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LORD FISHER DEAD.

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"WIFE TOO IMPOSSIBLE."

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UNUSUAL DESERTION CASÈ,

Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, a young Chinese married woman amed Sa Pang Shi sued her husband So See, Min, for alleged desertior, and applied for an order (1) that she be no longer bound to cohabit with him, (2) that the legal custody of her infant son (under 16 years of age) be given to ber, (3) that the husband be required to pay authorized on her behalf, for ber use, her personally or to some person

Magistrate might consider reasonable, and (4) that the costs of the applica tion be paid by the husband. complainant and Mr. A. E. Hall for Mr. Rowan appeared for the the defendant.

"LONDON, July 10. The death is announced of Lord Fisher. [Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, "G.C.B., G.C.V.O., OM, first baron of Kilversione, was appointed Chairman of the Inventions Board in 1915. The son of Captain William Fisher. 78th. Highlanders, and Sophia, daughter of A. Lambe of New Bond Street, Lord Fisher was born on January 25, 1841. He entered the Navy in 1854 and became such weekly sum of money as the Lieutenant in 1860. He took part in the capture of the Canton and Peiho forts. In 1890 he was made rear-admiral. In 1855 he served in the Crimea War, and in the China War in 1859-60. He served in the Egyptian war in 1882 and was in command of the "Inflexible" at the Bombardment of Alexandria. From 1556 to 1891 he was Director of the Naval Ordinance. In 1891 he was appointed Admiral Superintendent at the Portsmouth WHO SHALL RULE CHINA.sons to judge their quarrels, and have Dockyard. He next became Controller of the Navy and Lord of

the Admiralty

1992. From 1897 to 1999 he was Mr. J. O. P. Bland in his inforins

Commander-in-Chief On the North American and West Indies tive articles in the Times on the situa- In China, more perhaps than in any Station. In 1899 he went as delegate to the Hague Peace Conference. He tion in the Far East did well to call other country, has the question he was Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Station, from 1899 to 1902; 2cd special attention to the question of come serious. The Parliamentariars, Sea Lord of the Admiralty from :902 to 1903; and Commander-in-Chief, Tuchons of Military Governors whose especially the members of the old Portsmouth, from 1903 to 1904. From 1904 to 1910 and again from 1914 irresponsible authority is one of the Kuorinang, go in deadly led to 1915, Lord Fisher was First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, principal obstacles in the way of China trembling of the Tuchuns. The sol- taking her proper place among, the dier in China has for ages had an un- Lord Fisher's wife Frances, daughter of the Rev. T. Delves Broughton, Powers and securing due international savoury repuazon. This is begin whom he married in 1866, died in 1918, leaving one son and three recognition of her rights and interests. ning to change, but so far the change daughters. The Hon. Cecil Vavasseur Fisher is Lord Fisher's heir. För, besides its international aspect, this question dominates China's inter- nal politics and constitutes one of the "principal points at issue between North of. The great majority of the higher and South. The Tuchans, it is hary army officials are more or less of the recessary to say, exercise an almost old type, a faer which equms for much despotic sway in most of the Provinces in the present situation. What is that and show as linle respect for the simation? It is this authority of the Central Government as they do for the feelings of the people over whom they ride rough shod. The South world like to see these officials-most of whom are self seeking swashbucklers and evil refles

is only superficial. Quite recently we: have seen what an old type atay under

an old type of commander is capable

Every high

SEAMET'S CONFERENCE.

HOURS OF WORK AT SEA.

GENCA, July 10.

of.

woman 24 years of age, giving The complainant, an attractive

evidence, said that she had been married to the defendant for four defendant had not given her any years. During all that time, the money excepting dollar." Her husband was a broker "en occasional

She was compelled to pawn her

and was fairly well

to defray the necessary household jewellery and other personal effects

expenses. She and the defendant lived with the latter's father for over a year, after which they were expelled from the house because the defend- ant was out of work and was penniless, Witness bad frequent quarrels with her husband over money matters, and he Ead assaulted her rather seriously on at least two occasions. He finally deserted ber had been a most unhappy one. on May 22 last. Their married life

In the witness box, the busband,

who also gave his age as 24 years, denied that be had neglected to sup- port his wife and child. His wife! was a perfect nuisance, he said, and

quite intolerable at times when he

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official in China is now painfully aware! The seamen's Conference voted 48 to 25 in favor of an 8-hour day that he and his civilian colleagues and a 48-week at sea, but a two-thirds vote is required. The British Govern hold their posts on sufferance. The ment delegates voted against, and the Australian and Canadian delegates Marchus for the pass' century lived on sufferstice. As soon as the army in favour, while the Indian delegates all left prior to the division. failed them they disappeared. So it The Seamen's Conference has accepted all the articles of the conven- of the Manchu era--abolished and in might be to-morrow with President tion relating to hours of work at sea. There was an animated discussion. this matter of any rate our sympathies Hsa and his administration.

And With reference to Indian seamen the Indian Government delegates claimed was out of work and had no money are with the South for the existence the result?

The result is inevor- For the time being at any and customs.

to give her. Witness said that bis! of the Techurs, who form a ring able.

Other delegates urged that such a course would involve unable when he had money to give her. among themselves and constitute rate the soldier has the whip hand. distinct power beside the throne, is in His word is law. He is being legis fair competition with the whites unless the employment of Indians was He had been cut of work for rec direct contravention of the principic of flated out of politics, and he smiles confined to the Indian trade. the supremacy of the civil authorities grimly thereat. What cares he shout upon which all constitutional govern-politics? It is the purse he wants. Their abolition the national purse, and he has got . was one of the major conditions put He is financing himself on, what terms lorward by the Southern party at the he likes; with whom he likes; and his; Shanghai Conference last year and it accounts are being kept in just the way was accepted by the ther recently he likes. Boires of Audit notwith elected President of the Republic. standing." "Your money has disap Unfortunately, as we anticipated at the peared, the Finance Department says time. His Excellency did not prove with something like petulent persist- strong enough to carry such a policy ence. "It has," says the soldier. ino effect against the will of the miliWhat are you going to do about it?”

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Other drafts adopted dealt with prohibition, employment of children under 14 years of age, the establishment of a national seamen's code, the limitation of working tours in inland navigation seainen's compensation in case of loss of vessels, and unemployment insurance.

GERMAN COAL DELIVERIES.

COMMISSION OF CONTROL IN BERLIN...

PARIS, July 10.

A Havas correspondent at Spa states that the Allied coal demands

year now. Elis father had assisted them considerably by allowing them to stay in bis house. It was not true that his father had expelled them from the house because witness was put of work. His wife was very quarrel some and difficult to please. She Insisted in living apart from witness's father, and in order to avoid trouble, the latter rented rooms for them to live in and gave them food. Even then the complainant was not satisfied. She wanted money, Witness admit- ted that he had assaulted his wile

fault for being "too impossible." "It

had had frequent quarrels and fights,

tarists to whom he owed his exalted What indeed? What is there to do provide for Germany recognising France's right to priority in 'the coat once or twice, but it was all her own position For while the President when an automatic pistol peeps from! doubtless in principle lavours the the ready Belt, but to provide more, deliveries. France is to receive 18,000,000 tons a year as reparation for} was not true that he had seriously | the destruction of her mines. Before selling coal to neutrals Germany will mauled her. It was true that they establishment of a strong civil sd- and say nothing? ministration and the relegation of the Of course this is but a pessing have to meet the needs of France, who agrees to pay in food-stuffs for any military element to its proper sub-phase. It had its counterpart under coal exceeding the quantity stipulated. German dealings in coal require ordinate position, he is practically Cromwell, as we have said.

It sway the approval of the commission of control which will be established in powerless to deal with the Generals the Great Napoleon.

But both Berlin. who surround him..

NEWSPAPERS INDIGNANT.

these giants of war and intellect were fully aware that a long-lived soldier It would puzzle the most learned of historians in say when the first pro-overnment is an impossibility, and fessional soldiers saw the light bar their mighty genius turned to better

BERLIN, July 10.

The newspapers are most indignant at the coal demands which they the verjest tyro in statecraft could con-things. though circumstances were too declare are impossible. Herr Gessler and General von Seeckt were present fidently declare that, when that event Song for either of them to undo all at a conference at the President's residence on Saturday morning after did happen. there was introduced into the evil of the system which had which it was reported that the conference recognised the necessity of What will taking drastic measures regarding disarmament. There is much talk of the world a problem which still awaits brought him to power. stor Who is to be master? Sol-nappen in China time alore can reveal. rupturing negotiations at Spa but there is an obvious tendency to leave the dier or Civilian? That in lew words But there is no doubt whatever about is the question. The only country of the serious nature of the passing responsibility for that to delegates remaining at Spa.

phase. It may be that people in First-rate importance which seems China, just like people in France and tar to have solved it aright is the

.

A blind man and a woman, both

United States, but the circumstances England, will re of experimenting. (boat people,, were this morning there are 50 very different from what In all probability they have tired al-charged before Mr. R.O. Hutchison. they have been, and are, in other ready, and are longing for a period of

at the Magistracy with the theft of

HONGKONG'S HEALTH.

www.

Two fatal cases of plague, one fatal

but witness did not desert his wife.

After a recent quarrel, she packed

up and went to her mother's, and had refused to return to live with him since. It was a case of her

her as alleged. deserting him, and no he deserting

The defendant's father gave cor roborative evidence as to the quarrels between husband and wife. He said the latter was too particular.

The principal tenant of the house

where the couple used to occupy

rooms was then called, and testified to having witnessed several quarrels in which the wife assaulted the husband.

The Magistrate at this stage announced that he was satisfied, that ]

there was 10 desertion proved

against the defendant, nor was

As to the

alleged persistent cruelty, he thought that too had not been proved. Ender the circumstances, he must dismiss the summons-

X-RAY PERIL DEFIED.

lands that we may look upon them Test and freedom from acute contro-seven pairs of Army top boots and case of small por, and one fatal case there any willful neglect on his part! only as exceptions proving the rule, versies. But there is still the soldier 25 pieces of Pongee silk, which were of cerebrospinal fever, the victims of to maintain his wife.

to reckon with. Sometimes he is dis- found on board their junk, and were The question has troubled England a banded, sometimes he is not. In the recognised as part of certain cargoes which were all Chidese, are recorded great deal at different times, partic-st case he robs the individual, in consigned to the steamers. arly in those Cromwellian days which other he fleeces the nation. For the Calera

"West in to-day's return of notifiable disease. have so great a resemblance in some time being his demands must be obey respectively, for transshipment. Mr. for the week ending Saturday, eight

and Seattle Maru ' aspects to those of China as sheared, or he will know the reason why.C. F. Mason appeared for the defence were fatal. There were six deaths Of ten cases of plague recorded peared under President Yush Shi-kai. It is by no means sented in France. The civilian statesman sees the dan- and, applied for a remand. where the militarists are, as President ger only too dearly, but he is to bearing was fixed for Monday after Wilson jadiscreetly but quite correctly more able to counteract it immediate-noon. Fail was fixed in the sum of ly than the wayfarer can resist the $1,000 for the man and $150 for the said, very much in the ascendant at

In Russia i highwaymen. It is a paralysing situa woman. the present moment

tion, and with all mue friends of Chine

has been something like a nightmare

we should like to see the Powers.most i

The

closely interested in the progress of at the Kowloon Docks, was yesterday A Chinese boilermaker employed e Far East combine to help the Cen-removed to, the Government Civil al Government put a term to it by Hospital suffering from a stab wound depriving the Tuchuns of their powers. is the right side, alleged to have

--S. Echo,

been inflicted by another boilermaker in the course of a fight. The alleged assailant was arrested and was also removed to the hospital, having re- ceived a severe mauling in the course of the fight. The trouble is said to

from influenza. All the victims were Chinese. There were also one case of diphtheria (American), one case of puerperal fever (Chinese), and four cases of enteric fever (two British and two Indian).

THE POLO RESULT.

HONGKONG ONLY BE 1TEN.

B. ONZ

Messages from Paris credit Dr. Pech with a discovery designed to ensure the protection of operators since the beginning of the present

against the effect of "X-rays M. century and a military dictatorship is

Daniel Berthelot, making the an a by no means improbable outcome

nouncement at the Academy of of the present anarchy. In Germany

Science, explained that the process it has always been scute and has cer-

involves the neutralisation of the tainly not been solved with the dis

ultraviolet rays by the simultaneous "appearance of the Hohenzollern. All

application of intrared rays. Dr. the world over, in varying phases and

Morrow, of the X-ray department at in differing degrees, we find it. We'

Middlesex Hospital, speaking to a see it even in times of peace in the

Daily Chronicle representative about the French discovery, said that "armoured press," we hear it in the other Insurance Companies should have started because the wounded happen in the best regulated families" operators at Middlesex Hospital had: military band, we feel it in person submit their regulations and other man was dismissed from service by happened in the China Mail office had practically complete protection and in pocket. It is ubiquitous, un particulars to him within 10 days for the other on the ground that business, yesterday when it was stated in the for 18 months. The method in use solvable, and must remain omnipre registration. The Chung Wa, Po wasslack at the docks. The dismissed report of the interport polo match in involves the protection of the opera - sent until the idea of a League of Tai, Cheung Wa and Po Yik man became angry and assaulted the Shanghai on Saturday for the tor, and the box, which is lead-lined. Nations has been politically realised, insurance Companies have been other, who retaliated. In the fight Keswick Cup that Shanghai had The operator does not touch any that is, until nations have taken to notified that they must register which followed, the aggressor was scored a win over Hongkong of 48 thing with unprotected hands, but themselves the wisdom of individuals, before July 1920, or they will be stabbed. The wounded man's con goals to three. Of course the report always wears rubber gloves. In have agreed to permit unbiased per officially closed.

dition is not considered serious. should have read four goals to three. addition, a screening stand is used.

The Civil Governor of Canton has ordered that Kung On and five

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