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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1938

INVESTITURE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Five local residents; honoured Johnson, of the Hong Kong Volun by His Majesty the King, were in- teer Defence Corps, was escorted vested with the insignia of their by Lt. Col. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and orders at a colourful ceremony at Major E. J. R. Mitchell. Address- Government House this morning. ing him His Excellency said:—

The gentlemen thus honoured

were:

Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, C.B.E.

MAJOR, M. A: JOHNSON

I have it in command from His Majesty the King to bestow upon

Major M. A. Johnson, O.B.E. you the Insignia of an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. This award is in recognition of many years of loyal

(Military Div.)

Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, Certificate of Honour

Mr. Wong Ping-sun, Certificate military service in various circum- of Honour and

stances, beginning thirty seven. Mr. Wong Iu-tung, Certificate years ago when you joined the of Honour.

Volunteer Battalion of the Queen's The ballroom of Government Royal West Surrey Regiment. Dur- House was packed to capacity by a ing the Great War you distinguished gathering when Lady active service throughout and earn- Northcote, attended by Mr. Dou-ed the distinction of the award of glas, took her place in the front the Military Medal, besides being She mentioned twice in despatches. row of the Private Entree.

Was

were on

followed, after a brief in-Latterly you put in fourteen years terval, by His Excellency and his with the Engineer Company of the entourage, which included His Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Honour the Acting Chief Justice, Corps, which Company you Com- Mr. Lindsell, in the full length wig mand for eight years. and scarlet `robes of his office.

CERTIFICATES OF HONOUR · The party proceeded to the dais Recipients of Certificates of on the far end of the ballroom, Honour were escorted, in turn, by when the band of the Royal Scots, Messrs. Li Po-kwai and Tam Woon-. which was in attendance, struck tong. His Excellency addressed up the first six bars of the Na-them as follows:-- tional Anthem.

!

Mr. Ip Lan-chuen.-It is my plea- HON. MR. T. N. CHAU sant duty to-day to hand to you this The name of the first recipient, Certificate of Honour. Its award on the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau was call- the occasion of His Majesty's Corona- tion was a public acknowledgment of ed, and Mr. Chau, escorted by Mr.

your valuable services on the Com- D. J. Sloss and Dr. S. W. Ta'o, ad-mittees controlling the principal vanced to the foot of the dais. Hồng Kong Charitable Institutions The Chief Justice read His such as the Po Leung Kok and the Majesty's royal grant of dignity, served usefully as Secretary of the Tung Wah Hospitals. You have also following which His Excellency Chinese Chamber of Commerce in said:-

which capacity you assisted at the I have it in command from His Hong Kong Pavilion at the Wembley Majesty the King to bestow upon Exhibition. I thank you publicly for you the Insignia of a Commander Colony's Welfare over many years.

your important contribution to the of the most Excellent Order of the. Mr. Wong Ping-sun.-It is my plesant British Empire. This award signi-duty to-lay to hand to you this Cer- Its award on the fies His Majesty's recognition of tificate of Honour. the many loyal and valuable ser- occasion of His Majesty's Coronation vices which you have rendered to was a public acknowledgment of your valuable services on the Committees this Colony during your life time. controlling the principal Hong Kong Those services have been and are Charitable Institutions such as the being given in many different Po Leung Kuk and the Tung Wah fields of which I will only mention Hospitals. You have also served use. fully as a Member of the District the Legislative Council of the Watch Committee and as Chairman Colony, the Tung Wah Hospital of the Central Chinese Public Dis- and the Po Leung Kuk. I take this pensary. I thank you publicly for the opportunity of offering you

your important cóntribution to my

Colony's Welfare over many years. porsonal thanks for the advice and

Mr. Wong Iu-tung-It is my plea- assistance which you have freely sant duty to-day to hand to you this given to me during my Governor- Certificate of Honour. Its award on. ship.

the occasion of His Majesty's Corona- your valuable services on the Commit- tion was a public- acknowledgment of tees controlling the principal Hong Kong Charitable Institutions auch as the Po Leung Kuk and the Tung Wah Hospitals. You have also serv ed usefully as a Member of the Dis- trict Watch Committee and as Chair- man of the Shamshuipo Chinese Pub- lic Dispensary. I thank you publicly for your important contribution to the Colony's Welfare over many years.

I trust that for many years to come, you will continue to serve Hong Kong as ably and faithfully as you have done hitherto.

The next recipient, Major M. A.

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After the last recipient had been handed his insignia, the band struck up the National Anthem, following. which the company were served with refreshments.

PRIVATE ENTREE -

The following composed the Private Entree-Right Reverend Vicar Aposto-” lic of Hong Kong, Mrs. R. E. Lindsell, Commodore E. B... Dicken, O.B.E., D.S.C., R.N., Hon. Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. J. A. Fraser, M.C., and Mrs. Fraser, Hon. Mr. R. A. C.. North, Hon. Mr. S. Caine. and Mrs. Caine, Hon. Mr. B. M. Henderson, and Mrs. Henderson, Hon. – Sir Henry Pollock, Kt. K.C., "LLD., and Lady Pollock, ~ Hon ::Mr.HR/H. Kotewall, C.M.G., LL.D., Mrs., -- Gów--- land, Group Capt. A. H.. Peck, D.8.0. M.C., R.A.F., and Mra.“ Peck, His Honour Mr. Acting Justice Williams and Mrs Williams and Hon. Shouson' Chow, Kt., LL.D.

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