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BIRTHS.

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WILNER On October 18. 1922, at

Shangbai, to Mr. and Mrs 11. Wilnor; a son

UTT On October 1, 1922, to Mr. and Mrs. E. Ott, a daughter,

DEATHS.

ROBERTS.--OG October 15, 102, at rea on board the H.A. Luchow," Ienac Roberis, late Chief Engineer, China Navigation Co., Ld., and husband of Tmi Roberis Aged 66 years. JONES.-0 October 18, 1929 it

Shanghai, Helcon, wife of J. . Denver-Jonra, aged 28 years. AYLOR-Oл Öctober 14 1922, at

Gla gos, William Taylor, form erly of the Old Dock, Shanghai, aged 67.

TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"

'Herokoyd, TUESDAY, OCT. 24, 1922.

LONG VIEW."

sioon these schemes boneflt the' next generation moro than they do the prevent one, why

SPECIAL CABLE.

STRAITS BILLS.

RUBBER AND INCOME TAX.

THAT MAIL GUN.

POST OFFICE SYSTEM

EXPLAINED.

'BOXING ASSOCIATION,

ANNUAL MEETING HELD.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1922,

UNAUTHORISED ARREST,

ACTION AGAINST MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.

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The Court of Coneuls eut at Shang. bai last week to hear on action brought by Denis McDermott against the Shanghai Municipal council.

A PERILOUS PASSAGE,

CHINESE COASTER'S ROUGH TRIP:

SKIPPER'S STERN FIGHT.

After leaving Kit Hon on Saturday, salt and some general cargo for Hong! September 30, with about $00 tons of kong the Sai Chen" ran into rough weather the following day. A fres and a few hours later th vessel was pitching and straining badly in q rough sea and shipping water fore and at. The wind increased to a mod srata

The Hongkong Boxing Association held its third annual meeting in Meaara Jardins Matheson's Board |China Mail SPECIAL. ).

Room last night. Sir William Rees Davies presided and there were also SINGAPORE, October 24,

present-M. W. Logan, Mr. R. M.

The story of a stern struggle should not posterity pay it The bill restricting rubber was Dyer. Mr. J. S. McCana, Insp. Watt, Zaiatif claims damages in themum with the elements was revealed in q share in the form of a loan? Last Council yesterday, also the income, R. O. Ward, Mr. E. C. Kerrison, indigaity to body and mind sad the Master by Captain J II, Van den Borg introduced into tho Legislative Sub-Insp Marks, R. O. Grimmett, of Tis. 13,000,"for the great pain and, report furnished to the Harbouż year, in his budgetspessh, Sir Edward tax bill which reduces the tax next Mr. J. Brooke (mannger) and Mr. exposure and injury to his character of the as. "Sai Chou," a small Chinese Stubba stated the Government's year, incomes under $600 a month G G. N. Tintoa (accretary).

circumstances and reputation suffered policy regarding public works, "The being exompted.

The Chairman anid: Gentlemen, I owing to wrongful detention," at coaster of 745 tony which resobed policy of devoting our balances to i

propose to take the General Com-Hongkow Police Station, on July 21 Hongkong yesterday alternoon, after works of development up to the full

mittec's report aud statement of last,

a perilous trip from Kiu Hon. Captain accounts for the year ending June In opening the case for plaintiff Van den Berg was the only Europead est extent which the resources of the

30th, 1922, na rend. You will natica | Mr. Priestwood said that, in the de Public Works Department enables us

that tournament account receipts fence filed, the Connell admitted lia aboard and, reading between the lines to undertake is the best which it ie

have risen, exclusive of Mr. J. Scott bility in respect to the wrongful acts of his matter of faet account, it li possible to adopt in the interests of

Harston's geaurous gilt of $100-over of the police, and it was clearly under evident that he must bave put a verf the Colony." And now, this year Mr.

Enquiry made by a China Mati $4.250-compared with thess for the stood that the matter came below the splendid fight to keep his ship niloat. reportor at the Post Office this previous year, and are in fact the court marely for the purpose of as- Claud Severn announces that "the afternoon elicited the information highest since the Association was erasing damages. queation of providing for public works that the mail guo is always fired formed. General Account receipts

Plaintiff was employed, conosci con reached are also slightly in excess of theas for tinued, at the Riverside Electricity by means of a public loss has not after the mail ba been lost sight of." Referring special.

Power station. The incidenta cota ly to waterworks, he said that the

the time plaintiff was taking ac Government's schemes-on of which

days' holiday. He had taken a walk if proceeded with, will cost several

and was rating in his bedroom when, million dollars-should in course of hour. This system is arvessary, ie won by Leading Stoker Britt, at a'out 4.40, three men suddenly en was explained to the reporter, in cun- who knocked out Neale in the first tered the room, without rermission or time prova semunerative undertakings "and their cost might well be mat by calls and other enquiries the Post The Heavyweight Championship was the second wes ne Hearne, acting as sequence of the numeroue telephone found at the November tournament, consent. One was Det. Sgt. Schmidt, won by Pte. Wilkins. P.M.L.I., eistant clerk in H.B.M. Regitry. loan." While it is true, in the Gov- Office receive from the public o ernor's words, "we are fast approach. cuon as it is known a mail had Petty Officer Cover retiring in the and the third was a Mr. Abbey, also a working and from the desk it could ing the limit of our water supply," it arrived. All these enquiries have to 11th round, and the Middleweight ( functionary at that court. Hearse be seen that, owing to the pitching won by A. B. said to plaintiff: "You will come and atra ning. the butts were opening Duncan, Chief Petty Officer Cal with me, and you will know about and closing to the movement of the laghan retiring in the Gth round. The it." Complainant refused, whereupon stenner. At 11.30 p.m. the second Novices Tournament with which the Heame took him by the ann and engineer reported that, although all sqaron concluded, was an unqualified eaid: "I will make you go. He pumps were working, the water in success, no less than 112 entries being further said that plaintiff's wife had the ship was increasing slowly. received. It was, however, a source been to the Registry to make a com- of disappointment to your Committee plaint about him. Ileare's behaviour that ao few entries from the Police was brutal (counsel said he had been and civilians were received. The instructed). He threatened to take King's Regt. are to be heartily con gratulated so wincing the Unit Championship with 46 marks, the Flagship H.S. "Hawkins" being

Gers up with 14 marks. Your Committen wish to express

the office, and the oficials have previous years, but membership showe (it in hop! Generally the time which a decrease of six compared with the plained of occarral on July 21, during North East breaza sprang up at non

elapse between the arrival of the previous your. It is hoped that it mails in the Post Office and the firing will increase this year.

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of the gun is roughly about bulf an

some

The Featherweight Championship

counted is hundreds, take be answer d, and of course, when Championship was considerable time, and greatly delay the opening and sorting of the mails.

SNATCHER CAUGHT.

SIX MONTHS FOR STEALING

All of the pumps-two circulating. gale and at 6 pm. the enginee reported that the ship was leaking: two deck and ona donkey were kept

At this time there was a strong breeze and the ship's speed had bad reduced to three and a half miles ab hour. Her position was lat. 15.44 N. long. 109 58 E. Big sras were coming

is none the less true that the Govern ment's schemes. from their very magnitude, must give much greater benefit to pusterity thas they can to the present generation.

Furthermore, there

ample precedent for 意 Jean. In 1886 £200,000 was raised at 4 por cent. by the issue of debentures, - for certain public works." Seven grate later another £200,000 was borrowed

Bad the following year £140,000 of the having snatched a leather handgrip the Association's thanks to the Hou. without cause and without a warrant. } engineer reported that much water

a similar object,

at 3 per cent. for

tock.

PADRE'S BAG.

The Rev. J.A. A. Bartolo, of Macao, was complainant in a case before M. R E. Lindsell this morning in which Chincee youth was charged with containing property worth $300.

mari,

been

It

took a most active interest in the

plaintiff without his slippers and socke if he did not hurry up

Plaintiff was searched, his tie was

removed, sotne money taken from bim, and he was conducted to a cell protesting that he had been arrested

QUARREL WITH HIS WIFE, Eventually McDermott's brather secured his release on guaranteeing his appearance next day.

over the fore and after decks and the

skipper decided to haul around, st

three sails and steer for the nearest land easily to be reached. Op the following morning (October 2) the

Was coming into the banker and the noise of the inrusting water 'tween decks through the ship's side

could clearly be heard. The 'tween decks were full of cargo and the rough weather made it impossible to remove

the batches.

1886 43 per cent. loan was converted

The padre said he arrived from. A. R. Lowe for again kindly

auditing the Accounts. to 31 per cent. This cost £1,800 and Macna on Oct iber 17, and asmetin a

After the report and accounts had the balance of £60,000 was redeemed between 2 and 3 p.m. he enga `ed a

unanimously approved the from sinking fund. The total loan cha'r at the foot ol Flower Street o

take him up to the Catholic Mi Chairman, dealing with the clection

Plaintiff gave evidence hearing out was then 2311,800 of 3 per cent in House. He had just sat down of new offices, announced that only couns la opening statement. He Therefore, there is aupte in the chair when he felt the one poination had been received for strenuously denied that at the time precedent for a loan and governments, grip being snatched from between his the position of Chairman-Mr R. M. he was covering from a bout. of we all know glory in precedent. There feet. Locking round, he saw a man seconded by Revenue Officer Ward, for a drink of water on a hot night den Berg steered for Kalan Chamio

Dyer-proposed by himself and drinking. Whilst in the call, asking

At 8 a.m. that day Captain van is every reason, then, why our rulers in black running away with the grip. was a very great pleasure to bin to he suffered the indignity of having it an effort to fetch Touraine. The wa'ch sl.ould give posterity its chance to Hle at once gave chase. Da'endant elure the burden and effectively was arrested by a European police thoroughly good sportsman and who his cell like a common criminal.

propose Mr. Dyer, who waS abanded to him through the bars of in the ship continued to inercase and answer the carping question, "What

the weather still kept rough. Thi has posterity donc for the Colony?"

In cross examination, plaintiff Sai Cho" was again steered in Association and all its boxing meet admitted having had disagreement towards the land and the four lifeboats ings. He could conceive of no one with his wife. He admitted also were swung out level with the upper decks. When within about 100 feet of more competent than Mr. Dyer to that he hit her. discharge the duties of Chairma5.-- Did you kick your wife," asked the land the akipper starred clos (Applause).

counsel.

along to const and at 550 p.m. the was in too bad a condition. I could able to go on auy further. The water "No," plaintiff replied, "My leg engineer re, orted that it was impossi- raisa t. could not bave kic' ed her in the ship was standing six inches Mr. F. C. Jenkin was elected Vice because my leg was so painful.

from the furnaces, the suction pipes Chairman, on the proposition of Mr. it not a fact that on the preard were choked and the water was gaik iuz day you threatenel your wife's ing fast. The vessel was anch red Dyer seconded by C.P.O. Clark.

Mt. A Murdoch was re-elected ollicie?-Absolutely not.

She hit me 300 Icat off the shore, approximately al referee. Mr. Brook, tnanager and several times and I retaliated.

in lat. 16.49 N., lorg. 109.24 E. and set to

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

duy,

and

Sgt. C. Earlshaw said he was walking in Queen's R ad Central, off

D'Aguilar betworn Pottinges Streets when he saw the defendant run past. Ha decided to watch the defendant. When a police

The Legislative Council meets on Thursday, al 2,30 p.us., for the second whistle was blown, the defendant rap faster. Witores recordingly gave reading of the Budget bill.

chase au caught him at the ente uci of Leeyuen Street. When searched, defendant had a packet of pepper in his pocket. A grip which delen dont was carrying was claimed by the padre.

The wedding arranged between Mr. N. C. Wilson and Miss Dorothy A. Hume will take place at the Peak Church on Saturday October 28, at

12:30 p.m.

Owing to the impending visit of team from the Manila Golf Club the 1st and 2nd rounds of the Royal

Hongkong Golf Club's championship have been potpuned until November

and the aecial instinct preserves the 12. [community's continuity. If Hoog.

kung's founders had remain d content There was a good deal of eɔm. to live their lives indifferent to the petition for the $1,550 square feet of Crown land auctioned at the P. W. D. Colony's future needs we would now yesterday. Sit. Wong Fo-keung, of the possess only those public facilities Asiatic Trading Coy., finally got it sach moment's wants had rendered for $11.000. The upeet price was absolutely essential. Likewise, if the

$1,953, pressnt government to-day restricta

itself to supplying immediate needs, ight in a paddy field yesterday after Two Talpa women had a fierce to morrow will find shortage and noon. How the fight started or what confusion. These are obvious truisme, it was all about is not known. but they are often ignored. Too The women handled each other ao roughly that after they were separat olten the question "What has

d both had to go to the hospital to posterity done for me?" has found have their injuries dressed.

the selfish anewer; too often the

angry querist has been blind The October issue of the Far to the fact that he himselt Eastern Traveller's Gaz.tto, the well- known illustrated travel journal posterity-heir of the

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Defendant alleged that the Sergeant bad the grip in his hand when he ur rest d bim.

The Blagistrate passed sunterce of six montha' jail.

Defendant; In that all? Magistrate: That is the most I can give you1.

HOCKEY,

CLUB . GRENADIERS.

The resolution was carried with

acclamation and Mr. Dyer suitably

responded,

Mr. G. G. N. Tinson secretary. Re Asked why i wife should have all available hands weru tiring member of the Committee were gone to the Magistrate to obtain work jettisoning the corgo of re-elected as follows:-Messrs. J.Scutt helt.r and prat ction, plaintif salt. Captu'a Vau den Brig Harston, F. C. Hall, A. J. Clark and sugg sted that it was a habit, due to told the engines to cut the ends of the W. Ward. To fill a vacancy. Mr. G. her temperament. She was inclined suction pipe and try pumping again. M. Young was elected,

to get into trouble with everyone. He had steam kept up in case it was The Hon. Mr. A. R. Lowe way, re Even in a tram or the would make necessary to beach the ship at the dested hon. auditor, and thanked for remarks about lady passengers, and last mon at and the lifeboats werl his service, on the proposition of the call attention to the print on their kept ready for use if the ship took ab Chairman.

face. "I've had to get out some. Loxpected plange. times," he added or I should have bera murdered."

Mr. Dyer mod a hearty vote of thanks to Sir William Reas Davies for his zerv.ecs as Chairman and re macked that thosuccess of the Associ-

A return watch will be played bet-ation bad been largely due to the wern the Club and the 102nd Gren- Chairman's eforta. The motion was adiers on the Marina Ground, Kow-carried and the Chairman replied that following will represent the Club: what he could. foon at 5. p.m. on Wednesday. The it bad becc a sincere pleasure to do

A. Bower, G. H. Piercey, B. G. Eng. land. E. W. 11sjor. Rev. E. W. L Martin, H. Glanville, B. O. Blaker,

W. Woodward, E. J. R. Mitchell, D. E. G. Nicholson and B. D. Evace (Captain.)

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The marriage was to bave taken published by Meters. Thos. Cook and place on Monday in Kobe of Mr. W. generations which bave left him the Son, contains the usual wealth of H. L. Warrener of Yokotamia and benefits be now Djoys and would useful travel information. Special Mis Mollie Wall, in All Saints' nothing improve for those coming articles include "Egypt and the Nife,"

Church,

Aerosa America" and "À Tour to the

Chinese, were notified yesterday. Last Threa vases of enteric fever, all week there were three deaths from plague, one from diphtheria, one from enterio fever and one from influenza, all Chinese. There were utro reported

travel.

BASKET BALL.

GAME TO-NIGHT.

The case was adjourned to hear counes on the law.

FRIENDS IN NEED.

Jettisoning and pamping went op till am the next day before the water in the ship could a lowered, The sea calmed down a couple of hours later although a big swell prevailed and at 9 20 am, there being only 23 inches of water aboard, the "Sai Chou" weighed anchor su [st a ned tɔ Touraine, anchoring in the

barkour there at 3 p.m. on October On examining the hull above water # was found that all of the scame weit Doi Mohamed who was yesterday more or less gaping and some of the sentenced by Mr. R. E. Lindsell for butts were one inch apart.

smooth harbour anchorage twelve in her wate in one hour. On October 14, the s

CHANCE FOR SENTENCED STOWAWAY..

TH

A basket-ball team from the U.S.Shaving stowed away from Singapore ship was unseaworthy and even in

on the 8. Gregory Apcar," was the "Rainbow" will be the guests of the again before the Court this morning. he made Chinese Y.M.C.A. this oveain; when

The Magistrate told Sergt. Andrew afiendly match will be played in the that be understood the Deputy SuperTang Shing" belonging to the same Association Gymnasium against a intendent of Police had been ap company, airived at Touraine and took team chosen from the members of t'te proneled by the defends it's friends Y.MIC.A. Play will start at 8 p.m., Pho had undertaken to pay all the Sai Chow" was then considered to fab ut 250 tons of cargo.. Tho

shat p.

The following will line up for the expenses incurred by the shipping he seaworthy though Captain Van en Berg's report records poetically Association:--Chenog

campoxy. Chang-eing Capt.), Lak I, Lam Ming-faa, Wong received any instructions to that some of the seams of the ship's hull The Sergeant said that he had no that "daylight throweitsays through

tak, Wat Puk-lang, O Fu-pik, ond Taying. Li Woon-choi, Burg Iu 8hk Wing-kwun.

effect.

Addressing the defendant, the Magistrate said: $18 is paid to the company, I will let you go. You had no right to stowaway, and you are you out of your trouble. fortunate to have friends here to get

The China Mail after him. So it has also been with Matchless Carcassonne," "Eastward elates. Hongkong's lotaders have Victoria Falle." Messrs. Thos. Cook been sellish and short sighted in many and Son, announce that they under reepicts, but perhaps they have been take to book passingers for nerist little worse than other pioneere.

The new budget shons that the Colony's Government is fully alive to Mr. W. R. Strickland, who was two cases of diphtheria both Chinese, The Frawley Company is plan- the needs of the fature. Administrating at Peking, and had the other Chinese, and two of cerebro the suiddie part of January, the datee Acting Chief Inspector of the Selt two of enterio fever one Sco'tish and ning a Hongkong engagenient about Thers Eave been met who have plaiu, indeed, that printedly lately obtained leave of absence.spinal fever, bath Chizene.

at præennt being somewhat indefinite. demanded angrily, "Why shoul! ruffer in consequence of the Govern died wir be was paco eding home via

With the famous T. Daniel" this consider posterity, what los posterity ment's forward policy. Most people, Canada. It appears that Mr. Shick Among Shanghai's more picture time will come to Hongkong, Adel one for me" There have been; however, agree with Sir Edward and was accidentally drowned atque visitors at the moment is a Blood, well knows American dramatic Blates which have a bed the game | Stubbs that it is essential to take the late Mr. Etrickland joined the Salt Init wesk in the usual bigh boots, rid with their fifteen artistes area w play Kootenay, British Columbia. The Costack who appeared on the Bund stor. Miss Blood and Mr. Frawley question, and giving the implied "long view," especially is Kowloon Administration in blay, 1915, and has ing brecoles, sartout caught at the ingia Yokohams and after an engage sident Lincoln was to bave furnleb mower, have gone their way into te peninsula. Roads, import and several times acted as Auraclate Chiel wait with a belt and something inment in Tokyo and Kobe, will sailed the music at to sight's dance a limbo of thugs forgat. Individual water, especially water areamong the Inspectorate. Prior to Sir Reginald the nature of a skull cap of Astrakban for Shanghai. It is more or less the Kowloon Theatre. This arrange may ignore posturity but atates can public services the uw budget pro- Strickland's position was British is learned that during the war he was interrating people in January but if management's own jazz band has jas Gamble proceding on leave. Ir with a splash of rsd at the back. It certain Hongkong will see these ment has now been altered an th cinct, for melish disregard of the fature poses to exted. Most of these pro 8cretary of the Chief Insp.storato a captain of artillery and bir bome is not then most assuredly upon their arrived from Manila and will msk

buld confiub with the social instinct justes the Acting Oovember states, 8.lt Reveg021.

in Turkestan.

retur: from Indis in the Spring. Ita Ant appearance to night,

TO-NIGHT'S KOWLOON

DANCE.

The atring band of the as. "Fre

into the forward' twee, diek.” Sho contioned her voyage to Hongkong 00 Ostuba 19.

Owned by the Ay Yung Sun Ting Company the "si Chou was buili in Canton during the war The local agents are the Tae Woo Company.

STEAMER'S MAST SNAPS.

The Beav, nuo" arrived hers com London yesterday afterQOVD Dious a mast wh eh had broken off at Singapore throgh an (10528170 Repairs are being effected at Kowloon purden being placed on the derricks, Docks sad it is expected that the ship will mil again in eix days' simp