1932-04-29 — Page 7

MILITARY FUNERAL LAST

KOWLOON

ABOUT 400 FLA

rograr to redord the death of rgeant RA Coleman, of who passed away rather uddenly at the Kowloon Hospital yesterday morning after having

BUNGALO

CHATER

Eighty somi-de style housus, each 16 modern conveniences, Ave Bats to each house, which will also be provi

bean for treatment for throat trouble.

late Bergeant Coleman, a very tall ma, was a most

pópular officar both with his colleagues and his superior officers. He leaves a widow and two children to mourn his loss, and the greatest sympathy will be -extended to them in their bereave

ment. One of the children is at home restring treatment for the after alleats of meningitis.

we: previous Tuesday small front garden!

sented" to; her by the boy

The youth obtains a job on a New Tork building alte whose the build."

Fonda, each forty feet wide, lead to thin,« prisato odlony, and the scheme comtemplated by the Wo forgetting privato garages tha

Lee Land Investment Company connection with the large piece of a deep interest in him. He land in the Austin-Nathan load anally discovers that he himself is district in Kowloon, on the site of

the father of the good-natured and the old Chater Bungalow plucky youth According to Mr. Wo La Tib, nanager of the Company, building operations will commence somatime in August

Gardena and Garages.

The into Sergeant Coloman was nativo of Guernsey, and was a son of Mr. I, A. Coleman, formerly a a lighthollsd keupar in the Hong Kong Government Service, and now Mr. Wo told our representative on retirement at Hastings, Sussex that all the house will be of the The docensed joined the Hong Kong same size though some may differ Police Force, as a Constable on in design. The ones fronting Aus- November 22, 1924, and was protin: Road will be five-fab hours moted to Lance Sergeant in the hund there, too, will very probably following year.

oach boast a small front garden. The fats will have four rooms in addition to servant quarters, bath and kitchen, while the garages will be located in the basements of the house

He spoke Cantonest and Hindu stani, and was a very efficient off cor, being in charge of Shau Ta Kok station on the frontier up to the sime of his removal to hospital. Much of his Janvice was seen in the New Toritories, previous to which He had saved on the ID

The lite Sergeant Coleman was 33 year of age

CLERK'S DEATH

INQUIRY REGARDING

CURIOUS CASE.

ALLEGED DETENTION BY

"The house to be put up on other parts of the site will be four storeys high though in other details they will be the same as those faming Auesin Road

Comer

Big Price for Bits. The whole piers of the land in question was originally bought by the Wn Les Land Investment pany for 8500,000 while the love bing process cost the owners another $50,000. Since then, parts of the sito have been sold to, private in- dividualk who will probably put up small houses with a tiny plot set. aside for a front garden or lawn

Mr. J. A Fraser sat as Coroner at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when an inquiry was hold into the

Situated in a very convenient and circumstances surrounding the quiet locality, the houses,,, when death of a Chinese youth named ready, ooght to prove very popular, Tam King-po, who died at then they are so readily accessible Kowloon Hospital at 3 p.m. DE April 25, 1932.

The deceased was formerly em ployed as a clork by the Chiu Yes Guild, Moosung Street, And on or about March 18, inst, he collect eil mums of taoney amounting to 8340 on behalf of the guild and absconded On March 22, WAT rant was issued for his arrest and on or about April 18, members of the guild received information to the effect that the man was in Can- ton Two members want to that part, where it appears they arrest od Tied and brought him down to. Hong Kong. Instead of handing him over to the police, however, they brought the man back to the premises of the guild and detained him there while an effort was made to recover the money he had om- bezzled

Tall from Window. About 19 o'clock on April 25, the police received a call to the effect that a man had fallen from a win down at Woosung Street and when a party of officers got to the scene (with Det. Bergt. Moran in charge).. they saw the deceased lying on & shutter with two members of the St. John Ambulance Brigade ren dering first aid. He was removed to the Kowloon Hospital in an un conscious state and passed away a few hours after admission.

Dr. Mackie of the Kowloon Hos pital gave medical evidence, during the course of which he stated that there were no rope marks on the body, nor were there any marks of Bill treatment,

After further evidence had been taken, the inquiry was adjourned.

FRENCHMAN TO GO.

PUBLIC MONEY

VOTES.

TOTAL OF OVER HALF

A MILLION.

MEETING OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Meanwhile, the lad meets and falli in love with the daughter of a fel- low worker, but also becomes fas cinated by an alluring siren. To save him from ruining his life, the boy's father manages to get himself caught by the son in a compromi ing, situation with the adventuress.

The cast includes Thomas Meig han (the father) Hardie Albright (the youth) Miss O'Sullivan (the girl) and Myras Boy (the siren) The story is intensely human but is not without its lighter side and Brylins should prove vory wel come fare to those who want a change from the typo of half-comedy that is sometimes presented as drama.

In addition to the main attrae tion there is very good picture of the Magie Carpes series, show ing the Land of the Nile" while an unusually good comedy, "Don't very attractive programme Bitoyour Dentist completes

GIRL'S VOYAGE TO BORNEO.

STORY OF BIGAMOUS

MARRIAGE.

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DRA THE QUEEN'S

BLACK COFFEE MYST ING MURDER

Hercule Poirot, the French det

created

dominates.

murder mystery Alm now show at the Queen's Theatre is excellently played Trevor, and the Poirot is a more effective and terrible bound of Justice than the somewhat vain little man of the books

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MYSTERY V.C. WEDS.

FORMER WIFE MARRIED ON SAME DAY.

News which took London by sur prise was the announcement that

tells how an eccentric Keely inventor dons toi death and the formula for & new invention stolen: Suspicion falls on every member of the house party, and most of them are rather queer people up to odd tricks,

Poirot unravels the mystery, and his sorohing interviews with one suspect after another are exc00, 19 dramatip Poirot bears a de aidedly family resemblance to Sher lock Holmes, but he is no imitation of the older character, his methods and manneris being all his own. Morsover i French nationality paves the way for some aamusing in the lighter momenta

of this rather grim story.

The acting is uniformly good. Harold Meade se shrewd, but fissy dogtor and Richard Cooperat Captain Hastings (Foirob's-Watson supply, the comic itself, and the feminine lead is in the capab

doctor and his appointment as

Anunqualified man's posa

hands of Miss Adrienne Allen Elizabeth Allan a beautiful and vivacious girl, hea a small part and assistant bedient officer at Bristol

one wishes one could see more City Mental Hospital were among

her. Michael Shaply is given one- the disclosures which surprised a Commander. crowded coura at, Laug Ashten...

Augustus Shelton ne scene, and shows that he has Extradited from Singapore to former husband of Baroness Furni

Agar, the mystery VC, and road power in a "strong" port. answer a charge of bigamy,

Everyone who likes a good detec valt, was married in Bermuda on

tive story, well acted will William Faulkner, dias Nor February 3 Lady Furnival was "Black Coffee. man Nelson Kirkup,

herself married for the second time. was also charged with posing as a on the same day. Bachelor of Medicine and with falsely using the title of Dr. Kirkup

Commander Agar's bride WEA Mrs. Margaret First (daughter of Captain Robert Lindner and grand

Hu was defended by Mr. F. daughter of the late Mr. Francis. Counsell and Mr. R. L. Gosling Logie-Pirie, of Tollingworth Park, prosecuted

Heuthfield Sussox.)

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The marriage. of Commander Agar and Baroness Furtivall took place in 1920

dissolved last year.

urnivalf, a

At a meeting of the Finance Com- mittee of the Legislative Council Ho pleaded guilty to the first two yesterday, votes totaling $538,881

aburges in respect of 1931, and $76,174 in reapest of the current year, were

Met. at Exeter. approved

Mr. Gosling said Faulkner, when The Colonial Secretary, the Hon.at Exeter, met Miss Court, daugh Mr. W. T. Southom, C.M.G., pre-ter of a retired farmer, near Bris Peress in her own right, marriad sided over the mosting and there to Ho became engaged to Miss laas mouthe were also present

Herbert

Mr. Edwin Taylor)

Hon Mr H. T. Cross

(Director of Public Works) Hon. Mr. WE I Shepton, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotowall, C.M.G.,

R.B.

BRAILOWSKY

THE POET OF

THE PIANO.

CHARMING AND CULTURED PERSONALITY.

One of the secrets of. Alexander

age of what a pianist should

ms of in Gudian

The Colonial Treasurer (Hon had obtained a post de assistant

Court and bold the family that ho Shalley Dant, MO, formerly of the BEMental Hospital

medical officer at Bristol City Coldstream Guards at Prince

In a day when successful artiste Kre row Register Offic

apt to look more like stock brokers Dr. Edward White medical Commander Agar was one of the than musicians he has been aptly superintendant of Bristol

City band of licoraz who warned V.CN of the pisno." Tall, darf, slim, he characterized the passionate post Mental Hospital, said that Xir. cup's duties included prescribing for their attaakie ocastal motor has fascinatingly slender handss for and examining patients, bouts, on Kronstad Harbour and hair which falls over a high fore He sometimes gaw anesthetics is Bolshevist Fices in August 1919, combined with aloofness. It is hi for the dental surgeon, soid Dr.

He left on the, Wast

Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga

Hon. Dr. 8. W, Tso O.B.E.,

Hon. Mr. N. Chau,

Hon. Mr. W. Bell,"

Mr R A. C North (Clerk of White, and I believe he ass

Councils).

In respect of a 1931 item of in post mortem examinations November 1980 to take $144,063 representing depreciation although he did not sign any deed

in the Trustee Stock held on no contideaten. Bl work was

count of surplus funds, the Hon

tory

The Bench fined him 290.

Mr. Shenton asked whether there au wa suamous had not been so appreciation singp

the and of December lat and vida had pleaded guilty, da ther the situation-had been rectie) of bigamy was then fied. Mr. Taylor replied that ther has been a considerable inpræcles tion between December and March

rnotified:

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Mrs. Katherine Edith Ginas, City-road, London, ....... B.C... – said Faulkner married her daughter Belfast in 1990; Sho kopa la touch with him for a OSIS BIL wards Part of that

Hon. Mr. Paterson: It is tas George Arthur De Hour Deume with every public companyByDanger and part Fastree, a Frosch motor engineer. You have to take the figures as they [an" élæbricpu angifieer.

Mr. Gauri said his who was charged with entering the Colony.without a passport and with possession of an automatic. "pistol, was convicted at Central

Magistraey yesterday Wynne. Jonsa on both charges,

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