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Constantin, Metropolitan Therapia, who was recently elect- ed to the Patriarchate, only went to. Constantinople after 1918, the Turks Informed him that he was, "exchangeable" and requested the aub-Commission for the Exchange of Populations to provide him with the necessary passports to enable him to leave the country at the earliest opportunity?. This at once gave rise to vigorous protests on the part of Mgr. Constantin and
EXPLOSION IN COURT.
EXHIBIT
IN TRADE MARKS CASE.
SWEDISH PROSECUTION.
Two Hongkong Firms Sued.
"Sparks of humour" is a term which is often used figuratively
the Greek representative on the to describe witty enllies by counsel, but there was a display of the Commission. They argued that real thing in the Supreme Court this morning when an exhibit box
since the Patriarchate..had been of matches exploded in a barrister's hand. left at Constantinople; it
Was
obviously intended that it should
were
Two Hongkong firms were being pany and Mr. C.* G. Alabaster, K.C. function, and therefore those sued by the Swedish Match Com and Mr. F. C. Jenkin for the two, persons who constitute the living pany la respect of the general Hongkong firms-the Sam Cheong machinery of the institution ought appearance of boxes of matches and the Ying Fat-loong.
Mr. Potter, in his opening, had abviously to be regarded in a which these firms were selling, special light. The importance of and which the Company claimed commenced to deal with intent. were calculated to deceive pur but Sir Henry Cowper Gollan the Turkish decision is notable chasers into believing that they Chief Justice, said that references inasmuch as; if it is upheld."every
buying the well known to. whether "the likeness' was member of the Holy Synod, with Company's matches,
accidental or would amount to the single exception of its Counsel's table in the court was allegations of fraud that were not youngest member, will be subject littered with boxes of matches, down on the pleadings. to the exchange, consequently the some of which were those of the The Swedish Match Co., for Patriarchate will be unable to plaintiff company and others whom J. Manners and Co., Ltd., exist at Constantinople and will of the defendants. Mr. H. were the local agents, said Mr. be compelled to migrate elsewhere. Somerset Fitzroy,
was Potter, were the largest manu Under these circumstances it is not in the
was factureres of matches in the easy to appreciate the intense an interested observer at the world, and enormous, quanti excitement prevailing in Greece table, must have been conducting ties of their matches were a few little experiments on his used in Hongkong." If the jury over the expulsion of
own account for suddenly a box (a special one was summoned Patriarch.
exploded in his hands and dropped to hear the case) will look in their perilously near the other packages pockets I wouldn't mind wagering There was hardly a rush that their boxes will be either of Globe," "Phoenix or certainly" Bridge" make, all of which are
Traffic Tangle.
the
who case but
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vicinity
Amidst smillos his claim was vindicated.
A walk through the streets of for safety" but learned counsel the the Colony at almost any time of In the the day or night must convince rose rather hurrriedly and in the those of this company" said Mr. the average pedestrian that the ensuing commotion the box was Potter. traffic regulations either require brushed to the floor.
"It's not one of our boxes," amending or tightening up by exclaimed Mr. Potter to His Lord- those responsible for them, The-
ship. rights of the pedestrian are shame- fully ignored by drivers of motor
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., appear
REJUVENATION.
V
CANTON DOCTOR'S. RARE
Y OPERATION.
GLANDS TRANSFERRED. "
SURGERY BESIEGED, 1.
and there are many more of them "The Bridge "make are thin,
in the box. hence their very great popularity with the Chiasse." said Mr. Potter amidst laughter. There were 26,000 boxes of this kind sold since Manners took on the agency in November 1922, and | 24,000 of the other two kinds.
Evidence as to sinilarity in the design of boxes was given by Mr. P. O. Peuster of J. Manners and Co., who safd that theirs wore
of the boxes that design when they were put upon the market in Hongkong. One of the defendant companies had been sub-agent for them, but
(From Our Own Correspondent.)the agency was terminated on
CANTON, February 10.
account of trouble (this, said Mr. Mr. Potter in his opening, was due to undercutting by the defendant
meat of other agents).
The special jury hearing the case consists of Messrs O. L Ellis, J. Reid, J. H. Taggart, J. McArthur, J. Plummer, T. H. G. Brayfield and H. Humphreys.
The case is proceeding.
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vehicles, whose only aim seems to ed for the Swedish Match Com be to break speed records... In the case of native drivers the evil is accentuated. They seem to care! not a "jot for the lives of those who use the ronds for, walking, And as for care in turning corners, that is a thing practically un- known to many of the car driving and bus driving fraternity. It is true that at some places a con- stable is on duty, but if he fulfils his part of the day's work by regulating the traffic, as often as not he appears to have a very poor conception of the definition of driving to the public danger. The A successful rejuvenation opera-firm of fixed prices to the detri- poor pedestrians, or, in the case of tien by a Canton doctor, has been an accident caused through care-brought to light. less driving, the occupants of aAttention was first drawn to the taxi car or motor bus, have prac-work of Dr. Li Chi-fang by reports tically no redress, and even a In the Canton vernacular press. successful prosecution. Would It was claimed that a civil officer afford no satisfaction to on the staff of General Hsu Shung- pedestrian fatally injured. The chi's army had been operated on trouble at the moment appears to with most gratifying result.
To the callers at his surgery Dr. difficulty. However, as the Chair be more acute in Kowloon than in
Hongkong, probably because the Li has been very modest but Association has pointed out, the under the eye of those police his investigation to the medical
Taxi cabs, fraternity. difficulty is by no means insuper-officials who count.
It appears that he performed the able. Actually all that is really motor buses, motor cycles, and Steinach operation," named after cycles career along the main
of Vienna required to overcome it is the streets without let or hindrance, University.
Professor. Steinach
Professor Steinach ready.co-operation of the Govern- and it is time that something were experimented by transferring a
done, to improve their driving or gland from one rat to another and A charge of theft of $6,000 in riding and to modify their speed. subsequently from a rabbit to Straits Settlements currency notes Will that co-operation be forth-Cases of reckless disregard for the another rabbit. Hle operation is was preferred against Ngan Sui- coming?
public convenience cannot, and based principally on internal chik, cubier of the Societa We have our doubts. Besides should not, be tolerated.
secretion, the gland affected pro- Française de Gerance; before Mr. the official difdence already men-
ducing hormon.
J. R.Wood at the Central Mugis-
tioned, the Government
Much interest has been aroused tracy. In Canton by the reports in the reasonably plead that the main-
vernacular papers Dr. Li's land' interests are already safe-
surgery was subsequently besieged guarded, thanks to the Kowloon
by many inquirers, who asked for the privileg of seeing an actual Residents' Association itself. To
operation performed! support-its-contention-the-Govern-
Dr. Liobtained his degree at the Berlin University, and has been ment can point the moral of the
Writing yesterday, or Canton in practice in Canton for some Kowloon Hospital staffing con-correspondent stated that a condi- years; he was one of Dr. Sun Yat- (London) troversy. "Twice we acted upon tion of staleinate had set in in, the sen's medical advisers, and is now your advice," it can say. "Could present campaign between Dr. superintendent of the military
Sun Yat-sen's armies and General hospital in Honam Canton. we do more?"
Chin Kwing-ining.
The China Mail" man of the Kowloon Residents' drivers there are not so much promised to pass on the finding of
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CANTON
FIGHTING.
NEXT BRUSH EXPECTED NEAR PING WU.
LATEST FROM THE FRONT.
Yesterday, the pro-Bun gries hardly advanced, if at all, and the anti-Sun detachments are
across the British. frontier.
now
OBITUARY.
STRAITS NOTES.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A
CASHIER.
PAPER IN A PACKET.
Mr. M. H. Turner pocuted, and Mr. M: K. Lo defended.
Outlining his case, Mr. Turner said that packets of notes were from time to time made up in the com- pudore department, of which they accused was a member, and des patched to Singapore through the Post Office. The packets were handled by a European member of the Bank, the accused, and a shroff. On January 20, five packets were despatched to Singapore but in zen- pect of one of the packets & cubla was received from Singapore that it contained nothing but paper "and exercise books. The packet was returned to Hongkong in the same condition as it was received, and later the accused was arrested. Mr. Turner said that he would tunces leading to the arrest.
But this of course would simply be begging the question.
If the Kowloon Hospital pro-setting down, ostensibly to hold WILKIE, At Shanghai, on vides an example of how the their positions to the south and (From Our Own Correspondent.)
February 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Government gives heed to main-south-east of the Canton-Kowloon P. W. A. Wilkie, a son
No land public opinion it provides also Railway (Chinese section).
SINGAPORE, Feb. II. an example of how the Govern-disturbance, has been reported from The death has occurred in Scotruther not describe the circums
Our laud of Mr. Frank Adam, a direc- ment flouts mainland public correspondent states that Canton tor of the Straits Trading Com - Carl Walter opinion. There is no need here to expects to meet with opposition pany. Huntingdon Johnstone, on enter into the details of this latter from the Chan forees in the News comes from Bangkok of February 8, at Rangoon, example, which concerns, the vicinity of Ping Wo, about 40 the death of Prince Asadang, the Burma. Dearly beloved eldest exclusion of private practitioners
miles beyond the New Territories. Siamese Heir Apparent.
Bearing a Hongkong postage son of Mr. J. Johnstone, of from the hospital and the absence stamp and the local postmark, an the Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., Hongkong..
of a maternity ward. Enough has impressive missive addressed by
the Staff Officer, "division head ROSENFELD. On February 4, been said to show that the Govern-quarters of the 18th division, at Shanghai, Albert Bernardment cannot use the Kowloon Cantonese Army, reached the Rosenfeld, aged 52, KWOK On February 5, at Residents Association to belittleChinn Mail this afternoon.
A report that the antin army Shanghai, Gerald, beloved the need for a Kowloon member in retreated from the Railway and second son of Mr. and Mrs. the Legislative Council.
that fighting has broken out in the An accident, with fatal results, $10,000 Leon Kwok, aged 10 months.
Broadwood Road Kowloon will only get its own neighbourhood of Waichow, is occurred at
An elderly coolic member by pegging away at the denied. The 13th division main-yesterday.
tain that it has occupied the Rail-woman, forming one of a labour Hongkong, Wednesday, Feb. 11. 1825.subject. Why not a petition as way to carry out an offensive gang engaged in building opera
the first step?
against the pro-Bun army.
tions, was struck by a piece of rock which rolled down the hill- side,
MEMBER FOR KOWLOON.
. Certainly Kowloon ought to
have an unofficial, member in the Legislative Council...
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“Exchangeable" Greeks.
It was only to be expected that
SHARE QUOTATIONS,
Tis.
the question of the expulsion of The above, kindly supplied by the Greek Patriarch from Turkey Messrs. 1. Gould & Co. were the The need for this is almost too should be raised in the House of opening quotations on the Shanghai obvious to require stressing. Yet Commons, as it was likewise anti-Market this morning. we suppose it will be long enough cipated that the reply would be before the concession is granted. that Britain can do nothing practi-Langkats............. 21. The official mind is ever loath to cal in the matter. The Turks have Ewos..........
always maintained that no excep-Shanghai Docks...... 110. try experiments, and everyone tions should be made among the New Engineerings. 8
.......13.00 agrees that the experiment in this "exchangeable" Greeks. Conse Orientals caso would be faced with some quently, on the grounds that Mgr. Shanghai Cottons... 61.
FATAL ACCIDENT"
WOMAN STRUCK BY PIECE -OF-ROCK
The woman died shortly after, and the body was removed to the Mortuary.
On behalf of his client Mr. Lo sid that he had been informed that, on being questioned by the police regarding certain names ap pearing in the paper inside the packet, the accused ́had replied that they were those of his son at daughter. Counsel submitted that a man must be a lunatic to place in a packet as the one in question things bearing the handwriting of 11 son and daughter.
The case was reraanded until Tuesday next, bail being fixed at
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COLONY'S
HEALTH.
Yesterday the following cases of notifiable diseases were report- ed to the medical authorities:-
Diphtherla- one (Chinese) Enteric fever-three Scottish and two Chinese).
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