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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1919.

A POLICE INSPECTOR'S

PROTEST.

DIDN'T LIKE HONGKONG LADY'S

TALK.

SPORTS.

CRICKET.

K.C.C. 2ND XI V. C.R.C

CLUB DE RECREIO v. C.C.C.

THE CHINA MAIL.

MARINE COURT..

THE "NAMWO" STORY.

EUROPEAN SEAMAN

SEN JENCED.

Before Captain Basil Taylour, The following have been selected RN.. at the Marine Court this morn to represent Kowloon 2nd XI against ing, the hearing was concluded in Prior to the hearing of a charge of the Chinese Recreation Club to the case in which W. Reynolds. being without licences against womorrow at 2.15 p.m. E. J. Edwards, trimmer of the sa. Traz os Montes, chair coolies employed by European A. O. Brawn, L. J. Blackburn, E. C. is charged with assaulting the third lady resident, this morning before Carr, H. Overy, A. W. Ramsay, N.L.mate on board the ship on the 18th H. Railton, F. W. Richmond, G. F. inst., whilst the vessel was lying Mr. N. L. Smith, Inspector Garro Caville, W. T. Elson and F. Label.

alongside Tanjong Pagar wharf at Singapore. electrided the Coun by making the

Pte. A. Keetchin of the Wiltshire following statement:-

Regiment, called for the defence said he was on board the s.s.Traz os Montes" on the 18th inst., at The following will represent the Club de Recreio in a friendly cricket Singapore." He saw the defendant go match against the Craigengewer down the gangway to "buy some singlets. When the defendant return- being licenced. un interview Cricket Club on the latter's ground witness saw the complainant sought of me by a gentleman of the Saturday the 29th at 2.13 p.m. "Press, who afterwards wrote an article Messrs P. A. Yvanovich (Captain) M.Punch him on the back of the neck F. Pinna, H. S. Remedios, D. C. The defendant retaliated and struck the mouth Baptista, C. E. Marques, J. M. 1. the complainant Lopes, R. F. Luz, T. A. Carvalho, A. Witness was standing only two yards

avier, and F. Sequeira, L. M.Xavier occurred. C. V. Ribeiro, F. Ozorio, Paula away from the two when

(reserves.)

I should like, with your Worship's. permission, to make a few remarks. on this case.

I should like also for the

information of the general public. to sture that previous to the private chairs

on August 31, 1918

Was

If the owners.

suggestions contained in that article

of private chaits had acted upon the

a lot of the present trouble in the

CD

this

By His Worship: The mate struck the fireman a heavy blow. Witness saw the mate strike the firemen only

once.

OVERSEAS TRADE.

Captain, L. Schieldorup, master of A WARNING FROM SHANGHAL the $.9. "Namwo,"

"owned by the Kwong Hing Navigation Co., of No. 6 Bonham Strand, West, which as

was. A

strong

In a letter to the secretary of the

briefly reported in yesterday's China

oil, went aground in the Hainan Northampton Chamber of Commerce Strait, arrived in the Colony

a leading frá ln Shanghal writes :--- We are very disappointed with yesterday. He reports that the vessel which was built of wood and had a net tonnage of 542 tons, sailed from the leisurely way things are done Haiphong on Nov. 18, bound for at home now. We can understand Hongkong with 300 tons of general and sympathise with your difficulties cargo. The disaster happened on the Yug Cha Kong reet at latitude but the position is beginning to 19 deg. 56min. and longitude 109 touch our reputation, and we have deg. 20 min., at 4 and, on Novem- no sympathy for workmen or manu-

There

facturers who are apparently deter ber 20. wind blowing at the time and the mined to destroy their own trade weather was overcast and rainy and to injure ours in the process. The sea was moderate. The ship is If the people at home are going to a total logs. Three lives (all Chinese) take two months over an estimate, were lost. Fifty-five persons (all they may take twenty years over that were left of the ship's com-delivery, and we cannot do business. plement) were saved by lifeboats and with them on these terms. other small craft from the shore. The people at home have had The cargo was insured for $100,600 sufficient time to shake down more Describing the accident briefly, the or less, and if business from now o Colóny would have been avoided. But,

Captain said that at abou: 3 a.m., on is to be as difficult as would appear it was not acted upon. It provides!

Nov. 20, while the ship was about to be the case we should be so in nor only for licences but also for the

30 miles (on the log) off the Western formed, that we may go to American entrance to Hainan Strait, she turned or Japanese markets, where we can registration of coolies which would be a great protection to persons who em-

Lieut. Hicks, of the Wiltshire round steering West. She was going be reasonably sure of being attended ploy them. With reference to this!

Regiment, recalled, said he was at half speed to await daylight. The to

At! If home conditions are responsible parricular case, there are a number of

standing 10 yards away from the Chief Officer was on watch. traffic men detailed to supervise ric.

couple when the defendant struck them.. the ship ran on the reef, we must ask you to impress on the She must have been about 13 miles home manufacturers that they must shas and their drivers, in the Colony,

complainant. He did not see Mr. ahead of the log and 12 miles to the be business-like, or, in the alternative, and in their duty to see that they S. H. Ismail, S. D. Ismail, O. Rum.Jones strike the fireman.

At daylight tell us that they are helpless or in are properly licensed and that they jahn, S. A R. Ismail, G. A. Hyder, His Worship: Were you in a posi-South of her course. carry their licences. On Saturday 3. S. Curream, S. Abbas, D. Laing,tion to see everything? If the mate it was observed that a very strong different, so that we can have the evening. November 22, one of any and S. Abbas.

had, in fact struck the defendant, tide was setting on to the reef, and choice of other markets. If England constables, C.C. 40, saw chair No.

would you have seen it?-It is pretty the ship sank steadily. After strand-cannot supply our needs, we are pre- hard to say as the soldiers were in, the vessel was found to be head. pared to go to other markets, which standing around. I cannot, swearing WNW. No one is to blame can supply our needs equally well.

The weather that the mate did not hit the fireman, for the accident.

and the strong wind were but I did not see him do so.

the mishap. Mr. Jones, recalled, denied, on responsible for little notice of what the constable said) The following will represent. the oath, the truth of the allegation The ship was not overladen, and, in his (the Captain's) opinion, the cargo and afterwards referred him to the Indians in their 2nd Division match that he struck the defendant first.

Capt. Buckley, master of the s.s. did not interfere with the navigation mistress, who, they said, had pur- against the South China "A" team,

"Traz os Montes," said he investigat of the ship. The constable kick-off on the Military Ground at followed these mer Cown Peddar 2.30 p.m. to-morrow! A. O. Madar;ed the affair immediately after the occurrence. The defendant did not Street and at the bottom he saw Ali Salim and B. A. Hyder; M. 5.

tell him anything about being hit by European detective to whom he com- Harteam (Capt.), S. A. Ismail and M.

the mate first. Witness entered the plained. The Europear detective ac-Salleh; A. G.. Narkar, G. C. Earde; A.

occurence in the log book, read It companied him to opposite Wiseman's L. Andree, Izan Rahman and A. N.

out to the defendant and gave and there sew the two coolies who

Other.

him a copy of it. The defendant are now charged, who. for the lime

expressed hiruself satisfied to have being. were being employed by

the matter taken to a civil court. another lady. The Sergeant spoke to this lady, who stated that she was 3

Q.C. v. C.S. C.C. 2ND XI.

This match will start at 2.15 p.m. on CS C.C. ground on Saturday, The following will represent the College: Mr. W. Kay, A dl Arculli,

495, which is registered in the name

FOOTBALL.

of a European lady in Peddar Street.

He accosted the chair coolies and asked them for their licences. men gave the usual grin and took very

The

IR.C. Y. SOUTH CHINA "A"

chused the licence.

her.

ນ

UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB v. S.C.A. "B."

The following will represent the

l

The vessel's draught of water for!

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

UNDER THE GUARANTEE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

FRENCH REPUBLIC.

ward was 17ft 3ins and aft 19ft Zins. GRAND FRENCH LOTTERY. She was supplied with the.requisite charts and had a good compass on board also a steering compass on the bridge. Both are in good condition. As i already stated above, the vessel is a total loss and unrecoverable. All the cargo sank with the ship and is also: hea dead loss. We are unable to whether, or not the ascertain

Namwo" is covered by insurance.

His Worship said was of opinion that the alleged

defendant did not take place. Ee was satisfied however, that the assault on the mate did take place, and there fore be sentenced the defendant to 6 weeks' hard labour, the jail charges to be paid from wages due to him..

white woman in a British Colony and United Football Club in a second assault by the third mate on the i she thought it was an insult for the pelice to ask a Chinaman to accost division match against South China I should like to point out that Athlete's B Team on Navy Ground at 2.30 p.m. Saturday, 20th inst. the Chinaman did not accost her but W. McLeod; A. Marshall, K. Mason: that he did his duty by going up rofC. H. Blake, C. S. Rosselet, J. Mar. the chair coolies and asking them for shall; J. Leonard, P. Brown, G. their licences. "The Estopean con- Millar, W. Mason, G, Chubb. Re- srable rightly asked the Chinese cor-serve: W. Hardwick. stable to let the matter drop, as the usual Chinese crowd had collected on the spor. The Chinese constable left The scene and on Monday morning the matter was reported to me by my men. I immediately communicated with the lady by telephone and told her that ing S. Gray, Inspector Carrod was, speaking, and

I would like to offer her a little ad-į vice in reference to her chair coolies, i

both in regard to their behaviour and

in not possessing licences.

She en-

KOWLOON GOLF

PAID IN ADVANCE.

BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE

DE CHINE.

The local Bank Industrielle de Chine) has its own cable about, the new French loan announced by Reuter.

The final of the Thompson Cup, A KATTAN WORKER'S DECEIT. and in!erms us that it is prepared to

(36 holes) will be played at King's Park on Sunday, W. T. Elson meet.

BILLIARDS,

PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.

tered into a very long conversation. The handicap and drawing for I cannot tell your Worship all that was the above took place at the Hotel on said, but I did tell her that it was Wednesday and the following is the very unBritish of her re try and puresult

the coolies against the authority of the police in the streets. There is no

FIRST ROUND HANDICAP,

doubt that her action in Des Vœux E. D. Golding (200). P. Laanos Road caused the coolies to do what | (76).

they had done and to look down upon P. S. Beatwell (200) v. E Carr the constables and take no netice of (scratch).

the

1. Parkes (200) v. R. A. Tyrrell hdd, ber that these regula. tions were notified to the public in the (20)

Press on a certain date.

She answer- R. O. Parret (20) v. A. E. Mc ed" don't read the newspapers." Carthy (scratch),

I told her then exactly what was re-} D. McKenzie (scratch) v. W. G. quired and also the benefits which Matchen (20).

accrue from these regulations: that is

19

SECOND ROUND HANDICAP.

K. Higashide (325) v. W. Hill (100). W. G. Gerrard (125) v. W. E. Wilson (30),

. H.. Taylor (20) v. S. Hewlett (200).

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning a Chinese was charged with unlawfully absenting himself from duty from a rattan maker's shop in Shamshuipo. The master of the shop stated that

the 18th insti defendant. went

on

|

Local branch of the BANQUE INDUSTRIELLE DE CHİNE

will receive subscriptions for the above lottery from this date to the 15th Dec ember Prox.

Four milliards francs of 5% lottery. will be issued, free of income taxes,

redeemable at Fr. 600 in 75 years.

Non-convertible before 20 years. Isaue price F. 495,-per tond The Lottery will be drawn for avery quarter yielding 10 million of fraaes in prizes yearly, the First prize in each drawing being

Fcs. 1,000,000,

M. ROUET DE JOURNEL,

Manager.

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.

accept subscriptions, which it will cable Home, in time. These bonds, bearing five per cent.. and guaranteed! by the Government, cost E.495 and Hongkong, November 28, 1919. are redeemable at maturity for F.600. Meanwhile, being premium bonds, they participate in drawings for large prizes quarterly, the first prize being to shop and F. 1,000,000. With exchange so asked for employment. He agreed much in favour of the investor, & con- to engage him and paid him

siderable local demand is confidently in advance $30 which was the

expected. rule of the rattan guild. The defen- dant promised to start work the next day. He did not turn up the next morning, and was not heard of until yesterday. Witness in passing Aus- tin Road saw defendant working in

THE GABLONZ..

a shop, and had him arrested. De HIGH PRAISE FROM PASSENGERS fendant said he had received no

money from complainant. It was a fact that an entry was made in the

HOMEWARD.

arrived

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

From EUROPE and STRAITS.

THE Company's Steamship,

"KITANO MARU," : having arrived from the abova porta, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in formed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Company's Godowns at Kow.

Optional Goods will be carried on

unless instructions are given so the contrary before NOON, TO-DAY,

Goods not cleared by December 3, 1919, will be subject to rest,

cash bok, but it was not signed.) Messrs. Paterson, Simons and Co... Complainant said some of his fokis Ltd, forward us a copy of the fol- oon, where each enzsignment will be saw the morey handed over to de-lowing telegram received from La sorted out mark by mark and delivery fendant. The entry was made and it Societa Di Navagazione a vapore cel can be obtained as soon as the Goods

! Lloyd Triestino. Trieste, and dated, are landed. A joki of the shop stated that October 29: Cablonz he had known defendant for many. October 22. Publish the following in years, a member of the rattia the Press --According to the descrip- guild. He saw the money paid by tion of passengers they had a most his master to defendant in the shop. pleasant voyage. No complaints. His Worship ordered defendant to highly praising excellent treatment return the $30 to the complainant or received from Commander. take the alternative of four weeks' at once persuaded that what was writ. hard labour.

ten about ourward voyage very mis- leading and malicious statement."

After the "Gabionz" arrived in

from the coolies being registered by Winners of the first round and F.was not necessary to sian it,

She answered that during 28 C. Coleman (100) bye. years residence she never received G. A. Searle (50) v. W. W. Cooper any protection from the police in (125). Hongkong and she had yet to find the

R. McKecknie (125) v. Blenkison person or persons in Hongkong who (40). had wither received any assistance or protection froz the police in the Colony, I do not want to hurt, in the least, her feelings, but I can honestly ussure fer that instead of being in- sulted she was insulting, herself. ..was a gratuitous insult to the memory „of our dead men from whom she said she never got any protection. During the last two years we have had to wit ness armed attacks by outlaws in this Colony and I have assisted to carry my own dead zomrades, covered is blood, with five or six bullet wounds in their bodies, out of houses. I sup pose the lady does not think that they were giving her protection. Only re- (200).

It

F. H. Woolman (20) v. W. S. Turn- ball (scratch).

C. Hatt (20) v. F. Hobbs (scratch). "D. T. Elson (125) v. J. Foulds (150).

Were

Damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Consignse's and the Co.'s representa tivas at an appointed hour on Tuesday and Friday. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival hire, after which date

What about your friends at Shanghar some time ago a passenger they cannot be recognized. No claime Home, and the Christmas mails just contributed arr article to one of the will be admitted after the goods have beginning? You don't feel like papers complaining of the Bolshevis- left the Godowns. writing letters. You (and they) have tic" behaviour of the crew. The C. Fairbrother Mason (150) v. I. grown out of the childishness of senior military officer among the pas Morgan (125),

Christmas cards. Yet. some sengers on board wrote immediately

A. G. Heath (125) v. D. D. Urqu-sort of reminder and greeting is afterwards. denying the allegations, hart (75).

A. G. S. Morton (125) v.D. Cooper (scratch).

F. S. Cooke (125) v. J. Gibson.

cently, during the last few days, the T. Pitt (350) v. G. M. Bayley police were called upon to afford still (125).

day, December 1, at 6 p.m.

6 p.m. E. D. Golding v. P. Lannon. 9 p.m. P. S. Beatwell v. E. Carr, HARD COURT TENNIS LEAGUE.

more protection to people like her. I Play will commence on Mon- consider the lady has grossly insured the memory of my dead comrades, but not only them, but their widows and little children who are suffering the loss of fathers and husbands through the curlaws in this Colony: I con- sider who should. publicly acknowledge

Results of a match, Chinese

her wrong for the statements she Y.M.C.A. v. Dockyard R.C., played made. UnBritish is not the name for on the Dockyard R.C. courts on it. I apologise to your Worship for Thursday, 27th inst. these few remarks but I think it is O. and S. Rumjahn, Y.M.C.A.. only right to make them. It will show beat Bearne and Spanton, 10-1

.

“indicated," as we used to say at Oxford. What better than a copy of the Overland Mail, published to-day? It gives them an interesting insight quality as a magazine has no equal into Hongkong life, and for bulk and

at the price. Too much trouble to tie them up and address them? Yes. That is natural; but that needn't stop you. Send the addresses to the China Mail office, with 30 cents for each one, and we'll do the rest. .Your. friends at Christmas will think of you, and happily realize that you had thought of them.

·CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH

REMEDY.

your Worship the difficulties under heat Pile and Mugridge. 11—0; beat WHEN you have a hard cold you want

which we have to labour among the Crocker and Matthews, B-3.

a reinely that will not only, give conlic clueses, I should like to tell Lin and Tsai, Y.M.C.A., beàt | relief, but offen a prompt and perman- the lady, I don't know whether I will Bearne and Spanton, 6-5 beat File ent cura, a remedy that is plouant to have the opportunity of meeting her and Crocker 9-2, beat Crocker and take, a remedy that contains nothing that the coolies whom she so. nobly | Matthews, 6--5. protected and assisted to help to ridi- Lay and Cuckow. Y.M.C.A., Jost cule the police would be the first to to Bearne and Spanton, 56; beat turn round on her if she had a ten- Pile and Mugridge, 65; heat Croc- dollar note, and steal it and strangle ker and Matthews 3... her...

Chinese Y.M.C.A/^69; Dockyard The accused were Anes 84 each. ÅR,C.) 30.01.

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Storekeepers.

THE

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

Agetts.

Hongkong, November 28, 1919.

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