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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ADJuly 21, 1939..
Friday.
MILITARY
FUNERAL
SATISFACTORY YEAR
China Emporium. Limited Annual Meeting
Despite the reduction in trade of
ILLEGAL
OPERATION QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Flying Officer Honoured the close of the year owing to the Jury Investigates Death
By Three Servicos:
fall of Canton and Hankow and the depreciation of the Chinese National Currency, a very satisfactory report Full Military honours were accord- for the year was presented by Ron. ed the late Fliot Omeer D. H. Bryan-Sir Shou-son Chow, Chairman, of the Gower, 21, yesterday, when his re-annual meeting of the China Em mains wern burled the Roman porium Limited yesterday. A divi Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, dend of 80 cents, per share was de- The Rev. C. J. Winstanley officisted [clared. at the gravesido.
•
Of Married Woman
An Inquiry into the death of Liu Ying, 33, married woman, who died at the Queen Mary Hospital on June B, was heard before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy yesterday. A Jury comprising Messrs. G. J. I. Carey (Foreman), A. J. Ablong, and The laic Filot Omeer Bryan-Gower Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Hon. Mr. L
Supporting the Chairman were E, Ernest Low assisted the Coroner. was one of the two men who died Tse-fong. Messrs. Fung Fook-un, of the Queen Mary Hospital, sald Dr. P. R. T. Naidu, Medical Officer at Tytom Bay last week when their Kan Tong-po, Chan Lim-pak, P. that on June 4 Llu was admitted to plane crashed into the sea. His body Kwok, Chan Tac-kel, Chau Man-chi, the hospital suffering from internal was recovered on Wednesday.
Fung Ping-fan (Directors), M. Chan haemorrhage. She died two hours Well liked by his comrades and Har (General Manager). Chung înte. On performing a post-mortem friends, the deceased leaves a father Kwan-ting (manager), Chan
Hou on June G. Dr. Naidu said he found and mother and other relatives in leung (sub-manager)
and
W. K no signs of internal diseases, nor England.
Chan (sub-manager and secretary). were there external injuries. Liu Presenting the report, Sir Shou-l was fat and very anaemle. In the son Chow said.
abdomen was a quantity of free blood, which came from two ruptures in the uterus.
The funeral began from outside tho Naval Hospital, Queen's Road East, at 4.30 pan., the coffin resting on an R.A.F. truck loaded with wreaths. A -Union Jack was wrapped around the cafin and on top of this rested the deceased's cap.
r
On being asked-by: Mr. Houston, Naidu described Instruments an abortion, necessary to perform and said the Injuries might have been caused by such Instruments. In the absence of external injuries the rup- $100,003,20tures could not have been caused by the woman falling. The causo of death was internal haemorrhage.
The profit for the period under review together with the balance brought forward from the last ac count amounts to $258,331,58 which Four men from the Royal Scots your Directora recommend should be Regiment sounded the "Last Post" dealt with as follows: and the "Reveille" and a firing squad To pay a dividend of 80 from the same Regiment discharged cents per share volleys over the grave. Four R.A.F. To write of Preliminary men and two from the Army carried the coffin into the Cemetery,
Officers and men of the Royal Air Force led the cortege,, followed by the band of the Royal Scots, buglers To welle off Furniture and firing party. Following the and Fixtures .... hearse were à number of officers, in- {TO cluding Capt. H. S. Botty-Smith, A.D.C, representing His Excellency To the Governor, Naval representatives were drawn up, and all Units were represented,
The route of the funeral was lined with interested European and Chinese) spectators,
and
& Formation Expenses To write off Land
Buliding
write off Bad and Doubtful Debts.......
Bonus to Founders, Directors, Managers and Staff
To carry forward to the credit of a new account
40,000.00
30,000.00
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"THE
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SUNDAY
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Yip Kam, husband of Liu, said a few days before he had token his wife to the Queen Mary Hospital after she had complained of pains in 35,076.53 her abdomen. About n fortnight before she entered the hospital she 2,000.00 had been consulting Chinese doctors. Yip said he did not see these doctors as he had to go to work, but his wife 19,014.20 had told him that she had consulted sald she was them and that they 25,207.05 pregnant. Yip sald that after his wife's death his son told him that she $258,321.50 had had a fall, Among the officers present were
The sou, Yip Kwok-man, 13, sald Brigadier T. McLeod, acting G.O.C., The Directors are happy to be able some time before Lit entered hospital Group
Captain HM. K. Brown, to place before you much a satisfac- she had been consulting
and on all these Officer Commanding the RAF. at Kaitory result of the year's working and Chinese doctors Tak, Major A. V. Petri, Capt. A. G. they feel no doubt that you will occasions he had accompanied her. Atkinson, Lt. J. F. Gunner of the approve the above method of
dis- The doctors only felt her pulse. She told him once that she had fallen but Royal Navy, representing the Com-tribution.
he had not seen the accident. modore, Flight Offeer 1. D. Difford.
You will notice that the writing off
Wan Choy-man one of the doctors Flight Lieut. J. Hawley Barnes, Flight of $40.000 under the bending of Pre- who Llu had consulted, said she came Lieut. J. R. R. Jenkins, Squadron iminary and Formation Expenses to him complaining of pains in her Leader J. Warburton, Lleuts, C. will mean the entire elimination of stomach and fever. When asked by Forrester, H. B. Bartram, C. E this account, I think this is a sound Mr. Houston what prescription he Otway, D. G. Gibson, J. G. Whittaker. polley in view of the fact that the had given, Wan said i was introduc- The Very Rev. Bishop II, Valtorta, company has now been established tion to other. medleines, After feel- the Rev. Fr. J. M. Spada and Rev.for over seven years.
ing her pulse he decided she was Fr. A. Grampa, and Messrs. H. S.
pregeant. Rees and A. Campbell, also attended the service.
Floral Tribuies
་
Lau Hon-ping and Lai Fung-leung, doctors, gave evidence of a similar nature.
HANKOW
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Marked Improvement During the period under review Floral tributes were sent by "Mum, there had been a marked Improve
Mr. Houston sold there was no Dad and Maureen, Sir Geoffryment in the volume of business re Northcote, Governor of Hongkongment in general trade
sultant from the gradual Improve- doubt that Liu had died of internal the first few haemorrhage and that if the Jury Major General A. E. Crasset, the Commodore, Officers and Men of His months, but towards the close of the were satisfied that death was due to illegal operation they should Majesty's Ships and Establishments car owing to the fall of Canton and
free bring in a verdict to this effect. On Hankow which interrupted the at Hongkong, the Superintendent and Staff of Kal Tak Civli Airport, Staff movement of trade with the interior the other hand if they found that the of Directorate of Works Air Ministry and the heavy depreciation of the evidence was not strong enough to reach such a verdlet, they should Chinese National Currency which re- (Kai Tak), Royal Air Force Station dured the purchasing power of cer- return the finding that Liu had died (Kai Tak), Officers, N.C.O's, and thin section of the general public, of internal huemorrhage from causes Airmen Station Flight R. As improvement had not been main unknown. Station (Kal Tak), N.C.O's. and Air-iained. However, your Directors are
After retiring for 10 minutes, the men Royal Air Force Station (Kalable to report that although the Jury returned a verdict of death as Tak), Imperial Airways.
volume of Increased business did not the result of internal haemorrhage TOMORROW Offeers of Military Headquarters come up to their expectation, yet on cause
M-G-M Picture Ching Command, Commanding Officer the whole the turnover exceeded that formed by a person or persons un- and Omeers, 18 Bn. Middlesex Re- of the previous year.
known. giment, Officers of the HKS.R.A.,
all ranks, Fortress Royal Engineer, idlyidend of 80 cents, per share and
The Directors' proposal to pay nli ranks, 5th Bn. Bih Najputana
Rifles (Naplers), the Warrant Officers bonus to Founders, Directors, and Sergeants, 2nd Bn, The Royal Managers and Staff is in accordance with the Articles of Association.of Scots, oli ranks, 1st Kumaon Rifles.
the company and I trust shareholders
Captain and Mrs. Davis, Fit. Lt. will agree.
J. Hawley Barnes (R.A.F.), Squadron Leader J. Warburton, Mc. and Mrs. The Directors wish to report that E. A. R. Fowles, Mr. and Mrs, P. J. the second drawing for the redemp-| Stoneman and Peggy, Miss Olga tion of $100,000,00, of the Company's -Archangelsky and Mrs-Archangelsky, Debentures took place on June 1 Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Quin, Mr. and Mrs, under the supervision of the trustee John Lock, Helen and Mrs. Irving, for the Debenture holders. All those LI Chor-chi, T. Jackson on behalf of numbers that had been drawn were St. Hugh's Old Hall,
paid at the beginning of this month, The President, Committe
reducing the outstanding and thus Members U.S.R.C., and Messrs. Din amount of Debentures to $800,000.00 Brothers, and others.
at the present time.
CARRY YOUR LICENSE
I am sure shareholders will be pleased to hear that the financial condition of the Company has now greatly improved under the con- stont and careful attention of our Sapervisors and Managers. I think It Is your wish that I should convey
Drivers of motor cars would be to them your hearty thanks for their well-advised to carry their lenses with them from now onwards.
As from to-morrow morning, traffic police are swooping down on all cars In a search for unlicensed vehicles or drivers.
Prosecutione
Joint efforts in bringing the Com-: pany's finance to its present healthy condition and in making the year's working such a success,
I now beg formally to propose that the report of the Directors and Ac- will be instituted counts for the year ended March 31, against all car owners or drivers who 1939, as presented, be adopted. have not renewed their licenses.
I licensed drivers are unable to Following the unanimous adoption produce their licenses upon demand, Chau, Mr. Chau Man-ch! arxl Mr. of the report and accounts, Mr. T. N. they will have to personally visit the Fung Ping-fan were re-elected to the Trofile Office within 24 hours of Board of Directors. being held up.
Messrs. Ferey Smith
the year.
Cars must have their license discs
Seth and behind the lower left hand corner of Fleming were re-elected auditors for the windscreen,"
INSIST
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by an illegal operation per-
in the Same Man?
Basil RATHBONE ~ Boris KARLOFF
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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS playing games on the roadway and
were struck by vehicles. Over a Hundred Reported
Last Week
Four cyclisti were injured pa, the
result. of collisions between vehicles. A private car passenger, was injured when his car ran off the roadway, During the week ending July 18, and a private car driver was injured there were 120 trade accidents in when his car collided with a pile of wood. A lorry - passenger was in- Hongkong, as the result of which four jured on falling off a moving lorry. persons were killed and 53 persona injured.
{'. Six tram passengers - and twelve bus passengers were injured white Of the persons killed, two Chinese jalighting from moving; trams and
A bus passenger was injured while attempting to board a moving bus.
Of the accidents, 84 were collisiona
| males, aged 80 and 58, were knocked moving buses respectively,
down and seriously injured by a bus and a private car on June 17 and July 8 respectively while walking across the road. The former died on July 10 and the latter on July . between vehicles; 33 were collisions Beged between vehicles and pedestrians; 33 Two Chinese males, aged 24 and 33, accidents were due to other causes.. died from injuries received while
· The type of vehicles involved with Jumping off a moving bus and falling from a moving lorry, respectively. Private motor car 89 Motor lorry, 40; Motor bus, 27; biotor ven, čí Of the parsons injured, -77 were Pubile motor car, 18; Motor cycle, 2; pedestrians, who were either walk-Tramcar, 16; Tricycle, 4: Bicycle, ing or running 'scrom the road "ok"and: Rickaha, 9, 10,
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by TREDERICK PHECY FRANELIN at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street in the City of Victoria, Hongkong.