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FRIDAY, AUGUST 24,; -192
SESSIONS TRIAL.
LAST CASE ON LIST CON- TINUES TO-DAY.
|LONG CROSS-EXAMINATION.
PRAPS-P'RAPS NOTI
They had quarrelled seriously: Finally the wife declared angrily: The engagement Is announced
"I'm going home to my mother!" between Lieut. Kenueth Wales The last case of nine in the The husband maintained" his enlar? Beard, EN., HM.S. "Tamar," and August Criminal Sessions con- in the face of this calamity and Miss Margaret Elise, daughter of tinued in the Chief Justice's Court drew out his purse. Lieut.-Cd. L. G. Bird, D.S.O., and this morning, The case began "Here," he said, "is the money Mrs. Bird, of Hong Kong.
yesterday and evidence for the for your fare." Crown had not been completed The wife took it and counted it. this morning on account of the Then she faced her husband scorn- lengthy and detailed cross fully. examination by counsel
An unemployed house coolie, who was charged by an amah, employed by Dr. 5. Ef Dovey, with throwing
stones Into the basement of No. 1. Armand Buildings, to the danger of the inmates, was fined $15 at the Magistracy yesterday.
on
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Mr. Hin-shing Lo (instructed four Chinese of the fishermen |by Mr. F. H. Loseby) defended class who are charged with kid-
Jomph and his young wife had at: napping a man for ransom last contrived to get a house" of May 15, and unlawful detention. their very own. It was a rather
· The... Thaosophical Order of Ser-
The alleged victim's brother small house. When Joseph's bache-- vices an international organisation was questioned this morning as lor, chum, George, called to see for the helping of humanity along to the size, dimensions, etc., of a them he eyed the stately, mansion lines of practical brotherhood in boat he said he had gone on to the light of Theosophy, has ap-negotiate the amount of ransom. polated Mr. Herbert E. Lanopart
Case proceeding. of Hong Kong as Its Chief Brother for China:
A Chinese, who entered the first
floor of a house in Woosung-street,
Yaumati, a month ago, with feloni- ous intentions, but fell into the street after being surprised, was sentenced to three months' hard
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HIS HAT OR BID? AUCTIONEER'S REPARTEE AT
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a little doubtfully.
"Joe," he ventured,' "it's awfully small, Isn't it?"
Joseph had to admit this, but "Its smallness has advantages,” he defended.
"In what way?" queried 'George, it's so handy in the morning. If
"For instanco," replied Joseph,.
the postman calls early with an parcel, to lean out of the bedroom: window and take it from him."""
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"Is that bottle the only 'comolá÷ tion you have in the world?”
"Oh, no,
ma'am got another
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else- While on a ferry launch, at the where who are present at every VERY MODERATE COST, NOTE THE PRICE
Yaumatt Ferry Wharf yesterday, auction room in the Colony, wore one in my pocket.". two Chinese quarrelled, with the re-routed at Powell's old premises sult that blows were exchanged. this morning when the clearing- This morning they appeared at the out sale began, under the auspices Kowloop: Court before Mr. W. of Mr. Lionel Lammert. Schofield, charged with assault. The When two smart sunhats (for magistrate ordered both parties to put up a personal bond of $50 to keep the peace for a year.
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"Why," asked the Magistrate' severely, "did you strike your hus- band with a kitchen chair?"
"Because," said the Indy. "I" children) were put up, one of these couldn't lift the kitchen stove.""" habituees shouted, as is his wont:
Tuenty-fle sin!
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The hostess was talking to one of? her guests as the two sat on the lawn listening to the chimes recital..
"Beautiful, aren't they?" "Pardon," inquired the guest.
they?" -
Spectator: "That refores looks as: Mr. Lammert immediately retort-if he'll get into hot water when the if a sort of recurrence of their We regret to record the death of ad:-Time you changed that one match is over." "good luck has come to them in Mr. Pang Chun-sang, who had, for of yours-referring both to the
Local Supporter: "He won't; it's twenty years, been compradore in customary bid and the bidder's all arranged. He's goin' into the the shape of a more or less con- the steamers of the Hong Kong, dilapidated headgear. tinued influx of Chinese into the Canton and Macao Steamboat Co.
horse-trough." Tactics Pay. Overland China Mail. Colony, owing to the unsettled He was 51 years of age and lived in Prices were "dirt cheap" but state of Canton and other places, Lee Yuen-street. The remains were still the auction room family ghosts such by no means justifies the placed on board the 5.8. "Lungshan" failed to score, Squads of ladies yesterday afternoon for conveyance of all nationalities were there to exorbitant and, in some cases, to Canton for burial...
outbid them for anything worth outrageous increases. As Mr. Ho
having. The ladies: became "wice A demonstration of fire fighting with experience." They let the Iu states if food and rent further with the Automatic Carbonic Acid habituees make the pace early on, increase it will be almost im- Dry Fire Extinguisher, "Total," so to speak, and came into position possible for many to continue will take place at the Hong Kong towards the end to snap up the business in the Colony.
Fire Brigade, (General Station bargains. We regard his recommendation Compound) Des Voeux-road Central,
on Tuesday, August 28, at 5.30 p.m. "China Mall" man looked in there, Jimmy was invited to a children's”. to the Secretary for Chinese when a meter, car in perfect run- he saw a box of babies' rattles goperty, and on the table among the Affairs, to the effect that a Board ning, order and condition will be for less than a dollar and other odd-other good things stood a glistening of Arbitration to settle disputes set on fire and extinguished with ments for less. Some of the stuff strawberry jelly. The vibration of
the motor car model, "Auto-Total."
fetched good prices. on rent should be formed, as
passing traffic caused it to quiver" and shake. quite sound, and we trust that some such body will be formed. It is perfectly clear that both in regard to rents and
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COLONY.
Two Chinesa seamen were yes- terday charged before Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis- tracy, with the unlawful possession food of 29,000 "My Dear" brand and
prices are altogether out of 24,900 "Three Star" brand
巍
of the cigarettes.
During the few minutes that n
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"I say, they're beautiful, aren't
"I'm sorry," roared the guest, "but I can't hear a word for those blinkin' chimes."
Presently, when Jimmy's turn came to be served, the hostess gold:" Vi you have some jelly.. Jimmy 7?"
"No! thank you," said Jimmy": promptly. "It's not dead yet.” “
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General: "Confound you, sir, why"- don't you be more careful?"
Army
dressing this letter to the Intellig ence Officer, you have, addressed it to the Intelligent Officer. You. should know there is no such person. in the army."
proportion. There may be cigarettes, on which duty amount-
While on "pawn shop" duty, a sound reason for rents ing to over 3216 had not been paid. Chinese detective entered one of the
After a great deal of excitement;- The cigarettes were seized by establishments in Waterloo-road, RENT AND FOOD IN THE of new buildings being higher, as Revenue Officers on board a sampan yesterday and saw a Chinese anden- the Smiths had managed to catch
labour and material are to-day lying off Cheung-sha-wan early on youring to. pawn
the train, and were now installed in 3 ring. ⚫somewhat more expensive than Wednesday morning. Fines of $300 The man asld that he had the carriage, thinking of the things We were glad to note that at they were, say, a dozen years ago, three months' hard labour, his Wor-smith's shop. He was taken to the
each were imposed, or, in default, bought the ring from a gold-they had forgotten.
Suddenly Mrs. Smith shrioked: the Chinese General Chamber of But the increase of either by no ship remarking that he was of Yaumati Police Station, where he "Oh, Harry, I forgot to turn off the Commerce meeting, on Wed- means justifies the extortionate opinion that the defendants were was given an opportunity to find the electric heater." nesday, several letters
were prices that are nowadays quite not the principals in the smuggling alleged goldsmith's shop. He then "Never mind, dear," returned her read from Chiness residents, calmly demanded. It is high time
said that he found the ring while he husband. "Nothing will burn, for The writers complained of what that something should be done to The Duke of Connaught, who has where he was formerly employed.
was sweeping the floor of a house, I forgot to turn off the shower"
bath!" they, with good reason, termed put an effective check upon what been suffering from slight nasal This morning he appeared before the "extraordinary increase of is little short of being cailous trouble, continues to make satisfac. Mr. W. Schofield, at the Kowloon rents" to which they have had rapacity,
tory progress. Sir Hedworth Mear Magistracy, and pleaded guilty, is making excellent progress and no A Chinese, dressed in to submit of late. The increases, As for food, we are of opinion further bulletins will be issued, clothes, appeared as complainant mean, sir: "What do you it seems, range from 20 per cent. that there is much less justifica- The Countess of Limerick, who is The Magistrate: What is the General: "Why, instead of ad- to 60 per cent. and it was stated tion for the increases that have is progressing favourably. She had
• serfously fill at Hall Place, Bexley, value of the ring. that in some instances the in- been gradually manifesting them a good-night: Mrs. Annie Besant,
Complainant: $2.50. A fine of $20 with the alterna- crease had actually been "100 per selves more and more during the who has a severe chill, is about the tive of 3 weeks' hard labour. was cent. or even more.". We have no last ten years. There is uni- same, says a London paper to hand. Imposed. reason to doubt the accuracy of doubtedly good reason for im- these statements, and, judging ported foods being more expen by the fact that some of the sive, but local foods are: now- letters involving two members of adays being sold out of all proper the Chaniber, were actually pub-tion to their original cost of lished in the Chinese Press, it course if people do not agitate would appear that the Chamber against such an unsatisfactory Riso does not doubt their a state of affairs, it is unlikely that curacy. It is good that such the producers are going to reduce grievances should be ventilated, their prices. The vast majority ag it is intolerable that of residents can do little or no- this rack-renting tendency of thing in the matter, which is one certain callous class of obviously for the Government; property owners should be and it is more than time that allowed to pass unnoticed. We something were done. The rente have, and all decent people must in this Colony are, in very many lave, every sympathy with instances, outrageously high tenants who are at the mercy of particularly in the case of build- such rack-renters, and we think fngs erected years ago while that the least they, (the luckless the ordinary foods in the local tenants) should be content with markets have been increased should be the writing of such many cases, out of letters us they have written to the to
Chinese General Chamber of stated
Commerce. They should.
endeavour to have them' publish
ed; with as many ails as pos Bible, in the Chinese Press Some thouses wereť
scarcer
n they are to-
some
Ding as