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DEATH "OF. LORD, LOVAT "FOLLOWING SEIZURE

London, Feb. 18.

Lord Lovat suffered a seizure whilst watching the steeplechase races at Chipping Norton to-day, and died whilst on his way to hos pital.-Reuter.

Major General Simon Joseph Fraser, Lord Lovat was the 14th. Baron. Born in 1871, he succeed- ed his father in 1887. He married the Hon. Laura Lister, second- daughter of Baron Ribblesdale in 1910 and had two sons and two daughters.

He was educated at Oxford, and on adopting a military career be came Major of the Volunteer Bat talion of the Queen's Own Camer. on Highlanders and Lieut of the Ist. Life Guards. He served„In South Africa as Hon. Major com- manding Lovat'a Scouts, for which he was awarded the D.S.O. and GB, and mention in. despatches.

On his retorn from South Africa The raised two yeomanry regiments which formed part of the Highland Mounted Brigade. He served in Gallipoli. Franco and Flanders during the Great War, being men- tioned in "despatches and created K.C.M.G.

He was attached to the Parlia mentary Under-Secretary for the Dominions Office in 1927-28. and was Chairman of the Overseas Settlement Committee from 1927-29.

He is succeeded by 2nd Lieut. Simon Cristopher Fraser, Master of Lovat.

Jean Knight

Paris, Feb. 19. The death has occurred of Jean Knight, head of the Press Bureau at Quai D'Orsay.

TELEGRAPIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1938.

SEVERE ·· FIRE IN TUNG STREET.

BLAZE, ORIGINATES IN PAINTER'S SHOP

house-painter's shop

A serious fire broke out in a

OD the

round door of No. 43, Tung Street (otherwise known 25 Eastern Street). On Saturday night, and caused severe damage to the building and minor damage to adjoining structuress

In the hurry-scurry attendant on the first alarm, an old woman, Yip Goon, aged 62, tumbled down the staircase of a house adjoining" confiagration that in which the started, and was picked up un

from head injuries. conscious

She was removed to hospital in an ambulance in a serious candi tion.

Another inmate, also a woman, was overcome by smoke and the acrid fumes of burnt, varnish, but recovered on being carried out into the street by relatives...

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SPOTLIGHT

(Continued from Page 3.) : Shayne's thoughts, began explain- ing to Lottie in a querulous voice that she personally thought she was too old to play kid parts but Ray liked her in them. She con- tinued to quote Roy's opinion at length.

Presently the girl's husband ap- peared, wearing velvet Fauntleroys, ta. borrow some cold cream. He too was past the age when he need fear the Gerry Society,...

The fire is believed to have been communicated from a chatty, loft burning in the cookhouse of the painter's shop. Receiving the

Later, however, Sheila was for enll at 11.40, the first appliance to reach the scene from Headquarced to admit that, as kid acts go, ters found the house well-alight. this team was not bad. Not good A series of muffled explosions time houses. The Kilcoynes were either, but acceptable in small ended in a long column of flame being thrown some 30 feet into good scouts and she was to see

them frequently at supper, the air, plainly visible to pas- sengers on the 11.45pm. ferry from Kowloon.

Receiving impetus apparently from drums containing highly in- flammable varnish It was not long before the fire had the whole building of three storeys in its Erip, and it was well that the case received the prompt attention It

did.

Tin-

Firemen were driven back by Jean Knight was formerly com

flames "belching mercial attache at Peking and also through interstices, but by

at intervals served in a similar capacity isning hoses on to the upper floors Siam. Reuter, Morning. Post of the building directly across the Special.

. Mr. J. H. Backhouse

street, and also from buildings separated by an alley-way at the back, they were able to direct effective streams into the heart of the blaze.

It is with the greatest regret that we have to record the death, which occurred at the War Memorial Hospital yesterday By 12.15 a.m. the vast quantity afternoon, of Mr. James Herbert of water pumped had begun to Backhouse, of James H. Back-hare the effect desired, and fifteen house and Co., the well-known minutes later the fire was prac local firm, of import and export merchants, of la. Chater Road.

Deccused was admitted to hos- pital exactly three weeks ago yesterday, suffering from spruc and pernicious "anaemia: His

tically out. Three motor pumps were in use.

It is understood that No. 43 was only partially insured.

解痱

Moving about, trying on Daley's costumes which she found hang- ing against a sheet on the for- ther wall, Sheila tried not to grean aloud. Her muscles were crying nut in' tarture. How could she' possibly go on? Of course she could, That was the thing to do. Sooner or later the soreness 'would disappear. But, as sbe moved from the wardrobe to her dressing bear it. Every step and every chair she thought she could not movement was agony.

"Stiff?" asked Miss Kilcoyne, "

her sympathetically. watching

Out of practice? Yes, I know. Listen, I've got some linament. that is, Roy has it. Lie down over there (indicating a ect) and I'll give you a rub before you" go

"Oh, no, I couldn't ask you to," Sheila protested foobly, but Miss Kilcoyne was lign. She switched busily out of the room and the zirls could hear her tapping at the other dressing room door, mur

condition became worse, and des- KOWLOON WEDDING.muring instructions. She return-

pite everything that could be done for him, he passed away at 345 p.m. yesterday.

The late Mr. Backhouse was a well-known figure in business circles and highly-respected resident of the Colony, having been in Hongkong for about 20 years. His many sterling quall ties had earned for him a host of friends, to whom his demise at the comparatively.early age of 51 will come as a shock. He leaves a widow to mourn his death, and to her much sympathy will be extended.

A Manchester man. deceased came out to Hongkong 29 years ago, and was associated with Messra. Sander,, Wieler, the German ship ning firm, before the outbreak of the Great War. He then became

a partner in the firm of Manners and Backhouse, but in 1922, he started James. H. Backhouse and

Co. on his own.

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"I'll have you feeling better in no time," she insisted.

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MR. G. HL MILES There was a pretty wedding at Miss Kilcoyne was indeed skill- Kowloon on Saturday afternoon, ful. The small hands held

was surprising, when Miss Durothy Lilian Rose strength that Smith, eldest daughter of Mr. she la relaxed under the gentle yet James Smith, of the Kowloon-arm manipulation, her muscles Canton Railway, and Mrs. Smith, shedding their weariness with was married to Mr. George Henry every stroke.

Miles, of Ashington Northumber- "That's fine," she sighed softly, land, and of the Sanitary Depart-relaxing. "I'll do something for ment, Hongkong..

The ceremony was performed in St. Andrew's Church by the Rev. W. Walton Rogera.

The bride was given away by her father, and looked charming in a white satin dress, with white

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you some time. Honestly I will.”

"I know what it is to be lame," Misa Kilcoyne was saying, work- ng vigorously, her baby skirta swishing importantly as she moved,

"Roy and I used to do an act—” · She chattered on busily...

Sheila lay relaxed, half-asleep, grateful. "How long have we, -oue," she asked.

blossoms, her bouquet being of pink roses with asparagus ferns. The bridesmaids were the Misses M. Smith (sister). O. Dalziel. S.

"Ok, an hour. Lle still." The funeral will take place to-Dalziel, and H. Reid, who were

There was a sharp knock at the day, the cortege passing the dressed in peach-colour crepe doors Miss Shayne there?

chine and carried bouquets of May I speak to her?" peach-coloured gladioli. The

A familiar voice. A familiar bride's mother wore a dress of old face ico, grinning, framed in curly Kold lace.

brown hair. "Had your dinner, The best-man was Mr. T.. Me-Sheila? Say, I'm glad you're go-

ing to be with us!" Following the wedding cere- It was Phil Short inviting her to mony, a large number of friends dinner. So Phil Short remembered

athered at the recention in the neri

newly- Peninsula Hotel. The

(To be continued.) married

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CHINESE FUNERAL.

MRS. LEE KWAN-SHE LAID TO REST

Innes.

One of the oldest residents in Kowloon, Mrs. Lee Kwan-She, who

couple left later for died on Thursday evening at her residence in Nathan Road at the Macao for the honeymoon, the age of 93, was laid to rest on bride's going-away dress heing a Saturday. There was a big at- creation in saxe blue, with hat tendance at her funeral, and and coat, to match,

many relatives and friends" fol-

lowed the cortege from Kowloon

to the Chinese permanent ceme-

tery, where the remains will be buried,

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"Mind" why the subject of the among the chief mourners on Saturday.Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of One of her grandsons is Mr. Lee Christ, Scientist, yesterday,

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'PRINCESS'S SIGNIFICANT VISIT TO BERLIN

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373 King's College (Old Boys) King's College (Present) 9,764 1,291 Railway Division

.920 Indian Division Kowloon Division Mongkok Division Shaukiwan ... Among the citations which com-St. Joseph's College (South

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A Dramatic Entertainment will be that the Princess will endeavour Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy: held at St. Andrew's Church Hall, ts effect meetings with the "Christian Selence is the law of Kowloon, te-night at 9.15 p.m. when Jenders of the Nationalist 'coal-Truth, which heals the sick on the two short sketches will bt produced tion and former members of the basis of the one Mind or God. It and played by local talent. Included nobility, who will be invited to can heal in no other way, since int

a tea party at which the possible, the human, mortal mind so-called restoration of the monarchy may is not a healer, but causes the be bo discussed-Reuter's Special. Hef in disease" (p.482:27)

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