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TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4. 1921.

TO-DAY'S CABLES.

(Reuer's Service to the China Mail)

SHACKLITONS “QUEST" IN DIFFICULTIES.

UNABLE TO HOLD HER OWN AGAINST STRONG WIND.

TUCSIAN RED FROM LISBON,

Lissos, thetober 3. Shackleton's Quest" is in difculties of Cape Rosa owing to the; strong wind. She is unable to hold her own and has asked for help.

og has been despatched fron. Li-bon.

UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.

EXPERTS DISCUSS INDUSTRIAL SITUATION WITH PREMIER,

THE CHINA MAIL.

M:. Wolfe: I must say that is IN TERPORT DANCE THEFT

notrue. There was no other car in

the vicinity at the time.

A fine of $15 was imposed.

GARDEN ROAD SPEEDING.

CHAIR PASSENGER TAKES ACTION.

Mr. E. W. Hamilton prosecuted the driver of motor car No. 463, owned by the Russell Street Garage, for reckless driving by spoeding down Garden Road

FOUR WEEKS' JAIL FOR V.RC, COOLIE.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE.

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E bare THIS DAY taken over in representation of the Associated Machin

Hongkong and Chin the sole Corporation of New York, ma factarers of:—

The VRC, coolie remanded yes terday by Magistrate Lindsell on a charge of having stolen a silverary cigarette case belonging to Mr. H. A Castro during the Interport dance ou Saturday night, was again before the Court this morning.

The Secretary, Mr. P. C. Witchell, said that at 2 am. on Sunday hel Mr. Hamilton said that when the received a report from Mr. Castro defendant passed him at the junction about the loss of the cigarethe case. of Kennedy Read the car was going At 3 a.m. he warned al: the Clab borx at over 20 miles at hour. Before to return the case to him if found. that, it had been going at anything At 11 am. he mustered all the between 30 and 50 miles an hour boys and coolies, the accused The ear was empty.

among them, and questioned them Inspector Garrod said that the con- individually. The accused, who trol area on Garden Road was from was shivering, produced an empty the bend leading into Governmen: Westminster cigarette tin. Witness House Road, to the Detention Bar told him that it was a better tin than that. The accused the asked if it trailes. The limit for other parts was a white metal one. The witness replied "Perhaps it is made of of the road was 15 miles.

The defendant said that he was white metal. Have you got it? travelling on second gear at between The accused then owned up to having 13 and 14 miles before coming to the taken it home, adding that he forget to bring it back to the Club. The control area.

In the witness box. Mr. Hamilton police were then summoned. Sub- said

proceeding Laspector Clark accompanied the up Garden Eoad in a chair about accused to his house and retumed with the case. Mr. Witchell added 7.50 p.m. on September 21, when little below the corner of Kennedy that at 7.30 on Saturday night,

dance Road, he saw the lights of a motor before the

started, he the boys and hand hima

Loxox, October 3. The experts who procedeni tu the Gaisloch to discuss the unemployment problem and industrial situation with Mr. Lloyd George spent a busy week-racks. Here the speed must not exceed end though their deliberation lei to no concrete decisions, the Premier intimating that he must first consult the other groups in London. The experts were very reticent but it was gathered that they favour a big highly important concrete scheme zegening which they are very hopeful. The Premier has now arranged to deliver a half-hour address on unemployment

October 3 at Inverness en set to Legion at which, in order to save his! voice, only presstnen will be prøveta

SWEDISH GENERAL ELECTION.

SOCIAL DEMOCRATS GAIN AND COMMUNISTS FIVE SEATS.

COPENHAGEN, October 3. The wolish general election coulted in the return of 93 Social Demo- erats with a gain of Is seats, 62 (onservatives with a loss of nine seats, 51 Liberals with a loes of seven seat. 21 Agrarians with a loss of eight seats. x Left Socialists with a gain of row seat and seven Communists with a gain

..i five acats.

LEAGUE EXPENSES.

NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OF 21 600,000 FRANUS PASSED.

Gextra, October 4.

The Asembly unanimously passed the 1992 budget totalling 21,000,000 gold franes, showing a reduction compared with last year's of 352,000 france,

INTENARTIJNAL COURT.

CHINA RECOGNISES TRIBUNAL'S JURISDICTION.

GENEVA, October 3.

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HONGKONG FOOTBALL CLUB.

Association Section.

A BEDNESDAY, 6th inst, on the Club Ground st 5.15 pm..

FRACTICE =ill take place pa

H. C. MACNAMARA,

Hen. Secretary. Hongkong, October 4, 1921.

HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE

ASSOCIATION.

Bay TOTICE IN HEREBY GIVEN that Members will be held on TUESDAY, 25th October, 1921 at 5.30 p.m. io the eld Chamber of Commerce Room, City Hall. Circalare will shortly be sent to members in regard to matters to be brought forward as the Meeting.

ALLigterested in Motoring are invited

F. BEVINGTON,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong. October 3, 1921.

NOT GENERAL MEETING of

ndar the Pumping Station bad warned all

Macdonnell coolies Road. It was travelling very thing they picked up. He took fast. When he could see the car this precaution because a string of clearly, it was going so fast that he pearls had been lost in the ladies thought it was rurning away, and dressing room that afternoon. Had palled his chair into Kenney Road the accused wished to hand the case The defendant slowed up before be to him, he could have found him at gut to the bend and passed it the Club, as he was all over the こ about 20 miles AD hour place." and was the last man to leave He took the defendant's number as after the dance. he passed the lamp post: it was No.! 363 Before the defendant got to the bend, the witness estimated he was going at anything between 30 and 50

niles an hour.

A bar boy amitted that the accused had shown the cigarette case to him, but denied that anything wES said. He thought accused was going

to hand the case to Mr. Witchell.

to attend.

The accused: There were three P. & 0. S. N. CO.

The Magistrate: Your estimate is based on your experience? Yes. Irigarettes in it. I took one and offer. have often ridden a bicycle down theed you one, but you would not take road, nearly every noming, almost, it ?-No, that this is Lot true. and know how dangerous "it is. A boathouse coolie and the carpen- Although I doa' drive a carter both denied that the accused had myself. I strongly object toshown them the case. being driven fast down that road, and

cmeter.

Mr. Wellington Koo has notified the League Assembly of China's ratifica.always keep my eyes on the speed tion of the protocol for a permanent court of justice and her intention to recognise the court's jurisdiction as binding subject to reciprocity for

five years.

MOTORISTS FINED

DEIVING MOTOR CYCLE FROM SIDE CAR.

AN IRREGULAR SUMMONE.

"I don't propose to raise any objec- tion to it," he said "I am admitting the offence."

Mr. Hamilton added that he report

The Magistrate (to, accused): [f

you think you can take me believe that you innocently took the case

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Defendant: I did not know my number was being taken.

Inspector Garrod said that he had! Refusing to grant demands for warned the accused as soon as he higher wages, the Canton crockery received the report, so there could shops closed their doors on Saturday. be no excuse on that score.

Defendant: No man could, drive fast on second gear.

The Magistrate: Nonsense. Defendant: Not down that road.

The Magistrate (after examining the summons): Yes, it is a clerical mistake in copying the summons. To serve you on September 25 to attend Coart on September 4, is certainly irregular ! | A traffe time in Magistrate Lied-aughter). It is quite clear from sell's Court this morning, R. F. the evidence that your hand brake It has too many curves. Atwell was charged at the instance was not sufficient to pull up the of Sergeant Alexander, with not machine. Had it been in working having full control of his motor cycle order, you might have made a good while driving in Nathan Road, Kow-case of it. You are fined $5 on each loon, at 11.15 p... on September charge. 24: and with failing to produce his driver's licence.

With regard to the first charge. Sergeant Alexander explained that the defendant was driving the cycle from the seat in the side ear. That did not give him full control of his vebicic.

Atwell: 1 deny that did not have

DANGEROUS CORNER.'

COLLISION NARROWLY AVESTED.

The driver of motor car No. 328 was then charged at the instance of Mr. Wolfe, C.S.P., with reckless driv ing on Garden Road on the night of September 24.

Mr. Hamilton said that he did not

bring this case through any malice,

THE Steamship “DUNEBA,"

Captain WAKEE, carrying His Majesty's Mails, will be despatched from this Fort on or about TUESDAY, 18th October, 1991, taking Passen gers and Cargo for the above Parts. Command order stata that

Silk and Valuables and Tea for Italy. officers invited to Government House France and Londen (under arrangement) од Thursday, October 6 will will be transhipped at Bombay it to the Mail Steamer proceeding direct to wear uniform. Dress-breeches, and Marseilles and London. leggings. Swords will be worn.

A clean bill of health was return-

but because he went up that roaded for the Colony during the 418 hours every day of his life. And I am eaded yesterday. Last week four positively in fear of my life these died from infinenza, cae from plague, Опе days!"

and from puerperal fever. Defendant: My car makes a tre-imported case of paratyphoid fever, mendous noise when on second gear. British, was also reported. That must have frightened Mr. Hamilton and made him think. I was going fast.

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Very handy to shippers should

be the list of liners calling at Hong-

The Magistrate: Oh. I see! You long compiled by the Shipping suggest that you frightened him, and Department of the Mitsui Bussan

You $15.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parcels will be received at this Office until 3 P.. the day helors mailing The contents and value of all packages are required,

For further particulars apply to-

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PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in-

ON

FRIDAY, October 7, 1921. Commencing at 2:30 p.m.

be probabis thought that it was a Kaisha. Revised for September the structions to sell by Public Auction tank coming down the road? I and list sets forth clearly and succinctly the case proved against you, and the destination and intermediate Forts of every line touching here, together with the owring company's | full name, that of its local agents, and the names of its steamers. Ja- cidentally the list serves to show how many and distant are the ports that may be reached without leaving a Exchange steamer boarded here-New York. Buenos Aires. Capetown, Algiers, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro, Bremen, and many others.

The newly-orginaized Cantor Stock and Produce

full control.

The Magistrate: Your foot were in the side car?-Yes.

Mr. Wolfe said that abou: 7.25 p.m., Then I fail to see how you have full he was driving his car himself past control. How would you apply the Government House on bis way to brake and pull up the cycle if a coolie the tram station. When he reached suddenly in front of it -I can the cast garden gale, he sounded his swerve or drop into a lower gear. born and proceeded to take the bend But that would not stop the cycle into Garden Road. The next thing he dead?--I have a hand trottle. Mine knew was that the defendant's car celebrated its formal opening last is a left handen gide car. and the came sharply round the corner. 1 Saturday. throttle and horn are near at band, found that I was making straight for Besides, I fail to see bow any vehicle him." Mr. Wolfe said, so I put on can fail to pull up at the speed I was the brake haml, and stopped two or going-8 miles an hour. It is a three feet from him." The defendant common practice in England to drive cut the corner instead of making a from the le cat.

curve into it, and carried on.

The Magistrate: Really never heard of it before.

The defendant said that he had to!

Subscription of $1 to the Canter labourers' hospital, which has just been opened, entitles a worker to free medical attention.

A general meeting of members of

cut the corner.. because there was a the Hongkong Automobile Association Atwell: I have a torist's hand- chair in his way. The chair was turn-is advertised to take place in the City book, and I can show passage to ing into Kennedy Road.

Hall on Tuesday, October 25. you.

Mr. Wolfe, C.S.P. (win) was present in Court), admitted that the practice was permissible in England, but said that fact did not make it any te lass dangerous.

The Magistrate: That should not have obstructed you.

Mr. Wolfe: Yes, I think it would "b just in the position to prevent him

making a big sweep.

The Magistrate: No, It was turning into Kennedy Road, don't you see?

Mr. Wolfe: Then be has no excuse.

In connection with the Hongkong Football Association Section & practice will take place on the Club ground to- morrow, Wednesday, at 5.15 p.m.

About 5000 Canton Lakers and

Inspector Garrod said that the band brake was not in working order. When it was applied. Sergeant lexander was able to push the cycle veral yarda along Nathan Road. Sergt. Alexander said that after he stopped the defendant, the latter lenged him to push the cycle after nasty corner and been driving slow Next Monday, October 10, will and brake had been applied sever in consequence, he would have be the tenth Anniversary of the birth rds without any undue exertion. hit the other car square in the of the Chinese Republic and the peo e defendant said that at the time middle of the body. That was bug-ple of Canton city are busily prepar s driving, he was under the ging the extreme left as he was. Had ing a fitting programme to celebrate sion that the gear was in he been a little to the middle of the the day. A programme committee has etking order. Only recently bend, he would have caught the been formed to prepare the celeb- had it inspected,

defendant a glancing blow. A colli tion. A mass meeting will be bold regard to the other charge, sion would have been inevitable had at the Fant Garden while parades,

dant admitted that he did. witness not stopped dead.

firestorks, receptions, and entertain- His licence with him that The defendant said that besides thements will be the order of the day. { painted out to the Magis, chair, there was another car coining President Sun Yat-sen will review the regularity in the summons. "down Garden Road.

troops at the North Parade Ground,

waiters propose to establish a large Besides, I saw no chair in the vicinity. union to include the bakers and wait- Mr. Wolfe added that two cars ers of Hongkong and Macao. A night could not pass the bend abreast with school will be opened by the proposed out scraping together. Had he not union for the benefit of the members, been aware that it was an extremely

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