1933-08-28 — Page 7

MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1933.

PRETTY KOWLOON EUROPEAN SENT

A

WEDDING

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FOR TRIAL

Stevenson-Paterson. Undischarged Bankrupt

DAUGHTER OF FORMER POLICE INSPECTOR

very pretty wedding took place on Saturday afternoon at St.,

Obtains Credit.

THE CHINA MAIL

LATE LADY SHOU.

To-Day's Short Story.

THE MAN

SON CHOW Funeral Yesterday.

At Aberdeen.

W. F. GARDNER COMMITTED REPRESENTATIYE

TO. SESSIONS

GATHERING

AT THE CEREMONY

Portlan

WHO DIDN'T

LAUGH

By Herbert Shaw,

a bright Saturday morning! Rapson glanced towards the en-

William Frederick Gardner, The funeral of Lady Shou-son Our days before the Ce closed telephone box in the corner. Miss Joan Marian Paterson, formerly & clerk employed by the Chow, wife of the Hon. Sir Shou-sarewitch the big saloon bar of "I'll ring him up before I go he

Union Insurance Company of Canson Chow, It, Chinese member of the White Horse was crowded said. "I mean

to the ton, was committed for trial by Mr. the Executive Council, took place with men in breeches, wise guests tenner on at least. If it were the Hong Kong Police Force, became Wynne-Jones st. the Central yesterday afternoon at the Chinese of the hotel in flannels, farmers last tenner I had, I'd plank it down.

Paterson,

Andrew's Church, Kowloon, when)

daughter of Mr. H. J. former Chief Inspector of

the wife of Mr. Leslie James Ste Police

I.

Court

this

bave another

morning Permanent Cemetery in Aberdeen and tradesmen who could teach It's money for jam. Call for what venson, son of Mr. Richard John on n charge of obtaining Long before the cortege arrived you something and make a jolly you want, boys. It's not with me Stevenson, late Chief Electrical $385-28 in credit between De the Aberdeen roads

were packed little profit on the lesson all you're drinking. You're having this Engineer of the P. W. D., Hong cember 6, 1932 and February 4 of with hundreds of motor cars.

gathered together in the happy one with our friend and esteemed Kong, and Mrs. R. J. Stevenson of this year, without disclosing the Many hundreds of wreaths were feeling that the week's work was colleague-Galloper Gem!" "South View," Grey Hill, Jersey. C fact that he was an undischarged sent by local institutions, pro-as good as done.

"Galloper Gem!" They uttered bankrupt.

minent officials and leading re- Thirty men were lounging there the magic name and visions were The Rev. W. Walton Rogers of Mr. Peter Sin prosecuted on besidents.

in comfort, and the name that with them. tciated.

half of the Sincere Company, and The religious service, was ob-Bashed continually in their talk was They dreamed and glowed. Rap- The bride, who was given away Mr. W. A. Mackinlay was counsel served with the Chinese rites be like a magic word that joined them son beamed upon the company and by her father, was attended by the for the defendant.

fore the coffin, above which stood all as brothers in a happy secret.meditated on the new limousine he Miss Joyce Paterson the (bride's Mr. Mackinlay submitted that the the picture of the Lady Chow. There was only one horse in the bad already arranged to buy to re- sister), Barbara Budden and Hetty onus was on the Sincere Company to The mourners then bowed three Cesarewitch, and they had all back-place his old touring car. His Brewer as bridesmaids.

prove that they did not know that times before the coffin, and theed it. From the Mayor down to glance halted at a little man who Mr. O. F. Hamilton, of the Indo- the defendant was an undischargchief mourners returned the the urchins who cried the news at in one of the small bow win- China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.ed bankrupt. They had every, salute. with whom the bridegroom is also chance to enquire and did not take

papers every Dulchester sportsman dows. A matshed for the accommoda-was an Galloper Gem

He had tried half a dozen trades employed, was best man.

the obvious precauations and were tion of the mourners was erected A largely attended reception was therefore not entitled

The urchins were crying now the to make a living, in half a un- any on the beach outside the Cemetery racing editions of the evening ter, and had failed in six of them. important back streets of Dukhes- Jater held at the Police Training sympathy.

His Excellency the Governor was newspapers, just arrived from Lon He had patient eyes and a shadowy School, after which the happy Mr. Wynne-Jones opposed this represented at the religious service don. Rapson, the estate agent, came couple left for the Repulse Bay view and said that the defendant's by his A.D.C, Captain Walter, and into the place, looking at a copy as knew why, he had once bitterly ex- personality. His name Heaven Hotel, where, the honeymoon is be written application for credit was H.E.. the G.O.C. was represented he walked. ing spent.

sufficient evidence against him. also by his A.D.C., Captain Mead. He was

ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE.

New Resident Teachers.

to

SHANGHAI THIEF SENTENCED.

Another Charged With Receiving.

THEFT OF FOUNTAIN-PEN.

big-shoulderer.

claimed-was Hannibal Strive. Now Rapson halled him.

Dink- Both were received at the entrance faced, cordial. Instinctively, before to the hall by the Hon. Mr. R. Hooking up, he had taken exactly the

"Aren't you drinking, Hannibal?” Kotewall

right number of steps to fetch the Rapson," said the man, very polite

"I've got one, thank

you, M Two former Governors of:bar. General Chan Ming-shu and their his copy of the evening paper. "Well, I'll have a bitter, thank you, Canton, Marshal Li Chai-sum and:

ly. Not quite immediately after- Rapson handed an acquaintance wards he examined his tankard. wives were present; also Lady Ho "They were still shoving money on Mr. Rapson," he said. Tung.

the Galloper at the Beaufort Club "What Sir Shou-son Chow, his two sons, last night," he announced.. "He's Wednesday, Hannibal?"

you backing Chow and Y. Cow second

favourite-eleven to

Messrs. Y. K.

Mr. G. Phillips, B.Sc., who is to be a resident master at St. Stephen's College, Stanley, came to! the Colony this year from British! Columbia. He holds the Teachers' was sentenced

Wong lam, a Shanghai Chinese, Chow, their sisters and the grand-two."

to four months' children of the deceased received Diploma and was previously enhard labour at the Central Police general sympathy. gaged in teaching in Canada.

Court this morning for stealing

Those present included the Hon. During the summer term year he filled a vacancy on the staff shop coolie, at the Roof Garden Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C. on. "Galloper Gem will dance it."

this fountain-pen from Yeung Choi. Mr. D. W. Tratman, C.M.G., the of St. Hilda's School, Canton, thus of the Sincere Company, on Satur-0.B.E., the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, He gaining experience of teaching day, during the Maiden's Festival the Hon. Mr. M. J. Breen, the Hon. looked round the group. Chinese students.

Exhibition.

"He'll start favourite at six to our on Wednesday," Pollock de-. clared.

"He will and all." grinned Rap-

Bre

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Fog On The Blumlis Alp," by Francis Gribble.

AIR-CONDITIONED THEATREN

Commencing WEDNESDAY, 30th August. WHO ACCUSED HIM?

Was it his consciental.... Was it: Bis wife?

RONALD COLMAN

The SAMUEL GOLDWYN "Production of

cynara

UNITED ARTS9YS PICTURE

On

The little man started painfully. "Nothing, Mr. Rapson." What!"

It was incredible to discover that

"Where's Tom got to?" Tom Aubrey Mr. A. G. W. Tickle, the Hon. Sirl Misa A. Hancock, BA., who also

H. E. Pollock, Kt, K.C., the Hon. chester bookmakers.

was the most prominent of the Dul becomes a resident teacher at Etcarried a jacket over his right arm, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, the Hon.

It was stated that the accused.

Mr. C. G. S. Mackie, His Honour burst of laughter, and the well- There was 2 Stephen's Boys' College, is one of holding it up as a screen. whilej the best-known English teachers in with his left hand he took the pen Dr. A. R. Wellington, the Hon. Mr. this morning. He's in hiding- Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., the Hon. wager you don't see old Tom

dressed landlord spoke. Canton. Miss Hancock took her from complainant's pocket. degree at Dunedin (N,2.) Univer-

and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, C.M.G wishing there was no such day as there was somebody in Dulchester the Hon. Mr. S. W. Ta'o, O.B.E., the Hon. Mr. T, N. Chau, the Hon. Mr.ext Wednesday. He's full to the without a share in the golden gain Paul Lauder, Mr. N. L.. Smith, Mr. back teeth with bets on Galloper coming next Wednesday from Gal- W. Schofield, Mr. W. J. Carrie, Mr. Gem. and he can't lay a penny of it loper Gem.

the bookles in the "I haven't had anything, on a L G. S. Dodwell, Mr. T. H. King, Most of Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, county are in the same fix"

horse since I was in the green- Mr. W. B. Finnigan, Mr. E. L

grocery in Earl-street, Mr. Rapson. Wynne Jones, Mr. and Mrs. W. M.

You see, Mr. Rapson, I'm leaving New York. Lo, Mr. Lo Cheung-ahlu, Mr. Hoj

Dulchester. I haven't been very?

sity and holds the Teachers' BURNING CLOTHES Diploma,

will join the staff of St. Stephen's

Mr. Phillips and Miss Hancock KILL THOUSANDS. College for the new term beginning Dangerous Gases From

Woollen Material.

September 5.

POSSESSION OF OPIUM.

$5,000 Fines Inflicted.

DISCOVERED.

Ruins Unearthed At Athens.

...

you might say. I'm going to Aus tralia."

A large percentage of the 10,000 'Koni-tong, Mr. D. J. Lewis, Mr. M. PLATO'S ACADEMY lucky not so wonderful lucky, deaths which occur every year J. Quist, Mr. J. A. Fraser, Mr. R. R. through fire in the United States Todd, and Messrs. LI Yau-tsun, are believed to be caused by the Tang Shiu-kin, Chan Lim-pak, Fung deadly gases from bursing clothes, Heung-chuen, Pun Hiu-cho, Chan The American Chemical Society Heung- pak, Ho Leung, Tong Yat- Arrested at Saiwanho with 140 reports that burning woollen chuen, Li Tas-fong, Lung Tin-tong. taels of raw opium in his posses-materials give off such dangerous Leung Sai-wa, Li Heung-kok, Kan

Athens. sion, a Chinese, Chan Tak, who fasea as carbon monoxide, carbon Tat-choi, Li Sheung-ming, Yu Tao- The discovery of ruins be pleaded guilty, was fined $4,000, in dioxide, hydrogen sulphide, hydra sang, Ho Kwong, C. G. Anderson, longing to the ancient Academy default 10 months' hard labour, at cyanic acid and ammonia.

Dr. Li Shu-fan, Ngan Shing-kwan, of Plato is anmunced by the the Central Police Court this "Persons attempting to escape Wen Chung-580, Dr. F. I. Tseung. Athens Academy in a report on from fires" says the report, "have S. M. Churn, Dr. Kwan Sum-yin, Uits recent excavations in the A Chinese woman, Wong Sul, probably been overcoms by the Tze-wing, B. W. Tape, Kwok Slu-neighbourhood of the city. was also fined $1,000, in default 5 gases evolved from burning cloth.lau, Kang I-shuen, Kong Siu-lal. Ip Inscriptions on the base of and one or two of the other men months hard labour, for posses-ing and have lost their lives by Lan-chuen, T. Jackman, Lo Yam-portico have established alon of 50 taela of raw opium at breathing these toxic gases.chuen and J. M. Wong.

morning.

Reuter.

Was

"Queen's Road West.. She

stopped by the police, who search-

ed her and found the opium.

AN EXPENSIVE FERRY RIDE.

$10 For 10-Cent Journey,

HITLER AS BRITISH SAILOR.

Was Ordinary Seaman

On "Inverclyde."

Helsingfors.

NURSES' TROUSERS

CONTROVERSY,

Claim Right To Wear Them Off Duty.

♫

London.

An article written by a Finnish. Two nurses of the Leicester Chan Yau, a shop coolie, who sailor for one of the local week- Royal Infirmary have raised pleaded guilty to a charge of travel- lies, describes how he served storm by insisting on the right ling on the Hong Kong Yaumati with Adolf Hitler as an ordinary to wear grey flannel trousers in Ferry without a ticket, was fined seaman on board the British their spare time. $10, at the Central Police Court this freighter "Inverclyde."

morning.

Bluff Rapson tried to look sorry. "What's that?" demanded a boom-1 ing voice from the doorway, and] everybody turned. The owner of the voice was a big-shouldered giant tweeds, a stranger to them all. There was a splendour uncommon to clothes, his wonderfully polished Dutchester about his expensivo shoes, his Stetson hat, and the opal pin in his tie. He was magnificent as he walked to the bar. Rapson the identity of the rins, which were him pull a thrilling bundle of notes who were "near enough perceived unearthed about half a mile from from a waistcoat pocket. The thrill the Dipylon (western gate of the sharpened as he took the top one. city).

Plato's

They were neither fivers nor ten- Academy, situated north-west of the city of Athent.ed his voice.

ners. They were fifties. He lower- ཏྭཱ་ ༩ rounding estate which was sup-afty, landlord?" he asked politely, took its name from the sur- "Could you possibly change me posed to have belonged formerly "For if you can't, I shall have to to the hero. Academus. Plato leave my car with you, I am afraid. lectured there dally, his followed I want some lunch and I've only a becoming known as academics bit of loose silver apart from these and his school as the Academy-notes." Reuter.

News In Brief.

Even Hannibal looked interested. The stranger had taken place as the leading acter walks on to, and pos

sess, the stage. And, as at a stage cue, his audience now stared through the bow windows, and perceived the

They wore them in the street The present German Chancel-and were cautioned by the ma The defendant said that he wasior, states the author, was al iron. sent across the harbour by his maskeen sailor-noted for his They wore them again and Declaring his abilities at about magnificent yellow car outside the ter who gave him his own ticket, strict attention to duty and were asked to resign. saying that he could use it.

NEW GATE-CRASHING RECORD

14,000 Forged Tickets At Football Match

Madrid,

+

his gift of oratory. — Reuter.

GAOL ELECTS ITS BEAUTY - QUEEN..

$20,000 and his assets at about White Horse. Now the Governors of the In-$7,000.

The £60 note was changed. firmary are at logger-heads... Bawan, the Indian money-Hannibal Strive, worrying continual Some feel that while off duty lender against whom damages were ly over the difficult business of get- nurses can wear what they like recently awarded is a suit alleging ting together the fares to Australia Others are certain that malicious prosecution, appeared in for himself and his small family, nurses who wear trousers are not the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday. tried unsuccessfully to stop himself “Miss Prisoner, 1933,"fit to be nurses at all!-Reuter.

blinking at the lordly carelessness The final general meeting of with which the big stranger res shareholders in the South China tored the bank of fifties to his vest Madrid. BIRD EXECUTED AS Sunday Star, Ltd., (in Equidation) pocket, and crammed the change the

SECRET AGENT.

was held at the offices of Messrs, change the landlord gave him into The Stool Pigeon.

A world's record in gate- Even the gaols in Spain have crashers has been established at become infected with the craze for Valencia,

beauty competitions which has Great crowd turned up to see a followed the holding of the Inter football match between the local national Beauty Context in Madrid, Champions and Seville. The or-In Valencia a "Miss Prisoner" zanisera glee turned to dismay has been elected by her com when they discovered that the panions in the gaol-Reuter

ate money was not at all com

atible with the size of the

rowd.

WEATHER FORECAST,

An investigation was ordered Fair weather,

:

KAY FRANCIS

Wana pendant močjo trough a lido al trader

theve people! What an

SYMBOLS OF ENDURANCE

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British Made TYRES

DODWELL & CO., LTD.

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ents.

PHOTO SUPPLIES.

Cameras Flann, Plates, Papers, éta, Developing Printing and

Enlarging.

AT 24 HOURS, SERVICE,

A Trial Order is Solicitad

THE KWONG KWUI CO., LTD. 74, Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

Tel. 22170.

"RICKSHAW BRAND

CELEBRATED

Thomson & Co., Chartered Achia trouser pocket. The stranger CEYLON

countants. York Building, on turned, and faced the company in the Saturday morning, when it was un-friendliest way animously resolved that the account "You'll honour me by having a Vienna.of the liquidators be accepted. drink, gentlemen, I hope," he said. A carrier pigeon has been

gim glad. I struck your town by ["executed with due, formality" in A Receiving Order was made at lunch-time. Some places would Belgrade, It is reported here, for the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday have made a bother about changing acting as a hostile secret agent, in respect of the Hohinoor and the a note for a zizanger, eh!

It was-caught bearing a tube Royal Silk Stores. It was stated The ritual of fresh drinks ad it was revealed that 14,000 south-east or variable winds, Is fore and supposed to be espionage about $92,000 and against these Strive, la anise to the with moderate containing a letter written in code that the liabilitie amounted to again shac #Again

ad gone through the gates on casted by the Royal Observatory material destined for a neighbour-were book debts of $10,000 and stock refused rged tickets,Reuter,

in the weather report lased this ing-state,Beater.

morning,

In trade worth $89100.

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