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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1935.
"SEVEN PILLARS" CAUGHT IN THE ENCOUNTER WITH ROBOT NEWS SUMMARY
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daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FB Preface By Author's
Pfordten of Shanghai.
MARRIAGE
PRITCHARD - MARSHALL. - On July 10, 1935. at Holy Trinity, Brompton, by the Rev. Canon Courtenay Gale, assisted by the Rev. W, M. Belwyn, Vicar, and Che Rev. J. G. Markham, Frederick Hugh Dalzel, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Prit chard, late of "Fleurier," King's Road, Richmond: to Rosamond Wright, youngest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Marshall, late of Shanghai.
BIRTHS PACKER-On July 23, 1935, at Sydney, Australla, to Gretel (née Bullmore) wife of Francis Packer, a son FATERSON-At Victoria Hospital on August 5, to Mr. and Mrs. R. S. W. Paterson, a daughter.
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V. M. GRAYBURN, Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, 10th July, 1936.
THE
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the REGISTER OF. SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from THURSDAY, 8th August, to MONDAY, 19th August, (both days inclusive) during which period no transfer of shares can be registered. By Order of the Board of Directors
O. EAGER,
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London July 22. When TE Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" appears later this month it, will be found to contain a preface by Mr. A. W. Lawrence, the author's brother...
This makes it clear that the text of this new edition will be the same as that of the 30-guines edition of 1922, except in a few minute particulars.
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An amusing inclusion in the new
dressed by the publisher edition is a series of questions ad-
of Arabia concerning Lawrence
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Local Sportsmen's
Ordeal
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Mischance robbed this third test
The marriage took place on July 20, at St. Mary's Church, Chidding- fold, Surrey, of Lt. Derrick Ronald Haddon Ferguson, R.N., and Miss Betsy Annis Eustace, only daugh tet of Mr. and Mrs. W. A Bustace, formerly of Hong Kong, and of The' Page 6. Downs, Chiddingfold.
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Considerable excitement aroused in the ground floor lounge of the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday when a glass pane fell out of the frame work of a show case as the result of which a coolie was severe,
uut if the arm
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London, July 23, KOBOT PLANE BROUGHT DOWN The nasty experience of spend-
Three different types of naval
The anti-aircraft shoot that ing a whole night on an uninha- bited island as
a result of the artillery were tested before the
followed was rather hampered by yacht in which they were sailing. King in a series of gunnery test the crash of one of the targets soon fundering in
agale when of by the Mediterranean and Home after being catapulted" from its mother-cruiser. The second was a Ninepins, about six miles, froth Fleets south of the Isle of Wight on
Mr. Justice Lindsell delivered victim of the anti-aircraft guns of Cape Collinson, befell three local | Sunday morning. yachtmen on Monday. The peo-
Cruisers and battleships showed
the Rodney. The intention of the judgment in the Summary Court. exercises was. amongst other yesterday in favour of the plain- ple concerned were Mr. M. N. what they could do with their main
armament against an enemy many things, to demonstrate the new tiffs in the case in which the Vice-Consul,. For example, Mr. A. W. Lawrence Cootes, "US.
multiple pom-pom anti-aircraft Mellrig Studio cinimed $164.50 from explains that from three pages of the "Wasp II (A.3), and miles distant, and then the new there are omissions so that the Mr. J. R. Bergne-Coupland, of multiple pom-pomps showed how feelings of living persons may not Keiss, Massey and Co. and Mr. they would treat an airman who sun in action. Nelson's multiple the Globe Motion Picture Co. of be hurt. But these omissions. H Meeke, of the Bank Line, who ventured near warships in order pom-pom was to have been engaged Aberdeen, Hong Kong, for work Page 6. added together, make more is an Interport Rugby player.
to drop his bombs or launch his against the Queen Bee-as the done and material supplied
wireless-controlled 'plane is called, than a few lines.
Apparently the -fated craft torpedoes.
--but Rodney's earlier success rob.
The China Ligh: and Power Co. was engaged in a race, with seven
The Rodney's encounter with the have decided to build another sub- other boats, but she fell far be of some of its spectacular value. bed Nelson of her target. hind and the engine seized. At In the first place, the "celling" was about six o'clock in the evening.low, for the bright blue skies of the aeroplane occurred shortly after the station. This will be in" Chatham Street and will be completed in two point between the previous day had been replaced by fleet had left Spithead. The aero-Road at the corner of Bulkely
They never plane appeared in the distance.
an extreme range was months time. Frederick Row, formerly of the "Revolt In the Desert," with the Ninepins and Steep Island, Just low-hanging clouds.
threatened rain, but they gave the and.. at beyond Fu Tau Mun Pass, a sud-
Private Cyr! William Compton den squall struck them, jamming anti-aircraft gunners a range of engaged by three of Rodney's anti- visibility that rarely exceeded 2.000 aircraft guns. Presently bursts of the mainsail,
The three men were unable to yards, and they meant grave dum shrapnel smoke broke all round the of the Lincolnshire Regiment was at the Kowloon Wynne-Jones hit culties for the distant control of plane. But before the real range yesterday brought before Mr. E. L were to manoeuvre was found the Queen Bee disap Magistracy on a charge of the lower it and the wind then them and they shipped quantities cers who
manslaughter of Halder Khan on It was not many minu the wireless-controlled aeroplanes peared in a bank of cloud, Im-of water
Rodney's guns blindly followed July 19 in Shanghai Street. "Medi the track of the attacker," and as tes before the craft foundered, the which formed the targets. Indeed,
target catapulted
cal evidence given showed that occupants jumping clear into the one
cruiser came to grief long before soon as it emerged from the clouds the deceased died of a blood clot water.
the gunners Bad a chance to open it encountered a furious burst of on the surface of the brain.
fire. The 'plane dived steeply. Are an ber. and we caught a glimpse of her, trussed up like a thus throwing Rodney's guns mo- fowl. in the poulterer's, alongside mentarily out of range, but soon the destroyer which had salvaged after it had resumed a level course Rodney's guns registered a direct blt.
George
China Inland Mission, Chefoo, aged 64 years.. COWAN-At the General Hospital, Singapore. on July 27. 1935. after an operation, Elizabeth (Dolly) Cowan, youngest daughter of the late Captain .Cowan of Singapore.
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HONG KONG. AUGAST 7, 1935.
COLLECTIVE ACTION
Sir Samuel Hoare recently gave a review of foreign affairs and a clear statement on British policy and it may be said that he has good reason to be gratified at the reception given to both of these,
author's answers. typical examples: Q-"Meleager.
to
Here are two
the Immoral I have put 4mmortal" poet." poet, but the author may mean inimoral after all.
A.-Immoral ty I know.
As you mortality I cannot judge. please: Meleager will not sue us
for 1
Q-Sherif Abd el Mayin of Slip 68 becomes el Main, el Mayein, el Muela, el Mayin, and el Muye'n. A-Good egy I call this really
ingenious.
when at
a
PRECARIOE'S SITUATION They managed to get hold of an Infated rubber mattress, which they had with them on the craft, apparent they
but when it was
from
her remains after the crash.
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Sui Ki Lam á 36-year-old tin- employed was yesterday committed to trial at the next Criminal Sessions by Mr. Thompson at the Magistracy
the for
"
were being washed to "Sea,
AN EARLY START they made a bold bid and struck
A large piece of fabric was blown Kowloon The operations constituted a re- out for B nearby island, which they reached in an exhausted view at sea. The previous day the from the of wing, but the plane possession of 453 pieces of counter" state. Here they spent the night, fleet lay still at anchor while the continued on an even course, pass-net Hong Kong ten cent pieces..
Page 3. being transported to Shek-O by a King steamed past on his inspec- ing over Rodney and then describ- wide circle. Suddenly it
Mr. R. L. Collison delighted "a sampan which they hailed, in the tion. This time 150 ships were coming a morning. From Shek-O they tra- stantly on the move for five hours, went into a dive and with engine
town
in Mr. Bergne-carrying out evolutions and finally fill out crashed into the sea. It large gathering at the Rotary Club' providing a "steam past" in which was thought at first that the crash Tiffin yesterday with a splendid mechanical talk on Humour, which he said was two lines of ships twelve miles long was caused by some moved at uniform speed south-failure, but later Rodney's success being used to a greater extent in wards, while the royal yacht, at the was officially recorded in the sign-the modern advertisement of world same speed, passed between the al "Queen Bee" hit and put out of famous concerns.
control in one run, machine sub-" lines northward.
sequently crashing."
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THE TYPHOON
That only one typhoon is likely to come to Hong Kong if it con- tinues on its course and not two according to the Manila Observa-velled to tory was the statement obtained at Coupland's car.
According to Mr. Cootes" while, the Observatory late night.
the water several The typhoon which was supposed they were in to be situated about 118 degrees launches passed within half a mile Long E. 21 Lat. N., moving WNW of them, but in spite all their fran- should have struck Hong Kong late tic calls and signals, no attention last night if it had been in exis- could be attracted tence, or at least pass close to the Colony.
The other situated 118 Long. E. 23 Lat. N., which is south east of Swatow within a 300 miles radius of Hong Kong, was moving very For one thing they have greatly slowly W.N.W. eased the strain where it was most
Information obtained was to the severe while Rome was undoubted effect that at the rate it was mov- lv pleased
the passages ing there was very little possibility relating to Italian expansionist of the No. 1 Signal being hoisted" aspirations and showed welcome! signs of dawning remembrance of the traditional friendship between
the
with
Practically all the other yachts who had earlier been in company with the "Wasp-II". also suffered damage.
The U. and I. Mr. Marshall) lost a jib and cracked a mast, the Norseman (Mr. Nicholson) lost a mizzen mast and mizzen sail, the Luana (Mr. A. L. Shields) lost a ilb and tore her mainsail, the Marle (Col. Dowbiggin) had her mainsail blown away, whic G-6 also lost a jib. Those aboard the A-9 had an anxious time and dur-
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The possibility of a 6-aside com- petition WES discussed at the Counch Meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association yesterday: a letter asking the per-
The navy "begins Its day early,
THE KING'S THANKS The dawn haze still hung about Spithead as the first, ships began
After the firing the ships seat- to move out from the anchorage. Flotillas of destroyers, squadrons oftered, seemingly in aimless con- when cruisers, slipped unobtrusively east-fusion; yet half an hour later a mission of this body, was read wards towards the Nab Tower in perfect order had been evolved out from the HK Area Sports Board, advance of the main body and then, or that wild scurry to the four Permission was readily given so at eight o'clock, the royal yacht points of the compass. The whole that it is probable that the com- Page 10. the manoeuvre mile apart, which moved slowly poo, late in September. began to move, leading two lines of fleet was reunited in two lines, apetition will take place at Sookun- south. Long since the royal "yacht battleships into area.
had been lost to sight. Then sud-
two countries since, as Sir EDINBURGH FREEDOM TO ing the height of the storm all target was the old battleship. Cen-
Samuel adroitly put it, the 'Risorgi- thento. The speech appears to have come as "an agreeable sur-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN prise" so far as Paris is concerned
that an INTERIM DIVID.. 2nd the formal acceptance by the
END of 40 (forty) cents per Share]
WEDNESDAY, 21st
British Government of the French thesis of concurrent negotiations
MRS. CARNEGIE
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Edinburgh, July 22. It was intimated at a meeting of the Lord Provost's Committee of
has been declared payable он
AUGUST on the three security pacts was Edinburgh Town Council that the next, on and after which date Divid. especially welcome. It is just this freedom of the city will be con- which has ferred on Mrs Carnelge, widow of end Warrants may be obtained upon acceptance, however. application at the Registered Office, been responsible for
a certain Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish mil-
of the Company, Canal Boad East, measure of disappointment in Ber-onaire and benefactor, on Sep- Bowrington, Hong Kong.
NOTICE IS HEREBY ALS GIVEN that the REGISTER of MEMBERS of the Company will be Closed from WEDNESDAY, 7th, to TUESDAY, 20th AUGUST, 1935, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board,
W. F. SIMMONS,
Secretary. Hong Kong, 29th July, 1935.
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THE BAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY, LTD. "
NOTICE.
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Share Registers of the Company will be CLOSED from Saturday, 17th August, 1995, until Wednesday, 28th August, 1935, both days inclusive.
DERRICK & CO.,
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lin where some said that." England tember 30. The
ceremony Will has moved back into the French camp again." It will be seen from take place in the City Chambers. the foregoing how difficult it is to persuade either France or
Ger-
donned their Ufe-belts.
The plight of the Wasp I was unknown to the other yachts, as she was much behind the others in returning.
been on view at the Tate Gallery,
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and great fountains of
wisher
Having bitten a postman, nam- ed Lau Yuk-nam, an Alsatian bitch owned by Chau Bo-kwan, of 5 Shan Pin Terrace, was removed to Ken- nedy Town for the usual period of observation.
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ber last lear. Inspector A. W. Smith prosecuted.
A dinner dance will be held at
The first of the spectacular events of the day was full salvo fring denly-she reappeared, steaming be by the first cruiser squadron. Their tween the moving ships
The sun, true to its Jubilee re- turion, a hulk Alled with wireless cord, broke through the clouds. gadgets which enable her to steam and the King's fleet greeted bim, and steer without a man on board all ships cheering as they came All her orders come to her on short abreast of the royal yacht. The wave from a control panel in an-yacht'a yard-arm dripped with The forthcoming wedding is an- nounced of Mr. Leonard Erriest other ship two or three miles away. bunting. To the civilian the flags
The four cruisers were some five
were but a touch of colour; to the Hickin, minister of religion, Haigh miles from the target as the blue men in, the feet "they bore a College, Fatshan, and Miss Eliza- flag at the cross-trees was hauled message: "Splice the mainbrace." beth Gigson, teacher, of 27 Blater
· M'TAGGART PICTURES
down, the signal to open fire. The Thus in an age-old ceremonial the Road. Knowle, Warwickshire, who FOR EDINBURGH
London, flagship of the squadron, King conveyed his thanks to his is en route to the Colony per 5,5. was in charge of the shoot, and she fleet, thanks that were
more Menelaus, (Special Air Mall Service)
fired two sighting rounds to make formally expressed in the follow- Edinburgh, July 22.
Yesterday morning® Leung Kit- The loan collection of pictures in sure of range and direction. Then ing signal, which was broadcast by commenoration of Will'am MTag- all four ships fired simultaneously wireless to all ships and establish- Cheung, (18), unemployed, was sen- gart, R.S.A. (1835-1910), which has full salvos of eight guns from each ments in all parts of the world:tenced to six months hard labour ship. The third salvo straddled At the close of my visit to the when he pleaded guilty before many that Great Britain's friend-patient shall not be cured by London, closes at the end of this the target: hits were made, and neet I wish to express to you my Mr. Macfadyen in the Central Ma- ships are sincere but not exclusive. momoepathy if perseverance with month, and is to be transferred to Cull red flashes in the crewless tar-entire satisfaction with everything gistracy to a charge of returning get told of bursts inboard. Salvo that I have seen, and to all rents from banishment before his term From the German side it is sug- the allopathic treatment looks like the National Gallery of Scotland gested that an immediate reply, to causing a riot in the hospital. The exhibition has aroused much followed salvo, at intervals of a few and ratings of the Royal Navy my had expired. Defendant was ban- the Foreign Secretary's appeal to There is one other point which interest in an artis whose work seconds, Herr Hitler to take the initiative cannot be too strongly stressed was greatly admired in Scotland water alongside the target told of hearty congratulations and good ished for ten years from Septem-
shells that had. fallen, just short of.
I shall not easily forget the-im- boldly in respect of the Eastern and that is, the most vital word in but inadequately known clse-where, her. A bare ten minutes of thun- and Danubian Pacts, is unlikely the Foreign Secretary's exposition and the Board of Trustees have
derous noise and the cruiser shoot pressive spectacle of the review, in
was learned which I am pleased to think that Repulse Bay Hotel bo-night. The He is reported as not being satis-
of British policy was "collective." made arrangements with the len
Later it was over. Red with the French and British Collective responsibility, collective ders, mostly Scottish collectors and replies to his request for assur security collective action,always galleries, for the transference or that of the 384 shells Ared 58 had ships, of the merchant navy have last bus leaves Repulse Bay at 1.00
ot the Franco-Russian the stress lay on the collective. the collection to Edinburgh from "Treaty upon the 'Locarno Pact, and There is nothing at all new in this. mid-August till the beginning of October' will open the exhibition on furthermore pledges as to the Ger. Collective is the master word in man attitude towards Austrian In- the prescription of the Covenant August 13. dependence raise awkward and de- for dealing with these cases and cate questions. As a result it is the Council must exercise collec possible that the course will have tive action or none at all.
Let there be no mistake but that to be smoothed and rolled before the runners come out on to the British action in Geneva will be track. One of the most curious strictly collective. It is true that! comments on the speech comes a report has been current that the from Geneva, where the objection British Government was determin- has been taken that Great Britained to act individually and inde- seems to be trying to save the pendently; several speakers allud League by repudiating the Covened to this In the Debate in ques- ant, and having recourse to pre- tion and welcome the fact that Sir War treaties. That, it is obvious, Samuel Hoare had given it quietus is based on Sir Samuel's declara-Suffice to say these reports never tion that he was not prepared to contained a grain of truth, for the abandon any chance of averting governing word of British policy, it war, whether through the machin-may be repeated, is collective" ery of the League or of the 1906 and this, of course, excludes in- He commanded the forces in Treaty, or both. What could be dividual, independent and tandated more sensible? It is clear that the action. But it is happily entirely supreme thing to be achieved is consistent with continued so the settlement of this calamitous operative effort to secure peaceful dispute by peaceful means, and to settlement before the august ma insist that It shall be adjusted by chinery of the League required for League machinery and by none collective action can even be in other, is like Insisting that a voked.
ances
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London, July 22. Lieut.-Béneral Sir W. Edmund Ironside, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery, has been pro- moted to be general,
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Sir Edmund, who speaks twelve languages and is 6ft 4in. in height, commanded the Alfed Torces in Archangel in 1916-10 and conduct ́ed the evacuation of the territory.
Anatolia in 1920 when Mustapha Kemal threatened the Allled Army in Constantinople, y
When a Brigade Commander in Flanders he used to go along the front line with his bulldog whose collar was decorated with the Moris ribbon and two wound stri
t.m.'
for the first time taken part, while made direct hits.
The cruisers were followed by the the success with which the flest
Dr. Lin Keh-sheng, of the Pel battleships, which carried out a exercises have been carried out to- 15-inch-gun shoot at a target tow-day bears witness to the tradition ping Union Medical College, is to represent China at the forthcoming ed by a cruiser They were firing al efficiency of the Royal Navy.
These two happy days spent by Afteenth International physiologi- with reduced charges but at long range. Watching them from a disme at sea accompanied by my sons, cal conference to be held at Len- tance, one was impressed by the and with the Service to which 1 ingrad. Dr. Lin is leaving thir enormous flame from the mouth of have had the honour to belong for month for Russia. the gun, eddying for a second or so many years, will ever remain so amid the sulphurous smoke like one of the most inspiring recollec-
tions of my Suver Jabite, lightning among dark clouds,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Messrs. Benjamin. & Potts re-
Believed to have either fallen or ceived the following selling, and jumped from the first floor of 134 buying raes from their Manila Salwanho, where he I'ved, the body Agents this morning:-Benguet of Wong Sheung was removed to
e publlo mortuary on Monday. Consols, 12.20-12.10; Antamoks, 82-79 Bagulo Colda, 26-28; Go'd River, 44-44.
Mr. Honorio Duntatol, of Gran ville Road, Kowloon, reports to the police the loss of a wristwatch valued at $20, from his bed room on Monday
Sergeant TJ. Hensley, of the Hong Kong Police Force is expected to return to the Colony to-day aboard the P and Oliner "Naldera", from Home leave, ac- companied with his wife, formerly Miss Betty Ratchiff, whom he mar- red some months ago, Bergt. Hemsley is well-known for his run-
with Sam Ferris, of Great Britain ning prowess, for in 1928 he ran
in the London to Brigthon five- mle relay. He has also participar-
Ll Ho, widow, charged before Mred with marked success in open. W. Schofield, at the Central Ma- events in the Colony, abovarious gistracy yesterday morning with times was sentenced to six months hard One case of diphtheric and two having returned from banishment,
banishedIn or enteric fever were reported for June 1933 for a period of ten years. the 24 hours ended on August 5. labour." She
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