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War Correspondent in Hongkong,
Mr. Fuller, the celebrated war correspondent, is staying at the Hongking Hotel.'
Bowls Championship. The third round of the Open Bowls Championship is to be completed to-day.
West River Falling.
The water in the West River, which has boon in flood, is now reported to be falling.
Departs on Leave. M. Enrico Hurtado, Consul Gouoral for Panana, departs from Hongkong on leave on July
23.
A Brief Visi
Mr. Rowan, formerly of Messrs. Dodwells, has come, up from the rubber plantations for a brief stay in the Colony.
Italian Consul for Macao,
In addition to his other duties,
Now Law Editor.
www.
Assistant Colonial Secretary THE POKRULUM MURDER.nything to say, wasthe starting NOTES AND "H. E. the Governor has been
pleased to appolat Mr. R. H. Craf-
....
Capital Sentence Passed on Two Prisoners Dramatic Scenes..
point of a very dramátio (BOONG.”
The composureof Fong Yust com plotoly doparted and, in tremu-
COMMENTS:
Lon to dot as Assistant Colonial Be- cretary and Clerk of Councila
lous tones, he said: If your lord-An Inexcusable Outrage.
Nothing on, in the millest during the absence on leave of The murder trial which line ship believes I havo tikon part Mr. C. Clement, with effect from occupied the attention of the in the murder, I will bite my fin- degree, oxouse the outrage at the July 15 and until further notice. Chief Justice and a jury for the gor, and with tl a blood of my Theatro Royal, Dublin, which is
Marine Court.
past two days came to a conclu- finger: I will swoar I have not roporto in a telegram to-day, Fines in all amounting to $112 sion Inst evening, the court sit-done such a thing," Lo Chuen Mr. Asquith was to speak there, were inflicted on nino boat people ting Isto for the purpose of Tat, who preserved maro culm, nut, during a performance prior who wore charged with mooring Gnishing. The afternoon was said: "I swear by my own blood to the meeting, two suffrugists their craft within 100 yards of given over to the speeches of that I have not tono ancha dool throw a blazing oil-soaked chair low water murke, during prohibit counsel for the defenoo and to the as to commit robbery and towards the orchestra on firod ed hours and in a prohibited hearing, of the evidence in sup-murder." Fong Yunt, who had the curtains of a box. The flames. placa, before. Commander U. W part of the plea of not guilty been ongor to speak while his were extinguished, but a firə Beckwith at the Marine Court this The names of the men word Foug companion had been addrossing of serious proportions and a morning,
Yunt, Lo Chuan Tat and Fong the court biust in with "In panie, too dreadful to contémplate, Sules of Crown land at Un Treung, and the charge was ono fact, my Lord, Lo Chuon Tat went might have ensued. Those meme of murdering Lam Shun Kung at thore to demand money and Unu|bers of what fanciful "riters at Long, and adjacent to Konnely
unfortunate. I had nothing to do | Home term the "shoriking nister- Rond are ndvortisod in the Gov. 35. Pokfulam Road on June 5,
The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabastor with it.". And Lo Chuon Tat ns-hood" go from bad to worse; and crumont Gazette for this wosk. The last two lots, Noe. 1922 and Attorney-general, instructed by overatod: "I did not uurder the the unfortunate thing is that no 1923, havo upset prices of $1,130 Mr. P. M. Hodgson, prosecutor the man. I had nothing to do ono appears to be able to devise a forni-of punishment which shall and 83,004 respectively. The on bobalf of the Crown; and Mr.with it." salo of the last named will take. E. Bolilios, instructed by Mr. Ilis Lordship, assuming the have a really deterrent elfout. In Christopher Willson, defended. black cap, proceeded to address any case, aotica" of this kind con place on Aug. 6.
Lo Chuen-tat, the second the prisoners, Vong Yuetreceiving nover forward any cause, however Hongkong Dominican for defondant, said that he had work- the sentence with all the outward just. But to no just causa court. The Rev. Miguel Garcia of the ed in Hongkong for soine years, indications of despair and the such heinous toolies bo attached, Spanish procuration of the Do-but, last September, there not other with what appeared to be minican order in Hongkong, being much work, he went to bitter imprecations.
Land Sates.
Phlippine Mission.
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The British norial league has
Chevalier Volpicelli, the Consul-arrived at Manila on June 12th by fight in the revolutionary army, His Lordship said Fong The Fourth Am. Gonoral for Italy, has been ap- the se. Toan from Hongkong. Fr. being engaged by Lam Shum Yuen and Lo Chuen Tat, the pointed Italian Consul for Macao. Garoin goes to join the order in who, at the lime, was recruiting, jury have found you guilty of the made an appeal for a national the Philippines and is at present He was promised $200 if he most serious effonce known to the subscription of a million shillings; lie killed two, so tiuit he would be of wilful murder. I do not think on level with that of other Powork. It is sincerely to be entitled now to $400, which he there can be the len t doubt in and not recoivod. He and his com- the minds of anyone who has opod that the sum a kod for will be forthcoming, for every penny
H.D. tuo Governor Has been stopping at tho. Santo Domingo killed a élans-inati in battle, and flaw of uny country; anmoly, that in order to placo British aviation me
convent in the walled city.
Porter-On July 15, 1912, at the General Hospital, Shungliai of Hongkong. Stophon Portor, Maritimo Customs, agad 32 years.
The object of this paper is to publish correct info-walion, to serve the 'truth and print the netos without fear or favour.,
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Telephone: No, I' A.B.C., 6th edition.
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HONGKONG; BATURDAY, JULY 20, 1012..
THE OPEN-AIR CAFE.
pleased to appoint the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster as editor of the newly revised edition of the Laws
Typhoon Warning. The following typhoon warning was issued to-day Cyclous or typhoon, wes; of Luzon, more than 100 miles distant, moving
Opium.
west of W.N.W.
At the Police Court, this morn ing, bofore Mr. Melbourne, a man was fined $50.40, or, in default, five works for being in unlawful possession of opium.
No Room on Hongkong-San Francisco Boat..
Mr. 9. O. Dale, of the Negros rades asked that the money due to heard this case that both of you if it is wanted. Only the other
a new go for the States.
Philippine Lumber Company, re- thom should be paid, but Lam were present at that houso, sud turned the Manila on July 16. came down to Hongkong without wore parties to this murder. Your day aviation was in its infuncy Mr. Dale left for the United Stator doing so, having in his possession learned counsel has said ovory-and its sucoss regarde as very three weeks ago, and upon ar some $180,000. On June 5-ho, hing it is possible to say on your problematic. To lay it is recog rival in longkong was unable to with, some others, went to Pok behalf. The jury, with the evidised the fourth art in ware secure accommodation on any fulum Road to demand what was once before them, in my jog-fure, who morits are o amoly stoamers and Will remain in No-owing and, on putting the demandment could one to no other con- proved and esplod that they are taken for granted. Britain's gros a few wocks before malting to deceased, the first reply that he elusion.
received was a blow from his first. The men wero led from the fourth arm, is weak-deptorably Loongsang and Oplum. A ory of "Savo life" was raised dook, Fong Yuotorying and gost woak.. Aviation at home has not Forty tins of opium, weighing but the witness told him that jeulating, though his comrade's and the State support it deserves about ten kilos and valuod aihey lind not come to rob him, bearing was almost atcical. 22,000, were found on the Loong. He did not hear any struggle but, The Glonogle reports that, on sang on July 13 by the castom's hearing a whistle, ho left the her voyage from Singapore, a deck inspector at Manila. The vessel house. paa-engor fall overboard. The arrived from Hongkong, an Vessel was stopped and a boat tho opium 106 concealed lowered but the search proved un- in the brine tank of the successful.
freezing engine. The vessel was immodistely seized by custom authorities, but was released on loud in order to sail for Hongkong on her ragulur trip at 3 p.m.
Man, Overboard.
Attacked by Pirates. One of the British: motor boats was attacked by pirates in the Weat River at Wuchow, during the week, and the robbers got away with booty value at some- thing like $1,000,
the
A CURIOUS CASE.
and receives in France und Gør- many. The Gavornment has con- sistently tinkered with the ques- tion. But a national subscription. may give aviation such an im pulee as shall pinco Britin abreast of her neighbours. It is to be hoped so at at anyrate.
Anniversary of the Handkerchief. A curious anniversary appears to have passed almost unnoticed:
The Pepper Explained. Answering Mr. Alabaster, At the Police Court, to lay prisoner said that he went to the divan kespor charged another house without the slightest in man with seiling an opium pipe. tention of committing a robbery. According to the evidenco, a The bag with the pepper in, he raid was expected and the admitted was his property, and smokers stampeded and the advanced as an explanation that defendant kept a pipe. New Territory Golf Course, all. the soldiers in the revolu- Mr. Irving expressed surprise. It is the anniversary of the hand» Just now sovoral of the Homs pipars are discussing the
The pavilion at the golf course tionary army carried pepper with that the complainant should ex-kerchief in the form in which wo necessity for more open-air life iu' English cities—a topio which
in the Now Territory is in process them to mix with the water that post tho law to protect him. He | know it. Thoroby bangs quito a could scarcely arise without bringing in its wake the old ́vexed: A.D.C. Appointed.
of construction and is estimator they drank, in order to prevent bound the couplainant over in | romantic story. In curly time? H.E. the Governor, has been to cost $20,000. We are inform-diarrlinon. As regarded question of the desirability of importing the Bier Garten systom deased to appunt Lieutenanted that a small station is to be electrio torch, that was used on good behaviour for a year, and French Revolution, the handker personal band of $100 to be of und woll up to the period of the into Great Britain. One popular wackly has, in fact, uskod, recoived L, R, E, W. Taylor, Royal Gar-built on the main line of the their night attacks.
fined dofon Lant.$2 or in default chief was of various sluipos, exoli' and published the views of more than a dozen well-known man on rien Artillery, to be his private Canton-Kowloon Railway for Counsel:-Was this a night at seven days.
country having its own style. this latter subject-men who, like John Galsworthy, Arthur Symons, Secretary, and to act as his aido-the convenience of the golfers, tack on 36 Pokfulam Rond on June
One day at the Trianon, Marie Gordon Craig, Haldano Me Fall, the U. S. Cuneul-General and the Lord de-camp, with effect from July 4. who at present have something 57-I was speaking about the night
Antoinetto remarked that it would Consul-General for Chile.. like a mile and a half to go bè-attack at Weichow. · Contiquing
be an improvement if handkor Provost of Glasgow, can reasonably claim to bo hoard, as having The King's Exequatur om fore they ranch the course. The prisoner swore by heaven and
hiefs word mudo square. Louis 'soen cities and the customs of many men;" and, with fow ex-powering Mr. Arturo Diaz Garces now station will be within half a earth that he did not see anyone
XVI adopted the suggestion, and coptions, the quite in this symposium have declared emphatically in to be Consul General for Chile mile of the ground. The course bound and gagged, and that he
The
following decree: The length on Jnuary 2, 1785, issued the favour of introducing al fresco dining and drinking into the Home at Calenttu, with consolar jurisdichas sixteen holes.
was over et any time, on the tion also over the British Colonies
An Appeal. The Missions to Sonnen Char-away a knife just before, he was verandah, However, he threw
of handkereliiela · ́manufactured in this kingdom shall bencolorth lain will be very grateful to any arrested.
Before Mr. Melbourne, at the be equal to the breadth," The ladies or gentlemen in the Colony Mr. Alabaster:-Was it this Police Court, this morning, an old | revolutionista disturbed evory. who would kindly send him after one?-No; it was one without. Obineso was charged with being thing that savoured of royalty, yet the arrival of the regular English, any blond on it. (laughter) in unlawful possession of opium. they did not interfere with this Canadian, and American mails, The third prisoner, Fong Mr. Russ.defended.
secreo. It would be interesting any newspapers, magazines, or Teung, set up a complete abili According the evidence of to learn why they permitted it to other literature for use in his stating he was in bel throughout the polics, the defendant was remain unchallenged, but that is work for seamen, also left off the evening. The fact that his named Lo Li Iling mud was a one of the secrets which the past wearing apparel, boots and sh os trousers were wet when he was wealthy Chiness. Yesterday bolds firmly, for distrossed seamon. Parcels arrested was due to the fact that afternoon he was arrested in Caine
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in Asin, has received His Majesty's signature.
The Executive Council.
life. Those who live in Hongkong, and thus see the matter in that perspective which le essential to a wise and exhaustive judgment, will probably not advocate such an innovation quito so readily. Looking on the London-dweller from a distanco, and with more open H. M. the King hus been pleased and experienced oyes, they will be dispused to doubt his roadiness, to approve of the appointment of or fitness, or worthiness to have this now diversion placed at his the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K., disposal. They will call to mind the fact that upwards of urge to be an unofficial member of centuries of gloomy conventionality have stamped out of the the Executive Cloueil during the Cooknoy the capacity for rational out-door festivity, which he absence on leave of the Ifon. Mr. possessed in the days when merrio Eugland was merrie England Hewett, O.M.G. indood. Our grandfathers who remember Vauxhall und Cremorne Ordinanco Not Disallowed. do not speak with unqualified admiration of the cluss of behaviour H. M. the King has not been that obtained there; nor would a casual visit to some of the suburban taverns, that strii supply meat and drink in their gardens, convince the visitor that Londoners make the best and plessautest use of such a privilego. And if our readors' do but recall for one second the delightful uncertainty of the English climate, they will agree that further argument and soul-vaxing may be dispensed with.
Sun Yat-Sen as Plaintiff.
The Verdict.
WEALTHY CHINESE AND DOPE.
Consequences of Smoking
The Farmer's Opium-
Mr. Russ said that on on behalf
TYPHOON SIGNALS.
advised to exercise his pavor of may be addressed--Rev. W. The had been caught in the rain; Rond whilst in possession of thirty disallowance with respect to the on, St. Peter's Church, West not to his having recently washed taole of opium. following ordinante:Ordinance Point, and will receive duo nc-them.
knowledgment.
farmer at Tamkui give of his client he pleaded guilty.the mangement of the High Imst year we suggested that if No. 13 of 1912, entitled-Aŭ
evidence to the effect that he was and would ask for a small fine Level Peak Tramway Co., would Ordinance to ammond the Law
OPIUM ON THE
a soldier at Woichow and had as the opiam was ọf valno and Amendment Ordinanco, J011.
never received the money which w uld lie confiscated. The de Victoria Cap station as well as have a signal arranged at the Mr Archer in Hongkong,
MONGOLIA.
was due to him..
fendant was a very old man thy lower station, in Gardon Mr. W. Archer, the well known But what is, and must over he, a failure in London, could journalist, who has been travel-
and was not acquainted with the Rond, the courtesy would bo ensily be a triumphant success in longkong. Your Colonial is--or ling in Japan, arrived in Honguins, valued at over $7,000 (gal/l) Belilios urged that there was not
Opium to the extent of 217 Addressing the jury, Mr. laws of the Colony. ought to be-bofore all things cosmopolitan, and no longer a slave king yesterday on the P. & 0.8.6.
Mr. Hoggarth asked for the only apprecintoil by the Pak.
residents, and others using the to Home weakness and hide-boundness; he is prepared forthwith to Devi A, and is staying at the was discovered and sized by the one, tittle of evidence to point to maximum penalty to be imposed Tramway. accept the good and reject the ill of our-door eating and drinking. Hongkong Hotel. He left this
ustoms Inspectors at San Bran the prisoners having deliberately as it was an offens which
The Fuggestion was a lopfed Why then deprive him? Our city would lend itself to the morning on a circular visit to cisco. It was found in one of the murdered she deceased. He sub-seriorisly affected the opium and a signal was imunolinely boulevard system as readily as many of those on the Coatineut. We Canton and Macao.
engine room ventilators of the s.8. mitted that had climbed up on to farmer. The defendant was e have the Praya, the gardens near the Law Courts, and the pier,
Mongolis on her arrival at that the paraget of the verandah in very wealthy men and occupied arranged at the upper ve-mining, where chairs and tablos could easily be placod; a very large per- Dr. Sua Yat Son, ex-President port on the 18th of June. Under the attempt to attract attention, the whole of the premises known and was in use during the sunimer of 1911. One was not,) centage of the European population is Continental, and so pre-of China, was plaintiff in a claim on okt law the commanders of and had fallen over.
ar Buxoly Lodge, Caius Road. disposed to value, and not abuse, the gifts of the gods in this for alleged libel against the Sin vessels are held liable for the
however, arectail at the lower Mr. Alabastor submitted that, Mr. Melbourao-Such goutle station. This year, owing no dimation; and (no unimportant consideration this) there are few Wan Pao," a Chinese newspaper, importation into America of strong as the case for the Crown men as you night to set a good doubt to various improvomonis days or weeks in the year when the Hongkong open-air cafes would in the Britiah Supreme Court at good, not on the manifest and was, it was overwhelming now that oximple to the poorer classss. and alterations under way, the
Shanghai on July 15. Mr. E..S. prosecutions are directed against the case for the defence had closed. Mr. Rnes:The defendant in of how the ballot would go. Nine-tenths of the European populnun, and the defendant Company or sailing out of this port to the suggestion as to how the deceas-farmer and smoke farmers' opium If votes on the subject wore taken locally, we feel tolerably sure Moberly. Bell appeared for Dr. or sailing us of daily port to the suggestions to his friend's future will patronise the opium tion spend a not inconsiderable proportion of theirtime in growling The Case was continued for the law and the fines are now being very clear to him that he was.
was represented by Mr. F. Ellis. Orient has been fined under that ed. met with his death; it was and get ill. (laughter) and chafing at the dearth of amusements horo; yet apparently few
Mr. Hoggarth-I hope it does considorod on: appeal to the hurled over the verandali.
not kill him. (more laughter) bestir themselves to make the conditions of life brighter. What we entering of plondings.
Treasury Department, Honorary Appointment,
Aftor His Lordship had roview would fain know is, by whose prohibition it is that a porfectly
Mr. Melbourne: $500 or threa II. E. the Govorner has been
ed the evidence the jury retired, months. innocens and wholesome plonsure is denied to the public. Is it pleased to appoint the following Japanese Dwarf Trees in London. and were back again in court, more wicked to drink a bottle of beer or wine on the pavement out officers to act as his honorary side the Hongkong: Hotel (supposing space admitte1), than within
The palt of Japanese dwarf withing five minutes. The first
Original Jurisdiction, the bar ? Shall a man porjure his soul by eating his dinner on the sides-do camp--Captain J, H. trees Rooms to be growing, and prisoner they found guilty but Prays, to the strains of a respectable band and in the company of unteer Corps, Captain C G. five, have come down very much. second guilty, and the third not W Armstrong, Hongkong Vol-prices, which used to be prohibi recommended him to meroy; the
July 25,-Full Court, re Wa his women folk, more readily than by sitting down to meat in a Wood, Hongkong VolunteerCorps. There is a shop window in Re- guilty. Fong Tosung was no- ue Post," Li, the Tatuh of Kianz. Cheong Kro v. Prússion National comparatively stuffy room, or by passing the time exclusively with Subadar-Major Mulammed Ali, gont-stront fall of these stunted cordingly discharged.
for security for costs. Insurance Co. of Stettin, Motion male associates in a billiard saloon? Hongkong, we will once more observe, is not London, and thore is no conceivable reason why the Hongkong and Singapore Batta- dwarfs; as also of tiny Japanese
lion, Royal Garrison Artillery and gardens, fally oquipped with The usual question put to the Klukiang forbids him to interfore Appellate Jurisd French date should not be as appreciated and (investors please note!) Subadar Mui Singh, 120th Balu- bridges, stones, latterns, and the two remaining prisoners by Mr. in any way with the Indian opium
July 80 sa profitable, as it is in Paris or Algiers.
as to whether they had imported into thes
bo unusable..
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May Dramatic Momonis
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The Tutuh, the Opluni and the
According to the "Central Chi-
Consul,
Bi, is, very strictly suppressing opium, but the British Consul at
staff has bion 'removed and has
typhoon spason is again apon'us, not been rephood. Now that the
it will not came amiss to have it ro-croatoit and utilized, # Se
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