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TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1933.

Congregation Day At University

H.E. Sir William Peel Presents Degrees

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Possession Of Ammunition,

THE CHINA MAIL.

A Great Sherlock Holmes Story,

The Adventure of

"I

SILVER

BLAZE

By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

wa 4 horas 84 this? What is his own pro-he wished the maid to give to the jexplanation as to the paper which "We stable boy

Sam Yuêt-cho, 62, Manager of the Empress Hotel, who was arrested on the Tai Hing wharf, prior to the departure of the as. Tai Lee for AM sorry to say that Kongmoon, was brought before Mr. have made very little Wynne-Jones in the Central Police Court this morning, charged with gress," said the Inspector. the possession of 200 rounds of .38 have an open carriage outside,

"He says that it was f ten- revolver ammunition.

pound note. One was found in his and as you would no doubt like to Pollee did not press the case, and]

purac. But your other difficulties a fine of $25 was imposed.

see the place before the light are not so formidable 38 they Defendant's luggage was search-fails, we might talk it over as we seem. He is not a stranger to the ed by Detective-Sergeant Hemsley.drive.”

district. He has twice lodged at The Amid colourful surroundings, the just the man and he is ready to and the ammunition was found, în a

Tavistock in the summer. A minute later we were all seat-oplum was probably brought from ceremonial of Congregation Day start at any moment.

basket, concealed under some papered in a comfortable landau and London. The key, having served was held in the Great Hall of the

Encouraging Help.

Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for were rattling through the quaint its purpose, would be hurled away. University of Hong Kong yesterday | "Nor is any difficulty in secur- the defence, pleaded guilty. He old Devonshire town. Inspector

Excellency the ing a passage for this would-be ap-|stuted that defendant used a re- Gregory was full of his case, and one of the pits or old mines upon Chancellor. Sir William Peel, prentice anticipated, for Messra, volver in Kongmoon only.

poured out a stream of remarks. the moor." K. C. M. G., K. B. E accompanied Alfred Holt, in August last, wrote by Lady Peel, was welcomed by the to quite spontaneously

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and

"What does he say about the cravat?" Vice-Chancellor, Sir William Horn- placed at our disposal two free: el, K., C. I. E.

passages a year to be granted to

arms folded and his hat tilted; "He acknowledges that it is his, und declares that he had lost it. over his eyes, while I listened with But a new element has been intro- interest to the dialogue of the two detectives. Gregory was formu- Inting his theory, which Was al- most exactly what Holmes had. foretold in the train.

afternoon. His

.. Fifty-seven undergraduates re- Engineering graduates, these pas- ceived their degrees from the Chan-sages being over and above the cellor.

passages previously granted by that firm jointly with Messrs. John Swire & Sons.

Sir William Hornell delivered the -only speech of the Day, in which he mentioned that the University had purchased many valuable books on China from the Hankow Club for $25,000.

en-

MAIN STOCKS

· SUPPORTED,

New York Market Outlook,

while Holmes threw in en occa- stonal question or interjection. Colonel Ross leaned back with his

re-

The horse may lie at the bottom of

Sherlock Holmes, with Dr. Watson, the narrator, is ins vestigating the disappearance of Silver Blaze, favourite for the Wessex Cup, from the King's Pyland stabica, Dart- moor, and the murder of the horse's trainer, John Straker. Holmes has just met Inspector Gregory, of Scotland Yard, and Colonel. Ros8, owner of the horse, who sxspect Filzroy Simpson, a racing man knoWN to have a visited the stables m the night of the horse's dis- of the crime. Straker was found dead on the moor, a quarter of

mile from

"This is perhaps the most couraging thing that has ever hap-

New York, To-day: "The net is drawn pretty close pened to the University and this

he There has been outside responsej round Fitzroy Simpson," my testimony of the gratitude not The following were the recipients only of the University but also of to the better behaviour on the part marked, "and I believe myself that the Colony has, I feel sure, the en- of the pivotal stocks, reports Messrs. he is our man. At the same time, of degrees:

I recognise that the evidence is Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery, dorsement of everyone who is here E. A. Pierce and Company.

Cheung Kung-leung, Kho Han-this afternoon.

The market is still in the zone of purely circumstantial, and that Po, Khoo Fun Yong. Lam Shiu "In January last 1 received a per-resistance, with the immediate out-some new development may upset

In fact, yes-it." Chun, Law Nai, Koey, Lee Ching sonal letter from the Rector of the come problematical.

"How about Straker's knife?" Wa. Lee Hab Liong, Lee Shiu Kee, Imperial College of Science and terday afternoon's trading suggest- Lien Tsoong Kya, Lim Nget Siew. Technology in London. The pur-ed that prices might back away for "We have quite come to the con- Liu Yan Tak, lak Kai Cham, Niport of his letter is "We have got a fresh start.

clusion that he wounded himself Tin Fong, Tan Hee Chon, Tanjone of your students, who shows Rails and bonds showed an up: in his fall."

appearance, "My friend Dr. Watson made Liang Hwat, Miss Lais. Todd, Taal considerable promise. Why can you ward trend of .08 and 45. respec- Ai Le, Wong Hok Nin, Wong Wanot send us some more

tively while industrials and utilities that suggestion to me as we came Kwan,

showed a downward trend of 65 down. If so, it would tell against Local Degree Accepted. Absent-Chan Wah, Kuo Shap

One of BUT Engineering and 13.

this man Simpson," Business Chou, Lim Poh Sim, Teo Soon Wan. graduates is, 1 hope, going to the

done was small, only Yeon Guan Eng, Yip Yuet Fong. College this year, and I am proud to 30,000 shares changing hands.

be able to tell you, that the Govern- Reuter, ing Boy of the Imperial. College

Bachelors of Science in

Engineering.

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Chan Kwong, Chung, Williamve accepted the B.Sc. degree in John Chua Fletcher, Li Kai Yeung, Euxincerits of this. University, SERGT. WILLIAMS LAID Leonardo. Augusto Lourdes da which means that an engineering Silva, Tam Heung Shing. Richard graduate of Hong Kong can pre- Sydney Tissington, Watt Hoi Kisent himself for the Diploma of Im- Mohammed Yayahlhby.

perial College, after one year's post-

Bachelors of Aris,

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TO REST.

Absent.-Chang Tsoong Zung graduate work in the City and Impressive Funeral With Hoe Hoong Zur. Kwok Ah Lou Guilds College in London.

Military Honours. Woo Shih Lun,

"The Liverpool School of Architecture has approached Donald James Neville Anderson, spontaneously in the same spirit. Stanley Alfred Broadbridge, Chon Two of our ex-students are now in Kai Yin, Miss Cheng Mei Hing that School and Professor Reilly,

Yeas Fook, Chow Kosik, the Roscoe Professor of Architec Chew Chow Ping. Miss Choy Of Chee, ture in the University of Liverpool Miss Hui Wai Haan, Lam Swee, writes of one of them: Chum, Miss Ada Leung, Li Ka Tong, Abdul Treb Nomanbhoy. Bliss Rose l'erry, Miss Sung Ngan Lui, Fam Yuk Tsun.

Absent-Woon Seah Woon.

Chinese Diploma.

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Fung Ping Wah, Li Yau Sing. It was announced that the Ander- son gold medal for surgery had! been won by Mak Kai Cham.

At the close of the Congregation, the procession filed out of the Great Hall, headed by the Chancellor and maccbearer.

the stables, clasping a knife in ane hand and Simpson's cravat in the other.

"Undoubtedly. He has neither a knife nor any sign of a wound. The evidence against him is cer- tainly very strong. He had a great duced into the case, which they ac- interest in the disappearance of count for his leading the horse the favourite, he lies under the from the stable." suspicion of having poisoned the stable boy, be was undoubtedly out

"We have found traecs which in the storm. he was armed with show that a party of gipsies en- a heavy stick, and his cravat was camped on Monday night within a found in the dead man's hand. mile of the spot where the murder really think we have enough to go took place. On Tuesday they were before a jury."

gone. Now, presuming that there

"A

Holmes shook his head. MANY PEOPLE PRESENT.

clever counsel would tear it all to rags," said he. "Why should be take the horse out of the stable? Daniel Hill Williams, took place in could he not do it there? Hus a The funeral of Police Sergeant If he wished to injure it, why the Protestant Cemetery. Happy duplicate key been found in Valley, last evening. A firing party possession? "He is exactly the type of man from the

What chemist sold Lincoln Regiment met him the powdered opium? Above that I should like to have. In the hearse at the approaches addition to his knowledge of en- the Cemetery, where the remains the district, hide a horse, and such into all, where could he, a stranger to gineering he is a man of taste were interred. The service was

with considerable poivers of de conducted by the Rev. N. V. Hal-

Indeed his good taste ward. sign. showa in everything he says and

loes." "Send us more your men", is Pro- fessor Reilly's appeal. I would al- way's reserve places for them."

Book Acquisition.

Three volleys were fired over the grave and

a bugler sounded the "Last Post," followed by the "Re- veille."

Those present included the Hon. Inspector General of Police (Mr. "Nor has, what I may perhaps be E. D. C. Wolfe), Mr. W. la Bart jallowed to call without offence, the Sparrow and Mr. K. Bidmead (As- provided by the band of the Lin-scholarship side of the University: alatant Superintendents of Police),

During the afternoon music was

colnshire Regiment.

Sir William's Sprech, · The Vice-Chancellor said:-

"When I last addressed the Con- gregation

his

DR. KAN KAI-HAU ARRIVES HERE.

New Official En Route To Canton.

Dr. Kan Kai-hau, who has been

Holmes pricked up his ears.

was some understanding between Simpson and these gipsies, might he not have been leading the horse to them when he was overtaken, and may they not have him now?"

"It is certainly possible." "The moor is being scoured for these, gipsies. I have also examin- ed every stable and outhouse in miles." Tavistock, and for a radius of ten

2.

Re-

"There is another training stable quite close, I understand?" | "Yes, and that is a factor, which we must certainly not neglect. As Desborough, their horse, was cond in the betting they had an in- terest in the disappearance of the favourite. Silns Brown, the train- er, is known to have had large bets upon the event, and he was friend to poor Straker. We have,

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been neglected. The opening of Mr. P. Grant (Chief Inspector), In-appointed Inspecting Commissioner however, examined the stables, and the Fung Ping-shan Library of spector J. C. Fender (in charge of of Foreign Affairs for the South- there is nothing to connect him with Chinese must be fresh in the the Police party); Inspectors C. P. western provinces, in succession to the affair." memories of all of you. Some of Fallon, W. Shannon, F. Booker, J. the late Mr. Chu Chao-hsin, arrived "And nothing to connect this I referred to the visit you may have heard that in the McLellan, and other senior Officers in the Colony on board the Dollar man Simpson with the interests of

course of years the Hankow Club of the Police Force; Mr. T. M. Haz-liner President Wilson yesterday. the Capleton stable?" to the University in 1932 of the has get together a unique collection lerigg, members of the staff of the He is leaving for Canton tonight, British Economic Mission to the of books on China.

"Nothing at all.” The whole of Supreme Court, and a police party and will take up the new post: Holmes leaned back in the car- Far East, and I told you how the the Chinese Section of the Hankow of more than 50 European Ser- shortly.

riage, and the conversation ceased. mission, after deploring the per- Library has been bought for geants, and others.

Dr. Kan Kui-hau is a graduate of A few minutes later our driver meation of China by American cul- $25,000 and is even now on its way ture and the consequent prejudice to Hong Kong.

A wreath was buried with the re-Wisconsin University, and is an pulled up at a neat little red-brick to British trade in that country clear that these books are all about father. insisted that immediate steps China, but that they, are all written should be taken to increase the in some European language-most- number of Chinese students who ly in French and in English. They pass from China to Universities, will, therefore, become a part of the technical Institutes and workshops University's general library and not of the Fung Ping-shan Chinese "So far as the prasing of Chin- Library, which is for books written cae students to Universities in Briin Chinese only. The books tain is concerned, the position is which we have bought from the what it was. But British manu- Hankow Club number approximate- facturers have not been idle. Dur-

ly 3,000,"

in Britain.

ing 1982 three of our engineering graduates went as student-appren-

Many other wreaths were sent.

I want to make it mains in the name of the deceased's M.A. (Harvard) and LL.D. He has villa with overhanging caves which held many important posts in con- stood by the road. Some distance nection, with Foreign Affairs. off, across a paddock, lay a long grey-tiled outbuilding. In every other direction the low, curves of) the moor, bronze-coloured from the fading ferns, stretched away to the sky line, broken only by the steeples of Tavistock, and by a cluster of houses away to the westward, which. marked the Capleton stables.

tices to British firms. One to the FREEDOM OF MASTER

British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., -one to the Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical, Export Co., and the third to Messrs. Norris Henty & Gardnere, I am proud to be able

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We all sprang out with the excep- tion of Holmes, who continued to lean back with his eyes fixed upon the sky in front of him, extirely ab-

sorbed in his own thoughts. It was only when I touched his arm that: he roused himself with a violent

(Continued from page 1). mic and financial restoration The Daily Telegraph says, "The could only be obtained through first essential of a return to the progressive measures. gold standard by Britain is, real

Trade Balance. and final settlement of war debts. Capt. Laurenson

The London Conference must be a "If Washington is anxious to body to collect all available date on start and stepped out of the car- Honoured.

get London back on gold let Wash the problem of the gold standard and riage. Se to tell you that all these student- A further honour was conferred ington realise that preposterous reach, if possible, a provisional agres Colonel Ross, who had looked at to study the question in order to Excuse me," said he, turning to apprentices are doing well, and Ion Captain TT. Laurenson, D. maldistributions and sterlisation mant which would also include the rehim in some surprise. "I was day- take this opportunity of recording S. C., J. P., yesterday, when he was of gold connected with paynient of storation of International balance of the University's gratitude to admitted to the Freedom of the war debts is one of the prime trade. It would then be necessary for dreaming. There was a gleam in Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, who, Honourable Company of Master causes of the existing depression. tending to the suppression of econo-meat his manner which con- each country to take certain measures his eyes and a suppressed excites -acting.in co-operation with Messrs. Marinera. The Prince of Wales is "For Britain to return to mic„restrictions between nationa,

Alfred Holt & Co. provided ench Master of the Company, and Sir gold and still be shouldering The British Government would vinced me, used as I was to hla of these students with a free pas- Burton Chadwick is Deputy Master. the necessity of meeting her make every effort to seek a me ways, that his hand was union a sage' to England. Bat

In the presence of the Hon. Sir war debt in gold payment in thod of stabilising the round clus, though I could not imagine "Nor does the tale stop here. William Shenton, Capt. Laurenson goods being rigidly barred sterling Only when the terms of where he had found it. Through the good offices of Mr. made the Declaration of a Freeman would be sheer funary, the provisional agreement were once to go on to the scene of the Perhaps you would preferat Carter, the firm's Far Eastern Re of the Honourable Company of Mas- We made a colossal Industrial known, however, could steps be crime, Mr. Holmes?" Bald Gregory presentative, Messrs. Crossley ter Mariners, and was duly admit sacrifice in order to return to the taken. For Britain' to return to Bros., Ltd., have already, placed at ted, He is a Life Member of the gold standard in 1925. Britain is the gold standard. It would be think that I should prefer to our disposal two student-appren- Honourable Company, and his ad not afraid of taking risks for the necessary to arrive at an equit stay here a little and go into one ticeships in their works at Open-mission to the Freedom is now cone common good. But no more unable settlement of the war debt or two questions of detail. Straker shaw, Manchester For one of firmed by his making the Declara ilateral risks on any pretext what-duestion, British Wireless Ser was brought back here, I presume... these apprenticeships we have gotition of a Freeman. And ever-British Wireless Service.

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