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THE CHINA MAIL,
FOR THE SERVICES
THE WEYAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS' HOME
FORMALLY OPENED
Much Interest attaches to the portraits of the King and Queen, which were specially signed by their Majesties for this Home, and which are the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Knight Anstey in loving memory of their Įson, 2nd Lt. Harry Anstey, R.F.C.,. Yesterday afternoon His Excel-who was killed on February 21, lency the Governor, (Sir, Cesil 1918. Clementi, K.G.M.G.) opened the I draw your attention to the fact new Wesleyan Sailors' and Soldiers' that a sum of $15,000 is still need Home, Praya East, in the presence ed to complete the scheme for this of a large gathering who took ad-Sailors and Soldiers Home. Many vantage of the 'opportunity to Ins demands are made from time to pect the new building,
time upon the generosity of the Hong Kong public; but in view of the debt which this Colony owes to service men, I am confident that before long the sum still needed will
His Excellency who was accom- panied by Captain AJL Whyte, Alde-de-Camp, and Major H. B. L. Dowbiggin (Hon. A.D.C.), was re-
calved by a Guard of Honour of Naval men drawn from the flagship, H.M.S. "Kent," whilst the Band of the Queen's Royal Regiment played the National Anthem,
now Home
be found.
I wish this Home a long and beneficent career.
PATHAN MURDERERS AND
CHEAP LIVES
After Inspecting the Guard of ON INDIAN FRONTIER Honour, His Excellency formal- ly declared the opened by pushing apart the gates leading to it. Later H. E. was con- ducted by the Rev. J. C. Knight Anstey, President, on a round of Inspection of the building.
"Unfortunately people here hold life very cheap and more murders are committed for petty quarrela Distinguished Gathering
than as a consequence of highway Following the opening ceremony. robbery," said Mr. Isemonger, In- the gathering assembled in the spector-General of Police, giving largo Hall, those present including evidence before the Simon Joint the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn and Free Conference at a recent sitting, Mrs. Southorn, H. E. the Comman-aays Reuter's Peshawur correspon- der-in-Chief, China atation (Vice-dent.
Admiral Sir Reginald Y. Tyrwhitt), The conference is inquiring lato H.E.. the General Officer com- the working of the Jirgah system manding South China (Major in the provincial districts, under General C. C. Luard), Colonel which tribal councils of elders try R. B. Skinner, the Hon. Sir both sivil and oriminal cases which Henry Pollock and Lady Pollock, could not be taken before the ordin-, the Bishop of Victoria andary courts. Mrs. Duppuy the Dean of St. John's The system, said Mr. Isamanger, Cathedral and Mrs. Swann, the Rev. had worked satisfactorily on the G. T. Waldegrove, Mr. G. G. Alabas-whole and had proved very efficaci. ter, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Sayer, ous and should not be changed or Mr. W. L. Pattenden, Mr. and Mrs. modified unless there were excep J. H. Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wtional reasons for so doing, Ingram, Mr. P. Sands, many Naval, Military and Air Force representa- tives, members of the Church body, and others.
Mr. Isemanger then furnished atatistic showing that they had 6,000 policemen and 5,000 Frontier $2.00
Hie Lordship the Bishop of Vic-constabulary, upon whom a sum of £375,000 was spent annually." toria offered up a dedicatory prayer, Remainder of Covered Stand $1.00
after which the Rev. Knight Anstey Last year there were 614 true cases addressed those present. He first of murder and 1,052 cases of burg- Booking at Moutrie's and Lane, Crawford's. Admission to Open Stands
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of all expressed thanks on behalf lary and housebreaking.
GOVT. DEFEAT
-*· LABOUR TAKES BYE-
ELECTION
NORTH MIDLOTHIAN
London, Yesterday. The Government has been de- feated in the bye-election in North Midlothian which was necessary owing to the death of Bir George Clark Hutchinson.
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Mr. Andrew Clark (Labour) 7,917 Major John Colville (Con-
servative) ...
6,965
Mr. David Kier (Liberal). 8,130) Mr. Lawis Spence (Scottish
Nationalist)
Labour majority
842
952 Reuter.
EX-BRITISH CONSUL
MR. LANGFORD SMITH 19 PRESUMED DEAD
Shanghat, Yesterday. The British Supreme Court has granted an application for liberty to présume the death of Mr. Langford Smith, until lately the British Consul at Chefoo, and re- cently transferred to Amoy, who joined the steamer "Ninghai" at Shanghai on December 13 for Amoy. The captain later sent a wireless message to say that he was not on board.
On enquiry on arrival of the "Ninghai" at Amoy, it was stated that Mr. Langford Smith was last seen at 10 p.m. on the night of December 18, going to his cabla. His absence was discovered on the following morning. Mr. Smith left letters, from which it was believed that he intended to commit suicide.
STANDARD TIME.
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Sunrise and Sunset in Hong
A good Kong for February 1929,
of the Committee to His Excellency portion of the police, were needed (standard time of the 120th Meri- and the Government for kind treat to guard the cantonments, and city dian, East of Greenwich), is ment in the way of compensalon, areas.
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Acknowledgments
The speaker said that a few weeks ago he thought the gather- ing might be held under a cloud as
Witness then described the special the special photographs of the
their difficulties of the District Officer's King and Queen were on way from England and he did not work: know whether they had been alga- ed or not. It transpired, however, that they had been signed before Hla Majesty was taken ill, and he was sure that those present would have been more than relieved at the recent improvement in his health.
follow:
Bunrise. Sunset.
of the Government in connection sioner in Peshawur, held that the Feb. with the erection of the new build-Jirgah system was
effective, pro-
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and senior officer took care to delete promptly the name of any elder who had been influenced or bribed. recommended that the system be preserved.
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Mr. Austey then tendered thanks to the Commander-in- Chief and the General for their interest in the new build-would be agreeable, therefore, to ing, and expressed the hope that accept any decision taken in pur- they would feel that the best suance of high policy, the establish- had been done for the welfare of ment of a responsible legislature the Servicemen. After thanking on the frontier would only weskon the Hon. Mr. Southorn and Mrs. executive authority and make the Southern, Mr. Knight Anstey said already difficult task of preserving he had received a cable from the law and order more difficult. Secretary of the Army, Navy and Air Force Board offering congra-| tulations.
He also mentioned the gift of two pianos by the ladies of the Church Aid at Wanchai, and referred to other gifts, including those from Chinese friends. Mr. Knight Anstey said the men were worth Derving, and they had therefore put up a building worthy of them. Mr. A. J. May, the architect of the Wesleyan Mission, had shown con- siderable ingenuity in his design. arid he thought those present would be impressed by the facilities of the new Home. It was a strictly non- sectarian Institution, to which all were welcome.
Worthily. Fulfilled
H. E. the Governor said:- It has been a great pleasure to me this afternoon to declare this fine building open to all service men without distinction of rank or creed. My inspection of the building bas batisfied me that the motto "Ser vice for Service Men"-has here been worthily fulfilled and I am cor- tain that all service men in this Colony will feel grateful to the Rev. Mr. Knight Anstey, the Wesleyan Naval and Military chaplain, for all that he has done, is doing and la about to do on their behalf.
Mr. Knight Anstey's Interest in soldiers and sailors has been life- kong and was inherited by him from bis father, who was a Naval "archi- tect, who his brother, Rear- Admiral Knight Anstey, once served In Hong Kong, and was, deeply in- berested in the old Sailors and Boldiers Home in Arsenal-street, now replaced by the building.in which we stand.
Specially Sent Here Aittor 27 years' work in India, Mr. Knight Anstey was specially tent here, in order that he might se to the completion of this Home, and I may safely say that, but for he energy and devotion, the Home would not have been ready for use to-day.
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