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Guild Methods.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1922.
DAY BY DAY.
The bakers' strike may have been asttled before this appears in print, or it may have developed
THIS IS A SMALL WORLD, BUT further. In any case, the moment THERE IS ROOM FOR MORE BIG. is timely for an observation or two MEN. upon Guild methods, as illustrated
in this stoppage.' As we wors able to show yesterday, despite baut ") is unavoidably held over.
the fact that the workers con- corned wore satisfied with the in. Greases conceded by
Messrs,
satisfad, although the men were. Two esses of enteric and one of This illustrates 'very clearly cerebrospinal fever were notified the dangerous thing which yesterday. All were Chinese. this Guild movement has become.
case
It is not A
Comt. C. E Brooke, R. N., bas of what the workers them been appointed to Tamer ad- selves want, so much as a matter ditional (Nov. 16), and for Hong- of what the paid agitators think Long Dockyard (undaled). they should get. And seemingly the men, in relation to the Major S. B. Coates. M.C., of the officials. #1 K.EO. Grenadiem, left for Cal- paid Union clay in the potter's hands.
cutta on the Kutsang to attend a Possibly they are
afraid
course in the Senior Officers' to resist the latters' orders School, Belgaum. This kind of thing will surely not do. It is an aspect of the strike
MEDICINE V. THE CHURCH.
Doctors All Out for 105.
A twelve-side cricket maloh
TO-DAY'S CRIME STORIES.
Robbers Take Victim's Pistol.
then he and his wife and the water- carrier were put into the kitchen. The robbare" baal, including the pistol which, they removed from under his pillow, amonated" in value to $34.
༔!
Safe Forced for Four Dollars,
Round the Town" (by "Gada-between doctors and clergyman. A loaded pistol under his pillow on the H. . C. C. ground com- did not sayo a man who lives in mended shortly after eleven Coronation Road from being The Canton acavrogers, who o'clock to day, and provided some robbed. At nine o'clock yeats:- Wiseman, they struck work at have been on strike, have resuminteresting play. The spectators day morning, he was asleep in included a number of ladies. With bed, when he was awakened- bg. almost a moment's notice. Why?ed work.
two such good players as Quick seeing four men, two of whom Because the Guild was not
and Crole Rees on their side, were armed with revolvers, in hla betting was slightly in favour of cubicle. One of the intruders the padres, but there were several seized, bound and gaggel him, and good batsmen in the medicos" eleven Going in to bas first, the doctors were all out by 12.45 p.m. but had managed just before that to mata a century. Major Tomlin son and Com. Harkins were the mainstays of their side, together contributing about half the total of the innings.
Another robbery WAS par- Dr. Valentine and Com. Perepstrated yesterday morning in grine went in first, facing the Des Voeux Road West At a Fowling of Rev. Quick and Rev. quarter to seven the manager of Crole-Rees. Peregrine was the soy factory was asleep in the "Parent.If you have a come first to succumb when be bad cockloft, when he was awakened, question which needs dealing plaint to make against the contributed only 2 ruos, being by somebody talking. He saw with. We should have thought
bowled by Quick." One | four man. The manager was - that the Guild's business begins teacher, you should address is to clean
bound and gagged and the men and ends with getting what the the College authorities. So good wicket down for 2
Major Tomlinson was next in, then went downstairs, taking the men ask for and are satisfied with Purpose would be served by
and hitting out repeatedly to the keys of the safe. They opened Unhappily, in this and in other publishing your latter.
boundary, soon pat a different one safe with the keys and took disputes, this is not the Hongkong
In connection with the rattles complexion on the game. Crole $100 in silver coins. In another. way.
held under the auspices of the Rees eventually found Valentine's which they took the trouble to Society of St. Vincent de Paul's wicket, when the bateman had break open, their haul amounted Russia and Disarmament.bazzar, we are asked to state tha: reached the unlucky number 13. to only 400 soppar cants. After
the silver tea service was won by Two for 26
while the manager went down. M. P. da Luz, saus filhos e nora If only one could be certain ticket No. 73.
Major Lloyd followed, and 40 stairs and discovered the account- reem por este testemunbar o seu that Russia is sincere! A news
was up at 11.55, but just after ant and six fokis all tied together. profundo reconhecimento a todos item of more than passing interest bit. E. C. Wilton. British hitting a boundary Tomlinson was One of them had bad stoleo 03 que se dignaram enviar is that cabled yesterday by Renter Minister to Esthonis and Latvia, bowled by Crole-Rees. His con- gold wristwatch, value $45. In grinaldas e accompanhar a sus with reference to a conference has presented his letter of recall tribution was the excellent one of this case the robbers' method of ultima morada, o seu saudoso between Russia and the border at Riga, on relinquishing bis post 26. Three for 43.
entry was apparently simple, for States including "Poland). lesposo, pae 6 sogro.
The for that of Foreign Adviser to the
the cook went out just before Soviet ar 5, it is stated, could be Salt Administration in Peking.
they came and left the door unlocked. (and presumably would b) re duced to 500,000 within a year.
Sir Ronald Maclony was Should the border States fall in caived in audience by the King with Russia's views, therefore,
at Bockingham Palace on Nov. we would apparentis be able to 3, and head hands upon his ap expect the Red forers to be made
comparatively Srall unit,pointment as His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister baring regard to the area and population of Russia. But there Plenipotentiary at Peking.
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disarmament treaty.
Lloyd was joined by Dr. Lyon Brown, who, however, was so bowled by Quick for a duck." reFour for 48.
Sir Francis Burdet. Bart
for 43.
Woman Stabbed in Bowen Road.
2
Com. Lindop was next man is. bat Lloyd not long after returned A misa and a WOMEN were Crole-Rees dis-beld up yesterday in Bawan to the pavilion. placing his off stump when bis Road. As they were walking contribution had reached 7. Five slong, four man accosted them. One robber, armed with a knife, even more in this surprise
Col. Humphry followed. Lindop seized the woman and stole from People are again beginning to packet from Moscow-Russia is talk about the question of houve said to be sticking out for a arrived here by the Andre Lebon. was cleveris caught and bowled her the jewellery she was wear- All truly He is a large landowner and was by Crole-Rees for s "duck" just ing and a puree coolsining $11, rentals. Stories are in circulation ideal, and no doubt capable of formerly Captain in the 17th after the half century had been stabbing her in the breast during the operation. From the men of landlords openly stating that winning the hearty endorsement sucere, being wounded in the passed. Six for 51.
Capt. Tomory, who was next they took a wristwatch and £7, - thes intend to raise rents if the of the cations who so far have South African War. At one time restrictions are removed in June found small reason to regard the as A.D.C. to the Goverage of io, had added when he was the total haul amounting to the
Ceylon.
bowled by Ocole-Rees. Seven value of $84. Soviet with anything but dis-
for 61. next, and of others who hint that trust. Unfortunately-for-these
"A Fool and His- It is stated. says our Cantor Com. Harkins joined Humphry,| if the Ordinance is renewed for a pacific intentions of Russia, there
correspondent, that the Cantonese and runs began to come more
Two men "put one over” on a further twelve months they will are two other items of which forces now in Fukies total forty freely, until Humphry out shop coolie of a Chinese firm of Des
received the same day, ask to be permitted to charge a suggest that the Soviet will have five battalions of infantry and Law. to Crole-Rees for 11. Eight Voeux Road Central, in Prince's Building yesterday afternoon. sufficient rental to produce alittle, if any, intantion of disarm-eight companies of artillery. The for 72
At half-past three coolie was sent, specified retaro on capital. June ing for some time yet Chicherin hostile forces are about 1098
declares that he sees the cloven apart, but no fighting has yet did not stay long, Quick dismiss-to the second floor of Prince's Capt. Fettes was next in, but with four rolls of cloth, value 40, is some months ahead yet, but
hoof of Britain's policy in
ing him for a "duck." Nine for 73. Building. On the landing he met the time has come when the Persia and that Russia will{
none of that oil conced- Our Cation correspondent re- Major Harding then joined two men. They told him that if tenants' viewpoint should again) have
sions game: and meantime the ports that General Chan King Harkins, who was caught by he would hand over the cloth to be put forward.
Moslems under Soviet dominance ming, interviewed with regard to Crole-Rees off Quick after a fine them they would take it to the Despite the considerable build are beginning to kick pretty hard. the case of Dr. de Colbert, has contribution of 24. Ten for 89. manager's office. The unsuspect ing of the present year, it is still This conference business is truly declared that he does not desire to Rev. Featherstone reliavad Quick ing coolie did as requested. He
tricky one. The onlooker press the prosecution, but that with the ball. apparent that the supply is short!
With several chances missed, might be forgiven if his sense of after de Colbert has been dis- of the demand. Any advertiser humour prevents his taking it too obarged he will be banished from the medicos passed 100 at 12.40.
the province. who has a bonse to let will tell seriously.
A few minutes later Harding (who bad been Joined by the same story of being besieged
The death has occurred at Com. Hant) was caught and by applicants. If the Govern Farming in Britain. Home of Mr. C. W. Duggan, who bowled by Crole-Rees for 8.
The widow of the late detective 8. not out, and Sia Chaeo, who, it will be re- was for several years Secretary Hust There are many who regard of the Sanitary Board in Hong with "Mr. Extras" adding 2, the membered met his death recently. fact it is easily obtained. People the agricultural industry in are glad to get accommodation. Britain, taken as even at the excessive restal.
ment wants confirmation of that
B
broken out.
was
waited patiently for a quarter of hour, but ba did not see those two men or that cloth again.
Sin Chuen's Widow's Troubles.
at the bands of armed robbers, The representatives of the has reported to the police that Church went in after lunch, and between Nov. 29th and Dec. 12th, were still keeping their end up whilst she was absent from the against the massed attack by Colony, her brother-in-law took the medical fraternity at the time away furniture, clothing and of our going to press..
Jewellery to the value of $76,
kong. He was in bis 73rd. year. total was 105. whole, as played out." Prosperous farms He retired from the Government. here and there are merely the service in 1901, since when he charged on new property, which exceptions that prove the rule. has been. in receipt of a pension does not come within the scope of The increase of population, spread of $1,789 per aunum. the restrictive Ordinance. And of urban areas, and growth of
"A fine of $1 was imposed." industry, have withio the much of the old property is also least fifty years or so changed the Due to slip in the composing at ridiculously high figures, taking whole aspect of truly rural sub-room, these words were yesterday into account the original outlay sistence. The farming industry added to the report of the rents sad the huge profits that have has never been a very paying one case in which Mr. F. E. Nash in Britain-for the most part the appeared, and which was adjourn- been made from it. Even so small farmer earns a bare living, ed. They related, in reality, to some landlords are still dissatis and the agricultural workers have the case in which a chauffeur the was charged for driving a motor) fied. And they are only waiting always been notoriously for the repeal of the existing our fatma have not produced permission.
worst paid section of labour. car in Kennedy Road without
Ordinance in order to put on the sufficient for the country's Deeds for many years DOT,
INDIANS AT LAW.
The Story of a Loan.
Mr. Russ want on to say that the Mr. Q.A.S. Bura appeared for man had quarrelled and that was
defended.
the plaintiff and Mr. A. El Arculli possibly why the money was not
A NASTY LANDLORİL A man complained af Willesden Polica Court that bis landlord, who, lived downstairs, refused to allow him to pass through the" An unemployed Indian watch-scullery to get to the gardeo. map, of 110 Praya East brought a Consequently he had bad to make claim for $409 against an Indian rope ladder and lower himself In connection with the recent Guard on the s.s. Soo Chau, in the from a window in order tafsed screw.
and the fillip to the agricultural Wingz Wo Street robbery, four Summary Court this morning. his fowls. Happily, we bave a Governor
and dairying industry given by Chinese detectives have been The plaintiff was Munshi Charag who has shown that he is prepar- the demande of the late specially commended and given Deen and the defendant Mir Wi ed to protect tenants so long as war merely lessened the rewards. They are Detective Sergt. Khan. protection is needed.. That it is imports of firm produce a bit. Lam Kwap, who is commended by Most of those who have taken up H. E. the Governor and awarded still needed, and will be when farming since the war now find the 4th. Class Medal and are June comes round, we have no themselv, hard hit. It is interest- ward of $50; and Constables Mak tampering with the Ordinance in efforts to bave Britain's agricul- Ficg, who are commended by the tural industry reorganised. We C.S.P., one receiving a reward of favour of landlords; if it is to be trust that the tribunal of in- $50 and the others $25 each. retained. there must be
Povestigation which is being formed weakening of its powers. The will be able to improve matters,
if nothing more. Ordinance must be kept water- tight. We appeal to the Govera ment to resist any movement in) the contrary direction. The out. standing facts are that there are not enough houses yet, and that in far too many instances excas sive rentals are charged. The sooner the Government lets land; lords know that conditions still warrant continuance of the restrictions, the better will it be for all concerned.
CRICKET,
repaid. He read extracts from From the opening address. it letter written by defendant in' appeared that about eighteen which defendant admitted owing months ago the two men were the money. fellow guarde on the ..s. Tai On, Plaintiff gave evidence in sup- river sleamer. They had a mutual port of his claim and in cross- The Kwangsi bank note case friend in a clerk in the Post examination denied that it was~ has been again adjourned. Mr. Office, named Hasbam Khan.greed that defendant would repay held money the money only if a letter were Hazlerigg told Mr. Wood, at the The last-named Magistracy this morning, that be belonging to the plaintiff, bat was received from his (defendant's) had been unable to obtala ang about to lenya for India. The father almifting having received- evidence from Nanoing, and so defendant suggested that instead the money.
“Other evidence was given, aflor
he proposed proceed without it. of Hasham Khan paying the He asked the Magistrate to fix a plaintiff back the money, it should which Mr. Arculli contended that The following will represent the date. In support of his case he be paid to his (defendant's) father Hasham Khanstill had the money, India #ben Hashim that defendant's father had never Hongkong Cricket Club 2nd. XI. proposed to call a local money.in
the received it and that defendent got there,
to be was not liable to repay, He put Versus Civil Service 2nd XI. on changer and Mr. George Barker, Kban Saturday next at Happy Valley, who had business relations at defendant promising commencing at 7.15 p.m. sharp: Nanning and frequently went responsible for the repayment. (in evidence taken on commission J. D. B. Crawford, W, Galloway, there. The latter witness would In due course Hasbam Khan in Indis to support this,
After hearing all the evidence). Spicer, G. H. Piercy, H. E prove that notes similar to those went to India and paid the money Hollands, W. Breckenridge, D. found were in circulation in to defendant's father, but the de-his Lordship (the Puists Judge) Reid, H. W. Roger, W. Fraser, J.Kwange. The hearing was fixed fendant here first of all made are judgment for defendent,
excuses and thou refused to pay. with costs. R. Way and E. W. Alderson. for next Tuesday,