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FORGES MASTER'S CHIQUI,
A houseboy employed by Mr. W. V. Curtis, was charged before Magis trate Orme with having forged the signature of his master. on a cheque for $41, and with having uttered the
same.
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Hongkong Esinfall for the 24 hours anding at 10 am to-day, 009 fack. Total since January_lat, sta înches, against an average of 3.18 luches.
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ATHLETICS.
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S.C.A.A. SPORTS.
FRIDAY'S MEET.
For the South China Athletic Asso- ciation's sports meeting which takes place on the Racecourse on Friday. the first race starting 11 a.. special tram cars will run to Happy Valley early in the morning
Among the many events on the pro- Mr. Leo d'Almada, who prosecuted gramme will be-a 220 yards dash for said that Mr. Curtis owned a factory the Championship of the Colony, open in Yaumat!' for the manufacture of to all comers. for a silver cup pre- manganite. The defendant was his sented by the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holy- "boy" Mr. Curtis took great in oak. Mr. R. J. Wilton of the Hong- terest in the defendant, and had kong Tramway Company has also very assisted him in every possible generously contributed to the prize FIT. On March 16, Mr. Curtis fund.
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had occasion to come to Hongkong The prizes for the vicious events to see a dentist, and left the defend of the meet are probably the finest ant in charge. During Mr. Curtis's ver seen in the Colony, and it is expected that there will be keen com- absence, the defendant entered his office and stele two cheques from a petition particularly in the open Cham cheque book kept in one of the drawers of the desk, which Mr. pionship event which should draw a Curtis bad forgotten to lock up before 800 number of the Colony's best
runners.
going out, Alter obtaining the It is understood that both R. Omar Cheques which were on the Chartered Banks, said Coursel, the defendant and A. Rahmin of the St. Joseph's filled one up, imitating Mr. Curtis's football team will enter for, this race. handwriting and signature. The Both are well known sprinters who have won the open Championship of so well executed, forgery was
Cash. the Lusitano Club sports. Omar woa the Word especially said Counsel, that Mr. Curtis could the Championship from Rahmin last not swear that it was not to his own year after a very close race, so, the writing. The signature, however, was performance of each wild be watched a little shaky, Beside this, there was with keen interest." Ko Kin-tan, "fourty."."star"*
a small discrepancy in the word "forty, South China Athletic Association's runner, will probably com which was written as Having completed his forgery, pete, and can be relied upon to give the defendant presented the cheque the Indian boys a good race.
at Sincere's in payment for certain
goods, purchased, and obtained the balance in money, part of which was i
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KIFLE SHOOTING.
found on him when arrested. Coun! Owing to the absence of part of the is sel said that the season for the Fleet and other attractions the match, defendant's success in passing the H.K.V.D.C. versus the Rest" cheque was because Mr. Curtis postponed.
The H.K.V.D.C. have, however, had often presented cheques atį Sincere's in payment of small pur- received a challenge from a Team get change. Representing the Royal Navy to shoot chases, in order to One glaring fauit about the cheque, off a match at Stonecutters on Satur-1 said Counsel, was the fact that while day, April 2. at-2 p.m. Teams of Mr. Curtis's account was opened with 10 men to shoot. 5 best shots to the Chartered Bank only in January count this year, the cheque was dated
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Shanghai and Korth Chins
This should prove a good match, 23 October, which date the defendant the Naval Teams bave some very good had apparently copied from another shors on the top line. and given good
SUEZ weather some good shooting may be document.
Questioned by the Magistrate, the expected. defendant admitted that he had been!
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arts, Bangkok, Ceylon, "Mauritius, L Marques, South Africa, Irdis Dhanushkodi, Egypt & *EURUPE TIA Felippine Islands. Samahci and Wachobred
Baitan
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1pm
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5 p.m.
Tanda
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properly treated by Mr. Curtis who THE BANDMAN OPERA CO. way, banghai, North Chins and "Japan Torilla
sometimes pad for his clothing and footwear, and had also bought him
a pair of spectacles. Mr. Curtis paid:
him $13 per month as wages.
PENDING VISIT TO
HONGKONG.
The Magistrate having convicted the defendant; Mr. d'Almada said
The Bandman Opera Company that Mr. Curtis did not wish to press the charge, but merely brought the which has broken all previous records in Calcutta and is now nightly crowd- case as a duty.
Sentence of six months' hard in the Victoria Theatre, Singapore, will open a three weeks' season at the labour was passed. --
After consultation with Mr. Curtis Theatre Royal about March 31 Mr. Mr. d'Almada asked the Magistrate Bandman has personally selected his to make an order for the disposal of, company of thirty artists from the $27 odd found on the defendant, casts of numerous London productions saying that Mr. Curtis did not wish and has purchased the entire ward- robes, scenery and mechanical effects to claim it.
of most of the many revues and musi cal comedy successes that have been produced in London during the past year or so. The repertoire includes such great successes as Afgar, Irene, Who's Hooper, the Southern Maid. the New Shop Girl, the Maid of Mountains, Tails Up, Bran Pie, Buzz Buzz, Going Up, etc.
The Magistrate made an order for the money to be returned to the defendant after his discharge from fait.
A detectives' university is to be founded at Paris as soon as adminis trative difficulties have been solved; The Company has to pay $1,700 a night to clear expenses and it is
says the Journal. In it, after the model
"Swatow and Bangkok
Fort Bayard, Haihow and Haiphong Btraits, Bangkok, Calcutta and ADEN...
FRIDAY, MARCH 25.
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BUNDAY, MARCH TI. "traits, Bangkok, Calcutta & "ADEN..
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MONDAY," MARCH-28,- Shanghai, North China and Japan
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Iand vis THURSDAY ISLAND. B -girization 8.45 am. Letters 9.20 Tango Maru
******** Haloong Bwatow, Amoy and” Foochow
... TUESDAY, MARCH 29._-
of the Brussels institution, is to be universally regarded as the best of Swatow and Bangkok given a course of scientific crime de all the opera companies Mr. Bandman Amoy, Shanghai and North China batang tection in 39 lessons. These will put has yet sent to the Far East Book- sleuths" up to date in such interesing will shortly open at Mouiries. - ing matters as the neo-Bertillon system of identification, the most recent toxicological discoveries, the
✓
A quiet wedding was solemnised art of analysing, handwriting, and in Macao last week, when Miss Grace the use of chemicals in modern Sun, daughter of Dr. Sun Yat-sen burglary. The professori will be was married to Dr, Tai, s returned specialists from the State universities, student from América, Besides the and all higher grades of detective parents of the bride, only a few In service, including juges d'instruction, timate friends attended the wedding. Dr. and Mrs Tal are spending their "will be allowed to enter.
honeymoon in Canton.
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- 1. BAROMETER, reduned to 39 degres vessels in the Far Eastern, trade by Fahrenheit on the level of theses in the Los Angeles Pacific Navigation Company will be suspended with the Inches, tenths and hundredths.
sailing on Monday of the steamer Tel. 2143. 10, Queen's Rd. Centra "West Hiki," it was announced to- day by Walter S. Wheaton, raffic manager. He said it was impossible to maintain a profitable service tinder existing policies of the Shipping Tel. Board."
2 Kowary, in percentage of star- tion the humidity of air maturated with mojstere being 100,
4. DIRECTION OF Wan, to two points, 5. FORCE or Wan, according to Beadford Bexle.
B. STANK OF Wzabrze, b-bluesky. C detached clond, d drizzling Tin
Log
**The failure of the Shipping Borde
g gloomy, hhail lightning, o averrast to permit to go into effect provisions
P passing showers, squad, rain, x snow of the recently enacted Jones bill has fthander y visibility dew, wet.
7. BAIS in Inches tenths and hun-made is impossible to compete 61 foreign-owned lines," said Wheaton.
dredths,
HON KÒNG REGISTER.
Barometer Temperatur Haumidity Direction
Five Shipping Board vessels were allocated to the navigation company more than a year ago. Two of them.
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60, Des Voeux Rd. CH.
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The offices of the company bere New Films and Cameras just arrived. will be closed after the sailing on Tel. 2170. 60, Queen's Rd, Central 19.79Monday of the West Hika with a
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9.10.
111 8.10.
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Opticians.
Mr. Wheaton said the company had Tel. 2203. 28, Queen's Rd. Contrai.
notified the Shipping Board it would
hurn back all of its ships.
J. MeMilan, Los Angeles manager
HUMUTA & ZANO.
Japanese Photographers.
gighaat open af "Zemperature on the of the Swayne & Hoyt Steamship Tel. 254. BA, Queen's Rd, Central. Lewat spet die Temperatues on the 23rd-24
-T. V. CLLITON, Director. Hongkong, Observatory Mar, 23, 1821.
HOSGKONG TIME: SIGNALS
The Time Ball on Kowloon Signet Hi is dropped daily at 10 am and 4 p... except on Saturdays when it is dropped 10 am and 1 pm, and on Sundays and Holidays when it is dropped at 10a m
The Ball is hoisted half want at the 55th
Company, said that organization–had under consideration a plan for taking over the vessels and continuing their operation, possibly under the name of the Los Angeles Pacific Navigation Company.
AN APPEAL TO BRITONS IN CHINA.
This could be done," he said, 100,000 DOLLARS
either by continuance of the present tine of ships in service or by a re- allocation by the Shipping Board, as, we understand; may result from a meeting on Monday in Washington.
II Swayne & Hoyt take over the ships, they will continue to make Los Angeles the headquarters of the line."
When the Los Angeles Pacifé Navi-
minute sad full mast at the 67th minuta. gation Company was organized, ap
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Bhomiti the Time Ball be cut of order secure the allocation of the vessels, the shows rocking be carried out, with which were desired, to give Los An La fig Zor the Storm Signal mast geles a direct steamship service to
Time Signals are sign given at night by the Orient.
mesas af three white lampe mounted
tital on the Chewcentery wizulens_most
-From-8.56, to "9.00 p.m.he. lamps - sze
Sado Haru
mondenes bearing veinel's
ared the lives of inota pevole and dy. It relieves, the laws opeor the Blexity, Bangkok Ceylon, Mauritius, relieved more suffering than any other secretions, aids expectoration and sakata perly in latence. It is known all Nature in restoring the system to s over tas civilized world for its speedy healthy condition. Besides, it containe cures of cramps in the stomach, dier no opiates and is perfectly is to take. rbon and all latestinal pains. For me, For sale by all Chemists and Store- by 32. Castaists and Storekeepere,
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