FAREWELL SOCIAL IN SCOTSMAN WHO MADE
KOWLOON
Presentation to Rev. -Walton Rogers
A FORTUNE
ANTI-INCOME TAX PASSION
A remarkable story was told in A well-attended farewell social the Probate Court of a Scotsman to the Vicar, Rev. W Walton who amassed a fortune of £250,- Rogers, M.A., and Mr. Rogers, 000 in the Dutch East Indies, be was given by members of St. came a member of the Dutch Andrew's Club in the Church Parliament there, returned to this
rooted objec country, and had "a Hall last night, when a presentation to Income tax.” tion was made in the form of a
"He absolutely refused even to silver coffee pot and a black-
contemplate such a possibility as wood tray inlad with silver.
In calling on Miss M. Woolley, as paying it." said counsel, when senior member, to make the pre-litigation concerning his will came sentation, Mr. R. H. Wong, Hon. before Mr. Justice Langton.
The testator, Mr. John Campbell, Secretary, paid warm tribute to the work that both Mr. and Mrs. was formerly a merchant at Soura Rogers had done for the Club. The baya, and when he retired he came Vicar became Chairman of the to live in Park-avenue, Hounslow, General Committee in 1927, and in He died at the age of 70. April of that year, when the Rev. G. R. Lindsay left for Home, he became Fresident of the Club which post he had held ever since..
VICAR'S THANKS, Replying, the Vicar expressed thanks for the beautiful gift, and gratefulness at the work that mem
Hie eccretary, Mra. Laura Ida van de Weg, of The Hague, chal- lenged a will made a month before his death, and propounded a will dated Sept. 2, 1927,
She asked the Court to pronounce against the will of November, 1932,
£5,000 FOR CHARITIES.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
BORDERERS' SPORTS
"D" CO. LEAD BY
SINGLE POINT
The Regimental Sports meeting of durers (24th. Regiment) was held the 1st Battalion South Wales Bor- yesterday afternoon, and will be con- cluded this afternoon at Sookunpoo with the presentation of prizes.
TUESDAY,
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Chinese Bonde.
Mar. 24, Mar. 26. Seven events were decided yester 44 Bonds 1898 day, and at th close. "D" Company led (Eng. Iss.). 100% £100%
£95 with a total of 41 points, with "C" 44% Loan 1908. 05 Company holding second place with 6 Loan 1912... £ 73% 74 40 pointe. "A" Company was third. Reorg. Loan with 20 points; the. "B" Company 1918 (Edn. Iss.) 96 fourth with 255 points and the Hend-6% Bonde 1925-47 £ 88% € 6814 quarters Wing Company fifth with 5. S'hai, Nanking. £.62 £644
174 points..I.....
The following are the results of the ovents yesterday:
Throwing the hammer.-1, "C" Company; 2, "A" Company: 5, "D" Company,
400 yards relay race-1, "D" Com- pany; 2, "C" Company; 3, "B" Com- pony.
High Jump-1, "C" Company; 2,
Rly.
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£ DOYE
£ 36-40, 1641
24-28 £25-20
£ 90% £ 31
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5 Tient-Pukow Railway (Sopl. Lonn) N 6% Shai-'chow
Ningpo Rly... £ 90% Pole Jump-1, "A". Company; 2,5% Honan Rly.. £ 91
5% Hukuang Rly. "D" Company; "g" Company,
1011
£ 3014 £ 37 Lung Tsing Hai Rly. 1913.. £ 365 € 37 Foreign Bonds and Banka German 7% Int.
81. Loan 1924. ... - Japan 6%-Sterling
Loan 1007. £ 7015: £ 7934 Japan 4% Sterling
Loan 1924
£ 04 00 (Lan. Regd.) £138% £138 H.K. & S'hai Ik.
£ 16 Chartd. Bk. £6 sh. E 1574
Industrials and Breweries, Associated. Elec.
Industries Brit.-Amer. Tob. (Benrer) ****** Chinese Eng, and Min: (Bearer). Tate and Lyle Courtaulds
One mile relay race-1, "D" Com pany; 2, "C" Company; 3, 11, Q.
bers of the Club were doing, especion the ground of want of due execu-11. Q. and "B" Compasy tie; ally that of Mr. Wong. The gift tlon, want of knowledge and ap. would have a warm place in their proval, and lack of testamentury home in England and would serve capacity. as a constant reminde, of the many kind friends they had at St. An- drew's. Both he and Mrs. Rogers were very sorry to leave Hong keng, but they felt the family call which they could not dinregard.
A programme of musle, to which Mrs. W. Gardiner, Messrs. D. I. Luard, J. W. Baldwin and R. Bald win, contributed was greatly en joyed, while competitiene were also indulged in. Refreshments were served during the evening, which terminated with the slaging of Auld Lang Syne and an expression of thanks to the artistes.
LOWER INTEREST RATE EFFORT
R.F.C. INITIATES PROCESS
Discus Throw-1, "D" Company; 2, "A" Company; 3, "C" Company. The defendants were the widow,
One mile team race--1, "C" Com- Mrs, Lucie Jeanne Marie Campbell, pany; 2, "D" Company; 3, "B" Com- Mr. Thomas Young, an ex-magis-pany. trate, of Buchanan-street, Ginggow, Mr. A. McDonald Chalmers, of St. Vincent-street. Glasgow, a lawyer who holds judicial office in Scotland, and Mr. Alfred Leete Carpenter, of Lincoln's Inn. They propounded
will made shortly before Mr. Campbell died.
Concerned in the dispute were £5,000 charitable bequests in Pals- ley and Sourabaya.
THE OLYMPICS.
Manchukuo's Move For Admission
A HALF HOUR LESSON IN
SHORTHAND
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 366 metres:
4.80-7.30 p.m. Chinese programme. 0.30-7 p.m. Shorthand Lesson from the Studio.
7.30-10.30 ·p,hi. European
gramma.
7.30 p.m. Qualations, etc.
Closing Local Stock
7.33-6 p.m. From the Studio, The 37th of a series of lessons in "Cantonese by the Rev. Mr. H. R. Wells,
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.
8.03-8.30 p.m. From the Studio. Selections from Necl Coward's "Bitter Swoet.”
Song Recital by Miss Elsa D. Alves and Mr. Gus D'Aquino.
1. If you could came with me-Noe! Coward's Bitter Swoet by Gus d'Aquino.
2. Mighty Lak' A Rose (Nevin) by-
Gus d'Aquino. 3. Dear Little Cafo-Noel Coward's
Bittle Sweet-Miss Elsa Alves, and Gus d'Aquino.
Recorded Item.
4. Little Bit of Heaven (Bali)-Gus
d'Aquino.
5. The Lying Little Dairy (Scott)--
3Tisa Elen Alves,
Sea You
Coward's Bittle
Elsa Alves and Gus d'Aquino. 8.30-9 p.m. Orchestral. Henry VIII Dances (German), New Symphony Orchestra
ducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Tone-Poem "Finlandia"--Op: 28,
No. 7 (Sibelius).
con-
Leopold Stokowski and the Phila- delphia Orchestra. Nursery Suite (Elgar).
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1. Pianoforte.
Miscellaneous.
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2. 'Cello.
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Manila, Mar, 20. Dr. T. Yamamoto, representing Japan, and Mr. K. Kubota, representImpl. Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., foring Manchukuo, completed their conImpl. the defendants, said the only differ-ferences with the Philippines Athle ance between the two wills was astic Association officials to-day regard- to a letter attached to the earllering the participation of Manchukuo in will which Mrs. van de Weg said the Far Eastern Olympics. entitled her to an annuity.
The Olympics will be held in Manila In the middle of May.
Such a letter, he was advised,
The Japanese and Manchukuo do- Washington, Mar. 20.
legaton will proceed to Shanghai on In accordance with the Prest-would be operative under Scottish
law.
Wednesday, accompanied by a Philip dent's desire to secure an all-round
When Mr. Campbell came to Eng-pines delegate as yet unnamed, for a lowering of interest rates, with a view to the release of capital for land one of the passions of his ilfe conference with Chinceo athletic offi- recovery purposes, the Reconstruc- was that he had a rooted objection cials regarding Manchukuo's entry. tlon Finance Corporation will to paying Engilsli income tax. reduce its interest rates of its pre- ferred stock and eaplial. notes in banks and Insurance companies to four per cent. for the next five years, beginning April 1.
After the expiry of five years, the rate will revert to five per cent. -Reuter.
TWO COLOUR GRUBS
PLAGUE WORRIES
FARMERS
His only landed property was in Sourabaya, and he was told that, if be allowed his wife to have a houAC In England, there would be no ques- tlon about Income tax.
He was a man of extreme gen- erosity and gave pensions which in 1932 amounted to £5,000.
He told Mr. Chalmers he would give him a Bat of pensions but did not do so and one produced by Mra.. van de Weg dated 1930 could hardly- be one referred to in 1927.
China is opposing the acceptance of Manchukuo athletes under that dis- tinction-United Press..
LADIES TENNIS TOURNEY
U.S.R.C. Win. Inter Club Event
The Inter-Club Challenge Shield for Indles has been won this year by the con-U.S.R.C. team, who beat the Ladies' Recreation Club, the only other com petitors. The Peak Club, former con- testants, did not take part this year,
"I gather," Sir Patrick A two colour grub plague is tinued, "that Mrs. van de Weg saw intriguing the district of Katoomba, various people and suggested that New South Wales and causing the the old man had been made to sign farmera to cut hastily their oat and a will in order that people might get control of his estate. She Jed barley crops.
Thousands of caterpillars half of them all, including the doctor, to them grase groen in colour and half believe that the widow had been black have Invaded the locality, the wronged. "greens" tearing in one direction. the "black" in another,
Mra. Tottenham and Mrs. Kayll of the U.S.R.C. won a total of 19 games,
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For the Ladies" RG, ßls. Traill | Goldenhula
"She persunded the doctor, to and Mrs. Lowis Bryan won ten games Crown Mines 223/0: 222/0 Latest news tells of a temporary/give a certificate that this gentle and Mrs. Showan and Mian Thomas.
was of unsound mind and storm which washed many of them suaded the wife to say he was of games.
Into the local creeks.
DEATHS.
unsound mind."
LOCAL YACHTING
Paris.. Geneva. Berlin..
Onlo.. Athens Milan
HONGKONG LADIES AT Helsingfors.
THE TILLER
Mr. Chalmers, of Glasgow and Dumbarton, sald in 1930 he men tloned Mrs. van de Weg's secretary. ship to Mr. Campbell, and asked residence, whether he wished to give her BAPTISTA-At her
"Alpha," 6 Hart Avenue, Kow-legacy. "I have already treated loon, Bieria Anna Ozorie Baptista, her very well during my lifetime aged 74. Funeral will pass the and I do not think I require to do Monument at 5,30 p.m. to-day anything further," Mr. Campbell (Shanghal and Macao' papers replied. please copy).
Replying to Mr. J. E. Singleton, SMINI-On the 13th February, 1934, K.C., for Mrs, van de Weg, Mr. suddenly of pneumonia: Gordon Chalmers said Mr. Campbell did Melville, aged 14 years, dearly not algn the document Bottling loved younger son of R. Melville £30,000 on his wife. He told her:
the money." Diana and Elizabeth Smith of Water "You will spend Orton, Warwickshire.
3
(Laughter.)
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ACCUSATIONS AGAINST ARMAMENT FIRMS
VICKERS' CHAIRMAN'S ANSWER
TO THE CRITICS
London, Mar. 26.
Yesterday afternoon the Royal Buenos Aires Hongkong Yacht Club beld the 6th Shanghai, Extra Ladies Race, for "H" "I" New York. "Y" "C" and "A" class yachts. The Amsterdam.
The results are as follows: course was ever seven miles. "I" Class
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APPOINTED GOVERNOR of SOUTH AUSTRALIA
London, March 25.
Major-General Winston Dugan
has been appointed Governor of South Australin in to
Sir Edward Elgar, Bart., C.M., K.C.V.O.. conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.
0-9,30 p.m. From the Studio.
A Pianoforte and Cello Recital by
and Miss Irla
(a) Romance, Op. 51, No. 2.
(Techaikowsky).
(b) 2nd Arabesque, (Debussy).
(a) Crepuscule (Twilight)
(Rudolph Frimi).
(b) Evening Star (Wagner).
3. Pianoforte.
(n) Birdling, Op. 43, No. 4, (Grieg) (b) March of the Dwarfs, (Grieg). 4. Cello.
(a) La Serenata (Braga).
(b) Gario Mie Ben (G. Giordasi). 9.20.10.30 p.m. Musical Comedy. Selection "No, No, Nanette,"
Youmans);
Selection Show of Showm.
Now Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Gems WI Violets (Stolz).
Maria Elsner and Martin Kraemer, SelectionMonsieur- Beaucaire":
(Rosso arr. Bacalossi).
Now Light Symphony Orchestra. Vocal Gems-Music in the Air (Hammerstein and Kora).
Light Opera Company. Selections-Mother of Pearl
(0. Strona).
Now Mayfair Orchestra. Vocal Gems The New Moon-
(Romberg).
Light Opera Company, Vocal Goms-Whoopeo (Kahn and
Donaldson).
Light Opera Company. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press NewR.
10.35 p.m. Close Down.
LEE THEATRE Commencing To-Morrow At 12.30, 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 pin.
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