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THE PEAK HOSPITAL.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GOVERN MENT STILL PROCEEDING.
In response to an inquiry, yesterday (as to whether a reply to the Government's offer hall yet been given on behalf of the
shareholders in the Peak Hospital, Dr.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 27TH, 1912.
EXPORTING GOODS WITHOUT
A DECLARATION. CHINESE FIRM PROSECUTED), In eonction with the raportation of 21,000 bags of rice to Canton by boat, a representative of the Wo Fat Ming firm appeared beton Mr. Lindsell in auswer
to a summons for having failed to make out the usual declaration of the goods exe ported.
ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF INSURANCE FUNDS.
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A TIENTSIN AGENT ARRESTED
"AT VICTORIA. Renter's Agency a day or two ago cabled: Stephen Power, General Agent Lite Insurancr Coma
HEAD HUNTERS OF ASIA. WILD. TRIBES OF NORTH BURMA.
A traveller in the country between Burma and China, writes as follows of the wild tribes there, to the Banguon Gazette: Now as to the Waas. If you want to get anyone in Burma to prick up his ears. for the Spa
just have to talk about these Wikpany of Canada, at Peking and Tien- What The Wan tribe is divided into two tsiz, has been arrested at Victoria, British parts: wild Waas, and other Wans. by Columkin, on a charge of embezzlement, their duty and good pleasure to collect dence in the British Court this morning, inference tume. The wild Wans derni it
An application was made for taking evi- heman heads from the living bodies of
na it is necessary that a primo farle casei be made out at Shanghai, befor Power can be bought back to Shanghai.“ ·
at certain
D. Marriott, the secretary of the Com- pany said that as the Government's ofter, like the proposis supported by the
Mr. V. .. South, Superintendent of Chamber of Commerer, left upon the Imports and Espent, who prosented, shareholders the onus of bearing possibie, said firms must know that they equll their neighbours, particularly or probable, losses on future working, the "xport without a permit. In this case seasons of the year. They are also care offer could not be accepted. The Gov.information was received that arguibals. These traits make them a most | ment, Dr. Marriott added. hnd now asked him for as close an estimate as possible of the expected less on working for the bext three years.
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antios of vice had left the Colony and on investigation it was found that no teclaration had been made.
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interesting at popular tribe, just as a first class murderer is a much more in- A representative of the firm pleaded first class preacher. And persons who
teresting and popular person than
had been in business for many years. He days and later write books about their ignorance of the procedure, but said "do" sach countries as Burma in four thought that it was not necessary to make countries in an authoritative style are
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Magistrate at Shanghai are thus reported The procedings before the Police
in the Shanghai Mercury:---
It is not easy to give those figures," adel Dr. Marriott. If the public would support is thoroughly and if we were not undercut by the Government Civil Hospital and other institutions, 1 have no doubt that we could carry on without showing à loss, and even reduen country for two days, there would hare you now, but at least' I've been in the General had sent a telegrain to the police
a declaration for gonds despatched fond of muking casual references to the Canton.
head-hunting Was of Burma: Of course that's what I'm doing in this latter th
country: - Fll waive the authority, tuo.,
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The Magistrate: What nonsense; "if you had just come down here from the
our chargés 'from 210 a day to 25 Just business for sorve time you should bare been some excuse, but as you have been now every bed in the hospital is accupied, | known,
tently every one serious cases and there are operation patients waiting for admissing. But one cannot say for how many months of the year, that state of things will contihar,”
His Worship imposed a fine of 850,
SINECURES FOR IRRECON-
·CILABLE M.P ACCEPTING BRIBES. IMPARTIALLY FROM BOTH SIDES,
Dr. Marriot also said that, he meant to show the Government the servants of the Hospital for several years past so that they could see that the shareholders had made nothing by conducting the hospital, as compared with the returns they would have received on their money in an ordinary investment, We don't anind thap uded the doctor, we an glad to have been able to treat our pati -enes under the best possible conditions; every doctor likes to do the best be can for his patients and by having them in hospital, under skilled nursing night and day, instead of under makeshift condi- tions in their own homes, we have often been able to save patients who might neverely otherwise have recovered."
BRITISH AND 'CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
Though
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of Canada, said that Mr. McCullum, half of the Sun Life Assurance Company Mr. K. E. Newman, appearing on be-
general manager of the Company, had sworn an information before the Supreme. Court and applied for a warrant under Section 2 of the Fugitive Offenders' Act,: as a result of which the Acting Consul in Victoria last week asking for the arrest of one Stephen Power who had been a So much is known about the wild Wans
servant of the Company in Tientsin and because they are wild, and the occasion
Peking. On Tuesday a wire had been has been knows when they ate a few received stating that Power was being white men and declare facetiously that bid pending the arrival of the papers they very much relished this fine varietders Act it was necessary that a prima from China, Under the fugitive Offen- of white monkey. Nevertheless, thổsc fine, white monkeys are now held in are ease be made out here on the de Wans in Britishunadiuinistered terri posed to call Mr. Ashcroft, who was the good deal of respect, There are wild positions of witnesses, and counsel pro- tory" along the Yunnan border. The resident secretary, Mr. McCullum having attitle of the British Government to left last Saturday for Victoria. It would The Asintie News Agency sara:-- wards people who want to play with its also be necessary to call a Chinese who Arcording to semi-official advices from wild Wans is something like "Keep off was in Peking and who had been wired Peking, the Cabinet has passed the pro-if you don't know what's good for you, for, also Mr. Power's clerk in Peking. those politically irreconcilable members the British Government knows what it counsel would submit that a prima facie OR regarding the employment of all we do." And this attitude shows that After their evidence had been taken, of the two Houses of the Old Parliament, is doing and intends to do its daty in gase had been made out sufficient to bring at a salary of four hundred dollars per protecting even the stranger within the Power back to Shanghai for trial. month, by appointing them members of gates. It is indeed surprising and in particular charges on which his arrest and Research, with a view to lessening one rides across that barely demarcat both under the Larceny Act, one being the Bureau of Economic Investigationstructive to feel the change of atmosphere had been asked for were two in number, their opposition and obstruction to the Yaninag border from British protec embezzlement by a servant and the other formal re-opening of the old legislature tion into Chinese protection.
arceny by a servant. in Peking. Owing to financial pressure officers in the tremendous British ter there are but a start handful of British and the political defeat of, their chief, Dr. Sun Yat-sea, in Canton, not a critory across the Salween, yet these few of the Kuomintang members have acceptare in key positions, and law and order, at nd these sinecare posts. The vernacular The Waas, of course, are "anadminister least comparative law and order. result. Press in the Lower Yangtze region sed." The Government leaves them alone
criticising the creation of sinecure posts for supernumerary immediately the begin to carry opera if they keep strictly to themselves. But But the risk of annual lossit has bera of the Parliament, and calls it tions outside the unadainistered terri worked out in the past
actuni bribery' as some few the Government to cease such illegal mea-atmosphere is quite different. If robber The Shih Pao advistory," they are checked. In Yunnan the hundred dollars month would be sures and to try to secure the reunifien bands set upon your caravan and rifle trifling if spread over the whole cum-
tion of the country through legal and it, the Turnanese Government thinks it's munity aring the hospital and it is not Proper channels. The value of the posi- too bad-but thro robbers will be rob the necused and had not been accounted.
tion of .P. has been suddenly enhanced bers, and what can be done about it f Fair that the risk should be borne by considerably, because the opposition half-dozen shareholders. You see, most parties under Sun Yat-sen and Lu Yung
READ HUNTING, A SPRING FANCY. of them have left the Colony some years hribing them, with the view to preventing ing heads during February, March and hsiang, of Chekiang, are also secretly The Wans are specially keen on hunt- now and they have no longer an active them from going up to Peking to make April-just before the planting season. interest in the hospital. They naturally up quorum of the Senate and the House. From the Waa angle of looking at it, the want to transfer their money, to
The intrigues and counter-intrigues of business isa't, the madness we tako it SKETC the various political parties have enabled to be. It is a convention, and quite as more remunerative investment.
if they those crafty M. P.'s to draw salaries from decently religious Waa knows that un- afternoon tea. Every were to demitad that the Company both sides and
Under the existing circunstances, it is less the seed grain is properly charmed
remanin in Shanghai. wound up, 1. suppose they would be within their rights and 1 should be in the old Parliament in Peking can get who wants to starvel In fact, if worst very doubtful whether the two Houses of crop raised from it will be a failure. And an conjured with. human head, the difficulty as to continuing the negotiaquarum on August 1st, because many comes to worst, and there are no heads M.P., for the sake of securing their forthcoming from raids on neighbours, travelling and boarding allowances, have the Waas prefer to take the head of some registered their arrival in Peking by tele-feable person in the village rather than grams from Shanghai or through the run the risk of scant crops and conse medium of their friends and relatives inquent empty stomachs. the metropolis, while, in reality, they are still in Shanghai, living safely in the LONELY WORKERS HAVE TO BEWARE. foreign concession*,
la February," March, and April then, the wild Was men go a-hunting. Of course, any head that offers itself to be collected is regarded as fair game, and it behoves the man working alone cut-
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MAGISTRATES COOK. IN
TROUBLE.
"OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC."
THE WORLD THEATRE.
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The first case involved a sum of $2,633.50 forwarded from the Shanghai offie for. the purpose of handing over to an assured The draft was signed for by Mr. Power with the Company as a loan on his policy. and received by him. There was a signed that he had not received the amount în statement from the policy holder stating question and the Company had had to involved four premiums amounting id pay him over again. Thy end charg Tis.
73.50 Those sures had been received by 789.50, Tls. 735,50, 22, and
for by him to the Company. Acquard had left China and had absconded.
ances.
the accused, whom he said he knew. Mr. Ashcroft produced a photograph of Accused had been agent of the Campany at Tientsin and Peling and was paid commission on premia, salary, and allow-
and with brown hair. He collected, pre- about six feet in height, of heavy build, He was an Irishman, aged 35, miums for the Company and remitted those to the Shanghai office. His salary of $12 for the Peking, office. was Tis. 60 per month with an allowance
charge the premia in question had not With regard to the second part of the been received by the Shanghai office nor had the receipts been returned by the accused. On May 5th a letter was received from the accused stating that a policy holder had applied for a loan on his policy and, accordingly, a credit was remitted from the Shanghai office for the credit had been paid to Power, but no amount in question, 82,815.50. That policy or acknowledgment had been re- in the field to be cautious when the Waas,ceivol by the Shanghai office. A new are afoot. A common artifice is to bar credit was subsequently opened and the ricade some jungle highway and lie in policyholder paid the amount. some on either side to rush down on the ambush, some just behind the barricade, flanks of any party caught in the trap. It is wise for bullock trains and mule
Mr. R., E., Lindsell's cook was hard yesterday at the Magistracy for abstract-LEARNING BLINDNESS FROM THEting jungle or the woman hoeing alone
ing tralle in Kowloon. He, also receive ed a severe reprimand from Mr. Hamilton for refusing to keep quit in Court,
Trate Bergt., Smith, who prosecuted,
BLIND.
Learning how to be blind Of all the things film stars one called upon to do. certainly education in blindness would seera to rank among the most peculiar.
Raid he was riding a motor eyele in Yet this was the situation facing Mary trains to keep a sharp watch for such Nathan Road, on Tuesday night, and out.Miles Minter upon assuming the role of side the Kowloon Theatre the defendant Laura in Eyes of the Heart," in which barricades.
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WHAT IS DONE WITH THE HEAD.
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by Mr. McCullum and was dismissed on Power was written to about the matter Juar 22nd. him and was very inch surprised you that he had received the letter dismissing Power wrote back stating
should take sich an attitude because 1 and several others stood in the road from to-morrow (Friday) till Monday sho may be seen at the World Theatre
drew on my salary, commisions, and -causing an obstruction. He asked them. night. Laura is
Heads of men, women and children renewals in advance," Under his agree -blind girl who has Ita" moy on. They all moved with the been brought up by a family of crooks marked with small-pex, for superstitious advance. Witness had reason to believe over 12 years old are acceptable. Heads ment Power had no authority to draw in exception of the defendant who refused She does not know who her friends really reasons, are not desired A successful that Power had left China and he had to hudge. The sergeant gently pushed and good. She thinks her tenement corpses hamediately, the heads are cut still owing to the Company.
are, but believes them to be beautiful foray is one which yields one or more not accounted for the money which was the defendant on to the footpath. The home a wonderful mansion with windows off and put in pags. Then back home The houring was adjourned for a 'date defendant reseated this and came back looking out on lower gardens instead of go the rejoicing Waas, not neglecting to be fixed later, out on to the road muttering.
a dirty, sordid street. The consequent to take the bodies along for the larder The defendant made a long statement the light for happines which ensues make bulabaloo along the way. At home there disillusionment on gaining her sight and and raising a treinendous whooping and Lo the Magistrate, which amounted to au remarkably dramatic story, considered allegation that the police officer assaulted best thing Miss Winter has ever done. not only the most unusual but also the bim. He refused to stop talking when It is a film well worth seeing. asked to do so by the Magistrate, who' finally said he would send him to ganl for fourteen days without the option of
fine if he did not behave himself.
is a ceremony, to perform. The wife or days. As the head decays, the droppings takes the head out of the bag and pro- thoroughly mixed with it. The paddy is mother of the man who made the ill fall into the seed paddy, and ceeds to wail over it formally. She must then ready to plant and a good crop is wash the blood from the deal face, and insured. wail an incantational song za she dong WHAT IS EYESTRAIN ?...... so. She must work herself into a senti DRUNKENNESS, AMONG MEN AND PIGS. The eye has certain tiny muscles.cumstances is usually easy of perform distinction of possessing a notable pro mental frenzy, which, font under the cir Tame Waas share with wild Waas the Mr. Hamilton found the charge proved up to a sharp focus in the eye, thesofgenuineness, her husband helps to sup makes its own rice, whiskey just as each When objects we look at do not come ance. If her wailing lack the ring of pensity for getting drunk. Each family and imposed in fine of $5 with the option muscles exert themselves andaly and This song, strangely enough, beseeches with plenty of water and allowed to stand ply that which is lacking by beating her makes its own cloth. The rice is boiled of seven days' imprisonment.
enable us to see clearly in spite of the the aid of the spirit of the head, and ad-till it has reached the proper state of defect. These muscles tire and reler dresses it as a mighty ruler. It is this fermentation. Then the fermented liquid causing the objecte looked at to become the crops, and it must be treated with This process does not refine the alcohol, spirit which is to promote the growth of is syphoned off through a piece of cane. The Canton Times"réports: "A snake, blurred and indistinct. Upon closing the great reverence. I heard this song once. and the more poisonous, as well as the over ten feet in dength, appeared in the eyes for a few seconds the muscles be. One of our Was camp followers, a tame less poisonous alcohols are drawn from eastern suburb of the cityThis reptile come, more or less rented and objecia brethren, sang it, in rather horrible rage, a cloudy and harmless looking Who had learned it from his wild the fermentation. The resulting beve- was seen by a passer-by nt seven o'clock are clear again for a brief period mimicry over a dead monkey that some liquid, is a slow poison-but not parti yesterday morning The snake was seen Properly fitted glasses correct eye-strain one had shot and polled into camp by cularly slow either Nevertheless, men trying to swallow a pie. The man, scared whether caused by astigmatism or ago. laugh among the others.
the tail. His drollery; provoked a great and women bold it in high esteem, and by the sight, ran back to the city, On The Hongkong Optical Co., successors to returning to the spot with an adventur Clark & Co. Manufacturing and Refenetailed over, a raw egg is put in the dead distillation has been made, is usually fed After the head has been washed and houses. The fermented rice, after the store considerable vats of it under their ous gang," the sake and the young pig ing Opticians, 53, Queen's Road, Central, is thrust up on a pole. A basket of sced, become inebriated forthwith, and go stag- month; to feed the irit when the head to them. The sunfortunate creatures were not to be seen May It not be have the equiptuout at you glasses paddy is rut under it and left for a few gering about the streets in tipsy be that each swallowed the other 1
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