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pears
ECHOES OF 1858
41.-What Jail Conditions Used To Be Like
CHINESE & SHELL FIRE
SOME CHINESE LABOUR CORPS REMINISCENCES
When shells landed in and around their compound at Inter- national Corner (Ypres Sailent), the celestials to a man volunteer- ed to go over the top for their revenge.
He goes on:
A met amusing letter has lately appeared in the Daily Telegraph from a Mr. LE.S. Lease in AM- August 5th, 1858. becoming responsible for what we swer to one from a reader, who Those who live in glass houses might write. Now, however, Mr.hinted that the Chinese coolies in should not throw stones." If Si Inglis avers that he showed us the wax did not relish shell fire. John Bowring's cuticle wears thin copy of the General's letter, which fr Leese says, on the contrary and his hair grows grey (BS BP] we well remember, and that his that to be the case) he should instructions were at foot in Sir make some allowance for a similar John's handwriting, which we deny failing in those who never did pos-fever having seen. Not one word press such ahide as he in""his was said to our recollection of the younger days had the privilege of difficulty of keeping documents out being enveloped in.
of the debtor's jail. Ohir mem- It came to pass that we for our
mory can hardly he in error he sins were gagged. The seal of
CHALKO 40 ALKO were we in the honour was applied to our lips, and morning that we should be placed од Colonial men, matters and among the criminals that evening, things we became muter than a
that we lost no time in obtaining inger post. The question in dis- the opinion of our medical atten- pute now is whether had dont on the probable affect of the spoken the truth when we said change, and here is an extract of that Mr. Inglis had successfullyt in what he fost as little time in far- perceded for us, going security for nishing us with what we might write. The hurdy admits that Mr. Inglis had remind ed his prisoner that it W&L tremely difficult to enforce the Jaili rules as to written documents on persons confined in the Debtor's prison, and that unless he behav- ed himself more discreetly, it might be found necessary to re-, move him to a neighbouring build-1 ing-the euphonious expression for the Criminal Jail.
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Our remarks on the General were made on July 14. On the 20th idem in the morning, Mr. Inglis i stated that he had reason to fear that he should be directed to place us among the criminals...subae- quently he told us that he had been directed to do so, but he had "sue i cessfully interceded" for us upon;
MEN LEAP INTO HARBOUR
20
"ATTEMPT TO EVADE ARREST FAILS
When two Chinese officers stop- ped three men on the waterfront at West Point district yesterday, the men scattered in different di rections, but two of them, finding themselves hard pressed, Teapt into the Harbour. They dropped some parcels on the ground during their fight.
One of the two men who leapt into the Harbour was rescued and was charged before Mr. Wynne Jones yesterday. He was fined #980 or five months' hard labour.
The second man who jumped into the Harbour either anade good his escape, or was drowned.
As I have been under the necessity of attending him al- "most daily since the period of his incarceration, I deliberately declare that this constitution has been suffering a continuous un dermining from the occurrence of various and complicated deran- gements incidental to his impri- sonment and that so far from anticipating more stringent re- gulations to be inflicted on him than which he is now enduring." I confidently and daily expected, that his release as an act of mere humanity would have been long i since conceded, owing to the prevalence of the fatal epidemic which is prevailing in this Co lony, and from which the jail is by no means free.
MUSICIAN SUED
FAST LOCAL BREACH OF
PROMISE CASE
As labourers the Chinese were quite efficient, and would willing: ly complete any task for a smile of appreciation. But they bað a bad fault. In the matter of "scrounging," while the British Tommy (both English and Do- minion) was clever, the Chinese had him "beaten to a frazzle"
A party of about 100 Chinese labourers was employed at Inter- national Corner. the ratiɔn rail- head for the Passchendaele attack in the third battle of Ypres. Each wore his ground-sheet as a cape, wet or fine. An increasing amount of sly pilfering was found to be going on. As the Chinese were about to file of one, afternoon the whole gang was searched,
It was evident that searching is a bit of interantional sign fan- guage, for before No. 3 of the file "was reached there was a shower of ninety-odd tina of Bullybeef: etc., from beneath the celestial capes back to the ration dump!
Of the many tales of the CL.C. I always like one told me, of his own experience, by Mr. E. M. Gull. Miles from any Labour camp, in France, he found two coolies seated at a railway station where he, "Mr.. Gull, had had to change trains, tranquilly surveying the scenery. and apparently prepared tỏ, sit there till they took root. Mr Gull addressed them in Chinese but found he could not understand their dialect. He fell back on pic
The first breach of promise "case to come up in the local courts, was
the mentioned before Puisue Judge, Mr. R. E., Lindsell
The action was down on the list in Finish no finish?" he asked as a claim for $1,000 by Rosa Bau-"No finish," they replied. So he tista, of 578, Nathan Road, against put them into the next train and Lorenzo Rull. musician, of Peking they duly arrived at their camp. Buikling, Kowloon.."
Both daimant and defendant are Filipino.
Messe Donnys and Co., repre- send the plaintiff and made an His application for pleadings. Lordship said an order for parti- culars would be made but plead- ings were not necessary.
It was stated that there were no letters.
Mr. H, A, de B Botelho, of
One hardly knows which to ad, mire most the sublime impertur bability of the Chines coolie or the admirable uses of pidgin-Mr. Qi M., Green in the N.C.D.N..
HONG KONG
PRINCE GEORGE AND THE Messrs. Leo D'Almada and Co., A VISITOR'S IMPRESSION
HOUSEWIFE
AMUSING INCIDENTS IN
HOXTON TOUR
Mr. S. Varnals, the wife of a Salvation Army insurance agent, gave Prince George a surprise when he called at her dat at St. Leonard's Dwellings, New North road, Hoxton.
"I am sorry you cannot come she said, confronting the
Prince at the door in a black-stain. I am in the middle of ed
cleaning."
Prince George was not to be put off. Supported by the authority of Mr. J. E. Houseman, Mayor of
agreed to supply the particulars and the case was adjourned for a week.
MANCHUKUO ̈“ BLOC ”
Ariving at Hong Kong at night is one of the world's loveliest ex- periences. The enormous harbour is dotted with steamers, warships, and funks, and, overshadowing ENVOYS TO SIAM AND INDIA. everything, the great Peak Hill rises against the sky. It is a mass uf twinkling lights, for houses are built on its slopes to the very sum
Hsinking, August 2
The Manchukuo Government has formulated & new foreign policy which is marked by independent initiative and the liquidation of the subservient policy pursued by the old régime.
mer.
I never really grasped until I went there that Hong Kong is on miles, circumscribed by a very fine an iiland of roughly thirty square
military road, along which we motored to Repulse Bay, to lunch at a delightful hotel overlooking this peaceful cove.
is some two miles across and almost It is built Leing the bay which
surrounded by rugged brown moun- tains. From the long cool veranda of the hotel, white marble terraces
According to the new foreign Policy Manchukuo will oppose the various economic blocs formed in Europe and America by establishing China and Manchukuo or by going a similar bloc between Japan,
horeditch, and the superintended ance between these three countries. so far as to conclude a tariff alli- of the dwellings, he persisted and Mrs. Varnals gave way.
In this connection it may be noted this special envoys of certain coun- "There were four men," she said tries are now visiting Manchukio decorated by blue hydrangeas in afterwards, and as they seemed to promote friendly relations be tubs, flanked by clumps of fame determined to get in, I stepped tween Manchukio and their countrees, lead down to the seashore. back. I was in such a flurry that tries. Incidentally it is reported broad road, just as the sun was Driving back along the I did not catch Prince George's that Manchukuo will despatch name when the Mayor presented special envoys to Sim, Afghanis.setting. we glimpsed attractive tan, "India and Indo-Chink to draw views of little rocky inlets filled the friendly honds closer
with brown-sailed junks and sam- pars
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"I am sorry you caught me on the hop, I said to him. I was in the middle of scrubbing my gas stove when I heard the knock at the door
"A moment later my husband walked into the fist and was astounded to see Prince George în
LOCAL PROBATES
the drawing room. At the front Local estate worn-under $0,200 door, on leaving, Prince George was left by Shek Yik-kwan, mer held out his hand.
chant, of 2, Yuk Wa Fong, Canton, I am sorry I cannot shake who died on February 15, Probate bands, I said, they
are a bit of the will has been granted to his dirty. That's all right said son Shek Tee Ling of 19, Con- Prinen George who insisted on naught Road Weston to the shaking hands
Letters of administration Prince George also signed a cer $1,800 estate of Wong Suk Kam tificate won by Stella Salmon, aged. Ha Kau Village, Nam Hor District, ten, when he visited her mother's have been granted to his son Wong flat
An unemployed man Ring Loung, a teacher; of 11, Ju man with a bilee Street, Victoris. Deceased partially paralysed shoulder is died on October 25, 1931. promised a job as a result. of Princg Georgate visit to Shoreditch, N I have been out of work for two years, he told the Prince and have a wife, and four child ren to support,”
Major and Brevet It Cal. C. B. Congreve, 1.0 OBE has been selected
of the 2nd The Princs immediately spoke to Battalion the Durham Light In the Mayor of Shoreditch, who fantry, succeeds Lt. Colt B promised to and the man a position V Turner, D.A.0.hose tenure as might, wata":
ampired on time. 972
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In Hong Kong they have a Flower- Street, that runs up the side of the hill at the base of which the whole It was really ex- city is built quisite to look up this narrow street just one blaze of brilliant tropical flowers on the differen stalls, the smell of which seems, to bourhood. In the main wide busy permeate the whole of the neigh-
streets there are some fine shops showing lovely rolls of silk in every colour of the rainbow old Ming porcelain, carved Ivories, old man- darin robes, shawls, and strings of jado, but it lacked the romance of the old pokey shops up at Can- ton.
Up to the very top of the Penx, perched on the side of the steep mountain, residences have been built so that in the summer months people can escape the steamy heat of the city. C. Bockley, in With Passport and Two Eyes." (London: Hutchinson.)
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