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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
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LOAN TRED
ABC. BE EDITIÓN
WELTKAN UNP63
„BESTIKY'S
P. Toca
LUGER
MERCURY MOTOR JAR CO.
59-81 Des Voeux Boad Central,
SOLD FOR $70.
KONGKONG.'
CHINESI SERVANT GIRL'S WOES.
ALLEGED CRUELTY OF MISTRESS,
1
1920.
GENESIS OFFICE MAIN BRANCH & STEW ROOM
BOLIVIEN ROAD,
* WEST POINT BRANCH 356)
WORK SUPP
SENT THROUGH THE POST.
SIXTY TINS OF OPIUM.
HIDDEN IN NEWSPAPER MAIL
Twenty thousand pesos worth of opium was found in the mail in the U. S. Post Office, Manila, on August 24, by the assistant chief of the city section of the mailing division. While
of
Chinese
THE CHINA MAH.
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
ALIGHTING FROM MOYING-
TRIM GAR
CHINESE STUNNED BY FALL.
A Chinese was yesterday admitted o the Government Civil Hospital sufering from injuries caused through
■ hall while attempting to alight" from a moving train car.
FELL OVERBOARD.
RESCUED BY PASSING LAUNCH
ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION:
SUCCESSFUL
A Chinese wrs yesterday removed to the Central Police Station suffering from the effects of an immersion in : the harbour, through accidentally tall. He was stunned by the fall anding overboard from a ship. He was when picked up was unconscious. He rescued by the crew of a passing recovered consciousness, however, on laurch and revived by the application. con-1of_artificial respiration.” He refused to go to the hospital, and as his con- dition was not serious, he was allowed to go home.
the way to the hospital, and his dition is not considered serious.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
ARRIVALS
The s.s. "Eurypytas, Captain R. Hill, 3,523 tens, arrived this morning at 6 am. from Singapore with 2,000 cons of general cargo.
The s."Fooksang.". Captain T. Mitchell, 1,987 tons, arrived this morning at 7am. from Singapore with 1,534 tons of general cargo.
The 5.5.
-SLEEPING PASSENGERS
ROBBED.
A DETERMINED GANG."
MAKE GOOD THEIR ESCAPE.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
WE bare THIS DAY established ourselves as Consulting E- gingera and Surveyora.
BEST & MAY,
13, Chater Road- Hongkong, September 1, 1920.
NOTICE.
WE have This Day REMOVED our Central, Second floor, Room No. 17.
Office to No. 33, Queen's Road
RIBEIRO, SON & CO. Hongkong, September 1, 1920.
NOTICE.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
THE TWENTYFOURTH ORDINARY ANNUAL MEET-
Tam Sui Hang, a passenger on the 5.5.Kunghong." reported to the police that at 5 am today, while ING of Shareholders in the above he and several other passengers were Company will be held at the Com
about twenty men came asicep on board the ship (which is lying pany's Town Office 2 Lower Albert Ecuador," Captain T.alongside the Kwong Wing wharf Road, Hongkong, on TUESDAY the on board. 21st day of September, 1920, at 12.30 They took him and his friends by sur-o'clock in the afternoon for the pur prise, held them up, and after assanti-pose of presenting the Report of the ing, ransacked their luggage, stealing Directors and Statement of Accounts of $320. All the thieves decamped property and money to the taal value to 31st July, 1920.
and made good their escape.
Before Magistrate Hutchison, at the Magistracy this morning, evidence was heard in the case in which a Chinese woman living on the first checking over the mail that came Fleming, 3,435 tous, arrived this floor of No. 2, Fock Sau Lane, West Point, is charged at the instance of
from Hongkong On the Inspector Willis, with assaulting an Cirilo, noticed
steamship "Loongsang." Dionisio
morning at 7 a.m. from Manila with 8 year old servant girl with a cane.bulky
an exceptionally 115 tons of canned goods and package Mr. T. Rowan appeared for the newspapers. He tore open the corner
hardware:
of the package and saw that it con641 tons, arrived this morning at 7 The Hitle girl, in the witness box. tained merchandise of some kind.
The s.s." Haimun." Captian Page stated that on the aftespoon of Aug. Looking further he found four other m. from Hoihow with 160 tons of 27, she was tied to a bed pest in the similar packages.
general cargo. rear cubicle of the flat in such a manner that she was very uncomfor table and could not swallow.
defence.
The Magistrate: Why were you tied? Because the defendant objected; to my walking about on the verandah,
What were you tied with?—A | piece of cord about the thickness of my thumb.
How were you tied?-Round the neck, under the arms, and then round the body. I was kept in this uncomfortable position for a long time. When my mother came to see rae, the defendant did not have
time to untie me, so she cut the rope with a knife. In doing so, she slightly cut my cheek.
The
Magistrate: Were
you
beaten ? Yes, before I was tied The defendant beat me first with the thin cane produced, and then with a thicker one. She beat me for quite a long time. I cried. She has never beaten me before that occasion
By Inspector Willis: I did not hear the defendant say anything about re-selling me.
Bureaus showed that the five pack
A full investigation by the Custom
ages contained sirty tins of high grade opium. Each tin contained approximately fiye taels of opium, or mor than three hundred pesos worth to the tin.
The packages were addressed to Amoy. Mr. Ong will now find it Ong San, Manila, and were posted at necessary to call at the Bureau of Castoras Secret Service Department, to explain, if he can be located. Neither the Bureau of Posts, the Customs nor the Police Department named Ong San. seems to have any record of a Chinese
The Customs Inspector who exan- that the original owners had mailed ined the packages said it was certain them as newspapers at Amoy.
Hongkong bad a clean bill of health yesterday,
The Misses "Aileen and Doris Mr. Rowan: Yourst went to the Woods, plan to return to Hongkong defendant's house on August 23-about the end of September when Yes.
they will resume their teaching of
Your parents sold you to the dancing. defendant for $70-Yes.
On the following day you ran away and went back to your parents? Yes, but they took me back to the defendant's house, and defendant beat me
Two days later you again ran away?—Yes, mother again took me back.
When your mother took you back to the defendant, what did she tell her to do to you ?-Nothing.
In the defendant's house, your father took a thick stick and beat you ?-No.
Then your mother did-No, they were both too fond of me to do that. Your father asked the defendant for a piece of rope to tie you with? -No.
Then who tied you?-A woman named Yee Kho. She re-tied me in the manner I have described after I had first been tied.
The Magistrate: Who first lied you? A woman whose name I did not know.
Mr. Rowan: After your parents had taken you back to the defen Cact's house for the second time, when they were about to leave, you held on to your father's coat and said you wanted to go home with bira, and your mother gave you a slap?- No.
Do you remember going to the hospital in the company of a Chinese detective?-Yes,
Did not the defective on the way -teach you to say that it was the de- fendant and not your mother who had beaten you?-No.
After your father died you, did not you warn your mistress that if she did not unfasten you, you would tell people that she had done it? No, my parents did not tie me
Did your parents see you being ticd? Yes.
Did you ask your father to unlie you?-My mother prevented him from doing so, and the defendant cut the rope...
"
Did your mother not say to the defendant: As she is fond of run ning away, tie her up?"—Yes.
One morning, about 2 am, you got out of bed and escaped from the house? Yes.
You were discovered in your mother's house and brought back? Yes.
parents had gone, I was tied.
Then what happened?-After my
I put it to you that your mother she went away?--No. gave you a jolly good hiding before
After you were unfastened, you nothing to eat that night. had your evening meal?—No, I had
What happened after you were unfastened My mother took me
to the police station. What time was supper.
that ?-Before
when you wanted to go home, that Did you not tell your mistress your mother had told you that you were being sold for a few days only?—Yes.
The Magistrate: Do you under- stand that question ?-No.
When it was put to her a second time, the girl denied that she had said those words.
Ramsland, 916 tons, arrived this
The ss. "Bsinpingan," Captain BLAMED THE OTHER MAN. morning at 2.08 am. from Dainy with 332 tons of general cargo.
DEPARTURES.
Follet, sailed for San Francisco via. The ss. "West Caddoa, Capt. Shanghai at 7 a.m. to-day with 145 tons of general cargo.
son, sails for Batavia via Amoy and The s.s. "Fooshing," Capt. Robert- Singapore at 5 pra, to-day with 1,600 tons of general cargo.
Cortlandt, sailed for Tientsin via The ss. "Cheongshing." Capt. Ven Newchwang and Chefoo at 3 p.m., to-day with. 1,700 tons of general cargo-
3
The s.s. "Hocklee," Capt. Guerreiro, "alled for Swatow at 1.30 p.m., to day with 140 tons of general cargo.
sailed for Singapore via Swatow at The ss. "Ligan," Captami Cole, noon to-day with 200 tons of general
cargo.
Thess. "Loksang," Capt. Mattock, salled for Haiphong via Hoihow at 8 am., to-day with 200 tons of general carga.
CLEARANCEA.
WHO-EYADED ARREST.
THREE YOUNG BURGLARS GO TO JAIL.
THE TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from- 7th to 21st September, 1920, both days inclusive:
By Order,
M. MANUK,
Secretary.
Hongkong, September 1, 1920.
WISEMAN LIMITED.
Station, this morning charged three
Lospector Willis, of No. 7 Police NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. Chinese youth before Magistrate Hut THE SIXTEENTH ORDINARY chison with having commined burglary ANNUAL MEETING of the small hours of the morning of August will be held at the Company's Office, at No. 397 Queen's Road West in the Shareholders in the above Company 28 and stolen clothing and money to 14, Des Your Road, Central, Hong- kong, on MONDAY, 20th day of Sep-
the value of $45.50.
dants, with a fourth youth who was Statement of Accounts to 31st July, All the defendants pleaded guilty."tember, 1920, at 12-30 o'clock in the The Inspector said that the delen-ing the Report of the Directors and aftemoon for the purpose of present-
not in custody, broke the lack of, the 1930 door and ransacked the house. They
The TRANSFER BOOE of the stole the property which formed the Company will be CLOSED from 13th subject of the charge. From informato 20th September, 1920, both days tion received from the defendants, inclusive. the clothing was recovered from vari aus pawnshops in Mongkok. The first defendant was responsible for the were arrested, "alf the defendants pawning of the clothing. When they blamed the other man, whom they said was the instigator of the crime, and the person who broke the lock.
all the defendants replied in the nega Asked if they had anything to say,
tive,
By Order,
D. K. KHARAS,
Secretary. Hongkong, September 1, 1920.
PACIFIC MAIL 8.3. COMPANY. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8. 8. ECUADOR,"
The Magistrate enquired their ages, and the defendants gave them as 19, 22, and 15 respectively.
From FAN FRANCISCO via BONO! The Magistrate Anything known)LULU, JAPAN PORTS. SHANGHAI
and MANILA
cleared to-day and sall for London
The s.s. "Protesilaus," British, about them, Inspector? via Singapore at 10 am. tomorrow.
The ss. "Kwongsang." British, Shanghai at 6 am to-morrow, cleared today and will sail for
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Inspector: No. There is a big
gang of these young rascals about. E above mentioned vessel haring
They steal everything they can lay their hands on.
arrived from the above man- tioned Porta, Consignees of cargo are The Magistrate passed sentence. of hereby, informed that their cargo three months hard labour on the first will be landed at their risk Two" defendants and two weeks and iato the Pacific Mail
12 strokes on the other,
Steam.
hip Company's godowns at West Point, and stored at Consigness' risk.
Consignees of Cargo ars hereby notify that they mast produce an Import Permit signed by the Superin. tendent of the Imports and Exports, Hongkong, before Buis of Lading can be countersigned,
Bombay is not to have its Port
The German invasion of Singa. Trust Hotel after all. In view of pore has begun that is to say with opposition to the scheme, it is under-presumable recognition by the local Mr. Rowan said that the point was stood that the Viceroy has intimated authorities. A half-dozen or so of important.
that the Government of India canout Teutons are openly registered on the Inspector Willis replied that even sanction the scheme, and the Bill, books of a local hotel, says the Spaits All broken, chifed and damaged if the girl had said the words, it was which passed its first reading at the last Times, but our readers only natural that her mother should meeting of Council by the casting gratified to know that they are where they will be examined on will be goods are to be left in the godowns, have cheated her in that manner in vote of the Governor, will be with merely passing through to the Dutch September 1, at 10a.m., and September order to get her to go to the defend-drawn at the next meeting. Some Indies and no doubt due surveillance, at 10 am. ant's house.
contracts had already been given out will be exercised by the police during Examined by Inspector Willis, the in connection with the scheme. their temporary sojourn here. girl said that a woman whose name These have been cancelled. she did not know, first tied her. She did not do it properly, and witness released herself with case. Then Yee Kho re-tied her in the manner she had explained.
Did your parents see you being tled?No.
Mr. Rowan: When your mother came back to take you to the police station, were you tied then?-No, the defendant cut the rope and released me.
Dr. Moore, Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, said that on the girl being admitted to the hospital at 6.35 p.m. on August 27, be examined her, and found marks of caning on her body. She had five marks on the outside of the right arm, three on the outside of the left arm, an seven on the back The marks on the back were con- tinuous with those on the arms.
The Magistrate: They were one blow marks?--Yes.
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The French steamers which are being built at Hsinho near Tientsin have caused no little amount of com- mest Six wooden schoopers that were built all stuck on the ways whilst being launched. A steamer that was built there some time ago; whilst undergoing her steam trials had occasion to anchor. When the time came to get under weigh again jerked out of its bed by the strain' the windlass was started and then placed upon it. It appears that it. had not been cemented down properly and that it had been secured to wooden beams. ments the Shanghai Gazette.
Some ship.com.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS-
PRELIMINARY NOTICE,
DANCING.
pan to return to Hongkong at the end of The Mines AILLEN and DORIS WOOD
instruction is the most up-to-date September when they will recoin their AMERICAN BALL BOOK DANCING, Regnized as the most expert and BEST TEACHERS OUT EAST: Perfect and rapid Tation guarantee
Damite teler.
NOTICE:
THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO. LTD.
diplomatic officials is anticipated in An extensive change of Japanese the near future, according to the sulates and Legations abroad, and A Cente per She has been de Hochi Cansed by the increase of Con-AN INTERM DIVIDEND of Fitly principles in the hitherto peculiarly June, 1991 the introduction of democratic clared for the half year ending 30th conservative atmosphere of the Suer Interim read will be pay? Foreign Office The above paper able on and after JUSDAY, 17th claims to have leamed from an Sptember, 1% at 15 of the authentic source of information, that Company here reholders are to Sweden, will be appointed Am among others, Mr. Huki, ex-Minister requested in a fonte bassador to Berlin Mr. Okuyama, Company will hREN. from Bib The REGISTER SHADES of the
in the Foreign Office, as Charge inclusive) during which period zn Chief of the Personal Affairs Section to 13th Septwable, 1921, (both days Affaires to Vana: Mr. Okamoto, transfer of Shares ene he registered?, Chief of the Treaty Bureau is the By Orde
The back of the left hand was swollen, continued witness, and bore Again you escaped, sometime be five cane marks. There were also 12 tween 4 and 5 a.m.? Yes, mother cane marks on the outside of the left brought me back, and I was beaten leg and 10 on the outside of the right and tied.
leg. All the marks were recent... When you told your father you By the Magistrate: The child's wanted to go home, the defendant condition was not serious. The blows
ald to him, "You give me back were not severe.! my70 and take your daughter. By Mr. Rowan All the marks away, Leannot keep ber here"? Yes witness found were made by a cane, And your father said that he had He did not find any scratches made already spent the money and the by a finger nail defendant must keep you? Yes After, further evidener, the cases skandaler Then, your father asked for & was remanded mail to morcowy Do piece of rope and tied you?-No, afternoon.
4to the Bib
in a week of the steamer's arrival All claims must be presented with-
here after which they cannot be re-. cognized.
No claim will be admitted after the goods have left the godown, and ill goods remaining undelivered after September 8, will be subject to rent
-No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Connignees are reqnected to send in ture immediately their Buis of Lading for countersigna-
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- (For Boocent of the Concerned.)
on
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