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ALICE FAYE, JAMES DUNN, NED SPARKS.

PRELIMINARY NOTICE.

The Annual Meeting of the members

1

of the Hongkong Society for the

Protection of Children will be held at the Helena May. Institute at

5.15 p.m. on Monday, December 16,

1935.

THE *** HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10,

MR. BURLINGHAM

INVALIDED

'LEAVING FOR HOME SHORTLY

It is learned that Mr. Donald Bur- lingham, the popular Divisional Superintendent of the Hongkong Police Force, who acted as Inspector General during the absence of the Hon. Mr. T.II. King during the latter's absence on leave, is to be invalided

LABOUR'S CHALLENGE IN HOUSE ·

·GOVT. POLICY -ATTACKED

Home and is sailing towards the end FIRST DIVISION

of this mon

month.

Mr. Burlingham, who is Divisional Superintendent of Police, was born Norfolk, in 1892, and

л

OF SESSION

1935.

LADY CHATER'S ESTATE

APPEAL LODGED ON

DUTY PAYMENT- Litigation over the estate of the Inte Lady Chater went a step fur- ther at the Supreme Court this morn ing when the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor Kralen in holding that, leave to appeal against his

well as on

the

estate duty was payable on Lady

prope chater's

Chater's

late Str Paul

an

in

Mr. 11. C. Macnamara, making

the application on behalf of the Jon Sir William trustees, the London, Dec. 9. Shenton and Mr. M. H. Turner, said received his early education at Nor-

the Labour His Lordship gave his decision last wich School. Entering the examina.

Resuming the debate Indian for

and Colonial Police amendment to the Address in the June on the question which

Duty Lion

appointed to long-House of Commons to-day, the Opposi-appea! from the Estate kong as a probationer

Mr. Burlingham was sent to Can

Was An

Com

Services he was in 1911, arriving tlun Leader. Major Altjce, said his missioner and the Estate Duty Or

here in

1912.

ton to learn Cantonese and about a year later, after an attack, attended by loss of life, had been made on the Police Station at, Cheung Chau, it was thought advisable to appoint an A.S.P. to take charge of the Indian

more to to world was really due for economic than politieal causes, and they challenged the whole position on which the Government stond. There was no indiention in their foreign policy

that the Government were thinking of the grave perlik facing the

stated

in his judgment: "There is n short point which I have to deekle as to whether on the facts of this case there is or is not a settlement as defined in sub-section of that Acction,"

The trustees hul ablained the of leading Counsel who thought

police in the whole of the New Terrild or of how to remove the grow-opin that under the circumstances,

tories. For this purpose Mr. Bur

learn lingham was sent to India to Punjabi and Urdu.

sonso of fear. In home affairs, there was the same Inck of a co-ordinate plan or polley. had no proposals for Government dealing

of plenty. in the midst of

the Government's policy, the

Returning to the Calony in Decem-The with the paradox of poverty tion, saying that the petitioners had

ber, 1913, Mr. Burlingham was ap painted to this post holding it until he was seconded for military service early in 1916, when he joined the 2/11th Infantry in Bombay, where, he was transferred four months later, he was to'the 55th (Coke's) Rifles, Frontier Force, and was sent to

East German A frien. Invalided out the same year with neute malaria, contructed on the Kovunin River, he was, after a period of leave, sent back to Indin, where he served on the Staff at Simla until the Armistice in 1918, leaving the Army with the rank of Lirutenant.

MADE SUPERINTENDENT Following a period of leave In England, Mr. Burlingham returned to duty in Hongkong in January 1920, and in the next year served as Acting Aide-de-Camp

to the then Governor. Sir Reginald Stubbs. In June 1825, he

Delename General, Sir Thomas

the com

and in view of the state of author!- ties, leave to appeal should be inken. His Lordship granted the appllen- every reason to test his decision.

NEW GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL

OFFICIAL PLANS FOR THURSDAY

10

ainis Excellency will land at Queen's Pier where he will be met [k]. His by representatives of the community. At approximately 10.29 Excellency will

by car to proceed Government House via Commught Road, Jackson Rond, Queen's Rond and Garden Rond.

11.1

said there were more people Inskip,

The in employment than ever before. Government was not idle in finding new trade channels-for the distressed areas. Regarding unemployment allowanECK the "means test" allowances and Thomas Inskip said much information had become available from the work ing of the present system, and the Government

bring forward would

In connection with the arrival of their m

proposals at an early date. He declared that by the proposed. E. Sir Andrew Caldecott, K., unification of

of mining royalties, the CM., C., in the P. And O. liner Carthage on Thuriny, the following Government meant purchase of royal- ties by the State, involving a change programme has been arranged: from ownership and control by some fourteen thousand private persons to single ownership and control by the State, in the interest of munity-British Wireless. was promoted Deputy Superintendent, thu title being

ROYALTIES DECISION changed to that of Divisional Super-

London, Dec, !, - * intendent of Police in 1930. In 1925 Mr.

Barlingham rendered great In the House of Comans, during assistance in connection with the Pothe debate on the Labour unsendment, Ting Pong collapse disaster.

the Attorney General, Sir Thomas While holding the post of A.S.P. Inskip, announced the effect of the (New Territuries) Mr. Burlingham Government's plan for dealing with had the distinction of bagging the mining royalties, He said the plans only tiger to have been shot in the contemplated the purchase of royalt

a les by the State and their control Colony. The beast had killed. Chinega villager, and maoled a Euro-hereafter by the State, involving

from about change Sergeant and an Indian con- pean

ownership

private persons.

On the occasion of the arrival of both of whom died from their fourteen thousand

The bend of the tiger now

The matter had been the subdert of the new Governor, Sir Andrew Calde the lobby at Police Hrad discussion for many years, and state entt, and the new 0.0.C., Major Gen- had been recommended by crai A. W. Bartholomew, the follow-

His Excellency the C-in-C., Ad- Mr. Burlingham has always taken dealing with mining problems,

of "Surialism!" an active interest

Replying to cris in the sporting activities of the Force, especially in from the Labour benches, Sir Thomas miral Sir Frederk Dreyer, will cali on His Excellency the Governor at football, and his departure will leave Inskip said the decision was a ling Government House at 10 a.m. en Fri- a gap that will be hard to All.. more than an outstanding example day.

of one of the consequences of National Government. Reuter Special.

of

a.His Excellency will drive from Government House to the Colontai Secretary's Office where the Oaths of Office will be administered by His Honour the Chief Justice.

12 noon. The Honourable Sir Henry Pollock will deliver the Public Address of Welcome to illa Excellency Sir A. Caldeentt at Volunteer Headquarters.

OFFICIAL CALLS

quarters, close to the Inspector Gen-us Royal and other Comtnissioning ofleinl calls will be made:

eral's office.

Mr. Barlinghams acted as Deputy Inspector General of Police last year from October 1 to. 27. During this nummer he spent a short leave in Jipal,

UNUSUAL CASE "IN COURT-

ALLEGED SCARING OF WOMAN

It is alleged by the police that the actions of Lam Sin, aged 31, a con- crete-carrying coolic employeil at the Shing Mun Reservoir Schene might have resulted in a woman jumping from the second floor of a building yesterday morning.

London, Dec. 9.

A division on the first Opposition challenge to the new Government was taken in the House of Commons to

night.

The result was that the Labour amendment on the address in reply to the Specel from the Throne was re- jected by 382 votes-to-1-40-Router.

JUBILEE MEDAL AND MONEY

WIDOW FACES THEFT CHARGE,

.Chan Kiù, 29, married woman, up- peared before Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones

leuther

His Excellency the Governor will call on B Exellency the G.O.C., at at 11.30 a.m. on Flagstaff House Friday

1k Excellency the C-in-C., will! call on Ilis Excellency the G.O.C., at Flagstaff House. at 10.15 am. on, Monday.

Cammodore C. G. Sedgwick will call His Excellency the G.O.C. at Flagstaff House at 10.45am-on Monday,

HONGKONG CLUB

THEFT

"BOY" STEALS BOTTLE OF SHERRY

Mr.

Yeung Ming, 21, employed s at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn dining The man was brought before Mr.

room boy at the Hongkong E. 1. Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon

charged with the theft of ing, Magistracy this morning and was feat

$1.81-in Club, was fined $16, with the alterna- content, belive of three weeks hard labour, charges with having "behaved in a money and a jubilee

when tre pleaded guilty before Mr. disorderly and threatening manner ing to Chan Sing, 20, shop foki, from Macfadyen in the Central Magistracy whereby a breach of the peace may No. 460 Nathan Road, ground floor, this morning to the theft of a bottle be ocensioned, by igniting a quantity yesterday. Defendant pleaded that of sherry, the property of his cm- of imper outside the door of No. 166 she picked the purse up from a chair,ployers. The complainant was Fuk Wing Street, second floor, at 1 but dia not carry it away. She was

Was Kerr, a.m. on December 9."

remanded until to-morrow morning.

Secretary of the Hongkong Detective-Sergeant C. Goodwin Inspector Shannon stated that the Clu stated that the police made no sugges-prentise

Defendant pleaded that the battle premises were used as a tailor's shop. tion

that the defendant had any Complainant was employed as a tai- contained remnants of other bottles and was, his intention to take it intentions

thelor and defendant worked there as a of setting fire to but he had wanted to make seamstress. Yesterday, complainant. home for his own consumption.

Mr. Kerr stated that the practice woman, who

was a prostitute, left the purse on a chair in the shop

was definitely not allowed, and when he returned for it he found afraid, and there was a possibility of

Detective Sergeant Guild said there the woman jumping over the verandah that it had disappeared. ile suspect- as everybody was shouting "Fire" ed the defendant, who left the shop,

was quite lot of this going on and the Club would like his worship, to and police whistles were blown.

tako a serious view of the case and make an example of the defendant as deterrent to other boys, Defendant had been ontployed at the Club for the past four years and his wages were $21 a month.

The prosecuting officer, in outlining the facts of the case, stated that de fondant had known the woman for about a week, and had visited her on several socasions. Last Sunday 'de- fondant went to visit the woman, but

would as he had no money she

have nothing to do with him. Deferlant was annoyed and he purchased some keroseno and at 1 a.m. on Monday he went to the address and set fire to some paper on the landing just outside the door, to make the woman afraid. He went away to get some more paper, and when he came back again he was met by detectives.

and went to her house.

Defendant was then taken to the Yaumat! Police Station where she was searched and the purse was found in her possession.

COOK ROBS EMPLOYER

TWO-MONTH. PRISON. TERM PASSED

CONGO BASIS TREATIES

NO UNILATERAL ABROGATION

His Worship stated that it would Sentence of two months' hard la-

London, Dec. 9. have to be shown to him that abour was passed upon Liu Chu, 38,

Questioned in the House of Com- reasonable and probable result of cook, when he admitted stealing thres defendant's action would have caused $10 nolex from his employer, Mr. F.mons on the abrogation of the Congo treaties, the Parliamentary Alves, engineer, of No. 140 Water-basin

NEW POLITICAL COUNCIL

a breach of the peace. The Magls. D. Ale on various dates between Secretary to the Board of Trade, trate further said that he must have time to think the care over, and November 29 and December 9. De- Captain Euan Wallace, said the Gov remanded defendant for 24 hours in fendant appeared before Mr. E. 1. ernment were advised that the treaties police custody.

Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Magis- could not be terminated or modified

this

with the except marning.

consent of

all parties, tracy

Inspector

Chester-Woods stated including Belgium, France, Italy. the United that defendant took the money from Jauan, Portugual and complainant's coat which had been States. Under these conditions, no left hanging on a chair. Defendant effective.stens appeared to be open- lost most of the money in, gambling, British Wirelent. Peiping, Doc. 10. The new

Political Council which he had only 33 in his possession when

arrested. will govern the Hopei-Charhar ter Defendant stated that he had stolen ritory, with powers approaching the money because he was "hard up." ment will have three depart-IIe received a salary of $18 a month i

and consist of seventeen mem-from his employer: bers, according to Mr. Halao Cheng- In sentencing the man, the Magis ylag, who announced to-day that no trate made an order for the return further instructions had been received

to complainant of the $3 found in from Nanking-United Press.......... defendant's possession.

DAUGHTER TO AMBASSADOR Peiping, Doc. 10. The wife of the American Ambas- ador, Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, to- day gave birth to a daughter, Betty Jane, the second child of the mar riage, and both are well-Router.

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