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or without entrenching toole
SPECIAL CABLE.
TSCAPE FROM JAIL.
EUROPEANS' SAVAGE ATTACK
ON FAILER.
[China Mail SPECIAL.]
SHANGHAI, Sept. 8. About 7 o'clock last eight prisoners named Henry C. Mancie and A. E Norman, made a daring escape from the American jail. They savagely attacked a jailer and threw ammonia on his face. They got clear away and have not yet been captured.
NIGHT AQUATICS.
ANOTHER V.K.C. SUCCESS.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,
ARMS ON JUNK.
A LUCKY DISCOVERY,
The Water Police searched a fish- ing junk on its arrival in barbour yesterday afternoon and seized two Winchester rifes and a quantity of ammunition. The master of the boat was this morning charged before
1921
MURDER TRIAL.
IDENTIFICATION METHODS.
CRITICISM BY COUNSEL,
Chiel Detective Inspector Marison and Police Inspector Murphy were
After two postponements on ac- count of the inclement weather, the filth right aquatic fete of the Victoria Recreation Club was successfully held yesterday evening. There was a large attendance of spectators. Most of the items on the programme were trial events in connection with the fortheming. Interpors contest with Shanghai. Additional seating ac- commodation was provided on the ed a permit for them, as they would connection with the Weping Theatre wall on the Naval Yard side of the be very dangerous weapons in the murder. Sath, and on the balcony on the hands of pirates, The Magistrate audience of Chinese as ever but the sea side, and everybody was com-imposed a fine of $100, or six little group of European ladies was fortable. The lighting was also months' hard labour, and ordered the
conspicuously absent. much improved, and one had a clear confiscation of the con.raband. view of the bath from any seat. A jazz band gare much pleasure with a A clean bill of health was returned, programme of well known music, and
got applause.
Magistrare Orme. Inspettor Spear two of the principal witnesses called were new, to give evidence to-day at the trial said that the rifles although a little rusty, and the de of Yeung Ko, the accused man in fendant would never have been grant
LOGAL AND GENERAL.
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arrested.
There was as large.as
The Acting Chief Justice (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) presided and the jury" of seven was composed of the follow- ing-Robert Gray (foreman), CE Tavares. V. F. V. Ribeiro. R. S. Judah. J. J. Gutierrez, E. M. Xavier and D. J. CurbIII.
The Attorney-General (Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp K.C.) conducted the Crown case and Mr. F. C. Jenkin defended.
After he had given evidence of the
of
But this will never da We are letting out trade secrets. What pre- vokes us to this outburth
J. R. Johnstone and A. Logan, course. Viscount Milner's interview.
At the Shanghai Mixed Court always popular figures at these fetes, He claims to be an Imperialist (nu
An Indian was this morning demurret) and an advanced Socialist. daring August there was an increase did not swim last night both being
also was charged before Magistrate Lindsell a Social Reformer. That was given of nearly 1000 cases over July. The presented from taking the water by
colds. Busschaert this ex-journalist, to total coriler of cases was 5,178.
did suf, by
not take with the unlawful possession of two indisposed and journalist. for the public to swallow, į
The balance of the Salt Gabelle part in the water polo match. With automatic pistols, one revolver and a It is a mouthful It should be Fletcherized, not gulped. Truth." held in trust of the diplomatic com-these three players unavailable, the quantity of ammunition, Mr. Les
remand. M:. Froom at the Kwong Fat boarding be remarked, knowing well the sopori-mittee: amounted to $11.559,000 up to teams bad to be reorganised at the Longinotte appeared for the defence search carried out in the prisoner's fic effect of such journalse. is July 23,. Of this amount. 84.01-1.000 last moment, and the spectators, and asked for a
I have said on has been handed over to the Peking through no fault of the organisers, Buriingham, D.S.P., had no objection house C.D.I. Murison was cTOSS- had content themselves with a bet asked for substantial bail. He examined by Mr. Jenkin, who pre- often in contrasts.
suggested $1,000.
Mr. Longinotto faced his questions with an assurance
The many occasions in the past that the Government,
that be acquitted the witness of The two lengths scratch race said that that was too much.
came with him (Mr.
the suggested opened the programme. There were defendant
any complicity in to the station and
planting"
the pink ticket, himself. Be two heats in this event. In the final Longinotto)
was The C.D.I agreed that an efficient the race resolved itself into a struggle surrendered
Mr. Burlingham policeman should not have missed between G. Jack and Leong Tit-sang, not one of the YMCA. representatives, admitted that the defendant had the ticket when searching the coat who is a very likely candidate for surrendered himself, but he ran away that was found in the room. He inclusion in the Interport team. when the police searched his quarters. himself searched the bed while Ser After defeating C. Logan by a narrow Mr. Longinotto said that the defen- margin in the heat, Leong gave Jack dant was watchman of the Garrison geant Rozesky examined the clothing. world run away. He suggested that
Inspector Murphy was questioned fraction of a second.
The Mag- a close race in the final and lost by a School, and it was not likely that he was possible for a searcher to have
Another item of interest was the $500 was reasonable bail.
by the judge about the finding of the that
was open team raze for Hengs, Clubs,istrate, thought Messes and Service units. The pity extraordinary that a watchman should pink ticket when the basket of was there were not many entries for have unlicensed revolvers in
The absence of the passession, and ordered a remand this event. Ar additional new dry dock is Services was particularly noticeable, bail of $1,000. shortly to be built for the Kiangnan while none of the bongs were repre Three teams, namely the Dock & Engineering Works. on the sented. east side of the present one. The land į U.A.C., T.MC, A. and Kowloon Docks
Witness: Nobody mentioned the on which the Naval Munitions Stores competed in this event A. Botelho
matter to me and I did not mention considerably increased by Laing, and now stand, it is understood. is being save the United a good lead which was they maintained it throughout the
to anyone that I intended to search Bought by the Dock Ce.. as a site.
In answer to further questions In- race, although at one stage ). Leonard
The Indian watchman employed
spector Murphy said his intention in man by swimming a meander course. lost much ground to the fast YMCA.
The six lengths handicap in which by the Diocesan Girls' School, Kow opening the basket was to get hold five swimmers participated, was an Icon, reports to the police that about of the loose incks. Everything was exciting event. G. Jack and D. Laing 7.15 last night, be was taking a short thrown out on the floor and he told the who gave away seven seconda in cut through a piece of waste ground constable who was there for the pur- this race, caught up tasir opponent between Jordan and Austin Reads pose of conveying exhibits in the case to the Court for the trial, to look through in the third length, and then on his way to the school to start detaching themselves from the rest duty, when five Chinese attacked swam the rest of the race together.him from behind. One man struck the clothing before putting it back. ing house the basket remained on a Both competitors sparted strongly. hard and heavy, while
The Peking and Tilsio Times to be entirely false a contrast" of states that Sir Robert Ba Tung and his own kind, which we subnuit as family were entertained at luncheon vestaining the truth. Truth." the by Ex-President Li Yuan-hung in Serpent might have said to Eve in the Tientsia on the 9th August. Sir garden. is often in contrast. I have Robert is expected to return to the said on many occasions in the past Colony in November. that the danger is that the ideal of knowledge or science on the one hand (such as you may absorb from this apple) and of obedience to God on the other should became dissevered. How can you obey God properly, intelligently, virtuously, until you know good from evil! This immediate and merely apparent disobedience
The Korea Mare bas a new that I advise is ant antagonistic to! ultimate obedience, but is essentially travelling purser this trip. Mr. O. H. Tes Smith who was formerly for two related and complementary." there is something of the Serpent in years with the Imperial Hotel in this ex-journalist. As an Imperialist Tokyo. He is a new chaplove of the
bureaucratic control.".... but is familiar with the Fari and is sure that "in imperial and Fast. Mr. Layman, former travelling foreign affairs a Labour government purer, remained in America. would have much to learn." As a
In the course of bis first visit to
be swallows
WATCHMAN ROBBED.
overlooked the ticket.
his
on
clothes fetched from the boarding house was opened up and searched by a Chinese constable in his office last Monday morning.
ATTACKED BY FIVE MEN ON WASTE GROUND.
www
His Honour. I would like to ask you whether when you ordered this search you did so on the suggestion of anybody else.
it.
Social Reformer he is dead against the Far East, Mr.D. Rockefeller. The last length saw an exciting finish. him on the head with something/After it was fetched from the board-
if it
another
the policy of nationalization
means bureaucratie control." Jr., who is coming to Peking for the and it was a neck to neck race clapped his hand over bis mouth shelf in his office. His office, he said, Mr Jenkin corse-examined the Ins Yet even the Serpent can say a wise dedication of a medical college endow until three quarters of the length had and preveried him from shouting could not be locked up. thing.The true line of advanced by his father, the oil king, will teen covered. Then Laing made a for help. Stunned by the blow on
the head, he was unable to offer any pector at great length about the The mer stole his identification parades, drawing special [zat that said Viscount Milner. "is towards a visit Rongkong and Canten, arriving last effort and won by a yard.
to the As usual, the mixed nomination resistance.
paraded, state of things in which instead of here on October 6 with his wife and
was full of fun. The ladies jumped turban worth $7.70, and $1.50 in attention capital hiring labour labour wii hire! daughter.
into the water with a parcel each 10-cent pieces. They then ran away a minority of the men
including the prisoner, bad bare feet. He pointed out that at capital." That is such a rare tlcagtt
and swam to their male partners at in the direction of Yaumati.
of the parades two men who were asked if they could identify the the other end of the bath, Here the
murderer both picked out men with bare feet. In one case the prisoner was indicated and the other instance one of the cther mes was pointed out.
for you to chew on (we do not k
A Chinese lady walking in Queen's you to shut your eyes and swallow Road Central resterday afternoon, that we will stop here: and not dwell was robbed near Gough Street by
a
men had to put on socks, shoes, trou.
on Viscount Milner's preference for a man who came up from behind and sers and a coat, and then swim to To put on a pair of trousers League of British Sations, rather snatched a pair of earrings set with the winning past with their partner.
حمر
the frantic forts of the competitors
A WEAK STORY.
POLICE DOUBT IT.
One
He
than for the L. 0. X, It is tempting jaiamonds with a string of pearls in the water, was no easy matter,į in view of the Imperialist methods attached, worth $100. The man cansad much laughter was caused by
A feki of the Ho Kai Ming shop of
Inspector Murphy explained that of bringing Ireland into the League of into a side lane and disappeared.
V. Ramsey, who was the most com No. 20, Koshing Street, West Point British Nations--but if the journalists The P. & O. liner Kalyan" put pletely dressed, with only one shoe
was entrusted by his master yester in b re feet because if he had who regard you as intellectualy lazy back to Colombo on August 22, with auntied, won the verdict. His partner reports to the district police that he he had paraded some of the men day morning with $152 in Chinese provided the prisoner with shoes journalistic reputations that he is have judged you aright, you already entewhat serious fire in her bunkers, was Miss D. Witchell. exercise what
The fire was discovered some 23 miles! The principal feature of the pro- 20 cent pieces and Hongkong bank ill fitting shoes would have been more only statesman. He could and have enough to
energy you can spare. DINIZ-On Septen ber 1, 1921. 2 would have been the super-journalist. mental
was walking in Queen's Road West, thought that as long as there were Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. He has the natural gifts that lead to Labour hiring capital. Chew on that. Colombo and fading it im-gramme was a trial Interport team notes to pay various shops. As he conspicuous than bare feet. Diniz, a daughter.
successful journalism. when accom. The idea comes from that Socialist possible to control the fire until the race between two teams of four men
Mr. Jenkin said that what he was panied by the essential conviction Imperialist. Viscount Milner, whom general cargo adjoining the hold was each. It proved to be an exciting event. he met two men who said that they other men there with bare feet it removed in liner was brought back. The first three pairs finished even.
and it was left to Jack to win for his were strangers in a strange land, and was fair to the prisoner.
asked him to change a bundle of attes already noted, that the public will you respect.
It was believed that the damage was team by a touch. The winning team for them. He took the supposed suggesting wes that the manner in swallow anything. He seems to have'i
consisted of A. Botelho, D. Laing, notes wrapped up in a handkerchief, which the parade was conducted that conviction too.
Yeung Pirg-kwai and G. Jack (capt).handing over his master's money as did not come up as Viscount Milner certainly has. Mr. Bottomley has it. Mr. Bottomley is no fool. Those of us who have found him out. weighed him up, never suggest that. His conviction that the public will swallow anything has been proved and strengthened and confirmed by his experience. It has made him
MARRIAGE.
MENICOLM:COLL.-On Thurday September 1, 1921, at Shanghai. Annie Tweedie Alexander, intr daughter of Mr. Donald MC of Shanghai, and the late Mrs. McColl, to Robert Janes, third son of Mr. and Mrs. A. McNicol
of Manchester.
The
China Mail.
44 TROTH, JUSTICE,
PUBLIO SERVICE "
LOIGHCNG, THUESDAY, SIFT. 8. 1921.
TO SUCH AS ARE SUCKERS.
SPORT.
WATER POLO.
UNITED V. WILTS.
Dat serious.
The formation of a houseboys and coolies union is reported as in course of formation in Shanghai. It is stated that there are about 10.000 house boys and coolies employed by foreigners and that leaders in the union move. ment are now engaged in compiling a list of names, with the idea of pro-
successful. Stead acquired the same The following will represent the ceeding with organisation work if the conviction from long experience, United in the League Water-polo majority favours such a step. hence perhaps Julia. The journalis, match against the 2nd Wilts, to-day. who assumes that the public it at 5.15 p.m.-A. F. Simmons; J.
All rice fields in Shishing district intelligent, and who acts accordinglys Rodger, C. Logan; D. Laing; J. C. have been badly damaged on account is usually a failure. He is soon dis Finch, E. W. Railton, W. Gerrard, couraged. He hears it stated that be
is a pedant, a conceited "intellectual" who is "showing off." The business- nien who usually own newspapers Viscount Milner has given an inter- suggest to him delicately that he is view to a journalist. He wed to be writing" over the heads" of the peo- ***Give 'em what they want" is one bimself. Most journalists are ple. eynics. They entertain thin fixed idea their order to him. It is the motto, that the public is stupid enough to is it not, of the most successful journ- swallow anything.
LAWN BOWLS.
BHANGELI TEAM FOR HONGKONG SELECTED;
J
The Shanghai Lawn Bowls Associa
He
to the nature
Other rests were as follows:
security. When he opened the parcel sequired in order to give the prisoner Four lengths handicap for boys 15 at the money changer's he found the the fairest possible deal and under: 1. D. Cgilvie; 2, May. Girls' two lengths handicap:
1,
the fact that two barefooted men were selected shows that the parade must not have been a fair parade.
Inspector Murphy: I do not admit that.
parcel contained the usual waste intended potting it to the jury, with- paper with a $5 bill wrapped round out any reflection on Inspector C. Smith; 2, Irene Bliss.
the outside. He immediately returned Murphy, that as an identification Running header from Spring to the spot near the Government parade this parade was of no value board: 1. D. Laing, 95 points; 2. Civil Hospital, where the men said whatsoever because of the matter te they would wait for him, but naturally which be had drawn attention-"I W. Hyde, 65 points.
Two lengths handicap for novices: they were not to be found. The put it to you as man to man" In- 1, S. H. Garrod; 2, C. Pereira.
report is considered very doubtful, spector Murphy," counsel said, "that Ladies' to lengths hurdles: 1. and the police are investigating. Miss G. Ratasey; 2, Miss B. Jennings. The polo match was of moderate of the heavy rains and gales on Sep-league order, with very little excite ment in it. Both teams attacked
Mr Jenkin had not concluded his tember 2 and 3. The rice fields are alternately, and failed to score PEOPLE WON'T BELIEVE HIS
cross-examination when the time under two or three feet of water while through lack of combination, the
STORIES OF LONDON.
arrived for the tifis adjournment.
to the
the the water in the lower fields is as deep passes being often wild and wide.
fact that Owing as five or six feet. The poor farmers Several of the younger players were
The Emir of Katsina, the native Attorney-General has to attend a Council meeting this who were jubilant some time ago over too hasty to get rid of the ball, Nigerian ruler, passed his last day in
Legislative not fed their London by shopping at Harrods. He afternoon the case was adjourned the first rain, are now worrying over and oftener than
Soares and I.
has left Euston for Liverpool, where until to-morrow at 10.30 am. obponents. J. the fate of their crops.
Franco played sound games
at
EMIR'S DILEMMA.
in Arabia.
His
In the presence of a large con- back and allowed very little to pass he will embark for ledda, on his way Honour indicated that he would like to This is not all alists of to-day. Well, all this meaastion has selected the following team gregation of friends the wedding took them. Hall and Ignatieff made excel.to Mecca, the Mahommedan holy city dispose of the case this week and The Emir went shopping without would be prepared to sit if necessary their fault. The public has swallowed You. You see their implication? It for the Interport match at Hongkong place on September 1 at Union Church lent goul-keepere and dealt with
vincing style. During a melee in of their wants. He visited practi so much that discrimination would is plain enough. You are the swine
J. Shaw (skip). D. McAlister, S.Sharghai, of Miss Annie Tweede whatever came their way in con-his wives, but he was not forgetful on Saturday morning. have refused, that it is a natural before whom precious pearls must not Marks, J. R. Tweedie, H. F. Landers, Alex nder McColl, daughter of Mr. D.front of the Blue goal, a faulty pass cally every department of Harrod's error, journalists being very ordinary be laid. You prefer husks. Hunks A. J. Brown and J. Keefe, men, and not a distinct species, to are prescribed. Incidentally, because conclude that it will swallow any- they think that of you, they describe thing Barsum had the journalistic the husks as pearls. They know point of view, when he observed that you'll swallow that too. They keep every minute there's a sucker born. on reminding you of the Dignity of A greater American than he noticed the Prese, the Liberty of the Press, this gudgeon-like behaviour of the the Incorruptibility of the Press, the public. He said it is possible to fool Traditions of the Press, the Indepen-cough. some of the people all the time, and dence of the Press, the (mirabile dictu) to food all the people some of the time Intelligence of the Press.. You are to (an admission that is encouraging to swallow all that also. Do you? You the journalists) but he thought it im- must admit that a lot of it goes down, pot blo to fool all the people all the Even when you see newspaper chang Lome. Perhaps in those pre-war days ig handa, in the most open way, you
McColl, general manager of the gave the Whites a chance, and they Stores, and bought them clothes The Tokyo police are greatly Shanghai Electric Construction Co., Detted. This was the only score of and medicines. In view of the fact concerned over gambling, which is Ltd., and Mr. Robert James McNicel, the match, and when the final whistle that they were going on pilgrimage said to be going on in the premises of of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. came, the Whites were winners by be confined himself more or less to
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY.
THE LEAGUE.
The ceremony was performed at the one goal to mil. Mr. A. A. Alves was necessities. All he treated himself to certain foreign legations and embassies Consulate by Sir Everard Fraser, in charge of the game, and proved a was a silver watch and some ex in Tokyo, according to a story that pensive fruit. This he took back the Hochs published the other day. The Hocht does not designate the 13 remedy has no superiors coro K.C.M.G., and the Rev. M. T. Stauffor useful coach for the players.
with him, presumably to share. for colds, croup and whooping officiated at Union Church, which was
When a reporter asked the Emir participants in these games of chance, for his final impressions of London but presumably they are Japanese It has been a favourite with mothers very prettily decorated with bamboo
he looked very worried. What makes who seek shelter within the protected young children for almost forty resta pink lilies, tuberoses and a floral bell Chamberlain's Cough Remedy There were two bridesmaids, Mis
me and," he said "is that no one will precincts of the foreign missions to believe me when I tell them of all woo the Goddess of Fortune, Arrests always be depended upon and is pleas Irma McColl and Miss Vera Froberg
The following watches in connecthese glories. How could they ? Bat It not only cures colds and grip, but and Mrs. H. C. Marshall acted as prevents the r resulting in pornsoula matron of honour. Mr. H. Lindsay tion with the Hongkong Water Polo I shall have enough to think about cannot be made on the premises of
Chamberlaid Cough medy coo-Molyneux seted as boat man, and League are scheduled to be played every day of my life. Your roads are that was true. Lloyd George is not a do not seem to recognize that news-tains no opam or other barcoule and Mesas 0. A Buyers A An to day
may be given as confidently to a child journalist, though he likes to quanel paper proprietors muy have axes to as to an adult. For sale by al Chemisa Ewing, and J. P. B. Eastwood were
th them. It is a good job for some grind. You see two editore calling and Storekeepers.
:
Ant to take.
the ushers.
TO-DAY'S GAMES.
5.15 pm-United v. Wilts. 545.pm-2.G. y." Foxglove.
the embassies and, legations without more wonderful than anything, the permission of the chitis of mis- except the seroplane in which I rode sion, and this presents a nice problem
to the police. in the sky."
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