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*IBUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.""
EONGZONG, MONDAY, Oct. 27, 1919.
ADVERSARIA.
inspection in Hongkong
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
to deal with such damagers as they came across on their walks. It is in the interest of the whole community that our trees should be safeguarded. 11/16d.
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(To-day's . dollar is worth 4/5
Several members of the Defence Corps, private. We begin the week with a blank DEFENCEly, naturally, bave return of communicable disease.
CORPS, asked the China Mail to keep the matter of
demobilization a live issue. They say there is general objection to the notion of another camp. The estimates Coming before the Legisla- tive Council on Thursday next include one of over $70,000 for the Defence Corps, so perhaps one of our unofficial members will oblige: by asking the Government for its intentions. This would clear the air a lot. The camp. E held, will cost | about $24,000. It will do no good, and it will irritate a great many of the Corps. This the Government can easily ascertain by a few independent enquiries. If the Volunteer Corps which is to follow demobilization is
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THE GOVERNMENT BUYS A HOUSE.
| ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
GOOD OPENING DAY.
MONDAYĮ OCTOBER 27. 1919,
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR. THP
CHIEF JUSTICE.
MURDER OF A RATTAN WORKER, "Everything went well on Saturday at the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Lord Kelvin has been postponed when the opening day of the season indicted for the murder of a Chinese Four Chinese were this morning was held. The weather was good, rattan worker at Yaumati, on August
18.
Professor Warren's lecture on
to Nov. 10, at 5.15.
Bishop and Mrs. Lander and their son Fate returned by the Empress of Russia" on Saturday.
Mr. & Mrs. A. H. Harris will leave for Amey to-morrow where Mr. Harris will take up his duties as Commissioner of Customs.
Gerin, Drevard was amongst the Mr. M. A. Drevard, "of Messrs. local residents who returned to the Colony by the Empress of Russia."
The following Dockyard familles
[
to have a fair chance, the men now soldiering under conscription should not be "fed up."
will leave for Home by the as The Govern
Khiva," viz., Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, ment bas
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney and Mrs. bought Lyemun F. Wright and family. House, a build- ing ultimately intended to form part of Victoria Hospital. This house afforded shelter to two tenents, one a naval man. The other tenant, in the mercantile marize, was unable to get another place in Hongkong for his wife and family, and has sent them to Shanghai. The house is now
course.
Mr. W. L. L. Barker, of the accounting department of the Stand ard Oil Company of New York, and Mrs. Barker returned to the Colony on Saturday by the Empress of Russia."
Ltd occupied by a Government servant Amongst the other local residents one taking the place of two. We who returned to the Colony by the don't criticise him, of
Empress of Russia" on Saturday There was the house, emptied by are Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Pearce, Mr. the Government. Why shouldn't O. Ritchie, and Mr. C. E. Warren he move in? But now listen. and Miss E D. Warren. This house, we have very
race
Hos. Mr. H. E. Pollock) prosecuted. The Acting Attorney General (the The Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster de fended.
of
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CHINESE TELERGAMS.
[Translated to the Chins Mall Front the Fal Tez Yof Fo-1
SHANGHAI, October. The Peking Parliament is in favour of Kan Wan Pang forming a cabinet. Tun KI Sun denies any connection
with Sun Yat Sen
The reports of fighting in Hunan are contradicted.
Fuklen and Kiangst are arranging scheme for joint defence.
Republics, North and South, is catch- The suggestion for two China
favour it. ing on. The militariats strongly
shall not fall into arrear again.
Peking is promising that army pay
now trying to resign.
Some of the northern delegates are
OPIUM CASES.
the races were all that could be desired and the fact that HE the Governor was present added a special interest to the function. The weat her was ideal for sailing as there
The Premier's son is engaged to " was the necessary breeze and the
marry the daughter of General sea was calm.
The Following jury was empanell- Cheung Chok Lum. It is described edMessrs J. Macdonald W. Cas a political" union. The attendance was good and it Jackson, D. G. Gow, J. Young, C. F. was good to see that a number of de Carvalho, E. Danenberg and Ho ladies had availed themselves of the Sal WL Club's invitation to attend. In addi
Mr. Pollock said that the evidence two Dragon Boat races. Four crews on August 18, at about 1 p.m. the tion to the yacht races there were for the prosecution would show that, competed in these and the race was deceased was walking along Shang a source of interest. Two scratch hai Road, Yaumat. He had reached fours went out and put up a good the corner of Shanghai Road and race and the yacht boys had a race Jordan Road when he was set upon to themselves, this being a dinghy by a number of Chinese armed with daggers and sticks. As a result of Following the races came the prize the injuries he received, the de distribution by H. E. the Governor ceased, who was a Chinese rattan Two Chinese were charged before and ere this took place the Com-worker, lost his life. There was Mr. Hutchison this morning with the modore of the Club, Mr. Frank Smyth said that before he asked His no doubt whatever that the man met unlawful possession of 40 taris of
with his death at the hands of a prepared opium. Excellency to present the little souvenirs of the opening cruise which the jury had to decide is possession and said the second body of men, and the only question The first defendant admitted the he would Like to thank him for the honour he had done the of them, were among the number of He said the opium was bought from
whether the four prisoners, or any defendant had nothing to do with it Club in becoming its patron, and the men who assaulted the deceased. Singapore. for coming there that day. Yacht There were two persons who gave racing was not of the all absorbing evidence
It was stated by the Police. interest to the spectator as it was which, in
identification, on that when they boarded the to the active participant, but he case for the prosecution rested- dants, the first defendant threw the
fact, the
whole sampan occupied by the defen- could assure His Excellency that if the son of the deceased, who opium overboard, but it was picked he became a boat owner he would was walking a few feet in front of up. His Worship fined the first de wish to continue it and own more his father and who on hearing a fendant $2,000 or six months' and than one boat. They all would be noise turned round to see his father discharged the second defendant. delighted if he would take an active being assaulted, and was able to interest in the Club as they had seen identify the first and second prisoners sion of 5 taels of prepared opium A woman charged with the posses- in his initial presence the kind interest as being among the assailants, and said a man banded her a parcel. was a very small one, but he thought the assault from near by and who His Worship imposed a five of $300, another Chinese, who had watched She did not know what it contained their boats were amongst the finest was able to say that the first, or one month. designed in any part of the world, third and fourth prisoners while their yachtsmen and yachts among the assailants. This man had Captain Samson (General Staff) women were as handsome and dainty seen the first, third and fourth and Captain Cohen, (Manchester Regi- as they could find in any part of the prisoners before, so that he was GYMKHANA HANDICAPS, ment) will leave for Home and demo-world. The racing had been entirely familiar with them. The prisoners bilization on the s.s. "Khiva" on the in the hands of ladies and he did not were not arrested on the spot, nor 30th inst. Together with them. gões / think the men could have given them were any daggers or arms found on i 100 men from the Garrison and 44 any points in the racing they had them, so that the prosecution rested Naval ratings, all due for demobili. accomplished.
His Excellency, having distributed tification. The prisoners denied that almost wholly on the evidence of iden zation.
"Mr. Commodore, the prizes, said
that bad anything to do with the The "Filipino Twins," about ladies and gentlemen. "As" your assault, or that they were on the thirteen years of age, arrived in Commodore has remarked "just now spot. The first prisoner contended} {Hongkong a few days ago by the/it is possible that those who are that he was in his house at the time, Shinyo Maru" from the United Spectators of yacht racing are not so the second and third that they were States, where they were sent to be interested as the actual participants, in two different tea-shops, and the educated. The twins were out for but I want to suggest it applies ing Ma chest in a house in Swatow I express no opinion on that matter fourth said he was in Hongkong, play. an airing yesterday evening, and were to other matters with much more Lane, Wanchai, where he was after- followed by a large crowd of curious force, especially to speech making. wards arrested. The theory of the Chinese. We understand that they Those who are the audience are Police was that the assault was the are being exhibited at the Su Co.'s for a few days.
never so well satisfied as, the actual result of a quarrel between two rat. participant. For this reason, having tan makers' guilds.
confine my remarks to saying how taken the expert advice of a very old. member of the Club, I propose to much pleasure I had in accepting Club, and although I fear I shall the honour of becoming patron of the
good assurances, could have been A Japanese seaman committed bought privately for $20,000. For suicide in a timber yard at Wanchal cash, by a shrewd buyer, our in-on Saturday night by hanging himself formant says $18,000 would have from a beam with a girdle.. The he had taken in them. The Club been the likely figure. The Govern deceased is said to have been strand ment paid $31,000 for it. It turned ed in the Colony, and this is thought | out two rent paying occupants, spent į to be the cause of the rash act.
approximately $1350 on "doing up " the house, and put in a Government. servant.
The China Mail leaves it at that. Make your own comments.
H. M. S. "HAWKINS
ARRIVED,
ADMIRAL DUFF'S OFFICIAL
LANDING.
H. M. S. "Hawkins,” with Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, E.C.B., the new Commander-in-Chief on the China Station en board, steamed into the harbour at 4 o'clock yesterday after noon and anchored outside the Naval Dockyard. This morning at 8 o'clock, she fired the usual salute which was returned by the Battery at Kowloon. Similar compliments were afterwards exchanged with the
S.S. "Helena."
་་་
she comes out. I had better con
were
Evidence was then led and the case is proceeding.
BRINGING ARMS FROM AMERICA.
sugg
One of these days COMPULSORY our Government may WIRELESS, decide to insist that all ships carrying over a certain number of persons
pleased to exercise the Royal pre H.M. the King of Siam has been shall be fitted with wireless. It is a necessity. to which the American
rogative of clemency in the case of His Excellency made Government awakened some time official landing a: Blake Pier soon formerly first and second officers of his Messrs. D. T. Lewis and O. H. Farrar, ago, and they impose it upon all after 10 a.m. and was met by the s.s. "Linan," sentenced to im- ships leaving their ports. Any ship a Guard of Honour drawn from prisonment for three years and two not be able to take an active part owning firm that is too poor to "fine" the Manchester Regiment under years and six months respectively in its affairs, being purely a lards- its craft properly should be put out! Captain Burrell. After inspecting for smuggling opium. Messrs. Lewis man, I hope my wife will do so when of business. They may swell the the guard of honour, the Admiral and Farrar, have been in prison since clude by telling you how very pleased BONGKONG LAWS IGNORID, tonnage returns, but in the end they and his private secretary proceeded February 7, and are leaving for was to come down and see your do us no good.
by motor car to Government where Hongkong forthwith. Why, after such a he was received by a guard of OUR LOCAL promising start, have honour drawn from the 22nd
our local poets dried Punjabis commanded by Capt. Gray.Thorne of the Chinese Customs, We are glad to say that Mr. up? Has the Muse His Excellency was met at the porch whose accident, we recorded last secured a passage? Is the Pyerian by Captain McGrath, H. E. the week, is improving. He will leave on spring exhausted? Where is "Blimy." Governor's A. D. C., and conducted to the "Empress" on Thursday next and the pungent epigrammatist? Where Sir Reginald's presence. After all will not wait for the "Japan" owing to "T.B. the Swinburnian jingler? the formalties had been gone through, this ship having been put back. He Where, O where is Vicente-has the Admiral Duff returned to the Haw: anticipates that his leg will have idol of his heart no longer power to kins." H.E. the Governor returned improved to the extent of permitting stimulate his fervour? And where, the Admiral's visit soon after eleven him to move about freely by the O where can 5 H-be? o'clock and his boarding of the time that the ship gets to Yokohama.
'Hawkins" was marked by the usual We all hope so and wish him the best Denone (Mr. These inseparable salute. The Admiral will pay an of luck. brothers visited the official visit to EE. the General FILIPINO TWINS. Hongkong Hotel on Officer Commanding and to the Com-
Saturday, and a modore in the course of the day.
Information from Harbin' says crowd of Chinese followed them to
Sir Alexander Duff was one of that the Japanese intend to reorgan- ize the South Manchurian Railway.
POETS.
THE
Yacht Club-which a very pretty place and I am sure you all must be very proud to belong to it. (Applause), Cheers were then given for His Excellency and the ladies.
The results follow:
CHINESE RIG CRUISERS.
Justice Mel-
Handicap
on Course
Finishing
Time
Corrected
Time
bourne).scr. 3.39.34 3.39.34 Niobe (Mr. D. K.
Blair) ..........scr. 3.47.00 3.47.00
50+ 50
ENGLISH RIG CRUISERS.
Coolhaus) 4.10 3.21.18 3.25.08
(Mr. Hodgson)...scr. 3.27.15 3.27.15 Feathers (Mr.
Courtney)...4.10 3.31 41 3.27,31 Norseman (Mr.
A Chinese passenger who arrived on the s.s. Empress of Russia," was charged before Mr. R. O.
Hutchison this morning with the unlawful possession of an air gun. Defendant pleaded ignorance of the law of Hongkong, His Worship fined him $5 and ordered the gun to
bé confiscated.
A Chinese, also a passenger on the Empress liner was charged with,
Intendent of Police.
Another passenger was charged with possessing 200 rounds of am munition. A Chinese constable on duty at the Kowloon godown wharf said he saw a coolie carrying de fendant's luggage. He made 2 search, and found the ammunition in a basket.
the possession of a sword. Defen- dant said the sword belonged to his ancestor, and it was now the property of his father, who was a fellow of the Military Academy in America. He didn't think it was unlawful in the door. Ore is a Prohibitionist: Lord Jellicoe's Divisional Comman-The capital is to be increased in Helen (Mr. Res
Hongkong. His Worship said he his brother likes his peg. With com- ders in the Grand Fleet at the battle order to develop enterprises in the Lady Jean SCT. 3.55.05 3.55.05 purpose. He
did not believe that defendant mendable self-sacrifice the teetotal of Jutland when his flag was flown in
ker) 2.30 3.50.57 3.48,27 was using it for any unlawful
discharged one accompanied his brother into the the "Superb." He was awarded the three eastern provinces which were
him, When a ship undergoes gilded haunts of vice. Their love is C.B. (Military) for his services in that obtained from Peking by the ultima of the Snipe while on the starboard a permit from the Captain Super- *Disqualified for crossing the bows and advised him to obtain mutual, towever. TRICKERY harbour by a Govern teetotal one goes sweethearting, the the Admiralty in Nov. 1916, Admiral and forestry rights and the building tack, a slight collision resulting,
Whenever the battle. When Lord Jellicoe went to tum in 1915. These include mining ment surveyor, the owners are notified. The other always goes along to see fair. Duff accompanied him for the purpose in Peking are reported (not unnatur of four new railways. The Chinese date is known. Preparations are play. Only one thing has ever been of reorganising the measures for the ally) much perturbed over Japan Brynhilde (Mr. made. We have it on good authority known to divide them. One is a suppression of the submarine menace, trying to execute the 1915 agreement that equipment from any other convinced Presbyterian, the other a and was appointed in charge available ship belonging to the same
Roman Catholic. Consequently they of the Anti Submarine Division while they are busy trying to get it Azuma company is borrowed and displayed both regularly absent themselves of the War Staff, created by Sir cancelled. for the satisfaction of
from different churches. They always Edward Carson. On May 14, 1917, the
breakfast together at the same hour. Admiral Duff was appointed an surveyor. Where another ship is
Reports on the working of the not present to oblige in this
One of the criticisms additional member of the Admiralty, Calcutta and Bombay mints show way, Efe belts and other gear are
OUR TREES of our scenic beauty with the title of Assistant Chief of that the amount of coinage executed brought from shore, and taken back
is that our hills might the Naval Staff and has held during the years 1918-19 was the when the inspection is over. The be clothed with more trees. The that post until his appointment heaviest on record. the total coins Government can easily satisfy itself Government has done a great deal in to the China Command.
minted in Calcutta being over as to the truth of this, without calling the way of afforestation, and deserves The "Hawkin" will sat for Wei- 5,750,000 and over 3,500,000 in upon us to disclose the sources of praise for it. A Sunday walk among haiwel on Friday where the ceremony Bombay, the latter including over Dione (Mrs. T. Our information. Let surprise the hills shows that much of its gond of exchanging flags will be per 2,000,000 gold fnohurs. The coined inspections take place after the work is being undone by Chinese formed. She will afterwards take rupees amounted to over 52 crores Roll (Mrs. regular ones, and ..it will pilferers after cheap firewood. The Admiral and Lady Tudor, Flag Capt. as against 30 crores in 1916-17. "be discovered, One shipmaster grasscutters are under grave suspi and Mrs. Fisher to Yokohama where Hiherto the heaviest coinage on assures us that on a ship he comcion. The trees are hacked in such they will catch the "Empress of record of the new pickel two anna manded, after an inspection, he found a reckless way that they die. In Russia.” and return home via coins is nearly 86,000,000 coined at himself with 75 lifebelts for as many addition to that there are evidences America. The Admiral's private the two mints.
of, "thinning cut," so carefully done secretary and staff will remain behind It is the owners, and as not to attract attention from below. at Weihaiwei and return home at a EXCESS not the captains, who The self sown pines never get a later date. Admiral Duff will not go PASSENGERS. get the benefit of chance, of course, to grow more than to Weihaiwel.
carrying an excess of a few inches, as the grasscutters
as 1200 passengers.
passengers. Often they are called level all before them. Grasscutting
upon
accept a
in
Sleigh) 3.20 3.32.52. 3.32.52
LADIES' RACES.
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A Chinese who was charged with having in his possession 100 rounds of ammunition was fined $20.
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JOURNALISTS' DEMAND.
PRESSMEN ASK FOR AN
ADVANCE OF 100 P.C. ON 1914.
A home paper "of September 10 His Worship fined defendant $100 says: The Institute of Journalists or three months. The ammunition are to hold their annual Conference at Birmingham under the presidency was confiscated.
of Mr. F. Hinde, Loodon Editor of the Yorkshire Post. The Conference will be held in the Council House, where the delegates will be received by Sir David Brooks, the Lord Mayor. Arthur) ...... SCT. 3.50.25 3.80.25
In the annual report the Council ROBBED IN THE STREET, state that the finances are in a satis (Davison) ... ser. 3.51.59 3.51.59
factory condition and that 150 new Dorothea (Mrs.
members have been elected in the W. E. Clark) 3.11 3.58.18 3.56.18
past year. Questions dealing with the A coolie was charged before Mr.salaries of journalists have occupied ONE DESIGN CLASS:
Lindsell this morning with snatching the chief part of the time of the $50 in American notes, from "a Council during the year, and they Ailoa (Misa
woman in Cochrane Street. The are bringing forward a recommenda very curious incident occurred dur- Daphne
A correspondent writes:"A Young) Scr. 4.13.50 4.13.50 complainant said that her husbandtion for increasing. the minimum
(Miss
was a seaman on board the 8.8. salary to three guineas a week. ing, a tennis match at the C. S. C.-G. Filkins). Scr. 4.15.01 4.15.01"Empress of Asia."
The Birmingham delegates have å yesterday afternoon. One of the Halcyon
At 7 pm yesterday she went notice on the agenda paper asking players made a hard drive from the
to her husband's club and there the Council to represent to the
H
(Mrs. Syme Thom.
HEYWARD HAYS AND GAEL CLASS,
at the last moment to should not be allowed until the sap
crowd of passengers has stopped running. What is fishes a telegram dated Singapore, skimming the top of the net. When
The Morning Post to-day pub back of the Court, the ball just son) scr. 4.19.50 4.19.50 received $50 from her husband. Newspaper Owners' Associations that 2 batch, and
don't know really wanted, obviously, is a number: Oct. 25 (Saturday) to the effect that passing over the net it was seen to Ursula (Mrs. how they stand. Moreover, it should of forest rangera, with a white man Dr. Lim Boon Keng leaves Singapore hang cuddenly in mid-air as though be remembered that pressure is or two to pay frequent surprise to-day for Amoy. In a footnote it it had been suddenly stopped in ita Gael (Miss brought to bear on them, and that visits. If the Government cannot refers to our exclusive news that he fight. Then it fell to the ground. being only human, they've got to afford this, we have to doubt that passed through Hongkong last week, At the same time something else was mind their jobs. It would be better, there are nature and tree loving and rather leaves the impression that seen to fall with it. This, on investi as a magistrate seemed to suggest citizens who would accept appoint, the China Mail is corrected. We gation, proved to be a Java Sparrow, Flast week, when prosecuting auchments a3. specials,
cases, to go for the owners.
volunteers could be given authority, wrong, and that we were right.
These say the Morning Post telegram is which the ball had struck while on
the wing, killing it instantly."
She was on her way to a money the purchasing power of £1 being changer's shop when defendant came less than half what it was before the Rouse) BCT. 4.34.58 4.34.58 behind her, seized hold of her wrist, war, all salaries should be increased and snatched the notes which she 100 per cent above the 1914 rates. Sirtua
Ramsay) 30 4.44.53
4.44.23
was holding in her hand. The de- There are also two motions, one from (Miss...
fendant escaped. When she was in Yorkshire and one from Ulster, Stokes), scr. 4,45.00 4.45.06 Graham Street, she met the defend requesting the Council to press for a The scratch pairs (rowing) was ant and he was arrested. His Wor Government inquiry into salaries and won by Mesars McCann (str), Smyth, ship discharged defendant, because working conditions in newspaper Hillier, Walker and Sleigh (Cox), of insufficient evidence:
offices.
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