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THE HONGKONG

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CHIEF OFFICER OF

RIVER STEAMER

The Chief Officer of the river steamer Kwong Fook Cheung, Mr. John Mahnal Claro, was found lying dead on the dock of the vessel at the Fa Tak wharf, Hongkong, at 7.30 this morning.

The Kwong Fook Cheung

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he tween Hongkong and Kongmoon, and arrived here at 2 o'clock this morning. Mr. Claro went ashore later, and the next seen of him was the discovery of his body on the deck of the steamer. A native of Co. Wexford, Ireland, the late Mr. Clare was 60 years of age. He had been serving on the Kwong Fook Cheung for eloven months, prior to which he was in the employment of Messrs. Butterfield and

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.

TESTING HONGKONG DEFENCES

FLEET PREPARING TO ATTACK

AIRCRAFT. TO PLAY PART From mid-day to day till 1 p.m. on Sunday, active military operations will be in league 'at- tacking and defending the island and miainland. During this after- noon the Blue Army Is taking Swire. He leaves a widow and three up position ready to launch the children, who aro at present in Ireland, | attack. and for whom much sympathy will be felt.

SEE SPECIAL AD, ON PAGE 5!

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wradham Stroot to the City of Victoria Hongkong.

Under Capt. A. J. L. Murray, the, following ships are leaving for a

Labour Gains Another Seat

CLOSE BY-ELECTION. STRUGGLE

London, Mar. 19. Tho by-election at Dumbarton- shiro, consequent on the appointment of Commander the Hon A. D. Cochrane, former Conservative mom- ber, an Governor of Burma, haa resulted in a Labour gain

The resuit of the poliing was) declared to-day as follows: Mr. T. Canella (Lob.)

.... 20,187. Mr. A. Dulles (Con.)..... 19,205. Mr. R. Gray (Seot. Nat.)

2,590.

Lab. Majority

982 At the General Election, Comman- der Cochrane had a majority of 4,007

ver Mr. Cassells, the Labour didate, who polled 20,670 voten- Reuter Special

can-

The body has been sent to the secret rendezvous, II.M.S. Dorsetshire, NY. MARKET ON

Public Mortuary.

The funeral takes place to-morrow at-11.30 am, at the Roman Catholic cemotery, Happy Valley.

LOCAL ARCHITECT RETIRING

MR. A.G. HEWLITT TO

LEAVE FOR HOME

Hongkong will be losing another of its well-known residents to-morrow, when Mr. A. G. Howlit, F.R.L.B.A., architect and civil engineer, wili leave for England on retirement by the

Cornwall, Duncan and five-destroyers, H.M.S. Duchess, Delight. Daring. Diamond and Bruce. HMS. Medway will accompany them with submarinos Otus, Perseus, Olympus, Phoenix, und Parthian, The Gunboat, H.M.S. Moth is niso part of the attacking forces.

The Dorsetshire will carry 350 men | of the Royn! Welch Fusiliers who will! be assisted in landing operations by A battalion of Royal Marines drawn from all ships, and a battalion of Ken-

men.

Other regiments have maninest the fortresses which protect the and and extend as far as the frontier of China,

P. and 0. liner Corfu, thun sever**/ H.M.S. Hermea to be put into

operation.

The serial part of the manneuvres commence at 5 pm, and if the fine weather now being experiencel con- the times, it will be possible for strenuous programme planned for full From & pan. till Sunday morning a sustained bombing attack an the Colony will be kept up by successive Rights comprising five machines each, They will concentrate first on the destruction of Kai Tak, Army head quarters and the public services such

waterworks as power houses,

and gasworks. Powerful searchlights will aircraft installations from all for sweep the sky whilst ground anti-

an association with the Colony has lasted for over twenty-six years. Mr. Howlitt started his professional career when he was articled with Mr: John Lewis Holmes F.R.I.B.A., of London and on completion of this arti- eles he joined M. Office of Works in Whitehall as an architectural assist ant. Four years later, he secured an appointment in the Civil Engineers' Department of the Admiralty, serving

Naval Dockyard in

in Portsmouth tresses

ht

the

for seven years. He was then trans ferred to London, where he remained for two and a half years, after which he was appointed to Malta, where he stayed for four years.

Whilst there he was engaged principally on the breakwaters at the entrance to the

to Eng

will resist the attacker Anny more searchlights, including many mobile units have been added to the Colony's defences diner Inst year whilst the general scheme of de-i fever is constantly being improved.

All men of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps join in the fortress exercises to-morrow and cake their places at the beaches where landings are expected to be made. The air arm will also assist in de force.

Grand Harbour.appointed to the manning

Innd, he was in 1009

Civil Engineers' Department of the Hongkong Naval Yard.

Five years Inter, Mr. Hewlitt re- turned to England and again served. at Portsmouth, but shortly afterwards he came back to Hongkong and set up in private practice. About right years later, he was joined in partner- ship by Mr. H. M. Siu, B.Sc., one of

his articled pupils but, some years

later the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Hewlitt continued the prac- tice under his own name. He has now disposed of the practice to Mr. Fung Teun, A.R.I,B.A. F.I.B.A., who is carrying on the business under Ita original name.

Reports of the manoeuvres are re- stricted to a general nature as it is undesirable that the combatants should know what is coming off in advance.

TRESPASS CHARGE

FAILS

RAILWAY STATION

INCIDENT

UPWARD TREND

AFFECTED BY NEWS FROM EUROPE

New York, March 19. The New York Stock Market wos upward to-day with the caster, poli- tical situation in Europe influencing the trend.

Automoblie Issues advanced on in-) creased sales during the month of

March.

Copper and building Issues and farm implements also advanced. Rails were firm but dull. Utilities wero mixed and eased with late trading.

Oil issues were stronger on favour- able earnings reports,

The Bond Market was firm. and issuus on the Curb Exchange were #pward-United Press,

THREAT TO INDUSTRY

New York; March 19. economist and expert on the economics Mr. Joseph E. Pogue, the eminent

of the petroleum industry, to-day sald that the low winter gasoline consump tion had resulted in their being 6,000,- 000 more barrels an hand than there were in 1934, which constituted. the chief threat to the olf industry United Press.

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THE WEDDING

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S. Monaghan, of No. 5 Hankow Rond, second floor, appeared before Mr. Q. Q. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- loon Magistracy this moming_to answer four traffic summonses. The summonses wero adjourned! for one week, and the afternoon of March 31

During his residence in the Colony,

was provisionally fixed for hearing: Mr. Hewitt has been responsible for

The summonses against the dafend- the construction of buildings, includ An Interesting ense was brought ing many blocks of fiata and business before Mr. Macfadyen at the Kowloonant were (a) falling to stop private premises, in which connection. men-Magistracy this morning when Pang car No. 1007 after colliding with a person at Nathan Road neur tion may be made of the Club Lusi Kam-chuen, 18, odd job coollo, was Gascoigne Road at 9.50 p.m. on tano and the Nanyang Bros. tobacco charged with trespassing at the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station

February 27; (b) dailing report an factory at Wanchal. He was also

accident; (c) driving without a valid archited for the Wealeyan College at

yesterday, Fatihan and for numerous buildings

licence for that particular type of vehicle; and (d) failing to drive with "THE GODDESS OF SPRING"-SILLY SYMPHONY IN COLOUR. on the Bund at Canton.

due care and caution.

is a

of the K.C.R., appeared as complain Mr. D. C. Cathle, Traffic Inspector

to

Defendant stated that he had in- structedi Mr. M. A, da Silva to appear on his behalf,

Traffic-Sergeant R. Paton was for

prosecution.

the pro

Fines totalling. $16 were imposed upon Vladimir Alexander Itenson, of No. 15 Ashley Road, flist floor,, when

Defendant pleaded that he went to the station and was waiting for his A prominent Freemason, Mr. How brother whe was coming from Taipo. litt

Inspector Stimson stated that de- Past Master of Victoria fendant was seen sitting just out- Lodge, a member of Victoria Precep-side the station and was told to move tory, and Past District Grand Deacon way three times, but he refused. of the District Grand Lodge of Hong. kong and South China. He has also been i

member of the Hongkong ant and informed the Magistrate that Club, the Royal Hongkong Golf Club, the place where defendant was sitting the Kowlam Cricket Club and the

was railway property. Coolies had Victoria Recreation Club, whilst in the habit of standing about outside he admitted four summonses for (a) his early days in the Colony he was a

the station and molesting passengers, failing to carry a warning device member of the Committee of the now

His Worship stated that if

the capable of

of giving sufficient warning defunct Wigwam Tennis Club. Of a coolies molested passengers they could on motor-cycle No. 226 at Castle mast genial disposition. Mr. Itewitt be charged, but although it was rail- Peak Road near Ting Kau on March has won much popularity with a large circle of friends, who will wish y property technically, they had 1; (b) driving without a valid licence just as much right to be there as for that particular type of machine; anyone else, as they might be waiting (e) driving an unlicensed motor cycle: for a train,

and (d) driving without efficient brakes.

the

him and Mrs. Howlitt many years of health and happiness in the Old Coun- try. According to present intentions. Mr. and Mrs. Howlitt hope to settle down in Bournemouth.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Government Medical Staff

To the Editor Hongkong Telegraph.

Defendant was discharged.

LONDON SILVER

REVIEW

INDIAN DEMAND SUPPORTS PRICE

London, March 19. Menars, Mocatta and Goldimit, in

Sir-In the full reply, which the their silver review for the past week, Honourable Director of Medical and Sanitary Services was good enough say

A moderate amount of buying for

to give, at short notice, to my criti- cisms on the large recent increases shipment to India has kept the price in the European staff of the Hospital "teady. Division of the Medical Department

Thore has been a little China, sell-

he seems, from his repeated reference ing at the higher levels as well a na to medical work in the New Terri- few speculative re-sales,

The market, however, remains very have overlooked the fact limited and no particular movement tories, to that I was not questioning the

pro vision of Medical Officers for the New is expected in the near future. Territories (not forth on pago 37 of Stocks of silver in London for the week ending yesterday totalled 10,-

previous week-Reuter.

Trac-Sergeant I Paton stated that he was touring the Caaldo Peak Road about 4.20 am. on March 1, when he saw defendant driving the motor-cycle in a very erratic manner. Sergeant Paton stopped defendant and asked for his licence und defend- ant admitted that he did not have one. The machine was only fitted with one brake and there was no horn at all.

Defendant admitted that, he was Just trying the machine out.

is not the safest.road to try it out His Worship: Caatio Peak Road

In any case,

.

OWNERS WANTED

FOR FOUNTAIN PEN

AND GLOVES

The Wanchai police are attempting

the Staff List) namely, one Europe 000.000 ourers, unchanged from the to trace the owners of a “Wahì Ox-

Medical Officer and two Chínoso Medical Offleors; as well as two Chiness Officers In connection with the Shing Mun scheme. -

My criticisms were solely directed! to the large inveronaos in recent years of the European staff of the Hospital Division of the Medical Department shown at pages 30 and 31 of the Staff List.

HL E. POLLOCK•.

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a pair of lady's brown gloves, found in the possession of an unemployed man, So Bau-fuk,

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