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(From Our Special Correspondent.) | PROGRAMMES WORTH FIVE
The Sunken Harbour Police
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Star Theatre Programme No.→
482, Issued Sunday and Monday September 16 and 17.
Coronet Theatre Programme No. issued Saturday to Monday September 15 to 17.
Patrons of the three Cinema
added that this is not the Victorian had neither beauty nor obvious Age, but at age in which day bywear that dress because they think utility. "They do not," he said. day, hour by hour, woman is con-it is beautiful or comfortable, but testing her right to be the equal of because they find no reason to alter ntan, Our original entry into this a custom which existed 100 or 150 matter was to suggest that a reform Yours ago." We believe that th
An unreciprocated "pash" for dress of the higher; elorgy goes back an Aberdeen sampan girl was the Lin the local Jury System was needed much farther than a mere 150 years, cause which led to La Wing's
The holders of the following' whereby heal executives should but the explanation is true in appearance in the dock at the Harbor Police munch "Areia to forward same to the China Mail It now transpires that when the theatre programmes are requested' Ive the right to be heard in favour essence. The only reason for the Criminal Sessions to-day before Prou (afterwards of tempemry exemption from duty is that it was worn a long time ago. Gompertz) on a charge of throw-was mised, the vessel was found to of 15 will be issued which may be dress of the bishops and archbishops the Puiste Judge (Mr. Justice"Almirante Hugo de Lacerda")
office when coupons to the value should the sudden exigencies of The dress is not comfortable, it is tng corrosive fluid. He pleaded have her cable entwined round her changed for goods to the same their business deanand their whole not beautiful, it is not cheerful. it guilty.
hull no fewer than five limes value with any of the advertisers | attention and-Claus give them the is simply old. And that is a Fenson Lai Wing and another man, indicating ů rolling moveut in the China Mail. | sight to exemption=not merely on that would curry conviction in no related Mr. Dyer Ball, the Assist whilst on the sea-bottom.
other dinction sare religion. personal grounds, but on ground little more then years ago our sampan at Applichau on the evenings taken by Tieutenant Curmon, Aant Attorney General, engaged a After being located by, the sound- that might be considered national, ancestors were still wearing knering of August 9 to ga across to Adjutant Harbour-Master, the work W binted that we felt we could breeches and flounced conts with Aberdeen. A woman and a girl of salvage was put through sucesss- |amke out a strong cuse whereby the powdered wigs, etc. Tut no one were in the sampan and when fully by Sr. Jacob Mortins de Car-
Jury System as it exists in the for walking down Queen's Road apparently made an amorous pro- Naral Yard."
would think that an adequate reason they reached Aberdeen, Lai Wing valho, Dockyard Maunger, of the Colony should be sholished.
We to-day in such a get-up. When our posal to the girl. When his sug- did not state our rews and there for-hears wished to go on a journey gestion was flatly turned down helse, but the others were washed Theatres, the Coronet, Star and
One of her guns remained on its is no need to t so now. We claim they went on horse-buck or in a threw something out of a holle overboard in the stern that pre-i Wor'd are advised to retain their Bat the Hon. Attorney-General's
Tibering stage-conch, but we do into the sampan and the girl, look- not follow their example. We various statements prove clearly travel more rapidly and with grenter thunt in spite of the sysiņu briving | ease,
In all ways we pride our been in existence for so many years, selves on being up-to-date. a much better system would be to secular affairs we look to tlie future: in weligious ones to the post. In baye testined legul minds in The secular matters we hope that our | skupe of additional judges, ungis- children will know more than we | Trajes or assessors, to which refe, know, will do better than we do. In religious affinire the chief anxiety ence was nauke in the course of the appears to be to take care that they Finterview. Provision cguld be made shall not know more than we know,
in the case olin prisoner wishing to'or net more wisely than we do. be tried by a jury of his fellows.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
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hesitate much in agitating for the j nilition of way right of the free Most men have their pet virtue. born person to have his privileges. A. Trath to please their eyes: I takera from him, but in the present, Fanned by a thousand lies.
To make a screen for their pet vice
system we cannot find that these allegor rights were either fought for or desired.
Our information goes io show the every man and wonąn in England and Wales between the | age of 21 to 60 possessing property in the extent of £10 freehold or £20 leasehold, or being assessed to the Poor Rute, is fitble to serve on the ¦ jury in his or her County. Presm- ably these qualifications carry with then the right to vote in Mijcipal and possibly Parliamentary elec tions. Try Hongkong the “qualifica-
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Coming Events Advertised
In The Mail,
ENTERTAINMENTS.
September 18.-Coronet Theatre; Douglas Fairbanks in "The Mark of Zorro."
September 18-Star Theatre; Priscilla Dean in "Wild Honey."
September 18.-World Theatre;
ing up, got some of it on her foreceted her sinking. The vessel is | head. Hearing her cries, a now on the skips, and is expected Programmes and study the number
Chinese constable chased L shortly to return to service. Wing and arrested him.
The "Liberal" and Revelation.
The liquid thrown into the
sampan had been analysed as but the girl was not seriously sulphuric acid, Mr. Dyer Ball said, injured.
His Honour asked whether, in the form the acid was, it was cap- able of causing harm to the girl if it had got into her eyes, for instance. Mr. Dyer Ball replied that the doctor has said it probably would. have blinded her if it had reached her eyes.
His Honour: The full penalty is life, is it not?'
Tokwawan is a little village along the road that leads to Kow-
i
The Liberal in its English seetion comparing the influence of the has published an interesting article
different religion of Italy and Japan upon their respective peoples, ¦ and referring to the parallel story related in the Book of the "Revela! tion of St. Jolm the Divine.”* Police News.
to he found on the front page.
POSSESSION OF ARMS,
TWO CASES BEFORE
NR. WOOD.
At the Magistracy, this morning, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for a Chinese
the
tion is that the juryman H. B. Warder in "The Haunting Joon City. When Sergt. Terry and been made in Portuguese India frankly admitted that he had more,
Shadows."
he in receipt of a salary of not less than $100 per month and have n knowledge of the English language. He has no voire (there are eerlain at 9.15 p.m. preferential exceptions). in the Councils of those who set out to govern and Ordinance him in the way he shall go, and to all intents nat purposes is considered fit only to goren is a jurydan. Verb. Sap.
MEETINGS,
the
one-cent man, whose nanic was
pieces,
FINE OF $500.
Ja-tat-cho, a good fellow but for his absent-mindedness, lad been turned frons America, charged sent to Hongkong to collect an with illegal pussession of 820 REGUNT of $552.75 for certain rounds of revolver ammunition. Mr. Dyer Ball: Yes.
Chan-tin-cam, and on his return. The defence was that on learning This is a very serious offence," by mistake, allowed a partion of the of the death of his wife and child His Honour told Lai Wing, "and amount to fall upon the table of a in China, the ccused had decided the doctor has said that if the acid Fan-tan house portion which to return home with his savings of had gone into the girl's eyes it promptly found its way into the $10,000, which were in drafts on might have blinded her for life. In croupier's drawer. The police, red banks and were on him when consideration of your comparative moved to pity by his distress, have arrested. The defendant had lived- youth I shall not give such a heavy allocated him an apartment at the at 100 Market St. San Francisco, sentence as I should otherwise: "Hotel do Governo.
where he had brought the anumuni- must sentence you to five years Another Chinese, asi nuohynnstion, no preventative measures with hard labour.
us the writers in the Patria, is having been taken. He had not another guest at this establishment, been searched on the "President which he arrived having declined to pay a fine in Lincoln," posed on him for walking about in here, nor had he been warned of MERELY MAKING MEDALS. too nude state, which he thought the danger he incurred by passing with the was allowable in view of the through Hongkong
He carried janmunition. COUNTERFEITER'S NOVEL extreme decolletage in me ag
aom:unition quite openly in PLEA.
civilised. Europenh ladies. But he
two soap-boxes and made no was mistaken, of course.
attempt at oncealment: When Democracy and Republicanism questioned by the police at the It in learned that legislation has line of the first discovery, he September 22-Theatre Royal; some Chinese police went there on upon the definition of 1st class which he showed to the police. On Bandman's Eastern Circuit Comedy the afternoon of August 17, armed pissage" in Government officials, offence in view of the new ordin
learning of the gravity of his Company's opening performance with seach warrant, they entered and that it iras been decided that a
certain house and found a man at "Cabin de luxe" is only to be used in engaging Counsel and His ace, defendunt spared no expense AUCTIONS.
work in a small room at the back. by Governors-General and Pat-Worship was asked to take this into September 19-Lammert Bros, They slipped in so quictly that he riures-while a single herth cabin consideration when imposing a at their Sales Rooms, Duddel! St., did not hear them come in but kept on deck B is good enough for penalty. the s.s. "Wah Kiu," noon.
on with his task of scraping out a Bishops. Generals, and Fiscal Mr. T. H. King, prosecuting, said September 20-Lammert Bros., plaster mould with a piece of bent Auditors. For departmental chiefs, he did not allow that the man was ment of hardware at 11 am. at their Sales Rooms, a large assortiron.
district governors, judges and higher keeping animunition so openly as As investigations revealed officials, a single, berth ebin on his Counsel stated. Some was September 20. Lammert Bros. crucible of molten metal and other Deck C will meet the case, and for hidden in at" Craig Ryrie" No. 13 The Peak, paraphernalia for counterfeiting the remaining small fry entitled to The usual notices re the regulations hox of dry sea-weed. a large quantity of valuable house- Hongkong hold furniture 2.45 p.. Canton Police Powerless.
In 1st class pussnge, un'ordinary. 1st į were posted on the ship. Mr. King A union corespondent throws at their Sales Rooms, Daddelite
Jacknowledged that the defendant September 21-Lammert Bros., Leung Kong, was arrested. When class cabin will have to sufier.
came before the Puisne Al those aire of India! Where had been perfectly frank. further light on the growing power Street, the s.s. "Chokjang,"
Ja imposing a fine of $50 and (Mr. Justice Gompertz) there are the Brakmans (priests. chameter. Mr. Kemp admits that of the military in the City of Rams. September 25-Lammert Bros, at the Criminal Sessions this barn from the head of Brahm) crdering the confiscation of the 3 Pan. Judge "The weighing of evidence The police having failed to comply at 39 Humphreys Bldgs, Hanoi morning, he explained that he was thatrujas (warriors, born from his ammunition, the magistrate said he requires training" that, "theoreti-with army orders to furnish coolies Road, Kowloon, a large quantity merely experimenting with a one-chest) Vaigus (merchants, bonad taken into consideration the ex-- cally, a body of jurynien cannot be every military supplies to the of valuable household furniture cent piece because later on he in- from his arms) Cudrax (the plebians, pense accused had been put to.
from. & panty of soldiers were 2.45 p.m.
tended making medallions.
born from his feet) and the Pariahs No expert as three judges or three detailed to commandeer curriers one!
The jury proved incredulous born... whence?).
In a second case another return- nagistrates who are continually morning last week. The military, September 19.-Regular month- and very quickly brought in a In Full Swing.
ed emigrant, for whom Mr. T. Ben- sifting evidence"; Ho points out press-ging, mueble or unwilling toy meeting of Marine Engineers' verdict of "guilty". His Honour
nett appeared, was charged with a sentence of three The Pedro Nolasco Commercial unlawful possession of one revolver LOGAN-On September 11, 1923, that in eases where a trin is pro-carrying food for the residents at
that jurymen do not take notes; spare time in rounding up out-of-Guild of China, at Sailors Home, awarded
works, surrounded a party of coolies West Point, 5 pm.
months' Jail.
School, largest exclusively Portu- and 206 rounds of ammunition. It at Shanghai, Francis Reginald.
September 20. Extraordinary
guese institution of secondary in- was stated accused was returning to- youngest son of Mr. and Mr.tracted the jurar can only get a Tung Shan-one ampped their general meeting of the Hongkong
struction in the Far East, is now his family in the interior. His inten J. H. Logan.
vague impression of the merits of burlens and nude good their 67/69, Des Voeux Road, 12.15 nm,
Hide and Leather Co., Ltd, at
working at full pressure: The tion was to proceed, without delay, the case; and that they are likely escape, but the majority were cap-
newly opened superior classes into his home and remain there 6 October z-Ordinary general
before Portuguese have proved extremely months to be swayed by the defending red and forced to carry supplies meeting of Douglas Steamship Co., MOVES OVER TO THE STAR popular, to judge from the unpre. America. The man was 60 years returning to for the front. These and the other made to the police, but go redrese Road., II a.m.
Complaints were Ltd., at Co.'s Offices, 20, Des Voeux
cedented aninhor of applications to of age, and had no real know-- be allowed to join theni.
ledge that he was breaking the On Sunday after- Hon. Attorney-General seem to be noon. September 9, a soldier in
law. Counsel thought the police film version of Cynthia Stockley's Macão Club.
would admit he had made no more damning evidence of the weakness uniform shes and wounded with a
well-known novel, will go over to A ten-dance and mu-cheuk party attempt at concealment than the of the Jury System, but in spits of revolver bullet a Chinese walking
the Star to-night and to-morrow..took place at the Macao Club on man in the previous case. post No. 4 Mait Police Station. all this Mr. Kemp thinks we should The wounded man run into the marks are now a thousand million this romance of the African veldt, zornign community was strongly consideration that the accused had Priscilla Dean has a good part in "iturday afternoon, at which the magistrite was asked to take into krep to the system which, has station and asked for protection
and the final scene, where she represented. Those present incluf- į been in custody a week, be in existence for so inay from his assailants, but was roughly
saves her lover from a food cause the Presideal of the Club. Sr. A fine of $500 was imposed and At the moment we are gimble to years," On the question of women to pretend he was burt, although September 16, two cases of enteric duced.
ordered out of the place and told nat
During the 48 hours ending ed by a burst dam, is finely pro-Henique Nolasco, Lieut. F. Dias, the arms revolver and cartridges. a certain if the Jury System is a serving as jurors the Hon. the the bullet had caused a scalp wound. Chinese.
were notified. Both patients are
Lient. J. da Costa Siqueira, Mr. were confiscated, "Wild Honey," was popular Legacy from the little meeting which | Attorney-Cloneral is against the The assailant, in company with
and Mrs. Gellion; M., Mine., el the Coronet, and should please Milo. Mudès, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gran- took place a not inconsiderable timeiden. He cannot we that the another man, so the story goes,
Kowloon audiences. ago on the field of Runnymede, or innovation would do much hagin or refused even to step inside and give arrived at Yokohama on schedule
than, Mr. T. Xavier, Sr. Capt. has been abandoned by the Govern The Admiral Oriental Liner walked past the police station and "President McKinley,"
Cardoso, Mr. Julio A. da Silva and which a development of a system the much goal: that he would like to an explanation of his conduct." In and was due here September 20,
many others. origin of which is wropt in the see how it works at Home before fact, when one of the policemen has been delayed three days and miate of legal antiquity. The great its adoption is tried in the Colony.plucked up sufficient courage to will not arrive here until Sunday. fies that persons wishing to hand 8 p... there was a soirée at and Inspector of Public Instruction Charter granted by King John He is against women serving as he authority, the soldiers threatened w
the attack on the Secretary-General make some attempt to show his September 23.- amongst other things enacted that considers they are probably more fill him with lend if he did not
The Nippon Yusen Kaisha in- they so wish send them to a Justice Government House, at which most contained in last week's Seagno by their peers, and that there wassion from intuition
present,
that this gentleman's statement to be no imprisonment without law-grounds, apart from the evidence, police and powerless to prevent the lowing free transportation to
ou general by four foreigners. What hope can received cable advice from their the Police Department.
there be far Sun Yat-sen when his Kobe office that the N. Y. K. is al-
General Sir Manuel Gomes da hensible tongue" is refuted by his that they speak some ideompre- The Commodore has received ful trial. The Hon. the Attorney-and that they are also more inclined so-called soldiers of freedom from Chinese refugees from Yokohama / from H.M.S. "Tarantula" a report
Costa KC.M.G.
rejoinder that "however, inter Conoral does not throw much light than men to decide on sentimental ill-tronting and attempting to mur. and Kobe to Shanghai and Hong Glang" is reported aground at the Costa, K.0.M.G.; returned front regard his argument as shallow. to the effect that the 8.5. Song General Sir Manuel Gomes da pretera were not used" we cga only on the matter for in the interview grounds. Of three of the four dor the very people whore they are
presumably paid to protect.
south east end of Chang Island, Hongkong on Friday. His plans Perlinps the teacher was the inter- ho was good enough to give our additional points advanced by Mr.seems quite evident that the mili- hard to beat. One of them, this are therefore requested to take the are understood to have been modi-results is not yet a practical propagi- Vessels navigating the channel for returning to Portugal via India proler? Payment irrespective of
necessary precautions.
fied, and it is bruited in military tion, we fear, while there aro circles that he will either return to efficient schools such as the Pedro which has stood the test of time." but not overwhelmingly we think,munity.
With reference to the ad-Portugal direct, or romain in Macao Nolasco Commercial Bohool in Macan moro deserving of the help adding"It would be a pity to in favour of Mr. Kony's opinions.coolies can be oxensod on the plea front view of the upper storeys.
The commandeering of sumably he was anxious to get a to the collection of secondhand Foundation of the Republic, and of the mother-country. abandon it: I know of no better It is difficult to believe that Mr. of military necessity, but attempted
clothing at the City Hall, for des-
The Government already qub- patch to the devastated areas in
sidises an Italian Orphanage which nystom." Thicas are definite state- Komp is unaware of the fact that in urder and defiance of the ordinary A Chinese man named Lam Japan, we are asked to state that a Great preparations are going for is thus enabled to cut prices of monte but, with due deference, we certain cases at home & jury of matter.
ralos of Civilization is quite another Chat aged 34, was admitted to very gratifying response is being ward for the celebration on the 5th craftsmen's work in Macao and submit that Mr. Kemp's further matrons may be impannelled; that
Kwong. Wah Hospital yesterday made to the appeal for this form of prox. of the inauguration of Presi ganemily discourage trade: maust it statements or arguments are solid the question of women serving on Old Clothes:
afternoon, He is a coolle employ-assistance and the Ladies' Com-dent Texeira Gomes's term of office also subsidise schools when the reasons for abolishing the Jury juns in England has been long
ed at the cement works at Hung mittee which has the arrangements and of the anniversary of the students show no benefit from the Lam and had fallen from the in hand has already mceived con- Foundation of the Republic,
tuition they have received? It System se it is known in Hong enough in operation to show that Canterbury plained the Rapla machinery to the ground, hate that gifts may reach the City Hall bution of aling; but the project for a Government and by the amount of The other day the Archbishop of a dist- siderable supplies. It is desired There will be a ball and a distri- seems that they wish to qualify for kong, in favour of tribunal the innovation eitdier is or is not a sadience why clergymen wore their received serious injuries; he is by Friday morning in order that fair to last from the 6th to the 10th harm they can do in a given time, of a more representative Tegal success. In addition it may be peculiar dress. He admitted that it expected to recover,
Saturday may be free for packing.prox. (China's National Holiday) Oh these priests.
Counsel.
The China Mail, Jimportant statements made by the was obtained.
Horakone, TuZJDAY, SEPT. 18, 1923.
JURY REFORM.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
Reuter announces that German
to the pound.
WILD
HONEY.
"Wild Honey." the successful
LOUAL AND GENERAL.
The Colonial Secretary noti in arms in their possession may if
Government House Soirée.
Following the tea-dance at the Macao Club, which continued until
ment
The
Did They deserve It?
Educational officials here resent
all accused persons should be triedlinble than men to reach a conelu-desist. This incident was witnessed form the China Mail that they have of the Peace for transmission to of the European community were Portuguess." If the writer thinks
It
kong.
representative and which appears in Kemp "why it is inadviable to tary leaders in Canton have com- morning, was seen perched on the Our local photographers are our Saturday's issue he said:include women on local juries, pletely usurped the civil authority
and that Dr. Sun Yat-sen is power-repair ladder taking a close-up of top of the Tramway Co.'s motor-
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"Trial by jury is an old institution, opinion may possibly be divided, less to protect the civilian com the new A. P. C. building. Pro-vertisement in another column, as for a few month's more.
the President.