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treaties non-binding (in spite of the plain wording of Article XVIII, which Italy also signed) but should merely cause them to stay outside the purview and juris diction of the League. If that be diction of the League. If that he allowed to stand, it amounts to a
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LOGAL AND GENERAL
Two cases of diphtheria, one British and the other Portuguese. were notified yesterday.
The Hon. Mr. Chatham, CMG.. dat repudiation of the Covenant retiring Director of Public Works, is and of the Peace Treaty itself. to be entertained at dinner by mem- One clause dishonoured in an agree-bers of the Chinese community" on ment disrupts the whale, especially Tuesday next at the Kam Ling Hotel, when it is so important a clause West Point. as is this eighteenth we have quoted. If the Italian suggestion
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SPORT.
LEAGUE FUOTBALL.
S. C. A., v. "CARLISLE "
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1971..
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
NAMES OF MEMBERS.
In this first division match on the
The standing committees of the Navy "A" ground on Saturday and pm the South China Athletic As Legislative Council, announcement of eciation team will consist of Lau which was made at yesterday's meci Hing Cheong Fang Tai and Chaning of the Council, the Best of the So: Leung Yuk Tong (capt.), Leung new year, are as follows: Tai Fong and Cheung Wing Shing; Ko Six Wai, Ip Kau. Wong Pak Chung. Kam Fook and Au Kit Sang-
S. C. A. v. RECREIO.
UN YHOLESOME PICKLES.
DESTRUCTION DELAYED.
CHINESE DEALERS' PROSECUTED.
Before
Magistrate Orme this morning, Inspector Caygill, of the Yaumati Police Station, charged a Chinese nared. Tam Kisang, the manager of the Kim Vick shop, with the Dakwfal possession Finance Committee-The Hon. the Colonial Secretary (Chaimas), of 311 cases of pickles, the same the Hor, the Colonial Treasurer, the being unaholesome and unfit for use. Hon. the Director of Public Works A second man noined Sam Yick, of Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., Hon. No. 244, Shangbai Street, Yaumati, Mr. Lau Chu-pak, Hon. Mr. P. Hwa charced with selling the pickles Holyoak. Hon. Mr. Ho Fook. Hon to Tam Kit-sang. Mr. J. Johnstone, and Hon. Mr. E.
Outlining the case for the prosecu- tion, the Inspector said that on Sep- V. D. Pat.
Public Works Committee. The ember 15 last, the Naval Victual- Han. the Director of Public Works Officer invited tenders for " (Chaimant the Hon. the Colonial containing 30,000 botties of pickles,
the sale of 1,300 On her way out, the RMS. "Em.Kam Wing, Li Si Ying and Lai Treasurer! Hon. Mr. H E. Polkck. Sam Vick's tender was accepted and uniform application of that clause: press of Asia" celebrated Christmas Tak Tat; Lan Tek Chung, So Chung K.C., Hon. Mr. Lau Chs-pak, Hoshe took delivery of the pickles. We shall demand the head of any with unteld vivacity and originality Ming. Leung Ming Tak, Lan Hot Mr. P. H. Holyoak. Hon. Mr. He was a condition of the sale, said the
The December number of The and the Franco-Belgian Conven Yellow Dragon, the school publica tion) are passed nemine contradition of Queen's College, contains in- cente, the way is again open for teresting gossip of the activities of the every kind of secret diplomacy, and College, from debating to sports, and a repetition of the bad old game plenty of personal notes. It is at- that leads inevitably, to such rata.tractively prepared, and an invalu strophes as we have seen. It
able medium for keeping all associa stultifies and bills the League.ted with the College in touch with The China Mail notes with plea- what is going on in the membership stre that the LOX. Assembly was alive to this perit, and request"} ed the Council to insist upon the
In the 2nd. division match on the South Chins ground on Saturday at 230 pm, the heme team will be composed of Hui Shing Yia: Fok Ping In and Kwek Sin Yan; Pang
British statesman whom we may find trying to go behind that clanse. and we shall probably get it. Why then should we be silent when we and France, Belgium, and Italy every detail of funnels, decks and leading the way in destroying the sals worked out in icing; a quaint best part of the fruits of victory? idea The test question to be put to every statesman or diplomat asking for. our confidence should now he we bare any conscience at all Are you loyal to clause XVIII?"
For one thing there was designed and Wing and Hung Kam To. made the largest cake ever heard of on the Pacific. It bad the form of the ship itself and was 5 feet long..
ELECTING VOLUNTEER
OFFICERS.
KOWLOON F. C. TEAM.
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cases
Fook. Hon. Mr. J. Johnstone, and Inspector, that the pickles should be Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Par.
dumped on the Chingles Island in Standing Law Committee. The the presence of an officer ap Hon. the Attorney-General · (Chair-pointed by the Victualling Off
The holder of the tender The following terms have been many, the Hon. the Colonial Tree-cer selected to represent the Kawloon szer, Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C..was only entitled to possession of the Hon. Mr. Lau Cina-pak, and Hon. cases and the empty bottles. On Football Club in their League engage Mr. PAH. Holyoak..
December 24, the Deputy Victualling ments on Saturday, 15th inst
Officer saw two trucks containing bottles filled with pickies similar to those sold to Sim Yick belog carted along the Kow- Joan City Road. He informed the police who traced the consigument to Tam Kitsang, who claimed to have bought it from Sam Yick for $119. Consequently sum- monses were issued, against both men. Another condition of the sale
The following resolutions were
1st Division XI v. Wiltshires on the unanimously passed at a meeting Sokumpoo Ground. Kick-oft 400 held last week in Kuala Lumpur. pm:W. Crocker, P. Wheeler, T: L- This meeting is of opinion that land-Knight, J. Coupland, A. Weyman, F. fords be exhorted to revise their Beesley, W. Taylor, C. E. Millard, B. rentals and calculate them on the Pasco, R. E Townsend, and F. basis of a fair percentage of Evelya: Reserve'>G. White. capital invested, reducing rents 2nd Division XI v. United on the where they are in excess of Hongkong Club Ground. Kick-off such percentage. This meeting 2.30 pm:~-H. McKay, S. H. Hewer, feels that in many cases S Adams, J. Mair, H. Roberts, A. reduction of at least 20 per cent-Martin. E. Denevan, A. Palmer, K. A. from present rentals would be reason. Mason, A. Estorffe, and H. Blythe able. This meeting is also of opinion Reserve:-E. W, Aldersor.". that Government should bring the matter publicly to the notice of land- lords,
A dinner in honour of the Hou." Mr W. Chatham, CM.G, retiring!
The
LEIGUE CRICKET."
·HECC v. KCC
I.R.C. v. AMBROSE”
BONDED BRANDY.
REMOYED WITHOUT PERMIT.
LIQUOR DEALER FINED.
The Chinese proprietor of a wine and spirit shop was this morning charged before Magistrate Orine with (1) unlawfully removing 34 cases of brandy from a bonded warehouse without a permit, and (2) failing to pay duty on the liquor.
The defendant admitted the first charge, but said that he did not know if duty had been paid or not.
Mr. N. L. Smith, Superintendent
the
of the goods to Sam Yick, said the that after the Inspector, was pickles bad been dumped, bottles should be cleansed and submitted to the Victualling Officer for Inspection. The inspection of the bottles and the supervising of the dumping had not been done because the Victualling Officer could not get a man to undertake the job.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner who appeared of Imports and Exports, said that the for the Kam Yick firm said that his defence would be very simple. He defendant removed the cases to his would admit possession of the pickles shop where he opened them and exwhich had never been exposed for tracted several bottles. The actual sale. It had never been the intention removal of the Fiquor was a technical of his chent to sell the pickles. The offence, but the removal of the bottles bottles were bought for the purpose from the cases was a different thing of charging shrimp sauce. The second charge was an alternative had not had time to empty the to the first, and be would not press bottles when they were seen by the it. The defendant," said Mr. Smith, Denoty Victualling Officer.
They
Dr. Woodman (MOH. Kowloon) deposed to having examined an the battles in question and found their contenas unwholesome and full
In the above match to take place as a retail dealer with a large busi- on Saturday the 15th inst, on the less. was in a position to commit the IR.C, Ground, the following will re-offence frequently without discovery, present the Indians A. H. Rumjaht, and he would like it to be driven home A el Arculi, S. H. Ismail, M. H to the defendant that such offences of gas.
Mr. A. E. Fall. who defended Sam Abbas, A. A. Rumjaho, S. A. Ismail, were serious
The Magistrate imposed a fine of Yick also raised the point that the D. Weerapull, ". M. Box. K. Khan,
$100 or one mouth's hard labour, and | pickles had never been exposed for S. D. Ismail and D. Rumjahh.
ordered the confiscation of the brandy, sale.
RUGBY CUP-TIE.
ARMY v. CLUB.
Inspector Caygill said that he was prepared to admit that there was no attempt or intent to sell the pickles. He brougat the case merely as a
more careful in future.
| MISSING H^NGKONG MAIL | warning to the defendants to be
SINGAPORE PROSECUTION,
SHIP'S AGENTS FINED,
Upon the defendants undertaking to empty and cleanse the bottles im mediately, the Magistrate impesed a fine of $25 and granted Mr Gardiner's application for the bottles to be re- turned to the Kam Yick firm.
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PEAK TRAMWAY.
SELTOED GOAL TRETT.
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FOUR MEN CHARGED»
It is held that discipline would suter if Hongkong volunteers were allowed to continue electing their officers. Last year's ordinance in troduced the principle of election, and apparently the War Office has intervened with a protest. The innovation was welcomed here, and the fact that the War Office objects to it would seem a further argu- Director of Public Works, was given The following will represent the ment in its favour. In Council, at the Hongkong Club on Wednesday | HKCC “A” team v. Kowloon "A" when Mr. Pollock asked for an evening by a number of architects team on Saturday, on the howloon explanation of the objection, the and civil engineers of Hongkong. Club ground, at 2.15 p.m. D. Lyan General Officer Commanding, who, The Chairman was Mr A Denison; Brown, C. C. Dance, E. G. N. Grimble, He must suppose, would in any vice-chairman, Prof. Middleton Smith, W. Hope, J. D. Humphreys, R. M. case uphold the views of the War There were about thirty-five present. Madden, L. D. McNicoll, G. W. Sewell, Office, explained that the elective The hosts included Mr L. G. Bird H. H. Tayler, and L. F. Townend. method had invariably failed, and of Messrs Palmer and Turner; Mr always must fail. His argument A. E. Grifin and Mr G. G. Wood, of that it failed in the Russian Re-Messrs Leigh and Orange; Mr. A. G. volutionary Armies rather shocked Hewitt, Mr E. M. Hazeland, Mr J. us. because we are reluctant to Caer Clark, Mr A. R. Austin of admit the postulate that where Messrs Butterfield and Swire: Mr F. Russians break down, we British Graham, Manager of the Electric must also break down. It might Company; and others. as well be argued that because it
ometimes (not invariably) failed Last week two Chinese were with the old-time baccaneers and remanded on bail on a charge of pirates, it must of necessity fail keeping a gambling den at No. 252, when tried by civilized and reason. Des Voeux Road West. This morn able men. As a matter of fact, iting when the case was called before has not been tried often enough to Magistrate Lindsell, one of the warrant the statement that it must accused failed to appear. always fail. For the same reason Magistrate ordered his bail of $100 se cavil at the argument that there to be estreated. The other man is any force in the objection to the denied that he was the principal lection of managers and officers tenant of the fat in which the
This match will be played on the in the management of commercial gamblers were found, but after bear- undertakings. When has tha: ing the evidence the Magistrate Club Ground to-morrow at 4. pm. ever been attempted?" It might found him guilty and fined him $100 when an excellent game should be work, We have no evidence to or two months hard labour. The witnessed. Comr. N. A Wodehouse show that it would not. As for sum of $18 90 found on the gambling of the "Hawkins" will oficiate as
As briefly reported in a special Hongkong, we are not raising the table was confiscated, also the gam-referee and the following XV will obvious point that it has not had bling gear. On the application of represent the club. S. Rouse; wire to the China Mail, Messrs. long enough or a fair enough Inspector Willis, the Magistrate made G. A. V. Hall, J. W. Alabaster, A. M Mansfeld & Co. as agents of the s.3. trial. That would be disingenuous, an order for the forfeiture of $14 D. Wallace and D. Logan: J. W. Knight Templar was prosecuted You are not bound, he re-for we do recognize that, short as and $10 found on the first and second Brown and YG Smyth: G. G. N. at the instance of the Singapore Post Tinson, N. C. Macoamara, C. J. Master, General, for failing to give peatedly told the House of Com the experiment has been, it failed accused respectively.
Cooper, A T Lamplug", N. As the P. M.G. reasonable notice of nors, and then in the same breath Volunteers themselves admitted it.
Harper, H. G. Baxter, J. S. McCann change of time of departure of the THOMPSON.-On January 7, 1921 made it clear that they were in The China Mail pointed it out.
and J. Raiston (Capt.)
steamer and on entering a plea of at Shanghai. James Herbert
honour bound. We are not say There was talk, was there hot, of
We have seen all these players on guilty a fine of $50 was imposed. Augustus (Sonny), the dearlying that we would have had it noral pressure, or of official can-
show this season with the exception For the prosecution it was stated beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. otherwise; we are pointing out invassing that amounted to the same Thompson, aged 4 years and this particular instance that even thing, brought to bear on some of
and we have no hesitation in saying to despatch by that steamer the the instance of inspector Kent, with months.
if our directors" had greatly the clectors. In theory we are at
it is the strongest Club combination Hongkong mail, but owing to the theft of 1325 lbs of coal. wished to repudiate the man-one with the 'G.O.C., for it is mani-
possible. The pacic is experienced the
The accused all pleaded not. despatching- the agents ager's"
contract with France, fest that men who felt that by their
and fairly fast and we expect it will ship from the roads and not from the guilty thes could not decently have done suffrage they had given power to
make ringa round the Army forwarde wharf as advertised;" and changing The Inspector said that on January it. It was too late. It could not
an officer would feel at times that
we saw last week. At half, Smyth the time of departure, the overland12, the Peak Tramway Co., issued have been done without forever they had a right to question his
an identure on Mestrs Jardine, Before Magistrate Lindsell this could not be bettered but Brown has mails could not be got on board. Dullifying our diplomatic repre- ways of using that power. This morning, Mr. and Mrs. Calvo, of No. still to win his spers
The defendants expressed regret Matheson and Co., to deliver 15 tons sentatives. As the war went on. far as soldiering goes. would 37, Yaewoo Street, Wanchai, were may be said of Logan at three, but if for the inconvenience caused, which of coal. The first two sccused were
in charge the weighing of the coal»' and" the people learned more and never do. The secret of anaking charged by an amab living in the he gets a chance he ought to use his according to them was inevitable.
speed to advantage. more, a widespread and outspokep good soldier lies in turning a man
Another case was mentioned by the on delivery, and the other two same house, with assault. objection to secret diplomacy mani-into a machine, prompt to respond
The Club will play in colours. prosecution, in which the agents by accused were coolles employed to fested itself.
Mrs. Calvo admitted assaulting the "No more secret accurately and efficiently to the
changing the route of one of their carry the coal. After the coal had treaties became a sort of slogan, pressure on a button or the torn of complainant but said that the latter
the last minute must been delivered, the first defendsat faithfully echoed by the news a lever. Military discipline best was not her amab, but was employed asked for it” The complainant.
have been the cause of great in-went to Mr. Buyers who signed a It would have been al Prussian brand) means absolate by a lady living in
convenience in Hongkong and con-receipt for the coal, which he took *zaad if the secretary or manager of a papers.
most impossible before the armis-seli-surrender by the individuel
siderable odium on the Singapore to be correct as no short delivery joining room. On the morn limited liability company were to tice to find any publicist willing to private. He must not think
ing of January 11, defendant conduct his business in the way pronounce openly against that reason: he must acquire certain heard her child crying, and learned that has been considered respect- opinion which was subsequently habits, and learn to obey "on the from her servant that the complain. shooting
jump. These are not ways conant had beaten the child. When able and right by diplomats in in- embodied in the Covenant attached
Clause sistent with the attribuzce of a defendant remonstrated with the fired ternational politics, he could make XVIII says that every treaty or elector. Nor, from the military complainant the latter said that the Sunday, January 9, resulting in a very large commitments which international engagement entered point of view, can it be admitted child struck her first. This, the win for the Ambrose." would only be learned by the direc-into hereafter by any Member of that a man may be a man on on-defendant held was ridiculous, as tors when it was too late to alter the League shall be jorthwith re-cer-clecticg day, and a soldier the the child was only a year and few i gistered with the Secretariat and next. Discipline must be so in months old, and was not yet able to them Let us get this analog shall as soon as possible be pub-grained that he for ever ceases to walk. The complainant persisted! No such treaty or be the sort of man who questions, that the child had struck her, and right. Shareholders, as we know,lished by it. often are put in this position of not international agreement shall be or ponders, or considers, or weighs. losing patience, defendant struck ber knowing what was done until after binding unless so registered. It We have been describing the cor- in the face with a shoe.
was also one of the fourteen points rect military pattern of a soldier, The complainant denied the truth It was done, and zone reader may, of Woodrow Wilson. As part of not necessarily of the most efficient of this story. She said that she rushing at the first view of it, the peace treaty it was signed by fighting man. There are men who was cooking in the kitchen when the sure us that it cannot very well be France and Belgium, and they think, and have cases to cite in defendant's child was brought in otherwise. It is sufficient, they will were doubly bound to it, first by support of the thought, that dis- by her servant. The child played tell us, for the elected directors to such signature, and secondly by cipline can be overdone, that good with witness's face. Witness jokingly their membership of the League of fighting can be managed without said to the child "If you slap know and to approve. Precisely Nations. Yet France-and-Belgium making a fetich of it. But of that me, I will slap you also," patting W'e agree. Our analogy puts the have made since a Convention the there is no urgency to speak: The the child's hand as she had did so. defendant's servant told Parliament as directors. Our com-
seems to have been notified to, the is going to affect local recruiting for and bath husband and wife came out plaint is that not even Parliament League, but not the Convention the Winnteers. The principle of and assaulted her, Mr. Calve struck has been informed of treaties until itself. Therefore that Convention election was introduced to attract her on the chest with his hand, while
A. B. Darrer meineen. 76 too late. When in 1914 Grey war is not binding. Perhaps there are more men. It seems to have failed Mrs. Calvo used a wooden clog with
Pte. Milis.**** So the authorities which she struck the witness several telling Parliament of our commit other secret treaties toward, for we also in that. ment to France; be was carelal tod of an Italian Delegate suz-must not be blamed for doming times on the head and face.
Nar, we feel constrained to gesting that non-registration with it, deny that it was a fact accomplish-Ithe League need not render such add, need they be praised for until this afternoon it 3 o'clock.
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The China Mail. "BUTE, JUSTICE, PURIO SERVICE
BORGIANG, FRIDAY, JAN. 14,1991.
SECRET TREATIES.
to the Peace Treaty.
"ASKED FOR IT.”
AMAH ALLEGES ASSAULT.
A PETTY SQUABELE.
people as the shareholders, and terms of which had not been revis-immediate local point is how far The
tered. Corring correspondence this bit of War Offics interference Ber what had happened in the kitchen
The Magistrate remanded the case
Four Chinese were this morning
of Rouse, whose return we welcome, that arrangements had been made charged before Magistrate Orme, at
SHOOTING,
'AMBROSE"
The same
"ALACRITY."
The following is the result of a match between HMS. Ambrose" and HLMS. "Alacrity," at Stonecutters Range" on
S. P. O. Chilcott
The scores were name
HME." AMEKOST.” S. P. O. Walsh
******* 124 Mr. F. H. Jarvis......... 121 E. R. A. Tooker -
120 ww 111 Sgt. Peberdy******** 107 Ldg. Sto. Newton
81
78
E. A. Ellis...... P. O, Knight
ritmetry
75
Total........ 817
H.M.S." ALAGRITY."
A. B. Hewlett ..................... 110 ·· Sgt. Jerirs
109 Pte. Seymour ..................... P.O. Goss
102
(99
C. P. O. Seaward .... $8. P. O. Silcox
98
75
steamers
post office.
BILLIARDS.
EXHIBITION AT V.RC,
was mentioned to him. Later Mr. Buyers discovered the short weight and had the defendants arrested.
Mr. A. E. Hall who appeared for the first two accused asked for a re- mand.
The Magistrate granted the appli- cation and fixed ball in the 'sum of $200 for the first two accused and $50 each for the others.
Last night at the Victoria Recrex- tion Club, before a large gathering, Mr. George Gray, the well known More than one country is finding billiards champion, gave his second to her cost that it is easier to acquire exhibition in a 600 up game with a fleet of merchant vessels under war Mr. P. Yvanovich, the Colony's cham conditions than to run them profi- pion to whom he conceded 250 points. tably at present. It is reported that Keen interest was centered on the the Japanese Government are being march, which was full of exciling called upon to resene these ship- moments. Yvanovich was in fine owners who have got into form, and played an extremely steady difficulties, and it is persistently game, making the most of his oppor- rumoured that an attempt is to tumities. Gray, on the other hand, be made either to nationalise ship- was not as set as on previous occaping or at least to bring about a sions, and although he made several merger of some of the larger ship. good breaks, was slow in compiling ping concerns. If the first of these his points. Bad luck dogged him two alternatives is adopted it may throughout the match, and when be a case of out of the frying pan). Yvanovich finished his 350, Gray had into the fire. In any case, the fact 440 to his credit. The best breaks remains that notwithstanding the were:--Gray/76, 49, 40 (twice) and golden days of the war, the list several other double figures of 20 and of Japanese shipowners who have over: Yrispylch 42, 39, 24, 23, 21 retained their fattures has been and several double figures under 20. Treduced to five or six.