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MONDAY, JULY 5, 1926.

SIR PAUL CHATER.

Phone C. 22

FOR

CLASSIFIED

ADVERTISING..

Twenty-five words three in- scrtions prepaid $1.

three Insertions,

Every

"FATHER OF HONGKONG."

The China Express and Telegraph

June 3 gaya-

THE CHINA MAIL.

Relief of Distress.

BAD JOSS.

K.C.C. CONCERT AGAINST

THE ELEMENTS.

A BREAK-UP.-

I

LADY MODY.

PASSED AWAY IN BOMBAY

ON SATURDAY.

of the Colony at King "Edward's Coronation, for his work. It was

The amount of Sir Paul's chari entirely due to his initiation and able givings will probably never HIS GREAT WORK FOR THE persistent advocacy that the exten- be known. His practical sympathy

COLONY."

sivo Praya Reclamation from the never failed in food, famino, earth- Naval Yard to West Point was car-quake or other disaster. His name ried out between 1887 and 1906, invariably headed the Rat of overy After writing to the Government public appeal for relief and hial and submitting a scheme, which was choque was always the most muni- | " accepted by marine lot holders, he cent Privately hero helped

The Kowloon "Cricket Club and visited England and received the many a lame dog over the stile. St. the Clerk of the Weather seem to sanction of the Secretary of State Andrew's Church at Kowloon was be at loggerheads. A week ago the foundation-stone being laid at the built entirely at his expense. He the inclemency of the weather it concert-by the Imperial Concert' corner of the existing cricket, also liberally helped St. John's had to be postponed. ground by the Duke of Connaught. Cathedral A statue of the Duke of Connaught Shortly after the Grant War

on many occasiona, was presented by him to the Colony endowed these two churches to the grounds, which wore prettily de-by her son, Mr. J. H. N. Mody, who

On Saturday night there was }} he

fairly large crowd at the Club commemoration of the event. The

got to the interval when down corated, and the concort had near- came the rain and the audience evaporated as if they had seen a

HER SON IN HONGKONG.

Wo, reget to record the death of Mody, of the firm of Chater and Lady Mody, widow of Str H. N.

at Prospect "Lodge. Road, Camballa Hill, Bombay.

A brief cable conveying the sud news was received in the afternoon

Altamaubt

Hongkong mourns the death, at additional word four cents for the age of 80 years, of Sir Paul to proceed with the work, the regularly attended by him, and was Party was announced but owing to Mody, which took place on Saturday

Chater, who in every sense, by long residence and by enterprise, good fortune and generous giving was the grand old man of the Colony's business, social and political life. or About MARCH. 1926, It was Paul Chater's Hongkong

TO LET.

O ALLA MARCA 106, un was

SUITE of OFFICES in the "French Building" ex "Victoria Building," "No. 5, Queen's Road Central (between Chartered Bank and Mercantile Bank).

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Apply to- BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, Chater Road.

Road.

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FOR SALE.

OR SALE-A Fram in good condition. $30. Apply to 9, Gun Club Hill, Kowloon.

FOR

OR SALE--Two BULL-TER- RIER PUPS. Dog and bitch,

made to address the Mother Coun- try in the words, "Hall, Mother! Hold me fast; my Praya sleeps under innumerable koels to-day."

Union

tune of $25,000 bach. shortly afterwards, Sir Paul writ Church was favoured with £8,000 ing that although belonging to another denomination he had read

It

ghost,'

the organisers of the concert and This was decidedly hard Hnes, on

and there will be general sympathy on Mr. A. B. Allan in particular. at his inability to exorcise greater control over the Clerk of the Wen- thar.

AT THE STAR.

is at present on a short visit, to the Colony,

Lady Mody was over 80 years of age at the time of her death.

AT THE QUEEN'S.

"WATCH YOUR WIFE" AGAIN TO-DAY,

|

LAMMËRT BROS.

À VOTIONEERA, APPRAISERS' AND SURVEYORI,

Public Auction

Auction #THE Undersigned have received Tinstructions to sail by Pubile

ON

TUESDAY, the 6th July, 1926, cominencing at 2.30 p.m.

at their Sales Rocm, Duddell Street. A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

Tapestry

FURNITURE. Comprising:- Toak Bookcases, Covered Couch and Armchairs Carpets, Rugs, Ornaments, Desks, Typewriter, Curias, Brass Ware, Pictures, Oil Paintings, otc., etc,

Teak Dining Tables and Chairs, Teak Sideboard with Bevelled Mirror, Tosk Dinner Waggon, Crockery, Ice Chest, Glass Ware, etc., etc.

A Few Places of Canton Black. wood Ware

AND

Rachais & Co., Hamburg

One Cottage Piano by M. F.

Sidecar

One Indian Motor Cycle and

Colony of considerable foreshore was the addition to, the upon which has been erected some of the finest hongs cast of Suoz Impetus was thus given to other Son of Chator Paul Chator, an

great works of a like nature, which sermons as published in the Fress. and benefited from the Pastor's Armenian. Paul Catchick Chater have added enormously to the The Seamen's Home, one cf... his waa bern in Calcutta in 1846. He building accommodation on both partner's gifts to the Colony, and received his education at La sides of the harbour as well as made every other welfare and charitable Martiniere Collage, and at eighteen deep-water herthing

available for the shipping of the liberal support from Sir Paul.

facilities institution in the Colony derived years of age went to Hongkong us

assistant in the now defunct world's greatest port. The greatest is safe to say that Hongkong's in- Bank of Hindustan, China and of these schemes, the Praya East stitutions will andly miss their Japan. As a British Colony, Hong-Reclamation from the Naval Yard chief benefactor. LET-One large well venti-kong was not very, old then, and the to East Point, which Involves the

A recent gift

Bedsteads with Mattresses, Teak Ab the lated House, No. 16, Kennedy young bank clerk, drawing a salary throwing of Morrison Hill into the to his Alma Mater In India, Lit was one of eleven lakhs of rupees

Queen's Theatre Single and Double Wardrobes today will be screened "Watch Rent maderate. Apply to of something like 258. n week, look-sea, has been ander way for three Martinlere College.

Your Wife," a Universal Jewel pre-Marble Top Washstands, Toilet."

with and without Mirror, Teak and Sui Kut Bank, No. 189, Queen'sed into the future with a discorn-years, and although a Government

LIONEL BARRYMORE IN "A

duction, from the maater hand of Sets, Chest of Drawers, Enamelled Road Central.

ing eye. The opportunities he saw undertaking, was fathered by Sr

Old Hongkong.

MAN OF IRON."

Svend Gade and featuring Pat Baths, Shanghai Baths, Chamber were many, but not behind a bank Paul. Sir Paul was the first to It is learned that a very fue co-

O'Malley and Virginia Välli. The Stands, etc., etc. epunter, so he resigned and started advocate the acquirement of the lection of old pictures and engrav- Showing to-day at the Starstory la one of domestic com business very early in the as an present new territory on the main-ings relating to Hongkong, China Theatre, Kowloon, is "A Man of plications with

ALEO many amusing exchange and bill broker. Two land of China, writing to the and the Treaty Ports,

some of Iron," years later he was able to take a Government four years before the which were exhibited in the Hong-more, who has been absent from

starring Lionel Barry-twista, " leading part in local affairs. In actual leasing of the territory. kong Section at the British Empire ocl screens for some time.

James Langham was, a popular 1876 he was joined by the late H. N. Later, he organised an appeal to Exhibition in 1924, is, thanks to Sir

author, too, prosperous for his own The story of the play doals with good and too busy to be an ideal Mody, who afterwards, by virtue of the Government by the Chamber of Paul, to have its permanent place the domestic his public benefactions, including Commerce, the China Association, in the Colony. Whether this will Durban, the Iron Mastor, whose ful wife, who had a fortune in her

strife of Philip playtimo companion for his beaut the gift so the Colony of the Univer and the unofficial Members of the beat Marble Hall, his magnificent veless marriage has shattered, the own right, and whose life had 2 weeks old." Dug 875, Biten 360.sity of Hongkong, became Sir Legislative Council, and success- horse overlooking the city, or in a cherished happiness that he sought been, up to the time of her mar Both in fine condition. Apply Bos Hormujee Mody. Bt. The partner- fully urged the negotiation for a much needed new City Hall, com in the union with the Beautiful ringe, one long play-day. Na khi viết "phin Alal

ship, a very successful one, con-lease of the territory, which wasprising library, tinned and death removed Sir subsequently granted by China, gallery, etc., of which Sir Paul pre-pered daughter of a scheming bred to quarrel

Claire Bowdoin. Claire, the par-

Both were irritable but too well Hormasice about ten years ago, I The acquisition by the Colony, atpered plans as a War Memorial,orial elimber, is infatuated with indulging in polite thrusts with a They did worse, is sub that Hongkong really owes a cost of two millions sterling, of remains to be seen.

worthless fortune-huntingdouble meaning. its University to the instigation of the military landa which for years collection that Dr. Hosea MorsePrince Novakian, who discards her thin thread broke. They were

14 is to this

One night the Sir Paul Chater: certainly Sir Paul have been a stumbling-block to the acknowledges indebtedness for the

or a wealthier debutante. Claire, divorced, all for no reason. was one of its most generous sup-natarat development of the business many valuable illustrations to the teeing the foolishness of her portera, But the University wissection of the city of Victoria, was recently published records of thealty, turns to her husband, whe Separated, they discovered that not his only care. Throughout his largely the result of Sir Paul's per-East India Company's trade with is cold to her advances. There they were very much in love, but long career in Hongkong he was sonal interviews in 1923 with the China and the Far East. Sir Paul much tense drama in development pride forbade the swallowing of foremost in originating and foster-authorities in this country: He niso possessed one of the finest of the story from this point, lend-busty words. She fell in with # ing projects for the benefit of the

was also a keen supporter of every collections of old 'poreclain in the up Colony in the faith which he often scheme for the improvement of the world, its value being computed at

an impressive dust. fortune hunter and accepted his prenched that the future held no

The development is smooth and proposal of marringe, although she harbour and his efforts to neate limit to its grentness,

a quarter of a million, starting.apid, and provides series of tense contemned him. "Langham en- He had no iron, coal and other minerals in Part of this collection was exhibit ramatic episodes that will held aged an attractive young woman use for the pessimist, or for these order that Hongkong should become ed some years ago at the Kensinghe attention until the very end of

to pose as his wife from 10 a.m. who sat content with the Colony's self-supporting, although not attor Museum and the whole collec- the picture.

to 10 p.m. and affected a jovial achievements, and until last year, tended with great success. dippedtion has now been gifted to the FROSW, B.HIND is no linger when the boycott brought commer-very deeply into a large purse that Colony,.

Lionel Barrymore, though domi-smile but life was empty with the M

connected with the Army of cial disaster to many, Hongkong was always open for any enterprise

nating the picture, shares the acting"rented wife." Messrs. Hall and Hind and Mr.never failed to justify his faith. likely to promote the welfare of the

Mildred Harris, who has been star- honours with an excellent cast. Langham. wanted his real wife

back, A. E. HALL will carry on the busi-The Kowloon Wharf and Godown Colony he loved..

She wanted her real hus. ness under the name of ALFRED | Company, the Hongkong Lând' In-.

red in many productions, is lovely hand. They, discovered, however, E. HALL, Solicitor, from the 5th

as well as convincing in the role that it was easier to get into a July, 1926.

of Martha Durban, who plays her mess like this than to get out of ALFRED E. HALL

part with splendid restraint: it. There were complications, Hongkong, 3rd July, 1926.

They could not be recoheiled. It was all over. She started on the steamer to Europe with her fortune hunter. She was in despair. Langham was frantic.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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FOUR visiting cards nesily and

promptly printed.-"China, Mail" Office, No. 5, Wyndham. St.,

Telephone Central 22.

NOTICES.

NOTICE.

JUST ARRIVED,

summer.

museum,

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tions Sir Paul was honoured by In addition to his. British decorn.

the French Government with the His Love of Racing.

Legion of Honour, and he also had vestment Company, the Star Ferry Company, the Dairy Farm and other Sport of all kinds found a liberal from Siam, for which country

the Order of the White Elephant very prosperous undertakings were and ready patron in Sir Paul was Consul in Hongkong for. munj established by him in conjunction Chater. As a young man he was years. Sir Paul was a distinguish with Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and one of the leading cricketers in the ed Freemason, and only recently Co. Indeed, a list of the industries Colony, being a member of the first the Grand Lodge invested him with and companies which he either team for ten years. originated or assisted in. forming he bore marks of hia intrepidity on which this high, distinction ha

All his life the Bård Degree, the first occasion.

Hion

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BROADCAST LESSONS IN

FRENCH.

Out of this situation comes the

One Cinematographic Machine Catalogues will be issued. On View from Monday, the 5th July, 1926,

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS., "Auctioneers.

Hongkong, 30th June, 1926.

THE Undersigned, have received

Auction

instructions to sell by Public

ON WEDNESDAY, the 7th July, 1928, at li a.m. at their Sales Room, Duddell Streat.

78 Cases Lager Beer

and

4

20 Cases Oatmeal Stout To Be Put Up in Small Lota

without Reserve.) Terms: Cash on Delivery,

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, July 5, 1926.

WHY LOOK OLD

lik,

recommend kick in the plot and the denouement YOUNG AT 50

The London Elementary Educu- FRESH FRUIT At Mac's and the important blocks of hands a wicketkeeper, for he disdain buen conferred on anyone outski

Sub-Committee Cafeteria, Hongkong Hotel, ings that he and his late partnered pads. His thief interest in the the United Kingdom. One of the cherries,

Inat as an experiment until the plums,

constructed as owners would be a direction of sport/lay, however, in most interesting men in the East cantaloupes. apricots, &c., which have just been very long one. Queen's Building, the Hongkong Jockey Club, ef and one of the wealthiest, he en

summer holidays, ventral schools unpacked. Most appropriate for built thirty years ago, which re- which he was the oldest official. He testained mest of the Colony's dis

where French is taught may listen mains to-day the most conspicuous boasted a record of 63 successive tinguished

on Fridays to broadcast lessons in feature of the waterfront of Hong- attendances

visitors amid the French. The recommendation is At the kong, was his conception to house "Derby" and

annual splendours of Marble Hall, and the outcome of a request from the hin stable the leading shipping and commer"Dahlias" hold a proud place in ful and delightful host: That hire arranging for an elementary of they one and all found him a cheer British broadcasting Company, who cal firms, and it gave the start to the annuals of racing in the Far memory will be perpetuated in what is now

French lesson to be given by a a striking harbour East. there being no race, either in bronze in the Statue Square he directarer from the Institut Francais With Prince's Building behind, alsg Paul has not won and several of doubt, but no memorial can com front, all reclaimed from the sea. Hongkong, or Shanghal, that Sirao much to embellish there is litth. >n Fridays at 8.15 p.m. The lesson a most successful Chater enterprise. the classies many times over. it flanks the whole of one side of first joined the ranks of owners in himself by foresight. wise judg Hepete with that which be reared fo:

Square. In the centre of this Steward of the Hongkong Jockey enterprise, and the capacity for square is the fine Jubilee statue of Club. At the meeting of 1884 he overcoming obstacles and doing big Queen Victoria, pfter whom "the achieved the most remarkable suc- things. In spite of his great age, Sir capital of Hongkong is named, with

cess of any one stable on record, Paul was in almost daily attend figures of King Edward Queen winning 18 races with 10 different ance at his office to the end, u Alexandra. King George, "Queen ponies out of a string of 18 which there he extended a kindly greeting. Mary, as well as other notables he had running. He then retired to all sorts and conditions of men such as Sir Thomas Jackson and on hia laurels and became a judge,

Of Sir Paul, the Rt. Hon. T. P.

SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS.

THE BANQUE

DE L'INDO CHINE beg to inform alı interested in safe deposit, that they have actually in their new build- ing, 5, Queen's Road, safe deposit. boxes at the yearly rate of $8 for the small size and $12,- for the what, is now known as Statue 1874, and had long been Seniorment, unshakeable faith, soun

large size,

Please apply to the Cashier.

Hongkong, 21st April, 1926.

DOLLAR ACADEMY DOLLAR, SCOTLAND.

PREPARATION for Universities. Army, Public Services. Com-

merce.

On list of Schools nominat- ing for Sandhurst. Contingent of Junior Division O.T.C.

Mild elimate and healthful sur, roundings, specially suitable for colonial boys and boys from urban arens. Preparatory School adjacent. Prospectus and full particulars may be obtained on applleation to the School Secretary, or at the faffice of this paper.

Headmaster, HUGH F. MARTIN.

B.A., (Oxon.)

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Sir 91. the death of his partner, O'Connor, M... writes in the Sir H. N. Mody, he resigned this Daily Telegraph. position, which he had occupied

Cenotaph and Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank War Memorial are erect ed. Sir Paul was chairman of and

"The last time I saw him was at for 29 years and began owning his modest leading contributor to the Jubilee again.

rooms in Whitehal HIN colours Statue Fund, and it was his purse jacket, white cap Last spring. this time on behalf of his fellow were straw Court, where I went as a beggu which provided the other members1925, he won the Shanghai Derby, Armenians, and he gave me : of the Royal Group, When the beating Mr. H. E. Morriss, who was handsome Prince of Wales visited Hongkong

A month later to win the Derby at fund. in 1923 Sir Paul offered to add his Epsom. Sir Paut latterly made an time, though he had been compelled statue, but the Prince, with a thought for the men who had fought via Canada-he was here last sur

annual trip to London, travelling to go to Vichy for a cure, and it comes to me with something of a

the

subscription for He looked robust at this

in the war, preferred that Sirmer and was expected this-but he shock that this apparently strong Paul's offer should take the form.lways contrived his journeys so

men, in spite of his advanced years..

of support of the ex-Active Service as not to miss the annual festivals has passed away. "Doubtless # men's organisation, and the result of "the sport of kings" at Shang-tatue of him will one day lake Ite was a suitable club for them."

On The Council.

hal and Hongkong. Nearly 40 place in the central point of the years ago Sir Paul, in partnership lown. Meantime the Londoner hax. As a member of the Legistative with Mr. A. Deacon, tried his luck

an opportunity of studying his and Executive Counells of the on the English Turf. Their regis Colony. Sir Paul held the record for tered, colours were light blue, whit: length of service. It was in 1886 | sleeves, and in the course of seven. that he was elected to a temporary years, and with J. Waugh ronry, R.A. vacancy on the Legislative Council | trainer, they

Woll.

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Faces

N timed to last about twenty minutes and is intended principally for central and secondary schools.

until they bore us, and play at "Nowadays we work at games

labour because it doce bore us."- Judge Parry,

is well worked out by the capable cast in some well photographed

scenes.

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