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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. J. H. PIDGEON.
News has been received in the The death is announced At
The funeral of the late Mr. J. Thore was a rumour in circula- Colony that Mr. A.H. Barlow has Taingtao of Mr. Charles McCas-H. Pidgeon who passed away at the tion yesterday that a section of the resigned the position of Chieflin, late of the Standard Oil Co. Government Civil Hospital on Kowloon-Canton railway track had Manager of the Hongkong and Mr. McCaslin was in his 65th Monday afternoon took place yes-been interfered with, one vorsion, The Hon. Mr. A.C. Hynes, who year. He first came to China in 1857 terday, the cortege passing the being that part of the track had has been acting since Mr. Bar-when he accompanied his mother monument at 5.20 p.m. where it been dug up.
On enquiry at the offices yester low left for Home in the early at the age of six months, as he was followed by a large gathering
used facetiously to tell his friends. of friends, including many ladies. day afternoon & representative of part of the year, has been appoint-He returned again to China in The remains were interred at the the S. C. M; Post was informed 1874 at the age of 17 and never Catholic Cemetry, the Reverend that there had been interference It is understood that Mr. Bar-left China agala excepting only Father J. R. Noval, of the Spanish of some kind in Chinese territory, to America. Dominican Procuration, officiating, but it was not at that time known low will be invited by the Direc-for one visit home tors of the Hongkong and Shang. His father was captain of one of hal Banking Corporation to join the American tea clippers running the London Committee. the to Shanghai.
ed as his successor..
of
The pallbearers were Messrs. W. of what nature,
J. Carroll, A. H. Carroll, J. C. H. L. Smith, and Mr. A. W. J. Simmons.]
The morning express from Can- It is gathered that the late Mr. ton, which was due in at Kowloon Bank on the completion of a short" One of the original members of Pidgeon had lived for many years shortly before noon, did not arrive tour of the Far East which he the Shanghal Race Club, Mr. Mc-with the family of Mrs. R. Carroll, until three o'clock in the after- contemplates making in the near Caslin always took an interest in who was present at the funeral. noon, having been held up at a this sport, and became the owner The Misses G. and C. Smith, who station while repair work was in of a number of winning ponies at had known the deceased since their progress. Newchwang during his long re-childhood days, were the principal sidence there, and latterly mourners. Tsingtao. For many years he was
.future.
at
The afternoon express from Kowloon to Canton was despatch-
Others present at the funeral a at which place it arrived a member of the Shanghal Fire included Mr. O. R. Benson, Mr. G. safely and on time. Brigade (Deluge, No. 4 Co.) and
there is a service medal dated A. Lawrance, Mr. F. P. Lenfestey, 1590/97 recording this fact. He Mr. J. W. Kew, Mr. A. Mackenzie,
The exact nature of the inter-
also took up golf at Tsingtao and Mr. C. W. Olson, Mrs. A. H. Car-ference is not known owing to a during last year never failed in roll, Mrs. R. Capell and many breakdown in the telegraphic com- playing his round every afternoon. friends from "Ice House Street" munication. It is expected that A wreath from Miss Tootsie further details will be available Smith and one from Miss Edna to-day. Carroll were buried with the re- maina of Mr. Pidgeon.
Standard Oil Pioneer.
It will be recalled that Mr. Bar- low succeeded the late Hon. Mr. A.G. Stephen as Chief Manager in 1924, his appointment being made at a meeting of the Directors held on September 3rd of that year.
Mr. Barlow first joined the Bank in 1891, when he was posted to the Singapore office. In 1893 he was temporarily transferred to Shanghai, later returning to Sin- gapore. He first came to Hong- kong in 1894 and worked in the office here for several years, but Mr. McCaslin was the original on returning from leave in 1997 répresentative of Messrs. Getz of he was transferred for a short California for à long time at Ning- period to Colombo. The follow-po and elsewhere, and later.
There were many other floral ing year he went to Calcutta and joined the American Trading Co., tributes including those from "hig returned to Hongkong shortly in which service he was sent to orrowing Tootsie," Ma, Loll and afterwards.
Newchwang. That company being Bill, Nancy, Tony, Edna, Ronny agents for the Standard Oil Com-and Kenny, Cocky, Mary, Chas and pany of New York, Mr. McCaslin Lali, his little Geoffrey, Daisy, became their first pioneer in Man-Phyllis and Noel and an old Can- churia when the latter company ton Friend.
an
The Wreaths.
In 1903 he joined the Bombay branch, and in 1904 was sent to Manila. He was appointed Agent at Bangkok in 1907. Four years formed its own organization, and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Olson, Mr. later Mr. Barlow came to Hong- he remained at Newchwang deve- kong as Sub-Manager and has re-loping the Manchurian connexions and Mrs. Capell and Family, Mr. mained here ever since, holding of the great oil company until his and Mrs. F. Gonzales, Mr. and the appointment in recent years retirement upon pension some Mrs. E. W. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs. of Hongkong Manager and acting years ago.
in that capacity since September, 1924.
With the exception of the delay to the Canton-Kowloon express, there had been no further inter- ruption of the service yesterday evening, and we were assured that intending passengers had no cause for fear.
FUN O' THE FAIR.
CATERING FOR ALL TASTES.
E. Abraham, Mr. and Mrs. E. S, Those both young and old' who K. Ho Tung, Mr. and Mrs. J. San- have a sweet tooth will find plenty
as Chief Manager on various oc- casions prior to the death of the In 1926 Mr. and Mrs. McCaslin derson Smith, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. of scope for it at the stall of the late Mr. Stephen. He succeeded settled at Tsingtao, where he re-O'Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. W. Gol- American Kandy Kids on Oct. 1 to the office of Chief Managermained until his death. He mar-denberg, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. at Lee Gardens. Dispensed by after nearly thirty-three years ried Mrs. McCaslin (nee Amy Shushi, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Rapp, youth and beauty, all the latest service, and, as stated, has served Louise Maybury) in 1920.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Dunn, Mr. and "confections" of U.S.A. will be on Mrs. G. Rapp.
sale, but not for long. The early Mr. and Mrs. A. W. J. Simmons purchaser will catch the confec- and family, Mr. and Mrs. Frith tion. Orders will be booked in and family. Mrs. M. Blake and advance by Mrs. Meyer, 18 Peak family, Mrs. H. E. Kemp and Road. family, Mrs. C. Leonard and fami-
A Mixed Bag. END SEEN BY EX-PREMIER, Y, Miss Marie Kacker, Mr. D. Ur-
quhart, Mrs. Braga and Miss Fun O' The Fair caters for all Braga.
tastes. He must be a misanthrope The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall. indeed who cannot find something
Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. R. Pestonji, Mr. C.M.G., Mr. J. Joseph, Mr. Oscar to please him in: R. Benson, Mr. G. A. Lawrence,
SPANISH MONARCHY.
It will be remembered that on the pccasion of his leaving Hong- kong in March of this year, Mr. Barlow was presented, with a magnificent cup by the Chinese merchants and hongs of the Colony as a token of their appre
Madrid, Sept. 13. giation of his friendship and worth. The cup was a splendid silver piece, over three feet high, anniversary of the Dictatorship, On the occasion of the fourth patterned on the Imperial design King Alfonso XIIE at San Sebas Edward Ezra, Mr. J. F. Grose, Mr. Shies, Shooting Gallery, Massed of the Chow Dynasty, with triped tian, signed the decrea convoking Ho Kwong, Mr. F. P. Lenfestey, Pipers, Fireworks, Babies' Stall, stand and dragon handles, mount-the National Assembly on October Dr. Ernest To, Mr. E. J. de Figuei Hidden Treasure, ed on an ebony base.
اب
Chute, Aunt Sallies, Cocoanut
White
10. General Primo de Rivera Hon. Mr. Hynes,
returned to the capital to make redo, Mr. W. Ward, Mr. A. Mac-Elephants, Donkey Rides, Kicking the necessary
arrangements for kenzie, Mr. J. W. Kew. Mr. R. the Football, Clock Golf, Punch The Hon. Mr. A. C.-Hynes is to the new Assembly whose life is. Abraham, Mr. A. P. Greaves, Mr. and Judy, Military Bands, Ju- be congratulated on his appoint-fixed at three years, which is the E. C. Fincher, Mr. F. E. Naah, Mr. venile Dancers, American Kandy ment to the position of Chief time the Government thinks neces-C. G. Anderson, Mr. W. A. Zim- Kids, Ice Cream Barrow, Concert Manager. He has had a long and eary to bring the political situa-mern, Mr. Vivian Benjamin, Mr. G.Party, Dollar Stall, Chinese Con- juring, Shadow Play, Dragon Pro- honourable connexion with the in- tion to normal. The Bureau of R. Razavet. stitution. The Hon. Mr. Hynes the Assembly will consist of a
The Hongkong Stock Exchange, cession, Dancing, Guessing Com- came to Hongkong when Mr. Bar-President, four Vice-Presidenta Messrs. O'Hoy Bros., Messrs. petitions, Lucky Ring, Bran Tub, low proceeded on leave and held and two Secretaries, the others Ellis and Edgar, Messrs. Fred Kew Jack Horner's Pie. the position of acting Chief Mana-being elected by the Assembly. & Co., Mesars. Soo Pei Shao and
ger. A short while later he was appointed a member of the Legis- lative Council. Of a courteous disposition he is highly respected not only by the staff of the Bank but by a wide circle of friends
The End Foretold.
London, Sept. 13. According to the Manchester
in the Colony and in other porta | Guardian's Hendaye correspondent of the Far East.
the long struggle between the King and Primo de Rivera on the sub-
Soo Pei Chen, King Edward Hótel and "B.I.L."
There were also wreaths from the Office Boys (Carroll, Bros.). the house boy and the amah.
ject of the new Spanish Assembly HORRIBLE REPRISAL. has been brought to un end by
cree, the victory going to the Dic- tator.
TYPHOON IN JAPAN. His Majesty's signature to the de
SEVERE DAMAGE DONE IN
NAGASAKI.
Osaka, Sept. 13.
PANAMA CANAL.
U.S. SOVEREIGNTY NOT
IN DISPUTE.
Washington, Sept. 13.
A suggestion reported to have been made to the Panama representative UNPRECEDENTED SLAUGH-
at Geneva on September 10, that the sovereignty dispute over the zone TER BY FENG'S TROOPS.
between tho United States and The leader of the Conservatives,
Panama might form the subject of Sr. Sanchez Guerra, is leaving)
Peking, Sept. 13. arbitration, has considerably fluttered
officials. immediately for France where] The Chinese newspapera state State Department
The latter, y ant
Interview with he will issue 3 manifesto that owing to the Red Spears and
the Router, asserted
question of denouncing the Assembly as, anti-the Heavenly Gate Society having the exercise of United States legal and anti-constitutional, killed some of Feng Yu-halang's
sovereignty over the Panama Canal a North is in no way in dispute with the The Labourite leader, Sr. Bes-soldiers at Changte, morning. The telephone system steiro, declares that no Labourite Feng Yu-hsiang's troops carried vigorously denied that the League:
Honan city of 300,000 inhabitants, Panama Government officials,
graph mostly so. Many small wood-
canal zone. They added that in the en houses in Nagasaki are report The former Premier and Liberal, ing age or sex,
new treaty awaiting ratification the ed to have collapsed. Telegraph Sr. Romanones, told the corres- Refugees declare that the United States had agreed not to poles were blown down and street pondent that the capitulation of slaughter WA8 unprecedented. establish in the canal zone com- which establishments to car traffic stopped. Other towns the King to the Dictator means The vernacular papers variously mercial such as Kumamoto and Omutathe end of the constitutional estimate the killed at between Panama objected-Router's Ameri suffered similarly-Reuter. monarchy in Spalf-Reuter. 30,000 and 80,000,--Reuter. can Service.
A typhoon visited Nagasaki and other towns in Kyushu early this
and
had
totally interrupted and the tele-will accept a seat in the Assembly-out a fearful massacre, not spar- any jurisdiction over the American
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