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every pions device, mich as the YMCA...to maintain the supply AN INITATISO and are too lazy of cheap, servile, and well "dis. ciplined labour. The manhood and)
to look, whether the collection of well-being of the labourer himself. idiomutic phrases by Mr. Doherty of course, is none of their business, includes on the scene." It is It is quite true that thousands of one beloved by police court report man would be better workmen anders, amt is a daily irritation. No better off it they let the borze alone, policeman ever simply arrives. He It is eally rue that thousands ofalways comes on the scene.
SINGAPORE, April 29. workers would be more efficient and perhaps the most perfect example.
The American schooner "Betsy wealthier if they cut out tobacco. 38 the mechanical mode of com- Ross, from Africa for Singapore is Every tian's savings bank account position which results from idiom overdue. would increase rapidly if he omitted collecting. two meals a day. By not getting married and having children. many man could die rich whe usualty dies poor. And so on, and 200 on. The real need of the age in the way if leagues and campaigns is a strong organization banileil to sup-i press the pestiferous people whof reddie with our morals and want To reform us by veto..
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To-day's dollar is worth 4s. Bild.
Three cases of cerebro-spinal fever are shown in today's return.
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LOCAL IND GENERAL.
Da. his departure from Singapore Mr. R. Miyashitam, manager of the NYK. office of that port, was pre sented with a süver cup by the clerical staff.
Canton students are organising Lady Duff, wife of Vice Admira a parade on the "day of nationa! disgrace." May 7, which is the day Sir Alexandar Duff, launched the sson which China agreed to the twenty Dock Company's Pootung works on "War Regalia "at the Shanghai
one demands presented by Japan. on April 21.
The King of Slam has had a sex 90 ft. motor yacht built which is installed 150 BHP. Motor Ship and Motor Boat"in & re cent lasue.
Padre Maconachie is OUR th COLONIAL ignotarce f
those nt Home concerning Hongkong, It is a pity he got away just before last night's telegram came about the official policy of the Colonial Office or he might have discovered that He was careful to bar any accusa tion of colour prejudice, and we are willing to acquit him of it; but'ini arging the necessity of an extén- sion of the reservation policy for inform us that they have received a Messri Shewan Tomes & Co., the count of the white intrabit.telegram from Shanghai stating that ams of Hongkung. he could not the Directors of the Ltd have shown that our Purbaten. Insurance association. Ltd. angtze ury Index-Secretary for Colonial mend a Dividend of $20 per share Affairs would so som spike his for 1920. guhs, be announcing that the policy
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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1920,
THEATRE ROYAL.
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THE THIRD DEGREE.
SAILOR AND RICSHA.
RICSEA COOLIES DO NOT FIGHT.
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The Reynolds Denniston Company departed from comedy last night and
Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the presented a highly dramatic play McFall of No. 2 Police Station Magistracy this morning, Sergeant The Third Degree," securing all the success they have obtained with their charged Thomas McNally, a seaman lighter work. As suggested by its on board the US. Troopship. "Ame title, the play deals with police the extent of $5 by pushing it into rican," with damaging a ricsha to methods in America, though one would hardly like to think that such the harbour. The defendant admit- scenes as are brought out in the played the charge, but denied that he ever take place in that country. The intentionally pushed it into the sea. main point emphasised is the deter
Sergt. McFall said the defendant mination of a young wife to engaged the richa opposite Murray save ber husband who bas Barracks, and crdered the coolie to been accused of murder, to which he confesses after undergoing the third his ship. The coolie pulled the pier whence A sampan to degree. The young man is forsaken by his parents but his wife stands by defendant to Causeway Bay where he him and fights. Howard Jeffries Jr.
drive him to he could take
was unable to get a sampan. Re-enter-
three dollar bills. I got out of the
a young man who has incurred his ing the ricsha, the defendant told parents' displeasure by marrying a the coolie to drive back to town. girl on a lower social seale and, be-When they got between Bowrington ing pressed for money, goes to Ro- Canal and Fin Lok Lane, the coolie bert Underwood, an art collector, took fright at the defendant's be We read that when the police who is also in deep waters. Thehaviour and dropped the shafts. The came on the scene and wished to young man ask for a loan, not defendant got out and chased the arrest her, a woman "laid" on the because he wants it but because coolle who ran away.
Unable to round. Laid what? An egg, or a he needs it" and is naturally refused. catch the coolie, the defendant Here is one thing he didn't know. Buffalo paraffin engine says he writer means that she copied Balbus, sleeps on a couch and Underwood fit into the harbour.:
and "lay" upon the ground. foundation stone? Perhaps. the After faking several drinks Jeffries walked back to the ricsha and pushed receives a visit from Mrs. Jeffries,
After the coolle had given corrobo- Sr., to whom he has threatened that rative evidence, his Worship asked
banishment case. It says nothing proclaims that Underwood has made push the riesha into the sea, sir. I
The Singapore Free Press has a he will take his life unless she stands the defendant what he had to say. leading article on our Li Hong Mi by him. She refuses and later a shot
Defendant: "I did not mean to that we have not already said, but his exit Young Jeffries is natur engaged the man to drive me to the we welcome, it. Every Dewspaper ally accused of, the crime. He is pier. He picked my patriotism and regard for British police officer, who after ricsha and he made a dash for it, sir. should have dealt with it that has any examined. by Capt. Clinton amy pocket book which contained principles...
hours bullying and questioning; is to consider the interests of the In the H.K.C.C. tennis tourna
extorts a confession from him. Re-I hollered at the guy, and he dropped Finhabitants as a whole, and especi-ment yesterday S. and O. Rumjaha
Charged before Mr. N. L. Smith | fusing to believe his guilt his young then called him to come up and my pocket book. I picked it up and ally not of any white section there-beat E. A. Redmond and Major this morning with the unlawful pos-
wife endeavours, without success, to of. Gur Governor has to go by Bowen by 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4 session of 7 taels of prepared non-calist the sympathies of his father fight me for the pecker book, that, to be guided by the London The winners will now meet Ng Sze Government opium, and $14 worth and to secure the services of Richard sir, but he wouldn't come. I shoved policy, so it is useless to line the Kwong and A. H. Rumjahn in the of local subsidiary coins, a Chinese Brewster, a lawyer. Subsequently the the ricsha along after him, sir, think focal goverment for not doing cer
semifinal,
told the Magistrate that he bought young wife discovers that the woman ing he would come back for it, and rain things certain local people
the opium for his own use. He was who visited Underwood is her mother then I could punch him. I did not Consignees of cargo which ignorant of local regulations. With in-law and she prevails to come for potice the embankment, sir, and how outspoken would like it to do. It is curious arrived in Hongkong per se regard to the subsidiary coins, the ward although it means that she has before I knew it, the ricsha tumbled
all these Food Fielding" of the Pacific Mail Steam defendant said he was returning to to sacrifice everything. That this into the river."-$5 fine, and s Peuple try to be just as they are ship Company, are reminded that all the country, and the money was to sacrifice is not made is due to the compensation to the complainant. going away, and what a poor shot goods remaining in the Company's pay his passage.-$75.fine, and the shrewdness of Mrs. Jeffries Ir. whe they make at it. As an old and Godowns at West Point undelivered opium and money confiscated. rushes to the police and makes a false depraved newspaper hack we savvy after April 30, will be subject to
confession as ta being in Underwood's the ad captandum vulgus stunt. rent.
A fire broke out at 2.25 am.
room. The lafter conclusively but not such half-hearted bluffs at
to-day, at No. 56- Connaught Road proves suicide. The accused man is West, third Boor, occupied by the released and later contemplates mak We have, we fund will not be represented at the inter- The cause of
There is grave fear that Britain Man On Woo Foreign Medicine shop. ing a trip to Europe with his father, ly trust, autheient-national sporting Olympiad which is attributed to an over heated drying hears of this through the lawyer who being screened at the Hongkong. the outbreak Is
who during his absence intends to y instructed the to be held at Antwerp in August stove. The fire fighters were early tells him the whole story and be Theatre. It is a dramatic story rais- institute divorce proceedings. He life entitled "Common Clay" is now A sensational drama of modern Hongkong publi Hundreds of athletes are ready to on the scene, and succeeded in con decides to stay with his wife. to free it from the simple delusion take part in the games but the fining the flames to the one floor, that Bolshevism metus Russian response to the appeal for funds blxalthirstyness and nothing else. (£40,000) has not been generous.
which
was, however, completely play is that of Mrs. Jeffries Jr. and up with and become incorporated in The strongest character in the injustices which seem to have grown ing a protest against those social It means any other things, Bri
gutted. The damage done to pro this was made a great success by life in this century. Tomorrow tish things, as we have frequently
perty is estimated at $6,000. The Miss Howard, who treated According to the Malay Mail foor is insured with the Sun In- pointed out, in order to protest during the course of the firing of the surance Co., for the sum of $5,000.
the night in response to special re audience to some fine dramatic unny and making good its losses against them. Bolshevism essen- 85 guns on the occasion of the in Russia
acting being especially good in ing "The Two
quest the management is-show- France's erornis tially means a conspiracy to make opening of the Federal Council the A small boy was the morning where the pleads with him to take It will run for one right only and the scenes in the lawyer's room splendid production in eight parts Orphans", a kaus to Russia bave vanished, and the majority the hope of large indemnities from lub to the minority-The latest tently left in the breech and duly the theft of a quantity of clothing Pressy Preston, as Mrs. Jeffries Sr.a mangificent drama "An even.
efficient and use- wooden rammer was twice inadver- charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with example at Home, most extord fired off. One landed on the Padang and $2. in money, from a woman when her complication in the affair break" with Olive Thomas in the
up the case and Germany has faded.
with Miss Italy is nearly in the same xarily endorsed by Labour Leaders, not many yards from the King living at No. 55 Square Street. Theis discovered. Mr. Reynolds Der leading role. This pricture will run on Saturday the programme includes as Germany. It has to pay from young persons up to 16 years the Selangor Club motor shed.
is compulsory continuation schools Edward Statue. The other fell near defendant admitted stealing two niston made a good thing out of the until Tuesday next and will be shown six to seven hundred fire per ton of age.
jackets, but denied taking the money part of Richard Brewster. His best for enal where it used to pay 20 to this cupulsory continuation sys- The logical outcome of
The complainant said she was out of A titled man, well known in the the house when the defendant stole acting was with Miss Howard, when selection of pictures of a lighter 25, and its annual requirements tem will be the compulsory adop-field of sport, and who had served the things. A little girl saw the to take up her case, declaring that The easy optimism of Austen are eleven taillion tons. Its inter- tion of all these young people whose with the Forces in the war, provided defendant selling a pawn ticket he is afraid of nothing. The role of
at the matinees together with a by subtle insinuations he is induced Chauberkin as Chancellor of the est charges are now almost as great parents are unable to keep them at follows in his will, lately proved: relating to one of the missing is ciets, Captain Clinton was ably taken by Exchequer is not shared by every-as its gross pre-war inourne. body. The Chairman of the United
school until the age of sixteen; this bequeath to my brother (named) and informed witness about it, and Mr. Wm. Augustin and that of Ho States Clearing House of Foreign her mountain of paper money. Įslaves who truined and directed for appreciation of his noble sacrifice to Sbc strokes with a rattan. The bow, ward Jefiris, Jr, by Mr. Leo Kénnedy, Ports that it is really very good-
Russia can never possibly redeem would found a reserve of wage the sum of one shiling, to show my witness had the defendant arrested.
Tonight the company presents "Friendly Enemies."
in the latest Colourings
Plain and with Chene Borders.
INSPECTION INVITED,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1920.
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A THIEF AND HIS FRIENDS.
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THE CORONET. The Editor himself went to see "The Great Love" picture, and re-
moving" picture in two senses.
ARMS CASES-
A Chinese who returned from An enjoyable evening was spent in Australia yesterday on the s.5. Lugard Hall on the occasion of the "Victoria", was this morning charged third Annual Dinner on Tuesday. 27th before Mr. N. L. Smith, at the inst. Among those present were Pro-Magistracy, with the possession of a Fessors Jordan, Smith. Hinton, Earté, revolver and 194 rounds of ammuni Wright, Redmond, Rev. Dr. Pearce,tion, without a licence The defend- Rev. C. B. Shan, Dr. V. N. Atienza.ant said he had been abroad for forty Dr. J. Fenton, Dr. S. C. Ho, Messrs. years, and was ignorant of local N. T. Mackintosh. Shuhsi Hsu, that when searched, the revolver-
regulations. Sergt. Murphy said
Credits, Mr. Mark Q. Prenties, Austria has a similar lot of war capitalist purposes would arrive at vice until compelled to join up." Arclares that Great Britain is in-
his country in avoiding military ser- mother, who was present in Court." olvent. It is unfortunate,' time paper which is worthless.that n.aximin of production for
objected to the sentence, and said marks, to have to talk of in
Britain as a terrible amount of which our nation is invited to aim.
that as this was her son's first lvency and Bankruptcy
unsoured paper, but has ind the That the Labour Party should have Singapore and to a remarkably fine him to receive a thrashing. She said HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
As testimopy to the climate of offence, his Worship should not.order speaking of our associates in the to be hacked by gold deposits, tomatic of that ruddleheadedness that Mrs. Habekost, who has resided with a caution. Despite his lawyer sease to stop it. New issnes have approved the measure is symp-constitution, it may be mentioned her boy was entitled to be dismissed late war, but the facts are Dios. unfortunate than the words." He achieved. undoubtedly hard timesers apart from questions of Trade any European now here, attained her
There are, whatever done or which characterises Labour lead in Singapore probably longer than mother, the boy was thrashed. fore the war threat Britain possess ahead. The economy our states-Unionism. The Act will not affect seventy-eighth year to-day and is still ed twenty thousand million dollarsen shoald practice cannot be done sons and daughters of the middlehale and active. She was born in worth of foreign and colonial in on cheeseparing fines. vestments. She has, he says, lost abate on ambition to run the as a typist at fifteer without pen-bere from her girlhood..
We must classes; a girl will be able to go out Kent, of Welsh descent, and has lived. 56 per cent. of this by forced sales, wald, and cut out anch of the Falisation of her parents. shrinkage, and other factors. Last expense of policing it. We must. the daughter of a bricklayer take Should year Britain's expenditure was two in affect stop keeping up appear-a situation as a nursemaid, how-Italian Aviation Corps, who piloted inillion dollars a day-tore than itaf
Lieutenant Masiero of the Royal income. The cost of the militaryents our burden of debt.
ners, which is the leak that aug ever, her father will be fined or the frst aeroplane of the Rome-Tokyo before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Sergt. M. Siu, and A. H. Rumjahr. -
At the Magistracy this morning, Bestablishments in Ireland. India,
imprisoned. Should she stay at Flight which arrived here several Lanagan charged a Chinese with the Egypt," Hongkong, etc., is enor
home to help a busy mother, and days ago, was slightly indisposed at unlawful possession, at Samsauipo, duly honoured, Prof. Hinton proposed After the patriotic toasts had been mous. It is costing them a million
so acquire the best possible train. Hotel Asia, thus delaying the de of a bag full of galvanized iron knuts the toast of "The University ing, for her own future working-parture of the visiting aviators some and belts. The defendant said he which Prof. Jordan, in reply, said it locking, and well dressed young class home duties, fine or ifaprison-what. "The flight will be continued picked them up from an ash heap on is necessary, to train up the body as man, also a passenger on the as tent will also follow. She must at any moment within these few board a ship. 7 While there are.
goon, at an age when she is usually days.
Sergt. Lanagan said the ship the could the students do better in this charged with the possession of a well as the mind, and in no place "Victoria,? from Australia, was a million pounds a day. This FROJURITION. here and thers beginning husband hunting, in-
defendant said he got the things from ignores the enormous interest pay.
little signs not,tu
creasing the uselesa mental lumber The seaman of Police launch No: had been in the Cosmopolitan Docks respect than in the hostels and on the dagger and 45 rounds of revolver able abroad. They merely jug by exaggerated of reaction against that good people who don't know who, as reborted in the China Mail for a long time, and there was no
athletic ground, of Tuesday's date, was remanded by ash on board-$15 fine or three Lugard Hall, asked whether the found in the
ammunition without a licence. The gle figures when they say the the tyranny of prohibition in think is so good for her. 'The
Mr. Mackintosh, in proposing Police said the contraband was British budget balances." The America, the epuign in the
compulsory element of elen-Magistrate Hutchison on a charge of weeks' hard labour. inflation of trade returns in 1919 United Kingdom goes on.
violation of duty as a constable, to
defendant's box. It will tion has always been wrong, though wit, obtaining $10 front a junk master with attempting to prevent the timately was the reason why he was for the defence, said his client A woman was afterwards charged fact that he knew that Hall so in- Mr. B. L. Potter who appeared was due to higher prices, and not be a long, tiue before the people kindly contradict us, we will en gave his arms licente renewed, the passing by with her boy, when she referred to the many activities of the terday, and was ignorant of the locat
well" meant. If somebody will to increase in actual weight or awake to a sense of the real dangerdeavour ty explain how and why itame not having expired, was.yester. was arrested. She did not know hostel, and considered the residents Ordinance against the Importation of under the pretence that he would defendant's arrest. She said she was called upon to make that toast. He arrived in the Colony only yes.
sterling a week to control the price
of bread. Its annual internal in-
terest charges, permanent, amount
to 370 millions sterling, more than
quantity,
nations:
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of its success, because they are so
The
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fine, and the contraband confiscated. and ammunition were found tied round the defendant's body-$50 Another Chinese, a respectable.
ammunition confiscated.
As we are not in a position to stupidly cocksure it must fail. was wrong to-morrow day convicted and fined $100 or one way. contradict such an authority, and Take Scotland, for instance. It is
had every reason to be proud of their arms. The defendant had a licence we woulda't believe Chamberlain if unthinkable, declaims a friend, that
(hwmonth's hard labban,
The Chinese constable who arrest ability to maintain the excellent tradi- in Australia to carry the weapon. he did it for us, we are driven to Suntland, the native home of good
Aderaanian for dis- loun) reproves the
ed the defendant said the woman and tions.ct-Lugard Hall. He referred to No attempt was made to conceal seek consolation in the usual way.whisky, will ever go dry.
The government of Bengal is a man came up to them, as he was the esprit de corps which existed in the weapon, which Misery loves company. Let us see Californians thought the same.
was found respect to Mars reported to have decided that public leading the defendant to the station, the Hall. what Mr. Prentiss has to say about about wine. The Hongkong man and Maconachie. If he reflects a caused much regret, as many deserv. man pushed witness, saying "you that he would return as Warden.
He wished the Warden, amongst the defendant's clothing in Venus,
raffles are filegal, and must be and while the woman tried to suatch Prol. Warren.. a happy holiday in the dagger from Gilbert Island as a Einstein, discontinued. This decision has the bag from witness's hand, the Homeland, and expressed the hope curio$25 fine, and the dagger and the box The defendant brought the the position of other European probably thinks likewise here. Yet little more he will discover that ing Christian charities in Calcutta, can't arrest him," Witness blew his
Germany is bankrupt: She has Glasgow and Edinburgh are back-equator Marmoset, who writes means, will be hard hit, especially came. The man bolted, and one of shortly going on leave. He had found able Malay krisses in Malacca, and it is a fact that the taipans of both there are others, including the which annually raise money by this whistle and two other constables referring to the fact that he was reported. We bought a lot of lu
Prof. Warren replied for the Hall, wasted her substance in riotousing the campaign for prohibition. about monkeys, is informed that he Catholle Orphanages, etc. The ques witness's fokis gave chase whilst the his Wardenship a most pleasurable would have kicked up a row if they
[This last case seems hard, warfare. Even the Allied goy-Leas dink. they argue means cannot get really good one in tien naturally arises if raffles are other caught the woman. She lay one and it was a position which he had been confiscated.] ernments are coming to admit the greater production and greater pro Hongkong, and certainly not for prohibited what about the Derby on the ground and refused to move would relinquish reluctantly. He economic impossibility of the Peace fits. This, by the way, directly five dollars.-D.P. and several Sweep?.
reaty
Germany may never be contradicts the Bourbon argument others, who inquire about Trotski.
until an Indian Sergeant came. The would always remember the happy able to pay substantial indemni- we quoted a couple of days ago, and seem to expect further jokes
ahe got up and walked to the station time he had with the students of the ties. Short of all the materials that low. wages mean steadier em about him, are notified that the the Renown carries with her la
The "wireless" installation that The man was not captured.. necessary for reconstruction, she ployment and better output. Teewee dog is dead. De mortuis nil. one of the most powerful ever lived in the same house as the male Sergt. Lanagan said the woman Cannot afford in buy them owing totallere are claimed to be, wiser-Bolshevist. Poet
Mr. K. C. Cheam suitably proposed pher enormously, depreciated ex-and wealthier because of their tee-guessed the fate of his amusing Navy While it will be manifestly
'correctly mounted on a ship in the British defendant-210 or two weeks'
the health of the Guests and Prot. totalism, so that if the Glasgow but too personat contribution. The impossible for her to keep in touch
Smith replied in a humorous speech, France is in a hopeless situation and Edinbro taipaus are correct, editorial fat was to barn it. There with London throughout her exten- THE Sims of Chamberlain's Cough tennis, ping-pong and chess tourna SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY, Jordan, to the winners of the Hostel Adiwibution of prizes, by. Prof. Because it never made any attempt we also were correct in stating that are no individuals involved in the sive tour, it fa hoped that by means Remedy is world wide. It is good
pay an appreciable part of its satisfied workmen are the best pro- views expressed. Do get the right of a carefully arranged system of for the deep seated cough of the adult ments brought the function to a close. www-debt by texation, but alid along ducers. m the easy expectation of recover- taipans are right. They always that Pickwick was not Dickens, nor without their Majesties being in whole family. For sale by all ChemistsALLA WALLS."-
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