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CHINA'S JUDICIARY SYSTEM.
May not be ideal. Probably is not. In its paper form, it does not seen to be attacked. The codes, so far as we have skimmed them, seemed rather
SPECIAL CABLE.
SHANGHAI NEWS.
FERRIER WINS THE GOLF
CHAMPIONSHIP.
[China Mail SPECIAL,]
SHANGHAI, November 28. The championship of the Golf Club was won yesterday at Kiangwan by Mr. J. B. Ferrier, the holder against Captain Dewar the former champion The score was eleven up with ton to play.
EZRA ACTION JUDGMENT. Judgment was delivered in the Ellis and Tanac Ezra antion, Judge Skinner Turner characterising it as a deplorable case. Judgment was entered for Isaac, the plaintiff, and Ellis was ordered to pay plaintiff's costs. His
IN THE SOCIAL SWIM,
[BY ONE WHO IS].
As I said last week I did not go to the Peak Club dance on Novembor 19. I hear it was not well attended, the night being very bad. However the keen dancing men who did go, sem to have enjoyed themselves, perhaps all the more because there were not many people, and consequently the room was not so crowded as usual.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
FOOTBALL.
UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.
MEETING YESTERDAY.
A meeting of the United Services Football League was held in the R.A. Theatre, Victoria Barracks yesterday
"Morlin,"
Marazion," "Magnolia," R.G.A. and Wilts, and the Hou, Sec, Master Gunner May.
evening, under the chairmanship of Lieut.-Comdr. Gilchrist, R.N. On Sunday my husband was lucky, as Drew, R.N., Lieut.-Comdr. Hamilton, Those present were:-Lieut.-Comdr. he went out to Fanling and got a good view of the final of the Championship, R.N., Rev. Turner, R.N., Lient. and incidentally a game himself. It is Donovan, R.G.A., representatives of of course ancient history now that Mr. the Tamar," "Hawking," "Am- Smith won, but I am told quite a lot brose," "Titania," of money changed hands over the event. I went to Mr. Harry Ore's conceit on Monday and thoroughly enjoyed myself. In addition to Mr. Ore's playing-mostly from Schubert, me with his singing. Lady Stubs was present and a lot of other people. We are not to have a Gymkhana on Saturday after all, owing to the glanders ir the Jockey Club atables. Thie is a disappointment to many of us, who hoped to pay for our winter toques over the cash sweeps!
. The report and balance sheet for
good. They are better than our own, | Lordship held that there was a loan Mr: Onderwijzer particularly charmed the past season were adopted.
for instance, because-thanks to the of $80,000 at 20 per cent and that, the Jegal profession being a Trade Union properties were held by defendant as that controls legislation-we have security.
none.
China's judiciary system is attacked, when it is attacked, because of the way it is not applied in practice. The latest is this morning's forn- ing Post, in a lending article which points ont half a dozen outrages, and says "all combine to indicate the very liquid state of China's judiciary system. Judged by its preventive Ltd influences. the judiciary system of
China scarcely seents to exist.".
DER A. WING & CO.
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The China Mail.though we cater for "muddied oafs,
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOT. 20, 1921.
EXPLANATIONS AND APOLOGIES.
In the first place, perhaps we ought
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
At the Union Church to-night at 9 o'clock Professor W. Vickers, M. Sc., M. Ed., will deliver a lecture on
Dream
Í hear the Peak Club is desolate. There is an mpty chair in that well known corner in the bar, the evening papers may be anywhere, there are no more dominoes, 6.30 comes and--but loss is the U.S.R.C gain!
Officers for the coming season were elected as follows:---
Chairman: Lieut. H. R. Donovan, R.G.A.
Vice Chairman: Lient. - Coindr. Douglas Hamilton, R.N.
Hon. Secretary, and Treasurer Master Gunner May, R.G.A.
Referees Board: Lieut.-Coude, Douglas Hamilton, R.N., C.S.M. Williams, R.G.A., Ldg. Ste. Jones,
We put it to this instructor and a native source writes the Central │I suppose what is the Peak Club's R.N., with the Hon. Secretary.
leader of public opinion, seeing that many readers are as thoughtless as
himself, that it was not fair to supervise the production of poison / Vincent de Paul's Society are having Merlin," "Magnolia," "Mirazion," |
ignore the fact that China is in R state of civil war, when the administration of law is al-
system has ceased to exist?
We
it
tember.
COMPANY REPORT.
THE CHINA LIGHT & POWER COMPANY, (1918), LTD.
The report for presentation to the shareholders at the third ordinary general meeting of the China Light and Power Co., Ld., to be held at the offices of the Company on Staturday, December 10, states:
The General Managers, have now ment of Accounts and Balance Sheet to lay before the shareholders a State-
for the 12 months ended on the 30th September, 1921.
The Gross Profit for the
above period is...... $220,984.50 After allowing for:
Interest... $31,955.49 Writing off for deprecia- tion on the Company's Lines, Buildings Machinery,
.c..
&
$62,855.79 Consulting Committee's aud Auditors' Fees.. $3,300.00
The Balance to be dealt
with is...
which it is proposed to appropriate as follows, viz
To write off Goodwill
Account...
To Reserve for Bad and
Doubtful Debts
To pay a dividend of 50 cents. per share on 100,000 shares (Old)....
To pay a dividend of 40 cants, per share
on 100,000 shares (New).
$98,111.28
$122,873.22
30,000,00
2,873.22
50,000,00
40,000,00
$122,873.22
We have received a report from
Entries were received as under- China Post that General Wu Pui-fu has
I am told on Friday week the St. Ambrose," "Carlisle," "Hawkins," recently engaged two foreigners to
their Rose day in aid of the Poor.Tamar," "Titania," R.G.A. and ges projectors,
Personally I shall be careful not to go Wiltabires (provisionally). Owing to According to the Department of down till the 11.30 tram when pro the large number of teams entering ways impaired. Compare the outrages Agriculture and Commerce, 16 million bably the fair sellers will have finished this year it was decided to play each! at Home, the arsons, the murders, the tons of roal was mined in China, all their labours. I was rather amused other team ouce only. The League robberies, the barricades around/ told, in 1916, of which only 2,800,000 last year by в conversation over to commence the first week in De-I Downing Street, etc. Do these things were excavated by Chinese, but four heard. "Why in the world should I
A vote of thanks to the Hon. indicate that our Home judiciary years later the total output was in buy a rose? I'm not a R.C. anyway.
expect St. Vincent de Paul was a Secretary was proposed by the Chair- Or, creased to 21,300,000, of which 5,400
Our earnings have naturally been better still, take Hongkong, where we tons were taken out from mines Sinn Feiner, and--ch, well, bother it, man and seconded by Ch. Sto. Mas-
take a dollar and give me your beast-ters and carried unanimously, materially affected by the reduction have no civil war (except ouch of under Chinese management.
ly rosé," and us the roses could be
in the charge for lighting on lat China's us overlaps us). Our city is
bought for twenty cents, the fair In order to stabilise the pusitions seller smiled and took it,. However,
January last, but nevertheless we terrorised by armed robbers.
have made this loss good and im- have armed piracy inside the harbour, of the Bank of China and the Bank of
joking apart, it is a fine charitable a short speech, Mr. Breakspear, the proved upon our earnings for the shootings in public theatres, and the Communications, the Tuchun and the show, absolutely non-sectarian, and local Secretary, read a message from previous year as well, so that the very trains on our city streets lield up Civil Governor of Kiangsu Province deserving of support, as is the Bazaar, Lord Northcliffe, expressing his position is really better than it would by armed robbers. Has Hongkong are issued orders that all Tax and which takes place in the R. C. regret at being unable to be appear. The result, however, would no judiciary system? Do all these Lakin stations accept the notes of Cathedral Compound on Sunday present and then explained to us have been still better had we been things combine to indicate that these banka. An order was also issu- evening the 4th December. The the meaning of the Club. I must is in a very liquid state"! If not, ed to the effect that any person Wiltshire Band will be playing, I hear, confess that I, personally, knewable to accept all the new work wa why not? Why is sauce for the refusing to sccept these notes would and there will be lots of side "stunts." nothing about it before, and I was not do this within the time covered, by. were offered. Unfortunately we could be punished with the utmost severity. Personally I have been for the last, very interested to find that ladies the accounts, as, owing to repeated de- goose not sauce for the gander.?
ft is not proposed to abolish extra-
oh well I'm not going to give myself could join. Mr. Breakspear told us lays and postponements at home, the territoriality today, in these disturbed A new industry is developing in away, so shall we suyumteen years that the main object of the Club was last ofthe new machinery arrived only times. Abolition will take years to Ningpo. Imitation panama hats are and have always enjoyed it. It is so to promote Unity amongst British sub- on September 5, and our output was bring about-probably six years being woven from straw grown in the soothing to one's conscience to have a jects, and to draw them together in therefore confined to the capacity of bat meanwhile the minds of men vicinity of Ningpo or imported from pleasant evening and still feel you are the bonds of comradeship. I could the old factory. We are glad to say have to be prepared for it, taught to Formosa and Manila. Also dies doing a bit of good. Getting quite not help telling my escort (who comes that the new installation at Hok-an consider it without prejudice. Ob- hats are being woven from wood altruistic in my old age, am I not? from what he calls the only country was completed by the end of Septem- servations like those reviewed can shavings as well as from various types A friend of mine tells me that worth living in and I should say liv ber and for the short time it has been have no other purpose save to bolster of straws. The producers of these
in certain hotel on dance ing out of) that I hoped they would ruzuing the results have been very a prejudice that already exists, is very hate bave to watch the style trend in nights.
of certain start a flourishing branch his side of satisfactory. showing a marked in strong and aceds no bolstering. It European and American markets 80 ladies achieves quite a glorious the water, say in Belfast. His Ex- crease in output with every indication would be much more helpful, and no that their hat shapes conform to the sheen, and even a different colour cellency then spoke, describing himself of a growing demand during the co- less logical, to point out in a spirit of latest fashions.
The Hongkong hair powder must be as probably the oldest member of the congratulation that the Chinese are
good, for I don't think you can get League present, and, alter thanking
Consulting Committee. During the showing indications of a desire to
There were about fifty Germans Heunt out here (only wish you could, Sir Paul Chater for his kindness in year, Me-srs. G. W. Barton and A. H. deserve the abolition of consular on board the Dutch vessel, Prins for-no I'm blessed if I give myself giving the "At Home," urged every Compton resigned, and Messrs. H. P. jurisdiction, and to express the hope Der Nederlanden," which arrived in away).
one present to join the Club. After White and 8. S. Perry were appointed. that in a year or two they will Colombo from Amsterdam and which On Wednesday afternoon I looked Sir Paul had briefly replied, we all in their places. In accordance with achieve. enough rogress to warrant sailed for Batavia. The Germans are into the fete at Kowloon, which had settled down to an excellent tes to the Articles of Association the Hon. the Powers in keeping their promises going to the Dutch East Indies for been postponed from Saturday owing the music of the Wiltshire Band. We Sir Paul Chater, c.11 G., Messrs. H. P. to waive consular jurisdiction as soon the purpose of opening out business to the bad weather. The day was then adjourned to the music White, S. S. Perry, and T. F. Hough
firma. Three of the Germans on glorious, and a number of people were room, for a delightful concert. There retire, and being eligible offer them board were in Colombo in 1910 and present. The Wiltshire Band played were only four items but when I say selves for re-election.
as it seems reasonably safe to do so.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A prominent native merchant of Harlow and proprietor of several large shops has failed for Tls. 900,000.
11
the hair
ing year.
in 1913 left on a holiday expecting to during the afternoon, and Lady that Mrs. Abney played the violin, Auditora. The accounts have been- come back but on the declaration of Stubbs honoured the show by her Mr. Annis sung three songs, Mr. Rice audited by Messrs. Linstead & Davis war joined the Army. The Germans presosce. Unfortunately I bad to played the piano, and Miss Stobart and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and were not permitted to go ashore leave before the play, put on by also sang, your readers will realize Mattthews in the absence of Messcu. children of the Kowloon British what a musical treat it was. I dashed T. Maitland and A. R. Lowe, and during the vessel's stay in Colombo.
School under the direction of Mrs. away after the concert to look in at Mesara. Linstead & Davis and Lowe,
.
YAUMATI GAMBLING..
It will be admitted, we think, that **TROTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE." for gamblers, for the brutes who like to see fist fighting, for snobs, and for all sorts of people who would perhaps feel uncomfortably out of it at a meet- ing of savanta ог social up lifters, or aesthetes, we do keep the faith alive and the torch alight-that
The 15-year-old Welsh boy, Jenner, but I hear it was a great the St. Andrew's practice dance at Bingham & Matthews are recommend- we publish, in addition to much that
The Java Government has Harold Jones who has been awaiting success. Persenally I had to cash the City Hall. In the evening was ed for election. is futile or sordid or trivial, such ideas granted the Batavia Oil Company a trial since July on charges of having back and dress before going out to Mr. Bowden-Smith's second dance on and ideals as reach our understanding. seventy-five years concession to murdered two little girls, pleaded Repulse Bay. It was a very pleas board the " Tamar" at which His Ex- to apologise for existing. In the May we not claim that by being all explore 4,000 hectares of the guilty at the Monmouth Assizes. Two ant evening as usual, but several celleney and Lady Stubbs were There must have been second we do apologise-to those who things to all men we gain a hearing Samarinda oil fields in Borneo. confessions were read. The first, parties, had been spoilt, owing present. wished to see it discontinued-for the for the best from time to time, and
tram bot running nearly 300 guests. The "Hawkins" dated the 17th September, begins. to the Peak
POLICE OUTWIT SENTRIES. A committee has been formed in "I confess I wilfully and deliberately after 9 o'clock. It is rather and anti- fine band was in attendanes and 2 appearance of our "Social Swim retain for it that publicity without
which it would waste its fragrance cu Java to try to obtain seats in the murdered Flora Little on the 9th July climax coming up in chairs in the every one thoroughly enjoyed them- column. It may seen unbelievable, the desert air?
Dutch Parliament for three Dutch causing her to die unprepared to meet all hours. On the other hand selves. I forgot to mention that at Gambling is becoming very serious because so apparently inconsistent, It is doubtful even if we are wise to Indios specialists. The Dutch Social her God, my reason for so doing bo- there is no need to hurry away. Per the Garden party in addition to H.E.in Yaumati, according to Divi- but the fact is that we are in hearty draw the line at the Sporting Times or Democrats have already offered thresing a desire to kill." Jones was sonally I was lucky, as I managed to and Lady Stubbs, I noticed Lady Bional Inspector Browne: The agreement with the correspondent Winning Poul style of journalism, for seats for this purpose.
Pentenced to be detained during His get a bed out there, so was able to re- Kirkpatrick and the Misses Kirit-gamblers have sentries posted to give who yesterday called attention to its which there is also a demand; But we
Majesty's pleasure.
turn with the milk next morning. patrick, Lady Brunyate, Mrs. the alarm as soon as the police are fatility and snobbishness. Why not are inconsistent enough to indulge our About 60,000 troops took part in
There were a large number of people Claud Severn, Mrs. Gompertz, Mrs. sighted. Consequently arrests Bre zeport also the social movements of personal aversion in this matter. The the military manoeuvres now going
The "Thirty-six Members Gang," present, and the dancing went with Hallifax, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Bowden- becoming more and more difficult to humbler folk? That was a striking objection to the "Social with "
The polico employed, new on in the vicinity of Tokyo. The or, as it prefers to call itself. the "Axe the usual zest. I understand the St. Smith, Lady Ho Tung, Mrs. Pollock, effect. point. indeed. There is no good staff, so far as we appreciate it, was operations commenced at midnight Gang," whose method of livelihood is Club had to be put of owing to the Orpen Saunders, Mrs. Rosse, Mrs, entering the side streets tending to Androw's practice dunes at the Peak Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. Wyndham, Mrs. wethods on Saturday. Instead of reason why not, and our newer is based lay on any actual indecency the "onomy" forces launching an extortion from building contractors, that we would publish auch also, if (which is unlawful) than on the attack on the capital. About 60 has been doing a flourishing business Tram failure.
Delacombe and many others. The the prays from the main road, there were a demand for it. So much cumulative suggestion that Hongkong aeroplanes are taking part in the of lato in Shanghai. Contractors, On Thursday I went to see The Naval and Military officers were all in they hired a sampan and made a that appears in our paper--in any Society (with a capital S) is morally "fighting." The "eneny" troops however, have become rather tired Elephants Concut Party" (H.MLS. uniform, which added some colour to surprise visit from the harboure end. paper-seems to us fatile, and not slack. As to the justice of such a are commanded by General Prince of the game and during last week-end "Colombo") at the Theatre, I was the scene, though they did not seem where there was no sentry ready to worth the ink and paper and time suggestion, we are confined to hearsay Nushimoto, while General O is en-
give the alarm. As a result the one stood out so strenuously against sorry there was not a bigger audience, to appreciate the honour and trouble expended. For instance, evidence; and we are advised that so trusted with the "defence" of Tokyo. the demands made upon him that the us it was in aid of a very good cause, On Saturday Mrs. Ram gave a gamblers were caught red handed. our sport reports are said to be the far from being wicked, Hongkong After the manoeuvres are over, 25,000 gang put up a regular pitched battle to help the widow of our of the crew, small dance at the Peak Club and The constable in charge of the raid fast in the Colony, but we never read Society is positively suburban in its troops will spend the night in the in the Chin se city for his benefit. who recently died. The glee party there was the usual fortnightly one at had to fire his revolver in the air to them, and cannot imagine ourselves respectability and moral code, and capital in the house of citizens. With the help of the police the con- bad been very well traded, and were the U.S.R.C. Personally, having get away with one man he had deing so. Very little of the police rates chastity and virtué at least as
tractor won and the police are now perhaps, the best item on the pro- been out every night in the week, (and arrested. There was no doubt, he said, court reports would suffice. Most of highly as Clapham does. Sporadic It is anticipated that in a busily round ng up the axe wielder. gramme. I was very sorry Mr. Farlow incidentally not having been asked to that the gamblers would otherwise our local public speeches need never scandals ecour, as they do anywhere, month's time the cable companies.
had a cold and could not sing, as I hear either!) I want to bed. I hear there have attempted to rescue the ho made, let alone recorded in print. but wherty Correspondent will be moving from their offices on Among the passengers who left he has a beautiful voice.
have been no further cases of glanders prisoner. As it was, the police had Take local news generally, and we did wrong. say) was in depicting the Shanghai Band to the fine new by the T. K. K. s.s. "Tenyo Maru" on On Friday afternoon was Sir Paul in the Jockey Club stables, and that to make their way back to the station think a really intelligent and unpr. the "Swim," or what would be called building in Avenue Edward VII-the November 27, were Mr. B. Browster-Clnter's garden party in aid of or they have now beca pronounced clear by devious routes to avoid attack. jadiced man would say that the part the Best People, he frivolously and enterprise of the Great Northern Jeaning, of the Standard Oil. Com rather to sell us about The Overseas of infection, Invitations were cut This statement was made to Magis- that matters, the part that he would callously amoral. The numerous Telegraph Co, but also providing pany, for Shanghai, Captain and Mrs. Clubs and Patriotte Laguo. Our for December 5th for a lecture on trate Wood when the arrosta gambler prefer not to miss, could be printed consures received (from people we accommodation for the Eastern Van de Blink from Soprabaya en route genial host assisted by Mrs. Montague Danto to be given by Mr. St. Martin wue charged yesterday. He was uma theot of notepaper each day. know and respect) is itself evidence Extension Telegraph Co. The new for Heiland; Mr. and Mrs, James Park de recurved the guests, bust of us at the City Hall on December 5th. ordered to pay the usual fins. We find a demand, however, for out in contradiction of such a suggestion. Telegraph House, on the north side from Singapore, and an American ex- took that oportunity of inspecting The predent is Dr. Portoni, the newspaper, and as newspaper caterers We will keep closer watch in futute of the Avenue next to the McBain press party thirteen strong who have the art crousufes who maki Marble Roman Catholic Bishop of Hongkong. A plot of Crownsand, comprising we have to ignore such strictly private on this feature. Women correspon building, in an imposing structure best touring tlie East: Chief among the Hall" a veritable usbum. I enly This should be very interesting and 20,300 square feet, was sold by and personal judgments, and to dents are usually "kittin cattle," aud and, with the Standard O11 Co's party which is bound for Honolulu wish I could be left alone there for I hope to be able to attend auction at the Public Works Depart provide with catholicity for a catholic, very touchy about having their premises on the plot of ground next are Mr. and Mrs. F. L Batemau and twenty-four hours with some trained Mrs. Macnaghten returned to the ment to a client of Mendre Donton, one might almost say an omnivorous, "copy" mangled by the editorial in lino, will doubildes set a fashion family. Mr. Bateman is president of ackers, and mouy buxus! The only
Ram and Gibbs architects, yesterday demand. Otherwise we go out of blue pencil; but this one scents for the transformation of the Avenue the Trans Continental Freight Com-difficulty would be what not to take!
afternoon. The sum realised was business.
do isto a flae business thoroughfare. pony, Chicago,
Then after: Sir Paul Ulster had mado
$8,140 (the upset price.)
Ponable to d ́adave hint,
Colony yesterday, and has gone into Mr. Wilkinson's bungalow The Falls, Aberdeen Houd, 82 the Ponk,