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as if they have a tight gain. friendly criticism of our American MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE. and went to Kennedy Road. "One-time Player" writes

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friends must be 2 washout. Dear Adversarian,

Another objection to such literary Have at you The point under hypercriticism cannot be too often discussion was peeling not stated, because it is so habitually 'pegging' I admit I proposed to overlooked. British references to discuss a couple of the latter, but American

slang, morn often this you ignored) and iny statement thah not, refer to good English was that any one ball could 'pect"|idiomas derived from England long any other hall. That only a rover agi, kept fresh by Americans, but can 'reg out' I thought everyone forgotten by ourselves, buried 'n knew.

Jahe maze of cur own modern and You are right about the two very stupid slang. If American "optional' settings, but seeing that slang" so-called twhich is usual-- practically all tournaments dry hot slang at all is "terse and played under the single per setting there is really very little option, Yours Very truly,

A ONE-TIME PLAYER."

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LOGAL AND GENERAL.

A Chinese was removed to the Government Civil Hospital yester day suffering from injuries received through being knocked down by a tram car at the intersection of Des Vex Road West and Centre Street. His injuries are not serious.

sime other way. It cannot be done. The Ene. Brit. says: Perling is the term applied to the -pries of putting a partner's or ́an

manent's ball through the hoops | lucīti a zime do ultimately pegging A Chinese reported to the Police it out. Any ball enn put any other that his wife was missing from all theagh op or hoops home. He suspects that she has That well-known. But there is eloped with a former lover. [no seas in astring an opponent] through waless you gain by it, andị until you are yourself a rover, yur Crama bog oat are opponent,

Now we know why the ariy is to be put boek into regi. mental unikorns, at a pot of some millions sterling. It is neces One of the few remaining sary they say, and essential historic buildings of Calcutta is soon to keep un esprit de corps. Ato be demolished. This is now used one wild be justifial in gathering as a police court and is 150 years old. From that, that crit de corps Seraj-ud-Dowlah utilized it as a dwindle and died in khaki. Cap Zenana Historians say that the and Shoulder badges cannot have Hooghly at that time swept past its counted. Men who were over western boundary. there tell us-tint there was no lack of esprit de corps, and we want to believe them but we cannot ignore the fact that Winston ought to know beat. If he says new parade uniterms are necessary and essential. well, he says it. Until the taxpayers "sack the lot, they arst put up with it.

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

THE DEFENCE STATED.

"A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT DUE TO BAD. STATS OF NERVES,"

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DECEASED'S MOVEMENTS ON FATAL NIGHT.

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In with very deep feelings that he stood spector Kent was already there before the Magistrate, and, with Deceased was lying on the path in his permission, he wished to make front of the terrace of houses. I took some observations on Incidents which the deceased to hospital about 1a.m. occurred previous to the present. and handed him over to Dr. To. On accident. He had occupied house the morning of the 5th the body was No. 55, Kennedy Road shace October Identified by me as of Le Kum. I 1, 1919, and found it to be very sent the detectives out on duty pleasant up till Christmas, night. on Saturday night at 11 p. Then the first burglary was at My instructions were that they rempted in Mr. Yeang's house, No. St, should patrol Kennedy Road when a man was found in the room.. and the terrace of houses. It bor managed to make his escape. was a special patrol on account Between then and May, 1920, several Continuing our yesterday's report of larcenies and burglaries which suspicious characters had been seen informative ons is seldom so, of the case in which Mr. W. had been reported. The two men lurking around, though no actual Any language that is terse and in-Williams of No. 55 Kennedy Road, had been out together before. The attempt was made to enter the four Aruative is ipso facto good langu.was charged with manslaughter, it previous night they had gone out at houses in the terrace. In the early age to be commended admired, being alleged that he shot at and 1.30 am. but as a larceny had occur hours of the morning of May Is the It was rude of us to ignors the and adopted. Our Fritical friend kuled Chinese constable C331. Lo red at 11 p.m. the same night he sent house occupied by Capt. Brans, he invitation to discuss a couple of in our opinion rather gives himself | Kum, on the night of July 3, outside them out the next day at 11.30 pm, 1.55, was entered by a burglar or Iway in these words: Perhaps it his residence, the, following is the /There were sixteen steps leading to burglars who had removed a pane of ould ches, and we apologise.

evidence taken after we had gone to the house. The distance from the glass from the front door. The men was an extraordinary oversight, for We rather like the word platform." was the unfamiliamity of it...

door to the bottom of the step is End burnt some powder the fumes of we are no friend if Pussyfoots, but we don't like plank. Maybe.

twenty-five feet, and to the boun which would overcome the occupants. MEDICAL EVIDENCE. Five-thirty, Hongkong, any p..we're old-fashioned. Even that

Dr. Y. K. To said: About 1.35 distance along the front of the terrace and also smelt the smoke and putting dary wall thirty-five feet. The Mrs. Evans beard a noise down below can do. Biz now, is our correspon molest excuse for cavilling musta on the 4th instant Lo Kum was is 45 paces. On June 16 I visited a handkerchief over her mouth, went dent, affenting the heinous task. he refused him, since he confesses brought to hospital by Sergeant Kelly. defendant's house as he had reported downstairs. She went to the back pulling the last of the champion the word was unfamiliar to him. He had two bullet wounds on the an attempted burglary. That was the of the house and finding no one went bg-puller? It looks like it.

Where can he have been all this right thigh, the entry of the bullet occasion on which a pane of glass up to her room! The next morning | distinction between peeling" and.

long while? We English have long being in the inner side of the right was smashed.

she found several articles missing. ̈ perging looks like it. Feeling used the figure of speech plat-thigh about three inches above the

.Mr. King: Did you see Mr. During the latter part of May several as we understand it, is regging form for general party palicy, and knee joint. The exit was a much Williams and had you a discussion as suspicions characters were seen by pegging out an opponent's rover by a quite natural extension of the at the back of the thigh. There

larger wound about the same level to Police duties?

the residents loitering about the place There is no point in it otherwise. |

Mr. Nash: I object. The man has and in the early hours of June 16 the es being to eliminate the image, and for an equally long wee

Some muscles protruding not been warned Advantage must an attempt was made at his house, mare dangerous opponent. We said 'Period, we have been accustomed (through the exit wind and the long (not be taken of his position.

in describe a party decision on any bone of the thigh was also fractured

similar to the one at No. 56. The that only a mixer uld "peel" specific issue as a plank of its platin

Mr. Hutchison: I cannot under men had taken out a pane of glass. its lower One- peg out another raverg

He was stand what your objection is about. A friend, who was staying in bis inte player sahl any player could. fin. It is clear metaphor, un suffering from extreme less of

Mr. King: This conversation refers house at the time, saw the flicker of mistakeable, terse and informa- blood and from profound shock to June 15. Rude contrmed our view. Now tive. Moreover and forby, it is I had to give a transfusion of

a light and called out from his room Ltd. he wants to define peeling in quite English. It is not American saline into the veins at once. His Williams told me he had seen two Witness was just on the point of Continuing witness said: Mr. and asked if anything was the matter. condition improved a few hours later men lurking round, and I replied "It asking the same question. They and I operated on him at about 10 may be two of my men." a.m. with his consent I found the

proceeded very cautiously downstairs Cross-examined: The men main arteries and veins, and nerves on

were and discovered that burglars had not special

and patro! Under such cir were allowed to completely term.

they gained admission. They searched the cumstances there was practically re discretion. I was called out at 11.50 that the burglars, had decamped. certain front portion of the terrace and found hope of saving the leg. After con pm, and reached there at midnight They blew a Police whistle and sulting Dr. Moore. I amputated the order the patrols out myself. leg. He underwent the operation Mr. Nash: I take it that it is the Sergeant who quickly got 'Sergeant reported the matter to a European fairly well, but owing to extreme practice of the Police when sending Kelly on the scene. Since that day- loss of blood and shock, which he out special patrols to had suffered since his injury he died residents of the locality?

the burglars had been several times on at 1.20 p.m. The body was identified

their verandahs, the latest occasion by Sergeant Kelly as of Cc. 511. Le

being on June 29. In his opinion In this particular instance were a burglar working on the verandah Kublood and shock following lose the residents warned? They were and trying to get into the front of blood and shock following the warned two months previously. injury.

In the conversation you had with through the glass door where they room would have a friend watching Cross-examined by Mr. Nash, Mr. Williams you said it might have could see anyore coming downstairs witness said that from the observa been your men? That is so. tion of the wound he thought the How is it that you remember this illuminated by a lamp in the street through the passage being slightly shot must have been fired at from distance of about six to seven feet special occurred at the time?-I do there

particular conversation? Nothing below. Therefore, when he got down He believed that the man received remainber it.

was nobody to be seen. the wound while practically facing

He waited on Tuesday and the the door... From the condition of the I think and you approached Mr. to allow his wife and children to go You were up at the house yesterday following nights, watching, so as wound he thought it was not a Wiliams on this particular subject to sleep. On Friday night at 11.30 rebound but from a direct. hit.did Strict censorship has been insti- There was no charring of the skin. Mr. Hutchison: On what subject? Yeung appealed to him to protect p.m., the amah employed, by Mr. futed on all telegrams, outgoing and A photograph of the steps leading Mr. Nash: On the subject of hav Mr. Yeung's son from burglars who incoming, in Backow during the to the door was introduced as an ing bad a conversation with him on were attempting to get into the house. present period of restlessness. The exhibit.

June 16. Chinese Telegraph Administration of

He proceeded to the house and found Inspector Kent, said: About 11.50 that the iron gates had been opened. feet people, who realising their per

Hankow has declared that it will hot

p.m. on the night of the 3rd I was in The amah had seen a man trying the fection, decided that the rest of the

bold itself responsible for any delays Chu Heung, Cc. 248, said am the charge room of No. 2 Station, Afront door and the man had got away VESTBROOK-On June 25. world should x allowed to see to

in the transmission of telegrams. stationed at Wanchai. I paraded for telephone message was received. I before he arrived on the scene. The Sandgate. England, to Mr. and what extent it was possible even in

duty on Saturday night at 11 p.m don't know from where, stating that matter was reported to a Chinese Mrs. E. J. Westbrook, a son. these vulger times for ordinary

Dear Uncle,-- In The corpse of a Chinese scaven with Lo Kum, deceased, and others. a Chinese had been shot in Keanedy constable from No 2 Station. At ROSENFELD.-On June 29, at Sanluman beings du become really per

TO UNCLE acknowledging our ger, aged about 42 years, has been left No. 2 Station with Lo Kum as Road. Immediately after Chinese night on Francisco. Cal.. to Mr. and Mrs. | fect. So onesday they gathered to

friendly greeting of removed to the mortuary. The I had instructions to go with him to constable 48 and an Indian con- p.m., being." dead beat," he de the 3rd, about 11 Declaration Julius Rosenfeld, a." daughter. I gether in a place of públic resort,

Day, bedy was found in a nullah in Kennedy Road. We passed along stable came into the station. The cided to retire.

Kennedy Road, near the magazine Wanchai Road and through Morrison Chinese coristable said that C. 511 p.m., Police whistles were blown

About 1130" and the Rest of the world gathered you demand specific instances together there also in their multi-of your forgetfulness of your own in the small hours of this morning Hill. We were both in plain clothes. had been shot in the leg opposite No. on the left and back of his house. day by "diligence and self-denial hinted." We had in mind the fol- mised that the man accidentally fell got to Kennedy Road at about 11:40 tions for an ambulance and went to proceeded to the front verandah files to learn if they might some principles, at which we mildly with the head smashed. It is sur Cc. 511 was not a detective. We 55 Kennedy Road. I gave instruc- He fumped out of bed, and SIM-FRASER.-On June 30. atalo achieve pertection.. And the lowing bit from a recent article by into the nullah..

p.m. I went through a lane into a the scene. On arrival I saw Cc. 511 where be piece of vacant ground by house No. lying on his back. He had a wound some time: Two men came out kept watch for Shanghai, William Rowland Sim perfect people moved before them H. W. Nevinson, who was in New

The Committee appointed by the 55. When we first arrived by on his right leg and he had lost a from the east end of the terrace. of Southses. England, to Cristina and spoke for many hours until the York on May Day, and saw Mit-

consider the terrace of houses we examined considerable quantity of blood. There They went round at the pillars and Frasers of Nairn, Scotland. multitudes, grew weary and many chell Palmer's panicky prepara-Governor of Ceylon to

of them returned to their houses, uns. He says: Still the appar-whether it is desirable to establish the piece of vacant ground. I was a piece of string tound the leg on the steps of each house, and then DEATH.

saving one to the other: "It isnt carelessness of the population workhouses in Ceylon for professional proceeded along this piece of ground, as though somebody had tried to stop round the buildings on the west end. trie We have seen with our eyes award encroachments upon its beggars who do not make a practice had a lock round and then came back the bleeding. Unfortunately it was He called his son who was asleep at KLIENE.On the 30th of June, at how perfectly ridiculous people can personal freedom does certainly of begging are beligious motives the same way. We both of us then not tight enough, otherwise the man's the time and told himas asleep at Shanghai. Amy, relic of A. make themselves, and the perfect astonis me. The authorities chose Rember, 1919, to consider at walked along the front of the houses life might have been saved. I tied seen. Then told him what he had Kliene, Chinese Customs ser- people gitled their want of under May Day for transferring Mollie question and agreed that workhouses west. We walked to the end of the hospital in charge of Sergeant Kelly. if anything would happen in a few to consider the and turned to the left towards the another string and sent deceased to verandah again and watched to see standing. until the leader of the Seimer, a courageous young girl of

houses where we had a look round. Mr. Williams introduced himself to minutes a man came out from the band sonthed them with fair words twenty, to the gnol in which she

Not finding anything we retraced our me and said "This is a regrettable same direction as the other two, and saying the Rest of the world is com. is to remain a prisoner for fifteen

Sir John Randles,' MP., who is į steps. We both of us sat on the affair; I thought they were thieves." in the dim light he observed that the posed of perfect fools! So the years. Her offence was that, with now on his way home from a visit stone steps of house No. 55. I am I told him not to say anything more. man had no shoes or stockings on The China Mail.select and rose and sate them-three men condemned to twenty to the Far East, was interviewed at not sure which particular step we sat i then asked him for the rifle and and appeared to be a coolie: His selves upon a lofty pinnacle and the Fears) she issued a pamphlet pro- Ottawa, and there delivered himself on. We were both sitting on the empty cylinder which he produced movements were very suspicions. Rest of the world went about its testing against the use of American of the opinion that as Far Eastern same step and had remained there I told Mr. Williams to report at No. He visited each cellar and steps in business as usual, unashamed, and troops in any invasion of Russia. importers had turned to Britain and for about two minutes when 12 Police Station next morning and turn. After going to the end of the SexGIONG, WEDNESDAY, Jezy 7, 1990. left them there seated knowing that She was tried and condemned under other European countries for better heard a sound from the direction he did. He was then charged. When terrace he made a signal to some they must remain. there for ever." the Espionage Act, the uglier sister quality goods than Japan supplies, of No. 54. The deceased heard I arrived there I found that Mr. Wil

In the Supreme Japan had been made to dispose of her the sound and stood up. He went liams and others had done every tion witness saw a man, dressed in ore and looking. In that direc A proficient soldier, of our Dora. PROFICIENCY physically inefficient Court at Washington seven of the surplus stocks--and hence the slump. down the steps and stood on the thing they could for the man and black, standing in such a position lett. He bent forward and locked had sent to the Naval Hospital for that he could command a view of the as a result of illess nine judges supported the sentence, After studying Bol-

acquired from treach but the two most famous judges in Strikes in Shangbai are getting towards house No. 54. I then heard medical assistance. There had been slope approaching the terrace. ACCE THE shevism at first hand, conditions. is a proper object of the country. Mr. Justice Holmes so common they may hardly be worth a report of a firearm and the 19 burglaries or attempts, in Euro- the signal being given the second in the person of the sympathy but the papers, includ- and ir. Justice Brandeis, refused. newspapers' notice after a while so deceased called out "I have been pean houses since April 19. Mrs man advanced to meet the first at late Trotski, and ing the Timex, that have been argu she bad as much right to issue the law and avoid contact with the police. the bullet had been fired from the lives at No. 56 and her place where they stayed some time. Know Mr. Holmes even maintained that long as the strikers keep within the shot in the leg." I suspected that Evans, wife of Captain Evans, the bottom of Mr. Yeung's house declaring that it cen- ing he should get his proficiency bot endure (though it will beat the pay are wroug. The drawer of pamphlet as the framers of the Da June 30, says the N.C. Daily inside of the house. I did not know was entered on May 18. "A re-ing that Mr. Yeting and his family Poles, and serve em right! Adver- proficiency pay must he physic. Constitution had to frame that. News, 700 to 800 workers in the for certain at the time from where port was received from No. 55 on were away from home he became arius now turns his attention to ally, capable of performing the Everyone knows the sentence is Amos Bird Co.'s egg works in Yang the shot came. I then called out in June 16 that a burglary had been anxious about Mr. Yeung's son who Shin Fane, à very obvious Sinn duties of his rank," and to pay the silent. Mr. Deiss remains in jail. Actice, probably not having decided also called it out in Chinese and blew prehension among European residents Just as he was on the point of going outrageous, but indignation szepoo Road quit work without a loud voice "I am a detective." I attempted. I knew there was was in the house with only the amaks. Feiner was incarcerated at Hong- extra sixpence a day to one not so

a whistle. Then a European with and put on special patrols, which down the men turned and came to ang until we bailed him out the capable would, as Truth, points In a day or two Mr. James Larkin what increase of wages to ask for.

some ladies came out of the house. were instituted ten weeks ago. That wards his house and after a few other night. He was in a cell in out, make a farce of the principle. will be sentenced. All the capital- Tailors numbering 5,000 are I went in to Mr. Yeung's house to was because of a report received seconds ascended his steps. He pick

hich he had no room to sit up. It is not the fault of the proficient ist papers but one have agreed to now on strike in Shangbai, demand get a telephone and as I could not from Mr. Yeung Hee's house. right, or to stretch himself, and he soldier that he is not physically caplaws, which outlaw every man or which they claim is necessary be there to report. An Indian constable amination of the place after deceased cautiously.

say nothing of his trial. The Lasking 20 per cent. increase in wages communicate with the station I went

ed up his gun which was kept in the Cross-examined: I made an, ex bed-room and went downstairs very hadn't had a drink for many hours. able, and he has a clear claim on In addition he was very mangy. the Pensions Ministry, for a dis-Woman suspected ofSocialistic cause of the high cost of rice and who had come

The two men were by then, took was sent to hospital. There were sitting on the steps. As near as he His name is Huck Finn; be chews ablement pension. A man might opinions (whatever that may other commodities. There have been charge. When the deceased got up blood marks all over, as if a lot of could see in the darktess they were tobacco, and is undoubtedly a Sinn be a proficient pianist, but he would mean), have been passed by the several arrests of strikers who have from the step to listen to the sound persons had been walking about the sitting four or five steps from Feiner. We took him "home, and not get a proficient pianist's fees if Legislature of this State of New intimidated masters, demanding that I remained sitting. I was there till place.

the top. Something seemed -- to gave him a Condy bath and vast his fingers went phut with rhea- York. People hope that the Gover-shops be closed, and the men of after the shot was fired. Nobody Mr. Nash: I take it that the Police disturb them and they went down quantities, of food and drink. "Hematism.

nor will veto them, but no one shears and needles are liable to 5gure called out "Who are you?" or cl have special instructas not to the steps. They looked around At Barnsley (West knows, and indignation is silent." prominently in Mixed Court proceed-lenged in any way. I had visited the trespass on private property2. the pillars and seemed quite INTOLER

Riding two "old

A friend of our lastings during the next few days.terrace previously at night on the

Witness: Yes, except when under satisfied that no one was contemptibles" were

13th I have been in Wanchai for instructions from owners.. N, G. Daily News. evening was accus

may about. They again came to the bottled down, his views should be

charged with begging.

three years. interesting. They will be delivered They begged because they couldn't of sequaciousness in the use of the provinces show that poppy is being have been in the detective force for Mr. Hutchison: The Police are thought at the time the men had say that Mrs. Evans asked for special steps, and he raised his rifle to show ing the Americans

Communciations from several Cross-examined by Mr. Nash: I protection as her husband is away. them that he was armed. He had exclusively in this column. He is afget jobs. They were sent to jail word plank for an item of poli- extensively cultivated in the provinces 12 years. I wore a soir of black quite justified in sitting on the steps noticed him standing at the door. Primate, with a military carriage, for a fortnight, the magistrate retical policy. To begin with, he of Yannan, Fuklen, Kueichow and pongee silk on the night in question. if they are watching for thieves.

nd is probably related to Nyctipi- marking that the begging nui admits that this thought was forced Shenst; and to some extent in Honan, Lo Kumm-wore a suit of blue and

Before he knew What bad thecus.

sance is again becoming intoler- upon him by Penter, who is not an Szechuan, Chibli, and Kanst. From black

Continuing, witness said that the happened, his rifle went ··off." He had shoes on. His shot must have been fired downwards One of the men threw There is no need able," By again," we presume American. American news coming one district in Hunar, round Shen- trousers were not tucked up to the as there was a slope Ant LA PARABLE OF to make parables his Washup alluded to the year to us through Reuter does not come chow, and in seven Asien districts, the knee. I did not see whether he had

up his arms and rolled down the PERFECTION. so long as good 1914, when the begging was done in the American language, but in poppy is cultivated. And in the dis any socks on. I was in the place

This closed the case for the pro- steps. The man in black jumped ones can be pick-| by others.

from the fourth step where he had English as Reutered. It is con-trict known as Shulyap, around about four romutes before sat Go dup ready made. Here is one

been standing into the corner and We have been deased for telegraphic purposes, Jehol, poppy is largely grown. The the steps. I am not sure on what dom the vivacious columns of the

cried out Police." Immediately WIong again about j and unless its words come between significant fact, comments the N. C. particular step we sat The shot Mr. Nash reserved his defence but witness realised what had happened. Straits Echo, next to the Ching

croquet. Two days quote and ungtiote, we have to Daily Phion, is that poppy is grown must have been fired at about 11.45 said that Mr., Williams wished to and he rushed upstairs for the front Exfuil the most razdable paper in the Vat East:** There was once a Last word te croonet, and here clothe them for ourselves in seemly the local officials, but at their instiga night I was called out at 11.50 p.m. then Mr. Willams said that it was

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doop key which he kept in his bed- Sergeant Kelly said: On-Saturday The usual warning was given and room on the advice of Sergt. Kelly Squall and very select band of per- are some more words, which look diction. On this ground alone the tion.

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