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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1919,
TO-DAY'S CABLES.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mah.)
THE LAW AND THE GOVERNMENT..
AN ILLEGAL AND INVALID PROCLAMATION,
LONDON, December 17.
CLUB DE RECREIO.
"GO-AS-YOU-FLEASE-RACE"
THE CHINA MAIL..
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THE OHLUNG CHAU MURDER.
The Criminal Sessions continued: this morning before the Chief Justice,
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A five thile walk or run race in connection with the Club de Recreio's Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.. Tse IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OFFICE Sports Section was held on Sunday Shui Shing pleading not guilty to an the 21st. There were twenty-six indictment of murder. entries of which sixteen faced the The Attorney General, Hon. Mr. starter. The route was from the J. H. Kemp KC, CBE, with whom Club de Recrelo, along Nathan Road was Mr. G. C.. Wakeman, appeared Middle Road, Chatham Road, Kow-for the Crown and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, An important decision was given by the High Court to-day. The loon City Road, first turning road to CBE, instructed by Mr. G. R. Bay- question was whether the Customs Consolidation Act of 1876, empowering Coronation Road, Nathan Road and wood, represented the prisoner. the prohibition of the importation of arms and ammunition or any other finish at the Club de Recreio,
The jury consisted of Messrs.
Closed on THURSDAY, the 25th Best, H. Prata.a very promising athlete J. McCubbin, H... C geoda" empowered the government to exclude all imports. Mr. Justice
December, 1819. and lat January, 1920. Santay anawered the question negatively, holding that the words quoted ran the race in splendid style Enish Abbey. G. H. da Silva, K. Sayce, A. It will he opea for all purposes till Noon dealt with goads of the same class as those mentioned. "He decided that ling first in the good time of 38 Germain, J Caer Clark
on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUN: the Government was not empowered to prohibit certain imports of ordinary minutes. Paulo Xavier was a very Opening the case the Attorney DAY, the 26th, 27th and 8th Decem peace-time trade and the proclamation purporting to do so was illegal and good second negotiating the distance General said the prisoner washer, 1919, and 2nd, 3rd and 4th January in 36 minutes whilst J. Lima the charged with the murder of a woman 1920. Licensed Warehouses will be invalid.
walking match winner was third at Cheang Chau on November 2. satirely closed on those dates. with 38 minutes. J. Ribeiro a very The deceased woman lived in a house young and plucky runner was fourth with her mother, who would be the with 40 minutes.
principal witness in the case. Five husband sometimes slept in the house children also lived here. The woman's
and sometimes on the Cheung Chau ferry on which he was employed. Da the night of November the front door of the house was closed but the back door was left open. Early the next morning the women were asleep when the mother was aroused by hearing her daughter call out "Save life." She got up and said two men
direction. coming from the
One of the men to her and cut her on The two
"FREEMAN'S JOURNAL ;
LONDON, December 17.
In the House of Commons Mr. MacPherson announced that the pro prietors of Freeman's Journal have issuedi z writ against the government.
FOOD GOXTROL FOR TER23 YEARS MORE.
LONDON, Dec. 17. The Food Centroller said in the House of Commons that supervision of food supplies would be necessary for at least three years..
OBITUARY.
LONDON Dec. 18:
Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, dead, aged 77 years.
FRENCH LOAN NEXT MARCH.
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March.
INDIAN MATRIMONIAL
CASE.
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HUSBAND UNDERTAKES TO PAY WIFE 135 PER MONTE.
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The Chinese lady and her Indian husband were again before Mr. J. R.. Wood this morning.
CHINESE TELEGRAMS.
which the first presented by the Club The prizes were handsome cups of
The second by Mr. J. M. C. Basto, and the third by the Club. Be aides the awards for individual efforts a team prize consisting of four cups was presented by Mr. E. J. Noronha, to encourage collective work with the result that greater in terest was taken by the competitors and the finishes were keen up to the fast man.
Team "C" comprising of the the cubicle. following won the team prize Mr. Jan up Lima 3 J. Ribeiro 4 E. P. Sousa, 5 Fthe neck with a knife.
of
H. Carvalho 8 total count 20. men then rushed out of the house. Team B was second with a count of She knew the man who cut her, the
C. W. BECKWITH,
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Hongkong, December 31, 1918.
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24 made up of the following H. Prata prisoner, well. Accused was subse-ANTED A CHINESE CLERK
P. Xavier 2 C. E. Marques 10 L. B.quently arrested in a matshed and Gomes, 2 11.
A goodly number of spectators followed the competitors including close to fifty cyclists. Mr. E. V. MR. de Sousa, patron of the section was seen in his car taking particular inter- [By Arrangement with the Wah Tze est in the competitors. The officials
were as follows :---- Yat Po.l
Judges: E. J. Noronha, Philip Roza, P.O. Roza, V. L. Remedies, Referees P. A. Yvanovich, A. A. Guterres, J. M. J. Lopes.
SHANGHAI, December 21. The Chinese Government has effect received information to :i that Great Britain and France have only only verbally agreed to the Chinese Reservation of the German
Impector Kent reported that the parties met at No. 2 Police Station yesterday and the husband expressed his willingn495 to: take back his wife on condition she agrees Peace Treaty, to live with him in his mother's
CATHOLIC UNION CLUB.
The atmosphere of the Catholic Union Club was one of kindness on the afternoon of Sunday the 21st when an Xmas tea organised by the membera the club was held. The
house, but the woman refused. Hei The Premier has asked the Princi-guests of the afternoon were the
the Inspector) then suggested that the defendant should give his wife en allowance and let her live apart from him. At first he was unwilling but after a while agreed to give his wife $25 per month on condition she
went to live with her mother and took care of the
Provided ske children..
The defendant said what the Inspector had said was correct; he would give wife $25 per month on
those conditions.
Calling the wife into the witnes
pal of Schools to see him at his residence with a view to arrange a Compromise in respect to the teachers
strike.
poor of the different Catholic Parishes in the colony. Close to hundred and fifty people comprising of children from four years old to adults well passed three scores. The hall was.
RISH TERRIER DOG.- Black and white bead-white body answers to the name of TIBBY.-Finder will be rewarded. Mrs. F. E. DAVIS, Hongkong Estel
beneath his bed was found a chopper.work. Apply stating age, experience At the Police Station prisoner, an- and stars required to Box 1857, c/o
“THE CHINA MAIL.** swering the charge of murder, said he did not do it, but before the Police Magistrate he said he went to the house with another man in order to steal cakes. This man toid him to take a knife for self-defence, but he said they did not need knives as they were not going to rob the People of their clathing, jewels or chatte's. He took a small chopper and the other man took a butcher's knife. He did not know what the other man did in the cubicle. He (prisoner) did as he was told and threatened the old lady with his knife and in the struggle ber neck was cut.
Evidence was then taken. The case is proceeding.
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It was a happy pleasure indeed watching the party avail themselves
obtained. of the many delicacies served out to them, most of which were made
will be subject to rent. specially for the occasion by some to recover his goods. The incidentals All broken, chufed and damaged The Anhui Student's Union in a kind donor. The party was kept to the story are a pair of blankets packages are to be left in the Godowas, box, his Worship told her that she telegram to the Peking Government lively as could be and music was hung out to dry and a cold Chinese. where they will be examined. Claims originally sued her husband for bitterly reprimands. the Anhui provided by a good number of The latter secured the blankets and against the stemmer must be presented maintenance alleging that he had Tuchun for loosely letting off his pianists, members of the club who the owner, on discovering his loss,ithin 10 days of arrival otherwise deserted her. Desertion had not soldiers who had committed an took turns the ivory. To at once went to the nearest pawn-they will act be recognized. been proved, and what is more, he outrage in the Girls' School.
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hot bath and probably by this time and he was not liable to have an
His Lordship Bishop Pozzoni pre- are nore the worse for their adven sided and gave his blessing to the ture. The owner is still rankled. party on the conclusion of teal; toya were distributed to the children and Xmas Cash was given to the adults.. The Fukienese strongly recommend The working committee chief of Admiral Sah Chun Ping to replace whom are the following: Messrs. J. D.. Li Hau Kias a Fetjes Tuchun. The Osmund, A. F. Remedios, M. F. Bap- Government cannot accede to the tista and specially Mr. F. Remedios request for the reason that Admiral deserves credit for the good work Sah cannot be spared from the put up. Navy.
A hearty vote of thanks was proposed to all those who had: General Chu Shu Tsang has decid-so generously contributed towards ed to proceed to Mongolia of the the expenses. 22nd instant.
order made against him. But he had undertaken to give her $25 per mooth under certain conditions which his Wership thought were legal, and if she chose to accept his offer, she may do so, but it must be understood that no order was made by the Court..
The woman was willing to accept $25 per month and undertook to live with her mother and take care of children, and the case ended there.
H.K.D.C. RIFLE
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FIKE SHOOTING BY CORPORAL
GRIMES.
The annual shoot for the Hongkong Defence Corps Rifle Championship took place at King's Park, yesterday, ending in a Bae win for Corporal Grimes after a tough struggle with
· Lce.-Corpi, Goodman, last year's win- ner. Grimes put up the score of 94, Goodman being three points behind. In connection with the shoot it should
Wang Hung Nin reports that the Japanese Consal's attitude is very firm in dealing with the F chow case. The Consul won't admit some of the important evidence.
The French Press contradicts the statement that Great Britain and France had consented to the Chinese Reservation of the Peace Treaty,
CLUB LUSITANO.
The annual ball of the Club
Lusitano which was interrupted last year owing to the assassination of the late President: Sidonio Paes will be held this year as in former years: on the 31st of December. By kind permission the Orchestra of the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment will
A Chinese who was found wandering about the King Edward provide the music. Hotel has been handed over to the Police. The man when discovered could give no satisfactory reason for being in the. hotel saying he was "just looking round."
The Rev. Mr. Lindsay, the new Chaplain to St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, arrived to-day by the
Empress of Russia" and has taken
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be mentioned that it was decided atup his abode in the Vicarage. This to appear when his name was called
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H.W. Routh was fined $10 by the' Chief Justice this morning for failing days' rifle meeting in January, but it reception in the Church Hall to wel. Seselons. He was sent for and told evening, at 5.30, there will be ato serve on the jury at the Crimina! was felt that it would be better if the come the new Chaplain and the in His Lordship that he received that Corps Championship could be shot of duction service will take place at before the Corps was disbanded so 636 p.m., conducted by the Bishop of to act as an incentive to members to remain on the strength. The wea- ther conditions of Sunday were any. thing but favourable a "fish tail" wind' giving some trouble.
Grimes
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