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LOGAL AND GENERAL. *

Clothing to the value at $45 was stolen from the cubicle of a Chinese woman living in Aberdeen Street. The door was forced by the thief..

SPECIAL CABLES.

SHIPPING DISPUTE

WRONGLY REQUISITIONED.

STRAITS GOVERNMENT TO PAY COMPENSATION.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST S. 1921.

GOLF

OPIUM ON STEAMER.

PAB RASTERN GOLFERS IN SCOTLAND. CHARGE AGAINST JARDINES.

**AN INSOLUBLE MYSTERY."

However, we are not going to insist or persist on these lines, if so be it should turn out that no particular harm has been done by the Imperial

A most enjoyable meeting of golfers Conference, part of whose proceedings,

from the Far East was held at Turn-

: the most important part relating to

berry between 11th and 18th one.

The hearing was continued yester foreign' policies, was closed to the

Messrs. E. D. Sasson and Co., thest have

A Bogey competition was held on Press. For one thing it would be.

18th June for which the following day afternoon of the case in which

Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Do... useless insisting and persisting; for Ltd. advertise that

Pentered :-, A another, such serious habits are so transferved the agency of the Queen

SINGAPORE, August 2

Capt. Goode (Manchester Regt.), agrots for the Indo-China Steam fatiguing, not so much to the jour usurance Co., to Mears, W. R.

The Supreme Court here has given J. C. Dyer, W. Boss, J. D. Thamson, Navigation Co., were summoned. st malist as to the reader. After all,Loxley and Ca.

A Chinese was yesterday after judgment in favour of the Eastern A. W. lackinshaw, T. A. Loughlin, the instance of Mr. N. L. Smith, newspaper readers are human, and have human rights. They ought to noon sentenced by Magistrate Llod Shipping Company in an important J. L Crockett, E. V. D. Parr, C. A.Superintendent of Imports and Ex- be given some consideration. Let sell to three months' hard labour and action in which the company claimed Peel, Ritchie. Galloway, Mackie ports, for having allowed the "Kuns us, for our part, try to observe that four hours' stocks for having lived compensation on the ground that the Kobe), Shaw, Nixon, Reid, G. C. sang" to be used for the transporta- courtesy toward them, by behaving on the proceeds of prostitution and Government wrongly requisitioned Towns, Miller. Tester, Fleming, tion of illicit opium.

as unjournalistically as possible.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

After a fight with a man now in custody, a street coolie, aged 69 years. had to be removed to hospital for.. treatment. His injuries are not serious.

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending July 16, 1921, amounted to 84,339 tons and the sales during the period, to 93,503

tons.

Between 3 p.m., on July 29 and 10 2.0, on August 1, a locked box in Murray Barracks belonging to Lance Corporal Gooding, of the

Ltd. Wiks was broken open and $275 in

DER A. WING & CO. 60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL.

notes stolen.

Rainfall records for July disclose that altogether 1388 inches were noted in the gauge at the Botanic Gardens. Over an inch was recorded on fire occasions, the heaviest fall (5,73 inches) occurring on July 3.

for larceny.

While a schoolboy was asleep in a Station Lane flat yesterday x thie!

draisi the

μέρα, climbed 12P forced the verandah window, entered a cubicle, and stole jewellery to the value of $108.

Accidentally knocked down in Wanchai by motor car No. 457, be longing to the Hongkong Hotel street code received Garage, a injuries to his legs requiring treat ment at the hospital

A

ne of the company's ships during the war.

Captain Wheeler, Marine Super- Bonnar, Libeaud, F. Mortisor Maitland, M. P. Thomson, G. M. intendent, Captain Grant, in command Young, Thursfeld, Pollock, Buchan of the "Kumsang," Mr. Hipkins,

[A Singapore cable dated July 20, statedAn important case in connec

The subscription cup (35/-per head) first officer since May, and Mr. Son with the requisitioning of ships the end of 1916 was commenced in Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Japan) previous to that date, having com- by the Straits Government towards was won by Mr. Galloway (Messrs Lamble, first officer of the ship the Supreme Court before Mr. and was presented to him at a dinner,pleted their evidence in support of Justice Barrett Lennard. The Eastern held the same evening, by Mrs. Frank the theory that it was impossible to out paying out the chain, and the Shipping Company are plaintiffs, Maitland. Thirty four sat down to conceal opium in the chain lock with represented by Mr. Roland Braddell dinner, including aix ladies.

Messrs. Patan, Templeton, Murray, same process would have to be follow- abd Mr. Palgrave Simpson, Penang.

Lindsell said that the whole ques represented by Mr. M. F. Upcott at the meeting.

or not the and the Attorney General, defendant, Cassidy and Rodgers were also presented to get the drag cat, Magistrate Plaintiff's claim (1) a declaration

The above information has been tion was whether

that plaintiffs are entitled to cou

A Canton Chinese who walked s

received by the Royal Hongkong Chinese crew had been implicated, long way through the intense heat to /pensation from the Crown for the Golf Club from their late President and the oans, according to the Ordin-

the Cheng Wang Temple quenched of nine steamers requisitioned by the his thirst with several liberal helpings Crown, and for loss and damage ber 5, 1918, to the respective dates of ice cream. Before he reached the occasioned by requisition from Octo- on which the steamships were de East Gate he collapsed and died.

livered to plaintiffs; (2) a derigration that plaintiffs are entitled to have such compensation assessed in such a manner and by such person or persons as the Crown directs]

Sergt. Kelly of No. 2 Police Station, and a party of Chinese con stables yesterday executed a warrant at No. 6, Jardine's Bazaar, and arrested eight gamblers Pochet gambling gear and 96 cents was taken from the table.

The blowing of police whisties The recently acquired love of yesterday attracted a Chinese con- the Chinese for the establishment of stable to house No. 74 in Third Street, produce and stock exchanges La West Point, where he found a basket spreading. Some merchants now containing firewood burning furious- propose to organize one in Swatowly in the rear cubicle. With the and Chlachow with a capital of assistance of another Chinese coo- stable he succeeded la putting out the $5,000,000.

fames.

Leo Podolsky, the Russian pianist, is returning to Hongkong, and expects to give a concert in the City Hall on Sept. 9. Miss Vera Mirova will not take part; she is in Japan. Instead, be will have the assistance of Anna El Tour, soprano,

According to a telegram from Keijo, a copy of which HM. Consul General has forwarded to the British Chamber of Commerce, quarantine has been imposed on arrivals from Shanghai at the first Korean port, as from July 25, as a precaution against cholera.

It is reported in the Chinese press that a cew bank to be known as the Sino-Italian Far Eastern Banking Corporation is shortly to be formed with a capital of $5,000,000. The head office will be in Tientsin: and branches will be established through out China.

With the troops away fighting in Kwangsi, bandits in the district of Samshui are conducting a very active campaign of pillage and kidnapping peaceful inhabitants for ransom. The istest raid was at a village near Loo

Dr. Ma Chus-, the newly- appointed Governor of Kwangai, was the guest of honour at a farewell banquet given by the Canton authori- ties at the Governor Yamen yester- day evening, which was attended by more then fifty prominent officials both of the provincial and national governments.--Canton Times

SHANGHAI NEWS.

MURDERER EXECUTED.

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(China Mail SPECIAL.}

'SHANGILAL, Auc. 3. The Cingalese K. Peter, who mur- dèred two Chinese on June 5' was executed this morning.

HEAT WAVE CONTINUES. The beat wave contluces. There have been many cases of prostration, several fatal

WORLD'S MOST COSTLY MOTOR CAR.

The most costly motor car in the cost $35,000 gold and was ordered i world is being exhibited here. It for Chang Tso-lin, Manchuria's Tuchun.

Thirty-six vagrants and 17 Chinese for repatriation, including one from Penang, arrived here yester day by the ss." Hongws" from Slog ALLEGED INTIMIDATION.

apore. They were taken before the S.C.A., who will make arrangement for their return to their homes. The ss."Hinsang” brought five Chinese for repatriation from Sandakan. The S.C.A., will also deal with them. “

The editor of The Rock appears to have an open mind about marriage Here are two items he printed on the

same page:

Speaking at Jacksonville recently, Billy Sunday, the well-known and popular American preacher, said that on the subject of marriage he was a Roman Catholic from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet.”

Pao, in Samshui. Every house in He felieved to the indissolubility of this village was entered and looted the marriage tie. and four boys are beld for big rap- If love is bliss, what is marriage? som. Sever buffaloes were also taken | Answer: A blister, from the villagers.

untruth. Perhaps it could be shown that these Imperial Conferences are

Pleadings were ordered in H.M. FROSSER. On July 25, 1921, at not for the good of the Empire. For

Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. John a first consideration, they bring the Supreme Court, Shanghai, by his F. Prosser, a son.

empire's statesmen into close contact, Honour Mr. Peter Grain, Assistant BOFFMAN. On July 27, 1921. at which is undesirable for the reason Judge, in a claim by Yu Kang-sbang Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. L. W. that familiarity breeds contempt, against Messrs. C. Humphreys & Co. D. Hoffmann, a daughter.

while distance leads worthiness to 93 Rue Montauban. Mr K E. New the statesman viewed. Close up the man appeared for plaintiff and Mr. great man may be revealed as a very P. W Goldring for defendants. The agreements between plaintiff, who will lose in impressiveness, in moral acted as compradore, and defendants TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIU SERVICE" force, and ia effectiveness as incentives The first item of the claim is $3,600. to political conduct. "The more I being six months salary in lieu of see of men," said Carlyle, or somebody notice and the balance is on contracts MUSOKONG, WEDNESDAY, AURU:st 5, 1913.

as cantankerous, the more I like and interest due on a compradore dogs." The more closely the colonial corrent account. is permitted to study the British

The China Mail.ordinary ass, so that his speeches claim is for $13.42268, due under

EMPIRE CONFERENCES.

› MORE BURGLARIES.

EUROPEAN HOMES ROBRED.

THIRVES STEAL REVOLVERS,

TROUBLE ON FERRY WHARF.

Demanding money from a ferry ticket collector by menaces was the" charge preferred against two Chinese before Magistrate Lindsell yesterday The accused were al afternoon. fernatively charged with having in- timidated the complainant, with Intent to alarm him, and with having threatened him with a view to forc ing him to do an act which he was

not bound to do by law.

Mr. N. N. Watson, defending entered a plea of "ast guilty."

Mr. H. L. Dennys said that on the afternoon of July 10, second accuse artempted to force his way through The barrier at the Eastern Ferry Com. pany's Bunghom wharf without a ticket. When the complainant stopped bim a struvgle followed. An Indian constable took the man in custody, but on the way to the station be slipped out of his coat and escaped. The following day,, second scensed and a party of men interviewed the complainant making a claim for com- pensation for the cost accompanied

ten

some

who reports that the weather was everyone present thoroughly enjoyed splendid, the golf passable and that

themselves.

CROCODILE TEARS.

[This "poem" is inserted mainly for its obvious injustice, which may count as an offset to the injustice of those who desy the good in the present system-Ed C

"I hear the cry of the Mui Tsal" The speaker said, and wept;

Of British breed my heart doth

bleed

In a land where Stares are kept"

In far Hongkong where right and

wrong

Mr. Crew (for the defence): I can call the bo-sum, if necessary.

ance was on the defence to prove that they were not.

The Magistrate: It is up to you: I only call your attention to the words. of the Ordinance.

Mr. Craw thought he was not called upon to prove an absolute negative." He could not prove that none of the crew could have had nothing to de with it. He said it must have been put there at the annual overhaul.

Mr. Smith: And they intended to bring it out at the next overhaul?

The Magistrate: Keeping it on fixed deposit!

The Chinese compradore of the ship was called, but he could throw no light on the matter and amused the Court by giving the weight of the anchor cable as 100 tons, instead of

Have somehow intermixed. This man bumant has much to 30.

gain

By swinging them betwixt.

The Magistrate: Mr. Smith, we have rather come to an impasse. The

He bullies his wife and makes her Company have proved that there is no access to the place except when the ship is in dock.

Ife

An anxious, fretful state. And, easily riled, he beats his child His peeving tor to sale.

He swears at his Bey, and little

Joy

Have his staff in serving him For they never can tell when they

hear his bell -

If he'll be glad er grim.

His salary list would be roundly

hissed

If a Servants' Guild were formed, While to Begrare cries, which be

doth despise,

His heart has never warmed.

In short-he's mean, and his soul,

obscene

As a bad self-centred man; Dogmatic and loud whene'er

crowd

As audience he can scan.

Mr. Smith: I don't think so. The officers say the chain did not come up while they were on the ship but unless there is some secret access,

ef which there is no indication-the chain must have come up more than once for in one of the lockers is Indian opium and in the other Singapore opium.

Mr. Taylor, of the Goremment Opium Factory, was then called at the suggestion of the Magistrate He said some of the opium was of a kind that came from Calcutta or one of the Indian porta; the other was packed as the Singapore monopoly packed it. It was all quite moist and that showed it had been freshly packed. His experience in the factory was that in six mortis opium became

And prate of the cry of the Mat quite dry.

Tsai

That kindler people keep; And his heart is sore that he can't

do more

For the Mal Tsai than weep.

ONE BY ONE.

/

We are going down the Valley one

by one:

A fitting place to end a Perfect

Day.

On the hillside, kissed by wondrous

setting sun,

Old Van Epps will see us safely

stowed away.

In the course of further argument.- the Magistrate expressed the view that the Company could not be expected to prove more than that ita servants were not implicated. The evidence that the chain had not been fully paid out was rather exhaustive.- Mr. Smith re-iterated his opinion that the presence of the opium proved that the chain had come up at Calcatta and at Singapore and that it was intended it should come up again; not here, but at Shanghai.. He could interview the informer and find out how the opium really got

there.

The Magistrate; I thought you We are going down the Valley one knes, probably.

Mr. Smith: We were told that it Following come the others two by was there and that was all.

by one.

two:

fuo:

of you.

•

The Magistrate: It is not satis- But later they'll join singly in the factory either to the Company or the Court that a mystery should remain No coming back that time for me which is unsolable to both. I do not feel inclined to close the case. Perhaps Mr. Smith will be able to throw more light on it and posably completely clear the Company.

Mr. Smith: I will try to get | further information. --

We are going down the Valley on

by one':

The Monument records that we

have "passed.” The No. 1 looks sadly at our chīts: "Think so im makze finish-sign

the-last."

7

WILLIAM HILL

It was mentioned that the log would contain an entry if the anchor chains had been entirely paid out and it could be proved that there was no such entry.

As further evidence of a small with threats.

The complainant obtained a trans- epidemic of robbery from European homes, three more cases of theft are fer to the Hongkong end of the ferry. reported-one from the Railway but the two accused went to the Quarters at Hanghom, another from Kinshan wharf and again threatened Kowloon Dock, and the third from him. The complainant made an appointment with the men at the Taikoo Dock.

Absent on duty from No 5. Rai Hengbom wharf and then informed way Quarters, Hunghom, from 9 am, the police. A detective accompanied etatesman in these days, the more The Central China Post reports on July 31 to 6 a.m, yesterday, Mr. | the complaidant to the meeting place, On the one hand, apparently, the is he likely to prefer his own. Perhaps that the forenoon of Inly 22, Cuff, bead guard of the Canton and passing off as the latter's friend, General Public, presumed to be also, even colonial statesmen look was one of the most oppresse of the Kowloon Railway returned home to Heard the matter discussed The ingering and thirsting for instruction bigger in perspective, and far wir season in Hankow, not because the find that his room had been entered complainant eventually agreed to of a duplicate key. His "Smith, the following day and pay them how to suck eggs. On the other than they are. Respect for cachperature was higher but on ac land a locked box opened by means meet the accused at the same place on

and $1.10 ture and much electricity. Rellel came Weston revolver and 20 rounds compensation Band, assuredly, the British journalist, other's views and opinions is essential count of the air being laden with mois wendy to turn from his private amuse to the harmonious working of our at tiffin time in the shape of a sudden of 38 ammunition, another revolver money. Having obtained ments and impart instruction. The commonwealth, and that respect, and violent thunderstorm accom (name of maker unknown) and nine wked money from the CD.L, the

Aug. 3, 1921. ge is set; the play begins. The we submit, would be best conserved panied with heavy rain and the tem rounds of 32 ammunition the pro complainant accompanied by Sergts. ansouciant instructor of the G. P. by avoiding too frequent and tooperature dropped from 95 to 83. The perty of Mr.Winyard of the same ick and Fender and three Chinese and give the money.

Writing in the Peking Leader

The Magistrate: I cannot get ruszes his glbows, takes a god's-eye intimate contacts. The valet,, asquall wrecked a few boats in the river quarters were molen. The thief derectives went to the Hunghom

the men. The police the *K.C.B.* 237s. Not the least of wow of the universe, and dives. He cording to the adage, can see too much and swang H.M.S. "Scarab" nearer to also broke open # deswer in the whart peals of the scattered communities, of the hero to be able to worship him, the shore, than was comfortable be chest of drawers and took two pairs to

Mr. Smith: Quite so.. the "far flung" peoples, at the That is one argument, which is on the sides damaging a few trees on the of winter uniform trousers, also a made their appearance and arrested

He admits face of it as sound as the more easily Bund, but no serious damage has been brass coffee pot worth $5. Hr. Calf the therapee soon man three Peking's many fascinations are her away from the difficulty that things suspects his boy who has absconded. way his share of the money, market places where not only every may happen that do not go in the log

human need, but every human whim

Mr. Crew: If my friend persists outposts of Empire."

No. 24. Dock Terrace, the resid-$4,90 but it was all recovered. that it is too much to expect that they come by argament of the instructive reported. bonid all see eye to eye" with journalist aforesaid Another is to

After seeing her mother throw ence of Mr. J. C. Meleggan, draughts- Mr. Dennys submitted that the may be satisfied Whether one wishes his own omniscience, or with that be found in the objection that such

his most favoured statesman. Conferences cause Dominion Premiers waste paper out through the porthole man of the Kowloon Dock, was case amounted to one of intimidating to buy a side of matton or a large in that suggestion I claim the tight the front door which had been accid imprisonment without the option of ble or a quantity of sugar, second- The Magistrate: But if anyone. hand clothing, or the newest fabrics, has been involved you won't get him Two $100 fine. heir point of view and his own and stateermen to be too much away of their steamer cabin, little diss Jean entered on Monday night through a public servant and warranted supply of grain; fresh fruit and vegera. to call all the officers on the boat. gle of visiou must be unlike. It from their jobs.. They may know Minford, who with her mother in a

passenger on the steamer PMS entally left unlocked. however, essential that they should little of England, who only England Ecuador thought she would try her notes were stoke from the pocket After the complainant had corro- small bouquet of fragrant passes to come here and admit it.

know," and it is very good of people hand at what she thought was good of a pair of truss which he had borated his soll Hor's statement, the **ppreciate each other's standpoint,' and make allowances. This (he is like Mr. Hughes of Australia and fun. The first paper she found loose, thrown over a chair in his bedroom Magirate remanded the case until

are to say) "involves the necessity" Mr. Massey of New Zealand to go to however, was her mother a passport, de suspects a Chinese youth whom bext Wednesday. f Imperial Conferences, where the London to enlighten their darkness; which she slipped out of the porthole he dismissed from bis service on Between 815 m., and 1 p.m.j Sending statesmen from all parts of but the enlightening can be done as to the fishes, Mrs. W H. Minferd in July 19. The Empire can meet and exchange, weil by despatch as by speech-better the wife of Dr. Minford, a surgeon in

dess fully and freely, Etc., etc. done, if our original hypothesis was the employ of the Seoul Mining Co yesterday, while Mr. S. Hope Rice dealers in Shanghai have

temperature all tend to produce bowel Be esily fills his column on those tenable one while it is on the face in Korea. Mira. Miaford has been a draughtsman of the Talkoo Dock, been discussing a proposal to estab and many more besides may be bad Remedy should, be paired in of it undesirable that the colonials resident in Karen for three yenes and was in the office, his hou. No. 6, lish an exchange. The matter has in a bewildering variety of quantity your band ago when ging on Things are not always true that should be able to go home and tell was able tisfactorily to taunty Staples Terke, scross the road was been shelved, however, some men and quality, if one will betake one journey. Obenge of water, diet most herself as the Ampirican Commilated entered by a thiebe forced: kis bear gryning that an exchange would self to the social places where they trouble and shia medicine cannot be meem so, and not every aphoristic their constituents that they say, the Cheral Yukobama so that badroom door and stole from a desk probably be the cause of frequent re offered for sale. Bresil one ved un bowed, the train or sidamahin

interesting and educating experience. by all Chemists and Storakospora. imports an aphorism. The London panjandrains "quite plain," special perode to enter. Kores was rothcawer of which he burst open; crises in the market, while other does not care to such a Thi) to Kings are mach safe frigodnos

A inaived from the Japan 2200 in notes and jewellery worth contend that its action would tend to | Peking's big open markete wid be as recience if you have it handy Tw

maintain normal prices. honest and respectable com and that they seemed ordinary gasested and s

$30. subtle bags," even as you or L” Explaces may conceal

1

for one's lady love or trees and plan's The beazing was adjourned wati- or cut and uncut stones; rare of? books and pictures or period parde for house and garden; lade jewellery to-day.

laine; a trick bird or a fighting cricket; a pair of turtle doves or ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY?" sliver-throated agater; all these HAMBERLAINE Colio and Diarrh