1933-09-18 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1933.

HOPE HELD

FOR INJURED

POLICE SGT.

KOWLOON AFFAIRS

WORLD FLYER

FORSEES 700

Residents' Association

Meeting.

Amputation May Not TEXI CABS AND BUS SERVICES

Be Necessary.

VICTIM OF REPULSE BAY

MOTOR COLLISON

the The monthly meeting of general committee of the Kowloon Residents Association was held in St. Andrew's Church Hall last Thursday evening.

were

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Daya Short Biary.

M.P.H. PLANE SENTENCE

Daily Flights Over North Atlantic..

RADIO TO BEAT FOG

New York.

OF DEATH

"ARLINGTON!

blowed

By Gladys St. John-Loe.

Well, I'm in the papers. Nice chap, Darracq. D'you remember the poetry be used

Wiley Post, the hero. of two I swung mund with a start, to write? Yards and yards of it. lights around the northern hemis-wondering who in the world was And didn't Remington go out to phere, is full of plans for further the stern-faced, grizzle-haired Rhodesia or somewhere ?**

man who addressed me, who

"He did, but he's back again in

I

The condition of Sergeant Dela-

Mr. C. E. Terry (President), was hunty of the Hong Kong Police in the chair and others present were Force, who was seriously injured, Mr. J. H. Shaw (hon. secretary) in an accident on the Island Road, Messrs. F. C. Mow Fung, F. Hair conquest.

"I have so great a desire to have stood gripping me firmly by the London now. In fact, they'll all in Crapnell, H. F. Bunje, W. Golden- yesterday, is this morning stated to berg, C. M. Manners, C. M. Hall, some money to spend in the fur-arm in the middle of the Strand. London at the present moment."

"Really? Good egg! And you've R. Festoni, D. W. Munton and T. B. ther development of aviation that Then, as his expression relaxed, managed to keep in touch ? be "as well as can be expected."

I'd do almost anything to get as his lips puckered to a once-

Well-lately," "As a matter of It is learnt. from enquiries at Wilson.

remoncy," he remarked when asked familiar grin, recollection swept fact, I've been hunting em up. the Government Civil Hospital Apologies for absence

came across Remington and Archie this morning. that the injured ceived from Mesars. R. P. Phillips, about his plans. He hinted that back over me.

were rather definite "Mace, old man!" I exclaimed. wymis by accident, and then the man nassed a fairly vond night E. Cock, Li Chor-chi, B. W. Tape, his dreams

but he preferred to keep their Well, of all the astonishing bith Idea occurred to me--I thought- and that an examination by Pro-H. F. Un and B. Wylie.

of luck!" gives With reference to the desire on nature a secret.

some sort of a reunion-You re- Digby fessor K. H.

Post talked with simple enthu We turned into Romano's out of member the jolly times we used tof the leg the part of residents to have smal}} grounds for hope that

taxi cabs available for hire at Kow-siasm about the future of aviation, the chilly dampness of the Novem-have together?"

"Ra-ther! I should just think I Sergeant Delahunty, who is at-loon Point, it was pointed out that He said he considered the day not ber evening, and over a couple of tarbed to No. 8 Police Station, was while the Taxi Company concerned far off when year-round flying drinks found ourselves slipping back do. And you've succeeded in round- on his way to Repulse Bay beach was prepared to station a number would be possible over the trail into the old groove of friendship ing up the other two?"

his motor-cycle with Miss Moor of these taxis at this point, for some across North America, Europe and fiting bolt into Its socket.

like a long-disused but perfectly- "Yes, Cleland was easy. He's a ein, governess to the children of reason there was Police objection to Asia, the Atlantic and the Pacific,

partner in his father's firm-Cleland Mace had altered enormously since and Haverstock, the solicitors, Civil Hospital. riding villion, when, approach the Police and endeavour

may be saved.

No reply having been received weather conditions.

+

Dr. J. F. Dovey, of the Government this being done. It was decided touch of which can be flown nows-1'd seen him last. It wasn't exactly Stoddard's a journalist of some sort while negotiating an "S" bend near to ascertain the reasons for refusal days only in comparatively good that he looked older, though as fearfully hard-up, I believe. And matter of fact he did-far older now" He tapped the ssh from Repulse Bay a two-seater car, drives!

Binney from Government on the subject of In two years, Post believes, the than I should have expected; it was his cigarette, took a careful sip of by Mr. A. R. Kroger, of

conquered his something more subtle than that his Bronx cocktail, and added; Vilina. Pokfulam, appeared from the offensive smell in certain areas in airman will have

Kowloon. it was decided to carry worst enemy, fog, through per-something I couldn't explain_to-my-"Now Fate's stepped in "and com- opposite direction.

nextfections of radio to permit blind self by any actual physical alters-pleted the circle.”

landing anywhere, any time. The tion.

it was rather-if you can {other great hazard in flying around understand what I mean-as though

Bus Services.

An Sergeant Delahunty passed it, forward the matter to his right leg was caught by the hub monthly meeting. of the front wheel of the car. and! broken against kick-starter of own machine.

Both the Sergeant and Moorain

were

thrown from

his

the

A letter from the Kowloon Motor the hemisphere as he did the forma- the spirit of the man had changed. Bus Company was read. It wastion of ice on the wings-is al- In place of the frankly smiling, Miss stated that every effort was being ready being fought off with rub-don't-care-a-damn-if-it-anowa sort of the made to improve the bus services her shoes on the wings and other expression with which I had always machine, which ran on for sume dis and the particular complaints made devices. He believes that man associated him, there brooded an air tance and then fell over. bursting by the Association had been brought will have the ice whipped" in a of shuttered, almost grim concen- into flames.

to the notice of the employees confew years and that then it will be tration, a look of bitterness, of disil- Mr. Kroger immediately stopped cerned, strict warnings having been possible to fly the North Atlantic Jusion and of something else i and returned, to find Sergeant Dela-given of dismissal should there be

couldn't define. every day. hunty, evidently badly injured, lying any recurrence of misbehaviour on by the roadside, while Miss Moorsin, their part. though suffering from shock, had, It was also stated that new sche. escaped serious injury.

car arrived.

TO-MORROW'S STORY

To-morrow's story will be "Mateo Falcone," by Prosper Merimee.

An

Trans-oceanic distances and the

"It is jolly—our ruaning into one another like this!" I enthused even-

The "Circle"-that was what we longer stretches overland

"Must be let's

A had called ourselves in the old days. of tuail will be flown "up high where warmly. jdules to suit the requirements

quite nine years ago, isn't it?1 drew in a long musing breath and| It being impossible to take the passengern using the different routes the air is thin," Post believes.

since that last week-end at Beatared away across the almost de- injured man in his small two-seater, had been prepared and submitted to When "stratosphere" was men-

chaise 7"

serted bar. The past swooped to- Mr. Kroger waited until n public the Police. The Bus Company hadtioned, he replied, "I don't Use

He nodded

wards me like some shining bird, The occupants wil also agreed to the Association's sug•}that word." But "up where the Angly gave up their car to convey gestion to re-introduce second class air in thin" speeds of 300 to 700 be exact--the end of July, 1914,”

"Nine years and four months, to brushed my jaded spirit with the caressing wing of happy recollec- Sergeant Delahunty to the Govern fares on No. 5 Route.

miles an hour will be possible for "By Jove, of course. I remem-tion. It was decided to postponed fur commercial planes equipped with berl

To recapture, even for ment Civil Hospital.

Sergeant Delahunty, who is about ther action in this matter in the sealed cabine and super-chargers broke out and we were all swept bygone daya!

And a few days lufer, war hour, the magic essence of those 33 years of age, has been in the hope that the promised special

to supply oxygen for the passen-away belter-skelter. By the way, I Hong Kong Polles Force for seven jsupervision and maintenance of i

When I arrived at Mace Conway's gers as it is supplied for engines wonder what became of the others dat in Jermyn-street at five-and- ТЕНТА. He only recently returned existing schedules would provide a

to-day, he believes. Such flights-Remington and Archie Wymis twenty minutes past seven in the from home leave.

more satisfactory service.

Post predicted, "probably will start and-and-let's sce-Stoddard and evening, it was to find Remington With reference to a repeated re-within a year," the planes whizzing Berry Cleland and Darracq? I've and Stoddard already there. Short- quest to the Government to widen along seven miles and more above often wondered. Fanny how one ly afterwards Cleland joined us, and loses touch. Darracq was killed, of at exactly one minute past the half- course; I read an account of that tour Archie Wymis sauntered airily

in.

KWANTUNG MONEY UNDER SUSPICION

Trader's Alleged 360 Counterfeits.

ACCUSED DISCHARGED

Star Ferry.

the earth.

the "bottle-neck' at the Star Ferry approach, the Association had been "The development of aviation is jinformed that the Government did just started," he said, "Just about not consider the amount of traffic everything remains yet to be done.” Justified the expense of widening-Reuter.

the roadway at this point. Sur.

prise was expressed by members of

the Committee at this statement

and it was decided to obtain data in CUSTOMS OFFICIALS this connection with a view to

TO BE TRANSFERRED aydin taking up the matter with Government.

Cheung Chun, a travelling trader, charged with being in possession of 360 counterfelt Kwangtung 20- cent pieces, found on his person in

Correpondence was also read Queen's Road Central on Saturday, from Government in respect of the was discharged by Mr. Balfour at covered way at the Star Ferry, the Central Magistracy this morn- | A special sub-commlitee was ap- pointed to deal with complaints

ing.

Nanking Plans For Improving Service,

Shanghai, To-day,

LOCAL WEDDING ·

Mr. A. B. Hamson And Miss Edith Wood.

It is learned in Customs circles and Mrs, G. H. Wood of Swałow.

Dinner Was announced by a Japanese man-servant, when. I re- cognised as having seen at Belchaise, and we passed from an attractive] Itting-room, between large folding oak doors, inta a dining-room be- yond.

At St. John's Cathedral on last trife self-conscious, secretly read- I suppose we were all feeling' a Saturday the marriage was solemnis-justing ourselves, as it were, to an ed of Mr. A. H. Hamson, elder son of appropriate atmosphere of fami- Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hamson, of 4 larity and good-fellowship, |Leighton Hill Road, to Miss Edith

I had come expecting a miracle, May Wood, eldest daughter of Mr. expecting to be swept back thirteen Mr. Peter Sin, who appeared for concerning the Kwang Wah Rosyl- the accused, submitted

for fourteen years into the tingling that the tal and to enquire into the working that high authorities of the Chinese The Rev. N. V. Halward per atmosphere of dawning manhood, to coins were not counterfeit, butjof that institution.

Customs Service have decided to formed the ceremony and Mr. J. E. feel precisely as I had felt during contained a lower percentage of It was

decided to write the carry out a general re-shuffling of Luke, a schoolfellow of the bride one of those jolly evenings in Mace's silver than the genuine coins. Government making enquiry (1) as Inspectors of Customs of various groom, was best man, dan

He submitted the instance of theŝto the prospect

sitting-room at Oxford. And as I of reopening a Customs houses with e view to The bride was given away byt waiting for the miracle to hap "chopped dollars," which are re- Pubile Dispensary in the Taim Sha making them thoroughly acquainted Miss H. D. Sawyer, Head Mistress puted to have a lower percentage Tsui district and (2) requesting with the condition of Customs ser- of the Diocesan Girls School, where Pen, & chill sense of disappointment

stole over me. of silver but are nevertheless that consideration be again given ivice in different Provinces,

until recently Miss Wood has been go

For one thing, with the exception changeable, although the exchange to the Association's request that a The list of Customs Inspectors in- engaged in teaching,

of Archie Wymie--who was pre- shops only give 98 cents for them. Typhoon Signal be erected oppos tended to be shuffled has been sub- The bridegroom is well-known as

His Worship concurred with afte Kowloon City Police Station.mitted to the Nanking Financial a local sportsman, playing cricket cisely his old trim, dark-haired, ex- -counsel and discharged the defen. Supervision of Playgrounds. Ministry and will be announced as for the Craigengewer Club and quisitely groomed self- -dant.

As the result of a sub-commit soon as the latter's approval is ob hockey as a member of the St seemed to have changed so amazing-

15 tee's report on the management of tained. Central News Agency,

It gave me quite a shock-to | Andrew's Mamak team. He was | the children's playgrounds in Kow

educated at Truro College, Corn discover that Remington's one-time loon, it was also decided, to mp-

wall, where he was Captain of the sealal plumpness had turned to un- proach Government and suggest

College soccer XI in 1924 and one compromising, rather vulgar fat, that a Chinese, uniformed, watch-|

of the Anest bats in the cricket and that Stoddard--who had divid man be on duty at each playground

A reception was held at Messrs.ed with Wymis the honours of a and that the whole of the play-

dindically neat appearancewone Lane, Crawford's, after which the grounds be placed under the gen-

happy couple left on their honey shabby, ill-fitting clothes List looked eral supervision of the recently

fan though they were pegar moon trip, which will be spent at appointed European supervisor of

Mapao, Canton and Bwatow, On brushed, and that his lean idealistic King's Park recreation grounds,

features were marked witäs the stamp of chronic discontent

News In Brief.

*

Lau Bing, an unemployed Chin ess, was this morning sentenced to nine months' hard labour for Breach of the Deportation Ordinance, by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magistracy,

LOCAL ESTATES.

Mr. Liang Leaves $205,400,

Liang Shib-yi, alias Liang “(or their return they will take up their It was noted with satisfaction Leung) Vin-suen, late of No. 31, refidence at 3 Yerk Head How

Chau Tang-kau, a Chinese male, that overflow boards (penstock Robinson Road, Hong Kong, who loon Tong. was yesterday sent to the Govern-gates) were now in use at the Kow- died at Shanghai at the age of 65 ment Civil Hospital suffering from Joon Reservoir. In this connexion on April 9 this year, left local. Injuries to the head, caused by being lit was rocülled that last year when estate valued at $205,400,--| ** knocked down in Wellington Street the Association advised the intro- Probats has been granted to by taxi No. 66):

duction of these over-flow boards, it was informed that the use of

Liang Hwal tin, otherwise Liang Tin-fu, merchant

SWAN SWINDLED IN US.

With Stones.

Cleland's unos slim figüra hæð. thickened and coarsened. Consider ably, whilst a particularly unple sant scar the result, no doubt, of

Pán diagonally ROFI [his left

It began at the ner of the ping-up

rible:

Wong Shing-kat, a nine-year-old such were not considered justi James Kerr Shaw, Insurance Collector Replaces Eggs ring aside the lip

'Chinese boy, was yesterday evening fiable.

"knocked down outside the Chinese Recreation Club by a taxí, nostaini ing abrasions to the right arm and

CATHEDRAL FUND.

Teg. He was sent to the Government Donations Now Total $2,690 Civil Hospital NEE

The following donations to Bt. John's Cathedral Restoration Fund P. Jorge, an 11-year-old-boy, wAL yesterday admitted to the Kowloon have been received: Hospital suffering from facial In Mrs Bhawan juries caused by broken glass re Anonymous osived when the car he was riding, Anonymova in came into colllwing with another Miss Buth on the Taipo Road and enter Previously ditch," the windshield being;

Assistant Jate of Tientain, who died on July 18, 1988, left local estate valued at $18,200,-

plication by Robert Gor

ant, the lawful attorney:

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had been Adonis

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