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THE HONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1924

SIR HENRY POLLOCK'S KNIGHTHOOD.

A TRIBUTE FROM CHINESE FRIENDS.

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FINE RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE.

e der given by his Chinese friends į to Sir Henry. Pollock, K.C., in honour of his Knighthood, which took place at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Gardon, last night, was one of the most brilliant and uveonaful functions seen in the Colony for some considerable time.

The Roo! Garden. had been tastefully decorated for the ocension, and strings of *ffercht coloured electric lights made a vary pleasing offeet.

MR. KOTEWALL'S SPEECH. The Hon. Mr. R. H. KOTWALl `toastmi

SCHOOLBOY KILLED.

RETURNED.

Chir Other Guests, and said: Mr. VERDICT OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH Chairman, Your Excellencies, Sir Henry Follock, and gentlemen.-You do not ased to be assured that the duty í am

At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday discharging is most grateful to me, for afternoon, Mr. E. W. Hamilton and a I feel that in the social history of this jury composed of Mesars, A. Wheeler, The numerous victorious battles which Island it has not been given to many to (foreman), L. A. Osmund, and C.-F. Lee, Sir Henry ban waged against adversary propose the bealth of so distinguished a held an enquiry into the circumstances Kings, Queens. Bishops and Knights body of men as our guests of the even-attending the death of Chan Ming Hoi, upon the battlefield of the chess-boarding. First, in the galaxy, is our highly a 14-year-old Chinese schoolboy, who was are only minor indication of his esteemed Governor, whoso gracices pre-killed by a motor-lorry 'belonging to the prowess. it other fields

of human sence is regarded by us, not only is a Hongkong Construction Company in Lai activity. He is a born fighter, and as compliment to inur principal guest, but every one of his adversaries will readily also as another proof of His Excellency's admit, be âghts clean. (Hear, hear.}

goodwill towards the Chinese.

Chi Kok Road on November 11th.

Dr. W. B. A. Moore, who conducted the post-mortem examination; described the injuries of the deceased.

Tso Shun Taun, a schoolboy, of Chu

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Some of you gentlemen, may have known Sir Henry for a longer period The Chinese hosts were numerous, and than myself, but I yield to none. ia at their head was the Hon. Mr. Chow esteem and admiration for my learned us hope he will serve the, Imperiat village, Sham Shui Po, said that ut

Shou-sound The Hou. Mr. R. H. Kotewall

The guests represented all the lejulers

of the Colony, naval, military, official and legal His Excelleney the Governor was present. and

Vice-Admiral also Everett and the General Oflier Com- amanding. Sir Jabu Fowler.

The principal guest, of course, was the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.Ç.

The other guests were: His Excellency the Governor, Sir Reginald Stubbs

Kotewall, Sir Robert Ho Tung. Et

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and bonourable friend. During the years that I have been on the Legislative Coun- | cit, 1 have come into frequent and close

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Next month His Excellency will cele- brate his Silver Jubilee in the Imperial Government-23 years of service; and let

about 8.43 .. on November 4th he Government for another 25 years before

was going along Lai Chi Kok Road on he takes his pension. (Hear, hear.)

his way to school, when he saw a big Knowing as I do, as we all do, how

A Kai Tark motor-bus. to pass it. At assiduously His Excellency shuns pub-bar-lorry pull in to the left to allow ticity. I will not dwell upon his personal the same time witness saw a boy, whom qualities; but I cannot forhear mention he knew as Chan Ming Hoi, a schoolmate ing one special faculty of his, which is of his, walking on the side channel. Wit the power to see things with the "eyeness saw the lorry, in pulling, in to the of the mind." a power we call intuition.

contact with him. and i have learned to respect him for his public spirit, his singleness of purpose, and his readiness at all times to sacrifice his time, not only in the interest of the Colony, but also of private individuals who seek his help, Sir Henry is indeed the champion of the "nader-deg." The poor and needy ena

Let me give you an example. You all left, strike this boy, who was knocked: be assured of his sympathetic always hearing and unstinted assistance. He know that this is the sixteenth day of down by the front wheel, the rear wheel

afterwards passing over his body.

In answer to the Coroner, witness said

animals, being President of the Society perhaps you also know that the date was takes a lively interest even in dumb the month; you all know it is Tuesday :

for the Prevention of Cruelty to chosen by His Excellency for this dinner. that the deceased was not skylarking in Animals (Laughter.) Gentlemen, we are indeed proud of such a friend and But you do not know, as His Excellency the road. fellow citizen, and proud of the honour himself did not know when he fixed the which His Majesty the King has con- date, that it is Sir Henry Pollock's

the good, lady who has been Sir Henry's

I must not close without mentioning sixty-first Birthday. (Loud applause.) help-mate and collaborator in his good

know that her beast cherishes-benevol

What a happy choice which makes the

Chan Tit Leung, મ schoolmaster. brother of the deceased, said that the Intter left the house at about 9.40TMon

November 11th, and soon afterwards a work for so many years-Lady Pollock day a double event for our esteemed and man came and told witness of the acci Those who have known Lady Pollock, honourable friend! I tan tell you that dent. Witness went out and saw his ence towards all humanity, and that to this bas given much pleasure to Sirf brother lying dead in the road. her the Colony owes much for the yeo-

Henry, and we should accordingly be Inspector A. Hutchins stated in evi- man services which her husband has grateful to His Excellency. Though we rendered to it. (Hear, hear.) Your Excellencies and gentlemen, I now ask you to join with me in drinking to the health of Sir Henry Pollock and to that of Lady Pollock, in absentia.

SIR HENRY'S REPLY.

sections of the Chinese

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dence that he was present when the lorry was tested by Sergt. Hallam. It pulled up in 17 yards at a speed of 20 miles per bour, so that the brakes were in good order. Describing the road at the spot where the decident occurred, the witness said that a 'bus and a lorry could pass with about two feet to spare. The side. channel bore ao wheelmarks, There was

blood. in the road about three feet from the side channel

KOMG, HE. Vice-Admiral Sir Allan F. Everett, CMG.; K.C.V.O.. C., ILE Major-General Sir Jobu Fowler, KCNQ, C.B., D.S.O.. His Honour Sir Henry Colian, K., KC-C; B.E., Comferred on him. modore A. J. & Stirling. B.. the Hon. Sir Claud Severn, K.B.E, C.M.G., LL.D., the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, K.C., C.B.E. the Hon Mr. C. Mul Messer. O.BE. the Hon. "Sir Paul Chater, Kt., C.M.G. the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, the Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, His Honour Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Mr. W. W. Hornell. C.LE, the Hon. Mr. E.

have already drunk Sir Henry's health, DC. Wolfe (Capt. Superintendent of

I am sure that under this very special Politr), the Hon. Jr. II. W. Bird, the

circumstance you will wish to drink once Ilon. Mr. C. Montague Ede, Mr. R. H.

more to his long life and prosperity A. Wade, Mr. A. H. Barlow, Mr. A. H. Ferguson, Mr. R. D. F. Beith, Mr. G. M

(Applause) May he live long to enjoy Young, Sir. Paul Lauder, Mr. J. Oren Sir HENRY POLLock replied, and said the esteem of the community, and to give Hughce, Mr. C. G. Mackie. Mr. C. G. that a few weeks ago his friends had ap- plenty more work to the Clerk of Coun- Alabaster, C., O.B.E.. Mr. Eldon proached him on the subject of what they Potter, K.C., Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E. described as a small dinner, consisting of cils Gentlemen, Sir Henry Pollock! Captain R. A. R. Neville, RM-LI, Mr. about 20 or 30, which was to be given (Applause.) T. J. Gaisford St. Lawrence, Flag Lieut.in horour of his recent Keightfood.. K Dangerfield, RN Lieut. Searle, They might imagine how gratiñed and Other Guests." My fellow-boats and I I will now return to my theme-"Our Paymaster-Licut E. B. T. Churcher. flattered he felt that evening when he

Mr. A. McCallum, a second class over feel highly honoured and delighted to consisting have with us this evening, besides His seer in the drainage department of the Mr. Chow Shou-son, Hon. Mr. R. H. of about 120 people, it

and Excellency the Governor, the gallant P.WD., stated that he was supervising LL.D., Mesara Ho Fook, Chau Siu Ki, such a large zumber of distinguished representatives of our Army and Navy; the construction of a sewer in Lai Chi

the earned Judges of the Supreme Chan Pig Chur, Chan Shu Ming, Chan Geverant. This was the biggest honour Civil service, the popular Commisiceer He saw a motor-lorry coming along at Chan Harr, Chan Kam Fo, Europeans, including His Excellency the Court; the senior officials of our splendid Kok Road on the morning of the fatality. lin Sou

T.. Chau, he had ever received in his life, and he of Chinese Customs; and leading lights about 9 miles an hour and a motor-bus Chau Tung Sung,

Chua Vie Ting. Choy never expected to receive such a great Chong, Foo Yick Pang. Fung Ping Shan, honour again. The Chairman (Mr. Chow of the Bar, and the British business com coming in the opposite direction. There Ho lu, Ho Kam Tong, Ho Ki, Ho Kwong, Shou Son) had been, tos kind in his men, as to His Excellency the Governor, were three or four small boys skylarking

munity. (Applause.) To all these gentle. Ho Leung Ho Wing, H. K. Hung, Ip remarks concerning him, and he felt he we extend a hearty welcome; and we also in the road at the time, and one of them Wing

Cho, Kan Tung Fa, Kan Ying Po, had not done enough to deserve it, when thank them for having so cordially joined Ko Leung Wo. Kwok Chun, P. K. Kwok, Ewok Shiu Lau, Lai Mah Wai. Lau King Oho, Lau Tak Po, Lau Yuk Wan, Leung But Yu, Leung Ki Ho. Leung Wing Chor Son. Li Kit Cho. Li Koon Chun, Li Ping, Li Po Kwai, Li Sing Kui, Li Tac Fong, Li Wing Kwong, Li You Chun, Li Yau Tsen, Li Yik Mui, Li Ying Cho Lo Cheung Shiu, Lo Chung him that evening would not as an incen- Empire, Fate has united the British and riding beside the driver of the lorry at

In this little outpost of His Majesty's Kue, Lo Chung Wan, M. K. Lo, M. W.

tive to him to do better work in the the Chinese races in a fellowship of com- the time of the accident. In Lai Chi Kok Lo. Look Poon Shan, Ma Chi Ling. Ma future than he had done in the past. mon interests; and I feel that the wel Tsui Chit, Mok Ching Kong, Mok Koo - (Applause.) Bang, Ng Tsang Luk, Pai Tu Yee, Pong

fare of that fellowship can best be pro- Road he saw four Chinese boys playing Wai Ting, Foon Pui Yue, San Sing Sam, to include in the toast his wife, Lady in which tue two peoples can commingle

The chairman had been good enough moted and fostered by social functions under a verandah on the left side of the Som Fax Micg, Toak Chi Kgong,Tang Pollock, and he had only apoken the freely, and in a spirit of friendly, inter- road, and suddenly one of them ran out, Shiu Kin, To Sze Tuen, Tong Hok Ting, The Ka Po, Dr. S. W. Tao, LL. D., Mr. truth when he said she had been of the course. This smiling faces around these chased by the others. Witness felt the greatest assistance to him in his labours. tables proclaim that that spirit pervades H. K. Woo, Dr. T. P. Woo, Messrs. Lady Pollock had always, taken the this gathering to-night. And it is in that lorry give a jerk.

greatest interest in public matters in the spirit also that I now raise my glass, and stopped it. When witness alighted, be sistance at all times, and was rot least and heartily with me to the good health was dead. The left rear wheel had pass- Colony, and had been a very great na-call upon my fellow-hosts to drink deep saw the boy lying in the roadway. He concerned in what had been described as of Our Other Guests, associating with his fighting qualities. (Laughter.) He the toast the name of our liberal-mindeded over his stomach. The body was put had been in the Colony for the past 30 and level-headed Governor, Sir Edward on the lorry and driver to Sham Shui Po years, ned during that time had seen Stubbs (Hear, hear.) very many charges

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Wong. Wang Kwong Tin. Wong Ket, Wong Pak Son, Wong Ping Suen, Wong Tak Kwong, B. Wong Tape, Wong Tun Tong, Yik Ki Chow, Tu Wai Pan, Yuen Man Chuen, Yung Taz Ming, and Fung Kong UE. --

he reflected upon this fact that he had been fortunate enough to be a member with us in doing honour to Hongkong's dashed right in front of the lorry and of the Legislative Council for 22 years, am a firm believer of Angle-Chinese co- possibly have pulled up in time to avoid new Knight Like Sir Henry Pollock, I was knocked down. The lorry could not partly official and partly unofficial. He

and Anglo-Chinese social. operation, wade suficient use of the opportunities incities. I bone that inally gutherings about 14 times its own length. was only too conscious that he had not, hope that in future there the accidant. It did, in fact, pull up in

he had had, but he must say that the very as this, which should do a lot of good. kind reception which had been accorded,

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Sir Henry then went on to givo ni review of the reclamation work in the Colony during the time he had been in Ilongkong, and the various improve ments.

HIS EXCELLENCY'S TRIBUTE.

that an eminent Chinese statesman whom H.E. THE GOVERNOR, in replying, said he had the honour of numbering amongst bis friends, expressed, not so long ago, aa aphorism-he did not know whether

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Lam Ng, a coolie, stated that he was

The driver at once

Police Statioa

·:| The jury returned a verdict of "Ac- cidental Death with no blame attaching to anyone."

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THE PRINCIPAL GUEST," The oust The King" was proposed 1. Mr. CHOW SHOU BON, and responded 10, and His Excellency the Goverror Proposed The Republic of China.”

The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, in proposing The Principal Guest," said He was an optimist, be said, and saw that he had just received a telegram no reason why the next 38 years should it was his own or that of some former Construction Company, who was present from Sir Robert Hn Tung. which was as not produce as much advancement as Chinese sage that the man who invented in Court, said that he had been instructed follows:-Convey to Sir Henry my best had been seen hitherto. What he attri- after dinner speeches ought to be

boiled wish at to-night dincer-Ho Tung buted the great progress to be could ex in oil.

Mr. D. A. G. Alispo, of the Hongkong!

Mr. Chow Shou Son went on to say: press, in two words-Anglo-Chinese co-had his cord. And that sentiment by the Directors to convey their deepest

Your Excellencies, Sir Henry Pollock operation. It was the spirit of harmony they would perhaps excuse him if he felt

approval. That being so, sympathy with the relatives of the sad ntlemen,We are bere this even which united the British and Chinese the task of responding to so large a

deceased. ing to do honour to our esteemed friends people in the Colony, which enabled number of guests was much for his Sir Heary Pollock, on the occasioa of wonderful improvements such as those

powers of oratory. He would not his elevation to the distinguished, rank that had come to pass. He was cou attempt to compete with those who had of Kright Bachelor (car, hear. The fident that that spirit would be continued preceded him-men with so much experi-optimist, and when Sir Henry ached Sir Henry had described himself as an large number of his borts represent prac-in the future, and hoped to see greater ence in the art of speech-making as Mr. his 164th birthday they might see their tically all sections of the Chiness com triumphs than bad been accomplished in Kotowall and Sir Henry Pollock munity, including members of the legal the past. As an unofficial member of the profession of which Sir Henry is such Legislativo Council he had received in an occasion" as this was an opportunity bour line, now broken by the Naval Yard, As Mr. Kotewall had rightly said, such military friends moved on to the main- land (laughter) and might see the Har- a shining fight; and it may therefore the past and was still receiving the for showing, the cordial co-operation extended from East to West. I aaid that they represent the whole greatest assistance from his Chinese un- between the Chinese and British mem- Chiness community of the Colony. This official colleagues. Some people might bers of the community, to which they They would see great improvemente in happy gathering is the manifestation of not know it, but the Government, at owed so much, and he need hardly ex the Colony in the next 25 years. They the very high esteem and regard which all times, had been most anxious press on behalf of his fellow guests and had great schemes before them, and he the Chinese bare cherished for our ascertain, and, so far as possible, acquiese himself the great pleasure given them in thought they could see their way, finan honoured guest. What has endeared Sir in the views of the Chinese of the being asked to attend there that evening den in the next few years, and as Mr. cially and administratively, to do a great Heary to the general community of Colony. The Chinese gentlemen had in honour of their friend Sir Henry Kotewall had said, it was the result of Hongkong is the example of unselfish always shown wonderful public spirit. Pellock. They were glad of the oppor co-operation between the Chinese and

Two or three years ago he had thought tunity of seeing so ness and devotion to duty which he has sat by dedicating his talents and the of going home, but when he began to esteemed friends of the Chinese com. British in the Colony. He had received best part of his life to the public service cobaider he found that there was no munity.

full measure of that co-operation from of the Colony. His worth has been place but Hongkong for him. Hongkong Sir Henry Pollock had given as excel his colleagues in the Legislative Council, shown in the manner in which he has was his home, (Hear, hear.) He had lent and interesting description of the both European and Chinese. That spirit discharged the enormous duties of the spent the best years of his life in Hong-charges and improvements perhaps not of cooperation was one of the great many responsible offices which he has kong and had always taken a doap in all improvements (laughter) which he factors in the prosperity of Hongkong, in held during his thirty-seven years of terest in the public problems of the had seen during the many years he had the development of which they were all active career in Hongkong.

Colony, and would continue to do so, as been in Hongkong, and he trusted in the proud. They did their best for it and Whether he was performing the duties long as he had his health and strength. years to come; before he attained hoped for the best. of a Police Magistrate, or Puisne Judge, (Hear, hear, and appinuse.) The great another 64th birthday they would pec even In concluding, His Excellency again or: Attorney-General, or of unofficial reception. He had received that night greater improvements in the Colony as expressed the thanks of the guesta to member of the Executive and Legislative would be a great encouragement for him a result of co-operation between the two Councils, he was ever painstaking, to carry on with his public work... (Ap-[races, Ahorough, and absolutely impartial. plauke.)

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