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BIRTH.

GOW-At the General Hospital, Seattle, on October 15, 1927, to Mr. and Mrs. David Gow, a

daughter.

"SCANDAL" TABOOED.

· TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1927,

A.D.C.

"BULLDOG DRUMMOND" IN.

REHEARSAL.

"ROTTEN PERFECT" CAST!

Last night the A.D,C.'s forthcom-

TRAFFIC CASES.

· TWO MOTOR CAR DRIVERS FINED.

DANGEROUS DRIVING.

Before Major C. Wilson.at.

natorial thrills in the spicy breezes of Ceylon are fat and commonplace in comparison with the sensations that have driven him to the free use of invectives against the Press in Malaya. If ever we are lucky enough to un- carth a "acandal" in Hong Kong we would like nothing batter than ing production was played through traffic time", at the Central Magist in its entirety. It can be safely tracy this morning, the Chinese to have Sir Hugh Clifford here as said that it will maintain the high driver of public motor car No. 423 Governor. That, of course, is un-traditions of the Club. We under-was- guminoned for negligent driv- stand that last week rehearsals' ing in Des Vœux Road Central on fortunately out of the question were curtalled owing to the fact November 1, when the car ran into looking to the 61 years that he that the cast were "rotten perfect." a rickasha from bakind near Messrs. An explanation of this expression has survived in spite of the is perhaps necessary. A cast who Lane, Crawford's. The ricsha fare "scandal" that he must have been have worked as this ane has done was thrown out unhurt on the head,

almost, every day for over up against in some form or other months has a tendency to get stale, leg, and had to go to the Govern

whilst the puller was injured in the during his long term in the Gov-and the expression "rotten perfect" ment Civil Hospital for treatment. ernment Service.

simply implies that apart from one The Magistrate imposed a fine or two minor details nothing can of $10, and ordered tho accused to be done to improve the production.pay $5 to the riceha puller as com- Those taking part want the pre-pensation.

MUSICAL TREAT. MR. HARRY ORE AND OTHER ARTISTES.

PLEASING RECITAL,

two

sence of an audience as an incen-

The Chinese driver of public

tive to the exertion of their best endeavours. So good was the re-motor car No. 190 was summoned hearsal last night that the pro- by Sub-Inspector Lane for danger ducer has decided to give the cast ajous driving in Chater Road on Oc- day's rest this week, though there|tober 29..... is, of course, a lot to do in connec- According to the Inspector, he A delightful programme subrait-tion with stage effects. It is not was walking up Ice House Street ted by the well-known pianist, Mr.easy to give a realistic represents- from the ferry wharf under the.. Harry Ore, Mr. John Braga, Mr. Lition on the stage of the various verandah on the western side of the Chor-chi and Mrs. Sanger was "stunts" described in Sapper's ex- thoroughly enjoyed by a fairly large citing book, but it will undoubtedly street when, as he stepped into attendance last night.

surprise many to find what can be Chater Road, blocking the exit to done.

the Savoy Hotel verandah. The ac- The programme originally ar

Unfortunately Major Macready is cused was looking toward two or ranged was for a vocal and piano leaving Hong Kong before the three Chinese who were approach- recital, those to take part being A.D.C. can produce their next play. ing the car under the verandab. Mr. Ore and Mrs. Younghusband, and it is therefore hoped that those When witness got up to the car, but owing to the indisposition of who have in the past enjoyed his he crossed in front of it to get Mrs. Younghusband the services of acting and his efforts as a producer under the verandah. As he got in the others were willingly given and will pay him the compliment of front of the car, the accused sud- the audience showed its apprecia lencies the Officer Administering denly started the car, and as the prompt attendance. Their Excel- tion of their readiness to help and the Government and the General car moved, he was still looking over the quality and Anish of the items Commanding the Troops, as well as his right shoulder, and automa- rendered, in no uncertain manner. the Commodore, will be present ontically turned the wheel of the car Mr. Ore gave brilliant renderings the first night, and a visit to to the left. One of the mudguards of three piano selections-Bouree Anderson's yesterday afternoon re-touched witness'a leg, and it was his (Bach and Saint-Saens), Prolude, vealed the fact that booking is shouting that caused the accused. Fugue, Choral (Mendelssohn) and heavy, particularly for the first per- to look where he was going.

fórmance. on Saturday. next, for! Turkish March (Beethoven and Wednesday (the night when the in-

The accused excuse was that he

way to the Far Eastern Health Congress at Calcutta).

Rubinstein) and this was followed terport teams will attend), and for pulled his car up to allow a Euro- Sir

by an excellently rendered violin the last performance on Saturday, pean lady and a child to cross the Hugh put on his severest official solo by Mr. John Braga "Ave November 26. demeanour as "The Governor" Maria" (Schubert-Wilhelm). Mr. The play is crowded with incident)

tones:-

road.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of

and declared in most solemn Chor-chl's fine tenor voice was and for proper appreciation of the $10.

well suited to "Fortunis (Messa-plot it is absolutely necessary to be ger).

present at the rise of the curtain, The enterprising journalists of The second part of the pro-firat act contains some of the bright- quite apart from the fact that the this country will, I feel sure,gramme comprised Items of the same est and most humorous dialogue.. forgive me if I suggest that they merit-two piano solos by Mr. Ore's The curtain will be raised at 9.15 have been rather premature in own composition "Macao Cradle p.m. at every performance. stereotyping as their headline: Song" and "South China Fantasy" The Hospital Scandal in Pen-

ang. Scandal is a very serious and another Chinese air. "Lau-Yu- word, and I know nothing that kam" (I. T. Pun and Ore), follow- has occurred in Penang that ed by "William Tell" (Rossini and justifies the use of that term...

Liszt); finally, solos by Mrs. Sanger "I Love Thee" (Grieg) and "Calm Referring to a personal visit

As The Night" (Boha), for which that he made to the Penang Hos- both she and Mr. Braga, who ac pital Sir Hugh says:-

companied the violin, were heartily applauded.

"There is a great deal in Pen- ang Hospital which I should like

to see altered. In fact, I should like to

300 Penang Hospital swept away and another one, not on quite such a grandiose scale as that which has been built in Singapore, erected in its stead. But I saw nothing there that

we are

on

MILITARY VISITOR.

GENERAL SIR JOHN ASSER IN HÙNG KONG

DISTINGUISHED RECORD.

DISOBEYED ORDER.

SEQUEL INCIDENT ON RACE

·DAY.

OBITUARY.

AN OLD FAR EASTERN RESIDENT.

ANOTHER $100,000.

FOR SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL FUND.

AMERICAN'S LIBERALITY.

New York. Yesterday. The railway magnate. Mr. Ed- ward Harkness, has subscribed an other $100,000 toward the 'Ameri- can million dollar fund for the pro- posed new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford on Avon, One of the oldest residents of the which now amounts to $660,000,

MR. R. C. HURLEY.

Colony passed away yesterday at leaving $340,000 still to be sub- the Matilda Hospital in the person scribed here. Reuter's American of Mr. R. C. Hurley.

Service.

VICTORIA DIOCESE.

BISHOP'S REFERENCE TO NEW DEAN,

POLICE RESERVE.

OFFICIAL ORDERS FOR THIS WEEK.

Flying Squad. Strength Constable R.338 Frank Lee is permitted to resign on leaving the Colony.

Training. The following mem- bers of the Flying Squad have been passed out as efficient in Part 1:

Constables R.814 J. van der Lely,"

Mr. Hurley, who was 10 years of age, arrived in the Colony in 1879 as an accountant with Messrs. Sale and Co. (now Lane, Crawford's). Among passengers arriving in After leaving, that establishment he justified in any way the ex- Hong Kong from America and the was associated with others in the pression scandal. I saw a hos- North yesterday by the a.s. "Presi- Colony before joining Mesars. Thos. pital which is certainly not in

dent Lincoln" were General Sir Cook and Sons as a guide and con- accordance with the standing of John Asser, C.B., K.C.V.O and ducting tours over Kwangtung and

Lady Asser, ·

other parts of China as well as over,

The following orders have been Hong Kong, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1927.|....such a town as Penang, the

General Asser has been Governor Manchuria, Japan and the Dutch issued by the Hon. E. D. C. Wolfe, northern of the three Settle and Commander-in-Chief, Bermuda, East Indies, Mr. Hurley is the au-

Captain Superintendent of Police: ments. But I saw nothing which since 1922. He had previously thor of guide books on the Far East

Chinese Company. was Hangerous to the health of served with distinction in

Strength. The following have the and of one, "Picturesque Hong enrolled in the Chinese Company- the inmates, and 25 for ap-Egyptian Army, participating In Kong," on Hong Kong itself. and are posted respectively as We are envious of the newa- pliances, no doubt they are not the Nile Expedition and command- In recent years Mr. Hurley had under:- papers in the Straits Settlements. on the scale of those to which ing the Expedition Southern Kor-been attached to

the Government Constables R.79 Lo Tak-hoi, R.80 They have unearthed a "scandal"!

now becoming used indofan in 1910.

Analyst's office. The Indifferent Chan Man-bun, R.81 Chan Lal-shou What it is all about concerns us

General Asser had a distinguish-state of his health had necessitated to No. 3 aceton. Singapore, but they were on a scale which would be regarded

ed record in the European War and his being away from work a good

Indian Company. not. All we can gather is that

was awarded the Order of St. Anne deal and the end was not entirely result of the examination in Part 2 Training-The following is the as fairly satisfactory in most crossed swords), Belglan Order de unexpected. the Visiting Committee of the

Colonial hospitals throughout the la Couronne, Legion of Honour,

(knowledge of Police Duties and Deceased leaves two sisters in Regulations) held Penang General Hospital have re- British Empire."

Croix de Guerre, and other distinct-East Grimstead, England, to mourn November 7:-

on Monday, signed en bloc as a result of some- Sir Hugh Clifford's chastise-ions.

his loss.

Passed with Credit-Constable thing they saw or did not seement of the local Press is quite in For some years he was a mem-

R.242 Taj Mohamad Khan. the point does not matter to us in accordance with the best tradi-ber of the Soudan Government

Passed. Constable R.218 Ghulám Council..

Mohamad, this Colony in the slightest tions of the Civil Service, particu

Lady Asser is the daughter of degree. And since then both larly those who are honoured by Mr. James Wotherspoon of New the Singapore and Penang news bring ranked amongst "the

York. papers have been going at it higher airthorities.” How dare hammer and tongs, keeping the the newspapers descend to the

Writing from Harrogate to the "Outpost Supplement" for Novem- controversy beg pardon, scan-use of the word "scandal" in con-

ber, the Bishop of Victoria says:-

"You will have heard by this time R.315 Ho So. dal-alive, in which good work nection with a Government in-

that the Rov. Alfred Swann has The weekly instructional patrol they are being assisted by the stitution? How dare they repeat

been appointed to succeed Mr of the Hong Kong section Mr. D. M. Goodall, of Lane, Craw-Moyle, and you will know that I Kuala Lumpur papers. Hence it the offence for days on end in ford's restaurant, was this morning have asked him to be Dean and Thursday, will start from Central is that we here, living a life of large flaming letters? It is sure. cummoned before Major C. Willson Archdeacon for English work. Police Station as usual at 5.15 p.m. morbidity and deadly dulness, ly against the canons of good policemen on duty at Happy Valley for to the debt we owe to Mr. Moyle

for disobeying the orders of traffic This is not the time or place to re- sharp

General (Part 3 Musketry). are envious of our brethren of the taste as viewed from the men- on November 5.

for hia fifteen years of unflagging

The following Police Reserviste pen in Malaya. Nothing in the tality of Government. House!! Mr. Goodall said that he was un-service among us. I wish that the will attend at the Kennedy Road

In mufti change of status of the Senior Revolver Range shape of a real live scandal has Such an offence is surely suf- able to remember the occasion. Chaplain of the Cathedral could Saturday, at 2.80, p.m.-sharp, for been given publicity to in this ficient to inspire a sermon to the in question, was a race day, and Mr. if only as a recognition of the work under Inspector H. J. Paterson.

Sergeant Clark said that the day have been made in Mr. Moyle's time, instruction in revolver shooting humdrum Colony for years and Press from the Bishop of Singa- Goodall parked his car near the he has done. But, before taking 16 men to be detailed by O. C. years. We have to be content pore as a punishment additional main entrance to the Jockey Club, this, and other steps, it seemed wise Chinese Company. with such commonplace things as to His Excellency's verbal where parking was not allowed. to take counsel with the authorities 15 men to be detalled by O. C. boycotts and strikes, piracies and chastisement! If only one news-Goodall, but he refused to move his enforced and unexpected retirement 10 men to be detailed by 0. C.

An Indian Sergeant spoke to Mr. here. Since Archdeacon Barnett's Indian Company. typhoons, intermingled with semi-paper were guilty of the helinous cur. When the witness, bimself tons of Diocesan arrangement have Police Training School.

two years ago this and other ques- Flying Squad.

A serious discussions on the ethics offence to which Sir Hugh takes went up to Mr. Goodall, the latter been much in my thoughts. For Classes for Instruction in Part 2 of selection committees and the such strong exception, it would said that he had parked there for instance, had it been possible. 1 of training course will be held at wearing of shorts and "Cissy" be bad enough, but for all the Mr. Goodall said, that he remem- cese divided. The general unsettle-Inspector B. J. Paterson on Thurs- 14 years, and would not move, should like to have seen the Dio the,, Police Training School under shirts in the Summer time! newspapers in the South and in bered the incident now. He told ment has made the altuation un- days and Tuesday (November (22)

The latest contributor to the the North-to keep harping on the the Magistrate that his case was usually complicated and naturally commencing both evenings at 5,80 controversy in Malaya is His word "scandal" is too much for different from other cars, as he was holds up profected action in many sharp, t

directions," Excellency the Governor, Sir the nerves of the author of "Buch- car was self-driven, he had to park

AGAR Training Part 1 (Squad Drill).

All members of the Police Re Hugh Clifford. He has ga

gallantly Whacking" or "The Further Side It. He had parked bia car there for

serve who have not yet passed out as efficient in Part 1 will parade stepped into the breach on behalf of Silence. It would not be done, the past four years with the full GET BID OF THE TORMENT OF in muft at the Central Police of the Government, and taken the you know, in the Cocos-Keeling Alexander, and no objection had No need to keep on sularing the Exercises under Sergeant RJ. knowledge of Inspectors Kent and

RHEUMATISM."

Station for Squad. Drill and Rifle Horrid new ers to task for. Islands for int bago, or in been raised before.

od torment and pain of rheumatism when Hunt as follows: Haring to print the word "Scan Nigeria

dear no However, Remarking that there still easily obtained at a small cost Kab Thursday and Tuesday (November Chamberlain's Pain Balm may be Chinese and Indian Companies on dal!

fresh

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