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OBITUARY
MISS WINIFRED BANKER
PASSES AWAY.
Wo record, with, 'regret, tho death of Miss Winifred Bürker at the age of 64 years, the decensed | lady passing away early yesterday
morning.
The late Miss Barker was the daughter of the late Mr. William Barker and Mrs. Barker and had been's resident of Hongkong for the past 25 years. The family was well-known locally and re- sided for many years on the pic turesque little island in Saiwan Bby, known as Barker Island,
The funeral took place at the Protestant Cemetery yesterday afternoon, the Vory Rev. A, Swann, officiating. There were present Mra, Barker, Mr. A. Lane, Mr. G. W. C. Burnett and Mr. A, el Arculli,
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE TATTOO.
» [To The Editor of Hongkong
Telegraph.]
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
AGED COOLIE KILLED ON THE PRAYA.
Mr.'‚R. E. Lindsell, at the Contral Police Court yesterday afternoon, held an enquiry into the death of Str. The programme of the an aged Chinese coolie, named Tattoo published yesterday is very Leung Po-tai, who was killed in interesting, and I am sure will the early morning of July 29 arouse pleasant feelings of anti-through being knocked down by a cipation in the breasts of all of motor car.
us who have the Colony's inter- Dr. G. H. Thomas, Medical Of- eats at heart. It is evident that ficer from the Government Cjvil the Tattoo is going to be a great Hospital, stated that the deceased success, and the Committee is to died an hour after admission Inte be congratulated on the good work Hospital, and at a post-mortem they are doing for the public wel-examination of the body he dis- fare:
covered serious internal and ex- ternal injuries, producing shock and haemorrhage from which death resulted.
Far be it from me to criticise, or even to sound an unsympathe the note, but it may not be too Inte to offer a suggestion, and with your permission I will do ao.
dead man's eyes were. queer-both
Witacas further noticed that the: eyes being afflicted with a disease Wreaths were sent by Mr. A, el The main purpose of the Tattos | which must have rendered him 76 Arculli, Mr. G. W. C. Burnett, Mra.la, I understand, to raise funds per cent, blind. He was also old Burnett, Mr. A. Lane, Mrs. Lane for the Y.M.C.A. very laudable and looked decrepit. and Miss M. Lane,
object and one with which all The driver of the public car! rightminded people will sympn- which knocked down the deceased, thise: would not the purpose said he had six years' driving ex- be equally well served if the properience in Hongkong, and hid gramme were not so incoherent, been in charge of a 7-seater Buick, and had a more definite local registered as public car No. 363, for three months before the occur
blas?
The Accident.
A. B. William Walsh. The death took place at the Naval Hospital' yesterday morning of A. B. William Walsh, of H. M. S. Sterling, from a septle foot. The deceased, who was 37 years of age and unmarried, was a native of
As it stands, it might be do-rence of the accident. Ireland. Some short time ngo he scribed by a carping critle, (and
At 2.20 a.m. on July 29 after dropped a heavy article on his there always are auch people, you having taken a fare to his destina- foot, which later became septic.
know) as nothing more than an tion, he was returning to the garage Deccused was accorded a full open air variety performance at West Point, at a speed not ex- naval funeral. Colleagues from series of unrelated "turns" just eceding 14 miles an hour. II. M. S. Sirdar, Stormcloud and like a Music Hall show. The dif
On approaching the Tai Hing Berwick attending. A detach-ferent items have no relation to Wharf at Cannaught Rond West, ment from the last named ship each other and no relation to he perceived a taxi coming up from provided the firing party. The Hongkong.
the opposite direction. At the same grave site ceremony was conducted The producers may reply, "Why timo a man was seen walking, in by the Rev. Father Riganti, assist. shouldn't they be disconnected and the same direction, with whom wit- ed by the Rev. Father Pilonga. unrelated?" The answer is, of ness sald he was not so much con- Wreaths were laid on the grave course, that it would be a better cerned as with a number of other from "His Mens Mates," Captain show if there were sune dominant pedestrians who were on his side and Officers, H. M. S. Sterling; idea running through the pro- of the rond. Not until he had Ship's Company, H. M. S. Sterling, gramme. The Gathering of the sounded his horn, dimmed his Captain. Officers and Ship'a Com-Clans and the Edinburgh Castle lights and taken careful note pany, H. M. S. Stormcloud;. Ship's scene, will, I have no doubt, of the approach of the taxi, |Company, H, M. S. Sirðar.
he well worth watching, but what was he, aware of the fact have they to do with Hongkong? that the solitary walker on "The return of the fishermen the other Ride of the
Mrs. L. F. V. Ribeiro. Many friends will regret to hear of the death of Mrs. L. F. V. of Aberdeen" would be more inroad hind started to dart Ribeiro, who passed away at Cau-keeping with a Hongkong Tattos, across the rondway towards the ton, where she had gone at the be- If historical scenes are to be verandah. It was then too late to ginning of the month for a holiday. Included, why not scenes from the avoid a collision-witness sought The body was brought down to history of the Colony? Has to minimise the probable con Hongkong by the 8.8. Fatahan yes- Hongkong ne history worth pro-sequences by awerving his car to his terday afternoon and the funeral renting, and suitable for staging? right. He could not avoid striking took place almost immediately (What about the battle of Na- down the man with his left front afterwards.
than Road?)
mud-guard. At the same time, as the car pulled up, it was run into by the taxi coming up from the
The late Mrs. Ribeiro was the
opposite direction.
Is there not somewhere in the widow of the late Mr. F. X. Ribeiro. wilds of Pokfulum a University ormerly of Messrs. Jardine Mathe of Hongkong secreting hordes of son and Co., Ltd. On August 1. profesors and students of history, able to pull up his big 7-seater | Witness claimed to have been Mrs. Ribeiro went to Canton and who could be enticed out of their Buick within a yard, and was warn- there stayed with her daughter. Jairs to provide the data for pro-ed by the Coroner against making Two days later she became 1,ducing some of the stirring seen 28 suffering from diabetes, from from Hongkong's history? Come Later, he said that the man wa a wild statement of that sort. which she succumbed on Wednes Doctor! Come Professor! Hither lung clear of his car, being left ly day at the ripe old ago of 74 Alumnus! Give us of your know-Ing one or two yards behind his years. Mrs. Ribeira was the ledge. Let the fiery torch light left rear wheel. mother of Messrs. A. and F. Xup the results of your researches, Ribeiro,
glorieus Pageant of the life and and help, to turn the Tatton into history of this beautiful island of freams.Yours, etc.,
There was a large gathering of friends at the funeral, the Rev. Father Spada officiating. The two Bons were the chief mourners,
Several wreaths were sont by relatives and friends in Hongkong while numerous others arrived from Canton.
CONFERENCE FAILS.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH IBN SAUD BREAK DOWN,
Bagdad, Aug. 9.
The conference between Sir Gilbert Clayton and Ibn Saud has broken down. Precautions are being taken on the frontier.
Renter.
COLONIST.
VOLCANIC DISASTER.
ENTIRE ISLAND ALMOST.
DESTROYED.
Batavia, Aug. 9.
A resident of Timor reports
Asked if he could suggest any it into his head to run suddenly reason why the man should take across the roadway, witness said he thought the deceased only saw the taxf; and in endeavouring to avoid it, gave no heed to his own ear.
The enquiry was adjourned. Mr. O. E, C, Marton is watching the proceedings on behalf of the Taxi Company.
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
FIGURES FOR JULY INDICATE
CONTINUED EXODUS.
For the third month in succession,
that nearly the whole of the island' of Puloeweh, Dutch East Indles, was destroyed by the eruption of the figures for passenger traffic to and a volcano on the 4th and 5th inst. from the port show heavy balance Six villages were destroyed by fire, on the side of departures: During the the deathroll, it is believed, being period, there were approximately
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22 stated that the Colonial. Once had announced that the negotia- tions begun at Jeddah on May 8 between Sir Gilbert Clayton and the King of the Hedjaz, Ibn Saud, had made very satisfactory pro gress.
The conversations had now been suspended owing to the approach of the pilgrininge season, and the British Mission was returning to London to report.
Injured by flying fragments.
Further, casualties, the number of which is unknown, were caused on the submersion, of the whole seaboard of the island through an earthquake which occurred at the sume time as Reuter.
under the various headings. A cer the demand for labour in the sugar tain proportion of those may be due to and rubber plantations, but the river trade carried the bulk of the surplus. All headings contributed to the total,
arrivals.
By ocean steamers, the balance was the eruption, approximately 4,000 and by river steamers approximately 10,000, while (Pulocweh lies within what is by Junks and launches the figures known as the 100 fathom line and gave less than 1,000, making up a total the great volcanic zone which of 14,920 of departures more than stretches from the north of Suma- It was to return to Jeddah attra, through Java and the other
The actual official figures are as the carllest possible moment to re- Sundanesa
follows: Islanda, round to the negotiations, which Aboyna, Tidore, Ternate, Halma- Ocean Steamers. 47,836
Arrivals Departures throughout had been animated by hern and the Philippines. In this River Steamers. 75,674 86,262 $1,477 a spirit of conciliation and a region there are many volcanic Junks & Launches 4,643 genuine desire to ensue good rela- concs, one rising to the height of tions.]
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