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DEATH OF A GENERAL.

MUTINY VETERAN WHO VOLUNTEERED IN 1914.

LONDON, Apr 1st. General James Cadogan Parkison Bailie, an Indian. Mutiny veteran, died yesterday at the Norfolk

Agenta,

"ua-

being officially designated an employed supernumerary."

When the War broke out in 1914 he returned to England from Brus. sel, and volunteered for service, but, owing to bis age and rank, the War Office could not accept his offer.

Despite his great age he was very active, and cramped long distances.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2nd, 1928.

GREATER BRIGHTON. FRENCH ANGLERS' WOES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

CROOKS I HAVE KNOWN.

THE WORST NOT IN THE DOCK.

POLICE COURT MISSIONERS

EXPERIENCES.

BY CAPTAIN W, STANLEY SHAW.]

Many people think of a police Court As a place where you find crooks. As a matter of fact not 10 per cent of these brought up at our English polies courts are crooks. More than 100 per cent are just! ordinary people who have made tools of themselves. in some way, usually a small way, and if given a chance, they do not come up agsin

Crooks are too cunning to be easily landed in a police court, although, of course, they are some- times.

In my time I have come in con- tact with various branda of crooks, from the "educated, well-groomed crook who was a member of a lead ing West End club, a fellow of a learned society and had published a book on Egypt (he swindled far and wide), down to the East End street-corner Socialist who was not above rebbing the poor while wait ing

for chance to take it out of the rich.

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ENGLAND'S BIGGEST SEA-

SIDE TOWN.

THE RECENT EXTENSIONS,

[Br J. M. N. JEFFRIES.}

BRIGHTON, April 1st. To-day has been in theory the greatest day in Brighton since the borough received ita charter of incorporation, perhaps even the greatest day since that memorable one on which the Prince Regent. discovered that the atmosphere of the place had made him thinner.

CATFISH THAT DESTROY THE OTHERS.

PARIS

Anglers are complaining bitterly that the rivers of Franco no longer provide sport, and they have de clared that the scarity of dah is n sly piece of vengeance by the Ger- mans for their defeat in the Great War.

Recently they protested to the Ministry of Agriculture—which als deals with fisheries-that the small- fry from Germany sent to restock French rivers, as reparation in kind in lieu of cash payments. were really tiny catfish, which multipli- el

with amazing rapidity and destroyed many of the other fish in the French lakes and rivers.

For to-day the Act of Parliament

The Ministry replied that it was came into force by which Brighton has been empowered to extend its unable to understand how the Ger boundaries. Yesterday its area was

mans could have perpetrated such

fraud, as all the fish-eggs,

sent 2.600 acres to-day its area is 11,400

to France had been carefully acres. It is easily the largest examined by experts and found seaside resort in the kingdom. The genuine. It was added that the glory is the other way round this catfish which had created such time; it is a question, not of get-ravage in French rivers had been ting thinner, but of a four-fold in- introduced into the country by mis-

crease in girth.

To-day Brighton took over

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take in 1910.

wide expanse of downs, and also Rottingdean, Saltdean. Ovingdean, Roedean, Varndean, Wandingdean CONSIGNEE NOTICES. (everything available, apparently, except Glooniydean), and Greater Brighton was born.

In Whit week the event is to bo Duke fitly celebrated, with the and Duchess of York graciously coming down for the occasion for a ceremonial opening of the new boundaries. But none the less, one looked for some token upon that great sea front to-day to indicate what had occurred."

Where Ware The Patriots? - Where is the patriotism of Brighton ? On the great sen-frent there was not a flag. Where were

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

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These two, the West End club member and the East End Socialist, were alike in this respect they were both convincing talkers. They would talk you out of anything or talk you into anything, unless you possessed that instinct, possessed by all successful detectives, which is a safer guide than reason. If peo attention to instinct and less atten- tion to reason many plausible scoundrels would find their occupa tion gote.

There are men who must be prey-ed back at the ocean on strictly ing on their species. It is their equal terms, it is true, but that Becond nature; they were born that was all.

instance of this in

ple would only pay a little more the proud and laughing burgesses? | Cam Pato Holt's Wharf, Kowloon,

way.

1914.

to

Where were the demonstrations of joy? Over the front the ocean look ed at the hotels' and the hotels look-

Perhaps, if the truth be told, the weather had something to do with it. A noticeable quantity of rein was incorporated in the borough to-day.

I remember an

When I took up duty I was 44, but bad held a commission many

Brighton is so majestic that it can years before the war. In 1914 the

better, stand rain-incorporation National Reserve Battalion which I belonged raised a service perhaps, than any other place in the realm, but even Brighton's company, of which I was gives copebbly beach looked a little sad to mand. I had to furnish three guarda. One of these was it a day. Its red contours were veiled by the falling water. There was dock.

One day the sergeant of the guard something singularly shivery about at this dock reported to me that a notice which mid" Pay here for Private Ajax was robbing his com- bathing." One felt, so to speak, that if one did one certainly rades. Ajax wae then acting “as spare man, and when shopping for would! the others he was diddling them of twopences, threepences, fourpences,

and so on.

I had a great deal on my hands at the time, so I looked very hard at the sergeant and said:"Ser- geant, you have a river one side of you, and a canal the other side, and a horse trough a few yards down the road, and with all these natural advantages, if you cannot settle this matter without bothering me, I'm sorry for you."

The sergeant, who was an old soldier of the Royal Fusiliers, look ed rather startled for a moment, then he saluted and went out.

When next I had the pleasure of seeing Private Ajax on parade he looked so clean that I hardly re cognised him," and he gave me an

Oh, how could you?

sort of a look that was simply excruciating If his comrades could not wash him of his sins they, at any rate, put the fear of God into him.

I found that in private life he was a tallyman, and went round selling rubbish to poor people and then breaking up their home. One of my other sergeants, late of the Bude, lived in the same district, and said that Private Ajax had brought misery to many poor peo- ple, to his knowledge.

Private Ajax was one of those Enimals that have to prey on some. one. If he could not prey upon poor people in private life, then he must rob his comrades of their little pay,

*

Some years ago I was walking through Fenchurch-avenue, in the

After luncheon a good lew Brigh tonians made, for the concert on the West Pier, and one followed them in the hope that the auspicious day tight see

some commemoration there. But there was nothing in the programme to indicate this, ex- cept, by a stretch of imagination, Beautiful Spring." It Lincke's is an optimistic piece, which begins with twelve clucks.

Brightovia.

.

As for the incorporated districts, the signs of joy were equally absent. Patcham, which is one of them, has special reason for joy, since it is the owner of a torrent which in vades cellars..

Hitherto (you know the Patcham way) this has been treated as just one of Nature's acta, not to be coped with. But now that Patcham is Brighton, the gurgling of tor rents takes another aspect.

The incorporation has provided Councillor Cane, of Brighton, with the opportunity of foreseeing that wondrous day when his own borough and Hove shall be at last united as "Brightovia," a cathedral and unreaty city. There is to be no coercion of proud Hove; a mixture of love and lower rates will lead her blushing to the municipal altar.

CRUSHING RATES.

VICKERS THINKING OF

LEAVING SHEFFIELD, 2

"It may not be inopportune if 1 refer briefly to the burden on your company of local taxation, During the past year the total local rates at our works and those of our sub- heavy item of expense, the con- eidiary companies constituted

£36,669.

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it will lie at Consignees' risk sad subject

to Terms and Conditions of Storageat Holt's Wharf. The Cargo wili be ready for Delivery from Godown on and after 2nd May.

ptional Cargo will not be landed here, ess Notice has been given prior to unless Stommer's arrival, bot carried on from Port to port to the final port of call ta which the option extends.

All broken.

chafed and damaged Goods

are to left in the Godowns, where they will be oramined on Tuesday and Pridays between the hours of 10.43 *. and Noon within the Free Storage period,

'No Qaïïns will be 'admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th May, will be subject to Rent

All Claina against the Stomer žüst be presrated to the Undersigned un or before the 22nd May, or they will sot be recognised.

No re Tearance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents,

[620)

1st May, 1928.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

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"MACHAON'

are hereby notified that the Cargo haring arrived per 8.8. "DIOMED

discharged into Hall's Wharf, Kowloon where from Singapore will be

will lie at Consignees risk and subject to Terms and Conditions of

The Cargo Storage as Holt's Wharf. will be ready for Delivery from Godawn on and after 2nd May,

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless Notice has been given prior to Steamer's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends,

to b

All broken, chafed and damaged Goods will be set in the Godowns, where they ained on say Tuesday and Friday and Neam, within the free Storage period. No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Steamer's Godews, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 8th May, will be subject to Bent.

the hours of 30.48 a.m.

All Claims against the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 2nd May, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,

Agents.

T0210 1st May, 1928.

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BROK BOMBAY, COLOMBO ir STRAITS.

CONSIGNEES of Cargo by the above named Vessel, are hereby informed that their Goode ass being landed and placed AT THEUS AUX in the Hong Kong

and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com pany's Godowas at Kowloon, where each Consignment will be sorted out Mark by Mark and Delivery can be obtained me the Goods are landed.

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OARNARVONSHIRE" having arrived from the above Ports, Conniguses of Cargo by haz are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, whence, and/or from the wharves, Delivery

obtained.

Goods not cleared by the 6th May, 1928, st & pan., will be subject to Rent Packages are to be left is the Godowns All broken, chaled and damaged where they will be examined in the presence of Consignes by Messrs. Goddard and Dongia, on 5th May, 1928. A 10 am. Claims against the short delivered must be presented on the Steamer including those for Cargo Special Forma provided, and must also be submitted within 30 days of arrival

No Fire Kumarancs- will, ho' affected by nain any case whatever,

Bill of Lading will be countersigned JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., LTD.,

Hong Kong, 20th Apr. 1928. [6183

In his speech at the annual meet- City when a man said in my caring of Vickers, Limited-the great Will you save a man's life for engineering and armament firma, twopence?"

Well," I said, as I turned, if of £12,468,968, 1 addition to which has an istued 'abare aapital- twopence will save your life, here

." you are.

£3,250,000 of Debenture, slack--" He was a powerfully General Sir Herbert Lawrence, the built man, about 5ft 5in., with a

chairman, said: heavy dark moustache and heavy jowls.

Some months later. I spotted him again in the City. He was waiting outside some offices, smoking a pipe Presently, he was joined by a

Persian Gulf ex The Bleship "BENREOCH" She appeared to be some sort of woman carrying a small hand-bag.

Co.'s Steamers, YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Optional Goods will be lauded here respectable woman, who looked ill.

During the next two or three. If this burden increases we shall landed at their risk into the hararicas contrary 8 hours before arrival of the

Gooda times, the man always smoking his it will not be to our advantage, Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and in the Haymarket and cut on the pipe and with the woman, or wait- gradually to transfer our produc- Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from including date of arrival will be subject to ARD head. and hand. From this he

Rent obtained. ing for her. No doubt that ghoul tion to centres where the rate bur- the harras, Delivery may be

Fire Insurance will be nover fully recovered.

den is less onerous, for the heavy No Claims will be admitted after the General and Mrs. Baillie had four was living on her earnings.

The individual who wrote that local taxation falls not only on the Goods bara left, the Godowns, and all un in any caso whateverend He served with distinction daughters, all married, seven grand- there is no much bad in the best of company directly but also on the 2nd ima against the Steamer wenst | signow, and the Company's BarveyOZE, Goods remaining undelivered after the Damaged Packages must be left in the 1925, will be subject to Rent Godowns for examination by the Co- during the Indian Mutiny, was children, one of whom was killed in us and so much good in the worst employees at the works in the dis wounded three times, and mention the War, and four great grand- of us, was very inexperienced. trict:

Undonigned he presenter to

on or losers. Gendain & Douglas at 10 am. od in despatches twice.

children.

before the 16th May, 1928, or they will on Mondays and

ndays and Thursdays; within the During the March on Delhi in General Baillie was a member of

Apart from the bad characters

not be recognized.

Free Storage period, July, 1857, he was orderly officer to the East India United Service that the law can deal with there General Nicholson, and while carry- Club, and a fellow-member told a ars many disreputable, in fact, with horror. One of them once said ing out an order to bring up cavalry Sunday Times representative last diabolical things that the law does to mor, "He is the wickedest man' was shot in the leg.

night that General Baillie was a not touch. One of the worst char I've ever known. He delights in At the time of his return to Eng- very well beloved figure there.acters I ever came across was a entering poor people's houses, seiz land he held the rank of Colonel, "He was wonderfully alert-even county-court bailiff. Even the men ing their faraiture, stamping about and his appointment as General sprightly in his movemente and he employed to put in possession of and bullying-them." wae "gazetted in 1894. He never had scarcely a gray hair," he said. poor people's houses regarded him 1. And, that scoundrel told me he actually retired from the Army; "We shall all miss him.

(Contioned at foot of next column.) always went to church on Sundayi.

canvasser calling at offices-a frail, tribution at Sheffield alone being formed that all Goods as being maleis Instructions have been given to the otherwise they will not be recognized.

Hotel, London, S.W., where he had. A year ago he was knocked down years I spotted them at various have seriously to consider whether and/or extra hazardous" Godowns of the Steamot cleared within 8 dava

lived for the past five years.

General Baillie, who was in his 3rd year, was born at inverness, and joined the Bengal Infantry in

1852.

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All broken, chafed and damaged Goods All Claims against the Steamer must

to

left in the Godowns, where they be

presented will je sramined on the 1st May, 1928, before at 10am., by Meters, Goddard & Douglas, not be

No Fire Insurance has been affected.

to the Undersigned dn OF May, 1928, "ur they will No Cla

be admitted after the * Hills of Lading will be countersigand by Goods have left the Godawn. Meg

0138, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & Cóm

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