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THURSDAY APRIL 12, 1923′′

WAR MEMORIAL HOME.

LAST NIGHT'S DOWNPOUR.

HONGKONG'S VOLUNTEERS. 2 SUBSCRIBERS' MEETING

FOUR INCHES FALL.

OBITUARY.

MR, NG HON-TSZ.

SUDDEN DEATH YESTERDAY,

The Chinese.community has low: one of ita-most valued members im the person of the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tsz who died after a short ill-

friends.

ON MONDAY, To the Editor of the China Mall,"

**BUT RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE, "The Hongkong War Memorial Committee will meet this after-Į Yesterday's showers and last Sir-We have it on the very best noon to discuss recommendations night's downpour produced exact Authority, the C.0.0'--thas 40 from the small efficient H.K.V.D.G. is wanted. In appointed to report. on the plans the Observatory's report.

sub-committerly four inches of rain, according to Singapore, April 11, Thirteen Chinese were convict-ct anyone with the merest trace drawn up for the construction

This brings us closer to then at his residence in Caine Road

at sbout 4 p.m, yesterday. in Mr. se Five were fined $4,300 each, two lions arising here on our own door- Home which will form the major period from January 1, (the actual of life:,bis ago boing:47 and his $2,600, four $20,000 and two $12,000. step when a reasonably well War Memorial. The cenotaph rainfall amounts to 5.59 inches) death will como as a great shock to 21,196 pounds of rubber were con organised and disciplined body of now in course of erection in but while it "helps the water fiscated,

men-would be of inestimable value. Statue Square will form the minor supply position considerably, his many European and Chinese

Then how is it that our Volunteer-memorial.

it is

not enough according The Secretary of the sub-come to a P.W.D. official who was Corps is so badly supported?

He was confined to bed for only, There must be many hundreds of mittee is Mr. E. J. Chapman of spoken to

chill, on the subject, to a few days, having caught men in the Colony who would be of Messrs Linstead & Davies. If the justify any change in the policy of it is said, after attending the birth- very great worth to the community views of the small committee are restriction recently announced. day celebrations of Mr. Liang Bhi in the event of an emergency if they adopted at this afternoon's meeting. The official pointed out that it yi's father. Dr. Horston was call. Singapore, April 11. were already in the Corps. I know it is proposed to call a meeting of would

take a day or two for ed in but his illiss was not con- t 99 per cent, of them would subscribers on Monday next, when the rain, which had fällen sidered serious. As late an yester- Lands East Indies and Mathy offer their services immediately it full plans will be laid before them. over the catchment areas to drain day morning, he held a long,

No figures were available when into the reservoirs, and until then consultation with his new.colleagua States, the Billiton Maatschappij, such an emergency arose, but they

a China · Mail. representative they would not know just by how on the, Legislative Council, the and the Straits Trading Company, overlook the difficulty of equipping

called upon Mr. Chapman much the supply had been in Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, and the being parties to the Bandoeng and organising a considerable body

this norning It is" safe creased. agreement relative to accumulated of men at a moment's notice. stocks of refined tín held by them The Volunteer Corpa is a form of in the East have mutually agreed insurance; the cost of which is de to a general dissolution.

therefore by the community in general, but it doesn't end there. The community generally also has to find the material of which the

The Governments of the Nether

day.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Fines amounting in all to about $92 were collected at the Marine Court this morning for various offences against the local harbour regulations.

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report of his death yesterday occa sioned much surprise as he was a

frayed by the Government, and announced, they will reflect great BANQUE INDUSTRIELLEman of ine physique.

to say, however, that donations have so far been very satisfactory and when the final figures are credit on the Colony's answer to the appeal..

MR. CHAN'S CONDITION PRECARIOUS..

REOPENING ON MONDAY.

Later in the morning, however,

The deceased gentleman is best known for his public services, parti. calarly his appointment to the Legislative Council in June last your in succession to the late Mr.

The delay in calling meet- ings to discuss plans earlier Corps is formed and, so far; this was entirely due to the In connection with the reopening Lou Chix-pok, C.M.G. He was One Chinese case of plague, material has been woefully back-legal action that was necessary of the local branch of the Banque born and educated in Hongkong and four Chinese cases of small-pox ward in coming forward. The large in regard to the bequest made by Industrielle de Chine, Mr. A. Las English correspondent and and one Chinese case of cerebomber of men in the Colony who the late Mr. Granville Sharpe for Seitert, who has been appointed manager of the shipping department Ltd. spinal fever were reported yester is not in the Volunteers is more the maintenance of the Matilda manager here for the Societe of the Yuen Fat Hong, then the astonishing than the few who are Hospital. The Chief Justice, on Francaise de Gerance, declined to largest of Nam Pak Hongs. He and it ought to be the other way March 23, sanctioned the applica- discuss matters when first visited was compradore to Messrs. Shewan, about.

tion made to empower the Hon.Sir by a China Mail reporter this Tomes & Co. when Mr. O. A There can be no possible doubt Paul Chaler KCMG. and the Hon. morning

Tomes was in charge and on 16-- about it, it is the responsibility and Mr. A. G.Stephen (the trustees), to duty of practically every eligible devote a portion of the surplus he asked press representatives to signation started the import-export civilian in the Colony to be a mem- funds to the cost of the construction call and referred them to a lengthy firm of Hontsz & Co. of which ho- On the Praya East yesterday, ber of the Volunteers, possibly in and maintenance of the new home. statement issued, by Mr. G. A was principal.

His first public service was as a Carrere in Singapore. The gist of a woman fell in front of a truck she the Reserve Company, but I do not was pulling. One of the wheels except even the essential utility ser passed over her causing a com- vice men who would not, of course, pound fracture of the left leg. She be mobilised for general service un was sent to the Government Civil less the need were very great. Hospital

I would like to put it to our latge Hongs and Government services Lieut-Colonel Fitz. G. Fitz-not merely to our Taipans, but also Gerald, D.S.O., R.A.M.C., has as-to the senior and junior members. sumed duty as Deputy Director of Are they putting their weight in the Hopes still hang in the balance Medical Services and Comman- team? Are they shouldering their for the recovery of Mr. Chan Wing ding RA.M.C. China-Commandahare of the responsibility and hsin, who was seriously-wounded vice Brevet Colonel L. Humphrey, work? Or are they leaving it to as the result of an assasin's attack C.M.G., R.A.M.C.

the other fellows, while they spend on Tuesday night their time at Tennis, and "Tea Mr. Chan was fired at three times Baron K Matsui passed through the Colony on the "Kitano Dance, and Golf, and Gymkhana? and the third bullet entered his On the whole we are a fairminded back and injured the spinal cord Maru." With him was a large race. We pride ourselves on 'play with the result that paralysis set qumber of military officers, includ-

in. An operation was performed ing Lt. Col. K, Kawase, Lt. Col. Ying the game" and our "sportman. yesterday afternoon and on..en- Nakaya, Lt. Col. I. Ohtsuka and ship," and it only wants bringing quiries, at the Government Civil

home to us that perhaps we Taipans Hospital where Mr. Chan lies, a Wayne, Talmage and Jamies have not taken much interest in the China Mail reporter was informed Adams, two Canadians dressed in Mrs. A. J. S. Basto and Misses Volunteers or given our staffe that the bullet had not been ex-rough-rider costume, were charged Basto, Mr. W. F. Blake, Mrs, and encouragement and facilities for tracted and that his condition still Miss Blake, Mr. and Mrs. G. Over-joining them and we seniors have remains precarious. ton, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Murray left it to the juniors and we juniore and family, were among the have perhaps been a bit slack and passengers who arrived by the casual-and we ex-Servicemen,

well, perhaps we have been a little FOR SMALL INVESTORS. "Kitano Maru."

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emphasised that the resolutions Cama Mail.passed would be submitted to the

**TENTI, JUSTION, PUBLIC ANRVICE

YESTERDAY'S EDUCATION

MEETING.

Major S. Nakagawa.

S.S.

Passengers who departed by weary. the "President Pierce" yesterday, Well, let's turn over new leat included Dr. J. Kerr Love and and see if we can't, each one of General F. R. McCoy, for Sans-Taipan, Head of Depts.. Francisco; Capt. P. R. Parker for Senior and Junior, de our fair share Yokohama Mr. E a Days Reiss Comething of value and a force to be E. Farrell, Lt. Col. towards making aur H.K.V.D.C.

counted on in case of need.

Yours, etc., Hongkong, April 11, 1923.

REMOS..

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS,

the statement was that owing to the member of the Sanitary Board somet new arrangements the whole of the years ago. He was appointed on. SHOOTING SENSATION. organisation of the Banque unofficial Justice of the Pesce in Industrielle de Chine will become 1909 and a member of the District. immediately productive. Mr. Watchmen Committee, in 1910, the Seltert pointed out in conclusion latter being more or less an advisory that the Hongkong community board to the 8.C.A. He was also e should give due consideration to member of the Tung Wah Hospital Receiver, as published in to-day's manent the announcement of the Official Advisory Committee, Chinese Per- Cemetery Committee,. issue, which outlines the actual Chinese Public Dispensary Com legal states of the new company mittes and the Po-Leung Kuk Per-- in Hongkong.

manent Board of Directors. Но was also identified with the Univer-

and Court. By virtue of his posi tion on the Legislative Council, ha is on cz-officio member of the executiva committee of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce...

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CANADIAN ROUGHRIDERS. aity, being a member of the Council

STOWAWAYS FROM MANILA.

before Mr. E. I Wynne-Jones at

He leaves a widow, one son and overal daughters with whom much sympathy will be fell.e

The date of his funeral and rest-

the Magistracy, this morning, withing-place have not been decided as having stowed away on the s.s. yet but his remains, will be laid in “Oostkerk" from Manila to Hong-state this afternoon. The funeral kong

ceremonies will take place in about His Worship that on the day after

Sub-Inspector Spear informed a week's time.

the ship sailed from Manila, de- fendants gave themselves up as stowaways to the Captain.

Both defendants pleaded guilty. There has been formed in They related that they Hongkong an organisation known engaged to take horses from Real Estate Company which an- Stated. After arriving in Manila, Hugo and Jules Michelet.** as the Small Investors Share and Canada to Manila and the United The two French cruisers Victor

A NEW ORGANISATION.

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were

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MONDAY'S ORATORIO.

FRENCH WARSHIPS.

EXPECTED HERE ON SATURDAY.

Government direct. Parents had for Shanghai,

nounces that it is prepared to buy they were stranded there owing to which are travelling around the lost faith in the Education Board'e'; ~

shares, from one upwards, at the ship leaving four days before world partly for commercial pur- Hoxotox, TaursDAY, APRIL 12, 1912 ability to get any real reforms made. Passengers who left the

current market rates..

the scheduled time. They had no poses are due to arrive here on How much had it achieved since it Colony by the "Fushimi Maru"

According to a representative of option but to stowaway as they Saturday morning, under command- yesterday, included Capt. H. J. was formed? Little enough, was Sommer, Prof. and Mrs. W. G.

the Company, a Mr. Marques, the wanted to leave Manila

of Rear Admiral Gilly, new organisation proposes to work the answer, when unqualified teach-Smith, Mr. G. Lafrentz, Capt, and

"A fine of $25 or one month's along the lines of the Small In-hard labour was imposed on each ers were still employed, when the Mrs. O. W. Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs.

vestors Company in Shanghai. defendant. F. A. Perry. Lt. J. C. MacArthur, Assuredly had the Education

standard

"We are not by any means in op- was still poor, when Capt. W. A. Valentine. Board been perverse yesterday and anomalies still abounded. Parents

position to the brokers," Mr. Marques said, "we will simply opposed, instead of warmly second-

A paragraph in yesterday's

cater for the man with a small ing, Mr. Wylie's reforms, it would could not blink the fact that the

China Mail, stated: "The assistant

By defeating A. Eveleigh and holding or an odd number of have been hard pressed for sound Education Board was only advisory, compradore of the Hongkong, and |

that the Government, holding the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., A. §. Lindsell in three straight sets shares. All transactions will be arguments. Obviously members must keep closely in touch with the puree strings, had the fast say. Ltd., has reported to the police yesterday, the brothers . and entirely cash ones at the custom

ary brokerage." that cargo valued at $4,800 has H: D. Rumjahn have entered the

The new Company has establish work being done in the schools if they felt therefore that they oust been stolen from Godown No: 3, Anal of the Open Doubles Cham-ed itself at No. 8, Des Voeux Road. the Director is to get the full benefit reach, the Government direct. The Kowloon." The Company rang up pionship in the H.K.C.C. tourna of their assistance. Obviously also Publication of the Sub-Committee's to-day to say that nothing had been ment.

They have only appeared in the secrecy must bo swept away, with a report dul not inspire this feeling, stolen from the godown.

annual competitions for a few years the public meeting having been

According to the Kwok Wah and, needless to state, they have ruthless, hand. The public bas a right to know how its money is planned long before, but it did Pao, the telegraph operators who given of their best this year. There

CRICKET CLUB CORNER.

ing Admiral will call at Government At 11 a.m. on Saturday the visit-

House, H.E. the Governor return- On Saturday ing the call later. aight à dinner party will be given. at Government House and on Sun- đây the visitor will be the guests of Some of the Oratorio Selections the Procure of the Missions Etxan Cathedral on Good Friday are to Robert. which were given in St. John's gères, the Very Reverend Be In the afternoon French be repeated at 6 p.m., on Monday institutions in the Colony will be next. In addition, the Hongkong visited. There will also be a tea University Anthem, "the Latin text

of which is by Mr. Cecil Clementi, party at the French Consulate at the music being by Mr. Denman which French visitors will we in Fuller will be sung. The soloists vited to meet the naval guests. in the Anthem are Mrs. Clements,On Monday the Commodore will Mrs. Collett, Mrs. Goldsmith, Mrs, give a luncheon og board H.M.8. Perkins, Mr. Anpiss, Comdr."Tamar" and on Monday night Collett. The conductor will be Mr. the French Consulate. On Tues-

being spout auil that right must be heighten general interest.. Conse left Canton a month ago during the was no doubting the Indians TRAM TRACK ALTERATION. | Hocken R.N., Mr. Piercy and Mr. there is to be a soiree dansante at. igidly uphold. Therefore, beyond quently, it is mere waste of words strike as a protest against the AP superiority in the first set. Eveleigh |

This statement innat be corrected, parent here.

pointment of a non-technical man and Lindsell were erratic, frequent-

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A junk loaded with over two

LOCAL CRIME-

TWO ROBBERIES YESTERDAY.

to say that had the business of the to the superintendency of the serly netting and driving outside. With the demolition of the old J. W. White. The other Munday night the French Admiral is thanking Mr. Wylie for his zoal,

last Education Board meeting been vice have mostly changed their oc Landsell stashed well in the second Cricket Club pavilion opposite the bers will be under the direction and giving a dinner on the flag-ship. these belated decisicas requare little comment. What dors call for con- discussed in public there would have cung on hoping that they have set and with Eveleigh also improv-museum corner of the City Hall, conductorship of Mr. Deamnar The visitors will leave for Haiphong

but slight of winning

The object of the cruise ment, though, and strong comment, been little nooossity for the City strike or being taken back into the ing, a ding dong struggle ensued till plans are being made to widen the Fuller. The collection will be in on Tuesday morning.

cuise is to the scores were five all. The thoroughfare at this point in order aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes which

acquaint manufacturers and mer- is the statement mride yesterday Hall meating. More, it is actually service.

Indiane, however, won the next two to remove a corner which it is is much in need of assistance.

clients in the places visited with the oraning that the recent public meet harmful because implies that the

games, two sets to love. Eveleigh rather difficult to negotiate.

Questioned this morning by

resources of Frutice in raw materiale ang demanding hotter education for City Hall meeting was due largely hundred crates of poultry and a was again at fault in the third setChina Mail reporter, the general

such as ores, phosphates, potash.. manager and secretary of the

etc., and her production of manu- British children was held as a result to an Education Board mistakie annumber of pigs foundered on the Which the Rumjahus won 6-3.

the Education Benil Bub-Com- not solely to the very strong sense West River, just above Wuchow, a/A prolonged struggle was seen in Hongkong Tramway Company

factured goods. At the same time. mitten's report getting into print, of grievance felt by overy British few days ago. It was proceeding a third round tie between Dods and(Mr. W. E. Roberts) said It was.

the requirements of France in wool, Obviously that along part of the river where Raworth and Wild and Humphreys proposed to shift the tram tricks in

At about 7.30 pau yesterday, cotton, patroleunt, etc., will be not merely because it is misleading impression, unfuse plomply correct there is a strong current and ranThe former pair won the first two order to allow motor cars to pass seven men, armed with revolvers indicated, and information given re

into mudbank where, the water sete 6-3 and 6-1. Wild and Hum on either side but the plans for this, and a knife, gained admission into garding French ports, their capacity in itself, but also because it beloged, might have very serious results, was shallow.. Most of the livestook plireys won the third set;-8-6 and alteration had not yet been the first floor of No. 160, Connaught and organisation and as to the in- the whole question. Organized by with the public meeting's resolt was lost but a few crates of poultry the fourth 7-9. They established officially approved, the China Mail, the public meeting tious still before the Government were saved. The loss is estimated lend of four games to one in the

at about $4,000.

Anal set when, by playing very gamely, Dods and Raworth dres was bold for British parents to Honce these few words,

| level at five all. From this stage. make their grievances known to the

osch pair won a game alterantely Government direct. The prelimin

till the score read seven games' all TELEPHONE WORKMEN, when the match was discontinued ary advertisements and posteris

owing to falling light. The match made that quite clear. Moreover, Į

will be re-played. the meeting was called before the

| INCREASED PAY WANTED,

Yesterday's results were Bab-Committee's report was pre-| A polo match will be played on

Open Championship Doubles sented and even probably before it Saturday, next at 430 p.m. between An increase of forty per cent on O. and HD Remajabo beat A was completed. Indeed, the meet the H.IV.D.C. Mounted Section their salaries has been demanded Eveleigh sul AS, Lindell, 6-2,

and the R. GA at Causeway Bay, by the fitters, wiremen, installó 7-5, 6-8. ing was first planned for estly Teams BKVDC (1) Capt. tion/workers ete employed by the Handicap Singles B.-W. N December, and when the scheme

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A was generally made known in February still before the Buh Comilites's *bad got into (2) LE W. P. Fendall, (3) Capt. S. discussion as the men are cam Bayer and reis Bayer(2/6), 6-9, print the China

sally D. Meredith, (4) Capt. C. S. Fisher: |ing different rates of

POLO.

VOLUNTEERS v. R. G. AN

H. C. MacDunara, (z) Tre-Gretentione Company-fhey farve Nicholson (176) bert R. Pestonji Lyon (3) Pte) A R Ester, (4) Cpt addressed a letter to the manager, Bartholomew why has not yet replied. The RGA (DLL. EL E Davics, question will requirb còns. able

KOWLOON PROPERTY

SALE

OVER FOUR LAKHS PAID.

Road Central, occupied by the dustrial districts which they serve t Poo Lee Co. Affer trussing up Arrangements have been unde the five fakis on the premises, the for the vessels to be opened to visits robbers stole property to the value between the hours of 10 am and of $500 and escaped. 12 noon when private interviews.

* Another armed robbery occurred will be grated with the

at No. 9, King Street, Taihang, cial Attaches in charge... In the when two men broke into the place afternoon, between two and fire at 825 pm each flourishing area clock a large disp volver Property and cash to the graphic exhilts may be total value of $380 was taken, og

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Eleven houses in Kowloon, five in Minden Villas and sit in Minden Avenue, have been sold, by the Humphreys Estate and Finance. Co., Ltd. to a Chinese syndicate. or out orbemned Baca TUME

The property covers an area of about 66,bon spisac feet and the price is said to bé.øver $400,000.

"Rumours of the sale have cmusé

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