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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1922.

HOTEL ARMS,

AUSTRALIANS IN TROUBLE.

FITTS' CASE,

There was more drinking that day en the ship and at the Palace Hotel. That night Harry Woo'sent for him. in the interview which follower:---

THE CHINA MAIL.

"WAY DOWN' EAST."

KINEMA-RESOURCE AND

DARING.'

FOOTBALL

CLUB "AMBROSE.'

The following team will represent

A now Griffith- piature is an event the Club in their league game against in the film world like a new Wells "Ambrose" to-day 4.16 p.m. on the book is an event is the literary world, Club ground:-edger: Gerard, The public knows it can safely exprat Bishop Tersel, Denovan, Mair something good. The latest Griffith Purvis, Day, Forsyth (Capt.) pictur, "Way Down East' Valentine and Moore. showing at the Coronat Theatre, ranks one of this master producera very beat. A human stery, at in beautiful

DOW

Woo anid: "Hulle! Mr. Pitta, my wife is over at the King Edward Hotel. Do you know any American After a long and interesting heating or white man here that will settle the yesterday, Mr. J. R. Wond reserved til for me! I said: 'Buro, go over to his decision until Monday, in the may room and tell Smyth I want him.' care arainat the Australian named When Smyth, rived I said: William E. Pitts, Tomerly second Will you go over and pay a bill for steward of the .s."President Jef

ma at the King Edward Hotel? farson," who is charged with having Singth snid Yee I will do anything! boon concerned in the augaling of for you, I wrote out a note, and "large quantities of stive and ammquai- | Harry Woo pave me a $20 bill, gold. scenery and brilliantly noted, it

tion into the Colony.

Woo then asked for Smyth's address, makes the model film play-impres Continuing his expert evidence as which I gave. The note and the 20 sive for its dramatic interest and to handwriting after we had pone to were given to Smyth with instructions delightful for its amusing contrast. THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND press yraterlay. Mr. B. R. Dovey, not to lose it."

Way Diwn Fast," moreover, MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., Government Analyst, enil with regard

That night, there was a Chinese offers perhaps the serden's biggest

TO-DAY'SŅ ADVERTISEMENT.

an EXTRAORDINARY GEN- ERAL MELTING of the above Company will be held at 4A, Des Voeux Road Central Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong on TUESDAY, the 5th day of December, 1922, at Noon, for the purpose of considering, draft new Articles of the Company which will be submitted to the Meeting.

to the nume 10. J. Smyth" found "chow" at West Poldy and a mister thrill. The. great ien break NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN that on some of the papera examind that ride. When they arrived back at the scene in which the heroine is the writing was no similar to ship Smyth was drunk and the de-swept down on an ice flow to the that on Certain pers found tendant escorted him bor.. At G roaring water fall promises to become in defendant's cabin, that they could am the following morning the vessel, historic in the film world as the practically be super impos d.

ft port for Manila,

altimate example of resource and Chiet Detective Inspector Matison

The accured proceeded in the state- daring, With a special musical then gave a list of the nemis discover ment to deser be hie arrest on the programme, "Way Down East" and, if thought fit, approving the ed at the hotel. There were 51 return of these. "President Jefferson it is nw bring, presented in the revolvers, O Mauser pistols, 2 Savago from Manila. He said he asked, the Coronet Theatre offers a very special rifles and 2,380 cartridges. At the police to look for a le ter signed by treat. Inspector's ollice on October 31 the the Chines crew. After they bad defendant is answer to the charges found and read it, the defendant said: preferred against Sim mail a state. pent to the ellect that the whole thing was n put up job to get him

into trouble.

Continuing. the aspector said on Nov. 13 he received word from Mr. F. G. Vanz, solicitor, who had since dropped out of the case that defen dant wished to make a statement

The witness visited defendant in the Victorin Jail, and alter he had been rautioned, defendant made a long and rambling statement.

Thie occupied foly ‚ La!!

Urs Voeux Road, Central, Victoria

A print of such new Articles and a print of the existing Articles of the Company may be seen at the Registered Office of the Company, 4A. aforesair and at the Office of Mesers. DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & Iral, Victoria aforesaid and the HARSTON, I Des Voeux Road Cen-

per ions of the proposed new Articles which differ from the existing Articles ал board the are indicated by being underlined in President Jeffers." o

October red.

You are Flat 1 em up against.” One of the policemen found a piece of defiant van detained by the police paper under his pillow, and asked from 6 to October 28. On the him if he knew what it was. He latter date the two ebures were replied: "I certainly do not, but I preferred against · him guess that it is some more of their, defendast that made a statement. and the dirty work."

the gist of which was that he had some light rerollection of some one

sing him.

The statement concluded:

I asked the police to search the place well as you are liable to find anything there. They searched well. asked if they had had breakfast. They replied: No, and they had meal in my roan. My room has a

2. if he could leave a small pacel Should the Meeting approve of at the Palace Hotel. The was rather such new Articles with or without the wore for drink at the time. On modification, the subjoined Resolution October 25 he was juf rmed that will be proposed as an Extraordinary

Resolution, namely

· អង hour for The Magistrate Yale inek there are thee keya for the the arms had been found in his room. tor ad to defendant. Pitts achnowinck-onn ley is kept by me one by : This was a terrible whock to him. Jelged its eccuracy. The statement the Chief Steward and the other is I had no idea how the arms came

opened as follows:--

carried by the room boy!"

to be left in lis room.

the Hotel

The Light before the 3.5. "Pre The let er which defendant purport-A Chiness clerk of the King sident Jefferson arrived in Honged to have been received from the kong (21:10 22) I had just left te Chinese crew was also real. It was Edward intel Faid defendant called October 25, dining rooms on my way to the deck dated frem Shanghai, October 16, and when I was stopped by the steward. contained threate al murder and stating that he wanted to take quantity of luggage away from Harry Woo, He asked me to fill up asked hin 10 watch himself in future. some labels for him. I said 'sute,

The defendant then elected to go toom 98. His requrat was refused. come over to the steward's office.' I

into the box and give evidence. He The man said that he would call later emphatically declared that he knew in the evening for the luggage, nothing about the arms and ammuni tinn found in his cabin.

went over thero and be handed me five first-class state-room baggage labele. I said What do you want written on them? Ife said pat 'W. Peters I put that on and filled then left him as 1 the labels up.

That the new Articles already approved by this Meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof, be and the same are, hereby adopted as the Articles of the Company to the exclusion of and in substitution for all the existing Articles thereof. AND NOTICE IS HEREBY ALSO GIVEN that a FURTHER EXTRA-

ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at the Sub-Inspector Shannon then gave same place, on FRIDAY, the 22nd evidearm of the arrest. In vet ponse day of December, 1922, at noon for 1 a telephone message from Mr. the purpose of receiving a report of Oxberry, Manager of the Place Hotel, the proceedings at the above mention- witness vidite the hotel and ed Meeting and of confirming if

the above mentioned Resolution. arms thought fit, as a Special Resolution, Dated this 18th day of November, By Ouler of the Board of Directory.

"JOBN-ARNOLD,-- Secretary,

informed that

The Magistrate: How do you a count for them being in your cabin The defendant: The only thing was in a bury to see that all my can say is that I have dismissed 80 per and ammuuition had been found passengers were being attended to.

cent. of my crew in the last two trips.in room 22. Together with Mr. On the following day about half-un- hour before our arrival in Hongkong, The. President Jefferson" was Harry Woo came to me and said Mr. the last boat to take on a Chinesexberry he visited the room and Pitts will you read some baggage crew and she got the riff raff from all and four revolvers and one Lugard by the runner of the King Edward the other boats. During the last vo

ave to Seattl be stopped a number of Hot Inaked him where it was and he replied in state toom No. 40, them from smuggling whisky into the They were a bad lot and Iasked him whom it belonged to! You States.

pistol and some ammunitica in a

drawer. There was no luggage in the room and the defendant was not pit- ant. The Inspector from there went it the King Edward Hotel and found

1922.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.

Who you have a bad cold you want a

have no passenger on my is for capable of arstiing Regarding 8.Smyth in the public bar. In reply to ramedy that will ot only give reef but |

at Seattle he left the ship

I queried a ho is Mr. Peters? and each day at p.m. and as there were the biggest surprise I have ever had remedy that is pleasant to take a remedy ho answered 'it is me.' I said 'What three keys to his room it was not in my life. I can assure you I knowberlain's Cough lemedy meets all thes0

`is the idea, Harry, why can't you go

onder your own Lame?""

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC

SOCIETY.

THERE will be a General Meeting held at the St. John's Cathedral Hall on TUESDAY, 21st November. at 5.30 pm. at which all who are interested are cordially invited to altend.

Sir W. Rees Davies and Com. modore E. Grace have kindly-con- sented to become Vice-Presidents of the Association and Mr. G. Fieldgate. to be a member of the Committee.

At this meeting it is hoped to

decide what shall be undertaken this year and to settle the days for practice.

E. BULLOCK,

Hon. Secretary, Hongkong, November 18, 1922.

INTERPORT TENNIS.

MEMBERS and Subscribers of the Hongkong Cricket Club can see a plan of the seating for the INTERPORT MATCH in the Club Pavilion and may book seats from MONDAY Tifin time by applying to Tadpole,

JOHN C. FLETCHER,

Hon. Sec. H.K L.T.A. Hongkong, November 18 1992.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Underaigned have received instruc

Mons to sell by Public Auction, (For account of the Concerned

MONDAY, November 27, 1022, at 11a.m., at

• Yaumati, Government Teakwood Lannab,

HD. Built 1909 Particulars as under:-

Length... ...40 ft. B P. Breadth.

..... 3ins. Depili

ing

Engines:-Compound non-condens

Tim.,-125 Ibe

On view at Yaumati. Terms: Cash on delivery.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, November 18, 1922.

TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

LL preliminary notices of forth. coming meetings, lectures and entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail, are charged for at the rate of $1 each. (as announced in May and June of that contains nothin: injurious" Chem-

last year) providing that they do not dificult for the stuff to be planted

nothing whatever about it,' On the requirements. It sela on Nature's plan there.

occupy more than four lines. In ferry, returning to Kowicon, the relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, "If I was doing wrong and knew I defendant said: "That was not my epers the sterettas and lest re the future if this space is exceeded they

system to a healthy condition. This re

will be placed in the advertising was doing wrong" continued the de-room when the arms were foundedly have world wide sale and pan, and fendant, "do you think I wave there. I-k-ft-there-inst-night

always be docended upon. Forsala-columns at the prevailing rates. het so silly as to go and s'gn the Me. Oxberry was nextcalled. He by all Chemists and Storekeepers. hotel register? I lie alau a 7c-said that he dispensed with the putation to ke-up. I have a wife: a-fendant's services on October, 4. "Harry Woo said It is this way: a dought.r, nine menths old; a buy, enllowed him to stay in the hotel I am bringing my wife down from five years ell; an aged instlier and an until he could find a new job. He pas. Carton and we want in stay in the invalid sister to keep. Do you think King Edward Hotel for a few days I would riek them for this? Iehuuli until I can get a house for her. You be with them

The Magistrate enquired aho Hany Woo was.

ILspector Marison said he had been arrested and had jamped his bail of $5,000.

The statement continued:

vean mouth's entary in lieu of notice and allowed to occupy zoom No. 22 until October 21 when he was

know the King Edward Hotel du bus! Continuing. beraid that the Chiuose tarnot out of the hotel, owing to a like to give the Chinese a room, I need to go to his cabin and bonow his complaint made by a lady. He was enid 'Ate you e re about that, Harry? game of mak jong. The room was drunk as the time, Witors He replied yes, Mr. Pitts. I am not open to anyone to go in..

ordered the room boy to lack the The defendant then asked the room and not to allow him back. lying to you. Teaid: How are you going to get up to your room over Mavistrate to question Inspector is bag and some papere were there? He said 'Oh I know all the Muri on as to his character and the placed in the store room Chinese over there, I said All right, furrector informed bis Woahip that bore a splendid character I will do it for you; I will get a room. Pitts You can look for the number and then amongst the officers of the ship, get up there the bat way you can.'" "Thave nothing more to add,"

In the statement defendout said the defendant, but if your described bow on arrival in Hongkong Worship only knew what I had to put

on the

flowing morning. A few minutes

at the room boy reported the Roding of the arme,

In reply to the defendant, witness said that the defend nt's baggage was not brought downstairs on the

mom occupied on the night that he left. The arms were not found until alter the luggage had been taken downstaire. Witness was not there when the luggage was tacked.

he ordered the King Edward Hotel up with during the last two tripa Tursday evening; neither was the runner to take the luggage to the why I have lost 12 poundel. hotel. He filled up the runner's card. The Magistrate: In money or in Later he went ashore and met the weight?

The defendant: In weight. other prisoner, Smyth, and a mas named James Chiu, Interpreter st Owen James Smyth was called to U.S. Consulate. There was much speak on ous point for the defendant.

The Magistrate after a bri i con: drinking between them; both at the Ha stated that when he visited the sultation with aspecter Mariann au King Edward Hotel and the ship on the night of the 22nd the nounced that he had decided to dis Hongkong Hotel. Whilst at the defendant was in the uniform of a charge the defendant on the first King Edward Hotel he signed the second steward. He knew nothing count, regarding the avizure of arm in register as requested by Woo. Later about the aims and ammunition found the King Edward Hotel. He asked tho in the evening they called. at the in the King Edward Hotel, "When publin bar of the King Edward Hotel they visited the hotel on the 22ed hele ant if he had any further ex planation to fir regarding the find- and had some more drinke. There did not even know that Pitts bading of the arms at the Palace Hotel, Hairy Woo came in and the following engaged a room there. conversation took place:

"Woo said: Mr. Pitts, my wife will not come here to-night, I taid Whyt I have already engaged a room?" He said: "That don't matter, I will bring my wife up there tomorrow, if you want to use the room you can,'"

As already stated, the Magistrate reserved his decision...

SMYTH'S CASE.

PALACE HOTEL HAUL, -

The defendant then went into the box and declared his innocence. The room: be, occupied at the botel was open the whole time he was there.. Furthermore, when bis baggage wers. packed on the Taesday evenirg nothing was found only his clothes and personal belongings. There were no The accused got the worke for drink

signe cl. aitas or ammunition, Be that night and finally decided to

Owen James Smyth, another could not understand the whole thing. occupy the room. He laid down on Australian, formerly bar manager of He added that he was not in a the bed and woke up the following the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, was then financial position to buy `orms and it morning with his clothes on,

charged with 71) being concerned in was not likely that he would injure During that day, the 2âră, accured the smuggling of arms into the King his position in view of the fact that he was busy examining stewards with Edward Hotel and (3) being in par was skely to get a good job in Shang the doctor. There is a humorous par- tension of sime at the Palace Hotel, hai. It was also not likely that he rage in the statement which stata Kowloon.

would leave the arms bebind and this that whenever accused wanted tho The defendant pleaded not guilty, get himself into serious trouble. doctor to rejot a man he just gava Inspector Muriton was the firet "The Magistrate alto reserved this the doctor 'a dig in the back.. witne called in this case and cald the | ducision to this case till Monday,

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