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"POPPY DAY."

BROADCAST APPEAL BY

HON. MR. SHENTON.

OUR DUTY TO THOSE WHO

ARE LEFT..

The following is the text of an appeal an bahalf of Earl Haig's Fund which was broadcast last night by the Hon. Mr. W, E. L. Shouton :---

This time last your when I add-

ressed you, on behalf of the Eari Haig British Legion Appeal Fund,

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

AVIATRIX LEAVING | TRAFFIC SUMMONS

TO-DAY.

MRS. BRUCE SLIGHTLY INJURED.

RIDING MISHAP AT THE VALLEY.

An unfortunato necident befoll the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce white out riding with His Excellency the Governor at Happy Valley yoster day. She stayed the night at Government House, intending to hop off to Amoy in the forenoon, but the resumption of the flight

PROTEST.

MR. T. H. R. BRAYFIELD ON ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES.

TO APPEAL AGAINST FINE.

STONEMASONS' FUED.

GUILD MEMBERS FIGHT WITH CHOPPERS.

HEAVY SENTENCES.

11, 1930.

LORRY RUNS INTO 'BUS.

DRIVER SEVERELY

INJURED.

A motor accident in which the driver of a lorry was severely cut About the face accurred near the bus stop outside the Police Club, Happy Valley, shortly after 3 p.m. 3esterday.

The vehicles involved were one of

gers felt a jolt and saw that a lorry had run into the 'bus.

That the Police had sarved 'tho The jealousy on the part of an the summonses in an irregular old-established guild of atone. manner was alleged by Mr. T. H. R. masons of a newer but probably Brayfield, when he was summoned better organised guild was recount- for having allowed his motor cared before Mr. E. H. Williams at No. 384 to cause an obstruction in Central Magistracy, yesterday, when the Hotel Company's 'buses and a Salisbury Road on October 16. The two members of the older guild wore lorry. The 'bus pulled up at a stop case cams baforo Mr. H. R. Butters charged with causing grevious and a few seconds later the passer- at the Kowloon Magistrucy yester bodily harm to four men.. day, and at the cominencement of Detective Sergeant Ritchie, who the bearing Mr. Brayfield asked proacouted, said that the four com-

Magistrato decide against him.

Mr. Rrayfield: I plead "Not clamation. At about 5.45 p.m. on guilty." I wish to protest against certain irregularities in the serving of the summons

The driver of the lorry was bad-

in reference to the Poppy Days had to be postponed, an over. appeal, I dealt with the historien! haul of the Blackburn Bluebird and symbolical aspect of this great being necessary, apart from the leave. for an appeal should the plainants in the case were masons y cut about the face by the splin

national day of remembrance, this riding mishap to the aviatrix, which day in the year specially ect apart she treated very lightly. for expressions of gratitude and. While galloping along on the thankfulness, when every true citi riding track, the pony suddenly zan offers up the prayer, "Give pitched over, Mrs. Bruce being peace in our time, O Lord," Grati-thrown rather heavily and cutting tude to those who mads peace pos: her left elbow in addition to hurt sible, "gratitude the fairest blossoming her left sile. She was at the which springs from the soul" and Flying Club ister in the morning with a bandage over the elbow, which the jocularly remarked was placed there to prevent her getting lockjaw or something like that.

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Birthday Greetings. ·

the "heart of man knoweth none more fragrant," thankfulness that for a space at least war is no more. I gave you a short description of the Earl Haig British Legion Appeal Fund on whose behalf am again appealing to you tonight; I mentioned the various asocia tions and organisations which bene- fit by your contributions, all of which have, as their principal ob- Ject the amistance, in the form most needed, of those who by reason of their participation in the Great War require assistance, either them selves, or the dependants they have jeft behind. Jeremy Taylor wrote "God is pleased with no music be Jow so much as the thanksgiving Mrs. Bruce said that she had songs of relieved widows and sup-originally planned to spend her ported orphans; of rejoicing, com- birthday in New York, but instead forted and thankful persons," she was in Hong Kong, thanks to

A Special Effort.

I aced not mention these objects again; the Earl Haig British Legion Appeal Fund and the man- nor of the distribution of its funds are well known to you, but I ask you to make a special effort this year, because as you will appre- ojate, our remittance is in sterling consequently owing to the great drop in exchange, our dollar con- tributions must be far greater than in the past, if we are going to retain our position.

To-morrow, twolve years will 1918, twelve long yours, during

have passed since the November 11.

It happened that the day was a special one for Mrs. Bruce, as it was the anniversary of her birthday a fact which she had forgotten while she was buaily occupied in the arrangements for her fight. It was not until she received a cable con veying birthday greetiage that she recollected the event. Among others, she received birthday cables from her husband, her little son, Tony, and his nurse.

unavoidable delays attending her adventurous flight.

Future Arrangements,

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Mrs. Bruce intends to leave at a.m. to-day for Amoy, which she expects to reach in four hours. After refuelling with Shell products in the course of an hour, she hopes to continue the flight to Foochow which should take three hours..

From Foochow she hopes to hop off to Shanghai, and thence on to Hiroshima, which entails a hazard ous crossing over the Yellow Sea,

miles is across water. From Bira-

October 25 a party of five men raided their matshed. The intrud- ers, who were all armed with chop Magistrate: What is your objec-pers, act about the immates, injury-One noticeable feature of the case

ing all of them.

tion?

who worked on the Praya East .tered windshield, and was bleeding freely. Three Indian gentlemen, who were travelling on the 'bus, rendered. first aid until another lorry arrived which removed the man to hospital.

was that although repeated tele- phono messages were sent through for the ambulance, one arrived on the soone up to the time the man was conveyed to hospital,

Mr. Brnyfield: The Police have The following day, as a result of entirely failed to carry out the re-information received, the first du- gulations. The first point I refer fendant was arrested in Yaumati, to is the delay of 11 days in getting and later the second defendant was the summons signed. The alleged also arrested.

offence occurred on October 16, and the summons was signed on October 27. Another 11 daya elapsed before the sunnons was delivered. It was delivered on November 7, in the afternoon, at my office.

Strong Triad Element,

"The imunciiate cause of the assault is obscure," said Borgeant Ritchie, but there is no doubt a strong triad element is in it and it is apparently a fuod of long stand-

Magistrate: In Hong Kong?

Kong.

Mr. Brayfield: Obviously in Honging between the two societies."

What is Meant by Usual Abodo?

Defondant further pointed out a clause in the summons laid down that it should be delivered at one's usual abode. He said "I have got a directory here. My residence is at Taipo, not at Queen's Building, Hong Kong.

Magistrato: Were you in the office at the time -No. The parti- cular point I wish to raise is that the summons was left at the wrong

summone which was left illegally place. I am here to attend the

at the wrong place, and not at my abode.

Hin Worship: I understand they belong to rival stonemason guilds? Sergeant Ritchio: Yes. One is fairly long-standing ono and the other is newly-formed.

Did the defendants belong to the long-standing one or to the newly. formed one They belonged to the forner,

And the complainants belong to the now guild-I would not go so far as to any that.

After hearing the evidence his Worship said he found the charges

very serious one and sentenced proved. He considered the offence each defendant to six months' hard

labour.

ADULTERATED MILK.

Magistrate: As for the delay, the Police are not to blame. If anybody is to be blamed it in the Magin tracy staff. In your case it is oving. to the large number of summonses that have to be issued that caused the delay. In view of the fact that there is no satisfactory attempt was charged before Mr. H. R In a case in which Tsang Tong

CHINESE CHARGED AT KOWLOON.

As a result of the smash, the back part of the 'bus was badly donted, and the right rear mud-guard twist- ed, while the number plate was cut in two. As regards the lorry, the radiator and bonnet was pushed right in and twisted, round to tho left, the head lights and lower part of the windshield being reduced to smithereens

WEDDING AT ROSARY CHURCH.

ROZARIO-DEMEE.

At the Rosary Church, Kowloon, on Sunday, Henriotto Mario Louise Démee was married to Arthur Cornelio Rozario, the Very Rev. Father G. M. Spada officiating at the ceremony.

by her brother, Mr. Clement Demce, The bride, who was given away

was, attired in n dress, of white georgette, with Chantilly lace, and carried a bonquet of white roses and Honolulu creepers. Misses Oiga and Thelma Rozario attended as bridesmaids, dressed in salmon pink, georgette. The flower girls were the Misses Aida and Marie Rozario.

Mr. A. E. 8. Alves was the "beat]

man," and Mr. E. M. Rozario dis- charged the duties of groomsman.

A reception was held at the Club

of which 550 miles out of the 700 to provide parking space at the Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy ferry circus and your over-ruling yesterday with possession of adai- which the nations of the world shima she will fly to Tokyo. the objection raised by me, I pro- terated milk, and with having offer- have been working to find a for- mula to make war impossible, for conveyance from Tokyo by

The machine has been booked Locarno, Geneva, the Pact of Paris and the various disarmament con Canadian Pacific liner, Mrs. Brues ferences. Should a solution of these also travelling as a passenger, as great problems be found, the great fight across the Pacific is not sacrifices will not have been in vain, as Lord Balfour said, "Time, possible owing to the restricted fuel I trust, has softened the inevitable capacity. Mrs. Bruce will fly again anisery of separation, but no time from Vancouver to San Franciscs, can offace the outlines, or dim the writing, which re rds that their and then on to Indiana, where abe sons of their brothers have earned is keenly looking forward to seeing for themselves, the undying grati-her mother again. tudo of those who know them best." Those are those who by fighting.

and for the case to be re-heard in Mr. E. R. Doves, the Government couple later leaving for the Repulse pose to apply for leave to appealed a bride to an Indian constable, de Recreio, followed by a dance, the the higher court.

to appeal -Wrongful service of the found in the milk. Ho said that

Analyst, gave interesting evidence Bay Hotel for their honeymoon. On what grounds do you propose regarding the proportion of water

three of the bottles contained about

Arrangements from this stage are and suffering, and losing their not definite, but Mrs. Bruce hopes lives, in the greatest of all wars, to make her trip a round-the-wort have given us, and we hope, the event, with England, probably world perpetual, peace.

Twelve years may be a long time ed from on September 28, as the in the life of a man, but short in the memory of a nation. Recently finishing point of the flight.

when it was thought, owing to n' misunderstanding. that no more 'national wreaths would be laid on the grave of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, the British Nation indicated in no uncertain tering that the Upknown' Warrior is not only not forgotten, but is a symbol of all who perished in the great cause by land or xes, and Found the remains, all Britions ex. Press symbollally what is felt with regard to those who sacrifled their lives in the cause of their country.

Hood Now Greater

It might be thought that-aiaco twelve yours have passed the need of funds night not be so great, but. such is not the case, those who re. quire your help today are those who need it most; somo have coased

summons.

I will ask for leave to appeal.

I rule against you on that point!-half water, eleven contained one. third water, and one contained Magistrate: You can bring that water with a little milk in it. The point up if it arises.

caps of the bottles had been tamper- ad_with.

Evidence was given by Wong Chi, the owner of the Chi Kee Dairy, who stated that the defendant was

GOVERNMENT METHODS OF

DISINFECTION.

DR. KOOH'S QUESTIONS TO SANITARY BOARD.

Traffic Sorgeant Clarke, giving | evidence, said that at 11.20 p.m..on October 16 he was on patrol at Salisbury Road, Outside the Kow-employed by her to deliver milk. Board to be held to-morrow, Dr. At the meeting of the Sanitary Heston Aerodrome, where she start loon Godowns gate he noticed the He had no authority to wash the w. V. M. Koch, pursuant to notice, rear portion of private motor car had to be carried out by the folis will ask the following questions:- bottles. Any washing to be done No. 324 parked outside the white in the dairy when the bottles were Will the Head of the Sanitary. De lince,. At 11.80 p.m. Sergeant returned. Clarke was again at the same place ther evidence from the foreman of on the following matters regarding After his Worship had heard' fur- partment kindly give information and observed that the vehicle was the dairy, ho decided to convict and the Disinfecting Stations in Vic still there. Later he telephoned fined the defendant 8100 or ten Mr., Brayfield and told him that weeks' imprisonment on the first toria and in Kowloon.

charge, and $25 or three weeks' ou there would be a summons against the second. him.

NOT CALLING AT FOOCHOW,

(THROUGH REUTER'S (QINOY.}.

Foodnow, Nov. 10. At the instigation of the British Consul the officials have offered every facility to Mrs. Victor Bruce, but the local aerodrome is not suit able therefore she is not calling at Foochow

CANTON-WUCHOW AIR SERVICE.

1.What is the method of Disia-i fection employed 7: Mr. Brayfield drew his Worship's

2.-(e) How are articles especially attention to page 33, item 23, of the Vehicles and Traffic Regula anything of the amendment. I only tious eases taken to, and returned Mr. Brayfield: I did not know bedding, clothing, etc. from infec tions, which refereed to the parking bought the book (Vehicles and from the station?; (b) is there a space in question. He maintained Trafo Regulations) a week ago. that even if his car was slightly From item 23 on page 33, under re-special gang of coolics employed; outside the white lines it did not gulation 17, you will ace that I did (e) are special vans employed for obstruct any vehicle or person. not obstruct & vehicle or person on such conveyance?

the road and don't see what offence!

Inside the White Lines. TO START THIS MONTH.

Bergeant Clarke pointed out that Acording to a Couton report, regarding the regulation quoted by preparations are under way by the Mr. Brayfield, there was an amend Aviation Bureau for the inaugurament regarding the parking space in

is committed. There is no offenco; 3-Is evory carɔ taken to ensure we are allowed to park there. that no damago is done to the

Magistrae: The Police say you articles sent for disinfection 7. did not park within the white lines. Mr. Brayfold: But the rules-die-

4.Is it known as a fact that articles of clothing, bedding, mat- Magistrato:

to need your holp, but those who tion of a civil air aervice between question, which was, substitated by tinetly say. Your book is out of tresses, etc., have been found to

arò laft have suffered most. Th

To-morrow is the occasion for a sposial effort to insure that those who fought and are still with us, "and the" dopondants of those who

Canton and Wuchow. Plans for the another plot of ground outside the service were recently drafted and Fire Station.

In an interview with Press repre

data.

be destroyed or damaged when re- turned after disinfection, and la it

fell, are not only not forgotton, sentatives, the Chief of Staff of Are people allowed to park there at was not amended No. and it likely this has been done during the

process of disinfection ?

5-Have any complaints been made, or any claims for componio

have beca' submitted to the Provis Mr. Brayfield: It is still in use. Mr. Brayfold: Well, in that case cial Government for approval.

I made use of that space,to-day. I am ruled out,

Magistrate (to Borgeant Clarke): You bought it a week ago, hat are assisted in every possible, the Aviation Bureau said that the prosent way."

Canton-Wuchow service is expected

You are proceeding further then Sergeant Clarke: Yes. But they-No. I am not proceeding further, Armistice Day has been chosen as to begin by the end of the present must be inside the white line. but that book is a Government "Toppy Day or the Day of Nomem month. The Chaton-Swatow and Mr. Brayfold: Then the Police book.

-fangaheChater Pablol sortiervillwards went the aftence by to Moghrature will convict, Ainda "bad" poppies" | "originally decided that the fare Magistrato Witness saja. That Mr. Brayfield: Years AN

from Canton to Wuchow should be the Police allow pars to remain Magistrano I think you will have carried out carefully and under ex- tween the 'crosses, row on 830 but the Government has now within the white lines,

kto tappeal in writing You have decided to reduce it to $20. ! (Continued at fool of next column.) kweek to do it in.

Is the protoss of djalnfeotion

perienced supervision 1--

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