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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 13, 1940. –
Lord Lothian's. Sudden Death In Washington
WASHINGTON, Déc. 12. (Reuter).—With tragic sudden- news the death occurred to-day of Lord Lothian, British Am- bassador to Washington, after an illness which lasted only a few hours.
Yesterday afternoon Lord Lothian complained of being in-' disposed and cancelled his visit, to Baltimore where he was to address the American Farm Burenu Association's dinner. The speech he had prepared for delivery there was rend, by Mr Noville Butler. Counseller of the Embassy.
During the night the Biness deve~ | problem is urgent." The next day loped and he died at 3 n.m. to-day, Lothian claimed he had been mis-
Stating that the cause of his death reported. Since his return Lolblon wa uremic infection, United Press and been continupily engaged in con- declares that Lord Lothian became ferences with American lenders in- ill on Sunday but recovered quickly, eluding the President and Secretary only to have a relapse.
fot State, Mr Hull.
Philip Henry' Kerr, 11th Marquis Lord Lothian's title was one of the of Lothian, was born in 1882, and cldest in the peeruge. It began in educated at the Oratory School, 1501 with Baron Newbattle and was Birmingham, find New College, Ox-followed by the Earl of Lollilan in ford, fle was a son of Major-Gen. 1000, Baron Jedburgh in 1822, Enri Lord Ralph Kerr and a cousin of of Ancrum, Baron Kerr of Nisbet and the 10th Marquis.
Going to South Africa, he was one of the brilliant young men who as slated Lord Milner in the task of paeffleation after the South African
wor.
Earon Long-Newton and Delphington in 1633 and Viscount of Brier and Baron Kerr of Newbattle in 1701 When the marquesate was alco creal-
In 1821 the title included Baron
He was assistant secretary taer in the English peerage. Heir to the Inter-colonial Council of the the title is Lord Lothlan's 18-year- Transvaal and Orange River Colony old cousin, Mr Peter Francis Walter and of the committee of the Central African Railways. In 1907 he serv
Kerr.
ed an secretary to the Transvaal In- H.K. Evacuees
digency
Commission.
Took Up Journalism
Resigning in 1908, he edited the South African publication The State for a year and then returnell to England where he did further jour- nalistic work. foluing the group of earnest young political thinkers who were writing for The Round Table, he was made its editor in 1010. When in 1916 Lloyd George became Prime Minister at the Coalition Gov ernment, Lothian was one of his private secretaries, his domain being
foreign, affairs.
Indignant
Failure Of Petition
£X-
Bitter disappointment wes pressed in Sydney last night by wives who have been evacuated from Hong- kang, at the rejection of a petition to
ber
the
24.
SECRET DATA SAVED Washington officials are making extensive investigation of the
fire that recently swept part of the War Department. Munitions Building in Washington,
ondangering Army code books and other sacrot records, which were saved.
Appreciation
Of Lady
Late Mrs Gellion
The following appreciation written by "A Friend":
1x
be allowed to return, states Sydney the little Colony of Macho has lost an the Colonial Office. that they should By the death of Mrs F. J. Gellion, Stay Sun and Guardian of Novern-outstanding and distinguished per
sonality. Following the announcement by Though the deceased lady was only In 1931 he visited Russla and In- terviewed Stalin who, he said, was
Hongkong Government three 42 years of age at the time of her not a hard-faced politician, but weches ago that compulsory evacua- death, she was able for u generation quiet man with a gentle eye. When tion of wives and children would be to influence Macao Society as no other the National Government was form, discontinued, many of them had built member of the community.
not ed in 1991, he was made Chancellor up hopes of returning
through any self-imposed domination, The petition to the Colonial Office but due to her good example and of the Duchy of Lancaster. A mem-| ber of the Round Table Conference, in London was signed at a mass moral worth, her influence being pro- he was appointed in 1931, Under-meeting of husbands on November found and distinctly felt.
The deceased lady disliked ostenta- Secretory for India, post which In Hongkong, and official rejection
he held until 1032. He accepted carried the explanation that theretion, she disliked pretence, she ab- office on a specific undertaking that was no prospect of improvement in horred scandal, and the influence she
Photographer's Clash With London Police
A SCENE between a photographer and a policeman after a bomb explosion In the West End was described at Marlhorough Street, recently./ ́
Leslie Murray (34), cinema photographer, of Uphill Grove, Mill Hill, who, it was stated, was highly commended by the Wor Office for his photographic work at Narvik, was fined 20%, for obstructing the police officer,
DUTCH CAPTURE
Detective-Sergeant Marr said he was helping to keep sight- scers away. Murray, who was with three or four other men who were obviously Press repre- sentatives, tried to push past a war reserve policeman, He
things had quietened down and caught hold of him by the shoul- der.
the Government meant to honour in the Far-Eastern politicni situation exerted was only that of kindness and Nazi Ship Fails To asked Murray to go away until
letter and spirit the Premier's pledge which
would
goodness, of
the Kurant. Taken from india dur- Another evacuated wife burst Into ing the Mutiny, it is now displayed tears when informed by the Sunday at the Mosler University of Allgarti. Sun of the decision of the Colonial
Lothian,
1938, headed the Unit-Offce.
She sald she had pinned her hopes to
ed Kingdon
den delegation the im-
werka.
be-
Reach Home
Courdinge had great traditions, of service
justify return to extend à mensure of responsible evacuees.
No deserving cause ever called government to India
To us who have been evacuated upon-her without a generous and Loved by Mosiėms
against our will it seeme wrong that hearty response. The poor and needy
London, Dec. 12. The Admiralty to-day, anounced.
Police And Press Lothian carned the gratitude of some should be allowed to remain always found her not only ready to Moslems by securing the return to while we are not permitted to re-elve material-Help but also kindly"The Royal Netherlands Navy ship Murray shouted. "Who are you, India of a holy robe on which is turn." said Mrs Ford of Campbell-
encouragement, while smile for Van Kinsbergen yesterday Intercept you -- fool. If you had any brains said to be inscribed the whole of parade, Bondi,
every one helped
ed the German steamship Rhein, you would not be a police officer, way. many on their It will be encouraging for, her 3,031 tons, in West Indies waters, and made to push past him. He bereaved husband and the relatives The crew of the Rhein set the ship could not do anything with him and of the deceased lady to think that on fire and attempted to scuttle her. therefore arrested him.
This was frustrated by the prompted, submitted that although the she leaves a wonderful
Mr. G. D. Roberts, K.C., who de hind of acts of kindnes it party from the Van
everaging
and gallant action of a offelal British Commonwealth Rela-on returning, to her husband in a few Many tell of her ever-ready car in ptic illustrates the widespread and gentlemen of the Fress had no less
words, and help where It was Ilona Conference at Sydn
Sydney.
This incident in the Western At- and of great devotion to duty, the Several others were indignant, as whe
which they could unburden their well as upset.
and cares, while as a hostess, hundreds effective co-operation being rendered high traditions of service delightful entertainments, brightened will look back upon her charming, the Royal Navy by the Royal devotion to duty.
Wire- Netherlands Navy."-British
"At the present time," he said, "history is being made and it IS presence, and less. love pleasing stand out conspicuously in the social by n Dutch warship in the Western it is made with no thought of risk infectious smiles, as events which This is the first report of activity Murray's duty to record history es round of Macao,
Hemisphere, The Van Kinsbergen is to himscit." Macao alone, and are counted by peacetime
Her friends
were not limited to destroyer of 1,760 tons and carries! Murray, in the witness-box, saki
four 4.7 guns.
She
he was was used in was employed by British Pictorial scores in Hongkong and in many
* training shipProductions, Lid., who produced not confined to other places in the Far East, and are United Press.
Universal news reels. There was no any one rank of
military object near the scene of the Chlef society but extend to the most lowly.
bomb explosion, and he began to -take-photographs-for-his-story-of-the-
bombing of civilians,
In April 1830, Lothlan was ap- ombuscador in Washington pointed" in succession to Sir Ronald Lindsay, "We must take a philosophical view taking up his duties in the late sum fit," and Mrs Helen Duncan, of mer. Still a bachelor, he had two Potts Paint. "Presonally, I think it
unmarried sisters, Lady Anne and very wise of the authorities to keep Lady Margaret Kerr to act as his us here as a provision of safety." hostesses.
In October Lothian left for Britain | An appeal on behalf of the Hong
her
and had long discussions with the kong Benevolent Soclety, particularly country's lenders. On his return to in regard to the needs of children at America on November 23 he was re- Christus time was broadcast ever ported to have stated in an interview ZBW by His Honour the "Something will have to be done Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Jast and-their-presence at her funeral about-our-finances." Oür ̃ ̄ ̄ ̄Andricial [evening."
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AUXILIARY NURSES PASS TESTS Examinations Results
His Special Pass
of
The police did not ask to see his She lived to make others happy. the examiner at the recent First Aid mentioned it.
The following candidates satisfied special pass, although he repentedly and leaves behind a lovely memory.
FURTHER $1,000
FOR BOMBER
FUND
Examination at the Queen Mary that while he agreed that Murray Mr. Sandbach, the magistrate, sald Hospitul and will receive St Jolin Ambulance certificates in due course: was doing extremely useful and im Dorothy Ascough, Sarah Abdullah, portant work the police also were Joan Armstrong, Doris Brooks, Marie doing work of at least as great utility Botelho, Norah Bascombe,
Mary and importance,
Bander, Jean Baker, Margaret Bunje, might be an uppeal.
Mr. Roberts gave notice that there Sister St Cecile, Kathleen Crommc- Chalmers,
A local Hollander yesterday sent Clementina Cock, Jean
in Lily Chan, Christine Corra,
Buencamino Returning
to
a donation of $1,000 to the War Fund Leopoldine Corra, Margaret Clark, innugurated by the S. C. M. Post, Mary Chan, Jeanne Chan, Eva David- Lich, with
an accompanying letter son, Norah Dillon, Mary Donnelly. which stated:
"I was struck by the letter, which
Beryl Farrar, Mutal Fielder, Mary appeared under Latest in yesterday's Fordham, Jane Fraser, Sister St Fielder, Lily Franklin, Marjorie Final Edition of The Hongkong Tele- Gertrude, Marjorie Grindley, Vere
Shanghai, Dec. 11. Felipe. Buencamino who was re- graph, and I agree with the statement Gavriloff, Margaret Guttinger, Lillan cently convicted of coupiracy to de therein that should not be difficult Howie, Gudrun Heiberg, Caraline fraud in connection with the Manila in see the Bomber Fund reach the Howell, Jessie Holland, Madeline Hallway bonds arrived to-day aboard $1,500,000 mark before Christmas.
ist am reading you
Haynes, Margaret Harrison, Mergpret the President Jackson en route $1,000, and Hearson, Doris would ask you, if anyway possible, Logan, Florence Lammert, Belle Ma,
Lemmon, Sarah Manila. to acknowledge this as follows: A Ide Montgomery. Elleen
In response to a request for an in- Dutchnion's Christmas card for Winifred Margrett, Ann
Medley, terview, he sold that he regretted Hitler.
Jean Oppen, Suzanne, Hutton-Patts, precluded his
Moodic, that the conditions of his
parole A total of $1,400,495.58 was reach-Gwendoline Priestwood, Lily Paul
complying with the ed yesterday by the War Fund, with Agnes Peters, Kathleen Rosselet,
request as the parole board's in- the following donations:
Richie Raymond, Pauline Sufflad, structions specifically
warned him Dorn Simpson, Margaret Starling, ngainst "pubilcity any kind." 133:43 Peggy Sharp, Gladys Skinner, Marie appeared to be in good health and
iory Stuart, Pamela Turnbull, D.,
is obviously pleased to be going Thompson, Dorothy Wilson, Frances home. He came ashore this morning. Webber, Wong Po-lin, Norah Wit in company with several prominent chell, Norah Wentworth, W. Yu. Shanghai Americas with whom he The undermentioned members havo is spending the day. He will sail on now completed their 90 hours hospital, the same vessel early on Friday.- training in the wards and
Collected at Week's Training by
members
A.5.C Coy, H.K.V.D.C.
Mr A. Sterling (Oct., Nov.
and Dec.)
The Familly (further donation). Wayfoong Philatelist (ind dona
Lan) TERMARCH
Ex 12th Foot (3rd donation).... "Three Stanley Liars”
Mr and Mira D. Kelvin-Stark 2k
donation)
Mr and Mrs A, R. 1, Phillips (2nd
donation)
Sự 11. A. Angus (and donation).
Sate of Calendars
Mr E. F. Gingle
Mr F. Tanner
Ir E. P. Streatfield
donationi
1. E. J. C. Benk Ba
385888
100
their profetency certificate:
gained
Olga Archangelsky, Mory Bruce, 204.05 Dodwell,
monthly
30
1,000
50
150
Mr and Max Vincent Sorby 3rd
Box
donation: ...
Anonymn
Ewa Poker School (411 donation)
Dutcinnan's Christmas, Card for Hiller".............. 1,000 Per Hongkong War Effort Committees
Filipina Club further dana.
flony
Hongkong Softball Association
further donation)
- Peninsula Hotel (Hangur) (färd
enllection)
FARThe Institute (Spitfire)
Contributians from Two AP
Officers, Kowloon
Sundry Collections
20.00
Ethel Byrne, Chue Tsan-hung, Diana
Grace Darby, Margery
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