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capable of judging questions of law are nevertheless capable of judging | questions of fact, which task also needs mental training. "What everybody says must be so" is an exploded fallacy. We know now that mobs are oftener wrong than right. It is desirable that Hongkong crowds and caucuses should at least be warned of this; and the jour- nalistic worship of "public opinion be 'toned down to something more appropriate to real values.
LOGAL AND GENERAL..
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SPECIAL CABLE.
SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL
COUNCIL
LONG OFFICIAL REPORT PUBLISHED.
China Mail SPECIAL]
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SHANGHAI, May 19. Despia the decision at the recent ratepayers meeting not to admit reporters to council meetings, to-day's municipal Gazette contains a lengthy summary of the proceedings as the Wednesday meeting. This, the first At the Harbour Office yesterday such summary for many yests, is Mr. J. E. T. Turo- passed as fire counted as a partial victory by those mate for steamships. Mr. D. Warging the need of publicity. Hume passed as second engineer.
STRIKE ROBBERY.
EVIDENCE FOR THE PROSECU- TION.
Evidence for the prosention wAY | heard before the Paisas Judge (Mt. J. R. Wood) and a jury Mrs. K.
FRIDAY, MAY. 19, 1923,
COMPANY MEETING.
THE CANTON INSURANCE.
OFFICE LTD.
DOGD REPORT DESPITE SLUM
the
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NO SEAMAN'S STRIKE.
CHAN PING SANG'S ADVICE,
There is to be no reman's strike. according to the union officials. The- welcome announcement follows the receipt of a telegram from. Chan Fing Sang advising the Union secretary to tell the men not to make any more trouble. This official said he had imparted this advice to the men and they were all satisfied.
WORLD THEATRE.
The 41st ordinary meeting Canton Insatanes Office, L... was F. Greig. (foreman), 3. Naoning, held at the Offices of the Company, Griffis, W. Wong C. F. J. Quarles. 18, Pedder Street, at noon to-day. anfford, A das Remedios, and J. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard presided, and V. Ribeiro, at the Criminal Ses- there were also present Sir Robert sons yesterday afternoon in which a Ho-tong, Sir Faul Chater, Messrs. A. Chinese with a bulles in his tack was H. Bowes-Smith, F. G. Chapman, T. charged with having participated in a E. Pearce, H. W. S1600, and H. P. gang robbery sud fired on the police White (members of the consulting in an attempt to evade arest. committee); and the following share Mr. Ralph Edgar Cable, radio- holders: Hess: Chan Sai-ki, Ho grapher at the Government Civil HosFook, Lo Cheung-Shiu, G. W. Barton, have a treat ia
The patrons of the World Theatre atore for thems pital, produced radiographs of the G. E. Piercy, J. Arnold, Ho Leung, to-night when the management are prisoner's back showing where the W. E. L. Sheaton, Lo Man-hin, Foreventing an attractive drama, in bullet had lodged.
Shai-kit, A. Murdoch, W. L Leaksir parts The Gilded Dream" À Police Sergeant Neal, stationed at and the Secretary (Mr. F. C. Hall) powerful cot itcludes Carmel Myers, Mongkok, raid that on March 4 be
Ela Lorimer. Thomas Chatterton and received a telephone message that
Bord Train. The story is woven an armed robbery bad occurred
round Leona (played: Chy -. Carmeli The Boy Scouts there have theiriat Homuntin and that the rob
Myer); a dreamer of dreams, tha own magazine, with this title, edited bers were heading for Yaumati by Mr. Ivo Fenton. It is a bright He borrowed a motor-cycle and
daughter of former pociety lady, The Secretary baring read the Lee, in her small town, longs for Shanghai Banking Corporation sailed Production, with excellent pictures, went with a special constable-apotice convening the meeting, the the finer things of life, and as an for Shanghai br the "Empress of Cacomissioner Waldegrave is offering Frenchman-to No. 4 Railway Chairman said:-Gentlemen,-Beforerphan lives in the dress of a golden
s prize for a march ng song for the Bridge, where a patrol of Portuguese dealing with the business of the future Comes scouts. It must have a good chorus. special constables was stationed.
We're Hongkong Scouts Not losting louts Physicaly fit
The master of the steam launch “Lai On" was fined $10 by the Marine Magistrate this morning for falling to observe the rule of the road in the harbeur.
The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen, Chief Manager of the Hongkong and
Asia yesterday.
Major-General Sir John Fowler and Lady Fowler were among the passengers who sailed for Shanghai Ltd. by the Empress of Asia" yesterday.
They are proceeding to Peking.
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CHAIRMAN'S REPORT.
-HÄME, MAITLAND'S DEATH.
a legacy, which fex minutes after arising there, bemoting. I wish to record the deep re-makes possible the realization of
two men approaching from get of your General Agents and Con- Ler hopes.
salting Committee at the untimely Kowloon City Road. They were not
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to convey to his relatives and friends
together. It was ab exceptionally death of Mr. Francis Maitland, and dark night and a little rain was falling our deepest sympathy with them in/income from interest has received the He stepped the first man to inter their bereavement. Mr. Maitland most careful consider tion by sou rogate him and the second man then first took his scat on the Consulting/General Agents and Consulting Com turned round and ran back. He
Committee in 1897, and during the however, that at the present time no mittee. They are of opinion.
shouted out to him in Chinese to stop
MARINE INSURANCE SEUMP.
Bre
In the
to
and fired a round in the air with his twenty five years that have since There is an article urging the revolver, bat be continued running elapsed, he has done much towards increase should be made. observance of Mother's Day. It omits Witness with a Portuguese tamed Re-assisting the Company to arrive at its unsettled period through which we
Zesirable passing it is to note that the Americans have long medios gave chase. He ran along the Present condition of prosperity.
strengthen our reserves as much as observed this pretty custom. One of the band side of the nullah and when
The report and accounts having confidence of the insuring public.
posible, sad thereby retain the the Scouts narrates his adventures about half way down noticed a basket For carrying twelve Fasengers in during the Strike. An interesting of the ground. Continsing the chase now been in your hands for some the one and 34 in the other without amative. The editorial notes a ali he heard a shot fired in front of him.
days, I propose, with your permission, to follow the usual castom of taking licences, the owner of the motor boats mostly with the Prince's visit and in- Several rounds had been fired by the them as read. Kwang Nguan Seng No. 1 and No. 2spection The Nature Notes" are special constables previously. was fined $50 by the Marine Mazis always good. The magazine is now trate this morning and ordered to at its tenth number.
take out Ecences.
A copy of the Diocesan Boy's School magazine for May has reached us. It is a cheerful example of the class, and is, distinguished by an er- cellent wash drawing by Wong Ping Wing, wrongly described as a sketch
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CORRESPONDENCE.
WOMEN'S CLOTHES.
The Crown Solicitor: How long after you shot in the air was the shot fired in your direction.
Witness about two minutes. I
It is my pleasant duty to meet you again at this the 41st annual meeting of the Company, with another satis factory report This is particularly
continued the chase about 200 yards gratifying in view of the very seriouz difficulties with which marine under from the bridge, where there was writers have had to contend during some clothing on the road. Then I the years 1918, 1919 and 1920. Of Faw another fash and I fired five shots these years, the last has proved to be in the direction from which it came. one of the most disastrous periods
The witness added that he lost the [To the Editor of the China Moll.]
experienced by marine insurance Dear Sir, I have noticed in your
Louiz Atanasio dos Remedios of 4 difficult to say if things have now companies for some years, It is columns lately, as well as in those of Peace Avenue, Hemantia, said he was taken a tam for the better. Your such other papers as my friends show on patrol daty at No. 4 bridge. While General Agents and Consulting Com- excess of the number allowed by their we, that the Churches, and especially the first man was being searched, Le mittee, however, are adopting & the Roman Church, are inaugurating saw another man standing in the light conservative policy, which they deri was fined $3 and another Si by the/an sitack on the modern fashion. It of a lamp. He was quite certain the confident will be felly justified by
It is far more than that. It is a sear scape of quality. We like it.
For carrying five passengers in
licences one passenger boat master
man.
results.
ACCOUNTS.
HOME COMMENT,
In this connection it may be of interest i I quote the following extract from the Financial News of March 8. this year:-
The recent failures, together with unfortunate experiences în connection with claims, bave per- suaded the insuring public that there is much to be said for good seentity at a "fair price, against failed companies or quibbles over cisms, which are the result of taking the cheapest rate to be. obtained. If one thing stands out more than another in connection with the bad times through which the market is still pasting it is the triumphant way in which the old- established compani· s and Lloyd's underwritere bare surmounted their difficulties, and it becomes toore and more evident that in marine insurance, as in every other class of insurance, secarity is the first and foremost consideration. sad that true progress can only be made along conservative lines.
I
REPORT ADOPTED. DOW-propose the following.
"That the report and accounts as presented, including the payment of a final dividend in respect of the year 1920 of $17 per share, and of an interim dividend in respect of the year 1921 of $18 per share, and the addition of $699,633.19 · to- Underwriting Suspense Account be adopted and passed.”
has occurred to me that ventilation prisoner was that man, and a month Marice Magistrate this morning of this topic (like reat:lation of dress) later he picked him out from amongst The second man had two previous is much to be desired.
nearly twenty others on an identifica for all connected with marine insar- How sents the present times are Convictions. For similar offences First, why should this campaign tion parade." As witness approached in respect of ten and eight passengers be launched just when fashion has the man to search him be looked referring to recent number of our ance can be readily ascertained by respectively two other men were each decreed that skirts and sleeves should frightened and turned and ran. fined $5.
be longer! Surely one essential of Jore Victor dos Remedios, who re-furzsia The affairs of some twenty leading shipping and insurance each a contention is that it should be sides in the vicinity of No. 4 bridge, Home and Continental companies: Chinese who are engaged in up to date, not a season behind the deposed that thortly after eight have been put into the hands of that calla-for-special referer, but I I cannot think of anything further business in Jamaica have organized a times!
o'clock he was preparing to go on duty liquidators, while others, doing a shall be pleared to answer to the best trading association with a capital of ļ Secondly, each of us as cherish com- when he heard police whistles being composite business, have closed down of my ability any questions arising £25,000 to develop trade among mon-sense are only too glad to see blown. I rusted cut to see what on this part of their operations. themselves in the colony. A whole-costumes approach nearer to the ideal was the matter. As I came out I saw |
oat of the Accounts which Share- Esia depot will be opened at Kingston (so unattainable, alas, in this world, a man passing me running in the direc
holders may wish to pat, after the 83 the distributing centre for dry where, as Robey says, "To the Purs tion of Kowloon City.
Tamming to the accounts, it will be Accounts themselves have been duly He swung seen that although there was a very seconded. goods, hardware, and foodstuffs, for all things are Impare") and can only round and fired a shot, to all intents considerable increase in premium in- which buying agents in the United regret a move so retrograde, so con- and purposes at me. He could see come in 1920 over the previous year, Kingdom and North America have servative, so Victorian, so
me easily because there was a lamp the balance is only about $6,000 bet already been selected. The initial words, my dear Mr. Editor, fail me! post-on my side of the road I was ter, and this bears out my remarks prejudice, is fatal to it. "Can any outlay in stocking the depot will Thirdly, in our beloved Colony, in carrying an Iver Johnson 38 bore and with regard to the poor quality of the good come out of Nazareth 1" So amuant to £60,000,
this home of Reason and Logic, it fired one round in reply." WILLER SHEAREB.-On May 12, ¦ numbers of judges that is to say.
bainess during the year. The fall in must be realised that the climate The Judge: Do you think you exchange from 3/13 on December. 31, at Shanghai, Wm. Dick Brown, crowds and juries have to be
Among the passengers travelling largely dictates the quantity of cover- hit him? Miller to Elizabeth (Betty)" directed." or they are sure to go to the East by the P. & O. s.3. ing. Who would wish, at Repulse
| 1920, to 2/7 on December 31 last, has Witness: I cannot say, sir. All I saw helped wrong by admitting what is Delta"
to⚫ increase somewhat which arrives here on Bay, to clasp & Terreichorean bandle was that he appeared to stumble and the showing of both incoran and in: dmissible. Judges are trained men, Sunday, are Sir Squire Bancroft, the of perspiration? Though I am aware went through a bush on the other side balance. jurymen are untrained, and so are eminent theatrical manager, Prof. A. that none of these reloxiners dance, I of the road I then lost sight of him. Premium income for the year 1921 mobs. Where there's smose there's Thompson; Hon. Mr. P. Burn; Dr. cannot help reminding them that fire," says the untrained mind, and and Mr. F. D. Caitzs, Capt. and Mrs. Christian charity towards those who cover and Sergt. Neal came up the same period, of over $500,000. The witness added that he took shows a decrease on that for 1920, at imporm that to 3 congration E. G. Bell; Majors G. F. Turner; E. S. are devotees of this Art should pre- shortly afterwards. When he came This is largely due to the present motion which was then put to the proved. The trained mind requires Pilkington; N. D. Pisces Capt. and vent this agitation, which must ineri inte the open road he heard another world wide depression in trade, and meeting and carried unanimously. proof, Shrewd men have always said: Mr. G. B. Rennick; Captains A. P. tably end in the replacement of the shot fired in Lis direction. They also to the cantions policy that is
With a bad case, let me be tried by Rogderson and D. G. M. Shewan: Dr. healthy exercise of Jazz by the more searched for the a jury; with a good one, by a judge," | S. Johnson Taylor; and Lients P. F. demura and therefore cooler activities could not find him. Near the bush $2,839,652.90 is well up to average, on the agenda is the re election of the Statements may appear relevant that Cartin and T. A. Stapleton. yet should not reach a jury, by reasou
of (say) the Minuet,
they picked up a pair of trousers, however, and with moderate good Consulting Committee for the ensuing of their prejudice creating quality,
But seriously, dear Mr. Editor, which, the Crown Solicitar mentioned fortune we think & successful outturn year. As stated in the Report, all the An old legal maxim discredits the They are like the bit of paper on the
The Empress of Asia", called cannot you impress on the agitator, would be later identified as part of to this year may be anticipated. old members seek re-election. and Mr. Verdicts of popular opinion, and eays road side that makes the horse shy. with a large number of passengers the sartorial inquisitors, that seals, the stalen property.
their province? that in legal logic they lead to hell. Untrained men, untrained in scientihe Yesterday. Among the local residents not bodies, are
D. G. Remedies, who also took part
Henry Humphreys has accepted an Analysis of the balance sheet will invitation to join. Under the Articles 1 Semita ipsa est cd gehennam] thinking or in legal thinking which is were Major and Max. Wheeler. Comdr. Leave to the tea hound his frailties, in the chase, gave evidence and the show that our assets as expressed in of Association, the remuneration of Lotke on the Human Und retanding the same thing, need "blinkers" just and Mrs Cantlis, Mr. and Mrs. O. 1. cling to the clothing of the Spirit case was adjourned until this after sterling, stand at a lowes figure than the Consulting Committes remains as
not nowadays regarded as as in as horses do. Even trained minds Ellit, Miss B. Addia, Capt. and What should it matter whether an nOGD
a year ago, while on the other hand, fixed at the general meeting until Mallible authority, but what beerr sometimes. We have known
Ma E. R. G. R. Evans, Mrs. A. E, immortal soul is garbed by Paquin, The "Jadge mentioned that the as expressed in dollars, they show aitared by a subsequent general teet Easys of witnesses holds. We have of a trial for assault, for instance, Crapneli, Mes. C. E. H. Bearis, Mrs. Worth or Gabriel? And it must be jurors who had been warned to ap substantial increase. This is the result ing. If all the present Consulting
to consider (1) their number, in which witnesses were allowed to F. B. Drew, Mrs. Eldon Potter. Capt. confessed that from such pictures as pear on Friday afternoon would not of lower exchange. All our reserves Committen
2) their integrity, and (3) teatify to a previous assault by T. A. Mitchell, Capt. C. 8. Fisher, Mr. we are given to provide us with a be required until, 10.30 on Monday are in a anand condition. The only Mr. Hary Humphreys is also their skill. This includes, obvionaly, the same accused, but en another R A. Gabbay, ME A:8. Gubbay Mr. glimpse (however misty) of the next mor.ing. their competere, their knowledge person. That should have been in R. E. Belilios Mr. E. Tatarn, Mr. F.world, the costumes of Heaven do not Jacob verdicts there is always's cloud admissible, because it prored thing. Marsh, Mr. G. T. Eveleigh and Mr. Dat witnesses, whe know nothing but rierant to the charge. The idea was Mr. E. Rice.
What they have heard. Newspapers to show that he was a quarrelsome
The Chima Mail.
• TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVIOS
2010, FEmai, May 19, 1928
OF JUDGEMENTS.
seem in the least to sccord with the ideals of the Church, but rather to emulate the sketchy though charming draperies of our early parents
After al who cares a fig (ór a fig
ace hearsay witnesses! Lawyers and person, likely to have committed the Fleven new ponies imported by
adges disregard all hearsay testi- offence with which he was charged; the Hongkong Jockey Club arrived leaf) far these little things? Leave ony; mode tagedy accept and but good judges have pointed out yesterday and were drawn for at the to us, the Lovers of Beauty, our little repeat it, especially if it jump with that there is no limit to such a line of Stables. Causeway Bay, in the even joys! prejudices or predilections. proof, once admitted, and they prefering. The animals are from Shanghai, judicial to exclade it."Judicial ignorance, and some of them have put up pro their although carried to absurd lengths mising performances on the Shanghai The discovery of by eccentrics, iss pose adopted to and Kiangwan tracks. The draw-
the
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PHILOKALIES,
Mc. W. E. L. Shenton seconded the
CONSULTING COMMITTEE.
but being followed. The balance of The Charman :-The next businenr-
WAR MEDALS.
102ND. E. É. O. GRENADIERS
PRESENTATION.
KEAZRVES.
are re-elected and
one calling for special mention elected, the Committee will consist of: is the Investment and Exchange nine instead of eight as formerly, and Fluctuation Account. There is it will be necessary to pass a resolu $534.46599 at the credit of this tips in sohnection "with their re- account, which is due to the mab muneration. The proposal is to stantial appreciat on in gold securites increase the remuneration paid by the and the fall in exchange.
DIVIDEND
The surplar to be dealt with is On Tuesday (May 18) at 9.15 am $1,049.6 0.19, out of which has been H. E. the Governr-presented about paid an interim dividend of $18 per 180 war medels to officers, non-com share. We now recommend the pay missioned. officers and mes of the meat of a na divi end of $17 and 102nd K. B:0 Grenadiem
Company from $16,000 per annum fo $18,000 per annum, and I feel sara that this will commend itself to share- haiders.
Mr. Ho Fook moving and Mr. J. Arnold seconding, the motion WAS carried unanimously,
is harder than any polar keep the necessity of proper legal ing resulted as follows:--
the transfer of the balance amounting Mr. Choa Shuki proposed and Mr. vary. Truth is at least as hand proof well in view. It is offset by Faabory, Mr. H. Seth The Roamer get as radiam. It has more what the lawyers call "judicial Mr. Harrison, Hos Homme, Mc H
The Battalion was formed up on the to 3699,630.19 to Unterwaiting to Cheung shig seconded that Mesures. FOR A LAME BACK mies, more obstacles, than pisin stice." which presumes any judge to Y. H. Nemce Blot, Dr. Tonyth
parade ground and after the corony Suspense account to close 1920 and AR Love, F.0.A., and Mr. H. Pervy tarandouni untruth. Esalent. hive taken notice, and to
When put love pains or lanenges in B, B. the Goreme accompanied by presion VERT, The Balance of Smith, F.U.A. be elected auditors for hay Fortobello, Mt. Nelson: Kobe, Me the lack late the parti. "žIn Chuẩnter. Major General Sir John S. Fowler, 32,389,652.90 at credit of 1921 the ending. year. heisst intentions often impeleit, kowledge of, things kuwa to the Dynasty; Wild Wiliam De Kew; lan's F in Balus twice a d 7. RIBASKINE KÕRG, OB., D.S.Grand Staff, and Account allows of the payment of the The motion was extried panimous. ( +Pinterest is generally expected to arénage intelligent man of the Jiv Rot, Mr. B. Buket; Dan outs at chaplin Then The Commanong Umes, Leta
with the unim of the ” bake for "fea
Na interna dividend of $18 for that th To: “Whin self the wayerng world. The lawi onli is Griffin, Mr. B. M. Dym; Fick Focket, dimjon a pine of fisusel aightly wib Colond: "W. B. Boberta," "D.5,0,
The meeting terminated with the Ege shaken. tis rarely right made absurd by the tacit Mr. A. M. L. Soares and Gray thisrniment and bid on inpreted the Battalion,
The question of paying a larger Chairman's statement that dividend Preconceived opinion, sumption that untrained minds in Grifin, Me, Alves.
sent of pain. For sale by all Chemale soi Blorekeepete.
The Battalion then marched past. dividend in view of the increased warrants cold be had on application,