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AN EXCHANGE CONTRACT.
HAKKAS v. HOKLOS
است
CONNELL BROS. SUCCESSFUL
CLATH
THE CHINA MAIL.
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1922
CANTON SITUATION. PRETTY LOCAL WEDDING. SEASIDE MOTOR-BOATS.
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CHAIR. COOLIES FEUD.
ŽRUSH 'WIIM POLICE.
ACTION IN SUPREME COURT,
THE NAVY SURRENDERS,
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT.
AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
PETROL COMPETES WITH SAILS
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All round the coast at home this At St. John's Cathedral this mom-zummer mare is likely to be seen of ing Mr. J. W. Brown, of Messrs. H. the motor boat taking out passengers Skott and Co., was married to Miss for short trips. Its approach towards G. M. Boulton. officiating priest and the bride who peace there has bean a good deal of wide popularity has, it must be ad- The Rev. H. Copley Moyle was the vened to thrust it back. Since the mitted, been slow, and the war inter-
In Original Jurisdiction this morn- A Mosque Street phair coolis had ing, the Chief Justice, Sir William some trouble with an Elgin Street is that the Navy has surrendered Information reseived here to-day Bas Davies heard an ex parte acionarlie on Monday night while the pair to Chan Kwing ming, and Sun Tat brought by Meters Connell Bros were having their evening meal at sen has retired from command. agains: Tang Nam Hai Firm and
Bridges Street food stall. Words Yuka Tan Leong, & partner, concern-
Chan's troops under Commanders wore a white georgette accordion-building of new craft and conversion led to
Yeang Kwab-yer ing an exchange contract.
and blows and the Mosque Stak-leung have met and disarmed an orange blossom veil semounted | before the ers that will, if ever, it- Yeung pleated frock trimmed with silver azd of old, but we are yet a long time According to the statement of claim, Street
got the work Sen's men at Siokwan. the defendant firm instructed the of the exchanges. Neutral coalies General Lai Fook-laz former Comby a wreath of orange blommor. w boat plying for hire by the hour or ness the disappearance of the sailing given away by Mr. G. E. Wetton two, and with it the disappearance
plaintiffs on Sept. 9th 1921 to enter
barrel.
In accordance with each request the plaintiffs on the 9th September 1921 entered into an exchange contract with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The defend
aut firm failed to take delivery of the
the plaintiffs had to pay the Bank the sum of $1,521.20 for cancellation of the exchange contract. They now
claimed $1,521.20.
Mr. F. C. Jepkin, instructed by Mr. Tarner Alessrs. Deacon Looke Ltd Deacon and Harston) appeared for
plaintiffs
A. C. Conrad. manager of the plaintiff firm, gare evidence iz support of the claim.
Judgment was entered for plaintiff
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opium . smokers and
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match.
into an exchange contract on their living in Bridges Street separated the mander-in Chief at Honam bas behalf fo: G55,950 at exchange 493 âghters and they were their respec-severed lie connection with Sun's At W. Ramsey acted as best man the longshoreman, from the favourite for October, November, December, to tive ways. There the trouble was cabled to Canton asking for instruc-egy and Leslie Bridger as brides lady; not a breath of with"-sli Northam Expeditionary Army and and Misa. J. Rodger and the Misses seaside resorts. Fine day for a sail, cover the purchase price of 4,000 ended as far as Morday night was tions and requesting that a place he maids. The latter looked very pretty know him and his plausible asuran baga of four purchased by agreement concerned. in writing on the 8th September 1921 Now, e Mosque Street and troop.
assigned for the stationing of his in cream cet dresses with lace hate to ces. He has been a part of the sea- br the defendant firm from
Elgin Street coolies are members of plaintiffs at $5.95 per
side picture. Breezy, jelly, an adeşt Following the ceremony the bridal in all the arts of persuasion to over- The ships comprising the Northern two rival clans which have always Squadron under the Canton flag are pair approached their metor-car outcome landsmen's fear of the water. hen at daggers drawn; the one clan now distributed as follows the cruisers side the Cathedral to the skirt of always be has been a picturesque being Hokles and the other Hakkas Chayne," "Winglung." Their hatred for each other is tradi-cheung" and "Tangon lying at the reception was held at the residence of human ways, would be poorly replac Wing-bagpipes played by Mr. A. Ferguson. A figure. The old salt, with his very tional Monday night's little mi naval anchorage opposite Shameen. Mr. and Mrs. Eastace, No 5 Tregantered by the mechanic driving throngh anderstanding was sufficient to re The
cruisers "Heikay"
Mansions: Macy handsome gifts the waves by petrol. And ficer and to pay for same, where open the old antagonism, and last Hochee" and the training ships were received, the brideg room's pre. The taxi-driver of the streets, 25 night three Mosque Street Sieuwo" and "Yingpin," anchored sent to the bride being a gold brooch. the fare Lows him-and that is but wandered into Staunton Street, opposite the Cheungchow fort. The The boneymoon is to be spent at little is a dour person compared with which is Bantral kres. but weil known haunt for Hakkaring"
destroyers "Mowing" and "Fai-Cheung Chan.
the old cabby, who had both time sad and the gunboat
* Ice- Among those present at the wit to exchange "chipping" with a They were on the look out for a likely troopship "Popsk" and the bun Eustace, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Bridger, expect the taxi-driver of the seas, gambe cheung anchored at Whampoa. The ceremony were:-Mr. and Mrs. W. A. comrade as they passed. None could victim upon whom to take their boats "Kwongkan," "Kwongying" Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Burnett, Miss concerned alone with his smelling revenge for their clanman's beating and Kwonghing" are patrolling the Walters, Cast Bayliss and Messrs Wengine, to be much different Bat of the previous night. As soon as river.
Kay, E. S. Carter, J. Rodger Jr., L. S there are many people to aver they saw a suitable mark they fell The foreign settlement at Canton B. Nicoll, A. Ferguson and R. B. Bell that petrol will never turn popu- apon him and gave him a sound is reported to have raised a volunteer beating. Police whitles were blowa force of 60 strong to maintain order
lar patronage away from the esil- and Chinese constables and detectives in their restion of the City.
ing beat. It is one thing to sail arrived on the scene in time to arrest
and quite another to motor. The the three assailants. The injured Fu Ting-fang has been invited rumour, that Dr.
tripper to whom speed is the one man was carried to the Police Station
element of enjoyment that he can ap- by his friends, and then removed of Canton; but another report Pokfulam Road on Tuesday afternoon and back, will natronise the motor-
assume the Civil Governorship
As the result of an accident in wants assurance that he will get out preciate, and who before all things The murder case now occupying the
to the hospital by ambalazce. pat forward the following attention of the Chief Justice at the of Hakkas, about 100 strouz, gathered City-Chui Heng-lan, &
This morning, about 9 33, an army names as possible Governors of the an elderly Chinese is now in hospital heat. To others it is the noiseless, USEFUL TENNIS FROCKSnishing yet. The remaining cases on armed with heavy poles, and a few governor of is Henngahan, and lan richa when in going down the canvas and allow the programme to be
sessions shows no signs of in Elgin Street and sallied forth, governor of Canton, Tam Shenng-n head. The man
former anffering from severe injuries to the easy passage of the sailing craft, the was riding in very uncertainty of the wind to fill the the calender have been put over to with hammers to give battle to the Yok hang, former Chief of the Finance etche July 3.
incline opposite Hakkas. A Chinese constable on duty Ministry and Chan's right hand man, Belcher Forts, the coolie,
completed, that gives half the pleasure. A Reuter cable yesterday referred marching up Shelley Street towards lions
in Caine Road, saw the Army"
of being on the ses. Following Kré six
unlicensed driver, lost control and the condi-
Still the motor-boat is bound in- to the existence of the mui tsai systers Mosque Street, and guessing the
Tehicle ran into the railings on the creasingly to compete, and which A settle- amongst Christian immigrants in
side of the road. The force of the industry really suffer from competi had been ment
arrived st Malaya A cabled correction receiving of this move, ran back to between General Ip Kui and the Compact threw the occupant cat tien. At Bournemcath petrol-daven
the Central Station and gave the manders of the ships comprising the of the ed to-day indicates that this should alarm. A strong posse of police Northern Squadron whereby. the on his head and was rendered classed as small craft, make excursions
under European Sergeants was sent latter join forces with Chan Kwing Warrants" have been issued in out. The police arrived just as the ming Colombo for the arrest of three"battle" was about to begin. When (1) The whole of the Navy to de- marines, Edward Harris, Archibald the fighters saw the police coming up mand San's retirement. Douglas and Victor Martin, of 38 Mosone Street they scattered. The "Cairo," on a. charge of having absented themselves from the cruiser without permission. The description of the three marine: has been publish ed in the Police "Hae and Cry."
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JOBS IN HONGKONG.
Not everyone knows that, with the old country and Malaya, Hongkong!
least two instances of the problem which came recently under the actice of the China Mail can be traced to this cause. They were both ex service men and came from different ends of the earth one from England; the
other from Australia.
The Englishman, who had worked bi- passage to Japan on a new steamer built at home, said he came on here because he had beard that there were all sorts of good jobs going
LOCAL AND GENERAL ·
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have read "Chinese immigrants.”
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country.
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RICSHA RUNS AWAY.
FISHING "RAG.”
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ricaba and he fell beats, almost too large to be properly conscious. The shafts of the richa in nearly all states of the sea. were smashed, bat the coolie escaped Brighton finds the motor-boat with only a few bruises. The injured popular, and the authorities there are man was removed to the hospital in having to consider regulations for pre- (2) The whole of the Navy to th18 ambulance. The driver has been renting oil floating on the water close police captured about a dozen at mit to Chan's orders,
arrested and will be brought before & ashore from harming the bathing. Garden Eced and two of the men
(3) The Navy
Magistrate. who had run down Glenealy tried to treated as the sea forces of the whole
The craft is popular at South- ead, scd at practically all South get away by running towards the R.
Coast resorts.
Some had expect C. Cathedral, but fottheir retreat
many ML'S liberated from Admiralty service by NEW CAMBRIDGE DIVERSION.have been in evidence everywhere. the peace they would by this time
Bat it is one thing for the Admiralty Thronged with the craft of com-to ran a motor-lacach, and another (6) The Navy retains the right petitors in the Cambridge University to run it commercial. The engines the Piscatorial Chab'e angling contest, designed for high-speed submarine negotiations for the reunification of premoted by the Granta, the Cam chasing eat up oil fuel at a pace that North and South...
along the Backs of Tricity and would rain any private undertaking, La Yeung-ting, icrmer Warlord of Clare on Saturday morning (837s and a large part of the heavy cost of Kwangi is reported to be returning home paper) was a sight after Izaak converting the war's ML's-is due to
Canton from Tientsin and is due to Walton's own heart. report at Canton to-day.
the fact that the engines have to be Here the club president's gillie, in replaced. A cable received from the North dresscoat, shorts, sock-suspenders and
On the Thames there is promise of
to
voice &
in
(4) Thể Navy and fand forces to cut off by Mr.A. E. S. Fives who was in be paid monthly by the Canton Gov- The two Chinese, one described as the Catholic Union Club at the time, ernment. the ex private secretary of a former and attracted by the police whistles, ( The officers and men of the Civil Governor of Canton, chargel came out just in time to arrest both Navy to remain in their respective
whom he himself marched ship. with having kidnapped the 14-year men old son of Mr. L. A. Chanson, of Caine to the Ceutral Station. The men Rosd, who is being held to ranson for captured in Garden Road offered to bave $40,000, were yesterday afternoon ti resistance. One Chinese detective committed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell to as attacked by seven men, and stand their trial at the Criminal. Ses twice when Le grabbed one of his sions. The boy has not yet been re-assailants, the man was promptly covered, but steps are being taken rescued by the 6thers. He succeeded in banging on to his man, however, through diplomatic channels to secure bia freedom.
and held him until help arrived.
Altogether twenty-nine men were states that the Central Government bagpipes, lured unsuspecting fishes a service of large motor-driven bosta, Messrs. Stark and McNeill, arrested and taken to the Central has decided to leave the rectification to their doom on the presidential to ran the old course between Green- architects of Penang and Ipoh, bave Station. Eventually they were let of Military affairs in Kwangtung in hook. Here a strange bluefaced wich or Gravesend and Kew. A pro- been successful in the competition for out on bail. A large number of poles the hands of Chan Kring-ming. the design for the FLS. War and a couple of hammers which Memorial, at Kusla Lumpur. They the police collected were stored away have been informed that their design at the station to be used as evidence was placed first out of 17 submitted against the men when they are It takes the form of a simple granite brought up at the Police Court. secotaph, with bronze tablets at the Some of the poles were of the ordinary base for the names of the fallen. The bamboo variety, but there were a few site selected for the memorial is heavy and dangerous looking things outside the railway station. The cost made from old chair shafts, which will be $30,000.
could easily brain a man of smash
UNFAITHFUL SERVANT.
MISTRESS'S JEWELS STOLEN.
Egure in a doctor's gown threw hisposal is now being advanced to victims into his creel only when his establish a motorboat club on the Etethoscope had pronounced life river, having its headquarters -st extinct. Here the "Tiddler Smack" Richmond, but difficulty has stisen pursued a relentless comme af with the Port of London Authority,. before her like water-beetles to avoid ings to be established, for reason that piracy, punts and canoes scuttling who are opposed to permitting moor- her all-deronring trawl. Here a puntia they would interfere with the A Chinese widow, a refugee from of bland Celestials strummed a fishy fairway. These and like obstacles Canton, living the Hangon Board D. Y. 6, with much belaying" and the metropolis do not occur at requiem. Here a "mystery ship," which hinder development in ing House in Connaught Road Central,racting" and a blithely smoking the open ses, as at Brighton, where has reported to the police that about fannel, went her mysterious way, the Sussex Motor Yacht Club has it. the splash made by the Common Observatory is steadily nearing its
3p.m. yesterday she went out with while undisturbed at intervals, along headquarters and a large fleet of boats, wealth trade commissioner service that completion. Instruments are beizg
sman servant to do some shopping the banks bearded, melancholy anglers and holds its first race meeting leaving her daughter bebid to look maintained with butterfly nets or bent this month. It is expected, says the had focussed his interest upon China, set up and the Observatory promises
after their room. In the street, she **Down below" he said ruefully to make a trial communication by the 3
As will be seen from our advertising lost sight of the servant, but did not pins their patient vigil, "the con- Yachting World, that at least twelve China and its wonderful chances for the station bring expected this ing Organ. Recitals will be given in lieving that he had missed her in the in fastening suitable catches to their make any alteration they wish, of the favourite one-design class boata, they're always talking now about end of this month the completion of columns the first of a series of even think anything of the incident, be templative man's recreation."
Thanks to the competiton foresight to which owners are now permitted to enterprising young men but I don't summer at the latest. The new John's Cathedral on Monday next crowd and had returned home. know where they get their ideas from." station aime chiefly at giving correct at 9.15 pm. when the Violinist will
When she retumed to the boardin tackle at the outset, the ceremony of providing cylinder capacity and igni- weighing and adjudication was an tion remain unchanged, will be ready
has its own little problem of The ex-"digger" confessed that it was attached to the
in the police force and the Customs. The wireless station to be employed Britishers to deal with
Kobe Marine Never at any one time is there a very large number of men in the Colony without jobs but always there is
small floating body of those in
corrigible optimist who land in
a strange country with nothing
more
than
the price of
a week's board and buiying and the
limbs it wielded with force...
ORGAN RECITAL,
EASMA CLUB.
It is quite true, of course, that there storm warnings instead of depending be Mrs. Balean who will play the slow house, the servant was not there impressive business bottle of for that meeting China but Hongkong, which becomes vessels within the range of 500 mile Violin Concerto in E minor and informed her that the servant had the president apologised resonally, ANOTHER WINDFALL FOR":" are chances for pushing young men in on the Tokyo Central Observatory, to movement from the Mendelssohn She made enquiries and her daughter beer, for the emptiness of which confident assurance that long before a natural clearing house for these by day and 1,50) miles by night. Thome's famena Andicte Belizioso, fraturned and said that the mistres that is expended something will have adventurous spirits, is not the sort of The red building and the wireles The organ pieces will include Bach', had sent him back for the jewel bar was presented to the winner, who was "turned up.” Our Hougkong hotel place to come to empty pocketed mast are a conspicuous object in the classic Fantasia in G minor, Lemare's to place in a China bank for safety (offical weight 2iew). That it con- credited with a magnificent sturgeon keepers know the type well and so do on spec," The ex-service Kobe landscape.
popolar Andantino in D flat which Believing hinz,, the girl handed the sisted merely of head, tail and fins organisations here would be do
still remains one of the most attrac jewel bar to the man, who has was explained as being dus to the quarters of the Er Active Service
Basma Club," the new head-- the officials of our charitable organising B tions. The trouble is that Hongkong comrades if they
toma good
to their Mr. J. Stalker of the Bank Line tive pieces of its kind ever written, an absconded with itu ada wrote home well known in football, cricket, Idyll from a new Suits by Eric
Men's Association in Queen's Road. is not the sort of place where good and to Australis and made that dinar tennis sud golf circles in the Colony, Coates, an Irish love song by R de les worth $1,000, s quantity of
The box contained 50 taels of gold tavages of moths.
By something of a miracle nobody Central has had another windfall. Ap Job det at the big Otherwise it is not a bit unlikely that and a popular, member of the Kow Leon Castiglione which has not been jewellery worth $1,500 and $200 in was drowned, and only one of the precinting the financial difficulties Bongs get their men out from home our Governor may have to do as the loon Cricket Club, who, with Mrs, heard here before and in addition to Chinese 20 cent pieces.
scores of craft concerned was upset. experienced in establi bing the Crab, and there is a natural prejudice Governor of Ceylon has done Stalker and their children, is retiring other pieces Elgar's Military March
Its occupant clambered briskly out. M. J. E. Joseph, in the name of against taking on the man appoint a committee to consider and from the Colony after good many in D major in the Trio of which the
wringing the water from his tow beazul, his brother, Mr. F. A. Joseph (at- who just casually "blows in" and an- report upon the question of destitu- years' residence here, during which theme which he uses in conjunction
smid, vociferons shouts of "Beaver'i " present on leave) and binsaf has nounces that he is locking for tion with regard to persons not time they made many friends, was with the words "Land of Hope and
- What was said to be R country generoud y donated a sum of $50 for permanently domicile in the Colony, presented by the members of the Glory" (Coronation Ode) is introduc-
dance on the greensward, in which period of twelve months. The problem is not by any means and also to advise Government as to Clab, on the eve of his departure ea. The collection will be in aid of
the spectatom joined, concluded the so sents here as it is in Malays where, the desirability of taking atape so with a silver cigarette care and the organ fund, accentuated by the rubber-depression, prevent the entry into Ceylon of pr substantial draft, as a mark of esteem it made necesary the expenditure on who have no definite guarantee and appreciation of a good all-round fast year of seady $150,000 on of obtaining employment and whoare sportsman. Mr. Stalker and ris pamages and general financial assis not in possession of bands anfficient family sailed for Home by the
ancy, but it may grow It may for their support during their stay in "Delta" yesterday. Amongst
beras e of the greater attention the island and for their repairiation other passengers who sailed by the Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours hi s'a "land of opportuni- without aavistance, either from any ship were Bishop and Ms. H. Lester ending 10a.m. to day was 1.02 inch?
siting just now Imwas the charitable
The Amithy Capt. Eussell, Lagt. Kert and Rytal zoe January 1: 2545 in, -borat and abrosa "AL
a murpher of Kaval öffonts and ratings, against an average of 34.64, ins.
work.
OUR RAINFALL
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V. R. C. NIGHT FETE.
holding its popular might fates again festival,
The Victoris Becrestion Club is
this year. The first takes place on Thunday, June 28 and the attractive programme stranged for itin advertised elsewhere. Entzim clos with the hon. secretary on June 24.
plagu
notified yesterday.
NOT
The B.FAM poolen June 17.1
LAUNCH WRECKED.
"The steam launch "Tin Cheong" is lying by the Frays Wall at West Point wrecked. The boar, apparently bar* left Liver-shrack a junk or the sea wall head on. ngapore, at Bong- She must here bisen going at a good Lapsed as the bows have been wrenosed
4 prement she is sulmerged. from stern to midah
32 (Apcer Kino) 2.4.
toria Hongkong on or