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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1921.
MURDER TRIAL
FOUR ACCUSED ACQUITTED.
**AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.”
SHIPS AT ANCHOR.
HOW CAN THEY COLLIDET
SUPREME COURT PUZLE,
How can two ships af anchor This is the simple little query that collide? has been placed before the British Supreme Court, Shanghai, says the. The "Chung Lee" owned by the" China Press... Chang Pen Chang, was rammed by the Nancy Moller" it is charged, The collision is admitted by both and damages of Yen 19,900 are asked.
that he had sent for the jury becaus The milway com-to increase production" is mislead-
he thought he could clear the air and Americans and British together,
help them to come to a decision. He THAT CLOCK. peny has put up ing. It depends upon the defini shoulder to shoulder, is the answer
a clock, and the tians. His remark that "the social!
had seen counsei in Chambers, and I would solicit. Recognize this as
the position put forward by Mr. Drum- truth, that both lots are boasters, papers hace pablished columns condition of China's peasant cul-
mond was this. If the jury felt sak is a be. Not and do not forget, what is equally about it. All of them omitted, tivators is far below that of any
ficiently doubtful to acquit any col true, that both have some right to strangely enough, in view of the Brush workman
man, that ought to involve acquittal beast. What we need on our side fulsome data they gave, to explain a lie of malice, maybe, but a lie
After an hour's retirement og of the rest, because it showed a doubt is a keener sense of humour. The that the circumference of the dial of ignorance. The gent, simply Americans are great joshers." is intersected at twelve equidistant doesn't know what he is talking they love pulling our legs," and points, and that as the pointer about. If he could read history Thursday when the Court sat late as to the evidence of the two in- points to, all twelve in succession intelligently, he might reconsider until, 5.45 p.m. order to finish formers The Attorney-General. as- are surprised when we get sore
The jury again retired and Bnally at it. Here in Hongkang. tre in the space of an hour, it has been his assertion that Watt's steam the case before the Easter holidays, sented to that view. being the hosts, and they the hon-calculated that its passage from engine "contributes more to human the jury-Messrs. J. H. Donnithorne oured guests, it is up to us to give any one of these points to the next happiness of the workers than the (koreman), S. G. Fenton, F. Fisher, returned with the verdict already
God and W. Morley returned a un them, as much indulgence as we in order indicates the flight of pre-action of all of the, labour leaders A. Leon. L. A. Barton, C. P. Archer, recorded.
While on and politicians put together.' can. Although their officers and cisely five minutes. our respective diplomats and lead these interesting scientific descrip knows they have not been accused animous verdict of not guilty against ing men recognise that there istions, I may as well mention that of adding largely to our happiness; the four Chinese charged with having. nothing to get sore about, as be the sew-eow amab who sits outside but the steam engine must certain on January 9 at Sheung Sha Wan, a tween two such gallant bodies, we the China Mail office has recently by have a nolle prosequi."New village in the New Territories, mar civilians (and especially newspaper Acquired a hollow and metallifer-inventions," he piously concludes, dered a Chinese hawker for his wares. men) must guard against incautiousous truncated cone, the apex of provide leisure, but a good moral The Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. words likely to tura playful scraps which is slightly convex, and the training is essential if leisure is to J. Gompertz, after complimenting the major portion of ita exterior sur-be used wisely."Why will such jury on the case and attention they into real quarrelling.
A local wag sends in a face covered at close and sym hopelessly rauddled people persist had given the case, remarked that SI NOS story about a learned metrical intervals with juxtaposed in writing for the public Press? following a protracted case jurymen E VERO. body of men who could indentations: With the aid of this" We have, he remarks with dar-here could not be exempted for as long not get their accounts scientific invention she is enabled ing originality, wrested from periods at home, owing to the differ Wellence in their numbers, but in this to balance, though they priced to expedite the passage through Nature, many secreta." themselves on their mathematics, varions textiles of an instrument that's the secret I'd like to wrest, instance, at any rate, he would be and had checked and re-checked that has an eye at one end and why those who have nothing worth pleased to exempt the jury from ser- their figures.
They were over point at the other-like this para-saying should persist in saying itvice during 1922 and 1923,
at such length? I hope the re- The evidence for the prosecution $1920 dut, do what they would. į grám.
writes: spected editor of the M.P. didn't was circumstantial. A police inform "Piano" Atlast they called in alwell-known
Dear Adversarius, pay too much for that "special, er, accompanied by another man. accountant, who reported: "Your MUSICAL"
Can you tell us as it was a remarkable example of looking for a man thought to have parties to the suit as having taken figures. checked item by item, are PROBLEM. undoubtedly correct: but I suggest
Both skippers claim that their on Saturday why it special lootle. Who wrote it? How been implicated in a Yammat rob place on the night of March 16, 1920, unusual to include the date in the those who can sing have to be that matter? Every article should which the Crown suggested the four vessels were lying at anchor on the that it was as undesirable as it is is that at unorganized local smokers should I know? And what does bery chanced to call at the house to off the Taku Bar, near Tientsin. toral. Si non e tero, e ben tro- coaxed to sing, and those who be judged on fiɛ merita, or, 35 accused had fured the hawker har, some 500 yards apart. Each own cloth. In response to their navigating lights as well as anchor ento, which is a foreign way of care to be dragged away from this case, on its demerits. I have then strangled him with some of his claims that the other's smp displayed Ltd. saying that the story is good enough the piano ?". I'm sorry that I can pleasure in awarding the writer of
to be true, even if it is (as I sits not, but I surmise that the solu- this special article one of Esan's pock the door was eventually open-lights. Each denies that he displayed ed. Inside they found the four pri- anything other than anchor lights. dog biscuits.. pect) a faked one.
tion is an acilulous fruit with a
Esat and I had planned soners and another man not now in Each charges that the other was William McFee wrote; bright yellow skin.
to set up a news yacht-custody. On a table in one of the guilty of careless navigation.
Far East marine history may be A NEW 3 now two or three!
who A gentleman
AGLEY. ing record, and to utilize rooms, they found the cloth produced WRITER. years ago which made
has been studying
this holiday of three in Court and in the back room the made when the decision is handed me bid all my literary
science. the practical clear days by sailing one of the body of the deceased. An attempt was down. friends keep an eye on him. One)
vachts made to detain the two men who were applications of science, fourteen-foot Mosquito or two failed to share my enthu
for more than a quarto the Ladrones, which lie to the offered a share of the booty, but even- stasm, but they now admit that I
tually they got away and informed the ter of a
**Miscao more far. century.southward, was right, and that William McFee a big writer. Captain Mace Thursday's Morning Post. It was and a sleeping rug, we would have prisoners were arrested still in the doine's Daughter is the title af about the idea that man is on the managed it all right. The change village. A purse, the property of the bis latest-look, and though the verge of discovering how to harness in the weather has forced a post- decessed, was found in the possession soner rented the bouse the day before reviewers sapiently discover that he atomic energy, and he said: That ponement; but the time will come. of the first prisoner. The second pri- Thongh this is the the murder. On the third prisoner issaturatel in Conrad." they call is the new knowledge which, if
season for equinoc was lourd a key which happened to tial disturbances, Asst the lock of the house. The fourth the sun begins his prisoner was present when the two northward climb, there is an extra men entered. the Press) what cages of the Druids or the human reason for the rains that are making
by Mr. A. Drummond, instructed by then the Kingdom of Heaven will might any similar student have our foliage look so clean and sweet. Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton, called evi- they are doing to the kinema, and sacrifices in the arens." just so our holidays like a damp squib andThe defence, which was conducted Evening at 6 pm. :-Hymns 78 80, 447, be here on paper. The New written of the wonderful mechanic-One of my skipper friends assurez
on the first man "planted Zealand government has proclaimal inventions of the past two cen- me that a depression in the Galf dence to show that the purse had ed that no film depicting thieving, turies. We have had all that time of Tonkin always means rain here and the key on the third man by one Labour eaving Those arranging holiday picnics of the informers; that the second pri- robbers, murder, or suicide will be a wealth of permitted to be shown after May 1. machinery, yet human life is not should therefore keep their eye on one did not rent the house and did In short, films are to be less like lifted out of drudgery or poverty, the Gulf of Tonkin. real life than they ever were before. Instead of saving labour, machin- New Zealand becomes (in May) aery has multiplied labour and made land where every movie pleases, it more distasteful and soul-slaying We shall than it ever was.. I hope to God and only man is vile. have an opportunity to discover (in that mankind (which is certainly the New Zealand police reports a pot fit to receive it") will never twelve-month hence) how far the hit on the way to control the energy boydlerizing of the kinemas im-of these electrons. If I caught a proves public morals. If the effects scientist on the point of achieving are good, we must revise ourit, I would consider it a pious duty sailed on the P. & 0. ss." Kashmir Shakespere, take Hamlet's sword to strangle bim with my own to-day was Lt. Commdr. Kilgour.: away, and prevent Othello from bands. But there, this Morning
In the course of an address lasting smothering Desdemons. Then our Post contributor. would say I lack
about three hours Mr. V. H. Dram A marriage tax of $1 for each mond said the Crown had so rested people, ignorant of the fact that inspiration and imagination. murder is ever committed, will guess so from his statement that never again "feel murderous not, we must have something more wedding, estimated to net $20,000,000 its case on the fact of all these men at any rate, until there's another than Facts in life. We must have a year, is being considered by the being present at the time of the mar
Inspiration, we must bave Im-Peking Government.
"
SHOULD BATCH
HISTORY ALSO.
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It only remains for and make drudgery and poverty as the moralists to do much the nightmares of the past MORALISTS. to literature (and as are ideas of the burning wicket
THE
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THE HUMAN Doon the Wat-but of rushes; Imagination made.
war,
In a paper entitled agination. Facts gave to man the
ter," J.M.C."him think of Cathedral spires. talks of the river Facts gave us the Lancashire cot-
Bor.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Among the passengers who
been
not know the other accused, and that the fourth man was getting his shoes mcoded at the time. The defence also contended that the key produced in Court would open the lock of the house where the murder was com- mitted only with great difficulty. Mr. Brutton gave evidence that in office the police had failed to min the lock with the key. To a sugges tion that the lock had been opened in Court, Mr. Brutton said it had been well oiled since then. :
Dis
der, that, if one could be proved not 10. have been present, the whole case against the four fell to the ground. If here was a reasonable doubt in the
The local office of the Chinary's mind, he was entitled to a V-
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AN APOLOGY,
AN EXPLANATION,
AND AN APPEAL I
TO THE PICTURE "LOVING PUBLIC OF HONGKONG !
serious nuisance to our police; but steamers on the Clyde, and in- ton mills, with the festering sores Mail Steamship Co., Ltd., has received dies of acquittal, and surely no think. It may seen strange that, in pre Nanking" left ing man could have anything but asenting what is universally accizimed so long as sailors are sailors, and cidentally makes a remark that on our civilisation of women and a cable from its Manila agency advis
Imaginationing that the s.. fonder of boozing and fighting than shows he is one of those queer children at work.
described as a tramped-up tale brist-find it necessary to offer an apology. Hospital on Saturday, March 26, of going to Y1.C.A. lectures, Ipeople who have not read Tom bids us think of a dew era in which that port on the morning of Friday, reasonable doubt on the evidence, as the greatest spectacular film ever When we were boys," these scars on the life of this and March 25 and is due here between 10 The evidence of the informers Council thrown upon a screen, we should ling with absurdities. Could the Jury A moment of your time for the
explanation! Thos. L. Philips, late Chiel suppose they will. The thing for Sawyer."
believe that men who had just com
In December last we received "Hanamet." Engineer,
The the Juggins! The hopelessly real patriotism to concern itself be says, "we used to make be- post generations will disappear." and 11 am, on Sunday, March 27.
mitted a "murder would admit others aged 33. Funeral will pass the with is to see that no bad feeling here we were paddle steamboats."
to THE SACK OF ROME, an Monument at 9 a.m. to-morrow. is encouraged. We are told that That would be holding our elbowe illogical messer with mere terbi
In connection with the VRC to the premises? Wodd they say, to cabled information from London as the battle cry of the American con- close to our sides and revolving our age! Cannot be see that it was Scottish papers please copy.
We are five murderers! You cam of QUO VADIS, which, it was 25- Who won the war?" fists as we ran ... backing and precisely the same Scientific Im RUSSELL-On January 19, 1921.tingent was
serted, set a new standard for pic- at South Shields, the wife of J-We are not told that our own fel-filing as we took imaginary piers."agination and Insporation which Regatta during the holidays, those strangers, Be quiet! Be quiet! Italian masterpiece by the producer
lows have never lost an opportu Backing and filling" is an ex-gave us those hideous Lancashire who want tifin provided for them on T. Russell, age 52 years. MANSFIELD. On March 18, 1921, nity of telling Uncle Sam's that pression belonging to sail rather cotton mills, in which our own flesh Monday most purchase tickets for the body round the corner.
at Shanghai, Jesse George, eld-they were so late in coming in that than to steam, but that isn't why and blood toils making cloths for same at the V.R.C, not later than informers statements aroufied to fores of this class, rivalling, even est and dearly loved son of the we were winning it without them, I refer to this contribution. He coolies. Facts (in his queer use of Sunday. Cruisers and launches are that. Would the murderers, more- INTOLERANCE in the magnificence tate. J. 1. Mansfeld and Mrs. though we know that similar taunts says I fancy that you would find the word) gave us the hand loom, requested to the bow and stern of over, allow these men to go away of its settings and the historical His point, running south. No mooring they would be there, to meet them made arrangements to secure. It for Mansfield, aged 31 years. against our cousins and allies were the game played nowhere but on cottage industry, rational produc each other from lighter at finishing and even definitely fix a time when accuracy of its details. We at once
far too common. Personally, I am the Clyde, where the steamer was tion for sane consumption. not fool enough to ignore the tre-the natural rebicle of communica sort of imagination gave us machin-will be permitted to north of lighter, again and be ready for arrest? It our patrons, and, as a matter of fact,
advertisement. mendous difference that American tion between the townlets strung ery and factories and frenzied over-Other information will be found in was, the most Indicrous story put beach expedition has been used in get-
The China Mailintervention made, nor to refuse along the coast Mark Twain has production to gamble with, in a
SAILORS!
HIGH
ADVERSARIA.
and foremost of its homicidal pos- I told you long sibilities, and next of its dividend
The
fore a jury in the history of crime. ting it here that it is being released The Attorney-General, the Hon. for public exhibition in Bongkang Mr. JH. Kemp, K.C., who con- before its premiere in America and dected the prosecution, suggested that simultaneously with that in London. to feel and express my gratitude to shown as that the same game was game called Trade, because man-
The dance arranged by Mrs the witnesses called by the prisoners The price we have paid for it would #TRUTA, JUSTICE, PUBLIO "EERVICE" them, and if an American sailor played in the Mississippi townskind had not the sense to see that indulges in a boast or two-in-my Tom Sawyer has a fall descrip- labour-saving machinery, if it really HongKong, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1991, hearing, I encourage hit, regard.tion of how Ben came up, steamer was to save labour, sludd belong Harry Woods on behalf of Earl did not help very much on account of justify a charge of $2 per seat. On ing it as a bit of the swagger proper and pilot in one, and this Clyde to and be controlled by Labour. Haig's Fend for Ex-Service Men on their vagueness as to time. He adreceipt of the film, however, we dis to any good fighting man. When testimony is merely a further evi-Now (in Beuter's news of the same March 16 realised $4,789 gross, made mitted that the informers told a curi- covered that although the picture my friend Jack Tar claims to rule dence that the human boy is the day) we have British Premier up of $3,072 for tickets and (512), os, & most expected story, but Itself deserved every bit of the praise story for them to have invented out at its private screening, the titles. the waves, and yells that he never, same everywhere, and that Mark denouncing the Imagination and $314 for programmes and $1,403 in never will be a slave, I buy him a Twain is his prophet. If this note Inspiration of Labour as a worse donations. The expenses amounted rate, it was a very unlikely bestowed upon it by trade and press I do not blame the drink, and feel that he deserves it; do no more than introduce Tom peal and mensce than German to $202, leaving a balance of $4,587 of their own heads. It had been sug- were not on the same high kvd as local journalists for even if he does swank too much Sawyer" and Hack Fins to militarism was! Put atomic energy which, remitted to London by de the way they seemed for highbrow approval. They are one new reader, it will have great at the disposal of the energetic little mand draft a 2/5, equals 2554 58 gested by the defence he did not the picture itsell To wait for the and were trying to divert the blane decided to show the picture as it is SPIRITS. to make an interna- all fine felows, these British and influence, for ore new reader Weishman and his pals, and you 3d. Congratulations and thanks are know how far it would be pressed revised English titles would mean a
to the prisoners. If such were their at our usual prices. tional matter of the American sailors, and instead of means many. Every new discover will not need much imagination to due to Mrs. Woods and her daughters that the informers were the murderers delay of three months at least, so we intention they would surely bave in May we appeal to our audiences acrapping between British and setting them by the ears, and en-er is an enthusiastic missionary for guess how he'd use it. Man, the for this splendid result.
vented a story that would win more not only to overlook the occasional Amencan sailors, Their job was couraging them to bear malice, the two best books about boys ever murderous brute, would think first
grammatical lapses, but even moreini confidence, to make their copy interesting, and true patriots must emphasise what written.
At the Magistracy on Thursday
The Acting Chief Justice, sunwning to absolutely ignore them. To bear they were catering consciously for a grand team they make, when
MY SUGGESTION ago what I think earning powers. The idea of using British readers mostly. Besides, arm in arm instead of up in arms.
FOR ol golfers who it to make life sweeter and easier afternoon a boatswain was charged the lade suppose their attitude to Whether he knows it or not, whe Hus be patriotic, not realizing that theyther be likes it or not, a
HAPPY VALLEY persist in play and pleasanter for everybody all with stealing and two hawkers UP, said that he would not be surprised in mind, in a word, that they are is (ag
ing at Happy round would never enter his thick with receiving 14 tins of paint, if the jury found the story told by the witnessing the greatest screen specs has ever done before. THE SACK may be adding to the bad feelings dred-per-cent. American
Valley. **** Zo-head. I wish mankind bad but the drums of white lead, four drums of informers a somewhat extraordinary tacle ever devised and a picture that - that are liable to come of such ebul- statistics prove) a ninety-per-cent *litions of high spirits, unless, treat Britisher, bone of our bone, blood diac" of the Daily Preas, himself one head, for. then I'd soon cure of and 25 small ting of Kandike one. The men did not ask for the makes the past live again as no other.:- ed in a sporting way. It was amus of our blood, and possessing our a golfer, complained on Tuesday the world of its one and only dis- metal polish, valued at $446 fron man they sought; they gave Does OF ROME will undoubtedly také, its ing to note how innocently biassed best qualities. The spirit, also, that they fake no notice of their ease, which is bumanity. The the CF.O.S... "Methyen Mr Leo
This Wonder Film and, incidentally, Gue was. He would not say one which makes Americams, is the own rules, breaking them at every timid," says the waiter I'm review. d'Almada appeared for the boatswain. Why were they admitted? Men who place with the few other screen- word, certainly not, to prejudice prond British spirit. The answer opportunity, to the inconvenienceing always fear to advance. Magistrate Orme said the evidence had just committed a murder would be masterpieces yet, produced; do not esse that was sub judice, but to the question, Who won the of others. He suggests that the That's's platitude which could be was not sufficiently strong to wartant likely to say to callers What do your own perfect enjoyment of and then he did his best to make war?" is that we won it together, role be put up on the first toe in turned into an epigram by adding the beatswain's conviction. Le pass you want? We re-busy hero. Get that of your neighbours at the thea it clear that the British particiand if a further question be foolish large type No use. I suggest and the cowardly are always ing sentence of aix months hard out Bot, the men having got into tre, by criticising what is after all
times brave to go reserving, Mr Ornia remarked that Why were they lef out?" pants, although absolutely unazly added, which of us did the bigger that a man with a megaphone be afraid, to retreat. Because you inbour on the two hawkey for the house, the questions trust arise but a minor blemish on work that gresive, and terribly outnumbered,bit?, the proper answer is blas stationed there, I will supply the know. gave as good as they got. I wish kee! Come and have a drink megsphone, and tell him what to back trpm these scrans did not take place. Who are going to be the prime say through it. I must not print position They are unpleasant affairs, and champions of world civilization? it, even in small type.
GOLFERS.
planation of their reason for calling
wealth
wicked it was to be regretted that the man at the who was apparently responsible for
the theft had to be discharged:
PTER MANAGEMEN The jury had been absent for. briefest med to Immortality
THE CORONI time when the Court was summoned by the Acting Chlet Justice who said