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BASE INGRATITUDE.
POLICE RESERVIST ROBBED
BY A FRIEND.
A story of base Ingratitude on the part of a young Chinese, who was charged with stealing $2,260 from a friend who haused and fod him while dice was out of work, was told to Mr. R. E. Lindsoll at the Central Magistracy on Saturday morning,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1928.
OBITUARY.
POPULAR CHEF OF THE
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA.
We regret to announce the death on Saturday night, at 9 p.m., at the Kowloon Hospital of Mr. George Hall, late chef of the Empress of Russia,
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Mr. Hall was admitted to the hospital on Monday last suffering 55 years from double pneumonia. He was chef in the Pacific Service of the of age and had been a Empress boute for the past ten years.
Mr. Hall was a very popular man who had the advantage of his ex- among the thousands of passengers part servicca, and also made many permanent friends ashore, specially in Hongkong. He leaves a widow and family in Vancouver.
For the police, Sub-Inspector Shaftain sald that Mok Fung-gee, a Police Reservist, was recently approached by a man who applied for his assistanca, Because the man was his fellow-villager, Mok took him into his home at Cause way Bay, fed him and gave him pocket-money whenever he needed it.
Early on Monday morning, Mok, after a spell of might-duty as Police Reservist, was taking a
The funeral took place yesterday short nap before starting out for afternoon, passing the monument his office. He left his jacket at 3 o'clock. The Rev. G. T. Walde- hanging on the wall and there was grave ociated at the graveside. In one pocket a wad of notes, Among those attending were Cap amounting to $2,250, which Mokain A. Hosken, f.N.R., and mem. had only the previous evening re-
bera of the ship's officers and crew, ceived in settlement of a long Monaghan, Mr. R. H. Short, Mr. Captain A. W. Davison, Mr. T. C. standing debt,
When he woke up, the money had vanished, as had also the man whom he had befriended.
Was
Mok reported his loss to the Police and
watch ก immediately not at all points of ogress from the Colony.
It was a "shot in the dark" which took the police to the rail- way station at Shumchun. They had correctly conjectured that the missing man would take the slow morning train, and, alighting at Shumchun, would wait to change over to the express later that morning.
Police eflcers who travelled down with the express succeeded in locating their man at Shumchu as expected, and, followed him all the way to Canton. On arrival
and many others.
J. 9. Landolt, Mr. J. McKenzie
Among the large number of wreaths sent were those from Capt. A. J. Hosken, R.N.R.," Catering De- partment Empress of Russia, A. Crowson, Chief Steward, Deck Of ficers Empress of Russia, Engineer Officers Empress of Russia, Deck Petty Officers Empress of Russia, Canadian Pacific Railway staff, Mr. and Mro. T. C. Monaghan, Capt. A. W. Davison, Mr. & Mrs. R. II. Short, Steerage Department Em- press of Russia, H. Auchinleck, No. 1. Saloon Boy, No. 1 Second Close Boy, C. Hall, W. 3. Cuff, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beattie, J. Beattie, R. J. Everest and Wing Kee and Co.
the quarry was seized and turned NAVAL YARD SEND-OFF
over to the Chinese authorities. It was mentioned that of the stolen, money only $2,050 was
recovered.
Inspector Shaftain, on behalf of the complainant, applied to the Court for leniency for the defendant. This was refused by his Worship, who inflicted a sen- tence of six months', hard labour, while commenting that the defendant had been guilty of a disgraceful net towards a man who had befriended him in his hour of need.
WEEK-END FIRES.
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PRESENTATION TO TWO DEPARTING MEMBERS.
On the ocasion of their departure ions, Mr, "All" leaves and Mr. on being appointed to Home posi- TL Murdoch, draughtsmen of the Superintending Electrical En. giver's siapartment at the Naval Yard, received farewell gifts from their fellow members of the Royal Naval Dockyard Recreation Club nt a pleasing ceremony. on Friday night
Mr Reeves had sørved BOVEN years and Mr. Murdoch four years at the local naval-establishment, and. in a strech which accompanied the CHILD BURNED TO DEATH Agy presentation, Mf-Parker, the Asuin- sant Superintending Electrical KOWLOON TONG.
Engineer, paid a tributo to Mr.
.
A matshed situated at Prince Reeves' prowess in winning the Edward Road, in Kowloon Tong,y a farmer chief of his department, "Nubte" Swimming. Cup presented was burned to the ground by, a fire which occurred on Saturday to Mr. Murdoch'a valuable ser- night, shortly after cleven o'clock, in the literary section of the
The structure was used as a
Recreation Club place of habitation, and the Kow- loon Fire Brigade reports that a child was burned to death.
The Kowloon Brigade received another call last night, a message being sent through at 7.50 that a fire had broken out in Shamshuf- po.
Mr. Reeves and Mr. Murdoch ex- pressed their thanks and apprecia- tion of the gifts, and wished the Clab overy sticcoas in its future activition.
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A short musical followed, Mr. Mackenzie (N.A.5.0. of the Naval Yard) was in the chair, It was ascertained that the out being supported by Mr. Parker and break was of small dimensiona, | Mr. Flegg (Principal Clerk of the being confined to a heap of rub Electrical Department) bish in the kitchen of the frat floor of No. 75, Lalchikok Road. The blaze was put out by the in- mates before the arrival of the firemen, and it was not found necessary to use any of the equlp- ment, which accordingly returned to the station shortly afterwards.
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ENCOURAGING ITS OBSER- VANCE IN CHINA.
Nanking, Dec. 15. With A view to encouraging observance of the solar calendar, the Central Party Headquarters have formulated an elaborate programme ||for the celebration of the New Year. The Central Party Headquarters The Jocul office of the Banque have proclaimed that on January 1 Franco Chinoise Pour le Commerce all Government and party organs as et l'industrie has received a tele-well as public institutions such as Fram from the head office in Paris, schools, factories and stores through. stating that the profits for the out China must suspend functions,, financial year 1927-8 amount to whito Party and National flags will Fes, 36,240,000, that a dividend of be flown thint day and mass meetings eight per cent has been declared held under the auspices of the local and that a sum of Fes. 2,170,000| Party and Government organa... has been carried forward.
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