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SAVE YOUR EYES FROM SUN GLARE!

the best protection for the tropion in the tintod--SIR WILLIAM CROOKES LENS.

We have the GENUINE lonses and can make them up without optical power or to your own proscription.

LAZARUS

The only European Optician:

In the Colony,

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDED 1881

Xo. 22 737

DEATH OF SUN YAT-SEN.

四拜禮~ 選二十月三英港香

PASSED AWAY THIS

MORNING.

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Dr. Sun Yat-sen is dead. A Router's tolegram from Poking states that he passed away this morning. An carlier message which appeared in the Daily Bulletin stated. that Dr. Sun's condition was worse and that he had begun to refuse nourishment.

mainland

tho hotwoan

DRAMATIC RESCUE IN

A FINE RECORD.

INSPECTOR KENT'S SERVICE.

Polico Forco.

war of 1894-95.

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THURSDAY

MARCH 12,

1925

WILL OF THE LATE.

MR. A. G. STEPHEN,

los vas

日八十月二

THE EYESIGHT CASE.

A WRONG VIEW.

"IRRELEVANT" EVIDENCE

ADMITTED.

Uninterosting legal argument regarding the admissibility of evidence to show the meaning of

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AMATEUR RADIO..

HONGKONG HEARS SHANGHAI.

We learn that a loosi amateur

were sued before the Railway. Commission and the plaintiffa contention

that unfair proforence had been given to a competitor by the N.E.R. The Commission said that they would like to hear evidence as to the circumstances when the agro- ment was come to, and though radio enthusiast has been for counsel objected on the grounds some timo past regularly bearing that the agreement was a written spooches, music, sto., broadcasted evidence being inadmissible.comb coll sat (with reaction on document and must be construed, from Shanghai. He usos & honey-- The Commission admitted the serial coil), two tuned anode from high frequency valves, detector

that doolded that the agreement and two low, His aerial coil la No. must have a certain moaning. He 50 and anode coils No. 100. Ho would therefore submit, said Mr. securas best results with a loud Potter. that on the authorities, apoaker, and the interferongo from unless his Lordship was propared local Morse is practically nil. to say that the language was The Shanghal broadcasting can unequivocal, he was entitled to be heard with great distinotnoss establish that leave" was used on this sot, which, we are in- in tho sonso that it was some-formed, is oaily built.

Looa! radio anthulants aro stili thing granted to a man who was still in the Company's service, and awaiting a definite move from the man who voluntarily authorities in Hongkong. In this not to a left or was dismissed at the connection we understand that expiration of five years. Mr. the committee of the local Radio Pottor said lio was also entitled Society te to meet next wook,

will come up for discussion. to prove the class of poreons when the broadcasting question mentioned in the document.

HONGKONG ESTATE VALUED AT $180,000. The h March marked the completion of 35 years' Imperial Probate of the will of the late) service on the part of Inspector Mr. A. G. Stephen, former Chief Walter Kont, who is now Acting Manager of the Hongkong a Chief Inspector of the Hongkong Shanghai Bank, has been granted locally, and his Hongkong ostate

the words "Home leave" occupied tho evidenco , and Coming out to China on the alone is valued at $179,607. 10th March. 1890, ana marino on

Tho will was made at Bank, in the attention of the Court for the one of the China Btation ships, Scotland, on January 18th, 1911, greater part of the morning when bo was at Peking during the and the three trusteos appointed the case was to-day continued in period of the Sino-Japanese to the estate ware Mr. (now Str) which Captain Kettlewell issuing at Charlos Addie, Mr. John Methe China Navigation Company Seoul in the latter part of the Lonnan and Mr. William M. for wrongful diamissal, the point being eventually settled when year, when the Queen of Koroa Blackie.

Mr. Jenkin pointed out that was murdered. Obtaining his dis-

After making the usual pro- Mr. Potter was contesting & which had not beon charge at Home, ho joined the

by the Matropolitan Police In 1897, lator vielon for funeral, testamentary case

plaintiff, wife rosigning from that Fores to join and other expenses, the testator put

to bis

the and that the evidences the Hongkong Polica Force, in lifo Usa -of Àis furniture therefore irrelevant. Mr. Potter the following year.

and other gauds, and the income pressed for admission on the Inspector Kont's period of from his estate, while she remains grounds of the possibility of the service has been associated with his widow, on condition of her case being taken further, and Sir many changes in the Colony. He maintaining and suitably educat-Henry Gollan decided to grant Uxhl under four different ing their childron: also granting the application subject to Mr. Captain Superintendents of Police power to tho-trustees to pay out Jenkin's objection.

Mr. F. O. Jonkin with Mr.

Mr. Jonkin said that on the Th080 were Sir Henry May of the capital of the aviato an (thon Mr. May), Mr. Baddeley, jadvance to the children of their Elsley Zeltlyn (instructed by Mr. Mr. Mossor and the prosont eventual inheritance, but not ex-G. K. Hall Brutton) is for the latter point there was no nood for The document itself Police Chief, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe. coeding one fourth part, for the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon Potter, ovidence.

purpose of starting the sons in K.C., (instructed by Messrs. fully identified the class of poraon With ro-

TWO CASES REPORTED. any profession or eruployment, or Johnson, Btokos and Master) ap- to which it referred. providing the daughters with an pears for the defondant company.gard to the other point Mr. Potter

A highway robbery committed outfit on tho pcossion of thoir The whole of Mr. Potter's ad- had continually put into his

was armed with a chopper, has with a significant note, and Dr,marriage, or for the children's drone this morning was on the mouth a case which was not bie. by two persons, one of whom advancement in the world. On question of the right of Mr. Kot- Mr. Potter had said that he was Sun drove safely away in a cab.

or on her towell to six months' full leave claiming that a man was entitled been reported to the police by the to home leave and pay at the ond victim, a carpenter living at the wholo of pay.

Ho says of five years whether he leaves at Queen's Road East. the end of five years of his own that he was robbed of $60 in

ho or whether accord

be money and other property. Ho That WOR not recognised one of the robbers as caso. His Caso being an acquaintance. dismissed.

for tho

HIS LATER CAREER.

his widow's death to-marriago,

her intorost

in

broak occurred, but came out to trophies to go to the eldest son. Chins at the end of 1911, and

prova the document.

Was

NOT THE ISSUE.

that but

MORE ROBBERIES,

report of an armed robbery in

From Hok Un Kok comes the

havo beon which it was stated that five mon fact that he was wrongfully dis missed he would entitled to his leave and pry and ontored an unnumborod Lousa Mr. Potter did not contest that and stole

money and other But for wrongful decontinuance property amounting to $600 The of his employment he would have gang wore armed with knives. got his leave. It was not the ingue in the case that in order to succood he had got to prove that at the tormination of five years' His Lordship:-You must, Iservice a man had a vested right think, slow some connection be- to leave and pay. But for the tweon the document and the improper discontinuance of his LEAGUE MATCH RESULTS. plaintiff's agrooment, Mr. Potter. Forvice, plaintiff would have been Mr. Potior: Thors can be entitled to his leave and beyond no connection so far as actual that his case was not required to reference is concerned, but it Roes to show that Home leave was only granted on a certain basis.

the astato MR JENKIN OBJECTS.

Ho pointed out that leave was Subsequently, Dr. Bun toured is to ocaso, and the children shall through Europe, America and thon (or on their coming of age, tho East as D revolutionary if juniors) share.equally in the never granted by the Company propagandist. In Japan (with ostato, the shore of a deceased until January, 1914, when the plaintiff's Gonoral Huang Haing) he was child without insue to bo divided Company, who did not then TB- instrumental in founding the among the survivors. Provision coguise the China Coast Officers' Tung Moug Hui. He was in is made for the testator's allvar Guild, sont a circular to thoir England when the Wushang out-cups, picturor, and opting officers relating to the granting of leave with half pay. He pro- When the late Mr. A. G. posed to call Mr. G. M. Young to Sun Yat-son or Sun Won, as hof whether he would be allowed to

Mr. Jenkin formally objected was known among his country-return with immunity, to which was elected Provisional President Stephon died in August last year: men, was born on the Chinese Hongkong's Government can of the Republic by the Nanking he was survived by Mrs. Btophon, to the admission of the ovidence. Mr. Kettlewell had novor scen city didly replied that if he returned Counell. Ho resigned from the their two daughters, and of Canton and the Portuguese ho would be handed over to the Presidency on the abdication of younger son, the elder son having the document referred to

the Manchus, on the understand-been killed in action in France, colony of Macao, Home thirty Chinese Government.

ing that Yuan Shih-kai should be in 1918. miles south of Hongkong, in

cleated to succeed him, and pro- 1866. His father was a convert

and *WBR

cooded on tour to Wuchang and Christianity, to

missionary agant undor the Lon

South China, where he advocated Ani

OUR a socialistic policy. In August, don University Society. English lady connected with the one of the narrowast Oscapos of 1912, he went to Poking at the mission interested herself in the his chequered career, for it was President's request, and lad, and Sun was well-grounded then that his secret arrest (le accorded an enthusiastic wel- come. Ho advocated an extensivo in English. At the age of eighteen kidnapping) and detention at tho Legation and hia

of railway con- the Chinese attached to he became

programme hospital of the Anglo-Amorian dramatic escape thorefrom oc- Mission at Canton, then undor curred. The wife of one of the struction, and, on September 10, to consider and draft plans for the direction of Dr. Kerr, and English servants in the Legation was appointed by the President a national system of railways," was deeply interested in medicino sent a noto to Dr. Cantlio appris-

submit and discuss the and to and surgery. At twenty yearsing the English physician that of ago he went to Hongkong his friend was in custody there. prosoo to his studies in and that if he was not liberated newly-oponded College soon he would be sont back to of Medicine, tho work Dr. (now Sir Jamos-Cantlie) [capital punishment.

to

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LONDON.

Proceeding to London ho had

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COMPETITION.

A KEEN CONTEST.

go.

MR. POTTER EXPRESSES

SURPRISE.

His Lordship:~Once you havo

Mr. Potter said that Mr. Jenkin an agreemont in writinz, you Last Week's Words.

cannot produce a document writ-had rather surprised him. Mr. ton years beforo and explain it Jenkin said he did not contend that Capt Kaitlowell had a vested Increased koanness is boing by that.

Mr. Pottor:-I don't say that right to leave and full pay at the same with international finan. shown by those taking part in the this document will construo the end of five years. Ho (Mr Potter) ciers." He visited Kalgan, and, Telegraph Motor Car Competition, contract. It is merely evidence wanted to get that quite clear; on Soptember 17, loft for Taiyuan-! of China where he would suflorifu and Shanghai Ho strongly as is evidenced by the fact that to support Mr. You g whon hobe did not want his friend to make any admission and find Paragraph 6 of the statement of claim said that Mr. Kettlowel: was' whom the student there mat for The note reached Dr. Cantila's capital from Peking to Wuchang coupons were sent in for the past leave was granted was when a himself in a bad position later on. entitled to his leave. It suggested sccrued to him. If what Mr. Jenkin had said was the true posi- tion, they would be relieved of a great deal of evidenco and argument.

WAH

statement convoys

Was man

advocated the transfer of thejan oxtromely large number of says that the only basis on which continuing in the service of the Company.

His Lorish p:-You must give

sion.

WEK

Hie Lordship said the position Jenkin said that if his way of appeared quite clear; and Mr.

regrotted it.

Mr. Potter urged the necos- putting it had not been clear be

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HOME SOCCER."

London, March 11. The following aro latest football League results:-

1.

English League, frat division: Huddersfield 1, West Bromwich

Third division (south): Brighton 1, Bournemouth 1.

Third division (north): Chesterfield 2, Lincoln 0. Scottish League:

Third Lanark 1, Airdrieoniane 7, Hibernians 4, Rangers 1. Hamilton 2, Kilmsmock 1.---

Reuter.

SCOTTISH CUP.

London, March 11.

The Scottish Cup draw for the servi-finals, to be played on March Rangers voraus St Mirren, or Celtic, at Hampdon Park, Glasgow. Hainilton voraus Dundas, at Tyno Castle, Edinburgb.---Reuter.

"NO SECRET TREATIES.

A LABOUR BOGEY.

London, March 11, The House of Commons has

tag that no interaations! traatios rejected a Labour motion requir or understandingɑ bo vohcluded without the consent of Parlia

the first time-the prelude to a bouse at 11.30 p.m. on the night or Nanking. His authority as week. The chooking up of those long friendship, which prompted of Saturday, October 17, 1896. A Chief of the National Railway Sir Jamey to write a biogra by ring at the door-ball brought him Corporation was cancelled on the disclose the fact that whilst there of the Chinese reformer undori from his bed. He found no ono outbreak of the rebellion, and Dr.is no change in the two loading me somo authority for its admin that it was something which had 121st, is:-

Mr. Potter-Ob. I can do the title of "Sun Yat-sen and the at the do.r, but observed and took Sun subaquently took up his repositions, third place has now Awakening of China."

up the lettor which had been sidonce in Japan.

boon taken by a competitor who that; I.can do that

His Lordship-It sodms to me pushed in below the door. Dr. EARLY LIFE.

Dr. Sun WAS in Shanga week ago was in fifth position you are trying to rectify the antlio had great difficulty in

1920, but

proceeded One or two new contestants got agroemont. Aftor five years study in gotting anyone to believe his hai in

Canton in 1921 when Hongkang, Sun Yat-sen obtain story. He went to Scotland to ed bis diph. ma-be

Mr. Potter quoted meny casos the Yard, but was told to go home the Kwangsi officials word ejected credits this week for the first" THOUGHT" AND "FAOT." first gradents of the college-and keep quiet. They could go by General Chai King-ming and time and will no doubt be able to

"President" of:

the evidenoa won admissible. He and be commenced to practise nothing in the matter, as it did was "elected " hig profession

Macau.noi concorn them.

Finally, how China by the so-called Parlia improve their position vory con-in support of his contention that The opposition of the Porever; he got in touch, with the ment thero in April 1921. He was siderably before the Competition said it was clear, on the auther- tugueso medicos drove Dr. Sun Foreign Office, and Dr. Sun in expelled from Canton by Chan closes on April 25th. The correct ities, that where the warding of eity of the admission on tho document left it open to or unds of the possibility of the from Macao. He was then 28 dus course was liberated. That King-ming in the summer of words for last week word

two different interpretations, caso going further, and His years old. Dr. Sun had become a baro

no 1922, and returned to Shaoghal.

ovidence was admissible to show Lordahip said that he thought it to what facts the contract might well be admitted subject British national, but, proceedings of the thrilling character With the aid of Kwangsi troops, follows:-

March 2nd.--GOT.

it

the to Mr. Jonkin's objection. relatod. Surely to Canton in 1895, resumed his of the opinodo. Hurrying to however, he was instrumental in

Mr. Jonkiu agreed. Chinose citizenship.

March 3rd.-FACE. AB A boy the Foreign Oflico Dr. Cantlie, driving Chan King-ming out of

whale cim and object of the he bad boon fed on thrilling was informed that nothing could Canton, to which he returned in

March 4th.-COUNT.

Court to give effect to the true Mr. Potter made some refer-mont.

In the course of the debate Mr. position of the parties. His Lord-

aspect and now storics of the Taiping rebellion by he doce because orked to issue a tho early part of 1923. Until his

March 5th.-OLAIM. his uncle, and while in Macno he write of habens corpus against departure for the North some

ship should be placed in the same Mr. Jenkin rose, objecting to Ponsonby accused Mr. Austen March 6th.-MATCH. Arst heard of the Younghina to Legation, but replied point-little time ago Dr. Sun hid

Potter oalling it a new Chamberlain of "imperious and position in thought as the parties Canton der pito a Party, of which, on removing to blank that he could not because romained in

Maroh 7th.THOSE..

wore placed in fact when the aspect He said that he had tried arrogant imperialism.

Mr. McNeill declared the mat- Canton, he became an active of the extra-territorial privileges somewhat stormy period.

to be consistent all through, momber. Indeed, his activities enjoyed by diplomatisto. Dr. May of last year wide credence

The Competition is now in its agreement was made.

Elie Lordship:-Do you mean

Mr Potter: Mr Prosser's plead-ion would merely dolay many extremely beneficial international in this direption soon became so Cantlle even appealed to Lord was given to rumours of his

At the end of October 11th week, and, after Baturday you should have evidence of all

ings load one to believe you aro

arrangements, and added that pronounced that he found file Salisbury (the Premior) and the death.

there were no secret treaties," an time for any work except politice Foreign Office was prevailed upon last his forces had a disastrous next, there will only be six wooks Degotiation?

with tho Morahant

Mr. Pottar:-Undoubtedly, if claiming a vested right. How the attempt to capture Canto station detectives near the clash

thero is some doubt about it. Mr Jenkin They are not my Mr. Ramsay. MacDonald know.

Router ton and ita arsenal failed is a Logation but, in answer to in- Volunteers, as a result of which left in which to try for the big

porters a large part of the city was prizes offered a 1925 model 5-Whon your Lordship comes to pleadings, matter of history. Of the oightoon [quirioe, the Legation

Mr.Potter Would your Lord- prominent members of the society stated that they had never heard burned down and many lives lost. passenger Dodge motor, car: give judgment there will be no Boventoon woro bohonded Bun, of such a pareon as Dr. Sun Yat-His trip to the north whloh has!

prepared to tender the evidence' ended fatally, was in connection handsome Victrola cabinet evidence, though we are quite ship note tha the only mumbor of the original son. Happily, there

and the latest to show what both parties meant Mr Jenkin→I merely said that they were not my pleadings; I did conspirators" left, had to flee the power with which the Logation with a schemo to bring about gramaphone,

plotters had not reckoned with, the unification of China with model Underwood typewriter. It by the phrase. country.

His Lordablp: Mr. Jonkia has not say I had cast them aside. *** in power In Peking.

is therefore up to competitor to The reformer went first to Ja- The British Press proved to be those

formally objected; is that any Mr Potter proceeded to read the political pan, and thence to Honolulu and Dr. Sun's saviour. Bofore the By his death the

as the strain every nerve in the next few thing further you wish to say? 3. fividenos respecting the meaning the United States. Dr. Sun, it mans of southing indignation organisation known

A CASE IN POINT, atended in the use of the words

** home leave." "Ak may be mentioned, came under aroused by publicity, diplomatie Kuomintang loses ite chief and wacks to improve their positions

Mr. Potter-There is another the ban of the Colony in consonicstios were swept away at a the progressive political element Atle extra effort now may

case in point. A railway mean all the differanos. tion with these activities. While stroke. Inspector Jarvis, of Boot-in China lender of marked

Japan he wrote Inquiring land Yard called at the Legationi personality,

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