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BINNE-On May 23, at Westfield Foulton Le Fylde, Robert Arthur Binns (late Captain 8.8. Siam," Messrs, Geo, McBain & Co.). KELLY.-On June 28, at Shanghai, Jacob Kelly (Boatswain, B. "Achilles"), JOHNSTON-On July 1, at Shang bai, Mrs. James Johnston, widow of the late James Johnston, Engi- neer, of Shanghai.

The China Mail

* TRUTH, JUSTIÓN, PUKLIO SERVING"

Komararo, Monday, July 10, 1912

A RASHI JUDGEMENT,

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOGIE AND GEIJERAL.

The good old

battleship

"Colossus" which took part in the

Battle of Jutland, has just been paid

SPECIAL CABLES.

SHANGHAI SHIPPING ČABE

off and placed on the disposal liat. At A FAR REACHING DECISION, Inoc time she was under orders for the China Station, but never went there.

Mr. M. F. G. Wilson, of the engineering couanitants, Messrs,Coodr

Son and Matthews, has returned home after bla récent inspection of the Government barbour and other worke at Singapore and Hongkong. He was accompanied by Mr. Wilson,

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[Chine Mail SPECIAL:]

PEKING NEWS,

SUPPRESSING THE BANDITS,

MONDAY, JULY 10, 1922

FACTORY OR HOUSE ?

RENTS ORDINANCE QUERY,

MISSION ETRANGERES SVES LOCAL

COMPANY.

NICE OF HIM..

ROBBER WHO SENT BACKS

PAWN TICKET.

SHANGHAI, July 9. Replying to telegraphis fastractions from Peking San Leh Chun reporta that he roached Kirin from Mokden on July and ordered Tao Tia immediately to prepare a full regarding bandit activities la Chientao brought under the Rents Ordinance at 11 p.m., on Friday, they were ac adding that he is in full accord with date before the Chief Justice, Bir costed by three men, one armed William Rees Davies, in the Supreme with a chopper, at the entrance the Government's policy in that

Court this morning. The case was

A Chiness living in Portland Street Toumsti, reported to the police yes- terday, that while he and a friend An important and interesting cars were walking in Queen's Road Central

report

Shanghai, July 7. In the Mixed Court to-day Assessor Blackburn gave judgment against the China Coast Officers Cold in their Naviation Compouy. The case was case against the San Pal Steam' direction and will make it his personal

text one and etablishes that the business to suppress the bandits as certain premises was sought as well as reverely nasanlted them and then.....

one in which recovery of possession of of Tang Wah Street. The men

took a gold wristlet watch from the complainant.

arbitration agreed upon in Hongkong A Chinese married woman living in May 1920 does not bind the Ban at No. 62. Laicheekok Road, Pri Coy. The Judgment has created Samshuipo attempted to commit extraordinary excitement in shipping saicide on Saturday by jumping into circles and affrets thousands of officers the harbour from the Samshuipo and engineers. ferry whatf. Sta was rescued by a boatman and removed to the Kwong Wab Hospital.

JAVA AIR TRAGEDY.

THREE LIVES LOST.

[China Mail SPECIAL]

The new light cruirer "Despatch" has been commissioned for trials by Captain Robert C. Hamilton. She will be temporarily regarded as tender to the "Pembroke," depot ship,

BINGAPORE, July 10. but will remain in commission until Yesterday at the opening of a new ready for service' abroad. The air service at Weltevreden, to Java "Despatch," when she has completed an aeropla aree-dived and the her trials, is to relieve the light crpiser Turah pilot Busani and two "Curlew" on the China Station, She journalists were killed. One journalist is a sister ship to the "Diomede,"

was injured.

Lirutenant Reginald W. Law- Tence, D.8.0., who has been posted to i the gunboat "Cricket" for command of the gunboats in the reserve on the Chine Station, joined the naval service in 1910 and reached the rank of

lirutenant in 1914. He saw much service in the Great. War, was men- tioned in despatches, and given the Distinguished Service Cross in further recognition of his services.

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TRIO OF VAGRANTS.

"OR" OR "AND."

"Tres out of work seamen, Horace Craig, Thomas Dixon, and Joseph Scott were convicted of vagrancy at the Police Court this morning and were committed by Mr. R. E. Lindsell

and

The ship of the China Station have been Tedrced to the very limit of safety, rays the London and China Express and it is not at all ratisfac tory in view of certain things that are transpiring in the Far East that such a state of affairs abould obtain. The safety of that part of the Empire is resting on the Navy, and any tamper- Scott, who was charged with having ing with it is a danger to Britisk in "no money or visible means of sap terests. Between reducing the num-part "said that he had four dollars, ber of ships in recent years and plac and Inspector Blackman explained ing a number of others in the reserva that he had been brought before the the Admiralty is bringing con- Court by order of the Harbour Master. temptible cheese-paring to a very fus Magistrate: Yes, but if he has art.

money you cannot charge him with vagrancy.

Inspector: Ha has no employment, and consequently no visible means of support.

Magistrate: Is it "or" or "and" in the Ordinance! It is better to

soon as possible.

The president of the Cabinet has the fixing of the standard rent.

Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. F. C. received telegrams from the gentry of Jonkin (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Fakien expressing approval of the abolition of tuchunablps and disband-heaton of Messrs. Deacon. Looker ment pointing out that when these Deacon and Hareton) appeared for measures are carried out it will be plaintiffs, and Mr. C. G. Alabaster necessary to appoint a strong and sble (instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind of Mr. civil governor for which post they consider San Chen Ping is the most suitable. Li Chi Chen, Wa Pai Fa's obief of staff from Peking went to Paolioglu yesterday where he will bold an inquiry regarding the matiny.

FOR HORSE LOVERS.

Plaintiffs' claim is:

As the robbere were leaving them, the man with the chopper said that if they would not say anything about the robbery to the police, he would let them have the pawn G. K. Hall Bratton) for defendants: ticket to redeem the watob. On The Procureur General in Hongkong Saturday night, about 10.30, the com- of the Societe des Missions Etrangeres plainant's friend was walking down Company Limited of 165 Des Voux Yaumati ferry wharf when he was sued the Nanyang Brother Tobacco Queen Victoria Street towards the Road Central, cigarettemanufacturers.sto, pod by a man whom he recognised as one of the three who had robbed To recover possession of that por- them on the previous night. The man tion of Section of Inland lot No. 2147 handed the friend a pawnticket_to previously leased to the Chartered deliver to the complainant and then. Bank of India, Australia and Chipa made off, after threatening to shoot by the plaintiffs under Lease dated the man dead if he gave the alarm. lat June 1918 which lease expired on The watch had been pawned for $10...... the 31st August last, the defendants Except for the sturdy little China being sub-lessses of the said Char- ponies that one sees at Happy Valleytered Bank of India, Australia and or the Fole Ground Hongkong is Chins, on the ground that such pre pretty well out off from the equine misas do not come within the Bent world. Horse-lovers, in fact lovers Ordinance 1921, of animals in general, will therefore be attracted by the announcement of Anna Sewell's wonderful auto- that "Black Beauty," a film version biography of a horse" is being shown at the Coronet to-day.

FINE CORONET FILM.

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1921,

an in-

consider a statement of the law. regarding the construction of statutes. In constructing a statute, it was (b) To recover possession of each essential for the Court to get an portion of the premises, as is not now exact consoltion of the mischief: or domestic purposes under Section 18 provide a remedy. It was also stated. occupied by defendant's servants for defect for which the legislature was to

of Ordinance No. 13 of 1921.

that a merely literal construction (0) To fix such Rent as the Court of an act was to be avoided

the- Due to the patient observation and shall think it as the rent to be jald if it did not fit with warm sympathy with the feelings of by the defendants for that portion intention of the Ordinance or reduced to the House of Detention.

the lower animals that Anna Sewell's occupied by the defendants' servants its working to an absurdity. Applying - Craig was also charged with having classic work-one of the most de for domestic purposes.

thisto the Rents Ordinance Mr. Potter hired a chair to take him up to Tytam servedly popular of books-was (d) Damages at the rate of double contended that the mischief this Tuk

neglected to pay found to reveal the task of the yearly value of the whole of the Ordinance was aimed at was that. for it. His explanation was that he visualising the life story of said premises during the period of de- there was a scarcity of houses leading lost his money on the way down. He horse proved not so difficolt a fent as tenion by virtue of 4. Gro. 20. 28. to increased rents. It was difficult told the Magistrate he could raise the it sounds. It was not, as might be (a) Alternativaly to fir much other for people to get a domestic tenement, money and was given till one o'clock thought, found necessary to train the rent than the standard. rent as the which acted as an inducement to.. to produce it.

saimals for their parta. It was just a Court shall think it as the rent to owners to turn ous tenants when their .... matter of waiting around with a be paid in respect of the whole of the lease or agreement expired and people camera to catch them in the requisito premises referred to in (a) during the had no roof ander which to live. The pose to suit the corresponding incident continuance of the Bents Ordinance landlords at that time were entitled. in the story.

to turn out the tenants the moment To the actual history of Black Beauty" from the joyous days of Bros.

In another action the Nanyang the lease expired. At the time the claim from the Procureur Ordinance was pasted, it would be colthood to his stresefal experiences General the specific performance of an established, there was sa cablerse has been added a simple agreement made between the plain-flux of Chinese into Hongkong yet appealing story of the humans tiffs and the defendant in which de mainly from Canton, all seeking who moved about him. Set in an fendant agreed to lease to the plain living quarters. The result was that old English atmosphere, which has tiffs a certain portion of A. of Inland houses became extremely soarce and been finely and faithfully reproduced Lot No. 2147 for the term of three the rest of those available became the picture is a masterpiece of a unique years.

higher and higher. They said most type.

Mr. Potter in opening the cas, saphatically that the object of the explained that the wait in this action Ordinance was to provide houses in. was imned on: December 13, 1921 in which to live. It was not the object- Summary Jurisdiction as provided by of passing the Ordicance to provide the Rents Ordinance. On December cheap godowns, or cheap offices or 15 the defendants issued a writ in cheap factories for trade or profess Original Jurisdiction claiming specificsional purposes. If this later state performance of a contract. On Feb-ment were applied to this case they KOWLOON C.C. V. CRAIGENDOWER 0.0.ary 18 the actions were consolidated would be giving the defendants huge

Green Thompson

in Original Jurisdiction.

godowas and factories at a sent which. R. Abrahama Souza

The facts introductory to the case was at present absurd, because they Stevens

Rodrigues

were very short and simple. By would be treating a dwelling. Omar

agreement for lease dated September house a building which had never- 4, 1915, the plaintiffs agreed to let the been used as a dwelling house and premises in question, which were which His Lordship would only have godowns in Caroline Bead, to the to look at to see was used as Chartered Bank. The terms were a factory or godown. You will for two years from September 1, 1916 | have to view these premises," Mr. and the rent $1900 per month. Potter proceeded," and you will see The an option of renewal a busy factory, places filled with for a further period of two of three tobacco, thousands of cigarettes years. That option was exercised on being manufactured by machinery and June 1, 1918 and the premises were so forth. You will also find certain let for a further three years from number of wooden bedé in which cer- September 1, 1918 up to and includ-tain people slept.

make eace.

month.

The Registrar of the Hongkorg Univenity sends us a copy of the coast line and mest of our hills are following letter received from the there to tell their story to the in-Secretary for Examinations of the telligently observant. The processes Local Examinations and Lectures of erosion and denudation are to be Syndicate of the University of Cam- seen. Our nullals and mountain bridge: "I have the honour to the Magistrate said: You are correct, After referring to the Ordinance, streama offer proper geological acknowledge the receipt of your letter instruction to the seeker. The as-dated 19th April and am glad to have

Inspector Blackman, it is "'or."

Defendant admitted having no cr tonishing effects of water on reok, such a satisfactory report on three not necessarily rnching water, may schools at Shanghai which you have ployment at present, and said that he be traced. These effects are both recently re-inspected. In view of the had been in the Colony about a mechien and chemical, as any nature of your report, the Syndicate geologist will explain. The wind approve for the A Certificate not only the House of Detention.

The Magistrate committed him to as a deruding agent is popularly the Fublic School for Boys and the overlooked, yet it is visibly Public School for Girls, hat also the busy on ur hillsides. Many signa Thamaa Hanbury School for Boys. I will be pointed out to you, if you send herewith a formal statement of choose a geologist for a walking approval for each of these schools companien. Of these the most in- covering the examinations of 1922, teresting are what he calls the "pot 1923 and 1924. bolta in the rock. These are circular depressions in the making of

Pleading guilty to a charge which Bome conlation having arisen in alleged that he obtained $800 from which both wind and water have 68-connection with the projected voyage the Sincera Coy, a young Chinese who Listed, The detached and often round the world by the steamship was formerly employed as curiously shaped boulders which Orcates," renamed "British Trade," assistant by casionally join in avalanches or land- and the voyage arranged for another Manufacturing Coy. was sentenced to the Manus Shirt alides after the raina (giving our road vessel under the auspices of British six kuonths jail in the Police Court makers so much extra trouble) all have Trade Ship Limited, of which Earl this morning.

more

with

the

According to mail advices received in Paris from the Far East much excitement has been caused in library circles in China by a report that the former Imperial Family is proposing to cell to Japan the famous.

LAWN BOWLS.

SATURDAY'S LEAGUE MATCHES.

Gibson

SINCERE'S VICTIMISED.

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Hunter

YOUNG FORGER JAILED.

Brawn Robinzon Pilo

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Overy Nicholle Jack Hyde

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Total

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Macfarlane

Tait

Grimes

L. Rose

.30 (Skip)

White

Greeper

Fisher

F. Allan

(Bkip)

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1.11

42

WBA

|ing August 31, 1921. Under clause 8 I would not like to ray what area of the agreement the building was to they occupy the factory has an be used either for factory or godown area of 100,000 square feet-it is purposes or for the purposes of infinitesimal. You will only have to CIVIL SERVICE 0.0, V. TAIKOO (8),-dwelling-house. The plaintiffs would walkin to appreciate the utter

Sullivan

Eldridge Dickens Young

,28

Fincher:

Russell

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CHURCH PARADE AT ST.-.

ANDREWS.

Forbes Laing

Roylance Stanley

Hall Oswick Sara Allan A, B.

White

Barker"

McLeod

G. Morrison (Skip)...23.(Skip)

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Total..

.66

Molatesh Blown Laing Wallace. (Skip)

Total

Yesterday Commodore Grace in spected the St. Andrew's Church Boy Sconta on the occasion of their annual church parade.

a geological story to tell, of wind Grey is chairman, the promoters of sad rain divorcing them from solter the latter echeme wish it to be under explained to the Court that he stole He admitted the charge and it was Hongkong, says the introduction to material to which they were once stood that the Orontes," or "British some billheads from the factory, made our Dollar Directory, is grolocically wedded. The "woman and child” uninteresting. It is easy to gums overlooking Shatin is an instance, British Trade Ship Limited, whose posed to have been supplied to Trade," has no connection with out fictitious accounts for goods sup what was in the mind ti the writer The geological influences of plant life proposal is to build a' special ship for Sincere's and then collected the sam who said that, because he shows that are also to be observed among our de- the purpose of an exhibition, and of $900 on them, after forging the Sandford he was thinking of the absence of composing granites. Their roole and eaad her roaid the world in 1924. signatures of Sincere's godown organic remains, commonly called runnera hasten the change that in The intended voyage of the "Orontes" manager sud floor walker. He Hill fossils. It that was all he meant, we continually going on. The geologist follows closely the itinerary sketched returned $97 after his arrest. Are of opinion that it would have says that Hongkong is being denuded out for the British Trade Ship, but been better to say so explicit.y, and to of three feet of its surface every 18,000 Earl G.ey and his co-directors desire have avoided the grossly libellous years; the China Afail, though it has to make it clear that their company is BOY SCOUTS INSPECTED, assertion that we are adinteresting rot been established quite so long as in no way responsible for any arrange. from the viewpoint of the that suspects that locally the rate mente in connection

No apot as earth is of denudation minst be greater than Orontes" voyage. geulogist. that. It many enfely be that, without counting the efforts inferred that the writer of the of tho P. W. D. Everybody realize introduction was no grologist; pro-sea erosion; few are aware" that bably he was a journalist in a hurry, { "subaerial deundation” is

devilling reference books and rapid and extensive. Even to paraphr sing and condensing their speak as if our igneous rocks were assertions. Properly regarded his homogeneous is wrong. The geologist,

The Bront Commissioner, Rev. G. T. remark 18 a very naive indication of with the help of a chemist friend,

Waldegrave, gave a special address to an all too common ignorance of records numerous differences. An, Bokou Tsien. Chon booke, the Scouts and Girl Guides assembled geology, what it is, and with what it interesting phenomenon may be seen wonderful library, which forms as the Church. Speaking on the oncerned. It is a comprehensive on the shors in Chaiwas Bay, the bay encyclopedia of Chinese literature beginning of themovement hesaid that study, embracing more than mere where Mr. Barker has his charming and history. The professors of the when Baden Powell-first started the petrology, more than fossila" residence. To the westward of his University of Peking have addrowed Boy Scouts people said they were paleontology), and including a sur-promontory, where the fisherfolk get a circular to the provinces, in which med. The movement had now grow. prising amount (surprising to these their potable water, and often spread they declare that the books belong to be world wide. who Brat, discover is catholicity) of their little 6shes to be mandried, quite not to the Imperial Family, bat tu ordinary commonsense and vecful, near the edge of the sea, is a larg the Republin. In the third year of everyday knowledge. Just now with outcrop of pure white stons like fine the Republic, the Government gave our roadmakers providing so many marble. The geologet talked of orders for the books to be transported entting to study, Hongkong is more" rapid cooling," "intrusive minerals," from Mukden to Peking, and placed in The following telegram quoted Kowloon Bowling than usually interesting to the and "metamorphosis." If we have the Pao Hog Tien Palace under the below was received by the local Green 5. geologist. There are discovered not got it right, do not blame the care of the Minister of the Interior American Consulate General from the Taikoo (2) numerous "fault" and inclinations geologist, but us. The verbiage of The circular goes on to state that if Manila observatory at 11.00a.m. to Taikoo (1) of strata, to show to what stresses & can scientifi: folk is sometimes not the Manchu family sold the library, day and pushes our local earth crust has easy to follow. Meanwhile, it seems not paly would China love her host Crotone or typhoon over the been enbjected at some part time? plaid enough that Hongkong Is Not Prove books, but die Fouri unde Vinyas Islands mozing. But even were this not so, our entire geologically uninteresting

would be violated,

W.N.W.

TYPHOON WARNING,

prove as a fact that the only purposes | absurdity of declaring it ie s ́dwelling the buildings were used for were as a house because of the existence of factory or godown. The defendants zine woodan ~beds: It would be occupied, and were still in occupation, utterly childish and not in socordance of the premises.

with the Ordinance, or with the

The Chief Justice: They are sub- opinion of the Fall Court of Hong- lesseen?

kong.

Mr. Potter: They do not admit Mr. Patter next referred to the that It seems to me they appointing of a committee of the are sub-lessnes of the Chartered Legislative Council to consider the Bank. They have reserved that position as to what the Government point and do not admit that they are could do to provide houses to live- sub-lessees or 'süb-temania “of the in at fair rents. The result was the Chartered Bank,

Renta Ordinance.

Mr. Potter continuing his recital Coming next to definitions under: 24 of the facts prooveded to say that the Ordinance, Mr. Rotter referred at

when the agreement expired the length on the term "dwelling house. question arose of the portion of the Ho contended that to tay that the defendants. In the ordinary way existence of these nine beds in the of course they would be merely factory made it into a dwelling house, tenants at will, but they claimed that reduced the Ordinance-to-a- føres. by the Benta Ordinance passed on The beds were used by employees. July 19,1921 they have a statutory | The position might be different if -Taikoo won. No details are to land tenancy which was indefensible as bed spaon had been separately let.

TAIKOO (1) V. KOWLOON B.U..

LEAGUE TABLES.

(TO-DATE.)

Civil Service C C Police R Kowloon C. C. Craigangawar 0.0.

long as the Renta Ordinance Insted Later Mr. Potter mentioned that

**The isane was a simple one. Plain. $4,000 was the figure both tils aid the defendants were outside thought should be the

the Opdinance and were merely of $1,300, They wanted the prat fixed. tenants at will. They had been duly in case this action went to appeal;; W. L Pts served with notice to quit The Arguing again ta literal transla defezdante said they were within the of the Ordinance Mr. Patterremata 6112 Ordinance and that the buildings they that there would only

1-12 occupied wera à domestió fénement tenements in Hongkong, 328 within the meaning of the Rente with a godown would have to do

6 Ordinance. P

to get a friend to have a bed pu This see therefore involved the there. Ho rubmitted that, that wa construction of the Rents Ordinance not the intention of the Ordinance, and he would ask Ris Lordship to Proceeding