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HONGKONG LIFE.

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day'a dollar is worth 33. 11

Lieut. Col. de L. Walters, a for- mer Commander of the Hongkong Singapore R.G.A., has been awarded the CM G.

To-day's return of communicable disease show's 48 cases of gastro- enteritis, 24 of them fatal. There was also one case of plague.

Mr. PP.J. Wodehouse is leaving per the s.s. "China" on the 11th inst for Shanghai and Tsingtao. goes on short leave, and expects to return on Oct. 22.

He

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

[BEFORE HIS HONOUR TEL CHIEF JUSTICE.)

RETURNED BANISHEE,

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919

A CANTON SWINDLE.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

DISTRIBUTION OF SPORTS; PRIZES.

When a Chinese gentleman is a good man he is very good. When he is a criminal he is horrid, One pre- The members of the Kowloon sentable gentleman hired a house and Cricket Club and their lady friends some servants. Then he asked a spent a pleasant afternoon on Satur- The August Criminal Sessions money changer to take $5,000 worth day, when the prizes won in the which were postponed from August of Hongkong notes to his house, and different departments of sport were 18 were opened in the Supreme get Canton notes in exchange. The distributed. Court this morning.

¦ man went, and handed the money to The Bowls Match.-Married The first case to be heard before the rogue, who went through a door Single-played during the afternoon the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees-into an inner room to get the (two rinks) ended in a win for the Davies. K.C.) was that in which a Canton: notes.” The inner room had bachelors by 47 heads to 33. The Chinese named Li Pak Sau who was a back door. The servants were teams were:- banished on May 26 last for a period arrested, but apparently they also of 10 years, was charged with unlaw were dupes. August 6. fully returning from banishment on

A

Really, truly, though the regular exercise of our British privilege of | 7/16d. grumbling might make a stranger suppose otherwise, Hongkong is one of the most satisfactory places in the Empire to dwell in. An unusually extensive knowledge of the Empire is the basis of this claim. A com parative, retrospective survey, ad- mittedly made after an excellent lunch, and with a good brand of tobacco, suggests the startling con clusion that in all the things that count towards comfort and hap- piness we are better off here than anywhere else. Advantages, that may be cited to the credit of other places can invariably be offset by drawbacks that do not trouble us..

The prisoner pleaded guilty. Our climate is delightful, providing a

Replying to his Lordship the Attor- A Chinese was yesterday mornney-General (the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pol variety of temperatures that spelling escorted to the Central Police lock, K.C.) said the prisoner had a health. Cur scenery speaks for itStation by an Indian policeman in a very bad record. He was banished self, and needs no advertisement. pitiful state. He had a broken head. from the Colony six times and had Our government is a good one, for and blood was coursing down his returned each time before the period of Parliament had a meeting on Some of the Cantonese Members the beat of all possible reasons, that if face. we do not deliberately meddle with |

for which he was banished had ex- August 30 at which they declaimed it, as journalists and amateur politi. cans do, it lets us alone. Except for

against the Tramway Concession. incidents due to the war, lots of men could have lived here for years and hardly noticed it, which is the highes: compliment that can be paid to) any Government. Business is good and the chances. of dolar

The total output, of the Kailan Mining administration's mines for the week ending 16th August. amounted to 73,477 tons and the sales during the period, to 70,758

tons.

pired..

Canton is to have this week a daily paper for women, edited and conducted entirely by women..

Singles: Overy, Neilson, Oswald and Gerrard (skip), 28.

Married: Blackburn, White, Ox berry and Pile (skip), 11.

Singles: Molntoch; Shively, Cole man and Jack (skip), 19.

Married: Robinson, Elson, Rich mond and Bond (skip), 22.

At the conclusion, Mr. R. E. Lind-

the prizes said that the list showed sell, the Vice-President, in distributing the manifold activities of the Club.

The follows

prize-winners:

CRICKET.

were 23

in February 1906 for period of 5 He was banished for the first time years but returned in 1907. He was agein sent away for 5 years but wah Hospital have decided to disK. M. Macaskill.

The Committee of the Tung Batting Prize 1917-18. Won by returned in 1908. He was sent to continue the congee stations in the Batting Presented by Mr. D. prison for 5 years and then again various districts of the Colony, where Neilson; won by K. E. Macaskill.. banished for 5 years in 1913. He

Batting. Presented by Mr. C. H.

well financially are as numerous and bodies has not yet ceased. Yester and was sent away in March of that over two months and to institute Hardy; won by J. P. Robinson.

The habit of dumping dead again made his appearance in 1916 the starving poor have been fed for day morning there was found lying year for a period of 10 years. He sale of cheap rice. The Committee the middle of Gutzlaff street the again returned in May 1916 and has received 10,000 piculs of rice from Canton and will sell at a cost body of a newly born baby. The was sent to prison for 3 years and of $1 for 15 cattjes. body was bound with paper, but the face was exposed.

fair as any offered elsewhere. [ the matter of recreation, a great factor in the happiness of an English an, there is almost no limit to our Golf in teal sur roundings, yachting in conditions almost urequalled anywhere, field' sports within reasonable reach-we

Ltd Opportunities.

SPECIAL FIRST SHOW

of

AUTUMN GOODS.

SMART & SEMI

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TRIMMED

A SPLENDID SELECTION

of

JAEGER WOOL

INSPECTION

BIRTHS.

DOWBIGGIN. -On September 1.

MARRIAGE.

BUTSON — STANTHX CHOK

GOLFERS.

INVITED.

The U.S.S. "Brooklyn" with

then sent away for another period of 10 years in May of this year but he was undaunted and once more re-

turned to the Colony on Aug.6 last.

The prisoner said he returned on

I

have most of the resources of a Admiral Rodgers-a brother of the the last occasion because his parents pleaded "not guilty.""

THE ANTIS...

manager of the Russo-Asiatic Bank-- onboard, arrived in harbour yesterday had died in Kowloon and a clansman morning. Yesterday being Sunday called him back to look after the she did not fire the salute. She accounts. made up for it at 8 o'clock this morning.

Yesterday, being the birthday

of Her Majesty the Queen of Halland, all the Dutch ships in the harbour were dressed: The Dutch Consul will be "At Home" from 11 am to noon to-day (Monday) at the Con. sulare to all the members of the Dutch community and their friends.

His Lordship: I see from your record that I myself sentenced you to three years on October 26, 1916. Your were banished on May 26 this year and returned. It is hard to know what to do with you. You will be imprisoned for 5 years with hard labour."

MURDER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

"J

The prisoner who was undefended

The following were empanelled on the Jury:-Messrs. D. P. J. Lopes, W. Harley, F. P. Shroff, P. A. Cor- deiro, J. D. Carriere, E. Guimaraes and A. d'Eca.

Batting, Presented by Mr. W.3. Hind: won by C. I. Stapleton.

Bowling.-Presented by Mr. R. 5. Lindsell; won by R. Pestonji.

Bowling.-Presented by Mr. J. Or. miston; won by C. P. James.

TENNIS, 1918 TOURNAMENT: Mixed Doubles,-1, presented by Club; won by Mr. and Mrs. K. R. Macaskill. 2, presented by Club; won by Mr. J.. Stalker and Mrs. Blackburn..

"B" Class Handicap Singles.-1, presented by Club; won by F. E. Wheeler.. 2, presented by Club; won

GOLF..

After Mr. Wakeman, Crown by A. W. E. Davidson.. Solicitor, had outlined the case briedy, Miss Connel went into the

Morrison Cup.-Presented by Mr. witness box and in reply to Counsel A. Morrison: won by M. McIver.. said she was 15 years of age and Second prize, presented by Club; lived with her mother at No. 2, won by J. Parkes. Lyttleton Road. On July 30 Hind Cup.-Presented by Mr. W. last, she left the house at about 10 E. Hind; won by G. W. Avenell. a.m. to come into town to do some Second prize, presented by Club; shopping. On her way down, as she won by J. H. Mead.

he ran

MANCHESTER WEEKLY. MARKET REPORT.

Messrs. James F. Hutton & Co.-

centre of civilization without the satiety and boredom that sometimes come in cities of pleasure. As for society, he or she would be indeed unique who could not find somebody congenial. The level of culture is nothing like so low as has been asserted, the steadily increasing circulation of the Chine Mail being evidence to the contrary. We are a University town, and we are living) up to it. Without leaving it we can enjoy the chief advantages of foreign travel by investigating for ourselves the mancers and customs of the more interesting types of our

was walking along Lyttleton Road Winifred Cop.-Presented by Mr. cosmopolitan population. As for taxation, quite a lot of us don't know Yesterday morning, a Chinese Chung Kan was indicted for the towards Bonham Road, she saw two W. J. Edwards; won by J. Jack. what it is. It doesn't touch us, and youth in an unconscious state and murder of his elder brother, Chung them, sitting on a bench. She passed won by G. W. Avenell.

Chinese, the accused was one of Second prize, presented by Club;' our taipans look so jolly that we are almost nude, was carried by two men Kan Yang, at Cheung Po, a village them and came to topm.. After The winners of the Bowls match obliged to suppose it doesn't hurt down Cochrane Street and placed in in the New Territories, on January doing her shopping, she returned received silver spoons. them. Adopting Robinson Crue's a ricsha. The coolie refused to take 14 1919. * device of putting in parallel columns him. So did the next one who was The Acting Attorney General (the horbe. As she got into Lyttleton the advantages and drawbacks of tried. The Police intervened, and Hon. Mr. H. E. Pellock, K.C.) pro-Road she noticed the same two men life in Hongkong," the resident finds the sick boy at last went off to the secuted and Mr. R. E. Belilios defendstil sitting on the bench. As she approached them, they got up and the former taking up far more space

hospital.

ed the prisoner.

The following jury was empanelled: of her. After going some discance walked about six yards in front than the latter. "It does not matter what the stranger may think, so long A marriage has been arranged,Messrs. C. Hatt, A. W. Roza, they stopped. Witness went on ber There used to be a tale long ago, as the resident be content, and if the and will shortly take place, probably M. H. Castro and F. H. Y. A. Lafleur, and was about 3 yards in front, the Ltd, Manchester, report on July 23:

Stser, J. F. Castro, C. W. Olsen, E.

way. After she had passed them in the old days, before the Clock stranger should misunderstand our in Calcutta between Capt. Keith Tower strayed away from Pedder little ways sometimes; why, that's Cantlie, IC.S., of Kohima, Naga and the deceased lived together in of her bag which was hanging from away somewhat at the opening of Mr. Pollock said that the prisoner prisoner ran up to her and took hold Prices of the raw material fail 108 The Pus. The wife of Street, and when everybody knew a joke on the stranger. Every pics Hills, Assam, eldest son of Sir James a village in the New Territories. her right, arm by a piece of white the week owing chiefly to bearish everybody else's business-some of spect pleases here, and man is never and Lady Cantle, Harley Street, One day they had a quarrel in cord. She refused to part with the weather reports and an improved F. Baberge et a

the old hands will remember it of a so vile as our professional censors London, and May Gordon, eldest regard to a door way in the house, bag and a struggle followed in the estimate of the condition of the Jaughter.

husband whose wife was flagrantly seem sometimes to declare him. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James about three days before the murder course of which he put his hand on growing crop. At the lowest rates unfaithful, and who laughed at him,

Walker, Aberdeen. SHEARSTONE-06 August 25, at flaunting her lovers in his face so to

there was a fight between them, in her chest and pushed her down. He were cearly 100 points easier but this Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. T. speak. He was a small, meek man,

whichthe deceased came off the worse, W. Shenstone, a slaughter. no fighter at all; but one day he

Five Chinese, two men and three with a black eye, On the afternoon of then gave a hard tug and the has been quickly regained as a result away of a break in the weather and con- went up to a natorious Don Juan

women, have been arrested by the January 14, deceased went out of his cord broke and who was sitting with his wife in the

local Police on a charge of kidnap house, carrying some buckets to draw with the bag leaving the cord tinued heavy rains over a larged area, Teetotal fanatics, impressed by the ping two children from a village in some water from a well or pool close

(produced) on her arm.

of the cotton belt. Yarn remains firm public room of the hotel, and asked fact, of America going dry, are the New Territory. The quintet are by. The deceased never came back screamed when the prisoner caught last week. Even while Cotton Continuing the witness said. she quotations being again advanced on him if he knew that the lady he was importing American propagandists also wanted by the Canton authorities About an hour later his wife being hold of her bag. After the prisoner was cheaper it was only in excep- with was a married woman. She's to conduct a campaign at Home with for offences committed in Southern anxious, went out with some friends had vanished and witness had picked tional cases Spinners could be found my wife," he said, "and I object to a similar object. The busybodies China. After they have been dealt to look for her husband. They found herself up from the graund, a student to make any concession. In the cloth jumped at the chance, and are taking with by the local courts the him on the roadside dead, his body from the University who had been section the ruling note is the large The brute laughed. "If your wife it on. We do hope that no one will alleged kidnappers will probably be having a number of severe injuries attracted by her cries came on the amount of business in hand and the- prefers my company to yours," heer-insult them. The Women's deported. said, I don't see what I can do in Christian Temperance Union of

That same evening the prisoner scene and escorted her home. The continued liberal enquiry, which has vanished from the village with his witness and her mother went to resulted in a good deal of strength on are, we assure you, and would make

wife and daughter, and was not Captain R. A. Williams, M.C. heard of till July 15, when the report the affair to the police the the part of producers. With bookings good wives, some of them-row sant R.E. of the Shanghai Municipal Police arrested him in Lan Tao, same, day and two days later she so far ahead in most cases there is a campaign against smoking. Against Electricity Department, was married The Police were informed of the the Central Station and there picked rates. Margins have certainly increas

attended the identification parade at tendency to demand very much higher · tobacco. They have a right to try, on June 17 at St. Mary Abbots, murder and had the body removed out the prisoner from a row of men. ed and the uncertainty of stable work- and we have a right to say Kensington, to Miss Winifred Baker to the mortuary. what we think of them for trying. Brown, daughter of Brigadier General prisoner's house, a Police Sergeant there was not the slightest doubt in undertaken has also bad effect in rais

Searching the)

She was sure he was her assailant, ing costs when long engagements are At present we refrain from exercising and Mrs. Baker Brown Brigadier, found a chopper, the handle of her mind about it. our right.

General Baker Brown was Colonel of which was damp.

ing prices. That makers should be The chopper the Royal Engineers in Hongkong showed no traces of blood and it

Four "witnesses were heard for the chary of this risk after recent unfor when war broke out. He went home seemed to have been washed free of prosecution.

tunate experiences is hardly to be in January 1915.

The prisoner said he had.. no wondered at, and the 6 per .tom" the blood stains. An old woman of

increase in the cost of coal shows the village would give evidence statement to make.

Hi Lordship sentenced prisoner that there is some justification for The Dutch Consul General, Mr. that on the afternoon of the murder to 18 month hard labour and 6 such fears. To cover these possibi- G. S. D. Hamel, was "at home" at she saw the prisoner sharpening that

strokes with the "cat.",

lities, rates generous enough to leaveE little danger are the rule for long tween 11 am and 12 noon in honour After the prisoner was arrested, he

commitments. These higher prices of the binhday of Her Majesty the was, in the course of routine, taken

are indeed a noticeable feature and Queen of Holland, which was on to the Central Police Station. When

in addition there is an increasing Sunday. The Dutch community of charged with the offence, the prisoner

|reluctance on the part of manufac- Hongkong, their friends, and the said "181 did not kill him, he would Tsui Tsua Tok alias Tsoi Tsun and turers to add to their engagements, consuls of the various countries have killed me" Therefore, said Mr. Leung Leung alias Leung Kah were For buyers too, the position may attended to offer their felicitations. Pollock, the jury would see that the indicted for breaking into the reshold some danger with prices soaring Champagne and other refreshments, prisoner raised the plea of self-defence.dence of Mr. E. Arabiam, at Kewloon, upwards as they have been doing, es both liquid and solid, were served ad in regard to that plea, the prosecu on June 28, and stealing, the following pecially if the need of goods is not 80.00 lib. On Sunday the Flag of Holland tion could not accept it because articles1 pair diamond earrings, immediate, in fact it would seem that 262.00 flew over the Dutch ships in harbour of the nature of the wounds which 1 Jamond fingerring, 1 £l diamond such actual requirements are the 203.00 and the residences and offres of the the prisoner had inflicted on the finger-ring, 1 jade necklace and pend- only safe ones to be entered into at 200.00 Dutch community.

deceased. Dr Smalley would give ant, 1 gold chain and locket with present. Whilst business for China evidence that eight or nine blows diamonds, 1 pair pearl earrings, 3 has fallen off to somé extent, I

Iodis, The Asia Banking Corporation bent like the chopper in question on ruby, and pearl necklace,, I gold buy freely. Singapore has bought-

had been inflicted with some instru pearl brooches, 3 jade brocches, 1 Egypt and the Levant continue to at 35 Broadway, New York, has the skull of the deceased. The chain and locket, 1 pair jade fancies, and the Home Trade and issued for general distribution a internal organs showed no signs of sleeve links, 2 gold bangles, Continental demand is fairly consis booklet containing the complete disease. The prosecution was 1 silver hand bag, 2 diamond studs, tent. Un the 19th inst our market. draft of China's Revised Tarifi. In instifled in saying that the prisoner 2 pearl scarf-pins, 1 gold flower was closed for the Peace Celebrations addition to a tabulated classification had committed a brutal murder.

August 25, at Sisuch, Cecif Walter Butem. To have Nouve, daughter of A. StantonsCook, Esq., of Sydney, N.S.W.

The

China Mail.

"HOTM, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.

bongkong, MONDAY, Surt. 1, 1919,

HONGKONG AND DIVORCE.

It is not uncommon here to pass.

the matter. Run away and play."

If the meek man had appealed to any of us, lots of us would have heen glid to have handled the situa tion for him, because we don't like these poachers, these poodles, who are too mean to provide for them-

selves.

How gleeful we all used to be when some husband who was a man took the law into his own hands. Do you remember? We can recall many

cases.

ai Ordinance in accordance with There are parties now who would

an Act passed at Home. Very well.apply to a local Court for relief who

unmarry.

America a charming burch they

a

"ATREUS" FUND.

The following is the disposition of That's one reason why we should cannot see their way to send their the fund recently collected for the the consulate offices, yesterday, be particular chopper on a whet-store. have a Divorce Ordinance of our cases Home These deserve con- orn. It is, at least, a good reasonsideration. For their saker in parti- men going Home on the steamer

"Atreus.” why none should oppose. We can cular, and in the interests of morality marry here. We should be able to which local facilities for divorce The response to the appeal was 30 would undoubtedly serve we call generous that it was thought wise to The real reason, which we hope to upon the Government, by request, to put by a portion of the money for demonstrate to your satisfaction in give us an Ordinance as soon as the next draft to go. It is hoped this article, is that we need it. The one can be drafted and submitted. that the donors will approve of the state of our morals, the history of What are the objections to it? allocation. our conduct, calls aloud for divorce facilities.

Why should the unhappy people who are brought to this pass be sub jet to the delay and the expense of applying to London for this relle!?

Singapore has its own divorce court. Immoral as the Singapore people are, they are not more Immoral than we are. They are not mere numerous. They are not, cho found them, any more important than we are. Why should they enjoy what we lack?

is really very hard on some of Imagine a small salaried man here tied to a bad wife who is dragging his name in the mire. He is entitled to administer "reasonable chastisement," but she would probably have him up for assault. A separa tion order is less than no use to him.

He would have to contribute to her

support even though she might be

.

Not, we hope, that the state of local Gramaphones and Records... Society is such that its leaders fear Cigarettes «...................... such an Ordinance would lead to Tobacco.................. immediate and unpleasant scandals? Left in Hongkong Bank - Then why has it not been done before? Why should Hongkong have gone so long without this necessary. legal machinery? Why should we lag behind Singapore?...

$412 00

INTERESTING WEDDING,

of duty rates on all articles, the booklet gives the rules governing the administration of the tariff and

The legal fraternity, we feel sure, will have no objection. The clargy, when they see our point that local facilities for divorce would discour Captain R. A. Williams, MRE., Texe a. too common form of of the Shanghai Municipal Electricity immorality, and by so much purify Department, was married on June, our social life, will not object. The 17 at St. Mary Abbots, Kensington, an explanation of the methods to be public will approve.

to Miss Winifred Baker Brown, used in settling questions regarding daughter of Brigadier General and procedure. The Revision, as sub- Mrs. Baker Brown. The reception mitted to the Ministers of foreign was held at Bailey's Hotel, South governments in Peking, give the Kensington, at which intimate Shang- following articles complete exemption

LOUIS BOTHA 1863-1919:

The hearing la proceeding.

(BEFORS HIS HONOUR THE POISNE JUDGE]

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE:

Chinese named Loh Chau was

A BIG HAUL OF JEWELLERY,

holder, 2 gold studs, I gold chain and with these over it is to be hoped and locket with pearls, 1 ruby and that what difficulties still remain in diamond fingerring, 1 gold and jade the way of trade will now be speedily brooch, 1 pair gold cuff links, 1 gold removed. One welcome step in this silver case, 3 silver cigarette cases, direction is the permission to use I gold watch and chain with trinkets. Private Codes from the 30th of this 1 box of gold trinkets, 1 box of jade month, trinkets, 1 radium alarm watch, 4 gold scarf-pins, 1 pearl necklace, 1 pearl finger-ring and one ruby pendant,

TYPHOON WARNING:

The telegram quoted below. was

received at the US Comile from

the Manlia Observatory at 8.50 p.m.

hal friends of Captain Williams from Chinese import duty Foreign charged before the Pulsne Judge (Mr. of the total value of $3,175. The late Fremier of South Africa were present. Brigadier General rice cereals, and flour gold C. D. Melbourne) with robbery with Both prisoners · pleaded guilty. was a "big" man, in body, in mind, Baker Brown was Colonel of the and silver, both bullion and violence. He was alleged to have The first prisoner was sentenced to aring the where and she would in achievement. The Empire-wide Royal Engineers in Hongkong when coin printed books; charts; maps; attacked a young lady named Enid five years lmprisonment with hard sil bear, his name.

chorus of appreciation rings less war broke out and went home in periodicals, and newspapers. The Muriel Connell in Lyttleton Roa on labour and the geand to four years Moreover, there are dirty dogshollow than tributes to dead states: January, 1915: Mies Baker Brown, importation of ammunition, and all July 30, last and snatched a handbag Imprisonment with hard labour. here who take advantage of the fact men sometimes do, General Botha as she then was accompanied her munitions of war is prohibited, containing a powder puft, a mirror, The jury was the same as in the August 30 thit, we have no local divorce law, may be culled the African Kitchener: father, and was an ardent war worker except at the requisition of the handkerche, and shoe buckle, previous cases de A • Typhoon in about: 124°- Long. E They know the chance of an open He possessed similar abilities in while at home joining the W.AAC. Chinese government. American The prisoner was also charged The above case closes the criminal and 18. Lat. N. inclining Westward.

andat is small. If suit could be organization and statecraft, and, like when they were formed and serving exporters engaged in frade with

12 August 31 brought locally, they would be less Kitchener he showed a most success as an officer, in that Corp in France, China will find this booklet of much with putting the young lady in sessions, and Mr. Justice Melbournephoon . Er of Azoral mo ang

ful tact in managing" lesser men. Luntil the Armistice was signed.

danger of her life by using wishes it notified that the attendance! Abeld, there beastly poachers

criminal violence towards her, d of the jury is not required to-day. [X.N.W. of N

value:

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