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inability to reduce the traffic Hogkong and Kowloon Wharf and THAT OLIVE BRANCH." Therefore, since it has thus been Goown Co., Ltd. Kowloon, proved that?" under present corkgated aquare steel bars,
11 m circumstances no reasonable mea-
Sptember 24.--Mr. A. G. ds sure can be deyised to reduce Rock at No. 11, Hart Avenue, further the consumption of opium Kowboń, household furniture, in Hongkong," the stigma which inching two Baby Grand Piarios, has been held by some to attach one wing-room anite, 2.30 p.m. one tramophone and records and
valuable leasehold
to the Colony's name is now September 26.--Mr. A. G. da Rochilat No.. 11. Hart Avenue, removed, and-still more import-
Kowlon, ant-the risk disappears that propery, 3 p.m.. interference from Home might easily aggravate a problem that is already being handled in the best manner possible. These are two very notable achievements and the committee is to be con- gratulated upon its excellent work.
The Weather.
COMPANY MEETINOS. Octobr. 9.-Second meeting of the Cina Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. Co. Office, Pedder Street, oon.
Novembe 5.--Further extra- ordinary meting of Douglas 8.9, Co., Ltd., 20 Des Voeux Road Central, noo
GENERAL LI FOOK-LAM.
.:
From Our Own Correspondent.)
.
«FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1.24. :
ARMS EVIL
SHIF'S, PANTRY, BOY SENTENCED.
FIVE YEARS', JAIL.
ALLEGED FRAUD,
SOLICITORS CLERKS IN
BEAR/COURTWO
HEAVY BAIL FIXED.
labour was passed on Wong Fan, this morning, Lo Shu-fan and Sentence of five years with hard At the Hongtong Magistracy a pantry boy on board the s. Chan Fai-chuu, clerks in the Paul Lecat," who was found employ of Messrs. Hastings and ulty at the Criminal Sessions Hastings, Solicitors, appeared to this morning of having in his possession three revolvers and 300 answer charges of alleged fraud. By forgery and conspiracy, they rounds of ammualtion on Aug. 17. The case was heard before Mr. are alleged to have obtained a
sum of $20,000.... Justic Dyer Ball and a jury.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Crown Solicitor prosecuted and Mr. N. I
Brewer defended.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, the magistrate, ordered the case, to be remanded until next Friday at
10a.m.
The bail of Lo Shu-fan was fixed at $30,000, the security. demanded for the appearance of Chan Pul-chun being $10,000. appeared to prosecute.
Detective Sub-Inspector Lane
COLLISION.
B & S. VESSEL IS BADLY DAMAGED.
Canton, September 18. Despite the fact that Chan Kwing-ming's allies are hammer ing away on the East River front, the latest rumour in Canton is that the olive branch will yet be in Octob 4.-Twenty-eighth meet evidence after which Dr. Sun Yat- ing of reduce the Dur sea and his former benchman will Farm. He and Cold Storage Co..be in jojot rule again.
Mr. Hazlerigg said that the Titd., at Tower Albert Rd., noọn, Political gossips claim that Chan defendant was a pantry boy on Octobe 18. Extraordinary himself is not in favour of an attack board the "Paul Lecat" which on General Teeting of Douglas 8.9 on the Canton-Kowloon Railway August 17 arrived in Hongkong Co., Ltd at the Registered Office with Sun's hands full elsewhere, from France. The vessel came Much maligned, but not nearly of the ompany, 20 Des Voeux but that he is casting covetous into harbour at about six in the so often extolled, time-honoured Nond. Cetral, noon.
eyes on a part of Fukien where the morning and at 6-10 the police by constant use as'a subject fitting October 20.-Third meeting of military are now busy in antboarded her in the usual manner, for conversation when there is The Chind Sugar Refining Co.. expedition to the North. They among the party being Sergeant nothing else to talk of the wen-Titd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder state that Chan feels the time is Simpson. The majority of the ther. About this time of the year Street, noo
not ripe for another bid for passengers (among whom were a most people are wondering when
Canton but, nevertheless, he is not number for Hongkong) would it will begin to get cool and when
disagreeable to reunion.
naturally get off within a short the topee can be safely relegated
General Lam-Foo, a former time of the ship's arrival in port. to safe-keeping for the next sum
Kwangi leader, and who has sided it was eleven o'clock (five hours mer: An anomaly out here is that
against Dr. Sun for several years, afterwards) that Sergeant Simpson our winter sports start in Septem-
is the commander of the anti-Sun saw the defendant who ber, but the big swimming races do
troops who have scored successes coming up the companion way. not take place usually tili October.
along the Railway,
In his "hands was a jar, the SINGAPORE, September 19. Those old campaigners, who claim | 6.15 p.m.
"Haw" Arme Hitch
mouth of which was covered A collision occurred to-day, to speak with the experience of
with a cloth. When stopped by off Quarantine Island, between years out, here predict that yester-
One after another, Dr. Sun's the Sergeant he put down the jar, the Rotterdam Lloyd Company's day's rain is the advent of the
Kuomintang satellites are leaving backed, and gave the impression steamer.s.s. Stamat and Messrs cool senson and that we shall soon
Canton. Inability to return the that he was going to bolt The Butterfield and "Hav" arms to the merchants, Sergeant seized the map with one forget the record September heat-
Swire's 4.5 will, it ja: predicted, bring hand and with the other ripped off
Kingyao." W wave, prickly-heat and bathing
about the departure of Wuthe cloth from the top of the jar. parties. Of course, change in For expoting 98 cattles of Han-min and, Liu Chung-ol. clothing will depend on individual
Lemon Peel Layer.. taste. We have heard of a man
Cantonese governor of that part of the.
Inside the jar the Sergeant who has for a decade at least,
Capion south of the river, is looked found a layer of lemon peel, donned whites on May 1 and
upon as the soldier of the hour as partially dried and below that changed back on November 1,
he commands-the-respect of all the three .38 revolvers of a make irrespective of the weather. Then A Camborne message states parties. He is already spoken of unknown, also the 500 rounds, 300 there are others who display that the All Blacks, the New Zea- as having been asked to carry out of which were of a kind fitting the peculiarities, including the ones land Rugby team now touring the duties of Mayor and Chief of revolvers and: 200 of a slightly who wear tweeds all through the England defeated Cornwill by 29 Police. The politicians would smaller calibre. summer and command the admira-points topil.
welcome him as Civil. Governor. tion and excite the envy of many
It his doubtful, however, if he will | by being able to show such in-
leave his Honar stronghold.
difference to the heat. Reference to the heat reminds us of a story, fcurrent a few days ago, of a local gentleman who insisted he actually saw the heat being blown towards him slowly in waves and on reach- Jing his fan, settling on it so thickly
that the fan stopped.
Cleaning The City.
on
From a recent report from Paris,
it appears that the whole of Paria
OTHER MEETINO. September22.Annual meeting of the Hogkong Philharmonic Society, in he Cathedral Hall,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
sulphur, without an export permit, on board a Rongmoon steamer estelday, a Chinese man was fined $20.
"
A fin of $25 was imposed on Chang Ping-fo contractor, by the Magistrate at the Kowloon Court this mornina, for depositing 2 loads of sand on the public street, without a perit yesterday.
The floods a Bharatpur, says
General LI Fook lam;
Dr. Sun's "White Wolf Cubs have met with misadventure in their trip with him up the North River. Alleged forcible billeting th private homes incensed the natives of Yingtak, who drove them out.
RESCUE TUG. NOT FOR EMPLOYMENT
SALVAGE.
ITS "PUNCTIONS OUTLINED.
Was
Station,
Mr.
and
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
The latter vessel was lying at anchor at the time. She sustained considerable damage to her upper structure, near the poop.
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
MR. TRATMAN TO BE
APPOINTED.',
CORRESPONDENCE.
BROKER'S CLAIM.
$
The ship had come from France, said Mr. Hazlerigg, and the
The "China Mall" understands cartridges were in boxes made in that when the Hon. Mr. McL France with French words on Messer, Q.B.E. returns to the them.
Colony in November, Mr. D. Wa Reverting to the scene of the Tratman who is at present acting arrest on deek, Mr. Hazlerigg said for Mr. Messer as Colonial Treas that when the Sergeant had taken surer, will be appointed to the the arms and ammunition out of position of Postmaster General for A Simla message gives the
the jar he turned to the defendant the Colony. casualties, in he. Kohat riots on
By the steamers coming up from and said "Who gave you this?" September 15, 11 Moslems kill Hongkong there arcaniving every. The man made no reply then; but Colony shortly after he had Mr. Tratman arrived in the ed and 23 worded 29 Hindus day, members of detachments of when charged four hours later, passed as a cadet in 1904. He bas killed and 86 jured. Six mem- pro-Sun regiments which have at the Water Police bers of the police were also injured. been ousted from their outposts be made the following statement: acted as Land Officer, Police Now that there is a movement.
near the British New Territories.
Magistrate, First Assistant Re- An old man on board the shipgistar-General, Chief Assistant to. asked me to take the far to the the Secretary for Chinese Affairs foot among our unofficial The case In which two Hegislators to bring the city's women are charded with dumping'
sampan. I do not know the man," health precautions more up-to- a dead child in Third Street on the
He is not working on board the and Head of the Sanitary Depart- ship" It was clear, said
ment. He was appointed Acting date, it may be timely to advocate night of September 17, was again
Hazlerigg, that the defendant had of Stamp Revenue when
Colonial Treasurer and Collector the purchase of up-to-date garbage before Mr. R E Lindsell at the gatheres to replace the present Central Magistracy this morning.
IN only point to be decided was and for a period, was Custodian of possession of the arms and the returned from leave early in 1922, he bullock and coolie drawn carts. Each was fined $p.
whether he knew the contents of Enemy Property in addition. Ho the jar or whether he was merely was again appointed to that post an innocent carrier. The man was when the Hon. Mr. McI. Messer is covered within a space of 90 a Reuter despatc), are subsiding.
employed in the pantry and the jar minutes by 600 metal motor-dust- However, one third of Bharatpur
was of a type one might expect |
went home on leave. bina, during which time they | city has been-destroyed. There Enquiries, made by a "China in the culinary department of a collect 2,500 tons of garbage and has been some oss of life and Mail representative this morning, shi7. Lemon peel, such as refuse and transport it without heavy losses among the cattle.rating the Resene Tug which was in the jar, was commonly the city gates for treatment and The damage is stimated at over the Taikoo Dock Company is build collected by pantry boys destruction.
£1,000,000.
ing for the Harbor Department sold on the arrival of the ship Leaving their garages at 6 a.m.,
and for the first year's expenditure in Hongkong.. Regarding the these motor-dustbins proceed to
bn which $110,08 was voted in statement as to the old man, he For assaulting a conductor, the Legislative Council yesterday asked the jury to remember that their area, where a gang will be Choi Sing, of bus No. 176, of the afternoon, elicited the information the incident occurred five hours To the Editor of the China Mail, put out just before 6 in the morn-September 6, a building contractor that it would be used solely for after the arrival of the boat in ing. The carts are on the move of Kowloon City peared before life-saving and would not in any Hongkong. One would naturally all the time; the chain of men Mr. E. W. Hamiltonit the Kowloon Way be employed with other boats anticipate that, by then, Hong-port of the case in the Summary anatch up a dustbin, quickly pass | Magistracy this morning. He was on salvage work.
kong passengers would have left Court in which Hon Shiu-wan, it up to one of the men aloft on [fined $5.
The tug is 131 ft. B.H.P. with with their luggage. Mr. Hazlerigg described as a broker of Alexander the car, who empties it out and
50 ft. beam, 15 ft. 6 in. moulded also directed the jury's attention Ross & Co. aued our cliente Messrs. passes it back to another pair of The "China Mail has received depth and a draught of 14 ft. with to the fact that when questioned by Dickson Parker & Co., Ltd., for a hands for return to the house. a copy from Messrs Lang, Crawful load and is entirely self- the Sergeant at the time, as to sum of $65.60 brokerage alleged The men run ahead of one another ford Ltd., of the firm's latest contained. It is being built in defendant made no reply. The by Messrs. Alexander Ross & Co. who had given him the jar, the to be due to him, we are instructed to be in readiness, and thus at a catalogue. From a dance through accordance with the suggestion of obvious course, for an innocent to say that the claim made by fair pace street after street is the 100 odd pagesJit is evident the late Commander Beckwith and man who knew that he had got Hon Shiu-wan was purely a per- minutes. The cart then proceeds the dweller in the Fr East can be the mortar fonts would have done been for him to have taken the affect or concern our clients.
will perform the functions which to a yard, fitted with furnaces. and satisfied at the emporium in Ice had they not been found imprac police to point out the man, also to
ticable on this coast. other machinery for destroying House Street,
It will also be used in taking gangway.
point out the sampan from the the refuse and winning from it heat and power and clinker for Uladislaw Kowski, a strand personnel to the Observatory "I ask you to say that de ed stoker from the German ship Station, which it is proposed to set was to decrease the strength of road material. If a similar scheme Scheer, which let for Singa up at Pratns Reef, and on relief fendant's story is an invention for
could be. Introduced here, we the drug and increase the price. should hear, less complaint of the pore on Monday, we charged with work generally before, after and the purpose of trying to clear him-
self" concluded Mr. Hazlerigg. Yes, everyone agreed with the swarms of rats that infest, the vagrancy before MR. E. Lind- during typhoons,
Evidence was then taken." sell at the Cental Magistracy The tugja a single screw oil
Miss Mabel Fortune of Wigan, poorer. quarters of the city. The this morning. zealous reformer, the traffic must custom for garbage or dustbina to ordered him to be sent to the cables, windlass and anchors are, if The magistrate burning vessel and its chains,
Evidence For Crown.
Graduate of the Manchester be gradually reduced and eventu-be put outside the house over- House of Detention
Sergeant Simpson bore out the University has been appointed ally, suppressed altogether; the night and not emptied until the
anything, more powerful than those opening statements of the Crown principal of the girls' school at only question was, how? That we following afternoon, as is the case
required for a vosset of that type. Solicitor and during cross-exam-Ningpo, Miss Fortune has been Mr. J. Ward, ating manager It is fitted with wireless, searchination by Mr. Brewer, said that he appointed by the United Methodist are still as far off as ever from here, is an encouragement to rats of Messrs. Whiteway, Laidlaw lights and all facilities for first aid: was not aware that he had a
Missionary Society, Reuter. and Co. Ltd., reported to the Altogether it should be a very
"ferocious expression" on his police at 10 am." festerday, that great acquisition to the Harbour face. He had been searching some time between p.m: on Sept. Department.com
down below and might not have. 17 and 7 a.m.
been" exactly clean.”-
HONGKONG.
the China
BONGEOND, FRIDAY, Bept. 19, 1924.
OPIUM.
When Your Eyes Bave
SEE
Lost Their Youth.
N. LAZARUS. Hongkong's Only Europea
Optician.
Told that Hongkong derives finding the answer is clear from a big sum from opium, the the report of the local committee zealous reformer at once exclaims, appointed to consider the Colony's "This is monstrous; it must be obligations under the convention. stopped."" However, the zealous This report, which was laid on the reformer is not alone in his table of the Legislative Council anxiety to have the traffic stopped. yesterday afternoon, is a very Ever since 1912 there has been an illuminating document. Briefly, it international convention designed shows
that apart from the to deal with the problem. Not measures now being enforced, long ago, moreover, the League of nothing can be done as yet to Nations turned its attention to the reduce the traffic. "While China `matter, and appointed an advisory continues to provide its population committee to expedite reform with opium in limitless quantity, Hongkong," as one of the places. Hongkong, in attempting to pre- coming under the 1912 convention, vent consumption by those Chinese did not really need any spurring who happen to be within its to take action; many times it has borders, is merely beating the been stated in the Legislative air" The arguments advanced in Council that the Government, the report, make this so clear, that ignoring the financial aspect event the zealous reformer must entirely, was only too, anxious to now admit that reduce the traffic. The most it its seeming could do in this direction, however, sincere in
awaiting. The dustbins are now Kowloon Motor tus Co., on
SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coining Events Advertised
In The Mail..
ENTERTAINMENTS.
September 19-Coronet Theatre; Her Gilded Cage."
1
September
18, 40 watches, valued at $1,000 were stolen from the premises. of the firm. The thief is believed to have left throug the side door, leading into a side lane, on the Eastside.
MAJOR ZANNI
COMING AT LAST.
',
Mr. Brewer: It was a hot day? Sergt. Simpson: Yes
Sir,-With reference to the re-
Yours faithfully, HASTINGS, DENNYS & BOWLEY. Hongkong, September 18:
Defendant in Baz Defendant went into the withess box and gave evidence. He
Me Brewer: And you were said that he met the old man possibly not feeling-too pleased on the companion way, and. with yourself:
that when asked to take the Sérgt. Simpson: Quite pos jar to a waiting sampan he remark in sibly.
ed that it was "pretty boàvy.” Three coaloolies, charged
Under further cross-examina. The old man told him that there WATCH THIS WEEK-END, The World-Gone Madboard the 8,8.Morea" lying in Zanni should be in Hongkong on articles ashore for a passenger, as to place St. September 19-World Theatre;
with theft of five pieces of copper to wise
tion by Mr. Brewer, witness said was only lemon peel in It He piping and two bummers from on
that it would be rather unusual for was to wait at the gangway and September19-Queen's Theatre; the harbour yesterday appeared his flight round the world. This the launches had already left and Cross-examined as to why he To-morrow or Sunday, Major a pantry boy to be asked to take would be shown on what sampan
September 19-Star Theatre; Kowloon Magistries, this morning moming, the China Mall" was stewards would be the proper had not shown the other man to
before Mr. EW.Hamilton, at the Friday, Sept Forgive and Forget
They were cat sentenced to Price Potroleum Co that the Inspector Moody, who was at the the old man ha
courteously Informed by the people to give their services. the police, the defendant said that Concert at Volunteer Headqd
enada onervernoytus fabour,
zin"away when 0.15 pm.
tera The head" terang in the engine viztore would start in their sea police station when the defendant he saw that the far had been
room of the Is Morea,"
plane either, to-morrow or the days madeh's statement, gave evidence opened. stated SPORT.
that at 7.30, sterday mornibela It is expected that further advice, he asked the defendant if he last
after day and mid that, after te was made; Tile jury returned # veraler of
guilty Adole will be sent before he actually be able to find the old han eck takes off from Hano Unless the antreplied that he hat the ated, either or other circumsta
"Sherlock Brown."
fi
swimming fête, 9, p.m.,
September 30-V.R.C.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS. September 22-Lammert
Bales Room, Daddell Str „Voiles' and móbsir, 11 a.m.
Beptember 28-Lammar
professions ofisis anthropong
and cond:
the
In
the band of rent it, Hongkong can
The
third forward during the weckte
but
Bering the third world-ffyIDE
and
pul
police officers to give
hem?
His Lordship, in (passing, yon- tence, of 5 years imprisonm wild that it was clear that defend- ant had been trying to smuggle The arms to Hongkong and had 5 merely pretended that he did oc How the contosíta of the jar.
was