'ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
From "The Glory of the Garden.”
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing "Oh, how beautiful," and sitting in the shade While better men than we go cut and start their working lives At grabbing wesds from gravel-paths with broken dinner-knives.
There's not a pair of legs so thin, there's not a head so thick. There's not a hand so weak and white, nor yet a heart so thick, But it can find some needful job that's crying to be doss, For the Glory of the Garden glorifieth every-one.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
SUBSTITUTE FOR WHISKY.
Red Wine and Methylated Spirits.
Hard times and the high cost incorrigible "drouths" in Glas of whisky are driving some of that gow to the use of chespanbstitutes. for "the national beverage."
Methylated spirits has become quite a familiar drink in some quarters, and the police know not a few cases of persons who have been reduced to human wrecks | in a very short time by indul-)
Then seek your job with thankfulness and work till further orders,gence in this dope. But methy If it's only betting strawberries or killing slugs on borders: And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will and yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden, Beagard Kipling.
DISTRICT COURT MARTIAL.
King's Regt. Private Charged with Theft.
"GALLIO" IN THE POLICE.
Mr. Russ Quotes the Scriptures.
lated spirtis, or finish as it is colloquially known, is a raw, coarse liquor which, though the| bardened drinker fiods o eminently satisfying "kick" in it is too strong and noxious in its effects to be an agreeable tipple.
potency,
Some resourceful person with a thirst bas discovered a new liquor which is more pleasing to the palate and at the same time is; sot much more costly in price. This latest substitute for whisky is a Spanish red wine the retail The trial by District Court "Like Gallio, he cared for price of which is only fourpeace Martial opened at Murray Bar- none of these things," murmured per gill. Adding 4 racke this morning of No. Mr. C.A.S. Russ, in the Summary methylated spirit to give it the dash of 3757338 Pte. John Wilde of the Court, this morning, when an alcobolic 2nd. Ba. King's Regiment, on Indian guard was describing an drinkers, it is stated, are now!
finish eight charges of theft and re-unsuccessful attempt to settle a resorting to this mixture in in- ceiving stolen property belonging dispute between himself and an-fcreasing numbers, and recently to certain comrades in the same other guard at the office of Bub-several persons who were found! company. The property concern. Inspector Shannon, who is in in an incapable condition have ed comprised two razors, a towel charge of the Indian guards in informed the police that their and a shaving brush. Major H. Hongkong.
dtcakenness WAS L. Wright, of the 2nd. Bn, King's
caused by The dispute was between Rah. imbibing the wine reinforced Regiment, presided over the court, mit Ullah and Mir Afzal, two
with methylated spirits. Another accused before the guards employed aboard the stice is growing of diluting whisky It is alleged also that the prac- On Lee. The claim which came with the wine in order to have a before Mr. Justice Gompertz was for $100, money lent by the former bigger drink for the money, while to the latter in September last there is said to be a growing Fear. Mr. C. a. S Ross appeared Public taste for the wine itself as a thirst quencher instead of beer.
court WAS No. 3159444 Pte. Edward Smith, whose case was postponed until after the first accused had been tried.
The alleged thefts occurred
between March 14th. and 17th for plaintiff and defendant WAS The sale of the wins is being con-
and on about April 7th.
room
represented by Mr. Corbett.
and sent
of the firms are advertising its ducted quite openly, and some virtues as a beverage,
But the
A corporal of the accused's.
Mr. Russ told the Court that company stated that Pie. Wilde the two men were cousins. On bad been seen in the barrack the afternoon of September 17tb. t the time certain defendant came up to plaintiff
CHIEF CONSTABLE'S REPORT. articles were lost, and suspicion and asked for a loan of $125. can, it is claimed, be no excep Used in a normal way there fell on him. Da accused's kit be-Plaintiff thought that defendant tion taken to the wine. ing inspected, after another wanted the money to send home alleged abuse of the beverage soldier had reported the loss of a This, Mr. Russ mentioned, was has impelled the magistrates shirt, a razor was found in Wilde's according to their custom. They of kit bag which another man claim- borrowed money
the city 10 call for ed to have lost. Other witnesses home, and then repaid it at a Constable regarding it.
if 8 report from the Chief deposed to fading a shaving
later date. Plaintiff bad not
Ths: brush and a towel in the accused's $125, but Mr. Russ explained magistrates at a meeting.
report was presented to the bedding, which were claimed by that they both belonged to a stated that recently a number of It certain men &3 their property.
sort of club, where they could The defence suggested the possi- sleep if they so desired and where police courts on charges of being persona appearing before "the bility of these things having been they bad lockers. alatiff had drunk and incapable informed the placed in accused's kit bag and $160 in bis locker. He told defen- presiding magistrate that they bedding. He was not presentdantitis. As plaintiff was on duty had become helplessly intoxicat when the searches were carried and could not leave the ship, de-ed after drinking Spanish red out. Nobody saw him actually fendant enggeated that his cousin wine. The wine was being retail- take the missing articles.
should give bim bis keys and heed by a nuraber of publicans, and The finding of the court will would go round and be promulgated in due course.
get the was advertised by a money. This was done in the whose advertisement pointed ont city tem beginning of January, plaintiff that as its alcoholic strength wanted his money back. Defen- was 70 degrees under proof, daat repaid $15 and promised to while whisky was sold at 30 da SHOOTING AFFRAY AT repay the remainder later. Then grees under proof, two and a half
YAUMATI,
reason
above romari.
to
recover.
to
the [WO quarrelled, because bottles of the wine, costing only plaintiff, who was the junior 49., were equal to a bottle of guard, refused to make defendant whisky costing 12s. 6d. The d some tea. Towards the end of) vertisement explained that the Former Secret Service January, defendant said he would difference was due to the spirit Official Wounded. not pay then, giving 49 his duty, which on a bottle of whisky Adherents of the former Com- which apparently
my heart is not proper," amounted to 6R. 56., as compared mander-in-Chief of the Kwang-Russ explained, that defendant wine.
meant, Air with only 5d. on the bottle of tung Army, General Chan King-felt angry. ming who have sought asylum in
From the observations of the Hongkong since the change jo
Plaintiff went into the box and police," adds the Chief Constable politics resulted in their departure Inspecter Shannon to try and this wine is frequently mixed with was telling how ne went to Sub-ia bie report, "it is evident-tbat Trom Canton, are not finding the Colony exactly a healtby place. Shannon told him it was a civil the latter case persons take a long ge: the dispute settled and Mr. whisky or methylated spirits." In Fallowing on the recent attempt case, when Mr. Rugs made the time to Anasinate General Chao
It seems Wing-son, another outrage was
to bave A stupefying ef- perpetrated on Saturday after-
Other evidence was taken, at common thing for persons
fect. I Believe It is 器 noon, when Wöng
Fook chi, the conclusion of which his order three glasses of Spanish former head of the Secret Service Honour in Canton, and Wen Kai-chi, des- plaintiff, with costs.
judgment for red wine and a glass of whisky, cribed as a legal adviser, were
which they mix together in a shot at, in Nathan Road, near the
battle and Yaumati School. The former was
AWAY for consumption. A sample of the slightly grazed in the right;
wine was examined by the city shoulder, but the latter was
analyst, who reported that it was seriously wounded in the back.
a port wine of average alcoholic The assailant, described as
strength and contained no trace. individual of mean appearance,
of methylated spirite. had apparently bean, waiting for them by the roadside, and as they passed him he fired at them. Wong was armed and he quickly. drew his revolver and returned the fire. The aim Was not. accurate and the bullets failed to bit the assailant as he ran down Arthur Street and disappeared from view.
gave
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Wong assisted his companion new words of three letters, two to the Kwong Wah Hospital of five letters, and two of seven notes has now been put into cir- where be was given prompt treat letters, that will read crosswaye culation, and the old notes will be ment. The police are making and up-and-down, just as the gradually withdrawn from public enquiries.
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Saturday's answer:
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