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HON. MR. THOMAS HENRY KING LEAVING: OVER 35 YEARS' SERVICE

Going To Australia With Wife And Family

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THE HON. MR. THOMAS HENRY KING, JP. COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND CHIEF OFFICER OF THE FIRE BRIGADE SINCE APRIL, 1935, will be leaving the Colony within the week on leave prior to retirement.

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Mr. King will be going to Austraila, and will endeavour even- tually to reach England. He will be accompanied by his wife, Mrs. Jessie Mary Kink, M.B.E, her mother, Mrs. A. Hoskin, and the Misses E J. and N, M. King, his daughters.

HON, MR. T. II. 'KING

MOON CAKE FESTIVAL

Chinese Community Celebrate

GENERAL

CHARGED

BACCY AND TWO BROTHERS CIGARETTES TO COST

MORE

Malicious Wounding

Of Chauffeur

Leung

HONGKONG SMOKERS WİLL

Leung Koon-you and HAVE TO PAY MORE FOR THEIR Koon-yin, brothers, were summon- TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES IN ed before Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central Magistracy yesterday for maliciously wounding Lai Kwok- keung, chauffeur, at the Chater Road car park on Aug. 29,

FUTURE.

This is announced in a Govern- ment Gazette Extraordinary, which was published yesterday afternoon

detailing new rates of duty.

NEW DUTY

Mr. S. Ng' Quinn "appeared for complainant while defendants were represented by Mr. M. W. Lo. Under the new ordinance, un- Mr. Quinn, outlining the case, stripped unmanufactured tobacco said on Aug. 29 at about 10 am containing ten per cent. or more complainant was sitting on the Appointed a Police probationer of molature by weight will have a pavement after parking his car on Nov, 11, 1904, Mr. King has seen duty of $1.30 per pound for tobac-opposite Prince's Building. more than 35 years of service. He co of Empire origin as compared saw first defendant come up and He was educated at Exeter School and with 90 cents previously; other to-kick a bucket of water belonging King's College, Oxford. He took bacco will be $1.50 compared with to the cleaners of his car. Cantonese. the Urdu and Punjabi $1.10. The same tobacco of less He remonstrated with Arst de- languages in his Civil Service ex-than ten per cent, of moisture will fendant, and second defendant. amination.

carry a duty of $1.35, as compared who then came along, struck com- After a short period spent in with $1 for Empire origin and of plainant on the right eye. After Canton, where he studied the $1.55 compared with $1.20 for that first defendant also joined in language, he was attached to the other tobacco.

in assaulting complainant, The de- fendants were pulled aside by some passers-by...

mon.

ealled.

Funjab Police and was in Lahore Stripped tobacco will have the and Rawalpindi at a time when following respective duties: $1.40 septitious riots were not uncon-as £guinst $1:05 and $1.60 as com- “MEDICAL EVIDENCE

pared with $1.25; of less than 10 After evidence of the medical Returning to Hongkong, he held per cent. moisture the duties will examination was given by Dr. A. the temporary posts of Acting! be $1.50 against $1.15 and $1.70 M. Rodrigues, complainant was Superintendent of Imports and compared with $1.35. Exports from December 8, 1909; to

Duties on cigars henceforth will He said he was a chauffeur em- March 31, 1910, and was Officer for be as follows: of Empire origin ployed by Mr. "A. E. Gerondal and examination of Assisted Emigrants

and manufacture $3 ($2), of Em-it was his duty every morning to In addition to Police duties from($2.30), eigars $ ($2.60),

pire manufacture only $3.50 drive his employer from the house to the Chater Road car park. He April 1 to October 25 of that year. COUNCIL MEMBER

Cigarettes will be of Empire employed two men named An origin and manufacture He was appointed Assistant Su- ($1.40), of

$2.20 Hung and Ah Hin to clean the perintendent of Police on April 5. only $2.60.__

Empire manufacture car. They were not recognised by

the Automobile Association. Wit-i 1621, and Acting Inspector General Other manfactured tobacco in-ness sald he did not know that.

of Police on October 23, 1934, when

cluding stuff and cigar cuttings cutside cleaners were not allowed

he also became a Member of Le-will carry the following duties: of to clean cars in parks under" the gislative Council, ·

Empire origini and manufacture control of the A‚A.

The Mid-Autumn, or the Moon He received the substantive ap- $2.20 ($1.40), of Empire manufac- While he was remonstrating with Cake Festival, was again celebrated pointment of Inspector General of ture only "$2.60 ($1.60), Chinese first defendant for kicking the yesterday by the lonel Chinese Folice (which title was changed to prepared tobacco $2 ($1.40), and bucket of water over. second de- community with great enthusiasm Commissioner of Police in 1933) on other varieties $3.20 ($1.8Q),

as in former years.

According to the lunar calendar E. D. C. Wolfe, CM.G,

April 9, 1935, in succession, to Mr.

this festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th moon, when the moori is supposed to enjoy her fullest brilliance and grandeur.

fendant came up. First defendant urged his brother to strike him (complainant) whereupon second

In recognition of his st lendid MAIDEN VOYAGE defendant struck witness on the

"services, Mr. King was decor- ated with the King's Police Medal on Jan. 1, 1939.

"FEAST OF LANTERNS”

During his 35 years' service, Mr. Lanterns of all designs and King has seen many changes in colour, red predominating. were the life of Hongkong. In 1908, he displayed by almost every house- bad occasion to observe the curious hold, and this is why this festival methods of court procedure in a has been styled the "Feast of Lan- Chinese trial in territory adjacent terms", by some people.

to the border in the decline of the Unlike the Europeans, the Chi-Manchu era. nese only settle their accounta

MET SUN YAT-SEN during festive days and yesterday

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He also met Dr. Sun Yat-sen on

OF RANGER

right eye. First defendant. -who was behind, seized witness by the neck and pushed him on the ground.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1940. -PAGE 5

GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

• FOR LADIES:

SILVER VANITY CASES, COMBS, ETC. SILVER OR ENAMEL CIGARETTE CASES, SILVER OR SILVER ENAMEL TOILET SETS, FITTED BEAUTY, AND SUIT CASES WITH SILVER OR CHROME ACCESSORIES, DIAMOND AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS, ETC.

•FOR GENTLEMEN:

"

SOLID SILVER OR E. P. BEER TANKARDS, SIL- VER OR GOLD SWIZZLE STICKS. GOLD & SILVER CIGARETTE CASES, CIGAR & CIGARETTE BOXES, CUFF LINKS & STUDS, COMPLETE DRESS SETS, KENTS" HAIR BRUSHES. FITTED SUIT CASES

WITH SILVER OR CHROME FITTINGS. KEYS, AND WATCH CHAINS, EIC.

GOLD

•FOR CHRISTENING ALL IN SOLID SILVER:

SPOONS, PUSHER

AND SPOON SETS, FORK, KNIFE, SPOON

AND.

MUGS AND FOR.

RING SETS,

RIDGE PLATES, SILVER HAIR

BRUSHES, AND RATTLES, ETC.

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

buift by the Hongkong and Wham- The motor salvage tug Ranger,

EUROPEAN INTERVENES poa Back Company for the Luxon

The two defendants continued Stevedoring Company of Manila the ground. A European passer- to assault him while he was on will probably leave on its malden by palled first deferidant away MA TAU WAI RD. voyage to the Philippine Islands about the end of the week.

ROBBERY

Motor Driver Among

Five Accused

and second defendant was also pulled aside by a Chinese male. . Mr. Chester Judah, master

Corroborative evidence for the mariner, arrived with a crew for prosecution was given by Cheung all the big Chinese firms held his arrival from Europe, in the Sunday.

the tug on the President Taft on shiu-hung, Kwan Hin and Mok dinner parties which were attend days

He will be assisted on when revolutionary unrest the voyage over by Mr. Henry Pile,

Kam-chuen, ed by all the members of the was already beginning to be telt as chief engineer.

Sgt. H. T. Matches, attached to firm.

the Water Police Station, was call- In many Chinese homes feasts

The tug is powered with twin ed by the defence, and said that! Pirates were also more numerous diesel engines of 450 h.p. each he was in the District Officer were also held and tables weren Mr. King's early days with the She was built to Lloyd's speciaca- South court when he heard a laden with all varieties of round Police Force than they are now, tions under the supervision of Mr. commotion fruits which symbolised the moon and early in his career he headed G, S.. Morrison. Her speed is about went out to the verandah and saw Leung Ki, 26, and Leung Shu-

in the street. He and family unity.

FULLEST GRANDEUR

an investigating party into a 11 knots, Her dimensions are: two men, one of whom was second Last night the weather was fine pratical attack on islands in the length 135, feet, breadth 32 feet defendant, being held back by

Cantón delta.

and draft 14 "feet.

other men.

and the moon could be observed in

over China,

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was

its fullest grandeur. The streets in charge of the Department of by Mrs. A. E. Southard, wife of 1 at 2.30 p.m.

In 1927, and again in 1929, while She was launched on August 15 Hearing was adjourned to Oct. were full of sightseers and the con- ! tinuous Aring of crackera and

Criminal Investigation, he

the American Consul-General at shouts of little boys selling "Chance engaged also in suppressing pira Hongkong. Oracles" of luck and good fortune tical nests in Blas Bay. Units of contributed to the festive air. the Royal Navy played an import-

Preparations for the celebration ant part in this work.

156 CASES OF CHOLERA.

at the Kowloon Magistracy.

Hearing of the case in which Chan Sing, 33, motor driver, Wong Ping-kwan, 22. Lau Ping-po, 24,

cheong, 22, are charged with arm- ed robbery, was continued yester-" day before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen

It was alleged that on Mar. 9, about 12.30 p.m., thres Chinese went to No. 344. Ma Tau Wai Road, second floor, and on the pretext of inspection of the water B. W. O. F.

Bystem, galned entrance. of the festival were not so elabo Mr. King took part also in the

The following is the Return of They closed the door behind "rate as in former years owing to Gresson Street Blege, a local

notifiable diseases notified as hav- them and drew revolvers and a the war in China but shops sell parallel to the famous Sydney subscriptions received to date for the 48 hours ended at midnight were bound by the robbers who The following is the latest list of ing occurred in the Colony during knife. Four women in the house ing moon cakes were well pat Street outrage in London, when credit of the British War Dr. ronised by crowds doing their last two Europeans, two Chinese and an ganisation Fund, Hongkong branch.

on September 15: Cholera, 156 began to search the house. They minute shopping.

Indian policemian were killed.

cases; Diptheria, one case; Enteric took $150 Hongkong currency, $40 Previously acknowledged, £100 HISTORIC. EVENT.

RACE COURSE FIRE

and $504,023,58.

Fever. three cases; Cerebro-Spinal Chinese currency, a gold chain, According to Chinese reckoning. He also saw the aftermath of E. Joffe (Monthly) $10, D. G. Day Fever, one case: Dysentery, ve jade brooch, table clock, two ear". many great and Important poli- the Race Course fire of 1918, the (Monthly) 15; A. H. Guinness Cases: Tuberculosis, 20 cases. (two rings, and platinum wrist watch tieel and social movements com- most gruesome in the Colony's his (Monthly) 20. The Lawn

from Hung Hon-ming and $100 Bowls imported)." Finals Sweep for Ambulance Fund

Hongkong currency from Leung Cheuk-pan.

ALTERED

THE ARRESTS

On Aug. 16, Bergt. Lai Kai-cheuk on information received arrested

menced on this date. One of the tory, when 870 spectators at the 101. Sale of 10 C.F.S.S. Badges 10 AIRPORT NEWS most significant was the great races, many of them pinned under . M. Miller (Monthly) 15, A. M. rebellion of Chu Yuan Chang, collapsed stands, were burned Kennedy (Monthly) 30, J. D. Mc- founder of the usurping "Tuan" death. tartars in the Fourteenth Cen-

Clatchie (Monthly) 30, Hongkong tury.

For several years after 1913, Mr. Police Force (All Contingents and CLIPPER SCHEDULE the second and th defendants King was in charge of Kowloon Chinese Staff and his activities were concentrat- 1.269.15, Sale of 4 CHS.S. Badges July and August)

at Queen's Road Central, near SUPREME COURT ed at the Water Police Station 4, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hall (Month-

Victoria Street. Subsequently first Problems that confronted

PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS defendant was arrested while third WEDDINGS

him ly) 50, some of the Chinese Star CLIPPER SCHEDULE HAS BEEN defendant was taken into custody were seamen's strikes and the of Wilkinson and Grist (August) SLIGHTLY ALTERED. THE SAN at the Tul Kun boarding house. General Strike in 1922, and again 14, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Horden FRANCISCO CLIPPER is now due The following marriages took in 1925...

At a pawnshop a jade brooch place at the Registry, Supreme Mr. Cecil Graham Ferdne DeMonthly) 35-DE-Clark (Month-day host Sept 31, with V. 8. Mr. M. A de dits appeared for

(Monthly) 10, Joseph Prentice to arrive in Hongkong on Satur-iwas recovered. Court, yesterday, at which Mr. J. puty Commissioner of Police, is to ty) 50, E. P. Streatfield (Monthly) mails dated San Francisco, Sept. the first defendant while Mr, Al- Reynolds, the Deputy Registrar of take over Mr. King's duties for the 30, Bales of 1 CH.8.8. Badge per 10. She will take off on her Marriages, officiated.

rostred Y. Hon was for the fourth Pte. John Turner, of the 2nd stood a successor will later be ap-Badges per Mrs. Ferdue 18, Bome

period of his leave." It is under- Mr. A. F. Paul 1, Sale of 18 C.H.S.S.turn trip on Sunday morning. and fifth defendants. Bn., The Royal Scots, and Miss pointed...

"The CHINA CLIPPER wil) "All defendants were remanded

·Chung-Bau-chun, of No. 47, Hen-

Members of the Staff of Jardine follow and is scheduled to arrive for one week. *nessy Road;

Matheson and Co. Ltd. (July and on Tuesday next, Sept. 24

and

The second and fifth defendants THRILLS AT SHEUM'S August 357, B. 8: Carter (Month will leave the following morning.

are also charged with being armed ly) 25 Total: $596,107.73, " CIRCUS,

with pistols to assist a robber with IMPERIAL AIRWAYS- ACKNOWLEDGMENT

An inward service by Imperial was similarly charged.

intent to rob. Li Blu-kai, 25,

vice will be on Friday, Sept. 20. The Hon. Treasurer of the Hong. Airways is due to arrive this

Fung Yee-man, merchant, of "No. 58, Village Road, and

Sheum's Circus at Mongkok drew

Miss Wong Tak-hing, of No. 25, crowded houses at all three shows kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association yesterday, when a complete change of programme was presented.

gratefully acknowledges the follow- The circus company, really offering donations:--

Nan Kok Road,

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tlages are announced;

The following forthcoming mar-

cd ine, entertainment. The acro- Dr. Bernardo de Sousa 45, Dr. F.

afternoon.

The three accused in this case The next inward ger were remanded for 24 hours.

An outward service by the DORADO left Kal Tak on Sunday

Mr. Au Wal-sum, clerk, of the batic turns, the trick cyclists and Teung 2, Fung Woon Kwan 5. Mr. D. Dhanamal, for Calcutta. ernment has decided to make an morning taking two passengers- The Kwangtung Provincial Gov- Urban Counell Omice, and Miss the bareback riders, thrilled the Swan Yang 5, Dr. Phoon Beck and Mr. Joseph S. Michaan, for annual grant of CN$960,000 for Ng Shu-haan, of No, 270, Matau- audiences, while the dancers and Weng 50 Mrs. C. S. Liu 100, Julian Gwalior, India, wel Road,

Jugglers added to the fun.

H. Chu 5, Tyeb and Co. 5, Lee Kat

the development of farm lands The clowns kept the crowds in Bun 5, Tze Yu Chuen 5, Chinese scheduled to leave Kal Tak to Congyuan. The provincial au- The next outward service is in the districts of Kukong and Pte. Thomas J; Bells, of the 1st. excellent humour throughout and Manuf Union 5, Maluk Surgery 25, morrow morning, taking mails thorities are devoting their work En., The Middlesex Regiment, and every item On a lengthy pro-Chinese Bathing Club 100, Miss for the United Kingdom, Indo-to the promotion of agriculture Miss Fung of No. 204, Temple gramme was executed with skill Cheng But Yue Street

10, Miss Cheng China, Malaya, Jaya and Aus- in the province as the most and finlah.

Hung Yue 10.

traila.

urgent task of the current year.

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