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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

CAPT. W. H. SPARKES

DIES OF PNEUMONIA IN LOCAL HOSPITAL

HERO OF "SAN NAM HOT"*

run.

13, 1929.

LIFE OF A KING →

'YUGO-SLAVIA'S SOLDIER AND RULER

SIMPLICITY AND CHARM

POLICE AT PLAY

ALL-SPORT COMPETITION

RESULTS

INTERESTING POSITION

THE CHINA MAIL,

SHADOWS BEFORE. "IN OTHER PLACES

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The All-Sport Competition of the Hong Kong Police Force which is producing keen rivalry between the policemen of Hong Kong and Kowloon, was taken a step fur- ther by the running of two relay races on the grounds of the Kow-tain Young Man." loon Cricket Club. The position

The Belgian Minister, M. de Warzes d'Hermalle, left Peking for Shanghai and Nanking recently,| says the Chinese press,

Some 50,000 bags of four, cost-

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN

IN THE "MAIL "

TO JAVA

-To-day--Harmston's Circus, Praya! East Reclamation, 9.15 p.m.

To-day Queen's Theatre; One of the heroes of the piracy King Alexander of Yugoslavia, on board the 5.8. "San Nam Hoi" who celebrated his 40th birthday

"Becky."

To-day-World Theatre; "Chang," about a year ago, Captain W. H. only last December, holds a position Sparkes, died of pneumonia at the that is unique among the Sover

Chinese picture "Kick Kick Be According to the Russian papers Quick" (2.30 and 7.15 p.m.) Comrade Ostrovsky will be tried in Matilda Hospital at 2.30 p.m., eigns of Europe, and has lived a yesterday.

life crowded with adventure, states

To-day--Star Theatre: "A Cer-Nanking. He is charged with dis- correspondent of "The Times."

seminating Soviet propaganda in Sixty-five years of age at the a

To-day-Majestic Theatre; "Big-Shanghal. Dr. Fischer will de-i time of his death, the On both sides he comes of pure deceased had been a seafarer since Serb stock. His father. King Peter, at the present time is a tle of ger Than Eanum's," and Cathryn" fand."

seven points each, with three Feb. 14-15-Star Theatre; "The he was a lad, and was at one time was elected to the Serbian throne

mere events to be contested, Dove."

As the result of a collision with a pilot at Colombo. He came out after the assassination of King

Feb. 14-15-WorldTM Theatre; the G.MS. "Kwanglee" near the to China some 30 years ago and Alexander Obrenovitch in 1903. His namely, boxing, golf, and tennis.

Prince Alexander, The two relay races were be- "Rosita," Chinese picture "Kan. Nantao Bund, Shanghal, last Satur carly became connected with grandfather,

The Great Knight, Errant" (2.80 day afternoon, says the Chinese Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, reigned over Serbia from 1842 to tween the following teams:---

"A" Team Relay

and 7.15 p.m.)

press, a junk loaded with bricks was! having command of the a.s. 1858, when she was still a vassal

Hong Kong.-L/S. Shepherd. Feb. 14-16 Queen's Theatre;unk but the three members of its "Peking" on the Shanghai-Ningpo state under the Turks. His great-

That was about 25 years grandfather, Kara George, a well-P/S. Russell, P.C. Rogers and "Revenge."

crew were rescued. Feb. 15-Macdona"Players' Stage ngo. Captain Sparkes had been to-do peasant who could not write P/S. Post.

Kowloon.-P.C. Post, L/S. "The Philanderer" at Star Thea- on the West River for about nine his own name, won the leadership years, and had been in command of the Serbs in their first war of Lamont, Mr. Calthorp, A.S.P., tre, Kowloon in their final performing $100,000, have been purchased

ance 9.16 p.m.

in Shanghai by the Famine Rellef of the "San Nam Hor" for the last Independence by his rugged genlus and P.C. Allen.

Distance: One mile.

Feb. Won by

16-17-Majestic and impetuous valour, and gave his six years.

Theatre; Society for distribution in Honan to the national dynasty. Kowloon by many yards. Time: "Brown Derby."

Shensi and Kansu. As soon as When the "San Nam Hoi" was name

Fab., 16-Variety entertainment transportation is available, these pirated last year, Captain Sparkes Through his mother, King Alexan-8mina. 58aeca.

In this event one man ran 880 by the K.O.S.B. as farewell to Mra. will be sent to the famine districts. and Chief Engineer M. F. der is grandson of Nicholas, the Houghton put up a stubborn fight last King of Montenegro, one of the yards, one 440 yards and two Luard, Theatre Royal. 9 p.m. against heavy odds and succeeded astutest of Balkan statesmen and a 220 yards each. It proved to be in driving the pirates from the poet of no mean order: and thus he a rather easy win for Kowloon ship. The affair, however, result has in his veins the blood of a long who led right from the start. el in Chief Officer Harry Conway line of mountaineers, who kept Ser- Lamont proved to be a very good

in Szechuan, has handed over the Feb. 16-17-Star Theatre; "The command of his forces to Gen. Koo and an Indian Guard of the ship blan nationality alive through the No. 1 man for Kowloon, and the being killed, whilst another Guard period of greatest national humilia best half-miler in the Police

Ju-tung and entered a temple for Force. He ran against Rogers Feb. 16-19-W. R. Banvard's New training, preparatory to becoming If the King stands nearer by (Hong Kong) and easily out- Musical Comedy Co., at Starla monk. Honoured By The Government

For their bravery, both Captain blood to his own people than any distanced him, gaining a lead of Theatre, 9.15 p.m.

Mr. Calthorp Feb. 17-19 Queen's Theatre; It is understood that the Arst of Sparkes and Chief Engineer monarch of any European country

the American financiers Interested i was another outstanding runner Theatre; "Emden." Houghton were honoured at Gov- for centuries past he has, also, fully 150 yards.

Feb. 18-10-World Theatre; in the purchase of the Electricity ernment House at the end of shared their good and evil fortunes for the Kowloon team in this race.

Impetuous Youth," Chinese picture Department are due to arrive in "A Courageous Girl" (2.90 and 7.15 Shanghai on February 12 (to-day); Another two American financiera Feb. 18-19-Star Theatre;. "His are due a week later, while Mr. A. p.m.)

Secretary."

Brooke Smith is expected there about February 22.

was severely wounded.

tion.

"B' Team Relay Hong Kong-L/S. Nolan, L/S.

Gowans. Wagland, L/S. Harris and L/S.

Feb. 16-17-World Theatre; "The Chinese press telegrams. state Wizard," Chinese picture "Who Is that Gen. Yang Sen, having been The Guilty One" (2.30 and 7.15 defeated by the Nationalist leaders p.m.).

Kid Brother."

August last by the Hon. Mr. W. T. to a degree for which there is no Southorn, C.M.G., then Officer Ad- paralicl, save, perhaps, in the case ministering the Government, of King Albert in the trenches of Captain Sparkes was presented Flanders. Born at his grandfather's

Cettigne he Court in

spent with a silver tea set.

A native of Cornwall, Captain his early years with his exiled Sparkes leaves a widow, but no father in Geneva, and in the Corps children. Much sympathy will be 3 Pages of the Tear in St. Peters- felt for Mrs. Sparkes, who has burg. He only became heir to the been Home for the last two years. Serbian throne in 1909, when the Kowloon by many yards. Time: Amateur Dramatic Club presents 28 years headmaster of the Victoria |

folly of his elder brother George

Linden.

Kowloon-P.C. Woods, P/S. Jessop, L/S. Brittain and P.C. Distance: Half a-mile. Won by

1min. 3914secs.

This was a more closely con- Death took place after a very led to a change in the order of suc

Although Kowloon short illness. Captain Sparkes

cession at the height of the Bosnian tested race. contracted a cold some weeks ago,

In the Balkan also led all the way from the annexation crisis. but he did not become seriously ill until last Friday when he had War of 1912 he held nominal com-start, there was not much dis- mand of the First Army, and won tance between the respective run. to go to hospital. There his ail- his spurs at the dicisive battle of ners until the last pair got away. ment was diagnosed as pleurisy.

His share in the two Each man ran 220 yards.

Events decided to date com- Treatment was successful for victorious campaigns against Tur- some time, but pneumonia super-key and Bulgaria made him popu-prise: vening, Captain Sparkes gradual-ar in the Army, and when lil-health ly sank until death intervened forced King Peter to delegate his yesterday afternoon.

powers, the young Prince, on June

Kumanovo.

The funeral, which takes place 24, 1914, became Regent and tech this afternoon, will pass the nically Commander-in-Chief, al-' Monument at 5 o'clock.

though, of course, control lay with the military chief.

MR. W. H. F. CARY

FUNERAL CEREMONY AT

MACAO

·

Throughout

the years which followed, the

Billiards. Won by Kowloon, Bowls. Won by Hong Kong. Rifle Shooting.-Won by Hong Kong.

Revolver Shooting. Won by Kowloon.

Tug-of-War (2).-Won by Kowloon.

Footoall-Draw, 1 goal each.

Feb.

"Love."

***

Mr. Bennett E. Shaw, M.A., for

arrived In Kuala Lumpur recently, from Penang, having come out by the "Macedonia," and was warmly welcomed at the station. He retired from educa- tional activities in Malaya, aix

Feb. 18-19-Majestic Theatre; "Smooth As Satin."

Feb. 19, 21, 22, 23, 26-Hong Kong

"On Approval," at the Theatre Institution, Royal.

20-23-Queen's Theatre;

Lammert's Auction Feb. 18, 19, 20-At Talkoo Sugar Factory, Quarry Bay, a quantity of years ago and the present visit is surplus stores. 10.80 a.m.-

due to the Importunity of the Old Boys of the V.I, in whose hearts matches; Mr. Shaw has found an abiding place. Mr. Shaw expects to spend Y.M.C.A. about two months in Malaya and

Sports Today Interport China v. Shanghai.

Feb. 14-European whist drive at 9 p.m.

Meetings

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will be present, says the "Malayan Feb. 16-Interport matches Daily Express," at the opening of United Services v. Shanghai. the new V.I. building which is to Feb. 17-China New Year take place towards the end of March. steeplechase meeting of Fanling Hunt, at Kwanti race course, 3 pm. Mr. "Pussyfoot" Johnson arrived Years of the War

Feb. 25, 26, 27 & Mar. 2-Hong In Penang recently on his way to Within a week of this change the

Kong Jockey Club Annual Race Burma and addressed a gathering murder of the Archduke at Sera-

Meeting.

at the Anglo-Chinese Girls School. jevo caused an acute crisis in

Feb. 18, 19, 20-At Taikoo Sugar There was an audience of some 50, Austro-Serbian relations, and it

Plans have been approved for the Mr. W. H. F. Cary, of fell to Prince Alexander to address the diversion of the highway at Factory, Quarry Bay, a quantity of among whom were Mr. J. H. Pedlow, Mr. 3. Ebling, Mr. Bhasa Bhiraj, an S-shaped surplus stores, 10.30 am. the Green Island Cement Co., an urgent appeal for help to Tear Hogger's Corner,

Dr. Calvert, Messrs. N. Pon- Macao, whose death, following an Nicholas when the ultimatum of "death trap" at Barnes, at an es-

nudurai, D. D. Chellah, D. Y. To-day-Regular Monthy Meet Peters, Khoo Cheng Hoe, Abdullah operation for apendicitis, has July 23, showed that Austria-Hung-timated cost of £2,363.

ing of Marine Engineers' Guild of Ariff, Mohamed All, Rev. Pykett, already been reported, was buried ary was bent on war.

Joseph Webb, 28, married, and China (Hong Kong Branch) at Rev. Hoover, Rev. and Mrs. Schurr, at Macao on Monday.

Mr. J. L. Galloway officiated at Prince Regent lived the life of a Wille Simms, 18, of Blackwood, Guild Office, 67 Des Voeux Road, Rev. and Mrs. Peach, Mr. and Mrs.

Zumation, Miss Kenyon, the graveside in the presence of soldier, and shared with his sub- were killed by a fail of stone in Oak Central, 6 p.m.

Feb. 15-Thirty-first jects, the great retreat across Aldale (Mon.) Steam Coal Colllery. a large gathering,

Dumez and Miss Johnston. The chief mourner was the de-bania. When the remnants of the

Chester City Council ja to take meeting of the "Star" Ferry Co. close the Rev. Pykett proposed a ceased's widow, who was accom-Serbian Army were reassembled on panied by Mrs. H. B. Parker, Mrs. the Macedonian front, he remained a poll of the ratepayers on the ques-Co.'s Office, 12.90 p.m. T. H. Smith and Mrs. J. L. with them until he and they could tion of obtaining powers to subati-

re-enter Serbia together after the tute omnibuses for trams, '. Galloway.

Others who attended the final victory. funeral were Messrs. H. B. The only occasion on which he Parker, A. Ireson, J. M. Hood, left the Army throughout the War T. H. Smith, G. Buchanan, D. was in March and April, 1916, when Buchanan, R. Buchanan, W. he paid a brief visit to Paris and Jockisch, A, G. Bethell, H. C. London and received the warm wel-

Motor thieves stole from the Weisman, A. S. Basto, A. Alvarez, come which his gallantry had merit- Xavier, Dromoa, Remedios, J. ed. It was then that he received a Robin Inn, Icklesham, Sussex, near- Salles, F. Salles, L. Gomes, V. G. deputation, headed by the Arch-ly all the wines, spirits, tobacco, Schonkinin, Gilhornoff, Perdriau, bishop of Canterbury, the Lord and cigars. Adkins, Chalmers, Ollerton, Capt. Mayor, and Sir Edward Carson, and

J. Luz. Capt. Jones, Somerville, publicly expressed his conviction

Egan, M. de Silva, Dr. Loo, Capt. that in the final victory "the Yugo-

Buchanan, Officers and outdoor

mony.

Running to help a woman who was knocked down and killed by a bus in Leicester, Stanley Hale found she was his mother.

Papel p

annual

Ltd., Messrs. Jardine Matheson &

Miss At the

vote of thanks to the speaker. He Feb. 16Tenth ordinary meeting left by the Matang for Moulmein. of shareholders of the Bank of East Asia, Ltd., at Chinese Merchants" Club, China Building (5th floor), 3 p.m.

Feb. 16-Annual meeting of shareholders of Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co., Ltd., Exchange Bldg.,

Noon. (2nd floor) Des Voeux-rd. Cil

Feb. 20 China Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd.'s thirty-second annual meeting, 6th floor, Pedder Bullding, 12.15 p.m.

Feb. 21-Annual general meeting European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon,

of

6.80 p.m.

Feb. 21-Annual Meeting of European YM.C.A, at Kowloon, 6

Messrs.

T Fulham, and many others of slay people, united in a single figure who could rally, all sections his European and Chinese friends. State, will have their part." This and provinces in a single cause, and Wreaths included those from: was the first official Serbian pro-that in consequence the Crown has His beloved wife Zelma, Sister nouncement in favour of the Yugo- been reluctantly, but inexorably, Annie, Sister Florence, Mr. and slav ides, and those behind the forced into the political arena, ne

Feb. 22-Fourth Annual meeting Mrs. J. L. Galloway, Mr. and Mrs.cenes were even then aware that the only neutral element in a comp.m. H. B. Parker and family, Mr. and his Prime Minister, M. Fashitch plex situation, and for that vary Mrs. A. Ireson, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. (whose leanings were strongly Pan- reason bound to risk its neutrality of Hong Kong Telephone Co., Ltd.

Echange Bldg., (2nd floor) noon.

Feb. 23-Further extraordinary Smith, Mr. J. M. Hood, Messrs. G. Serb and Orthodox), disapproved of (by definite constructive action.

King Alexander is a man of great Its form and had for that reason Buchanan, D. Buchanan, R. absented himself from the cere- personal charm and simplicity of meeting of shareholders of Hong!

character, and generally open to Kong & Shanghal Banking Cor staff of Chinese Maritime Cus- Prince Alexander always showed ideas from all quarters. But it laporation, City Hall, 12.45 p.m. toms, A. Alvarez, Chan L Thong,

March 1Hong Kong Tramways n sympathetic attitude towards the essential to namember that be is

Annual Meeting, Mr. H. C. Weisman, A. S. Basto, leaders of the Yugo-slay Committee, above all a soldier, who during long Ltd.. Capt, J. Luz, Ah Pat, Kwok and realized that unity could not years, when most Hairs-Apparent Jardine's office, noon." Leung, British Mess 99, Prain be satisfactorily achieved on a nar- are subject to formative influences Grande.

rowly Serb basis. He therefore of a pacific and normal character, welcomed the Declaration of Corfu, had to face the ordeal of three Singapore guests were entertain-which was agreed upon by the wars, foreign conquest, famine, and ed to dinner by the Lumpur Serbian Prime Minister and the conspiracy. On the other hand, his Rotary Club at the

Masonic Yugo-slav Committee in July, 1917, father has left him a legacy of Hall,

Kuala Lumpur, recently, and which laid down the broad lines strongly liberal and constitutional Mr. Andrew Caldecott presiding on which the futurs State of the leanings King Peter once translat Following the loyal toasts, Mr. Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was to ed John Stuart Mill's "Essay on Cumarasamní proposed the visitors.be built, if victory should be achiev- Liberty into Serbian. Torn be and the Hon. Mr. W. S. Gibson reed. He, was not, however, able to tween the carnest desire to follow sponded. The President, in pro-resist the Pan-Serb and centralist strictly Parliamentary lines and a posing "Singapore," said he had tendencies which asserted them, personal preference for the com once had the pleasure of living in selves in the new State, and which, pany of military men, he was in- Singapore for eight months, and were represented by M. Pashitch, evitably influenced by the perennial that evening presented the first real The attempt upon the lives of the bickerings and kaleidoscopic opportunity since his return to Regent and the Prime Minister on changes of party leaders, and at Kuala Lumpur to say (outside the June 29, 1921, as they were return last, convinced that only strong domestic audience), that Singapore ing from Parliament after the measures could arrest the political was a much nicer place than Kuala ratification of the new "Vidovdin chaos and atrophy with which the Feb 21-Hong Kong Horticul

Miscellaneous To-day Lecture on "The Re glon Of To-day And The Science Of Tomorrow," by Rev. Fr. R. Gallagher, J., at St. Patrick's Hall, 5 Garden Road, 5.80 p.m.

Feb. 16-Interport Dinner" at Savor Hotel, 8:p.m...

Kowloon, Feb. 17-Y.M.C.A., Quiet Hour. Speaker, Mr. J. H Hunt, 9 pm.

Feb. 18-Fireside Discussion: Education, at European Y.M.C.A. Kowloon, 9pm.vna ses Feb. 20-At St. Patrick's Hall, B Garden Road, the Rev. Fr. P. Joy, SJ, lectures on "A Book And Its Story," 5.80 p.m.vling

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"TIP TOES" From the Winter Gardens Theatre, London.

Prices of Admission

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Laumpar, It had its drawbacks, Constitution," was an evil oman State was threatened, tarned in deatura Society annual show, Volun- ENGINE

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however. It had no Rotary Club, for a new regime which had only pair to his military associates for teer Headquarters/ although he believed there was a been rendered possible by the mis help. He has had every reason to Feb 22-HK.V.D.G Annual In movement on foot to Inaugurate taken tactics of absention adopted be disillusioned at party leadership spection at Murray Parade ground, one there. Mr. R. M. Williams, towards Belgrade by the Croat Pea in these 10 years, alike among Serbs 5.50 pm. President of the Singapore Amosant Party. It is no secret that and Croats, and he is known to have Feb. ciation, responded in a humorous King Alexander, since the death of resented very keenly, on more than stone of the Kowloon branch speech.

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