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MARRIAGE.
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Other close observers declare that even if wages were stabilised forthwith Home yard prices for new tonnage still make it better business for the average shipping owner to carry ou joven with verurls which are com
LOCKE AND GENERAL.
AMOY'S TRADE.
The number of vaccination per formed in the Colony last year was WEALTHY OVERSEAS CHINESE
10,229 as against 6,121 in 1920.
LOYAL
In the course of his annual report,
(Mr. J. M. Miscoun) makes the follow ing comment:-
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1928.
HYPNOPTIC MONK.
WOMAN'S QUEER STORY.
PIRACY CHARGE.
1FURTHER POLICE COURT
EVIDENCE.
The case in which four Chinese MTU charged with having been concerned
Mr. R. E. Lindsell again yesterday afternoon. After further evidence had been heard, another adjournment I was made until Thursday next.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, states the Shang paratively inefficient and call for high | hai Journal of Commerce, has resolved working costs rather than enbark to go to Bangchow shortly, where in the Amoy Customs Commissionstin the "Suiyik" pirany, came before capital in new vessels whose con the vicinity of the West Lake he may struction cost makes it impossible for rest and recuperate.. them to return a profit in the pres-at shipping slump. Util the general trado depression passes and transport demanda revive, the shipping industry most mark t'ma. And the general trade depression will continue until thenations restare economic order out of the present chaos.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Last year there was a falling off by about one half in the number of Chinese emigrants to British North
Borneo.
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Seizures of opium are still of frequent occurrence at Swatow, although opism-magaling is a capital offence. During the year a total of 182.75 catties was confiscated and destroyed, states the Customs Com- missioner in his annual report.
The engagement is announced of Mr. R. D. W. Shoepsharks of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire, Haukow, to Miss Lilian G. Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Jones of the China Inland Mission, Hankow.
persons from selling or buying Con-
The street coolie who was report-
A Chinese described as a monk was oharged before Mr. B. E. Lindsell this obtained $5 from a Chinese wouyan. moming with having fraudulently
The woman who live at No 30, Poul
Street said the defendant came to her house and asked her to contribute to the Bestow Relief Fand. He moved his hand across her oyca and got her into a tranco, and while cho was in Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg. Assistant this state she gave him $5. She in- Crown Solicitor, conducted the prothe defendant left, and when he came formed the police immediately after secution. The defendants were not again on the following day, she gave legally represented.
him in charge.
davit and banled himself back on to
The gross value of the trade of Amoy for the year 1921 amounted to Hk. Tie. 31,986,053 and is a record for the decade. It exceeds the total for 1920 (Hk. Tla. 23,048,889) by no lena than Hk. Tia, 8,000,000, roughly, The Shanghai City Magistrate and that for 1919 (Ek. Tls. 20,151,240)
The compradors of the vessel gave been here only 8 days and had no fix The police said that defendant had has issued a proclamation forbidding by Hk. The. 11,800,000, roughly. The evidence yesterday. He said that one abode, but he had referred to a fucian temples, such being the proper. Bross value of the sunga! trade for no the afternoon of the irasy he was certain monastry, sud enquiries there ty of the public and not of a few other year during the decade exceeded sitting on a chair outside his office, showed that he did balong to the individuele
Hk. Tls. 22,100.600. This result when he heard a shot fired. He order. The suspicicas circumstance, would be eminently satisfactory were immediately ran to the starboard side | however, was the discovery of some ed on Saturday to have been knocked it not for the fact that importe all of the vessel and jumped overboard, local and Macao pawn tickets in bis possesion. The police however, down in Whitheld at 11.10 pm. on through the period so largely exceed The vessel was moving slowly at the were not in the position to Friday by motor car No. 352, owned exports, the balance against Amoy time and he was enabled to swim to prova that the defendant was by Mr. H. Taylor, died at the hospital for the year under notice totalling no the stern. There is caught hold of a not В boud fide collector on Sunday, as the result of severe in-less than Ek. Tls. 21,100,000, or
for the Swatow Fund. Ho juries received.
$31,650,000,
bad with him two subscription books, My predecessors have on several the upper deck and concealed himself one for European and the other for The number of bodies considered occasions discursed the question of behind a stack of eight baskets. He Chinese subscribers. The only charge by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to the settlement of this adverse balance had the keys of the safe with him at that could be brought against him bave been abandoned last year was and have come to the conclusion that 643 as compared wit: 685 in 1920. the bulk of the deficit is met by the the time. These be concealed under was what the woman alleged against The monthly figures varied from 46 in remittances of overseas Chinese brase rod. Later the robbers de- him, but the woman was unwilling to April to 18 in October. The percentage
manded the keys of the safe and his press the charge.
Defendant told the Magistrate that number of Chinese destha was 3.51. of these "dumpings" to the total
foki come and asked for them. | ha did not make any deduction from that the wealth of overseas Chinese
The Magistrate: How did he know the donations for himself, but turned has increased very much in recent you were there?
all the money he raised over to the Robbers entered No, 63, Laichee years, and that their remittauces to
The witness: The robbers had monastry. He admitted that he kok Road yesterday between 4 and Amoy during the year 1921 amounted found me by this time; some watch had to live by his own resources o'clock by forcing the bolt on the to no less than $44,000,000. Assum men were hiding there with me. Ons everywhere he went, and added that back door, and made a haul of jeweling that t is estimate is approx- of the robbers ordered me to go into trusted in providence. Iery and clothing worth $305. The imately correct, it would appear as cabin on the lower deck.
The Magistrate said that the law only occupants of the house at the if Amay really gains on the total
Continuing, the witness said that required more than the woman's Some 807 permita to fire crackers time--the mistress and her amab-annual trade, including the proûte whilst he was in this cabin he was allegation to convict, and in view of were issued last year as against 731 were both bound and gagged.
on human labour, and that the searched by the robber who took him the fact that she was unwilling to in 1920, and of these 032 were on the
balance in favour of the port is, at there. This robber he would be able proceed with the case, and also that occasion of marriage. Other permits
It is reported that there is a least, $12 500.000. Money is undoubt identily. He was not one of those the Secretary for Chinese Affairs bad issued were 22 for religious ceremonics Large business being done in German edly more plentiful at Amoy than in custody and at the time was wear- found that the monastery mentioned and 11 for processions. 232 permits goods which are sent to Japan by at neighbouring ports, and the cost of ing a red bandkerchief over his mouth, by the defendant was a bona fide in- were issued for theatricale, 185 f parcel post. Nearly 4000 parcele are living has markedly increased. It is He was seatched as he was huatled stitution, sad he was in fact a mem- which performances were beld in per-raid to arrive in Osaka monthly, much to be regretted, however, that along with others to the stern of the ber of the order, he would discharge manent and 38 in temporary buildings.sisting mainly of boke, neckties, the surplus capital available is not in vassal where they remained for half- the defendant.
gramophone records, cameras,
vested more largely in reproductive an-hour. By this time the pirates | umbrella handles, picture post-cards,
photographs from the nude. and railways and the opening of mines, They ransacked the stern of the vessel investments, such as the building of had finished ransacking the vessel. anmerous other fine articles."
which would provide employment for firat and after driving their victim. the population, increase the value of aft they proceeded to loot the for- Dr Bup Yeturen has asia been end develop this port. It sampans come alongside at San Kok.
The great reception in Shanghai agricultural products, create new ward part of the ship. He saw two THOSE HONGKONG COCKTAILS having barn dßable to discover a
daybin moniting in HAS 45E9 suitable venue. Dz. Bun objects to capital available may even be used to could not are what use of the International Institute, finance clandestiny trade.
them. Lator when he found the
In his annual report, the Secret. ary for Chinese affairs notes that "in the absence of any other haspital in Komicon, the Kwong Wa does wurd work all cases from the Folion and the Ducks for instance are treated here-which perhaps falls outside the
limits of a Chinese Charity."
The number of perzous reported by Hongkong residents to the Po Leung Kak as missing during the year was 6, of whom 21 were found sa compared with 80 and 33 in 1920. Horária y ropary from tilda and Macro, was 99, of whom 24 were found, as compared with 24 out of 103 in 1920.
Service vote.
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says the Chinese presi, and thøre was no quorum when the General Chamber
was t› have met to consider granting the use of their premises. The num- of institutions jo ning in the welcome
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SUSPICION."
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The following paragraphs are ex- tracts from "Suspicion" by Arthur Mills in thBeptember issue of the "Grand" Megazine.
"Many a man, sitar a lew cocktails
matter?"
PUBLIC HEALTH.
The total number of deaths in the
In the first quarter of the year robbers had gone he went to his office Trom spasmodic revivals they love
Shipping and found the rate open. The Secretary for Chinese Affairs
were no political disturbances to in- you had taken precautions to bide the in the Hongkong Cinb, has gone out facilities were improved, and there Mr. Hazlerigg; Bat you told u remained more or lesa stagnant. Even in his report for last year gives the now, four years after the armistice, revenus from all sources as $18,291;
terfere with and restrict the growth kay of commerce. The same satisfactory the shipowner finds his intere te batter more than that for 1930 by $288. The has grow to 130.
The witness: The boatswain came
on to the balecny, watched the purple served by keeping tonnage idle rather
total expe diture wan $18,705, as
conditions ruled daring the second down on to the lower deck and tol. after-glow of the sunset die in the than having it sailing the 6-as io fell short of the estimate by $1,199. poppy was forbidden in the Amoy good increase, particularly in the case had $110 in Chinese 20-cunt pieces in Dash it all; what does anything
compared with $57.718 in 1910 and
and third quarters, with the result me that the robbers were demanding west, and the golden and yellow stars ballast or with half-filled holds. Latest The decrease as compared with 1920 region
Last year the cultivation, of the that the volume of trade exhibited a the key. I toll him where it was. I appear, breathed a big gulp of the soft night air, and thought to himself: and trade in opium at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs, R.stimates show that of the world's was due to the salaries of the cadet suppressed. An
of opium prohibi- ascribed
imparts. Local opinion the safe. J. McNicol, twin boys (atillborn) 02.000,000 gross tons, over 10,000,000 officers being paid from the Cadet tion commission was deputed by arou
the capacity of the The witness added that besides los- WYATT.-On September 7, 1922, at
Well, if you are going to catch are unemployed. That means that
the Central Government to tour the quantities of importa to the fact that he had a quantity of clothing stolen ting on."
purokase increased ing the money and two boxes of cigars, that 9.30 (p.m.) you ought to be get- Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. between 15 and 20 per cent. cannot
various districts of the provinca and
The other naval officer Wyatt, a son,
The enie of the products of report on the saccess of the measure, the may people were receiving from him, including raincoat pushed back his chair. Scamper earn enough to cover working costs. Chinese factories is rapidy expanding, It is reported that except in a few abroad. Apart from this, it was produced
largely increased remittances from which was similar to the one reached Canton at 1090 (p.m.). Taking the average value of these judging by the figures shown in the disturbed areas, all districts are now alleged that the cultivation of the was found by the police among the coolie a playful reminder with his Court, which jumped into a rickshaw, gave the Amoy customs returns. The value free from opium and the poppy plants ships at the very lowest figure, £10 of the goods sant to the interior is are no longer being cultivated. As Poppy in the previous year had been third defendant's belongings. The malacca and told him to go "fighted" par gross ton, the capital respresented fully 60 per cent, higher than the the trade is very profitable and the with the cessation of civil strife, this particular coat was his, but the
profitable, while credit had improved witness was unable to by the world's idle shipping excerda velae of the trade in these products soil well suited for growing poppies, it Though trade was good and the one he Lad bore the same trade-mark.
Eay that (quickly) to the club." £100,000,000. Britain's share amounts in 1920. The principal articles cover-will require ceaseless vigilance ou to 1,900,000 gross tons-1,700,000 in by ap cial passes omprised shirt- the part of the officials to prevent the revenue increased during the fourth At the Magistrate's suggestion the
ings and sheetings, cotton drills, resumption of this, very
quarter of the year, the boycatt witness tried the cost on. the United Kingdom's principal ports cotton yarn, socks, towels, matches, table trade, observes the Customs Butterfield & Swire introduced a
It was a pro started against the steamers of Messra. good fit. JACOB.-Suddenly, in Chicago, Leo. and the balance in smaller Home and paper.
Commissioner in his annual report.
Asked if he had say questions to pold Jacob, General Manager, Ports mad abroad. Ten per cent. of
disturbing factor.
pat, the third defendant said that ho COLONY'S DEATH STATISTICS China and Java Export Co. in our total mercantile marine is un.
The number of junks entering The tonnage of the shipping en
The first rice crop suffered from too had bought the coat at a second-hand
FOR LAST YEAR. China.
employed and £20,000,000
and clearing Swatow last year is given toring Amoy in 1921 exhibits a mark. much rainy weather and the second shop. of FUELERS. On September 6, 1922, British shipping capital is idle. tone, an increase over the previous with the figures for 1920 (1,979,924 that it was necessary to import in- Magistrate to raise & toubnical point Colony during 1921 was 11,880, in-
as 60,350, with a tonnage of 1,237,266 ed increase (2,693,529 tons) compared top from too much dry weather, so Thie atatament caused the at Shanghai, Maris, wife of Capt. This B. H. Fublors, aged 61 years.
proportion, however, is largest totals in 1920, which show tops). Advances are recorded in the creased quantities of foreign rice to as to whether statements made by cluding 276 non-Chinese, acording to KING. On September 1, 1922, at lower than that
of the other 52,831 junks and 1,071 074 tons. The annual customs report under both make good the shortage of foodstuffs. prisoners in a Magistrate's Court were the returns given by the Medical Mokanahan, the Rev. Percy maritime nations, the United States average tonnage per junk works out foreign-going and coasting vessels. The need to supplement the local admitted at the Criminal Sessions. Officer of Health (Dr. W. W. Pearce). James King, of the Church Shipping Board alone having 4,020,000 increase in shipping was within the Company had resumed running to always exist so long as this province rained here. In the Supreme Courts per 1,000 of population, (21.19 in at about 20 tons. The biggest In the previous year the British India food apply from foreign leads will Mr. Hazlerigg: It has not been Thus the general death rate was 20,27 Missionary Society, Shashinglu, tons idle. With most of its steamers Chaochow prefecture, while junka to Amoy, and in 1921 the Nisshin Kisen is to poorly provided with modern at Home it has been raised and 1920). The Chinese rato was 20.29, and RUSHL-On Wedne day afternoon, built after 1915 at a greater capital and from Kwangtang, Hongkong, Kaisha placed steamers on the Shang means of transportation, not only admitted.
the non-Chinese (excluding Army and Beptember 6, 1922, at Shanghai, outlay per too, its expenditure is at Fukien (4,651, as compared with 3,840 hai-Canton route and the Yamashita within the province itself, but also The Magistrato: Te that 80 1
Navy) 18.05. James Rush, of the Shanghai least £200,000,003, Adding to the 22 in 1921) show increased activities, Keelung to Haiphong, both companies growing provinces in the Yangteze murder case the other day and the deaths was as follows:-British 72,
i 1920,), and Formosa (3 in 1920 and Kisen Kaisha started a line from from this province to the fertile rico- Mr. Hazlerigg: Ye; we had a
The nationality of the son Chiness Municipal Polico, agad 41. lose on idle capital, the cost of nucleus AQUINO,----On September 5, 1922, at
calling at Amoy es route. In May Valley. Excellent coal is known to exist soused made a statement. It was Filipino 53, Indian 48, Japanese 33, crews, mooring expenses, increased
One of the recommendations that two steamers were put on the Sings in the Lungyen district and iron in not used as we had practically a clear Portuguese 30, Malay 12, American aged 48.
French and Eurasian 4 each, Dutch PRICE. On September 6, 1922, at the shipping industry's losses are telegraphy is that it is lase liable to Tsong & Co., and in September they easy reach of Amey. To carry the The Magistrate: It always seems and Annamite 3 esch, Spanish and
Shanghai, James Gordon, be staggering.
damage, commenta the Japan steamer Suzanna II and Rupara existing Changchow-Amoy Railway unfair in this Court because ast one Russian 2 each, Swiss, German, Nor-. loved son of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.
The shipbuilding industry resete in Chronicle. In the recent typhoon, commenced a service to Manila. Most to the coal and iron mining districts Chinese seems to understand the wegian, Jewish and Siamese 1 each. Paco, aged 4 months,
however, the naval wireless station of the tonnage sailed under the British and, eventually, connect Amoy with meaning of: "Do you want to ak
The number of deaths of children close sympathy with the general trend on the Bonis Isands was destroyed, and the Japanese flage, the bulk of Nanchang and the Yangtze would any question they take it as an under one year of age was 3,786, iu- of freights. Consequently, the fact that the one at Funabashi considerably the rest of the tonnage coming under confer an immense benent on this invitation to make a statement. It cluding S8 non-Chiness. The deaths August's figures showed the largest damaged, and a wireless tawer at the Dutch, Americas, and Chinese port and on every district in Fukien makes me rather chary about using it. of children between one and five years The China Mail. monthly output for the year has led Yokosuka collapsed. The wireless is finga.
that the railway would travene. To Mr. Hazlerigg: The defendant of age numbered 1,954, including 23 wards the end of the year it was re-may just say one word which might non-Chinese. to hopes of early improvement in indispensable for ships at ers, but for. **TRUTH, JUATION, PURLIO SERVIOR”
land stations it has a very long way the general shipping situation. to go before being a worthy rival of
ported that arrangements are being be of vital importance to the pro- made to push the railhead to secution and make all the difference Homomong, Turiday, derr. 12, 1918. These hopes, however, seem the cable.
Chanchow fint, and, later, to to the case. very alender. Bome well informed
the Lungyen aalfelda, Work A ship's guard who was wounded Colony owing to the habit of not quarters, indeed, believe
What is described as a "Com
been by the pirates, said A REMEDY FOR MODERNITIS, various roads
that he registering births amongst the carried on during the yaar ander was fired st, at point-blank Chinese. things may become temporarily plementary Seamen's Union is be
notice. The fint section of the Amoy range, by one of the pirates when he The deaths of children between ons worse before they get better. They of ships stewards, cooks, and pantry suffer from unrest! Have you come road, between Shibms and Changbulist entered his nose and lolged in of which 1,931 were Chiness.
ing formed in Shanghai for the benefit Have you spring fever! Do you maloo has been completed. Another attempted to draw his revolver. The and five years of age numbered 1,954, During the war freights soared to
point out that small as the outpat boys. Members will be required to pay to the conclusion that you'll have to chow, has also been completed, and the cartilage. He did not recover con- dissy beights. In ons voyage from the yards has been during resent an entrance fee of $3, and monthly rid yourhell steamer might, if it escaped the months, the tonnage put into the dues ranging from 10 to 60 coate, if you are to blossom forth in whole distance is 30 minutes. The gone. When he came round he found BALL GAME: TO-MORROW.
of your husband motor-oars are daily traversing the|sciousners until after the robbers had attempted German blockade, earn water in still in excess of that which The union is being formed for mutual the masterful manner of modern route of a carriage road from Tungan that the keys of the grills had been "'enough-to-covar” its-original-capital - is being laid down, and assert that aid, and among the special objects womanhood! Don't worry about to Uhinbe is being surveyed. In the taken from his pocket. Before he was post Then with the genérs
announced is the establishment of a your condition. It's merely latter part of the year company was wounded all the gifts were looked.
---The Tracy" ball playem have bean- long as this condition of affairs con- free school, and also the provision of symptom of "Modernitis," Five formed to start waterworks for Amoy, He identified the third defendant sa depromion that followed the unsoundtinues it would be idle to pretend free coffins for deceared members | reale-ai Taylor Holmes in "Upside with a capital of $600,000. Funds ons of the pirstin who struggled with the Hongkong Club at 4 p.m. to-mor practising hard for the match with pesce came the shipping now. It should be a hot judging. alamp. Freights declined, and apart been reached.
Chekiang, killed by landslide.
Shanghai, Ernesto Heater Aquino, depreciation rate, and other charges, are held out for the wireless system of pore-Amoy ran by Messm. Lim Chin the Anki district, both within relative. I case without it.
SHIPPING DEPRESSION.
that
funeral expenses,
WORLD THEATRE.
World Theatre and try it.
has
be commenced exrly in 1922.
The hearing was then adjourned.
A tras infantile mortality rate can- not be calculated as it is not known how many children were born in the
by their showing.