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"TAIPO BELLE" ACTIVITIES

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Attached at rear of train-All stations from Shum Chun to Kowloon.

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Under its own powar-Non-stop Kowloon to Sheung Shui arriving Sheung Shui at 8.48 .., and thenc to Shum Chun.

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ROTARY CLUB

Life On The

Bounding Main

INTERESTING TALK BY NAVAL OFFICER

Capt. A. J. L. Murray, RN., D.S.O., O.B.E., who joined the Ro yal Navy at the age of 18 years and is now the Captain of HM.S. Dorsetshire, gave an interesting and instructive talk on "Experien-"

ces

in the Royal Navy" at the weekly tin of the Rotary Club held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday afternoon. The speaker described the journey of the Dorsetshire from England to Hong Kong, and gave sidelights of the different types of work aboard ship.

DEEP LOSS

Mr. Thomas Tam (President) re- marked that members were aware of the deep loss sustained by Ro- tarian the Hoa, Dr. R. H. Kotewall on the death of his wife, She was gifted with a remarkably charm- ing personality and she would be remembered 'for her frequent: pre-. sence and support at the Club's Ladies' Days. He would instruct the Secretary to write, on behalf of the Club, a letter expressing their deepest sympathy with Ro tarian Kotewall.

The meeting then stood for a few moments as a mark of respect,

GUESTS

On resumption, the President welcomed back-Rotarian the Hon. Bir Henry Pollock. (Applause),

The following guests were then Introduced:--Rear-Admiral C.G. Sedgwick, R.N., Major Watts,

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FUNERAL OF MRS. EDITH KOTEWALL

Worthy Tribute To A Gracious Lady

HUNDREDS PAY LAST RESPECTS

Hundreds of sorrowing relatives and friends, including many distinguished Colony residents and representatives of both the British and Chinese Governments, yesterday afternoon paid their last respects to the late Mrs. Edith Kotewall, the wife of the Hon. Dr. B. H. Kołewall, Q.M.G., LLD., who passed away peacefully on Monday morning at her residence, Hatton House, Kolewall Road. The chief mourners were her husband, eight daughters - (Mrs. Li Shiu-kalų Mis, Walter Hung, Misses Doris, Helen, Bobbie, Maisie, Cecilie and Patsy Kotowall) a :on (Master Ciril Holewall), and two sons-in-law (Messrs. Li Shin-Kal and Walter Hung).

The funeral cortege began its Journey from Hatton House, preceded by a motor car filled with wreaths and behind which marched a detachment of the Chinese Section of the Hong Kong Police, members of the St. "John Ambulance Brigade and groups of boys and girls from various Chinese schools. Then came the hearse which was followed by the chief mourners and hundreds of friendl

At the Wing Pls Ting, Foxfolum, within which a photograph of the decided lady was displayed, already hundreds of persons alled the gat pavilion to capacity. Outside it motor traffic was being efficiently controlled by members of the Hong Kong Police to cope with the almost endless stream of people arriving by motorcar...).

Shortly after 4 o'clock the funeral cortege reached the Wing Pit Ting and the coffin was immediately taken in and set in the pavilion, at each side of which the members of the family took their places

Several more people kept arriving and immediately after the entrance of Els Excellancy the Governor, who was accompanied by Captain W. J. R. Cragg. A.D.C., Bishop Hail and the Rev. Li Kau-yam delivered the funeral service. At Be conclusion, hum- . dreds of friends filed past the coffin after bowing three times to the photograph of the deceased lady, among whom were: HA EX- cellencies the Governor, Bir Andrew Caldecott, the Commander- in-chist Bir Charles Liltie, and the General Officer Command-.. Ing. Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, and their respective aide- de-camps. U

Among the hundreds of mourners | Mr. W. J. Carrie, Mr. Leo d'Almada were also the following:-Rear- e Castro, Jun., Mr. D. Anderson, Admiral and Mrs. Sedgwick.. Hon. | Professor R. K. M. Simpson, Pro-

CHIANG BACK

IN HARNESS

Council Turns Down Resignation

Nanking, Dec. 22. General Chiang-Kai-abek is re- suming his duties as Premier and Generalissimo according to 8.0 official announcement.

This announcement sets at rest the rumours that the Generalis- simo contemplates" resiguing, Reuter

RESIGNATION REJECTED

Nanking, Dec," 29.,

General ManaKE

Yu an't be optimistic With misty optics

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Hangman's

Rope Breaks! Strange Incident In Shanghai

CONDEMNED INDIAN HURLED TO GROUND

Shanghai, Dec. 29.

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Az unusual incident occurred here this morning at the Mun!- cipal Col

Atma. Singh, the; thirty-two- It now transpires that General | year-old · Indian" policeman and being Chiang Kai-shek has sent a letter convicted murderer, waS to the Central Political Council | executed this morning when thờ. assuming ultimate responsibility rope suddenly broke, hurling the for the Sianfu revolt and resign- | man to the ground. Atma Bingh ing his post as Premier and Gen-was sent to hospital - suffering. eralissimo, but the resignation from injuries to the neck and has been rejected.

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General Chiang Kai-shay also. The man was convicted in the" requested punishment in, order | British Court for... ntcing - Bawa that the "discipline of the State | Singh, another Indian constable, shall be upheld and my conscience | to death." At the trial" he pleaded set at ease."

extreme provocation by contending. that he committed the act after (Continned on Back Pare.)

It is understood that the Gen- eralissimo is re-tendering his re- signation, which again will bề re- Jected.

The plenary session of the Cen- tral Executive Committee has been convened for February 15 and not March 12 as previously reported.

Reuter.

OLD ORDER RETURNS W

Nanking. Dec. 29. General Chiang Kai-shek, Chair- mish of the Military- Affairs Com mission, to-day resumed his cons w current port, as President of the Bretüüle Yuan, and - Finance Minister HH Kung has relin- quished his concurrent post as acting President,

The denial that Mr T. V. Soong,

Haw Par Hospital Extention

Sun Ward On Roof To

Accommodate Additional

T. B. Children

Onge again. Merra Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par have shown their "great, interest and sympathy in the welfare of the children whose lives are spent

India, Dr. Henry Huizenga, Profes- Mr. and Mrs. NL6mith; Hon. Mr. fessor L Forster, Mr. EH, will become" President of the Wiig day by day, unable to move, sor of English Literature, Univer- C. G. and Miss Alabaster, Hon. Mr. Williams; Major V. M. Truclos, Mr. Executive Yuan was issued by the / afficted with the terrible scourge · sity of Shanghal, Capt. J. Waller Edwin Taylor, Hon. Mr. R. A. Q-¡ T. J. Tai, and Mr. D. L. Newbig which he is the chairman, but their intention to add to the Haw

R.N., Mr. Gordon Duclos, Mr. F. North. Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, Hon. Grose,

Messages of condolences - were received by Dr. Kotewall and his family by wire from Huang Mu- sun (Chairman of the Kwangtung Government), *Teng Provincial

National Economic Council, of

of bone tuberculosis, by signifying

Par Hospital

at Cheung Chau

song himself has not made any Island an extra storey, to be statement.

suitably arranged for T.B. children War Minister Ho Ying-ching has

only riven up his post as commander-

There will be accommodation

who

direct

Mr. and Mrs. T. H. King, Hon. Dr. THE SEA AND A "TAIPAN'S" LIFE A R. Wellington, Hon. To Seen- In the course of the address. wan, Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau, Eon. Mr. Capt. Murray said that life in the M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr. S. H Dodwell, Navy was very different from Wife Hon. Mr. A. W. Hughes, Bir Shou-Yang-fu (Mayor of the City of/le-chief of the anti-rebel forced for about 20 to 30 such children. in the Civil Service or even that son Chow. Air William. Hornell. Canton), and other well-known and Generals Liu Chin and Ku Lady Ho Tung, Bir Elly Kadoorie, oficials of the Chinese Govern- Chu-tung have almfiarly resigned Mr. D. H. Cooper, Hon. Mr. M. T. ment, as well as from Bir Robert their posts as route commanders It is reported that General Ho Johnson, General Li Long-yu, Mr. Ho Tung.

Ying-ching will shortly visit EL Wynne-Jones, Mr. P. L. Colli-

Kwangtung and Kwangst in hla capacity as commandant of the Whampoa headquarters.— Union News.

of a talpan's life! A commission. he gäld, was held for two years and the Dorsetshire would shortly be leaving for. Home. "You get new "conditions to live in, new problems son, General Chang Ki-yau. Hon.

to encounter and new places to see every two years and we never get stale under these conditions” he remarked.

The speaker explained that the Dorsetshire

built was a cruiser under the Washington Treaty which restricted tonnage to 10,000 less fuel. Her former service had been with the Home Fleet and be- fore going back to England for re- filt and recommissioning for the Far East she did six or seven years service at a Cape station in South Africa.

The speaker sald that on April 1, 1935, a day before completion of the rent, they collected in the barracks 600 men of the Devon- port port division and the execu- tive, oficer organised them into a ship's company. Some had been to China before and had just An- ished foreign service leave. Others had be in with the Atlantic Fleet. (Continued on Pago 7.)

European Lads Missing

Set Out From Shamshuipo. In A Catter

A report last night stated that! three European boys, between 12 and 16 years of age, belonging to the Royal Uister Rifles, put out of Shamshuipo at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in a small cutter with a mast and two sails.

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Chinese Veteran Passes

Kuomintang Leader And Early Revolutionist

Shangbai, Dec. 29: The death has occurred of Mr. Taui Tung-ju, 73 years old, veteran Kuomintang leader and a native of Kwangtung. He was one of the members of the Tungmenhui, forerunner of the Kuomintang.

Mr. Taul participated in early re- They were seen to be proceedingvolutionary activities, for which he between Stonecutters and Laichi- was forced to flee to America. kok, but at the time of the report He returned to they had not returned, nor had serving various posts and any news been received of the engaging in literary work. He re- visited America after the war party, which gave rise to some anxiety.

where he edited prominent Chinese papers. fruter.

Engaged And Engaging

The camera caught this engaged and engaging couple at the Fanling Races-Miss Perry Murrow and her fiance, Lieutenant Ronald Clark, R.N., who will be married at SE John's Cathedral on January 7.

In

China in 1915,

THE DOLLAR

T:T. ON LONDON: 18. 2.27/32d.

T.TON NEW YORK: 30.5/16.

LONDON SILVER

· MARKET

(From Om Own Correspondent)

-- REBEL MARSHAL

Shanghai, Dec. 29.

who

will be under, ́the

В doctor supervision of specialises in tuberculosis

The hospital, situated almost on to the beach, is ideal for such patients, and will be the only one of its kind in Hong Kong.

Further additions in course of erection are a kitchen, laundry, mortuary, and a "doubled" retain- ing wall and a sea wall.

It is reported that the punish- The large ward on the ground. ment to be meted out to the rebel floor, as soon as the operating leaders Marshal Chang Hsueh- theatre is equipped, will be used lang and General Yang Foo-cheng for accident cases and thus avoid will be decided by a Military the exposure and fatigue caused Commission of bigh military by the long journey to Hong Kong oficials appointed by the Central Accidents amongst the fisher folk Government.

are common, and usually severe--

explosions, All circles have been favourably | dynamite

crushed

The Junk population depend. impressed by the attitude of Mar-imbs etc., being quite frequent,

upon the Haw Par Hospital; many of these people come from Chinese waters. The maintenance of the hospital solely depends upon the St. John Ambulance Association to

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CHINESE YOUTH

FALLS 100 FEET

Magazine Gap Accident

whom it has been donated, and in turn. on the tenerosity of the public for funds for releving these While riding a bicycle along distressed people whose lives are yesterday those "who go down to the sea. In Magazine Gap Road afternoon, Pak Tun-ling, a Chi- | ships." rene youth, fell over the embank- ment to the lower level 100 feet) below. He sustained; Injuries all over and was immediately remov ed to the Government Civil® Hos- pital by an ambulance,

RUSHDI ABAS AT ATHENS

Athens; Dec. 28. At a late hour last night his

The Turkish foreign minister, condition was stated to be rather Rushdi Aras, arrived here Monday serious but no further develop-on his return Journey to Istanbul ments have occurred.

WHAMPOA PORT DEVELOPMENT

Nanking, Dec 29.

from Paris He had a prolonged conference with Premier. Metaxas regarding the international situa tian. Transocean News Service,

NEWS INDEX

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The Kwangtung Whampoa Fort Development has petitioned the Nanking Finance Department to Amusements

Cables issue: $7,000,000 in bonds, to be London, Dec. 29 utilized in defraying the pre- Diverting Aspects London silver prices to-day liminary expenses of the develop Finance were unchanged for "Spot" and i ment scheme in its first stage.

Local Diary 1/16 up for "Forward" as follow: It is proposed that due per cent. Mall, Notices

Dec. 29 of the Kwangtung Customs re- Police Court.

Radio Programmes 21-1/4′′ | venue be taken as security. - 21-178 | Chiness Evening Preit.

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