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THE
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,
RENTS CASE.
ALLEGED "MALA FIDE"
J
AOT.
The hearing was resumed at the
Magistracy yesterday afterion of
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1924. :
DARING PIRATICAL AMERICAN BASEBALL.
ENTERPRISE.
ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE' CRUISER.
LATEST LEAGUE RESULTS. New York, Juno 28.-Leagua baseball matches played yesterday resulted an follows:
Brooklyn
Tittsburg
Shanghai, June 23--The limit nchieved by
National League. a case in which two Chinese of daring hitherto
..... Philadelphia... 7 inndlords, of 161 Queen's Road Chinese pirates was the recent at
4 Cincinnati.....: 9 Eant, were suuninoned for inducing topt to capture the largest Chinese
American League. the tenants to quit by removing the navy cruiser Hnichi off Cheloo. On Detroit.... 6,Cleveland
a boliday when it was expected that St. Louis 4 Chicago Mr. M. K. To prosecuted. Mr. Gthe erow of the Halchi would be New York...... 2 Boston Brosser, instructed by Mr. Dashore on leave, a gang of thirty Philadelphia.. 4 Washington MeCallum, defonded.
roof.
three pirates commandeored a small
* Mr. J. 'Cher Clark, architrat, said Chinese steamer, at the point of ́a ho inspected 101 Queen's Road revolver and forced the captain to
Enst on the 14th. June on thel
of the rouf.
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instructions of Mr. To to ascertain proceed to the Haichi. The crew, whether the remaining portion of however, had not been granted leave the party wall between 150 nad 161 and the pienten were forced to aban was dangerous. On the 21st: bo dun the attempt. An alarm had in made another inspection of the the meanwhile been given and the Is it possible to toll oharacter promises to examine what remained police charged the gang when it from a poreon's handwriting? Inuded capturing nine of them: The Many students of penmanship Copies of reports made by Mremainder, including the lendor, claim that it is; but the posal- bility. Is denied by Professor Clark were produced by Mr. 14, oseaped-Reuter.
Carvalho who, says Popular showing think there was no neversity.
Science, has probably examined to pull down the party wall and
more handwriting than any the rool. However, the roof over d verandah required inmedinte
other expert in the world. [renewal, while Suthe G the purliems were dovnying: but these, it was submitted by Mr. Clark, could be replaced witiut demolish ing the wall.
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Officers From the South. Cheloo, June 13-The Ching An, tual Chinese-owned vessel which plys regularly twice a day between, Chiefoo and Yniatue, a fow miles writing can be counted upon to south of this. puri, received the un-reveal in the writer's identity- welcome attention of a pirate, band this is the conclusion of my long
experience," says Professor Car whilst only a few ininutes
valho. Examined by Mr. Lo, witness the latter port. Reports indicate "I have had the pleasure, so tu aid the decaying portions were that these men were not the usual sponk, of sending thousands of hot all together, and even if they ruffians, but officers from the South forgers to prision but through sli were there' WH no need to tako drwn the NĚ, He had repaired who had in view the capture of the my study of their ponmanship! minny" rants which bad decaying warship Hai Chi, which has for never-learnod an important thing hatters Sunil to those at 161, some months been lying in the bay about their characters. Some without fusing to carry and entire It will probably to remembered that times, yet only sometimes, hand- demulation
this rosacd was my time the pro- Writing throws a little light upon MAITRESSES Cressiesammed by Mr. Prosser, perty of the Southern forces, but the nature of a man's mind; it novor tails anything worth while! vitro mopatically denied that came over to Marshal Wa and the about his character, not to men- the root was in a dangerous rendi- North, being at present under the tion his diseases or his history.
The Įtion, viz donges of rollapsing. jurisdiction of Almiral Won. "Disraoli said. "Handwriting is None of the walls of 161 was in idea of the outlaws, was apparently, but a gesture of the mind.' Writ elangorms geondition. Topinion
Blow such as that to capture the vessel and restore, ing sometimes show this connec
tion by revealing certain montal; her to the South.
traits, such as logical sequence of in' fortnight ago Jernrring about
Reward Offered for Leader.
the writer's customary thoughts: wouldnt have blown the roof
There are various stories account-- but such ovidenco may be lacking dusver if it had not beer, lemolished, unless the shering was defretive. ing for thie, reas why this plan was when wo most expect it. Napo- Referring to a "dungur, indica" { not proceeded" with and, in view of leon's signature, small and jumb fissatest by the Public Works Depart the fact that they are so conflicting, ling, gives no sign of his clear ment in respect of 161, whiels had it would be yuwise to quote any one and forceful thinking, bis extra- ~idgequently "been withdrawn. Mrs particular, report as authentic, ordinary mental power.. But the Prosser asked Mr. Cinch Do you However, the Ching An was even attractive, regular, clear hand- consider the statement of the P. W. D. majustified by the hurts?tually benchel, and deserted by her writing of Poe, with most of the captors. The Sessel has since re-lotters carefully joined, might be on turned to Chefoo and is again maksaid to rovos! his love of beauty and the clear and logical sequence extraordinary mistake thinking her two trips per day. Accord-of his poems and talos.
ing to the Chinese newspapers, 13 "If a man too drunk to talk After further evidency the case of the "bandits" have already been can still sign a passable signature. was bount
explurtd, and any now in Chrfoo the act of handwriting must bo' awaiting execution. The ringleader, mainly mechanical and auto- a man named Wu, has not yet been matic; and, if a nearly uncons apprehended and a reward of $200 oious drunkard still retains in his has been offered to anyour reapina.signature the peculiar character. tistics of his. handwriting. sible for his arrest.
most of such characteris- result of . Although no- lives were lost in tics must be the For All Sorts Of Purposes. connection with this áffair it is pleas spontaneous movements made un- London has more quoer clubs to note that the authorities are consciously as a matter of ostab-
showing no leniency, with those eon-lished habit.
"Controlled by the mind and than any city in the world!
One of the most unusual is the cerned. It is to be boped that their Crimes Club whose members, all attitude-will-effectually..put_a_stop not by the charactor, handwriting wellknown men, meet several to any further attempts at banglitry, times a year and discuss crimal--. C. D. Nors, e
--Yer.
Mr. Proser:
NO
WUS
LONDON'S CLUBS.
as it appeals to the criminologist.: Recently there has been formed
"The Chestnut-Roasters' Union,”,
at a wellknown literary Bohemian Club.
and
SHANGHAI AME- RICANS..
New York State Has Sent the Most.
mochanical. A man trains bis is, in fact, about 9844 por cont hand to form letters with the pen. "Every parson's handwriting always contains more or loss of the details that ho inserts as the result of acquired habit. There may be the obvious features, as Apart from the night clubs,
the slant, the general pattern of nice and otherwise, and all the
sach letter, the average lightnoas or heaviness of the lines. aside, political, literary, social service and women's clubs, which aro
The number of Americans in from the fineness or the coarse- situated in large numbers all! over the West End of London. China has constantly increasedness of the pen, oto. He is well there are myriads of other clubs since the Amorican entrance into aware of those features, and ho often founded on little more the war. In 1917 there were will altor them when he trion to excuse than a partiality for 5,618 Americans in this country, disguise his hand or imitate the roasted chestnuts.
They reprosented 216 firms: the hand of another.. But his writing There is ons luncheon club romainder being missionaries in also contains cortain liny. char- whose members, after dovouring 1920 the number was 7,269, hat factoristic distinctions that he is their luncheon, Indulge in the firms had almost doubled, there not aware of, and that he does
disguise." pastime of marking and solving being 409. This was after the not try to disguise and never doos great-hey-day of American in- acrostics!
Then there is the "Fireside torost in China during 1919, Club" composed of literary men writes George E. Sokolsky to the most interesting manner. Now
York comes firet who just sit around, the fire and Japan Advertiser.
In 1921, the number of families. California is next with talk:
A club soldom heard of, is "The Americans coming to China con-233.families. The large number Quekett Club", named after a tinued to increase, there being from California is explained by Victorian pioneer of rosearch 8,230 in that year, but the firms its being closer to China than remained practically stationary any state in the union, but it is work with the microscope."
A recent institution is "The numboring 412. In 1922, the difficult to understand quite why Garden Club", composed chlofly Arine had decreased to 377 but so many should be from New York. of woll-known society people, who the number of individuals con- Pennsylvania has 67 families in take real interest in the garden. tinued its upward tendency, there Shanghai. Massachusettos also The most recent, "The Mah Jong boing 9,153. What share of the comes with 74 familles. There American population is mission-Fwas a time when Massachusettos Club." was inevitable.
neum."
with
243
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A lluk with the past in olub ary, is not quite possible stood first. Before 1891 when history is the recent celebration to know, since the figures are not Russell and Co., an Anorioan. of its centenary by the "Athen- available, but there are about firm, was the largest businoer Bince its foundation, 7,500 foreign missionaries in the house in China, the Yankees pro- overy British Prime Minister, land, the largest number of whom dominated and such good mer- chantile names at Russoll, Forbes, with the exception of Glidetone are Americans.
Shanghai is said to be the Low, Marshall. Hünter" wore and Boner Law, has been a mem ber. Darwin was a rumber, and largest permanent American known, in all the treaty ports.
Virginia sents 44 families; Kon;! Theodoro Hook quletly com-community outside of the United pounded his surprise jokes within Staton, Paris and London have tucky 23; North Carolina 41.1 ita walls, to the accompaniment a larger transient American Thase are the tobacco states, One of many a stiff glass.. In this population, but it is doubtful of the principal business in which famous club, Lord Lytton wrote whether they havo more than Americans in China aro engaged popular novels, while Dickens and 3,062 Americans who live thord in the selling of cigarettes; and Thackeray made up their quarrel. all the time, send thoir children the Americans in the trade aro Not far from the Athenaeum to local schools, support local largely. Southernors. It has boon are the clubs of St. James's Street, churches and consider themselves suggested by a business man, hore the oldest of them all, White's local resident. Shanghai has that that, word China to coase import
ling tobacco from the United Club," dating from 1697, with number.
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The 3,060 Americans in Shang'ern states would find it difcult the "Cocoa Tree" soh dating
hat are divided as to states in a to continua in busines8. back to 1764.—Ex.
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