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DEATH

CORRESPONDENCE

RACIAL PREJUDICE

MONDAY, JULY 15, 1929.

MR. L. M. WHYTE

FUNERAL AT HAPPY

· VALLEY

LARGE ATTENDANCE

EMPIRE CONTEST EXAMINATIONS AT LOUGH- BOROUGH COLLEGE

SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED

1. Cabral, L. M. C. Queen's College, Georgetown, British Guiana, S. America.

To the Editor of the "Chiran Mufl.") Sir-Regarding the article on Racial Prejudice which has been

The faner 1 of Mr. L. M. Whyte, The Entrance Examinations for given so much publicity in the local principal of Messrs. Donnelly and the award of British Empire Scho- press, the designation *B aWhyte, and Hon. Secretary of the larships in the Faculty of En- "notorious lie" referred to therein of Hong Kong Branch of the Navy gineering, Loughborough College, an alleged notice, "Dogs and Chin- League, who died on Friday even-have now been completed and ese not admitted, reported to have ing at the French Hospital, follow-awards made. formerly existed at the entrance to ing an operation for appendicítia, The Scholarships are tenable at the Bund gardens at Shanghai, is took place at the Protestant Ceme Loughborough for the full period hardly correct.

tery, Happy Valley, on Saturday of the Diploma Course, and the Governors of the College have ap- The exact wording as seen by the evening. writer in 1916 was "Chinese and

proved the following Awards for The service at the graveside was 1929. dogs are not admitted" which may conducted by the Very Rev. A. show a little more consideration on Swann, D.S.C., MA., in the presence the part of those responsible, but of large gathering of mourners, in- nevertheless was for a long time a cluding Commodore R. A. S. HIN, reasonable cause for resentment R.N. (representing the Royal amongst Chinese who were aware of Navy at Hong Kong), Capt. [the notice.

A. J. L Whyte, R.E., Capt. Of course Chinese in foreign T. T. Laurenson, the Rev. G. garb were able to pass themselves off T. Waldegrave, Dr. W. B. A, Moore, as Japanese and enter the sacred Messrs. C. G. Alabaster, J. Military School, Sanawar, India. precincts, but none to my know MacPherson, J. M. McHutchon, ledge ever had the desire to violate R. E. H. Oliver, A. G. Coppin, C. D. the decree.

Melbourne, J. M. McLeod, 0. A. The Chinese of those times were Smith, H. E, Goldsmith, A. T. hardly the obstreperous people they Hamilton, E. W. Hamilton, R. H. are nowadays or the notice would Charles, E. J. Edwards, W. A. not have been tolerated to exist for Dowley, E. L. the time it did.

Yours, etc.,

TRUTH-SPEKER. Hong Kong, July 16,

2. Millward, S. W.-The Grammar School, Cheltenham.

3. McDonald, F. G.-The Technical High School, Johannesburg, South Africa.

4. Walshaw, T. D.-Huretpierpoint College, Sussex.

5. Finucane, Paul-Lawrence Royal

6. Price, Horace L-Gounty School, Abertillery, S. Wales.

These Scholarships are open to all British subjects resident in any part of the Empire and are of the value of $76/-/- per annum.

Applications were received from Jackson, H. A. Taylor, B. Ea large number of the Public and Maughan, L. Forster, F. S. Harrison, Secondary Schools in Britain, South G. A. Harriman, H. E. Budden, tish Guiana, India,- and the Feder

Africa, Rhodesia, Australi, C. Bernard Brown, M. J. Quistated Malay States.

Hosic, W.

W. K. Reynolds, C. W. Jeffries, A. Morris, .D. Ε. Blake; C. Champkin, B. D. Evans, and

· G. R. Edwards, and the Staff of KOWLOON WEDDING Messrs. Donnelly and Whyte, in cluding all the Chinese employees. Floral Tributes

CEREMONY IN THE ROSARY CHURCH

A large number of floral tributea were placed on the grave, including the following:-

KOWLOON TONG

Bri-

PLEA FOR COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY

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SUBSCRIBERS' MEETING

the

A notice having been served on the The wedding was solennised yester-

"From his sorrowing sister and subscribers to the Kowloon Tong Build- day in the Rosary Church, Kowloon, of brother, Mr. W. U. A. Whyte (Sai-ing Scheme by the Kowloon Tong and Miss Regina Rosario, of No. 101, gon), Sir Henry and Lady Pollock, the New Territories Development Co., Ltd., Austin-road, and Mr. Alfred J. Hon. Mr. W. E. L Shenton, Mr. and requiring them to pay a sum of money Mauricio, of No. 88, Caine-road

9 percent of The bride was given away by her Mrs C. G. Alabaster, Dr. and Mrs equivalent to

G. D. R. Black, Dr. and amounts already paid by individual brother, Mr. L. G. Rosario, and she

Mrs. .C. H. Burton, Mr. subscribers in respect of their land was attended by two bridesmaids, and Mrs. F. & Frdden and family, and buildings, a large number of sub Misses Annie Cordeiro and Anita King, and little Miss M. da Luz as the Mr. A. Hyde La Mr. and Mra, S.

Mr. and Mrs. Tames, Mr. and ecribers including several ladies, mot to discuss the question at the Garden flower girl, while Master Lionel Williamson, Mr. and , T. A.. Mit City Club, Kowloon Tong, on Satur wide revolutionary doctrine on Houghton was the page boy. Mr. Achell, Mr. and Mrs... Franklin, day afternoon.

Mr. J. M. Wong (President of the behalf of the proletariat-which Van Langenburg acted as best man, Mr. and Mra, L. S. Gresahill, Mr. and

and Mr. M. F. Houghton was grooms Mrs. D. H.

Blake, M. and Mrs. Association of Subscribers) occupied they are conducting to-day as man.

G. W. E. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. F. the chair. ruthlessly

The reception was heki at 101, Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conant, If ever.

the

The Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga attended Austin-road, and the couple later left Mr. and Mrs. R. E. H. Oliver, M. and by special request. Labour Government are able to for Macao for their honeymoon.

After the Chairman had explained Mrs. W. J. Hansen, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. W. Farmer, the object for which the meeting was Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lewis, Mr. and called, the Hon. Secretary reviewed the

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obtain a guarantee from the

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Soviet that no such propaganda *************D**6*** | Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. and Mrs, history of the Kowloon Tong Building

will again be attempted in Great Britain, it is very probable that they will be quite willing to re- sume diplomatic relations with Russia. To that end, evidently, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his colleagues are striving.

But of what real worth is such a "guarantee?" Not much in the light of past and present events, for. undoubtedly the Soviet, though they do not appear to have funds enough properly to their own house in order, seem to

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Mr. Wong, having replied to various questions, then moved the following re- Bolution:-

H. Bowen Williams and family, Mr. Scheme from its inception to the pre- and Mrs. J. A. Bloomfield, Mr. and cent day. Mrs. Parker Rees, Mr. and Mrs. J. M McHutchon, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jeffries, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hannibal, Mr. and Mrs." R. M. Woods; Mr. and MYR H. A. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Potts, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Comrie, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. R.

"That the Hon. Mr. Braga be asked to make representations on behalf of the subscribers to the Kowloon Tong Building Scheme to HE the Gov- ernor, and to ask the Legislative Cout.cil for a Commission of Enquiry."

Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bond, Mr. and

This was carried ananimously and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. and Mrs. Syme,

a second resolution was passed to peti- Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Remington H.E. the Governor in Council for won, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Duclos, Mr: relief and protection for the subscribers and Mrs. A. G. Coppin and family, Mr.

and Mrs. E. M. Raymond, Mr. and as the circumstances of each case may

require. Mrs. G. W. Sellars, Mr. and Mrs. P Tod, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Kartiman, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Morrison, Mr. and

have plenty with which to try- FRENCH CELEBRATE Mr. M. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. STOLEN JEWELLERY

and not without a certain amount

of success-to bring disorder into

concern.

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BROOCH WITH EUROPEAN LADY'S NAME:

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Franklin, Mr. and Miss L. C. Black- Įburn, Me..P. T. and Miss Farrell, Miss spheres with which they have no ANNIVERSARY OF TAKING OF E, G. Tate and Mr. L. P. Thomas, Mr.

and Mrs. Ho Ki BASTLLLE Unquestionably, their

Commodore R. A. S. Hill, R.N., the

On the charge of receiving a large YVANOVICH-Died at 7.30 a.m. market is well worth having-or

Yesterday being the anniversary of Rev. G. T. Waldegrave, Capt. A. J. L. quantity of jewellery knowing it to to-day, at 3. Gordon Terrace, even a share of it, which is all the taking of the Bastille in 1789, the Whyte, Capt. Nannay, Messrs. M. J. have been stolen, a Chinese appeared Kowloon. Francisca Maria that British manufacturers desire day was celebrated by the local French Quist, B. Ralpha, W. L. Fattenden, before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Liman Yvanovich, aged 79.

reception E. W. Hamilton, A. H. White, R. M. Kowloon Magistracy on Saturday and community in the form of --for the needs of a population in the morning at the residence of the Dyer, H. Owen Hughes, J. P. Robin was sentenced to six months' imprison- Deeply regretted. Funeral

Freach Consul-General, M. G. Dafaure son, J. W. Alabaster, P. D. Wilson, ment with hard labour. The property Russia's, of some de la Prade. will leave the residence at such

A. W. Eastman, D. V. Steavenson, in question included one gold watch and 4.30 p.m. to-day, passing the 100,000,000, should not be lightly A large number of friends of all na-. H. Seth, M. Manuk, G. P. Lammert, chain, two gold chains with appendages, Monument at 5.80 Pignored. Before the War, British tionalities were present, including His A. J. Pilgrim, A. C. L. Bowker, H. Gone pair of gold earrings, five gold Shanghai, Macao and Manila

Excellency the Governor (Sir Cecil Shrubeole, LW. Wilkinshaw, J. finger rings, four brooches, 18 Ameri trade with. Russia was or very clementi, K.C.M.G.) as representative Norrie Owen, M. J. B. Montargia, A. can geld coins, five gold head orni papers please copy.

considerable value both to the of His Majesty King George. The MacKenzie, J. Cameron, H. R. Forsyth, ments, two jade rings and, two gold.

Consuls of the other countries were also. K. Hepburn, H. Spicer, J. Thayer, appendages. British and the Russians alike. present, as were several representatives W. K. Reynolds. J. R. Collfa. E. New In answer to His Worship, Det. Hong Kong, Monday, July 15, 1929. Soviet leaders, with their Bolshe- of local business firms.

house, J. L. MacPherson, A. D. Hum Sergt. Fitches said that the fewellery vik ideas, have very considerably

The usual toasts were honoured. phreys, E. B. Reed, R. Hancock, G. E. belonged to a Chinese merchant of

Wetton, K. E. Greig, N. S. Ellis, Geo | Ngau Mei Village, Sunning District, altered matters, for not only do

Grimble, A. Keith, G. R. Edwards, The Magistrate inquired how the GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA

they still repudiate vast financial

H. A. Rogers, C. E. Meyer, E Cock, merchant could be the complainant The Labour Government seem obligations incurred in the name fever (Chinese) was notifed over v. n. S. White, N. J. Perrin, C. C

|E. L. Hosle, F. A.-Mackintosh. J. E. when one of the brooches bore the One imported case of enteric Masry, L. E. N. Ryan, A. Ritchie, name of Miss Helen A. Clark. determined that Great Britain of the Russian people to the the week-end,

complainant, it was explained, Stark, W. Logan, C. L. Farmer, had been in America for a consider- shall resume diplomatic relations great loss of individual Britons

C. E. H. Beavis, W. C. Fletcher, W. 3able time and the brooch as well as with the Soviet, basing their and British commercial concerns, Until further notice it is announc- Grant, G. E. Towns, E. D. Black, other articles of jewellery had been belief in so doing, it would appear, to say nothing of similar losses ed in our advertising columns, M.-F. Key, H. West, C. W. Somers, Egiven by Miss Clark to his daughter. upon the desirability of Great incurred by other nations, but in charge of the Hong Kong office Nissim, B. H. Charles, A. H. Abbas, St. John

Mr Ivor E. Roberts, A.C.A., will be Drever, W. J. Hawker, A. Piercy, G. F. Nightingale, H. Lowcock, A Britain having as many markets also to the degradation of their of Messrs. Thomson & Co.

of Jerusalem, Palestine, M. Moriyama, H. Tauruda, S. Mute Rhodes and Malts, the Committee and for her produce as she possibly country's commercial probity.

bara, Lau Wat-leung, Lai Yini, Chan Members of the Hong Kong Branch of For that reason, chiefly, the piece goods shop, Wing On Street, Lee Kwai-leung, Choy Nam-hung, Lam Hong Kong,

An employee of the Shun Cheong Shul-ki, Yeung Fan, Lam Moon-yin, the Navy League, the Royal Navy at servative Government were equal United States Government will attempted to commit suicide on Chi-lok, Fan Kweek-hong, Godown Department. ly of the same opinion with have nothing whatever to do with Saturday. He was admitted to the CW, Leung Yan-pui, Lee Hung Dentelly and Whyte, the President and regard to trade relations with the Russia's present regime. Per Government Civil Hospital in an cheong, Lam Shiu-nam, Woo Pai-sing. Members of the Wayroong Mess, Staff, | Woo Chum-chỉ. Chartered Bank of India, Australia Soviet, though they were unwill, haps, more than most countries,

The Committee and Mumbers of the and China, the Asiatic Petroleum Co., ing to resume diplomatic re- the United States can afford per- The body of a young Chinese of Commerce, the Dean and and

Chamber (SC) Ltd., Mesars. Johnson, Stokes Hong Kong-General-

Master, Messrs. II. Rut lations. It may be that commer-manently to adopt this ideal of woman of about 18 years of age was the Church Body of St. tonjoe and Son, Ye Olde cial_relations might he satis- high rectitude.

discovered floating rear the Sal John's Cathedral, Masonic Brethren Printerie, Ltd, Messrs. A. S factorily resumed without the The British Labour Govern Kong Wharf on the Connaught Road of Hong Kong and South China, the Watson & Co. Ltd, the Staff, Mesra, West on Saturday, while in the WM, Officers- and Brethren of Gande, Price & Co. Ltd., Messrs. Soviet sending an Ambassador to ment evidently wish at least to afternoon another body, also of a Cathay Lodge, No, 4373 E. the Wilkinson and Grist, Repulse Bay London. Obviously, if Russia is compromise (or take a chance") woman, of about 30, dressed in WM, Officers and Members Lodge Hotel, Hong Kong Hotel, the Direc disinclined to resume commercial on the subject. Hence the re block was also found near the same Eastern Scotle, Ne 923, S.C., Victoria tors, Messrs. Gande, Price & Co., Ltd.,, relations unless her Embassy is sumption of negotiations. But wharf. It is believed that both Lodge, No 1026, E., the Officers and Messrs. Clark, Dunbar and Groome Members of Concordia Mark Lodge, the Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, once again established in London, the Opposition in Parliament,

Preceptors, Officers and Brethren Dil Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, gentia Lodge, the WII, Officers and the General Electric Co., of China, Lbd., the views of the present Govern happily, is strong enough to act Friends of Mr. A. H. Crook, Members, Lodge Naval and Military, Hong Kong and New Territories ment are more sound on the point effectually should Mr. Mac headmaster of Queen's College, will No. 348, S.C. the Principals, Officers Ferry Co., Ltd, the Ho Heng Bank, ms be glad to learn that his younger and Companions Victoria Chapter, Messrs. Sang Tai, Messrs. Chan Fuen. in question than were those of Donald and his colleagues give daughter, Mary, has won a schola No. 526, E.C., the Master, Officers and Mesara. Man- Hing Loong, Mesars. Ty their predecessors. The Conser way too mach. The Soviet is at ship, tenable for three year gt Brethren of Perseverance Lodge, the Sang, European Revenue Officers.

WJ, Officers and Brethren, Bothen The Committee and Members of the vatives realised that a Russian least well worth watching in Paul's Girls School, Wests

Mark Lodge, No. 264; E C. the W.M., Hong Kong Clah, Royal Hong Kong bassy in London was merely any sort of negotiation and the London (where she

Officers and Members, Naval and Mili, Golf Club, Hồng Kong Cricket Club, good name of Great Britain is not will be 14 years of age next

kanale educated at present) Mies Mary tary Chapter No. 302 S.C. Provin- Institution of En ficers and Shipbuild-

cial Priory of China, the Provincial ere of Heng Kang Cheung Chau Re to ho tarnished for a mere mess ary and gives promise of being a (China) Prior: United Religious and sidents Association, and Yokohama of commercial pottage,

scholar of distinction.

Military Order of the Temple and of Cricket and Athletic Chib,

can. If we mistake not, the Con-

the Soviet an opportunity their perniIGIOUS Y

wor

Funconscious etate.

were sampan women.

Messrs.