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THE DISASTER IN SWATOW. #8.000 BODIES ALREADY RECOVERED."
GOLF
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 815,
BANK HOLIDAY MEETING AT HAPPY VALLEY,
A BANK HOLIDAY" AT THE „MAGISTRACY.
ONE HUNDRED CASES BETWEEN THE TWO COURTS.
POLICE COUNT REFORM
RESERVED
SEATS FOR DEFENDANTS.
The Magistracy was one of the places where the holiday spirit did not prevail, yesterday.
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À LEGAL CONCNDRUM. There are many ways of earning living. A man charged with unlicensed hawking says he was not hawking; his mission in life is to take round little packets of pepper to struct sellers of roast
meat. The bottom of the social scale is difficult to find amongst the Chinese This man appeared to be a hawker to hawkers. A legal conundrum arises when the man says he delivered the parcels of pepper for his master and the money was collected later.
All news received from Swatow goes to The annual August bank holiday.com- tenlirm the first reports of the extent of petition meeting of the Royal Hongkong the disaster caused by the typhoon FGolf Club was held on the Happy Valley Swator is situated in the delta of the Course on Sunday and yesterday. Last river Han, six miles from its mouth; the year the competitions were confined to one town is built on low ground on the north-day's meeting but owing to the crowded -ern bank and the country for miles nature of the programme it was decided
The manslaughter case was to be around is alluvial plain.
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The tidal to have a two days' meeting this year heard at twelve o'clock," remarked an wave which followed the centre of the Despite the inclemency of the weather Inspector to Mr. Lindsell just belove I doubt if he needs a licence," saya typhoon had full scope to do its worst during the previous week the turf was in tin. I reminded your Worship that the Magistrate, dubiously. If he does, and it has not yet been discovered how excellent condition; this was mainly dues was Bank holiday when you fixed the so does the man who brings the newe- far inland it went. It is not easy to to the strenuous efforts of the Ground date."!
paper." realis, what an enormous, far spreading Committee and the Hon. Secretary (Mr.
"I know replied the Magistratė,
However, a witness says he saw four #ood was the tidal wave. The vortex Crawford Morgan) who devoted quite arusfally, but who expected that there conts collected from a customer, so there which drew up the waters of the ocean flot of time and energy in getting the would be 100 eases between the twoja a ne to pay. into the wave measured many milesground into a playable condition. across, for it took an hour for the two
Opposite margins of the typhoon to pass
agiren spot.
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· HAPPY "VALLEY - CHAMPIONSHIP.
Courts 7"*
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THE HUMAN KALEIDOSCOPE: For so it was. Bath Courts were full A small boy, with no father or mother, Sunday was devoted to the Happy to overflowing when the proceedings who just lives in the street," and an- Valley Championship and the Ladies began at 10 o'clock and the atmosphere other who has robbed a fellow.denizen Medal Competition. There were seven was calculated to stifle the proverbial of the street of his only covering, both competitors, in the Championship, over black.
go to the Reformatory,
A VILLAGE SWEPT AWAY. The village of Ngoi. Sha, Dear Swatow, which contained about 10,000 inhabitants, 36 holes, which was won by Mr. H. R.
*** Everyone who can't find a seat must An elderly Chinese from America, re- as flooded by the tidal wave and it is Buckland who played very steady golf
throughout the day. At the end of the leave the court," announced Mr. Hamil.lurning to Kongmoon with an implement believed that most, if not all, of its in- first nine holes a close finish was anti-ion, in the small Court, when he of his trade a butcher's knife, made by habitants are drowned. Many other cipated. Mr. J. B. Rosa was the first taken his seat which afforded an excel Ward of Sheffield-has to pay 830 because villages must have shared the same fate. [player in and he returned a score of it lent view of a sort of football serum in the law choosen to regard the knife as a
for nine hales, Mr. Buckland and Mr. so that the death roll is quite incalculable. Melville Smith followed shortly after the doorway. I will not have that dagger: Nor can the extent to which the whole wards with a score of 40 each. Mr. Buck crowd round the door. Turn them all district has been devastated be fully land was the only player to improve his out! If they are defendants, they must
When a sea of score on the sword nine holes, finishing
wait outside apprehended as.
with a score of 78 for. 18 holes on the muddy salt water passes over a country morning's play. In the afternoon ha side it may render it infertile, besides returned a score of 81 for 18 boles, with making all the well water indrinkabler. Melville Swith second with a score
of 85. Then, as to Swatow itself, this tidal ware
The result of the competition was as penetrated to all godowns that escaped follows:- demolition maturited and ruined food Mr. H. B. Buckland.. 78, 81-totul 162, supplies and goeds stored there; it. Mr, Melville Smith.. 80,-85; total 170 Baturated the contents of every Chinese shop and, on receding..it left a coating of slime over everything. The plight of the district is pitiable indeed.
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"LADIES" MEDAL PLAY. There, was keen competition in the Lalies Medal Competition (nine holes) which was won by Mrs. Crawford Mor. gad. There was only a difference of one players. The results were
OBSTACLES TO SPEED.
Where, A purse-snatcher is charged. "when, and how did it happen," asks the This instruction led to the difficulty Magistrate comprehensively by way of that cases had to be called both inside giving the complainant his head. But it and outside the Court and Inter the is no use; the witness has scarcely started Magistrate hinted that he intends to when the Interpreter stops him, unable, arrange for reserved seats for defendants apparently, to remember more than three in his Court so that the idle and curious words at a time. The Court gets the public do not crowd out those who have story, translated, bit by bit, like "this: MAC 6,30 "im" last night"—"I wns "out not only a right but a duty, to be there.
The daily round and common task then for a walk "-"when this man "—" sud- began. First case dull and futile storydenly throst his hand "-" into my breast
pocket - of a man who could not persuade a con-
"Why don't you have your pockets
The higher land on the opposite bankstroke between each of the first three stable to arrest his enemy so threw inside?" inquires the Magistrate, put-{
pl.the river where most of the European houses are got off more lightly in thei first part of the typhoon, when the wind blew in that direction. No loss of life has been reported amongst the European community."
The typhoon shelters for small craft proved unable to give protection against the fury of the storin but, in the opinion of mariners with long experience of the Chiza Sens, this typhoon was far worse
Mrs. Crawford Morgan Mrs Bear..... Mr. Miloo
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THE MEN'S BOGEY COMPETITION. This competition was played off yester. day. The play was for 18 holes against Mr. Keith Valentine was the winner with 3 up and Mr. Melville Smith. bages, came second with 2 up.
THE MIXED FOURSOMES.
"THE CAPTAIN'S CUP...
The play for this competition was for nine holes medal play, less half the com- than the one which arrack Hengkour and Kr. Murray with
bined handicaps, The winners, were 2-—-
instrously in 1906 and worse than any ecore of 54 minus 20 thing old China hands can recall in thirty years. The small boats in the typhoon iefuges were smashed to pinces against one another or were carried out of the shelter-"and went cargering over what had been the countryside
NO SHIPPING BUSINESS POSSIBLE.
The qualifying round for the Captain's Cup was played. off during the week-end, Mr. J. Rodger, being the winner with 33-73. Mr. Rodger's performance was a very steady one.
Ships arriving in Swatow, since the typhoon have had to bring their cargoes away intact, nor can they add to them!
RELIEF ARRANGEMENTS. Last night a circular letter was issued. by the Hongkong Branch of the Swatow Chamber of Commerce. Following is a translation:
mond.
THE LONG DRIVE
The men's competition was won by Mr Crawford Morgan with a score of seven.
At the conclusion of the competition the prizes were presented to the winning merubera by Mrs. Melville Smith Chears were accorded to Mrs. Melville Smith and to Mr. Crawford Morgan, which conclad- ed one of the most enjoyable meetings of
the Club........
FORTUNATE SKIPPER
WEATHERED TWO TYPHOONS IN 10 DAYS.
stone and got arrested himsell.
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SUPPLYING GOODS FOR. NOTHING. "
Greatly agitated youth now comes for ward. He is alleged to have worked fraud on the Wing On Company by chop- ping invoices made out in favour of a accomplice as paid," so that the Company actually sout its own goods away, through its despatch department, without having received anything for them. Mr. H. L. Dennys hints that the
is fixed for hearing case, will not be easy to prove and a date
The young man After a night of two, 7 The Tenish by mont anxious for bail and greatly relieved to learn that he can have it for 8130 cash deposit -
REFLECTION ON A CONSTABLE,
TWO STRINGS TO THE DOW.
ting a question that must have occurred to many people. The defendant looks surprised: it has never occurred to him to depart from immemorial custom.
"You are asking for trouble, you people who walk about in conts like these," says the Magistrate, full this morning, of reforming zeal.
*I was running" to catch a tram,” the defendant avers, when his turn conits to speak
**I look the notes from his girdle"
You End able, defendant. But it won't do three months' imprisonment is the sentence.
A BROKEN HEAD.
We are now to learn what is the plaint Au Indian constable steps jauntily into of an old gentleman in a long coat who Mrs. Hollands won the ladies competithe witness box to swear away someone's had been sitting at the back of the Court tion and Mr. H. R. Buckland the Men's liberty but soon looks like losing his own.all the morning his head swathed in competition. Mr. Buckland's drive mea. He has charged a Chinese shopkeeper bandages: It seems that the politeness sured 218 yards.
with having stolen a curved water pipe which is said to enable the Chinese to APPROACHING AND PUTTING.". used in filling watercarts, but the de-live at close quarters in peace has been from Swatow godowns. They can only The Ladies section of this competition fendant has two witnesses prepared to missing for once. The trouble arose take on board passengers who are ready was won by Mrs Crawford Margan with
Over n question whether one enough to leave a city of the dead. The score of 11 after a tie with Mrs, Red-say that the policeman got someone to merely
hold the defendant and then himself neighbour had left sufficient room for few remaining boats are plying at high Prices but no one goes ashore from steam-
wrenched the pipe away. The Magistrate another to pass. The defendant is un ers who is not obliged to, for the stench of dead bodies is now unbearable. Dis
orders inquiries to be made and the con- damaged and much the younger man so
he bus to
pay a fine to the, Government case as well as famine, now threatens the
stable to be charged if needs be
and compensation to his neighbour, unhappy remnant of the population. 1
COURT. IN THE CORRIDOR. it were possible, rebuilding the city on
A man charged with stealing engine another and preferably higher site. would
On stepping over to the other Court be an easier and safer task than recen-
castings from Green Island Cement Works says he bought them from two young boys to see how things are progressing there, structing on the present one.
The law has a method of anticipating this Mr. Lindsell is discovered," as they defence; there is an alternative charge of say in stage directions, dealing with 53 receiving, well knowing the same to have defendants at once, all lined up in the been stolen." Defendant is sent to prison corridor, as the Court will not conven- Yesterday morning, Messra. Lapicque for two months on this charge and told iently contain them. The whole crowd As the result of the typhoon, the loss & Co.: (owners of the Marty line of he should not buy such things from young Hongkong people were found on the of life and damage to property as steamers received a brief letter from the boys.
Prometheus on Saturday, without tickets. Swalow and the surrounding districts | Captain of the az „Sunỹ đĩa, stating that
Some of them declared that they had paid money to “emigration smugglers" is enormous,
his Tossel had come safely through the A NEW POET BATHING-CUM-TOBOGGAN. Arrivals from the stricken area state typhoon, having passed the Wednesday The police have received a complain and wanted to go from Hongkong to the that 29,000 bodies of victims have night at anchor in Swatow. Captain that certain Chinese boys and inen have Gilbert Islands. Inquiries are to be made already been recovered The Benevolent Mathis, the writer of the letter, considere discovered & diversion which they practice and the malodorous band will be seen Societies are endeavouring to give them himself very fortunate. During the past near St. Joseph's Church, disturbing the again to-morrow. a descent burial, but owing to the ten days his vessel has weathered two services there. They combine bathing and WACRE THE WALKING WENT TO. scarcity of enfias many have been inter-typhoons successfully, the first was en-tobogganing by sliding down the nullah Mr. Lindsell returned to Court to deal red in gunny-bags or mattresses, and countered off Hainan Island, where the that flows under Kennedy Road. They with a pawnbroker's accountant charged the pitiful scenes can better be imagin- Sung Ma received a severe buffetting and do this stark naked, for the green fungus under the Pawnbroker's Ordinance. In- ed than described.
was finally compelled to seek refuge in has made the channel fairly smooth. Not spector Blackman's story was that the Individual members of this Chamber Safi Bay. Continuing her journey north, all of them are young boys, eitherman who supervises the washing for all have already subscribed a sum of $25,000 she arrived at Swatow last Wednesday "Most unusual for Chinese of this age the staff of the On Lok Yuch Café and for immediate relief, but owing to the morning. Here she experienced great to do such a thing, remarks the Magie is not now to be found, has signally failed destruction of food supplies at Swatow difficulty in entering the harbour. Atrate, surveying the defendant, a Chinese in his duties in the last month. He has this will only partially relieve the pre-vessel of deep draft and heavily laden, bricklayer, aged about 25 years. not got back anything like as much vailing distress. It is hoped that both it had been previously stated by Swatow Chinese and foreign firms, and also pilota that she was unsafe to cross the
"I have seen them up to 30 years of washing as he scat. At length, when all private individuals, will contribute. A shallow harbour bar. On arrival outside 22 replies Inspector Macdonald," the employés were complaining of short age, inquiries were made and it was relief committed has been appointed to the bar heavy seas were running and there ng down there like a lot of children." interview business firma, but in the were no pilots to take the steamer in days imprisonment
Finol 84, with the alternative of seven found that the fellow had pawned whole bundles of his fellow workmen's clothing. meantime subscriptions may be for: The Captain, despite the fact that it was
167 pieces in all The pawnbroker's warded to the Sivalow Charmber of his Captaincoat poate mating the THE WAITE QUEUES() (
nasistant was summoned because all these Commerce, 25, Connaught Road West, thickening weather and the increasing A neat little women next steps forward pieces of clothing were pawned, in the All subscriptions will be published in gales, decided to choose the lesser of two to allege that a burly hawker assaulted same name, within a month, and, as the the local Press,
vils, and to take the vessel over the bar her because, she would not let him draw Magistrate remarked, the pawnbroker e The Chamber desires to express himself. In this he succeeded a feat water from the street, tap out of his tara suspicious ought to have been aroused. gratitude to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, upon which he is to be congratulated. We had been there a long time and he The hearing was axed for Thursday agepin for the Lushan Maru, who Once inside, the harbour everything was had only just come up," she adde, and PENALTIES OF INDIRCHETION. delayed that vessel in order that 1,000 cured, and the vessel made saug. Her shows a bruise on her arm
During the morning some unemployed piculs of rice purchased with earlier damage is but slight a few broken She struck me first says the seamen who had taken more drink than subscriptions could be shipped to
spara sad torn screena were to be seen on hawker good for them had to submit to the the ship after the storm of the night, had Oh yes, a little woman like this is penalties of indiscretion, not the least The aren affected by the typhoon in passed,
Sam going to hit n great hulking man like of which was a public appearance amid clades Chiu-chow fu, Swatow, Chin On, The 'ss. Yung de was formerly a Ger you retorts “ the Magistrate You mich a motley throng of thieves, hooli- Ching Hoi, You Ping and 0 TouThe man-owned vessel, belonging to the Woer are the sort of bully who makes all the gans, pickpockets and undesirables of willages along the coast being the worst mann Line and trading on the East Coast trouble in this street water drawing. I every description, as foregathered in Lenfierers, b
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