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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1928.

LEAVING COLONY ON RETIREMENT.

FORGING AHEAD.

CHINA UNDERWRITERS, LIMITED,

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enter upon what is generally in- INSPECTOR BROWN. cluded in that idon. For een- turies Egypt has been ruled in a very lax mahnor, and the views entertained by her so-called formers have not tended to improve i matters. The justice and firm- ness Introduced into Egypt by the British in the exercise of their Kong Police Force after fifteen and respect of the year ending Decem- suzerainty has been all to the good ja half years' service, Sub-Inspector ber 31, 1927, stato:-

16 YEARS' SERVICE.

Having retired from the Hong

ANNUAL REPORT."

The Directors in their repart in

reserve

to

of the Egyptians and particularly A. E. T. Brown is leaving the Profit and Loss Account.-After

on placing $95,725.70 to to the thousands of foreigners re- Colony by the 8.8. "Moren" cident there. But the Egyptians Saturday.

meet unexpired. Marine risks, or rather the agitating element Inspector Brown joined the $32,727.75 to meet unexpired Fire within their midst, misled by self- Water Police on October 30, 1912, risks and $5,258.21 to meet un-. determination heroics, are to-day and has been afloat on harbour expired Accident risks, net of $19,457.74 has been noisily opposing what in their duties for practically the whole of amount hearts they know to be the best the period of his service in that do transferred to the credit of Profit

simply partment policy for their country,

of the Police Force, and Loss Account in respect of the because it does not emanate from Previous to joining the Police, Mr. year's working, which amount to- themselves. The British would be Brown had been for over 20 years gether with $49,631,48 (part of very glad to see the Egyptians rule in the Navy, enlisting when he the sum of $05,500 standing In Inst their country according to the was quite a young lad. His last year's Balance Slicet to the credit precepts of justice and equity, but ship was H.M.S. "Newcastle" on of Premium on Shares Account) re-. they have much too big a financial which he served on the China Sta-duces the debit to Profit and Loss. stake in the country and the tion prior to transferring to the from $116,382.46 to $47,243.24. Suden to look on mildly while the Police Force."

The balance of Premium on

lawless among the Egyptians set Mr. Brown was promoted to the Shares Account of $15,818.52 has about doing Injury to themselves, rank of Sub-Inspector. in February been applied to write off the two their country and to the many for- 1924. On returning Home he in-items appearing in last year's eignera in their midst. Therefore tends settling down in London.

no unprejudiced person, no mailer

MORRISON HALL.

FOUNDATION STONE OF NEW WING LAID.

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DR. T. W. PEARCE.

Balance Sheet under the headings of Preliminary Expenses and Underwriting Commission.

Life Assurance Business-Life Assurance applications received during the year amounted to. $4.643,268. Life Policies wore issued for $4,140,623 at Annual Premiuma of $233,767 and applica- tions for $227,020 were declined. The remainder were postponed. or in course of consideration at the

The sum of $26,642.69 was writ- ten off Life Establishment Account

how much he may feel disposed to sympathise with a people's right to determine their own destiny, (as far as they can determine it) can honestly say that the British Gov ernment, in opposing the Inade- quate laws that Egyptian, legisla tars are at present considering are going beyond their rights in Egypt. We have the controlling power in the Suez Canal besides having Dr. T. W. Pearce yesterday, in end of the year. The Life Premium other vast interests in Egypt and the presence of a large gathering, Income after deduction of Reassur- the Sudan, and it is therefore in-laid the foundation stone of the ances amounted to $377,953.64. cumbent upon us to see that the west wing of Morrison Hall at the

we Hong Kong University,. justice and equity for which stand is not thwarted by the ill- The ceremony was made the oc- which is thus reduced to $126,- considered und selfish agitators casion of a formal farewell to Dr. 006.36.

In accordance with the Articles that to-day would do incalculable Pearce who is leaving for Home on

Messrs. Allan retirement harm to the country.

Mr. of Association, Saturday. on Justice J. R. Wood, presided and Cameron and Li Tae-fong retire, spoke at some length on the work and, being aligible, offer them- and future of Morrison Hall. He selves for re-election.

Since the Inst meeting Mr. C, B. ulso expressed the gratitude and thanks of all assembled there to Brooke was appointed an addi- with all his remarks it is difficult

Dr. Pearce for the wonderful work tional Director, by the Board and which he had done during more in accordance with the Articles of to agree. It is hardly true, for

than forty years in the Colony. Association, he also retires, and, instance, that our relations with

(To the Editor of the "China Mail"] Other speakers were Dr. E. A. being eligible, offers himself for have Jour neighbours in China

Sir,As a Kowloon resident, will Middleton Smith, who spoke on re-election.

The accounts for the year have undergone a complete and agree-you allow me to express through behalf of the University of the

audited by Messrs. Lowe, able change within the past your columns my personal apprecia-very deep debt of gratitude which been

to institution 'owed Dr. Bingham & Matthews, Chartered tion (and that of my family) of that twelve months. So far as Canton the most able leading article you Pearce; Dr. S. W. Tao, on behalf Accountants, and Messra. Percy and the Kwang Provinces are published yesterday dealing with of the Chinese community; The Smith, Seth and Fleming. Incor- concerned, he was, of course, cor- the children's playground difficulty Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie who spoke porated Accountants, who, being with for the community of Hong Kong eligible, offer themselves for re rect, but the same cannot be said at Kowloon. I fully agree

what you say regarding it being in general and Mr. K. C. Chow, one election. of our relations with the Nation- the Government's duty to find a site of the students resident in Morri-| alists proper, as witness their re-suitable for a playground some-son Hall. fusal to co-operate in regard to where near Kowloon Point. The

CORRESPONDENCE.

A KOWLOON PETITION.

SERIOUS CHARGE.

POLICE CONSTABLE IN TROUBLE.

UNION INSURANCE.

FINAL DIVIDEND OF 168. RECOMMENDED.

a question of the Government being Shanghai-street, without the con-mium. unable to find a site; they won't sent of the girl's parents.

CANTON AVIATION.

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a settlement of the Nanking Rape. cry of "too late" is, in my mind, nonsensical, as is the opinion ex- Another point deserving of

pressed in a paper this morning comment is the reference to the that application should have been

The Union Insurance Society of need for a vehicular ferry. made for a site twenty or thirty

Canton, Ltd., announce that sub- ject to audit, the Directors will re- Transport facilities between the years ago. At that time Kowloon Point was a waste and no-one then

commend the payment of a final At the Kowloon Magistracy this dividend of 1Gs. per share and a island and the mainland are notor-had any idea of the wonderful

morning, police constable, Lee bonus dividend of a. per share for iously inadequate and it is gen-growth that was to take place.

In expressing my appreciation I Chik, appeared before Mr. Waccount of the year 1926. They erally admitted that there should

advance the suggestion that you Schofield, on a charge of receiving will further recommend an interim be an improvement as early as keep pegging away" in your and harbouring a Chinese girl 18 dividend of 24s. per share for ac- possible. But the vehicular ferry columns on this matter of a play-years old, between March 31 and count of the year 1927, and a bonus a flat at No. 463, of 20 per cent. on contributory pre- idea is not one which has gained ground for our children. It is not April 23, în for itself the support required to

Sorgt. Hayward asked for a date push the scheme to a successful attempt to find one because there

LIFE ASSURANCE. for further hearing, conclusion. Why does not the does not happen to be one sticking to be fixed

adding that Mr. E. H. Williama,

Australia has not entered the CHATER-On March 23, Edith Chamber," then, adopt the suggesright under their noses.

Mary, wife of Colonel Vernon

You can do good work In this assistant secretary of Chinese field in The National Mutual Life tion we have made in these direction and may succeed where Affairs, would be present.

Association of Australasia Ltd., Chater, of 24, Walton-street,

Mr. Schofield remanded the case having sent Mr. John E. P. Walker, London, S.W.

columns time and again to the the K.R.A. (which of course is not GILES. On March 26, at The effect that a tunnel beneath the representative of Kowloon residents till next Tuesday afternoon, allow with a record of 40 years' service,

ing bail in the sum of $250,

to organise business in its behalf. Bushes, Oatlands Chase, Wey-harbour should be constructed? or Kowloon opinion) has failed.

I would also suggest that if the

This office, established in 1869, was bridge, Bertram Giles, C.M.G.,

the originator of the Nonforfeiture until recently His Majesty's All cross-harbour transportation Government does not adopt a rea- at to-morrow's. Consul-General

dis-sonable attitude

principle and is also noted. for its at Nanking, difficulties would at once

Excellent Bonuses. Its Branchen nged 54.

appear.

This tunnel would ad-meeting and promise to try and do

and Agencies encompass the Em- |HILL-On March 20, at Rickmans-

worth, Grace, widow of Rav mittedly prove more costly at the something, you should conduct a

petition throughout Kowloon pray- Of the new-styled aeroplanes pire. The local office is in the Isaac Hill, youngest daughter outset than would the inauguraing for the acquisition of a suitable under construction in the Aero-China Bank Building, Queen's-road. of the late William Denison, tion of a vehicular ferry service, site for a children's playground plane Factory of the Canton Aviu-| Knight of the Netherlands but it would be more lasting and somewhere within the residential tion Department, two Lion, of Java, aged 91.

area of Tsimtsausul.

Nos. 16 and 18 have been com- ISEMONGER-On March 20, at would serve more than one useful

Préparation has been made by The site you suggest, where thepleted. Both of these are made for Weymouth. Louisa Sophia, purpose. Further, its initial cost military are, now, would be ideal, the training of new aviatora, hav- the staff of the Central Bank since widow of E. E. leemonger, for would be its only cost.

and would serve a more usefni pur-ing 100 and 80 horse-power motors the past week for the restoration merly Colonial Treasurer,

a playground than as a

ascend or of the exchange of its bank-notes, respectively, and can With most other things in the pose as Straits Settlements, and daugh-

stabling, which is what a part of it ter of the late Sir Benson chairman's and other speeches is now. Besides, who wants the descend with case in the same way and according to the information in foreign coun-obtained from the said bank, steps. Maxwell.

we find ourselves in accord. The soldiers right in the middle of the as those made JONES.-On March 23,

at Chis Chamber at all times has a dif- town? I am sure they would pre-tries, says the "Canton Gazette." have been taken for simultaneous- wick, Shem Jones, late Ac-

fer to be a little further out where An experiment In the flying of ly re-starting the business in its countant of the Chartered ficult and arduous task and fully they would have more room for these machines was made two days branches in the various, districts, ago by Hu Kam-yah, chlef of the in order to widen the circulation of Bank of India, Australia, and deserves every feeling of satisfac-sports, etc. China, London, aged 67.

tion to be derived from the im- In connection with the petition Military section of the Depart the banknotes.-"Canton Gazette."

which I am sure all Kowloon rest-obtained. provement in trading conditions which I have suggested to you and mont, and successful results were generally in this part of China. dents would sign, I take it that this It was pleasing to observe that could be forwarded to the Secretary

The forthcoming marriage is an- acknowledgment was made of the of State if the Government persista

attitude.

Jr., No. 526, Nathan-road, Kowloon, The wish is always father to services of His Excellency then maintaining its queer "too-late"nounced between Mr.O.. F. Ribeiro, and Miss E. M. Ricci, Italian Con- the thought, but there was more Governor in cementing the ties of

vent Hospital. than the expression of this senti-friendship and goodwill between ment behind the solid tone of the Colony and our neighbours at optimism that pervaded the ad- Canton, and it was also a matter dresses delivered at the annual for gratification that Sir Cecil

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Hong Kong, Wednesday, April 25, 1928,

THE CHAMBER.

Yours, etc.,

KOWLOON RESIDENT,

[The aaggestion of a Petition is Hong Kong, April 25, 28. - certainly feasible and might prove an effective one.

machines

CENTRAL BANK.

DO YOU KNOW?

To-day's List of

Little Posers.

From day to day in the "China We will give it concern of the regiment and no-one Mall" appear half a dozen questions

meeting of the Hong Kong Gen. Clementi's wholehearted Interest further consideration after it is else, but why should the public be of a general nature, for which,

acknowledgment is due to the of the Legislative Council to tary control their own domestic "Daily Sketch," Answers will be known what happens at the meeting made to suffer? Cannot the mill- morrow-Editor, "China Mail']

eral Chamber of Commerce yes in the work of the Chamber did terday afternoon. In a word or not pass unnoticed. With His two, business is indeed better Excellency's remarks regarding a and prospects are brighter than fuller spirit of co-operation be- they have been for a few years.ween ourselves and the Chinese

we propose to deal to-morrow. If this was not so, our representa tive commercial men would not have spoken as they did.. The chairman, in his review of the past year's activities, touched

FOOLISH SOLDIERS.

matters7.

It has been suggested, I see, that the soldiers' are doing these foolish things so as to get out of the Army. If this is so, why do they want to get out? What does it all mean?

Yours, etc

(To the Editor of the "China Mall.")

Sir, The frequency with which soldiers of the Queen's Regiment

- CIVILIAN. have been appearing in the local police court of late on charges of Hong Kong, April 24, 128. It is doubtful if any country has breaking shop windows certainly been more affected by the idea of loads one to surmise that all is not To M. Henderson, The matter so-called aclf-determination than well with the Internal affairs of about which you write is one in

Britain And Egypt.

sea abejowly meannot salat interest to the general public, and that few countries are less able to thing wrong, it is of course the you unless your address is decoded.

found on page 9 of this issue.

1. How many atones did, David choose for his fight with Goliath? -

2 What is a reredos?

3. Can you name the last three books of the Old Testament 2: -

4. To what country did Raeburn, the artist, belong? Th

6. In which portion of the Bible

is this phrase: "And I saw a new beavon, and a new earth?"

d. In what game is the term,