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NEW BARRISTER ADMITTED

Mr. D. J. N. Anderson To Practice Here

CHIEF JUSTICE'S GOOD WISHES

There was a very pleasant ceremony in the Chief Justice's Court this morning when Mr. Donald James Neville Ander- son, BA, (Hong Kong). LIB. (London), was admitted to practice as a Barrister-at-law in the Supreme Court of Hong Kong, and Mr. Bertram Car- michael Hobbs was enrolled as a solicitor. Both motions were moved by the Attorney-Gen- eral, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabas- ter, and His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, acceding.

THE CHINA" MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1936

State Commissary Dr. Lippert (right) da" seen above welcoming the crews of the Bring-boats Asolus and Zephir on the completion of their eighth successful mall-carrying light across the North Atlantic last month.

wished Mess EVACUATION BY| BAG-SNATCHER

Anderson and Hobbs both very successful careers here.

in moving Mr. Anderson's enrolment. the Attorney-Gen- eral said:-

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In a Commons answer yesterday

stated that British

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WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD INCIDENT

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The CNAC. plane Fukien left

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CLAIM Summary Court Action Fails

DISMISSED HIMSELF

A pleasing little function wil take place on Thursday next at 5 o'clock in the Naval Store Depart- ment, H M Naval Yard, Hong Kong, when Mr. S. W. Sahmet, first grade local clerk, will be presented The Standard-Vaeran Oil Com with a silver tes set from members pany was aned for $40, being wages of the NSO., on the occasion of in lieu of one month's notice, by a his retirement after a lengthy ser-former employee, La Yam, before vice of 43 years in H. M. Dockyard. Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden at the Mr. W. Guy Lake, the Naval Store Summary Court yesterday after- Officer, will preside at the ceremony-noon.

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BC10085-Lights Cut

A Star Fell Out Of Heaven

These Foolish Things

BC10087-All My Life

On The Beach At Bali Bali BC10093-Never Gonna Dance

BC10096-The Way You Look Tonight

(Swing Time)

A Fine Romance ....

(Swing Time) BC10099--Did I Remember

There will be a dinner party on Plaintiff, who was not legally re- Thursday evening next, at the Presented, claimed he was dismiss- Kwong Chow Restaurant, giver led, without any notice. on October! by the Chinese General Chamber 130 by defendant company from his of Commerce in honour of the position as a motorcar-driver. Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall's appoint-

Appearing for the defence, Mr. jment to the Executive Council

G. S. Ford applied for permission to have the evidence of Mr. Mr. J. A. Fraser, assistant judge Johnson, Manager of the Transport N. at the Supreme Court, presided Department of defendant con- This is a motion for the ap-

over the First Court at the Cen-pany, heard first as he was leaving proval of admission and enrol-

tral Magistracy yesterday, owing by the ss. Conte Rosso. ment as a barrister of Mr. Donaldi

to the absence of Mr. W. Schofeld, James Neville Anderson I am in-

Senior Magistrate, who is on short Mr. Johnson, in the witness-box,

The request was granted,

and structed that Mr. Anderson was the Foreign Secretary. Mr. An-

The pluck of two born on October 21, 1912, and was thony Eden.

said that plaintiff's duties were to educated at the Diocesan Boys warships would continue to eva-children, Master Peter Cook and

drive and look after one truck and His Excellency The Chief Scout one Ford passenger car, No. 245. School. He left in 1928 after ma-cuate British subjects from Spair Miss Derin Stephens, both

aged

for Hong Kong has been pleased to He dismissed plaintiff summarily triculating and went to the Uni-when and where possible, though|11, together with the assistance commend Patrol Leader Ho

been rendered by Wong Kau, seaman wing of the 7th

Yew- VII Scholarship. He graduated in/warned that the facilities. could of a fire float. resulted in Chan Joon City). Troop for chasing and posed to see that the oil ran through on October 31, last for failing to Kowloon (Kow-obey orders Plaintiff was but Kwong, aged 20, unemployed, bearresting a thief in the Kowloon the glass tubes on the dashboard and read for the Bar at Gray's lan the British Government had re-ling arrested after he had snatched City District on Angust 2 1936. of the truck, and he had been told! BC10086-Medley Of Song Hits and was called in January this cently given notice that they were the handbag of Mrs. D. M. He also took the degree of 20 longer able to accept responsi Stephens in Wong-nei-cheong road

the evacuation. Bachelor of Law, London, this year, bility for

of yesterday. The

handbag consail for Manila on Friday at 7 am and he intends to practice in the foreign nationals. In accordance tained among other articles $40 in

however, with their humanitarian cash. Colony."

Six cases of diphtheria were re- His Honour the Chief Justice aims they would continue to eva-

Defendant was sentenced to six ported to the local Health author- said. "Mr. Attorney, I thank you!cuate such persons as appeared to weeks hard labour when he plead-ities during the 48 hours ended on ier putting the motion before theither to be dese-ving of their assed guilty to the charge before Mr. Sunday Court. It gives me great pleasuresistance, provided His Majesty's J. A. Fraser at the Central Magis- to accede to the petition and to ships were available for the pur tracy this morning. approve of Mr. Anderson's admis-jpose. sion and enrolment as a barrister of this Court.

remained had

versity, winning the King Edward those who 1992 (B.A., and went to London not be assured indefinitely;

year.

and Consular officers in

Detective Sergeant

The as. Tanda is

sup-

that if the oil ever failed to Bow scheduled to through these tubes he must stop

the engine at once.

etci the

Engine Burnt

(Suzy).

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ICE HOUSE ST.

On July 17 or 18, plaintiff did not stop the engine when the oil Wu Lien Teh, MA, M.E the engine was burnt up and had failed to flow, with the result that Dr. Dowman LL.D., D. Litt. D.Sc.. Moreover, British diplomatic said that about 3.30 p.m. yester internationally known authority on Plaintiff was then told that if a

to be repaired at the cast of 330. THE ANDERSON MUSIC CO., LTD. Spain day the complainant and the chil-plague. will speak under the 203 similar incident occurred again be the dren were walking along Wong-pices of the Hong Kong University would be liable for damages and proud record not only academi-authorities on both sides in Spain ¡nei-cheong road between the Foot- Medical Society on Friday next at!

"Mr. Anderson, you have a very were keeping in touch with cally but also though this is and with the representatives of ball Club

and Craigengower 5.30 p.m., in

dismissal. Room "K". Hong the International Red Cross. with a Cricket Club. Defendant not a matter within judical no

came Kong University, on

The engine was again burnt up The New tice in the field of sport. You lew to facilitating the evacuation from behind and snatched the bag Medicine and Its Impact on An-on October 29, following plaintiff's will find the Bar a little depleted of further members of the civi-and ran past.

The incident was cient Chinese Medical Practice" failure to stop it when he found lian Spanish population-British witnessed by the children and All

they, with the complainant, raised come.

interested are cordially wel the all did not run into the tubes. Tea will be served in the that day, he had made a visit the alarm The defendant ran Union Tea Room at 5.15 pm. This to Taipo, and on his return he re down a lane into a backyard close- lecture will be of interest to educa-ported that he examined the

followed by the children. There tionists as well.

pump and found, nothing wrong. but drove the truck anyway into Laichikok. The engine took twelve days to be repaired at a cost of $90.

here and I am sure you will bring) additional enthusiasm to it, and I hope your career here will al- ways be a happy and successful] one."

Wireless Service.

POLICE CALLED TO HOUSE

Man Charged With Wounding

GIRL SHOT WITH AN AIR PISTOL

the tried to extract the contents of

the bag, but only took out samej Missionary Sunday was obser- Detters. When the children ved at St. John's Cathedral reached him he threatened them Sunday, when the Rev. E. A. Wit- but did not strike them, and tenbach, Organiser for Rural Ser-

oil.

As regards the Ford passenger

sion plaintiff damaged the battery

brushed by them and ran into vice in the Diocese of Victoria, Cr, witness said that on one occa- Leighton Hill Road. A seaman. Hong Kong, delivered an inspiring Wong Kau, hearing the children sermon at the morning servicey fating to put water in it.

shout, joined in the chase jarrested the defendant.

and on "Practical Brotherhood." The bag

Solicitor Enrolled The Attorney-General then moved the enrolment of Mr. Ber- tram Carmichael Hobbs 25 & 50- licitor of the Supreme Court. Hei said that Mr. Hobbs passed his final examination in 1932 and has since been admitted to practice in England, and also that he had

On October 27, he received a

served a year with a legal firm in

complaint regarding plaintiff's re- Calcutta.

In acceding to the petition His mercial traveller, of Dukes-up to the time that he was seen to from Amoy on Thursday afternoon damage to the engine, he dismiss- fear, and as a result of this and the Lordship wished Mr. Hobbs a very avenue, Muswell Hill, was charged throw it away.

Defendant told the police that.

ed him. successful career. Mr. Hobbs is at North London last month with

Messrs. D.. Prophet and W. G. joining the firm of Messrs. McCal-wounding Margaret Mary Hamm he stole the bag as his mother Pay were cautioned by Mr. J. A. lum and Company.

in a house at Stroud Green-road, was sick, but when His Worship Fraser at the Central Magistracy

Compensation For Dismissal Finsbury Fark, by shooting her in asked him if he had anything to this morning when the right hand with an air pistol say in his favour, defendant made guilty to parking their cars on the brought the claim in order to obtain they pleaded Giving evidence, plaintiff said he with intent to cause bodily harm.

grievous no reply.

side of Chater Road on Novem-compensation for his dismissal so {ber 18.

that he might not suffer so seri- Jously through the loss of his en- The bodies of 24 unknown ployment. He denied he had been female and child were found on the told by Mr. Johnson 'to stop the day and removed to the Public Mer-into the glass tubes. seashore of Tolo Harbour yester-truck when the oil failed to flow

Frank Mead, aged 31, a com-was in the defendant's possession The as. Tilawa is expected here fusal to change the tyres of the

THEFT OF TELEPHONE CABLE

NEW PACT

(Continued from Page 13 Mr. Eden's Statement

al

tuary.

London: Speaking in the House

Giving judgment for the defen- [dant company, with costs, His

Miss Hamm, who is a waitress,: Taoi Cheung, aged 25, une-lives in Brookside-road, Highgate. ployed was this morning fired $100, in default six weeks' hard that at 6.30 one right, in response Detective-Inspector Tasker said labour, by Mr. Fraser at the Cen-to a telephone call, he went with tral Magistracy when he pleaded Detective-Sergeant Elliott to guilty to the theft of 14 feet of house in Stroud Green-road. iron pipe and six feet of telephone! cable at Deep Water Bay on Sun-

of Commons yesterday when an- Chan Tat, aged 54, was removed Lordship said he was satisfied that In the kitchen he saw Mead, swering a question put by a mem-to the Government Civil Hospital plaintiff had failed to obey his or- day. Mr. A. C. Jeffries of the Miss Hamm, and two other young ber, Mr. Anthony Eden, the For-yesterday suffering from injuries, ders to stop the truck when he saw that the piping and cable in this Mead and said, "He has just shot on

said women: Miss Hamm pointed to eign Minister, made a declaration which may be serious, when he the oil had stopped flowing into particular instance had been dag me in the hand." Her right hand Bolshevist

the German-Japanese anti-fell on a stone wharf.

treaty, M- Eden was bandaged;

stated that the text Mead made no remark Miss the agreement signed in

Berlin to the Government Civil Hospital

Hong Kong Telephone Co.

to have

up, and they happened been old ones and not actually in

use.

In An Armchair

of

the glass tubes.

Li Hon, aged 26, was admitted £1,000 GIVEN TO

HOSPITAL

If a cable in use had been Hamm went to hospital, and the 04 November 25 by represents- after he had attempted to cut him- tives of the German and Japan-self with a piece of bowl while a

dang up the South side of the officers searched the kitchen, island would have been isolated

large air pistol, which he said he municated shortly before publica-Station found loaded in an

armchair tion to the British Ambassadors in covered by a coat.

Inspector Tasker produced alese Governments had been com-prisoner at the Central Police Master Saddler Feels

"

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Berlin and Tokyo by the respec- The body of Chan Sang, aged 48, The Magistrate (Mr. Claud Mul-tive foreign Governments.

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XMAS CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED.

On this occasion the German hai Street, was removed to the 60, and feels fit for another 20 Monday & Thursday from 10a.m. to Noon, No. 11 Ice House St. "At short range, I think it is Foreign Minister assured the Public Mortuary yesterday. She years, Mr. Robert G. Rudd, a mas possible," was the reply.

British Ambassador that there was killed when she jumped into ter saddler, of Jewry-street, Win- Mead, when detained, was al-Was no kind of military or other the backyard of her house, leged to have said: “She's asked alliance existed between Germany for it" When charged, Mead res and Japan. The Japanese Foreign

A large block of luxury service plied: "I was not responsible for Minister, continued Mr. Eden, de-

flats has been built in Mayfair on that."

the site where there stood, until last year, the famous old Bur- lington Hotel,

St. Regis, as this new building will be known, has frustages on Cork-street and Old Burlington- street.

It differs from the majority of the big modern fat buildings be- cause it has the privilege of a Zall "public house" licence.

This is explained by the fact that the licence which belonged.so. long to the old hotel has passed on

Bail Refused

clared expressly that no kind of secret treaty whatever existed. The British Foreign Secretary

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

chester, bas sent £1,000 to the Ro- yal Hampshire County Hospital.

In a letter to the hospital he says: ““I started 35 years ago sa7-| ing this money by means of a life assurance endowment policy, an now, at nearly 60, as I find myself fit for another 20 years fall nor mal work, I would rather give this money for a good purpose than at tempt to use it for any purpose of my own."

The officer said he did not know added that be had no informa Miss Hamm was quite capable of entered into a similar agreement what Mead meant by that answer on as to whether Italy had also

Sound Financial. giving evidence:

Position with Japan

As for the attitude of the Bri- The report of the Hong Kong tish Government, Mr. Eden said Horticultural Society, the annual He suggested that beds be that the House was aware that the meeting of which will be held at named after his two daughters. British Government explicity op- the Board Boom of Mesura. Jar-

Mezd was remanded, his appli feation for bail being refused.

H. K. REFEREES ASSOCIATION posed any tendency to divide the dine, Matheson and Co., Ltd, (by

ANNUAL DIRER

world into two hostile camps, eskind permission) on Tuesday,spectively to the previous year pecially on an ideological basis. December 15, at 5.15 pm, shows The Committee appeal once again Hong Kong Football Be The policy of the British Governs credit balance of $1,725.24 held to all members to make an en- Association will hold their ment was to do everything in its on current account at the bank. Ideavour to induce as many of their chall annual' dinner at the Sports Club power to promote friendly rela- The membership roll stands at friends as possible" who are inter- bars in addition to a big restauron Wednesday, December 16 at tions among all the nations 19 life members and 241 ordinary ested in gardening to join the So

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