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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1932.

WAR MEMORIAL ! A PRAYA ACCIDENT.

HOSPITAL.

| FORMAL OPENING YESTERDAY.

BIG ACQUISITION.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir William Peel, and Lady Peel, officiated at the formal opening of the War Memorial Nursing Home nt Mount Kellett, yesterday after- noon, Lady Peel opening the front door with a gold key, which was presented to her as a memento of the occasion by Mr. W. H. Bell, Chairman of the Committee.

NAVAL OFFICER'S DUCKING IN HARBOUR

Commander Skyrme. Royal Navy, had a ducking In the har. bour yesterday afternoon while riding a motor-cycle along the Traya, but, fortunniely, was not injured, although he had to swim for it.

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PLOT TO OBTAIN MONEY ALLEGED.

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In their case ngainst Chian local Sheung-nam, shroff at Rank, before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, the Police called evid- It appears that about four ence bearing on two charges of o'clock he was riding a motor conspiracy and of the larceny of n cycle along Connaught Road Cen-sum of $0,850, tral when the machine collided with a boy named Tan Sing, who received slight abrasions to his

place,

In spite of grey and cold but declined to go to hos pital. Commander Skyrme, ap- weather, there was quite a largo parontly, was thrown off his cycle attendance. Including H.E. Major into the water, the cycle remain General J. W. Sandilanda, to witing on the road undamaged.

08 the opening ceremony. lie swam to a landing Members of the Committer. to and found he had received minor gether with others present, stand abrasions for which he was later on each side of the stepa leading treated at the Royal Naval Hos to the main entrance. On arrival,pital. ilia Excellency and Lady Peel were received by Mr. W. II. Bell.

after which they greeted those full of vicissitudes, but there present.

no doubt that it is better to tako

little more time and

achieve perfection than move too quickly and fall short of it.

After the building had been opened the visitors went inside od inspected the realers, tea being later provided.

Mr. Hell's Sneech; Mr. W. II. Bell said:

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Fine Building.

on

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am probably walking On behalf of the Committee delicate ground, but I have always

this Colony Ex- felt that In Ifia } have

thank cellency and Lady Peel for engineer with his exceution bas honouring

with their at taken the palm from the architect tendance to-lay. This Nursing with his design. In the case of Home which we are opening to this building, however. I think be admitted that the day marks the elope of another it will stage of the War Memorial Com-architect has come into his own. have here a ne mittee's labours. The first part, and that we

enormonaly Penk.

As you all know, was the erection building which wida of the Cenotaph, which was com-to the appearance of the

while the site is a very fine ono pleted in May 1923.

We would not have been able indeed.

The alleged victim. Tanng Fan- hing, said he recently returned from America, where he had been carrying on business. The owner of house-property here, he recently put up a "To Let" notice, and, as result, one day in the latter part of January, received a caller who, giving his name as Tong King-nam, suggested the sale of the building.

Tong first introduced the defen- dant into the proposed deal, and Chan Cheung-nam, in his turn, hrought another man called Leung San-kal as a prospective purchaser. on the eve of an agreement, Leung nisted he had lost all his money. amounting to $30.000, playing fan fou at West Point, and indicated ble inability to proceed with the dent.

"They told him he was a fool," witness and.

Witness, continuing, stated he was present when Chan Cheung- the nam Induced Leung to play enme game with him, but instead of winning, Chan lost to Leung, and took to his bed and cried.

A True Friend.

For the excellent counsels wit- Ness had invariably given, on general principles, and on the evils

for of gambling, and also sympathy which he now extended

the

lo erect auch n fine and woll I have not had an opportunity to the defendant in his sorrow, he equipped home had it not been vet of seeing the Internal arranges iwezek called a "good fellow" for the substantial help we have ments and equipment, but I Wiplug away his tears, defendant received from

the trustees ui gather that they re

very embraced him as a genuine friend, the Granville Sharp Estate, for allequate, and indeed luxurious. and declared to witness that in re- which we are very grateful. In

turn, he would not mind making addition we received considerable

1m participant in the sceret of Assistance from the Government,

his own success as a businessman, "made all my money fa' specula tions in sterling," he confided. "I to nut mind your joining me in this business. We share the profits."

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Witness replied that he had no ready manuy, whereupon it was suggested to him that a mortgage could be raised on his property.

The term "War Memorial" has not only in money but as regards | been generally accepted, though the site. We are also indebted perhaps it is a pity that a better the Medical Advisory and term cannot be found, for such Equipment Sub-Committes who memorials

erected not so gave us mech valuable assistance. much in memory of the war, na those who made the names of Mrs. V. M. Grayburn The great rifice, It merely and Dr. Montgomery, I must trite to say war must always be also express our thanks to Messrs. | regarded as a great enlam'ty. ile agreed. Butterfeld & Swire who placed | Quite apart from the tragedies their London organisation at our disposal for the purchase and shipment of equipment. and to the building sub-committee who did a great deal of work.

Incentives to Pence.

which are connected directly with war, the after effects are inenleul- able. We find ourselves to-dny, in the fourteenth year since the War, with most of the countries of the world still suffering very seriously indeed from the economic after effects. Some good however did emerge: not only did it give rise to a wonderful spirit of self- sucrifice and a spirit of service, but much material progress was achieved. For instance in the science of surgery, in the pre- vention of disease and in the

rection of fine memorial hospitals In many places.

Generous Subscribers,

Witness proceeded to detail to the court the events that led up to of the mortgage the execution

of Messrs. deed in the offices Wilkinson and Grist. A sum of 7000 Was obtained from the

was handed mortgages, and this

to bin.

I do not propose to detain you relating past history, as this was

Drugged Cigarettes. very fully covered by my pre decessor when the foundation

The party, now consisting (wit stone of this home wo laid.

ness said), of Tong King-man, Sumee if to say that I think we

Chan Cheung-nam, Leung Sau-kni have in the Cenotaph and this

und himself, then returned to the Nursing Home fiting memorials

Gilman Street address. There he Яmoke to the men who fought and fell

was given cigarettes to which made him giddy. He now in the great war. When we ACC these monuments we will be re-

believed they were drugged, 215 minded of the relations and

after smoking them he felt dazed, friends we have lost. and I trust

and lay down on an opium divan. I am xind that Hongkang has

In that condition, ho was -con- that the feelings which will be

succeeded in erecting one of

seinus of the fact that two of the aroused will cause each and every these in memory of those who one of us to determine to do

men were taking the money from Fave their lives for their friends him. As he came too, he gave everything in his or her power

and their country. This result chase, but was obstructed from to prevent a repetition of that

has only been rendered possible following them into the street by that there great tragedy, and

by the energy and keenness of the defendant, who also prevented memorials. whilst being war

many people, and by generous, him from blowing a Police whistle. memorials, will prove to be the

donations. I saw a list of sub- Incentives. to greatest

He shook himself free, and, in pence.cribers not long neo, and

was! (Applause.)

struck by the wonderful generosity He told Sergt. Alexander, who the street, blew a police whistle. of many of them, a generosity which fully instified Government's up at that moment of what had occurred. The two men who decision to alloënte a considerable

took the money had escaped down from public funds towards the street and he asked the work.

Sergeant to arrest the defendant who had stayed behind. A search of the floor falled to disclose the money, but on the way the defen- dut promised to return the money if he could induce the Sergeant to relense him.

B.E. the Governor's Speech. In reply. His Excellency the Governor said:

Congratulations.

I congratulate the Trustees, the Committee and allthe generous subscribera on the happy consum- mation of the scheme. There is a great deal for us all to see, #o do not propose to detain you any longer.

It gives my wife and myself very great pleasure to-day formal-this ly to open this magnificent ad- dition to the medical institutiona of this Colony, After I arrived here I watched from time to time, Mountain Lodge, the when nt progress of the crection of this building, when my view was not blanketed by the prevailing Penk foga! The progress at first was very rapid, and I had anticipated it being completed before this, but there is always #lot of finishing off required.

The history of the Memorial, in Hongkong has

SALESMAN SAM

I have much pleasure in de claring the Home open, in full confidence that it will prove a great bleasing, not only to this War generation, but to members of been generations to come.

C'MON,NOW, SPECK! RUN LIKE TH' COPS

ARE CHASIN' YA! I'LL BE YOUR

INTERFERENCE!

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Dr. Pau, Medical Officer at the Government Civil Hospital, stated that when he examined the cum- plainant he could discover no signs of his having been drugged or in a poisoned, although he was highly excited condition.

The case was adjourned.

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