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MONDAY, JULY 81
H.K HOTEL DEFRAUDED.
EUROPEAN SENT. TO PRISON.
Roberts, was Merit
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CORRESPONDENCE.
PROVOKED BY OUR CHURËN NOTES.
SUN FEELING THE PINCH.
SHORT OF FOOD NOW.
Foun quiltyy Magistrate Humil
Dr. Sun Yat sra's warships at ton of a charge of obtainis g, by false fo the Editor of the "Chine Mail. '}
Pakmatani are now reported to bave pretences, board and lodging and an
Sir,--On reading the interesting ran short of provisions. On Esturday advance, of money, from the Hong. kong Thotel Co., Ltd., Herbert G. article from the Daily Telegraph morning Sun vent A deputy asbare to prison for a printed on your Church Notes page and he made big purobases from a month at the Magistracy on Saturday, Saturday, I oberved again bow
Against the curd, who dvr bed markedly any propagandist urguts in 3 pouces firm, and attempted to do bime-lf as a gashir in the Nethe far site of himself (to the mind of the liver them to the "Wingfung" by Trading Society, Singapore, it was rational reader) against the cause he means of sampans many of which has at heart. Thus I always read the were willing to undertake the job is sileged that I obtained accummads
Bible wien suffering from religious view of the tempting hire money tion and a Brumy advaner, amount-
inconveniences and Hig-tail or Hackel' ing in ali to $147.47.from the letal he would raha dtt. At a previous That the Daly Plegraph for a bend of the move just in time and Co., on the pretenes that on July 2141bfore writing home to any mother, frd. However, Secret Servicemen the sci ed all the provisions as they were bearing defentiant bad wat he lud moment intended to money due to him from the China flickering flame Revolution in being loaded in tampana:
one whose erLusiast was wating. Customs no he thought also that fir
conunt believe. Yet Buch could uhiaio
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Particularly ruable im to enmmunicate with east of your readers. the parties mentioned the case we did the paragraph on Blasphemy adjourned until Saturday. At this appeal to me. I have always felt that the priest was acting as a bromide to hearing Roberts admitted that he ba
the suffering classes, and here I found written to neither Slangtni Singapore, because he didn't want the purfectly rational view that il religion did not keep the people docile, they would try a machine-
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TO-DAY'S
ADV RTISEMENTS
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
HAPPY VALLEY.
THE COURSE will be closed on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
By Order,
In giving his decision the Magistrate Baid: After listening to this case 1 gun. Surely this is not so obvious
Тв fallacy, co patent an absurdity, as have come to the conclusion that the defendunt tock one night's board anyafely to be inserted without comment lodging by frau, and I consider liniu an anti-revolutionary article ? And of this werk.
Interesting competitors for the when we see that of five legislators" conduct in living in euch an ex-
that Tiffins must be ordered not later travagant manger" with lite chance acting to suppress the communists wek-end Competitions are reminded of getting the money in extremely re two at least bayr pages suggestive of than 8 p.m. on August 3rd, prehensible. I do not think a man in the Semite, we are led to question the defendant's position really intend whether they may not simply be ed to defraud. He was very footish, capitalists aiming at the suppresiun of my opinions likely to endanger but I do not think he intended to defraud the Company the whole time their dividends. he was there I consider he defraud. ed the Company of one night's board and lodging. The defendant is fined $25 with the alternative of one month's imprisonment. The imprison- ment to date from the Saturday of the previous week.
A WISEMAN WAITER,
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JAILED FOR STEALING,
At the Magistracy on Saturday, a table boy at Wiseman's Cafe, was charged with larceny and assault.
The prosecution alleged that ball a pound of sugar wa found in the defendant's pocket by an Indian watchman on the right of July 27. It was reported to Mr. Goodall in the morning and the defendant wax dismissed. After his dismissal, thei defendant was alleged to have written a chit addressed to no parti cular person, which he left on a dinner waggon in the cafe.
Further on in the article is no
"erude and detailed reference to
Do irresponsible treatment of sex." these furry-brained fools mean Dy thing but a view of sex to which they are unaccustomed ? To me, any thing tending to an attitute on sex matters lesa futile than the present popular one is pre-eminently desirable. Ins world where nearly every man has his mistress, where marriage is but social agreement to share where publicly mistresses, prostitu tion, concubinage and seduction are anathema bile privately the sport of the majority, who uro there that break their own law about throwing stones Knowing acmething of the hobbies of our own ruling classes, may we not resent their bypocritical attitude to our own?
Yours faithfully,
names,
A RESPECTABLY MARRIED MAN.
TOMBSTONE VERSES.
The contained a threat, the translation of which is: "What grudges had you Sir,-Your "Adversacius” was not against me during my former life, and quite correct in his reference on Satur why do you talt me during my day to a local tombstone verse. It present life? If I do not put you to is on a woman's tombstone in the death, swear I will not live,"
cemetery at Stanley, and reade as Shortly after writing the chit, the follows: defendant wrot outside the building and threw a stone at the watchman. Defendant who bad beeu at Wiseman's for about one month, said the No. 1 boy was not friendly to wards him because he had refused to pay any squeeze money. For that reason he wished to have him distales ed so that he could give the job to another man who would give him "squeeze." Defendret alleged that the sugar bad been "planted" on him, and that it was all a plot to get him out of his employment. He added, "The reason why I hung round the manager wan that be
chit [To the Editor of the "China Mall.”]
refused to pay me.
Asked about the clit, defendant denied all knowledge of it. but later
Women all as you pass by Just pause a while and think of me As you are now so once was I. As I em now so you will be, Prepare for death and follow me. There is an exactly similarinscription on an old stuns in Worth (Sussex); churchyard. The stone bed lain buried for many years, and was discovered by the thea Vicar of the parish some thirty odd years ago. The Vicar had it restored at bis own ex- penes and it is now one of the best known objects in the churchyard.
Youra etc.,
BONES.
WILL SOMEONE OBLIGE
confessed that he had written it under (To the Editor of the "Chino Mall."') provocation.
Magistrate: Oh did you? You
Sir,-Would you be good enough to
nem to be one of those Foung inform me if electric face can be "gentlemen" who seem to think
successfully rewound locally? they can do what they like.
Defendant was convicted on both charges and set to jail for one menti un the charge of larceny: white a fine of $25 was imposed for
the assault.
"STAR" SINGLETS
TRADE MARK CASE CONCLUDED.
Mr. E. W. Hamiltos concluded the hearing on Saturday of the jease in which a h.wker was summoned by Mesurs W. R. Loxley and Company for having infringed their Star trade mark on some singlets which the defendant was seen by a shroff of | the complainant firm to be hawking in
As you are doubtless aware, the Electric Company have been changing the voltage from 100 to 200 volts, and fans are being changed accordingly. Several friends of mine have had their fang re-wound but they all run about half speed. Before sending in my new fan I would like to have the above information.
Thanking you for any information you can give me.
Yours truly,
FAXEZON.
Hongkong, July 31, 1922,
WORLD THEATRE.
Another serios of fine selected
a fine
the streets. The shroff bought one of pictures comes on the soreen of the the singlets, after some bargaining, for World Theatre to-monow (Tue day) 35 cents, which price when compared when William Fox's production. with Loxley's $1.76, showed clearly "The Six Shooter Andy" will be. that the defendant's singlets were shown. It is the story of how Andy very inferior imitations of the real Crawlord cleaned up the wickedest gonds.
mining camp in all the West and won In giving his decision the Magistrate the Sheriff's badge. It is said that he was satisfied that an inproduction. fringement had taken place, but be was say doubtful regarding the question of guilty knowledge, and therefore the delindant must be dis- chargod. He ordered defendant's stock of singlets bearing the "Star" chop to be confiscated.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
ROBBING THE POR.
CONTEMPTIBLE NIGHT MARAUDERS.
SMUGGLED ARMS.
A BIG HAUL.
The biggest haul of arms this year, was made by Captain M. M. Jansen of the as, "President Grant,” last
4
A Chinear widow living in an un. numbered but at Malungkung, has reported: to the police that armed robbers entered the place in the night.. sail hours of this morning and stole. The seizure, which had been hand- jewellery and clothing worth $34. ed over to the polios comprised 109 She was awakened at 1.30 a.m., ale Mauser, pistols, 9 Smith-Weston re. said, by the noire of the door being volvere, 25 cleaning rods, 15,000 AB she got out rounds of Mauser ammunition and broken open. of bed to Investigate, four men, one 1.300 rounds of smokeless ammani. armed with a dagger, and the other tion. three carrying lighted torches rushed The contraband was discovered by in. She called out but the man with the Captain in two cabins on the Bes the dagger pointed it at her and Deck of the ship, and five Chinese, threatened to stab her if she offered three of whom are seamen on the ship, -ny resistance. The other three men who were caught in the act of lower- went into a cubicle in which the woing the arme through the portholes nina's daughter was sleeping, and ran into two sampass, were arrested. sacking the place, they broke open several boxes and stola all the volua. bira they could lay their bands on. The robbers stayed twenty minut-e in the house and escaped in the direc tion of Taipo.
SPORTSMEN:
Come and 800
LADIES
They were produced before Mr R. E. Lindsell this morning when after evidence had been heard they were remanded for a week.
Mr. A. E. Hall appeared for the defence
Captain Cuttle
win the Derby
You'll enjoy
BLANCHE
SWEET
(Beg pardon, Mrs. Marshall Neilan)
in
HER UNWILLING HUSBAND
EVERYBODY
Come and laugh at
HAROLD
LLOYD
in his Craziest Comedy
NOW OR NEVER
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