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The Hon. Mr. D. Y. Perkins, senior partner in the Straits legal firm of Messrs. Drew and Napier, has recently retired from the Colony after a residence of 21 years. He had been an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of the Colony since 1918. In 1910 Mr. Perkins married, in Singapore, the second daugh- ter of the late Sir John Anderson, then Governor of the Straits Settlements. In social circles both Mr. and Mrs. D. Y. Perkins have held a high place in the colony and they will be greatly missed.
Living costs in Tokyo, highest of any city in the world, are the real cause of the closing of the Rumanian Legation here this month, according to the Hochi. The Rumanian Minister, his First Secre- tary and Military Attache have received instructions to close the Legation tem- porarily and are making preparations to sail for home within the next few weeks. According to the newspaper, the appro- priation for the maintenance of a Legation in Tokyo felt justified by Rumania has not proved sufficient to meet present price
levels.
According to Japanese native papers, the officials of the Yokohama Dockyard Co. have decided to wait until the pinch
of want drives the workmen who are now
on strike back to their jobs. The officials seen confident that this will come about before long. The strikers are selling bread and groceries to raise strike funds and declare they are able to carry on the struggle for at least six months. All the repair works in the docks has been en- trusted to other companies, with the exception of that on the Kaga and the Kamo, which is almost complete.
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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS
The British Legation Chapel in Peking was the scene of a pretty wedding on the 7th inst., when Mrs. Belcher, widow of the late Major F. P. Belcher, R.A.F., was married to Mr. E. C. Mieville, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Mieville of London. The bride was given away by Sir Beilby Alston, H. M. Minister, Lady Alston acting as proxy for her mother, and Mr. L. N. Mackinnon, of Tientsin, was best man. Following the ceremony, the guest's assembled at Sir Beilby Alston's house to tender their congratulations. Later, Mr. and Mrs. Mieville left for Tientsin. where the first portion of the honeymoon is being spent.
HONGKONG.
The Czecho-Slovak Republic has con- ferred on Temp. Lt.-Colonel John Ward, C.B., C.M.G., the Croix de Guerre.
staying at the Peak Hotel, suddenly died Mr. Charles Henry Wailar, a visitor at the Hotel on March 22nd from heart failure. The deceased arrived here last week from Bombay.
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Assaulting the police appears to be a Mr. Lindsel, at the Magistracy, on March favourite occupation now-a-days," said 21st, in sentencing a man to six weeks' imprisonment for an attack on a Chinese
constable.
It is announced that Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., have been appointed agents of the London Liverpool & Globe Insur- ance Co., Ltd., for Hongkong and Canton. and that the present branch offices of the be closed from 1st April. Company in Hongkong and Canton will
Lt. Col. F. S. Penny, R.A.M.C., who,
[March 5th, 1929.
Four armed men entered a house in Shanghai Street about 9.30 at night on March 22nd. Having driven the in- mates into a cubicle, they robbed the house at their pleasure, stealing $59 worth of jewellery and $104 in cash.
mati, the other night, when a mob of There was quite a lively scene in Yau Chinese surrounded the police station cry. ing for vengeance upon an Indian con stable.
was alleged that the constable, who was As far as cou'd be gathered, it
off duty, had assaulted a Chinese. Quiet was not restored until a considerable force of police had been marched to the soene by Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse and Mr. T. H. King. A baton charge dispersed the mob which numbered some hundreds.
Lady Stubbs opened a small bazaar held on March 20th in the Church Hall of St. Andrew's, Kowloon, in aid of the Mission Hospital at Yunnanfu and St. Dunstan's John Fowler, K.C.M.G., C.B., presided Home for Blinded Soldiers. H.E. Sir
at the opening ceremony. Instructive missionary exhibits were
on view and kinematograph films were shown during the evening a'so illustrative of miksionary work. A large number of helpers con- tributed efforts to make the affair
success.
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Mr. O. T. Breakspear, manager of the Publicity Bureau for South China, is leaving for Home by the City of Simla towards the end of the present month. The work of the Bureau will be carried on by Capt. A. G. McClay, who has re- During the past three cently arrived. vears Mr. Breakspear has been the Hon. Corresponding Secretary for the Overseas Club in the Colony, and Mr. Eric Rice
in the meantime.
Under the title of labour organizations before the war, was stationed in Hong has consented to take over these duties
in Shanghai, the Government Bureau of Economic Information publishes a list of 47 bodies. The workers who are 80 organized include labourers, cooks, em- ployees of vegetable shops, printers, sea: men, mechanics, warehouse coolies, girl hosiery makers, weavers, blacksmiths, earpenters, masons, laundrymen, tailors, barbers and shoemakers. The list also includes a ricksha coolies association, but a note explains that this has been orpanized by the managers of ricksha con- cerns and has no relation with the coolies
at a!).
Shanghai residents, and perhaps the Shanghai police, who were startled some weeks ago by the killing of a Korean in broad day in a public thoroughfare (says the Peking correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News) may be interested to know that the victim was not named Yang, as then reported, but was the more or less notorious Kim Lip, an agent of the Irkutsk bureau for the dissemination of Communist propaganda among Oriental peoples, who came to Peking last summer with Russian go'd to the value of $400,000 and resided for some time at various road houses in the Western Hills.
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kong, as A major, has recently been promoted to colonel. He served as an assistant-director of medical services in the late war, winning the C.M.G. and D.S.O., and had previous field service in South Africa.
The inevitable has happened. Costs are ri ing as a consequence of the strike. By advertisement this week the Hongkong and Kowloon and Godown Co., Ltd., and Holt's Wharf announce that from the 1st of next month the charges for land- ing. shipping and storing cargo wil be increased by 10 per cent., owing to the increased cost of working and mainten
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Mr. William Yinson Lee, a prominent merchant of Sydney, arrived last week and by the a.. Arafura on a business trip to Hongkong and South China. During the recent visit of the Prince of Wales to Australia Mr. Yinson Lee had the honour of presenting the address of wel come from the Chinese community of all the States of the Commonwealth to His Royal Highness.
The health return for the week records 15 cases of plague (all Chinese excepting one Portuguese case). Eleven of the There were Chinese cases proved fatal. also three fatal cases of small-pox cases each of (Chinese); two non-fatal enteric and paratyphoid fever; and one non-fatal case of scarlet fever (British) and one of relapsing fever. Influenza accounted for two deaths during the week.
A rice merchant was attacked by four men. whilst riding in his private ricksha ก March 16th, and robbed of $146. The attack took place at the junction of Wilmer Street with Des Voeux Road. One of the men threw pepper in his victim's face, and the others dragged him out of the ricksha. A wallet containing a quantity of notes was stolen. An at. tempt by one of the men to snatch his gold watch and chain failed. The robbers dis- appeared when the merchant blew his police whistle.
Among the passengers who left the Colony by the Andre Lebon were M. Reau, the French Consul-General, who, we understand, will not be returning to Hongkong M. Reau's departure is much regretted by the French community and nationalities. many friends of other Other well-known French residents of the Colony who left by the French mail steamer for France with no intention of returning were M. and Madame Lecab'e. As agent of the Société des Francaise resided in the Colony for some years and Charbonnage du Tonkin M. Lecab'e had was highly esteemed by all who knew him. M. and Madame Lecable intend to settle in France.
A clipping from a home paper has now been received giving further details of the tragedy which occurred at Gibraltar,
A serious collision occurred on Praya when in addition to others, two ladies
East on March 18th. Two motor cars, well known in Shanghai were killed. The report states: "Dr. Lovell Moss, who has
which were meeting one another, were a medical practice here, was returning by
about to pass, opposite Wai Wo's yard. At that point, also, two or three rickshas motor-car from a dance to his residence
were proceeding westwards. The driver at Algeciras, accompanied by his wife Mr. W. S. Bailey was absent when the of the west-bound motor car (which be- and sister-in-law and Kā chauffeur and names of a special jury were called for longed to the Dragon Garage) misjudged assistant chauffeur, when the was the Praya murder trial at the Criminal the available space and caught one of the caught in the chains at a level crossing Sessions 07 March 20th. Later he arrived rick shas full in the back. The occupant. on the Andulaces Railway at Los Barrios, in Court and explained to the Chief Mr. H. Gelling, of the Daily Press, was and almost simultaneously run into by a Justice that pressure of work had caused hurled by the force of the impact a dis troop train. Mrs. Moss and the two him to overlook the matter; he was very tance of some yards and narrowly escaped chauffeurs were killed on the spot, while | sorry.
verandah The Judge said it was a very crushing his head against a the doctor and his sister-in-law were con serious,matter. In consequence of Mr. pil'ar, which was only missed by inches. veyed to a hospital here, where they are Bailey's absence another gentleman had to As it was, he sustained many severe con- lying in a critical condition." News has serve in his place. The Chief Justicetusions and is now under treatment by since been received in Shanghai that Miss Molloy died the day after the accident and Dr. Moss the day following.
added that he could see no possib'e excuse Dr. Dalmahoy Allan. The ricksha coolie whatever and Mr. Bailey would be fined was hurt about the head and the ricksha
$50.
is a wreck.
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