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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

ROYAL CHAPEL IN DANGER.

SIR A. PEARSON'S

TRAGIC END.

bar 9.

Work for the Blind.

he made recently. "I am far] ¡prouðar of St. Dunstan's than of kaything elas I have done.”

two

In 1897 Sir Arthur' married a Nation's Treasures and the

daughter of Mr. W. J. Fraser. Ho learns • .500. and Tombs of Kings.

The death of Sir Arthur Pear-daughters. The former, Lieut Something KAŠ be dona son took plass in tragie ofroum- Navilla Arthar Pearson, who is speedily if Windsor's historicistances at bis London home, 15, 93, had a distinguised career at Chapel Royal is to be saved, Devonshire-street W, on Decom- Etus, and succeeds to the states the Daily Chronicle.

baronetcy, which was created in 1916. Lady Pearson, who has been her husband's right-hand helper in his affliction, and all his good works, was created a Dama Commander of the British Empire in 1920 for her work in coupection with St. Dunstan's. "

Kreat

national

shrine

The wonderful roof of this While taking his bath he ap- and parently slipped, sad in falling treasure-house is in danger of struck his head on one of the falling in. If it fell danger taps. The blow must have run irreparable would be done to dered him unconscious, for when fow works of art, historic relics and the room was entered the tombs of kings.

moments later, he was found No wonder tha Dean of drowned in the bath. He was Windsor (Dr. A. Baillie) is greatly in his 56tb. year. concerned about the danger. Heis

A

A founder of newspapers and working étrenuously to raise funds | magazines, whose career WAS DUS to save the building for the nation, of the romances of modern jour- It was in the reign of Edward Jnaliso, Sir Arthur will probably IV. that Windsor saw the begin-[be best remembered as the man ning of what was to become" its who snatched the triumph of his culminating glory, in the erection life out of its tragedy.

AN OVERSEAS' CLUB.

Manchester Takes Action.

At a meeting held in the

i:

WARS

ab-

of the famous Chapel of St. Losing bis right shortly before Memorial Hall, Manchester, on! George, a magnificent pile of the war, he refused to repine or September 29th. buildings which has been the won-so renounce his active life. Henimously decided to form a club, der and admiration of the world. at once throw all his energy, en-which should cater especially for The vaulting, perhaps the fin-thusiasm, and gift for organisa.those people who have lived oveT- sat that exists in any building, 18 tion into working for those who seas. unique for its wide and unsup shared his darkness. His work It was decided that Overseas ported spans.

for the blind is world famous members abould pay a reduced Main interest of the interior is especially the great St. Dunsubscription which will probably naturally centred in the chair.(stats movement for soldiers who be fixed a £1-1-0 per sanam. Un either hand are the stalls of lost their sight in the Great War. The meeting was attended by the Sovereign, of the Order of the Born at Wookey, near Wells, former residents of Bombay, Cal- Garter, and of the Prince of on February 24, 1366, the son of a

execution.

catte. The Straits, China, Java,

Wales. The carved woodwork of clergyman, and educated at Win.the West Indies, South America. the stalls in which the Knights chester, he had decided before he in fact, all the parts of the world it is rich in design and perfect was 20 that journalism should be to which Manchester men drift Above the stalls bis career. It was just at the snd it was agreed by all such a were hung the banners of the time when Mr. (later Sir) George club was very desirable, in fact Knights, but these have been re-

almost a necessity. maved in the present danger emergency. There is also much beautiful wrought ironwork.

THE DEAN INTERVIEWED.

For the benefit of those homə

Newnes was introducing new ideas, and he became a clerk in the offices of "Tit Bits."

on leave it was suggested that Six months later the post of sleeping accommodation be pro- manager fell vacant, and to Mr.vided. A good restaurant and a

"St. George's Chapel is Newnes's astonishment his 19. ladies dining room will be priceless actional relic," said the year-old clerk applied for the features of the Club.

Dean of Windsor. "Architectural-post-and was so persuasive and

Good premises can be obtained.

ly there is nothing more reconfident that he got it. His in central position in the City.

markable in all ways of

craftsmanship and general

career had begun.

"Pearson's

Weekly

AD organising committee was

beauty. It would be the, absolute started

In 1890 he left Mr. Newnes and nominated which is charged with the duties of collecting names of acorn of the world if we allowed Several other magazines and members at home and abroad and it to fall. The perfectness of ouruals fallowed, book publishing

which will report to s later meet- quality of everything in St. George's makes it a

was taken up, and to the time ofing on the probable cost of thei anique his death, in spite of his blindness.club. possession of the Empire.

Sir Arthur was chairman of C. John Haworth, 20 Cross Street, The Honorary Secretary is Mr. "Owing to the wide span of the Arthur Pearson, Lid. roof and the way in which every-)

Manchester, to whom all residents In 1900 be launched out as a

ning depends on it (it is not newspaper proprietor by four dingoverseas who wish to join should!

roken up' like other cathedrals, the "Daily Express."

where part of the roof might fally)|

the roof fell practically every-

THE BLOW DESCENDS.

ing in the Royal Chapel would As early as 1910 Sir Arthur.

send their names immediately,

be destroyed. Richly coloured who had been compelled to wear PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

sincs boyhood. Way windows, carved woodwork and glasses

La glorious tracery, everything threatend with complete loss of would be damaged. The tombs right, and by 1913 he was blind.

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"Melbourne

4 m/s of King Henry VI, founder of It might have been a crushing Miss Neilson, Mrs. P. Balduz,

T/T Shanghai. En College, of Henry VIII, blow to a man so filled with Mr. J. H. Evacs, Mr. F. E. Raley, Charles L. and King Edward VII ideas, a "hustler" of unbounded Mr. John Auld, Miss. E. C. Fal. would all be smashed or covered ambition and energy.

leston, Miss. C. A. Falleston, TIT Japan in labris.

But he remained the "captain Mrs. Plesner, Mr. R. Daward. IT India. "We are now putting up alof his soul." He disposed of his Mr. & Mrs. B. B. B. McElderry, Demand, India......

Balduz. Mr. R. ATIT San Francisco platform through the whole of the newspaper interests, and, bravely Mr. P.

& New York.) choir and transepta. from which setting aside the old career, began Canudge, Mr. P. Durbec. Mr. we can shore up the roof with to fit himself for a new one. He F. Webber, Mr. & Mrs. K. TT Java timber; but this is a temporary mastered those aids to a busy and Schicke, Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Thorn, Marks measure. Catil we can get the happy life which the blind can Miss. C. J. Miller. Mr. & Mrs. taught himself upper work done we cannot go enjoy.

new Chas. Mycock, Mr. & Mrs. E. on with the outer repairs, as the methods of reading and writing, Newhouse, Mr. & Mrs. Neillson. Mr. Williams, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. K. B. Hodges, Mr. M. Steven.

a certain

work on the wooden roof creates dispensed with his valet so that amount of jarring, he might learn to tie his own ties which probably made it go worse. and abave himself and turned Mrs. Probst, Mrs. Seits, Mr. The roof is cracked through and his busy brain to schemes for Prosser.

belping those who shared his affliction.

through in every direction.

Unless we can get money

His thoughts had always been early in the New Year we shall have to stop work, but I hope the with the less fortunate, and treponse will be such that we almost as soon as he possessed a shall be able to make steady pro-journal of his own he started the the Fresh Air Fund for sending slum Knights of rea. The Garter and one or two other sub-children to the country.

scribers have given us £25,000.

SKILLED ORGANISER.

TIDE TABLE.

23rd. to 29th Jan, 1922.

Banglong

but that will have been exhaust": Now the champion hustler," Time

ed very soon, Our expenditure

is about £1,000 a month.

PROBABLE TOTAL COST.

as the late Mr. Chamberlain called him when he was organiser- in-chief of the Tariff Reform

31sight,

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co&New York 5734

4 m/s. Marks ......... Nom.

5 m/s. France........ 7.60 Demand, Germany.

+ m/s. Francs

7.40

Not 196 Nom. 196 Demand, Calcutte 20 43 21 mik 16 33 On Yokohama......... 115

11424 17 Demand, Mania 018 3.4 Demand, Singapore. 111

Demand, New York 54%

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Hongkong

Mean Time

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Mon. 13

4.2

6 19 6.5

a 14.1

DS 1 43

7 4 6.5

5

m 1 24 14 Demand, Batavia 150

70

1 Ja

31 Lin Haiphong

335 0.9 On Bangkok

3.0 Sovereigu

Nom.

8031 Nom. 7.50

"It is impossible to say what campaign, became the eloquent Tax.24 the total cont will be, because ex-advocate and skilled organiser ceptional things may arise, but I for the blind. First he took up Fed. 13

hould think the outlay, when work for the British and Foreign Thar. 168 45 1 49 3.2/08 igon

the work is finished, will be Blind Association, and then, with between £80,000 and £90,000. the war, came the founding of the Fri, 27 m 10 20 4.4

"I wish to emphasise to the

St. Dunstan's Homes, with many

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public that nothing is being done

allied agencies, for training and

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3 14 29 old leaf per Taal...

Bar Silver, ready... 35

forward

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other than that which is absolute otherwise helping soldiers who 3an. 12 11 10 m441 0.9 ly necessary for the stability of had lost their sight.

That work is almost too well- the building. I am not asking

once, known to need further mention:: to get all the money at owing to the financial condition on it Sir Arthur might have been of the country at present. But I content to rest any claim to fame

do sincerely hope to get enough and gratitude.

to enable the work to proceed But it was not his only war steadily. If I can get £15000 work. At the very outbreak be Juring 1922, and another £15,000 became joint hon. secretary of in 1923, I shall feel that progress the Prince of Wales's Fund for can be made without unnecessary the relief of distress, and in 1917, at the request of the late Lord delays

to

m morning a afternoon

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

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SUBSIDIARY COINS.

H'kang 50 ct. pieces 3/10% pm.

10

3/10% pm. 5

1,5% pm. Canton sub. soins 17.1/4% die.

Hongkong Jan. 25: 1922,

+

Половой

American Trading Company, from Newyork.

Bradley Pesk Hotel, from Shanghai:

"The importance of maintain Rhondda, he assisted the Ministry ing this glorious old building," of Food in an advisory capacity. the Dean concluded, must be LOOKING ROUND IN FRANCE

Barometer......30.05 30.10 30.09 EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRAL”. pot to all who have seen its; In the same year he went to

73 $9 92 ABTA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO. Temperature wonders. It io the place Franca to see" for himself, as where all the Garter

45 ser-be expressed is, something of the Humidity ...... vicea have been held during things described bimby Wind Direction W.8.W. E the passing of time; it is the officers and men who had come wind Force 3 4 place in which many of the under his care at St. Dunstan's barials of Kings of England have Lots of people see without per Weather. taken place before, and of all the ceiving. Blind people learn to Baix 0.00 0.00 0.00 monarchs since George III.; and perceive without seeing," was his Highest open air it is the glorious old: chapel in comment on this occasion,

Temperaturé, on the Which King Edward VIL WAR Two blinded soldiers were cared shristened, married, and buried. for in a small house in Bayswater, | Lowest

air open What my feelings would be, and leat by Sir Arthur. That was

Temperature, on the 25th 58 those of countless others, if this the beginning of St. Donatan's

EF. CLAXTON, Director. historic building were to collapse which has helped thousands of I cannot express in words.

men. Cause enough for a rómark H. K. Observatory, Jan. 25.

24th 73

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Bichary T Saively Hongkong Hotel, from Waynesboropeanz.

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1.30 am. to 7,45 KM.

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WEATHER REPORT.

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TIME SIGNALS.

The time ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10

Jan. 25d. 11h. 57m.-Pressures.m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur- changes since yesterday are days when it is dropped at 10 small at all reporting stations.

Fresh monsoon may be expected and I p.m. and on Sundays along the SE. coast of Chins and and Holidays when it is dropped moderate monsoon Over the at 10 am. only.

China Sea

The ball is hoisted half must at Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day, the 55th minute and full mast at 0.00 inch. Total since January the 57th minute. Should the ball- 1st. 0.96 inches, against

SD fail to drop at the correct time, it Iverage of 0.94 inches,

will be lowered at five minutes FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS past the hour and the ordinary SEING AT NOON TO-MORROW. routine repeated at the following

hair, if possible.

District,

Forecast.

N.E. winde,

friz.

1 Hongkong to Gap fresh ;

·Bock ....

} N.E. winds

? Formosa Chanoel strong,

3 Both coast of)

Chids between> H.K. & Lamocks. South coast. China - between

HK. & Hainan..

Should the time ball be out of order the abovel routine will be carried out with the flag "Z", on the storm signal mast.

Time signal are also given at night by means of three white lamps mounted vertically on the Übservatory, wireless maat. From The same 8h. 56m. 0. to 9h. 0m. Os. p.. as No. L the lamps are extinguished momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th. 52nd, and 54th of each minute.

The same ss. Na, 1.

T. F. CLAITON, Director.

HLE Observatory, Jan. 25, 1922.

The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours of esse [Greenwich),”

Printed and Published for the Proprietor,

11. Ice House Street, in the City of