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regarding heavy penalties and the new Ordinance bed received a good deal of publicity. Therefore, he (the C.S.P.) did not think that anybody would take the risk for a friend.
penalty of twelve
LOCAL WEDDING.
MARTIN-CRAIK.
King Edward Hotel, when
A rreption was held at the toasts of the newly married pair the
ing spent on a tour of China Const and the bridesmaids were duly honoured. The honeymoon is be-
At St. John's Cathedral, this Mr. Wolfe pointed out to His morning, there was a large gather- Worship the grave responsibility ing of relatives and friends of both of dealing with the case summarily parties when the marriage took hecause if the defendant was only place of Mr. A. J. J. Martin and Miss keeping the arms for a friend Enid Mabel Craik, The ceremony he must have done SO for a was performed by the Rev. H. "Absolutely callous to conse-consideration.
Very large fig- Conley Movie, Senior Chaplain of quences, he was dealing in and res were involved and St. John's Cathedral, and the Rev. importing arms which could be used' defendant, evidently got his J. T. Holman, Assistant Chaplain. against the general public in armed money, said Mr. Wolfe. Raising Mr. T. 3. Bevan presided at the The shouting and the tumult over
rabberies, for political murders and his voice slightly and speaking organ. signing of chits having for the time
shooting down the police."
with some feeling, Mr. Wolfe said The bride wore a handsome white being died down, let us think of
The statement was due by Mr.ed this class of persons locked up. and carried a bouquet of lities.
that as head of the Palice, he want-gown of charmeuse Beer.
What is beer? Malt and
Keorgette E. D. C. Wolfe, the Captain Super-"Not only should the dupes who The bridesmaids were Miss Mar hops, with a little zinize, and sugar.
In The Mail.
intendent of Police, in strongly use the arins be punished but the jorie May Martin, sister of the An official handbook to the brewing
apealing for the committal to the men who supply the sinews of war bridegroom, and Miss Millicent R. traite gives a list of "materials used
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Criminal Sessions of Man-hon, should be dropped on." Mr. Wolfe Moss, who wore handsome dresses in browing." compiled from the
assistant compradore of Messrs. then concluded his statement by of white georgette. The bride was annual report of the Commissioners.
August 31-Coronet Theatre;
Dodwell & Co., who appeared before insisting on committal. of Custogus und Excise, an official Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mark Mr. J. R. Wood, this morning, on
given away by Mr. G. K. Holloway, pultication, as follows:-Malt, a Of Zorro."
After some consultation as to while Mr. A. Ritchie was in atten- remand, charged with the unlawful procedure and the law, Mr. Wolfe dance on the bridegroom. ulted corn, rice, rice grits, flaked; rice, mize grits, Baked maize, anf Louise Glaumin "The Lone
August 31. Star Theatre; Possession of two revolvers.
Handing any of the Lager maximum
said he held the view that a of group photographs were taken After the ceremony, a number other similar preparations. Sugar Wolf's Daughter."
pistols seized by the police in their months would not meet the case, including its equivalent of syrups, August 31-World Theatre; raid the C.S.P. said that a similar i
in the Cathedral porch and in glucose, and saccharine. Hops, Huot Gibson in
Cathedral Hall. His Worship the announced Shooting for weapon was used to shoot the actor that putting the Crown case at its Prepamtions of hops, hop sub Love," also New Leather Pushers in the Wo Ping theatre muter. highest. he could not conceive des Pointing the other exhibit on fendant being sentenced to more an exactly similar weapon was used the evidence, hence his decision to counsel's table, Mr. Wolfe mid that than twelve months' hard labour on in the attempt on tieneral Chun try the case summarily. Wing-hsin who was fired at in the
C.S.P. PERSISTS. mck at Glenenly and is now alive] bat paralysed.
Mr. Wolfe immediately applied her retailed. These fests are! August 31.-Laminiert Bros., at
Disclosures
to have the case heard by two chiefly directed to the question of their Sales Rooms, Duddell Street Mr. F. C. Jenkin, the prisoner power to inflict a heavier penalty. RAINFALL TOPAL GROWING,
were made by Magistrates which would give Ltd dilution. Public andysts are also
a valuable collection of Postage counsel, during the hearing in re His Worship did not acccede to ccasionally asked to fes: the peity
Stamps, 5.15 p.m.
gard to the clandestine trading in this of boors retailed in their men.
request and Mr. Wolfc Publicus themselves do aut ask for League annual meeting at the well-known in the Chinese politien an additional charge be brought chek & further 25 inches had
August 31-Hongkong Crickets in China, a number of names made a
were still weeping application that copiously this morning and by 10 tests. They are either content with: Pavilion of the Hongkong Cricket was also male of Shanghai being ordinance. His Worship held that been added to the rainfall total the beer supplied or, if free to da: Clab, 5.15 p.m.
work being mentioned. Mention under section 4 of the new | so, chùnge their brewers. “We sell ; December 12-Meeting of Un-the headquarters of some foreign this was not possible as defendant which now exceeds the average far the best bees we can get," they say, secured Creditors of the Hong-arms dealers and transactions in could only be charged once for the this period of the year (5.92 inches)
in order to keep our customers. kong Branch of the Banque yolving thousands of rifles for same Customers, on the other in. Industrielle de Chine, at the City Kwangtung soldiers were referred suggested withdrawing the present
The C. S. P. by over 13 inches, declare that the mality varies Hall, 3 p.m.
The P.W.D. officials have their to. Although must people already charge and bringing a new one hands more the full attending to greatly as between our house and
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know that nons are brought in lurge under the new Ordinance which the many landslides that have another. The question of the test- August 31--St. John's Cathedral quantities to the Far East, the re-was ing of beer has perhaps no lol Memorial Service at 5.30 p.m., in sume of attempts to secure require would become
passed yesterday andercurred and taking steps, where it
law as interest, where the greater propor- memory of the victims in thements and the intricate agencies! as the
soon proves possible, to prevent collapsen Gazette was tin of the beer cansanurd is of the recent typhoon.
published at several points where a washaway employed should prove interesting thought this procedure inadvisable retaining walls in Bowen Road are
this afternoon. Mr. Wood seems imminent. boitled variet V. Commosieurs will
Some of the reading. doubtless be able to judge from thei
After considerable argument in as the police might be met with an causing particular anxiety as it is ingredients specified, which of them
which the new As Ordinance autrefois acquis defence, which was felt they may go at any moment and eonduce to "heads" and the feeling
which was passed at yesterday's ly acquitted in the present case
that if defendant had been formal- not nich cen be done to save them. akin to the morning, after the night. before. It would seem that a "littleThere are those who make us is prongated in the Government the defence could plead that de-improving Inter.
meeting and becomes lew when it through the Crown withdrawire, east weather with nin at first, To-day's forecast promises over- umize and hops" have a lot to de
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new
offence.
DEFENCE CALLED FOR.
Mr. Wolfe then wished to bring, Bhike of Mesir, Wilkinson & Crist) alternatively, an additional charge hud outlined the evidence for the under a section of the old ordin- defence, the case was adjourned tillance which stipulated that 2.15 on Monday, September 10, His shall take
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AUSTRALIAN COTTON,
Mellisarne, August 20.-The A message from Paris inticules:
Government's cotton adviser has that in the near future motion-
Worship explainining that the long from the C. S. P." His Worship the territory is aitable for cotton out 1 license toured Quevinstand and reports that However there they picture men may become a regular
interval was due to there being held the opinion that a separate growing. He considers the year's are and the Hun. the Colonial
feature at horse-racing in France to
long list of cases waiting to be dealt record would have to be taken and text sufficiently encounging to war- Secretary Answers them. We admit in the event of a close finish. The
aid the dulges in giving a decision.
with for the next Sessions.
The Crown case had been closed der this case.
the charge could not be heard un-jant an extension, with the promise at nice that these replies appear to¦ proprietors of Le Tremblay race-
at the previous hearing and Mr."In view of the fact that the new sents difficulties. The adviser re- Mr. Wolfe replied of profitable crops. Labour pre- is as gems, perfectly cut, shining, course have already past the idea to j
Wood had adjourned the case to ordinance is being published, commends mixed farining, including as does a good deed in a waughty the test, but unfortunately when the Both Courses at Fanting are mital. In the interval he had decid-it justified at the twenty-fourth- |
consider the application for com- does Your Worship consider cotton. • work! so the poet tells us, the last meil left had not announced closed until further notice. refort courteous and the answer machines, it appears, were mounted Two cinematograph
ed that the application led to be hour to get this case aside in sum-Minister for Agriculture has arrang- A Brisbane message says the In a fatty long residence in the convincing.
refused and Mr. Wolfe appeared in mary jurisdiction?" His Worshiped that a small shipment of Queens- The P. & O. s.s." Sicilia." will Colony we tuve su far, not given literature, according to that lump of ately opposite the winning post and next at 4 p.m.
If the functim of one the side of the course immedi- leave for Shanghai on Monday court this morning to support the replied that he had to view the case and cotton be sent to Kobe to test
application. His Worship explain-In a different light and decided to the Japanese market.-Reuter. the horses were filmed as they
cd the position of the case to Mr. | hear evidence for tho defence, Notice is
Wolfe and then re-called Mr. T. H.
MR. JENKIN'S REPLY. King, D.S.P., and Director of
HOXGSON, FRIDAY, AUG. 31, 1923.
THE COUNCIL.
other
the result.
As in
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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BIG ARMS DEALS.
Ourselves the lynour of the pleasure luminosity Mr. G. K. Chesterton covered the best furlong of attending the meetings of the is to make a long story short, then two of the finishes, the Judges Volunteer Concert set down for Criminal Intelligence, in connection the C.S.P. Mr. Jenkin said that he the North Eastern Circuit, was
given that the Legislative Council when that the Colonial Sceretary's replies are verdict was "a brad." the pictures to-morrow angast body bus been in Session. steer literature.
Replying to the contentions of evening, has been
Mr. Gilbert Stone, barrister va Thes; replies should show the actual value of the postponed.
with some documents mentioned at agreed it was up to anybody found unanimously adopted as Liberal It may be that we have harboured regarding the Russians within, most cinema as a supplementary test of
the lust hearing. In the witnessin possession of arms, if not by law candidate in the Central Leeds by- the impresion, that the presence of of who are now without, our the soundness of the verdict in the During the 48 hours, ending box Mr. King produced copies of the certainly as a citizen, to establish election. Alderman Sir Charles
te generd public is not welcome midst, clear the air.
event of a close finish. The ein August 29, two cases of small-pox documents which were found on why he got the arms. He would Wilson, who led the Unionist party The replies autograph machine
would be and one of meningitis were report- August 14 in the possession of one explain how defendant came by on the City Council for many years, (why hold the' meetings at a time o' regarding the life-saving appliances, exceedingly useful to settle comed. All the patients are Chinese. of the Frenchmen mentioned in the revolvers. The C.S.P. has seen has been adopted as the Unionist day when those interested cannot confound the many with theories. plaints of foul-riding. For instance
evidence. Mr. King stated that one fit," said Mr. Jenkin, to give vent candidate, and the Labour nominee possibly an add, instead of in the We who saw the "Loongsang' la telegram last night announced The August number of The of the originals bore defendant's to statements of fact which are is Mr. H. II. Slesser London. carly evening or thet timid when she had settled down would that was hende divided the first Silver Wolf the organ of the local signature.
not substantiated in evidence modesty which ever distinguishes us be inclined to question the assertion the finish for the Duke of York more than passing interest. Mr. and third horses past the post in Boy Scouts' Association is one of
and may be correct or not cor- Addressing the Magistrate, Mrrect" Mr. Jenkin regretted that has exoreled those feelings which made in that rase, but we recognise Stakes, the first horse being disummey's "A Holiday in Malaya" Wolfe referred to a letter he had these statements had been made tave prompted a desire to see our that many others saw her, more qualified for boring and not keeping
holds pride of place in it.
received from the First Clerk of without substantiation because in Honpurab in Session, spending expert than we can ever hope to be, boring probably signifies
Next General Lau Sun-won straight course. In plain langinge
the Magistracy to the effect that such a small community it would agreed to buy 6,000 rifies of Ger- The total Fo match of their time in our behalf and the Colonial Secretary's answer Papyrus-which was declared the ation's mines
output of the Mr. Wood had read the docu- be difficult to eradicate them from man type, 4,000 of which were to that Kailan *Mining
Administrments and would assume sum- the minds of the jury should the be delivered at Bocca Tigris and in legislating and ordinancing our suffices. Passing on we come to the winner-was bumped. The evidence ending August 18, 1923, amounted He asked
for the week mary jurisdiction in this case. defendant be committed. avays to tach an extent that another section relating to the Colony's of this was probably furnished by to 81,180 tons and the sales during several grounds, urging, inter the C.S.P. as to hired assassins and and
for committal on stated and considered opinion of Chan Chak. The price was $35 The at Kongmoon for Admiral set of those abominably balky Finances and ante again that our the rider of Papyrus and other the period to 63,376 tons. alia, that the defence had put other crime would bear weight tailed at $48 each.
they were to be re- volumes is now called for. There Public Works Department hes stnal! would condusively prove it as was jockey's in the race, but a film
in documents showing that defend- with people who read
Defendant, may be
the Mrs Wong Hing and Lau's repre- The fourth Gymkhana Meet ant was a dealer in arm's outside case. The only object was to sentative were each to make about rensons. The fortunes voted to it. We are old the case in the fight between Caring, under the auspices of the the Colony. One of the arms, the secure possibility of falling over, or sitting fashioned crugh to regret the rapid entier and Siki when the latter Hongkong Jockey Club, will be Lugar pisto! corresponded, said
a higher sentence. $13,000. Then General Li Fook- on, the official top-hat has ere this rate of progress which this denotes, was alleged to have fouled. Not held on Saturday and Monday, Mr. Wolfe, to a kind constantly had any discretion it must be ex-rifles of a similar class but the deal He imagined that if His Worship lam of Honam wished to buy 6,000 affrighted us. But the crowning We are making the Colony pay with that the disqualified horse was not ing. Entries close on September out, and which had frequently been which was that two small arms had men not being able to get the arms keeping a straight course signifies October 6, and 8, weather permitt brought into the Colony and taken ercised according to the evidence, fell through owing to the French- reason in that according to our vengeance. Why not flout it as a clear to lengths ahead when he 22, to Messrs. Linstead and Davis. seized on ships arriving from been found without any ammuni- for four months.
forumtion, in the more important limited company and let us all in crossed another horse in the race.
Europe. The C. S. P. also tion. The statement that the word debates, many of the speeches are on the ground floor? There is His this is a tout point. About bump Whether a film could reliably prove
maintained that the word "rifles" would cover revolvers he
HOW REVOLVERS GOT THERER. read from manuscript! It may not Excellency the Governor's speech to ing there can be little doubt.
"rifie" in the translations of the attributed to obvious anxiety to know the Frenchmen intimately In this way the defendant got to be true of course. On the other read and his wise words to ponderj
documents covered Luger and secure a heavy penalty leading to until on about August 7 they pro Mauser pistols as these were used superficial reading of the docu- pored doing business in small arm hand it may. So we are reduced to
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Sutherland to a large extent by the Chinese ments. over. The speeches always read To-day's Poem. a perusal of the excellent work of well; the advice is always good.
and Miss E. K. Saunders were army with butts attached to passengers on the s.s.
particularly Mausers which they Eastern
POLICE PRESSURE ALLEGED. them. our-own Reporter, much to our own We must see if we're got any arms, Hongkong thon art fair to see
Continuing. Mr. Wolfe which arrived to-day.
aai? were arriving from Europe for said that another ground
Mr. Jenkin said that the defen- Shanghai aliqut 300 at a time. edification. If we cannot see a Bill and hand them over. Hitherto it But Oh, for shame, thy cruelty
which he asked for committal dant would not be altogether a Different prices were mentioned. Inid on the table (we see too many has been alms invariably hunded Each house, each brick, euch stone formerly, the American, Mrs. as G. S. P., Chinese who applied subjected to continual pressure defendant to keep the two seized Princess Christopher of Greece, was that in his whole experience satisfactory witness as he had been and one of the Frenchmen asked the of the ether wort alus!) intituled this over on the sibilant whisper "...
in place,
Leeds, has just died in London, for licenses for arms for self- from superior police officers, revolvers, undertaking to take them that and the other, we con visualise at the end of the month old chap." The mortar keeping blocks apart;
Hath left its mark on some sad face, according to a Reuter cable received protection, had never brought up Defendant's father had been back in a few days when they would the sceno. That word intitules has So we do not think the Council Is mixed with tears the human
to-day.
such long revolvers. He maintain- | appointed a member of the wail ed that the onus was on defendant Finance Committee by Dr. Sun quarters. This was witnessed by an for Shanghai. their head- ere this worried us. Intituled! Our Chamber will ever know us. We heart
The body of Mr. W. H. Hunt, to show what the arms were for. If Yat-sen. Defendant himself modest dictionary describes "In-prefer to read about it and let our (From childhood on until old age) partner in Messrs. Wm. Forbes and he needed them for protection was adviser to Yunnan troops and uncle of the defendant. Mr. Jenkin tituled entitled." We do imagination have free play. Besides Hath shed for meagre daily wage.
Co., Tientsin, was found in the sea why did he want two, asked was engaged to be married to a referred to two slips of paper found ou the August 24 at Peftaiho with a the not look at entitled, feeling it may which
C. S. P. bullet wound in the head. Mr. Hunt inference was
The only daughter of Mr. Wong Hing, on the defendant but not produced. they widow of General Wong Hing, by the Crown. Concluding, he most highly respected business fendant to produce orders from his Sun. Three months ago the des new, there was no ammunition and Dickinson he was the leading had come by them. men of Tientsin. Next to Mr. J. M. buyers and to explain where he member of the old established
dark)
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that
SHOULD DE." DROPPED ON."....
on
know one of the Sad marks of toil (from dawn to was one of the best known and were samples. It was up. to de- who had been an associate of Dr. emphasised that the arms were quite Bay "Same as intituled." Passing Honourable members. We simply |- on, the questions and answers stress one matter which like an For but a pittance-Nabobs hark! attract us. As letters to the Editor apple of discord we have ore this la! "Tis frie us each one knows
fendant took two Frenchmen one of in view of the slips of paper defen- aro cagerly scanned so are read thrown into the areas of the in-We then could not the FORCH see:
If gardens only grew the rose
whom could speak English, to in- dant's statement was probably true. terview Mrs. Wong Hing on buy. He would regret if an atmosphere the possible. A Bureau of Publicity in Oh, can it be, Humanity the questions addressed to
ing rifles for the Canton Govern-brought about by public agitation to Gosaramont and answered by the sadly needed..
and Co., export and Import mer The Government So dansely crowds around you here chants. Mr. Hunt, who had been as absolutely callous to conse-ton the deal fell through on account |bunal or the C.S.P. to exXCERSITE Colonial Seoretury, We pause for a could save much of su away time itThat, then are blind what Infe resident of Tientsin for 25 years,quences, the C. S. F. scredited of Wu Hon-man stipulating that enthusiasm, which would prevent moment to wonder why, most, if not at, the time wild statements and.
bulds dear?
will be sorely missed in the world defendant's statement that he the Frenchmen put up a deposit justice being dons. -Jous Krot.of sport, especially in Norther, was all, the questions filter from the suggestions are made, it let loose
keeping the arms for which would be · forfeited if the 1023.
raceing circice.
a friend. Sperches had been made arms were not forthcoming.
His Worship decided to hear evi-. dence on Monday.
the wisdom of its knowledge, and
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British firm of Messrs. Wm. Forbes | Describing defendant's action ment. After negotiations in Can-put down the arms traffic led a tri-