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THE CHINA MAIL.

We would like to vary our contents

more.

We would like to annouure every scientific discovery, every not xble movement of mankind toward uplift and betterment, but there seems | så little "good news of that kind. compared with the bad news about our faulty hunan nature, that in all probability, if we insisted an equal propertions, we could publish ely fortnightly instead of daily. The Padre is entitled to retort, "So

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[China Mail SPECIAL]

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921.

TRIALS OF A TRESPASSER.

DISCHARGED AND DISINFECTED.

RENTS ORDINANCE.

TO-DAY'S VASE.

INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS.

Holding that the man was only LANDLORD CLAIMS POSSESSION. period of one month. The Rents there as a trespasser Magistrate Orme at the Police Coart this morning discharged a Chinese who on account of being found on the Dairy Farm Company's premises at Pokfulam without authority to be there was

vagabond.

uch the better." but as practiest] Kiang Teen was launched at Postang charged with belag a rogue and a the Rents' Ordinance before Mr. J. R.drawing notice to quit defendant

KIGBT SHANGH÷I FXICU. TIONS.

Was

SHANGHAI, Aug. ‘24. The twin screw steamer Hsin

shipyard yesterday, for special service men in a practical world, we cannot between Shanghai,and Ningpo. She discuss possible points of that sortis 3:0 feet by 45, and carries one A daily press we have, and daily wethousand tons deadweight cargo,

must fill it. with the best we can get. That is where our challenge to the reverend gentleman applies, if he ear get more glad tidings than we can speaking for the Press as a whole we would be glad to have him show us how. Let him rid himself early of at least one delusion, that the nex- papers are offering the outre, the alormal, and the distorted." Bad us ir koks. we conceive they are offering news of normal hunuan nature as ir is, and not asit ought to be. The only detail in which the Press can three attempted murders in the there to look for a job and the Road Central, The action was first! not obtain possession. The prejudice

MURDEROUS ROBBERS.

[China Mel SPECIAL.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 24. Eight armed robbers sent by the plixed Court to be executed were! implicated in nine robberies and

of the 5:h moon. This fixed the de for termination of theirtenancy. The only proposal in that letter, continued counsel, was that defendanta should occupy the premises for a further

Ordinance apart, this letter could not form a binding agreement between the landlord and tenant for a monthly tenancy, as it made no mention of rest or vacation of the premises. Presenting several interesting fea The letter merely meant that in tores, another case was heard under (consideration of the plaintiffs' withe

Wood, Poisme Judge, in the Summary would pay the rent for the additional Mr. Thomas Oliphant assistant Court this morning, when the Taimonth and give possession at the manager of the Company, said he Tung Firm claimed from the Fook termination of the period. "I say," making his usual rounds Tung Firm possession of the continued counsel," that this is such at about 6.15 am, on Sunday when House and premises known 85

an agreement because in a contract he discovered the defendant wasting No. 93 Connaught Road Cen of this kind it is the duty of the himself in one of the cows eds. Hetral. Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed Court to imply or infer the terms of recognised the man as an old by Messrs. Johnson, Stokes, and the contract. It is a matter of law servant of the company who had Master, appeared for the plaintiffs, that in all tenancy agreements if been discharged a few years and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed there is no express covenant to sur- previously. Questioned, the defend- by Messrs. d'Almada and Mason, for render, there is an implied term that ant admitted he had no permission to the defendants. Mr. C. D. Wilkinson. vacant possession should be given be there and wiress took him to the of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, was at the expiration of the tenancy." Police Station. The Company bad present in the interests of the Tez-

Continuing, counsel said that he had a lot of trouble over unauthor ants' Association.

had next to show that notwith- persoas

Mr. Jenkin explained that the standing this agreement to quit the frequenting their sed

action was one for possession of the plaintiffs in some way or other would The defendant stated that he went premises known as No. 93, Connaught be seriously prejudiced if they did magistrate observed that on the commenced in orginal jurisdiction really came to this. The plaintiffs evidence he was only a trespasser. hut with the passing of the Rents tookthelease because they hadformed Appearing to support the charge Ordinance was transferred to the partnership called the Tai Tung on behalf of the Company Mr. Mjurisdiction of the Summary Court Firm for the purpose of carrying on Turner confessed that under the The defendants as tenants claimed the business of Californian merchants to take action against persors found on premises without permission.

The Magistrate: You should dralt a bye-law and send it to the Tegislature. I am sure they would item of real news. That was the

pass it hurriedly. announcement that in all parts of the

Mr. Turner: They might or might country the churches report growing

not do that. They might take about craberships. Denotuitational re-

three years and we want to stop this turns, after some years of stagnation! or even loss, are shewing increases." the north channel south of Tsungming sort of thing now.

The Magistrate: I think the easiest That is important news, which we island. Hope is expressed that the must admit has been overlooked by three may clear with the next highway would be to "drop on" the called the Tai Tung Firm and engaged had engaged. Plain;iffs had in fact employees and bald them responsible.a large number of fokis and made been prejudiced because they had I don't think there is anything to arrangements to commence business been forced to continue their business show that this man was there except as a Californian merchant. At the in one small room in a boarding present moment he was carrying obouse in Connaught Road, Central business in very restricted accom which was scai caly large enough to ac- modation and was greatly hampered commodate their employees let alone through inability to obtain the pre-enable them to carry on their busi- mises occupied by defendants. The ness. Counsel submitted that this second ground was that under Section was evidence of serious prejudice.

fairly be accused of misrepresenting society as it is is this, that in the nature of things its exposure is con- fined to cases that have been found out. The unreported cases that have

Settlement.

THREE STEAMERS' STT CE

premises.

not been found out would swamp / SHANGHAI REPORTS FURTHER Ordinance it was extremely difficult the benefit of the Rents Ordinance, and they had appointed various

their columns.

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Moretone, Wadezidat, AUG. 24, 1948).

A PADRE ON THE PRESS.

60, Des Voeux Road, CENTRAL.

and obstacles upon which he has not

reckoned. There are, we can assure

MISHAP.

China Mail SPECIAL.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 24. The Cordillere and Glaucas are still aground

The steamer Heinrich is stuck in

the daily Press. If the flowingtide. ride." as we are here told, is with the movement in which our Padre is peculiarly interested. then we may say that the condition of the Press i cannot matter much, its degradation |

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A clean bill of health was return-

is not being infective. all goes well. ed for the Colony yesterday.

and there is no need to worry. or fo complain..

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A farruer living at Hangtauchung Kowloon City, yesterday lost a bullock worth So He suspects it had strayed from his field and was stolen

The man charged yesterday with baving tried to kidnap a mai tsci at Yaumati Was sentenced to sir months jail by Magistrate Orme a the Police Court to-day.

For unlawfully boarding the 8.8. Derwent while it was in the quarantine anchorage a Chinese was fined $50, with the alternative of a mouth's jail, at the Marine Court

A mi tri living at No. 16. Port-to-day. land Street, Yaumati. was yesterday:

Town for observation.

bitten on the leg by a stray dog. The While at work repairing a window girl was removed to the Kwong Wah frame on the third floor of No. 10, Hospital and the dng to Kennedy Kan U Fang, yesterday afternoon; a carpenter missed his footing and fell into the street sustaming injuries which necessitated his removal to the hospital where he now lies in a critical

Mr. Pablo Anante. tuansger of the Filipino Club. Wyndham Street, reports that during last night. his

bedroom was entered by the door which was closed but not locked, and two suits of clothing worth $44, a gold watch $22 and u silver cigarette

case worth $20. stolen.

condition.

19 a trespasser.

The defendant was accordingly cautioned and discharged. After wards, as the Dairy Farm's premises at Fakfulum have been declared an infected area, he was disinfected.

MOTOR CAR CASE.

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while the plaintiffs as lessors claimed officials and assistants, etc., altogether that they were entitled to an order numbering seventeen or eighteen. for possession or ejectment on two They also got into touch with pos grounds. The defendants agreed in sible constituents but through their writing on May 7, to quit on July 2. inability to secure these premises they In order to establish a right to an were unable to carry out a number of order on that ground it was necessary orders. It was also a necessary part to show that the landlord had, as of a Californian merchant's business result of that agreement, acted so as to be able to store goods. Further seriously to prejudice himself. The more, plaintifs were under an obvi- landlord had started a partnership cus obligation to the employees they

1 E. of Section 4 of the Rents A third point, alternative to the Ordinance plaintiffs could show first, said counsel, was that plaintiffs that they reasonably required the reasonably required these premises premises for themselves and their for their occupation as a res whole-time employees. Furthermore idence for themselves and their there was alternative accommodation employees. The premises сод available for the defendants.

A SLIGHT COLLISION.

sisted of four floors. Plaintiffs For the last three years, continued were under obligation to house the Magistrate Lindsell this morning counsel, the premises in question bad whole of their employees, 17 or 18 heard evidence in the case in which been occupied by the defendants on in number, all in whole time employ the driver of motor car No. 258, a monthly tenancy from the superior owned by the Breezy Garage, was landlord. On May 4 of this year the affidavit claimed that they required ment The defendants in their yesterday remanded on a charge of premises were leased to the plaintiffs three floors for domestic purposes. reckless driving, colliding with and by the landlord for 36 Chinese lunar Therefore it was not unreasonable upsetting a ricsha containing a Chi- months commencing on June 4. On for plaintiffs to require two floors for nese detective at the junction of May 4 the defendants were notified the same purpose Queen's Road Central and Jubilee of the lease, both by the superior Street.

landlord and the plaintiffs. They The detective said that the acci- thereupon approached the last named dert occurred at $10 p.m., on Sun- for an extension of their monthly day. The car which was going at tenancy by one extra month, nately a high speed, collided with the until the 27th day of the 5th mGOD. ricsha from behind and threw the

His Honour: Were they at that witness out. The splash-board of time under notice? the ricsha was damaged.

Mr. Jenkin: When they were notified of the new lease they were also given one month's notice.

Mr. Alabaster: Our occupants number 30, against your 17. further evidence was required as to Mr. Jenkin said that he felt no reasonable requirement.

His Honour: Where are these 17 or 18 persons housed now?

Mr. Jenkin! house.

At the boarding

His Honour: At the expense of the plaintiffs?

Mr. Jenkin: Yes. And at the present moment, aiso for the last three weeks, premises in Des Vœux Road West have been vacant waiting for the defendants.

A Chinese lady residing at No.An Indian Sergeant who said that 15. Arbuthnot Road was walking in he saw the accident, gave the time Wingiok Street about 3.30 p.m.. as 7.55 p.m. yesterday, when a man came up fmm Mr. Benjamin Young, a Eurasian behind and snatched from her ears a youth who was a passenger in the A Chinese merchant carrying on. business at No. 40, Bonhams pair of gold car-rings set with diamond Cer, said that he engaged the car at and jade worth $300. The thief ran 7. P.m., for a trip round the Island. Strand West. reported to the police towards the Praya.

They had completed the round, "and The woman were returning to the garage when yesterday, that a few days ago he called out "Stop thief" and gave the accident occurred near received by post

unsigned 30

chase, but the thief mingled with the Central Market. They arrived at the approached plaintiffs for a month's premises and leave them in occupatiosi letter threatening him with death if

he did not subscribe $100,000 to-

editorial spirit is willing. but in which party. He suspects a man named bim, newspaper offices ia which the furds the cause of the Kwangsi circumstances are too strong for it. Long Ki Ching. The police are in

vestigating. How gladly would many a newspaper

bring good tidings, in preference to As the ..Suitai

own little comer, in our own small

crowd and disappeared.

the

His Honour: When did they receive notice from the old Landlord? Mr. Jenkin: On May 4. His Honour: And that notice terminated tenancy on what date?

Mr. Jenkin: Jure 3.

The defendants, added Mr. Jenkin, After receiving this notice, con-wanted the plaintiffs to go into those

the tlaued counsel,

defendants

lease.

garage at 9.40 p.m., so he calculated extension. That request was refused. of the premises to which plaintiffs the accident must have occurred at The request was repeated on May 1.

were entitled under their In attempting to jump on to the 9.30. The car was travelling at a

A Chinese carrying first notice had expired?

His Honour: In the meantime Negotiations had proceeded on that basis, but the plaintiffs wanted the Kinshan Wharf from a sampan yester- moderate pace.

bamboo and two baskets

premises which they had leased and day afternoon, a Chinese visitar from a

Mr. Jenkin They appear to for which they were under liability. io frunt of it. The Canton, living at the Hungon Board-ran

have been tenants on sufferance. slowed down to about ing House, Connaught Road Central,

Yet another application for a The Des Voeux Road West premises 3 miles an hour and swerved to the month's extension was later made were still unoccupied, the defendants

driver

went to press.

was making fell into the harbour. He sank several left and bumped slightly into the by the defendants, added counsel, having a contract with the landlord bad news, if it only could. In our fast alongside the Winglok Whart times, before help could reach him,ricsba which sustained very little but this also was refused. As de to take them. In their affidavit, de- war, the China Mail does try to keep yesterday afternoon, a runner of the When brought ashore, he was un- damage. The driver stopped the car fendants had not vacated by July 2 would vacate the premises plaintifs fendants had declared that they the flag of cheerfulness flying, and Kisang Boarding House attempted conscious, and had to be removed to for a few minutes after the accident, proceedings were started agains to dwell on goodness when it may to board her. He missed his hold the hospital by the motor ambulance. and then proceeded to the garage.

of the rope ladder and fell into the The unfortunate an expired with-

them. On July 2 defendants' solici had leased, but here were these Des Is it not, perhaps. rather to overstate

Having decided that the difference i tors wrote a letter stating that their/Year Road West premises still wait- the case where he says that our harbour between the vessel and the ont regaining consciousness when a in the times did not affect the case clients had obtained other premises would not say that the new premises ing for them. Furthermore defendzats average daily news columns indicate wharf. He sank immediately and couple of hundred yards from the since the collision was admitted, the but were unable to move in as the ten- that we are a decadent race with was not seen again. A couple of

Magistrate told Inspector Garrod that ants therent had not moved out.. The were not suitable as they had selected hospital.

he was of opinion that the car must letter added that as soon as defendants

them themselves. an appetite for the degrading and hours later his remains were recovered

bave been going dead slow at the were able to obtain possession of

Evidence was then called., little interest in things which are and removed to the public mortuary,

Japanese oil is now coming in large time of the cellkion, otherwise the the new premises they would vacate case for the defence when this edition Mr. Alabaster was opening the honourable and of good report"? | The Chinese keeper of a milk quantities from the huge Japanese ricsha would have been severely those leased by plaintiffs. Is there not some analogy between

Reading from the defendants Caught by the headline. Pulpit the newspaper reporting of crime depot in Aberdeen Street, was this ou mills in Tringtao as a result says damaged,

The Inspecter said that that was affidavit, Mr. Jenkin mentioned that gets back as the Fress," we have done and the pulpit denunciation of sia?indsell with having sold adulterated sica of business among the local oil the impression he got when he first the monthly rental had been $280 morning charged before Magistrate the Canton Times of the suspen

Hearing was adjourned of an action what we perhaps would not have No one dreams of accusing a Padre, milk. Mr. W. B. Hind, who appeared mills whose workers have been on examined the witnesses before issuing but had subsequently.been raised to by the Tong Wah Hospital against done. We have read right through thus denouncing sin, of "an appetite for the defence, asked for a remand ke for nearly 2 months. the summons. He understood then a long sermen by the Rev. J. Kirk for the degrading, though some Maconachie. Sermous in these days times, as in the case of the Bex.in order to get witnesses. He said It is curious to note adds the that the car merely glanced the richa $360. The ground floor was used the Kwong Sang Hong Ltd, of No.

the damage

the other three for domestic purposes recovery of possession of house No. was very alight- that the defence would be that at journal that the price of oil at present and upset it. The coolle told him that as the business premises of the firm, 248 252 Des Voeux Road Central, for are very often like Lewspaper leaders, Bernard Vaughan, whatever

Of The advantage the Padre bus in greater preacher it was that tickled London this period of the year the grass used is much lower than before the strike about 40 cents. He could not under- The affidavit also mentioned that a 248 Des Voeux Road and No. 40 ternative accommodation existed. "I Wing Lok Street under subsection of for feeding cows did not contain was declared. For a picul of first stand why the witnesses should shall establish," added Mr. Jenkin, Section 4 of the Rents Ordinance. D. leisure for preparation being offset, with sermons on the Sins of Society, normal nourishing properties. He class ail, the price was more than 13 change their story to make it appear that the alternative accommodation The complaint alleges that defendants-. perhaps, by his more limited range we do seem to detect in the pulpit a would like to call a witness from the

referred to not only existed then but agreed in writing on June 6 to aah aubjects. It is our opinion that little of the unholy gusto which our newspaper leaders should sermonize local Padre sees in the Prese. Marital Dairy Farm Company to support his contention. The Magistrate fixed the

exists now. It is available now and the premises and that the plaintiffs in- is. as suitable for them under the consequence contracted to let them. more than they do, although not problems are so universal that we

bearing for Monday.

meaning of the Rents Ordinance as necessarily on pulpit lines. Now can conceive of roany men and women

the premises they now occupy. do not find that in this instance reading divorce case reports without Mr. Maconachie was doing anything the least impare thought or motive, About 3 am, yesterday, an workers is a blessing to the poor who 20 sulger, or so zaseemly and in- but rather with a healthy curiosity employee of the Teun Cheong Bank are now getting their oil at a much appropriate in the palpit, as "getting to learn more and more of our com. of No. 44, Des Voeux Road West, was cheaper price than before the strike.

at anything. With much of men human nature. "There, but returning to his quarters above the has criticism of the journalism of the for the grace of God, go I," we can bank premises, when he discovered day we are obliged to agree. We imagine a husband or wife saying, an outbreak of fire in a recess approve of so much of it that if they read the details of quite ordinary the staircase between the first and The cats to edit the China Mail for a quarrels and misunderstandings that second floors, used to store rags and ample of days, just to show the world lead, more than last does, to much waste paper. Near the spot on the how it should be done, we will gladly of the marital infidelity so recorded, landing was & tin which had contained take his palpit for a couple of Sundays, We submit this as a suggestion, that kerosene. The fire which had ap and gazrantee to deliver four sermons the appetite for such newspaperparently just started, was spreading - This afternoon 'a new progamme that will not be too much of a shock reports is not generally a prurient rapidly. The man's call for help starts at the., Hongkong Theatre

The telegram quoted below was Er his congregation. Or, if he would one, nor a sign of decadence. Our aroused his colleagues, and between where a very amusing comedy in two prefer it, we will go fishing while he theory, Mr. Macogachie will admit them they managed to put out the scia from Mack Senner, the Never received by the local American Con abes on editing and sets a standard has more Pauline charity about it dames in a few minutes. Attempted the old, will be shown. Next comes sulate General from the Manila

*Resurrection," a magnificent Photo-| Otservatory;; Me Let us be frank with him, than the sweeping condemnation arson is suspected. Ne damage was Ditto fire par afaring Pauline 245 pm yesterday: mod not extrap hita in any way which brands newspaper editors and done, and the fire brigade was not Frederick The Cyclone or 159bbon 5.85, of Nata He would ind, we think, difficulties newspaper renders as a decadent ruce. - Pazione

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Tls before the strike; it was 14 Tls that the car ran into the ricsha from during the strike and now when the bebind.

oil from the Japanese mills in Tsingtao The Magistrate dismissed the is coming to Canton. the price drops mons. down, to about 12 Tis a picul. It seems that the strike of the oil mill

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Mr. Jenkin then proceeded to ex- CANTON'S "VICTORY DAY." pound four points, the first of which was that the defendants had agreed

Canton is to have a "Victory Day" There was a collision between two to quit. After quoting the law 40 coastal steamers in the harbour on the matter, contained in Smith's next Saturday to commemorate the Saturday night when the Jardine Lendir Cases, counsel asked his success, of the Cantonese Army in its steamer Chipsing" moving out on Honour to put the Rents Ordinance operations against Kwangen Bane 'are now we belug her way to Canton, struck the sa, out of his mind for a moment and boo arches "Selatan" which was lying at booy consider two letters which he con-erected in the chief thoroughfares B.11. Only slight damage was caused. tended constituted an agreement to and there is to be a monster The front of the quit. One letter written by the procession. defendants⠀⠀

of Governor's Tamen is undergoing Occupants the premises under a monthly tenancy alterations and in place of the old clearly said that they were to quit on wall a Victory Gste" will be built, the 29th day of the 4th moon. They Coincidently with the Victory then proceeded to negotiate for a celebrates a large quantity of can-- further month's tenancy stating that facatelloblum will be burnt and this, time was prasing and for the moment says the Canton Tiles will impress it was very difficult to find another the people that dein government place, and Diding for an extension will be the best of the eye The a further month, to the 274th day - authorities in Canton.""

TYPHOON WARNING.