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璧井雞
MONDAY
MAY
20,
1924
NEW HONGKONG LAW.
57 70-DAY
Telephone Central 3930
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BINIČKI CUPA JO VIN 036 PEN ANUMN
CYCLE
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
EMPIRE DAY AT WEMBLEY.
BUSY SCENE IN "HONGKONG.”
ENTHUSIASM DESPITE BAD WEATHER.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, May 25.
Despite cold and showerly weather the Empire Exhibition again attracted throngs of visitors last work, culminating in an attend-
PROTEST BY CHINA COAST GUILD.
A "Preposterous" Idea.
A vigorous protest is being made
ance of over 150,000 on Saturday alone. The week's visitors into the Government by the China cluded various Itoyaltion, Oversea Governors, foreign Ambassadors Coast Officera utld and the and prominent persona from various countries, aiding the cosmo- Marine Engineers" Guild of Chind politon note which is a feature of Wembley.
Their Majestion, who have already seen the show several times, against the provision in the pro- will pay another visit on Wednesday, accompanied by their Italian posed Ordinance dealing with the Majesties. The Royal party will visit various buildings, after which provention of cruelty to animals there will be an official reception and luncheon in the British which lays it down that the
Government pavilion.
All parts of the Exhibition are attracting attention The Hong kong market is in full swing, the pavements of its miniaturo atrost
master of any vessal upon which
offences are committed shall, in addition to the offender, be deem- which occurs while ho is on board. od guilty of any such offenco
In forwarding us a copy of a
being daily crowded with sightseers. The philosophic detachment of the Chinese shopkeepers holghtens the. illusion that the stroots are not merely part of the Exhibition but are part of Hongkong letter which has been addressed itsolf.
The beautiful Malaya pavilion, with its well-arranged rubber, to the Hon. Colonial Secretary basketwork and other exhibits, completes the picture of the East.
Thanksgiving Service."
on the subject, Mr. TT. Lauron Aon (Assistant Socretary of the
"The thanksgiving service at Wembley was marred by unsettled Officers Guild) and Mr. W. J. woather, a cold boisterous wind being accompanied by showers, with occasional thunder. The sun shone brilliantly when their Majesties actually arrived at the starlium. but rain descended intor. Noyertheless, the attendance was estimated at nearly a hundred thousand.
Morars. Clynes, Henderson, Thomas. Buxton and Jowatt prosonted the Cabinat.
but the problem of dobta claims was difficult.
..
Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Mary, who to-day celebrates her 57th birthday,
MOTOR
ACCIDENTS.
P.W.D. MAN INJURED.
Export and Constant European Supervision
'BROKERS' CLAIM.
SUED,
Alleged Trespass on Land.
'A.J. Allisan.
PEAK RESIDENTS.
ANNUAL REPORT OF ASSOCIATION..
A nasty motor-oyolo nosidont|
We have to day received from occurred on the Casilo Peak road
tho Hon. Bacretary of the Peak yesterday afternoon, as a result of
Residents' Association a copy The story of how a building of the report of the General which Mr. D. W. Waterton, of the contractor made frao uso of a Committee covoring the activities. Public Works Department, le now plat of vacant land in Kowloon of the Association for the year in hospital suffering from a rather for the purposes. of storing 1923.
severo injury to his leg.
Woe told timber, It
In the appears that botwoon
The report statos three and four o'clock yester before Mr. Dyor. Ball, when of paramount importance
Summary Court this morning,
Whilst there has been nothing
rexidonia:
to
day afternoon, Mr. Waterton
en action for Tent and was oyeling between Tain: Wan sad
damages was brought. The plain gogo the attention of the Lai Chi Kok, with a
Asealation during the past your, friend seated on the back of the life wore Mr. Honey Birkatthe Committee in presenting its machine, when bo skidded and and Mr. Eward Maurice Ray report feel that they can justly ran into the bank, badly injuring mond, well-known broker, lay claim to a year of useful his left log. At the time, he was tra of the land, ond Trang Mow" ond-avour on behalf of Paak rounding a bend when seemingly choung, building contractor, of some tar being used by workmon Sharoshuipo.
In the particulars of olaim, it Tho Association's momborship repairing the roud got on to tho whool of bis machine and caused was stated that plaintiffs were at the end of last your stood at the registored owners of Kowinon 253 which number has now been it to skid Mr. Waterton came Inland Lot No.1133 (on. the increase1 to 306. A largo num- into contact with the bank at a fairly good rate and was badly corner of Nathan and Jordan bor of the members on the prment hurt, but his friend. only sustaiu-January lat. On or about that Colony or are away on home Roads) and were in possession on list, however, have either lefs the
ROMO
Stokes (Branch Secretary of the Binoore' uild) stato:~" Wo
ed minor injuries. fool that the point made in the
COURT MARTIAL.
After the acoldent,
date, the plaintiff, by his servant leave and it is hop d that letter is of interest to the public
warders from the Lai Chi Kokor agen's, wrongfully broke and new members will be found to in anticipation of presentation of
Gaol arrived on the scone and it as a timber yard and erected a
entored upon the ground and used, take their place. GUNNER ACCUSED OF the Bill It may be thou chethat wo rare hardly dealing fairly with the
The Accounts show a cash ROBBING COMRADE.
rendered first-aid to both mon, matshed thoroon On April 14th, balance in haud of 8184.13 and later they were taken Honourable Colonial Secretary
the plaintiffs requested the re- The Association takes thie Alleged to have stolon money into Kowloon by tho in publishing part of a correspon-
motor dence before he had an opporunity from a comrade, Gunner Harry Ambulance, Mr. Waterton then moval of the workmen, matshed opportunity of placing on record RUSSIAN AIMS DEFINED,
to reply, but would excuse Leeman, 83rd Company, R.G.A being convoyed to the Govera-and timber, but only part of the their appreciation of the kindly ourgolvos for this apparent breach was charged before a Distriot ment Civil Hospital. His friend removal had been carried out. co-oporation of the Government Plaintiffs claimed damages for on all matters which have been PRIVATE TRADE UNMOLESTED.
of courtesy by the necessity for ourt Martial this morning with was, however, able to proceed the wrongs complained of, an brought forward for their consi- Moscow, May 25. putting forward our views before having stolon $5.10 from Gunner homo.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT,
Injunction to restrain the defend-ideration of action and trust that Zinovioff, addressing the Congross of the Russlan Communist any legislation can take place Gray on the night of May 9th-
Another He was charged also with
accident occurredant, 8400 as ront for the use of these friendly relations may long Party, said he was justifled in viewing the domestic and foreign and our point perhaps
in- 10th. situation of the Soviet optimistically. The recognition by a number advertently over-looked." having received the money know yesterday, whon Mr. A Martin, the land and any such further continue.
roliof as the nature of the dayo A precis of the year's corros- - of countries had undoubtedly consolidated the international position, The letter to the Hon. Colonial ing it to have been stolen. Accused of Impress Lodge, whilat riding a required. Defendant had paid pondence states inter alia
motor oycle, ran into and knock-50 inte Court. Secretary is in the following pleaded not guilty.
· Typhoon warnings.—The 'sover- The Soviet earnestly desired to cultivate lasting ties with torms:
Major R. C. Campboll,, 1st Eaat ed down a Chinese on the Taipo
Mr. Wadeson, of Mosers,ity of the isnt typhoon season Bri ain. The chiof aims of the Russian Government were to ragu-
Surreys, presided and the other road. The victim was later takon Deacons, appeared for the plain-has exemplified the necessity of Hongkong, 22nd May, 1924. lariso the home market and promote co-operation. There was no
Sir-The attention of these members were Captain D. to the Kwong Wah Hospital.
tiffs, and. Mr. Brooks, of Mossrs." better arrangements being mado question of limiting the new economie policy or abolishing private Guilds has been drawn to the Heys, 2/4th Bombay Gronadfor
Hastings and Hastings, for tho for issuing warnings to trade Tho strengthening of co-operative sociotics was the only Government Gazette of Friday and Lieutenant H. L. C. Hall
defondant.
sidents on the Peak and this means of cordbatting privato capital.
May 16th 1924. in which a "Draft Royal Garrison Artillery,
Mr. Wadeson stated that the matter has had the careful atton- Zinoviaff said that private capital now controlled sixty-four por Bill" is published for general
Capt. L. D. Toll prosscuted und)
plaintiffe bought the land in 1922 of the Association. The signal. cont, of the home trade, and the State thirty-six per cent. Russia in Information-a Bill Intituiod an the "prisoner's friend" was Liou Messrs. Ellis and Co. have and left it unoccupied. When Mr. mast on Gough Hill which was the prosont trade year only exported two hundred million poods of Ordinance to make provision for tenant F. A. Henslowe
kudly supplied น with the Birkett returned to the Colony blown down in the big typhoon grain, but in the coming year would export four hundred million, the prevention of cruelty to Gunner 8. Gray said that he following cable quotations of from love in February or March, has been replaced and is being
went to sleep at Devil's Peak Shanghai stocks from compared with a thousand million before the war.
animals.
their he noticed that the land was equipped with night signals Section 12 reads:" Every per- Barracks on the night of May Shanghai office:
being used by some contractors in addition to the ordinary son who contravenos or attempts 9th-10th leaving $5.40 in his
23 who wore erooting some adjoining day signals: to contravene, or aids or abots pocket. When he awoke next
buildings. He told the, foreman the contravention of, or fails to mornings. ho found that all ex- comply with or commits an copt 30 cents-was-missing. He offence against any of the pro-mot Gunner Looman outside the visions of this Ordinance or of barrack room after reporting the any regulation made thorounder mattor and asked him to lond shall upon summary conviction him a dollar, but Lesman, pro- In the May number of The be liable to a fine not exceeding ducing a fow ton-cont places, Silver Wolf, the official organ of two hundred and fifty dollars, said that that was all the money the Hongkong Boy
and to imprisonment for any be had. Amongst them witness torm not exceeding six months.recognised a bad one which was Association, the acting Cum-
In the Objects and Roasons, his property. The following day
DEATH OF MR. A. A. CLAXTON,
BOY SCOUTS.
SUCCUMBS IN SHANGHAI
TO TYPHUS. :
The news of the death in Shanghai of Mr. A. A. Claxton, the well-known Interport eric-
1
HONGKONG
HEADQUARTERS WANTED.
Scouts
upon
whicli
of-
SHANGHAI SHARES,
Langkats (comb.) Tls. huyers.
Ewos. Tis. 11.35 buyers. "Shenghi{ Dačke, Thr. buyers..
buyers.
MACAO NOTES.
(OUR OWN. CORRESPONDENT).
by BOMO
Negotiations aro'also la progress
on the site to send the contractor between the Government and the 90 to Mesura Deacons office and MilitaryAuthorities roarding- the defendant called next day, the placing of a signal, mast on New Engineeringe, Tls. 6.10 when he offered to pay $50 per the plateau behind Mount Austin.
month for the use of the ground. Barracke. buyers.
Orientals.Tia. 4,20 nominal. He was asked to call again Peak Tramway Company
questions Shanghai Cottons. Tle. 55 but never turned up and on Limited.-Buch
April 14th he was written to Congestion on the Peak Tram- and asked to clear off the land way." "Non-Stop. Traus," "In- altogether. Practically every-oroase in Price of Tickola" and thing had been cleared, ex-Applications for Punch and keter, formerly of Hongkong, missioner (Mr. C. Champkin) haa Section 12 reads:-12. "Clause he told Gunner Leeman that he
copting that the support poles of Coolie Tickets" have occupied. will come
great shock me interesting things to say in 12 imposes a penalty for the bal got evidence of his having
another matabed were still on a considerable amount of time to la numerout friends in his letter to Scouts. Referring to breach of the Ordinance or any stolen the money and accused
| plaintiffs' property. The writ and work of the Association, as the Colony. The sad informat future hopes, he says he wants
was issued later.
the correspondence which is only lon was recolved in a cable to see the Boy Scouts with head-ovulation of a fine not exceeding replied "I found the ten cent $250 and imprisonment for ploco on the ground and took the
Mr. Brooks, for the defendant, partly published on these subjects this morning by Col. T. Aquarters of their own-a Reading
Macao, May 24th. any torm not exceeding six 35 out of your pocket." Ho had
One thing which cannot fail to entitled to damages. The mat
submitted that plaintiff was not will clearly Indicate. Robertson, Secretary of the Hong- und Social Room with a library
months: und also annota bitten the coin and could identify
Coal and oil dopot for Posk.- korig Club, and the cause of death and museum of handicraft, and that the master of any vessel it.
be noticed here is the lack of shod was not on their land, but The views of the Association wore is said to be lyphus.
another room fitted as a technical
Cros-examined various
by second enterprise
foreign was adjacent,
on some land asked by the Government regard- workshop and gymnasium, with fances are committed sliall, in Lieut. F. A Henslowe, witnons business concerns in pushing which the Government was going ing a proposal to grant permission The late Mr. Claxton, who was accommodation for stores and addition to the offender, bo deom-admitted it might be a common European goods. This applies to to use for a road. So soon as de- to a Chinese firm to erect a store a comparatively young man, was "quipment. He states that some; ed guilty of any such offenca practice to bite coins to order to many Portuguese as well as fondant got notice to go he went, as a distriburing centre for coal in Hongkong with his wife Mr R. Sutherland has started
thing has boga done already, and which occurs while he is on board find out whether they wore good others. Most of the concerns and he did not admit that he had and oil la the Peak District. Aftor week or
profor to deal in native goods, to pay for use or occupation,
careful consideration the Associa the library with a splendid gift of such vessel,"
These Guilds most emphatical- L/Sargeant West snid that on despite the fact that often those they left together for Shanghays' books, for which they arely protest against any onactment the evening of May 9th, Gunnor goods are quite as expensive 68 saying that the matshed was urgent recessity for such a depot Mr. Birkett gave evidenoo,tion decided that thore wis.no hai by the French mail steamer P-Ambolso for Shanghai. "At]*!*
ail grateful.
which imposes upon the Master Gray showed him a had ton-cent their European equivalents. On about half on his land and half and as a result, the Government the time Mr: laxton was not in The magazine is á most of any vessel sailing out of this piece which he marked with his the other hand, British feme do on Government land. He found have decided that permission the bost of health, but there was interostimit number. In addition Colony, the responsibility for teeth. The following day when push their own goods, oven if timbers lying all around the should not at present be grant- nothing to indicate that his con- to various hows of Scout activity, offonchs committed by others, shown a bad ton-cent plese which they are a triflo dearer. It in
ed for the erection on the Peak ground. dition was at all serious.. The there are several articles, one of more especially
noticeablo with the was in accused's possession, He particularly
Questioned by Mr. Brooker Mr. of a store fortgoal and oil.-, news of his unexpected death which, by S. M. Barnay, tolle an utmost certainty in this case the thought be recognised it as the American goods are displacing Birkett, admitted that he had not Lighting of Poak district. The will be received with the utmost interesting story, of a climb up actual offender will be a Chinese samo one, but ho could not those of Portuguese manufacturo, visited the site since the timbers Association has recently drawn regret by all who knew him, Vesuvius and a visit to Pompeii. stevedore whom the mastor has sword to it. On the morning in which connection. I think had been removed. Another con- the attention of the Government for Mr. Claxton' was a great
not the power to ongage, pay or of May 12th, Gunner Gray told it can'
bo said that if tractor was also, trespassing on to the inadequacy of the present favourite in' all parts of the East.
diemise
him that Gunner Leeman had firm sells. American goods when the land, doing stone work and lighting system of the Pask He came to Hongkong many
Lot overy possiblo action ba confessed to stealing the money. there are Portuguese articles ho had paid $250 for use and district, and by the courteous years ago and was for a timo on
takon to punish any act of cruelty, Leoman admitted the theft to which can compete with them, occupation and $30 lawyers coste, invitation of Mr. Goldsmith, the staff of Messrs. Hutchison.|
either by malice, or carolosanges, him,
then such a policy is not patriotic. There was not so much stong on this matter was a carefully and Company, lator leaving them |
but take heed that the punish Cross-examined --He did not Hope those concerned will look the land of timber, Ho (Bir gone into by Mr. A. 8. to go to Singapore, where he
ment fits the crime and, more get a written statement of con- into this important matter, Birkett) adinitted that he had Maikishan, Mr. E. B. A Hornell doingd Mr. Nowall in par
With regard to the Russian cepooially, that the blame falls on fession. norship in the firm of Morore.
the porpetrator, and him alone. The vordlet of the Court will bo who was found dead at Coloans, rat of all asked defendent for and Mr Goldsmith in the latter's $200 a month, but had later office. In the correspondence re- Nowall, and Claxton, for whom
Apart from the fact that in promulgated in due course, I am informed that papers found reduced his claim to $400 and Isting to this subject will be
two ngo.
unri
CLAN FIGHT.
WYNDHAM STREET COOLIES' BATTLE.
49
Olausa 12, there is no“ mantion of "Master of any vourel" unless
or bad,
I
how
on his body disclose the fact that damagos. Sandy are found notes and recommendations ho was onco a Captain in the Re-examined by Mr. Wadeson, made at this meeting, which are
anothör-, near the Penk
he has boon travelling in the East for the past-year or two reprosont- Ming various Home manufacturers This morning a deal of ox.the general term "avory person" enough to inform us if the penal-Russian Army under the old Mr. Birkett said he would have of considerable interest
Mr. Claxton, was a very clover citement was caused in Wyndham be presumed to include him, wo tios of Clause 12 will re-act regime. According to reports of been proper d to allow defendant Children Playgrounds. The
Strock by a clan fight amongst do most emphatio lly protest in the Honourable. PW.D. in the autopay the poor fellow's to continue using the land pro- Playground on . B. L. No cricketer being a stylish and the chair coolies stationed there, the name of the Members of the in the case of a. F.W.D. death was due to heart diseans. vided he had paid a reasonable near the late Mrs. Bowell hard-hitting batsman, and ho The opposing factions balaboured Mercantile Marine against this coollo ill-treating one of his work-Yesterday whilst launch of mum for the use of it on house has now been completed
the Netherlands Harbour Works The defendant said that be Sheld the unique record of having each other with bamboo poles most obnoxious and allpehod ng bullocks
played for Hongkong, the Straits and thoro Was
Shanghai in interport con-
It is a very homely parallel, Was towing several tanks, zons received: permission- much blow-method of adminstering any-Or Fiat He was one of the best ng of polico whistles. One dinanou by tucluding the Master but will serve to illustrate the apoixed, and several people were Government to man got a damaged head in and/or officers of any vossol as farcical-nonsense, against which thrown overboard. It le bolleved matshod. It was
that overal were drowned.
part of the land where [12] wokat-keepers even seen out the souffle which took place, and accomplices of acts committed by we now protest.
***He was also a fine Rugby eventually the police appeared on others
Wo have the honour to be Sir,
proposed to build a new roads yor and a keen swimmer. the soone and put an end to the
Your obodiont sorvanti,
KEEP WAð not, he said, on in fact, a splendid all affair.
China Coast Omoors' Guild
She land at all. Ho recei disportsman, He was of a
(8gd.) T. T. LAURENBON,«/
from plaintiff on- Assistant Sooralary.
4/11/167: hocremoved the timbe 29.80
The idea is preposterous, and goes one step furiber to show the absolute my surdity of legislation
pastry, disposition and made Afterwards there was a roour- for all being drafted by persons Thof" friends wherever he renge of the trouble, but on this who have only one side of the ob-
With bit widow: the-ut- occasion a lukong and a detootive foot fa their purview "obaiby will be felt in her arrested one of the ringleaders and On the point of this wido circle that'finally salkled the zaminua fof managallige, will:#sahead
*** The Marine Engineers Guild
wy (820) WAJA STOKES AR
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Judgment, was given-.
tho
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