·TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1928
DID HE KNOW.
ARMS, LAW QUERY.
WHAT CONSTITUTES CUILT?
The law relating to arms posses sion was interestingly discussed at the criminal sessions to-day when a man who was formerly a store keeper aboard the Blue Fonnel steamer "Lycaon" was indicted for the unlawful possession of four pistols, 316 rounds of ammunition and six cartridge clips.
MURDER.
ANOTHER MYSTERY,
Lying outside Nam On Fong near No. 17, Praya, Shaukiwli
THE CHINA MAIL.
MALE VOICE CHOIR"
NOTABLE MUSICAL
ORGANIZATION.
A SMART CAPTURE.
| WOMAN KEEPS HER HEAD THE CAUSE.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
HONGKONG BOXING ASSOCIATION.
the Fourth Annual
The Hongkong Male Voice While riding in a fram-car, West, yesterday, was a middle Choir has again formed this yesterday afternoon, a wonian NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
and practices have who had been held up in aged paint-scraper employed at the son Taikoa Docks who,on close scrutiny,
been in progress for sonio Bowen-Road and robbed on-Sun-General Meeting of The Hongkong was found to have received serious time. Under the conductorship of day, spotted her assailants in the Boxing Association will be held at cut-wounds the head and right Mr. S. Collett, the choir has been car with her. She alighted at the Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., leg. All that is known about him working hard in getting the new next stopping place and reported | Ltd's, Board Room on TUESDAY, is that he lives at an unnumbered part songs into shape, and it is the matter to No. 2 Police Station. the 30th day of October, 1923 at house at Sai Wan Ho village. He expected the first concert of the Sergeant Portallion and two 5.15 p.m. for following purposes:- Evidence was given to the effect died shortly after admission into season will take place about the Chinese deiectives were sent in a
I. To receive the General Com- mittee's Report and State- that an Indian constable stopped hospital and the police hive detain end of November.
ment of Accounts for the the prisoner who was riding in aed a man who is alleged to have ricsha with a basket on his lap and, been connected with his death.
year ending the 30th day of June 1923. on searching the basket, found the arms and ammunition in it. When charged at the central police station, the prisoner said a man named Lo Pan had asked him to take the basket to the To To Sing Pua restaurant. The police took him along to look for Lo Pan who could not, however, be located.
Mr. N. L. Brower, wie defended the prisoner, pointed out to the jury that it was necessary for the Crown not only to prove that the man had this basket in his possession but also that he knew what was in the basket. The new Ordinance threw upon the accused the burden of proving his lack of knowledge and be therefore proposed to calf the prisoner to give evidence and explain how the basket cave into his possession.
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ADVICE TO SUN.
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TOLD NO LONGER TO DECEIVE
So far as we know this is the only choir of male voices in the Orient, and, judging by their performances during the last two seasons, we are fortunate in having such a combing- tion in Hongkong.
Among the new music, now heing rehearsed, there is Sir. E. Elgar's "After many a dusty mile," Sullivan's "The Beleaguer PEKING, October 22,
ed," Gounod's "By Babylon's The Peking Daily News states that Wave," and other gems by first- of class composers, Those who are the Kaomingtang members
Sun familiar with such music, know Parliament have wired to Yat-sen advising him to give up his that infinite care and attention opposition to the present Govern-must be given to ensure a worthy rendering. It is to this end the ment.
choir is aiming, and it is to be hoped when the public are invited to come and hear them, they will readily respond.
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The telegram says:-"Last year, when the Constitutional Govern- ment was restored, you urged us to come North; and last June, when the situation in Peking be- Game critical, you advised us not to change the seat of Parliament, as the Canton wars were not end-
GRIFFINS FOR SPRING.
FOR YESTERDAY,
motor side-car in pursuit of the tram, which they overtook and stopped near the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. The two wanted" men were arrested,
13,000 DANCE TUNES.
AND ONLY TEN "HITS."
Elaborate, préparations are now being made on all sides for the beginning of the dancing season.
How much hard work lies behind the organisation of dances is shown by the fact that in the last six
months six men
at the Savoy Hotel, W.C., have ex- amined no fewer than 13,000 new pieces of music. From these, 200 have been chosen for the repertoire of the new Savoy-Orphicans or- chestm.
Music sent to the hotel from all
over the world is gone through by
the musical director, Mr. W. de
over to five "arrangers," who play each piece over on the piano and then arrange those selected for a few instruments or a full band. shortage of good dance music," "At present there is a world said one of these musicians. compositions a week. Out of all of them not more than ten are like ly to be real successes.
We receive 200 new
dance
In the witness box the prisoner stated that, while he was ashore oned. We could not understand why an errand from the ships he met a
you should have refused to former shipmate who invited him recognise Li Yuan-hung as the SIXTY-FIVE PONIES DRAWN Morays. The majority are handed to have a meal with him at the legitimate President, and why you To To Sing Pun restaurant,
established ал independent The shipmate explained that Government at Canton. If you he hud to
regarded Li Yuan-hung as an idiot, At the Hongkong Jockey Club clansmian first and arranged to meet the pri- why shodd you have urged us to Stables last evening, the 65 sub- soner at the restaurant later on He work with him? Since June the scription griffins supplied by Mr. was carrying a basket and he asked Country has been in imminent Larsen, which arrived by the s.s. the prisoner to take this to the re- danger, and you and we were in"Cheong Shing" were drawn for, staurant for him. The prisoner re-an equally helpless position. We Ten of these were sent down by marked that it seemed heavy and were forced to elect a clear-mistake and ponies to replace them the other man who was a fitter, ex-
headed Tan as President for will arrive later. In consequence, plained that it contained tools. the salvation of 3 large before the drawing took place, In asking the jury to credit his hastened the completion of the subscribers that when the new part of the country. We have Colone! Hall Brution informed we were all worked up over this Constitution, which is intended for ponies arrive, the possessors of arms business but they must clear the safety of the nation. This gives what the Stewards consider the their minds of prejudice and deal opportunity for effecting the ten worst of the present batch will fairly with the ease.
unification of the nation, and, have the option of participating The Puisac Judge (Mr. Justice, therefore, we were surprised that in the draw for the new lot. The Gompertz) supported counsel's you, acting on misinformation, ponies have not yet been "officially observation Supports head and ordered the arrest of the Kuoning-coloured so that we can only give warned the jury that the mere fact members of Parliament number of pony and name of of their having a feeling of hatred Peking. Even Yuan Shih-kai would drawer below:- and indignation against arms not commit such a blunder. You
DRAWER, smugglers did not entitle them to urged us to go to Peking, and you convict the prisoner.
asked us not to change the scat of Parliament. In these circum- Stances,
client's story Mr. Brewer said that
If they were satisfied that the prisoner had no knowledge of what he was doing they were entitled to acquit him. "Bur," added His Honour, "I feel and I say this with a full sense of responsibility has the armis it is for him to prove to you that he had not "guilty mind "and was not aware what he
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to elect a President. Besides Tsao 16,32,33 Kun, who else in China at this time can claim a larger sphere of control? We hope you will ob serve the Constitution and yield to the Central Government, and no longer deceive the world.
We cannot afford to sacrifice the wel fare of the country for the interests
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was doing." Of course, the Puise of you and the province of Kwang- 18,36,43 Judge, proceeded to point cut, cases differed in their circums tung." tances. Where the prisoner was
The telegram is signed by 34 an old woman or a young child, Kuomintang members of Pariia
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there might be a fair presump- tion in their favour In the pre- sent case however, they had a man who had been years at sea, who had knocked about the world and who might be expected to know that there was a considerable traffic in arms smuggling in this Colony. It was for him to satisfy them that he was telling the truth when he related the circumstances under which he got these things.
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Mr. D. G. M. Bernard Mrs. Bernard
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Mr. F. M. L. Soares Mr. Dyer Mi. Dynasty Lady Severn International Bank Mr. A. G. Stephea Mr. Dowbiggin
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PEKING, October 22: Although it is insistently being ported that the post of Inspector- General of Chilli, Honan and
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After a brief discussion with Shangtung is to be abolished, a 1,38 His Honour the Crown Solicitor semi-official report to-day states: (Mr. H. K. Holmes), who was that it will offered to Wu Pei-fu, in charge of the prosecution and that the Vice-Inspectorate is agreed that if the jury be-being abolished.
lieved that the story told by Military circles, however, sug- the prisoner was one which they gest the appointing of Wn Pei-fu could reasonably credit by allas Inspector-General of Husan, f means they should give the prison- Hupeh and Honan, and that Wang! er the benefit of it.
Chen-ping is being given a similar
Mr. H. Humphreys Messrs Hosie and Cock Mr. Alvanton Wayfoong
Then shortly," said His Honour post in Shantung and Chilli, and EARTHQUAKE in concluding his summing up, possibly Shansi, "the case is this." If he has
With reference to the latter, it given a reasonable account of seems undoubedly to be another
his possession and therefore move towards ousting Governor
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opinion
your
he Was not aware of the fact that he was taking arms, it is your duty lò ac-, quit him. If on the other hand you' are not satisfied that it is a reason- able account, weighing all the cir- cumstances and looking at the case as a whole, that you can believe; it
is your duty to convict."
The jury, without retiring and after a few moments delibera-
Yen from the model provitice:-- Courtesy Daily Bulletin.
SUFFRAGE IN JAPAN.
REPORT OF COMMISSION MADE PUBLIC.
TOKIO, October 26.
MURDERS.
MANY KOREANS SLAIN IN JAPAN,
TOKIO, October 22. While it is admitted that a con- kiderable number of innocent
:
"Five years ago a popular tune only three months, largely owing lasted three years, but now it lasts to the great increase in the number of gramophones and dance or chestras.
Among the new tunes expected to be popular this autumn are a fox- trot called "Bonnie," which in- cludes several Scottish airs, a one- step called "Alice Magee," and a waltz from "Aida"
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and
To elect a Chairman, Vices! Chairman, Official Referee, Manager, Secretary Treasurer, and The Generat Committee for the year 1923- { 1924.
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3. To appoint an Auditer.
By the order of the General Committee GEORGE G. N. TINSON. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer. Hongkong, 23rd October, 1923.
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Delivery Orders issued. Lading will be countersigned or
All broken, chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godown where it will be examined at 10 am. Saturday, 27th October, 1923, by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe, Marine Surveyors.
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer'a arrival here, after which they cannot be
CHILD'S HANDS CUT OFF. recognised.
STEP-FATHER'S ALLEGED
TERRIBLE ACT.
A five-years-old girl with both hands severed was found by the police in a house at Accrington, Lancashire, and in another room they found her stepfather with his throat cut and a gas tube in his mouth.
It is alleged that the man, a fitter named John Whalley, fetched the girl from school and took her to the house of Miss Sarah Ann Harbury, 12, Victoria-street. Accrington, an elderly woman with whom he and his wife, Maud Whalley, had for- merly lodged.
It is stated that on arrival there Whalley produced a razor and severed the hands of his step- daughter at the wrists. Appar- ently Miss Horbury interfered, and Whalley attacked her with a shovel, injuring her head.
The cries of the girl and Mrs. Horbury attracted the neighbours, and when the police arrived they found the girl lying on the rug, the severed hands being under the table about a yard away.
She was conscious and told the police, "I don't live here; he brought me."
The condition of Whalley and his step-daughter is grave, but Miss Horbury is expected to recover.
Greally excited by the tragic affair, a neighbour, Mary Jane Parker,aged 49, collapsed and died.
TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS.
ALL preliminary notices of forth-
Koreans, and others mistaken for
coming meetings, lectures and Koreans, were massacred, official entertainments, seat for insertion in reports on the events of those days the news columns of the China Mail, published this morning assert that are charged for at the rate of $1 sach. certain Koreans, individually or in (as announced in. May and Jane of tion found the accused "guilty," i The special commission of five parties of ten to thirty, were 1922) providing that they do not a verdict in which His Honour in- Ministers, appointed by the responsible for looting, incendi-occupy more than four lines. ⚫dicated that he entirely concurred. Premier to consider questions arism and other outrages, thereby future if this space is exceeded they Sentence of three years' imprison-affecting waiversal suffrage, has affording a basis for the alarms will be placed in the advertislo z ment with hard labour was passed. decided to report to the Cabinet in and rumours, which lost nothing in columns at the prevailing rates.
BAN LIFTED.
favour of removing property res-retelling, greatly accentuated the R.H.Y.C. FIXTURES.
trictions, and that all persons over terrors of the calamity and led to twent-five years, with six months acts of violence by self-constituted Members of the Royal Hongkong residence qualification, be enfran- denfence bands. Yacht Clubs are reminded that next chised. The foregoing is likely Sunday has been fixed for the sail- to be embodied in the Govera ing match between the R:H.K.Y.C.ment Suffrage Bill, which will be vessel and Margaret II" of the submitted at the next regular Singapore R. Y. C
session of the Diet. The Bill, if ber 3, will be Ladies' Day at the the Kenseikai, the leading opposi The following Saturday, Novem- presented, will be supported by R.H.Y.C, when the opening cruise tion party, according to a decision reached at a general meeting of On Sunday, November 4, the in-the party.-Reuter. terpart sailing races against Sings!
will take place,
apore take place.
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COLONY'S HEALTH
The returns of the M, C. H. for the 48 hours ending October 21, contain UI cases of small-pox, I diphtheria and I enteric (British) The remainder are Chinese.
MONEY SAVIMU
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al SINCERE
The ban hithert; imposed on re- ports of massacres of Koreans in the early days of confusion after
lifted. It is reported that the deaths the earthquake, owing to grossly
of Koreans, by the hands of
i exaggerated rumours, has now been
vigilantes and others, exceeded five hundred in the affected areas and adjoining districts, with the exception of Tokio, where the number has not yet been given out. |The-police-in-Yokohama succeeded in affording protec ion to a large number of Koreans by transferring them to ships in the harbour. Large numbers of perpetrators of the mas sacres are under arrest, being examined by the police.-Reuter.
To
No claim will be recognised after the goods have left the Godown and cargo undelivered after 28th October, 1923, will be subject to rent.
· No Fire Insurance whatever will be effected.
Consignees are requested to send in their Bills of Lading in exchange for Delivery Orders immediately.
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Fleet Corporation. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1923.
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