THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
After Big Game
Whenever Captain Mimod fore
To hunt big game in Chotapore
The Bigon and the Kangaroo Took fright and disappeared from view
Until his sorrows soothed by this He fell into a dream of bliss.
The Elephant and Crocodile Moved after him with happy smiles
-Nine miles away(or maybe (en)
A Tiger, couchant in his derí,
The Bon-Constrictor slithered by With untold yearnings in his eyes
The Emu and the Flat Nosed Sunk Hid behind Cactus Tires in funk
Upheld hinge and smilled arare And rublle fragrance in the air.
Nor did the Wart Hog linger long To join that captivated throng,
And so this dever fellow the Captain,sought solace with a "CAPSTAN' magnum
Quicker than haves by springs are trapped in. The Tiger started for the Captaint
Moral Themen who are the most in favour Are the amokers who prefer the CAPSTAN favour..
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After a long period of waiting,
MORE CAR TOUTS.
POLICE CAMPAIGN"AT" WEST POINT.
There was a renewal of the the Saiwanho (Shaukiwan) Police police campaign against motor-car have been able to affect the arrest touts in the restaurant quarter (of a man who has been flooding
the district with bad money. The during the week-end, a number of arrest has cut short a carcor, the offenders being arrested and which, according to a Police stato- | subsequently fined when: brought ment, appears to have been con-before-the-Magistrate fined to the circulation of spurious} coins.
In one case the defendant plead-
The hawkers and shopkeepers of ed that falling eye-sight had forc- the district for some time pasted upon him a change of occupa- had been complaining to the local tion, and from being an electrician police station that they had un- he was now compelled to make a wittingly accepted bad money living by touting for a driver. from a customer, who common re- The Magistrato (Lt. Col. F. porta agreed to be one and the Eaves, D.3.0.) who heard the case same individual, although he never yesterday morning, enquired i operated in the same place more the man's story was true and if than once.
he could pay a fine' if one was im- posed.
It was also generally agreed that his favourite practice was to hand in a bad twonty-cent On being informed by the pro- plece when buying a packet of secuting police officer that in all cheap cigarettes and to obtain the probability the person who em- balance in good ten-cont pieces or ployed the defendant would pay tho in copper cents from his victims. fine on his behalf, his Worship in- Playing the trick once too often, ficlod a fine of $5, but gave the he was caught during the week- defendant a month in which to
pay it.
end.
Washer, not Tout.
In this, caso, it was a money- changer who was responsible för the arrest. Warned of the man's Another Chinese, who was activities, the money-changer in-charged before the same Magis- mediately detected the fraud when trate with a similar offence, was the man appeared at his counter.at pains to draw a distinction be- He tested a number of twenty-cent tween the work of a car-tout and pieces which were tendered to him, that of a 'mere, mator-car washer.
No fewer than 171 bad coins in which better capacity ho claimed were found on the defendant, he was.'
while a search made of a basket A European Polico Sergeant disclosed further evidence of the Hald ho saw the defendant ap- extensive nature of the man's proach a passer-by and make a operationa. A large number of gesture towards a waiting public | copper coins and packages
of car. cigarettes which were also found
His Worship: What did I fine
in the basket told their own tale, the last man? stated the Police.
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The prosecuting Police officer: Your worship fined him $5 and
Lt. Col. Enves, D.S.O., before whom the man was charged yes- terday, observed that he must gave him a month in which to pay. make an example of "a person! earning his living by doing that sort of thing." His Worship sent the man to prison for twelve months' with hard labour.
"ITALIA" MYSTERY.
ALLEGED .S.O.S. PICKED UP.
San Francisco, May 28.
A wireless message,' presumed |
7.40
His Worship said he would in- lict the same penalty-a $5 fine and a month in which to pay.
Of a third man who was simi- larly charged, it was stated that he was seen to approach a party who were coming out of the Lee Theatre and to lead them to a waiting public ear. He was well- known to the polles as a persis- tent tout.
Defendant said it was a ense
to be from the "Italia" was of mistaken identity. He explain- picked up here and at Port-ed that he had placed himself too Iand between five and
near the actual culprit and, in the yesterday morning, as follows: crowd, was wrongly picked out. "S.. 0. S. Dirigible "Italia" with An opportunity was given to de- Nobile in disaster. Dirigible equip-fendant to bring a witness in or- ped wireless on wave length. 40/45der to bear out his story. He metres. Please help immediately." was remanded until this morning. -Reuter'a American Service. :
Still no News,
King's Bay, May 28. There was still no news of the "Italia" at midday. The wireless
station here le continually communi cating with the Citta di Milano, the parentship of the "Italia."—Reuter,
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