HONGKONG
PEACE
CELEBRATIONS.
DRAFT PROGRAMME APPROVED WITHOUT COMMENT.
The draft programme of the Hongkong Peace Celebrations, drawn up by the Executive Committee and published in yesterday's issue of the Daily Press, was approved, without comment, at i meeting
PEACE THANKSGIVING
SERVICES.
THE HONGKUNG "DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 5TH, 1919.
In view of His Majesty's Proclamation to-morrow (Sunday) will be kept as a day of Thanksgiving.
At St. John's Cathedral there will be Sung Eucharist ut 7.50 a.m.with [special intentions a Thunk-offering for
Pence.
At nama solemn. Te Deum will be of the General Committee, held at noon, sung and the Gloria in Excelsis. At this yesterday, in the City Hall... the service wents will be reserved for the Offer Administering the Government Judges, Members of Councils, Naval and
Seatholders will be accommodated as far as possible in the North and South Trunsepts.
DEMANDING MONEY BY
THREATS
A BOGUS POLICEMAN AND A BRASS-SMITH,
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, a Chinese was charged with demanding 8900 from # brass-smith by menaces,
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presided over an attendance of between Military Officers. Foreign Consuls and induced to buy it for 43 cents. The seller thirty and forty. The members of the their ladies. Executive Committee present were: Major Charnl. Ventris, the Hon. Sir Paul "Hator. 4'.M.G., the Hen. Mesars, C. Mlel Messer, F. R. Halifax, S. H. Dodwell. Las the Pak and Ho Fook, Mr. H. W. Bird, Mr. W. Nicholson and Mr. S. B. C. Ross (General Secretary). Amongst
Five minutes before I e'clock all seats, whether previously reserved or not, will be open to the public.
ARMED ROBBERS IN THERMS BARING HOLD-UP OF EUROPEANS. Great excitement has been caused in the Kuala Kubu district, F.M.S., "by the of robbers. gung. activities of a Their latest outrage is the holding-up of cur in which were two Europeans, Chinese clerk, and a gyes (
new
Some colour is lent to the theory that the Ferak gang of robbers is breaking up!
the countryside and distributing over (says the Malay Mail of June 14th) by recent events in the Kuala Kubu district, including the hold-up of Mr. H. L. K Grabera, and a raid on Kuala Kubu last night in which one of the robbers met his death. To take the story of recent events in their proper sequence, we may give further particulars of the former incidens.
Complainant lives at No. 8. Rose Lane, and on Thursday afternoon a man visit ed his shop and offered a spanner for sale. The complainant said he did not what a spaner, but was ultimately
then left the shop," and a few mipates later defendant and another tann, nut in custody, came to the shop and stated that they were in search of property stolen from the "Government. The sour plainant allowed them to carry out a search, and they discovered the spanner. Defendant claimed the property, and the
be a Chinese detective and arrested the At the Cathedral of the Immaculate complainant. The defendant then offered H. the Officer Administering the Conception a special service will be held to settle the matter for a monetary cun The complain- Government said that, since their last at 9.30 am, at which the Bishop willsideration, naming $500.
To this service the foreign ant informed the men that he did not meeting as General Committer. the otheinte. different committees which had been Roman Catholic Consuis and Officers are possess such a large xam. The defendant come out from the side of the road and! ap hinted had worked very hard in being invited. "A short sermon will be In the service of every Roman Catholic
thanksgiving.
The collection will be in aid of St.
blinded in the war.
those in the body of the hall were the Dunstan's Home for Soldiers and Sailors second man then represented himself to Secundan to Kuala Kubu, in the back of
Hou. Mr. W. Chithans, C.M.C., and the Hon. Mr. E. D. C: Wolfe,
devising a suitable programmie [er the elebrations. That programme was prac
preached.
On Monday last Mr. Graburn, accom- panied by Mr. Ellis, was returning from
the ear being his syse and a Chinese clerk. At 12.15 they were just past Batang Kali at the 33 mile, when Mr. Ellis noticed a man roading. As they turned the corner they saw five or six. Chinese
run towards the levelling revolvers and cut-down shot-guns. The car was pulled up, and, to ensure that it did not get
tically ready when a kind of" bamb Church there will be special prayers of he would go to some of bis friends and away again, branches were laid across the
shell telegram arrived, stating that, for various reasons, the celebrations in the United Kingdom were being held as near Thanksgiving Sanday as was compatible It had with the preparation of details. beat, settled that the "Home celebrations should all take place on one day-July 19th. He summoned the Executive Com- mittee at once, and they decided to abide by the decision at Home" as nearly as possible. Therefore they would commence,
At the Union Church a special service of Thanksgiving will be held at 11 a.m.
At the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, a Special Penge Service will be held at 6 P
YESTERDAY'S
SQUALLY
WEATHER THE TAIL END OF A TYPHOON.
It was the general "impression that
then replied that he would be satisfied with #900. Complainant told them that he had not any money in the house, but
collect the sum. The men were loath to road. The Chinese clerk was pulled out let complainant go out of their sight of the car (the two Europeans being and ordered him to send a servant. This meanwhile threatened with revalvers) and; was done. Meanwhile, the bogus constable questioned as to where the money was. asked complainant for 800, which was given to him, and he disappeared. The servant, instead of collecting the money informed the Polier, who visited the house and arrested defendant.
Defendant told the Magistrate that he was an ez-employé of the P.W.D. met the man who bad disappeared, and
He
A MENAGING ATTITUDE, The car and its occupants were thoroughly searched, the robbers' haul totalling a gold signet ring and a volver from Mr. Grabura, some $17 in cash, and the Chinese clerk's topee. A gold wristlet watch Mr. Graburn managed to cuncent when they were ürst held up
the local celebrations on July 18th. and Hongkong was visited yesterday by the was invited by him, to go to complain-During all this time the robbers kept up
object of the visit.
Mr. Lindsell sentenced defendant to six weeks" hard labour.
devote the whole of the next day (July tail end of the typhoon that was reportant's shop. He agreed, not knowing the 19thy to their continuation. This aed, at 11 am yesterday as being in rangement would enable them to carry latitude adeg: N., Yongitude 118deg. E., out practically the whole of the program moving W.N.W. at 13 to 20 miles per me which had been originally drafted.hour. (Applause.)
The main objects of the peace celebru tions were, Efat, to return thanks to Almighty God, and this would be done)
For the 21 hours which ended at 10 am. yesterday, 9.49 inches of rain were registered at the Olmervatory.
As a consequence of the aqually wea
on Sunday next; second, to remember ther which prevailed several sampans those who went from Hongkong to fight were overturned in the Harbour, and a
THEFT FROM THE "PEMBROKESHIRE."
SEVEN BOXES OF OWNERLESS
SINGLETS STOLEN. -
"
At the Magistracy, yesterday, a' Chin-
4 very menacing attitude towards the two Europeans, apparently discussing whether they had not botter be killed. They were remonstrated with by the Chin- ese dark, and apparently concluded that discretion was the better part of valour. "They then announced' their" intention of smashing up the car, when one of the number suggested commandering i This was done, the eight Chiness compelling the yee; to drive them to within a mile
the Empire's battles. This second object launch belonging to Messrs. W. 8. Bailey esd was charged with being in unlawful of Kuala Kubu, where they went down had been made a special Feature of the & Co. war stripped of its awning and possession of several singlets.
original programme, and he had hoped to entertain to dinner at Government House, on August 2nd, those men who left Hongkong to fight and were now back in the Colony. Owing to the new arrange: ments, however, he had been obliged to give up this iden for the present, but he did not despair of having the dinner at & later date. He had arranged, instead,
funnel by the force of the wind
Most of the local schools gave their pupils a half holiday owing to the wea in violence us the day wore on. ther, which, it was feared, would increase
The chair in which a gentleman was proceeding along Wellington Street waa overturned, upsetting the occupant. At West Point a sign board was blown down
abullock track to the right toward Bakit
Inspector Gordon stated that when the Pembrokeshire arrived in Hongkong itu, sending the car back to Mr. Gra
was discovered that seven boxes of sing lets had been stolen from her cargo. These singlets were consigned to Mesra Loxley & Co., but the firm did not want to prosecute defendant as the goods had not been delivered to them. The Godown Co stated that as the singlers had not
buro.
Meanwhile the latter and Mr. Ellis had been picked up by Towkay Sin Ban Joo's car, which had passed Mr. Gras burn's car with the robbers in it. Messrs. Geaburn and Ellis at once went to Batang Kali Estate and telephoned to the
after the robbery.. was on the scene in less than an hour
a reception for the foreign Consula, whoy the wind, and fell on a man, slightly been in their custody they declined to Kuala Kubu Police, and Inspector Riley |
would like to pay their respects, and for, the Hongkong men who had returned He would have at that
injuring him,
A heavy south-west wind, with much rain, is forecasted up till this afternoon.
The Dairy Farm Co.'s launch Dairy Farms
when returning from Lai-chi-kok, reception some of those he would have bad picked up three Chinese who were cling at dinner. "They had been asked to sending to the bottom of a capsized junk.
from the war.
in their names, and he hoped that none] would be omitted. (Applause.)
gested, but the opinion of every person in the Colony would be fully considered.
have anything to do with the matter. Some singlets were consigned to Jardine, Matheson & Co., but this firm declared
It was a pecuilar case, and the Police themselves anable to identify the articles.
were placed in a difficult situation. "The defendant was seen taking the singleta to a shop and was arrested. He first made
INCIDENT IN A TRAM-CAR.
[CONTRIBUTED. -
She was a slip of a girl, Portuguese, on would bave said from her general
There was one more matter that bad the excuse that another man asked him appearance. 'And she had a bright little
to deliver the singlets at a shop and face wreathed in smiles. The miles did
The next care of the Cominitte" was that the celebrations should be remember been considered the question of the crec ed by the children for a long time. Owing tion of stands so that people might wit demand 88, but subsequently be informed tot vanish when the ticket-seller came to the time of the year and the hent itness, comfortably, the dragon-boat pro- was impracticable to bold an open-air cession, and the firework aisplay. Per. the Police that he stole them from a ship.up and looked at ber enquiringly.
function. It was hoped that the opportu nity would be taken to present a medal to each of the children, also a bock con- taining war stories and a small sum of money. (Applaust.) -
Mr. Lindsell fined defendant $50. sonally he would have liked to have in
Another man, who was arrested in uninterrupted view of these items, and he | intended doing so. The invernment would erect two stands at the Supreme Court the hold of the vessel while wearing which, it was hoped, would pay for them one of the stolen singlets, was sentenced selves by means of the admission-fee it to three weeks' hard labour. was proposed to charge. As it had been thought that a large number would like
were made to the Committee. It was
no
One half," she said, with a cherubic grin..
The Chinese looked at her length of stocking, and seemed to divine that sho had left the tender age of twelve long behind her. "No can," he said abruptly. "One half," she repeated, with a stamp The ticket-sellor The stamp did it. OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN IN RACE- pulled out the yellow piece of pasteboard and tendered it to her, holding out his grimy hand for the five-cent piece.
And then the port miza discovered" that she had not five cents-or,
COURSE DISASTER."
The rest of the programme had been so to sit in stands, it might be possible to designed na to allow as large. a proper-allot sites, if suggestions as to the sitesA RICKSHA-COOLIE'S CURSES of her pretty foot... tion of the population to take part in it thought there would be the difficulty that us. possible. The original programme had there would be no responsible person in béen drawn up so that it would serve charge of the stands while they were being for the greatest happiness of the greatest erected, but he himself could see number, and it was hoped that the shortened programme would fuls that object. In hot weather people did not like being shut up in great cumbers that it was not advisable to erect stands. in building; that was' wby
î
difficulties.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Hit W. Bird said the matter of Mr. R. E. Lindsell, a Chinese rickshawas keeping it for candy. Perhaps, the stands had been discussed at a meeting coolic was charged with demanding more of the Street Lighting, and. Illuminating than the legal fare Committee, who had unanimously decided
Complainant, a Chinese gentleman, en- They did not think that the Committee gaged the defendant to convey him a should take any responsibility in the short distance and then tendered him 19 public meeting had been omitted. They matter.
His Excellency reminded Mr. Bird that cents, which was more than the legal fare bad had a public meeting with a num-
Ho ber of speeches at the Armistice. He people would have to remain standing The ricksha-coolie, however, demanded
from 8.30 p.m. till 11 p.,
made that it bo suggest thought, therefore, that it would meet would
known. that
.applications
The ticket seller was getting impatient.
I was getting curious. girl appear ed to be thinking "A blush came over. her face as he solved the problem
"One kiss, five cents she said, puckering her lips invitingly.
"No can," said the ticket-soller.
kisses i
ex Ono kiss from me, five cents," she repeated. And as an afterthought, "Two "No can," mattered the ticket-seller. I was the only other occupant of the ear, and I had to come to the rescue. The ticket-seller lost the kisses and got his five cente
"PETZL PIPE."
TROUBLE AGAIN.
another five cents. When this was refused for be used abusive language, attering, earses with their approval if speeches were cut stands were made by different people, the to the effect that complainant ought to out as much as possible. (Applause.) Government would endeavour to devise a
scheme of provision of sites where stands be lying in the Tung Wah mortuary, and The entertainment was intended to be as could be erected, and they could be made that he and his family ought to have! spectacular in character as possible. to pay for themselves the same way as the been exterminated in the Race Course are,
Mr. Lindsell fined defendant $10, with THE "GOOD SAMARITAN" IN Some misapprehension appeared to Government stands.
His Excellency then asked if all present the alternative of fourteen days hard exist with regard to the permanent had read the draft programme and it labour. War Memorial. The Committee had anyone had any alterations or amendi
At the Magistracy, yesterday. before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, à Chinese was charged received
a". number of "suggestions, ments to propose. There was no response and H.E. proposed, and the Hon. Mr.
with stealing a chicken. and athers
still coming in Chatham seconded, that the draft pro-
Defendant's excuse was that he wander- A Chinese was arrested for stealing a It had been decided to submit the gramme be approved The motion was piece of timber fzman tizter yard Ated into a farm-yard at West Point and the Magistracy be stated that he picked finding thy chicken's legs entangled in auggestions to the new Governor, when carried amid applause.
The meeting terminated after His the wood out of the harbour, Mr. Lind- a wire fence, released it and was arrested they would have the fullest consideration. Excellency had thanked these present for sell asked Sergeant Moore whether the for theft.
No," replied the ser Mr. Lindsell, believed the watchman's That consideration would not be of attending in such awful weather, and had wood was wet. hole-and-corner nature, as had been sug expressed the hope that the weather on geant. But I dried it" said the defen-statement that he saw defendant stealing the occasion of the celebrations would-be dant. "Fourteen days" was the laconic the chicken, and prased sentence of two batter.
comment of Mr. Lindsell.
weeks hard labour. (Continued at foot of next column.)
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