The Very Jides!
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE SERVANT PROBLEM.
[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph:]
Lady Visitor (to parishioner. whoso husband spends most of his. time at the Red Lion)"Have you tried making his home as attrac tive as possible for him???
Sir, Local residents, are at n Parishioner" "Yes, ma'am, I. got in some beer and saw-dusted decided disadvantage in dealing. the floor, but it was no usc.”
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928.
THE S.S. BOKHARA THE HABEAS CORPUS
DISASTER.
A TERRIBLE CHINA, COAST TRAGEDY“ RECALLED.
TO-DAY'S PICTURE,
with their employees such as. One of the greatest disasters Boys, Coolies, Amaha, etc: To-day ever to have occurred on the A bottle of King's Ale, one of it is practically impossible to get the last from the 500 barrels brown servant who was not in Canton ed by Kink: Edward at Burton-on-during the strike period and who, Trent in 1902, was sold by nuction therefore, is unable to give re- at the annual assembly of the forences for those years. Aberdeen Licenced Trade Associa tion recently and realised, 21 in aid of the Lord Provost's fund for the new infirmary.
"CASE.
FURTHER ARGUMENT IN COURT.
DEATH PENALTY IN THE ARMY.
ABOLITION, IN: EIGHT SETS OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
PLEASING SURPRISE.
In the Supreme Court, yesterday. afternoon, further argument, was heard on the application for a writ of Habeas Corpus in respect of two Chinese who are being detained on
London, Mar. 30, an extradition warrant following
Important changes in the death China Coast-that which bofola requisition from the Canton penalty for soldiers are proposed the P. and. O. mall steamer authorities.
In the Army and Air Forco's Bokhara on October 10th, 1892- Mr. La Hin-shing addressed the Annual Bill issued, to-day. lo recalled by the ruproduction in Court at great length on the legal Provision is made for the abdli- today's Telegraph of a photograph points involved, contending that tion of the death penalty in no From time to time as new real- of the Hongkong Interport cricket Maraha Li Chai-sum was not a fewer than eight different circum- dents come to the Colony and in team, nearly all of whom lost party to the Treaties between stances. their efforts to obtain suitable their lives in the tragedy.
Britain and China, and there was
Only military offences on active servants they make offers. more This interesting photograph therefore no obligation to surren service which will remain punish- than present employers are pre- was. only recently unearthed byder the fugitives to him.
able with death will be mutiny, Policeman at Greenwich: 'It
pared to pay, an advantage which Mr. J. D. Danby, of Messrs. But Amongst other points, Mr. Lo treachery, cowardice, desertion was dry and fine that day servants are quick to seize upon. Lericid and Swire, Hongkong, who also submitted that the fugitives and leaving guard without orders Solicitor: When was that 7-The This has consequently resulted in discovered it amongst his father's could not be surrendered because or, in case of a sentinel, leaving policeman: January 14; there had wholesale leaving of servants papers whilst on leave at Home, their offence, if there was one, washa, post, without being regularly besi no rain for two days.
relieved. without giving notice. Legally, A copy of the original has now of a political character, Policeman at Southend (in 'n motor obstruction case): The de-one is supposed to give a month's been hung in the Hongkong Cric- The hearing was adjourned
notice or salary in Heu. The ket Club pavilion, above the until Monday morning. fendunt told me she had been to a dinner, and afterwards she forgot employen, likewise, is under a Bokhara Memorial Shield along- sho had a motor-car-A magist-ainillar restriction, viz., he must side which are recorded year by rate: Was that a consequence of give a month's notice or pay his
employer a month's salary.
the dinner?
Gipsy witness at Newton Abbot: I had a lemonade, but my husband hnd a drink.
Deputy Judge Theriger (to wit ness at Shoreditch); Did you say your nose was all upside down? Witness: No, sir, my nerves.
Witness at Marlborough-street: He is an export housebreaker-I mean demolisher.
Theodore Roosevelt kuld a thorough knowledge of the Bible was worth more than a collego
A thorough knowledge of any thing is worth more than a college
education.
education.
gye,
butcher.
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would discharge:
"I think your camera has made me look simply awful!"
"I'm sorry, muudam-bat pass port photographs have to be suit- able for identification purposes,”
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year the winners of the betting JUDGE & DISGRACEFULpathy with the general tenour of
and bowling averages of the Club.
The Disaster:
SWINDLE.
Unfortunately, most employers are themselves servants of the Government or large arms. It is li thus detrimental to them to be The disaster occurred as the £135 VERDICT? FOR WOMAN concerned in any publicity which gleamer was homeward-bound WHO BOUGHT HILE-TOP SITE. bnsues even if cases, taken to from Shanghai, which port it left. Court result in favour of the pn October 8th, 1892. When a employer. From experience, local few hours out of Shanghai, the
Judgment for £135 was entered servants have been quick to seize weather became very threatening in the Chancery Division in an Agnes upon the advantages these factend the steamer ran into a typhoon action in which Mrs.
ive them. They have found that which was travelling northwards Harley, of Tyndale. Mansions, an employer will, in nine cases up the Formosa Channel. Terri Islington, sued Mrs. Martha Terry, out of ten, allow them to leave at fic seas were encountered, but the of Hallon Mansions, Canonbury- moment's notice without any ship gallantly fought the storm road, Islington, over the purchase compensation or without checking for 48 hours, during which atrenu of a plot of land at Winklebury
ous time she lost most of her Hill, near Basingstoke. of inventories before a new ̧ɛçr-
Only 23 Saved.
Every man on duck was swept way shorewards by the terrific atas breaking right over the vessel, and every soul below at the
In Parliamentary circles the extent of the proposals has caused some surprise. It is understood they have been framed in sym-
the views expressed in recent | debates, on army matters in which demands were made for some modification of the imposition of the death penalty.-British Wire-
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HONOURS FOR OUR POLICE.
MANY, MEDALS TO BE PRESENTED.
When His Excellency, the Gov-
April 17th, a number of police
whom they have been awarded, The list is a long one and bears and devotion to duty of Hongkong's cloquent bestimony to the bravery
The highest award, the King's police officers. Police Medal, will be presented to Sub-Inspector Andrews, and the 2nd, Class Medal will be presented to Mr. W. Kent, A.S.P., and Sub- The other Inspector Bloor.
3rd. Class Medal to Inspector P. Grant and L/Sergt. T. McMahon,
4th Class Medal to Inspector, H.
Commendations have been.bes- towed by H.E. the Governor "on Inspector R. Lannigan and Actg. Inspector Fallon for excellent work during the past year.
Chinese and Indian Awards. 2nd. Class Medal to Inspector Chu Heung; 3rd. Class Medal to Senior Inspector Miran Bash; Brd. Class Medal to S. I. Nand Singh; ta. Chinese Constable Wong Hin,
and to Indian P, C. Abdulla. (The) last two awards are in connexion with the Ling Lok Street shooting
vant is taken--a lack of attention boats and had dockhouses and up- Mrs. Hurley's case was that sheernor holds his annual Inspection which costs many employers dear.per worka torn away. Becoming al-contracted to buy the land on Mrs. of the Hongkong Police Force. on Damages amounting to £1,500 As matters now stand, servants most unmanageable in the fury of Terry's representation that restric
are able to impose disadvantago- the elements, the steamer, which tions against building would bemedals and other decorations will were awarded Albert Cogan, a Cardiff butcher, for the loss of anus terme upon their employers, had been carried a long way out removed Mrs. Terry, accounted he handed by him to those to
by Justica Tulbot at against which the latter have no of her, correct course, drifted for the restrictions by saying that Glamorgan Assizes in an action redross except through taking broadside to the terrific sens and the land was formerly part of a against Alfred E. Chick, also a same to Court. As stated before, shipped three mountainous investoman camp. Later Mes: Hurley this act is impossible to 75% of which broke all her skylights, per-discovered that the restrictions Plaintiff's case was that Chick the local residents in view of themitting hundreds of tons of water would not be removed. arranged to go on a rabbit-shoot-publicity which is given and which to deluge the engine-room and Mr. E. M. Winterbotham, for Mrs. Terry, said he had been in- Ing expedition with him, and they is frowned upon by the large stokehold, extinguishing the fires. Formed that the land was not the
Waterlogged and helpless, and were discussing the matter, when firms and Government service. Chick, suddenly presenting a pistol, Some years ago the writer had on the lee shore of Sand Igland, site of a Roman camp, but was a The Winklebury shouted, "Hands up, or I
will occasion to charge a cook who had, Bokhara's fate became inevitable. Ronian camp was near Salisbury.
of the Pokeadores group, the British camp. shoot."
for months, been taking each day At midnight on the 10th, she was
Mr. Justice Astbury: I think It "I thought he joking," Cogan said in evidence, "but the other products, then selling same
a portion of Dairy Farm butter and Learried bodily on to a huge rock is all the more likely that it would awards will be:
(now known as the Bokhara Rock), he called a Roman camp if it were next instant the pistol went off, to a helpful compradore who was the force of the impact tearing not one. (Laughter)
hooting me in the eye."
glail of the co-operation. The defence was that Chick Uimately, things got sa had that board side. She healed off, but a story were true, this was a dis-Paterson, Inspector R. Marks, In-
away nearly the whole of her star Tho judge said It Mrs. Hurley's simply mesni to frighten the writer had to risk the publicity second breaker dashed her again graceful swindle. The land was sector. E. Bloor and Sub-Inspec and had no idea that the pistel of a Court case for the sake of against the rock, where she bought with Mrs. Hurley's. money, tur A. J. Dorling.
principles. The boy recolved & most immediately broke to pieces, and her plot was practically value- less to her. The case was rather somewhat heavy sentence, but not before it was proved from his re-
a pitiful one, "and," added the cord that he had been given six
judge," "I would not be doing my months' imprisonment and banish ment from the Colony previously
duty if I did not say plainly and for aimilar acts at a local hospital.
clearly that I do not believe or He entered judgment for Mrs. "I prophesy that 1928 will see The banishment sentence meant
accept the defendant's evidence." time perished. Only 23 men of Hurley for £135, of which £10 was the greatest industrial struggle in nothing for him,
those wished overboard lived to history," said Mr. A. J. Cook at a A partial remedy for this re- public meting at Canning Town. grettable state of affairs is a tell the lule, these being the Chief damages, and made an order for The year had been heralded as a Registration Act for servantsa Officer (Mr. G. Prickett), the the rescission of the contract. year of prosperity, purticularly by question which has been agitated Third Officer (Mr. T. Jones-Parry), Mr. Lloyd George. "Well." said upon for years and died out in Sweeney), two quartermasters kong, arriving here on October Mr. Cook, in Wales we call him view of the apathy of the powers-anned Lewis and Ward, Dr. J. 18th, eight days after their terri "David Diddlum,' · Alrendy, the thai-be. Conditions are now so cotton workers' and the wool bad that there are many instances Lowson and Captain Markham, of bla orden). workers are being attacked. The where local residents have taken
Big Treasure Loss. turn of the transport men will be servants from French territory next. I want to see an internnt where the latter are registered, as
The death-roll was given as 125 tional miners' strike this year."
on the uninhabited island for a crew, 34 deck passengers, 11 inter a result of which boys are, in case day and a half, when they were port cricketers. (13 having made of necessity, promptly traced by their documents which are given rescued by fishing junks and taken the journey), neven other passen to the largest village in the Pescagers and six Chinese saloon pad to the employer when commencing dores group, where they word for sengers-a total of 183 souls. service. A recent histance came several days fed, clothed and en- The ship was carrying two lakhs to the writer's knowledge whereby tertained with lavish hospitality of treasure for the Hongkong and such a boy, after taking some of
Shanghai Bank, and a large and by the mandarin. his employer's goods, fled to Can-
To the outside world, the Bok-very valuable cargo of tea, Bilk ton. He was held there by the had been for several days and other goods. French Anhorities, being unable
missing when the s.8. Thales, Dr. J. A. Lowson, one of the The atrocities in modern fiction to disclose his papers. An enquiry searching, found the survivors two Hongkong Interport survivors, would be sufficient to send half our back to Hongkong revealed the and took them to Anping, where was an assistant Surgeon at the novelists to the gallows if the mur-facta, as a result of which he was they were transferred to H.M.S. Government Civil Hospital and is der of English was a capital crime. arrested.
Mr, A, G, Gardiner.
Another check would be effected Porpoise and brought to Hong-stili alive at Home, having re-
tired on pension in 1901. -havo always understood if cases between servant and Socialism to alls at the abolition of employer were judged informally the class war.-Mr. Philip Snow before a magistrate. If this were done, two thirds of the cases could den.
be settled without going into Court. As frequently misunder- standing is the cause of difficulties, the servants would not lack justice nor would the employer shirk bringing cases, knowing that publicity would not be given,
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A well-known netrean was per- forming at a prison concert.
"Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage," she trilled.
Came a deep voice from the back. of the hall"But, Lady, how they do help."
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Mind your house just enough to have it comfortable, but don't let it bully you, and don't bully it all the time-Miss Rose Macaulay.
It is those people who have nothing to do who have time to be melancholy.Professor Grier,
The co-opted member is apt to be
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Either registration or the latter
a little less careful about money-method would help considerably to
Mr. F. Dent,
CANTON CONFISCATION
ORDER.
mitigate the evils now, existing and if both of them were put into operation then the employer would stand some chance of obtaining servants with legitimate references rather than those who have merely borrowed references or received them temporarily for a small pay- ment; now one does not know whom one is employing; the ser- Mr. Tsai Yuan-pel, the Minister vant may be a bolshevik, an ex- of Education in the Nanking convict, or, if the employer is Nationalist Government, has sent especially fortunate, a good ser- a telegram to the Canton Govern-vant, worthy and satisfactory.--- ment, suggesting that the recent Yours, etc..
NANKING DESIRES IT CANCELLED.
order of Marshal Li Chai-sum for
the confiscation of the Canton pro
porty of Mr. Wang Ching-wol, Mrs.
Liao Chung-kaj and Mr. Chen Shu-
HOPEFUL
News has reached us that at Jen, three noted Kuomintang
Leftists," who held portfolios in the London University's Inst exa- Canton during the "Ironside Temination for the Diploma of gime be re-considered and can- Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tolled
Dr. Eva Ho Tung, has been puc- Mr. Teai adds that not only had cessful. Dr. Eva Ho Tung, the the three a historical connexion daughter of Sir Robert Ho Tung, with the Kuomintang, but at was the first woman' to graduate present they still hold office as in Medicine at the Hongkong Commissioners of the Nationalist University, where she had a dis Government.
tinguished career.
the Fourth Officer (Mr. W. H
sixteen Lascars. These survivors the Interport cricket team, and gathered together and book shelter
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HONGKONG CHAFF.
By B. R.-B.
Any day about noon
On the boat to Kowloon
The Tower of Babel
Seems hardly a fable!
affray).
4th. Class Medals, will be re ceived by: Sergt. Major Niamat] Khan; P. S. Sirdar Ali Khan; Indian P. C. Mohamed Ash- gar; Inspector Ng Muk; Sergt Major Kwong Tin-kan; P.S. Lo wong; Det. C.C. Lui Tung: Dect. C.C. Chan Tim: Dect. C. Ng Fuk mended by H.E; the Governor in connexion with the Wing Lok Street affray.
C.C. Tsang Tak has been com-
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?
¿TO-DAY'S QUESTIONS.
The following general know- ledge paper has been taken from the Daily Express."
Answers, for those who need them, will be found on Page 18 of this issue
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Where in cannibalism-reported to be increasing so rapidly that there is danger of a whole race being Exterminated.
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What number of people are estimated to speak English, Ger man, Russian, and French rea- pectively!
How dose the Tower Bridpo engineer knots when to open the bridget
What exceptional peculiarity marks the British royal arma! "What is the French equivalent of
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