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"A Chinese was yesterday remored.

knocked down by train car No.

sion of Far Eastern Affairs.

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CAPTAIN TRAD $8500

*I consider this one of the most

ufagrant cases of wilful contravention

not seen

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the Harbour on June 27.

CANTON SITUATION.

WEDNESDAY

*LOCAL FREE CASE-

HARE

SUN AND CHAN.

VERDIT FOR PLAINTIFFA

DRAD

JUDGE, CANTICISES SOLIDTONES

WAR, KRACHES WUCHÓW,

The case in which the Child Attended by

dow and looked in.

covery of the

and

Mr. M. K. Lo represented the at first thought to plaintiff and Mr, W. B-Hind the European defendant

wearing a singlet The feature of to-day's proceedings of Europesz cut was the evidence of the girl concerned. Since its removal to the Kowloon She definitely swore that the Chief Engineer broke the bathroom win mortuary where it was examined by the bedical officer in charge, however, The carpenter, who on a previous it has been definitely reported that occasion swore to being ordered by the body was that of Chinese. the Chief Officer to take off the bath When found, the hands was securely room door acal said he broke the tied in front of the body, sad window, was recalled.

there were two stab wounde Answering questions put by Me in the upper pact, indicating clearly Hind this witness admitted that be that the deceased had been murdered. tween 8 and 10 p.m. he was watching post mortem is being performed. gambling on the lower deck. He con now to ascertain d death had taken tended, however, that he was called pisce before, the body was thrown away from there by the Chief Officer, into the ses

Mr. Hind ixtirausted, to His Lord- ship that he would be calling evidence by the girl, the amah, her mother and the man who was gambling with the

plaintiff hammered at the window carpenter. They would say that the

and broke it.

The daughter of defendant was first called for the defence. She said the Mr. Hamilton fined the proprietor was fifteen years of age. On the data of the Koeling Theatre $25 for of the occurence she was coming by allowing members of the sudience to the On Lee from Kongmoon to Hong.block the gangway. kung. She had a bath on the upper The United Motor Car Co. has been deck soon after 8 o'clock. While the charged with possessing six drums of was bathing the amah stayed outside gasoline without a permit. Case. the bathroom. Witness heard some adjourned.

Son Yat-ssa is still haggling over Engineer of the «. 8. *Om Lee is ing cleanly to foul fering from injuries to the right check of the harbour regulations that has the terms upon which he will ages to ming the purser of the same ship for), to the hospital from Shakiwa and both legs received through bein, yet come before me “declared the withdraw from Canton. It has been bal contained in a letter to the ship. Proath wIDOL WIE !

Marine Magistrate (Commander CW communicated that he is willing to owners complaining that plaintif had Beckwith B. N.) this moning in fixing

Fendant's daughter was bathing cone harbo Suffering from injuries to his Azmo. S. Paking Mara" which of President and Generalissimo, tinued in the Summary Court this which Captain Y. Fukami, master of the retire but will not give up his titles looked into bathroom while de Police | received through being knocked down

by motor car No. 211, in Connaught caught fire shortly after her arrival in He intends, it is said, to go on the morning before the Prime Jarige have been Food Central, an elderly Chinese wa

craiser Hai Chse" to Chekiang, vis Mr. Justice J. B. Wood, Captain Fukami was charged with yesterday afternoon removed to the having failed to notify the Harbour Shanghai and to establish his Presi hospital.

Master that be had on board his ship dency at Hangshow with the sair A Lyemun quarry master reports dangerous goods-424 drums of tance of the local turñan and General to the police that at 3 pm, yesterday calcium turbide and 50 cases of Ho Ferg-lia, defence commissioner of two of his fobis and a friend named sulphuric acid-in contravention of Lee San went for a swim in the the Dangeroc Goods Ordinance, snghai.

From Chang Kwing Wing's head. harbour at Mawan. Lee San sodden-Another charge alleged that having ly disappeared and was

these dangerous goods on board, he quarters comes the news that Cháng anchored his ship to a buoy which does and feroar this move of Sun's again.

was not in the Dangerous Goods an- because he considers it will upset the Mr. James P. Davis, Consul at chotage.

He denied the first charge and plaus fonceucification. He is said to Bangkok has been appointed as

contemplate cancelling all negotia- Administrative Consul for the United pleaded guilty to the second. States at Shanghai to succeed the

Evidence was given by the secondtions and taking immediate steps to present Consal, Mr. M. F. Perkins, boarding offer that he went along fore: San to get oft. who has been detailed to the Depart-side the "Feking Maru” about half

Fighting: as occurred at Wuchow ment of State for service in the Divi- or after her arrival. She was between Yunnanese troops whe ad- lying at buoy B.24 and as there was no gangway down he sent up a harbour vanced through Kwange to aasist Son, Mr. Scoot of Messrs. Alex Ross form by xsesman. The document and the Cantonese troepe gazoned Ltd and Co., was driving motor car No. was filled in signed by the defendant there. The latter were driven back

491 up the Lower Albert Road incline and returned to him and he after 10 miles but have now "dug in towards Caine Road yesterday afterwards batard it in at the Harbour noon, when nearing the top of the Office. It showed the "Peking Man" in a strong position in the heart of Wuchow pending the arrival of re- incline the steering gear suddenly as having 1,367 tons of general cargo,

inforcements from Canton. Three failed and swerving to the right the 936 tons being lar Hongkong. cat ran into the bank: One of the Questioned in the witness box by hattalions have already been sent up

Beckwith, froot wheels was bent out of position. Commander

Captain under the command of Chang Kwing kir, Scoot escaped without injury.

Fakami said he had been a master for Ming's brother. Chang Kwing Kwong three years and a half and this was his The death of Mr. Lewton-Brain, first voyage on the "Peking Maru".: BA. FLS, which took place from He joined the ship at Kobe'; she was slignant malaria, at the European one of the OS.K's regular finers to Calcutta. He was aware that he had i hospital, Kuala Lumpur removed from the Malayan Civil Service in dangerous cargo on board. He was able officer, who had presided over in Hongkong as a chief officer four

five years

and had the destinies of the Agricultural | 07.

been in China ports. Department for many year. It was

The Magistrate: You know that

Kien On, a contractor of No. 24, only recently that he returned from Port Dickson where he had gone for there are Dangerous Goods Regula Stanley Street, was charged before tions common to all European Mr. E. W. Hamilton this moming change.

civilised ports?

with having failed to take the Witness: Tes.

necessary precautions when canging Do you consider that calcium out blasting operations on the new carbide is dangerot goods-is it re-motor road to the Peak.

Mr. F. C. Neville of the P.W.D., garded as dangerous in Japan?--Yes.

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him and his alleged views, seed not HORNER.-On June 29. at Shang. be suspected of correct appraisements bai, to Mr. and Mrs. W. Heraer, One gets the impression in some cases thay their vision is turned too of Chinliang, a coo.

much inward to permit proper: NEDERVEEN-O Juze 29,

Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. T.; stady of the illustrious subject. Thus Nederveen, s daughter, (Anna J.C. Squire in the Observez enggests that Thomas Hardy's prose preceded his verse, that he was well advanced in middle-age when he published his firet suikction of poems. They were Keterally evaded as the interesting

Maris.

SARKARL-On June 30, at Stang- hai to Mr. and Mrs. K. C.Sarkari. a daughter.

DEXTES.

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bat crade verses of a born write for

RICE-On June 28, at Shanghai, Plose. Yes, and many critics has Themas George Theraton Meterd to say so. J. C. Squize might Dermott Rice, beloved husband Ihape find things in his own critical

of Mrs. Rice, of 32 Tongshan Writings that he would not now care to quote. Tet the truth is that Road, Shanghai.

wrote verze long before

JENSEN On Jure 30, at Shanghai, lady

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The motor ship Tenazife," 10,875 tone dead-weight, arrived in port yesterday tram Christianis vis Autwerp on her maiden voyage. A feature of the vessel is the fannel which not only carries off the exhaust bat encases large tank of water which is kept continually bot. The new vessel has a length of 444 feet and a speed of 124 knots. She is fitted with two cylinder Diesel engines and has three dynamos for

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providing electric power.

OUR RAINFALL

7.20 INCHES FOR JUNE.

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DANGEROUS BLASTING.

STONE CRASHES THOUGH BATHROOM WINDOW.

IN THE COURTS.

PÅES. FROK THE POLICE.

people knocking at the window of the The Mercury Garage was fined bathroom. Someone shouted some $50. Lack of proper precautions thing in English which she did not regarding storage of petrol was the understand. She replied "Someone offence.

is here, don't knock at the window." The proprietor of the Lei n Eventually the window was broken Restaurant was caught selling watered. and a man peeped in. It was the Chief milk This cost him $50, Mr.

Hamilton was the Magistrate. Engineer.

Mr. Hind: -Can you see him

Not

...

Loak round, can you see him --No. Mr. Hind: 1 believe she is short- sighted.

Bis Lordship asked the carpenter to stand up.

CORRESPONDENCE,

SCORES & POINT.-

Is it a common practice in Japan to who presecuted, said that the stow calcium carbide in the holds or offence was committed on June 24 'tween-decks ?—Yes..

when two stones, one, weighing 1 lb. fell in the vicinity of Mr. F. A. Mack- The girl aid she could see him intosh's house, No. 7, Stewart Terrace. plainly and that he was the man who Japanese One of the stones crashed through a peeped in. Ister she corrected hersell 17o the Editor of the " Chins Mall."

Eng11/4 inch pane of glass in Mr. Mack-and said he was not the max.

Can they get insurances to cover it 3-Yeg.

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politic..

Is it always insored by companies or do you try to lish companies to do it We get intoah's bathroom window, while the His Lordship then directed the Dear Sir-Beading in the Hong- Japanese companies.

other fell in the back yard.

plaintiff to stand up. He did so kong papers that the foreign consuls There has been no protest against The defendant called a Government and the girl examined him for on Shameen have urged Prex Sun cargo being stored in this way --No. foreman who said that the rocks sometime." Plaintiff went close Yat-sen to retire," I beg You to ex- You had also 50 cases of sulphuric which were blasted by two 10-inch beside the witness box and after plaide me, Sir how they are able to do acid on board ? Yes, that was stored depth charges were covered with considerable hesitation the witners that without interfering in Chinese on the after part of the deck,

gunay bags on which was placed a said "That is the man." When you came into Hongkong timber frame and some branches of Mr. Lo: You were told to day that

It seems to me as guests in Canton Following is the record of the Rain-you went straight to B.24 baoy who trees. Only one or two cubic feet of the man who knocked at the window the same cousuis ought to observe fall, during June, 1922, at the Botanic told you to go there -The Chinese stones were moved by the explosion shouted in English? No.

stricktest possible, nevtrality, and as Gardens

pilot took me there

We thought that the usual precautions The Chief Engineer always speaks representatives of highly fiberal gor- to people for board in Chinese 1-hments to let the Chinese settle Did you tell the pilot you had dan ¦ had been taken, gerous goods on board -No.

The witness added that he thought | don't know.

their chepute after their own head. / Do you think yourself that the that the fact that fragments did get Evidence by the ash and the girl's Now they are only making it trouble- authorities would allow you to out was due to the fact that the two mother was to the effect that they some for foreigners to stay in Canton. be in st that buoy if they charges were in close proximity and saw the Chief Engineer knocking on If instead the consuls have support- Lad known you had

these one charge having gone off before the the window and saw him look in theed the Canton peace society in its re- dangerous goods on board? other, it had the effect of dislodging bathroom

guest to let the dispate be settled telegraphed to the agents from Osaka the covering over the other mock. In the course of his evidence de through a general vong all Kwang- on June 17 and expected they The Magistrate found, that there fendant said he told. Mr. Young Hattung over (prelering voteballs to gan- would have a special permit.

had been no serious carelessness, to write a letter in accordance with balls, as always tauch, societies are but it was obvious to him that when law and not to go against it doing) I should have understand Did you get any albwer?—No. When you arrived and the Harbour two drills were so close to each other Answering questions by them, but now I only wonder, report was sent up, you filled it is

Lo winees maid he worked wonder-But perhaps, dear Str, and gave the naroze of this carge as

in a solicitor's office for two can help me to a better unders general cargo-It was not explosive

months learning typewriting. Hàng so I called it general cargo.

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Hardy's reference to hostile criticiim. where he speaks of himself as “a roughly handled writer." Says Goase, rather neatly, "It is part of Mr. Hardy, incomparable Hardy's genius, no doubt, to be sen limmer of life in prose atory form, ssitive, but I am vered to find that he turned 62 years old. This is not feels a pea under the seven mattresses tit-bit of information for the idly of our admiration." The mattecises curious reader; it is a signifi aut fact; were for the proce. Thomas Hardy "It is the text for a necessary houty is sensitive for his verses, his least He bas just published a new collection important catpat, and Edmaad of poems, with a prowap logy Gosse either has not read other trom which the servants of prejudice critics, or has forgotten. No diligent are busy extracting nefriment for student of Thomas Hardy's real work the propagation of falsetool. Yield can read without impatience the ing place to ponein adiniration of his nonsense these people are new talking prose, we claim that seas without about his conversion from pessimiam disrespect point on that at a man If ever there was determinist, coldly Lahoold, not be held responsible for and logically deterministic, it was every word he ators, that he should Thomas Hardy in his prime and at not be taken tos literally, that (in his best. We are less interested in short) it is but fair to conclude that what he may think he is at 82. his mental powers are no longer what Our love and respect is for they were. Certainly, unknown to the virile Hedy, the thinker, the

& Chinèse married woman living on the real tukee that he was, hi word-painter/thecourageous dear the second floor of No. 37, Partiand moods have changed, his outlook has seer.” For the versifier, and especially Street, was-washing herself, in the altered his judgements are eat for the semie Tersifier we would then of her house at 7.30 yesterday dition d. Catton-Brock in The prefer a discreet and kindly silence morning when the door was suddenly Timer alans that Thomas were it not that ons alleged poeir so shoved open and a man armed with a Hudy is now

thede aptly illustrates our point. Writes dagger entered. The woman and ortodox believers. It is not Hardy, among his published verse her daughter, who was waasing some eridest in the text quoted, but even Bophocles, Plata Socrates, clothing outside the kitchen door, were

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Gentlemen

- Eyer'zi Thomas Hardy does (st 82) || Pythagoras, Thucydides,

think this age the beginning of |

gą, full of malicioUS RED-

and careles news, that does not

Fold men have spol

Herodotus and Homer-Yes"

Total 7,20 inches

ARMED ROBBERY,

more than ordinary care should have been taken. He imposed the nominal fine of $5.

Mr. Neville said that damage was Asked what he had to say in bis done in Mr. Mackintosh's house to defence the defendant said he thought | the extent of $32.- that since he had sent the telegram the office here would get a special Jermit.

L Raleek, shipping clerk of the 0.8.K., etated in his evidence that no telegram notifying that there were Cakerous goods amongst the "Peking Mary's" cargo was received in the office in Hongkong. Had such telegram been received he would have *pplied to the Harbour Office for permit. The Hongkong office had no information as to what the ship was carrying until she arrived here.

The Magistrate: Did the Captain ask you if you had received that telegram

The Magistrate said that he had no power to make an order, and the dam age would have to be recovered by means of szother summODE.

never spoke to plaintiff regarding Relying upon Your wellknowa the charge sgainst him because he libera name and independence I was afraid plaintiff would stake him antic

for the Previous to this case plaintif' and himself were on friendly terms. He action of the letter shave and

I remaine Yours truly thought that plaintiff broke the wis- dow because he was angry and be looked in because he did not know whether defendant's daughter was in the bath room or not.

Answering His Lordship defendant said the letter accused plaintiff of improper condust. He did not now think it was improper. /

After having heard all the evidence I find you guilty on both these charges. I consider this one of th- most fagrant cares of willa) contm

At the conclusion of the vention of the harbour regulationsthat has yet come before me. As master of evidence His Lordship asid

ship you are responsible that the sati fed that the story, harbour regulations of the various the letter was UNITIS. ports you call at are properly cared The goration of out and it is your duty to find out to Mr. Nasis eviča Witzens. No.

what these regulations are balore ar- täis säernoon. The Magistrate: That is moet exriving in the pert. The Dangerous |traordinary; it is his defence.

Goods" regulations are perhaps the Witness: I think the Captain is most important regulations you have making a mistake.

The Magistrate: Do you consider calcium carbide dangerous cargo 1

Witness: Yes I consider it very

wag dangerous cargo,

The master says he received letter from the firm asking him to slongside the whart1 provisional letter telling kim to the Kowloon what if his ship was

lean and able to go

doven into the rear cubicle of the fist Here two other men, he see with daggers were standing. Leaving ons man to stand guard over the two Whom do you send your towards their women, the other awoke the basband 101-To the Imports ad

and by farcats of death obrnited, bis 10m

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the toborrs, then ret

real boxer from they come

efore

to deal with. - In this case although you admit that you know what your cargo was and that you camel | 424 drums of palcrem dangs rous goods if sulguric acid, you fited in s.form which deel your cargo want g-neral, mention of dangerous ge not bướp for a dissa

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