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DOCKYARD MOUNTAINEERS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1927.
MOTOR FATALITY.
CHARGE AGAINST INDIAN CHAUFFEUR.
P'RAPS-P'RAPS NOT!
ACTIVE.
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A PAINFUL DESCENT.
DEATH OF CHINESE GIRL.
[Contributed).
To-day'a query: Where were the Sharpshooters Company during this morning's pitched battle?
In the Central Police Court, be- The air around the Electric Shop fore. Mr. R. E. Lindsell, yesterday, in the Hong Kong Royal Naval afternoon, Sandi Khan, driver of
An elderly Scot was one day Dockyard to-day has been fully Mr. C. Bernard Brown's car, was walking over a Scottish golf links. charged with electricity, the reason charged on remand, with the man- His knowledge of the game wus being, that on. Sunday four adven- slaughter of a Chinese girl. There limited, and after seeing consider- turous spirits braved the rocky were also two other subsidiary able quantitica of turf being die- climb to the summit of a New Ter- counts of refusing to stop when placed by the mighty efforts of called upon by the police to do so, several players, remarked to him-
riteries Peak---,
Proceeding by motor to the foot and of driving in a manner danger- self:-
of the Peak, the four stalwarts ous to the public.
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tackled the climb in dead earnest, The accused pleaded "not "I hae heard that gowf is a led by a seasoned guide-William guilty" through his solicitor, Mr. grand game, but I canna under- | Cole, a specialist in "Alpine" climb- Len d'Almada e Castro, Snr. stand what the wee ball is for."
ing Wiliam in bulk being well The prosecution was conducted suited to the rigours of the task, by Inspr. Alexander of the Traffic The Browns were expecting a bul not some of the others. Department, with Mr. R. A. Wade- visit from their pastor. It was the with the result that anxious eyes son also appearing to watch the custom of the latter to ask the small kept glancing upward, and queries case on behalf of the owner of the children of his flock three questions- such as, "Bill, how long before we car. got to the top"; "will there be a drap in the bottle.when we arrive" All to which replied "Excelsior," and pushed on ahead.
Drunkennese Not Alleged.
-their name, age, and, to test their
Mr. d'Almada asked if it was al knowledge of right and wrong, he leged that the accused was under, asked them where bad little ebil- the influence of drink.
dren went. Mary, the young One member of the party sat on a Inspector Alexander: We are not daughter, had received full instruc- rock, and expressed a desire to re- going to say that he was drunk. We tions from her parents and was - rain there until the party came will say that he had been drinking. quite ready to answer the questions. back that way again, but was gently Inspector Peter Grant said that
The minister arrived, and asked: reminded of the "tigers" in that on report being made to him of "what's your name, little girl?" region, and decided to choose the the accident, he went to a garage at lesser evil and continue the climb. No. 485 Queen's Road West. Here' In her hurry to display her Eventually the summit was attain-be found the accused, a woman,, intelligence, Mary answered: "Mary, ed, the glorious view that met their and two other Indians. The ac sir; five years old; go to hell." gaze quite repaid them, for their gused had on a driver's uniformi
exertions. A young lady and gen cap, and when questioned said that Sympathiser: What's "the matter? tleman seated on the very top, he had returned from a drive, giv, Did you have a fall?
Landlady: Now, Mr. Smudger,
looked very cool, much to the ing the time of his return as 8 p.m. Limper: No. I went to sit down astonishment of the four gallants. At witness's instigation, the as on a park bench last night and it
After much needed rest, the used endeavoured to start the en- was a shadow. party decided to return by a "short gine with the self-starter, but the cut," the Pilot "Bill" mapping the engine did not fire. Finally, he course out on the chart, but alas came to witness and said that he for the chart, either the sun was could not drive the car as too strong, or something had gone was no water in the radiator.. wrong with the compass, for anon! Witness was able to discern that last landlady made me do both. it was evident the party had lost the body of the car had been knock- their bearings, and found them-jed out of angle. Both headlights! selves in a sea of grass..
Husband (out of work) to wife: were damaged, the glass of one be I hope I shall get a job.
there, you'll have to pay your bill or leave. Artist: Oh, thanks awfully; my
Twilight was fast approaching, ing smashed and the other cracked, ernment should help with the ma-ahead and trust to luck, so with one back. The radiator was pushed out, what we shall do.
there was nothing for it but to go and the supporting frame pushed! Wife: I hope so, or I don't know chinery that is necessary, and voice they cried "Excelsior," the of position, and the bonnet twisted Husband: Never mind, my dear, should, on occasions, exercise its
Pilot leading on.
and dented. Both front mud- we may be riding when others are One of the party in trying to guards were also bent. He also walking. influence with the parties to take emulate the goats, jumped a ravine, discovered a further dent in the
but found his watch and chain rear mudguard. suspended from a branch of a tree, and had to jump back again to re-
but
some
Dumage to Car.
Inspector Grant said that
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Wife: Perhaps so. Let me gee,
it's the bearers that walk.
the gone to bed. a piercing wail, fol- Camc from their was room. Their mother hurried up. wihi com-
Marjorie (crying): Mary hit me in the stomach.
a proper.course." Here it may be added that the suggestion to hold these conferences was primarily cover it. Owing to the shortness Questioned by Mr. d'Almada,} After Marjorie and Mary had
of stature one member of the party damage to the car was consistent lowed by sobe made by a group of influential in-kept losing himself in the long with the theory that it dustrialists, and the fact that the grass which abounded, and meetings have progressed so not seen, was the cause of
boulders which could be felt, the brought about by collision human beings. It was not satisfactorily is entirely due to "mild" language.
patible with a collision, say with A small stall was hailed
Mother: Mary, why did you hit à. hard object, or with damage pro-i .with the common-sense co-operation of delight by all, and the "Alpinists" duced through being knocked with Marjorie in the stomach? the employees' leaders. In no way regaled themselves with Chinese would have left scratches.
a porter's bamboo-pole, 28 this Mary: Well mother you don't this "peace in industry" Sarsaparilla of a doubtful age, but
think I'm going to get up and turn movement a Governmental child-streams that flowed down the mounly the violent nature and location
serie preferred to drink the pure of the Mortuary, described minute to hit her, do you?
Dr. Alexander Cannon, in charge on the light just to ace just where tain side, where, in the words of the
quench their thirst."
Was
ling.
of the injuries which included
Inspector (visiting 5th class of
To return to the Minister of Psalmist, "The lions and wild 0860s fractured and crushed ribs and a certain school): Tell me what this
first
However, all things must come to raptured spleen. From the fea-
the board
Labour's eminently apposite statements, in the
end at some time or other, and tures presented, he visualised the means (writing on eventually, after a painful scram-girl to have been in a standing L xxxx). pláce he pointed out that bling descent the party reached the position, when she was struck in Without a moment's hesitation a Great Britain was
the lower regions as dusk began to fall, the right side of the back by the small girl sprang up and answered
Fortunately, a good Samaritan; then carried by the momentum "Love and kisses, sir!"* greatest figure in international came along and the travellers avail for a little distance, forward and ed themselves of a lift in a motor cutward, until she fell and Was over by the wheel of the car.
run
"Waiter," said
the customer,
trade and that our industry was, lorry preferring to be jolted to BA broken forearm suggested the after waiting fifteen minutes for his in proportion, much more dis-jelly, rather than do located by the war than that of "padding the hoof." anymore instinctive gesture which a person soup, "have you ever heen to the
pressed himself as "highly pleased" save herself from a fall.
One of the party at least,
on being thus struck would make to zoo?" ex- with the day's exploit, but the
The hearing was adjourned. others preferred to reserve
their bodies were more settled." opinion until their minds and
other countries. He also pointed out that our overseas markets were more essential to us than our Whilst little in the way of com- Home markets because of our fort is to be olitained from any need to buy the bulk of our food review of current conditions in and raw materials from abroad. China, and more particularly so.in | In order to expand this (and the regard to the prevailing feeling Home) market it was necessary in the neighbouring Provinces, (1) to reduce the costs of pro- with which our own commercial duction and (2) at the same time and social well-being is closely maintain the standard of living, alled, some satisfaction may be and he believed that this could be felt at the progress at Home of done by making industry as effi- the movement, aiming at bring-¡cient as possible. To attain this)
P.S. There is a vacancy for a Apply "Electric Shop," Guide, used to grass cutting Naval Dockyard, Hong Kong.
Royal
TO-MORROW.
A 'MURDER ECHO,
DECEASED AGED WOMAN'S ESTATE.
"No, sir," replied the waiter. "Well, you ought to go. You'd enjoy watching the turtles whiz past you."
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William: The horse was goin'. Teacher: Don't forget your "g.". William: Gee! The horse was goin'.
THE SEYMOUR ROAD CRIME.
Local estate to
Nurse was conducting little Betty the value of $200.200 was left by Mrs. Tang hand to help her up a step.
home from a party, and took her
COMING BACK.
PASSENGERS ON THE "MOREA" armed robbers who broke into No. "how sticky your hands are
Teang-shi, alias Teo-kiu, the old lady, who was murdered by four "Good gracious, Betty," she cried, 4 Seymour Terrace on Juty 9. "So, would yours be," replied ing together the main components the parties of industry-capital,
Probate of the will has been grant- Betty serenely, "If you had two The P. and O. s.s. "Morea" is Queen's Road, Central, to Mrs.
ed to Chau Hee-nin, merchant, of meringues and a chocolate eclair in of the industry, the executive labour, and management-would due to-morrow (Thursday) about Tang Wu-shi and to Tang Man-your pocket." and the worker (or, better to de- have to co-operate intelligently, board are many local residents re-will. Power is also given for mak- noon, and among the passengers on nin, the executors named in the
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fine them, the employer and the as they were doing. In this con- turning to the Colony after a visiting a grant to Tang Man-chiu,
Girl (to unwelcome third party)? employed). Because of its specta- nection he agreed that the less Home.
I hear you have got lots of prizes fourth executor named in the will for long distance running, Mr. cular appeal much publicity has politics entered into the matter Passengera disembarking here in- upon his attaining the
age of Smith. been given to the march of Scot- the better. The value of a sin-
twenty-one years.
All the bequests are of a familyer I have collected a few pots late- Local Athlete (modestly): Well Welsh unemployed cere effort in the direction of in-two children, Mr. and Mrs. G. Bird, is left to be perpetually employed Lish and
Mr. and Mra. A. Anderson and nature and one share of the estate miners from their home towns to. dustrial peace at Home-such as Master Bird, Miss M. L. Bulloch, as an ancestral worship fund. Londen, but the impression likely the above undoubtedly is-must Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Chapman, Miss
to be gained from this isolated in- stance that capital and labour in Britain are still at loggerheads is an entirely erroneous one. Never within living memory, in fact, have these great forces been closer together in practice and ideal,
be apparent to every thinking per- F. A. Cousins, Mr. and Mrs. W. MONEY BY MENACE. 200, and we are reasonably sure Coyeh, Miss E. Coyah, Mr. W. K. that the outcome of these con- Cockranie, Mrs., M. Caswell and child, ferences in London and other big infant and ayah, Mrs. Fielder and centres will be awaited with infunt, Miss. Fielder, Mr. and Mrs., eagerness, and hope.
J. Ferguson, Miss A. Ferguson,
FOR HOSPITALS.
FURTHER LIST OF DONATIONS.
SANITARY DEPARTMENT COOLIE JAILED.
ly.
Girl (sweetly): We'd just love
you to show us how you did it.
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Lady: We have come to see the house you have for sale,
Owner: Yes, but. after reading the advertisement of it in the
It.
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Miss C. Ferguson, Mr. H. R. For-was yesterday charged before
A Sanitary Department coolie paper, we have decided not to sell syth, Mr. and Mrs. B. Guest, Mrs. Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central H. F. Gerrard, Mr. and Mrs. R. Magistracy with demanding Counsel: Was the defendant's air, Diseassions intended to pave
Hancock, child and nurse, Miss Han-money by menaces from hawkers when he promised to marry you, cock, Mr. G. T. Haslam, Mr. C. B. in Cross Street on November 28, serious, or one of levity and jocular-. the way to complete peace in in-
Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Misa The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice G. Lee, Miss M. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. some of the hawkers, it appears
From the evidence given by ity? dustry have, as the British Wire- Memorial and
Plaintif: All ruffled; air, with Affliated Hospitals J. M. McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. A. that some stalls were arranged 'im 'aving run 'is 'ands through it. less Service has told us, been held acknowledges with thanks the fol Marks, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mycock, under the verandahs in Cross from time to time at the Mansion lowing donations to the funds of Master G. Mycock, Master E. My Street, and that the accused ap- House in London,
the Hospitals:-- Leading re-
cock, Mr. W. M. Millington, Mr. E. proached 60 of the stall holders Little Dolly: But you don't un- presentatives of employers and Mr. Li Hoi-tung.
Kwong Sang Hong. Ltd...$ 100.00 F. Mendham, Mrs. McCormack, Mr. and demanded ten cents from derstand French, do you, Billy?
100.00 and Mrs. C. E. Mott, Col. and Mrs. each, threatening that if the and mum talk French at tea, I know, Young Billy: Rather! When dad employed have invariably been Mr. Leung But-yu.
100.00 McLaren, Miss McLaren, Mrs. E. money was not forthcoming, the the only participators, though Mr. Tang Chi-ngon 100.00 Ossorio, Sir Henry Follock, Lady stalls would be aprayed with I'm to have medicine. occasionally a responsible official Mr. Au Shun-cho Mr. Kwok Slu-nu
100.00 Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. Peoples and Joyes fluid and water when the of the Government has sought to Mr. Tsol Kung-po
100.00 Infant, Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralston and houses in the street were cleaned Mrs. Jone: Are you lost, little assist them. Such was the case Mr. Taol-Yat-ho
100.00 Infant, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Reeve by the Sanitary Department on boy?
50.00 and two children, Mr. and Mrs. P. the following day.
Billy: No! Boo, hool But I've at a recent conference, when Bir Mr. Tool Wal-yau
60.00 W. Ramsay, Mr. J. Shewan, Miss Some of the hawkers paid the found a street I don't know. Arthur Steel-Maitland, the Minis
Mr. Chan Stu-hing
60.00 M. J. Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. ten cents, ter of Labour, made a statement Mr. Ma Wing-chan
Mr. Leung Ying-kuen 50.00 Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
50.00 Thomson and child, Mr. F. G. Led for the defence, made a frank HELPS THOSE HARD COUGHS. on the subject of industrial peace. The Sincere & Co, Ltd. 60.00 Wheeler... He expressed himself in "com Messrs. Lan Ken
50.00 plete general agreement" with the
Compradore Department
Temperament is the substance of Banque de L'Indo-Chino 50.00 things howled for, the evidence of speeches made by employers and
things unsecured.-Los Angeles employed, and added that “a Gov-
$1,100.00 Times.
Totar
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Mr. Lea d'Almada, who appear- admission that the accused did
The danger of influenza is Its ten- demand the ten cents, but this dency to develop into pleurlay and was done at the request of other sumonis. Stop your cold before Sanitary coolies.
reaches this danger point and for the cough and painful, wheezy breathing, Sentence of six weeks' hard la- take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. bour was passed
It is for sale everywhere.