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A Daily Bulletin talogram says Dr Schurman left Poking Shanghai yesterday morning.
The Tutorial Institute of Hongkong is holding its annus!
LONDON SOCIETY “TRIANGLE.”
REVELATIONS IN DENNISTOUN ACTION.
A
was said to havo receive Lady Carnarvon,
Major Pagot, giving evidenc said thati dofondant's letters plaintiff were most disgusting.
ZALADÝ. CARNARVON,
The Dowager Lady Carnarvon In the course of har deposition described the plaintiff as fascinat ing and attractive to the las FORMER WIFE WING CLAIM she paid defendant, she said she dogree. With reference to monies asked to use his account for a private reaso0.
Much interest has been aroused Almost it scome to the sports at Queen's College ground, in Britain by an action before. Mr. Asked if she still loved Col Standard casual man in-the-street is if Causeway Bay, to-morrow. Mr. Justice McCardle and a special Dennistoun, she replied. "I love keyboard
the trade slump in Hongkong Wong Kwong-tin is to distribute Jury in the King's Bonch Division him with all my hourt, my soul has como suddenly like a thief the prizos,
in which Mrs Dorothy Muriel "Nothing city continues to wear is hardly in the night, for the aspect this
Dennistoun sued her former hus: and my body," and half fainted. band, Liqutenant-Colonel Ian Resuming her ovidence before to learn that of depression, and there still Shipping roports disclose that Onslow Dennistoun, whom she the adjournment of the hosting, "Nothing around to burn. But the com- immediato vicinity of Hongkong that she had lont him and paid on growing affection of witness.for seems to be plenty of money severe weather prevails in the diverged for the return of certain Lady Carnarvon said plaintiff aums of money which she said was very much encouraged by the to unlearn
morcial men who have been "up 4 strong N.E. monsoon is sgainst it for more than a year accompanied by heavy seas and his account the defendant Plaintiff knew can tell a difforopt taloof in some cases rain and mist: The case onded on March 24th, fendant with money Defendant that witness was providing de dwindling demand, small olear ances, and accumulating stocks,
when the jury awarded the plain-expressed to witness his desire, to while the upset on the mainland
tiff £5,000 damages give plaintiff £500 to do up har Sir Alfred Dont, K.O.M.G.. has has sattled down from a more rosigned his seat on the Board of It was some time after the flat. Witness, who know that threat of chaos to a stondy spell Directors of the Chartered Bank Botton had opened boforo with plaintiff, disapproved of it, defendant was madly infatuated of disorganisation. Already are owing to ill-health, and Mr.
General X" was revealed as the there signs of the effect the stump Archibald Auldjo Jamieson, of late Sir John Cowans, the Quar but yielded because she realised Fis having on the Chinese piece the Burneo Co., Ltd, has boon termaster-General,
goods firms, some old established elected to fill the vacancy. In the course of his evidence given defondant by Sir Ellis the happiness it would cause him. Witness said the character businesses having to put up the MUSTARD & Co. Inc. shutters, What really concerns
Bon March 16th the defen- the average person, however, is A Tokyo telegram to the Daily said that when a boy he simple soul who was absolute dant, Lt. Col. Dennistoun abominable. Defendant was "a Hume Williams was wicked and 16-17. Connaught Road Ceptro ospecially the immediate future. changes announced aro that Vice Africa and joined the Rhodesia Putty in plaintiff's hands,"
the question of the future, Bulletin says among the other ran away from Eton to South
essity.
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MARRIAGE.
i
THE BUMMING UP.
That things are none too bealthy Admiral Mifu Osumi succeeds Volunteers and afterward, the is evident from recent discussions Vico-Admiral Abo as Vice-Minis- Capo Police. He returned to When the hearing was rosum- at Home, and attempts to tor of the Navy, and the latter England and got a captainos in ed later, Lt. Col. Dennistoun and cheapen production costs with a becomes Commander at Kure. the Grenadiers and served in the Lady Carnarvon were present. view to recapturing lost trade in the Far East. But, have we
South African war. He married Sir Ellie Hulmo Williams, ad- CURRIE-FERGUSON:-At
reached the bottom of the For anchoring in the Southern he was 31 and his wife 21. She vile attacks on Mrs Dennistoun. against his father's wishes when dressing the jury denounced the the Union Churob, Hongkong, on
depression yet? Speaking to a Fairway, a boatmistress was and a very nervous temperament. 15th. inst. by the Rev. J. business man the other day, fined $5 at the Marine Court this He could have divorced her in He was unable to understand Johnston, B.A., Norman Mewa sounded him on the morning. The master of a junk 1911, but did not wish that his tho mentality of a man who, with Inroy, younger son of the late fulness. At the same time he way without having regulation had gone wrong.
subject, and he expressed hope was charged with being under father should know that things thousande sterling at his 2 come Findlay Currie and Mrs. Currie was of opinion that British manu- lights burning. A fine of $15 Dundee, Scotland, to Elizabeth facturers will have to realise that was imposed...
mand and living in luxury, did Moffat, elder daughter of Mr. they are permanently committed
not want to pay off his debts to and Mrs. Ferguson, 7. Quarry to competitive trading with now,
his wife. The defence had spent Point, Hongkong."
He obtained an appointment as lowing Mrs Dennistoun with do- £10,000 in socuring Europe, fol- and often much cheaper, sources As the Sacred Heart school AD.O. in Jamaica through Bir cectives and trying to rako up of supply. Apparently the con- sports are to be held on Sunday, John Cowans, but owing to his everything diacreditable in her sumer nowadays is not clamour, the 19th instant, at the Hongkong wife's conduct he returned in life in order to escaps a just and ing for goods, he just, buys when Football Club ground, the inau- November 1914 with a he really needs them and not guration ceremony of the 14th dation to a staff appointment. Be The judge in his summing up
recommen inevitable verdiol.
The Telegraph.
HONGKONG, 16th April, 1925.
OUR SHIPBUILDING.
dards.
APPOINTMENTS.
before. Therefore he has to be and 15th Hongkong Troops Boy got a second grade appointment. humoured,
And the greatest Scouts, of the South China Athle- in Gibraltar through Sir John said that Col. Dennistoun's con-. problem facing the producer is tic Association, will take place at Cowans, but entirely on his own duct in permiting, has wife's lini just how to humour the purchaser the Sookunpo ground instead of initiative. Sir John promised him son with Sir John Cowans was alittle more than the other the former venue, suitors for his patronage, Bo]
higher appointment immediate-gravely to be condamned, ly they got rid of some dug He described Mrs Dennistoun slumps may come, and slumpa
∙outs." and cost cutting will go on for
as one of the most adroit and may go, but keen competition
Defendant said till then he ever seen in the witness box for most ingenious witnesses he had over.
believed that there was ordinary thirty years. If she decided to friendship between plaintiff and invent a claim she would be one, Sir John Cowans. He later got
CANTON RAILWAY STRIKE.
SETTLEMENT REACHED.
THE CRUISER "WING FUNG.”
RE-NAMED IN HONOUR OF DR SUN
Acting Generalissimo and asked After music
To turn from a gloomy picture to one of bright promise, we can congratulate ourselves as a Colony on the healthy activity in
an appointment. in the Home of the most dangerous women he our shipbuilding industry. Yes-
Defence Army, carrying the rank had seen. In the course of further of Lieut.-Colonel. terday's launching of a steamer
romarke, he observed that there was no charge of collusion against destined for Australie, the fore-
Ho declared that be had never the solicitors in the matter of runner of further work of the
Formal ceremonies for the re-made any promise as regards the dissolution of Colonel Deuni kind, reminds one that this
naming of the cruiser Wing Fang money but he had said that he stoun's marriage, but until three to that of Chung Shan in honour would help plaintiff when he could, weeks of the presentation of her port, besides being among the
of the late Dr. Sun took place on and he did. Apart from his petition the plaintiff was the opon world's biggest in its shipping the Canton-Kowloon Railway the Cantem Gazette.
Since the strike started by Monday on board the vessel, says pension of £240 and £8,000 from mistress of the late Sir Joha
hip father, ho had no money be Cowans. There traffic, is one of
was never the most workers on the 8th inst, only the The oruiser has been repainted yond what Lady Carnarvon (his according to English principles, important in the Ovarecas special train for military service in grey and the name Wing Fung Present wife) gavo him.
a clearer case of collusion than Empire in construction of vessels was kept running. as usual from bas given place to Chung Shau. Cross-examined, defendant ad- of fair size and up-to-date stap Cantau Gazelle, which adds-On du, Dr. C. C. Wu, Mr. Liao plaintiff with itamorality with of damages until he had received that alleged by the defendant. Tai-Shn-Tan to Ping. Hu, says the Amongst those prosent were Cov. mitted that he had charged direct the Jury on the question His lordship would be unable to The first realisation of the evening of the 9th, the Chung-kai, Mr. Hu-him, Mr. seven men and he had said that their view upon the meaning of how Hongkong was consolidating Chief Engineer interviewed the Tang Chak-yu, and others. he did not propose to repay bills. its position as a shipbuilding for instruction regarding the de- bows before the portrait and 1920, including a tailor's ever made, and the only damages. and three which she paid for him in 1919 the alloged agreement, if it were centre was brought home to many mand of the workers that the of Dr. Sun, addresses were deliy bill and a subscription for White's Plaintiff could got would be mere persons more than a year ago, when
signature of the Acting Superin ored by the Commodore of the Club. tendent be attached to the cruiser, by Governor Hu and
monetary compensation for the head of the marine department agreement made before their others oxplaining the object of Ho agroad that every appoint- meaning had been
breach of agreement after its truo of one of our big honge, at a local return to work,
the change..
fully ment he had received from ascertained. On the 10th at 1. p.m., Pun launching ceremony, pointed out Chun-yuan, Daputy of the Acting Nagasaki in 1909, entirely of John Cowans. He denied that of human life, Mr. Justico The cruiser was built at Jamaica onwards was due to Bir After referring to this tragedy that criticism of our competitive Generalissime, and Choa Keng-steel and was launched in 1911. he knew beforehand that his wife McCardio said that when he re- position in relation to Home yards yu, representativa of the Engi- Her tonnage is 780, she is of 1,350 was going to commit adultery garded the appointments defen was misplaced, as we are a British (neers' Union, met at the Tai-Sha H. P. and over 14 knots per hour. with Sir John Cowans. He could dant was alloged to have, obtain- Colony, and the prosperity of the workmen to the Military includes a 4 cannon at the stem, What could I have done in obtained a very smail pries for
Tad Station and called together Draught 9 feet. Her armament not stop her.
ed from Sir John Cowans, he local industry must have its sharo Service Department. Deputy a 3 cannon at the stern, 4 11/2''};
could only suggest defendant
strikers that Imperial federation. There are Generalissimo had fixed four con- and she is fitted with wireless the Acting machine guns, 2 Maxim gune,
the alleged dishonour.
FINDINGS OF THE JURY, those, no doubt, who will see in ditions on which the workers and searchlights... yesterday's launching another should resume their duty, other including the Commodore and examining, warmly retorted, documents to the Jury, who then Sir Hume. Williams, cross- The Judge handed the wise the Covernment would be officers, exceeds two hundred. You could have told your wife retired. sign of howebipowners are turning compelled to take the necessary In 1917 Dr. Sun came down that if she avor went near him from their own yards to far-away steps, in order to maintain traffic from the North on the Wing again you would divorce her.ment had been made by defen [Hongkong. There may be some and communications on the line. Fung to bombard and drive out You could have then gone to dant, but not the alleged agree The jury found a verbal agroo The strikers replied that they Lung Chaikwang, and in the London, assaulted Sir John mont as set out in the pleadings. who will criticise this to the ox-must uphold their rights as it is summer of 1922 Ur. Bun took ro. Cowane, and to hell with your The agreement was to support fent of andering at the seeking of against their custom for a worker fuge on board the Wing Fung for calor." cheaper cont of production. But to perform the duties of a lower 55 days, and oncountered num-
Jonly in cage of necessity, not ir position while in a higher one. the same argument applies hers,
erous difficulties and hardships. The judge remarked that coun- respective of plaintiff's means, that our yards aro British yards the difficult conditions of the with Dr. Sun's work for many forensic necessity
was mado if plantiff became the Mr. Chen Kong-yu pointed out The cruiser had been associated sol had exceeded the bounds of and defendant was not bound to, support her after the agreement and the material used has given traffic on the line, and urged that years,
Besides Lt-Col. Dennistoun, wife or mistress of the man named employment to British workinen
who was cross-examined and renor was ho bound to support her, examined, Major Guy Paget, if she became the wife of a rich
in the general prosperity of the Pun announced before the quick-firing guns at the aidos, 4
this should not be made worse on account of a slight difference;
The crow.
the olrcumstances ?"
COUNSEL'S OUTBURST,
and profits to Homo manu as the reduction in their wages facturera. Latest papers from the would be made good by the Waring to their rank, the other two Mrs. Dennistoun's cousin, and man. Support would vary with Service Dopartment to be paid as firemen and to the Dowager Lady Carnarvon defendant's means. The parties United Kingdom contain refor After a long discussion of about perform the work of firemen also cave ovidence in the case on mutually intended that any encosto a bigordenfor British ships an hour, two representatives wore when necessary.
March 19th, when a heated at words used by defendant should recently placed, owing to lower sont by the strikers to the 2. Out of the twenty-four fire.mosphere was maintained. consitute legal binding arrange tender, with a Gorman yard.
oighteen will be paid Defendant alleged he was up tion for the alleged agreement for Generalissimo's and the Auting mon,. So Generalissimo
ments between them in considera explained the according to their rank, the other against blackmailers, of whom abstention from claiming maina much for impracticablo argu-situation fully to them.ix to be paid as oilers and to be said Major Pagat was one tonanos or alimony in the Fronch ments about supporting home
The four conditions were at last perform the work of
whon The judge had to pull defendant Courts. See industries. In those practions accepted by the workers and the docusgary, who judge had to all defendant days shipowners look to places 11th. Following are the four $43.80 per month, shall be paid by tions in his cross examination.
3. The reduction, amounting to phrases while answering ques where good work is turned out at conditions fixed by the Acting the War Service Department of
Generalissimo;
tho Railway ANY a reasonable figure. Not only 1. Out of the gixtoon conduc.4. Rank of the workmen shall can Hongkong satisfy both those tors, fourteen will be paid accord. Tomain without degradation, y
service was rosumed on
tho
The alleged agreement was not part of the arrangement between
Ellis Humo Williams any quos the writ was in a financial posi
He refused to discuss with Sir Defendant before the issue of the partios for collusive divorce.
tion concerning the £20,000 hetion to support plaintiff,