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Hong Kong, Friday, Sept. 23, 1927.
“BIG” FIGHTING.
BRIBERY CHARGE.
CHINESE CONSTABLE”IN „COURT=""
A REMAND.
ESFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1927.
NAVY IN CHINA.
MORE USEFUL HERE THAN
IN MEDITERRANEAN.
HINT TO THE ADMIRALTY.
PRAPS-PRAPS NOT!
We needn't "speculate" on the
big boxling match any longer.
Bill Smith went down to Jack,
Kong Hung a Chinese con
According to the "Navy and Mill-j atable of the Hawkers' Depart- ment was this morning charged tary Record', the Admiralty are be before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the loved to be desirous of returning son recently and was, seeing the
the Mediterranean "ships in China sights with the help of an oblig Central Magistracy that he to to their stations at the first opporing newfound acquaintance. They gether with others received a tunity, while the Foreign Office is came to the State capitol build- bribe of $12.00 from certain understood to be against any with-ing.
hawkers on September 12; and drawal at present. Anxious as the Cessar, what a big place," that on September 19 he had Admiralty may be to have its ships quoth Bill. "That ain't the gas- committed misconduct as a con- nearer home, it is generally re- stable...
"Yeah," replied his guide,
*
Judge I notice that, in addi-
cognised that in present circum-Worka, is it?" stances the opportunity for with In reply to the Magistrate De-drawal does not exist. The threat "that's the gasworks for the tective Sub-Inspector Andrews to Shanghai, with crowds of troops whole blinkin' state. said that the accused was con- In the vicinity, the environs of the nected with the other six men Settlement invaded by refugees; (one of whom is in hospital) and with the renewal of Communiat who were arrested during a raid activities, although not so grave as tion to misappropriating £500, conducted by the Hon. Captain it was some months ago, thanks to you took a considerable quantity Superintendent of Police on the the defensive arrangements of the of valuables in the form of rings, third floor of No. 3 Station Powers, is still grave enough to die watches, and other trinkets."
court any thought of reducing the Prisoner Yus, air; I remom- Street. The accused succeeded strength of the fleet. In any case, bered that money alone don't in escaping during the raid, but as our contemporary says, the add- bring happiness." was afterwards placed under ar-tional cruisers and destroyers,
rest.
1
Á dramatist was talking to a
have a soft
serving with Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, are distinctly more useful where May Pull Through. The Magistrate inquired how they are for the time being than critic about himself and his work the injured man, the one who they would be in the Middle Sea, and his aims and all the rest of
It is quite likely that they may be it. jumped out of a window during wanted in China; there is not the "I have had," he said, "a whole the raid, was progressing. remotest possibility that they will crowd of imitators.”
Inspector Andrews said that be wanted, in the same sense, in
"Yos," said the critic, "espec- the man's condition was the the Mediterranean. The Yangtere same, and he is expected to "pull and West River patrols are still ially beforehand." through." He understood that kept pretty active, especially the former, as witness the shelling of there were no bones broken.
H.M.S. "Scarab," The Chinese An application was then made hobby of firing upon warships does for the accused to be formally not appear to have been abandoned. remanded until 10 a.m., on Mon- The Blas Bay pirates are also just day next so that he could be as active as ever, and (says the thinking of me. brought up together with the "China Expreas and Telegraph" of other five men. These men were September 1). It would not be a bad formally charged. before his idea if the Navy gave them a little special attention before the bulk Worship on Wednesday morning of the fleet leaves China waters, and remanded until Monday morning next.
three million for the right of en-. The accused was remanded in try, out of which the promoter, custody in accordance with the AMATEUR SLEUTH. Mr. Tex Rickard, will take around police application...
one million. The city, State and AT THE FOUNTAIN. Federal coffers will annex about
half-a-million. Chicago restaur-
ant and hotel proprietors expect-
bets.
tain.
STORY OF A SQUABBLE
AMONG COOLIES.
FOOD PRICES.
NO SPECIAL DISTINCTION FOR HONG KONG.
THREE CHINESE IN TROUBLE.
of the hawkers. The first two ac-
weeks.'
IN THE NEWS.
Were
Jennie-He must spot in his heart for me.
Wannie Why? Jennie He says he is always doesn't Wennie-But a man think with his heart. The soft place must be in his head.
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M'Corkie-You can say what you please about flying machines, but one of them saved my life
once.
M'Crackle--How?
M'Corkie I had arranged to go in one on its trial trip, but something went wrong with it, and it never started.
.
Daughter Yes, and it was very embarrassing. I wish you. had not told me to.
"Good gracious! I never told you to do anything of the kind !”
"You did. You distinctly told. me that if he got sentimental I
ITEMS FROM TO-DAY'S POLICE must sit on him."
REPORTS.
Three Chinese were charged be; Nervously, and with many mis- fore Major C. Willson this morn-givings, an old lady hailed a taxi. ed to take a level million from the
A Shaukiwan Chinese was ing with attempting to steal a "Now, driver," she cautioned, fans, and it was computed just this morning charged before Mr. rattan basket containing clothing, you must be very careful. Don't before the fight that another R. E. Lindsell with striking a from a Chinese female passenger go on unless the policeman tells
of the 8.8, "Tal Lee" yesterday. million would change hands in/woman on the head with The men were arrested through
you and don't drive fast in case bamboo pole, causing a wound amart piece of amateur detective the cab skids.” Here we have everything which had to receive treatment work on the part of three fruit haw- "All right, lady," replied the in millions; and it comes quite at the hospital. According to kers. The hawkers had noticed the driver; and if there's an acci- Murphy, the accused boarding steamers on dent is there any partiç-lar easy after a while to write and Sub-Inspector
trouble arose at the water foun- various occasions and then walk off orspital you'd prefer?" talk in such terms.
again. They had no apparent busi The woman was there firstiness on the ships, so yesterday the
A certain lady who is proud of And the result? "Tunney won when the accused came. and hawkers decided to keep an eye on
on her aristocratic ancestors, hap- on points," as the cables tersely pushed her buckets aside.
the accused when they went She board the "Tai Lee." First accus-pened to show her maid the sil- put it. The curtain drops. These remonstrated with him and heed was observed to approach a pile houette of an aunt of hers.
on the head with his of luggage and pick up the rattan two men, Messrs. Tunney and hit her
The girl had never seen any- carrying pole. +
basket which he passed to second thing of the kind before, and she Dempsey, contracting to fight
Accused's story was that the accused. The latter was caught as for ten rounds, keep their part woman started the trouble by he was going off the ship with the gazed at the portrait long and
basket in hla possession,
earnestly. of the bargain. Mr.. Dempsey, pushing him away with her pole.
she said. \at Simultaneously, third accused "Lor, mum," at the end of it all, la consider woman did push him that was ling the stolen one on the pile of had some relations like that
Remarking that even if the was seen placing a basket resemb-length, "I always thought you ed not to have scored so many not sufficient reason for the ac- luggage. He and firat accused were you're that dark in the face points as Mr. Tunney, so the lat-cused to assault her the way he also placed under arrest by pollue-yourself." ter gentleman retains his title of did, Mr. Lindsell fined the ac-men who had been fetched by one
cused $5 and ordered him to pay cased, who had previous convic-sitting on that young man's knee world's heavyweight champion the woman $1 as compensation. tons proved against them,
Mamma Did I not see you
and pockets his million gold dol- He would have to go to jail for sentenced to six weeks each, while when I passed the parlour door lars which he would have done, ten days if the money was not the ather was sent to jail for four last night? van meng
forthcoming. of course, had he lost the contest. "Big" Fighting-by which is As for the public which supplied meant boxing matches for world the wherewithal for these gladia championships-is a wonderful tors and for Mr. Rickard and his business, aptly described by the small army of assistants, how do adjective here given to it. Every- they think about it now? It may thing connected with such a bout have been a glorious scrap which is big, including the price of a will go down in fistic history seat, seeing that some sold for with some of the roped-squared yesterday's scrap between Mr.
battles of olden times. On the Tunney and Mr. Dempsey, al- other hand it may have been a though located nearly a fur-
very tame affair. We shall not long from the ring, fetched forty know until full descriptions come gold dollars. And, of course,
to hand. Butand this is the lived there for many years and A 7-year-old Chinese boy living factorily he rose to his feet and, everything has to be big, con-
point we are trying to get athas always shown a keen interest
nounced in our special story of
when he wielded an editorial pen yesterday knocked down by motor upturned faces, he remarked ple view the contest in the light away back at the opening of the car No. 67 on the Causeway Bay genially the Chicago fiesta published to.
He suffered from concua- "I wish I was a little boy at of the present? Must there not present century. But Mr. Braga Road." day, received this morning a certi be a void in their mental make for Hong Kong in the way of food and had to be removed to the Gov-
must not claim special distinction alon and fracture of the right leg, school again."
He allowed a few moments for fied cheque for one million gold
The lad this to sink in and then aded: dollars and Mr. Dempsey took up, coupled with a feeling prices until he has paid a visit to ernment Civil Hospital.
Singapore and experienced the ran across the road in front of the "Do know $450,000. The vastness of the physical lassitude.. now that futility of bargaining in the fish, car and was knocked down before that you why I wish whole affair is amply brought citement has subsided? No fruit and vegetable markets. Not the driver had time to pull up. For a moment or two there home when one considers its effect doubt there is, but they will soon are prices high, but at other places, Banished from the Colony for a voice from the back of the room" was silence and then a chlidish in Hong Kong. People have been get over it. Their balloon has too, where food is on sale and period of ten years in 1921, 4
where the custom prevails of re Chinese was this morning charged was heard to say: walking along the streets this burst, but before long wily Mr. ducing charges on a commodity before. Mr. R. E. Lindsell with re-Cos you've forgot all you ever morning in a really excited state Rickard or some other will com- one day and raising them on an turning from banishment. Asked knowed."
by the Magistrate why he had of mind; newspaper office tele, mence blowing up another for
come back after an absence of six Daughter This piano is real- phones have been ringing in them. They will watch it grow
years, the accused said that he had ly my very own is
isn't it, papa?...... cessantly and clerks have had to and grow, until it assumes
lost tract of time. Sub-Inspector And when I marry. I can take be placed on special duty to an enormous proportions and the
Vincent said the accused was san with me, can't 17- tericed to 20 strokes and 48 hours" Certainly my child. But swer Big Fight inquiries; bets mere thought of it drive them
detention for larceny fi 1917, and have been freely thrown around, into a frenzy. Then, when this The "Straits Times" of Septem. went to jail for four weeks In 1921 don't tell anyone; in might spoil and no-one wants to know what something which we will call a His Excellency the Governor, Sir years of age at the time of his first vi
aber 16 says for stealing Accused was only 12 your chances is happening in Canton, Shanghai, balloon has reached bursting Hugh Clifford, was a passenger in conviction. Sentence of six one of the naval seaplanes from months hard labour was passed by on the Yangtze or anywhere else point, they will all pay the
the aircraft carrier, H.M.8 the Magistrate.. except Chicago..
money for what?
Hermes, yesterday afternoon, Truly an affair that can agitate mast
burst again. And Mr. Tunney, when his second attempt at flying in Singapore proved more success- Hong Kong must be a momentous wil net another million gold do ful than the frie ventures A ut's ne
lars And 80 will M
On the former occasion he in one. And so it la Its bigne
tended to take strip in a French or whoever is in charge of the seaplane, but the sea, was FOʻTough almost staggers the imagination.
thats the plane almost capsized, Arrangements were made for
Buy This@timg/everything dance
sty again ward quite macothly.
h the pilot and plane
lowered
Says the "Straits Times":—- At a recent meeting of the Hong Braga discussing the question of Kong Sanitary Board Mr. J. P.
The inspector was paying his A black and white fox terrier monthly visit to the village the prices of fresh foodstuffs in dog owned by Pipe Major Mackay school. He examined the chil the local markets claimed Hong Kong was earning the unen- terday bit Mr. Mackay's 6-year-old knowledge, as was his custom, that K.O.S.B., Murray Barracks, yes dren in reading and general viable reputation of being the most daughter who had to receive treat and was very pleased with the
pensive Colony in which to livement at the Military Hospital. The know about Hong Kong is scarce Town for observation. Now what Mr., Braga does not dog has been removed to Kennedy answers he received, ly worth considering forshe has
After the last question had been asked and answered satis-
sidering that Mr. Tunney, as an-how do those 150,000 or so pecin public affairs since the days on a sampan in Catisëway Bay was looking slowly round on the
Sokliers Field, hese would
of
the
only, in these Municipal buildings P
other the next.
en
UP IN THE CLOUDS.
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