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THE PADLOCK SOCIETY.
To the Editor of the " Chind Mall." B-May I be allowed to com
BRITISH MINISTER'S TASK.es
To the Editor of the China Mán Disobedience of Order placing the hara of the Naval In the House of Commons, re.
Sir,It is welpome news whioll- Canteen and various hotels out of plying to Lieut Col, C. K. Howard-
Yesterday afternoon the annual you publish regarding the new bounds" was the charge prefered Bury, Mr. Ronald. MaNelli Under inspection of the Hongkong Police cover to the trum-cara, and you sea against Sergt. James Carroll of Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said by H. E the Governor took place to be congratulated and honked the King's Regiment, at a Disides that according to the latest. report at the Central Station compound. for no consistently voicing the Court Martial, held at Muray from the British Minister at Poking As is customary the medals and legitimate grievance of those who Bunacke this morning, Pete dated June 3 negotiations for the rewards won by members of the have to make use of the core in all The near completion of the hull Major P. Rashleigh D.SO rolease of the captives were force were handed out after the kinds of weather grievance I lugs on the Old Supreme Court te. R.GA acted as President proceeding. The captives were inspection, There were 40 yenture to think that would not for and that of the Astatic Petroleums of the Court, Capt. W. A. Hanasy being made as comfortable as Europeans, 70 Indians and 100 moment have been todemfed-bad Co.'s both in close proximity in prosecuted and Mr. DH possible by the despatch of supe Chinese on parade, the last-named it applied say, to the Peaks co
Blake appeared on behalf plies Daily communication existed including 30 of the Wolhalwelcon However Laus Deo,: Queen Road, and the fact that the of the accused, who pleaded nips with the military and consular re-tingent stationed in the New Realty Co. is to put up like guilty.
There still remains one other presentatives of the foreign Powers Territories. Mr. ED. C Wolle, building on the site in Des Voeux The evidence brought forward in who were watching the situation (Captain Saperintendent of matter to which the officials of this Raid tends to the fascinating support of the charge was to the Mr. McNeill added that the Police), was In charge of the company should give attention, and thought of what Hongkong will effect that on May 25 Garrison British Minister at Faking, in con parade and was assisted by Mr. that is the excessive overcrowding- look like in say ten to twenty years' Provost Sergt. Smith visited the sultation with the representatives P. P. J. Wodehouse, (Deputy which is allowed to take place on time. The water front is likely to Naval Canteen because it was out of the other powers concerned, was Superintendent of Police) Mr. D. the cars at very frequent intervale. vie with that of New York and of bounds" to the other ranks of the considering measures to prevent Burlingham, (Assistant Superin
The miles as to standing for Sydney in that the modern style of King's Regiment Secing Sugt, the recurence of such outrages tendent of Police) and Mr. J. Kerr instance, are ignored and no attempt business building from the very| Camroll in the Emily Officer's Room Reuter. "
(Second A.S.P.)..
is.ovar made to enforce themi, A. nature of things, is likely to develop drinking with three petty officers.
• The men had been drawn up solution to the problem would seem more and more to the skyscraping he took his nams and ordered lim
open formation when His Excel to be either the intraduction of variety. We have not sufficient to lose the canteen, the accused
lency arrived. Arms were smartly European Inapectors, or, a speeding imagination to estimate whether then did as he was bid, first, how
presented and the Governor having up of the service. The latter would the appearance of Hongkong will ever drinking the remainder of his
inspected the parade the then probably mean more care in which be improved theroby. At the beepINEN
were brought up in open square, as I believe the cars are built moment it is rightly one of the The Battalion Order în question
formation to render it easy for all in the Colony, local industries read out
to hear His Excellency's remarks. would benefit. Rights which entrutices the visitor (dumber 494) Was
PEKING, June 6, by the when he views the City from Owing to the number of cases ary meeting this afternoon, after Stubbs said that it was two years President. It staled: The Cabinet held an extraordin Addressing the men Sir Edward Harbour vantage. Usefulness and f drunken casin beauty are not synonymous “terma
which it resigned en bloc, at since he had the pleasure of and we can only express the hope which have recently occurred the same time circularising the seeing the police on parade, The in to Battalion, the Naval Cameen, country stating that it has resigned Force had a great deal of hard that those who are engaged in King Edward, Hongkong and because the President has refused and unpleasant work to perform mazing and erecting, will, whilst Actor House Hotel bars are placed to sign the mandates appointing and he congratulated them cordi naturally thinking first of effective out of bounds to all other ranks as few local officials, thereby interally on the excellent way in which ness in construction, also think of a temporary measure." the beauty of outline. Many of us bi reply to Mr. Blake the winess fering with the responsible Cabinet they had tackled the armed, roli
beries which had been very fre- are destined to see the buildings sald that the Room was separate The opinion is held in many quent of late in Hongkong. After end to your reader the claims of D. w going up and about to be built, from the meas' bar, being on the circles that the financial difficulty marking on the spirit of the Force, this great and good society to which for many years to come, In this opposite side of the passage. connection, has the sudden view of Giving evidence, Sergt. Carroll is really one of the main reasons of which His Excellency sald the you have just drawn attention2. Jardine's fine building which often said he was in the Petty Officers for the resignation. Reuter's Colony was rightly proud, re- Since the erection of the Tower of
Pacific Service
ference was made to members who Babel, according to the Higher meets the eye as one walks along Room because it was a mess and a
had come from the Royal Irish Critics a mere legend, nothing like Chuter Road, been noted? It has place distinct from the Naval Can-
Constabulary and the Weihaiwei it has ever existed to lessen the evil' been noted by the discerning few teen bar. Only warrant officers,
police, Sir Edward expressing the efecte of indiscriminate chattering. and brings an involuntary word of Sergeants and equivalent naval
hope that they would settle down Yours, etc praise and thanks to the Architect ratings were able to frequent the
in their new home,
THE BISHOP OF RURAL The room and he did not think that the who designed this edifice.
TONGUEAH, tendency still to erect modern Batalion Order applied to it. He was under orders for Home service
Hongkong, June: 87- business buildings
SHANGHAI, June 7. Hongkong side of the harbour,and expected to sail on June 17
A test of the cable possibilities raises again the future of Kowloon Court, said the facts It was confidently predicted some undisputed.
were ed in the receipt of the Derby Battalion years ago that business would more. Order, however, mentioned the after it was announced at Epsom, ed the cups won in connection result in Shanghai four ininutes Ceremony His Excellency present- and more trend to Kowloon, and Naval Canton bars" and Sergt; This constitutes a record for Lon- with the revolver and musketry "futurists" pictured bugo officee Carroll did not know he was break doh-Shanghal cables of any des- shooting competitions held during and the other incidentals to a busy ing the order. He pointed out that cription and confims the bellof the year. Then the general salute commercial contro, on the other under military law a reasonable that with the constant improve was given and acknowledged, and side. The facts so far do not bear misappréhension arising from ments being made, the cable can mt this prediction.. Certainly want of clearness in an order was hold its own with any other trans Kowloon has developed. It is a ground for exculpation and he mission agency. developing and developing in more submitted that in this case there sense than one. It seems.. to an was a reasonable doubt as to the unbiased observer that the meaning of the order.. democratic community spirit is After considering its verdict much in evidence in the peninsula for a few moments the That Jact need not be laboured. If Court called for evidence of and the President can easily be proved. The other character and more material development, announced that the Court would
• PEKING, Joñea 6: seems to be directed, unconsciously adjourn to consider its sentence...
"Didn't, want to go to bed.. perhaps, to making Kowloon the
The British and French Minis The same Court heard two charters, and the Japanese Charge bar 29, 1922, which was followed entrance if they had to seek shel- sleeping lung of Hongkong, We
ges nust wait and see.
of using Insubordinate - d'Affaires, on May 17, esented a by the murder of Detective, Lance ter through strass of weather. language and threatening violence, formal Note to the Government Sergeant C100 Sin Chuen to a superior officer which were strongly protesting against the in Principat Chinese Detectve Chu brought agalast Pte. Ricard fraction of the Reorganisation Loan Heung, fourth class medal award- Gardiner, of the King's Regt. Agreement of 1913 by Sun Yat-sen, ed for consistent hard work and which resulted in the conviction of According to the evidence put in appointing Wa Jui-kan to take valuable services rendered during four men who were sentenced to forward by the Prosecutor, charge of the Canton district in the year 1971-1972
ten years hard labour ch Gardiner was pulled up by a Lance spectorate of salt administration, in LP. S. 211, Hussein Bux, fourth LP.C. 412 Mabbi Kahn Com Corporal on roll call duty when spite of protests by the British, class medal: awarded for commended and granted gratuity of on the point of leaving French and Japanese Consuls in spicuous bravery in effecting the $15 for rescuing a Chinese woman Wellington Barracks just after 10
arrest of an armed Chinese who from drowning on October 3; 1922... p.. with three other men. In that city,
Detective GC, 1345 Shok Tul vestigations showed that none of that. Ohim will be held responsible pulling the trigger of his revolver Commended and granted a reward In their Note, the Ministers state twice attempted to shoot him by their names figured on the late pass for the results of this intervention which misfired, at Hunghom, on of £25 for intelligence and defo- rolland the Lance Corporal ordered
February 12,1923.
tion to duty in arresting two men Courtery Daily Bulletin.
C.C. 151, Yau Chong, fourth class for being in possession of arms, them to go to their beds. Three of the men moved off but Gardiner
medal: awarded for courage in fol- both prisoners being sentenced remained where he was and when
lowing up anned robbers who had to five years hard labour at the again spoken to drew back his fist
committed a robbery at No. 18, Criminal Sessions held in January and said to the Lance Corporal:
Arthur Street on February 22, 1923. last. livered "you're not a man, you're a white-
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the
are grave charges, but quite apart from actual conditions, most people
Cargo-beat No. 2, 750 capsized will learn with huge surprise that in Kowloon Bay yesterday at BoxGzGIO, THUREDAJ, JUNE 1, 1923. plans are not submitted to the p.m. The crew was rescued and
Board, before work begins. Indeed, the boat later towed to Yaumati after Mr. Wylie's strong remarks,
The telegram giving the result they will learn this with acute dis of the Derby occupied about two may. Obviously speedy inquiry is minutes in transmission from Lako the charity fele lucky dij.needed if our schools are not to London to Hongkong overthe lines
of the Eastern Telegraph Co. Our Education Board is a maine of remain under a cloud, and if the surprisca. You dip your hand in anomaly which has put them then and you have not rummaged very is not to continue. Nor does the for "before you bring out a prize. matter stop with that. How can
know that These surprices, pursuing the the public
other anslogy, are not always pleasant, anomalios do not exist when the Very often they disappoint you. Board has come thus far without
According to a Daily Bulletin Mr. Wylie's facts not having come advice from Poking, the report that Bonetimes they Cistress you grievously. But you cannot really out before? As we have already Yang Sen has entered Chengstu Is complain. They are surprises. said, the public takee ortain thinge untrue, Yang Sen, who was de
feated when within 20 miles that Tous when the Eneation Board for granted.and not until actual city, has fallen back on Tzechow. mell some months ago, most people
conditions are made known does it
were amazed to learn that meetings realise the error. Almost it seem were not always open to the Press. that our Education Board needs They had simply taken it for grant completely overhauling,
•ed that the day for secrecy was long
since post. They had the right to
Two cases of plague, two of cerebro spinal fever and one of tified yesterday also two of enteric small pox, all Chinese, were no-
fever, ohe Chinese and the other Mahommedin.
Mr.
CABLE RECORD.
SHANGHAI FOUR MINUTES AFTER, EPSOM:
The medals were then presented and-as each officer stepped. forward to be awarded or com- mended, His Excellency shook
Blake, addressing the by the Eastern. Telegraphs result, hands przh him, ***
At the conclusion of this
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the men dismissed. His Excellency In the Marine Court, this more was afterwards entertained to afterning, before Commander Beckwith noon tea in Police Headquarters, RN, Kwok Mui, rafstress of cargo a few of the senior police in boat No-477 V. and Leung Yeo, |spectors – being amongst those mistress of cargo boat No. 3074 V.,
present
wwere charged with unlawfully MEDALSMAR anchoring their boats in Causeway The following is a list of those Bay on June 6 who received police medalss
Both defendants pleaded guilty. C.C. 125, Lam Kwan, fourth class but said their boats had "dragged medal; awarded for good work in anchor Fines of $5 each were connection with the armed robbery imposed, and defendants were at 26 Wing Woo Street on Septem- warned in future not to block the
C. C. 412, So Kong, fourth class CC. 375 Liu Hing. Commended
Governor-General Wood of the Philippine Islands has abandoned medal; awarded for pluck when he his intention to pay a friendly visit was shot by an armed man while and granted a reward of $75 for courage in pursuing an armed to the Governor of British North on duty on the Kowloon City Road robber, who had committed a Borneo and other officials of on November 10, 1922. ***
robbery at zo Yae Woo Street on Oriental countries.
HUNS COMMENDATION,
January 31, 1923. The prisoner The following is a list of the was sentenced at the March Sir Claud Severa has expressed officers commended by H. E. the Criminal Sessions to twenty years NO CAUSE FOR "FANIC. his gratitude for the congratulatory Governor for services during the hard labour and eighteen strokes. telegrams sent him and has re-period between January 1, 1922 to Lance Sergeant 64 La Wing and While there is no cause for quested that it should be made May 30, 193319 C.C. 183 The Fan Commended and› While drilling a hole in a rock panic, there is certainly no reason known that he will reply by letter Inspector Bouger. Fur ex- granted a reward of $5 each for at Craigmin Road for blasting purolony's water supply. This was
for optimism, as regards the to the senders.
cellent work during 1927, when smartness in effecting the arrest of poses, a Chinese named. Wong Fat the impression gathered by a China Mr. H Booth, son of the Inspector North
on Victoria Road on January 10th, my discharging the duties of Divisional four robbera for highway robbery slipped and fell from a height of Mail reporter in conversation is founder of the Salvation Army, Lance Sergt. 29, A. E. Carey 1923. The four-defendants were twenty feet. He died a few hours morning with Mr. R. M. Henderson, reached Japan from Australia on For diligent work and zeal in sentenced to five years hard after admission to the Tung Wah the Water Authority kept the Tango Maru" last week Mr. securing the arrest on April 19, of labour each, TEE hospital
"With our present supply we can Booth was welcomed by Salvation a man who had committed robbery ́ ́ REVOLVER AND MUSKETRY: cary on natif the end of, August Army workers in Kobe. ✨
with violence on a beat in the
O COMPETITIONS. without further restrictions," said
harbouras
Following were the respits in the Mr.Henderson. “If, however, we Lt General Sir George Kirk-Acting Police Sergt. 17 A. Nicoll; revolver,and,, musketry -- com- do not get a good fall of rain this patrick (formerly G.O.C, în Hong- For zeal and alertness in the du petitions, compe month, we may find ourselves in kong with Lady Kirkpatrick and charge, of his duties as Traffic Challenge: cup presen by dificulties next winter. Last daughters, is outward bound to Sergeant,
HE the Governor
the month's, rainfall was far below the Bombay by the s.a. "Kalsar I find”: "CIC) 78, Chân Hồng. Commend- Europeans Revolver course : Set- average as will be seen from the which left Marseilles on May.25.)|ed and granteil à resvark of $25 for geant Carpenter. tables below a few
vigilance on duty on June 129, in Shield presented. Mr Tam MONTH AVERAGE - ACTUAL Mr. and Mrs. J. McCubbin left arresting a man who had two load-†Shui-po for the muskotry - inter- January
for- home yesterday by the sa, ed revolven in his possession: police teams of four : The Koslown February
*Haruna Maru”. A larga pasty of The prisoner was sentenced to Peninsula team consisting......... of March
friends mustered to see them off, eighteen months hard labour Sergeants Smith, Mair, Knowles April
Mr. McCubbin having fetiron from 2-Lance Sergt. 27, A LA Neal. and Baker, me between the Building and the sets of Tondon slums, and their The marriage arranged between June. May
the Colony Education Departments is almost trainformation into a place with Mr. Douglas Jardine, Colonial Civil entirely Inckingbir Wylie, who wide roads and a spacious Empire Sérvice, OBE and Miss Jessie August pulled out this emadag find, cited Avine - The proposed burdings Msepherson took place in Lagos, Santan several very telling examples which comise an Imperial Art Gallery Nigatia, on Saturday, June 2. Deber
know how their maty was being Morn Memorials.. spent and they had never thought
BOCIAL AND PERSONAL:
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While the finishing touches am publicity was being denied... Not being put to Hongkong's own until the Board revered this policy cerotaph a novel memorial to the did many learn their error. Yester-sons of the Empire who fell during left for Manila yesterday after day's meeting provided another sur-the war is being mooted in London abou. prise, om that nobody could have and presumably if anything comes
of the schems this Colony will be Mr. Edwin Thomas Hall, who guessed, for here grain, nobody invited to contribute its share, to was particularly distinguished for would have believed the facte with wants the cost. A scheme pro his designs of hospitals and sanat: out having had them forced on their moted by the Empire Waroria, died at his residence at Dul- notice. Seentingly, co-ordination Memorial League contemplates the wich, aged 72 197
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