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With the f Bishop of Victoria."
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CHINESE WOMAN GETS
DUCKING,
AN ASSAULT CHARGE.
(To the Editor of the "China Mail")
It has been said that a Chlore Sirin your issue of yester-greatest respect to the vary emin-" day evening, your correspondent, ent prelate at present occupying never makes a good witness in a This may or may "Former Fatient," who criticised the see of Victoria, Hong Kong, Court of Law..
not be a fact, but the patience of the Government's scheme of re- the title is incorrect.
Only twenty-four bishops of the Bench and Bar was taxed to its building the G. C. H., betrayed Anglican heirarchy are entitled to utmost in Mr. R. E. Lindsell's Court
the prefix "Lord," namely those at the Central Magistracy who have seats in the House of Saturday
when all the elo- Lords. The Bishops of Durham, quance of the experienced Court, London and Wirichester are interpreter falled to persuade n
much ignorance and a perverted sense of right and wrong. should like to take him to task on three points only.
1. He says that "by reason of
FROM THE SURREYS.
on
abs location in a densely populated always members of the Upper Chinese witness to conane herself Chinese district," the present site House, the remainder of the to the facts of the case and thu is unsuitable for a big hospital.
bishops of Home dioceses, with learned Magistrate, f sheer ev- Ahy one who has any experi- the exception of the Bishop of asperation, ejaculated "Don't be an I have not come here to ence of most of the large, wonder. Sodor and Man, enter the House Idict. fully equipped and well staffed when vacancies occur, according listen to a lot of nonsense.""
"The case before the Court was London hospitals, will know that to their seniority.
a summan for assault and in- they are situated in districts no
Yours, etc.,
| volved an alleged attempt to extract better if not actually worse than
SACERDOS.
an additional cent from a Chinese that of the G. C. H. I can vividly
Hong Kong, Nov. 5, 1926. pig-wash collector at the Hong remember, while working in a
Kong terminus of the Eastern Porry large and well-known hospital in
Company's Taumati ferry service. London, the smell of fermenting
Mr. H. J. Armstrong appeared on hop came up from the open wing!
behalf of the complainant... Ip. Ho. dows. To one who drinks beer,
To the Editor of the "China Mail" a widow, and, Mr. J. M. d'Almarin this may not be regarded as an jobjection, but it was certainly an
Sir. On the departure of the Remedios represented the accused, unpleasant and "indelectable Battalion under my command Man Lam, a ticket collector employ odour." And that, too, was a hos from the Colony of Hong Kong Ied by the Eastern Ferry Company.
Rescued by Friends. pital or Europeans, including the wish to voice, the sentiments of
Outlining the case for the com- middle class people, But perhaps all ranks of the 1st. Battalion The What China can do "to-day in no one in London has the brain East Surrey Regiment in regard plainant. Mr. Armstrong said that This client was a pig-wash collector.. respect of the Belgian Treaty she waves or the nerves of some of to the Hong Kong Press.
After a stay of 3 years in the On October 6 at 830 am, she want is quite capable of doing to.our Hong Kong writers to suggest
Colony
look we
back with to the wharf carrying two bickets removing the hospital to more morrow in regard to her Treaties ideal sites? For people in Hong gratitude for the courtesy and en, of pig wash and a smaller buckat ... with the other Powers. Therein Kong who love ideal sites, there couragement we have always ex-uhased a ticket for six cents and
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Austrians,
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Brevet Colonel
Commanding, 1st Battalion The East Surrey Regiment." H. T. Neuralia,"
at Sea, Nov. 1.
THE A.D.C.
NIGHT.
containing scorched rice. Sho ̈pur-
ultimately pushing her into the water. She was rescued by friends with the aid of a pole. The regular tions permitted passengers to carry personal, belongings and his case
1
counsel's opening statement.
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another ticket for her two bucketa lies the rost serious aspect of the are the Peak, the Victoria, the perienced at your hands.
Kowloon and other hospitals, and We greatly appreciate the in-
of pig-wash costing two cents. She business. It is bad enough for they need not go to the G. C. Hterest you have taken in our do- passed through the barrier and was » one Power to have a Treaty if they do not choose to.
ings both at work and play.
Our 8 years' service in Hong collector demanded. another cent about to board the ferry when a II. Your correspondent also. wiped out of existence by a mere
says that the present site of the Kong has been an extraordinary for her small bucket. She refused stroke of the pen. It is a grave G.CH, is inconvenient for the instructive and happy one for to pay the additional sum demand- the League of bulk of those who may be called which we have a very great denied and an altercation followed, matter to see
In other words, to thank all departments of the accused striking her twice and Nations openly flaunted. But the upon to use it."
the guiding principles should be Hong Kong Press.. position becomes a thousandfold
the greatest good for the greatest Yours, etc., worse by the knowledge that number, which is a most laudable China may repeat the mischief idea. But if so, does your corres- in regard to her Treaties with pondent know that the greater
was that the bucket of rice was. number of those who use the other Powers as soon as the op-G.CH. are certainly not Euro-
such. The woman, however, bor. peans? For these and others who
rowed an extra cent from a friend. portunity arises.
Defence Raises Objection. It cannot be gainsaid that are well-to-do, the present site China has previously gained less well-to-do, the poor and needy may be inconvenient, but for the
His Worship: If she paid, why did the collector detain her? - fair amount of sympathy in re-(and their name is Legion, in gård to her claims for the aboli-Hong Kong)-it is not, after all,
Mr. Armstrong: That is one of the points in dispute. I may say tion of the so-called unequal" 80 very inconvenient as made out
that I am not instructed by the by some people. To suggest that
I appear upon in- Treaties. There has been mani- the neighbouring hospitals are SATURDAY. NEXT, THE FIRST complainant.
structions from the Kowloon City fested a readiness on the part of adequate to replace the G. C. H. is
Guild. CHINA'S FAUX PAS.
the more important of the foreign to express ignorance of the urgent
Mr. Remedios: I must object to need for increase of hospital ac- Reference has already been that statement. I think it is only Powers to review the existing commodation in this district, made to the fact that the A.D.C. made with a view to přejudicing China has committed another Treaties as soon as China takes II Your correspondent also is giving four separate plays Your Worship against the accused. grievous error. The Government the most imperative step of put says that "either the Govern every night of their season which His Worship: As a matter of pro- functioning in Peking, has taken ting her house in order and shows exclusively to Chinese, in which the same four plays are staged on it.
ment should devote the Hospital opens on Saturday next, and that cedure, I do not think I can allow the ill-advised and high-handed that the time is actively ripe for case auch extensive rebuilding each occasion. The plays chosen Mr. Armstrong withdrew, the ro step of abrogating the Treaty of new conditions in her foreign re- would not be necessary," etc. present a very wide variety, rang.mark. friendship, commerce, naviga-lations. Now it is to be feared irresponsible and inconsiderate A. A. Milne to a piece of pure witness-box and corroborated her I have noticed for some time the ing from a delightful Comedy by Complainant then went into the tion," and jurisdiction between that China has not only alienated way in which some British people drama by John Galsworthy. China and Belgium signed one great deal of that sympathy, air their views in public. Some The curtain-raiser is a farce, A number of eye-witnesses were November 2, 1865 As Belgium but has brought down a hornet' of these are well known public pure and simple, that serves as called and His Worship adjourned alone had the right to propose nest about her own ears.
men and even leader writers who the introduction to the Gals-the summons, saying that he would China
ought to know better. modification or abrogation, and as has sincere friends among the For those who seem to share either seen or read Galsworthy
worthy drama. Most people have hear the defence to-day. China declined to agree to Bel-Powers (including Great Britain) the opinion of your correspondent, who is prolife in both novels, and TO-DAY'S HEARING. "'! gium's request to refer the ques- and all of these must deplore any it any argument or excuse at all of hie being acted in London at At the resumed heating this
"Former Fatient." I would ask, in plays. There is in fact, a new play tion to The Hague, it can readily action that, tends to widen the to say that merely because a hus the present time, and though the morning, Mr. d'Almada Remedios be understood that foreign diplo-gap between China and the outpital is exclusively for the Chin-play that the A.D.C. is staging mats regard China's action as a side world. There is, on the partese, therefore any extensive re next Sunday is one of his shorter who was on duty in the neighbour. galled a Chinese Police constable
distinct and serious breach of China, a lamentable absence of
building is unnecessary.
and earlier ones, it is essentiallyhood at the time and who witnessed The revenue of this Colony, is Treaties. Not only so, but China the "Locarno Spirit of which so largely from Chinese; the trade Galsworthian in all that pertains the altercation. A wicket collector to this particular genius. In it, was also called and, after cross- has deliberately flaunted the much has been heard of late. It is nearly all with Chinese; the as so often before, what he does examination by Mr. Armstrong, Hia League of Nations under whose is hoped that the latest blunder people here are mostly Chinese so well is to give a panorama of Worship decided that he did not re-
Is it not astoundingly courageous dexterously covenant The Hague Court was will be retrieved before real mis- of your correspondent and others balanced so as to convey an im-Mr. Armstrong," said the Magle touched episodes,quire further evidence. "Frankly, instituted and of the protocol of chief is done to the Chinese cause of his kidney, who earn their which China is a signatory. Thus, itself.
daily bread here, to state soch pression of an impartiality that trate, "I do not think that the de does not, of course, exist in art-fendant deliberately, pushed the views publicly?
In any selection by one creative plaintiff into the water. The ovi- For the lordly taipans and such mind out of the mass of possibili-dence of the constable le corrobor- like, there are developments in the ties. The thing has to be ar-nted. Whether the woman paid the DOING." Colony the benefits of which ranged, the lights thrown here, extra cent or not, I have not to de
they largely enjoy, and must and not there, after careful decide, I find no case for a they grudge even the little that deliberation. All that Mr. Gals- of assault" spent for the poor and needy, the worthy does, at his best, ia to con- Mr. Armstrong: Would Your sick and the maimed even ceal from the audience that hand Worship. consider binding over the though they are Chinese? The
of the mechanician. The result parties to keep the peace? "I know it is rather hard at this consciences of British people must of this masterly impartiality is time of the year, but you cannot have been terribly impaired by that the audience is kept in doubt appileation, submitting that the Mr. Remedios objected to the hawk honey without a licence," said this climate if such views are Mr. R. E. Lindsell to a Chinese allowed to pass unchallenged. I regarding the final decision that Magistrate having dismissed the the principal character a rising charge against the defendant, there tracted Treaties with China.
woman at the Central Magistracy have had most pleasant memories and already well-known Barrister was no reason why the latter this morning.
of noblemindedness of "British "China, it may be recalled, madə
Defendant admitti the offence people in their own country, and will take until the moment, be-should be bound over..
His Worship. sustained the objec terrific fuss over the question of and asked the Magistrate to give
am sure, in the Preas in Bri-fore the fall of the curtain.
On liis decision depends the life tion, adding, "The defendant was Becuring a permanent seat on the her a licence,
tain, a view, like that of your cor- Council of the League of Nations; Worship." You have money so go received
"Nothing doing," replied His respondent, would have been of an unknown man, an outcast, only doing his duty.
with
storm unjustly condemned to death for plainant brought this trouble on and she still reserves the right and buy one."
lof. protests and
a murder which he did not com- herself. It is her own fault. The righteous. to revive her claim whenever a
"Pay All The Same.":" Indignation from other Bri-mit but which the brother of charge is dismissed.
the Barrister did-and weighing| vacancy occurs. China has been "I have just come from the north; tish people. It is a sign of a dinning into the ears of the am a poor man and I have no place reason and conscience, and yes, of doubtful value is the do not know the regulations; 1 small mind to let prejudice dis- against this life, in the barrister's whole world her grievances money," said a Chinese to Mr. B. B. in any case, no discrimination honour of his dead brother with against the so-called "unequal Lindsell in answer to a charge of should be made in the treatment which is inextricably joined his Treaties, and has lost no oppor-hawking without a leance, brought of those in suffering. The Chin-wn honour and his whole future tunity of presenting her case for against him at the Central Magia ese people have as much right as, tracy this morning, if not more than, any others in their abolition. And still, whilst The Magistrate observed that the having a decent, up-to-date hos- no atable Central Government accused had been able to find bail, pital. exists and whilst the country is He would therefore have to pay a
fine of $8.
by a stroke, China repeats the
now infamous "scrap of paper"
episode of 1914 that led to the "NOTHING
Great War. China, furthermore, has shown her intention of deal- ing with "unequal" Treaties by simply abrogating them at her own sweet will. Obviously such can never be tolerated by the foreign Powers who have con-
torn asunder by civil war from North to South, the Government or semblance of Government; rather functioning la Peking
| calmly - and deliberately abro-
RATHER HARD TIME OF THE YEAR.
career,
MOTOR ACCIDENT.
"NO EXCUSE!”
charge
The com
That la no excuse, they caught you," said Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy this morn. ing, when a Chinese, charged with obstruction, admitted the offenca but sought lellency on the ground- Let your correspondent and
that hundreds of others" wore others like him, remember and
doing the same thing. His Worship: practise this admonition, of which Mr. D. M. Goodall, manager of they must have often heard, in Messrs. Lane, Crawford's restaur-imposed a fine of $8. their homeland-
ant department,; has reported to the Inasmuch as ye have done it Police that at 8.30 yesterday unto one the least of these my moring, whilst driving his car in brethren (even though Chinese) Queen's Road West, he accidentally
HEAVY FINE.
DAMAGE TO ROADS,
Leung Yung, 39, charged by Diy gates the Treaty with Belgium. Inspector P. Grant with driving a ye have done it unto me, etc. knocked down a Chinese man aged Chung Tung 18 Chinese This automatically abolishes Bel lorry in a manner likely to damage Enclosing my card, and thank about forty years. The man was woman found writing lottery not injured getting up. Imme tickets. was fined $200 by Mr. R. B the public roads, was fined $10 by ing you for the space ent gium's extraterritoris, rights and Me B. E. Lindsell at the Central
Yours, etc., diately and refusing to give any Lindselt at the Central Magistracy
S.WP. particulars of himself.
this morning! places Belgian subjects in China Meglstrady this morning,
y