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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1922.
half
род
cases whare arms are seized. Formerly it was the practice to pay to informer the value of the arde fiscalad, but we bear that at present no definita scale is laid dowo, circumstances governing each particular case.
DAY BY DAY.
WHEN A MAN CANNOT 'GET A GRIP ON HIMSELF SOMEONE ELSE CAN
There was one Indian case ofį The enteric notified yesterday.
reward paid in regard to opiam The Empress of Russia is due
is far greater than that for arm, here at noon to-morrow and will and it is therefore not surprising berth at Pier No. 3. Kowloon
Wharf. to bear that, according to com- putations, only about a tenth of the arms passing through the Colony are seized.
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Wm.
The Telegraph.
but we will reserve for a future carasion car remarks thereon.
FOOTBALL TIPS.
Prospects of Saturday's Matches.
The
We regret to announce the ground. death, which took place last night, of Mr. Castilho, wife of Mr. J. Castilho, assistant bailiff at the Supreme Court.
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Tamar RG.A.-Sookuapoo |“A” ground.
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CHARTER PARTY ACTION.
Mr. McNeill Opens Defence.
STOLEN WATCHES.
(BY "QUIZ.")
In the Supreme Court, before arranged for the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rees- matches Saturday are as under, the junior Davies) yesterday afternoon, the matabes commencing at 2.45 and defence opened in the charter" partysation between the Chaong the senior at 4 15 p.m.-
YuaSteamship Company, of Hong kong, and Dhatsi Nanji und Com- Durban. Kowloon~Navy"A"pany. of Chicagong, India, In which the former firm la claiming Police, Hawking.-Navy "B" the sum of $168,849.87 (Hongkong
currency). ground.
Mr. McNeill submitted that the defendants did not enter It will be agreed that, in the
AQ agreement to take Ambrose v. Titania.-Sokun-into
ths
for Singaporean extremely diffisalt eiresmstances
poo "B" ground. Here is a rather smart defiai- prevailing, the police do remark-
Carlisle v. Glub.-St. Joseph's ten months whenever she was released by the Goverment The ground. ably well in tracking down astion of golf which we have just come across "An attempt to get many
as they do. They
months, which was to say that a small ball into an inadeqtrate South China v. Despatch-charter was for a period of ten
South Chins ground.
if there had been no trouble it have to depend more or less on hole with an insppropriate instru
Division II.
would have expired and the ship informers, who naturally, wast) ment.”
Warders v. Marazion-Navy handed back on Jan. 31st, 1918. good money for the risk run in
For uttering a forged document "g" ground.
Datendants required the steamer giving itformation. The other-in the name of the master of the South China "A" v. Hawkins—to a hurry, the charter was for ten months only, and it was itles might well consider pay-Yeebing shop, and for possession South Ubins ground.
RG.A v. Police.-Sookunpoo hoped by everybody, and the ing a substantial sum for each of a forged chop, a man was given
plaintiffs were inclined to believo. an aggregats of a year's hard lab-
“A” ground. weapon seized in instances where our by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the
University v. United-Sookun-that the ship would be released early. It was everybody's in- information leads to the arrest Police Court this morning.
poo "B" ground.
South Chins "B" v. Durban-tention submitted counsel, that and conviction of those engaging
Mr. Oscar Landau, proprietor Club ground.
the arrangement should depand in the traffic, and extensively
Kowloon Ambrose.-Kow-on the vassal'a speedy release. of Astor Drapery Store on Broad-
Mr. McNeill continued bia advertise the fact. The money way. Shanghai, died suddenly on toon ground.
The case would ba well spent and would the night of November 16th. at St. Joseph's v. Carlisle.-St.jaddress this morning.
is proceeding as we go to press. probably be recovered by fines; in about 11 o'clock, leaving a wife Joseph's ground.
Titania. King's.-Navy "A". any case, the Government's first and two children. Mr. Landau
was well known in Shangbai, ground. Hos-daty is to protect life and pro-where he had lived for & long
The King's will not be out in Coperty, regardless of the expense time.
the Senior Division this week, On November 19th. General Lijowing to a misunderstanding with aspects of this question which
Yuan-hung sent IWO of his the Submarines who were due to Daring Yaumati Robbery. might well be commented upon.secretaries to call on Premier play the League leaders.
Smashing a showcase and e tracting watches valued at a total Wang at his residence and asked him to hold on firmly to bis post. The match between the Durban of $500, a gang of armed robbers · « He was further entreated to main and Kowloon should be avenly who visited a watchmaker's shop tain the status quo until his suc-contested and, on recent form, at No. 84 Wohn Street, Yaumali, cessor is being nominated, reports Kowloon should win. The sailors yesterday, were able to escape Electoral "Anomaly.”
the Peking Evening News.
should have Roywans out again with their haal. The r this week and with a re-stranged tagem employed by this gang Except for a few seats, details
The Municipal Police Bureau forward line may share the points was to send in B concerning which have not been
wbo commenced in bangein- received yet, the results of the at Canton has sent 239 retired
The Police are due on Navying over a certain watch. Whilst Home elections are definitely military officers to their respec- established the Conservatives tive homes. Among the 233 men" ground to meet the Hawkins the attention of the shop assist- was being thus engaged, The illicit traffic în arms having a large majority, with sent away, there are 35 to Aand fast game should be ent which is causing the authorities the Labourites the strongest boi, 3 to Kiangai. 61 to Hunan, seen. The former will probably another man strolled in, and, probably another mas revolver, he kept have the assistance Opposition party. It is interest-17 to Kiangsu, 14 to Chekianz, 3 considerable anxiety at the Ging to observe that whilst the to Shangtung 2 to Chibli, 23 to Clarke who recently returned the foki under cover until the ment is at the root not only of Conservatives have such a big ad- Supeh, & to Szechuan, and 3 to from leave. They are confident show case had been smashed in.
pf giving the Hawkins a good game A third member of the gang, who - many of the robberies that con-vantage in seats, their supporters Honan.
and may share the points. The had followed his follows is, belped stantly occur in this Colony but are actually less than ball the
total number of voters who went Reporting the decurrence of Hawkins at present are the only in the footing until they were also of piratical attacks to which to the polls. The aggregate votes theft in the accountant office, undefeated team in the League, disturbed by the sound of x vessels in adjacent waters are so for the leading party were approx-[the matager of the Man Fuk but up to the present have had a whistle being blown inststently.
It appears that the master of frequently subjected. We can imately free and three-quarter Ting import and export firm, of fairly easy passage.
the shop had slipped into a millions, whereas
other No. 309 Des Voeux Road Centra), the
The Tamar visit Sookuapoo this backroom where he took up well believe that many of the big parties obtained an aggregate of states that the sum involved way
whistle and blew a loog consignments which have recent-pearly eight and three-quarter $7,100 and was all in notes. The week when they will meet thea ly been seized were not primarily millions. Labour alone being rep-theft was discovered only yester-R.G.A. and will to doubt repest blast on it. He returned to the intended; for use in Hongkong, resented by close on four and a day when the cash came to be the success gained over the King's shop to find that the gang was
halí millions. This should give checked.
when they last played on this clearing out with about 8500 worth but there is littie)-doubt that food for thought, and for speech,
They ran in the ground. The R. G. A. bave of watches. |large numbers of revolvers which to those politicians and others, The death is announced of Mr. improved and should run the direction of Lo Lung Hang. The find their way into Canton are especially in the Labour fold, who H. G. Oxcasof Messrs. Butterfield sailors close. The Tamar cannot various Police Stations on the talk of proportional representa & Swire who died at the Queen settle on their team and are forced mainland have been notified of the re-imported into this Colony and
tion for the country, without Victoria Hospital. Tientsin. 00 to make changes every time they robbers, and a keen look-out is used against honest citizens in ways quite knowing what they Nov. 12. The deceased had re-turu out. In the absence of the being kept. the armed robberies that crop up mean by it. There are always a cently returned from a business King's they should go to the head with unhappy frequency. Some number of side issues that can trip to Newchwang and entered of the League table this week.
involved it A dis- the hospital suffering an attack of them must also get into the cassion of this nature; for af illness! Mr. Owens arrived in
The Club visit St. Joseph's hands of pirates, who are usually example the question of class Shanghai in April-1920.
ground to meet the Carlisle who! class, B
are a much improved side on last! found to be armed with modern representation.
undoubtedly has A The Kowloon Fire Brigade as season. They ran Kowloon very weapons of foreign make. It Labour
numerical superiority. It must at about six o'clock last night close last week and they should As a result of the big seizure therefore follows that if the be borne in mind that many called out to a fire occurring in give the Club & good game. Ua-of machine guns and other arms authorities could curtail this working-class votes were cast in matshed belonging to the cooless the latter improve on last aboard traffic they would be well on the favour of both Conservatives and tractor Ng Shing and located week's form they will go down to western anchorage, reported in
Liberals. Where Labour can near the No. 7 Railway Bridge the naval tears. way towards solving two of our didate was really popular, this The fire was eventually put out, biggest problems.
HONGKONG, 23rd Nov., 1922,
THE TRAFFIC IN ARMS.
become
As
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majority of voters absolutely but not before two other matabeds overwhelmed the opposition. We
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THE BIG SEIZURE.
Three Chinese Charged..
A
版
cargo look in the
yesterday's Telegraph, the master of the vessel and his two fokis The Titania are due to play were charged with possession of
Recent incidents make.it fairly have already had a hint of what close by had been involved and their first game in the League the arms by Inspector Pincott,
completley burnt down.
...
this season at Sookanpoo, the before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the clear that foreigners are largely the Opposition is going to be like:
Ambrose being the opponents. Police Court this morning,
Titania, who
The Magistrate Ready to go The
are to Shakespeare knew that an audi- engaged in this business, it being and one can predict a lively tone
beve the ezca contains all sorts. Some
assistacco of thelon? shown that the arms in several for future Parliamentary debates.
Autre temps, autres moeurs.
Inspector Pincott replied in the people go to a play to enter into Sabmarines, can field strong instances have been imparted
world of poetic lancy or have side and in midweek they negative. He asked for a remand, la reply to another question, from the United States. Oti. Russia and the East.
A Reuter cable of some signi- their imagination called forth played the Tamar a drawn game.
others like colour and music and Daval, late of the Ambrose team, the officer said that it would be a ously, these people are in league
ficance, which came through two with Chinese, but we cannot help days ago, was the one stating quick lightmovement, others enjoy is a stalwart for the Titanis and case for committal in view of the thinking that when the offence is that it has been officially decided the hearty laugh at broad hum they are expected to take the large quantity of arms involved. brought home to Europeans they at Moscow to absorb the defunct our others the wit of light points this week.
The game on the South Chins Around between the Despatch and South China. should end in a win for the home team,
A full programme is due in
The bearing would be short, us there were only four witnesses, including the Chinese Detective- The case was remainded until Wednesday at noon. Inspector Han Bang.
Far Eastern Republic," Includ- comedy; the cynic likes to be re- should be deal: with even moreing Vladivostok, which will in/minded that the courtier no less) severely than Chinese traffickers. fature for an integral part of then the rebel may be con They must know that these arms Russia. For some considerable spirator. For all these Shake speare purveyed in writing "The are liable to be used against time, the struggle by the "White"
forces in the vicinity of Vladi- Tempest." peaceful people, not only invostok had the sympathy, if not
the Junior Division this week and China "B." Kowloon, and Am- China but in this British colony the support, of the nations parti- as weil, and the heaviest penalty cularly interested in this part of and Manchurian questions to the best game should be that brose should draw at Kowloon. between the King': and Titanis.8t. Joseph's are expected to take the world. It was not so very settle, and perhaps there is of the law should be put into long ago that certain of the lingering tenderness still in the The latter can field a strong re-the points from the Carlisle, while [operation against them when Powers gave their active assie-scars received in the war with serve side and although they will the Marazion, who we das out there are no extenuating circum-tance against the "Reds." There Japan eighteen years ago. Russia
is expected that the King's will season, should win against the alances to justify their being is no longer any barrier, ap-wants to have a say in world give the soldiers a fast game it this week for the first time this lightly treated. We should, like patently, between Bolshevism affairs, and is likely to prove maintain thair unbeaten record Warders.
(even if it is now of modified applessant customer in the Near in the League. to see all these arms prosecu.type) and
The following will represent the Far East. East deal. When that problem
On the South China ground the Kowloon in the 1st and. Zad. tlans, where a prima facie case Everything seems quiet enough has been settled, as we hope it
gainst Division on Saturday has been made out, committed at present in Eastern Siberia, but will be before long, the Russians Hawkins. should win
1st Division . Durban-Wood- there are competent observers will have ample leisure to tura
man: Wheeler, Kaight: Morrison, to the Criminal Sessiour, or, who predict a new danger spot their attention to the other end South Chios 7/4"
At Sookunpoo the RG.A. and Klog. McKelvie: Clema. Hall, Fio the alternative, that the for the world within that territory. of Asia. The next few year*
Duncan, Coanda. magistrates be empowered to Recent travellers in Russia report should bring us in the Far East,
a process of reorganisation, with some very interesting events to University should win against Pasco, Ar
We the Police and United A.C. re Reserve:-Millard.
2ad. Division v. Ambrose“- paas heavier sentences than they the country and its rulers observe and comment upon.
Rasmussen; Banner, G. Dunden; are able under existing law. gradually emerging from the are not seeking the role of alarm-spectively. There is no call for mercy where chaos of the past few years. The ists, but we seem to remember. A good game ending in a win Hooper, Olliver, Blagden: B
Russian bear is turning its eyess very shrewd judge of world guilt has been brought home towards the Pacific shores of its affairs predicting that the next for Sath China B should be Ferguson, Spary, Payor, Young
the Durban Reserves and Bouth Christensen. We again plead also for a policy vast territories, and is beginning world war would be in the Pacific seen on the Club ground between Reserves --Easterbrook of increasing the rewards into growl. It has its Sakbelian region.
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