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and pending the success of Fabian methods of swaking the public con science and creating a healthier ethic, the law minst vindicate itself by im- posing permities that may reasonably be described as deterrent. O magistrates should get together and discuss this. Are some of them touched with the savage and atavistic delusion that
astrap " or x thrashing is a rather sporting incident,
SHANGHAI, June 2. A mass meeting of Shanghai Jews, and legally a peccadillo? If so, in view of the reactionary trend-presided over by Dr. Hawkspott, illustrated by the civil war at Home: President of St. John's University, these meal riots in America, and Christians, passed a resolution cot- and supported by influential zumerous mare or less organized demning the massacre of Jews at assaults here--they ought to revise Urga and urging the Chinese Govern their point of view, recognize the ment to do its utmost to protect the necessity of reform, and agree on lives and property of Jews against a standard of penalties accordingly. the lawlessness of Baron Ungern. Observe the impudence of the claim
in the quoted cablegrans that these CHINA'S OLYMPIAD SUCCESS brutal acts were done to uphold
the supremacy of the white race."
Are we then only supreme as bar RECORD CROWDS ENTHUSIASM. barisas, ss pugilists, as physical
bullies 2 Heaver forbid. Heaven
å
forbidden, if civilization be heaven-
[China Mail SPECIAL]
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e and the more assaults we commit
*SHANGHAI, June 2 A record crowd estimated at (or condone, or wink at the less 30,000 was present at the third day civilized we are. Jail without the of the Olympiad. People were perch- option "would act as a deterrent ined on trees and other vantage points. the case of most Europeans: small Their enthusiasm was abounded. fines never will. We are in all cases The crowd rushed the barriers and of physical violence, and especially invaded the field when China won of group violence not in favour of the pentathlon, the basket ball lightening the punishment of Chinese volley ball, and football. A mass affenders, but rather of greater demonstration by Chinese girls was severity towards European offenders.big feature of the day- Any appearance of invidious treatment should for obvious reasons be avoided. and there is no real reason for it. A person guilty of assault should not be viewed as a European or a Chinese, but as an animal menace to social
peace.
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'LOGIL AID GENERAL.
a
through a fall while attempting to Suffering from injuries received
alight from a tram car in motion near Arsenal Street, Wenchai, a Chinese woman was yesterday removed to the Government Civa Hospital for treatment.
SMUGGLING OPIUM.
LOCAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY FINED.
TANK WTIH DUMMY RIVETS.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2 1921
CORRESPONDENCE
NOW WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
DRUGGED AND ROBRED.
GIRLS STRANGE STORY,
BAD MANGOES TO JAIL.
To the Editor of the “ China Ms.)
A life banishee from Singapore - Sir, Your issue al to-day's date, contains an official notification with was this morning charged before reference to the opening of the Maristrale Orme at the instance of Bathing Reach of Stonecutter Island Inspector Brown of Yaumati, with the theft, with two others, not in Idland on Friday next 3rd inst.
Whilst bathing at this spot this custody, of 8570 worth of jewellery. afternoon, I was pursued by a Chinese the property of two Chinese girls in a rowing boat who ordered me to living in Yarmati.. make my departure to the other side Inspector Brown said that the girls
Mr. M. K, to this morning ap peared for the Ko Chan" as. Co charged before. Magistrate Orme, the fastance of Mr. N. L. Smith, of the Import and Export Office, with having allowed their vessel, the s.a. Kochan" to be used for the trans- pertation of illicit ophaal
Mr. Lo said that in this case, since the seizure of the opium by the police, some of the crew had dis of certain buoys Simultaneously were alleged to have been drugged appeared. Therefore, if the three other Chinese appeared from at a restaurant by three men who the smuggling and the Magis ten cents. I explained that it was crew had nothing to do with the matshed house and demanded relieved them of their jewellery. The
was on him to prove that the
to the letters P. W. D. on their hats.
He was
obtain money under false pretences.
Is this a case of attempting to arrested a couple of days ago.
Sergt. Vincent said that the defend-
trate had already given a ruling on not a habit of mine to carry my purse girls were unconscious until 7 o'clock that point in a previous case there with me while swimming but my the following evening. When they was nothing left for him but to plead remarks were apparently not under-discovered that they had been robbed.. guilty. Having done this there only stood by the men, who carried on they reported to the police and gave remained the question of penalty. long argument in Chinese and pointed the defendant's name. The run of this ship was the same as The facilities for search of the vessel. that of the one in the previous case. both by the guards and the Chinese
on the part of the men, or was the ant had a very bad record in Sing- explained to the Magistrate. The notification in to-day's paper similar pore where he had served seven. customs authorities, had already been Captain and European officers of the to that in connection with demonstra-Fears rigorous imprisonment before
| being banished. vessel, who were persons of ability, tions on the occasion of the Canton
The Magistrate enquired why had taken every precaution to prevent inauguration issued without
the defendant was not charged with smuggling on the vessel. However, approval of His Excellency?
from banish- retuning he did not wish to address the court
ment, aslanishment. from "ope British Colony applied to all others. Sergt. Vincent said that the prac- tice followed here was that a man banished from Singapore was sent away the first time, but, if found bere again, was charged..
at length at this stage of the case, as he was, so to speak, in the dark as to the attitude of Mr. Saith. If the the latter would give his opinion, he would then know whère be ̈stood. He understood that Mr. Smith was not going to press the charge unduly.}, this was a more serious case than Mr. Smith said that in his wind,
the previous one as the opium was found in a large tank with dummy rivers. The tank, which was situated above are of the boilers, was the most extraordinary thing he had ever seen on a ship, and he could
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The Magistrate passed sentence of six months' bard labour.
WHOSE CHILD?
SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM IN THE DIVORCE COURT.
An important scientific point com
Oddly enough the law itself helps. Ltd. with its legal jargon, to perpetuate the notion that certain temptations may without shame be rieided to. It recognizes" language calculated to provoke a breach of the peace." It was reported that, the Em-mot see for what purpose it was
At the instance of Mrs. Alexander Were our civilization real and sincere,ployees of the Canton Hospital for put there. Although he would we would employ experts in the the Insane, being dissatisfied with cot say so, there was a suspicion Peak, a ricsha coolie was summoned Mackenzie, 151. Barker Road, The bard words that break no bones, to the amount of wages they receive that this tank had been used many before 31agistrate Lindsell, to-day, cerning motherhood was raised tease and provoke our young 23 awent on strike yesterday. The times for the purpose of smzygling, method of moral training. It should Canton Times wanders who will bat if the ship were properly search with "behaving rudely and in an before the Lord Chancellor (Lord be a reproach that words made anyone
Birkenhead) when Lionel Henry Gas- ed, it was extraordinary that such a insulting manner to a fare wait on the poor inmates. angry, and it should certainly be a.
big thing should have gone uncotic-
Mis Mackenzie said that at 3.30 kill, engineer's apprentice, of St. shameful confession that one answered
George's Park-avenue, Westcliff-on- p.m., on May 26, she hired the de Sea, petitioned for a divorce from Mr. Le said that he resented Mr. fendant's ricsha to go to Happy his wife, Kathleen Ethel Gaskill, on words with blows. It is as natural and instinctive to kill as to hit. We gold earrings set with diamonds and Smith's attitude as it reflected on the Valley. At the Cemetery she told the ground of her adultery with a
officers of the ship and the owners. him to "man man" but the defendant man unknown.
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Resozono, Treisday, June 2, 1993.
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In Leernen Street yesterday jed. afternoon, a man sparched a pair of pearis valued at $600, from a woman and made off. The woman gave chase without success. None of the pedes trians attempted to stop the man who disappeared down a side lane.
The Children of, the members of
have, as social creatures, had to
it was just as good as saying that followed her into the Cemetery where Mr. O'Connor, for Mr. Gaskill, said learn to resist the homicidal impulse
the tack was put there for the express he took her by the arm and spoke in the case had one or two unusual The law insists on it, and is very
purpose of smuggling opium. He Chinese. She did not know what features. Mr. Gaskill said that he chary about recognizing provocations
would not for a moment deny that he said. He then took hold of her was not responsible for the birth of a It must extend this principle to:
the presence of the tank was assault and battery. If words may
known to the officers af bag which was in her hand, with child to Mrs. Gaskill on September 1, provoke and excuse assaults, assaults the Police Force are giving a concert occurred to them that it could or bag. She shook him off and said Mr. Gaskill was in the Royal
the ship, but it had Lever some flowers. He just clutched the 1919. It was a matter of non-access should provoke murder and excuse it. in the Police gymnasium, Central would be used for smuggling opium. Man map,” as before. She walked
Engineers and had leave from Septem- Moralists, in short. must concentPolice Station, on Saturday evening If the prosecution took that attitude, en but, as the man still followed and 29 to October 3, 1918. He rate on the teaching that fisticuffs in aid of the Police Branch of the the argument could be used by him agam caught hold of her an, she returned to Borden on October 4, overstayed his leave by one day and are degradingly reactionary, backslid Ministering Children's League with equal force. If it were 30 went to the Golf Club and got the sailing for Salonica on October 12. ings toward savagery, while magat children will be assisted by men from did not detect the smuggling of opium He waited in the road with his ricaba position under these circumstances fine programme is promised as the extraordinary that the ship's cucers No. 1 boy to speak to the defendant. He returned in December 1919. The mates must pointedly declare that such offences against civilization are $1. Tickets may be had on applica ordinary that the police had no:
the Army and Navy Admission is in the tank, it was equally extra- while she got the toy from the also grave breaches of the law. We tion at any of the Police Stations, or detected it earlier-long, long ago. want deterrent homilies (comme ça from Sergt. Shannon, Central Station. This was by no means the first time hold of the lady or of her bag. He
Golf-house. and deterrent penalties. "The Hong-
The defendant denied that he took keng Chinese who resort to violence ought to be ashamed of it, because Police Station, this morning charged suggest the tank is for, Mr. Lo his ricshs. He did not understand Inspector Blackman, of No. 2, The Magistrate: What do you said he was in a hurry to hand over their philosophic race long ago s
a Chinese before Magistrate Orme It was originally used as a coal store, timat such actions are unworthy of with having returned to the Colony but since a new deck has been pot the superior man. The foreign bar before the expiry of his period of on the ship, the tank has not bess harian has no such tradition to sustain banishment. Sergt. Vincent said that in use. him he has been rather encouraged the man had a very bad record, to take pride in his "fiat ever ready having been to jail not fewer than for a knock-down blow," and it will eight times before he was banished be a big job to enlighten him; but for 10 years in October 1919. The it must be essayed. Out bere it is accused, who admitted the offence, especially necessary that he should was sentenced to nine months' im- know better.
prisonment.
LOCAL AND GENERAL."
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the vessel had been searched.
vessel.
man man."
noon.
Cheap Ships,
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was that a period elapsed from October 4 of 331 days, which was tesond the period of gestation.
WIFE'S DENIAL
gestation as never longer than 300
Medical evidence gave the limit of
days.
he had not been a riesha coolie long mitted adultery, and evidence on her
In reply to the Magistrate he said
Mrs. Gaskill, denied having com-
The Magistrate: 1 would like to In the Wanchai district richas were this was an unusual period of gesta- only since the beginning of the year. behalf by Dr. Munro (the doctor who
attended her) was to the effect that" know how the oplum got there? It handed over at 4 o'clock in the after-tion owing to a physical peculiarity- must have been put there by the subordinate members of the crew
The Lord Chancellor said it was a while the vessel was at sea.
Inspector Garrod: There is no curious and difficult case. There was Would they not make a noise get doubt this man handed over his nothing in the evidence to reflect ting into it?Yes. But I submit that riesha soon after this affair, but that on the wife. He was not satisfied they would not be detected while the is no excuse for his behaviour.
that he had before him sufficient A Chinese who recently returned ship is at sex, as the engineroom The Magistrate: Every coolie in scientific material to justify him in from America, where he had lived would be the noisiest part of the the Colony knows what
reaching a conclusion which be man man ” for many years, was this morning
means. You will be fined $20 or should consider satisfactory in a case- charged before Magistrate. Lindsell
Mr. Lo went on to say that the tank 14 days.
of such fär reaching importance. He was very inaccessible owing to its with the unlawful possession of z
would draw the attention of the quantity of ammunition found con- Proximity to the boller. Getting into
Attorney-General to the case with a cealed in the lining of a travelling it one ran the risk of being scorch
view to getting more evidenze. The bar. The defendant said that he when he went into it yesterday. He ed. He himself was nearly scorched
case would stand over.
According to the Encylopedia Watt for his grit in going into it to pendulum from top to bottom prices not in England fixed by legislation. congratulated Chief Preventive Officer The extraordinary swing of the Britannica, the limits of gestation are search for oplum. Mr. Lo submitted was seen at an auction at the Baltic The French code fixes the extreme that it would be superhuman to Exchange by Messrs. Thomas Pinkney limit of 300 days. ・・ expect the ship's officers to anticipate and Sons, of Sunderland. Two mo that such an inaccessible place would dera steamers were put up for anc be utilised by smugglers.
tion. The hall was full of shipping day morning, a Chinese woman was the "Kochau," was then called. He each ship, and both vessels were sold On her way to Yaumati yester Mr. J. Edwards, Chief Engineer of men. There was just one bid for stopped near the junction of the said that he had been two years on within a few minutes. The first by a man who had been following her board, he noticed the tank, but did pounds per ton, and the second one aumati Road and Matankok Road, the vessel: When he first came on steamer was sold for about five for some distance.
He suddenly not know it was a tank. He thought for six shillings per ton. It only seized her left wrist, and putting a it was a pillar put on the side of the seems a few months ago when we dagger against her chest, snatched a vessel as a support for the new shade were sitting in the same room seeing pushed her over and made off up was turned into a passenger vessel forty pounds per ton. old bangle valded at 560. He then deck which was put in when the ship the same sort of ships being sold for the police and the thief was arrested By Mr. Lo: When he did subse the hillside. A report was made to long before he joined her.
Mr. Joseph Theodore Robinson Europeans who are not ashamed to has passed his examination as First *TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE be drunken and disorderly in the Mare. (..)
public streets would be unlikely to be deterred by thought of the Mr. Gilersberg, a brilliant pianist was ignorant of local regulations. possible subsequent police procedure, travels by the ss. "Andre Lebon." The Magistrate held that the attempt He cannot lose face" who has no
which arrived here yesterday, for to conceal the contraband in the face to lose.
Marseilles. He will visit London, lining of the bag proved guilty know. Physical violence is the first and cities, where he hopes to give con- The ammunition was confiscated.
Paris and all the principal European ledge, and fined the defendant $50. primary social offence for which we certs in the early antuma. need deterrent penalties, and it must
DETERRENTS.
be distressing to any thoughtful|
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in Yarmati a couple of hours later quently discover that it was a tank attempting, to dispose of the bangle it did not caur to him that it could
WHY
HAVE JULY AND AUGUST
31 DAYS EACH?
throughout the several months In the distribution of the days Jalius Caesar adopted a simpler and more easily remembered arrange- ment than that which has prevailed since his time... He ordered that the
It is a pity that the bogie of dis- riminate treatment of Chinese and
Among the arrivals by the "Andre Baropean defendants here should sociologist to note the discrepancy Lebon" was Monsieur Bapst who, have been raised before a magistrate between the penaltics inflicted, for for the past two years, has been who was not responsible for the assault and breaches of the peace and Ambassador at the Court of H1 penalties imposed in the contrasted the penalties imposed for offences Japanese, Majesty. M. Bapst is case. We must certainly see to it against the revenue, such as smuggling Foceeding home on leave that there is no difference of treat- cigarettes and opium, and countless companied by his daughter. ment as was suggested, and such as other offences which are, compara- was promptly repudiated by the tively considered, essentially less lock Davies, of the Hongkong in Major Begrall and Capt. Havi anagistrate, If there is to be a grave: Consider this item in yester terport cricket team, were not in appeal allowed, we supposere must day's cable news, backed raiders, eluded in the friendly game against not say that we uphold the decision after the manner of the Ku Klux the SCC as they had previously of the magistrate in the Chinese case. Klan, are terrorising various parts of booked to return to the Crown Colony It cannot, however, debar, us from Texas. They have tarred
Found lying in Des Voeux Road, the first, thin, fifth, seventh, ninth, 2nd by the "Szechuen.” the general observation that all assault feathered whites, while apon negroes
be used for concealing opium. He near the Hongkong Hotel, in a fit and eleventh month the old.num- cases should be rigorously discouraged. they have inflicted more painful and
After forty years' service in the thought it might be useful for as the result of intoxication, ber months" of January, March, May, We can safely say that in the con- more serious indignities. They affirm ring, a fire broke out in a gardener's Dawson, who has been Chief Tide between the tank and the engine Central Station. As his condition did while the "even number months. In the small hours of this mo- Chinese Maritime Customs, Mr. Cocean. He knew of no connection afternoon removed by chair to the should each have thirty-one days, storing fresh water when on the a- **West Modian Was this July, September and November- trasted European case the accused that the object is to uphold the supremasthed in Wongnrichong, which surveyor for the past twenty years room excepting by removing one of were, in our opinion, let off far too meley of the white race. The victims as burces to the ground before the in Shanghai, retired under the aged
girly. The magistrate before whom include a lawyer, Mr. Hobbs, of cause of the outbreak is unknown. has had no less than three Chinese the tank was fastened with dumny
Fire Brigade could arrive The mit on May 13. Mr. Dawson
not improve, he was removed by were to have thirty each, with the the suggestion of undesirable dis-Houston, who was counsel in several All the inmates managed to escape decorations conferred upon him, viz rivers
The Magistrate pointed out that
ambulance to the hospital. crimination was made was not well negro divorce cases, also a white as soon as the fire was discovered Civil Rank of the Filth Class in 1904: Mr. Lo said that the ship's officers advised, we think, in his remarks doctor of Beaumont." Physical Damage to property amounted to Order of the Double Dragon Third could not be held responsible for officers had not taken every precau- interrupted by the vanity of Augustes about European being seldomer violence is not peculiar to America, $120. guilty and more easily controlled. A though, as we see, it takes sensational
Class in 1908 and Order of Chai Ho that. What, was a mere simple ties to, prevent smuggling, and that Caesar, who insisted that the month ine of five dollars for a serious and shape there. It is not, especially
Fitch Class" in 1914. Mr. Dawson explanation than that the smugglers it was not superhuman to except named in his honour must have s provoked assault is no deterrent since the war, abhorred by our own mander of the British Empire, be in 1919 when a very large quantity removing the side of the tank, was admittedly not in use, would or of Julius Caesar Accordingly,
The Warrant and Badge of Com superintended the burning of opium who must have spent several hoirs them to anticipate that a tank which many days as July, named in honour Haully any European would be people as it should be. The argument stowed upon the Editor of the of opium was destroyed by order of bad put in don my rivets so as could be utilised for smuggling day was taken from February and deterred by the prospect of a of bodily assault should be as much Peking and Tientsin Times by HM. the Peking Government, tos which he to make it easier for them to eat ppium He would fine the defendant given to August, and in order that ve dollar fine. Much more deterrent ashamed of as indecency or obscenity. MrW: P Ker, CMG Consul General, | Fonuder of the Costoms Mutual Tip? He, himself, did not expect for put the: prévioný caže, on a parall three months of thirty-one days
The Kin, were formally presented by received a presentation, He was the at the opium at this end of the firm $2,000. In doing this he would That might be expected in the case of which we, as civilized people, should zence of his family, the Directors of some last year on furlough he receive plate in position fine in the previous case frem $3,000 and November were reduced to thirty decent Europeans, afraid of, figuring be too proud to resort. Meanwhile, the Tientsin Press, Ltd.,nd members ed a number of presentations fract
should not fall together, September in the police court. But it could, it is by common consent unlawful, of the editorial staff of the DAPAT the Customs staff.
To his finding, the Magisterte sold lite: $2,000. The cgium fünzi wa ba days and thrry-özis given to Üstel That be was of opinion that the ship's ship would be confiscated.
and December
exception of February, which in com- mon years should have 29 days, but,... every fourth year, should have thirty." This arrangement, however, waS/