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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1927.
PO PIU LOTTERY IN THE IRISH FREE
AGENTS.
BRIBES FOR A DETECTIVE.
BOTH PRISONERS SENTENCED.
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STATE.
THE NEW DAIL AND ITS MEMBERS.
RAILWAY AND ROAD PROBLEMS.
Alleged to have beer the agents in Hong Kong of an elaborate
DUBLIN." The taste, tempery and standard Macao and Canton organisation for the sale of "po più lottery'
of debate in the fifth Dail is tickets, two Chinese appeared at marked improvement on its pre- the Criminal Sessions yesterday, decessor. One Minister, whose before the acting Chief Justice (Mr. nuue need not be mentioned, onn Justice J. R. Wood) and a jury. not avoid a bad habit of person They were also charged with alities, which, though they may be bribing, or alternatively with ofer- often clever and caustic, do not ing bribes to pelice officers, to shut enhance the dignity of debate. their eyes to po piu lottery" Bat, on the whole, the Government dealings in which they (prischers) is more sympathetic and accommo- were concerned.
dating to criticism, and bas been chastened by the verdict of the elec
One new member, but a tors former Westminster Nationalist,
The case for the Crown was con- ducted by Mr. H..Somerset Fitzroy (acting Assistant Attorney-General) and Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for: the defence.
It appeared from the Crown's chse that a certain Chinese detec-
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surprised Deputies by quoting
lines of Horace. The Dail seemed to be complimented by this touch of scholarship, but later in the Lobby
that he never knew his colleague ons Deputy was heard to remark was an Irish speaker,
Trade and Tourists. The directors of, the Grünt Western Railway of England and our Great Southern Railway have been examining together and on "the spot our trade and tourist pos sibilities. They have visited Kerry, Cork, and Waterford cities, and have held a conference with the authorities in Dublin. This is a wise move, for there is much to be gained by personal contact." There is also much truth in the saying that" The master's foct is the best manure!". Throughout their tour the weather was atrocious, and it required some little ingination to appreciate the charm and attrac tion of our country. There is nothing more depressing than our
southern and western seaboard in
wind and rain. As was inevitable
on such a tour, the social side was inclined to predominate. The leading citizens of Cork and Waterford were entertained, by the companies, and the result is a bet- ter understanding of common diff- culties. As the general manager of the Great Western Railway
crease on pre-war figures they are pointed out, railway" rates may be a burden, but at 60 per cent. in-
less than the increase on most other comme dities.
tive had been given the special duty of collecting information for the purpose of police raids in ton-
It has not taken long to put to nection with "po pia lottery
the test the value of election tickets. It was alleged that on
pledges A motion was moved by in England, the railways have In our country, even more than June 26th he was approached by the Deputy O'Connell, of the Labour fret defendant, the second defend Party, to reject the nomination ofed in the price of the ordinary great dificulties, which are reflect- aut being represented as the agent Deputy Dolan for the post of Leas stocks. Before the war they were Tof a Macao concern. The second
Ceann Comhairle (Deputy defendant asked the detective to Speaker) on the grounds that he
about equal in value; now, our stop seizing tickets and gave him did not know Irish. It was argued with the Great Western at 88. Our £100 stock stands at 29, compated $100. The detective was told (ac-that, Irish being a compulsory sub- cording to his story) that the first ject for all public appointments,
returns in volume, both of paźšen-
defendant would pay him further the conditions should a priori ap-/8er and goods, are below pre-war, sums, and later he received another ply to the holder of an office whose And show little buoyancy even at
$300, and 2270 at a later date.
It was also stated that defend anta agree that the detective
should be paid 845 a month.
the existing level.
duty it is to preside over an as- sembly which is occasionally ad-
Motor traffic, over abort, dis- dressed in the "first" official la naturally beer, much assisted by tances, is a great rival, and has
gunge, Hia predecessor in office The matter was reported to
the heavy State grants towards and his Chief, the Speaker, are Detective-Sergt. Lane, and a police both fuent Irish speakers. The hour day has laid in unduly heavy road improvement. The eight- trap was laid in a Chinese restaur-election was carried by 47 to 31, charge on fines serving sparsely ant and the defendants were aand it would be interesting" to rested on the occasion of the pay know how many of the majority for the most part do, and the populated country areas, as ours
had given satisfactory replies to
ravages of the civil war did much the questionaire of the Gaelic indirect damage that could not be League issued to all candidates at made good by any money empen
ment of the $270.
The Defence."
First defendant and second de fondant both denied being ecrcern ed in the matter when they were charged at the
Central Police Station.
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language movement.
A Valuable Recruit.
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Father Ronald Knox became so absorbed in his sermon at the wed- the recent election. The whole ination. The effect of all these difi-Great dissatisfaction is being ex-
ding of Mr. Edward Hulton, only son of Lady Hulton and the late cident is a good example of the culties has been rather to stimulate pressed in Stepney, B., as the ze Sir Edward Hulton, and le part played by histrionics in the than to discourage.
sult of allegations regarding the Kira Lerkovitsch, daughter With their anner in which positions under General Levkovitsch, of the late of backs to the wall, and nothing but the local Socialist Council and Czar's army, at the. Brompton At the Sessions yesterday the first
the Board of Guardians are being. fill-Oratory, that he nearly prevented rely upcz, defendant, who said he was
The Dail has a valuable new re management has shown. not only
the marriage taking place. Chinese boarding house runner
Complaints that councillors and The law does not recognise mar- but denied paying money to the Chiruit in a deputy from Limerick, imagination and courage,
guardians arc finding jobs for riages in & Roman Catholic Church and friends, that unless an official registrar is pre- nese detective at any time, or of who recently came into prominence initiative and resource. The divi- their relatives having anything to do with no his successful suit, carried to dend prospects may be still remote, applicants for work are being asked sent to perform the subsequent pi." He said that he was going to the Supreme Court to quash the but the way the problem is being the nature of their politics; and civil ceremony This can be done account of its faced is a good example of the public servants who are not only up to three o'clock in the entertain n" friend at
Socialists are being replaced by afternoon. D certain county
illegality. The expenditure of this qualities that private enterprise men, who do not know the work, At seven minutes to three Father restaurant when he met the detec-
County Council during the period can evoke in the face of almost in are filling columns of the local Knox was still engaged in his ad newspapers and providing subjects dress. The registrar became an With the for scores of local meetings. of 1920-1925 has exceeded its re- superable difficulties.
xious. The verger approached ceipts by some £100,000, and the highest motives and utmost good strange thing is the Minister has will, state enterprise, rooted in Second" defendant denied being power to prevent, or correct this politics and tied by routine, and present at the restaurant where it abuse, though he can refuse to sane reinforced by the taxpayer, could was stated that the money was paid tion the appointment of a wards never auccessfully face and over in the first two occasions. He said he was in Canton on June 26th maid or rate collector. Limerick, come the same problems. and July 4th, the dates on which incidentally, is one of our richest it was stated by the Crown that counties and returned two Repub the first two deposits were paid. Defendant also called evidence, and licans at the last election. witnesses stated that they saw him Mr. Hewson, the Deputy
tive off duty, and invited him along. He also met the second defendant and told him to come along as well.
An Alibi.
ques-
in Canton at this period. He was tion, is now turning his attention present in Hong Kong on the night
Road Trade.
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An inquiry is being held into our road traffic problems, and if the Commissioner of Police is to have his way we are going to take a further plunge into the abyss of He wants to license regulation.
all bicycles, to make it an offence
of his arrest, when he met first de-o matters of State "expenditure, fendant, who invited him to have and moved to reduce the allowances dinner with him and his friend. He of £380 a year paid to Deputies denied ever paying any money to the Chinese detective, or having and Senatore. He was poable to anything to do with po piu' lot find a seconder in this work of self to walk on the highways, or even to cress at other than authorised tery."
sacrifice, but the House did agree First
defendant caused some
places. He even refers with ap- 'amusement when asked by Mr. to appoint a Committee to inquire Jenkin how much the dinner cost into the joint question of Minis-proval to the French law, which him.
terial salaries and members' allow appears to make the erring pedes. ances. It is a pity the question of trian in Paris fair game for the Ministers pensions was not also taxi-driver. The Commissioner is added because, poor as we are, it
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He replied that he had written out the menu, and ordered the meal, he was interrupted by the police who at ance arrested him.
The Verdict. The jury returned a verdict of "Guilty
in respect of both pris oners, and His Lordship sentenced them each to 18 months' hard labour on each charge, the sentences to run concurrently.
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is not good polier for our Minisa soldier who rose to the rank of ters who have made great personal general and served with distinction Bacrifices to be dependent entirely in the great war, and he has no for their livelihood on the vagaries doubt a great belief in the virtua of an election. At the present mo.
Ministers' Salaries.
ment some of the ablest of them of rule, and regulation. are sorely tempted, before they are too old, to give up politics for the more commonsense way of tackling But surely there is a simple and Iese exciting but more assured work the problem. The average man has of their professions. This would no desire to kill himself, and he be a great misfortune to public will very soon learn to avoid undue -life."
risks. If he does occasionally come to grief, it will be a wholesome In regard to the emoluments of warning to others. It is argued our Ministers, it cannot said that that judges and juries are always at £2,000 a year, from which taxes swayed in favour of the man on are deducted, they are overpaid. foot against the motorist in cases In like manner, Deputies who give of accidents, This, on the whole, good attendance, can hardly find is in the interests of careful driv their allowances excessive. Weling The motorist 'generally is, The Rhenish Westphalian Electric have very few men in public life and always should be, protected by Bower Co. are to erect at Herdecke of independent means, and it came insurance, and, as motorists be on the Ruht, not far from Dert as a surprise to everybody to become more careful, and foot pas mund, water power works, which told by the Minister of Finance, sengers
circumspect more will contain four turbines, each of in azewer to a Parliamentary ques cidents will become less and rates 3,400 h.p. These will be the largest tion, that there are only some 520 will be reduced. In any case, there water turbines in the world. The people in the Fre-State-with-2018 10-justification-for-all this cost of the plant will be £1,000,000. Income of aver 23,000 a year. This heavy weather" about aur Irish The company at present produces should give our Socialists food for traffic, the volume of which in the greatest part of its power from thought, more especially an most of Dublin is insignificant in compari- the soft brown coal which abounds these fortunate few derive their in- | son with that of New-York or Lon- in the Westphalian and Rhineland come from foreign investments, don, or even on the basy Ports district. Evening Telegraph Jom- and are but lightly rooted in our mouth road at a week-end-Sun
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A scathing public denunciation some of the ushers, and implored by the local Unionist candidate, ther to convey by some signal to Colonel Dodge, D.5.0., and letters Father Knox that if he did not re from men who state that they have lease the bride and bridegroom suffered a result of the local from the altar the ceremony would methods of selecting workmen have have to take place all over again brought no reply from the coun- the next day. cillors and guardians concerned.
Col. Dodge's Statement, ›
Ushers and friends were in con- sultation. The clock now pointed Colonel Dodge said to a reporter: to five minutes to three.
Local guardians and council-, When a crisis seemed imminent lore with the influence" useful one of the surpliced servers ap- to a man wanting a job are un- proached Father Knox and warned doubtedly using it to suit their bim. Father Knox, however, was own ends. Jobs are found for not to be brought to a hurried con- relatives and friends. The man clusion, and it was almost three who is a professed Red is a man o'clock when the bride and bride-, with the best qualification, for a groom rushed to the vestry to sign job.
the register before it was too late.
Ex-Service men are coming to tell me that although they are married they have been passed over for jobs in favour of single young Communists
and scientious objectors.
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Mr. George Grossmith's son was best man, and among the congre gation was, Grand Duke Michael.
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THE CIGAR THIEF.
Jobs are going to mon-Stepney men merely to give preference to "Reds. Men who have sought jobs RICH MAN WHO STOLE THEM
have been asked, "What are your politics?" as it, politics matter.
a button in a matter of this kind. In one issue of a Stepney news- paper the following zilegations are
made:-
FOR YEARS.
.:
BERLIN.
It has been the custom for many years for one of the most prosper- ous bachelors of Cassel to get his (By a man who says he was re-expensive cigars from one of the placed): Was expecting his work beat tobacconists in the town. He as kitchen porter in a local in was a connoisseur of cigars, and stitution to be made permanent there was the utmost good feeling when he was given an hour's between shopkeeper and customer. notice. Asked higher oficials why, and was told his work had had noticed an unaccountable disap
For many years the tobacconist been excellent. Was replaced by pearance of cigars from his shop. a Socialist with no experience of
The other day he was certain that the job who later complained six cigars were missing from each that the work was too hard and of the four boxes that he had shown got distance.
Men with an experience of poor-law work were refused a job, which went to a councillor who, bad - been employed -at- a metal refinery.
A marriedman working at D hospital was put off to make room -for-a-single-man The guardians. now have to pay rettet for the married man, his wife, and his children, and
wages for the -single-man.
These allegations are a small percentage of those brought for ward in one issue.......
to the bachelor.
The next time that the "bachelor came the tobacconist went to a back room, where he and a friend watch- "ed "the" movements of the.customer in a mirror. They saw him quckly
tuting cigars into his pocket.
The bachelor' then owbed that for SATE be had stolen cigars, and offered £250 as compensation and £160 to the Red Cross if the mat ter were kept quiet...
Apparently it was not, for all Cassel is enjoying the scandal, and the prosperous bachelor has left the town,