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the population in the City of Victoria 1 It would seem that Tery drastic measures of control would
THE SUMMARY COURT.
DISPUTED MONEY GLAIK,"
Befors His Lordship Mr. J. Gomparts (Puians Judge) this morning, Wong Kam Ying coal merchant, brought a suit against Ng Ting Obeang for $404.48, being amount of principal ad interest due for money leat to him Mr-Lamis (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master) appeared for the plaintif while the defendant was represented by Mc. G. Haywood
THE MAGISTRACY.
LARCENY OF SOVEREIGNS.
Defendant a ereuse was that the wind blew the jacket down to the ground, and he picket it up to re- place it on the polev
Before Mr. ED. Wolfe this His Worship was evidently now morning a Chinese was charged with impressed by the plea for he sen the larceny of 220 sovereigns,fenced defendant to ex weeks' hard
CHINA'S MONUI
AMERICAN ARGE „BETAILS THEIR NEGLECT!
Buzape are suffering from the ravages of While the architectural treasurem war, neglect and randahsat e produt ing no loss lamentable results among venerable masterpieces of architecture and sculpture in China. To cosmopoli tan lovers of the beautiful, an article by Mr. Roy Chapman Andrews in the Ameri can Museum Journal, (NawiYorkh
China's Ancient Monuments," will p vide shocks as painful as those gathered Before Mr. J. R. Wood, two Ch-from the reccet of bombardments:
Flanders, Champagne, and Italy ↓ ma and a woman, were
POLITICAL CIELOS spl
OPIUM POSSESSION.
be necessary to interfero. with that "innate tendency of the Chinese
Mr. Leo" d'Alanda appeared for labour. to hard together. This pet
the defence, on behalf of Mr. EJ of the question is one which
Griss. He pleaded guilty on be Commission appointed to inquire into
half of defendant, to the extent of the Housing Froblems would need
26The owner, of the safe in to take seriously into account. Mr.
which the money was kept had left BowLar's admirable suggestions, so
the safe open, which, he remarked, nese, far as they go, will, we
The plaintiff and defendant wore was a great temptation to the people charged on real with being in “A memorial was addressed to Pre- widely commend themselves as partners in a theatrical enterprise, eslled in the house. Unfortunately daten unlawin poesession of eight tassident Yusa Shih-kall of the Chine practical proposals likely to make the Yuk Hing Company. One of the dand succumbed to the temptation of opium dro
aro sure,
for the better sanitation, and health
population. Who are the
solutions passed as a mosting of and took away £28. He naked his Company was that the treasurer was
her
had
The
Republic in 1914 by fifty-two American Institutions of arsurning, and humanity The immediate result was the promulgation of edict uwking legal recognition of Chins a monaden
and antiquities aut neging national en- operation in thefe preservations More over the Governments of the United Starea, Great Britain, and France, through fa-heir ministrst Peking th
tion that it was but for the Company, sealed the money. This was the dian watchman on board a shames
#
who
possession
consule throughout (gins to use air
possible endeavours to further the aup pression of vandala on the part of their citizens.NATA
The woman pleaded guilty to the of the Colony, but the problem of
the Snly person empowered to borrow. Worship to deal leniently with defan- churge und took the blame on overcrowding, it seems fa ua, uceda
self, stating that the man money. The plaintiff in his evidenca dans, fnflicting a fine it
possible. to be tackled on other lines besides admitted this and said that at the time Defendant la üdmitted: his guilt nothing to do with the matter. schemes für more widely, distribut-
he fent the money there was no suggaand shown the place where he con defendants were arrested by un
people who bend together in a The Treasurer foul him that the first time he had been brought before and the opium was found in their way which constitutes serious money was for his own private uss. the Court. menace to the public health? We The plaintiff produced the document Inspector Gerrard,
Hin Worship 'scharged the man. "pro- Faid fined the woman $75, or, in think it may be said that they are in support of his mise."
secuted, said the complainant,
default, one mouth's hard labour.. mainly of the class, which knows.
Mr. Haywood: I diggest that no woman, had £229 in the safe. She, GALTZA-Died of influenza' while on not, from day to day where the money was lent on this document and did not see the money for a week or
activa service in Italy, 2ud Lieut. wherewithal to live is coming from, I that it was merely made for the purpose two before the robbery. When the TRAVELLING BY AIR AT FIRST- lectors hava viited muny remote corners K400L, GALLLzzi, eldest son of and in any consideration of the of this case-No this is a proper shaft occurred, defendant was sus Mr. and Mrs. A. Galluzzi, of Hong koog, aged 30. (Of the staff of problem of remedying the evil, we Meura. David Sassoon & Co., Ltd., would suggest that institutions on Hongkong office).
the modal of London's "Rowton House" should not be overlooked. If the Government itself in to embark then made out a cheque for $500, had it stole the £26.' He inaintained that studied at first-hand by a large party of mature; the decay of the ancient and.
DEATH.
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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE."
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OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Homogong, WeDnTiday, Nov. 87. 1918.
the STOCK EXCHANGE will he CLOSED on FRIDAY, 29th of
November. 1918, HEATHER DAY,
By Order of the Committee.
E M. RAYMOND, • Secretary,
Hongkong, Nov. 27, ISIE..
PUBLIC AUCTION."
983
OVERCROWDING EVILS IN
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Uncerigned Fublic Anction, Commission to inquire fato and
structions to sell by
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SATURDAY,..
the 7th December, 1918, at 11 &.1, it their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Tea House Street-r Four Well-marked FOX TERRIER PUPS-about 3 months old. Trans-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
" Auctioneers, Fongkong, Nor. 27, 1818.
864
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A derk of the plaintiff said that on pected. He admitted his guilt and September 7th the defendant came to took the Police to the place where his master's shop and naked for $400 he had the money. His explanation for his own private me. The plaintiff was that he found the safe open and
on any scheme for providing accom-cashed and gave defendant 1100. De that was all the money be found in modation for the population, it could fendant signed a borrowing note, the safe.
It was rather stranger not do better than put up an institu- written out by himself. On the 6th it defendant did not take also the wis made for $100 to $600 in notes which were also in the tion or two of this kind where the another loan
Yung Fung At It was also paid in safe. As all the evidence the Police cash.
could obtain wue that given by the compluimant, he was in a position, to
worst disease-breeding rookeries in the Colony now exist, and make the necessary arrangements of their proper management. It ie, at least, an idea that should be considered..
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL. -
repors apon the Housing Problems of the Colony it is unlikely that will be in a harry to adopt the resolution passed by the Sanitary Beard yesterday
The Stusts" give their entertain certain proposals for remedying ment at the Theatre Ropal to hight in the admitted evil of overcrowding in aid of the St. Andrew's Day efter certain districts of the Colony. Bat The next organ recital of the if the Government deam such a present series by Mr. Donman Fuller Common unnecessary, and con-will be given in St. John's Cathedral at sider that they know all that there 6 p.m. on Monday week, December 9th is to be learnt regarding these problem, and how to solve them, the proposals submitted by Mr. BowLET and Mr. ALABASTER should 'stand; | some chance of being sympathetically exhmiel with a view to their adop tion. No one can ignore the fact that there is serious overcrowding of the population in the Colony, and abundant proof exists in the health of communicable disease were 1 of records of the Colony that where diphtheria and 1 of cerebro-spinal fever.
We have received too late for insertion to-day a very lengthy letter on "The Housing Problem" from, a. "Ratepayer." It will appear to morrow,"
Four cases of enteric (3 British and Chinese) were reported in the Colong during last week. The only other cases
#8
Smith Villa, The Peak, takes place
at Mesern. Hugbes and Hough's Auction
extent of $26.
I
CLASS PARES.
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CATERING PUT PUBLIè rudurrs AFTER THE WAR,
Problems of rainmnercial aviation were
Unfortunately, political conditions in China soon nallised this excellent sep and in the subsequent chaos tho despoil- ing of China's monuments and antiquities has progressed unchecked. In the last years" says Mr. Andrew foreign cul- of the eighteen princes on a systematic earch for objectsstaturareftegical value, nad the aendee to the records of
China's ancient civilization has assumed alarming proportions. The Chinese themselves have taken part in this work of spoliation. Last but not least, to the that due to the unchecked operations of damage done by man has been added
Colonial, Brities and Allied journalists, neglected buildings has proceeded pace.
E
THE TEMPLE OF HEAVEN.
who recently inspected the Handley Page Works. The inspection included a flight over London in several of the new bix with its gniden dome glowing like
In Peking, the Temple of. Besn Handley Page Benking machines.
great balat Are above the rple tiles The recant London to Cairo fight and of its sloping roof; the white marble other long distare jenes wen in altar open to the sky, inde serred by Shei Loi Che, a proprietor of Yat
the worship of China's most illustrious stanzed by Mr. Hasliny, Page at
emperors, the beautifulpelou, and tho Hing theatrical company, said he took part in the management of the the accept the plea of guts to the funeboon as pof that commercial avis-marble walks belong to China's posterity rien had actually arrived. There was a records of her ancient glories. But He was anperintending the collection of Sentence of six weeks' hard labour aviation, if it were properly organised them from the ravages of time and he said a great feature for commercial such rare treasures need enro to protect: tickets. At a meeting of the proprietors passed.
wenther. and run, and he quoted res to prove on July 17th be proposed that all
that passenger carrying at tates slightly monetary matters should be looked after SNATCHING CASES.
in excess of first-class railway fares wond by the Treasurer of the Company. He
prodor a pront of about 9 per cent. -Chinese youth was charged on an epital. To produce this they would | did not know whether defendant had
power to borrow money. Witness and before Mr. Wolfe with always have to fly with a full load. received from defendant $380 for the snatching one gold-mounted bangle In binding still closer together parpose" of, paying the setors' passages valued at $2 and a jade-stone the Empire by establishing quicker.com. munication betwed its component parts worth 50 cents from the person of the aeroplane was destined to play from Shanghat,
When I visited the Temple of Heaven Tess than two years ago, 1
Ifcund its apacious courtyards, choked with cut gris and its beautiful waiky and growing weeds. The tiny roots were tile capped walls almost obscured.
slowly but surely accomplishing their deadly walk. The diarble plate were crumbling; the great round temple itself: cracked, the tiles broken, and the walls was filled with dust and decay. In a very few decades this almost seared spot Mr. Elsywood said the defence was 18-year old Chinese girl at Swatow great part. All they looked for to the will present only a heap of rains over- that 3100 was borrowed from the Lane.
Government was the provision of grown with grass and weeds and one. plaintif for the purpose of paying actors Sergeant Blackman prosecuted. o private enterprise he was confident the
perial air stations. If the rest were lets more DARO wil have been tord from the
books of China's history passage and that the other $100 alleged the previous hearing defendant serial mercantile wank be built up as to have been lett on the 5th September stated that he was falsely accused, firmly as the tuercantile marine.
The Yellow Temple not far from was never lent. He could satisfy Hin
Lord Montag of Beulen, who pre Peking is one of the most sacred spots and that he would being a playinate sided recalled that is was just two year ear the Capital Herb are buried the Lordship that the receipt produced was
at his who would tell the Court that this month since Wilbur Wright and his came as an ambassador from Tibet, to garments of Holy Ta-hi lema who not genuine. If he could bring the Treasurer who was now in Canton ill, he was on that day looking for his brother came and did their first sight Peking. It was the lame Fanchan Bogdo
Europe. There had been no other form from Tashi Lumpo, who died at smal brother when he was arrested. and put him in the box and question.
of development in his history which Poin 18:0. The ashes of his cremated hin whether he had received $100 be Defendant fared to produce his had shown such remarkable Poults in corpse were sent to Tibe, bit ever his slothes the artist emperor, Chien Lang, Iwas bound to say "no."
witness, and a previous conviction that time as dying e
erected stape, in old Bindu style, a for snatching being proved against -The case was adjourned.
Then the engines were of 24 up. To. mausoleum of marble and golf. When I
defendant, he was sentenced to 12 the carrying, capacity, had increased from priest-abowed mo. with sorrow in his
day they were sa men ss.750.b.p. and sited it first, in 1919 yellow robel 4
eyes, the atrocious destruction which Strokes of the birch and to undergo about stones to tons Ten thousand had been inflicted on this sacred mons. three weeks" hard labour.
feet was then the highest flight: to-day ment in 190. This was during the Boxer we were doing 20.000, And while Rebellion, when Japanese soldiers wantonly knocked off the beads of statues Another Chinese lad was charged miles an hour was then the highest speed with the butts of their rifles and dy- today we were approuching 160 miles. maged bas zelfefs, but fortunately only with snatching a pair of earrings our original Army in France started with a small part of the marvelous detail was
On my second visit, f 19), MAL
BILLIARDS.
PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.
The first games in the above Handicap took place last night. The first prize is for a most serviceable Gold Wrist Watch
the congestion of the population is The Auction of the valuable Lease- greatest, there epidemics of disease hold Property Nos 37 and 38 and known
rth $5 from a 12-year old girl at a planes: the luge number to-day e destroyed by this act of obtain their strongest hold and
could not give Long fights and Queen's Road East, faraish the highest mortality returns
Sergeant Blackman stated that from America, for justice would be It ma necessarily be so. MR Pooms to-morrow, Thursday, at 3 pm. which is on view at the Hotel The yesterday afternoon the girl was possible, and he hoped to fly to India. They must, however, strive to produce a BOWLEY expressed the opinion that Sir Francis Aglen, Inspector-second prize will be left to the winner 800 home from phool - silent engine, for the pubile would not fly the conditions in the City of Victoria General of the Chinese Maritime to chome, and alea the break prize. In Queen's Road East when defendant long distances in seroplanes which had as regards overcrowding are worse Customs, paid official calls yesterday on the games last night Mr. Vas, owes 100, came up and snatched the ear ringe noisy ones. to-day than ever they were. Why the Military and Civil Governors of easily defeated Mr. G. May, owes 40, from her and made off, but is it Mr. BOWLEY said it was dus Canton
the Inter player being completely off arrested by a Chinese seaman, form
complainant's ears were bleeding partly to the configuration of the
The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock
In the second game Mr. C. Bond when she was brought to the station. land, and partly to the innate tend- ency of the poorer classes, of the
the leases of two lots of Crown Lead Chinese to hard together, believing
no doubt that there is safety in Letters relating to basisose shoald be number. The natives also find Rate of subscription to "Ohlas Mat is warmth in
addressed to THE MANAGER.
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cola
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was
The
Co. Ltd acquired at auction yesterday owes 130 mot. Mr. J. Parkes owes 250 It was snely due to the seaman, East of Hunghom, of a combined area of and the excellent play of the former the sergeant said, that defendant 154,490 square feet. The upset price combined with the hard lack of the was arrested.
absence of four years, I was appalled at the signs of decay. The ancient temple of gray wood, with faded but magnificent columns, yellow blue, and green, was full of cracks and rifte. It was already feaning and dromed about to fall T place of a beautiful p'ai lou which forme erly faced the stops, lay a heap of plaster, stone, and yellow tile. It is a very very old temple but with a little care could still be made to stand for years*.
THE KIE OF DILAPIDATION, The numerous Ane photographs with
SIAMESE KING A JOURNALIST...
Journalism has s Royal recruit in the which Mr. Andrew particle is illustrated
King of Siam, who recently ostributed
incinde views of buildings, whose aspect has long been familiarátotus of the. an article to Siamego journal on the Oesident, from their frequent representa "Freedom of the Seas. It would be tion in books of travel encyclagedias for the two lots was $23,174, and the latter enabled Mr. Bond to win very Defendant pleaded guilty and said interesting to know whether he used ordi and school books, but the air of dispida
pary Siamese or Palge language. They painfully re-enfores auch des
tion that invest then is a nosal numbers, and this lots were sold for that figure.
sarily. Mr. Parkes put up a beautiful he threw the rings away when as a Londed correspondent. The lations as the following #36 per mana per quarter and per men natural desire for warmth tends to
break of 19, and the Eails being in a chased. One of tas eur-rings was ter came lato, existence in order that The Hall of Classics is group of The Canton Custom House is to good position, he seemed like making a subsequently recovered.
the tender ears of Royalty should not he temple-like birldings in a large garden sem. pro rata.
The Chins Mail is delivered free to aggravate overcrowding in
bave three days holiday, November 27, large break, but going to the table, be Mr. Wolle sentenced defendant to pressions, while all Royal actions, lund to braver col, and in the cards! Hoffended by unpleasant or indelicate ex-Where the text of Chinese classics is kept subscribers in Hongkong and Royloon
Postags is. Charged at the rate of fiftyweather, Ino comments might 28 and 29 in honour of the Allied
wonderful n'ay centre of be-mide on this explanation of the Victory and World Peace. The off accidentally touched the ball, thereby two months hard labour and to re- sound different from similar, actions per beautiful lake surrounded by a marble a
formed by lesser people.
cople. The Royal Falustrade stands a splendid tempe Orders for artes copies of the Covercrowding: one is that if these and more will open in the mornings on making a foul. The chief breaks were ceive 12 strokes of the birch langnage is as complete is the nations the Hall of Meditation, but how dossited and covered with dust, dust everywhere, blown in from the Gobi sert by whirlwinds from the northe fne desert sand is powdered-thick) the stately throne and panelled scr and has dulled the color of the quered wood and golden oraem
sonia per month.
Mats' should be sont as soon as possible sa
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the supply is limited. Cab 10 cts, Credit considerations are chiefly responsible November 27 and 28, and be closed in Mr. Bond 43 twice, 31. Mr. Parkes,
20 sta, par copy
the afternoon. On the 29th they will we may the "Overland for vercrowding, then Rate of subscription to
be closed to business the whole day, t Chida“ Mall”. 1a $13 per sanam postage expect to find every Chinese city 81 per annum sztra Bingia popies twi
wanty d as bad as Hongkong in this respect, Evo penta sach.
The Queob's College.magazits notes Alterations and additions to Adrare because, alter all, Hongkong is the following changes in the staff ments on Pages 2, 8, 8, and should, be sent to las dimon, No. 6, Wyndham but a Mecca for Chinese from all Mr Nightingale who basso ably
not later than 11.30am. Alterations kod additions to Advertise parts of Southern China and they edited the Flore -ments on pugna" 1, 4, & and 8 should be bring their habits and modes of past year has
sent us ach later than 1 p.m.
Street,
New Advertisement should be sent i before 2p, ma
Advertisments and Subscriptions which are not ordered to a fixed period will be
outlawed until countermauded.
Telegraphale Addrom Min Hongkong Dede A..0.665 264 dition
***Talvikuna da, 2000
THE QUINA LAIL LAMIUNO
A FAVOURITE BUB DOWN.
HE golfer, the football player and
during the
42, 31,
The games to night are J. F. Robinson and W. Gerrard, at 6 pm. and A. G. S. B Morton and A. Simpson, at 9 puz.
The seamman who made the rest was complimented by his Worship, who ordered $5. to be paid to him out of the Poor Box, as he was un- employed
KIND THOUGHTFULNESS OR LARCENY?;
Two further cases of Pipe Tobacco anferred to 150-| havs –been generously life with them. But if it be that math, and our old friend, Mr.Brook, bas
kampd Co, Manila, to A Chinese boy wis
Committee in
the Honglong is more overcrowded than come back to us to tak
rečný, of a cotton for the relief of wounded."mole
hearty the average Chinese city the cause of second master Wa
#Mc Marwell. welcome to him and may be found, in the comparatively
who has also returned to exorblant rentals charged
albeit only for the alternoon modation. It is evident pathat the Chinese prefer the
Brenberg for Mr. and Mrs.
of the city to the
that there are present time about 500 Vacant Hod
ía tuo city alone.
the all-round athlets know the value remini Chamberlain's Pain Balm It is Just
the thing for arab dawn after a hard game. All sereness disspposes like magis and sprains and telling and cured in avance Gothing, les time, than by any other
whdes
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tongue.
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