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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OBITUARY.
A FORMER HONGKONG
ARCHITECT.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927.
FRENCH POLITICS.
THE NATIONAL UNION.
Paris, Nov. 4. The unexpected death of Mr. The proceedings of the Cham- James Orange, M.I.M.E., M.I.C.E.,ber wore enlivened by the in- in a London nursing home on Sept.nouncement that M. Franklin- 27, came as a shock to his friends Bouillion, the notoriusly stormy at Home, and will also be deplored petrel of politics, had resigned the by many residents of the Far East chairmanship of the Foreign who remember him as the energetic Affairs Committee and had sever and enterprising head of Leigh and ed his twenty-five years can Orange, a firm of architects and nexion with the Radical Socialist civil engineere, which have been Party because the latter bad associated with most of the big developed a leaning toward the schemes of modernising and ex-socialists. tending Hongkong during the last half-century.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
SPACE WANTED FOR THE BURIAL OF NOTABLES.
EX-SERVICE MEN.
PLANS FOR ARMISTICE DAY.
An appeal for as many men as possible to turn out for the Armis- tice Day church parade was made at the annual meeting of the Ex- Active Service Men's Association. held in the Club at Queen's Road Central, yesterday.
London, Nov. 4. The immediate erection of a new building within the grounds of Weatminster Abbey to provide apace for the burial of the na tion's illustrious dead, is urged
Mr. C. L. Edwards presided. in the report of the Cathedral Commission of the Church As-and was supported by Lieut: Col. ! sombly. This is necessary owing E. Hayley-Bell, D. 5: 0, (Presi to the fact that there is now no dent), Mr. H. J. Pearce, M.C., remaining space within the Abbey. (vice-president), Mr. R. J. Hunt, The Commission also state that (hon, secretary), atid Messrs. H.A. at least £500,000 is necessary to Rodgers, E. D. Tobin, S. A Ro repair the fabrics of many Cathe-berts, E. S. Carter, P. Condon and drals within the next five years, C. Fryce (committee members) and express the hope that a large and authoritative appeal will be made by the Archbishops of M. Bouillon subsequently inti- Canterbury and York to the people mated that he intends to form a of Britain and also all in the new party, the "National Union British Empire and the United League," with a view to the forth-States of America.-Reuter.. coming. elections.-Router.
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'M. Bouillon holds that the con- tinuance of a piffy truce is essen Since he retired about fifteen tial to financial recovery and is years ago Mr. Orange lived in Lon-of the opinion that the socialist don, and at his charmingly-appoint- foreign policy spells war with
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The chairman proposed the adoption of the report and ac counts which were published last week. He reviewed the Club's activities and its present position.
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Gently but speedily Pinkettes Armistic Day Parade. friends who, like himself, had
dispel constipation, biliousness, Col. Hayley-Bell drew attention Ilverishness, sick headaches, ald spent the best years of their lives in
to the Armistice Day Church digestion, banish the blues." China. Although seventy years of
Parade, and said it would begin at Your chemist selle them, or post nge, he was most active to the end, and only recently was on a yacht-
London, Nov. 4.
9.45 at the Cathedral Service, at free, the vial, from Er. Williams ing trip in the Mediterranean. Re-
Proposals for the enlargement which he hoped there would be Medicine Co., 60, Klangso Road, turning home, he seemed the pic of the subjects. Always doing ture of health, but on Sept. 25 had omathing. he is believed to have of Westminster Abbey are anba large number of members pre-Shanghai. a heart attack which necessitated been engaged at the time of his mitted in a report of the Cathedral sent.
constituted" three The Assocation was working his going into a nursing home, death on another work. His recent Commission where the end came unexpectedly, publication, "The Chater Collec years ago by the National Assem-hand in hand with the British as said, two days later. The es tion," is a monumental work deal-bly of the Church of England. Legion. The two organisations to-day, were going to ask all men, irres- teem in which the late Mr. Orange ng historically and descriptively The report, published was held was shown in the large with China, Hongkong and Macao points out that the Abbey, which pective of nationality, to join at from 1655 to 1860. Involving a vast is the Empire's most famous. the parade. After the short ser- attendance at the eremation Golder's Green Cemetery on Sept. Labour of research, with the repro- shrine, is so filled with memorials vice at the Cathedral the members room remains for any would march in a body to the 30. Among those present were duction of close on 800 of the col that no noticed Sir Newton J. Stabb, Mr. lection of pletures and engravings more. In order to provide space Cenotaph, it was hoped, there the
of remem future monuments two customary ceremony A. G. Wood, Mr. H. W. Robertson, (since bequeathed as a collection to for
been brance would be held. Mr. C. A. Tomes, Mr. T. H. Reid. he Colony of Hongkong by Sir schemes have therefore Mr. MacCallum, Mr. R. T. Wright, Paul "in remembrance of our drawn up. They are the erection, The President mentioned that at Mr. W. A. C. Cruickshank; Mr. A. "rlendship of over forty years; also at the cost of £50,000 of a new Home a great drive was being Bryer. Mr Whittall. Mr.. Forster. n recognition of the great plepaure north aisle on the grass spaces made by H.R.H: the Price of Wales Mr. Chalmers, all old friends of dehe acquisition of the pictures, etc., stretching from the north face to and Earl Haig to get as many Ex- censed in the Far East, and there and the compilation of this book the west front adjoining, and ac- Active Service men as possible t
as given me." were many others.
cessible from the existing north parade on Armistice Day, and he aisle of the Abbey, or the erection, hoped the same thing would apply parallel to Henny the Seventh's in Hongkong. Chapel of an ambulatory around Finally, the speaker drew atten- the present Chapter House and ation to the Armistice Day dinner series of cloisters between it and and said that H. E. the Officer the old Palace Yard. The later Administering the scheme, which, it is stated, is the one more generally preferred would involve expenditure of from $150,000 to £200,000,
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Over 30 Years In Hongkong. Mr: Orange lived and worked for over thirty years In Hongkong, and, during his contral of Leigh and Orange, was responsible for many of the huiklings which adorn the step hillsides, and are such a strik- ing feature of the Hongkong Beau- Liful. In a more prosaic yet in- finitely more practical way the firm was also associated with re- clamations, which added great building areas to both sides of Hongkong's famous harbour and
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(Major General C.C. Laard, C. B., 27, at the age of 63, of Mr. Charles
The report dismisses all idea of and government officials, had signi- Edward Holworthy, of Cannon
removing the existing monuments fled their intention of being pre- formerly Place, Hampstead.
to make room for new ones, and sent. He expressed the hope that Commissioner of the Chinese Cus toms Service. The late Mr. Hol-expresses the view that there is as many members as possible no other church which could be would attend as well. The mem- beaches, where junks and sampans toms Service in March, 1883, and chief centre of the nation's re with the indefatigable hon seere- were breamed, into extensive mo-retireil a few years ago, his last membrance of its illustrious dead.tary, were working hard in organi- dern water frontage, supporting post being that of High Commis: The idea of building some Hall of sing the annual dinner. the up-to-date wharves, godownsioner at Wuchow, on the West Fame on another site is also TO- Discussion took place with re-i and business premises, demanded River. He held the Order of the lected. The commission sat under gard to a number of minor domes- by the rapidly-expanding trade of the port. Among the firm's con-itish China Expedition Medal ship of York-British Wireless.
Chia Ho (Fourth. Class) and the the chairmanship of the Archbi-tie matters concerning the efficient structional triumphs may be met
000. tioned the great wharves and pre- mises of the Hongkong and-Kow- loon Wharf and Godown Co., al- most the entire premises and docks of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Ga., the wharves and godowns
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Sta meeting of the Hampstead Guardians, Mr., Harold Baily, the chairman, referred in sympathetic terma to the loss sustained by the Board by the death of Mr. Hol.
a strenuous
administering of the Club's nitairs. and the meeting concluded with n
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Officers for the ensuing year Volunteer Corps, which Mr. Bat- son WAS Corps Sergeant-Major. The funeral was at Race Course were elected is under: Presi- Exchange Bldgs.
Presidents, Mr. II. J. Pearce, and Road Cemetery, where the body dent. Lt. Col. F. Hayley-Bell; Vice- was cremated.
A service was held at All Saints Mr. W. J. E. Mackenzie, M. C., the Board, on which he had serv-Church, the Rev. C. W. Scott and Chairman, Mr. E. S. Carter; Vice- ad for the last two and a half Chaplain Naylor officiating. Among Chairman, Mr. C. L. Edwards; years, he took a keen interest and those present were Mrs. Gray, the Hon, Secretary. Mr. R. J. Hant;, pleasure, and he had undertaker fiancee of Mr. Batson, Mr. Pear- Committee.-Messrs. S. A. the important position of chair son, representing the relations of vers, E. D. Tobin, C. Pryce, W. man of the Hospital Committee deceased. Mrs. Keen and Mrs. Mackie, P. Condon, C. H. Eldridge. with a very full sense of the re- Jameson. The civilian pall-bear- J. Bottomley, H. A. Rodgers, T. sponsibilities which went with it era at the Church were Mr. M. S. Parkinson and N. V. A. Croucher. The funeral took place on Sept. Fyffe, Mr. Pearson, Mr. F. A. Fair-
Lt. Col.. Hayley-Bell thanked the 30. The first part of the service child, Mr. Adams, Mr. J. A. Dob-members for their confidence in was held at Christ Church, and bie, and Mr. Bland.
him by re-electing him as their the interment was made in the ad-
President. As President of the 4itional burial ground at the
Association he assured them he Hampstead Parish Church.
would do all he could in their in- terests..
of Alfred Holt and Co.. the piers worthy, who, after and wharves of the Star Ferry life abroad, had devoted his leisure Co., the hore installations to public work. In the work of of the Asiatic Petroleum and Standard O Co.'s, the Hong- kong Rope Works, Green Island Cement Works, and that lone white elephant which first strikes the eve on nearing Hongkong, the Junk Bay Flour Mill. Marble Hall, the late Sir Paul' Chater's princely residence overlooking the city and harbour, was also the work of Leigh and Orange, as well as St. Andrew's Church and other ornate building In numerous to mention. Further afield, they were responsible for the Tai Shine Paper Mills and Reser- voir, the Swatow Waterworks, and also work at Shanghal. The bual- ness, originally Danby and Leigh. was changed in course of time to Tanuy, Leigh and Orange, and finally became Leigh and Orange.
LATE MR. R. BATSON.
A Military Funeral
The Funeral Rites. The cortege was joined at the Church by the entire Volunteer Corps (Captain Ridler Command- ing), and the procession set out at the slow march to funeral music by the band.
Thanks were also voted to the hon: solicitors, Messrs. Deacons and the hon., auditors, Messrs.. Perey Smith, Seth and Fleming.”
There was a large and represen- tative assembly at the cemetery and the last proceedings were of SYDNEY DISÁSTER.. nn impressive character. The Volunteers were drawn up around the coffin and stood to attention throughout the service.
86 LIVES LOST.
Sydney, Nov. 4. The religious ceremony finished, The casualties in the ferryboat dis- the firing party took up their posi-aster hitherte total 80. The dead In- tion and with a smartness and pre-clude Mrs. Millicent Bryant, one of cision in keeping with the solem- Australia's first women aviators, nity of the occasion fired three Divers. have brought up six bodies
Besides his membership of the Institutes of Mechanical and Civil
in Tientsin. Engineers, Mr. Orange was a
With imposing solemnity, the member of the American Society of
funeral took place in Tientsin of Civil Engineers, and it can truth.
Mr. Robert Batson, of the local fully be said that he took a more than ordinary interest in the pro- office of Messrs. Thomas Cook and fession of which he was a zealous Son, Ltd., late of Hongkong, whose upholder. He was also a "collec-death took place with such tragic tor" of some repute, and entered suddenness in the Tientsin Club into the spirit of his hobby with Full military honours were necord the thoroughness which character-ed the deceased. The Border Revelleys over the coffin, which was and counted eighteen others entangled ised all his professional work. A giment furnished a band withdraped with the Union Jack, and book of his on "Japanese Lacquer." drums and fifes: firing party and upon which lay the uniform cap of and another on "Eisenware," are buglers, and the coffin was con- the deceased. The buglers then valuable contributions to the study veyed to the cemetery on a gun sounded the Last Post,
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