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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

OBITUARY.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1928.

A JUNK BURNED.

SIR EDWARD PEARCE DIES AT HOME.

KEROSENE TAKES FIRE. IN CAPSUIMUN.

London, Sept. 10:

Sir Edward Penreb, who was knighted by the Prince of Wales

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FRENCH FUGITIVE.

EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS STARTED HERE.

defendant оп

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Considerable excitement

Sald to be wanted by the French caused along the waterfront last Authorities at Saigon, Jean night at the news of the burning in Francols Clement Moynier appear- Capsumun Pass of a large cargo on the occasion of the latter's visitjunk laden with 900 cases of kero-ed at the Central Magistracy yes- to Hongkong in, 1922, is dead. sens and 900 of lubricating oil.terday before Mr. R. E, Lindsoll The fire broke out about 11 o'clock when extradition proceedings were Reuter.

[The late Sir Edward Pearce at night, and very soon after the

craft foundered, but fortunately commonced by the local police was one of the best known and eleven of the crew were saved by against him.

Long- It will be recalled that on July most highly respected Britishers the Sai On and brought

11 Moyniar was sentenced to terms In China, where he spent close kong.

When the Sal on reached her of imprisonment totalling cight upon forty years of his life, prae- tically the whole time in Shanghai, whart with the survivors It was weeks by Major C. Willson at Cen- learned that while she was steam-tral Magistracy. The charge Born on April 9, 1802; a son of ing through Capsuimun, and when against the the late Mr. John Syayne Pearce, off Castle Peak, attention was at occasion was that he entered the ho was educated at Charterhouse. tracted to a burning junk in the Colony without a passport and distance. The Sal On at once that ho gave a false name and ad- He first came to China as long ago approached to render what assist dress when registering at the

By that as 1884, just before he had rench-ance might be possible.

Palace Hotel, Kowloon, ed his twenty-second birthday, and time most of the crew of the junk,

Yesterday, when Moynier ap finding the fight against the fire took a very active part during vall, had jumped into the peared in the dock, Mr. Lindsell subsequent years in the commer- water. Others had availed them informed him that he had been clal and public life of Shanghai. selves of a sampan carried by the arrested at the instance of the He served on the Municipal Coun- junk. Boats lowered from the SaiGovernor of Cochin-China on a cl from 1911 to 1919 being Chair On effected the rescue of all who charge of uttering forged 'docu- ments in Saigon on October 17, man of that body from 1913 to could be found in the water. 1919. He was Chairman of the

From the aurvivors it was learn. laat. Shanghai General Chamber fed that the fire was caused by a

Moynier denied the charge. Commerce during the years 1921 case of kerosene leaking, the oil and 1923 and also of the China dropping down the side of the junk Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, assist- Association In Shanghal in the into the water, on which it floated. ant Attorney General, appearing One of the boatmen who attempted for the Crown, asked leave for a On the occasion of the Prince to draw some water in a bucket did week's remand. He said that there of Wales's visit to Hongkong In so with the aid of a naked light, has been an application by the April of 1922, Mr. Pearce as he and the kerosene floating in the Governor General in Saigon, but then was, was one of two repre-water caught fire. In a few minutes there are one or two things to ba Bentatives went down to represent the fire was beyond control, the produced before the Governor Shanghai. It will be remembered man himself suffering severe burns. issues his order. The warrant There was but one known death which would show the crime and that to him was given the honour that of an old seaman, a man of over deed for which Moynier was con- of reading the address of welcome 60 years of age, who, on account of victed In Saigon had not yet arrived to the Prince from the British his age and the fact that he was but they have been telegraphed for conununitica, at the Trenty ports, lame, failed to leave the burning and should soon be here, and it was at this function that vessel in time and is believed to he received his knighthood.

have been buried to death.

eame years.

In his younger days. Sir Edward Dr. Ma Luk, a local practioner,

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Moynier was remanded to Mon- day next at 10 am.

Escape from Saigon,

Pearce wás very prominent who was on board the Sai On ren- sportsman. He took a great in-dered what medical assistance he

The fugitive, it is allegod, is terest in rowing and rowed in the could to those suffering from burns, Interport regatta against Ningpo Apart from the kerosene, and oil wanted by the Saigon Police, in the year after his arrival in the junk carried native medicines having escaped from that port Shanghai. He was also very fond and sugar. She left Laichikolt at after he had been sentenced to of riding, and in later years took five pan. yesterday for Shumchun five years rigorous imprisonment with a crew of 12, all males. for passing himself off as a Cheva- up golf.

lier of the Legion of Honour.

His decorations include Cheva- lier of the Legion of Honour and the China Order of the 4th Grade Chia Ho.", He was a member of the Shanghai and other clubs in the North, and since his retirement some years ago has been a frequent visitor at the Thatched Tiouse: Club in London, where he was' always pleased to meet visitora from China. His death will be widely regretted by a large circle of friends throughout the Far East.]

Mies B. E. Stokes,

U.S.A. AND CHINA.

ELABORATE PLANS FOR RE-OPENING OF CONSULATE.

Moynier, after escaping from Saigon arrived at Singapore where he would have eluded the police but for his applying to a French resident at Singapore for assist-

men stranded at that port. When lance, generally extended to French- asked for the usual particulars he Shanghai, Sept. 10.

gave his correct name and place Plans are underway for the of birth. The gentleman whom he reopening of the United States had interviewed had before him a Consulate at Nanking, which, copy of a Saigon paper in which it is expected, will take place Moynier's escape was described. on November, 1. I is likely From particulars of Moynier's that a division of United States career gleaned from various destroyers will be sent to Nanking sources, it appears that he was We regret to record the death for the purpose of supplying sentenced towards the close of which took place suddenly at the guard of honour which will attend 1927 by the Supreme Court of Matikia Hogphal on Sunday of the ceremony, also to fire salutes in Saigon for alleged forgery of mill- Miss Beatrice Elizabeth Stokes, answer to Chinese salutes, this tary seals and wearing forged Miss Stokes was 20 years of age being a new departure in Amerl decorations, to a term of five years' and came to the Colony early this can-Nationalist relations, as the imprisonment. year. For five years ahe was U. S. Navy heretofore has not re-gaol in a remarkably clever man- is alleged that he sent a Burse companion to Mr. and Mrs.cognised the Nationalist salutes. ner,

It is understood that Mr. E. J. letter to the Saigon Chief of Police T. H. Bowkett, 12th Heavy Battery, Lyemun, where she had, many Spiker, the administrative Consul stating he had gone to French friends. Miss Stokes, whose home at Shanghai, will take charge at Indo-China from, France for the was in West Turrock, Essex, was Nanking with the re-opening of purpose of starting life anew, but well known and her sudden death the Consulate. Mr. Cunningham Instead had been unjustly con came as a severe shock to her and Rear Admiral Stirling, and demned to imprisonment,

In Singapore, It appears that many friends. The funeral took othor United States officials will place at the Protestant Cemetery attend the re-opening ceremony.some hitch arose over the extradl- yesterday, being largely attended. Reuter.

A GOOD YEAR.

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tion proceedings and Moynter was set free. Ho arrived in Hongkong in July and was apparently seek- ing a passage to Yokohama when he was arrested by the local police.

BULGARIAN POLITICS.

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FAILURE TO RESTORE THE ADMINISTRATION:

The Yokohama Specie Bank,

Pelping, Sept. 10.

M. LIAPTCHEFF, RESIGNS Ltd., announces that at the 97th It is understood that a critical

AGAIN. half yearly ordinary general meet- xituation has arisen regarding the ing of the shareholders, held at the Salt Gabelle owing to the continu-

Sofia, Sept. 10. head office of the Bank at Yoko-ed failure of the Nationalist Gov-

Dissatisfied with tho proceedings hama yesterday, a net profit of ernment to restore the administra- Yen 16,281,611.36, including Yen tlon to its proper footing. A at the meeting of the majority 7,223,536.48 carried over from last meeting to discuss the situation parties who were discussing his account, was shown.

was held this morning between the new Cabinet, M. Linpicheff has Japanese Minister and the French again resigned. It is understood and British Charge d'Affaires. that the Populists, one of the Unless steps are now taken to re-most important groups supporting store the administration, it is not the Government, have refused to improbable that a public statement participate in the Ministry as a will be issued in the near future. protest against the exclusion

M. Bourof.-Reuter -Rexier.

It was resolved to pay a dividend of 10 per cent p.a. (absorbing Yen 5,000,000) for the half year ended June 30, 1928; to add to the reserve fund Yen 3,000,000, and to carry forward the sum of Yen 8,281,611.86 to the next account.

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