HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
OPERATING :—
HONGKONG HOTEL GARAGE
RUSSELL STREET GARAGE
REPULSE BAY GARAGE
Telephone No. 32 Talephone No. 659 Telephone No. 881
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SOUTH CHINA FOR :-
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Cars
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HEAD OFFICE & SHOW ROOM IN PEDDER STREET,
RENTS BILL.
CHINESE TENANTS' PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR.
On Saturday, a petition was seat; to HE. The Groterror by Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, solicitors, o behalf of those who called the recent menings of Chinese tenants in con- nection with the Rents Bill:--
Mr. Mok Lai Chi writes Your readers will kindly note that oor peti- tion does not state anything in regard to one year's notice for removal. Our desite is to emphasize the fact that the landlord should not dis possess the tenant unless he can prove to the satisfaction of the Judge that he is going to occupy himself."
same
"BASEBALL
THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY'S CLOSE GAME.
NARROW WIN FOR "RIZAL."
A very close gams of baseball wes witnessed on the Hongkong Football Club ground, at Happy Valley, on Saturday afternoon by a large gather- ing of enthusiasts of the American nationst game, when a team com- posed of Hongkong Americans met defeat at the hands of a combination from the U.S.S. "Rimi" by 14-12, teo lanings.
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Poor running and fielding gave the "Rizal" men an easy time at the opening stages of the game and they scored freely, soon #suming a big lead. The locals rallied as the game progressed. Flaying an uphill game, they did well in the eighth innings and assumed the lead for a while. The sallors replied strongly and even- ed matters in the ninth innings This made an extrainnings necessary to decide the content. Both sides stere all out to win, but the sailors asserted their superiority in this in mings, and giving the locals a strenuous time, secured a well earned victory.
"A DRUNKEN FREAK”
A PEAK MESS ESCAPADE,
STURT OF NAYAL OFFICER'S MISSING
GRANO PHONE.
CRUELTY TO CHICKENS.
MAGISTRATE'S SUGGESTION.
PRINTED WARNINGS,
That warnings against cruelty to chickens should be printed in Chinese and pested-up was a suggestion made by Magistrate Orme this morning when a Chinese was charged with cruelty to chickens by overcrowding them in crates.
Details of a "drunken freak" were related to Magistrate Lindaell this morning when George Williams and
Inspector Appleton, of No, 7 Police Gilbert Litle Hood, employed Station, said that yesterday afternoon, Customs officer and ship's engineer, a number of coolies were seen. In respectively, were charged with the Connaught Road West pulling & track theft from the Naval Officers' containing four large and three small Sanatorium, yesterday, of a gramocrates of thickess. One small crate phone and eight records, the property had no fewer than 60 chickena packed of Lleut. Franks, RN.
Flood said that he was drunk or he would not have done such a thing.
one on top of another None of the crates had manting on the baitom, As a result the chickens' legs were sticking through the holes. The defendant, who was in charge of the truck, undertook all responsibility in
Lieut. Franks said that he went to the Officers! Mess in the Sanatorium on the Peak about 8 pm, last night, and there found traces of beer. the matter. drinking. His gramophone way misang from the verandah. He did not know either of the defendants, and had not given them permission to take his gramophone.
The defendant said that he had nothing to do with the packing of the ebickens.
The Magistrate said that if the def. Lendant was only a truck coolie, be had no option but to wheel the truck after it had been laden. He thought that the person who did the) packing was responsible.
MONDAY, JULY · JIL,
1931.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Just received ex 8. S. Glenluce'
direct from the Scottish Fisheries:
FILLETS HADDOCKS
KIPPERS
RED HARRINGS
80 cents per lb.
70
"}
12
80
"
Js
18
30
*
CHEESE
GJUDA (Full Cream) EDAM
$1.30 per lb.
1.25
3.50 Ball.
JP
G.RUYER
THE DAIRY FARM, IOE & GOLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
CORRESPONDENCE.
SOMEONE WAS BOUND TO -
NOTICE IT.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Reuter's Service to the China Maij The Mess boy said that the defend-
TRIAL Pace, although unsteady at times, ants came in at 6 pm, and declaring
ог WAR CRIMINALS, pitched well for the locals, and with
that they were Naval Officers, ordered better support behind him, would beer, drinking eight bottles in a little
[To the Editor of the "China Mail."}
Lazio, July 9th- have done better. Wielmunster, over an hour and signing chits for The Inspector repeated that the de
The French delegation and witnesses, Rizal's centre fielder was the them. When the witness saw that fendant undertook all responsibility Dear Sir.-In the past, whenever any at the Supreme Court, have departed, "star" of the diamond, stapping the defendants were drunk at the station. His master had batted question arose of importance to the having been recalled to Pariz by the many difficult shats. McLaury, refused to serve them with angam out in the sum of $25. He Chinese community meetings were Government, bard hitter, was by far the best bats more beer. The defendants the thought the defendant's master held and opinions expressed by certain
FARIS, July 9th. wrness would pay his fine. Should the man, bitring safely four times with caused trouble, and the
individuals who were supposed to the recall and declare that the scandal- The papers unanimously approve of real "clants and contributed rauch went to the Sailors' Sana Magistrate sn desire, he could represent the inarticulate mass of ous parody of justice at Leipzig has
torium, across the way, for assistance. mand the towards his team's success.
until to-moTTOW
forced the re-opening of the question of when he returned to the Officers and wiress would try to get the our native population.
It is unnece sary to mention names:the punishment of war criminals.
Larzio, July 5th. Mess with two men, the defendants defender's master to attend Court were gone. The witness later, dis Then, the police would not have there are half a dozen men who bare
The trials of General von Shrack and covered Lieut. Franks's gramophone evidence of packing excepting the always been in the forefront of any General von Kruska and others con- was missing from the verandah.
statement that movement and who are all well-known tinue, despite the departure of the H PO A Stoker Charles Goodher of another man was responsible. to European residents who have spent French delegates. 6 1 0 0 3the *Tatser."
that said
Brussels, July 9th. The Magistrate said that as the 6 4 1 3 2 teen & and 7 pm, he saw the defendant was prepared to under
the Belgian Foreign Office not to send The French Ambassador has requested 6 2 2 4 Celerdants walking towards the tram take responsibility for another person,
a farther delegation to Leipzig. 6 3 4 3 1 station apparently under the in he would not adjourn the case, In 6 2 1 3 2 fence of drink.. Hood was fining the defendant $1 for each 50000 carrying a gramophone in a case.crate, he would suggest that war- 5 0 2 8 0 The Magistrate: What did you logs against cruelty to chickees would 5 0 0 7 2 do?
be posted up in Chiness.
The scores follow:
$,S. RIZAL
AB K
The duties of umpires were in the tenements in Hongkong have been able hands of. Dr. Urquhart and repeatedly increased, so much so that į Ensign Isgigg:- therentsdemanded, and made payable, even at the end of last year, were
Player greater in many Instances than the tenants could reasonably afford to Crisostomo, SS.
Harry 28 pay. If therefore a later date than
McLaury.L.F. the 31st December, 1920, be fixed Weilmunster C.F. four petitioners fear that many
¡Fox R.F. tenants will be most seriously and Thompson-38 prejudicially affected.
4-Your Petitioners have further | Murphy 18 Villaluz C reason to believe that it will be urged by or on behalf of the land. Rapaldo P lords that the Bill shall contain a provision enabling them to recover possession of a domestic tenement on giving four months' notice to quit to the occupant er occupants of shop, and two months' notice to quit to the occupant or occupants of any
a
other domestic tenement.
S.--Your Petitioners therefore The petition follows:- To His Excellency Str Reginald Ed-desire to point out to your Excellency. ward Stubbs, KCMG.Governor and the several members of the and Commander-in-Chief of the Legislative Council, that such an Colony of Hongkong and its amendment of the provisions of the Dependencies and Vice-Admiral Bill as it now stands must inevitably
Total
HONGKONG
AMERICANS.
be
5 2 1 2 5 Witness. I did nothing: I didot 50 14 11 30 15 know if it belonged to them or not. What condition did they seem to be in? They
were pretty well gone," air.
6 2 0.2
2
1 0 2 3
2 2 3 0
1192
Were they able to walk?-They were rolling about a bit.
Lasher 2B White S.S. Appel 3B
Scott C Lake 16................. Daugherty LF... 6 1 1 3 0
Conrad R.F. Neeson C.F.
Brown 18 ... Pace P.........
Total Eppstein R.F.
defendant's
case
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Laspector Appleton thought that idea was a good one, especially for poultry yarda,
a few years in the colony. They always pose as the defendants and spokesmen of the Chinese.
The recent reports of the Chinese Chamber of Conimerce however show
these same men making a dead set against a proposed measure of legislation which can only affect the great majority of the Chinese bene- ficially.
Is it possible that they do not represent and never have mally
The total output of the Kailan represented their compatriots but They were, not incapable, appar- Mining Administration's mines for only voiced the opinions of their own ently; they were able to walk by the week ending June, 25, 1921, class? 4 1 2 0 0 themselves, separately?-Well, they amounted to 88,700 tons and the 1 0 0 0 were holding each other up, sir. sales daring the period, to 89,081 5 1 1 2 4 As far as he knew, the witness tons. 1 0 0 3 0 continued, the men were not quar- 1 0 0 0 0 ❘tered at the Sanatorium ; he bad seen
For having drives meat vans
It is pleasing to note from the reports of other meetings that new names are coming forward and that the "old gang" is likely to be supersed ed. A striking fact aise is that although
52 12 8 30 16 one of them before. Ai 9.30 that in West Point at 11 30 last night there are many clever Chinese lawyers
of the same, and to the several deprive the intended Ordinance of S.S. Rizal 3 0 4 0 0 0 31 1 214 night he went with Sub-Inspector without drivers' licences, two Chinese in town, yet the chosen legal represent-
Hongkong the Hon.
Americans 1 1 0 4 0 0 0.6 00-12 members of the Legistative That was stated by
Attorney-Genera? to be its main Council of Hongkong. The humble petition of Mok Lai-object:-That is to say, to make sure chi of Victoris in the Colons of Hong that tenants now in occupation shall apply to a school or club house if the kong. Pastor of the Hongkong Peste not be dispossessed merely because master, proprietor, or person other costal Mission and Headmaster of the of notice to quit having been gives than the caretaker interested thereis Morrison English School; Woo Hling them; and would be apt to cause resides in the premises, it is not made
Showeth that.
a
Field to the King Edward Hotel who claimed to have lost their ative of the tenants is not a Chinese. and pointed out the defendants to licences, were fined $3 each by
Magistrate Orme this morning.
Yours faithfully.
hit.
Inspector Cashman: Where was the gramophone found?
Witness: They had it at the time,
Acting-Sub-Inspector Field said playing it in the Hotel bar.
to the King Edward Hotel bar
playing gramophone.
He told
seized the gramophone.
anything?
The Magistrate : Yes, playing it openly in the sight of everybody,
The inspector: There is also the.
• The Magistrate: They are pot
them
PAUPER.
THE POLICY OF HUSH.
Tong of Victoria aforesaid, Chairman / serious injury to many who should.`clear thai such is the cam; while, on that last evening, at 9.30, accotchit they signed as members of H. M. (To the Editor of the " China Mall.””] of the Chinese Clerks Association; il ejected from the premises they the other hand, it would seem that panied by the Izst-witness, he went 15. "Carlisle."
Dear Sir, The Rev. Kirk Ma- Law You Cheong of Victoria afore occupied, find it impossible to obtain these provisions do not apply to Law You Chef the Wing On suitable premises, or to ride or schoolbit ton only by a servant or where he saw the two defendants charged with respect to the beer! If conachie's recent letter to the prese Insurance Company. Ltd., and Tong rises at all. in which to or for habitation only a
servants. Your petitioners, therefore.
ation regarding Venereal disease. Show Shan of Victoria aforesaid, carry on their business.
6-Large numbers of the tenants in view of the fact that the urethem who he was, arrested them and they had been I would have convicted ahows his desire to suppress inform The Inspector said he did not see His reasoning is that knowledge Merchant.
of domestic tenements earn their liv. of private schools and club houses
The Magistrate : Did they say how the men could be charged with regarding prevention destroys tear ing as clerks or assistants to persons or meeting places of registered
stealing the beer; the boy gave it to and encourages six. Therefore, he 1.On the 5th day of July. 1921, or frma who pay the wages and salaries societies, is absolutely necessary to
Witness: The second defendant them. a public meeting of Chinese tenants payable by them or the first day of very many tenants of domestic tene said he took it for a lark and was
The Magistrate. They were aya, with-hold the knowledge. But of the buildings defined as "domestic each calender month, while many of ments, are desirous that the pro- going to take it back later that night. I obtaining goods under falst presurely it is a curious kind of morality tenements" in the intended Ordinance the landlords demand payment of visions of the Bill should be expressly The first defendant had seven records tences as far as the brer was cor. which offers fear as a check upon sin. to amend the law relating to the recovery of possession in certain domestic tenaments (hereinafter re ferred to as "the Bill"), was held at the Chinese Young Men's Christian Association in Hongkong for the purpose of discussing the provision of the Bill, at which meeting uver 000 persons attended, by whom it was resolved that your petitioners should be appointed a Comminee on their behalf, to represent them, and to set forth their views and desires
as hereinafter appearing,
rent on a certain day in each lunar made to apply to such buildings.
'Chinese moon"); and, In the event of it being pro- month (or
in bis jacket pocket,
What condition were they in- No, sir.
cases, and to restrict the rents of thus the tenants frequently experi-¡posed by the landlards that they under the influence of liquor badi» » Į them with that?
2-Your petitioners have reason
to believe that it has been proposed, and will further be urged, by or on behalf of the owners of properties affected by the Bill (hereinafter called the landlords" that the definition
cerned. Why didn't you charge The Inspector said he had regarded They had control of their feet?-the charge of theft of the gramophone Yes, they both walked to the Central as clearer and be thought that would
If the Rev. Mr. Maconachie has gone as deeply into this subject as he suggests he must know that a goodly percentage of the sufferers contract these diseases incostly.
If there is any sclation of the They were problem other than education (for this is what publicity really is), then The Inspector: I would not 12y any suggestions he can make will they were drunk They were under the influence" but if they had been brought to me to be charged with drunkenness I should
ence some difficulty in providing the should be represented by Counsel on payment of the rent demanded on the second or any subsequent reading such days.
of the Bill it is desired by your 7. The practice is often indulged petitioners that they be informed of in by Chinese landlords, or agents this fact in order that they may employed by them, of demanding, in themselves take steps to also be sore addition to rent, a further sum by presented.
In reply to the Magistrate, the de- Your petitioners therefore humbly fendants said they had no statement way of "shoe money" or "dry rent."
the tenancy pray that your Excellency, and the to make. making it a condition
The that such additional sum be paid; and several members of the Legislative although it is provided by Section 3 Council, will be pleased of the Bill that no rent in excess of
be sufficient. Police Station.
The Magistrate; And they were not fuddled: They obviously drunk. could understand? Yes.
Magistrate: You have (1)-To reject the before-mention-nothing more to say than you said the "standard rent" shall be recovered proposals which it is anticipated, at first,that if you took it, it ble, steps other than by action in will be made by or on behalf of the must have been because you were Hongkong for the recovery of rent landlords. may be taken by or on behalf of such
drunk?
The second defendant: Must have
beer.
(2)To amend the Bill by making landlords to obtain payment of the provisions therein (a) for the right said additional sum, unless it be ex- to collect monthly rent being restrict-
You seem to have known sufficient. of standard rent therels contained pressly provided by Ordinance thated to a specific day in each calendar about it to have said to the palice shall be the rate of rent recoverable any agreement to pay the same is month; (b) to render illegal any officer that you took it for a lark?
agreement to pay, and a punishable I did not do it intentionally; it must illegal.
8-Although it would appear from offence any attempt to the definition in the Bill of a money in addition to rent as a coo. The Magistrate: The only ques Domestic tenement and from the sideration of tenancy; and (c) for the tion I have to decide is whether they statement" of the Elon. the Attorney inclusion of private schools and stole it or not. General as to the objects of and rea registered club houses in the definition Inspector Cashman: They had it
in their possession. sons for the Bill, that its provisions of "domestic tenements."
at a later date than the 31st Decem- ber, 1920,
Petitioners therefore 3.-Your desire to point out to your Excellency, and the several members of the Legislative Council, that during the last ten yearn the rents of domestic
recover have been a lack
BRINGING. UP
have refused to do so.
The Magistrate: I cannot think, if they deliberately stole the grazo phone intending to make it their property, that they would have stared playing it openly is the King Edward Hotel. If they merely took it for a drunken freak it is not larceny.
I
think you had better charge them respecting the beer: they ought to be dealt with
undoubtedly be welcomed by all interested.
It will however be useles to re- commend a religious revival or regular attendance at church as an alter- native,
Your faithfully,
-PATER
CRAMP 'COLIC.
next) of suffering fean cramps in the stomach or intestinal pains. Diarrhea Chamberlain's Colic sod The charge of theft was dismissed Remedy never fails to zaliere the most but the defendants remained in police severe cases. Get it today, there will custody. They will appear in the be no time to send for it sitor the at Court again tomorrow en a charge tack comes on." For sale by all Chemists of obtaining beer by false pretenges and Storekeepers.
FATHER.
Losnox, July 10th. The Leipzig Court has acquitted Geo- cral von Schack and General von Kruska.
EARL
DISAPPEARS.
Loxpox, July 10th. The Earl of Craven has mysteriously disappeared from his yacht at Cowes
It is thought that he fell overboard accidentally At midnight, And drowned.
INTERNATIONAL ‘VÄRSITY
TENNIS.
Wie
Stabright (New Jazsay), July 10th. In the International University Lawn and Cambridge by 3 to 2 matches, ther Tennis Tournament, Princeton beat Oxford taking the series by 3 to 4.
ROME CRICKET.
[Chine Mail SPECIAL.]
LONDON, July 10, The Apstralians opened a two days' match with the West of Scot land at Glasgow, Carr, John Gana and George Guen, of Nottingham- shire, were included in the West of Scotland team. - The weather was brilliant and there was an attendance of 10,000. The wicket was in good condition. At the close of the day's play the Australians had compiled 483 for 7 wickets (Bardsley 74, Mayne, Armstrong 87, Ryder 121 not out.)
Eton won by seven wickets.
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VLADIVOSTOK.
The Rosta News Agency reports that there is no money in Vladivostok. Even the Japanese tradesmen – kem closing and golog. The Russia Volunteer Flest's Vladivostok manage. ment is shifting to Japan. Direct mail service between America and Soviet Russia has been resumed.
The
BANK DIVIDEND.
local manager of the Nederlandsche Handelsgatschappij (Netherlands Trading Society), has. received telegraphic Information from bis Head Office in "Amsterdam, that his Bank has declared a dividend of 12 per cent. (twelve) for the financial year 1920
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