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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
PIRATES CAUGHT.
WITH WOMEN
CONFEDERATES.
PLOT TO HOLD UT STEAMER.
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 1921.
A $1,000 P. N.
MONEY LENDING DISPUTE.
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INTERESTING LIGHT ON THE LAW.
LITTLE DROPS OF WATER
LEAD TO BIG ARGUMENTS,
An altercation between two Chinese in a shop in Des Voeux Boad yester day morning had its sequel this morn-
trading between Canton and Whehow.uggests that you take a stroll with with assault.
him. In the course of the walk te According the story of the com-
This
water
An importunate friend interruptsing in the appearance of the men your breakfast to borrow £100. You before Magistrate Ornia at the Police The Krongwei in a small steamer gently but firmly decline. He then Court when one charged the ather in any arrangement which might on Saturday accompanied by heavy She takes passengers. On Tuesday inveigles you into a public inn, tells phaitant, who had a bloodstained
A severe typhoon visited Shanghal purport to establish in favor of rain.
It caused floods similar to of last week (says a story that has just you that he has another friend here bandage round his forehead, he was foreign interests any superiority of those caused by the 1915 Typhoon. reached
West who will advance the money, and standing in the open courtyard when ns by another rights with respect to commercial The rare course was converted into a or economic development in designat-lakeand the river overflowed its banks. River steamer) she had an unushally asks you to back bis note. ed regions of the territories of China Offices on and near the Baad were interesting lot of passengers. Soon time you are less adamant and sign, the defendant poured some or which might seek to create any affected, though not seriously. Trees after leaving Canton it was dis-It is not till later when you receive down his back from the first floor. first-class lady a writ for the £100 that you learn There was something of an argument were uprocied and telegraph and covered that some such monopoly or preference as would
telephone poles, and scaffolding blown passengers were rather excessively the obliging one was a moneylender then but the matter was allowed to exclude other nations from under down. Plenty of minor damage bu: armed with revolvers and ammuni- with a registered office perhaps 200 drop until an hour or two later when taking any legitimate trade or industry nothing very serious is reported. tion. This led to a general search. miles away. However, you need not the complainant had to go upstairs or from participating with the Chinese
and eleven pirates were found to be be dismayed as the law, in order that for some salt fish that were drying you may not suffer from this out on the roof. The defendant met government in any category of public
on board. The ship returned at once deception, insists that the money him on the stairs and hit him over the enterprise" That is abuit as clear
to Canton, where (to'give the Chinese lender shall make his calling known head with a tracheon-like instru a restatement of John Hay's "open
their due) these little affairs are much and shall transact all business at his !
ment used for stirring curry. Then door" policy as any Minister could
A clean bill of health was return more expeditiously and efficiently registered office. be expected to make. Japan is
managed. By Chinese methods it was This interesting fact was mentionafter the complainant had retreated bouad to resent what some of her ed for the Colony on Saturday.
ascertained that there was a plan to fed before Mr. J. R. wood, the Puisne down the stairs he heaved a kettle hat-heads may want to call this
Captain H. A. Gauld has gone size the vessel at a certain point in Judge, in the Summary Cours this at hina and hit him on the back..
The defendant explained that he scrap-of-paper" betrayal of master of the s.s."Taming" in place the river. where another gang was morning when further reference was war-time undertaking. but he of Captain J. D. Milne.
waiting on-shore to assist. The ad-made to a case in which two Indiars was washing clothes on the first floor attitude will be largely affected by the view England. France, and Italy Mestrs Hughes and Hough's venturous eleven on board were to borrowed $1,000 from a moneylender and some of the water splashed down take of the " special interests. auctions tomorrow afternoon include receive their armament from the promissory note signed at the on top of the complainant. He deni two borrowers repudiated the debt on man must have bumped his head or Russia. a party to the war-time deal, the sale of a quantity of housebold ladies, and force the crow to take her / Repulse Bay Hotel. Later when the ed striking the latter and thought the
ground that the business something. furniture and a consignment of white where they wanted her. This, out the
informant dryly remarks, led to "some was not transacted at the te The Magistrate thought differently, goods.
timely uctivity by the Canton author gistered office of the moneylender, For the theft of a door mat from ries." He meant that cleven heads, Ltd. the Russia of to-day is ret the Russia the entrance to the Back of Taiwan and perhaps a few more, were dis of that period. China, by the way at 5 o'clock this morning, a Chinese connected so as to stop further plot with two governments that will aus was serrenced by Magistrate Lindsell ting by them. co-operate, is in some fashion in the to 7 days hard labour.
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SIX COMPLAINTS.
the latter's solicitor contended that as inposing a fire of 55 and directing both men knew who his client was that the defendant should be bound and where his office was situated, ever for six months. they were making no pretence of attempting to evade their lawfef obligations.
LOGIC DISPLACES LOVE.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR AT THE LIBRARIES.
Librarians state that the more serious types of books are in greater demand than light, ephemeral novels. Einstein is ousting Garvice.
Holding that the transaction was cannot be made as strong as they At half past three on August 10,|
void under the section of the Mon- could if she were a united people.says
eylenders' Ordinance providing that No one has thought of suggesting that
a moneylender must carry on his the Lesgue of Nations should be re-
business at his registered office. presented at this Conference as a
the Puisne Judge entered judgment Power, yet if the right hold man went,
for the defendants with costs. he might do a lot of good. But per
Mrs. Harry Weeds left Heng- The epidemic of small burglaries
Appearing for the moneylender, haps the Americans, who have not long today by the " St. Albans en in dwellings has spread from Euro Sapporan Singh, this morning Mr. taken to the idra, would object. If a visit to Australia. The Misses pean to Chinese premises, and during G. R. Haywood applied to his Honour
Women are continually taking they meat business, all parties to the Woods remain in Hongkong. Mrs. the week-end, no fewer than three for permission to call evidence which, conference must be ready to yield Woods expects to return to the European and three Chinese cases although available on the date of the out books on psycho-analysis," said what to
hearing, he bad not thought necessary the librarian of the London Library an ardent nationalist Colony in November.
have been reported. will seem a great deal. Yet again we
In the first instance, Mrs. Milne, i to call then as the point in question to a Daily Express representative.
The works of Einstein are in may anticipate that the most and Workers in Canton undertakers of No. 1. Peace Avenue. Homuntin. had not arisen. The evidence was biggest difficulties to he raised will shops recently demanded an increase lost from her bedroom during the that both defendants were well ec- constant-demand, while books an
An ultimatum has been
quainted with the plaintiff, es a Labour questions, Croce's works. be by those who have the least tu in pay.
life of Abraham Lincoln. seat to their employers declaring that night of Saturday and Sunday, registered moneylender, and that the the surrender.
clothing and money to the total European history, and stan-
works of S87. She suspects the thief gained had taken place at the registered dard
ethrology admittance to the room by climbing address.
and psychology-all have a large His Border: Without that you public Twenty-one thousand more to the verandah and entering by a
cannot succeed.
books have been taken out this year window which was left open.
I submit that | than last year.”
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Two cases of enteric fever, one Portuguese and the other Chinese, were reported on Friday,
Mr. Dickson, of the P.W.D. reports to the police that two man. hole covers worth $15 have been stalen from Wood Road.
The as. "Yannis," yesterday brought 50 Chinese undesirables from Sandakan. They were referred to the S.C.A., for repatriation.
More than 3,000 applications have been received by the Common weslth Government for positions as Assistant Trade Commissioners at Shanghai and Hongkong.
Particulars are advertised in this inace of old and surplus naval stores to be sold at public auction by Messrs. Hughes and Heugh on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
The manager of a Chinese firm **MBUTA, JOSTIČK PUBLIC SERVICE" at No, 144, Des Voeux Road Central. reports to the police that on Satur in notes from him by false pretences and absconded.
unless their demands are granted."
Suffering from a broken leg alleged to have been caused by a fall while at work on board the Kowloon
Godowa Company's lighter" Lukho," a Chinese seaman was yesterday ad- mitted to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment.
www.
Mr. Haywood: without it I can succeed but it strengthens my case.
Mr. A. A Crestejo, of No. 3, Yinwah Terrace. had stolen from the pocket of his eat which was hanging from a
Mr. Longinotto appearing for the peg in his bedroom during Friday
two defendants, Santra Singh and night or the early morning of Sater-Husin Hhan: I camat admit that
they were well acquainted. day, $48 in notes.
During Saturday night, Mr. Burden of No. 6, Naval Terrace had stolen from his bedroom a naval blanket
His Honour: You: cpoose the application, Mr. Longisotto?
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"People used not to mind what they read so long as it amused them." said another librarian. "Now they choose books which will be of instructive value as well as of inter est to them. Thackeray, Dickens, and Shakespezie "go out' far more frequently than before. The Greek poets also have a large number of
MESS JACKETS..
SHANGHAI CONTROVERSY.
An interesting outcome of the pasport system is reported from Vienna. The new railway station
Mr. Longinotto: Naturally on the Brenner Pass, which is Italian
I oppose it. The plaintiff had every readers." territory, was burned down recently worth $10. The Austrian fire brigade from Gries
A Chinese living at No. 4. Tanwab opportunity to call these witnesses if hurried up to help, but an official Lone awoke about 5 o'clock on Satur-be wished. prevented the firemen from crossing day morning to find his room in dis- Mr. Longinotto added that the the frontier, as their passports bad order and clothing worth $21 missing. transaction took place entirely at the no visa. So the station was sacrificed He had slept with the door of his room Repulse Bay Hotel. Had the defend- to red tape. Who will deny that unlocked.
ants refused to sign at the Repulse Bay man is a reasoning animal?
A Chinese student living on the Hore! there would have been no loan,
The controversy over the weis Under these circumstances," added Straits papers have been official-first floor of No. 148. Hollywood
than the people of Shanghai only. ly informed that the Governor has Road. returned from a visit to Cancunsel, "I most strongly oppose the jacket seems likely to interest more
application," decided to appoint a Commisin to ton on Friday after a three days
His HoDoer: I do not think I cant has certainly aroused much at Tention from the ex regular officer, enquire into, and report on, the pre absence from the house, and found allow you to call evidence. Mr. Hay who will not admit at all the Eton sent state of trade depression, brought that his fat had been breken into wood. about in the main by the continued and clothing worth $28 stolen. depression in the rubber industry, and to make such recommendation as may appear necessary for the extension of credit facilities. The Commission is being appointed at once and is expeted mediately.
Mr. Haywood: Then I would ask jacket theory. There seems to be no Early this morning. No. 4. Tung-you to note my objection as this case, doubt among those who know what shing Lane, the residence of a Chinese is probably going higher. I submit a real military mess jacket is that woman recently arrived from Canton I am entitled to call evidence. The this is a distinct crib. There are was broken into and $21 worth of cloth only reason I did not call it at the others who are not so much concern.. ing stolen. She did not discover her time was that my witnesses could ed with the fact that Shanghat and act swear to the identical time and the Far East-not the East-have
(oxarona, MONDAY, AUGUst 22, 1971, day his servant boy obtained $200 to commence its investigations im loss until 8.30 when she prompuythe identical note, and I was perhaps / mimicked the army, but they express
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE:
Suffering from injuries to his feet, received, it is alleged, through being knocked down in Des Voeux a chair coole was removed to the hospital to Saturday night.
informed the police..
In all the cases the pawnshops Having admitted that he stole two jackets because he wanted to have been circularised, and police return to his native village, and his are investigating. mother would lose face if he went sentenced by Magistrate Lindsell to
at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs E so much mentioned are many but Road Central by motor car No. 496, in rags, a Chinese was on Saturday
Mack, a daughter.
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14 days' bard labour. Accused said be intended to tell the complainant A 16 year old mui tsai have been before taking the jackets, but the reported by Mr. Kwok Yut Chok, latter was absent and he did not secretary of the King Kwok Kung wait for his return! "Because you Shaung Club as missing since 2 p... knew perfectly well that he would on Saturday when she went out to not have given you leave to take the buy something and did not return."
clothing away," commented the Magistrale.
STOCKS FOR STEALING,
BATHING THEIF PUNISHED.
to conscientious in not putting them horror over the way the garment is
into the witness box.
tered address.
tailored in Shanghai. As a mers coat
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this review that both defendants knew whom they were dealing with.
Mr. Longinotto: Oh! quite. His Honour: I think also for the purposes of this review that this trazaaction was initiated and carried out away from the registered office,
Mr. Lobginotto: Yes, entirely. Mr. Haywood: That is what I disagree with.
His Honour: I do not propose to its general cut seems to be absolutely hear any more evidence. I shall deplorable (according to service ideas) The problems of the Pacific now
review the judgment on the record as and the wearing of the waistcoat, the depth of the later in relation to the it now stands.
jacket. The safety of all closely related.
MI. Haywood then submitted that ether bem of the
equally shocks them, From what 5. Carreiro, a daughter.
it did not make any difference where
gathered the Far the transaction was carried out, pro East seems 10 bave tripped KOMOR-On August 15, 1921, at Australia, the independence of the 'Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs Paul Philippines, the mandated islands,
vided that three things existed. One, in this particular style of dreas, but the immigration question along the
that the transaction was an isolated it is quite another thing as to whether Komor, a son. MACK-Op August 15. 1921, at American and Canadian seaboard, the
transaction; two, that the money: the Far East really cares. On some Shanghai, to Mr. and Mr. A. C. rights of legitimate expansion by
lender usually carried out bis matters it worries not in the least. It Japan, and the integrity of China, all
"We get cases like this every few transactions at his usual address: will, however, be interesting to see have to be considered in the Eight of
days," Inspector Appleton declared and three that the defendants knew whether it mends its fashions in the general disarmament, or, more exact-
at the Police Court this morning after he was a registered moneylender and future, says the N. C. D. News, The accountant of a pawnshop ly, general limitation of armaments,
Found on the staircase of No. Magistrate Orme had pronounced a came into contact with him as a WHITTON.- MACNEILAGE - On The "open door" policy in China is has handed to the police a gold
August 13, 1921 at Shans bai, practically an American denuncia-washed silver neck chain which he 75, Des Voeux Road Central at Sa.m., street coolie guilty on a charge of moneylender and not through bis Charles Dempster Whaton, of tion of the grabbing of "spheres of says was left on the counter of his on Saturday, a Chinese with a screw having stolen a purse containing about agents or touts, and knew his regis After Mr. Haywood had quoted a Shanghai and Dander, to Jenny interest" by other Fowers, and so shop by a Chinese woman who at- driver and a knife in his possession, $5 from a bathing cubicle at Kennedy Macgregor MacNeilage of Alloa, far as these "spheres" are concerned, tempted to pass it off as gold but ran was arrested and later produced at Town
away when questioned.
the Magistracy charged with the The Inspector explained that very number of authorities in support of this contention, his Honour observed: Scotland.
England, and France, and Japan will
theft of an electric bulb. He was often the thieves went into the water. I have evidence that the transaction HOOPER-TILBURY-On August ultimately have to abandon sach.
Fifty-four undesirables arrived alleged to have cut away the wire and pretended to bathe but all the took place at the Repulse Bay Hotel. 13, 1921. at Shangbai, Charles Owen Rooper, only ron of C. H. Pretensions. This will hit Japan from Batavia yesterday by the JCJL. i net and removed the bulb from the time they were on the look ont for an
Mr. Haywood: Only that the note hardest, because the feels that she ss. Tjibodas." They were referred second floor landing, and then walked Hooper of Southampton, to hos "special intereste on this to the Dutch Consul. Deported from into the arms of a Chinese detective opportunity of rifling the cubicles. was signed there.
Mr. Longinotto: You have no daughter of the late Mr. and side, and these were loosely recognized Singapore a Chinese woman yester who bad seen him enter, the house On Saturday a man had been sentenc Mrs. Edward Tilbury of South by America in the Ishii-Lansing day arrived by the sa. "Seistan," and and waited for him at the foot of the ed and given four hours' stocks for a evidence before you as to preliminary agreement made in war time, when was taken before the S.C.A., with a stairs. Accused got six weeks' hard similar offence and he suggested that negotiations but you have evidence this was a case for the stocks too. that the moneylender was known to labour. FELGATE HOPKINS-On August Japan secured secret treaties involv-view to repatriation.
Magistrate Orme: You had better Santra Singh, 15, 1921, at Shanghai, Reginalding similar recognition by European
A Japanse houseboy employed A Chinese in charge of one of keep the stocks down there ready Mr. Haywood: In a small place whether this contract having been Hudser, son of the late Robert Powers. In return Japan sent war at No. 16, Wyndham Street, reports the Socony meter boats was charged Inspector Appleton: They would like Hongkong where everyone put through saan isolated transaction 3. Felgate of Shanghai and Mra ships to the Mediterranean, that were in the police that yesterday, he was at the Magistracy on Saturday with steal the stocks then, Your Worship knows everyone else it must be com by the plaintifa with persons to whom F. L. Feigate of Kansas City regarded as very useful by these then delivering a message at the residence the theft of a tank. He said that the (Laughter),
mon knowledge that all these Indians Mo, to Winifred Esmer, eidest daughter of the late Frederick preoccupied Powem. Chine there of Mr. Lewis, No. 59, The Peak, when tank had been replaced recently, but
After be had been sentenced to three are registered money lenders. We have he was known but away from his Hopkins and Mr. M. I. Hopkin fore, although to participate, in the La dog rumbed out and bit him on the as there was not sufficient room on monthis 'jail with four hours' in the it in evidence that Husin Khan båd fegistered, office the transaction is,
conference, is clearly up against leg. He was sent to the Government the boat to store the old one, he had stocks the man still protested that he borrowed money before. He was a it. Mr. Lansing has said since (to Civil Hospital for examination.: "j "put it temporarily on sampan, and
[now could not find, the simofan.” Mr.) was innocent." Then you'll have great friend of Santra Singh and has ) admitted that one of the defendants:
been in jail for debt He knew the Foreign Belations Committee of the Senate) that by "special in- A coalie in charge of a godown A Fothergill said that was the ex- the satisfaction of going to jail with a plaintif was moneylender and was well known to the plaintiff and terests." he meant only that Japan, at No. 143, Praya East, has reported case the accused gave when first clear conscience, observed the Ma; must have told, his friend. He also oceeded to quote authorities in knew that the plaintiff usually capport of his contention that the
plaintiff had no claim as the transad YING,-On August 12, 1921, at as China's nearest neighbour, bad to the police that during his absence asked about the tank. He was given gistrate ironically,
ed on business from nis registered time was not effected at his registered Shanghai, May-May. Youngest special interests such as America
from the godown some time between | time to And the sampan. When ask
office. Merely became the note was office. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael feels in Canada and Mexico, That 5pm on Friday and 9 am oned again about the tant he had that
Saturday, the premises were broken had been taken to house, but An Interim, dividend of $4 per signed at the Repulse Bay Hotel Ting aged 3 years. *** GATSBY. On August 15, 1921, at the new American administration into by thieves who, wrenched away when told to take it to the Company share will be paid on October 11 cannot posibly villate the transac His Honour intimated that he would adjourn to consider -- ther Shanghai, Joyce, the beloved does not interpret the phrase as the the lock from the door, and stole Lalcherko's installation, he reverted next to all shareholders on the re- tion. daughter of Mr. and Ms. G. H. Japanese do is clear from a recent $400 worth of seal grass and rattan to the sampan story: Sentence of aster of shareholders of the Hong His Honour: I think that we different authorities quoted by both
idust assume for the purposes, of siden and deliver indgment later. Gadaby, of Kobe, aged 8 years.statement by Secretary Hughes, in cond
four meales hard labour was passed. kong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.
Drothy Grace Tilbury, youngest
ampten
of Shanghai.
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His Honour: As far as the evidence goes we have it that the transaction was by itself and not one of a series. The point, then Is
void.
Mr. Longinotto said that be only