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It is gratifying also to learn that local efforts are being encouraged 45 part of Na definite pro- vincial policy. Instructions have been issued from Canton for the formation of local · militis or des fence corps, and district magis- trates are instructing village elders to meet and make the necessary ar- rangements. The elders are being
commissioned by the magistrates
to raise and arni such forces, whose duties will be to clean up the villages and to resist robber at- tacks. One Interesting develop ment in this regard is that in some places the robbers, in time-honour- |ed fashion, are being enlisted as part of the defence. This, we Imagine, could only happen in Chind, but it has the dual advantage of causing the enemy to be absorb
DAY BY DAY.
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Sir Josua Reynolds.
Three Chinese cases of small-pox were notified yesterday.
The P. & O. 3.6. Kalyan, from Hongkong, arrived at London on the 14th Mpy aż 7a.m,
GÖLD BAR ROBBERY SEQUEL.
ANOTHER CHINESE NOW ARRESTED.
The Very Idea!
Three things there were which were too wonderful for Solomon's understanding, yea, four which he A third arrest has been made in knew not. connexion with the sensational claim to have thrown a little light Modern science can- robbery committed on board the on steam launch Wo Fat Shing in three of them, though the fourth the mysteries surrounding Hongkong Harbour on the evening still oludes exact analysis, and of October 12 last, when the crow will probably continue to do ap was hold up by armed men and Meanwhile, despite the chill cal the launch taken to North Point. culations of actuaries, most of us Sir Frederick Whyte left for the latest arrest was followed by incline to trust less in the Law of China on April 14, sailing from w. Schofield at the Kowloon of that very human rhymester the man's appearance before Mr. Averages than in the experienco Liverpool in the Canadian Pacific Magistracy this morning on liner Montclare.
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charge of participation.
Sub-Inspector Dorling prosecut The King's birthday parade willed and asked for a date to be fixed take place this year on June 4 at for the hearing of the case. Happy Valley. It is expected that the hour of the parade will be 9 o'clock.
The defondant was accordingly remanded till next Tuesday after-.
noon.
kad never had'a piece of
bread. Particularly
wido,
large and
But down it fell upon the
floor
And always on the buttered
side!"
What all this really leads up to the query, Why, if teacupa la
It will be recalled that shortly ed and, at the same time, of The 8.8. Anking, arriving from after 6 pm. on October 12, inst Singapore and Amoy, reports the year, a consignment of gold bars strengthening the defence corps. Ruicide of one deck passenger by was placed on the Wo Fat Shing city teashops must become - chip- NO PERIODIC REFILLING The Swatow district has suffered jumping overboard. The body was was placed on t board the
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The
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.
IN CHINA'S VILLAGES.
greatly in the recent unrest, for, not recovered. besides the Communist activities and the operations of robber bands,
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ped in time, do they invariably Prominent. During the trip chip first and most on the side of across the harbour certain passen-the rim that one drinks from? (I The late Mr. Evan Ormiston gers who were allowed to travel apologise for the ultimate pre- there has been, much troop move Berks, formerly of Hongkong, left bers of the crew took command of Jblema in life which transcend mere (GO), of Crossways, Sunning-hill. by the launch and certain mom- position, but there are some pro- estate valued for probate at £66,648 the boat at the point of revolvers grammar.) (net personalty £52,214). and steamed her to North Point
where she was grounded.
car.
The
"Ho was 80
a
ment in the countryside. What that means to the people, we all
A Scotsman was once standing know. Desiring nothing better" than to be left to follow their oc- A Chinese woman yesterday at robbers then escaped in a motor 1ecking across the Potomac river Pat Washington with his American cupations in peace and quietude, into, the harbour near Wilmer tempted to take her life by jumping
One man was subsequently guide. "George Washington was they have been driven hither and Street. She was rescued by sam arrested, and, after trial, was sen- a very strong man, in his day," thither, with barely enough to keep pan people and taken to the Governtenced to three years hard labour. Baid the. Yankec.
ment Civil Hospital.
In February, another arrest was strong that he could throw body and soul together. It is for
effected and when, the man was silver dollar right across this these poor folk that we fool moat,
brought before the Kowloon Tiver." A Chinens, who was found in Bel- Magistrate the robber sentenced "G'wa'.w!", ye," returned the They want what we in Hongkong chers Street yesterday, suffering to three years was called to give Soot, "it wad tak' a guid, strong have always been able to enjoy from an injury to his right that which, perhaps wo fall to ap-eye and upper lip, has been admit evidence, but he refused to im-catty to pit a atone ower there." ted to the Government Civil Hosplicate the defendant, who was precinte at its full worth, namely,pital. It is believed that he le in-
accordingly acquitted. security. The fact that the Cau-Bane. ton authorities are now giving serious attention to the conditions Passengers on the Empress of prevailing in eastern Kwangtung Asin which arrived yesterday in- gives cause for hope in the future. Mr. W. H. Petera, Mr. M. J. Quist, cluded Mr. and Mrs. A. Cameron, That success will crown their efforts | Mr. S. L. Horrobin, Mr. H.K. Hos in the earnest hope of everyone in king, Mr. and Mrs. S. Howard, Mrs. this Colony,
A. N, Reid and Mr. R. R. Rox- burgh.
Mob Psychology.
nt Canton.
I
KOWLOON CYCLING
NUISANCE.
TWO MORE CASES, IN COURT.
"Sure, nowadays it would, but you gotta remember that in these pre-war daya the dollar went fur- ther than it does now, laughed the guide, pleased with his little story.
Jock was not to be outdone, so he rejoined "But Washington was a far stronger man than that, ofer s, He hurled a sovereign MEMORY MANower the "Atlantic!” The traffic police in Kowloon BTE still making efforts to suppress the Judge: Why have you not made dangerous practice of Chinese these alimony payments?
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•
youths Joyriding on bleycles on Defendant: I can't start till Amongst the passengers who left the peninsula, and with the imposi-week after next, Judge. There by the Blue Funnel liner Patroclusion of fines by the Magistrate the are still two instalments due on We view with grave concern Lo-day were Mr. and Mrs. G. Arch- danger to motorists and pedestrians the engagement ring.. the incident at Yaumati on Satur-Jones, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. McLay lessened.
butt, Mr. and Mrs. J. Mowbray will, it is believed, be considerably day night when a mob of coolies Mr, and Mrs. S. Courtney Cook, Mr.
The late Bishop of Södör and One lad who was charged before and Mrs. A. Stevenson, Mr. and One of the most regrettable attacked and severely injured the Mrs. J. I. Donnithorno, Mr and Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Man once found himself intro- developments in China in recent driver and conductor of a public Mrs. 3. G. Adams, and Mrs. J. F. Magistracy this morning was said duced at the Front as the Bishop of Sodom and Gomorrah, thereby, years has been the decline in law motor-bus. A small boy had been Brenan, wife of H. M. B.'s Consul to have been riding in a zig-zag as he said, securing, a large Bu course on the right-hand side of dience. His successor will at and order in the village life of the knocked down, though he was more
Nathan Road: After travelling nation. This is due, on the one scared than 'hurt, and, likely as
for some distance, he suddenly least be left in no doubt as to his hand, to the breakdown of execu- not, gave the driver no chance of
collision with a bus. He was inducted as "Bishop of Man, of turned into a side street to avoid correct title, for he is formally tive authority, and, on the other, avoiding him, after which a gang
chased by Sergeant Bayating and Sodor, of Sudor and Man, and of
Sodor of Man," That seems to the development of Peasants of rowdies thought fit to take the
arrested. Unions and Communistic activity. law into their own hands,' held
Idave no loophole for misunder standing; though there will also up the bus and severely mauled the nationality registering nine and One of the best aspects of China's the unfortunate driver and the en- seven under the respective hand-or ten days' hard labour.
In a second case, the defendant be the liability to that painful civilisation was its system of local tirely innocent conductor.
With fair tonnage, cargo was stated to have been learning foreign perversion, "Archoveque government, whereby leadership should be less inclined to stressfigures were not heavy inward. The to ride in Nathan Road opposite de Siphon et de l'Homme,"
the importance of the fracas through freights numbered six, of
quently to different quarters to
reports gave a fair return of move This morning's Harbour Office ments, there being 18 arrivals and 18 departures, leaving 62 vesacis in harbour of which 23 were British,
Weings.
His Worship imposed a fine of $7,
less frequented thoroughfares, his Worship Imposed a fine of $4,
ORPHAN ADMITS
STEALING.
.
to
"Sodor" [s, of course, "south,"
diocese includes the Hebrides→→→
a relle of the times when the the "southern isles" as diatin- guished from the Orkneys. The distribution of "north". and "south" throughout these islands is an interesting lesson in geo- graphical relativity. We have Norfolk ("north folk") in the southern half of England, and Sutherlandshire is the second most northerly county of Scot- land.
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[ was vested in the village elders. could it be regarded as an isolat- which five were Britiah, with some the old Po Hing Theatre. After From all parts of the country,
turns. All vesocis carried cargo. however, we now hear reports of tention was recently drawn to a the influence of these elders being similar disturbance at Aberdeen. On that occasion the victim of the at a discount, with the result that crowd's spite would have been a lie Society held last evening in the At a meeting of the local Philate- the unruly spirits are with dif-youthful motor-cyclist, whose ea-room adjoining the office of Messrs. fcully kept in check. As a case in cupe was solely dependent upon Lammert, Bros., Duddell Street, a point, we may cite a large village his machine's powers of rapid ac- very interesting talk was given by celeration. It needs to be point Mr. Macarini, Honorary President in the Swatow district where, aced out, that the motor-cyclist had of the Manila Philatelic Society, CASE FOR THE BOYS' CLÜB, cording to our correspondent, the stopped to see what could be done the subject of discourse being, leading men seldom sleep in their for the lad with whom he had cal-Postal Issues of the Philippine
A twenty-year-ob. Chinese' WAS lided, but discreetly disappeared Islands." The speaker. It is Inter- own houses at night, but move fre when the threatening attitude of eating to note, compiled the first charged before Mr. W. Schofield, the crowd gathered round lent catalogue of Hongkong stamps in at the Kowloon Magistracy this avoid being kidnanned. What is fear to his wings. We are inclin 1898, and has written books dealing morning, with stealing a pair of you, Joe, but always feared is that local bad ed sometimes to dismiss incidents with the stamps of China, Amoy, trousers from outside a house in
a philatelist of long standing" and characters may at any time bring of the kind by acknowledging the and the Philippine Islands. He is To Kwa Wan,
Sub-Inspector James, who prose- in robber bands with whom they psychology, but it is a very serious philatelists a treat by the exhibi- stoppied by a constable and when difficulties of countering mob was, consequently, able to give local cuted, said the defendant was matter for motorists if mob at-tion of his rare and valuable trea-searched was found to have a pair tacks are to be looked upon as an sures." additional traffic danger, It is re- garded as an offence, for which heavy fines have been imposed in the past, to fall to stop after an accident, but would it be surpris. ing if a driver thinks twice about: it in a district like Yaumati or Wanchai? The European com- munity has had it urged upon it frequently to undertake a study of the Chinese language in order For smoking heroin manufactur policy to acquire an understanding of ed in the form of pills, a Chinese are the people, Probably the mental who was arrested by RevenueTM them-perambulations of the street Officers on the Taiping junk yes
are in touch.
.
The situation thus created is causing considerable anxiety to the authorities, who are naturally finding it difficult to restore former conditions. It is, however, grati: fying to record that some places in the Swatow region are rising to the occasion and, by harmony and cohesion within, combined with vigilent and resolute towards outside, elements, becoming both secure selves, and aléo for others.
refuge
SMOKING HEROIN
PILLS.
CHINESE DEVISES NOVEL,
PIFE..
• 譽。
Under the Volstead Act it is no of trousers concealed under his offence to drink ilquor that you jacket. Enquiries were made and have had in your cellar prior to it was found that they had been the Act becoming law. As is well stolen from the complaint's house. known, there is an increasing When questioned, the defendant amount of illicit distilling going said he was an orphan without on in the country districts, expect- any fixed abode or employment and ally. where boot-legging is more had gone to Hunghom to steal. dangerous. The result is, as an After ordering the defendant to American says, that they can all receive seven strokes of the cane, get a drink. "We've either got a his Worship remarked that he little still, or still a little." should be taken to the Boys' Club' in Hongkong.
Three travelling salesmon ar rived one night In Memphis, Tennessee, and wanted a drink. They were intelligent men, so they policeman where
coolie do not represent by any orday, had lavented an instru- A WOMAN'S FEAR OF asked the nearest book them means a standard on which one ment resembling somewhat the It is interesting may place a general valuation. pipe used by oplum smokers.
to note in this connexion that by On the contrary, we are satisfied This consisted of a small
DEATH.
OPERATION.
down two blocks to the Methodist | Church, and said,, "Say, guys...I' guess that's the only place in Mem-
RUBBER SHARES.
these means the market town of that he who follows "Sir Cecil Hopo, from which what is now the Clement's advice and studies the porcelain sauce jar, the spout of MADE HER WILL BEFORE AN phis where you can't get a drink."
Chinese through the medium of which was broken off to permit the new 4th Army commenced the re- their language and thought, will insertion of the pill, which was cent campaign on the Hai-Luk have reason to be pleased at his then "cooked over a lamp. The
smoker, would then inhale the "Now, on account of my auffor, Fung district, has now earned for diligence. The fact remains, haw narcotic through a bamboo tube ing from belly disease and going itself the name of being a "Little ever, that the fear of a repetition Atted into the mouth of the jar to St. Paul's Hospital for opora
of the trauble at Yaumati on
tion, I am afraid that something THE LATEST QUOTATIONS, Hongkong." It is receiving some Saturday always 'exists, and those C.P.O. Clark stated that the
unforacen may happen," declared reward now by a marked increase who have seen coolie attacks will man was seen to throw overboard Li Fong, a married woman, in her Messrs. Carroll Bros. have beon In trade, for the Hal-Luk Fung and understand why we regard the two parcels, which were believed will: She lived at 28, Western advised of the following quotations
matter se serious. Probably not to contain, if not heroin, thon adjacent districts, after being one-fifth of the 200 engaged toplum. He saw one tin of oplant Street, first floor, West Point, and and dividend on rubber shares:
died at: St. Paul's Hospital on Allenbye stripped by Communists and over-what happened, or even, troubled sticking out from one of the par- March 21, this year, leaving Hong- in to ascertain the cause for the com-cels before it was dropped over kong estate to the value of $5,100. run by the Armies, are
bined assault, Why they assisted board from the junk.
Probate has been granted to her desperate plight for rice and other is just the reason why Mr. Looker Nearly 60. pills were found on husband, Wong Hop-wa, stoker, foodstuffs, and large quantities is anxious for adequate provision the defendant, who was romanded fiving at 28, Western: Street, and are being taken up river from to be made for the protection of by Mr. R. E. Lindsell until receipt everything is bequeathed to him British nationals in the Tientsin of the report of the Government on trust for the son, Wong Wing- Swatow to Hopo.
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