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SUI AN "ENQUIRY."

EXAMINATION OF PASSENGERS.

COLONE!, ROBERTS' EVIDENCE,

The third day's sitting of the Com- mission enquiring into the "Sui. An" Piraty took place this afternoon, presided over by Mr. J. R. Wood.

WEDNESDAY, DEOHMBER 6,1022.

PIRACY PREVENTION.

OVERCROWDING.

WHAT IS A "DANGER ZONE" SANITARY BOARD PROPOSAL.

AN INTERESTING PROSECUTION.

A case of particular interest at the moment was braid' in the Police Court. this morning when Tsang

China Mall SPECIAL. }'

LONDON, Dec. 5. Tadenth has, occarted here of Sir SINGAPORE, December 5.

Francie Fleming-Reuter The Wing Tye Steamship Company [Sir Francii Fleming KC.MG... On this necasion it was te begin Ching-lon, manager, of the Szo Yap has purchnerd the flo Longora Jn 1842 and educated at ning cf the examination of the passen. es. Company, No. 29. Connaught Downside College, was alled to the cert, the first of whom called was Road Central, and two sun ties, Li Bar at the Inner Templa in 1800, He Colonel Roberts.

"Anjou" for $25,000..

The Aniou is being overhauled here prior to employment in the Canton-Bongkeng zua.

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

was appointed. Crowe, Bolicize for Mauriting in 1869 and made District Magistrate three years later. In 1870 he was appointed District Judge Jamaica and in 1878 Attorney General, Barbador. After nating an One caso of diplo bácia, Chineze, C.M.G,, Governor of Cape, Colony private secretary to Sir G, C. Strahan was notified yesterday.

hy was appointed Puisoo Judge' of British Quinon la 1882. The follow ing year he became Queen's Advocate

The Rose Day" drive of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, yeator day, netted in just over $1.200,

The salinat points of his evidence Mon-ki and Ng Kin-cho, were sum were that he remembered on the moned before Mr. J. B. Wond-fut outward voyage that some of the having committed a breach of the closed. At the moment of the attack The defendants were required to shew the grills were pen and others were Piracy Prevention ordnance of 1914. he was outside the Saloon on the

pirates came in, and shoots were fired, 20, 1914 should not be forfeited. starboard side. With his wife cause why the sum of $5,000, the he. went -to the Saloon, amount of a bond dated November They endeavoured to intimdate the Passangers.

in Ceylon, holding this post until Wood:- You are nätisfied 1885 when he became Colonial resistance was imposible i Colonel Roberts Quite. Becretary of Mauritiua. where he also

The breach alleged was to connection with the Company's es "On Lea" which was plying on the Hongkong Kongmoon zan on August 26 last

MEZZANİSE WLDORS AND COCKLOPIO,

At yesterday's fortnightly meeting the Sanitary Board, the Modical Oficer of Health (Dr W. W Pearre put forward a proposal to diminish overcrowding in Hongkong. motion was:

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That the Government be asked to amead the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance to provide

defined in the Ordinance shall not that mezzanine Boora or cocklofte as

be maintained in any foor of a domestic building other than the *** ground floor,”****

Retail trade in Penang continues served a year in Acting Governor. Asked if, he had any remedy for without her grills being, it is raids o ̈mezzaninë fëjora was a very peculiar

to show a marked improv. ntent, compared with the earlier months of

the year.

St. Stephen's -- Collegm'a new arhol fear beging en Janry 2 Tropi citisen may be obtained from

the Warden.

سجية

A sprcial William Fox protoc tion featuring Pearl White is bring shown at the World Thentre to day It is called " The Mountain Woman” and the heroine of it is a girl who wears men's clothes and roughs it sa a lemborj ek.

In 1883 he was appointed Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, becoming Acting Governor here in 1890. His

Dext-post was Governor of Sierra Leone in 1899. Later the same year he was appointed Consul for Liberia Sir Francis Fleming's test end

Lost was Governor of the Leeward Islanda from 1890 to 1901]

MALARIA.

AND MORRISON HILL.

MORE QUESTION ABOUT MOSQUITOES

Five armed men nigred the second floor of No. 100, Portland

The fortnightly meeting of the Strret at 2 p.m. yesterday and male Sanitary Board was held in the Laul of valuable worth $143. Boardroom, Post Office Building Three women who were the only yesterly afternoon. inmates of the fist at the time were

gagged.

M.G. R. Sayer. | resided, and the

either closed or fitted with locks. Mi. H. K. Holmes prosecuted.

Mr. Leo D'Almade, who appeared to resist forfeiture, asked for a remund. The Magistrate however, thought

morning.

said that he made this proposal in Addressing the Board, Dr. Pears

which was such an evil in the Colony. order to arques the overcrowding Members would see that the definition

ong. Mezzanine floors and cocklofta that and the meaning was quite éra treated as one and the fame different from the one given by chitects to the term mezzanine floor.

pierent ng future piracy, Colonel Roberts suggested that guards should bestationed b tween the dodge and the bridge for better protection in the event of firing. It might be possible, be caid that bombs that the cafe could be opened this would propose wire netting in front Holmes said that on the day he would be used and in that case ha--Outlining the Crown cake, Mehouse at now built, was a kind of

of the bridge.

In reply to a question

that

at

of putting in about 40.per gent. more The mezzanine floor in the Chineso platform which gave the opportunity Dalee" off Castle Peak and found people than there was actually ream question Bergt: Shannon boarded the by Mr. Lake. Colonel Roberts)

for. Taking a house 35 feet in depth, That she was carrying a number of void

ho believed the grills were not effective at the time passengers. Grills were provided on the number of people who could be Fuch as were being built at present, of the piracy.

the ship as quired by the ordinance accommodated without enticks would He agreed with Mr. Shenton "the but they were not closed. Evidence be about 10 and a fraction but a the protection for the bridge was not previously been painted and the paint recird and that would aire accom would show that the grills had cockioft ef 200 quare fees could be adequate.

Major Oakes and Mrs. Prarson, case had the grils been closed air to say 40 par cent, more than the was not even broken an would be the modation for over six mrt.that is ino other passengers, were being Holmes said that this went to prove tona themelves would accommodate. examined at the time of going to that the grille were not in use. No press.

MARINES IN TROUBLE,

lucks of any kind were provided or passing this Ordinance tad made The Building Author'r, since the grille.

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Although it might be raid by the do" regulation that all these cocklofts easily overpowered and hound and following members were presen: FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED stureroom, Mr. Holmes contended of collapse and it did: por trem to should be supported By 'piers from fence that padlocks were kept in the the group I foriace to prevent danger Far Marines of the U.S.B. have been fixed to the grills. It was the shape of the roof in such a way that that was no uso, they should him a very great expense to adapt «Helenn" dar Serg, Joseph Plum ustless and futile to keep locks elored that a long which did not come under Adare, Corp.JohnJaephlicottgomery away in a place where they would be the definition fa mezzanine feor

van Ashley and inaccessible when seeded in can of could be erected with its own light, P. Charles Henry Bytheway, were an guerge.cy.

He did not go so far se to propose

Han. Mr. Chau Shou son, Mr. S W. Tao Dr W. V. M. Koch. Dr. F. M. G. A Chinese broker living at 310 Des Ozorio add Dr. W. W. Pears Voux Road Wett, engaged a ricsha | (M,O IE)| outside his house at 130 last night Alter a discussion on the subjectPet. to drive to Shektongted. The role of overcrowding repartet elsewhere, dropped the shafts at the entrance el a side street near the Gas Works and four men then dished out and ret apa that roker, one throwing p. per

and 'stole $100 in not

Hill scheme?

Flook

be removed but in view of the fact

Dr. Ozorio asked the following charged before Mr. It. E. Lindsell Mr. D Almada raid that the word

a slion standing in bis zamer - this morning with having, with intent ing of the charge was that the boat that any cocklufte already erected the Government taking ay to defrand, obtained from An Fui, was in the waters of the Colony and under the present Ordinance should iato bis ees. They tore his Bong.coat against malacia in, the Morrison rolls of silk valued at $90,50 by that "within the watera of the here as room for many thousands perial rophylacie measures shopkeeper of Jervoise Streit three also in a danger zone. He contended that the town was extending and that

falsely pretending that certain 20 Colony was not a "danger zone," De Patise eaid that he did not rouble notes which they tendered He submitted that he had to case to thought the Ordinance should be of houses. pp Kowlon side,. he think it researy, in connection with American currency notes. answer. If by the phrase waters of The alfoff of the Fei Ti Yat he razing of Morrison Hill; to advice. Another charge alleged that the do the Colony a skip was supposed to attend to prevent the creat over- shop of No. 120, De Voux fond the Government to take any special fendants strle gold ring from Tam be in the danger zone, then it would crowding from which the Colony was Central, waabtacked by a man arm prophylactic measures. Jovolvere might never Fill a ran; one with a hammer in Tucan Stretaway this bill involved cutting away 204 Queen's Road Central. All legislation was to put ferry-boats in

Cutting Kin-cho, another shopkeeper of Na. be obvious that the intention of the suffering... foclock restorlay maroing. The he thi k jungle on t'e side of the pleaded not guilty and denied all the danger zone also and they should was stoped him and said he wonted hill and that would tend to diminish knowh dge of the notes. We bu seuch bim. The shroff protated the prevalence

brenired to comply with the re that he had a wife and children in

of mosquitoes Inspector Willie asked for a remand America. But there are men cek. hand sad shoulder wich

"waters of the like him wa hare widows an orphans hantner. Then the assailang saration bere in longkong. Because there up a bag.containing $36 worth are men like him we wiurely have Canton 30-cent pieces, and made of still more yet..

THE ONLY WAY.

Sanctioses cirtani tances almost seem to suggest that our officials not ineraly ignore newspap r advice but

army

sentences Kre

reap mlioaly lighter senteurs. Six

might Il a dozen. This as answers

in

the toni nor plea made for one min,

Then again ueitbar man could claim

jad the stranger struck him in, they taking away their sheltering as there was, a possibility of further regulations. That he submitted, was occe should be amind: to make any

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of

A ula pa Any accumulations

water during the work could be dealt with by the staff. There were a coplies matsheds so he did not

think any further measures than those ordinarily taken were necessary. The On November 1, 1914, the action District Inspectors had been inspect officially known as Coronel was fought lug the work once a week to sea that off the coast of Chle between the there were no collections of water British cruisers "Gard Hope," and bad strict instructions as to oiling "Monmouth," aud Glasgow (light the storage tanks which fed the

in honour of the anniversary.

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vessel was

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Alt. S. W. To asked whether the proposal. relat d to Kowloon or Ilongkong properts.

Dr. Pearso replind that the Ordio- charges to come and, the cofendants Colony,Mr. d'Almada contened, the swending Ordinance,

remanded in police custody meant the uttermost limits of

such houses-illegal after the passing of until tomorrow, the Helena" being Autao, and if &

Dr. Koch said he would second if out-of-poit at present.

-for-no other reason than that the over- within that limit, then it was crowding among the po ret olarses-Was not in the danger.zone The absolutely awful." They all knew it. CARELESS BLASTING. alty the Magistrate bad to get over was the cause of sickness amongst the was whether Hongkong" tant the poor, which was liable to spread to - reverse the dictats of colio option any-or-dit-for-making clan breast

BUILDER'S FORMAN FINED,

wharf or all the waters of the Colony other people. Tu a large place like this lest it appear they have been swayed of the whole business" when tek

Mr. Holmes contended that as 200 it was a great pity that more active by outside influrare. This is distinct into the Kowloon godown for search

contractor, was fined $50 by Mr. R. E. go outside the waters of the Colcoy, steps could not be taken in regard to

The foreman of Wing Yik, building as a vessel palled out of the whard to ly unfortunate as everyone, however, by Sergeant Mason. Discovery was ara'ser), under Admiral Cra lock, and locomotive boilers and drawing the Lindsell this morning for not having it should comply with the regulations posed that, to do so would interfere existing ovirorowding, bat be ap- he views the merits of an issue, must then inevitable. Thay lsd already the German cruisers and light contractor's attention to any small taken the necessary precautions when In the case of ferry bonis they were with all sorts of interests and that no readily agree that almost invariably attempted to bloft the Indian cruisere Scharbhost," "Greiteran," accumulatios of water which might blasting on the A.PO, site. our officials are actuated by the highest constable and had ordered bira away. Admiral von Spec. A locker left

not going ontside the limits. If a "Lipsio," and "Dresden," under occur.

Sergt. Dyer said he saw some men vessel was on the sun between. Hong end of trouble would arise. motives only. Yesterday provided Evan sa Mr. Wood observed, they behind by Good Hope" at Saint will have a big area of swampy ground at the corner of Wyndham Street and out of the wharf, it should leave a great evil at present. If the Mt. Teo admitted that overcrowd- Dr. Ozoria: At, later stage you light a fase for blasting some stores kong and Kongmoon, and it pulled (anoth 7 example of how easily this were from the first fully sware how Lucia (the only zurviving relic of be there.

Queen's Rand, within three feet of the under all the conditions, required by lofte he raised no object on.

proposal did not affect existing cock- asfortunate impression is fed. serious was their action in bringing War Mureum by the Hon. Gideon that, eir. Collections of water in coned with timber. After the explosion,

ship) was depo ited in the Imporisl Dr. Peatse-I do not anticipate hoarding. The stones were not cover the regulations. Everyone reorgnises that the the arms ashore,

It was agreed to add to the motion Mr. d'Almada raid that the words. train is essentially, the aspect of the case, still more and is decorated with a laurel wreath do not usually shelter anopheline nos the road from the opening in the limits

Yet another Mu-ray. Administrator of St. Lucia. nection with operations of this kind dust and small fragments flew into between Hongkong" meant the the words in eny house hereafter roat of flosglung's orime problem; regular employment on a ship. serious, is that both men ld

erected:" quitoes; only pulicias mosquitoes. hoarding. It was dangerous as any whole. He could not agree the to the proposal was that it was not

of the Colony

·Dr. Ozario said his only objection that calutary

Poole formed in this way have to re- one parsing might have been blinded. phrasa meant the whart only. One first assistant engineer atd the only deterrant. And yet Mr. the other engineer atorekeeper, they whose engagement to Lady Ada before they become suitable breeding ted by Mr. T, G. Bennett, three classes of vessels in Hongkong rorowding no he had Mr. Too would Mr. Harry Robert Boyd, CBE main and grow gray round their edges Defendant's excuse an' presen- Mr. Holmes said that there were Mr. Tso has seen as many cases of retrospective and he thought that if Wood, in the Police Cour, must give were equally able to smuggle the Wentworth Fitzwilliam was announc

paces for anopheline mosquitore, was that it was not a big explosion. (1) ferry boats in the waters of the ask for it to be retrospective also. tvo Americans caught deliberately arme across the Pacifs Exploiting Secretary to Me. Shorts, the Secretary tloss It will be possible to deal with using a little black powder to ease up course, did not apply; (2) tiver

ed costly. bas bren Private Should there on any permanent collecting a little black powder to ease up Cola?, to which the regulations or The oarditions in Wanchai were trading arme just exactly half the their opportunities fully, and mesting of State for the Home Department, them Leukenca mero possession would have reasonable luck, men in these positions in the last almiais ration since 1919.

a paving stone. The smallest drill steaners which

ply.

"frightful."" outside. The Chairman then announced that was used for the hole. The dust was the waters cost a Chinese coulie. The public, cf might readily succeed in trailing arms He was engaged in business in Shang the Botacical and Forestry Depart from some gunny bags which were within a radius of 120 miles; and core, knowing Mr. Wood's integrity at every Eastern post their steamer hai from 1899 to 1911, and was ment had cut 8.256,900 square feet placed over the charge. and high judicial reass, could only touchedYokohams, Shanghai, the Boxer time. He was attached to with 3,400 000 in the preceding year. awarded th China Medal, 1500, of u defowth this year as compared attribute these aburdly light sen

POLICE STORE THEFT, Manila, Hongkong. tences, not to any desire to flout they might succeed is shown from 1914 to 1915, when be returned distance of 100 feet from houses in- How readily the Ministry of Finance at P.king Undergrowth had been cleared for a capted opinion, but to regrettable

LIGHT FINGERED CO LIE. error. This view does not, however, by the comparative case with home. In conaretion with these stead of 50 feet as heretofore. Ti

which these LTO. MED were services he was given the Chinese Director of Public Works had irsined lessen ono whit the public's pained actually trading arms hero until sheer Order of the Excellent Cerp. His 12 out of a list of 2 selected nullahs: Central Police Station, who was

The store. coolie employed at the a... surprise.

accident brought arrest and jail. And connection with the Home Office is hai not been possible, owing to remanded by Mr. R. E. Lindsell on a The case under review was partic-horin lies the strongest reason for begon in 1915..

shortage of staff, to deal with the charge of having stolen 600 rounds of prased forward in 1923- other 10, but the work would be ammonition, was this morning)

Frentenced to six months' hard labour. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, D. S. P., correspondent said defendant had in his powersion a. duplicate key of the steerroom, which he admitted he made himself. Altogether about 1.000 rounds were defendant had taken the other 400 venty wish to thank Mrs. O. Severn The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou son. I When arrested, defondant had $65 who kindly contented to open their thick the Government has a policy of.. bis pocket. The Magistrate remarked bazaar, H. E. the Commodore for the building more hofus fut tun poor, And if that is carried out nud there that probably the defendant had loan of f g and. hunting Prof.

Gonzales and his skilful musicians for a sufficient houses'nt'a'cheap reat, previously sold somna ammunition.

ghorring the roesting with their fine people will no longer si.h to live in Lod poison resulting front a There is no danger whitover from lack The Best Cough Medicine, performance, Mr. P.K. Kwok for his cocklofis. When that co-dition wund whinchinberlaw a Pain, Baloi

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy threat help on the occasion, the public. Tiste no time limit incumptly applet. It finna Liseptia largest selling cough mal oine in the and the Editors of English and Chinese Charmai 1.Chink it is im- wounds to how without maturation and what a cough medietto i suppraed to papers who generously co operated in posible to inske retive

ons toe id to do secufing the success of this work of that involves claims for compenta-

It stopsoough" and colds arecdily and offestuarantor malo by all. Ohemiata charity on behalf of the Colony'a tion. apd Sto: ariepòr

orphans and destitutes,

The elution was carried.

not. Ríða h

ments of firewood from Wuchow

Taiming

of the Colony,

(3) big ocean-going liners which go for long sea tripe. He submitted that it was to the second class of vessels that the Ordinance applied,

The Magistrate adjourned further argament until December 14 at 11,30

ITALIAN CONVENT.

BAZAAR HELPERS

THANKED."

The Medical Officer of Health da think the proposal could be made Testrospective

The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son said. that from the sanitary point of view, no doubt the mover and seconder were petcolly right. Everyone knew the existence of the evil of over- crowding "bat it was due more to circumstances than to choice. The poor did not wish to live as they did bat they were forced by necessity to do so. He agreed that the old cock- Infte should not exist but if they were removed the prople would have no- where else to go.

Dr. Oxiri suggested a time limit of thres or four years after which

The Superiorna and the Sisters of the proposed amending Ordinance.

salutary punishment. Had the lathe mons. China teaclip ularly glaring. But for a pusly fortuit-dian Constable ous accident, the two men would packet drop out of the one per Cutty Sark which had been bare seeseeded in their undoubted man's raincoat and had prompt Irin, in the Carrick Roads, Falmouth intention to trade the arms they had search not followed, bath men would Harbour, for a folaight, has now Our Wachaw brought ashore-two rvolvers and have assuredly evaded the low. Man been towed to the Pousharden Shipwrites that there have been TV show ifestly it in extremely difficult yard on the Penrhyn River. Her eines D-camber owing to a tax one hundred rounds of ammauition to catch this type of cffender the wll bercetojed, as far as possible imposed by the soldier, The Isazatelen, but they could not prove the the Canresin- Institute. (Itálian Con-, would be retrosprotive, apisce. Had these firearms reached Therefor when caught they to her former rig, Tro „Falmisth their intended destination who shall must receive the st.rrest justice, Harbour Commissionere have decided shipit am down by the so. say how much more violence, how the maximum senteneo. With the to allow Captain Downman to birth many more murders the Colony might immoral and cloister armon trader, that the Cutty Sark" (after abe lias boen

policy mut heuceforth room the reconditioned) near the trainin have soon in consequence? This query easier, the orims the stronger the frigate "Foudryant," owned by hir exlectively answers the poole eriti deterreak Thure must be no m Wheatley Cobb, who also has the tiêm that since the two man nere licht sentences. Evon it is appear cire of the famous old bn teship caught trading fewer weapons than they have gigen bred to pewspaper R.M.S. Implastic, The the two: Australians given twelve wɔnths' - jail" spiece abou) s, fort aight ago they therefore desirve cor-

comment, ont magistrates must bow to public opinion in this roatter, foc public aplaisa this time le indbuitably right

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