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the interim dividend of 248. per 1925 ACCOUNT-After payment of
A
CHINESE GIRL AND INDIAN
GUARDIAN.
"RATHER A BAD LASS.”
ASSIGNED TO CHINESE
SECRETARIAT.
The story of an Indian's alleged brutal treatment of a girl adopted by his first wife was told at the
Khata Singh was charged with as- Central Magistracy yesterday, when
share and the bonus of 20 per cent. to contributors passed at the last | saulting a Chinche girl of 18. annual meeting, there remains a balance of £208,035 168. ad. The Board recommends that final dividend of tds, per share and a bous dividend of os. per share on 135,000 shares be paid to share holders, absorbing £141,750, and
The girl stated that when she was five she was adopted by the defen- dant's first wife. Bhe was then trented well and was quite happy. Her adopted mother died when she
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KOMOR AND KOMOR'S SPRING EXHIBITION.
DELICATE AND DELIGHTFUL WORK.
The exhibition of paintings now open at Komar and Komor's should be visited by all lovers of pictures and studied by all aspiring artists. It is, for the most part, the work of Japanese water colour artists, and in particularly interesting as it shows how the art of the went has been adopted in Japan. As in every show of this description, the
that the balance be carried forward was eleven and defendant had mar-exhibits are artistically of very un- to underwriting suspense Rocountried his wife's sister. Since then to close the account for the year she and no longer been treated as
1926.
1020 ACCOUNT.The balance of working account on the 31st Decem ber, 1928, was £418.245 11B. 10d. The Board recommends that an interim dividend of 248. per share be paid to shareholders, absorbing £102,000, that a bonus of 20 per cent. be paid to contributors, ab- sorbing about £20,000 and that the remainder be carried forward.
Directors.
a daughter but as a servant.
Witness admitted that she had been well-fed, but said that she had been cruelly heaten at times
Witness weat on to any that whenever she had a few minutes to spare she went next door to play with the daughters of a neighbour.
These children were very fond of Since the last general meeting,her, and she taught them how to Mr. W. H. Bell joined the Board, knit and to sew. and the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. W. L. Pattenden and Mr. W. H. Bell resigned from the "Board,
Mr. L. J. Davies, Mr. D. O. Rus sell and Mr. J. K. Bourfield have joined the Board.
In accordance with the Articles of Association, Mr. J. A. Plummer and Mr. T. G. Weall retire, but offer themselves for re-election.
Auditors.
Constantly Beaten,
On Saturday last, she went to this house in the evening at the invitation of the mother, and when she returned defendant took her by her queue and hit her with a heary stick. So severe was the assault that the children who escorted her back home begged defendant to desist.
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équal merit. But they have two things in common, they are the ype of picture which will appeal to that wide section of the public who buys a work of art because it is personally pleasing to them, rather than as an investment or part of a collection, and they are very reasonably priced,
Judging the exhibition from the
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standpoint of an art critic there DISORDER IN SINGAPORE. MURDER IN TIENTSIN
are two water colour artists among the many exhibiting, whose work not only gives promise of being an excellent investment, but is delight ful and instructive in itself. should like to know that every. member of the Hong Kong Art Club possessed a painting by Yamamoto
CONCESSION.
VICTIMS OF GUNMEN.
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CHINESE WOMAN'S END.
I
MURDER BY FOUR CANTONESE.
A SERVANT'S ARREST,
Some idea of the extent of the
A Chinees woman living at 34, and one by Teranbu; for I am recent outbreak of lawlessness in
Yen Shou Li, off Douglas Road; certain that the result would be singapore can-ba-gathered from the in the British Concesion, Tientsin, a very much wider appreciation of following extract from a copy to was done to death with ghastly the technique of water colour paint-hand of the Singapore Free Preek. | brutality by
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat thews and Messrs. Linsteadostioned by his Worship, witing by members of that Club.
Davis, qhartered accountants, re- tire, but offer themselves for re election.
Yamamoto has
robbers sometime Several shooting incidents and about midnight on one Wednesday, ness stated that she had been
a particularly stabbing affaire kept the Police last month. Her husband had been beaten on many previous occasions. fine sense of composition. "The bay during the week-end. The and all for the same reason. De Umbrella Shop" is an excellent took place in Deli Street, where, it unaware of what had happened.
most serious of these occurrences to the theatre and returned, all CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. fendant did not scom to like the example of the use of planes, appears, a gang of Chinese armed The police received a report of idea of her going over to play with balance of mass of light and dark with pistols or revolvers suddenly the orime at 1.25 a.m. and when fired several shots which wounded they visited the house, they found The report of the China Fire the neighbour's children.
tones, and the counterbalance of several persons who were gathered the floor of the room where the Insurance Co., Ltal., is as follows:- Asked how she came to make a eclours. The picture divides into about a food atall, fatally injur; murder was presumably committed, 1925 ACCOUNT-The balance of port of this particular ass two parts, the dim shop interior tug ony man. The affair occurred covered with blood, and an iron working account on the 31st Decem-witness stated that she was made where two well placed figures are
at 7.30 p.m. It is believed that the ber, 1920, was $603,222,53. The to kneel down for an hour after the
men were out to get one particular lying by. The woman had been Board recommends that a dividend benting. She was then sent to buy bent over their work, and the three person, but the deceased man, in apparently strangled but there of $9 per share and a honus divi- some eggs from a shop in the neigh open umbrellas in the fore ground. the statement made before he died, and neck which had been dealt with dend of $5 per share on
She wanted to report 20,000
bourhood.
could give no explanation as to why
a blunt instrument. shares be paid to shareholders, the matter to the Police Station, See how much that suggests in a give absorbing $250,000, and that the but feared it was too late to do so. itself. First depth, for the clear balance be carried forward to The next day she again went to the pattern of the umbrellas in the sun- underwriting suspense account to neighbour's house, and the people shine throws the shop into the back had its origin in China about two A grudge which is said to have close the account for the year 1925. advised her pot to report the mat-
1928 ACCOUNT.-The halance of ted. Determined to leave the deground; second, the very atmos years ago, is being investigated by 10.
the Police. A Teochew olerk em bouse, fendant's working account on the 31st Decem-thought of going to the house of a
she suddenly phere of the East. The paticnt ployed on the steamer Tao Ann ber, 1996, was $754,808.42.
friend living at West Point. The industry at work in the ill lit Hoo was set upon by another Teo neighbour's wife gave her a little squalor of a tiny room unnoticed chew in Reid Street and stabbed in the back and in the stomach, money for her tram fare, and she by the casual observer, and in the Hia assailant has not yet been was on the way to West Point when foreground the bright sunlight and arrested. it occurred to her that would
Directors,
Since the last general meeting, Mr. W. H. Bell joined the Board, and the Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Mr. W. J Pattenden and Mr. W. H. Bell resigned from the Board.
Mr. 13. Davies, Mr. D. O. Rus
be wrong to sponge on her friend. eclour. The way in which these Therefore she got off at the Police two planes balance and co-ordinate Station, and made the report--not
Ship's Clerk Stabbad,
were some 30 wounds on her head
There were two servants in the house; one aged 70, who had been had happened, and another, aged asleep and heard nothing of what
sell and Mr. J. K. Bousfield have so much to get the defendant into 18 extraordinarily skillful, for too loved to be connected with a secret lived there. He told them that he
joined the Board,
In accordance with the Articles of Asociation, Mr. J. A. Plummer and Mr. T. G: Weall retire but offer themselves for re-election.
Auditors.
&
thews and Messrs. Linstead Davis, chartered accountants, re- tire, but offer themselves for re- election.
ATTACKED BY COOLIE.
WOMAN STRUCK WITH BROOM.
trouble as to get rid of him.
for a few moments to go into His Worship adjourned the case
Chambers. Defendant and com- plainant were to attend.
firat.
what he said.
great an insistance on either would
veid of interest. have left one part of the picture
Chew Street, where a Chinese was
The younger servant, Liang Chia sun, said that at about 12 p.m. he heard some one knocking at the door and got up from bed to se Ten minutes later he heard the who it was, but found no one there.
knocking again and again went to Alleged Secret Society. Orimė. the door Be found two mien there Another shooting incident, be this time, who asked him if Wang Chis Mo, his "mistress's 'husband, city argument, occurred in Chis had anoved. They entered the yard found fatally wounded very early and ordered him to lead them into on Monday morning. In the same forced him to obey by producing the house. He refused, but they
cher was stabbed in the thigh in into the west room, which his mis- disturbance, a Cantonese pork but revolvere. They eventually went South. Bridge Road.
tress occupied, and called upon her Chinese Carpenter Shot,
to open har door, which she did. Seven or eight Chinese are report They then told her to go to the ed to have taken part in an attack eat room, which she refused to do. on a Cantonese carpenter at about The men dragged her along, and he 7.30 on Sunday night. The victim saw that her head was bloeding. was shot in the stomach, some of He caught hold of her to try to the men being armed with revolvers hold her back, but they pulled her or pistols. No arrests were made. away. He heard his mistress cry- ing once, then he jumped out of the window to alarm the police. A Teochew boatman has been When he came back he found that There is a very lovely delicacy arrested and charged in connection his mistress was dead. and spirituality about his work, with the murder of a twakow coolie particularly exemplified in Nos. on board twakow No. 1557. The far above the average water colour Quay at 4 p.m. or Sunday when ther questions being unsatisfactory. 18, 23, and 10, which lifte it very twakow was lying at North Boat however, received with doubt by the police, and his replies to fur- drawing. His dawn tinted clouds the accused man is alleged to have he was placed under arrest. Fur and soft mists are never senti attacked the deceased from behind ther examination proved that he mental or merely pretty. As the pale sunlight struggles through the mists they seem to move and lift, and allow the tender green of a bamboo shoot or the pink blossoms of a hydranger to emerge.
Teranbu is one of the few artists who has succeeded in grafting the new art of the West onto the tradi tion of the East. Many of his picture are an example of what is best in impressionism, and one reminded in turn of Whistler, Monet, McEvoy, and of the lovely old Japanese colour prints to which the first named artist owes so great a debt.
Murder In A TW&ŁOW.
and stabbed him to death..
Liang Chia Hsun's story wa,
was implicated in the crime, fo which he subsequently confessed be- ing a party, with two other men., It appears that the three of them had shared their booty, consisting of 8100, jewelry, and a roll of silk, and that Liang's portion was still in the house.
A Love Affair 7 Defendant stated that for the last Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Mat-three months the girl had been in the habit of going out every night and returning home at late hours.
This the girl denied, but admitted that three days ago she took a boy up to her mistress and asked por: mission to marry him. The girl explained that she took this step because her mistress told her that if she wanted to get married she must bring the man up to see her
wife as a witness to substantiate Defendant said he would call his
A coolie's alleged assault upon a Mr. Lindaell: Do you admit that woman was described at the Cen-you beat her with a big stick -I tral Magistracy yesterday when the heat her for the reason I have given
Murder In Broad Daylight. your. Worship, man was charged with doing All over the arm, legs and back
Another crime which is believed grievously bodily harm. The com-Yes, with a cane.
to be the outcome of a secret society That was not done with a cane
feud was committed in Prinsep plainant said that defendant struck
at all Yea, it was. I was very
A picture by Teranbu would be Street in broad daylight on Mon- her with a broom in the Tai Hing angry at the time and the more so a constant joy to possese, and hung day evening. At about 5.18 village on Saturday night.. as I had many complaints from on ones wall, it would be, what Chinese was walking along the five
A witness said he was awakened
Tramway inspectors.
a picture should be, a decorative footway when four Cantonese so- early on Saturday evening by a statement, and said that the girl
Defendant's wife corroborated his background,
costed him. They were all wreged sound of shouting outside, and on had little work to
But beyond these two there are with automatic pistols which they looking out of the window ho saw
dont bome: a number of other exhibitors whose drew and fired at the Chinese from defendant striking, the woman with She generally walked out with boys work is attractive. Kobyashi, who close range. They then left the a broom. When he got downstairs and on several occasions she had paints in a style more nearly akin Up to the present no arrests have neighbourhood and got eafely away. the man had disappeared, and the run away from the house, but was to the
ordinary English water been made. The injured man WAI traced and brought back. The girl colour artist will be sure to find a woman, whose head was injured, had always begged to be allowed ready market. His work is bright only able to drag himself to the was lying on the ground:
The next witness, said a Chinese own living, but witness refused and and 84. The latter is an inland lapsed and died.
to leave the house and earn her and pretty. I liked best Nos. 157 doorway of house where he col- woman, said she had seen compromised to find her a decent hus stream whose banks are shaded plainant attempting to pick up hand so soon as possible.
with a well balanced mass of trees some paper, which the defendant Mr. Lindsell: It appears pretty and under growth. No. 157 s
A woman gave evidence that early prevented her from doing.
clear that the girl was rather a bad larger and is a very good composi
in the afternoon of February 15th, she was in the tear cubicle of 8, tion. The drawing of the tree with
Yuk Ming Street, when she heard Police Speak In Her Favour. its aparce red leaves, and finely
a knock at the door. As the amah A new bathing club for soldiers opened the door, two men entered Sub-Inspector James, for the pro- marked trunk is an lovely as any the charge of striking her with his socation: "I think that the trouble thing in the exhibition. broom.
Fand sailors was inaugurated on and after threatening her with Basson' is that they wanted her to marry
sex scapes attracted a Sunday at Kowloon Dock. The knives they tied her wrists with His Worship remarked that the an Indian, and she would not agree good deal of attention, and are re- club is known as the Kowloon Dook string and gagged her with a hand- defendant had undoubtedly struck to do so. The people next door markable in the effect of the swell United Services Club.
kerchief and an orange. the woman with his brooo, hurting think highly of her and are quite and movement of the water. The bathing matshed will be open her more than he probably realised. willing to adopt her.
They ransacked some trunks, rv- She plays
Besides the water colour draw daily, and there is also a shed in moved a gold wristlet watch from He could Dot be sure from the with their children, and I haveings there are a number of oil which refreshments are served to her arm by cutting the band, and woman'e akull was fractured or not. come into Court." Medical Officer's report whether the been trying to persuade them to paintings on view mostly by Eng some 200 men.
obtained 84 in oath, Before they lish artists, Rollin's fine Moon- The organisation of this club is left a third man drew saide the The defendant waa-fined 893, with Mr. Lindsell imposed a fine of light" is an interesting picture and dus entirely to the staff of the curtain and peered into the cublalei the option of 14 days imprison 56, or in defatil four weeks' hard English scenes which should make of the work will be performed by pharge, maintained that it had been
there are several others typically Kowloon Docks. The domantic side
defendant, denying the mont. In addition, he was ordered Inhour, to pay the complainant $10 a com- The girl was nesigned to the an appeal to residents in the Far the wives of members of the staff brought against him because of s pensation with the option of an additional 7 days' imprisonment.
care of the Secretary for Chinese East. Affaire.
Defendant said the woman per-lass. sisted in throwing out rubbish, despite his protests. He denied
E.M.B.
A NEW BATHING CLUB. FOR SERVICE MEN
GAGGED WITH ORANGE.
AND THREATENED. WITH KNIVES.
A Chinese was yesterday OST- mitted for trial, at the Central Police Court on a charge of armed robbery at West Point.
The
and the club will remain open as grudge harboured by the Woman's long as it continues to pay its way. "husband,