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A Chinese died from plague yesterday, the only case of notifiable NEW WORLD MUNDER TRIAL disease reported.
that perhaps they do not want to be. We do. It is fair to mention here that the Times article reproduced in resterday's Daily Press was not the only one that great paper published. It gave another by another correspon dent who said there was no one in Court who did not recognize that the enquiry had done all that was humanly possible to elicit the truth, and he too warmly praised the presiding Judge. Sir Ernest Pollock, who was at the trial, and cannot decently be called D.SC., has been posted to the special a pro-German, said he was satisfied service vessel "Alacrity" on the China
Captain D. A. Ansted, Wiltshire Regiment. has been seconded in his regiment for service with the Colonial
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A quantity of household furniture and sundries will be put up for
EIGHT ACCUSED DISCHARGED.
[China Mail SPECIAL.}
FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1921.
THEATRE ROYAL
THE BETTER OLE.
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AN ENJOYABLE PRODUCTION,
ADMIRALLINE.
NEW STEAMER COMING.
$.9. "SILVER STATE" ARRIVE
YOKORAMA.
The homour born of that tragedy.
Word has been received at the the Great War, will apparently sur-tocal office of the Admiral line that 'Silver State" arrived at
SHANGHAI, July 21. In the New World murder trial the eight accused were discharged owing to lack of evidence in the Mixed happened since the declaration of Court.
vive for many years yet. Maybe it the as
N.Y.K CHANGES.
auction by Messrs. Hughes and SHANGHAI MANAGER RECEIVES Roval the Bandman Opers Company satisfaction. Being on schedule, she
Hough to-morrow morning.
Commissioned Telegraphist H. to join the Johnstone is about
"Tamar," depot ship, Hongkong, for service with the Wireless Station at that naval base.
The command of the "Curlew" goes to Captain H. E. Sullivan, D.S.O., who has just passed through the War College course, and had a distinguish ed career in the late war.
PROMOTION.
[China Mail SPECIAL]
SHANGHAI, July 21. Mr. Matsudaira, manages of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Shanghai branch, has been promoted chief executive of the division in Tokyo, He leaves in August. Mr. Cuda of the head office, is his successor.
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
21 after making a splendid trip is that with the events that have Yokohama on the morning of July across the Pacific. This is the peace humour. in the minds of the maiden trip of the versel and her present generation. will outlive the arrival with a full passenger list and 9,000 tons of cargo for Oriental tragedy. Last night at the Theatre Ports was received with much
presented one of the best known war will arrive here on July 31 leaving comedies. The Better Ole. in which for Manila on August 2. Homeward the characters are drawn from the the vessel will sail from this port on creations of the famous cartoonist | August 13. Baimslather. Old Bill. Bert and Under the management of the Alf-their names will live for maur Admiral Line, the sa." China Seas,""
an 8,250-ton vessel of twelve knots year yet. The story is not a par will depart from this pert for Trieste
Fortunately ticularly strong one. that is more or less a minor iteni. and Hamburg. The vessel is classed to carry 1st class and sieerage It stimulates the meniery, however by Lloyds as 100-A-1 and is equipped and enables a fuller enjoyment of the passengers. Her schedule calls for eccentricities of the three heroes. departure from Hongkong on August Briefly it relates the capture of a 25. plan by Old Bill from an enemy spy, the defeating of the enemy plans,
that the British public could have the fullest confidence in it" (that Leipzig Court). Let us recall the trial of Dr. Jamieson. His trial and conviction were fair, his punishment was a farce. But we who wanted only justice were not indignant, because the law and the principle were vindicated. It was established for all time that what Jamieson did was wrong. The Boers were passionately indignant, because they wanted revenge as well as justice. That is the trouble with the people Dow angry with the Leipzig Judge, They wanted revenge. They could have got it, perhaps. by insisting on a" trial" by a British court. but bow could such a trial" have impressed the world, or taught it a moral lesson?
the bestowal of a decuration by The world would have said: "These
grateful ally, the retura the better injured folk have exacted vengeance.
Ole-which is, in the words of That's that. When a Gennan Court
The present. convicts Germans, the world says:!
In addition to new crew for the The children of the Victoria British¦ Alf. A little boozer." Hello! So it is now admitted, all
"Cairo," various reliefs for the river School are to give an entertainmentation of the three principal roles left Ltd. round, generally, that even in wat gunboats, which form such an imon. Friday, July 29, in the Taikoo nothing to be desired. Dan Mans certain things should not be done." portant part of the naval forces in Club Hall with the object of helping field had that of Old Bill. He showed the Ministering Children's us the old warrior of the famous People at war are not good moral the Far East, will be sent out at the along
League. The programme will include moustache, a mixture of humour and judges, and people who retain. war's same time.
a scene from "Uncle Tom's Cabin '
perhaps a little surliness. A delight passions after the war i over are not.
The Sleeping A motor car driver employed at and a pantomime They were convinced that poison gas
with his younger comrades and bis was a crime (and it was) but they the Hongkong Hotel Garage was Beauty." One dollar will be charged ful touch was his patronising rasaner repeated threats in the best army modified their talk when par Own yesterday robbed of a waterproof for admission.
slang To Mr. Jerry Verno fell the lot felt obliged to use it. There is valued at $6, and four pieces of cloth-
part of Bert, and his work all through rothing particularly disgraceful ining valued at $19, which he had kept
in the garage.
was excellent. His firtations and getting angry with your counter's
presentations of identity dises ac- Soos after a Ladder Street shop companied by a few well chosen Although he recovered consciousness had been closed up for the night words" had the audience in a constant soon after admittance to the hospital,
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CRIME MYSTERY.
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AN UNKNOWN ASSAILANT.
A mysterious crime was brought to the notice of the police yesterday Chiasse yesterday afternoon uncor by a district watchman who found a sciors in a ricaba in Woosung Street with stab wounds on the face and bead, and a broken jaw bone. The injured man was at once removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital where be now lies in a critical condition.
enemies. Nothing natural is sinfal. Away from home all night play- because God is responsible for nature. ing at a wedding feast, a Tung Street But it is immoral to pose as a reason-Chinese musician arrived back at 9.30 ahle judge when you are in a paddy.a.m., yesterday to find the lock on the yesterday the premises were entered These journalists are clearly wilful door of his cubicie wrenched away and ter pieces of Shantung cloth, state of laughter. Jack Crichton he was unable to speak, and in cos valued at $100, stolen, The robbery came a long with an amusing Alf-the sequence the police are still baffled sinzets, because they cannot still be and jewellery valued at $41 stoles
was not discovered until the morning patent lighter frend. Naturally the as to the cause of the assault or the when the coer bolt and lock were whole success of the piece depends identity of the assailant. The ricsha on these three characters. That they coolie who has absconded has not did splendidly was amply testified yet been found to throw any light on found to have been wrenched away.
by the constant applause and the the mystery. During August the Hongkong ovation the Company in general
feeling enraged. When we think of!
The manager of a boarding house some of the things those Germans did, we feel that it would be some in Connaught Road Central yesterday satisfaction to see them suffering as entrusted a foki with $500 in notes they caused others to suffer. That's to change at a money changer's a
natural. To forgive your enemies is few doors away. The man left the Cricket Club is to hold a lawn tennis received at the final curtain. It was unnatural. To worship justice in the premises at 7 o'clock but has not tournament (handicap doubles) for
been seen since.
A Chinese removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday from a house in Reclamation Street, Tau- mati, suffering from the effects of opium polsoning alleged to have been self administered, is making favour able progress towards recovery.
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UNLAWFUL CRACKERS.
ESCAPADE.
two cups which have been presented certainly deserved, for the play was by Messrs. J. D. Valentine and A. D. carried through in a very sprightly Humphreys. Competitors may choose manner, so perhaps a word of praise their own partners and entries, an should be reserved for the stage AMERICAN SAILOR'S ALLEGED- advertisement appearing elsewhere management. The Better 'Ole will in this issue colifies, will close on certainly be remembered in Hongkong for some time to come. At any rate July 30.
it helped to pass at least one hot night quickly.
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On June 8, the House of Com- ons resummed debate as the reprit To-night The Maid of the Moun- of a vote for £5,836,000 for works, tains will be presented. buildings, and repairs at home and abroad, to which Lleat Commander
when
the matter
20Y HAWKER FINED.
An American sailor named Leonard Dexter of the USS. "Hart was last night arrested by the Wanchai police for Cisorderly conduct in Spring Garden Lane by throwing bombcrackers into the houses. He was-
allowed personal bail in the sum of
$5. When the case was called be fore Magistrate Orme this morning Dexter failed to appear and his bail was estreated.
abstract is an acquired virtue, and to be false to your own ideal of it is sin We prosecute each ether for bigamy because we believe bigamy wrong, but we would not for should not) he angry with a Chinese judge or jury that let off lightly a Chinese with a plurality of wives, whom we had forced them to bring to trial. That is a fair an
Mrs. May, whose husband is in alogy. We profess to know better than the Chinese the ethics of poly charge of No. 1, Pumping Statio, gamy, but we cannot pretend to be Garden Road, reports to the police better than the Leipzig Germans, so that between 9 and 10 p.m, yester-Kenworthy,
day a thief entered the age and role under discussion, A BEWILDERING CASE. during the latter's absence and stole moved a reduction of £800,000 as a cases (e. g. Amritsar) are on record. $90 in subsidiary coins from a basket. protest against proposed expenditure The main thing, let us repeat, is that these Leipzig trials have vindicated Over 20 lbs of raw opium were international justice, and helped to seized yesterday afternoon by a establish a certain ideal which we Chinese constable in an inhabited consider the best. If all the pri- matshed on the bill side below Jubilee soners had been acquitted as in- Road, cear Signal Hill The police nocent, we might reasonably have suspect that the shed is used by
Messrs. Thomas Cook and Sons complained, for we should in that smugglers, and are keeping a close
have sent us the July number of their case have lost the moral triumph these watch on the place.
Far Eastern Travellers' Gazette," the convictions give, a triumph which,
A house-boy employed at the
In addition to a The accused deposed that on the incidentally, cur idiotic journalistic Hongkong Hotel was yesterday after. useful publication they issue every book spokesmen have been throwing away noon found dead in a chair at the quarter. in the Services that fighting men We have induced a high German entrance to the roof garden. In the couple of interesting illustrated night in question, be was walking In the Heart of Confucius' when he saw a Chinese moving should not be punished for carrying court to pronounce that "ffightful absence of any signs of violence, articles on "China for the Tourist eastward by the Harbour Office the Gazette furnishes a suspiciously in the passage between on the wooden huts out the orders of their superior officers, ness" is a wrong policy. Sir Hama: death is thought to have been due and
two mass of handy information about the The Leipzig trials have been farcical, Greenwood has recently admitted in to natural causes. A post mortem Country"
steamship sailings, fares, hotel water front. Walking up to the huts Civil War, Company Dif at all, because they were trials of Parliament that in Ireland it is an examination will be made. Regiment, U. S. Infantry subordinates who had to do what unsuccessful policy. Almost we begin
Thought to have been dumped accommodation and a variety of other witness waited for the man's re- ad been in China since 131 visiting his sor, the they were told. The bigger criminals to fancy that civilization is showing to save funeral expenses the body of matters that the tourist needs to turn, and when he came out seized by the current was the excuse pat
should have been first arraigned, the signs of getting on.
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60, Des Vaux Road, CENTRAL,
X-On July 12, 1921, at nghai, W. R. Mattox, of
a Monica, Cal., U.S.A., in
4th year. He was a veteran
L. Mattox, of Hangchow.
-On July 14, 1921, at Muriel McDonald,
years.
Jhina Mail.
were transferred to prisoners of war camps, in deference to a strong feeling
hochgeboren schweigen who decided
on policies of ruthlessness and fright-
fulness, and ordered their brutes to
be extra brutal. So far as the head-
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
lines referred to are concerned, you should not swallow their suggestions
Applications are invited for the that the Geman Court has decided post of lecturer in hygiene at the JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE" unjustly. If it has erred towards University of Hongkong.
KONG, FELDAY, Juny 29, 1991.
injustice, the error has not been in
AN WAR CRIMINALS.
lesirable in our own interests should "keep our heads aders, and some of the more the trials who wei there to see.
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at Wei-hai-wei and Bermuda. Mr. INDIAN CONSTABLE CHARGED. Erres Monsell pointed out that only £1,700 was to be expended this year on Wei-hai-wei, which was used as a health resort for the Fleet during the hot season.
ALLEGED HARBOUR OFFICE THEFT.
In the same connection, a Chinese boy was charged with having sold crackers to Dexter without a licence. Mr. Leo Longinotto yesterday The lad said that he did not know it afternoon opened the defence in the was unlawful to sell crackers. He case in which an Indian constable is saw many boys selling the explosives charged with having robbed Revenue to American sailors, so be bought a Officer John Brown of his pocket ecuple of packets to retail and make
a few cents profit.
The Magistrate imposed a fine of #5 or 14 days' bard labour.
MARINE MISDOINGS.
That his craft was carried there ·
a Chinese female child aged about 13 know about. Those contemplating him. The Chinese struggled violent-forward at the Marine Court, this years was found yesterday in Argyle tour of the Orient will be able to ly and switcned on the electric light. | morning, by the master of a cargo
Street, near the Kowloon railway glean some valuable hints from the bridge. There were no marks of pages of this useful book from violence. The remains of another Cooks. Chinese child, aged about one year, were picked up on the billside cear Hemuntia, in an advanced stage of decomposition.
The
For unlawfully making fast to the sama vessel another defendant was confronted with the alternative of a
25 fine or one month's all.
Failure to observe the rule of the
By the Magistrate: The witness
been unlawfully alongside the sa revenue officer (No 29) who bad riven "Haimun." The Magistrate (Lien- recognised the man as the Chinese boat who was charged with having
evidence for the prosecution.
tenant Conway Hake, R.NR.) Captain William M. James, C.B., struggle started outside the door
fine of $15. When Mr. Brown got up the has just been appointed to the com- of the hut but continued late the rouxed him guilty and imposed a mand of the light cruiser "Hawkins," room. Bagship of Vice AdmiralSir Alexander Chinese accused him of theft.
By Mr. Longinotto: The witness Overbalancing while driving an L. Duff, K.C.B, Commander-in-Chief favour of the prisoners, some of whom, The Inauguration Dinner of the
Refinery yesterday afternoon, a Capiain Reginald G. B. Henderson, under his tunic by the Chinese during legally speaking, may have been en- British Legion, in Hongkong: will be overhead tram at the Taikoo Sugar of the China Station, in succession to thought the pocket-book was slipped titled to be discharged scot free. The held at the Hongkong Hotel on
Chinese conductor fell from the car, CB. This appointment also carried the struggle. When the Chief Revenue the road was proved against the receiving injuries to bis legs and with it that of Chief of Staff to the Officer came witness made no attempt master of the steam launch "Li Op.* main point to be observed is that the Thursday, August 4 at 8 p.m.
body. He was unconscious when Commander-in-Chief. Captain James to explain to him that he had been Evidence was given by. Lance convictions themselves, however light
Messrs. the sentences accompanying them, are
Wm Powell, Ltd., removed to the Government hospital has served afisat since September, wrongly accused, notwithstanding
commander in 1910, and Chinese, because he did not know went ahead of a big junk that was-
tacking across the harbour near assets that we should not lightly throw advertise that the whole of their bet prompt medical attention soon re- 1897, was promoted lieutenant in that he had a second certificate for Sergeant Carly that the defendant
window has been devoted to the vived him and be should be fit for 1902,
Yaamat, notwithstanding that there Addressing the Magistrate, Mr. over those Leipzig trials of away. Our own re resentatives at display of new goods for baby's wear. discharge from hespital by the end of, captain in October, 1917, saw much Mr. Watt understood the language.
service in the late war (mentioned in the week.
despatches, C.B.), and now vacates Longiporto suggested that the per was plenty of room astern, and a- A successful Whist Drive was the command of the light cruiser son who threw the elastic band from collision was narrowly avoided. A
Curlew**
Magistrate directing that the cox- the China Station the pocket book out of the but Penalty of $5 was inflicted, the was the thief. As it was agreed by wain should be reexamined before take To that of the held at the Catholic Men's Club last evening. The following were the to
(1) Mrs Bagship. It may be recalled that the witnesses for the prosecution that prize winners --Ladies: Vinall, (173); (2) Mr. Burden, (167); Captain James is the original of the accused never left the room from his certificate was returned to him. (3) Mrs. Lammerton, (163) Booby Millais" famous oil painting "Bubbles" the time he seized, it was quite clear man were fined for neglecting to Prize: Mr. Harrison, (132). Men: the little cherub-looking chap with that be could not have been the per take out licences. (1) Mr. Hayter. (185); (2) Mr. Towns the blue eyes and curly hair, watching son who threw the elastic out of the (175); (3) Mr. Bailey, (173); (4) Mr. the bubble floating in the air. It is ut. Kearey. (172); Booby Prize: Mr.aid that Captain James does not care
on
Two fishermen and a cargo boat-
TYPHOON WARNING.
at Home papers, whose lead fairplay-do not share in the outburst
The total output of the Kailan bler ones out here are often of intense and passic, jate indignation to follow, have not been help that our newspapers have been prat- Mining Administration's mines for b do it. They have headlines ing of. They applaud the justice of the Week ending July 9. amounted to 84.734 tons and the sales during ng that the German court's the procedure of the court and 8 the period, to 90,439 tons. s on German war criminals plaud the character and conduct of cal, and, by plain implication, its President. How should a grubby
We are advised by the Agents nty of justice. Apparently, newspaperman in London, smelling malists who take that line of beer and onions, be more able to that the sailing of the "Kanowna,"
The Magistrate said that the sug sentences with boiling oil in judge than selected men who were for Australia has been postponed and heard all until Tuesday July 26, at noon, dwing uite natural, but not reason there and 6517 ey expected figs from thistles, It is advisable to remember ako that to vessel having been delayed at Moji. Hutchins (138). Mr. Finches acted to be reminded of the fact, but with gestion was that the accused had as MC and the prizes were distribut the best of motives it is sure to recur, entered the hut once and was retura- quired the Germans to do these journalists are shrewdly aware
and we trust to receive absolution for ing to replace the pocket-book when
be wse caught. The Royal Hongkong Galf Clubed by Mr. R.W. Brown.
mentioning it: ey themselves in a like position how popular passion will incline, and advertises several competitions at
Mr. Looginotto said that that was not have done. Our own that it pays them to lean with it and Deep Water Bay, on Monday, DONT NEGLECT YOUR PAMILY.
very fetched. Why should be replace the pocket-book; why should be talte men, naval and military, men encourage it. It is possible that the August 1st (August Bank Holiday). ught with Germans instead of coffers of the China Mail would Tiffins may be arranged if Nn, 1 boyHEN you fall to provide your
family with a bottin of (hamber CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISE? such a risk; how could it help him? yawping at them, are much benefit were we to tear up what we at Happy Valley is informed.
lvin's ('oli and iiarrhea Bemedy at
WERE you ever hand with severe He submitted that the evidence was
A typhoon warning was posted up casonable judges than these have written, and to substitute a lot
this gason of she jeer, you are neglect. Wattack of cramp colic or diarriontasufficient to convict B man with iu them se towel compiaint is sure to lists who, theoretically, are of easy vituperation against our late
to-day. It notified the presence of Flight entitled to lead public enemies. Happily the temptation is.
be provalent and it is too deaga on without a bottle of Chamberlain, of eight years' service and a very at the Harbour Office at 10:15 am
This is and Diarrbis Remedy in the bouse 1 faiz" record
The Magistrate agreed with Mr.a typhoon in the vicinity of Lat. 20": In the early days of the not too strong for us; we can afford
malars to be tried with. *p rally true if there are children is Don't tave such risks A d'as-or-two
direction. hen we caught some sabmarine to be honest. If someone retort that
the family. A dose of two of this reme will cure you befo doctor could Longinotto that the case was the dez. N. Loug. 122 deg. E. moving in mdy ill place the trouble with possibly he called, and it never Winston Churchill had them surely the London Times, the Harm- the best local Japanese team. Chairs).sibol sod porbapé saya, abfo, œe nit, even in the most noters and dangerous most bewildering one he had had toʻja West-North-Westerly to the ordiusty prisons among worth Freas and were stated:
Cheminta and Btorekeeper his. In a very few weeks they it better than we can, wo merely reply, all are invited to attend.
The baseball game of the year will be played at Happy Valley on Saturday afternoon, July 23, between American Residents teams and
Stormkopors
́until to-morrow
The telegram quoted below' was received by the American Consulate General from the Manlia Observatory at 10.10 a m. to-day ***
Typhoon in about 121 deg. Long, E. 20 deg. Lat. N. moving W.
to be unknown.