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CHINA'S DEBT.
ALLEGED THREAT.
WOMAN CHARGES SEVEN CHINESE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1927.
MADAME BORODIN,
EXTOLS PHYSICAL CULTURE.
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
Captain Spinks and H.M.S. Moth" staged the "Talming" of the Shrew at Dosing.
ESTRE
The case in which seven Chiuchow
Mr. Randall Gould, United Chinese were charged with demand- ing $50 with monaces from a Chi Press Staff Correspondent writes pese woman living in a house in from Peking on July 28 :-*** Lower Lascar Row on the ground Madame Bordin, looking pale that the house was a "sly" one, was but healthful and vivacious, Bat resumed before Major C. Willson at in the garden of the Russian the Central Magistracy yesterday Consulate here today and describ- A little girl was spending her afternoon. The men were furthered, in an exclusive interview with Arst night away from home. As charged with assaulting the woman'
when she refused to comply with the United Press, how physical the darkness gathered she began
culture execises which she learned to cry.
their demand.
Mr. L. D. Turner appeared for the in the United States years ago What's the matter, darling?" prosecution, while Mr. G. K. Hay- helped her to maintain her asked her hostess, "are you home strength during her long Im-
ward was for the defence.
The complainant's story was that the men entered her flat by threat-prisonment by the North China ening to kill her if she did not open military authorities.
The woman, wife of famed the door. She was frightened and admitted them. The men used dire Michael M. Borodin, High Advi- threats in an attempt to obtain sor to the Chinese Nationalist
sick?"
"No," answered the child, "I'm here-sick!"
"Sistah Jones, I'se takin' up a
money from her, and when she said Government at Hankow, had just collection fo' de benefit of our that she had no money to pay she been freed by a Chinese court worthy pastah," explained one of was severely beaten by the revon after her trial on charges of the brethren. "You know he's men. Her screams attracted activities detrimental to the leavin' us fo' to take a church several watchmen to the house. North China regime of Marshal down in Mobile, an' we thought These cut off the accused's escape! and they were arrested.
Chang Tso-lin. Her eyes sparkl- we'd get together an' give him a Questioned by Mr. Hayward, the ed as she told, smilingly, how she little momentum." complainant dented that her house exercised away the long hours of
was used for an Immoral purpose, her imprisonment first in Nan- "In introducing you to my of that the accused were there as king, them in Tsinan-fy and later friend, the lecturer, I ought to "customers" of the house.
In Feking.
པ《ཧཱུྃ་ say that he is not so stupid as he Further hearing of the case was
Physical culture, she indicated, looks," remarked the would-be adjourned until to-day.
may be considered an infallable humorous chairman, specific for the prevention of "That," said the lecturer, with- melancholia.
out a smile,"is just the differ- The freed prisoner, whose case ence between the chairman and has attracted world-wide atten-myself." tion, praised the Chinese magis. trates who presided at her trial! which resulted in her liberation today.
CHINESE WINE.
SEAMEN FINED FOR SMUGGLING.
Commercial Traveller-I hope
you enjoyed yourself on your
"How is that?"
week-end."
Chinese wine said to have been
"I am especially thankful" she wedding tour? smuggled into the Colony on said, "that my case terminated
Grocer (newly married)-I board the 5.8. "Empress of in a legal decision proving my of the week, my wife hasn't come can hardly tell you before the end Russia" figured in a case before innocence rather than with some Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon act of mercy from the Dictator. back yet.
yesterday. Two I feel the outcome of my case is In other directions China is Magistracy
"This is how it is. Business likewise under a debt to the for- Chinese members of the crew of the best possible endorsement for
the Empress liner were charged the Chinese judiciary.
was so brisk that we couldn't I went eigner who is so abused and with being in possession of the
"Throughout my detention I both go off together. maligned at the moment. In the dutiable wine.
held it would be impossible legally away first for a fortnight, and spheres of education and public Lanigan, the accused were seen some law which makes it criminal weeke
According to Revenue Officer to convict me, unless there was now my wife is having her honey- She will be back this health, immense benefits have attempting to transfer small
for a woman to be married to her been derived from the Initiative of quantities of the wine to a sam-husband." (Madame Borodin the foreigner. But is China pan on Tuesday, soon after the ar- has insisted her only activity in. She was very well dressed, and grateful? Certainly not those rival in port of the "Empress of China was that of a housewife, as she walked into the fashionable Russia." In the ordinary way the and that when arrested in Nan-boot shop the manager himself factions whose vision is bounded wine should have been taken to king several months ago by came forward to serve her. only by the desire to subjugate the Revenue shed and duty pald Chang Chung-chang she Was "I see by your catalogue," she the others either by bribery or on it. Upon arrest the accused merely en route to Hankow to said, that you have just received
admitted that they had intended treachery or force of arms. taking the wine direct to Yau-join her husband in fulfillment of two thousand pairs of ladles
her wifely duties),
Court shoes." "I decided early in my deten- "Yes, madam," the respectful tion that if I were convicted manager informed her,
legally I would go on hunger "Good," said the girl, sitting strike and also find some way to down. "I wish to try them on! appeal to the wives and mothers
Whilst the time was ripe-or at mati. ...
Both men were convicted. The least seemed ripe for China to first accused who had less than a reap the harvest of the pioneer gallon of wine was fined $10, works undertaken by foreigners, while the other was fined $25 for the entire crop, so to speak, was a little over a gallon. The wine devastated and laid bare to the was confiscated,
“OUR CABARET.”
A GOOD SHOW At the STAR.
of the world, because I was
*
arrested while I was carrying out) "Well, I wish him luck," said four winds of Commünism, anti-
mere family duty-namely put Mr. Jones, the other evening, ting my son into school,"
after reading in the evening foreignism, so-called "National-
Madame Borodin explained her paper an account of the wedding ism," and factional rivalry. The
certainty that freedom would of a popular member of the local debt to the foreigner has been
come which caused her to make cricket team, "but," he added, in an early decision to consider her a ruminating tone, "marriage is forgotten. His labours have been
jdetention as a vacation, and to very much like cricket." Hong Kong, Thursday, August 11, 1927. in vain. All that he has received
Charles Chamfer's merry party of use it for rest and to build up her "Don't be so ridiculous," snap- have been not the proverbial kicka
entertainers gave another splendid strength after four difficult years ped Mrs. Jones. "However can and cuffs but brutalities and ex-show at the Star Theatre last night in China.
you compare cricket to mar-, "Accordingly," she said, "I put riage?" cesses of a kind defying descrip- when "Our Cabaret" was staged.
This was a kind of revus, made up into practice daily exercise, I used "Why," replied Jones, "it looks tion: Students who have been of quick-time and well-arranged when I was teaching in a private so easy to those who haven't tried Whilst the civil war is dragging indebted to the foreigner for their numbers, including some clever school operated in Chicago, under it." along with no prospect of terminalearning have turned round and sketches. A large audience for a the name of Berg
mid-week performance thoroughly
"During my imprisonment 1 tion the moment seems appro-rent their benefactor, being fore-appreciated every line of song and
When the speaker had proved dialogue and every bit of dancing, was able to obtain various Ameri priate to remind China of the debt most in the pernicious and even in which the Vivienne sisters excel can magazines giving new ideas that England was just about as she owes to foreigners-not in bloodthirsty campaign against led.
regarding physical culture. 1 bad as it could be, a grim-faced terms of actual cash but in actual the foreigner. Surely gratitude way into everyone's heart with his new movements and I tried con-
Charles Mason, as usual, won his kept up my interest by evolving man arose.
"What you seem to want, service. Thus the Rev. J. in. China has been completely drolleries and showed himself to tinually to improve my exercise, friend, is a place where everyone. Darroch, in a brochure entitled erased from the Chinese vocabu- be a first class comedian. He was I realised that if I allowed myself has to be good by law."
closely followed in the race. for to lose my health and spirits I "That's it," agreed the re- "China, the Foreign Powers, and lary!
popularity by Billy Bray, who also would be ploying into the hands former. Happily right shall prevail in put across a number of funny turns of my enemies?" "Where smoking is not allowed the 'Unequal Treaties," a com-
After the present repeated and was very well receiv
Madame Borodin said she in- and such a thing as drink is un- ment on which from the "Shang- the end. hai Mercury" was reproduced in maelstrom is over and China ed. It is a sure winner: Fred tended to remain in Peking for a known. Where no one need this paper yesterday, deals with comes to her senses there may be Collier showed that he possessed a short time, whereafter she prob worry about food and clothes. fine voice as well as a clever pair of ably would proceed to Moscow Where everyone has to go to this phase in a particularly ada realisation of her debt to the legs, and Jo Wrenn was a big hit since her two sons now are there church, and keeps regular hours." mirable manner. He points with foreigner and even an urgent plea in the "double" numbers with Billy and require a mother's care "Oh, to find:such a place sald
Bray,
The Interview above was mailed the improver of mankind. pride to some of the benefits con- to forget the past and co-operate To-night "Our Cabaret will be
Easily found," replied the ferred on China by the "Unequal once again in the humaner works repeated, and a new revue will be from Peking a few hours after
put en to-morrow.
Madame Borodin was released grim man "I've just done from prison. Since that time the twelve months in one.": Treaties," and in alluding to the of peace, Then, as the Rev. J.
Peking authorities have decided f Maritime Customs Service does Darroch rightly states, "if China not hesitate to say that it is the will be true to her own traditions only honest and efficient adminis- and steadily works towards an tration she has had or will ever efficient and honest administra have." - But is China grateful for tion and an upright judiciary, she the immense benefits accruing to will and that no foreign Power At the Kowloon Magistracy the country from the Maritime will obstruct her efforts to obtain yesterday, the manager of the interesting to note that telegrams plous and meek-looking young Customs Service? Not the China complete independence and un-Kwong Man Loong Cracker Fac- from Peking to-day state a severe woman who asked for a job as a tory at Matauwan was summoned censorship is in effect, there, and typist, NOT FORGAN of to-day, broken up as it is into trammelled sovereignty."
by Sanitary Inspector Kerrison that many Press messages are She had a letter of introduction before MW. Schofield charged being suppressed. innumerable factions all hunger-
The "old favourites" number was
· OBSTINATE MANAGER.
REFUSED TO REMOVE LARVAE
to re-arrest her for some un-
known reason. She is reported Reverting to Sir Abe Bailey's now to be in hiding in Peking, attempted abolition of woman presumably in the Legation quar- from business, a: City man con- ter where the Chinese police can- fessed to me that once, having not penetrate.
the same views as Sir Abe Bailey, In connection with the case it is he was visited at his office by a
#PRAYING FOR RAIN.
There was one Chinese case of with having Lalled to comply with ing after control of the Maritime small pus in the Colony yesterday. a notification from the Sanitary Customs in order as was stated
Department with regard to des yesterday and must be stated A diamond ring worth $2,000 was troying mosquito larvae at the
reported by Miss. La Marr to have rear of the factory.sum again and again to fill their re been stolen from her room at No. 21. According to Inspector Kerri spective coffers with the sole ob- Lyndhurst Terrace, between 4 and son, he visited the defendant Where countless suns set forth
In vast unimaginable space; ject not of tranquilising and de-7pm, yesterday,
premises, which adjoined the veloping the country but of pur-
military quarters in the Leather their life light rays
ictory on Beven different occaach to his group of whirling gatel
work lites, bang Buing the civil war.
slons, and pointed out to the fore There rolled one little miserable 'efficient
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