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No.21,419 號九拾百肄仟登萬弍第 日登初月弍年卯丁 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 4th, 1927.

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Our. London. Letter.

THE LIBEL SUIT AGAINST

LORD GLADSTONE. "

REPUTATIONS OF FAMOUS

PUBLIO MEN.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

--OIL KING'S £4,000,000,

WILL OF VISCOUNT BEARSTED.

NO CHARITY BEQUESTS.

Viscount Bearsted, the oil king and former Lord Mayor of London, has left & fortune of £4,000,000 as far as can at present be pecer tained.

Probate of the will has been

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LONDON, February 5th. has ceatred round the libel caso brought by Captain Peter Wright

There are a charitable bequests, Tennis: (Open Championship against Lord Gladstone. A British jury has non-suited the plaintiff Lord Bearsted stating that during Singles First Round), D. S. Green Captain Wright brought the action his lifetime he made gifts to such. F. A. Redmond; N. Trombitaky against Lord Gladstone for a state societies and institutions. This dix. Capt. E. H. Jack Larkcom F. R. ment contained in a letter addressed poses of the rumour that Lord Remedios v. W. J. Howard; Lau to the Committee of the Bath Club. Bearsted had provided for the re- Man Kwong . H. R. Edwards. This letter was a sequel to a pre-building of the Guildhall. vious letter published in the Press

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Captain Wright "a liar, a coward, and a foul fellow for writing in a recent book that Mr. W. E. Glad stone, the famous Liberal Prime Minister, was a licentious hypocrite. The jury added to thei: verdict a rider which stated: The jury are of the unanimous opinion that the evidence which has been placed before them has completely vindicat ed the high moral character late Mr. W. E. Gladstere,"

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memory of his father, who has been dead for nearly thirty years, wOD the sympathy of the general public, In his lifetime Mr. Gladstone wa most bitterly assailed over a long course of years on account of his political opinions, but no aspersion was ever cast on his private con- duct. His domestic life was happy, and his character free from re proach. It came, therefore, some what as a shock when Captain Wright made the charge of im- morality against him.

Hairlooms.

The chain given him when be was Lord Mayor in 1903 and certain jewellery and presentation plate are to be handed down as heirlooms.

Annuities and legacies are left to relatives and servants, and the re mainder of the estate is given to of settled in trust, for the children and grandchildren of the testator, the present Viscount Bearsted, the Hon. Levy, and the Hon. Mra Montefore and their children. Viscount Bearsted, who seventy-three years old, died on January 17th, twenty-four hours He founded and after his wife.

was for many years chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Co.

Death duties on a £4,000,000 estate amount to £1,600,000,

"LADIES' NIGHT."

ANOTHER PLEASANT GATHER-

ING AT THE YM.C.A.

Another of the popular "Ladies' Nights" held once a month during the winter season at the European YM.C.A., Kowloon, took place there last evening."

Organ recital, St. John's Cathe dral, by Mr. F. Mason, 5.45. pom.

H.M.S. Danae Dance Band con-

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Hotel: Savoy, 8 p.m.

Masked Ball, City Hall, .p.m. Queen's Theatre; "Beverley of Groustark!"

"Wild Horse

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Principal Mails:-Iaward: Europs vid Siberia (Mantua), Outward: Australia and New Zealand, etc. (Tanda), 2:30 p.m.

Saturday.

Annual Race Meeting concluded. Football and Cricket: Details in Saturday's issue.

Yachting Menagerie Race, for Racing Yachts

Golf: Captain's Cup. Annual meeting Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd., 11 am.

H.K. Hotel tes dance, 430 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 4.36

p.m

H.K. Hotel Carnival Night d dinner dance..

Rationalist Press Association Dinner, Hotel Savoy, 8 p.m.

Boxing: eth Tournament of the H.K Boxing Association, Theatre Royal, 9 p.m.

Chin Woo Athletic Association annual entertainment

Ladies who were the guests of resident members attended dinner, The surprising thing is that any prior to the enginment which man sitting down to write a book followed in the Lounge There as Captain Wright has done, should were about one hundred members have accepted as facts mere tittle- and friends at dinner, and at the tattle and idle gossip, which he re-entertainment at least one hundred Mesa." Star collected hearing as a boy at school. and fifty. There was nothing from first to last,

The programme given was well up Punch."

Queen's Theatre: "Beverley of Graustark,"

World Theatre: "Wild Horse

Theatre: The Shock

sa the proceedings in Court show-to standard, and, if anything, was Principal Mails:-Outward: ed, that deserved a moment's con-

even better than those previously Europe vid Marseilles (Mantua), sideration by any responsible per presented. There was a lengthy list 10.30 am.; Europe vid Siberia

of items and all were appreciated." | (Sinkiang), 2.30 p.m. son: The popular view here is that Wright is a little bit un-

Those contributing to the", pro- gramme were Mrs. Glen, Mr. and locs," as the saying is. He seems Mrs. McLeod, Mr. J. W. Baldwin,

Capt that he has

a Screw

and contributions) (pianoforte Engineer Lieutenant A. S. Redells. Selections were also provided dar ing the evening by the Ubique Orchestra, and the programme was concluded with the usual amusing competition, which the popular Secretary, Mr. J. H. Hunt, always arranges on these occasions.

Sunday.

Fanling Hunt meet Souza's Bun-

Ordination of Rev. James Fu, St. John's Cathedral, noon.

Entries close for Kowloon Cricket Club Tennis Tournament,

to have been obsessed by the idest. C. D. Lake and Mr. F. White galow, 9.30 2.0. that anything that was ever said (vocal items), Mr. R. Baldwin or hinted at in conversation to the detriment of Mr. Gladstone was evidence of moral turpitude. It would be intolerable if people were to be free to besmirch the reputa tions of great men, who have pass ed away. In English law you can- not libel the dead; but the present case proves that while this may be the legal aspect of the matter there are nevertheless means of retalia- tion against mud-slingers.

Famous Journalist Dead.

"The

Since the war a number of hooks play that be has written, have been published which have im Blue Comet, to be produced short- pugned the fair fame of distinguishly, also at the Court Theatre. ed men. The general view of the public is that the time has arrived when this sort of thing should restrained in the interests of public life. Already Captain Wright's book has been withdrawn from pub lication; and it can be consigned to deserved oblivion.

be

Many of the older generation of journalists have heard with regret of the death of Sir William Thomas Madge, at Futney, at age of 81, bank He began his career as a

snan but clerk in Plymouth, changed banking for journalism and joined the Western Mur News. In 1866 he came to on the staff of the Clobe, the oldest evening paper, which is now defunct, being for forty years manager and for some time pro- prietor. He had forgotten more about newspaper management than most of his latter-day contempor aries ever learned. At one time I used to see a good deal of him-

mild-mannered a pleasant, reserved,

Yachting Club v. Ladies. Golf: Captain's Cup. Chin Woo Athletic Association annual entertainment.

Cathedral Hall, 7 p.m., Service. Social gathering, St. John's men specially welcome.

Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A etc. (President Grant).

Monday.

Galf: Captain's Cup. Annual meeting Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd., noon.

H.E. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy ten dansant, 430 p.m.

Annual Marathon Race, Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.

Annual meeting Victoria Dioce san Association (H.K. "Branch), Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.

H.MLS. Hermes Ball, Hotel Savoy, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Sanitary Board meeting, 4.18 p.m. H.K. Hotel ten dance, 4.30 pm.. Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30

Wednesday.

"The Farmer's Wife." With 1,829 performances to its credit, Mr. Eden Phillpotta Devot shire comedy, "The Farmer's Wife," finished its career at the Court Theatre a few nights ago. Only four plays have enjoyed longer runs in this country"-Che Chin Chow (2,238 performances), The Beggar's Opera (1,463), "Our Boys" (1,362) and "The Maid of the Mountains" (1,252).

The amazing success of "The little man, who never got flustered, P. Farmer's Wife forms one of and had a keen sense the value

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the most interesting romances in of news, and also a high Theatreland When on March 11th, tion of good writing. He WAS tish School, Kowloon. 1924, Sir Barry Jackson produced

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Thursday,

the existence of which had been Annual Flower and Vegetable officially denied. In conjunction Show, Volunteer Headquarters. with the late Sir George Armstrong, Prizes distributed by Lady his colleague on the Globe, Mr. Clementi. 8:30 p.m... An extraordinary thing in Madge determined to establish a H.K. Hotel tes dance, 4.20 p.m.

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