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TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1923.
DAY BY DAY.
AMERICAN "INVASION.""
WE CANT DWELL CONTINU-"Laconia" Due To-morroW..
•
CHICOMMAND IEFS.
Arrivals L
This ss. Delta
will again have to be invoked, than the whole experimant of s Free State on • Dominkans status will be a failure, and the
QUSLY IN THE LOWER STOREYS whole system of the Irish Con- OF OUR BEING WITHOUT MISSING To-morrow the Colony will ex- THE BETTER THINGS THAT ARE perience something in the nature
rning. IN THE STOREYS ABOVE.
of an American invasion, for the Tha as D big Cunard liner Laconia, which morning with complement arrived this Another case of rabies appears is making a trip round the world of military rely the China in last week's health report under the
auspices of the Command, and **
American Express Company with tion of the andisembarka
and other of 423 American tourists on board, ranks for Hong abe will is due to arrive. She was resume her voyai rollefs originally expected to reach hor for North China. busy, Al, at six o'clock in the
The officers whewed morning, but, owing to rather bad this morning, and wir weather, will probably be a few were: boars late.
Lt.Col. R.A. DobbiR APC:
baade of vile
of inflitants.
one
Calculta,
[stitution that vas so laboriously jbull: up during the past year will tumble down like a house of cards. Such a fall would be big ans indeed; for few of the man who faced the task of bring
There was a clean bill ing peace to Erin-in several health in the Colony yesterday. cases paying the penalty at the To-day.according to the assassin-will Chinese calendar, is the festival bave the heart to continue. In of lleino hou, or "Slight cold." fact, the prospect of successful Last week's bealth return The bost left New York on Capt. F. E. Jomlicso A.M.C.; defiance on the part of the rebels shows four non-fatal cases of November 21st last and has al-Major A. 8. Littlejohn A.M.G.. is one almost too terrible to cerebro-spinal fever, two of ready called at Havana, through and Mrs. Littlejohns:pt. and
the diphtheria (ons fatal) and ous non-
Panama Canal to Ssa Qr. imagine. We are obliged to note
Mr. T. D. away the possibility of such a calamity, were Chinese, TO
fatal case of puerperal fever. AllFrancisco, and then on to Hilo, B. Major
F. G. Tyland, Por Honolulu, Japan (where the party R. E. in the keeping of one lock
and Mrs. Lyland; when it is placed on a rail- however, after the cabled sum-tuguesa case of diphtheria. There spent 10 days), through the la-Capt. J E Chippendall, and road switch than in any other mary of Mr. Stepten Gwynne's was also one fatal Chinese case and Sex to Fort Arthur, to Talog Mfrs Chippendall; Mend tao, Shanghai, and salong, from Milner Jones, RA.SC., 4 Y. views on the present situation in position.
which the boat sailed last night Milner-Jones; Lieut. C. Great railroads like the Ireland. It would appear that Mr. C.G, Anderson, Hon. Secre- By the time Hongkong is reached, Frederick, R A.S.C.; Lieta.W. Pennsylvania, and Union Pa- there is very little enthusiasm intary of the latiui Toni Society.ess than half the tour will have Allcock, RG.A and Mrs. cific that take every possible the country for the Free State who left a few weeks ago for been done, for the boat is not due Allcock, Major AL. Craichant. precaution to safeguard their osure, and that the rebel forces America, has returned at the ack to New York before March R.; Capt. C.J.F. Belor patrons, use Yale & Towns are an ever growing menace. We request of the Society and will 30th. the ports of call from here R.G.A.: Caph. G. A. Cleants,' postpone his trip for a fortnight or being Manila, Batavia, Singapore, RG.A., and Mrs. Clemer te Capt. do not wonder at the people more. Mr. Anderson had brokea
Rangoon,
Colombo, G. Barratt, R.G.A.; Capt. H. being reduced to state almost his journey at Shanghai when the Bombay. Suez, Cairo, Naples, Bingham, R.G... and Ars.
Monaco and Gibraltar.
Bingham; Major E. & Haard, of apathy by the experiences Society cabled him.
The party is such a large one R.G.A.: Major P. Rasbigb they have been through. With Although not due to arrive that it has been divided up into R.G.A.; Lieut. W. P. Fetall, Mr. Gwynne, we hope for better antil mid-day, the as. Delta, with four groups for the purpose of RG.A Lieut. P. W. Souter, times in Ireland and a successful military reliefs, came into portantertainment here. Four sepa- RG.A. and Mrs., Southern: Lau
after nine o'clock this rate parties will, at different G. C. Fawns, K.G.A.; Lieui&. way out of the now Government's morning. She brought a big mail times, visit the Pest, Repulse Aucott, RG.A.; Capt. W. 0. difficulties. When there seems from Home. The master reports Bay, the Hongkong Hotel, and Brien: M. C. 2nd King's Ret LOBB-On January 11, 1923, nothing else to look forward to, that good weather was enjoyed Canton, special boats and trains Lieut. V. E. Boske, tad Kinte at the Victoria Nursing Home,
In Rext, and Mr. Bonte: Lion Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Bone can always hope for the best on the way up from Singapore having been arranged for.
sad that there have been no connection with the latter part of J.J.B.
Gaffney, god King' Lobb, a daughter.
and be prepared for the worst. accidents of destbe
the the programme, there is some Regt; Lieut. J. Bailey, Sud King's doubt as to whether Canton Can Regt: and 2nd Lieut. FR. St. voyage.
be visited owing to the present Clair-Tisdell, 2nd King's Ragt; disturbed state of affairs, more also Army Schoolmistresses C.M. into port this morning from especially so as the railway ser-Lashley, A.F. Frow, and A.Gray. With the fining of the two Singapore and Hoibew, brought that the special trains will have Major A. M. Pollard, R.A.M.C.. vice is interrupted. It may be For North Chios, there arrived chauffeurs in the regrettable 119 coloured Colonial Portuguese, accident which resulted in the soldiers for Macao. The master to be cancelled by the authorities. Others proceeding to North Chins death of a promising young naval reports that there were four The Lacoain will be in port] (from Hongkong) will be Major officer, the last has been heard of cases of chicken pox during the about 60 heure, giving three days P. S. Tomlinson, R.&.M.O., and the affair in the Courts. We can trip and two deaths. He also to the visitors in which to enjoy Mrs. Tomlinson, Captain R. B. not help thinking, however, that reported that the middle huoy in sight-seeing. The local office of Cartwright, H.A.P.C., and Mr. a certain extent the drivers the South Casanel, Hainan Yat the American Express Company Cartwright, and Major E. A. H. bave been made the scapegoats- rows, is missing.
report this morning that all the James, RE..., who will be the 0. C. It certainly would have been a
special arrangements are com- Troops on the journey to Tientsin. scandal had the chauffeurs been Lee Yuk-sban, who describes pleted, and that matters should On the return journey, the Delta indicted for manslaughter and no himself as being a soldier in the PA off without a hitch. Thare will embark a number of officers notice taken of certain others Cantonese Army. has told the something like & small and other ranks at Hongkong for whose conduct can be said to bare police that he was robbed of a mountain of mail lying in the Bome, and they will include contributed to the fatality. As sum of $398 by a gang of robbers. local office for the tourists. matters stand,ware even now These men came aboard the
GYALE
BIRTHS.
CAMPIN-On January 5. 1923, at Dr. Fearn's Sanatorium, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Wil fred Campin, a 800.
MARRIAGE
DE COSIER SMITH-At Consulate General Esq, Linton Heary de Cosier, of Sydney, Australis, to Mynts Pierce Smith. Virginia, U.S.A.
H. B. M. Shanghai, before Sidney Barton,
of Richmond,
The Telegraph.
Hardly Justice.
8000
on
The Seistan, which came
left with the impassion that, but steamer Ini Lee on which he was HONGKONG, 16th Jan. 19 for certain cirzumances the passenger, this morning, and ARMED MEN CHASED.K... Tomuty, R.AM.C.;
drivers would have been indicted describing themselves as police upon the more serious charge. So searchers, they examined his
THE SORROWS OF ERIN. far as the prosecution for speed luggage. When he protested |
to
Police.
Major C. L. Hickling, D.3.0., B.G.A.; Captain, P.H. Davies, M.C.. RG.A.: Major D. L. Harding, RAKO, Captain
Captain and Qr. Mr. J. Enwright, R.AIM.C.; and Lieut W. H
ing and reckless driving is con against their taking the money, Exchange of Shots with Thornton, R.G.A cerned, we do not for a moment they showed him a revolver and It is said that there is some suggest that the Crown went out an iroa bar, and thase had the quality in the soil of Ireland that of its way
penalise the desired effect Amongs: the will not permit any snakes to offenders. There cbviously was articles also stolon was a watch
breach of the trafic regals- which they took from his wrist. survive if introduced there. We tions on the men's own admis-
case
Shots were fired as an emer-
gency squad from the Bay View
A FEX WAR.
Police Station endeavoured to close in with an armed geog at have heard it asserted by Irish-sion, but we contand that, in Big Ludiences 12 and Causeway Bay last
night. Oyer Cent's Worth of Pork! of the driver of thoroughly enjoyed men that the grass of the Emerald the
st the Accurate shooting WEJ not the naval party's car at least Coronet yesterday the fine film possible in the darkness and at Isle has a deadly effect on
An indiscreet remark by a man "the boisterous conduct of the version of the famous stage play the pace at which the chase was precipitated what appears to all serpents. That is a watter pass ngars, to use Mr. Hazel-Disrzeli." which in being being conducted, and two of the have been a sex war in Kwai for naturalists, or upholders of rigg's own phrase, was decidedly shown at the Coronet all this four fugitives made their escape. Wah Lane yesterday. Next the extermination cisim made on contributory factor, and, but for week. Chief interest asturally
it, the probability is that the centred in the manner in which this was that the gang was, pro- bich a customer was baggling What actually happened before door to a porkseller's shop, at behalf of St. Patrick, to invest chauffeur would
never have the title role was bandied by Mr. ceeding along the Shauriwa Ver the difference of one igate. What is more apparent to speeded as he did. We go so far, George Ariise, the wall-koop Road at about half-past nice ceat in the value of the mest outside cbservers is that there is indeed, as to say that this conduct Arnerican actor who created such o'clock. A
Chinese constable given blu, & WOMED WAL selling a form of snake in the grass that terrible reanits that ensued. The The Devil" a while back, and it suspicione aroused on recognis- so much interest in the proceed- one of the causes of the tremendous impression here in on duty at this point had his eggs from a basket: but she took flourishes only too well in that Court was, with the evidence must be conceded that his per- ing that one of the party was sings that were going on BELT land of grief, and threatens to before it, unable to do otherwise formance leaves nothing to be man who had very recently been her that she joined in and
than register convictions against desired. He presents a masterly released by the police as a con-argued increase beyond the control of
in favour of the the present Irish Government. have heard, that the ligences of and is ably supported by Mrs. identided by victims in a recent thereupon sased bar soathingly the drivers, but if it is true, as portrait of the great statesmaa sequence of failure to get bimet merchant. The customer We refer, of course, to the rebels these men have been taken away, Arliss as Lady Beaconsfield, and armed robbery. Unable to tackle fe
the men who, in order to have then we consider that they have other film stars.
WAA
been unduly penalised. We are their own way, think nothing of all for strict insistence on the bringing suffering and disaster|traffic regulations, which are de-
were the meal-seller's them single-handed, the constable sweetheart; otherwise, how could rushed back to the Police Station, the warmth of her support be- and very soon afterwards Sub explained? The next moment the
on large numbers of their fellow signed for the common good, but ALLEGED BLACKMAIL. Inspector Phillips, with a squad poor man too well realized his in- nationals and co-religionists, bath each case should be judged on its merits, and in this instance we men and women. Everyone hoped feel it a distinct anomaly that the that the Free State would prove chauffeurs should lose their licences whilst men who ought to
taries of strife and tragedy, but they did get off-scot free, apparently a large section of fre
of plain clothes men, took up the discretion. Failing to reply to the chase. The gang was overtaken woman's challenge to prove his Two Men Remanded. eventually, but in the struggla suggestion, he found himself Letters from blackmailers, ad that followed when the squad tackled not only by the woman lo dressed to well-to-do Chinese of two of the fagitives broke sway, her sex, and there ensued
endeavoured to capture the gang, question but also by saoiber of the solution of Ireland's conbare known better than to act as this Colony, have become sond, running through samalilane, regular to-do which set the whole : frequent that the authorities have
П locality in made for the hillside. They
uproar, "The resolved to make a committal case gred their prepare when the eighbours took part and lent population, ubable to see is what Straining the Law.
of every one that comes to their chasoned aritical stage, their verbal support to the direction the best interests of Mr. Lindsell is to be commended notice.
and this resulted in sñ #xchange fightery as the sympathies of their country lie, will be content for objecting to heavy bail being The latest case has reference to of shots. There were to traces of es urged them. Got of this with cothing short of an inds imposed in trivial cases, as yes two men, Lai Kam-tong and Hul the men when the hillside was tangle the squad of constables
terday, when two small boys Kai, who were arrasted at Rumsey pendent Republic. The Crown failed to appear on a charge of Street and Queen's Road Was reached, and after some time who arrived on the scene mind
In the forces have departed, and Me paying shuttlecock in the streets, respectively consequent on the spent in searching the bashes to sort cut the principal chec drama, and the pursuit had to be abandoned. ters
arranged them before the Timothy Healy and his col-Ass consequence of their absence, receipt of information from
On the two men who were Magistrate on the Court being each lost his bail of $5. a heavy man to whom, it is alleged, they leagues are loft with the task of sam where poor people are con-
Had sent intimidating letters de captored, two revolvers MOT governing land which has not cerned. As the magistrate right manding the payment of a sum of found. One was falls loaded in opened this morning. The avidence had an extended spell of peace orly observed, it is no offence to play $100 under penalty of being six chambers, while the weapon proved to be the warding of in the streets unless annoyance violently dealt with. Inspector bald by the other man was empty Worship dealt with the case by prosperity at any time during the is caused, and, even were that John Grant has secured a remand but on a more thorough search of Sning the may and the two last three or four centuries, or proved, it is very doubtful whether for this case in which Mr. 3. E. his jacket being made four rounds women $1 each, and alss bound longer, Provided the
new the fine would amount to the sum Nast is appearing for the defence. ware brought to light of a pattern them over to keep the peace for
six months. authority in Ireland can suppress
named. Bo far as trifling offences The officer intimated that the corresponding to the wake of the go, some sections of our police prisoners will be sent to the revolver. the revolutionary movement, appear rather hard-hearted. We Sessions if case is made out Pending forther investigations, the MUD are bring. beld in and bring order to the country, have before commented on poor against them.
custody. the Nationalist Republican old women being compelled to come into Hongkong from coa- agitation can be looked upon a siderable distances to answer very too often we fear that is done in
better nothing more than a phase in minor charges. And this fixing Hongkong Far
ends
FRENCH LITERARYPRIZE.
lot of dirty linen,sed this?
WOMEN, DAN AKBUCKLE. New York, December 26 ——The/ president of the General Fedeză. tion of Woman's Club, which- bas a membership of 2,500, The Lasserre literary prize of 000, has sent a telephone message the passing throes of Irish un-of heavy bail in the case of would be served by concentrating rest. On the other hand, should youngsters merely enjoying them-on serious crime then in nadaly 10,000f. (about £150) has been to Will Hays, motion ploture selves smäcke somewhat of the worrying small boys and old folk awarded to M. Elemir Bourges, commissioner, protesting against the rebel movement prove to be same attitude. There is such a who, after all, do very little, if■ member of the Academie the reappearance of Bosco so strong that the Crown forces thing as straining the law, and any, roul harm,
Goncourt, says a Paris menengo. ("Fatty ")"Arbuckle in the films,
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