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BIRTHS

BELL-On May 4, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bell, a son. HUNTINGTON-On May 7, at the Country Hospital, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hunting- ton, a daughter.

MARRIAGE

On

AITCHISON-KORNILOFF.

May 4, at H.R.M. Consulate and at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Shanghai, John Leslie, late Ist. Batt. Bedfordshire and Hert fordshire Regt.. son of Dr. Hanry and

Aitchison of Park Villa, Waksend-on- Tyne, to Barbara Akimovna, daughter of Mon. and Mdme. Korniloff, Omsk, Siberia.

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Mrs.

DEATH

BAUER-On May 6, in Shanghai, Col. Dr. Max Bauer, aged 65

years.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1929.

About 2.30 yesterday afternoon, Squadron Leader Keeble ex- a young Chinese girl was knock-plained that if a plane flying very ed down and fatally injured by a low off the ground were turned, China Motor Bus Co.'s bus in one of the wings would necessari- Shanghai-street, near the Kow-ly hit the ground.

Lieut. Watson confirmed this loon Magistracy, ・・

statement. The plane was too

notes.

A report has been made to the low to "bank," Police that a thief entered a Questioned by the Coroner as to Swatow firm, at No. 12, Ko Shing- the size of the landing stage, street yesterday, and after open-Lieut. Watson said that it was ing the safe made off with $1,500 big enough, but it did not allow in Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for a very great margin in case one was having difficulty. He did not measure the distance' of the Among passengers departing landing stage. yesterday on the s.s. "Hector" for Australia were Dr. and Mrs. Harris, Dr. Patrick, Mr. J. E. Joseph, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Doyle, Major and Mrs. R. H. Lucas and Mr. W. F. Fincher.

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PRAPS-

P'RAPS NOT!

"Three-fourths of the typists in business are worgen."

"That's because men like to feel that there is one class of women they can dictate to."

An actress's small daughter was taken to her mother's dress- Squadron Leader Keeble tolding room. She eyed the array of the Court that its longest run was! cosmetics with much interest.

After a long silence the child 600 yards.

burst out with:

Practically 'No Wind Answering another question by

"Mummy, this vanishing cream

"I may after I have hauled him over them.”

the Caraner, Lieut. Watson said is a swindle. I've been watching that it was very hard to say how it for twenty minutes, and it An enquiry was held yesterday the accident was caused. Appar- hasn't moved yet.” at the Central Magistracy before ently he did not allow himself Major C Willson sitting as enough room to take off again. If "You should be angry with Coroner, into the death of a Chin- he had even a breeze of, say, five your husband; you should heap ese cook, aged 73 years, in the em-or ten miles against him he would coals of fire on his head." ployment of Dr. M. V. Obremski, have been able to pull up before of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. His the fence. There was practically body was found lying on the floor no wind, and what little there of the kitchen at. No. 12 Quarry was, was varying considerably. Point. He appeared to have been Witness did not anticipate having throttled and in his hand a China wind, and therefore was not re- ese promissory note was found. lying on it. Medical evidence revealed that The Coroner pointed out to the thumb marks were found about jury that the witness's statement the throat. The enquiry was ad- journed.

FLYING TRAGEDY

VICTIMS OF KAI TACK MISHAP

DON'T WASTE

WATER!

tended to show that a slight wind would have made all the difference in the world:

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Inspector (to smpl boy): Now, what are raised in damp climates?"

Small Boy (promptly): "Um- brellas, sir."

Jones: I hear they have a new machine that can tell when a man's lying. Did you ever hear of one şi

Smith: "Hear of one! Good heavens! I married one."

cause

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The prospective suitor was pleading his

with her father, and in the midst of his eulogy of himself his remarks were cut short by the old man in- quiring:

"And what about your in-

come?"

"Oh," returned the young man, "I thought I would leave that to you, sir!"

She insisted

hotly thats

INQUEST OPENED

The Kai Tack aeroplane tragedy which occurred on the Lieut. Watson agreed; and also evening of the departure of the pointed out that it was difficult to Duke of Gloucester, had its sequel get into the Aerodrome when no uncertain voice, to the leaders at the Kowloon Magistracy yes-there was no wind at all. He meant when Mr. T. Sby that that he would want all of British industrialism. Speak terday

Whyte-Smith and a Coroner's the wind against him. ing yesterday at the formal open-jury composed of Messrs.

"Unfit for Landing" Yates (foreman), G. R. Flight Lieut. Pearce, who had ing of a new mining department L. at Arimstrong College, Newcastle, Witchell and A. M. da Silva, held command of No. 440 flight, to economy no conomy, she an inquiry into the circum- which the crashed 'plane belong-must have a new frock, and he, the Prince spoke of the need of stances attending the deaths of ed, said that he was taxi-ing to-with equal warmth, declined to scientific development in the min-three Chinese. The latter were ward the hangar when Lieut. produce the cash. ing industry "in view of the stern killed when an acroplane which Watson crashed. overseas competition." "Courage and imagination" (he added, very truly) were necessary to restore our economic prestige, courage to acrap ruthlessly old-fashioned methods in regard to machinery

and

seas,"

landed

from escorting machines had returned HM.S. "Suffolk out of the har-after Lieut. Watson. bour, shot over the fence at the landing ground at Kai Tack. the bench with the Coroner.

Squadron Leader Keeble sat on

Medical Evidence

Eight other "I'll never speak of you again!"

successfully she hissed angrily.

"Felt a Thud"

"How like a woman!" he sighed. "When everything else fails, you try bribery!"

Wife: ''Look me in the face,

sir."

He raised his eyes timorously. "Now, sir, deny, if you dare, that you married me for my money!"

"It must have been for your money!" he faltered.

A customer sent the following note to his grocer: "Please send six dozen eggs, if good, will send cheque."

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Asked by the Coroner as to landing orders, the witness said that when flying in formation there were set orders for landing. The leader was the first to des- Dr. J. E. Davey, medical officer cand, followed by the 'plane on imagination to explore in charge of the Kowloon Hos- his right, then the one on his left, every commercial avenue over-pital, described the injuries re- and so on. Lieut. Watson was on ceived by each of the three men. witness's right and therefore two of whom were dye workers would know when to land. No. clear-thinking observer of employed in the New Territory,

Asked about the landing stage, a. Kowloon witness said that he did not know the trend of industrialism to-day whilst the other was

the distance, but certain parts of will hesitate for a moment to en- the Kai-Tack-aero-the area in the Aerodrome were

City photographer. dorse His Royal Highness's views drome and surrounding districts definitely unfit for landing. and, coming from one who is so were produced by Mr. M. I. de

Ville of the P.W.D.

A. B. Gibbs, who was in Lieut. The grocer, however, was not obviously and deeply concerned

Sub-Inspector Vincent, Police Watson's machine, said that doing any business on such risky as to Britain's prestige, these will Photographer, put in

"Send after landing, Lieut. terms, so he replied: photo- almost probably be fruitful of good re- graphs of the scene of the acci-Watson opened his throttle in an cheque; if good will send six sults. The Prince of Wales has dent.

endeavour to rise again. He dozen eggs." Pilot's Statement

struck the fence almost imme- often been referred to as "Great

Lieut. Arthur Oliver Watson, diately afterward. The machine Britain's best ambassador." The R.N., the pilot of the Fairey ma-crashed into a tea-house, the star-are expression is happy as well as chine concerned in the accident, board wing striking the struc- daughter. You are but twenty-

said that on April 27 he was one túre. Witness felt a thud and one, and she is. twenty-seven." judicios. It may also be said of the flyers which formed the knew nothing further until he re- Suitor: "But, sir" that, judging by his many able escort for the Duke.

"No; at present e disparity is On return-gained consciousness in the bot-

cockpit after the too great. Better wait half-a- speeches, His Royal Highnessing to the Aerodrome, he was to tom of the

dozen years. Then you'll be might also be acclaimed the Royal Pearce. As far as he knew the

have landed after Flight Lieut. machine had come to rest.

He did not notice anything twenty-seven and she'll probably Family's most outstanding orator.planes left the Duke's escort at wrong, and had no doubt that be about the same age."

about 6.35 p.m. As soon as the Lieut. Watson would rise again

The best man was doing his first machine in his flight had when he opened the throttle. Wit- landed, he proceeded to land. He hess, who was standing up in the best to make the 'groom brace well as of sound intelligence ought the east side, headed in and came

All people of good conscience as approached the landing stage from machine, saw some Chinese in the up.

roadway. to be interested in discovering over the eastern boundary, as low

The inquiry was adjourned truth. There is nothing more im- as was safe. The light was quite until this afternoon. portant in this world than to dis- good for landing, although it had cover truth, except one thing, of heen bad all day. It was just be- course, which is to live by the ginning to fade, but he had no dif- truth one has discovered. "The ficulty in seeing the boundary or Chicago Tribune."

the landing stage. There was practically no wind.

Yesterday three fresh cases of small-pox were notified, all being: Chinese.

Crashed Through Fence A few moments after his 'plane had touched the ground, he real- ised that he should not be able to

BAD WATER

DR. KUCH'S QUERIES AT SANITARY BOARD

NOT UP TO STANDARD

A Chinese woman, Cheung Mui, pull up short of the fence. There- At the fortnightly meeting of

Her Father: "But, my boy, you too young to marry my

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"Where's your nerve, old man?" he asked. "Why, you're shaking like a leat."

*I know I am," said the 'groom But this is a nerve-racking time for me. I've got some excuse to I've be frightened, haven't I? never been married before."

"Of course you haven't," soothed the best man. "If you had you'd be a great deal more scared than you are."

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Tourist: "I say, what are you

5 Wing Wah-terrace, was yester-fore he put on the engine full and the Sanitary Board yesterday. Dr. people so proud about? The last day removed to the Government endeavoured to climb clear of the W. V. M. Koch commented on the time I came here everybody was Hong Kong, Wednesday, May 15, 1929, Civil Hospital suffering from in- fence. He failed to accomplish water supply and said that the very friendly, and now I can

juries as a result of being knock- his object. As to what happened condition of some of the water scarcely get a person. to speak."

Old Inhabitant: "You'll pardon ed down by a private motor car, after that he was unable to give was not up to standard. in Hollywood-road.

H.R.H. ON "INDUSTRIALISM”

any definite evidence. He could Mr. W. J. Carrie (Chairman), but it's our village pride. say, however, that after crashing said that in every case where the You see, Bill Smithers picked up a Yesterday a Chinese was re- through the fence the plane tra- supply was not up to standard, guidebook that fell out of a motor-car last week, and we found His Royal Highness the Prince moved to the Government Civil velled across the road and hit a the Government Bacteriologist at that the old duck-pond is a noun- of Wales seems to have made Hospital in a serious condition as matshed on the other side of the once informed the Water Author-

tain turn, Jones's stone quarry.a ity, 'who would then take mea- the result of accidentally falling road. He was not stunned. good use of the opportunities pre- from the verandah of the first Asked if he would like to give aures to bring about the desired precipice, Tom Bilkin's beerbbuse a wayside inn, and the whole Beyond that, he was sented to him, in his many tra- floor of No. 25 Circular Pathway. an opinion as to whether the results. vels, to observe wisely and well. He received injuries to his hands people were standing too close, afraid that the Board could do country chock-full of historical

antidotes and delisions!" Lieut. Watson replied that he nothing, but if Dr. Koch so de- During the past few years he has and legs.

could not say anything about sired, he could bring the matter The tramp looked shrewdly at made frequent references to in- A case of kidnapping is report that. He agreed with a remark to the attention of the Water Miss Scarhawk, and she returned dustrialism, in one form ored to the Police by a Chinese by Squadron Leader that a pilot Authority, who would then give his gaze with equal shrewdness, another, and has given quite a woman, named Wu Sze, residing could not see anything in front his explanation.

but her expression did not soften clarion call to Great Britain to at No. 3, Peking-road, Kowloon, of him when taking off or land-

who states that some days ago ing.

It had been pouring all day, and in the least. "You see, it's all "wake up" (vide his speech at her nephew. Ho Wing-lau, six

The Coroner: Then, of course, the man sitting alone in a corner like this, ma'am," said the tramp, the London Guildhall) in-years of age, was kidnapped while you saw no Chinese?-None at of the club smoking-room looked humbly lowering his eyes until

in Canton. The boy is believed to all

miserable. Another member went they sested on Miss Scarhawk's dainty shoes showing below her dustrially if she would con-

be at present in Hong Kong. tinue, as at presant and in the

Replying to the foreman of the "Hullo, old man," he said, short skirt, "Six months ago I past, to remain in the vanguard Ng Pin-sang, master of the jury, Lieut. Watson said that he "sorry to see you so fed up. Why had a home of my own, but I. made an unfortunate marriage. The Man Hing Cheung flower shop, 45 thought his 'plane was the second don't you go and drown your sor- My wife's temper was such that it among caremercial nations.

Ting Tau-village, Kowloon City, of the entire group to land. The row?" Prince evidently sees clearly the reports to the Police that on Mon- boundary fence was held by

"My dear chap," answered the kept me in hot water all the

hot water a time need for modern methods being day he gave his manager, Chen strong wire which stopped the other, wearily, she's inches "H'm," said Miss Scarhawk,

It taller than I am." applied, imagination being used Yat-nam, some money with which plane, and did not break.

drily. "It's a pity there couldn't and courage being in evidence into purchase flowers. The mana-simply pulled part of the fence

have been a little soap with it. ger did not purchase the flowers down. The plane was under con-

Only six months ago, did you the maintenance of Britain's or return to the shop, but, it is trol when it hit the fence. It

Bay prestige. And he says so, with alleged, absconded with $650. would have been unsafe to turn

Unsafe to 'Turn

up to him.

Little Thought. Many a man who is burning with love only makes a fuel of himself.