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PRESENTATION TO MR.

ALLAN CAMERON

Pleasant Function At The C.P.R. Yesterday

FORTY-SEVEN YEARS' SERVICE

A very pleasant function took place in the local. offices of the Canadian Pacific yesterday when, the op portunity was taken by the staff to say good-bye to Mr Allan Cameron, who after 47 years' service with the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, ten of which were spent in Hong Kong as Oriental Manager, is now re- signing from the Company

Mr. F. A. Cox, assistant Oriental Manager in Shang- hai came to Hong Kong, specially for the purpose of making this presentation and Mr. David Drummond also spoke on this occasion.

The presents look the form of a fishing rod for Mr. Cameron and a silver "tea-set for Mrs. Cameron, Mr. Cameron is retiring at the end of this year and will sail for England in March on the Empress of Britain. it is his intention to settle down in Canada.

TRIBUTE FROM MR. P.

Mr. P. A. Cox addressing the ga- thering said:-Mr. Allan Cameron, I have been requested, as being the senior member of the Staff in the Orient under your organization, t say a few words of farewell to you on your retirement shortly from the Company's service. This I can- sider a great honour, although it is mingled with very many feelings of regret in saying "Goodbye" to you, In the first place Mr. Cameron, I wish you to understand that I am speaking not only on behalf of the Foreign Staff in the Orient but f all the staffs including Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Filippino Staffs at our various Agencies in the Orient.

A. COX

Mr. Alan Cameron, the re tiring Oriental Manager of the C. P. R.

LAID TO REST

Funeral Of Mr. Ho Leung

LAST GATHERING ÅT

YAT PIT TING

Every section of the community was widely represented at the funeral which took place yesterday of Mr. Ho Leung, who died under tragic cir cumstances on Thursday,

There was a procession of over a mile long of mourners and friends on foot and in motor cars and there was an' equally large gathering at Wing Fit Ting, on Pokfulum Road, where the friends of the deceased paid their. Inst respecta.

The

arrived at Wing Pit cortege Ting at o'clock and those who attended the funeral fled part the cofin, bowing three times in front of it and then to the relativen gathered on both sides of the cothin. The Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn was the first to pay his respects, and he was followed The Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, The Hon Mr. M. Henderson and The Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson. The four Chinese members of the Executive and Legislative Council then paid their respects and, after that "the assembly proceeded in groups of three and four to pay their respects. ---Innumerable-wreaths were sent to- the funerši, the principal one of which was from His Excellency Sir William and Lady Peel.

as he was

The news of the death of Mr. Ho. Leung caused a profound shock in the Colony resterday morning, as known among a large circle of friends as a person of amiable diaposition and was held in high esteem. Both so- cially and in basiness Mr. Ho Loung made many friends who showed their esteem yesterday by attendance at the funeral in such large numbers and by sending so many floral tributes.

The news was telegraphed to Shang- hai yesterday and just before the funeral, a cable was received at Messrs. Jardine's reading as follows:-

Please convey to Ho Leung Family, our most sincere and deep regrets-Mr. and Mrs. A, Piercy, D. R Mackenzie, P. Morrison, C. D. Penney, H. Gild and Y. X. Chu.

The message was accompanied by a request to send wreaths to the funeral on behalf of the signatories, but ar rived too late for the flowers to be sent.

Besides the widow, the principal mourners at the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ho Wing and, children, Mr. and Mrs, Ho Kwong and children, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Ki, and children, Mrs. Ho Cheuk and children, Dr. S. C. Ho, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bush, Mr. and Mrs. A. Ε Kaw, Dr. and Mrs. E. Law, Mr. and and Mr. M. K. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. M. Mra. Ho Kom Tong and children, Mc W. Lo, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lo, the Misses Maggie and Lily Chenng, Mr.

During the time you have held the appointment of Oriental Mana- ger, with a vast territory extending from Japan, Korea. Manchukão, North China, Hong Kong, Philip- pine Islands, Indo-China, Siam. Malay States, Java, Burma to Ceylon and India, you have been beget with many difficulties which you have set with that great de- termination and tact you are gifted dies and gentlemen.

Mr. Drummond: Mr. Cox, La with, and during these years you First of all I would like to have given your best to the Com-thank Mr. Cox for his kind per- pany, and it must be some pride to you that although you were due tonal reference to me. I appreciate

it very much. retire some few years

and Mr. Simon Tae Yen, Mr. and Mrs. ago, the

When I opened the office for the Choy Po In, Mr. Andrew Tse, Mias officials in Montreal requested you Company at Southampton in 1992, Jean He Tung, and Mr. and Mrs. W, to stay on and look after their in- I had passed on to me a large batch. Gittens. terests in the Orient. In the of young bachelors, and in the Among the large gathering at the course of your time, out here your course of time the inevitable, hap-funeral were the Hon. Sir Thomas personality, not only amongst the

Girls in the Passenger Southern, Hon. Sir Souson Chow, Hon. pened. Staff, but with everyone who came Department bought husbands from Mr. A. E. Wood, Hon. Mr. R. E. Kote- in contact with you, kas made you the Freight Department, without wall, Hon. Mr. S. W. Tao, Hon. Mr. R. a, marked man well worthy to holi

M. Henderson Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, the Purchasing Depart this important appointment and it ment or to me. As a result, when Hon. Mr. T. N. Chatt is with regret that the Staff now

reference

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realise that your connection with left England in 18 to Com this Company has come to an end, here, I had a record of 20 marriage and on behalf of the Staff I wish presentations. Consequently, to express to you their very great parting advice to those about to be appreciation for all that you have wed became as easy as falling of

a log. done for them, and we feel proud to have worked, under a man of outstanding character and person- ality, and we shall miss you as also will your friends.

I feel quite sure that it is your wish that the Staff show the same

Others present included Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Stanton and Miss Fearbam, Mr. R. Gordon, Mr. T.H.G. Brayfield,

Mr. T. A. Mitchell, Major. V. E

H.

Duclos, Dr. and Mra G. H. Thomas, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. A. H. Potts, Mr. E. Abraham, Mr. R. Pestonji, Mr. G. Frost, Mr. E. O. Butler, This presentation, however, is a new experience, and when it was Mr. A. Kidd and Mesars E. S. Kong, mooted. I said to Mr. Ryan this was J. M. Wong, A. P. Greaves, S. M obviously a job for the oldest in Chura, C.M. Alves, Li Koon Chan habitant, so that is why we have li ho Tam Tse Tsing, Fongs Kwan, Pang Kwok Me Cox with us to-day. I am Lowcock, J. Litton, GAV H

Siu Thomas

Fang Pak Lok, Yun have shown to you, to your succes retiring Chief in a way we would Grose, H. Gockchuen, Shi Tu Man, has voiced our feelings towards our

Koon Man, J. sor Mr. David Drummond, and I all like to be able to do.

Chow Ngan Tin, Eric Wong can assure you that this will be I saw Mr. Cameron first in Tape, H. C. Yang,"

Yung done, as the Staff realize that Mr. Glasgow many many years ago, in Ming. Fung Kwong Un Chan Drummond will be faced with ever 1906 I think, and later on I had a Fing Au, Chau Ping Un, Chau Man greater difficulties than when you look at Sir George McLaren Brown, Chee, Wong Tak Kwong, To Jack took over, owing to the great I was not on "speaking terms with Man, H. Hong Sling 8. N. Pan, upheaval, financial and otherwise, ther of them then, but I recollect Harold Lee, Tam Woon Tong, Tsa that has spread to all countries in thinking if they represented the Ka Po, Tang Shiu Kin, Iplan Chuen, the world including the countries inre of man the C.P.R. selects for Li Yan Tean Wong Kwong Tin the Orient

Before concluding my remarks, for me in that concern..

the big jobs, there was little hope Dr. S. To Wong, and Dr. Ma Lak. nim sure it is the wish of the Staff When it became known that I was

loyalty and co-operation as they sure you will agree that Mr. Cox Sze Wing Shes, W. Fox, J. F.

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that I should mention the name of coming out to endeavour to fill Mr. pay tribute to a wonderful person- your wife, who has endeared her Cameron's shoes, it was. a great ality and a wonderful career, and self to us all. We know that dur-pleasure to me to receive messages to join you all in wishing Mr. & ing your time out here her health of encouragement from men who Mrs. Allan Cameron Happy Days, has not been of the best, but your had served under him in the Old Good Health and Good Friends wife has stood by you through good Country and of the esteem in which the rest they have earned so well. and bad times, and it is a very he was held throughout the Com- great pleasure to us to see Mus pany's grganization.

Replying, Mr. Camerra said, Mr. One man Cameron to-day in better health whom I knew very well and had Cox, Mr. Drummond and friends, than she has had for years, and been Secretary to Mr. Cameron, I thank you very very much for On behalf of my wife and myself long may it remain so

took me into his room and pointing these gifts. It has rarely occurred Well Mr. Cameron, in bidding to a roll-top desk, said "Tell Mr. that so much feeling and goodwill you "Good-bye" and making this Cameron I am still using the desk has been extended to us while present of a fishing-rod for your-be used to thump on when the Company's service as you good self and a silver tea-set for your couldn't produce the files he want-folks here have shown. We will wife, subscribed by all the stats ed". in the Orient, from the Heads of

cherish these gifts, and will re Notwithstanding all that, I must member you all and your kindness Departments down to the office boy admit that I approached the shores to us while out bere, and office coolie, we wish you every-of Japan with mixed feelings, There are times when words' are thing of the best, and when you are wondering how I would be rect difficult to gather together to ex- catching those trout in those glori- ved, but my mind was quickly set press oneself, and just now my ous Canadian, rivers and your wife at rest by a characteristically heart is full, but I can assure you is giving a tea party, we hope you cheery radio message from Mr that I appreciate all that you have will sometimes think of us out here Cameron bidding me welcome to the said. The Battering things you as we shall often think of you. Orient. Since then I have been in have said of me bring to my I think I should mention that the intimate touch with him ad ap mind the story of the Irish widow selection of this presentabicar was preciate the association deeply. I whose husband died. She went to carried out by an old friend of shall miss him tremendously on and the church and the priest was eulo youra, who writes that it was a off the stage of business, but am gising her late Insband's good great pleasure to do this for his sure that in the future whether qualities, when she nudged her son old friend, Allan Cameron. This am wrestling with Tea in Calcatta and said "It couldn't be your ald friend is Sir George MoLaren or trout in Chazenji I shall often father he is talking about; see it Brown and we thank him for the imagine I hear his cheery greeting there isn't another corpse in the trouble he has taken."

Hello there David," and it will

church. help a lot

MR. DRUMMOND Before officially handing over this presentation,, I would like to pak Mr. Drummond, our new Chief, to make a few remarks.

Words cannot express just how I MR. CAMERON'S REPLY feel, but I want to assure you that" I am therefore, delighted, Mr.I do feel and appreciate this varÊ Cox, as the youngest inhabitant to much. support you in your remarks to

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