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AITCHISON.-On April 15, 1923,
G. L. Aitchison, a son."
THE
increasing the quantity and de creoning the cost of housing accommodation, the Housing Com minion must examine every possi ble solution. With many people convinced that reservatione, offer a vory hopeful solution, the Commis- sion can turdly ignore this subject. Should it, will all the facta before it; agree that reservatione do offer solution it will be doing less than its duty unless it suggests the most auitable areas. The onus will then be upon the Government.
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
a
On Saturday a Chinese woman was knocked down in Queen's Road East by niotor-car No. 164, owned by the Palace Garage. She was sent to hospital.
CHINA MAIL.
SOLDIER BANDITs.
HOW
THEY WORK ·
AN INTERESTING STORY.
for the East River to be detained
in Hongkong,
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE.
ANNUAL SPORTS MEETING,
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1923.
AIRWAYS FOR CHINA.
NETWORK LINKING UP
THE CITIES.
In ideal weather the annualsports meeting of St Joseph's College
Canton train service has caused most enjoyable one and was a The stoppage of the Kowloon Saturday. The fixture proved a was held at Happy Valley on
quite a number of Chinese bound distinct success. By gaining for a network of airways linking up thirteen points out of a possible fifteen Y. Hachiuma proved himself Tam the College's champion athlete, to one
the prizes were presented to the At the conclusion of the races, winners by Mr. E. Ralphs, Inspector of English Schools, who con- gratulated them on the success of the day, and the excellent standard of efficiency reached. Brother Aimar expressed the thanks of the College to Mr. Ralphs for being with them that afternoon.
ist moon
The general committee which arrangements was as follows: carried out all the very excellent
1
MURDER TRIAL.
PRISONER'S ALLEGED
* ADMISSION.
SHANGHAI, April 21.
NOT TO AR VARD AS EVIDENCE,,
the China Press stated that plans morning, Wu Kwong-chow was Mr. James Slevin, interviewed by Justice (Bir W. Itees Davies) this The American aeroplane expert, Before His Honour, the Chief
the principal cities in China would rigned for murder. be perfected in Peking at a con Attorney-General's outline of the The prisoner, according to the ference on Monday between him- the Great China Airways Company deceased and to have then locked self and the Setah Company and case, was alleged to have shot the which are Chinese concerns.
the door, another man, apparently, Mr. Slevin said he had been having coinmitted a robbery on the working on plans practically for a promises. When the police were year. realised, the first route from bag and a gold-hairpin wore mids. They were about to be sent for, it was found that a hand- Tientsin to Urga opening within ing. The police found the prisoner two or three months with regular and another man there, and both of passenger mail and express pack them ran away when the police age flights-Reuter.
Po-san, chief-of-staff
Among these is 1. of the generals" near Sheklung, from whom a China Mail reporter Becured an interesting account of his adventures as a soldier.
He left Hongkong on the fifth day after China New Year for Canton and arrived in the outskirts of Yan Ping city, capital of the Yan
Ping district, on the 20th day of the Yew Yu-ping, a commander with to become chief-of-staff to
a following of 120 men. His first
Rev. Bro. Director, President. business was to negotiate with the
Chevalier Franciso Tse Yat, the district magistrate for permission to Rev. Brothers of St. Joseph's camp inside the capital. This was College, and the Committee of the refused as it was felt that any St. Joseph's College Association
IN "THE NUT" other troops finding a domicile in ex-officio) Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. the city would be entitled to F. E. Carvalho, Mr. D. Dixon, Mr.
"There are," says the opening share of the revenues derived from M. Fernandez, Mr. J. P. Xavier, Mr. sub-title of "The Nut," the Doug for the prisoner and dwelt on the Mr. Campbell Prosser appeared Fantan saloons and opium divans. J. M. Noronha, Mr. J. C. V. Ribeiro, Fairbanks comedy which
The chief-of-staff then went on to Mr. E. F. Ribeiro, Mr. J. M. Rocha, Coronet management see me client was never specifically cau Jaggat Singh, an Indian guard
law of evidence, stating that his stationed at Cheung-chau, was ad-give a vivid account, quite candidly,
Among the prizes presented was the first time yesterday, по mitted hospital. yesterday of a bargain struck with a native of a gold medal given by the College ders in the first act, no ruined tioned.
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending April, 7, 1923, jamounted to 86,696 tons and the sales during the period to 85,336
tons.
to
of a round from a service revolver
A general meeting of debenture bolders in the Hongkong Central Estate, Ltd. is advertised for May 2, at 11.3) a.m. at Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s offices....
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in advance for
after ses:" been captured a
of
as
i
NO MURDERS.
Mengand
the
appeared. They were arrested, with stolen clothes and $37 and $30- respectively in their possession. The second man turned King's evi- denop. He was found with revol ver on his person with alb cham- bers discharged. The prisoner ac knowledged that he owned the revolver.
suffering from a wound inflicted the district to drive the magistrate to an old pupil, Mr. A. Rhimin, who, homes in the second and no Mr. Kemp laid emphasis on the through his accidental discharge out and set the native up in his at the Club Lusitano Sports on regenerated here anywhere in the fact that the statement given by the place. A sum of $200 was to be paid Easter Monday, won the 220 yards picture. It is indeed good whole-prisoner was not extracted by canteen expen-flat race championship of the some fun all the way through threats, and maintained that there- the capital had Colony. The medal was given him Possessing spontaneity and swift-fore it ought to stand.
further sun to commemorate the event.
ness of action which usually $3,000 Was to be paid
The results were as follows ****
After a long argument between characterise Fairbanks films it has counsel as to whether the prisoner reward.
it Long Jump (Junior)-I, Y. some very novel features as well. However, was stated, that the band of free-Hachiumia; 2, Teak Sing. Distance;
had pleaded guilty to larceny, or The romance that runs through murder, the Chief Justice decided lances did not have in mind the re- 16 feet 9 inches.
Long Jump (Senior)t, P. Ng humour forms the foundation for a be disregarded.
these five recls of exuberant that the prisoner'a statement abould ward in money so much as the opportunity to sack the city after Yao; 2, N. Oggeri, Distance: 18 very clever plot and an intriguing the magistrate had been expelled: feet.
story. It all happens in Greenwich to the Attorney-General was the The ono difficult point, according On the twenty-second of the first
100 Yards Flat Race (Junior)-1, Village, the famous Bohemian fact that although five shots were moon, the one hundred and twenty Y. Hachiuma, 2, J. Cassumbhoy.
quarter of New York. The picture fired, only one bullet had been 120 Yards Flat Race (Senior)-1, gets its name from the fact that traced. men, in reality robbers, who had accepted service as soldiers, armed J. Muller; 2, P. Ng Yao.
50 Yards Small Boys' Race (Boys eccentric hero earns the nickname John Thayer, Charles, Bentley, W Doug," as Charlie Jackson the with twenty mausers and ninety
The jury empanelled was: Messrs. rifles, attacked at about 3 in 10 years of age and under)-1 of The Nut" because
The magistrate G. Sequeira; 2, J. Ozorio; 3, Jdevices he resorts to in his efforts Campos, P. N. Sequentia, A. 8. of the W. Mackenzie, H. Harteam, H. M. the afternoon.
Sequeira.
A butter-cutting device seems in a fair way to bringing one of Tokyo's foreign residents a small fortune. The inventor is Mr J. P. Cowley, chief steward of the Im perial Hotel and its object is to cut butter into the small squares used in hotels and restaurants and at the same time eliminate waste. He is said to have been offered $20,000 by an American firm for the rights under his patent.
any risk of confusing the issno hay $5,000, been removed, the time has clearly come when reservations must
Yan
and set up
440 Yards Flat Race (Junior).-I, J. Cassumbhoy; 2, Y. Hachiuma. Time: 58secs.
100 Yards Flat Raco (Boys 10 years of age and under)-I, E. Gosano: 2 F. Abbus.
at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. receive serious attention. Hitherto, Singapore has recently been re- magistrate, this band being in turn Ngai Kow; 2, Chan Yeuk Cheun.
MARRIAC "8.
SCOTT-BOWEN.-On April 14, 1923, at Shanghai, Roy Fre- derick Scott, son of the late Captain J. A. Scott to Vera Marguerite Bowen, daughter Stafford Bowen, of Ashford, Middlesex, England.
J.
to win the heart of the fair lady.
DR. C. H. WANG.
EX-PREMIER ARRIVES. INN
HONGKONG.
the Peking Government, who is Dr. C. H. Wang, ex-Premier of Jon his way to Hague to sit as a of Justice of the League of Nations, judge at the International Court arrived in the Colony yesterday morning.
N.
Abbott.
The ease is still proceeding, the jury and the Chief Justice having- visited the seat of the crime this ofternoon.
One of the jurors, who failed fo put in an appearance, Mr. Cheng Hwa, was fined $20.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.. HOW IT WAS OBSERVED LOCALLY.
had about ninety men, with sixty mausers and thirty rifles. These were also ex-robbers, recruited from Hoi Ping. They knew that A fire broke out at about 5 pm, lose
if they surrendered they would their arms, the sole on Saturday in the second floor of No. 288, Queen's Road Central, a pursue
guarantee of being able to their vocation. After
440 Yards Flat Race (Senior) four-storeyed building occupied a fight lasting half an hour the free Challenge Cup.-1, A. Carvalho; by the Po Wah goldsmith shop. tances retired leaving sixteen of 2, K. M. Omar. Time: 55. 1-5secs. When the Brigade arrived smoke their number dead. The chief-of- was issuing from the verandah and staff attributes theit defeat to the (Boys 10 years of age and under). 100 Yards Small Boys' Race the flames could be seen from the magistrate's met street. In half an hour the fire was greater number of mausers. There
having the i, C. Victor; 2, J. Silva.
High Jump Unnior, put out but considerable, damage remained no option but to trek Hachiuma; 2, J. Cassumbhoy had been done, particularly to the elsewhere for a hunting-ground. Height: 4 feet 10 inches. second floor. The whole house was It was also related that although | High Jump (Senior)-1, insured with three companies for this hand failed to take Oggerie; 2. J. B. Larring. Height:
Ping
5 feet 32 inches.
Dr. Wang with his brothers, Dr.
The day of England's patron district magistrate, another band 120 Yards Flat Race (open to St. Wang are to be entertained by Sir in the same way that it has been in C.C. Wang and Professor C. Y. saint was celebrated locally to-day of 400 strong soon ousted the Louis Industrial School)-1, 1, Robert Ho Tung at tiffin this after previous years. The local Society 220 Yards Flat Race (Junior)-to-night to deliver a message to treasages of greeting to the parent noon. He will leave for Canton of St. George sent out the ususl Hung-kai's Cantonese troops, who Hachiuma: 2, J. Cassumbhoy. expelled by the remnants of Leung
had been
Chen subdued hy
Sun Yat-sen from Li Yuan-hung Society in London and to kindred 220 Yards Flat Race (Senior),} Chiung-ming and later on, by the Challenge Cup, presented by St. nature from Canton he will societies in the Far East. A beauti present are the few hundred troops A. Carvalho; 2, M. Gutzo. Time: Kwangsi troops Atxan, Ping at Joseph's College Association.-1. University Unies the Hongkongful bouquet of roses wat sent un to Dr. Wang is staying with his for Lady Stubbs and a prize is to Government House this morning that were at one time the First 25secs. Kwangtung Army under Tang
brother at 6 Excelsior Terrace, be given for St. George's Day"! Hang who was assassinated.
while he is in the Colony.
essays by the scholars attending the band of rovers made a living While on the way to Kongmoon
British schools in Hongkong. by escorting "generals" moving about the country, the charge per cents per rifle. At Dik Hoi, a large day being $2 per mauser and 60
market town at the junction Sack Race, 50 Yards Senior and of two rivers in the San Ning Junior), Fang Kee : 2, A. Ward. 100 Yards Flat Race (Open to the district, the rovers made $200 by
Another shooting outrage, des- had commandeered to take them to C. Silva.
...reptisal, occurred on Saturday greetings and best wishes to parent 220 Yards Flat Race (Open to all afternoon about 2.50. when Wong society. A reply signed Ruff" the Bocca Tigris Forts. thenes has paid as cumshaw to Boy Scouts in Hongkong), T. Fook-chi, chief detective in Canton has been received as follows:- commandeer some other junk, Tamid; 2, F. Samy.
Half Mile Flat Race (Seniors) gime and Wen Ka-chi, legat of Wales chair. Special servicea during Chen Chiung-ning's res"Great banquet Guildhall. Prince which they did.
unknown assailant who escaped. Day."
120 Yards Flat Race (Open to members of St. Joseph's College E. Franco Association)-1, L. Marques; 2,
Union.
An avaricious landlord in
reservations have almost always a Straits Times correspondent. Not warded as he deserved to be, writes become mixed with racial questions, satisfied with a rental of an increase Just how needless this unfortunate of 35 per cent over the original tendency has been even a cursory a still further advance. In the monthly rate, he essayed to make lance soon reveals.
Reservational meantime, an enterprising builder are urged, not mainly because difput up more modern houses a ferent national customs runke it couple of hundred yards nearer the main road and let them at a cheap- umpatible neighbours, but prier rent than our avaricious friend arily because they promise less aimed at obtaining, with the result ZANE - NEF-On Saturday, costly homes. Nor are they, again that the new buildings were all by Rev. P. N. Tsu, Andrew-to-day, anyway-designed for the ready for occupation, whilst our tenanted as soon as they were Fong Zone, third son of Mr. wealthier classes. These can build avaricious friend has a block of ten and Mrs. Tin Fui Zane, of for themselves mostly where they houses and a couple of shops all Honolulu, to Miss Annabel choose or can rent houses away the paint off the closed window- releasing a junk-ferry which they Italian Convent).-1, C. Barros; 2, cribed by the police as a political "Hongkong Society sends loyal
unoccupied with the sun blistering Nee, youngest daughter of Mr.
from incompatible neighbours. shatters and doors. Keservations are now urged for the
་
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid
April 14, 1923, at Shanghai,
U. P. Nee, of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
DEATHS.
less affluent resident, especially the
less allluent European resident.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
The
Team Race, 200 Yards (Open to
teams of four from any School).— was not run. As only one team entered, this race
POLITICAL REPRISAL
CHEN CHIUNG-MING MEN
ATTACKED.
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The telegram to kindred societies was sent to Shanghai, Tientsin, Kobe, Yokohama, Hankow, and Kinta (Perak). It road on follows:- "Best wishes and warmest greet- ings from Hongkong Society. Bernard, Proaident."
The one sent to London read?
On the band sailing, the chief Wing Hung: 2, H. Ribeira; 3, A. Ladviser, were fired at by-an cathedrals. Observances England's
WADMAN-On April 13, 1923, at Anyone who is searched Hong. Ningpo, Hubert Perry Wad-kong for housing accommodation
of-staff left them and returned to man, aged 60.
Canton where he accepted service knows just how trying is this quest. 'MOORE.-On April 13, 1923, at
Shanghai,
The will of the late Mr. W. K. in the same capacity with another Daniel
And usually they speedily find the Vanderbilt has beca proved at Joseph Moore, in his 40th year.
general" by, name of Tang reason.
Europeans are always about £11,160,000.
whose troops are between Shek MSTISLAV (STIVA) RAFALO coming and going. When they
VITCH-SLEPOVRON. -- On
Tan and Sheklung on the East come tliey are rarely able to succeed April 15, 1923, at Shanghai,
is stated, of the robbers pre River This, band is composed CHAPMAN-On April 14, 1923,
viously responsible for all the Reginald Walter Chapman,
train robberies on the Kowloon- aged 27. CAMPBELL-On April 16, 1923,
Canton line. Shortly after joining The death is announced of the camp, the chief-of-staff was at Shanghai, Isabella, wife of Landlords are entitled to take the Brigadier-General Sir Owen despatched to Fatshan to bargain Capt. James Campbell, aged fint tenant who comes. But the Thomas, Independent M.P. for An- with a timber-merchant for escort
matter cannot rest there. Bome- glesey.
money for a large quantity of timber en route to Walchow. The thing must be done for the lackiçar
Home papers record the death of timber had been tied into rafts and
49 years.
Home papers record the death of other Europeans. When they go Sir James J. Shannon, R.A., the Chinese mostly seize the chance, eminent portrait painter. With that one cannot quarrel.
May. Time: 2mins. 8.2-5secs.
B.
Half Mile Flat Race Uunior)-I, Teak Sing; 2, L. Silva; 3, V. next to Dr. Wong Cheong-lum in The two men lived in a house Schaefer. Time: 2mins, 24secs.
Nathan Road, Yaumati. They had Old Boys Race, 400 Yards. I, only left the house and had pro- BARRACK-ROOM THEFTS Assumpcio; 2, A.R. Azar, 58secs, ceeded a few paces when a man One Mile Bicycle Race. I, A. fired two shots at them. One COURT MARTIAL FOR KING'S Remedios; 2, C. Figueiredo, 4), Seniors v. "The, Rest."-1, entered into the right side of Wen Relay Race, One Mile (Teams of Wong Fook-chi and the other shot bullet grazed the right shoulder of
PRIVATE. Seniors.
Recently some of the men of the Ka-chi. Wong was armed and King's Regiment quartered at Mary's School, Kowloon)-1, H. missed, the man escaping in the
100 Yards Flat Race (Open to St fired twice at his assailant but Mount Austin Barracks began miss Souza, 2, F. Wong."
direction of Arthur Street,
ing, articles of toilet. Two men 100 Yards Fiat Race (Open to St. Francis School)-1, S. Keda; 2, H. assisted his companion to the ing brush and a fourth lost track of
Wong was only slightly hurt and lost razors, another man lost a shar Omar.
Yaumati police station and then 3759444 Pte. Edward Smith and this a towel. Suspicion fell upon No. Three-Legged Race, 100 Yards the Kwong Wah Hospital. The China Mail.pe. And the only thing that Lord Seaforth, who was in his 75th had been towed some distance up
and year, and of Mr. W. J. Disturnal, the river, to a point near the sol- Figueiredo and R. Santos; 2, Fung Junior).-, C.
morning ha appeared before a Dio diers' camp. Here the cargo wa Kee and Danenberg!
tries Court Martini, over which abandoned ashobody dared tow it
Major R. L. Wright prosided, to 100 Yards Flat Race (Open to further. The chief-of-staff had the French Convent)-1, B. Hard
answer changes alleging theft and instructions to ask for $1,500 escort wick; 2, G. Johnstone,
receiving stolen properly belonging. paid to a commander further down St. Joseph's Branch School, Kow money as $2,500 had already been 150 Yards Flat 'Race (Open to
to bis comrades. the river. As the merchant only loon)-1, J. Luz; 2 R. Campos. chief of staff offered $1,000 and insisted on the
120 Yards Consolation Race amount of timber left on the river Remedios.
ascertaining the (Junior)-1, F. Barretto; 24 G. before payment, he is now awaiting a train to take him back to Shek
"TRUIE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVION"
HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1923
RESERVATIONS.
مخمصه
(Senior
OBITUARY.
WELL KNOWN CHINESE
RESIDENT-
to
Various witnesses told the Court how missing articles were recovered from Pte, Bith's kit, seme, from The death has occurred at his bis, locker, some from his kit bag residence, No. 54, Caine Road; of and some from his bedding. Evi (Senior) Tay Yew Ak 2, C. Chinese resident. Mr. Ma was 72 afternoon.
120 Yards Consolation Race Mr. Ma Futt-ting, a well known dence was still being heard this Barretto,
and had resided in the Colony for! Tug-of-War (Seniors v. "The about fifty years. 4 native of Rest"), 9 aside. I, Seniors.
Toyshan, the home of the majority A ́ ́Pick-up Tug-of-War for of Chinese emigrants to America, visitors was also arranged.
the late Mr. Ma was prominently Identified witha number of schemes A HOLE IN ONE. floated by Chinese returned from America. He has been chair A hole in one was done at Kiang- man of directors, Tung Wah wan, Shanghai, on the 14th: Inst Hospital, member of the Po Leung The hole in question was the 6thTM***
Mr. Ma Futt-ting had been alling couplish, this feat was E. G Chamber of Commerce committee. yards in length. The player to ac Kuk committed and of the Chinese one of the short ones about 150
can be done for him is to reserve K. C., the well-known lawyer, 4 some area where he will not have to compete with heavy odds for a
Major J. W. Hills, who was de home. This simple step can be feated in the Edge Hill Division taken quite apart from present resi- office as Financial Secretary to the of Liverpool, has resigned his dential areas where the European
Treasury.. can still, if he wishes, take his Flying Officer Dove, and Air When the agundain for the recent chance with the rest. This applies Mechanic Neale, who were arrest housing mooting was recast to omit also to other nationals who shoulded by the Turks last December
servations, many people were also be granted reservation priving at Chanak, have been released. lung.
after they had made a forced land greatly surprised, firmly convinced logos if they want them. This cer- that reservabana are closely involved tain defined areas would be set Mr. Frederic Harrison, barrister, with the Colony's "moat serious apart for thons who either wished estate of the gross value of £34,076, problem." Doubtless the meeting's to live among their own people or The will of Mrs. Kennedy, better our advertisement coluings of a Particulars, will be found in organisers felt that the demand for who could not afford the high rents known as Kate Santley, has been London firm willing to act as speedy action would take more elsewhere. Given adequate trans. Proved at £14,267. amited form if this contentious sub-port facilities these areas would be
agents for manufacturers of laces, &c.
A Parent's Duty: fert was discreetly ignored. Results far enough away from existing of the Hongkong and Whampoa
* Your boy is always getting scratched certainly justified their action. Not populous centres to leave prosent Dock Company, entertained at ported during the week-end com- they always willy Get bottle of Cases of notifiable disesse rewounds have based all fight is no alga or cats or bruised: Because these only were the chief motions carried building enterprise completely pr dinner at West Point on Saturdaypriand one each of small-pox, Chamberlaf's Pele Balm, and toe that for some time being confined to Barrett, and it was done while plas- most without dimont, but the sug-Tetterod, thus eliminating the only evening, Mr and Mrs. R. M. Dyer enteric fever, cerebro-spinal fever very injury is rared for Immilistely bed with pardal paralysis, Hilsoning a four ball game with Megars.
Pas promptly table ground for racial objections: furlough by the Empress of case the patients were; Chinese For sale
whinare leaving the Colony on and puerperal fever in each poison too dangerous disse to risk Peking Parliament, only returned A Mille
Tou can get bothing better; and Blood. MRAVE Strung-member of the Wi appointed. Now, however, that Before it can formulate schemes for Australia," in May.4
Uherplats and aid two of the cases were imported Storekeeper
from the North short time ago bottle of whisky Was duly impered.
literary critic, and historian, left
Mr. Lo Chung-kue, compradore
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