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ELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 1912,
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German Gunboat Arrives.
The German gunboat Tsingtau arrived in Hongkong yesterday.
Hongkong Jockey Club. A moeting of subscribers of the Hongkong Jockey olub is annou- need for to-morrow at 12.30.
Indian Troops.
Seven men of the 25th Punjabi Regiment arrived yesterday by the P. & O. steamer China from Bombay.
Arrivals.
Lieut. A, F. Day, RE, return- ed from Japan by the s.s. Atsuta Maru to-day.
Major and Mrs. Jomyn arrived from Colombo by the P. O. steamer China yesterday.
Hongkong University. It is announced that intending Students who have not been ex empted from residence must send in their forms of application once if tboy wish to scoure ac commodation in the Hostels.
"The Alleged Coiners.
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"'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." MISSTM BENDELAUK dositos teuxpress her doop gratitude for all the sympathy shown for the loss of Miss Eyre; and also for the humorous tokens of esteem and alleation rasalvad, from her many friends.
A Dangerous Practice. This morning in Des Voeux Road near the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank a Chinese jump ed from tram our No. 40 while it was still in motion. The man fall in the roadway, but luckily caped with a slight head-wound.
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Steamer Report.
1: A Criticism of the Yankee Girl's Impressions.
LAMP THIEF CAUGHT
W! Last Two Years.
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Trucks and Children...
THE RUBE'S REMARKS. Flour writ all over it. (By Josh it certainly do pay tor advertise!)
We sailed round an' round, Authorities Heavy Loss During hit one kind of a ship; that my fren said wuz a tramp, (but our
A good deal has boen said | te Cheang Sham, said to be one of tramps to home go on two legs,
ly on the subject of hand-trucks, man-fashion), bounced off on a gang engaged in lamp stealing brakes and coolies, but we do him an' got kind of tangled up was charged before Mr. C. Dat gather that anything has yet; with another sampan. There wuz Melbourne, at the Pulico Court, been done. We should like
lot more hollerit, an' I gues that this morning, with the offence.
The Yankes girl has avidantly both amused and annoyed the Rube. We will give his version of Hong long, and things Chinese, from
time to time,
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ALLEGED POLICE
BRIBERY.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing Says In- formers Receive Bribes.
Say, the Yankee girl is In the course of the hearing of fall to the mustard when an opium divan chargo, in which she gits a-goin on the lovely Mr. Otto Kong Sing defended hills," stcotery, haint
she? the man charged with keeping,
I got so durned homesick for a he argued that there, was no sight of the hill back of our cow oxception as to cross-examination barn that I 'most bought a ticket if a witness was a police witness, right straight home! Taint so"Heis there to be cross-examined" much what the "Y.G." says, as the said Mr. Otto Kong Sing, "and way she says it, as old Ezriok I want to know." Mason said when his wife gave Inspector Watt-There is an him gorramitty for drinkin' two exception when he is asked for bottles o Coco-Cola down tor Iko's information given to the police store. (She ketohed him at it before the oase; private and behind the merlassos barrel!) confidential matter, leading to the
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there wuz a heap o' swearin, but Mr. P.P.J. Wodehonas (De-car thus the Legislative Cound
is taking the matter up. Meso- not bein' able ter speak Ubinose puty Supr. of Police) conducted while, we have to add to what I've been readin' in this here would'nt like ter go on the witness the case for the prosecution. has already been said in the
Chinese Constable 301 said that sheet. a lot of stuff that's writen stand an' kies the Book on it.
Telegraph as to this sorious by a Yankee girl. Some o it es Then we wuz book at the pier. at 1 am. on the 24th he was on danger to the public, the fact more o it is wase. I did'at see no sieli sights as duty in Queen's Road Central, that, after much careful watch good an' Now I haint no great sticks at Y. G. telle bout, nor there He first saw the lamp burning ing, we have still not seen a writin'; Ma used ter say—; guesa wuz'at anythin' postio or and when he returned the lamp brake in use when these vehicles I wont tell ye that though.'romantic' bout it.
was not burning. That was about are descending aalope. Every day, Howsomesever I'm a-goin ter rush I took a baby carriage an' went half an hour afterwards. As he laden trucks are being wheeled right bang inter print an show back to my hotel an hunted got to the lamp he saw the de that Yanken Kid that she haint good through my clothes because fendant jump down from the along Caine Road--a street of many ups and downe-and the the only froggy that kin sit on a hate like pizen ter hav' any lamp post. When defendant saw Chinese and Indian police take lily pad sa pipo a song! O course body in 'em but me.
witzesa he throw the lamp burner no notion whatever yo kin all see that I'm jest n
on the ground. He ran away, but uvehicle is allowed to run. plain Rubo. (I dont mind sayin'
witness obased and captured him down one of these slopes with so, but if any son-of-a-gun called
He brought him back to the lamp nothing to check its speed but a and picked up the burnor. De few coolies hanging on behind. me one I'd reject the words inter his toeth, I would !') an' bein' a
fendant asked him to overlook In and near this road are various. Rubo from up state way I gotter
it. It was not true that the de-schools, and it is not unnatural write as best I kin.
fondant was asleep in the street that the children should loiter in with the lamp beside him and the roadway at times. On two or that he woke him up.
three occasions recently we have Defendant:-I did not take
Been little girls as nearly as possi the chimney before I was accused. ble run over by trucks that were Mr. Melbourne: Have you any quite evidently beyond control. work?-I am unemployed at The Maskee"! Spirit, present. I have been "employed The writer of a special article in a shop."
And you sleep in the street? Societies," which appeared in Hongkong's Moribund Yes, Sir.
Have you any witnesses to call? yesterday's issue, performed a necessary and useful service, I was alone sleeping; it was Explain it how you may, there is midnight. I have no witnessss.
Have you any relatives in this too much of the Maskoo" spirit existing in our midst. In some Colony 7-Yes, Sir. Now I don't care a ouss who the
Mr. Wodehouse said that at ways Hongkong people take life "Y. G." is, but I'd like ter, osk Mr. Otto Kong Sing-This first defendant said he was asleep too soberly and seriously; in hor of she's ever had a ride in is a drug shop with drugs kept in Zotland Street and now he other respects they are terribly lacking in interests and energy. one of those here handed-down-in the place.
Raid he was asleep in Lau Kwai Not to put too fine a point upon The H. AL. steamor Arcadia, from-gen'ration to - gonʼration Mr. Melbourne: What! Opium Fong
it, if a community of the size of which arrived in port to-day from things called sam pans? I've been drug.
Mr. Melbourne-He told me
Hongkong cannot keep alive and Singapore, reports having oxookin' every night, an' spendin' Mr. Otto Kong Sing:-This Zetland Street, perienced very strong north good ten obatses, but I haint seen man has become an informer and Mr. Wodehouse:--There has notive such a society as that for
the prevention of oruelty easterly winds during the last nawthin bout it an 'I'm plumb it is nothing less than bribery. been a most remarkable series of animals, it must be suffering three days of the ran up. Sholisgusted!
You (the police) bribe these mon thefts of those gas fittings from from something approaching 100 Chinese passengers A lot o' yawp an' bellerin' to do a certain thing. It is not street lamps during the last two aboard.
bout Canton, an shoppin, an a question of being paid to do it; years; from about July 1910, and closely to moral dry-rot, or, if that..bo..too strong a term (but European Drunk and Incapable.racin, an eatin' with Chinks, the man knows it is an unmoral altogether about 200 fittings of
Michael Gillespie, Seamen's but nary a word bout sampans. thing to do; whether it is illegal various sorts have been stolen.ro not terms that actually hurt nstitute, was fined $2 by Mr. O. Durned if I dont think she mint or not I do not know. Especially There has been a reward of $10 wanted here in order to rouse the D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, beon in one! I hev'!
if he is a liar, and I am trying for anyone giving such imforma pablio?) call it moral lethargy. Either way, this want of energy this morning, for being drunk Tother day,-Taosday it was, to prove he is, and I verily believe tion as would lead to the
reflects badly upon Hongkong, and incapable in Morrison Hill | ter be kerrect—, a foller soze ter ho is
conviction of the thief or thieves, Gap Road. Inspector MoHardy me, ho soza: "Come on for a Mr. Melbourne: I don't know but this is the first case in and we hope the article will give the first impulse towards renewed what you want to know. said he did not wish to press the simpan ride f
which we have charge as defendant was very "What! Behind these here Mr. Otto Kong Sing:-I want to catch anyone in the act. In activity on the part of the leaders quiet.
hump-backed bulls I sco -to know why he came to be in-July this year the Government of certain dormant organisa- waddlin' through the streets? formor. He is not an ordinary had to pay $250 to replace these Not for mine! I'd rather walk!" informer; he is an ordinary coolie lost fittings.
"No you galoot, it's a bout!"round about the place.
Mr. Melbourne-What is the "Oh alright, why did'n' yo
value of one of these fittings? taras, i
s, issued last month, of ships, say so?
Mr. Wodehouse:-The price of British and foreign, which the the fittings is small in itself. The Board of Trade provisionally de- value of a burner is about four or rained as unsafe during the first half of this year. Twenty-four Melbourne-What is the value ships, mostly iron or steel, were of the brass in a burner?
reported as over-loaded, ill-loaded There was two o' us an' thon
Mr. Wodehouse:The brass is or under-manned; and that is just there wuz Ma 'an' Po,-loastways
worth about fifty cents. If your twenty-four too many, for men's At the Police Court, this morn-I serpose they waz Ma au' Pa,
Worship believes the evidence of lives are not trifles to be tampered ing, a man was charged with the an' I counted up ter twelve kids,
the Chinese constable, there is a with just to suit the convenience larceny of metal from Yaumati, somehow I lost count then, for SS, CHAU PO ASHORE AT gang at work and this man is of a certain class of capitalists SHUIHING
member of that gang. I think that cares for nothing but its He was caught, it was alleged, the durned things were scootin'
there must have been about own material benefiting Nor ondeavouring to sell the metal to all over the placo an' jabborin
$1,000 worth stolen during the need we Britishers bo ever ready a marine dealer. After hearing jost like the monkeya that Ring the evidence and asking the com.ling circus luge 'round in a big
last two years. I hope your Wors plume ourselves that only four A penalty of $50 for the carrying of such a quantity of dyna-plainant if he wanted to press the cage.
A correspondent sends us the ship can see your way clear to of that number are flying our Wall, there waz a lot o' hollerin'
give the man no less than six flag, for the existence of e mite 50 cents a stick-is wholly inadequate. It is not greater than charge, Mr. O. D. Melbourne dia-
|following information: The 8.8. ontil we got clear a few thousand Chau Po, Captain Lowingdon, ran months. He cannot give any four sach ships is a blot on the would be inflicted upon some would-be brave who carries a revolver missed the defendant,
other o' these here 'sampane, on nshore above Shuihing up the place where he was employed, shield of a nation that boasts of made of such limey material (and there are many such abroad just H. M. S.S. Cadmus and Cilo,
The now crews which have we started for,-for-goah hang West River, and broke her pro- your Worship.
its maritime groatness and vita now) that the only man it can hurt when fired is the man who holds selected for the sloops Cadmus
it I've furgot the name o' the seller. She is at present disabled
Mr. Melbourne:He cannot commercial integrity."
He said it. To be sure, the dynamite carrier alleged that he was to use and Olio, which are to recommis place, so I'll leave it blank an but quite safe from pirates as there tell me anything in the killing of fish. That may have been true on not; but it sion at Hongkong for the further then everybody kin have a guess Are two torpedo boats standing in the street. Three months and he is unemployed and, sleeps would have done no harm, perhaps, to have treated the statement as term of service on the Obinnas to where we wuz startin' ferby, one British and the other Chi-four hours' stocks'in lieu of one untrue and to have inflicted a severe penalty. It is necessary to Station, left the Naval Depot, (The nome ended with Po or Lo nose. It is believed that the place make it fully clear that dynamite-oxplosivos of any kind cannot Chatham, on 27th ult. for Devon- jor Chai,—that'll help some.)"
where the Chau Po lies disabled Tercontinue: Hot? ges whillikine in the hot bed of West River port to embark on the cruiser it made me think, o' hoein' 'taters Piracy. On the other hand, it may be asked: What is the use of in- Talbot, which is also to take out in the big field to home! I had Alicting fairly lengthy terms of imprisonment so long as the geol to the Far East some men for the on one of those tents on my head; has been commissioned to tow her A special launch "Kwong Lee," accommodation is insufficient? A man is likely to avoid getting Tamar, Commodore's ship that do they call 'em agin'?-back to Hongkong and she is ex- into trouble if he is fully convinced that a sentence of, any, threo Hongkong. Captain Rt. Hyde as Topecs? I'd a lot sooner hev' my pested here on Saturday. months imprisonment actually means three months. But if he be sumes command of the Talbot for old five cent atraw! An' every- lieves, with reason, that he will either be lot off lightly in the dook the voyage to Hongkong and or released before his term has expired, he is much more certain to home. The cruiser sailed on run the risk of arrest. The mattor is too serious to be dismissed August 31. lightly. Something must be done right speedily if the present con- dition of things is to be remedied...
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Movements of Army Officers. Amongst anticipated move. monts of military officers we may note that Major O. Striedinger, A.8.0., who has been employed for some time at Hereford, has We went down to the pier an,' THE PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINALS.
boon placed under orders for by heck, Inover see such a crazy Singapore, Capt. L. B. F. Currie, kind o'a boat. It minded me of Two itoins of news published within the last few days dicoot at-R.G.A., has been transferred from big snappin' turtle in the mill pond tention anew to a subject to which we have already addressed our-No. 39 (8) Co., R.G.A., to No. 83 home. selves in those columns. One, announced the reported release of two men who were doing life sentences. The other stated that a man found guilty of carrying one hundred sticks of dynamite was let off with a fine of only fifty dollars. There is an immediato and important connection between the two. They have a bearing upon each other in respect that they touch the question of prison over crowding.
be carried about in a box like tobacco.
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What is most wanted, of course, is more accommodation for
Ca. Hongkong.
Alleged Larceny of Metal.
Mercantile Bank Secretary's Death.
time I'd move, this blessed thing
Inspector Watt:-Iobject. Mr. Otto Kong, Sing:-I won't pursue that course any further. Inspector Watt-Very well. At the conclusion of the cross-five dollars, examination Mr. Otto Kong Sing said "he (witness) is an absolute liar".
The keeper was fined $150, and the four smokers $1 each.
Expected Here on Saturday,
HOUSEBREAKERS COMMITTED.
day.
beon
able
CHINESE GOVERNMENT 5 PER CENT. GOLD LOAN.
tions.
Unsafe Ships.
In our Log Book" column yesterday we mentioned the re
WOMEN AS, BOOK THIEVES.
'OTOR:
London Libraries Discontinue Separate Reading Rooms,
A new turn is given to the old charge that women are lacking in an ethical code by the report of the Public Librarian of London, An advertisement dealing with who declares that the provision. hit the top o' the boat an' the old
the Chinese Government Gold of separate reading rooms for woman would holler murder;-|
Loan appears on page 5 of this women is undesirable because leastways that's what it sounded Two Chinese were brought be issue. The loan is redeemable by they mutilate and steal books in, like ter me We regret to report the death
BC Clafors Mr. E. A: Irving, at the Police yearly drawings at par, commenca way that male readers never prisoners. The more room there is for prisoners, the fewer pri- of Mr. W. S. Robilliard, Becre (He was a settin' Cross legged with breaking and entering a Government to pay off whole or Inquiries of various London
My fren sexs come out here!" Court, this afternoon, charged ing 1923, with option to the dream of soners there will be, because the more sure are they of terms of im-tary of the Marcantile Bank of outside). ftar Se prisonment adequate and exemplary. Since extra accommodation India. Mr. Robilliard was tam-
at house in Wanchai, occupied by a part of the loan not yet due aftor public libraries showed unanimity cannot be provided without delay, however, other means must be porarily acting as manager dur
Noton yer life!" Isezs, I'll Japanese, and stealing therefrom 15 years at 102.1-2 and after 25 of opinion on the point. In many found. We have already suggested two in the columns of the ing Mr. Campbell's absence on a watch stole Bay, what kind of a of which was found by Sergeant Intending subscribers are in- discontinued the use of separate
get my throat out or hev my property valued $64, 850 worth years at par.
the authorities have Map instances "Telegraph" and we suggest them again because the matter is holiday, and was seized with a party es bis ? Are you cahoots Gerrard at 15 Amoy Lane urgent. The first is that chain gange should again be instituted to stroke of paralysis about 2.p.m. with this hare bunch? Ef it was
vited to communicate with the reading room for women. do useful work within the Colony, the second is that the "cat" and on 23rd inas. at the bank's offices
Prisonera were committed for local branch of the Chartered Bank
In one library the women' of India, Australia, and China.
room was abolished, not stocks should be employed more frequently, There is nothing in Threadneedle-street. He did drink ye wanted, or the price of trial. which the Chinese feare more than the loss of face;" and he can not recover consciousness and stead d bringin me out here Police Court Delay.
one, why did'at ye say on ashore,
of the theft and mutilation vermijdbooks and periodicals, but becs not loss face more than by being publicly exhibited as a criminal, died about 6 p.m. Mr. Bobiler hold map.? dag har ka hi To make hardened rascals work in the open, then, would make liard, who was 65 years of age, He begins ter laffan I had Court (Mr. O D. Malbourne's)
The business of the Police ARMED ROBBERY CASE the Labitues turned it rancals a little less hardened pause and consider whether crime was had been for over 45 years with for all too. (guess I don't know was held up for fifteen minutes
dressing room and worth the risk. For oriminals less deserving of lengthy sentences the Chartered Mercantile Bank of much bout this country !) – **
The second day's proceedings changed their appa the stooks would prove e sure and excellent deterrent. Where the India, and subsequently with the
this morning owing to solicitors in the Chin Leung Street armed man in the dook has "face" to lose it would be a wise plan, for Mercantile Bank of India, having an' the brew h'isted a spider taken, and Mr. P.P. J. Wode-
Wall, there was a little breeze, arguing when a case should be robbery case were commen some time to come at least, to make sure that he loses it, if that joined the former Institution web lookin shing that turned out house (Deputy Supt. of Police)
afternoon, before Mr. CD on at all justified. Where he has not "face," his back about the middle of the sixties. ter be the sail. There waz, palchi ahould be made smart. With prison accommodation so limited, He leaves a wife and one daugh workit on bigger ama used ter pat
I that the Court should
lande bearing out the state- and ruthans socd in that knowledge, it is necessary to take tor, to whom the sympathise of in the seat o my
his cass at the messures as stringent de the circumstances demand.
his many friends will be extended.
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