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"It is essential, in the public
THE HỒNGKONG TELEGRAPH; TUESDAY JANUARY
WATERFRONT ITEMS.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
GOLD STANDARD.
London, Jan. 10. With reference to the Morning, Post comments, a Swedish au The Kowloon wharves prosent Sweden in naturally vory intorost thoritative source points out that interest, that drivers should be ed a very busy aspect yesterday ed in Britain's action as regards made to feel that they owo, with four large steamers along the gold standard, but Sweden responsibility not only to their side. The Jardine Matheson 8.8. had already returned to the gold employers but to members of the Nam Sang was discharging cargo standard on April 1st., 1924. public," said Slr Honry Gollan from Calouits and Bingaporo, and when summing up this morning left youterday with nearly a full Renter.
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in the case in which Tam Wah, complement of passengore and the driver, and Lau Chuon-kong, cargo for Shanghai. Tho Mons- an inspector, wore charged with agerios Maritimas linor Andre the manslaughter of Fan Kin, as Lobon arrived yesterday from the result of an accidont to Shanghai, and brought most of Kal Tack motor bus on Nov. 30th. (tho mail for this port down with
Moscow, Jan. 19, The jury returned a unanimoun bor. She had fresh north-westerly
According to the Rosta agoncy, vordlot of guilty against both monsoon and overcast weather. prisoners, and his Lordship pass-Bho loft yesterday afternoon at the first direct transaction of the ed sentence of eighteen months 4 p.m. for Saigon on her home. Fronch Government which will bard labour on each.
ward voyage. The large Japanese garried out will bo a contract The only witness this morning freightor Aki Moru arrived you. With tussian oil syndicats to was the inspector, who, in con- torday from Japan, and had a supply the French Ministry of tradiction of his previous state-vory rough trip' down bere. The Marine with seventy-five thou mont, denied that ho took over Robert Dollar Company's around and tons of mazout ofl.-Renter. the whool at any time, He told the-world liner President Van the jury that the drivor was talk-Buron, Captain J. M. ing to him, and, while doing so, arrived strayed over to the wrong side of from the road. The driver got fright frosh
vory
Lane,
yesterday morning Shanghai and had
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"WOMAN'S PLACE".
north-westorly wind oned and inado a sudden turn to with rainy or misty weather the loft, which throw the witnoss all the way down. Captain Lano
In "Woman's Placo," the First off his balance (he was standing), ono of those old skippers-se with the result that he fell rare nowadays--who is lonked National attraction which comes. against the stearing wheel. The upon more or loss liko a fathor by to the Queen's Theatre to-day, car then ran off the road into the both passengore and erow. The Constance Talmadge is said to Chief Officer in Mr. R. Tull, who have been givon the poppiost and nullab.
Mr. Brower, addressing the for several year was ship. most Intorosting screen vohiclo jury, said that the ono witness mastor in the oll tankers of the that elio has bad for a long time. The role in which Miss Tal- who was able to soo and hear what Standard Oil Co. of Now York. was going on in the drivor's com- Amongst the passengers was Mr.madgo will be soon will be an partment was badlyinjured during Max S. Griffonlagen, a prominent innovation, for Constanco onacts the accident and was an unsatis-American politician, and former the part of Josephino Gorson, Sheriff of Now York boll of the town, who, an hor factory witnore. Sho appeared Grand
Another return from Paris, is mado to run willing to answer "Yes" to any County, now rotired. question, and hor avidonce was party on board consisted of Mr.jas candidato for mayor. thoroforo
contradictory. Charles C. Moore with his wife olection contest is one of the mout The jury should pay attention and daughter, accompanied by unique and amusing over con- to the statements she made of Miss D. Crawford. Mr. Moore is coived, according to those who her own volition. She had told a very prominent civil onginoor have soon a proview of the ploture, thom, without being asked, that of San Francisco, and was pre- and Mins Talmadge in said to bo of the Pacilie Pan-as whimsical and charming as the inspector pushed the driver sident out of his soat and that she American Exhibition at that city over.
Another im Konneth Harlan plays opposito hoard him tell the driver that he during 1914-1915.
portant passenger was Mr. C. H. Misa Talmadge in the role of Jim would take over the wbool,
owner and ohiof Bradley, loador of the opposition. On the
Everett, tho of tuan- queation slaughter, Mr. Brewer said that editor of a chain of agricultural ticket, and other important mom- the Crown had to provo culpable nowspapers in the Western States, bors of the custaro Ilassard Short, The President Van Buren loft | Florence Short, Ina Rorko, Mar- negligenco and they docide whether or not the driver to-day at 9 a.m. for Manila, guerite Lindonand Jack Connolly. gave up his seat to the inspector fully loadod, and with all hor willingly or unwillingly, Ilo Passenger would submit oven if they booked.
The Jardine Matheson steamor camo to: the conclusion ho Rave it
Mau Sang arrived yesterday willingly, up
4.30 that It WES
p.in. from the action of afternoon at
say
had
to
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"THE FIGHTING FURY."
An old favourite to Kowloon
a reasonable man. The inspector Sandakan, Borneo, and had frosh was his superior and he had northerly monsoon with misty novor been instructed that he and rainy weather coming up lovers of the silver screen will be soon to-day in "The Fighting was not to give up the whool ure.
Two vousels were observad to Fury" in which the principal whon roquestod by an inspector. The weight of the evidence went louve the Kowloon wharves this character is Jack Hoxio, who to show that he offered a passive morning nearly simultaneously, recently appeared in "The Red Tho Galloping Aco," namely the Jardino Matheson Warning," resistance to the inspoctor.
Summing up, hie Lordship said steamer Nam Sang for Moji, and and other sonaational pictures.
Buren for In "The Fighting Fury" the that the evidence of the witnesses the President Van
part assigned to Jack Hexio is varied very considerably and the Manila.
The Pacific Mail linor Pro-almost a suporman ouo-that of jury wore required to use their
the murder of his commonseTIND дя to the pro-sident Lincoln, Captain R. Jones, avonging babilities. The most satisfactory arrived this morning from Shang parents when he was but a child. witness bad bald that the hai and had frosh north-westerly The idea savours of impossibility, exchango was mado quite will-monsoon with overcast weather but such a notion is soon scouted ingly. and if thiu
as the audience begin to get into so, on hor trip down here. TV AG thon ho would ask the
the thick of the plot, which is jury to
that
intonsoly dramatic and exciting! it Was
from first to last. There ist sorious oporation on any road and that at the point whore
nothing overdone or exaggerated! the accident ocdurred, it was a INTERESTING OPINIONS.
and yet the adventures that bofal Jack Hoxio bofore he runs thol dangerous oporation. It was oloar that the drivor had not the car in Somo Interesting statements crooks to earth would fill a whole his control when the accidant are given on the Canton situation adventuro book, took placo.
by an oflicor in Dr. Sun's Army, "Fighting Fury" is adapted; The jury wote away for ten o states that the outcome of from Walter Coburn's story, at minutes and, roturning, recorded the situation
Canton is "Triple Cross for Dangor," and their vordiot as stated.
extremely doubtful, but that most the scenes are much the average of Dr. Sun's adherents consider for a picture dealing with catile the outlook none too bright for his raids on the borders betwoon cause, since his business ropre-Amorica and Mexico. The night| Yesterday afternoon the wed-gentativo, Mr. Wong Ching-wai, sconos aro particularly good, as ding took place at the Rhenial is reported to have been arrested well they may, for they were Mission Church, Bonham Road, at Peking. It is foarod that Dr. taken at Lone Pine, California, in |Fun is practically kept a prisonera_section on the edge of Death of Miss Sun Tang-shan and
Valley, whore Nature is impres Mr. Chan Chow-lam, president at Peking. of The China Nera, o locall Regarding the
Can-sive in the bignoss of her wonders.
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LOCAL WEDDING.
45
"Hok
ton". tho Chilean atcamor Chinose nowepapor.
reported previously
by UB The bride was dressed in pink
'confiscated having been satin, with a lace voil wern coronet fashion. The nusida of by Dr. Sun's Government, this officor says she is now employed honour
relations of the bride, and the bridgegroom carrying troops as reinforcomonte was attended by Mr. Chai Yauto the military depot and training ping, of Messrs. Basto & Co., as amp at Whampos, in anti-
bost man.
MURDER CHARGE.
last
ARREST AFTER THREE MON THS.
oipation of General Chan King- A murder, occurring The coromony was conducted ming's impending attack. The October is recalled, by the arrost Hok Canton.. an old stoamer last night, at a house in Wolling- by the Rev. Dr. Pearce.
After the ceremony, the guests worth about $30,000 and carrying ton Street, of a coolic on the were invited to a dinner at To To cargo of bullocks, pigs and chargo of causing the death of Bin, the woll known Chinese chickens worth about $20,000, was, the caretaker of a latrino in restaurant in Des Voeux Roadho says, really, carrying opium Circular Pathway, Contral.
DAY BY DAY.
man
illegally when she was confiscat- It will be recalled that in a od, and the game was given away polico roport on the 2nd by one of the bullock men. The October last, it Was atatod
Government is Canton
now that
who had asking $200,000 for the stoamor'e charge of the latrino montioned was done to death with a hatchet. He was not killed instantly, but expired a few minutes after ad- mission to the Governmont Civil Hospital from a number of gashos in the head.
Tho Java-China-Japan Line release. Bond us two of their offoutive
Chingo calondars.
Holyoak, said he thought it The Sooratary of the H. K. was an occasion for thom General Chamber of Commerce to racord thoir vory groot appro- informs us that at the last olation of the extraordinarily able At tho samo time, a man who mooting of the joint committee and patient mannor in which Mr. shared a bed space with the mur of the Chambers in charge of the Hallifar had handled the work dorod man was found to be mise- Hongkong section of the British entrusted to him at Homo. This ing, and police investigations Empire Exhibition, whon the expression of appreciation was were got on foot, resulting in an Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., received with hearty applauso. arrest being made at a house in gave an account of the working An Interview with Mr. Hallifax Wollington Streat last night. of the local saotion and of the on Hongkong's participation this Exhibition generally. the year, appears eleowhore in this Chairman, the Hon. Mr. P, HI, lasuc.
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