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MARRIAGE.

WHITELOCK-GRAHAM-On July

1, at Shangbai, William White lock (of Glasgow) Electricity Department, 8.M.C., to Jon Graham, of Glasgow.

DEATH.

BANISTER. On Saturday, July 1,

at Kuling, Mary Alice, the be loved wife of The Right Rev. W Banister, D.D., Bishop of Kuangci and Ilunan, aged 69.

The Gaina Mail.

of it, commonsense denies that to be out of A

THE CHINA MAIL.

occasion would hit any man out of employment, even though he might Lave a cheque book and a large sum at bank. That shows its absurdity. There is no way of proving that's man with four dollars, and out of

work, may not start a job within a

few hours. In America millionaires have started macessful business with

lass. Seeing that by general agree ment "shipping is the life blood of this colony, and that this man was a seaman, one would have thought bis able body and two hands visible means," apart from his four dollars, But we do not urge that as a legal point. We do submit that in their attitude towards the word "or" in the Ordinance, both magistrate and police were misled.

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LOGAL AND GENERAL

The C..P. notifies Peak residents that ave public ricabas are available at the tram terminus every night up to midnight.

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Last week the total number of plague cases reported was 30 of which number 30 proved fatal. Offive case notified yesterday four were fatal."

Next Friday is the French National Fete Day. The French Consul will receive official callers of | his residence, 13 Peak Road,-between

11 a.m. and 1p.m

While engaged with others in de. molishing an old house-No. 71, Wanchai Road,—s contractor's coolie

was killed instantaneously yesterday through a portion of one of the walls suddenly collapsing. Several other men who were working near the deceased had a narrow escape.

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Li Cheung-on alías Li Sui-ping, the Chinese who is alleged to have been responsible for the daring jewellery robbery at the Sun Com pany's store recently was formally charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning and remanded for a weak on the application of Chief Detective Inspector Murison.

The Admiralty have received power under an Order in Council to place on the retired list, irrespective of age and service, any officer of the Royal Navy or Royal Marines whom they consider to be unfit for further employment by reason of incapacity, peculiarity of temper, or other defect not amounting to misconduct, and not caused by intemperate habits of life.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SNOBBERY OF ANTI-SNOBS.

Small fleas bave smaller fleas Upon their backs to bits 'em And these again have lower fless Ard so, ad infinitum,

It seems to me that snobs have little snoby, apon their backs to bite em," and that your contributor must

be one of them.

Yours etcn

Nos Nos

E CHILD. ILL-TREATED.

MOTHER FINED $100, -

Convicted on a charge of having |

TUESDADA

RENTS ORDINANCE.

THE FRENCH MISSION CASE.

JULY 11, 1932,

SHOOTING SENSATION,

A WANGHAI TARILL.

MAN DRAGGED OUT AND. SHOT.

Wanchai was the scene of a sensa

To the Editor of the China Matt.illtreated a 4-year old girl by beating plaintiffs in the case in which the Pro- Continuing his address for the

her with feather duster a well ourens General in Hongkong of the Sir,-Although I dare not deny dressed Chinese woman living on the Mission Etrangeres seeks to recover that there is a great deal of snobbery top floor of No. 73, Wyndham Street, possession of buildings in Caroline tional shooting & air at noon yester in Hongkong. I want to make my was yesterday afternoon fined $100 Road, now occupied by the Nanyang day. It occurred in the middle of protest against the parable you pab by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, and bound Brothers, Tobacco Co. Mr. Eldon Queen's Road East, which is alwaya m linhed yesterday. It is unfair to pick over for a period of 12 months on her Patter yesterday afternoon said that very busy thoroughfare at that time out taipans and sab-taipans of husband's security. taipan's wives as the butt for such

when his Lordship had viewed the of the day, and the fact that attacks. Snobbery is not confined to police quarters opposite the defen- felt that he would agree that it was shooting managed to get away, in Chief Inspeo.or and Mrs Kerr occupy building and heard the evidence he the man responsible for the any one class here. In fact, lang dant's house, and they saw the little not a place substantialiy used as The victim was a young shop assist-

remarkable in the airconiatances. observation convinces, me that a girl being beaten round the dwelling hanse. Mr. Bird who would have snobe here to which the famous room with her hands tied be be called to give evidence, would say sat. He was sitting in the shop when des rhyme applies with aptnces.

hind her back. The stroke that it could not be used as a dwel- bis sasilant entered. After calmly and the child's screams could be ling house inless very substantial pulling out a revolver and threatening distinctly heard across the street. alterations were made because the to shoot the other fokia of the shop The beating was said to have been Pablle Health and Buildings Ordin- if they interfered, the man dragged carried on at intervals from 1 p.m..ance would not allow it. Mr. Petter bis victim into the middle of to nearly 4 p.m. Chief Inspector thought a comparison of the Home the read, where still holding his arm, Kerr and Sub-Inspector Pincott Act with the local Ordinance would be fired three ebote clean through intervened and took the child away. give his Lordship very great assistance his body. The victim collapsed and The defendant said that the little in coming to a conclusion on that leaving him for dead, the assailans girl was her own child and she had to point. He contented that if it was took advantage of the confusion. reaton to illtreat her. She gave her the intention of the Legislature here which resulted, and mingling with a few strokis because the child but to include business premises in the the crowd which soon gathered writer to give as a definition of and rome medicine and drunk it the Home Act would have been in man was taken to the hospital by P.8. Why not get your best lekder-made-a mixte of hair gum, sanoo Ordinance then similar provisions to thickly, disappeared. The wounded snobiety?

She tied the child's bands to frighten troduced.

motor, ambulance, and his wounds her and make her stop crying.

Mr. Potter proceeded to quote at were promptly dressed. Dr. D. J. Valentins yesterday said length e judgment delivered by Mr. On recovering consciousness ister, bo oxamined the child on the day of Justice Gompertz in the Full Court held the police that his assaltant the beating. She had several weal last year, every point of which, he was

a stranger, but he would merka on the back, thighs, legs and contended, was in favour of the con- be able to identify him if he arms. There were about 14 on each straction that he placed upon the 27 him again Ho thinks arm. He oonsidered it rather er Ordinance. Whether the building that the motive for the shooting was cossive beating. It was not reason constituted a domestic tenement or revenge over a fight in which he was able chastisement made without & not was a question of fact. He wanted concerned some time ago. The display of temper. There were so his. Indship to note a number of patient bad a very comfortable night many marks that he could not count facts which would prove that the last night and this morning is report them. There must have been be building was not substantially useded to be out of danger. All three tween 30 and 40 on the body alone.

sa a doncatie tenement. First of all, wounds were inflicted in fleshy parts After Mr. A. E. Hall, for the there was the character of the build- and did tot do any vital injury. defence, had submitted that under ing. They were formerly old cotton

Enquiry made by the police among section 26a of the ordinance the milla. Then there were the nine bed the shop fokis elicited the information woman was legally entitled to beat boards which were used by the cup that although none of them had seen. er disappeared from the Colony and whether the punishment was reason pretend to be a substitute for a home: asserted that they would be able to After the crime, the alleged murder her child, and the only point was ervisors. These bed boards did not the sailant before, many of them was not seen again until Sunday when able or not, the Magistrate said to On the premises were an old Chinese recognise him. The only elus the he was identified by a relative of the the defendant 1 murdered woman. The police were Your stand convicted before me on would be interesting to contrast the tion of the man given by several watchman, his wife and child. It police have to work upon is a descrip- informed and the man was eventually fair-evidence of assaulting your own way in which they were living. witnesses.. traced to the basement of No. 31, Pok-daughter. It may be true that there with the way the supervisors wate fulam Road and arrested. At the time has been no previous cruelty, and it living. The watchman, his wife

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7LLEGED MUBDERER ARRESTED.

CAPTURED AFTER TWO YEARS.

After successfully avoiding arrest for over two years, a young Chinese who is wanted by the local palice for the alleged murder of his step-mother an February, 29, 1920, was captured here on Sunday and is now in custody awaiting indictment on the capital charge.

of

6: S,MONMOUTH."

the alleged murderer's disappearance may be true that you are in bad and child had a cubicle which was NEW SHIPPING ARRIVAL.. the police offered a reward of $500 for health, but, if I had only you to con partitioned off from the rest of the information leading to his arrest. The rider I would send you to prison. It premises, the supervisors had only money was never claimed,

seems, however, that I must consider bed boards. The watchman, bow- the future of your own child on whom ever, did not come within the momning the disgrace of imprisonment would of the Ordinarice, but he was the only react.

person who pretended to have any tenement. thing in the nature of a domestic

The murder was committed at Ng 12, Wahintong, where the woman was alleged to have been shot dead by her step-eon, a young man named Ko Tai-mai. The ballet entered her head; and death was instantaneous.

The captured man was produced before Mr. E. Y. Hamilton yesterday afternoon. He pleaded mistaken identity and denied all connection or even acquaintance of the dead woman. A week's formal reisand was given on the application of Chief Detective Inspecter Murison.

A Kowloon City carpenter engag, job entaila ed a ricaba in Samshuipo at 11.30 a state of "no visible weave." A last night to drive to his home. As freelance journalist in that case would the vehicle neared the Cheung Lok be liable to repeated arrest--especially Turn Gardens, it was stopped by two as unlike this seaman, he would not men. One of them produced a dagger. bave four dollars in his pocket. As and announcing that they wanted to for a poet, a minor poet, he would be search the carpenter for opium, Incky ever to be at large at all. dragged him out of the riceha. went HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

Taking the "merely literal con- through his pockets and took $39 in struction" of the word "or," cash. which the magistrate seems to us to have attarbel a too facile restriction.

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." man

to

or

be covered by the first phrase in the

Ordinance. That is to say, he would have no money." But the gold

ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION

DONATION.

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tioned after the defendant's husband He then imposed the pensity man bad expressed his willingness to stand security for his wife's good behaviour for 12 months.

A ship new to this port, the sa Monmouth," arrived yesterday. afternoon from Baltimore, via Balbos, reporting two deaths and a birth. letters which passed between, Miris or erated by the Monmouth " 5.8. Counsel proceeded to quote from doring the voyage. The "Monmouth " Chow Bbon-son and Father Robert at Co. sad it is understood "formerly a time when the defendants were belonged to the Canadian Pacifio negotiating with the plaintiff for a Steamships Ltd. She is of 2569 gross lease of the premises. He pointed tous, and brought 310 tons of general out that the buildings were then recargo for this porta ferred to as a godown and not as s domestic tenement, Ons letter from Mr. Chow sxpressed thanks on bebalf of the Canton Nanyang Mr. E. W. Hamilton yesterday of the rent from $50,000 to Bros. Tobacco Coy, for a reduction

ALLEGED FALSE

DECLARATION,

WEALTHY CHINESE

COMMITTED.

"BLACK BEAUTY,”

Beloved wherever books are read,

DANCING AT KOWLOON.

afternoon committed a wealthy Chi- $48,000 per annum. "I dare say "Black Beauty" the famous home". nese named Fung Yan Bam, to stand that during the hearing of this whose autobiography was recorded so The steady consolidation of trade

his trial at the Criminal Sessions, ons case we shall hear a lot about the charmingly by Anns Sewell has come of rignificance, as the police officer interests between Australia and India dd, we have to point out that in a is evidenced by the fact, says the

charge of taring made a false declarent, Mr. Potter said. "In 1918 it to life in a picture that is being phrase like that the word cau, and Calcutta Statesman, that it bas been

ration before Mr. C. A. D. Melbourne, was fired at $1,000 a month. Now shown at the Coronet to day. His Announcement of a donation of Commissioner of Oaths of the Supreme we shall be told that a rent of $4,000 life, through all its changing phasen often does, "work in quite another decided to appoint a Trade Commis $500.000 for the endowment of Court way. It can be used to separate two pioner for the Australian. Common- Surgery and Medicine from the

a month is preposterous. We shall of playful colthood, its trials and its distinct things,

The offence was alleged to have see righteous indignation exuding fears; its contacts with the lives of wealth to India. The appointment Rockefeller FouLdation was made at bean committed in connection with a from every pore." The reduction from other horses and humans; its hard- beast." and it con be used to join separate names for the same has already been made and the gentle- meeting of the Council of the Common Law action brought by a $50,000 per annum to $48,000 per adipa, dangers and triumphs are un- tblogs, as in. "no money or the most influential men in the Colonies, Legislative Council Charaber yester Ford & Co., and the defendant, one plained, because it was thought that in a manner that stampe the film as a man selected, one of the shrewdest and University of Hongkong bold in the Mr. Murray against the firm of Walter Annum was agreed to, Counsel ex-folded on the motion picture ecreats equivalents of money." A miner with a heavy bag of gold dust would is at present in this country and will day.

of the partners in the firm, to the Tobacco Company would have to masterpiece of a unique type. take up duties as soon as possible.

The Pro Chancellor, E. Dr. recover a sum of money ou a pro- pay certain ratea which it had sites Cland Severn, 0.1.0., LL.D., presided, missory note. The defendant was been found they had not to pay. He In the early part of next year and the following members of the alleged to have declared before would prove on that branch of the dust would surely count as "visibla 800. American tourists under the Council were also present: Hon. Mr. Mr. Melbourne that he was not a case that the rent was eminently. TRUTH, JUATION, PUBLIC SERVIOL." | MEDRA." The police dictum that management of the Frank C. Clark's A.G.M. Fletcher, 0.4,0., Hon. Mr. D.partner in the defendant firm; but reasonable. The defendants contend- }

"no vicible means" means no job cruises, propose to see the world in W. Tratman, Hon. Mr. R. R. Hallifax, subsequently, as the result of an ad that under the Rents Ordinance cannot stand, a cerpen-clipper with four months. To do this they leave... Hon. Mr. Chow Shen-son, Mr. affidavit put in by Mr. O.FL. Lyson, they were not liable for more than a Government bond. could be in that America in the " Empress of France," Ng Hon-tas, Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, soliciter, he admitted that one of the position. He might have spent all the eighteen thousand ton Canadian Prof. K. H.Digby, B., C.M., F.K. C.B., signatures at the bottom of the Since the Ordinance was passed, Prof. C. A. M. Smith M.8 C., Prof. partnership agreement of the firm was Mr. Potter continued, the defendants his income for the balf year a month Pacific lines, and vicit in turn Coa, G.T. Byras, M.8.0, Mr. C. M. Young, his, but stated that he did not had not used the word godown in any before his next interest was due. Panama, China (inculding Hongkong, Let it be first of all understand,Thus coupons, maturing in a month, | Bingapore etc.) Manila, Java, Bums, B., Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh; remember having signed it. He also of their letters. They now called it a dance this weather and still keep cool.

asserted that he had never received a

domestic tenement.

They promise that any dancer who, please, that in referring to the rane al should be visible means," since they Ceylon, India, Egypt, Italy, France, H., Begistrar.

England.

The text of a resolution passed at a partner's statement of account or three out-of-work seamen, reported in re saleable at a small discount; and

meeting of the Rockefeller Founda- | say dividend from the firm of Walter

Reverting to the supervisors before the eighth dance number, telle yesterday's China Mail under caption the credit inspired by the bond is

· Miss Pitts, an English missionary "tion held in New York on May 24, Ford & Co.

who slept on

the Manager that he ce she finds it the premises, "Trio of Vagrants," we have no com-itse" visible meane." A man with

In the witness box yesterday Mr. Fotter said: "When your too warm for comfort in dancing will plaint to make, no suggest on of four dollars needs no employment. lady, and warden of the St. Paul's 1922, was laid on the table as follows: injustice to offer, or anything of that He has visible means of support for College Hostel, was walking down

"Resolved that the sum of $320,- afternoon, the defendant said that he Lordship visit the premises you have the cost of his or her ticket re- Fort. Something has to be dore about a considerable time, if his tastes be Eastern Strest on Sunday afternoon 000 be, and it is hereby, appropriat had never known the firm of Walter will find there nine bed boards funded without question.

and a mosquito now. There is nothing Europesa "beachcombers" lec. They simply. A coolie. would live two when she had her handbag snatched fed of which so much as may be Ford & Co. He did become a partner else there, not even the, personal lug are becoming too numerous. There is, wweke on it. So much. for the from her by a Chinese youth: Sheineccesary shall be used to purchase in a firm known as the "Yan Cheong gage of the men. Their wives and defendants, in the event of it being however, something more than merelyliferal construction." We row xported at No. 7 Police Station. A Hongkong dollars 500,000 for, pay Yeung Her kit at the time he academic intere t in a point of law as submit with confidence that the Chinese detective arrested the youth ment to the University of Hongkong made the first declaration he was children are not there. I do not know found that the building was a domestic whether it is contended. that they are building, could only retain possessión

Hozoroso, Turday July 11, 1913

THE WORD "OR."

certairly visible masne..

•

$1,900,

Another of the Kowloon Theatre's

popular segligo dances is announced for this evening when the manage ment, with their ingenious ice-cooling arrangement, undertake again to demonstrate that it is possible to

magistrate and police ‹ficas. One of ordinance was to nie "or" an a ton the handbag. Yesterday Miss Pitts has signed a trast agreement embody:sented the same firm. As soon as he having a small bet, if your Lordship Dealing with the question of rent Mr. indicated by the d alogue betwn intention of the drafters of the on information, but did not lecer upon Indication that the University not aware that the two names:ropeall single men, but I would not mind of that portion so domestically used. the men had four dillars-which is junctive of epithets meaning the identified the youth from among 7 ing the condition of gilt ne set forth became aware of this, he made west allow me to use the term, that Potter said that if it was decided that

same thing, and not to divide alter others and this morning he was pro by the Foundation, and providing for second declaration. Sinos the action The Magistrate: If he has money natives. This may never be prove duced before Mr. E. E. Landsell. The the continuing nee of this fund as had been taken against the firm, and their wives are elsewhere and that the the building was ontaide the Grdin: Pou cannot charge him with vagrancy, able, as even if any of the drafters Magistrats adjourned the case for endowment for Chairs of Surgery and he found that he was a partner, he boards are araply placed there for the ance there could be no question that

farther enquiries;

Medicine."

had paid nearly a lac of dollars out of purpose of employers. I say these 10 would be $4.000. The defendants The Police Officer; He has no em- arrive, the phrase was not their own,

On the motion of His Excellenay his own pocket to cover the varions men are in a similar position to contended that the building. *** ployment, and consequently n› visible but taken from Homs law. It is

A Kowloon farmer and his wife, the Pro-Chancellor seconded by the debts incurred.

engineers who sleep beside their covered by the Ordinance and that means of support.

reasonable from the way it is there had a quarrel yesterday, and he was Han: Colonial Secretary, the Council

As stated, the defendant was com- engines because they either want to they were entitled to a lesse with the or" in the Ordinance? It is better visible means" was added to indicate on the head with a bamboo pole. The to be signed and the University seal allowed to stan The Magistrato: Is it "and" or‡wa ̈3 and interpreted to conclude thatleged to have laid her out by a blow authorised the acceptanos of this summitted, and his bail of $2 000, was attend them at night or light the fires rent at $1,900,

the first thing in the morning To At the conclusion of his address Mr, intention more clearly, and to exalade

Mr. H.-K. Holmes, Crown Solicitor,ggest that they occupy the place as Potter sugested that Hir The ordinance said "no money any narrow and literal interpretation ounger of their two sons interfered to be affixed thereto by the University

prosecnted, and Mr. Leo Longinotto domestic tenement is a farce should view the premises. or visible means of support," so the of "no money" such as would in- on the mother's behalf and save the Officer.

** The case was adjourned until this woon. This he mentioned, would take magistrate decide to catanit. By aplicate the rainer with the gold dust other "a bit of his mind." The elder At the conclusion of the meeting defended.

morning

nome time. ful coincidence, in another Court, or the affluent and well-provided stood up for the father and the the necessary documents were signed

TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

want to boo Mr. Putter the barrister was reminding person who migh, be caught abroad brothers came to blows. The younger by HE. Dr. Claud Severn, G.,

This morning Alt. Potter conminded are the nine bede ns that justies must regard the inten-with bis chequebook but "no money one was having the best of the argu. LL.D., Pro-Chancellor, and counter BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY.

Mr Potter tion more than s merely literal con- The intention was aimed at pera insect when the other took up sited by the Registrar of the Univer Chamberlin's Coiled. If hoes his opening address and this afticos

Remedy needs nɔ, glaring headlinin to tion of Ordinances Bow dowlikely to beg and beanaisance chest. The mother and the younger, Mat; the rigastures were attested by statement that'll chemiate bell its morrow it is expected that the

chopper and inflicted a ground on his ritp. Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh + srover the pubile pre.... The stands the Coast visited the premise. Tới Tuy big: plac Inspector Blackman'a interpretation at men who might be temporarily sou are how in the woog Wah Mr. W. E, L. Shenton, td Moserstofficient as every family know its witness tes, the plaintiff will be called. and how it was of the Ordinance relating to vagrants without means actually in possession. Hospital, while the father and the Deacon, Loker Deacon and Harston, war, it has born and forty pre Mr. Potter in the course of his address The Cour bau cather chat? Un the Iace The police interpretation on this

other son am in police custody. Honorary Solicitor of the Univeṛuity: | iwis by all Obemists and Storekeepers. mada a point as to whether - the to-mor

to make sure..

and is just whatite, name: Inst losa. Fur