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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

AFTER 27 YEARS:

"SOME IMPRESSIONS

1.

OF HONGKONG"

Prof. Middleton Smith Says Farewell To Rotary Club

Prolonged applause greeted the farewell address delivered by Prof. C. A. Middleton Smith, retiring Tai- koo Professor of Engineering at the University of Hong- kong, to the Rotary Club at its weekly tiffin at the Hongkong Hotel yesterday.

GENERAL

[TRANS - ATLANTIC CHILD'S DEATH

AIR SERVICE

To Commence On

April 1

The long-talked-of. TraNK- Atlantic air service between Great Britain and the United Statés is expected to become a reality in a fow weeks, about the first of April,

The possibility was raised when the Eritish Government waived a 1935 agreement that no Americari company shall start such service until a Britian company was also ready.

FALL THROUGH RAILINGS

Jury's Verdict And Strong Rider

our

WOODEN RAILINGS NOT ADEQUATE "We find that death was socidental. We should like to add a. rider" to Express disgust at the gross negligence of the landlord who has al- ready allowed övér a month to elapse without having person- ally seen that steps were taken to repair this particular tene- ment."

fact that it is possible for land- "At the same time we deplore the lords to allow their property to fall into, such a dangerous state of

Prof. Middleton Smith took in London, inviting me to occupy 2.5 his subject "After 27 the Talkoo Chair in Hongkong. Previously, it had appeared Years: Some Impressions of The conditions then offered seemed probable that this agreemnant Hongkong." In the course of to me unattractive, but because of might delay the service until June his talk he reviewed the my contact with Chinese students at the earliest, because Imperial changes that had taken place university of London, my interest trans-Atlantic service, will not be while an Assistant Professor in the Airways, the company planning a in the University, the develop-in the Far East had been aroused. ready before then, although Pan ment of which, he said, was Moreover, every Englishman worthy American Airways is in a position evidence of the British desire of his national ancestry, has the to start service at the end of this to help China, and pleaded urge to travel and even to work month. for a greater interest in China abroad. And so I came out to this: There has been na Immediate disrepair. and things Chinese, and for remarkable island; I do not regret announcement,

"We further consider that however, as to more freedom of speech. Ex-lb.

whether Pan American actually

wooden railings, which are liable tracts from his address follow all of the seven Chancellors of the tain's action and lawach the arguard and should like this matter

"I have been privileged to meet will take advantage of Great Brito rot, are not an adequate safe..

brought to the notice of the appro- priate authority."

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University and also that former vice next month: On behalf of the club, Mr. L. C. F. Governor of great vision, Sir Mat- Bellamy, who presided in the ab-thew Nathan, who planned not only

NO COMMENT

This was the verdict returned sence, through illness, of the Hon. the railway but the splendid main

Mr. Juan Trippe, Pan American's by a jury, comprising Messrs. J. Dr. L Shu-fan, presented Prof. artery for motor trafne in Kowloon, President, has conferred with US. W. Bertram (foreman), A. R. Middleton Smith with a cigarette bullt before there were motor cars State Department officials at the Dallah and J. L. Daley, at the con- case bearing the inscription: "Pre-in the Colony. Lord Lagard's name time Britain's note was made clusion of the inquest held before sented to C. A. Middleton Smith on will always be associated with the known, but he would not comment Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central the occasion of his retirement and University. It is probable that he after the conference.

Court yesterday into the death of In recognition of his services to the anderestimated the cost of the in

Great Britain advised that Im-a aix-year-old child, Chan Lap-chi, Rotary Club of Hongkong." stitution. He left for his successors perial Airways expects to be ready who died as the result of a fall

Mr. J. C. Hutchison, Commerciala legacy which included the em- to bēgta ad experimental service from the roof into the Secretary to HM Trade Com-barrassing problem

floor. missioner. and Mr. Vernon Walker, money for the endowment funds.į

raising June 1,

The British note, answering an Assistant

Dr. T. A. Lien, of the Queen Manager, Hongkong It can be said that all of the Chan-American inquiry. came two weeks Mary Hospital, told the Court the Tramways, were admitted as mem-cellors did their best to increase after the U. B. State Department child died from shock due to bers of the Club.

the efficiency of the University by negotiated a six months' agree-multiple injuries. The following visiting Rotarians persuading benefactors to help the ment with France for an alr ser-

welcomed:-Messrs. A. Jinstitution.

The child was playing on the In the early days, vice to that "country. Holland (Vancouver), V. E. Ferrier (1912-14) nearly all of my energies

root of No. 9, Jubilee Street, to- The British note said that Im-gether with two other boys, when (Canton) and H. M. van der Schalk were devoted to a campaign to perial's route will be Southampton, be overbalanced and fell through (Canton), Questa were: Surg-raise money and to obtain equip Shannon, Ireland: Botwood, New-wooden railings, part Comdr. Cleave, R.N., and Messrs. D. ment for the University and since foundland; Montreal, Canada, and were missing.

of which Drummond, E. C. Margrett, C. then I have never allowed an op- New York City. The service will Blaker, U. Sze-wing, T. E. King, P. portunity to pass if there was the be once weekly in each direction house, testined that he had never Kwan Chau-tam, owner of the C. Potts, A. Nissim and J. Middle-slightest chance to squeeze anyone and might be stepped up to twice gone to inspect the premises him-

with great possessions.

weekly.

self, but detailed two tokis to do THE ADDRESS-

"The present Chancellor and

Oficials hope an all-year service so. He read of the accident in the Professor Middleton" Smith said.

Vice-Chancellor face the same old can be maintained.

newspaper. in part:

He agreed that if problem, no doubt with great In connection with Pan Ameri-there had been ralls the accident Nearly twenty-seven years ago,cult times, than in past years. We the trans-Atlantic field, the com

courage, but in much more dif- can's prospective expansion into would not have happened. out of the blue, a cable reached me have had ample evidence of

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ENGLISH ASSCN. MEETING

the pany has arranged for a prominent

U.S. State Department official to 93 DEATHS FROM

take a position with it. He is Mr. Richard Southgate, Chief of the

TUBERCULOSIS

Division of International Confer- There were 93 deaths from tuber- ences, who has been connected culosis in the Colony out of a total with the department since 1918. of 170 cases notified to the Health His Excellency the Governor, Sir His resignation announced by Department for the week ended Geoffry Northcote, presided at the Secretary Hull was effected

on Mar. 4, 1939. Other returns include meeting of the Hongkong Branch Feb. 15.

39 deaths from measles out of a total of 67 cases, 16 deaths from smail-pox (7 cases were Imported and 15 were reported), 11 deaths frum cerebrospinal fever out of a total of 26 cases, 1 deaths from diphtheria out of a total of 8 cases,

of the English Association held at

the Helena May Institute yester- day, when Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice- Chancellor of the Hongkong Uni- versity, gave an Interesting dis- course on the works of Lascelles Abercromble,

one of the well known poets of modern times.

the writer.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8. 1939. —PAGE. I

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Leung Chau, 20, Leung Kam-4 deaths from dysentery out of a chuen, 47, Fimg Chuk, 11, 14 Shek-total of 12 cases, and 2 deaths from UNOFFICIAL POSTMAN Mr. Bloss spoke of the charac-man, 31, and Leung. Tal, 43. were enteric fever out of a total of 11 teristics and the theme of the committed to the" Criminal Bea-cases. Abercromble's poems and quoted sions by Mr. E. Himsworth at the passages of the more well known Kowloon Court yesterday. and interesting poems and plays of charges of the murder of Leung at midnight on Mar. 6 include 34 before Mr. R. Edwards at the Cen- Hung, at No. 155 Wuhu Street, and cases of tuberculosis, It cases of trai Court yesterday charged with armed robbery. Mr. J. B. Prentis cerebro-spinal fever. 9 cases of possession of 41 letters addressed meaales, 3 cases each of scarlet to Nam Hot District, with intent Assistant Crown Solicitor, prose-fever and chicken-pox, and one to deliver the letters other than At the hearing yesterday, Lan case each of small-pox, diphtheria, through the General Post Office, Pleading gulity, defendant was Lieut. U,. D'Oyly, of the Royal dence that on February 4 about 4

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AIRPORT MOVEMENTS:

The "Dorado" and "Denebola” FARES Imperial Airways' planes left for Bangkok, yesterday morning with Member linez

of the Trans-mail for all ports and passengers. Passenger Conference.

The "Dorado" is due in the Co-

that a frame accident had occurred had Street, and later was joined by Pacifc In Barker Road. He went there to arth defendant, who was carrying which includes American Fresident lony this afternoon at approx Investigate and found a private "car almost completely blocking the

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classes except Third Class from front Hanoi is due by Hongkong! Leung Chau, first accused, also Hongkong and other Orient ports to-morrow (Thursday) with mail A series of ARP. lectures (modi- gave evidence and denied any

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The Pan American Airways* ment, use Tattoo Powder, Rouge Instructora and Air Raid Wardens assisting in the crime.

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