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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1926,

IMPRESSIVE SCENES.

Funeral of Mr. Ho Fook.

COLONY'S TRIBUTE.

All Classes Of The Community

Represented..

The Government of Hongkong. His Excellency the Governor Sir Coell Clementi) and Lady Clement, the Hon Mr.. ER. Hallifax, the Hon,, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Creasy, the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Lady Chow, the Hon. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, the Hon. Mr H. W. Bird, the Hon, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, the Heh. Dr. and Mrs. W. V. M. Koch, Sir Victor Sassoon Bt.,. Capt. R. E. Sassoon, M.C..

Com. Stefano Carrara, Messra. Liang Sal-yi, Wong Kwong-tin, Ma All classes of the community Chui-chul Kan Tung-po, Li Tuo

honour to play for. The lengua will not hold pride of place in the minds of followers of the game until after the interport in November with Shanghai. Here it should be said that the league in Hongkong can never be to us what the county championship is A club match to people at Home. between two old rivals, like Hong- v. Kowloon, or 'Craigen- kong

v. Chinese R.C., always gower attracts more attention than the average league engagement. Then there are the annual representa- tive games, two days ench, on took part in the last rites accord-fong, Kwok Slu-lau, Li, You-chuen, to Mr. Ho Fook, pro- Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wong. Mr. and holidays, in which the Club, the ed Army, the Royal Navy and the mirent Chinese business man, Mrs. Lak Pung-shan Dr. and Mrs. and philanthropist, A. Won. Miss F. E Woo, M.B.E.,` United Services play prominent financier parts. With the hot weather con- whose funeral took place yester-the Chinese General Chamber of

Commeres, Messrs. Sincere, & C tinuing, it is a wee bit too early day.

The streets were lined with Ltd., Mr. L. R. Bulchat. Messrs. to expect even the youngsters to

as the procession Jardine Fongineering Corporation. turn out for practice at the dense crowds moment. Shanghai will do every made its way from Kennedy Road The Ewo Mess, Mr. and Mrs. Lacon, thing possible towards a sporting to the Yat Pit Ting (Farewell the Victoria Printing Press, Mr. victory since the honours have Pavillon) at Kennedy Town, by H. S. H, Ho Hong Bank, Mr. and been with Hongkong for a few way of Garden' Road, Des Vaux Mrs J. Plummer.

Mr. and Mrs. J, A. E. Bullock, Mrs. and Pottinger Street seasons. We are told that new Road:

Jenkinson. Mr. A. Lucot, Mr. and bowlers will be wanted to help the Queen's Road Central.

Several thousands awaited the Mrs. 3. Rapp, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Colony in retaining the "Ashes." and An early start may not be in-procession at the Yat, Pit Ting Kapp, Mr. and Mrse May, Prof. smi the Governor, Sir Mrs. K. H. Digby, Messrs. Lowe, advisable after all if those who where H.E.

To Cecil Clementi, was the first to Bingham and Matthews, Mr. L recommended to assist in the club secretaries we courteously enter for the ceremony of bowing Po-kwal. Mr. Li Yik-mui, Mr. Leung sien, Mr. and Mrs. Ta Sze-tuen. Mr. consummation of that "Beautiful say that pubiicity does the game before the coffin. Among the win. Mr. and Mrs. Choa Po-

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purpose ever since seaside bath- ing was propularised--and so the Bathing Beaches Committee" in

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were

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Hongkong" that is the ideal of a "gates" does not arise out here.. members of the Legislative Coun-! H. K. Hung, Mr. John Fleming, the residents whether they intend to By keeping the public informed cil, the highest officers from the Hongkong Fire and Marine Inpu

eneral Chamber of Commerce, Mr. stay one year or thirty years. there is always a chance of sus- Navy and Army, and the heads ofance Association, the Hongkong Those matsheds have served theirtaining interest till the season is the leading local foreign and Hin S. L. Mr. Wonk Tak-kwong..

Chinese business houses.

alr. Fung Ping-shan, Mr. Kwok Sin The proceedings followed theau, Mr. S. T. Williamson, Mr. H. P. usual custom in Chinese funerals, White.. including the carrying of the por- The Twentyfour Alerchants' traits of the deceased. together Gules, Yuen Fat Hong, Kang with the three tiered, catafalque Yaen Rong, Tai Yau Benk. Mr. Mr. J. P. Bragu, accompanied with mourners. Atiw. 6. Goggin. The Yat Bit Ting the "Kwok" was Mr. G. E. Layton, Mr. H. C. Hunt, covered with white and yellow Mr. C. A.dk Rea. Dr. and Mrs. flowers and before" it stood the Coxan To. Dr. and Mrs. Y. K., Tu, altar on which burned two huge Dr. and Mrs. Herbert To, Mr. H candles, The old custom of pre- L, Dowbiggin. Mr. and Mrs. S. To the Editor of the "China Mail."senting an envelope containing Jex. Mr. George Grimble, Benches Board in the hygienic. Sir-Earlier in the year it was money and a handkerchief was Walter Naat, General Ngal, Bong cultural, and scenic interests not unusual in fact for two, followed.

should

their accumulated wisdom have decreed that matsheds remain in perpetuity”...),

Anybody who conceived the notion of requesting the aforesaid B.B.C. to "carry on" as a sort ofj

to:

CORRESPONDENCE. WIRELESS RECEPTION AND D'AGUILAR.

READER'S QUERY.

Messrs. J P. Grose and Co., Mr.

Bank

ping. Miss. M. Gubbay, Mrs. Nissim, e The cortege was headed by the Messrs. E. Di Sassion und Co., Ltd. of our seaside resorts must be or three months it was generally

the case-for notices to appear in motor cycle patrol of the Hong- The Chinese Staff of Mesars, F Elsewhere sadly disillusioned.

the local Press that "oving to kong Police Force and following D. Sasson and Co, Ltd.. The Staff of Messrs. must we look for apostles of atmospherics" the wireless mes- was the band of the East Surrey Compradore hygiene, students of eulture, and ages from Rugby were not re-Regiment. the St. John Am Jarcine, Matheson and Co., 1d.. bulance Brigade, a detachment of Messrs, A. S. Watsen and Co., Ltil. directors of scenic effects on the seived here.

At the particular time in ques-Indian und, Chinese police and Fair. 1. Rocha, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. bathing beaches. Still we cannotion staties, are always at their district watchmen. the 20th Dutton, Messrs. Henry und Co.." 'be boorish. It must be acknow-worst in Hongkong, and for some Hongkong Troop of Boy Scouts, Mrs. H. Morita, Mr. Bayard, Mar on September 1, Jean Shepherd, ledged that the B.B.C, gave care time it would appear that the the Confucius Band and students T. Murphy, Bank of East Asia, [F. X. V. Ribeiro, Mr. R. McClymour, the dearly beloved wife of John, ful consideration to most of the messages have been received fair-of the Confucius Society Schecl.

ly regularly,

Those Present...

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fex. - R. Kinghorn,

¡important phases requiring atten- In view of the importance of

The Compradore Staff of the The following members of the: Funeral passes the Monument tion, and for the trouble involved these messages and the interest. at 6 pmto-day. SAUNDERS. On August 30, 1926, they merit sincere... appreciation, which they hold for such as are Legislative Council were present: Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Mr. and anxious to keep in touch with hap the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, SecreMrs. A. B. Silva "and family. at "Vidlin, Kulangsoo, Amoy, That the result is contrary

penings in the Homeland would it tary for Chinese Affairs, the Hon. Mesars. Arnhold and Co., Lt..

Attorney-Hongkong and Shanghai Katherine Isabel (Kitty) popular expectation is not their Bot be possible to effect altera- Mr. J. H: Kemp,

C. Compradore Staff, Mr. A. Becker, Saunders, third daughter of the fault but their misfortune. But tions in the station here which General, Major-General C

C.M.G.. General Afr. and Mrs, D. S. Gubbay. Mr. Luard, C.B.. late Captain J. C. Saunders and Mrs. Saunders of Amoy. Age that takes us not a whit further would ensure regular reception?

The same difficulty of atmos-Officer Commanding, China Com-C. 3. Gubbay, Mr. A. S. Gubbay, in solving the beaches problem, pherics and interference from mand, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Mr. . Comes, Mr. G. Wragge, Mr.. HO FOOK-At 2.10 p.m. on Su-If the greatest good of the great neighbouring stations was experi-Southorn. Colonial Secretary, the and Mrs. R. E. Ost, Mr. and Mrs. day, August 20, 1926. Ho est number is to be taken into ac-enced by the Penaga station in Hon. Mr. Mcl. Messer, the Hon. H. H H. Priestley. Foreign Stair Fook, aged 63 years. The

Malaya as a result of which new Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of of Messrs. Yue Lee Yuen, Chinese funeral takes place from his count at all. the best thing that apparatus was introduced which, Pubile Works, the Hon. Mr. A. O. Stail of Messrs. Yue Lee Yuer.

Mr. J. E. Elias, Mr. Jerdon residence No. 15, Kennedy the Government can do is to together with the increase in Lang, the. Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, Road, on Tuesday, August 31graciously thank and discharge power of the Rugby transmis- the Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, Mushmad, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Long, Dr. R. HM A. S. Abbott, Mr. F. H. Mody, At p.m. arriving at Yat Pit

sions, it is hoped will solve the Sir Shou-son Chow, Tinx, Kennedy Town, at 4.30 the Bathing Beaches Committeej

problem.

Ketewall, LL.D., Dr. W. V. M. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Roberts and family, Mrs. Cochran and family, and start all over again."

It would be interesting to know Kech, the Hon, Mr. B. D. C. Wolfe Mr. 1. Arnold, Miss, Arnold, Mr.»“ DE BURGH-THOMAS.At Pulau In certain other respects it will whether the failure of D'Aguilar Captain Superintendent of Police, S. Latif, Hasanin, Mr. W. J. L. Bulang, on August 25, 1925 be conceded that the Committed to pick up all the messages is and Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk Ford, St. Joseph's College, the

entirely due to atmospherics or of Councils.

Portuguese Staff of Messrs. Mary Patricia, daughter of Albert and Myfanwy de Burgh- come more into line with public whether the introduction of more Those following included Rear-Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd., Thomas. Aged four months. opinion. Its recommendations, apparatus there would not guar- Admiral Stirling, Mr. Justice JR. T. Rowan.

Wood, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Mr. The 20th Hongkong Troop of Boy for instance, regarding the pro-antee more regular reception.

If the Rugby station is also to R. E. Lindsell, Professer C. A. Scouts, Mr. and Mrs. R. Briten, Mr. vision of sanitary arrangements be blamed, then it is hardly likely Middleton Smith, Professor K. H.D. M. Biggar, the Equitable Eastern at Repulse Bay, the clearing of that the Home Government would Digby. Mr. A. Dyer Ball, Capt. Banking Corporation, Mr. J. Esmail, Mrs: Ho Fook and family desirc to thank their relatives and friends the beach of stones and the mat- rest content, having regard to the H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Lt. Col. T. A. Mr. and Mrs. H. Gittins, Mr. W. fact that it established Rugby for Robertson, Mr. J. H. B. Nihill, the Banker, Mr. C. M. Manners, Mr. sheds of undergrowth, the the purpose of maintaining a ser- Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Mr. G. PT. G. Wall, Mr. A. J. May, Mr. sympathy, foral tributes and atten- vision of fresh water facilities, vice of official news to the En-Lammert, Mr. J. W. Franks, E. A. G. May, Mr. R. Hancock, M.. danen at the funeral of the late Mr. and so forth are all admirable in pire. Hongkong, it appears, is Bishop Valtorts, the Rev. Father and Mrs. T. A. Martin. Mr. and Ho Fook.

themselves. These proposals do not the only Colony which has ex- Spada, Mr. A. H. Barlow, Mr. Mrs. A. S. D. Causland," Mr. and not deserve to be relegated to the perienced difficulty in the recep- R. M. Austin, Mr. R. Sutherland, Mre. Arthur Pierce.

tion of messages from Rugby. Mr. W. L. Pattenden and many Mr. J. B. Montargis, Mr. C. Hongkong, Wednesday, Sept. 1. 1920. Government archives or the limbo And whilst on the subject of other well-known Europeans. Guingan, Mr. W. Brackenbridge. Mr. of forgetfulness (which is, the Radio, I note that in yesterday's Among the many prominent and Mrs. Basil Cornaby, the Staff same thing). To be candid, they issue you referred to the intro Chinese present were the follow. of Messrs. Jardine Matheson "und MATSHEDS MENACE.

duction here of a combined ing representatives of the Chinese Co. Import Department, Mr. A. W. indicate that all the criticism pre gramophone and wireless receiv- Chamber of Commerce, Messrs. Eastman; the Canton Insurance Co., Fire is no respecter of mat-viously levelled at the condition of ing set. It would be interesting Ip Lan-chuen, Lo Chung-kue, Lithe H'kong Fire Insurance Co. Mr. A. C. Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Aucott, sheds, but the Bathing Beaches the benches was fully justified. to know if such a machine would Yik-mui. Wong Ping-sun, Li Po-J. K. Shaw, Mr. H. W. Moon, Mr. Others present were Mr. Mok Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall, Mr. E. C. less receiving sets for which Committee is a great respecter of The clamour for reform, and im come under the heading of wire kwai, M. K. Lo, Li Yau-chuen. matsheds. A score of matsheds provement was not made a day too licences are to be charged when Kon-sang (Butterfield and Swire) Emmett, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Burn, were destroyed by fire at Tsun soon. There are quite sufficient the Bill before Council is passed. Mr. Li Tse-fong (Bank of Canton) Miss K. Archee, Mr. J. M. Hall, Mr. Sha Wan last night. It is pro- risks to life and limb in the per- It would be rather hard luck on a Mr. Wong Kam-Took (Kowloon and Mrs. P. Marka, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Carroll Bros., Mr. R; A. Dustus, Mr. vidential that it was not attended formance of the daily task with Purchaser if he bought a gramo Wharf and Godown Co.), Mr. Ma O. Kitchell, Mr. J. W. Kew, Messrs."

phone only to find he had to pay Wing-chan (Sinceres),

Leung Yan-po (Gibb, Living. Edward Ezra. by such calamitous.results as the out one's recreation hours on the for a wireless reception licence!

Yours, etc.,

Mr. J. S. Perry, Manager and Off- Mr. Fung Tat-hang outbreaks at Happy Valley "and beaches being jeopardised need-

ENQUIRER. (Hongkong Hotel), Mr. Kwok cera of the Chartered Bank of India, lessly. Matsheds or no matsheds,

Siu-lavi

de L'Indo Australia and China, Mr. and Mrs. (Banque Hongkong, August 31. Stonecutter's some years ago.

J. H. Seth, Dr. Fred Kew; Mr. J. Chine). Matsheds may be turned down by let the Government give instant]

Pestonjce, Mr. C. L. Young. The Others were Messrs. Li Ping, the score or the hundred, involv-heed for the moderate requests

Lee Hy-san Chan Din-san, Shi Colonial Dispensary, Mies Esther ing the loss of human life; but for improvement and thus earn

Yu-man. Wong Ping-sun, Dr. Jew Kotewall. Mr. and Mrs. H. Lowcock, Dr. Edward Law, Mr. and Mrs. Hawk, Messrs. Sum Pak-ming, C. G. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. 5. M. this does not exercise the slightest the appreciation of our large

Wong Tak-kwong, H. K. Hung, Churn, and family, Mr. and Mrs! Influence on the decision of the army of sea batheri

S. M. Churn, Kwik Djoen-eng. Hung Hing-fat, Mr. J. Q. Anderson, Bathing Beaches Committee in

A FÅRE QUANDARY. together with many others.

Cumine and Co., Shanghai, Queen's The Floral Tributes.

College Old Boys' Association, Mr. sheds at Repulse Bay and other Cricket in Hongkong,

Before Major C. Willson at the

Floral tributes were sent by :-' and Mrs. Hung Tze-yce and family, resorts of bathers during the How long ago is it that end-of- Central Magistracy this morning,

Widow, sons and daughter-in-Mrs. Artindale and, Alice, Messrs. the-season fixtures in Hongkong Mr. S. M. da Cruz, of St. Joseph's law, daughters, sons-in-law, grand- W. G. and C. G. O. Anderson, Mr. ericket did not have to be abun- Villa, charged a ricsha coolie with children, Sir Robert and Lady Ho and Mrs, O. Euger... The report and the recommen-doned because enthusiasm disorderly conduct and abuse Tung and family, Mr and Mrs. Eastern Produce Department, dations of the Bathing Beaches waned? This week the annual Complainant stated in evidence Ho. Kum-tong and family, Mr. and Jardine Matheson and Co., Ltd., Mr. Committee have been unanimous-league meeting promised an that the coolie used filthy lan-Mrs. Wong Kam-fuk, and family, and Mrs. H. O. Leong, Mr. and Mrs. auspicious season. Twenty-one guage when he paid him ten cents nephews and nieces, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. B. Nihill, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. ly denounced and deplored. Out- teams are to compete in the two as far from Arsenal Street to Lo Choung-rip and family, Mr. and Rumjahn, Mr. and Mrs. U. Rumjahn, St. John side of themselves not one good divisions and presumably they Wyndham Street.

Mre. Lo Cheung-ahiu and family, Railway Division of

Brigade, Inspector Field remarked that Mr. and Mrs, M. K. Lo and family, Ambulancé

St. John word has been heard or written in meet each other onee: "Home

Land away" games may impose too the ricsha was engaged at 3 Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo and family, Ambulance Erigade, Indian Divi- their favour. The appointment heavy a burden on the limited o'clock this morning and the pro Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Lo and family.sion, Mr. E. Sadick, Mr. S.C. Sun, of the Committee in the first place number of grounds in the Colory, per fare should be 15 cents.

Mr and Mrs. Tee Karpo and family, Mr, C. Lau, Mr. Pang Kok-auf, Mr.' led us to believe that at long last We do not infer that each season In imposing a fine of $6, or Mr. and Mrs. Choa Po-in and Le In-nin, Mr. H. Jephon, Mi Foo a flourish of seven days' hard labour, His Wor. family, Mr. and Mrs. Choa Porin Sik, Mias Nora L. Mrs. Sin Tak- something would be attempted in begins with

trumpets. Players are keener at ship considered that the defen and family, Mrs. C.-H. Lyson, Mr fan and family, Mrs. and the Misses the direction of an Elysium. In the start, especially when there is dant had no right to use bad lan and Mrs. Wong Bik-lam, Mr. and

(Continued an Fage 0.) stead, the unsightly, highly fa a championship or some other guage.

favour of the retention of mat-

Summer.

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