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THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930.

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P.W.D. HEAD. Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy. C.B.E.

In

33 YEARS IN TROPics,

His many friends in the Colony and abroad will unite heartily congratialating the Hon. Mr. Harold Thomas Creasy, C.B.E., MIC.E., A.M.L.M.E., Director of Public Works, as he completed 33 years in the service of the Colonial Governments in the Far East yesterday.

He was born on May 3, 1875, and is a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of this Colony and Vice-President of the Sanitary

Bourd.

MR. PAUL SYKES,

Leaves for Business Tour of Canada.

RETURNING ON DECEMBER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

UNFAIR TO HAWKER.

Arrest Whilst Closing A Deal.

MAGISTERIAL COMMENT.

Acting on instructions from the

When an Indian Sergeant gave Canadian Government, Mr. Paul evidence at the Kowloon Magis Government tracy this morning, to say that he Canadian Sykes,

Commissioner to Hongetopped. Trade

Chinese hawker in the Kong, South China, Philippine middle of a bargain with purchas- Islands arid French Indo-China, ers In Reclamation Street. In who established his office in Hong front of the market, and charged Kong a year ago, left to-day on the him with obstruction, Mr. T. S. Empress of Canada to undertake a Whyte-Smith declared that that business tour of Canada.

was very unfair to the defendant.

Since the opening of the office,

His Worship pointed out that an itinerant hawker must stop to many Canadian products new to this market have been successfully make a sale, and it was unfair of Introduced and trade as between a constable to chase him away On May 14, 1897, the Hon. Mr. this territory and Canada has been in the middle of a sale, because Creasy, was appointed by the materially assisted in spite of ad-in doing so the hawker would prob-

ably lose his customers. Secretary of State to Ceylan, whereverse business conditions. on June 12 he assumed duties as District Engineer attached to Hond Office. August 29, two years later, saw him in charge of duplication of the Colombo Water Main, and in June, 1001, he was in charge of the Colombo Customs Improve-

ments.

Waterworks Extension. Vigilance and tact in this sphere of work resulted in Mr. Creasy being seconded for service in con- nection with the Calombo Water

Mr. Sykes expects to return to the Colony and resume his work In December. Whilst in Canada he will acquaint Canadian business men with the requirements and openings for Canadian products in Hong Kong and South China.

Mrs. Sykes, and her mother, Mrs. H. R. Duff, who has been in Hong Kong for four months, are accompanying Mr. Sykes, and the party will be the guests of the Hon. Herbert Marler, H.B.. Minis- works Extension. and in April,ter for Canada in Japan, at Tokyo, 1904, he was appointed to the First Ginute.

In October, 1899, two years after his arrival in Ceylon, Mr. Creasy passed in Tamil.

On November 14, 1904, Mr.

for two days.

ONLY ONE HAND.

Creasy was made acting Financial. Man Told Not to Trade

Assistant and Accountant, and in June, the following year he receiv

ed his appointment as district en-

gineer, in charge

Waterworks Extension.

ef

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Colombo

at

by Deformity.

"I AM USELESS."

A Chinese, St years old, with a

the Kowloon Magistracy this morn- ing on a charge of hawking with- out a licence. He pleaded guilty, and intimated that he was useless in any other sphere of work.

From April, 1908, to December.deformed right hand, appeared at 1908, Mr. Creasy travelled about a lot. being district engineer Colombó, Dandagamuwa, and aguin Colombo, after which 'posts he became Provincial Engineer, Northern Province, in June, 1909. From April, 1913, to August, 1923, Mr. Creasy held the follow- Ing posts:-Assistant Director of Public Works, acting Deputy D.P.W., Deputy Director, and net- ing Director of Public Works in Ceylon.

Arrival in Hong Kong. He left Ceylon in August, 1923, and arrived in Hong Kong on August 29, and has bee Director of Public Works ever ince.

The Hon. Mr. Creasy's hard and admirable work in the Government service, won him the C.B.E., in H.M. the King's Birthday Honours list in 1927.

His Worship remarked that the defendant should not try to trade on his deformity, because it did not follow that because of a de- crepit hand he could hawk without a licence.

The Magistrate added that it must be rather hard on people with only one hand to And work, and indicated the fact that be con- sidered the defendant a good case for a free licence.

Sergeant Farrell remarked that, although as the defendant claimed to be an inhabitant of To Kwa- Wan, he had not seen him before. However he would enquire further about the man.

Sergt. Barnicle pointed out that. it was the duty of the Sergeant to keep the front of the market clear, because that was A motor bus route.

His Worship repiled that if a policeman wished to make an ar- rest of hawkers for obstruction, he should catch

those whe were

Idling about and not those who were executing a sale of some

sort.

The Indian sergeant suld that that was rather difficult. because all the hawkers always seemed to| be engaged in sales.

Defendant was convicted and cautioned.

THEFT IN HOTEL.

Coolie's Watch Stolen from Counter.

PAWNED FOR $7.

A Chinese, formerly employed as coolie in the Peninsula Hotel, was at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning sentenced to two months' hard labour for the theft of a gold wrist watch, the property of Li Shing, office coolie employed at the Hotel's dispensing bar-room.

RADIO

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME.

The following programme will be broadcast to-day from the Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W.. on 835 metres

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Hour. 6.30-3 p.m.-Programme of

Columbia Records by courtesy of Anderson Music Company:- "Maximilian Robespierre" Overturo

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The National Mltary Band (conducted by Allert "Come into the Garden Mul W. Ketelbey), (Tennyson & Balfe), "My Sweetheart When a Boy"

(Enoch Morgan),

Williara Hesoltine, Tener with Orchestra. "Get Oat and Get Under the Moon"

(Tobias, Jerome & Shay),

"Some Day You'll Be Sorry"

(Seyler & Morgan),

Laytor and Johnstone, American Duettista, with Piano.

"Gipsy Suite" (E. Germans),

The Plaza Thontre Orchestra. "Faust" Vocal Gems (Gounod, Eng lish Version by II. F. Chorley),

Miriam Licette, Madam Clara Serena, Francis Russell and Harold Williams, with Orchestra.

"Die Fledermaus”—Selection

(Johann Strauss),

Johann Strauss & Symphony Orchestra. Hedge Posts" (Schubert), "The Trout (Schubert),

W. F. Watt, Tenor, with Piano. "Golliwog's Cake Walk"

(Debussy), "Dance of the Turtlere"

(Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. O'Donnell),

B.B.C. Wireless Military Band conducted, by B-

Walton O'Donneil.

"The Student Prince"

(Donnelly & Romberg),

Harry Welchan & Theatre Chorus with Orchestra. "Four Ways" (Eric Coates),

Regal Cineina Orchestra, conducted by Emanuel Starkey, "Land of Dreams" (Gerard), "Gossamer Wings" (Gerard),

J. H. Squire Celcate Octet. 8 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 10.30 p.m.-Close Down.

LOCAL RADIO PLAY.

Aĥ A.D.C.-Z.B.W. Preduction.

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HE FOURTH ORDINARY

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George's Building. THURS. DAY, the 22nd day of May, 1950, dt 5.30 p.m.

T. A. MARTIN,

Hon. Secretary. Hong Kong. 15th May, 1930.

FINGER PRINTS.

Man Who Thought the Lines Altered.

EXPERT EVIDENCE.

A Hakka man, who was yesterday found guilty of being the receiver of five stolen chickens, the property of the a.. Sul Sang, lying at the. Kowloon Wharves, and who denied a previous conviction in 1918 for

larceny, put a different complexion on the case when before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Κοινίσου Magistracy this morning he admit- ed the conviction, after Acting Inspector Vincent, the finger-print export of the Police force, had given his evidence.

Defendant, who was 50 years of age, said that as the conviction was 14 years ago he 'did not quite re- member it. After 14 years his fingers had grown bigger and there- fore the lines on them fad become different, so he thought it would be best to deny the conviction, and by that method he thought he would "get off."

His Worship told the defendant, after the Interpreter had explain-. ed to the latter about finger prints, that he had given the Police a'lot of trouble, and in view of that previous conviction being so long ago, he would send the defendant to jail for three months with hard labour..

The defendant proclaimed that that was too long a term, because he was an opium addict.

His Worship said that he was getting off very lightly, and he hoped that the defendant would not abuse his sentence.

With the co-operation of the Det.-Sergt. Poyntz stated that A.D.C., Z.B.W. will mark a new de- the watch, which was valued at parture in its activities on Wednes- $16, was taken from the counter by day next when a one-act play, "the accused, yesterday morning be Wedding Will Not Take Place," tween six and seven o'clock. Later will be broadcant from the Studio. in the morning he was arrested in The play, which is by Alfred Canton Road, when a pawn ticket, Sutro, is being performed by ment- relating to the watch, was found.bers of the Hong Kong Amateur The watch was pawned for $7, and Dramatic Company, who are now CHILD'S FATAL FALL. he had $6.46. His Worship order-busy rehearsing in between the nor- ed that the $6.46 be paid over to mal Z.B.W, transmissions. the pawnbroker to help the com- plainant to redeem the watch.

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Verandah.

A amall Chinese girl named Lung Pun (5), living at 445, Re- clamation Street, Yaumati, WRE the victim of a fatal accident yesterday afternoon. She acet pro-dentally fell into the street from

Miss Gomes, soprano, will also appear in the evening's gramme on this date.

A CANDID PRISONER.

When a Chinese was to-day charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the unlawful possession of an iron bar which could be used for an unlawful purpose, he told the Magistrate that he procured the bar to strike a man who had ossaulted him earlier in the day. Mr. Lindsell remarked that accus- ed was very candid about the matter and inquired from Divi- sional Inspector Bloor, in charge of West Point, if that were the same statement as the one he made in the charge room,

The Inspector replied that it wAS, whereupon his Worship imposed a fine of $10 or 14 days' hard labour, in default,

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