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THE ONET. REMEDY AGAINST DESTRUCTION OF WOODWORK BY WHITE ANTE ANU ÜSY-ROT.

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DOES NOT EVApurate, okace OB PEEL, BUT SEARCHES RJONT INTO THE WOOD,

Sofa Agentur *

ARNHOLD & Co., Ltd,

'Phone Central 1500.

1A, Chater Road.

SWEEP DISPUTE.

REVOLVER TRAGEDY.

COMMERCIAL

THE CHINA MAIL.“

CORRESPONDENCE:

HONGKONG NOTES AND COMMENT.

-HIGH PRICES OF DRICKS.

+.

BEHIND THE SCENES,

CONDUCTING " MANAGLED

PRISONERS.

HONGKONG'S ANNUAL

REPORTS.

[To the Editor of the Ching Mail]| MUCH ATTEMPTED MUCH DONE.

Sir-I. fully concur, with your Bricks, a most necessary com'.

The Superintendent of Prisons modity especiily In view of the remarks in "your columns last extensive bai.dig operations pe evening that a stop must be a reports that the number of prisoners lag carried out are very scarce definite proposition of the march-received into prison in 1922 was the Colony at present. Whatever ing of suspected persons to the 5014 as against 4,990 in 1922. There small lots are available fetch. Central station from a long route.

was an increase of 140 in those hitherto undreamt of prices. Most have on many occasions been a

who accepted hospitality" for important of all, brick dealers pre witness to this usual scene and default of fading surety and a dict that the state of things wills in the hands of the Police, he is Ordinary Court. It is interest nust say that even though a malecrease, in those convicted by continue for some time.

lot a guilty person until he haag to note that 3 were con The Colony does not manufac- ture bricks in any appreciable figured himself in the Courts and victed by Court Martial. In 1921 until a sentence has been pro the number was, pil Revenue [quantity to have any effect o

ounced upon him. Even whatever the market. The ordinary red

'Grade prisoners **admitted" building brick is imported. Surses, he should be given were 2791 under various headiage

availablo too is the polished brick, used very..

protection principally 900 under the Opium und certainly it is not far to see Ordinance. for "facing work. Large quantitie:

Hawkers contributed used to come la from the East River essons in manacles being marche 534 People with surreptitious ms and ammunition" only · 36,· district where a thriving industry i to the station in the thickest o carried on. The ordinary red brick. It is true that the Chinese Tobacco Fiends 137. Firing was formerly sold at about $80-detectives accompanying them als rackers 1 (we could-cally have $100 per 10,000 and is now quoted get drenched through, but for

increased this number) Sixty at about $183. The polished brick tacit want of promotion they even per cent of the total admis An Inquiry into the circumspreviously cost about $250 perive ut the thought that they dons to prison were Revenue Grade are war and very easily they prisoners. "In ways that are dark" right at the Cainese Cufficia the tances atte..ding the death of { make contracts at less than $400 Change when they get, back t

10,000 but dealers are refusing to arbitration proceedings to settle Police Lance-Sergeant Cole who This has been chiefly brouguelunters. It is the prisonerche Hum Bignty eight hiveniles these marine people evidently take whois the rightful owner of ticket met his death on the Kennedy

about by the numerous levier who are the sufferers and they

were attended to and cleven of No. 3066, which drew the winter of Road range on Friday afternoon, exacted by the internal and .mii might get "cold through" while the them were smacked really the Hongkong Derby in the C..in-was held by Mr. JR. Wood, sitting

being kept in the cell awaiting tary authorities. At the district

ard Where? Oa the back ese Club Sweep. The two claias Curo..er yesterday afteradon,

It is better and fairer if the where we imagined man could Police motor van boused to convey on wrong contributed, 124

Leaving this to the attention of prisoners in future-instances.

the Chief

*Yours étc.

MR. HALL BRUTTON GIVES EVIDENCE.

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A.further stage was reached last

CORONER'S COMMENTS.

DECEASED "GROSSLY CARELESS.".

mants are Mr. Chik Sooa-sing of together with a jury composed of where the bricks are made the their appearance before the Court of course The New Territories, i

Salg hati, and Mrs. Viotet C.3, of Hongkong, wao are representedby Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., and Mr. Elsley Zeityn, respectively.

Mrs. Coan continued her evidence last evening. In reply to questions by Mr. Zeitlyn wit.icss said that when she bought ti ket

· No. 3066 at the Christmas Eve party present. she placed it in a drawer. Sae civitan last saw the ticket a week before is

not

Roid, son Road,

to No. 9. Robi

She did not give the ticket to anyone. O Murch 1st (the day the Derby was run when they were informed that the ticket had wo. first prize, she dis covered it had her tost, Mrs Cam's motarron the occasion went to get her ticket (bought at the same time) and as she could not read Engrish she showed it to Mrs. Lic

back the revolver.

wore

revived.

ONLOOKER. -Hongkong, June 13.

HIGH PRICES.

To the Editor of the " China Mail.

prisoners. Statisticians and others mathematically inclined will be interested to know that the percent- ags of convicts la custody to the 'estimated population was 119. One prisoner was ungrateful enough to escape. Two attempted to do so out were foiled: Inmates were use fully employed and did quite a lot of printing. The buildings are in good repair, which may interest future residents!

Messrs. W. J. Mockett (foreman), magistrate usually makes a charg

for protection," Lan earlier E. L do Rozario and M. H. Abbas.

The first witness called was stage certiums have to be pain Lance Sergeant Askew who stated

to quarry the raw material. The taat he arrived at the range at about finished article, as it passes along 2 p.m. on June 8 for revolver the river, has to undergo "safe practice. Deceased and a range and robber bands. It is also stated conduct levics" both from soldier. ooie were the only other peopic that an "expert tax", is collected a

Witness, who

the port of shipment The increas clothes, took off coat and faid hising cost of labour has added to the they moved from No. 5, Arbutiap on the ground. He drew out price but this item has only mad

For the revolver from his holster and small difference. landed it to deceased. While

polished" brick which is fron

Sir-Your exceedingly interest- chatting. Sergeant Cole opened practically the same material casing Commercial Notes insist on the

SANITARY DEPARTMENT. the chamber of the revolver and the building brick, the extra labour Fact-which must be a fact for it

This is a 'chock-ful” report and hook the bullets into his hand but costs about one centa picce as not been denied that the makes us understand why there did not use the ejector; without willing to pay the high prices, bu inland to Hongkong react on the for publicity. We "thundered" Dealers, on the whole, Dre 'évies mad on goods coming from can be delay in Issuing reports ooking to see how many bullets- were extracted he put the rounds on at present imports have practically buyer or consumer in the form of against this delay some time ago, witness's cap and handed him stopped on account of the fighting increased charges which he has hut are inclined to feel repentant in the brick, producing districts, to pay. You have suggested "drastic This report like Little Jack Until peace is restored there seems measures. The first preliminary Horner's plum tart? You put in little prospect of the trade being to drastic measures" is I presume your thumb, and pluck out a plum, representations to those who For instance during 1922 2025 brick imported into the Colony say if any, representations have and destroyed by order of the There is also another kind of are authority.. Can you specimens offood stuffs were seized This is generally known as the been made, and if so what has President (Mr. G. R. Sayer). These Amoy. Political conditions there British Consul at Canton would of pilchards y cases of fish, 5 cases took the refacing" brick which comes from 5een the result? Presumably the included 875-tihs of beef 25 tons are not much better and dealers make them but not unless he was of butter, etc. etc.We are very have to undergo the same hard asked to do so. ships with the result that business of Commerce moved at all? It proto our Little Marys Analysis of Has our Chamber grateful for this spirited attention has been greatly curtailed.

bably would if the levies happened Beer and other spirituous liquors. Investigations as to the brick to be on Piece Goods, but being works at Castle Peak Bay have merely stuff for consumption, it Whiskey showed two adulterations were made during the year. elicited statements from people in apparent dies not matter. It is out of seven submitted, and Bran the building business that there is difficult goodness knows to make dy three out of a similar every chance of a profitable trends meet these lays and impost number. The Villains1. And dustry being developed. With tons of and are an abomina-if any O. B. E's are to be the levies may be called, it is con- God wot! the saving of taxes, or whatever tion. A levy is a loathsome thing awarded we hope our rat-Catchers fidently expected that the local article will be able to compete with the imported. During the last few days, quite a number of people have to carry out investigations and the been making thetrip out to the place majority of them have come back Chinese draughtsman aptly put with satisfactory reports. As one it, there will be money, In the factory as long as the building

frightfully excited," saying "why you are just one number above.* Mr. Ng Quin then said "Vi (Mrs Chan) you bought your ticket before mite, you must. have won." Wit-

ness thea went to look for the ticket but could not find it. --

Sergeant Askew, then told the another daughter: Mrs. Li became Court how he was, directed to aim it Sergeant Cole's eye after which he latter remarked that witness ad the common habit of "pulling Deceased then volver from witness and showed im bow to pull the trigger Witness was handed back the Witness went on to say that it revolver and toid to aim again, was on her instractions that the This he did and on repeating the telegram was sent to her brother performance there was a crack and (Mr. Sid.ey Quian) at Shanghai flash; deceased. was bit and fell by Mr. Hery Wei asking him to the ground with a bullet in his retora "immediately."

ead. Witness sent for the ambu Mrs. Chan, under cross-examination but Sergeant Cole was dead ation was asked by M. Alab ister: i five minutes. I put it to you that you are mis take in your belief, that you bought 3066?

ז,

Mrs. Cau: 'Oh really. -Mr-Zeit y: On, answer Mr. Alabaster please.

Mrs. Coan said she was certai. she was not mistaken.

Replying to the Coroner witness said that between the time deccas- d opened the revolver and when e fired the shot, the chamber was lot opened.

Dr. J. H. T. Smalley said the de- reased died from a bullet wound tae skull. The bullet passed Mr Ng Qian, mother of Mrs. trough the lid of the right eye Violet Can and Mr. Sid rey Quin...d went to the brain. toul the Court the story of the Sergt. E. Carpenter stated that ticket by Mrs. Caan at a Christmas he was the musketry instructor: -Eve party.

and deceased was his assistant. Ia Mr. G. K Hall Brutton gave teling Sert Askew to aim at his incidents in Mrs. Ca's house after the motor boat pic.ic the day before Cristmas. He stated that

Yours etc.

ANTIPON Hongkong, June 13.

THE PILGRIM.

CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN A NEW ROLE.

will not be forgotter. They Caught 76,844 in Hongkong and 32,452 in Kowloon. Of these. 6 were found to be plague infected in Hongkong and 19 in Kowloon. The K.R.A. should see about this. The good work of Mosquito prevention was carried on by oiling bools and inspecting dwellings for breeding places. There is too

THURSDAY JUNE 14

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

The following cold specialties are on sale at our Dopot and Branches:

Pressed Beef

Cooked Ham Bolonge Sausage

Liver Brawn

Meat and pork Pies Made daily under European Supervision.

NEW GOODS

IN

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO'S.

GENTS' OUTFITTING DEPT.

THE NEWEST IN

TIES AND BOWS

SOCKS

SHIRTS AND COLLARS

BATHING COSTUMES

BATH GOWNS

HATS AND CAPS

ETC. ETC Visit Will Repay You The Lowest Price In Town.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONGKONG.

EUROPE IN DANGER.

HOME PROFESSOR ON FRENCH POLICY.

Prof, Gilbert Murray, at Birming- much to refer to at one sitting in ham, sald Europe stood in extreme this voluminous report. We shall

OUT OF WORK.

SHIP'S OFFICERS BEING- SENT HOME,

A European, Mr. Dixon, who ficate, appeared before Mr. J. R possesses, a second mate's certi/

stated that Dixon, in company th charged with vagrancy

Detective Sub-Inspector Cocke

evidence later. He described the right eye, Sergt. Cole was follow have felt uneasy as to what policy notice to tell them that Charlie come to it again and as we love danger of a great war or some other Wood this morning, on remand"

he saw no tickets suid except 1.is

ow. He asked who had ticket

explained the mechanisin of the

No. 3066, and Ms. Can replied revolver to the Court. He stated will feel more at case,

that sue had, and suowed it to that both the revolver and the

He believed he would be able to: complete his case on Mody.

The suggestion was adopted, and the arbitration.ad,our.ied tit Mot- day..

:

SHIRTINGS: PRODUCTION . CURTAILED.

his

anything to go by. The portrayal port.

POLICE WORK

ARRIVALS

Saichon, Yue Wogrom Quin- bon-CIB, N

Chunsang, UM / Co.) from Bangkok, Holbow,

Yoshino Moru, XK) from Melbourne, Manlle Wharf.

- Cheongshing, {]] & Co.) from Manila C32, NA

-Ermland, (Amd & Co.) from Foocho-B28. Klungchow

& S) from

boom lasts but several Cainese Our readers will not need this g out fistractions for training will be adopted by the Government Chaplin men with the revolver.

isin Hongkong mend it as a fascinating and in- Empire was fully informed, he be

reading can confidently recom- catastrophe. If the entire British in regard to the housing shortage.in Sergeant-Major Greig, armoury. If definite plans are announced it say-best Screen Creation. The teresting statement of something lieved it would support the League five others, all officers in he

latest and let us

are overflowing more senses Inspector and we number quitement to take decisive action. One out of work, were staying arthe than one if the continuous laughter a few amongst our friends, takes danger was that the Cabinet did not | Sailors' Home, West Point, the him. On the day of the race Mrs. bullets were in perfect condition MANCHESTER MARKET BAD. that rings through the place is not new light in view of this re-feel justified in giving information Harbour Master's expence. They Chaa rag him up and said she had kid if deceased had used the

except when questions were asked, had all agreed to go Home 7 the bought the winning ticket, but had ejector instead of just shaking the

of an escaped convict in the guise

in the House, an attitude inherent first available steamer. sfice test it He told her that it bullets out, the accident could not

of a parson is funny in the extreme.

in the Governments of large States. would be ati rigot when her brother nave happened..

His Worship then made torder This should give our social re- Frankly, the greatest danger was a for Dixon to be kept at the allors It is comedy in its highest sense. came back.

Addressing the jury, the Coroner

The achievement is pure artistry formers, religious workers, and the military Power, their ally, exercise Home till bis departures Before the proceedings concluded expressed the opinion that death

nd makes us inclined to dub vast army interested in the coming an unchallenged supremacy for the sight Mr. Zeitya announced was accidental. There was obvious having been shaken by lapses in the screen. This may sound high (furiously to think is the phrase, Napoleon's day, which vitiated In consequence of confidence Chaplin the Max Beerbohm of mon weal very much to think more absolute than any since that he had acary fished his case. iy acgigence involved but it was "futures" and the general disin- falutin, but it is well meant. It is but we are disciplining ourselves) every question arising in Europe, LATEST SHIPPINGNEWS. The only witnesses he had to call that of deceased alone. He thought clination of home buyers to more years ago than we care In 1922 murders went up by to If the League of Nations Council, Were Ms. Lai, Dr. Wu, and a deceased had been grossly care operate beyond immediate re- to remember, seeing Chaplin as a Robby (altogether there were 35) right as it might be now, con gentieman from Shanghai. The ess. Sergeant Askew had given quirements, the state of the Man member of the Karno troupe of by 127 and burglary by 152 (this tinued to say nothing on the Ruhr fatter would not be able to reach his evidence fair.y and with fruk-chester market has beca about as dumb show artistes doing The Included our best silk shirt which question its influence would col Hongkong till next Monday, and ness Mr. Zeit.yn suggested that the A verdict of "accidental death" welter in a Home paper, during thing. Now Chaplin is where he Gang robberies totalled. 121 as

bad as it well could be," says a Night Birds. That was a screeching we missed on April 1, as ever was) lapse in international affairs. proceedings be'adjourned tit. then. was returned.

Criticising the French autocratic mall week. China demand has is in the forefront of the world's against 56 in 1921 and there were policy in the Saar Valley, he said fallen off still further, and is now humorists, a parbdist, a satirist, a increases in such dreadful things Germany, in despair, appealed to confined to the merest trifis, for consummate artist The Pilgrim as Manslaughter, Street and England, believing in her fairness. serting up purposes. The produc is not a one man klow Chaplin highway robberies and on The French, by demanding, full tion of grey and white shirtings we Imagine: would be the first to boats and junks. A list reparations,, could follow each THE TURNING POINT" has recently been severely cutail- agree that his collagues render under Other Felonies gives failure by annexing great stretches ed, and yet the sales have not kept that assistance, bick helps to make an account of what some people of territory, which meant the break- CHAMBERS NOVEL AT THE Shanghat mails gave a degree of more clear, and meta dazzling-

pace with the output. The latest his own persation stand out were led to do in 1922 Child up of Germany, That was not a ...CORONET.

stealing; cutting and wounding; policy approved by the majority of hope, indicating as they did a rés (NOTE duction of stocks of Manchester

house-breaking demanding Frenchmen in their sober moments. money; shooting with intent to -This country must maintain goods, but the cabled accounts of

Elyote, etc. The estimated value friendly relations with both rides, The screen adaptation of one of the train outrage by Chinese ban-East business, however, has of property stolen during 1922 was seeking an opportunity for agree Robert W. Chambers' most grip dits show how great must be the been attempted and the $882,678.48 (this included our silk ment. Patience and good faith, ping novels, The Turning Point, dificulty of moving supplies prospects of an arrangement with shirt value $5.48) as against and belief in arbitration in our own is the attraction at the Coronet until through the interior

Turkey has stimulated enterprise $376,531, a more than slight in affairs, would have a profound in There have been many stories of Baturday. The picture is the magre Calcutta buyers have been eitting on the part of buyer for Constan- crease As Mr. Coue might say fluence. The League's greatest fighting mon, of love and hate and interesting to followers of the on the fence for the most part tinople which may prove fruitful Every day and in every way weapons were publicity and good of villainy, but perhaps one of screen, because the story is similar Other India markets also operate of turnover, but has not yet done we seem to be getting worser and faith Even the Turks were great. these has held the multitude of paa- to the life history of the actress who cautiously Dhooties, mulls, and so in any large degree. "Egypt worser (Editorial correction ly impressed by the League's sions, and deep-rested thrill which takes the leading part, Katherine printing cloths have all been book and South America have been mote, worse.)

to readiness to accept them as equal are offered in "God's Country and MacDonald. Miss MacDonald comed in small lots, but only by sellers named as buyers of finishing Stolen property recovered was members. It changed the mental the Woman, which la the attrac uenced her career right at the bot who would sacrifice their profits or styles, but the tranactions have valued at $1,000. Seventy-four atmosphere just when change was tion of the Star, Kowloon, uptil tom of the ladder. As a young sionally negotiations have related oral depression has affected prices; tramm

were well-bought in yard, Océas not been considerable. The gen- motor car accidents took place, 17 wanted the end of the week. It is a Vita woman she was left with the restoumore important consignments, Quite apart from the drop in varus, Safet graph production, in which that ponsibility of providing for a large but where this has been the case makers have proved more emad- anoth man's mon and virile actor, William family on a small income. Her re- the differences between, sellers able. Duncan, is featured. The scene of markable beauty and falent soon lowest limits and the best offers Irregularity in quotation has. We the plot is in the wilds of the great won a position for her, however, and have been so wide that doubts been a more general feature of the Northland. Over frozen trail and now, in addition to being one of the naturally arise as to the real anxiety yard market? Am yast stretches of ice and snow, the biggest favourites of the screen the For the buyet to seems the goods on the spectator is led. through one adven has been many times adjudged the A difference of 10 per cent means wee ture and thrill to the next. Mr. most beautiful woman in the world that the offer does not represent Duncan has been given the ensinthe. Turning Point is a First real bust ance of a wholly adequate cast, so National production that in finieh and quality of produc combination of drame, romance and by peedy. tion it does not falter in the slightest humour go to make it a picture #sbcondary, degree,

THE STAR.

"GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN:K

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