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THE MORRIS8 ČASE,
The Morriss case, us it is called, has been very fully reported in the papers here, in the section of the Press which lends itself to sensationalism and the nordid side of life. A good deal of the evidence was unprintable. After the hearing in the Police Court the result was foregone conclusion when the next stage was reached at the Assize. For the aver nge newspaper reader the only point of interest that, remained was what the sen tence would be. Two years' hard labour for certain counts in the indictment, and a further twelve months without bard labour in respect of other counts, with an order to pay £1,000 towards the costs of the prosecution, is regarded as by no means unduly severe, considering all the
facts.
Two years' hard labour was the maxi- mum sentence that could be imposed under the Act: and the tasks.set unhappy prisoners condemned to such punishment are heavy in the extreme, including manual toil of the most irksome and physically exacting nature. Sometimes old criminals who have been through the mill and know what to expect when sentenced to only 18 months' hard labour have been known to ask the judge to make the sentence three years' penal servitude instead.
There is no editorial cemment. in the papers on the case, no doubt because the facts are so plain, the whole story is repellant to devent folk, and the moral is obvious. But in the course of the tria there have been a few allusions to Mor vies's life in China, and the inevitable suggestion that he may have irabihed Oriental ideas about the treatment of women. This is a conveniently vague but picturesque phrase which may mean any thing or nothing at all. For the late master of Fippingford Park, if it has any meaning. it means as regards the wrong treatment of English girls that as has been written on the highest anthority "The way of transgressors is hard,” THE SPEAKER'S CHAIR..
The Empire Parliamentary Association
SAFETY AT HEA.
The Board of Trade have recently made regulations which will help to safeguard the lives of those who cross the oceans of the world. Que régulation makes it com pulsory for all British ships engaged in carrying passengers to equip at least one in every fifteen lifeboats with a 250-watt transmitter and a wireless direction- finding apparatus to facilitate rescue work at sea in time of disaster. Other lifeboat to take care of the smaller row regulations provide for a motor-driven boats and thus, still further minimise the chances of loss-by the rescuers when the boats get scattered over a large expanse of water. +
One of the first vessels to be equipped in compliance with the new regulations in the Orbita, which has two motor-driven lifeboats atted with wireless instruments.
learn, that the transmitting apparatus has established communication over n "radius of 450 miles in daylight, and although this is extraordinary it is said that the effective radius will be 100 miles at any time.
Provided with this modern equipment small open row-boats will no longer drift- helplessly in heavy seas waiting for some signals of distress. passing vesac accidently to see their
CLOSING DOCKYARDS.
There was an interesting debate this week in the House of Commons on the closing of the Royal dockyards at Rosyth and Pembroke. The Scots and Welshmen joined farves in protesting against Ger- ernment action in this matter. The ree- son for closing down is economy. Both Scotland and Wales are, however, severely hit by these Admiralty retrenchments.
Mr. W. Adamson, the Labour ex-Secre tary for Scotland, ominously declares that the closing down of Rosyth will redouble the agitation for Scottish Home Rule, and may even lead to a demand for separation Colonel Wacts-Morgan, for Wales, asserted that the closing down of Pembroke will estrange the Principal ‡ity! And, finally, both Mr. Lloyd George and air. Ramsay MacDonald spoke vigorously against the Government, and in favour of the Labour motion of cen-
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INTERPORT FOOTBALL.
TRIAL MATCH ON SATURDAY
The Hongkong Football Association have arranged a trial game of probable Interport players for Saturday, on the Kowloon ground, kick-off at 4 pm.
Mr. Wynne has been chosen Cap-
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ILLICIT OPIUM. CHINESE SENTENCED FOR BEING IN POSSESSION OF DRUG.
A Chinese was fined $200, with the alternative of two months" hard labour in default, for possession of 7lbs. of raw opium, and also fined $2,000, or eight months' hard labour in default, for posses
sure, upon which the discussion was thin, and will take charge of the train sion of five taels of prepared opium, by
based,
But the First Lord of the Admiralty is not easily ruffled. His case was simply that Parliament insists upon economy, and that his Board has decided that one of the economics shall be the cutting down of the dockyards from six to four. At the same time, he promised sympathetic, consideration for claims for compensation. is doing good work in striving to mainUpon a division, the Government won by tain strong sympathy with the British Houses of Parliament and the Dominions. The Association about three years ago presented to the Canadian House of Com mans a replica of the Speaker's chaw in the British House of Commons, and it bas now been decided to make a similar gift to the Australian Commonwealth House of Representatives.
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ing arrangements.
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The team will leave by the s.. I're ident Jacken on February sth and the Faterport match will be played at Sbang. hai on February 13th. Two other games have also been arranged. The team will return from Shanghai by the City of Lahore on February 18th.
The teams for the trial match on Saturday are:-
Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis- tracy, yesterday afternoon.
The evidence showed that the "drugs were found in a cabicle during a rail curried out at No. 19, Fat Hing Street. on Sunday, by Chief Preventive Officer... SJ. Clarke and a party of zevenue officers.
Whites. Clark (Police); Wynne C.P.O. Clarke told His Worship that' Police) (captain) and Bishop (Club); the defendant was undoubtedly a dealer Mitchell (Surreys), Sims (Kowloon), and Leung Yuk Tong (S.C.A.A.); Taylor in opium on a large scale, as he had (Kowloon), Forsyth (Club), Haraber found evidence of this when the raid' was
(Surreys), Suen Kam atone
Shup (S.C.A.A.), and Brown (Club de Reade Scales were found and also raw
and prepared opium..·' creio),
Colours-Rodger (Club); Wheeler Defendant denied that the drug was in
The replien is being built at Exeter, and the cost of it-allout £800-has been subscribed without any difficulty at all was, indeed, largely a matter of book (Kowloon) and Xavier (Club de Re. his possession or belonged to him and
This week Great Britain paid to the United States half-year's interest on our War Debt, the contribution involved being some £18,420,000, which also in cludes the contribution towards the Sink. ing Fund which is eventually to wipe out the capital of the debt. The transaction involved no transhipment of gold. It The Empire Parliamentary Association catries, since credits were established in creio); McGreavey (Surreys), Stewart are sending delegation to Australia the United States for this very purpose (Club) captain, and Bristowe (Surreys); said that the witnesses had told lies. He next year. It is expected that Mr. at the time when Britain returned to the Curlesworth (Barreys); Howard (Club), did not live at the address given though
Gosano (Club. de Recreio), Butler (Sur La relative of his did so. Amery, the Secretary for Dominion gold standard. Affairs, will lead the party, which will There is a melancholy pleasure in con-reys), and Macklesworth (Surreys)... contain about sixteen members of the templating the payment of this huge sum, Imperial Parliament, and will be joined coupled with the knowledge that every by representatives of the Dominion's six months the operation has to be re- Legislatures..
peated. John Bull feels he is doing the right thing in meeting his financial obligations, which is quite in accordance with his ideas of honesty and self-respect; but the payments to America are mainly on account of our late European allies in the war who refase to pay a penny of their debt to us.
£1,000 DAY.
I was in the Law Courts a few days ago and out of curiosity spent ten minutes | in Mr. Justice Eve's court where an action concerning a patent is being heard. The patent concerns the manu facture of artificial silk from cellulose, and of course important trade interests and big money-are at stake. The point of general interest is that the nution began last March, and to all appearance it may not be finished by next March. It has already occupied the court 43 days. A conservative estimate places the cost of the trial at 11,000 4. Jay. There are six counsel engaged, who of course al: want refreshers." But probably the most serious item in the expenses wil be the fees of the expert witnesses. Ex pert witnesses on scientific and technical subjects are often more expensive than Counsel.
LUCRY WIRELESS MARVELS...
The great Empire wireless station at Rugby which has been opened this week has proved to be an astonishing success. When the current was first switched into its three-mile aerial, nearly a fortnight›
280, the resulta, it is stated, were not wholly encouraging, and stations all over.
ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,
BOGEY AT FANLING.
The result of the games on 18th-18th January were:-
J. S. McLaren and M. H. Roffey, all
square divide.. Other scored;
H. H. Ketbick down. W. L. Dunbar 3 down. N. Currie 3 down.
HOCKEY.
The following will represent the Club against SS.Ct. Want to-day at the U.S.R.C.-E. W. Hamil. S. Heft, E. J. R. Mitchell (capt.), E. W Martin; H. Owen Hughes, W. Wood. ward, Lt. G. Silliton, R.M., Lt. E. H. Jacobs Larkcom, R.E., A.. D. Ball.
CRICKET,
The following teams will represent the Hongkong Cricket Club in friendly fixtures on Saturday next, January 23rd, commencing at 2 p.m.
Kowloon (as home):- Hancock (capt.), C. L. R. Becker, H. C. Burgess, A. W. Hayward, H. Owen Hughes, P Jacks, E. G. Lammert, IL V. Parker,
His Worship then passed the above sentences.
ENGLAND'S DOLE EXPLAINED." MISAPPREHENSIONS IN AMERICA.
From The Journal of the British Empire Chamber of Commerce in the United States of America" Inter viewed before leaving New York, Mr. Locock, Overseas Director of the Federa tion of British Industries, stated that one of the points which had most impresse misapprehension as to the so-called dole him during his stay in America was the or unemployment benefit in England. Mr. Locock pointed ont that this schemo was contributory and that workmen, masters, and the Government each paid their share. The men having paid as it. were their premiums were entitled to receive beneâts and as soon as employ- ment increased in England the reserves of the fund would be built up and the Government would gradually be repaid
Mr. Locock com pared the present position to that of n large industrial, corporation with a Pen- sion Fund in which, owing to some catas- trophe, an abnormal rate of disablement occurred in a given year. He continued that there may be arguments as to whether a Government unemployment scheme is or is not desirable, but in Eng- land to-day the scheme exists, contribu
ions are being paid and the constructural chligations have to be fulfilled.
the world were asked to be on the alert ton C. L. H.. Becher, A. D. Dand; A. for full-dress tests.
The frat trial signals went out in broad daylight at midday and all of them were picked up admirably in Australia and New Zealand. According to Australia's strongest station, at Pennant Hills, near. This is not of course the most expensive Sydney, the code messages sent them action as yet.
the sums advanced. There have been maine through with amazing clarity. where the daily cost has been quite South Africa describes Rugby as the most £1,000. Where the action is limited to distinct station in Europe. It is predict three or four days, that may not be seri ednihat by the end of the year Rugby's ous in comparison with the issues in 18,200 metres wave length will be trans volved. But when the days grow inte mitted direct to ships in the far cornera weeks, and the weeks into months, it must of the seven seas, and to the remotest be depressing for the parties, as they receiving outposts of the Empire. wake in the morning to have ringing in
I am informed that these results have T. E. Pearce, T..B. Powell, and H. G. their cars the refrain, £7,000 a day.'
"1 been achieved with only half the huge Sheldon. Lord Birkenhead confessed the other day mileage of the Rugby aeriale, the other 2. Indian R.C.__ (away):-E. J. E. that an a young harrister he was briefed half having heen employed for two-way Mitchell (capt.), H. J. Armstrong, W. in an action concerned with some ques-correspondence with the United States. T. Featherstone, W. W. Mackenzie, A. tion in which the Hudson Bay Company Indeed, an enthusiast with great know K. Mackenzie, R. E. H. Oliver, 7. A. H. were involved. It lasted couple of ledge of the subject tells me that the Plummer, D. E. Pendered, G. R. years, and his fees enabled him to get Rugby station appears to have brought Vallack. M. M. Watson, and F. N. married and set up housekeeping! direct telephonic correspondence between Young
ordinary private subscribers to the Post Office telephones in this country and private telephone users in the United, States at last within measurable distance of realisation. MEDICAL HERO18.
THE MINING SUBSIDY.
NORTH POLE FLIGHT. ATTEMPT BY AUSTRALIAN EXPLORER NEXT SPRING.
When the subsidy was granted to the coal mining industry by the Government
with the unaccompanied germ has deve Plans, are announced, for an important to avert a stoppage in the coalfelds few
loped cancer,
Polar expedition by deroplane in the people were so simple as to imagine
I believe that most people will think spring. £10,000,000 would be sufficient. The
that they took a horrible risk and will The commander of the expedition arrangement continues effective till next An account is published in the Evening admire their heroism. So will other Captain G. H. Wilkins, the Australian Bay. The £10,000,000 voted have already Standard that half a dozen medical men medical men. But many doctors engaged explorer and airman, who will attempt been spent, and this week Parliament in London, have been inoculated with the in the researches of the origin and in- has been called upon to vote another living germ of cancer so that they may fectiousness of haffling diseases have been to reach the "Pole of relative inaccessi £9,000,000. It only goes to show that test the theories of Dr. W. E. Gye and equally ready to risk their lives to test bility, starting from Point Barrow. when once the State decides to meddle Mr. J. E. Barnard, the distinguished a theory. Before the scientific world Alaska, about the middle of March. If in industry no one can say where the research workers whose discoveries were leamed the reason for the ravages of, he reaches this Ice Pole, Captain Wilkins process will stop-especially when referred to in one of my letters some yellow fever medical men had tested every may fly on across the geographical North means paying out, money from the public months ago, Those two scientists believe means they could think of by which the Pole, to Spitsbergen. furse. If the Government get out of that the cancer germ is only harmful if infection might be spread. They slept on their present commitments to the mine a certain unknown chemical agent is pre- | the beds on which patients had died, and owners and the miners under £30,000,000 sont, and none of the doctors inoculated submitted themselves to worse tests than there will be general. surprise.
`(Continued at foot of next Column.), that H.B.
The airman will travel light on his flights, with food for only few days, relying upon seals as food in the event of a forced landing