1934-01-24 — Page 9

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1934.

THE CHINA MAIL.

SINGAPORE NAVY Envoy from Spain SINKING OF THE Today's Short Story.

CONFERENCE

Exaggerated Press

Reports."

ADMIRALS MEET ON H.MS. KENT

London, To-day. The periodical conference between the representatives of the British, Australian and Now Zealand Navies opened at Singapore Harbour yes- terday when the Admirals met aboard H.M.5. Kent, under the Pre- sidency of Admiral Sir Frederic Dreyer, Commander-in-Chief, China' Station,

With reference to the exaggerated press reports and comments on the Conference and on the defensive work at Singapore, it is pointed out in authoritiative London

quarters

that the conference is an automatic and routine affair, and that the work done at Singapore is in ac cordance with the policy laid down and published many years ago and alluded to in the House of Commone by Ministers on many different occa- alons.

There have been no new develop ments of any kind and ne departure from the originai purely locai and defensive policy.-British Wireless .Service.

IMPERIAL DEFENCE IN THE PACIFIC.

Careful Reconsideration

Essential.

London, To-day. The altention which the Sin- gapore Naval Conference has attracted shows the crowing Importance of the problems of Empire policy in the seas Di the Far East and the Pacific, states the "Daily Telegraph” in a leading article, to-day. The newspaper adds that the con- ditions created by the forward naval policies of the United States and

defence.-Reuter.

PRINCE GEORGE IN MADEIRA.

Enthusiastic Welcome By Populace.

London, To-day. The 8.8. Carnarvon Castle reached

Madeira yesterday morning Prince George, who in travelling by her to South Africa, was greeted there by the British Consul, the Governor of the Island and Vice Admiral James, who arrived in HM.S. Bood on Mon- day night.

The Prince spent some ashore visiting Mount Terreiro Luta, and was everywhere given an en-

Juan Fraasamo de Cardenas En route to Washington to present his credentials to President Rooss- velt and to take up his official duties, Juan Francesco de Cardenas, new Spanish Ambasandor to the United States is pictured as he arrived a

New York.

GERMAN REPLY TO FRANCE

Paris Disappointed On Arms Issue.

WATCHING BRITISH ATTITUDE

TOMMY ATKINS

Finding Of Court Of

SQUIRE

Inquiry MYTTON

NO BLAME ATTACHED TO .KWONG FOOK CHEONG

NOTHING LIKE IT EVER BEFORE

By Edith Sitwell

QUIRE MYTTON, aquire of drawers and, with this, a light, Jac-| Launch On The Wrong Side S Halston, near Shrewsbury,

Of The Channel

was born on the thirtieth of No matter how black the frost, no September, 1796, and was left matter how high and mad was the That the coxswain of the mill-fatherless before he was two black turbulent wind in which he When he was ten years old, ac lived, he would wade through any tary steam launch Tommy At- kins was on the wrong side of cording to his friend Nimrod, he water, break down the ice of any Cap Sui Mun Pass when she col- was a Pickle of the first order. pond and trample through it, such lided with the ss. Kwong Fook Indeed, his neighbour. Sir Richard was his impatience to have his way. Cheong on the night of January Puleston, with a felicity of expres. He might often be seen stripped to 3 and subsequently sank. was the sion peculiarly his own, christened the shirt and following wild-fowl finding of the Marine Court of him Mango, the King of the Pie in the snowiest weather, and once Inquiry held at the Harbour kles, and he proved his title to the lay down in his shirt to await their Office this morning.

honour even to the end of his life." arrival at dusk. And once the The Court reached this deci Alas, how little did. Sir Richard keepers at Woodhouse, an estate be- sion after an abrupt adjournment, Puleston, with a felicity of expres longing to his uncle, were surprised, it being disclosed by the cox-ision peculiarly his own, or any other to say the least of it, to see Squire swain of the Tommy Atkins in friend of poor Jolm Mytton, know Mytton, stark naked, pursuing some evidence that the collision took the doom that was in store for him, ducks over the ice in a most deter place in the position indicated by the eight bottles of port a day,mined manner.

of

the master and officers of the s.s.changing soon to scarcely less It is a matter for wonder, Indeed, Kwong Fook Cheong, namely, ap-brandy, the ruined estate, the ruin- that Squire Mytton reached his proximately 600 yards from the ed life, the debtor's prison, the thirty-eighth year, for no man in a Ma On red light signal on the death amid the horrors of delirium peaceful countryside ever ran more island.

{tremens.

all blame.

TO-MORROW'S 'STORY

To-morrow's story will be "The Robbery In Phillimore Terrace," by Baroness Orczy,

The Court exonerated the Master. Here he comes, that poor driven | Mr. R. Elvidge, and the officers of drunken ghost, blown by a turbulent the 8.5. Kwong Fook Cheong from hurricane weather. His life seemed

to be spent in running like an os Commander G. F. Hole presided, trich--he walked as fast and the Court comprising Commander strongly as that bird-racing, jump- E. H. C. Branson (H.M.S. Tamar), ing, driving, hunting, chased always Captain C. Benstead (ss. San Nam by a high med black wind, Hof), Captain A. Campbell (c.a. Sai. He meant, always, to cheat that On), and Captain W. Greybrook wind. Let it blow through him and

ent him to the bone. He would risks or had more sccidents. "How Mr. J. B. Prentis held a watching show it how little be cared.

often," inquired his friend Nimrod, This half-mad hunting hunted admiring but regretful, "has be brief for the War Department and the Mr. G. K. Hall-Brutton was counsel creature never wore any but the been run away with by giga, how Dis-for the Master of the s.8. Kwong thinnest of silk stockings, with very often struggling in deep water with- thin boots or shoes, so that in win-out being able to swim? How was Fook Cheong, Mr. R. Elvidge.

- Paris. To-day.

It is reliably learned that (8.6. Liang Chow). France is definitely disappointed lin the German reply to French memorandum on armament.

WITCH SAILING FOR FOOCHOW TO-DAY,

A minute later the

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Mr. Leo D'Almada, senior, and ter his feet were nearly always wet it that he did not get torn to pieces It is understood that the German

Mr. M. M. Watson held watching His hunting breeches were unlined, in the countless street brawls in reply makes no concessions to the briefs on behalf of the owners of he wore only one small waletcoat, which he was engaged?” French proposals but courteously the Kwong Fook Cheong.

and that was nearly always open.

On one occasion he nearly was He rarely wore a hat, and in winter torn into two pieces, at a race-meet- presents reasoned arguments in The Master's Evidence.

went shooting in white linen trou-ing in Lancashire, for one gang of justification of Germany's previous Mr. R. Elvidge, Master of the sa

sers without either & lining or demands.

thieves took it into their heads to Kwong Fook Cheong said that the The Note further puts a number ship left Hong Kong at 6.30 p.m. on in the channel when he sighted the the very moment when a rival gang pull Squire Mytton into a house at Japan need not be injurious to the of questions on Lezhnical points. January 3, for Kongmoon.

The other vessel and that his position of thieves took it into their heads interests of the British Empire, but These are being studied

by the ship approached Cap Sut Mun Pass was roughly 600 yards from Ms On It is clear that the time has come French Ministers for National De-heading N.W.N. He first saw a light, which was four points to the to pull him out of it. In this en- for careful reconsideration of what fence and the Government's reply to green and white light of a vessel port side, when the collision took counter, neither side won, because) the Squire's enormous physical In casential at Singapore to Imperial Germany will be made as rapidly as ahead about one point to his star-place.

the Interna political situation al-board, and

Remarking that this was an ab-atrength kept him stationary, and, lows.

green light with two vertical white solute corroboration of the position in the end, one of the gentlemen lights. He heard a blast on Meanwhile France attaches

as indicated by the officers of the engaged in the struggle was trans the greatest importance to the possi

whistle at 7.12 p.m. which ha an-s.s. Kwong Fook Cheong, Comman-ported to the colonies as a reward bility of the British Cabinet, to-day,wered and, as the vessel did not der Hole adjourned the Court for for his violence and the attempted

robbery. deciding to make proposals to Ger- alter its course, he stopped bis en consideration of the evidence,

He heard another signal

Court's Decision.

The Squire was constantly ridina many itself, in an effort to modify gines.

On their return the decision of at dangerous fences, falling off his what is regarded in France as Ger-from the vessel ahead which he an- mun intransigeance.---Reuter.

swered, but did not alter his course. the Court was given as follows: horse when drunk, driving his tan- He seeing that a collision was im "We find that the .. Kwong dem at a frantic speed, and paying minent, he put his engines full as-Fook Cheong, of Hong Kong of no more attention to crossroads and tern and gave three short blasts, the which Mr. Reginald Elvidge, scorners than he did to creditors. vessel replying with two short blasts master left Hong Kong. At about "There goes Squire' Mytton," the Ten or 15 seconds later, when the 6.30 p.m. on the evening of January country people would say, when they collision occurred, he saw that it 3 on a voyage to Kongmoon.

saw a crazily driven tandem, rush- was a stean launch with a lighter

"That at 7.10 p.m.. whilst entering along alike the north wind; and To Relieve Wild Swan. on her port side. His ship strucking the Cap Bui Mun Pass, the they would raise a cheer, for the the launch on the starboard quarter Kwong Fook Cheong sighted the Squire was warm-hearted and be- loved: Once he galloped at full steam launch Tommy Atkins on her H.M.S. Witch of the Eighth Des- and it sank at 7.45 p.m. royer Flotilla will leave Hong After satisfying himself that port bow. She proceeded up the speed over a rabbit-warren, to find out if his horse would fall. He Kong this afternoon for Pagode there were no lives lost and that starboard side of channel. Anchorage, Feochow, where she nothing could be done to save the "At 7.12 p.m. she heard one short found out. Rolling over and over,

with after a time both horse and Squirej will relieve the Wild Swan, of the launch, be took the lighter in tow blast, which she answered same unit. The latter vessel will and returned to Hong Kong, hand-one short blast, and later three rose to their feet, unhurt.

John Mytton was as dangerous to Ser return to Hong Kong on arrival of ing the lighter over to a polics signals were repeated. ·

launch.

"At 7.15 p.m. while her engines others as to himself; it was not only The position of the collison was were stopped she came into colli- that he did not mind accidents, he roughly North 36 degrees east of sion with the starboard side of the positively liked them; and when one the Ma: On red light, about three steam launch Tommy Atkins, which unhappy gentleman was rash enough quarters of a cable's distance. He subsequently sink. ・・

to venture into the Squire's giz, and, did not alter his course because the "We find that the steam launch when having done so and had some ship was already too near and Tommy Atkins, while, on a voyage slight experience of the resultant there were other vessels behind and from Castle Peak to Hong Kong, teeplechasing, he begged the Squire jahead to which he could have come was attempting to enter the Cap to consider their necks, the latter to close if be changed his course. Sui. Mun Channel from the north inquired: "Were you ever much He never saw the red light of the and that the positions given by her hurt then, by being upset in a gig?" subeldiary Motor Bus operation steam taunch at any time; said wit coxswain for the sighting of the "No, thank God, was the reply, terminated within the year, and in advance of the New York Stock werde Is.s. Kwong Fook Cheong and the for 1 never was upset in one," cluding all further charges to be Market yesterday, rising 1,53% to Evidence by the Chief Officer, Mr. collision are inaccurate and not to The next moment, all was confusion made and providing transfera of 106.62 Rails and utili G. A. Carter, the Chief Engineer, be relied upon. - -.

For the Squire, much shocked by $150,000.00 to General Reserve Ac up 57 and 11 to 48.11 and 26.96- Mr. W. Hockstandt, and the ChineseWe And that the cause of the thin omission on the part of Provi-count, the Directors of Hong Kong respectively. Bonds declined,22 te quarter-master was also taken. collision was that the steam launch dence, ejaculated: "What, never up-Tramways Limited will recommend 88.60, while the commodity index

Coxswain's Evidence, Tommy. Atkins was on the wrong set in a gig? What a damned slow at the forthcoming annual general was up 18 to 52.15,

Business was good, 2,380,000 Taim Fat, Coxswain of the side of the channel and that no fellow you must have been all your meeting of the Company Final

shares being traded. Tommy Atkins, said that he saw an-blame is attributable to the master life." and running the near wheel Dividend of 85 cents per share. – other vessel at the other end of the or officers of the s.s. Kwong Fook up the bank, he rectified the omia-This makes a total dividend of An Initial decline in aliver of the Cap-Sui Mun Pass as he ap-

sion. Fortunately, according to $1.85 for the year 1938, and leaves,flected the over-night accumulation: proached. He gave", a short blast

Nimrod, neither gentleman 'was In-jsubject to audit, a balance of $146,- of selling orders due to the exuler jured seriously.",

691.58 to be carried forward to the prices ruling in London, Washing- jon. his whistle and moved a little t

thusiastic greeting.

hours

The voyage was resumed in the afternoon-British Wireless

vice.

the Witch.

Wedding Bells.

ness."

over to his port alde. The vessel ahead did not alter its course and he zavo two short blasts, ka

Continuing, the coxswain sald that he could see the red light of the othership and haard; two blasts, which he took to mean that the vessel was sitering its course to port

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BAG STOLEN FROM SHOP COUNTER.

Six Weeks Gaol For Unemployed Man,

TRAMWAYS”. FINAL DIVIDEND.

85 Cents Brings Total To $1.35 For Year.

After covering finalised losses of

Indeed, carriage accidents were next account Squire Mytton's strongest point. Having bought some carriage horses from a horse-desier. named Clarke, he put one of them into a Gem, to man if it would make a good leader,Do you think he is a good Sai Chukit unemployed was timber-jumper te ha inquired of sentenced to sx weeks' hard labour alarmád Mr. Clavke, who sat

Balfour: at the Central him,

"morning for the Not, waiting for that

ontaining $27, gent

AMAH FALLS FROM FERRY STEAMER.

Chinese Sailor Dives To Rescue.

SILVER DROPS IN NEW YORK,

Follows Decline In London.

Industrials

New York, To-day, s made a further sharp

{ton" press reports state; that?, the {silver bloc will urge the inclusion of oliver in the stabilisation fund. -----Reuter.

BODING AND CHEERS GREET

MACDONALD,

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