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SIR JOHN FOWLER, K.C.M.G.

THE IMPENDING DEPARTURE OF THE GO.C.

PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO HIS

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"A CHINESE TRIBUTE,

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUART 428, 1925

The Hon Mr. Cow SHOU-Sox said:-'} Mr. Chalzman. Your Excellency, Sir John Fowler and Gentlemen,-I am much gratified at having been asked to be the spokesman for my fellow Chinese hosts this evening because not only is

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Major-General Sir Jahu 8.Sir John nighly respected by the Chinese Fowket, KCMG, C.B. D.SO... who Community, but he is also the whom I for the past three years has been the General Officer Commanding the British Forces in China, isletting the Home on Saturday. Last night a public dinner was given to the tienegal on the Roof Carder of the Hongkong Hotel.

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Sir Paud Chater, CM... presided over representative gathering numbering upwards of a hundred well known resid- The guest of the grening sat on the Chairman's · left Ant H.E. the Governor (Sir R. E. Stubbs, KCMG) on his right.

ents.

have the honour to mount as my personal friend. From time immemorial Chinese have learnt to respect those men who by dint of their own efforts, talents and emmanding personality have risen to be lenders of men, and I am sure

SOLDIERS, AND SPORT.

Perhaps you may have heard that the gurrison soldiers are very keen on getting recreation grounds. You may say that these are idie soldiers who come here only to play games. I assure you this is not the case. Here you have a very small garrison and we want to do our best to make them efficient. Your climate and your surrounding country do not en Sirely lend themselves to efficient training. The only substitute for that is to do certain amount of physical exercise-play games. For that you want these recrea- tion grounds. We try to foster in every way we can in the garrison an interest games-team work in games. We don't want to develop single men as

that this is a very proper occasion for as Chinese to do honour to such a dis. tinguished personage as Dur General Office? Commanding, Sir John Fowler..great Champions, but we want to raise (Applause.) I can assure Sir John that the whole level of athletics in the Colony, the number of Chinese basta would have You have done a great deal to help been many times larger but for the in that way and I thank you for having limited accommodation of this place. But done it, But don't say We are idle ack of timbers is nuore than enunter-soldiers because we play games.. balanerd by the genxwill and sincerity

intant

commercial and

At the conclusion of dinner and after the talust of "The King" proposed by the Chairman, bad been daly honoured,

The Hop. Sir HENRY POLLOCK, K... of those present who represent many of said Mr. Chairman Your Excellency the

1แ and Gentlemen, -The very pleasing task banking interets of the Colony, has "heon assigned to me this evening of

Is have much pleasure in endorsing proposing the health of our guest Major every word that has been said by my General Sir John Fowler.-(Applause.) honourable Irical Sir Henry Pollock, The task is a very pleasing one to per-particularly on the subject of the proposed forum beraase we all of us here know Sir removal of the military establishments from the Central part of the City, to John au hold him in the highest possible

Kowloon. Sir John has shown genuine -esteem and regard-(Applause) I bel lieve it is asual on excasions like the Colony, and he has proved himself to regard for the highest interests of the present to regale the guest of the ever be a real sportsman as well as a good ing with a sort of obituary notice, of soldier. A man is sometimes liable to himself and recount for his benefit, prob- berume hiassed in his own particular ably more or less accurately, his career line, Dat fortunately for Hongkong. Sir from the time he left school up to date. John has shown hinkelf to be broad I have in intention of following any minded, reasonable and far-seeing. When such distant procedure, on the present

the removal of the military establish festive, occasion. As you are all aware.

ments becomes an accomplished fact-I sincerely hope he will do his best to basten

TKK MILITARY LANDS

COURT OF THREE JUDGES.

BANK OF EAST ASIA CASES.

ALLEGED FORGED CHEQUÊŠ

The hearing of the application on behalf of the Bank of East Asia for the re-hearing of a case in which it is alleged that there had been ʼn swindle, was cOD-

tinued yesterday in the Full Court (coin- prising Sir Skinner Turner, K., Sir Henry Gallan, and His Honour Mr. Justive Compertz

At the previous day's bearing it was alleged that a man named Lau Sze Yuen, the Hongkong partner of the plaintiff |

swindle. It was, stated that the case was respondent firmu was a party to the heard before Sir Willian Rees Davies in January of last year, when the Tai Wo Company shed the Bank of East Asia for $72,000, money tent, and obtained judg- ment

Eldon Fotter, K.C., and Mr. F. C. Jeakin The Bank was represented by Mr.. appeared on behalf of the Tai Wo Com-

pany.

Dealing with the hearing of the case before Sir William Rees Davies, Mt. Jen. There is one other point that is very kin said yesterday that the only one išsue occasionally referred to and that is the before the Court then was that which the question of the military lands. I know it Fudge refused to allow to go to the Jury.

very many years. is a question that has been with you for It was borne out strongly by the Judge'a with the feeling of this Community when direction he gave to the Jury was to this I can quite sympathise own notes of what took place, and the

they see the military barracks have desir effect. He stated that he would have pre- able sites which are near to the centres ferred to take the opinion of the Jury kut of business, the telegraph office, and to under the circumstances he would not do the Chil (Laughter.) 't think it basso for this reason. It was established been said that these soldiers can go any had been alleged to he genuine by the that the signature of Lau Sze Yuen, which

for other sites you Bad it a little bit and Counsel for the defendants had now where, but when you come to look about defendants, the Bank, was not genuice, difficult. I have walked, ridden and few asked that the Jury should determine the for sites where you could comfortably ture had been put on with the connivance over the whole of the territory looking question as to whether or not this signa place the garrison.

There are one or two points to consider, first, there is the Judge said he could not let go to the of Lau Sze Yuen This was the issue the unfortunately, are not healthy, and we conspiracy and fraud against the plain. health of the troops. All places here, Jury, as it involved a grave charge of don't want to have a repetition of the tiffs, and he therefore directed the Jury story which is told on the headstones in the graveyards of Stanley. We do was tiffs.

to return a verdict in the favour of plain- recrcation grounds for the men to keep themselves fit. You don't want to put

er less to judge the action of the trial

They were here, said Mr. Jenkia. more i

before he came to us, three years ago. Sir John's naine will be cherished in far away from all social amenities, and Judge who sat here for 12 years, and bai

A

(encrat Fowler had a very distinguished

Hongkong as one of the Colony's great career in the Army. "He first saw Tercio est benefactors.. I. and speak for my service for same years on the North Chinese colleague also, will miss his Western frontier of India in various ex genial presence in the Council Cham- peditions and luthe Central Expedition: her. I ans say, Gentlemen, you will all he gained the Distinguished Service join me in wishing Sir John and Lady Onler, and was mentioned in dispatches. Fowler goed the family a very pleasant Later on General Fowler performed voyage home and the three blessings special se¿více duty in the South African which we Chinese are accustomed to wish war during the whole period of that war, to our friends-Happiness, Honour and and, coming down to recent times, he Longevity ¦—(Applause.) WBA in the European. Great War of Major:dieneral Sir Jos FOWLER rising 1914-Is from the first moment of the way to reply said: Your Excellency, Sir Paut to the very finish, and he had most in and Gentleturn of Hongkong: It, is a portant duties as Director of Signalling very great honour that you have done throughout the war. In recognition of me in asking me to come to be your guest his nerviers be received first of all the bere to-night. I thoroughly appreciate it,

your men, their wives and their fulles you don't want them put in places where

was called upon to defend what he did. it is too expense to live.

Sir Skinner Turner said that the view These arc of when you try to find another place for them now was; was there a live!

of the Court was that the real point sume the considerations that come "in

the garrison.

issue before the Court on which there was fore, was the trial Judge not wrung in evidence to go to the Jury, and there withdrawing it from the Jury?

I

am now

NEW TRIAL ORDERED. After hearing the arguments he was of the opinion that there was evidence which should have gone to the Jury in the case, and, therefore, he ordered. A new trial

hospitality here in Hongkong.

Gentlemen, I have received the greatest in my fortieth year of service, and I have got an uncomfortable feeling during the last few days, that this is the last time shall be doing this, that and the other. I shall ways look back to my service in Hongkong with the greatest pleasure and not the least pleasant of my mein- ories will be the kind words that have Mr. Justice Gompertz concurred.

Both Sir Henry Gollan and His Honour The been said of me here this evening-question of costs would be reserved.. Gentlemen, I wish you all the very best of luck. (Applause. }

MR. J. H. X. MODY'S APPEAL

The gathering, terminated with Auld Lang Syne and the National Authent

The case which the Bank of East Asia sued 3r. . H. N. Modly, a well- The hosts included the following, gen-04.S on April 11th, 103, when Sir known bra! bruker, for the recovery of temeri

Senor C. de Albuquerque (Consul or plaintiffs, was recalled yesterday after- Wiling Rees Davies gave judgment for 31. J. Alves.

Companionship of the Bath, and later on, and very much value the kind remarks Portugal). Air. J. Abe, Mr. C. Arema, noon, when Mr. C. G Alabaster, K.C

Mr. R. M. Dyer, Capt. Dowbiggia.

daring June, 1991, a few weeks before He. Mr. Blontague Ede (absent);

the Bauque Industrieile closed its doors Mr. A. M. Fletcher, Mr. A. Hin Hongkong. Alr. Body was given judg Ferguson. Cul. Fitzgerald.

ment on a counter-claim against the plain- tuff nearly 80,000, which he died as brokerage due to him.

Compertz, Sir George Gibh.

Sir Henry Goilan, Mr. Justice H. F.

Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Ho Kom Tong, Mr. Ho Kwong, Mr.

tiffs contracted to buy, through Mr. It was stated that on June 7th plain-.

the Banque Industrielle de Chine at the Mody, the wair of £10,000 in sterling from exchange rate of 2. 7d., the money to be paid to their London agents (the

oa the following day.

London Joint City and Midard Bank)|

that have been made by Sir Henry Pollock the Knight Conumandership of the Most

and Mr. Chow Shou Sou. It is a matter Distinguished Order of St. Michael and that I am very proud of that this gather. Hon. Mr. II. W. Bird, Lieut. Col. L. C.

Mr. A H. Barlow, Mr. B. D. F. Beith. Aldy that the whole of the decision of made an application on behalf of Mr.

St George and was promoted to the.

the Chief Justice should be reversed, Bird, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C., Mr. ing should be so representative of all W. C. Honar, Mr H. Birkest, Dr. "rank of Major-General. Generals geho

and that judgment be entered for the classes of the commucity of Hongkong. G. D. Black. Mr. F. V. Botelho, Captation, including the costs of appeal. defendant, and that the custs of the Serve in this Colony now-a-days have nut, When I first came here I found on my Brodie, Capt. Bennett, Mr. J. P. Braga, he paid by plaintiffs. perhaps, quite such an interesting timetable see work of reference which, after

Col. Russell Brown. as their précedessors had when i first describing Hongkong and its maximum on. Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Mr. Chau fur which, it was stated. He stood as Sir Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou every of $17.446, an amount of money. The Bank med Mr. Mody for the re- came to the Colony, because in those and minimum temperatures, etc.... said Sia Ki. Mr. Chau Tsun Men, Mr. Allan quarentur in an excbauge transaction days it was the custom of the General that there was one hot on the landscape

Camerun, Ligut Churcher. Offer Commanding to act for the it was the military garrison which might Clevernor in his absente. No such duties quite well he dispensed with.

Well, have been within the reach of Sir Jolin Gentlemen, Ian: not convinced that that Fowler in the changed conditions which feeling was very general in Hongkong exist here to-day but he is more fortu and I do not think it is so at the present nate than some of his predecessors in time. Hongkong has always had a Ho Leung, Mr. B. A. Hale, Hon. Mr. that he has been associated with one tremendous reputation for its hospitality, E. R. Hallifax. Mr. W. J. Hawker action which very nearly affects us for and I thank the community for its hos-

Hen. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Hon. Mr. our good. It has been during his term pitality to me personally and to the gar Kan Tung Fo, Mr. Ewok Yau Ting and J. H. Kemp, Mr. Kwok Siu Lau, Mr. of office that the transfer of the military rison. I have received the greatest Mr. I. Kawaguchi, lands question has been settled. It had hospitality from all your Associations and Chung Kiu, Mr. Li Koon Chun,

Mr. Li Po Kwai, Mr. Li Ping, Mr. Loration thereof the plaintiffs in Hongkong The plaintiffs asserted that in conside- been discussed here for several years Clubs You have a tremendous number Tse Fong.

Mr. Li paid into the Hongkong branch of the and the removal of the military estab of sportsmen' who could hold their own lishments from the business parts of the in all forms of sport-racing, yachting, Capt. Macready, Mr. Ma Chui Chiu, Mr-failed to repay the amount lodged and Mr. C. Cinedon Mackie, Mr. C. D. Banque Industrielle the sum of $77,434.50 Melbourne. Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, The Banque failed to deliver the £10,000 Colony is now, happily, in course

to their London agents, and they also of games, football and cricket. To the Mok Ching Kwong, Mr. Mok Koa Sang, therefore, as Mr. Mady was guarantor, of consummation and I hope we may still garrison aere you extend the hospitality Mr. Mok Mun Chi, Capt. Neville. further trespass upon our guest's good of all these Associations and all good

the contract which had been broken, and Mr. J. R. Mitchell. offices in asking that he will encourage fellowship. I wish to thank you all very

also as the Bank of East Asia refused the contract unti!, the defendant had his successor to go on with the good much for that bospitality.

become the guarantor, they were suing work, and, also, so far as he can express

hin for the money paid into the Hong-

effect that without defendant's knowledge keng branch of the Banque Industriello.

The statement of defence was to the or consent the Bank of East Asis by and through their London agents, had altered the terms of the contract, thereby pre- Judicing the defendant. In London the agents had altered the terms of the con- from the Paris office of the Banque Industrielle. His Lordship gavo judg- men for plaintifts.

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THE VOLUNTEER CORPS.

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bankn, Mr. H. O'Farrell, Mr. R. E. Ost, Major Oakes, Mr. Y.

Sir Henry Pollock.. Mr. C. A. da Roza?

Sir Claud Severn, Mr. H. Percy Smith,

Bilva-Netto, Lieut. Searlo,

tract to read

deliver after confirmation

Sir Robert Ho Tung, Lieut. Col. Chevenix Trench, Dr. 8. W. Tao, Mr. Tsuyee Pei. Mr. B. W. Tape, Mr Y. Tsutsumi, Mr. J. H. Taggart,

Mr. H. P. White, Mr. B. II. B. Wade, Major Warton, Mr. Wong Kwong Tin, Mr. Wong Ping Sun, Mr. J. M. Wong

Mr. 1. M. Young, Mr. Y. Yamumato. Mr. Alabaster, K.C. appeared yester The arrangements for the dinner wero Eldon, Potter, K.C., with Mr. F. C

day to represent appellant, and: Mr. in charge of the following Committee:-Jenkin, was for respondents."

The Hon. C.M.G. (Chairman), Hon. Sir H. E..

Bir Pant Chater, K., Mr. Alabaster and that appellants case was that he was released from the

to the War Office the desirability of While I have been here in Hongkong Dr. L., H. Sanders, Mr. J. Scott Harston, the troops being removed from the one of the things I have been interested Mr. E. Shihabara, Mr. P. M. N. da Silva, central part of the City to some more in is your Volunteer Corps which, you Mr. E. V. M. R. da Souan, Mr. A. F. B. remote site-(Laughter)-where they will way, take my word for it, is a very much not interfere with the commercial and alive organisation and an accession of trade.developments of this Colony. strength to the military forces of this (Hear, hear.)

Colony. (Applause.) I know that there In private life Sir John Fowler has are people who say "You don't want a gained our very warm regards for he is Volunteer Force at all when you have known to us as a keen sportsman, a

got a garrison. But, Gentlemen, the genial host, a courteous gentleman and a garrison here is small and they have got valued friend. (Applause.)

a number of duties to perform and, thero Before is no doubt about it, the stronger you formally ask you to drink to the health are the less likely you are to be attacked. Policek, K.U. (Vice-Chairman); Hon. guarantee. The obligation to begin" rest of our guest, I will ask my honourable for protection here in Hongkong and I Holyoak, Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird, Hon and the case argued. No evidence was It has no aggressive object, but is merely Mr. C. Montagus Ede. Hon. Mr. P. H. ed on defendant, and evidence was given solleague, Mr. Chow Shou Son, to say would like public feeling here to be Mr. Chow Shou Son, Hon. Mr. RH.given by the other side. The case rested a fow words on behalf of the Chinese entirely enlisted in their favour so that Kotowall, Mr. A. H. Barlow, Mr. B. D. Community of which many members are support the Corps and make it easy for GM. Young, Mr. H. P. White, Lieut.

on law, and the Chief Justice accepted the community will do all they can to F. Beith, Mr. C. Gordon Mackie, Mr. the other side. with us this evening.

the Volunteers.

Col.. T. A. Robertson (Hon. Becretary).

Their Lordships adjourned the bearing until this morning.

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