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GEDGE.-On June 10, in London, Nell, the beloved wife Herbert Johnson Gedge, for- merly of Hong Kong.
TUESDAY, JULY, 10, 1928.
The Harbour Master notifies that cable laying operations will
tako
*"LAST POST.”
“Hush Hush" Officialism.
We had occasion one day last place between the "Star" Ferry FUNERAL OF MARINE FAWCIT
week mildly to remonstrate with Pier, Hong Kong and Holt's Wharf. the Waterworks Engineer regard Kowloon, from Wednesday, 11th
ing his treatment of a Pressman instant, until further notice.
who called upon that gentleman
J
'OF "CARLISLE.””
NAVAL HONOURS.
Naval honours were accorded!
for a little item of information. When arrested by the police The point, it may be remember yesterday afternoon, with a pawn-Marie H. Faweitt at his funeral ed, concerned the proposed Aber-ticket for a watch in his possession, yesterday, when a large detachment a Chinese youth was, this morning from his ship, H.M.S. "Carlisie,"
attended.
deen Dam. Receiving no satis- faction from the Waterworks En-
at the Kowloon Magistracy, son- gineer our representative went
tenced to to see a Mr. Davis, of the Colonial ment. Defendant admitted, he had by Lt. C. E. C. Ransomo, R.M. The
one month's imprison-
The fring party was commanded Secretary's Office, as, suggested stolen the watch from complainant, remains were borne on a gun car- by the aforesaid Waterworks En-
who was the master of a jauk gineer. Having sent in his card, moored alongside the pier wall in ringe, draped with the Union Jack our representative was question- the Yaumati Shelter,
and drawn by fellow marines. Mess-mates carried the coffin to the
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cd by a junior clerk, who took away the information that we would like to see a copy of that the police that about 5 p.m. FR.N. Thres volleys were fired and Dr. (Miss) Hoahing reported to grave where the last rites wore per- formed by the Rev. G. 11. Hewitt..
After
precious Paper No. X of 1927. terday sho went Into the
A while another junior Queen's Dispensary to use the tele- the "Last Post" sounded. clerk brought the information phone. While there she left her Captain G. W. Halifax and Lt.--
Died in Steep. "._
that we could not have to copy as handbag on the counter, but it was Comdr. E. F. G. Wharton attended. the scheme was a "wash out" and
missing when she looked for it that the question of the Aberdeen
Deceased was found dead in bed: Dam was to be reconsidered. This after her conversation. The bag is why, perhaps, the Waterworks contained a gold watch, fountain yesterday morning, and is presumed Engineer was, so reticent, But Pen and money, to the total value
surely this matter is one that con-
ernment able, inter-departmental-
of $00.
to have expired while asleep. He was 27 years of age and married. Sympathy will be felt for the
the younger of which was born:
vice.
During the War. Marine Faweltt
He came to the China Station to
was.
cerns the public? Or is the Gov- Owing to a quarrel arising as widow and two children in London,. ly, to shelve any scheme which to who was entitled to carry cer-after his departure on foreign ser
tain passenger luggage from the has been before the Legislative R.M.S. "Empress of Asia," two lug- Council? However, realising the futility of obtaining the least co-gage coolies fought at the entrance operation from these Government of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown was with the London Regiment..
wharf yesterday, and were a Departments it will be our policy. in the future to publish our in-rested by a Chinese detective. In Join H.M.S. "Hawkins" and
$5 or 7 days formation without referring such fining defendants matters that concern the author hard labour, Mr. Schofield ordered ities to those or any other author- that each sign a bond in $50 to be ities, leaving it to Government to of good behaviour for a year. refute any error that may creep into the reports: Only in this way, it seems, will we be able to perform our duty to the public.
are
transferred to "Carlisle" which is. due to leave for Home on Friday.
Wreaths were sent by the Cap-- tain, officers, warrant officers and other ranks and also from several R.A.O.B. lodges. A special R.A.O.E.. also held.. funeral ceremony was
a member of the deceased being Ambrose Lodge.
MRS. G. JA SEQUEIRA.
The Rev. Father G. M. Spads,.
who The three Chinese charged with the illegal detention of Mow Yat-chuen, who was last week discharged by Major C. Willson, O.B.E., on a charge of alleged em- hezzlement, appeared before the of the U.S. Consul-General at Loseby for the prosecution, asked Miss Caroline Jenkins, daughter Magistrate this morning. Mr. F. H. Canton, arrived yesterday from for leave to withdraw the charge assisted by the Rov. Fathers Rosal
against the three accused, remark- Teruzzi and seminarists, conducted). ing that his client (Mow) preferred the burial service yesterday of Mrs.. to take a civil action against them. G. J. Sequeria who died yesterday Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant Director morning at No. 2, Granville-rond,
Kowloon. of Criminal Intelligence, raised no
Among the wreaths were those objection to the case being dropped, and the Magistrate accordingly dis-sent by the Standard Oil Co. and
the Co.'s staff in Hong Kong: -
out that the allegation, if true, is liable to prejudice the friendli- ness between the taxpayers and Manila. the authorities.
Mr. Victor M. Smith, shipping Taxes have for a good many director of the U.S. Government, years constituted a sore point passed through yesterday on the with the classes which have to 8.8. President McKinley." pay in Canton.. If the end is justified, the Cantonese merchant views a levy as an outlay of busi- ness expenditure, for which he Such gets something in return. return has been given and the strong point of Marshal Li Chai- sum's Government is consistency -consistency which has prevent-{denly yesterday. ed grumbling, Is that enough. though? Progressive expansion- ist and conservative are terms which come to mind in an at- tempt to describe the policy of serious injury, the Canton Government.
None
Among passengera leaving for charged the three men. Home by the R.M.S.. "Empress of Asin" on July 18, is Mr. D. Neilson of the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company.
News has been received in the Colony by cable to the effect that Mr. T. G. Nixon, of. Messrs. Dad- well and Co., Shanghai, died sud-
As
ACTRESS'S LOSS.
ALL THE ACCUSED DISCHARGED.
RECLAMATION "FIND."
yesterday's
The deceased lady was the wife of Mr. G. 3. Sequeria, formerly ... manager of the late firm of Marty & Co.
The husband was chief mourner.. Others were the two sons, Mr. A. D. C. 1. Sequeria, both of the Standard Oil Co., the latter being the well-known clicss player, and. Mr. F. Barradas, a son-in-law,
Sympathy will be felt with the family and relatives in their bereavement.
POLICE RESERVE.
Mr. Sirdar Khan's 6-year-old
reported in daughter was knocked down by a "China Mail," the police raided tramcar at the junction of Tin Lok-No, 2 Moon-street and arrested two! lane, but luckily escaped without Chinese youths and ten youngsters on charges of implication in the
Ordera by the Hon. Mr.-E. D. C.. burglary, on Sunday morning, on Wolfe, C.M.G., Captain Superinten- While a young Chinese woman the second floor of No. 127, Praya dent of Police, was seeing friends off on the s.. East. When they were charged, "Tai Ming" yesterday afternoon, a before Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday
ornament worth $95.
June 11.
Chinese Company. Advanced men of the Chinese-
in itself is correct or sufficient.
Training School. Rather, the impression we have
The weekly classes for Police Re- gained is that the aim has been thief anatched her handbag con- morning, one of the boys, defend-servists at the Police Training steadily to achieve stolidity. With talning, a gold chain and a jade ed by Mr. A. el Arculli, was dis- School, Kowloon, will be held on charged because there was no evi-Wednesday, July 11 at G pm. changes in the personnel of the
dence against him.
sharp. All members of the Chin- Provincial Government and in the Sir Charles Eliot, a former Vice- The case against the other eleven one and Indian Companies who have Chancellor of the University of was taken by His Worship yester-not yet passed Part 2 of Training military..administration (by
Hong Kong, arrived in London day afternoon, when the victim of Course must attond. dividing Kwangtung into areas of from Japan, where he has resided the burglary, a Chinese actress
Squad Drill command), Marshal Li Chai-sum for a number of years, by the named Pak Lin, gave evidence that All recruits of the Chinese and has considerably enhanced his N.Y.K. 3.8. "Fushimi Maru" on when she retired to sleep at 4 a.m. Indian Companies, and of the Fly- on Sunday everything in her flat ing Squad will parade at Central Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 10, 1928. position. And every Chinese gov
was in order. When she awoke two Police Station on Thursday, July ernor of to-day who does so be- Acting on information received, hours later, a leather bag contain-12 at 6.30 p.m. sharp for Squad gets confidence all round. To do the police arrested "a man, who is ing $400 in notes and jewellery and Drill
under Sergeant Condon ACHIEVING SOLIDARITY,
so, however, there has had to be alleged to have some connection clothing worth $250, was missing. Dress: Mufti.
with the piracy of steamers, at concentration on revenue. Is the Cheungchau yesterday. The sua means of bringing the eleven ac- The missing bag proved to be the While Hong Kong is following time now ripe for a moderation pect, says a vernacular report, is cused into the dock. One of the Company to be detailed by the O.C.. the even tenor of its ways and in that policy, so as to lighten now detained for investigation. youngsters was found in Tai Yuen-will parade at the Police Training other parts of China occupy much the burden borne by the mer-
street trying to sell it to a ragman. School, Kowloon, on Wednesday, of the Colony's attention, not as chants, and thus help trade?
Alleged to have been beaten by The lad was detained and ques-July 11 at 6 p.m.. sharp for Ex- Indian guard No. 772, with a pofe, tioned, and information given by tended Order and Baton Drill under much thought has been given to
Although not a great deal can in the course of a fight, Indian him led to the rald at No. 2 Moon-Inspector Paterson. Dress: Mufti, Canton as,
say, three months be expected from the ultimatum police constable, Harmon Singh, street, where $51 work of the Rifle. Side-Arms, and Truncheon to ago, when the interchange of which Mr. T. V. Soong, the Na- necessitated his removal to
yesterday suffered injuries which stolen clothing was recovered.ba carried. official visits was made. In the
theThere was no trace of the money!
Indian Company. tionalist Minister of Finance, is to Government Civil Hospital. practical term of dollars and deliver on behalf of the Chinese
and jewellery.
Strength-Constablo R220 R P.. His Worship, after hearing the Ghilote is permitted to resign aa cents, it is impossible to estim- bankers of Shanghai to the mili-Colony by the "Empress of Asia" effect that Mr. Arculli's client and
Among those who arrived in the evidence of the defence to the from June 30. ate what benefit has accrued. In tary leaders assembled in Peking, were Mok Wing-sun, ex-tuchun of six of the other accused, had dis-
Flying: Squad. Leave-Constables R304 Lam the sphere of friendly co-opera- the gesture conveyed by the tax- Canton. On leaving Canton eight covered the bag with some of the Chung-mow, RS05 Lo Shiu-wah, and tion, however, it is known for a payer is significant as being the or nine years ago, he has since been least expensive clothing on the re- R844 Poon Lok-chi have been grant- fact that the result is encourag- thin end of the wedge. This ges- 70 years of age and is returning to the accused as, though they were from the Colony commencing July
staying in Shanghai. He is over clamation, decided to discharge alled one month's leave of absence- ing. Although the long hoped-for ture may serve as an example to Kwellin, Kwangsi, to retire. hoom has not come, the slightly the spokesmen of Canton to strive
in possession of the stolen property.18. yet the way they acquired it show- The weekly instructional patrol' perceptible but steady improve for a voice in matters 'financial, A Chinese was yesterday charged, fed they wore not connected with the of the Hong Kong Section will take
In the circum-leading to harmonious collabora Kowloon
before Mr. W. Schofield at the burglary.
place on Thursday, July 12. Fall' Maglstraży, for up- His Worship's opinion was that in at Central Police Station at 5:15 stances, can the Canton Govern- tion with the Government. We rooting three trees planted by the apparently the thieves had aban-p.m. sharp, Dress: Khaki uniform. ment do more to help the mil-suggest that impartial minds in Forestry Deparment outside the doned the least expensive of the
Sharpshooters. lions of people in Kwangtung to- Canton will not resent our saying Worship imposed a fine of $20 or. found it, and there seemed to have out at Kennedy-road Range on Wed- Yaumati. Railway Station. His booty at the spot where the boys. Revolver practice will be carried' wards recovery of prosperity? that some measure of relief is due in default, three weeks hard labour. been a general meles in the neighnesday July 11 at 5 p.m. Members, Only yesterday, reliable informa- to the merchants, outside of the
bourhood caused by everyone try-will assembla at the range at that tion was conveyed to us that the redemption of the official note nection with the recent armed "find."
The six Chinese, arrested in con- Ing to get something out of the time with their revolvers, belts and number of arrests for what issue. Such relief is best given robbery in a Chinese medicine shep might be termed as petty offences by reducing taxation, direct or in- at No. 84, Des Voeux-road West, has increased during the last ten direct. It will have the distinc made a further formal appearance days to an extent to cause, not tion of being an immediate filllip before Major C. Willson, O.B.E.,.at 100 SMUGGLED FROM CANTON uneasiness, but irritation. It to commerce and industry. The ing, when his Worship fixed the
the Central Magistracy this morn
appeara
that officers in one or people's buying and spending hearing of the case for 2.15 p.m., two revenue producing depart power goes up in ratio. And with on Thursday next. ments have taken a sudden turn the war to all intents over with
ment continuea,
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JADE BANGLES.
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holsters.
(Sgd.) W.
Adjutant.
Hong Kong.
1928.
TO HONG KONG.
In the course of a recent leading article on crucity to animala, the More than one hundred pairs of "Pinang Gazette cald: "England Jade bangles were discovered by the led Europe in this crusade for" custom officers, when the s.a. "Fat humanity one hundred years ngo. in their policy towards the public. all or nearly all the important pro- board the Mongkok ferry launch at Canton yesterday morning. The one or two men of high There was some excitement on shan" was about to depart from The British must lead Asin to-day. All along, the law, as practised, ducing provinces again in inter- 8 o'clock last night when the bangles, valued at over $1,000 were position will lead the movement, it has not been clear; but the point course-the time to make a start cry of "Man overboard" was beard hidden under the bunkers. It is will be supported with enthusiasm now stressed is that most of the is now; if only because the de The launch was stopped and the order to evade the Customs duty in point of fact, declares the "Slam while the vessel was in midstream.alleged that they were smuggled In and they will march to success."" persons charged have been mulct-gree of tax-reduction fellowing a prompt action of the crew resulted at Canton, During the search, 'a Observer,” as far as this part of: ed in heavy fines. We are not in period of distress will have great possession of facts to question er effect than when prosperity the legality of the penalties in has set in through unlooked-for flicted; but we respectfully point causes.
in the rescue of an elderly. Chinese fruit hawker, who was unaware of Asta is concerned, Siam, has led the passenger who had either fallon or the hatches being opened, acciden- way In respect of animal welfare, unconscious when brought out and his leg. He was immediately re-action nearly two years before, that jumped into the water. Ho was tally, walked into it and fractured the local society having been in
was transferred to a police launch. moved to hospital.
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