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RELIABILITY TRIAL THANKS.

[To The Editor of Hongkong". Telegraph.]

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1928.

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN ·

NATURALIST,

MOTOR CYCLE TRIAL AWARDS.

J. E. KOTWALL WINS THREE CUPS.

:

First. (Silver Cup).

J. E. Kotwall (21) Clean Sheet. Second. (Bilver Cup).

Mr. Richard Kearton, the well- known naturalist, author, and loc turer, died at his home, Ashdene,j Sir, The Committee responsible Caterham Valley, Surrey, aged 66. the motor cycle reliability trini The Committee responsible for for the recent motor cycle reliabil He was a brother of Mr. Cherry organised by the Motor Cycle ity trial is indebted to so many. Kearton, the well-known explorer. Section of the HK.V.D.C. an- local companies and residents for

Mr. Richard Kearton became nounced the results of Sunday's assistance in the trial that writing

devoted to natural history trial. Inst night. The awards are. personal letters, of thanks je al most Impossible. Some who took through an accident. Ana- as follow: an netiva interest in the event are tive of Thwaite, in Swaledale. unknown to us and in view of Yorkshire, he was injured while thuse circumstances the Commit- bird nesting, and the bone was Bet teo is compelled to ask the 80 badly that he became a cripple, courtesy of your columns to exable to do little more than ramble press sincere thanks to all those through the fields in search of his who assisted in the organisation "specimens." At 17 he had made and successful running of the himself thoroughly acquainted

with every aspect of sheepfarming. Kindncas (13) tied with, F. trial.

To a number of local companies, on his native moors. His brother Baker (41) with a loss of five the names of which have already looked after the sheep, and when a points. appeared in your columns, the ram strayed, Richard's eldest bro- Committee expresses its thanks for her earned a locst reputation for donations to the award fund and himself by riding home across the also for facilities they generously moor on the animal's back. provided to lighten considerably the difficult task of marking the

.course.

Mr. Kearfon travelled extensive- ly, lecturing on natural history, and had many curious experiences. The Committee also owen When lecturing at a large provín- deep debt of gratitude to the cial prison he unwittingly caused numerous local gentlemen who a pandementum by leaning as he gave up their time to not as spoke on an electric bell push con- checkers, marshals, observers etc., neoted with the prison alarm. to local motorists who placed cars at the Committee's disposal, to the Police Department for its interest and very ready cooperation, to the Press for its sympathetic interest in this first event and to all those who so willingly offered their ser vices and by whose anslatance the trial was carried through to a suc- cessful conclusion.

The wide publicity which these thanks will receive may convey to the many helpers the Committee's deep appreciation of their services.

Yours etc.,

H. G. SWINBURNE.

(Trial Secretary). Hongkong, Mar. 13, 1928.

BOMB OUTRAGES.

SHOEMAKERS' STRIKE DEVELOPMENTS.

Mr. W. R. Giles, "Daily Mail" Correspondent.

Peking, Mar. 8. Mr. W. R. Giles, the Peking cor- respondent of the Daily Mail, died yesterday evening at the French Hospital here from pneumonia.- Router.

H. Kew (23) 3 points lost.

Third, Silver Cup).

M. C. Section Cup.

J. Kindness (18), 5 points lost

Flying Squad Cup.

J. E. Kotwall. (Clean Sheet). The Sincere Cup.

J. E. Kotwall;

Consolation Prize.

E. Dewhurst (32).

Team Prize.

E. J. Spradbery (10) W. Taylor (5) B. S. Rogers (6)

52.

22

11

Points Lost. 86

numbers

following the

The

[Mr. Gilca bad a charming per-names of the winners show the sonality. He came to China with, numbers they rode under in the it is. believed, a Welsh regiment trial.

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Ife took his discharge in Tientsin Excellent Performance,

and for a time was a free lance'as

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newspaper correspondent in The performance in the trial of North China. He had many excit-J. E" Kotwall is especially meri- ing adventures prior to and im-torious. To complete n mediately aucceeding the 1911 re- which included three secret checks. volution. On one occasion, he and three stiftsh hills at least, was arrested, taken away and without the loss of a single point, heavily chained in a Chinese gaol, Iz ah excellent performance and n. and although kopt in chains he tribute to both rider and machine. was able to clamber through a Kotwall rode a 31⁄21⁄2 horse power: window and escape. In his enden- A.J.S. machine. Being also vour to escapo, boih, his legs were member of the Flying Squad he broken and in spite of these severe wins the silver cup confiped to Serious developments are ap-injuries he was able to crawl away members of that aquad, and as his parently taking place in connexion and eventually received medical machine was under 500 cle. he also with the strike of employees of treatment at the American Loga-secures the silver cup presented by Singapore shoemakers' shops, for tion. He recovered but was a the Sincere Company. twice on one night last week the cripple for life. Another of his Fire Brigade were summoned to adventures occurred in 1912. 4 with a loss of only three points, Kow, who wins the second prize deal with outbreaks of fire which Mr. Grant who was an inspector was caught at the Aberdeen check followed upon the throwing of with the Great Northern Telegraph on the first lap. Otherwise his crudely manufactured bombs in Co. was on a trip in Mongolia premises occupied by shoe manu- when a report was received that performance was. faultless. Hej

facturers.

was mounted on a Rudge. Whit-

All British Machines.

Both Kindness and Baker, who

he had disappeared and news. The Brigade was actually called could not be obtained of him worth machine of 455 cc., this of out three times during the even-Friends of his organized an ex-ing a British machine.

course, like the winning A.J.S., be- ing, but on one occasion the fire

There! appears to have been caused actu-pedition to seek for him.

were many volunteers and finally ally during the manufacture of a bomb in a house in Short Street. Mr. Henningsen chose Mr. Giles In this outbreak several people and Dr. Wulf, a Scandinavian, were burned and one man, a llywho, some years later lost his life tie for the third prize, also rode lam, went to the hospital for trent. in an Antarctic expedition In British machines, the first having ment. There he was traced by the which the doctor was the botanista Norton, it is understood, and the pollee, who on a subsequent Inspec-in the expedition. The three latter a Triumph, Kindness also tion of the premises where the fire chosen went off into Mongolia and wins the special cup confined to had occurred a Hylam tailor's shop apparently were also lost. What competitore in the Motor Cycle at No. 10-1 Short Street, unearthed actually happened was that they Section of the H.K.V.D.C. present- a quantity of seditious literature. were nlau captured by the Mongols, led by Lieut. Col. L.G. Bird, D.9.G. When the explosion occurred the after holding them at bay for The consolation prize, consist- occupants of the house ran out into several hours. The Mongols opening of a silver cup presented by the road and disappeared, but they said that they would shoot their the Savoy Hotel, is awarded to E. police have been successful in captives and they were kept prison-Dewhurst. This was awarded making one arrest.

era for two or three days. Sub-jaccording to suggestions made by Prior to and after this outbreak sequently they were released but the donor of the cup. the Fire Brigade were called out.the Mongols told them that Mr. On the earlier occasion they were Grant had met his

British machines were again. enlled to a shoe-maker's shop at the went through Chang Tso-lin's which consists of a silver cup for death. He successful in the team award junction of Sumbawe Road and campaign when he defeated Wu each member of the winning team. North Bridge Road where a bomo Pei-fu. There are many other Spradbery rode had been thrown. Fortunately the

Matchless,

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only effect of the explosion of the stories which could be told of his Taylor a Triumph, and Rogers a bomb was the emission of a cloud great courage and, his death will Murlon. of smoke and no damage was done, be mourned by many.]

The remains of the bomb were dis- covered and handed oyed to the police.

SEVERE 'QUAKE.

FIVE HUNDRED HOUSES DESTROYED.

A detailed analysis showing the places at which each competitor lost points will be published at a later date. Official confirmation of the results Is meanwhile being sent to the winners of the various cups.

The last call was received short ly after nine o'clock to No. 49 Middle Road, premises where a shoemaking business was carried on. Two bombs were thrown into the shop. The first apparently failed to explode, but the second

Washington, Mar. 13. Negotiations have been opened ignited the contents of the ship Severo earthquake shocks have with Germany and Spain for the catising a great deal of damage boen felt in the. Nebandan and conclusion of arbitration, treaties before the Fire Brigade, who had Sistan districts. In one case, five on almilar lines to the recent been promptly summoned, arrived hundred houses, comprising half Franco-American Trenty.-Reuter's and extinguished the flames, a village, were destroyed-Reuter. American Service.

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