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TOWNEND - McBEAN.-At St. John's Cathedral, on November 27th. by the Rev. A. V. Copley Moyle and the Rev. H. S. Crole Rees, Lawrence Francis, son of the Late Canon E. and Mrs. Townend of Penzance Cornwall, to Jessie Cameron, second daugh-
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to overcome this growing problem When the military lands are finally, aifong last, inade available for com mercial, sites, it can reserve au adequate area which might well be. come the Colony's main shopping 'district.
LOGAL AND GENERAL,
The Bank of Canton Ltd, re may
Led its office yesterday from No 2 to
| No. 6 Queen's Road Central,
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CHINA MAIL."
SPECIAL CABLE.
· STR-I-FS · INCOME TAX-
GOVERNOR WITHDRAWS TUE BILL.
IN DEFERENCE TO PUBLIC.
OPINION."
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EINGAPORE, Nov. 28.
A statement by the Liquidator SHANGHAI SENSATION. of the Anglo-Chinese Education Trust Co., Ltd. (Mr. 1 Greenwood) appears in our advertisement colum. s.
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VICTORIA CINEHA MANAGER MURDERED.
HARBOUR ACCIDENT.
„NORWEGIAN SEAMAN..
DROWNED,
DELAYED REPORT MYSTERY,
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1922
FORGERY ALLEGED.
"SUI AN" PIRACY. .
COMMISSION TO BE APPOINTED,
to
|--BANK-CLERK-IN-TROUBLE.
The heating was b gun before Mr. The China Mail-learns that a Com-R E. Lindsell yesterday afternoon of mission
the.care in which na w-} connected 4] 4 investigato circumstances of the "Sul An" piracy churn, a cerk formerly in the employ Chiara youth named Yuen Chik- is to be appointed by the Governor in of the Book of Canton, is charged with Council under the provisione of the ser us offences against the Forgery
Ordinance.
With the discovery by the police yesterday of the dead body of a Young European lying on the fore shore at Tokawan a drowning fatality which occurred on Friday night, has Commissioners Powers Ordiornce of just became known. The body was | 1880. identified as that of Theodor Jacob
The charges preferred against accused were: (1) that be did os It is undertoo! that the com-Oct her 7, forge a valuable security,
virtue of the said document; (4) that to be paid the sum of $81933 by
ho did on October 4. forge a dividend and bonus warrant to the value of
In the Legislative Council esteren, 18 years of age, a young Nor, mission will probably consist of five to wit, a divided and boons warrant day, the Goverior announced thunt in wegian seaman of the s... "Torrey,"
From the s ory told by some of the members and that a Gazette extra of the Bank of Canton; (2) that he The Royal Hongkong Goll Club deference to public opinion, ho bad deceased's follow seamen, he met ordinary announcing the personnel of did utter the said forged docoment watch England v. Scotland takes decided to withdraw the income tax his death as the result of a collision the commission and the scope of the (3) that on the same dite be caused place at Fanling on Sunday, Decem bill..
in the harbour on Friday night. He inquiry will be issued within the next ber 10.
was one of a_party of savini seaman from the Torreg" who had day or two. been for a tramp in Kowloon City. Besides investigating the actual Returning a little before midnight, circumstances of the "Sui An" affair 161.28. Two other charges of ut they engaged a passenger sampan to the commission, it may be safely tering this document and causing the take them back to their ship. When assumed, will be asked to consider sum of money mentioned thereon to the tampan was about 200 yards whether the existing legislation in be paid were also preferred against from shore, she was run down by the regard to piracy prevention is effisien the accused last ferry launch from Hongkong. The or, if not, how it may be improved. launch was making for the pier from Vader the 1886 Ordinance which the sampao had just pushed of Tha sampan was capsized and all its occupants were thrown into the water. The ferry launch stopped and life buoys were overboard, Hay- ing naged to rescue everyone, as it was then thought, the launch pat them ashore at Kowloon City. The Nor- wegians returned to their ship in another sampan.
Lieut W. R. M. Meyer, of the 2:55th Cokes Rifles, having embark ed.for Calcatta on November 27, has been struck off the strength of the China Command.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending November 11, 1922, aticanted to 13,934 tots and the sales during the period to 87,365 a
ton.
ROBBERY THE MOTIVE.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27. A sensation has been caused in Shanghai by the brutal murder of Bernard Goldenberg, Manager of the Victoria Cinema, who was found dead in his room, bis head battered in with large beam. The murderer escaped after removing a valuable diamond ring and $900 from the body.-Reuter.
PEKING POLITICS.
A report of the collision was made to the police by the coxswain of the launch, who alleged that tbo sampan
The Kowloon Theatre's urnal Tuesday night cabaret dance takes place to-night and to morrow evening there will be a special dance, the music for which will be provided by the band, WONG CHUNG-HUAT AND KOO was not carrying any lights at the
of the s.6. "President McKinley."
IMPEACHED.
time. However, it was not suspected that the accident cost one life until the
the following powers may be conferred co such a commission:--
"(1) All such powera an ato vested in the Court or in any Judge in the courte of uas action or suit in respect of the following matters:
(a) enforcing the attendance, of witnesses and examining them, upon oath, or otherwise;
Mr. T. G. Bennett appeared for the Bank, while the accused was re presented by Mr. J. M. Hali.
Outlining the cage for prosecution; Mr. Bernott said the scrused was the senior of three clerks in the share de- partment of the Bank of Canton,
He dealt with shores of the back and it was part of his duties to jasue accused dividend warrants when the dividends on ebarea became payable. When the
(b) compelling the production of dividende documents;
¿ecame Payable tha
accused would fill in the dividend with the chareholders' names and the amount to be paid.
(c) punishing persons guilty of con- warrauls tempt; and
(d) ordering an inspection of any The warrants would either be sent to property."
the sharabolders or they would bo The commission may be given the kept in the bank until called for. A collision between two junks
body was found and his comrades right to condnot every examination of When a shareholder enl'ol he would occurred in Wanchai Bay at 10 o'clock
PEKING, NOV. 27. came forward with their o or follow-witnesses either in public or private, bring his dividend book and had it ing police inquiries which resulted in "provided that if such examination to the accused who, after examining yesterday morning. One of the craft The House of Representatives pass- was leaving the bay under sail when ol a resolution by 262 to 89 votes the captain of the " Torrey "identify is conducted in public, due notice it, would enter the amount borne on it struck the other, which was lying impeseling Wang Chung-huai anding the body. Why deceased's comeball he given of the time and place the warrant. at anchor, amidship, ca-ing damage Wellington Kas on the ground that rades failed to report his disappear of holding the same, but with power to the woodwork on her side, the participated in signing the so-ance to the police, in the first place to the commissioners to adjourn any meeling from time to time and from one place to another."!
estimated at $137.
One case of plague, Chinese, was notified yesterday. Last week there were reported six cares of diphtheris (one fatal), three of influenza (all fatal), and one of plague (fate)-Ell Chinese; also one of puerperal fever, English; and one of puerperal fever, Indian.
called Austrian loan. in connection with which the Finance Minister Lo Wea-kay was arre td.-- Reuter.
REPORTED NEW CABINET.
5
is not clear.
CLUB ANNEXE FIRE.
EARLY MORNING BLAZE EXCITEMENT.
SKIN FASHIONS.
FISH FOR SHOES AND MOLE FOR FURS,
He would initial the.
warrant and had it to the Sub- Accountant who would examine it, and pass it to the cashier who, in turn, would pass it to the shroff for payment. The system of the bank was that when anybody arrived at the bank with
dividend book he was presumed to have authority, to receive the money and ibat person signed a receipt on the PEKING, November 27.
dividend warmot. This system was According to an official statement
not sitogether satisfactory as wag the departments are still functioning.
borne out by what the accused bad Chang Shou tseng and Kao Ling wei The prace in the vicinity of Statue
done. It was alleged that the accus. ed made out two warrants in favour There was some brik bidding have both declined nomination as Square was rudely disturbed soon when a piece of land 45 450 square Acting Premier, but Parliamentary after 3 o'clock this morning by the
of shareholdets to whom dividend feet in extent Dear the mall temple circles it te that Chang Sbou-1aeng inaant blowing of police whistles
The shoes resemble brown leather These warrants were duplicates. Then warrants had been already issued. at Whitfield was antioned yesterday has agreed to accept the Ac in or nearly a quarter of an hour.
ones, but have spota on thim about either the accusel or another party at the P. W. D. office. The upt Premiership and has already selected The cause of the alarm was Price was $22,025 and eventually, so the following Cabinet ministers-small fire in the ceiling of the the size of sixpences. The prices are signad for the money and the warrant keen was the competition,-five times Premet and War Minister, Chang ground Boor ul the Hongkong Clab from four guineas upwards.
was passed through the accused'a "Sharks akine are also being used hands. The defendant. or his repre- this ameant was listed, "Musers, Y. Shou seng: Navy, Tang Hsiang. Annexe, started by the fasing of
for women's golfing shoes and they M. Lim und Tam Woong-tong securing; Foreign Affairs. Allred Sze; electric wires.
scntative, received the money aut ing it for $108,000.
Finance, Chan Ying bua; Interior, The fire was discovered by a "boy" make very pretty ones, being dark evidently the warrant would go back in enlour." A to defendant and pratamably it would Liu Meng kurg; Justice, Chu Fu- he was awakened by the smoke. Ha brown and tan tiene: Communications, Wu Yu lin; promptly blew his police whistle reporter was told by a shoemaker, then be destroyed. Commerce: Kao Ling wei er Wang which brought the Indian watobman "Snake ekin shoes are being largely In reply to the Magistrate, br, Ben- Yu-chib; and Education, Ma Lin-yi. hugging to the scene, and the latter worn, they are comfortable and keep nett said that the two original wa
telephoned for the Fire Brigade. An the wet out." engine was immediately despatched
Mr. Christopher Pilkington, who has travelled extensively in several parts of the world, gave an interest This progresu. however, is having
ing lantern lecture at St. Andrew's one unfortunate outcome which Church Hall Isst night about his.ex might easily be obviated-our shop-periences in West Africa. To the course ping district is fast disappearing from of his lentare Mr. Pilkington had the centre of the city. Already some something to say about the old elave businesses have had to take refuge fur trade days and he went on to refer to the sphudid work which had since ther afield-Beaconefield Atcade, for been achieved by the missionaries, instance-and a few have been mentioning that he was, engaged in queered out altogether. This is the taking photographe and films, for direct outcome of the policy which various missionary societies. has made the ground floor of almost every new building banking or office premises. This problem promises to become still more acute, for almost MISSEMER-O November 17, all the new building now under 1922, at Shanghai, after a lingarcons ruction in what has hitherto ing illness, Ellen Mary ("Nellis"}, daughter of Geo. W. Mistemer, been essentially the European shop. ping centre conform with this policy 8 Ford Lane, aged 13 years. ARNOLD. On November 18, 1922
ter of the Late Mr. John McBean and Mrs. McBean of Inverness,
Scotland,
DEATHS.
The China Mail.
A." BIG FOOL"
AND A BAD INTERPRETER,
Women's shoes are now 5 ing made from the skin of the sea-leopard, who belongs to the porpoise family.
Evidence that moleskins are to en
rants in the case wore seat. abroad””
Shanghai
to the Club The firemen tore away. joy another boom is even in the high one to San Francisco and the other to some boards from the floor above, and prices bring offered to gamekeepers, Mc Lee Chi-chung, Assialant applying a couple of buses to the trappers, and other collectors for Manager and Chief Cashier of the flames, which were burning between clear, full-furred skins. A shilling Bank, gave evidenos of the discovery the ceiling and the flooring, soon each is the present offer for best qual-of the frand. He said that on October extinguished them, Within ten ity skins, and 3d. for "secunda.”
The point that countrymen chiedy showed him a dividend warrant and 7, a clerk in the share department When a Chinese was charged before minutes of the firemen's arrival, the Mr. R.E. Lindsell this morning with "all clear" was given and the en ine note is that no intensity of trapping pointed out to him the freshness ut baving hawked in Hunghom without "clanged" its way back to the dan to bigh offers for skins appears to the ink. This wairant was for Okan reduce the number of moles in the Kau. Witness examined it and found country. There are many areas of that the chop was very indistinct. station.
England now badly infested with He instructed the Sub-Accountant moles, and these animals, being (Mr. Lau) to go to the address given particularly thirsty creatures, were on the warrant, No. 88, Connaught driven by last year's drought into Road, in order to get in touch with many districts where they were not Mr. Chan Kau and to get his previously, but now are a plague. dividend book for checking purposes. The mole provides our best native The Sub-Accountant returned with fur and, on the other hand, in gardens the accused. he is the worst of pests and in
aliciace ha produced his licence, Very impressive was the funeral which appeared to be quite in order, of the late Mr. Rotert Young, pro.
Asked by the Magistrats why he pristor and editor of the Japan did not produce the licence at the Chronicle at Kasugano on the 10th station, the defendent said that no instant. The foreign community que asked to see it. gathered in aurabera rarely seen at a funeral, every nationality being a big fool, the Magistrate discharged Remarking that the defendant was
adilition, many him. represented. In of the deceased was represented by arrested the defendant, informed the Japanese were present. The family. Then the Indian constable who had
NEW SOLICITOR.
MR. DUNCAN MCCALLUM ADMITTED.
WIL
Mr. Duncan McCallum, who has excessive numbers on the land an
Questioned by the witness the
Undoubtedly this policy will give the widow, and Ms. and Mrs. Douglas Magistrate that he was not charging come out from Home to join the legal enemy of the crops generally. On/Accused then said that the warant at Shanghai Annie Maude the Colony some fine streets any city. Young, Mr. Eric Young, and Mr. and defendant with hawking without a Arnold, aged 58 years, mother of might envy, but it will siso have two Mrs. Janker, of Tolio. In a touching license, but with obstraction. Mr. R. 8. Fiercy and E Lester
unfortunate effects, the one com- address in the chapel, Dr. Starr Magistrate: It is hawking without Arnold,
mercial and the other social. With Jordan dwelt on the pure habits sad
a licence on the charge sheet. exemplary life of the deceased, and few shops left in the city area, rentals told of his relations with him, which
The constablo: I told the interpre tar "obal potion.” will soar atill higher watil the pace dated back to 1910. At the open
Magistrate: If the interpretation has become too hot for all but the grave, Mr. Waymark, Mr. Young's at Hanghom is so bad that obstruction biggest concerns. Small competitors oldest friend, read a sympathetic can be rendered into hawking without must remove to isolated stances where review of deceased's life in Kobe and a licence, then I am sorry on your his work for the good of the their trade will suffer accordingly community, and concluded by saying The ultimate effect of this tendency is that his memory would be cherished obvious, Socially, the result will be in Kobe for generations to come." that instead of "brighter Hong.
TRUTH, JUSTICE, public servicE"
Hoxozpre, TURSDAY, Nov. 28, 1927.
OUR DISAPPEARING SHOP CENTRE.
Account.
ENDS IN JAIL
SEARCH FOR YOUNGER BROTHER,
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witness found a.Jetter on his own desk
firm of Meaare D'Almada and Mason, these accounts the fashionableness of that he had paid the money over to bad passed through his hands and was admitted by the Chief Justice his fur is a good thing. While ls. Isr. Chan Kau. On being told the (Sir William Ross Davies K.C.) at the offered for the best male skins up to Sub-Accountant had been unsuccess- Supreme Court this morning to 126. is the price for the best for and ful in finding Mr. Chan Kan, the practise as a solicitor in the Colony. 5a, for the best badger skins.
The motion for his admission wAN
accused volunteered to go out-the- next day to look for him and to raG moved by the Attorney General (the
if he could get his dividend book. He Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp B.C.) who said
CORONET'S PROGRAMME, informed the witness later that Mr. that Mr. McCallum went to Fiander
Chan-Kau had left for Canton by the on active service in August 1915 and. was wounded in the Somma attack in
2 p.m. train. Hongkong was to have had the July 1918,
On the Monday morning the mocns- After being in bo pital opportunity of arcing Douglas Fair- for 18 months on secount of his banks in "The Three Misters" ed did not return to the office and wounds he was invalided from the this week but the film has gone astray stating that accused had gone to Can service and last October he was a somewhere in the course of trammiston to Raok for Mr. Chan Kan. The Several thousand persons saW kong "we will sotually have a darker enacted a comedy-drama that vind
mitted in England.
ion and the Coronet management sossed never ritarued. Ten days Addressing Mr. McCallum the Chief bave had regretfully to sanange that Hongkong grows space. The last Hongkong, for after business hour with the beat the American screen
later witness received a letter from Justice said: I have leasure in its soreening has been postponed. To the accused from Toshan, in 'hein- five years have seen many fine at the city will present gloomy bank 40 minutes during the rush hour" instead of brightly lit shop win usaffords, and traffic on the Tokyo
admitting you to pracline as Yokohama electric line was delayed
adar and to merrow an exciting filmterior of Chine, saying that he had solicitor is the Courts of this Colony called "The White Rizer" is being tried to find Mr. Chan Kau but bal buildings completed; the next five
and office fronte. Then there will be on November 13 while a man, up
Sin WI, unemployed, from Pupi, has been
I observe that your war service shown at the Coronet and "The Fatal failed and that he would return to the will are many more. It did rot the added inconvenience the shoppar posedly crazy, struggled and horted came before the Mariae Magistrate that you have rendered long service and Friday.
a distinguished one, strage" in promined for Thursday bank in two or three days' time. As require the budget debate to convince
will suffer chasing accuss severa atop the 10 foot high tension sup (Commauder C.. W. Beckwith R. N. during the war and that our people gur builders are fully occupied blocks for scattered shop:.
porter at Yunku-cho Station nail this morning on a charge of having of the gentlemen to whom you were -- casual glance round the city any
the station employes and a hook and brea unlawfully aboard the artioled speake very highly of you Di day gives ample proof. Every Assuredly, banks and offices are ladder bridge ancceeded in rosca'ng "Tjipanas" yesterday,”
hard and conscientious worker. important street is now graced with entitled to make a district fur them hims. Various reasons. are advanced The record oflions of the "Tjipanas” stately new building and a dozen sulves in the city's centre and for his strange behaviour. One is told the Magistrate that the defes-I hope that your war service will be that he was in love with the tugftir dant was caught coming one of the Rocl omens for your professions sites aro swarming with the building saturedly they ned little cars what of the family with whom he was third offices à cabin, the door of which success in this Colony. contractor'a minions. This is good, becomes of the chops they displace staying and that unrequited love he bad broken open. He had the wery good. Not only does it mean The Governmcat obviously cannot prompted him to do the ree' less third officer fountain pen in his steady progress towards the "city force anyone to provide shops in a docd, while another version, also possession AERO beautiful" ideal, but it also shows the bullding if the owaar is above seeking been brooding over the financial went aboard to look for younger Bia Wai, whole or use was that ha oly accepted, declares that he had firm conßdenes the big invester revenus from rentals, made by mere affairs of his parents, who recently brother, was sent to jail for two reposes in the Colony's future. retail trade, but the Government can, anstained economic reverse.
months with hard labore,
▲ final step witoses inserted a potion in the Tun Wan Yat Po asking the aceused to return. He received no The funeral took plans this after. | answer to this. Later, the accused
Local Chinese mrebaat The long After M, Lau, the Sub-Accountant, zoop, of Me Yau Sai chi a prominent was arrested at West Point fameral pracassion, which took nearly had given corroborative evidence, the kalban hour ta pass, was headed by hearing was adjourned until Monday the band of the Confucina Society afternoon dext.
of which the deceased, was one of the leading members. The fato Mr. Yan More than £97,000 in the out in was a member of the Lang Wah Hos | Hull City Carpura dan's expea liturg pital.commi bos, and had been cloes recommended by the spacial cumi- The Achilles' from Pacifiy identified with all the local Chinese mittes appointed to inquire into is- puts left Manila on Nov. 7, for this
charity institution.
come and expenditure. portant fadas hora en Tow B