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We hoard a rather unfortunate
DAY BY DAY.
charge made this week, in con "A CENTRALISED DEMOCRACY nection with the St. Andrew's MAY DE AS TYRANNICAL AS AN Ball practice dances, which we ABSOLUTE MONARCY."-Froudo.
hope is not trno Yet, inasmuch
as we have heard it before, it
The Malls.
HOME FOOTBALL,
Latest Results of League
Matchery
Following are the rosults of the league matches played on Novem.
First League.
seems to us that no harm can, and Siberian Mail-Arrived per sbor 1- some good may; result from re-
Assaye this morning.
1.
1, Newcastle United
marking it to that come young Biberian Mail-Arrived per 5.6. Bunderland Y. Blackburn Rovers Shortly, it is that some
Devanha this morning- men about town, who have no in.
American Mail-Dae per as. Hongkong Maru this after-
DOOD
English Mail.Closes per s.5. Devanha at 11a.m. to
vitation to the ball itself, have contracted the babit-shall we call it?of attending these dances not so much for the purpose of dancing as in order to secura some drinks with no penalty at- tached in theshape of ready money S.borion Mail-Oless per s.s or chits. We do not any that the
Chenan at 5 p.m. to-morrow. statement is true; but our in- formation is such that we are dis-Siberian Maila Closes per as.
Assaye at p.m. to-day. posed to think that it is. If it is
Cive immediate relief and a speedy cure. Invaluable for true, we would appeal to these
Cold in the head, Influenza and Neuralgia.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913.
MARRIAGE.
LAMMERT-O'DELL:- At St. John's Cathedral, Hongkong,on] the 18th, inst., by the Rev. Copley Moyle, Lionel Eugene, youngest son of the lato G. R. Lammert and Mrs. Lammert, and Miss Floren ce A. O'Dell, of Bedford, England.
THE TALE OF THE PRISONS.
young people to give up the prac tice for their own sakes, That kind of thing is noticed and whispered abroad; and, to put it quite blantly, we have never yet met. the young man who could afford to have the label "moucher" attached to him. It has a pasty way of sticking.
Imperial Problems.
morrow.
JJ
Dumping Rubbish. At the Police Court, this morn- Chinese was fined $3 for dumping rubbish in the street as West Point. S
Troublesome Trucks Xarying fines were imposed on Chinese phanged at the Police Court, this morning, with having trucks with defective brakes.
"Dopo."
A Chinese was fined $70, by Mr Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, for being in unlaw ful' possession of opium at West Point.
Licenceless Hawkers.
West Bromwich 0, Manchester
0.
City 0. Derby County 3. Sheffield Wed. 1. Bolton 3, Sheffield U. 1. Cheleen 3, Middlesbrough 2 Spurs 2, Freston N. E. 1. Manchester United 3. Liverpool Ereiton 1, Bradford City 1."" Aston Villa 1, Oldham Athletic 0.
* Sicond League. Clapton 1, Barnsley 0. Bristol City 1, Huddersfield T. 0 Leade City 2, Bury 1. Stockport 0, Wolves 0 Bradford 3, Leicester Fosso 2. Arsenal 3 Notts Forest 2... Birminghani-2Lincoln Eity 0. Glossop, Hull City 1.- Noftd Courly24; Fülhan 0. Grimsby, Binokpool 0
Southern League Watford 3; Merthyr 0 Nouthampton. 2, Cardiff City Norwich 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Swindon 3, Gillingham 2-' Southend I. Exeter 0; Crystal Palace 2, Plymouth 2. Portsmouth 1. Q. P. Rangers 1, Brighton 2, Millwall 0.
West Ham 4, Coventry 2. Reading 2, Southampton 0.
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CORRESPONDENCE.
PROMISSORY NOTE CLAIM.
Interesting. Judgmarst Pulsns Judge.
STOPPED PRINTING.
Claim Against Editor of the
_** China Outlook, "
The tetion was mentions 1, in An interesting judgment was the ummary Court this mor delivered by the Paisao Judge, ning, before the Puisne Jidge," Mr Justice Gompertz, this morn- Mr Justice Gomperts, in which login the case in which P. Soffietti Looi Wai-ken (trading as Man and Co, sued Der A Wing and Shing), 20 Wallington Street, Co, to recover the sum of $341.86, printer, que-1.0.H. Lee, editor of the equivalent of £33.411, due the China Daily Outlook, Hotel Mansions. Plaintiff claimed the on a promissory note.
Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Messrs, sum of $1,000 being the amount Goldring and Rass) represented due for goods supplied and work the plaintiffs and Mr. M. Reader done by the plaintiff for the Harris (of Mesers, Wilkinson and defendant, Grist) appeared for the defend- Mr Norrington (Mesars Ballon and Elett) appeared for the plain- ants.
His Lordship, in the course of tiff and defendant was represented his judgment, remarked that the by Mr. Dixon (Mesare Wilkinson. defendant in the action consented and Grist).
to judgment being entered against Mr Dixon remarked that he him on the claim, but contended had a good defence. for the right to set off a sum of Mr Norrington 1999, hate $300 or so, being part of a claim complained that the paper, the of $11,300 which he had against Thina Outlook, has been stopped the platif Continuing his Lord- and that is the claim for the ship said he had not at present to printer a bill. If this claim stands deid whether this particular over for a week they will have elm vas one which could be the further cause for complaint. 1.subject of a set off to do that His Lordship:You are suing
hhould have to bear the evil the editor of the paper? enor, and so far none had been Mr. NorringtonWe have takin. Tae question before him stopped the publication of the was whether, supposing the de paper wo
won't print any more for One of the chief difficulties
ferduu had a good set off against him. which Great Britain experiences in dealing with her subject races.
the plaintiff, he (the defendant) The defence submitted that could apply a claim of which the with regard to the first part of especially in tropical zones, is to
whole amount exceeds the sum the claim, viz., $212 to balance induce them to improve their lot. A batols of West Point bawkers
mary jurisdiction of the Court, so of account for September 1913, This is well illustrated by some
who had not provided themselves facts recorded in the annup with licences, and to pay a fine
to this notion. Defendant did With regard to the fem tinder, aa to nee a part of it on a defence there was an absolute defence. port on the Sandakan Residency.
not any that he could do this in they did not think they had a in 1902, it appears, an attempt of $5 each, at the Police Court "was made to induce natives to this morning.
The opinions expressed by our the case of a counter claim. He defence except in so for ng they Naval Commands.
correspondents are not nebesadmitted that to do so, he would had a set off. They were cer- settle permanently on the land by
Lieutenant M. B. Birkett andarily those of the "Hongkong have to waive the excess. .....' tally going to counter-claim granting them small holdings rent
It seemed to his, Lordship in for ceasing to print the paper free, on payment of a premium of Lieutenant R. W. W. Bayly, who Telegraph"]
the first place that to allow the without any proper cance. Plain- $3 an acre. Some 150 took up arrived here by the battleship land on these terms, which in Triumph, are to take over the
defendant to do what he claimed tiff had stopped printing the cluded a clause that land so taken command of the destroyers Colne
would, in effect, be allowing him paper and defendant had bean to split his cause of action, and unable to issue the paper for up must be fully planted by the and Kennett respectively. end of five years. It is now regretted Canton's Ex-Viceroy,
that was really what Mr. Harris the last four days. With regard that no rent was charged, for The os Viceroy of Canton with
wanted. Mr. Harrie was asking to the rest of the money, the many of those who availed them- his family arrived at Ipoh from ion to a new custom recently to set up part of his cause of if they paid it during selves of the offer, soon after Peanng on the 2nd inst. They installed at the Post Office action, his demand or claim, following month, that was what disposed of their holdings to were mot at the station by many Whether it is only practised on against the plaintiff as a defence; they had a right to do. Plaintif Chinese! Now only a few of the the well-kown Chinese of Ipol Chinese I cannot say. But our and then, further, he would nee had no right to stop printing the original settlers remain. Those, and were taken in a motor car auffie boy on presenting a ten the balance of his claim either as paper.
cant piece to buy three two cents defence to other claims against The case was adjourned for a we read, who had the energy his residence at Tamban. to plant up and lock after their
stamps was told that he could him by this plaintiff, or if those week. gardens are now very comfortable, At the Police Court, this morn-get no change and that he had daima were withdrawn, or failed, bat many so neglected their trees ing, a shop colie was Temanded better take the whole amountd be claimed the right as bis after planting them that only the on a obarge of stealing clothing To make sure that my trees in the immediate vicinity front house D'Aghian Street bog was telling the truth I sent an of their houses remain, wild pig is alleged that the defendant was having destroyed the others. scen leaving his Master's house Facts Euch as these almost make | with the 'stolon articles, one despair of the future.
Rival Armies.
Remand.
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Dead A. "Nuisance,;-) Certain, shopkeepers at West Point, hold the opinion that they can hang salt fah over the foot- path to the inconvenience of
"
CURIOUS POST OFFICE “.
CUSTOM.'
To the Editor of the Hongkong "Telegraph."
Sir-I beg to call your atten-
other coolie in the afternoon with on cent piece to buy a two ceat stamp. He came back with the same statement...
Can you enlighten me on the subject?
Youra.Atc.,
ANNOYED..
lordship understood, of bringing
HONGKONG.
Matriculation Examination in
December:
More fuel is added to the fire pedestrians, but Mr Hazeland alongkong, November 21 1913: to be recovered did not exao Jaly and December annušlly,
in Ireland by the announced the Police Court, this morning, organisation of National fined a man $10 for the offence.
B Volunteer Force whose object is
Captain A. A. M. Duff. to uphold the anthority of the
Coptain A. A. M. Duff, who was Crown and the Government. This flag lieutenant to Sir Cyprian movement is no doubt a counter Bridge when he commanded the blast to that set on foot by Sir China Squadron, has been ap Eiward Carson, who has es potuted to the command of the tablished in Ulster a body of armed now cruiser Birmingham on com men
defiance missioning for her maiden spell pending Act of Parliament. Of of cervica the two movements, of course, the
Miss Maud Allan. - Miss Maud Allan, on the eve of
W18
to
AS
an independent sation for the UNIVERSITY OF ANY balance. In his opinion the section, which was fatal to Mr. Barris' contention was not so much section 10 of the Summary Jurisdiction Ordinance, as section 7. That section only conferred jurisdiction on the summary side
Following on the decision where the claim, debt or damages the University of Hongkong to hold Matriculation Examinations the um of $1000. The defendant
in examination will commence seoking recover part of a debt, and in December 15, as recently noti
fied in the Telegraph. Altho sucor ssful he established
Although her departure for India and theagairs the other party his right very short notice was given 21 East, has written a long letter to to recover the whole of that candidates have already entered the Press, explaining her reasons debt. The decision would in
their names, IN PAR for persisting in her determine volve the judgment of the Court lion to visit India and the East, on a clsita of a much larger sam, in spite of criticism: She says He could not think that any such meals to hold the Matriculation It is interesting and gratifying to learn that the "annual report
she does not propose to give the result was ever contemplated by Examination, at any centre on the of the Commissioners of Prisoners at ilome, which has recently been
Vision of Salome. It is reported the Ordinance, and the balance Chine Coast from which the issaod, shows that the number of prisoners received nuder sentence
that she wi i give a performance of convenience seemed to him so names of five or more Candidates during the past year marks a decrease of 9,720 compared with the former is the more conatitutional, Captain W. P. A. Hattersely in Colomb next month. previous twelve months, the point reached being the lowest within It is based on loyalty, to the Smith, Royal Garrison Artillery
strong y against it that he were submitted. Certificates are *Admiral Clayton's Death. bound to decide adversely to the awarded to successful candidates. statistical record. How far this may be duo' to a higher standard of Crown and authority; while the has been posted to No 14 Com The death is announced of defendant. Ic might be conduct it would be hard to say, but there is little doubt that another other is avowedly hostile thereto.pany, Hongkong...Captain Smith Admiral Francis Starkie Clayton said that he contributing factor has been the fact that the recent past has been That point notwithstanding, it has been a gunner officer for He served firat as midshipman meet the difficulty by transferring a particularly prosperous time for the working classes. When un. were, probably better that the new nearly 14 years having been ap and later as lieutenant during both actions to the original juris employment is low, the temptations to commit crime are largely force had not been called into pointed from Woolwich in Jan- the China War, 1857-61, and he diction, but that might be a hard removed. The converse is equally true, and past experience existence just now. If there
held the China medal with the ship on the plaintiff, who was 1000. uary,
Canton and Taka, 1860, olasps. desirous of recovering & small justifies the view that a return to bad trade would have a marked should be need to assert "the effect in increasing the number of convictions on the dobit side. anthority of the Crown, ample
SIFE. Schafer
A senior lieutenant of the Pertene claim, as he had a right to do Professor Sir Edward Schafer, On looking a little more closely into the Report one gathere means for the purpose exist,
be took part in the operations at summarily In the present case was, during his visit fadingapore, 1862 Re
to set At
To Hongkong**
could
The University sathorities are: re prepared to make arrange
BAD BOY BIRCHED,
that no fewer than 80 per cent, of the coinmittals were for one month The new force will probably only who was recentlyiz Hongkong: Kakoshima and Shimonoseki in he was antie willing to grant &ly after a few days living in
is not to be wondered at that the increase the bitterness: betweep to give sx.address the Media Overland Notage oma execulion, and give, the Vidle laxury Gelajok PagesI
or less, and in view of this fact Commissioners speak of the harmfulness of repeated short sentences the rival camps.
UNKAI MARU RE- FLOATED.
away from their homes in Maçan
Nine small boya have broken and have made a sort of wild szonrsion to Hongkong. Naturals
They Jound: est School Sepoy Lines, on the Mr Lauritsen informa us that he claim if he waived the excess. ción, The most expeditious way defentant leave to file a coupler Gaances in a very serious condi 1 instant, to haibare of the expects à consignment of Over- Meanwhile, there would be judg to obtain money is to steal it, and Medical profession and students and Care, 1914 model, very ment for the plaintiff on the claim of the Medical School shortly. On arrival, one of these with costs.
A Careless Mother.
Stay of execution for fourteon
was grinted.
this they realised to the full A
how case containing some shoes, in Queen's Road West, appealed to them, the shoes looking, quits realisable. One of the boys, who was particularly small, failed get away with the speed of bia companions, and the result was that at the Police Court, this morning he was given ten stròkés
Wood,
in the case of young and trivial offenders. In this connection, no doubt much good has been done by the First Offenders' Act and Biso by the new Children's Courts, but, even admitting as much, instances of distinct hardship do still occasionally crop up. The task of the magistrate, of couies, is not an easy cne. For really
cars will be on exhibition at the The Chinese who was remand new show rooms of the Dragon' trißing offences he may desire to avoid conviction as far as possible, but when it is found accessary to impose a sentence, care has to be "The Uokai Mara No. 2, which ed by Mr. Hazeland, at the Pulice Cycle Co., at 25 Des Vœux taken that it shall be a dotorrent che sad of sufficient duration to has been on the rocks near the carelessly driving a truck and in Office) and of posits the Com- Court, yesterday, on a charge of Road Central (next to the Poat teach the offender that prison is a place of punishment, and not a Horsburg light since November jaring a child, was discharged pany's works.
: Old China Skipper & Death," brief retreat from worldly care. A point of striking interest is that 2, was towed into Singapore yes this morning His Worship told Sanitary Examination.
The death of Captain John of the offenders committed to prison last year, 13,941 were debtora terday afteracon, says the Press the woman that if the child had
Elwon Betham, which courred or on civil process, and 820 were committed on default of finding Press of the 14th inst. At two-been on the footpath it would not of the local examination board of 90th year, has removed a link of the birch by the order of Mr.
ME. Balphs, hon secretary on 19th alt. at Ipswich, in his sureties. Here we encounter a problem of increasing difficulty. It thirty yesterday morning she was have been ran over. He told her the Royal Sanitary Institute, with the past in the Eastern ship- will generally be agreed that at present far too many of the respec-successfully shifted from her to take more cire of her child in informs us that at an examination ping world. Between 1850 and able poor are sent to gaol because they are unable, perhaps from perilous position on the reefe, fore poverty, to pay a fine, often for an offence against a bye-law-it may but it was found necessary to im-
for Inspectors of Nuisances, held 1870 he was an officer on one or be merely a case of a chimacy on fire. In masy cases no sufficient mediately beach her near at nand More Mistakes with Trucks. at the Technical Institute and the two sailing ships, and then com- time is given these people within which to pay, and then for ever because she was making more In the course of a truck prose- Sanitary Board Offices, Hongkong, manded the se. United Service
-Troops for Hongkonguta d ufterwards they are more or loss branded with the prison taint. water than her pamps could copo cution at the Police Court, this on June 20, 27 and 30, 1913, six and 8.8. John Bright, all of which That, at any rate, is the view of a loading Manchester magistrate with.
morning, it was again mentioned candidates presented themselves, treded between Bombay and who has eat on the Beach for close on thirty years.
The move of the 74th Punjabi', About 12 hours later it was that perhaps there had been a The following three candidates China. Early in the 70's he went Then there is the case, too, of persons who are forced to go to deemed safe to shift her and she mistake in the numbering by the were certified, as regards their home and was appointed manager now at Lucknow, from there to prison because they cannot find bail or auretice. The matter here, was accordingly towed away by painter. Mr Hazeland said there sanitary knowledge, competent to of the Ipswich Steam Shipping Hongkong, will take place in Yav of course, is rather of a different footing, inasmuch as bail is general- two tags. The journey to Singa had been a lot of mistakes In-discharge the duties of Inspector Company, a post be held for bext under Indian trooping ar ly only required when the case is one of some seriousness. The task of tempering justice with mercy is a delicate one, wongree; for pore, though necessarily a slow "pector Dymond said there were of Nuisances under the Public seventeen years. He has lived in rangements. The troopship which One, was accomplished without so miny painters, central, Health Act, 1875: Norman Bee. retirement since 1897, and to the brings them out to the Far East punishment which errs on the side of leniency can be juss harm-any misbop,and the vastel was Weet and Ever, that it was likely thoven. Calvert, William Elliott last retained his good memory, will take back the 124th Baluchis. ful and equally 28 wrong as that which is 100 sovero. The balance borti od in the Tanjong Pagar mistakes would occurs The orce Manuel Migores; all of Hong, and bad in'ny so ien to record of an Infantry from Tientsin, must be truly held if justice is to be served.
before the Quust was dismissed, -kopg.
past days in Far Eastern waters, Karachi
Dook,