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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920.

STRAITS GOVERNOR.

QUESTION OF SALARY.

COMPARISON WITH HONGKONG.

A HOPELESS WITNESS.

SIX DIFFERENT VERSIONS,

·MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED.

A "stupid witness upon whose evidence the case for the Crown was based, hopelessly contradicted himself at the Magistracy yesterday after neon when a preliminary enquiry was." held by Mr. R. O. Hutchison into a charge of the murder of a Chinese constable at Kremer Street, Samshul- Lipo, preferred against two Chinese' of the conlle class. Consequently the Assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. Leo Longinctto, had to drop the case. 1. The defendants were represented

by Mr. C. F. Mason and Mr. H. K.

Woo, respectively!

for which it acta as agent. It is Observatory, which is responsible very interesting; but we can con- for providing us with as much warn- ceive the existence of people who ing as possible of these dangerous would consider it umenitable rend-visitors. It is, one of the most As a mark of respect to the late ing for the troops.

characteristically official documents Mr. F. H. Thomas, the Hongkong Queensland is a we have seen for a long time, re- Cricket Club was closed yesterday. QUEENSLAND. large country, "ferring to the issue to the Press of

In the Legislative Council of the which is inviting particulare concerning typhoon * The present financial situation. Straits Settlements on July 5 the immigrants. It is a state of Aus-tracks or typhoon warnings, which says London Opinion, gives the lie to Hon. Mr. Nutt. asked tralia which has more Chinese" might be of general interest." the old adage that exchange is no (1)Is it a fact that the salary residents than any of the others, Anything more certain of general robbery.

and duty allowance paid to His They are useful citizens, growing interest just now we cannot think

Excellency the Governor of the the garden trick, which the farmer af on the spur of the moment.

Straits Settlements and High Com are too big to bother with Queens. But read on, "The Hon. Colonial

missioner of Federated Malay States land, however, is unlikely to attract Secretary has intimated that no

total £6,500 per annum, and that much capital at present. It is objection to this issue] would be

no increase has been made under giving its a had alvertisement made, provided that the papers re

the scheme for increases in salary "The volcano of Aso in the Pro- as from lat January, 1919? **- at ons. A delegation has arquiring information are treated im

(2) "Is it a fact that by virtue rived in Tandin "to petition the partially," The public, which vince of Kyushu is reported to be Imperial Government to veto two would naturally expect the depart active, and dense clouds of smoke. of allowances and concessions the recent acts of the State parliament. ment to be eager to get all the pub with occasional eruptions of lava, Governor of Hongkong, whose sterl ing salary is £6,000 per annum, The Imperial Government), know- lieity it can for any of this informa-have been seen there.

actually draws, in Hongkong Dollars, ing quits well the state of publiction that it may have to impart.

The deceased constable, when $66,357, whereas the Governor of opition in Queensland, is afraid should note this attitude toward to intervene. Even the Federal the sins of free publicity. It has that motor cars are to drive slowly Straits Settlements and High Com-ound, had five stab wounds on his body. It was at first surmised that Governmunt lacks the influence rus olajection to us helping it in its when passing elementary schools or missioner of Federated Malay State the attack was made by some earth that it should have. The outer work. But read on. I propose the stopping places of tams, Road whose salary is £6,500, actually coolles desiring revenge, because the constable had been active" against, may is that the so-called inverwrites the Observatory Director; hogging in the capital is said to be draws $55,716 in Straits Settlements

Dollars?" nors," who are largely ornamental to prepare a statement concern- getting too common.

(3) "If the answer to the first some of their number. Later, as the and se rare than ily are worth.fing the track of any future

All the Influential Australian question is in the negative and result of enquiries, the Police theory will cease to be appointed. Nominal typhoon, which will be supplied to federation should then advance to the representative of any newspaper newspapers have raised their selling that to the second question is in was strengthened by the discovery prices varying trom 33 per cent on the affirmative" will the Govern of a coolie who claimed to know all warits feiteration in Evet, and a more applying for it, as soon as practic week end payers to 50 and 100 per ment immediately consider the it was the work of some cinder coolies about the murder. He alleged that

coherent, séuuntry, z

abis after the lowering of the local cent on dailies. In most cases unsold granting of a mare equitable, salary That From the signals, That is the bis that sug copies are not allowed for from to the office of Governor of Straits who had planned the constable's DUR SACHE post is mure Serigeted our cross-hend, thanks for

Settlements and High Commissioner death at a meeting. On the strength of this man's evidence, the Police As we understand it,

of Federated Malay States 2." AKATS ogs dan ordinary nothing,"

The Colonial Secretary in reply arrested the defendants.

Bath the defendants pleaded not said that the answer to the first question was in the negative The guilty when the charge was ex- Outlining the case for the Crown, emoluments of the Governor of the plained to them yesterday. Straits Settlements and High Com missioner for the F. M. S. were Mr. Longinotto said that on June 18, raised from £6,500 to £7,000 a year, Hollowing a quarrel, a number of of which £1,500 was duty allowance. cinder coolies attacked the deceased. with effect from 1st January, 1920. constable with knives, inflicting wounds which caus, his death was no entertainment

an hour later. The only, evi- There allowance.

As to the second question he could dence which connected the second" not give an answer as he found in defendant with the murder was the time given him from 12.30 on that he incited the others to assault the Court that he actually saw the Saturday last he had not been able the deceased. A witness would tell to get the necessary information. ...

first defendant strike the deceased, The answer to the third question but he was not in a position to say was that when the information was what weapon was used. One point received the Government would give the matter their full consideration in favour of the first defendant, said Counsel, was that when he was for identification, the latter said he brought before the lying constable was not the man who stabbed him," but that he knew all about the affair. Dr. W. B. A. Moore, Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital," who gave medical "evidence, said the cause of death was shock and hemorrhage due to wounds in the abdomen and left lung. The wounds could have been inflicted with a knife similar to the one produced.

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The Anglo-French firm of Messrs. Pickett has purchased the whole sur plus of the British munitions in France, at a price of £2,000,000. It

is not stated whether these will be The position. in Colonies other than some bearing on the question raised. used for conversion into nitrogenous Hongkong would, of course, have fertiliser under the new process; or

POLO, whether they will be used for killing

theft, It is good when the local signals art, lower- Ore of the five lost students of to curate the santity of sit, the public knows as much about the Ellis Kadoorie College, Honam, inatur, as they do in America, the typhoon as it wants to know has recently written to his father Ltd. The fire war, and the egossary By then the typhoon he either hit stating that he and four other fellow freespins of the consente late ps or pussed us "by, Any further students have been kidnapped, and Ferlajes se nadack in this partin-intest in its track is extremely are now being held for a ransom of

r. Weshould like to see a inove-J unlikely, or scarcely worth caterih $15,000 for all. ment towards making our nails as for. The only reason for sending

A well-to-do middle-aged woman mach' nespreksi as they are in the money on the Observatory is

rates. "Ansterday we reported that we want adequate warning of resident at Cardiff suddenly fell asleep We while at dinner. She continued asleep ase in high a mistero der anything likely to harm us. was wreighly elected and the antall the information it can give With only rare intervals of semi-con- rodents stole. The punishment that is likely to help us, in the sciousness until her death a week inflieren trucks a being far talioatter of taking precautions. It later. Her illness was diagnosed by light's The point of view tankes all should be the pleasurable privilege, a local specialist as sleeping sickness. The divign

as well as the plain duty, of these IF Tusing accomuna public servants to-furnish such in- norsive, dation is, still really formation, and to accept eagerly inadequate here, ad gatefully the assistance of all live theman, could quickly the public pripts in unking it wide. solve the problem. Not only only known. They do not seem to the Prak te recently required by Fave grasped the true iden of their the Government twling Festtal inelarse d'ure, nor of their correct terest pups objects to its view relations with the Press. In view being interrupted bue, all along the of their condescension, and of their

"At the Peak Church yesterday, new roads not: mate, the Govern is that their betated information ment equallow frame buiklings, is worth publication, we think it shalf cottages af wend, to be erect, kunlikely that any newspaper is the marriage was solemnised of ed on the understanding tas in likely to rush to take advantage of Theodore Clement Nixon, of Shang Charles Nixon, of Bournemouth, a tew years thy which time they their Further, offer to give any hal, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. would have id for themselves tormation concerning the Obser- Hants, to Dora Dodwell, third daugh the recent interpart polo match at Structures to the taste of the yatory and its work that we conter of Mr. George Benjamin Dod. Shanghai, between Hongkong and Governingit had replace them.sider of general interest, I meant well, of Wayford," Herts. The Rev. Shanghai for the Keswick Cup it is

H. Copley Moyle officiated.

interesting to read in the Daily Mail In very many cakes the permission to tell you of that hole," said

the first impressions of a visit to would be netel upon without any host to a guest who tumbled into "No matter now. I've found But, it.

polo match at Hurlingham'. where The geophone, an instrument by the home Club played England befor are bien, they will settle their 3rgu-expense to the Government.

The principal witness was then That

"I called. In spite of Mr. Longinatto's nents, and safeguard their own of course, so long as the Governor it, answered the guest."

be carried on through half a mile of thought," writes the visitor," that very questions, this man made a very July 1920 at the Peak Church.tration to abolish duelling, and age has been exaggerated, nothing this Observatory offer. to fell ns. solid rock, has been perfected, a few people would spend three shillings Incoherent. statement, referring to

DODWELL.On the 14th rty in the manly way. The is persuaded that the housing short seems to us exactly the nature of which a telephone conversation can a public "gate of 3,000.

as soon as practicable." of the ley Moyle, Theodore Clement [Figpřesented by courts and a, police phe right. But who persuaded binholes we find for ourselves. Thanks nounces the United States Bureau of to watch a polo match on a Bank incidents "which had no bearing on Hongkong, by the Rev. H. Cepta establish the central authority will be dons Mind you, he may

The property owners? What is the for nothing. So wrote Antiloni e adde use of asking us. We don't know,[« als that the suggestion was pusii-| Ginimous and mutriotiga

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PLINIO AUGUSTO DA SILVA.

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forces is manifestly" unworkable."

"What," he demanteil, is this The law that they pale of? sieurity of a hint against nggres sion by his fellows? What better security than his own strong right baru?" They tell is that the law should hart its agents, and that

theory approve if

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Paper writer who is called upon to say soingthing who he has nothing particullyo say, and would much

CHINESE STEAMER STRANDED,

VESSEL GOES AGROUND.

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FIRST VISIT.

PONIES THAT SEIM TO THINK.

In view of the interest aroused by

Dr. H. H. Scott, Government Bacteriologist deposed that he examined the knife (produced) and found traces of human blood on the blade.

Minea. This is a splendid invention Holiday afternoon, and I considered the case whatever. All attempts to but how about an apparatus by that If I got to the ground a few make him speak about the fight which one can get the right number minutes before the game was timed which led to the murder failed. He through five inches of solid ivory ? to start I could walk in with ease. acted as if he', knew nothing about Memphis Press.

"About A thousand others the affair and was surprised that he evidently made the same mistake, should be called as a witness... and the result was a queue that would have greatly rejoiced the heart of any theatre manager. I joined this queue the best-dressed one 1 have ever stood in.

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Mr. Hutchison said that the witness was absolutely useless to the Crown;" and unless other evidence was forth- coming, he did not see how a case could be made out against the "Luckily polo does not begin with defendants.

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Mr. "Pussyfoot "Johnson, inter viewed, admitted that he has no personal objection to whisky. "Sure; like both that and beer," he said there's no use lying about it, but I rather go a fishing. On such vera- The Hainan Straits have yet another never got drunk. The world doesn't sions it is only to ne dxpret that victim to their discredit, in the "Kam revolve around my stomach. I quit the punctuality of, day, professional Mr. Longinotto said that the man the generality of hun shuuk tut the newspaper writer will Cut Ying Fat," owned by the Globe Navi- drinking years ago. I can dispense football, and although it was 15 was his principal witnesa, but as far

in their own strange jargon) Jake examine or analysts searchingly gation Company, which is reported with beer and whisky for the benefit minutes after the advertised time of as he could see, he was hopeless the in their own hurts. What such ideas as present themselves to be aground on Three Fathoms of my fellow-man, and I have. Would "kicking off" before I got inside would not speak. This was the sixth nonsense!.

hia as caseilient to fill the space Grant-you contioned Anti, is undered to fill. If he Patch, off Hainan Straits. The "Kam I give my good left eye for the cause? the ground, the game was only just different statement the witness had made, and he doubted if he knew. due in Hongkong Sure, I would, If they want my other beginning, At Shanghai, on July 3, P. A tontis. a pretty idea; somewhat duce pasmably comely bricks with Ying Fat was

Even to my uninitiated eyes the which one was the true version now. da Silva, aged 32.

like that of Hildebrand in the X1 such hartly gleaned straw, it is neither last night or early this morning, eye, let them come and get it.”

scene was picturesque. In the middle He had no other evidence to offer. century, whereby the pricate were tribute to his craftmanship. Such with considerable general cargo on

board.

A Japan message states that of the playing pitch-a surprisingly against the defendants, and was com to impose pasice and order. In must have been the origin of at The Kam Ying Fat" is command- eighty seven Koltchak officers who large and broad stretch of beautiful pelled to drop the case.

Mr. Hutchison said that as it was Mail.themed juliet teve to be sick's sentimental article in a re-ed by Captain Noronha, who, with his were captured, after the fall of their green turf, with goalposts at either ELARUTE, JUSTICE, PUN SERVICE han an incuous superfluitying the fact that so many English crew, is reported to be safe. The leader were put to death on their end, and low wooden fences to mark impossible to make out a prima facie not abject to it as an experiment, estates are passing out of old hands extent of the damage has not yet been way from Nikolsk to Habarovsk, and the touch lines were the players case against the defendants under the circumstances, there was no that, a strong protest has been and the, two umpires. But it would aggravate the alleged into new. It invites us to contcin- The $.s. "Po Lee," which arrived made to the provisional Government The teams, four aside, were in option for him but to discharge them." of Vladivostock, accusing it of hav fight and dark blue jackets, and for "Mr. Longinotto "agreed, and the Boxazona, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920. ills it sees to cure. Law, and plate the loving care the estate

police would prove a broken read, as received from such successive in port yesterday, reports having offering hidden this ghastly crime for headgear one side wore very long. Magistrate, discharged the defend and set men by the ears more than qwner, pen his duty to the place ed assistance to the stranded vessel, five months. The Government has peaked silken caps such as jockeys POLICE PROVED - eyer

ever before his mind. The article. The captain says that no reply was also been asked to make a full in affect; the other, sola topees (pith

received. Moreurer, it would reduce the hopes the new owners will try, tu

vestigation into the matter and to helmets). The gay scheme of colour IMPOSSIBLE.

mete out Bevere punishment to all extended to the spectators. All round nighty Band Byneckvickers, our live up to the traditions, saying..

concerned in this awful crime." It the free encircled ground flooded with lord, whose "strength maintains Surely some old servitors will

is not stated who has made the sunshine, were women in summer MUSICAL TREAT ON SUNDAY: The idea of having policemen isorder and pence throngh all his linger about to tell how it was in

protest, so it would be rather frocks and carrying sunshades of foolish dream, Utopian, and 'im-anaichés, to the level of lesser, lords" the old days." There are others practicable. It can never work beyond. It would be, possible Tor who are uble and willing to tell.

hazardous to guess what is in the every imaginable hue. It might have wind. It is against human nature; ong of their police to serve even the Adversarium für: ure.

Natur- This we may learn from an an-him with a warrant of the court ally, he cannot speak för all villages

The Hochi tells an extraordinary "The game, so the programme Repulse Bay Hotel on Sunday after."" cient manuscript by Antilon, writ-an unthinkable thing. Take this run by a Great House, but he haş

The 5.s. Kalyan" with The ten in the days when each baron pilgrim Wilsonins that bath had the good working knowledge of many. Quaints" on board arrives this after Maru" off. Tokyo harbour the other each of eight minutes play. Ponies tion of being one of the few artists story of the burning of the Kiyo told me, is very similar in its rules to noon and evening next by Signor football There are seven periods, D. F. Amelias, who has the reputa was a law unto himself." and there femerity to suggest it and nail lim The paternal government of noon at 4 o'clock and every arrange day. Many of the crew, it states, are changed after each period."

who have taken the mandolin serious- was no central authority, when the by the ears to the outer postern.". these is a thing to be well rid of ment has been made to ensure their got into ordinary clothes, and made Juel was the natural method of In this XX century, with its good Insanitary and overcrowded cot-full production, being transferred in their escape with the passengers,

"These pontes fascinated me. To ly. Included in the mutic which settling all arguments, and the best law in force by consent, and its tages went har in band with vil: mediately to the Theatre Royal for when these were taken off to the my eye they were super-human; he treats interpretation on and wordsman, the best wicker of the police force functioning quite efferlage fetes and winter doleu. Low to-night's performance when the cur- Persia Maru." Mr. Uchida, the they understood every move and what unfamiliar interpretation on the battleax, or the disputant with the tirely, the arguments of Antilon, wages and insuficient nutrition was in will rise at 9.15 on what is essen-Arst officer, who had charge of the to do; and they appeared to revel in mandolin are some of the best t

Tchaikowsky... most retainers, aimost, invariably" | "natural and right as they must have not the cause of Great Bottsetially a London West-End production, boats, it is surprising to learn, did the thrill and the amazing skill of it compositions of Liszt, Gounod, and

seemed at the time, now sound clarity, so much as an effect of the complete in every detail.

not recognise any of them, although all I now know why polo ponies cost Some dreainer of that period had quaintly Toulish. "Antilongot conditions which tolerated it. If propanded the notion of law, of his name from L.O.N. (League of the Squire had ended the tenant from the ship that all are in the best among them. This gentleman, the

Mr. R. B. Salisbury has wirelessed Mr. Sudzumura, the Purger, was so much. They can think instantly. Two other artists also contribute "Of the thrill, there can be no to the programme, Madame Amelia central authority, and of a police Nations) and anti, opposed to. He roof, the Squire's lady need not of health and spirits, and are greatly Hoci says, was so greatly upset by question. Polo has all the excite. Silvestri, dramatic soprano, mumbers Torce charged with the duty of left many children.

have sent the red flannel and the tooking forward to the house that they. the fire that he fainted on board ment. of horse racing, all the by Offenbach, Pinsuti, and Ponchielii: soprano, lyric solos, Tosca's Prayer, embroention. If the villagers at been properly paid men; they would

night

took refuge prematurely. It is es: pitch.

"There is scarcely time to follow and songs from Cavalleria Rusticana not have been the servile, secretly As soon as the ship actually ar naturally reported that as soon

The accompaniments will be played grumbling pakels they were. Fer-rives Mr. Salisbury will be to a post as the fact was known much it. At one moment half-a-dozen and Madame Butterfly Roually, with intimate knowledge tion to say if he can a second popular indignation was aroused horses are thundering and suorting The good people who of county life, we are not wasting night. He promisem stop a bid in many quarters. The story hardly after the little white ball towards by the Tjongkong Hotel Orchestra. BUITABLE send books and mags many tears over the passing of the announcement from the stage tough sounds credible. If it is true at all one of the goals; a moment later,

Koroved bis case.

maintaining the King's pence.

Antilon's arguments are vigorous and strong. They appealed to the cominonsense of the period, dwel- mg much upon the unalterable lestines of human nature,

No gentleman, no sane and Healthy man, he said, would dream of submitting his contentiong to the arbitrament of others, nor

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there was a sad lapse in the Yamato a racing player gets in a marvellous Damashii, However, It is the Kochi back-handed hit while going at top that tells the story, says the Japan speed and men and animals are oing full tilt in the opposite Chronicle

direction

For myself, though I could not follow all the knowledgeable inter jections of my neighbours aboul riding aft" following through, and keeping off, I did know one

again. It is a new joy in life.

good old times with their essen- ROOPS, the troops sometimes tially, bad old ways. The. Parish seem to have oud Councils made a big difference, and ofolieving a policeman whom he notions of what is suitable rending the Times grief is a little belated, conlit fell with one blow. He would for them. We have been shown anyway rather, ne the custom was, meet all | book that was sent in such a par comer, either single-handed, för, cel. It is written by an employee with his men at his back, in the' of local firm, who went to Americs oldalnatural way, that had and wrote it to show up the rved for ages, and could never methods of that company in deal: Hy interested in a communication | a' d is just what its name in los For you eat more than port should. For sale thing I shall go to watch pólo ssibly be changed. While men ing with the affairs of a company just received from the Hongkongle by all Chemists and Storekeepers.

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