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hence foreigners have called them fire worshippers. They rise
BRAND-On September 1, early," says the Enc. Brit., and
Shanghai to Mr. Fri F. Brand, a son,
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Mrs. after having performed their prayers and ablutions dress themselves in a new suit of clothes fas the British used to do on Easter Day and sally forth to the fire-temples, to worship the emblem of their divinity, the sacred fire, which is perpetually burning on the aitar. Unless they duly perform this ceremony they believe their souls will not be allowed to pass the bridge Chinvad leading to heaven. After they have per-
-HONES BOUTALL--An August 30. at Shanghai, Frank Willher Hones. Lamdon, to Alice Baily Boutal, of London.
The China Mail.formed their religious services they
TROTE, JUSTICE; PUBLIC SERVICE.""
THE CHINA MAIL.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
To-day's dollar is worth 4- 11:16d...
The as. "Hainchong." (Capt. Wallace) cleared for Canton at 6 p.m. to day with general cargo..
young Parsee. A Parét must, be torm upon the ground floor, as his fe should begin in humility. He must climb and rise by good actions alone. For 40 days the mother is isolated. On the seventh day after birth an astrologer casis the nativity of the child. He submits a number of names from which the parents may choose. At about seven years old it is time for the boy's first religious The s.s. "Paoting." (Capt. Nieve) ceremony. He is purified by ablution juleared for Hongay at 10 a.m. to-day in nirang (bovine urine) and given a with through general cargo. girdle of cord woven by women of the priestly class. It has 72 threads.. corresponding to the 72 chapters of
the doctrine, and when bound round the boy, stands an equivalent of our 'confirmation." The priest ties it and blesses him. Henceforth the boy is considered morally responsible. If he die before that ceremony, he is considered to have gone back to God
The "s.s.
Fraser) cleared for Yokohama a
"Suiyang," (Capt.
pa to day with a carge of rice.
The ss. "Kwongsang." (Capt. Woodgett) deared for Canton at 6 p.m. yesterday with general cargo.
The sis. "Wasun," (Capt. Sum- as pure as he came into the world.merville) cleared for K. C. Wan at This is a pleasing belief, which will 9 a.m. to-day with 350 tons of general be preferred by many. perhaps, to cargo. our former superstition about the fate of unbaptised infants.
The Farsees seem to be the most erlightened people in India. They are very keen on education, science, ard all intellectual activities. It is a pleasure to wish them "the com- pliments of the season.
TWO
CHILDREN KIDNAPPED.
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FATHERS. KILLED BY ROBBERS EI NARPERS IMPRISONED.
At the Magistracy, yesterday after. noon, two men and three women were charged with kidnapping two children from a village in the neigh.
bourhood of Canton.
Itoh) cleared for Keelung at 5 p.m. The s.s. Tamon Maru," (Capt. yesterday with through general cargo.
The
8.3. Shinyue," (Capt. Puchart) cleared for Hongay at 11 a.m. to-day with 75 tons of general
cargo.
BURGLAR'S TOOLS.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1919
INTERESTING MERCANTILE | NEW SMUGGLING TRICK.
I
CASE
ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF TRADE-MARK.
AC
A Chinese who was this morning charged before Mr. N.L. Smith with having in his possession a jemmy, 3
An old Chinese woman hit upon skeleton keys and a lock in Queen's
a new way of smuggling oplum and Road at 440 a.m. to-day pleaded
deceiving the Revenue Officers. She that the things were not his.
went to a pork stalk and purchased a They чете given to him,
by another man to carry.
piece of pork. She cut a deep hole the Mystwes, yesdenlay 13 In reply to his Worship the prisoner case was commences, in which opium in it. Another three raels afterne, the hiring of an interest. In the pork and placed six taels of said he was employed at the Yang Mess, H. Stott & Co, me preso were, inserted into a bar of soap Hing Restaurant, Wanchal, last years aquipes the Mirs Bussar Kawhile a further three taels were slipped. admitted a previous conviction for 15, at Rowl, da pus in tithe Praya Central, followed by a but was at present out of work. har that the Fitter, on August into her shoes. She then walked along stealing.
His Worship: You have only just we see the purpose of truk Chinese Revenue officer who must come out of jail and you are in sacks of than to which have been given "the office." trouble again. Three months hardusitation of complainant's." Steam. Suddenly be stopped the woman and
forrude-mack had been appled.
examined the port, soap and her The thur's undued at $7,000 and shoes and found the opium. The [has been seized by Messrs. H. Skott Woman was taken up before Mr. R.S. & Co. and placed in the Nowhee $500, or six months hard labour..
Licdsell, this morning and was fined
labour.
DINNER OF JAPANESE
BANKERS
Bedown.
Mr.
Bulmer Johnscr pro- seuntod and Mr. E Purilson ap- |
Three other Chinese women were Bank of Taiwan and their friends defert anifest tias the four One woman stated that a constable
The members of the staff of the Pered for the defence.
charged with the possession of 7 3. Joinson sheter that as the taels, 5 taels and 3 taels of opium: spent a very pleasant evening atized to his Company prhad introduced the opium into her the Hongkong Hotel last night when
a dinner was given as farewell toured calling a clerk of the M.Y.K. luggage. $1000
prove that the M. B.K. importest collected.
Mr. N. Yanagita, the manager of the local branch of the bank, who
is on transfer to Shanghai. Upwards
of tour by the Nikko on June and a further
in fines
were
FEWER MOUSTACHES.
of 20 guests sat at the dinner bag by the Tango Maru. amongst them Mr. Kondoh theihe end cons ganent was the one The 5.3. "Tofuku Maru," (Capt. new local manager. Speeches,wered by be plients. Kitanc) arrived from Tamsui at 3made (all in Japanese) and toasty.
Mr. K. Shibasaki, freight clevic of pm, yesterday with a cargo of 450 were enthusiastically honoured by the S.Y... gave evidence as to the Tons of coal.
those present. The party broke up portice of the tum and state
lans of us who like the bright scon after 10 pr. One pleasant that the copes were the M.B.I.en Huts face, wo distinctive les The 5.5.Yingchow," (Capt. feature of the function was the taste. M. E. Skott stated that those so scrupuloudly cleanshaven, Simons) arrived from Canton at 6.55ul way in which the dining room
"Strano pade-ark But been restles Francis. p.m. yesterday with 100 tors of was decorated, specially for thed by his fun, and every the bar was with that we necht All flash the war generali cargo,
occasion, with palms and the flags dender in Hengkong wes tamelafall frons our high whatsbord of leastw of the Allies.
wr it. The Stoner mark on bare cheeks, lips and ekin. the bugs of four by h's Con-
We remembered what we had pany was in esset insitation of his been told of the city that hef Hind mark.
Lower Britwh look after the Crimeut naked whetherWar-how warrisning home
coold prorubearded from that campaign set the. "List of vessels in port this or empty bag bearing their refashion which nowght in the ters
tered trade-mark.
rible mid-Victorian era of whiskere Witness replied that bis firm could. We trembled lest a like calamity; fast do us requested because they shoul! Now the
great. Europend. had not reported that brand of four Mee 1912 owing to the war. They. Now. appily, we know that wa fitted resuming importation now need not have feared. So far from
that the war was over.
The meg Intrier of face, we are less
Not only how beards ar
The s.s."Koye Maru," (Captain Unetan:) arrived from Keelung at 2 p.m. yesterday with 1,405 tons of
ineral cargo.
SHIPS IN HARBOUR
The facts, as related by the various witnesses, were that about a month ago armed robbers attacked the village. Some houses were burnt down and the fathers of the kid napped children were shot dead. The&eneral cargo. two children, who lived in the same house, were kidnapped and brought McEachean) cleared for Hengay at Chunsang The s.s. "Hangchow," (Capt. Yingchow to Hongkong. Information given to the local Police, and the five 10 am, to-day with 140 tons of Amherst defendants
arrested
general cargo. Bowrington Canal. The two men how ever, were not identified as belonging wallace) arrived from Tientsin at Jason
The s.9. Hsinchang," (Capt. Hangchow to the gang which pillaged the 3.15 p.m. yesterday with 1,000 tons Yuensang village.
of general cargo.
The s.s."Titaroem," (Capt. Oldenburger) cleared for Shanghai morning.
a.m. to-day with 430 tons of British-
Suisang
were
was
near
The two men stated that they were strangers to Hongkong. The third defendant claimed to be the mother of the two children and asked them to sell the little ones, so they were brought to Hongkong.
At this stage Inspector Watt with drew the charge against the fourth and fifth defendants (two women) Owing to insufficient evidence.
defendants to twelve months" hard Mr. Smith sentenced the first three
fourth and fifth. labour each, and discharged the
THE KOWLOON DOCK ROBBERY.
ONE OF THE ACCUSED CONVICTED.
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Japanese
Koyo Maru Tofuku Maru
Banri Maru
Soshu Maru
Burrumbeet Paoting
Kokuto Maru Burma Maru
Hoten Maru
Hok Canton Wasun The S.S. "Sumatra,"
(Capt. Benrinnes Konings) arrived from Singapore Namsang cil for Hongkong. yesterday with 3,400 tons of kerosene Chinhua
Changchow Hermelin Laisang Phranang Taisang British Isles Pheumpenb
The only European passenger to arrive in the Colony yesterday on the s.s. Kwongsang" from Shang. hai was Mr. G. C. Shinner.
The s.s.Suisang," (Capt.Fraser) Volute arrived from Saigon yesterday with a through cargo of 2,900 tous of rice American and 4 European passengers.
Unnan Maru
Korea Maru Anyo Maru
Tango Maru Chetan Maru Nankai Maru Ujo Maru Taiwan Maru Masayoshu Maru
Chinese
Hsin Chang Kam Ying Fat Tonglee
Shiri Yue
Hui Hai
Mr. Landschi Moss, Sket & te
War.
Hans against the defendant hrm was buiry.
sued on August 23, and on the whiskers failed to appear, but the following day'a representative of the outache has suffered a decline.. M.B.K. called and asked witness it The recent nucessions through Lon his firm bad registered the trade.don have shown that even in the ameris. Witness replied in the Army, the stronghold of the frnative, and added that it could moustache, British manhood is be weer at the Restaur's other leahelaven almost to the last mu
representative called again on The decline of the moustache, :: Thursday, and suggested an anice time the sign of a military mi uble elevant. Witness mention- during a war is a rather remarkable ed certain terus, the representative thing. And it hardly seemed likely agseed, and went to comenit hiswhen the war began. Men who were Ianager. Since then witness had about to become soldiers gee ready ppt hear anything about thefin advance by growing moustaches. Other men parhups, who had no Crossesine uy Mr. Davidson, intenir of joining up if they cou witness sold be was not aware tint help , grew them as the ensie-ü The M.B.K. ntended exporting the way of adding tumbrl, consignement ecmplained of to Bang-
mitter.
Wing Hang
kat.
"
China The 3.3.
Burrumbeet," (Capt. Venezuela Watson) arrived from Chingwantao Brooklyn at 6.30 am, to-day with a cargo of Tancerville 1,100 tons of coal for Hongkong. General Alava
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Sumatra Tjimanock Ajax
The 5.3. "Chausang," (Capt. Norwegian- Cumming) arrived from Pasocrocan, Java. at 7.30 p.m. yesterday with Hero 3,000 tons of sugar for Hongkong.
French
"Linburn
Tjipanas.. Tjibodas
Portuguese
Sun Tak
+
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
visit their relations and friends, noon, the hearing of the case was At the Magistracy, yesterday after when the ceremony of hamijur, or continued. in which thrée Chinese joining hands, is performed. This labourers of the Kowloon Docks Morvan) cleared for Haiphong at Songma
The SJ. "Hatoi," (Captain is not unlike the Auld Lang Syne stand charged with stealing 50 steal 2 p.m., to-day with 400 tons of Hanot <HONGLOSA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1919, handfasting of the Scots.)
ceremony is a kind of greeting
The plates valued at $5,000,
general cargo and 7 European pas- Mr. W. EL. Shenton prosecuted. sengers. by which they wish each Mr. C. F. Mason, M.C., appeared for other
a happy new Their relatives and friends are invited Gardiner for the second.
year the first defendant, and Mr. J. K. The 3. "Suntak," (Capt. to dinner, and they spend the rest The case for the prosecution is p.m. yesterday with a cargo of 1,000 Carneiro) arrived from Saigon at 7 Alms are given to the poor compare noticed removing the plates under the brought 2 bags of mails.
three defendants were tons of rice for Hongkong. She also our Christmas boxes") and new direction of a Portuguese, named suits of clothes are presented to Soares, who has absconded from the servants and dependants."
THE PARSEES.
To-morrow is the New Year Day
of the day in feasting and rejoicing. that the
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The 3.5. "Kwongsang." (Capt.
The
3.5.
He did not sure whether the M.B.K. bad a similar registered moustache. Many things combinesi the the fates were against the Braemark do Austral. He had issed a circular letter, though his Imbustuebe, and nobody wanted vo to kill in Fint the Kuber wore it edactors, in June, warning people do anything that the Kaiser did. but to purchase the Stairnes brand of four or it would be seized. slaven one at all, and we wantedt Next, the over-sess men were clean- Since then the MB.K. hud 2 into look as hundwine as they. And, portet any flour of that particular thirdly, those who only grudgingly trade-mark. Two, thousand bugs of oberved the Ary crtler forbidding flotr conk! be put on the local mar the shaving of the upper lip mude ket with a knitation trade-tark ridicus, by sporting without anyone, concerned being Chaplin ridiculous that at Chachia aware of it. It was his sparelse, and the in '15. the order was who toki hini about the consignment ended. received by the M.B.K..
It was the first great victory oĹ the too rigid discipline of the oli the new Army of free Britons over.
harus and ups
chool, and the new free Ariny spring to take advantage of it. Iir and dugouter Lanquetsches fell in broad swaths be
fore the all-conquering mzor.
Re-examined, witnews said he had wo other brands of four locally Jorge) cleared for Hoihow at 6 am. tended exporting the flour to Bung The representative of the M.B.K. "Chuenon," (Capt. did not tell him that his firm in to-day with 150 tons of general cargo.koś
Mr. Johnson submitted that he had proved that the defendant fru: contra vezed the Ordinance and must be found guilty unless they showed well for the abolition of the Alzuy There were practical reasODN-US
that they had acted innocently. He
moustache. The soldier lives large- reserved the right of calling, juthern stew, and a lungry man, aluh witnesses it the defendant firm con-want to be bothered with a lay lip tended that
u a soldier generally is, does not they had "acted when eating stew. And, again, mox-
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Fe
1018 the firm had sold large quantities of flour without being
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ure then quickly in a gemisk. this mastere soon colects about noustache, making it exceedingly, unpleasent to the wearer.
of the Parsees, of whom we have had in Hongkong many excellent re presentatives. They are an excellent and well respected people. Their
The sa."Tofuku Maru," (Capt. Colony. The plates were taken in Woodgett) cleared for Shanghai at Kitano) cleared for Canton at 2 p.m., language is called Gujarati, from the name of the Indian coast where they spell the name of Zarathustra, was opposite the Sincere Company's pre through cargo. 300 tons of general
Zoroaster, the Greak attempt to lighters to a point on the Praya 2 p.. yesterday with 1,300 tons of today with a cargo of coal from first landed in the eighth century, the teacher and founder of their mises and there unloaded
Moji coming from Persia to escape the faith, and the Magi, or wise men from disposed of.
and cargo and malls for Hongkong- conquering Arabs. The Hindus wel the East, who are mentioned in con-
.. The 3.9. "Mahon," (Capt. comed them and made them at home. nection with the natal star of our that he heard a conversation between arrived from Fremantle via Tawan at 6 am today with 200 tons of One of the witnesses first stated The s.s." Amherst," (Capt. Jones) Lalbouetsky) cleared for Haiphong Indian literature and Indian thought own religion's Founder, were Parsees two of the defendants, then denied at 2 p.m. yesterday with a cargo of general cargo. was thereby enriched. Perhaps herein Pliny tells a pretty story, which all it, and subsequently said that only 296 tons of sandalwood for Hongkong.
nocently. is a lessen for modern countries that mothers will appreciate, that Zara-half of what he said was correct.
Mr. Davidson objected. He had fear alien immigration.
thustra laughed on the day of his
She also brought Australian mails.
The 5.3.
informed be friend what his defence Bombay is a great Parsee centre birth. The Zendavesta, or Parsee perjury.
Mr. Lindsell fined the man $50 for #
Passmore) cleared for Singapore at right for his friend to Esten first to Haiyang" (Capt. would be, and he did not think is now, but the Parsees did not settle bible, does not tell much about Mis
The s.s. "Banz Maru," (Capt.2 p.m. yesterday with 1,000 tons of win he had to say and then bring there until the British did. There life, being more concerned with his to six months' hard labour as an ac at 1.20 p.m. yesterday with a through
Mr. Gardiner's client was sentenced Morita) arrived from Kobe via Moji general cargo.
1 Anyhow, whatever the cause, the are between 90 and 100 thousand of doctrine, which he appears to have cessory to the crime,
Fiu witnesses to disprove it.
moustache is practically extinct, them altogether. They are a shrewd, been teaching several centuries BC. through him that the coolies were and matches and 408 tons of general Simona) cleared for Shanghai at himself fully that there was guilty being clean shaven, and jewer-still
as it was cargo of 1,422 tons of cotton goods
The s.s."Yingchow" (Captain one. The Magnate hud to etifying. Few men look the worse for ought to call any witness he had of there. We need not regret ita pass- lingering neagre only hope und Intelligent, thrifty people. In one It assumes that evil existed in the engaged to load the plates into the cargo for Hongkong. thing they present a distinct con universe from the beginning, but that lighters.
She also 4 pm to-day with 300 tons of nowledge before convicting. The trast to other Eastern peoples. it will not exist eternally as the good,
brought 179 bags of mails.
general cargo. That their treatment of their the All-Father, will ultimately banish men was adjourned for another The case against the other two
Kurk complained
the better for a moustache. of was the
And Women,
who are permitted to it. Thus there were two creators, week.
The book of photographs to be
M.B.K.'s own registered inork in British tradition and the moustache The 8.3. Cornella," (Capt. Gur.
after all, the clean-eduiven face is a develop and uše their brains one good, the other evil. Parsee ladies were the pioneers in was created by the good, but was Man India of female emancipation, and given free will, and may side this must have been altruistic, as in with either principle. When all men their own community their status side with the good, the battle will be could scarcely have been improved. won, and, as our own Church would There passed through Hongkong say, the Kingdom of Heaven be about a dozen years ago an old Parsee established Meanwhile, Parsees are name of Abdul Hamid, was charged lady on her way to meet the Queen no longer manicheans but mono- of England, to whom she presented atheists. Something very like our (1) stealing a bicycle; (2) receiving Navigation Co., held at the offices son) cleared for Fremantle via Singa wonderful pearl-embroidered cap. "Judgment Book" She was the first of the politicals, and There is hell for the man whose evil stolen.
is being kept the cycle wall-knowing it to have been of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., pore at 5 pm. yesterday with 300 was rather lionized at Home, being as deeds outweigh his good ones. One
at 11.30 this morning, the resolutions tons of general cargo. Intellectually interesting as she was understands the argument. in the the defence, applied for a remand, of the Company passed on August Mr. J. H. Gardiner, appearing for altering the articles of Association smiable. She stayed at the King Rubaiyat rauch better after reading which was granted, bail being fixed 20 last were confirmed. Mr. R.G.NO. Edward Hotel while awaiting her up the old Zoroastrian teaching; it at $150.
hip. "Good thoughts, good words, is reasonably certain that poor, dear good actions," the Parsee motio, was old Omar Khayyam has gone to the certainly her guiding principle. She bad place. Like every other pure was a deur.,
and logical religion, Zoroastrianism On Yardegerd, or New Year Day, has acquired accretions due to the there is much social intercourse and concrete requirements of human Exchange of happy greetings, as with nature. The devout Parsee now has The day begins with prayers, his guardian angel. The priesthood It has been led up to, or should have is hereditary, been, by ten days of praise and The article in the Enc. Brit. has Scharitable works) Fire is for them this highly interesting note on
The emblem of their divinity, the birth and initiation of a moving W. or W.N.W
sent home to Lady May, from some reiro) cleared for Swatow at. 1.3] Australia, and since the beginning more or less a foreign fancy. of her friends who are still in the P.m. yesterday with 215 tons of Colony, is now completed and on general cargo. view at the Helena May Institute.
INDIAN YOUTH IN TROUBLE,
..
An Indian youth, answering to the
It will remain there until Saturday,
aware that they were infringing any
.
The ss. Anyo Maru," (Capt. Particular trade mask If the inde Sept. 20, and all are cordially Yawato) cleared for Valparaiso viazuk had been on the market every was that the flour bad been sold in / invited to go and see it.
Moji at upon to day with 2,084 tona It was admitted that there had been sales were continued till June of this dealer might have known about it. Hongkong openly since 1018. These of general cargo.
At an extraordinary general
at the Magistracy, this morning, with meeting of the Indo-China Steam
TYPHOON WARNING.
received at the US. Consulate from The telegram, quoted below was
September 9. the Manila Observatory at 8.50 p.m. Cyclone or typhoon N. of Yap
Bernard was in the Chair.
The 2.3. "Chefoo," (Capt. Thomp.
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Yardley) cleared for San Francisco The sa. "Venezuela,?" (Capt. via Shanghai at noon to-day with 1,900 tons of general cargo.
no sales on the part of complainant's your, when the firm heard from their client's case that they were unawarejected to the sale beatuse the trades fire since 1912, and it was bis compradore that Merere. Skott al of the existence of such a trademark. reembled their particular mark. This was a case in which mark. On June 17 a cable was r civil proceedings should have been ceived from Bangkok asking for 2,000 adopted, however, the proceedings M.B.K. abled to Sydney for 50 tons taker. If that course had been bage of four, and on June 18 tlie would have been abortive because his of flour. Sydney abled closing the client could have proved that the deal, and the M.B.K. cabled to flour was to be exported to Bangkok Bangkok promising to send the and could have given an undertaking Hour Tab four was sent from Aus- no to cell 16 her. Instead, the train on June 28, and when it ar- complainant Aran bad taloon criminal ived here was seized. It looked a proceedings against. bis client beff his ett stood the chance of losings asuse is what cheaper and easier. the contact with Bangkok.
of the BI.B.K., bore out the stato
Mr. S. Daigo,,,aerebant managon ment of his solicitor.
The Macao Government Bulletin- announces that. H. E. Senhor Correia
The 8.3. "Arratoon Apcar," da Silva, the new Governor of Macao (Capt. Rowe) cleared for Calcutta via has appointed Senhor Pedro Leong Singapore at 730 a.m. to-day with
and Co., to serve as members of the The us. Burtembeet" (Capt. The charge was a serious one; the Hingkee, of Messrs Leong Hing keep Hingkee and Senhor Agostinho Leong 1,500 tons of general cargo..
Governing Council of Macag Tals Watson) cleared for Canton this fine imposed, frt the event of con news will be received with much morning and is due to sail at 6.30 ventic, would be beary, and his satisfaction by the Chinese merchants a.m. to-morrow with a cargo of coal client stood the obance of having the of Macao as well as Hongkong. from Moll.
flour, befelled His main defence
Mr. Lindral) remanded the caset till next Wednesday.
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