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December 27, 1922, Temperature (1.

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No. 18.769 三拜禮

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Humidity 90

December 27, 1921, Temperature 54.

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INTERNATIONAL CRICKET.

PELUE FOR IBBLIND.

SINN PEIN MOVE,

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ENGLAND. SOUTH AFRICA.

JOHANSESBURG, December 26.

ARDFHEIS TO MEET.

LONDON, December 26.

To fiae weather before 18,000 spectatora and witha fast wicket England. mada 182 against South Africk Kennedy contributed 41 unfinished. Blanckenber

A meeting of Sian Fein Clabs in the Mansion took 6 for 76 and Francois 3 for 23. South Africa maḍe Horse, Dablin, on Sunday carried a resolution calling 270 for 4. Taylor, the Captain, who made 121 and convening the Ardfheis, or congress of Sinn Fein, nofinished put up a magnificent defence inaking Lltem. With a view to securing a just and permanent peace. fours and batting for 210 minutes. He was well- A committes of sight was appointed to take charge of supported by Brawn who made 35 unfinished. The the matter and it was decided that pending the meeting English bowling was splendid throughout.

of the Ardfheis a conference of all the Sinn Foin bodies in Dublin county and city should be held on January 7 to discuss the best means of bringing about peace.

M.O.C. IN NEW ZEALAND.

CHRISTCHURCH (N.Z) December 20, The M.O.C. boat Canterbury by eight wickets, making 454 for f wickets and then declaring. Chapman oon. tributed 193 and Wilkinson 102. Canterbary made 181 and followed on, scoring 295 in their accond inning. Blant made 174., The M.0,0. in their second inniuge scored 23 for two wickete.

BIX FOR FREEDOM,

DACOIT PRISONERS' BOLD DASH.

ALMEDARAD, December 28,

A number of Dacoits awaiting trial rushed the -armed guard and tried to snatch a rifle but the other guards fired killing two and wounding two. One of the latter subsequently died.

OBITUARY,

MR. D. R. McEUEN

Many of the club flags in Shanghai were at half mast on December 20 as

X-KAIS#R'S FORTUNE.

QASHING OF BOND COUPONS,

BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTION UPHELD.

BRUSSELS, December 26.

4 law enit relating to the ex-Kaisar's fortuns has baen settled by the Court of Appeal giring a judgment confirming the decision of the Court in the first instance and ordering a Brussels broker to refund to an English bank several million franes the proceeds of bond coupons which the broker commissioned the bank to cash. The informed that the bonds belonged to the ex-Kaiser. A British Governnient objected to the transaction as it was Dutch bank which was an intermediary in the case was non-suited.

MISSING HANDBAG.

DINNER DANCE INCIDENT.

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HOUSEBOY GETS BENEFIT OF DOUBT.

"FLYING THE WHITE PIGEON."

GIRL SOLD FOR $33.

Lam Ip Mui (86) and Ng Ngan Ho Remanded by Mr. B.E. Lindsell yes charged yesterday morning at the (43), both Chinese widows, were a token of regret for the death of Mr. terday, on a charge of theft of a hand Police Court with obtaining $83 by Donald Robert McEuen which took bag, the property of Mr. B. false pretences or "Eying the white place in Peking the previous Monday, Macleary of Macdonnell Road, at a Although it was known that Mr. dinner datozat the Kingsclere Hotel on pigeon." The evidence was that Lam McEuen had recently sustained an Saturday, a houseboy employed by Ip Mui came down from the country attack of scarlet fever and was in Mrs. Backhouse, of Tregunter Man: with her twelve year old daughter and somewhat indifferent health it was sione, May Road, was again before the as agent far the mother, sold the banded her over to Ng Ngan Ho who, not gentrally realized in Shanghai, Court this morning. where he had very many friends, that

little girl for $93...

It was mentioned yesterday that

he was seriously ill, and the news of several of the guests at the party his death came as a great shock, brought their own houseboys to help The deceased, who was 14 years of serve at the table. Mrs. Macleary Lage was the second son of the late bag was a curiona que made. Captain J. P. MeEuin, R.N. who was up. lika a doll with a head and Captain-Superintendent of Police in arms and it was much admired Shangbai from 1883 to 1896. He was by all present at the party. She educated at Felsted School, Essex, placed it beside her at table and where ho gained his colours both for missed it after dinner. football and cricket, and in 1901 he Defendant admitted having taken came to the Far East in the service of the bag, but said he stowed it away the Hongkong and Shanghai Baaking behind a pillar for safety and then Corporation. For a eber time prior forgot all about it. to entering the Bank's servio he had been in the London office of Mosers. Comes & Co., a Japan firm, but this

The case was then remanded for the No 1 "boy" of the hotel to be called.

little girl told as best che could, the story of the transaction. Ker mother, she said, did not want to get

Amid sobs in the witnees box the

to sell her in crder to obtain food and Pay debts, "I want to go back to my mother" she cried out.

The case was adjourned for further cvidence.

rid of her but she found it necessary

CHINESE ON AMERICAN SHIPS.

ADMIRAL LINE DECISION.

crew of all vervola

he had left to join the Bank. He was This morning the No.1 "boy" said Chinese members of the deck, and in the Bank until 1905 when he re- that when the bag was reported to engine room signed and went to Hankow. After a him sa missing, La questioned the operated by the Admiral Oriental short residence there be returned other boys. Ons of the botal boys Line will be replaced by Americans as to Shanghai, joining the firm of alleged that he had seen delerdant anon sa the men can be recuited, Fearon, Daniel & O., with whom take the bag off the dinner table, according to a statement given out in

DONNELLY & WHYTE. remained for a number of years while anal boy, employed by Seattle by Mr. R. Stanley Dollar,

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Thereafter be rerumed a banking re. Logan said that defendant president of the line, and published in career, accepting a post in the Bank showed him the bag before leaving issues of the Seattle Times just receiv of Chias, for which institution he did the hotel

ed here.

a great deal of invaluable work, Ta Mrs. Logan's buy" in the witcess. The charge in crew will be conde was especially useful to the bank box danied baring asid anything of aboard both the passenger and freight during its troublous times in Canton. the Bort to the No.fl.

vessels of the service. The only far not only was he one of the rere Mrs. Backhouse told the Masistrato Chiazze to be retained on any of the eautativen charged with note redemp that defen wat bad been in hereupforvels-will re in the Steward a de- tion operations but he was also ons of for about six werk. He wyproially partment. The change will mean s the liquidators of the German Bank recommended to her by Mrs. Bachse large increase of Aurricans on the in Canton during the war. For his and the No. 1 boy reliabl Admiral O lentil ships calling here. services in those connections he was servant. The witness added that she awarded the Order of the China Ha bad dozens of small pieces of silver by the Chinese Government. He had about her aguse, and had defendant been with the Bank of China for been so inglined he could have com about 10 years, and he was in their mitte any amount of pilferage. service at Poking at the time of his d.ath.

As a cricketer Mr. McEuen was one of the best known of the Shanghai player, not only in intarport matches but likewise in the international en counters between Sootland and Epg- land, when he was the mainstay of the Scottish bowling, Besides the Cricket Club in Shanghai he was a member of the Shanghai Club and Race Clat, and among other institutions elsewhere the Peking Cab.

Mr.

McEuen whese remaina. were, oremated in — Peking sarrived by widow aud, daughter 10 years of age, for whom the decpest ympathy will be e pressed. Both are at present resident in the capita). His trother is. Mr

K. J. MeEuen Commission of Police in Shanghai while his other brother,

The Magiflrsin prcided that the CAOK WAT B doubtful" car, and discharged the defendant..

ACTION OVER SHAMPOO.

SHANGHAI÷LADY'S CLAIM.

An action for Tis. 20,000 damagĈO against the American Drug Co by. Ms. Kitty Ren, who alleges that through using a shampoo sold-to- her by defendants, her bair has been per The hief of Shanghai and Woo-manently injured was filed in the Polica has asked the Civil US Cours Bhanghai, last week. The Klagged" to instruct petition contsius six causes of action; #rintendent of Shanghatallering that the company, manufac tome to keep garp look out for tured and placed on vale a tenta ni mzishi which are being oncoction or bot led mixture. merio A number of known as the Ame icon Drog lants, he learar Shampoo for the use of human afarior quality to beings Plaintiff deposts that she prostige purobused bottle of this shampoo And und according to duoctinas with the rawolt:abat her weslp? was severely boinedu and injured. She

| vaserta further that due to the use, of Deodan Horse, the shampoo the natural colour of her

r on December hair has been destroyed. The plaint f

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