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THE

HONGKONG

MONGKONG HOTEL; REPÜLGE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL, Telegraphic Address: "KREMLIN, HONGKONG.

AND

SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE HOTEL; FALACE HOTEL;

J MAJESTIC HOTEL

Telegraphic Address: "CENTRAL, SHANGHAL”

HOTELS

LIMITED.

In association with the Grand Hotel Des Wagons Lits, Peking.

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

Most Modern and Central Hotel in the Colony, all Bed Room Newly renovated and installed with Box Spring Beds, Hot and Cold Water, also Telephone.

TEA DANCES;

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8 to 7 pm Hotal launch meets all steamers.

(326 for thirty Tin Tickets can be had at the Office of above Hotel). Dinner Dances Tuesday and Saturday 8 to 12 a..

Tel. Add:-"Victoria."

Telephone C. 878

HOTELS OF

J. EL WITCHÉLI

Manager.

DISTINCTION

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1928.

DEATH OF MR. R. C. COTTON SPINNING

WITCHELL.

SENIOR SANITARY INSPECTOR

* DIES AT HOME.

IN CHINA.

BRITISH ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION.

POPULAR SPORTSMAN. | JAPAN'S ADVANTAGES.

Hongkong aportsmen in particu

London, Oct. 29. Jar and the community in general The Cotton Yarn Association will learn with the deepost regret | has · circulated among members of the death at Home of Mr. R. C. statistics

cotton relating to Witchell, Senior Inspector of the spinners In China, thus completing Sanitary Department, at the age of its survey of the industry through- 45 years. The sad occurrence took out the Far East. place on Friday, the 19th instant, The statement says that the Im- and the Government received newsportation of foreign yarn, with the of his demise by cable this morn-exception of the finer counts, has ing...

practically ceased. Moreover, China is now exporting yarns to India. ».

The wage rates paid by the Chinese mills render comparisons with Western conditions quite useless, says the Association.

The late Inspector Witchell went Home on leave with his wife and three young daughters in March last, and although he was in some what indifferent health it was fully expected that the change would do good and that he would reburn to A large trade with China as well the Colony in the near future. -ne with India is essential to the The cause of death is not stated full running of the Lancashire in the telegram.

mills, and it is necessary to set Inspector Robert Charles Wit-out to minimise the advantages chell, A.R.S.I., had been in the which the Japanese possess in Government service for more than their own methods, and which they 28 years, having been appointed are obviously tending to bring into Water Inspector at the P.W.D. in existence in the working of their January, 1900. Two years later, spindles in China.-Reuter. he became Meter Reader, whilst In 1903 he was appointed acting Sanitary Inspector, rising to lat Class rank in 1905. During 1918 and 1919, he was seconded for military service, and in 1925 he became acting Senior Inspector, attaining the substantive post on October 8th, 1926. He was quali- in

METROPOLE-SAVOY-BOAVISTA [fied in Cantonese, and was

PALACE

Tel Kowloon No. 8,

HOTEL

Tel Address: Palaca,”

UNDER ENTIRELY EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT.

A first-class Residential and Tourist Hotel with all the conveniences

of a Home.

Bar and three Billiard Tables; two in New Billiard Baloon. Moderate Terms: families specially catered for.

For terms apply to:-

Hotel newly renovated.

Mrs. J. H. Oxberry,

Proprietress

KOWLOON HOTEL

KOWLOON.

SPECIAL SUMMER RATES.

"Daily from $ 5,00 Monthly from $125.00

Under the Personal Supervision and Attention of

Phone Nos.

K. 608 & K. 809,

MR. & MRS. H. J. WHITE.

Cables "KoWLOTEL”. Hongkong.

EUROPE

After-dinner dancing every

Tuesday, Thursday

and Saturday.

Dables:—

"EUROPE

Singapore

HOTEL

SINGAPORE

Grill

THE EUROPE HOTEL LTD. Arthur E. Odell, Managing Dirmotor.

Courtesy, Comfort, Service and Luxuries of Modern Hotel Construction

THE HOTEL RIVIERA, MACAU.

Cable Address:-"RIVIERA, MACAU,”

For the Bost

LOCAL VIEWS

and

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHS

Go To

MEE

CHEUNG

Branch 7, Beaconsfield Arcada.

Studio, Los House Bt.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FELICE PERCY FRANKLIN, at‍1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoria

Hengkong.

every way a capable and most con- scientious officer, the nows of whose death has been received by the Government with much regret.

Sport Enthusiast.

In the realm of sport, and especially for his long and enthusiastic association with the Victoria Recreation Club, will the late Inspector Witchell be best remembered. In his younger days, he was one of the finost awimmers the Colony has ever produced, and he represented Hongkong in inter- port contents in 1909, 1910 and 1912. He was a member of the Hongkong Volunteer contingent; that went Home in 1902 in con- nexion with the colebrations of the Coronation of King Edward, and was one of the Hongkong water polo team that won the event in the Westminster Baths, He also took part in athletic events at Aldershot

He organised the Y.M.C.A. water! polo team in 1903, and was in the V.R.C. team in 1005. Two years

ACCIDENTAL FALL.

EUROPEAN RECEIVES SERIOUS INJURIES.

Frienda of Mr. A. Havay, of the Hongkong and Chins Gas Com- pany, will regret to learn that he is in a very serious condition at the Government Civil Hospital.

According to a police report, Mr. Havey broke his collar bone and sustained severe injuries to his head when he accidentally foll down the back stairs of the In- stitution of Engineers and Ship- builders at 12.30 this morn- ing.

Shortly after the accident, the with police were communicated. and Mr. Hevey was at once, re- moved to the Government Civil Hospital, whore, after an examina- tlon, it was announced that his condition was serious.

OPIUM-SMOKING IN CHINA.

TSINAN PROMULGATION IS 'OBJECTED TO.

1

Shanghal, Oct. 23. On learning that the Tainan later he organised a water polo Government intends to cancel team for the old Corinthian Yacht the regulations prohibiting opium- Club and was Captain of that smoking, the Chinese National Club's team which won the Colony Anti-Opium Association has wired event in 1908. He later rejoined to the Shantung Provincial Gov. the V.R.C. team, playing in the ernment urging it to send an

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An "Anti-Opium Week" which In the years when he was a keen lasted until the 16th was held member of the Corinthian Yacht throughout the province under Club, the late Mr. Witchell was the auspices of all public organiza- noted for his sailing prowess, tions and societies. During the winning many small boat events. week, many speeches were deliver- He was a good oarsman, and in ed. while pamphlets were circu- later years had often coxed the lated pointing out the dangers of V.R.C. boats.

opium-smoking-Nam Chung Pao.

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V.R.C. Secretary,

BRITISH MINISTER TO SIAM.

For many years as Hon. Seere- tary of the V.R.C. he did invalu- Able work for that Club, putting in a tremendous amount of hard work and displaying organising abilities of the first order, His MR. C. R. WINGFIELD, C.M.G., death is a huge loss to this Club.

APPOINTED. Some years ago, Mr. Witchell was a keen and ardent Volunteer,

London, Oct, 22. having been Sergeant Instructor Mr. Charles Rhys Wingfield, during the War, passing out many C.M.G., has been appointed British

Minister at Bangkok-Reuler. The deceased was a son of the [Mr: Wingfield, who has latterly late Mr. Job Witchell, a fermer been Counsellorto the British Em Inspector of Police and for any basay at Rome, was born in 1877 years manager of the King Edward and educated di Charterhouse. He Hotel. Besides a widow and the formerly held a commission in the 7th Militias Battalion of the Royal three young daughters mentioned, Fusiliers, but resigned this to enter the late Inspector Witchell leaves the diplomatic service. He has had ason, who is employed at the a varied career, serving in Paris, Colonial Secretariat and a daugh Athene, Berlin, Madrid, Christiana, ter (Mrs. E. L. Pinguet), who re- Liebon, Vienna, Tokyo and Brus eldes in Kowloon, as well as two seld] brothers, Mr. J. H. Witchell, manager of the King Edward Hotel, and Mr. G. B. Witchell, of

With all her money and jewel- Mesara. W. S. Bailey and Company-lery packed up in a neat bundle With these all, the utmost syan and safely deposited in one of the pathy will be felt in their bereave-pockets of her coat, a Chinese ment.

woman left her home in Canton Road, Kowloon last night and crossed the harbour for the pur- pose of returning to her native district.

ZEPPELIN'S RETURN

FLIGHT.

'BIG DEMAND FOR RETURN

FLIGHT.

To her mortification, on arriving at the Canton wharf in Connaught, Road Central, she discovered that her pocket had been cut and that the valuable packet was missing. New York, Oct. 23.

She then wanded her way to the Despite the Graf Zeppelin's Central Police Station, where the adventurous Journey across the Inspector-in-charge was told a Atlantic, a hundred people are pitiable tale of a life's savings anxious to hook for the return stolen. The bundle, according to fight at a fare of £600 each. the woman, contained $800 In Only twelve will, however, be notes and $172 worth of money and selected.-Reuter's American Ser-jewellery, accumulated by years of

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