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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1924.
DAY BY DAY.
TEA CHEST MURDER.
and certain injuries arising out of Boolalism and Communiam," His Holiness indientes the
THE VINE PRODUCES MORE SHOP FOKI SENTENCED TO necessity to continuo olevating ORAPES WHEN IT IS YOUNG,
DEATH, the masson, and thus disarms' BUT BETTER GRAVES FOR WINEĮ The Chief Justion's Court was
name.
SPORTS GOSSIP:
RULES AND FOOLS.
with Oltinoso this whon tho trial
Why
BY "WANDERER.")
do
morning
Bomo spectatora was resumed of the shop foki endeavour to teach our roforoos accused of murdering his master the rules of the game? At the An Australian caso of typhoid an agod toa merchant of 145, Club match last wook, Vickers of
Connaught was notified yesterday.
Road
Kowloon was temporarily stunnod Contral-on September 30th, and Inter score tho had fallon heavily on, his ing the body in a tea obost on the head-and Mr. Smith, who was | refereeing, very rightly suspended verandah of the shop.
Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Crown himself that the injury was not the game until ho had satisfied Salialtor, conducted the prosecu- tion, prisoner being defended by Mr. H. 8. Fitzroy.
Thero is to bo a congregation for the conferring of degrees at the Hongkong University on Monday, January 5th.
really serious. A Club supporter, anxious apparently to air his
A boulder, dislodged by the oarth being cut away from it, A sorgeant interpreter at the knowledge of the rules, gently rolled down the hillside at Stubbs polico court, who took down but firmly informed tho roforoo from the stand that the gamo Road yostorday and foll on a prisoner's lengthy statoment
should not have beon stopped number of coalios. One was after his arrost, formally proved until the ball had passed out of
any criticism wbloh tho moderate] WHEN IT IS OLD, BECAUSE ITS Socialists would otherwise love! JUICES ARE MORE PERFECTLY crowded
CONCOUTED.-Bucun, at the statement. There is still a difficulty in defining Socialism oxactly. There are those who would draw a sharp line of dis- tinction betweon it and Com- muniem. But recent évente have so blurred the dividing line that it is impossible to distinguish in all cases that a declared Socialist is not a Communist by another The best thing for those who subscribe to tbo old, moderato party, of Socialism to do will he to adopt a. now name, unloss they desire to be sub-
original idea to make a bard and morged by the extromists. A thief was busy at the Signal PRISONER'S STORY.
fast rulo to this effect. Tho Probably they would find them Stalion on the Peak yesterday, Prisoner then went into the box, attempt to compromise has boon following the placing of a and identifiod So Shing Th Court disastrous, and exporionco. has solves in G very negligible
toloscope on a flower pot near as the wan who called at the provod that the chango, majority. But it behoves all who the flagstaff. When Mr. C. Ward shop on September 30th. He had such us it is, has been welcomed roalivo the threat which the roturned he found that it had knowa the man from boyhood. by neither player nor apoctator. changing heart of a large part of disappeared.
telescope, On the morning of the 30th Sop- and least of all by the poor ro- MUSTARD & Co. humanity in directing towards
which is valued at $40, is the tombor, So Shing called at the foran who is expected to carry it property of the Governmont. shop and had a conversation with out.
bim (prisoner) about a man who, 17, Connaught Rond Central
To C 1183.
A marvel of compactness
Fits in a case 4" bigh
Has Standard Keyboard'
No shifting for agures.
BIRTH.
some of our most sacred inherit ancos, to mark the words of the
Mr. Baldwin's Problem,
killed outright, another seriously the taking of the statement.
This closed the proaccution's play. Of course be was wrong. injured, whilst a few others
casa, Mr. Fitzroy then calling on although I agree it was the Law 13 says nothing of the kind, received minor injurios.
Tho
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the prisoner to give avidonce.
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Shortly before olaven o'clock was roturning from Moxico. So Uniformity amongst knights of head of the Christian Church of this morning the units of the Shing left in about 20 minutes, the whistle is practically
Royal Marino Light Infantry and came back to the shop in the impossibility.. Which two re- Rome, and to ponder on the now in port and the East Surreyovoning, when only witness and forces will interpret the words position which succording genur-Regiment want on a combined the master wore in. Tho cook "sorious injury" in the same way? ations will have to face once route march through the city, had gone out to buy some clothes And then again, If a playor is a the doctrine of subversion of and formed a striking parade, and modicino, The master of the good actor how can a referee tell The naval band and the military shop was lying on the bed at whether a player is soriously HARRIS. Ai 518 The Foak, authority has obtained a firm fifes and drums drew people to the time. Witness wont in-hurt or not? it is my opinion,
vorandahs, balconies and other to tho kitchen Hongkong, on the 18th. Decem-hold.
to have a such as it is worth, that if Hong- points of vantage,
and The men bath ber, to Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Harris,
-So Bhing sat kong reforces will only endeavour · prosentod a daughter.
smart in the kitchen, smoking and to carry out the old law in a appearance as they went by. talking So Shing asked if the commonsenso way, they will be merchant who had como from rendering the game the best Although it enjoys a phono-
Porsistent rumours-the per- Mexico had brought any money, service, I don't mean of courto menal majority in the House of ennials of Hongkong-about a as he had heard the dook say so that a refords should stop the Commons, the Baldwin Govern- big strik threatening here, led a Witness replied that ho did not game for trillos, ог that mont bas a rather ticklish pro-representative of this paper to know. So Shing then began to the game should be stopped at blom before it-namoly, the interview - coveral Chincao question him (prisonar) about the once if a detender falls near goal. dovising of a schome which shall, marchants to-day, who amothod of drawing cheques. So It is better to let the shot take its at one and the same time, confer scouted the talee of imponding Shing later wont into the shop oct in such a duso. substantial bonolite on tho
Mon connected with leaving witness in the kitchen, troublo. Dominions and yet result in no Labour guilds also denied that and when So Shing came back be When Jim Cartlidgo fought taxation of food in the Old strikes were looming ahead. The said the master was asleep. Bo Matty Smith for the lightweight Country. It is the same problem local workers appear in most Shing went and fotobed an axe championship of the Colony on which has faced several Con- | sorvativo Governments since that cases to have learned that those and asked witness if it could kill November 15th, the contustonta Whenever there is an outbraak party dropped the late Mr. Joseph affairs cost them more than they a man, witness replying "Cortain by their clinching taction lets a form of Communist Chamberlain's proposals, and are likely to gain in the long run,ly," Bo Shing again wont out bad tasto in the mouth of those
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 19th Doc., 1924.
THE GROWTH OF COMMUNISM.
of Bomo
of
hỏ hiats that this is not க vory straightforward way of transforming our soal system. The mischief is, of course, that the Prime Ministor has given a pledge not to tax food, in this
and when he returned he said ho
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is one which is by no manner of activity, the bulk of commenta-means easy to solve, Mr. Bald-will include groups taken at the carrying
Our Picture Page to-morrow bad killed the master. He was still sportsmen who attended in anti- cipation of a real set-to, and I am the ȧxo. Witness tors content themsolves
inclined to the view that tho bad with win is apparently going to at-weddings of Mr. G. W. Sollers wont to have a look, and found impression has endured. If this voicing the stock sentiments tempt to get round the difficulty and Miss Isobel W. Hamilton, of the master dead and wrapped in is the case it will naturally have against the offenders and rejoic-by devising some method of open- Mr. A. Kirk and Miss Hilda a blankot. So Shing made to effect on the attendunce.
ing up now and untried ways of ing that they have been put in developing Imperial, trade, al Smith, and of Mr. J. L. Parron Witness stand where they usually thoir place. The taint of unrest locating for this purpose a million and Miss Dorthy Grant: as well packed up the toa, and So shing His ultimate as a photograph of St. Andrew's then carried the doad body to a which Communism has intro- pounds annually.
object is one which must Church Vostry; 'a group taken at big tea chost on the verandah, at the head of affairs have not duced into all the countries of command Empire-wide approval, a reception to the Archbishop of and hid the body insido, covering soon it to pick either the best or the world is deplored, while little but we are inclined to agree Goa at the Macao Club; and a the chest with bed boards and representative toome
So Shing then England" "Scotland "match now portrait of C. P. O. Cartlidge, old newspapers. attempt is mado to suggest with Mr. Lloyed George who who is shortly to most Capt. opened the safe with the key ho the International Charity
on Boxing Day. remedies for it or incans
the master, Cup Mutty Smith in a boxing contost. had
would taking out Chinese subsidiary
have imagined that, checking its growth. It really means that in a general way the
Much interest was contred in coins and other things wrapped in view of the fact that it is caso at the Magistracy this up in a handkerchief. So Shing a charity match, overy offort would have been made to render danger of this now teaching is
thon loft, saying that ho morning in which it was stated not fully realised. Most of us respect differing from the late that rhinocerus and roindeer (prisoner) had to keep the matter the fixture as attractive as pos- are satisfied if the old order of Mr. Chamberlain, who argued horns, which formed the subject secret and tell the cook, when Bible, but it can hardly be denied thinge macages to gain the that although there might be a of a charge of robbery were used he returned, that the master had that the elevens as chosen are a curative gone out. Ho (prisoner) took little more than scratch slovens alight increase in food prices, the by the Chinese as victory, at elections or otherwise, other benefits of his scheme would agent for a number of maladies, none of the proceeds. The cook and hardly calculated to rouse the without rockoning the cost, or more than offset this. It would the defendant in the case was later returned and he (prisoner) oathusiasm of either a dour Scot the future difficulties of similar have been far more satisfactory charged with stealing $165 worth told the cook that the master or a wandering Sassenach.
gone out,, Both Witness: Actually,
if the Conservativos bad come out of taceo horns from a medicine had contests,
the Com-
Mr. the cook slept on the
A. E. R. Gilligan has with a bold schemo of tariff re- shop at No. 43 Bonham Strand und
On the chosen a powerful combination' munist-or Socialist Extremist-
form at the last olection, but West, and Sub-Inspector Shaftain premises that night, menace is a very real one, for instead of doing this they have said that this was done by means following day, witness met So for the first Test Match com- to-day and despite its advocates have succeeded in trimmed their sails to such an of a ruse leading to the use of Shing, and they want to the Bank monoing
of Canton togothor and cashed a Warwick Armstrong's optimistic row course open to them, Wol obtain passossion. country to the brutal experiment, cannot see the Dominions being
who produced the necessary chop, will rotain the "Asboa" and the money was handed to So if the bowling, at the command- Russia, and they there form a satisfied with any half-hearted The attention of our readers is Shing. They wont to the Orient-of his successor to the captaincy, nucleus which throatone the proposals, and we are afraid that drawn to the splendid exhibitional Bank but could not draw any is wonker, there are equally
Mr. Baldwin will find himself sol of Japanoso pictures and objetu whole world. Whatever the
money. Witness got none of the good judges who ha' their doots. hamporod by his election promises d'art now showing at Messrs. money. Ho slopt at the shop Armstrong expresses the opinion champions of the old-established that he will be able to do very Komor and Komor's, in Alex- that night, when two of doconsod's that the English tourists are no forms of government might try little in the direction which he andra Building. There is one clansmen
stayed stronger than the team of 1920, to put out of their ioinds, they desires to go. Wo shall await actor's picture there marked at thro Оп tho
Utamaru" for the
morning of put the implication that English following will yet have it brought home to further details of his proposals $3,000, and a
day, witness cricket has stood still in the $1.250, as well as printe costing was going out when he met term, is far from universally thom vory clearly that there are
only fifty conts and originals by Bo Shing, who forced him to go accepted. If the inclusion of A Wise Resolve.
known mastors from one dollar to Kannedy Town-to an iron- Tate, two distinct doctrines of
Gilligan Marshal Tuan Chi-jui, the upwards. The collection is ex-mongor's shop. There they stayed Tydlesley has not strongthened world thought, and in yours to!
acting President of China, has bibited by Mr. K. Hayashi, a for some time, later going to a the party thon' a BOLBON'S come there will be a long and declared in an interview that the well-known collector from Tokyo. restaurart. They slept that night statistice are a delusion. So far bitter struggle between the two, new Poking Government intonds There are also some beautiful at another toa merchant's house, ca batting is concerned the with an outcome which no man to respect all foreign treaties, specimens of gold lacquer and a On the following day, when in Australians have acon brillant conventions and agreements, fine collection of ivory and wood Kennedy Town, So Shing gavo glimpses of Arthur Chapman and can safely predict.
That is a must satisfactory piece notzukeen. The exhibitlen will him $1,000 to take care of, witness Lendron and there are seven It is something of a sudden of nows, and the declaration be open from 9 a.m. to 6p.mator Lending the money and abatemon, in today's team who draft over to a woman for safe must be included amongst Eng- reminder to us, to road tho romove foara which had been until Christmas.
custody. So Shing gave witness land's best. statement of the Pope in hissecret changes in the North night] A price of fur valued at $165 Home money to go to Canton and
recently found in Consistory, that those menacas possibly imply a completo rovaraal was.
subjecting at least one hugooxtont that they have a vory nar-poppar in an attack made to draft for $1,000. It was So Shing belief that the Commonwealth
now
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In his address to tho jury, Mr. and unending opposition If the 'uan Chi-jui has the situation for 810. Investigations conduct-
AFRAID TO GIVE ALARM, Fitzroy contended that they had fairly well in band at the moment, od by the police revealed that the
to boliovo the · prisoner's" ́old order is to hold its own. The and wo are hoping that he will fur had boon stolen from s Cross-examined by .Mr. monsago, though addressed be able oventually to rule the wealthy Chinose who had left it Hazolrigg, prisoner said he did statement that he was in the directly to those of the Catholic Republic as it should be ruled, to dry on the verandah of his not know that So Shing intended kitchen when the murder was faith, should be as well noted by evolving order out of chaos and homo at No. 2, Sau Wul Fong to kill the mastor when he asked committed, that he did not hear paving the way for the much-Street. It was taken to the about the axe, but he admitted anything and that he was afraid all who do not subaoriko to nooded devolopment 01 the pawnshop and later the ticket acol g the body disposed of and later to confess his knowledge.
DEATH SENTENCE. the extremist doctrines which country. Wo aro glad that this was sold to a Chiness employed the safe rifled. He was afraid to
His Lordship summed up in an are undermining the established declaration of respect for treaties at the Hongkong Trading Com-give the alarm after So Shing
has boon made before Dr. Bun pany, who, without knowing the had left because of So Shing's address to the jury lasting, 35 pesos of the nations, at home Yat-son has ronchod the capital. origin of tho far, had bought the clansmen being in the vicinity minutes, and, after an absonde of and abroad: "All, ospecially men We all know what his views on ticket for $7, and rodoomed it So Shing had also threatened loss that a quarter of an hour, the jury found the prisoner in power, who love peace and this subject are, but it is com- from the broker. With tho fur, him with a dagger.
Answering forting to feel that be appears to he had a coat made for his wife,
Lordship, guilty. sanctity. human family and be still for iu the background and and there was a bill for 830 from prisoner said that he did not 900 Sentence of death was passed:
he la polician whon on his way, to in the usual way, prisoner inak- human digefty, must make every unlikely to command any very the tailor for the work.
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