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CHINESE JUSTICE
Orie case of enterle fever (British) was notified yesterday.
Carrying a chicken by its wings led to a Chinese woman being fined So at the Kowloon Police Court this morning.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929.
MEERUT TRIAL
TWENTY-FIVE PRISONERS HUNGER STRIKING
COMMUNIST AGITATORS
·P'RAPS
PRAPS NOT!
Meerut, Yesterday. "By Jove, old man, you've lost a Twenty-five prisoners in the Comlot of hair since I last saw you."
No, I haven't lost it-it just came out so I threw it away."
The preacher in St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on Sunday mornmunist conspiracy case are hunger ing will be the Rt. Rev. C. R string-Reuter. Duppuy, D.D., Bishop of Victoria.
SPANNER-SENSE”
USER'S WANT OF JUDGMENT
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"Mother, shall I run out and post this letter?" asked a little girl of six
It'a
years.
"No, child. certainly not.
At the Kowloon Court to-day a villager was fined $5 for allow ing his dog to be abroad without à muzzle, while, another was fined $5 for keeping his dog without a Many of the repairs that have pouring in torrents, and not fit for
a dog to be out to be executed on, motor vehicles! are entirely due to want of judg-
father will go."
licence.
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of doors.
Your
A fine of $200 or, two monthsment in the use of apanners. There jail was inflicted on an unemployed is a type of man to be found in Landlady: I'm sorry the chicken Chinese by the
most workshops who can be looked soup does not seem very good. 1 Kowloon Police
on as the last man to use any part showed the new cook just how it Magistrate this morning, for pre-of the equipment, such as a vice. should be made, but paring a quantity of opium at the tool-holder, or a lathe, &c., owing seem to have caught the idea.
she doesn't 1st floor of 430, Shanghai Street. to the extraordinary force with Boarder: I think it's the chicken
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are in
A cheque for $1,025, drawn in his which he tightens anything he she seems to have missed. favour on the Hong Kong anded up requires à piece of tube with handles. Anything he has tighten- Shanghai Bank, was reported by which to lengthen the leverage of abroad, in the spring, we
"Yes, in the fall and winter we go Medhi Khan, a warder of Victoria any ordinary spanner before any Gaol, to have been lost by him average man can loosen or undo it. Bermuda, and we spend the summer yesterday whilst he was in Mosque Such a man is a nuisance in a work-in our little home in the mountains Street.
shop, and is the cause of much down at Asheville." breakage of bolts, &c. Naturally, "Oh, 1. see; 30. you live in. Six weeks hard labour was the this applies also to the
Asheville, then?" sentence passed by Mr. T. S. Whyte-driver, but in his case it is largely
"Not at all; whatever gave you Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy lack of experience rather than an that peculiar idea? We live in New this morning on a Chinese for the exhibition of brute strength.
York." theft of a camp bed from a seaman In going over cars one has often on the s.8. "Helican," lying in the found bolts and studs originally harbour.
sereved 20 threads to the inch, lawyer: "Your fee is exorbitant. It The disgusted client said to his which, after having been handled
owner
A tre of $10 was imposed on each by heavy-handed men, will show a didn't take you a day to do the of four Hakka women. by Mr. T. S. pitch, of 18 per inch when measur-
work." Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Magised with the screw gauge, and in "It is my regular fee," said the tracy this morning, who pleaded some cases, bolts have been over lawyer; "I am not charging, you for guilty to charge of trespassing on strained through the improper use time, but for the cost of my legal Government Plantation No. SC. at of spanner until their effective education." Custom's Pass.
diameter has been reduced to half "Very well give me a receipt for that of the original area. -
the cost of your education, so that
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Western conception of justice,
Posted by the Military authorities In the case of big-end bolts, and the next man won't have to pay for inhumanly unjust.
as deserters since September 3, those bolts and studs upon which it too." For a crime Lance-Corpis. W. Wallis and A. the security of the steering de which is not even proved by the Glazier, of the 2nd Battalion the pends, the consequences of having There was no doubting the fact production of circumstantial King's Own Scottish Borderers, in use a bolt so weakened may be that the young man was very angry. evidence, let alone by direct evid-have been arrested by the Police very serious. It is here suggested But the motor cycle dealer was used
that mechanics and drivers should to stormy scenes, and handed over to the Military. ence, Anderson was sentenced to
and he merely try and acquire some knowledge of smiled. "And when. I bought that two years' imprisonment. We In a report to the Police, Capt. tightening up bolts, and avoid the er, "you said that if anything broke what pressure should be used while bike," continued his angry custom- are quite ready to believe that the Hignatt of the 3.5. "Nellore," lying use of too long a tommy-bar when within six weeks you'd replace it." best of Chinese prisons are not at the No. 5 Kowloon wharf, stated using a box spanner.
Apart from
The salesman nodded. "Yes, sir," humanly fit to receive
am.the danger of the heavy-handed a Euro- yesterday, a thief atole from his man, there is the man who will say he agreed pleasantly. "What new pean; the food, the liberties and cabin, during his absence, 185. 6d. in that he has thoroughly tightened parts do you require?" lack of restraint of the jailers, English money and a silver cigarette all nuts, but when examined they "Several," declared the young
are
What а
that between
3 and 9.30
man.
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case worth $20, horrors only too easily
will all be found to require another
"A new ankle, four front
imagined, To surmount this,
half-turn before they can be called teeth, and a funny-bone." Charged with the unlawful properly tight. Anderson is forced to share his possession of 603 po piu lottery "Spanner senge" appeals to come Mrs. Arris (seeing sky-writing cell with three Chinese prisoners, tickets valued at $900, a Chinese naturaly to some, whilst others for the first time): "Lawk, Mrs.
woman pleaded guilty at the Kow- ver seem to acquire it The use 'Iggins, wot be that?" delightfully sadistic toon Magistracy to-day and was of the spanner is, at some time or method of increasing the pri- fined $75. The tickets were order-other, necessitated by every car that 'ere wireless caught fire, I'll be Mrs. "Iggins: "That'll be some of
soner's torment!
ed to be destroyed.
owner, except, perhaps, the favour bound." ed few who never drive themselves The Chinese are an inconsistent
For injuring a lad with an opium unless accompanied by a chauffeur, people. It is excessively difficult ripe picker, a Chinese bricklayer and the sense of using it is one that and bewildering to reconcile a appeared at the Kowloon Magistracy should be cultivated by all.
In connection with this matter, race capable of producing men lad had entered his house at 4 a.m. too, is the importance of using the like Chuang Tzu, who said in 200 to see his daughter. The man and correct sized spanner for each must get out as much as possible."
who takes a 9in: adjustable span
to-day. He complained that the
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I go as a general servant, but I Maid (seeking new post): "Yes,
don't cook, or wash, or sew, or wash
P or clean shoes, or polish, and I
Registry Office Official: "But you.
Maid: "That is all you know-
B.C. "a gentleman never strikes the lad, were each bound over in/Particular nut. Obviously, the man will never get a post like that."
a man
when he is down," and personal bends of $50 each to keepner to screw up a in. nut is noti
Defrauding
a
AN AQUATIC PERFORMANCE
wreck of
ventured
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A
'The woman looked surprised.
a trans-Atlantic liner, "Certainly!" she replied. "What-
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the peace for six months. that great teacher and idealist.
too highly possessed of "spanner have already had five in six days.” Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with the spirit
Sze Che-wan,
sense," of 148, Когда of revenge and pitiless injustice loon Tong.
For four hours had the woman appeared at the
remained in the Kowloon Magistraty this morning, which occasionally peeps out from for having allowed his brown dog The incarceration of Mr. Ander-
shop. She had visited every department, and wor- behind the mask. That, it is not to be at large without a muzzle and the films is apt to be comfort spending a penny.
The life of those who act for ried most of the assistants without son, a Russian employee of the Chinese Maritime Customs Ser-
in league with the aims and for having kept a brown dog and a
At last one of able as well as strenuous. Miss them black dog, respectively, without a ideals of the new China is a hope licence each. On the first charge Elstree in the production of a film you shopping here?** vice, who was sentenced to two
mild protest. Ellaline Terriss is engaged years' imprisonment recently on
at "Madam," he asked, politely, "are with which we heartily concur; his Worship fined the defendant $5 which has for its central idea the charges of receiving bribes from
it seems a ghost of the past, still and cautioned him on the other. haunting the decaying body of opium smugglers, has shocked
the old Empire. European residents in China. We
The sub- Reclamation
a grocer's shop in and the process, as may be imagin-ever else should I be doing?""
For a moment the assistant hesi- Street by ordering ed, is a moist one. hope that the case, together with conscious mind of the Chinese goods to the amount of $1.95 and
Much of the filming has. for tated, then blurted out: "Well, details of the so-called people is still girded by the Great then giving his address as
reasons of State to be done "by madam. I thought perhaps you. night, and it involves much water, might be taking an Inventory." will be
in Wall; a moral complex which per- fictitious number established
Shanghai for which Street, brought an firmly in the minds of the Euro-mits the survival of prejudice Chinese before Mr. T. S. Whyte-
no non-wetting sub- unemployed stitute exists.
A child, whom Matthew Arnold When Mr. Seymour Hicks learn- pean delegates when next they against "the hated foreigner.”
Smith at the Kowloon Police Courted by telephone of the adventures wrote of certain words which he was examining in grammar, once meet at Geneva to consider the
When China comes to realise this morning. On pleading guilty of his wife he bought a pair of found hard to classify under their appeal of China for an abolition that now she has entered the
he was fined $10 or, two weeks' jail, indiarubber fishing waders and 01 extra-territoriality
proper parts of speech; that they rights. economic struggle in which the Notice has
sent them to her by specialmes were thrown into the common sink been given to the senger. Little, one imagines, did The Anderson case is the worst nations of the world are engaged. Registrar of the
following forth Miss Terriss suppose,
which is Adverbs." when she possible advertisement for the she must welcome and not coming marriages:-Mr. Malcolm was leading lady at the old Chinese, and shows a lack of antagonise the peoples of the ley-terrace, Taikos, to Miss Marion years later she would be standing the way, I am told there is an Morrison, shipwright, No. 3, Stan- Caiety Theatre, that nearly forty Visitor (to Swiss guide): "By nobility of spirit not in harmony Occident, she may be regarded as Robertson, Newton, Ardvasar up to her waist in water at extraordinary echo to be heard just with the disarming human-
fitted to entertain foreigners street, lale of Ekye; Mr. Eduardo Elstree..
here." ttarianism of Dr. C. C. Wu, without the precaution (not a Union Insurance Society of Canton, Mr. Bavin, New South Wales should think it is, sir! Just try Guilherme da Luz (clerk in the
Guide: Extraordinary! Why I Anderson, because he is a flattering one, to Oriental honcur, Ltd.), of No. 2, Peace-avenue, Premier, who has just returned now. Shout, "Two pots of beer' as Russian subject, has no extra-it is true) of extra-territoriál Homuntin, to Miss Olga Maria dos from a visit to Britain, whilst loud as you can, sir." territorial privileges, and no one rights. This can only happen Remedios (of the Advertising & of opinion that Australia has no Visitor shouts. A pause. Then: can intervene on his behalf. Had when we are assured that she will Publicity Bureau), No. 17. Nanking- reason to fear any departure from Visitor: "The sound doesn't seemr
the traditional attitude of the Im-to come."..
he been the subject of a great Power enjoying extrality rights and Consuler protection, or even a German subject, we venture to think that the Chinese authori ties would not have dared to play such an ancivilised farce.
No,
ne is a helpless, defenceless Russian, and everyone knows how just now the Chinese detest the Russians! What an oppor. tunity for showing contempt of Russia, and for cracking a ains ber little joke about extrality for the discomfort of the white man! The fact that stirs the indigna tion of Europeans is not that Anderson is a Russian, or even that he is European; but that his trial was, according to the
faithfully adhere to the demands
of her legal statutes and not con- vict aliens by the same methods
perial Government towards the Guide (with winning smile): Dominions, regrets the anaunce "No, air, but here comes the beer!" ment of Mr. Snowden to abolish Empire preference.
street, 2nd floor, Kowloon.
QUEEN'S COLLEGE SPORTS as were prevalent in the fan Queen's College will be held at the The annual swimming sports of Dynasty China has not nearly south China Athletic Pool, on
When Mrs. Muggins fell upon completed her work of national Friday, (to-morrow) at 2 pm, the United States complain of the Mudville decided to hold a raffle. A
Crities of army expenditure in hard times the kind-hearted folk of.
reconstruction on the lines as laid when Mrs. A. R. Sutherland will millions of money set aside for good number of tickets were dis down by Dr Sun, but she is present the prizes.
maintaining scores of army posta posed of, and finally Mudville's oldest hastening to commit acts which 25 Yards Small Boy's Rate garrisons which the taxpayers are
The following are the events throughout the country. Fifty inhabitant was asked to hand over
his modest tanner. ill become her present prestige. (Classes 7 and 3) Two Lengths now called upon to maintain are, It
"Wha for?" he queried. As a famous Chinese philosopher Free Style) (Junior) Two sald, not needed for utfonal
"A ticket for a raffle," has said: "You cannot eke out Lengths (Free Style) (Senior), defence, and have no military value.
"Raffle! Wha's the raffe for?". 100 Metres (Free Style) (Junior),
"For Mrs. Muggins!'! ermine with dogs' tails.”
100 Metres (Free Style) (Senior).
An interesting point of law was "What am I goin' to do wi' Mrs. Two Lengths (Breast Stroke) decided at Bow-street Pole-court, Huggins if I win her, eh?” (Junior), Two Lengths (Breast where a man was charged with in-
Back Stroke) Stroke) (Senior), Two Lengths curring credit by false pretences. Anxious Mother: "And is my. left singapore last week for Indis Lengths (Back Stroke) (Senior), friends at a Westend restaurant, Very,”
(Junior), wo for food consumed by two of his boy really trying!" Tired Teacher: daughter in Calcutta. She expects Team Race, Master's Race, Class defendant had suficient money for to spend a month's holiday with her Diving Long Plunge, Small Boy's who left without paying, As to be back in Singapore during the Team Rate (Jaalor), Class Team his share of the bill he was die first week in November.
Race (Senior), Old Boy's Race missed
Madam Kelvey, with her daughter,
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when I married you.
He "You were no spring chicken.
She "No: I was a little goos2.