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The Bookshelf

By "The Bookman"

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WEDNESDAY,

WRONG FAMILY

INFORMED

HONGKONG POLICE SERGEANT'S DEATH

According to the News of the World, a mistake occurred when the tragic death in Hongkong of Police Sergeant J. E. Scott, Police Armourer, early this month, Wha notified to the Colonial Office, the Intimation being sent to the family of Det.-Sergt. J. F. Scott. The news- paper report is as follows, from Its correspondent at Denny, Stirling- shire:

JULY 28, 1987.

DEATH OF MAJOR-GEN. SUMNER

VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR AND PHILIPPINES CAMPAIGN

Presa.

FALSE PRETENCES

WOMEN OFFERED WORK BY

AN IMPOSTOR

Convicted in April of a similar Brookline, Mass., July 27,

offence, that of obtaining money by false pretences from women, Hung The death is announced from heart Chan, 50, unemployed, appeared failure after a short illness of Major- before Mr. K. M. A, Barnett at the Gen. Samuel Sumner, 05, a veteran Kowloon Magistracy yesterday and of the Civil War. He served in was sentenced to n total of China and the Philippines.-United months' imprisonment. Under pro- six

mises of procuring work, defendant took from five different women at Gen. Samuel Storrow Sumner was No. 358 Portland Street 30 cents born at Carlisle, Pennsylvania, In 1842 and joined the Fifth Cavalry in defendant succeeded in obtaining a From one of these women, cách. to Firat Lieutenant in 1882 after the battle were Li Yuk, Tong Kung, Kwok

cents. further

Complainants of Fair Oaks in the Civil War. Shun Li Mei and Lam Lal-mul. 1802 he was promoted to Captain after the battle of Atletim." served next in the campaign against Vicksburg, being made Major.

It is a welcome rellet to turn from Far Eastern unreat to the exception- nlly

well-written sketches on Oriental life which are contained in "The Green

Edge of Asia," by Richard Pyke (Messrs. George Allen Unwin, Ltd. London; 08.). The author writes

1801. Ho wha an observant traveller and he invests his vignettes with a charm of style which is al-

Details explaining an extraordin- together satisfying. There is, too, aary official blunder are anxiously voln of quiet humour running awaited here by a family, which, a through his work, although he can nino

week ago, was plunged into mourn- write effectively in serious ing by a message announcing the mood, witness the chapter, "China, death of a son. How Long?" in which he speculates on the eventual consequences of that nation's contact with Western ideas.

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The message—a telegram from the Colonial Omce-who-received at the home of the parents of John Fisher Scott, Intimating the young man's drafti in Hongkong

The father, Mr. John Scott, who is very well known locally, was serious-

Most of the chapters have already appeared in The Listener, but they have been re-written in part. All in all, the volume is marked by dinline! literary merit, and should appeal alike to those who know the East byly 1, muffering from pneumonia, when the telegram arrived, and os contact and those whose knoweidge la confined to what they have read.

a result of the shock his condition We can commend this book as being

worsened. one of the best of its type which we have had the pleasure to review.

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FLYING ROUND THE WORLD

In

For days his life hung on a thread. After the telegram, a letter from the Colonial Office followed, which stated that the

Loft, detective sergeant Police, had accidentally shot himself of the Hongkong City and died from his injuries.

The letter concluded: "Mr. Ormsby- Gore tells me to assure you of his sincerent sympathy in your berenve-

Mr. Ormsby-Gore is the Colonial

"Flying Round the World," by Dr. Bolivar Lang Falconer (The Strat- ford Company, Boston, Mass.; US. $1.50) is a record in dury form of the aerial voyage made last year by the author when he established the record of being the first paid phasen-meat." ger to circle the globe entirely by

ali, Dr. Falconer core/Secretary, 20,130 miles of travel which and ended at Dallas, Te

Texas, in the course of which, incidentally, he touched at

hind originally plang.

to make the trip in twenty-six days, and would have done no but for the fact that the Clipper plane which he counted on taking from Manila to Son Francisco decided to carry mall only on the Uate he had thxl.

He

The

Public Tribute

stricken parents zaw ΠΟ reason to question the Information, and a publle tribute to the young man's life and character was pald In Deany Old Parish Church by the family minister.

The whole

family purchased mourning clothes as a token of their

Afterwards, However, a further this from the Under-Secretary of telegram arrived at the Scotts' home State for the Colonies.

It stated:

No pretence

grlet. to literary merit is made by the author, but the volume is, none the lets, of consuming in- terest, and the writer has the knack of compressing into a few words the most outstanding facts associated with the numerous places at

which he called. One little story whi

which he tells of Wake Island is worth re- peating. When The first 11 men landed there last year to build the airport for Clippers, they were allow ed forty pounds of baggage cach Three of them asked if they might Although the family is overjoyed combine weights and order

one by the news contained in this article for the three. When the re-message, the joy is clouded by worry quest was conceded by the Super- over the father's condition. intendent, they replied: "Bring us a 120-pound blonde!"

The volume is freely illustrated. and, as a co-worker of the author remarks in a preface, the story is well worth expanding.

"PENGUIN" BOOKS

"Deeply regret that notification of your son's death was sent in error. It has been ascertained from the Hongkong Government that your son is alive and well,"

Mr. Scott is obviously suffering, in his weakened state, from the shock of the double announcement.

"It took me a long time to realise John was really alive and well," Mrs. Scott, the mother, told me.

reason to

"The Colonial Office have stated

"The first telegram und' then the letter from the Colonial Omec seem- When Penguin Books, Ltd., Lon-ed to conclusive. I knew my son don, decided to issue, at the popular carried firearms in the course of his price of sixpence each, authoritative duties, and I had little volumes for people who want to keep doubt the announcenient. abreast of the changes in the outlook of science and thought which are affecting our set themselves everyday lives, they against the conception that such books would appeal only nlimited public of well-to-do people. The success of the experl- ment has more than justified the publishers.

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added to the list, bringing the total Ten more volumes have now been

up to a round hundred. The wide ground covered will be indicated by a recital of the titles of these addi- FOR PICTURES OF HONGKONG | Antiquary,"

tions: "Ghost Stories of An by Dr. M. R. James; CORONATION CELEBRATIONS The Hampdenshire Wander," by J. Prizes will comprise silver trophica D. Beresford; "Wild Strawberries." Fourth Prize: $20 Cash, donated by donated by Dr. F. Bunje and Mr. by Angela Thirkell; "Saturday Night

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at the Greyhound," by John Hamp- graphic Goods, valued $50, donated "The Man Who Was Thursday," Consolation Prize: Coupon for by Helmut Nocht; Coupon for Photo by G. K. Chesterton; Selected Modern Photographic Goods, valued $10, graphic Goods, valued $10, donated Short Stories, by H. E. Bates, Martin donated by Agfa China Company, by Agfa China Company.

Armstrong, H. A. Manhood, T Beachcroft. Helen Simpson, Llam

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clusively to amateur photographers. -No employee or member of any firm in the photographio trade is per- mitted to compete.

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than one Section.

10-Mounts to be anly white or cream.

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they are wrlung us to explain the mistake, and until the letter is re- celved we can only conjecture as to what actually happened."

the World was informed the letter Al the Colonial Office the Nows of

explaining the blunder had been posted off to the Scotts' home.

"It seems

evident,"

oficial stated, "that a mistake in identifica- tlon was made by the Ifongkong. authorities."

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DELEGATE RETURNS

ADMIRAL CHEN HURRYING

HOME TO AID GOVERNMENT

Hurrying home in order to be on A. G. Strong, Malachi hand to aid his country during the Frank O'Connor, William Plomer and Rhys Davies; "Some Ex-present crisis, Admiral Chen Shao- periences of an Irish R.M," by E.kwan, a Somerville and Martin Murders in Praed S

member of the Chinese

promoted

Не

Inspector Rogers stated that de fendant resided at the same ‘nddress as complainants. On July 23, on In 1870 he was promoted to Lieut. the Canton

promises to obtain work for them at Rubber Factory In Col. for service in action against Shumshuipo, defendant took 50 cents Indians at Summit Springs, Colorado, from cach complainant. On July 28 In 1860. He commanded the Cavalry he told complainants that they would Brigade and Division in the Cuban have to go over campaign, in 1899, being promoted him in connection with their pros

to Hongkong with from Brigadier General to Major pective Jobs. He took them to the Central Fire Station and there said

General,

the

peen

wore. Li Yuk demurred and said

His next appointment was as Mi-that another dollar from each was tary Attache to London from 1099- required to get badges for them 1500. In the Boxer uprising he which all workers in the factory commanded the China Beigade. His that she would first get her badge last active service WAS. Spanish-American War, when he and the others would get theirs later commanded the Southern Luzon dis-as $1 was too much money. Li Yuk trict from 1901-1902 and later the paid over all her money, amounting Northern Luzon district,

to 90 centa, defendant saying that he would add the remaining 10 cents. They were told to wait outside tho building.

General Sumner retired in 1900. Ile held the Silver Ster eltation, which he received for the battle of San Juan, Cuba, in 1898.

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Defendant went inside the bulld- ing but passed right through com- ing out of another door. He return- ed to Portland Street and was packing his belongings preparatory to absconding, when another mala Defendant was sentenced to three - Inmate of the floor, knowing that the months on each of the first two complainants had gone to Hongkong charges, consecutive, and to three with defendant, detained him. months, concurrent, on the remain--

Florence, July 26. The death has occurred of Mr. Edward Lawrence Cockell, former ly honorary attache to His Majesty's Minister in the Peking Legation. After waiting for some time, the ing charges, while 70 cents amends Mr. Cockell went to China in 1097 women returned to Kowloon and re- was ordered to be paid to first com- and saw war service with the Chi-poried to the Pollee. Defendaant plainant and 40 cents to each of the nese Labour Corps.--Reuter.

was taken to the station.

others.

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Penguin enterprise does not end with such books as these, for the and except in the Children's Section, publishers have now begun issuing must be at one of the following good sixpenny editions of the in- sizes:-10" by 14", 10" by 12", 10" dividual plays of Shakespeare, 11-No correspondence will be entered which, without questions, will enjoy

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ENGLISH PHRASES

Admiral Chen, who will continue to Shanghai by C.N.A.C. plane this

·morning, sald that he had received little newa of the situation in North China and was therefore unable to comment. He declared, however, that European

the Chinese communities In countries were "very angry" of the present situation and considered that war could only be averted if the Japanese "behaved themselves" dur- Ing the difficult negotiations which must follow an outbreak of this kind. Primarily intended for foreign

Admiral Chen came to China by students, "Everyday English Phrases:

air on his Their Idiomatic Meanings and

own initiative, he said, and was the only member of the de- Origins," by J. E. Whitehead (Long-t mans, Green and Co., London; 2. fegation who flew home. The other

doubtless

members are all on their way back 6.) will

be appreciated also cous Britons by numerous

who

are un-now, though on different ships. When aware of the precise significance of he reaches Nanking, sald the Ad- many phrases which they employ mtral, he will do whatever the Na

tional Government orders, but he

has no idea yet what his dulles will be,

in everyday life. The nuthor has avolded the inclusion of proverbs which are self-clear and the origin of which is not remote or abstruse;

No Europena country is likely to bland

phrases are also omitted.

intervene in the present trouble even The method followed by the author should it develop into open war, in is to take a given phrase, Indicate the opinion of Admiral Chen. Aaked its origin by quotation, and then to what impression he received in this devote

single page of terse and informative comment The bookspect during his stay of about four book months in Europe, Admiral Chen de- contains some two hundred pages, clared that he did not think any and its utility in increased by a useful foreign country would interveno- index. As Lord Sanderson remarks they are all being much too careful

brief in R

preface, the volume to Intervene," he concluded, evidently involved much painstaking research on the part of the author, "We certainly had a great 'Umef" who fills in a gap left by the fact was the' Admiral's only comment on that the subject is largely omitted his own and his colleagues' duties from most educational handbooka and pleasures as

and textbooks.

states.

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