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669027~三拜聚四廿月弍十英港香 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24 1919. 日三月登十
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
From Our Own Correspondents.)
STRAITS SALARIES.
Singapore, December 23.
A wire from the Secretary of State for the Colonies approves of the Governor's recommendation for a 30 per cent. rise in clerks' salaries.
UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.
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Singapore, December 23.
AVIATION IN HONGKONG.
NEW COMPANY TO BE REGISTERED.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAL
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EUROPEAN'S DEATH.
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WAS IT A MOTOR-
ACCIDENT!
The circumstances of the death of the late Mr. H. L. Mordion SEAPLANE SERVICE BETWEEN were gone into at an enquiry
held by Mr. J. R. Wood capacity of Coroner,
the Magistracy this morning with Commercial aviation in this the help of the following jurymen part of the world is now within-Messrs. J. Barradas, T. A the realm of practical politics. A Collsco, and C. Silva. company will shortly be regis- It will be recalled that on the tered in Hongkong with aight of the 14th inst. Mr. Morri- capital of gold $600,000 to son, who was the third engineer establish a service for carrying of the Kweichow, and was on passengers and mails between transfer to the Hupeb at the time Canton and Shanghai ri Hong-of his death, was found lying
Road West, near Whittey Street, and Ningpe.
It is proposed that there shall and his death was attributed to a be two express lines with their motor-car accident. termini at Shanghai. One service will be from Canton to Shanghai, and the other from Manila to Shanghai, crossing the Ballintang Channel, passing Formosa and joining the first line at Foochow
The name of the new aerial
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·TO-DAY'S · EXCHANGE. The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day was 46/1134].
The request which was made;
THE WEATHER. E His Excellency the Governor by the Opium Monopolists and was the guest at dinner last
Forecast fine. Barometerna. approved by the Governor-in-evening of Vice-Admiral Saturo 30.06. Temperature 2 p.m. --68. Council, in connection with the Horiuchi, I. J. N., on board the Humidity & p.m. ---61. reduction of the revenue from Bagship H. I. J. M. S. " Tokiwa." $6,667,000 to $5,837,000 yearly, has been sanctioned by the Lisbon Government. Talegraphic advice to this effect reached Macao e few days ago.
It is reported that Lu ́ Im-shan has been ordered by the Canton Government to increase by two battalions the force in Chin Shum. This step is believed to be for the and pirates now that the Chinese purpose of suppressing bandits
A rumour that the Atsuta Maru, which left London on 13th kong. Swatow, Amoy, Foochow with a crushed head a: Connaught New Year is approaching.
December, was lost, proves to be incorrect an enquiry from the N.Y.K.
PRISONER'S
DEATH.
ALLEGED VIOLENCE BY POLICE OFFICER.
A coroners enquiry of more
than usual interest was com. menced at the Magistracy yester-
DAY BY DAY.
The driver of Mr. Borelho's car was to-day charged at the
Police Court with reckless
In his evidence, Dr. Henry Parkes, Medical Officer in charge of the Victoria Mortuary, stated that on the 15th instant, at the Mortuary, he held a post-mortem
Owing to the probibition of the export of lard by the Government; and also dull business, ten butcher shops out 19 have gone into bank- ruptcy.
HONGKONG DEFENCE
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CORPS.
STRENGTH.
PARADE.
XMAS TREE.
ENTERTAINMENT AT VIOL
driving. The case was remanded.Aerial Transport Company Ltd. Mr. Morrison.
company is The Far East Mr. F. W. James as that of smuggling. It has secretly sent at Ferry Wharf, Kowloon side, at lamps, kindly lent by the Houg
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The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
The
Was fracture
motor-car.
to form an ton.
not of the
best, and
TORIA BARRACKA.
Wednesday afternoon the offic- ers and ladies of the Royal (
Lient. A. O. Brawn, sinte
Orders for Cadet Company, by Artillery ware "at Home" to the married families of the Regiment stationed Hongkong, at the Royal Artillery Cadets F. M. Blackford and H.Theatre, Victoria Barracks, ön Mackintosh joined on the 19th the occasion of the Children's instant, and are posted to Sections Christmas Tree. Tes was served 2 and 3 respectively,
at 4 p.m. by Wiseman's Ltd.
Following the tea; Mesars. Pathe Freres put on a specially Church Parade at St. Andrew's selected cinema show which all The Canton Government has at Church, Kowloon, on Sunday 28th present thoroughly enjoyed.
About 6 p.m. the curtain was last paid attention to the numer-instant. Sections 1 and 2 fall in examination on the body of sous complaints made by the gentry at Ferry Wharf at 10.10 am. removed and a beautiful tree ill- male Europesu indentified by of Heungshan in regard to rice Sections 3 and 4 and Band fall in uminated with numerous coloured:
cause of over a gun, boat with the result 10.30 a.m. Uniform-Caps and kong Electric Co. Ltd., and laien Amongst the passengers who It is hoped that the service may death
of the that four small Chinese gunboats belts.
with toys, crackers, etc., by which CAMP.
stood Father Christmas. The day afternoon, the man concerned left by the Homeward bound s.s. start at the end of February. The skull. The injuries were con- and a few junks were captured necessary fined to the skull and must have outside of Macao a couple of
childran soon made tha+elves being said to have died from Idomeneus were a number of machines and the
Camp will be near Bridga 47 at at home and as Father Christmas juries alleged to have been naval and military officers and materials, it is expected, will resulted from a powerful force, days ago with over 1,000 piculs of
arrive in Hongkong at the end of whether of a
he rice. All were brought to Can.Lawn from January 3rd to 125 called each child by name, Mrs. caused through unnecessary the Rev. R. A. Bundle.
this month..
WAS unable
January inclusivə, violence exercised by a European
Initially, there will be eight opinion. The man's health
Advance Farty will be detailed Loring banded to them their toys
togather with a bag of swaǝts. Sergeant in the execution of his
by Sergeant Ramsay and will
After the presents were distri duty.
Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals seaplanes ve double engines, was
parade at Kowloon Railway buted, the officers present collect The enquiry is a sequel to abegs to acknowledge with thanks two single engines and one other there was evidence of kidney and
Station on Friday, the 2nd Janed all the children and started to raiding inciden: which occurred the following donations to the speedy machine. Besides these heart diseases. Witness would
Questioned by the Coroner, uary, at 9 a.m. Uniform-Caps strip the tree which in a very on funds of the Hospital: Mr. J. R. there will be fourteen other ma- not like to say it was likely that witness stated that the deceased and belts. in the New Territories
The sea- heart attacks were the cause, of
short time was robbed of all its 10th instant, the
when Wood, $10: Chinese Congre- chines in commission.
Main Party will parade at glory which had been displayed a motor-car which had observed Kowloon Railway Station on earlier in the afternoon. number of coolies carrying Rational Church, $20: Mr. F. P. planes will all be of the Curtiss type: death, neither could he say that might have been struck down by
set upon by Allen, $25; Mr. Lo Chung Kwai of 30 per cent. per annum. A the stomach to the Government been struck by a car going from 10.15 s.m. Uniform-Caps and ment Father Christmas called for
The Company expects a profit this was not possible. Ha sent
the regulations. He might have Saturday, the the 3rd January at bags of rice were
At the close of the entertain- some 40 coolies on the road [20.
lot of support has been promised Analyst to see if there were east to west, as the position of the balts, between Mien Hin Ha and Chuen
three cheers for Co. and Mrs. most enjoyable it by Hongkong and Shanghai traces of alcohol in it. Wan. in the New Territories. There was a
body showed.
Cadets wishing to attend the Loring. Officers and Ladies of the Mr. E.R. Dovey, Asseistant The rice was stolen by the assail- dance at the United Services firms: The Hongkong Govern
At the conclusion of the evid-Children's Sports at the Kowloon Royal Artillery, to which the ants, which act was reported to Recreation Club last night. Ament, it is hoped, will also Analyst, said that be examined
heartily The the stomach hut found it con-ence, the Coroner gummed up the Cricket Club may travel out to children
responded, the Chuen Wan Police, and programme of twelve dances, patronise the Sergeant Macdonald of that besides extras, was gone through Chinese Government has, we are tained very few traces of alcohol statements of the witnesses, after Camp on the 6.23 p.m. train. following the cheers by a rousing
which the jury returned the Sergt. Taylor will be in charge.
tiger. During the afteraod Station, took charge of the case. to excellent music supplied by a told, no objection to the establish-half a dram, to be precise.
Visitors' Day will be Saturday, M. Loder, R. A. M. C., gave A Chinese, whose death is the Filipino band. Many guests ment of such an aerial service,
Mr. F. W. James, Superintend- following verdict The Managing Agents of the ent Engineer, Messrs. Butterfield
***The deceased died in conse-the 10th January. Parents and selections on the piano. subject of the present enquiry was from Hongkong and Kowloon
The ladies, under Mrs Loring, mentioned as being one of the attended, and a throughly happy Company will be Messrs. Rico and Swire, deposed that the last quence of fracture of the skull. others interested are invited.
and Co. Monsieur Ricou has time he saw deceased alive was It seems probable that the injury
are to be complimented for their thieves, and whilst he was being time was spent by all.
been associated with some of the on the afternoon of 12th inst, at was caused through deceased
excellent design in the tras de- arrested. it is alleged that the:
been knocked down
corations. The theatre" was Sergeant struck the man on the The following matinees have most successful enterprises in his office. The deceased was then having
dressed with bunting kindly lent head with a cane, kicked at the been arranged at the Victoria Macao and elsewhere. He is an third engineer of the Kwelchow, or run over by a motor-car at the
he was found. The King has presented a hand-by H.M.S. Tamar, the dressing lower part of his body, and in- Theatre for the festive season:--expert aviator and bas succeeded and was due for transference to place where ficted other injuries which caused To-day at 5.15 p.m. there will in collecting a band of English the Hupeh. He was perfectly There is no evidence that the some Bible to Edna Mickleburgh, being carried out by Sergt. AE his death on the following day, be
was negligent. It is of Sherborne Elementary School, Smith and Bombr. F. Shepherd. The Mysterious aud French aviators for his Com- sober at the time. After that day driver shown
witness did not see him again cortain that he neither stopped who was the most successful Daring the afternoon the party The enquiry was conducted by Client", to-morrow at 4.30 p.m. pany.
The scope of the Company will until the afternoon of the 15th; to render assistance nor mada pupil on the Sandringham Estate was visited by H. E. Major Gan- Mr. R. O. Hutchison yesterday. Charlie Chaplin in his million with the assistance of the follow-dollar production "A Dog's Life" be enlarged later on to embrace when witness indentified bis dead any report of the accident to the in a special diocesan examina eral F. Ventris, C.B., G.O.C.. proper authorities. For this tion. Her father, Lance-Corp who always, shows a very koda ing jury Messrs. E. Hayward, R. and on Boxing Day at 2.15 and a service to Bangkok, Gambodia, body in the Mortuary.
Mr. H. R. Jassep, until lately reason the driver is, in our William Mickleburgh, of the interest on all occasions on which C. da Silva, and M. A. Simoes.
5.15 p.m. "Carolyn of the Indo-China, finishing up at Can-
of guilty serious Border Regiment, fell in action Garrison Entertainments Mr. H. L. Dennys, Jr., attended Covers."
atton, whilst a line of travel into Third Engineer of the Kweichow, opinion, Од Saturday
Jin July, 1916,
carried out. the enquiry
of matinee there will be screened the interior of China from Canton said that on the 12th inst. the de- misconduct." behalf on the relatives of the deceased man. the final episode of "The Tiger's to Shanghai is also under con- ceased was in an intoxicated
The medical evidence stated
condition on board the ship and that on the left. thigh of the
gave some trouble, with the cou- deceased there were several The Carlton Hotel continues to
sequence that the Captain order- bruises of a trivial nature, which flourish. At no time of its exist-
ed bim to leave the ship. Two might have been caused by a ence has it enjoyed such success
days later, at 8 p.m. on the night blow from a stick, or by a com-
of the occurrence witness saw the mon fall. The spleen was
deceased in the har-room of the distended to about eight inches
Hongkong Hotel, and this long, and had a tear on its upper
Wes the last time that surface measuring four inches
witness saw the deceased alive. Jong. Death was caused by the
Mr. T. Baylis, Superintendent. rupture of the spleen according all modern conveniences, and is thority on the silk business, rays of the Sailors Homs, gave to the opinion of the doctor. sanitary and comfortable. There that Japan with its cheap labour evidence to the effect that the The enquiry was resumed this are no less than a hundred guests will soon undersell American silk deceased came to the Institution staying at the Carlton "to-day, manufacturers unless a 100 per on the 13th. inst, and engaged a but this is by no means the cent duty is is imposed on im-room. He seemed to have been limit of the housing capacity, ports.
in a hurry, and afterleaving all his
afternoon.
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COURT SCENE.
CHINESE BROKER IN TROUBLE.
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Trail."
sideration.
service.
BREVITIES,
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as since the time when it came By observing cracks in layers under the proprietorship of Mrs. of cement put down in certain Cameron, who makes a point of districts of California, San studying the comfort of her pat-Francisco man says he can fore- rons. To-day the Carlton Hotel is tell the coming of an earthquake. Dr. J. H. Schwarzman, au- quite up-to-date, is fitted up with
The Hotel comprises -two For the first time in the his-luggage at the house, he left and big buildings and the attention tory of the Holy Land, Christians, witness did not see him again given to one and all leaves Moslems and Jews, their racial after that date. nothing to be desired. To-morrow and religious hatreds forgotten, Sergeant Clark, attached to No. night the dining hall of the Hotel are working side by side in in7 Police Station, saidthất at 10,30"] Mr. Lai Pat-siu, a broker at will president 2 picturesque dustrial workrooms opened by the p.. on the night in question, he Messrs. Loxley and Company's, appearance for Christmas. An American Red Cross in Palestine, received a message, and, acting -to-day proved himself to be a man epicurean dinner has been
planet has been named on its instructions, he went down
of loud speech, as, with hands arranged and the menu card is of Carnegie, after the late philanto Connaught Road West, and folded and leaning heavily on the an artistic design. A band will be thropist. railings of the Police Court in attendance.
dock, he addressed Mr. B. O..
JJ
found the deceased lying in the centre of the roadway with, his face downwards, and turning Hutchison on the circumstances Staying at the Carlton Hotel is WHAT IS OCCUPATION ?
towards the
west.
He of his being
discovered Dr. E. L. Colburn, M.D., A An important rating decision seemed to have "been knocked by the Police lying in an un-physicien from Los Angeles, was glyn by the Romford down by a motor car. Witnesa conscious state, the result of Califor is, who with his sister. Justices recently the case being left the body in charge of In- alcohol, on the roadway at 1:30] Dr. Thornton, and his cousin le sequel to an explosion in a spector Macdonald, án1 along àm this morning. Without Dr. Oberdorfer, another ladyGovernment fabtory, which with several Chinese detectives, making any reference to the fact doctor, is engaged in writing a wrecked premises at Hornchurch searched the various garages for that he had draak mach but not medical book on how to remove used for the purposes of a fat and the car which he thought might too wisely, he informed the Court the primary cause of all dicease bone business by Messrs. Wickens, have been the cause of the death in pidgin, but none the less ex-without the aid of the knife, Pease, and Co. The overseers of the deceased. No results were pressive, English, that he had been especially tuberculosis, cancer claimed rates on the ground obtained; the car being lost trace divested of his purse by some-one diabetes, and Bright's disease. Dr that respondents were în Bof
who had also soiled his silk gown. Colburn says that he discovered beneficial occupation aftor Inspector Macdonald said that The smile that continually the cause of disease 35 years the explosion, but respondents the back of the coat which the illumined his face gave way to a ago, and that in all ia medical hold that they were not liable, as deceased was wearing was torn bellicose expression when efforts career he has never used a the premises could not be used and there were traces of dirt as were made in turn by knife and has never lost a The Bench decided that the pre- if left by the dusty fkmeg of the various police officers to res-patient. He bas treated mises were not fit for occupation, wind-screen of motor-car, train bis eloquent flow of the worst cases without opera- and that the presence of damaged when it struck him. The bod rudimentary: English. Inspector ting. He claims that his book, machinery, originally part of the was quite warm, which shows Cashman expressed the suspicion (which is nearing completion, will rateable hereditament did not that death could not have that Mr. Lai had not yet come to show how to eradicate all dis- constitute occupation, ~ They place more than balf an „his senses. - His Worship pat a esses. Dr. Colburn has been a sccordingly dismissed the sum riad gensating to the scene by medical practitioner for 35 mons, but expressed their will
sing a fine of $5 or, în default, years, and fan a well-known | Ingness to state a case for the
deure in Western States
High Court
previous to the time when li discovered by width of the roadws) 65 foot
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