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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1931.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE! MRS. REBECCA SHAK.
VERY BIG GATHERING AT.
THE GRAVESIDE.
The funeral of Mrs. Robecca J. S.-Shak took place at the Catholic Cemetery (lappy Valley) yester-
CORRESPONDENCE.
Hongkong Economy.
To The Editor of Hongkong
„Telegraph.]
GALLANT ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
THIRD OFFICER'S BATTLE
WITH HIGH SEAS." Although
strong north-cast wind was causing heavy seae, Mr. My dear, I think poor Sir Wil-R. T. Salmon, well-known third day afternoon, Rev. Fr. J. F.lam was just too devastatingly officer of the Jardine ateamor Shak ofciated at the graveside right about our tottering on hank-Yuensang, dived overboard in a gallant attempt to save a Chinese together with seven other priests, ruptcy and all that. theso boing iho Rev. Fr. G. M. At that dreadfully gloomy St. member of the crew of a distress- Ho battled Spada, Rev. Fr. Noval, Fr. Paul, George's Ball you could see that od Rabing junk.
Waves and Fr. Terruzzi, Fr. Lam, Fr. Situ, our talpana were quite without through the high
visible means and their wives too brought the man on board, but and Fr. Peter Ngai.
Why, several resuscitation methods were of no There was a very large atten- utterly, indigent. dance, several hundred being pre-wore simply no diamonds and avail, and the Chinese was later
cut myself, against a bono shirt buried at non. sout at the cemetery, and raunysu
stud.
The incident is reported from wreaths were received, as well as Maud told me that if things go Amoy by Capt. J. W. Pettigrew, letters' of sympathy.
on like this she will take the veil master of the Yuensang, which Wrentha were sent by, Hon. Mr. and my dr, I'm aure she needs was going from Hongkong to R. I. Kotewall, Mr. Tan Eng Hot for she'd positively no back to at the time. About 11.30 a.m. on Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hollands, her dress and that must have been Tuesday, a waterlogged dohing Messrs. Robert Choa, Andrew Tae total vargraney because you know junk was sighted in lat. 22.18 N., Yan, Mr. and Mrs. Leong Tuen she's always said we must set a and long. 114.44 E., and with Shoong, Mr. O. W. Luke, the South high standard of modesty in this strong north-east wind blowing China Athletic Association, Mr.alien land. And if you dine with and a rough sen running, was The and Mrs. C. Mone, Misses Lamjsimply any of the best people you showing signs of distress. Fung Chi, Lam Kang Chi, Ilelena And you're positively forced to ent Yuonsang manoeuvred to wind- Yu, the Catholic Young Men's So- peanuts instead of salted almonds ward of the junk, and six of the go home agonizingly crew of seven were rescued by ciety, the students and staff of the and you
after £4 meagre seven being pulled aboard on lifebuoys Sacred Heart College, Messrs. empty
which the Ateamer had thrown Lan Hou Pak, Chan Kwok Leong, courses.
And Tubby says that with every-overboard, with lifelines attached. Chan Yee On, S. C. Tse, Ip Kim)
The other Chinese, however, Hung, Dr. Y. Y. Tang, Messrs, Laine starving we simply must not! Tuen Poa, Taiu Tat Cheun, Lam have more than one new car this drifted away in the lifebuoy, and spring and, my dear. I don't see mub the seas breaking over him, Vi Wah, Tam Chung, and many why we should be quite rechtend to was in a state of collapse, lying athers. The grave had a big pileendieaney to feed these horrid across the buoy with his head of floral tritites placed over it.
Seeing his pre- bloated civil servants. Can't they under the water. ho deported or something?-Your dicament, Mr. Salmon stripped, life-line fast around too crushingly taxed,
and making
Ho his waist, dived overboard. reached the drowning man nu both were pulled on board,
HARBOUR SCHEME FOR CANTON.
OPINIONS DIVIDER AMONG CHINESE OFFICIALS.
POPSY.
PROPERTY SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
VALUABLE LOTS IN KOWLOON DISPOSED OF.
Canton. Fela, 2. #21helal Fredes are in receipt of news that the Nanking Govern-
Three lots of Crown land were ipent Council may shortly Bounce a scheme for the simul-old by public netlon by Mr. L. the Crown Land Ingeous development of the Tong Parker Rees, at
ឌ
Ka free-part at Changshan and Offee yesterday afternoon, two of
the
which were properties, the harbour at Whampoo.
For some time past the Nanking Nathan Road, Kowloon, rodising Government bas expressed inten- nearly $70,000 each,
tion to develop a modern harbour
selieme,
The first lot offered for sale was
Dr. Sarker, the ship's surgeon, and other officers worked hard on The body with artificial respiration methods but without success, and The the body was buried at sea.
survivors War landed at six
Amoy,
RAILWAY PARLEY.
RATES EQUALITY REFUSED BY THE CHINESE.
Tokyo, Jan. 28.
THE INTERESTING WAY
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After a series of meetings the THE SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
in Kwangtung, but the work has New Kowloon Inland 01 No. 1445, time and again been postponed on djoining New Kowloon inland Loi areonht of war and the fact that. 1403 in Fuk Wah Street, and Japan and Manchuria transport al comprises an area of about 13,860 parley, which is now in session here, the Nationalist lenders are
square foot. The up-set price of a reported practically to have longerheads over the suggested $17.325 was taken to $18,200 when reached a deadlock, owing to the For instance, His Ex- the lot was knocked down to Ipfirm stand of the delegates repro- cellency the Governor of Canton, Tuen, of 147, l'eihu Street second way and the Ussuri Railway.
senting the Chinese Enstern Rail- General Chan Ming-ahu, and Mr. Starting at $15,850, the Sun Po, Minister of Railways, are flot was sold to Kwong Wah and Fan The Japanese delegates demand staunch supporters of the Tong Shur, of 128 Cheung Sha Wan equalisation of freight rates on the Ka scheme whereas the Canton Road, for $69,800 after some very southern and eastern sections of the Commissioner of Reconstruction, brisk bidding. The lot is situate Chinese Eastern system but the General Tang Yin-wah and Mr.at the junction of Nathan Road and delegates of that railway, and those Koo Ying-fan, tex-Commissioner Boundary Street and is known as of the Ussuri railway refuse to re- of Finance in Canton) Armly beKowloon Inland Lot No. 2396, with cognize the necessity for such ac- Beve that, on account of its near-an area of about 18.3-10 square feet, tion. nesto Canton, Whampao port The last lot realised the highest At to-day's meeting of the Japan should receive the earliest atten- price, being sold for $71,000 to M. and Manchuria transport conference tion. In view of the divergence C. Chau on behalf of Wony Tat- the Japanese delegates submitted a of opinion, the Nanking Govern-wing. of Messrs. Clarke & Iu. compromise plan regarding freight nient is considering setting asie Known as Kowloon Inland Lot No. rates but the C... and Vasuri 2397 this property is also situate railway delegates refused to con- a huge sum for the simultaneous) development of both schemes.
at the junction of Nathan Road and sider it. Boundary Street with an area of The chairman of the conference About 19,800 square feet. The up- thercupen declared the meeting set price was $15,500.
CABINET CHANGES.
MR SCULLIN ACCEPTS TWO RESIGNATIONS.
A SEVERE WINTER.
Canberra, Feb. 2. SNOWSTORMS IN SCOTLAND Mr. Scullin has accepted the re- AND NORTH ENGLAND.
the signations from
Cabinet of Messrs. Fenton and Lyons, who
London, Feb. 2. opposed the return of Mr. Theodore, Severe snowstorms in Scotland Mr. Forde has been appointed and the north of England during Minister of Customs, Mr. Green as the week-end caused traffic inter- Postmaster General, and Mr. Daly ference.
for many The heaviest snow as Minister of Defence. These ap pointments are regarded as a rebuff years fell around Keswick, in the to the Labourite left wing, who ex-Lake District. Severe gales were
round pected one of their lenders to be experienced appointed to the Cabinet-Reuter. British Wireless,
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