According to the will of the late Sir Paul Chater, a lexaey of £10,000 is, heiieuthed to his wife together with a sunnuity of £10,000: £5,000 to Dr. J.C. Megown; $50,000 to Mr, Sadick, $25,000 to Dr. Fred Kew; $100" to his office boy; and, $50,000 to the Hongkong Jockey! Cub.
Tt is interesting to note that collection of porcelain und pottery {s given to the Colony unconditional Lady Chater, according to the!
il, ix accorded' the privilege to Yjve' in Marble Hall, a magnificent And gorgeous bulkking, as long ax politicians, The latest arrivals are]
Wu, e<-Mayor of Canton and Mr, Foo Plag-sheng, Ex. Commissioner of Foreign Affairs ani concurrently Superintendent of Customs. The arrest of General Wal joh-cheng, former Polic> Commissioner, has much to do with the Hight "of these two gentlemen, who fare closely associated with the ex-police head. C. C. Wu and Sun} Fo requested Dictator Chiang Kai-Wu Tieh-charg, but we turned a deaf ear and was much displeased with the then! Mayor.
Ble. Wa thought his position doubtful and took a month's} eave, which amounts to resignation of his mayorship. Te was bilged to come to. Hongkong. Mr, Sun Fo is appointed to succeed Wa, Me. Foo Plog-shering is obliged to resign, as he, being a relative of Mayor Wu, is in the bad books of Chiang Kai-shek, Being an engineer. ing graduate, he is not well versed jin the conduct of foreign affairs. Mestrs, "Wu and Foo will soon proceed to Shanghai, a resort for out of power militarists and politicians.
Why News is Created Despite the departure of sev ficial from Canton, the Nationalist Government has ismed a mandate stating:
"The Canton-Hongkong strike ought to be settled ay possible, The Wale Eugene Chen being the Minister) is hereby ordered to negotiate. with those concerned inthe strike in order, Teach a satisfactory settement." Why Canton "appears anxious to settle the matter remains be seen, Perhaps the resumption of communication Will assist General Chiang Kai-shih to raise funds. for the northern expedition and to avail himaclt of at Toast a part, if not a whole, of the reparations to be paid by Hongkong to the strikers. How. ever, many believe that such news comes from speculators who have tought plenty" of shares and_other property" in Hongkong at a very low price, and want to dispose of she wishes, In the event of—hery them at a profit. In order to a giving up p this beautiful) complish this end, they evidently] mansion wil tion ao to succeeded in urging the Canton the Hongk vernment. Besides Government to issue a statement the foregoing bequests, the widow about the possibility of a termina alo receives his personal effects, tion of the strained relation with As to the Managing Directorship of Hongkons. Such good news is the Hongkong Land investment and} idj accepted on its face value by une Axeney Company, Lat, the deceased pecting people, some of whom Rominated E: D. Sassoon & Ca, lined to bay: properties the Com a slightly higher price in the fice, it will] expectation that when the boycott pass to Sir Rol Mo Ture and comes to an end, all properties will then to Mr, J, T. Bagarm if Sir {regain their normal value.
Thus the Robert declines "to accept. The speculators are able (o sell out their Mecensed's executors and trustees holding at a profit.
Then the "sood} are Lady C) Mr. W. GI. news" dies down in about a month, Shenton, Mr. R. F. Mattingly (both and things drop back to thei Mr, A, H, Barlow. manager of the original low figure, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Schemers in Mongkong veal Journalist Leaves Marshal Wu Pei-fa has devised Mr. B.A. Wale, until schemes for the subjugation editor of the "Honzkong Daily] of the Kuomintans in Canton, and]
left for home on the Str. for the unification of the country!
wethenshire, Me has the! y jer the control of Pekin. In tion of being the oldest! addition to sending southern expedi Journalist in Hongkong and is now to Hunan, Kiangsi, an fon his way be E on retires Fukien with the avowed purpose came out of attacking Kuangtun, General Kui Chronicle"
Yonge Kuanya has been' sent to asthe "Japan tackle that province from a southern!
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