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MR. M. K. LO ACCEPTS

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HON. MR. R. H. KOTEWALL

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SEPTEMBER 20, 1935.

DEATH OF M. CAMBON

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The fact that other banks had offered nasisianeo which might have provented the two recent failures of It is learned that Mr. M. K. Lo, Chingan banka in Hongkong. พยส the well-known Chinese solicitor brought out in an interview with tho

Vevey, Switzerland, Sept. 19. and sportsman, has been appointed Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall yesterday,

The death ia announced of M. by the Government to be an Un-He stated that he was informed that Jules Cambon, the celebrated official Member of the Legislative although ansistance was proffered French, diplomat, due to doublo Council.

there was an insufficiency of securities | pneumonia against which the to enable the institutions to accept. The vacaney arises from the

patient, in view of his great age expiration on October B of the term

Asked to give his views on the Was unable to make any headway. of office of the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote failure and the possibility of pre-

'M. Cambon had been for a wall C.M.G. It is understood that venting similar occurrences, the llon. fortnight.-United Press. Mr. M. K. Le's appointment will Mr. Ketewall anid: “My Chinese Jules Chambon was born in April, take effect from October 4. colleagues and I have been approach-1845, in Paris where he studied "SOR-LO JOOK-SAU”

The Ilon. Mr. Kotewall is now cd by various people with a view to law and practised as an advocate,

getting the Government to acting for Sir Shou-son Chow on menus of relieving the situation.o took part in the war of 1870-71 the Executive Council He has Several suggestions have been made, as a captain in the Garde Mobilo served for 12 years on the Legislaamong them the grant of a trade and afterwards took up adminis tive Council as the senior Chinese loan as was done In. 1925, and the trative work. Ho became member, his third term of office, declaration of a moratorium either Government auditor and was then sanctioned by His Majesty the full or partial.

sent to Alglers as attache to the King, being a very rare honour, which was a special departure from

became head of his department Governor General. There he soon rule and was regarded as a sign of the Government's high appreciation

feet of Constantine. In 1879 he and in 1878 was appointed Pre- of his work,

became general secretary of the Born In 1893, Mr. M.. Lo is the eldest son of the late Mr. Lo1 ant decidedly of the opinion, and my

"Taking the last suggestion frat, Paris Police Prefecture and in Cheung shiu and the son-in-law of entleguer agree with me, that such ment.

1887 Profect of the Rhone Depart- Sir Robert Ho Tung. After re-

Four years later the n step would in disastrous and in cer- Government made him Governor ceiving his law education in Eng-tainly unnecessary. In the first place General of Algeria. land, where he was first

in the there is absolutely ne a moratorium

His administration First Class Honours list and, won, drastle action, the Solicitors "Blue Ribbon Br. must be a general thing and most criticism in parliament and M. R. Lo returned to 1longkong to-

of the banks here are in a position

the French press, wards the end of 1915. A year or meet all their obligations. A

These attacks upon him, how- so later he was appointed honorary moratorium is a measure that should ever, did not harm him in the eyes tegal adviser to the Chinese Generally be resorted to at the very last: of the Government and in 1897 he when imposed it is a confession of was sent to the United States as Chamber of Commerce, and the inability of the Colony to meet Ambassador. Despite the been ever since. Mr. Lo also acted its financial demands. This happily that he spoke no English. he was fact as a member of the Chamber's is not the case with us. Excutive Committee for

one of the most able envoys n' time,

Washington and his conservative. precise methods did much to improve the friendly relations be- tween the two countries.

кате

"I must say at once that the aug gestions with regard to a trade loan, any bankers or companies on savings or a moratorium do not come from bank: business.

no need for such

outside. Most of the banks had not

Splendid Host

aroused

Different in 1925 During Hongkong's ' first or- "With regard to the trade loan, the ganised labour strike in 1922 in bis conditions which prevalled in 1926 edpacity as honorary legal adviser were quite different from those ob- of the Chinese Mechanics' Guild,taining now. Then it was a general al. M. K. Lo exercised his modera-run made on all native bruks and A splendid host, he was noted ting influence and effected a com- many of the Chinese banks conducted for the brilliant social functions promise between the Tramwayen western lines,-the min enne

French taburers on the one hand and the suddenly and was engineered from which he held at the

Embassy. Throughout his career late Hon. Mr. Julin Johnstone on efficient cash to meet their obliga. Washington, he was an acute behalf of the employers on the tions, with the result that they had student of American affairs and ather, which was acceptable to both to turn to the Government for help. learned what ho considered his parties. For his service Mr. Lo The Government recognised the neces- great was publicly thanked by Mr. John-sity for such assistance and within. 20 Europe and the United States!

diplomatic lesson-that stone in the press at the time. hours obtained the approval of the must never be considered as two

In the 1926 strike, Mr. Lo was Secretary of State for a thirty million Isolated units. one of the members of the Hong-not only to those banks but also to dollar loan. Financial ald was given

In 1903. kong delegation to Canton with a

he went to Madrid, Individuals. view to reaching a compromise and

where ha strongly supported putting an end to the strike. Sub- "The loans made to individuals his transference to Berlin in Delcasse's Morocan policy. After sequently Mr. Lo made out a detall-enabled them to redeem their socuri- January 1907, he proved a skilful ed personal report on his negotiatica, which they in turn deposited promoter of France's plans in tlons in Canton with the labour de- with the Government, thus enabling legates.

Mr. Lo was thanked by II. E, Sir Ceel Clementi, the then Governor of Hongkong.

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the banks to meet all demands. In Morocco, his chief adversary over as creditors the leans from the Kiderlen-Waechter, with whom at other words, the Government Look being the German statesman banks, and the banks received back the beginning of 1912 he conclud- the cash they had loaned out.

ed the Morocco-Congo agreement.

possible for them with the same security to obtain from the Govern ment the amount that they had bor rowed from the banks.

Was

Concerning Mr. Lo's other public services, it can be recalled that he "To-day the condition is different. As in the case of Kiderlen- was a member of the Special Com-Securities in the form of property or Waechter, he was able to cultivate mittes during the water famine in banks some years

shares which were hypothecated

to good relations with German 1929, and a member of the specialpreciated in value-some to the extent Nevertheless, he was. fated to be have tle-Government circles generally. Chinese Sub-Committee superin- of 30 or 40 per cent, and so it is not the French Ambassador in Berlin tending the erection of water tanks

who on the outbreak of war at the on the Praya. On the dissolution

beginning of August, 1014. of the Committee, Mr. Lo was Amongst those specially thanked by

handed his passport. the Hon. Mr. Southern (now Sir Thomas Southorn) as Colonial Se-ledge, have more money than they most friendly terms

"To-day many banks, to my know he had always remained on the Brillant and polished diplomat, cretary.

enn properly invest so they do not Kaiser, whom he frequently......_re

with the require_n_trale loan, either directly ferred to as "a real gentleman," or indirectly." At various periods Mr. Lo has

and with members of the German acted as honorary legal adviser to have been perfectly willing to come how after the Agadir negotiations, "I understand that certain bank Government. The story is told the Tung Wah Iospital, the Gold to the assistance of those requiring Kiderlen Waechter, sent hia plc- And Silver Exchange (Chinese), it, and it is entirely a question New Territories Medical Benero-sufficiency

orture to Cambon, bearing the lent Society, Chinese Medical As-fore, in my opinion, has

otherwise of the securities offered. The time, there-inscription: "To my charming sociation and New Territories arrived when Governmental assistance

not yet friend and terrible enemy." Agricultural Association, and also in neciled."

Appreciating this sally, Cambon as President of the Euro-American

replied with a picture of himself Returned · Students' Union. In

on which was written,

**To my torrible friend and

charming

Uncanny Forcaight

was one of the few

or

1921 he was appointed an unofficial sident of the Chinese Swimming enemy." Justice of the Peace.

Club and the Swimming Club of

terests

himself in activities of the

Cambon

As a member of the Court of the the University, Chairman of the Hongkong University, Mr. Lo in- Chinese Club, the Chinese Athletic French diplomats at the time who

other. Federation, and Sports Club, Hon. as the Hon. President of the Law Club and

University Director of the Chinese Bathing realized the conflict would not bo and Commerce Society, the Hon. Hongkong Lawn Tennis Associa- troops to action on the side of the Vice-President of the settled until America threw its Vice-President and Hon. of the Arts Association and also sociation, Hongkong Football A friend on

member tion Hongkong Automobile As-allios. He confided this to a August 15, 1914, the

rc,

Ho Vice-President of the Univer-nociation, and the University's very day he returned to Paris sity Union.

As a keen organiser and generous Amateur Photographic Club.

Tennis Club, Billard Club and from his post in Germany. contributor to charity, Mr. Lo is

After. returning to Paris ho best known in connection with the As a tennis player Mr. M. K. Lont the Foreign Ministry under became in 1915 secretary general Tung Wah Hospital as Chairman of was flualist in the open singles in Briand. After the latter's the Board of Directors in 1929-1921, and won the doubles cham-signation in March 1917, Cambon 1930, the year which saw the con- pionship with his brother, Mr. M. left the service but since 1920 has struction and formal opening of the W. Lo, in 1920. He was winner of again found a post as President Tung Wah Eastern Hospital in the Chinese Recreation Club doubles and momber Sookunpoo,

with his brother in 1930, 1931 and bassadors' Conference. In July of the Paris Am- Through his excellent manage-1932. He was a member of the 1921 he wrote for the Revue des ment, Mr. Lo was oble to hand C. R. C. team over a surplus of $100,000 to his Division for three years. He play of July 1914.

which the "A" Mondes Interesting recollections successor on the expiry of his termed tennis for Hongkong in the in- in 1930. For years he has been on terport against Shanghai between the Advisory Board of the Hospital, the years 1922 and 1932. He also while his firm, Lo and Lo, has per played Cricket for the C.R.C. formed legal work for the Tung

became law at the end of 1930.

wrote

Since then he led a retired fe and spending most of his leisure in reading about the affairs that In his long association with the of their central figures. He once swirled around him as one Wah Hospital gratuitously. In Hongkong Football eldentally, Mr. Lo also assisted in Mr. Lo has figured prominently, Association, the preparation of the new Tung being one of the three Chinese do- magazines, but gave up the more occasional articles for. Wah Hospital Ordinance which legates who aided in settling the extended literary works for which

His contribution to the welfare and the Chinese clubs two years

dispute between the Association he is famous and which won him of children is shown in his con-ago. He received letters of high: Academy.

mombership In the French nection with the Children's Play appreciation in this connection grounds Association and the Hong from Mr. Ormiston, Chairman of magazines as L'Europe Nouvelle, He was a contributor to such kong Society for the Protection of the Hongkong Football Association La Revue den Children: In both bodica he has and Mr. Duncan, Chairman of the La Revue

Deux Mondes, acted as Chairman.

doa Sub-Committee of the Association. La Revue de Paris.

Vivants, and Mr. Lo is also a former Pre- Commercially, Mr. Lo is head of longer works are a book entitled Among hia sident of the Hongkong Rotary the firm of solicitors, Lo and Lo, "The Diplomat" and a treatise Club. He is at present a member of in which he is a partner with his upon the government of Algeria. the Sanitary Board and of the brother Mr. M. W. Lo. He is also He had been awarded scores of District Watchmen's Committee.

Keen Sportsman

Director of the Hongkong and French and foreign decorations, Shanghai Hotels Co., Ltd, the including the Grand Cross of the China Light and Power Co., Ltd.. Legion of Honour. and the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd. tho

In the realm of sports Mr. Lo la greatly in demand

among

His many

Jules Cambon, like his eldor brother Paul, Ambasador in friends of various London from 1898 to 1920, who

Chinese associations. He has acted in, or atlil holds, the positions of communities will now offer their died in May 1924, belonged to the President of the South China congratulations on the selection fir older Athletic Association, Hon. Pre- a seat in Connell,

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