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counts in that language is holdi and rightly so, it would seom- be class legislation.
DAY BY DAY.
VOLUBLE MOTORIST.
KOWLOON MOTORISTS!
CAUSES TROUBLE TO POLICE. | CASES'AT THE POLICE COURT.
Attributing difculties with his A number of European motorists car to a defect in the starting appeared before Mr. J. II. B. Nihill, The Colony had a clean bill of Bear, a Chinese to-day at the Cen- at the Kowloon Magistracy this. health on Sunday.
trni Polien Court, told Mr. R. E. morning, charged with various Lindsell that he had to "crank breaches of the traffic regulations. up like the devil" to make the engine starti
AN EXTREME RIGOUR IS SURE TO Although the decision may havARM EVERYTHING AGAINST IT, AND unfortunate financial results to AT LENGT11 TO RELAX INTO A SUPINE the Government, it was obviously NEGLECT.--Burke. not considered by the Supreme Court from that standpoint.c ruling was the result of consider. Ing the Act in relation to the Tegal status of the people of the island, Chinese included. At the same time, the tits Buttslip holds that the Chiness as a class have not been paying their far share of the Sales Tax, and ́al- though this is partly due to unit-
To-day is the anniversary of the Coronation of His Majesty King George V.
The wireless telegraph service between Hongkong and Canton has been resumed.
The man was charged with driving a car whilst under the
Mr. E. A. Brodie was charged with failing to keep to the left side of Salisbury Road, at the Star Ferry
The defendant plended that he influence of drink, and this some had followed the route taken by what emphatic statement was the buses and did not know he made in reply to evidenco by was violating the regulations placed the car on gear and, loon.
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The s.s. Benlawers, from HomeSergeant D. Loughlin" that hehe seldom drove his car in Kow- ness of the tax to the peculiar ports is expected here on the moving forward, stopped right in
"conditions prevalling In the 1s
lands, there are said to be other fundamental reasons. The very Teast that the Chinese can do, says this paper, to show appreciation of the Supreme Court's decision, would be the creation of a senti ment among themselves for carry- ing their share of the burden.
Praise, and Blame.
25th instant.
According to the old Chinese calendar to-day is the festival of the Summer Solstico (Hsiq-chik).
The weather forecast up to noon to-morrow is:-S.W. winds, mo- derate; squally, generally overenet, showers.
Passengers arriving from Manila by s.a. President McKinley includ- ed Mr. J. T. Richmond of the Standard Oil in the Philippines, on business
| (Incorporated undar Companies Ordinances
In the latest Home newspapers HONGKONG.)
.coming to hand we are favoured 16-17, Connaught Road Central. with the reasoned' comnient of the
A Chinese fitter has beer sent to writers for the reputable. weeldy the Kwong Wah Hospital with in- journals, and there is a solid nc-furies to his hend, caused by part The Telegraph knowledgement of the fact that the of a friction clutch falling on him
Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, from a scaffolding...
TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1926.
CHINESE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
my-
came out of the general strike as the most universally popular Prime Minister in British History. There
Fassengers departing for the are differences of opinion as to north and San Francisco, by the whether he and his colleagues President Cleveland on Sunday in- really deserved their popularity, for claded General J. G. Syrions, Mrs. their political opponents argue that G. Symons and Miss P. W. it was the splendid conduct of the Symons. Considerable, stir has been satisfactory, ending of the general people themselves which made the'
The assistant mannger of the enused in the Philippines by the strike inevitable and that the Pre- Po Lee shop has reported the decision of the United States mier and the members of the theft of $4,817 in money from a Supreme Court that what is known focussing points of all the relief ing been tampered with can be Cabinet were made the inevitable safe. No marks of the safe hav- as the Chinese book-keeping law and gratitude felt throughout the found. is illegal. Chinese business men country that the threat of civil dis- resident in the islands are
ruption had passed away.. One also notices that even in staunch tremely gratified at the decision, anti-Conservatives organe there is but, on the other hand, the Go-a growing dissatisfaction with the vernment apparently sees that the adamant attitude of the miners and that the miners are losing a great result is likely to mean a heavy deal of the sympathy which they loss in revenue unless a new law formerly enjoyed. At the outset can be devised which will over- they had good cause to refuse the
owners' original terms, but they Mr. Ewald E. Selph is the Fre come the objections raised by the have so consistently banged the sident of the Manila Rotary Club Supreme Court. The Governor door in the face of every other offer for the ensuing year. Mr. H. 3 General is of the opinion that no matter from what source) that Cavender is the new Vice-Presi such a law can be framed, and it disastrous obstinacy.
they are openly being accused of dent and Mr. C. Q Mitchell was Even the re-elected Secretary. The new will be interesting, to watch fu- Liberal organ The Nation, which is officers were presented to the club. ture developments on this highly invariably in support of trade union at its luncheon on Thursday at action, has the following in its the Manila Hotel by. Mr. William important subject.
latest number:The miners are Shaw, outgoing President.. renowned among the working class for the peculiar obstinacy and en- durance which enables them to fight
The law now declared illegal arises out of the multiplicity of languages spoken and used in business transactions in the island It was to the effect that commer cial books could be kept in other languages than English Spanish or a native Filipino dia leet. The Supreme Court held it
No
a
As a student living at Shanghai House, Kennedy Town, was riding bicycle along Leighton Hill Road, collision occurred with a taxi, with the result that the student received several scratches. taxi did not stop.."
The
"
Point, engine and all."
the middle of the road at Westle His Worship: There are no
notices up; are there? It was also stated that us Acting Sub-Inspector Nicholl: Sergeant Loughlin came forward There is one on the standard to point out the offence, the de-warning drivers to "Keep to the fendant waved his hands and re- left." It is very deciving to one joined "All right No. 142."
who doce not drive much in Kow- loon.
It was the witness' conviction,
from this and other indications Remarking that it was vory diffi- that the defendant was under the cult for newcomers, his Worship influence of liquor.
cautioned the defendant.
OTHER CASES,
Inspector P. Grant said that the defendant kept everybody awake A fine of $5 was imposed on the whole night at the Police Mr. W. R. Greenhalgh, who was. Station, cursing and shouting out charged with failing to produce continuously the number of the his licence when requested by a witness; and eventually he had to police officer. be moved from one cell to another
Mr. C. H. Dodson and Mr. E R. In reply to the Magistrate, the Price were both arraigned on defendant, who had hitherto com-charges of causing an obstruction pletely ignored the interpretation by leaving their cycles on the facilities provided by the Court pavement in Nathan Road. The and conducted his own case informer, whose machine was left on. picturesque. English, contended the pavement for a quarter of an that the car was not in gear, and hour, was fined $2. it moved down the slope of its own
Mr. Price wis mulcted in a fine. weight.
! of $3, it being stated that his cycle. His Worship-It the car was was left unattended for 45 not in gear, the engine would minutes.,. have stopped. i
Miss E. Wong, who was aum- guilty., Defendant: All right, my Lord,moned for driving along Chatham,
Road at 25 miles an hour, was
was not yet "sober. The police
Inspector Grant stated that, if fined $10. he might say so, the defendant
know vory little of the defondant beyond the information imparted that he was an engineer,
A conviction was recorded, and the defendant was fined $25.
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TO-DAL
Dollar on demand 2s. 3.1/16 Lighting-up...
7:10 p.m.
The Very Idea!
A man dashed into the police recently, but it is rather a grisly" station at half-past two in the festival, under a sharp sword of morning.
7 Damocles which never fails to "My wife" be gasped. "I want claim its victim or two within the you to find my wife! Bean miss year. What goodfellowship is During a search of the lowering since eight this evening! Oh, there when every man suspects coal bunker on board the 8.5. find her for me!",
his neighbour of impending trench- a demonstrably hopeless battle for Bentedi on Saturday,
Not all have the consis weeks and months without losia? Officer Lanigan found concealed
"Particulars?" asked a sergeant, ery? Revenue
"Height?"
tency of Lord Balfour or Sir heart. They are proud of these
James Agg-Gardner, who remain
"I don't know."...
qualities; and perhaps it is natural seven iron drums and two kero- that these should be the chief quall-sene tins containing 127 revolvers, dressed?" ties reflected in their lender 20 Luger pistols, three Mauser ship, and that Mr. Herbert Smith, Pistols with atocks and
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for example, whose sole equipment rounds of ammunition. On appli- is obstinacy, and whose one strate-ention at the Kowloon Magistracy
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i.
"Do you know how she was bachelors in spite of every tempta-
* tion tô matrimony that political. "No; but she took the dog with life can afford. Most of the Par- her."
liamentary bachelors are young-- "Brindle bull-terrier, weight almost regrettably young-who
to be primarily directed against gle idea is to refuse any pro- this morning, Mr. J. H. B. Nihtfifty-three pounds, four dark blot will one day be found saying with:
posal until the other party is a made an order for the confiscation ches on his body, shading from the original Benedick: "When I longer willing to offer it, should possess their entire confidence. But do the miners never reflect on the sorry outcome of these methods? Governments have been criticized
Chinese merchants and the Court considers it invalid because it de. prives Chinese people, settled as they are with long-established anl extensive business, of their liberty and property without due procese of inw, and denies them equal pro- tection of the laws. The point of unconstitutibnality is based
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grey into white. Three white said I would die a bachelor, I did of the arms and ammunition, "
legs, and right front leg brindled, not think I should live till I were all but the toes. A small nick in married." In accordance with the decision his left earr of the Manila "Board of Control
"That'll do!" gasped the Mrs. Ginger: "How dare you. to authorize the sale of the Cebu sergeant. "We'll find the dog!" talk to me in that way? I never for the present plight of the coal Portland Cement Company at its industry, and Governments deserve book value an inventory will be
Baw such impudence. And you criticism. The mine-owners have made of the entire plant and bust-course, an answer should come you?"
When people ask a question, call yourself a lady's maid, do been criticized, and indeed theness of the company to determine back. For instance, in a riddle, The Maid: "I was a lady's. mine-owners seem almost past pray- the exact price at which it must you can find a good wise crack maid before I worked for you, ing for. But might not the be sold. At present it is estimat-But someone, in a song one time, ma'am." the Fifth Amendment to the Con Miners' Federation turn the searched that the company's book value with this one came to bat: "Has stitution, which provides that no light of criticism with some advan-is Pesos 2,100,000, although it is Anyone Seen Kelly No-one ever person shall be "deprived of life, time and time again, during these have yet to be made which would
tage on themselves? Not once, but understood. certain adjustments answered that. liberty or property without dus post-war years they have re-enact reduce this sum further. process of law." It is thus cleared the old fable of the Sibylline ly held that Chinese in the Philip. books. They refused to sign the Sankey Report, and thus deprived.
on
the position of Chinese in the is-
lands, a Manila paper says there
It is always difficult to persuade
the neighbours of a volcano to ac
cept a purely scientific explanation.
A British selentific expedition of the eruption. But it is a little
is being fitted out at Hull to in odd to find a London morning When the President Garfield vestigate the matrimonial habits paper, in an account of the Mount pines are entitled to full protec-it of the authority of a Majority left Manila for Singapore on June of the whale. The steamship Wil- Loa disaster, saying that "native tion of the laws of the land, pre- Report. A few months later they 11 she carried the first shipment liam Scoresby, on which a special priests implored Pele, the Hawal- suming, of course, that they ar
were pressing for it and could not of rubber grown by Filipinos on laboratory has been outfitted, will lan goddess, not to destroy the tegally resident. Commenting on Mining Industry Act of 1920; aber was produced on the plantation see if the giants of the deep are plications were ignored."
get it. They refused to accept the Philippine plantation. The runsail soon for Antarctic regions to homes of the people, but the sup year later and they were pressing of the Alearzar Rubber Company in polygamous. The questions of A Scottish minister was on his for it and could not get it They Sorosogon and handled in Manila birth rate, span of life, diet, ten- is a natural tendency towards recent Coal Commission and the The quantity was only seven cases birth-place and other habits will
refused to accept the report of the by the Meyer-Muzzall Company. dencies to wander from their usual rounds when he met one of lassing them, collectively and in-Government seems now to have of about 150 pounds each, contain be investigated, The research "And how has the world been" 'dividually, as allens because they withdrawn Its offer to nationalise ing plain sheet rubber. It was work may take more than a year,
royalities. Samuel Memorandum, and they will pany at Singapore where a larg
They rejected the destined for the Firestone Conscientists said. probably end up with something buying establishment is maintain A story writer isn't a freak of worse than the terms offered by ed. Larger shipments will be nature just because a tale comes them yet that obstinacy is not ding to Mr. A. H. Muzzall of the Mr. Baldwin. Is it not clear to made within another month, accor out of his head.
enough."
are not of an indigenous stock, but it is pointed out that most of those now in business in the la- 'ands were born in the Philippines.
and that many are the sons of sons of native-born residents. More. over, they speak and write a lan- guage which for centuriesha's been spoken by a larger number of people than have many of the Filipino dialects. And denial the right to keep commercial a
Meyer-Muzzall Company. The Alcarzar Rubber Company has a plantation of 5,000 trees, 3,000 of" which now are being tapped.
Passengers departing yesterday north and Seattle, included Mr. by 8. s. Procidont McKinley for the and Mrs. H. B. Graybill, Mise Carr's Restaurant, Strand, in- Susan and Montor Harry Graybill cluding the Dickens Grill Room, and Mr. A. Brostodt.
wae burnt out early one recent morning.
...
+
He never
square. His drive was just a hopper.. In fact, he topped his ball so
much,
hit his golf ball
They called the guy Ol'
Topper.
his old friends.
treating you, Jock?" the mfuister. asked..
"Very seldom, replied Jock sadly.
A man in Hudson (New Jersey who wagered - he could eat four gold-fish won his $1 bet but suffer ed severe stomach pains. He was in considerable distress for any hour after accomplishing his feat.
When am an can take ad rink and nota corn those who think In- toxicants an evil, or deny himself. The bachelors of the House of and nots. corn these who drink. Commons hold their annual dinner From a South Carolina paper