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THE COMING NATIONAL YMCA. CONVENTION AT TIENTSIN.
TUESDAY, MARCH IND. 1920.
QUARREL LEADS TO DEATH. ASHAILANT CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
murder but after perusing the statements of the Palico the Crown Solicitar in structed that the charge should be altered. to that with which he now stande charged.
SON DELEGATES EXPECTED. At the Magistracy, yesterday after What is expected to be the largest and Roch, a Chinese was charged with the most important convention of the YM.C.A pasiaughter of a compatriot, at First of Chins ever had ja to meet in Tientsin,The man was originally charged with
Bircet on February 18th. April 1st to 6th The occasion will be a ralebration of the 24th anniversary of the founding of the Y.M.C.A. in China.
Tientsin," where this convention is to meet, is also the city in which the first Y.M.C.A work began is China. The pioneer secretary, Mr. D. Willard Lyon, arrived in Tientsin in 1805. Early in 1896 two more sxcretaries ware added, Mr. Robert Gailey, now of Feking, and Mr. Robert Lewis, formerly of Shanghai and now general secretary of the YMCA in Cleveland, U.S.A. Mr. F. S. Brockman, recent visitor to Hong kong, also came to Chins in the lattar part of that year.""
Delegates to this Convention are ez pected from every province having Young Men's Christian Asscelations There are now 29 city associations and 159 student associations, the total membership being more than 40,000. Over 800 delegates are expected from 18 provinces. Special travelling rates are being secured by the
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PASSENGERS AND PIGS: INTERESTING. MARINE COURT
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CASE
INTIMATIONS
the Marine Court, yesterday,ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. before Capt Basil Taylour, R.N., Chung Shing, the mastor of the 16. Su rick, wca charged with
(1) Eaving unlawfully carried 25 head of cattle on board the vessel, Hot having the regulation space-14 square foot per head, as laid down in the Regulations of Hongkong. (3) Having unlawfully carried on board the steamer 108 pigs, not having the regulation deck space-3 square feet per head at 3.90 p.m. on February Ist, 1020.
fendant, who pleaded not guilty.
Mr. E. J.. Grist appeared for the do-
the calves was only half that required by calves. Of course, the space required by
stated that the net was committed during Inspector Macdonald, prosecuting, a fight between deceased and prisoner, February 18th. deceased, prisoner and jover a little boy. About 1.30 pm on two others were in a cubicle at 52, Firat street and prisoner anked a boy to gomitted that there were 25 cows and 3 Mr. Grist, said that the defendant ad- ous and pawn a cap for him, sa be was short of money. The boy refused to do as he was told, as the man had on a previous occasion slapped him. A few minutes later decased asked the boy to Pawn jacket for him, and the boy readily agreed to do this. He went to the pawn-broker and receiving 40 cents, be returned to the house. When the boy left the premises prisoner went down stair, and apparently waited for the boy, struck hint. Deceased heard about it and and when the lad returned prisoner told the boy not to be afraid of prisoner
Ex-President Li Yusa Hung, who, as as he would stand by him. This ovi- private citizen and as President of the were passed. A quarrel ensued and the dently annoyed the prisoner, and words country, has always been sympathetic to chief tenant of the house ordered the wards the Y.M.C.A., will welcome the combatants out, telling them to fight on delegates in person at the Convention the streets. The two men went out, the Headquarters He is also to give an prisoner arming himself with a bamboo- opening address at the first meeting of pole and the deceased with a broomstick the Convention. Since his retirement In the street the altercation was restined from political life President Li has spent and the weapons were freely used.
cows. It was the same story in regard to the pigs. He had 100 pigs and 74 young pigs, weighing between 8 and 10 catties each. These latter were in crates,
P.-c. Butcher said that he boarded Sui Tick on February, 1st and counted 11 passegers, 58 head of cattles, and 180 pigs all on the lower deck. The bad to climb over all the cattle" to go cattle were packed like sardines and bo from one end of the boat to the other.
of chickens and fowls. apper deck There were a lot of crates He took no nots of what was on the
cabins in the lower deck. All the cabins were on the upper deck.
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most of his time, in Tientsin. He is Prisoner was seen to strike deceased' on which could be carried on the ship. The will be sold in small lots.
Bustaning member of the Tientsin Y.M.O.A., and bas spoken from the Association platform & number of times;
Sir John Jordan, H.B.M.'s Minister to Peking, was also being counted upon Acne of the speakers, but His Excelleney will be leaving China before the Conven-day tion meets.
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Invitations have been extended to many of the prominent men of China, and the following are expected to participate in the Convention
Hon. C T.-Wang
Hon. C. D. Tenney, acting United
States Minister to China.
Mr. Chang Po Lang, President of
Nankai College Ticntain.
Hon. C. C. Wang, Chinese representa- tive of the Chinese Eastern Railway of Siberiad
MET. C. Yen, Managing Director of
the Canton - Hankow
Bailway, Changsha Division.
Mr. P. W. Kwo, President of the Nanking Normal Training School.
Mr. C. C. Nich
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the head on no less than three occasions. When deceased fell to the ground in an Deceased was taken into the house where nconscious condition prisoner ran away
informed the Police, be remained unconscious, and his brother moved to the hospital and died the next Deceased was re- Prisoner was then arrested. Dr. To stated that death was due to fracture of the skull.
Mr. Smith remanded the case till this afternoon.
MAN KILLS HIS CONCUBINE- MONEY THE ROOT OF THE TROUBLE
place was full up all were fully grown coxswain gave him the number of cattle cows; there were no calves at all. The
and pigs-180 pigs and 39 head of cattle. This was in writing
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Mr. J. Macdonald, Marine Surveyor, said that, allowing for 11 passengers at 9 square feet each on the lower deck, there would be 414 square feet for live stock. This would accommorate 29 cattle and 1 calf, or 133 pigs.
Mr. Grist said that, on their own show- ing, they were in excess and he did not think it necessary to go further into the matter: The master was a new man, and Iniently. He had been on the ship four be asked that the defendang be dealt with months and had not registered his engege-
ment
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The Magistrate imposed a fine of $75.*
Amation was created in Wai E Fong on Sunday afternoon when the new spread that a Chinese had shot, dead his concubine as a result of a quarrel over monetary, trouble The Police were in- formed of the incident by the daughter of the deceased woman, and immediately DARING PIRACY OFF LAMMA visited the scene. The dead body which
lying in a pool of blood, was removed to the Public Mortuary.
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-WOMAN KILLED; BOY KID- NAPPED.
The story is that at 1.30 p.m. on Sunday Right Rev. L. H. Rcots, Bishop of the man visited the house and asked the
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woman to give him some money. cd, whipped out a revolver and fired three refused, and the man becoming infuriatums 18and on February 23rd, was She daring piracy, which took place of shote at bar, woman's head and she died instant- One bullet entered the
azilant disappeared, taking with him aneously. An alarm was raised, and the the revolver.
Among the visiting delegates expected from other countries is Mr. K.T. Paul. Mr. Paul is an Indian who has received the bighest educational training it is pos- sible for the British Government in India to give. Mr. Paul is the National Secre tary of the Y.M.C.A. of India.
This Convention will be one of the most notable gatherings of the leaders of young men in the Orient. The theme of the Convention will be China of To "Morrow." Further accounts of the com-
SECRET SOCIETY DISCOVERED SMART WORK BY WEST POINT POLICE.
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by another boot in which were three men was anchored off the laland, was attacked. It appears that a fishing boat, which
who were armed with choppers. They attacked the mistress of the boat with FRENCH LESSONS choppers, killed her and then threw her the boat, stealing all the valuables and body ever-board. They then ransacked kidnapping a little boy whom they now hold for ransom
Inspector Macdonald and a pouse of ARMED ROBBERY AT PRAYA
ing Convention will appear in the Daily constables, stationed at West Point, were Press from time to time.
EAST GODOWN KEEPER VICTIMIZED,
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DAIRY FARM NEWS FISH FISH FINNAN HADDOCK FILLET HADDOCK
sacressful on Sunday in discovering the beadquarters of a Chinese Secret Society. Being apprised of the fact that a number COTTON AND YARN MARKET.
of persons were frequenting a house in An armed robbery is reported to have First Street, a strict watch was kept on taken place in a godown at No. 16, Praya Mesra Pulishwalla
the premises and when the Police, assured Eset, on Sunday. and Kotwall, cotton and yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in society, made a raid they found fifty-five that it was the headquarters of the their report dated March 1st, state:--
It appears that while the godown- persons, including a woman, who was the keeper, his wife and son were conversing Since our last report on February 4th chief tenant of the house. The members, in the dining room a knock was heard at by str. Sanyola, cur yarn market re it is stated. were getting ready for a the front door. The son opened the door mained dull during the first part of the least, following upon which they were to and two men and a boy entered the pre SALT interval but latterly a brisk demand from have Chinese music, They were all mises. The men were carrying daggers the interior, together with the kein desire on the part of Chiness buyers to make complimentary purchases about the be ginning of Chinese New Year, have great ly strengthened our market and, with a sudden rise of $5 to $10 per bale, good business has passed in about 3,000 bales.
The constant heavy fluctuations in rupee exchange on India is greatly die, turbing our yarn market as it is very em- barrassing both to sollers as well as buyers in transacting forward business.
At the close the tendency is firm. Total sales, 3,100 bales; unsold stocks, 2,800 bales; uncleared, 16,000 bales.
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Arrivals From Eombay, 9,000 bales. Shanghai "raports, a healthy, fone with good business throughout the interval.
Japanese Yarn-Arrivals are extremely small, hence no business of importance bas passed in this yarn.
Nagasaki, Nos 20s at 8359 per hale; 3 Hortes, No. 15 at $325 per bale; 3 Horses, No. 308 at 8253 per bale; 200 bales of Yellow Joes, No 20s at $255 to 9256 per bale; Setsu, No. 10s at $258 per bale; Sotau, No. 208 41 $369 por bala; Blue Fish, No. 209 at $369 per bale.
Raw Cotton-No stock. Nominal que tations Bengal, 45 to 2 per picul; Chinese, 48 to 10 per picul
number of books, relating to the society, were taken charge of by the Police.
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arrested and the premises searched and they immediately seized the husband New shipment just received. and wife by their throats, threatening to kill them if they made a noise. The boy opened some boxca and stole jewellery, money and clothing to the value of 800. DRESSED IN ANOTHER MAN'S The men then left the premises, and dia
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A carpenter, of the Hunghom Docks was charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, DAIRY FARM COMPRADORE IN with stealing a suit of clothes belonging.
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was employed, was in docks and on in Lower Albert Road on Sunday, result FRESH CONSIGNMENT Sunday evening the carpenter entered the ing in Mr. Chan Tong, compradore of the quarter master's cabin and, divesting him- self of his own garments, donned those of the quarter-master. In one of the pockets was a silver watch, and this the carpenter took with him. When leaving the dockyard gates the carpenter was recognised by a watchman, who was sur prized to see him wearing a different suit to the one he had on when he came to work He stopped the carpenter and questioned bim the result being the discovery that the clothes wore, stolen
Mr. Smith sentenced decadent to three Weeks hard labour.
Dairy Farm, and his wife being removed NEW SUMMER to hospital
Lt appears that motor-car No. 324 was negotiating a bend of the road when it collided with a motor-cycle ridden by Mr.LATESTDESIGN AND Chan Tong Mrs Chan Tong was seated in the side-car. The compradore was thrown out of his car and was badly in juret. He sustained concussion of the brain and was removed to the hospital in
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