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However that may be, we are unlikely to hear any more about töisempaan of labour hero, other than from members of Parliament desiring to
CORRESPONDENCE.
DAIRY FARMS THANKS
(To the Editor of the "China Mail.")
STATION INCIDENT.
RAILWAY: OFFICIAL ABUSED.
CHINESS DOCTOE FIXED,
ared servant,
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1822.
Talve But
you will not travel COLONY SETTLING DOWN,
abusive
on this train at`al”
"I lost my temper at his steering way," said Dr. Wong, and said "you coward, you contemptible piece of—”
The complainant said Dame, You: will not travel by this train." He sent for the Inspector and when he came said "Take him away, and take his ticket froin him.
Magistrate Did you give your
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ntinue the enjoyable game of pulling Winston's leg. We are not hely to hear of it again in a Government Sir-Perrit me through the proclamation, because the gallant courtesy of your columns to thank our The hearing of the case in which behaviour of the commanity this time patrons for the many letters of appre Dr. S. T. Wong, of No. 3, Caine Road proved it unnecessary, and because ciation have received regarding our was charged with having obstructed our legislators would be obliged to services during this Strike. We did
railway regard it as a very poor acknowledg our best as one of the public utility language, and behaved in a disorderly I said that I was ment of thst gallantry. We may Companies to maintain the food sup- manner,
was concluded before have our little arguments among our-ply of the Colony and it is gratifying Magistrate Wood this morning, when selves, but we are solid, witheas to the Management and the Staff to the defendant was fined $10 for obs- compulsion, when such occasions for know that their efforts are appreciated traction, and $25 for using abusive solidarity present themselves.
I would also like to take this
language." opportunity of thanking the Govern- ment Officials, the Army and the
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A cargo coolie dropped desi on board the steamer Wyle Fester- day...
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The Hongkong Football Club supper dance postponed from March 4 will be held at the Hongkong Hotel on March 15 at 8.30 p.m.
A concubine and a maidservant absconded from a Des Voeux Road Central house yesterday with $2,400 worth of jewellery, the property of the
master.
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Commencing at 2 pm, a half hour motor coach service to Repulse Ltd Bay will be run by the Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd., on Saturday and Sunday..
DER A. WING & Co.
60. Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL
The China Mail.
* TAJTE, JESTICE, PUBLIO STRVICE"
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A spirit lamp set alight to a mosquito net in a Fraya East house yesterday. A Chinese woman was badly burned. She was taken to Lospital
A Penang correspondent wires that Mesra. Topham, Jones and Railton's. tender of £100,000 for the Prai electric power station has been accepted
Ny for their timely sustance and all those gentlemen who so willingly esme forward to help us to carry on
our
work.
Yours faithfully.
1. MANUR
Secretary.
Hongkong, March 10, 1922,
BRITISH LEGION.
reference
to
the
To the Editor of the "China Mail."
Sir,-Wish anonymous letter which appeared in your issue of last evening, I am directed by my Committee to inform You that they appreciate that the Meeting, held at the City Hall on Tuesday the 7th instant, was some. what hurried and that they are calling they will tender their resignations and a further General Meeting at which request members to elect fresh Officers It is to be hoped that the various abonymous writers who, from time to
have done everything possible to crab and belittle the efforts of the part Committee, which, if sometimes misdirected, were made in all good faith, will not only be present but will do their uzmest to see that there is & thoroughly representative attendance. Yours etc.,
Hongkong, March 9, 1922.
doctor, but the complainant said that he did not want to know my name.
I went to the office with the aspector, but they could not fad sur regulation under which to charge
By Mr. Lo: The witness did rot
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SHIPPING RESUMPTION.
GOOD PROGRESS MADE..........
Each day now sees the Colony getting back still nearer to pre strike conditions. Mr. P. Sutherland, chair man of the shipowners committee, Chins when questioned. by a
a reporter this morning expressed himself as perfectly satisfied with the progress that was being made towards- the resumption of the shipping services. By this time next week there should remain little dutward in- dication that the Hongkong has just passed through the greatest industrial crisis in its history.
Addressing the Magistrate, Mr. 31. K. Lo, for the defendant, said that obstruct the complainant during the he had one point to clear up before scuffle.
Inquiries made at the offices of the defence, namely, the composite coach travelled much in England and other that 7.000 men had so far some dont proceeding with the case for the
By Mr. Wakeman : He had Seamen's Union this morning elicited was meant exclusively for Chinese, countries-France, Belgium, Italy from Canton and that there were not for European passengers, even and Germany. He hid travelled to 10,000 still to re am. The number when all the other carriages were fol. Canton many times but had not seen stated to have returned scarcely Magistrate: I think that point is air. Walker before. It was untrue seems to square off with the railway agreed, in this instance.
when Mr. Walker said that there and river steamer- figures but the Mr. Lo: We go further and say were two empty compartments in the Unien alonld know. There is no that it is a general practice.
composite coach.
doubt at any rate that the seamen You prefer to have a compartment are coming back and that as they no question that you were reser-all to yourself!-No, but I certainly come back they are going aboard: ving more space for non-Chinese don't want to be crowded and prefer their steamers. travellers in this particular train?
Mr Walker: Yes. They were in the majority on this occasion.
Magistrate (to Mr. Walker): There
Dr. Wong then went into the wit ress bor. Replying to Mr. Lo he said that he had lived 5 years in England and returned only ab at eight months had been practising in Canton, and go. For the last four months he only came down to Hongkong for the week-ends.
Magistrate (to Mr. Lo): Before we proceed, you admit the use of abusive words?
Mr. Lo: Yes, but only those men tuned in Mr. Walker's evidence, not the particular phrase mentioned by Mr. Spracher.
one with two or three people in it. Most of the private houseboys, have The composite coach was always come back by now and they appear crowded, and besides the second class to be meeting with mixed receptions. compartment was next to it and the Some employers have firmly declined moke floated in. Sometimes serand to have anything more to do with class passengers come into the first their boys; others have adopted the class corridors.
attitude towards them that they are do you expect?-A reasonable amount resume or not.
Magistrate: When you travel, what not particular whether their boys
of comfort.
The number of ships held up in
Yon think you are entitled to port is gradually dwinding. Taera choose your seat? Yes,
were 144 ocean-going steamers in the I think you are not. You are only barbour to-day, as against yesterday's entitled to a first class seat. You 149. The departures yesterday were annoyed 2-I was always included coasters for Kwangchowan, annoyed."
Pakhoi, Saigon Hoihow and Canton.
And you showed it ?—No.
KEEPING THE WIRES HUMMING.
CARLEMEN CARRY ON.
I think you put yourself in the Continuing his evidence, Dr. Worg wrong by not accepting the seat said that he had travelled regularly assigned to you. Are you prepared "H. K. HOLMES, on the train to and from Canton dor to express regret for the words you
Hon. Secretarying the past four months. **British Legion.
have used? To the Railway Com- Mr. Lo: And do you find it company yes, but not to Mr. Walker, In potting on record the splen- fortable travelling in the composite who was rude to me.
did fashion in which various in- coaches?—No
Dr. Wong Man, brother of the dividuals and sections of the com- defendant said that he was going manity rose to the occasion to Canton with his brother, but wat during the strike, the part played: sequently went along. He counted by those who helped to keep our Sir,-It seems to me that them/tans were not started until the tia the number of passengers on the telegraphic communications Two fatal cases of small pox, both i must be something vicious in the began to move. Consequently in su- train. There were 63 in all the should not be allowed to pass un-
Mr. D. V. Stevenson, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston! was amongst the passengers who sailed by the "Shinyo Maru Wednesday.
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Chinese, were notified yesterday, also two non-fatal cases of pantyphoid fever, one British sad the other Chinese, two of plague, both Chinese, and one of puerperal fever, also Chinese
:
Lying off the foreshore at Tsikok- teni early yesterday morning, a cargo junk was boarded by three men who came alongside in a sampan. .One man threatened the crew with a revolver while the other two stole clothing valued at $12.
LATEST STRIKE.
[To the Editor of the " China Mail_“Į
climatic conditions of Hongkong. No sooner has one sizike been settled then another begins,
I noticed in yesterday's see that the Hongkong football referees have declined to officiate any longer. Whether their activna are influenced
the honour of the Association to
Asked why it was not comfortable in the composite coaches, Dr. Wong esid that it was too crowded, and the
is
сред
mer the coaches were like furnaces.
First class. compartments. There noticed. When the Chinese office When a European arrives," he were 16 in the composite coach-stafis walked out last Friday continned, an empty compartment 4, 7, and 5, respectively in the Eastern Extension Telegraph opened for him and promptly closed each of the three compartments. Company was not excluded from 3gain. When another European In the next carriage there were the operation of that phase of the partment will be opened.*"* comes along, yet another empty com 20 distributed among six compart sympathy strika movement.
ments, viz, 4, 4, 3, 5, 1, and 3. In
Seventy five per cent of the opera- the next there were 27, sub-divided as tors, are Chinese and the rest, who Yes. I had tried to get into one of the follows: 2, 5, 3, 2, 1, and 8. Both are Portuguese, carried on nobly, other carriages before this occasion, these carriages had accommodation with some rata assistance, so that, but was always referred back to the for 50 people, while the composite though it was at first annonaced each could only accommodate 24, that the despatch of private messages
Mr. Lo: And so on, I suppose
in
HMS. "Dorban," which is to by the weather, it is very difficult to escort the "R:Down" from Singapore say, but there is little doubt that the o Hongkong, is due to arrive in Honkong Football Association has Singapore on March 20 from Hong-not given its referees encugb support. composite coach. kong HMS. "Colombo" is to But that is not all The Hongkong: Proceeding. Dr. Wong said that on if all the Jvailable accommodat would have to be restricted, it actually tort HALS. "Renown" to Colombo Football Association it seems, dres the day in question he walked down ion was taken up--eight passengers in proved unnecessary to take this step. from Karachi.
not even know its own mind. That, the platform to the composite coach each compartment. The compartment no doubt, is a perados.
The only branch of the Telegraph which he found fall. He asked the in which were 7 and 8 passengers Company's business really interfered Once, that augast boly met. Before
Chinese attendant to open one of the respectively, both contained American with by the strike was the delivery the actual agenda were dealt with, whole" coaches, which was empty ladies who appested to form one service. Telegrams and cables arrived motion was passed tum. com. pledging excepting for two people. The party.
in the ordinary way bat, unless sent Mr. Wakeman said that there were for, the had to remain at the office support the decision of its referees, attendant referred him to a group of
Europeans some distance away-83 passengers; with this the witness until the delivery coolies returned last Then the business began. It dealt!
He spoke to one of them, who disagreed. with
Wednesday morning. All of the a player, who was not playing
Addressing the Betch, Mr. Lo did messages which had accumulated soccer as it should be played. The happened to be the man in charge
of the carriage. The witness not see why of the two stories, the were delivered by noon on that day. Prof. Danenberg's Pupils' 8th referee who ordered him out of the said "Can you open this coach," and Magistrate should pick on the defen The superintendent of the Eastern annusl piano Recital, which was post- fald, ke en horest gentleman, poned, will be held on Tuesday, March declined to take part in the discussion was told roughly "No." The witness dant's as the untrue one. Defenusat Extension Cable Company (Mr. 21. E. legislators ought to be. It did ret 21, at 5.30 p.m. Those invited are and left the room, and what happened then asked why should a first class did not deny using the words F. Airey) was full of praise to-day for that mentioned by Mr. Walker, but held the way the Portugese and other | occur to us at the time, because we be repeated on Thursday, March 23, proposed and seconded by the re. Ray, and was told "You will go that he had provocation. He denied members of his staff carried on over
cordially welcomed. The recital wit after he left? A general motion assenger be treated knew that the intentions of cur when a small charge will be made.
where you are told." The witness the expression attributed to him by Mr. the stressful period. "They worked" presentatives of two of the offending then said that he would complain to Spracher which was not corroborated he said like Trojans, some of them legislators were honourable, strictly
dabe, despite the protests of the bonourable; but cou that this Festuring William 3. Hart, po-referees that the sentence was too the manager and asked "What is your by Mr. Walker. Mr. Spracher he sub- doing 18 hours a day." cantankerous Kenworthy has called palar hero of the far West, as a devil light was passed mying that all attention to them, and given a nasty
Magistrate: Did you not ay and it was moet regrettable that he may-care border trooper, kot on the players who were ordered out of the damn?—No, not at first, but when he should have introduced into the esse
ALLEGED BANK FRAUDS. description of them, the words trail of enemy platters, this evening's field be reprimanded. The Association did not answer my question, I said undesirable features which were do take on an unpleasing look. If Kowloon Theatre attraction, "The went back on its own bogout.
Basilio Yboa, the Filipino who was there be need for apologies, they must Border Wireless, is a Paramount
"What is your damned name." He absolutely untrue. Mr. Lo added that These offending player, if one may The beckling of Winston Charnot be tendered to Moscow but to us.
be had instructions try say that the brought before the Criminal Sessions- by members of Parliament, about our In view of the rush to the City Hall, picture with a swing from start to say, did not play football at all; they replied, "I have Lo damned name?
were in the field for the ostensible Of course, be was furious at the defendant was sorry for having used last week on charges of frand and Hongkong labour troubles, seems to of volunteer workers of all talks and
of murdering some good time, the witness explained, owing to the words he did, because as a man of forgery in connection with the Inter- call for more comment that it has raes, it begins to lock as if in taking
Que wonders
the attitude of the complainant.
education he felt ashamed at having national and the Aris Banking Invitations have been issued for players, that's all
Mr. Lo: What did the other lost his temper.
Corporations was acquitted by the gut. It is a little difficult to guess such powers the legislators had a special congregation of the Univer whether they are hired assassins.
all where. Commander Kenworthy got insulted us. Maybe the idea was to my of Hongkong in the Prince of Some of the players who were brought Europeans do! They were Dr. Wong was recalled. He grud-jury after a two day trial. He was his notion that our Government was have the power all ready for a Wales Pavilion on Friday, April 7 at up had been fined and suspended from laughing at to expe
gingly agreed to apologise to Mr. defended by Mr. F. C. Jenkia. Then the Chinese attendant came Walker, but the Magistrate decided conscripting labour." We suppose subsequent combing out"? No one 11.45am, followed by the laying of playing before, and yes they were that, in some way he must have who attended at the Town Hall on St. Stephen's Girls' College foundation only cautioned that is what it and the complainant said to not to accept his apology. learned of our emergency legislation, those Friday and Saturday mornings stone at 12.05 p.m. and the presents- amounts to.
witness, "This man will show you to Mr. Lo sart that while he did not coach, and that the defendant had · which contained the clanse power
That decision of the Association is scats in the composite coach, I will agree with his client's attitude, he insisted on being accommodated in a ing officials to put people to work,
could find excuse for him in view carriage which had not been opened. not only a travesty of justice but it is not open this one for you.” That clanse said:
The witness thereupon. told his of
he bad What" defendant should have done if slso making a mockery of the un-
the indignities
He was he felt any annoyance was to have The Phine Judge (Mr. Justice written law of fair sportsmanship.tatil the carriage was opened and undoubtedly sorry for what he had accepted the seats assigned to him and
trother who was with him to wait, been subjected to. - then see if they could be prevented said, but would not apologise to the then made formal complaint to the
GEGNG. FRIDAY, 'March. 10, 1912
CONSCRIPTED LABOUR.”
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and con
sent of the Legislative Council thereof,
at follows:-
ance, 1922,
interest
finish
"
is likely to admit that there will ever tion of a Masonic address at 12.15
be any need for compulsion of labour
where the foraga population is concerned. In such an emergency,
reason
and in such conditions, if our legists Gompertz) beard & Case in the Those who cannot play the game, tore did not know it when they framed Summary Court yesterday in which whatever their position in life be, must the resclafions that led to these proc- Wong Chenk Nam, merchant of 140 be weeded out for real sportemen.
(h) Requiring persons to do work poble, the community would
name?"
from entering.
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mitted was a most unreliable witners,
man who was the canse of it all. Mr. manager afterwards. In insisting, be
He also found that Mr.
1. Tais Ordinance may be cited as lamation, they know now, and Queen's Road Central, claimed re- Teams that do not turisp accord- By Mr. Lo: When the witness Lo also laid stress on the point of he placed himself absolutely in the the Emergency Regulations Ordin- cannot help but know, that we as a possession of the first floor of 21, ing to fixture must be punished in asked complainant what right he had separating the various nationalities, wrong.
community stand solidly together, in Pottinger Street and $1,000 damages the usual way-forfeitureft the two to trest first class passengers like which he said naturally hurt in the Walker's statement that he had been 2(1.) On any occasion which by defence of law and good order. As a for illegal dispossession from H. Shu points. No erepmstands however that, the latter asked for his ticket. case of a respectable, well dressed obstracted while attending to the resolution of the Legislative Council matter of fact, recognized throughout Chee Tong: 40 Queen's Road, describ convincing, unless previon notice has The witness produced it, and com- and entirely uncbjectionable man Japanese gentlemen, was absolutely turti Therefore he would fire the is declared to be an occasin of the colony, this community so littled as a gentleman. Mr. F. G: Vaux been given, can lessen the penalty. A plainant made a vicious grab, injuring like Dr. Wong
The Magistrate found that-Dr. defendant $10 on that charge. On emergency or public danger the needed any sort of conscription that appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. M. decision for replay is as fair to the the witness's finger and catsing it to Governor in Council may make any it actually wished to uphold the hands. Le for the defence. After evidence teams that tuz up, ass decision bleed
Wong had cause for being irritated, the second charge he personally regulations whatsoever which he way of the Government, and racial prestige, in support of the claim had been against the judgment of men who, in Two Japanese gentlemen then and in view of the annoyance he had thought that the only right thing the consider desimble in the public longer than it was called upon or heard the case was adjourned to next the opinions of the Assocation, as arrived and the complainant went to received on other occasions, had defendant could have done was to
allowed to do. Had such a thing been Tuesday afternoon
qualified to referes.open the carriage. The witness gone to the station in a mood. He apologise He would be fined $25 for
Boogkong football must be made fallowed ther complainant who then thought that Mr. Walker was right using abusive language, clean for real sportátner and this shut the door in his face. The com- in saying that there was ample (1) Providing for compensation, ifment, and compel it to hold
cannot be done unices the Amo plainant then brushed past him accommodation in the composite any to be paid for work done or out longer. If that was not
A FAMILY" NECESSITY: ciation supports its regress and roughly along the narrow platform, services rendered or in respect of the consensus of real public feeling VERY family should be provided rules with an iron and the pushing him as he went. The witties rights affected in consequence of the we have been growly deceived. We with Chamberlain's Paim Fa'm at undesirables in the field of aposta, pushed him also and they had a sors provisions of any regulations made were not deceived, however, and we all times, foesies wing be bored in much Hongkong is sure to suppor its Foot of a coffe there. Then the witness mic to so that Chamberlain's having made it, and he would under this Ordinance, and for the take it that the recognition of the few time when promplly traded ball Association for an boost and side For two pins, I would knock Cole and Diarrhoes Remedy baliks
saved the lives of mard people and determination of such compensation some public festing by Government and chest and donatio padin arone olan football. No baby oiation yo% down on the rails, only the last radered more soffering than any othe
Commander Kenworthy may have officials was responable for certain of the dinos fe which dels faporially masquerading in man's closing can prevents me, the complainant said remedy in existence. It is known all #1 will knock you down nt," and or the erilized world for hi-speedy got's garbled account of it. There explanations semi-publicly made by valuable. Try this infiment and come do this job. Yours se istin-pemibility. But it shows how then in the Hongkong Club, by way cointedith Ite queries 'd you
University HATEL, clenched his fiat, but presently he of brsteps in the stomach diag
and All intestinal pains, For maceful, even in an emergency, out of meeting disapproving exition then,
Hoogkong, March 30
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"A LIFE SAVER.
Mr. Lo raised the point of the statement attributed to Dr. Wong by Mr. Spracher. He said that he would like it to be made publicly known that the defendant absolutely, denied.
hear from the Magistrate not he believed that man's
to his decision. ate replied that he had the endence of the