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Yesterday was the anniversary of the birthday of H.R.H: the Prince of Wales, who was born in the year

1504.

St. Pete's Church Young Men's Club are holding another whist drive at the Cathedral Hall this evening, beginning at 8.30.

INSP, W. F. BLACKMAN,

PROSPEROUS NEW TERRITORIES.

RICE CROPS GOOD.

VERY LITTLE CRIME.

The official reports on the New Among the passengers from Hong

sho tains little of special news interest, Kong the F. & O. s.s. Mantua Territories for the year 1996 con- to-morrow (Saturday) when sails for England will be Inspector, but reflect on the peaceful and W. F. Blackman, who is leaving prosperous nature of the country- the Colony on retirement after sido in which the natives, aided by a well equipped Government, are completing 7 years service with

busily engaged in their useful the Hong Kong Police Force.

Yesterday there was an interest and by no means unremunerative ing ceremony in the Police Canteen task of raising their own food with at Police Hendquarters, when the a generous surplus for export to Captain-Superintendent of Police. the towns: The New Territories, as (the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) this report shows, chu claim to be a model (though at present not farewell presentation to made a Inspector Blackman on behalf of followed) for the rest of China. members of the Force.

The parting gifts took the forni of a tea service, coffee pot, case of pipes, and a large tray of black

NORTH DISTRICT. The report is divided into two sections covering respectively the Northern and Southern districts.

states inter alia :----

The revenue collected totalled 8139,773.95.

From next Monday, the offices of wood, inlaid with silver, the tray Mr. J. A, Fraser, the North Officer,

being inscribed:"Presented to Inspector W. F. Blackman, by the members of the Hong Kong Police Force, on his retirement after 27 years' service 25th June, 1927."!

Supporting the Captain-Superin

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OBITUARY.

MR. G. A. YVANOVICH.

ONE OF THE OLDEST PORTU GUESE RESIDENTS.

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Mr. G. A. Yvanovich, one of the of tho best-known oldest and

in residents

Hong Portuguese Kong, died yesterday at his house in Gordon Terrace, Kowloon,

Mr. Yvanovich, who was 73, was for many years a member of the staff of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Lul. He retired a consider- able time ago. Mr. Yvanovich had a large family, including a number of great grandchildren.

The funeral took place at the Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valloy yesterday. There was a very large gathering of the Portugese com- munity at the graveside, and great number of wreaths were scat.

HOLLYWOOD MORALS.

JURY SAYS IT IS TIME TO CALL A HALT.

L08 ANGELES. Two murder trials that have been"

The police have received a reportdent of Police, who presided, were 300,000 seeds have been planted and proceeding here in connection with

of the theft of a pair of trousers and a gold watch, valued at $80, from No. 101, Stanley Street. The house is occupied by Mr. W. Davis

A Chinese was sentenced to two months hard labour by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, yesterday morning, for stealing an electric fan from a tea house at No. 22, Tai Yuen Street, Wanchai. Ho pleaded guilty.

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (Deputy Superintendent of Police), Mr. T. H. King (Director of Criminal In- telligence), Mr. L. H. V. Booth

(A.S.P.), Mr. W. Le B. Sparrow (A.S.P.), and Chief Inspector W.

Kent.

Others present were Inspectors P. Grant, W. E. Willson, R. Shan

Patterson,

A. N. non, H. Reynolds, Sub-Inspectors C. F.

J.

Four cases of enteric fever, eath Alexander, F. T. James, E. Bloor, A. H, Mason, W. Shannon. Bergts. victim being of a different nations. Saunders, B. G. Baker, C. ality, were notified on Wednesday, Baysting, F. J. Clarko (traffic), H.

E. Langley, L J. Waglan, R. J. Hunt, and W. Humphreys.

two in the Victoria district, and two in Kowloos. The patients are American, British, French and Chinese.

The local branch of the Eastern "Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., Ltd., informus sen- capture of Hankow and the deadly ders of telegrams that, owing to enmity displayed thereafter towards faulty cable connection, telegrams British subjects, and the wanton to and from Shanghai and beyond injury done to British interests, are subject to delay. followed by the march on Shanghai and the outrages at Nanking, con- vinced even, Sir AVETEN CHAMBER LAIN that the present rulers of For same time to come it will be of Russia are incorrigible.

Great Britain's withdrawal of great interest to watch for the repercussions that must result from diplomatic recognition of the Soviet Great Britain's break with the bas already dealt a tremendous

DEATH BLOW TO SOVIET

· PRESTIGE..

APFORESTATION.-() Planting: A new afforestation scheme was up- proved for 1927, to encourage local entermine in growing pine-trees, there should be no difficulty in in- creasing this number next year.

HILL FIRES.During the winter 1926-27 only five hill-fires, of which at least one was accidental, were re- ported.

rear, and the road came at once

the deaths of cinema actors seem to show that conditions at Holly- wood have not much improved since earlier notorious cases.

Poul Kelly, & film "juvenile An additional ferry launch wna is charged with responsibility for the death of Ray Raymond, an- run between Taipo and Sha U Chung (Chinese Territory) from other film actor, with whom he is August to December, and a second launch is now plying between Hong alleged to have had a fight with Kong and Castle Peak.

fists as the result of a quarrel aris- The last section of the Shataukoking out of the attentions Kelly is Road was completed early in the said to have been paying to Hay. mond's wife, the film actress Doro- under heavy traffic.

CRIME-There was on the whole thy Mackaye. Raymond died in little crime in the District. More hospital following the fight.

In the second trial, Mrs. Ker- regular traffic supervision, increased the number of traffic cases, but there was a decrease in other dicec-rick and others were charged in tions. The number of tree-cutting connection with the death of Tom cases early in 1926 was low, and Kerrick, the cowboy actor, who was there was none at all in the latter part of the year.

shot at a "moonshine party" at his home eix weeks ago, because, according to some of the witnesses, he refused a cup of coffee from his wife and accepted a glass of gin from Miss Burus, a film actress

The jury in the Raymond-case- who was one of the guests. have not yet reached a verdict, but. in the Kerrick case the jury have found Mrs. Kerrick, Miss Buras and three others who were at the party guilty of manslaughter. The members of the jury, which in- cluded nine women, are credited with the opinion that the time has come to call a halt to the wild par ties and killings at Hollywood.-

Insp, Blackman's Services Reviewed. The C.S.P. in making the pre station, said they wore assembled

The system of Verey-light signals in some foren to bid farewell to distributed to village-guards, begun in 1923, worked well in giving early one of their elder and senior mera warning of attempted robberies. In bers, Inspector Blackman. It was every case where these lights were a matter of 27 years since he first used, the police turned out prompt ly, but it is still early to say "who- arrived in Hong Kong. He arrived ther the system has a real effect in during the year of the Boxer discouraging this type of crime.

BUILDING DEVELOPMENT. While troubles, and, curiously enough, he was leaving at a time when some owing to disturbed conditions over the border, rural development thing of a similar nature was on flourishes, the lowest level of the foot. His personal connection with slump in semi-urban areas seems to have been passed, and there is a Inspector Blackman did not date slight demand for modern houses back quite as long as that, but it near Taipo, Fanling and Yuen went back for 24 years. In 1903, Long. Increasing number of re Opening

sales of new house-sites in rural he distinctly remembered P. C. assessments in village areas, and Blackman arriving at Shautaukok districts, are still unable to keep

POULTRY-Poultry-rearing has in- Performance

In the report of the Coroner's Station to work under their old pace with the influx of Chinese

and Castle Peak The market for friend, the late Inspector Lamont, from over the border, and collec-creased in the main - Pingshan tions of matshed are springing up in Saturday June 25th, Soviet Government of Russia, and blow to the position of the latter

enquiry regarding the death of a who, although well known to be a

various places, notably at Ngau turkeys has produced a limited sentatives from London. Our Lon.lished in London prove that for a chinese who was electrocuted at hard taskmaster, was thoroughly Tam Mei, Chuk Yuen, Chiu Kang bumber of breeders. Duck-farming is more popular, as the birds are May appreciated in the service and was and Castle Peak. The newcomers don Correspondent records that long while the agents of Moscow Mount Cameron Road

popular as far as a man of his there is a sense of relief that had been representing to States in and a mistake in printing the temperament could be. From that are Chung Lok or Wai Chau Hakka hardier and more easily fed' and tended than chickens. Large flocks of ducks are reared on the swamps at Shatin, Taipo, San Tin and Yuen Long..

Commencing on SATURDAY,

JUNE 25, the latest Dance and Orchestral Music will be played Every Evening (Sun- days excepted) during Dinner.

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the expulsion of Soviet

in other countries. Reports pub-

repre-

definite action, although postponed again and again, was taken at last.

The wonder is that friendly re-

upon

Owing to Mr. W. Schofield's continued illness, Mr. R. A. D Forrest relieved Mr. T. W. Ains worth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning. Several cases have had to be postponed until Mr. Schofield is able to resume Court duties again.

the East and the Middle East that rider which the jury added to their Britain was afraid to strike at her verdict made it appear that there open or secret fors, The Daily had, in the jury's opinion, been a Telegraph mentions in an illuminat luck of supervision on the part of ing article that before long China, the Hong Kong Telephone Co. Intions were maintained with the

This was not so. The jury express sinister oligarchy at Moscow who Persia, Afghanistan and Turkeyed the opinion that there had been have imposed a system of tyranny will bear witness to the repercus-a considerable lack of supervision Great sions that must result from British on the part of the Hong Kong the Russian people. Britain has, of course, no quarrel action against Moscow. The ques Electric Co. A reference was made with Russia as anation; and it tion remains what will be the in the report also to "broken" has been specially stated by the attitude of countries which have telephone wires, whereas the vid Foreign Minister in the House of given recognition to the Soviet, ence taken at the Coroner's enquiry Commons that there is no obstacle having followed Britain's load? showed that the wires had been cut to trade with Russia now, or in the They will undoubtedly take heed apparently with folonious intent. imorediatè future so long as it is after the discoveries made at Soviet conducted on ordinary commercial House in Moorgate Street, and lines.

subjcet, the Soviet. delegations.

unofficial

We are not surprised to learn that and their so-called the course of events in China had an annexes to more careful surveillance. important bearing on the attitude then heretofore. This will be a that was eventually adopted by the severe check on the Bolshevist Government in London. For a con- subversive tactics, which recently siderable time before the raid on caused anxiety at Athens, and com-

PROPERTY SALE.

Was

perous year,

Reuter

On 1st September the elders of the District gave a dinner at Taipo at which HE. the Governor was the principal guest. The funcțion Wax marked by congratulatory speeches on the occasion of His Ex- cellency's birthday, and many ex- pressions of goodwill and esteem.

SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

trict Officer totalled $40,664.95. The

time, Inspector Blackman had fol- cultivators with a sprinkling of Fa Yuen people. It is a healthy sign lowed the course of so many of his that some of these.matshed-dwellers predecessors, to some of whom they had recently said farewell, and he have applied for hand, and are build. brick BRICK-MAKING. - Native had worked his way up through the ing houses. Inspector in charge of the Eastern kilns have had an unusually pros torce until he became Divisional district.

Mr. Wolfe went on to say he was Fisarizs. Fishing in the East satisfied that Inspector Blackman ern part of the Territory was only would not be leaving them now if inir. On account of disturbed con it was not for the fact that he had ditions in China, boats did not go felt the strain, particularly during for afeld, and the local fishing

Mr. E. Wynne Jones reports the last few years, to such an ex grounds were taxed to their utmost.

The Revenue collected by the Dis- tent that he felt it was better to A large number of fish in ponds go while he was still fairly fit, on the Western side of the Territory

were destroyed by drought.

past year has shown a fair average rather than wait until he

RickThe first rice erop was of prosperity in the District, both Bure they would all agree that practically ordered away. He was they deeply regretted that it successful in most parts of the Dia rice crops being good, and veget was partly on grounds of ill-health trict, but about a quarter of the ables finding a ready market and He (Mr. second crop, which was late, was good prices in Hong Kong. The that he was leaving.

destroyed by rain. Broadly speak fishing was not so good, but prices Wolfe) had looked forward

ing, every possible acre of ground were fair, as a whole. Very little Inspector Blacknian staying for is planted with rice. Private enter serious crime was reported. In two AT JARDINE BAZAAR, several more years to continue his prise, fostered by Government, has cases of armed robbery, arrests were active work and no one regretted over a long period reclaimed large made, but the suspects were re At the China Auction Rooms more than he himself, that it was areas from the sea for rice-growing, leased lator.

to say good-bye this and converted many stretches of yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. V. M. necessary R. de Sousa sold, by order of the year

Dealing with Inspector Black marsh into good first and second mortgagees, leasehold property at No. 64, Jardine Baz007.

man's survice, the O.S.P. said he class padi-land

VEGETABLES. That all has not been in the creeks, about 300 of which The property is held for the un- joined the force on March 29th, expired residue of 990 years from 1900, leaving the famous forty done that might be done in pro were burnt out, and damage done

marines for that purpose. He was ducing vegetables for Hong Kong to the extent of about $30,000,

The first crop of padi on Lantao The annual Crown

was good, but the typhoon destroy- 1007, Crown Bengt. in 1919, Sub-crease in this kind of cultivation. and the area 1,000 square foot.

The upset price was $8,000, with Inspector in 1020 and full Inspec The gradual return to normal trade ed the second.

conditions has as was anticipated bids of 8200.

The Lime Kilns at Peng Chau Bids tur in 1922. He was highly com- caused a slight falling-aff in veget still suffered greatly from the slump acceptable. ranked from this figure to 8500 and mended in one occasion for his very $1,000, and Mr. Liu Chung Ping plucky action in connection with able-growing which however in building generally in the Colony. and, in 1920, be received the fourth-able-growing in the Territory de- 81ally became the purchaser for the arrest of a burglar at Taipo pears to have come to stay. Veget class police medal for long and pends entirely on the state of the faithful service. He (the speaker) market and the cost of transport. thought that was a career of which It is noteworthy that nearly all the vegetable seed used comes from anyone of thein might be proud:

Those present then drank Inspec- Chinese Territory. tor Blackman's health to the strains

Arcos and the. Russian Trade Dele. polled the Greek Government to June 7th, 1887ental is 838. promoted to Lanco Sergeant in is shown by the recent large, in-

gation offices some members of the call for a reduction of the enormous Cabinet would have been glad to Soviet Legation personnel there,

A great deal has been printed rid the country of agents of a Government that was engaged in about the probable loss of British APPLY TO A. J. DAVID; hostile acts against Britain in the trade with Russia. We believe this

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Fur East. But for reasons of high subject has lent itself to exaggera- policy the Cabinet were slow to tion. The best informed opinion in the City of London is quite un- move in the matter. There was a disposition which is charactoristical moved. The United States, which

812,800,

26.

Little or no cattle-rearing for

At about 7.0 p.m. on the night

of 25th November, 1928, a serious

fire broke out among the matsheds

MURNISHED House and Fisty British to treat the Bolshevists refused special privileges to Russia Royal Observatory at 5.40 p.m. after which three cheers were given. pig-breeding flourishes, but always

H.E. the Governor paid a cere- monial visit to Cheung Chau on June 8th, when he was officially wel- commed by representatives of the European and Chinese communities, and he expressed his interest in the welfare and future development of of For he's a jolly good fellow," food is done in the Territory, but the Island.

LAMMA The island was quiet and Replying, Inspector Blackman as a side-line, and mostly in con- trade good, especially in chickens expressed his thanks for the re-junction with rice farming. One or for the Hong Kong market, and them that himself and his wife ported English stock, which makes Aberdeen. The banana crop failed; but both padi and vegetables did ception and presents, and assured two wealthier breeders have im grass fuel for the boat breamers a

well. would treasure the articles they had a good cross with the local breed. given hizo.

(Continuer on next Column.)

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WEATHER REPORT. Yesterday's weather report, fore- cast, and remarks, issued by the

Pressure ia tow over China. near Beach and omnibue, oe,with contempt. There was also has done more trails than Great stated: casional tennis, Garagó, moderate rent disinclination to disturb the Anglo-Britain which entered into a trado Shallow depressions are shown cast Single furnished room, with board, Soviet trade that was being car agreement. Moscow bus loudly pro- of Chofoo and in the vicinity of LOCAL FORECAST:-8.W winde from $140 up. SMALL INVESTORS,ried on with difficulty after years claimed that trade which would shigaki.

spent in fostering it:"" But the have gone to Britain will now be moderate, fair to showery. Tel. 0. 4830,