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THE CHINA MAIL.

SINoArone, July 18. The chief judge described sa mui taqi a case before him where he confirmed the sentence of imprisonment passed upon a Chinese woman for cruelty to a girl.

ADVICE TO LOCAL LOVERS.

WHEN BEAUTY PERVES.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

LIONS AND UNICORNS.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE TROVED.

NEWS FROM PEKING.

''CHANG TSO-LIN'S HUMOUR.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1922

CANTON SITUATION.

FIGHTING AT SIUKWAN.

CONFLICTING REPORTS.

Paxma, July 18. In secordance with the mandata issued in Juno the Northe troops the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Hung-ti has undertaken that Hunan News from Siukwan states that the by your correspondant

Fornd guilty of manslaughter at bave withdrawn from Yochow. Cheo a fireman of the .. Honam" was troops will not replace the Northerners sentenced to a year's imprisonment hat. the local police will be con- by the Paisas Jadge, Mr. Justice siderably strengthened.

A Wood,

to me that there should be a pile of money watting for the the man who gets hold of a river steamer,

freshment bar and inaugurates, say, a tri-weekly two-hour evening ex- cursion at a dollar a time.

CORRESPONDENCE.

SUGGESTIONS FOR HONGKONG.

To the Editor of the " China Mall,[

Air-Of all the useful tips offered Northern Expeditionary Army is now Hoping". yesterday the one that "Here's showing signs of weakness due to intrigues me most is that dealing with lack of ammunition and provisions Sunday afternoon craises. But why The prisoner in his evidence said failed to restore the Northern section centrating on a final effort to capture couldn't we have moonlight trips dur

Having seized the salt revenues and Nevertheless it is reported to be pon-stop at Sunday afternoon cruised that he had been a fireman on the rolling stock to the Peking-Makden the City, throwing all available force ing the week as well? It seems "Hoaam" for three years, prior to railway Chang. Teolin in a circulat into the attack, and playing the last which he was a "boy" on the ship for telegram to the provinces declares his card in a desperate gamble. a similar period. On the day before obedience to the legal President and Heavy fighting ensued in bis arrest he participated with six expresses hopes of reunification. This outskirts of Bigkwan and the at-equips it with an orchestra and a re- others, including the deceased, in a is considered locally as a fresh tackers were defeated at all paints, She's gentle and sweet and alto gambling game, doring the course of illustration of Mukden humont-suffering over 700 casualties in ons gother lovely, your girl is, but some which he lost $24.20, which be paid Reuter.

day. The fighting cathe 15th, 16th how, this hot weather, you've found over before the steamer reached

Old hands tell me the scheme was ber irritable. She couldn't bear your Whampos. The next day the bont left.

and 17th, was of the fiercest nature, arm to touch ber. It is true the said Canton for Hongkong at 8 am, and ke

but the defenders held their groundel away back in about 1907 and "Sorry. I'm not feeling too well," went on duty at 11.46. About three prizoner had been six years on the through at one point only, and then that was a long while ago and I the The invaders succeeded in breaking failed through lack of support. Still bot there it was. You wondered if quarters of an hour later he came up "Honam," that he had borne a good, the nearest they got to Siakwan was firmly believe it would repay another' she might be sickening for something out of the engine room for a breather obaracter, that he was the only sup-three miles from the City when they cerious, and hoped she would not dic, and whet near the first fish tub was She didn't and she won't. The only seized by the deceased, who claimed port of his later and mother, aged 66 were repulsed and forced back in great thing that aile her is that fed-up feel-from him $5; which he alleged witness brother, and that he had been in Siukwan fed from the City during the and 64 respectively, and younger disorder. All the inhabitants of ing. She wants a change-sny sort stilled hire. This he denied and prison for two months awaiting trial, three days, and the streets of change. You know, it is quite the deconard then struck him twice. possible to tire of nice things. You e gust away and was chased to the twelve months' imprisonment with seen anywhere. The markets also The Judge, in passing sentence of deserted, not a single hawker being make love very nicely; but always info castle, where he was again attack-hard Isbour, said he had taken into closed down, and meat, tea and the same way, "Toujours le perdrixed. A struggle ensued during the account that the deceased was the tobacco were unobtainable for the [To the Editor of the China Mall."Į as the French say. The Coronet is a courer of which the deceased attempt stronger man, that he was the aggres-love of money.

ed to strangle him with a sweat rag

Heavy gun firing was pushed against the pump, upon

borns a good character.

through the day and night, and fear respondent "Here's Hoping'

Sir-While thanking you oor- which was a knife which he seized in Justice with robbery at 5 Landale of the invaders caused the evacuation self, I must protest aganst bis re- The man charged before the Chief that the City would fall into the hands them bied words" with regard to my. for order to prev.nt the deceased from Street was found guilty and sent to of the City by all non-belligerents. getting hold of it. They struggled prison for six years,

ference to the Coronet. I am prepar- for several micutes on the ground and

Bentence the facts that

ware

nice little theatre, and the pictures which was tied around his neck. Har and that the prisoner had hitherto | was heard very near the City all

the best, but she is tired even of go Ltd. ing there with you.

Well, here's an idea. Invite ber for a sea-trip, and a drive, and an excep. tional show, and see her wake up, It is ok. You can afford it. The ata trip's on the Star Ferry. The drive is in a Kowloon ricabo. And the exceptional show ia at the Kowloon Theatre. A rattling easy

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way spend an evening; she is sure to appreciate the change; and the beat of it is you'll enjoy it yourself. It is practically an al fresco theatre, the way they fix it.

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DEATHS.

GREIG. On June 1, suddenly, Hope, son of the late John Greig, of Teddington, and Mrs. Greig, Glenwood, Eaher, aged 42 years. WALLACE.-On July 18, at Shang- hai, George Anthony, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wallace, aged

years.

RECEPTION.

The China Mail.

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**TRUTH, JUSTIOR, PUBLIC SERVICE."

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Wastes

may be wrong, but it secus to as that in waiting for victories elsewhere that are unlikely to come, Sun Yat-er plays the losing game and valuable time. He says himself that he does not fear for his personal salety, consequently we do not see anything unreasonable in advising

Tonight's the night,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

to

A member of the crew of the "Wakasa Maru," from Singapore, is suffering from typhoid.

A deck passenger on the 5.5. "Jason" died on the voyage from Glasgow to this port via Singapore,

The "VeLice Mara" lost a rem- per of her crew through consumption while coming from Singapore to Hangkong.

The only care of notifiable disease Health yesterday, was one of plague reported to the Medical Officer of which had a intal termination,

him to take what risks there may be a lot of Crown land at Hok Un for The letting by public auction of good for the cause at all, if any be take place at the P.W.D. on Monday in hastening north. If be can do any aperiod of 76 years, is advertised to left of his power to help China to aat 3 pm. stable and constitutional government, he taust do it, he can best exercise that power, in Feking.

the deceased was injured during the course of the scuffle. The latter was a stronger. Heavier and older man than himself, and belonged to a uni- com's club,

THE UNICORNS.

Mr. Alabaster: (Defending) thought it was a lion's club. The unicorns fight the lione don't they?

Prisoner: The unicorne play on Chinese festival days.

Do they fight They do. When they go out thay bavo fighting im- plements with them.

J

The Criminal Sessions were con- tinued to-day before the Paisne Judge, Mr. Justice Wood, a Chinese, Kwong Li, being charged with robbery as Bomuntin.

Prisoner pleaded not guilty, The following jury was called, Messrs. A Abraham, E. P. Barker, W. F. Ford (jr), L. A. Ross, E. B Raymond, S. H. Rosa and? L. H. Leeuw...

of

trial.

Yours etc,

Hongkong, July 19, 22,

NAUTICUS.

THE CORONET THEATRE.

more mild, and with the slow advance a money-making proposition if it After the 17th, fighting became ed to admit that it would be more of the defenders, carrying everything were three times its present eize, but before them with the least resistance, not that it would be any more the firing gradually became more and comfortable for those who patronies more distant, until sow booming of it! A house three times as large parts of the City. A lot of the balcony, that is-would consist of the guns can hardly be heard in some built on modern lines-without a inhabitants of Sinkwan returned to the three blocks of seats similar to those City, during yesterday, and the shops now began to open their doors again, at on each side of the existing in the Cornnat-one block

Me. Holmea, Croan Solicitor, ia)

first alowly, but by noon the City was seating accomodation. Now, I ask opening the caso said on June 3 at again lively and plentiful provisions you, which seata would invariably be p.m. a man named Cheung Muk was

could be purchased.

filled first? Undoubtedy those walking from Shatin to Hanghom. Mochishan,

Fighting is now confined to directly opposite the screen, the seats, He was walking by the railway and Siukwan and the City's main point of remainder would only be taken when three miles from that we possess at present; the he was attacked by two men who

1

I must confess that I have often

What sort of a character did the deceased bear on board ship.?-He was always quarrelling with his own were joined by the prisoner who defence. There were a few small en- those were filled fokis and also with our fokis. come from the billside. They rob yesterday, with the Northern Ex-dreamt of a place where one could

counters in this vicinity during { -A storekeeper on the "Honam" also bed him of two jackets, two gave evidence. He said the deceased pairs of trousers and a pair peditionary Army on the defensive."present" films, as opposed to mere- is a man who was always creating shoes. The three robbers than an have been strongly reinforced and are such presentation the Theatre Royal of The defenders of this mountain possly projecting them on the screen. For trouble with other people.

away followed by the victim of the robbery. He was joined by a Chinese driving the invaders before them in would be admirable. It would be pos detective who was riding in a ricsba.

convincing fashion.

sible to stage prologues in front of the These two chased two others, one of

General Chan Kvingming is now big pictures that should create the whom was the prisoner. The two reported to have ordered an immediate right atmosphere before the film drop into a sweet potato field, One kwong on the left, General Yeung schemes that are possible nowhere men came to a place where there was general attack against the enemy from fasted on the screen; overtores and three directions, General Chan Kwing intermezzos could be played to colour jamped and escaped but the prisoner

Mr. Alabaster: Did he belong to a club which took part in processions! Witness: Oceptionally he played nnicoms in Canton.

of them are good and some of them Are these unicous fighters -Some

are bad.

a

fighting for them to belong to the jamped he followed him down and plately out of the country. The attack with as dificult scoustics as the tica?-Yes, the players must learn to

Do they learn boxing and gymnas hesitated. This enabled the detective Shek-leang in the centre and General else in the Colony; the music could Yeang Kwan yua on the right with a be fitted to the picture far more come up and when prisoner view to driving the invadera com- successfully than is possible in a place clav.

caught him. Nothing was found on The Attorney General: sions don't they? unicorns do abatu fighting in

Witness: Yes.

The prisoner but it would be shown that being directed against Kaikangahan Coronet. It is difficult for me to procesno was the one who actually stole the in the north-east of Siakwan between enlarge as I should like to do upon trousers and banded them to an known that the main force of the opened up as I lay myself open, to Techeng and Nganfa, where it is the subject your correspondent has accomplice. In Mr. Alabaster, addressing the jury station he denied the offence,

s statement at the invading army is now taking refuge. the charge of self interest: I hope for the defence, said there had never After evidence had been called

Another repert states that the however, that others interested may A young schoolboy was yesterday prisoner who struck the blow that to prison for eighteen months.

been any question that it was the prisoner was found guilty and sent Northern Expeditionary Army is not carry on the correspondence. his own behaviour lost the opportunity from injurice to his right leg, received this was done in self-defence. A man He has by admitted to the hospital suffering caused death, bat he contended that

so completely defeated as the defan-

Yours faithfully, ders of Einkwan like to believe, but is

H W. RaY. at present concentrating on an attack Hongkong, Jury 19, 1922. against Chan Kwing ming's lalt wing from Tzehéng, the objective being Tenglak, which if they sue. The offence, according to the Crown ceeded in captang would have the

of establishing a separate, southern in a fall down a flight of stone steps was justified in using a weapon government, which in our opinion in Minglun Lane. would have been the most etable

against a person unarmed. provided

ALLEGED ROBBERY.

Two Chinese pleaded not guilty to that it was necessary to protect his af indiotment of robbery.

BATHING TRAGEDY.

solution of China's regrettable dis- The Victoria Recreation Club own life or to protect himself from unity. We honestly deplore the fact has organised a night lete for Tuesday, such serious bodily harm as would Solicitor, was committed at Leung effect of cutting Biokwan from Can- The Reception arranged in con- that the Powers did not long ago July 25, commencing at 9 a'clock give reasonable apprehension that his Yes Fong Street on June 24. At the ton as the railway will then be in YOUNG CHINESE DROWNED. nection with the wedding of Mr. J. W." recognize" the Southern govern Entries close to the Hon. Secretary life w Franks and Miss G. Venuelt on the ment, not as the government of all at 6m. on Friday, 21st inst.

in immediate danger. time of the robbery there were living their hands. In anticipation of this 20th July will be beld at Volunteers the the Government of the south,

The deceased committed a most on the first floor of No. 10, a woman move, General Chan Kwing-ming Faktaihol, near Telegraph Bay, China, which it could never be, but

unprovoked assault on the prisoner, her husband and their daughter who has despatched forces-from-Walchow was-the-scene of a bathing fatality Headquarters instead of at Victoria Perhaps then Sun Yat-sen, instead of reporter yesterday elicited the inferm-

Inquiries made by a Chira Mad who used the weapon purely to was aged about sixteen. On the day to Linpeng to attack the invaders yesterday afternoon. The victim was Gaol...

embarking on the suicidal and wicked ation that the Government is still

protect himself.

in question the husband was absent from the rear should they undertake Wong Tai cheuk, a 17-yearold Northern Expedition, might have sending home the soundings and with Mr. Alabaster's construction of water. The woman heard some

The Attorney General disagreed and the girl bad gone to fetch such a coup against Tongtak. student of the Roman Catholic been content with the slow and other." data

On account of the discovery of a Seminary Glenealy. The youth. gradual accretions and adherences Fitzmaurice requires for his report on defendant to give in evidence such went to see who it was. Four men in the Island, Honam was yesterday several

which Sir Maurice the law. It was, he said, for the one coming up the stairs and Sun Yat-sen propaganda movement was bathing in that would have come to a model our harbour.

theses with other students when he republic of the Bouth. Canton will

facta or circumstances which would then came into the house, made declared under martial law and no suddenly sank and did not appear never be a peaceful subject of the

prove the homicide to be excusable, themselves quite at home and said one is permitted in the streets after again. His companiors. dived, re- North. Even if there were no Sun tion with the verifying offices of the to defend himself he was not justified business. When the girl returned to

The coolies employed in conure- When a man used a deadly weapon they had come to see her husband on 9p.m.

peatedly at the spot where Wong WAS HOMOKONO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1918. Yat-sen, there would be some other shipping wharves at Shanghai are orin killing bis assailant merely because the house she took the water to the Chinese newspapers to close down found. They returned to town and General Ip Kui has ordered two last seen, but no trace of him could be It is equally absurd to suppose that ganizing an association which will be he anticipated injury. He must kitchen. Presently the men asked the for five days for publishing false re-reported the matter to the police. The SUN YAT-SEN.

the vast north would ever accept the known as the Shanghai Shipping have reasonable ground for believing woman to get them some tes. She ports about the attack on the Macao dead body was recovered later in the ruling of the South. With so many Godown Labour Association. external foes, this fratricidal strife is

that his life was in danger. Therent to the cabide to get a forts. These papers are said to evening and rouloved to the mortuary. stupid as well as sinful. With what

Attorney General pointed to the teapot, the men following her. In have reported that there were Wong, who was a fairly good swimmer. is left of his prestige, which Guild reported in the Chinese presa manslaughter cases. There had been her on the bed and the others sur in the forte ne

At a meeting of the Cantonese various degrees of seriousness of the cubicle one of the men pushed hundreds of dead bodies strewn is believed to have had cramp and it Continually insisting on foreign ho can furbish up and brighten of Shanghai on July 13, it was un-cases where prisoners had been ren-rounded her, stealing a pair of gold the bombardment, and there have could summon help from his com- the result of is thought that he sank before. He asutrality, as was fair and right, for by anouncing that he is asking animously decided to send a telegram tenced to 20 years imprisonment, for mounted rattan bangles. The woman not yet been removed. General Ip panions who wars swimming a little- foreigners should meddle as little se go north and work for peace to leave Canton at once. Chen fenced only to one day, whilst he had dagger. In the meantime the girl parts which he described as "infamous

nothing for himself, Sun should to Dr. Sun Yat-sen," exhorting" him manslaughter, others had been pen-was also struck with the fist of Kui has denied the truth of these re-distance away, nearer the shore, possible with Chinese politica, being and constitutionalism. The longer he Chiung ming and this chief lieutenants known of a case in the Colony where seeing what was happening began to lies of a sensational character. Ama auto to blunder when they do, San lingers in the soath, as a firebrand, were also urged by wire to endeavour a man was fined for manslaughter, shout "Save life." Two of the men result of the publishing of these re- 104 vesela, aggregating: 542,799 the nearer comes the danger of foreign to prevail upon Dr. Sun to go into There was no erime in the whole then went to her and bundled har parts by the newspapers concerned, gross tons. Five new ships balding fat sen cannot decently deny that his

intervention. Patience is wearing retirement. present position is a strategical use of very thin. It was a leading American

criminal calendar which varied to into the kitchen, one of them putting all the newspapers in Canton have will bring the total to 109 of 671,084- foreign protection. It is true that it representing the most patient of the prevents him being as aggressive pa ) to us about the possible necessity of aggregate gross tonnage of 1,102,668. cumming up, said that where theas wrong. The girl managed to

much in its seriousness.

his hand over her month. Apparently now been subjected to the strictest tons. The biggest is the Fushimi outside nations affected-who spoke and of May totalled 629 with an Ships tied up in France at the

the commotion was heard by the censorship in the publication of Maru," 19,938 tons. The "Sawa" be might be, and was at the time of suppressing Sun unless he gets to Of the above, the tied-up ships at ferocity of the attack was such that about to them to come up. The ported; to, Canton' that the cruisers anches and tags.

The Judge, in the course of his people downstairs who asked what military news.

Commander Chan Wing-sia has re-bons less. Also the line

Hakong " And "Haruna" are a few the coup, but it is no less true that work soon on different lines, and with Marseilles totalled, 116 vessels of max could not defend his life without sesistance was coming as the two Kongmoon and at Yeunghay, near

has his position near the Shameen saves very different friends. Spedial men: 181,564 tons; 35 vessels of 120 981 the use of a weapon then law justified men holding the daughter left her Houng han have been driven away by robbers must have thought that stationed at Chustanshan ontaide him from attack. He is in the position of thieves and bandits a little below 25,847 tops in Brest; 67 vessels of jury to decide whether it was nece the first prisoner and another cruisers are reported to have boon against allowing their ships to proceed

tion was made of a disgracefal rabble tops at Le Havre; 17 vessels of him in using a weapon. It was for the and ran downtains, being followed heavy, ganfire from the land. Two warn boy who has “chetked" my Lip Tak fort to the and bigger boy, and then run and stood his army." If such bad men were of 46,177 tons at Bordeaux, near a policeman. He can even found in Chan's forces, we believe pat his thumb to his nose, and annoy tant expedition to out off their heads, BASEBALL GAME, SATURDAY,surdict of guilt with a remenda who managed to catch hold of hi

that official would interrupt an impor

The jury retired for twenty minutes prisoners was arrested in Centre Chan's troops from Kongmoon."

the men sparsted. One of the Chuetanahan is now in the hands of the vengeful, hovering big boy. But and lose his objective rather than

and on rolarning into Court returned Street after being chased by the "girl an contenance oriale Banis exturally

tion to leniency on the ground that leave. The other prisoner made for Very angry with Chan, but that

they considered the decessed was the Bonham Road but was seen running don't make Chan a bad man. His character is known. We believe him

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA aggressor,

by a Chinese constable and Mik. Alabaster saked the Judge to caught. Walto be a good man,

take into consideration when passing Proseeding

ff the policeman were not there

The situation plainly has no pos-

ibility of permanence, and we have to consider now the pro

Lifa

TER-BUMKING UP.

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SHIPPING WARNED.

The Conial General at Canton been requested by General Yip commanding the troops in Ca

The N.Y.K. fleet now consists of

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British shipping companies

Macao fort on the west after 6p.m or balore 6 am. as they would rua. the risk of being fired on puter temporary martin law regulations Husted to the fortas

The Unnaal General states that ressola navigating the stret

tal: hours do