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C4SM No. 1 £80,00
3 Bottles St. Estophe Claret
11
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1
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Port, Full Bodied
Vino de Pasto, Sherry Ckin
Superior Pale Brandy →
Green Menthe, M. B. R.
"E" Whisky
CASE No. 2 $35.00.
1 Bottle St. Marceaux Champagne
St. Estephe Claret
Vino do Pasto Sherry
GOOD VALUE.
CASE No. 2 $35.00
Gin
Vermouth
Cacao a la Vanille M.E.R. CASE No. 3 $40,00
1 Bottle St. Marceaux Champagne
"
Manzanilla Sherry
Superior Light Port Royal Port
Dry Gin
"E" Old Brown Brandy
"E" Whisky
Dewar's White Label...
Whisky
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Superior Light Port
No. 4. Whisky
77
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Madeira, Sandeman's
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"E" Whisky
11
No. 4 Whisky
Superior Old Cognac
Green Menthe M, B. R. St. Julien Claret
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BIRTHS.
INSPECTION SOLICITED
DER 4
DOME. On November 18, 1921, atj Chengtu, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dove, a son. WILCOTT. On December 8, 1921
WING & 00.
60, Des Vœux Road, CENTRAL.
THE CHINA MAIL
LATE SIR BOSHAN WEI YUK
AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL,
TUESDAY DECEMBER (20" KOIUDA
COULDN'T SEE JURY.
AN OFFENDING WINDOW.
Shading his eyes with his hand and
MORE PIRATES.
WEST RIVER THIS TIME.
*WA SUN” HELD. UF.
BIFFING THE BAILIFF. ahy. Wo see in a recent number of the Export and Shipping Journal
CHARGE AGAINST CHAUFFEUR that the Shope Brick Company of Portland has closed a contract to erect
A motor che driver employed by A plant at Canton. Provident Sun is
Mr. M. K. Lo, was charged before reported to have paid Mr. Shope $200,000 to meet the cost of manu-
As briefly reported in the China peering through the bars of the dock,
News of another piracy reached Magistrate. Lindsell this morning with facturing and shipping the machinery Mail yesterday the funeral of the late a Chinese prosented before the Puisne
Si Boshan Wei Yuk CM.G. took Judge (Mr. H. H J. Gompertz) at Hongkong to-day. The ship this having assaulted Mr. J. Castilho, as for the plant. The article goes on:.
Under the terms of this contract, place yesterday afternoon and was the Criminal Sessions held in the Sum- time was the small West River sistant bailiff of the Supreme Court,
• Mr. Castilho said that about 4 p.m., the Shopo Brick Company is to build very largely attended. Passing along mary Court to day was unable to make steamer "Wa Sun" which trades be- while in the execution of his duty...
On Sunday morning she left Hong yesterday, he served a judgment and operate the plant for one year for Queen's Road, the procession stopped up his mind, when invited to challenge tween here and Bhan mi. the amount specified in the contract, at the Kennedy Town tram terminus the jury summoned to try him on and in addition the local manufacturer where, according to the Chinesa a chargo of kidnapping, because kong at daylight with about 200 warrant issued by the Suprend Court, will receive a share of the profits of custom, those present advanced to he couldn't see the jurymen's faces, Chinese passengers, aboard and most on a chauffeur named Ho Keem- the plant for a period of twenty years.wards the coffin and bowed three The seven good men and true" were of these disembarked at Ma Kung ployed by the Wanchai Garage. Ho silhouetted against the glare of a A very brief wire from the ship's went to the garage in company with George H. Shank, personal repre times." sentative of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, is install- Amongst those who took part in window which looks out towards the compradore received by the agente, Dewar Singh, in whose behalf the ing industrial plants in China at a cost this ceremony were Mr. Eric Rice; harbour and the prisoner, after blink- the Pak Hong s.. Coy, in Hongkong warrant was issued. He served the of $100,000,000, and bonds for the (Private Secretary) representing H.E. ing at them for a few woments longer relates that the steamer was pitated warrant on Ho Kee there, and then were given but the After inspecting the warrant, the same have been issued," explained Mr. the Governor (Sir R.E. Stubbs K.C.M. confessed that he would have about ten miles off Sham-Mi. No arrested him, Shope.
G.), the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rees no objection to offer so long as they details.
message contained an assurance that Magistrate asked Mr. Castilho if he "He was greatly pleased with our Davies, K.C.), the Hon. Mr. J.H. were doing justice to him.”
Before the Court carried on with everyone on board was safe. The had tried to seize property before pressed brick and the method of Kemp, K.C.) the Puišne Judge (Mr. manufacturing them and we had little Justice Gompertz), the Colonial Secre- the trial Mr. A. Dyer Ball, who ap-Wa Sun," which is commanded arresting the debtor. difficulty in convincing him that we tary (the Hon Mr. Claud Severn, C. peared to prosecute for the Crown, by Captain Pang Kau, in due to re- were the proper persons to build the M.G.), the Secretary for Chinese got up to say that the prisoner had turn here some time to night. briek plant. Mr. Shaok at one time Affaire (the Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax), inadvertently raised a a point which was champion brick layer of the the Colonial Treasurer (the Hon. Mr. he himself had intended to mention. United States and he knows a good Mol. Messer), Mr. N. Teosdal Mackin. It had ben pointed out to him by Hongkong counsel for the defence in a previous brick when he sees it."
case that it was very difficult to see the jury in this Court and he thought the Registrar ought to be asked to curtain the window eff
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During his absence from Portland, Mr. Shope established seven brick plants for the manufacture of his brick. The largest are at Dallas, Texas, and at Williamsport, Pa.
All the machinery for these plants
will be manufactured in Portland.
Mr. Shope will lasten work on the mchinery for the plant in Canton, and will ship it by steamer from this port,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
I
Ladies are requested to send in their names and addresses for free inclusion in the Dollar Directory.
The Canton Times announces that the employment of waitresses bas been prohibited in Canton "for the purpose of curbing growth of immorality."
A special lot of fancy goods, a selection of jewellery and a "miscellaneoue line of sundries" will be auctioned by Messrs. Hughes and Hough to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.
Have you ordered your Christmas Cakes and Crackers yet? If not Wireman's advertisement in this issue will be found to contain useful suggestions on the subject.
tosh
KIDNAPPING,
CHILD-STEALER PUNISHED.
PERHAPS THE LAST?
PEAK HOTEL XMAS PARTY..
Mr. Castilho: I asked him to pay.” $140. He said he had no money, and I arrested him.
entered n
The crowd then
£
Proceeding, the witness said he took the debtor out of the garage.-' intò the road to take him. {representing
to the station. They had not walked 50 yards up the road, when the University), Prof. Middleton Smith
defendant came up and holding the (representing the University Lodge of Freemasons), the Crown Solicitor (Mr.
No Peak child needs to be told witness by the arm said: "No can. A crowd collected and'. G. H. Wakeman), the Hon. Mr. H. E.
The Puisne Judge: I quite agree. about Mrs. Blair's Christmas Tree charge." Pollock, K. C., the Captain Su- perintendent of Police, (Mr. E. D. C. myself can only see this end of the parties, the fourth of which took proceeded to assault Dewar Singh Wolle), Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. R. E. box. However I was able to see the place last night.. Fuly 150 young. who ran away. Lindsell, the Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, jurymen as they came up and I think lings attended, and all had a present turned their attention to the witness
to drop the Hon. Mr. T.-L. Perkins, Mr. the prisoner is very fortunate to have from Santa Klaus himself. Dancing and demanded Ho Kea's release.
and the usual games were enjoyed; The witness had
Way carrying, A. G. M. Fletcher. Mr. S. W. Tso, the such a good jury.
also refreshments. Many grown-ups stick which he Rev. E. W. L. Martin (representing
were there. Now that the Peak Hotel to hold Ho Kee with both hands to St. Stephen's College), Mr. S. B. B.
has changed hand, kind, Mrs. Blair prevent him from getting away. The McElderry, Mr. E. . Kotowall, Mr.
will be going away, and her friend crowd assaulted him, and in the R. H. Kotewall and Mr. J. W. Franks.
Santa Klaus may not come again. struggle, Ho Kee broke loose and ran Others who attended, either at the
This is a sad thought for Xmas time, off, followed by the crowd. They all witness but we must hope for the best.
garage. The Ceremony or at points on the line of
followed, and asked the manager of route, were:-Bishop Pozzoni, Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Hon. Mr. H. W.
the garage if there was a back door Bird, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, Mr. G. K.
to the premises. He was told thore Hall Brutton, the Rev. Fr. Maria, Mr.
was so he went to it, but could find по ода A.W.Van Andel, Mr..W.G. Fitzgibbon,
As he was coming out of the Dr. T. P. Woo. Dr. D. L. Kwan, Dr.
The "Fine Tree State" the garage, the defendant, who was the Ma Luk, Dr. C. C. Wang; Mr. M. K. It was alleged by the Crown that Lo, Mr. Lo Cheung Shiu, Mr. Ho ho stole a three year-old child which fourth U. S. Shipping Board ringleader, passed him and he arrested Kwong, Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. has not been heard of since. The 535" allocated to the Admiral' line him.
Replying to Mr. Lo, the witness Kwok Shiu Law, Mr. Ms. Wing Chaz, prisoner, it was proved, was living for operation between Puget Sound Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. Tee Tean Tai, with the child's parents in Second and the Far East sailed from Seattle said that the defendant made no Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. W. Jackson, Mr. Street and one day when the young on December 10 with over 9,500 attempt to run away when he aw Mr. Lo: As a bailiff, when you get C. G. Anderson, Mr. Ho. Fu, Mr. ster was playing in the roadway he dead weight tons of cargo and 427 him coming out of the garage. Kwok Chuen, Mr. Li Po Kwai, Mr. Liled it away. He was arrested later passengers. This stoomer is due at
Hongkong on December 31st and will a judgment debtor in your custody, Yik Mui; Mr. Wong Kwong, and others on outside the Western Market.
you apprehend that including many members of the staffs)
In his defence Teang Kai accused discharge 1,750 tons cargo here. This and of Chinese banks.
the child's father of being a Triad steamer is in command of Captain mob was coming to attack you and Martin Tarpey, the hero of the rescue the debtor, is it your natural man, an opium trafficker and a fan-Valencia" wreck off the coast of instinet to drop your defending stick tan promoter. He said the child's. father knew that he knew this and so Vancouver Island, which disaster cost to have both hands on the debtor?
the lives of over 150 people. Captain Yes, trumped up a false charge to prevent Tarpey at this time was a quarter- Replying to further questions, Mr. him from giving the game away.
YESTERDAY'S LAND SALES.
A ferrst-faced Chinese called Teang Kai came before the Paisno Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) at the Criminal Sessions to-day to answer to a charge of kidnapping.
NEW ADMIRAL LINE STEAMER.
It was stated that the police knew master, and by his personal efforts Castilho denied that he had used his
on the China Station is Lieutenant Peces of Crown land were offered for nothing against the child's father and saved 18 persons, by means of a life stick to strike the crowd with. He
Among the officers lately arrived
the Honourable Walter Carson, R.N. son of the Rt. Hon. Lord Carson of Duncairn, the former and well-known Ulster leader, now Lord of Appeal Lieutenant Carson is commanding one of the submarines attached to H.M.S. "Ambroze."
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At the offices of the Public Works Department yesterday afternoon, five! sale by public auction, lor terms of 75 years each with the option of re- newal, at Crown rents to be fixed by H.M.'s Surveyor, for a further term of years..
There was keen competition for two of the lots; and several hids of $500 and $1,000 were registered. Many prospective buyers attended, and the Chinese were well represented.
at Changsha, Hunan, to Mr. The word "or" to which we have from Canton to Honam amounts to 26,970 sq., ft.
and Mrs. Roger D. Wilcott, a daughter.
The China
called attention with italics, suggests alternative penalties, Canton imposed every penalty possible, maximum maximum maximum fine, ail.compensation. It would be easy to
**BUTA, JOSTION. PUBIJO #ERVICE
JONGKONG. TUESDAY, DEC. 20 121
THE CANTON GOVERNMENT,
The estimate for the erection of an iron bridge across the Pearl River $2,500,000. The bridge will be con- structed to commemorate the service of Governor Chen Chiung-ming in prohibiting gambling in the province A tablet will record his valuable work. A Resolution of the Provincial make too much of this in the circum- stances. It is possible that it was not Assembly to this effect has been sub: pitt of a general plan to "freeze out" mitted to the Government.--Canton the company. We do not believe
that it was. It is unfortuna e that the Canton reply should have gone
Times.
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the jury after a short retirement brought in a verdict of guilty.
Mr. A. Dyer Ball, appearing for the Crown wanted flogging to be included in the sentence but His Honour decided that five years hard labour would meet the case.'
HARD ON HAWKERS.
"A licenced marine hawker was charged before Magistrate Wood this morning with the unlawful possession of a ship's chain,
The defendant said that he was walking on the Praya about 4.15 p.m., yesterday when a man from a ship came up and offered to sell the chain to him. He bought it.
Taft,
NOT THEIR PROPERTY.
WIN FOR WATCHMEN.
Two Indian watchmen were charged before Magistrate Wood this morning with the unlawful possession, at Mody's godown, No. 192, Queen's
did not see Dewar Singh strike any of the crowd with his stick. Ho Keo did not tell hini at the time of his arrest that he was only the guarantor of the debtor. Ho Kee spoke in the Shanghai dialect and the witness did not understand him.
Dewar Singh corroborated Mr. Castilho's statement about the mob attacking then.
The defendant called, Mr. Leask's · chauffeur fo give evidence.
to discover
TRAIN DAGGER FIGHT.
MAN CHASED THROUGH CORRIDOR.
Mr. Denis Henry Blake, a solicitor in the Supreme Court of England, was Pokfulum Lot No. 196, containing
This witness said that he and a admitted to practice at H. M. Supreme 44,600 sq., ft., was offered at an
TO EXPECT EXPLANATIONS. Road East, of one German automatic Court, Shanghai, on December 13 on annual rental of $154. There were
pistol, 49 rounds of ammunition, and friend tried to explain to Dewar Singh the application of Mr. S. H. McKean, no bids for this lot, and it was sold
23 taels of raw non-Government that Ho Kes was only the guarantor who presented applicant ju the absence to Mr. Li Lum, of No. 2, Chancery
opium.
of the debtor, but the latter would". of the acting Crown-Advocate. Since Lane for the upset price of $5,576.
Mr. D. Burlingham, A.S.P., pro- not listen to them and proceeded to **In case of negligence to the 119, Mr. Blake has been with the law Inland Lot No. 2,362, in Bowen
secuted, and Mr. A. H. Crew repre-attack them with his sticks.topa the stick from him." he said. Mr. necessary professional duties, in kill-firm of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist in Road, was offered at an annual rental
sented first defendant, ing or injuring person or persons, Hongkong.
of $186. This was also not bid for and
Upon the first defendant assuming Castillo helped the Indian, and we the offender shall be imprisoned not
was knocked down at the upset price
all responsibility, the second was took his stick from him also."
The Magistrate remanded the case more than a term of four years,
of $7,242, to Mr. Lai Sai Ko, of No.
discharged. with bard labour, or a fine not
14, Caine Road. The lot comprises
Sergt. Kelly, giving evidence until to-morrow in order consult the more than two thousand dollars."
against the first defendant, said that Registrar with regard to the pro- Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,438, in
A Chinese detective said that he he executed a search warrant at cedure employed in executing Portland Street, was next offered at saw the defendant carrying two the godown at 12.45. p.m., on judgment warrant, and also to sea the upset price of $13,440. There hackets, In the front one there were December 15. There he found the the promissory note was some spirited bidding which was six bricks; in the rear one the witness first defendant working as a tally whether Ho Kee was the debtor or advanced by a series of $500 bids to found the chain. All the defendant man in the yard. Second defendant guarantor. $18,400. At this figure the bidding could tell him was that he bad bought was sleeping in a small room. The rose by leaps of $1,000 a time to it from a man off a ship, so the witness witness woke him and asked him who occupied a little hut in the yard. $24,000, $100 bids followed until took him into custody. the total was brought to $27,000, and The Magistrate gave an interesting Second defendant made no reply, but the lot went to Mr. Lau Lim Yeung decision. He said that it was not made a gesture towards first defend- No notifiable diseases were re of No. 12, Caine Road. Containing fair to licenced marine hawkers to ant. When asked for the key to open so thoroughly into this detail, with ported during the last two days. For 16,800 sq. ft., the lot is to yield an expect them to trace their property. the lock on the door of the hut, first It was not to be expected from them. defendant said that he had given it to Another lot in Portland Street, How could he be expected to keep a friend to keep. A constable was On Saturday we publis' ed Cantor's the idea of showing that pure justice the week which ended on Saturday annual rental of $192.
and up-to-date jurisprudence may there were three deaths (Chinese) from Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1,439, con himself right? It is not his business sent with him to look for the friend,
A thrilling story of a murder in a reply to our article, "Canton Keeps be counted upon within its plague,one Japanese died from enteric
but they could not find him. Before Rome Florence train, in which the Silence." If that is the best they en jurisdiction, because even on that lover and there were three fatal cases, taining 23,275 sq ft, was offered at to explain."
Defendant was discharged. breaking open the door of the hut, victim, Edigio Tomasi, a merchant, the witness searched first defendant, was stabbed, chased through the cor- do, judgment must go against them-point wo are not yet convinced. all Chinese, of influenza. There were an annual rental of $268. The upart
but could not find the key on him. ridors of three coaches, and then shot, not merely for their breach of faith Rather the contrary. It is still more two cases of small pox, both British, price was $18,620. Bidding opened with the Tram Company, but for their unfortunata because it permitted them one having been import d and two cautiously and, the price rose slowly
Under the pillow of the bed in the reaches Rome.
Tomasi, awaking in the middle of to igore the much more serious, British cases of dipitharia, None to 821,500 by a bid of $500. Then the competition became more keen, and
but, the witness found the revolver, general unfitness to ocupy the poi suggestions embodied in ourcomments was fatal.
bida of $1,000 followed at a briek
which was fully loaded, 44 rounds of the night, found the other man in the tion they are claiming. We on the We still await the receipt from them
loose ammunition, and the opiumo. compartment trying to render him strength of information recrived, of a plausible excuse for the invidious
All firms clubs, etc, who pace from several quarters, and
$31,000 was soon reached:
There were also, some papers which unconscious by holding some cotton
wool chloroform under suggested that they had ignored, choice of this particular company for have not yet returned particulare cams the surprise of the sale
bid of $9,000 was The Chinese, senman of thy sabors the defendant's name, defence rose. In the fight whigh, followed, when penalising the Company compulsory local registration. We for insertion in the Dollar when and its servants, their own municipal still await the Emalist attempt at Directory are requested to do s ordinances. They now cite, not only explaining the terms of the Davis immediately to No. 6. Wyndham thrown in making the total $40,000. by Magistrate Wood for having would be that the defendant knew Tomasi was stabbed in the head by those Ordinances we thought they loan. We cannot demand these. Street Particulars of new firms Mr. Xip Fook increased the total by smashed a sheet of glass on the show nothing about the presence of the his opponent's dagger, but although had ignored; but the law that they Wo have no locus stands as adjudicate will be gladly received for bid of another $1,000 and the lot case of a jeweller's shop in Queen's contraband in the hut. It was put the wound was bleeding freely, he now declare did.apply. On their own tora. They must come if at all, as Tree inclusion in the Directory. was sold to him for $41,000 This Road, was again before the Magistrate there during his absence by marcaped to the corridor.
was double the upset price with a big the morning. Sub-Inspector Watt named Yah Mohamed, who had boon He fled through the corridors of showing the penalties imposed were voluntary responses to our invitation.
margin lelt over
reported that the ship had already arrested in connection with the case three coaches before the murderer not in accordance therewith. We But if they do not come, since some
Rural Building Lot No. 198, cou-left port, and the defendant could not Mohamed was brought into Court overtook him and, fired a revolver at suggested what is not always a wise sort of judgment is imposed upon us thing to do that superficially the by our readers here and abroad who DEATH OF MR M SAWADA. taining 7,000 sq. ft., was the last lot get the money to pay the Brie. and admitted responsibility for the his back. Other travellera awoke ab ollared. There was no competition Seven day's hard was the sentence contraband which he said had been the noise; whereupon the murderir for this lot and it went to Mr. 00. Imposed.
put in his charge by another. Indian jumped out of the window, though incidents represented a travesty of look to us for guidance in these mat justico. Canton's reply shows that ters, it will not be our, fault if we
Stark for the upset price of $840.
who had gone to Bombay, Holelt the train was travelling at full speed. their own laws do not bind thun.overlook some argument that would
A GERM DESTROYER:::
the things in the defendant's hub for For the copecia? benefit of the possibly exfouyate Canton's faults, We regret to announce the death China Mail they give the wording of and are tempted to ward off such at Canton on Decciober 18 of UNNECESSARY WORDS. HERE o dangor whatever from safe keeping. He hid the things under
ley lack jaw or blood poison resulting the bed from Would when Chamberlain's Pain
The Magistrate decided that in the relative ordinance, which they cite foreign capital as might be disposed Mr. M. Sawado, Assistant Manager of WHY wasbe words and advertising Yopaco in describing the many as the 326th clause of the 20th chapter to be interested in Canton's further the local branch of The Mitsui Bush coints of thecit in Chamberlain's Cough Balm Ly promptly appled It 108 vlow of the man's evidence, there was
Bemedyle The most fastidious areatiseptid and destroys the germs which of the 2nd section of the Provisional development, America and Cauada Kaisha Ltd Criminal Code of Chian, as proclaimed will soon be buzking with the Boise of His lose will be deeply felt amongst asted when we state line it cures caurel these dheas de Isales cause nothing against the defendant, and he
wide circle of friends here both colds and coughs from any cause, and wounds to hell without mature don must be discharged. In the first, your of the Republic, this extraordinary treatment of a his y
the cucual, Heatment. "For sale" by key dr inferions adlar cer, For sale by all Quoting the words us they supply British company, and even Amarican Japanese and Chinese, with whom he that contaion absolutely no harcotics and, in one thing the time required by Yah Mahamed will be charged later A with the pakzession of the contraband, tiem we and lab
lenders and contentonaires may grow was extremely popular.
Chemins and Storekcopert
POPULAR M.DK. MAN
Then
SEVEN DAYS.
FOR SMASHING WINDOW.
When the train renched Arezzo,
The murderer, recognised as Nestoro south of Florence, Tomasi was dead. Trizzi, was found on the railway line furiously wounded by his dash out of --
also arrested a young student, Carlo the window. The polles at Arezzol Andreoni, who, it lastatoil, was found... warling bloodstains from his clothse,