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SINGAPORE, Mar. 3. the Government is favourably can- sidering sweeping recommenda-
The admirals' conference is being tions; but, as we have already said, held in Penang on March 5. HMAS we do not know. It is desirable" Brisbane" with Admiral Grant on that we should know. There could board arrived here yesterday, H.MS Hawkins with Vice Admiral Sir be no harm in our knowing. Yet the probability is that we shall have A. Duff is due to-morrow. HMS Our Caroline with Admiral Tothill is to wait and see, as naual. Government likes to move in adue at Penang on Saturday, mysterion war," its "wonders toi perform." While we receive His Excellency's hint in this way with
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IDQUR LIGHT DURS.
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tenour of their
FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 192,
MURDER TRIAL.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE COOLIE GNITY.
DEATH SENTENCE PARSED.
MASTERY OF THE AIR-
SECRETS OF FLIGHT
TONDERS OP MATURE.)
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"If a lion could jurap as well as a A verdict of gulity was returned fea it could jump easily from this.
Trafalga la reply to H.E the Goremor's observations regarding "exorbitant" at the adjourned Criminal Sessions Royal Institution to steamer freights and fares at the before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. square." The illustration apparently meeting of the Legislative Council. I. Gomperts this morning satisfied Professor. J. Arthur, Thom- yesterday, the Hon. Mr. E. V. D. Parr against Tong Tim, a coolie formerly 500's audience at his concluding les said that he would like to say that employed at Government House, who ture of the series on "The Brunis that some things could not By very the causes of the exorbitant freights was charged with having murdered of Lile "that he was right in his and passages unfortunately did not a wash amah named Chan Chenk, contention that it was as welt for us rest with the shipping companies con-employed at No. 55 The Peak.
Mr. G. Alabaster, addressing the lar. Having dealt in previous lec cemed who would all without excep. Court for the defence, reminded the tures with the sea, the shore, and the tion prefer that their affairs should jury that it was a principle of British land, Professor Thomson said that the justice that the prosecution must mastery of the air had been attempted continue the even ways rather than be affected by the bring a charge bome to a prisoner to time after time, four successful soha causes referred to over which they the exclusion of all reasonable doubt. tions had been found by insects. had no control.
The responsibility of deciding issues pterodactyls, bats, and birds. Flight The Hen. Mr. Holyoak said that he of fact was theirs alone; on their meant ingreased salety to the flyer- was prepared to accept the amend judgment, intelligence and care the witness the sorrow of the cal when It meant the eager curiosity and lively hope. it TALES TOLD ON THE TRAM.ent suggested by His Excellency life of a human being depended, the sparrow it had been stalking dis
that the light dues should be con They must not be influenced by appeared in the air. tianed for the present year on the possibilities or even probabilities: power of seeking new food and drink.. new nothing but absolute certainty in for there was no possibility the ber of Commerce receiving it "with That a youth employed on one of understanding that no
Although in the our lighthouses, esploding log bombs. would be imposed on shipping, during their own minds and consciences land of these being brought to animals some alarm."
{would justify a verdict adverse to as in the sex: Mastery of the air also
prisoner. Applying H.E. the Governor said that in any the same breath repeating that "on shattered his hand, and less much that period.
these meant a return to the freedom of our shipping the life of the Colony blood before a passing ship could be depends. he bored that, even stopped ao bring him in. That his case before new taxation was imposed principles, counsel declared that movement which creates had in the though they were necessary for fingers were cut off on arrival here. duc notice would be given but in the the prosecution had completely failed open sea, and it was of great import present case he was prepared to give Not a single important incident in ance in seeking out suitable places the life of the port there would and that he will get over it.
That naval men are going up to a pledge that no new taxation would the case rested on the evidence of for laying eggs and bringing forth the be no harbour developments unless they could be paid for our of re- Canton this week to play the Shabe imposed if the light dues were more than one witness, although young. Some insects Rew only once
forty had been called.
in their lifetime, and that was when venue or unless a loan were raised.meen men at various games, and have
As to the suggested motive of they were going to start another gen One has an impression of a patisna good time, incidentally helping Ear!
robbery, counsel pointed out that the eration. Undoubtedly the climax of in bed, seriously ill, perhaps dying. Haig's Fund.
sam found upon the prisoner did not fight in the animal kingdom was in the sending for the doctor, and then Thu the Cantonese on Sunday are
correspond with the large sum the migration of birds, and it was sigri- deceased was believed to be carrying cant that when-migration took place countermanding the call in ander having a popular demonstration, ro Ltd. to hag about his fee. Seriously, show the word that they are with
prisoner on the day after the murder which to bring forth their young. Lowerer, we are in full agreement
were trivial; many members of the Part of the secret of fight was that with the speaker as regands the
staff of Government House had been after hitting its wings vertically over inportance of conserving what is
detained by the police for similar its back a bird brought its wings for- left to us of the freedom of
actions, and afterwards released. the port. We would much rather advocate an income tax than any more customs collections.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
continued for the present year.
After the resolution had been amended to include the words "for the present year it was carried.
their government in its claims regard. INDIAN OFFICIAL RETIRES. The alleged suspicious actions of the the birds were seeking new places in
ing the Customs surplus.
That the fire-damaged -Korea will be repaired at Taikoo."
That a certain ship touched bottom on the edge of the airway. Kowloon side. That many of them churn up mud. the got.
- LOGAL AND GENERAL.
FAREWELL PRESENTATION.
At Wiseman's Cafe yesterday after-
After touching upon the law of ward and downward, to keep it from Don Khan Sahib Hasham Kahn, who the case, the Attorney-General, who sinking and then backwards and up- That a suction dredger show is leaving the Colony shortly on re-conducted the case for the Crownwards to allow it to go forward. The tirement to India on pension after 20 traversed the evidence, remarking rapid mounting of the lark into the years in the Government Service at that there were certain facts which sky was accounted for by the pre- the Post Office, was entertained by taken simply would be colourless, or dominance of the forward and down- In consequence of the recent | fire, the sailing of the T.K.K.
bas colleagues of the Government certainly not significart, but, heward motion. Insects had first aktain- "Korea Mara" has been postponed
Service and several of the leading thought, taken in conjunction with ed the mastery of the air, bar the from March 7 to 15. The vessel is!
members of the indian community. the other facts of the case acquired secret of their flight was the extreme-- at present at Takeo Dock under-}
A clean bill of health was return-Opportunity was taken to present the colour, significance, and importance.ly rapid vibration of their wings, going repairs.
ed for the Colony yesterday.
guest of the afternoon with a gold Counsel declared his conviction that which were flattened hollow sacks. watch as a parting gilt from those the murder must have been com There was nothing in the world like who had worked with him during his mitted by someone in Government the speed of the bee's wing, which career in the Civil Service of the House and someone who knew the vibrated 240 times in a second. Some Colony. In making the presentation deceased well enough to induce her things could not fly very far, and that Bishan Singh drew attention to the to accompany him to a remote quar- was a good thing, because, if there fact that their guest was the first In-ter of the building at a late hour at were nothing to check the instiplica- dian in the Colony to receive the night. Now, the only man in Govern-tion of insects, the whole fabric of title of Khan Sahib from the Indian ment House whom the deceased the world would come to an end in a Government, and expressed the hope knew was the prisoner and him she very few years. If insects could move that the Khan Sahib would live long knew fairly well. Referring to the with the freedom that birds enjoyed, to enjoy his well earned title and pen- suggestion that the small blood stain it would be a worse world for us. An" sion. He also wished for him free-on priseter's left pocket had been illustration of that was found in an dom in the future from asthmatic caused by scratches on his hand extinct type of dragonfly with a. scratches incidentally the defence bad spread of wings of 2ft. Socrates had
The second pianoferte recital
A chair coolie who was kicked girea by Professor Danenberg's pupils in St. Andrew's Hall last night by a fare in the course of a quarrel, was much enjoyed by a large was yesterday removed to the Gor audience. The programme given on į ernment Civil Hospital, “ Monday was repeated.
The collections at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday, February 20 for the Famine Fund amounted to $738.00. Three donations were subsequently received. one of $30; one of $20 acd one of $10, to be added to the collections, making the Total $798.
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Mr. Tung Checri, well-known Chinese capitalist and miner, who has heen appointed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen as Director of the Bureau of Mines of the Ministry of Interior, has arrived at Cantom from Singapore.
in Temple Street, Yaumati, the re
attacks.
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In the
Found dead under suspicious In a few well chosen words the failed to explain-counsel pointed inquired into how far fea could jump. circumstances in a house of illfame Khan Sahib thanked his colleagues out that the scratches were on the and so it should not be beneath our When fight had gone its place could "Soine of my Japanese friends mains of an unknown male Chinese for the honour they had done him, right hand. The defence, continued dignity to make similar inquiries.
and for the beautiful, parting gif Counsel, claimed that if the prisoner
Thus, the beetle's four have informed me that I am geing { aged about 30 years were yesterday which he assured them he would had been guilty he would have taken be taken, by extraordinary powers of
care to explain when arrested and leaping. to be deported by the Japanese removed to the Kowloon Mortuary. authorities, and I am wondering why. The police are enquiring into the always treasure as a reminder of the questioned regarding his movements, wings served as volpianes.
happy days he had spent among them. where he was
the time same way the flying fish was a bril- for I have not been bribed by the matter.
Three hearty cheers were given for of the murder. Coursel sib fiant failure at flight, though the firs Bolshevis: Government nor have I
the Khan Sahib and also for the mitted that the prisoner did not helped the creature in its leaps. From
tell any story of where he was at the a form of soldering of the backbone. time of the murder because he had it was known that extinct pterodactyls Chaiman. Mr. Bisten Singh.
none to tell Nor had the defence could By a little. The next stage of called one witness to say where he Bring was that of the bats, which in was at that time..
the dark never struck branches or -In summing up bis Lordship ex other obstacles. In fact, if a bat plained the law to the jury and dwelt had its eyes covered it could fly about au the salient features of the eve in a dark room in which wires were dence, expressing the opinion that stretched and yet it would not strike the deceased having been strangled the wires. That might be accounted in the bathroom about 10 30 on that for by a very delicate sense of touch, Sunday night the murderer must have but a pretty theory worth considering been someone who knew her and was
dared to inspect Japanese fortresses Word has been received in in the interest of the United States," Yokohams of the death of Mr. J. declared Mr Ello Schenke, a blind. Copmann of New York on Feb. Russian poet to a newspaper cor 8. Mr. Copmann was General Man respondent recently.
ager of the Standard Oil Co. in Japan and for the Far East for a The bill whose object is alliter-long period of years, having his atively described in the Manile headquarters in Yokohama. papers as being to put pants on
the pagans' in the Philippines, According to a Shanghai paper which, as was reported, was Mr. H. Witter Bynner, the American rejected by the Senate, has brou ht
poet who has been at work in Peking a food of offers from cloth-
on the translation of Tang dynasty the United
poems, is at present in Shanghai. ing manufacturers in States, who are anxious to secure
meat.
Shanghai later.
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Notable success was scored in the Theatre Royal last night by the pops iar Warwick Comedy Company with
He is on Lis way south to visit Can-Captain Drew," an unusually clever acqualated with the premises. The Es that the bat, while Bying indie field was narrowed by the fact that dark, heard the echoes of the high- Jof them have touched bottori. Qal | contracts to clothe the non-Christian ton and other places full of poetic and witty comedy, even for Hubert the murderer must have been an Pitched notes from obstacles in its Since they smiled, many months tribes at the expense of the Govern'atmosphere and will return agam to} Henry Davies, an admitted master is friendly or confidential terms with his (ay, and so was able to fly in-safety. the rare art of writing plays that base victim who otherwise would not have There must have been a smile about Nature when hats appeared-crea- their appeal neither solely on the accompanied him to the remote spotures which could hang themselves up Bamboo, workers in Shanghai It is reported, states the Chinese amusing nor the serious but on a where the murder was committed. tributes sent in their recent sad Electric Light and Power works have been demanding, a raise of press, that 12 passengers will be happy combination of both, "Captain From the evidence there was no by the toes and fold themselves in must affect the harbour sour, and salary. They claim that this is due carried by the aeroplanes which are Drew, which introduces the "eternal reason to suppose that there was their arms. Supreme conquest of the start siltage. facts have been a them in view of the fact that when to be used in the Peking-Shanghai cumulating to show that our sug rice was dear last year, they never Air Mail Servile. The trip will take triangle" in an entirely new and a love affair between the woman and air was illustrated by birds, the cen gestion was shrewder than the hinted to their employers that they eight hours and the fare will be $250 original way, requires no description her murderer. It was clear that the tral secret of whose fight was in the
here, having been witnessed by large deceased knew the murderer well leathers. sneers is provoked. Shallow sound-wanted increases although they had per person. There will be 'a special audiences when presented by the and there was no evidence to show bibited contained a million parts," and TILLEY.-On February 20, 1921, atings have been appearing in un to suffer much in consequence. At insurance rate of $40 which, in case
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Percy expected places. We are wonder a meeting it was decided that a formal of accidents, will bring in a return Warwick Company in the course of that she was on familiar terms with perhaps the fashioning of that feather a recent visit to Hongkong, and it is any person at Government House had taken a million years. For both ing if the attention of our Sitled demand be sent in to the employers of $10,000. Tilley, a daughter.
sufficient to record that the players other than the prisoner, a fellow insects and birds it was certain that who are claiming now that there is expert was called to them...
We cannot afford to have our no necessity for a rise as rice is so
each made a small personal triumph villager and member of the same there must have been walking before of the roles allotted them. Mr. Nassociation. On the very day of running, and leaping before flying, and the deceased that birds learnt to fly because they hitherto peerless harbour get a bad cheap at present.
sought the prisoner first learnt to leap, upon the ground. name among the ports of the
Thorpe-Mayne in the title role was the murder characterisically good, while Miss had world. Let a liner touch bottom
Joan Mayne gave a charming portrayal at Government House several times holding out their wings, still withour of her exacting part. Miss Dorothy Discussing the question of the feathers, to help them in great leap- Radford as the young woman imbued motive, his Lordship found that ing steps along the ground. For leng
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"TRUTH, JUSTICE PUBLIC SERVICE.”
HOYOKONG. FRIDAY, MANN 4, 1921.
of the Government.
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A feather which was ex-
to her, was responsible for much of necessity in a case of murder for the believe that it was going to stop. she meets is on the point of proposing sign a motive it was not a formal upwards, and there was no reason to the fun. Mr. Frank Wheatley as the prosecution to prove for what motive husband, Mr. Dudley Howarth as the that murder was committed. The
Scandal
The Secretary of the Church Missionary Society has received a Some time ago it was reported draft for £8 45 1d for the Famine bere, and the fale of it will be told by the vernacular press that, owing Relief Fund from the teachers and on countless distant quays. From to financial distress at the end of the boys of the Bishop Gobat School, the quays it must meander up into lunar year, the Tsing House bad Jerusalem per Mr. Nofel stiphan. offices and into the rooms of agents mortgaged the Summer Palace to a The collection was a spontaneous with the idea that every man whom while the Crown did not directly as ages life had been slowly creeping and directors. We remember one certain foreigner at $12,000,000 and contribution from a Mission School port where ships began to touch, that all valuables and curios formerly on hearing of the distress caused by
In connection with the sc OUR HARBOUR,
and where the government thought stored in the Summer Palace were the famine. the remedy was to hush up the remored to the Imperial Palace in
When a small Chinese boy was well-imentioned friend, and Mr. Tom dificulty was that to the ordinary
bis saber Beoszy not the Moji Customs, says the Osaka Our barbour means so much to news. Ships gave that port the the city. The Government has now
Let received a despatch from Mr. Shih this morning charged before Magis Fenwick as the mercenary rival, man in us all; and we know so little about go-by. Business fell away.
appeared to be a cold-blooded, on a large scale has been brought and ruthless crime to light, in which some of the staff it.They do not tell us much, us see to it that Hongkong hae Shu, Guardian of the Emperor, refu trate Lindsell with unlawfully hawk- each played fus part with ease and motive seemed sufficient for what Mainichi, a case of opium smuggling
To-night the Company will present determised, you'll notice, because we are belots, nothing to conceal. What of our ting, the report. He assures the ing melon seeds without a licence.displayed
A very reclamations, our dredger, our ex- Cabinet that he will not contract any he frankly admitted the offence and persons of no account.
out a licence. As there were no expert Expert has been here and pert's report and plans? Is this foreign tour without the knowledge said that he had no money to take When We Were Twenty-one," Therefore he did not consider that are involved. It has been ascertained previous convictions recorded against delightful comedy of youth by H. V. the question of motive was serius. that the new case, is connected with had a look at it, and we haven't matter, so vital to the rest of communal existence. getting as yet the least idea what he said. our
soner's coat and his movements at arrested. Though particulars are not A Ley 14 years of age, was this the defendant, the Magistrate dis Esmond, whose name alone is ample After dealing with other points Kobe, where a ringleader named the time of the murder, his Lordship yet available, the megling seems We have had many Legislative prompt and determined attention?
Lindsell with hawking sugar cane if brought before him again, he would play.
said that the jury must take into to involve same 30 men as accom Council meetings since he came We cannot say; we can only ask. morning charged before Magistrate charged him with the warning that guarantee of the excellence of the including the blood stains on pri Yamamoto Shozo, aged 32, has been consideration the fact that with an plices in Kobe, Moji, Korea and even- and saw and took his title away No one seems to know.
no question has It must already have been without a licence. He denied that order him to be whipped.
the cane was his. A friend was sell- with him, but
the facts given in evidence known Manchuria, the amount of opłaca been asked, and no hint of what noticed that yesterday's Council ing, and as he was very busy, the
With a view to reviving the com
to the prisoner no explanation or already smuggled in or out reaching refutation had been offered. The Y300,000 or more. is proposed or contemplated has meeting enlightened us not at all, defendant undertook to shave a few leaked out.
Jury must find beyond all reasonable so far as our chief interest goes. lengths for him. When the detective petition for the Interport Rifle Shield The dredger St. Enoch, an old-The continuance of the very light arrived, the friend ran away and which previous to the war was an
From: Saturday to Tuesday next a doubt that the prisoner was the man repeated the account of his move- ments which he had already given Northcote Hon. Secretary of the fashioned, almost obsolete bucket Light Dues was feebly opposed, as defendant was arrested. The detes interesting annual event, Mr. MS.
After an absence of an hour and to the police. Aredger, bought second-hand from we prophesied would be the case, tive said that he actually saw the Honor Rifle Association, last beautiful drama will be screened who committed the murders
* pledge
The Judge then donned the black- defendant receive nae cent from a
month wrote to the Shanghai, Singa- Blanche Sweet takes the leading role the contractors who inade the and the demand for a Naval Yard, is out of commission, was so formal and perfunctory that enstomer at the Statue Pier.
pore and Penang Associations for in The Girl in the Web," as the a half the jury returned. In answer and nothing seems to be afoot it could safely have been ignored. spector Blackman said that when their views on the matter. No reply star of our future attraction for the to the Clerk of the Court the Fore cap and pronounced sentence of
They found the prisone The following were the fury
Messrs. A. J. J. Martin (foreman), W. in this connection Dow However, our Governor thought it searched at the station, the defendant need a dredger? If we do it should worth while to point out its abhad no memes on him. The detec has as yet been received from the coming week. It is a dram so dute man said their verdict was unanim death.
Asked by the judge he had any Marshall, B. W. Tax O. A he a powerful, up-to-date, auction surdity, and it died like a dam tive: He threw the one cent into Northern Settlement but letters of the ordinary and so full of woman-s dredger. A few men who go almut The orators who enjoy tell the harbour when I arrested him received from the Malayan ports, by appest that it will be especially guilty vika
aven in
In-
KINEMA NOTES.
HONGKONG THEATRE.
with their eyes open ty that we lingus that our barbour and its The Magistrate gave the defendant indicate that it will not be possible liked. The heroine's emergence from thing to say, the prisoner replied Carvalho, Chow U Ting, J.") do need & dredger. The visiting shipping are the lifeblood of the benefit of the doubt and dis to revive the Interport competition trouble is managed in a sus did not do this thing, and well, and J. N. R. Allen. hips are getting biggerland bigger, the Colony must find it embarrass charged him.
until next year at the earliest.
way.