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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1920.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SMUGGLERS' NEADQUAR-CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES. RECORD HAUL OF OPIUM,
TERS RAIDED.
BIG HAUL OF OPIUM AND ARMS.
Mr. C. F. Mason appeared before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the Maxis- tracy this morning, to defend three Chinese women who were charged with the unlawful possession, in a but occupied by them at Capsuimun, of 663 taels of prepared non-Govern. ment opium valued at $7,956 and
THE CADET SERVICE.
The following circular has been. issued.
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The classification system is aboli shed, and the following incremental scale of salary substituted therefor
is
The commencing salary is £350. A Cadet draws £375 on passing his.
11.952 TARLS FOUND ON.. JAPANESE FISHING
BOAT.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
STRENGTH.
Cade Harvey. Hedley, Forsyth and Kinross have been permitted to resign on leaving the Colony.
FARADE BATHING. Launch will leave Blake Pier at 5.15 pm, on Wednesday, the 2nd of What is considered the biggest June, and call at Kovicon ten minutes haul of prepared non-Government || later. opium ever made by the Preventive Department, besting by thousands of teals the recent seizure made on the SA. "Empress of Japan. then con sidered a record, was made by Chief Preventive Officer Wildin and some of bis assistants on Tuesday received, Mr. Widin and a party of European and Chinese Revenue Offi cers boarded a launch and went out to search for a Japanese motor fishing boat, which, according to the infor-
LEAVE.
Sergeant A. R. Duncan has been granted leave of absence from the
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
NOTICE.
THE Management of the "Cinta Maiz " desires to inform the public that its tariff for advertisements received on and after this date will be increased by
20 per cent
This increase is rendered imperative by the constantly growing cost of pro- duction, the price of paper alone having advanced by 700 per cent during the past five years.
4,997-taels of raw opium valued at /second examination in Chinese and afternoon. Acting on information Colony from May 15, 1920, to March newspapers and magazines all over the
$4,997. He applied for a remand Aaying that he had only that morning been retained for the defence, and he would like time to receive instruc tions. With regard to bail, he said that his clients were na: wealthy pec-
be able to raise the big sum, which ple, and he did not think they would the Police would undoubtedly ask
for.
Under the circumstances, he thought it would be useless to apply for bail. His Worship agreed and remanded the defendants in custody until 2.15 next Wednesday wher the
case will be beard.
The discovery of the opium by the Price was purely accidental, as
100 on passing his final examina- tic. His salary thereafter rises, by to annual increments of 25 and by fifteen annual increments of £50 to £1,200.
When a Cadet's salary reaches
there is a strict efficiency bar, and a £600, and again when it reaches 2900, Cadet will not in either case be permitted to draw further increments unless his service is thoroughly satisfactory in every respect..
The appointments of Treasurer Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Director of Education, Captain Superintendent of Police, and First Magistrate are placed separately in a senior class,
large quantity of contraband on board. After several hours of tedious and ant, was due from Amoy with a fruitless search, the fishing boat was sighted off Futaumun Pass, in British waters. The launch overhauled the boat, and the party boarded it. A systematic search of the vessel was then instituted, and in the holds, 11,952 tzels of non-Government opium valued
14, 1921.
G. F. E. RAPSON, Brevet. Major, Adjutant, Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps.
Hongkong May 27, 1920,
TO-DAYS, ADVERTISEMENTS.
In order to meet these conditions
world have been obliged to raise their subscription and advertising, zaten -in some cases by as much as 100 per cent
and, at the same time, to curtail the size and number of pages. For the præent, however, it has been decided, in the interests of the public generally and of advertisers in particular, to leare the price of the "Omna MAL" charged.
Hongkong, May 17, 1990.
Un
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS]
AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
they went on the island to search the salary in each case being at the the fact that the vessel was reboth £rst class; House Coclia; Amah: A notices of forthcoming meetingi,;
for arms and ammunition. Receiv. rate of £1,250 rising by annual incre other cargo on board but the opium Gardener; and four Chair Coolies. Alectares and entertainmata, sent for
log information that a band ofments of £50 to £1,500. smugglers had made their head Capsuimun Island, quarters on Inspector Grant accompanied by Sergeants Lane and Dick, and a num-
cautiously.
After
A Cadet who acts in a post in the senior class or in the post of Crown Solicitor will receive additional salary at the rate of £50 or £100 a year
£900 a
at $120,000, were found. In spite of MRS. BASIL TAYLOUR wishes to
recommend her two No. 1 Cooks, S from to-day all preliminary gistered as a fishing boat, it had no which it is believed was to besmuggled into Hongkong. The crew of ten six Japanese and four Chinese --were placed under arrest the vessel towed into and
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Hongkong, May 17, 1990.
ROTAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
THE NEW COURSE at Fanling will be CLOSED to play from 8th June, to the 8th July.
L. 9. GREENHILL
Hoa. Secretary.
ber of Chinese constables went by according as his substantive salary part where i was anchored and CASE, initials engraved J. F. C. prevailing rates.
exceeds or does not exceed the prisoners and contraband brought launch to raid the place early in the morning of Tuesday.
year. A Cadet whose ashore. The name of the vessel is at Repulse Bay 'Hotel, on Wednesday searching for some hours, the party salary does not exceed £900 a year the "Keeyue Maru." This mornas Keepsake. Will ander kindly return discovered a small hut surrounded by will receive additional salary at the the ten arrested members of the mass of trees in a very isolated and rate of £50 a year while he performs crew, including a small Chinese boy almost inaccessible spot. Expecting the duties of Superintendent of Im who was described as the fireman, armed resistance, Inspector Grant ports and Exports. District Officer, were brought before Mr. R. O. ordered the party to produce their Registrar of the Supreme Court, Head Hutchison and formally charged. the of the Sanitary Department, or Post-Mr. Wildin said he was not yet pre- revolvers, and men closed in on the hut. On muster-General.
pared to go on with.. the case, and The house allowance, which is now asked for a couple of days' remand. reaching the door, a rush was made, the Police thinking to take the smoggranted to a Cader who has not re-Replying to his Warship, Mr. Wildin
а The "surpriseceived Class I appointment, is said be thought the defendants would glers by surprise.. Lowever, was theirs, for there abolished. A Cader who is studying not be able to put up the bail he was no one in the hut excepting Chinese will be granted free quarters was going to sak, and therefore he three harmless looking women in the British Yamen at Canon: or, thought it was better to remand His Worship They took no chances however, if he is permined to reside elsewhere. them in custody, and
handcuffed them he will receive such rent allowance as inquired if there was quickly
search of the A systematic
Mr. Wildin would not press the hat followed, and buried beneath the Government may in each case of the defendants against whom
prescribe.. the floor of the hut, were discovered.
Heads of Departments should report charge, and the latter said that with 663 taels of prepared opium and 4,997 taels of raw opium. Convinced any slowance or special payment the exception of the small boy, he that there was something in the in-which is now atached to any Cadet intended to press the charge against formation they had received that a pest, and they should make recom Jarge quantity of arms and ammuni- mendations as its continuance. tion
con erled 01 the
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Island, the party searched the vicinity, and after a while their
GERM-RESISTING MAN.
MIRACLE OF UNCOOKED FRUIT.
all the defendants.
any
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His Worship: Do you want to with- draw against him now-No, your Worship, I would prefer that he be remanded with the others.
The case was remanded until Mon-
O. S. K. LINE.
SAILING OF THE "AFRICA MARU,"
efforts were rewarded by the dis- PROOF AGAINST DISEASE. day morning. covery of another hut. Frecaution was taken against resistance, but when the raiders gained admittance to the hut it was found to be empty, although it showed signs of having been recently occupied. Placing several men on guard outside the but
Mr. William Aird, the man who as a precaution against their being taken by surprise by the smugglers could not get killed, is germ-proof, should they return, the rest of the and a vegetarian, gave a dinner party searched the interior of the but. recently after which he gave some Under the mattress of a bed, a fully details of his extraordinary career. loaded revolver was brought He is proof against disease, he says, to light.
It is surmised that because of his vegetarianism. He this weapon was left there by a does not eat cooked foods. The lookout who decamped when he heard dinner party was held at the Palm the approach of the Police. Despite Saloon of Messrs. Shearn's in Totten- the thoroughness of the search which ham Court-road and the menu was followed, for a long time the searchers headed the "Food of the Future" found nothing suspicious. Then they came across an old brick kiln in the kitchen. The kiln was demolished in a very "short time, and ander
The diners were invited to eat Chopped nuts, lettuce, mustard and cress, grated raw carrots and beet root, watercress, flavoured with
Passenger bookings have not been made for Osaka Shosen Kaisha steam- ers in Hongkong, as a rule heretofore.. because all the vessels of that com- pary have been fully booked upon With the their arrival from Japan. decline of travel which may be ex pected as movements "of" passengers cease being so extensive as has been the case in the past, booking from this port may soon be recommenced. The s.3. Alrica Maru" is scheduled to sail. rc-day for Victoria, Vancou- ver, Seattle and Tacoma, via Japan ports. She is a vessel of 9,499 tons and is commanded by Captain Yama-
it was discovered a deep hole which lemon juice. One elderly gentleman moto.
just allowed one man to squeeze of benevolent aspect openly rebelled through at a time. This hole was against the diet. He rose from the
probed with sticks, but nothing was table, collected his hat and coat LATEST SHIPPING NEWS. brought to light. Believing that there from the rack, and with a stern and was a sort of tunnel underground, rather hurt expression left the rest Inspector Grant ordered several of his of the company contentedly--or men to enter the hole. This was otherwise nibbling.
the
ARRIVALS.
The s.s. "Hai121" (Capt. H. P. Robinson) 1183 tons, arrived this o oing at 11.30 am. from Hoihow with 700 tons of kerosine.
done, and soon.one of them re- The germ-proof man belongs to turned with a grass bag filled with Sompting. Sussex. He believes in revolvers and ammunitos. Several eating only natural non-fired foods. other bags were brought up He is a healthy, normal looking man a little later. After all the con with nothing of the typical crank
The s.s. "Jade," (Capt. Cardeling. tents "of
hole had been about him. He is, of course, a tee. hauled out, the party made a totaller and has eaten only uncooked scn) 386 tons, arrived this morning final search of the interior of the but, fruits and vegetables for years He at 6.15 a.m. from Hoihow with 17 and then sounded the ground on the says it makes you go on feeling bet bigs of mail and 200 tons of general. outside for possible manholes. While ter until you never feel anything else cargo. they were thus engaged, one of the better. Alsó makes you imper- party noticed a woman attempting vious to ordinary diseases. He has to escape up the hillside. Chase was subjected himself to drastic expert given, and she was captured, ments at Guy's where every kind of and handcuffed with the others. germ that people usually fight shy of Satisfied that the place was introduced to him-without
The s.s." Edmore" (Captain T. H was thoroughly searched, and that effect He couldn't be killed. And there was no possibility of more con- he is quite ready, he says, to undergo Cann," 5,444 tons, arrived yesterday' traband being found, Inspector Grant the same experiments again. That at 6.30 pm: from Shanghai with 590 ordered the party to return to the disease is a curative process, an effort tons of general cargo. - 'fnd" with of the body to get well, is one of bla launch, dragging their -them.
The s.s. "Novara" (Capt. W. F. Cossey, R.NR) 4249 tons, arrived yesterday at 12 noon form Shanghai with 52 bags of mall.
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tenets; another is that every disease The s.s. "Glenade" (Captain, F. T. The contraband weighed over a has its own set of habits. Rheuma fones," 4,144 tone, arrived yesterday ton and a half and on arrival in tism can be traced to meat eating at 10 am from Shanghai with 500 Hongkong, it took thirty-two coplies and ten drinking. He has cured tons of general cargo.
To remove it to the Central Folice thousands of ll people by dietary.
Station. All the revolvers and am At Guy's, where he was carefully munition were brand new..There watched the whole time, he
DEPARTURES;
were no fewer than 131 revolvers established a stationary weight on The as. Devawongse" (Captain' and 83,300 rounds of ammunition in lbs. of frult per day. One of the Shearer), sailed for Saigon at 6 a.m. the various grasa bags. The whole proofs, he holds, that ordinary food to-day with 1,400 tons, of general seizure, including the opium, is valued does not create energy, it merely cargo.` at $20,000.
stimulates, was the fact that during The smugglers are believed to be this period he ran up and down
The B.S. "Fooles" (Captain) financed by a wealthy syndicate who stairs at the bospital for six and a Miyoaka), sailed for Chefoovia must have made millions of dollars quarter hours at a stretch, equal Dairen at 6 am, to with 1,000 tons, out of the contraband in recent years, to climbing 6,600 feet. Orihodox of general cargo. The headquarters are believed to be food merely stimulates one to an old established one.
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN
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The s.s. Novara" (Captain Cossey.) up available energy more quickly, The uncooked fruit and sailed for London via Singapore at vegetable diet be advocates does not noon to-day with 2,000 tons, of give energy, and does not take away, general cargo. Mrs," Aird is enthusiastic on the sub
DURING the summer months children fect of non-fired foods. We never
The..ss. "Hangchow" (Capt. M.
are subject to disorders of the have anything else in my house she Eacham) sailed for Shanghai at noon bowels and should receive the most told a Globe representative. Con to-day with 23,000 cases of Kerosine. careful attention. As soon as Boy sequently there is very little work to r unnatural looseness of the bowels is
noticed
Chamberlain's Colleend and it always very much. The 68 Teya Man" (Capt. Diarrhoes Hemedy should be given cleaner and fresher than other people's Maki) Bailed for San Francisco via For sale by all Chemists and Store: houses because there is no smell of Shanghai at noon to-day with 4,400 keepers
cooking."
tons of general cargo."
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PUBLIC AUCTION,
THE Undersigned have received in. stractions from H. M. VICTCALLING Seo OFFICE, to sell by Public Auction,
SATURDAY, May 28, 1920, at 12.30 am,
at their Sales Hooms,
No. 8, Des Voeur Boad, Corner of Ice House Street,**
500 Bags Flour, Sandry Barice Beans and Harrowfat Feas Terms:—Onth,
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Admirally. Hongkong, May 17, 1920.
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THE Undersigned hive monivad Instets-|
Bons to soll by Public Aucilom.
MONDAY, May 21, 1920,
commencing 12 11 mm.
at Coopera Godown. Wanchat. (For account of the concerned) 306 Hades Blue Line" Gunnies
40 X 28", 23155.
On view Now Terms --Cash on delivery,
CAMMERT BROS.;
NOTICE is hereby given that as Extraordinary General Meeting
of the Members of the Club will be heki at the City Hall on Friday, the 4th day of June, 1920, at 5.15 p.. when the following resolutions which were passed at an Extraordinary General Meating of the Club held on the 10th May, 1920, will be submitted for confirmation as special resolu
tions:-
That the Articles of Association be amended by
1. Adding to paragraph 19 the follow- ing words "From the 1st July, 1920, to the 30th September, 1922, all Resident Playing Members who make dae of all Courses and Clob Heuses shall pay an additional subscription of $2 per month. Resident Playing Members who notify the Secretary that they desire to be restricted to the e of Happy Valley and Deep Water Bay Courses will not be required to pay the additional subscription. Such Members may make use of the Courses and Club Houses sti Fanling on payment of a fee of $1] per day." 2. Striking cut the words and figures up to the 30th day of April, 1916, $3 and after that date $5"in line 2.of Article 33 and substituting ther for after the 30th June, 1920, the same as that for Resident Playing Members:"
3. Adding after the word "Valley" in
line of paragraph 10 the words "and Fanling."
4. Adding after the word "Valley" lo
live 11 of paragraph 77 the word
and Fanling."
6. Adding after the word "Valley" in
Last line of paragraph 78 the words
and Fanling."
6. Striking out the words "8 por year" in line 1 of paragraph 20 and substituting the words "85 per year or such other sum or sumi dë from time to time may be deter mined at a General Meeting of the Club.
7. Adding after paragraph 20, "Para- graph 204-Any Member shall be entitled on payment of $25 to be relieved from all farther liability at all times thereafter for the pay ment of subscriptions otherwise due from him as an Absent Man- ber."
8. Striking out the figures "GCO" in line 2 of paragraph 2 and subatī- tuting the figures "1,000."
9. Adding after the word "China" in line S of paragraph 31 the words and Civil Officers of Hongkong Dockyard whose names - appear in the Navy List ";
10. Adding after the word “day" in line 6 of paragraph 37, the words
« other than Saturdays, Sundayı or Holidays for faturdays $2.00 for Sundays or Holidays $2.00 and striking eat the words. $5.00 in line of same pats- graph" and "sabrlitoting therefor the words "$1600" and by id: ding after the words "month" in Kine T of same paragraph tha words. Nox-Playing Visitors $1.00 per day and by adding after the last word of same para graph the words "and a card f introduction obtained from the Secretary, such esrd to be placed in a box provided for the purpose at the Clab Ecuson. If any Member fails to comply with these provisions he shall be "charged twice the amount due”.
By Order of the Committee. L, S, OREENHILL
Home Secretary. Hongkong, May 27, 1920,"
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