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Personalities Of Old Hongkong

Sir George Bonham

Governor Who Carried

Out Hard Task

By T. PAUL GREGORY

One of the most difficult as well as embarrassing positions as a prelude to office was the lot of Hongkong's third Governor-Sir Samuel George Bonham. He was expected to rectify all the mistakes of his predecessor, Sir John Davis, and to restore the harmonious relationship between the residents of the Colony and the Government. How well he accomplished his arduous task is illustrated by the sober statements of colonial history which record that whilst he was not, perhaps, a great Governor, he was, however, "noted for his liberal sentiments, and, his close application to the affairs of the Colony, which earned for him the esteem of the settlers as much as Sir John Davis had unfortunately gained their resentment."

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"Please, dear, don't call up every hour and ask if I still love you- you know I hate to talk shop!"

Sir Samuel George Bonham'sored by him was, to say the HEATHER THATCHER tells you

was born in England on Septem- least "farcical, and unseemly of ber 7, 1808. He was the son of the administration of a colonial George Bonham, a sea captain Governor."

Governor Bonham was ap- and master of a sailing vessel in the service of the East India parently not much impressed

Hongkong Telegraph. Company. He early determined with the working of the Supreme

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to follow in the footsteps of his Court; for he abrogated its de- father, and was in the employ cisions in every way

that he

How to be

in

be Happy Hollywood

t

Hollywood, pily for three months, and go of the company at an age when could. Judge Walter J. Hulme,! most Inds of his time were yet the founder of the august, body'

How do they live in to Reno and get divorced without in school. So rapidly did he rise having been dismissed by Davis,

Hollywood? You'd be getting out of your car."

While on the subject of enting to positions of trust that before left the Colony with much of the he was thirty he was entrusted work of the Court in a chaotic surprised. I want to tell you

decisions of some of the remarkably in- I would like to tell you how a with the governorship of Prince state. Some of his of Wales Island, and subsequent- were regarded by Sir George as teresting things about life hero great many of the people out I had often heard about "Dog- wondered ly of the Settlements of Singa- reprehensible and he immediate-quite apart from the film here feed their pets."

There are novelties and ideas gies' Dinner" and pore, Penang and Malacca. He ly took efforts to annul mary world. was, morcover, a bosom friend of them. One of those wh of Sir John Davis, also an old came under his just censure was by the dozen which must have a exactly what it meant. Not long servant of the East India Com- the series of sentences passed in strange fascination for English ago I met the owner and ori- "drive-ins" which first started The Famous Canine pany, and it was natural that he the July Criminal Sessions on people. Let me begin by des- ginator, Mr. Ger Sunde, who should be chosen to fill the post nine Chinese who had been con-cribing the

was, of victed of piracy, and sentenced impressed me so much when I Health Co. and "Doggies' Din- ner" in Boston in 1980 and came, vacated by him. It

out here two years ago. course, assumed that he was to to punishment ranging from arrived in California.

the principals to I remember so distinctly my offered to take me over his

premises, be Davis's successor, but few death for

in the Colony knew that he was imprisonment and banishment first visit to one of these. I for the others. These men drew up in front of a semi-

in fact the direct nomince un-, had been convicted on the circular building facing the main til much later.

miscreant,

refrigerator trucks.

He

It is unlikely that anyone will ever know the truth of the origin of the present Yellow River floods which are laying waste an enormous tract of country, threatening the lives of thousands of Chinese peasants over- and simultaneously whelming the mightiest army which has over marched in the Far East. The 70,000-odd

Eight hundred dog meals are Japanese who were driving for

evidence of a man by name road. A very attractive girl at delivered each day, and the food, prepared by a special staff dur- of Too A-po, IL Chengchow, amashing position

Hail Now Regime who, being arrested for a felony, tendant stepped forward in well-ing the night, is ready to leave after position with their heavy

It was announced that Sir decided to turn Queen's evidence cut maroon slacks, bell-boy jac- at 8 o'clock the next morning in guns, capturing line after line of trenches with their lumber- George was leaving England in order to free himself, and ket, and a pill-box can tilted over

Only the best meat is used, on then further to ingratiate him- one eye and with the name of the owner in gold neross the

and it is packed in little waxed ing tanka, seizing city after en route to the Far East

front. city with their armoured car January 20, 1848 and would ar- self with the police acted as a

boxes according to the size of units leading the infantry in, rive here in the latter part of "stool-pigeon" on their behalf.

She gave me the menu with the dog. Prices for the delivery have been stopped-by a wall of very accurate prognostication of such a person was highly sus-lists of delicious foods to choose of dinners vary from 10s, to

March. This proved to be Naturally, evidence given by muddy water. The river which the new Governor's movements: picious, and Governor Bonham from, such as hot and cold ez 48. per month.

to be sandwiches of every description, has caused China much for the P. & O. Steamer Pekin was generally conceded misery in the past has now come on which he sailed reached right in condemning the me- hamburgers, and fried chicken, to her rescue, it seems; and Hongkong on March 20. His thods employed in securing con-with every possible sort of hot although many poor peasants disembarkment at noon was at- victions in this case. A section who have not fled from the flood ended with the customary cere- of the public, however, mis-Drive-In Cinemas

mony. The cannon of the men-understood the Governor's mo- areas are drowned or left too-war in harbour boomed forth tives and roundly condemned SHE slipped her number starve by the rising waters, a salute of seventeen guns, and him for showing undue leniency there will be thousands who will scarcely had the echoes of the towards the Chinese convicted wiper of my car, took my order, feel that the Yellow River has ceremonial cannonade died away in the Colony. Governor Bon-and within five minutes a spot- repaid something of what it than Sir George was received on ham, nevertheless, persisted in less tray arrived, which she fixed

I turned on for busy mothers with babies is owes the country for having sub-land by Sir John Davis, the his policy, and the magnanimity inside by a metal hook to the

G.O.C. Major-General Stavely, of the man was shown by his lowered window. dued, at least for a little time, and a military guard. The way interest in the lowliest members my wireless, ate in great com- the Infant Service, which is the to Government House was lined of the community; scarcely any fort, tickled to death with the original and oldest laundry on the Pacific Coast. Unlimited One victory does not guarantee with troops and some of the other Governor has taken such whole idea.

A little Inter I tooted my horn, bundles of baby clothes the winning of a war-unless it populace in the anticipation of sincere interest in the prisoners

And the fact the speedy inauguration of a new convicted by the Courts. He and away she came with the bill, picked up "daily from be the last one.

and returned the following morn- that the Japanese have been regime halled Sir George with a personally reviewed the cases of 50 cents (2s.), and off I went.

On each one, and if he thought there It may sound a lazy way of ing for the sum of 10s. checked in their westward drive steady round of cheers.

Governor was any indication of injustice eating, but I am sure there are week, and for, collection every on the Peiping-Hankow line, cut March 21, the new off from Chengchow, their objec- took the usual caths of office in whatsoever he forthwith exer- many like myself who hate eat- other day 78. per week. tive, and have lost men and Council and assumed the duties cised his prerogative as Governoring in public alone. I personally Skirts Shorter much equipment in the flood, of his post. Some of them, not to "quash" the sentences if pos-would far sooner does not mean that the threat ably that of serving as Superin- sible.

the hated invader.

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and cold drinks.

in the windscreen-

go without.

A week's trial is given to any

delivered for dogs who may be new client, and special diets are unuer a vet.'s care.

Here is a typical menu: Monday Tuesday

Wednesday Thursday

Friday

Lamb or mution. Cooked beef.

Liver and hearts, Raw beef. Fish.

Saturday Liver and kidneys. Sunday

Cooked beef. Another labour-saving device

Also, when one is in a great AND

hurry, the "drive-in" saves time. Many of them are open all night,

are

houses

per

ND now a line or two.

about clothes. Skirts are much shorter, but

to Hankow is in any grent tendent of Trade, had been pre- measure diminished. No act of dated as much as three months, One Serious Mistake Providence alone is sufficient to thereby clearly showing that Furthermore, although the and it is quite a usual sight to all have a distinct flaro, and hats save China from further incur: Sir John Davis had intended community at large was pre-see parties in evening dress at are of the halo style, way back sions, for unfortunately modern leaving the Colony as soon as judiced against him for his in-two o'clock in the morning park- on the head, giving women the appearance of youth, providing

They remind me very much of

armies can move by air and Bonham arrived. water, The flooding of the Honan plains may give the

terference with the Courts, heed in front of them.

The residents of the Colony acted in the best interests of all. In the summer the drive-in they are worn with discretion. were hopeful that the adminis- He perhaps made only one seri- cinemas are packed. These are defenders of Hankow more time tration of Governor Bonham ous mistake and that was his simply open-air enclosures where my school-day hats, but instead to perfect their system would restore cordiality and un- refusal to dismiss the Acting the picture is projected on to of the tight elastic under the

of

in

defence, may have thrown some- thing into the scale on China's do in every way the mistakes Attorney General, Charles Mal- an enormous screen, the audi chin a soft ribbon is tied. Veils side, but it is a far way from of his predecessor; but they were loy Campbell, the Anglo-Indianence comfortably sitting in their predominate still, but now hang

to say the least, too sanguine. barrister whose arbitrary con-

cars watching the very latest from the side of the hat or from the top of a pointed crown. winning the war. Chinese in

Whilst Sir George was perhaps duct during his term of office is film under the stars.

Peasant dresses are also seen: Hongkong who hail the floods as

was only considered to be a blot on the All headlights are switched the beginning of the end of the an improvement he Japanese army of intrusion are human, and though he endea- history of the Colony during his

seen are those from hundreds wide band of embroidery four to premature and entirely too opvoured to do his best, he, of time. Governor Bonham, how off, and the only lights to be a great deal here, some with a timistic.

course, was bound to untagonise over, excused his action of con-of cigarettes, looking like little live inches from the hem Meanwhile, it would seem wise some of the settlers in sonic way tinuing to keep Campbell in glowworms in the night. Of various bright colours and also

At office as being "for reasons of

in Indian Paisley, very full for foreign authorities to take or other sooner or later.

to such a thing as this.

skirt, quite short, with a squaro steps to remove from danger first, he proceeded with laudable delicacy" but perhaps the real course, this climate lends itself round the yoke; another style I read an amusing reference neck and puffed sleeves. This points in Hankow and its vicinity caution and for the first year or reason was that he was too big. to the hearted and accordingly inclined any remaining non-essential so took great care as nationals who are not bound to course of the legislation enacted to overlook the glaring dis- by a visitor the other day to vogue has brought back the searf, which is tied under the these "drive-ins.” . It is in the Colony, and during the crepancies in the character of

He said: "You drive in to a chin in peasant fashion, and very fairly certain that Japan will year 1850 only five Ordinances the man who much later left the reaurt to aerial attack to subduo were passed. This was a great Colony's shores "hounded from restaurant, you drive in to the attractive it looks,

This is a perfect place for in- Hankow, at least in the carly contrast with the record of Sir office and barred from his pro- movies, you drive in to almost

everything. They avon have formality. No one bothers about stages of the operation, and be John Davis, who fathered all fession."

marriage11cence what other people wear, although foro artillery can be brought to sorts of laws upon the Colony,

I must say it was a bit strange bear. It will be no place for any- one but the fighting men-and very uncomfortable for them,

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Whilst Governor Bonham was!

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reputation for legal quackery, and the London Gazette of as much of the legislation spon«. ¡(Continued on Page 5.)

can make love, marry, live hap

(Conquued on Paga 4.)