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"DEATH.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE MAGISTRACY
"FIXED" AND UNPIXED
DEATH OF MR. J. R.. M. SMITH
SAMPAN" CAPSIZES.
A RESCUE BY CHINESE
SAILORS.
FRIDAY, AUDUSETATE, 1918,
CORRESPONDENCE.
GLENDENNING FUND.
7.
The community will learn with the despest regret that a cable has been An interesting wrangle took place in received by the Hongkong and Shanghai Mr. Wolle's Court this morning when Bank today announcing the death ir Ball appeared on behalf of two of
A maawain of a motor-bori 2075, || [To lha Editor of the "OnyxA-MAIL"] Mr. J. R. M. Smith, who belonging to Jack Ab Tai, reporta Chiness, abarged on remand, with being for several years was Chief Manager to the Police that at aliout. 8 a.. St.-I have the honour to request
represented to be, so that we should have a rate which could wel be described as "remarkably low In the collection of Reports before us we can find but one table which ends any countenance to the idea that the population has increased to such an enormous "extent. That is the table showing the number of patients admitted to the Government Civil Hospital, where the number of admissions last year was the highest on record, namely 3,202 In 1911. the rear of the census, the number the Imports and Exports Department,
Mr. D. W. Tratman, Superintendent of admission was 2,370. Whether prosecuted. the increase in this hospital can be taken as indicating an abnormal increase of the population, or whether it is due to growing confidence it the hospital among the Chinese w
ship, who was summoned for allowing service in the Far East. The Bank the 10th, and the owner of the ata in 1941, after nearly thirty years the vessel to be used for its carriageag was at half-mast today is taken and conveyance.
of
fr. Hall said that he was not ready and asked for a day to be fixed.
of respect.
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in possession of 300 taals of prepared of the Bank, ceeding Sir Thoms today us, bu, was going from east you to give publicity to the fact opium on board the steamship Fubs on
Jackion in 1002, and
capmized, throwing the occupant into dents and Erpectors of the Felles retiring test and when opposite No. 9 that, in connection with the bese Police Station u sampon, No. 1. and being raised by the Superinten the harbour. Two durumen from his Reserva for the widow and infunt shareholders at the retirement of Mr. put her on bount the moter-hout, tims with the following
Expressing the keen regret of the neue a girl aged five years and dinning, lists have been for some
bout jumped into the airbour ahl, sot of the late Crown-Sergt. Glen- "
of the Bank in 1911, said at Pottinger Street wharf where he Smith, Mr. Balloch, who was Chairman Ho then went full speed away, to
Hongkong Club, Club Lusitano. Mr. Wolfe remarked that it was voice not only the feelings of my the ambulance platoon, Leung Chun meeting of shareholders: 1 know, I called Police. Reserve constable 101 of
Chinese Club merely wating the time of the Court.
Me. Hall replied that he was only shareholders and of the Staff Mr. colleagues on the Board, but those of
¡Man, who rendered first aid to "the time it was before the Court he unders instructed yesterday, and that the last Smith has rendered invaluable services girl for one hour. The child was stood that it was remanded, and not the since he took over the Chief Manage-
eventually removed to the Gover to the Bank The successive Reports hearing fixed
ment Civil Hospital, where she bi detained. ship in 190 racord the able manner Mr. Wolfe. This appears to be was in which he controlled the affairs of the ting the time of the Court.
Bank."
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view do you think I fixed to day I had to the full justified the conadence Mr. Walter With what object in which he might well be proud, and ba
the ense think the best plan is to proceed with reposed in him by the Board and
If any point arisca chat shareholders of the Bank. needs elucidation it can be adjourned.
Mr. Hall 1 bare not even taken the avidence.
Kowloon Bowling Green Club, "Taikoo Recreation Club,
Civil Service Club, Kowloon Cricket Club, Phanis Club,
Kowloon Deck Club, ---
The subscriptions to date are esti- nated to have reachei the intak of about $1,500,
Mr. HallIt is very regrettable. It The late Mr. E A. Hewitt, who SEQUEL TO A BUILDING COLLAPSE. was
i misapprehension. did not spoke at that meeting, said Mr. Smith
The list will be withdrawn on bearing know you fixed the case for to-day for bad left behind him "reputation of
7 CORONER'S INQUEST.
Wednesday next, Augast 21st, an will be duly published. Wolfe, in his capacity as Corner, "above lists are
This afternoon Mr. E.. D. C. | Intending subscribers to whom the" held an inquest at the agistrany lodge their Autwcripts with Staff not available inay into the death of two Chinese who, Inspector Arculi, Police Reserve net their deaths in 44 mal 46, Headquarters Office, Prince's Builde Second Street, West Point, by the ings. collapse of these buildings.
I have been informed that the The following jury sere enpanel Government will increase the Police led-Messrs. O. H. Ritter, Burros Pension to £10 per annum, and pay and Abdul Kareem,
His Worship, in outlining the enslave the honour, to be, Sir, your certain pages to Australia.----I to the jury, said the only question that zone was whether the two bedient servantà - persons met their deuthey mis- advanture, or, if not, was anyon guilty of negligence.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., are unable to decide. So we turn to the Prison Report. Now, most people will assume that if our population has increased so enor mously we must have received among this accretion a large percentage of
a the ariminal element having regard to the proximity of the Colony to territories where so much lawlessu1685 has been prevailing. But the Prison statístice show that the daily average number of prisoners in 1917 was 600 as compared with 595 in 1911, and the
Although the Bank lost his executive services in the East, Mr. Smith percentage of prisonera to population is Mr. Tratman: I certainly thought it invited to occupy a seat on the Lea worked out as .052 in 1011 and #38 was sixed for to-day. in 1917. If
Mr. Wolfe: I am afraid the case must don Committee where bis experience our population has go on. If I And you are in any way and knowledge of Eastern Banking doubled since 1911 one would expect embarrassed I will adjourn it. doubtless proved of groot value to the,
Mr. Hall: I am afraid I will be Corporation with which throughout his to see the population of the gaol embarrassed because. I have not taken His he remained associated. increased in the same proportion. It the evidence. It will be hopeless for may further be noted in this connec-me to go on with the case. without tion that the number of cases at preparing for it. It will not ce fait to
my cliente the Magistracy last year was 11,922 as crampared with 15,057 in 1916. Whether this gratifying diminution of crime is to be attributed entirely to an improvement in the criminal classes we learn it to the render to decide for himself; but it we are
tion No. 205 of 31st May, 1918, co-Sur-Died in England on 13th inst. mencing from 1st September, 1918. 211 PRIVATE CHAIRS have Licensed at an Annual Licence Fee of
-$8 payable in advance.
to be
to
be
CHAIR BEARERS bave Licensed at a Fee of 30 canta eạch |
Jearly,
P. P. J. WODEHOUSE, Captain Superintendent of Police. Hongkong, Ang. 16 1918.
671
„SEELL TRANSPORT & TRADING
COMPANY, LIMITED.
:
WE Have boer requested by the
alove Company to announce that NEW SHARES will be issued, without payment, in the proportion of THREE Sew Shares for every FITE Old sharea.
Hollers of Bearer" warrants should deposit their holdings with Kankers who will endorse the warrant will enable holders to claim the New 15 Ex rights" and issue receipts which
Shares
their
For HongKoNG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
N. J. STABE..
"Chief Hanager,
Borpionz. Aug 18, 1913.
KODAKS
and FILMS, PLATES
J. R. M. SHITH, late Chief Manager, Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation.
The China Mail.
Boxazona, FRIDAY, Aug. 16, 1818.
THE POPULATION OF
HONGKONG.
GLANCING through a number of Departmental Reports for the year 1917 which were laid upon the table in the Legislative Council yesterday
many items have served to remind
Mr Bower, on the authority of the
Mr. Smith had been in a poor state of health for the past three years, Mr. Wolfe: Since the 12th you have many friends will be extended, is a The widow, to whom the sympathy at ad 3 days. It is your fault sister of Dr. J. H. Sanders, of the request. I cannot grant an adjoura Matilda Hospital. prepared to grant any reasonable. ment where it interferes with the time of the Court and where you had every with the case. opportunity. I am sorry I must proceed
Mr. Hall Your Worship said you
you would fix the date.
remanded the case till to-day. I thought
His Worship said that from the fact that it was fixed for 11.30, it was
obvious that he would hear the case.
THE TYPHOON AT CANTON.
F. C. JENKIN.
SOAP FOR CHINA'S MILLIONE.
regarding the male deceased that (To the Editor of the “CHINA: MAIL.”)
Dr. Macfarlane gave evidence
the injuries he received could have heen caused by votething filling.
DÄR Sm,-Should the report*
Mr. Wright, of the Public Works Department, give evidence that on yesterday's appeal ce gisa muse the evening of the 4th at 6 o'clock for alarm among your readers. that Canton appears to bare experienced he was at Morrison Hill and heal the interests of the British Soap to view these figures in the light
the fall force of the typhoon yesterday, that lapse had taken place at Trade in South Chine would be of the information "that the popula
and the city seems to bays suffered a + and 16, Second Street. He ut wholly extinguished by the constrip- good deal of damage in the aggregate, and it were storeyedtion of the representative of Leve tion is really double what it is
though there is no news to hand of any buildings and the whole of the Hank Bros. (China), Ltd., so ably repres once proceeded to the premises.
can only any that the improvement proceed with it. officially estimated to be, then we In any case, he was determined to special feature. Débria is to be seen on wall of the upper floor of No. 3sented by their solicitor, may wa
every hand
A number of electric had fallen outward on Central Street with all modesty assure your readers. show is indeed remarkable. Our indulgent. According to the Supreme
Mr. Hall asked his Worship to be lighting poles were blows down and and the front wall of No. 40 hud us of the recent statement made by general conclusion, therefore, is that Court practice, when a case is fixed for there has been great destruction of trees fallen outward on Second Streat us the largest importers of British the claim that our population has hearing on a particular day it is stated in the Gardens of Fengchuen and at "The party wall between 41 and 46 soap from the United Kingdom into "Sxed." Had his Worship expressed it stee. A few bonts in the river were had collapsed from the unit Hoor Hongkong und South China, that 673 population of the Colony of Hongkong six years receives little support from misunderstood the meaning. As he had
practically doubled in the course of in the legal way to would not have sunk.
upward and the roofs of 44 and 46 there is RO is in all probability about double the only statistics by which it
terday proceeded as far as Whakatau and ing. He made a further examinaanwashed millions of South China, The first train which left Chaton pes-three walls still remained stand shortage of soup for the washed and reason to fear any consequently had fallen in. In No. the official estimate. There is, firstly, possible, without another census,
ace have he could proceed with the cast the joint Report of the Principal test the statement.
Mr. Wole: I do not agree with you returned as it was deemed too dangerous tion on the following day and found as we are prepared to guarantee a that it was possible for you to misto proceed and the afternoon train did the premises were very all, and builtsuthiciency to the full extent of their Civil Medical Officer and the Medical
understand me. Officer of Health, from which certain
After further argument the cases wind subsidied. Few details have yet storeys. He came to the conclusionThe proof of our statements,
not start. It was 5 o'clock before the of blue bricks, which are not now buying power," extracts were quoted in a letter from Mr. BOWLEY which recently appeared in the China Mail, in comments an bis speech at the last meeting of the
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING
UNDERTAKEN.
A. TACK & CO.,
26, Des Voeux Road Central
TO-MORROW'S
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OVERLAND CHINA MAIL,
Medical Officer of Health, that the
Answer to our
Sanitary Board: We are told in this
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
is
to
The Emulor is advertised to anil! to murrow.
The revenue derived from fines at the Magistracy last year was $75,391:17, as compared with $109,644.82. in 1915.
not examined his witness he did not
were adjouned for Tuesday.
HARBOURING A MARRIED
WOMAN.
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A. Chinese was charged with harbour ing married woman without any lawful excuse.
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the d'efence.
Mr. J. R. Wood remanded the case till Monday."
A BANISHER CHARGED
.
......
reached Hongking
THE BRITISH SCHOOLS OF HONGKONG.
The Director of Education (Mr. E, Irving) in his annual Report writes:
allowed on the second and top
that the very heavy rains on the necessary, can be verified by the. preceding day, bad roisked the Appeal Assessors from the Superin walls that the extra load and the
weakness of the walls, owing to the tundent of Imports & Exports here muin water getting in mude the wall in Hongkong-We are, dear Sir, not strong enough to stand, He yours faithfully, gathered the tank wall fell fret. In consequence of this the other walls
fella "
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO., Sole "Agents foc William Gossage & Sons, Ltd. Hongkong, August 16th, 1918.
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ›
AT CANTON,
Report that the total Chinese popula tion is estimated at 521,800,, and
The reporte on the three British that these ligures *have béan
Schools may be considered quite satin of No 46 collapse-No.
The Commer: Did the first floor estimated by the usual method based
factory having regard to the peculiar conditions of these schools. They are on the natural increase as shown by
And of 44 neither?--No. Continuing, witness said the the census returns of 1906 xhd 1911,
A Chinese was charged before. Mr. adversely affected by climatic conditions, ground floor of No. in appeared to THE to which the number 10,000 bas Post Office shows a balance of revenue banishment before the expiry of his the summer months and which lower them in his record which dates from The Report of the Hergkong J. R. Wood with roturaing from which make the attendance low during beu shop. These houses were built THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE been added to allow of the influx of over expenditure last year amounting term.
prior to 1889. He could not times,
The Inteligencé Bureau of Cons "CHINA MAIL "..
Chinese due to disturbances in the to $144,652.0.
Inspector Kent and defendant who the stamina and therefore the mental 1869.
ton communicates the following: Kwangtung Province." The further.
was sentenced to 13 months nigorous powers of the children, who do remain Is there any inspection ride it The Government has supplemented imprisonment in March, 1917 was in attendance. As regards the higher there is no alteration or extension
Ten Members of Parlamente ate statement is made that there is no by a donation of 2500 the public then banished for life. Defendant had Classes, an even more serious, disabilityNo, unless we have any reason for are being qualified, to fill vacancier arriving at Canton, while seventeen means of estimating the number of abscription, raised on behalf of the previous convictions recorded is found in the small numbera attending it. If we suspect any premises d
against him. Chinese in the Colony at any given master of the Anchor who has lost the Mr. Wood.committed him for trial
When there are only three or four pupils be in a dangerous condition, an in- in the Senate. These additions will Lime except by's census, and until a sight of an eye when bis steamer was the next Sessions,
in a Class it is manifestly impossible to Petion at once made. We fix bring the number of MP's nearer new census is taken (the last was in pirated some time ago.
provide them with a number of special public as a result of which inspecs ary quorum to act on the permanent "quently receive reports from the to the two-thirds miority, the neces- mesters. A similar Claas in a big tions are made. Under crdinary Constitution of China. 1911) the present estimated popula
school at home wildchave the Mathe-roumnstances the inspectons would
Now some A chaic coolie was charged with matics taught bythematician, and visit the houses at least once a year five hundred Representatives and demanding more than the legal fare.
Inspector Kent said a young man,
French taught by a French scholar; Now we are understaffed,
Sepatons are in Cantona. named E Botelhgaged defendant's there would be suitable laboratories, and Dr. McKenny. Superintendent of
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A CHAIR COOLIE IN TROUBLE
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Western leaders, will see that nu more financial assistance will be given by foreigners to one section of
against another, The Constitutionalists, however,
Chiqa
The name of Lieut.-Commander tion figures must be considered to be E. K. C. Pope, R.N., appears in a list quite nereliable and are in alt prob of officers and men of the British Commandostions relating to news should ability pouch too low." It will be the French Republia recently conferred chair at the Grand Hotel to convey him so forth. It might be possible to aimse "Government Civil Hospital, In view of the possibility of the
Naval Forces on whom the President of fateresting to examine the statement the Croix de Guerre for, distinguished to Mosque Street. When he arrived at at something nearer this standard, stated that the woman died, of shock Americans granting loans to the in the light of various statistica service. Lient-Commander Pope (who his destination he tendered 30c. the three schools could be combined following a compound fracturer of Peking Government, the South- supplied in the voilection of Reports is a son-in-law of Major Donald Defendant demanded a higher fare as it into one. That suggestion is frequently her left shoulder, now before us. The first fact to be Macdonald, HK.D.C.) was stationed in
was a windy day. v vedam made but without much regard to the The jury returned a verlet noted is that it is officially estimated Hongkong at the outbreak of the war,
Defendant skid he was given 200 by difficulties. There is obviously the "Death due to suiventure. complainant but asked for Se more and difficulty of the site. A school for that the Chinese population has
returned the 205. EM, AR Britian children should not be in the An unusual vote sanctioned by the Lettere relating to business should be increased in six years by 70,836, and
Complainant said the coolie threw heart of a native city, and it should! "addressed to Tau Mansour.-/
the non Chinese civil population Council yesterday was cue of $1,650 for higher fare.
Finance Committee of the Legislative to leave the house unless he was paid a greater is the difficulty of parents. In life's hard battle each must fight by have confidence in the Amer can
the money on the ground and refused have play-grounds about it. Even I envy no man what he fairly wins: Bate of subscription to "Chiza Mall' in Pun 438 per sanami per quarter and per men by 1,423. The total population in the improvement of Naval Tanzis witness took him to the police station,
As he was obdurate their feelings appear to lie altogelberghtEES (2734
people that they will never promote sopi:"pro rata',
1911, as shown by the census. Courts. The Chairman explained that
In the other directing. At one time the laut some, methika, are honoure The Chins Mall is delivered free to Rs 456,739, while the estimate the anm was to provide two tennis
Mr. Weod fined the coolie $1.
opper Classes at Kowloon School were
honoured, for militarism in China while they them- their wins Postage la Charged, at the rate of fifty given in the official repartir 1917 courts for the Tumar and the Royal
exclusively for girls and those of Victoria And some ignored, because they do the elves are fighting to make the world Sobool for boys, irrespective of their homes, This plan broke down in face
:right. Jan 17, 2015 is 635,100. Ma BOWLEY said Naval Dockyard, and that there, are, so D. GALE had informed him that in naval funds from which the coet can be the supply is limited. Oanh 10 ct. Credit: her opinion, the population is more defrayed, 20 obr. per copy.NA
Telegraphls Addra Mar Hongkong likely to be actually one million. Code: 5.0. 5th Edition
aubsoribers la Hongkong and Kowinou.
month, 50kg kain
le per cara series of the Ox
Mic, should be sent an soets Dohle
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Where can we look for corrobora-
96,342---
A CHINESE SOLDIER
SENTENCED
nowned
quired.
2147 A TAAT HETICHE bigger et Sonic seem to find their fortune ready
the opposition to it. Recently, I remand, before Mr. J. P. Wood with Chinese in room cd the Post Office And others miss it, howson or desired
A Chinese soldier was charged, on schools to meet for mistraction in made attempting to commit suicide by jump building. I found that strong object. The men's a fool who thinks that he can The Emigration statistics of the Commander Tac, of the Chinese suffered considerably The objections Society by what is hat
ing into the harbour.ryone were raised and that the attendance de tion! Mr. Bowizy commcuted on Colony for last year show a total of Army aid defendant, who was a cousin would be stronger and better grounded the overcrowding of Chinese tene-2012 of 21,104, senother occasion la. 4 Shanghai warned water intended to make litle Tug pollent wouls are often leand
compared with the figures fur 1915 ing house after losing heavily in gam miles in all weathers. The tendency in humle homes God's greatest men are
in children daily a distance of many menta and referred to the death D. Jordan, the Health Officer of the bling. He then tied rope round his has on the contrary been to demand a TEETHING CHILDREN..
rate of the Colony as being "andaly Port, explains in his annual report that neck and was on the point of banging separate school for each focality The TEETHING children have more or high; but, as we have already pointed this is primarily due to the lack of hirsself when another man interfered. Peak School was the last, and acther
less diarrhas, which can be cou dralled by giving Chamberlain's Colic out, the mortality rate is based on ships large number of the British The defendant was of unsonud mind is at preseit under consideration. and Diarrhea Remedy: All that is the official estimate of the population, Admiralty for transport purposes. The geglum for a few days Defendant had Indis ships being taken up by the sod should be sent to the lusalic after each sporation of the bowels more and if we actually have in the few that romain are of ariall carrying to be continually stored af desuguri than pateral and thea raster oil to Colony double the gatimated number capacity and are inndegasto den? cleaned the system. It is safe and sure
necessary is to give the prescribed dosa
Even the most severe end dangerous if people, it follows that the
Casey Arúquipkly cured boite aEE
*hould be deni
with the large number of laboris idealrous of leaving the Splops forth
8th Settlements and other ports
for fear that he would take hisdife
Mr, Wood Raid he would senfones him
Song
KEEP IT. HANDY. TMMEDIATE relict in necessary
Vattacks of diafrboa to two mouth rigorous imprisonment,Colle and Diarrhea Reng at the end of which time Comteder always be on :: HajednFe) ale! Tag zuwat take him away
wafe for democracy, The Constitu- for republicanism, still remember tionaliste, fighting to have China free
that the United States of America
was the first umong the Great Powers to move for the recognition of the Chinese Republic in 1913, when the First National Assembly of China, the one now meeting in Canton, was properly constituted and the republican form of government perfected for the first time before the oyee of the world TH
FOR A WEAK STOMACH voted a donation of 2500 to the funds A to adopt
8 & general rulo” of the Colonial Nursing Association age and occa pe Liong which the Chairman, the Elon KMK - howčia regalise. Claed Severo Mjom
found af bygdens nuo
The Finance Committee of the Legislative Council yesterday, on the recommendation of BE THA
had they es
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