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ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR OF A YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT IF IMPORTANT SUBJECTS' DEALT

CLUB CHAIRMEN

AT THE RACES YESTERDAY

With sincere regret the "China Mail' records the passing of Hong Kong's most popular bachelor tai- pan, Mr. Henry Percy White, senior principal of Messrs. Douglas, Lap- raik & Ca., general managers of the Douglas S.S. Co., Ltd., who died ut 2.30 this morning after heart attack at his residence in the bop floor of Frince's-building.

A Painless Passing As senior steward (chairman of the stewards) and an owner, he at- tended the Hong Kong Jockey Club's, race meeting yesterday and gave every appearance of being his cheer- ful self At 1.45 this morning he woke his brother, Mr. A. H. White, who is also a principal in Messrs: Douglas, Lapraik & Co. and who Hives also at Prince's-building. Dr. Aubrey and Dr. Bunje were called in immediately but Mr. H. P.. White died, painlessly, three-quarters of an hour later.

His death will be regretted by aj very wide circle of friends in Hong Kong, South China, Formosa and at Home.

Born in 1862 at Highgate, he was educated at Merchant Taylors School and did not

marry, In addi-

tion to Mr. A. H. White in Hong Kong, there are also two brothers in England. To the three brothers the "China Mall" offers condolence in their bereavement.

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MEDE" AN ARMED ROBBERY DRY SALT HERRINGS

LLISION

#25,000 LOSS

London, Yesterday,

The loss of £26,000 in the figures in the Navy Account relates to the

award of

SEQUEL

CONTRACT

PRELIMINARY TRIAL IMPORT FIRM SUED

HOW POLICE ROUNDED UP SUSPECTS

AN AMAH'S INFORMATION

Hearing was begun by Mr. E. W.

DAIRY FARM CO'S.

FINE YEAR

ANNUAL MEETING

SHAREHOLDERS VOTE $3,000 TO DIRECTORS

DIVIDEND OF $1.25 PER SHARE

Mr. T. G. Weall, Chairman of

CHINESE DEALER ALLEGES DAMAGES

SILVA-NETTO & COʻS, CASE.

His Honour the Pulsne Judge given to this Court by sec- Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre-collision off Amoy in 1023 between tion 27, sub-section 5 of the tary for Foreign Affairs, is suffer H.M. "Diomede" and a foreign Hamilton, at the Central Magle (Mr. Justice Wood) reserved judg the Directors of the Dalty Farm with the ormed robbery at No. 78, then this morning, in the case in sided, at noon today, at the Co.'s (Bankruptcy) Ordinance

which Lee Beng Kee, import mer 83rd ordinary yearly meeting of anding from a chil and is confined to steamer... The latter was released tracy, this morning, in connection ment, sitting in summary jurisdic- Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., pre- certain cases, this Court his room.

on payment of $40,000 and the

High-street, West Point, at 10.80 chant, No. 87, Des Voeux-road West, shareholders in the Company's entitled to Lake into

Mr. G. Locker Lampson. Under Admiralty secured an

a.m., on February 7, when several sued Messrs. Silva-Nette & Co., Town Office, Lower Albert-road. consideration the facts

Foreign Affairs,

But this £32,000 in Hong Kong.

armed men raided the house and got merchants, for $1,000 for alleged Supporting Mr. Weall were the which are proved in the case Secretary for

the was unrecoverable as

away with jewellery and other pro-breach of contract by failure to de- following directors: Hon. Mr. J. of application for discharge and answering questions in the House to award sentence of imprison of Commons, said he did so owing aum

to Sir A. Chamberlain's indisposi-vessel subsequently sank and the perty worth $1,060. Six Chinese liver 500 boxes, each of 420 lbs., of Owen Hughes, Mr. A. B. Stewart, ment not exceeding one year.

coast of America).

M. Manuk (Secretary). owners were, without assets-Rou-men and one woman were charged dried salt herrings (from the weet and Dr. W. V. M. Koch with Mr. tion.

Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, Sr., The shareholders present were who defended said that after Oct. 1, Messrs. W. S. Balloy, C. Makeham, 1928, when the contract was entered 0. G. Alabaster, KC., O.BE., A into, Mr., Silva-Netto was told by Braun, O. Kitchell, H. W. Page, W. his broker on a Sunday, Nov. 4, that Macfarlane, Ho Tung-shun, Wong the plaintiff firm had suspended Chung-ho, E, Abraham, P. Tester, that the master had Chaa Nal-pan, B. W. Bradbury, C. absconded. Mr. Silva-Netto made Pryce and Yung Yueng-zhl.

was

HOOVER'S CABINET

NEW SECRETARY OF WAR ANNOUNCED

MR J. W. GOOD

"As regards this debtor, I am

of questions ter. satisfied that two sets of, facts to

Answering a series award imprisonment against him

regarding the Franco-Belgian mili- have been proved, namely, that of

tary convention of 1920, he said: continuing to trade after know-The text of the Notes exchanged Ing himself to be insolvent, also contracting debts provable in between the French and the Belgian a miltary bankruptcy without having at the Governments recording their re time of contracting the debts any elprocal approval of

on understanding

signed reasonable or probable ground of expectation of being able to pay, September 7, 1920, the object of "Before exercising this power, which was stated to be a reinforce it is only fair that I shall warn ment of the guarantees of peace other persons that in future and security resulting from the I shall in each case consider the Covenant of the League of Nations, Mr. James W. Good will be Secret- advisability of enforcing that pro and was registered with the. League

Hoover's Cabinet, and that Mr. seen the text of the Military Agree William Mitchell, who is Solicitor- ment which was of course not made General, will be Attorney-General. publie nor have I any knowledge of Reuter's American Service. the alleged subsequent interpreta- tion of that agreement."

Washington, Yesterday.

It is definitely announced that

la connection with the affair.

The sccused were:--

Li Kul (25), hat maker; Lo Sui-wing (37), unemployed, Mak Kwal (26), shop coole; " Chu Yui-nam (28), unemploy-

ed;

Kung Kam-wul keeper;

WOTILLE.

(38), abop-payment and

(29).

Chairman's Speech-

vision of subsection 5. In this on November 4, 1920. I have notary of State for War in Mr. charges in which various of the ac-other which appeared in a Chinesesubmit a satisfactory statement

case, having regard to certain facts and also to the behaviour of the bankrupt subsequent to the filing of his petition, I do not propese to proceed to enforce this provision against him."

Mr. Locker Lampson added: Application for Discharge "Apart from the Treaty of Locarno The foregoing observations were no agreement involving military made by his Honour the Chief commitment has been concluded Justice in the Supreme Court to-day. since the war between this country sitting in bankruptcy proceedings. and Belgium, nor is ahy military 'understanding in He made a special request to the agreement or After early experience in Minc- Press that prominence be given to existence between the British Gen- ing-lane, the street of importers in his words so that the warning will eral Staff and that of any foreign London, Mr. H. P. White came out have duc effect.

63 Years Ago

of Amoy, for whom he had been caterer of, the Hong Kong & Shang- agent in Formosa. He was then hal Hotels, Ltd., Hong Kong, who engaged in the tea and shipping was adjudged bankrupt a year or

so ago. business.

question."

MINERS' MARCH

NO INTERVIEW WITH MR. BALDWIN

OFFICIAL STATEMENT'

London,, Yesterday.

Au Wun (33), unemployed; and inquiries and he was told by fokla in the shop that the master had

The Secretary, having read the Shai Fung

married

gone. Mr. Silva-Netto also saw an article in the "S.CM. Poat" of Nov. notice convening the meeting, Mr.

Weall said: There were altogether four 5. In view of that article and an- Your Directors are pleased to Cused were concerned, as follow: newspaper, he felt justibed in con- of the year's working, and I may

(1) against all seven accused: Unsidering the contract as rescinded

cord for the Company, with the lawful possession without a permit and disposed of the cargo for the mention that this constitutes a re- from the C.S.P., of four fully loaded best price he could obtain to pre-exception of the year 1927, which revolvers, one dagger and 20 rounds vent possible loss.

was abnormal' owing to the pre- Payment Tendered of ammunition, on the first floor of

Mr. F. H. Loseby, who was, for sence of the large number of No. 12, Gough-street, where the ar-

Our business continues to rest was made during a police raid plaintiff, explained that one of the troops and transports.

terms of the contract was that ship show healthy expansion in all on the evening of February 9.

branches and (2) against the first, second, third ment and sixth accused: Armed robbery, with others not in custody, at No. 78, High-street.

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should be by the 8.8. its Tindarius" and delivery should be

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our .large taken by plaintiff within seven days. is spared to serve the Colony The ship arrived on either Nov. 26 and

number

of

(3) against the second, third and or 27. On Nov. 26 the plaintiff's customers with dairy and other In the House of Commons Mr. seventh secused: Receiving stolen representative called at the Cefen-produce of the highest quality 'at Turning to the Accounts the net

profit

year for the working in 1866 to join John Dodd & Co., The occasion was an application country. I may add that no British

told that the steamer had not ar-

to $639,872.54. After Ltd., ten merchants of Formosa, for discharge from bankruptcy by military attache at Brussels has on Winston Churchill, Chancellor of property, to wit, a pair of diamond dant's office to make arrangements reasonable prices.

quest of unemployed miners, worth $7.

rived and that he would be notified amounts

providing the sum at $109,633.65 who marched to London from all Later he joined Lapralk, Cass & Co. Mr. Fung Tat-hang, formerly any occasion even discussed the the Exchequer, stated that the re-car-rings worth $600, and a brooch for taking delivery. He was then

(4) against the

alone: in due course, over the country last week-end, to

On Nov. 80, plaintiff's representa-for depreciation of buildings, plant interview the Prime Minister (Mr. Aiding and abetting the first,

could not be second, third and sixth accused, and tive again called and tendered pay- and machinery: $10,000 for bad others not in custody, in the armed ment of $10,500 which was refused, and doubtful debts: $61,100 for Stanley Baldwin)

robbery at No. 78, High-street. granted:-Reuter.

Later the same day he again 'ten-further writing down Investments, Kung Kam-wui, charged only in dered payment in the presence of and meeting other usual Profit & connection with the possession of Mr. Loseby, but it was again re- Loss items, there remains a bal- ance in P. & L. a/e of $283,681.61. the arms was defended by Mr. A. el fused. Arculi. The other six accused were not legally represented.

In 1900 he came to Hong Kong to the present firm, of which Mr.

J. H. Lewis was then senior part ner. Up to the time of his death, Mr. White was senior partner and

German Request Refused Mr. Locker Lampson stated that the German Foreign Ministry had Mr. E. L. Agassiz, Official Re-inquired unofficially of the British ever, who is also trustee in the embassy at Berlin on February 13 debtor's estate, opposed the applica- tion which was made by Mr. A. E. regarding the attitude of the Bri- tish Government towards the pro Hall.

posed flight of the airship "Graf'

Optimism or Recklessness

After consultation with the Secre- Air and the British

FAIRER WEATHER

The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory at 11.30 am. to-day stated:-

The anti-cyclone is probably passing into the Pacifc

Moderate to light monsoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the China Sea.

Mr. A. H. White junior partner. Mr. Hall drew his Lordship's at-Zeppelin" over Egypt.

For many years Mr. White was on tention to the words of the Official the committee of the Hong Kong Receiver who stated that debtor's tary for the Club and he is described as one of conduct from the moment of filing High Commissioner in Cairo, Sir the most popular chairman the Club his petition had been highly satis-Auaten Chamberlain instructed the has ever had. He resigned the factory. Debtor had given the Off-British Ambassador in Berlin, on chairmanship some years ago. cial Receiver all the assistance February 16 to reply to these up- representations that the Local Turf Honours

possible. And, the Official Receiver official Most of the honours of the local said, he had stayed in the Coleny British Government were opposed to turf have fallen to Mr. White, whose whereas others in similar position the proposed flight.

Asked why the flight was opposed. ponies have put up records. In re-jhad run away.

In going over the facts of the Mr. Locker Lampson added that it cent years, he has maintained smaller string of ponies because he case, his Lordship observed that op- is quite understood between the could not devote as much time as timism to a reasonable degree was Egyptian Government and ourselves he would like to the sport. He used essential in business; but optimism that aviation shall not take place to train his own ponies--which very can become recklessness, and reck over Egypt except by agreement be- BUILDING COLLAPSE Inside this door there was a sort dew owners

de--and also looked lessness can become criminal. after a few for his more intimate this case the recklessness had between the two parties. friends. Because of his untimely come criminal. He refused the aP (Labour) Mr. Locker Lampson said

a

In

Forecast:-N.E. or. variable winds, moderate to light; gen- erally fair; fog-

AIR TROPHY

Transfer to General Re-

with

i

¡Payment of a dividend

of $1.25 per share on 200,000 shares absorb-

ing

$250,000.00

80,000.00

25,286.43

$305,286.43

ARY SQUADRON

LAST YEAR'S WINNER

Bervo

Carry forward to new

account

Mr. Loseby added that in the With the amount brought forward early part of November it was from last account, viz. $16,604.79, Case for Prosecution known throughout the Colony that we have $305,286.48 for appropria- Your Directors recommend, sub- Outlining the case for the pro- the plaintiff had been in financial tion at this meeting. secution, Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., difficulty and that he had made pri-

hiaject to your approval, arrangements said that No. 78, High-street was a vate new house, the ground floor of which creditors. was occupied by the complainant, a Chinese lady named Chan Ho-aze, together with two female servants.

Leading to the flat was a passage, FOR BEST ALL-ROUND AUXILI- access to which was by a door with frost glass in it at the top, with the exception of a small strip of plain glass let in as a sort of peep-hole.

London, Yesterday.

As our Cattle Reserve of $200,000 The trophy presented by Viscount

& Typhoon. Insur- of a porch with

Esher to be awarded annually to and our Fire door which led right into the sitting the squadron of the auxiliary Air ance Fund of $110,000 are consi- room of the flat. Behind this was force adjudged to be the best all-dered ample for the purposes for a bed room and that comprised the round squadron of the year has been which they were created, your that no reports of diaturbances in

flat. The servants quarters were won for the year 1928 by number Directors have considered it advis Cairo had been received. He un-

detached from the flat at the back. 601 County of London Squadron, able to recommend starting a Re- derstood that good order and poll-

The complainant's husband was commanded by Squadron-Leader serve Fund, to which has been tical calm prevailed throughout

At least nine persons have been in Shanghai at the time of the rob- Lord Edward Grosvenor-British transferred the $20,000 that has Egypt. He had seen the reports on which Comdr. Kenworthy based the killed owing to the collapse of a bery. One of the two amalis bad Wireless Service. question, but the Foreign Office had block of buildings over a cafe owing been absent from the house since February 5, two days before the London, Yesterday. no Information regarding such oc-to excavations in the vicinity. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chance!-

Many persons were injured.-robbery. She had taken "French

leave." Fanling Hunt at their steeplechases lor of the Exchequer, said he had currences and he was quite sure and other forms of sport on the turf. made an arrangement to take back they would have

the British silver coins in the Irish taken place. Free State at their face value up to As head of the Douglas Line, be saw the service of the "Hal" boats a total of $750,000.-British Wire-

lees Service.

death, his candidates, of which San Francisco is most prominent, will not be able to run on the fourth day of the annual meeting when, it thought, he would have won a race. For many years, Mr. White has been a steward of the Jockey Club and senior steward during the last few years. He also assisted the

Head of Douglas Line

brought to a high and luxurious state of efficiency-to the admiration of other lines and the respect of the travelling and shipping public. Mr. White took keen interest in the wel- fare of his officers and crews and. was particularly pleased at the comparative success in the Trevessa Trophy.competition.

ntication.

BRITISH COINS

OF MILLION BROUGHT FROM

IRISH' F.S.

Answering Comdr. Kenworthy

NINE PERSONS KILLED IN ATHENS

MANY INJURED

Athens, Yesterday.

heard had they Reuter...

Germany And S. Africa Replying to a question about the minds. He hoped that nothing con- Treaty between South Africa and trary to the Locarno Fact would be Germany, Mr. L. M. S. Amery, done prejudicing Germany. Dontinious' Secretary, pointed out Mr. Locker-Lampeon: "Mr. Wedg- ⚫ SCOTS GUARDS

that it provided that goods produced wood may be quite sure that we will or manufactured in Germany would, do nothing contrary to the Locarno REACH SOUTHAMPTON

on importation to the Union of Past" Renter. FROM SHANGHAI

Editor's Assertion South Africa, be entitled to the London, Yesterday. The Second Battalion Scots same treatment es similar goods Guards arrived at Southampton to produced or manufactured in any

Amsterdam, Yesterday.

& second wooden

U.S. & CRUISERS

WHAT "JIX" TOLD WOMEN CONSERVATIVES

London, Yesterday.

for many years appeared under the heading "Equalisation of Divi- dend Reserve." This sum, with the transfer of $30,000 from the year's profis, will commence a General Reserve with $50,000.

The Herd

Proceeding to deal with the rob bery, Mr. Murphy said that a knock

For the first time you will came on the outer door at about

Addressing women conservatives, notice we have shown in the Bal- 10.30 a.m., on February 7, and a voice asked for the absent amah. Sir William Joynson Hicks, the ance Sheet the value of additions The other servant opened the door Home Secretary, referral to the to the herd and the amount of without first looking through the Kellogg Pact. He'sald this country losses for the year. It is thought peep-hole. That, Mr. Murphy com- had no objection to America laying that this will give shareholdere carelessness on her down cruisers, He could not. con- some idea of the amount that is mented, was paft, and the Police had no suspicion celve of America ever using her needed annually to maintain the The sum of $47,887.88 re- of her being in collusion with the cruisers except as an ally of Great

Britain. He could not visualise the herd. The Editor of the Utrechtech rabbers. In any case, there was a

war between the two great Anglo-losses from all sources and com- of cows that have been slaughter- ed in keeping with our general policy of weeding out unprofitable or uneconomical cows. Although this figure appears to be about 25 per cent of the book value of the herd, I can assure you it repre sents a far lower percentage of the actual replacement value of the

was a feature of many annual meet:arseilles."--British Wireless Ser- subject to the provision that in the Franco-Belgian Treaty, asserts that where one could have stood and be saxon nations of the worldBri- prises very largely the book value Mr. White's genial, countenance day from Shanghai in the "City of other country. This concession was Dagblad, which published the alleged/recess by the side of the outer door Possibility and infinite stupidity of Presenting cattle losses includes

vice.

case of goods to which preferential treatment was specifically accorded

out of the sight of the person look tish Wireless Service. the documents are minutes of a ings of local public companies. He

meeting of military expert in ing through the peep-hole. was on the Court of Directors of so a very fair and thoroughly under the existing Union Legislation Brussels. They are written by

As soon as the door was opened, the Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank sound business man.

to other parts of the British Empire,

Women Bound

ing Corporation, also a director of Four years ago he had a heart Germany would not be able to claim Belgian official on notepaper, signed the Hong Kong Land. Investment & attack but, fortunately, recovered a rebate actually granted to other by named persons participating in five or six men entered. One of Agency Co., Ltd., Indo-China S.N. He went Home last year and re-parts of the Empire British Wire the meeting and bear the Belgian them seized the amah and the others

Co., Ltd., Hong Kong & Whampoa turned as recently as January 21. less Service: Dock Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Rope And there was no sign of illness Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Asia Coal until last night's attack.

& Briquetting Co., Ltd, a member Hong Kong mourns the loss of

of the Consulting Committee of its bachelor talpan.

Departmental war seal. The text passed on through the inner door of the Treaty is incorporated in the to the sitting room, where the com- minutes. Must plainant, who was sitting on a

BOXING

SHARKEY BEATS YOUNG STRIBLING

Miami (Florida), Yesterday, Jack Sharkey outpointed Young herd. Statement Reassuring

Herakl that the circles which divan, was also seized. The robbers Stribling in a ten-round fight at In former days it was necessary... London, Yesterday. Political interest in the alleged procured the documents are willing then employed the usual procedure. Flamingo Park Beuter's American secret military Convention between to have their authenticity examined They bound both the complainant service. Hong Kong Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. Derby Dinner Cancelled and Canton Insurance Office, Ltd. As a mark of sympathy on the France, and Belgium and the Bri- in Geneva. He added that five pro and the amah with wire and then death of Mr. White, Mr. Ho Kom-tish position in regard to it, evinced zinent Dutehmen whom he consult gagged them with walnuts," Bome

complainant were found on the flat an-hour, and then decamped He was appointed Justice of the tong, OBE. has definitely cancelled a number of questions, put down by ed advised him to publish the towels which did not belong to the

after the robbery, but these had not the front door. Peace In 1902 and his name stands the Derby dinner he having won members of all parties, in the House Treaty,

been used by the robbers. sixth in the Hst of local Unofficial the race which was to have been of Commons. J.P.'s. During the War and sukse given in the Hong Kong Hotel roof Colonel B. J. Wedgwood

Newcastle-un quently, Mr. White rendered good garden this Saturday,

Unofficial J.P.

service on a number of public ins

stitutións and Committees.

the Mo

abour

seld that

their

The robbers took some jewellery from the

for us to expend large sums 'an- nually on importing fresh stock, but in more recent years our pur chases have been restricted almost entirely to the purchase of a few bulle in order to maintain the the Mr. Murphy added that whilst the standard of the herd

#gures of $68.618.98 rep robbers were in the flat,

She was admitted

the additions to the herof bbers who bound and gagged most entirely of the actual cost off

visitor

ting

Jovial to a degree with all with

whom he came in contact, he was

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