· CHINA'S NEED OF
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Neglect of Maritime Regulations.
FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE 8. SETTLEMENTS.
Appreciation of Sir Llonel Cox.
THE HONGKONG
EX-SOLDIER'S TRIAL:
BY SINN FEIN.
Story of an Attempted Execution.
KAKERIFIA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER: 29:- 1927.
However chaotic may be the Referance to the death of Sir condition of China to-day-polit-William Henry Lionel Cox, farto Judge Johnston at Castleblay- An extraordinary story was toki ically and economically-it is a merly Chief Justion of the Straitsney Quarter Sessions arising out fairly safe assumption that the Settlements was made in the of a claim for compensation by an will OCIDA a time when the Supreme Court at Singapore. The ar-Service man named John Mo- Chinese nation will turn from its | Chief Justion, Sir Walter Shaw, Cabe, who was tried by a Sian present occupation of internal was accompanied on the Bench Fein court as a spy, sentenced to bickering, distrust, mutual slaugh- by Mr. Justice Barrett-Lennard. death, and after being attended ter, wasteful spending and useless Leading Members of the Sings-to by a priest was taken out and military operations and revert to pore Bar were present, among shot,
or adopt a system calculated to them being the Attorney-Genera),
whether it will be brought about by international intervention, by the efforts of the Chinese people themselves, or by any other means, is, at
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come.
Bren
present
Cross,
McCabe was bound, and two of the party in the course of the evening left the house, and re- turned with about fifteen other man, who also entered through the broken window.
Mr. William Johnson, who ap- bring to the country economie Sir J. W. Marison, the Public-peared for the applicant, said that salvation and a more or less last-Prosecutor, the Hon. Mr. G. G. McCabe served during the war ing peace. Such a change is Setb, the Official Assignee, the with the 16th. Itish Division. On bound ultimately to come Hon. Mr. C. J. Saunders, etc.
the termination of the war he The Chief Justice said confirm commenced business as a traveller ation bad been received of the and went from house to house report of the death of Sir Lionel selling articles. For some reason Cox, who was for so many years for other he evidently incurred the im the distinguished senior member suspicion of some members of material for present conditions of the Bench of that Colony. The the Irish Republican Army." in the land render the achieving late Chief Justica went to the
On April 14 lest, after he had of the end far more important Straits in the year 1893 from the sold a bicycle in Carrickma- than the means to that end.
Colony of Mauritius, where he
stranger offered him Even before the Revolution, had occupied an important post a seat on a motor car, which China bas aspirations to become under Government, and he pre- McCabe accepted. Thore ware an important maritima nation, sided on the Beach of the Colony four men in the car, including but the events of the past decade, for the period of 13 years the driver. The car proceeded and particularly of the last two During that time he earn for four or five miles and years, havo so jeopardised any led the reputation of being stopped at * gate which led chances in that direction that a careful and upright judge. into a house. McCabe was order-| they cannot possibly be In his profession and in his ed out of the car and his eyes realized fully for many years to private life he was most popular, were blindfolded with a bandker- under the most He had many friends bero and chief. He succeeded in removing favourable of conditions. If the those who knew him would the handkerchief and saw some China-to-be is to develop into greatly regret his death. He was of the party opening the gate. anything like a maritime nation, sorry to say that he never met He screamed for help, but the one of the first steps to be taken the late Chief Justice, but there men overpowered him and led when bar house is once again put were several of the senior mem-him to the house. The window in some degree of order will be bers of the Bar who knew him of one of the rooms was broken the drafting and adoption of a set well and knew his singular gifts and the three men went in of real las relating to China's and great qualities. On bebalf through it, leaving the driver merchant shipping.
of the members of the Beach over with the car. They forced The only thing of that nature which Sir Lionel presided for so McCabe to go in with them, and which she possesses at the pre-many years, he would like to then charged him with coming Bent time is that set of regulations express to the friends of the from Belfast to app upon them. regarding harbours, channels, Chief Justice their sympathy in etc which were brought into the great loas they bad sustained. operation during the regime of
The Attorney-Generat said on the late Sir Robert Hart more behalf of the Bar he would like than half-s-century ago and which, to say that they all associsted with, of course, roodifications and themselves in every way with the amendments, are in force at the remarks which had fallen from
McCabe was again charged It is true that his Lordship's lips. The period and protested' bis innocence. A prasent day, China is & power signatory to during which the late Chief priest was sent for. MeCabs being that set of world regulations Justice presided in that Court Catholic. He received absolu- known popularly as the "Interna- was longer in comparison with tion, and then appealed to the tional Rule of the Road," but what usually happened. During pries: to intercede with the party beyond that she has no shipping the whole of that time the late to save his life. The clergyman regulation under which any of her Sir Lionel earned the respect and replied that he could not inter- mariners could be arraigned for affection of all those who practis-fere, and he then left through the maritime misdemeanour, nothing ed before him. He bad left, broken window. to say who can and who cannot, indeed, a great reputation for McCabe was taken by the who shall and who shall not, serve efficiency and courtesy to the entire party across country. was As & merchantservice officer. and. Bar. He felt it a very great loss made to face a busb, and a in general, nothing which could not to have been personally handkerchief was placed over his be of the slightest use in maintain acquainted with him. There were.e63.
A shot rang out and ing and controlling the merchant however, some present who were McCabe fell 03 bis side marine to which she aspires. acquainted with bim in his work. from the effects of a bullet wound It is true that China is not a Therefore, while from informa in the back. While lying on the great seafaring nation, set never-tion he had received, be endorsed ground he was shot in the thigh. theless she possesses hundreds of what his Lordship bad said with and a third shot struck him in the ships, ranging from ocean-going 1egard to the good qualities of bead. The party, evidently freighters to steam ferry boats head and heart of the late Chief believing him to be dead, retired. We may mention in passing that Justice, be personally, through After they had gone McCabe at present there are seventy-four lack of acquaintance with him. struggled to his feet and dragged shipping companies registered in was unable to do justice to his himself, with his arms stilli Chips, the aggregate capital memory. His memory remained pinioned, to two houses, where being Mer $10,189,000, plus Tl. green among many people bere, he sought admission. but 7,319,000. plus Y.200.000. the and in a more permanent the occupants would not admit! largest of the companies concern-form it would remain green him. He struggled to an out- ed (the Chins Merchants Steam in the Reports of the Colony, house and fall exhausted. He ship Navigation Co. Ltd.) with where he had left many learned was discovered next morning by $1,000,000 and the smallest judgments for the inspiration and the owner, who released him ftbe Yung Chi S.. Co. instruction of those who were less from the strap. Ltd.) with $3,000. We are unable abundantly endowed than he was. to ascertain accurately the total He would ask Mr. Koek to sup tonnage of vessels operated by plement the remarks be bad those seventy-four companies, mosde, as he was for a long time many of which do not operate a personally associated with the vessel of 100 tons.
Jate Chief Justice. Before doing Shipping laws have been found so be would like to express the
and
McCabe gave evidence. was awarded the sum of £4,000, with £104 4. 6d. medical ex- peases, and fifteen guineas for other expenses.
to be an absolute necessity by hope that the remarks which had "SAFE AND EFFICIENT.” countries owning even less ship-ben made would be recorded on ping than does China, and if the Minutes of the Court and a
China is ever to achieve the copy of there forwarded to the Dr. Milton Hersey's Report On
ambition of many of her sODS relations of the Chief Justice.
that she be worthily represented Mr. Koek said, on behalf of
in the merchant marine of the those who had the honour of
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PLEA FOR DISARMAMEST. Taxation was oppressing the individual, strangling trade, and causing unemployment, and the only hope that could be held out! was disarmament by means of a great Conference at Washington. Mr. McCurdy deplored the action of the Labour leaders in leaving the ship of State in a time of distress, and said he was
world, the first step to be taken practising before the late Sir drugs or opiates in Baby's Own will not be the acquisition of a Lionel Cox, he wished to say that Tablets is proved by the certi- huge fleet of freighters or other they all testified to his courtesy ficate of Dr. Milton Hersey, vessels, but the adoption of a set and impartiality as a judge. His Official Analyst to the cities of of shipping laws (on the lines of invariable patience and sympathy Quebec, and Montreal, of which those of any great maritime with litigante, poor or oppressed, the following is a copy:- nation) which will meet all even-became distinctive features of his
"I hereby certify that I have tualities, national and interne.character. His wide legal ex-mude a careful chemical analysis į tional.
perience in the Civil Service in of Bain's Own Tablets.
A message from the Prime There has bren great Mauritius grestly contributed deal of agitation among certain to his
My analysis has proved that Minister was read at a meeting Success 83 оде of the Tallets contain absolutely no at Portadoc-the first of a series elements in some of the Chinese the abla administrators of opiate or narcotic.
of Coalition Liberal demonstra- certain there would be little or shipping companies to eliminate the Criminal Law in They can be given with perfections.in Carnarvonshire.
no unemployment if they had the foreigner and substitute hire the Straits. As the Chief Justice sufety to the youngest infant:" Mr. C. A. McCurdy Chief not deserted the Government by native Chinese. The idea is bad stated, in private life he was
Government Whip, who was the when their advice and help was George wished him to tell his Welsh Liberal friends that be was engaged in two great tasks. The Prime Minister's words, said Mr. McCurdy, were
They are a safe and efficient indicated to relieve and cure.
(Signed) MILTON L. HERSEY, K. 80.
both patriotic and laudable but, most popular, being gifted with medicine for the troubles they are principal speaker, said Mr. Lloyd most necessary. nevertheless, rather impracticable charming mander and a kindly at present, and if some of the disposition. They who had known advocates of the change were to the late Sir Lionel did indeed re- concentrate the energies which gret his death. He seconded the they are utilizing in this matter, motion that a record of the pro- No other medicine is of such the subject of the necessity ceedings should be placed on the aid to mothers for their little ones of shipping laws, they would be minutes and a copy forwarded to as is Baby's Own Tablets, the dolag a service which would the relatives.
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result ultimately in bensit to The Registrar of the Court was These pleasant-tasting little their national shipping and to the instructed accordingly. Individual companies in which they are interested.-Shipping and Engineering.
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As regards the Irish question, for 30 years Mr. Gladstone had attempted to settle it on fair lines but his camp was divided. Mr. Lloyd Gserge was able to offer a more generous measure of Home I am doing my utmost to Rule than Mr. Gladstone ever bring peace to Ireland,, sud I dreamt of, and, as he had the am doing my utmost to secure conssat of all parties, he was in permauent peace for the world.
a position to deliver the goods. « I am also going to do my utmost in what is more im portant at home; to secure peace for industry,
DR. GILBERT REID.
Dr. Gilbert Reid, Director of the International Institute of Mr. McCurdy said it was Chins, has arrived in Peking. Dr. necessary that the support and Reid who was formerly Editor af co-operation of all parties should the Peking Post, has returned for be given to the Prime Minister the purpose of re-establishing the in the gigantic task before him, Institute in the Capital. Dr. Reid which threatened the stability of has lutaly written a book entitled the world.
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