C. S. P. AND "PIRATE.”
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NEWSPAPER VENDOR IN
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A Chinese female newspaper vendor was charged before Major C. Willson, at the Central-Magis- tracy to-day, with causing an obstruction in Jackson Road on Thursday night.
The woman's, explanation was that she was standing at the Hong- kong Club entrance when she saw a prospective customer beckoning across to her from the Hongkong Cricket Club ground entrance. At thut very moment, the C.3.P. happened to come along in a cart and anw her.
Mr. E.D.C. Wolfe at this juncture said that this was his own case. He was prepared to go into the witness box and to state there was ro customer standing at the apot mentioned.
The woman, gonilnued Me CS.F was always in the middle of the road and it was the second time on which he had practically run over her with his car. She had nlready been warned, but had paid no hegd: "As a matter of fact." remarked the C.S.P., "this woman was a pirate.--(Laughter)." Two other women selling newspapers were fitting at the entrance of the i Club and they were perfectly harmless. This woman's pitch was at the Stor Ferry but she had wandered over and was ponch- ing on the two harmless aney' preserves."
rover,"
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"Oh, then, she la rejoined the Magistrate.
The woman was fined and warned that her licence, would be withdrawn on a repetition of the offence,
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Above is seen Bishop, Val- torta, the new Vidar Apostolie of Hin, heng, who is also seen below, converaing & with the Bishop of Macao.. (Photo: Mer (heing).
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"EVERY DEAD SOLDIER A GOD."
Tokyo, May 27.-Good Moslems believe that, if they fall on the field of battle, they shall enjoy all the pleasures of the houris of
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This primitive belief receives' ex- traordinary force in connexion with the festivals, just concluded, at the Ynaukuni Jinja. The
1. Yasukuni Jinja is one of the big- gest shrines in Tokyo, and is der dicated to the spirits of those who fell in battle. Solemn rituals, in which the greatest and the lowest take part are performed here twice a year; and to the obser- vances are bent representatives of the Emperor. This year, H. 1. H.
the Princa Regent honoured the | shripe with a personal visit. Dur- ing the festival "all schools are closed and thousands on thousands of children are led in long rows Ito pay obeisance at the Shrine, while profusely decorated Army officers deliver lertures
01 thu valour of those who now sleep in. what may be regarded as Japan's Westminister Abbey.
Shintoism and Christianity,
His interesting to compare the thoughts of various nations and the incentives that lead them to nets of noble self-sacrifice. The Japanese militarist believes that Christianity tends 0.03 sojurate mankind from the Creator. Thei Shinto doctrines, however, 'assert | as dos induism on which Shinto'
KOWLOON BOARDING HOUSE TACNA-ARICĂ DISPUTE 4 really based, that man is God.
DISPUTE.
Before Mr. Justice Wood at the
Summary Court yesterday, C. HOSTILE DEMONSTRATIONS. Gundall claimed $60 from Dr. H. G. Miller, of Miller. House, Cameron Road, Kowloon
Plaintiff said that the denfen- dant, who kept a boarding house, had employed him to canvass ves sels coming into port for lodgers He had been dismissed" without
notice.
Dr. Miller anid that he had given plaintiff verbal notice. His wife had made a note of it in her diary, and if necessary, she would give evidence, When plaintiff
dismissed he was given his month's salary, and the receipt for it was signed by Gandall's wife.
Plaintif applied for leave to ammend the writ. He said that he was employed at $60 a month, but he was also to receive board and lodging, which he had not had for five months. He desired to add a further $250 to the claim.
His Lordship intimated that plaintiff should issue another writ. The case was fixed for hearing for next Thursday.
The vast collection of war medals and decorations antassed by the late Colonel John Murray and Major A. R. Murray, which was disposed
of at Sotheby's, yielded £7,000. Three interesting items, namely, Victoria Crosses, were disposed of
as follows:-(1) The Victori
Grocs awarded to Chief Gunser
Roberts, MS. "Wellesley," for
Arien, June 18.
But Shintoism equalizes and elevates humanity zaly after death.
Inability to grasp the motive; power for some of the finest achievements in the Western worki and the formulating of a concln- The Chilean authorities havesion while "falling to understandi placed a guard over the residence the incentive behind the conduct of Commissioner Lasailer, follow. of, the West, naturally leads to a process of reasoning that is Cool- ing hostile demonstration, The ishly illogical. residences of the Peruvian dele- gates, are also guarded.
The U. S cruiser Galveston has arrived to take Mr. Lassiter home unless Chile appeals before to
Hence, at the racent Yakukini Jinja festival, no less a personage than General Bunjiro Horiuchi de- elared that Li Christian soldier could not fight with bravery equal to that of a Japanese. The reason he advances is that a Japanese morrow against the Plebiscite Com-soldier is sure to be a god after his mission's ruling that a plebiscite death if he fights for his country. is at present impossible-Reuter's and his"king! General Horiuchi has been in Europe, has seen the American Service.
tribute paid annually to Britain's fallen from the ends of the earth
the
It would be interesting to learn at the Cenotaph; he has seen the
gallant manner in which how many persons could identify French honour those whom they the very noted Roman Catholic have crowned in death with the lawyer" who, Sir Henry Slesser laurel leaves of triumph; but tole a House of Commons Stand: thinks the manner of paying re spect is niggardly compared with ing Committee, would have been the manner in which the Japanese appointed Lord Chancellor påd he respect their fallen. Japanese not been excluded as a Roman psychology simply cannot take in Catholic. The person referred to the aolemnity of a grave silence: was that eminent legal member of and of merely "taps" the soldier's the Liberal party, Sir Charles requiem. Russell, afterwards' Lord Russell
of Killowen, who defended Mra.
Every Soldier a God.
Florence Maybrick, and became It is this belief, that the soul Lord Chief Justice. When he was of one faithful to his king and
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power in a central position which will provide a sufficient quantity stone, in a letter of congratulation, bably accounts for the persistent signalled to do so by the police, of energy for the electrification of wrote expostulating against the belief that may be discerned east. deeds at Taganrog, in 1885, realised just and ridiculous law" which north, shuth and west in this coun-shots were fired, and a Chinese railways and the supply of the £62; (2) that awarded Private had kept the highest office in the try that Japan will never he whip- Patrick Green for heroism at Delhi. legal profession out of Russell's ped in any struggle, whether her named Lam Cheung-lau received Paris district. The dam, which in 1oor which was awarded on the reach. "It is some consolation," armament be weak or her forcen spot by the Commander-in-Chief, added "the G.O.M.." that you are be small. Each dead soldier be-
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Medals for Indian Mutiny service, on a change of Government." realised £72.
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