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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1936.

LOCAL CHINESE

DECORATED

French C.-In-C. Officiates

"KNIGHTS OF THE DRAGON OF

ANNAM

Death Of Sub-Insp. Rousing The Empire

Mist

(Continued from Pazę 1.3

To Unity

(Continued "from Pago 1)

Sub-Isp. Mat was born in Ac-

CHATTERING AT GENEVA - ton, Middlesex, London, on Janu-

All the great cities of the aggres- ary 1, 1894, and joined the Hong

sor would suffer a similar fare with Kong Police Force on April 10,

this difference, that no Power 1919. Five years later on Decem-could possibly win a war against ber 12, 1924. he was promoted to Police Sergeant and attained the rank of Sub-Inspector on Febru ary 18, 1933.

The late, police officer served throughout the war and' was de- corated with the Military Medal. He was attached to the East Sur-

A brilliant ceremony was held at the French Consulate. Peak Road, yesterday evening when Admiral Estéva. Commander-in-Chief of the French Naval Fleet in China, | rey Regiment conferred upon Messrs. Lam Chi The late S. I Mist did a good Fung, Chan Bul Ky and Kwok deal of Charge Room duty and, in Chan, prominent local Chinese this category as well as in the Po merchants. decorations of knight-lice Court and other spheres of hood received from His Majesty Folice work, he earned the respect the Emperor of Annam. Among of local Pressmen and of the com- those who were present were the munity in general. Commanders and Officers of French warships in port, Senhor Alvaro Brilhante Laborinho, Fortu- guese consul, and several leading members of the Chinese commun- ity. Music was provided by the band of the French fagship "La- monte Picquet."

Bas Dal, Emperor of Annam

In conferring the decorations Admiral' Esteva sald:

His passing has removed from and from Police Headquarters West Poin: Police Station, where he was last on Bench duty, a popular agure-one who had en- toyed popularity in a wide circle of colleagues and friends and was always ready to crack a joke.

The deceased was also a keen

lawn bowls pinyer and played for the Felice Recreation Club in the

junior division of the League.

Inspector Wally Mair. one of Was deceased's

friend. closest present at the bedside yesterday. The deceased, who was known "Misty" to his more intimate friends, was sing e. He is survived by a brother and two sisters, who are' in England, and with whom much sympathy will be extended In their snd bereavement.

Britain so long as our Fleet com- manded the seas, whereas all Con- tinental Powers were subject to land invasion and therefore sub- Jection.

Britain was only subject to ruin so long as our statesmen of all

parties were chattering at Geneva.

and neglecting their first duty of

national defence. These narrow views of our ability to stave off attack were due to the complete fallure of so many British leaderi to realise that this small island was surrounded by a mighty Em- pire.

"Even supposing." Str Henry continued. "a great European Po- wer was the equal of, or possibly

superior to, this country in the air,

to ourselves and a possible ally, which would be a confession.`of of fallure in statecraft, that takes no account of all the peoples of

the Empire who could come to our

ald, lke an endless stream

of

eagles on the wing, just as the

flower of humanity: crossed the occans from Canada, Australls and New Zealand was foot soldiers in

the war.

"Why have we neglected to pro- secute sò certain, an insurance? Because we have forgotten the great call of Joseph Chamberlain to think Imperially,"

ULTIMATE VICTORY The funeral takes place this "Or this I am certain, that if afternoon. The cortege will arany aggressors knew that a war of rive at Morrison Gap Road at 5 extermination on both sides in the D.m. and enter the Protestant fair would mean that 5.000 of the Cemetery via the Stubbs Road en-nest fighting machines and pilots in the world would arrive just as trance.

the attrition was at its height, they would think many times, be- tore they courted the certain ulti- mate victory of the British Em- pire."

THE VOLUNTEERS

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(Continued from Page 1).

There is a significant letter in this year book written by the General Officer Commanding the British Troops in China, HE Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, to the Commandant of the Corps, which the G.O.C.writes:- in "Numbers! We want more Volun- tees."

The Emperor of Annam Was

at. very pleased the excellent Lam Chỉ Fung services of Mr.

of the in causing the signing China Indo-China Commercial Treaty. The old treaty expired in 1930 and between the expiration of the old one and the signing of the China and Indo-China new one "were constantly raising tariffs against each other, which actions not only hampers trade-but causes between' two great

The G.O.C. makes a strong appeal countries. At the sponsorship of the Swatow Chamber of Commerce, for existing members of the corps NI. Lam Chi Fung spent three to recruit at least one friend each weeks at Nanking and in collabora, ] year,

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successfully cials,""

concluded A splendid treaty which not only benefited China but also Indo- China and the many hundreds of thousands of Chinese there.

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How could they pave the way to this great peace through strength? Sir Henry asked. By making Im- perial unity the faith of our peo- ple. The idea of collectiye security through the League appealed to many people, but it was now ex-. posed as a hollow sham. Collec- tive security for a quarter of the

STRAITS population of the world dwelling

SHANGHA under the British flag, however.ANGHAI was no dream, but a practical real-

ity.

dir Henry declared that the omens were favourable, the need was great; statesmanship alone was required, and statesmen would arise if the call of the people was insistent for a lead

"The bridge to the great security I have envisaged can best be built through the most resalute deter- mination to show all citizens of the Empire overseas that their wel- fare is our gain, their prosperity. is our strength, their liberty our the i-peterean"

where upwards of thirty thousand people have regular employment, Mr. Lam Chi Fung holds agency for the rethe South China

Not only has Mr. Lam Chi Fung been appreciated by the Emperor but also by the China Minister of Foreign Affairs who presented him with a Eulogy Scroll eulogizing the great help he has been to China Including a mutually profitable and, as there no anthracite treaty-favouring the peoples of coming to Hong Kong of South China and Indo-China.

China from any other place-he is China's imports from Indo-known as the King of Hard Coal. China last year amounted to $32 His annual importations to Hong million and exports to Indo-China Kang and China runs into millions $17 milions and the conclusion of of dollars. the treaty has given a great im- Not only, the above but he is petus to trade between these twogise shareholder countries:

Mr. Lam Chi Fung was one of the leading persons welcoming His Excellency the Governor to the Chinese YMCA Mr. Lam 13

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"Let us decide, not in the halting manner of the Ottawa Conference, but with decision and enthusiasm. to prefer all Empire goods to those which are not the product of our fellow citizen,” Sir Henry added.

"Secondly, let us determine to build up the Empire and deflect.etters for Guam, Honoluln, our great capital resources to the

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com- panies and has vast trade con- Al- nections throughout China. though a resident here for many years he received his education in Narth China. He is from evangell- keenly interested in the welfare of cal parents-bis father was the Chinese Young Men as evi- Pastor. His bobby consists of wel-ity, services in the Empire. denced by his many activities in fare of Chinese young men and of this direction. He has been Pre-pursuing his studies in theological sident of the YM.G.A for four

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Thirdly, let us so redistribute our people that we really find a place for idle hands in idle lands.""

"Next, let us set up permanent Imperial machinery with the de-- finite object of promoting econo~ mic, nancial, shipping, and popu lation expansion in the Empire.

"Tastly, let us so unite the Em- Dire in defence that we may live all our lives free from the dread of

W&T."

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years and is at the

Mr. Chan Sui Ki, just as Mr. Vice-President. He is one of the Lam Chi Fung has been decorated trustees of the Pui To Giris' Middle with the order of the "Knight of School and of the Pui Ching Boys' the Dragon of Annam, is the Middle School of Canton, the com- Managing Director of the Kwong bined average daily attendance of Hang Hing, who have rice mills in these two institutions being 4500 Saigon MF. Chan Bu! KI is the pupils. The property costs of two son of the late Mr. Chan Ching Po million dollars. Besides his acHe is a native of Sun Wai District' tivities here he has not overlooked or the province of Kwangtung. He his own home districts near Swa-s known as one of the leading im- tow where he maintains from his porters and millers of Saigon rice funds the Kin Kay Free and whose mills in Saigon cover an area of over 30,000 square feet. Schools.

Mr. Lam Chi Fung was the. He is not only a rice merchant but founder of the China Motor Bus an inventor as well, as he has in

Batavia Nov 9. Company and he and his friends vented the To Tse Bystem of for-

ABI introduced in the People's contributed one of the largest writing shorthand which amount of the capital. He was eigner can learn in three hours Council provides for an export also the founder of the New Asia and then be able to write Chinese duty of two per cent. on certain Hotel Company and a partner in in Chinese shorthand form. He Netherlands East Indies products the large rice firm of Yong Hong has also invented articlal jade, including rubber. Exempted pro- Long, at 18 Bonham Strand West. marble, etc., and his latest inven- ducts include leather, nutmeg, one of the leading Importers of tien is artificial slik made from a white pepper, husked rice, realn, Biam rice.

Chinese fibre or plant and it is timber, coffee, gambia, etherial Mr. Lam Chi Fung is the evident that soon he will flost a olls, sugar, tobacco, rattan, gold Managing Director of Messrs. Sze very large company which will be and silver Wal and Company President of very quickly cover-subscribed in Reuter. the Christian Council and Director view of his reputation as a very of the National, Commercial Bay successful business man. His ings Bank of 42 Bonham. Strand charities over a certain period of of Kwong Hang Hing has multi- Went the sole distributors the year amounted to over one million piled its capital over two hundred Charbonnues du Tunzin. The dollars and he recently donated times and its present capital is one Charbonnages are file renowned | over fifty thousand dollars for the million dollars They are also anthracite mines near Haiphong Hwang Ho Flood Relief. The firm shipowners and chartereTE..

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