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Name Crests Removed. THE MOTOR CAR TEST hibited roads. On this under- NOTES AND We notice that the name crests Bettor a little woll kopt than shave been removed from the great deal forgotten.
coachos the Chinese section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Thoy previously bore the words | AGAINST THE DEFENDANTS, For assaulting a woman a man" Chines Imperial Railways, was fined $2 at the Police Court which are apparently no longer certainly palatable and were this morning.
innecurato of late.
Assault,
Hawking Without Licence. Three hawkers who carried on businos without licence word
V.R.C. Water Fetc. The V.R.C. intend running u
Notice of Appçal
At the Polico Court, this, morn. ing, Mr. E. A. Irving gavo his
A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE each fined $2 at the Police Court serios of evening fotos, such as docision in the motor car test.
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A fino of $5 was imposed on a Chinese at the Police Court, this morning, for causing an ob struction.
Discharged,
At the Police Court, this iñorn- ing, a boy who was charged with being in unlawful possession of opium was discharged.
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Educating Young China. Mr. Bowley-Yes. They will China is indeed "roforming" come on to-morrow at 10 o'clock. these days. According
His Worship-If they are to telegrams appearing in come on at ten o'clock to-morrow vornacular newspapore; I will round them for a week.
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pulsory education of all childron Mr. Bowley-If it pleases your above sovon years of age is to bo worship.
enforced throughout the country from September 1, next. Of the OF benefits of compulsory education there can, of course, be no two opinions, but surely it is ourly. yot for Uhina to aspire in this Opium Dealer Fails To Deliver direction. Where are the schools
CONTRACT.
were a feature of last summer, casa, concerning prohibited roads EXPENSIVE BREACH when those enjoyable functions in the Colony. were well attended. The opening His Worship said-1 wuders | gala will be on Saturday, June 20,
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Cork Fighting; Team Race; Mr. Komp-believo defon Ladian Nomination Two Lengths dants understand so. side stroke, handicap: Running header from spring board, and water polo...
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His Worship- find the de fondants guilty. Aro ing for a heavy penalty? Or du you regard this as a test case?
Mr. Kemp--1 ani nat prossing Gleaner" for May contains the defend-ints rogard it as a test for a heavy poulty. Probably photographic group consisting of the Bishop of Victoria and four Chino clogymfendants five dollars,
His Worship- fino the de- Theft from the S S. Tean. At the Police Court, 'this morn- of the Anglican Church in
Mr. Kemp-There is one saso wilting, a Chinose, was sentenced to this district-Rors. Fok. Tsing
thros months hard labour for the Shaan, Mok Shan Trang, In Poot yet heard, your Worship.
The enso of Foo Bi. farceny of two brass logs froin Wan and Fong Yat San. Ex-
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His Excellency.
His Excellency the Olliger Afl- ministering the Gorornment, Mr. Claud Sovorn, sung in the choir of St. John's. Cathedral, and road the lessons at evensong.
European Found Dead.
At Home."
For the purpose of saying farewell to the Rev. II. O, and Miss Spink, who leave for England this week, an
at home Was
Not Bound to Give Grounds.
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thus.
His Worship-1, ani not bound
not
Mr. Bowley -You are bound to do so, but it is the custom to give grounds for a
A man namod Herman Peteredu | hold at St. Andrew's Churosh. to: was found dead in bed at the Kowloon, when a largo number Royal Gorge Hotel, Kowloon, of persons attended both from yesterday. The body has been Kowloon ani lengkong. During removed to the Kowloon mortuary the afternoon the Rev. H. 0. Spink was made the recipient of
Oysters Stolen.
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A number of junk inoa stole
address and a handsome $5,000 worth of oysters from blackwood writing desk aubsoril fishers at Deep Water Bay. Theyed for by the membera, of the 'anded on Chinese territory. The
congregation of St. Andrew's, Pofico lavo arrested one man, All the oysters wera recovered.
Opium Prosecution. Scott: Cleaver.-Du' May 16, at the Parish Church, West
Twelve prosecutioné fór unlaw- Derby, by the Itovi. Porey Stewart, MA., Rector, Raph Scull, fal possession of opiun were con Straits Saloments Cizil Survivo, of best son of Surgeon-Major R. Rducted at the Police Court, keely, Sunt. A.M.D. (Retire 1), S Benifort Fiat, Bath, to Elsa, second by the opion farm officials. daughter of Richard Stewart Clover, Hymnsgreeen, West Dorby, Pinos from $1 to $100 were Liverpool,
imposed.
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HONOKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1912.
Oplum.
Three Chinese were charged at the Police Court, this morning, with being in possession of ophun without pormission Two were fined $9.50 each ant the other was discharged, ve
Mails Arrived:
RELUCTANT TO LEAVE.
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Action Settled and Costs Given.
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His Worship- prefer to put my 10sons in writing, staing the
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to be found in which those mil- The Chief Justice, Mr. W. tions of juveniles are to be Reca Davion K. C., Tad before instructed? If not existent and him an ex parte application in we know they are not-where is the case of the Yang On Firm v. the money coming from to build the Wing Yue Firms and Hung them? Is the education to be Man-chun. According to the free? II so, from whence will statement of claim the plaintiffs revenue be obtained to keep the aro traders carrying on business institutions running? If not free, No. 01 Jervois Street, and the where are the poor people to find 7a, Cleverly Street and Hung whole question bristles with defendants are opium dealers of cash to pay the focs? The
Man-chua is the managing part difficulties, and there can certainly nor residing at the same address. be little hope of embarking on '
On Aug. 8 a contract was en such a huge schone within tho tored into by the defendant, Hung space of three months or su. It's Man-chan on behalf of himself all very well for China to copy the and the defolant Grm, with the west, but undue haste in so doing plaintiff for the sale to the plain-can only load io chaos and iffs of five chests of Patas opium confusion.
at the price of $61.50 per ball: The University Boznar. | By the contract, full delivery was The profit from the University to be taken by the plaintiff on or bazaar is a doal loss than was before Sept 6 1911. On Aug. originally anticipato, but it is 31 1911, and again on Sep. 6 the quite large enough to give grati- plaintiffs applied to thodefondant,fication to those immediately con- Hung Man-chun, for the delivery cernod. The sum of $35,000 is of the five chests of opium and not all bad, though it might have. condored to him the contract price been a deal larger. After all, for the same, but the defendant however, the actual sum is not Hung Manchun did not do-overything. Sir Frederick Luigard, liver the chests of oplum while on his way Home, put his any tino, or any part thereof finger on the mark when he to the plaintiff on eitlior of the two pointed out that in attracting Mr. Bowley-With regard to occasions.
pooplo to the University who car No. 10, I consent to judgmont,
The market price of Patnu otherwise might never have soon I appoir for the defendants, and opinm per ball on Sept. 6, 1911, t, nad in providing a common
presume
tlio penalty will h the when the contract was broken by platform upon which Europeans
the defendant as aforesaid, was and Chinese could meet to pros same in that eqяo?
His Worship The same pe- $78.75 and as eel of the five moto an object of great value to alty, yos. Five dollars,
cheats contained forty balls, the the Colony, the bazaar did a use- Me Bowloy-Two summonses the total market price of five ful service. Monny counts for a which had been issued on the cheats mounted to $15.750.00 lot nowadays, but it is not every- 13th, but for some unknowa and the contract price was thing. So, while it is a littlo re- This morning in the Summary reason only delivered on the 15th, $12,300.00
grettable that tho bazaar was not Court balore Mr. Justice Gompertz charge my clients with driving a
The plaintiffs therefore-olaimagrostor financial success, it is Puisto Judge, a case was to have motor car on a prohibited road, ed the sum of $3,450.00 being satisfactory that it was of great come on in which Lim Ah Chen, to wit, Jubilee Road, at six p.m. the difference between the con service in other waye, perhaps Cheang "Thiye Pong, alius Chang
Juno 12. Tanso stun-tract price and the market price more enduringly valuable. hyo Phin, Cheang Thye Choong
1011608 were signed by Mr. of the five chests of opium, as The Cricket Field.
The fact that Lincashire lave and Cheong Thye Ngit of Siaga Melbourne, and I imagine if your woll as damages for breach of pore proceeded against the I Nam Worship had known that these contract.
overcome the Australian cricket- Lati Restaurant of 119 Wellington summonses were out he would
The H: Mr. H. Pellack jers increases the hope that Eng- St., Victoria. The statement of have ordered that those sum-K.C. instructed by Mr. Roader land will be successful in their claim showed that the plaintiffs menses should not have been Harris of Mosure. Wilkinson and Test match with the Antipodoan were entitled, as the trustees of the will of Choang Kong Quee, alias served, as the mutter was before Grist, made the application. The players which commences on you fully on Friday, and it seemed dofondants were not represented Monday next.. On present form CARE OF THE FEEBLE-MINDED.
Chong A. Ques deceased, to the hardly necessary to serve these nor did they enter an appear the English team should certain- possession of certain premises,
ly have no great difficulty in Among the bills for which the prosent session of Parliament
boing the ground Boor of 1189 Saturday I suggest these ance.
The case was formally proved pulling of the event, though the will be remarkable, is one intro bucod by Mr. G: Stowart, Conserva-
Wellington Street lot to the de- til after the appeal to the Fall and judgment given for the plain unexpected happens fairly fre- tive member for Wirral, As reprosonting a boly of sociologists of
monthly Court, an I it is decided whether tiffs with cests.
quently on the cricket field ond all shades of political opinion, he moved the second reading of a bill
Jubileo Road is ʼn prohibited road
Mr. Pollock :-I would also agk | hence it is us well to be prepared providing for the careef the focble-minded. There has been a feel
for judgmont to bo drawn up ac for almost anything. The Intest cordingly. That is, innecordance victors over the Australians have ing-and a perfectly justifiable one at that that the system of
Suine wonderful records to thoir with the legal practice. asylums in the Homeland, through inability to cope with the groat amount of inbocility in the country, has been little short of inelli
His Lordship-Thai follows. credit. Their highest total was cient, and to romedy wira is, evon now, a gross dofact, the bill is
Mr. Pollock-It is usual to 801 against Somerset in 1895, Mr. Bowley-Sino die? calculated to empower, the Commissioners in Lunacy to license A man was arrested leaving a
apply the fato Chiol Justice Inid when MacLaron put up the re- Mr. Crew, of Messrs. Hastings
His Worship:-No, a wook. homes, wediential schouls, institutions and colonies, whore porous steam launch yesterday in passes-
it down that we should apply-cord individual score for the Mr. Kemp: do not know for otherwise a summons would county-124. The team set up cortified as insane or merely feble-ainded may be so sogregated sion of a quantity of Micso lottery and lastings, appeared for the as the nature of the case permits. The bill provides for the re tickets. At the Police Court, this plaintiffs and Mr. Rass of Messrs. whether the owners will undertake have to be applied for.
A now record in county cricket... His Lordship-Do you men two seasons ago when they wont moval of persons over the age of sixteen years to these institutions inorning, Mr. Crowther Smith, Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, for to consent not to drive on this road in the meantime. If not, I should they, in the opinion of the certifying magistrates, be in need who defended, asked for a remand the defence.
to say in every judgment it is in with 400 to get in the last Mr. Russ said he appeared for think the summonses should go necessary? of protection or control. The distinct advanes of such a measure is, which was granted.
innings and succeeded in beating the defendants. His client left the on. I have 'no instruction: In
Two Dr. San In Hangkong
Mr. Pollock I would not like Nolts by two wickets. apparentat once, when it is pointed out that, though the feeble-mind-
these cases. I had heard of two, to say so; it is the practice, ed were detained until the age of sixteen under the existing law, pro
Dr. Sun Yat-sen arrived in the premises on Saturday, he un-
months Istor at Southampton His Lordship suppose they scored 404 in the last innings vision is made for their detention in suitable surroundings inde Colony on Saturday evening on derstood, and he thought his but have no instructions en 'orn- finitely, rather than that they shall be turned loose to the disad route for Peking. flo is at pro-friend's application was going ing them. If they want these ought to put a similar endorse of the Hants match and won with vantage of the community.
seat staying at the Hongkong to be for costs. Lo thought his cases to stand over, they must meat on the judgment on Satur-five wickets in hand. Civilization has many responsibilities, some of which are self-lotel, and his movements abroad friend was entitled to costs for undertake not to continue break- incurred, and the care of the unfit ia que which must come have been followed with great attendance last Friday, but he under this heading. Palliative measures, such as the one at
interest by the Chinese. prosent before Parliament, must be heartily welcomed. We must confess that we have no great sympathy with the doctrines of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank A Chinese chookily walked into ougonists on the matter, for if the teachings of those reformors were on Saturday, and entered one of hid to adjourn the case until this ment should not undertake to carried into effect, it would be analogous to lopping discusod, branolios the offices without pormission. morning? oll a tres instead of removing the cause of the illness. The propose When asked his business he eaid. legislation certainly has the merit of improving on a system which,
Small Calendar.
The following mails arrived to day: 8.9. (ilenroy from Singa- pore; s.s. Zafiro from Manila; 8.6. Nora from Japan and Shang hai; p.8. Hanggang, from Slung. hai and Swatow.
There is a very small calendar for the Criminal Sessions to-mor row, only two cases boing in the list. There were, we under stand, four cases but the Attorney General decided not to proceeil with two.
Macao Lottery Tickets.
Cheek.
fendants on Lenandy which said nancy was duly determined by notice to quit, expiring on May 12, 1912, Plaintiff claimad pos- Besion, $150 being three months' arrears of rent and $50 boing
nesne profits.
certainly said he was not entitled to costa for this inorning, because there was no need for it.
Bis Lordship:-Why not; I
would have hung on.
Costs for attendances to-day and Friday were given.
Mr. Russ:It could have been if offective, would be good, and at the same time adopts the fund. he came for the clock. At the struck out when my clients left. mental principles that the Royal Commission has laid down. The Police Court, today, he was sont Flis Lordship: If the case had first was that the protection of the Stato should be extended to all to gaol for a month for being a not boon fixed for to-day they mental defectives, whose need of care and control was urgent; the rogue and a vagabond. second, that search must be mudo for these persons; and the third, The New Motor Tender, that powerful local authorities must be charged with the duties of investigation and protection under the supervision and control of contral authority.
An objection raised by Mr. McKouna on behalf of the Govern been repeatedly tested; ment, that the bill would interfere with the liberty of the subject, is this morning the vehicle was a merely sentimental argument which cannot gain support from running along Queen's Road and any who consider the question from a practical standpoint. Already appeared to work satisfactorily, an imbooile is without liberty. His mind warped and distorted, with a fair turn of speed. subject to limitations of comprehension which ordinary words fail
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motor tender, imported for the During the week-end the now use of the Fire Brigade, with ladder and 4,000 feet of hose has Early
summonses should stand over un-
or not.
A Week's Remand.
His Worship: I will give you
a romand.
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sample of
Pillog on the Agony. The following is Arkans a journalian. !
Mr. Pollock :-Yes, my Lord. Ilis Lordship:--I will do so, OPIUM OF RESPECTABLE OLD AGE.
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ing the law by going over prohibited roads. They must here undertake not to drive on a prohibited road.
“Vorbally bidden a number of friends wended their way ou last Mr. Bowley-1 say the Govern
Saturday afternoon to the pretty onforce this regulation until it has
cottage homo of Mr. and Mrs. H., At the Police Court, this morn who, in her characteristic thought- boen decided by the Full Court.
His Worship-I have no powering, a man was charged with being ful way, arranged this social hour to force the Government as to the in possession of two taels five to pay court to her household regulation. I am to enforce the mace of opiam without a certif. gueste, Mina M. hor great-aunt; law, and they must give some fate. He told the Donch the Miss B, an aunt, and Miss §, a undertaking that they will not opium was thirty years old and friend-all of Wisconsin. Guard- break the law if those summonses belonged to his brother; he did ing the portals and welcoming stand over...
not smoke opium.
the incoming guest was Mrs. H. Mr. Bowloy-These refer to the An official from the opium farm V., who in her sweet way directed 12th, whilst the matter was before said the older the opium was, the them to the hostess and her trio
more valuable it became. your Worship,
of charming houersos. Inform- His Worship-Mr. Komp says Mr. Melbourne-It dependsality everywhere roigned; just they are not to drive over Jubilee upon whether it is farmer's the usual attractiveness of the Road or any other prohibited opiumi
home found accent in great cry-", road.
The Inspector-I wasn't here stals of spring blossoms. Incidon- to convey, knowe nothing of liberty, and all we can see that the bill
Mr. Bowley-These onses refer thirty years ago. Even so, the tally and with a careless care, the A rovenue officer visitod go- does is to dofino bisphere of action and influence. Most people dur
down sumbor 25 of the Hong-to the 12th June. before we had certificate is not available after winsome Miss N. led the way to ing life come across some family or another, with an insane member: ing, a man was remanded on a down Company, and found five think the summonses should be
At the Police Court, this morn-kong-Kowloon Wharf and Go heard your Worship's decision. I March
the dining room. A rare beauty, Mr. Melbourne-Hosays thatit board gloamed with crystal, cont They have probably watched in mate sympathy the pathetic al-charge of attempting to steal ncaacs labelled gum which con- withdrawa
bolenge to his brother; he does rod with a huge bowl of pink. tompte of relatives to keep their skoleton in their own cupboard, box containing money from a tained, scoreted under the gam, enduring daily agonies as they see the many signs of clouded mental moneychanger. When followed 74 lbs. of Peraian opium in each them to withdraw them.
His Worship-Ionnnot order not smoke opium.
pinka" about liioh burned pink vision. The members responsible for the Bill merely want the Stato by the fuki of the establishment instance
The InspectorIt fa more tapera undor ink slados, casting to take up its duties, to provide a batter cupboard than many a he pulled out a revolver, and
Mr. Kemp-offer no obstruc-likely that he was bringing it a roseste hu over the cluny laco cover and heorystal bon-bon family on do, and to provide that incessant care and protection fired, but the weapon misfired ing, a confiscation order was over if they
At the Police Court, this morn- tion to the summonses being hold down for some-one.
Mr. Melbourne-$100 or six trays," Wcan only bare our heads which many a humble purse is quite unable to do. ¿
and the shot was not affective,
that they won undertaking
not use the pro- week
and pray for a cooling deck
Alleged Attempt to Shoot.
REVENUE OFFICER'S
FIND.
Opiumi Under Gum.
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