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return for the outlay? Money CORRESPONDENCE, making inevitably leads to money-

spending in order to make more

Mr. Lockhart Smith was acting P.M.G. from September 11 to Octo ber 20, 1915. From October 1, 1916 to June 10, 1019 Mr. Lockhart - Smith was seconded for Military money, and so the vicious circle, UNION CHURCH VACANCY.

service. On June 10, 1919 he was like the Mississippi, goes rolling

made acting Deputy Registrar. along, and like the Mississippi [To the Editor of "China" Ball.""}

Supreme Court, and in the next frequently bringing disaster in its

Sir-With reference to the r- month (July 20) acting Assistant Itrain.

port on a specks meeting of mem- Superintendent of Victoria Jall in A month later Mr. We are engaged at present in bers, subscribers and adherents of addition "taking our measure." Let us see Kowloon Union Church, which you Smith became acting Second Police published in your Issua of Saturday, Magistrate. this post being sub- that we are properly clothed in 18th inst.. I shall be obligad if you stantinted on January 1, 1920. On in your next February 17, Mr. Lockhart Smith' good and unshrinkable material. will kindly publish

received the Chinese Order of Wen

;

Yours, etc.

D. Gow... Hon. Secretary.

Hong Kong, October 22.

he qualified in Pekinese.

Up till now, our tailors have issue a letter from the Rev. Frank omitted essential measurements Short. of which the enclosed is a Hu (5th Class) and on March 31 and, however skilful our cutters copy. [have been, we cannot expect to be well-clothed if our cuffs shrink to our elbows. It is the height of folly, therefore, to demand a first-class coat (by which wo mean efficiency) and at the same time jeer at our tailor for trying to measure us correctly or for suggesting spending a little more now on good material in order We come. to save in days to hope the overhauling of the educational system of the Colony will afford an opportunity of arriving at a more adequate inter- pretution of "economy" and help the morning contemporary whom we have quoted and the com- munity at large to see the folly of their views.

Promotion came rapidly and. January 10, 1921, saw Mr. Smith in the post of Superintendent of Imports and Exports. and two years later he reverted to. Second On November Dear Mr. Cow, I read with Police Magistrate. great interest and care the report 20. 1923, Mr. Smith was District in the China Mall of the special Officer (South), and he was pro meeting of the members and moted to Head of the Sanitary De

March 8, 1924. adherents of the Kowloon Union partment on Church, and I have ascertained November of the same year, saŵ that it is a satisfactory report of Mr. Smith again administering law, returning to the former pos the meeting.

on February 10, 1925, in which In such discussions had with you and other members year from June 18 to September 30 of the Committee I indicated that he was also Food Controller.

Mr. Lockhart Smith's position only if there wore a large measure of unanimity could I give any Postmaster General was approved serious consideration to an invita- of on October 12, 1928. tion to the pastorate of Union Church.

News in Brief.

Examinations of the Royal Sani- tary Institute (Hong Kong Centre) December 2, will be held on 4 and 5 in the office of the Education

proval of "low living and high Department, thinking" coupled with cynical,

Ng Sau-king (30), married wo- disapproval of a real constructive man, of 442, Shanghai Street, contribution toward its realisa- second floor, was yesterday re- moved to the Kowloon Hospital tion!

overdose suffering from un

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The engagement is announced of Tui, only daughter of the late Mr. A. D. O'Kane and Mrs. O'Kane of Park Lane Mansions; Sydney, to Mr. Sverre Berg, of Hong Kong.

DEATH.

of

A man is judged by the way adalin which she took to induce

What sleep. facilities are provided in Hong

The next general meeting of the Kong for the utilisation of leisure Arts Association of the Hong Kong in an uplifting way? Few except University will be held on Friday, such as entail uneconomic expen University at 8.30 p.m.. Mr. C. A. In the Union Assembly Hall of the

There is a plethora of Braine-Hartnell will lecture on Dr. Clubs (with bara attached), Johnson.. cinemas, and cafes. The sport-

diture.

CARRA 1 p.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 1980, at St. Paul's Hospital, Jonathan, dearly be loved husband of Carolinement to spend. Carr, and father of Jack,

Hong Kong, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1930.

INCONSISTENCY.

Some time ago in reviewing a

As I have

Mr. A. R. Sutherland. Another recipient of hearty con-

I feel that it would be better gratulations on Monday was Mr. to inform you at once that as Arthur. Robert Sutherland, M.A. there is very clearly a division on (Aberdeen) who completed 24 the question at issue I do not years with the Government, think that any useful purpose' would be served by taking any further steps in the matter,

But I would like to assure you that during any interregnum I wili gladly render such service as is within my power.

I pray that the Church In Its may be quest for a minister guided from on High.

You are at liberty to com- municate this letter to the can. gregation.

Yours very sincerely, (Sgd.) FRANK SHORT.

20 YEARS' RECORD.

CAREER OF INSPECTOR W. R. McWALTER.

Me

A KEEN SPORTSMAN.

Inspector W. Robertson Walter will to-day receive the con- gratulations of his many friends

service in the Police Force.

It was on October 20, 1904, that Mr. Sutherland received his ap pointment as Junior Assistant Master, Queen's College, arriving here on November 30 that year.

Six years later Mr. Sutherland was promoted to senior assistant master, becoming head master of the Victoria British School November 13, 1913.

on

From October 26, 1914, to February 1, 1920, Mr. Sutherland was seconded for Military Service, after which he was made head the Ellis Kadoorie master of School for Indians. In 1928, Mr. Sutherland was transferred to the Education Department.

Mr. F. J. Ling.

Mr. F. James Ling, F.S.1 Char tered Surveyor, M.Q.S.A., A.R.S.I. quantity surveyor,. Public Works Department will be the recipient of many congratulations to-day on his completion of 21 years in the Government service, which began October 22, 1909, when. Mr. on

appointed Assistant

on his completion of 20 years' Ling was

Overseer. He became First Class

It was an

1

Mr. Ling is also lecturer in Building Construction in the Hong Out- Kong Technical Institute. side work, Mr. Ling is a popular cricketer, being a member of the C.S.C.C. 1st XI.

Mr. E. Newhouse. Connected with engineering for

Newhouse, P.A.S.I. of the Public Works Department to-day com 19, pletes 20 years work in the Govern ment, having started as Land Sur Iveyor in 1910. In 1911, Mr. New.

Lance-Sergeant, May 1, 1915. Sub-Inspector, February Inspector, August 13, 1926,

1922.

4

Pleading guilty to the unlawful ing interests of the population are possession of about eight taels of

Overscer ол January 1, 1913. amply catered for. What about, Macao opium a Chinese was to-day He was appointed a Police Con- their intellectual interests? We fined $500 with the alternative of stable on October 22, 1910, being From April 13, to December 81, have the Botanical Gardens, the three months' hard labour when, he then just under 21 years of age. 1917, Mr. Ling was in charge of Public Library and the Museum! appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell A keen footballer, he had a place roads, Kowloon and the New Ter

at the Central Court.

in the Police team for several ritories. He was appointed acting The community

has no great!

seasons and was one of the eleven clerk of works on January 14, reason to be proud of ary of

At present lying in a serious con- who secured some years ago the 1921, with quantity surveying in these. The tastes of those and dition at the Tung Wah Hospital is right for the Police to have its addition. July 1, 1924, saw Mr. they are not so few as is somea Chinese named Fung Yim (26), name inscribed on the Senior Foot- Ling in the past of Senior Inspec heroic tor of Works, which post he held who is stated to have received severe ball Shield. times imagined; -

who prefer scalda on board the 6.8. President fight in which the Police had to till January 1 last year when his to use at least part of their Lincoln yesterday. How the mishap meet Kowloon twice in the semi appointment to quantity surveyor

final and St. Joseph's College twice was established. leisure in educative pursuits are occurred has not been ascertained.

In the final before taking the simply not catered for at all.

A lady's gold wristlet watch, honours.

picked up Was

by

Besides being a good sportsmaa, Unless they bury themselves in which

European lady their own homes or wander into a

yesterday, Inspector McWalter is also a cap handed aver to an In-able Police Officer and, at the com our beautiful solitudes and so be-was

constable st the upper paratively young age of 41' years, come unsocial against their dian

Peak Tram Station. The watch is he is now in the responsible posi... better judgment, they are driven now in the possession of tlon of acting Divisional Inspector to extravagant spending. Mem- the officer in charge of the station Weat Point. His promotions in a considerable period, Mr. Edward bership of Clubs, visits to cinemas who will investigate any claim for the Force were:- and cafes-these things cost its return to the owner. money which many can ill-afford Members of the Hong Kong but are forced, by their environ- University Union were hosts to Sir

It speaks well for his ability house was seconded to Harbour of William and Lady Feel yesterday at the Great Hall when a tea party that from Lance-Sergeant he at Refuge Works, Mongkok Tsui. was given. Among those present tained the rank of Sub-Inspector During his connection with the

following posta: .. George and Lillian. Late of local publication the same con- were Mr. W. W. Hornell, Sir Robert in seven years' time, skipping the Government, Mr. Newhouse haz Assistant Engineer City and Hill P.W.D. Cortego: passes the

the Ho Tung, Mr. Kwok Slu-lau, and intermediate rank of Sergeant in been in the His the process, Monument at 5 p.m. to-day.temporary commented on

dearth of studies on local his- Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall.

After seeing service in various District Waterworks, Tytam Tuk, Assistant En- Excellency Lady Peel were torical or natural phenomena. Exceed by the choleman of the stations on both the island and Second Section. We may well ask what is done to Union, Mr. Chung Hok-nang.

the mainland, Inspector McWalter sineer, maintenance of Buildings was made acting Divisional Inspec- Office: Asst. Engineer maintenance Executive En- encourage men (or women) to use their leisure in this way? What|

Before a large gathering at the tor Eastern District in July this of Roads Office:

On January 1, 1923, Mr. New. Macdonald went or retirement, * facilities are there for undertak. Helena May Institute last evening, year when Divisional Inspector D. gineer in Charge of Drainage.

the Rev. Fr. D. J. Finn, SJ, de- The following quotations from ing such work? Good Botanical livered a most instructive lecture on and two weeks later was transfer house was appointed Engineer-in- the leading article of a morning and Zoological Gardens (includ- the subject, of Renaissance Art, red to West Point in the same Charge of re-drainage of the arous tion. From 1923 to 1925, Mr. New- house prepared plans of the contemporary of yesterday's date ing an aquarium and much else He traced the origin and growth of rank, acting for Divisional Inspec- affected by Praya East Reclama-

this art in all Its branches, guld-tor Bloor who is on furlough.

Mr. N. L. Smith. are extremely illuminating: besides), a good Public Library, ing the audience to a true appre-

Congratulations from his friends sewerage and storm water drainage "In these days it is rare to and an Historical and Natural ciation of its value and subtleties,cally and abroad were on Mon- systems for Kowloon and New meet men or women-inclined Science Museum would go farther with comparative examples depict day extended to Mr. Norman Lock Kowloon (Town planning). From to follow what used to be call

hart Smith, B.A (Oxon), Posts 1926 to 1927, Mr. Newhouse under- ed the simple life. Low living in reducing extravagant expendied by numerous lantorn slides. and high thinking never did ture than the contemporary in Chan Kwong-cheung madanmaster General, who completed 20 took work in connection with the appeal to any but a negligible question Imagines.

other appearance before Mr. R. E. years in the Government Service, preparation of a report on the minority. We have our full

What about the cost of such Lindsell at the Central Magistracy having arrived in the Colony on possibilities of utilizing sea water share of extravagant spenders In this Colony,

institutions? Whero is the yesterday in connection with the January 1, 1911, after appointment and of stream water for flushing charge of embezzlement preferred 48 Cadet Officer on October 20, purposes throughout the City of

1910. Mes

On February 22, 1928, Mr. New The proposed marine money to come from during against him by his former partner

A week after arrival, Mr. Smith aquarium is quite an excellent

cellent period of world-wide economic The sum Involved is said to be over idea, but not urge

There is no word in $40,000. Mr. F. C. E. Randall is was sent to Canton to study Can-house was appointed to the post of tant depression

our-superlatively rich vocamars for the defence and a La tonese, and he passed als haal engineer-in-charge of the con- examination on November 9, 1912, struction of roads on the Praya Strullett is for the prosecution. The

returning to Hong-Kong about ten East Reclamation, such as Glouces various branches of the Civil more abused than "economy case was adjourned until this after days later to take up his appoint for Road, Luard Road-and-sovel Service than the construction (unl

ment as acting assistant District others which have been complated. of an aquarium.

Officer (North From 1912-to periodical visit to a marine

e recently heard a de- The death occurre

1920, at different periods Mr.j aquarium may have a pacifying

St. Faul's Hosp

Mr. Lockhart Smith acted in several effect upon restless citizens, as

Leconomy. which, Bit

Ronal --Carr,

the posts, these being, Acting Assist was suggested yesterday, but

dox is at any rate spot Public Works Department Mart Registrar General Acting the spectacle of one poor fish

one time empoyed-in Assistant Colonial Secretary and gazing at another is not no

al power Clerk of Councils Acting First exhilarating as the prospect of

and lef

employ- Assistant to the Secretary for reducing expenditure by eco

to come to Hong Kong, Chinese Affairs, then Second, Inten' which leave efficiency un

entered Government Assistant Acting Assistant Post Sanitary Inspector Kelly charg He returned a few months master General, and from May 1 to ed a Chinese at the Magistracy leave and had been alling June 80; 19147 MB thewas yesterday, with cruelty to a rat. time at He leaves a seconded to act 68-British Post The man, it was stated, caught a daughter and two sons, master, Shanghai returning to rat and then nailed it alive to a In the Botanic and Hong Kong as Assistant PMG, on board. Mr. Smith Oned the man

July 1

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Ten Years Ago.

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October 22, 1820.1

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