TO-DAY IS CENSUS I DID THE MURDER."
DAY.
SOME AMBIGUITIES EXPLAINED.
WHAT A NEW TERRITORIES. VILLAGE DIDI
ALLEGED STATIMENT BY FILIPINO.
FAN TAN ON EMPRESS OF
RUSSIA.
Those in which Martin Con. salez Corren, e, Fitipino, is charged. with the alleged murder of Jolm, Harrison; & plumber on the R.M.S. Empress of Bussin while the veel was on the high sex on February
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[All letters inueniai pur publi' cubina muit-be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not fur publication, unless so desired. but as evilence of good faith.—ED.]
A MODEL FAIRY TALE!
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONG KONG
DAILY PRESS,"]
Sin,-In your issue of the 4th instant, there appeared an article stating that psychologists think the
21, 1931, was continued Before Br.old-fashioned fairy tale bad for the E. W. Hinilton at Kowloon. mentality of children on recount of Magistracy yesterday, and after a hearing which lasted the whele afternoon, the case pay adjourned
To-dny is Consus Day and all people who are alive at midnight to-night should be included in the census returns. During the last fortnight the enumerators have been going round their district. delivering forins, explaining them. and writing them up for those who are unable to do so. Raports re- eived from the Chief Enumerators have in many cases been most reto Monday. asuring, showing that the enum.
The first witness called was fr. erators were doing their work quite K. MacNaughton, electrician on well. Instances have arisen, how. ever, of turrible stupidity, careless board the liner. Witness mail thing ress, and even of nhience from the about 8 pm on Feuary 2 last, Colony of some enumerators, and was talking to some passengers it has been an anxious and busy. time for those in charge of the office to correct these mistakes, replace absent enumerators, and generally watch their various acti vities.
A little ambiguity still remains in soing people's minds regarding the particulars to be entered PP and should like to dear up these difficulties.
Persons on Night Duty and Pleasure!
A person on night duty, usually has a hone to go to on leaving
معزا
bo
Harrison Shot,
It appears that there is a nood for fairy tales inore in keeping with the pacifis views of the League of Nations. I have tried to meet that need by writing the first (and possibly the lant) of a series of Bed Time Stories for both children and adults,
BANK "RUN AT CANTON
„NEASINESS "IN FINANCIAL
CIRCLES.
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(nou oun OWN 'CORRESPONDENT-]
CANTON, Mar. 8.
The “run” on the Central Bank of China in Canton still continues in spite of the repeated assurances of the Government to the public. Both the head office of the Govern- ment Bank on the South Band and:
TRAFFIC CASES.
AMBULANCE DRIVER
'FINED.
Tex
"You will have to be more care- fil at the corners in Stubbs Road;: even if you have an urgent case- if you drive like that you will bul having more urgent," ́enses,” marked M, Schofield in fining the Tung Wahl Chinese driver of a Hospital ambulance 620 for over- taking another car at a corner in Stubbs Read on February 20.
Ko Lamp.
Trafic Sergeant Melanie. ex- the slaughter of giants and ogress branch offices are still crowded and the visiting of bloodthirsty with people clamouring for the plained that defondant, in overtak.
ing the front vehicle, forced a cari redemption of their bank notes, vengeaned on evil doors.
The merchants in the city are driven downhill by Mr. P. Toster | cautions when it comes to taking. to stop in order to avoid an ne- in Central Brak of Chinn (notes.cident. The pediars and small dealers are
Mr. J. Barnett of the Tytam Tuk, refusing to accept these bank-notes, while the bigger merchants, under Pumping Station' was fined $5 on the immediate eyes of the Govern- admitting a chargo of having ment, accept them with reluctance. driven a
motor cycle along Morri- The local authorities attribute son Clay Road without a lighted; the present uneasiness in financial rear lamp. Sergeant Baker stated vircles to the wanton speculations that there was no bulb in the lamp of the money deniers, who wanted when he stopped defendant, - to, endanger the financial position of the Government to reap the whirlwind." The resignation of Mr. Hü Hao Min at Nanking is an insignificant matter, it was pointed out, yet these money dealers made ase of this to inspire the general public with fear for their own benefit.
There is a marked absence of
bloodshed, and it is unlikely that the readers will wake up sercam- ing.
All the characters are, fictitious and no application has been made, for copyright in Costa Ric
The Bed Time Story may be chanted or sung in public without fee or licence, Yours,
WUNANSICKS.
THE CALIPH AND THE
GOLDEN TALENTS.
Commenting upon the situation, Mr. Fan Ki Ma, Commissioner of -Once upon a time there lived a Finance, said that the Government Great Caliph who ruled in a Dis-is not in the least perturbed, as the tant and Mountainous Country and he had many servants.
Legal Point Rakód.
A public ar driver was summon d for failing to drive on the loit side of Chater Road on February JD. He was defended by Mr.. Horace Lo.
Traffic Sergent Guild stated that he was driving a motor cycle combination in Ice House Stroct toward Chater Road, and on, near- ing the corner ho sounded his horn. On turning into Chater load, opposite the park-atand, he Bw defendant's car coming along. There was a slight collision, the sidecar of his cycle striking the rear right mudguard of the car. vaults in its depository are fully There were the motor cars in the replenished with silver. He felt park-stand at the time. confident that the "run" on the Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, Ser- the use of the Government bank if a car was travelling on the left Bank and the loss of confidence in geant Guild agreed with him that, notes would stop of their own hide of a road, and the passenger accord in the course of the next wanted to alight on the right side, two or three days. The Govern the driver had every right to yo ment need not devise any method over to the right hand side of the for their resuscitation other than road, unload his passenger, and that which has been in tee. It will then swerve over to the left side bontinue to accept these bank-notes again. at full value in settlement of taxes,
in the scoond class stoke roem when he heard a shot, and im mediately after
this # Chinese. grvaser was seen to run across the dock, and apprimelt the top of on emergency esenpe where he raised an alarm. Witness said he knew from the man's voice that something was amiss and about a minute after he WHS. called by the store-keeper. They went along "B" dock de gether when they heard the second shot fired and shortly after they duty. The fact that he happens hands on his head which was bleed- saw a Chinese walking past with his on certain gremises at the zero hour," of 12 midnight dorsing freely. not make it compalary for him to be entimerated in these premises. Continuing, Mr. MacNaughton He returns to his home next morn said they went down the stairs, and ing and is entered up there. In when he was - half way down, to the same way if you happen saw Harrison lying on the floor, dancing at Repulse Bay Hotel that He went up for the doctor and ou night or are spending the evening his return met a Filipino who had with friends, you may be absent a short round him. He looked very From your house at 12 midnight, excited and made a statement, as à
And the servants besought the but even if yu do not get hack till result of which witness took the
man down to the "C" deck when Caliph that he would give unto the early hours of the morning, you spass the night" in your own the defendant was pointed out thum inore Talents, and he hearken- home or et least you enter it on the man who fired the shits. Sunday morning, not having been Witness said he searched the defened unto their prayer and called (See the dant and found some rounds of amunto him the Chief Codi of that heading to Column 1 of the Form) mauition onhan 32 bullets, country and Certain Wise Coan
Another difficulty, which still perke those produced in Court.
The used, continued witness, sellors of kindly and benignant sists, arises in the case of certain
is well made a statement which he did not mien and said unto thein Go ye Chinese households. fenown, a wealthy gentlemast may try in the master alumnus of them what they desire." duties, etc.
understand and the man was then down amongst the servante and have two or many more households and two other officers and put in of which he is the head. But he irons. Witness added that when he cannot be in all of them at once. first saw the accused, to was holding He is, let us any, in his chief housen bible and a paper. Harrison was that night and is entered on the very nice man, not given to bully form for that house. Who then is ing native, head of the household in another of his houses where a concubine may live with her children? Imany instances, I understand, it was desired that the gentleman's name should be entered again with the result that he would have been
vunmaleated shëndure.
In
lific.
Replying to further questions put by Mr. Lu, the Sergeant said that driver had the same control over his ear in going forward as in backing provided he drove slowly when backing.
Lo,;
Witness agreed with. Mr. that, it was undesirable to back a car for a long distance in traffic.
Mr. Lo submitted that defendant
And they went and the survants. The strength of the Central Bank asked of them that they might be of China in Cantos to cope with given a sufficiency of Talents of the situation, he went on, may be Gold wherewith to buy food and seen from the fact that the Bank reinont for ther selves and their has in reserve 817,000,000 in silver, Oftepring-for they were vory pro which is equal to approximately two-thirds of the value of the bank. notes in circulation. No bank in the world backs up its notes issued was guilty of no offence, and that to the extent of o per cent, with he would quote authorities to sub- silver coink like the Central Bankstantiate his statements in regard to the backing vehicles. He bo- The Customs authorities consedloved that there was a rule in the discriminating against the Central hacking of motor cars unnecessari. United Kingdom which forbade the
after the Government had assumed H. C. Brayield was in defendant's responsibility for changing them at the line. into Hong Kong notes on the basis
His Worship adjourned the hear. of subsidiary coins, and they are ing. now accepting Government bank- notes as before.
**I Remember Nothing."
And after many moons the Chief When asked whether he find any Cadi and the Counalong command questions to put to the witness, de fendant said, I render noted a slave to write upon the Tablets that such and such a servant should ing
receive such and such a number of talents of gold, and that by reason. of the prices of those who sold in to add further talents...
And the tablets were brought unto the Caliph. Salah'
And the Grent Caliph passed away and another Caliph ruled in his stend.
China in Canton.
The water-at-arms (Edward My counted several times. over accord. Hugh), the next witness called, give evidence to the effect that he was ing to the number of his establish sitting on the second class deck the market place it would be averly Bank of China notes yesterday ly. He went on to say that Mr. T. ments! In the second and other hen he heard the shot fired. Two establishments no person should be more shots followed and then be entered as head of the household, went down the stairs where he saw or the concubine should he entered the noeused with something in his as head, as she undoubtedly is, hand.
while acting as such in the alisence of her husband.
rumours
And after many days the new Caliph called unto him his Coun- sellors and said unto them: "Such and such is written upon the
Counse
therefore whether I should do as is written,
да
for it emeth unto me that Honourable Minn should do even 0. And the Counsellors, were sore dismayed, but chid, "Give unto thy servants, the number of talents of gold which is written upon the Tablets, but give not the further talents for thou hast little treasure and the prices of the merchants aro hut reasonable.
NEW SOLICITOR
ALR. H. S. V. MOSSOP ENROLLED.
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KINZAN MARU.
MAY PROVE TO BE A
TOTAL LOSS, -
Captain Pringto, master of the China Navigation Company's BE. Mr. Henry Swinson Valentine Toan, which arrived, in port at 5 was admitted to practise as pin on Thursday, hai made a re- motion for his enrolment was made
solicitor in the Colony when Fart to the Harbour Office to the before Mr. Justice Wood at the Supreme Court yesterday,
Witness then went on to describe how he conducted à search with an No Squeeze Allowed.
armed party as a result of which As usual, there are
he found 10 rounds of ammunition in the defendant's pocket. In of "squeeze" on the part of
addition to these, Mr. MacNaugh Tallets. onumerators, No payment of Leyton found 18 rounds in the man's kind should be made to them and possession and he (witness) finally any requests for payment should be locked the man up and later handed reported at once to the Superinten him over to the Hong Kong Police dent. One man was dismisscu
After this witness had completed when it was found on a complaint is evidence, Mr. W. F. Wintar, being made that he called and iner on bard the liner, went into
effect that a Japanee steamer made a disturbance at 10 o'clock the box. He said that he was in
(nume not given) is ashore at the at night. But on the whole there formed that something bad gone
north end of Ocksou Island, have been very few complaints wrong and was on his was to find
The new alloitor, who luns joined: and the population have assisted in
The vessel won by Captain Pringle out what had happened; when he many ways.
the firm of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes was probably the e.. Kinzan Muru was about to go down No. 4 stair
And the Caliph hearkened unto 31nster, is a solicitor of the of the Nishin Kisan Kaisha, of The census is being carried out way, a man appeared suddenly, them and said in his heart: "These in the New Territories and while The latter threw something (presummon be more wise than the Cadi. Supreme Court of Judicature in which the N.Y.K. ars, the local
England. He was admitted to agents. difficulties have arisen in some ably a revolver) at him
This ship went aground will do even as they counsel." practice in November, 1927- Dur on Ockson Island on February 2 places (in one the enumerators short of its mark and fell down And thus he did and the servanta ing the years 1097-1923 he was, a read all attempts which have been were chased out of the village !) the when the man stooped to pick it up. were glad and did rejoice.
But after a few moons certain ofidant of the Union of South Africa, since made to get the ship off have work is progressing favourably, It Witness concluded by mying that has born impossible, however, to he was one of the armed party who
at other time England. adhere fully in the New Territories lator searched the ship and saw the Caliph and said: Tord, in all the
The notion of his admittance was being, fast on the rocks round the practically given up as a total loss, and there is great Scarcity and mayed by the Attorney General (the land.. to the gheme of a preliminary accused arrested. cansui followed by a short, quick
thy treasure is well-nigh spent. Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., revision on the day after census
Thou continuest to pay unto thyo.B.E.), and in acceding to the and has no accommodation for pas The Kinzin Maru is a cargo boat servants the number of talents of motion, his Lordship aid in hoped sengers. A steel scrow steamer of sight, as many of the places are so
gold which is written upon the that Mr. Mossop would have many 1,704 (209 net) tonnage, inaccessible that one visit only by
Lableta, peludventure thou wilt need years of successful printien in the built in 1918 by the Mitzubishi latinch is possible.
to taks bf our gold, but we thy Court Counsellore and all the Merchants His Lorushin no congratulated Z, Kole, where she was re- of this land be poor men and have Mr. Alohastor on this first appear. Her dimensions are:-Length,
gistered. naught for the bagażhorore.
ninee in Court since his appoint 230 ft. beam, 37.7 ft. and depth, And they smiled within thairment as Attorney General.
20.5 ft hearts.
"And the Counsellors aid unto tim Caliph: "Say not unto thy ervants
A Fan Tan Game.
It foll
Chan Sik, steerage boy, told the Court that on the night in question he was running a fan tan game, and amongst those who were watci ing was Harrison, Suddenly he heard a shit and then felt that be was hit in the head. He fainted and knew soothing more; when he came to he saw Harrison lying on the floor. He then went back to his quarters whore he treated by
the doctor.
The Floating Population. The sensus of the fonting popula. tion in the Harbour, at Aberdeen, Stanley, Cheung Chau, Tai O, and elsewhere, is being carried out on two days, the 7th and 8th March, Each sampon as it ia counted will receive a dearance label which
Two other boya gaya corroborative will be fixed to the mast or other evidence, after which Sergh Scott, clearly visible part of the vessel. police armouror, gave evidence to In 10 the craft, when counted, the effect that he received a revolver were marked with a white cross and five rounds of ammunition. but this was too easily copied and Three of these were gent while the those wishing to avoid the trouble other two were live-rounde trt ull of being counted had only to buy five showed signs of having been a little white paint to be exempt jammed. from troublesome, enquiries. Tio Sub-Inspector Elston gave or Labels nor being used will not hedence of having received the arms copied so easily,
anil ammunitions and Sub-Inspec The population of Hong Kong 10r Murphy said he received the de will be relieved of all further worry feadant from the ster of the in connection with the census to liner. When charged die man made morrow. The work of the Census statement which ended up with Office has been heavy up to date the words, “I did the murder and in Organising for the collection of thing which were won by on the information desired; to-morrow man himself. The may then, signed it begins again but its" a different the statement. way to deal with the information collected.
«.
The war was then adjourned until 11 a.m. on Monday.
she was
that they shall not receirs the num much running of bars without ART AND MRS. BOTTLE." bor of talente which is written upon chariots, and there they adventitred the Tablets, for poradventure Thou many adents upon the running of wouldst low, face, but way unto those horses which they most favour. them, rather that for some of the ed, and the men within de counting talents of gold lay shall receive house did deliver unto them may itch and such a number of indente talents:
Then the Counsellors mid among
FIRST PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT.
of silver fox quch in their worth, and
Playgoors are reminded that the that for other of the talents of gold themselves: "Of a truth and yea first performace of Art and Mra it is thy will that they shall rosive verily it is well that the people of Bottle" by the A.D.C., takes place. lesser number of talents of silver this land be not too sorely taxed, to-night at the Theatre Royal ut and bid thy servanta Hourkon, and for in this manner may the talents 9.15 p.m. Booking in suid to bo Obey."
*be kent, în circulation and thus particularly good and the initial And at the middle of a Moon it shad the land prosper.").
effort of the loend plagers is due to came to puse na the Counsellors had And the Counsellor, did live have enthusiastic support from the said, and the servants harkened had right happily thereafter and were first-night audience. spake on uuto another of the Sell-gire in fine raiment and did go up. We are informed that the cast is ing of Young Dogs, Scịch. .......... Unto many inquote, and the sound the perfect as is possible, and the
And the Coumoffers grew exam usiany what and there gheatand in might went
ing rich and amassed great stores supplications of the servants were without a hitch.
of gold,, and on the appointed days not heard. Seinh,
A detailed critique of to-night's
Our
eame aste the Place, where there is And the Caliph. poured there performance will appear in (Continued as foot of neat column.) things in His Heart Solah. Fase of Mondny.
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