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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 6, 1929.

OBITUARY.

TRAGIC DEATH OF A P.W.D. OVERSEER,

Department.

AT THE FOUNTAINS.

"PROFESSIONAL WATER CARRIERS CAUSE TROUBLE.

,woman

THE DUKE'S VISIT.

FESTIVITIES IN TOKYO CONTINUE.

Tokyo, May 4. While I.R.H. the Duke of Glous

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CORRESPONDENCE.

MOTOR TAXATION.

RAN

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.1 fr

The death occurred, on Satur Now that water restriction is in day morning, under traule circum-force, it is a common occurrence!

Sir-In Chotease of the reform stances, of Mr. William Keegan, an to see squabbles at the street cester has been kept busy carry of abuses which, to the ordinary overseer of the Public Works fountains. There is often a lot of ing out the full programane of his man, seem aktomatically unreason

disagreement owing to some of the visit, the officers and men of able and unjust, it is amazing how their H.M.S. Suffolk are being royally slow authority often is in making Mr. Keegan was admitted into carriers refusing to take

and entertained at lunchos, dances And the necessary changes. It took the Government Civil Hospital on proper place in the rank Friday night, complaining that he attempting to get before others. excursions, and the Railway De- the Home Government a long time was unwell. While waiting for One such case came before Major partment has issued them free to awake to the fact, patent at his ailment to be diagnosed, he Willson at the Central Magistracy passes for use until May 9, when once to all, that a Petrol Tax is

room in the Out on Saturday morning, when the official visit ends., occupied a

"the fairest method", but, eurely, appeared to This evening the Band of H.M.S. in levying it in addition to, instead Patients Department, on the third Chinese floor of an elevated building over-prosecute a coolie and two women. Suffolk la scheduled to march of as a substitute for, the existing looking Eastern Street.

who, she said, had assaulted hur through the main streets of Tokyo tax, it executed a piece of legisla On the following morning, an New Street and refused to to Hiblyn Park, where it will give tive imposition the irony of which an open-air concert in co-opera- finds no parallel in history, unless nurae rushed into the Superinten-allow her to draw water. dent's office to report that a man | After the fight, she reported the tion with a Japanese naval band. it be the treatment of the Children had been seen to fall from amatter to the Police and the three Undeterred by the continued of Israel by Pharaoh in Egypt, window of Mr. Keegan's room. A defendants were arrested. The rainy weather, H.R.H. the Duke of Now our local Government intends

women hit her with their Gloucester this morning visited going 100% "better" by introduc stretcher was taken to the spot, two and it was found that Mr. Keegan poles and one dug her teeth into the Imperial University, where he ing this "fairest method" on top was given a rousing welcome by of double the existing tezation, had sustained fatal injuries as a complainants cheek. The coolle

From such "fairest methods" good' result of a fall down a height of denied Loking any part, but the the students and professors.

The main about 100 feet from hia room. complainant stated he was also in

object of the vinit Sir Henry deliver us, was to present the Shakespeare A matter as obyloudly "fair" n Jin ribs and left leg were the gang. The three defendants broken, and, without recovering were Holos and were all together Medal to the President of the Uni-the Petrol Tax is, that the owner any fighting versity on behalf of the Japan of an old second-hand car warth consciousness, he died an hour when there was

about.

Society (London). The medal is $400/500 should not be expected afterwards.

A Police Inspector informed to be awarded to the writer of to pay the same tax as the posi Enquiries at the Government Civil Hospital yeaterday showed the. Magistrate that some of the the best essay on English litern-sessor of a $5,000 Model de Luxe that beyond his complaint of feel-coolies were professional water ture. After the presentation; the B-cylinder limousine. Yet, ing unwell, there was nothing carriers. They kept on drawing Duke of Gloucester inspected, the things stand, it is most likely that particularly abnormal in the con-water for themselves and other library and other buildings. He the poor man's "bus" is an old dition of the deceased. He was people, and hardly gave others was given an impressive send-off and he then proceeded to the quite cheerful, had his breakfast a chance.

The Magistrate ordered the Naval Club to attend a luncheon at the usual hour, and prior to his death was acen conversing in-defendants to pay a fine of $5 and kiven by the Minister of the Navy,

Admiral Togo's Honour. terestingly with the other $2 compensation to the complain-

Amongst those presented to ant, patients.

H.R.H.. the Duke of Gloucester at the luncheon was Admiral Togo, the Nelson of Japan, who, by a

Mr. Keegan, who was 40 years The complainant expressed her of age, and unmarried, was Assis-self as dissatisfied with the com- tant County Surveyor, at Dublin, pensation, and exhibited an um-

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model high-powered car bought. 2nd or 3rd hand, the baby 7's, D'a and 11's being at present beyond his pocket. This suggested tax would prevent forever his dispos- ing of such a car, so his case pre- senta a real grievance. Unless it

the desire of the authorities to

existence they should grant some! crush this type of motorist out of

such cars.

before he joined the Public Works brella which she valued as $5 lending yesterday's investiture, amelioration to existing owners of

Department of this Colony, as an overseer, on July 3, 1920. Hel became first-class overseer in 1924

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Record No 5148

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ANDERSON'S

KWANGTUNG BANK.

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which the defendants had broken. now able to hinnat that he was

Apart from its patent injustice. In another case in which three present at the investiture of three

The formal opening of the coolics were concerned in a dis-cer den or the on the evil results on trade of equal loent branch of the Kwang- taxation for old and new. cars haa tung Provincial Bank, took. Dr. Tanbouchi, who recently been shown again and again, but A member of the Civil Service pute at a street fountain, Major with the Order of the Garter.

place on Saturday morning completed Club and Kowloon Cricket Club, Willson bound all over in the sum

n. translation of all modern governments seem not to in the presence of a large gather- he was a useful bowler and wad of $50 for six months...

works of Shakespeare, was to have

care about trade or prosperiting of officials of various banking chosen to play bowls for the K.C.C.

lectured at the Duke of Glouced By means of crushing rates, rente, corporations of the Colony, among

during the forthcoming season.

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His death will be a loss to sporting circles, in which he was

popular.

A He leaves very mother and a sister to mourn bim,

The Funeral.

ing health.

Scheduled to start at 8 a.m., the

was also a Rughy football Brett, P. Lanigan, R. Lanikanter's palace at His Royal High- taxes and tariffs they seem deter whom were the Hon. Mr. A. C. player, having not only played for R. 8. Logan, J. A. Howe, L. G. Hess' spécial request, but he was mined to bring about that "distress Hynes, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. forced to decline the honour an of nations" which is prophesied to Li Chi-fong and Mr. Ho Sai-wing. the Colony, but also a great deal Griffith, M. O'Brien, J. C. Fletcher account of his old age and fail-be our let in the "last days". The Bank has leased the corner

Claude Earnshaw, H. II. Roas, B.

Perhaps if there were les0 of Queen's Building where the J. Murphy, Li Hou, Cheng Yuk

The remainder of to-day's pro-hungiing, waste and extravagance Banque Industrielle used to be.. lam, Ng Sze-mei and Tung Shing.

Wreaths were also sent by Of Framme includes a garden party in road construction-tearing up More recently, these promises

of the and laying down the same roadi were the Cheero Y.M.C.A. weather several times in rapid succession, ficers of P.W.D., Omeers of Roads given by the members

Japan-British Society, Dept.; European staff; Building

in permitting.

the beautiful smashing down newly built

preceded Ordinance Office; Drainage Of The funeral took place yester. Rice staff; Draughtamen, Bouds grounds of Shinjuku Palace, which granite and cement walls and opening ceremony was day, there being a big gathering Office; Oversters, Architectural H.-M. the Emperor has gracious-building them up again, etc., it by the firing of a long string of might be possible for the Govern-crackers, after which the doors of of friends and colleagues, both and Maintenence Offer: Overy lent for the purpose.

After this His Royal Highness ment to carry on without increas- the new bank premises were European find Chinese, asseers, Roads and Maintenance Of

will proceed to the Imperialing the general cost of Kving thrown open. No business was, well as those who were in fee: Chinese staff, Roads Office:

morning, the officials of the bank touch with him during business President and Members of the Theatre to see the performance of which is already a burden greater however, transacted on Saturday

Kabuki. an ancient, classical than many of us can bear.

At any rate, if we must be taxed, being "At Home" the whole day hours, Deceased was buried at Kowloon Cricket Club, Membra the Catholic Cemetery. Fr. R. S. f the Civil Service Cricket Club, drama of Japan.

tution. Among the many who Brookes officiating. The six gull- Members of the Craigengower This evening he is to attend a let it be for petrol only "The to well-wishers of the new insti called were Sir Shou-son Chow bearera were Messrs. Morgan, Cricket Club, Sang Lee and Co., banquet in the British Embassy fairest method."Yours, etc.,

as the quest of the British Ambas.

and the representatives of most Rose, Howe, Fraser, Bolt and and Li Sang and Co.

Andor, the Rt. Hon. Sir. John Murphy.

Tilley, G.C.M.G., C.B.

of the foreign banks in Hongkong. The manager of the new branch the Kwangtung Provincial Bank is Mr. C. C. Wu, who has, as his assistant manager, Mr. K. T. Chung.

dinner On Saturday night, n E. Newhouse, P. D. Wilson, H. 11.

was given by the new bank at the Kwang Chow Restaurant at West- Pegg, A. W. Grimmitt, J. G. Flel- cher, . H. Holdman, C. Bennett.

function being the officials of ham, J. P. Robinson, R. Lanigan, o'clock last night, of Dr. F. Pierce Scouts, Boy Scouts and blue- tional Anthem in harmony, after various firms in Hongkong, re- U. M. Omar, P. Lanigan, E. Abra- french Convent Hospital at ten out detachments of Japanese Sea several hundred male and female Point, among those invited to this foreign banka, compradores of A. W. Millar, M. O'Brien, E. Grove. The deceased was one of Haynes, J. Deakin, G, A, Roberts, the Colony's best-known European jackets, the British Band proceed which the Duke of Gloucester, who

DR. F. PIERCE-GROVE.

Among those present were Mr. and Mrs Laing, Mrs. Duxos, the Hon. Mr. H. T. Creagy, the Director: of Public Works, Mr. E. W. Car- benter, Messrs. W. Mackay, W. Death of Well-known Physician Hollands, J. T. Ewing, R.R. Wood,

and Sportsman.

Rain Interferes.

#MODEL T.

Japanese team at the Meiji Sta- dium, at which twelve to fifteen thousand people were present, mainly students.

Laier. The garden party was cancelled

The Suffolk team put up a very owing to heavy rain; hut later, the weather cleared up and large sporting fight, but were no match crowds assembled to witness the for the Japanese univerally play- march of II.M.S. Suffolk's Banders, who won by 29 points to ni

There was a striking spectacle We regret to have to announce through the principal thorough the death, which occurred at the fares. Hented by smartly turned at half time, when a choir

of

students sang the British Na-

of

the world.

Duke of had attended

T. Grimes, J. Hallidge, T. W. Carr. residents, and both as a physician ed to Nijubashi, the picturesque.nt the outset had shaken hands presentatives of Chinese native the Imperial with both teams, walked into the banks and some other prominent M. Billimorin, W. J. Bickford, F. and a sportsman he made a large old entrance to Brett, Sang Lee Contractors, Lee circle of friends who will mourn Palace, before which the Bands- field again, amidst thunderous people of the Colony. Hing Brothers, and Lee Sang his demise. We understand that men lined up. While a Japanese applause, and received an addreas Loong.

he had been suffering from ty- Boy Scout band played the Brief welcome from a delegation of

tish national anthem, H.M.S. Suf- students. Among the family wreaths were phoid, with complications,

Subsequently the At the end of play, a large those from "Dear Mother," and The late Dr. Pleree-Grove, who folk's Band played the Japanese

The crowds Japanese doll was presented to the Gloucester, who deceased's brother and slater; while was 55 years of age, had been in national anthem. other floral tributes were sent by: Hongkong about twenty-five years, joined in three lusty "Banzais" British team, much to the delight divine service in the English Mr. and Mrs. R. It.. Wood, Mr.. and was a senior partner in the for II.M. King George and three of fellow bluejackets among the Church in the morning, and at-

spectators.

tended a lunch given by Oxford And Mra. Ezra Abraham, Mr. and firm of Drs. Pierce-Grove, Aubrey for H.I.M. the Emperor of Japan.

The Suffolk Band then marched

Review of Boy Scouts.

and Cambridge graduates, pro. Mra, W. J. Bickford, Mr. and Mrs and Macgown, of Alexandra Build-

There was another impressive ceeded to the Yasukunijinja, the for the G. W. Kynoch, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. ings. His medical qualifications off to a hotel, where the Nicki Ewing, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Duxon, were long recognised, and his per- Nicki is entertaining them for sight when, earlier in the day, Japanese equivalent

which gained dinner prior to this evening's con- the Duke of Gloucester reviewed Cenotaph, where the souls of all Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Moss, Mr. and sonality was one

Japanese Boy Scouts in the those killed in battle are enshrined Mrs. F. Haynes, Mr. and Mrs, him the esteem of all with whom cert.-Reuter.

Palace grounds, and presented and laid a Sakaki branch, a sncred W. Beattie, Mr. and Mrs, J. he came in contact. As a sports-

AT A RUGBY MATCH. his chief interest of re

them with an Australian ng on Shinto bush, on the altar, after. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. J. Deakin,

the Farling

behalf of Sir Thomas Coombe, the which he laid a similar token on H.M.S. Suffolk Beaten by and Mrs. A. W. Grimmitt, cent years

he was Hunt, of which

Chief Scout of Australia, who le the altar of the Meijf Shrine, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Robinson, Mrs.

Japanese Team.

at present visiting Japan in con- which is dedicated to the Emperor E. Mackay and family, Mrs, Bjoint Master, and his association with this activity, particularly in

Tokyo, May 5. nexion with the Scout movement. Meijl. Oxberry, Mesars, E. Newhouse, T.

This evening he is attending a At the same time a telegram There were enthusiastic scenes! introducing hounds to the Hunt, Ball, II. II. Pegg, A. W. J. Sim- will always be remembered, this afternoon, when the Duke of from Sir Robert Baden Powell banquet given by Baron Mitsul, mons, R. S. Vergelte, B. Vergette, The funeral is to take place to Gloucester and Prince Chichibu was read out, wishing success to at which he will be treated to an 3. L. Goldenberg, R., Keen, Eday, the cortege. passing the attended a "rugger" match between Japanese Scouts in cementing the exhibition of the classical "On"

Monument at 5.30 p.m.

team from 1.M.S. Suffolk and a brotherhood of Scouts throughout' dance.-Reuter.

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