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ECHOES OF 1859

49-Attack On The Colonial Secretary

One

the Colonial Secretary. would suppose after all that has. happened here, that a sense of propriety and public dutya feel- ing of decorum and the desire to remove all sources of annoyance would have induced him to mark some course of action and policy and satisfy the community as to

SUDDEN DEATH OF G. PAYNE.

Tennis Tragedy At Naval Dockyard

The

auddan death yesterday afternoon of Mr. George Payne, who collapsed during a tennis tournament at the naval dockyard came se a decided shook to many spectators

to

(JUNE 8, 1859)

hates, them, and he dreads them, Where there is no publicity From the press he expects no fa vours and is not disappointed-

Mr. Payne was playing against there is no responsibility that is in so far as the acts of public men but if at the experise of the Co Mr. Hambly. A vivid desumption are Loncerned. The knowledge of long he can exhibit a spirit of given by Mr. Leverett, the umpire, this pitcept appears to be very animosity; he will not fall to do to the naval police stated that the well understood by those at pre-so. It is he entirely, who, to ex deceased had played a game, and sent in charge of the Hongkong clude the press, actually studies lost but appeared to be playing Government, more especially by to make the meetings of the Le-with very little exertion. After the

gislative Counell secret

second point in the second game Again, what is the use of ad- Mr. Fayne complained of not feel- Why of ing well and leaving the court sat vertising for tenders? course, to afford as much publicity upsa a bench nearby. He sudden- as possible. In order to create ly collapsed and upon aid being among the bidders. summoned was taken to the suṛ- competition Do the Chinese usually take they where all attempts to resusai- "Hongkong Gazette"? Certainly fate him proved fruitless. He died not...yet in the last issue of this at approximately a quarter past his integrity in pursuing it but precious Gazette we find in Chin- four. Although no official state- no, everything is kept dark and ese a reward offered for murder- ment has been made it is generally

ers, "and three government ten-aurmised that death was due enveloped in a cloak of secrecy. The Colony is just held together derswo of which are from the heart failure. A post mortem will like an old hulk, and the motto is, Colonial Surgeon. Whilst simply most likely be held..

sufficient for the day is the evil to gratify spleen and malevolence thereof," and so cobbling is call these announcements are withheld ed masonry, mud is termed mor- from the only Chinese paper issu- ed, in the Colony. Oh, but when tar, ditches are called sewers, "and:

the Colonial Surgeon wanted as- secret dodging is, considered ad- ministrative ability. The resources sistants, he didn't wait for the of the Colony are fittered away Gazette, not he he advertised in all the local papers. When any of in foolscap, red tape, misrepre- sentations, and salaries not a the precious lot are selling off (wt) single thing is done to gratify the hope the Colonial Secretary may public, or to develop its resources soon be performing that agreeable magnanimity It is allowed to "gang its own Coup), then their

knows no distinction of persons, galt" and, so long as nothing oe-

and the utmost publicity is given curs that must be heard in Down-

--but if supplies be wanted, the ing Street so long is the perfect 21 which does not concern General in India to come home to tion of legislation attained.

them, they do carry out their f- & G.O:C.-in-Chiefahip. structions and advertise for ten-decessor at New Delhi, General Sir ders certainly, but in a manner Cyril J. Deverel, was brought tantamount to hiding the candle home to the Western Command in under a bushel.

1933 and subsequently transferred to the Eastern Command, where he now is,

We feel quite positive that our Colonial Secretary looks on the public here much as people in England do upon an informer. E

FAR EAST. INTERPORT RIFLE MATCH

Navy Predominate in the Hong Kong Team

Given fine weather Hong Kong will fire on Sunday next at Stone cutter's Kland, Results obtained

CHINGTEHCHEN SURPRISED

Communist Nest

Two Thousand

THE ARMY Staff Changes

Special Air Mail Service

London, Oot 20. Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander E. Wardrop, who takes over the Northern Command to-day, is the second successive Quartermaster-

His pre-

Sir Alexander Wardrop was the artillery chief of the Guards Divi- sion in France and of the XIV Army Corps, both under Lord Cavan, and of the Third Army under Lord Byng. Afterwards he

Ofcommanded the troops in Palestine,

Labore District, and North China. Colonel "Lawrepos E. Barnes, OB.E., to day relieves Colonel E F. St. John, C.M.G.. D.S.O., as on the latter completing four years, Assistant Adjutant-General in Cairo

Colonel Henry R. B. Reed, C.LE. .S.O., M.C., is coming home from Burma on five months' privilego leave and furlough from to-morrow, and at the end of his leave will vacate his appointment as adminis trative staff officers at Maymyo.

N. Kiangsi, Oct. 34. On a recent visit to Chingteh- chen, one found the chief topic of conversation was a raid which had been made on a communist nest in the pery heart of the mart The in the recent trials have been rise result of the raid was the discovery to a definite feeling of optimism of rifles and ammunition, the arrest although a formidable task bad of a dozen people and the finding been set the selected team by of. some 2,000 names of people who

Captain E. J. D'O. Inglis, I.A., Shanghai who put up a score of had joined up. Six of the twelve left India this week on furlough, 930 out of a possible total of 1950 people arrested were found to be and will vacate his appointment of

Singapore, we under-leaders of the movement and they Intelligence Officer on stand, are shooting sometime this

North West Frontier on November

last May,

month.

TEAM. Lieutenant B. N. Alcock, HMS. Berwick

were shortly after publicly shot The discovery came about in the following way: a member of the local militia had been inveigled in- to joining up and with others, re- Mr. Anslow, H.M.S. Suffolk.

ceived regular pay each month. He L. Sea. Denby, HMS. Verity and went to the leaders one day for a. H. K. Ride Club,

month's pay in advance and on this Lieut. J. H. Hocquard, 1st. Lin-being refused, he became angry and coln Regt, and H. K. Rifle Club. for. revenge disclosed the where- A. B. Martindale, EMS. Wishart, abouts of the nest. The local peo-

wick.

C. O. Mitchell, HMS. Ber-ple seemed to be breathing more

freely after this affair and doubt Teas the authorities will be keeping a stricter watch on all suspects than they had done hitherto..

R. 3. M. Ottley, 1st. Lincoln Regt.

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-L. Sea. Rassam, HMS. Suffolk.

Mr. Squires, HM.S. Berwick A. B. Wood, HMS. Berwick, Mr. R. H. Woodman, H. K. Rie Club.

C. P. O. Wylam, Stone-cutters Range staff.

RESERVE.

Captain Marshall 1st. Lincoln Regt.

Mr. H. O. Watson, H. K. Rifle Club.

The rules and régulations Governing the Annual Rifle Match between Hongkong, Shanghai and Singapore, are as follows:

The Match shall be fired on any date between the 15th April and 31st May (incitalve) or the 15th October and 30th November (in

clusive) in each year

Range. Each Port shall shoot an its own, or any recognized range in the neighbourhood..

15.

KEEPING TRACE OF MUI TSAI

Fine For Not Registering

the

For not notifying the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs of a change of address, the registered owner of a "muitas" was fined $15 by Mr. Hamilton yesterday.

Sub-Inspector Fraser, of the 8.0.A. said a lady inspector WDB visiting "mai-taar" and called at 590 Queen's Road West. She in- quired for the whereabouts of a re gistered girl and was told that the family had moved to Prospect Placo in 1081.

DWINDLING BUSINESS Business at Chingtebchen is very slack and the pottery trade seems to be fast dwindling away. Out of two hundred or more kilns, only thirty odd were being used. The general political situation is no doubt partly responsible for this It was also stated that there were condition of affaire at this one quite a large number of girls time busy and prosperous centre, whom the S.C.A had failed to and there are those who feel that trace, owing to their employers not the imposition of production and notifying that change address. consumption tax for the purpose of raising funds for bandit suppres- sion, is also largely responsible for A the falling off in the pottery trade.

The motor road from Chingteh chen to Kinkiang vis. "Hukow planned for many years, is still in- Complets and sad to say, in some parts, what work has been done, is going to pieces for want of atten- TeamThe team shall consist tion. When we hear of the motor of twelve persons, but only the road from Nanchang the provin- ten best scores, shall count, and cial capital already being complet shall be composed of bona fide re-ed and linking up with the one aldents of the port for which they from Yushan into Chskiang, we shoot, a list of whose names shall cannot but feel sorry that the be handed by the Captain of the Chingtonchen-Kinkiang road has

of the not been finished. team or Hon; Secretary Association or Clubs to the Um pires at the Firing Point before, prona.

Bights and Bunga-The use of firing commences.

NB-48x months* continuous Aperture Sights., and Biings is residence shall be the minimum optional. qualification Absence for a time

on leave shall not disqualify. But this rule shall not apply to Mem-

ROBBERY THAT FAILED

Costs A Man A Month In Jail!

Two unemployed men who found a place on a steam launch to sleep on Tuesday night were both in Court before Mr. Balfour yester day, the one as a complainant and the other as defendant on a charge of attempted theft

The complainant told the Bench that he was awakened twice in his sleep by his compatriot putting & hand into his pocket.

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· The defendant on being tenced to one month's hard la bour, protested in these words: The Ead had any money on him Superintending Oncers or Um-I would not mind being charged." pires.-There shall be not less than two Superintending Officers

bers of any Navy on the Station or Umpires..

or to Members of the Garrison Trophy The Trophy shall be who may have arrived at the the property of the Port winning Station, who shall be eligible to the interport Rifle Match each shoot in any team, irrespective of year. Such Port to be responsible the Residence Clause.

for the sate-keeping of the trophy. until it is handed over to some

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