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THE CHINA MAIL.
MOTORIST FINED,
FAILING TO STOR AFTER
ACCIDENT.
MAN KNOCKED DOWN,
REVENG
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1921.
CURIOUS STÚY.
STORY OF REJECTED. LIDS
A curious story of a husted and wile was told at Tottenhamcently when a good-looking young roman complained that since her myriage she had been bruised at over gain and again, but not by her husba
HEAVY LANDSLIDES
REPULSE BAY 1NULATED;
́SEA WALL WASHED AWAY.
RETAINING WALL COLLAPSES.
few days have caused landslides and The heavy rains of the past collapses in various parts of the
about it." she said to the magison Aberdeen Road reported yesterday He too wants to speak to island. So far one death only has been reported. In addition to the landslide to walk out with another young ma landslides at various points on the
Before I met my husband I j
band, whom I liked better. I threw him over to marry my hust Shaukiwan Road between Quarry
Bay and the tram terminos yesterday.
would seem, that the Hongtong ity. There is grim satisfaction in papers got any mot d'ordre from the the thought that even the absurdly Government. Speaking for our disproportionate tributes-worship selves, the China Mail would resent of the very quality that constitutes anything of the sort, and give his fascination, that sound clear, the widest publicity and strongest self-centred common sense, with But Hongkong is not out sentiment or scruples or reflec Canton. Such mots d'ordre are tion, that struggles with our fee- unknown here, whatever may hapbler better nature, that may ult pen in Canton. No local papers nately destroy mankind would The case in which a motorist, coached, except, by a have caused the conceited vulgar William Christinus van der Steen, stretch of the meaning of the word,ian who played sedalous ape to of the Del Planters Association, was these which may have tapped the Caesar and Charlemange, no little summoned for failing to sound his Canton Times for a few hints. It chagrin, could be but have been horn and failing to stop after an the Canton Times will supply us present at the Arc de Triomphe the accident, an April 25th, came before with any real evidence that the other day, so little would they a Mr. R. F. Lindsell again at the Hongkong Government is "hoe-prach his vainglorious conception tile to Sun Wen or his govern-of what was due to the man who Magistracy this morning. ment we, although we do not ap-mored s pope aside and crowned
The Magistrate: I do not quite prove of San Wen, his ways, or himself emperor.
understand why you did not attend his advisers, will attack it vigorous-
this Court last week. You wrote a ly for meddling with what" "it" has
letter to the Court saying you had a no right to mildle. But we are
business engagement. A Court of sure that no such evidence will be
Law cannot possibly accept any forthcoming. It does not exist.
excuse of that sort. "Of course," says the Tonton
Defendant: I am very sorry, Sie, my story yet. I was engaged to | Times, "we are fully aware of the
I did not know,
gil and left her to marry this fact that Hongkong's big Interests and even the Hongkong Govern- ment haye been keenly disappoint, anthorities in Canton have refused meeting of the Company, is as fola fell down. to recognize the Cassel collieries lows
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The report for presentation to the
***Now every night he Ees in wait fternoon blocked the only other for me and ticks me as I pass. Last preach to Repulse Bay. Tons of night he waylaid me six times."
The magistrate asked why the his band did not protect his wife.
The Hashand: You have not heard
When the charges were read over (the wife). Now every time the to him, the defendant said he used other girl sees me she throws stones
eye with half a brick.
th and stones fell on the road cling the trams, was held up for I'm the hillside and all traške, in-
that way was cut through the hours. It was not until 9 p.. obstration by the were to work immediately after gangs' whe the firstall of earth. No sooner had one secon of the line, been cleared have occred some hundred yards away. Afgether about seven falls occurred dung the aftemoon. By 930 pm, tracks were cleared They plan it together." said the sufficiently tormalt the resumptions looked around, and seeing everything wife. When they were rejected of the tram sevice which, with the
they married one another.”.
exception of Sods in one or two The Magistrate: A policeman shall places met wit no further inter caution the couple.
ruption.
rejected lovers.
let by the fact that the present) sbareholders at the fortieth ordinar his horn and stopped the car after the at me. Last night I was hit in the than aesh fall was reported to
The evidence already taken was, The magistrate said it was remark agreements, "which to our "know- The General Agents and Consult-read over to the defendant. His com-able for both to be persecuted by ledge had been condemned by fairing Committee have pleasure in sub-ment was that he stopped the car. minded Britishers." The accusa-mitting a statement of the affairs of tion implied therein is too serious the office made up to December 31, all right, went on. to make without grounds, and until 1920, in sterling and Hongkong our contemporary shows cause, we | denounce it as a rash and reckless
1919 Account: After paying an interim dividend of $18 per share on May 25, 1920, the amount standing to the credit of this account the witnesses got straight off the tram The Magistrate (to defendant): Both
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ANOTHER CANTON REPORT. $863,127.43.-
A Canion paper is credited with the report that part of our Gover- noris business in Peking is to get the Northern Government to ratify the Cassel collieries concessions in Arangtung. bought from the Kwangsi tichon while he usurped authority at Canton.
We thought the Hongkong Gov- ernment would do well to deny this at once, before it spread further.
This it is resolved to deal with in the following manner --- To pay a final dividend
of $12 per share To add to Investment
and Exchange Flusto- ation Account............................ To add to Underwriting Suspense Account to close the year 1919...
$170,000.00
The first witness, recalled, said it was possible the car stopped and then went on again. He was confident the horn was not sounded.
and by the time they got to the scene. the car had gone. It does not seeta to excuse your having gone on ins mediately.
Defendant: I saw the man walk-
£3,000,000 HEIR.
TRAGEDY AT SEL.
10
A large bouldercame down frota the hillside behine No. 43, Quarry Bay. It missed the base by inches and rolled into the chanel where its carter was checked.
terming
A large portion of te foreshore at Quarry point was shed away JUMPS OVERSOARD WHILE INSANE
into the sea by the food of rain water which poured down in The Norwegian liner "Bergenst-torrents from the hill-side. The man ing to the side walk. I only knocked jord" arrived at New York with was reported to have beerwashed 50,000.00 him with my mad-guard.
dramatic story of the suicide at sea away to sea by the food far the Kwok Ling. fitter, employed by of Thor Dahi, described as the richest | Taikoo Sogar Refinery and dryned the Hongkong Electric Company, said young man in Norway. Dahl, aged Large slides of earth and ones 643,127.43 that on April 25th he was waiting 30, is heir to a fortune estimated at are also reported to have occred for one of the Company's ears. Mr. 00.000 left by his father, the on Stapley Road, about a mile m $863,127.43
the Shaukiwad tram (Lewis shouted to him from a tram car) head of a whaling syndicate.
Bring & storm sacording to the Details of these are still very meagi It is a very damaging, if stupid, 1920 Account. The amount stand and as he did not hear him he decided report. When approached on the ing at credit of this account is
Other smaller sides occurred a subject this morning and asked $2,795,372.05. Out of this the
Conduit and May Roads. whether he would authorize us to general agents and Consulting Com publish an official
denial the mittee have declared an interim Colonial Secretary characterised dividend of $18 per share absorbing the report asfer rot which no $180,000. The balance of $2,015, sensible person would pay any 372.05 will be carried forward. attention to. He spoke on the Consulting Committee.-Messrs. telephone to H.E. the Dicer At G. W. Barton, A. H. Compton, C. S. ministering the Government and Gubbay and F. Maitland resigned then told our reporter that the their seats on account of their de parture from the Colony and Messrs Government was not in a position P. White, A. M. Boxes Smith, H. to tell us what was the Governor's W. Sassoon and E. J. Chapman were mission to Peking."Probably. the Colonial Secretary added with invited to fill the vacancies. + smile. I wouldn't tell you if I did know anything about it but
The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The open balcony of the third floor of No. 25, Elgin Street suddenly overboard..
collapsed yesterday afternoo3, and It has become known that Dahl sheets of rain water were blown by was warted as witness in a perjury the strong wind into the second floor suit arising from an incident which of the house, fooding it to a depth occurred when he was janitor in a of about one foot. The house New York boarding house in 1919. immediately vacated by the occupants, After te sit had been filed. Dahi and shoring work was at once under- returned to Norway, ostensibly to in- taken. herit his father's millions.
to board the tram. A motor cartas, he went insane, sofe cp the suddenly came round the corner and sheets in his cabin. destroyed the knocked him down. He lay on the electric Extures, cut his clothing into tram line and was unconscious. He strips, and then, presumably. jumped had crossed the inner set of rails when he was knocked down. The off mud-guard struck him. He heard o horn blown, and he did not see the car until he was knocked down.
The Magistrate: You said just now you were unconscious but you got up directly afterwards, I understand
Witness: I was lifted up. You knew that ?----Yes. When you came to your senses, was the car there -No, it was not
Pat that in the form of a question and ask if he was walking or running. (To the witness): How could you possibly catch the tram if you did not
run?
Witness: The car had not passed me then. The witness also said he was perfectly certain no horn was sounded.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. White, Pearce, Chapman, Sassoon and to be seen. I can honestly say that. I don't Bowes-Smith retire but, being eligible. know what the Goremor has gone offer themselves for re-election
The defendant: It must have to Peking for." So with that we
been dificult for him to hear the hom Auditors. The accounts have if he was running for the car. lad perforce to be content. been audited by Messra. A. R. Lowe, The Magistrate: You had better | FCA and J Hennessey Seth, FSAA., TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.Smith, F.CA on leave.
the latter in place of Mr. H. Percy Messrs. F. Percy Smith, F.CA -Having fostered primary produc- and A. R. Love, F. A. being eligible, tion to an extent which has ren-offer themselves for re-election. derel essential large exports, Aus- tralis is eagerly seeking new mag- kets, and as her geographical posi- tion gives her a peculiar commer- cial interest in the "East, it is not surprising to find her turning to by the s.s.. Dilwara" for Bombay China which offers a market of today was Commer, G. H. Hodgson. the greatest promise Of the ment of Chica. It was most cer- value of China's imports and ex- announced of Mr. CF.Vas, of the £100,000,000 representing the gross The approaching wedding is tainly wrong in implying that the ports in 1919 Australia's share was Eastern Extension Telegraph Co, to notice promulgated by the Secre inexcusably small. In 1918-19 the Miss B. M. Leon. lary for Chinese Affairs, tonching total trade interchange between
loan" sabecriptions to Sun Wea, Chins (including Hongkong) and His Excellency Sir R. E, Stubbs bad any political bias, or that it the Commonwealth was £183.is returning to the Colony by the was in any way a wrong or un-000, the exports from Australia "Empress of Japan" due early on necessary warning "to issue. The amounting to 900,144. With the Thursday, May 12. China Mail itself would have issued industrial development of China CO.-At Setstown, Clagga, on a similar warning, had it known and the consequent increase in the
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Large pieces of plaster and bricks Federal officials do not appear satis came down from the root and walls fied with the explanation of his Es- of No. 114 Queen's Road East, the appearance in mid-ocess, and intend house adjoining the one which cal to make searching investigations to lapsed some time ago causing many ascertain whether he is still alive, and deaths. This house was also ordered possibly has entered the country an-to be vacated, and the walls and
roof were immediately shored. observed.
NOT SHAMEFUL.
THE SHIMMY.
IF SHOW OF THE SHAKE,
18
A large verandah beam cf a Chinese Restaurant at the corner of Queen's Road Central and Swato Street gave way and fell into the road. Several. pedestrians escaped death by a hairs' breadth. Luckily the other beam teid and the prompt aboring of the veranda saved a collapse.
RETAINING WALL COLLAPSES.
Later. The retaining wall on the hillside
Can the " shizuny be reformed? is the question which continues to exercise the Congress of Dancing The Magistrate (to defendant): Masters in Paris. The decision of the at the back of the new Government I understood you to say ron saw this assembly is that the dance becomes quarters in Worgneichons Road, man get up. Did he get up by offensive if the "shake" is taken Happy Valley, was so badly sapped out of it, the movement of the fest by the rain that it collapsed without
helping him.
Defendant: No, somebody
alone being described as being no warning, bringing down with it much earth. The wall, was some distance more than a “famless jig.”:4 The Magistrate: Then you can provinces complained that it was use of the houses suffered great incon- Several dancing masters from the away from the houses, which were not damaged. The occupants of some bardly say you saw him get up.... less to condemn the dance as all thel: Venience through the flooding of the Lau Sam, foki, said he was with the pupils insisted on learning it. As lower floors with water from the last witness. He did not hear the regards Paris, however, the majority hill side which poured down like how sounded. After the ran was of dancers agree with the professors river. To crown their misery, for knocked down, the car went on..that the "shimmy" and the jazz,
The Magistrate Went straight band have had their day. - Elmas, the famous on without halting! (nee that money was being: collected purchasing power, of the people-violinist, arrived in Manila, by the Queenie Tatcham), wife of Mr. Locally in that way; for every lend-estimated at under 9s. per head in "Ecuador." He comes to Hongkong people did not get out of the car was injured: You did nothing: Fohill near the Yee Yuen Gardens.
ander of money has a right to the 1913-together with the closer by the "Empress of Asia," on May (By follest information as to his chances commercial relations between the 18.
of getting it back. If a Hongkong two countries following the apl Chinese desires to contribute money paintrcent of a
DEATH.
David Cov, Hongkong Whampoa Bock Co., L cable.)
The China Mail.
#YEUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE
Benczone, Temoay, May 10, 1921.
A VULGAR EGOTIST.
Mischa
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Witness: It slowed down but the
was 40 feet away from the car and when I came up the car was moving away. It slowed down but did not stop.
The defendant did not cross-exam-
-
the.
Some unknown reason, electric supply was cut off at night,.. and the evening meal had to be eaten. by candle light
A smali landslide occurred on the
made no report to the police but went (Happy Retreat), Happy Valley.. straight on?
Defendant: Yes. Anything else - No, sic What about the horn? Four
Earth and stones blocked the drain and the rain water rushed across the road into the racecourse which was soon fooded in some places as high
The Magistrate: Do you wish to witnesses have said you never sounded as the railings. The recreation
give evidence on cath yourself?
m
your horn at all as you went round
grounds on the other side were also--
the corner -When I turned the several inches under water, The
corner I sounded my hor.
The defendant's chauffeur said the accident the car stopped. horn was sounded and after the
The Magistrate How long?
Witness: For five minutes.
ravine rearly overflowed with rain. water at narrow and shallow parts..
Commonwealth. Messrs. Hüabes and Hough ad- cs a gift to San Wen or his govern- trade conruissioner, Australia willvertke the sale by auction of the W. ment, we know of no one's right have only herself to blame if the D. vessel Hercules" on Friday, May to stop him; but this proclamation. amount involved does not show 20 at the Royal Army Service Corps ine. as it stated, was so that the in- substantial increase. The task will pier. The vessel will be open to in habitants might not be deceived," not be a light one with the Eurospection from May 17, between the and we are bound to applaud it pean. the American, and the hours of 10 a.m, and 4 p.m.
Defendant: Yes sir and claim that the originator of it, Japanese exporter already straining
Are you calling any, witnesses whoever he was, deserves honour every nerve to exploit the Chinese" Kashing was lying at the Russian
While the CN. Co.'s 55. No, but my driver is outside.
The Magistrate suggested that he
HOMELESS VILLAGERS able menting as a public-spirited market, but once she has secured MIGHT AND WRONG MIXED.|public official. It is a pity we have a firm commercial footing Austra Band, Tientsin, on the night of April be sent for and instructed that some
Wonggeichong village behind the to dilute this praise of the S.C.Alia may look to enjoy a share 30, Mr. W. 5. Hitch, second officer, one should be detailed to look after
racecourse was also fooded, and in by denooming any prohibition of of the trading benefit certain 12 been drowned, nothing having since The defendant said he was driving
fell overboard and is believed to have the car..
many places the ground was under Der Cantos contemporary the celebrations he teay have issued.; follow the development of China
The Magistrate: Five Minutes! several feet of water. Two bouses Times, in some editorial comments As already indicated, we do not, vast resources in the near future.
been seen or heard of him,
The witness-repeated his reply in collapsed, luckily without causing o the inauguration of Sun Wen know that he did, but the Canton
car No. 191 on the day in question
English. He added, "Seeing the man any fatalities. Many of the villages as President; and the Hongkong paper affirms that the Chinese have
A Chinese who recently returned
The Magistrate: Tell me exactly getting up himself, the master started were homeless and without shelter Government's alleged attitudef been angered" by such a pro-
from America was this morning fined
what happened?..
during the night owing to their small thereto, achieves the usual mixture clamation. The only one we know
$15 by Magistrate Lindsell for the Defendant; I came down from again.
The Magistrate (to defendant) one atcreyed shacks having been fright and wrong. We intend of warned the people against un
colawful possession of 48 rounds of the Peak Tramway Station on the Ay that no reflection against the licenced cracker firing a quite pro Condnet of the Canton Times per warning and against faction been one of the utmost reassurance Tax wharf yesterday.
"Since his time his name has when he was searched on the Han was passing the City Hall comer,
No report of floods or slides has smunition found on his person way to the Hongkong Hotel. As I anything else you wish the witness flooded
to say particularly; we all, China Mail fights also a desirable reminder to great multitudes of doubting
Defendant: Yes, he said the carpet come from the mainland, man was running to catch the tram stopped for five minutes: That is included; usually include some of that we do not want our civic peace men; to the business man hesitat
I put my brakes on but the right side not true.
The Bank of England has 39- both ingradients in our comments, disturbed by squabbles over extern- ing over a more than shady tran-business at No. 19, Canton Road has that I stopped my caz, just for a isn't. You admit yourself you only dian by birth, education, and business.
A shopkeeper carrying on of the car knocked him down. After Humanly speaking, it is inevitable. al politics. If the Hongkong saction, to the clerk fingering a reported to the police that en April moment, and saw the Chinese going stopped for one minute. I find both exence, & director of the Bank The Magistrate: No, of course it pointed Mr. E. R. Peacock, a Cana As we ses it, we are inclined to Government forbade "any celebra carelessly written cheque that could 25 an accountant who collected to the sidewalk, and, thinking it was charges proved. I think it is quite bank officials, he is the first Colonial sgres with our contemporary that tien we will concede that it went so easily be altered, to the trustee, 32 200 on his behalf absconded, but
As far as can be. remembered by the probibition if each there was too far, was tyrannous, and acted in went of ready money, to the the report is considered doubtful sa of Hongkong celebrations in sym-in a way calculated, as our Canton manufacturer meditating the pros took him over a week to inform the
possible you stopped momentarily to serve on the directurale. It is thy with the Canton rejoicings contemporary says, to injure Anglo-and-cons-of-adulteration, to thou-police.
The Magistrate: You saw him but that is not what is contemplated stated that there is no significance raz unnecessary, high-handed, and Chinese friendship. The reader is mands of such people the word
over 1
by the requirement to stop, as provid-attached to the appointment, beyond: adiscreet. To that extent we to note that we are sceptical about Napoleonic has come with an
Defendant: Yes, I saw him; he ed in the Regulations. It means to the idea of widening the Bank's think the Canton Times was right the existence of any such official effect of decisive relief. So does John's Cathedral last evening by Mr. The Magistrate: Yes, and after assistance, and see if you can do overca financial matters. In this
The organ recital given in St. was being helped by one of his friends definitely atop the car and render scope and emphasising its interest in Ar in its comments published yester proclamation. We are the more Wells -as historian interpret the Denman Fuller in aid of the organ that 3, "^ day. We think was wip in inclined to doubt it because the baleful influence of the unscrupul-fund was characteristically good. Defendant: Thinking it was not does not mean going away without was a break with tradition when a anggating that our Government aime paper that reports it was quite ous egotist the centenary of whose though he attendance was not so serious, I continued on my way waiting to see if the man is going to Sir Charles Addis, of the Hongkong anything for the injured person. It connection we may recall that there fast Buyapolitical bias either way, evidently in a most reckless mod death has just been celebrated with large as usual owing to the unfriendly The Magistrate: You did not get die, and never making any report to and Shanghai Bank, to a seat on the
short time since the board elected":" and we know it was wrong in sug daring the weekend. and prone to more honour and respect than it is the Mis A. M. Bowes the out? You did not think it was your the police. For not sounding the board, Sir Charles having, of course, going that the Hongkong news rach statements, It had not the to be feared would be accorded the soloist, acquitted herself with a duty, when you had knocked a man hom 1 fine you $10 and for no #pected knowledge of banking Fapers ware tutored by anyoos slightest fenndation for alleging memory of a less spectacular but credit and a very pleasant even down, to get out and find out if he stopping, I fat you
stile to the Southern Gutera-leven with the guarded phrase it infinitely greater servant of human was spe
both in the East and in the Fa
nothing
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