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where he has no jurisdiction." This to be bullied or mothered or nurse- illustrates the lengths to which maided or governessed by a for unchecked Bumbledom-will ga. signer (who knows no better) than Our taste is perhaps the by one of our own people (who TASTE. same as this Censor's. does, or should know better)? Heaven knows that if That, anyway, is one personal point we were bored to despair, we would of view. st is the general pub- not sit out one of these crudely lie opinion? Silence gives consent sensational serials" that, how-to these hopelessly unbritish We are often told that ever, seem to satisfy a craving for ways.

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THE MANSLAUGHTER CRARGE.

WILLIAMS PLEADE NOT GUILTY..

TODAY'S COURT PORCEEDINGS,

MONDAY, JULY

COMPANY REPORT.

COMMERCIAL UMION ASSURANCE.

I am stationed at Wanchal paraded for duty on Saturday night at 11 p.m.with Lo Kum, deceased, and others. I left No. 2 Station with Lo Kum as I had instructions to go

The report of the Directors of the with him to Kennedy Road. We passed along Wanchai Road and Commercial Union Assurance Co., Ltd., presented at the 58th meeting through Morrison Hill. We were of shareholders, beld in London

18th last has both in plain clothes. Cc. 511 was on May

been

we first arrived by £6,032,826 being an increase of 2770,348 às compared with the year 1918 and the claims paid and out- standing to £2,582,663. From the profits of this department the sum of £300,000 has been carried to profit and loss, leaving the Fire Insurance Fand

at £5,953,966.

The shooting affair which occurred a great many people. We honestly Hongkong is

costcopolitan believe the people would be the place. Perhaps that explains it. at No 55 Kennedy Road, occupied not a detective. We got to Kennedy received from Mr. G. H. Elliott, offices are in Queen's Buildings. better for it their craving were The few British here have forgot-by Mr. W. J. Williams of the Naval Road at about 11.40 p.m. I went manager of the local branch, whose In the Fire Department, the net not pandered to. Their taste might ten their birthright, lost their Dockyard Staff, was the most in through a lane into a piece of have a chance to improve. But spirit, become tame, ripe for Prus- not being a police cailer, not having sian domination. All right. If portant case brought before the vacant ground by house No. premiums for 1919 amounted to a police cadet's confidence in his they like it. We don't, and until Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. 55. When

omniscience, wisdom, and they deport us, we are going to go Gompertz, to day, at the Criminal the terrace of houses we examined the piece of vacant ground. I pro right to rule, we shrink from dic-on saying so. We aver seriously Sessions in the Supreme Court. tating to so many fellow beings and solemnly that no Englishman. The shooting occurred as a result ceeded along this piece of ground; what they should enjoy and what official or unofficial, bas any right of burglaries being reported in the had a look round and then came back avoid. But for that elementary to take these things lying down, consideration, there are many silently, unprotestingly. One at a neighbourhood which caused Mr. the same way. We both of us then many things. we would censor. time we must tackle them, as they Willians to ask for police protection. walked along the front of the houses

This stupid and utterly In conformity with his request, it and turned to the left. towards the premiums received were £855,925 But for that plain and simple rérop up. cognition of their right to please indefensible way of censoring hap seems that two Chinese detectives west. We walked to the end of the being an increase of £34,645 as coM- themselves, in matters that con-pens to be on the carpet now were detailed to watch the locality.houses where, we bad a look round. pared with the year 1918, and the cern nobody else, there are many Hence these swears:

Arriving late at night they seated Not finding anything we retraced claims paid and outstanding amount- ed to £269,331." From the profits of things we would forbid. If we

themselves on the steps of Mr. cur steps. We both of us sat on the this department the sum of £350,000 were a local Tin God. with more

Williams' house, and were en stone steps of house No. 55. I am has been carried to profit and loss, power than is good for us, we

grossed on observing the house not sure which particular step we leaving the Marine Insurance Fund would abolish a lot of things that

Accident Department.--The net they like, those Boutians, those

same step and had remained there Philistines, those canoa, plin.

next door, No. 54, from which sat on. We were both sitting on the at £1,228,360. uncultured folk who have not yet

suspicious noises were heard. Mr. for about two minutes when I premiums received were £5,362,159 The deceased heard compared with the year 1918, and attained to the serene level of our

williams apparently was of the im. heard a sound from the direction being an increase of £753,199 as pression that the two detectives were of No. 54. own superior good taste.

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The net

The Governor of Canton has received a note from the British Consul General at Canton stating that there are five scholarships Even then, not being available at the Hongkong University bad characters. He brought down his the sound and stood up. He went the claims paid and outstand- left. He bent forward and looked of this department the sum of rifle from upstairs and accosted them down the steps and stood on the ing to £2,725,327. From the profts with the intention of ordering them towards house No. 54. 1 then heard £450,000 has been carried to profit. away. He waved the firearm in a report of a firearm and the and loss, leaving the Accident In

men deceased called cut "I have been surance Fund at £3,238,878. the direction of the two

Life Department-The new busi.· and it went off, unexpectedly, shot in the leg." I suspected that the causing the death of police officer, Lo bullet had been fired from the inside ness of the year consisted of 6,719, Kum, No. C331. The man was only of the house. I did not know for policies for £4,484,999 of which 25 years of age and was married certain at the time from where the £588,300 was reassured with other only two months ago. It appears shot came. I then called out in offices, as compared with 2,826 policies that the bullet wound was one which loud voice "I am a detective," I also for £1,778,602 (170,833-re-assured) would not ordinarily have caused called it out in Chinese and blew a in the year 1918 The net amount its own Then a European with retained by the Company death, being in the leg, but awing to whistle.

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which to arrive at decisions. Wal A foki of the Yut Tung Restaur- world not pass A and reiece Bonant situated in Connaught Road Monday, and then pass B and Central, was admitted to the Govern reject on Wednesday. We would ment Civil Hospital en Saturday night, not be hampered by the silly delu-suffering from a stab wound in the sion that by forbidding the people head, alleged to have been received To ses a picture of a burglary we in the course of a fight with five The man's assailants should be making our own job as other men. a policeman ensior. We shoull have all absconded. His condition is

the excessive loss of blood, the bullet some ladies came out of the house. risk was £3,896,699-The claims by not admit ons law for the rich and not considered serious.

having severed an artery, the man went in to Mr. Yeung's house to death amounted to £350,371.

The Directors recommended the another f the por, and act as

get a telephone and as I could sot! though a picture good enough for According to the Canton Times, died the next afternoon. 3 white community should be wrong a Chinese school teaches, twenty-five The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, appeared communicate with the station I went fors native. We should hesitate years of age was on Friday deported for the Crown. Outlining the case there to report. An Indian constable in deciding that we know better from Hongkong by the Police for ten be said the prisoner was charged who had come by then, took charge. than the nos in other places, years. Enquiries revealed that the with manslaughter of a Chinese con When the deceased got up from the who had already dit with the man was an anarchist and had spread stable, in plain clothes, who was step, to listen to the sound I remained same picture.

we unrest in labour circles. It was also doing detective work on the night of sitting. I was there till after the Alury all. should try not to indze these things alleged that he used to hold meetings July 3. He expressed sympathy for shot was fired. Nobody called out a prudish maiden with representatives of the different the prisoner, but could not overlook "Who are you?" or challenged in as if we wer aunt. with mittens totally unbranches of labour at his school on the fact that the circumstances would any way. I had visited the terrace acquainted with both literature and Water Street, explaining to them the not warrant the pointing of a firearm previously at night on the 13th. I In his cross-examination of one of that he was a burglar, because such

Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, at the lite. Even then, genties, we would independence of labour in other parts at the detective on the assumption have been in Wanchai for three years, an action would in itself constitute the principal Crown witnesses, In- endeavour to judge like a pan of of the world.

an assault in the eyes of the spector Kent, this morning, Mr. Magistracy this morning, a Chinese the world. and not make an ass of

In an attempt to frighten the law, unless it could be proved that F. C. Jenkin, for the defendant who had a previous conviction record- ourerif.

amusement seekers from the roof the prisoner was trapped, or cornered, questioned the witness carefully on ed against him, was charged with We pointed out long garden of the Sun Company, the in such a way as to make resistance the question as to whether or not demanding $30 from a yokel with

was fired from the threats.

Defendant denied the charge. age that it was no use Canton Band, some rascals set off with weapons necessary to preserve the rifle

point blank. The censoring the pictures explosives twice on Friday evening, life and limb, the prisoner not being shoulder or

think that

According to Sergeant McFall, who inside unless they censored the the first time at nine o'clock, on the in danger of life and limb, was not Inspector seemed to posters outside. We had in mind gth floor, and the second time, 15 justified in raising a firearm and the weapon was discharged from the prosecuted, the defendant and an- It "banishes the hot those parish pictures of revolver- minutes later, on the 5th floor east pointing it in the direction of the shoulder in a standing position and other man who was not in custody, breath of Cain, lightens dark ings and stabbings that fas we think near the staircase, slight damage detectives, even though he was of thought it must have been fired, met the complainant in Morrison the glass Hill Road, and demanded $30 from Tift. Since the out-characters. The Attorney General panes of: the door, but from him. Upon the complainant saying HANCOCK.--On July IS, at Chel Spirits, and restores that equili-most reasonable men will agree) are was done to a wooden supporter the belief that they were suspicious not through one of

tondale." The Peak, the wife of brium which brings juster Judginadvisable where we have a lot of of the Richard Hancock, of a daughter.nents and a kindlier tolerance of lawless. destitute natives ripe for break of the boycott movement referred to the fact that defendant the footpath. Sergeant Kelly, on that he had no money on him at the opposinon. To laugh at malice is violence, and a too profitable trathe against this company, several ip claimed he had no intention of dis the other hand thought the rife time, the defendant was alleged to Fiore wholesome than to curse, it. in small arms. We never expert-cidents of this nature have occurred, charging the weapon, but that he might have been discharged ac have given the complainant one defendant, at the same time threatening him We must, of course, see our ownjed, for instance, that the censor but very little or no action has been was using it as a means of frighten-cidentally through the glass pane week in which to raise the money, absurdities as well as those of would sternly order the removal of taken to prevent such unpleasant ing off the supposed burglars, and of the door by the

Jenkin sought and obtained from the ing by then, he would be assaulted. others, and in laughing at them, a poster showing a lady and gentle-incidents, because the company that it was discharged quite accident-without taking deliberate aim. Mr. that if the money was not forthcom-

that Pharisaism whose man kissing. We are told on good realizes that these deeds must have ally.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for the Inspector the admission that certain At the end of the appointed time, "TRUTE, JUSTICE PUBLIC SERVICE? avoid

authority that he did. Why? I been the work of reckless persona. laughter is sardonic.

prisoner, who pleaded not guilty, burglarious attempts, and the assault the complainant met the defendant The reformer (like Dickens can be afraid that the Chinese will copy

The following members of the upon a European lady at about the near the Eastern Market, and the If they do. what

Jury were sworn in Messrs. Alan same time by two Chinese, were latter asked him for the money. laugh away evils; but all men may our fashion?

Balean, foreman, As Botelho, C. H. A enough to cause apprehension on the The complainant gave him $4, also laugh away the evil spirits that harm? It was a semly kiss, very

Rand, B. M. Castro, F. P. Shroff, A part of the inhabitants of the neigh promising.to let him have the balance. are within themselves and are hurt like that classic picture so beloved by the hourgeois, "banging in many

borhood sufficiently to cause nervous a few days later. Yesterday, they E., McCartney, D. Hal. ing them.

middle-class English home

A number of photographs of the ness and fear on their part of again met, and Married Love." It was the sort

A Chinese who said that he had dwelling house and its surround strange or suspicious characters. demanded the balance of $26, saying of picture that made you stop and ADVERSARIA.

admice, and envy the handsome only just arrived from America, and ings taken by a photographer of Mr. Jenkin laid stress upon the fact he would wait no longer. The gentleman concerned. It made you did not know local regulations, was Mee Cheung, who identified the that the rifle had been in the bands complainant blew a Police whistle, How often will it smile to think of all the happiness this morning charged before Mr. N. pictures is court, were introduced. of the Police for over two weeks, and the defendant ran.

After the complainant had given SCANDALOCS be necessary for us that can be wou so simply and L. Smith with the unlawful posses: There being 16 steps in the house it probably without proper care, and given, and he was arrested by a

to point out the easily in this sad old world--with a sion of 50 rounds of ammunition, was made a point of by the Attorney the pull of the weapon was prob- Chinese detective.

member of a rifle team evidence, the Magistrate passed been depressed in the direction of was a CENSORING. impropriety of the kiss. It put into your perhaps age which were found on his person General that the firearm raust have ably very light, as, the defendant

present system of wom, tired, and despondent soul when he was searched on the Prase the killed man in order for the bullet and would take great care of sentence of six weeks' hard labour.

a firearm, whereas lying without Remarking that the defendant had to have reached him.

The Hon. Mr. Kemp stated that care, in Court the weapon would Festerday. no excuse for ignorance, as notices in English and Chinese were posted while sympathy must be felt for the seem to have a bard pull. The at every wharf, the Magistrate or prisoner, the position of the constable witness stated he could not agree to It can be easily sup-dered, the ammonition to be con- who was killed in doing his duty must this, as he was not a rifle sharp

THE BLACK CATS.” posed that a few re-fiscated, and fined the defendant $50 evoke consideration, as he was shooter and could not say whether. BUSINESS. petitions of this busi- or in default one month's imprison, engaged in protecting the property or not the weapon was one with a

of the individual who shot him. It light or beavy pull. ness of retoing a ment with hard labour.

seems that warning of the patrol by Mr. Williams is on $250 bail and The lawn of the Kowloon Cricket BEMAND GRANTED. motive the note of laughter; nor and proper; and if he had a fixed $3,000 picture would soon bankrupt

Anot) r Chinese, who was defend two constables was given to Mr in the dock seemed to be quite self Club presented an animated scene Williams about two months before possessed, although his counsel asked on Saturday night, when Mr. Tedo is it a basely commercial pandering standard as a basis upon which to any kinema agent, and put him out to foolish appetite. It does not form all bis decisions, they would of business. Is it fair? So long as fed by Mr. C..F. Mason, was charged the night of the shooting. He was that he might be given a chair on Miles and his company of enter occur naturally to the average man probably pay willingly, the relief kinéma entertainments are lawful, with the unlawful possession of 129 reading in the hall of his house account of the heat. The chief wit tainers, the "Black Cats" presented

on the nightnesses for the Crown are Inspector their programme, when he saw W. Kent and Sergeant C. J. Kelly, A large gathering of Hongkong. ia question that laughter partakes of the nature from the present monstrously in- there must be a reasonable restraint rounds of ammunition.

Counsel applied for a remand until about 11.45 of moral machinery, because by consistent and fickle methods would about official meddling therewith.

The company included Mr. Ken- some strange oversight, by an error be so great. At present the police Whoever. does the censoring if Wednesday morning in order to give two faces peering through the glass Chu Heung, Chinese Constable and and Kowloon people were present.

The case was in course of hearing neth Crow, Mr. Max Woodward, of mental stance, almost every do it. A police cadet does it. Not should not be a police cadet. The him time to receive instructions of the door. Thinking they were To Ying Kwan.

Were it police already have powers as re- The application was granted, bail criminals, he picked up a rifle lying

near by and aimed it in the direction until 1 o'clock when the court Mr. Phil Newton, Mr. Sydney West, religion in the world leaves langhter always the same man. on the doorsteps of its temples, as always the same man, the kinema gards obscene pictures, etc., and being fixed in the sum of $400,

of the two men. He says that the adjourned until 2.15 this afternoon. and Mr. Tedo and Miss Lena Miles, Bunbrellas and sticks are left cut-people would soon learn his likes there is no law which properly per-

A third Chinese, an elderly man, rifle exploded accidentally, that he ide a drawing room. The um- and dislikes. It would, of course, mits an official arbiter of matters

Social life for British who said that he had lived-many was not aware of having pressed the In the witness bor this afternoon who were the backbone of the show." brellas and sticks are not needed still be a shameful thing that the of taste. there; but the sense of humour ie prejudices and narrownesses and people would be impossible on such years in America, and had only just trigger. After being shot the detective and asked to Elustrate how the shot and Mr. F. W. Bradley the

The China Mail.

¡BONGEONG, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1920.

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There is more than the merely physical, bygienic reason why you should laugh, that reason which the commonsense of the world has em- bodied in the adage Langh and grow fat." Signor Nitti, when he said recently that what Europe needs now is to laugh, was think- ing of a political reason, the war and its results baring curdled Euro censoring kinema pictures? Some this healthy message, that while pean mankind. He would sweeten time ago we urged the appointment there is kissing there is hope: them with laughter. This political of a censor who should not be a What was wrong with it? justification of laughter is covered government official, who should be policemen never kiss? by a moral and religious sanction. qualified, and who should be dis It is not temperamental and chronic interested and impartial. frivolity which causes the "China such a man, the kinetia people Mail to repeat like a symphonic themselves would pay, as is right

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of God, and may not safely by man ignorances of one man should deter-terras.

be left behind in any of his under-mine the entertainment of the takings. The power of laughter multitude; but from the point of

as a solvent of the sourer hamoureview of the caterers, it would sim

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the defendant was handed the rifle Mr. Longyear was the accompanist, returned to Hongkong, was charged fell to the ground at the bottom of the

The performers were mostly Damn the war, and with the unlawful possession of a steps. Both detectives stated that no was fired. In the course of his ex- electrician.

challenge was given them and the Planation, defendant asserted that he THESE those who made it. dagger. BORRIELE It is having.

consequences terrible He said that he bought the weapon survivor, Chu Heng, C250, on raised the rifle to his shoulder as be amateurs, but did remarkably wel. TIMES.

We in America as a safeguard against testifying to-day said that both call. approached the door. He did not sem Mr. and Mrs. Miles, it may be men- fessional stages. The costuming of of the human heart is immense.plify the job of ordering films.

demand our rights, bad characters, and when he cane ed out that they were policemen, at anything. It just went of actioned, were formerly of the pro- Defendant also stated that he was the company was of the pantomime Dickens is at his best whenever For instance, we hear that a fil

celved, Can You Throw Snowball " and wherever he is jolly, showing ordered at a cost of three thousand our former freedom, our dig to Hongkong he brought it with him. Chu Beang claims that the shot dentally. that laughter is supreme in the core dollars has just been entirely, for-nity as British citizens. Would Asked by the Magistrate on, whom must have been fired through one

one in Inspector Kent went to the house and He had been a life-long abstainer.

Cross-exer bed, defendant denied being encored several times.

A repetition of the performance at: cf good and bad-e court of final bidden by the censor. This film, we go from one part of our he intended to use the dagger, the of the panes of glass in the door. a married man with three children, type. The numbers were well res

removed the fojured man to appeal whose decisions are never we understand, has been shown empire to another part of it? Pass-defendant replied "No

Would we move our resi-particular." questioned. It dissolves all bitter-throughout, India, where the cen- ports.

The dagger was ordered to be con the Government Civil Hospital that he had said that he intended to one of the clubs in Kowloon or

in the near future, ness and hate, waking men up from sorship is very strict. It has also dence from one part of Hongkong fiscated, and the defendant was dis where he died from haemorrhage on shoot one of the thieves if he got Hongkong will no doubt, be given

Police registration charged with a caution

the following afternoon. The chance. that trance and illusion of superior passed the. American. Board of to another? ity and exaggerated self esteem Censors. It reports a member Would we hire a car for a-moon- which involves unloving conduct of the China Mall staff who saw light drive? Curfew. Would we To know all it to forgive, all, say it on Friday night) one of those take our dog for a run in the New awise French adage; and to see crudely sensational crook pic-Territory? Police permission. CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK? the cor side of all is to love tures, and in his opinion the most Would we see a kinema picture

attack of crap polic or diserhe all Love belongs more to laughter that need have been done to it was that we have read about in the reERE you ever seized with a severe than 10 gravity. It is a tender to excise a fenture or two. At the views? A policeman has it ver- withit a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic shea under the aun most. There was nothing law bofen. If the Germans bad cond. Dierhees Remedy in the home

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