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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1927.
HANKOW TERMS.
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Shanghai Danger.
NOTABLE CAREER. TO-DAY'S WEDDING.
VETERAN SOCIAL REFORMER'S P.W.D. OFFICER & BRIDE: FROM
HOME DEATH
The wedding is due to take place New York, Feb. 18.. London, Feb. 18.
The death is announced of Mr. Union Church, Kowloon, re-day! "We are taking the risk of Thomas Elbridge Gerry, the (at 2-30 p.m.) of Mr. J. Fraser (of the P.W.D.), son of Mr. Archibald trusting the Chinese to carry out veteran lawyer and social reform-Phaser, of Potterton, Whitecairna their part of the bargain,"" declarer-Reuter. ed Mr. Amery in a speech a
(Aberdeen): and Miss Helen Clark! Shepherd, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Shepherd of Cairnfold, Balgownie (Aberdeen). Scotland.
The Rev. P. Horace Johnston is to officinto.
Hackney, but this only showed! Born in New York in 1837, a the pacific policy of the British grandson of Elbridge Gerry, a Government and its desire for Vice-President of the United peace and prosperity with Chine, States and a signer of the Declu as with the rest of the world. ration of Independence, Mr. Gerry Referring to the labour motion was admitted to the bar in 1360. against sending troops to ShangHe was actively identified with hai, Mr. Amery said that within movements to prevent cruelty, the past forty-eight hours they being Chairman (1886-8) of the had learned that the Southerners New York State Commission or self with a cloth tied around her with Russian machine gun in-Capital Punishment which sub-neck. She was admitted to hospi- structors and advisers, had heavi-stituted electrocution for hang- yesterday.
ly defented the army opposed to ling: President (1876-01) of the i them and at any time the rabble New York Society for Prevention of defeated men and the victori- of Cruelty to Children, and Vice- ous and elated troops might be President of the American Society pouring toward centres built up for the Prevention of Cruelty to Mr. Gerry by British enterprise not only for Animais until 1899. the benefit of the British, but for also held several other public hundreds of thousands of Chimpositions and wrote on the move. ase.
He declared that it was ments in which he was interested. almost certain, without steps being taken by the British Gov. Grnment, there would be looting. massacre at plundering and a Shanghai--Reuter.
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HOME AGAIN.
London, Feb: 18. Fresh Instructions.
After a 5,500 miks air trip to India. Sir Samuel Hoare resched London, Feb. 18.. The Cabinet meeting fast night London last night. Fog preventi considered the China situationed the fight from Paris and the und particularly
the Hankow Channel was crossed by steamer. thia alteration of Apart from negotiations in the light of tele plans and despite vicissitudes of received from Mr weather, including dust, snow and O'Malley, and the comments rain storms, fog and desert hend thereon from the British Minister winds, the schedule of flight had in Peking. Fresh instructions re-been kept without having a forced were landing, delay or breakdown and quested by Mr. O'Malley. sent following the receipt of in-with no need to use a single spare formation on the fighting pro part of any sort for the repair of the aeroplane or any of its three ceeding between the rival Chinese engines. forces in conflict.
Dramatic Changes.
Because she had a quarrel with her husband; a Chinese woman of Shamship is alleged to have at tempted suicide by strangling her-
NOTICE.
of the
ERAL MEETNG THE SEVENTH ANNUAL GEN- KOWLOON RESIDENTS' ASSO- CHURCH HALL, CIATION wil be held in the ST. ANDREW'S KOWLOON, en MONDAY. 21st February, 1927, at 6p.m.
BUSINESS:
Adoption of Report and Accounts for the year 1926.
Election of Officers and Commit. tee for 1927.
Any other business.
The presence at the meeting of all interested in the welfare of Kowloon is solicited and expected whether they are members of the Association or not."
il
F. W. STAPLETON."
Acting Secretary. Hong Kong, Feb. 16, 1927.
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ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG KONG
Sir Samuel Hoare paid & warm tribute to the pilot and navigator.
In a speech last night the Col-He added that he had always re- onial Secretary, Mr. Amery, re-garded the setting up of an air
Toute to India as a stage on ferred to the Chinese military route, to Australia and New situation as reported within the land-British Wireless. past forty-eight hours. He said at any moment a rabble of defeat-
Datinble articles forwarded by letter post to Great Britain are fed men and of victorious. troops ilable to confiscation by the Customs. "Such articles should be forward- ed by parcel post only.
From
INWARD MAILS.
February 20th 1927.
Sexagesima Sunday."
Holy Communion (8 a.m.) Children's Service (10 a.m.) Matins (11a.m.) Preacher: Rev. H. Copley Moyle. Holy Communion (12 noon). Evensong (6 p.m.) Preacher: Rev. G. F. Stopford, C.F.
THE DUKE OF YORK." might be pouring towards Shang-
London, Feb. 18. hai where but for steps taken by
there The Governor of Fiji and the RADIO TELEGRAMS may now be accepted for Kongmcon under the British Government the same conditions and at the same rates as for Canton."
would be looting and plundering local officials formally welcomed It was the Duke and Duchess of York and possibly bloodshed. not going to happen, because Bri-on their arrival yesterday, and tish troops had landed and be- later the Royal visitors attended the Government seeing a spectacular native reception.
A social gathering will be held danger ahead had decided just in The presentation of a tooth
sperm whale by then the Cathedral Hall after Even- time to send troops for the pur-of a pose of protecting lives and pro-nominal Chiefs of the Fijians song. A cordial welcome will be others. Music. Light Refresh- perty of the great British com- was followed by native women's extended to all service men and munity there. What had been ceremonial of welcome. Britishments. Tuesday, 6 p.m. C. E. M. S. ¡done had been only far the secur-Wireless Service.
Shanghal & Europe via Siberia.... Shanghai...
Per
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Deucalion. Soochow,
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Pres. Jefferson,
SUNDAY,
USA, Canada. Japan & Shanghai USA., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai Japun & Amoy
Straits ... Shanghai
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY U.S.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai US.A., Honolulu, Japan & Shanghai
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Namsang. President Jefferson.. Kingyuan Parcels 5 p.m. Letters (22nd) 9 a.m.........
Talma, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, *Cana- 'da. *U.S.A., *C. & *S. America,
Europe via San Francisco-due San Francisco 21st March & Europe via Siberia (letters &
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tion 9.45 a.m. Lettors 19.30 am. Shinyo Maru. Swatow; Amoy & Foochow ....... Straits, Ceylon, India, Mauritius, E. & S. Africa, Egypt & Europe via Marseilles-due. Marseilles 24th March. Registration 1.45 p.m. Letters 230 p.m. U.S.A., Canada, Central & South America & Europe via San Francisco 18th March. Parcels Noon, Registration 2.45 p.m. Letters 3.80 p.m. Amoy
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cause
ity of our own people in the settle- ments they had built. There was no intention on the part of the Government to interfere in the Chinese war or to use troops for the purpose of territorial aggres- sion, but they certainly were not going to leave any British sub- jects to the mercy of mobs. Reuter.
Y.M.C.A Workers.
London, Feb. 18. 1 p.m.
The YM.C.A. ahnounces that 1.30 pm. at General Duncan's request they 6- p.m.
are sending out two secretaries to 5 p.m.
work with the Shanghai Defence b. p.m. corps. The Association is con- 5 p.m.
fident of getting plenty of help in "6 p.m.
the British colony and also from missionaries. Among the volun- tears to go as workers, was a re- tired admiral-Reuter.
a.m.
a.m.
"8.30 4.m.
3.30 p.m. 5 p.m.
1., p.m.
Hankow Refugees.........
Marseilles, Feb. 18."
A number of English women from Hankow have arrived on the steamer "Angers."--Reuter.
Troopship's Voyage.
Port Said. Feb. 18. The troopship "Bellerophon" has arrived and is leaving for China after coaling-Reuter.
His Majesty. the King has not been, advised to exercise his power of disallowance with respect to the following Ordinance:Ordinance No. 11 of 1920-An Ordinance to amend the law relating to wireless telegraphy.
His Extellency the Governor has made the following appointments in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corpa, with effect from February. 16Henry Edmund Standage, O.B.E., o be Major" Thomas Grabam Weally to be Leutenant; Frank Seymour Harrison, to be. Lieutenant; and Arthur Henry Gillingham, to bo Lieutenant.
TURKEY AND AMERICA
Constantinople, Feb. 18.
An agreement has been signed prolonging the existing provision- al relations between Turkey and America for a year.
This is the outcome of recent negotiations between Admiral Bristol and the Turkish Govern- ment-Reuter.
FLIGHT TO BRAZIL.
Dakar, Feb. 18. The Marquis de Pinedo, the Italian aviator who is flying to Brazil, arrived here from Bolama, Portuguese Guinea, leaving later for Port Praia, Cape Verde Islands.-Renter.
address by the Rev. W. W. Rogers on the Old Testament. Friday 4.45 p.m. Organ Recital by Mr. Rupert | Baldwin A.T.C.L.
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