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GOVERNMENT HOUSE

Tuesday April 18th

FROM THE GAZETTE

His Excellency, accompanied by Appointments

the Director of Education Mr. OR Bayer and attended by Captain Walter, paid a visit of inspection to the Junior Technical School.

received

His Excellency later the Hon Sir Henry Pollock K.C. and Mr. Harmon and Mr. Beaton, representatives of the Y.M.C.A. International.

In the evening His Excellency received Captain H. Owen Hughes ** HKVDC. on his relinquishing his appointment as honorary Aide de-Camp

Wednesday April 17th The Hon. Lady Barstow, Mr. O. Barstow and Mr W.J. Peel ar- rived at Government House.

His Excellency received Com-

And

Notifications

'His Excellency the Clovernor has appointed Mr. Erie Himsworth to act as Head of the Banitary Department, during the absence of Mr. W. J. Carrie.

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It is notified that at the expira- tion of three months the name of the Man Kwok Weaving Mills Company, Limited, will, unless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck off the register and the company will be dissolved.

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It is notified thaa" satisfactory proof of the appointment of Mr. modore F. Eliot O.BE., RN. priora, V. Boxer, B.Sc., as Senior Mis- to his relinquishing his appoint- ment as Commodore in Charge, Hongkong.

"The following dined at Govern- ment House: H.H. Mr. Justice RE. Lindsell, Sir William Hornell CLE. LID, Professor R.E. Tot- tenham BA.. etc.. Professor and Mrs. F.A. Redmond. Dr. I. New ton F.R.CS.. Mr. Noel Coward, Commander, T. A. Russey RN. Mr. and Mrs. J... Taggart, Mr. and Mrs FC. Hall, Commander and Mrs. Charles Drage, Miss Mollison, Miss. Shenton, the Misses Gerrard, Miss Smith. Mr. Palmer. Mr. Cootes. Mr. Munro and Mr. Cragg.

Thursday April 18th

The Hon. Lady Barstow and Mr. Barstow left Government House.

His Excellency received Mr. P. Jacks prior o his departure on retirement.

Lady Peel gave a tennis 'party ir the afternoon.

His Excellency presided at a meeting of the Legislative Coun- cil.

Saturday April 20th

Misa Readhead and Mr. W. J. Peel left Government House,

His Excellency and Lady Peel attended by the personal staff, were the guests of the Hon. Sir William and Lady Shenton and Mr.

and Mrs FC. Hall at luncheon at

the racecourse, afterwards stay- ing to witness the 4th Extra Race Meeting of the Hongkong Jockey Club.

EFFECT OF THE MOON

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Cunarder Loses Twenty Pounds

The 70,000 tons liner Queen Mary, will be 201bs. lighter when .moon is overhead than when the

moon won the horizon

This statement was made recent- ly by Dr. A. O. Rankine, Professor of Physics in the Imperial College of Science, and Technology, in a He ex- lecture on gravitation. plained that there was a variation. of weight with tides.

stomary in Hong Kong of the Lon- don Missionary Society has been placed in the hands of His Excel- lenty the Governor.

Financial

January returns for show that the credit balance at the end of the month was $13.- 395,878, against $3,486,837 in the corresponding month last year, Expenditure was $2,178,455, against

1,953,967-in January, 1934.

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THE JONKER

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DIAMOND

Agreement Almost Complete

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, April 3. I learn that, after protracted negotiations, arrangements for the sale of the famous Jonker diamond for a sum approximating £150,000 have been practically completed, writes a New York correspondent. The price originally asked for was £300,000.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1935.

HOLIDAY MOTOR THE DEFENDER

TRAGEDY

Lorry Plunger Over Cliff

OF WOOSUNG

General Tsai Here

General Tsai Ting Kai, the out-hero of the Sino-Japanese War of

Two Chinese were killed right and one seriously injured, as the result of an accident which occurred at the 12-mile stone on Castle Peak Road, New Territories, shortly after 10 am, on Saturday when lorry No. 3897, in taking a bend, left the road and plunged from a height of over 100 feet into the sea.

It appears that the victims were all on the lorry which was on its way to the New Territories with a load of sand.

After the accident, the driver of the lorry disappeared and, his whereabouts were not know up to a late hour yesterday.

BLIND BOY CURED

By An Operation

(Special Air Mall Service)

London, March 30., One of the stories which have been really interesting this week is that of David Williams, who was blind, but who, at the age of 18, after an operation, has become able to see.

David is disappointed in Us. What be really is glad to see, and the three sights which have given him intense pleasure, are flowers, the lights of London from Hamp-" stead Heath and—a glass of milk.

1937 when. he commanded the famous Nineteenth Route Army. and the leader of the short- llyed Fukien Revolution of 1933, arrived here an board the 3.5 President Coolidge Friday morning from Manila,

Interviewed. by Pressmen, the General said that in spite of all the troubles China is at present undergoing she still had hope of becoming the greatest nation in the Far East. The General, how- ever, declined to state whether or not China would prosper under the leadership of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek saying that policies could be changed and a leader could not occupy his throne for-

ever.

The General was met on his arrival by only a few friends, among whom was. Geceral Chen Ming Shui, his colleague in, the Fuller Rebellion.

CIVIL FLYING

Death Of A Pioneer

(Special Air Mail Service)

London, April 3. Commercial aviation in this country has lost one of the most active of its pioneers through the death of Lieut.-Col John Barrett-

Lennard, à director of Imperial Airways Ltd.

agu.

Col. Barrett-Lennard, who was 71, had played a very prominent 'David thinks Httle of kuman part in the work of his organisa❘ beings. He had imagined mention since it was formed 11 years as tall and slender, something like a thin cylinder, and very· symmetrical. Women's faces he had imagined to be deep and de- corated by thousands of uttle lights.

AROUND THE COURTS

Five Chinese

FOR MEN

Charged BATHING

case

Another

concerning the buying and selling of a child was heard by Mr. J. H. B. Lee in Kow- loon Magistracy' on Baturday when four Chinese women and a man were charged with taking part in the sale of a 13-month old boy, Kwal. The fourth and the fifth defendants were also charged with taking part in the sale of Lam-Luk-mut, a six week-old girl.

The defendants Ll San, & 55- year-old painter, Ng Mui, s. 40- year-old married woman, Leung Mul, a 44-year-old married o man, Ho Yung, a 30-year-old mar ried woman. The fourth accused was slated to have been a mem- ber of a gang, some of whom wera convicted and sentenced last Ba- turday.

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Appearing for the prosecution, Inspector K. W. Andrews, of the S,C.A., stated that in the first case LI San and Ng Mul were the par- ents of child and had "sold it for a sum of $134, of which the wife had received $4. The third de- fendant had acted, as a go-be- tween for the fourth defendent and alleged that she received no money for her share in the tran- saction. .

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In the second case Leung Wan, the fifth defendant, had been used as a go-between. The child had been bought by Ho Yung on March 3, for the sum of $7, but the police were unable to find the parents.

The fourth defendant had given her address as No. 877 Canter Road, which was the address of the defendants who were senten- ced last week in connection with

There

another child-selling case, was another child found in the place but, as the woman said that it was hers and the police "were unable to find out anything about It. they could do nothing."

Yet no one could have been more modest. A man with a charming personality, he was con- tent to say, if asked, that he had served throughout the Boer War and the Great War. His fellow-

The first defendant was fined directors, however, were fully $500, in default, six months im- aware how greatly head co-prisonment, the second was find tributed to the success of the $100, in default, two months' im- company by his technical know-prisonment, each of the go-be- ledge.

tweens was fined $250, in default three while Ho Tung, the buyer, was months' imprisonment, sentenced to dnes totalling $1,000,

He got his ideas of our appear ange from

authors, whom he blames strongly, which makes one A well-known American dealer wonder, whose books he has been who, for the present, desires to brought up on remain anonymous, has decided to Not, obviously, on our modern

whose heroines exercise the option he obtained on novelists, the stone about a year ago.

At the end of the par he show The usually women who look like horses ed his enterprise by associating jewel, which is as big as a hen's and men who look like efther wa-himself with the Aircraft Disposals egg and weighs 726 carats, was men or scarecrows. Perhaps he Company, which sold millions of accidentally dug up with a pocket-read old books.

pounds' worth of war machines ment transferred to them by the Gov ernment.

are

knife by a native assistant on the His greatest wonder, is still to Elandsfontein claim of Jacobus come. He has to see his mother Jonker, a South African farmer. and father; and these he will see I called on the dealer this morn-in a few months' time when he ing at his office in the Empire goes back to his poor family in a State building, After passing little village in Wales. `through "several protecting doors

and

grills controlled by push- buttons and concealed switches, I had a talk, with him in his private oak-panelled room.

Paper-Weight Replica On his desk, as a paper-weight, lay a replica in bronze of the diamond. I marvelled at its size as he told me something about his transactions to obtain possession of it.

"As soon as I heard the stone had been discovered,” he told me, An unusual interruption occurred "I sailed för London and opened when Professor Rankine was ax-negotiations for its purchase with plaining the work of another the South African syndicate which scientist. Suddenly from the gal- lery an elderly listener shouted: "What quartz did he use?”

There was a hush while Profes- sor Rankine stopped. The inter- rupter, shouted His question again, but after a long pause the profes- sor ignored it and went on with his

lecture.

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In default 12 months' imprison-

Then he went to Handley-Page | BAG-SNATCHER -CAUGHT Transport Ltd, which was running

was bard

a pioneer passenger service from London to Paris. When this com- For snatching a brown leather David thinks he will get to like

pany, the British. "Marine Air hand bag from a married woman, us: at any rate he is highly in-Navigation Co., Daimler Hire Ltd., Leung Kung, unemployed, terested in us, and spends as and the Instone Air Line Ltd. were sentenced to six months' much time as he is allowed in amalgamated into Imperial Air- labour by Mr. Schofield at Cen- studying the human face.

ways Ltd. he became a director trai Magistracy on Saturday: in the new concern.

He thought flower stems were made of wax, and that they had a tiny cup at the top; which seems to show that blind people, while they may have a sense of appear- ance have none of proportion. His cure, by the way. is said to be permanent.

CANTON EXPRESS LATE

The afternoon express train from Canton arrived in Kowloon almost two hours late for two nights in

had secured it from Jonker for a price totalling, with taxes, nearly £100,000. They had already re-succession. fused offers for it, and I found my- self competing with dealers from all parts of the world.

"In fact, so keen is the desire to obtain such a rare diamond that after my option had been signed For the first time in public Pro-I received two offers, one from tessor Rankine did a number of ex- China and the other from India. tremely delicate experiments, de- offering me a considerable profit monstrating, among other things, on my original Investment. that ordinary air is magnetic."

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A New Instrument He had to take the keys of his house from his pocket and place them at a safe distance before he could give part of his promised display, and was careful to explain that he laid no claim to any per- sonal magnetism.

He was able, however, to measure the magnetic qualities of copper aluminium, and other materials 'which most people regard as non-

"The stone, however, is still safe in its vault in Farringdon-street, and there it will remain until the sale is completed and I have de cided when I shall bring it to the US. Contrary to some reports there has been no cutting of the stone so far, and I would prefer to

The Flying Dragon" arrived at Kowloon on Friday at 0.15" p.m. On enquiry, it was found that "two' changes of engines had to be made owing to the stoppage, the oil fail- ing to reach the axle-box which became to hot.

A similar incident occurred on Saturday

when the "Flying Dragon was again almost two hours behind schedule. It had al ready made a change of engine at Shek Lung, and another engine had to be sent to Shum Chun to pull it in

PRISONER AT LARGE ›

Chars Kwok who was sentenced

was

It was stated that while the Com- Since then he had familiarised plainant, Yuen Ban Chep himself with all the varied details walking in Queen's Road West of a business so essentially modern, near the Eo Shing Theatre about and he did not spare himself in 9.50 p.m. on Friday, defendant his labours. The advice he gave came up and snatched her bag. which was valued at $5 and con- was extraordinarily useful.

Although not a pilot he was very tained $18. She raised an alarm fond of tying, and among his and chased defendant into Des Was 25- many journeys by air was one be Voeux Road, where he undertook recently to South Africa. rested by one of the passers, by. His 15 years' experience of civil The bag was found in his girdle. aviation in a directorial capacity placed him in a position that made his experience a great asset, and his colleagues are conscious of a heavy loss.

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SHIPBUILDING CO. TO WIND UP

£200,000. Deficiency

(Special Air Mail Service

AT THE HOTELS

The Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels gave one of the most suc cessful Gala Nights on Saturday night when no less than seven art istes were engaged to entertain the large crowd that attended Boh hotels were packed to capa- city, the Hong Kong Hotel helag especially crowded... Glasgow, April 3..

When The Newyorkers" Although the shareholders ofprising Hank Brown, Eukle Len the shipbuilding and repairing and Nee St. Clair direct from the firm of D. and W. Henderson and Co., Ltd., Glasgow, agreed at a meeting to the voluntary winding

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Little Club in Shanghal, made their first appearance of the even-

up of the company, it is hopeding there was a general rush by those who attended in order to keep it intact in the hope that to six months hard labour by that the business, or part of it,

secure better positions" Those some public-minded American Mr. Q.A.A, Macfadyen on Saturday may yet be saved to the district, who could not get in the frant might wish to purchase it as a gift morning at the Central Police In the meantime work is to be

were seen standing over tables and to the nation as a museum piece: Court for the theft of a cigarette' continued. and the two ships chairs. Their clever performances

"If, however, the stone cannot case made his escape when he was which are in band completed. was cheered by all.

The total liabilities of the firm be disposed of intact, we will have taken to the office in order to get

his belongings, after the sentence are estimated at £202.000, and stones, the largest of which would

was passed. Indian police ser- the net assets at £29,000, 721 geant. No, 307 was with him at

Mr. A. & McHarg, who was ap- pointed liquidator, said at a meet.

magnetic. This he did with a now to cut it up here into, perhaps, 20

instrument of his own design,

Amand and Diana, who have already made themselves familigr

to Hong Kong Hotels patrons were Particularly good in their unusual type of dances and also deserved stations were informed of the that the company was liable, with John and Harriet Griffith who out rellef to the extent of £204.000 have been drawing crowds to the in respect of bills discounted by Hotel for the past week performed them with bankers. As against their pretty ballroom dances and that, the banks held a bond and were the recipients of loud cheers. disposition over the whole herit Hank Brown who displayed some eble property of the company. ability as a conductor directed the It was thought that the new orchestra and it was the first time work on hand would be completed in the history of the Hong Kong

This instrument proved so de- be about 400 carata. The cutting licate that its "Indicating spot of will be done in our own work rooms the time when he made his bid light moved a couple of feet to one here, and the stone would be im- for freedom. The alarm was ing, of creditors, held afterwards, the loud applause accorded, them

JAPANESE CONSULAR

side in response to only one cr two ported in the rough as it is." immediatly raised and all Police that it had now been ascertained parts in a hundred thousand of My informant, who has kept all iron, present as an impurity in the details of the transaction escape.

secret for the past year, added" another metal.

Professor Rankine recounted an that he was now considering plac- anecdote of Einstein, who, hearing ing the stone on exhibition in Zon-

CONFERENCE that a workman had fallen from a don for charitable purposes before high scaffolding, went to see him in deciding when he will have it ship-

Shanghai, Apr. 20. hospital Einstein tactfully inquired; ped to America

Mr. Akira Ariyoshi, Ja

Japanese whether during the fall he found

The American holder of the op- Minister to Chips sailed for "that the earth attracted him, tion is well-known here as a buyer Japair this morning by the Tatsute

On the contrary," said the of fine jewels In past pears, he Mara to report the result of the therefore be given to see what sider was allowed to direct, it workman, "it repelled me with has purchased several famous Shanghai conference of Japanese could be, done with the business. He proved bimself to be as rood

a "bandmaster as he is a dancer consular officers in China-Petter and its assets. very great force."

collections.

by August, and a period would Hotel dance orchestra that an out-

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