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MARRIAGE. CAWORON-ARTHUR, On August 21st, at St. Martin's, Sherford, Devon, by the Revd. W. MAR- SHALL SELWYS MA, H.C.F assisted by the Revd. J. A. DAVY, MA, ERIC REGINALD, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. to B. CAWDRON, of Paris, KATHARINE MACPHERSON, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G D. MACPHERSON ARTHUR, of Hong Kong and Frogmore, Devon.
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BONO KOND, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1928.
THE "COLONY'S FINANCES.
The Colony at the end of May had
& PRIZE MEDALS.
IT NEVER VARIES!
SOLE AGENTS:-
A. S.
been repaid. The interest received ia 1029 amounts only to $98,671. The increases show a very definite expansion of tande. Licences and internal revenus are up by $700,000, The Post Office is earning $18,000 a month more than it did last year. The receipts on the Kowloon- Canton Railway are higher by month approximately $20,000 whilet "miscellaneous", retenue has increased by about $110,000.
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Naturally, there is another ride
17th,
POLICE OFFICER MARRIED.
MR. T. MURPHY AND MISS
MARY COLBERT.
C.S.P. GIVES THE TOAST."
1928.
MISSING RECTOR IN] CANADA.
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"VOYAGE IN HIS OWN
NAME.
TRACED BY A PHOTOGRAPH.
An interesting wedding was cele- PASSAGE BOOKED IN PARIS. brated on Saturday between Mr.
T. Murphy (Assistant Superinten dent of Police and Assistant Direc
The Bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Colbert, of Liverpool, and she arrived in the Colony a few days prior to the wedding.
to the picture. Whilst revenue bastor of Criminal Intelligence) and
Miss Mary Colbert. increased by nearly a million, ex- penditure has also increased by. seven and a half lakhs. As a great deal of this increased expenditure, however, is due to improving the|
The Captain Superintendent of efficiency of the revenue earning Police," the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. departments it cannot be grudged. Wolfe, C.M.G., in proposing the Upon the admistrative side the health of the newly married couple, cost of the Cadet Service is up by said that the bridegroom needed no introduction to those present. He 810.000 in the five months and, of
had been a member of the Police course, the expenditure will inForce for many years, and his erense rapidly when the latest con- cessions are brought into account. On the other hand the expenditure on the Junior Clerical Staff has published annually, and which show been reduced by $20,000. In viewed Mr. Murphy's activities in the
Force. of the recent petition to the Gor- Mr. Wolfe then called upon the ernment from the locally engaged men this contrast is likely to lead
to proteste,
LONDON, August 25th. The mystery of the whereabouts of the Rev. Franklin Isaac Hut- chinson, rector of Doddingharat, near, Brentwood, Essex, was solved" yesterday. He is in Canada.
He travelled there in the Cann dian Pacific liner "Empress of Seat- land, which sailed for Quebec from Cherbourg on Saturday, August 4th,ten days after he left Dod- dinghurst Rectory, ostensibly for a fortnight's holiday in Ireland.
The rector's butler and handy. man, Mr. Herbert Struw, who left the rectory on July 21st, is at name appeared in the Birthday Newent, Gloucestershire. Book" (His Majesty's Birthday Honours List) as well as that cther book of the Civil Service which is
done with musical honours, the guests singing "For they are jolly good fellows."
Wedding Service At St. Joseph's, Kennedy Road.
The service was performed at St. Joseph's Church, Kennedy Road, by the Rt. Rev. H. Valtorta, Vicar. Apostolic of Hong Kong.
Riganti was at the organ.
Father
gathering to drink to the Health, Wealth and Prosperity of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Murphy.
This was Other increases are shown in, the Imports and Exports Office, ($109.000), the Harbour De- partment ($15,000), Kowloon-Canton Railway ($75.000) and Post Office ($38,000). The Military Contribu- tion is more by $300,000 but this is arbitrarily fixed by the Home Authorities and the Colony cannot influence the payments one way or the other. Far more is being spent on the Police Force and Fire Brigade than previously-consider ably over $30,000.a month-but the cost of the education department, curiously enough' in view of its past record, shows a elight reduction for the first five months of this year.
H.E. the Officer Administering the Government has appolated Mr. Walter Richardson Sectt to act as
from September 10th.
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our trade unduly sad transform the place out of all recognition with the object of passing it on to our successors, with all its improve meats, entirely free of debt. When
Kowloon Inland Lot 2141, sitante Mong Kok Tsui, is to be offer ed for sale at the P.W.D. offices on October 1st. The lot has an area of about 3,100 square feet, and the upset price is $2 per foot..
A police report from Cheung Wan states that on Saturday night a Chinese broke into a house in that district and kidnapped two young boys. No trace of them or of the offender has been dis- covered.
large developments are undertaken, pointment of Brigadier-General
the payments should be spread over
Miss M. A Lysanght and Miss M. Kent. in charming, frocks of pale pink eripe de chine, were the bridesmaids. Mr. W. Kent, Assistant Superintendent of Police, gave the bride away and Chief Inspector Peter Grant acted us
best man."
The bride wore a lovely drcas of white georgette trimmed with pearls and gold roses, with a veil of Brussels lace eccured by a wreath of orange blossom.
It was
only on Thursday, when he read this newspaper, that Mr. Straw knew of the search for him and He immediately Mr. Hutchinson. reported himself to the police.
The intensive search for the rec
tor and the widespread inquiries of the last few days were due en- tirely to the fact that no one knew where he was.. Those closely asso- ciated with him, sucir as his bouse- keeper-secretary, Miss Laura Thie kett, and bis church officers at Doddinghurst,
unable were
to throw any light on his where abouts.
Steward's Recognitioä.
Even his father in Dublin, with whom he had announced that he was going to stay, had no know- ledge of his movements. It WILS only when, yesterday morning, a steward of the Empress of Seut- nd, which docked at Southamp ton the previous day, saw, a photo. graph of the rector in the news. papers that the mystery was solved. He recognised it as a portrait of passenger who travelled in the Empress of Scotland on its nat outward voyage to Canada. He- ference to the ship's passenger list for that trip showed the following entry:
Hutchinson. Franklin, aged 41,
of married, Church
England. Destination, Chateau Frontenac Hotel, Quebee, Settler.
There was thus no attempt..on the part of Mr. Hutchinson to con-
The wedding of this popular Police Officer was very well attend ed by a large number of fellow members of the Faree and other frienda. After the ceremony à re- ception was held in the gymnasium hall at Police Headquarters, which wns tastefully decorated with Bags and pot palms. Small, prettily decorated tabies for the accommoda- ceal his identity while the entry tion of the gurets were arranged against his name indicated that he in the hall and on one side, the had booked as an intending settler beautiful presents received by the in Canada and net as a visitor. happy couple were spread out for the admiration of the guests:-On-a small table on the platform at one end of the hall, behind the bridal couple, stood the pretty wedding cake in three tiers.
Passage Booked In Paris. Although the Empress of Scut- and began her voyage at South- ampton, Mr. Hutchinson actually joined the ship at Cherbourg, hay- ing booked his passage in Paris and not in London.
Amongst the guests were: The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, C.M.G., and Mrs. Wolfe, Mr. P. P. J. Wode- What he did from the time, he house, C.I.E., Mr. and Mrs. J. W. left Miss Thickett in a motor-car Franks, Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, Mr.at Bishop Stortford, Hertford- D. Burlingham, Mr. C. G, Perdue, shire, on July 25th, stating that he Mr. W. le Bart Sparrow, Mr. L was going to Ireland, until he joined the Empress of Seatland on H. C. Calthrop, Mr. and birs. W. Kent, Mr.. H. Dixon, I.8.0., Mr. August 4th is not known. It was, P. A Dixon, European officers of however, during that period that the Police. Force with their wives, he wrote to
WEATHER REPORT.
Yesterday's weather report, fore-
at 7.30 p.m...
Co-
handyman, terminating his Ber- vice; and to Miss Thickett.
Now that the rector is known to 10 his be alive police interest movements censes.
Parish's Predicament. The ecclesiastical authorities are still much concerned. All letters An anticyclone is central over to Mr. Hutchinson, which include
The Department of Zoology of the British Museum (Natural His cast and remarks, izened by the tory) has received an important Royal Obervatory collection of mammals and birds stated: pedition to
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clerical attire. He was a really nice fellow and he made no effort to conceal his identity.
I talked with him for hours He used to turn in between 8 and 8.30 p.m., and then, after read- ing a book in bed, he would press the bell to summon me and he would yarn about all sorts of ice- things, including the sea,
of the prospects bergs, fog,, emigrants in Canada-in fact, everything except details con- cerning himself.
Ho
once never
mentioned
where he came from or why he was leaving England, neither did he say definitely what he intend- ed to do in the Dominions.
Mr. Hutchinson was heard Bay that he intended to return to England before, the end of the year.
DISHEARTENED.. EFFECT ON MR. HUTCHIN- SON OF SMALL CON- GREGATIONS.
GLOUCESTER, August 24th. I had a further talk to-day with Mr. Herbert Straw at Newent, says. Daily Mail correspondent: He said:
Three days before I left Dod- dinghurst Rectory for my holi- days on July 21st, Mr. Hutchin- so sold me that he intended to have a clear-out of his study and asked me to burn the papers he would give me.
He and Miss Thickett went very thoroughly through the study and handed me a big quantity of papers, They in- cluded private papers, examina- tion foolscap, and letters.
ensure
I set them on fire in the or chard. Mr. Hutchinson and Miss Thickett, came out at times and he helped to
that no papers blew away from the fire. It was in this study that Mt. Hutchinson and Miss Thickett worked hard "together throughout nearly every hour they had to apare. Four days a week they would come from the college tired out, would go to the study at the -first opportunity, and work there until bedtime. Much of the time- he would be dictating letters to her and sometimes they were checking examination papers to gether.
When we had company it would not intefere with their work to gether. I have known them toil- ing in the study in this way until one and two in the morn- ing if visitors have come in dar- ing the evening.
As to the letters I destroyed, I did not, of course, know if any one of them was from Canada. The rector and Miss Thickett made a practice of meeting the postman on his round while on their way by car to the college at Lewisham, and therefore I Have not seen whether he has letters from been receiving
Canada.
Worry About The Church. To me the rector seemed neither more auxious nor more depressed towards the end of his stay at Doddinghurst. The only notice- able difference was his worry about the church. Sunday after along Sunday he would come
and say, Preached to three to- day, or Preached to five to- day"
And he would point out that he was used to preaching to hun- dreds at a time, as indeed he had been. He was disheartened, and I know he felt in his mind that "he ought to get away,
It seems as if Mr. Hutchinson has decided to begin again. He. has the ability and determina- tion to do so, although why he should have to begin. again I do not know. I am sure it was pot money troubles. He never seem- ed short of cash, and spent just an usual until the last day I was with him.
His lust act was to give me my holiday wages in advance.
Mrs. Hutchinson,
The King has approved the ap- the Indian and Chinese Inspectors The Bishop of Chelmsford resign-
and several Chinese friends.
ing his living at Doddinghurst; D. A. Macfarlane to be Colonel of During the ten Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Weymouth, his
principal at St. Peter's College, a number of years and the money the King's Own Scottish Borderers Murphy left for their honeymoon
Lewisham; raised, as in the case of the Shing in succession to the late Field which is to be spent at Macao, the
Marabol Lord Haig. General ride wearing a dress of grey geor-31. Herbert Straw, the butler. Kun Valley scheme, by means of Macfarlane served in the regiment,gette trimmed with blue and silver
but during the Great War he was grey fur. a loan. It is only just and equit on retired pay and did valuable able that those who reap the work as Vice-Chairman of the In- verness Territorial Association, for benefit of such enterprises should which he received the C.B., of Hong of Gross Tonnage 35.21 tonn, Register Tonnage 23.94 tons, beretofore owned by
pay something towards their cost. Apart altogether from the ques TAIKOO SUGAR REFINING CO.. LTD 8, BILLITER SQUARE, LONDON,
a balance of assets over liabilities tion of loans, however, it is very E.C.3, for the Permission to Change her
$3,514,628.15. With Name to TENTAI" and to have her mounting
satisfactory to note that the actual of HONG KONG as owned or CHINA the exception of the three years, revenue for the first five months registered in the New, Name at the Port NAVIGATION CO, LTD.
Any Objections to the proposed Change 1922, 1923 and 1021, when funds of the present year exceeds the were accumulated to an unpreced revenue for. the corresponding of Name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within Baven
of This ented and extirely unnecessary period of 1927 by nearly a million Days from the appearance
This does not take into Advertisement.
Dared at Bong Kong thir 17th day of extent, the financial position is as dollars. September, 1928.
sound now as it has been during consideration land sales which have any period within the past decade.brought in already 3482,000 as As has been pointed out before, against 355,400 for the first five wise" statesmanship is not concern-months of last year. We do not ed with accumulating and hoarding consider it sound policy to include balance, and a balance of five sale of land in a comparison of a sufficiently wide revenue between one year and an LO MAN PAN of Victoria. margin for the maintenance of other, but certainly the increased I, Hong Kong, HEREBY GIVE
11. it activity in this department may be a solid basis. NOTICE that in consequence of the credit on Lanach being registered as a British grows larger it should be regarded taken as a sign of confidence in Ship I have applied to the Board of
It was Mr. W. Clark, a bedroom Trade, under Section 47 of the Merchant as evidence that we are being taxed the future which is all to the good. Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of the in excess of requirements, and steps With land sales the revenue until
TEVIOT of Hong Kong, bereto. Ship
Maps made of wood by the single handed, under heavy fire.steward of the Empress of Scot fore owned by the CHINA SUGAR should immediately be taken to the end of May was 29,749,143 ́na REFINING CO., LTD., for the Per-
lighten the burden. The policy against $8,399,561 to the end of Eskimos of Eastern Greenland Captajn Robinson has been follow land, who recognised Mr. Hutchin were among the interesting exhibits ed in command of the Defiance by son's photograph in this morning's mission to Change her Name to
of Empire cartography shown at Captain R S. MacFarlan, who papers. The Southampton police PEARL RIVER and to have her previously adopted, of paying for May, 1927. That in itself in a
South Kensington
Science since November last has had charge were communicated with, and they registered in the New Name at the Port of HONG KONG 34 owned by me the all development work out of revenue matter of congratulation, but a the
Mr. Clark said: the oldest known maps was also was torpedo officer of the Farapite left the country. is wrong in principle-and-unfair close examination of the figures Museum, London, recently. One of of the target-ship Centurion. He were satisfied that the rector had aforesaid LO MAN PAN
Mr. Hutchinson came on board We reveals ground for even greater shown-a map of the world of at Jutland, and had a miraculous the present generation. to
2,700 escape from annihilation in the con-
at Cherbourg carrying three suit- of Name must be sent to the Registrar of
cases but having no large cabin Shipping at Hong Kong within Seven should naturally wish to hand on satisfaction than is apparent at Babylonian origin, about
seca. that the people of that period being plastered after her steering-
trunk. He was wearing "mufti Days from the appearance of This the heritage in a condition as first sight. The revenue in 1927 years old. From this map it is trol tower whilst that vessel was Advertisement
cular land area surrounded by a ability, and resource in this age and continued to do so through- out the voyage until two hours Dated at Hong Kong, this 12th day of prosperous as it was when it came included nearly a quarter of a thought that the world was a oir gear jaramed. For his "coolness, September, 1998.
to us, but there is no reason why million dollars from interest from belt of ocean-an idea, that was tion he was specially promoted com-
from Quebec, when he put on -(Bigued) LO MAN PAN. `·
16708 we should handicap ourselves and Joans which have now presumably handed down to the Middle Ages, mander.
Miss Kathleen McInnes, to whom Mr. Hutchinson was married in Ireland in 1910, was the daughter of a South Australian squatter.
She completed her education in obtained by Franco-British ex-
French Indo-China S.E. Mongolia and S. Manchuria. those dealing with Doddinghurst England, where she became ac under the leadership of M. Jean Pressure le low over, SE, China parish matters, are going to as quainted with two sisters of Mr. with bis instructions, and no one them, with Mr. Hutchinson during Delacour, with whom was associat- and the N.E. portion of the China address in Ireland it accordance Hutchinson, and later, through
her holidays in Dublin. ed M. Pierre Jabouille. The col- Sea
Local Forecast:-. or variable has authority to intercept them. lection comprises 151'inammals and
Her acquaintance with Mr. Hut- 1794 birds: of these, three mam winds, moderate, generally cloudy. In the meanwhile, owing to the
absence of the Bishop of Chelms-chinson was renewed after his ar mals and twelve birds are forme some rain.
ford on holiday in France, Mr. Frival in Australia Miss Melanes Hutchinson's resignation of the became a teacher at a girls' college of considerable systematis interest. new to Acience," and are therefore
Captain Eric G. Robinson, V.C., living of Doddinghurst has not in Melbourne. Mr. J. G. Pearce, director of the who has been selected to succeed been accepted and the parish is in
a strange predicament:" British Cast Iron Research Asso Captain R. 8. Wykes Sneyd in com-
unanimously
At the moment there is no ipdica- mand of the new cruiser Berwick ciation, has been awarded by the judges the first on the China station, for the past tion of the precise whereabouts of prize of 100 guineas for a series of two years has been in command of Mr. Hutchinson in Canada. He is practicable proposals relating to the Defiance torpedo instructional known to have passed the immigra. Goodwill in Industry. The com- ship at Devonport. He won the tion authorities on landing at
was organised by the
Victoria Cross in the Dardanelles, Quebec. Glasgow and West of Scotland As where he was serving as a lieut.. sociation of Foremen Engineers commander in the Triumph, for and Draughtsmen, and the judges represented the three parties in in-blowing up submarine. E15 ashore and the technical or administrative falling into Turkish hands, after wards landing from a piquet-boat dustry--the employer, the worker, Kephes Point to prevent her and destroying two enemy guns officer.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
FROPOSAL TO CHANGE & SHIT'S NAME;
Any Objections to the proposed Change
milliona is
petition
STEWARD'S STORY. "A REALLY NICE FELLOW."
SOUTHAMPTON,
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THE BUTLER TURNS UP.
Herbert Straw, the butler and
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handyman who left Doddinghurst Rectory Essex, on July 21st, dis closed his whereabouts yesterday, says the Daily Mail of August 24th.
Straw walked into the police station at Newent, Gloucestershire, and said to the sergeant in charge: I am the missing butler Straw.
I shall be in Newent for some days. If I am wanted for any purpose the police know where I
I am all right.
am.
The Essex police were communi- eated with and they conducted a grounds. Afterwards Capt. Unett, the Chief Constable of Essex, search of the rectory and its
the rectory was in a normal condition. I have no reason at all to suspect foul play.
In the orchard the remains of a bonfire and charred documents were discovered.
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