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Chinese And A Young Unmarried Girl
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Successful Concert In City Hall
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That the case was more one of The Chinese say that in order British H.T. Batteries (Ever-elopement than kidnapping was the to regain one's youth, one must
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young people, Smith at the Kowloon Maglatracy After attending the Boy Scouts' on Saturday, when Tang Fuk Coming-of-Age concert on Saturday (26) an unemployed Wal-Chownese, night at the Theatre Royal, we are bouring an unmarried girl under 21 great deal of truth in that. The was convicted on a charge of her beginning to think that there is a
without the consent of her father, Scouts years of age, Wan Tai Tai (18) large audience present at the Boy at 12, Causeway Bay Road, on De cember 14, 16, and 16.
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The alternative charge brought ingainst the defendant was that he caused her to be taken away from the lawful possession of her father on December 6.
Offence Admitted
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concert were literally transferred to another realm. Mundane troubles and financial not problems did
worry them. childhood day's All lived over again, and all were infected by genuine laughter.
The items on the
programme.
In reply to the two charges the were excellent, and the large num- defendant admitted that he had ber who turned out to give the taken the girl to his house without young folk the "glance-over" were the consent of the father.
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The Magistrate took that as and pointed out that he thought it dancing the hornpipe and singing usual Chinese custom for a man shanties. The Rev. N. V. Halward, to ask the consent of a girl's as the ahantyman, was true to parents before taking her away..
type. How he produced a three- Mr. H. R. Butters, Assistant day old whisker must remain a Secretary for Chinese Affairs, pro- secret, but His rendering of the secuting, said that the defendant "Blow the Man Down," "Boney was a foki to the girl's father in a was a Warrior." "Shenandoah.": cotton quilt shop, at 36, Woosung "Bound for the Rio Grande," and "Shiver me Timbers" were really good.
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Again you are confronted with Gift Problema. Every Stamp Collector has a Special Corner in his heart for Gifts in the Stamp Line Gifts that last (and incidentally increase In value) and nothing else is more appropriate or appreciative, whether the amount is a Small One or a Large One, something in the Stamp Line will be found quite suitable. We have a large variety of Stamps in the Packet and Collection Une, ranging from $1 to $500 collection and packet.
Evidence was then given by the father and the harboured girl, at the conclusión of which his Wor- ship passed the above remark.
"Very Wrong of You" The Magistrate told the défen- dant that it was very wrong of him
The Grand How!
Then came the Grand Howl by the Wolf Cubs. These little fellows were very business-like. They took things so seriously that
to have taken the girl away from the audience could not hold their her father without the latter's
aldea together with laughter. knowledge.
After the terrific howl, little
It was stated that two days be-Jimmy came on the stage seiling fore the defendant left the com-the "China Mail." Two street plainant's employment, the girl was arabs went up to him and asked missing.
him the everlasting question:
Detective Sergeant Fowlie peared on behalf of the police.
The defendant, on conviction of "How mach money he had." the harbouring charge, was fined Jimmy was an honest boy and told 850, with the alternative of one them what he had made. No soon- month's hard labour.
er was this said than the two ur- ap-chins set upon him.
Four little Cubs came on the
and scene
rescued promptly Jimmy. Two got hold of the naughty urchins, and two render- ed first aid to Jimmy. The band age was tied in quite a masterly fashion, and then Jimmy was car- ried away.
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Little John, Member of the Band,
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of banishment sipce 1904, Leung sailants? No, they were not treat- Fai was at the Kowloon Magistracy ed brutally. They received a Edward, young outlaws ..C. Dragon. on Saturday before Mr. T. S. Whyte fatherly talking, and then were in-Godwin, young outlaws Smith charged with disobeying the vited to join the Cuba so that they An Old Man Deportation Order, having been might mend their ways, Of An Old Woman...Chan Fook-hung for life. sent away from the Colony last year course they jumped at it, and turn- The Priest of St. Giles
Wong Wing-cheong. ed out to be good boys!
Two Judges...Tam Tak-leung, Lee Hau-kwong, Outlaws and Guards:-Ip Chee-chuen, Midland Champion Francis Zimmern.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, stated that he was only pasa. ing through Hong Kong on his way to Slam.
He did not think it was an offence, The Magistrate pointed out that the defendant was convicted for bur- perglary last year and banished, and previous to that had returned from deportation four times. For the last occasion he got 11 months and 12 strokes of the birch.
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-Sentence of twelve months' hard labour with 24 strokes of the birch
was passed.
INNOCENCE
Girl Told Not To Do It Again
Jungle Dance
was
After treating the audience to a jungle dance and showing the way how the Union Jack made up, the Cubs staged a box- ing bout, which had Dempsey and nouncer, quite a little fellow, must, Tunney beaten hollow.
have learned his business from Mr. Brook.
The an
Little Bruiser Sheldon, the the Peak; and Pete Morris, Champion of the Dog Kennel at mosquito weight champion, then
out.
Yeung Tsun-chung, A. Zimmern, F. Brown, Lam Yeung-hee, Chan Fook-hong: Tam Kam-pui, L Kam-lim, J. Youngsaye, Yeung Taung-luk, A. Hunt, H. Hunt, Ni Taoi-tak, Ya Wing-lun, Tsang Fook, D. Hunt.
A FREE FIGHT
Scrimmage In A Chinese Gambling Den
took the ring. Bang. went the first blow and Pete received the fall brunt of it. He did not see TOO MUCH COMMISSION! "red"! Oh no! After playing "possum" a bit, he landed out a
That the defendants' excuses of straight jab and caught the little having to pay too much commission Bruiser on the chin. A melee en was very improbable, was the re- A Chinese man and a young girl,ing potion.
sued, and both received the sleep-mark made by Mr. T. S. Whyte- They were counted Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy cleven years of age were both at
on Saturday, when two Chinese were the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur-
Japanese fencing, by the Japan-charged before him with assaulting day before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smithese Troop, was amusing. Instruc- two men and a woman at a ground charged with the unlawful posses tive and laugh-provoking. They floor house in Canton Road. sion of saven mace of raw opium at certainly did not handle arch A Detective-Sergeant stated that Shanghai Street.
other with velvet gloves. The this place was a very well-known Sub-Inspector James pointed out thick bamboo descended' all over gambling den and was frequently that although the girl was carrying each other's body and many a bad visited by about 50 to 100 Chinese the illicit drug, he was quite sure it wagging the participants receivevery day... belonged to the man, and would cd. therefore ask for her discharge, ne
A very pretty scene was her mother was a cripple and could seen when the 2nd Kaloon Com-action of the police in quelling the pany of Girl Guides rallied around casualties. As it was, the assault- atray, there might have been some
not come to Court.
There was a "free fight," and
if it had not been for the prompt
It was stated that the defendant their Camp Fire. Then followed ed persons had been badly hurt, as was probably taking the oplum home the Maori War Cry of Welcome the result of being hit by Iron span to the house of the little girl's Folk Dancing, Indian Club Swing- mother to prepare it for her to ing and Chinese Action Song. ners.
amoks, as she was an invalid.
The Magistrate, in telling the girl that she was discharged, warned her not to do it again, and she was not to carry any opium for anybody.
VACCINATION
St. John Ambulance Brigade
charge-bý
His Worship Aned the defendants
These items were all well recsiv-310 and $5 each. At the request of
ed.
"Sonny Boy".
A little "nigger" boy came on the stage, dressed in ölaner jacket and with his tie arranged in the same manner as Al Jolson.
He Imlated this world renowned sing- er in the part he played in the "Singing Fool." He sang "Sonny Boy" to perfection and his Ameri- can twang was flawless...
Next came the. Nigger. Minstrels
Detective Fitches, the defendants were bound over to keep the peace.
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Visit To South Africa Postponed
Rugby, Saturday. The following bulletin was issued
The weekly vaccination return of
last night from the London re- the St. John Ambulance Brigade delighting the audience with all sidence of Lord Byng of Viry, shows that the number of persons the latest Broadway hits,
whose proposed departure for South vaccinated-free of
The full company then took part Africa yesterday was postponed members of the Ambulance Brigade, in the play, "Robin Hood. Each swing to a setback in his progress: up to and including Thursday, boy acted his part to perfection, "Bronchial Catarrh and fever con- December 19 is-
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