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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

HIM28, Robin

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Mr. H. J. Gedgu, returned to Colony today per 33. Siberia.

THE OLAIM AGAINST. AMERICAN OFFICIALS.

MONDAY, DEORMBER 8, 1918

A GROUNDLESS RUMOUR

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSALA

▲ rumour was current in Kowloon the WATCHMAN SUES HIS EMPLOYER. To-day, before the Chief Justine (Sir

marning to the effect that one of the Canar William Foce Davies) in the Supranadian Fielde Empresa bosts and foundered Before His Hooour Mr. Justice Com Court, the action mised by Vicente al som,

| porta ·(Puisno-Judgo) in the Summary the Sotto, described as a journalist, against, On enquiry at the local ofice, however, Jurisdiction of the Supreme Coites this afternoons. Mra, Vichmann, of the Station Thoman. Carey Welab, assistant. Execu- § wa ware glad to hear that thère si “not the Hotel, Kowloon, was sued by Alla Bux

- The Kaglish Mail of the 8th November way delivered in London on the 5th Doc.

The French Mail of the 4th November: was delivored in London on the fità Dec.

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The Steamboat Co.'s aseamer Heang shan has gone to Kawloon. Dock for her repairs and annual survey.

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plan were carried into effect, and that the increased railway revenus enabled the Treasury to give up its liquor roveans.. (£100,000,000)—a very problematical contingency-no pue assuredly would expect a reduction saturday, toge of the people's drink bill Monopoly for no monopoly, the prospects are all the other way. The incronse of the population and of the general welfare- are in direct ratio to the consumption of spirits. But Russia still stands almost at the foot of the list of alcohol-consuming nations. The mis- chiet is, however, greater because.ruw spirits are almost the only harm, of liquor used.

It is rather in the promotion of the temperance move" | wont properly speaking-hot in legislation that a remedy should be Bough. This movement, headed by the Church, 18 only in ita inception Russia is in this respect a century be Bind England. There is, howevor,

The total output of the Kallan Mining cause for serious reflection in another | Administration's minas tor the week onding domain which indirectly but very November 22, amounted to 50,907.30 tour appreciably influences the economntoad the sales during the paried to 44,21857 life of the country, viz., the fulfilment of many of the reforms promised in the Manifesto of October 1-14, 1905. One great reform measure, the re Organization of the Local Courts, bas been passed and is now being applied. It must in the natural course of things inculente a greater respect for law

The Sui Tai, having passed her survey, has resumed her ran to day, re loving her sier ship the Sui ào, which to-day went over to the d-ck.

form

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ire Secretary of the Philippine Islands, and John B. Sawyer, Vice Consul in Hengkong of the United States of America, was continued...

slightest ground for the rumour. The off is in touch with all the company's abeamers on the Pacife, and no accident of any kind has occurred.

That

the watchman, at the hotel, for the sum of $54, being as to #18 for one month a wages, and as to $30, balance there for damages for wrongful dismissal.

Mr. R. Gastliner appeared for the plaintiff, and defendant was represented a of Mr. P. Sydenham Dizgu (of Moners. wilkinson and Griat).

Mr. Gardiner Informet the Court that

plaintiff, who was suffering from a bad food while employed as watchusa so the

HOIHOW NOTES:

The plaintif claims from the defe dants the sum of $4,811.03, being the equivalent of £300 in which the defend a magistrate dealing with indicistle dants are indebted to the plaintiff under offences; his friend's argument was that the provisions of the Habout Corpus Act, a magistrate disaberged a prisonce thes 11 Car. II., cap. 1, by reason of their presion could start again. If a man having procured or caused the imprison was charged with, say, murdor, and war mant of the plaintiff on a charge of

out, according to that argumens he could Station Hotel, employed a substitute atdustion within the territory of the be re-arrested next week, and the pep while he went to hospital, with doden. Philippine Lands, well knowing than thosecution could go on and on as oftem is dant's permission. Alte the substitute plaintiff had beeh discharged free ens they liked. No direct authority to that was engaged two nights he was seest Fudy under a writ of Habeas Corpus sued fees was produced at all, no tawagandades plaintif tennel.to. d by him when in pustody on the same mar text book, and nothing which work he was told his awelece were no

directly laid down that that was the longer required. charges.

When plainti called Mr. M.. W, Slade, F.C., instructed by law. But Mr. Potter argued that from the following day for the money due Mr. W. B. Hind and Mr. Norington the terms of the Summary Jurisdiction to him he was told by clear, out, and (from the office of Mr. G. E. Hall, Brut Act, which regulated the powers that he would not be paid. ton), appear for the plaintiff; the first magistrates, and from the fact that aren Evidenes was being taken when, our defendant is represented by Mr. Eldon after magistrate had discharged a pri report closed, Foster And Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed soner be could be indiahod at the Seg slabbed in the by Mr. G. Hastings (of Messrs. Hastingssions, that that must be the case. the last time. The firm formerly car.and Hastings); and the second defendant argument might be right, on le might he cuarrel on Saturday evening, and was is represented by Mr. E. H. Sharp, K.Cwrong, but it was an extraordinary thing to togsital. His asiant has not instructed by 3r. M. Reader Harris (of that there was no direct authority. The

arrested.

Mers. Wilkinson and Grist). TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Mr. Slade continued his argument in reply to the points raised by the de fence. He said he found on looking through his notes, that be neglected to refer to the point dealing with the ap- plication of the scotion referred to in The Reserves sugaged in a feld day the Habeas Corpus Act to extradition sterday in the neighbourhood of Customs proceedings, and the general applicability of the Law Courts are bound to im-use pass, whence they journeyed by of the whole Act to extradition proceed. annah after attending a brief church ings. He wished to make a few com

On menta on

the Canadian cose and the prove the position, moral and material, service at headquarters at 8.30.

Amerion csecs quoted. Those cases of the rural inhabitants, whose num some xixty men turned out, • bers in Russia do not fall far short of fact which was regretfully referred to Were referred to as authorities, and the 150,000,000. But a reform equally by H. E. Major General Kally, those reported in 5, Common Pleas Divi important and equally urgent still with B. E. Hon. Clodd Severn, Officer is was referred to on the point with Administering the Government, watched remains in abeyance. In his address the operations. The min force advanced

30 p.m. - Auction of Chins and Curios among the masses of the population,

and also, it may be hoped, among 830 p.m.-Organ Recital, St. John's certain classes of officials who have be-

Cathedral

come accustomed to arbitrary power.. The agrarian reform and the reform

General Memoranda. WEDNESDAY, December 10:-

2.31 1.-Auction of Furniture at 3fcass. Hughes and Hough's Sales

Roonis.

9:15 pm.--Ki etapie Eatertainment

The Thostre Royal. Fatay, Deveer 19-

of Jewellery 230 pm - kaksin

Mossre Hughes & Hough's Sales Recurs

8 p.m.--Cliftonian Dinner al Hongkong

Tempar, Janny 6:

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Cab.

Neo-Gen Penwink & Co., Lt

General Meeting,

The China Mixi

HONGSONG, MONDAY, Dec. 8,

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Segaza Cockle arrested tom "men in the act of playing a Chinese game of Atance at 130, Connaught Rond, Saturday and sized the stakes, smount ing to $17.50.

regard to the decisions of America Courts and the opinions of American jurists.

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caso quoted only said that the decision of a magistrata in the esso for a com mittal we not final...

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

Homow, Dec. 1.

Our Electric Light Company is at last making a move, towards giving tà a proper lighting of our strecte, and houses.

His Lordship: In other words, a pilen of autrefois acquit will not prevail. „ The engine for the power has been land- Mr. Slade: Not before the magistrate-ed, and the generators are to come soon ples of autrefois nequit is only a and As many aboga and houses have specialised plea which is put in a dready been wired wo may expect that criminal case, and is only a branch of before long the machinery will be in the is res judicats, and in cases working order.

You were informed recently that where autrefois acquis is quite inapplic able the principles underlying that ples band af brigande were working in the will fail to prevent the second, trial of a

Tam-chow District of Hainan near Nodos prisoner.

market. Only last month a band was The case was proceeding when we went mot carrying about a dozen repeating to press.

ORGAN RECITAL.

The following is the programme of the Recital to be given to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. in St. Johire Orthedral - Sonata in D min

riffes and tweny (or more cheap guns going out on a caid, for iddnapping and Looting. Now the tables seem to be.. turned. A Deputy with a company of twenty or more soldiers has gone. indo, that community. They go out almost every day into the villages and return with two or three thieves. The native

Mendelsohn of the region report that they are quite Balo... Sabbath morning at Sex ...F. Igar successful in bringing in to real rob- Abers. In one place they were resisted Vompel (Partita!)....

Wagner and with the result than theme of the

thieves were killed.

Max. GOLIJTTE.

Hnar 51.

W. Wolstenholms Duett The day is Done... Lohr

Mrs. Gotham and ME. A.G...

MACDONALD

The prospect the Confucianism may ·

baxtablished as the State Religion, is having soar effect in stirring up opposi tion to the spread of Christianity and ..........E. d'Evry the perspention of christian converts. In gest During the singing of the Hymn a colono place the christians were told- lection will be made in aid of the general of the ancestral fields and to go and

live with the missionary, and later they, -

Tocents.

expenses of the Cathedral. TNA JLLAA vere derived of their rights in the

CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.

Motor Boat Races.

THE HARVEY CUP.”

The first of a series of three races for

ancewical Innis. In visiting a heathe festival à christian, proscher was told that he would" be given only ten years to preach and that then Christianity...... would be banished from China. In several of the districts ad called Con fucian societies have been formed. I is to be hoped that with the establimb- ment of thous socletion the legalizing of

is threatened may be opposed, genbling and the licensing of vics which

to the Prime Minister on the occasion | In the back of Hawloon City upes the

His Lordship: That is on the question of M. Kokovtsov's visit to the great Customs Pass position and drove back the of the jurisdiction of the magistrata? fair at Nizhni Novgorod, the chairman defenders' advanced post. The men who Mr. Slade said it was not. The care of the Fair Committee. M. Salazkin; wore their new "webbing equipment for the mentioned was quoted to show his Lord first time, had tiffin bafore retorning at Sship authority for the acccptation of pointed out that no sound lasting lock. Generi Kally complimented them Canadian and American reports. The progress was possible unless the on their smart turn out.

questione to be decided in this case de perced almost entirely upon the con- people were able to take a large part in local government. The vastness The neighbourhood of Nathan Road,struction to be put upon two Acts of Carillon of the Empire and the complexity of Kowloon, was disturbed shortly after one Parliamont passed long after the separs 'clock today by an Indian who sud. tion of the United States from the Unibod its geographical and ethnographical denly went mad. He chased everybody Kingdom. The Extradition Act was conditions renders this all the more in sight, and in one of his rushes knock. dated 1870, and the Summary Jurisdiction necessary. The Zemstve franchise is a cyclist of his machine. The blow. Act 1818. In one of the cases quoted at present dominated by the nobles ing of police whistle caused a crowd to by the deleros, this passage occurred : But the ecmolusive answer to this RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

collect, among those abtracted to the under a semi-feudal system which, unspot being a number of European and of jeation is this: that the procedings happily for its promoters, has utterly Indian soldiers. Three of the four of this writ (Habeas Corpus) in the RECENTLY the "Times" issued a Russian supplement which was, in broken down by the rapid disap tackled the demented mor buy for a long: Federal Courts are not governed by the so far as to deprive one of the soldiers the subject, but by the Common Law of common with the many similar appearance of the nobility among the time he hold them at bay and even went laws and regulations of the States on plements that had preceded it, full of propertied class. It is an anomalous of his belt, which he used in a sub- England as it stood at the adoption of valuable information. In it is sketch-situation that the mercantile classes equent attack in a defence. Even the Constitution, subject to such alters- ed the story of Russia's national of the country, who bear a very large tually bamboo poles were requisitioned ions the Courts may not fit to pee. and in avoiding a jab from one of these scribe." They had not the slightest ari progress. Referring to M. Kokovt part of the burden of taxation, both Indian fell, and was secured and dence, from text books, cases or statues, sov's recent Budget statement, the local and Imperial, should not be able tightly bound by the soldier and st to winst alterations tits statato law of Corinthian Yacht Club motar besta for writer states that the growth of the

obtain their rightful share in the him to the Indian military compound, the United States of Canada had made up presented he Mr. R. D. Harvey was Whether ailed yesterday morning. seven bosta wherico he was later removed on an in the Habeas Corpus Act. revenue within recent years" has"

sira of local government unless

there were, or were not say, the Court racing cvec a twenty-two mile equine în assumed proportions that have scarce-

did not know. Therefore, until that in ideal weather. heyhappen to be noble. An echo

formation was afforded-be was not in The entrante word Ten Mada," Mr. G. ly any parallel The increase is no

M. Salazkin's complaint came a

position to give it one way or the other Bannerman: Wa We, Mr. C. H. De provided in the Theatre Royal on Satar. at an average rate of about

few weeks later from the Zemstvo"

these decisions had absolutely op Ela, Mr. R. Timmerschmidt: Titanic, day evening before a fairly large audi millions sterling per annum, aln

and Municipal Congress at Kiev.

weight whatsoever, because, for all that Mr. G. E. Wilem ; Roms. Mr. A. O. eos, by Mr. F. E. Hall, who prosented doubling the total returns within a There is not a single responsible

was knows, they may have been given Sei'el: Zephyr, Mr..N. L. Watann; and Misa Annie Abbotó, "The Little Georgia decade. Whereas five or six years

The Hongkong, Canton and Machoco D entirely different system of law L'Hirendolie, Mr. R. D. Harvey. Mr. Magnet and Capt. L. MoLagen, organ of the Press, there is scarcely u

Earvey, doner of the cap, is competing for Undefonted Jiu Jitsu Champion of the ago it was thought to be presumptu- person of any enlightenment either Steamboat Co.'s new steamar Taishan" to that which is in force in this Colony.

Dealing with the Canadian case, Mr.second or third prize only, made her Arst trip to Mand yesterday with

World." Miss Abbott's performance W ous to count upon an increase of 3 or within or without the ranks of the

aged number of excursionists and com Slade said they did not know what regu-

Handicape were arranged on the Aenlared quite bewildering, me- she appeared to 4 per cent.,, the usual average increase bureaucracy-that is not deeply per complement of general cargo on board,lated the whole matter, and it would be

ragm will be run in i stalwart young men from. · raising her is now over 6 per cent., and in in sunded of the danger of delaying The voyage was s most successful one and imposible for his Lordship to attach any speed of the boste for this race; the find no difficulty in proventing several

everything worked quite smoothly. No eight to the decisions when the statute coralding twn Idividual twelvemonths it has attained retorms. While deploring any anck risks were taken, bat just ander an easy law prevailing in Canada and the United sealed handicaps based on yesterday's) from off her feet. She also successfully performances. The canre chosen was resisted the united efforts of a dozen ar 11 per cent. Agriculture being the unnecessary delay, the impartial ob lead of steras she took the lord of all Staton was not known dominant factor in Russian economy server of Russian affairs cannot fail to competitors and lend the way on both

His Lordship: In that case the Judge from the sinh bonge eng line from more men, who did their utmost to certain fluctuations are still noticeably be strack by the respect for the trips. This steamer is a distinct advance says that the Act has no application invest to east to iyeemun..heacon, port: Pith her against a wall which she touch

extradition proceedings?

Kowloon Docks, mort; Cust Rock buny, od with the tips of her angers. „Alim Abbott was sino equally unestul in Mr. Slade: You, but I cannot find that bort: club mark bat, harhard Tremystifying all with several other similar that that is owing to some peculiarity in Teland, ports finishing acrom the cizo Art Mclaren proved himself to be sa sapart he gives any reason for it. It may be Rock bagy, port: Pillar Rock, park: Green toms from her repertoide. Capt.

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in the Treasury receipts, but the wishes of the legislature displayed in fluctuations are gradually diminishing most if not all the Departments of

in comfort and suitability for the trade sipport of the publia for placing such an and the Steamboat Company deserys 'the

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EXHIBITION OF JIU JITSU,

A somewhat unique entertainment, war

of trade and industry is to a great stronghold of the old police regime-fugkong and Whampas Dock Co. merit know. Counsel then quoted Stalman' ing line from west in east. Handicaps war ju jibon exponent, by performing many extent responsible for introducing the has this year proposed a large grant stent praies for their work of constructing case, as reported in the Law Journal, indedirected at the start, so the beats finished feats with amazing penins and rapidity.

desirable element of stability; thre

in aid of the Zenistvo budgets. In

influence of the agrarian reforms another domain the report presented initiated by M. Stolypin and continued to the Tsar by the Viceroy of the with an unabated vigour by M. Kokovtsov and M. Krivoshein, is Caucasus suggests itscif as the work of a high-minded statesman. It is to only beginning to make itself felt. As

be hoped that it will help to make time goes."on, and the number of Kuall farms increases, this influence over-zealous Nationalists panse. So will lend itself in a very marked great a nation as the Russians cannot measure tea further consolidation of afford to oppress small subject races Russian economic progress. There is, and nations. The fullest freedom of of course, a reverse side the growth intercourse within and without their borders should be sought as the surest of the revenue is apparently in- sufficient to meet the growth of pledge of Imperial unity national expenditure. But this need cause no alarm, for the increased expenditure is

progress.

such a noble vessel.

ATTEMPTED' ARMED

ROBBERY,

Woman Slashed with a Sword

which Lord Alverstone said, Undoubt.in order of merit.

Los Mad, the winner. had-soma difficulty odly in that case it was not intended under the Scatate that there should be in starting and cramed the line three second attempt to charge the men minutes late, but præerred her lead and with that offence, ", "

finished first, her elapsed time on the course His Loadship: You are relying upon being 3h. 40m. 23#**** the words, “* a socond attempt by charge the prisoner get

...

Mr. Slede: Tes, and it is clearly laid down that the Sintabo applies; the words cannot be imich glainer.

His local pupils from the EK. Volun teer Corps, and the Police Force in. chaded H.K.V.C-0. E. Lane, A. 3fcKirdy. H. S. Rouse, F. P. Lemonty,

Rosa, Fl. Umrigue, F. H Coleman, GH. Farrell, Fe, and B. Green, Tolloe-E Cotton, G. A. Stimson, P. LAW. Bilborough all of whom showed that they had decived canider. able Senchs from Capt." McLagens, ini-

mecntast of revised British bayogel Elsa lost 37 seconds at the start, wed was fighting verams. Japenese double-handed

Wa Ws. second, low 18 seconds starting covering the course b. 36m. Re

L'Hirondelle, placed third. lost 18 seconds and covered the course in 25. 40km.

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A Baring attempt to robitha inmaten of 37, “Elgin Street, a Chinese tenement house, was made by four armed men His Lordship. You mean that slidiwa yesterday but was frustrated by one of that Lord Alversie rogarde the option the women of the house, who despite the as applicable to extradition procedings.

Mr. Biade agreed, and passed to the robber threats raised the alarra

The men entered the house just before other poiste raised. He referred to the nine o'clock in the morning under the argument advanced by boon Mr. Sharp was 3h, 17m. Bla, on be course the better of the bout. Other items pratext that they had to deliver a letter to and Mr. Potter, and elaborated by Mz

a man lying on the premises, and anos Potter, who argued that a magistrate

absequently disqualified, her owner swordmanatly was engaged in between taking Pinnacle Rock for Trocas Rock the Sergt. Piggott, B.C.1.2, and Mr. E. le passed inwide Pillar Island ineend of Kaneko, Is was rather one-sided Pillar Rock Finishing fourth, ber time matot, the Japances, bod much

Roma Inst 92 secs, starting and was div. | so attenotive programme worko

to the extent of two-thirds devoted to spite of the many the's from inside they thrmbeond the first foor tenants dealing with indictable offences only held goalified for a similar mistake to that made mated Exhibition of Club Swinging

with avonds and bade them hand over predmicwy inquiry, and if he distal loed 32 seconds gatting away and educational and productive purposes, showenses outside shops Chinced ecee- while the remainder goes to antional keep continide to leave their wares their valuables. One woman, more rare charged a prisoner for want of sufficient was passed by Bomt hetime rounding the an

thus exposed. The manager of a pro then the rost, shouted for help and received evidence that discharge. Tots is open to defence. The advocates of temperance.) vision staro 279, Dee Your Bond.ja sword slash from one of the men who the prosecution to encomanence proceed.elah mark for the fist time, Heine | AR

in the growing State millway Content, low water pipos valued at #100 sought to quiet, her. Her cries eachas

in this way during Saturday night, th returns a substitute for the ToVenus

derived from drink. They propose

imt one of the two minin sources of s

A GERM DESTROYER. svenne should be dropped, and that

ATHESE PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY the Stufe should buy up the private.

Lockjaw at blood milways in order to restore the from wound when

Balm in promptly applied.

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DISPENSED.

Pura Drugs, Patent Medicines, del pasury balance. The Coremment

shjects, on grounds of exp QUEFE'S ROA HONGKONG

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other people in the house and hearing police Whistle blows the man r1 AWAY, One of

Zephyr dropped 30 seconds and was

Mr. Potter further engued that the power, passed by L'Hirondelle before getting aAT Logs before the same, or another Coit, over the course was Sh. 19m. Xily For and jurisdiction of the magistrate in from ble lub mark) She finished Jant, he radition, proceedings were the same elapsed time on the course being 36. 9. those of a magistrate dealing with in

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costs but