1933-12-11 — Page 7

OBITUARY

JAPANESE EX-PREMIEN DIES

AT TOKYO,

Tokyo, Doc.. 10.

wages were therefore only 7/-- # week, although he had a wife and neven children. He was caught taking five turnips from a field to supplement the family's starva- tion fare and for this he was fin- ed 5/- and lost his job with the

The death has occurred of Ad-result that he and his wife und

miral Count Yamamoto, tho Japaneso ex-Premier. Our Own Correspondent.

Count. Gombol Yamamoto, tho Japanese statesman, was born in the province of Satsuma in 1852.

In 1871 he entered the Naval

Academy and wna one of the cadets who were trained in the Gorman corvette Vinatn during her voyage round the world.

He was gazetted Houtonant in 1880 and thereafter he rose rapid ly until in 1895 he was promoted rear-admiral. One year later he was made Deputy Minister ΟΣ Marine and in 1898 vice-admira] and Minister of Marine. In 1906 he was promoted admiral the fol- Towing year ho

accompanied Prince Fushimi to England and Amorica,

children had to go into the work- house just before George saw the light.

When George was only five, ho was sent into the folds to scare crows at 1/- a week. The hours were from aunrise to sunset and he worked on Sundays. If he was found sleeping, he was beaten and fined.

It was impossibio for him to go to school and ho did not learn to by his wife whom he married when rand and write until he was taught he was 22.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1933.

HOCKEY

ALL RESULTS AS. EXPECTED

WEEK END. GAMES REVIEWED

By "Bully-Off"

from

wing,

THE TOC H. RUSHLIGHT

(Continued from Page 1.)

among them being actual Toc H members, still seem puzzled as to how it works. Some, for instance,

RADIO BROADCAST

picture all the Lamps and Rush TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

lights of the world-wide Family being lit at the same moment everywhere. This would ba dramatic but it would not be a "chain,” forged link by Hnis-and it would be dißicult to carry olit owing to the variations in time the world over,

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the There were no surprises in tournament Kamen during the past week-end, each team I anticipated

LIT IN SUCCESSION, would come through with Bonwurz doing so with an appreciable margin.

The Chain of Light, as its name In the Caer Clark Cup the Y.M.C.A. Implies, is made by the lighting of the Lamps and Rushlights in regulor In 1889 he was elected secre- took a couple of points lary of a farm workers' union, but C... at King's Park on Saturday succession right round the worlit, In their initial fixture with a margin starting from the lighting of the In 1896 In spite of all his efforts of six clear goals, four of which were first Lamp at Poperinghe at 9 pat. he was again approached by the word outclassed by a much It collapsed. In 1000, however, netted in the first half. The Girls one night and ending there at 9 more.p.ni, twentyfour hours later, when labourers who asked him to act as experienced eleven. Their weakness the light is received back front organiser.

lay in their hitting, a fault which its world journey. Ilo founded the present Nahin been apparent during the whole He first saw active service dur-

tional Union of Land Workers. season. H. Knill on the left

No matter in what part of the ing the Bo-Shin Rising In the pro- in the first year he cycled 6,000 was the mainstay, but the forwards world a Branch or Groups may be, vinces of Fushimi, fohniku and miles in order to obtain members

fatted mlserably to turn her passea. Dowa and in 1900 took part in the and by his own efforts recruited R. Blackmore and O. Brown scared on clock and, when the hands to good account, Mrs. at. Read, (4), all it has to do is to watch Its suppression of the Boxer rising in

point to 9 o'clock on the evening China As Minister of Marine he3,000 men. His salary was only for the winners.

of the day appointed, light a showed a great gift for organisa-1/- a week and, after the first year, 23/- and expenses, On re-

own Lamp or Rushlight. The tion.

earth, revolving round the sun, On the fall of the Katsura Gov-aigning the secretaryship of the ernment Yamamoto kwan succeeded union in 1913 he was made a life

does the rest, and the light hunded on from unit to unit, and by Admiral Salto. When Kataura member of the executive.

In 1920 he was elected Labour

the "Chain" forged link by link. was again defeated in 1913, Yama-M.P. for S. Norfolk and held his moto formed n Cabinet in Feb., but it lasted only till the spring sent till 1924. For over 60 years he was a Primitive Methodist lay of 1914, when, owing to naval

preacher. He was also a county senndala, he had to resign.

council alderman, a magistrate and a poor law guardian for Norfolk. His disinterested work for others | earned him the respect and affec-

At the end of August 1923, after

the retirement of Count Üchida he again formed A Cabinet In which he WAA

also Foreign

Minister, but his Government Insted even a shorter time, being only in office till January 1924 when it was followed by a Kiyoura Cabinet.

successively

Yamamoto туля Minlater of Commerce and of Agriculture and Forestry in the Tanaka Cabinet which took office in April 1927, and lasted until July, 1929. In the Inukal Govern- ment of December 1931, he was agoln Minister of Agricultura and when Inukai was assassinated in May, 1932, he was given the port- follo of the Interlor in the Cabinet formed by Admiral Saito. He was member of the Minacito (Liberal) party,

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tion of people of all parties and claasca, fils autobiography "From Crow-Scaring to Westminster" is

remarkable human document. In 1924 he was President of the National Council of Agriculture.

PROFESSOR J. JOLY.

Irishman, Scientist, Medallist of the Royal Society.

Dublin, Dec. 10. The death has occurred of Pro- fessor John Joly-Our Own Cor- respondent.

The Recreio 1st Ladies XI won by their second four clear goals from string on the Marina on Saturday. At the interval they led by two goala to nil, scored by A. Alves, and lend through A. In the second half increased tint Aiven und M. Remedios.

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The C..A. maintained their hun dred per cent. record in the Mamak tournament yesterday when they do fented the German Club by three genie to nil at King's Park. The C.B.A. were only one goal up in the

first half, the goal being netted by

had been

was

W. J. Johnson. Shortly after play

Francis resumed fouled in the

circle resultant penalty-bully

and from the tho same player scored. W. II. G. Hirst added their third.

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The Radio also left the field in their game with the Royal Signals with an unbeaten record, scoring seven times without reply. Awtor Singh (8), Gurbachan Singh (2) and Kalwant Singh (2) scored for the winners.

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The game between tho

Medway and the 12th. Battery I.A., nt Professor John Joly, M.A., B.A.I., Lyemun, was very scrappy and the D.S.C., F.G.S., FRS,, was the Medway, as I oxnected, left the fold youngest son of the late Rev, J. P.wlaners by two goals to nil. McCrae responsible for both goals, Joly and of Julia, daughter of

scoring one in each half. DOWAGER LADY ROSSLYN. Fredrick. Count de Lusi

Educated at Trinity College,

The Central Britinh Association Dublin, he was Demonstrator in entertained two teams from II.M.S. Civil Engineering and later in Ex-Cumberland at King's fark on Satur perimental Physics. Ile was Pre-day, the Ladies lesing to the Torpedo sident of the Royal Dublin Society: Company by three goals to one while Warden of the Alexandra College the Men drew with the Ship's team

the

of higher Education fur

netting twice. In tho Women; Senior Commissioner of Ladies' game M. Whitley scored for Irish Lights; Scientific Advisor to the C.B.A., and Edwards and Lamb Doctor Steevens Hospitable for the. Torpedo Cay. Dublin, and one of the Editors of

Nonagenarian With Over Seventy Descendants,

London, Dec. 10.. The death has occurred of Blanche, Countess of Rosalyn.- Our Own Correspondent.

Blanche, Countess of Rosslyn, distinguished in social and intel

ench side

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December 11 is the anniversary of the actual opening of Talbot House In 1915 and in the "Old House" a party of Tec Il members will assemble in the Upper Room at p.m. on that day to hold the Ceremony of "Light" which forms the first link in the World Chain.

SERIOUSLY HURT

MR. GEORGE LANSBURY IN SERIOUS CONDITION

London, Dec. 10.

The Hon. George Lansbury, Leader of the Opposition since November 1931, and Labour M. P. for the Bow and Bromley Division of Poplar, is lying in a dangerous condition, following an accident at Gainsborough,

to

Mr. Lansbury

about WAB borough Town Hall when he slipped on the steps of the building, talling and fracturing his thigh.-Reuter.

address a meeting at the Gains

RELAY FROM THE KO SHING:

THEATRE TO-NIGHT

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From Z B. W, on a wavelength of 365 metres:

5-8 p.m. European programme. 5-7 p.m. A relay of the Hongkong

from Hotel Danco Orchestra Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

the

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quoin- tions, etc.

7.3-7.20 p.m. Vocal Gems.

Stolz and Graham),

Columbia' Light Opera Co. Helen (Offenbach, arr. Korngold). Columbia Light Opera Co. 7.20-8 p.m. A Concert. Orchestral-Tryin' (May).

De Groot and Ilis Orchestra. Pianoforte Salo-The Jewels of

White Horse Inn (Benatsky,

the Nadonna (Wolf-Ferrari).

Mark Hambourg. Song March of the Grenadiors

(Groy-Schertzinger).

Jeannette MacDonald (Sop.). Organ Solo--Cavalleria Rusticann

Intermezzo (Mascagni). SongWill She be Walling Up?

Teranco Cazey. Hayes and Bennett), Pianoforte Solo-Danae Exotique Dennis Noble (Baritone). forowitz-Demeny),

OrchestralAsleep in my Heart

Vladimir Horowitz. (Waller and Tunbridge),

De Groot and His Orchestra.

Pinnoforte Solo-The Handkerchief

Dance (Grainger).

Mark Hambourg. Song-Dream Lover (Grey-

Schertzinger).

Jeannette MacDonald (Soprano). Organ Solo-Tales of Hoffman

(Offenbach)-Barcarolle.

Terance Cazey. Song At Santa Barbara

(Weatherly and Russell).

Dennis Noble (Baritone),

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Pianoforte Solo-Paganini Etude

in E Flat Major (Liszt-Buzoni).

Vladimir Horowitz.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report,

8.3-11.30 p.m. A relay from the Ko Shing Theatre.

10,30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

11.30 p.m. Close Down.

the programme between 5 and 0 p.m. Should reception prave satisfactory, will be replaced by a relay from Daventry.

CHURCH BAZAAR.

All relays from the Hongkong Hotel are by courtesy of the Manage- The Rt. Hon. George Lansbury ment and during the intervals record- succeeded Mr. Ramsay MacDonalded music will be broadcast from the as leader of the Outcial Labour Studio. Party following the formation or the National-Coalition Government in Great Britain in November, 1931. He was first elected Mem- ber for the Bow and Bromley Division of Poplar in 1910, and In the other match the Men were before the war tounded the Daily

LADY DREYER OPENS FETE AT ST. PAUL'S COLLEGE but made a splendid recovery in the second half to bring the scores level

very advanced Socialist paper. before time. Lieut. Pares and Lieut.

Since its change of ownership Lady Droyer, wife of the Com- Juniner scored for the Cumberland twelve months ago, the Daitymander-in-Chief of the China Fleet, and Spiggot and T. Whitley for the oruid had become one of the lead-opened a bazaar held at St. Paul's ing newspapers published in Lon- Boys' College on Saturday by the C.B.A.

don.

Chinese Anglican Church Body and Women's Service League,

lectural circles in the reigns of the Philosophical Magazine since down by two gonin at the Interval Herald, which, until recently was

1809.

Queen Victoria, King Edward and King Georgo, was born at Salcey Lawn, Northampton, In August Sho-was-a-daughter-of-Henry FitzRoy, a son of the 3rd Duke of Grafton and in 1860 marriet Charles Maynard, only son of the Inat Viscount Maynard,

Well read, keeping in touch with every movement, social and intel- lectual, she excelled both 转息 hostess and guest..

In January 1865, her husband nd and in Nov. 1866 she married her second husband the 4th Earl of Rosslyn whose family goes back to the earliest Scottish kings.

She again became a widow in son. then 21, suc-

- 1800 and her

ceeded to the title. Surrounded by a brilliant group of people, young and elderly, sho continued her so- cini activities for many years and In August 1929, in celebration of her 90th birthday she gave

a

1901.

In 1910 he valued the Royal Medal of the Royal Society, and next year the Boyle Medal of the Royal Dublin Society, lfe took the Murchison Medal of the Geological Society in 1923,

lo

President Was

of the

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St. Andrew's Ladies, playing ten Geological Section of the British" by two goals to nil at Sookumpound eight daughters, is

men only lost to Hongkong Ladies Mr. Lansbury, who has four sous

Bishop Hall, Dean Swann, Mise a strict Association in 1908 and ten years

on Saturday. J. Churchill and E. teetotaler and non-smoker and aC. Woo (Principal of St. Paul's later was a member of the British Seiby scored for the H.K. Ladles.

devoted member of the Church of Girls' College), Mr. E. G. Stewart, of St. Paul's Boys' College, Rev. N. England.

Halward, Rev. Li Kau-yan, and other Church workers wore pre- sent.

Educational Mission to the United States.

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A team from H.M.S. Berwick de Among other distinctions, Pro-feated the H.K. Ladies "" team forly was an ion. Ini.D. of by six goals to two at Happy Valley Michigan, Hon. Sc.D. (Cambridge), on Saturday.

on. Member of the Academy of Science, Russia; Professor of Geology and Mineralogy in the University Dublin, Trinity (College) since 1897, and a Fellow of Trinity College.

of

Illa publications ranged over photography, radium, gases, synchronous signalling in naviga- tion, and the history of the earth,

SERVICES GOLF

INTER UNIT TOURNEY

HAMPSHIRE FIRE

F

DUKE AND BROTHER OF A PEER VICTIMS

Bishop Hall, in opening the pro- credings, said that during the celebration of the 30th anniver- sary of the Church at Cànton they had the British Consul-General at- tending the servico not only as.n London, Dec. 9.

Consul-General but as one of the A French Duke, and a Peer's Church brethren. The inter-unit golf competition is brother are dead following a are way they welcomed Lady Dreyer In the same to be held on the Old Course, Fanling which practically destroyed as a member of the one Church of Royal Hong Kong Gold Club.

TO-MORROW

Juncheon party, at which the and of him it could truly be said to-morrow, by kind permission of the country house, "The Heronry," which they were all members what- guests included the Earl, her that his work was also his hobby.

were re-

DR. R. P. ROWLANDS.

Vice-President of Royal College Of Surgeons.

London, Dec. 10. The death has occurred of Dr. Robert Pugh Rowlands. Our Own Correspondent.

Each member of the team to play 18 Holes against par, the team with the best total of holes against par winning.

There will be two competitions played simultaneously one from Siratrh and one on handicap,

STARTING LIST.

9:44 am. Tamar "A" and

10. China Command: Int. Palr. 10.2 m. H.M.8. Buffolk and

B.K.S. Dde. R.A. 144. Pair. 2nd. Pair n. air.

10.40 a.m. 10,44 2,299. 19.48 am 31.M.B. Eagle and

1/Liner. Regt.

eldest daughter, Frances Countess of Warwick, and her eldest grand- child, Lady Marjorie Beckett. Hundreds of messages ceived from her 70 lving, descen- dants and her friends, and her houso was filled with floral tributes. The chief ceremony was the presentation to her by the Earl of an illuminated book con- taining the names of her descend- Dr. R. P. Rowlanda, O.B.E., M. 10.10. ants. She had two sons and five S. Lond.; F.R.C.S., Eng.; was born daughters and the families re-

at Towyn, North Wales in 1874 and presented in the list included tho was educated at Guy's Hospital Grevilles, the Gordon-Lennoxes, Medical School. the St. Clair Erskines, the Love, Ho carried of the Arthur Ron-Gowers, the Fanes and the Durham and Michael Harris Prizes Forbes.

fn Anatomy; Treasurer's Gold The Countess was stil full of Medals for medicine and Surgery: vigour, wrote all her own letters the Gold Medal in Anatomy of the herself, rend widely, took a keen University of London; the Ex- interest in the affairs of the world bibition and Gold Medals in and was as delightful a hostess na Medicine at the M.B. examinations; over. Young people in fact ador-and attained various other distinc- ed har.

tions in his profession.

SIR GEORGE EDWARDS. Founder of National Union of

Land Workers..

London, Dec. 10. The death has occurred of Sir George Edwards. Our Own Cor. respondent.

Alderman Sir George Edwards, O.B.E., J.P., the Norfolk farm labourer who became an M.P., was born in the workhouse in 1850,

Since 1900 Dr. Rowlands was Burgeon to Guy's and at the time of his death he was Vice-President

of the Royal College of Surgeons.

A man of high altainments he was well qualified to write textbooks on surgery and modicino. and ho published a number of works from 1910 to 1918.

He leaves a widow, one son and a daughter.

10.52 m. 10.30 a.m. 11.00a.m.

Ird, Pair,

hear Whitchurch, Hampshire, ever their nationality. The future early this morning.

of the world brotherhood of men

The victims were house-party depended, he said, on our making guests of Mr. Leander James the whole Church strong in every McCormick, a member of the nation of the world. famous Chicago millionaire family, and Mrs. McCormick, we in a place like Hongkong was in One of the privileges of living was formerly the Comtesse de meeting Church members of other

nations. They very cordially wel

Floured.

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Work in China.

The Duc de La Tremoille, whocomed Lady Droyer that morning was found dead under the floor of as a member of their Church who a collapsed bathroom, aassisted in the work as they did. ath. Pairprominent French cavalry officer. In their name, he would ask her to Captain the Honourable James declare, the bizant open. 1st. Pair. 2nd. Patr Rodney, brother of Lord Rodney, 4. Par died in hospital after a 29-feet leap with his wife from the

Lady Drayer expressed the plea- 4th, Submarine lat. Pair window of their room. His wife sure it gave her to perform the

2nd. Pair. Brd. Pat. Was

talten to hospital at Win the dollars to be given in exchango ceremony. She understood that 4th. Pair Chester in a'critical condition. 1.30 pm. 8. Heavy Bio. R. A. and

for goods would be helping a great Bih. Destroyers · laž. Pair.

The rapidity with which the deal in the Church work being car- 2nd flames spread did not allow the ard. Pair. 4th Flr.guests or the household staff timeried in the interior of China. That would oncourage also the men and Eat. Pair to dress. An hour after the be women who wore working far from 2nd. Fair, ginning of the fire the roof homes and friends. She wished

1.00 pm. East" Lænes, wed

1.04 p.m. 1.08 .. 1.13 p.

H

1.11 p.ro, 1.63 pm. 1.40 p.m. 1.44 pm. XI.M.6. Cumberland and

1.45 p.m.

1,8% p.m.

"

1.86 p.m. 2.00 pm. H... Berwick and

Brd, Palt.

the Fair Crashed in.-Reuter,

ILAM.C.

fat. Pair.

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End, Pair.

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Ird. Fair.

2.01 p. 2.01 p.m. 3.11 p.m.

4th. Pair. 2.10 p.m. z.M.B. Medway and

Cumberland "p" Ist. Paif.

1.10 p.m. 3.24 p.m. 2.28 p..

Tamar "A" and

Ind. Fair.

LOCAL GOLF

Ind. Fl. BOGEY POOL AND THE

ADAMSON CUP

2.13 p.m. 11.Q Chins Command. Ind. Pair Brd.. Fair, 4th. Fair.

1.8 p.. £40 PM.

M

21 pm. 11.3.3. Kani "A"" and

Karle "D"

Mr. H. W. A. Walter. News has been received of the A. Walter.

RAS B.m.

1.51 p.

His father on ex-soldier, was death of Mr. H. W. rogarded by the farmors as a Commercial Editor of Mosera. second rate worker owing to tho | Router Ltd., at Shanghal, on Satur- offects of his wounds and his day.

Jed.

the bazaar overy success.

In the array of stalls disposed in the building and about the grounds of Bishop's House, werd displayed shoes, dresses, flowers, knitted goods, medicines, rattan articlos, toys, confectionery, per- fumes, stationery, and other special wares.

There were eleven. entries for the From 7 to 10 p.m. a concert was fat. Pair, bogey pool_played over the new held at St. Paul's Girls' College. and. Pair course at Fanling during the week. This entertainment was directed by Far: end. E. dos Vocux (18) won, being Mr. Fock Wing-kni, Miss 8. C. Wo. 2.00 m, 11.M.B. Kent "B" and

Asmar "B" lat. Fair,

and Mr. Chan Tak-kwong, and 2.06.

For the Adamson Cup at Happy wound up tod. Felr. 3rd, Fair, Valley, W. Fooks qualified with A

manner. 4th Fair. score of 71 (89-18).

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