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SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, -1920.
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EXVILAY'S
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ANAGER
MERCURY MOTOR CAR CO.
59-61 Des Voeux Road Central,
HÒSCFONT,
HYDROPHOBIA.
TREATMENT IN HONGKONG.
QUESTION AT SANITARY BOARD MEETING.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board to be held on Tuesday, August 31, at 4.15 pm, Dr. W. V. M. Koch will ask the following question of which due notice has been given
Will the Head of the Sanitary Department ascertain for the formation of the Board what steps" are being taken for the treatment of cases of Hydrophobia in the
·Colony?"
TIED AND BEATEN ?
LLEGED CRUELTY TO CHILD.
CHINESE WOMAN PROSECUTED.
TXLEPENIE
GENERAL OFFER naj MAIN BRIVER £7 SG Book ROALTRIN BADET
BILLYCR WEST POINT BRANCH 1548 WOLK SHOP
TRADE RIVALRY.
HAWKERS AT VARIANCE.
ALLEGED ORGANISED ASSAULT.
Trade rivalry was the cause of a
One of the.com- fight among a number of hankers some time ago. batants was arrested by the police and charged before Magistrate Smith yesterday afternoon with assault.
Mr. T. Rowan prosecuted, and the delendant was represented by Mr. Leo d'Almada.
HONGKONG S
WATERFRONT.
- CONTRASTJO.GLOOMY HARBOURS
THE CHINA MAIL.
ONE OF WORLD'S LEADING ` PORTS.
POSSESSION OF OPIUM.
TWO CHINESE TRADERS CHARGED.
DEFENCE ALLEGES BOTH INNOCENT.
Mr. E. J. Grist-applied to Magistrate Hutchison this morning for a remand on behalf of two well dressed Chinese charged with the unlawful possession of 97 taels of raw opium.
The Magistrate fixed the hearing of the case for Tuesday.
Hongkong's waterfront. similar that of Shanghai, shows an effective contrast to the gloomy appearance of many of the harbours of Europe and
Counsel asked that the police bail Americe, says Trans-Pacific. In the
of $1,000 be reduced. He said that foreground of the photograph is the the defendants who had come down maway from Hongkong City to the from the country as tradera, were Peak. In the middle distance are
anxious to handle some of their some of the government structures and money in order to transact some apartment hotels on the upper ter-business. The defence, he said, would Taces. Hongkong's best business be that the defendants had nothing structures are along the harbourside. to do with the drug. They were on In a photograph of the harbour can visit to the shop in which it was be seen a Japanese ocean steamship. found, when the police raided the outward bound,
the War place. All the shop people escaped, Sniper," a freighter built by a colonial and the police arrested the defend industry, the Taikos Dockyard and ants. Engineering Co. of Hongkong. Ltd.. located at Quarry Bay.
and
The Magistrate said that as the opium was raw, he would reduce ball to $750.
The population of Hongkong is estimated at over 500,000, exclusive of the "very large floating population of Chinese of over 55.000, and the CHARACTER Chinese population in New Territory and Kowloon of over 97,000.
The annual value of Hongkong's trade is estimated at not less than 450.000.000. making this city one of the leading ports of the world.
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According to Sub-Inspector Murphy, the complainant, who did business on board ships in the harbour, had a quarrel with the defendant, who was also a hawker in the same line of business. Heated words were ex- changed on one occasion, and a few WHERE TAXES ARE LOW. days later, it was alleged, the defen dant, with others not in custody, assauited the complainant. The latter made a report to the police, and
CERTIFICATES.
ALLEGED DECEPTION.
YOUTH CHARGED WITH UTTERING
FORGED DOCUMENTS.
A Chinese youth was this morning FACTORIES IN ISLE OF MAN. charged before Magistrate Smith with unlawfully, uttering two forged certificates of character purported to have been signed by Mr. F.G. White, of the YMCA, and the late Mr. B. La Bretor, submanager of Messrs Alex Ross and Company.
the following day took a constable! It is possible that the Isle of Man to a house in Chinatown where the will in a few years become an im- defendant was arrested. The comportant industrial, centre, writes a plainant alleged that the whole Daily Chronicle correspondent, trouble was due to his refusal of the defendant's invitation in January Mr. T. Rowan this morning men last to join an unlawful society. tiened to Magistrate Hutchison a
The defendant then demanded that case in which a Chinese woman was the complainant pay a certain sum charged with assaulting a sanall of money to the society, or be would servant girl. Coursel said that the offence was a small one, and he lose his privilege of bawking on would like a remand until sometime ships. This the complainant also
refused to do.
next week.
The Magistrate: Whether or not the force is small, Mr. Rowan, it will have to be decided according to the evidence the police will produce.
Shorly afterwards the complainant was waylaid by the defendant and some of the members of his society and rougby handled. His clothing
Several companies are understood to be prospecting in the island with a view to starting new industries, the obvious intention being to escape the Excess Profits Duty and high national and local taxation prevalent for instance, was recently reduced to in England. The Manx income-tax. 10d. Under the suggested scheme large number of workmen's dwellings will be erected to foster emigration from English industrial centres.
Several purchases of land have
a
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
WANTED.-A GODOWN of about 8,000 square feet of floor space on or near the Water Frunt. Apply to P. O. Bar No. 5.
Henghong, August 27, 1921
PACIFIO MAIL STRAHSHIP 00.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8.8 LAKE GILPEN."
From RANGOON, vis PEÑANG,
SINGAPORE and SAIGON,
THE above-mentioned vetes having an fred from the above-mentioned. Parts, Congueen of Cargo are hereby informed that they must take immediate delivery of same from alongside, and all cargo impeding discharge will be landed as their risk and expense to the Pelo Kail Steamship Company's godowns at West Point, and stored a Consignees' riak.
Consignees of Cargo are hereby noźlici that they must produce au Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of the Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before blils of lading can be countersigned.
All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined on September 2, si 10 L.A.
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All claims must be presented within a work of the steamer's arrival bere, after which they cannot be recognized:
Xe Claim will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowas, kad sli undelivered after Goode remaining
No Fire Insurance whaterer will bi September 3, will be subject to rest.
affected.
Consigners are requested to send it their Bill of Lading for countersignatara
immediately.
PACIFIC MAIL 5.S. Co., Ai Operators, U.S. SHIPPING BOARD. Hongkong, August 25, 1920, '
The defendant pleaded guilty.” Mr. Agassiz, acting Assistant Crown the defendant applied to Mr. Bullock, Solicitor, who prosecuted, stated that
Office, for a job. When asked Chief Clerk of the Colonial Secre
(HAMBERLAIN'S Colic and Distrb- taryfree for produced the ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY? documents which formed the subjecte Remedy should be packed in of the charge. They were dated
temperature all tend to produce bowel the wording of the certificates trouble, and this medicine cannot be December 30, 1914 and August 31, your band luggage when going on a 1914 respectively. Something about journey. Change of water, diet and aroused Mr. Bullock's suspicion. He secured on board the train or steamship. venience if you have it hands. For sale by all Chemista and Storekeepers.. were both forged.
Mr. Rowan: There is not a mark was tom, and at the time he reported already been made within close proxi-į made enquiries, and found that theyIt may save much suffering and incon
on her, your Worship.
Inspector Willis, who prosecuted, said that the child was badly bruised all over the body. His Worship could inspect her if he chose.
The Magistrate: No, I think the medical evidence will be sufficient. The Inspector said that the girl was tied with a piece of rope and severely beaten with a cane.
Mr. Rowan: We don't know that. It bas to come out in evidence.
The Magistrate: I am entitled to hear some of the facts, of the case before remanding it, Mr. Rowan.
The case was remanded until Wednesday.
The police ball was of $200 ex- tended!
Mr. Rowan: I wish to apply to your Worship for a reduction of the ball, because-
The Magistrate: I will not. tainly not, Mr. Rowan.
ALLEGED BRIBERY."
QUESTION OF BAIL.
he assault to the police, his face and
and body were badly bruised. Amity to the sea, to obviate railway second man was arrested with the rates. defendant on the complainant's in formation. They were formally charged before the Magistrate, and allowed bail of $25 each. They both failed to appear in Court again. Their bail was estreated, and warrants for their arrest were issued. Defend ant was arrested on the warrant while the other man could not be traced.
Mr. Rowan at this stage applied to the Magistrate for leave to prefer a further charge against the defendant of demanding $50 with menaces.
Mr. d'Almada objected, saying that Mr. Rowan should have informed him of his intention of preferring a He (Mr. second charge against his client be- fore coming to Court. Cer-d'Almada) must ask for a remand, in justice to his client. He understood that there was nothing about a Triad Society in the case.
NOT TO BE CHEAP $1,000 FIXED.
Before Magistrate Hutchison this -morning, Mr. A. E. Hall applied for a remand in a case in which he is -defending a boatman charged with offering a bribe to a police officer at Capsuim an
The Magistrate: It is a Session case, I suppose?
The Magistrate agreed to remand the case.
Counsel thereupon asked that the bail of $250 fixed by the police since his client's arrest be reduced as his client had not been able to raise that sum
re-
Sub Inspector Murphy objected to a reduction of bail reminding the of the result of a Magistrate small bail on the previous occasion. Mr. d'Almada said that the reason his client jumped his bail on the previous occasion was because he had been threatened with death by ten men if he appeared for trial.
The Magistrale adjourned the case until Wednesday afternoon, and in- Jospector Spears: No, I am going structed Mr. Rowan to supply Mr. to ask your Worship to deal with it. d'Almada with a copy of the new The Magistrate: I am afraid I charge against his client. He fixed
bail in the sum of $100.
cannot.
Inspector Willia: Not if the sum is over 210, your Worship.
The case
Tetrao
trace: This is $200. Monday afternoon,
Mr. Hall applied for bail.
Inspector Spears suggested $400,
The Magistrate; Certainly not. I am not going to let him out so
cheap. You have not got his boat, .have you?
PENANG DIVORCE SUIT.
DICHEL NISI GRANTED.
$1,000 DAMAGES AGAINST CO-RESPONDENT.
In the Supreme Court, Penang,
The Inspector: It is in the har. Justice Dinsmore granted s tour, but we have not detained it decree nisi to be made absolute after The defendant alleges that he is a three months and awarded $1,000 shop man.
The Magistrate: I don't think he damages against J.J. Theseira, over- seer, P.W.D., to be settled on peti- toner's children. Fetitioner's costs are to be paid by the cospondent; and respondent's costs up to $400 to be paid by the petitioner. The s tady of the children is to be with the father, the respondent to have access to them in three months after which the question will again be decided.
Mr. Hall. I know nothing about him yet.
The Magistrate: He does not look Hike a shop man to me. I will grant ball in the sum of $1,000,
PASSENGERS.
DIPINTURES.
TEETHING CHILDREN: TEETHING children have more or lam diarrhesirich-cn.ba.controlled by giving Chamberlain's Colin and Disr Nile today Mr H The Remedy, All that is necessary is Reemett, Misies C. B. Byrd, K-Fey, Mr to give the prescribed down alter esch CF. Johnston Min-9. Koperas, My operation of the bowele more then JAHA MAYMUNOLO. Manning. Krendahl and then castor oil to cleane Mrs Ariang Loomin, Mader: Vernon the set Itirmirani sures. Errear Mountain, Miss Valeria Menaikin, Mr G., tas most wevéré and damsyncona clase B. Eitter, Hr A. Jedi, and 22-and quickly cared by it. For a by KAD. E. Berotei
Casemate sad. Starekpopara.
The case was remanded.
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MACKINTOSH'S SALE
OF
MEN'S WEAR
Commences WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1st., FOR 3 DAYS.
A few Specimen Bargains :~~~ ·
MORLEY'S
INDIA GAUZE VESTS
6 for $5.00
DAY SHIRTS. DRESS SHIRTS. TEANIS SHIRTS
All $2.50 each
Mostly small sizes.
Usual price. 43 50 to $5.00.
ENGLISH
LISLE THREAD SOCKS
per pair
70ds. 6 pairs for $4.00
Usual price $1.25 per pair.
Shop early, the best Bargains are ever the readiest sellers-
The whole of om stock of BOOTS and SHOES
PYJAMAS
From $2.00 per suit
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Exceptional valne.
20%
WASHING COATS and TROUSERS
ODD SIZES
From $3.00 each.
Usual price $4.50 to $18.50 each
OUR STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 6 P.AL. THESE THREE DAYS
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SALE
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MONDAY, August 30th
TO.
SATURDAY, September 4th.
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