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DEPARTURE OF LI TSAI HSIN.

NO CEREMONIAL.

SAILS FOR SHANGHAI IN D'ARTAGNAN.

'(FROM OUR CHINEE CORRESPONDENT, ]

CANTON, January Sad." Marshal La Toni Hsin left Canton for Nanking yesterday morning by special train. The Marshal was ac-

USHERING IN THE NEW YEAR.

HOW HONG KONG CELEBRATED.

CARNIVAL DANCES AND PRIVATE PARTIES.

With strings of fire crackers and the ayrous of the ships in harbour booming merrily, the year 1999 was ushered in, and the old year passed

out.

All public places in the Colony were gaily decorated for the occasion and in every hotel thers was a special carnival dance, while numberless private parties were also held.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1929.

AGRICULTURAL A SHANGHAI TRAGEDY.

THE

SHOW

PROGRAMME FOR OPENING DAY.

The Committee has issued the programe for the opening of the Agricultural Show, which will take place on Saturday, at 3 pm. The Show will be continued on Sunday,

the 8th inst

Judging will commence at 10.30 a. on the Arst day and is expect ed to be concluded by 11 o'clock (noon), when the grounds will be open to the publiä. :

The Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.M.G., who, will perform the

| ENGLISHMAN FOUND DEAD IN

NAVY Y.M.C.A.

“WITHOUT FRIENDS, MONEY,

OR EMPLOYMENT.

..

MURDER OF ENGLISH NURSE.

THREE CHINESE SENTENCED

AAT SHANGHAL

CRIME OF LAST OCTOBER RECALLED.

A gloom was cast over the Navy T.M.C.A. yesterday, says the reported at the time by Reuter Shanghai, December 20th-As Daily News of December 29th, by sentence of death by execution was the discovery of the body of Mr. passed at the Provisional Court on Arthur Victor Ward, one of the 'rethe three Chinese alleged to have sidents, dead in his bed-room,No. murder of Miss Dorothy Thompson been implicated in the dastardly 814, with a letter addressed to and the serious, wounding of Mr. Whom it may concern" propped H. Dudley Law on Keswick Road up on a desk-table near his bed, early in October, and a bottle of cyanide af potassium within arm's reach. Dr. A. D. Swann was summoned, and Det.

scene from Central Police Station Ward bad apparently been dead for

companied by Mr. Tang Ka Yin, his chief private secretary, Mr. Liu Tao Po, former Commissioner of Civil Affairs, Mr. Liang So Ming, a member of the Committee for Reconstruction, Mr. Maak Tatu Sba' and a few others, the departure being unmarked by any formality The party sailed from Hong Kong

secretary, will arrive at the ex- for Shanghai on board the Franch

All the hotein had their full share hibition ground at 2.50 p.m. His The tragedy was discovered by liner D'Artagnan yesterday. The of the business. King Edward Excellency and party will be receiv- the room-boy-about 8 s.m., and Mr. Marshat is going to the capital to Hotel, Lane. Crawford's Restaured at the entrance by the Chairman D. W. Ross, assistant secretary of

of the Committee (Rev. H. R.

There were jelly crowde at all the opening ceremony, is to be ae. Sergt. Widdowson was soon on the Consul's Deputy Mr: Whitamore

hotels. The music was exceptionally good and dancing more popular than ever."

companied by Mrs. Southor'n, Captain A. J. L. Whyte, A.D.C.,

and Mr. W. K. Scott, private

some time, and nothing could be

done for him.

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part in the affair received the sen- The men who had confessed their tence with the calmness that has marked their previous appearance before Judge Chen and Senior and at the conclusion of the short hearing walked stoically from the courtroom. The findings of the Court will now go to Nanking for held it will be at least two to three review and if the sentences are up- months before the accused pay the supreme penalty.

attend the Reorganization nad Disant, Repulse Bay Hotel, the Penin- Wella, O.B.E), Sir Robert and the institution, was immediately to have fred the bullet that killed

bandment Conference now in session in Nanking. The Nationalist Gov. ernment has repeatedly summoned him to the capital but he has been too busy to leave before.

sula Hotel, St. Francis Hotels, and Hong Kong Hotel were cu fete and taking just as many guests at could be comfortably accommodated.

On Board The Asheville,"

good time spent amid a merry and hospitable company.

The latest report from Nanking The officers and men on board the states that Mr. Li Mag Fan, the U.S.S. Asheville were at home to newly appointed Commissioner of their friends on New Year Day Civil Affairs for Ewangtung. has Several local ladies and gentlemen after all decided that he will re-made the trip and had a thoroughly turn to Cantor, and assume the post. The message further states that im portant business up North will keep him there until the latter part of this mouth or even the beginning of the next. Meanwhile General Chen Ming Shu is holding the post until the newly appointed Commissioner

arrives

THE FIVE-STOREY PAGODA.

Plenty of food, but no alchohol, and plenty of wit and humour were found on board the ship. The music. supplied by. "Sing Song Johnson." and the quips of Tommy Francis Kiley kept the company in constant daughter. Johnson has real musical talent and his own songs were encored and applauded

The repair of the famous five-vociferously. atarey pagoda én Kuan Yin Hill; to the north of Canton, has been com-' pleted and the ancient structure was formally re-ppened yesterday at noon. Mayor Lan Wen Koi was the presiding offcur at the ceres mony. The famous pagoda is about five hundred years old having been built during the Han Dynasty.. It has been kept in repair until re- cently, but during the past years it has been occupied by soldiers who tore almost everything to pieces. It

was some six months ago that the Municipal Government decided to repair the pagoda and the comple. tion of the work was celebrated

Lady Ho Tung, Major H. B. L called. Mr. Ross found. Ward Wing Dewbiggin and Messrs. Fung Kei on his right side, his body still Cheuk, Pang Lok Sam, Tatg Wei faintly warm. Tong, and others representing the the contents of the room, pending Without disturbing reception committee. The members the arrival of the police, Mr. Boss of the general committee, among whom are a large number of the opened the letter, which revealed a village elders from every district in few simple facts. The deceased was the New Territories, will then be without friends or money, and saw lowing the introduction, is Ex He apologised for the trouble he introduced to His Excellency, Forno prospect of getting employment. celleney will be conducted to a platform in front of the exhibition was giving to officials of the Navy proceedings will commence with a small things he had arranged to building. The formal part of the Y3LC.A. and mentioned one or two speech by Sir Robert Ho Tung, to which His Excellency will reply.

save them bother. One of these There will be a distribution of was the wrapping up of four books special prizes and certificates of honour to all who participate in the ready for their return. His keys he and taken out of the library, Show.

velope beside his bed. and some money were in an en-

Southern will then be conducted The Hon. Mr. Southern and Mrs, ever the grounds and inspect the exhibits which will be staged, ac- cording to classification, in eight

sheds.

Tes and refreshments will be served on the grounds throughout the afternoon by the management of the Castle Peak Resaurant at moderate prices.

Hallway Facilities..

At Government House. Members of the Conaniar Body. Naval, Military and Civil officials. and members of the Legislative and Executive Councils paid the usual tisement columns, the railway man As will be seen from the adver-

courtesy call on His Excellency the agement has made a substantial re- Officer Administering the Gover-duction on the ordinary fares for ment (the Hon

Mr. W. T. Southorn, C.G.) at Government House on New Year morning In the afternoon His Excellency at tended the lawn bowls game be tween Hong Kong and the Kowloon

Lawn Bowls Club of Kowloon.

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At The Cralgengower 0.0. The annual New Year carnival dance of the Craigengower Cricket

return journey to and from Sheung Shui. Visitors travelling by the 19.10 or the 1.15 p.m. train from Kowloon will arrive at Sheung Shui in time for the opening ceremony. Return trains will leave Sheung Shui halt at 4.46 p.m. and 5.56 p.m. for Kowloon, the latter being the last train. Sailors and soldiers in uni- form and school children will be ad- mitted to the Exhibition free.

The Exhibitsja

The following table shows the

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Meanwhile the man who is alleged Miss Thompson is still at large and the police are seeking to apprehend nese authorities. him with the assistance of the Chi-

Brutal Gang Broken Up: Due to the mystery surrounding the case the brutal crime attracted more attention that any similar

the outcome of the police investiga Settlement has been interested in event in many years and the whole

tion.

Blosfeld and another with two at charged with the murder of P.-C. One of the number was also

tempts at bag snatching from for- eiga ladies in which the accused men fired pistols at their victims at point-blank range.

The police have felt that in break. ing up this gang they have brought

to a close the activities of most the Settlement has harboured in brutal gang of alleged murderers as many years.

Mr. Ward was a Briton, about known in the Y.M.C.A. quiet; 43 years of age, and so far as is

At the conclusion of the case, steady-going character. No, official Senior Consul's Deputy, Mr. Whita. of the institution suspected that he more praised the police for their was out of employment or that he successful conclusion.-N.-C. Daily work in bringing the case to a was short of money. He had paid | News. his bills regularly since his arrival

owed only for his December lodging. at the Y.M.C.A. in September, and

a sum of $50. After the tragedy it transpired that he had mentioned to an acquaintance in the building that he had no employment and that ho was worried because he could find no position.

The Inquest.

An inquest was opened in the Public Mortuary by the Registrar Mr. A. J. Martin, sitting as coroner. Mr. D. W. Ross identified the de- ceased and described finding the body and opening the letter, which he handed to the Court. He said-

WHAT THE SHAW PLAYS ARE THE MACDONA PLAYERS.

ABOUT

The Macdons Players are opening the Jeon of Bernard Shaw's plays of the Theatre Royal on Monday, the 7th January... The first play is "Pygmalion," a comedy which tells bow a London flower girl was turned into a society lady in, aix months by an irritable pro

fessor of pronunciation and his bachelor friend. It offers many op portunities for Shaw's delightful- humour and is a most interesting character study.

Then follows You Never Can

yesterday. An art exhibition is Club was held on New Year's Eve number of exhibits and exhibitors that he had got in touch with Dr. Tell", another comedy of the bait.

at the club house. There was a merry gathering of members and on their friends, Kowloon being

being held there under the auspices of the Municipal Arts School and many beautiful pictures are view,

COLONY'S FIRST CHINESE LIBRARY.

| ́strongly`represented.

This celebration by the Club has always been very popular and friends showed their appreciation of past hospitality by making a FORMAL OPENING ON NEW point of being present. A good

YEAR'S DAY.

MR. FUNG PING SHAR PRAISED.

The first Chinese Library in the Colony was formally opened to the public on New Year day before a large gathering of Chinese mer. chants and scholars.

The library which is housed in

the offices of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, at Com naught Road Central, owes its exis topce to the generous donation of Mr. Fung Ping Shan, a local mer- chant. At present it is not in its complete form, and the hope was expressed that its further expansion would be brought about with the support of the Chamber and the

public.

interest..

supper and plentiful refreshment

of all kinds had been prepared and the dance was kept up till the small hours.

MACAO AND HONG KONG,

GOVERNORS EXCHANGE

GREETINGS.

18

from the respective districta:-

Places.

Exhibits. Exhibitors. Shatin ...... 674 Lam Shuen,

Taipo Shataukoksi Fanling 1,267 Suntin, Kum.

Sap Pak Heung,

ין

82 120

5

18

Tin Pak Heung 743

87

Ping Shan,

MongChang 1,389

148

468

56

17

mati

283

2.44

Total... 5,088

186

Chuen Wan .... "126 Tuen Moon

Kowloon, Yau-

LOCAL CHINESE SEAMEN'S

UNION.

changed on January 1st between

The following telegrams were ex- FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY Their Excellencies the Governor of

ON NEW YEAR'S DAY. Macao and the Officer Administer ing the Government:- From Governor, Macao,

to Governor, Hong Kong,

January 1st, 1929 Wish Your Excellency and the Colony of Hong Kong the greatest prosperity in the New Year, 1999, and the complete restoration of His Britannic Majesty.

The Reply. From Governor, Hong Kong,

to Governor, Macao,

January 2nd, 1920.

I am deeply grateful to Your Excellency for your kind enquiries

CO-OPERATION OF LABOUR AND CAPITAL URGED.

Arr impressive ceremony." took offices of the Chinese Sesmen's place on New Year's day at the Associated Union, when the fig was hoisted up for the first time.

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Swann and the police, and they had arrived within five minutes of caching of "an old fashioned father by two sprightly youngsters., A waiter other. Dr. Swann had looked at

E.C, is one of the deceased, and said that there whose son was no doubt about his being dead. Shaw's most amusing characters The deceased had behaved very and be manages to put everything well during the time he had known right.

him in the Navy YMCA. He had The Doctor's Dilemma" is in a more tragic vein. A group of im- constantly seen him since Septem- ber. He identified several photo-portant medical men have to de graphs and a plan, produced in cide whether they will save the life

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the body and the contents of the worthless in himself has a wonder- room, when it had been found. He fut talent, and a charming wife, or stated that the room was centrally an honest though prosaic fellow heated and was warm, which may medico.

have kept Ward's body warm longer than usual.

Dr. A. D. Wall gare evidenco in H.M. Police Court later. He testi- fied that he had seen deceased's body in the Y.M.C.A. and He was extinct. He bad examined the vial found near the deceased and stated that he was of the opinion from the symptoms that Ward had died from taking some of the contents of the bettle, cyanide of potassium.

The inquest was then adjourned until Tuesday, January 8th,

EUROPEAN DEATH FROM SMALL-POX.

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MR.. A. E. BROWN, OF MESSRS, BAILEY'S,

Man and Superman is at ence a comedy and a philosophy. Mr. Shaw, in his preface to this play, says: "Man is no longer ike Don Juan, victor in the duel of sex. Whether he has ever really been may be doubted; at all events the enormous superiority of women's natural position in this matter is telling with greater and greater force."

"Ann Whitfield and. 44 John Tanner are types whom you will

meet every day but their problems

make one of the most interesting plays by the man who is certainly the most interesting of living dramatists

It

Mra Warren's Profession." was banned by the censor until 1924 when Mr. Macdona was instru- mental in getting it released, deals in a striking fashion with a great social problem and offers much food for thought. The play intensely dramatic and though written over thirty years ago is by no means out of date.

SMALL-POX.

73 CASES NOTIFIED LAST WEEK.

each speaker referred to the im

Many specches were made, and Addressing the gathering, Mr. Li Yau Tsun, Chairman of the Cham-

portance of representatives of We regret to record the death of ber, said that the library was the

labour and capital meeting each Mr. Alfred E. Brown, at, the Isola fruit of Mr. Fung Ping Shan's

other on common ground. The ag tion Hospital, West Point, from generosity which had been well

was actually boisted by Mr. Li Yick small-pox. The deceased was taken supported by other members of the

Mui, assisted by Mr. Yis an ill last Thursday and was at once Chamber. Particular attention bad

Chnen and Mr. Leung Yun Wo, removed to Hospital, where he died chairman of the Union. been paid to the selection of the

p.m. yesterday afternoon. books. They had now a good supply

Addressing the large gathering This is the second death within the of commercial volumes as well as a and good wishes regarding His Union was formed to

present, Mr. Leung said that the week of a European from small. number of other books of general Majesty's health which I regret to urgent need

meet ani pox.

The need for re-vaccination, to That need was, he The deceased only arrived here which we have already referred; is Mr. Wong Hwong Tia, in bisay still causes anxiety, though the raid, the education of Chinese sca six weeks ago from Home, to, take emphasised by the latest returns by

men and the improvement of pre-up speech, laid stress on the importance latest information allows us to sent conditions. Another aim was Aleears. W. 8. Bailey's Shipyard at

position as a draughtsman at the Medical Officer of small por of assimilating the moral teachings anticipate His Majesty's "gradual to teach the seamen that all engaged Hok Un, A native of Wellington of ancient Chinese sager

Last week there were 73, fresh The restoration to complete health. I in an enterprise, whether as work on-Tyne, the deceased was only 28 cases, and 38 deaths. This is slight- speaker said that students must not,

era directors or shareholders had a years of age and single, Duringly less than the previous week, but while learning the old teachings, also thank Your Excellency for common interest in its success. It the short time he was employed at the returns are, of course, by no forget the present ago. A tribute your New Year greetings and good was necessary that labour and Messrs. Bailey's Mr. Brown be means exhaustive. Of these 73 was also paid to Mr. Fung Ping wishes to the Colony of Hong Kong capital should always work to came very much liked by his fellow Shan for the interest he had always and to myself. They are

gether.

workmen and was regarded by his taken in promoting Chinese studies.

most The speaker, then referred to the employer, Mr. W. 8. Bailey, as a Mr. Fung had spent no less than heartily reciprocated. May all good importance of comradeship among very promising recruit to the firm. $100,000 on the formation of a library in the Sun Wai city.

The deceased will be buried at fortune attend Your Excelloney and seamen of all nationalities, of the Tea was subsequently served to the Colony of Macao throughout to maintain a high standard of funeral passing the Monument at need to work for world pece and Happy Valley this evening, the the guests.

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Over the week end. 13. cases, all Chiness, were notified.

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