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IN THE WEB SMA' HOURS.
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MAN UNDER THE TABLE.
A NEW YEAR'S EVE INCIDENT.
MAK BERANCE
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A. Chinese from Shaukiwap was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital on Saturday, suffering from injuries to his ribs alleged to have been received in the course of a fight on board a waterboat. His condition is not serious.
SOCIAL DISEASES.
USIONS TASK IN
HONGKONG-
THE CHINA MAIL
LECTURES WITH CINEMA FILMS.
SOLO WHIST.
How... many readers know this game, popular at Home before Bridge and Anction Bridge came to displace it? It has been revived in Hongkong recently, and the following penalem {xcose, Open Misery was called (very Meetings will be beld,during this daringly) by a man having Are Ten, week by the members of the Eastern six times diamonds, (including the Commission of the British National Four, Three, and Two), Eight Council for Combating Venereal Three, and Two of Spades, Jack, Diseases, the arrived in Hongkong Eight, Five, and Three of Clube," and some days ago, for the purpose of no Hearts. The lead was with a discussing with doctors, nurses, man who held the bare King of chemists, parents, and others the Diamonds, bare Ace, King, and best methods of dealing with the Queen of Cabs, and some small problem.
hearts and spades.. His blind lead, before the hand was exposed, was the King of Diamonds. What should be have led next?
The members of the commission are Mrs. Neville Rolfe and Dr. Rupert Hallam. As a first step they will get in touch with the Govern- As a fact he led the "Queen of ment agencies having to do with the Chubs, and than a heart, which made maintenance of the public health, the caller win. The man who held and with their co-operation endeavour the balance of the diamonds, and to have a local commission appointed wanted to get in so that the others to inquire into the prevalence of could discard their clubs (he holding social diseases. They will urge the the deuce) was unable to get the abolition of houses of ill-fame, and lead with a heart, but could have encourage the provision of free | dané só with a space. medical treatment for all sufferers
How would you have led? from such diseases..“
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Renter's agency in Shanghai issues with all reserve the following
A series of lectures, illustrated by item issued by wireless from Nauen cinema films, will be given at the and picked up in Shanghai:-The office of the Sanitary Board today. condition of the German ex-Empress and on January 5, 7 and 10, during the last few days has become at 6 p.m., invitations to which have worse, and her end may be expected❘ been circulated by the Director of hourly. The physicians may, howEducation. Mrs. Rolfe, the Educa- ever, be able to avert death for some tional Commissioner of the Commis THE DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL days or even weeks. Meanwhile the sion, has been asked by the Head- REOPENS WEDNESDAY, ex-Empress has bidden farewell to all master of the Kowloon - British | January 5th at 9 1.36. her children.
School to address a meeting of Horgkay, January 3, 1921. parents in the schoolroom on Thurs- day at 6 p..
Some amusement was caused in Court this morning when Wong charged before Wing-chan was Magistrate Orme with entering No. 23, Merrison Hill Road, occupied by Mr. Fedinand Dubois, is the small hours of the morning of January 1, with intent to commit a felony.
When charged, the accused said that he did not speak Cantonese He spoke French
Sergeant Kelly: He knows Can- feneseall right.
The Magistrate: Of course he does, but he wants a chance to air his French, don't you see?-Laughter). | .. A spurious ten cent piece, which The Magistrate then charged the Inspector Willis admitted he would accused in French, and the latter have accepted himself had it been readily pleaded not guilty."
The Magistrate: He speaks French
all right. He knows the language
better than I do (Laughter)-
tendered to him, so clever was the imitation, cost a Chinese, six weeks,
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
hard labour when convicted by KICKED IN THE STOMACH. THE ORCHESTRA will be in
Magistrate Orme this morning of The Interpreter made another at- having attempted to utter a counter- tempt to make the accused, speak feit coin at West Point. According Cantonese, bat met with 100 to Inspector Willis, swindling of this sunderstand Chinee. I speaker Flench | description" was very prevalent at and Englisee. No speakee Chinee.” West Point just now, but the offer
The Magistrate: He insists in ders were usually known when keeping his French up (Laughter).
$5 COMPENSATION.
RICSHA COOLE PROSECUTES FARE.
caught, as they kept the good and. Five dollars was the compensation Sergeant Kelly: Ose of the new { bad coins in separate-pockets: constables speaks French.
The Magistrate: Never mind He understands the charge.
obtained by a riesta coolie for a kick in the stomach when he summoned a Chinese before Magistrate Smith this morning for assault.
The complainant said that restër-, day the defendant and another man engaged two ricshas at the Star Ferry wharf and drove to a boarding house near the Sun Co. On arrival at their de
cents for the two vehicles. Witness remonstrated with him, whereupon the defendant kicked him in the stomach.
attendance daily during afternoon Tes and Dinner, MONDAYS and FRIDAYS excepted.
SEMI-SACRED CONCERTS ill be {held during Tiên and Afternoon Te
SUNDAYE.
Hongkong, Jaanary & 1921.
"BEN LINE OF STEAMERS.
From "ANTWERP," MIDDLESBRO, LONDON AND STRAITS.
THE Steamship
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Dated the Xst day of Jaunary, 1921.
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undergoed have received in- thesoticus to sell by Public Auctions ČVOR LOCOCORD OF THE CONURIJAN),
ON
WEDNESDAY, Jantiary 5, 1821. at 10:30 am,
at Queen's Buildings, 3rd Floor,"
(former Bomisu. Confolate) Sundry Offer Furniture,
All
And Wireless Apparatus (incomplete),
Torms: Cash
HUGHES & NOUGH
Auctioneers. Hongkong, January 3, 1921.
(For Account of the Concerned.).
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SATURDAY, Farusty-8, 1821, st10.30 am,
at their Sales Booms, No. 8,
Des Vaux Bond, Corner of
Ice House Street,
Suit and Overcoat Lengths, Dress Materials, Blue Serge,
inc'ading:-
«BËNVORLICE,"
Gent's Books, and Shoes, Woollen Jerseys, Hosiery, Gent's Felt Hats, YONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby,,.
Algo
The monument at Tsingtan if the flank of a hill can be so called Mr. Dubois, in the witness bar, where on the Germans carved the deposed that he had a party in his record of their acquirement of the house on the night of the 31st 10 concession, alongside which the While Japanese carved another inscription "usher in the New Year.” ne and some friends were sitting setting forth the fact of the capture
New Year's Day, one of the party the hillside and brought to Japan, for felt something move under the table, installation in the Military Museum and the accused was found crouching at Kudan Hill, Tokyo. The reason underneath. Accused had been wit given for this action is that the ress's houseboy but had been cismiss inscription causes feelings of bitter- The police said that when the com- ed some two months"ago. The acness among the Chinese and that its plainant was brought to, the station ensed did not speak French too well. removal will pave the way to better he was in a state of collapse He certainly spoke Cantonese. Ap-relations. But perhaps if it remained Fearing that it was a case of parently the accused had been in the where it is, with yet another inscrip-raptured spleen, the defendant reom a long time and when disturbedtion in Chinese recording the date of was detained and the by the party entering the room, had the restoration to China, according complainant was sent to the hospital. taken cover under the table. Nothing to the terms of the ultimatum to The doctor had since certified that was missing from the room.
round table about 3.30 a.m., on į of Tsingtau, is to be blasted out of stination, the defendant tendered 15 formed that all Goods are being i
The Magistrate, raised the question as to daw the recused gained admit
tance to the house.
Mr. Dubois said that alter the ac cheed's had been arrestel, his house- boy found a duplicate of the "front door key on the floor near the spot where the accused was crouching.
The Magistrate (to the accused) : You can now question this witness either in French or English.
The accused did not take tage of the invitation.
Germany in August 1914, that would take away the Chinese bitterness even more effectually, comments the Japan
Chronicle.
MURDER OR ECONOMY?
AN UNWANTED CORPSE.
LOCAL FOLICE PUZZLED.
Mystery shrouds the discovery on advan-Sunday, by the police, of the body of an unknown Chinese woman, aged Replying to the Magistrate, Mr. about 36 years, lying on the path Dubois said that the accused might! between Upper and Lower Albert
Road, near the Government Offices."
The body which was fully dressed, The Magistrate; It is an important bore no exterior marks of violence, question. I must go into it. He with the exception of a red patch on
have come to the house to sleep.
while the complainant sustained to internal injuries, the stomach was badly bruised, and the kick was one which could bare caused serious damage.
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The Magistrate imposed a fae of $10, ball of which was to go to the complainant as compensation.
FIVE MEN ON A RAFT.
CAUGHT IN A SQUALL
RESCUED BY PASSING STEAMER.
may have gone to the house for Auld the neck and part of one cheek. The off Singapore, five Chinese, members Rescued from a raft some miles. Lang Syne as it was New Year's Day: cause of death is not known. While of the crew of a fishing boat wrecked Laughter.) have to judge from murder is not improbable, the police in a squall, were taken to the Central the circumstances of the case if there are of the opinion, that the woman Police Station on the arrival of was any felonious intent.
died of natural causes and was the .. Mr. Dubois: I don't think there dumped to save funeral expenses. Sunday.
"Koisa Maru". here on was any felonious intent. I had em- From the dusty condition of the
-
landed as their risk into the hazardous Lace Curtains, Bed Sheets, Croton
adfor extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon What the
On view Friday, at 2pm. and Godown Co., Ltd, hence and/or from the whaives delivery may be obtained.
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No Claim will be Rämitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 10th inst, will be subject to rent
All claime against the Slezmer müst be presented to the Undersigned on or before the 17th it, or they will not be recognised,
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be rammed on the 10th inst., at 10 am.
No Fire Insurance has been affected, Billy of Lading will be countertign- ed by
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD,
-Agents. Hongkong, January 8, 1991.-
Terms
Cath.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers... Hongkong. January 3, 1991,
FOR SALE,
THE Undersigned have received in
structions to sell at their Sales :
Boots, No. & Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
Encyclopaedia Britannien in
(29 Taix) Eleventh Edition, with case. Terms ---Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers, Hongkong, January 3, 1921.
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years, and had always found him had been dragged along the road a boat was wrecked a few hours after honest, but very lazy. dismissed good distance.
him for lehiness. *
The Magistrate: He is a curious
pharacter.
The case was adjourned until to morrow morning in order that the houseboy can be produced to give evidence about the discovery of the -duplicate key.
NEW YEAR'S EVE BLAZE.
{EOWLOON HOUSE GUTTED..
RAT UPSETS OIL LAMP..
A rat upsetting an oil lump is
WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
SEARCH ATTEMPTED,
CAPTAIN'S SUCCESSFUL PROTEST.
WUCEOW, January 1.
they had put out of Singapore har bour" on a fishing expedition. They drifted for several hours before they were sighted and rescued by the "Kotsa Mariz”.
Arrangements are being made to send the shipwrecked men back to Singapore where they have their families.
The regulations issued by the NEW BOARDING OFFICER. Kwangsi provincial authorities re garding the searching of ships KITÍV- ing at Wuchow (recently published in “the Chima- Mail) were put into force on December 26. The "Taiming.”
18 THERE A KICK HERE
The shipping folk are saying that
the first British steamer to call at the Harbour Master has appointed as at Wuchow after the 26th, was
thought to have been the cause of a 1 boarded by a representative of the Boariling Officer a man who was
fire which broke out about 8 p.m..
on Friday, in No. 107, Upper Shapo authorities. The Captain of the Kowloon Sanitary Inspector and
Street, on the mainland.
vessel
Taiming" protested as his that the Ordinance" (unspecified) The Kowloon Brigade turned out
not armed and says such posts must be held only by under Mr. King, but the flames, fan threatened to report the matter to Certificated officers
his Government, whereupon the ex
· It is like looking for a needle in a ned by the breeze, had spread so aminer returned to his ship and the haystack to look through the or rapidly, that it was impossible to
Taining proceeded without for dinances with no better clue then save the house which was eventually ther molestation. Nothing more has that. Who can tell us more about completely gutted. The fire fighters, been heard of the matter. The Ko however, were successful in saving show entered the port on December the neighbouring houses after a 31 without being stopped, but the strenuous fight.
Damage was done to property to same day the Chinese "Kokming
this?
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