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THE "HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1935.
GAOL FOR WATCHMAN : A NEW STEAMER
FOR INDO-CHINA CO.
OBITUARY
WIFE OF MESSRS. THOMAS COOK'S LOCAL MANAGER
was the
INDIAN CHARGED WITH WOUNDING HAWKER
MODERN VESSEL ON WAY FROM ENGLAND
A wide circle of friends 'in the Convicted on a charge of cutting and wounding a hawker, Mohamed
The Taksang, izlest addition to the Colony will learn with the greatest Ali, 32, police watchman No. 200,
death of Phyllis, the employed at the Kowloon Godowns, Indo-China B. N. Co.'s feet, is due regret of the
Hongkong in just a [wiłe of Mr. N. J. Perrin, Wax Bontenced to two months hard to arrive in
popular Manager of the local labour by Mr. 8. F. Balfour at, the manth's time, on August 18.
Built in Glasgow by bears, Lith-branch of Messrs. Thomas Cook Kowloon Police Court yesterday afternoon. The complainant was gown, Ltd., the new ship was lapinched and Sons, Ltd., which took place Wong Mo-shoung, and the incident on May 22 In the presence of a dis
who Mrs. Perrin, occurred
No. wharf on June 1. tinguished gathering, and left last yesterday at the Kowloon Hospital. C. Sub-Inspector L. R. Whant appear-wook for Hangkong after having
Stockburn and Mrs. Stockburn of ed for the prosecution, while the de- passed all her trials and given great daughter of the late Mr. fence was in the bands of Mr. M. satisfaction.
married to A. da Silva.
The new ablp will be casily dis-Clair, England, was tinguishable by her cruiser stern and Mr. Perrin in 1929, and came that At the previous hearing, complain- raked bow, though she will be painted year to Hongkong.. ant alleged that defendant struck the company's colours-black hull and him with a stick after he had been whita superstructure. refored ten money, and in a struggle There are two outstanding features that ensued complainant was wound-about the ship from a traveller's point ed on the left arm by a knife which of view the accommodation and the defendant drow out.
pirncy protection. As regards ac- The hearing was adjourned to yes-commodation it is safe to say that deepest sympathy will be felt with terday for the cross-examination of it is second to none on ships plying Mr. Perrin in his bereavement.
The funeral will pass the Monu- a coolic, Lam Ka-kit, by the defence, on the China coast, the six European but the witness did not attend Court, passengers having a cabin each, ment & p.m. to-day. There being no objection by elther, while the 20 Brat-class Chinese cabins party the case was proceeded with are double berthed. There are also and dining Mr. Silva said his cane was that the usual social rooms defendant and another Indian watch-tails for both European and Chinese Mohamed Khan, went on duty first-class passengers. There is Pro at the Kowloon Godowns at 10 a.m. vision made for berthed second-ans an June 1. The defendant was on passengers. duty at No. 1 and No. 2 wharves, and the other watchman was on duty at wharves Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Defendant wax beckoned to wharf No. 5 where an Italian ship was berthed. The watchmen were structed to clear the wharf of hawkers.
man
Told to Leave
Deck panacugers will so be car. ried, and the total number of nur sengers will be 550.
Settling down at once to the life of the place, she soon beenme very popular, and among her many friends, the news of her death will|
great shock. The
come AA
B
G. W. Russell
London, July 17. The death is announeed of Mr. George William Russelt (A.E.),—- Reuter.
George William Russell, the Irlah poet, painter and patrint, was born at Lurgan, Armagh, in April 1967, and educated at The ship has been' rendered as Rathmines School. After 7 years piracy proof as modern methods will in the offices of a commercial firm in-allow, the control section boing com- he joined the Irish Agricultural all pletely cut off from the rest of the Organisation. At the same time ship. European passengers will live he began to write under the within this area, though Chinese initials "A.E." poems which made Girst-class passengers will be acces an impression by their beauty of sible to pirates should there be an form and their mysticism. He
There were about ten or Afteen hawkers present on the wharf After a second warning they all left except the complainant. Words en- stted, and complainant shouted "tah" and seized defendant from behind When complainant refused to let him go, defendant drew n knife and slashed him on the upper part of the left arm.
Whistles were blown and Revenue Officer Humphreys came on the scene.
Prior to this, during the struggle, complainant
heard any, Throw him into the water." The defendant was in mortal fear of his
WIEN
attack.
n
Altogether, on looking at the plans also showed marked talent as a of the ship, it appears Impossible painter, producing pietures, the and originality at that an attack by pirates could non-tenderness sibly prove successful, so completely which attracted much attention. are crew and passengers cut off from Combined with these gifts, he had the control section.
also wit and practical common. The Ship
sense which he applied to improv Though capable of travelling ating the economic condition of the It was enid of him greater speein the Taksang in de Irish people.
Her that he was one of the very few signed to cruise at 14 knots. machinery was supplied by David! Rowan and Co., of Glasgow, and is Irishmen in the critical years just life as he could not swim.
of the four crank. triple expansion before the outbreak of the world- Mr. Silva submitted that defen- type, working in conjunction with a War who dared to mix their dant neted in self-defence. He did Rowan-Gotaverken turbo compressor. politics with humour. In 1905 nat mean to hurt the hawker. Re The ship is 325 feet in length, with he became editor of the Irish had ample time to stab him severe · feet beam and 27 feet depth, and Homestead and with great zeal and ly but he did not da, ro.
dend
af is capable of carryng 3,300 tons
sound knowledge Irish Mobnined Khan kave evidence weight of cargo. She is fitted with agricultural conditions applied bearing out Mr. Silva's statements electric winches and a frigidaire himself to the task of trying to though not able to carry refrigerated cultivate It co-operative move- cargo. She was built necording to Lloyd's and the
of Trade ment for the benefit of peasants Board of
For many years he specifications, and
conforms to the und farmers. Simla Convention
and rulca
the worked hard to improve economic atriking Hongkong Government requirements. conditions, showing a
which capacity for handling figures and The Inunching was performed by Mrs. Henry Kes for keeping the business side of wick, took place before a large gather-his proposition always in view. ing which included Sir James Lith His aim was to divert into prac- gow, Bart., representing the building tical channels some of the energy company and Messrs. Henry Lithgow
and Mr. and John Muirhead,
expended by the Irish people on Sanderson, Engineer Superintendent politics, He thus presented the of Jardine Matheson's at Hongkong. Unusual combination of a pool and The
of the vessel was super painter with an editor who was a building
on the vised by Mr. Sanderson, who is at clear-headed authority present in England.
current prices of butter, exgs and
ufter which the defendant testified that he waved the knife to and fru. There were ten to twelve hawkers who also attacked him with bamboo poles,
Questioned by Insp. Whant, defen- dant aid he did not blow his police whistle because he was seized.
Te
The Magistrate duckied to convict; and passed sentence as stated. remarked that there were tenuating circumstances.
no.ex.
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The master of the new ship will pork. He was a member of the be Captain J. W. Pettigrew; the Chlef Irish Convention in 1917, but re- Oficer will be Mr. W. G. Walter, signed In February 1918. In 1923 Second Officer. Mr. D. B. Smith and he was appointed editor of the with TRILOK KAPUR & KANAN ANGURBALA Third Officer, Mr. R. Lane.
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THE FIRST OF OLD FAVOURITES THAT WE ARE BRINGING BACK ter's appointment of General Jin-Lang, and the Second Engineer Mr. Visit to the United States in 1928, 5 thrilling dances! 9 enchanting songs ! Georgeous Costumes! zaburo Masaki as a councillor, as The ship is carrying a cargo of con! lecturing in many universitica on PRICES: Dress Circle $1.10, Back Stalls 80 cts., Front Stalls 50 cts.
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Among Russell's many works whose removal by the Ministry of in bringing the vessel to Hongkong. the hon. degree of D. LITT. War from the post of Inspector Captain Pettigrew will remain inre "Songs by the Way" "Ideals charge of the ship when sho takes up General of Military Training was the running between Tainging and in Ireland" "The Nuts of Know- conaldered a step by the Cabinet Canton,
ledge". "Irish Essays", "The Hero in to reassert control over the Army, |
and Man", "Co-operation particularly the Kwantung section
Nationality". "Collected Poems". in Manchukuo and North China,
JAPAN AND AMERICA "Gods of War", "The National indications
The that General
Candle Being" and Masaki will not request to be
Vision."-. B. S. allowed to retire but will continue In his Council post, despite the
phasis on particular subjecta. fact that he does not relish the
The Ambassador's departure situation arising from his removal
Tokyo, July 18. will prevent his addressing the from the post of Inspector Gen- Mr. J. C. Grew, the American | American-Japan Society at the eral of Military Training.
Ambassador to Japan, pald a fare-observance of the anniversary of At yesterday's meeting the War well visit to Mr. Hirota, the President and Mrs. Grant's visit Council members expressed their Japanese Foreign Minister, prior to Japan in 1878, when they plant- Uneo Park. The FOR TO-DAY ONLY ONLY TO-MORROW regret that outsiders had obtained to his departure on home leave to-ed trees in
an impression that sharp differ-morrow. Ho informally conversed programme of the observance is ences existed between the leaders. on various angles of Japanese-scheduled to take place under the EDDIE
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