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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
FUNERAL OF MR. C. A. THE POET LAUREATE
FULCHER.
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT HAPPY VALLEY.
The funeral of the late Mr. C. A. Fulcher took place at the Pro- testant Cemetery, Happy Valley. yesterday and was attended by fi large number of mourners. Rev. E. A. Armstrong officiated at the graveside.
were
AND HIS WORK.
INTERESTING LECTURE ON
JOHN MASEFIELD.
"The Now Poet Laureate" was the title of the lecture delivered by Mrs. Paul Barker at the Helena May Institute yesterday, a large attendance enjoying a comprehen- alvo discourse on John Masefield and his worka.
JANUARY 20, 1931.
FÜNERAL OF PTE. MARSHALL.
FULL MILITARY HONOURS YESTERDAY.
on Friday, took
The funeral of Private John Marehall of the Argyll and Suthor. and Highlanders, who was drown. ed at Kowloon place at Happy Valley yesterday, and was attended with fall mill- Lary honours.
Capt. R. G. Moir, D.8.0., M... michael and Llout, Bramwell were (Coy Commander), Capt. Car- present at the gravesite, whlist the Pipe band of the Highlanders attended and, upon the entry of the cortege into the cemetery, played "Flowers of the Forest,"
of deceased's platoon Members
The interment was in the Roman Among those present
In her opening remarks, Mra, Messra. G. C. Moxon, A Nissim, G. Barker paid that the position of Catholic section of the graveyard, H. Potts, G. P. Lammert, N. V. A. Poet Laureate had probably de- the rites being porformed by the Rev. J. J. O'Brien, C.F., following Croucher, F. Gould. H. Seth, II. B.veloped from the Middle Ages, a short service in the Chapel,
G. when minatrols and versifiers" Company of the 2nd Butt: L. Dowbiggin. E. M. Raymond, A. Harriman, Col. T. A. Robertson, were part of the equipment of Argyll and Sutherland Highland- court and camp, and every cour
to which deceased was at A. II. Carroll, P. C. Pots, Dr. F. H.
tier was expected to have some
Jud, attended
In full, and there Kew, Messrs. R. M. Omar, F. M.
skill in the art
art of rhyming. Both: Ellis, G. U. da Rozu, Seu Kon-chl. ] Richard Coeur De Leon and Henry were also representatives of other! companies, as well as the South R. Abraham and many others.
Third kept a versificator regis, Wales Borderers, the Royal Ar- Wreaths were sent by the follow-und one John Kay described hire tillery and the Hongkong Volum- Ing:"His Borrowing slater. Cice self as Edward IV's "humble pect teer Defence Corps, the latter be
Bless You, laureate."
"The
term owed its Shella, "God
ring represented by Mr. D. L. Strel- to the wreath of laure! origin to A.W.C.", Smithle and Cam, Mr. &oris
lett. Mrs. G. Moxon, A. Nissim, Mr. which in ancient Greece was at & Mrs. N. V. A. Croucher, Lt. Col.ance the prize and the symbol of T. A. Robertson, A, F. Howard & victory at the athletic and actiei
competitions. B. W. Summers. Dr. J. Donelan, S. comp Dunn, Mr. & Mrs, G. U. da Raza. In 1670, Dryden was given the Mr. & Mrs. 1. 2. S. Hodges, Mr. & title of Laureate by Letters Patent Mr. S. Smith, Sir E. and after this the post was regu Craig Carmichael, Part. P. Tester larly instituted, though the emolu & Abraham. Mr. J. T. Bagram.ments varied, and the duties were Miss Lily Wong, Mr. & Mrs. A.M.the production of regular birth-acted as pall-bearers, and a Bring d'Een, Miss E. R. Blackburn, Mr. day and New Year odes.
Various & Mrs. A. Brostedt. E. G. Benton.
After mentioning the B. C. Randall, T. S. Herridge, Mr. Poet Laureates which aucceeded Mrs. II. Rirkett. J. A. Fisher, Len one another, the speaker said that Almada Castro. C. Gomes, G. 4. when Tennyson died there was
Seu Kon Chi, Caot, P. W. difficulty over the election of Grierson. Major Adams, R. Sheep new Poet Laureate, and it was auggested that the post be abolish- hanks. Mr. & Mrs. H. Macy
Morris and Swinburne were Mr. & Mr. Joseph Gould, Mr. & ed Mrs. J. H. Thecart. Mr. F. . not suitable, and other poets were
of
calibre, However an inferior Murphy & Miss M. Kirkwood,
not to make a break decided Mr. & Mrs. E. M. Raymond, Wong Man Wai. Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Harri- in the tradition, and Alfred Aus- man. 1. 1. Litten, Poon Chung Lth was elected. After him cane many critics Мони A. Cousias, Mr. P. C. Potts, Robert Bridges, to L. I. Cave, C. M. Hemsworth, James the greatest poet of our century, Ng. C. C. Castro, L. Buthar & W. though not the most appreciate T. Stanton, Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Seth. He art was in subtle, ton with-
&
Potts.
WAS
n
party fired a salute at the close of the service. This was followed
by the "Last Post" and "Reveille" by buglers.
Wrentha were sent from: ---Gen- eral Officer Commanding and Staff. Headquarters, China Command; 2nd. of 14th Platoon, His pals Batt Argyll and Sutherland fighlanders: Company Command- pr. Capt. R. G. Moir, D.S.0., M.GJ
Omcers, N.C.O.'s and men,
ranks "B" rompany. 2nd. Batt: company. 2nd. Batt: A. and 5.11; A. and S.H.: Officers, Bird, High- anders: Officers and other ranks, ""C" Royal Artillery: All ranks
3rd Highlanders: Off- company, . J. N. Silva, Shi Yu Yau and Adrawn, too scholarly and exquisite cers and men, Machine Gua com- ever to make a wide popular appány, H.K.V.D.C.; European police Zimmern. Mr. & Mrs. A. II. Potts,
pent.
cera, Sham Shut-po Chairman Mr. & Mrs. A. Hyde Lay, Len & M.
and Committee, "Checro" Club. Weill.
The Latest Cholee, Staf Moxon & Taylor, H. K.
Committe & The appointment of John Mass- Stock Exchange,
his AUCCESBOF frankly Members of the Hongkong Club, field an Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming, Ellis puzzled many, yet bearing in mind Smith Rol} & Co..all the drawbacks to popularity, & Edgar, (Manila). H. K. Sharebrokers. As over-subtiets, difculty of inter- olation, Wright & Co.. F. X. Pretation, even over-excellener, it Was possible to account satisfne- Silva & Co., Fred Kew & Co., John-
torily for the choice the
new son. Stokes & Master, Li Fun Kee
Laureate,
CHINESE HOSPITALS'
ELECTION.
PROMINENT CHINESE CHOSEN
FOR WORK IN 1931.
In the first place he was popular bath as a man and as a writer:
the
his work was never remote or dif- fealt: he himself was well-known, acersible, and active in modern ilterary movements such as the Scottish
Association for | Speaking of Verse. He had fre
quently lectared in Britain and in Ameriva on a variety of subjects, and his lectures had been popu lar.
The electkm of a Chairman for the Board of Directors controlling
In the second place he had writ- the affairs of the Tung Wah Hos pital. Tung Wah Eastern Hospital ten of the life of a great part of and the Kwong Wah Hospital for the English people, intimately and the year 1981 took place at the truly, sometimes beautifully, and Tung Wab Hospital, on Sunday, above all the lives of sailors, and when Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan of the their work of the sea which was China Motor Bus Company. wat se precious a part of every Eng- Inheritance Racing, elected Chairman and Messrs. Wish-man's
LOGANBERRY WINE.
SAMPLES BROUGHT FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA, When Mr. Paul Sykes, Canada's Dominion Trade Commissioner to the Colony, returned recently after several months holiday, he brought with him a care of bottles of laganberry wine as samples. This he did because he was impressed with the possibility of developing Columbia 10 Orient in this berør-
Mr. Sykes is strongly of the will com- opinion that the wine mand a sale in China among Euro- pean residents, not only by reason if is excellent quality but by rea Bon of light wines being in de mand,
varied and exciting experience years, during which time he had in saloon and eattle boats.
Mrs, Barker then made interest-
hating
N. Thomas Tam, and Mr. Chan hunting, fighting, drinking, loving, references to the Laureate's ilm-pak, ex-Chairman of the Can-hating, crime, adventure, all that 1on Chamber of Commerce and went to make up the life of what Nanyang we called the working and pea
elected sant classes, as well as much of the life of the Squire and the
margeois: all of thear were his work,
Superintendent of the Tubaero Company. vice-Chairmen.
were
The election evoked considerable interest. No fewer than 26 newly. elected Directors were present,
was the
early poems, his prose, novels and plays, making comparisons with other famous poets, and at times
criticising Ank
pointing gently out certain weaknesses or fallings of Masefield's work.
Finally she said that there was Thirdly. Mr. Masefield had had nothing Ignoble in the man or in career which appealed to the his works. He was a humble and together with the resigning Dir insagination of every mast. The loyal servant of the highest in life tors of 1930 including the Chairlife of a sailor and a
wanderer
As in letters, and that man, Mr. Leung Put-yu.
had a specin attraction: most people
dream of it, some wrote of spirit that must always command knd both respect and admiration, though it: but Mr. Masefield lived and
written it. Another the very excess of feeling might
lead to artistic blunders. thing that seemed to have had something to do with his election was that he was not too good a poet. In every art, the second best was easier to grasp and cajoy than the best, except to the train- ed or naturally appreciative mind. Varled Carcer.
U. S. SUFFERERS.
RELIEF FOR THE DROUGHT STRICKEN AREAS.
Washington, Jan. 19. President Hoover has appointed a committee of 67 members, head- ed by ex-President Coolidge and The lecturer could tell little of the
Presidential former
can-Masefield's life and career. "Who's didates. Messrs. Al Smith and Who" merely told them that he mar
two children. Davis, to asalat the Red Cross to ried in 1903, has raise $10,000,000 to rollove the and was made nn honorary D. sufferers in the drought-stricken Litt., Oxford, In 1922. They know areas. Reuter's American Service. that he went to sea for
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