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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
INDIAN ASSAULT CASE-
The case before the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions in which
Com
they are: comparativ
combustion, Easised, by spli quantities of coal in close
It is said there is not thos from such a fire-shardly any iron or steel ship. The first rective measure is to exclude the so that the fire can only smoulder Then the banker is fooded with water, which usually serve tinguish the fire.
here have been
mirunder
order to clear ups
The Air Forca
not be entirely, or even
it the erection of some, condime tive monument. By far the portion of it will be devon
Even in wooden ships the dan from smouldering fire is not balf great as has been pictured by lands men. This is illustrated by the ex perience of the captain of the "Twinviding education for the
{airmen: end) to rendering: Brothers, engaged some years ago
in the wheat trade between San Fran-Olicers and men of cisco and Liverpool. The vessel was Forces and their depend returning from the latter port with may be disabled, sick thousand tons of così in the held as ballast. Just after she rounded Cape Horn it was discovered that the coal
WB on fire.
ard of the Batt What is really req
live megnies with a good
ob Police to do. patrol duty, is present the streets and by wAT hardly covered by these i
is not surprising "to" cheer nacked absence of the long of the law." and I feel confided the presence of a liberal surinki pólns- many of these outrages, and crimes will be averted Briefy should nao like tulee ador
" to early effect Special Constables among the community, these most qualified and be sworn in as mua,
number, and 2 sa
wear their ordinary garb, and given
It is true that there have been many calls upon the paballe purse a result of the war, and, I have been There was a steam pump on board asked why the Air Force Memorial and after closing the lower hatches Fund should be forced to the tear the crew flooded the hold until the to the detriment, perhaps, of other ship had settled about four feet lower funds equally deserving. I would in the water. No one was frightened point out that the Air Force is a ship would be safely brought into funds which have been started for with the purchase of supplies at Fort assault concluded yesterday, one port at San Francisco. Call was the ben fit of certain sections of the pay is nominal with a reasonabie convicted. They will not be exiled established organisations which may upon to do patrol duty unlem under Said from P. and O. Company, who prisoner being discharged and the made at Valparaiso, but not a man Army, have the advantage of old reward for every prisoner made f have travelling superintendents, to others being sentenced to a month's deserted the ship.
The vessel was seventy-two days be relied upon to see that the money special circumstances, they will other steamship owners who, equally hard labour.
Said Golam, was discharged owing in reaching San Francisco "from required is forthcoming. The Ait carry on their usual vocation and sensibly, leave matters to their cap
composed the Horn, and all that time the coal Force, tales. There are other owners of
answer readily, otherwise they must to the inability of the Crown to prove burned, and little streams of smoke of young men taken from different when called upon to serve they must his nationality.
First prisoner said that the quarre? / Cuold be seen cuming through the regiments, and from all parts, as subject to a penal clause for dis-i affair, but some of them seem to ex- arose over the opening of a window. cracks in the deck. Arriving at Santo such organisation. The appeal obediencë etc. Such a system would There was a fight; deceased struck Francisco the Twin Brothers "sail-djon behalf of the dependents of these 11 am sure work wonders especially pect their local agents to be respon him on the mouth and be retaliated / cat on the mud fats and was flooded ) men has been issued on the initiative where a great number of labourers | their knowledge. At one time coal by hitting him on the head with a unul she settled almost even with of the presen' Air Marshal Sir Hug") are employed and would be conducive į
There are various ways of dealing three Indians were charged with and every one was confident that the creation of the past few years. Other the emblem of their alice. The]
ships who make all sorts of remark
able contracts with all sorts of people. This is, at course, their own
clog.
T
His Lordship: I suppose you were not trained as a boxer --Witness: No.
Second prisoner also spoke to the captain having a revolver.
which Was
Trenchard to no particular section of the community but to the public at large.
I propose to close the subscription
who intend to sub- lists shonly and I would therefore
D. K. BLAIR. Hon Treasurer, Aero Club of Hongkong" c/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews
to better discipline of the men in general and the unravelling of
schemes.
14
Yours truly
.B.K.E..
NAY L POLICE.
1To the Editor of the China Mail.”)
able for arrangements made without
her upper deck. This extinguished The other mer tried to ing and shipping agents were often
The appearance of the vessel after shareholders or partners, and what separate them. The Captain told the fire. not, with store dealers, mooting and them to fight like Englishmen, and water boat companies, and so forth. they did till they were tired. The all this was pretty fair evidence what
fire damage. In a dozen, places the ask these At present this is not se, however. Captain had a revolver and kept the ship may survive in the way of In any case so self-respecting Earo- others away by threatening to shoo: bottom had burned unrough, and scribe to send their donations to me-Hongkong, September 20, 1929. pean would be mixed up with the them if they interfered. He did not all that was between the crew and as soon as possible. Yours faith- polyglot crowd of local persons of strike at one particular point
the deep sea was the thin sheet of fully. speculative nationality who are now
coal and the pressure of the waler importuning owners and captains for
Cripper bottom. The weight of the
orders. No resident can avoid being
of the copper sheeting, and it had fully acquainted with the mob of dis-
ept about equal strain on both sides
charged boatmen, servants and worse,
not broken through abhough it was Ittle thicker than an ordinary tin who masquerade under such pictursid that the matter was a very esque names as Mike MacMuckle, trivial one and would not have been Sandy O'Connor, Llewellyn Robinson, brought before the Supreme Court de, who more often supply stores, except for the fact that that was the engage themselves as beatmen, ship only court that had power to try"
such a peculiar case. scrapers, removers of ashes, COR tractors (sic), & merely 10 get aboard and, if they cannot swindle the captains by taking their bills, putting rubbish or stores short of proper weight aboard when the ship
Mr. Jenkin, addressing the jury!
He dealt with
**an.
THE WORLD'S TIN..
THE ROYAL AIR FORCE MEMORIAL FUND.
SUBSCRIPTION · LEST.
the evidence of Capt. Somerville, CHIN: SE OUTPOT INCREASED A. Anonymous which, he said, was grossly exagger. ated, and pointed out that the attack was made in self-defence.
The prisoners were found guilty is weighing anchor, can at least on a charge of common assault, get money by selling grog the crew, buying old rope (new rope the charge of wounding being elimin-
to
often actually goes ashore) and so on. When subsequent investiga- tion occurs and the owner of the high-sounding European name (some
ated.
of these rascals adopt Dutch, Swedish the captains find their own ships, most
BIGGEST WORLD SMELTERS IN DEALATA
Hon Mr. P H. Holyoak...... Sir Robert Ho Tang...... B Anonymous Messrs. Relas & Co Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Pari Mr. Frank Merricks, C.B.B, speak Hon. Mr. Ho Fock ng before the Institute of Mining Mr. J. A. Plummer ----- and Metallurgy, in mail week, said: Hon Mr. A. R. Lowe
About one half of the world's sup- Dr. G M Harstonpoi lies of tin is mined in the British Mr. N. J. Stabb, O.BE. Empire, the chief producing country Capt. T. Arthur
or Norwegian names even) can be of the liners and steamship companince 1891 being the Federated Mr. J. H Taggart...... discovered, if he be not in jail, he is its make contracts at Port Said for Malay States. The other tin produc- Mr. N. L. Watsonne too often a Chinese jew from Singa- provisions, &c. but in the majority og countries of the Empire are Mr. D. K. Blair......................**** pore or even a full-blooded "nigger of cases of course with reliable and Cornwall, Nigeria, Australia, and Mr G.M Young without whole trousers to his name old established chandlers, of which outh Africa. The principal tine Mr. L N. Leefe......
producing Countries are Bolivia, the Mr. IL Crockatt........... or a red cest to bless himselt with. there are a number at this port.
Very few owners leave the matterslands of Banks and Billiton in the Mr J. Bell Irving... The mob of these creatures who
Netherlands East Indies, Siam and Mr. A 0. Lang... Messre Arculli Bros. swarm aboard and annoy captains in the hands of their captains to has become one of the standing nut arrange, as owners know from China
Prior to 1891 the tin output of the Mr. A F Arcalli - sances of the place. The policedo their experience that if they have a con best, so do the agents, but both are tract with a reliable firm they are Empire was confired to Australia; Mr. Robert Douglas...........
the con British Malaya, and Cornwall, the Mr G.M Dodwell
value of the Australian production | Mr S B-Columbine......... powerless. The only way to deal well treated, otherwise with the matter is by means of a tractors lose their business.
We know that at some ports being £987,539, while that of British Mr G. T. Edking HER AND lusty boatswain ready to give a few of them an involuntary bath over-owners leave tie sidering of provi. Malaya was estimated at £5,400.000: Mr M. S Sassoon board, or a hosepipe for all but those sions, &c, with their agents, but the The value of the Nigerian outpat is Sir Ellis Kadoorie presenting a request to see them by agents often have their own pet firm, becoming important, and to-day
and we know of cases where no one exceeds that of Aus.relia. the ship's agents at the gangway.
The output of tin in British Malaya Of the European storedealers] but they are allowed on board, and
has fallen during the last few years, who quote below market prices, competition is thus eliminated.
It is a known fact that at Port and in 1919 amounted to only 36 867 trusting to luck to rock the ship out of articles not on the cum Said of all places there are some of tons, against nearly 50.000 tons in Mr. G A. Harriman -
the most unreliable touts who quote 1914. Simultaneously, tin production Mr. M. H. Turner -- by supplying defective stores as the ship is saug, who even impossible prices and rely upon in Bolivia, Siam and China has in Mr E. B. O'Farrell keep the ship waiting, who untort-making their profit out of short.reased, so that the proportion of the Mr E. Stuart Taylor unately abound in Puit Said, com- supplies, inferior goods, and un-world's tin supplies produced in Mr. P. V. Botelho... ment is unnecessary. The arcient reasonable charges on items not the British Empire is not so large Mr C. A. Feel ...............
was until quite recently Mr. W. H. Smith... dodges of contracting by the piece shown on their contract form, besides as it
Mr. G. S. Archbait sur Mr W. A. Dowley M
Mr O. T. Breakspear Mr. A. G. Lamplugh
Mr BLR B Hancock.................
and supplying Brussels epruats for the thieving on board, but such firms The Empire's tin output, however, is Mr. E A. G May....... cabbages, whiny poxatoes, tinned only exist on orders from captains still more than ample for her own Mr. H. C Shrutsole stuff that once may have been sound, who have little or no experience at Deeds, and must also be drawn upon Mr. J.W Alabaster.....
by other countries that are large Mr. T. L Leitchin sparrowbie chi kens, goat and camel this port.
The writer remembers when pass users of this metal Most of the tin Dr. G. M Black... meat, patriarchal ggs, are too well known to invue conment beyond the ing through the Canal some 20 years mined in British Malaya is refined in Mr G E. Stewart....
owners actually ago, that all removable brass, copper the smelters of the Straits Trading Mr. J. S. Gardiner tact that some contract in this way. Contributed and iron fittings were carefully stow Co., at Singapore. These tin smelt Rev. Copley Moyle
ed away by the carpenter to preventing plans are the largest in the Pilot to the journal of Commerce.
Not neces-world and deal.not only with the Observer Commenting on the foregoing their loss at Fort Said article Harland & Co., of London, sartly from the ship chandler's men. produce of the FMS, but also with Mr. E J. Noronha
but from the coal trimn.ers, boatmen, ore shipped to Singapore from Siam, Mr. J.M. V.Remedios washermen, or any of the crowd who the Netherlands East Indus, South manage to get aboard.
wrote:→→→
We bave, had a considerable" ex perience of ship chacalers at Port Said and our experience is that, excepting in the case of a few of the bidest passenger hues, who, as you correspondent says, bave traveling superintendents, and in cases where
Africa, and. Australia. The exports
of tin from Singapore-áre conse quently much greater than the actual production of British Malaya..
TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY.
Hongkong Sept. 17, 1920.
“A BUGGESTION."
SR-I was greatly impressed by a cable which appeared in your paper, dealing with Dr. Macnamara's speech at the Mansion House" on behalf of Lord Haig's appeal to provide employ- ment for ex- service. men. Dr. Mamamara denies that the guvern- ment not doing its duty to ex $150.00 service men. I do not profess to 11000 know why this denial should be 100.00 necessary, unless some "penon or 100,00 persons have been making enquiries 100.00 in places outside of the Home Coun- 100.00 ties.. Is it a fact that in H. M. Dock- 50.00 yard Hongkong there are at present, 5000 over 20 vacancies for constables. If 50.00 86, surely these vacancies could 5000 be filled · by some of the nten. 5000 Lard Halg is making the 50,00 appeal for I da not know 5000 what the conditions of this depart 50.00 ment are, but 1 mm convinced that if 25.00 the same pay and conditions were 2500 granted as laid down for the Hong- 2500 kong Police or Police serving in the 25.00 Home Yards, there would be no need 2500 for these vacancies to exist any 25.00 longer, and in addition would supply 25 00 berths for 22 deserving men, bond 25.00 I expect that if Lord Haig and Dr. 25 00] Macnamara were correctly informed, 25.00 they wald find that there are other 25.00 | Government Departments in which 25.00 vacancies exist as in the Dockyard 2500 Police, of course there is the pos 2500 sibility that ex service men, would 25 00 prefer to be employed by civilian 19.00 firms, who in the majority of cases 10 00 offer better terms to their employees. 10,00
Yours etc.
JUSTER
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TIN SENSATION.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
BADAK PROPERTY VALUELESS,
valueless, and he advised the directors not to appoint a manager. A reference. wis also made to Trengganu, another part of the peninsula, where the Bax Company has a'concession, and there
some uncertaizity the reference to › the. bores related
to the
WIL
10.00 Dear Sir-I don't agree with the ∙10.00] Hongkong Hotel running: motor cack.
10 00 Why should they butt in on s' trade Australian papers reporte 10.00 which they have not spent a penny A sensational reply to a request by i or 10.00 on building up. Is there no live and 10.00 let live in Hongkong? As soon as the 10 00 big money people see a mall man 1000 making a little bit, after doing the 10.00 pioneer work, they cut in. 7500
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RHEUMATISM.
the directors of the Badak Company party. The directors we No. Lability for an explanation of a to understand the mem mutilated cable-incasage and other cabled to Mr. Scarbor cryptic cable messages, sent by Mrther information. The H. Scarborough, the company's re from Mr.. Searboroug press, was received doubt as to his opties of the pe by the board on Aug. 5. The Perty Badak Company has a tin property in The Badak Company has provided the State of Kedah, Malay Peninsula, sensation after sensation in the altare and has been very conspicuous in market. Onboring resulti obu the Bhare market during recent MF. T. W Orton, the prospector month. Mr. Scarborough's message | discovered the property for the Bad was as follows In reply to your syndicate, and by Mr. W. Wibou, telegram of 29th, 20 bores bottom; who checked Mr. Orton's bores, the
HAVE you are tried Chamberlain's valueless full length valley Coat value of the syndicate abans
Pain Balm for thoumsam11 vinced property valueless. Now boring early months of this
If owners make contracts with all sorts of people without discrimina, tion, as hinted at in your article, they of course are bound to get into trouble, particularly at such a place as Port Sail, but we know, that most HAMBERLAIN'Blic and Diah. To the Editor of the Chisa Malinot, you are wasting time, as the longer-high" "ground-going-north? Cancel | phenomenal, advance
"WALLA WALLABOATS "T), signing a contract, and it is up to stubborn cases (of dƒventery.It crimes committed so commonly and ¦ and you will be surgicised and itliebted In one of the nɔésELVES
only European Boats in the Phone 3518.
of them make careful inquiries before
stone of
me Remedy flowed by stor oil will effectually care the most
were bought up to: in thần thi ng
this disease runs on the harder it is to engagements your end. ~Do you re were placed" "on-the-
quire check bores. Sir, The perpetual occurrences of cuts bottle to-day, Appy it with » TĒROTOWN IN «age to tiz - addicted, pazie the shup chandler's agent in the specially good for summer, diserices in
in the Colony ought to at the relief obtained. For sale by all received from Mr. Scarb United Kingdom to recommend to children. For sale by all Chemists and openi
awaken the dormant feelings of the Chemise and torekeepers.
stated that Storekeepers. them only reliable contractors.
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