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When some of his followers yielded to the temptation to us parsical force, he wrote a protest in Young India. Nov. 21, 1921, which included this passage:
"There is only one God for us all, whether we End him through the Koran, the Bible, the Zend Aresta, the Talmud, or the Gits. And He is God of Truth and Love. I bare co interest in living save for proving this faith in me. I cannot hate an Englishman or anyone else. I have
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Yokohama dock strike has been settled, the men having return to work on March 14.
Major S. B. Costes, ... of the 1102nd Grenadiers, arrived by the "Sicilia on March 18, and has been taken on the strength.."
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PRAYA MURDER.
AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT.
FRESH WITNESS TURNS UP.
A LEGAL DILEMNA.
A legal argument arising out of as
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 19er
point of law for argument before the the Full Court, the trial meanwhile proceeding in the ordinary way and the validity of any conviction being contingent on the Fall Court's deci sion with regard to the point of law.
The Chief Justice said that he would rather not have that. Assuming that the jury rigistered a conviction and
MR LAI CHU-PAK RESIGNS.
THIRTY YEARS' PUBLIC SERVICE.
A CROWDED LIFE.
The characteristi's of the busy anexpected development affecting the the Full Court decided that the evid spoken and written mach agaicst his marking the north side of the western Crown case held up the Learing of ence was inadmissible then the con institutions, especially the one he has trance to Demodocus Channel, i evidence at the Praya murder trialviction must be "quashed whereas it he had decided to resign his
Interviewed by a China Mail re- porter this morning, the Hon. Mr. Lan Chu-pak, serior Chinese member of the Legislative Council, said that
#e Council, and had already sat an intimation to the Government to that effect. Ho was now only awaiting orders." His reason for this decision was that he had of the airesdy given 30 years of his life to
I would rather have it o tase.
set up in India. I shall continue to Yangtze River, have been changed for over an hour this morning. do so if I live. But you must not from a ref spherical boy to a re
conical buoy. mistake my condemnation of the system for that of the man. My religion requires me to love him as I love myself. I would deny God if I did not attempt to prove it at the Swire's office in Hankow, and Miss the prisoner, 'Leung Wo, for whom harm it may do to the prisoner's public service, having been a member ̈ ́
critical moment.”
The wedding of Mr. T. J. Fisher, ager of Mess's Butterfield &
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chimsa there is no room for an enemy; telegram from the Chamber to the he denies the existence of an enemy family of the late Sir Henry May, a But there are people who consider former. Governor of Hongkong, ex- themselves to be his enemies, sad he pressing profound sympathy in their * cannot help that circumstance. So It; bereavement.
Is held that we may not harbour an evil thought even in connection with
"This morning at about ten o'clock
every
As reported elsewhere, the evidence was possible the Crown case would be feat for the prosecution was closed strong enough without it. Yesterday afternoon and the case far Mr. Jenkin: If Your Lordship re the defence kad proceeded so far as fases to reserve it I must withdraw the taking of the evidence-in-chiel of my objection because
committee Chinese M. M. Macdonald, of South Africa,! Mr. F. C. Jeakin is appearing.
As soon as the Chief Justice (Sirout and see what it really comes te.formed during that time. He was William Rees Davies F.C.) bad taken Although I stick to my objection that | row "getting old," and could not ad- Before that (Feb. 16, 1917) he said who is at present in Shanghai, will
his seat on the Bench at 10.30 this it is inadmissible I feel now that the matagiously continue his activities, in Madras: You may not offend the place on May 10. anybody; you may not harbour an
At a meeting of the Chinese oraing the Attorney General (the only tight thing to be done is to let What he required now was a rest and Hon. Mr. J. II. Kemp K.C.), who is in the jury hear what the evidence really some time to call his own, which be uncharitable thought even in co-
of Commerce
cord truthfully say he had not had nection with one who may consider General Chamber
resterday it was aancunced that the charge of the prosecution, rose to say
His Lordship then left the Court to | for the past 30 years. In fact, almost himself to be your enemy
that a rather unusual thing bad hap- had transmitted 8
all that time had been given to For one who follows the doctrine of Government
Returning a few minutes later he public duties and
the even to paned la connection with the case. confer with the Prime Judge.
own basiness declared Mr. Kemp "a gentleman from said to Mr. Jenkin. "I under tand attention of an an office in Queens Building came to that, in the circumstances, you are he had had to give secondary con see me and made a statement is re-not objecting."
sideration. He had already serdi gard to the facts of this case, He Mr. Jenith Yes, my Lord.
one term of six years on the Council- The AttorneyGeneral then calledMr. his first appointment having been in Regarding a complaint that the told me what he saw. I have had a such persons. If we return blow for Government bad restricted the water statement taken from him and it is D.M. Larkius, an assistant in Messrs 1914-and had just completed half of blox, we depart from the doctrine of supply at West Point to two hours a now being prepared. I have told my Reiss and Coy, top floor of Queen's his second term, te aich oder the When I say we day, the Chairman informed the learned friend and have also told him ; Buildings. He said that part of the | new order was for four years, on March
Your Lordship for Ltd. should not resent, that I feel my
to At about 11.45 am, on February 24, call on his time as Chairman of the should acquiesce: but by resenting Iber of Commerce yesterday, that the mean wishing that some harm should restriction was caused by repairs to call this additional eridanes. There he was sitting at his desk beside the Chinese General Chamber an fo be done to that exems, or that be the pipes and mains in the district. were two other persons employed in window. He heard a report and merte and of the Prince of Wales' the same firm on the same verandah a shout. He thought it was a cracker Chinese Committee, he hoped that should be pat out of the way, even. The inconvenience was therefore only at the time. I have seen one of them fired probably by a sampan coolie and the Government would see its way to
and I don't think he can add took no notice of it. Somebody relieve him from further service. by the action of comebody else, or, temporary.
Born on June 5. 1967, Mr. Lau ray, by divine agency. If we harbour
materially to the evidence. The other shouted that a man had been shot one I have not seen,
and witness walked on to the verandah Chu-pak was educated at the Gorera- even this thought we depart from the doctrice."
The Chief Justice: The gentleman and looked over the railing. Hement Central School (now Queen's in question had made no communica saw three scenes,
College), and in 1885 was appointed he could remember he first first clerk of the Hongkong Ob tion to the police before?
The Attorney General: I gather saw & European with a stick running servatory. Three years later he
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Is he a hypocrite? No one even among his political opponents has suggested that. Colonel Wedgewood Bars: He is as serious as a child,
One of the most popular officers
on the China Station is proceeding home in the person of Surgeon-Com mander AB Joy. Surgeon-Com- mander Joy first came to China in 1911 and served on the station until
blasphemous to compare him with war he was again posted to China, Kinsha" and later Christ; and Christ too, one suspects, first on H. M. S. gave infinite trouble to reasonable on the "Bee," and respectable followers."
According to Renter this week the! judge who tried him spoke very highly of his character as a man; but he
had broken the Law.
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the evidence but I consider it very from the Praya: also
C, and. and as pure. One does not feel it 1913, and at the conclusion of the Not, my Lord. I do not want to state! towards the Queen Victoria. Statue became compradore to the West material that he should be called and Chinese firemen. He then locked the following year was appoint ask Your Lordship for leave to call towards the New Statue Pier and near ed Senior Anglo Chinese master of the eastern end of the hoarding saw a Formosa Government College. He Mr. Jenkin said that in the short ricksha with a body lying over the started business for himself as a tes The Coronet Theatre shows Mary me at his disposal since he had re-shafts. Witness then looked towards merchant in 1890, and in 1893 became Pickford in her great First National ceived this information from the at- the bank and saw a man who looked fr.tChinese assistant and compradore comedy" The Hoodlum" for the last torney General he had asked his like a coolie running towards the of Mears. A. S. Watson and Co., which time this evening, To-morrow even learned friend Mr. Potter to assist bank on the pavement on the ride of latter post he still holds. Mr.
bury "Non-rinlence," he kept saying ing it will serren Marshall Neilan's him in looking up the legal position. Wardley St. nearest Bank Garden Lau's most "makes non-cooperation & religions sensational newspaper drama "Go and As far as they could find there was no He watched the man until he dis- 1807 when he was appointed member The Kowloon Theatre precedent for fresh evidence being appeared across Des Voeux Road of the Cirectorate of the Tang Wah movement and throws man oz God! Get It" 33 bis caly Rock and Refuge. By presents Mary Miles Minter in "Jenny given after the prisoner had been put around the corner of the Bank, in Hospital; member of the committee non-violence the" non-cooperator Be Good," for the last time this into the box.
Wardley Street Witness then tele- of the Society for the Protection of The Chief Justice naked Hr. Jenkin phoned the ambalance and on looking Women and Children; member of the appears before his maker in bis naked evering. Tomorrow it will screen
if his objection would be met by snap again saw a man being brought Hongkong Sanitary Board; member of DESS and commends dirine belp. He "The Hocdium.”
adjoummart.
back between two firemen, followed the District Watchmen Committee; may not appear before him with his
secretary of Mr Jeckia: The nature of the by the European, from the direction honorary Bible or Koran or the Gits in one
A popular member of The.
Miss Dorothy James, evidence is such that I should he able of the Bank. There were half a dozen Bilis Kadoorie Chinese School's band and his gun in the other. He Quaints,
My
the mishap in to cross-examine on it at once. Basty
or more Chinese in the rear of the Society
member of appears, on the contrary, with bands met with
the" riding in อ
Committee of objection to it is on principle, that European. He did not notice any Executive folded, a bumble suppliant before the Shanghai, whilst
ricsha over the Garden Bridge it is contrary to the established body else in front of the European Tung Wah District Hospitals; in all Great White Throne."
When he looked at the man like a of which he still holds office. Mr.Jau This is rot bis first experience of Wednesday afternoon last week. The practice of criminal courts.
The chief Justice: The court is coalie who was running he can also took a leading part in the estab jail. He was imprisoned in Soath ritsha came in contact with a tram Africa. In The Modern Rerier he car and was overtamed, Miss James naturally very anxious that the jury nobody else running except the lishment of the Plague Hospital for
Chinese; the Ellis Kadoorie Chicesc. wrote: "The greatest good I derived being thrown out and sustaining a should have every possible piece of pursuers he had mentioned.
She recoveted
evidence before it that could bear
Mr. Jenkin: You are in the office School's Society in Hongkong from these sufferings was that gained sprained ankle.
and China: the Blake or the of Messrs. Reiss and Co.?-Yes.
Com- by undergoing bodily hardships. I sufficiently to be able to take part in either on the crown CASE
Fand; ard the could see my mental strength clearly the performance at the Lyceum prisoner's. So far as my experience One of the gentlemen of the jury memoration
Commercial Vaion goes I have never heard of evidence (Mr. Sinclair) is in the same office? increasing, and it is even Low main- Theatre the same evening.
feing tendered after commission Yes... tained. The experience of the last
except at the request of the Court. three months has left me more than
The Attorney General said that he ever prepared to undergo all such hardships with ease. I feel that God helps such conscientious objectors, an in utting them to the test He only butdens them with such safer The China Mailings as they can bear."
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Mrs. A. E. Evans of Sharzbai. things as he does, and behaved ac STRUTT-GUNNER.-On March 15, cordingly, he might not be in jail at Shanghai George Edwaril, only now. I all men could be as civilized Sun of Edward and Mrs. Strutt or made as religious as he, the world cf Westcliff, Essex, England, to would be freed from its most Edith May, second daughter of conspicuous troubles. the late John Gonner and Mrs. Gonzer of Delwich, Loaden, England.
*** When,” he said to an interviewer,
in
Mr. R. H. Kotewall relinquishes his post on the Executive of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce English tide, for six months. Mr. Chow Taun nin deputises for him.
A
In connection with the rent tention by the Chinese authorities
Did you discuss this with him
of the Chinese steamer "Ningchow," did not know of any decision which I have mentioned it to him this
it
morning.
the verandah!--Mr Brister.
There was a lady in the office named lite. Evans? Yes, she was on the verandah.
for alleged smuggling, was ma le it obligatory on the court to Who was the other gentleman on announced by the Chairman at refuse the evidence. He repeated yesterday's meeting of the Chinese his request for permission to call the General Chamber of Commerce, that witness or for His Lordship to call him several Chinese firms had requested on the public grounds. the Chamber to apply for the releas In his experience, the Attorney of the "Ningchow" and the return of General added, he had never known her cargo. The Chamber decided to an instance where fresh evidence had accede to the requcst.
come along after the Crown case had
closed. "That is obvious" returned the Chief Justice quickly "because as a rule the police ascertain all the evidence and take it before the Magistrate."
told him
Chinese
and
This was by no means all of his.. activities, for more recently he became one of the founders of the Hongkong
Mercantile Co.; Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Com- merce, a member of the Peace Celebration Committee, and now Chairman of the Prince of Wales Chinese Committee.
V
The Attorney General told the Chief Justice that Mr. Sinclair was the
Particulars appear in our adver head of Rise and Coy, for the momenttising columns of the steam trawler LOCAL AND GENERAL.
William Carrick," which is being in Hongkong.
His Lordship said that, in the offered for sale. The annual general meeting of "At yesterday's meeting the mem- the Hongkong Benevolent Society is bers of the Chinese General Chamber
interests of Mr. Sinclair, he should ask
Two fatal cases of plague, both munication.
Chinese, were notified yesterday, also Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, advertised for Wednesday, March 29, of Commerce expressed regret at the
the witness as to the nature of his com- recent death of Mr. Tong Lai-chuen, a
Witness: I went in to see him two of small pox (one fatal), one His Lordship went on to point out 14, at Shanghai, Dempster Mac- now in an Indian jail on long sentence
Hit by flying fragments of rock member of the committee, and in-
that I was donald, third son of the late T. for sedition, is not quite 53 years of
the to see thinking of going
A proposal to form a Peak Macdonald and Mrs. Mayorald age. He studied law in London, and while bl sting was in progress in astracted the secretary to convey to that the case had been fully reported with my hat and coat on and Indian and the other Chinese. Becond daughter of the Tev, and Africa, If all Indians felt about yesterday taken to hospital with his The Chairman announced that a tele- people who had evidence to give to Attorney General with regard to what Residents Association will be con- ef Shanghai, to Hilda laed, began the practice of it in South Shaukiwan West village a man was his family the Chamber's condolences. in the papers and that it was up to
gram bad just been received from come forward. Speaking generally, I had seen. He reminded me that aidered at a meeting to be held in head injured.
Peking thanking Mr. Tong for a donat seemed to him that they might he could not discuss the question but the Peak Club on Tuesday, March 28. tion of $1,000 towards the relief fund he creating a very dangerous pre-said that if I had seen anything it was
only right that I should go.
China's new hope has appeared His Lordship said it was a point His Lordship observed that he did in the person of a certain com- in the North-example of the decedent ceased's charitable bequests.
There appears to be a sinister which should properly engage the not think the slightest objection could mander-in-chief," reported by the Chinese press to have announced that The foreman of the jury asked how he proposes to form an "assassination mative behind the sadder diminution attention of the Full Court. He be taken to that.
corpe." It is not stated whether the- "I read in the Sermon on the Mount! The following afficers of the local in the number of stock and produce proposed, he intimated, to confer at
raid corpe will give Shanghai the each passages as "Resist not him that: Garrison were successful at the ex-exchanges, which at first was thought once with the Paisos Judge. "But I the man like a coolie whom the witness
have great doubts," His Lordship say running was clothed. is evil, but whosoever smiteth thee on amination for promotion held on Nov to be due to the severe restrictions declared as to whether I ought to The witness answered that he saw benefit of its distinguished presence, the right cheek turn to him the other ember 17 last-Captains T. C. Recently placed upon these institut. take this statement."
bim through a pair of field glasses observes a Northern paper Eat men- also, and Love your enemies and Archer. K. A. M. Tomory and E. Çions, says the N. G.D. News. The
The Attorney General' said that the after he had been brought back. Hetion is made of one simple rule upon pray for them that persecute you, Linton (R.A.MC.). Captain H. L Chinese press stated that 37 merchants
the "unification" of the country; viz. that ye may be the sons of your Batra (LM.S.) and Lieut. C. P. Moore, hat petitioned the Minister of hole question was one of prejudice had no hat on and wore a dark or awhich it will act in order to achieve
to the prisoner. If the evidence was blue crat.
After the conclusion of Mr. Larkins that all who disagree with the sims HYDE-On March 16, 1922, at Father which is in heaven,' I was M.C. Kings).
Agriculture to make investigations in admitted Mr. Jenkin could open again Shanghai Helen Lins, wife of simply overjoyed and found my own
Shanghai concerning the alleged Frank H. Hyde, aged 42 years. opinion confirmed where I least ex The following have been appoint misappropriation by a local exchange and have the prisoner's evidence in evidence Mr. Jenkins asked whether and opinions of the shove com-
have an adjournment if he liked. call the other people whose names DUNCAN-On March 16, 1922, et pected it. The Bhagavad Gita ed to compose the Standing, Board of 57,000 shares worth $10,000,000 chief given over again. He could the Attorney General proposed to mander-in-chief will be assassinated.
Mr. Kemp Dancers in costume, were in the Shanghai, Willie Duncan, Chinese deepened my impression, and for the examination of officers for belonging to the petitioners.
Chins Com
Mr. Jenkin pointed out that in had been mentioned. Maritime Customs, Nanking, Tolstoy's "The Kingdom of God is promotion, in the
view of three statements being made replied that he did not consider that minority at the special pierrot dance within you gave it permanent form. mand:-L-Co. W:0.3 Sanders, aged 53 years.
I do not like the term pasive DS.O., R..A (Prendent), and Majors The Legislative Council meets by a public officer of the standing of they would, be able to farnish any held in the Kowloon Theatre last. BALLARD-On January 29, 1922, resistance; it fails to convey all I mean. W. G. Downing, B.A., and H. to-morrow afternoon when one new the attorney general it was just material evidence. Mr. Jenkin saked night bat what they lacked in num- bill, an ordinance to amend the possible that the jury might think that in any event he should be provid-bers they easily made up for in the It describes a method, but gives no Wright. Kngs, (members). at London, Mary Margaret, widow of the late James Adama Ballard, hint of the system of which it is
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank that the evidence was of great imported with a proof of their statements kaleidoscopic variety and the effec formerly of Shanghai.
ing went along with a meTy only a park Real beauty and that All the Catholics of Hongkong Ordinance, 1865, will be considered, and if not admitted might affect their in case he decided to call them him-tiveness of their get-ups. The even- When the Attorney General had swing, the dance programme BEIFSNYDER-On February 3, is my sim-is in doing good against are cordially invited to attend the together with the second readings of minds unconsciously as they might elf 1922, at Liverpool, Pa, U.S.A,, evil. Still I adopt that phrase Mission which will be given by the bills making temporary provision think that, by a technical objection, Dr. Elizabeth Romyder fuis because it is well-known and early tryknoll Father in the Cathedral of for solicitors to appear in the original some piece of evidence had been greed to do this the trial resumed lasting till 1 am. An innovation sionary of the Woman's Union understood, and because at present the Immaculate Conception. The unsdiction of the Supreme Court excluded which would have gone to its normal course. The prisoner went made last night which should Misionary Society of America) the great majority of my propi cat Mission will begin on Monday, March barristers, restricting the employment proving the gult of the prisoner. back into the witless box and was prove especially popular with the Mr. Jenkin urged that they should cross-examined first by the Attorney approach of summer was the installa founder and organizer of the oir grasp that ides. To me the ideas and will end on Passic Bunday of alters and former enemy Aliens on Margaret Wiliamson Hospital, which, underbe, the Gujarati hymn April.2. 1922. A sertaça will be certain British ships registered here, apply to the casection 68 of the General and then by the Chief Justice, on of a bar
Kow-doa. West Gate, Shanghai, aged 61 and the Sermon on the Mount should delivered every day. The sermon and amending the Crown Esads Code of Criminal Procedure which The hearing in proceeding this management of
Resumption Ordinance, 1931, #authorises a judge to reserve my afterno revolutionize the whole of life.” will commence each day at 6 p.m..
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