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demonstration of
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TOYS.
only 15
of their splaci for HONGKONG'S
fly houra esok orsak,
reduced to sky par vant, for
per weak, Being moshly" on, a pleci
(work basin, of pay, the operalires noi
CONSTITU TION
only loak the "beneft of the advanos COMING PUBLIC MEETING
thai had been made to them, when
wäger all round were being herenaed;
but they were actually worse off* This
was admitted by the Cotton Tribuns,
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONE.
hear
SESSIONS.
KURDER.
ore Mr. Justice Gomberta in
INMAN)
ellisen of the
was tried by Mr. Mel MrR ME: Dyan was charged out remand the Suprema Cours this morning the
awful-pommation before Mr. JR Wood with cutting www.continued the Pen-
dafendant, in pleading cues a tree on Crown land. murder case which his own cases in Englab, stated that the previous hearing the gardene occupied his Lordship's attention the the Colt revolver. Lad been in his made a dazement to the affect then (whole of erday
Possession in the United States for we ordered bar RM. Dver Mr.JW Franks, Deputy Super inveral years where he had kept it in to make a garden for the house. Public Meeting to be held the Theatre prisoners were kept in separate pelleUpon returning to Hongkong about us down, the tree which was standing comparison with other trades they Royal, City Hall on Thursday, 9th but had opportunity of speaking to eight months ago be brught the near Craigtai Road, and it rubans were bearing a disproportional share January bext, as 6 pm. The Hon Mr one another; they were exercised revolver with him and failed to get quently tranpiracy on Crown. Lind. of the burdens ansing from the P-E. Holyoak will preside. together and went together to the permit to keep-it,, being unaware that Following this statements discors one was required that rarose as to whether Mrs. Dyer et har increased prices. On the other hand, That this public meeting of Hongkong reception room there can be very little doubt that the employers were making large profits, aven considedng the gubandsd cost of materiel; and it seems by way of a commentary on the persistance of lese noble aspect ol
human nature,
which went so far as to say that by These resolutions are to be moved at #intendent............. Migtoria: Cholz said the | his stora sa' protantion against robbers. I order to carry out this order he had to
thun is consistent with the ideals born of this way, that Member of Parkisurent should fest obligal to beg
them to be resinable. Meanwhile the workeen have, probably in part i result of that appeal, been awarded an increase of fifty par cent. by arbitration This should tids them over until the expected increase of shipping permite of the greater import of raw materiał, when
we may expect the mills of Lanceshire ones more, to make the prosperous hum thai shows them
Ltd working to full capacity.
Motor Cars, Bicycles, Rocking Horses, Scooters,
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CRACKERS.
For the convenience of our Customers, our Store will be open ön SATURDAY afternoon, the 21st instant.
LOCAL AND GENER
During the pranty-four hours ending Dec. 15. these was ons case of enteric farer (Chinese) in the City of Victoria.
1
the cutting down of the tree. bearing was bold over until this morning for the presence of Mrs Dyer and W. J. Tutcher, the superintendent of, Forestry Mr. Tuteber was promise thin
residents whilst firming ita unawening 4 Chinese interpreter having der Melbourne ordered a 850 Has gardener should be held reason other
Falty to the Crown and Empire is of preed that he interpreted the prison and confiscation of the weapon.
YOUTHFUL PICKPOCKET opinion that the teatructions & His Ex-ard statements from the Kwangel ceilency the Governor, relative to the to the Cantonese dialect to the eers geaub interpreter who wrote it down, Legislative Council require amendment. He laid it was very quiet on purse, containing 82, from the pocket and in reply to his Worship mode of selection of members of the he was re-examined by Mr. en-Charged with having matshed a în auch a way as to secures in the night in question: There was no of an old man on Concession Street said he had not received information *** Firstly ---That sa regards all the commotion at No. 2 Police Statico yesterday afternoon, Cheng Cheuk Yeer any one of the ground, being loanodi for gardens parposse He woukk Unfcial members of the said Connell If the night in question was that is bop of about twelve, wan' arraignmet (other than the two Chinese members) following the day on which the before Mra Melbourns this morning Heroceed with the case as the Magistrate the principle of election instead of Colony received the news of the denied the allegation, alaining that ho nomination aha l' be apples armistice, he (Witness) was not awatapioked the purse op from the ground SecondlyThat the number of Un- of that fact. He did ros know that upon the testimony of a constable who official members, shall be increased the Tspector in charge of No tenced to one month imprisonment and witnessed the deed, prisoner was sen Police Station was suspended on that night and another man put in charge 12 atrokes of the birth.
from six tu sight."..
ThirdlyThat number of official members shall be reduced from eight
Fourthly That of the six elected
be British subjects)
thought fit
The gardener was found
the charge and and 110.
ROBBING A BABY
The Sargeant interpreter bore out the last witness" statement us to the
"A DANGEROUS PERSON, 17-
Lai Chiu, Chinese, was charged with interpreting and the taking down of uneficial members (all of whom shall ; the prisoners statements and possession of house-breaking implement knife, out the string which, attached u answer to Mir. Jenkin said he could and returning from banishment from got remember if the night in the colony before expiration of term Two shall beolected by the Hongkong tion was that following the receiving He was found in Queen's Road at General Chamber of Commerce of the news of the armistice in the o'clock this morning, with two skeleton One by the Justices of the Foace and Colony Witness was not in a hurry keys, one jimmy and a pocket Three (ons of whom shall be of Part to get away from the station Helantan. Accused has been basisbed uguese rare) by the Sanitary Boary had to be on duty all night and could from the colony on three separate oc Electorate composed of Jurymen and not leave the station until 10 o'clock ensions, the last time for life. Because persons qualified for but exempt from the following morning. Witnees ad of the absence of some necessary wit mitted that owing to certain happen-nesses, his case was remanded until the Jury service. and in order that doe and prompt.attenings on that night, the inspector in 21th instant. tion and consideration may be given to charge was suspended and Sergt.HICH the opinion thus publicly explessed this Cockle took charge.
A feign of the times is the repaint-Meeting requests the Government to ing of all the B. L. boats in the harbour transmit this resolution by telegram to Kia. Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies
at Singapore.
.'
A local ho'el joke runs thus: "Any soup on the menu, boy ?" arted a diner. “There was,, Sir, but I wiped it off"
ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY.
AI 4 pm yesterday afternoon while Chineseoman was boying vegetables in Wing FangStreet, Chinese came upto her, and, drawing = gold mounted rattan bangle to the wrist of her two year old baby. The woman Wave chase and the culprit ran along Queen's Road into the arms of an Indian constable. The fugitive made a desperate attempt to free binsell, drawing bis knife and stabbing the constable with it, The constable had an axciting time in retaining his hold on his struggling captive and rasisting attempts made by the latter'a friends to rescue him. At last the man was taken to the. Policn Station and this morning he appeared before Mr. JR Wood, who found him guilty and satenced him to nine months" hard labour and four hours stocks in liet of the last day.
ALLEGED LARCENY FROM By the Attorney-General: Sergti
TAIKOO SUGAR REFINERY. Cockle had been attached to the 20
Befors Mr. J. R. Wood at the 2 Station for some weeks he did not come specially to take charge. What Magistracy this morning a Chinese mat witness meant when he said Sargt and woman were charged with the Cocklegume down to take charge,sremy of 1 ton 2 cwt of coal, worth A JUVENILE THIEF! was that the Sergeant was already 830, belonging to the Taikoo Sugar in the Station and merely took charge Refinery. on the suspension of the Inspector.
Sergi Cockle recallert said no Jo and robbery was attempted by money was found on the deceased, four Chinese on the h use of Chinese and, in reply to Mr. Jenkin, said Mr. L. N. Leefe left by the seactor situated in a cement works Sergt. Blackman was put in charge Shinyo Maru to-day for home. Alarge enclosure.
of the Station after the suspension amber of local residenta assambled to Chocog Bing Wan, the contractor, re of the Inspector.
Wong Keng Kee, clerk and inter seo him off at Blake Pier.
ported that at 7.45 last evening four men
Sir Haber Fany, the. composer, di d
on Oct. 7th at Rustington, noir Worthing.
He was born on February 27, 1813.
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The two defendants with another Mr. Jorge, a Portuguese lady, hang man not in custody were found sleeping soms linen out to dry in her garden at in their junk which they moored at the Salisbury Avenue, Kowloon, & small Wanchat coal anchorage, at 3 am. Chinesa boy, who was engaged in yesterday morning. They woke up on picking up tenais balls, took down two hearing the Police launch approach, and pieces of lace from the clothes line. in spite of several warning shots from | He then jumped over the gate, and the launch, tried to get away in their bolted. Mr. Jorge who witnessed the boat. The male defendant jumped into theft from the verandaks of her house, swimming ashore but Sergeant Bond, was arrested in Chatham Reart by into the water after him and hauled this morning ordered by Mr. J. By who was in the Police launch, jumped Chiness Police Reservist. The boy way him into the launch.
Wood to receive 10 strokes of the birch.
Harry Leader, aged 48, is not the entered bis house by the back door, and/preter at the Magistracy, said he the water to make his excape: by gave bus and cry, and the young rogne
only music hall arist doing splendid pro paganda work whe was called up. Bransby The China Mailrent to the Govenment moving in Williams, aged 40, received his papers,
The American Cons: General has received information from Washington to the effect, that import restrictions on the shipment of honey and animal bair to the United States have been removed.
Elesezon, Dachsday, Dec. 13, 1918.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS...
From time to time protesta have bern made in the loesl press against the, persistent cruelty inflicted upon
the matter. In Shanghai them is a thriving Society. Every week cases are brought to Court and the offenders wedcted in fines. It is believed that the Government hesitated before appointing a Traffic Inspector bere on the grounds of expense, whereas
It is a welcome sight to see two C. P. R. bosta viz. the Emprus of Japan and the Monteals once more in our har-
th eat med him with revolver. The occasionally interpreted in the Shang: dominded the key of his mis, and on the Mandarin dalcets. He did not speak haj, Fukien, Amoy, Chinchow and pretett of finding it, the contractor gained wangsi but understood 60 or time for his wife to attract the attention of per cent, of that dialect. He inter Mr. P. W. Goldring, who appeared their son who was cuteile the house. The preted the charges to the prisoners for the defendanta, applied for latter blew his white, and the tobboss, at the Magistracy on November 12 a remand. As to bail, Inspector hearing it, took slati and fled from the He could remember what they said Gordon informed the Magistrate
in reply to the charges
that he had consulted with the house, without stepping to ride it.
Mr. Kemp: What did they say?C.SP. as regards the male, defen Mr. Jenkin: I object to that, mydant, and as there might be another Lord. The learned Attorney-General charge preferred against him, he suggest would have to ask the witness many od bail of 8500 for him instead of $250, inore questions before he comes to a first suggested for each defondant. Bail was secordingly fieJ
JAPANESE NURSE ROBBED.
Walls & Japanese nurse employedet the that
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS
AN ADDITIONAL COM-
PETITION.ST
it has proved that, besides being a bour, and as bir Wallace, the local agent paak. Hospital was yesterday walki gaffer some argument, he Lords at $500 for the insa and 250 In addition to the sren's contained in animals by the Chinese. Up to the Pablic benefactor, the appointment said this morning. We are flying the alors the footp th leading from Bowen ship expressed the opinion that he for the woman, the case being remand the programme already published there prenent the Government has down provides a continuous source of Canadian flag and that of the Company Road to Bay Road, Oxiness man could not allow. the question to be
could not agree with it, hemp and
answered
ed until to morrow.
OPIUM CASES
wli be an individual, competition, open to nocond and third e am. Phots conditions to be the same as for the Com- mandant's Competition. There will be no fee for this great, en Ties
Fentanca
revenus for the Government. There to let folks know that once again two up behind her, and seizing her, tried to nothing in the matter, perhaps
of our ships are in the barbour." is a moribund branch of the R.S.P.CA | G
sra cha gold necklace she was wearing. The This closed the case for the pro
In a case before Mr. J. R. Wood in becazie of the difficulty of getting
secution. "Scond Lieutensat Henry Deacon rue resistad, and a struggle ensued, in European Inspectors for the work in the Colony, but it lacks voluntary
After all three accosed had said which Li Lon was charged with being in Now that the war is ended we support, and slumbers in the desk of Rit hie, Cold'esta Gaards, who died from which the nurse was thrown to the ground.
wounds on Sept. 27, wis the elder son of She received several blows from the rafßen they had nothing to add to the state-possession of four taols of opium dross, should be sent in "to the Honorary Sere
allowed Sergeant Blackmail who December,EST
strongly age the Goverment to appoint Inspectors on RSF.C.A. Ines to deal with the numerous Cases
of cruelty, and they could be attached
to the Police Department. It is not
but what
地
additional
a local gentleman. Besides work of the late H. Ritchie, and of Mrs. Ritchie on her baid and arms Ha fosty succeedments they had made at the Moboing two tzels in excess of the quantity try not Ister than nogo on Saturday, 216 this kind should be done by the of Cattishall Rough, Godalming. He weed in wresting a ta d-bag from her tracy, both Ir Belilios and Mr. prosecuted, said he went to defecdant's Competitorarega ring tiffa
and ran off - The norse estimated her loss Jenkin addressed the "jury and laid place at No. 27, Amoy Street, by virtusisgi Park) on 264 or 20th December Government and not left to private born in November, 1898, in Hongkong.
(at $14:80, #2 of which, was money contained stress on the fact that the whole case of "search-warrant, and on a bed before requested; to a zid thei individuals, there is far too much to The cantidue opposing the Frius in a pmas it the hand-bags be done to be carried out by persons Miris er in the section at home is Mr. having other work to do. Everyone Austin Harrison, a joursalist who has brez knows the time involved in making dibs of the English Review sicce 1910. a case" and then there is attendancer. L'oyd George's divil, in addition to being a old Harrow boy, was subsequently
Magistrate would not be required for a time to hear the cases. ; It is a m
common sight to see acts of cruelty in the streets, and these are permitted to be practically checked Frequently, daily, Chinese excrying
CRICKET.
FRIENDLY MANGEL
for the prosecution was based on the found the opiam done op in packaaan:| evidence of a mere child the only He arrester the man and brought him Hou. Scrobry not hier than boon on
Mond eye-witness of the murder, and this to the Station witness said she saw three men fight. The man in Court said the opium ing, but there was no identification. was given to him by hi fost who tion will not be obtainable on. All she said was "I sa handa occupied the bedspace. moving but saw no faces.
fo the
Compe
dr. P/Goldring, who appeared
PALACE HOTEL
BILLIAR
HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB Y, UNIVERSITY, Mr. Jenkin also informed the jury for the datendant, said he was instructed The following will represent the Club that in Courts, confessions alleged to by Mr.Agaizto apply for s remerd. was remanded,
at court when the case comes on, privately fucated at the Unfremities of Properly appointed. Inspectors could fusance, Marburg and Perka... do these cases from beginning to end. The King heard, with deep regret af on their ground as 215 pm on Sater have been made by prisoners were the cases as assordingly
Perhaps one of the Unofficial the death from gusabot weends at hos day -T. E. Pearce (Captain). FM not taken as conclusive proof of guilt Mr. P. W. Goldring, appeared also Members of the Legislative Council plat in France of Chaplain sore Baley Austin, C. Brown, FJ de Rome, D. and the presiding judges in many to represent another Chinese who was chickens, pigeons, ele, suspended by will give this matter his attention, Bady, whom he decorated with the V.CE. Donnelly, Capt F. H. Gray, Major murder cases. Dayo, warned the jury arrested in Pottinger Street with 7+Iba
It badly needs bringing to the daing bis visit to France at August W. P. Hammond, & M. MALL, F. Sutton,
official notice of the Government
the wings, which are tied back, Can be seen with the poor things in great pain: - The other day's Chinese was carrying two ducks in this fashion in Queen's Boad. Having a fairly long. pices of matten from which the ducks were auspended he permitted them to tooch the ground occasionally. this, was no act of kindness on the dema part of the Chronomén bat because
rey cruelly dropped them hard
the ground every now and then. kinds of peniks
But
THE COTTON STRIKE.
It has been etsy for com- people to. ail strikers Sometimes,
Mr. Hardyo bado M.CHER Thomas, and E. P. Thurafeld the D.S.0. belo's he mused the V. Ci was g ordt 5 years of age!
Waare-plouar! Jest that Hospital, Deum in Fallar is dogrds logstat actor
Entries for the Clinton Foultr close on Saturday the 21st As announced, birde
too easy acceptance of con- of raw opium on his person, and pleaded
Counsel for No. 1 and 2 guilty. The man was food 8500 with i the accused unded the jury of the an alternative of three months hard responsibility they
when Isbour, the opium being confiquntad.
condemning a man to death, and suggested that they could only do this when there was not the slightest but, said Counsel, where
Bideup, contly deci
of blord was VEĽK
insta
Life of
brother, Lisonerd Girling,
gineer, employed at Woolwich, be taken to and from Canton feve
Grad himself. The operation charge.""" the war, denunci
in order" It otherwise was performed and the soldier la recover
ing, bat Leonard Girling has died at the strike”: of, coltun
rear o of his sacridonos
hima
"An will be-
A LIGHT FINGERED THIEF.
Whilst a Chinesa merchant was talk- the slightest doubting with the Chief Officer of Japanes the prisoners were the steamer, a Chinese came-np bobind him he submitted, and and acceeded in extracting bli pura
shup would bear from his pocket without attr
at point, the Cused attent
net of that:
by an Indi calan :beforeć
subisquent fit-it serious rastaks; Lord
Think 10 proved, that:
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