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DEATH OF MR. J. W. “WILSON.

MANY UPS AND DOWNS OF

OF VARIED LIFE.

Behind the death of Mr. J. W. Wilson Fulham Hospital ties the story of a once rich and well- known music-hall artist who has den poor· mai

-Jack Wilson, who with his part ner, Miss Nellie Waring, was a "top-line " 'variety warn 15 years ago in Great Britain, America, Australia, and South Africa, made and lost three fortunes.

An inveterate gambler, he calen lated that he lost during his career £30,000 C horse-racing. and plunges on the Stock Exchange.

While still in his twenties he had mad nearly £10,000 in theatrical varnings and icky investments, but all of it went in a reckless gamble in real estate at Seattle.

It was 30 years ago when he first appeared in London, and before the war he and his partner, Miss Waring, bad the remarkable ex perience of playing in the Paluce Theatre, then a variety house, for 6 consecutive werks.

In 1912 he appeared at the same theatre at the Royal Command per formance before the King and Queer in company with a great company of

stars, including Cinquaili, Chirgwin, Altred

Lester, and others since dead.

For many years be earned on so £100 a week in England, play- ing at the Old Tivoli, the Oxford. the Pavilion, al other famous halls, and in America he was paid as much as $200 a week.

In West End Play,

It was towards the end of the war, when a new type of variety

act became the vogue, that Wilson and Waring dropped out of the music-half business, and of late years he appeared in small parts in straight plays, his last West End part being in "Growing Pans, with Tom Douglas, at the Ambassadors, two yours ago.

Recently he bad been playing in the provinces with W. T. Ellwan ger in So This is London:*

Was

Wilson, whose real name Musante, was the son of one of le pioneers in the gold rush to California in 1849.

DEFENCE CORPS.

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER GOVERNOR OF SINGAPORE |

AT BANGKOK.

IMPOSING RECEPTION.

[ORDERS BY LT.-COL. L. O, BIRD, D.S.O COMMANDANT,]

No. 317- 14

The Artillery Company will in füture be known as The Battery."

A Committer Meeting of the Corps Rite Club will be held at Corps Headquarters at 5.45 p. All Available Officers and unit, repre- on Monday, February 20th, 1929, sentatives are to attend.

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1.

DINES WITH THE KING OF SIAM.

BANGKOK, Feb. 7th. Sir Hugh Chord and party ar rived at Bangkok yesterday after- special at 10.40_n.m. noon having left Hua Hin by

ordinary station, but pulled up at The senin-did not draw into the

the Governor was received by His the King's private station where Serene Highness Prince Amoradat,, Chief Aide-de-Camp General to the appointed of the Corps Rifle Club.

Lance-Sergeant F. C. Goodman is King, the Chief de Protocole of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives of the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry al Communications, the acting Com Mr. S. P. F. Waterlow, British nissioner General of Railways. Minister, Mrs. Waterlow and Mr J. J. Johns, British Consul-General.

The Garrison Ride Meeting will take place on April 17th, 18th, and 19th, 1998.

Two matches are open to Volunteers will those interested apply to the Adjutant for details.

P..

Coolerence at Corps Headquarters on Monday Felruary with, at 5.30 on Kirkpatrick Scheme for all ranks interested in reconnnis- 1029, all available officers to attend sance work are invited to attend,

6.-Kuskatry.

The Infantry Company will fire Range on Sunday, February 10th, Part I. Table Tat Stonecutters 1929.

Range Officer: Lieut. A. H. Penu. am sad call at Kowloon Pier Launch will leave Murray Pier at

at 9.10 am.

Dress; Uniform or mufti optional, but rifle, bayonet, pouches, braces and belt must be worn.

Headquarters to-day, between 9 4.m. Arms will be drawn from Corps and 12 noon, or 2 and 4 p.m., or 5 and p. and on Saturday. February 18th, between Dam, and

1 p.m.

-The Battery,

Owing to the parade ground not being available on Thursday, Feb ruary 23rd, there will be no parade that night. Next parade will be at

March 1st, at 6.05 p.m. Corps Headquarters on Thursday,

Annual Dinner will be held at Yolunteer Headquarters on Friday, February 24th, at 7.45 p.m.

8. Corps Signals. being available on Thursday, Feb Owing to the parade ground not ruary 3rd, there will be no parade that night, but parade will be held at Corps Headquarters on Friday, February 24th, at 5.30 p.m. for Signal Instruction Dress: Mufti,

9.-Armoured Car Company. Machine Gunners will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on

the train a Military band played Aa His Excelency stepped out of the British National Anthem and the Governor was received by a spected. guard of honour, which he in

The Governor then proceeded to call on the Minister for Foreign the Palace placed at his disposal Affairs and was later received at Marshal of the Court. during his atay by the Crand

Afterwards the Minister for For

Royal audience and in the evening in Affairs paid a return call.

This morning there will be a the Governor and his party will dine with the King-Straits Times,

CHILDREN IN DOCK. YOUNG ROBBERS AT SINGA PORE ASSIZES.

at

SINGAPORE, Feb. 3th. Three Chinese children, whose ages ranged from 11 to it years, appeared in a most extraordinary tase of armed robbery, before, the Chief Justice (Sir William Muri- son), in the Assize Court, morning

The

this

(Mr. N. H. P. Whitley), in open- Deputy Public Prosecutor ing said that the east was most ex-

11 to 14 years. A young vegetable of the accused which ranged from traordinary, on account of the agen

seller was held up by the accused on Silat Road on November 26th. The third accused was armed with a knife with which he threatened the hawker. The hawker ran away and was chased by the accused, who. however, in turn were chased by passers-by and later were arrested.

All three accused were sentenced

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TO-NIGHT

Friday, February 17th at 9.15 p.m. "MERCENARY

MARY" (The great Loadon success of last season)

Saturday, February 18th at 15 p.blo

"QUEEN HIGH (By arrangement with Sir Arthur Butt) Sunday, February 19th at 9.18 p.m.

REVIEW OF REVUES" (The most sparkling items of five revues)

PRICES:

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First Two Rows of Stalls 85; Orchestra Stalls and Dress Circle 84; Stalls $2; and Back Stalls $1. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S AND THE STAR

Late Tram to the Peak.

HONG KONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

FAUAAT 18, 1938.

Mercantile Bank, A. &... 232) Charteral Bank B.K. Bank .............$1,852, baz.

Do London...£131 nom.

4311 buy.

Do..

DOM.

nom.

£10 20

nom.

*.3617

buy.

bay. 143 nom 46

buy.

East Asia Bank P. & O. Bank Cantan Insurance Union Insura North China Ins Yague Insurance China Underwriter...... nem Chins Fire Insurance....1915 nom. Donglee ........ $43 buy.

...3262

He was born at Salter Creek, onday, February 20th, For Machine to ten stroke of the rattan and Hong Kong Fire 1 $685 bar.

California, close to where the Brst gold was found, and this 20 his being called in the American music-hall

profession

"The Original Nugget" and "The Son of the Golden West."

Gun Instruction. (Dress Mufti.

Car Section will parade at Corps Headquarters at 8.30 p.m. on Mon- day, February 20th, under 2/Lieut. A. G. Groyes.

Motor Cycle Section: Parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, February 20th, under Lieut. Hancock.

There will be a tactical ride in the

Sunday. February 19th,

1928: New Territories.

As a boy he ran away froin home and joined a travelling ecus, but his first success enme when he and partner named Cameron staged a music-hall cross-talk act,

While still in their 'teens they starred

Parade at Kowloon Railway Sta- ThLittle Christophertion at 10.30 am. Cohumlite in New York with breeches, puttees, belt and helmet.. Dress. Tunic, May Yote,

afterwards Lady Frances Hope.

10.-Infantry Company. Musketry Part I. Table "T." See Order No. 5.4

He was a fine raconteur, and wax fond of telling how he ance play ed poker with King Kalakh in Hawaii.

detention in a reformatory for five geof or until they attained the age of 18 years.

NELSON CHAIR FOR THE "VICTORY."

RELIC OF TRAFALGAR RETURNED.

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H.K.

H.K

Indo-Chinas (Prof.)

The

(Def.)

Bhall

bay

$23 buy., 1.90 mal.

3361 bay.

840 num

.57% nom.

Beogno... el. Kailan Mining Ad........./ bay. Langkat (combined)....... 181 nom.

Do (einis) ...Tls, 10 dom Abat. Explorations Shanghai Lowas

Razzb

Tronoh Mine

A chair that stood in Nelson's stateroom of the Fictory at the battle of Trafalgar is now been restored to its former place of

H.K. & K. Whata........ honour.

H.K. & W. Docka... After the death of Nelson, Ad-Chins Providents....... No. 1 Platoon: Parade at Corps of his stateroom. When he retired N Engineerings

mira Gambier came into possession Headquarters at 3.30 p.m. on Tues-the admiral took with him all the Bhanghai Dooks

Bangkaw day, 21st, and Friday. 24th February, furniture that had been in the ship Ewa Cottons. He held three aces, and the King for MG. Training. Dress: Mufti. declared four kings.

No. Platoon: Parade at Corps it in his home at Uxbridge. When he showed his hand, however, the Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. or Thes- Royal player only revealed three day, February 21st, for M.G. Train ing. Dress: Belt, rifle and bayonet.

kinga.

The Fourth King.

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But where is the fourth 1 nsk. ed Wilson,

"I am the fourth, wid the King, and scooped up the pool,

Wilson was 07 years of age, and a close personal friend for many yenes of Joe Coyne, R. G. Knowles, Eugene Stratton, and Dave War field.

When it was found that he was not likely to recover from his ill- ness his old stage partner, Misa Nellie Waring, was sent for and sat by his bedside for 14 hours mal he passed away,

GERMAN-MADE WHISKY..

SCOTTISH FIRMS' BOTTLES AND LABELS COPIED.

Faked Scotch whisky is sold abrond in inoreasing quantities, particularly in Germany, where there is a heavy duty on the in

ported

spirit Distilleries in Scotland possess unwelcome reminders of the bogus trade in the form of bottlka shaped and labelled in imitation of their own. The word Scotch appears in big type, but the real nature of the contente-when given-is printed in small typ..

The foreign-made Scotch is made sometimes of rye, or maize alcohol, and occasionally there is a modi sum of the genuine whisky includ-

ed.

The practice requires an expen- ve and troublesome procedure to stop it," said an authority to reporter.

A. dagrant example in Helland rested in the Scottish distillery affected taking action.

11.-Scottish Company.

at the time of the battle, and placed

Tix. 4.85 nom. Th. 6.10 2013.

By Special Appointment

H.M. King George V.

PRELIVE Curt

CRASPAGNE

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318 buy. $3.85 buy, 1.90

50

.Tia. 160 buy. Tis, & bay. Ma. 97

1.7.20

nom.

.

buy 7.69 sel. Orientale

Tis, 2 buy. home was sold by auction. The HK. & S. Hotels

Admiral Gambier died, and his

Cottops (old)...T. 48 bay,, Shanghai

Do. (new)......Tia. buy. auctioneer noted the Victory chairs ELK Lands $85 bay. $5.30 CL and told a friend that if he bid Shanghai Lands ....Tis. 134 bay. "ROUTE MARCH.

certain sum they would be his. The Humphreys Estates.....314) Bay. Thursday, February 23rd: All remained in his family for years,

friend bought the chairs, and they Hong Kong Remities..

$8.90 buy. Platoons will parade at full strength

B.K. Territorials $1 nom. at Kowloon Ferry ut 5.30 p.m. for Balbi, said to a Daily Express re- Pesk

His grandson, Mr. Charles M. R. R.K Tramways $20 buy. Route March to Kowloon Dock presentative, "My mother, who now

Trams (Old) where No. 6 Platoon have kindly owns the chair, saw an appen! Star Ferries

ba. (new).... consented to be "At Home" to stating that the Nos. 5 and 7 'Platoons

faraiture Chime Lights (comb.)......$174 del. Pipes and Drums will parade as and she communicated with the Ad-

Nelson's stateroom

(old) 113 Do Do. above, .....

(new) the chairs to the Admiralty, and Telephotos.........

HK Electrica miralty. She has now lent one of

Maczo Electrics

Dress: Glengarry, khaki tunic, kilt, sporran, diced bose, flashes and spats, rifle, bayenet, belt and frog- Medal ribbons to be worn,

COMING EVENTS.

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$14 no

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$4,05 rum.

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The First Choice of

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QUARTS

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PISTS BABY

it is in the stateroom of the Chi Bases... Tla, 64 nom. Fictory."..

Singapore Tractions.. .,11/9 nom. Chin Sugars...e Malabon Bugars Okutoa Ices

14.-Etrangth:

Cements (combined)......$10.70 . Dio, (nid)......$10 now." "Do. (new)

Reference parn. 7 Corps Order No. 318 of last week, the shoot against 2nd Battalion, K.USB., has now the strength on February 9th, 1098, The following recruit in taken on been arranged for Sunday, February and posted to No. Platoon (Boot.K. Hope (ald)..... 28th, not Sunday, March 4th, as tish Company):-No. 1300 Pte. R.. J. hitherto stated.

Shoot against 2nd Bn., K.O.S.B., Sunday, February 20th, 1928: and 2nd Bn, Scots Guards." Muskotry at Stonecutters

Sunday, March 4th, 1929: Part I.

Platoon shoot for "Dyer" Cup,

Sunday, April 1st, 1998: Inter-

Platoon, efficiency, Drill Guard, "Quarry Bay". Cup for Inter- Mounting, etc., will be competed for April after the Easter Holidays.

11-Portuguese Company. 3.30 p.m. on Friday, February 17th. Parade at Corps Headquarters at Drill and Miniature Range. Dress: Maiti, belt sling, rife and bayonet Next Company parade on Friday, February 24th.

N.C.O.'s and Nos. 1 and 2 of Lewis Gun Sections will parade at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21st, for Lewis Gun Instruction. Dress: Mufti.

D. Grieve,

Da

(wow)

15.-Leave.

Unitau Axbestos Dairy Farms..... The following are granted leave of Wat absence from the Corps

Der A Wings. Major H. E. Standage, O.B.E., Lans Crawlords, from March 1st, 1928, to February Mackintoshs, 18th, 1929.

Sincera... No. 1001 Pte. F. P. Franklin, W. Powells........ A.C. Co. from February 1st to H.K. Amaseusents. October 31st, 1929.

30m. 391.nom $3,40 buy.

$12.30 3.30 bay. 38 sel,

$3.10 com.

buy.

$5 nom, Tot boy.

H.K. Constructions... nom.

No. 1072 Pie. J, B, Hinton, No.que. Indus, G.Bonds...60% buy. 1 Platoon, from March 1st, 1028, to HK Obrt Loans....5% prem, bay. February 28th, 1929.

baybayers; eal-mellors; manine :

No. 824 Pte. W. G. L. Dunbar, No. 7 Platoon, from February 18th, 1028, to January 17th, 1929.

1. Resignations,

Having left the Colony-

No. 755 Pte. K. A. Mason, No. 1 Platoon, from February 7th, 1028,

No. 583 Pte. W. Ironside, Re serve Company, as from February 4th, 1928.

No. 08 Pte. N. V. A. Croucher,

WOLFE MURRAY, Major, Reserve Company, as from Feb-

4th, 1928, on ill health.

Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C. Hong Kong, February 17th, 1928.

13.-Reserve Company. Through the Board of Trade and the Foreign Office the Dutch - held at Corps Headquarters at 6.30ruary

The Machine Gun Class will be. thorities were approached, and the pm on Wednesday, February Sind. offender was brought to tria and Dress: Multi. severely punished.

(Qontinued on next. Oolumn.)

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Amsterdam Milan Copenhagen

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