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-- THE CHINA MAIL,

PUBLIC WARNED AGAINST

STRAY DOGS.

An outbreak of rabiem has been notified the police and the dog has been destroyed and the caroase berat

Capt. Mc Memer, Superintendant of prominence to the fact that the usual ro Police, sed the Press this morning to give gulationforced on anch occasions would be immediately published. Owners of dogs rarned to keep sharp lonkoub on he puts y dog wondering about in the Lasir pa

timo without either collar and licensed number will be liable to be shot and any similar treatment. The public are enraretly des we

"wondering at night" will moed" with frequented to me that

the animals are

chained

up at night, Recently rabies broke out in Kowlong and it is presumed that the outbreak in the Colony has come from that quarter.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

TO-DAY'S MEETING. S

was haid: this afternoon

A meeting of the Logislative Council

THURSDA

A SHOP FITTING AC COUNT.

INTERESTING SUMMARY

COURT 03SE."

LBRUARY 26, 1914

JUBILEE ROAD KURDEE

KOGUSED MAN AOQUIETED.

the In the Suminary Court this morning the Jubilee Road murder al returned After deliberating in private or half an hour last evening the jury engaged in Governor. Sir F. H. May, K.OM.G. before Mr. Justice Gompertz, Paise a verdict of not guilty against Kaz, Chal president and there were also presentage, Clave Yan, trading as Chee Yan and he was socordingly discharged. Secretary.

The Hon. Mr. CLAUD SEVERN, Colodía! Ke, contractor, of 22, Shilp Street, sued In consideration of the length of the The Hon. Mr. J. &. S. Becksna, K.C., teorg Steiger, of the Bella View Hotel, trial the Chief Justice released the jury. Attorney General,

and J. Dunckert, of 19a, Prays East, men from further service for a term di The Hon. Mr. A. M. Trosos, Colonial | 2nd floor, "for" #130, balanco due an three years. Treasure.

acronym of alterations to a shop, Director of Public Works.

The Hon. Mr. CHATHAM, C.M.G.,

four., “Haywood, of Mr. 'Too D'Almada tary for Chinase Adkins.

The Hou. M. ER. HALIFAX, Secree Castro's office, appeared" for plaintiff,

and Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended. The Hen. Mr. C. MCE MEER, Captain

-Mr. Grediner mentioned that joligment Superintendent of Police.

The Hon. Dr. Sir Kat Ho Kat C.M.G.rst, lofondant, and he shouted that hat already been obtained against the

The Eoa. Mr Wax Y+x, C. MG. Hon. Mr: BE. Pozzo, K.C. Hon. Mr. E. A. Hnwest, C.M.G.

The Hon. Mr. E. STI.

The Hon. Mr. DAVID LANDALE, Mr. A. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of |

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VINANCIAL MINUTES,

some quarters and especially amongst RABIES IN HONGKONG. LEGISLATIVE · COUNCIL three who bave themselves won bon aurs by work in the old way. Nothing apparently is fixed yet, but from what we learn there is likely to he some opposition on the part or at A considerable section of the people against the new proposal Many of the better educated and far-seeing perceive that the President in this mattor is exercsing his authority and pushing things back quite far enough, zven if he had not already gone too for. An influential native newspaper published in Canton has ventured to publish the following criticism on the present backward trend, and if they feel so strongly there must be a good deal of latent opposition which the Government will do well to notice and measure. "Do. we con demn the people for all this We must first of all regard it as a duty to blame the Government us to

And what i that? There is apparently a desire to re-establish the Board Censors. There has already been the destruction both of the Parliament at l'eking and the provincial assem hlics in all the provincial cities Further, it has been decided not only to suppress all societies for furthering the idea of self-government but also: Bruvat-On 26th Janic at 48. Bruteral agencies that have this for their yard File Augier, Paris, ALEXANDINE aim, It would appear as if it were Exit.12, widow of Paul Brunst, formerly intended to nunul the arrangement; Taran daughter of the inte Lafebury, Wely, by which the Law department should be free from the control of M.Cox,-dan, 25, at Guildford. Ertocal officials and should only give an

daughter of Into R. W. May, MD, FRCS Colonial Surgent account of its doings to a central in of Hongkong.

burenu at Peking. And now, on the Warming-Jan, 23, at Larghain-street; back of all this, there is a proposal R. E. WATORY, formerly of China, syed 82.

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MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.

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'9.13 p.m—A.D.C's second and last given to those who have won honours performance of the "3 Ppisodes,nt literary examinations, just as was Theatre Royal.

the rule in olden day." This is the protest of the native press, and such a list of retrogressions may well make one rub one's eyes and ask if the good that was hope has accrued from all the tumult and arion and bloodshed of the past two years.

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 11.30 am

China Provident Meeting.

General Memoranda.

Sunday, March 1 :---

Excursion to Maca.

MONDAY, March 2-

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A

The P. and O, stomer Medins on the

quid for India. ith inst. shipped at Port Said £205,430 in

in Bridges Street and the property The fire bars of a furnace tar boífur the Public Works Department have been stolen.

reports on behalf of her mistress that Misi Kwat Cheung, a school teacher, yesterday the anal absconded taking with hos 17 pieces of clothing.

A Chine has been charged in the vritory, at the instance of Mr. Everest, orcheer of the Public Works potant, with the theft of 50lbs of galvanised wire.

wander

Mr. R G. Kowles, the well-known comedian, accompanied by his wife, has Scot, for Sou h America, where he is going Jeft London by the Nelson liner Highland for a short holiday.

Mr. Baker, of the Canton-Kowloon Hallway, has informed the police of the town on the railway near the village of theft & 8 fest of wire which was cut Tai Wai on Tuesday.

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The Government has instituted a war The benefits that raust-accrue fromonate which infoat me of the depart the Revolution will come in time, mental buildings, and the military satho- Modern Peking like ancient Rome,

rition have obtained the services of a

in consequence of that Mr. Haywood was not entitled to obtain judgment against the second men also, though it, was a joint content. Eo quoted an authority on this point..“

The Puise Judge said he believed Mr. Gardiner was right.

1

he could not bring a further action for the same debt against another man, this case, however, he brought an action against both defendants. They both up-

The prisoner was charged with murder... ing his younger brother (s partner in the family busine) by shooting him on the fubilee, Rond in June isab year, and the motive alleged by the Crown was that he share of the family property, wished to pouces hirmalt of his brother's

SPEAKING TO JURYMEN.

Incident at Criminal Sessions.

Follow Inspector Explains.

The following mommendations for fanacial votes wero submitted and his sued ous-man, and obtained judgment Mr. Haywood was of opinion that wilion ferred to the Finance Committee: $200 for levelling a portion of West End Park to form a playground: $2,000 in aid of this Vote Public Works for a Police Station at Cheung Chan; $10,400 in aid of the peared, and he obtained judgment against carred yesterday at the conclusion of rote Public Works, extraordinary, for the first and reserved his right to obtain the murder trial at the Supreme Court. improvement at Ap Liu Village: $500 judgment against the other. tariat for Chinese Affairs. for hooks and bookcases for the Secre

tuon's LIST.

The Juror's List for 1014 was „sub- Rated and approved.

KOTAL SQUARE STATUES, Ilon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, in accordance with a notice on the paper, asked What steps do the Government propose to take, end when, for the preservation of the statues in Royal Square from contact with the public?"

An incident of a rather unusual nature

The Puisas Judge: But did you rourecharged, the Chief Justicelled for.

The accused man having ben dis- |your right?

Mr. Haywood replied that his Lordship allowed him to do so.

Mr. Gandinor mentioned that money bad besu paid in respect of the first defendant.

Mr. Haywood, And a day was fixed for the hearing of the summons against the other.

Mr..Qanlince dented that a day was fixed and mentioned that the first defen- dant had already paid 34 of the debt.

The Puisne Judge said Mr. Haywood The Colonial Secretary replied: Pro-certainly could not recover the whole vision will be made in the estimates for amount plus the $40. That would be 1915 for putting railings round the absurd. He added that the point was statues. The Sanitary Department have instructed to keep the pedestals in a cleanly condition.

TO FACILITATE FOREIGN MARRIAGE,

Th Hon. Attorney General moved the first reading of an Ordinance to amend the Foreign Marrings Ordinanca 1903-

The Boa. Colonial Secretary seconded which are intended to facilitate the per- and the motion was agreed to.

The bill has for its object requlations formance of the contract of marriage by British subjects outside the United King dom and comes into force on the 23 March The cartier Orders in-Council and the new Ordar-in-Council of 1013 required in some small respects fool legislation of a quirements of the atlier Orders-in Council the Foreign Marriage Ordinance, 1903, A eacted

· 1914:

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the investigations leading up to the pro- Inspector Dymond, who was in charge of

eeedings, and addressing him said it had

the learned Counsel for the prosecutions been communicated to him that day by

in that ruse, in the presence of the Attorney tieneral and the Crown Solici tar, that something had occured, after After the Court to he (inspector the rising of the Court the previous day.. Dymol) was seen to be in convention with two gentlemen of the jury, and m gentlemen of the jury had communicated to him also that ho was seen in eonversa- tion with a third gentleman. What

Inspector Dymond replied that when the Court rose the previous day he went to the end of the Court and stood on the steps with a Sergeant, waiting for some

technical one and he thought it could be Justice."

have you to shy ?" asked the · Chief anwended by re-opening the ease. would reserve the point for the present, Mr. Haywood said the action was brought on a contract signed by both defendants. The first (efendant wanted one. to open a sausage shop and for that pur of the jurymen were also standing there. The foreman of the jury and one poso desired certain alterations to tho On or two. words were spoken. In

he should get somebody to make himself foreman asked, "Do you live at Quarry premises. Plaintiff gare an estimats and fact he (Inspector Dymond) säid he wan asked that as he did not know defendast going home to Quarry Bay then. The jointly lisble with him.. Defendant Bay He replied that he did, seid bright in his partner and the contract good night," and want away. That was signed by the two.

wns all that passed.

defondant?

The Fuinne Judge: Who is the first

Mr. Haywood: The sounge shop man

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The Chief Justice naked the jurymes concerned if that agreed with their views. The Foreman Yes, my Lord; whas

3 p.m. Auctions of Crown Lands at i can not be built in a day, and the old i prof avional rat esteher for the barracks; reciprocal character and to meet the ref whom I have got judgment against the Inspector says is correct.

P.W.D. WEDNESDAY, March 4:

Wilson. 19139

ام

Tues., March 3rd & Wan. March 4th-

conservatism of China can be sub- stituted by something better only by Inauguration of President Wodrew gradual development. Reaction is sure occasionally to show its hoary head, but the young and the vigorous, especially when they are triumphant, can well afford to smile at such dotard attempts to "put back the hands

H. Hicultural Society's Flower and Vegetable Shaw at the Botanio Gardens. Wrp., March 4th & Thu, March 5th:

10's Auction of old and suplus Narsi and Victualiing Stores by Messrs Hughes and Hough,

TAUBADAT, March 5-

11.30 HH. K. Wharf &

Gudowa Co. Meeting. SarvaDay, March 14-

Riyal H.K. Yacht Club's Regatta.

The Chien Man

as an experiment.

S.W., Inte a partner in the firm. of Meats. Mr. James Reis, of 36, Cadogan-square,

Reise Bros., of Manchester, who died in Paris on Oct. 14 last, aged 77 years, left. which £49,925 is net personalty. estate of the gross value of £51,238, of

WAS

by the legislature of

The Puians Judge: How does the second. The other juryman concurred.. defendant come in

The Chief Justice reminded the jury of Mr. Haywood; The plaintiff would not what he had told them regarding ooty

with his long experienes of that Court,

His Majesty' Dominions outside the had no address, and though he did not ease, and added that Inspector Dymond,

It was provided inter alia that a low

I any part of give credit to the first defendant," nversations with the people during the British Talands should be deemed to offest to the regulations contained in the know the second man be accepted the

to give Order or to enrepealed or future Urders two mes. in Council under the Foreign Marnage Act it it makes provision for the execution of angther man who acted as interpreter.

Yr. Haywood called the plaintiff and certain formalities. Those formalities with

Mr. Gardiner said the defence was that

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the

for by

ought to have known it was not right to speak to the jury at all. But what he and said was an explanation.

Inspector Dymond-It is correct, my

of the clock." President Yuan may mites of the Bible Society, orders were This

At the ordinary meeting of the com- one in already provider. Danckert was endlad in purely as Laril.

Marriage Unlined seem for the moment to nequiesce insanctioned for printing new editions of the Council of 1913 the duration of the period

exception was that in

Order.in retrograde step. Thus can he know Scriptures, amounting to 1.100,000 copies, of abode immediately preceding the

in 13 Freign Languagon. This total-in- of a marriaga intended to be 172.00 volumes in Russian or Slavonic.

notice

to be solemnised

interpreter. He was very slightly The Chief Justice then said to the acquainted with Mr. Steiger... Inspector that, in future he would rather Hie Lordship: Is he a partner in the he did not talk to the jury; about the weather er anything else. Of course he Mr. Gardiner Not at all. Mr. Garcerpted the Inspector's explanation. diner wided that the contractor required The learned Counsel was perfectly right," two signatures, and Mr. Danckert signed in fact it was his duty to make repre merely as a witness, to make sure that sentation to the Court on the matter. it was Steiger.

to what extent are the reactionaries cluded -848,000 volumes for China; and under the Foreign Marriage Act which harago business?

must be given by

by ons of the partics in tending such marriage is fixed at one week instead of, as formerly, at tires wacks, and the Bill was introduced in order to make the necessary alteration."

willing to go. When the time is ripe, the astute President will give them their quietus and send them and their precious scheming into the limbo of things forgotten. Strong men can afford to look on while puppets laugh HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 1974, and President Ynan Shih Kai is

strong man.

CHINA'S EXAMINATION

SYSTEMS.

LOCAL WEDDING.

Hamilton-Laverick.

Threoforain passengers of the N.I.K. Aki Menu, which is bound from Seattle to Hongkong, were discovered by a gendarme at Moji recently while taking photographs. A Public Procerator was sent for from aEokucs, and after examining the ansposts ho ordered their re'nse as they had proved that their offence was committed in ignorance of the law. The negatives were urdered to be confiacs ed.

PROVISION OF CREMATORIA.

second reading of a Bill to provide for the The Attorney General, moving the regulation of the burning of human romains and to enable crematoria to be established, pointed out that the burning of the bodies

dored

them

I went out at the Eastern gate,, I saw the girls in clouds;

om infafcient The Hoo.. Colonial Secretary senorded Like clouds they were, and soft and and the motion was agreed to.

bright,

The Bill was afterwards taken through But in the crowds,

committee and prased.

DANGEROUM. ZLECÝRIC

KUPFLIRA,

His Lordship asked why he did not sign expressly as a witness? only signing ma a witnoas,

Mr. Gardiner said he thought he was

It was extremely dosirable and most im- portant that the jury should never listen a police ofBeer, during the conduct at to anything at all from anyone not even

the Court.

Mr. Danckert, a 'commission. agent, Mr. Polter, Counsal for the defence, of the dead formed part of the religion are evidence to this effect, stating that remarked that he was requested to bring that among the general community the the document to be an order form and had been said both by the jurymen and belief of

f certain sects, notably Sikhs, and he was in no sense & guarantor. He took that matter up, and he accepted what practice soomed to be cu the increase. The not a contract. He signed as a guar-Inspector Demand. But he did exsider Sanitary Board had already certain powers antee of the good faith of Mr. Steiger's it his duty-and his Lordship was of the in this matter, but the Government consi

signature.

same opinion to mention the point, for Cross-examined: He was aver pre two reasons. In the first place he was wood' office he said he would pay for jury discharged there and, then and have pared to pay anything. In his (Mr. Har entitled, if he chose to do so, to save the Mr. Steiget if he could, but he was never a new jury empanelled. The law was prepared to pay anything on bis own clear on that point. Secondly, as the behalf... The Hon Attorney-General moved the

el caso went on, and if thees had been an is first reading of a Bil to amend the Electricity Sapply Orde année, 1811.combora

The defendant Steiger gave evidence in adverse finding by the jury, he thought The Hon, Colonial Bucretary seconded,

ho would also be entitled to appeal, and Mrs. Bernwolf, a French lady who to have the verdict set aside on that very and the motion was passed.

acted as interpreter at one of the interground. In the objects and rassoms elsass of the slows between the parties was called to The Cisice Justice You are perfectly. measure it is stated that while the majority speak of what took place, bub as she right, Mr. Father. The matter is new. Education at Peking considered the Rev. V... Copley-Moyle, and the bride bridge Review contemplates giving up there do exit cases in which private preter, of French in Court a diffienty Dymond from everything.

of private

electric instelistings ate no trimmid with tulla voil, was given away by on each week will cause diamey in are situated in the one of or adjacent time, but intimated that it would be who looked charms uz in a cream costume tias verbatim publication of the Varsity installations apparently of faalty character arose. His Lordship Interpreted, for Mr. Folter-It was not s piomani duty doubt free from danget it has been found no English, and there was no inter entirely at an end, and I sequit Inspector

many rural parsonages throughout the to other prembee to which they constitute more satisfactory to obtain an interpreter, kingdom, say The Chronicle. Many constant danger. In order to avoid this

SOME time ago Chang Chap-fong, the Tutuh of "Honan, who has the distinction of being the pet aversion of the "White Wolf," petitioned the President with a view to the re- instalment of the system of Govern- ment examinations rejected by the Manchus When the suggestion was made, it seems that the Board of

At St. John's Cathedral yesterday Mir Alexander Hamilton of the Taikoo Dock

I thought on the maid who is my light, " Down-drooping; soft as the grey twilight, She is my mate. [Translated Lom a Chinese Cycie dated

quietly married to Miss Annie Laverick leny by the F. and O. s. Malta on of Willington-on-Tyne who arrived in them my centares P.C.] Monday.

The ceremony was perforiied by the

Mr. Geneza W. Anderson of Quarry Bay, Miss Katie Anderson acted as bridesmaid and Mr. David Keith supported the groom

as best man.

question and decided that such a step would be reactionary and im- practicable and, therefore, the matter was shelved. It is now reported that the question has been again mooted and is being introduced in such a the Hongkong Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. After the ceremony a reception was held way that it appears to find acceptance Hamilton later left for Macao where the with the present Board of Govern-honeymoon is being spent. ment at Peking-that is, in reality, with the President himself. It ap pears that the wish is that the older systent should be embodied in the new and that the present Hok Tongs should be kept open as at present; culum should be the teaching of the that an important part of the curri

classics according to the old way that there should be Government examinations at certain periods and degmes awarded as in olden men, being selected from bave honours

RESTAURANT RAIDED

Fire Men Arrested and Remanded.

The announcement that the Can-of

thst

contained

of the apparently original and strikingly serious tate of affairs, the proeant Bill has difficulty was eventually overcoms up to date sermons preached by vicars gal-tions

beens Introduood providing that the

the_re

reby the lady voluntering to speak Can bra are, in 400 hundreds of instancos Urinating to the schedule to the court interpreter found no dificulty bi no particularly high intellectual cell phone for securing the safety of the tonese, which she did as well that the every Sunday, nothing else than more on that any exemption from

have effect geneally and newstanding her less hashed-up versions of the Cambridge the section

must be of

Speciaa character Varsity sermon of the previous week;

bject

to the expTÉSE THEORY L-Council,” Petztárasion of plaintiff's conversation to Mr. Danckert the Governor-in-

Bell • contained

In response,

provis one of

The wins stated that she interpretad

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to perform at all.

The Chief Justice: As I say, you were

pericetly right.

THE RACES. IN PICTURES: Any installation in French and he translated it to Mr.

does Steiger in

ILE: the Governor, Sir Henry May not shadow with, denser other

premises

roserved judgment 111 E.0.M.G., and party, this were to attend a special reh cinematograph-film sé Yo Road, Kowloon, depreting scans on

a burried summons will under sub-section (5), giving power, to

to Lord Strathnona's death bed, his the Governor in Consell to grast exemptor

Edinburgh low spent chartered a special tion from the general provisions of the

In Australia recently, Mowers Loung

section, be able to obtain Esedons from the Application of the regulations is gumtion.

would mom clear that from a public and Co. produce dealers, of Ballarat, point of view and for the faty of the Est this public thir, modificat go of Section & of the

frain from the Celadonian Railway Com pany. The train lab, Princes, Stases: Stallonat, 12. "London: at 8.50,

400-milojourney

linia and Craw minutes,

The Yi Hon restaurant, 415 Queen's and West was raided for gamblers last changed. tective Sergt. Wills, and five Chinose were sight by a party of police, honded by De from

stopy: werd

Electricity Supply Ordinados, 1911, wh

tr proposed under the present Bill is matter of great desirability;

valuabla horse

the