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This was not a new war, such as

The Polish **victory** WHE secured by waiting until the

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-day's dollar is worth 4s. 3d

The amah who was sent to the Government Civil Hospital sufering from burns received in the fire which broke out on the second floor of No.. 7 St. Stephen's Lane on Tuesday afternoon, has since succumbed to her injuries. This brings the casual tles to three.

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920

DR. WU AND THE FUND. KOWLOON ROBBERY CASE.

HONG

ACTION DISMISSED.

TEXT OF JUDGMENT.

of any

was as follow *****

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The defendant claims to be one of the Administrative Directors of the Military Government of China, called by the plaintiff the Government of South China and he describes him self as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance of that Government.

wild pick characters from Coptic petty spirit of chauvinism, because club wasting money on printre and read them. All three, Maxi-fit is an insel to our American | 600 verbatim reports for circula-] fenn., Chinese, und Egyptian, friends, and above all because it tion to the menibers (which was evolved from pictures into phonetic is so insulting to our intelligence. their excuse for not admitting the

At the adjourned CriminalSessions Fymbols in the same remarkable Any man who thinks that abecdote reporters) on May 27 the secretary

this morning, before the Puline Judge, Mr Justice Wood, worth passing on for its "hum notified members that they might

Chan Tak. Humboldt deduced an Asiatic our needs, bis "mental chimney,sce a verbatim report by calling

Chu Cheng, and Chan Shang were origin for the Mexicans on account swept. Here was a man om anat bis office. It is not stated that

charged with having, on April 25, at their zodiac. But that would | American university, standg inhe has applied to the C.S.P-for a As stated in the Ching Mail committed gang robbery in Kowloon eliminate the Buddhist missionaries Edinburgh. The fact that he en-constable to regulate the rush. yesterday, the Acting Chief Justice, City- of Dr. Fryer and put the discoverygaged a chimney sweep shows that Even those who were present will Mr. Justice Gomperte, sitting in Aplea of not guilty having been of America by Chinese much fur-be had taken a bouse, yet the point have a very hazy idea of what took Chambers, has dismissed the action entered, the following Jury was im ther back in time.

of the story depends on his being place, the proceedings being so in-in which Dr. Wu Ting Fang applied panelled A. H. Rumjahn, C. G We do not know the "tribes oftec poor to pay three or four shil-formal and involved. A newspaper for an order from the Court against da Silvs, W. J. G. Whiley, C. E. Tarbary the Daily Telegraph so ings cash to the sweep. It does not report would have helped them. the interim injunction granted in Remedios, S. S. Perry, EL Watkins, glibly ruentions, but we can vonch even say that he was an official of We do not imagine that many will Hongkong to prevent the removal and F. W. Robertson.

"Mr. Jacks, the Crown Solicitor, who for the physical resemblance of the university, which would have take the trouble they are now, after by many Mexicans to Japanese.. We helped the verisimilituda had it so long a time, invited to take, in deposited in his name in Hongkong conducted the prosecution, said that addressed a Mexican in Japanese been capable of help. We have no order to refresh their memories. Banks, His Lordship's judgmen: there lived in the village of Shan Sha Po,, near, Kowloon City, a widow ance, feeling sure that he was from exaggerated respect for Americum Probably this will suit the com-

This is a summons taken out by named Pang King Heung, and her Nippon. But here again, if phy-degrees. We have no exaggerated mittee, which does not trust the. sical resemblance is to count is respect for any degrees. A degree members any more than it trusts the defendant to dismiss the action daughter named Ng Ma Pai. On the under the inherent jurisdiction as evening of Sunday, April 25 last, the evilence, we can make every coun-indicates only that a man has the Press.

being frivolous, vexatious, oppressive, mother went out ... to visit a try in the world to be discovered studied a certain subject at a cer

A really fanny by some other country.

tain place. The degree bonoris CONSTITUTIONAL Temark has been harassing and an abure of the process neighbour living close by, leaving of the Court. The plaintiffs are ber daughter alone in the The theory of human migration cansa must have been meant for

reported to us. Sham, Chief Administrative Director house. About 8 o'clock, while the between Asia and America is plau- men who, though they had not

as made by a

of the Government of South China: daughter was sitting alone in the sible enough. It would still be studied the subject in that parti- prominent member of the Co Lam and Luk, Administrative Dire front rom having something to eat, possible evra by laad, if we count cular university, had so distinguish-stitutional

Association fors, and. Wou, Minister of Finance the door was suddenly kicked open ice as land, and the continents may ed thenwelves in that subject that The suggestion was made to him of that Government with Mok by some men who came across the have been joined before.

it would be absurd to regard them that the cause might be helped by Tuchun of Canton, all on behalf of yard from the street. The daughter For general interest, and with as inferior to those who bad. But more frequent publicity, instead of the Government of South China. shouted "Robbers!" but the lights relevance to the heading, we ought then arose the dodge of giving de-saving up the Association's records The defendant is Wu Ting Fang were extinguished and she was to mention that as first discoverer grees thanoris causa) for quite for an annual report. He said: described on the wilt as late. Finance immediately seized by two men, one of America Columbus is easily a irrelevant reasons. to persons not | Ob no. If we tell everything as Minister of the Government of South of whom covered her eyes whilst the other caught her by the throat. wash-out. Before him were the entitled. Hongkong university, for it happens, the papers will take China.

The writ claims inter alia, the She was unable to identify any of Scandinavians, the names of whose instance, has done it. Oxford and hold of it, and claim that they ang sagas ver have forgotten, but you Cambridge have done it. Probably gested this, that, or the other, and return of the sum of $2,600,000 odd, the men but heard them enter the can look them up. That is fairly they're all dang it. A degree rob us of the kudos." Kidos the property of the said Government, loft from which one water gauze widely known. Before them were nowdays has about the sime What is kudos? Is it some Chinese or such balance of it as is still in the jacket and six pieces of cloth were the Irish. This is not a joke. It value as thesy."*

dish? Anyway; we don't believe hands of defendant or under his subsequently found to have been is not generally knows, but there

For a long long tinue that in this climate it can be very control: which has been received by stolen. Hearing the cries of ber him as member of the said Cavern- daughter the mother returned from are trustworthy Irish records of the ***FILTHY we, regarded this ex-faltening, a

ment and wrongfully removed from the neighbour's house, and when pre-Columbian and pre-Scandina

pression as un extra-

its jurisdiction and control.

unable to gain admittance through the vagince vian discovery of America, An in-

of speech.

front door, which was held by a ma teresting book by Professor Sheehy. It wasn't until we began to bandie

raised a general alarm. Owi Skeffington (who was murdered in Hongkong paper money that we

to the darkness, she also was unable Dublin by hysterical British recognized its spiness.

to recognise any of the man who now utheert tells all about it.

Have you heard of the,

took to fight. The first man to run Garden City over on the Bonar Law, asked

away was the first man arrested, shore of Kowloon Bay?

being caught when he separated Parliament Are you aware that is is growing,

from the others who all escaped for the 1.0.3. could and afready has many inhabited

He claims to be still Minister of the moment. The captured man INVASION Dot be asked to houses? Are you aware that to

Finance, and states that the Govern- subsequently conducted the police to OF RUSSIA, stop the Polish in certain extent the Government is

ment is in a condidon of disruption, a small house in a little village on vasion of Russia,! said Britain would not interfere. sor for #, since they turned

and that he has brought the moneys the other side of the Kowloon down another scheme in favour of

to Hongkong in order to prevent Peninsula and three (the accused) them being squandered and mis-used, of the ether eight men who parti the IGN. should deal with under? Do you agree that in any case.

in view of the housing situation. Mr. CE. W. Ricou, of the and to hold them until the Govern- cipated in the robbery were ultimate- the Treaty. but an old war con and in view of its general respon- Macao Aerial Transport, accompanied ment is re-established.

ly arrested. In their statements to tinuing.

sibilities towards permanent resi-by Mr. F. Gelllos, manager of the The grounds of the present applica. the Magistrate the first and second Pethura was formerly allied with dents here, the Government should Macao Electric Light Company and tion, are that the Government the accused asserted that at the time of the Bolsheviks against Denikin keep an eye on that subur and its one other passenger flew from plaintiffs claim to represent, not hav- the robbery they were not in the Petlup himself has said it.

approaches, and know all about it? Macao to Hongkong in seventeen ing been recognised by Great Britain, vicinity of the complainant's house. If so, you will adinit hat the Gay-minutes yesterday. The first machine cannot sue in a British Court. The and the first accused that he had Bolernment ought to end probably to do the trip took twenty-three first authority relied upon by the been arrested on the false informa sheviks had decobilized into

does know that the road to that minutes. The scene used yesterday defendant is the case of The City of ton of a man who bore him a Labour Force, and begun recon- suburb is still an unfinished

is capable of holding four people. Berne v. The Bank of England. 9 grudge.

There

The first and second accused. Yos, 347 decided in 1804. struction "work.

state, and that nothing seems to be

At the Magatger this morning. Lord Chancellor Eldon refused a declared that they knew nothing General, is US told the

being done about it while the Police made an application be Injunction to restrain the transfer of about the robbery and were not in The Committee that Poles

Di panxa con improving our for Mr. N. Smith for an order certain funds, remarking that it was the vicinity at the time it was "hati 1130,000) szien, murka, éimnet.

Is that that the Bolshevi

turn of two gold bangles difficult to say that a Court could committed. The third accused ad- and

recently | take note of a Government never,mitted that he went with others 1200,000 well armed me fromed

Biedermed authorised by the Government of the to "the house in order to commit He urged a loan to Poland, upon

a bangle gromny bikkjavamakottai bare robbery, hat asserted, that he did not missionaries. condition that the Allies should

was willing to pay added that whether the foreign enter the house He flso stated that save as the word way fit simple furnish Poland with rifles, artillery, IN KOWLOGS. "Kaadeon amest

to the wnbroker for Government is recognised or not is the other prisonera vel travellers who taught by examples and armunition.

deficient ara dheir

1 order was made. matter of public notoriety.”

present. aged 28 years.

The 710,000 Poles have becomesised to write the china dail

All three were found guilt a comparatively modern in-

In the following year another MESSER-On May 19, at Shanghai,

well-equipped and successful and tell the public all about Before Mr. RO. Hutchison, at application was made in respect of were each sentenced to five daughter Jessie. Cand Mrs. then were very different, and far array of 15. How if Bonn: The time has gone by for petty the Magistracy, a Chinese was charged the same fund the parties being hard labour and ten strokes. Isabella Jessie Campbell, only novation. Unless Chinese bonzes Fordyce Messer, aged 19 years it is hard to imagine them erubiark

less lazy and ignorant than now,Law told the truth?

journalistic discriminations. All with the theft of quantity of apparently substantially the same. Brayshay and Hongkong now recognize that the jewellery and money aired together Lord Eldon remarked that he did Wright, University Chino Mad is out for Public Set at rely $2,000. Headed "not not affect to be ignorant of the fact N. Y. E INDIA LINER. TWEEDLIE.-On May 20, at Shanging in a ink for the American ex- hai. Anabell Macdonald, wife of cursion. It is quite probable that

UNIVERSITY teachers have left, vice, and that it is the only paper guilty". A woman was charged with that the Revolution, in Switzerland Chinese did get to America before

"SENSATION, and Ferguson that really makes any impression receiving the stolen property. She had not been recognised by our Columbus. They had got as for

leaving. Registrar on the authorities. At last we sun also denied the charge. First defen Government, but that he could not as Africa before he discovered Mackintosh really must excuse us By B par si muove." We have dant was sentenced to three months' take notice of that as a Judge: America. But they need not haver mentioning that his statement recently completed our arrange. imprisonment and the woman to one though it would make a vast differ-

ence in the decision. He refused The 5.5." Kanagawa Maru.":5,838 been Budhists. They would have to a Daily Press reporter, published meats for fresh contact with Parlia. mouth.

menawhile to take the money out of tons, of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, is introduced Buddhist symbols, this morning, was not discreet. ment at Home, and are now ready Inspector Lanagan this morning the hands of the defendants who scheduled to leave Hongkong · for which are not mentioned, and Qui s'ereuse, s'accuse. He is re-to tackle local problems, such which do not exist. The Buddhist ported as saying that the resigns fail of getting proper local atten-charged two Chinese before Mr. R. were trustees, but he gave leave for Singapore, Colombo and Bombay, 0. Hutchison with the unlawful the motion to be brought ou again. to-day at 4 pm. · She accommodates touch is a gratuitous addition by tions of these gentlemen were not tion, efficiently from that end. The possession of a file and a chisel. making the Attorney General a party-nine first class passengers, and is the senite Dr. Fryer, who is eighty asked for, in connection with the next few months are expected to The first man, it was stated, was The matter came up again some cornimanded by Captain Toki. one years old. So much for his scheme of retrenchment at the be momentous in our island story seen by a detective climbing up a 10 months later when the only deci opinion being entitled to University. They resigned of their Our M.G. list will re-appear Boon. water-pipe of a house. The second sion reached was on matters of plead-

The opinion of no octo own free will. Instead of discuss-

Is not coming defendant gave notice of the detec- inge, and it was certainly never genarian is entitled to credence, ouing definitions of free will, which CLAUDE SEVERY, back. More tive's approach and both ran away. definitely decided by Eord Eldon that The matter for ultimate decision the ground of his previous abilities. is a charming temptation, let us

They were chased and caught. In the plaintiffs as an unrepresentative here is whether a single member of A most interesting By the way, if we may be allow indulge in a parable. Thus. The

The department of the first defendant's girdle were a Government had no right of suit. a body of persons claiming to be, leading article ap-ed a bit of friendly chaff at our University was afre. They were

the Govt: Analyst. | file and a chisel. Nothing was found There is a Reporter's note to the and functioning, as a Government. peared in yester usually very solid contemporary, told that the stairs were gone?

in addition to on the second man. First defendant case in 9 Vos. as follows. so the whether independent or not, can day's Daily Press, may we ask why it says that They left by the fire-escape, and

keeping watch was tentenced to a month, the second Court refused to act in a suit claim to secede from that body and. under that caption, despite his eighty years, he is as they went, friend Mackintosh

over our water and being discharged.

instituted by persons representing to withhold From the other members I recalled a good deal of ruisedemeritus professor Eighty-one observed that no one told them to food supplies, is 3 money making

themselves as the Columbian Govern- | moneys be has received as their laneous reading for us, in history, is quite a fair age at which to join go, that they left of their own free affair. It does a great deal of com- A Chinese was this morning ment; which was not recognised by associate and for the common pur in philology, in ethnology. It the enteret. It suggests that our will. We submit that parable as mercial analyses; foreign buyers charged before Mr. N. L. Smith with the Government of their country." poses of their combination.

But this last case has never been It is quite likely that the plaintiffs" starts from the discovery on some learned colleague is indulging in a parallel. We happen to know (especially American) liking to see the theft of a sewing machine. The stones near Mexico City of some jibe at the Morning Post, which that the married ones (some of a Government chon on the stuff owner of the machine sald she and reported,

right to recover may ultimately de- symbols, some of which the Chi-recently referred to someone as them too late) were warned not to they buy. We have not yet seen the defendant ilved in the same Mr. Justice Kay in Republic of pend on the status of the Government nese charge d'affaires declared to

The question of Professor of the Eineritus Col send for their wives. We bare find the colonial revenue consider. the night of the 19th inst., but she referring to the City of Berne case status could only, I think be deter

the Analyst's report, but expect to boase. The machine was stolen on Peruv Dreyfus 38 C.D. at 359 said, they represent. the Chinese. Only three are men- lege."

to know that a high official here

mined in the matter indicatódě bý - tioned specifically, being the char. To become serious again. We told them their agreements were ably augmented as a result of re-did not miss it until the following and the unreported Columbia case:

are decisions that a Farwell J. in Foster z. Gölbe venture acters for "sun," "

eye," and regard this as an excellent opports. not worth the paper they are cent work, Dr. Johnson, the morning. A witness said he bought. These city."

nity to instruct the thoughtless, written on." And friend Mackin P.C.M.O.. for some reason or $20. This was admitted by defend not sue in the Courts of a foreign-On that determination it may quite

the machine from the defendant for Government not so recognised, can-Syndicate 19001 Ch. 811.- Dr. Fryer; of California Univer-with such an admirable example, tosh himself now speaks of # other, thinks the departinent over-

well be proved that they have taupu sity, formerly (according to the what to look for in all such argu scheme of retrenchment. Really, stuffed. A China dail interviewer ant who said he stole it because he country."

was short of money. One month's But the learned Judge: had "not right of action. But I do not feel Daily Press) of St. Paul's School,ments and hypotheses.

after that letter to the China Mail, tried to get him-to-day, but failed hard labour.

before him for decision the actual | inclined to accede to the defendant's is said to support the opinion that Why should a coincidence canggesting that we bad misinform-Mr. Dovey, the head of the depart-

point bere raised.

application to dismiss this action the characters are Chinese. He is philology prove at once (1) theed the public, this is a bit too thick.ment, was interrogated, and though la So "loud" was a cannonide of As for the City of Berne case summarily. There are, I think, ques- also said to claim that Buddhist worship of Tonatiubiectl (Mexican We are entitled to protest at the not very communicative, admitted crackers at the office of the Eastern would remark that the report is very tions of real importance and difficulty missionaries from China visited Sun god) and (2) the presence of way they are trying to camouflage that his department was very busy Extension, Co.'s Office this morning, meagre; that the Lord Chancellor to be decided. And it seems to me America in A.D. 446, which is un-Buddhist priests?

the situation. They have not cut just now, and that he had enough to signalise the departure of Mr. D. had before him only interlocutory that the summary procedure is in- believable.

When in Mexico, we studied all their coal according to their cloth. work to keep every member of his G H. Farrant, Superintendent of the applications, and that the suit con- applicable, The fact that the fexicans (like we could of these old adobe cr Money has gone too easily in some stat fully occupied. The reason Eastern Extension Co. whe left for tinued over a period of some 2 years, It has been decided that an appb-7 many other ancient peoples) had a basaltic remains (they are both directions, and comes too slowly for our enquiry was this. There is Home today by the xs. Novara" the plaintiffs being various persons cation of this kind is an interlocutory Sun God, coupled with the dis- and concluded they were phallic, from others. The local govern young Chinese analyst there, on retirement alter over thlity years claiming to represent what was ap- proceeding. In re Page 1910 1 Ch. covery of the Chinese symbol for and we since found that Lehmann, unent is taking over, sa we said, with, we believe, higher professional to the East in the service barently an unrecognised Govern-489 and an appeal from my decision

Sup has impressed all the the chief authority, mys a much; And we, hear that they propose to qualifications than any other mem-of the company that the pro ment

ASMACan this summons' does not, therefore, leader writers more than it should. The part called the wall of ser cat out Arts Ichabodt

ber of the staff who is now under ceedings at the Criminal Seasiona It was what may be described as a lie to the Fall Court of three-Judges. It only needs to know the element-pents" is almost "conclusive on the

Apropos, d story notice to leave. He was accused had to be suspended for a few succession case, that is, the plaintiffs think it my duty to allow this ary form of the hieroglyph to ob- point. This brings in a reflection

A STORY published locally tells some months ago, on very Aimsy minutes until the noise subsided. were seeking to recover, as successors action to come our for trial in the serve that it would occur in any about the nature of the Chines -ANALYSED. of an Edinburgh evidence, of accepting a bribe, and Last Thursday Mr. Farrant was the to an earlier Government, moners in ordinary way NE writing. Enthusiastic researchers character for "sun" which is an

chimney sweep who was acquitted by a local court. We guest of honour at a pleasant little the hands of trustees in this country. The Fulane Judge has found two In the present action the plaintiffs cases on recognition which were not after signs of phallic worship could fortunately unsuitable for new styled himself Jamie Gregory, wanted to be sure that he was not gathering at which he was presented as justly claim the Chinese charac- paper publication.

LL.D. Asked how he got that being dismissed vindictively. Un with a collection of Chinese curios deny that the Government they re referred to by counsel They are ter for ten," which is probably Anyway all students of philologf degree, he said he got it from a fortunately, we have been unable and a gold cigarette case by the local present is claiming the independence the Gargara 1915 P. 85 and Tac the first (or second) character that know that coincidences are to be man from an American university, to convince the young man that his staff, and a silver rose bowl by the of a sovereign State. As counsel Annette 1919 P. 105.

Dur dewa are still a part of China. The Hon. MHE. Pollock, KC. any man ever wrote--a simple looked for, and that they prove whose chimney be swept three case calls for more publicity, and European staff,

The base presents certain novel Mr. C. G. Alabaster and Mr. F. C nothing. In connection with the times, who could not pay him cash he declined to tal to our reporter

features. There is no question here Tenicin, Instructed by Mr. D L Lewis, When expressing just above our distribution of races they have long and so made him, LL.D. This

about it

of funds' collected by an "extlier of Messra. Johnson, Stokes & Masters disbelief of the Buddhist mission been discarded as evidence, by story may have pleased and tickled

Of the meeting of the DOWEL complang sure to be Government being used for by its appeared for Dr. Wu Ting Fang ary theory, we did not mean that leading authorities Chinese is some Englishmen, who know

THE HOLF Golf Club on May 10 D prevalent during the fruit suecemor. Nor again is the question and the Hon. Mr. B. B, Sharp KC it was impossible. Columbus was picture writing, Bo is this old nothing about Aruerican Aniversi. CLUB we have discoursed season Recore sex keep a not whether contracts made by a British and Mr. Eldan Potter, Instructed by born about 1416. Buddhians hid Mexican. It would be strange, ifties axcept that they are not Bri

tle of Chamberlain's uz Calío, "and WANGLE, at lengili, apparently Diarrhea Bendy at head. I pay subject with an unauthorised Govern Mr. D. V. Steavetoon, of Messrs.... reached China much more than a there were no symbols alike.tials, and therefore inferior. 意

e not without result thousand years before that. Pro- believe tlust any edixated Chinese pains us because it illustrates that For instead of this micropecutions mi Streckeeper le by all. Obents ment can be recognised by our Deacon Looker Deacon & Harston.

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