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DEATH OF HON. MR. PH. HOLYOAK,

CAREER OF SERVICE,

Resident And Public Worker For 27 Years.

It is with great regret we have to announce the death of the Hon. Mr. P. H.. Holyoak, a cable announcing the sad news having been received in Hongkong this morning."

Few, indeed, were not acquaint- ed with Mr. Holyoak whose self-imposed public duties and direction of charitable work brought him into contact with organisations of all kinds. His is. loss which will be felt scutely and his place in the life and direc- tion of the affairs of the Colony will be difficult to fill

ANTI FOREIGN

FLARING UP

From Our Own Corresponde

SACKED WITH "FACE?"

POSITION. "AT FRONT.”

(From Our Own Correspondent) (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Cant May 24.

Canton, May 24

Carton, May 24. Hongkong banknotes are now at The military sinusion le mot The first tangible result of the only cause (worry in General Chang Kai-shek's anti-* premium, because the Canton has purchased. Kwangs provinou or the anti Communist move is the resigna-Government Christian movement is faring uption from the Military Committee $300,000 of them, to send North again Students, from Wuchow of the Canton Government of Mto General Tang Shang-chi, wha have headed the muvement, which Mamaeff, one of two Russian mill fighting Marshal Wu Pel-fate is spreading rapidly and has al-tary advisers who have been vanguards. So serious is the ready resulted in the closing of employed here. It is also an Northern Bituation that General the Episcopal Mission at Nanning,nounced that M. Schneider, the Chang Kai-shek will soon so an institution med entirely by other Russian military adviser, North in person, and is now re Chinese.

who has been on leave in the cruiting a large personal body-

return to Canton, North, bus resigned and will not guard He will, however, leave

Tearly 30,000° of the most, "depind", able troops around Canton to guard against a possible Communist coup

all foreigners have lost all their personal serva and the strike against the Hospital for the Blind has progressed to the point where all personal servants of foreigners at the institution have walked out. The attendants upon the patients have not yet left their posts.

The ousting of M. Mamaeff was handled with all possible "face." He was invited to tiffin last Frit is his intention to keep his own day at the office of the Kuomin- troops around Canton and Swatow, tang Military Committee, and and later, if the Hunan campaign is a succèss; to use, them for the there presented with a silver invasion of Chekiang provines. mounted vase as a "mements of

Threatened?

valuable services." It is now an- Swatow pounced that he sails: for Russia Within a fortnight, and that neither he nor M. Schneider will return to Canton.

DANGER AVERTED,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Canton, May 24.

Meanwhile the possibility ofan invasion of the Swatow territory by hostile forces from Fukien 18

worrying the Government, and the steamer "Mang Shang. loaded. with munitions, has been sent to Swatow.. Troop movements from Swatow to this city have ceased since the peril from Fukien developed.

My Holyoak passed away yesterday. The cable gives no details, but as Mr. Holyoak had been home a fortnight it is thought probable that death took place at his home at Chesham-Bois, Bucks,

When Mr. Holyoak left Mr. Holyoak was associated Hongkong in April he was not inn public work with the Chinese good health, his business and on most cordial terms. He pos other activities on behalf of the sessed many valued friendships has been rant at Narning An anti-Christian Association Colony having imposed a consider among the Chinese community.which includes indits membership able strain, particularly during

Business Career.

nearly the entire registration of the recent crisis. News of his death, however, has come as a

For many years Mr. Holyoak the schools there Hospitals and being heavily shock to his many friends in office of the well-known Manches-platarded,

was in charge of the Hongkong missions Are

and anti-Christian Hongkong.

ter Firm of Reiss Brothers, re-parades are daily occurrences. ⠀⠀

At Fongchuen, & Canton suburb. spected equally in over a century. of prosperity and in the disaster which overtook them in the slump of 1923-1922, from which, as cording to Home reports, they are already beginning to recover, the reconstructed frm trading under the old name. Mr. Holyoak was one of the two managing directors of Messrs. Holyoak, Massey & Co., Lid of Hongkong, Shanghai, The situation in Kwangst is! The Canton and Chefoo, formed to admittedly very serious

Only now that the possibility of News from the North is distinct- carry on the business in China. paper money is rapidly falling in MP. W. Massey, His colleague value, and the debased silver trouble is past is Canton's really disquieting to the Nationalist in Shanghai, was also a member money of the province is becom- peril of Communist domination on Government Tang Shang-chi has of the old firm and is well knowning highly prized Under a new May 15 being made public on retreated to Chun Chau, which 18 and highly respected in the North-edict no one is permitted to carry that day General Chang Kai- about 80 11 (24 miles) from the ern Port, where he has been Chair-from the province more than $50 shek's troops and machine-gunsiles from Ping Shel

border of Kwangtung, about 25 man of the British Chamber of in silver.

dominated the city, and when his Commerce and is at present a To-day most of the employees now famous "eight resolutions Generals, Li Chung-van and member of the Municipal Council of the office of Minister of For against Communist participation Wong Sung have gone from In reviewing a business career eign Affairs Canton) resigned in the Government were passed, Nanning to the front to try to of some distinction it should be because to-morrow Mr. Eugene his soldiers held the streets, mentioned that Mr. Holyoak had Chen takes an interim appoint-guarded the police stations; and General Chiu Hang til Wu. Pel fu's held the position of Chairman of ment to chat post pending the in- the guns of his infantrymen pang-tik who badly defeated. genetal from Hunan. It was Chiu The Hongkong Bank," by which definite ret of Mr. Wu Hin-truded from the windows of many everyone familiar with world-man wide. business interests will understand The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation"— the great financial institution built up in the Far East by British acumen and integrity. Thrice Mr. Holyoak filled the Chairman- ship of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Limited, and its allied Companies; and thrice in his long connection, with the com- pany he served the Hongkong,

Extensive damage to a taxicab Canton and Macao Steamboat and injuries to the driver, and a

The most exacting duties under. taken by Mr. Holyoak were in connection with his Chairman ship of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, a position he was holding for the fifth suc cessive year at the time of his

death.

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As a matter of fact the situa tion was this

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Strength" In Numbers Aust Present estimates of the feid On May 14 twelve lighters, in troops of the Nationalist armies two strings of six each, were tow give a total of about 105,000 men. ed away from a steamer which in the field. These men, and the had recently arrived at Whampoa generals under whose banners they from Vladivostok." Suddenly, fight, are classified as follow Nationalist Government gunboats Chang Kai-shek 40,000: Tam appeared in the harbour, and Yin-hot, 10,000 Chu Pui-tak, 0,000 seized the lighters and the tugs. to 100,000 (mostly Yunnanese The cargo of the lightera in mercenaries L Chai-sam, 10,000 cluded 10,000 revolvers, great Li Fuk-lam, 10,000 (mostly Can- quantities of ammunition for re-tonese); Ching Chin, 6,000 to 7 000 1-

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calling for those quailttes of The taxi was on its way to town sympathy and tact which Malong Des Voeux Rond and swerved Mr. Holyoak has left be- Holyoak possessed in a special de- to the middle of the road to avoid hind him a long record of public-gree. Latterly he was a member

a collision, with a motor car which service in the Colony of which he of the Board of the Hongkong and emerged from Wardley Street has been resident since 1899. Shanghai Hotels, Ltd. He had a business career of great Mr. Holyoak was also Chair-This resulted in a violent crash with an electric standard which distinction and the number of imman of the Club in one of the wrecked the front portion of the portant firms whose affairs he most trying of the war years. tax and smashed the windscreen played a large part in directing 18

Sub-Inspector. J. McLennan, who significant of the value in which his advice was held

Mr. Holyoak was a keen Free-was travelling in the taxi, had to mason and was appointed by be conveyed to the Government HRH the Duke of Connaught, in Civil Hospital suffering from in- By his work on the Legislative 1921: the District Grand Master juries which are, however, not con- Council Mr. Holyoak was best of the District Grand Lodge of aidered to be serious. The driver known to the public and in this Hongkong and South China A also received injuries to his fore connection it may be recalled that few months afterwards he was in head.. last December marked the tenthstalled District Grand Superinten anniversary of Mr. Holyoaks appointment as a member of the Council on which he represented the Chamber of Commerce.

Council Work.

SQUALLY!

OVERCAST AND RAIN FORECAST

For the 24 hours ending

noon to-morrow the forecast reads South winde, moderate, equally

dent of District Grand Chapter of Hongkong and South China, More recently, in fact shortly before his departure from Hongkong in His shrewd argument and sound April, Mr. Holyoak was invested "and constructive contributions to Ssb Prior of Provincial Grand debate in the Council indicated Priory of China and District. that he always had in view the Grand Master of Master Masons requirements of the Colony and a in Hongkong and South China. business-like administration on All worthy causes had Mr. broad principles. As the Cham-Holyoak's keen and valued sup ber's representative he presentedoort and particularly was he in the business point of view fears terested in the work of totals lessly

The years during which he held of which he was Chairman of the period ending public office were full of incident. Board of Directors A capacity 0.97 inch), bri War time measures called for for rapid assimilation of fact, for January 1-to- finxious consideration and threw grasping the essentials of a sub-average of 20.9 much additional work upon him.ject, a gift for clear self-expres Bince the declaration of Peacesión alike in dealing with business port labour problems have loomed large correspondence and in public

The rainfall during Memorial Affliated Hospitals, -

on the local as well as on the world spee these combined to form a horizon, culminating in the extra ment

ordinary situation which aroser

last year. In the solution of puta

these many problems Mr. Holyoak him in an outst

played a considerable part

this little com

Mr. Holyoakserved at vari hava ous periods on the Executiva mor

Council which, in a Colony where every form of local government in under one authority, calls upon its members for vital and far reac ing decision on many importan questions In-those- and that involved in Emanski of the Joint

Chambers responsible for the tion of Hongkong, at

the

several machine guns, and car si) Tang Shang-chi, 5,000 (in tridges Beyond counting These Hunan) Ho Iu-tao, 7,000, military supplies, it is stated, were Liu Wan-tão General Tang being imported by the Com Shang-chi's delegate to Canton, munists for use in their projected has left for the northern front, seizure of the city of May 15, and bearing with him not only General anly General Chang Kai-shek's Tang Shang-chi's Appointment us quick action saved the city from a commander of the Expenditionary bloody conflict. These seized Army at the front, but also un military stores are now at Wham appointment for the general as the pos, and will be used by the Nationalist Government's civil ad Nationalist Government for equipministrative commissioner for the ping troops for the Northern province of Hunan. Expedition.

Plot Discovered.

STILL FREE.

PIRATE CHIEF EVADES CAPTURE

Another side-plot for developing a Communist seizure of Canton has come to light by the official seizure at the Koon Yum (Goddess of Mercy) temple in the western suburbs of posters and printed circulars said to have been found in the headquarters of the Condi- ment Manufacturers Employees Labour Union, These circulars From Our Own Correspondent.)

FIRES ON GUNBOAT

Canton, May 24

and posters detail a plot in which the peasants and labourers of the Communist wing were pre

Once more has Yuen Ha-kow pared to seize on May 15 the Sun Company Sincere's, the Asia Co Sampan Yuen), the Hotel, the Chen Kwong Company fan pirate chief of the Tung- and various Chinese banks and koor

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