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MAN WHO LIKES GETTING WET.

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Robert Lynd, writing in the Daily News, pretends that he takes pleasure

rain. This is, you will say, patently

we thought some more. We know the psychology of these humorista. Cheap humour is obtainable from

was it not washed by Nature'a OD

hande ? "

He wasn't really "amaz:d." He was delighted and proud. He felt distinguished.

had the power, compel us all to do it, Serpentine for a dip would, if they

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE CHINA MAILI

The Rev. P. L. Ferch has been ap pointed Principal of the Methodist School in Bingapore.

Binganore cubscriptions to the Swatow Typhoon Relief Fund at August 28th totalled $10,025.

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SENSATIONAL ROBBERIES.

BIG GANG OF BANDITS.

.

TWO MEN ARRESTED,

word

M. C. LEAGUE,

FORTHCOMING CONCERT.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 1 22

CORRESPONDENCE.

MURDER TRIAL.

ACCUSED OF KILLING STEPMOTHER.

MEDICAL EVIDENUE QUERY,

THE MODERN YOUNG GENTLEMAN.

(To the Editor of the China Mail.

Sir: No doubt many of your Readers in Kowloon beard the noise hich took place in one of the new

of a farewell dinner and sing song

Au attractive programme for a vaudeville entertainment has been arranged for Eatarday October 7th, at There was considerable excitement 9.15 p.m. in the Theatre Royal, Mom- in the City last night when three bere of the E. A, 8. M.A. Club, under

A murder trial occupied the atten direction of Mr. Peamon, (ol M. Denman Fuller wili, give an daring armed robberies-which, it is the organ recital in St. John's Cathedral | bæieved,

members of a large gang of desper consented to provide items for Rees-Davies and a jury this morning Humphr ya flats on Friday night and

carried out by Messrs. Hawthorne and Pearson) have tion of the Chief Justice (Sir William on Monday next at 9.15 p.m.

adoes-occurred simultaneously in the programma. Other well. The prisoner was Kd Tai Mui (several it would be interesting to know the The Bishop of Victoria willDes Voeux Road Central, to the west known local artistes have also aliares were tacked un to his name on names of the modern young gentle- administer the rite of confirmation in of the large Chinese stores in that promised to help. The entertainment the charge sheet) and he was accused men who sang filthy aangs to the tune St. John's Cathedral some time in busy thoroughfare,

is on behalf of the Victoria branch of of having killed his stepmother. o! "Malie, from Armentieres" and December,

Only two men of a gang estimated the Ministering Children's League to number 15, were arrested, and not and is

The Attorney General (the Hon. the "Two Black Cats by a fireside the distinguished under before they had put up a stiff fight patronage of His Excellency the Mr. J. H. Kemp KC) had charge They were both injured in the Officer Administering the Government, Elley Zeitlyn, (instructed by Mr. of the Crown case and Mr. struggle for freedom, and are now in His Excelleany Sir Joha Fowler and H. C. Lee) defended. the hospital receiving treatment. The the Commodore.... rest of the gang managed to get away with over $10,000 worth ・・ TYPHOON WARNING, jewellery and money. Mr. Martani, an assistant of Messrs, Chellaram The following telegram was recov and Co., the well known silked from the Manila observatory by the merchants of Queen's Road, who focal American Coneulate General at happened to be in the vicinity of the 2 pm. today:-Cyclone or typhoon excitement and rondered material help 8.E. of Naha filling ap..

A production of "The Passing Show" is to be got up shortly, in Singapore in aid of the Child's Wel- fare League.

It is proposed to continus the services at the Peak Church at 6 pm. on Sunday evenings during the month of September.

The Rajsh of Sarawak has directed that debts incurred by the purchase of opium on credit from retailers will not be recoverable in the Courts of the State from Sept. 1.

A violent hailstorm destroyed crops over an area of more than 100 square miles in the Shuntefa district on the Peking-Hankow line, The crops, which were about ripe, are said to be a total lose.

of

to the police in arresting one of the

and

The members of the jury were Messrs. C. A. B. Brooke (foreman) F. E. Bilva, J. L Bromfield. 9. M. Mayes, G. M. da Rozs, Chu Po Yan and G. F. di Roza.

that he thought they would find it a The Attorney General told the jury simple case. The prisoner was charged with a. murder that was committed about two and a half years ago.

from the

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Sat" e. As an old soldier i and cores of timer in campe, barracks and hardened having heard these songs to the Line but when ladios and children are subjected to sach indec-ney, as they were on this ocassion, it is time that some drastic action were taken to put a stop to it.

There is a time and place for every-” ap thing and a sing-song, particularly in without aboning, at the top of une's residential quarter, can be enjoya' le Voice, songs that are unprintable.

Enclosing my card,

I remain Sir,

Your obedient Servant, Resident.

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DINNER AT CLUB LUSITANO.

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robbera, is also in the hospital saffer their own flat door, barricading February 29, 1920, was the precise ing from a stab wound in that with heavy furniture. head. He retained his prisoner had

They date. The murdered woman lived in An Iching letter to a Shanghai with the help of a foki of one of the heads in the excitement that it never far

80 completely Jost thera house in a little cul de 10 not Japanese paper reports that ea

Old Bailey looted shops. who dealt the robber occurred to any one of them to give and it was there that the crime was account of extreme disorder at Chang-three heavy blows on the back of the the alarm until they heard the robbers committed. She was a concubine of bing, all the steamers plying between head with an opium pipe. The other rushing down the stairs, and then a the prisoner's father and the prisoner Ichang and Chungking are held ap at robber was arrested by Revenue police whistle was blown probably was the son of his father's principal Ichang,

officer Ward, with the ssistance of a

more to distract the robbers' wils. Entopesu ship's officer Chiness

A attention from the filst than At the time of the tourder, the detective. The mat was anything else. wounded in the leg with his own made quite sure that the robbere prisoner was living next door to his

When they had Attorney General continued, the FAREWELL TO MR. DA SILVA, revolver before he was mastered, two of the robberies were committed third floor. Then there was a chorus asked for it and did not get it. reprezent the people of Maoso in the According to the police reports, liberated the victims on the first and beg money from her. Sometimes he for Lisbon by the "Katori Maru," to were gone, they let themselves ont and stepmother and he often went there to Mr F. X. A. da Silva, who is sailing at the same time on the first and of cries and police whistles, but On the day of the murder be made Portuguese Sonst, was the gaost of third Boors of No. 80, Des Voeux of course, it was too late, especi⚫ three unsuccaful attempts to get honour at the dinner given by the Road by nine men; and the otherally when those who answered money from her and on the last Portuguese occurred at No. 23, Wiogwo Street the call bad their attention diverted necasion

community at the be produced a revolver. Lusitano Club on Friday evening. Mr. Van Road, a quarter of an hour points further up the road, caused by the place. He seemed to be going Consul General for Portugal presided. [escond flood) a side street off Des from the house by commotions at two Efforts were made to get him out of Cerveira de Albuquerqas e Castro later, This robbery was committed the victims of the third robbery at away alright but when he got to the by only two men, believed to be the No 23, Wingwo Street. No one door be fired some shots one of which cluding many ladies. Speeches wore There was a large attendance. in- two now in hospital, one of whom was dreamed at the moment According to the Japan Chronicle

that strack the deceased in the head. She made by the Consul General, and re- the warship "Bettau" was to be sank stopped by Mr. Mertarai at the en-there would be several robberies in then dropped down dead, off the cost of Tosa at the beginning responsible for the robbery at No. 80, and seeing two men running in Wing- appeared. He

trance to Wingwo Street. The men the same vicinity at the same time,

presentatives of H. E. the Governor Afterwards the prisoner di+ of this month as sacrifice to armament Des Voeux Road disappeared as wo Street followed by several others,last July when he was discovered the Portagaeee Press. Mr Silva who of Macno, the Macao Council, His was not found until Lordship the Bishop of Mazao, and cestriction. She will be used as an identy as they had aade their they naturally concluded that this in a house where bit mother was was moved by the great manifestation target for shooting practice for the appearanos and up to the time of wai the first squadron.

Calise of the alarm, living. When charged of the pel ce made a very eloquent and patriolic writing, not one of them had been with the scesanted for although detectives body of the robbers had ample Tai Mui. I did not murder any person.dancing the party dispersed at result that the main station he said: "I am not Ku speech in reply. After music and It is stated at Singapore that were working on the case within a time to get away unobserved in the I have been in Hongkong many years. midnight, the result of the recent torrential rains short time of the robberies, and had opposite direction while the crowd I did not break any law." lowlying districts have been inac-been out all night and were still out was concentrating in Wingwo Street,

Leaving the Hongkong Club at half past one on Sunday morning Captain Mac Neill, of the Indian Army took a ricsha to the Hongkong Hotel. En route he lost a pocket book containing $200,

dated in some instances to a depth of Baveral feat. For miles Bakit Timah road is under water and some houses

in Cluny Road are completely isolated.

DANGERS OF THE MANGOOSTEEN.

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We quote

this morning.

The victims of the robberies on the first and third floors of No. 80, Des Vour Boad, re agreed that they occaired about 8.15 p.m.). -

Before proceeding to call evid¬oco

there

When the Attorney General sat down Mr. Zaitlyn leaned over and whispered to him. Mr. Kemp got up afterwarde and said that his learned

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The undermentioned payment may the dollar :--

(a) Payments of bounty under A.0. 209, 1918,

(b) Gratuities to Officers under Art. 497, Royal Warrant.

It was after the Wingwo Street ex Mr. Kemp indicated that he would citament had abated that it Was offer medical evidence to atablish the discovered that there had been two cause of death in a rather unusual more robberies in the vicinity. way. Dr. Stott, who made a post Dine prisoners on their armed guard, A deep rate attack was made by

Then a hunt was started but the mortem examination of the dead ary Headquarters. Hongkong, slats:- Ng Shing, the occupier of the first fugitives had had a lot of start on the woman,

bal lefc the Colony 1.-Officer above the rank of boond Siamese train, near the Kedah said he and his fokis were in the could not be fund. in the third class carriage of a south floor, in his statement to the police, police. and as was to be expected, and

WGS not much Lieut. Colonel will continue to receive boundary on August 24. Seven of the front of the flat when they were sud-

prospect, the Attorney General under their compensation under the old What happened on the second floor stood. of his returning. Sergt. formula (the first £300 and 10 per prisoners were shot dead, and two, denly taken by surprise by six men of No. 24. Wingwo Street was related Darling, however, was present at the cent, of the remainder of their total Oar sense of humour does not preencceeded in making their escape.

one of them with a broken arm, who rashed in through the stair door by Chuug Fat, who said two men post mortem and he would be called emoluments to be converted at the which was closed bat not fastened entered the flat, bound and gagged to give evidence. M. Kemp said he rate of 2/ to the dolier under the vent anger at the callous reference to

All six men carried revolvers. It was him and his wife and obtain proposed to call Dr. Valentine in a existing conditi ns) the waitress. It is our humour to draw

impossible for the inmates of the flating the salo key from his wife, Court to hear Sergt. Dorling's 2.-Lirat-Colonels to convert £450 morals from all stories, and here WAS

to offer any resistance, so they sub-opened the safe and emptied it of its evidence and then to give an opinion at 2/- to $1. one presenting itself vividly. If a

mitted quietly to the orders of the contents, a large quantity of jewellery from it as to the probable caus of Majors to convert £350 at 2/- to $1. robbers. They were all herded to- and money, the value of which he death. temporary notoriety was worth a

Captains to convert £300 at 3/-to $t. gether in a small cubicle at the back was not yet able to give.

Subalteras to convert £240 at 2/- to wetting to Robert Lynd, where did

In a recent letter to the editor of of the flat, where they were bound The first man to arrive at Wingwo

$1, with effect from 1st April, 1922. the unfortunate waitress come in the Straits Times a correspondent and gagged. Tas man who appeared Street besides some Chinese was Mr.

3-Other ranke to convert the in sitting in the rain. He will even What did she think of his originality and the dangers attaching to the Shing and took the safe keyLese who was running towards him, friend seemad to feel some difficulty | $1 with affet from 1st April, 1922,

drawe attention to the mangoosteen to be the leader, then searched Ng Martarni. He grabbed ons of the Chi-

whole of their emoluments at 2/- to take tea and cakes ont in the poating This is the mischief of all accheating of it. In view of the fact, says from his pocket. Then, while two and the other ran on towards Bincare's | about having the medical evidence! Where and otherwise stated at (2)

superior people, that they are not the Pinang Gazelle that the mangoos-of the men atood an essay in humour. He does not content to be queer by themselves, toon season this year was more or less over the victims, the other four went stabbed in the head by his captive, that he could not see where the the 1st September, 1922. The emola- guard stores. Mr. Martarni was promptly called first. Personally, he confeared these conditions will take effect from really mean it, and we are foolish to but must compel others in. Those a record one and that incredible into the front room where the job of but held on and a fierce straggle en difficulty arose.

ments referred to at (3) will consist of take him seriously. We thought of cranks who break the ice of the consumed in Penang alone, it is per- its contente occupied only a few Chinese offered any help, and Mr. Justice that he had no serious

quantities of this popular fruit were opening the safe and emptying it of sued. None of the large crowd of Mr. Zeitlyn told the Chief all sterling emoluments. that for ourselves, of course. Then

Items which do not come under the in order to prevent likely dangets in downstairs after having fastened the powered had not one of the fobie stances bapa just as well to warn the public minates. Afterward all six men bolted Martarni would have been over objection bat, in the circum-term emoluments are enumerated in of his appearance in Routine Order No. 889/6 11th July, quite convinced that it would be for

the fatara. To do

door on the outside. They took with of the looted house come op and the Court, it would be, he thought, 1919, which order will remain in force. our own good. Those people who the letter which

cannot do better than

them jewellery and money estimated knocked the desperado down with very advisable that he first of all This order is as follows parador, from tuming, topsy-turvy have superstitions fears, and artificiel frait mangosteen, when mixed with stayed in the fi at about 5 minutes at an opium pipe. Then a detective stances under which this crime was "The to be worth $4,000. The robbara three heavy blows on the head with heard from the evidence the circum- the surest axiome of the people. alleviations thereof, press the al-engar is no longer an edible stuff, but the most. Jarnel Zangwill in "Without Pre-leviations on us who do not share the on the contrary a deadly poison. Two

came and removed the man to the committed. It was possible that he hospital. judice" gives a masterly exposition feara. The man who fancies the this frait with sugar. were reported Export firm occupying the third floor According to Ho Lin, the master of

might have certain questions to pat fatal casus, which happened by eating the Tai Hing Cheung Import and

Revenue Officer Ward was walk to the medical witnesses and he might of the matbed, Robert Lynd had the

log двах Sincere's when be not be able to put them if they were ea. Host people run from rain, Pomp and glory of war desires to sometime back in Kuala Lumpar. of the

BAW & man running under the called first. same house, while all What fun to be quite different conscript all who despise it. The Obviously the addition of sugar to the these things were happening on the his pocket of astes and coins as he that Mr. Zeitlyn had had the opport-Men.

verandah. The man was emptying The Attorney General pointed out official who admires the orderly elfruit gives rise to the elaboration of a first floor, the same thing was being Thinking up arguments to app-ficiency of the Prussian State does his chemical toxin or poison of a highly enacted in his fist. He and his wife Jan He stopped him, and fearing unity of studying the depositions.. port the paradox, he began ur best to give Englishmen a replica of

were surprised in their cubicle by ran his hands over the man's body want to interfers with the Alterney the man might be armed, Mr. Ward The Chief Justice said he did not consciously to convert himself. it. The man who ssquationsly follows the remark that the subject will of the intruders tackled Ho La and Ward grabbed the man's wrists it seemed to him that, if it was The correspondent concludes with three men armed with revolvers. Two and felt a revolver in his girdle, Mr. General's discretion in the matter but little while, at least, the fashion in hats, ies, socks, eto, doubtless afford much absorbing demanded the keys of the safes, and we guese he was in earnest. Consider jeers at the man who doesn't. The interest for the Chemical Analyist or When Ho said he did not have them. A number of Chinese gathered around the facts should be given first it might violent struggle ensued, thought desirable that evidence as to the tonn of this extracti

Chemical Examiner. man who lives expensively, "to keep

the robbare bound and gagged him, but offered no help. The captive was as well be done. "I was amazed, he says, when I up appearances," condemns in speesh

and then threatened his wife that very powerful man and Mr. Ward was at the aeroplane show at Hendon the "meanness" of his neighbour who

The Attorney General: For years nless she produced the boys at once, bad great difficulty in keeping his and years, in the interests of the publis to find that I was the only human sees that it doesn't matter. The list

her husband would be ahot dead behold on his wrista. Mr. Ward was the doctor has always been called being among all the 60,000 spectators could be extended. It brings us in

before her eyes. The frightened woman, nearly exhausted when a ship's officer first. This is the first time in twenty who sat down at a table in the open the end to the fabled fox that lost its giment is in the military hospital the robbers. She was then also The man continued to struggle before.

Private King of the King's Ro-husband's desk and banded them to afterwards by Chinese dotcore. Your Lordship has never objected Street, Yaumati. The Kowloon Fire keys from her came to his assistance, followed soon years there has been any objection, morning at No. 68, Reclamation A fire broke out early yesterday air and had ten at leisure in the de- brush in a trap, and tried earnestly to getting over the effects of a dogbite. bound and gagged. Two fokis whom vilently and succeeded in drawing Inge of rain. Everybody else fled in-perstads all the other foxes that they had been seen wandering about foam- table in the front room were showed great resource and courage, † custom but said he did not wish to ground floor, which was occupied by

The offender was a show bitch which the robbers found hiding under his revolver. The Chinese detective that doors. "They did not realise that would be much better without tailing at the month. She went for similarly treated and placed in the holding-tenciously on the man's gives ruling on the matter. The Chief Justice

Let every man, within the law, of Private King when he was on parado same cubicle for a few aplodges of rain, that course, do what he pleases; bab let and bit him in the leg and chest. The wife. These men were speechless grasped. In the struggle, the revolver to say that he had had an opportun-threatening the other floors. The as Ho and his hand in which the weapon was Mr. Zeitlyn interposed at this stage to be well alight and the fames were chocolate cakes are all the better for him first learn to let others do as bitch is now in the bacteriological with fright and unable to give the discharged and the ballet. Lity of speaking to Dr. Valentine who Bremen concentrated the greater park it, and that, if enough rain pours into they please. Let Robert Lynd make

institute being examined for rabies.alarm, although they had a good went your tem, you need not injure your a conspicuous ass of himself by sitting

opportunity. The robbers opened up left cost sleeve without wound-called Brat or not. Counsel anggested storeys and the adjoining hanses. through the detective's aid I did not matter whether he was of their attention on saving the upper health by taking milk. There was in the rain to take his tea, if he real».

the two safes in the front room and ing him. The ✅another advantage in sitting out in ly finds pleasure in it; but let him

Chronic Diarrhoea. belped themselves to jewellery and sed-the man's arm downwards, doctor were permitted to hear the hour's strenuous fight, the flames be detectiva that it would be preferable if the They were successful, after ball wis the rain. You have a table all to carry out his own fray, and spare the hoo! Beep solutely quiet for a few fastened the stair door on the out- Mleged-railer minded in the The Chief Justion: Well, the doctor posible to save the shop which Are you subject to attacks of diarr money worth $6,965. They also hayol vas monk of Engain and the evidents of the chief Crown witness, ing well under control. It was in- yourself and a waitress all to yourself, waitrem Even if his articls WAR ▲ of your diet and take Chamberlain's

Jays reak in bed.if possible by caretal | siste before departing, an aids to a com- piece of elaborate fooling, it provides medicine has cured case of chronic beads and below them, the inmates of motor car by Bergh, Russell who proceeded with and had not been con- the other floors. The adjoining thigh. He collapsed and was quickly will enjoy a stay in Court then, was completely gutted. Very little Colic and Diari hoon Beedy. This Hearing mommotions abore their dinised and taken to the hospital in The hearing of evidence was then damage, save by water, was done to was no a tremendously important political diarrhoes that physicians have failed on the second floor naturally became Marived just then from the Central cluded when this edition went to buildings LED WAS NO“ mogu), does it not !.

and it will cure you. For sale by all alarmrod, and so about securing Station, Chemists and tégrokoopers.

damage

For

bread and butter was nona-the worse

delay

virulent nature."

DOG BITES SOLDIER.

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(0) War Gratuity to Officers of

(d) Bounties undar á O. 4, 1919. Medal Gratuity.

(e) Long Service and Good Conduch

Warrant

(f) Gratuity under Art. 1117, Royal

(8) Plain Clothes Állowance.

YAUMATI FIRE.

Brigade was called out as 4.15 o'clock agreed and the two engines were on the general scene a couple of minutes later. The

...a Chinesa plece goods shop. was found

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