CANTON NEWS.
October 1st. SEQUEL TO THE ARREST OF THE STUDENTS.
As a sequel to the arrest of the students ad the request of several big companies, large crowdy if people are to be seen
SPORT.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY
THE ATTITUDE OF ST. JOSEPH'S
COLLEGE.·•
PRESS, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 2ND,
THEFT OF JEWELLERY. MAN AND WOMAN IMPRISONED,
A the Magistracy, yesterday, Chinese was charged with stealing jewel- lery to the value of $937, and his wife was charged with receiving the same,
Pur sporting correspondent * Per- starting in "frway of the companies' pre-aminan writes:-Having invited comwell-knowing it to have been stolen pises, alsbough many have been dis munications from those connected with
The woman stated that a pawn-broker the Games Section of St. Joseph's College, visited her hause and gave her the valus wrsed, shaping everyśne who comes out.
The people and the students have held denying the truth of my assertion that oables for safe-keeping, promising to re- public meeting in the Tung Yuen of the Kowloon players had been got turn next day. This promise he did not Cardeal and passed resefations to continuent. "I rast perforce take the letters which fulfil. He had threatened to strike her to struct the importation of the appeared in your yesterday's issue low-grade goods antil they are all arrest having been written in good faith. It will
now suffice to say (1) that guy, informant The M.Ps, the members of the, Provinwho unfortunately for me prefers to be cial Assembly, the journalista, and other People have conounced their intention, to boyrort the big companies,
THE PIV! GOVERNORSHIP.
anymous, still insists in spite of Yan Langenberg's reported statement to the contrary that the Kowloon player was approached by one or the other of the two. It is state that the question of the gentlemen who found publicity in your Civil Governorship is to be settled short-hening yesterday or by someone else very by by the appointment of the Treasures intimately connected with the College: Ya Winkeni, to the position. Shum Ming-ton, the Director of the Canton Samsul Bailway, is, to succeed in the
Treasurerchia,
MILITARY AFFAIRS.
Bigg to a fire at the military sheds used by the gaurds of the Military Govern ment a very large quantity of animuni- him and several machine guns destroyed.
were
Lareirate in the past.
if the informed the Police.
Sergeant Ingham said that he searched the house, and the woman showed him her husband's photograph: On saking the photograph cut of the Fraine he discovered number of pawn-tickets corresponding to the property which had been stolen.
Complainant, a woman. said that she left the jewellery on the dressing-table in her cubicle while she went out to take her breakfast Ch her return she found
(2) that this same in formant I know to be the jewellery had been stolen by some slightly connected with St. Joseph's Col-body who hurt broken into her cubicle age; and (2) that he has been invariably from an adjoining cubicle. The tenant of the floor had since abscond ed. The male defendant used to be a frequent visiter to the absconder's house, and was there when the jewellery was
stolen:
Mr. Smith sentenced the man to six months hard labour and the woman to three months.
Is view of'a mastifying reference to my favourite team.” in the letter signed Captain. I think it necessary to state that, if I have any favourite team at all, it is the College team, who I genuinely admire for the placky football they play Luk Lariching the new Defence Com-ed fast year. 1-dig not intend to say any. missioner of Yamchow and Limehow, has thing which might be construed as an reported that he is about to go there to attack on the t'ullyge team, but I do know assume office,, Luk, it will be remember.
that the tactics of some enthusiastic sap-FOOD ed, was the most famous chief of the porters of that team have not always been robbers" along the West River and a
what we call good sport." reward. of $20,000 was offered for him rest by the late Dowager Empress. He has been a military leader for several years, and is appointed to his present position by order of General Luk Wing- ting
CHİLĮTARY HATTERA,
Aamun
LAWN TENNIS.
FINAL OF SHANGRAI"MEN'S DOT'SLEA
CHAMPIONSHIP
OBTAINED BY FALSE
PRETENCES..“
A FOWL THAT WAS - FULL OF BONES."
At the Magistracy, yesterday, a thin- ese was charged with obtaining lood at a restaurant under false pretences and with assaulting the proprietor.
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the proseen
tion.
The anal of the Men's Doubles Cham- pionship, played at the Cercle Sportif Francais on September 25th." between Messrs. Sheldon and Pott and Mr. Tous saint and Capt. Barrett, resulted in a winComplainant' stated that defendant and for the former by 3 sets to 1, the scores: reading 2-6, 9-7, 6-1, 6-1.
It is said that many of the military Lulers have recently, the to 'Canton at the invitation of the Tuchun, to"httend special military meeting which is to be shortly.. held in the Tuchun's Several battalions of thekiang rpops, aho were sent to reinforce the Fukien Loops by the "Peking Government, have
ecently surrendered in the Canton farew· - they have not been paid for months.
The Jaders in Swatos have reported that the Fukien Tuchun, Li How-ki, has ordered his troops to prepare for war Large ensignments of arms are being transported to Amey by gunboats, and other preparations are leang made by .. troops in the front line.
-THE INTERNAL PEACE CONFERENCE,
Wong Yap tong, the chief of the Nurthe ern jeäce envoys, is still rejected by the Southerners, so that the Shanghai confer
Tong Shiu
ney cannot. le resumed. Chief of the Southern envoys, has tender ed his resignation and has returned the sea of lice, and certain documents to the Military floverment.
HE TRAMWAY CONTRACT.
It is fated that siner the Provincial Assembly has been chosed the protest against the tramway contract has weaken el, many of the members leaving Canton on holidays.
'The contractors are consulting the Directors of the Municipal Council with regard to the laying of the rails on the
new rords, the construction of which must he, completed on the due date..
FISH HAWKERS' FEUD
TWO MEN STABBED.
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THEATRICAL DIVORCE CASE MISS MAND FANE FIGURES AS THE RESPONDENT,
In the Divorce Court at Melbourne on August 20th.. reports the Brisbaar papers, Edgar Warwick Goodchild, theatrical managèr, sught a divorce from May Goodchill, better known by her stage name, Maid Fane, on the ground of "mis conduct by the respondent with Robert Peel, who was joined as eo responilent.
There was no appearance of the respon-i dont, on es respondent, who it was stated, had istimated that they did not intend
defend the suit. The marriage took place by special licence at the Registrar. General's office, Hongking, on March sth... 1913, the petitioner being at that time 29, and the respondent 23, and they finally separated in 1917,
William Moncrief gave evidence that he seevich the papers on the correspondentat Lenon's Hotel. Brisbane, on November th, 1015. The respondent was present The corespondent asked when the case would come on, at the witness replied about February. Caxrespondent said that he would like to have it befure then, s he wanted to leave the country, and to be married before he went. He said, I am going home: I am entitled to my jestate when I get back, em reaching the Fage of 21" He said that his birthday
Was un. December 2nd
Mr. Justier Casen: Then this young man seems to have been an infant when he was served with the papers,
David Abraham (solicitor for petitions er) said that on October 2ird, he served the papers in the swit at the Grand Hotel, Melbourne. When she received the papers said.suppose Fought to Ye sorry, but I'm glad.'
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A deere ni was granted with costs against the co-respiondynt,
The evidence of the, petitioner, which was taken on commission in December last before he left Australia on theatrical business, was put in,
HANKOW'S TRADF.
MARITIME CUSTOMS REPORT
. FOR 1918,
The Maritime Custers report on the trade of Hankos for the year 1915 mica- four other men came to his resturant and tions the difficulties encountered owing to ordered a meal, which was served. When the shortage of freight. The foreign tea a bill for, 81-92 was tendered, defendant trade was the hardest hit during the war. and in view of the large disappearance of said he had no money. When pressed this staple export, it says much for the for payment he asked witness to follow adaptability and possibilities for future. bim downstairs Witness complied and expansion of the trade that the port had been able to maintain so good a position then defendant told him That's all
in spite of such as aggregation of trou One of Bles. The feeling of instability during. right; I have no money now," the party offered to pay, but defendant the year under review might be gauged piece goods arrived: from Hound, having threatened to strike him. Witness called from the fact of a large quantity of. out for the Police, and was struck by de-been hurriedly re-shipped owing to the fradant. The other nien ran away.
The defendant stated that he refused. to pay the money because the fowl served
Mr. Lindell sentenced
defendant to
The Colony seems to be suffering from an outbreak of feuds between different classes of Chinese. About two months ago the rattan-makers attacked each other with fatal results; then followed a fight amongst Jarding's sagar factory hands: the next disturbance was between chair and ricksha enolies, resulting in a couple to him was full of bongs. of broken heads; and now there is trouble amongst the salt fish-hawkers. On Tues-four weeks' hard Inbour on the first day afternoon a gang of about so strong rushed into a saltfish dealer's store and started a fight. One foki was stabbed in the arm, and the proprietor had his head cracked with a bamboo. Ibe Police dis persed the mob and arrested the two'ring- leaders.
Yesterday morning a fresh outbreak occurred. A number of men mobbed un- Father fish-stall and stabbed a Joki rather seriously in the back. the injured mac being removed in an ambulance to the Government Civil Hospital. The Police made five arrests.
The two men arrested on Tuesday were charged at the Magistracy. yesterday, with assaulting the proprietor of a fish- stall.
charge; and to pay a fine of $10 on the second charge, with the alternative of fourteen days" hard labour.
-PORTUGUESE FINED FOR GAMBLING. CELEBRATING HIS SON'S BIRTHDAY.
At the Magistracy, yesterday, br- fore Mr. N., Smith, F. Andrade, a Portuguese, ning Chinese men and three women were charged with gambling" on the first floor of No. 15, Belcher Street..
Mr. Leu d'Almada, who appeared for Andrade, stated that his client was the Inspector Mudonald stated that on Monday morning a salt-fish hawker went caretaker of Soares & Co's, godowns and to complainant's fish-stall and ordered salt fish
the valge of $10. The com- resided at 10, Bellher Street with his wife | plainant executed the order and was
then and family, A number of people visited told that the Esh would have to be
as it was his for another day, when hawker would Andrade's house on Monday,
the proprietor sail with the money.
son's birthday. According to custom, they demanded conta
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security, and the all indulged in a little gambling. THE DAIRY FARM, ICE AND COLD wker refused to pay it. He
but returned to the shop on me, Andrade in a peanut shop.
the other defendants were employed by STORAGE CO., LTD.
accompanied 850 from
by a gang of 70 or 80
A Police-sergeant stated that when he and
the prop stating that he had
entered the premises be found Andrade insulted.. of the fah-se
and the others banker," to acting as whereupon one gambling comply with the demand, hered
COMPANY
REPORT.
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The report of the directors for presenta tion to the sharabolilers at the twents third yearly meeting on October 11th
Went
away
All
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danger of hunting and incendiarism. The year could not have been a very proñtable one for the native merchant, business having been to di:eumscribed, and great difficulty having been experienced in bringing goods down from the interior!
wing to disturbed conditions.
TIs.
The revenue mounted to Hk. 961.25, a decrease of Hk. Tls, 199,270. The beavies: decline was in export daty.
ÎN
Iroin
this amonnang terik. Tis 300.040 The imports of reign goods, direct and Hx. Tls. valued at were const-wise, 53,296,8%, a decrease of Hk. Tis 1,04,635 In compared with the previous year. cotton pieve goods there was a fulling off under most hearings. The importation of American kerosene oil fell off by wore That G00 gallons, while Sumatra and Borgen Lils showed a decrease For the. of first time on Record the importa Somatra all showed an increase on that from America. The heavy decrease in toonage Kerosene was largely due to
hibitive freights.
There and almost Wns IN
during the year for erottins, principally Japanese for packing purposes.
The experts of Chinese goods abroad and
including re-exports, amounted to Ilk. Tis. 115,969,451. Owing to the decrease in the number ut ocean going vessels visiting the port, the direct shipments abroad further windled to Hk Ts. 10,044,027. The export of ot mons shrunk to almost insignificant dimensions, but raw cotton showed aa advance of 262,957 pieuls, the increase. being largely
accounted for by the de- being mand from Japan. War conditions gave impetus to the dried egg trade, especially demand ten from Great Britain was limited to. 3,000,000lbs. during the year, and this amount could be supplied from the old stocks of 1917. Although the position of the China tea market was more hopeful at the end of, 1918, it was by no means remained closed.
as the European Russian market
value The of Chinese produce imported amounted to Hk. Th. 32,032,143, a drop of over seven million taels. In regard to shipping the total number of entries and INDIAN CONSTABLE CHARGED,
clearances was 15,324, with a tonnage of The actual decrease in the At the Magistracy, yesterday, Ahamed Khan, an Indian constable attached to steamers wax 15, and the balance of the the Royal Naval Yard Police, was charged coal junks of small size. The British flag shortage represented principally Chuchow with stealing 40 sovereigns belonging beaded the list with a total of 2,354 CUTTON AND YARN MARK ET.
another Indian constable.
Complainant stated that be placed theatrics and clearances, the Chinese com 'to add 820,000 to eattle reserve; to Mears. 8. D. Setna & Co. of Hong- transfer to fire and typhoon insurance kong, in their market report covering sovereigns in his box, and on September 208 next with a total of 1,919...
the period from 1nt. to 30th September 17th, discovered they were missing. As a fund, 85.000; and to carry forward state
result of enquiries he suspected defend
*$4,867.15.
COTTON-There is nothing fresh to reapt of stealing the money. He informed The market is bare of stocks. Inspector Churcher, and defendant's box Nominal quotations: Indian, at 10 tow searched, the sovereigns being dis
The President of the National Assembly $55 per picul; Chinese, at $45 to $55 per covered in it.
to Field-Marshal Sir E. picul.
Defendant stated that the sovereigns presented INDIAN YARN-During the early part belonged to him. Complainant was tell-Plumer, on August. 12th., a scheme for
the reform of the Constitution The following steamship sales were re of the period under review our marketing a pack of lies,"
It demands self-govern
passed by parted in August:-The Sunderland ruled weak and sales were reported at
Inspector Chureber stated that defend the Assembly.
Gov- & civil Appointment of a steam ex d'alonne, 4, oil cans, gross register. low rates; Intterly the market har vent had told Commander. Hodgson that or, à Comfitution embracing the dual built in 1900, was sold for £200,000, as covered and prices show a good improve he had no money except one sovereign and or artis
male auf- compared with £68,750, at which she ment of.85 to $7 per bale all round. a few centa,
frage, the removal of ecclesiastical dis Bales are reported, of, about 7,800 bales,
abilities, the abolition of class distinc The West Hartlepool steamer Arachne comprising about 4,500 bales of No. 10 of 3,898 tons grows register, built at West 1,500 baler of No. 12, and 1,800 bales of
Lions, and a democratised Benate. Hartlepool in 1912, was sold for £100,000, No. 205. Unsold stock is estimated at and the London steamer Thyen, of 2,420) about 5,000 baler: sold but uncleared tons gross register, fetched. £85,000. stock about 20,000 bales-
tites:--
The profit for the year ending` July 31st, 1919, with the "amounts brought forward from last accounts, after writ ing off $18,001.14, for depreciation and bad aud doubtful debts, and providing for directors' and auditory fees, amounts to 3200,807.15, from which it is proposed to pay a dividend of one dollar and fifty cents per share, absorbing $175,000.00;
SALES OF STEAMSHIPS:
changed hands in 1816,
of the defendants stabbed IL fok in the Mr. Smith said that he was satisfied while the other defendant struck the that Andrade had acted as "banker," bamboo while the rest were gambling. He fined on the head with a histles were
blown the pen Andrade 850 and the others $2 each.. WE ras sway, but the two defendants were arrested. Inspector Macdonald applied for a remand as he wished to keep the men in custody so as to prevent any fur- ther trouble.
Mr. Baith remanded the case.
Defendant replied that he could call a witness to prove that he had bought the sovereigns at a money-changor's establish- ment
Mr. Lindsell remanded the case.
K526.693.
MALTESE DEMAND FOR SELF- GOVERNMENT.
the
Sanction for a new Constitution can only be obtained by Act of the Imperial Farliament.
1915.
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