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THE NEW TERRITORIES, creased by the general sophistic- THE TJIKEMBANG CASE.
Grown Evidence Closed. - Ten Chinese appeared on rémand before Mt R. B. Lindsail at the aistracy yesterday on a requisi
ation arising out of the War ind. The Annual Report.
the continusi faction fighting in Thereporten the New Territories the neighbouring parts of China. for the year 1990 Is to hand. It Not only are Breanna very planti- rives much detail of the labours ful across the border, but large of the Government officials, with numbers of men have been trained tion for their extradition to the to use them and realise their e-Datab authorities on a ebarge al SOLDO interesting - sidelights. од peasant life. We take the follow casy with the result that the re-conspiring, on the high seas fo [pressive force of the individual revolt against the Captain of the ing extracts:
[policoman is greatly, reduced. J.C.J. E. Tjikembang.” One of them Forestry, etc.—The results of was a "boy" employed on the ship our efforts to promote, afforest-up to the time of the trouble. As in the previous year moneration were not encouraging, heary The others were passengers of the loan-associations or “Wai's” form-
Northern District.
Mr. D. W. Tratman reports:
ed by far the greater proportion casualties being reported from the ship on her last trip to Hongkong. nurseries at Tai Lam and Wang Mr G. H... Wateman, Grown of the Small Debts Court workhan Keak. In the latter case Solicitor, represented the Crown. The worst offenders were the peo- ple of Shun Wan and the neigh of deer, which
Įthe damage was due to the ravages Mr H. C. Macnamara watched the despite careful proceedings in the interests of the bouring villages round Plover fencing of cultivation and count-owners of the ship while Messi Cove, where liabilities in "wai" appear to have been met by less traps, are undoubtedly a seri M. K. Lo ard Len d'Almada the most reckless bidding in others nuisance in the more hilly appeared for the defence.
Gerardus Hendricus Kochler, parts of the district. Consider- and even by the formation of new able damage was also done to third engineer of the Tikamdang, ("wui's" of a correspondingly in-. ereased fragility. Under such etcrops near Ping Kong by a herd testified to observing the first An attempt was fugitive, the "boy" *mployed an cumstances neither the promoters of wild pig. nor the members of the associa made to shoot some of these but board, showing a small icrateb on his abdomen to some of the Itions are at any pains to ascertain they succeeded in sscaping from chinese pamengen, by whom} each other's financial status, all their lair just ahead of the guns, he was subsequently rescued when concerned being satisfied with the fresh tracks being found on the the Captain arrested bita. prospect of some ready money with creat of the ridge towards Wo Hop Rith fugitive shouted "Come on, which they may
tide over their Shek. The herd was afterwards boys," to his fellow passengers, This nighted near Wat Tau and is now apparently to incite them to can- more pressing" abilities. type of case is particularly rexa-probably in the ravines of Tal Mo tinue the uproar.
Account of the strain Shan. which it imposes on the European Police who serve the Court as bailiffs.
tious on
Southern District.
Mr. E. W. Hamilton reports: The assistance of the..Crops were very fair during the Court is rarely sought until the rear under review.,
Trade varied considerably in defalcations are both large and
localitias, hot, as the wilful and once the Court has set different
its hand to a "wai" it is expected number of small debts cases fell to 115 in this to bring the defaulters to book at from 176 in 1919 each successive drawing, with the rear, it may be regarded as on the result that quarter after quarter opward grade.
The
Examined by Mr Lo, Mr Kachler said that when the Captain endeavoured to enter the first fagitive, the mob tried to pass the chief and fourth engineers in order to reach the Captain but they kept them back.
George Alexander Allan, fzal wireless officer of the Tjikambang, said that at f 90 p.m. be noticed the Captain rush past the wireless' station with a revolver in his band.
the police have to be called upon Tai 0-1 am glad at last to be to execute fresh judgments against able to report a good fishing sea-He followed to the lawer aft deck the same group of a dozen or more son. Considerably larger catches where he found a crowd of excited elusive debtors scattered over were reported and were disposed Chinese passengers and several of many miles of country, often at a lot at a slightly enhanced figure. the officers. He assisted the officers very considerable distance from The crops which are grown for to pacify the passengers and ex- the Station. It would almost cal consumption, were also bet-plained to them that say trouble of 1919. The board must be settled. by the seems preferable to treat wui's" ter than those as gambling transactions not al-Police Court cases showed a dimin-Captain. Ho raw the first fagitive, who was the officers' boy, emerging but on ution, as did those in the small from the boys' quarters in the lowing a legal rercedy: the other hand the whole life of Debts Court. In the market, the
alleyway. Witness intercepted! the Territory is so deeply permeat-stalls were reasonably well let bio. The Captain and some of the to have found its officers arrived, being followed by a led by this type of finance that the land it seems
As regards the number of passengers who congre. general course of administration edonomic level. would at times be seriously ob-salt-pans, production decreased by gated at the bottom of the stairs structed by such a rule. An oc-some 8,000 piculs.
leading to the upper deck. The casional application of the rule Cheung Chap. The fishing Captain wanted to take the Erst would be inequitable for the same season was bad and the salt fish fugitive upstairs but the passengers reason, the sinner in one case business and all trade suffered in objected. When the Captain lifted being often sinned against in an consequence. The distilleries also his revolver a number of them other and entitled to claim there had a very bad year, and revenue shouted together "We don't care the exercise of the pressure applied from them decreased by $3,800. for anybody or anything. We want We'll kill him and to himself and so on indefinitely. On the other hand, the develop the cook.
One of the most remarkable ment of the European Reservation everyone who interferes with us “ situation Was extremely features of the year has been the brought a good deal of money into The
rapid growth of "chai t'ong"" or the island. The Quarry was let dangerous at that moment. The "vegetarian halls." Five years on more favourable terms, owing Captain released the boy and held 4 conferenca 00 the bridge ago these religious or quasi-re-to building activities. Three more
with the chief engineer and ligious establishments had prac-bungalows were built and the chief officer. Witness then re- tically no foothold in this district: popularity of the place as a sum turned to the wreless station. now they are everywhere in parts mer and week-end resort-increases.
About 7.30 p.m. on Saturday the within reasonable reach of the The health of the island showed
Captain entered the wireless railway and main roads. Sha Tin, 怨 great improvement, 66 deaths
station, gare witness a loaded Tai Po, Fan Ling and Pat Heung only being recorded as against 123 revalver and instructed him and each have several and are asking in 1919. I have again to congra-soother operator to maintain a for more. Their promoters or tulate the Kai Fong on their excel-1 strict watch the whole night. managers are extremely secretive lant work in the Island's interest. Mr Leo d'Almada, after learn. as to the object of these enter-They and it suffered a great loss ing that witness was the operator prises, but it is sufficiently clear in the death of Mr. Chu Kuk, which who dispatched the wireless that they are designed chiefly to took place during the year.
message to Hongkong about the attract the well-to-do of Hong- Tsun Wan-The crops of padi disorder. asked for the contents kong, particularly the women folk,
were almost as good as last year, of the message. and that the believer is not ex-bat the average price, fell from! Me Aliso said he was not st pected to come empty-handed.
35.75 to $3.90 per pical. This how-liberty to dirulge the contents of Pending straightforward explana- lever is higher than the average the mesange according to the tion of the sudden "boom" in of earlier years. Pine-apples conditions of his contract with his these "halla" permission is being fetched 80 cents more per picul employers. refused for all new establishments
His Worship told witness that as well as for extensions to exist this year, and a good deal of land
was opened for the growing of this be must supply the information to ling ones.
fruit. When the new plants be- the Court.
Mr Allan said the cockats of Crops. The two rice crops were gin to bear, there should be a large fairly good, being estimated at increase in the crop. The pro- the message represented a request 80%. The potato crop was very duction of nut oil fel! and its price to send the police on board when poor owing to frost at the end of dropped by no less than $9.00 a the Tjikembang arrived. the previous year. The sugar-ipicul.
The price of lime rose, and so mention of revolt in the
message. cane crop on the other hand was at Ping Chan, a kiln re-opened and
Headricus Johannes Van Grol, exceptionally good.
several applications have been Rice control-The price of rice made for land, to enlarge exsisting carroborative evidence and said filch engineer of the ship, gave fell steadily and by the end of the premises. The Castle Peak Roadbe second fugitive demanded ol year bad returned to normal. The has proved extremely popular with the Captain that the Javanese cook restrictions on the exportation of motorists, but I would arge those be handed over to him before 8 rice from the Territory were. re-who use cars to insist upon reason-pm. on Friday, At 6 p.m. be moved in September.
ahle speed.
the teath fugitive standing Crime.--The more serious Lamma. The people parsze outside the cook's cabin, shouting crimes reported included 1 case of their usual quiet and prosperous and abusing the orok. He could murder and armed robbery, 11
not get the ecok, however, because cases of armed robbery on land,
the cabin was locked. When the one accompanied by kidnapping
filth and eight Fugitives de- of children, 3 armed robberies oa
manded of the chief officer the water and 2 attempts at armed rob-
handing over of the cook, they said bery. Of organised crimes such,
We'll hang him and throw bim as these a considerable proportion; are undoubtedly planned within
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The Prince has also expressed The prisoners were reminded operation is always at the service he desire that there shall be no until Wednesday.. of resident criminals who would otherwise be obliged to confine public lunches in his honour, their efforts to much smaller ensive civic luncheon have there. and arrangements for an exten- terprises. The difficulty of pro-fore been modified.
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