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education of Chinese generally, in normal times, is well known and quite idusirable. ··· Mr. Bland somewhat tactlessly emphasised the point that in anything we do for education oat: here, we are animated by the metayə and the hope of improving our own trade, and his argument was that

OBITUARY,

MRS. G. T. KNIGHT,

The death occurred at the Mathi'da

BGU8

The deceased came out with her Lutband from Davonport 14 years ago, and had made a large number of friends here during that period. She Was for

time employed at Messrs Lace, Crawford and Company and was up to the time of her illoos a prominent member of the Wesleyan Church. Mes Knight|| bad rendered good services in Church work and will be greatly missed.

The deepest sympathy is felt for Mr. Knight in his bereavement. There is no family.

The funeral passes the Monument at 5 p.m., to-day.

G. O. C. SUED.

$600-DAMAGES CLAIMED,

MOTOR COLLISION SEQUEL,

Opening the plaintiff's case Mr.

MURDER OF MR. CHAN TAT SANG.

ARRESTED MAN RELEASED.

Works

MONDAY, JULY 81. 1922

* DOMESTIC TENEMENT."

WATER POLO.

WHAT IS ONE?

LUSITANO RECREATION CLUB ▼. U.A.C.

IMPORTANT RENTS DECISION.

By their claim plaintifs sought

B

CHINESE POLITICS.

THE PREMIER NOMINATION.

Sharonat, July 30. According to a Peking message it is The following will represent the unofficially reported that Ym is United in above" League Fixture, on applying for leave, which is exppated Tuesday 1st inst, at the Victoria owing to the probability of La Yuan Recreation Club, commencing at 16 Hung dominating Tang Shao Yi for p.m.-S. Garrod: G. B. Razavet, K: the Premiership and the general un- A. Mason: J. Leonard: A. A. Botelho, certainty of the political situation in D. Laing and C. Logan.

view of the impending opening of Parliament.-Reuter.

LOCAL STRIKE.

THE CARGO BOATS,

Negotiations in the cargamon's dispate continued this morning but to recov. r potession of that portion no further progress has been made. of Boction of Taiand lot No. 2147 previously leased to the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China

(b) To recover possession of such portion of the promises, as is not now occupied by defendant's servants for of Ordinance No. 13 of 1921. domestic purposes under Section 15

(c) To fix such Rent as the Court shall think fit as the rent to be paid by the defendants for that portion occupied by the defendants' servants for domestic purposes.

NORTHCLIFF'S HEALTH.

CHINESE NEWSPAPERS

ENQUIRE.

I

SHANGHAI, Joly 3r. Replying to an enquiry regarding hia health by Chinese newspapers, Lord Northclite telegraphs that be baa much improved since las - week,→→ Reuter,

DENBY IN MANILA.

MANIZA July 31.

troops,

Found dead in the Sham Man

CREDITORS RAID NEWS- PAPER.

auch hope whi ill-founded. In Major General Sir John Fowler

WIN FOR FRENCH MISSION. effect, he was telling us that weK,CMG, CB., D.8.0.. General needn't do, good because, we Officer Commanding the Troops in The proper definition of the term would not get the reward we were China, was the defendant to an "domestic tenement" which appears in counting on. He instanced the un sation brought in the Summary the local Rents Ordinance and which popularity of the Japanese in China, Court before the acting Puispe has proved a particular tough legal Although they have been great Jodge (Mr. J. R. Wond) this morning out to crack ia several actione brought educators of Chinese youth. The by Mr. U. Sze Wing. Mr. U. claimed under the men are was discussed by Daily Press Duively acceptad this $500 damages from the General for the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees position, and argued that in spite of the alleged negligence of the latter's Davies R.c.) in the Supreme Court to- their unpopularity the Japanese bad chauffeur and the Gener! counter-day when giving judgment in favour captured a big sh re of the China claimed $127 for the alleged neglig of the French Procurateur trade. Throughout, both in Blandence of Mr. U's chanffour.

General in Hongkong who sued the and in Press, there were references to The D.A., and Q.M.O., Ligut-Col. Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co., Ltd., of the likelihood or unlikel hood of W. N. Nicholson appeared in Court to 186, Des Voeux Road West. Chinese gratitude" to the Foreign represent Major General Fowler Power that should give it educational whose case was conducted by Mr. H. facilities. It does not seam to MacNamara (Deacon, Looker, Deacon have occurred to any of them that and Harston.) to claim "gratitude" for something done with au avowedly selfish motive A. 8. Rusa (Lee and Russ) said by the plaintiffs under Lease dated to ne: the ground floor of albuilding is unreasonable; and that the Chiness that Mr. Uoward a seven-seater 1st June 1918 which lease expired on as a shop and the upper floor for have a senrc of humour. Incidental Buick in which he was riding the 31st August isst, the defendants living or domestic purposes. Mr. Bird ly, it should have been pointed out along the road to Deepwater Bay with being sub lessees of the said Char had said in his evidence that this was that the unpopularity of the Japanese his family on May 31. When round-tered Bank of India, Australia and the case with the great majority of in China is not due to Japanese ings corner near Aberdeen his car China, on the ground that such pre-Chinese bouses. educational contributions but to other collided with defendant's car and was mises do not came within the Peats Then what" asked His Lordship"

Mr. Denby arrived this morning. and very different act vitios. Canton much damaged. It was dashed

Ordinduce 1921,

aboard the transport "Henderson ia the construction to be placed on the does not hate Hongkong because of against a cliff and several witnes es

words "in part for human habita from Olongapo, which he inspected our University but because of other would ba called to prove that

tion" in the definition?

He was welcome by The de- yesterday. things. In these and in other little it WAB the fault of the

fendants maintain that those are the General Leonard Wood, and military ways, we were not too well satisfied defendant's driver in Ltd. with the way the Blond blague mas up the middle of the road instead of coming

substantial words on which their and navy officials at the pier and position is based. They say that the drove to falacaning escorted by handled. Bus then, in our opinion, keeping to the left as they (the

definition.comprises a bed space, a far too much notice is taken of Mplaintiff) were doing. Negligence was

a bele. A room, a portion of a floor, J. O. P. Bland anyway.

alleged against the defendant in re

floor of building, any of which is the spect of (1) Lxcessive speed; (2)

subject of a separate letting and which EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE. failure to sound his born; (3) failure

is used wholly or in part for human to get out of the way of plaintiffs rar;

(d) Damages at the rate of double habitation". They conterd that they (4) being on the wrong side of the road. the yearly value of the whole of the come within the definition if there is Timber Yard, Cook Street, Yaumati, In reply, the defendant alleged said premises during the period of de a bona fide human habitation and with a piece of string tied tightly negligence against the plaintiff intention by viriu of 4. Geo. 20. 28. that the sleeping accommodation round the neck, and the ends held reepoct of (1) excessive speed and (2)

(c) Alternatively to fix such other provided for their employees brings | firmly in the hands, as if he had being on the wrong side of the road.

rent than the standard rent as the them within the meaning of the destrangled himself, the body of a Evidence for the plaintiff was still Court shall think it as the rent to finition. The plaintiffs on the other Chinese, agod about 46 years, was Hospital early yesterday morning, being called when this edition went be paid in respect of the whole of the band say that the words must be yesterday removed to the after an illness extending over a year, to press. It was mentioned during premises referred to iu (a) during the construed to apply to residential Kowloon mortuary. Here it was of Mr. Knight, wife of Mr. George the bearing that Lieut Col. Nicholson continuance of the Rents Ordinance houses or buildings i.e. houses or build-identified as the remains_of_a_man T. Kaight, of the Army Ordinances using the General's-car-at-the-1521

inga which era substantially used as named Tain Kam of No. 23, Bulkeley tim of the accident. Department.

The case involved the construction a residence."

Street who had been reported missing of the Reots Ordinance and at one I think therefore that in con- from his home three days ago. Ac- phase of the case considerable stress aidering the definition" His Lordship cording to the decease, 's wife, he was was laid on the fact that in the build- went on to

state"

I have to a heavy opium smoker and had been ing were nine beds. The plaintiffs ask myself whether ja this out work for some months. Having contended that the presence of these emergency Ordinance passed to deal no money with which to satisfy his beds could not bring the factory within with an abnormal state of affairs be- craving for the drug, it is thought the the definition of a "domestic tene cause of a great shortage in housing man had taken his own life in a fit of ment." The case lasted over some accommodation in the Colony, the desperation. days during which time the premises Legislature could havs contemplated The young sepman, Leung Hee, who were inspected by the Court.

to bring within the purview of much was held by the police in con- Counsel in the case were blesses an Ordinance godowns used for the nection with the murder of Mr. Eldon Potter and F. C. Jenkis purpose of a tobacco factory because Chan Tat-eang, Director of Public (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, one twenty employees of the Com-

At Canton,

Following, it is stated, the appear- on three Messrs Deacon, Looker Deacon and pany slept in those subicles or bd charges (1) shooting st Chan Harston) for the plaintiffs and Mr. spaces on the godown premises? Is suce in the paper of an advertisement Tat-sang with intent to kill; (2). G. Alabaster, (instructed by Mr.the occupier of such subicles a neer in hinting at financial difficulties, the shooting at an Indian constable with W. B. Hind of Messrs. G. E. Hall part for human habitation." within oflices of the Hongkong Sin Po, in intent to kill; and (3) murder of Chan Brutton and C.) for the defendants. the meaning of the Ordinance ? Jervois Street, were rushed by about Tat-sang, was again before Mr. E. W,

Tho answer to the question, in my

twnty creditors at 130 yesterday Hamilton this morning, when the|

afternoon. Suspecting rabbors, the police withdrew all the charges

opinion is in the negative."

compositors on the first floor pat upa After quoting Lord Selboucos on stiff fight against the intruders against him, and he was discharged,

the interpretation of statutes His

with such effect that The defendant who was arrested by

(a) Whether, at the date of the Lordship continued: "Once conceded Editorial Staff on the second floor. An Indian constable a little distance

athen that the intention of the lo,isl-whom the intruders were really after, of the scene of the murder, a few iue of the writ, there was

specifically enforcible agreement ature was to protect the domestic were able to make their escape. minutes after the shooting, was between the pasties to lease the user, as distinct from the business or Police whistles were blown and th originally charged with the first two The s.5. "Haimun" left Hoibow counts, and ultimately the capital premises or any portion thereof and if trade user are not the words of the | tion" sufficiently pliable to admit of 3 at what rent, for what period and definition "or in partfor human habita upon what conditions generally

EIGHT PIGS STOLEN. (b) Whether the premises came another construction by which the intention of the legislature will be This morning Detective Sub within the Rents Ordinance 1921.

The defendants case was, His better affectuated by applying FARMER'S STY BROKEN INTO. Inspector Pincctt said that he had

Lordship proceeded to point out, that it to tenements, probably mainly been instructed by the Captain they claimed specific performance of Chinese which are ed in part Lo Kiu, a farmer's wife. living in Superintendent of Police to apply for

shop and in part for Mataussi village, has reported to the the defendant's discharge sa the the agreement for a new lease which as "Van witnesses for the prosecution wera at was embodied in certain letters and domestic-or living purposes? Buon police that someone had broken the present in the country and could not which, in so far as the agreement for a cuLstruction, while not defeating back wall of her pig sty during Friday be got to come down to give evidence. the further last was concerned, was the apparent intention of the night and stolen eight pigs worth $79. The defendant was repesented by not affected by the Ordinance. But Ordinace, would make provision for When shs was feeding the pigs at 0 Mr. A. E. Hall; while Mr. G. R. Hay. they said further that their premises the dual class of tenement to which p.m., on Friday, the wall was intact, wood appeared for the relatives of the habitation" by workmen employed by

were used in part for human have alluded."

- The words аго not them and that they were a domestic of construction and each

be tenement within the meaning of the must

decided on Rents Ordinance 1921, which was circumstances attaching to it and passed after the agreement was I am entitled to put myself in the entered into, and they claimed the position of the legislaturo at the time benefits of that Ordinance.

the Ordinance was passed in order to

The telegrama quoted below was In His Lordship's opinion the see what was the state of knowledge, defendats were entitled to specific what were the circumstances before received at the American Consulate demonstrate principle and patriotism, taken seriously, por that every time zailed for home on Sunday, ter pass-

performance of the agreement. The the legislature and what it was the General, Hongkong, from the Manila Two burglaries on consecutive question of their position under the legislature was aiming at. I have Observatory at 2.00 pm. July 31 It is a bid for admitation. It is a he ventilates his projudices he must engers including Lady and is nights, when nearly $700 worth of Rents Ordinance was another matter, already alluded to the general circum- 1922. noteworthy and significant fact that be taken notice of Mr. J. O. P. Fraser, from Shanghai, Capt. and Mrs.

ast usually ex-active Bland's objections in The Times to N. E; V. Kynaston, Mr. T. Slater, Mr. property was stolen, was the ex The agreement as embodied in the and would not "their state of know more than 300 miles distant moving tances brought before the legislature Crolone or typhoon E. Lazen of they are

perience of the occupants of the letters was clear and unambiguous Bstvica 期

Thess men.. who British attempts to raise the standard and Mrs. Watkins, Insp. J. Watt and ground floor of No 5, File Street, and provided for the payment of a ledge" require the considering of the W. or WNW. helped to strafe Jerry while bo of education in China were a case of Mr. J. G. Davies,

Yanmati, during the week-end. rent of $48,000 a year, which was a combined dwelling and shop deserved it da not continue to atrale this kind. We had proposed to ignore

The first barglary was committed on reduction from $50,000 upon the tenement which is spoken of in the

Two fatal cases of plague mere beaten fr They are what is called him, only that our esteemed contem- The N. O. Daily Mail publishes Saturday night, when, according to condition that the defendants said evidence of Mr. Bird who says: "The rhivalrous. It is a trait of nearly allporary the Daily Press gave his the following; At a dance given for one of the occupants of the house, the raten. The agreement was not great majority of Chinese shops have reported to the Medical Officer of

Health yesterday. coldiers. Once even civilian English-blague, a considerable amount of space sailors at Weihaiwei a few days ago, Wang Hischoong, a match factory affected by the Ordinance which a shop on the ground floor and the men were, as a race, given credit for on Saturday. Our contemporary an attractive young Shanghai lady workman, a quantity of clothing and regulated the amount recoverable in apper floor used for domestic jur- Owing to the great risk'undortalion. being chivalrous. Some of us try to showed fairly successfully the danced twice running with a red-jewellery worth $349 was stolon from cases coming within the Ordinance. poses!"

by news reporters at the present time maintain the tradition, but we are illogicality of the former accretary of haired sailor. Later she danced with the house. No one it the house was The plaintiffs as a fact did not, they "In any event" concluded His they have demanded protection from pathetically thwarted by these pro- the Shanghai Municipality, and very one of his shipmates, who before start disturbed by the burglar. The loss stated in argument, contest the Lordship, "I am unable to plans the the Canton Government. fessional haters. Even in war time we effectively pointed out that Mr. Bland's ing the dance, said to her ;-"I 'opes was not discovered until the morning. enforcement of the agreement, construction which Mr. Alabaster's laughed at Jerry's "hyma of hate." views and those of the Associated you know, Miss, but that there ginger The burglary must have been com- notwithstanding their letter repudiat-able argument invites me to do. In the The Happy Valley golf course May we not, in peace, laugh at our Chambers of Commerce-are' opposed, ended bloke,'e's married."

mitted after 1 o'clock as the inmates ing it but they resisted the view which I take of the intention and will be closed on Tuesday and own hymners ? Laugh them, if we can, Unfortunately, it seems to us, by rca-

of the house had satup late playing defendants' claim, to come within the scope of the Ordinance to hold that a Wednesday of this week. Com into a shamed silonca! However, let son of kindred projudice, to have us grant the possibility that there is a slipped into one or two puddles of

few employees sleeping on a godown petitors for the week end competi- Mrs. M. Ward of the Dragon macheub and did not etire until after Reats Ordinance. debatable clement in what has so far unreason itself. Why make such a Motor Garage, rasiding at No. 26, 12.30.

Discussing the constraction of the premises give these premisas the bene tions must order tiffins by 8 p.m. on The second burgley occurred last Rants Ordinance and comparing it fit of the Ordinance would, in my Aug. 3, bean said. Let us, if you like, leave point of the fact, if it is a Nathan Road, was awakened at 3.15 it for the present an open question, fact, that China (in some, one year this morning by the noise made by night. Wong Chor-wab, another with the Home Art His Lordship paid epision, entirely defeat the sim st

The Municipal Government-of There is, it seems to ne, nothing debts, unstated) is spending 196 millions on sobicons attempting to break open cocupant of the bound reports that he that adomesti bonement was which the legulations directed. table or open about a proposition military purposes against 6 millions the front door of the house. She im kad occasion to go the kitchen at defined in the Ordinance to include The conclusion at which I have any Canton consists of six departments in a lattar recently appearing in a for education? What about other mediately went to the verandah and 5.30 am, and to his surprize found every bed space, cabiale, room.ed on the point of construction dis- namely: Civil Police, Public Health, temporary. The writer of this countries t What about our own saw two men outside the house. Mrs. that the back door bid been forced portion of a floor. floor or building poses of the case and it is unnecessary Pablo Works, Public Utility, Finan

cial, and Education. Since the break- latter, after reminding us of various Such outrageous proportions are not Ward blew a police whistle, and be open. He immediately called up the which is the subject of a separate to deal with the other issues," Cerman atrocities in war time, claims unfamiliar outside China, and with coming frightened, the men bolted. other inmates and carol revealed

part for human habitation." It was for the plaintiffs, the question of casta seals have been lost with the excep man personally responsible for them. in the throes of an uncompleted the garage who had been recently dis-open and another $11 worth of admitted by both sides that it was being. at the request of counsel, tion of those belong to the Publis that it is our duly to hold every Ger- léas excuse then China has just now, Shs suspecta a driver and a clerk of that various bozos bid beed broken letting and which is used wholly or in Judgment was accordingly entered ing out of the Political Dispute all the

slothing and jewellery stolen.

Health and Civil Pulim Departments. That is awailly as it is wicked. It is revolution. The attitude towards missed.

customary for the Chinese population reserved for argument in Chambers.

TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVIOS."

Kononono Moso (T, JULY 31, 1992

WHEN JERRY COMES.

absolutely untenable. It applies to every German child born since the armistice. It applies to every German revolutionary and rebel who may have hated Prussiation It involves the painful reflection that we may be held personally responsible for things dons by officials whom we had no voice in appointing and over whose

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Among the passengers

who

conduct we had no control. A Chinese arrived by the President Grant" hater of the type could hate us in dividually, for things that happooed were Mr. T. Gunn, Mr. Francis O. before we came to China, even before Seidle, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Millor. we were born. It is absurdly unjues. It

the utterance of a childish tantrum,

The Chito Mail was and is quite willing to let the people of Hongkong decide their own attitude towards euch Germans as may return to the Colony, now that the extraordinary bar is withdrawn by order of the the opinion of an angry fool. We on July 27 and encountered a gale on charge was brought against him after Government at Home. When the repudiate it; we utterly condemn it. the way up. She took shelter at St. Chat Tat-sang's death at the Govern point arose, we did not preach either When Jerry comes, refuse to shake John's Island. The Hak Cantonment Civil Hospital. love or bat. The first, even among bands with him if you feel that way. from Kwongchowwen also ran into our pseudo Christians, would have You may even, like the self advertising a typhoon. ber, waste of time. The eroond stuntist Lord Northcliffe, seek to ould have seemed to us sinful, extract popularity by bragging of it. Personally, we would regard it as a But do not pretend that you havesny

Chinese who ventar hore to spend the rest of our life try right to hold a peaceful Cermaned ing to remember that there are people personally responsible for the doings Overstraten" while the Pulica flag we ought to hate; and if we were of his former war lords. Do not, in was flying, were fined $20.00 by patriotically persuaded to try, our short, (and it is for your own good Commander C. W. Beckwith at the hate would be a pretenen, anyway. that we speak so plainly) maka an aes Marine Court this morning. Buch emotions wear thin in time, by of yourself, as this letter-writer has

a natural process. We appear to have done.

amongst us in our community fervent

and persistent haters of the Germans.

Apprar in the right word. It is only

an appearancs. In short, and quite

plainly, it is a poss. These people

imagine they are cutting a fine figure

BLAND'S BLAGDE.

When a man has made himself

by pretending to persist in their notorious for a certain prejuklice, it is

peeve. They think they thereby not to be expeated that he will be

Two

on board the 6.3.

A Chices living at No. 118, Queen's Road East, 3rd floor, has re- ported that his fat was entered be- tween 3 und 10a.m., yesterday, and jewellery and money worth $187 stolen from a locked chest of drawers.

The F. & O. 6.5. "Kashgar”

deceased.

BUSY BURGLARS.

AN UNLUCKY HOUSE,

THE- JUDOMENT.

His Lordship said that the main Giving his judgment this morning

issues were:—

..

traders wade off.

the

bat when she visited the sty at 6 eney o'clock on Saturday morning, a big case

the

hale had been broken in the wall and all the piga were gona.

TYPHOON WARNING.