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LAWN TENNIS.

H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.

RAIN INTERFERES WITH PLAY.

Despite bad ground conditions yesterday the Open Doubles match between Major Stevenson and Major Lucas and Y. Sajik and T. omur on the Stand Court

was commenced. A steady drizzle, which increased as the match pro- reseed, made matters worse. The lines of the pourt became scarcely visible and the balls were black and heavy soon after the start.

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SHOOTING.

SOUTH CHINA COMMAND-

RIFLE MEETING.

SUCCESS OF 0. S. M. PROVEN,

END SCOTS GUARDS.

WINS COMMAND CHAMPION. SHIP AND SOLDIERS CLUB

CHALLENGE CUP.

The first day of the South China Command Rifle Meeting held at Kowloon City was in every way successful. Three of the proposed four matches were fired off, with good results. The conditions were favourable, there being no glare from the sun to cause any incon venience. Towards the end of the day, clouds gathered and rain be gan to fall, but by that time most of the shooting was completed.

The Soldiers Club Challenge Cup for British soldiers was won by C. S. M. Proven with 79 points. This was the highest score obtain. ed by any individual.

Proven is the crack shot of the 2nd Scots Guards.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18th, 1928.

LORD DERBY ON THE

'TOTE."

MORE REASONS FOR ITS

USE.

AID TO SMALL OWNER..

The Earl of Derby has written. from Cannes' to Lord Stanley, his son, it amplification of a statement in which he announced his

WOMEN IN DOG RACING.

MANY OWNERS.

· PIN **MONEY. SPORT.

LONDON, March 16th. To own a acing greyhound is now within the reach of people of moderate means. The long wait #ing lists for kennel room at all the London and provincial greyhound

qualified support of the Totalisator Bill. Lord Derby writes:

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I write as a non-betting owner, and in that capacity I hope may convince those who are at present unconvinced what great benefit this Bill will bring to the racing community. think I can claim to race on a bigger scale in England and France than any other of my compatriots and can therefore better judge from the owne point of view the benefits of the system Major Ralph Glyn wants

to introduce.

tracks show that thousands of men and women want to get this new interest in life.

Women get their chance in grey- hound racing. Pin money "is enough to cover the cost of running one or more dogs.

After the initial cost of the dog, the owner's liability is limited to £1 a week, for training, feeding, and entering a dog in races. A dog with any aptitude for racing at all will be a luckless creature if it

Thanks to the pari-mutuel, the cost of keeping a racehorse in France is just about one-third of what it costs in England, due to does not win some sort of race in

BUSINESS IN SHANGHAI.

REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR.

BRITISH CHAMBER OF COM-

MERCE MEETING.

At the annual meeting of the Shanghai British Chamber of Com merce, beld on April 12th, the Vice-Chairman of the Chamber, Mr.

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THE NUDE IN ART.

BANNED PAINTER'S

PROTEST.

"THE GRUNDIANS."

A long-standing subject of con- troversy-the suitability of exhibit- ing in public galleries pictures of the aade--has been revived by the banning of Jr. Ernest Procter's picture "The Judgment of Paris," by the curator of the Northampton R. Calder Marshall, gave a review | Art Gallery, Mr. Reginald W. of the year's work.

Brown, To-day, he said, conditions Are The picture, which was recently exhibited at Birmingham, shows the shepherd Paris, who, in "the Greek Legend, was called on to award a golden apple to the fairest of the three goddesses, Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena The three god. desses, nude, are seen awaiting the shepherd's judgment.

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very different from what they were twelve months

confidence shows signs of being re-established and one can regard the future with more optimism than was then pos sible, for, though wo ́are not yet out of the wood, we can see glim mers of light through the trees

During the last year an effort was made by the Chamber to estimate the losses sustained by

winning a prize are equalised for superable. dogs good, bad, and indifferent.

Mr. Procter's Position,

Mr. Brown has refused to discuss bis decision and Mr. Proctor writes

the fact that you get big stakes ten weeks, for the dogs are so grad-British firms in China, but the dif- as follows to a London paper. C. 8. M.

with very small forfeits, whiched into races that the chances of Sculties were found to be almost in- is the chief expense in England. and big premiums to breeders, It enables anybody who wants to bet to get fair odds sad ver- tain payment it they win.

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After three sets had been played, it was found impossible to con- tinue. The military pair failed to force a win. At the end of play they led by two sets to one, having lost the third set. They, however, appeared to be the much superior combination. In the two seta which they won at 6-0, 6-1, they gave no

The Pool Bull Competition, fired chahco to ther opponents, repeat at a distance of 300 years, was also edly beating the Japaness by force- won by C. S. M Proven, with 19 ful methods. The Japanese pair pointa out of a possible 20. He re- relied on steady, defensive play,ceiver 818.00 as the first prize of the The eafe tactics corried Chem Sweepstake. For the 600 yards through in the third set. They Competition Sgt. Clamsbrood, R.A., established a lead of 5-1 and even obtained 13 points of the possible The 20 and won the first prize of 883,15. tually won the set at 6-3. match will be replayed later. No

Full Results, other match was played..

follows:--

··3rd Roundi—H. D. Rumjam̃n and 5. A. Rumjaha v. T. Akiyama and T.. Honda (re-play)."

2nd Round: Ng Sza Kwong and Ng Sze Cheang Lee Woon Tool and Lee Wai Taoi

cannot understand any trainer, от his subordinates, being opposed to the Bill. Given the Totaliaator, many stables now halt empty would be filled, and many a man who would love to have a horse or two in training, but who cannot now afford it; would be able to do so."

SirMr. Brown's ban on my picture at Northampton has receiv. Whilst it is impossible at the ed so much publicity that I feel it present time to give even approxim.necessary to state my position." ate figures of the local losses due The pictures at Northampton

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SHOT IN LONDONTM HOTEL.

IDENTITY HUNT IN THE UNITED STATES.

PLASTER CAST OF MAN'S "FACE.

1st CLASS PASSENGER'S

HALFPENNY.

LONDON, March 9th. For more than 48 hours, the on- don and New York police have, without success, been co-operating by telegraph in an effort to estab lish the identity of a man found shot dead in a London hotel.

A plaster cast of the man's fen- tures and an impression of his finger-prints have been taken, and, if his identity is not proved over- night, these will be forwarded to the United States this morning after post-mortem examination of the body has been made by Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the Home Office pathologist.

Yesterday officials of the Ameri-

Embamy and' Consulate in. an London viewed the body at a public cognise him. mortuary; but none was able to re-

The unknown man was found dead in a locked bedroom on the

fifth floor of the Imperial Hotel, Russell-square, W.C., at 6.30 p

police and the coroner's officer de

Frominent Women Owners, Results showed last year, when the prizes were of small value to loss of property, loss of stocks, have been publicly exhibited in usually £10 to the winner and £5 repudiated debts and the estimated London, and many of them repro- on Friday. For certain reasons the to the accond-that an owner a loss of profits which would have duced in the Press, without say cided that the body should not be joying average luck was able to accrued in a normal year and the adverse comment. The question at moved until the early hours of yes make both ends meet. This is rare estimated losses due to the disrup-issue is, therefore, not of the interday, when it was taken to the tion of organizations built up dur-dividual indecency of these pie

mortuary, ly the eas in horse-racing.

Ona table in the room was n The Duchess of Sutherland, and ing many years at infinite labour tures, but of the intrinsic indecency unreceipted three days hotel bill Every constituted racing authority | Lady Chesham, who has horses in and expense, sufficient data is avail- of the human figure. in the country is in favour of the training at Newmarket, were enable to show that these losses installation of the Totaliaator onthusiastic owners at the White City amount to many millions of taels. British racecourses. The Racecourse last year. Miss Betty Baldwin,

THE CONFERENCE OF Owners' Association has unanimous-daughter of the Prime Minister,

CHAMBERS. was one of the first women owners

Bookmakers' Position.

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MATCH No. 1 SOLDIERS CLUB CHALLENGE CUP-Open to men of The programme for to-day, is as the regular British, Army in Houg Kong. Includes three Practices; Open Doubles.

two of 300 yards and one of 500 yards with various conductingly passed a resolution in favour of rules. Won by C. 8. M. Proven, the proposal, but it is emphatic that 2nd Bat. Scots Guards. His paints the "Tote" and betting must be for the practices respectively were

under the control of the Jockey 46-15-18,, total 79 points." Other

Club. Competitors with points over 70 Were-R. S. M. Murray; 2nd Soota Guards, 3 points; L. Sgt. Washing- too: And Scots Guardi, 75 points; i C/Serge Huneromba: 1st Queen's Royal Regt., 75 points; Lieut. M. I. Erskine: 2nd Scots Guards, 73 points; Gda. J. Dyer; and Scota Guards, 73 points; Pte. Taylor: 2nd K.O.S.B., 72 points.

Mixed Doubles.

Me and Mr. C. S. Stark (rec. 9/6). Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Sayer

· (rec. 3/8).

Lt. Col. and Mrs. F. J. Wyatt (rec, 5/6). Mrs. Armstrong and C. W. Sewell (owe 15/3).

GOLF.

MATCH No. 8 COMMAND CHAM-

ROYAL HONG KONG GOLF PIONSHIP:-The points obtained by

CLUB.

-CAPTAIN'S CUP-FANLING

APRIL 14TH-15TH.

competitors in Match No. 1 wers counted for the winning place of this match. Officers, however, per. mitted to compete. The highest points of any. officer were obtained by Lieut. M. D. Erskine: 2nd Scots Guarda, who scored 3. The Match

E. C. Frederick, 82-10-72, quali- was won by C. S. M. Proves, 2nd

fies.

Other Acores: R. Hollis

83-10-73

1 Newton 80 7-73

The following are further views : Sir Walter Gilbey-There is no suggestion. that bookmakers should be done away with. On the contrary, they will work side by side with the "Tote." Some of the less reputable men may be forced out of business, but that will be for the good of the Turf, I feel that this is the first step towards doing away with our hypocritical attitude to betting It will result in betting bang legalised, as it is in every other

country,

to win a race there with a dog call-

Hicks also owned a dog at the track.

Little Miss Kathleen Donoghue, daughter. of Steve Donoghue, the jockey, won several hurdle races with a dog called Kilmeans School boy. She attended trials in the morning fairly regularly accom- panied by her schoolboy brother, Stephen jun

Mr. Brown and his Grundian supporters consider God guilty of immorality-I do not. If Mr. Brown is right, every public collec- tion in England should be im

Mr. Brown's attitude has reduced

which the man had asked to be sent to him and a Jetter addressed to The Coroner." In the envelope wore a halfpenny and a note in which the writer referred to finan cial matters. On the bed lay a newspaper and a periodical, both folded at pages containing adver

depression.

Shot Through Body.

I now wish,, continued Mr. Mar-mediately closed or purged of practisements of patent medicines for ed British Ever, and Miss Joynson-shall, to discuss what may be con- tically all. Egyptian, Greek, and sidered the most important work undertaken by the Chamber, during Indian art, and of most of the old the year-an endeavour to units European masters. British opinion in China on matters vitally affecting commerce, and to Adopt a united policy. Believing sculpture in England to a dead that the above mentioned objects art and driven such men as Mr. were of the atmost importance to Epstein from the country. It in the British communities in China, and believing also that unanimous duces people to look at pictures as adoption of such a policy would be anything but art. Over and above of assistance to HM Government, this he even refuses to give his the Joint Committees of the Cham- ber, and Chipa Association suggest reasons, and I would point out that The price of a racing greyhounded that a Conference be held of this is personally damaging to me. varics from £5 to twenty times British Chambers of Commerce, Parents will think twice before al mittees in China and Hong Kong. art class run by a painter of China Associations and China Com-lowing their children to attend an

This suggestion was approved by "banned" pictures, while the Hong Kong. Canton, Tientsin, clergy can scarcely be expected to Peking and Haskow. The Confer select me as a suitable chirch de 6th and 7th of this year, and was ence was held in Shanghai on March | corator.

ERNEST PROCTER. Mr. Procter's picture was exhibit attended by representatives from Hong Kong, Tientsin, Canton and ed at the summer exhibition of the Shanghai, Hankow and Peking Royal Academy at Burlington were unfortunately unable to send House last year. representatives.

that figure. There is a big element of luck in buying cheap dogs, but Mr. W. Wilmo, Clerk to Ling an example in the bargain line is field Racecourse. I believe the Better facilities which the Graccola, which cost his owner, a Totalisator affords for wagering North London tradesman, about at race meetings would retrieve attendances lost through the bot-

The dog has won five races ting tax

at Wembley this year, including a dead-heat with the champion Swashbuckler last week for a £400

£50.

Scots Guards, who as stated scored 70 points in Match No. 1.

MATCH No. 3 This Match was MURDER OF RUSSIAN LADY. stake. postponed, but will be held to-day. L. R. Andreweż... 7B- B-73

It is knock-out..competition of G. Murray"................... '81- 0-75

teams comprising a Commander and 8 others The target is a 18 There were 20 entries. The Op-ach. plate. Two teams fire in each tional Pool was cancelled owing to heat. insufficient entries.

Was In-

ADAMSON CUP-APRIL.

E. M. Hamion 92-4-68 and I. Young 02-24-68, tie and play off.

Other scores: -

J. McCubbin

E. Moore

fr

89-19-70

83-15-71

88-16-72

P: Morrison

H. Middleton.... 96-21=72

There were 10 entries.

MARATHON RACE ON SATURDAY.

ORGANISED BY ST. PETER'S YOUNG MEN'S CLUB,

PRIZES TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY MRS. SWANN.

The first annual marathon race:

TRAGIC DEATH OF MISS N. K. BORISSOFF.

COOK CHARGED WITH THE CRIME.

The Conference was very success-

ful and the resolution adopted sup

ports the British Government in its "SOCCER" FILM MADE IN friendly gestures, but calls upon

GRUESOME DISCOVERY IN that Government to enforce the con-

SINGAPORE.

SCORCHED BODY PIERCED.

BY THREE DAGGERS.

A body found on the Yeo Chu

MATCH NO. 4:-This dividual Rifle shooting, open to all ranks of the regular British Army who did not compete in Match No.

Another murder of a foreign lady 1. and Volunteers. The match was won by Lieut. J. W. Denton with was committed in the French Con- 10 points. Staff Sergeant Gilbert, cession, on April 10th The French Rang Road, Singapore on April R.A.O.C., and Pte. Crowdy, 2nd Scots Guards, tied for second place police have arrested the cook and 10th had three daggers sticking into with 29 points. The shooting will are charging him with having com-it and showed signs of an attempt continue to-day,

mitted the murder. Deceased was at burning.. Miss Nina K. Borissoff, who ar

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

[ORDERS BY THE HON. HI. E. D. WOLFE, C.KO, CAPTAIN-SUPER- INTENDENT OF POLICE.]

The body was that of a well rived in Shanghai from Japan dressed Chinese, wearing socks and about two months ago to continue boots. A white topee was found her musical and linguistic studies. behind him,

Arnoldoff.

BANNED BABY.

TO BE SENT BACK TO CANADA.

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GERMANY.

THE NEW FATHERLAND.

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The man, who was about 32, 5ft. 10in. in height, clean shaven, and had a dark complexion, went to the hotel Last Tuesday and on the day of his death asked a chamber- maid after breakfast to call him at 6.30 p.m. When the door of his he was lying on the bed under an room had to be forced at that hour eiderdown; dressed in his shirt. trousers, and slippers.

He had then been dead about seven hours. A. profusion of cigarette ends at the bedside indicated that he had been aroking heavily before deathi iatic pistol fell to the floor. Se As the quilt was removed an auto-

powerful which the shot had been fired that was the weapon from

a bullet had passed through the body below the heart and penetrat- ed the sheets and blankets and two deep box mattresses. Two bullets were found in the pocket of a waist- coat hanging in the room and an- other cartridge was standing up- right on a table.

First-Class Passenger.

Apart from the coin addressed to the coroner, no money was found. His clothing, of American style, Was of superior quality, as were all the articles in his luggage, labels on which "indicated that the owner had travelled as a first class passenger from New York to Liver-

“A number of letters in the dead

ditions attached to the Memoran- FOOTBALL REVELATION OF dum of January 27th, 1927.

The resolution is friendly but firm' and one to which I am aure neither British nor Chinese can take any

It is curious that the first film pool. A package in a suitense con- exception, but it goes further than that. It is clear proof to H.M. of any consequence to take Asso-tained about 100 photographs of Government that the British Com-ciation football as its theme should men and women, and a photograph munities in Chins are united in their have been made in Germany; but of an elderly woman was found in

The Centre For an inner pocket of a jacket. views; know what they want, and that is where

trade-shown at the New ward,"

The police took possession of the that their wants are reasonable,

Gallery, was produced.

hotel register, in which there was The picture is directed by Franz the entry: Jack Mitchell, 18, W.. Freisler, capably but without dis-101st-street, New York. tinction. It is distinctly interest- ing, however, for the glimpse it man's property had the addresses gives of the new Germany.

removed, Although the makers' Everything in "The Centze-For-tabs had also been removed from ward" is as different from the his clothing, the police found that Fatherland of The Student it had been bought in various Prince" as it well could be-the American cities. Mr. Maconochie and her 14 sim, English-looking men in Eng ish-looking clothes, the great crowd England on January 18th after the at the elaborate football ground, Canadian Tramigration authorities the business office where everyone had refused to admit the baby girl

chief) i (except the

foot because she was said to be feeble- minded, are to be allowed to returner

ball mad. Even the hero's | AFGHAN KING'S CLEMENCY

is 'shown dribbling to the Dominion to join the rest ball of paper in her father's room of the family.

The actank football scenes are The authorities new admit that well done, evidently with the co- a mistake was made, and are en-

BERLIN. deavouring to make reparation. operation of a lending German

King Amanullah's last act before team, clad like Corinthians, with As a result of Conservative the addition of a Prussian eagle leaving Berlin for Paris and Lon the Government has reconsidered badge. There are close-ups of race don was one of clemency. He gave the case, and has decided to ing legs and bobbing heads, of permission for the return to Ger the passage of the mother and child penalties and corners, and a touch- many of Charlotto Boettcher, a ing episode when two opposing German woman living in Afghanis from England and restore them to players shake hands after a charge. tan with her four children, whose their family at Cape Breton.

father was an Afghan

Miss Borissoff's relatives in Shang- The spot is a lonely me. It is hai are Mr. L. V. Arnoldoff, a believed that after being murder- cousin, editor of the Shanghaied, the man was left on the road-months old child, who landed in "Zarys," and her aunt, Mrs. side and the burnt trousers and

scorched skin suggest that an at Commended Service Badge,

Mrs. Arnoldoff found the body of tempi wag made to destroy evidence The Hon. C.S.P. has been pleased deceased mutilated, and with blood of the crime by fire. to:) grant

Service

The body was noticed by a Euro Badges to the following members stained clothing. The body was of the Flying Squad :--

lying in a small garden in front pena employed in the P.W.D. and Constable 1.303 Lo Shiu Wah.

of the house opposite the French he reported his discovery to the Constable H.328 Henry Kew.

police station on Route Stanislas police, who have arrested four Constable R.330, J. Kotwall,

Chevalier. Near the body, was a For valuable services rendered in blood-stained razor, the blade being Chinese, one of them in possession the Flying Squad for the last two broken in three pieces. The razor of a blood-stained dagger,

Jears.

Commended

Chinese Company.

was an old-fashioned German binde long discarded by Mr. "Arnoldoff.

organised by St. Peter's Church Young Men's Club will take place on Saturday. The race is timed ta All ranks of the Chinese Com Deceased had been cut a half-dozen, start at 4.30 p.m., and the prize Police Station at 5.30 p.m. prompt gashes in the left arm, two long

pany will parade at the. Central | times. There were several long... giving has been arranged for 5.30 on Thursday, April 19th,

at the Club house. The prizes will

be distributed by Mrs. A. Swann

The officials are:

Judges. Messrs. F.-C.

CINEMA NEWS:

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criticism in the House of Commons,

pay

A MOTHER'S FREEDOM.

"FOR WOMAN, BOUGHT

BY LEGATION.

Mow . J. Hunt. Drèss: The uniform, soft alive was Mrs. Arnoldoff, who "The Gay Retreat," at the Queen's deficient used to admit the in-appeared in "Dr. Mabuse," and a mained in Afghanistan, living on a

Fung, Percy Sands, P. Howie, cap with white cover, belt and frog Andrew Cheung, A. E. Lea, Ernest (no truncheon). Zimmern, E. G. Stewart and Peter Pau..

Time Keeper and Starter.-Sergt. R. J. Hunt.

Marshalls Mesra. W. M. Git tina, George Huat, William Hunt, Harold Hunt, J. L. Youngsaye, W. A. Youngsayo, T. C. Jox and B. 0. Kandali.

The Flying Squad will be present to direct and control the course.

partment

Mr. Maconochie, Lanarkshire There is, of course, a cup final

She had been told that she could miner, went to Canada after the in which the hero, after being in- and cuts in the left side of her neck, Ted McNamara

and Sammy war, leaving his wife and four jured, returns to the field to score leave Afghanistan whenever he Wednesday, April 25th; recruits and on the right side was a long Cohen, the two marines Teagansiale children in Scotland. He saved the winning goal; but the director liked, but that her children must for Squad Drill, and advanced men gaah, which continued nearly round for many of the langhs in What enough money to pay their passage forgot to make this incident signi- remain in the country of their birth for Rifle Exercises and instruction the neck.

Torn between the desire to re- in the care of Arms, under Bergt The last person to see Miss Boris Price Glory," are to be seen to out, but when the family arrived, ficant in the American manner by and be brought up as Afghans,

gether again in their own comedy the ship's physician certified the using it to rehabilitate his leading

turn to her native country and love. youngest child as being mentally actor. left the house about 3.10 p.m. She Theatre to-day until Saturday,

and the Immigration De-

Paul Richter the Austrian, who for her children, the mother re- had, however, replied to a chit sent

"The GayRetreat" is a story fant.

personable athlete, is the football pension from the King, who has from a friend about an hour besof war days and Paris nights. The. The mother, protested that the ingatar." He does well both ou now granted her permission to return to Germany with her child- message conveyed Easter greetings plot denis with the sleep-walking child had previously been declared the field and on the screen,

son of a millionaire, who enlists in to be quite normal by two Scottish and was cheery throughout.........

Egede Nissen-can she be sister ren Reuter Miss Borissoff, on the morning of the ambulance corps and his two doctors and that she was suffering to Greta -de the beroine. A Lon- After the death of her husband the murder had cashed a draft for faithful attendants who also enlist from a bad cold and the hardships don girl, Colette Brettel, who has the learned that under Afghan law, 850, from her parents in Japan, an to keep him out of trouble.of the voyage.

appeared in films in many coun- the became the property of ther Easter gift, but, unknown to any Trouble, however, starts for the Both parent and child returned tries, is the only other girl in the brother-in-law, who advertised her one alea, had given the money to three at the very outset and it is to England, where their case was picture. There is an engaging fat for sale in the open clave market. her sunt for mis-kemping. The said to be the funniest war comedy brought before the Society for the man, Teddy Bill, a better looking The German Legation at Kabul paid a fixed price and purchased mative for the murder. is consider yet brought to Hong Kong, except Overseas Settlement of British version of Fatty Arbuckle,

Women. ed to be robbery, -

perhaps Shoulder Arms.

her freedom. CM,

Indian Company. TRAINING PAET I-Recruità will

Btation on Thursday, April 19th, and Wednesday, April 25th; for Squad Drill under Sergt. R. J. Hunt. Fall in on each evening at 5.30p.m. sharp.puta na machen m

parade at the Central Poe

(Sgd:), W. KENT, A.8.P.,

Adjutant. Hong Kong, April 17th, 1928

fore, her body was found. The

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