivè.
"Who told you to catch rats on also a keen Rugby football play- The Scottish Company of the my ship? I am not going to pay Volunteers will be the only one to you anything. You should have parade as a Company, the other left them alone," said the captain. "Oh, well," replied the rat- Volunteers parading as attendants, Owing to the short notice, it has been decided that uniform for enteber, "If you feel that way Volunteers is not essential, and about it take them back and make
pets of them/ they may parade in mufti.
Suiting action to words, he The
Scottish King's Own The late Mr. Logan was also
will provide the opened a bag and let loose some associated with the Hongkong Borderers
chiefly fostered by the ruling power, Two brother, Yeung Po and c and took a lively interest in acting on a pliable public opinion, Peuk Po, of 130 Bonham Strand, all forms of sport. At the time then as likely to be misled as now. East share the estate of $350,000 of his death he was President of the Sports Committee of the left by their father Wong Pong Volunteer Defence Corps, and was Kwan, alias Wong Lan Po, alias Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong Wong Yuen Hop, late of Lung Kin village, Kwangtung, who died Rifle Association. on September 2 1926. The will atates that provision had already
Let us remember this; lest we forget.
In other parts of the country are tragic memorials to the pioneers
who, against a blind prejudice and been made for the wife, con- A.D.C., of which he was a talent-pipes and drums, and also the.forty rodents; who made a dash
constant risk of life and limb-for cubines and daughters.
ed member, appearing in promin-ring party.
for freedom again.