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No. 27,346 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1929.

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"BASE" GESTURE

ANOTHER BIG FIRE IN LOCAL ARCHITECT'S

CHINA TOWN

DEATH

$40,000 SILK GOODS DAMAGED MR. C. P. ANDERSON'SUCCUMBS

TO PNEUMONIA

BY WATER

A LUCKY HOUSE

Another big fire broke out in Jervais Street-Hong Kong's China Town-this morning, and damage

donc

HIS WORK IN THE COLONY

The sad news has just been re- ceived here by cable of the death of a local architect, Mr. Charles

to $40,000 worth of silk goods was Penke Anderson, of Messrs. reported to have been

by Palmer and Turner, who died water.

while on Home leave on Saturday This morning's conflagration was last of double pneumonia, follow- the second one in the same locality, ing an operation, at the age of in fact, only next door, within a week. But one astonishing feature of both fires was that the house in between the two involved escaped uncharred.

Origin in Kitchen

The alarm was received by the Central Fire Brigade at 6.30 a.m., and three appliances were promptly despatched to the scene. On arri val it was found that house No.

40.

Mr. Anderson, accompanied by his wife, left here in July last on Home leave and he was due back| in a few months' time. While at Home, Mr. Anderson visited Edin- burgh, where his mother lives, but for the most time he was in Lon- don. Mr. Anderson had been out horo sinca 1922, and some of the Colony's most prominent buildings

74 was involved, the fire originat-both commercial and private ing from the kitchen in the first houses-were erected from plans

floor.

Owing to the inflammable mi- terial used in its construction, the flames had taken a strong hold on the building when the fire-flighters got there. A home call was made at 6.30 am, and in response another appliance from Wanchai,

one from Kennedy Town, and also the fire escape were despatched,

Adjoining Buildings in Danger

While it was taken for granted that the entire building involved would be doomed, the fear was also entertained that adjoining houses might be Imperilled.

Nothing daunted, members of the Brigade worked like Trojans. Three motor pumps were brought into operation, while hoses were played on the conflagration from all avail- able angles.

Brigade's Good Work The Brigade, in the main, con- centrated on saving other houses, and after an hour's work, they not only succeeded, in this, but the ground floor of the building con-

executed by him.

Mr. Anderson, who was a mem- ber of the Town Planning Insti tute, was born in Stornoway, in the North of Scotland, and in 1899 he served his pupilage in Edinburgh. Shortly afterward he entered Sir Edwin Lutyan's offices in London. whence he went to America a few years before the War. He stayed there for about three years,

War Service

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QUIET BURIAL OF M. MOTOR CAR DRIVER'S

CLEMENCEAU

ALL FRANCE MOUNS THE PASSING OF THE "TIGER"

OFFENCE

FAILED TO DEPOSIT LICENCE WITH POLICE.

A "MARKET" IN CANTON

A Chinese Hcenced motor car driver, at present unemployed, was to-day charged before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Central Magls-

SIMPLE INTERMENT

Mouchamps, Vendee, Yesterday, The remains of M. Georges Clemenceau were buried in his park here in accordance with his wish. There were no speeches and cere- mony. The simple interment took tracy, with falling to deposit hes but twenty minutes. Members of licence with, the Police Traffic: De his family and a score of close per-partment on leaving the Colony, sonal friends were present.

A noteworthy moment occurred when M. Clemenceau expired, for a terrifle atorm burst over his native Vendee as though the elements were convulsed at the passing "Tiger's" spirit.

Defendant said that he was award that it was necessary for him to deposit his licence. with the Police, but he had been very ill and could not do so. of the

He had just returned

from the country and immediately reported the circumstances at the Traffic Department.

Messages of Condolence

Paris, Yesterday. Messages of condolence have been received from all ranks and classes throughout the world. The flags of

Traffic Sergeant McInnis stated that the defendant left the Colony in on November During the whole of this time

public buildings were blown at April and returned halfmast and a crape tled crape veil | 24.

was thrown over the tablet in the he had retained the licence in his Hotel de Ville, which records that the "Army, the Government, Citizen

Georges Clemenceau and General Foch deserved well of their coun- try."

Assembly Stands up

Paris, Yesterday.

M. Clémenceau was interred very

possession.

In reply to the Magistrate, Traffic Inspector Alexander said that the Police were strict with regard to the depositing of licences here because it had been discovered that there was a good "market" for Hong Kong

On the Declaration of War he LEADERS RESPOND TO WAR CLOUDS MOTOR CAR TOUT A simply in his natal vilage, Vendee. Hences in Canton, and local licensed

returned Home and enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery as a Second

Lieutenant, and saw much service

HOOVER'S CALL

MENACE

in France. He was mentioned in SPEEDING UP WORK OF PUBLIC U.S. "WATCHING” THE

dispatches, and won the Military Cross for valour. When the War was brought to a close, the rank of Captain.

he held

On demobilisation, Mr. Ander- son entered into service with the Minister of Housing, whence he went into the architectural depart

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CONSTRUCTION

RESULT OF CONFERENCES

Washington. Yesterday,

cerned, which it was at Brat RUGBY FOOTBALL INTERPORT ing organisation. He subsequently

thought was doomed, was saved.

The ground floor was occupied by the Kwong Cheong Woo silk goods shop, and it was reported that no les than a sum of $40,000 worth of silk gods had been damaged by . water. The shop was insured for

$30,000.

The three upper floors were all gutted, and standing back to back with house No. 74-where the fre

An invitation has been re- ceived to send a Rugby Foot- ball team to Shanghai at the Chinese New Year, Prospects are discussed in a special arti- ele on page 9.

President Hoover completed his series of business conferences by receiving at White House the heads of all the principal American farm-

stated that he was vary gratified at the results of the conferences, and was convinced that there is "no fundamental weakness" in the busi ress situation of America.

The United States Chamber of Commerce has called a meeting at Washington for December 5 of 200 business leaders, representing prac tically every Industrial group in the origlanted was house No. 249, ment of Messrs. Lever Brothers, of a proposed business "cabinet."

country, who will form the nucleus Queen's Road West. The kitchen at Port Sunlight, and came out of this house was alightly damaged here in 1922.

Replies are pouring in to White by fire.

House from Governors of the States During his

Beven years here, Horse-Shoe Brings Luck

to the President's call to them to Mr. Anderson had been respon-co-operate fully in the movement to House No. 76 in Jervois Street is sible for many of the fine

speed up programmes of public certainly a lucky house, and the buildings that this Colony horse-shoe which is nailed on the

construction in order to set off the Most recent in this effects of the stock market situation. front door is thought by superati- tions folk to have a lot to do with Morning Poat building, and he satisfactory. -

respect is the South China

The replies are sald to be very it. Last week a big fire broke out was in charge of building opera-Service.

Reuter's American

possesses.

Grand Stand, which

in No. 78, and although the third lons of the Hong Kong Jockey | floor, which was separated from Club's new house No. 76 by a thin wall, was to-day is nearing completion. gutted, this lucky house retained uncharred,

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TELEPHONE SERVICE

Werk for Art Club

Canton, Yesterday. Mr. Anderson was a prominent This morning's fire was alao im-

With a view to facilitating the mediately next to it and, in spite of member of the Art Club, his chief

communications between Chung the inflammable nature of the wood-hobby being sketching and draw San and Nam Hoi districts, a pro- ing. He contributed many fine work, house No. 76 was again un-works to the Club; and he will be posal for the establishment of a touched. The ground floor of this "good joss" house is occupied by a remembered by many for his skill telephone service between the two

Firemen Searched

with the brush.

places has been approved by the piece goods shop.

Department of Reconstruction. It Mr. Anderson, was a member of is said that the gentry in the dia- After the stop signal was given, the St. Andrew's Society, in a tricts have already subscribed the the Hon. Mr. D. C. Wolfe (as dition to the Hong Kong Club and sum necessary for the instalment of Chief Officer of the Brigade) gave the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club. the line.-Cantan News Agency. orders that all firemen be searched. His brillant: war service stood Even the hoses, the sea-boots worn Mr. Anderson in good stead here, by the men, and the engines were for it was not long before he be carefully looked into.

came the Commanding Offeer of

BATE.

OTHER NAVAL BASES

"The Dover Road."

STATUE OF FOCH

Rugby, Yesterday, The proposal to erect in London a statue to Marshal Foch is contain-

SITUATION

NOW "SERIOUS”

NUISANCE

OBSTINATE: DRIVER AT AN HOTEL

A CAUTION USELESS

Only relatives and friends attended. drivers who wanted to give up The Paris Chamber Chairman, M. driving could depose of their Boulsson, and the Premier, M. licences to drivers in Canton for $50 opiece. Apparently this was, be- Tardieu, paid eulogies to the great |

in Canton gave citizen and great patriot. The cause car owners

preference to drivers · holding a Assembly listened to the speeches standing up and postponed the sit- ting na a token of mourning.---

Naval Salvoes

The Chinese driver of a public Havas.

BRITISH M.P'S AND motor car was to-day summoned be-

SOVIET ATTACKS

fore Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Central Magistracy, for solicit- the ing fare in Chater Road on night of November 20.

Loudon, Yesterday, In the House of Commons to day Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign

An Indian Traffic Sergeant, who Secretary, in the course of a reply prosecuted, told the Magistrate relating to the Soviet, and Chinese that the defendant committed the hostilitiea, mentioned the Soviet offence twice between 10 and 10.10 bombardments of the Chinese acro- drome on

November 17 and the pm, on the night in question. Soviet gunfire attack on 'n passenger

At 10. p.m., whilst some m480 the Savoy aeroplane, which was brought down, where coming out of with a loss of life.' He said he had Hoet, the defendant rushed up to no official Information as regards the the entrance in his car and invited

1929 rainfall. 69.40 inches

.81.80 inches Average

Deficit-

12.40 inches

story published in the Press that the Soviet had destroyed a mine and pumping machinery, thereby drown-" Ing a number of civilians, and added that he had had insuficient time to consider what action should be taken---Reuter..

AMERICA WATCHFUL

Washington, Yesterday.

Paris, Later.

A hundred and one shots, at the

MAILS: FOR.. KWANGSI ·

The parcel poat service to places in the Province of Kwangsi 18 suspended until further notice:

Until further notice letter mails for Kwangsi will be for- warded via Haiphong.

Hong Kong licence.,

As the defendant's record had been clear so far, his Worship, de- cided to caution him.

Ministers have paid similar tri- butes, including Mr. Lloyd George, Lord Grey, and Lord Derby, who were, closely associated with him at War different times during the years and after..

Mr. Lloyd George · anid, “We worked together during the War in the closest co-operation for the direction of the World War and the shaping of world peace. Of the four men who were primarily responsible for framing the Peace

the men to take his car. They re-rate of two a minute, from a bat-Treaty, Signor Orlando and I alone fused and then defendant drove back tery of seventy-five's stationed at remain. With the death of Clemen- to the stand. Witness went up to Jena Gate, announced to the Capital coau there passes away the last of him and warned him not to do it the burial of M. Clarenceau. Most the great statesmen of the 19th

of the business again.

houses closed all Century. He will rank in history

amongst the greatest of them all." About ten minutes later two other day long.

Similar honours were shown Lord Grey described. Clemenceau men came out of the hotel and de- fendant again rushed up to the throughout the country, while every This time naval station and warship fired entrance with his car. the Sergeant decided to summons three salvoes of 21 guns coch, as

they did on Armistice Day-Reu- him.

ter.

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a brave statesman, a great patriot, and a staunch friend of Britain.

Lord Derby said: "The Allles owed him much for his courage nađ determination to win, which were

of inestimable value to our cause.”

British Wireless Service.

His Last Act

Paris, Yesterday.

M. Clemenceau's last, simple, act was to kiss, the hands of his faith- ful valet and chauffeur.

Driver's Version

British Tribute Defendant said that he had driven up to the entrance of the Savoy

Rugby, Yesterday. Hotel only once. On this occasion

The British Government, in the one of the men coming out of the course of a telegram to the French hotel beckoned with his hand, and Government expressing profound as his (defendant's) car, was the regret at the death of M. Clemen- first on the stand, he drove up. The ceau, says "His proved friendship men offered him $1.60 to take them and long loyalty in trying days en Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of to Magazine Gap. He asked for title him to the lasting gratitude of State, says that the Government is $2 and as the men refused he drove this country, where his death will watching the situation in the Far back to the stand. The sub- be universaly mourned, and his East, which it regards as "serious," sequently engaged the second car memory honoured."

placed in the coffin last night. It and adds that if the administra on the stand.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, in a was a simple ceremony attended tion are able to make any suggea-

President of only by the Prime Minister the Replying to the Magistrate, the message sent to the tions with a view to clearing up the Indian Sergeant said that on both the Council says of the dead states. Prefect of Police, and members of position, they will do so. Reuter's occasions he was American Service.

HAJLAR BOMBED

Tokyo, Yesterday.

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for business.

His body, which all day long lay

clothed in a familiar grey sult, was

standing only man, "His long and distinguished the family. A vase made from a about seven or eight yards from career, his Indomitable courage and German shell, holding a bunch of It is believed that the search was the Battery of the Hong Kong

the Savoy Hotel entrance and could his energy, which advancing years faded flowers given him by a cor- made because of previous accusa- Volunteer Defence Corps.

Bee the men when they came through did not diminish, have roused the poral during one of his visits to the front line in wartime, was tions. It will be remembered that Mr. Anderson gave valuable ser

Harbin, reports to Rengo state the inner doorway at the top of the warmest admiration of my country placed on the coffin beside the body. after the fire in house No. 78 last vice to the Amateur Dramatic ed in a public appeal aigned by

steps leading to the pavement. Hemen, and the whole British nation week, a report was made to the Society for although he was not Lord Derby, Lord Hardinge, Lord that according to the Japanese did not see any of the mon put up graves with France at his passing." A motor hearse conveyed the re- Police by the occupant that a sum an actor, he designed with great Crews, and Lord Tyrrell. The Duke official report from Pokotu, a dozen their hands to beckon for a car. In a further tribute Mr. Mac-mains to M. Clemenceau's native of $1,000 had been stolen from a success the scenery of "On An-of Westminster has offered a site Soviet planes raided Hallar or Defendant had deliberately driven Donald says, "The Clemenceau of Vendée for burial.

In view of his wishes for a very proval and a more recent play in Grosvenor Gardens, near Victoria Saturday, dropping 30 bombs and up to the entrance each time to tout history will not only be the out-

Station. British Wireless Service. destroying the railway bridge.

standing representative of his simple burial special precautions Chinese troops west of the Khing-

people, as a nation, but also as a were taken to prevent the hearse "Up" A Fortnight Ago an: range are in a general retreat.

man whose varied human qualities being followed." Much anxiety is felt for 20

His Worship convicted and Traffle and whose ways endeared him to Salvoes of artillery will be fired Japanese residents

at Hallar, Inspector Alexander, in handing up those interested in the elements of in all town throughout France at where demoralized. Chiners are re-defendant's record, remarked that human greatness."

the time of the burial to-day, while he was up before the Court only a ported to be looting.

ex-Service men will march past the Other Information from Pokotu fortnight ago charged with the

of the says that General Liang, Comman same offence, at the same-place. der of the 57th Brigade, was killed Magistrate (to defendant): You in severe Arbting at Manshull on have been cautioned before for the regulfes were captured, together Friday last, phan 1500 Chinese same thing. Five dollars.

with hundreds of machine guns and 10.000-rifler

First-Lord Defies Closing" Rumour

London, Yesterday.

- Mr. A.-V. Álexander, First Lord, denied that any decision was con- templated regarding the closing of the minor naval bases at Bermuda and Jamaica. —Reuter,

CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY Canton, Yesterday.

The passenger and freight tradís of- the - Canton-Hankow: Railway, which

secount of resumed running

Deap sympathy, is extended to his wife in her and bereavement, and to his mother (who has lived to mourn his death), and his three surviving brothers.

LAGED SENATOR DIES

New York, Yesterday,

FORESTRY COMMISSION

Rugby, Yesterday, The King has approved the appoint ment of nine persons to constitute Ferestry Commission Sir John Stirling Maxwell will be Chairman Among the members are Sir Francis The death la announced of the Acland, Bir George Courthope and Str Octogenarian Senator Francis Warently Identified with forestry work

Hugh Murray, who have been promis. ron, father-in-law of General British Wireless Service. ** Pershing Reuter's American Ber vice.

**PLUNGE OVER SEAWALL

But Leava has been granted In

Malayan Civil Service to Mr. N Coulson,

It is generally believed in Harbin Soviet forces will subpend

"

Press despatches from Harbin re port that the Soviet troops have Kot yet entered the City,

According to an official despatch the Japanese Consular representa- tive at Tolfaihar, who

den-

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"Shapers of Peace Many other Ministers and ex-Arc

(Continued on Next Column)

de Triomphe

in honour

"dead" statesman-Reuter.

London, To-day. Following a day of very fierce gales throughout Great Britain thousands of listeners-fu, sitting comfortably by their firesides while the storm roared outside, beard one of the most dramatic items in the history of broadcast-,

• Ing. It was, an urgent appeal to any vessels. In the neighbourhood to assist the steamer "Molesey, which was ashore and breaking up

STOP PRESS

on a desolata, part of the Pem- brokeshire coast.

issors 3,809 tons with a crew of #bout: 34. § Up to a late hour last dight all egorts to save the crew by lifeboats, tugs, and rocket ap

the "Molesey's".

tas failed, silent-Reuter.

wireless, is now. E