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not be an employee; he might be a tradesman, “Could he not then stand up apealy for the faith that is in him! It is suggested that he could not afford to lest bis Roman Catholic customers might demonstrate their disapproval hy withdrawing their patronage. He bars down in the House of Anonymity, Pseudonymity, to say nothing of Pusillanimity, and so stains the pare Bower of his loyalty with sordid calculations. But he might be neither employee nor trades: man. Quite so. He might be any- body, and we are left to guess who it is that speaks so confidently for the majority.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
SPECIAL CABLES.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
SHANGHAIS OLDEST FLOUR - MILL DESTROYED.
BRIGADE'S HAZARDOĆS WORK,
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-HAINAN NEWS.
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Kiungchow, Hainas,
GIRL THIEF.
MONDAYS JUNE
BABY'S BANGLES STOLEN,
MAGISTRATE PERPLEXED
June 14-The Military Governor of Hainan, General Teng Yn An musual case which caused Eng has recently returned from Magistrate Orme some perplexity was Canton, where, it is said he heard this morning when a 14-year has received
new accession old Chinese girl was charged with
*
WEST RIVER STRAMERS,
SEARCH DELAYS.
CONSEL EFFECTS COMPROMISE,
The following is the version given by the Canton Times of the West
of power from the powers that bebaving snatched a gold moanted River incident we published on Not only is he to be chief military rattan bangle and face bangle from Saturday official in Hainan, but the highest the wrists of a baby.
"On June 10 the ss. "Ko Chow," SHANGHAI, June 20. civil power will also be his, and be
A woman said that when she flying the British dag, was stopped. is to have charge of one or two entered the Yaumati market, resterat the searching station by officers A disastrous fire completely minor posts. This is done it is said. day she saw the mother bending over destroyed Shanghai's oldest flour so that he will be able to go ahead a stall with the child siung to her appointed to search all vessels plying mill, the Yih Sing establishment, on with read-building and other public back. The defendant was standing up and down the West River. The Saturday night, including two large improvements in Baiam. But if behind her ostensibly playing with the Captain refused to permit the search adjoining godowns. The brigade anything is going to be done, no child's right hand but actually remes saved the neighbouring buildings-signs of it have yet appeared. The glare was visible throughout Shanghai The work was rendered ferian Mission, Kiungehow, is spend the defendant with both bangles in steamer proceed, the Captain steamed Miss A. H. Skinner of the Presby alarm and the child's mother caught as these officers refused to let the ing the bangles. Witness gave the party to go aboard the vessel and Before Magistrate Lindsell this hazardous by continuous explosions morong, a Chinese was fined $10 of flour, dust and the high tensioning a few weeks in Hongkong on her :
her hand.
back to the Customs station and- The defendant admitted that the wired to Mrs. J. V. Shannon and two bangles were in her hand, but denied in Canton Shortly afterwards, a the British Consul children returned from health leave taking them from the baby's" wrists Betish in Hongkong an June 4th, per 5.5. Somebody stole the bangles, she said, lying up
gunboat that had been
"Mr. R. W. Robertson,
the River, appeared "Hanoi
D. N. Bercovitz and family and and when the last witness gave the upon the scene, but this evident charge of the Chartered Bank in
alarm, dropped them in her basket attempt at intimidation did Shanghai in succession to Mr. J. DANISH GIRL SCOUT IN SHANG Mrs. D. H. Thomas and two children and made off. She took the bangles frighten the Camese officers who Scott. The latter is proceeding on
went to Hongkong on the ss. "Kai-out of the basket to return them to had explicit instruction not to let any Home leave within a week or two.
fong, June 1. They are all members the child's mother when the latter steamer pass without first being
for having obstructed a revenue officer who was on duty searching for opíem on the wharf yesterday.
takes
The number of Wuchang mut-
wires.
A WORLD TOUR.
HAL
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Cously identified with the Danish girl scout movement. She is touring the world
summer vacation.
not
of the Presbyterian Mission in accused her of theft. SRANGRAI, June 19.
searched for contraband. After con- Kackek, Hajaan. Dr. Bercovitz and An Interesting visitor to Shanghai family sail for America per & had been motherless since the age of British Gunboat suggested that the The defendant's uncle said that she siderable parley, Captain Hunt of the neers slaughtered at Saokan is now is Miss Estrid Ott who is consp"Columbia" and Mrs. Thomas and three years. She had Eved in the search be made in conjunction with the believed to exceed the presious! estimate of 350. The Chinese official
children are on health leave.
country with various selatives until report states that 2,000 were killed,
Rev. W. V. Stinsonwent went to about a fortnight ago when his irregular examination by the Customs Hongkong per 3,8. Taksang. He brought her to live with them. She is taking a short vacation.
was very helpful, assisting his wife Rev Geo. D. Byers and family, of with the sewing and cooking. She was Kachek sailed to Hongkong per ss never allowed out alone excepting "Hanoi" on June 11. They are on their way home and expect to sail on beente "Empress of Asia.”
A little over a fortnight ago mine Isoldiers with Kwangsi sympathies bolted from the post at Nodoa. The
Assaulted in Queen's Road West, near Centre Street, yesterday, by al man whom he did not know, 1 Chinese received injuries that required). treatment at the Government Civil Hospital
Hundreds of refugees are food- ing into Shanghai from Ichang. Wu- chang and Hackow. More are ex-
pected to arrive during the next
already filled.
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. Starling Jex has appointed Secretary of the Linion Trading, Co., Lið.“
to.
she
few days. The Chinese hotels are was held in Canton on Saturday 015. No doubt they made their way silly?--Sometimes when sewing, she suggestion that the special officers
Dr. Koch has gives notice of his istention to ask at the meeting of
the Sanitary Beard to-morrow the following question: Will the Fres fdent inform the Board whether the Government bas iztimated its inten tion of adapting any of the sugges tions recommended in the report recently laid on the table for dealing
Iwith the mosquito pest.“
On Sunday last a Chinese hurled himself from the roof of the New World in Shanghai and received suck serious injuries that he died in
ment of Public Health.
In order to teach the public then away with eleven good army necessity of killing dies a parade rifies so the offence was quite seri water, the direction of the Depart to the Kwangsi forces. Meanwhile the affair was being investigated and soon the Kin Klang garrison of fifty men or more came marching in Seren Chinese cares of plague Then a Kwangsi tobacco, merchant (hve fatal), and three of enteri and another Kwangsi-ite were arrest fever, one Japanese, one Chinese,ed and examined to find out whether and the other Indian (imported). thes bad any connection with the were reported on Saturday."
mutiny. The tobacco
merchant possessed some wealth so torture
and the special officers with some of authorities. This was agreed upon
the Customs staff throughly searched. the vessel. The steamer was then ven a pass to proceed up river. wife was ill and the girl had to go to Canton to confer with the Brisa cairy water. Yesterday his Captain Runt proceeded immediately to the market. He added that at Consul General in order that some times the girl was a bit silly, but arrangement could be made whereby otherwise she was good and obedient, the regulations of the Kwangtung He had never know her to steal Government would be met with the before
The Magistrate: How is
least possible delay to steamers. Dz. 1. W, Jamieson approved of the will suddenly get into a rage for no conduct their search jointly with the cause whatever and tear up the cloth regular, examiners of the Chinese -The Magistrate remarked that this Maritime Castoms. This was the was the first time à girl had been original intention of the Government. charged before him with sech an but for some unknown reason the offence, and he did not know what to Customs Commissioner at Shanshui do with bez.
at that time refused to co-operate. Inspector Brown, who prosecuted. Now that the British Consul General admitted that cases of this sort were has agreed, it is hoped that the and bind her over. Undoubtedly her avoided." istrate treat her as a first offender be informed and further friction. uncle would send ber back to the country if directed to do so.
As the result of a fail down a ! was employed to exact a confessin rare and suggested that the Mag-captains of the several steamers will
staircase at the China Sugar Refinery on Saturday, a Chinese was removed to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment of injuries to his head.
from tin. The poor wretch was so badly treated that at last, he attempt ed suicide. However, after a day or so of this kind of investigation, the
The Magistrate; I don't want to two bands of sakters marched out do anything in a hurry in this case. The Nodoa band seemed to be all I will reward the defendant for two under arrest. At present no regular days and consider my decision, and twenty odd regulars. under a leader ordinance makes for female offenders. quite as irregular, have taken posses thick she has the habit of taking sion of the yamsen and no doubt will things seek some easy actoriety (and money} until the regulars returu.
hospital a short while afterwards On his cloak was pinned a note au Fook employed, by the On Chan troops are holding the Nodoa post but also to see what provision the
stating: Patriotic. I die for the honour of my country."
The
man is believed to have been insane. He*powdered his face white before jumping.
F
News was received yesterday at the British Consulate from the Le gation in Peking that Mr. Stevens, the missionary of Fengsiangfu, who was seized by a mutinous leader early in May and is being held as hostage in a quarrel between his captor and the Tuchim of Shensi was well on May 28. With which piece of confert tis friends must for the present content themselves, all efforts to get him released having 10 far proved ineffectual.
The local police have received a report from Canton that astraff named Bank of Ka Kau Street, has disap- peared with $4,500 which he was sent out to collect on behalf of the bank
An inquiry was opened at the Magistracy this afternoon into the chcumstances attending the death of the 9-year old son of Dr. Wan Sam Yin who was killed on Caine Road last Monday morning by Mr. D. M. Biggar's car which was being driven by the chauffeur at the time.
P
The Chinese man and woman who were charged before Magistrate Orme with having obtained money by the pretence that they were raising subcriptions to defray the burial ex penses of a relative, were convicted on Saturday. The man was sentenc ed to three months and the woman to one month's hard labour.
James McGregor Forbes, Hong subject here will no doubt applaud it. meat buffet. As the concert is in Before Magistrate Orme this
STREET ACCIDENT.
MAN KNOCKED DOWN.
MOTOR CAR DRIVER FINED.
CARGO" FILFERING.
KWANGSI ATTACK.
BORDER FIGHTING
CANTON REPORTS.
Telegraphic reports from Linshan near the border of Kwangsi received by the Canton Times state that hostilities between the Kwangsi and
POLICE HAVE BUSY WEEK-END. Cantonese troops have began. fight-
SMART SENTENCES FOR THIEVES.
Petty larceny from vessels along side the wharves, is again rife, and the Water Police had a very busy time during the weekend making arrests.
ing has been going on for three days but the result has not yet been learn- ed. The attack was made by the Kwangsi troops, but the Cantonese stationed there are sufficient to with- stand the onslaught of the invaders.
Now that hostilities have begun, the movement of troops to the
WE Y
IS A DIVORCEE CALLED A
GRASS-WIDOW?"
At the Magistracy on Saturday,
Linshan is a very strategic place, the Chinese driver of motor car No
as it commands the principal road 237, owned by one of the garages,
leading to Nan Ning, the capital of was scamoted before Magistrate No fewer than five cases were Kwangsi. It is only natural, there Lindsell for having drive at an brought before Magistrate Orme this tore that the Kwangai troops should The Commencement Exercises of
excessive speed; and failed to stop morning, and the smart sentence begin their attack in that direction the True Light Middle School, Canton,
after knocking down a pedestrian.
passed will doubtless have the with the hope of capturing the place, The pedestrian, a Chinese doctor, desired effect. war home to Australia, the writer of began yesterday and continue to-day
who had treated himself after the
thereby blocking the advance of the the letter says that no amount of and to-morrow. The Baccalaureate
In the first case, a man got one Cantonese troops by way of Linshan SCHOFIELD-C June 19, at Sere-wash to the effect that the visit Y. C. Kwean on the opening day, ning charged before Magistrate Orme feet wrapped up in a mass of plaster five pieces of clothing from the the Kwangsi militarist centre. As A Chinese girl was this mor-accident, appeared in Court with his month's hard labour for the theft of which is but one day's journey from Address was to be delivered by Mr. Paul's Hospital, Causeway Bay is of a non-political nature will alter while speeches from Mr Frank W. with having in her possession in and grease proof paper.
He said "Empress Russia to Mr. and Mrs. W. Schofield, a the taes that Archbishop Mannix Lee, Commalssioner of Foreign Affairs, Wingshing Street, yesterday, 133 that be could not give a clear account was found concealed in the bottom Cantonese, the safety of the Kwangsi The property long as Linstar is in the hands of the DUFF-On June 7, 1921, at Kuling, enemies of His Majesty the King, and. Mayor Sun Fo will be delivered or defence and applied for a remand and the next minute he was knocked ends.
openly sympathises with rebels and H. E. Gov. Chen Ching-ming and Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the that he heard a car approaching, bottles, corks and other odds and Enst blow is directed at the Cantonese teals of raw nco-Government opium. of what happened. All he knew was of a basket containing some empty militarists is threatened. Lecce the to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Duff, a such being the case, is considered a Tuesday. The awarding of diplomas The Magistrate fixed the hearing of down. He was unconscious for a
troops stationed, there and in the most zuwelcome visitor by the and certificates will be made in the the case for 11 am, on Wednesday, few minutes. He heard no hooter three knives, bearing the stamp of the Canton paper.
Another man had a spoon and immediate neighbourhood, explains majority of His Majesty's subjects, afternoon on the closing day. We do not want Archbishop Manmiz,
sounded before the accident.
the "Empress of Russia," concealed and the shorter his visit the better wel
Traffic Sergeant Nicol said that he in his girdle: He had no explanation An enjoyable evening is promised Found staggering about Con- shall he pleased." The extraordinary next Saturday when a concert will be naught Road West with a cut on his saw the car flash past at a speed of to offer and was sent to jail for three borders to defend the province is thing is that such a confident, such a given at the Kowloon Cricket Clapper lip, a Chinese who was unable about 20 miles an hour and make no months.
hastened and fighting near Wachow to give the police any information pause in over-taking a tram car. true, each a manly, such an impeccabiest Col. J. R. Wyndham
at 9 p.m. By kind permission of
A similar sentence was passed on and other places along the border is concerning himself, was taken to the When the complainant was knocked a third man who stole a jacket and expected. and Ir loyal protest, roicing the feeling officers The Band of the 2nd Batta Government Civil Hospital for treat down the defendant continued on his a bedsheet from the "Empress of
the majority of His Majesty's sub-ton Wiltshire Regimens will perform, ment. The man appeared to be in course
Russia." He said that he did jects" here, should be signed with a assisted by several well-known ladies sabe, and it is thought that his injury The defendant said that he was some work for a passenger TORBES-May 2, at Forres, Scot pseudonym. There is nothing to and gentlemen. The attractions in is due to a fall
travelling at a moderate speed when who gave him the things land, Margaret Johnston, wife of be ashamed of in it. Every loyal clude illuminations and a refresh-
the complainant got in his way. One in Keu of payment. of the mudguards of the car bumped When arrested he went back to the kong and South China,
For King and for country for the aid of the new Pavilion building funding, a Chinese was charged the complainant slightly on the back ship to look for the passenger, but HUGHES-On May 3, at 41, Regent's
Park Road, N.W. Inga Harwood discountenance and discouragement it should appeal to sportsmen as well with the unlawful possession of 1.18 and bowled him ever. The witness the latter had already gone ashore
of rebellion within the Empire, Hughes, eldest daughter of Mrs.
as lovers of good music.
tals of prepared non-Government pulled up his car immediately after A fourth man admitted stealing two opiam found concealed in his girdle the collision, but did not alight be bedsheets from the s.s. "Tyndarens." Durdas Mouat and stepdaughter sturdy voice bas spoken, yet the A young Chinese engineer when he was searched on the Praya cause the incident-seemed to him He was also sent to jail for the bestowed either upon a divorcee or "
This term which, in America, is of the late George M. Dundas Peaker spoke from hiding. Why named Yun was the chief actor in a yesterday. Mr. A: E. Hail, who re-trifling
The question, so far as the majority revolver drama at a Paris cafe on Presented the man, entered a plea of The Magistrate convicted the de-i MeLETSH-On May 3, at a nursing of His Majesty's subjects here are May 9. Yun was sitting with some
In another case of theft of two upon a wife who is separated from guilty and added that he bad fendant on both charges and fined pieces of clothing belonging to the her husband, but in England is used home in London, William Mc concerned, is very nearly as import-friends examining the mechanism of nothing to say in mitigation of him $20 for driving fast, and $25 for donkeyman of the "Tyndartus," the to designate a discarded mistress of- Leich, B.A (Lond) late of ant as the rebellion tha, led up to it. a Browning revolver. He said it was Sentence The Magistrate imposed failing to stop after the accident. The complainant failed to appear to claim an unmarried mother is claimed by Tiestsin, aged 69.
Under the King's tolerant and awi-unicaded. Inadvertently he pressed a fine of $100,
defendant was also ordered to pay the property, and the defendant was to have been derived from BAURDOCH —On May 1, at Broughty sble rule, we have the right to cajoy the trigger, and the weapon went off.
the complainant $10 as compen discharged.
"grace-widow," meaning a woman Ferry, William Murdoch (Adamlarge freedoms. We do not torture The bullet struck the daughter of the
sation.
who is a widow by grace or by sun, Gilfillan and Co., Singapore), ourselves wantonly with such un-proprietor, who happened to be in book-keeper of the local branch of the Carlos Jose Sequeira, former
courtesy but not by fact. aged 35:
Due to the sharp competition While plausible, this explanation is pleasant hypotheses as this, that if the line of fire, and she was instantly North West Trading Co., Ltd., who our mothers were to behave as killed. Overwhelmed by the tragedy, absconded on October 21, 1920, and
from Japanese furniture makers, who not the true one. The term started Complaints have been many of are paying higher prices for black with the colloquial rural expression as Hamlet did, but we can pernit the presence of the startled guests arrested in Macao. Ee is alleged to operating in Shanghai, and patti- tion, the Chinese merchants engaged ing a horse which has been turned
took his own life. ourselves the reflection that, loral
have been responsible for a number of cularly in the French Concession in this business have been practically out to pasture. At first, even on the though we are now, any serious
forgeries of the manager's signature where the number of mendicants driven out of the field, reports the other side of the Atlantic, grass- The Canton Times reports: An on cheques. These cheques, 34 in has amounted almost to a plague. Canton Times. As a result of the widow bore no reproach, being deprivation of our racial rights would official letter from the local Japanee all, are said to have borne different The worst feature of the matter is competition very little blackwood has applied make us less so, would, incline us. in Consul to the Municipality states that dates between the latter part of 1919 the number of youngsters employed been coming to Kwangtung, which was
CORES - Woman-who fact,
be rebels. Is it possible that no recognition will be accorded the and 1920, and to have foroived a and condemned to pauperism. It is famous for the manufacture of husband. Thus the wives of army living apart from her in, Hongkong we do not enjoy that traffic rules requiring the licensing of total of $11.990. Rewards for in is, therefore, gratifying to note that blackwood furniture, and exorbitant officers of naval captains were known freedom of opinion and of speech motor cars, other vehicles and boats formation leading to his arrest were Sheng Hao-sun, principal of the prices are now being demanded. as grass-widows daring the time which stiffens and intensifies our loyal on the river. The letter refuses to published but he managed to evade Kurg To (work and study), Free Another advantage attributed to the their husbands were absent from A striking illustration of Hongkong satisfaction with our political lot? inform Japanese residents of the arrest until a few days ago, when he School, has written to the Councils Japanese furniture makers is that home, until the the term finally fell posed need for protective an- It is alleged that employees dare not necessity of securing cence numbers was located in Macan and arrested of the International and French they are making blackwood furniture into disrepute. Before this occurred. onymity is presented in this morning's put their names to such letters, how instructions have been received from claimed to be a Portuguese subject, beggars. Se arrested and made to in America and Europe, while the the United States, and first came into for their cars and boats, stating that by the Portuguese authorities. As he Settlements requesting that young is such style as appeals to foreigners however, it had been imported into- Daly Press, which contains a letter ever irelevant to their business the the Japanese Minister in Peking to lawyere and witnesses: had to go to work half a day and study the other Chinese manufacturers are still make general use at the time of the that spesis confidently for the great subject thereof; because our taipans the effect that the Japanese are not Maca to attend the preliminary half. The suggestion is excellent, ing it in the old clumsy and inartistic California gold-strike in 1849, when majority of us. In connection with reprimand them for taking any open required to pay any special taxation investigation before Chief Judge and it is to be hoped that adequate styles. This is given as another rea, many wives were left at home while the passing through. Hongkong of the interest in public affairs. But the is treaty ports other than those Matrada, who commited Sequeirator means for putting it into effect will son for the loss of trade by Chinese their husbands sought, wealth in the
torious Archbishop Mamix, on his anonymous writer of this letter might specified to the Treaty with Japan. trial before the Judicist Tribunal. bé devised by the Chinese,
manufacturers.
Mount, aged 20.
months.
The China Mail. Halen's tolib, did, we would do the not boen seen since, has been late ar to the number of beggars wood in Siam, the sources of produce in England of a grass-mare", mean-
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