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son.

THE CHINA MAIL.

purposes. We don't see why

should be forbidde

law, as they some

Who nowadays

during the night.

to his house? (Para 4 of section.

6).

Mendicancy is forbidden. We Hyndman, suppose the, mendicants were more

more numerous than now.

Then there is the section dis euvered by a contemporary, No. 13, forbilling between sunset and

3.m.

any noise whatever cal The friends of Mr. G. Franklin culated to disturb, annoy, or inter Nightingale, badmaster of Kowloon fere with the tranquillity or the British School, will regret to hear quiet" of the neighbours. That that he is lying in Japan, suffering specially applies to Victoria, and from a serious nervous breakdown, probably does not cover Kowloon : Mr. A. O. Brawa is temporarily acting but we dare bet that the police will as Headmaster. never operate it against white folks,

According to a Rome message to and that if they should try, "we would soon bave a bowl that would Tokyo the Italian battleship "Roma" result in the abolition of this an-willi Prince."Aymone, the second cient ordinance and the substitu- Honorary. Duke of Aosta, aboard, tion of more up-to-date and reason-having just accomplished a visit to able laws. It would kill almost | Brazil, has been instructed to proceed to the Far East to visit China and every Jazz dance,"

probably Japan.

CORRESPONDENCE

ALDY WAS TOO PROMPT,

of others?

WEDNESDAYA SEPTEMBER

DAIRY FARM CHARGED.

ALLEGED ADULTERATED:

POLICE COURT PROSECUTION FAILS.

that on the afternoon of August-19, he received a bottle of mile from Inspector Haig, de var maled with the Sanitary Department's seat. He analysed the milk and found it to con tain 89 per cent of water, and 8.37 per cent of non-solid fats. In genuine milk there should be 8.5 per cent of non-solid fats. Consequently, he Before Magistrate Dyer Ball this certified that the sample contained mining, the Dairy Farm, Ice, and 1.6 per cent. of added water. Wit Cold Storage Co. were charged, at mess also found the sample to con- the instance of Sanitary Inspector tain 2.25 per cent. of milk fat- Lee with unlawfully selling at their Gannine milk should contain not less

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Editor of the China MAL] -|

Dear Sir,—Much Has Seén publish- ed in our Local Papers relative to the numerous and persistent than child The Local Manager of The Hongkong Telephone Service, and I hawkers, and that they have tired Marcantile Bank of India Ltd. has should like to bring to your notice z out the police. They were never received cabled advice that the Bank little incident which occurred thes has declared an interim dividend for afternoon, and which I consider takes the half year at the rate of 16 per some beating- cent per annum less tax.”

1ring up: Central, and before Kowloon Branch, No. 38, Nathan than 3 per cent. On that ground he could give the number a sweet voice Road, Kowloon, on August 19, tertided that 25 per cent. of mills fat came over the wire Engaged adulterated fresh cow's milk had been abstracted from the sample. 16 may be of course, that the fair Mr. M. H. Turner appeared for Mr. Turner: Do you think the the defence and pleaded “not guilty." method Inspector Lee employed a lauset who answered the calls Dr. Woodman watched the proceed fair way of mixing the milk for thinking over her love affairs doings th the interest of the Sanitary taising samples?-It is not satisfac you think the public may be freed Department.

tory. from having to listen to private affairs

Inspector Lee, in the witness box. Witness added that personally be said "that about 10.45 air on thought that the whole of the milk Enclosing my card-Yours

August, 19, acting on the instrue should have been mixed in one vessel. tions of the AMOH, be went Mr. Turner: Do you know Mr. to No. 38, Nathan Road, the Kow-Makebam, the milk tester of the loon Branch of the Dairy Farm, Dairy Farm ?No. Ice, and Cold Storage Co., to take Do you think if he tested his milk sampies of their fresh cow's milk, according to the instructions con He was accompanied by Sanitary tained in this book "Dairy Chemis Inspector Haig and a Chinese inter try" by Richmond, the test is preter. Witness purchased three correct-If properly done, yes. bottles of milk at 12 cents per bottle. Mr. Maktham. has been testing The bottles were sealed with the milk for the last 25 years, so I pre- Company's seal. Witness asked the sume he knows his job? Yes.

Mr. Turner then proceeded to ex representative of the firm to procure two large tumblers and a spoon, plain Mr. Makeham's metind, and When these were produced, ke ex the witness said that that was the I should like to state definitely that plained to the firm's representative correct way.

Mr. Turner: I will compare, if I am in no way interested. I have that he was going to take samples of myself fived in the locality for moce the milk for analysis. He then asked may, Mr. Makeham's reading of the than twelve months, and although the man to open two of the bottles and sample with yours. In the specific sdrifting that occasions have arisen mix the milk in the tumblers During gravity, your reading is 1031.1, and where music has been carried to an the mixing a quantity of the milk Mr. Makeham's 101.5. excess. I am inclined to agree with spilled on the counter. Consequently you will agree with me that the Stentor that the Filiping Bands witness asked that the third bottle readings are very slightly different? and Dancing Nuisances certainly con- be opened and its contents mixed-There is a little over 1 per cent stitute the greatest examples where with the other milk in the tumblers. difference,

The method of mixing, said witness," Mr. Turner: Is it a fact that the service.

We have already dealt with the clanse permitting the destruction of dogs, when discussing the murde: of Jinks."

a

*FEDUP. Hodgkong, Sept. 14, 1920, ;

NIGHT NOISES OF KOELOON.

China Mail**] (To the Editor of the

Sir,I shall be glad if you will

A male Chinese, aged 41 years publish a few remarks on the mul- was resterday removed to the Gov-auces referred to, by "Ferryman ernment Civil Hospital suffering from the Hongkong Telegraph, and stab wound is the abdomen, alleged answered by " Stentor" in your paper

of 13th instant.

to have been inflicted by a fisherman

Section is a great convenience to the polies, but is often misuse Many a non carries a walking-stick that bould be legally definst a in the course of a fight over some binden, and there are often mones. The patient's condition is The assailant men fined for carrying instra-considered serious. ments fit for unlawful purposes," such as chisels, which are fit and necessary for lawful purposes, anii

has not been arrested.

I

I think

local" prestition against the acja native of Victoria, Australia, came interference would have been of public was to pour the milk from one higher the kavity, the less the fat

ensed; it would be hard to get a conviction under that clause.

The older residents of Bangkok we do not think they often prove regretted to learn of the death of intent to use the same for any Mr. Joshua Tyson, who passed away such unlawful purpose." With at Lampoon on the 15th August, at strict instige, instead of the "usuel the age of 54. The deceased, who was to Bangkok in 1897 in charge of a number of horses for. the Royal Ferryman's friend's remark about Stables and he was for some time throwing hail bricks at dumb animals W pay retri to this e-

afterwards engaged as riding inis certainly a case where the Police fashions balinance again." Meanstractor for the cavalry.

should be brought in. Only quite white, others should study in in the p

recently heated articles have been light.of our suggestion that it ought

written in the local papers about the to be carefully revised. It is nuut | at all. fil the crisp and sufficing on

drastic treatment of dogs between the hours of sunset and 6 am. Decalogue, which FUTSA zut be altered a jot or a title,

NIGHT NOISES OF KOWLOON

and vice versa 2 Yes.

tumbler inte another, and stir it with had been washed with sand and water Makeham found 3.60 per cent of fat, the spoon. After the three bottles, Mr. Turner: In his sample, Mr. his presence and put upside down and you 3.25 per cent. Mr. Makeham on the counter for five minutes to also found the total amount of non- drain, witness explained the pro- solid fats to be 878 and water. The recent extreme beat, acting

cedure to the map, who expressed 87.62. Does not the differ an enfeebled constitution, caused

himself as satisfied. Witness then ence in

the percentage of the death of Professor Vallance on

poured the milk back into the bottles, fat indicate bad mixing of the milk? September 2, at Hankow. Mr. Val-

and corked, sealed, and labeled-Yes, it certainly supports that lance was a man of good education

them. Witness gare one of the bottles idea, in view of the fact that gravity and belonged to a well-known Edin

to the firm's representative, one to is almost identical. burgh family. He came to Shanghai

Inspector Haig to take to the Govern Mr. Tarner: I understand that some ten years ago as member of an To the Editor of the "China Mall."Iment Analyst to be analysed, and the third bottle of sample had burst? opera company, which he left and

ore he retained. later went on to Hankow where bę established himself as a music master and planist at entertainments.

**BARABAR." Kowloon, Sept. 15, 1920

ཟེེ:

Sir,-As. a lover of music. I was

Replying to Mr. Turner, witness said that he did not have the bottles in Court, as he was unable to put chase them.

Koulon is girred to its depths

much interested in a Contemporary's Allegations have been made, in

Kowloon Notes of September 10, and print, that some people are too

have been wondering since it any noisy, and the "some people ̈

The Scientific American of New|readers can give me any information

Mr. Turner produced a tumbler have retorted that the allegators, York is offering $5,000 for the on one point. I see the Contributor and asked the witness if it was the as it were, are the worst offenders. best essay of 3,000 words explain- mentions & piece of music entitled same size as the ones he used to take **Thou singest** leads on, like a ing the Einstein theory. All essays Jadda"; is this the same piece as samples of the milk, Witness replied lesson in grammar, to thou jaz must be in English and written as that our dear old friend of my youth that it was smaller. zest. The man who objects to simply, lucidly and non-technically as Eheu fugaces When the moontlik bottle and asked the witness if it Mr. Türner then produced a small chorus at 10.30 enjoys a dance at possible. They must be typewritten Scams fall on Jadda's hill." his own place so much that he and must reach the office of the Apologising, dear sir, for trepassing was the same size as the ones sold

Broad- encourages bis guests to keep it up Scientific American, 233,

on your space,

Musicus.

[To the Editor of the China Mail."

Sir,-I noticed in "Ferryman's

to bin

7

The witness: Yes. Mr. Turner then asked his Worship's permission to have the bottle filled with water, as he would like to show the Court how much the bottle bell

-Yes.

"If we had that third bottle, it is

quite possible to find something in between? Yes, it would definitely decide if the mixing was bad or not.

Mr. Dovey told the Magistrate that it was a legal point that samples should be mixed and taken from one container for sub-division:

In this case there were two,

be necessary for him. tp call his wit-

Mr. Turner said that it would not. nesses it his Worship were satisfied that the milk was not properly mixed- and that that accounted for the difference in the samples. However, the matter was ne of great importance to the Dairy Fare, who did not want

the

BIRTHS.

Jast work of July. Viscount Grey points out that while the League ATZ.On September 8. 1920. at of Nations was denied a right to

Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. A. intervene and prevent war between all night and even to break the way, New York, by November 1, Katz, a son.

Russia and Poland. on the plea; Sabbath. He invokes the aid of 1920. The right is reserved to divide ARSDEN-On September, 8: 1920. publicly and widely spread, and the police, but like the priests of the prize between two contestants if He is in the opinion of the judges the best at Shanghai. to Helen, wife of Reutered out here, that the Russ Baal, he calleth in vain. Claud Eric David Marsden, a Polish conflict was not a new for establishing a deadly silence two essays art of equal merit.

war, but a war older than the throughout Kowloon from sunset

When the bottle was filled, Conn impression to go about that they Presumably he pro- Six United States destroyers notes in the issue of a contemporary

were adulterating - their - milk, He AILEY-On September S. 1920. Leage, whereas a section of our to six a.m.

The letters drew up at the loading plant of the dated 10th instant the term "Bar. sel poured its contents into the tum" i was prepared to go to the bottien of at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. Cabinet was lately pretending that mises not to shore.

We were bound, under the Coven. pour in. It is hard to see the point Associated 03 Company at San racking appears. The Lexicographer bler, filling it to an inch from the the matter if required in order to Chas. H. Bailey, a son.

ant," to give Poland assistance of some. The uninstructed outsider Francisco recently with orders to Jenkinson gives in his admirable and brim. He then asked the witness if clear the good name the Company. The Covenant and the League are, wonders what they are getting at, commandeer the plant and seize alas, little known tome, the following the tumblers he used were that fall had earned up to the present. If necess of course, exactly the same age, and the relational headline or foot 500,000 gallons of fuel oil for their explanation: Barracking is a pro alter the contents of one bottle of milk The China Mail. Polos, and presumably advising and It seems they are taking sides, and price of the fuel between the navy which articles of furniture are dragged He

French officers are still among the note is no help to understanding, own use following a contest over the cess in vogue among the military by IRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIQ SERVICE helping them,. We are in the dark there is like to be civil war in Kow. and the company. Navy authorities rapidly to and fro, thereby creating about two-inches from the brim in i

yet as to whether all our own lade loon. The China Mail is appoint-announced they were taking the off at great noise."

the navy's own price of $1.72 barrel. Can any of your readers throw anty have cleared out of Russia and ing a War Correspondent. Poland; but they are quite clear at may expect soon to read specials" The oil company was told to resort light on this explanation, as it appears tumblers the witness could ever find said that he had been milk tester to court action if it wished to obtain to me to cast an entirely erroneous in the Kowloon branch of the Com for the Dairy Farm for over 20 its own prices, which ranged around slur upon our gallant defenders. puy was the size of the one produced years: He had studied for three $2. The commanders of the vessels

in Court,

months in a Government College în Replying to further questions, the Australia, and did his testing in witness said that the man in the accordance with the book on Dairy Kowloon Depot poured the milk into Chemistry by Richmond. At 6 p.m., the tumblers. He thought he poured on August 19, he was given a bottle tro bottles at the same time, but be of milk and asked to analyse it. He was not sure. When the milk bad put it in the ice box, and analysed it been poured into the tumblers, one on the following morning.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPT. 15, 1920,

POLAND, RUSSIA, AND US.

There were three castern boun- aries to Poland, the original one ore the partition of 1772, the

be arranged by the Allies after feating Germany, and the fuc- ating one which moved eastward d then westward with the tide of attle, after Poland, relying on the cret encouragement of people who ave not been punished for it yet, raded Russia, and after she was

Home now, and have definitely like this: made up their minds, that there must be no military entanglement

Kowloon Front,

" PEDANT."

- Wednesday night. were ordered to use all means within, dear Sir, yours faithfully. in the Polish flibustering affair. The Second Division of the Jazz the navy's power to obtain the oil Kowloon, Sept. 15, 1920. Any persistence therein may mean Army, well equipped with demi- When the vessels berthed at the com- an indictment of the conspirators bricks, deployed after dinner. pany's wharf the company after a later on. Meanwhile, it is to be Casualties were one dog, and two brief parley, connected the vessels hoped that the Russians will see window panes. A reconnaissance tanks.

on which side their bread is butter-party of the comic chorus Force ed, and grant Poland easy terms.fell back in good order.

It is only natural that they should

Thursday morning

(By Telegraph).

feel bitter, and the more so because they are even less civilized than

Jazz. wireless propaganda has the rest of Europe is now; but if they bare brains at all (and some discovered an Ordinance passed ren back by a freshly united of them conspicuously have they consule Adamo. ussian army. When last clearly will recognise that magnanimity in the Police division. arked, the moving boundary was will pay. If they are soch termg ery near that set up by the Allies, as the bellicose Poles can honour

ocesses. A new Polish Cabinet people have begun to smile.

Great sensation

Later.

STEAMER REPAIRED,

'THE 'HIYO ́ MARU.”

FURIOUS DRIVING.

FINES NO PUNISHMENT.

ONLY WAY TO SUSPEND LICENCE.

THE V.R.C.

FINAL FETE TONIGHT.

AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME.

every movement of the milk from The witness replied in the negative the time it left the cow to the time

said that there were spaces of th get to the Kowloon Depot. had been poured into each of them. Sary, he would call witnesses to trace

each tumbler.

Mr. Turper said that the largest

and a half bottle into each, there

The Magistrate said he would like to hear Mr. Makehami

In the witness box. Mr. Makeham

Replying to Mr. Turner, the witness

Ws still a space of about half an inch from the brim left in each explained his method, which was iden- The last of a series of night aquatic tumbler. After the milk had beentical with the method explained in fetes arranged by the V.R.C. is ad patred into the tumblers, witness the book on Dairy Chemistry.

had the contents of the tumblers The witness said that he had used vertised for to-night at 9 o'clock.

Some very interesting events are mixed by pouring from one glass that method for some years now.

to another, filling them as near to the Mr. Turner: The resuit of your iest included in the advertised programme, brim as possible. This was done at was 1.031.5 specific gravity, 3:60 With lungs like blacksmith's bel-

and some keen lusstes are anticipated, last four times before the milk was milk fat. 8.78 non-solid fats, and especially in the six lengths Challenge poured back into the bottles. 87.62 water? Yes. Poland, disillusioned, was ably accept, so much the better all lows, a subaltern of the Chora!

Bace and the Water Polo.

The Magistrate': You did not pour

Witness added that he thought that ing Moscow for an armistice and Lound, including our own "chance Division is doing heavy damage on

If the weather boids good, a record all the contents of one tumbler Into was good milk. He tested milk al- eace negotiations, against the of getting to work on reconstruc- the Jazz left wing with "There's

Men who can afford to own and attendance is assured..

the other?No. Jah of France and of a small tion, and the elimination of our own a long, long trail. Sniping with

drive a motorcer can afford and arel HE. the Governor and Lady Shabbis

most daily: Replying to Mr. Turner, the wit-

By Mr. Turner: The average pers finority of interested parties-at militaristic reactionaries. Winston kazoos is going on

Decidedly life cannot be it just ready to come into court and pay a have announced their intention of ress said that this was the first time centage of milk fat was 3.6 per cent. fome. Poland, oficially advised Churchill bimself, in his extraordi

fine? therefore it is useless to impose being present, and it is anticipated he had taken samples of milk for for the past six months. In only two England to make peace, delayed mary contributions to the Sunday now in flatland.

2 fine. The only way to stop these that H.E. Major-General. Ventris and analysis, but he had previously been a long time, as The Times" cor- papers, is fast cutting his own poli-

violations is to suspend the licence Commodore Bowden Smith will also told by Dr. Woodman what to do, isolated case a long time ago did he pondent at Warsaw has noted, tical throat. He has over-worked

of the owner or if he is brought to extend their patronage to the tele. but not how many times the milk ger milk fat bekw 3 per cent, and the hope of intervening military the Belsheristic: hogie, and the

court two or three times he should The following is the advertised pro should be mixed. Witness admitted that was in milk from individual cows. Mr. Turner: Is it not a fact thaf be sent to jail," said Mr. F..gramme -

that be at first asked the man in charge for a jug as he did not think milk is generally poorer in Autumn,

just after the summer month? Yes. the tumblers large enough.

By the Magistrate: The spoen Witness also staled that owing 14 in passing sentence on W. G. Hoff-Six Lengths Challenge Race, J REGULAR SCHEDULE RESUMED, mann who had been found guilty of Johnstone, D. Lyon and D. Laing was used to stir the milk after the small percentage of butter fat int "improperly" driving a motor car. and F. M. Rosa Pereira (the first and each pouring. He stirred the full the milk, be expected a lower gravity

The Court, said Commissioner second in the heat raced at 5.30 on glass. When pouring back into the than was obtained.

By Dr. Woodman: Witness did not The local office of the Toyo Kisen Schuhl, was going to do everything Monday by W. Taylor, D. Laing, and bottles, one glass was emptied at a

the rest his instruments on their arrival. Condon to arrange with the police, parts of which that suit are Kaisha is just in receipt of advice in its power to prevent breaches of F. M. Rosa Pereira. D. Jack did not Inspector Halg said that he ac from England

but with Poland, a recent constantly brought to light (as in from its Home Office to the effect traffic regulations, especially regard; swim), AGRA

companied the last witness to the Dr. Woodman-explained that the Kowloon Depot He watched the reason he asked the question was be-- independent aggressor, she pre- the shooting of an inoffensive dog) that the s. Kiyo Maru" which met ing speeding. It was dangerous to Mixed High Dive.

· Scaled Handicap- to settle separately. The Bol- and parts of which are as constantly with an accident in Japan waters some the public. The accused's licence

Two Lengths Handicap, Members, proceedings. After the milk had been cruse these instruments were delegates for re-opening trade ignored Take a cursory glance few months ago has been repaired and would therefore be revoked for one

edges will sgain resume her run and is month and he would pay the costs of Four Lengths Handicap (open to red back into the bottles, and times triglufully incorrect 7 ain in London, and the signs through it. ******

There is no particular need for scheduled to leave this port for South the prosecution. Mr. Schahl Instruct Boys 14 years of age, and under), corked, be cut the cork and helped arrival from England

to seal the bottles. He saw Inspector Mr. Turner said that he was willing that Lloyd Gems to hate the "speed limit we used to ask America vis usual ports of call oned the clerk to send certified copies Iwo Lengths Ladies' Team Race: Le take his bottle of milk back to to submit the Dairy Farm's tru the office. Witness also took his there ments to Mr. Dovey to be tested.. chilishat prefer for, if paragraph seven of section January 10, 1921, as per reguler of the judgment to the traffic depart Teams of five to be selected,

ments of the International and French Two Lengths, Blindfold Race/ The third bottle was left in the The Magistraje atered to remand with our late charm-.three were honestly acted upon. schedule,

Settlements as well as the Chinese, Mixed Nomination Race Entries are of the attendant at the Depot, cidentally, no more Paragraph 13 would soon stop the

Accused vis

ned by Com by card Open to the Colony,

ditions on night of Fele

to be formed before the right

ag was done. The French have

er insisting on a general-con-

rence in London, to include the

onble between Poland and Rus

-SUMMARY OFFENCES,

knowing that the latter will It is interesting fo glance through Tase this. Russia has signified that Summary Offences Ordinance lingness to attend a conference No: 1-of-1845, so useful to the

the crooked-fire-encker nuisance, including the

could Eqropean offenders. Why Beginning August 15, given by Is section 4 now observed 3 It

to Lord forbids the rough-dressing of stone,

daring the

within the city for building

VALLA BOATS will call all Ships Dying the call

ZED

Schuh, Commissioner of the United Two Lengths Team Race, Navy and States Court for China, Shanghai, Army

time, en

Conies afterwards took his bottle the case for the murpose.

to the Government Analyst, and Mr. Turner said thar that procedure One Length Breast Stroke for handed it to him personally, would be right if his Worship thought Mr. R. Dovey, the Government that the milk was properly mixed buf Antlyst was then called.

Continued on: Pans

ster Palo.