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(Signed) G. GRINDLE
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 15th May, 1923.
My Lord Duke,
I have the honour to report that I have granted Sub-Inspector James Spencer, Hongkong Police, a pension at the rate of £158. 8. 0 per annum with effect from the 27th July, 1923, and that the Crown Agents for the Colonies have been instructed to issue payments to him as they become due.
Sub-Inspector Spencer has been granted two months and eighteen days' leave of absence, comencing on the 9th of May, 1923, prior to retirement which has been reported in my despatch No.162 of 9th May, 1923.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble servant,
7.c. Stubbs
Governor,
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE,
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Pension of Mr 2.1. Perkins,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
RECE HONGKONG. 26th May, 1923.
OOL OFFIC
With reference to my despatch No.85 of the
5th of March, I have the honour to forward the enclosed paper of particulars of the pension of Mr. T. L. Perkins, Director of Public Works,
The pension calculated in accordance with the rules applicable to the case amounts to £539. 13. 2 a year and I have no hesitation in saying that this sum is an entirely inadequate retiring allowance for an officer who has rendered such admirable service to the Colony. The work done by the Public Works Department, especially in the matter of roads and reclamations, during recent years has been remarkable both in quantity and in quality and the comments which have been made to me by numerous visitors from other countries justify me in saying that the improve- ments which have been effected in the Colony do credit to the British Empire. This satisfactory position is due very largely to Mr. Perkins, who has for years past been rightly regarded as the backbone of the department.
My sense of the value of his services both as an Engineer and as head of a department is such that I should have confidently invited Your Grace to approve the grant to him of a special pension on the ground of
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G.,
extraordinary
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extraordinary merit, if it had not been laid down that Clause 7 of the Pension Minute is not meant to apply to the case of services, however exceptional in value, which fall within the scope of an officer's duty - a ruling with which I fully concur owing to the dangerous precedent which would be established if it were taken to apply to cases of exceptional efficiency in the discharge of the duties which an officer is paid to perform.
There is, however, an altermtive to which I should be glad to receive Your Grace's approval, The reason for the smallness of Mr. Perkins' pension is that he entered the service at the comparatively late age of thirty-six as an Executive Engineer. Had he entered it in the usual manner as an Assistant Engineer at the age of twenty-four or twenty-five his pension would have been much larger, while I think it probable that his services would have been far less valuable. Before he joined the Colonial Service he held several appointments under public bodies at home, having been Divisional Surveyor and Engineer for the County of Middlesex, District Engineer for the City District of Bristol and District Engineer for the Clifton District of Bristol, and I feel sure that much of the value of his services, especially in the matter of town-planning to which he has devoted much time and energy with excellent results, has been due to the experience gained in those posts. What I desire to suggest therefore is that service under those public bodies should be taken into account in the calculation of Mr. Perkins' pension and be treated as if it had been service in this Colony. I have been unable to ascertain the length of his service in these posts but the particulars are no doubt in the possession of the
losures 2×3
Crown Agents among the papers connected with his appointment. If Your Grace is unwilling to agree to the whole of the period being counted you would perhaps approve of the addition of some portion of it on the lines of Section 17 (2) of the Pension Minute.
I had originally intended to suggest that that clause should be applied to this case as though service under a public body were equivalent to service in another Colony but I find that, owing to the fact that that clause makes no allowance for an addition of years as a 'climate bonus' the effect would be either a very small addition to or an actual diminution of the
ordinary pension.
I quite realize that this proposal is unusual but so are the circumstances and I trust there- fore that Your Grace will feel able to approve it,
I enclose extracts from the minutes of the Executive Council and from the report of the proceedings of the Legislative Council from which it will be seen that my high appreciation of Mr. Perkins' services is shared by the representatives of the Unofficial community and that therefore there can be no doubt that the proposal to grant him an increased pension would be favourably received.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord Duke,
Your Grace's most obedient
humble servant,
7.2. Stabbs
Governor, o
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Enclosure /
COLONIAL PENSIONS, &c.
PARTICULARS required to be furnished in reference to Persons recommended for Superannuation, Compensation or Compassionate Allowances, or Gratuities on retirement
(In filling up this Paper refer to the Instructions on page 4)
1 Name Of Applicant..........
Thomas Luff Perkins
2. Office or Situation.........
.........Director of Public Works
3 Recommended for...
4. Ag.....
Fifty-six YORTU
5. Service in Years and Months... Nineteen years and five months
6. Annual Salary or Wages..
GG I CEA pot ore 1
7. Emoluments..........
Total amount of Salary or Wages and Emoluments on which Superannuation, &c, is claimed,
8. Cause of Retirement.........................
}£1,349-3-0
9. Dates of Commencement and Termination of the several Appointments held by Applicant, with
their Emoluments, distinguishing Salary from other Allowances and specifying such Allowances.
Title of Appointment.
Executive Engineer
It Grade -do-
Hrst Assistant Director
of Public Works
Date of Commence.
Termination
Annual Allowances,
Nature of Allowances,
31/3/04 31/12/07 £480
1/1/08 28/5/14 £600 29/5/14 20/2/18 2630
21/2/18 31/12/19 £720
1/1/20 20/ 2/20 £1,000
21/2/20 31/12/20 £1,025
1/1/21 20/ 2/21 £1,150
¡21/2/21 31/ 5/21 £1,150
Arector of Public Works 1/6/21 31/12/21 21,250
1/1/22 15/5/23 £1,500 |
16/5/23 29/8/23 £1,500
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10. Whether each of the Appointments held by the Applicant has been on the Fixed Establishment
of the Colony.
11. Whether the duties of the several offices or situations held since the Applicant entered the Civ Service have been such as to require that the holder should give his whole time to the Publ
Service.
18. Statement, if the circumstances warrant it that the Applicant "has discharged his duties with “diligence and fidelity, to the satisfaction of the Head Officer or Officers of his Department," to be signed by any two of such Head Officers, if there shall be more than one, or by such Hend Officer if there shall be but one, together with "such a statement as will exhibit the "merit, and value, and labour of the services of the Person recommended, embracing as long a "period of his public service as can be authentically stated," and observations as to Special Services, Suspension, Reprimand, &c, with full particulars of any injuries received on duty or other claims or matters for consideration.
12. Whether holding any other Public Appointment, or receiving or claiming to receive
Money by Compensation, Half-pay or otherwise..
any Pull
18. If any kind of Pension or other Allowance has been commuted under the Imperial Pensi Commutation Acts, 1869 and 1871, and annual amount of Pension or Allowance so comm
and the date of Commutation should be inserted.
14 Absence, beyond ordinary Vacation leave:—
Period of Absence,
From 25 10.
1914.. 1928..
09 77·14
» 6-11-14
On half pay
Mr. Perkins has discharged his duties with diligence and fidelity to my satisfaction. His marked ability, tireless energy and devotion to duty (carried to a point which has affected his health) have made him a most valuable officer and the loss of his services is greatly regretted by this Government,
19. Computation, by the Colonial Treasurer, of the Pension, &c.
I certify that the
according to the Rules of the Colonial Service amounts to
and I base my Certificate on the following calculation:—
Length of Service
7.2. Statt
which may be paid to the Applicant
£539.13.2. p.a.
Number of Days.
Cause of Absence.
On Commuted leave
$19. 5. 0
18-11-14-
On half pay
Less 1/2 of 1/1⁄2 pay leave
On Commuted !
2648 of £ 1349.3
£539.13.2.
15. Date of Cessation of Duty....
29th August, 1923.
16. Date of Cessation of Salary,..29th. Avsnak...1983..............
30th August, 1923.
17. Date from which, inclusively, Pension will commence,...........
Average Salary & 1349.3.0.
The applicant is entitled to draw his pension at the rate of Contribution to Widows' and Orphans' Pensious at the rate of.....
annum should be deducted, up to the 20.......day of Offiarach...1992 inclusive,
and the full amount of the pension should thereafter be paid.
7.E. Stutts
Governor, &c,
Ch Glaser.
Colonial Treasurer,
[Instructions.]
Instructions referred to on page 1.
Inc] ogure 2.
Extract from the minute of the Executive Council.
10th May. 1923.
If this Paper of Particulars and the Certificates compected with it be not sent in original, the copies must be duly attested.
Heat 1. of Paper-In the case of an Officer serving on the West Coast of Africa, a statement is to be added whether he
is a native of that Const, (Colonial Regulations § 430)
Head 3--State the description of Allowance, for which the Application is recommended. viz, Superannuation, Compensation, In the case of Persons claiming an addition to their pensions Compassionate Allowance, or Gratuity, and its amount.
in respect of professional or other special qualifications, this should be stated, and a reference should be given to the authority under which the claim is made.
Head 5-If the service has been interrupted by one or more breaks, the word "broken" should be added before or after the number of years and months, and the causes, dates and circumstances of the break or breaks should be stated under beading 9.
Head G-If the person retiring has been in receipt of the same Salary, or in the class from which he retires, for the 30 months mediately before the date of his retirement, the actual annual rate of Salary or Wages at that date should In other cases the average annual amount of Salary or Wages for the be inserted, preceded by the word "actual",
36 months nest preceding the date of retirement should be inserted, preceded by the word "average" but if the whole period of service is less than three years, then the average for the whole period of service should be inserted.
Head 7-A separate statement should be inserted of the average Annual Value, for the 36 months immediately preceding retirement, of each Emolument (exclusive of salary or wages) which is claimed to be included in the calculation of the Pension or Gratuity,
Whenever the value of a House or House Allowance. so ascertained, exceeds one sixth of the salary and other emoluments which count for Pension purposes, it is to be reduced to one-sixth of that amount, so that it shall nut exceed one-seventh of the whole,
Fees which an Officer is allowed to retaiu for his own use will be taken into account for Pension purposes, with regular salary, at the annual average of the uet receipts of the 8 months next pregeling the Officer's retirement. These net receipts are to be ascertained by deducting from the gross amount of Fees such Office Expenses, &c., as an Officer may have had to defray from his own resources, in performing the services for which he was remunerated by Fees. No deduction, however, from the Foes should be made in respect of Office Expenses provided from Public Funde, for the due discharge of those duties to which a Fixed Salary is annexed. Paper of "Particulars" when forwarded to the Colo- ial Department should be accompanied by formal Leclarations from the retiring Officers, showing the amount received by them for Fees, and the amount defrayed as above for Office Expenses, &c., in each of the three years immediately preceding retirement. It will be the duty of the Colonial Government concerned to satisfy themselves of the accuracy In the case of Officers receiving Fized Salaries and of such statements before forwarding them to the Celonial Ore
Fees, the Fece will not in ordinary crumstances be allowed to count for Peusion purposes to the extent of more than one quarter of the Salaries, and Fees will not in any case bellowed to count for Pension purposes during any period in. which the whole time of the Officer receiving them was not given to the Public Service,
Head 8-In cases of infirmity if the Applicant is below the ordinary age for retirement, a Medical Certificate is to be fur! nished showing that he is disqualified by infirmity of mind or body for discharging the duties of his situation, and that" such infirmity is likely to be permanent,
In case of ten years' service or more, this Certificate should be signed by two Offrers, of whom at least one should, if possible, be a Salaried Officer of Government.
Head 9-As to "broken" service see Head 5.
If the Applicant bas bad any "acting" service the details must be folly given, with a statement whether or not during the "acting" service, he was connected with the permanent Civil Service of the Colony.
Head 11--1f in special circumstances, a professional Civil officer has been allowed to have "private practice" withou
forfeiting his claim to Pension, the facts are to be fully stated,
Head 14-If the Applicantis liable to any deduction from his service under Clause 10% of the Colonial Regulations, the
facts should be fully stated.
Head 19 The length of service and other particulars of the computation are to be given. When an average of Salary, dc,
ja taken, the mode of calculating it (whether by months, &c., is to be explained.
(1) Officers having joined the service before 1st July 1807, aro entitled to draw their pension in England at the rate
of 2,84. the dollar, others who ju ned later to the dollar.
(2) Indians bas n: joined the serrice before 23rd June, 1895, and drawing pansion in India are entitled to exchange
at the rate o: Kr. 327 for every $100; others who joined later to Ka. 200 for every. $100,
At the conclusion of the meeting His Excel] ency referred to the fact that this would be the last meeting at which the Honourable Ir. Perkins would be present, and desired that an expression of the Government's high appreciation of Mr. Perkins' services to the Colony might be entered in the minutes of the Counci).
The Honourable Mr. Pollock on behalf of the Unofficial Members entirely endorsed His Excellency's remarks.
Mr. Perkins expressed his thanks for the reference to his services and said that his association not only with the Council but with Honourable Members personally would always be a matter to which he would look back with pleasure and pride.
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Enclosure 3.
Bxtract from the report of the proceedings of the Legislative
Council 10th May, 1923.
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HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Tributes to the Retiring D.P.W.
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS -Your Excellency, hon. members H.E. THE GOVERNOR -Before we close you, Sir, and the members of the Council of the Legislative Council, I desire to thank this meeting it is necessary to refer to one for associating themselves with the very other event. I regret to say that this is the graceful words you have spoken about the last time the Hon Director of Public Services I have been able to render in Works will attend Perkins has served in this Colony for I appreciate the great kindness and con- Our meeting. Mr. this Colony. I can assure you. Sir, that approximately 20 years. pointed originally, I think, in 1904 as every member of this Council without He was & sideration I have received from you and executive engineer and established a reputation which he has pre-career all my life, and the work the last very quickly exception. I have had a pretty strenuous served and added toto jstently through year or two has been tremendously heavy. out that period. It is known to all The war put things back and the work of us that for years pa Perking has been exceptional, but I wish to place has been the backbone ofe Depart on record, Sir, that whenever I have meat and it was a great pleure to me approached you, or any member of this to secure his appintment to acceed Mr. Council, with any request for assistance Chatham. I deeply regret that his tenure of office has been so short, but I have been given to me to the fullest extent. or help of any kind it has always been unable to persuade Mr. Perkins to Circumstances extend it, and I have not been able to chuded the possibility of help being
have sometimes press him to do so because I am
pre- aware that the reason for his retirement we!!
given to the full measure: 1a owing to ill-health brought about by ings to
for one thing, WO have not had the build- the great amount of work he has done staff, but as far as possible you have accommodate the necessary during several years past. The work Mr. always given the assistance for which Perkins has done for the Colony is very have applied. visible and his name will be associated withdraw from what has been the In leaving the Colony with many great and important works, but I think what will remain most in my greatest interest of my life. I have mind with regard to Mr. Perkins' work spent here the years which are fullest in is the imperturbable good humour a man's life, and they have been parti- with which he has always not every Colony grow into what I have come to cularly full with me. I have seen the suggestion and proposal and the amazing feel is one of the finest cities in the readiness with which he has always Far East, and I have been particularly undertaken duties which should not
necessarily devolve upon him. I think happy in the work here and the cordial the Director of Public Works for several co-operation of the Council. From a I years past has been doing far more have had nothing but cordial assistance; detailed work of the Department than we I can only thank you again. Sir, and all criticism seems to have been forgotten. bad any right to expect of him. I part the members, for the kind things said with Mr. Perkins with the greatest regret which. I feel sure, will be shared by every
about me-(Applause.) member of this Council and everyone who has been brought into contact with him. I am sure you will join with me in wishing him a speedy restoration to health and long enjoyment of the retire- ment which he has earned by many years of devoted public service.
HON. MR. POLLOCK-On behalf of the Unofficial members I desire to say that we associate ourselves entirely with the terms with which your Excellency has referred to the distinguished service and hard work on behalf of the Colony by the Director of Public Works.
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My Lord Duke,
I have the honour to report that I have granted Mr. J. H. Barrington, Clerk of Works, Public Works Department, Hongkong, a pension at the rate of £199. 68. 8d. per annum with effect from the 23rd of October, 1923, and that the Crow Agents for the Colonies have been instructed to issue payments to him as they become due.
Mr. Barrington has been granted five months' vacation leave, commencing on the 23rd May, 1923, prior to retirement. The usual leave certificate is enclosed,
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humble servant,
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I HEREBY Certify that
(1) The Governor has granted to..
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Jauneo fincluding,
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or without salary.
3. Period of resident service.......
4. Maximum amount of leave authorised by regulations in respect of the above
period of resident service (viz, one-sixth of resident service plus six months)
5. Leave on half salary already taken since first arrival in the Colony........
6. Leave now granted (other than vacation leave)......
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arriving in England the Officer on leave must report his arrival by letter to the Colonial Office thrown Agents mentioning the place of his residence and he must similarly notify any quent change of residence H a communication from either the Colonial Office or the Crown Agents Officer at the address given by him fails to reach bim promptly be will be held responsible for any erience that may be caused.
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My Lord Duke,
Referring to Mr. Churchill's despatch No. 5
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I would suggest that one copy of each enclosure should be sent to Sir Edwin Lutyens with an expression of the appreciation of the Government and community of Hongkong his courtesy in grant ing permission for the use of his design for the memoria). erected in this Colony.
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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 1935.
A BANDIT'S PRISONER ON PAROLE. 31. BERUBE DESCRIBES THE SECOND FLIGHT INTO MOUNTAINS:
BELIEVES THEY WOULD NOT HESITATE TO KILL.
BY THE NORTH CHINA DAILY NEWS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
TSAOCHUANG, May 18th. M. Marcel Olivier Bérubé, the French prisoner, still wearing the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre in his buttonhole, award. el for his exploits in the 113 Flight Escadrille in the French Army, arrived late this afternoon, from the bandit camp at the foot of Paotzeku, on a "leave of absence" of 24 hours. He gave a graphic account of the trials and sufferings of his companions at the bands of the bandi; hordes during the past ten days.
Mrs. Verea arrived exhausted and soak. ed with rain. She says: "It is all a nightmare too terrible for words. They took me away from my husband at first but when I begged to remain with him, they allowed me to do so. His hair gone white and he was on the verge of a collapse. We were separated from the others after the first night, then forced to march day after day, sometimes all night. The first three nights we were buddled with the bandits and slept on a dirty floor, infested with vermin, but hardly asleep when we were ordered on. They pushed and kicked us to make us heavy coat over my nightdress, with n 21 I was clothed only in stockings and only the bandits' slippers.
FOREIGNERS' COURAGE SPLENDID,
**On the second day a Chinese ahead of ne slipped and fell over the cliff. In the hill camp we were alone but never d and smoked opium.
privacy. The bandits caronsesi, dra
The first week 17 were fed twice daily but were too afraid
eat. Then when the food from th si. Bescue Mission came it Wits like
from Heaven. The courage of die reigners was splendid. They tried to make light of the most perilous times and smile.
I came to tell you all that the troops have not withdrawn as had been promised, and as a result, the bandit chiefs are threatening serious reprisals. During the pase-twee die we nate, urarched any miks during day and night, and have only rested for very brief intervals. The bandits are desperate, especially when we are on the march, and if we do not wik
I was several times offered liberty, but fast enough we are prodded either with how could I leave my husband when a the rifle butt or bayonet. Even now many of the men are without shoes, while others bride! On Friday some baulits were kill- have their feet so swollen that marchinged and others wounded by sharp-shooters,
is torture.
During the past three days we have covered about 30 miles and are encamped within the walls of an ancient Tapist temple, which is situated at the base of Pantzeko bat at an elevation of about 800 ft. above sea level. On the mounting across the valley may be seen large um- bers of troops continually on guard, and the bandit chieftain told me before leaving this morning, that the sadiers out-number the bandits about ten tc one, and as a result the bandits are about at the end of their patience.
THE BANDITS WOULD SHOOT.
I asked Mr. Bérubé to tell me how ho knew that the bandits were desperate and he replied that he was sure that the bandits would tlot hesitate a before shosting any of the foreigners.
On Wednesday last five of the Chinese captives were lined up and shot, merely because they refused to ober the bandits commands quickly enough, when the order was given to move on, and, it was said afterwards, attempted to offer resistauce,"
Mr. Berube then described the state of the individual captives. He stated that atrs. Verva had born up remarkably we minder the continued marches, and had
remained continually at her husband's side despite several offers of release. She now wears foreign clothes and appears in good spirits.
Major Pinger, U.S.A. has been elected senior emmanding officer. He is wearing 4 pair of Mr. Muesų's trousers which are several—izes, aclaran for him. A dinger Jesen ja bi Vam from var sin friere who are clothest in dinner ja kets include Moses. Anetra Verea, and Mr. Leo Friedman.
Mr. Bérubé stated that Mr. W. Smith, of Manchester, who is 63 years of age had narrow escape from death on Sunday, when he nearly slipped over a narrow path which spauned a deep thasm. He is cloth
bho flannel pyjamas, and wears a large straw hat and carries coutinually a broken walking stick.
MR. MUSSO SUFFERING.
Mr. Musso is suffering more than ay
of the others and has to be moved in a sedan chair. During the march he faint rd twice and was revived with difficulty. His left leg has been paralysed owing to a severe fall last Monday, when he had it eye glasses.
Thanks to the ministrations of Dr. Martens, Mr. Musso has recovered much of his strength but still is regarded as being in a serious condition.
They were terribly angry and threatened reprisals if the firing continued. After the parleys with the Government ANYONS the bandit chiefs were furious. They ordered the Americans to the summit of Paotzekou and ordered the others to follow today. Then the foreigners urged my husband to make me reture and gave me great cheers as we said goodbye. But I am desolate. Please ask all foreigners in China to insist on the release of their comrades in Paotzekou before it late.'
Mrs. Veren is dainty and charming, an aristocrat Her emotion is too deep for! tiers.
BANDIT CHIEF AS REFORMER.
A Special Chinese Correspondent, who has be to the scene of the bandit out- rage for the VA', Daily Neas sent the telegram 1 his following Peking:
Petanian 1
PEKING, May 19th. I have interviewed the bandit leader, Sun Mei-yao, who says that the action taken by the bandits is honest and honour. able with the wish to better the entry's condition. He says that the bandits will hold their prisoners until the Government shall abolish the Tuchunships, disband superfluous troops, adjust the country's finances, declare a condition of internal
statement FUS peace, and issue a future programine with regard to troops.
to its the
The bandits, he says, demand that they shall not be interfered with by the regular army, and freedom of action for the fatterment of China. They do not wa
urolment in the regular army, and are willing to surrender their prisoners if the Government will accept these term otherwise, they will continue to bold the prisoners captive.
The bandits state that the country's future must be protected. if they are to Ivo and China to stand. Among the bandits are many prominent Chinese. iu- cluding a number of returned stugients from America.
The Premier. Chang Shou-tseng, states leader whom I interviewed says that there that there are only 1,200 tufei. but the are un fewer than 3,000. The Premier is optimistic as to an early settlement of the matter and thinks thai Wu Yu-lin, the Minister of Communications, should offer himself as a hostage. He states that in order to protect the foreigners, th troops have been ordered not to fight and the aviators not to drop bombs. However, the bandits are surrounded on a plateau.
MF. Bérubé said that Messrs. Powell.
The Premier says that Dr. Wellington Koo will immediately assume office, but Rowlatt and himself were in the best of
Dr. Koo refuses to accept the past o health and that they had suffered but com- paratively little from swollen feet while ment confirms the appointment. Dr. Ko Minister for Foreign Affairs until Parlia Mr. Saphire was under the doctor's care. realizes the importance and gravity of the He stated that there were about 400 situation, but has seen too many of hi bandits who kept them under constant predecessors fail, and therefore will not surveillance while in any of the temporary assume office until his appointment is con 1 cumps, and that their guardians were infirmed,
creased to nearly twice that aumber when on the march.
Plans are seriously being considered to
The present camp is situated in three sond General Feng Yu-hsiang's Christian pagodas of a Tasist temple, but all the troops to fight the bandits and drive them away or suppress them altogether, as was pagulas, though at a small distance from done by Feng's troops in Honan last year. each other, are intercommunicating and Chang Hseuh-liang, the son of Chang the captives are allowed to pass frely Tsu-lin, is reported to have offered to from one enclosure to another. Major take troops personally to fight the bandits. Allen commands one group and Mr. Young (hang is a man of courage, firm- J. B. Powell another. The life is in a Bess and determination and, although only sense psuedo-military in character, and the 23 years of age, has taken part in several captives are forced to eat and sleep with wars, not to mention many fights
with their own group. They aro divided as follow the following groupe :---
bandits. He is probably the most pro-
Chink at mising Teater in
the Pagoda No. 1: Major Pinger, Solomon, time. The people in the North love him present Bérubé. Rowlett, Chaug (Interpreter). and swear by him.
Pagoda No. 2: Mr. Powell, Friedman, Henly, Musso. 2 Chinese,
Pagoda No. 3: -Major Allen, Genshurger. Saphier, Elias, Elias, Mr. and Mrs. Verea.
Mr. Bérubé is leaving about noon to morrow to return to camp before sundown, when his parole will elapse. He appears in vigorous health and little the worse for his experience, stating that long service in the trenches during 1914-15 fitted him for anything.
MRS. VEREA'S EXPERIENCES.
The President's Office is angry with the North-China Daily Mail and refuses to make any comment
its statem” lə The President is accused here of lack of interest and action in connexion with the outrage at Lincheng.
FIEUZAL GLASSES
Out of doors there is nothing so restful and comfortable for the eyes as the light reflected from green fields and trees, the SITUATION OF CAPTIVES REPORTED DESPERATE, alsorption of the ultra-violet and orange
rays by the chlorophyll of the leaves The Correspondent of the Y.-C. Daily hence the introduction of Fieuzal Glass Yews telegraphing from Lincheng on May yellowish green in colour, which is pro
20th said: --
Mrs. Verea, the Mexican lady who has duced in several shades, aud lenses mad hitherto refused to leave her husband. of this may be worn as a protection by arrived in Lincheng early this morning
and is very weak and weary, having been over-sensitive eyes where it is desirabl on the road for eight hours.
It is thought from the reparts from Fieuzal lenses of any precription i to tone down excessive light and glare Paotzekon that the situation of the map-
tives is very serious for the surrounding | either regalar or Torie forms are manu troops have killed one haudit and captured factured by the Hongkong Optical Co. another. Powell, Allen and Solemon were
the first antives taken to the top of successors to Clark & Co., Manufacturin Pantzeko: (the mountain fortress) just and Refracting Opticians. Queen' before Mrs. Veres left and the others are being tak there also.
Reed Central.—ADVT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY
25TH, 1913
THE COLONYS WAR MEMORIAL
UNVEILING OF THE CENOTAPH YESTERDAY.
IMPOSING CEREMONIAL.
THE SPEECHES.
Judas the Machabee, and pray that they may and in God the everlasting reward they have deserved by their sacrifice on the battl field. Eternal rest give to them, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon them."
His Excellency THE GOVERNOR then walked up to the Monument, saluted, laid a wreath, and retired.
From Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung. **In remembrance, from Messrs. Butter field and Swire and Staff (The inscrip- tion contains th names of 17 men whe fell in the War. The names appear andor the headings of Butterfield and Swire, Taikoo Dock and the China Navigation Co).
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In loving memory of 1st Class P. 0. Blansdon. Sab 1 5, sunk by German nu November 3rd, 1914. Greater love hath no man who giveth his life for a friend.
"La loving memory of William Howell
Hongkong. united by many ties with the heart of the Empire. established,
Ten buglers from the King's Regiment, Mr. BERNARD, in asking His Excellency then ascended the stops if the monument, another link yesterday when, with in the Cevernor to unveil the Cenotaph, pressive ceremonial, the Colony's War suid : "Your Excellency, The Cenotaph Post," the strains of which were faintly
and impressively rounded the Memorial - replica of the Cenotaph in which
to unveil, is Whitehall. Londin, -was unveiled and an exact replica of the one in Whitehall re-choed as it were by another Bug Stapleton, 26 August 1918." dedicated to -- Thư Gloricus Dead."
It constitutes only part of our War Corps at Murray Barracks, Then after This tribute to the Empire's dead Memorial. A Nursing Home is also being
} hriet pause the Band played the occupies a position in Statue Square built to fill a nuch felt need in the
National Anthem, which has long been known "the Colony. It will enable people in Hong- Colony's finest site and is itself a worthy memorial-certainly a fiuer one than is possible in Whitehall. The Hong kong Memorial is rendered doubly pressite by reason of the ample spa around it. its position near the
This completed the official proceedings, kong to receive the best treatment and and the general public were abled to attention possible. In this Home, special place their own wreaths at the base of facilities will be arranged for the men
the Cenotaph. who fought in the Great War, and main-! There was a continuous stream of people taimed so nobly the traditions of the visiting the Cenotaph until dusk and the water Nations. This Cenotaph has been erected collection of wreaths and bunches of front and the fact that it restsalg the Community as a grateful tribute flowers placed at the bace of the memorial broad granite base approach those who gave their lives to uphold kept growing. Ak darkness set in largo ed by six steps. which leads to a the honour and ideals of the British "umbers of Chinese clustered around and da's approached by three more steps. Nation. It will remain as an enduring in the end it was found necessary to post poor of the loving remembrance in which a special guard of police to guard the beyond laurel wreaths carved in the stone, they are held, and commemorate for all tributes. We understand that four police. men will de duty at the Cenotaph for the next two or three days or, until such time as the flowers will be romoved.
The granite monument has no decoration
and the inscription "The Glorious Dead." with the date, 1919. in Roman figures. On either side three bronze flagstaffs project from the masonry and carry, on the centre #agstaff. the Union Jack flank- ed by the White and the Red Ensign. The Cenotaph is 35 feet in height, and the base measures 18ft. 6 inches by 8ft. 6 inches. Four approaches, "korbed and paved with granite, bisect the grass lawns beyond the Memorial.
As is generally known, Hongkong's tribute to those who died in the War is to include a Nursing Home to be erected at a cost of roughly, a million dollars. The present memorial cost $60,000 exelu- sive of the site, which was dedicated to the purpose by the Government.
Among the large gathering present yesterday, seated in the temporary stands. erected around the Memorial, were to be noticed all the members of the Executivy and Legislative Councils, the members of the War Memorial Committee, the
time the supreme sacrifice made by them in; defence of the Empire. Sir. I now hate the honour to ask you to unveil the Cenotaph."
II. E. The GoVERNOR Said: My Lord Bishopɔ. ladies a.ncl gentlemen, Wo have met here to-day to unveil this memorial to those who gave their lives for their country in the greatest war in which the British Empire has ever taken part-
war essentialy different from any of the many in which our country has been engaged before. Ia previous wars Great Britain was represented mainly by her professional Armies and Navies. In this war-into which we entered not from any selfih motivi of aggraudisement, but for the preservation of those ideals of freedom and democracy for which the Empire stands the whole people had to play placed here in the most prominent site in its part. The monument which we have
the Colony, where it will be seen by every- body who lands in Hongkong. memorates, therefore, men of all classes
THE FLORAL TRIBUTES.
**In loving memory of my dear brother Sgt. Major Gordon C. Nicholls who died at the Battle of Arras, April 12th 1918, from Capt. and Mrs. Pearson and daughter."
To our depárted brother. Frank M. Soares, from the members of the Catholic Union Club."
From the W.O's. S. Sgts.. Sgts, of the Garrison Sergeants Mess."
From Mo-srs. Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.. in loving remembrance of thoge who gave their lives in the defence of the Empire."
From S. David and Co."
From the members of the Ewo Mess in grateful and loving remembrance of the men who died for the Empire in the
Great War."
"In memory of 2nd Lieut. R. J. Stevenson, 1st Hants. Regt., who died of The tributes from the various Societies, wounds in France, May 10th 1918 aged and Clubs and Business Houses were for · 23.”
the most part distinguished by the coloura: of the Society, Club or House in question, The following is a list of the wreaths and bunches of flowers placed at the base by seven o'clock last night :—
The Governor.
From the Consular Body of Hongkong to Great Britain's Honoured Dend.
"In memory of our fallen comrades from the Ex-Active Service Men's Associa- tion. 1914-1918."
The British Legion.”
From the Society of St. George, Hongkong-in loving remembrance those who gave their lives in the Great War in defence of the Empire."
and all the Glorious Dead, from Mr. and To the memory of four dear brothers
Mrs. S. Deacon."
From David Sassoon &. Co., Ltd."
From Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bird. In loving memory of Lieut. Henry Doom Vernon, R.M.A, S.-drowned at sell. September, 1914.. R.I.P."
From Mr. and Mrs. Bird in loving memory of Squadron Commander Theo philus Chater Vernon, R.F.C. killed at the Somme, September, 1916."
"In loving remembrance of Uuele Will of-William Peter Clark, D.C.M., Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry; also Cousin Harry Naffel. R.A.-Jim and Artie Clark."
From the President and members of St. Andrew's Society-in memory of those Their
Consuls of all the Powers represented in and of every race within the Empire, and who made the supreme sacrifice.
Hongkong, practically all the Naval and Military Officers at present in the Coleny and a representative gathering of general public. including a large number of ladies and children.
The verandahs overlooking the Square were thronged with people, whilst on those of the Hongkong Club seats had been specially erected for the accommoda- tion of members and their wives. The official arrangements
were remarkably efficient, and the whole proceedings went through without a hitch. The Square was kept clear by cordons of Indian and Chinese police.
At each corner of the steps which constitute th base of the Ceno- taph there stood. with arms reversed, a sailor of the Royal Navy, a dark skinned soldier of the Bombay Grenadiers, a khaki-clad "Tommy" of the King's and a member of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Force respectively.
for that reason we have thought that the fittest form for it to take was a reproduc.! tien of the memorial which was erected
names liveth for ever more.'
From R. H. Kotowali on behalf of the
Chinese community of Hongkong, with hornage."
From the Committee and members of
in the heart of the Empire. There are probably few of us her who had not ye! latises, none who had not dear friends, the Hongkong General Chamber of Com- among the eight hundred thousand of the mere, in memory of those who gave their Empire's dead, to whom this monument is lives in the Empire's cause." dedicated-men of the Army, the Navy the Air Force and the Mercantile Marine, We are here to pay to them our
last tribute of affection and esteem. I feel that nothing that I could say would meet the occasion and I prefer to use the words which the greatest of ancient historians ascribes to the Athenian statesman, I'eric les, in the most touching funeral oration that was ever written:-
Dead from the Parsee community. But oh, for the touch of a vanished hand and
In sacred memory of the Glorious
the sound of a voire that is still."
Da Communidade Portuguesen de Hongkong.
From the Royal Navy."
* From 2nd Bn.. King's Regiment.” **From the 4th B. K. E. O. Grenadiers. "From
the Defence Corps."
Hongkong Volunteer
"In loving memory of Edmund John Waldegrave, 2nd-Lient, R.G.A.,--killed in action, August 10th, 1918."
"Tu loving memory of Alec Macdonald; from P. H. and N. G. Holyoak."
In memoriam of Messrs. A. G. Vitor,
G. Block. C. E. A. Hanco-true sports everyone; from the Committee and mem- bers of the V.R.C.“
New York."
From the Standard Oil Company of
From a the flower men of 'Hong- kong."
"In loving memory of F. H. Robinson: from Winnie and Basle Raworth."
From Se Seng-kce. 7-8, Wyndham Street,"
In loving memory of Ian Carmichael, R.A.F., from P. H, and N. G. Holyoak" "Having offered in common the sacrifice of their lives. they have won
In memory of my brother A. Bray- cach for himself a fame which cannot
fold, H.A.C.. from T. H. G. Brayfield. Les Marins Francais aur cama-Flywheel,' Taipo." grow old, and the noblest of all sepul-rades Anglai, tues pendant la Guerre de chres.
I speak not of the tomb in which 1914-1915. their bodies are laid but of that in which their glory survives for ever.
For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men, and not only are they commemorated by memorials in their own land but even in foreign lands there remains an unwritten memorial of them graven not on stone but in the hearts of men."
To those men, whose name liveth for
The King's Regt., with bayonets fixed. and headed by the Band. marched down from Murray Barracks. The Guard of Honour drawn from the Navy, the Royal Marines, the King's and the other regiments in the Colony, and representa tives from the Old Comrades Association. E.A.S.M.A.. the Defence Corps and theever, I unveil this memorial. Police, assembled in the Naval Yard At this point His Excellency pulled the earlier in the afternoon, and marched up cord, and the huge Union Jacks which to the Cenotaph headed by pipers of the had covered the memorial descended. Bombay Grenadiers. Arrived in the revealing the Cenotaph in its complete enclosure they were flanked by small bodies ness. of sailors from French. American, and The BISHOP OF VICTORIA, (Dr. DEPPUY) Portugues Naval vessels in the Harburthen wald the following • Dedicatory The whole guard was then formed in a squa round the Cenotaph. and greeted H.E. The Governor (Sir R. E stubbs, K.C.M.G.) on his arrival with a Royal Salute. At that moment the Bank struck up the solemn strains of the National Anthom.
His Excellency entered the enclosure accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp (Capt. R. Neville. Royal Marine Light Infantry). and
by Commodor. Grace, R.N., and Colonel ('. W. Davy, C.M.G.. D.S.O.. His Excellency, who was not in uniform, immediately proceeded to in- spect the Guard of Honour. and the Regimant
Prayer:-
"Aux morts de la Grande Guerre de 1914-1918: le Consul de Frauce et le Francais de Hongkong reconnaissants."
"In memory of Ian Neil Carmichael, from T. H. G. Brayfield."
There were several wreaths and bunches of flowers without cards.
The Chinese flower sellers of Wyndham
Les anciens combattants Francais aj letir freres d'armes tues pendant lastret who had brought a large tribute Guerre 1914-1918."
Nous ne vous oublierons jamais." From the U.S.S. Pampangua.” From the Royal Marines Old Comrades Association, Hongkong and South China Branch-in memory."
from themselves were not present when the public laid their wreaths at the base of the Cenotaph, and the Hon. Mr. Irving, noticing this, had their tributa carried up to the dais by four Boy
"In memory of our fallen confirades. Hongkong Police."
"In memory of our Masonic dead who | RECORD COCAINE HAUL AT died that we might live; from the District Grand Lodge and all brethren. Hongkong.
From the Warders of Victoria Gaol." From the Hongkong and Shanghai
In the faith of Jesus Christ we! dedicate this Cenotaph to the sacred Banking Corporation." memory of those who gave their lives.
in the Great War. In the name of the
From the China Coast Officers' Guild Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy This wreath contained the names of 30 Ghost. Amen.”
Mariae officers who were killed or drown ed at Sea."
After a slight pause, the Rev. J. KIKK MACONACHIE reited the following:---
"Christ is risen from the dead; and become the first fruits of them that slept.
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d'Italia."
CALCUTTA.
RS. 31,000 WORTH ON TANDA."
The latest Calcutta papers to haud report a very large seizure of cocaine on the s.s. Tunda :--
the s.s. Tanda, plying between China and The Customs staff got information that
India and lying at the Outram Ghat moorings had on board some of this contraband stuff and immediately got to work. The Customs staff having taken all precautious to guard the vessel, began the work of ransacking the vessel for the may be in the coal store, the Customs cocaine, Having found a clue that the stuff
officers set to the work of shovelling the coal in the bunkers. It was a very severa task in the great heat. Their efforts were early crowned with slight success as they In loving memory of dear nephew were able to find a small quantity of Clifford Lamplugh, R.A.F.. from P. H. cocaine This initial success assured them and N. (1, Holyoak."
The Consul General de Portugal en For since by man came death by nome da Macao Portuguesa. 24-5-1923.* man came also the resurrection of this
In loving remembrance of our dearest dead.
"For in Adan all die: even
nephew, Lieut. Frank Neville Cowper, in Christ shall all be made alive,
3rd Suffolks, from P. H. and N. G. Holyoak." "Glory be to the Father, and to thej Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end, Amen."
This having been done. His Excellency mounted the platform set in front
In loving memory of Ben Chapruan, of the memorial, accompanied by the The Right Rev. J. Pozzoni, Bishop of from P. H. and N. G. Holyoak." Bishop of Victoria (Dr. C. R. Duppuy), Taxia and Vicar Apostolic of Hongkong, From Messrs. Shewan. Tomes and the Right Rev. D. Pezzoni (Bishop of said White, at the sight of this Ceno Co." Tavis and Visar Ap tolie of Hongkong),taph, our memory goes forth in gratitude In memory of Captain E. W. Evers, the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie (Minister of to the heroes who have died for us: and M.C. and Lient. D. A. Macleod, from Union Church), and Mr. D. G. M.while our hearts feel spurred to noble Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co. Ltd.” Bernard (Chairman of the War Memorialdetis by their great examples, let us also
Vinas Sau dades de mae Irmaos, Committee).
recall the holy and wholesome thought of from Francisco Maria Soares.”
that they wers on the right track and the shovelling away the coal. After about Customs officers redoubled their efforts at
300 tons of coal had been turned up and shifted. 620 ounces of cocaine, valued at about Rs. 31.000 was found to the joy of the Customs staff.
It has long been suspected that there is an organised association of smugglers with agents at important foreign ports. and their agents got away from the ship No arrests were made as the smugglers
when the Customs staff came on board.
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