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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

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THE CHINA MAIL

FAREWELL BANQUET SEQUEL TO VICTORIA TO MR. WODEHOUSE. GAP MURDER. Presentation to Crown Life Sentence for Sendi

Prosecutor.

Threatening Letter.

COLLEAGUES' HIGH TRIBUTES,

HOTEL LIST.

Guests Staying at the Peninsula.

The following are resident at the Poninsula Hotel:--

Major N. W. Adams. Messrs. M. Barber, E. Blackburn,

Eastern AnSurana Division at the Police Recreation Tsang Tai-kut at Victoria Gap on Col. and Miss H. and J. Boyd.

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From Bot koard About

1932.

CHITRAL

"KIDDERPORE RANCHI

**BANGALORE

NALDERA

Destination.

15,000 21st May Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Noon 5,300 81st May Straits, Colombe & Bombay, 17,000 4th June Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,500 11th June

A farewell banquet was tendered Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.1.E., Divisional Superintendent of Police, Hong Kong, at the Police Recreation Club last night.

The April Assizes closed before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, in the Supreme Court yesterday, when J. W. Bundred, O. D. Burnette, Cheung In-wah, one of the four R. G. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. en charged with the murder of Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bigazzi,

There was a large and enthusias ted on that charge, was sentenced February 18, but who was acquit-

Messrs. A. Coscolluela, D. tic gathering present, including to imprisonment for life on

Corlett, General M. A. Cohen, Mrs. the Hon. Mr.. T. H. King (acting charge of causing to be delivered E. Cogan, Dr. J. E. H. Cogan, Mr. Inspector-General of Police) the to the murdered youth's father a and Mrs. M. Cortabitarte, Mr. and Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E.. letter demanding the sum of $10,000 Mrs. F. H. Crapnell. K.C. (Attorney-General) the Hon. as ransom for the release of the |Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., youth.

Col. The letter contained a Mr. Walter Schofield, Mr. E. threat to kill the youth if the money and Mrs. E. Doughty, Mr. R. N.|| Wynne-Jones, Mr. C. G. Perdue, was not forthcoming.

Drake, Mr. and Mrs. Dronkhahn,

Mr. and Mrs. G. Dewing,

D.S.P. (Kowloon), Mr. W. Le B. Cheung Ju-wah was the man who Mrs. R. and Miss M. Dresbach. A.S.P. Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, of the April Assizes by insisting Capt. B. M. Ede, Mrs. B. Elder, Sparrow, A.S.P., Mr. T. Murphy, caused a sensation at the opening Mr. and Mra. F. J. Easterbrook, A.S.P., Mr. A. R. S. Major, on pleading guilty to murder. Kis

A.S.P., Mr. W. P. Thompson, A.S.P., plea was not accepted. however, Lt. and Mrs. F. C. Eyre, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy and Mr. and he was given a trial, at the Capt. Frame, Miss D. Faye, Mr.

close of which the jury returned a jand Mrs. W. Field-Hook. F. E. E. Booker.

During the evening, opportunity verdict of not guilty. Yesterday he Mesara. R. W. Gardiner, I. H. was also taken of presenting gifts pleaded not guilty to the lesser

from the C.L.D. staff to Mr. Somer- count, but after evidence had been Geare, F.. S. Gibbings, Tio Qen set Fitzroy who until lately was heard the jury found him guilty.giok, L. L. Gilson, V. B. Glover, Crown Prosecutor, and from mem-

W. T. Goodwin, T. M. Gregory, L. bers of the Club to Mr. Blundell,

Grover, Mr. and Mrs. R. Gaubert, one of the oldest members.

Mrs. C. A. R. Gibb, Mr. and Mrs. Future Home.

J. Gould,

Mr. Wodehouse, who has been in the Force for over 30 years, is lexy- ing on Saturday for Home, making: this future home

N. K. K. DEFICIT. Employees on "Waiting List"

To Be Discharged.

Tokyo, Yesterday,

Messrs. B. C. Hart, E. Hausu- mann, Mr. and Mrs. 'C. M, Hall,

in the village of Officials of the Nisahin Kisen Mr. and Mrs. V. Havlicek, Mrs. |

Brokenhurst, In the New Forest. He is a brother of the famous Kaisha, Japanese shipping firm, in- G. H. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. ̊F. A.

Itend to conduct a final retrenchment Howard; Mrs. L. Howie. author P. G. Wodehouse.

soon before reporting Mesare. J. L. Jison, E. P. The Hon. Mr. King said that Mr.movement Wodehouse was one of the oldest the deficit of the current accounting Jennings.

Messrs. I. H. Kerr-Cros, R. and most loyal members of the Club period at a general stockholders'

meeting in May. All employees of Kopelman, Mrs. J. N. Knight. having witnessed its transforma-

Messrs. G. B. Lane, K. B. G. Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havretion from a matshed to the fine the company now on the "waiting

H'burg, B'terdam, Antwerp & Hal building it was to-day.

list" will be discharged, it was Larsen, R. F. Lazier, E. Lelzares, 16,000 18th June Bombay, Marseilles & London.

learned.

Nicolas Leltares, A. C. Lofts, Mr. KAISAR-1-HIND 12,000

& London.

Mr. King spoke reminiscently of

and Mrs. Eugenio Lopez, Dr. E.] ++*BHUTAN

Havre, Mr. Wodehouse's past achievements! & Bull

Lopez and family, Dr. R. Lopez. in the realm of sport, his versatility Marsailles & London.

"Gentlemen, I ask you to rise Messra. J. M. Major, G. Mansur, Marseilles & London.

In all branches, and his keen in-

to the health of Mr. I. MacRobert, W. L. McKenzie, 6th Aug. Bombay. Marseilles, London, Har terest, particularly in football. It and drink

Wodehouse."

E. H. Melbye, H. H. Muller, Miss The toast was drunk, with musical M. Manuk, Mrs. M. Mien, Mrs. honours.

Meciano and family.

RAJPUTANA MANTUA ***SOUDAN

RAWALPINDI

RANPURA

***BURDWAN

MALWA

2nd July Bombay

8,000 9th July Bombay,

17,000 18th July

6,800

17,000 18th Aug.bur, R'terdam, Antwerp & Hull. appeared to him that only lawn

Marseilles & London.

17,000 27th Aug. Marseilles & London,

6,500

3rd Sept. Marsailles, London, Havre, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

| 11,000 10th Sept.

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home in Hampshire.

Long Service. Replying, Mr. Wodehouse express-{

bowls did not interest Mr. Wode- house, but perhaps Mr. Wodehouse

Mr. O. H. Ocha was saving it up for his old age.

Messrs. Palmer, A. M. Parker, Integrity and Fairness.

ed the regret he felt at leaving and W. G. Pirie, Mrs. Pondal, Mr. and "The purpose of this gathering spoke of his earlier sporting Mrs. F. Pondal. here to-night," concluded Mr. King, activities, and connection with the

Messrs. F. Reck, Jr., F. C. E. preciation of your activities in the "is not only to indicate our ap-Club.

Kendall, C. D. Roth, Mr. and Mrs. In conclusion he looked forward E. Repide and family, Mrs. C. field of sport, but also to expresa to welcoming any of his friends on Reyes, Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Rubino. our appreciation of the qualites their return to his new home in Mesara, L. Scott, E. G. Smith, you have developed in your official Brokenhurst. He thanked them for G. W. Stabb, Col. and Mrs. C..R. capacity. You entered the Govern- their gifts and said they would al-Savile, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sherrill. ment service in 1897, and it is ways remind him of a pleasant as- Messrs. J. Thomson, G. Travers, given to very few European of sociation with his friends of the Miss M. M. Tyrrell. Acers to devote over 30 years to the Police Force. (Police service of this Colony. You Mr. C. G. Perdue proposed the

have always maintained the higher health of the guests. traditions of integrity and fairness The Hon. Mr. Hallifax, in reply. in all dealings with fellow members ng associate. Mr. Wodehouse's long of the force.

service with the steady expansion of With it you have combined a the Police Force, to whom he paid sympathetic consideration which high tribute in having made this finds its echo in the gathering to Colony one of the least troublesome night. In going away, I can. as-to live in.. Mr. Hallifax said that

hind a memory of your good sports of being the first European child manship which I mentioned before. born on the Peak.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). are you, you will be leaving be- Mr. Wodehouse had the distinction

1932

TANDA

NANKIN NELLORE

Melbourne,

And now, on behalf of all members, A number of musical contribu- 7,000 3rd June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney house, most sincerely good luck and of the evening, and

I beg to wish you and Mrs. Wode- tions were made during the course 7,000 2nd July

were much 7,000 80th July

many years of prosperity in your enjoyed.

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