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INCIDENT ON LAPPA.
Hongkongites Under Arrest.
The old trouble between the Chiness and Portuguese authorities regarding the ownership of the waters between Macao and the island of Lappa was unpleasaoily recalled by an exciting experience which bafell two well-known Hong- kongilos on Boxing Day morning. Mr. D. T. Steavanson, solicitor, of the firm of Messrs Deacon, Looker, Desoon and Hareton, and Mr. P. D. Sutharland, the general pas- sanger agent for the Oriens of the Canalian Pacific Steam- ships Company, were *pand- ing their Christmas holidays ia Macso and on Monday morn- ing, after satisfying themselves that it was safe to do so, hired a sampan and proesaded to tha island of Lappa for the purpose of They having a little exercise. were walking leisurely along the rand from Wanisai pier when they suddenly came upon a number of Chinese waldiers who were ap parently going on parade. mediately they were coticed, cas of the sokliams ran
up to the
1m.
advancing Europeans and demand- ed in Chiness what they were do ing there and then ordered them to leave. Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Sutherland were taken aback, but began to retrace their steps, when; another soldier esme on the scene, told them that they would be placed under arrest and marched tbem c to the card room pending inquiries being made. A guard, with fixed bayonet. wast posted outside. Shortly after- wards a Chinese cizer in mufti) arised, and having ascertained that his prisoners were British subjzela had them marched back under military escort, with ixed bayonets. to the pier, where they were placed on beard a sumpan and sent back Gus Macao Mc. Stasenion and Mr. Sutherland returned to the Colony yesterday morDĀDI.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29,
1921.
NOTICE.
EVERY SHAPE IS GOOD IN HATS!
By Marian Hale.
One thing consoling about the season's bats is their shape.
A hat of extreme simplicity and beauty of line is of orchid Every shape is good.
velvet with a broad brim turned Never has the hatfine been soup at the front. The brim is shor- ter in the back and the only ogna- extensive.
Wherever you see one of those meat is a simple drooping bow.
French. exaggerated extreme
Among the extrema-hats seen shapes you are sure to glimpse, is one hoge Sapoleonic shape, near by, a straight-lined sailor with glycarined ostrich tips shape or big simple-lined | flaunting themselves Et each
ingenue effect.
"They were pakke soldiers," re
point of the bat..
The brilliant-hued pheasset is still adding colour this year and one black velvet turban, swished way down over the ese, has s sweep of pheasant feathers which tall over the shoulder in ftant.
The picturesque Gainsborough is also seen with is turned-up
brim.
A JUNK'S ARMOURY,
Mistress Severely Punished.
The full story of the adventure A French bat, which bears all WSA tol > # press
Pethe simple lines of youth and sentative when he interviewed which is not extreme, is a model Stevento in bia once yesterday of black velves trimmed in black afterso Mr. Sutherland and
noire ribbon Тас saucy mysell weat tu Macao un Satur day sad decided to visit the island cockades on each side are the only ornaments, but the hat is of apps," he said. "Oo the chic to the last letter of the to Macao we asked the main of the
word. stesmer Sui Tai, on which we were! travelling, whether it was safe for Europeans to go over to Lapps, but sa apen as they found out we Koozing there bsd 'been were Iiritish subjects their manner trouble there we wanted to make entirely changed.
Kwok Fue, the mistress of cargo sure on that point. The mate Basted us that it was quite alright. marked Mr. Stessenaca la reply to boas No. 2262, was charged on re- On arriving at the Mario Hotele soother question. All fully uni-mand before Mr. J. R. Wood a made & similar inquiry of the formed with fixed bayonets and the Magistracy yesterday with Portuguese clerk there and be ammunition pouches sad the rest. illicit possession of 1,800 lbs. of replied, Oh yes. the Customs Oue soldier, quite a decent looking toore opium, 25 Hauser pistols,
We fellow, Baked Parles rows Francoland 2,400 rounds of ammunition. officers say it quite safe. thereupon decided to go. On I replied by making whether he The contraband was discovered Monday morning, about 1f o'clock, could speak French, sad he said he on her boat in Yaumati Bay on the we took & Ramps frica the Custom could a little, having been 23rd inst., by Detective Inspector whati at Macao and went across France for four years during the Murphy, the pistols being mostly
Wasitai Lapps Island, which Great War, apparently in a Chinese wrapped up separately in paper.
Mr. A. E. Hall, defending, said is. of course, Chipese territory Labour Corps.**
Ao unpleasant ecding to your his client informed him that al After landing, we walked down the road intending to bare Took Christmas holiday," was our repre-man brought a number of parcela round. We came to sa opene atative's comment.
to her boat and said they contain-i "Yes, it was as unpleasant timed opium. He requested her to space, where there poad or something of that kind, and altogether. Of course, when they keep them in the hold temporarily here we found some soldiers, about placed us in the gused room and prozaised her $10 for her hall a company strong, going out did not know what they were going on parade. They were sil uniform to do with us.' ed, with
barcouts.
During the course of the coOVET- 2000 they saw us, they sent nation the Rasmussen case cropped one of their number after 23. Hejup and we congratulated Me asked what we were doing there: Steaves on upon securing speedier we told him the nature of our release than the unfortunate & P.C. visit and he then ordered us, omso. Mr. Steatensen poticed the Chinese, to go away. A e Chinese gunboat, which created
red to go, a soldier ran in front the trouble between the Portugues of us and told us we would have to and Chinese authorities, in the go is the guard room pending in- river.
"I suppose you did a little bit of quiries being made. They asked for our pasaporte, but, of course, swearing to the Portuguese clerk and the mate on the Sui Tai when we did not have them,
What kind of & guard you got safely back again?" room was it?" our representative No We just told them that it would be a well to be a little more Baked.
**Just Sa ordinary Chinese careful in the future.** house of one storey," Mr. Steaven- Mr. Stesreason thought the 400 replied. "We were placed incident proved that it was safe
fixed
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b
trouble. Defendant had no know ledge that the contents of the parcels included the arms and am- manition. To the charge in res- pect of opium he would have to plead guilty, but he denied the
te believed Inspector Murphy second count. Mr. Hall added that
said in his evidence that it would! have been difficult, if not impos rible, for one to know that the parcels contained armas,
was
The Magistrate corrected de- fendant's solicitor and said In spector Murphy's evidence that most of the arms were packed in paper parcels and a few of the pistols were exposed.
The pistols having been arrayed
the table in Court, most
of
on the ground floor and guard for people to go into Ubinene them in separate flimsy paper with fixed bayonet was mounted territory during the present dis.wrappers, the Magistrate remark- outside at the entrance to the room. turbed state of the country, and heed jocularly to Mr. Hall: Those Eventually & Chinese in multi, felt Europears should be warned parcels are not opiam, are they? with bowler hat and European against it. cost, whom we took to be an officer, came up. He could speak;
were
a little English, and after he had ascertained
British and not; Portuguese "subjects, Lold
בע
Faat we would bave
Detective Inspector
Murphy
was
was recalled.
In reply to Mr. Hall the Inspec- tor said all the pistols were en- cased. The ammunition contained in eleven packets.
The Magistrate said be was în- clined to think that a plea of guilty to the first count involved conviction on the other charge. Defendant then went into the witness-box and said she
knew
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THE ROYAL VISIT. Entertainments May Include Chinese Play. There have been suggestions to leave the territory sad that for the inclusion of a Chinese play be would aend U3 down in the programome that is being escorted by two soldiers. We were prepared by the Chinese com then marched away surrounded munity for the entertainment of by a whole crowd of villagers the Prince of Wales when he
and little boys and visits Hongkong at the inning thing about the arms.
his way to The Magistrate: They girls. It was a most ignominious of April, 1922, on air. The soldiers were march-Japan. The matter has been dis-distributed in different parts of Hing behind with fixed bayonete, cussed by the committee appointed the junk. Who put them there? When we got to the pier we to make the celebration arrange-Defendant: I don't know.
orded a sampan and were taken ments; but there is a difference Examined by Mr. Hall, defend back to Macso.””
as to whether Mai Lan Fong, alant said the man who promised "How long were you under arrest celebrated female impersonator her $10 she would keep the in the guard room?"
in Peking, should be engaged er parcels for him-did not mention
You are convicted for being in As it is I propose to pass sentences "About 20 minutes or hal-sn-one of the best companies re-the arms. hour," answered Mr. Stevenson.
|gularly visiting Hongkong. TheIn reply to the Magistrate, Mr. possession of both the opium and of imprisonment in respect of both "And was any violence used dur engagement of the Peking actor Hall said his client's bost was a the arms. Either offence is a charges, but the sentences will run ing the time you were nader would entail considerable expense, craft of about 80 tons spd was serious' one by itself. If I believed concurrently. The oplum ad but many of the local Chinese are therefore not liable to" forfeiture, that you were more than the tool arms are confiscately and you EN
in the hands of other people sentenced to the months' hard. No, no violence of all. The sager to have an opportunity of The Magistrate agreed. soldiers were very angry at first, I seeing him.
His Worship (to defendant):would impose heavy, sentences, labour an each costats
arrest?"
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