WOMEN JURORS.
CHURCH SERVICÈS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CURIOUS RESULTS OF THE ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG-
NEW ACT.
In surveying the vista ef privilèges and possibilities open ed up by the passing of the Ser Drouslification (Removal Act 1919, it would seem that some of the responsibilities incurred by women under that Act have been overlooked by those who have recently touched upon the matter in their public speeches. Not the least of such responsibilities is that of serving on juries. The Act states clearls that
a person shall not be exempted by sex or marriage from the liability to nerve as a juror," and expressly repeats the provision-in-the. Juries Act, 1870, that" the word juror shall mean male persons only."
It is, therefore, clear that as soon 3 next September arrives. overseers of 'parishes, clerks of the peace, and other officials responsible for the making up of jury books and jury lists, will have to place the name of every | properly qualified woman upon the list of persons liable to serve or on jaries-grand, special.
petty. Each coroner also may, and no doubt will, at the proper time, summon such women as he may require to serve on juries at bis inquests.
Under the new enactment, any party to an issue, whether civil or crìmiest Way-apply to the "Judge before whom the case is DF: may be heard for a jury rom- posed of women only, so that all Courts of whatever kind must be j prepared to provide facilities for such a
Koso-11h April, 1920, 18: Sunday after Easter. Holy Communion (7.50 a.m.) Sørvis?
rent rates.
NOTICE.
UNION TRADING CO.. Prince's Buildings Hongkong, 10th April, 1920,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE NATIONAL, BENEFIT.
ASSURANCE CO. LTD.
(Incorporated in England) Having been appointed Fire Hymns. Matins (11 am) Res-and Marine Underwriting AgqnIS ponses: Festal. Venite: Psalms to the above Company we are 3 (Hopkins), 57 (Hopkinal TePrepared to issue. Policies at cur- Denn: Woodward, Smart, Turla Benedictus: Hymns: 135 (Pat 2T 31140. X.R-Fsa'm 3, verses 3, 4, 7, 8 in unison. Psalm 57, verses 1, 6, 9, 12 in unison. “Hymn 126, verses 2, 5 in unison · Hymn 140, verses 1, 3, 5 in unison, Litany (12 noon.) Even- THE Undersignedhavareceived song if p.m.)-Responses, Festal- Psalms : 103 (Ouseley) Magni- ficat: Macfatren. Nunc Dimi:- tis: Wesley. Anthem "Love not the world."--Sullivan. Hyrans: 612. 136. Sevenfold Amen. Voluntary: Offertoire, Batiste. N.B. - Psalm 103. verses 1,2, 6, 8, 11, 17, 19, 2 in unison. Hymn 11. veraes 1, 4, 6 in unison. Hymn 136, verses 1, 4. & in unison.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, Kaar- LOON-11th April, 1920-1: Sunday After Easter. Morning Praver 11 a.m. Haly Com- munion. Hymn:5; Tune, 4 A.
Modern Vanites Elves. Psalm: 3 Hopkins, 57 Mac- farren. Te Deum: Grant 164. Jubilate Deo: Ouseley. Hymn:
Hyina: 433. Evening Prayer & pnr. Hymn: 360; Tune, 209 A. & Modern. Psalm: 103 Smart. Magnificat: Barby. Sune Dimitti: Foster. Hymm 567. Hymn: 30: Tune. 229 A. & Modern. Vesper In "F.") Choir Practice Tuesday and Friday, at 6 pm. Sharp. 7
390. nove kind of "special! jurs." Even Sir W. S. Gilbert, ini
• Trial to Jurg, did not venture to anticipate the possibility of a jury - of maiden, ladies considering the merits of a claim for breach of promiss of marriage; bo: in the future such a state of things is not only possible bat pradable. No doubt, in a case where a dispute arises as to the fit of a dress or other garment, the pre- siding Judge will welcome the
Eif presence
Women experts, should a suitor desire a verdict from a jury composed entirely of
Women.
however,
instructions to sell by Public Aartion on Thursday, the 15th April, 1930
commencing at 11 am. at No. 6 Godown, Holt's "Wharf. Kowloon ¿Möre or less damaged by seawater) 8757 Bundles Box Shooks
Terms: Cash on delivery.
TH
LAMMERT BROS. Aucboneers,
"HEUndersigned have received!
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
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Kowloon.
A Quantity of. Valuable
Household Furniture.
SATURDAY. APRIL 10. 1920.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW-
THEATRE
ROYAL
PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.
DENNISTON PLAYERS
will inaugurate their Season on.
Saturday, 17th April, at 9.15 p.m. ja
" UP IN MABEL'S ROOM
Booking Plans Open at MQUIRIE'S da We Inesday. 14th - prit.
Prices: $4, $3 & $I.
NOTICE.
SANITARY BOARD ELECTION.
MONDAY AT THE CITY HALL
FROM 4 TO O F.M.
To the Elvetare,
Gentlemen-
Friday, the 16th. 'April, 1930,
i have been asked by a number commencing at 3.45 p.m.
af Kowinan te istante in stand-for- "Tien;lforne," Kimberly Road.election to the Sanitary Board, and I have pleasure is offering myself a candidate who Possesses a knowledge of Kow- loon's needs, gained from over ten years residence in that district. I have been engaged in building
wushitectural and
work for twenty-eight reate, and may reasonably claim to bava Э working knowledge of the tech nical side of the Department's functions.
¡Full particulars from cataliguet Ou view from Thursday, the 15th inst.
Terms: Cash on delivery
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
DIZZINESS AND SICK HEADACHES will, so far as the work of the In the event of my election 1
UNION CHURCH KENNEDY HOME ness and disordered liver. To eat efforts to obtaining the arise from. constipation. bilious-Sanitary Board permits, devote -Sunday Services Apr. 11th. sure them there is nothing better following
Marning a 11 am. Hymns:ha
345, 534, 88, 284. Psalm 91.
Evening at 6 pm. Hymas:
10. 129. 111. 355. Preachers
Rev. J. Kirk Macomachie.
- Sunday
d
PINKETTES
1. The laying out of new build- ing areas to meet the needs of
the different communities.
2. The preservation of the 100 feet wide Nathan and Coronation
an European type-
In criminal cases. other and more serious consider- ations arise, which were, per- WESLEYAN CHTHON, WANCH, the little gentle-as-nature lacul Roads for domestic buildings Di 11th April, 1920, which neither gripe Adequate water supply, an Morning Service 1015 am. purce. Pinkettes purify the Preacher: 1. C. 6. Marriorth, clear the skin Field Government mains for fushed the provision of water from the Evening Service
diarrhoea and dysentery, relieve! 6.19 p.m.
¡drainage 10 Preacher: Rev. C. C. Marris. Piles. Obtainable from all drug European type.
of in property gist, also post free, 60 cents the PETER'S CHURCH.-Low Sun-vial from Dr. Williams' Medicins healthy residential areas, and the 4. Light Motor Bus Services to dar. April 11th. Sam. Co. 99 Szecburn Road, Shanghai, preservation of such areas from Faster Communion, 11.00 am. Sung Eucharier, preceded b Matins Preacher: Rev. A. J. S. Stearn. M.A.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH,
WEST POINT.-Sunday, April 11th
haps, not contemplated by the frames of the new statute. egyer of murder. tres treason felony, a jury most still be kept separate from the outer world during the whole time of the trial which may extend over) several days. On the trial of s woman for murder is not at all improble that a jury of women only may be demanded, and, quite | apart from other complications that might anse, it is not difficul: to imagine the condition of a household unexpectedly deprived of a mother's or bruse-keepers supervision. Even asking up" for a midday adjournment of the Court would probably be found by PEAR CHHH-Holy Common- most women to be very irksome. Again, suppose a man and swo man recharged together with ani offence, either of them might be able to give rogent reasons for trial before a jury composed of men only or of women only, and in such case it might become necessary to give two trials in- stead of one.
It is not clear whether puÆTI is given under the new Act for the empanelling of a jury come posed of both sexes indifferently.) but, if it should turn out that its provisions may be so construed, curious developments may result.
WATER RETINR.
the noise of Tramways.
3. A Hospital for Europeana in Kowloor.
& The filling in of swamp
NOTICE.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.
ADVERTISE YOUR WANTS.
WHAT YOU WANT SOMEONE HAS-WHAT YOU: DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE DOES.
ONE CENT PER WORD PER INSERTION
Two Ceats it not Prepaki.
SMALL ADVERTISEMENT IN THESR COLUMNS WILL * PRODUCTIVE OF MANI" ENQUIRIES REPLIES AWAIT BOX No.:-
WANTED.
WANTED.
WANTED-Young Lady, Eng-[WANTED. - House or Flat re-
lish.
wishing to arrive South
Africa early August would like to [quired-Furnished or Linfurnish- accompany others travelling same led on long or short lease. Apply route or would help with children
by arrangement. Apply Box 339 Box 340 en "Hongkong Tele- c/o Hongkong Telegraph."
graph."
NOTICE.
NOTICE.
NATIONAL LOAN OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC (1915).
Subscribers to the above Loan
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM The 2nd GYMKHANA MEET. | ASSOCIATION OF HONOKONO. ING OF THE SEASON will be held at HAPPY VALLEY on The Third Annual General
commencing at 3.30 p.m. SATURDAY, the 17th instant Meeting of the above Association
will be held at the City Hall, onare hereby notified that redemp
tion of the bonds drawn at Peking Thursday the 15th of April 1930, at 5.30 pm, for the following the 20. March 1920 will purposes
begin on the 12th April 1920.
Payment in cash or its equiva- To receive the Report of the Committee and Statement of Ac-lent will be made at the Bank of China aud Bank of Communica- Soldiers and Sailors in uniform counts to 31s: December, 1919. Hall Price
To elect the Officers and Com-tions or any of the branches of the above banks and also at the mittee for the ensuing year. the
Shanghai Office of the Hongkong and shanghai Banking Corpor ation.
The fharge of Admission will be $1.00 for others than embers of the Hongkong Jockey Club or Gymkhana Club,
The Committee invite Ladies of Hongkong to be presen Hongkong. 9:5 April, 1920.
NOTICE.
AILEEN & DORIS' WOODS
resume their DANCING TUITION MONDAY, App! 12th for two weeks only.
All Communications to the Hongkong Hotel.
NOTICE.
Baard Steamer "Lake Farrar" "TheCaptain. Owners, or Agents of the United States Shipping
will not be responsible for ang debts curred by ang members of the crew of said vessel"
United States Shipping Board.
7. The provision of Playgrounds | By The Robert Dollar Co., Agents
(communities.
1920. Sa.m. Holy Communion Level and Storage of water in for the children of the different Im Morning Prayer, and Reservoirs on March 1. 1920. Sermon.
CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WÄTER WORKS LEVEL.
ion at 8.15 a..
THE GOSPEL HALL-IN... 101
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STORAGE IS MILLIONS AND DECIMALS DE GALLONS,
and 12 Pedder Street). Weekly! Services-Sundag. Breaking- of Bread, 11 am. Gospel Meet- ing. 8 pm Tuesday. Exposition of Scripture. 3 p.m. Thursday, Bible Clare. 8 p.m. Friday. Bible Class for Ladies, 5.30 p.m. Saturday, Prager Meeting, Sp.. ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL | THE NORMA
GLENEALT.-Low Maasés at 6.7, and 9.30 a.m. High Mase at & a.m.5.30 p.m.-Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
such as, for instance, & husband SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Hours)
ARSENAL STREET.- Sunday Brun
& brother and sister, or eHAD NO Evening Gospel
and wife, a father and daughter.
affianced couple, serving together
p.m.
Sactices
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S. The amendment of the Build- ing Regulations with a view to obtaining better and cheaper [houses suitable for family life in
the Colony.
By PAY E GUNN
Manager. Hongkong, 9th April, 1920.
NOTICE.
KOWLOON BOWLING GREEN
CLUB.
The Annual General Meeting. will be held in the Club House on Friday 23rd. inst ar 5.45 p.m."
Business:
1. To Receive Committee's Report and Statement of accounts for year ended 31st. December.
-H. BL DOWBIGGIN,
Hon. Secretary. Hongkong. 7th April. 19.0
PUBLIC AUCTION.
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Bonds having as their two ter minal numbers any of the follow ing grours, viz. 09, 11, 16. 25, 34, 40, 41, 47, 55, 61..67, 73, 75, 99, 195, 99, are drawn bonds.
F.A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Custome.
2 Undersigned have received | Inspectorate General of Custdale,
Peking. 26:b. March, 1920.
instructions to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 13th April, 1930
"commancing at 2.30 p.m.
at their Sales Rooms, Duddall Street
NOTICE.
The business of an Auctioneer
A Quantity of Sundry House | Surrezor, and Appraiser, hitherto Fearried on by the undersigned
hold Furniture'
|(Full particulars, from catalogue)
Terms: Cash on delivery
under the style or firm rame of "Geo. P. Lammert." will, as from this date, be carried on by the
On view from Monday. the same parties under the style or
12th. inst
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LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned have received instructions from MessTS. Thoresen & Co. to sell by Fublic Auction on
Tuesday, the 18th May. 1920.
commencing at 3 p.m.
at their Sala-Rooms, Dudde!! Street. The Steamer "DAGMAR " as she now lies in the Menam River. Bangkok, with all her machinery, gear and apparten-
ances etc.
1457 tons Cross Re
921 tons
net Res. 1800 tons deadweight repa- vity on 17 feet mean draft Speed 10 knots
Middle-class Europeans, Por. tugese as well as British, baze been driven by increased rentals from the middle levels of Hong- kong, and are increasingly look- ing to the comparatively level ground of the peninsula ལཐ a sointion of their housing problem, and my work for the Kowbon Residents' Association has been undertaken with a view to the betterment of conditions of The housing in that locality. In such 1919.
Das effor
portion
This steamer went, ashore in of the
To Elect Office Bearers for the Gulf of Siam, was salved, and community Can be neglected ensuing year.
towed to Bangkok, where she was situa-
3. To Discuss Club business dry-docked and patched op. senerally
D. GOW, Acting Hon. Secretary.
NOTICE.
without creating
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tion affecting adversely the re- maining portion. The useds or
must be considered and provided for. If elected. I shall
indicated, to work for this general better ent
on the sme jury. Quite apart ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH. GARDEN Fesearch 1703 11:00 from the possibility that such a state of things might lead to
ROAD.-Mass and Sermon at KOWLOON WATERWORKS LEVEL. endeavour, along the lines I have dissension in the home circle, it would seem to be repugnan: to; all proper, feeling that the clasa
10 a.m. fvilowed by the Bere- diretion of the Blessed Sacra- ment.
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STORAGE IN, MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.
CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST.-MacDonnell Road Sundaya. 11.15 a.m. Wednes-Sain days, 5.30 p.m.
of evidence which frequently has FIRST
Divorce and to given in the Criminal Courts should be dis- cussed by a jury composed of both sexes.
In addition, it is possible that in such cases in- fluences might be brought to bear upon an individual juror to induce
TOYS FROM GERMANY. him or her to give a verdict other than "according to the During December and January evidence." Although under the last, said Sir Auckland Geddes in Act"Rules of Court" (whaterer the House of Commons toys to that phrase may mean) may the value of £102,587 were im- be made to deal with the "selec-ported into England from Gay. tion of jurora, it is somewhat many, and from Holland-£17;140| difficult to imagine how rulesworth, but it was impossible to can deal with all the physiological say what proportion of the latter, and psychological considerations if any, were of German.origin. which will almost certainly, arise.
"if rrized juries ste empanelled.
The Act of Parliament, wblio
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Yours truly,
J. CAER CLARK. RB, Estate of the Late R.J. White
Chinese M. Custom. NOTICE.
KOWLOON CANTON
RAILWAY.
(British Section)." Estimated to
The Public is hereby notified Comemo a peek ins
that on and after Wednesday Tiefergement, Apatients repente vors that April 14th the following alter
salatent valaty
Canton.
NOTICE is hereby given that any persons baving claims against the Estate of the late R. J. White. who died at Shameen, Canton. on the 23rd of February last, 1920 are required to send particulars of such claims to the undersigned before ations will be made in the Time the 1st of May 1920, and al Table On Wednesdays and persons indebted to the said Saturdays an additional Train estate are required to make pay- will leave Kowloon for Shum ment before the aforementioned Cann at 2.20 p.m. returning from date. Shum Chun at. 9.04 p.m. The train at present timed to leave Lady Carson, wife of Bir Kowloon on Sundays at 11.30am
W. CHATHAM.
Tag Authors,
SON FOR EDWARD CARSON.
|| Edward Carson, M.P.. recently |will after the above date leave at
|gave-birth-to-s-son-at-their 12:01 p.m.as on week days."
Hex Time Tables will be.avail--
apparently giving full rein to the sexes, and the practical working Landau residence Lady Carson supposed desire of women for of the new procedure will un-is the second wife of Sir Edward, able on the 14th instant. perfect equality with men in doubtedly be followed with great and was Miss Ruby Frewen, only regard to jury service, at the interest by all those who bave daughter of Colonel Stephen. same time provides for distinc-business in dur various Courts Frawen. They were married in
1914. tions to be made between the of law-Times.
By Order.
B. P. WINSLOW.
Hongkong, 9th April, 1920.
Manager.
No Claim will be mst after the 30th April 1920.
J. A. BULLIN, Power of attorney for
Mrs. A. M. Whire. c/o The Dairy Farm. Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
Shameen, Canton.
Inspection orders on application to the East Asiatic Co. Ltd., Bangkok.
The steamer to be at purchasers risk after fall of hammer, when purchase money is to be paid.
For fall particulary apply to LAMMERT BROS..
Auctioneers.
firm name of "Lammert Bros."
Dated 7th day of April 1920
Geo. P. LAMMERT, H. A. LAMMERT.
NOTICE.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY
CO.. LTD. (Incorporated in the United Kingdom.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
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that the Ordinary General Meet- ing of the Mongkong Tramway Company Limited will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Company Limited, Pedder Street, Hongkong. on Wednesday, the 14th day of April 1929, at 12 o'clock noon, transact the ordinary business of the Company.
to
By Order of the Board,
W. E. ROBERTS,
Secretary.
Hongkong, 7th February 1920%
NOTICE.
THE INDO CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
The Directors of the above Company have declared an In- Iterim Dividend of 3% (equal to Messrs. THORESEN & CO. 3- per share) on the Preferred
Hongkong
Ordinary Shares and 6% (equal to 6- per share) on the Deferred Ordinary Shares,
NOTICE..
:
Dividends for Shareholders an the Colonial Kegister srø free of Income Tax and will be paid at the rate of 4/10% per dollar.
Dividend Warradia will be ob- tainable ou and after Monday 3rd May, 1920 at the Lompany's Office.
REPULSE BAY HOTEL
WEDNESDAY, April 7th TEA DANSANT From 4 to 7p.m. DINNER DANCE From 8 p.m. Transfer Books of the Company: I will be closed from Monday 26th SATURDAY. April 10th.-TEA
April to Monday 3rd May both DANSANT From 4 to 7 pm. days inclusiva. DINNER -DANCE-From-&-pam;}
SUNDAY, ̈April 11th-OR- CHESTRAL CONCERTS PUR- ING TIFFIN AND AFTER- NOON TEA.
JARDINE, MATHESON
& CO., LTD.
General Managers. Hongkong, 7th April, 1920,"
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