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CHILD IN A FLAT.
WOMAN. AND, HER ÁMAH DO "TO GAOL.
When He Wai. Fong (Alins Au Sia Ting) and I Kiu, her amah, again up
peared on
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JENE 27TH, 1924.
AMERICAN SUBMARINES
IN HONGKONG.
ON THEIR WAY TO AMERICA
Two Alurrican old style submarine, 3,8 | and S, arrived in Hongkong harbour, remand before M. EW.carly yesterday morning; on their way to flamilton at the Kowlolm Magistrney the United States. These two submarines yesterday, charged with harbouring Fougare part of the 120 Submarine Division tha-year-old girl, without the constationed at Manila. There are nine of seat of her guardian, Was Pük Kwong them altogether. They belong to an old
2t,police înterpretar, gave evidence,
BRITISH WORLD FLIGHT.
MACLAREN EXPECTED HERE; IN A FEW DAYS,
All being well, Hongkong will have the privilege of seeing Squadron Leader Mac Laren, the British aviator who is attempt ing a flight round the world, in three or four days' time.
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DEBASED COINAGE AT
CANTON,
[FROM OUR CFINESS CORRESPONDENT. }
Owing to the chaotic conditions created on the money iharket in Canton by low
standard goins illegally issued an scrupulous Bilitary commanders during the last few months, unny persons in this Aeable regeived yesterday stated that Southern metropolis have been closing Maclaren, had arrived at Rangum. He important deals based on Hongkong eur will in all probability make a direct light renes. The Department of Finance of) le sid that the first deferidant tak style class and that sectiunt they have should give him a quicker time by about Yat-sen, under the supervision of which overland from Bangkok to Virh, which the Tieneral Headquarters of Dr. San
him to Wee Sung Street on June 20th. They are to be replaced, by Is large and hours than if he followed the, const the L'anton Govenment int
route' by way of Skågon and Tournie. operating, has just issued orders rentäna. Arrangments for supplies of differenting the standard fineness of the 18th kinds and for assisting the aviator with Year of the Republic Canton vent, cuius," At the American Consulate yesterday
useful information with regard to teens declaring that persons refusing too neerpt | noon, he met her by chance in Queen's we were informed that according to pro{ conditions have been completed by the the new, coins as legal tender wili he
1ie had met her four years age at West Point, when she way the sweetheart of a friend of his,
On June 29th between 11 am and 12
Road Central She was with the amah.. She said she was being at Yaumati, and invited him to her house to play a game. of Mahjong. While he was at the house. the police arrived, and then witness be was aware of the presence of the little girl. Feng He"
3. 6. A. Mobster (primanting).: Are you sure that it was on the 90th, that yea not he first deferrulant': -- Ves, S
Did you go bato her house at IME, 'Uns Vienx Road West, on the 19th (-No.
A Chinese detective stated that on June guth, be went "tu ag Wan Sung Stfect first floor. He did this is consequence of a report made by the principal, tenant, į Lang hung Walk Going on the veran dah he saw the two defemlints, the little girl. and the last witness. The there i adults were sitting at a table, and the ebild was standing close by. Witness asked her who had brought her there, and she jointed out the two defendants..] Witness took the whole party to the station.
been ozlergi to return to the States.
modern submarines from the United States
U
Kramme the submarines were expected to arrive à Hongkong in the following
orsler:
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Suburines S.1 nid S.17 the 25th
(not yet arrived). Submarine S3 and My on with (already
arrivedi
Submarines 8.7, 8.15 and 8.15, accom
is tatew
Hongkong branch of the Asiatic Petro-severely punished and that those now leum Company,
having low grade colps in their pusscs- The British aleman's leading place will sion, if these have come to thew unwit. be the wine spot in the lay close to tingly, may offer them to the Mint for re- Stonegutters Island which was seed by coinage into standard pièces. "After the the American Hiers on their arrival in notier, all subsequent payments of di
panied by depot ship U.8.8, fria | the Colony. Jour, on 27th.
Submarine. 8.2, neci-mapabird 15 1.8.8.
Pinch, on 28th.
The suburines will stay "in port some three "four days before proveeding They will not leave port all together laut North Amoy, Shanghai and Chefoo proceed, from Hongkong as they arrived in luns and threes.
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THREE MONTH FOR $300.
PATE OF MAN WHO DEMANDED
MONEY.
LOCAL SPORT.
TENNIS
THE HONG DOUBLES.
RESULT OF THE DRAG
erument dues must be made in new stag dard, unins. According to certain mers chants interested the matter, the officials and militarists have had all the gain in this coinage business. For some time, the military commanders have been"; Harbouring persons putting out illicit, low grade coins and gradually replacing by The Hongkong doubles taunts tourna? bail grins, the good one's previously put ment was such a success last year that on the market. Now these bail coins and a similar tournament has been arranged to be withdrawn at a value disaminted for this year. Judging from the append-in acgordance with their fineness,, some, ed draw for the first round, the tourna being but 20 per cent, while the regulhe ment should" be even a greater success standard is 70 per cent. To the Depart than that of lust, season. "Twenty-four | ment of Finance, the more re-coinage the pairs have entered, representing prae- better, as the Government. Mint will take Lau Shir Fai, a tedid-looking young tically all the well known Euragwan Jud. profit out of avers piven of silver Chinese, appeared at the Kashion Magisness Hongs in the Cotony. The Govern. minted. peaking from the dock, th" Brst racy before Mr. E. W. Hamilton yester-ment and the Military and Navy are also
ALLEGED ASSASSIN EUR drieudant said that she did not kidnap
day: on JX charge, of demanding represented" Four Military coulpes have
The Canton Police. on June 24th, the hill. The girl' away of her own
with menies from Cheng Ping. enterest from various distinctives Military buried at the Kwong Char Yer Yunn The plainant, an elderly "man, Units, which for the purpose of the tourn Cemetery the drowned" empse of Pan Mr. C. A. S. Russ, defending the nach, living at Third Street, said that he was ament comme under the category of Hungung-tai, an Aunaraite alleged to be the submitted that there was no evidence on head coche to a contractor. On the night The Narpor rather H.M.S. Tiscreant who failed in his attempt on which his Client could be convicted. Theight of June aid, he was in a tea are content with one entry, that of Com the life of M. Merlin. Governor-General gil cane of her own accord, and no, wit-house when the defendant came up and modore H. F. Grace and his Naval fess had festified that the innah had asked hine for $200. Witness did not Secretary Ot-Com. R. E. Worthington), "Ink any part, in the affair.
know defendant- He had previously With such a couple to try conclusions for never seen him at all. He offered to pay
the Hong Championship their naval defendant 850, beenuse he was afraid of friends may well feel that they have, a being "assalted: Witness did not give splendid chance of success, The Govern
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The second defendant, in the witheas Jux, said that she had been employed by the Brst defendant since the 15th just. at 3 per month.
in answer to the Magistrate, she said she had never in her life been to the house in Des Yeux Road West. She had not waited there with rickshaws,
fodo-Chin visiting Canton, but sue
öded in killing five and wounding seris Qualy Buy at the French banquet in. Victorin Hotel. Before the discovery of this corpse, the Canton Governangut wäis offering reward of 85,000 for the arrest of the assassin.
ANTI-CHRISTIAN SCHOOL MOVEMENT.. An anti Christian school mitat in being launched by Cantonese students
She first fomnil out him anything but wont away. Defendement is represented by the Head of the that the child had been kidnapped! vs į ant "ild not "aspault him.
· Harbour Department and the Heart of The day of the arrest. She then tell, the "On the morning of the Bril inst., wit. the Sanitary Department." Of the tennis prowess, of these two officials little ja police everything she knew,
ars went to Shum Shui Pa. His falen) known and one rather fancies that thee who were driven from Sacred Heart Cul will not survive their first match-a bygege and Holy Trinity College some the months ago. The students of these tw against such a strong couple'as Major W. Battersley South and Lieut. F. A schools are trying to induce those in Wah Henslowe. There are two other Governing School, a missionary 'institurion, in ment officials entered, viz., B. Men Fatshan, to join their movingat. dergon and W. IL. Bourne, representing Chinese teachers of Wal. Ying have taken the "P.W.D. In the case of the business precautions, however, and for the time hongs. several of the smaller firms have being, the majority of the students in combined. owing to lack of players. The this institution appear peaceful. legal firms ne represented by two pairs.
The result of the "druw as follows:
was to unke refuge from the defendant, of whom he stood in fear. On Wednes day, he had alighted" from a 'bus on the Shang Bloxi Po praya when the defendant His Worship, couricling both lefenseized du from behind and demanded ds, remarked that the anth knew all money. Witness offered to go to a shop "that was going on. He wished, he said, to get some, and the defendant went strengly to connaend the action of Lang with him. On arrival at a certain shop, Chang Wah, the tenant of the flat in Woo witness had the man arrested. The wit Säng Street, if reporting bis suspicionswess said he knew of no reason why he to the police,
should pay defendant money. He re- peated that he did not know him,”
Complainant's wife said that she has R. E. A. Webster and H. J. Armstrong.
M. Henderson and W. H. Bourne . saw the defendant on the evening of the Major W. Hattersley Smith and Lieut. Calling the little girl into the well of end, when he came to the house, sat F. A. Henslower. Lieut. Coudr. Make the Court. Mr. Hamilton delivered ari the berl, and remanded $200.
He bailand . L. Smith. short lecture on the dangers of listening previously asked for her husband, but to spacious promises, and emphasized the the latter was not at home The defend-J. H. Crawford and L. G. Burns. advantages of following the advice of a ant did not say that her husband owed Commodore H. E. Grace and Pay good guardian.
him morisy,and gave no reason for de.
The Best defendant would go to prison For is insinths, and the second for four
months.
**NOT MINE, BUT A MAN'S.”
WOMAN'S PLEA İŞ LOTTERY. TICKET CHARGE.
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. a Chinese woman WILS charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton with the possession ut tottery tickets.
manding it.
The defendant was sentenced to three months basti·labaiır.
BAD PRIEST.
GOES TO PRISON FOR THREE
MONTHS.
#YES.
OVERCROWDED HOSPITALS
Tit
The Fong Pini and other Chinese hus- pitals in Canton are being overcrowded these days. The high cost of living has Nowadays, it is said, a patient cannut heen advanced as ene af the esuseg. leave a private Chinese physician's office without paying a fee of our dollar and upward for consultation and medicine. while free treatment is given to all needy coming to these hospitala. Many persons from towns near Canton have also taken. Lieut.Comdr. . E. Worthington . Capt. advantage of this offer, and this may also E-R. S. Dods and Capt. E. AH. Newing-account for the over-crowding of hospitals
in "Canton
1ST ROUND...
R. W. F. Mills and C. C. Robert; m
ton..
Lieut. C. Gould and Capt. G. A. Clements V. M. M. Watson and T. G. Bennet.
¦• D). B- Peat and D. E. G. Nicholson
Lieut. Col. F., S. Montague Bates and Lieut. D. J. Alliree,
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CINEMA NOTES:
THE WORLD THEATRE
After seeing the Universal-Jewel my
F. Syme Thompson and A. Č. 1. Bowker . M. Lloyd and G. C.stery film play, Bavu" which "opened, Worrall.
Col C. Russell Brown and Lient-Col R. F. A. Butterworth r. A. H. Crook'and L. Forster.. Two Chinese, who deckarish in the dock, G. Bruce and D. S. Green.
A. K. Mackruzie and H, M. Howell e. at the Kowloon Magistracy "yesterday,
5. Green and F. J. H. Mitchell. that they were mendicant priests, was N. L. Hailton and W. B. Cornaby. charged with the theft of a gold-ring| from a Chinese accountant.
Inspector T. Murphy described his visit | with twu Chinese sergeants to the defen dant's dat, when he saw the wonin in bed. He found tickets and other papers relating to the lottery in different parts of the room. The defendant, the lispec
Inspector Hutchins said that when the festated, denied the ownership of the defendants were brought to the station, tickets, saying that they belonged to a ho searched them and found nothing." He was almost in the point of letting
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The worhan was remanded in police them go, when he suddenly reflected that eusonly until this morning.
at
the first defendant had ut bok all. He told the searched to look in the unu's month, and the ring was found ia it
G.
BYES.
D. I. Dryden and" F. J. Wakefield
More and . . Worswick,
M. M. Maas and W. A. Nowers D. Humphreys and G. W Sewell,
THE INDIAN RECREATION CLUB,
1. D. AND O. QUMÍJAUN WIN THE CLUB
DOUBLES.
p.
last night at the World Theatre, the spectator's first noteworthy experience | probably will be having a night of weird"; dreams, wherein the face of Felix Bavu intrudes itself in hideous grimaces and threats, And yet the play is not un" pleasant; it has the full favour of romance and love. A perfect mystery picture, it thrills with the weirdness of of its characters aid situations. It was highly successful play of the New York Asented in the Carroll theatre"
stage written by Earl Carroll and pre-
QUEEN' THEATRE.
Mother-in-Law" will be screened, at the Queen's Theatre from-to-day til! Monday inclusive. It is not, as some may think, a burlesque "pa that much- maligned relative but an effort to prove By defeating S. A. and A. Itumjab in that she is just as much a mother as a the ftual of 1.R.C. Championship doubles mother by, birth, with an additional child! on Wednesday, H. D. and O. Rumjahi: to bestow her affections, on. Although...» Complainant said that the two met sent holders of the Colony's photo play with a serious plot, there aro
Championship. doubles, become came to him to nak for alms, and when Doubles champions of the I.B.C. They Also there are several touches of the the many interestingly humorous episodes. won by three straight sc, 6-4, 6-4, 04. they had gone he missed, the ring.
bizarre in the dance-and-party scenes On the amine evening the winners were while the bathing costumes
the first
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BALCONY · COLLAPSES.
CHINESE WOMAN INJURED. Early yesterday morning a portion of Abe first floor balcony of No. 33, Welling
The first defendant admitted that the guests of honour at a dinner given by part of the film verges on the daring- tou Street, collapsed with a resounding saw the ring on the flour of the com-Be Committee nud members of the I.R.C. Interest in the plot is sustaineil to the
rush, emusing considerable alarm in the pinigaut's office and absent-mindedly, put Doubles Championship of the Colony.
to celebrate their winning the Open end. vicinity. A Chinese woman, who wasit in his pocket. At the station he was Mr. A. el Arcalli presided over the young society wife, Gaston Glass her: Ruth Clifford takes the part of the by washing on the portion which col frightened, and concealed it in his gathering and congratulated the winners husband, Edith Yorke, the mother-in-law lapsed, wax heavily thrown into the month
on their success. The speaker also re-and Voln Vale the other girl. They have ferred, to the success of the Club in instilled real life into the characters, various phases of sport and concluded portrayed but what will be even more by banding, on behalf of the generous appreciated in the fact that at no time donor (Mr. J. H N. Mody), a beautiful does the film rag, the story seems to silver how! to each of the champions. have been made a background and the i
Mr. Q. Ramjaha suitably reply.
finale is most appropriate.
street below and severely injured. First The first defendant was sentenced by -ald was rendered by police from Central Mr. K. Wamilton to three months *Station after which the woman was re-hard fabour, the other is being dis
anored to the Goycrament Civil Hospital, charged.
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