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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

"LADIES DAY” AT ROTARY CLUB

MR. BERNARD BROWN'S WITTY & INTERESTING LUNCHEON ADDRESS

Accountant's Adventures In "The Glorious East"

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GENERAL

ALLEGED FALSE FUNERAL OF MR.

PRETENCES

Evidence Given By Sergeant Major

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A. D'ALMADA

Died After Short Illness

At the "resumed hearing at the

The funeral took place at the Central Court yesterday the case Roman Catholic Cemetery yester- in which E. D. Sykes, broker, 13 day of Mr. A, D'Almada, aged 46, charged with obtaining money by who died at the Kowloon Hospital false pretences from the Reliance on Monday after a short illness. Motors Ltd. Staff Sergeant Major The Rev. FT, Ricclant officiated at H. Lord, R. A. ¡8. C.. gavo evidence the graveside The deceased "19 that he first met Sykes at the survived by his widow and a young end of February, when he came to h's office with a letter of in- troduction from the Chief Clerk of the Assistant Director of Transport.

After reading it. wit- ness

had A short conversation with Sykes. He told Sykes that a contract Was to be concluded before February and told Bykes to make a formal application.

"The second occasion he met Sykes

Wreaths were sent by the fol- was on March 2, when he (Sykes)

lowing:-W. Littlewood, Tau Ting- had

a letter addressed to CoL chan, Ng Cheung, Ma Cau, Li Kan, Henderson, and two or three cata-Chan Kay, Wo Sang, Fok Tsang. logues.

Chuen, Fok Mun, C, K. Tsang. CONTINUED TO CALL

Tsang Sing-ning, Chan Fan, Wing For the next two to three weeks. Fung-chun, Wong Fook, Pang Ling.

Those present were Measts, G. Souza, L. L. Lopes, E Alves, D. C. Alves, M. Beltrao, M. "R, Beltrao, H. A. Figueiredo, A. V. Barros, A C. Botelho, F. X. Mandes, A. J. Mendes, C. A. Assunpeao, A, J. Gutërries, A. C. Ribeiro, A. J. V. Ribeiro, Dr. J. P. Fehily and many

others.

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Described by the Chairman "as one of the best talks given at a Rotary luncheon, the address by Mr. C. Bernard Brown to a "Ladies' Day gathering of the Hongkong Rotary Club in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel yesterday was received with ap- plause of a volume seldom equalled at such meetings. Entitled Welcome to the Glorious East," Mr. Brown's talk was a continuation of a previous speech to the Club. In the latter he had dealt with his ex- periences as a clerk in the City of London 27 years ago; yesterday he told of some of his "adventures" following his arrival in the Colony in 1912 to take up a post with a firm of chartered accountants. Punctuated with amusing days, and here I'm afraid I'm going anecdotes and witticisms, and to bore the ladies. So I will digress

more interesting than for a moment and explain to them Sykes continued to call at witness' Tying On. Dr. J. P. Fehly, Chan the previous one, the talk that though an accountant's work (olice, which annoyed witness very HI, Wong Chung, Tseung Fuk,

even

kept a large. audience, -amongst whom were many ladies, in frequent spasms of laughter.

Major R. D. Walker, M.C.. pre-

sided

MR. BROWN'S ADDRESS Mr. Brown said in part-I was encouraged to accept the invitation to address you again by reason of the very kind reception you "ae- corded my remarks on a previous occasion. I and feared that my form of humour might not appeal to you.

It does not to everyone.

is very important, he-seldom cuts much.

.

Witness had never given Wong Cheung. Cheng Ki, Kwok a romantic figure. You never hear Sykes any information On May Man, Chan Chiu, Wong Kam-hot. of the accountant as the hero of 24. witness saw Sykes and Mr Kwok Hing. E. M. Holroyd, Dr. G a motion-picture play or of a where he told them that the con- Health Omce and many others.

J. A. Duff at the St. Francis Hotel, Yeoh and The Staff of Port modern novel. Indeed, the well- krown dramatic critic James Agate tract for lorries must go through

the usual channels. said of a certain charining" per- sonality that he could not possibly be an accountant, as they were en- i tirely devoid of charm, chartered or otherwise.

whether

To return to Hongkong, when I arrived the Colony had just be- come conscious that there were. such persons as qualified accoun- tants. Shortly after my arrival a

After Mr. J. A. Duff was re- examined by Mr.

the Laseny. hearing was adjourned to

morrow.

tom

Mr. O. E C.. Marton appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. F. H. Loseby was for the defence.

and outside which you were not

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INFANT SON OF SERGT. FRANKLIN

The funeral of John Franklin, the infant son of Detective-Sergt. E. Franklin, of the Hongkong Po- lice Force, and Mrs. Franklin, who dled yesterday morning, took place at the Protestant Cemetery yester-

The Rev. A. "P.. day afternoon.

I remember a headmaster of mine Society was formed called "The of much account. One lady once Rose officiated at the graveside.

Besides the parents, others pre- spolling an otherwise good report"| Accountants and Auditors in remarked to one of my principals, | by writing: 'I am not satisfied Hongkong." I have here a memo Why don't you employ gentlemen sent were Insp. A. Kirby, Sub-Insp. Mrs. Russell, Mrs. with his conduct to earn a reputa- of the inaugural dinner held at in your firm, people like those nice T. Hughes, tion for provoking mirth and but the Hongkong Hotel on November men in the Hongkong Bank?and Moreton.

Floral tributes were sent by foonery in general is not a very 15, 1913. When I say inaugural they're all chartered accountants.” noble ambition."

dinner, It was also the last. The As I did not play golf, Sunday Mummy and Daddy and Marrian, Auntle and Blossom and Uncle This put a damper on my at- atmosphere was too rarified for the was a difficult day to fill in. tempts at being funny for a loce Society to last long, (Laughter), used to sing in the Union Church Lofty. Mr. and Mrs. F. D. B. Tue- time. I and I now also have to The officers were:-President, choir. Some of you have had the kett, Mr. and Mrs. E G. Fost, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Russell, Mr. and address the gentier sex, and, Percy Smith; Vice-President. A. R. whilst appreciating the honour, ILowe Treasurer, myself; Secretary. fear it will rather cramp my style. G. Allan Duncan. Or the four I am I can only say to the ladies here the sole survivor. to-day "I hope you can take it." (Laughter),

ORIGINALLY MERCHANTS

sing.

privilege of hearing me (laughter) and to those of you who Mrs. Ritchie. Mr. and Mrs. Mc- have not I would say that what- Even, Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs. Moss, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. ever its quality, my voice may fairly be described as robust. On Darkin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kirby. my first Christmas Sunday in Mr. and Mrs. Hynes, Mr. and Mrs. Hongkong, the choir had to render R. D. Preston, Mr. G. Youe, Mr. D.

I left off, and to give you an im- established by Theophing Linstens/an anthem in which first the tre. MacPherson, Mr. J. G. Whitcroft

younger.

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blea would warble and then the basses come in with a roar. On

I propose to carry on from wheretion of acquiring my services was The firm which had the distinc-

pression of the Hcuggong of the

They were day as seen through my eyes when over 50 years ago.

originally merchants pure and they were a quarter of a century simple, and when I arrived all that my arrival at the Church I found was left of the merchant business that, although there were lots of sopranos and altos, I was the only was occasional consignments of fead, safes and cigars. The lean bass; The words of the bass lead

were "And suddenly where and safes soon disappeared, but it with the angels," and I can assure was only comparatively recently you that the suddenness of my ap- that I sold my last box of clgara. pearance amongst those angels (Laughter).

was equally a surprise to them and Before Mr. Taggart bought it the rest of the congregation.

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and others.

TYPICAL CEYLON"

Travelogue Film To

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What promises to be a film of exceptional interest is a travelogue of Typical Ceylon" to be shown

FALSE COLOURS must say that I arrived in Hongkong under false colours, though I was an innocent party thereto. Before leaving England I endeavoured to ascertain what were the essentials to social success In Hongkong and was told that it was important to know how to play billards, bridge, and to be able to a certain amount of kick out of and in this connection a couple of o'clock this morning. dance. I had a fortnight's holiday that, Those were the days of hard anecdotes I trust will not weary Sponsored by the Hongkong before my departure for the East, collars, and we installed a machine you. On one occasion we had a Chinese Women's Club, towards

up we were General Managers of In the course of, time, when I hy Mr. O. H. Muthukrishna, M.IJ... had found my feet. I joined a mess, at the Queen's Theatre, at 10.30

the Steam Laundry Co., and we got

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and spent my time in having my which was, perhaps, ratner inaptry chest expansion companion, and whose relief work funds the teeth fixed, and in an intensive ac- | described as a *Collar. Finisher," the last competitor was the obvious proceeds will be donated, there will quisition of these accomplish- and at the general meeting of the winner He had a truly remark-be a repeat performance in the

ments.

But I omitted the most impor tant. How was I to know that my new Talpan, an old Interporter, and Chairman of the Cricket Club, -at. B dinner, after referring to -cricket bringing out all the best In a young man, the team spirit and all that, had concluded by say. ing that he had indented for a new man from Home and had made but one stipulation; "He must be ca cricketer."

The subject presents so few attmetions that I will deal with it as briefly as possible. Upon my arrival here my poor attainments were tried out one by one. I was weighed in the balance and found wanting. my culminating offence being that I was engaged to be mar- ried. I did say something ́about tennis being my game, gand that served until my tal- pan's wife knocked my head sott in d ́singles.

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cordial invitation to all and sundry ran round his chest till it was at 7.15 o'clock to-morrow even-

to send their collars to be "finish-nearly red-hot and he stood there ing. ed." (Laughter)

SOCIAL "LIFE.

Let us now turn a moment to the social life of the Colony. Hongkong has been charged with being stand-outsh and ex- clusive. Whether or not that is true to-day, it certainly appH- ed, in my opinion, to the long- kong of 25 years ago. Calling was "de rigeur! for bachelors, almost every dinner party was a white tie and tails áffair, and if a female was seen in the stalls at the City Hall the was ilable to be considered as being no better than she ought to be.

At Central Court

like the frog in the fable, full of The film, which is coloured in

In connexion with the strike of wind and -pride. But, of course, part and shows #umeroys-notable inflation cannot go on for ever, scenes of Ceylon, including the compositors and printers, which time for deflation must follow, and famous White Elephants, should occurred on Sunday night, five his exhalation was of such force not be missed, because Mr. Mut-men, all members of the Union, 28 to cause him to propel his den-hukrishna is leaving Hongkong on were arrested by the police on a tal plate across the room to be Friday morning and the film will warrant, and appeared before Mr. shattered on the opposite wall, not be shown here again. (Laughter)

This concludes my memoirs. Shortly afterwards I got mar- ried and lost my identity. (Prolonged laughter). Thank you for listening to me. I hope I have not unduly bored you. “(Loud ̄Applause).

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B well-known Christian The case was adjourned to 2.30 worker in Singapore. The late p.m. on August 1 Det-8gt. R. Of course, the women were the The Chairman, in thanking the Mrs. Yeo was secretary of the Ellis, of the Special Branch, is in principal offenders, but they con- speaker, said that as it was the Primary department of the Straits charge of the case. Mr. J. Whyatt, taminated the men. So far as the 27th anniversary of the latters ar- Chinese Presbyterian Church also Crown Counsel; will conduct the youth of the place was concerned, rival in the Colony, they had cele-being an active member of the prosecution..

C. E. Faure, who is said to be there was a select circle consisting brated the occasion by asking him Y.W.CA. She was the mother of of employees of the Princely House, to give them the talk they had Miss Annie Teo, former Malayan adviser to the Unton, asked whe- of the Exchange Banks and a just heard. They had listened woman champion swimmer, and ther he could speak on behalf of Teo defendants His Worship refused sprinkling of young professional with great interest and had been the Misses Elsie and Mary And now a few words about the men and mercantile assistants into amused and entertained by one of who are also prominent Chinese permission as Faure, is not

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