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Mr. & R. Paine, managing dir Alled fores a other than British ector of Mass 8. Meatio and Com Ltd., who in coi bominess tour to the Straits Settlements, the FMA and Jara arrived in Hongkong by the | “Empress of Axis,” yesterday;
Mr. R. EL. Skelton, AR.S.M., Assoc. L . H.- has severed his connection with Messrs. Jardin Matheson and Co, Ltd., and has come menced practice as consulting mining engineer and geologist at 14, Pedder Street, 2nd floor. Telephone 215
Assaulted by a woman living in
extraordinary getsest meeting
the ship: "He had the msociation, held af the Grub rooms:Į whole day, but was too Queen's Boud, yesterday afterooli, to remem anything after, Ne The meeting was well Extended and bosse was presided over by the Chairman of the Committee (Mr. E. H. Wilson) who was supported by Mr. Teesdale Mackintosh and Mr. W. Mackensie (Vice Presidents) and Mr. LD. Martyn (Vice Chairman). -
*Herodes said the same thing applied hion. Be welded that they both
troops
belonged to the 18. Genes Artillery.
He L, Tater, the masteratan ment
the ́Empress, aid the and Sun. daiendants were found on the boat; zid tha The Chairman, înd opening the deck, yesterday morning." Herodes on bothii meeting, referred to the phenomenal was drunk, bat Hidds had sobered hours to leave the same house, a 14-year old Chinese es made by the Association and up. One of them tried to crawl into tered with a time limi
the great success of the recently a small dog house and had suceeded for Cha stallished Chatt. He mentioned in Sing his hard and half the the City that Mr. Bowes-Smith had been in- body when he was found by some of expired yesterday and the formed by the General Officer Com the Chinese crew, and it was with Whampoa followed.
ading that a portion of the bath gratifficulty that they managed to Admiral Tong Teng-kwong, ing beach at Stonecutters would be drag him out oể bán awkward position. Chef of Navy, alled to members of the Associa-Mir. Cater add that it was on the mediatora between tion and it was possible that they Fourth of July that the ship left mappeared, from,
Hamla, and soldiers, kept coming on basiz. the board until almost sailing tirse.
Magistrate 5 So there is something left in their story fo
girl was removed to the hospital from the first floor of No. 129, Second Street yesterday afteracon, suffering from injuries to the head. The al leged assailant is now in police custody,
A dust rart was descending them te able to use the military steep incline from Pokfulam Roat into lashes which fan there daily. Con Second Street at 5:20) yesterlar after | ualung, the Chairman expressed noon, when a small boy living at No, thanks for a number of useful gilts 2, Bontem Road anddenly ran across prested to the Club by various Ltd the road in front of the cast. He was decors and proceeded to refer to the run over and injured in the leg. The question of membership, about which formen had the box removed to the be said he intended to mbmit a horpital.
proposal later. There were about 20 Frecahmen in the Colory who had served in the war and who, be believed, world he to join the Club, and he also knew of one American who desired to do so,
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LAWYERS' LETTERS.
Lawyers in Hongkong gain by the incompetence and ignorance of people who desire letters written. We smile
of law and advise us therson." Iris,
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900
Mr. Cater: Yes, I don't think they ac intended to desert.
the before
minerpat sårmitted.
be carefully prospectiv Chanches, the has and certain school building, in warides parts of the Colony and the phies, mainland have been kindly placed it
the daysal of the
Magistrate: I expect they will get to sobune the into trouble when they get back to Cantina, izbol Mands now
fand-no one- Hidde: We want to get back to the appointmen our company immediataly.
time of write whỚI ĐẠ Magistrate Yes, I understand." It fell be their bast to- is a military offence to get drunk like Members of Son's pa that, especially when you are hable are reported to be endeavouring to With reference to the eligibility of of being taken out of the country in erpple Chan's power by members of the Mercantile Marice which you had enlisted to serve. internal trouble in enquiries bad been made. at the believe your explanation and will dis are said to be Harbour Office, and it had been foon charge you, and you will be sent back general striks of wil that any civilinos who had been emas soon as possible..
workers such as wate played on ships passing through any
electric and railway men, imm war zone "wan" entitled to the mer-
General Ip Kni has cantile marine medal. ~~ For example,
meeting all Canton papers to
four hours each fr
this expense, 1
bring up been received, but $250 They wired and debtlers
speedily forthcomin
year, the chent
A 15-year old Chinese toy was yesterday afternoon removed to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from a compound fracture of the right leg and injúries to the left arm. received through being knocked down in Bulkeley Road by motor bas No. 615. The accident was caused through the boy suddenly rushing into the road from the footpath while play ing "catch" with some other boys.
tist of considerable expansions: for apr pications have already been received Before Mr. Hamilton in the Police Court yesterday it was alleged as far as the forts at Tong Tao, were of Wales nor Sir Paul Chater would conserahip against a Chinese that he objected eligible. It was not necessary for think of endowing a fand which would General Chening Hou-yue com from very many more chaction than mander of the Yunnaness forces; the YMCA, who are the promoters, to being searched by a Revenue thera to bave been under enemy fire. embrace every nation on the catch a few days ago were reported can find teachers to handle. This The Chairman sided that the Comincluding Czecho-Slovaks and the eat to be marching against Washow in year, besides the professional teachers, Chinese constable gave evidence as mittes proposed electing as honorary of them. The Chinese Labour Corps San's behalf, has sent a represents-the-operation of a number of summer to defendant complaining that be members Mr. W. B. L. Shenton of the was composed of very good man buttive to Canton to interview General students of Queen's, St. Paul's and had been assaulted by the Revenze Fiza of Mesars Deacon, Tooker, he very much doubted whether any ip km with a view to coming to an Officer. The magistrate dismissed Deacon and Hamton (Hon. Solicitors of the members would care to mo
rustions the action, and ordered complainant to the Association) and Mr. Perry them enjoying full voting power is understanding with him as to future
Smith of Means. Percy Smith, Seth the Association.
Officer and created a scale. A
to be reported for departmental action as it appeared that he had committed perjury.
المسيحية
Written a simple statement of the A shopkeeper of No. 27, Keelung facts of the bath-room incident, with Street, Samshuipo, reports to the out comment, and without impas district police that at 6 o'clock tions, leaving the facts to speak for yesterday morning, while he and bis themselves, be would have achieved wife were sleeping in the front cubicle, his objective, and there would have four men rushed in, and waking him been smaller risk of libel. Simplicity roughly, asked him where he kept his and truthfulness are all the qualifies money. While they were engaged tious necessary for a good (and a safe) in reasaching the place, a servant girl letter. Lawyers do not arale mansçed to slip on to the verandah, write good letters, because they can and climbing to the house next door zet be dia; ir. They are sophisticated she gave the alarm. The robbers They are ther conventions and their teck fright and bolted. jargon. They are "too clever by bait"s the saying is.
As for lawyers clerks, it appears they ate too clever by three
çusuters.
PEAK HOSPITAL
men at ships sailing in Chins waters was quite sure that neither the Prince
and Fleming (Auditors). He Mr. L. D. Martyn pointed out that psid a tribute excellent work was laid down in the proposal that done by the hs of the Commen must be proposed and seconded and that the decision of the Com mitter
mittee should be final. This meant they had power to keep ouf persons they considered undesirable!
CHATER WAX BESTICE ENDOWMENT
Mr. F. P. R. James spoke in favor of admiting to fall membership men who had served in the Mercantile Marice, He thought, towever, that perhaps it might be acessary for the Committee to age the cases on their individual merita
PEKING THANES SUN
AND CAN NOW DU WITHOUT HI
Ying Wah Colleges, and of some Uni-
vanity students, has been enlisted to cope with the work, and for the past few weeks raining classes for the „volunteer teachers have been in pro- gress at the YMCA, under the direction of Mr. MacPherson and Me Mobler of that institution.
TENNIS LEAGUE
As stated last week Recreating Cina have won shield with an unbeaten
Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh ex pisined at some length the Died of
ERANGHAL, July 5. Trust drawn up in respect of the Chater War Service EndowmentBand
Peking reports that the Canton Hessil the two trustees the Chief
Provincial Assembly's telegram has Manager of the Hongkong & Shanghai
aroused the widest interit there Banking Corporation of Hongkong
Various public bodies, including the On Saturday the Hon cong Club and the Manager in the Far East of Mr. Mackenzie thought the Associs educational institutions and reprer decisively beat the U. & R.C., and are Metz, Jardine, Matheson Co., Ltd- tion ought to extend hospitality to sentativer of the united chambers of thai bracketed with them for second, were invested with a very considerable men who had saved in the Allied commerce resolved to telegraph Sun place discretion as to how they should Forces. He had personally received Yai men expressing their appreciation The Club de Eecreko whose pro- Among the passengers, who apply the money. The second clause much kindness from the French and of Sun's meritorious services in pro- "gramme was very much in ardur arrived in Hongkong yesterday mom-recommended that the money should had always been elected a fally fledged tecting law but adding that smoe the gave the H. K. C. C. & walk over and ing by the R ALB. "Empress of Asia" be invested in local mortgages and Mr. member of their regimental messes old parliament has been reinstated the only fan matabes remaining to be were Mesars. H. Black, H. K. Davis, Hackintosh asid he hoped that would He also supported the admittance to the time has come dissolve the played are the Cith de Recreio vers J.R Hopkins, P. C. Kerby, J. Lofso, be dons; instead of bringing them in membership of men, who had served transitional, govern Land abolish Civil Service and versat the Mitan J. F. Mendelsohn, H. B. Nelson Afour per cent. interest as at present in the Mercantile Marina. He thought the provisional
E. Paice, FJ. Siganpora, Charles Toy, they would probably get tight per it was not playing the game to keep C.S. Turner, Major E. Bowditch Rev. | cert, which was s'big consideration,them out.
DONATIONS TO EASMA
Amongré; recently pruž
ewing
We are told that the Unofficial V. R. Catapang, Genen T. L Another clause stated that the in- Mr. P.T. James, whilst welcoming at the illiterste amahs and others who Members of the Legislative Council Bartigan Dr. Den Fan Lee, Right come was to be divided between the the extension of hospitality to men of conduct their corrcepondence through are being approached with a view to Rev. G. F. Mosher, Mesdames L. J. British Legion in Bonghong and the other nations who served in the war, the public letter-writers at their street Persuading them that the Govern Beebe and child, M. D. Eberhart. P. Ez-Active Bervice Men's Association, doubted whether they had the moral stalls; yet there are numerens Eur-ment ought to take over the Peak C, Kerby, J. F. Mendelssohn, Mosher, for the first five years after the right to elect them to full member- opeans, eves laipans, who sem, to Hospital, which the proprietors (s T. R. Percy. B. H. Suyder, L. C. establishment of the fund. Clause & ship. He personally thought they tion to the Barms Club think it necessary when they have ber of medical practitioners) are Thomas, A. D. M. Wood and M. B. wa very significant at the present would be untied with associate Chairman (Mr.
moment.It said that should the membership.
grateful acknow important letters to write to get faw-threatening to close. The China Mail Wood,
is of opinion that the Government
Trustees ccusider that either or both of Mr. Mackintosh instanced several night's exhi yers to write them. Lawyers of
sbou'd let it alene. ·
A Chizers widow was sleeping on the Associations had ceased to exist cases of hardship if the present rules were the course, are necessary to study points We do not like the apparent motive the counter of her shop at No. 258. they should distribute the income, or were adhered to. He specially drew math for a very real nuth, of retical of the proprietors of the Peak Shanghai Street, Yaumati, when the donate the capital of the endowment attention to the fact that a Buitisher & set of pool
Hospital, who want a guaranteed re- was awakened at 1.30 this morning | fund 16 such charitable objects as they - serving with the French Army wað sá
ilver caps moment, that says the 1020 who is bis own lawyer has a to lorar on their capital, and "security by someone shaking her roughly considered fit. There were, Mr. the mies at present stood, ineligibis Mr. Geo client. That is not to say that a
up. When Mackintosh was sorry to say, good for membership of the Associationary (Me against loes on a postpone i sale of the and "saging “Get man should not be his own letter property." That releases the eat she sat up, she saw the men, many rumours floating about the Dr. W. W. Pearce spoke in lavour pewter pots for writer. A libel case finished this from the bag. It is evident these che armed with a revolver stand Colony that the emor association of the Committee's proposal. They Len). week showed that as Iter writers gentlemen have awoke to the fact of ing in front of her. One of the men the British Legion-was in danger of certainly all felt it an honour to be pewters," lawyers de zet invariably shin.. Some the present "boom" value of their sized her by the throat and demand ceasing to exist in Hongkong. He long to the Association because it wat people have a touchin faith in the property as real estate, and do noted the enfe key. The woman very sincerely hoped that this was not the excluse. If they look sway the to efficacy of lawyer'e inun. We at to mi s it. This is quite nateral plucky raised the alazım, in spite of case and that they would all make an exclusiveness they would take away recall an amusing in face of a local and businesslike; but that does not treats of death from the mad with effort to see that it did not die with the honour. He thought the General taipan ordering, and ramblystly them in unloading on the pub the revolver, and all three robtars out a very great struggle.
Committee could be trusted to eaís" escaped through the back door with paying lor, a lawyer's letter that we
guard that exclus renom. once received. Ife had objected to
ouh taking any thing. something we had written. The law firma wrote re this fies that while they did not sert that the offensive paseage was libellous, it "approached
tic
BILLIARDS.
EASMA CLUB'S WIN.
sery closely the line which divides the - The remaining six games of the lib llons from the non-libelous" We Basma Club's twelve s-side billiards here often wondered if the lawyer match with the Bergeant's Moss of the showed to their client the answer we King's Regiment were, played at the We thanked them very heaïti | Club Ist night. Last wick's samei “Jy for a valuable testimonial, explain=. pat the flab six podle sheat
"that it was our business to last night this lend promod as dear the tenth sa possible - sixteen. – Indivi
crossing the lina mto-libel,
that we regarded this setter of
expert testimony that we
akuly doing car job.
MOTOR DRIVER MOBBED BY COOLIES
MEMBERS HIRADENTI) The Chairman on behalf of Committee then propceed the fellow ing zerolation
All candi stes - for- maraben mat be proposed: Lid recons members of the Apocis proved by the General
A motor driver employed at the Membership, will in al Wanchai Garage, was drivi
inen enti
onnaught Road, ock waterday
to knocked down mand cache outside.
to
and Victory Medi
In the course of the bruk deb which followed at least Amendments wins fired at the
ollowing men: Firsly the
chamu
be the
Bussan Kaisha and neither match can alter the positions of the three bottom
Division. Qaiden's Col--