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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1934,

OBITUARY

neral Of Old Resident!

At Happy Valley

MR. C. H. W. KEW

BOGUS ROBBERY

REPORTED

Two Chinese-Held In

Police Custody

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Al-Kam-chiu, a salesman of the e funneral of the late Mr. Tin Cheung rice shop at No. 404 les H. W. Kew, who passed Hennessy Road, and Tang Yuk-on, on Saturday at his residence a fok), were charged before Mr. astle Terrace, Caine Road, at E. W. Hamilton, at the Central age of 68, after long illness, Magistracy this morning, with place the Prootestant Ceme-making a false report to the Police yesterday.

that a crime had been committed in

e fourth son of the late Mr. their shop.

Mira. William Kew, and Detective-Sergeant Fitches said ter of Drs. Chadwick, Fred that defendants on Saturday made Irvin Kew, Mr. George Kew, a port that five men had entered the late Mr. Joe Kew, the de- the shop an robbed them of $150. ed was a member of an Aus-It was revealed that five mori had in family which settled in actually gone to the shop, but no Kong more than hail a cen-roblary took place. The money ago and have even the Co-was later recovered from the floor. develop into a modern

Nr. C. D'Almada, appearing för the defendants, pleaded not guilty. olis. he Rev. J. R. Higgs officiated He said that there was some un- the principal mourners were pleasantness among his clients and ars. Arthur James, Albert Ed-the people in the shop, who took the d. Cecil and Henry Kew recount books with them. Au 4); Drs. Fred II. and Irvin W. Kam-chiu was a partner of the (brothers); Mr. Beary Ah-concern. Sergeant Fitches added (son-in-law); and Messrs. that the shop was on the verge of ry and Allent Kew (nephews), barkruptcy.

Co-

thers of the large gathering A formal remand of one week es. Dr. E. Law, Dr. S. C. Ho, was granted and the hearing of the

Rita Randall and Messrs. case was fixed for October 11.

ph Gould, II. A. Lammert, E.

aham, J. D. Bush, In-shing Ho Ki, F. Mow Fung, E. Mow g. U. Kumjahn, Starling Jex, Urquhart, Shi Yu-man, J. Lan-! . George Lynn, C. E. Wong, R.; Wong. F. V. Wong, A. Romario H. Choy, K. F. Li, Chou Po- có Chúa Pa-min, Lầu Tah-gr, K.

mmert.

DRUG HAUL MADE IN KOWLOON

Opium Divan Raided

John 9. Labatt, weathy' brewer of London, Ont., victim of what is declared the first successful kidnapping plot in Canada, is shown above, with an aeroplane view of the brewery, Labatt was held for $150,000 ransom, which his brother, Hugh was prepared to pay.

TALE OF DARKEST

CORNWALL ·

E. F. Benson's Latest

"Ravens Brood," by E, F, Ben- son, is a tale of darkest Cornwall.

It tells of John Pentreath, drunkard, Biblethumper, lecher;

a

FROM POETRY TO NOVEL WRITING

When Patrick MacGill-

Worked As Navvy

"THE GLEN OF CARRA”

ORCHID SYMBOL OF SECRET SOCIETY

Exoctic Flavour In New Mystery Story

FAMOUS PLAY IN ENGLISH VERSION

Ancient Chinese Drama Now Available

THE PROPERTY MAN

::

"THE TRAIL OF FU MANCHU”

Powerful Tale With Convincing Realism

Once more. Sir Dente Nayland Smith of the C.I.D. takes up the tracking of Fu Manchu In "The Lady Precious Stream. By S. L Trail of Fu Manchu" and the Haluag. (Methuen. 88. Gd).. trail is not only a long one, but In England this Chinese play will the incentive is stronger than delight readers (and possibly au-ever, for the world's menace' has diences) for its naivety, the simpli-abducted Fleurette, daughter" of city of the 'unknown author's ap- Dr. Petrie, who needs no Intro- proach to human problems, and its duction to readers of: Sax Rohmer. almost entire disregard of questions The sinister figure of Fu Man- of time and space.

chu dominates the scene: For instance, eighteen years pass secret drug has given him re between the second and third acts, newed youth, his brain is as keen. and during that time the lovely his methods as ruthless a ever. Precious Stream, who married the Strangely like old times, Petrie in a cave outside the city neglected remarks with grim humour, when by her family and apparently with he and his colleagues are lured out visible means of subsistence, into a trap in a aubterranean Her husband, Hafeh Ping-kuef, has furnace-pit. And so it is, for Fu In the meantime become King of Manchu uses his superhuman the Western Regions, and he tells cunning with dire effect before us, in one of the charmingly in-Sir Denis finally rounds him up. formative Introductory speeches pe- At the end of a trail packed cullar to Chinese drama, that his with thrills and adventures in the chlef desire is to return to Precious vicinity of Limehouse, the reader▾ Stream.

will be more than satisfied that Why he has not made an effort to Sax Rohmer has no peer in the do so is not clear. Most of his fertility of his imagination," in' time seems to have been spent in the power to invest a thrilling fading devices to postpone his mar-tale with convincing realism.

riage to the Princess of the West- Jern Regions, to whom, he owes his

life. He asks the audience:

long-parted husband and wife and "I have been vainly trying to the farcical last act are amusingly explain to her that I am already in the Chinese convention. married, but I can't bear to break her heart. What shall I do?"

Vester Colloquialisms

A wild goose brings the answer,

Red Greed. By Marion Roberts.

(Eldon Press. 7a. 6d.).

The fun to an English audience is The title of this novel is a fair, his wife Mollie, who slaughters a

the entire absence of ordinary na- rabbit on a sacrificial stone and was written by Mr. Patrick MacGill contents. One suspects the cir The short autobiography below if inadequate, indication of Its

turalletle Illusion. This is inher smears the blood upon her breasts; over eleven years ago, and was pub-camstances in which Pierre Rag

ent in the Chinese drama, where the hham, W. Zimmern. G. Zim- As the result of a raid, led by their daughter-in-law, rn, Pat White, H. M. H. Is-Revenue Oflicer Humphreys, on No. Jezebel; her son, who, on spring time. Until the publication last but one

village lished in the "Wireless"

at that Hano, millionaire, is found dead, The bird carries a message from Property Man is one of the most

important people on the stage. , J. Way, 0. Madar, S. R. Is-180, Shanghai Street, Leung Kee nights, feels the urge to "run." He January of "Tulliver's Mill," Mr. the network

is hardly prepared for Precious Stream, who dutifully

Mr. S. L. Hatung's translation of 1. A. Landolt, P. V Botelho, the owner of the house appeared runs uphill and down dale, with lit-MacGill had not published a new surrounds

of intrigue which "presents her respects to her un-this traditional play (parts of Iters C. Butelho, F. Collaco, G. before Mr. E. I. Wynne Jones at the on, and ends by throwing him-book for some years. "The Glen of Tillita, his ward and heiress.

the abduction of faithful husband." and informs him which, we are informed, have de Rocha, G. Kotewall, F. Rapp, the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-self flat, face to the ground, and Carra" is the title of his new novel,

that if he dallies much longer they lighted millions) is charming. It Gittens, G. Ford and G. P.ing on three charges, (1) having there he claws the earth and bites which is to appear shortly:

French police and the English may never see each other again. is the author's first work in En- six mare of non-government pre-into the bracken stems.

Secret Service are both roped in: This is too much for Hetek Ping-glish, and the dialogue fows natur- At fourteen I was pared opium in his possession, (2)

on the high

kuel. He leaves for home at once,ally and, on the whole, retains what we are whisked from Cannes to Nice people, all these; and there road to success wrote Mr. MacGill. London, to Egypt, to the heart of and is followed by the Princess, one imagines is the flavour of the keeping an oplum divan, and (3) ered into the grave with the coffin. hating 494 herion pills in his is an artist with a falsetto volce Provincial papers published my Burma, where Tillita is finally with a view to an action for "breach original. There are occasional

who delights to draw this young verse, but never paid for it. That

The reunion of the lapses into Western colloquialisms Fines totalling $550, in default runnable stag and is called "Girlie." did not really matter; the poet's We meet also hooting owls, Druidical eye, in fine frenzy rolling, sees more stones, fire-jumping on mid-summer glory in the poem that's printed jeve; conversation in the manner of than the cheque that purchases,

Synge; a woman who thought shej At eighteen I saw a commercial was having a baby when she was future for the rhymed word. I got having cancer.

for Not even a Powys two-and-six-pence could, with one small Eden, devise entitled "Longings." What I long- so many snakes, achieve so manyjed for escapes my memroy, but Falls, or impose upon a little clan afterwards I longed for more half-However, this only adds to the

THE WREATHS

bouquet from the widow WAR

er family wreaths

were from possession.

ny and Rose, Maud and Henry,

il, Helen, Winnie. Edith, Norah and

dy and Nancy, Henry and Grace; five months' imprisonment,

riel, George, Fred, Chad and Irvin: imposed.

e: Lily and Peter; Irene and Harry.

Flowers were also sent by Nick: ra, Aggie and Ruby: Daisy and Paul: Grace Ablong, Mr. and Mrs. ·Leo Almada e Castro, Jnr.; Miss G.

sumpeão and sisters; Mr. and Mrs.{ G. Anderson.

fesses. A. Baker and A. A. Aziz, F. I badbridge, Mr. and Mr. J. F.

top: Lir. and Mrs. J. D. Bush:

Mr. Cheung Sheh-tsun, Mr. and Mrs.

H. de Carvalho, Mr. and Mrs. F. -C.

POLICE RESERVE

were

Orders for the Current

Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. E. D. 6.)

flaco, Mr. and Mrs. H. Ching, Mrs. Wolfe, C.M.G. Inspector General of

M. de Su Collaco and family: Police.

asts. A. L. Cunningham, Chua Po

n and Cheung Kwok-chai; Mr. Choy ai-kung:

Chinese Company Training Course-Part II. The following members have passed

Mr. and Mrs. P. O'Neil Dunn, Mr. Part II of Training Course (Know-

1 Mrs. H. M. Hajee Esmail

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Ferguson, Me

ledge of Police Duty and Regula-

Mrs. G. S. Ford, Mr. and Mra. tions):- Fincher, Mrs. W. J. L. Ford, Mr.

Constables R37 Hon Pak Chung,

so charming a variety of Original Sins.

STORY OF A GIRL WANDERER

Author Too Steeped In Traditions

nest F. Fincher, Mr. Edward S. Ford: 7 James Ko and R83 Young All Sails Set. By Isabel s. Gardiner; Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung, Mrs.

Shou Te.

Iu, Mrs. Ho Fook, Miss L. E. Heang: All recruits of the Chinese Com-

A. H. Harvey; Mr. and Mrs. Gpany will attend at the Chinesc

V. Hail, Mr. F. M. Hale, Mesars. Company Headquarters on Tues-

Carter. (Hodder and ton. 78. fd.)

1

poem

crowns, wrote more verse and got them. Two-and-aix a week was my average salary at that date. Tol supplement this salary I had to work as a navvy.

At nineteen I published a little paper-covered volume at my own expense. The title was "Gleanings from a Navvy's Serap Book." J had my photograph on the cover." and beneath the photograph was

Hopestill buy, but some weeks ago a copy of the legend, "Price Slx-pence." H was a legend. Nobody wanted to

Stough-this book was sold for five hundred

dollars in the United States. Essay Into Journalism

A whole literature has been de

C. Hunt. W. C. Hung, H. A. Hunt; day, October 2nd. to 17.30 hours voted to boys running away to sea. The editor of a London daily

and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong, Mr. and

s. Ho Sai-wah;

for instruction.

Mr. and Mrs. J. F: Grose, Mr. and

rs. H. Gittens, Mr. and Mrs. W, M.

id Mrs. H. M. H. Ismail.

Indian Company. Training Course-Part 11. All

But here we have a New England) paper saw the book and asked me girl with the real wanderlust in her to come and join the editorial staff heart. After three weeks' wooing of his paper. I replied saying that ttens, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Ismall; Mr recruits of the Indian Company Brown. the skipper of a windjam-might be a navvy

Elizabeth Sparrow marries Jimfthough a post among navvies, I Bir. and Mrs. Starling Jex, Hon. Mr. residing at Hong Kong will at mer, and a gallant pair they make. With a strange obstinacy he still in- among poets. and Mrs. Kotewall, Mr. and Mrs. tend Chinese Company Headquar All over the earth he takes his sisted that I should come along and H. Kim: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fox, ters, 17, Queens Road Central on bride, and through the long years try my hand on unskilled labour of a isses R. and E. Fox, Dr. and Mrs. Iward Lo; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Law, Thursday, October 4th. at 17.30 she shares gaily his perils, never new kind, and with remarkable r. and Mrs. V. T. Law, Wesley, Sarah, hours for instruction.

staying long on shore even for the daring I took him at his word and went attired in a reach-me down

0:

bert, Harold, and Maurice Leong; Mr. Inspection Parade. All ranks children's sake.

ad Mrs. C. F. Li, Mr. and Mrs. D. E of the Indian Company will par-There is a cleanness and fresh suit, a muffler and tweed cap. eonard, Mr. and Mrs. Hin-shing Lo, ade at Central Police Station co r. and Mrs. J. Landolt, Harry and

ness about this story that make one A month latter I was "Ared," oris Landolf: Mrs. E. Lim and Thursday, October 18th at 17.30 long for a happy ending, but the which in plain English means that eorge; Mrs. Bessie Lee, Mrs. K. F.hours under Sub Inspector R. Jauthor is too steeped in the tradi- I was thrown out of the job, but ay, Mrs. F. T. Lee, Mrs. Leung Tsze tht for a general inspection of ung: Mrs. Ho Li-shi, Mr. Lau Tak equipment etc., by the Company allow herself such facile appease place like a limpet, am sticking to tions of the New England const to not out of London. I stuck to the Commanding Officer. Dress - lowfung, Mr. C. M. Manners, Messrs. Cover, Belt with Brace, Armlet throat," and Elizabeth, during one Moleskin Joe, whose name gives the Mr. and Mre, S. Madar, Miss White Uniform Cap with White ment. A blizzard leaped like afit still, always finishing an old book mad creature at New England's and starting a new, and feeling like

of her rare visits ashore, waited in title to my last book, that there is vain for the, sailor who feared no a good time coming, though I may blizzard on earth:

never live to see it!

and J. MacKay, Mr. and Mrs. Phoon eck-yip: Mr. Law Cam-ho;

with Badge, "Pocket Policeman" Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Rocha, Mr. and and note-book to be carried.

Irs. M. N. Rakusen, Mr. and Mrs. P. Rathsam, Mize M. Mooney, Mrs, O.

Flying Squad

. Madar and Miss M. Mindar; Mr. and Commendation. Crown Sergeant

frs. A. H. Rumjahn, Mr. U. Rumjahn R301 Chao Hing Ki of the Flying nd family.

Squad is highly commended and

Mr. R. Nazarain, Miss T. Prata, Mr. granted a commended service Bar Pestonje, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Randall, by the Hon. I. G. P. for most val-

Warwick Deeping's Romance

ir. and Bire. 3. A. Swanson. Mr. and uable assistance rendered to the Maturity Seen In New countryside, and when, under the

fra. F. W. Stapleton, Mr. and Mrs.

Sequeira, Mr. H. Stainfield, A Superintendent I. & E. on the

ambir, and Bits. E. K. Seyer, Mr. E. 13th September, 1934.

adick, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Suffiad, Mr. Instructional Patrol. The in-

Work

cloak of religion, charlatans were climbing to power of the perils

Artitur. Samy, Mr. and Mrs Fstructional patrol of the Hong TALE OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND and adventures of Ceriant in his Favares, Mrs. Tye and Mrs. Wong, Mr.

soi Po-tin, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Way, Kong Section will take place on

efforts to regain the lands of which

.

WG. Williama and Misa Williams, Friday, October 5th, at 17.30 In "The Man on the White he had been robbed, and to save. frs. E. C. Wong, Charlie Wong, Mr. hours sharp at Central Police Sta. Horse" Warwick Deeping returns Guinevra and with her, his own nd Mrs. R. Whitmore, Mr. Wang Tat, tion. All members with attend. to the medieved romance, of which happiness from the arm of the Kr. F. Wong and family, Mr. A. J. Yaltera, Mra. A. White and family, Mr. Dress White Uniform, Cap with his "Uther and Igraine was such a scheming Bishop Balthasar. Ammern and family, Messrs. W. A. and White Cover, and Belt with Brace striking example. But to the charm As may be expected the tale is a 1. S. Zimmernissa taka

*** Emergency Unit Reserve and vigour of that early, work has brave one rich in the romance and Staff of the Hong Kong and Kow- Promotion. Constable R419 A. been added the maturity of the in colour of the age; abundant in con Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., An-J. Raptis has been promoted to tervening years, the humanity and chivalry although the sword is ferson Mever and Co., Ltd.; Chinese the rank of Lance Sergeant as courage which made "Sorrell and seldom at rent, for in those days Staff of Andersen Meyer and Co., Ltd.; Stan of Rudolf Wolff Kew and Kew, from 17th. September 1984.

Ed St. Andrew's Clubi Sin Choukan and Chinese Staff of Rudolf Wolff and Kev, Lid., Fo Kee Flower Seier, Hong Kong And Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd.. Đinh Tùng Chekkeo,

TSUN ON,

.... Acting, D. 8. P. (R). Hong Kong, Monday, Octo 16. 1934

Son" famous.

It tells the love story of Gerlant death for love. It is robustly told, and Guinevra, in the days when with strikingly picturesque settings Roman rule in Britain was waning, and clever characterisation. -- au when: invaders were harassing the outstandingly good!

~~~ | imen did not hesitate to fight to the

of promise." snatched from torture and im- minent death by a resourceful and intrepid lover.

The exotic flavour of this story is heightened by the lavish use of white orchids as a symboli by a gecret society, which, some- what strangely, boast of the sickle! and hammer as its true device.

thrills which abound in every chapter.

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