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THURSDAY, APRIL 29 1620.
WATCHMAN'S CURIOUS-
STORY:
JOB FOR SHERLOCK HOLMES
THE STRIKE HABIT.
WILL SHANGHAI BE AFFECTED ?
V
At the Magistracy this morning. Coming on top of labour troubles before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Sergt.in Yokohama and Hongkong, the
LOCAL, END GEKRREL.
THE CHINA MATI
Oor case of smallpox. One case of C, Slaver.
Kays
PARCELS POST IN-
ARGENTINE
GLEN LINE MOTOR SHIP IN PORT
To the foreign trade bulletin issued,
Another big motor ship, of later by the American Express Company design than the "Siam", of the East for February, we are indebted for The result of the Bogey Fool hints in connection with mailing static Company of Copenhagen, Meisrr Thoresen · ***Company). Oss of the Yaumati Police Station, strike of the Chinese students is Competition played at Fanling 17th books and catalogues to Argentine Agents, of which an account appeared charged a Chinese, a"watchman em exercising opinion to a considerabie 19th April was a win by Mr. G. E. The bulletin, referring to parcels post in the columns of the China Mall ployed by the Fook Shun Hla Copper-extent locally. Remembering what Wilson, 2 down.) 22. cards were difficulties and infernal regulations, recently, is in part. This vessel, the|
"Glenluce", is one of seven already happened a year ago, employers of taken out.
So many Compininis have been isbour in Shanghai, more especially
Messra, Harland & Walf, Ltd. By the perhaps labour connected with ship
received at our Buenos Aires office turned out for the Glen Eine by ping, are not at all certain that
Catalogues and similar articles to would appear proper to say, the m. s Argentine by parcels post that "Glenluce, instead of s. Glenluce" local derangement,
seems well to point out the dis advantages to the Argentine recipient of this method of delivery, 20
In theory, the postal officials open
smiths' firm, of No. 215 Temple Street, Yaumati, with neglect of duty The defendant admitted the offence.
Asked to relate the facts of the
case, the Sergeant said that at. 11.15 the event can take place without (charged before Mr. N. L. Smith, at Tegarding the custom of sending | way, in speaking of a motorship, it
The "Glenluce” is a twin screw
A Chinese was this morning even the Magistracy, with the theft on p.m., on the 20th inst.. the defendant, some who was bleeding from the forehead, although the students have specif board a ship of a pair of shock came to the Tauma: Pelice Station, cally stated that no interference with Three weeks' hard labour. and reported that an armed robbery foreign business will occur. Nobody 'had taken place at the shop. His doubts the genuineness of this desire, story was that whilst he was asleep, but in some quarters there is he heard the crash of a window pane inclination to fear that the general being smashed. Before he could get situation may get beyond their con:pany to establish a service between. If it contains anything dutiable, andto a total power of 2.900 b.h.p. The
Government sanction has been
granted to Mr. Rico's serial com
Hongkong and Macao, on the "con out of bed, four men, one armed (trol.
Wharf coolies obtained a subdition that flying is not done over with a dagger, entered the room in which he was, and threatened him stantial rise a year ago, when the fortifications. with death if he showed any fight.rush of summer trade-took place,
The s.3. "Muttra Messrs. He struggled with them, and in the and wages have come down little if course of the fight, he was stabbed at all. But rents have soared in pro Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., agents, in the forehead. The men then portion to wages, sending up the leaves to-morrow for Shanghal at stole $45 worth of copper, and de-cost of living, and making the usual noon. Her passengers include Mr. camped. The Sergeant said he vicious circle. At the moment, it is E. M. Joseph, Mt. E. Joseph, Mrs. I. aded the blood off the defen- true, the labourers have no particular Shealy Mr. F, Scarborough. Mrs, dant's face, and instead of finding a cause of complaint, but there is just C. M. G. Burnie, Mr. C. Ethrington.
vessel, equipped with two four-cycle, six-cylinder engines of the B. and W. hip. at 120 rpm. This corresponds a package sent by parcels post to see each engine developing 1800
if so, collect the duty on
Inches, and the bore 26-3/8 inches. addresses must call in person to see All auxiliaries such as cargo winches, delivery. Actually, however, the roke of the cylinders is 39-3/8 his package opened, or employ a
steering machinery, and engine- customs broker to be present, pay, pesos 2.69 Argentine paper for offi- auxillary pumps, are driven The electric clad stamps and postal fees, even if by electric motor. the parcel contain nothing qutiable, power is supplied by four cycle, high and, of course, by duties on dutl-speed Diesel engines, in the same In order to start the main engines, able Items. This usually consumes compartment with the main engines. at least two hours' time as well.
A further delay is caused if the two 3-stage air compressors a
installed above, to supply the injec-
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found about thirty Hitle scratches on even if it does not affect them in other the defendsor's forehead. From what ways, may induce a feeling of un- he (the Sergeant) afterwards disrest. For within the 'past year an covered about the case, he was con-additional factor has had to be vinced that the scratches were self considered in local labour matters,
mined, the defendant said he left his brought back with them
Major W. H. Drummond,
Having been despatched on or about March 22, the decisions of the few of mendations made by the Civil Service
to
dule must be made out, which the addressee must take to the proper the stamps, to be affixed to the arti office, call there again next day for
to a final inspection.
engines until they spark," and can operate for themselves on gas thrown The "Glenluce" class, of which, f£ is understood, there are six others. off by the injected crude oil.
To avoid causing the Argentine tons, and their sea speed is 11 knots prospect this inconvenience and exper hour. The length of these vessels pense, catalogues and similar articles is 406 feet between perpendiculars, should usually be sent by book post, with a beam of 54.2, and their gross In the case of valuable photographs, register is 6,800 tons. prints, ete, intended for limited. number of prospects only may be found more profitable in the long run to send them as letter post.
indicted. When he was further exa-Some of the returned coolies have Secretary of State on the reconces, take them to the post office already in the water, have a dead-| post at 4 pm, after locking up the the extreme ideas of Labour in Commission for an increase in the have them, affixed, and subirit them weight carrying capacity of 10,500 place. and did not return until Europe, with a consequent unsettlingalaries of Government servants, 6.pm.. when he found all locked as tendency, and the cases of Yokohama should, in the words used by the and Hongkong might react here now, Colonial Secretary to a representative he had left it.
Proceeding, the sergeant said he whereas in the past their influence of the China Mail, this morning
reach here any day now.". made some enquiries on the follow would have been very small.
So far as labour in connection ing morning, and the caretaker of
A Chinese who was found on the bogse next door told him that he with shipping is concerned, the hid not heard the crash of most important factor will probably the verandah of a house in Foon
the amount of cargo to be breaking glass during the night, be neither did he know any handled. At present the strike of Street, was this morning charged armed robbery having taken place the Yokohama longshoremen is before Mr. N. L. Smith with being a in the Coppersmith's shop. What holding up shipping there, with a que and a vagabond, and with be did know was that after consequent effect on cargoes in being in the house. for an unlawful
of
SOAPBOX LECTURES
VERBOTEN.
It is understood that a still heavier class of construction will be put into toas deadweight carrying" vessels service by the Glen Line: four 13,000 having been ordered from Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Ltd., all of which will be launched before the end of this year. The speed expected from the latest vessels. He told the Magistrate
is 14 knots per Eour, they being designed to carry higher powered that he did not ga to the house to steal, but to give someone there a
A Chinese medicine seller was this engines than the "Glenluce clase sound thrashing. This man, he said, had assaulted him some six months. ago, and he had been looking for morning charged before Mr. N. Their engine power will be equal to cylinders him ever since, until yesterday, Smith with obstruction in the centrai 5,400 b.b.p and the engines will be discovered where he district, by causing a crowd to gather be the highest powered of their type in diameter lived and went to get him. He He pleaded "not guilty." The Police yet constructed, the did not know his assailant's name, said that in trying to sell his drugs, the to be 750 m.m. but be had informed the Chief defendant went through a lot of antics with a stroke of 1,100 m.m. The
Tather, motoring). Chinese Detective about the matter which soon caused a crowd of delight. fuel oil consumption will be about 20
the defendant Jeft his post Shanghai. Up to the time of writ-purpose. at 4 p.m., he found the door of the shop was open, and when the defen dant returned, he spoke to him about it, but the defendant did not seem pleased about it. When the defen dant was questioned about this, he atoutly denied that he had ever spoken to the man next door, and persisted in his story of the armed robbery.
His Worship decided to give the defendant another chance to plead, as it was possible he did not realize "the seriousness of the charge.
After the charge had been re-read and explained to the defendant, he again pleaded "Guilty."
ing the Hongkong strike has not affected the harbour there, but its tendency to spread has been noted, and there is the fear that it may at any time do so. If so it would mean a still quieter spell in Shanghai, and would probably go far in counteract ing the unsettling effect of the students' movement, as during a slack spell the cooliea would probably be too busy looking for employment to take up time with any agitation N. C. Daily News.
THE BIG DANCE. --
Does the announcement that St.
when
Sergeant Ogg said that if his George's Society, is holding its annual Worship was going to convict, he celebration this year, on a comparati- LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. boy had swallowed the pilk he spat would ask for a heavy penalty, invely small scale-as shown by the
- view of the fact that the fact that it in taking place in the
had
2 lot
given the Astor House mean tha, tɗe great,
trouble ..of
balls to which we have been accus-
KESIVALS.
Hongkong will undoubtedly be visited by many of these new smoke tack-less steamers (or rather, motor- era), as other companies than the East Asiatic of Copenhagen and the Glem line are going in for them. The
Weekly Summary for the data given China Mail is indebted to Lloyd's. above..
at the time he was assaulted. Thefted spettaton pegather around him. tons per 24 hours steaming (or was not the motive which brought He says the crued some demonstra- him to the house Three weeks tons of the instantaneous cures effected by his drugs, by operating hard labour.
on a small boy the complained of a stomach ache. The defendant gave this boys licorice coated pill to swallow A send or two after the some blood, and then announced to the crowd that his atqsach ache had completely disappeared course, efid the Police, he small boy was ̧KÍT accomplice of the defendant who was an old humbing More people began to gather, and standing on a box, the defendant gave them a long lecture, illustrated by frantic movements of arms and legs, on how to get rid of all external as well as Interal alimenta, by using one of his "never fail, cure all mixtures. A constable interrupted just when the crowd was most interested, and removed the story teller to the Police station.
gebed a fine of $3.
defendant Police in following up a robbery which he tomed are doomed? There is more was convinced, never took place. than a suspicion that they are, and The as. "Ixion," (Captain James There was a lot of these things except for a few sentimental regrets, Inkster.) 6,520 tons, arrived yester going on, and he thought it was high no one will be really sorry. Gone day at 7 am from Kobe with 4,109 time it was stopped. In some cases are the days when the "season" tons of general cargo. it could be proved that an aileged opened with the Caledonian Ball, armed robbery was a fake, but in and progressed sedately through the others their time was wasted. In winter months with three or four this case, he had no doubt that the alleged armed robbery was a fake, and that the defendant had himself stolen the copper, but, of course, there was no proof.
the
576 tons of general cargo. -.
The 3.5. "Yangtze," (Capt. W. E. national gatherings, a series of dances Hindley) 4.149 tons, arrived yester arranged by various clubs and a few day at 11 am. from Keelung with private affairs. For Dow 'season” never ends. People go on dancing no matter what the tempera. His Worship suggested that there may be, and the old catholicity theft might have taken place during the defendant's absence.
The Sergeant said that was not possible, and the defendant had him self stated that he found everything
The 5.3. "Muttra," (Capt. 5. A. Morgan) 2,985 tons, arrived yester
in partners, entailing a heart-break day at 6 p.. from Singapore with ing search for people in an almost 1,705 tons of general cargo.. hopeless maze, has given place to a
most exclusive style of things, to the
His Worship
The S. Chongva" (Capt. W. A DANGEROUS VISITOR. formation of the smallest possible Michailoff) $58 tons, arrived yester
as he had left them when he returned groups, intruders into which receive day at 7.45 pm. from Haiphong with
at 6 p.m. As an example of take-a frigid reception. And there are 1.200 tons of general cargo: ness of the defendant's story of the better floors than the Town Hall, so alleged robbery, he would like to tell that more and more the great, almost Worship that in the room from conventional assembly, will disap- which the copper was stolen, there
At the Magistracy, before Mr. N.
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The s.s. "Amakusa Mazu," (Capt.] girl was charged with the belt of a
was a large Europeas trunk covered function take its place. intimate yesterday at 955,ao from Sarrived struments from poor of boving in THE COMMITTEE have amended
with dust, and which had not been
touched. He asked the defendant if
the robbers had opened the trunk,
and the defendant said "No, there is view of the fact that there were
value nothing in it." He (the Sergeant) other metala of "greater submitted that the robbers would in the room from which the copper -not have known that the trunk was was removed. -empty without opening it.
Another point which
he thought would be worth mention-
DEPARTURES,
TRUENDAY,
28th May *25th Jans
19th July
am. Swatow the of No.
the Bettlement Days: follows with 103 tons of general cargo and 1, Hollywood Road. Things have for the year 1930- 950 tons of coal.
been missing from the house from
29th Apr time to time and suspicion had been more than once fallen offer; but as there was no proof, going could be done. The defendant waited the house again yesterday “al-as-she; was leaving, she was sexpened by a female inmate of the house, and the Box of drawing tools was found on her person. Further search revealed. pawn ticket. relating to the counter pane, which had been missing for
The as."Sunning" Capt. Benson, sailed for Shanghal at 12 noon to-day with 1,500 tons of general cargo
"-Hwah Kun”: (Capt. The 1.8. Hollingshead) sailed for Saigon at 7 8.m. today with 500 tons of general
The s...Tisalah" Capt. La Roor His Worship said he would like to ing, was that when he examined the sailed for Yokohama at 5 p.m. to-day
back door, through which he was told hear evidence before convicting.
Sergeant Org then went into the the robbers got away, he discovered with 1,000 tons of timber. witnesa box and gave evidence a pool of water just outside the door, corroborating bis opening statement, and upon examining the patch of dry He further stated that instead of ground immediately beyond this pool finding the glass scattered about the of water, he found only one solitary door as one would have expected, it was foot print. Surely, I four men have all picked up and neatly placed in a got through that. door, there would basket by the side of the window. bare been more than one footprint The defendant pointed out a door to on the ground." hlug, which he alleged had been burst Asked if he had anything to say, open by the robbers. As the result the defendant said he left his post at cargo. of his examination of the door, 4 pm, and went to have his meal. (the Sergeant) was convin- He returned at 6 o'clock, and found hed that the four must have been nothing aides. Opening the back sailed for San Francisco via Shanghai
took banin broken open from the inside and not door, he from the outside as the defendant of water outside and washed at 12 noon-to-day with 4,700 tons of
general cargo. alleged. Another thing which con his feel, after which, he relocked firmed his suspicion that the robbery the back door and went upstairs to
The sa. "Fooksang" Capt. Mitchell was a faked one, was that it should sleep. While he was lying awake have taken the defendant all the time in bed, he heard a crash, as if a sailed for Calcutta via Singapore at while the robbers smashed the win-window pane had been smashed, but 3 pm to-day with 3,250 tons of out of bed lathe door, to get took no notice. Then be heard the go
1
With regard to the Sergeant's con- door being smashed, and before he tention as to the trunk, his Worship could get out of bed, four men, on suggested that the robbery might armed with a dagger burst into the bare been committed by people who room in which he was. In the were connected with the shop, in struggle which followed between which case, they would have known himself and the robbers, he was
hat the trinit, was empty, kont
The s:8West Niger" Capt. Swan-
The as. Winya (Capt. Peterson) safled for New York via Manlia and arts at 8 m. to-day with 4,400 tons of general cargo.
Own
stabbed in the forehead. The robbers. The Sonho Maru" (Capt The Sergeant said that was pop took away with them $461 worth of Hanada) salled for Takto via Amoy sible, but that argument would not copper. He went to the Police and Swatow at 10 am to-day with shake his belief that no robbery had Station and reported the robbery 670 tons of general cargo. taken place, because, if robbers had, immediately after the robbers left. in fact entered the premises, they After other witnesses had been would not have taken away only $46 heard, his Worship reserved his worth of copper, especially in decision until to-morrow morning, 2
VALLA WALAWAK
#Phone No. 3310,
sometime
The defendant majd dit regard to the deaving instrurgents, that the book fancy to them; and tools them
way to play with
Asked as to the counterpart, she sold it was sold to her by one of the female franates of the house.
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Replying to his Worship, she saidams to sell by Publigabetion,
she lived with her elder lister in a house in Square Street.
The Police said that, it was not fo
fault that they had been, unable to find
BATURDAY, April 26, 10202
the defendant's sister before, because at their Balay Rooms, & Daddell Street scgy Quantity of Assorted
at the time of her arrest, the defen dant give them another address, and
enquiries made there revealed the act that she was not known,
His Worship said it would be a great pity to send soch a mull girl to jail, especially as the Palice have now got her sister's right Iddress, and are able to find her. He would remand the case, and in the meantime the Police are to find the defendant's sister, and gether to end Court
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