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CORRESPONDENCE.

SECTION AND HOW IT WORKS.

(To the Editor of the China Mail.)

.MISSION WORK.

SOUTH CHINA BRANCH-

MEETS.

The regular summer meeting of Si-Your leading article last the South China Branch of the China it in. I hope, another wil in the Medical Missionary Association in of the iniquitous Section 92 was held in Canton on July 12, 13. After the usual routine of the Merchant Shipping Act; but) and 14. till the travelling public is convinced speeches had been made regarding that its safety is at stake and makes the sonaries werk, CCM its voice heard at the hustings, where "Shall we change our C.MM.A discussed. the sailor-an (although enfron-Constitution?"

was

PASSPORT PROBLEM.

-MEXICAN CONSUL WINS.

PUISNE JUDGE'S DECISION.

TUE

Judgment was given for the defendant by the Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) at the Summary Court to-day in the action brought by Wong Yu Sai,

CHINA MAI

SOCCER.

"KING'S " PLATOON COMPETITION.

WIFE'S DAMAGES.

* MAY HUSBAND SUE?

PUISNE JUDGE SAYS YĖS; Interest in this Competition has been fully maintained during tho week, and some excellent games

An interesting legal query as to have been witnessed. Low scoring whether a husband may suo for lus been the rule only one tegin damages sustained by his wife; (No. 3 Platoon) registering more was answered by the Puisne a Chinese merchant formerly than two goats. residing

Judge Mr. Justice Gompertz this In Mexico, against No. 2 Platoon maintained their afternoon in the course of the judg the local Consul for Mexico, improved form playing a drawn Mr. A. Zuckermann, in connection game with No. 15 Platoon lastent he gave in the case in which with the detention by the latter of Friday night.'

Ip Chau-sang, clerk to the Chief his passport.

Engineer of the Taikoo Sugar Re- On Saturday No. 2.Group acfinery, sought to recover from the Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the counted for No. 5 by two goals to master of the Tung Shing build- plaintiff and Mr. H.C, MacNamara one, after being a goal in arrearsing and contracting firm damages for the defendant..

at half time. This gives the Group for injuries caused by the negli In the course of his judgment the a good lead in the struggle for the gonce of the defendant or his Puisne Judge said:.

premier position in the League.

at

alternative for damages only.

No. 10 Platoon obtained maxi-serts blasting operations in mum points from their fixture with premises, at 28, Nullah Road, the neighbourhood of the plaintiff's No. 9 Platoon by a score of two Quarry Bay, on March 25, goals to one. tele

The evidence in support of thei claini showed that a number of rocks fell on the plaintiff's house, injuring the plaintiff and his wife andidamaging the furniture.. Tile but contended that the plaintiff defendants did not deny liability could not sue for injuries to his wife and that the bill for damages

plaintiff and Mr. E. Davidson the had been "grossly exaggerated."

Mr. C.A.S. Russ represented the

defendants.

chised) never gets a chance to volė, | After Dr. Cadburý had pointed out is as follows: Passports are by team of H. Q. 'Wing to lose went was entitled to suc for recovery of

It is. Modern competition for

permits

of

passenger

business

His Honour held that a husband

his wife's medical expenses and awarded. the plaintiff $216 damages.

FLOUR CONTRACTS.

MANAGER'S BREACH OF DUTY.

"The facts in this case are simple. The defendant is the Consul in Hongkong for Mexico. The plain tiff is a Chinese subject. It is agreed that on 4th June last the This was a game in which all plaintiff handed to the defendant three goals were obtained as the his office a passport issued by the result of mistakes on the Part of visa is required on such passports Government of Mexico. A consular two reliable goalkeepers. if the holder desires to proceed to Platoon on Monday by two goals No. 11 Platoon, beat No. 12. Mexico. Subsequently the plaintiff to nil and the same afternoon No. made application for the return of 16 Platoon were unfortunate to lose the passport but it has been with to No. I Group by 2-1 return and damages; or in the quarter Wing's points at the cx held. The plaintiff's claim is for its No. 4 Group Increased Head- pense of No. 7 by 2 goals to T and Now the defendant's evidence No. 3 Group who were the only. the advantages and disadvantages Mexican law government docu-down to No 13 by, 2-0. newspaper criticism is futile.

The traveller tituls a finely ap of any change, it was decided to

No. 8 Platoon, who during the pointeal vessel with smart educated, bring up thesubject at a later meet-ments, the property of the State.

to convert two ollicers, lern comforts and in The chief points made by They are good for two years, but match faile

can be recalled at any time if they penalty kicks shared the points Dr. Cadbury were:-Advantages: modern speed, notes the punctilious

There would be increased are irregular or are inapplicable to with a strong side from No 14 discipline and goes to bed satisfied

membership and

the person holding them. Consuls Platoon, therefore

are instructed by the Mexican that everything is at the last notch:

influence, especially increased

No. 6 Platoon lost to No. I of perfection.

as there would only be one medical Government to impound all pass Platoon on Wednesday night and association. The adherence of such ports irregular in either of these to No. 1S Platoon on Thursday

respects and return them to the night after exciting struggles. a large body of physicians to a Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Mr.. high ethical code would elevate Zuckermann states that, for reasons the second game yesterday when The best game witnessed was medical practice in China, prevent best.

At 2 ak enna comes along unethical practice and eliminate which he gives, he formed the No. 3 beat No. 9 Platoon by a goal

In the Summary Court, this after- knots the aner a hundred tons unethical physicians. Since the opinion that this passport was to nil tramp, just out of port with her two large nucleus would consist of miss and has forwarded it 10 the and the excellent long passing Gompertz, delivered his reserved Irregular. Ho retained it therefore It was a fast game throughout noon, His Honour Mr. Justice dog-fired certifiented officers, prsionary physicians, the principles below asdeep and one on the bridge of the C.M.M.A., would influence proper department in Mexicu. It game adopted by No. 3 Platoon's judgment in the case in which with a native quartermaster at the the whole medical professions of seems to me quite clear that the forward line upset the calculations Moller and Company Ltd. (Hong- plaintiff can recover nothing." of No. 9 Platoon's defence. No. 9 kong) claim that Mr. T. Orton their wheed. The man in charge thinks China. The C.M.M.A. would be a

"I take it that an alien who is were fortunate not to lose by a Hongkong director and general his course may put him too close section of the C.M.A. The disad-

manager, should indemnify them in to the nail-bent doing her 18 knots, vantages are that there would be granted a passport by the govern-much bigger margin..

ment of a sovereign state receives Lives tu arler which is misunder, non Christide to secure the impose and holds that passport subject to Thursday night's Matches is as and delivery of 1,000 bags of four The League Table including respect of a contract for the sale Rtood and. before his tired brain might be able to secure the import" all regulations governing such follows,

in respect of which judgment has seizes the fact. 18 knols approaches aut positions and lower the scien-

documents as that state

already been given against the U knots fat the rate of a mile in 24 tific standards of the Association.

choose to enforce.' If the issuing

Company for $673 in favour of the minutes) and there is another

Stute for reasons which seem

Man Fat Wo firm, merchants, of "Shipping Casamity. Great Loss of

good to itself decides to can-:

190 Des Voeux Road West. cel or Life R.M.S. Queen of the Ocents

withdraw the document in Collision."

anil to determine the privileges LONDON EXHIBITION PLAN.Conceive that any right of action No. 2 G.

secured under it I do not TEAM.

A meeting was held at the accrues to the grantee. There is No. 1 G. Chinese Chamber of Commerce which a Municipal Court can take No. 10 P. no breach of duty or of contract of No. 4 G.

[To the Editor of the China Mail.] pire Trade Exhibition next year. otherwise, to the government of the No. 5 P. 14

plans in band for the British En. Cognizance. The remedy, if any, No. 9 P. 15:

is by representation, diplomatic or No. II. P. 1 Mr. Li Po-kwai presided.

issning Siate."

nothing antiqeated or less then

*VER SAP."

Yours, gle..

Hongkong. July 20.

LOCAL RACING.

the

Sir. With reference to the re- marks of "Argus" in last night's ere my letter "One for the Jockeys," I would point out that any sole object in placing my fucts was to reveal theater Moe of the question, which "Argus" evi- dently overlooked with the express intention of foreing his opinion.

own

CHINESE STREET.

yesterday afternoon to discuss the

In reply to a question by the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. Ip Lan-chuen, the Secretary, said that 22 stop spaces in the Exhibition would form a Chinese street in the Hongkong section.

Mention was

may

LEAGUE TABLE..

GOALS

The contracts were not disputed | by Moller and Company, but they P.. W. D. L F. A claimed that Orton had no authority: 13 12 0 27 8 25 to make them for the Company and 13 9 3 X 30 13 21 alleged that he entered into them 14. 7 4 3 10 11 18 Messrs Moller and Co., Ltd., 12. 831 33 11 10 on his own behalf.

5 24 1617 were represented by Mr. E. G.. 24. 14161 Corbett,<änd Mr. Onah by Mr.A. 26 17 16 el Arculli

No. 1 P 135 317 13 15 The Puisne Judge said that "It follows that no action will No. 14 P. 14 4.6 4-18 14 14 Ortor had no authority to make agent in this case a consul, who No. 6 P. 15 62 7 23 23 14 had be, în our Courts against the No. 13 P. 14.5 4. 5. 14 13 14 the contracts and that there. been · 4 breach of He gave judgment for the purports to act in accordance with No. 3 P. 14.5 45 15 16 14 duty. the regulations governing pass No. 12.P. 14:37 11 13 13 Company for the fully amount of ports made by the issuing state. No. P. 14 4.4 13. 24. 12 the claim and costs. made by Mr.There is a note. in Hall's InternaNo. 4 P. 13

·15 20 9 Kotewall that the $150,000 granted tional Law, 6th edition, page 313 No. 3 G. 14 4 19 14 27. 9 by the Government would be used as follows: For obvious reasons No. 2 P. 14 3 3 8 7 25 for paying freight and passages. a Consul is not liable to the Courts No. 7 P. 14:3 2 9 12 22 After some discussion it was for acts done by order of the gov-No. 16 P. 14 Y 6 7 10 23 persons to be sent to 125 men and 25 women.

to do any good for local racing; he decided to restrict the number of ernment from which he holds his No. 8 P. 14 2 1 II 3"

If it is the intention of "Argus" should weigh up the whole situation from both the jockey's and starter's point of view and not "crab one to

It was mentioned that Sir Robert Ho Tuns intended exhibiting the 'boost"' the other.

silk worms reared by him in the Even though "Argus" was pre- New Territories and he also wished sent at the starts last Gymkhana it to display the details of silk does not qualify him sufficiently to weaving. This would be subject express an opinion on a subject to information as to climatic which takes considerably more than conditions in England. in afternoon's racing to learn. The Towards the end of the meeting whole subject is a matter entirely both Mr. Ip and Mr. Ej announced for the stewards, owners and that 22 shop spaces would not he jockeys to thrash out amongst them-sufficient and a further decision selves, and they are quite capable would have to be made. of doing so without the vagaries"

of

opinion.

inexperienced outsider's

Enclosing my card, with compli

inents.

Yours, etc..

OWNER & JOCKEY. Hongkong, July 20,

CHINA'S DISUNITY.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S

WAY OUT..

SUN VAT-SEX APPROVEŠ.

$2,000 REWARD,

MONDAY'S PRAYA SHOOT-

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may

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8 The Hongkong Hotel Garage 8 announce latest models of the 5 famous Cadillac cars as being in

stock,

The appointment is announced of Sir Robert Horne as director of -1 the Suez Canal Company in succes- sion to Lord Kylsant, who has resigned.

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be criticised as being N.B.~G-group; P-platoon.

broadly too"

stated and This week's results are as fol- also perhaps on the ground that it lows:- is not based on any decision of the No. 7 P. Courts. There must be however, No. 3 P obvious cases which fall within and No. 2 G. illustrate it, and this in my opinion No. ID P.. is one of them. That no decision No. 11 P.* is reported on similar facts is no No. 1 6. doubt because no such action has No. 13 P. heretofore been brought. I have No. 4 G. delivered a written judgment at No. 8 P. the particular request of the plain- No. 1 P. tiff's solicitor whose very able No. 3 P. argument Idesire to acknowledge. No. 15 P. But on the facts his case is I think a hopeless one. Judgment for de- fendant and costs."

No. 7 P.

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GIRL KILLED IN JOKE WITH REVOLVER.

On a charge of murdering Rosa Mary Shirley, who was found with him at the County Hotel, East- bourne-terrace, Paddington, W., on April 5, and who died from a chest bullet wound, Ernest Kidd, 18, a private in the South Stafford

hire Regiment, appeared at the Old Bailey.

Mr. Clarke (for the prosecution) Did you try to ronder het any help when you found she was shot -No, when I realised, my position I shot myself.

Mrs. Alice Best, a servant at the hotel, said that she heard a shot fired on the morning of April 5 and found Shirley sitting on the stairs. "I said to her," continued: Mrs. Best," What is the matter? She replied, "He has shot me. I said, 'Were you quarrelling? She said, No. He never thought the thing would go off.""

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The jury found Kidd Not Guilty- For the prosecution it was alleg-of Murder but Guilty. of Mans ed that Kidd shot Shirley during laughter. an argument about money.

Mr. Justice Swift said it was

Kidd said they were joking quite clear Kidd did not intend to Shirley said to him, "Shoot me shoot the young woman. She was dead," and he pressed the back of shot during Joking. He bound the revolver to reproduce a clicking Kidd over to come up for judgment. noise and it went off with the if called up within 12 months. result that she was shot. The girl Kidd was then discharged, No need of enffering from cramps in had previously put his overcoat on,- the stomach or intestinal pains. Cham: found the revolver in the pocket, When You Eat, Too Much. berlain's Oelic and Diarrhoea Remedy and fitted in the magazine, which never falls to relieve the most severe he had removed She said she was cases. Get it to day, there will be no familiar with such weapons as a I time to send for it after the'áttack comes

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74 points.

64 points,

48 points. 47 points. 43 points.

The total points obtained by Companies towards Battalion Foot ball Cup :- His Honour said he would like, H. Q. Wing. to add that in regard to certain "C. Company questions put in cross-examination "D" Company. A reward of $2,000 is being faith it would, in his opinion, have "B" Company. reflecting on the defendant's good "A" Company. offered for information leading to been better if they had not been put the arrest and conviction of the and, perhaps he ought not to have assailants who wounded the Super-allowed them. There was really intendent of Chinese Telegraphs, no evidence whatever on which Hongkong, as he was leaving his such.. a suggestion could be office for tiffin on Monday.

founded. Commenting on the reports in the local press with regard to the

Sir Robert Ho Tung writes to the motive, the Canton Daily News

China Mail as follows :---

denies that the crine has any con-

THE CORONET,

WUCHOW TAKEN.

KWANGSI GENERAL MAKES TERMS

Arising out of a recent Press nection with the friction between HABIT CURED BY A DREAM: ceived at General Headquarters interview, I have endeavoured to the Chinese Telegraph office, in ascertain from Dr. Hun Yat-sen his Hongkong and the Canton authori- view on my suggestions for a round- tics, but admits that there has been table conference of the principal misunderstanding and that Canton leaders in China as a preliminary did send a man to take over control step towards reaching a modus from Mr. Shum. vipendi.

SALT FISH.

FOUND.

I have just received a telegram, in reply from Dr. Son, which be very kindly despatched to me this afternoon. As the telegrams in, in WHAT WHARF SEARCHER my opinion oneof timely and general public interest, I have plea sure in communicating a copy "to you herewith, for publication.

[Enclosure.

Yesterday'sCanton Daily News saysA wireless report was re-

yesterday afternoon from Ship- How a young girl with the bing, stating that news from the spending habit is cured by a front had been received to the vision is shown in the big picture effect that Wuchow, in: Kwangsi which commences to-day at the "was captured yesterday *moming Coronet. The Habit," featuring about 8 o'clock. The Cantonese the popular star, Mildred Harris, is troops under Gen. Liang-Hung-kai the story of a spendthrift daughter, were the first to enter the city... whose casy ways with regard to Accounts of the fall of the town money matters are her father's from other sources state, that despair. His money is continually delegates were sent by General going in buying his daughter Ngai Bong-ping, commanding the clothes, and the time comes when Cantonese troops, with an At one of the steamer wharves the father puts his foot down and ultimatum to the Wuchow com yesterday, a female searcher, de- refuses to give herany more. In a mander asking for surrender with tained two Chinese male passen- dream the daughter sees her father the alternative of bombardment. gers and searched their luggage, go through bankruptcy, and from. The delegates were accompanied She found 32 pounds of raw oplum. disgrace to suicide. How the by the British Consul.at. Wuchow The men were charged before vision cures her of her thriftless and Lieut. Lovetté, commanding Mr. JR Wood this morning. Chief ways, how she gets into the the U.S.S.“ Tampanga Preventive Officer Clarke prosecut-clutches of a man she hates, how! The Kwangsi general accepted ed. It was explained that most of she meets and marries the man she the terms, arranged for the evacua I have repeatedly expressed in saltfish and that one of the men shadowed by the arm of the law, is then placed in charge by the the drug, was concealed in some loves, and how their safety is over tion of the Kwangai-ites and was. elf in faxour of the peaceful uni- fention of China therefore claimed the sole ownership. He cleverly worked out story, which Cantonesc... approve your suggestion for rounds, sentenced to four months Kable conference of principal leaders was discharged.

hard labour while his companion in Country--SUN YAT-BEN,

Copy of telegram dated 19.7.23 from Generalissimo Dr. Sun Yat- sen, Canton, to Sir Robert Ho Tong, Hongkong

should provide some thrills for all A number of Canton gunboats who visit the Coronet during the are at Wuchow and Sun Yat-sen's course of the next few days. • troops are marching on the town.

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