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STILL AT LAEGE
JAIL BREAKER.
A WEAK WALL
TAIPO MAN'S TRIBULATION.
STED BY CONTRACTOR.
From the evidence it appeared that
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1921.
LOCAL WEDDING..
STALKER SHORTT.
USION CHURCH CEREMONY,
"A LOW SCOUNDREL."
T
ASSISTANT •000U-TANTS
DISSIPATION.
COMPRADORE'S GOOD WORD.
MAGISTRATE REDITES SENTENCE.
INDESTRIOTS DECINE WRITER. A resident of Taipo Mr. George A interesting wedding wa- Martin, figured as the defendant to an solemanised in the Union Church yes- thing Mail SPECIAL. I action beard in the Summary Court terday afternoon when the Rev. J. before the Puise Judge Mr. J. R. Kirk Maconachie married Mr. Archis SHANGHAL. Sept. 2.
Wood) this morning. The plaintif bald Stalker, book-keeper at Taikoo Compradore Department of Messrs. A Chinese youth employed in the Aru- Norman, the escaped prisoner was a Chinese contractor. Mu Yin Docks, to Mrs. Mary E. Shortt. who Andersen, Meyer & Company was his mother, not waiting to from the American jail is still at large. Ting. who claimed a sura of $245,35 arrived here from Brisbane by the this morning charged before Magis- his cavel. Having captured a half-fat sets to be employing for work done und materials supplied.ss. Changsha" on Thursday.
his leisure in writing letters to con thith, man announces his success.
trate Lindsel with the embezzlement builds the roof of prejudice ower reference to Vera Pohlman's incarcere-court made at his house at Taipo. honour, looked charming in white said that the accused was employed in salar icials and newspapers with Mr. Martin wanted to have a tennis Miss Connie Hansen as maid of Mr. Wang Sek-ki, the Compradore,
The bride, who was attended by of $17.55. it to stield it from the rough tion. This Russian woman appeared This involved the necessity of cutting silk georgette with hat to match. his department as Assistant Account- weather of criticism. ani stands by before Commissioner Schuhl in con-away part of a hill and building a Miss Hanson wore a becoming dress ant. During the absence of the Chief ready to fight any one who attemptsection with Norman's escape and retaining wall and a Yiu Ting's of pale blue silk georgette with black Accountant. Mr. Yip, the areused to belittle it. of himself as its dis-
was remanded. coveret. No wonder the classical guis
Tender for the job, though not the hat. lowest one subniitted, was accepted
arted for him for over a month. In of Olympas, who were interested nb-
on the advice of Mr. Baker of the J. McCubbin. Mr. W. Brown pet-accused was empowered to make pay The bride was given away by Mr.his capacity as Chief Accountant, the servers of life among men. are all dead. They probably died of laughing.
Kowloon Canton, milway. A dry formed the duties of best man. rubble wall was built but it collapsed Following the ceremony at the witness. The Chief Acountant re- ments and collect money on behalf of soon after completion. Mr. Martin Church, a reception was held at turned to work on September15. When contested the claim on the ground Louisville, West Point, at which he checked the books he found that that the wall was not properly built the happy couple received the contwelve payments had been made by and he also denied liability in respect gratulations of their friends, of an amount claimed for blasting
the accused for which there were The honeymoon is being spent at no vouchers. operations which were, he contended Repulse Bay.
The accused had Changes in the operation of United | included in the plaintiff's contract.
carried forward $30 less than States Shipping Board freighters Giving evidence, the plaintiff said
the proper aniount. According operating a the Pacific will see the that Mr. Martin told him not to use
the figures in the books, Knocked down ny tuntor car No. Columbia Pacific Company the only small stones in the wall and that when
the amcunt rarried forward 511 on Praya East Festerday after- tum operating out of Portland to the the work was finished the defendant
should have been $305.30, but the noon, a Japanese is now receiving Far East and the Adoural Line the looked at it and pronounced it to be
accused entered it as $475.30. When treatment at the hospital. His con-ouly caupasy to send ships across alright."
While the wall was going
the witness was told about the matter. dition is not serious.
the Pacifront Seattle, according to
the accused on Tuesday, a private cable received in Shanghai on September 16.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Lady and Miss Ho Tung returned to Hongkong from the North by the L-C.S.Hangsang.”
Dr. Charles John Corfe, for years a Naval Chaplain. and Bishop in Kores for 15 years, who died on June 30 last aged 18 years. left estate of the gross value of £10.841 and ret
£10,385.
PACIFIC TRADE.
SHIPPING BOARD CHANGES.
NEW SERVICES TO BONGKONG.
The Columbia Pacific Company has
which
CHINESE CONSORTIUM.
AND PRIVATE-ENTERPRISE. in the Roase of Commons. On
up witness told Mr. Martin, when the latter told him to use big stones, that August 10, Mr. Gershon Stewart
it would not be safe to do so. Mr. asked the Under-Secretary for Foreign;
1
to
he informed the police who arrested
The witness produced particulars
The
ne-
Martin replied that it didn't matter Affairs whether the Consortium views of the twelve payments and said that heen allocated more ships. Shanghai as long as it was cheap." Witness with sympathy their promotion of as far as he was concerned, he had offices of the China Pacific Company, then instructed the foreman to build loans purely for productive purposes given no vouchers for them. agents in Japan and Chias, admitted the wall in accordance with the in China, and whether, in view of the sceused haci £0 obtain per- that services would. he extended to defendant's Fishes. After the importance of stimulating trade. it mission from the witness before Hongkong and the Philippines in work Was finished defendant had since its establishment taken any making any payment от draw- H.M.S.-Hawkins" (Captain W.
addition to a continuance of the refused to pay anything at first and practical steps, and, if so, what, in ing from account. If he North China Line M. James, P.X.. C.B.Jaging the Hag of
covers then, on receiving a lawyer's letter that direction.
glected to get permission, he did so at Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, K.C.B. Shanghai and Portland via Tsing-of demand, he paid $200 on account. Mr. Harmsworth: I am uncertain his own risk. The entries in the books, Commander in-Chief, is expected to
tao. Tientsin, Dairen and Japan Regarding the blasting operation the as to the precise scope of the question. in respect of which witness com-
Four arrive at Shanghai
ports.
additional on Saturday,
vessels defendant explained that be arranged The Consortium is not immediately plained, purported to be loans made have October 29, and to remain until
been allocated for service to remove the earth only from the concerned with private enterprise in to other members of the staff. Novembe: 14.
between Portland and Japan ports hill and not the stone. At first he China, which does not involve a The Magistrate remarked to Ser- only increasing the Company's fleet did not see any stone there to remove, foreign priblic issue and a Chinese geant Dick that as far as he could to eight freighters of 8,800 tons each His Honour said he thought the Government or provincial guarantee, see, from the evidence, no case of Commissioned Boatswain J. Ifor the services to China and Japan, plaintiff undertook the whole of the but it views with entire sympathy the embezzlement had been made out Williams has been appointed to Hong- kong Dockyard, with effect from Oct. Board service hitherto maintained by merely his bad luck that he came undertakings, and if its assistance is prove embezzlement, his Worship According to the cable the Shipping work of cutting away the hill; it was promotion of approved productive against the accused. In order to 14 next. Mr. Williamas got his commis- the Admiral Line is to be discontind across the stone.. sion in January, 1915. and was
required would, I am informed, remarked, it had to be shewn recently doing duty at the Devonport miral Line has not yet received to support the claim, remarkel grant
Mr. Len Longinotto appearing be
to prepared consider the that the accused had received Dockyard. He saw much service in advices of the contemplated change.that it seemed inexplicable that M. poses.
of loans for such par different sums of money paid to the the inte war,
The Consortium, which a firm or by the firm, and converted the Operation of Shipping Board vessels Martin should have paid a sum on Chinese national group has been in- moneys aq received to his own use. by Frank Waterhouse & Co., and which included the item in question... for the purpose of procuring for the cused had borrowed money from the out of Seattle for trans-Pacific service account after receiving a statement rited to join, was founded primarily In this cake it appeared that the ac Struthers and Dixon is to be dis
contended that no particular item had co-operative action, the capital necesas no question about the accused Mr. Leo D'Almada, for the defence, Chinese Government, by international firma in other people's ames. There been admitted.
sary for a programme of economie baving made false entries, but the that when an account was submitted munication.
The defendant said in his evidence reconstraction and improved com- offence was not embezzlement.
An offer of Enancial
Questioned regarding the various
Sir Robt. Nathan, K.C.S.I.C.LE (50). of The Albany. Piccadi ly, W., late of the IC.S., Private secretary to Lord Curzon when Freeric and Sir Matthew Nathan, a former Governor of Hongkong, leit estate of the gross value of £14,995.
Viceroy of India. and brother of Sir
The body of the Chinese seaman drowned from the s.s. "Sunning" on Tuesday afternoon, when the morning boat capsized, was picked up from the harbour by the Water Police yester day afternoon. having been found floating some hundreds of yards east of the spot near Holt's Wharf where the accident occurred.
ed. The Shanghai office of the Ad-
continued, leaving the field free to the Admirsi Line, according to the cable. No advices have been received con cerring the port of San Francisco but it is expected that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company will be the only firm to send ships to the Far East from that port.
THEATRE ROYAL
LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.
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to him on August, 1, he did dispute the assistance has already been made to entries referred to in the complaint, the item about blasting and told the the Chinese Government, but they accused admitted that he wanted the plaintiff that it was included in his have not as yet intimated their desire loans for himself, but said that he bad! contract for removing the bil He to take advantage of this offer, and first asked the permission of the persons had intended, holding up the con- it is not the policy of the Consortium mentioned to use their names to raise
the money. tract price until the end of September to force a loan upon Chins. to see if the wall would stand but he paid $200 on account because the contractor pleaded that he was hard.
and Lever st
any
—
Questioned in particular about one entry which represented the Compra-
I don't
Eighty-five American mission- dore as having drawn $50, the accused up". While the wall was going up aries for various countries of the admitted that he had taken that he criticised the workmanship and Orient, an early group of fall tourists money for himself, but added that as The second concert by Miss. Et pointed out that the plaintif was not and a number of returning residents he had intended to refund it soon, he Rice in Shanghai has now gone Podolsky was given at the Theatre t
Tour, Miss Vera Mizova and Leo putting heavy enough stones into of the Far East were among the did not ask the Compradore's permis-
He was not satisfied with foreign portion of the 220 first cabin sion to use his name. ; too long. To change his mind"
up to $12.60 a picul on account of Royal last night. There was a good the wall when the plaintiff ceased passengers of the T. K. K. liner the heavy rain and the few rice bouts audience. Mr. Podolsky played in work
The Magistrate: Why did you not would be regarded as an act as co-which have been arriving in port. It his usual brilliant style, his contri- time passed it. He had never receiv-Yokohama trom San Francisco.
"Shinyo Mara" when she arrived at use your own name to get these loans?. DENSBUBER- On Septenter 11,monplace and reasonable as to change is reported that crops, both rice and butions including
Because I had used my 1921, at No. 61 Le Maxenet, his shirt, were it not for the supersti cotton, Lave been badly damaged by fague (Back-Tausig) and two com- payment.
отта toccata and ed a lawyer's letter of demand for
many times already. Shanglasi, to Mr. and Mrs...tion of consistency that has grown up. the water and if 20 or 30 per cent. of positions by Debussy. His playing evidence about the wall. He said he States Binister to China, after a
Mr. Charles R. Crane, who recent- As a matter of fact you were afraid Genshanger, a dargi ter
Shrinking from fickleness" as the crop can be collected, the farmers was marked by
An architect, Mr. G. G. Wood, gavely reached London formerly United of being found out? (No reply). form of bad form." he touches the will consider themselves fortunate.
his splendid
Why did you do it ?-I wanted the wet paint of obstinacy, and becomes
technique and. his sympathetic had seen it going up when passing by journey overland from Peking, in a money to help a friend in Canton who bedaubed with pigheadedness. Most-
interpretation. Miss Anna El Tour Mr. Martin's bonse and after it had statement to the correspondent of the was in dire need. ly, however, man's trouble is a naturport"Crook" which arived in Hong. She probably charmed the audience his report he attributed the collapse that it was impossible to estimate the nearer the truth ?-No.
Aboard the United States tmns- gave a very varied selection of songs collapsed he made an inspection. In Chicago Tribune (Paris edition) said To pay your gambling debts is TALKER-SHORTT.--On Septemal inconstancy, due to the fart thakong yesterday was a draft of ex-most with her old English numbers of the wall to bad workmanship seriousness of the situation caused by gamble.
ber 21 st the Union 1ere; | biologically regarded he has not been prisoners of war consisting of over 400 such as "In Springtime" and "The end faulty design Referring to the famine and the breakdown of Archilend Stalktz, o ci Ducahomo sapiens" long enough to subjects of Austria, Germany, Roa-lass with the delicate air."
I find you guilty of having made a Staller, Milngavie, Scotland, to
the The
blasting he Mary C. Shortt, daughter of acquire the mental energy for perasmania, Turkey and Czecho-Slovakia latter was exquisitely rendered and an ordinary tender would Lave in what to their surprise, that Soviet confession that you used Bit. Sek Ki's said that transport. The party found, some false entry on the 12th, by your own Alfred Robinson, Liverpool.
tent application and concentration. who are being repatriated by their was In a fascinating story called Before Governments. The draft includes the applause.
rewarded with unstinted cluded blasting operations.
The paper money was accepted, but 10,000 name and converted $50 to your own Adam," the late Jack London hints last lot of Austrians from Siberia.
Miss Mirova's dancing average cost of constructing a dry roubles (nominally equal to £1,000) use With regard to the other eleven cleverly at the real reason
A unique item rubble wall, he told the Judge, would were worth only about one shilling. entries, I have no proof before me, monkeys lack speech. He describes
Was the Japanese dance, be about $3 per cubic yard.
During the journey across Siberia and will therefore not deal with them. a monkey pow-wow, in which one of thirty years service in Malaya, as played by a Japanese lady on one of Longest to that, considering
The Hoz, Mr. Uliver Marks, after the
In reply to
the Chinese accompanying music being.
a question by Mr.
Was greetly at Weihaiwei, Jahu Finucane them geta a glimpse of an idea, and
Sergeant Dick said that the accused when the astounded Dowding, only aon of bir sad starts out to communicate it, only to retired and recently left for England, The accompaniment in itself was time the wall was constructed, any ty hours each day entting roubles, support his statement.
lund to was a visitor to Shektongchui (West servant of the Administration, has the national stringed instruments. heavy rains experienced about the get enough food for one day's most of the money down there...
1,000,000 chances were that, the Pay
roubles Mn. J. I. Dowding, Temple be distracted an easily as monkeys are accompanied by Mr. Matks. Mr. distinctly original and the same may dry rubble wall might have come which are printed in huge sheets. It
to Point) almost every night, and spent Lane, Sianghai, sgoi ne year distracted.
supply. Members of the party spent The band bowl in Marks had been latterly British Resi- be said of the dance. Both were and ten months.
chorus, beating logs with sticks, dent of Negri Sembilan, and acting heartily applauded. Miss Mirova's down under such circumstances, and the pucker smoothes off the forehead of the one afficted British Resident of the Beirngor, and other dances were a valse by Chopin Mr. D'Almada: That doesn't was not unusual to give the cook twe You are a low scoundrel, wasting
was a very highly esteemed official.
and a marche by Schubert. The con-ean that you attribute the collapse his provisions. Mr. Crane said that on prostitutes in brothels. I sentence suitcases filled with roubles to buy your time and spending lots of money he too joins in the senseless row.
cert may well be described as a great to the heavy rain does it ! The human adage (a possession of
The 8.8.Tango Blaru's" passen-success and it is to be hoped that it practically all races) has been defined ger list yesterday included Mr. W. F. will be possible to arrange for another as the wit of one and the wisdom of Stephenson, well known in Shipping to be given, the many.
Now in his adages the circles in the Philippines; Mr. R. A. C. man exhibits his real mind, not the North who is on his way to Samoa
DEATH.
OWDING. On September 11. 1921,
The China Mail.
** CUTE, JUATION, PUBLIC
ZEBYICE,"
Rasoxong, Thursday, Sept. 23, 1921.
why
with the Aucleus of an idea, and
WLE excellent.
ARMS HERE.
Witness: No. Mr.. D'Alinada submitted that on,
cook
he
The Sergeant produced hotel bills to
The Magistrate: Oh! (to accused);
although Russian railway cars were you to six weeks' hard labour. similar to matchboxes connected by. Mr. Wong Sek-ki pleaded for the the evidence, the plaintiff was not kent pins and drawn by accused. He said that he had worked entitled to claim one cent. Mr.& gamovar, the railwayinen kept them under him for nearly three years and Martin, he argued, was justified in going. When the party reached. Riga had been an honest boy until this taking up the attitude that unless the the first question asked was: Wat unfortunate lapse. wall was done in a satisfactory way
are the baseball scores ? " he would not pay.
His Honour remarked that he did not know why the wall came down ja very modified sense.
Both
The Magistrate: Your Compradore has given you a good character so I will give you a chance and reduce the tence to three weeks. Let this be a lesson to you
THE WAY OF A MAN,
mind of his post, nor the mind of his to take over the Chinese secretariat AFRAID OF KIDNAPPERS. desire and ambition, but his mind as it Suzuki, formerly Japanese Consul CHINESE FROM CANADA BRINGS in that part of the world; Mr. Y. is, a chameleon for colour, a Proteas Long ago in a debate some man, for shape, a windvane or weathercock General at Hongkong who is m-route. an American probably, complained for direction.
He accords equal
to Sydney; and Mr. J. E. B. de at his opponent, although he had respect to
and Mr. D'Almada urged that the parties knew the work was going to "Look before you leap Courcy of Hongkong, whose destina been put right, would not "stay put." and to "Nothing venture nothing
tion is Manila.
evidence of the architect settled that be roughly done and the defendant That is certainly one thing that men have." He sees in "Penny wise,
A Chinese was this morning charged point. The Judge rejoined that he was took the rink His Honour found as will not do. They will not stay put. pound foolish," a wisdom as axiomatic
before Magistrate Lindsell with still in doubt as to what the archi-Ja fact that Mr. Martin, in conversating A Deauville correspondent states the unlawful possession of one teet's, view really wes.
Attempting to alight from a They seldom remain long even where and self evident as he does in "Take thats titled Englishman who has made revolver.
with the plaintiff. did adopt the moving tram car in Des Velux Road they put themselves. It is not always care of the peace and the pounds will fortune in the Far East and who munition, two packet's of percussion resuming his argument, "that some accept the consequences. His Hohour fell and received minor injuries to 350 rounds of am "Assuming" said Mr. D'Almada, wall with ita faalta and Dust Central yesterday afternoon, a Chiness asy to persuade them, when contend- I take care of themselves." He believes had been staying there for the last cape and eight magazines. fog, really to define their positions; firmly that "Hope deferred maketh ten days won 700,000 fes. at the tables defendant said that he had lived 35 house"
The work was being dous to your Honour's found that the blasting
his head and body. they like to shift their ground, when the heart sick," and he never doubts in seven minutes, or at the rate of years in Victoria. B.C. and did not
included in the contract and this fence of it becomes harder. They that It is a long lane that has ng about £9.230 per minute. He made know local regulations Members of case he would certainly employ & the plantiff. COOMAD my inconsistent. tamning In fine, he has scarcely an four passes to the table, doubling the his family in Sunwuj had been kid-qualified person to see to it. In the After an appropriate deduction had is is not a reproach. It is a adage for which there is not another bank each time, and on the fifth pass, capped by bandits, and he was taking present instance, the Judge pointed been made from the amount of natural history" proposition. The adage of opposite purport. This does which he lost, only 100,000 fcs, was the arms to the country for protection. out in announcing his decision, the claim His Homont gave judgment for man is to entertain not mean that one must be right and bet against him. His winnings repre- A fine of $100 was imposed and the plaintiff would not be regarded $158.10. Both parties were directed many and varied emotions, but none one wong. Endi has its time sented in English money £16,660.
skilled person except in to pay their own-costa.
'ure of a
contraband confiscated:
GRAL
His Honour interrupted that in that point was therefore decided against
According to a report from Nan authorities there have decided to have ning the capital of Kwanga the- the provincial seat. removed froz apning to Wachow, a city they en det more i important than Nanning both politically and commercially.