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ECHOES OF 1861
Amateur Dramatics Of The Early Days
We were at the Amateur Drama- ate impudance and bravade of the tie Performance on Friday even- other in the sorged but scene were ing, and must confess to having admirably rendered by these two been both surprised and pleased gentlemen; and in the last scene We have never seen the acting of of all when the Capt. is led away. last night supassed by any Ama- 67 Gimlet, the Sheriff's officer, one teur Company, and they are many, i might really have fancied It was whose performances we have wit- real. from the very natural man nessed: one End all did their net. In which the detected swind- parts well and the dresses and ler: forge and rogue took leave of sceneries appeared to be Dex- the assembled party, and Mr. cepilonable, and we think we shall Mildmay came forward to explain express the feeling of this.com- all that seemed mysterious in the munity when we day May these passing events gentlemen' meet with such support. as will enable them to give us fre- quent repetitions of the pleasant evening we spent on Friday."
Where all were so good If, ap- peals Invidious to make any selec- tion, but we feel compelled to make particular mention of two or three, whose acting thoughout would not have disgraced the
boards of any Theatre,
Captain Taylor took the part of Mr. Patter, father in law to John Mildmay like in crimped ac- tor, and contributed much to the evening's amusement,
FRENCH WINES
Interesting Address By Mr. Montargis
There was a very good attend- ance of members and their friends ab Rotary Club yesterday when Ro tarian M. J. B. Montargis, give a tik on "The Gold and Purple Nec- tar of the gods."
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COURT MARTIAL
VERDICT
Sergeant Ratcliff Found Guilty Of Assault
In the course of his speech, Mr. Montargis said that "although the grape-vine: was known by the Egyptians 7,000 years ago, and our ancestor Noah was already a good connoisseur-it was only about 2- 000 years ago that the Phoenicians taught a methodic culture of the wild, vine stack in the South of France. During the middle ages, the best wine-growers were the In the force of "Bombaster Monks, and the best vineyards Furioso," Mr. Hockey again were the property of either the peared at "Altaxominous Mr. convents and monasteries or the Sittings di "Fusbos" Capt Twize Commanderies of the Knights as "Bombastes" and Miss Alexan Templars and Knights of Malta der as "Distaffina," Our apace It was difficult to meet a Capucian forbids us to dwell on the respec- monk without his bottle, and it. First and foremost then, in pro- tive merlis of the actors and ac- was a conhetiplace to say the minence 3 water run deep' tresa! Suffice it to say hey could drinks like a Knight Templar." as also in the acting comes John scarcely have been bettered, and
Pope Clement V. the man who Mildmay. whose part was most the same may, be said of the gep-
planted the famous Chateauneuf ably taken by Mr. Pevcrll; next intlemen and ladies (?) who took the
du Pape hear Avignon condemned Leonard Ernest Ratcliff of the to have some Chinese food, be re- order of merit we think should be, remaining parts in the first plece, tnem in some cases to confiscate East Lancashire Regiment, on a placed. Capt. Hawksley, whose and if these entertainments are
fused. He hardly touched the their wonderful vineyards.. Near charge of assaulting a policeman, food that was served, because he part was underteken and brilliant- continued, we would advise all our
ly all the Freith Kings were much Bhag Singh, in the execution of did not like it but he drank the ly sustained by Mr. Hockey: the readers to avail themselves, of
interested in wine and the King of his duty, was concluded before a béër. admirable man-of-business cool- such a good opportunity for secur England, Henry VIII 3
SLIONE court nces of the one, and the consum- fog's real amusement.
martial at Shamshulpo eater and drinker, actually owned Barracks yesterday when he was he saw two Chinese lying on As he was consuming n's food, some vineyards in France. Hun- found guilty.
wooden settees smoking opium. dreds of barrels of wine were pro-
Sentence will be promulgated He wanted to leave then because vided for each coronation
cere- in due course.
he was afraid of the consequences mony of kings and thousands of
The Court comprised Major the police raided the restau- casks were distributed to the peo-H. Ledgerwood (1/8 Punjabish rant, as he suspected that it was
Around the Courts
ple.
vine
Tre case ́against Sergeant, restaurant, but as he had decided
was pro-
Capt. 0 Pennack (1st Batt. an oplum divan." He saw his wife growing reached nearly Lincolnshire Regiment), and Lieut.to a ricksha, and returned to the AT THE MARINE COURT Wynne-Jones at the Kowloon Maevery province of France, parti-E. Robinson (2nd Batt East Lan-restaurant. He then felt diex and
gistracy. The sentences are to
cularly those beween the 25th and cashire Regiment).
vomited. He could not rgy what "Uhlawful Boarding of Ship run consecutively.
50th degrees of latitude, but some Lieut. H. Druty (East Lanca- the cause was, but it Before Commander Hole at the
Mr. G..D'Almada e Castro Jnr..
vineyards have disappeared and shire Regiment) was the Prosecut- bably due to the food which did Marine Court yesterday morning, who appeared for the defendant
those which have survived and are ing Officer, while Capt. R. A. Irwin" not agree with him. three Chinese, all described as bad previously reserved his cross- still known all over the world, are (East Lancashire Regiment) was When he recovered a bit, he coolies, were charged with board-examination.of the witnesses för the products of Burgundy, Bor- the Prisoner's Friend.
wanted to telephone to the Police ing the British steamer the Anhul, the prosecution, but when-yester-- deaus, Maconnais Cotés du Rhone. Mr. P. H. Sin appeared for the Station to inform the officers that last Monday without having the day's hearng-was resumed, be en- and, Champagne.
defence.
an oplum "divan was existing in permission of the master of the tered a plea of guilty to the Mr. Montargis after telling his
Accused was originally charged the KI KI Restaurant. Whilst he charges,
audience what particular wine with assaulting this manager of was about to do so, an Indian.com- went with which particular food, the "Ki Ki Restaurant, Yumati stable came on the scene. said that the Pinnard, which was at 1.15 am. on Sept 23, assaulting Tried to explain to the constabic, drunk without art, without In- policeman Bbag Singh and what he had reen, but owing to naiing, by the quart, by the pint, neglecting Battalion Permanent the language difficulty there was
officer-on-duty.
All the accused admitted their offences and were each fined $10 For in default one week hard labour,
Chinese A
boatman named Lau Tinx. master of an unlicensed fishing boat, who was charged with failing to produce his boat license when requested to do so by the Water Police last Sunday, failed to appear in Court, and had his ball of $10 estreated.
TAMPERING WITH METER
Remarking that the prosecution
His Worship said that in passing sentence he was not taking into consideration the defendant's pre- vious behaviour,
"DON'T BE A BABY!"
Baru Singh, a Private watchman, was charged "before Mr. Wynne- Jones at Kowloon Magistracy yes- terday with disorderly conduct at the main entrance of the Kowloon Docks, at Wuhu Street on Monday, night,
After evidence had been given, had not proved the case and that in the course of which the com there great doubt as to whether plainant was reproved, the defend- the defendant had any intentionant was discharged of damaging the meter, Mr. Q. A. James Bigh, the complainant A Macfadyen at Central Magis said that he saw defendant at 7 tracy yesterday discharged Wong o'clock that night inside the dock, Chiu, 32, unemployed electrician holding a bottle of liquor and with who was charged with (a) causing a walking stick in his hand. De- malicious or wiltut damage to an fendant had been drank on pre- electric meter at No. 17 Wing Wo vious occasions and had struck Street, (b) with the unlawful pos- people and run away, so when he session of a pair of pliers and two saw him this time he had him ar- screw drivers, and (c) with being found the stairway of the premises for an unlawful purpose. Mr. F. G. Nigel appeared on be half of the complainants, the Hong
go
Kong Electric Co., Ltd., while the
rested.
Els Worship, I discharging the defendant, said: "Stop drinking too much rum."
He then told the complainant
to be a baby, and said he
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near
by the glass, out of a thick tüm: Orders by entering & district & misunderstanding. The -con- bler, which was offered to the which was "out of bounds."
stable mistook his advance as kn journeyman, the postman, and the Accused, had pleaded guilty on attack, and promptly drew fils beggar at the door; which was the third charge, and had been truncheon. The accused wits then found in every tavern or pot house, discharged of the first at the pre-set upon by a number of Chinese which had neither age nor bau-vious day's hearing.
policemen and taken to the quet; which was as obscure like
“station. the crowd which drarik it, was mix Giving his own version of the
The Delence ed with the blood of the French affair, accused said that at 1.15 Addressing the Court on behalf nation!
a.m. on the morning in question of thë defendant, Mr. Sin ŝid The speaket concluded his in- he entered the Ky K Restaurant the offence cumplained or was teresting address with some anec- with his wife. They rd got of that accused had adopted a dofer 'about drinks. ⠀
the
the Alhambra threatening, attitude towards the „În proposing a vote of thanks, Theatre, which was sooner than indian constable, who himself had Rotarian Sir William Shenton re- he shouta have done. The hour. given evidence, but who had not marked humorously that even the being late, and as there no bus in been supported by an independent quotas, if introduced in conformity sight, they wandered down a sid: witness. He submitted that Bhag with the Empire preference plan, street. They then found them Bingh was, an unreliable witness, could not keep out the quality of selves outside the Ki Ki Restaus and could not be believed in 10th. Montargis spoke. He thanked the Chinese food, so they went in the French wines of which Mr. į rank. He was curious about If there was a doubt in the case
at all, Mr. Bin submitted that the- speaker very heartily both for the
He ordered a bottle of beer ani accused must be given the beneït supplying some of the wine. address and for his generosity in some Chinese food, but had some of this doubt
aculty in making himself un- After deliberation, the cofit, derstood Later, a Chinese boy as stated, found accused guilty. who understood English, suggest of the charge of asiulting Brig ed that he should, go to another Singh.
On a charge of attempting to steal a fountain pen from Mr. W.
defendant, who denied all three should not have had the defend-Coast Oncer's Guild, Lo Teun, 24, counts, was not legally representant arrested merely because he
had looked at him. ed,
F. Kirby, Secretary of the China 24, was sentenced to a month's hard labour by Mr. Macfadyen At Central Magistracy yesterday. It was stated that defendant was Beized by Mr. Kirby when attempt-
tested by a Constable. break away and was eventually ar-
In giving his decision, his Wor ship remarked that the prosecu FINED AFTER TWO HRARINGS tion had not produced any evid ma ende to show that the defendant. After two heatinga, Mrs. A Burg to do the act, but managed to had any intention of rendering leigh, of No. 1 Julla Avenue, was the meter unworkable or had done fined $20 by Mr. Wynne-Jones at damage to it. Although the de- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday on fendant was found repairing the a summous for allowing a dog - meter at a quarter to twelve pm, broad without a muzzle on i was reasonable to expect that September 7 at 6.18 a.m his action wis legitimate in that The case was first heard last an electrician was liable to be call-week, when defendant pleaded ed to work at any time. He there that the dog may have been on the fore held that the charge had not steps but hot in the street His
Worship toured the case for
For stealt
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME
At The Peak Chib
THE SIBERIAN MAIL
Another Delay
The Peak Children's Club will
The lotni postal authorities kie. bold a bale of work for the M. C. now bethig faced with anothér Nine silver ingots which did not L on Friday at the Peak Club pubele taused by the Biberian Man appear on the manifest of the as when Lady Peel has kindly con-route Stanley caused the coxswain to be sented to perform the opening brought before-M. EW, Hamilton ceremony at 3.30 pm.
When the President Wilson ar
yesterday. His Worship imposed
rived here on Monday night from a ine of 250. The ingots were bridge and lots of lovely things to bags of the 51 consigned to the There will be tea, bránd tub, Shanghai, she brought 28 mail
valued at $500.
buy just suitable foi Christmas Siberian route from London. As Referring to the other two the purpose of visiting the BDOL
or ""bon voyage" presents, this was the only mail received charges his Worship remarked At yesterday's beating, His Worn Chinese women was sentenced Mrs O. C. Womack will be given she was in Shanghal, it appeats. For stealing two silver dollars A Variety Show, arranged by by the President Wilson while that the instruments found un the ship said he had seen the steps to four months imprisonment yes at live o'clock, when a number of at the lost consignment be defendant were not for an unlaw-and said that, if the dog had got terday morning. The circumstances local favourites will appear, In-cabe mlalaid prior to that port. ful purpose by the fact that he was out of the gate and bad gone into of the thert were somewhat un- cluding Mra Geoffrey Morgan, Mr. Not Engle Bag of the Lonton himself an electrician and that the street, it could not be seen if it usha The evidence produced was Douglas Valentine, Mr. Jack Gren- despatch of September-24 Nás the articles were used by people of kept neat the wall Defendant to the effect that defendant went ham, and Mr. J. Ferguson while been received though all tha that profession. Apart from, this mild not prove that the dog was into a fice shop in Queen's Road the children who are taking part sent on September 30 had com the prosecution had not proved in the house all the time, and was and tendered a $10 note when pur are Helen Banger Buzette Comp through as well as part of that that the defendant was not an therefore not in the position to chasing afty cents worth of rice. ton. Leslie Womack, Patay Mar- sent on September 27 electrician.
allege that it was a case of mis- When given 39.60 change, she shall, Elde Foster, Tit Gerald de taken identity..
handed two dollars back as being and Joan Davidioh bad change and at the same time The: programme will include was seen to slip two dollars into Plantation Nigelmat her girdle. She then asked for an chen Interlude featuring a cat, & other two dollars stating she had dos, a mouse End,
the Cook? only been given 17.50/change, she "Little Chi hen been previously convicted for hect
PALACE HOTEL THEFTS Derendant stated that she had seen the dog in the house at 6 Bukan Singh, formerly a night. - §m, and had only grue upstatts watchman of the Palace Hotel was for dvs orsten. ininutes, Bhe, the yesterday afternoon sentented to mated that the dog could not hays six weeks tipprisonment on each or 1982 out into the street bra folter the four charges of lanany, when to and then come at bine he appeared before Mr. E. house within veninutes.
à milat bærentes when arrested and a little scene enti he had 3932 In her Dosicasion. tion to Japan sec
There is no cause for bierm however, as things like this often happened it 12 expected that the missing mall will probably be sent. in from Shanghai Vir wiek
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