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MONDAY, MAY 19, 1919.

* CORRESPONDENCE.

THE JAPANESE.

(To 'the Riliter of the “ China Mtail.")

DOG MEAT.

WHERE LOST PETS HAVE

BEEN GOING.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

ALLEGED ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

P

Before the Chief Justice (Sir William Three Chinese were charged before Rees-Davies, K.C.) in the Supreme o Plus aplien uroong Mr. R. E. Lindsell with stealing a dog Court this morning, the Criminal my strokes, burtenders, from one Chau Yee Ting, and with Sessions for May was opened. The nitors that the world is going madkilling the animal for food. Even where malefis intiuences, whe-

first case called was that in which Inspector Grant informed the two Chinese were charged with rob flor cernel or asining of both, are letMagistrate that a very large number bery with violence in Sham Chur, haee to burs up the nations of dogs had been missing from New Territory, on the right of April worse items than the grout war lHongkong lately, and men have been 21. them. Yet it was hoped that sanity commissioned to go down to The prisoners were undefended and might linger in some remote or Canton to trace the

missing pleaded "not guilty." sposing faveure places such as the quadrupeds but without avail. The The following were on the Jury — Thoty Pocis ins side,, or poor dogs, said the Inspector, were Mesars. George Thomas, A. A. Hongkong. But rooding st apparently killed in Hongkong and d'Azevedo, A. C. Leith, D. L. G. Bojler as voted best night in the used for food amongst a certain Williams, E.. T. H. Bunje, Wong Lin China Mail, Wouden? ** The Japanese class of Chinese. On Saturday last and M. Mohamed. malo one very dubious. The thi acting on information received, a Me not merely

small Aww of constibles under an

a newspaper

the third "accused used the place as The evidence given revealed that

Chiu Ling Fong, one of the jurors called was exempted on medical

two

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THE

PUBLIC AUCTION.

|HE Undersigned have received ka-

structions to sell by Public Auction,

(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCURNED,}

어어프

FRIDAY,

May 23rd, 1949, at $30. p.m.,

at their Sales Roomk, No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street.

A Number of Rolls Linoleum (new). About 400 yards Mosquito Netting.

Several lengths of Sheeting,

A quantity of White Shirting.

Also

Ladies' and Gent's Boots and Shoes, Clothing, Tennis Balls and

Golf Balls (cow).

hit the newspaper, at Chiew," as | Inspector raided No. 7 Burd Street. grounds. was ka playerly shorn in your recent When they were refused admittance

Mr. Wakeman, Crown Solicitor, will be held at the RACE COCRSE

POLO CLUB, GYMKHANA elitorial on fouling's See Chind they broke the wooden supports of said the crime with which the pri Happy Valley (by kind permission of Revie. Yo you, the newspaper of the door with a crowbar and entered soners were charged was committed the Stewards, Hongkong Jockey Club) ehne, set out to be aberately the place, where second defendant was in the New Territory, in a village on SATURDAY next, May 24th, at offensive to Japart. You go to the arrested in the act of escaping from called Shar Chun. half way thuis af saying that the Japanese the ground floor to the first floor. between Castle Peak and Kowloon fearg policy, which is of course to The other two defendants who were on the night of April 21 last.Children under twelve half price.

Adminion $1.00 (including Tea). say the Japanese Foxernment, and lying asleep were taker completely An old woman and her daught the Japanese newspapers, which by by surprise and put under arrest.-A er were asleep in their matshed Programme includes:-Tent Pegg- & journalistie axior represent the search of the back kitchen showed a on the night in question, when ating. Ersin Fever Race, Mounted Japanese people, are the provifiet of bitch belonging to complainant in à about 11 p.m., two men whom they Combat,. &c., &c. aswash buckling bunels of swollen jar of hot water, with half of its would recognize as the prisoners,

Cash Sweeps. headed barbarians,“ But at the hair scraped off. There was also a entered and striking a light, ran- same time you say that you lose large quantity of fire-wood and cook sacked the place, taking from the abstained fra Paling Papancing utensils in the place together old woman's person, a purse contain- hear ends for Pag time with a pile of shavings. The dog'sing $2.60 in money and several pawn

collar was also found near by, beraber they མ71 དང ཝཙི- you puke.

tickets. The men afterwards assaulted Ranker cheions then that son are not

then they suddenly darkened the "PEAK TEAMWAYS COMPANY, the old woman and her daughter, na psition to criticizi Rather hands aby that one thing you buy that he was not getting enough out

a barber shop, but probably finding room and decamped. The

women gave chase as far as a con- and abstained from for a long time of his profession, co-operated with tractor's matshed, not very far from tist which really mikese ke the other defendants and established their own, and telephoned for the NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in this elony. You say, In the postale na Mail has actually arm of dealers in dog meat police. Counsel said that Sergt. the ANNUAL ORDINARY ben acusend of being pro-Japanese. Das might expect a rotark like that Third map Amperionn Boo ignor. antor prejudiced to tolerate a world En san. boundaries or a ruce eyond his own politics. But since when most a Britisiter fear being accused of being pro any nation with wish the Empire is he aduce?! You way, pray, strikk ut Japanese ring to Sir Oliver Lodge as Sir Statement, his Lordship summed up 26th instant to the 31st instant both MAKE it a rule of your home to papers abuse President Wilson, or Oliver Logic. Surely you hereby any other Auterieon ruler from centure in a word anything Sir Hengst ugy, of double dealing when a | Oliver migist proponital about either Large and powerful sortion of the this world or the next. Better tabs Aunorientis press open their coftrums a dose of calonel, Mr. Editor, hav) deliberate anti-Japanese prothet viib on the wagon fr pane paganda? Is it the Amerien oder weske. That is plainly iolated by who is to be always nie to kick and your editorial. Then try and look at the Japanese elitor frenons to be very dangerous situation rain and praise the quality of American [now angle. boots? The Americans waitin y belittle the Japanese and in pace official disbonesty to their statesinen. [Since Sasunday's metirke h:+ What about the paid anti-Japanese rought us this splendid letter. bears bard labour each, and 20

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unlimited.

I am a barber.

Third defendant to Mr. Lindsell.

shave dogs as well as men.

His Worship Yes. It seems you

Defendants were dismissed on thei first charge and sentenced to six months' imprisonment on the second.

JULIEN, ROY.

Hongkong. May 18.

Macdonald would tell the Court that a few hours afterwards, at 2 a.m. on April 22, Lwo men, answering the descriptions given. were arrested with the property in their possession.

and the case proceeded.

Evidence was then entered into

After witnesses had given evidence bearing out Mr. Wakman's opening After retiring for a few minutes, the Jury returned the unanimous verdict of guilty," and his Lordship passed each and twelve strokes of the " cat." sentence of three years" hard labour

MORE ROBBERS SENTENCED. Two other Chinese, Chiu Yan and

Li Hok Chi who were charged with armed robbery in the New Territory and wilful wounding of a compat- riot by firing at him with a revolver inflicting a wound in his arma, pleaded guilty and were sent to jail with 15

strokes..

pagaganda on the Ching weist?laan we repent i This is not suita Chan Shing and Wong Kan who Wouki Millard'a Review for instanc» | Cune-it is quite sincere That is were also indicted with robbery with penalo a fur good word for the the sors of letter we love to rend und violence, pleaded not guilty", and Japanese in its coltamas: Would it gladly print, whty, clever, and in after evidence of which

the

fail to give prominence to every hard Feisive gutgent. It las e blen-China Mail gave a full report at rupore that can be nakle up against i×3, as the sun has spots. It proves the time of the them? You know it would bet. And our contention that no matter how enquiry the Jury convicted the preliminary probably you ali koow thus the plain one's words may be, someone first accused and acquitted the other same pelle tund in America which will teisinterpret them. We said we on the ground of insufficient evidence. supports an anti-British press there had abstaineil fram, reading Japanese His Lordship passed sentence of five elso-sapports an anti-Japanese press comments for a long time. Mr. Roy years hard labour and ten strokes on both sides of the Pacific. And you say that poes it obvions that we on Chan Shing, and discharged Wong asmune to my that it is a lie, and are at in a position un criticize. Kam after a caution. Japanese e which I suppose is Way? If we abstain from whisky pidgia for damn-lie) to allege that fe a long time, and then swallow a President Wilson is " employing [quart, are we dos in a position to get ogeats for plotting in various com- [drunk?-Ed, C.M.)

tries. Just what does that mean?ì

Is not every tralle ugent and diplonu- I A LETTER FROM FIUME, to officer, whether publie or sixeret,

plotting forthis, government in what To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL."] ever counfey be operates? May

"

there not fe more or less legitimate Dear Sir, I beg to give you a plotting that is itimate in a literal translation of a letter, dated

politial sense? Anyone with half

the 20th day of last January,

an eye cunt de secret American addressed to our Chamber by the

THEY ARE SAYING.'

That HM.S. Carlisle never made 40 knots in her life.

That the Sui sang has been sold. That they can see through the attempts to boost godown shares.

That the dollar will stay round about 3s 6d for a long time.

That the China Mail is some paper, That the Afghans don't think

agents at anywhere in Chin Chamber of Commerce and Industry. aeroplanes are fair.

That a well known solicitor is

Are the Japanese to be blamed for of Fiume, a non political body re-thinking of moving to Tientsin supping that they come under in- presenting all the economical

That it will not pay the Germans.

structions from the American govern-activities of that city.

That they really must be hunting ment! Of course, those of the more vident type are German or Bol-Hungarian government has given up

On the 28th October 1918 the out a swimming costume

sherik pojagandlists, But the our city to the brutality of a ferocious Japanese only know shem as Ameri horde."

to refuse to sign the peace treaty

That there isn't any real excuse for more statues,

That the Admiralty at Home is

The old French river gunboats,

cans. Tangself gesterday in in in Desperation and horror for a new portant pullie office of this clay heard brutal slavery had the power to raise supplying 30,000 flares for the Peace a well-dried gray-haired American as one man the $5,000 Italians of of abat tilty, at bailing from Los Fiume. They gathered themselves Celebrations (because bonfires use Angeles, telling the head of the office around the sacred Tricolour, which too much wood) and that they that fireat Britain was the greatest bears the white cross of Savoia, and wonder if the Admiral here would eting of the United States, that took the oath that they would be issue a few naval flares for use on Frince was no friend of the United annexed to Italy or die.

the surrounding hills. States and bad treated American sol. The Croatian violence instead of · dius like dogs, that Canada must cooling down the enthusiasm of the join the United States and that the Fiumans, for the holy cause of their Japanese must be put in their place, redemption, has strengthened it, and Vigilante and. Argus, which were a place about where the Filipinos are on the 30th day of the same month recently sold by auction, are in now. Flis story rolle l'ait smoothly, by a formal plebiscite the Fiumans process of re-building for the river well worn Garthan propaganda patter have proclaimed to the world the trade. To-day they appear re-named. eneaking in under America quise, annexation of Flume to the mother The Vigilante becomes Tin Ming and During the list for years I have country-Italy.

the Argus adopts the new name of beard that line of talk from Paris to Our Chamber during the meeting Tin On. Peking too often not to recognize the of the 18th November 1918 has source, of. But suppose a Jupan recognized the power of the Italian ese journalist were to hear it what National Council and has decided to chuld he think and Say except the stand by it till his patriotic aims are very thing you characterize as a attained.

"Da, the 17th November 1918 we Japanese lie? The fellow has intro have received with frantic enthusiasm ductions from important personuges in United States and Canada which the deliverance of Fiume by our give him the entrée wherever it Italian brothers and now that our Keens worth while for him to spread trepidation is practically over we. his anti-British poison. Yes, I will are sending to all the Italian Cham give you his name and address if bera of Commerce our most cordial you want is. But to get back to the and brotherly greetings.

point: You are ready to exhaust vainly longed for till yesterday-to

It is the aim of our Chamber- your wealth of epithet, and it is very co-operate with all our power in great I admit, against the Japanese favour of the economical progress for doing, and wanting to do, what and national welfare of our true

country the great Italy."

wo and the Americans and the lesser breeds have always done whenever. The original of the above letter the chance offered for national ex- is exposed on a special board at the persion. Your reference to the Fall of the offices of our Chamber Hochi, which is a paper as great in 38 Klangse Road.-- Yours truly. ite way as the China Mail if you can

grup that, as the Hootahy Koochy,

is quite in your best style. It is about es overwhelming as your refer. į

G. A. BENA, Chairman. SHANGHAI, May 9.

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