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RETIREMENT OF

MR. K.E. GREIG

Manager Of Taikoo Dockyard

HERE SINCE 1909

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MAJ. G.K. DIBB

Leaving For Malta

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JUNE

THE SERVICES

ROYAL NAVY

"Gibraltar Command

Major G. K. Dibb, M.C.. of the

Rear-Admiral A E Evans, C.B. Royal Artillery, at present serving

O.BE has arrived at Gibraltar in with the China Command 83 G.S.0.2. will be leaving the Colony the sa. Strathnaver to take up his during the coming trooping ses-appointment as Rear-Admiral in Charge, Olbraltar, and Admiral- Superintendent of the Dockyard, Vice-Admiral J. in succession to M. Pipon, K.B.E, C.B. C.M.G.

son to take over

similar ap-

M.V.O.

Mr. Kenneth Edward Greig, JP, Manager of the Talkoo Dockyard pointment at Malta. and Engineering Company of Hong Major Dibb who was appointed Kong Ltd., is proceeding to Eng- to Hong Kong in November, 1935, land via Canada aboard the Em- joined the Royal Artillery in 1914 press of Japan on June 11, on re- and was promoted to the rank of Admirals At The Review tirement, accompanied by his wife. Major in 1934. He served through-

Most of the fag officers in com- Mr. Dreig Arst came to the out the Great War, in France, Bel- mand in the Flest reviewed by the Colony in June. 1909, and has been glum, Greek Macedonia. Serbia.King at Spithead also took part connected with the Talkoo Dock-Bulgaria. European Turkey and in the last Coronation Review 23 yard ever since. He is a non- the Islands of the Aegean Sea. He years ago, as commanders or le- was mentioned in despatches and

tenants. It is a coincidence that In addition to the M.C. holds the the senior ascer in command. British War Medal, the Victory Admiral Medal and the Legion of Honour 5th. Class.

official Justice of the Peace and is Vice-President of the Talkoo Re- creation Club.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Greig have identified themselves with the welfare of the Colony and enjoy a circle of friends who will join in wishing Mr. and Mrs. Greig long le and a happy retirement. -

PLAGUES OF EGYPT

Eyptian tarmers are Iseing two difficult problems this season.

The first of these is, the possi- blity of a water-shortage due to lack of rain in Abyssinia. - As à result of this indication of a poor Nile flood the announcement of the ures of rice which can be put under

cultivation has had to be delayed,

and farmers cannot plant till early June. When planting is delayed a poor crop is always the result.

The chief sources of the Nile are in upper Abyssinia, and when the flood is insufficient Egypt has to rely on water stared in the Assuan Dam.

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The second problem is an in- vasion, by locusts News has come

from Aden that huge clouds of locust, are forming there, and the prevailing winds make it probable they will be swept along towards the Egyptian rice areas. Precau tions are already being taken to combat the menace,

Receiving Stolen Property

While Mrs. J. Wagner, of No. 224B, Nathan Road was walking along Nathan Road near Cameron Road about 8.15 p.m. on Wednes- "day, an unknown Chinese sudden- ly approached from behind and

snatched her handbag from her and bolted. Mr. A. Sequeira, who was passing by, saw the offender passing the bag to a confederate. Chin Ling, aged 26, and gave chase. He arrested Chin near the Kings- clere Hotel after a long pursuit.

Chin was charged before Mr. K M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy yesterday with receiving stolen property. He pleaded that He had only come, to Hong Kong two days ago. His Worship re- marked that defendant was pro- bably an opium addict or gambler, having drifted to the Colony when the divans and public gambling houses were closed. He remanded the case for 24 hours for medical examination.

George de Symons Barrow, CCB. K.C.M.Q. Who has resigned his -appointment.

The King's Medal

The King's Medal, with Olasp "1936, for the champion shot of the miltary forces in India has been won by Captain EE. E. Cass, Yorkshire Light Infantry. DSC. M.C.. The King'a" Own

Regimental Alliance

The King has approved of the 58th Battalion, Australian Military Forces, being allied to The Glou- Cestershire Regiment.

There already exists an affinity between The Gloucestershire Re- giment and 58th Battalion, both having B similar badge-the Sphinx, which originated from service in Egypt. The 56th Batta- lion was originally formed at Tel- el-Kebir. in February, 1918, as a unit of the 14th Infantry Brigade in the 5th Australian Division. The battalion was subsequently engaged op

St Roger Backhouse, Commander-in-Chief. Home Fleet, and took part in the actions at the Western Front,

in HMS. Nelson, was also in the Bullecourt, Polygon Wood (where Home Fleet dagship in 1911 sa the monuemnt to the 6th Ans- Flag-Commander to Admiral Sir trallan Division Francis Bridgeman. The flagship erected).

has since been the Somme, Mont St was the H.M.S. Neptune, scrapped Quentin, Peronne, and against the in 1922 under the Washington Hindenburg Line:

After the War he went to the omcers' College of Gentlemen Cadets, and from 1834 to 1928 was at the Royal Military Academy. He was Stan Oncer, R. A. (G8. 0.3) with the Western CommandTreaty; a new cruiser Neptune was from 1930 to 1932 and prior to his completed in 1934, but is not in appointment to China was Brigade the Review Fleet. Major RA with the Aldershot Command.

REGISTRY WEDDING

Appointments

The following appointments have been made by the Admiralty

Capta.-R. A T. Miles, to Re- venge, in command (on transfer), and F. A. Buckley, to Malaya, in command ion transfer).

At the Registry of Marriages, Supreme Court, yesterday the wed Kut, Hing, of No. 108 Johnston "ding took place between Mr tan Road, ground floor, Hong Kong. son of the late Mr. Lam Kul Shun, and Miss Yap Sine Hung, of No. 589 Canton Road, ground floor, Yaumati. The

was ceremony taken by Mr. W. A. Jones, Deputy Surgn. Cdrs.-R. W. Higgins Registrar of Marriages, in the pre-MB., to Warspite; and R. W. Mus sence of Messrs. Yap Kwong Tang seno, M.B... to Malaya (on re- and Lam Sin Wall'

commg.). Payr.

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DOG BITES

A dog owned by Mr. K. Keen.. Hong Kong magpirate, on Wednes- day blt Wong Yan-tat, 26, coolle, on the leg at Stanley. Wong was taken to the hospital, and Mr. Keen took the dog to the Jockey Club veterinary surgeon.

Surgn. Capt.-E. Moxon-Browne, M.R.CS.. LR.C.P. to Barham, as Fleet M.O, and as Specialist in Hygiene (on transfer of flag). Ip Hing, amab, was hitten by a Cdr., (E.).-H. J. B. Moore, to dog owned by Mr. N. J. Bebbington Dorsetshire (June 17)

of Ventris Road." The woman re- ceived medical treatment and the dog was sent to Kennedy Town for observation.

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Alexander Harris, 21-year-old son of Bergeant Harris at Lók Ma

Chau. was bitten in the hand by a dog belonging to one of the In- dian policemen of the station. The Burgn. Lt.-Cdra.-F. W. Gayford, child was treated at the Unlong M.R.CS., LRC.P, to Malaya (on Dispensary and the dog was sent recommg.); L. P. Spero, to Devon-to Ma Tau Kok. shire (Jüne 5); and C. H. Egan, M.R.C.S.. L.R.C.P., to Shropshire (June 3)."

Cdra.-G. H. Lane, to The following forthcoming wed-Caledonia (April 2); E. "N. R dings are announced: Mr. George Fletcher, to Birmingham (June 3): Sylvester Edwarda, clerk and usher and A. P. Shaw, to Revenge (June of Supreme Court; and Miss Graċ- inda Antonia da Roza, residing at Ladder Street: Mr. Frank Jacob Wiens, missionary, of Shanghang, and Miss Agnes Koop, nurse, of Vancouver, who is en route to the Colony per 3.8. Empress of Canada; Mr. Henry Maria Britto, of 12 Salisbury Avenue, and Miss Edith Maria Ozorlo, living at 10 Tung Chung Bulldings, Kowloon.

WIDOW FINED

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A fine of $250 or three months imprisonment was imposed on 40-year-old widow, Kan gaf, when she appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magis

a charge of tracy' yesterday on possession of 45 taels of raw and three taels of prepared oplum, found in her dwelling at No. 40, Canton Road on June 1: Revenue Oficer O'Neill prosecuted.

Embezzlement Alleged

Abdul Ramzan, aged 10, clerk of the Kasmir Tailor Shop, Hankow Road, was charged with the em- bezzlement of $40, received by him in the name of his employer, Hubibullah.

Detective Sergt. Hutchinson who prosecuted asked for 48 hours' re- The June number of the Y.M.C.Amand which was granted by Mr. "Monthly Notes" has just beenK. M. A Barnett at the Kowloon published and as usual contains Magistracy yesterday. Ball was some very "chatty" ItemS.

fixed at $500.

ABYSSINIAN HORRORS

aald.

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Lt.-E. F. P. Cooper, to Titania (May 25); P. N. Buckley. to L26; and G. V. Prowse. to Seawolf (May 24); A Yeoman, to Eagle; and F A. Smith, to Adventure.

Tempy. Instr. Lt.-A. G.-Thoday, to Malaya (on recoming.).

Burgn. Lt..-M. G. Ross, to Pem- broke for RM. Infirmary, (June 1)

Deal

to Wildfire (May 191: A. G. K. Bargh. Lta. (D).-G. P. Pearse, Hoberlein, to Devonshire (June 43; W. L. Mountain, to Ramilies; and S. R. Walls, to Victory for R.N.B. (May 22)..

Sub-Lt.-C. A. H. Owen, to Nel- son. (May 253.

Payr. Sub-Lts.-H. G. V. Meller, to St. Angela (May 22); M. K.

Overend, to Neptune. (June 21) and A. M. Nagle, to Dorsetshire (July 6).

Tse Fuk, a P.W.D. atter was bit- ten by a dog belonging to Mr. L Bones, No. 249; Prince Edward Road, yesterday while he was working at, that address.

SERVANT TURNS THIEF

A house servant who was dis charged because of Insolence, left belonging to his employer, Mr. the house with a pair of spectacles, Rimmer, of No. 19. Homuntin Hill

1937.

COMFORT.

In sleep

assured, after we have

renovated your mattress-The horse hair

is put through an electrical machine; and

thoroughly teazed & cleaned, leaving.

all dirt and short hair behind.

Horse hair is then added to make up

for the loss, and the mattress when

finished will be as good as new. Have

your mattress renovated right away and SLEEP IN COMFORT

Estimates on application·

LANE - CRAWFORD LTD.

Department

Furnishing

The House of Quality & Service

TOLL OF THE ROAD

Weekly Return

including the Island, Kowloon and

In the Colony of Hong Kong

the New Territories during the The servant was Ho Ching-kun, aged 45. Inspector Rogers who

week ending at 8 am on Batur- day, May 29, there were altogether met defendant one day in Water-of which one person was killed prosecuted said that complainant

42 traffic accidents, as the result

loo Road and saw the spectacle case in his pocket. She recognised it to be her property. She inform-

and 20 persons were injured.

The person killed, a Chinese

male, aged 22 years, died as the

alighting from a moving trumcar. result of injuries received whilst

Of the persons injured, nine

ed the police and had defendant detained. At the station. Ho ad- mitted the theft and said that the Act. Sub-Lta. (R.N.R.).-O. P. W glasses were kept in his house. Edwards, J. H. Shears, and R. C.

When he appeared before Mr. were pedestrians, who were either Watkin, entered as Proby. Sub-Ita. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Ma- road and were struck by vehicles. walking or running across the (Supplementary List) (Beny. May †gistracy, yesterday charged with 1)," and," spptd. to Victory for the larceny of the article, he waż

Four tramcar passengers and courses (May 5).

fined $25.or one month's imprison- while alighting from moving tran

one bus passenger were injured ment.

moving motor bus

Payr. Mids.-B. V. Layard, to Nelson (June. 15); and' W. H. Field, i to Norfolk (June 22).

Senior Masters.-J. M. Morgan, to Warsplte (June 15); C. E Wright, to Revenge (on recommg.); and H. G.:Short. to Malaya (on recommg.

SUMMARY COURT

CLAIM

Schoolmastera (CWO),G. N. Lai Kwong (plaintiff), of No. 145 Pask, to Caledonia (May 24); B. Shanghai Street, second floor.

before Piper, to Excellent (June 3); and Kowloon, appeared

the

cars and t respectively.

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Two lorry passengers were in- jured through falling from two diferent moving motor lorries.

Two bicycle riders were injured as the result of collisions between vehicles.

One motor.. cycle driver was in- jured, when his machine skidded.

A motor cycle driver was injured.

wall,

R. E. Daw, to Revenge (on re. Puise Judge, Mr. Justice when his vehicle collided with a commg.).

Lindsell, at the Bummary Court claiming yesterday. -

$300 damages for injuries received and expenses incurred when he was knocked down by a motor lorry alleged to have been negligently driven by defendant's (Cheng On) on February 7, 1937, near the Jubilee Street ferry.

WE Engrs-J. W. Costello, to MIB, G. C. Mitchell" (of the | Canadian," Mza... Mitchell Durban May 24): A H. E. Charles Soudan Interior Mision) travelled They were attacked by tribesmen to Darban (May 29); F. L. Haines, home by the P. and O. Mongolia, and killed in their camp, three to Greenwich. (May 25); T. Smillie, and when interviewed in Sydney days out of Kassa. I had no news to Dorsetshire (May 26); J. W (where she transhipped) she told

of the tragedy until the end of Northwood, to Medway (May 24); a terrible story of the horrors of August. Under old conditions, my and J. Walker, to Odin. Abyssinian.

husband would have been safe.

Schoolmasters. T. Kelly and But the warlike Arrusi-Oalla tribes- men were out of control, and in- Parkin, to Revenge (on re- spired by the Amhares, they ran comm. riot."

She was on the outskirts of Addis Ababa during the recent massacre which followed the attempt on the life of Marshal: Graziani. "It was wholesale slaughter," she said............“ TERRIFYING EXPERIENCES "Natives were shot on sight with Mrs. Mitchell was accompanied out any questions being asked."・・・ by her baby son, Edwin, who is a Mrs Mitchell said that the year and 10 months old. He was and her husband had a mission | born in Abyssinią, and his father station at Darassa, in the Quil saw him for the last time when he area, about half-way between Addis was eight months old. Ababa and the Kenya border. When the war broke out, they were ordered to proceed to Yerga Alem. They found that they were in a direct line with the Italian armies which were approaching from the south. When Ras Deata's army was defeated last February, the women miilonaries were told to go to Addis Ababa.

Misa M. A. McMillan, another member of the mission, also had witnessed horrors. The was sta- toned at Marako in the Gurage. province, about four days trek south of Addis Ababa. She also had many terrifying experiences in the Abyssinian war, and on one occasion her house was looted by

wharf.

Of the 42 accidents, 15 were col- lisions between vehicles: 12 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; and 15 accidents were due to other causes. agent Type of vehicles involved.

Private motor car Motor lorry

Mr. CER. Saunderson appear ed on behalf of the plaintia, Promotions

while the defendant Wong Yee L-BH M. Kendall (P/Lt. Kee, of No. 3 Nanning Street); was RAF), R. Stephenson, J. represented by Mr. Peter H. BID. Mornement, and D. G. Clark, to After evidence was taken judg- rank of L-Cdr. (seny. May 16). ment was given for defendant with |_ Lta“ (Retd.).—6 HL Vesle, K. A costs, stay of execution for 14 Bellar, and W. H. Parkin, to rank days, and liberty to plaintin to of Lt.Cdr. (Retd.) (seny. respec- apply to re-open within the same. tively Bay 13, 15 and 16).

THE ARMY'

14th/20th King's Hussars

about 50 mative robbers. She was The King has approved of the

* "I had heard of tribesmen leav protected by a friendly native chier, appointment of Colonel" (honorary,

period.

SIAMESE SAILORS VISIT COLONY

About 200 ratings of the Blamese Nayy visited Hong Kong on Wednesday. They are on their way to man a numberi new pay

ing Addis Ababa, and I was versand eventually reached the capital | Brigadier) F. B. Hurndall, MC, a worried about my husbafid, and his l'after a long journey by back roads | Colonel of the 14/20th King's Hus- vessels building in Japan for the companion. Mé. Devers, a young and native tracks,

sare, in succession to General Sir | Siamese Government.

Public motor car

Motor bus

Motor cycle Traincar

Bicycle Rickshaw

DONATIONS

No. -19 14

The Hon. Treasurer of the so- ciety of St. Vincent de Paul ac knowledges with" grateful appre- elation and thanks the receipt of the following donations to the Bo- elety's Funds in memory of the late Mr. Alvaro A. Alves.

Mr. and Mr

Figueiredo · und, family $5.00, {MAL, BIKE" Mrs. EL” J. M. de

Figueiredo and family2.00

$7.00

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