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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

BANK HOLIDAYS. Naccanlance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912 the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and MONDAY, the 19rt, 19rwand 2lar InstanT. 1044 Hongkong, 14th April, 1924.

NOTIFICATION.

THE Offers and Stations of the CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS for Kowloon al District will be CLOSED to PUBLIC BUSINESS on FRIDAY Rud SATURDAY, the 18rs and 19th InstanT.

RH. R. WADE, Commissioner of Chinese Custan,

Kowloon and District.

*York Building",

Hongkong. 14b' April, 1924,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH,

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOT

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on APRIL 1st 1924, I have Bought the will and Practice of Dr. G. W. MCKEAN anl that the Latter is No Longer coniected with

Buis,

(S) DR RALPH E. GILL, Bulon Builing. Hougkong, 15th April, 1994

SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE, HONGKONG.

Tin

78 is proposed to holdi

A TIFFIN

83

in the HookeNG HOTEL on St. George's Day, WEDNESDAY, A run, Bird, at 11

'INTIMATIONS

HONGKONG CRICKET: CLUB.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

UBJECT 10 Weather and Ground Condi- tions, it is hoped to carry out the follow- ing Programme-

* 1-THURSDAY, 17TH APRIL-NG SAK KwonD and C. Cuda 2. R. E. WORTHONG- For and F. A. Revest

* 2-TUESDAY, 2ND APRIL-NAM-FINAL Doubles (H. D. & 0).. c. 5. A. at sh. RUMJARS)

2

WEDNESDAY, 0 APRIL-Se

FINAL DOUBLEN,

4-THURSDAY, 24TH APRIL-S

FINAL SINGLES

5-FRIDAY, 27 APRIL-S-FINAL SINGS (B. L. RUJAN . WINNER NA

*

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The Price of the 'Tiffin will be Sitzer,cover exclusive of Wines,

*

Sze Kursa and T. Hoxpa), 5--MONDAY, T

DOUBLES

kindly

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.

PROBATE JURISDICTION.

-IN. THE MATTER of the Estate of ANNE

BOWDLER Deceased.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

NOTICES HR of Section 18 of

The Probates Onlinance 1897 (No. 2 of 1897). made an Order limiting the "Fitur for Sending in Claims to sr against the above Estate to the 31ST DAY OF MAY, 1994,

Creditors and Clausants are Hereby r quined to send their Claims to the ludersignid by the above Date

Dated this 12h day of April. 1925,

6491

WILKINSON & GRIST,

Solicitors

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO, LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

ONSIGNEES per Conjany's Steamer

SIGNEL PATROCLUS

are hereby notified that the Cargo will be disebarged into Bolts Wharf, Kowloon, where it will be at Coasigures' risk and subject to terms and conditions of storage at Helt's wharf. The Cargo will be ready for delivery from Godown on and siter 15th April.

Optional cargo will be landel, unless notice has been given prior to steamer's arrival.

to

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All broken, chafed, and damaged goods ars

Mezabers, wishing to attend a quested to forwand their Names to Mr. W. A EHAVLEY, Elongong Hute.

The List Closes at 4 nm. ou Themay, April

A BALL

1651

Under the Parsonata, or Lani Sergas An Aish of

ST. DUNSTAN'S

Will be held at

THE CITY HALL

от

FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921.

at 9.15 ...

Tickets at $4.00-ach, can be had frone-

Mexx MUETRUE, C'hater Road :-

APRIL-FIN 4.

* 7-WEDNESDAY, 2018 APRIL-FINAL

"SINGLES,

All the aleve Matches will be played on the Stand Conet.

Seats will be Reserved for those Matches markel (No. 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7).

Members, Sulmeribere ad the bolding ***Privilega" Tickets" inity bank Meats at the Parition up to 8 pm, an TUESDAY, 151 APRIL. Booking, thereafter will be at Memy. Morrute & Co. Price-$1 each.

Ticket holders are requested in consult than

Back of Tickets.

*217

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THE SECONDY" EXTRA RACE MEET- TN will be held (weather permitting)

at HAPPY VALLEY on SATURDAY 19TH and MONDAY, 1 APRIL, commencing at The Avotason Music Co., Joe Honse Sit.... rach Day. The Fire bell will be rung

at 290 "The HoxaxONG HOTEL:

The KOWLOON HOTEL.

"

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

fol

to Notify the Public of Our

..

The Charge for admission to the Public Enclosure will be $1., Soldiers and Sailors in

niform half price: uniform

Member an advised that they must mitow their Season Tickets to obtain, admission to the Members Enclosure,

Each

member has the right of introducing

WREMOVAL on the Ura. APRIL.2 non-members to the femiers Enclosure,

1924 into NEW PREMISES situated in the PETROLEUM COMPANY'S ASIATIC BUILDING, 2, Queen's Ros! Central.

HONGKONG & KOWLOON TAXICAB CO., LTD.

Phone No. C1036.

NOTICE.

1976

tickets for whom can be obtained from Messrs. LINSTEAD & Davis at Strach up to Friday! April, 18th.

The Stewards invite, the lies of Hongkong

1016 to be prevent SERVICO CONSULAR PORTUGUES. NOTIFICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a this TREASURY OPrice on THURSDAY. the 15TH MAY, 1924, at 11 ... for the air of the OPIUM MONOPOLY in Macao, for a period of three years extending from 1st July, 1924, to 90th Just. 1947

where they will be Waelves as IMPORT and EXPORT PUBLIC AUCTION will be held at

be left in the Goondays and Friday examined as any Ta

MERCHANTS

between the hours of 10.4 a.. and Noos AGENTS. within the free storage period.

No Clans will be admitted after the Goods. have left the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivers after the 22nd April will be subject to

to rent

All Claims against the Steamer ist be presented to the Undersigned on or before the

h May or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agrots,

Hongkong, 14th April, 1924,

STRUTHERS & BARRY.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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FROM SAN FRANCISCO, AND JUS ANGELES PORTS.

HE Steamship

THE

E

THIS DAY established Our

COMMISSION and

BAYER, BITZER & CO,

2ul floor, Queen's Building.

Tel. No. 455, Central. (625

Hongkong, 10th April, 192

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NOTICE. TOTICE IS HERERY GIVEN that Serip No 227 for 100 shares Eso COTTON MILIK LTD. is the name of Mr. EZRA ABRAHAM of Hongkong, together with a duly executes transfer del purporting › ta

the sail shares has lgen Lost

The sail shares are the property of the Undersigned!

ed and application has teen duly male to the Company for the issue of a Duplicate: Scrip

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The public is therefore warnel ugäinut dual- with the sail Shares without reference to the Undersigned Any on haring any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the said scrip is asked to communicate with the Unter signed.

ELLIS & CO. No. 2 Ice House Street

617]

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Particular as to the condition of sale" inay be seen at the Portugues: Consulate in Hong- Datal at kong and at this Treasury ice. the Treasury Office of the Province of Macao the 31st March, 1994.

da

() ANTONIO DE MEIRELLES,

Director.

INTIMATIONS

DEWAR'S

1924

A Ball in aid of St. Dunstan's is an nonneed to be held at the City Hall on

ch.

Regulations would be faithfully observed should be forfeited, because the evidence showed that the obligations they impose Friday. April had been disregarded, in important

An American traveller now in Shanghai, respects. "The officers," the Naval !

but bound for Tibet, carries a portable Intelligence Officer said, "were neither wirelessen in his baggage and scouts the

prepared to resist pinney ur mutiny, nor In the latest enpable of doing so." piracy, fortunately though seven per- were wounded on the Tai Ler

SOUN

idea of difficulties,

It is stated that M. Karakhan ham vessíveil instructions from Moscow not to

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nobody was killed, and consequently reply to the Waichiaopa's last vote; res.

The Spirit of the there will be un public immuiry by a garding resumption of negotiations.

Empire

It is that unbroken Evenness that is so much appreciated in DEWAR'S. It is produced by the skiitul blending, of whiskies--old "and ample- DEWAR'S is simply mingling of good things.

A

Coroner and a Jury into the eireum- stances, so that the general public must be left to form its own judgment from us to whether the published accounts

determination reasonable "discipline, and co-operation on the part of the officers" were shown in the latent" at tempt to plunder the ship. For urselves, we see no reason for daubting that on this pozasion, the officers showed all the discipline, deterraination and co-opera tion that could reasonably be expected from so small in force in the circum

stances

were

neces-

But though the designs of the pirates

it does not frustrated. sarily follow that this single failure, or half a dozen of a like character, will

An announceraent is unde in another culum that a Tiffa is being arranged for ambers of St. George's Society at the Hongkong Hotel on St.George's Day.

The total output of the Kailas fining For the week Aalministration's mines ending, March 20th amounted tɔ 93,108 tons, and ike, males during the period to 108,575 tons

1

Prot. 81. Scholieki, of the University. of British Columbia. at present making a-geological survey of the Colony for the Government," will give a series of three popular keture on geology at the Uni- vaprits.

R. A. Boardnian formerly Secretary

Dewar's "White Label" and fectually put a stop to pirney. Only of the Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board,

“Victoria Vat":

as supplied to the Houses Commons. of Lords and By Royal appointment to His Majesty The King.

SOLE AGENTS

A S WATSON

CO., LTD.,

Wine and Spirit Merelaats

ESTABLISHED 1841.

BIRTH.

*}

tenced at the Assizes at Kuala Lumpur to four months' simple imprisonment on each of three charges of embezzlement, the sen terms to run consecutively.

a miscalenlation by the pirates of the who was brought back under arrest from state of the tide saved the ship from Australia some weeks ago has been eng | being beached and overrun by the large cang on shore, co-operating with the pirates on the ship. The Colonial Secre tary, writing to the Chamber of Com- merve last November, said that attacks "would by persons on board vessels obviously not be made while a ship was within sight or earshot of a patrol vessel, but it is clear that on any voyage, how ever effective the patrol systent may be that there must be many occasions on which there is no påtrol vessel near, and at these times the only safeguard against piracy is the efficiency of the internal precautions taken on board."

A lot of Crown land situated on Ken- nedy Road and having an area of about 0.000 square feet was sold at auction yesterday at Volunteer Headquarters for #32,100 to Mr. Yu In Sheung. The hidding, was exceedingly slow and the price row mainly by bids of $100 from

20,330 to the figure stated.

A bill is to be introduced into the It is for Legislative Council of the Straits Settle-

the Authorities to examine, the latest uents, relucing the retiring ag of

& piracy in the light of these conclusions, nursing sisters; lady medical offers, lady

MILLINGNAL Shanghai, on April 9th, to Mr. and Mrs. F. & Museros, a daughter.

MARRIAGE ROSSE THOMAS.-At. Shanghai, on April 10th, DOROTHY JANSEN THOMAS, eldest

the

this teachers and European attendants at the If the internal precautions "OR necasion fulfilled the requirements of the General Hospital and Lunatio Asylum, Firasy Regulations-which, it appears. Singapore, to 13. A minor object of the they did not in that certain structural bill is to provide for compulsory retire- provisions for the proper defence of the ment of European attendgate at 50. engine room had not been effected-then

The record of Lieut.-Col. C. Russel we should be driven to the conclusion Brown, R.E, who has succeeded Col. C. that there is no other means of stopping W. Davy as Chief Engineer to the Ferces piracy by persons travelling on vessels in China is given in a Service paper as

lisguised as peaceable passengers than follows:-He was employed with by Naval escorts such as the Officers' Anglo-Portuguese Boundary Commission, Guilds are demanding, and which the East Africa, in 1808-09, wis assistant the School of Military instructor at authorities yesterday conceded.

We cannot be sure, however, even Engineering, 1001-05; and professor of if escorts

that are provided,

we engineering at the Royal Military College, In the South African shall hear the last of such attempts, Canada, 1908-10 daughter of Mrs. H. J. FVERALL and especially if the Naval escort repre-war he was severely wounded. He receiv

armeded the D.8.0. for his services in the late the late H. R. H. THOMAS, to GEORGE sents nothing more than, an MORTON ROSSE, son of the late Dr. launch with perhaps a dozen men ou war. Before leaving for Hongkong Lieut.. and Mrs. IRVING C. Rosas; of Washboard who might have to encounter a Cal. Russell-Brown was stationed at York ington, D.C.

more armed pirates. for some time. gang of sixty or DEATHS.

But it is the most effective remedyin LACERDA with the following characteristics:

Two Siamese employés of the Hongkong Hall with Plank, Frames and Keel in BAILEY-At Shanghai, on April 9th,

Donis, the beloved daughter of Mr. sight until the British Government adopts Teakwood.

overall 90'10"- Beam Length

and Mrs. Cuas. H. BAILEY, age on the advice tendered to it in a resolution and Shanghai Bank at Bangkok are.

passed at the last Conference of the undergoing trial on charges of forgery- year and four months Maximnas draught 63.*

on Engine Compound System complete with Buck-At Shanghai, April Associated British Chambers of Comfirstly, with obtaining a cheque book by

Вось, MORTON WARD H.P. Cylinder 11 L.F.

merce of China and of Hongkong, namely means of a forged application, and with Sulzer Bro, aged 43 years Stroke 16.

LOPES.-At the Isolation Hospital, Shang-to make immediate arrangements with staining at various times, from the Wild

hai. on April 10th, EUGENE Josix the Chinesc authorities whereby, immedi-Tiger Corps account, the sums of Tes.. LOPES, aged 47. POATE-At Stanmore, Middles

MACAO GOVERNMENT.

SALE OF ONE MOTOR BOAT AND THE POLICE LAUNCH ALMIRANTE LACERDA."

NCAA rat, at 2.50 PM. TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on WILL BE SOLD at the MACAO NAVAL, Yard, the andermentioned Vesels, which are to longer suitable for the Naval service of this Colony.

HULL ENGINES AND BOILERS OF

"WEST PROSPECTS having arrived from the above-mentioned ports, Monday, 14th April, 1924, Consignees are bereby notified that their cargo is being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra- hazardous Godaway of the Hongkong and BILLIARDS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THE POLICE LAUNCH ALMIRANTE

Co., Ltd., Kow.

Kawicon Wharf and Golown Co., I loon, and stored ut Consignes risk.

Consignees of Cargo must produce an

Import

Dernit

signed by the Superintendent

of Imporis & Exports, Hongkong, before Billas

COLONY.

FINAL ROUND TO-NIGHT. R. LUZ

J. YVANOVICH

of Laking will be countersigned or Delivery Game of 1,000 points: Commencing & 4. 9 r..all Fittings. Orders issued.

All broken, cbafod and damaged Cargo is to be left in the Godown where it will be xamired at 10 A... Saturday, 19th April, 124, by Messrs. ANDERSON & ASITE, Marine

All Catos mast be presented within 10 days the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised

No Claims will be recognised after the left the Godown, and carto cargo ban undelivered after Monday, 21st April, 1924 will be mibject to rent.

No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected

Condignees are requested to senil in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Ordere immediately.

TRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U.S.8.B. Emergency Fleet Carpn

Hongkong, 14th April, 1924

1643

RICKMERS LINIE.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

FROM BREMEN, HAMBURG AND

ANTWERP.

THE Steamship

"R. C. RICKMERS"

Laving arrived from the above Forts, Con- sigaces of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Limited, Kowloon, and and Godown dored at Cot

risk and expense. Goods will be Optional

carried on uniérs instructions are given to the contrary before

TO-DAY.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the flodowas, where they will be examined on 19th instant, at 10a.m.

Claims

All Ch

must be presented within fifteen days of the steamer's arrival here, after which

date they cannot be recognized.

Admission 2.00 and 1.00.

Beats can be reservel,

CHALLENGE ROUND

on WEDNESDAY, 1698

R. C.. WITCHELL,

Hon. Secretary

HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.

SIXTH TOURNAMENT OF THE SEASON.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2r, at 4.13 1.3. AT THE

THEATRE ROYAL

MAIN EVENTS :

15 ROUND CONTEST AUR TUR HEAVYWEIGHT "CHAMPIONsilap or THE COLONY AND THE

HONG KONG EXCHANGE BROKERS" ASSOCIATION'S BELT..

CP.O. CALLAGHAM -.

140,"

£22.3/15

Boiler Cylindrical-Length 100" Diameter 78" Speed 10 knots. Displacements--abont 100 Tonk.

MOTOR-BOAT with 15 BB, Fay and Bowen Engine; Hall in Chins Pine, Frames in Teak.

Teak DIMENSION: 27'0′′ x 7′6′′ x 24′′ Sreep: 8 knots.

The sore boats can be inyected at the Macso Naval Yard any day and, are to be Sold under the present conditionse

The Tenders for the Boats shall be Sad and went to this Office up to the 197u MAY, 1924

The said Tenders must be accompanied by a Remittanc

for the Launch of 8700.00 Almirante Lacerda and 850.00 for the Motor boat which will be Returned to Unsuccessful bidders after the Auction.

The Balance of the Purchase Money must be the Successful Bidders within 24 hours by paid by t from the Acceptance, and the Boats removed within Days.

OTHER MATERIALS considered unsuit-

the Payment.

of Shanghai.

of Metry.

Hongkong Office: Ia, Chater Road. London Office: 131, Fleet, Street, E.O.

The Daily Press.

on ately a piracy is reported, punitive,400, Tes. 8,500, and Tes. 14,700 by means April 8th, CLARA GILFILLAN POATE, measures may be taken against pirates of forged cheques; secondly, with forging Beloved wife of Mr. W. H. POATE, date by the British Navy in the locality where a cheque in the name of Phya Bhaiboon the former have landed. Whenever and thereby obtaining Tes, 32,000; thirdly, piracies have occurred on board vessels with altering a paying in slip to read it has always been in co-operation with Tes. 3,126 and zot Tev, 196; and, fourthly, gangs on shore, and until the Govern with obtaining a draft under a forged ment of the neighbouring Chinese terri- application for $30,000 on Penang (pay- tory, or the Foreign Powers, take such ment on which was stopped by wire). W. H. Berlandier, who is a French subject, action as will put a stop to the uses of formerly employed by the Bank, is also the territory by gangs of pirates who alleged to be concerned in the charges and and a permanent home. there, we shall will be tried by the French Consular. probably never hear the last of these Court. outrages. These gangs must be taught that piracy does not pay. We welcomed the news some days ago that the Canton Commissioner for the Suppression of Piracy razed a pirate laix near Whampoa,

HOSOKONG, APRIL 15TH, 1924.

THE PIRACY "EVIL.

OBITUARY.

able for the same Natal Yafi, will be pat apWres, in the concluding lives of yester-

MAJOR M. W. BUCK. to Public Action on the occasion, and the day's leading article, we rather implied Removal of the same must be Immediately after that the views of the Commander-in-Chief

Shanghai papers record with deep Secção de Adrainistração Contabilidade de of the China Station on the pleading of shot many pirates who put up a fight, regret the death of Major M. W. Buck, "ONE BANTAMWEIGHT, Two WELTERWEIGHT, Marinha Colonial em Macan, 5 de Abril de 1924 the Chamber of Commerce for "immed and took captive many others. There is R.E (T.), who passed away last week in

Bodbadier BAETON, Also

LIGHTWEIGHT, OSE FEATHERWEIGHT,

each of Six Rounds,

BOOKING at MOUTRIE'S:

Members on the 24th April, 1924. General Public from the 26th April, 1924

USUAL PRICES."

INSURANCE.

614]

O Chefe da Secção,

CARLOS LUZ,

10th ten, de A‚N.

TO-DAY

[640

280, £15, 7.15 AND 9.15 7.3.

Leading BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANY, transacting Fire. Life, No Claims will be similled after the Goods Marine, Accident and Motor Inarazoe is Open left the Godowns, and all Goods remsino receive Applications from Leuing Firmt ag undelivered after the 21st instant, will be desirous of representing a Large and Infitential

to reat subject to resof Cargo are hereby notified that

Consignoes

Company in Hongkong and South Chins.

Communications shouki be addressed to Box

1028

they must produce an Import Permit signed by No. 541, care of Hongkong Daily Press.

the Superint

intendent of Imporis and Exports,

before Hills of Lading can be

Hongkung be

countersigned.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Hills of Lading will be countersigned by

NAAMLOGEN VENNOOTSCHAF

CARL BODIKER & CO.

HANDELMAATSCHAPELI (LAD.),

Agents Rickmers Livie.

Hongkong, 14th April, 1924.-

WANTED.

ECOND HAND PERAMBULATOR in

Good Condition.

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Apply Box No. 536,.

c/o Hongkong Daily Pres

"POOR MEN'S WIVES."

THE CORONET.

the General Hospital at the early age of ate substantial increase in Naval patrol-an extensive fickl for similar operations 43. He died of peritonitis following on ling had not been made public, wa

in the Cantoh Delta, and we hope to an operation Major Buck (then a Cap- momentarily forgot an observation made

East, to Hongkong, first in 1912 for the by the Naval Intelligence Officer at the hear of the good work being continued.tain in the Territorials) came to the Far inquiry, less than three weeks ago, into Meanwhile it would probably serve as 5 frm of Siemers & Co. He was an elec the piracy which occurred on the Tai Lee stiruulus if the British Authorities put intrical engineer. On the outbreak of war in Hongkong where he served all through in January last. The Naval Intelligence claim upon China for the cost incurred he was called up to the Royal Engineers. in providing excorts for the protection of the war and was one of the meat, popular Officer in a Memorandum which was read British ships from plunder in the water officers in the garrison. After the war by the Coroner, said: "It is the opinion of China, and we hope this may be he joined the China Mutual Trading Co. of the. Commander-in-Chief that the regulations are sufficient when combined with efficient polico.measures and reason-

done.

...

able discipline, determination and co- Dr. G. W. McKean has disposed of his operation on the part of the officers, to dental practice in Hongkong to Dr. Ralph put a stop to piracy." Another remark E. Gill.

onde by the Naval Intelligence Officer

and

Quarantine against Hongkong was that "unless you have good officers Canton has been withdrawn by Shanghai in river steamers you will never get with effect from 12th April. regulations carried out." He advised,

and the Jury adopted the suggestion, that.

Mr. J. Birbeck, Headmaster of the steamer's deposit of five thousand Wanchai School, returned to the Colony dollars as a guarantee that the Piracy lysterday on the Patroclus.

as a director, which company had to close

Past

in consequenes of the collapse following the short post-war boom. In March, 1922, he joined Sulzer Bros. & Co. where he had been, acting manager for the last six months. He was a Lieutenant in the Maritime Company, S.V.C. He was Freemason of high rank, Master of Victora Lodge, Hongkong, and of Cosmopolitan Lodge in Shanghai, and D.G.J.W. of the District Grand Lodge of Scottish Freemasonry in North China Major Buck, bays the NC. Daily News, was one whom everybody that knew him most deservedly liked and his death will ke deplored by many friends.