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specially reduced from

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mentioned.

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TO TSINGTAU via SWATOW

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TO SINGAPORE PENANG

* CALCUTTA

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SHANGHAI & KOBE

Yuonsang

Kumsang

...

Yuensang

Bulaang

Satur. 19th Mar at

Maunang YUBLAN Hinsang

TO KOBE via AMOT,

YOKOHAMA & OŠAKA

TO OSAKA via AMOT,

MOJE & KOBE

FO SANDAKAN

TO TUENTSIN via SWATOW

· @ CHEFOO

Wed, 2nd Mar at 7 a.m.

noon.

noon,

HONGKONG

OLD RESIDENT RETIRING.

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1932.

CAPT. BRANCH TRIBUTED BY CHINESE STAFF.

After more than 40 years Hongkong, Captain B. Branch, Official Measurer, and one of the best known figures in the Colony is due for retirement, and in to leave on March 4. Captain and Mrs. Brauch will make their future home in Auckland, New Zenland.

Captain Branch, who has been Official Measurer since the office here was inaugurated 23 years ago, la hold in high esteem by his staff, and an indication of this was given yesterday when they gathered to bid him farewell and present him with some souvenirs of his sojourn in Hongkong.

Mr. Yip Kwai-wa, senior mem- ber of the Chinese staff, who was with Captain Branch when the office was formed, in making the Haid Captain presentations, Branch was more than a friend to them. He had been appointed when the staff consisted of ap. proximately 20 men, and by his ability and diligence the office had grown to a size that necessitated the early 100 men. nearly

in days Captain Branch was the only worked European officer .and single-handed supervising men. afloat. uring both ashore and Captain Branch, he said, was be- loved by all for his sincerity, Courtesy and kindness of heart. Those who had served under him would lose a kind tender and a valuable friend. He, on behalf of the staff, wished Captain Branch all joy and happiness.

In

of

of

His introduction to Hongkong so long age that Captain

AYTON

· SHANGHAI RELIEF.

TUNG ON STEAMSHIP CO'S

BIG DONATION,

Further contributions have been made by leading Chinese shipping companies, Nam Pak Hong firms, restaurants in West Point and wealthy Chinese residents to the Tung Wah Hospital's fund for the relief of distress in Shanghal.

DOMESTIC-LIFE DISCORD.

INDIAN COUPLE AIR TROUBLES IN COURT.

Hearing of a summons by Mrs. hus- Mariam Farid, against her band Mahomed Farid, for alleged cruelty and wilful neglect to pro- Cen- before Mr. Schofield at the vide maintenance, was continued tral Magistracy, yesterday after-

noon.

The most substantial donation is one from the Tung On Steant-

Mrs. Hajira Hoffman, a friend ship Company, of which Mr. Woo of the family, stated that she had Hay-tong, the well-known local known Mrs. Forld since girlhood. Chinese shipowner is the Manag-Knowing of their troubles, she had Ing Director.

The Tung On Steamship Com- pany has decided to allocate the whole of the passenger carnings of the stenmors, "Paul Benu" and "Charles Hardouin" from Canton to Hongkong, for the period of two weeks, to the Fung Bin Hospital in Canton for the purpose of caring for the thousands of refugees who are on their way to Canton from Shanghal.

offered her, good offices as. A mediator to the defendant on meet- ing him one day in Hennessey Road. The conversation turned to getting Mrs. Farid to return to the house, but, alleged witness, the husband's attitude was uncom- returns, I promising. "It sho

GIANT WHITE EMPRESSES

offer

REDUCED FARES.

HONGKONG via Honolulu

to

Pacific Coast

от

Direct Express

and RETURN

GOOD FOR ONE YEAR

1st CLASS From G$630

will treat her ten times worse than Also SUMMER EXCURSIONS ON BALE JUNE 1st TO AUG. Hist

before," he had replied.

Before her marriage, witness continued, Mrs. Farid appeared to her to be always happy and srailing, but after the event abe appeared worried and unhappy. and even wept on the occasions that witness want to the housO to and her.

The Fong Bin Hospital is the

or leading Chinese charitable

and ganisation in Kwangtung

to that undertakes work similar done by the Tung Wah Hospital

In cross-examination by Mr. E. in Hongkong. The Fong Bin Hos S.C. Brooks on behalf of the do pital has been advised by Shang-fendant, witness stated that Mrs. hal asking it to make preparations Farid had grown considerably to receive thousands of refugees thinner since her marriage, being from the North,

now less than half the plump per- son that she used to be before her marriage.

Farid Mr. Brooks: Did Mrs. make any complaint to you about her clothes 7-None.

Another $26,000 Collected.

their will donate

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the

Among the latest contributions received by the Tung Woh pitai are $3,000 each from Sincere Company, Nam Hal Com mercial Association, and Kan Wang In Tong. The Bank of East Asia and The Sun Company have each donated $2,000.

Sound of Blown.

alone. Witness

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held his

Witness also mentioned thut Mrs. Farid never had her телів with the household but had to wait until everybody had finished.

Mr. Brooks during the course of i is cross examination asked wit- ness if she would describe the do- Fondant as a cruel mon.

Witness replied that he did not always speak to the complainant quietly or gently and oven shouted

at her.

On Wednesday the third day of their visits to the leading Chinese firms seeking donations, the direc- tors of the Tang Wah Hospita), Captain Branch is one of the under the leadership of Mr. Chan old school of sanfaring men. Lim-pak. have succeeded in col-

Mrs. Madar, who, on one occa- lecting $25,000. The Directors ofsion, lived with the Farids, corro- having learned the business "sails" when in 1876, an a boy the Tung Wah Hospital will con-

borated the testimony given by the 11, he salled round the forn. Intinue their campaign for funds.

complainant of an incident at the ls early years he made the ac- The Man Yuan Restaurant in house on the day Mra. Farid re quaintance of most parts of the West Paint allocated the entire turned to her mother. Witness world, and as all seamen have, earnings of yesterday to the Tanx remarked that na she was leaving has an illimitable repertoire Wah Hospital fund.. The Lok Tas the kitchen she heard the sounds

Tao Restaurant and other restau- of blows anecdotes and adventures to tell

being struck and of every page in the atlas. rants in West Point have all pro-reaching the front room pleaded mised part of their earnings dur with the defendant to leave his The "Old Doys."

Ing the coming two weeks for the wife relief fund. The hundreds of Cit-

the complainant, who had a red ployees working in the Man Kwoke to prevent him from hitting Branch admits he cannot remem- Restaurant

mark on the side of her face. ber the exact date. It was, how February wages. The same ren- eyer, in the days when the Bluetaurant will also contribute Funnel steamer plied round the per cent. of its earnings for the Chinn Coast, when Queen's Road coming month to the Shanghai was the waterfrout of Hongkong distress. and when executions were prac, tically a daily occurrence in Kowloon City. Captain Brant well remembers the occasion when the 21 pirates of the Namou were decapitated within the old efty.

Captain Branch came to Bong kong more than 44 years ago, ha thinks, and has not visited Eng-

British Line Helps RefugGEN. land during that period. One of his home leaves was spent pros.

Since the commencement of the pecting gold in Borneo and an-disturbances numerous other in trying to logale coat de Cantonese families have arrived postte. His first ships in China in Hongkong but the poorer resi- Const waters were the old Mem-dents with their wives and chil- and Pucalion, trading to dren have been stranded. Most of Borneo with timber. For a time them desire to return to Canton 114

Witness replied that she sailed under the American ing but not all of them can afford to suan after the occupation of the make the journey. With a view T'hilippines, and was master of to helping these

ese unfortunates. the ill-fated Hunkow. For many Messrs. Butterfield and Swire Ltd. years he was on ships trading to have reduced the steerage rate on Canton and the West River. Ile

some of the company's steamers has had the unnal run of adven

on the Shanghai-Hongkong run tures

the that

China Const

and is working in co-operation The witness repiled that she was mariner is liable to meet, with the

with the Cantonese Club, the perfect and, in reply to another exception of piralen, Never once Kwong Shiu Kung Sor, in Shang-question,

explained that her have pirates boarded his ship. hat in handling the refugees re- daughter was always happy and

His deep-seafaring days ended turning to the South.

not in the habit of going out much. in 1909, when the China Home-

Witness went on to give evidence ward Freight conference estab

of complaints which the

១០៥+ Haled the measuring system for

plainant made regarding her treat- ment by the defendant. cargues and appointed him the first official. The mensuring was

The bearing was adjourned until then confined to the Homeward

to-day. and New York Conferences and for the beginning he had staff of five, but the business of the ollee has increased with the traf- le through the port, and now he bas the assistance of Mr. H. Nish and Mr. H. A., Kekwick, in addi-

to

2100

Mr. Brooks: Would you say he was of a mild disposition-Not towarda his wife.

Referring wealthy

to the defendant's mother, Mr. G.K. Hall Brutton in on behalf of the re-examination complainant, asked witness if she mother-in-law would describe the as a stern woman.

The first . & S. boat from Shanghai, the sa. Kiungchow, will leave to-day with a batch of re- fugees many of whom are on their

The He is only charging the re- way to Kwangtung and Kwongai. furces S5 for the whole trip in- cluding their three meain a day which, it is understood, will mean a loss to the Company.

tion nearly 100 Chinese. He AN ARMED ROBBERY.

has had strikes and boycotts to survive in his capacity as mea surer, and well remembers the days of 1926 when he and Mr. Nish had to do the best they could with the cargoes to be mea sured.

MASTER OF A RICE-SHOP VICTIMIZED.

A daring armed robbery was carried out in a rico merchant's

The staff yesterday presented shop in Reclamation Street, Kaw. Captain Branch with group loon, last evening, when two men photograph, a handsome Chinese held up the master, and after standard lamp, together with gagging and binding him made of set of ten-poys for Mrs. Branch. with $20 in money.

leave Capt. and Mrs. Branch for Sydney on tho Tanda March 4.

DISARMAMENT.

THE GERMAN SCHEME OUTLINED.

According to a report made by on Lal Sheung, master of the Shoung Tal rice shop of 602, Reclamation Street, about 7 p.m. yesterday two men entered by the front door and him if he one of them asked

scissors. wanted to buy some Suddenly the other man seized him by the neck, at the same time whipping out a dagger. They took him to the kitchen, and after having gagged him, tied him to a water tub. They were in the shop for about five minutes, and then left, taking with them $20 in ten cent pieces.

Geneva, Feb. 18. A large measure of agreement with the suggestions already sub mitted is shown in the German disarmament proposals, which Herr Rudolf Nadolny presented to the full

this morning.

Having managed to release him. self, which was before the robbers

The aherence of conscrip-left the shop, the man raised ani tion, abolition of

of submarines, air- alarm, but the two Intruders made

craft

tanks and chemical an effective escape. cut bacteriologien) warfare are

7.111

Sun. 28th Fob at 3 p ni. Batur. 5th Mar at. Thurs, 10th Mar at Choongeblog Sun. 28th Feb at 7 a m.

also the prohibition of forts urged; Tuos.8th Mar at 7a.m. Chipsblog

of capital ships, and limitation of Hear frontlers. prohibition

artillery outside fortresses, cruisers and destroyers. henvy

A limitation of expenditure and and limitation of the calibre of fortress guns and mortare,

For freight or passage apply to:-

MATHESON & CO., LTD, „JARDINE,

General Managers

Telephone 30312.

system of controlling armaments

The naval proposals are equally applicable to all the

maximum of ten thousand tons for

Powers is advocated.--Reuter.

very stern.

WOD

When Mrs. M. Bux, the com- plainant's mother, was called, Mr. Brutton asked what her daughter was like before she married the do- fendant.

MUSICAL EVENING.

YESTERDAY'S CONCERT at HELENA MAY,

A most enjoyable concert pro Kramme was listened to by an ap preciative audience at the Helena May Institute yesterday evening, the renditions by all the artistes being both pleasing and sincere.

The following was the pro- gramme, every item of which re- celved appreciative applause :

1. (a) Recft and Arla from "Rinalda" (Handel) "Lascia "Caro- Ch'io planga; (b) mio-bon" (Giordani). Mrs. Lockhart.

་ ་ ་

2. Songs: "Linden Lea" and "Silent Noon"... Mr. Bai- Ioy.

"To 3. Songs.--(a)

my first love" and "You'd better ask me; (b) "Blackbird Song."

Mira. Tetley. ALTE

4. Shakespearean Songs.-(a) "Fear not the beat o' the sun" (b) "Undor the Green- wood Tree.". Mrs. Lock- hart.

B. Songa. (a) "Bols Epain," (b) To Authen... Mr. Bailey.

6. Songs. (a) The Pipes of Pan; (b) The Little Irish Girl (Lohr).... Mrs. Tot- Joy.

7. Sonato in C minor for Violin and Piano (Grieg) Threa movements

V. Derenov

sky and A. M. Bowes-Smith. Mrs. C. Scott Little, and Mr. G. E. Longyear accompanied the artists at the piano."

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M.V. "FORMOSA" ... M.V. "SHANTUNG" M.V. "NAGARA" Outwards to:

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SHANGHAI, AND JAPAN[PORTS.

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Passenger Raton :

Hongkong to Genoa

Hongkong to 1st. North

Continental Porta

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