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AN ACT OF AVAR

The chief business of this ex-e pointed out the dilemma of the

ARMED ROBBERS.

PORTUGUESE LADY ATTACKED

SENSATION IN KOWLOON.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1981-

CORRESPONDENCE

CHARITY FOOTBALL MATCH.

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(To the Editor of the ~ China Mai.”)

I. RALSTON...

January 4, 1921.

KOLO WEIST.)

SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

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SUMMARY COURT QIEM.

JUDGMENT FOR DEFENCE.

before the Prisne Judge, Mr. Justica Wood, this morning: Judgment. was given for the defendant...

The case involved a contract, dated March 30, 1920, by which the defen- darus agreed to purchase from the plaistifs 150 bales of new geany Mason, appeared for the plaintiffs; Mr. 1. H. Gardiner for the defen- dents.

Surely that is plain enough. |

Yesterday we had an editorial One wonders when that hoary note about the bonses in Cork sast *'missing link" conception will were deliberately - and officially disappear from the tongues of men, burned because the inhabitants hand and the great doctrine of evolution" neglected to warn the military: be rightly anderstood.

and police of a previous ambush..

Sir, I have pleasure in Informing

Hearing of the suit of the Chis On the pretext that they brought you that I have forwarded to Sir Kyoko Trading Company 7 Queen's... pedition, which is making its head inhabitants, whose fate sa inform-a letter to deliver, armed robbers Arthur Pearson, a draft for £23 7 Road Central, against The Kwong quarters at Peking, is zoologicals would not improbably have resterday afternoon in broad daylight 18, being the proceeds from the Cheong firm, 24, Kwai Heung Street, rather than anthropological or been more dreadful, and we dwelt obtained entrance to the fiat of a Civilians. Services match played on for $724 or damages growing out of paleological. Whether or not any ois the useless wastefulness of such Portuguese lady, Mrs Gomes, wife of December 27 in aid of St. Dunstans an alleged breach of contract, was human remains" are found, the reprisal. In the bitterness of our Mr T. F. Gomes of the Hongkong Hostel, for Blinded Soldiers and corcided in the Summary Court, central Asian platean should yield we talked of Prussian ways and Whampoa Dock Co., at No. 1, SalforsYours truly, rich collections of other things of his morning Renter tells us that Saifee Terrace, Nathan Road, Kow

Notwithstanding the fact scientific interest. The expedition the same incident is officially deloos. expects to start next month Wescribed as "a formal act of war." that she was alone and the rob will no doubt hear a great deal of That clinches it. Out of their owners threatened to kill her. it its doings, but need expect no mouths they have condemned she

made an outery,

Mira startlingly novel discoveries. themselves. If it was an act of Games fought

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them pluckily, harvest of prehistoric bones may war, then the first reason given for receiving cuts about the face and To the Editor of the China Mail, gs. Mr. Mason, of D'Almada & be forthcoming when the mineral burning, the bonses cannot stand, hands, and succeeded in frightening treasures of China begin to be ex.for the inhabitants were presum-

them off. ploited, though many of them will ably at war with us, and we had

The robbers made their appear~| be wasted by ignorance.

Dear Sir, Re your interesting no right, legal or moral, to expect ground flour of the building, about Mail, may I be allowed to goods rendered for inspection were ance at the fat which is on the article on solo whist la yesterday' The defendants claimed that the them to betray their own side. 230 pm, not long after Mr. Gomes Yet that reason was put down on had gone back to work. Mrs. Gomes make a few remarks as the merce not up to the weight fred by the coo DIVIDE ST, IMPERA

raper and copies handed to the bad sent her amah on an errand came in for a fair amount of friendly given opportunity to inspect all the occupants who were to be burned There was no one else in the fat.riticism anent the play of the hand. goods for which they were pressed to nary and rapacious scoundrel" who trast, and further that they were not The movement for Council re-stand. Ireland is being fought on she asked who it was, before opening passed, turning up the nine of clubs The plaintiffs declared that from the gro

Our bitter comment minst When she heard a knock on the door. The player on my right dealt and fake delivery. form in the Suits Settlements has Prussian principles. We shall have The answer came that it was a as trumps. My band was AK.Q. of time the market for gunny bags began had a set back, a remarkably small to clamour for the banging of Lloyd messenger with a letter for her from clubs, AJ. ten, seven of spades, King falling, the defendants had no inten- number of votes being registered. George as formerly we did for the her husband. The fact that the rob- of diamonds bare, and AK five times tion of taking delivery, and they bad Only twelve Chinese, if we remem- hanging of the Kaiser. As in that ber said it was from Fee Gomes hearts without the deuce I called determined to repudiate it; and that ber correctly, voted. This has case, we will not expect a literal "Fee" being the Chinese for Fatty solo. The next player passed, and they were given every opportunity to been described as evidence of fulfilment, of our demand.. apathy. It wasn't that. It was

and the nickname by which Mr the last player (opposite me) called inspect, weigh; and take delivery. an unfertunate division, between

Gomes is known to his intimate misere ouverte, (with the final eplease frien is and associates at the docks Mr. Editor). I led as you state king Ltd. Chinese residents who are British subjects and Chinee residents who

led Mrs. Gomes to think that it was of diamonds. On hand being exposed, are not, that spoiled the game.

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LOCAL AND GENERIL

The price of the London Gazette of unity. Once more we recognize is now two shillings instead of 15 the acuteness of the Roman maxim, which was the price for two and divide et impero which says a half centuries. divided people is he easiest to rule. The Chinese, whether at home or

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As soon as she opened the door, the robbers rushed in. One of them seized her, threw her down and pinned her to the floor, brandishing a dagger in her face and threatening to kill

bales weighed by the defendants were The Court held that four of the ten below the standard of weight fired by It was at once obvious that the only the contract, and that the defendants

to suits it was possible to defeat in an were clubs and stades, of and eight, three, two respectively. which he beld Jack, eight, five, three, Now I had to make up my mind

therefore were entitled to refuse all the bares submitted for inspection..

her if she cried out. The other which of these suits to tackle him on SEQUEL TO CHAIR RIDE.

COOLIES IN TOURI

abroad.. have their conspictions more than $7,000,000 (Gold), for the Apparently it was their intention to heart, the caller will certainly dis- cbeques, aggregating robber stood guard by the door and reasoned thus. If I lead a small people who seem unable to achiere have been written. Distribution was that Mr. Gornes had just received his takes the lead will certainly lead | SANE FARE PAID FOR TWENTY YEARS: divisions, but they are not the only employees of the Ford Motor Co. demand money, having knowledge card eight of spades, then whoever

the unity which is strength and, to start on Jamiary 1 salvation. There are others. The

division between Liberal and 'Con- The Annual General Meting of servative at Home is much more the Golf Section of the Kewlden foolish and anreal than the division Cricket Club will be held at the club between Canton and Peking. The at 6 pm, to-day. All member 21 Farty System was probably invent-requested to be present. ed by people who knew all about

pay.

caller win

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But if they counted on frightening discard my clubs. My own opinion diamonds, which will enable me to Mrs. Gomes into obedience, the rob is that I should have led Ace of clubs this morning summoned two chair hers had a disconcerting surprise first, and then king of diamonds, but coolies before Magistrate Smith-wish J. A. Laboury Gutierrez (Jojo Gatz) Disregarding the dagger and the this does not affect the question as (1) demanding more than the legal free herself, and succeeded, but not you have raised. threats, she fought desperately to to what I should have led next which before she was wounded in the face interesting hand, and I shall be (3) assault. -

This is a very fare, (2) using abusive language, and ditide et impera. When honest: The Hongkong Hotel Garage has and hands. She then dashed out of pleased to see replies to your article. men fall out, thieves come by secured the agency for Studebaker robbers at her heels. Realizing differ with you is your assertion that afternoon, be engaged the accused's

the house,, crying for help with the The only point on which I beg to

Both accused denied the charges. power. When nations quarrel, cars for Hongkong and the two,

The complainant said that yesterday profiteers prosper. Ditide et im- Kwang provinces. The Company that in a moment the neighbours my leading a small heart made the chair opposite the Central Market, to pera has its opposite. Divide to announces that its show room, in would be on the scene, the robbers rule, says the ruling class with Des Voeux Road adjoining the Hotel, took advantage of the opportunity to

go to his home in Robinson Road. calculating smile. Unite in order will be opened in March.

make their escape. It was said

I am, ypurs faithfully,

Anived at his destination, he tender- not to be ruled, is what free men.

that they ran in the direction, of

ed a $1 bil" and asked for 80 cents THRUMIST, should counter; but it is seldom Our Hankow. contemporary

Austin Road; then, presumably, to-- [We are obliged to our correspond-accept 20 cents for the journey and change. The first accused refused to, you can get enough of them to see states that owing to the recent dis wards Canton Road. A resident of ent, and hasten to assure him that demanded 30 cents. ir. The minority know what they turbances in Changalia caused by the the neighbourhood, who was on his whatever we may have said, we did upon withdrew the $1 bill, ha ez- Witness there- want. The majority Dever does. unpaid military, the people have bicycle at the time, saw the men not mean to say that the heart lead tered the house. He ordered his ser Men that think they love peace are seed the private property of the running away and followed them, necessarily let the absurd hand "get vant to pay the accused 20 cents, the content with the peace that is informer Commander-in-Chief,

but lost sight of them when they left home. We still say it was a wrong fare be had paid for the same journey Тап posed.

Men that really love it Yer-kai, said to value some $10,000, the road and made short cuts over lead, the worst possible, but if the for the past 20 years. The accused want the peace that comes of a000. It is proposed to sell this pro

the billy ground, united understanding, of a cessa perty and thereby raise funds to pay when he left Saifee Terrace, shortly should have been defeated. Our con-them, they picked up the chair and

man who get in on the heart lead used insulting language. Another resident reported that i had returned the diamond; the caller witness came out to remonstrate with When the tion of stupid and baseless divi- off the troope sions. Probably they will never

after 2 d'clock, on his way to his idered opinion of Thrumist's proper ran. Witriess gave chase and caught get it.

Straite papers announce the office, he noticed two men laking leads, in the circumstances, this: the First accused by the wrist. The death of His Highness the Sultan of suspiciously about the place. He Bare diamond first, then queen of other man thereupon dealt him a Kelantan. About five months ago was able to describe them in a way and to hint that chits should be caused him to release his hold of the

took note of their appearance, and clubs, (to show how he was fixed, brutal kick His Highness visited Singapore and that may be of assistance to watched) and then a small spade, to first accused.

on the shin which called upon. His Excellency the Goy-

both were let the man with the balance of the recuperating his health

SILVER.

India and China normally, as is and ady Guillemard, after the police. They generally understood, take most of residence of Mr. Seet Tiang Lim in one had prominent smallpox scars.diamonds happened to be the holder by the wrist before the other men the sturdy men, with bronzed faces, and diamonds get in. The holder of these assault, you caught the first accused The Magistrate: With regard to the the world's silver supply. It used Selegierd. His Highness was buried Both were about 5 feet 4 inches In of the deuce of clubs, and could easily kicked you. to be thought that what they took the same day, and arrangements are height. One wore a dirty coat-shirt have caught the caller if the discards they permanently absorbed, in per new being made for his successor, over a bine shirt; the other also were properly watched]"

sonal ornaments, and art work. India, more greedy for silver even

1

than Chiss, is reported to have the N.Y.K. learns that bunker.coal is According to the Japan Gazette

ware winter clothes. In their haste to follow Mr. Gomes when she robbers left behind their dagger. One broke away and ran from them, the

Mrs Gomes, who went through the

THE OTHER SIDE.

Gutierrez, Yes, but I did not hean

to assault him I caught the first man's wrist with the intention of handing him over to an India lone- stable whom I saw a little distipes

The Magistrate convicted the cused and fined them $3 each..

LOCAL WEDDING.

MARKY BAVERSTOCK.

now enlarge and elaborate our June 1919, an amount actually fact that freight cars are now largely the house, and the other about a

absorbed, between June 1918 and Jacking in Calcutta, owing to the of them also left one of his shoes in [To the Editor of the "China Mall,2′′] } **ay “strolling" down the road reply. A Press bulletin sent out twelve per cent. larger than the occupied with the transportation of hundred yards from the door. by the Museum, which we had not world's entire production for the agricultural products, and the Indian then seen, certainly does refer to Period. For ten years before the Government has decided to curtail experience so bravely from beginning letter of festerday's igne, I would Sir, In answer to "Interested's": the possible discovery of remains war India regularly took about 35 the supply of coal to steamships to end, broke down when the danger like to point out a few reasons why, like those found in Java in 1891) per cent of the world supply. How touching at Calcutta to only sufficient was over, and last night was suffering even at double the price, electricity bet, as was to be expected of a comes it, then, that the experts to enable them proceed to Singa- from nervous shock. Mr Gomes said here is not dear in comparison-to scientiae publication, there was talk of India as being now a seller pore to the eas. Fort Said to the that she was not injured as seriously Swanses. no-talk of finding the

missing

of silver? If they spelt it 'cellar" at War, to Mr. and Mrs. F. link, which is a. requirement of we could understand it. We could west, or Durban to the south.

as had been at first believed. We First Swansea is the centre of W. Lilley, a son. Frank Walder those who do not understand the understand hoarding, and a sub

Lately there have been a number great commercial activity, its manu- Lilley, Jr.

doctrine of evolution, rather than sequent releasing. At least, we the meeting of the Sanitary Board hood, and judging by the statements hour of midnight and throughout day, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay married

A precedent was established at of petty robberies in the neighbour- factures mean a good lead from the

In St. Andrew's Church on Men CHAYIM To Mr. and Mrs. Ellis of those who do.

could understand it as well as we yesterday when permission was grant of residents further number of the day, hence Swansea can make the Revenue Officer Alfred Marks to Miss Hayim, on Thursday, December It was the mob, quick at invent-ever do understand any departed for the erection of a water closet contemplated attempts that did not best use of its plant throughout the Isabel Baverstock, who arrived in ing and clinging to catchwords, the natives of both countries giving Hitherto the beard has discriminated Sailee Terrace said that frequently plant has to remain standing all service was fully chazal, and the ment of the silver situation. Are in a Chinese restaurant at Kowloon succeed. One of the residents of 24 hours. In Hongkong expensive Hongkong by the ss. "Bremen." The and not Darwin, who said that up silver bangles, silver anklets against the use by Chinese, of water ahe man is descended from a monkey and armless? Do they no longer clases. The.. Medical Officer of messengers bearing chits addressed load for a few hours in the evening. occasion. Mr. I. Martin was at the

had turned away MAMIESON-On December 30, at and the monkey must have had an cunningly wrought?

What Darwin said was that man cherish silver pagodas and dragons Health in recommending the granting to persons who were said to reside So Hongkong, can never make the organ

alleged right and day to supply the extra church was prettily decorated for the 43, Onslow Square, London, ancestor in common. which is cre they come to be sellera of silver, closet in these premises might allay there.

Or how do of the application, said that a water in the flats, but who did not live best use of its plant.. George Jamieson, formerly of dible, and squares with facts ob those countries that have hitherto disease as it would reduce the danger wers

The bride, who was given away. H.B.M. Consular Service in servable. For that matter, & man bought and kept it? When either of infected files cataminating food, that was below the standard of any Third. A much more expensive. Knight performed the duties of These notes, she said, Second Machinery erected costs by Mr. Millington, was attended by China,"

addressed in handwriting more out here than at home. PRITCHARD.On Wednesday. De-a common ancestor, but no one dollar is to go up, always providing

Miss Pepperell as bridesmaid. Mr. and a cabbage are descended from or both begin to buy again, the cember 29, at Shanghai Harry suggests looking for the missing that Potcei and Nevada and such celebrated Japanese singer, known visitors, but talked with them from department having only unskilled ceremony the customary toasts were

European of average, education She European Staff must be kept, as each best man.", Pritchard, aged 63 years.

Madam Tamaki Miura, the never opened the door to these man must be a specialist in his own At the reception held after the link or links between man and cab-places do not go in for over produc- throughout the musical world for behind barred windows. It was said labour to work with bage. Man and fish and monkey,tion. Perhaps the reported dis her characterization of Madam by another reddent that many beg

honoured The honeymoon is being according to the doctrine of evolu-covery of silver in the Klondyke, Butterfly, in Enceint's opera of the gas, usually of a more lusty type home the manufactor sends mea

Fourth Repairs cost more, at spent at Fanling: tion, had a common ancestor, and a region hitherto suspected chiefly same name, will be heard in Japan than might be expected, frequent the to do repairs, or the damaged article although embryo man shows gill of gold, depressed air, dollar, or in April. Her company will include locality. As usual on such occasions, is sent to the shops. Here this can descended, in a direct line, from a slippery incline it now rests upon, They will tour Japan for six weeks, police protection. slits, we never say that man has helped to push it further down the members of the Singer Orchestra. the rezidents are clamouring for more not be so an expensive staff and Singapore for this post at 4 p.m. on The P. and O...* Delta" left fishy ancestor, nor do we look, ex- and it may be that the dollar is now Madam Miorz will be heard in

workshops tatst be kept for this pur- January 4, and is due here with the LOLONG, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5, 1921. cept in penny side-sbows at coun-balancing, waiting to see if the Madam Butterfly,

pose alone. A

outward English-Mails on January try fairs, for creatures half man report were true, or its importance other well-known operas. Later the manufacturing firm fully alive to the employ Chinese labour, a much larger

Iris" and That there is at least one British Fifth As everybody knows, who 10 at 6-a.m. and half fish, for, in fact, the exaggerated. Perhaps, judging by company will give its repertoire in necessity of attacking: the foreign staff has to be kept to meet their popular notion of a missing link, the amusing story recently told by Shanghal and Hongkong market in the right way is shown shortcomings We do not ask for a missing link Six. Stabb, of Chinese who took

by the 1921 foreign catalogue of the Sixth-The life of all electrical delegates at Geneva of the idea of

of disapproval by the Japane between a palm tree and a ficus, their money away from Hongkong A serious accident occurred on Raleigh Cycle Company, Nottingham, gear is very much shorter owing appoiting China as temporary We were scked the other day, by yet we do not doubt that both trees so that the conquering Germans the river last week, near Kiangnan which is printed throughout into our climate than it is at home member of the Council of the League man who shares our interest in had a common ancestor. Indeed, might not get it, the Chinese would Arsenal. The str." Taito Mara," of English, French, Spanish, and Dutch I think "Interested" will agree with of Nations, it must be with a sense subjects, what we thought of the palm tree and man have alike just de soon have those pretty en- Osaka, chartered by the Kailan Min- the four chief commerciale that there is something to be of humiliation that they see China much advertized expedition to evolved from a protoplasmic suces gravings from The Bank as silver, ing Administration, was proceeding languages of the world Too said for the much, maligned Electric sected after all, says the Jabor ntral Asia, by the American for who belonged to the first simple in that case, obviously; the less to a berth in the upper reaches and often is it remarked that Co-Enclosing my card

oum of Natural History, in tribe of "organic" atoms. del of the missing link." We

demand would mean a cheaper while swinging to her anchor, fouled British Darwin himself in his Origin dollar. But while the price of the stem of the Chinese cruiser Hat the special requirements of foreign firms do not consider him briefly that we did tot of species has definitely repudis silver affects the price of exchange, Yung," moored off the Arsenal. The markets, especially in the matter of ve that to be the object of theated the missing link idea of the is it not the ebb and flow of tran-Tailo Maru" was so badly damaged supplying catalogues in languages ition. That was metely a mob as a wholly false view."sactions that falls most? Questions that she sank alongside the cruiser, that can be read and understood. The que and catchy headline In his own words, the fantail and like these were being esgerig fired Shangbal Tug & Lighter Company Haleigh Cycle Company we therefore why the newspapers. We poufer pigeons are both descended at a young man in one of the banks, tugs were brought up and drew the to be congratulated on an enterprise down by motor car No 204 is State except the widely scattered,

bat American scientific men from the rock pigeon; if we pos with, of course, the cruder one cruiser clear of the rack. The that should open up still wider fielda Chinatown. old and sensible to waste sessed all the intermediate varie-about when the dollar would go up. Laito Maru" now lies in about 30 for a bicycle long famous for its Chinese And money on such an im ties which have ever existed,, weDo you think I'd be here in ft of wear, with ber decks swash at a ring qualities, and axat in that Governes mable and nonsensical searen should be an atremely, doze knew he demanded; and there low de. She has

it will not be sms if we series between both, and the rock was no more to be said coal for the gallan company

full cargo of expansion of British trade no witā

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The China Mail.

ŽIEUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE

NO. MISSING LINK.

Yours truly,

FARNEES

As the result of being knacked

Festerday

from Injuries to

|condition is not considered

After the all but opent expression

Chronicle. It would have been far better tactics from every point of view to have urged China's Inc clusion, representing, as her delegate, docs, quite a considerable percentage of the world's population larger population Indeed, than that of any.

British Empire The Japanese de legates do not appear to have acted - with the perfect circumspection

WA-SE SECURtomed to, in the? dịp. fomacy of their country.