1935-03-28 — Page 24

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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.

NEW MANAGER OF CHARGING FOR

ELECTRIC CO.

VACCINATION

MR. SORBY ASSUMES ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

POST

BRIGADE MEMBER

30 YEARS WITH COMPANY

SIX WEEKS IN PRISON

JUNKMEN IGNORE CRIES FOR AID

VESSEL AT MERCY OF SEA

THREE FEARED" DROWNED

With Mr. J. D. Butcher's de

Siu-man, unemployed, a Blown from its moorings off parture for Home by the Blue member of the St. John Ambulance Lamma Island by a sudden squait Funnel Iner Agamemnon yester Brigade, was sentenced to six on Sunday, the locally-registered day: Mr. V. Sorby has assumed wecka' hard labour by Mr. W. trading junk 2850V was carried the position of Mannger of the Schofield, at the Central Magist-out many miles to sen before it Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., with racy this morning, on charge of capsized. Three of the crow, which he has been associated for having obtained fer cents from clinging to the sall, were carried over thirty years, Illa promotion Chan Wing, a schoolboy, by means into Chinese waters, and their fate to this responsible part in well af false pretences:**

Is unknown. deserved, and he has received

Detective Sergeant Kinnear said The Junkmaster, with another numerous congratulations on 'the that the defendant had been in the member of the crow, clung to some appointment,

Brigado Tor the last four years, spars and were later rescued by Mr. Sorby was born in the and he used to vaccinate people ja junk from Aberdeen, and taken village of Hardwich, near Shef-In Wellington Street between the to Cheung Chau. field, in 1881, and was educated hours of 7 p.m. and p.m. On In a report to the police vestar- at Doncaster Grammar School and Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Morria, day, the junkmaster complains Shefeld Technical School. Later, the Commissioner of the Brigade, that three other junks, which bad be became articled' pupil to the informed the Police that somebody previously passed them, ignored late Mr. William Johnson, Man- was charging for vaccinating peo-their shouts for help. ager of the Sheffold Electric ple in Hau Wo Street. The Police Supply Co., Ltd.

went there, and saw the defendant |

re-

CLOTHES LINE ROBBER

KO KUEN NEEDED TROUSERS

It was in May, 1904, that Mr. vnceluate the complainant, andį Sorby joined the staff of the then ask for ten cents, which was Hongkong Electric Company. At paid. Vaccination was dono free that time, the generating station by the, Brigade. The defendant; was situate, at Wing Fung Street, was using a red cross flag, but the Wanchal, and the power was car site where he was was not in ried into the city by overhead cognised place. for vaccinating wires. The station and to be people. Thirty cents were found shut down for three hours every) in a tin. It was a serious case.

Prosecuting дл unemployed Sunday, is order to permit of because this had been going

Chinese, Ko Kuen, before Mr. the cleaning of the switchboard. for a long time, and notices had Court this morning for the theft Wynne-Jones in the Kowloon Police Mr. W. H. Wickham was Manager been put in the Chinese newspa of a pair of trousera from a bamboo at that time, and Mr. H. R. Bridger pers, warning the rublle against pole at the rear of a shop in Hai- the senior assistant.

paying for vaccination. Mr. Morris phong Road, Detective-Sub-Inspec

on

Since those days, Mr. Sorby has also took a serious view of the for R. Cunningham stated that there come into more or less close con- case, because it was detrimental had been many larcenics from tact with all the departments of to the reputation of the Brigade. the Company's generating slation

clothes' lines during the past three months in that district. He him- self had had a pair of pyjamas stoten.

-mains, meters and administration India Ocean and the Red Sea.

and for the past five years he in his carly days in the Colony, has-been Mains Engineer and Mr. Sorby wna a keen Volunteer, First Assistant. He is a member being a member of the Artillery that he saw the defendant remove It was stated by the Inspector of the Institution of Electrical Company. Ife was winner of the the clothes from the pole and when Engineers, and has always kept Corps Rifle Championship in 1908-he caught him in a stairway he well abreast of the times In his 09 and competed at Bisley in was in the act of putting them on. professional career;

1910.

Denfendant admitted a previous

It is interesting to note that In 1917, Mr. Sorby married conviction for stealing in 1929, and Mr. Sorby saw service with the Miss Patricia Conway, and they sentence of six weeks hard labour Imperial Yeomancy (Yorkshire have three children-a young was imposed. Dragoons) in the South African daughter at present in Hongkong. War in 1901-02 and also served and two sons who are at school

as a gunner aboard H.M. nuxillary in England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Association will hold a Coming-of-age The Hongkong University Arts morchnat cruiser Empress of Itus Sorby have made a wide cirete Ball on Saturday, March. 38, at 8.10 in 1914-15 when she was of friends in Hongkong, amongst p.. in the Great Hall of the Univer cruising off Manila, the Southern whom they enjoy much popularity.kity.

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