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end shows two cases of small-pox and one of diphtherin. All were Chinese,
Mrs. Lob Hysan is to distribute the prizes at the annual sports of Queen's College at Causeway Bay on Saturday next.
DEATH OF MB. R. G. MCEWEN.
FORMER CHIEF SANITARY INSPECTOR HERE,
The Very Idea!
Old John was describing his wife's funeral to a friend. Every
It is with much regret that we detall of the occasion was related, have to announce the death, which and at the conclusion John told took place yesterday at Dundee, his wife had loved so much ranch- how "the wee speckled dug" that Scotland, of Mr. R. G. McEwed the grave and lay down and who for many years was Sanlor died. Sanitary Inspector in Hongkong,
"Maun," said John, "It was that The news of Mr. McEwen's de-
was an
whole affair."
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And a silence that's grim
and intenso;
A sudden glare and a aubtie
air......
Of breathless,
suspense.
dramatic
A little gush-acry
"Hushi"
Οι
From a murmuring,
threatening crowd, And looks of surprise from
the hopeless guys, Who will read sub-titles!
alouti.
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now been possible for a British motorist to achieve a speed of wall over two hundred miles an hour. So
POLITICS ARE NOT BOMETHING when we come to aviation 15、is ob- OUTSIDE OUR LIVES WHICH CAN DE vious that it would be foolish to "TAKEN UP" LIKE A COURSE OF GYM- NASTICS. POLITICS ARE THE LIFE attempt to place a ban on these re-
HISTORY OF THE NATION, AND THE cord-breaking attempts. As Sir INTIMIATE CONCERN OF EVERY IN- Samuel Hoare so well expressed DIVIDUAL-Georgiana Hill. it, these axploita are not a mere
The P. and Ò. s.. Morea, from matter of the pursuit of speed or Singapore, is due here at 8 am, on of breaking world records just for Thursday. the sake of doing so. They are essential steps in the progress of The health return for the week-mise was received this morning by pathetic seein' the wee thing lyin Aviation. We may, and do, feel the
cable by his sou, Sergeant McEwen there. It enst, a gloom over the who only returned from Home of the Hongkong Police Force, deepest sympathy for those who are
leave two weeks ago and who left A livid face in a darkened called upon how, and then to
place, his father in his usual good health. suffer bereavement, but our sor-
Much sympathy will be felt for the widow, sons and daughter, and row is tempered by admirotien
also for Inspector J. Rold, of the of these gallant pioneers in the
Sanitary Department, who-is-a- realm of flying, whose efforts,
nephew, and for Inspector and Liout. and Mrs. R. A. Peyton Mrs. J. S. Dick, niece and nephew. viewed in the proper light, are sure
were among the passengers who
Tho Late Chief Inspector ly not in vain.
hailed for Home on the 6.5.
McEwen, who was 58 years of age Some little time ago, another as-Kashima Muru on Saturday..
and who retired in August, 1926, Mr. R. M. de Sala, of the Steam after 34 years' sorvice, with the Home,, following the recurring loss boat Company, was removed to Hongkong Government, of life resulting from the training the Government Civil Hospital extremely well-known and popular of military aviation pilots. In a yesterday, suffering from a heart Government servant. Prior to coming to Hongkong in 1890, when book entitled "The Great Delusion," attack
hé joined the Hongkong Polico Mr. B. Proulx, of the Dollar Force as a constable, the late Mr. the author devoted a chapter to at-
was a member of the tempting to prove that the opera-Ling staff, reports that sometime McEwen
between midnight and 6 o'clock Dundee City Poliec. 1-1895, ho tions of aircraft in war are not, and this morning, his car, No. 2,131, became acting Sanitary Inspector,
and Assistant Inspector of Mar- swim. cannot be, worth their cost in lives was stolen from Kennedy Road.
kets, and from March, 1806, until. He was too lazy to do that, so and treasure. He maintained that
Marios Pinet, 37, a commercial May, 1901, he was acconded for he looked round for a woman with reconnaissance by neroplane is un-
agent, living at 13, Robinson Road, duty as Inspector in charge of money to keep him, and found one. reliable, that aerial conflict cannot was found yesterday morning, the Naval Yard Police. Subsequent He then resigned his post and affect the ultimate result of a war, lying unconscious in his bathely he returned to the Sanitary De-brought the woman to his home, and that all bombing must be lu-room. He was admitted into the partment as Third-Class Inspector and the wife had been compelled, Government Civil Hospital. In 1902, he became Inspector of she said, for the sake of her own accurate and therefore indiscrimin
Marketa and in the following dignity, to turn out. She wished atc. One of the arguments used by Suspected as being concerned in year acting Plague Inspector. to know whether she could, tako
the highway robbery committed by He was appointed First Class her little daughter with her. this writer was that there is only three men in Canton Road on Sanitary Inspector in 1905 and The magistrate told her that she one spot in the whole circumam-Saturday, a Chinese was charged Plague Inspector in 1907. He could, If she could obtain posses bient ether from which a dropped before Mr, W. Schofield, at the held the position of Chief Inspec- sion of the child. bomb will strike the target, and the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, tor from 1928 until his retirement. with complicity in the robbery. During his residence in the pilot does not know where that spot The three men are alleged to have Colony, Inspector McEwen was 1s, nor has he any means of finding held up a man in Canton Road and prominently indentified with the St. Andrew's Society and was alwaye SANTOS-Anna Francisca San Moreover, if he flics low, he robbed him of $229.75.
tos, (Chica) yesterday, at is shot to pieces. We mention
to be seen at the annual ball and 6 p.m., at her residence No. 2, these submissions, not because we
at the "Heather Day" celebrations in Highland costume. He was a St. Joseph's Mansion, Robin-
on Saturday. Mrs. Jenner is son. Road. Funeral will pass regard them as the last word on
popular as an elocutionist and fine player of the "pipes."
To mark Mr. McEwen's resigna- the monument af 5.15 p.m. the issue, for it is quite conceivable rendered valuable assistance in
A seaman who was absent for to-day. (Saigon and Shang- that the writer has omitted essential arranging concerts for the troops tion, an extremely interesting hal papers please copy). facts in his keenness to make out under Y.M.C.A. auspices. Other photographic group was taken at four days from his ship at the time comprising Hongkong's Antwerp pleaded at Whitechapel G. M. passengers included Mr. MCEWEN-Suddenly, on March 4 case. Whatever the truth be in Shaw and Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Mac-three oldest civil servants, Mr. County Court that it took him four. Judge Cluer, at Whitechapel 25th, at No. 109, Strathmar- regard to military aviation, there Kichan and Mies S. M. L. Mac-Justice Gompertz, Mr. Jathes Kerr, days to find the docks,
A.S.P., and Inspector. McEwan.
All the doctors tine Road, Dundee, Scotland, can be no questioning the value of Kichan.
They aggregated 102 years in the County Court: Robert Gardiner McEwen, civil flying, and it is because rapid
A burglary is reported to the service of the Colony, each having may gather round and certify mo Late Senior Inspector, Sani- táry Dept., Hongkong. progress is being made in machine police by inmates of No 4A, Prince's spent 34 years here. Sir Henry as an imbecile or exceedingly A thief Gompertz is now Chief Justice of cantankerous, but it does not design and engine improvement as Terrace, Caine Rond.
prove anything.
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BIRTH.
GREENWAY.-On March 25, at The Peak Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Greenway, a son.
DEATHS.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
it.
Mrs. F. J. Jenner, of Kowloon Docks, departed by the Karmala
a
a direct outcome, of high-speed entered the promises and stole the F.ALS. and Mr. Kerr is in ro
property valued at $240, including tirement in Australia.
A very wide circle of old friends efforts that we can look rather more $30 in money. When the man was. to this factor than to the regretted decamping by clambering down in Hongkong will learn of Mr. loss of life involved. We are learn rope, an amah was awakened and McEwen's demise with sincere ing by experience, costly though it raised the alarm, but the thief regret.
got away. The affair occurred may be, and the benefits will be felt early yesterday morning. in days to come by millions of people to whom the names of those THE COST OF PROGRESS departed pioneers will always be a
treasured memory.
MONDAY. MARCH · 26, 1928.
Every now and again, especially after an aviation fatality, the ques- tion is raised whether the attempts made to break aerial speed records are really worth while. That, of
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A Health Board? Many months after the last of a series of agitations in Hongkong for a Health Board, which, it was suggested, should control all mat-
con-
CYCLE THEFT SEQUEL.
SENTENCE DOUBLED FOR LYING.
A woman stated at Willesdon Police Court that her husband was formerly employed by the Port of London Authority, but all em- ployees were ordered to learn to
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Wife, at Willesden: My husband never says how much he earns; he is really a most fanny man.
Man, at Whitechapel County
Court: I had some experience of doctors in foreign ports. I have seen doctors come aboard a ship in South America who run errands in ! their spare time..
Willesden ringistrate, to a wifp who had forgotten the date of her marriage: I should have thought indelibly on your memory. that would have been impressed solicitor: Mine was, air,
Schoolboy howlers:--
A necromancer is a man who speaks through the back of his neck.
A. Conservative is a kind of glass house.
Alma Mater was a battle in the Crimean War.
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Women are born actresses,”- said Mr. Registrar Friend at Clerkenwell County Court, to a woman who began to weep in the
"All you women can turn on
notice," he added. "It does not
The Chinese arrested in nexion with the armed robbery committed on board a sampon in the Yaumati typhoon shelter, on Saturday, was formally charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Before Mr. R. E, Lindsell, this and remanded for 48 hours for morning, two Chinese were charg further enquiries. The defendanted in connexion with the theft of pleaded was rescued from the water after bicycle. One man attempting to escape.
guilty to the charge, but the other, who was charged with receiving This morning's Harbour Office stolen property, denied having course, is only natural. Wo antors relative to the medical and reports gave 11 arrivals and 13 anything to do with the machine. floods of tears at a moment's sanitary services of the Colony, departures, of which three and He admitted, however, that be get our sense of reasoning warped the Government is now ap-
four respectively were British. first move towards bringing into lives have been lost in these high-being this most desirable state of
The also showed a reduction.
were speed efforta; our feelings of sor-❘ affairs,
Officially it may not be highest inward registries row for the bereaved and our re-described as a Health Board, but Chinese, while the best throughs The strictly, we hope, it will amount to were Japanese and British. grets that young and daring officers this. At the moment, details of the total of British cargo, under both day night, and was sold for $8 ho married he decided that "his" have sacrified their lives are apt
box.
a little when we read that more parently prepared to make the Tonnage was low and freights was paid $3 by the person who impress me in the least."
000 tons.
stole the cycle.
The bicycle was stolen from the coolle's quarters of the Sanitary Department in Wanchal, on Fri-a
Ho
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Jones was a thrifty follow and commercial traveller, and when
the way of a' honeymoon trip than ployed by Messrs. Sang Lee, cause us to forget the real value these two important departments
His Worship Indicated that to be allowed to accompany him of these admittedly dangerous ex-are not available, but that definite At the Marine Court this mor.there was no evidenco against the on his long round in a country district. He was feeling very: steps have been taken appears toning, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, man charged with receiving. bucked with himself and could ploits, The British Air Minister be indicated in the announcement D... R.N. 10 masters and mis passed sentence of fourteen days' not resist telling his wife how. has just been addressing himself to that a new Bill will shortly be tresses of cargo boats were charg- hard labour on the first man..
Introduced to the Legislative ed with mooring their. craft in- The first defendant was then well-known he was at all the this theme, and we think there will, Council providing for a change inshore during dark hours, and, asked why he paid $3 to the places where they had to stop
"And, at the Swan,.. where on contemplation, bo general agree the name and style of the office pleading guilty, were each fined second defendant, and he replied always stay when I'm in ment with his contention that, re- now known as that of the Prin-$10. The mistress of a cargo that the second man was present they not only reserve a place for grettable as the losses are, they are cipal Civil Medical Officer, who boat, charged with carrying pas at the robbery."
will be given the new title of sengera in contravention of the After warning him that it home, but, knowing how partial I am justified by the definite advance in Director of Medical and Sanitary terma of het licence, pleaded guil-wished to give evidence against it on my table."
to honey, they always put a pot of aeroplane design and engine im-Services. In the past there has been ty and was fined $6.
the second defondant he could do
When, however, they took their provement resulting from high-justified complaint that the fact of
ao from the box without any hope placea in the restaurant no pot of speed flying.
two distinct departments working In Nineteen persons were arrested of his sentence being mitigated, honey was to bo seem » The water-tight compartmente, over- yesterday following a police raid the first defendant stated that the boaster called to the waiter, and To get a correct appreciation of lapping in some directions and on No. 199, Praya East. They ap second defendant was present demanded irritably:
"Where is the situation, we have only to take failing to meet at other impor-peared this morning before Mr. R. when they went to the Sanitary my honoy ?”~:~ our minds back to the time tant points, has been detrimental E. Lindsell, charged with playing Department on Friday night. The walter seemed to hesitate a
to the proper development of pat kau. Two other persons were Their original intention was to moment, and then replied, apologe loud public outeries against the in-health measures. The necessity charged with keeping a gambling borrow the bicycle for a ride tically: "She left last week sir, vention of steam-propelled vehicles, for co-operation has at last been house. His Worship imposed and then return it to its proper on the ground that terrible disas admitted by the Government, and fines of 33 each on those who place later in the night. Instead Stagnation. Is a curse of the ters would result if locomotives, we trust that the reorganisation leaded guilty to gambling, whilst of that, however, they concealed country. Col. Wedrwood, M.P.
will be facilitated to the utmost. for keeping the gambling house, the bicycle at Wong Nel Chong even on fixed rails, were permitted We cannot forecast the Govern one man was fined $50 and another and sold it the next day. Out of came from work in the fields.
The rat ahilling I ever earned, $20, to dash up and down the country atment's intentions regarding the
the proceeds the second defendant Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, wit speeda which nowadays would be Board, but presume that under the the foreign community of Binga- originally meant to
public character of the Sanitary One of the oldest members of
received $3.
I believe that giving the rail- Witness, proceeding, sald." they ways power to run on roads will regarded 18 literal crawling now control there will be an exten-pere, has passed away in the per-
borrow the tend to reduce rates.-Mr. JH, Thanks, however, to long years of sion of the field of Its influence to son of Mr. Samuel Stubbs, at the machine for a ride, but later he Thomas, M.P... experimenting, long-distance non-embrace, at least, the most impor- age of 88 years. He came to was led to steal the machine by stop runs at speeds well over a mile vocated by sponsors of the eug- its infancy, and with a Cantonese, second man was paid $3. -
tant features of the scheme ad- Singapore when the colony was in some friends..
His Warship enquired why the a minute are now common in most gested Health Board. The morit the late Ah Chong, carried on bus!- countries of the world, with a sur- of the proposals will be question-ness as a shipwright at Tanjong Witness replied that be was prising immunity from serious we cannot imagine the Govern-Engineers, and for several years when the bleyele was stolen.
ablo unless it is so designed, and Rhu, now owned by the United present at the sale and was present
Gunner Williams, 31st Battery mishap. There, was again much meat will overlook public opinion afterwards was engaged in differ His Worship remarked that RA, who died at the Military shaking of heads when the motor-in this respect. Incidentally, by ent business. until about ten since the witness persisted in ly-Hospital on Friday as the results car first made its appearance, but, Director of Medical and Sanitary fortunate accident in his house ined.
the nature of his now post, the years-when he met with an on-ing, his sentence would be doubl- of concussion sustained by a fall at Stonecutters Island some time so wonderful have been the develop-Services should be delegated a Wilkie Road, which necessitated The second defendant was dia- ago, was buried with full military ments of recent years, that it has seat on the Legislative Council. an amputation of his leg.
"charged.
honours on Saturday afternoon.
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All Universities should en courage open-minded study of the fundamental principles of politics.
Sir Michael Sadlor.