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NEW CHINESK BANK.
HONGKONG BOOK CLUB
JAVA FINA
SCHEME
CHINA AND SOUTH SEAS,
Peking. June 19-Under the joint auspices of the Peking General Chame ber of Commerce and the Banking Corporation, yesterday, a dinner was
a
TAKING UP A SUGHESTION
BY ADVERSAR
Already, in response to a made on Satu
that A CHINESE JESSICA THE ATTACK ON WUCHOW. the AA sold the Me- gistrate that our police should kon "prevent motorists going too fast. According to bim they must wait till they do so, prove that they did, and then prosecute. We have always con A Chinese youth was this morning HOW THE TOSS WAS SAVED FROM sidered that the police should do more charged before Magistrate Orme with preventing than prosecuting, and if having taken a 17-year old unmarried they can prevent" scorching" here, girl from the legal custody of her
our we hope they will. It might mother and further with having be advisable to give them very smelly stalen $100 from the girl's mother."
seven, men have seas in their exhausts to do it with. When the police Statich, said that the girl and Inspector Blackman, of N6, 2
given to the press representaŭres of names, offering, to join much a club, counsel for the A-A. tells our Magrather mother lived in Tamang, where
Fuchaw, June 27 the whole country, at which it was The idea, it may be explamed for On June Wuchow was attacked announced that Mr. Huang Yichn, those who missed the suggestion, was rate that the police opinion that the the woman kept a dairy farm. They land, sea, and air. The last pas wealthy Chinese merchant of lava for 30 or more men to start a me car behind was already going fast defendant was employed. there as senger ship to leave was the Bank with & cipital of $2,000,000, operative lending library." If the
intended to establish the, Chinguan enough was irrelevant. we long an assistant but was dismissed Chung On (Captain J.. S., Lewing with the object of effecting a close Government for Public Library Chur for a public pressure, and a set of sozne time ago. Since, he had ton) which carried no cargo but was connection between China and the local laws, to convince the AA. that been in the habit of visiting the girl packed with refugees. The inhabit-South Seas. The greater part of the mittee and-or Secretary) cared to it itself is still more" irelevant." during the mother's absence. Onfants of the town hastened in their capital is to be supplied by Mr. Ruang take it up, and offer accommodation" Our Government's job, by the police June 9, he came to the house soon hundreds to the offices and residences and the rest by Chinere merchants at the City Hall, the Club was to hand. its servants, is to make and keep our after the woman had gone to town of foreigners to seek refuge and many resident in the South Seas as well as over each year is stock of books to be highways safe.
to do some shopping and after women and children were afforded by capitalists at home. The proposed added to the Library, for public we breaking open one of her boxes and protection, notably at the Customs bank will, it is reported, commence Failing that the Club might rent & stealing $100, he enticed the girl to go with him to the theatre: House. All ships coming up river its business on July 5 of the present room, and dispose of its accumula After the show, he took were turned back and for five days year. her on board a Canton vessel, and Do communication was possible down The reason why Mr. Huang bastions for its own benefit. As une of On July 1, there will be a bank they had a good time until all the lease the town for the interior of South Seas have long wished to in- we make this note. Even if our they went to Earshan together. Here river, though it was still possible to undertaken this project is that, the three says in his note, if the
although Chinese capitalists of the suggestion was seriously, made, ete, holiday excursion to Macao, the money was spent, They retemed Kwangsi province. Hongkong, Canton and Alacso Steam to Hongkeng on line 21 The
vest their capital in their father-whimsical contributor was not Mer boar Ca's s
On June 23 soldiers in junks were tand, owing to the corruption of the tous, there is no reason why others Sui An leaving defendant parted with the girl at the towed up the river to the scene of internal administration they have should not take up his ides and make Hongking at 9 am. and returning Polo ground, after having enticed action and the gunboats showed signs feared for the maintenance of public serious use from Macao at 4 pm.
ber to return home and steal of great activity. Great uneasiness peace, with the result that they have several Bundred dollars from
of it. Two of the The death of the 6-year old her mother for them to start bust was caused in the town by the serial hitherto placed the whole of their seven say they are willing to act as daughter of a Chinese detectiveness in the country. They arranged anoecures of a hydroplane. All the capital with foreign banks, to a great
honorary secretary. Therefore, living near Hollywood Road is said to meet in the evening on the Folo higher, officials had commandeered a disadvantage on their part, a fact further names come in, we will send to have been due to the bite of adog ground. The girl told her mother passenger motor boat and fled up the which has, it is said, prompted him the list to one of these gentlemen, Ltd. which bit her about two months ago. all that had occurret, and they weat river.
to take the lead in setting an example and leave it to him to convene The dog has, now been destroyed. to the police station and “made 'a' On June 24 HMS. “Tarantula to rescue the country industrialy. meeting of those interested. Lieut. G. C. Ross has been ap the Polo ground in the evening. He Vice Consul. Mr. Sly. From Canton LATEST SHIPPING NEWS our columns, we will donate the
report The defendant was not on arrived here bringing the British
If the scheme come to that. pointed to the "Hawkins," Bagship of was not seen again until June 26 Accompanied by the Commander of
seeing that it was first mooted in the China Station, Lieut. Ross, who when the girl's mother found him in the ESS. Pampanga" which had has been latterly at Keyham College, hiding in Kowloon City, and gare been in port from the commencement joined the Royal Navy during the him in charge. They went before of hostilities, and the Commander of war, and reached his present rank the SCA, and the latter referred HS Tarantula Mr. Sls, met: The ss., "Loksang," Capt. Mat- tast January. He is additional to the the case to Court complement of the flagship.
After corroborative evidence had the members of the Chamber of Com-tock, sailed for Haiphong via Hoitow been given by the girl and her mother, merre. During the conference at 8 am. today with 100 tons of The C. C. Past understands that the defendant made a statement. He bomb from the plane fell quite close general cargo. of the 28 woters arrested by the denied having stolen ang money, or to the Chamber building. Later the sailed for Bangkok via Swatow at 10 The s... "Chunsang." Capt. Nicoll British Municipal Police, and sub- having enticed the girl away. It was Commsoder of the forces was apam to day with 1,000 tons of general sequently handed over to the native she who suggested eloping to Farshan.proached and permission was given carg Van Cloon," Captain Jave hastened to inform us that we authoruies, 18 have been executed, She paid all the expenses, and when for ships to enter the port if they nine of them having suffered the she got tired of Fatshan, he brought could get through the attacking Schlette, sailed for Belawan Deli vin
The 3.5. death penalty in Hankow Nativeber back to Hongkong. City and sine over in Wuchang
The Magistrate convicted and in
lines General Ngai Bong-ping. Com Singapure at 11 am to-day with committed "contempt of comet" last- passing sentence of 12 months" hard nder of the Kwangtung forces, ex- 1,300 tons of general and through week, by discussing on Thursday the According to the Chinese press, labour, remarked that the defendant pressed, willingness to allow vessels cargo.
motoring case opened on Wednesday there are 40,000 Chinese in Shanghai | could count himself lucky that he to pass if the consent of General Chen
Sinking,” Captain that was not closed until Saturday. employed as "boys" in foreign offices had not committed the offence in Kweng-ming. Commander-in-Chief of Puckett, sailed for Shanghai at roon They all appear to have jumped to and residences, and the high cost of Chinese territory, or he would have the Kwangtung Army were forth-to-day with 250 tons of general the conclusion that we never know? living has set them thinking on the been shot.
coming subject of organization with a view)
The ss. "Haibong," Capt. Pass-escape destruction, it is not because what we are doing, and that if we to obtaining higher wages. An effort
more, sailed for Foochow, Amay via we know nearly as much as they do, is being made to form a Union, and
Swatow at 2 pm-to-day with 500 bat just the joss that protects fools already some 6,000 members are said
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CONTEMPT OF COURT?
Several daabtless well-meaning- friends both journalistic and fegal,
that the Commander-in-Chief right The Fooksang." Capt. Mit-May be it is so, and doubtless wisdom be interviewed. During the after-chell, sailed for Calcotta via Singapore will perish, from the earth when they bank of the River were captured by general and through cargo. noon the Kwangsi forts on the south at 3.p.m. to-day with 3,000 tons of do. the Kwangtang troops.
Just to make a bluff at establishing
The ss Kwangtah," Captain a sort of mortgage on common say,
let us offer these few remarks
Light weight copper coins, on RIVER STEAMSHIP COMPANIES which exchange shops made a profit of about 10 per cent, are apparently being succeeded by spurious' coins,
On June 26 HMS. "Tarantula Stewart sails for Shanghai at 5 imported from Tsingtao and Daley,
arrived hack from Shinking. In view, to-day with 1000 tons of gener. and sold at a discount of 30 or 40
of military developments. General af and through cargo. per cent. This announcement is
Chun Kwen-ming did not deem it ad- Application for a formal re-visable for steamers to enter Wachow made in the Chinese press, and is
CLEIRINCES. accompanied with the usual official mand for a week was made by Mr. while fighting was in progress. A The ss. Honghwa, British, intimation that steps must be taken. Woo this morning in the case suggestion. made by the Commanders cleared to-day and will sail for Amor
in which the Kwongwing us. Co. is of the foreign gunboats and the at 6 am,, to-morrow. summoned by the Superintendent of
to put an end to the fraud.
The China Mail. Everything and everybody, was to on survey duty for a long period is
SERVICE
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BONGKONG, TUIND17, June 28, 1991.
HIGHWAY LAW.
י
We know that every papery Hongkong commits technically). contempt of court several times every week.
not likely to be, ie, there was no That case was not a jury case, and,
possibility of commital. No Magistrate: would be, likely to admit that be could be influenced by a newspaper. article. Ergo, not to admit that this Magistrate could not be so influenced would have been disrespectful—it would have been, in effect, an implicit contempt of court not to commit such technical contempt.
Commander F. J. B. Gibsoned their ship, the ss Taiming to should be evacuated without fighting Import and Export for having allow. British, Vice Consul that the town O.BE, who has taken
'PLAYED. WITH FIRE. duty at the
over be used for the transportation of was accepted by both sides and the Hydrographic Delheit piom.. Mr. Woo explained Kwangi army accordingly crossed partment of the Admiralty in that the vessel was at present in the river and retreated up country.
MET AT SEA. saccession to Commander HC Wuchow Boucher, OBE, served, says a
The USS.Pampanga" then went YOUNG WIFE'S TRAGIC ROMANCE Home contemporary at Hongkong an undertaking that she will not feet into port, H.M.S. "Tarantula
Magistrate Ormet, Do you give down river to lead the Kwangtung Naval Base, 1915-18, and rendered carry any more opian in the mean-lying off the now undefended town. other day at an inquest held by the Butand this is important—ir
A tragic love story was told the Avery valuable services. He has been time? give way to them. No great. baru many waters.
Mr, Woa: She cannot.
At 9 p.m. the American girboat Shoreditch Coroner on a young eras done by letting then enjoy the
Replying to the Magistrate, Chief returned with the Kwangtung vessels married woman, Mrs. Lynda Maple simple, ignotant way we decided, When considering the point that the benefits of such regulations, for after
Preventive Office Wait said that he and anchored off the town which was more Vooght, aged 20, the wife of a all they were gentlemen, and occasion Department at 3 pm, yesterday, a facts of the case were very simple. Bong-ping.
At the offices of the Public Works had no objection to a remand. The at once invested by: General Ngai baker, of 74, Hoston-street element of sub-fudice-ness, so fo Mrs. Vooght was discovered dead speak, is an essential ingredient of all ally were reasonable, but now that piece of Crown Land in Wongne The opium (222 teals of raw and 23 internal combustion has given us the cheng Road, adjoining Inland Lot tacks of prepared) was found conceal chow," closely followed by the "Nan A. doctor said the husband told the case if a certain speedometer were On June 27 at 6 am, the" Ko- ber head and a revolver by her side, dicated plainly that he would dismiss on her bed with a bullet wound in contempt. As his Wonhip had in fast automobile and the Road Hog, No. 2293, containing 4,000 square ed in a spare coal bunker. it is time that the laws and their ad- feet, was offered, for sale by public
ning" "Leung Kwong," and " Kwong him his wife had met someone at sea found to be in gooit onder, the only. A formal remand- until next Tues Wan," arrived to reopen trade with of whom she had become very fond part of the case that could be called ministration should show more regard auction, for a term of 75 years, com day was granted. As was generally expected. the for the rights of the slow and easy-mencing on July 9. There was a Mr. C. H. Lyson said that be ap Numerous
the port D charge of obstruction by a police car, going folk who do not want to whizz good number of prospective buyers petred for the Kwangtung ss. Co posted in the town by the Kwang-thrown into the company of Mis comments: in no way
James Graham, third steward on sub-judice was evidence on the con proclamations were the Beltaga, stated that he was dition of the speedometer, which brought by a motorist who wished to along like comets. We do not know ($1 per square foot). Bidding was clients vessel, the Leongkwong ng authorities, one assuring the Vooght on a voyage from Australia,affected. A
present. The upset price was $4,030 in a case similar to Mr. Woo's. His pass it. and couldn't get by (see what the facts of the case were which very brisk until the property was was also in Wuchow at present, and he China Mail. Thursday, June 23) made Halsbury pen those words about eventually knocked down to Mr.too wanted a week's formal remand, tung bore them no ill will bat on the Ele received from her on the day of H.:
inhabitants that the people of Ewang- and fell passionately in love with her. was dismissed. At the second hear promoting passage. but our recollec- A. A Wilson for $8,500., Mr. Wilson
That, for the present ing the Automobilists Association tion is that the Highway Act's rule of bid on behalf of the Dragon Motor raised no objection. The facts of and happiness. Another proclama dies being played here. Harold, my
Chief Preventive Officer Walt contrary wished them health, peace There is one of life's little trage which is a large sui
the tragedy a letter in which she said: say about conter legally represented, and the High-keeping to the left or near side of the Car Co. Tay Act of 1835 was mentioned. road was for vehicles meeting any
www this case were also simple. The tion announced that any person-husband, has discovered I do not love It would be a gain if our local other carriage or horse. That is as
opium (468 taels raw) was concealed soldier or civilian caught damaging him, and it is just breaking his heart. judges and magistrates were allowed necessary as ever here, and with mander Halewood addressing mem-casing.
Mrs. Haslewood, wife of Com-ia the dynamo house, under the property, stealing, or interfering with I wish at times. I had never been to judge local cases on their merits, motors, and we hope will be observed bers of the Women's Freedom League
The case was remanded until immediate punishment....
the peaceful inhabitants would receive horn, the sorrow that is around." I Ty commonsense, What can Hal by all but our police cars. We con said Chinese slave children were Tuesday morning,
wonder whether these tangled threads hury vol 21 p. 412 have to say about template with doubt and with alarm bought and resold in the British
will ever be straightened out. Keep IS THE KNAVE" IN the road to Repulse Bay Nothing any prospect of a local traffic law Colony of Hongkong at all ages. It teful. However, if the common law which compels us, at the desire of the were not sold as slaves, but were Journal of Commerce the facias FabKwangs invaders du the West River the most perfect creature that God dinative of John Angl
Comfirming the occupation of your heart, dear, and love me al-
CARDS CALLED THE bways, proba Wachow the Canton Times, says You are the only being on earth. According to the Shanghai Wachow the stronghold of the that I worship. Lo my eyes you me of England does apply in any way AA. to "promote passage" for motor adopted. The truth was that 90 per lang-tang band of robbers have been has been captured and its fall has been ever made. I feel I cannot live ed form of the French tus out bere, let us hope we may get cars going fast. It was long ago cent of the children sold in Hongkong reorganized in Pootung, with Chang confirmed by a report from the head without hearing from you. If you appears
While Jack is of operse, we are entitled to under that law decided (in view of our point about were sold as-a commercial propel Tien-wang as leader. Recruits are
has been 'stated that the children
JOY IN CANTONÍ
WHY
A highway is defined as a public road purple-faced squires) that the High- tion. The meeting adopted a resolt being earched, arms are being bought, quarters of the Cantonese Army, ever cease to care, send me a white was ich spares over which all persons have full right way Act "keep to the left" rule did tion urging the British Government and the gang is robbing and holding Our troops entered the city Sunday rosebud section with the af way-walking, riding, or driving, not apply to a carriage meeting a foot to prohibit the custom of selling up fishing boats, ete Residents of morning at 9 o'clock. According to The jury returned a verdit of we have boot-jack. Again the pedestrian rights are named passenger. You can see for your slaves in Hongkong, "and to render the district have asked the magistrate an frist, as being the oldest and most selves that our self-regarding legisla liable for prosecution any person to make investigations and arrest the Customs inspector at Samshui, the people played with fife, and it behoved The reason, for announcement issued by the The Coroner said that these young jack-tar, and the
suicide while of unsound mind. } ber-ja considerable. There have been four toms of those days would not want to engaged in such traffic.
robbers.
Evidence was taken by Magis-
captam of an American gunboat which people who were brought into friend cause the prop on their way to Hongkong, confined carried them in or labourers as arived at Samthal from Wockow ship on board ship to the the atmost "Jack" and, with about ten foreigners on board care as to how far that friendship boen applied
handy came
OFF
utes in order to direct the campaign call every
or five amending acts, since 1835, so condescend that Isr. However, an pay a lawyer can tell us whether the an act of grace to pedestrians, the panage read by Mr. Blake is still drivers were bound to use due care trate Lindsell yesterday afternoon, in A tale of woe was told by good law. If a person in charge of not to drive sgainst any pedestrian the case in which a Chinese constable Chinese youth charged the morning the report that Wachow is now → vehicle or beast of burden meets or crossing the highway, if the pedestrian with violation of duty, and miscos sing, Frankly admiting the charge, completely in the hands of the Can-
named Kwong Sau Ng is charged before Magistrate Lindsell with beg overtaken by andther vehicle or in his turn took due care to dodge, duct as a public servant, by entering the defendant said that his home in tonese troope men or beast of burden, it is his The mere fact of being on the wrong No. 3: Konghorig Terrace, and inter- Tszew was burned down by Kwang General Chan Ping-kum, com- sgast the invaders more effic daty to keep to the left or near side side of the road did not constitute fering with the inmates. The master sl troops when they rerested from wander of the Kwangs troops in Now that Wuchow has been capt of the highway to promote passage" negligence by the driver, where an of coalie eating house occupying Canton, as General Cuan King-ming's Wachow left the aty on the night thenet that is spread out for the We can as laymen, however, explain accident" withs pedestrian was con- the ground floor of the house gaye soldiers entered the city. He was previous to the triumphaat entry Last the spirit and intention of that is cerned. It is probable that motor evidence bearing out Inspector able to scrape together just enough the Cantonese troops and it is report drawing closer slowly and sare fall of the Kwangi milita at good for Hongkong, where, ap cars are not affected, here or at Home, Murphy's statement at the previous money to come to Hongkong. Heed that he has gone to Shumchow rontly, only truck coolies and ricalis by the Highways Act at all. There have bearing After Mr. A. E. Hall, who could riot find employment here and little further up the river, About speedily hastened. olies can be convicted of obstruc been special Acts passed for themed for the defence, had cross was compelled to beg to keep him mid way between Wüchow and NanningBo jogous were the Those old laws at Home were Want cannot be too strongly em- examined the witness at length, the self from starvation. The Magis the capital of the Kwangui province Canton over the fall made by the gentry, by purple-faced phased is that Hongkong peculiar M. M.” W zisou? watched, the case in the defendant might be referred to and the lar of Warlord La Yungopcurred, the same day that
hearing was further adjourised. Mr. trafe remanded the case in brder that domineering squares who drove conditions require laws adapted there the lateres of the eating botn the S.C.A, to see what the Tong fing. Word has been received stating monster parade, was dogcarts and didn't want to be to, and not copies or echoes of legals keeper, whose premises were alleged Wat Hospital committee could do
by agricultural, carta, ton made esewhere. It
neral Chen Chiung-ming has siderable fire-crackers moved his headquarters to Wuchow unf Inte in-the
not to have been unlicenced.
GeaThelp him to retorn
that
the end of these militarists
Because
bed
we
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