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HONGKONG-DAILY PRESS

SERVICES TO EMPIRE

RECOGNIZED

Investiture At Government

House Yesterday

A BRILLIANT GATHERING, COMPRISING ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, was present at Government House yesterday morning to witness the Investiture of three local gentlemen with the insignia of Orders recently granted them by His Majesty the "King in recognition of services rendered to the Empire.

INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER

GENERAL

THREE DEATHS

OF PRISONERS

Kowloon Inquest Two Verdicts Given:

Verdict

MAN ELECTROCUTED

A

verdict of involuntary ....... manslaughter, was returned st the Kowloon Court yesterday when an inquiry, was held into the death of an unknown Chi- nese, who was electrocuted when his hand came into contact with a live wire in the backyard of 13. Argyle Street, ground floor about 4.20 a.m. on April 16.

One Adjourned

surrounding

Circumstances the deaths of three prisoners at the Hongkong Prison formed the subject of inquesty hold at the Central Court yesterday.

Verdicts of death. by naturri causes were returned in two, while the third was adjourned until next Thursday when further "witnesses will be called. ·

A prisoner, Fung Kam, aged 54. died a few hours prior to his re- lease. He was sentenced to 14

The recipients were:-Mr. Mau- But although your own regular rice Frederick Key, JP., who was duties have always put a heavy made an Officer of the Civil Divi- burden on your shoulders, you have sion of the Most Excellent Order not shrunk from extraneous work of the British Empire, and Mr. when the need arose. Thus-to George William Coysh and Mr. Sung mention only three instances Teng-man, who each received the three consecutive years in 1922

Lo Kau, the tenant, gave evidence days hard labour on April 24.) Medal of the Imperial Service you organised the local 6watow that the wires had been set up His condition was described as Order, The ceremony took place Typhoon Reller Fund, in the next protection against burglars by fair by Dr. G. Ingram Shaw, In the Ball Room at Government year you organised the Local Fund his sub-tenant, Lo Kwel, who was medical officer in charge of the House..

for the Relief of Sufferers in the not now in the Colony. Lo Kwel, Prison.

In

中

R. Halbert), Military It gives me much pleasure to/current would be run from night would have to be called to clear

Alde-de-Camp (Lt. R. W. C. present this insignia to you. Smales), and Air Aide-de-Camp Flight-Lt. N. W. Wright). The Alde-de-Camp Captain S. H. Batty-Smith also attended the Governor,

ex-

His Excellency the Governor: Sir Earthquake in Japan, in 1924 you who had been master of the shop The cause of death was tuber- Geoffry Northcote, took his place were occupied with the Hongkong on the ground floor, had suffered culosis and heart disease," on the dais, the positions behind exhibit at the Wembley Exhibition, very much from burglaries, and him being taken up by the Eon- Many subsequent instances could had asked Lo Kau for permissioned the hearing for a week. Te- Mr. Edwards (Coroner) adjourn- orary Naval Alde-de-Camp (L-be eited.

to set up the wires through which Comdr. R.

marking that further evidence fall to 5am.

MR. COYSH

Lo Kan stated that he had tried some points. the wire himself, but had

The second inquest concerned In presenting the Imperial Ser-perienced only a slight shock. Mr.

the death of Chan Fung, who died vice Medal to Mr. Goysh the Gov-A Spary, of the Electrical Dept. at the Prison Hospital on May 8 ernor said;

P.W.D., stated that, in his opinion, Fung was sentenced to 12 months' By the Command" of the King, deceased had climbed The recipients were announced conveyed to me by his Principal wall into the backyard when be condition was described as very

over the hard labour on November 23. by Mr. K. A. Edmead, Assistant Secretary of State for the Colonies, came in contact with the wire. Superintendent of Police. The war-I am about to present to you the

!poor, suffering from chronic rant conferring the honour on Mr. Imperial Service Medal

tuberculoëls and he was an oplum Key was read by the Chief Justice.

addict. He was suffering from dysentery just before his death.

DIED IN CELL

Si Atholl Macgregor.

MR. M. F. KEY, G.B.G. Addressing Mr. Key. His Excel- lency sald:...

Dr. HH Tal, of the Kowloon Public Mortuary, stated death was You have recently retired from due. to electrical shock, deceased the Hongkong Civil Service which having touched the wire with his you entered 35 years ago as a right hand. Evidence was giveri

His

Sanitary Inspector thereafter also by Sub-Inspector T. K. Whe-chan Hing, aged 42, who was transferring to the Harbour Delan; of the Police.

The third inquiry concerned

sentenced to three months' hard

By the Command of the King.

Secretary of State for the Colonies,

iter. Prior to this long period of and he was assisted by a jury com- I am about to present to you the service during which you have won prising Messrs. E. Taverner (fore- Insignia of an Officer in the Most and maintained an excellent re-man), M. F. de Pinna and Tsu! Excellent Order of the British Emputation, you served in the Royal Wo-mong. pire.

conveyed to me by his Principal/partment as Deputy Shipping Mas- Mr. E. Himsworth sat as Coroner, inbour on April 14 and who died

Navy Tor, nine years, leaving In

10,000 CHINESE

in his cell on May 8.

CHARACTERS: NEW ceased lay down and complained

CODE BOOK

It is of course, principally by April 1904, as Yeoman, 2nd. Class. your services to the Colony ts Your total period in the service of Secretary of the General Chamber

the British Crown, therefore. of Commerce that you have earned mounts to nearly 44 years, a this token of His Majesty's recognit- splendid record and one which has tion. In that capacity you have well deserved His Majesty's re- Ten-thousand Chinese charac- Indian warder came along. took

shown that you possess vision, technical knowledge

common-sense.

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Cheung Kam-chuen, prisoner who was in the same cell with the deceased, said that shortly: after 4 p.m. deceased was having) his meal. Mid-way through, de-

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It gives me much pleasure to pre-single sheet, 43* by 31", printed About 15 minutes later he pressed and sound seat this Medal to you and I con- with 4-figure codes according to the bell again and the same This Cokmy, depending as it does gratulate you warmly on having the standard Ministry of Com-officer came and told the inmates almost entirely upon its trade; won it.

munications plain telegraph book to wait. A short while after. ce- owes much to men who achieve at MR. SUNG'S SERVICES

in red and black ink, is the feature cessed lay on the floor and died. detached point of view and whose The

of the latest edition' published by Governor presented advice is given. with clarity and medal to Mr. Sung with the follow-It saves the labour of finding the the Mam Main Code Co. of Hongkong. sincerity. As you cannot fall to ing words...... be aware, there is widespread ap-

pages in locating a character, and By the Command of the King, both hands are free to write or preciation, both within and with-conveyed to me by his Principal typewrite, with eyes only on the Court that he visited the cell on out the Chamber, that those quall-Secretary of State for the Colonies, chart for the code or the charac-wo occasions.

He made a report ties markedly characterize your I am about to present to you the ters. Time for coding or decord to the European officer on duty. work as the Chamber's right hand Imperial Service Medal.

gone on his rounds. It is now more than 37 years It is especially useful for foreign- About 6.13 p.m. the European oficer came back and together they visited the cell, but deconsed had already died.

The funeral took place at the |Civil - Service, In 1918 you were a Chinese word, one simply writes

Dr. Shaw sald deceased was Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- transferred to the Medical Depart-the 4-figure codes, and any in- suffering from acute heart fits, day of Mrs. Anacleta Peres (Eta), ment as an accountant where you telligent Chinese can decode and which explained the deceased's daughter of Mr. J. R. Castilho, who gained promotion in that branch write out the Chinese messages in state of collapse, and in 1935 you were appointed full Director of Widows' and Orphans' |

man.

Don't go Top!

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since you were appointed an inter-era desiring to learn the Chinese preter in the Police Department, languages. To avoid the difficulty

thin on your arst post in the Hongkong of striking the numerous strokes of

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of deceased's cell mate

Corroborative evidence was given by Tsang King-chung, another

Indian warder No. 213, told the

and had

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Rene" was interred

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