TUESDAY. AUGUST 23, 1921.
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A Legal Point.
HONGKONG.
A very interesting legal point was raised at the Old Bailey, when counsel
GENERAL ITEMS.
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BRITISH LEGION.
BRANCHES IN FAR EAST,
THE CHINA MAIL.
MOTOR PROSECUTIONS.
A HEAVY LIST.
RECKLESS DRIVERS FINED.
OBLIGING DRIVER.
That he drew up on the wrong side to allow a passenger to enter the Star- Fenry Wharf was the excuse offered by the driver of car No. 253, owned by the Eastern Garage who was charged with having driven on the wrong side of Connaught Road Central.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A Chinese fell between the
In the first case, George Hop Yin, a driver employed by the Dragon Garage was charged with having. driven motor car Na. 117 in a Canton wharf and a lighter yesterday reckless manner in Queen's Road East morning and was drowned. at 9.30 on Sunday morning, and with
H. S. Gaff, the man who was having failed to produce his licence
SUGGESTED AFFILIATION.
Among those who fought in the Great War it has ever been matter Magistrate Lindsell had a heavy For having passed on the wrUŁA for regret that no unity was to be list of traffic summonses before him side of the new trafficisland at the found in their ranks after the close of this morning, including no fewer than foot of Garden Road, in spite of the hostilities. It might have been eleven motor cases, of which the warning given by the Indian con- pected that the lessons learned at the majority were for reckless driving stable on duty, the driver of car front would have so impressed them? Two cases were remanded, and Enes N 481, owned by the Wanchai that, come what might they would totalling $140 were imposed in the Garage, who said that he did so to stick together and work for others.
avoid a dog, way fined $5. common object. Instead of tale, however, they split up into some thing very akin to factions. On the опе hand there WES an officers association, and,
among the others was to be seen at least one body deeply and ostensibly beat on political, if not revolutionary, aims Naturally there could be no With £33 in notes in his possession common purpose between this latte when arrested, Frederick Grainger, group and the great majority of the a blind man, was fined 25s, for beg-others whose principal object was to when required to do so. With regard reported as missing from the Sailors' ging at Bath.
secure at fair deal for the man who to the second charge, Inspector Home on August 20 has been found. bad fought and to endeavour to Garrod said that since the summons
A power pile driver will be sold remedy the crying injustice of the bad been taken out against the unemployment among the ranks of defendant, he had discovered that by Messes. Lammert Bros. at Holt's the ex-service men. Excluding the defendant had failed to renew his | Wharf, Kowloon tomorrow morning.! group having avowed political mbi licence.
Replying to the first charge, the AChineseemployed as saloon boy tions, it would have been the ht a
on the s.s. 'Siberia Maru" was simple matter for the remain er to defendant admitted that he was sink their own particular fads or travelling at about 20 miles an hour, sentenced to three months jail at the and enter whole but sald the road was clear. Answer- Police Court to-day for stealing 20 grievances heartedly into the pursuit of one ing the other charge, the defendant 3en from one of the cabins. great ideal. It was not the case, said that he did not drive cars any
Komor According to a report made to however, and such a state of affairs more. On Sunday Mr. was distressing to all with the in wanted the car for a perty to go to the police thieves removed 5 piculs terests of the ex-service men at heart, Castle Peak, and as there were no of rice from a godown at Kennedy and to no one more than to Earl drivers in the garage at the time, he Town by means of bamboos pushed Haig. Since the conclusion of peace took the car from the Wanchai depot through the windows.
to oblige" he has devoted his energies to the to the lighter in town
Mr. Kamor. Cause of the exservice man and at last, we believe, there is every chasce of his ideal of unity being attained. On paper at least, it has been reached, and the result is the British Legion, says the N.C.D. Neus.
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Handley Page Transport, Ltd., have introduced a free service of ices to the passengers flying on the London
Paris route.
contended that if a person charged with an offence were acquitted in a court of first instance, he could not be charged again with the same offence and tried before a superior
Common Court. The
A bottle of whisky and £111 were Serjeant however, held that he could., found on a rag and bone gatherer The decision seems in accordance; lying drunk in a recreation ground at with common sense, far it would be Taunton, Somerset.
Cotamon a strong order, as the Acant pointed out, to say that a magistrate can give a decision on fact that cannot be questioned. Ex-Kaiser's Taxes.
The ex-Kaiser has lodged a strong protest against the municipal tax
levied on him by the local authorities stating that the municipality has no
tax him. as he came right to
unwittingly" to Halland and is practically held prisoner, so is not liable to taxation as is a tree citizen. The ex Kaiser ako protested against his income tax. The majority of the municipal council maintain the view that William came voluntarily, and of his own accord chose Doorn as his place of residence. They consider that measures must be taken to enforce payment of the taxes. E25 Cigarette Fine.
Carried away or the tide at Portsmouth, a horse was drowned and its rider, Sidney Moore, was rescued in an unconscious condition.
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A famous angling poet and author of "The Fisher's Garland. "Mr. John Harbottle has died at Wylam, near Newca tigon Tine, aged 72
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According to the medical officer's report, Aberdeenshire's legitimate The principal bodies formed out of birth rate of 17.8 per 1,000 is the highest of any country in Scotland.
A British general chartered an aeroplace at Croydon aerodrome for a three-days tour of the battlefields of France over which he fought dering the war.
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Scotland Tard warns people against investing money in so-called "intal lible" betting systems which have been advertised of late particularly in South Wales.
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A time of 55 is proved as a punish- ment for women stackers in a Bill inconduced into the United States House of Representatives. For sath Sequent offences a fine of £25 for each eigarette consumard is proposed,
I have been in jail for 11 years the outrage is committed in a public resort the proprietor would and I can't keep out of trouble," said marle hable to the same penalty. James Fox, sentenced at Glamorgan
stealing from a mail bag.
the Great War and composed of ex- service men were four in number, these being the Officers Association, the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and Soldiers, the Comrades of the Grea: War, and the National Association of Dis charged Sailors and SoldierS. gates from these bodies met at Whit
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A Chinese tailor was sent to the Th Magistrate imposed a fine of Government Civil Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries he augstained $25 to cover both charges.
when he jumped from a first floor verandah to avoid arrest on a charge of larceny.
SPEED LIMIT EXCEEDED.
The driver of motor car No. 501. | The Kowloon Branch of the and owned by the Russell Street Garage, Hongkong Women's Guid
Children's League was summoned by Inspector Appleton Ministering for driving his car at 20 miles an hour advertises that orders are invited for in Aberdeen village, between the men's and bors' golf stockings and
socks, any size, Police Station and the Paper Mill.
Defendant said that he was only driving at 13 miles.
The Inspector said that he chased suntide in conference, and there and the defendant's car ca his moter then resolved to amalgamate into the cycle at 20 miles an hour, and show British Legion, with the Prince of ed his speedometer to the defendant Wales as the first patron and Earl, when he got alongside. The speed Haig as first president. A circular limit in the district was 10 miles.
A fine of $25 was imposed. relating to the Legion has now reach. ed Shanghai, giving some details of the scheme, and showing that ou payment of a small yearly subscrip ting those who saw service with the
Introducing the meastire. Representa / Assizes to 18 months' hard labour forNavy, Army or Air Force are eligible į
tive Paul Johnson said that he had lung objected to women smoking in public. - the last straw! cane when walking in Washington young women outside kineria remove the
cigarette Grow her young man's mouth and ake several puffs." Smoking was even worse than whisky, added Mr.
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Entering St. Andrew's Vicarage, Lincoln, while the vicar and his family were asleep, a burglar made tea for himself before he went away with a watch and some money.
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During a bull fight at Luzel, Herault Department, the pad came off one of the horrs of a bull, and the animal badly gored a man who was trying to scatch a cockade from
its neck.
Woman ip Van Winkle.
Who is mysterious Miss Crinoline? A girl, dressed as though she had! stepped from the pages of Dickens, has been creating a sensation in Fined £5 at Newport for assaulting various parts of London. Wearing the police, Alfred Davies, a farm the voluminous crinoline skirt of worker, of Magor, was said to have raic-Victorian times, a black pelisse, twice burst the handcuffs and to be and a Dolly Varden hat, she walks the strongest man the local police had or drives along the streets with a ever dealt with. companion whose modern sporting attire would seem to have been chosen to point the difference between the Miss of 1860 and the Miss of 1921.
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A Nelson memorandum to Vice Admiral Collingwood sent from the Victory" in 1805 realised £40 at Sotheby's and an unpublished poem of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The Poet's Record, " fetched £22.
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GUESSED ARIGHT.
The defendant: My speedometer showed between 12 and 13 miles, but I am sure your Worship will not
A fine of $15 was imposed. believe me!
Mr. Silva Netto's driver was sum. for membership. Of special interest moned by the same Inspector for those abroad, such as we are having driven motor car No. 55 at a nere, is the announcement of a speed of 16 miles an hour in the branch for St. George's Hanover same district. The Inspector said Square, to which people living in that this car was behind the other, foreign parts or unconnected with and when he passed it his speedometer When the defen any of the country branches can showed 16 miles. belong. That, however, by the dant saw the witness pass him to way. The great thing is that after catch the other car, he slowed down.) all these months this organization has been formed, one which should be of assistance not only to the themselves but also to the Empire. It cannot be definitely said that all these months have been wasted. even though faction displayed itself. Local organizations have been formed, and
work members of committees bave gained experience in the kind of required of them. What is to be deplored is that all these efforts should have been more or less sec tional, but it may be hoped that this is at last at an end.
men
FURIOUS DRIVING.
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Sergt. Dikson summoned the
driver of motor car No. 462, cwned by the Russell Street Garage, for reckless and furious driving in Wan- chai at 11.55 p.m., on Sunday. The defendant, according to the Sergeant, Here in Shanghai we have the was participating in a neck to neck United Services Association, an in- race with another car, the number of This strangely contrasted pair, under
stitution which has done very much which he failed to see. They were He saw the the guidance of a chaperon, drove
good work in the most unostent driving very fast. through the city in an old-fashioned
atious manner. We may now lookdefendant's number because the latter carriage to the surprise of stock-
forward to the day when it will be was driving on the right side of the brokers and their clerks, who at first sight thought it was the effect of the To amalgamate the barrister and come a unit in the British Legion, road. The witness stepped into the branches of the legal for such surely is its proper destiny. road from under the verandah of the heat wave. The party were seen solicitor again at Hendon threading their way profession and enable legal practit. Hongkong has already taken the Seamen's Institute to signal the through the crowds at the aerial ioners to act in both capacities, a pageant, and morning riders in the B has been introduced in the House Row saw them sauntering slowly in of Commons by Mr. Charles Percy, the shade of the trees. The silent M. P. for Tynemouth. appearance and reappearance of Miss Past and Miss Present in places of public resort has aroused widespread Curiosity, but la spite of vast specula tion no one has yet given any plau- sible explanation of their purpose. High Price of "Soda "
With drum and fife, and parades through the streets, young America in New York and other cities is striking against the high price of "soda." Only those who have lived
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defendant to stop his car, but was nearly run over for his trouble.
The defendant:-1-admit I was going a little fast, but there was no other car racing with me.
A fine of $30 was imposed.
MINOR OFFENCES.
step of forming a branch of the Legion, and more than likely it is only lack of the recessary inform ation on the matter of the Legion that has delayed Shang- hai. As
the desire for A curious story comes to hand from affiliation with other institutions the German paper Verwaerts," of a similar character throughout which reports that at Vienna a biology the East there is no doubt at all. student, named Koppanyi, a pepil of Already many months ago the Professor Przifram, has succeeded in Association in Shanghal received grafting the eye of an animal into inquiries to this end from other ports. owned by the Dragon Garage, was the orbit of another animal.
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When the driver of car No. 7,
The matter was very properly delayed summoned for having no lights, Mr. in the hope that some such body as A. A. Wilson, the manze explained Fifty years' railway service has been the British Legion would ultimately that the lights failed at unwan but completed by Mr. A. W. Paiges, chief appear, and so coordinate the work Sergt. Brennan told the driver he clerk in the commercial superinten- of all the different institutions which could proceed to the garage if he in the United States during the sum dent's office of the Great Eastern have grown up. This body is now in sounded his born all the way.} mer can realise just what "soda," the Railway at Cambridge. His father being and accordingly, the day is surely At the entrance to the garage he was everyday term for iced carbonated
United Services Association will be The case was adjourned for this water, containing ice cream and was with the company for 36 years hand when institutions such as the stopped by a Chinese detective. artistically flavoured with fruit juice and four of his brothers for 51, 46, part of a huge worldwide organization statement to receive verification.
Reckless driving was admitted by means to the entire country, and 45, and 37 years each. particularly to boys and girls. The
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strikers demand that soda be retailed As a Deeping (Lincolnshire) girl at 3d per portion, as before the war, named ClarenceTM
Crowson
looking after not only the interests of
the men who fought, but doing other the driver of car No. 254, owned by and equally good work for the race the Star Garage. The offence was was Granted the necessary sothusiasm committed in Queen's Road, Central and declare that the present price of returning from school some sparks backed up by experience and courage, at the bottom of Garden Road. 5 pm. on August 15. 6d a glass is not only gross profiteer- from a railway engine set her clothing it should be possible to make the about
imposed. ing but a serious Invasion of the on fire and she died from shock. At Legion an organization whose rami- A fine of $20 was rights and liberties of the American the inquest the coroner said it was a fications and influence for good will For having driven in a reckless citizen. A great industry is involved pity something could not be done to be second only to Freemasonry, and and furious manner to an attempt to truck in and the soda proprietors have a strong prevent such sparks from scattering which furthermore will comprise a pass between a tram and organisation, but with demonstrations about and causing damage and loss body of people already so trained as Des Voeux Road Central on August to provide a great defence force in 13, the driver of car No. 435, was the hour of national crisis, should, fined $10. unhappily such an event again occur within the lifetime of the present generation.
in New York, Boston, and Chicago of life.
proceeding daily, and the threat to
boycottall the proprietors daily gather- ing force, there must be a reduction
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Last week four
One fatal case of plague and another of smali pox, both Chinese, were reported during the 48 hours ended yesterday. Chinese died from influenza. One case of paratyphoid fever, British, and three of enteric fever, two Chinese and one Portuguese, were also report- ed last week,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
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AN INTERIM DIVIDEND of Fifer cents (50 cents) per Share has A been declared for the half year ending 30th June, 1921.
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Sach Interim Dividend will be pay- able on an alter FRIDAY, the 9th September, at the Offices of the Co- pany, where shareholders are requested to apply for Warrants.
The REGISTER of SHARES of the Company will be CLOSED from the 30th August, 1921, until the 9th September, 1921, (both days inclusive) daring which period no shares can be registered.
transfer of
By Order of the Board of Directors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,
General Managera. Hongkong, August 23, 1921
HONGKONG WOMEN'S GUILD
AND
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE.
Kowloon Branch.
Orders are invited for Men's and Boya Golf Stockings and Socks any size.
Men's Golf Stockings $6.50
Backs
... $3.50
*Boys 83.50 4.50 according to size.
Write Mrs. 8. E. Green,
il, Hankow Road, Kowloon,
or to Mrs. Nightingale,
(Branch Sec. Kiwicon), Chater Bungalow.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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THE Undersigned have received in. structions to sell by Public Auction
WEDNESDAY, Angast 24, 1981,
commencing st. 11
Pratiche
at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, Ons Power Pile Driver. TR-Cash on delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers. Boogkong, August 23, 1991.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS,
A-charge brought against the driver Captain Viscount Curzon is to ask
of car No. 258, owed by the Breezy Garage, that he knocked over a very soon. To Americana "soda" the Home Secretary of State whether
ricaba containing a Chinese detective ALL preliminary notices of forth- means the pursuit of happiness, and his attention has been drawn to the
at the bottom of Jubilee Street, was coming meetings, lectures and the soda parlours are social prevalent and apparently increasing
entertainments, sent for Insertion in rendezvous everywhere. To day practice of running motor-lorries SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTS. adjourned until to-morrow morning. several soda parlours were stormed along the main roads leading into HYSICIANS prescribs Chamberlains Warned by Inspector Garrod that the news columns of the China Mall, by
Colio and Diarrhoea Remedy be he was causing an obstruction, the are charged for at the rate of $1 each, youthful invaders, and London at week-ends, and of filling the "entire outfit "wrecked. As in them with liquora of varying descrip cause it colieyes cramps in the stomach driver of Mr. Robt. Tip's car, No.(as announced in. May and June of the case of the overalls movement tions, which are apparently supplied and intestinal pates quicker than say 282, continued wishing it at the top last year) providing that they do not which brought the profiterring to customers regardless of allicensing preparation they can compound. It can of Ladder Streets in Caine Road occupy more than four lines. In
bought from any chemist. A buttle
stopped later future if this space is exceeded they clothiers to the verge of bankruptcy, laws, and whether he proposes toli-keep-for-yours, and a home is until be public sympathy suprate young Lake any action to check such an complete without il-For sale by all by an Indian sergeant. A fine of $5 will be placed in the advertising
was imposed.
columns at the prevailing rates. themiste and Sweepend America.
abuse.
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