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DOUGHTY "DOUG."
Seven armed robberies occurred" His Majesty the American. " in Shanghai during the Christmas
. About as much wholesome fun holidays.
as it is possible to crowd into one film is contained in "His Majesty the American," featuring
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Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell t tba Police Court this morning, R.Penang recently by the
Two Sikhs, who arrived Leuterio, a Filipino, was charged Fdavans from Rangoon, were Douglas Fairbanks, which i by the Hongkong Amusements charged at the Police Court with basing a wonderfully successful Company with having left their being in possession of seditious run at the Coronet this week. It employ without giving proper literature. Dotice.
is amazing that Mr. Fairbanks should be able to do the stunts he Mr. R.EA. Webster appeared
An engagement of marriage is does all the way through the for the prosecution. In reply to anounced between Miss Ida W. picture and still remain whole. the charge, the defendant said he Beckingeals, daughter of Mr. He hops from one tight corner to had no intention of leaving his job. R. Beckingale and the late another and always comes up permanently. He wanted to go Mrs. Beckingeale of Bishops with the same old smile tha home and then come back to Cleere, England, and Mr. Gerald (simply won't come off. Hongkong again.
M. W. Hummel, fourth son of the The story concerns one Wil- late Professor J. J. Hummel of liam Brocks who lives on thrills His Worship:-Oh, I see. You Lerds University, England, and and excitement because he has wanted to take a short holiday?
Mrs. W. G. Hummel. Both have secret sorrow, and he forgets Defendant replied that his wife been long resident in Shanghai. his troubles in the adventures was ill and it was for this reasoni
that he courts. Honorary mem that he wanted
The death of Mr. M. E. S. bership of the fire brigade and to rotura to Manila.
Pereira took place on December police force provides him with 26th. in his home at 9 Chusan a thrill or two for a time," bat Mr. Webster, in outlining his Road, Shanghai Mr. Pereira, who when a new broom of an at- case, said that several weeks ago was 62 years of age, was formerly torney makes a clean sweep of the defendant asked to be allowed attacaed to the firm of David the town he hits the trail for to go home; and permission was Sassoon & Co He was born in Murdero, Mexico. After beating giveo. He returned. and on Hongkong and came to Shragbai op the local bandit chief he gets December 22nd. last asked the ab ut twenty years ago. He is a sudden call to bat that's the management for a fifty per cant, survived by his widow and two best part of the story. advance on his pay of $149. sons, Mr. V. F. Pere ra, of the Thai was given, as be said Hongkong Bank, and Mr. A. G b: needed, it 30 par his Pereirs, of the China Genera. wife's doctor's bill. He was Ists Electric Company. soon by Mr. Ray on the Presiden:
LOSS OF THE S.S.
KOONSHING,
Court of Enquiry's Finding.
Great, yesterday. apparently The death occurred at Dr. going to Manila. When laxed by Fearn's Sanatorium, Shanghai. Mr. Ray, who had also seen bisjon December 26 h of Mr. Peter luggage, defendant said he must Dow, of the Shanghai Hotels Co.,
A Court of Enquiry opened at leave the Colony, confiding to the Ltd. Mr. Dow, though well-known the British Police Court room, latter bis reason for doing so im in Shanghai and throughout the Shanghai, on December 28th. to mediately, in these words: Far East, as he had resided in enquire into and report on the loss "I must leave the Colony at once, various parts during the past of the Indo-China Stesa: Naviga as there is a Portuguese man twenty-two years, had but retura- tion Company's steamer Koon- after me, on account of someled to Shangbai and quite recent-hing, which was wrecked near trouble over his wife."
I joined the staff of the Shanghai Weihaiwei on October 31 last.
In explaining why this prosecu- Mr. Daw etered hospital about upon the evidence
Hotel, Lid, as a accountant. The Court, after deliberating,
tion had beca brought, Mr. Webster said the main reason week previously, and succumb considered
submitted. that he Master
W&F that this sort of thing ed to double paeumonia and committed an error of judg- bad happened before. Thainduerz He was 49 yests client la not verifying his position Company not vindictive. Deep sympathy i felt for bis before They did not mind so much the widow, who is in Shanghal -loss of $70, but what they did
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1923.
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attempting to make the harbour entrance and were of the opinion that he deserved cen- object to was the depletion o!! A new Pasteur Institute was circumstances justified in any sure but did not consider that the their orchestra in this way. He opened in Shanghai on December way a suspension of bis cer- is the pianist of the orchestra,"27th. at St Marie's Hospital in cate explained Mr. Webster.
French Concession, vers the second officer was to blame The Court found that * 05 1 920," rejoined his Ppropriately on the centenary not informing the master of Gra Worship. "Rather an important most valuable addition to the therefore, deserving of a severe day of the great scientist. This
erroneous cross-bearings and, part in the orchestra."
•quipment of the community in censure. Mr. Webster suggested befighting a terrible disease was however, to express is apprecis The Court desired, should bring a charge of obtaining decired upon about the time of the tion of the conduct and hearing money by false pretences against unfortunate d-atb, from rabies, of the Master and officers after the defendant.
The Magistrate pointed out the great difficulty in bringingruch a charge
home. Mr.
Webster, however, applied for a remand to prepare his cas", and the bearing was adjourned until 12 o'clock on Friday.
AN UNSAFE PIER.
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Owners Fined $250. Summoned for non-compliance with P. W. D. notice requiring them to repair and rander safe the structure, two Chinese men and a woman, joint owners of the Hui
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of M. Gugan, and the institution the rassel struck and until she has been opened especially with was abandoned.
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Captain Brewer M-Atlan were ordered to share Mr. the costs of the proceeding), amonating to £11:8:0
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The Coming of the Salmon. Glasgow, is the possessor of the
Short skirts give freedom of Order of the Striped Tiger, con-
These anticycloni November to guess if they are bowlegged or movement, but it is much nicer ferred upon him by the Chinese
westher conditions have reduced A case which had all the to passivity the salmon that Republic for services
krockkueed. to the elements of successful Christ have Labour Corps in France. He mas story, if not a movie, was ground whereon they would like husband stay at home at night not set reached the A splendid way to make aj qualified to his service by his heard before the U. S. Commis to deposit their spawn. I wrote is to stay there with him. knowledge of Chinese, acquired an ioner Mr. N. E. Lurton on last week of a large number of a professor in a missionary college December 23rd., reports in Manchuria.
the fal that ravel restlessly op and Shanghai Mereary. The drams down in a small reach of water old overcoat is you can eat inf
Nice thing about wearing an Some changes of an advan-brought by Mrs. Esther Posner of them are now fretting in the overcoat.
opened sadly, with the charge below an impassable weit. Few cafe without watching the On Pier, through their solicitor.ageous natura--have been made against her husband, Ralph 5.streamy water at the weir fool Mr.A. E. Hall, this morning told the emoluments of certain Pourer, of assault upon ber and The tributary river shrinks every beat. Sometimes they don't go the Court that the work had dockyard officials
on foreign her three months' old child, with day. actually been put in hand and that stations. These in future will re- threats against their lives.
S003 the salmon will everything poss ble had been done Cive a salary of £200 per annum witness was the adopted mather only when darkness comes and being an ice man in summer and
Aventure out from the rock pool to put into effect the requirements n lieu of the basic rate, plus of the wife. Mrs. Miril Gillan, the traffic of
Our idea of a fine business is] of the Building Authority. The onus and allowances. The new who repeated the story in much ceases.
curioas people work had been delayed somewhat rate applies to assistant naval detail and expatiated upon the all day long underneath a railway Most of them indeed lis
and a cori desler in the winter. owing to a dispute over the owner.
tore officers, assistant victualling money she had spent upon the arch, poised in mid-water, and fact that cotton stockings have A curious coincidence is the ship of the pier, but a start had store officers, assistant atma young couple. been made with the replacement ment supply officers, assistant In giving bis decision Mr. their tails as gentle as that of the decree.
motionless except for a waving of gone up since the longer skirt| of the pi na.
cashiers, asistent secretaries or Lorton said that the facts in moss-streamers in a slow-sliding on the China Station. assistant naval expense officers troduced at the trial showed current. They may be doomed.
KOWLOON THEATRE.
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Every man is a hero in his own.
Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Sol icitor, contended that nothing had been been to render the pier Safe. In this connection he called for the evidence of a build- ing lospector, who said that the upper planks were rotten and the piles worm-eaten. There were of expert crooks is disclosed in threat. The Court also felt for spawning sites, and reeds may
The inelde workings of a band means at hand to carry out suchjos-coming fish from down-river & cigar in his vast pocket for holes which might render walking Blackmail," a Metro special that if these parties could be left be disturbad over and over again. on the pier unsafe. The esserce production from the story by alone they would probably settle-G.W.M. in the Manchester
a family discussion which did for all we know, never to gain the home until the company leaves. not redound to the bene promised land. Another fortnight fit of either party but which of dry weather and they will too glad to meet you. He is an Be careful with the man who is was not unusual. The Court falt almost surely be obliged to drop agent that assant and threat had not back to spawn. In that case bien proven, there were no there may be much fighting with
of the case was that the require. Lucia Chamberlain in The Salur their difficulties without inter-Guardian. ment was not so much in regard dog Evening Post and which fereccs. It was the advice of
to repairs as for rendering is announced as the feature at the Court that these two should
Espionage Plots Discovered.
Many a married man can carry
months without its being bróker.
Christmas makes the turkeys mad. Lots of them lose their beads.
Men who don't pay as they go seldom cover much territory,
A baby born in New York was five feet tall. It was a giraffe.
easier than hitting a golf ball Hitting the ground is much
because the ground is so much larger.
the pier safe for use; and traction at the Kowloon Thestre endeavour to make up their THEFT OF ARMY PLANS. in this connection be submit- The photodrams features the differences and rear their child ted that nothing had been stemple of a beautiful adven-in the way it should be brought done. Granting that one section turess to blackmail & wealthy was being repaired, it did not young man into marrying her. The defendant was there. mean that the structure 49 a but when success seems assured
fore discharged. whole was safe until all the love upsets the plot and with the
The Czecho-Slovsk military sactions had been completed.
authorities have discovered two ad of a brilliant young lawyer
conspiracies for the sale of secret Mr. Reven, architect, corroba the carefully laid plans of the an entirely different turn is given
ARE YOU ONE OF THE mobilization plans to a foreign rated the defendants" statement band of underworld confederates.
FORTUNATE FEW? Power. In both cases Important that he was immediately en-
Unless you are one of those few documents were abstracted from truated with the work of repair role of Flossie "Golden,
Viola Dana is starred in the persons who never suffer from the military district command at be ups? after the notice had been received daughter of a crook, and ber suplivarishness, Pinkettes
the costiveness, sick headaches, or chain of confederates..
Brno and passed on through &
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wes 1arner, Edward Cecil, Lydia Knott regularity, tone up the liver, who some time ago became knows his are on the floor.
Jack Roi, and Fred Kelsey. A. banish sick headaches, purify the notorious through throwing & His worship found that it was L. LeVico is responsible for the breath. They act as gently as "stiak bomb" in Parliament, three not sufficient that the owners, scenario and the picture was nature and never gripe nor parge. after entrusting the work to their directed by Dallas M. Fitzgerald. Chemists sell Pinkettes, or post officers of the Czecho-Blovak arohiitect, should wash their John Arnold was cameraman, free, 60 cents per vial, from Dr. Army, and a number of civilians hands of all responsibility. He The special art interiors were Williams' Medicine Co., 687.pen arrested. A thorough
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