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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1921.

SINGAPORE FUGITIVE,

ri

TO GO BACK WILLINGLY,

David Tsoy, alias Choi Chuen, « Straits-born Chinese, who is wanted in in Singapore for the alleged embezzle- ment of $10,000 belonging to. a Brit-

Magistrate Wood this morning..

CHINESE ECONOMIC FUTURE..

LOCAL CHINESE BANKERS ASSOCIATION MEETS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHILD ACTOR'S SUCCESS THE LAW OF BLASTING.

TINE PERFORMANCE WITH

CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

The most noteworthy feature of Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece "The Kid after the acting of the great performance of the boy actor Jackie Coogan, During the dine months it took to produce this picture Chaplin had little Jackie with him always and in that time succeeded in making him probably the finest child exponent el real comedy the screen bas

CONTRACTORS SHOULD KNOW,

NO PROCF.

BUT POLICE HAD INFORMATION.

Inpector Browne of Youmati Police

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

TRAIN KILLS MAN AND PONY.

WEATHER REPORT.

December 14d. 12h. 15m.-Pressure has decreased moderately ent An unusual accident becurred on We haiwei and a ghtly from Shang the railway lines at Kaulungobal hai to Hongkong and, over the

Philippines.

Station charged a contractor before Magistmte Wood this morning with The Chinese living at No. 2, Tam yesterday morning. As a result, a having carried out some blasting Lane, West Point, who was yesterday Chinese was killed instantaneously.

The dereased; a government for-

Moderate monsoon may be expected;

Forecast for the 24 hours ending it

Rock.

The inaugural meeting of theChiness ish firm in than city, wus ngnin before † Bunkers Association of Hongkong held comedian himself is the wonderful operationsin Nathan Road at 5,05 remanded on a charge of unlawful į estor, was leading a pony along a rath along the S.E. coast of China and

last Saturday, was well attended by

presterday, after the time al possession in his cubicle of two dagslose to the liner. As he neared the over the China Sea. lowed by the Ordinance. Mr. G. R. Haywood appeared for representatives of the local Chinese

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours The Inspector sail that the time gera, was again before Magistrate No. 9 Bridge. tlie 9.15 a.m., train from allowed by the Ordinance was be

Lindsell this morning.

Samchun suddenly rounded the curve ending at 10 am to-day. 00 inch. the fugitive, and said that he had, banking institutions.

Mr. Lang Kwe: Tien, Manager of advised his client not to put up a

The Magistrate. pinted out to at the approach of the Southface tun-Totál sineo January 1st, 1-20 inches, defence here as he would have to go the Bank of Communications and

tween 12 noon and 12.30, and from 4.20 to 4.45 p.m., only..

Inspector Wills, prosecuting, that "el, some little distance away.. Thesist anaverage of 8341 inchos.

shrill whistle, frightened the pony noon on Docoml or 15. to Singapore for his trial. Regarding President of the Association. initiated

The Magistrate enquired if it were unlike an opium casa, in an arms case, which bolted up the line towards the ever a sinn al $4,000 the fugitive had sunk the meeting with an address announe.

-Hongkos Tra in the United Motor Boat Company,ng the objects of the association in known. Those who see him in this not a common practice among con-it was not sufficient by merely find ag train, dragging the forester with it.N.E. winds' mode stripeto'e'oudy. suid Mr. Haywood, be unflersto detail. He emphasised the fact that his first picture will watch Jackie tractors, of their own accord, to extend in the house to prove possession. The The driver of the train had not seen that the Crown and going to ma en since the development of the Chinese banks and banking is still in the stage application for its possession. le wished in this connection to stats that of infancy, perseverance and coopera 5:00 of that money was provided by tive effort are very necessary in guiling it to a proper growth. 11e the fugitive's wife, and he was able to produce conclusive evidence to prove further said that the economic destiny She would be without any of China lies in the hands of the means if that money was taken away,Chinese bankers to-day. and Mr. Haywood asked the Magis nate not make any order with regard

1 bat.

do that sun.

Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Assistant Crown Solicitor, admitted tmt it had on his intention to make such an application, traf not, that morning. *

The Magistrale, said that until he had heard Mr. Unzletigg on the sub- jeet, he would make an order with Tegar to any money in the fugitive's

1 rssion.

Fagilive want to go back to Singapor as soon að possible.

Magistrate (to Mr Hozlerigg): Is it not possible to send him back. by mutual consent, i advance of the gatradition requisition ?

I

Mr. Hazlerigg: 1 think so. has been done in other cases. The fugitive could go back of his own neord if he liked.

Magistrate: Will you make the Beressary arrangements it would save a lot of time and trouble.

Mr. Haste rigg: Will your Worship give me time? Say a short remand for 21 hours?

T-Magistraturand-binthe would retong the fugitive for a week, but if in the meantime an application was mad his de; orlation, be would grind it.

Coogan's future career with interest.

organisations by demonstrating the works that similar institutions had done in solving the financial crisis which had just occurred in the North with the two Government banks.

Speeches made by representatives of different banks were characterised by much genuine patriotism and

Mr. Tsuyee Pei, Manager of the Bank of China, and Sucretary and Treasurer of the Association, who was mainly instrumental in bringing this organization into being, said how sincerity.

Similar associations are in existence earnestly he had hoped for the ex- istence for such an association herein important trade centres like Tient some three years ago, and how plensed he was now in seeing his plans realized. le cited briefly the history of the development of the first association

3. Haywood had no objetin to the auraingement, but asked for t

putuission for the fugitive's wife to visit him in jail. She had not been able to see him since the previous Ivaning.

Mr. Hazlerigg sail that he had

ne objection. The reason why bren permitted

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1 visit the fugit ve was be It was thought that it was

rails:

desimide, in his own interest, that he should not be wen until he had been bient died by witnesses from Singapore. However, as the fugitive had electri

return of his own accord, that ob jeti uld now be removed.

sit, Hankow and Peking, where they have already made their influcuce felt in the country. The development of these organisations, it is understood, in Shanghai and how much it had will not end their mission in regenerat. accomplished since its inception. He ing international commerce.—L'on- pointed out the potentiality of such | tribited.

the afternoon time to 5 p.m. He bad seen it done in various parts of the Colony often..

Inspector: That may be eo, but it is unlawful.

He added that the other day he was at the station and distinctly heard blasting being carried on until as late as 5.20 p.m.

The Magistrato imposed a nominal fine of $1 and warned the defe dant to keep to the "legal" time in future.

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weapon had to be brought home to be the accident as the engine entered the fresh.

tuanol A collision occurred. The defendant.

brain; dashed out of the Tuspector Wills laid stress ou the end at great speed, and

the circumstances under which

was upon the pony before the driver weapons were found: He reminded noticed the obstruction. It was too the Magistrate that he raided the late to apply the brake. The train house as the result of information ran into the pony, and dashed it with received that a robbery was the forester against the embankment. about to be committed. Although The man suffered fracture of the right he would admit that he could leg and arm, and dislocation of th not bring the daggers bome to the neck The pony was also killed. All defendant, circumstances all went four legs, were broken. against him. Of course, if the Mag- istrate was going to discharge tho UNNECESSARY defendant, he could not da so, but her waste words and advertising was in a position to prove-that the defendant was a bad character and mu associate of bad characters.

The Magistrate said that possession bad not been proved against the defendant and he must be discharged.

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ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG.

DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

DECEMBER 14, 1921.-m,

Station.

Hoar.

Barometer

at Sea Lovel.

Temperature.

Bamidity.

Wind

الفريدي

-Boar

divostock Vomero 10 Iskodate .. fokio

Kochi

...

Kausblos. Oshima Vaba

Ishijima...

Bonin Teland

Weihaiwai B'a. 30203 39 ichang... &takiang Changsha...

Jutebaff нагр

Shanghai

31 21 34 100*

30.24 42 100

harp Pk... 7 6.15 60 71 NW

Amor Swato

thoku

09 10 1

Taich fainan

PER

Canton

Westher. Porce:

30.10 69

13

30.11

30.45 25 80 -10.h

30.07-64

NNA

:0, b

30.07.02

Koshun ...... Pescadores.

Bongkong

30.00 61 30.11 A3

9.11 39.94 W

1.08 84 81*

Rack. 30.08

Macao

Wachow

93.

Pakbo Hoihow Phalions.

Dagupan...

Mamilo

11

கே

St.

James

Lagaup

Tacloban

G0 91

" 21.85

29.79

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0. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Bongkong Observatory,; Dec. 14, 1981. 1. BAGMREs, reduced to 32 degres Fahrenheit, on the level of the es, in Inches, tenthe and hundredths.

grees

TEMPERATURE, in the shade in der Fahrenhoit

3. HUMIDITY, in percentage of satum- tion the humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points, 6. FORCE OF WIND, according to Bendford Soale.

6. STATE OF WEATHER, 'b blasky, é detached cloud, d drizzling rain, fde,

g gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, a overenb

P passing showers, q equall, e rain, s new

thander v visibility w dow, weban

7. RAIN in inches tenths and bug- dredths.

HONGKONG REGISTER.

day. On dalo son driest The...

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2p.tm

Barometer... 30.19; : 20.08.

31.07

Temperature!!

67

64.

Humidity.

76

81:

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CALM

3

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Weather.......

Rain............

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