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HAINAN MURDER.

REV, BYERS DEATH. BANDITS ISSUE THREAT.

DEMANDED.

DOLLARS

From Our Own Correspondent)

TOUCHY." SUBJECT.

THE STATUS OF CHINESE WIVES..

vary

In the course of a Summary Sir-With reference to your

Jurisdiction case yesterday, Mr. leaderette on the above subject IWENTY THOUSAND

C. A. S. Russ, solicitor for one of beg leave to requote your own

the parties gave a lengthy expiana- words :-

"It has often struck us as an

tion of the different denomina- tions of Chinese wives and their anomaly that one of twins whose

individual parents were married a minute UNGCHOW, HAINAN, June 28.

status. Some piquant descriptions were applied before its birth, was legitimate, Our previous report told of the to a number of individuals who while the other child born a minutelling by bandits of Rey, Geo. D. were alleged by Mr. Russ to have AFTER the marriage ceremony Fers in the Kachek mission com-assisted in trespassing" on his would be branded with the stigmapund, the night of June 24, of'illegitimacy.

client's premises. First of all he The italics in the above passage F. Steiner, American misLater

Rev, D. S. Tappan and Rev. referred to them as parasites. he mentioned are yours, the capitals are mine. naric, with a party of Chinese *hangers-on." Now Sir can you tell me, if, as you ad an tacort of soldiers, started our Mr. Justice A. Dyer

When His Hon- state in your article, this is anf Kachek on Wednesday, the in making a query asked Mr. Ball extreme dese" why both children for the purpose of escorting Russ if he (Mr. Russ) meant the they are both born together one art. They reached Kachek by "I am sure my friend," indicating should not be legitimate seeing thats. Byers and the children to the "followers-on" Mr. Russ replied minute AFTER the marriage on of the second day. They Mr. D. McCallum, "will call them

fund that no further depredations chivalrous gentlemen." Hd taken place.

ceremony?

Yours, etc.

"QUIZZIKUS,"

NO PASSPORT.

To the Editor of the China Mail

to

Mr. Russ appeared for Fung Himan of 49. Peal Street, who claimed $1,000 for trespass from Chan Leung Shi, a widow of No. 18, Matheson Street. Plaintiff's claimi was

that he was the sole surviving partner of the Kung Wo Tung medicine shop

whose premises at 18, Matheson Street had been trespassed upon by defendant.

For the widow, represented by McCallum, a counter-claim was filed. Trespass was denied defendant stating that she was the personal representative of Chan Tak who was now deceased and who, prior to his death, was the sole proprietor of the shop,

And again Sir Robert showed a grimly humorous appreciation of the situation. as he remarked: "T think the bandits got their price. while their leader was urken into the army for a while, äntil about

A memorial service was held on two months ago he committed

[Note: We thank our correspon-hursday, afternoon, in Kachek, some small offence for which he dent for calling our attention to d was much attended. The was shot.

erchants presented banners and And that he added, the slip. was how they got rid of him,”

In place of AFTER should be read pid respect to the memory of the "I had long had the idea of would thus read:

before The sentence in question parted missionary. Sir Robert Ho Tung, who was,

It has often Friday the body was started on born in Hongkong 62 years ago, movement to make Chin one struck us as an anomaly that one of if journey to the port and Mrs. and who was knighted in recogni- united nation. and this bandit twins whose parents were married yers and the four children, tion of his long pfblic services to episode set me going on it. a minute before its birth, was attended by Rev. J. F. Stelier the colony and of his help in theasmuch as it gave rise to á pro-legitimate, while the other child farted the following morning war-bë gave twa aeroplanes andi | Posal-or, at least, an agitution bom a minute before the marriage A memorial service will be held two "motor-ambulineos Lo the on the part of the foreign ceremony would be branded with here on Sunday afternoon, June nation is a Commissioner for residents that the Posers should the stigma of illegitimacy.-Ed. 29. and the intermeat will take Hongkong at the British Empire assume control of the railway with China Mail)

place in the local foreign cemetery, Exhibition. to made his way Europeans as guards. My criti-

The outrage took place in. this wise, On Tuesday evening soon from a humble position on the tism of the scheme was that at

best it could only he superficin?. indoor staff_of_the_Chinese-Cus

after dark Mr. Byers made his rounds of the compound and re- toms until he reached a prominent affair, which would really anot

"Outlining his case Mr. Russ said place in the commercial life of his touch the problem of how China

turned to his house. Just as he that the deceased man referred to put his foot to the step, a noose had three wives and three shops, native city. He acquired a good was to put her house in order. It

was dropped over his head. Mr. No. 18, Matheson Street being one knowledge of English at the Hong-would, for example, have no effect

Sir-With regard to yesterday's Byers resisted and was drag of the shops. His first wife, ie., kong Central School, where he was whatever on the fighting that was

case in which a Spaglard was ged some distance and the the Kit Fat, died leaving a a pupil from the age of twelve till going on up and down the country, sentenced to 4 months imprison shooting took

place. Mrs. daughter who had since married ment for not being in possession Byers hearing the shots came and accordingly, in the eyes of of a passport, I see from your down from upstairs and as she Chinese custom and practice, pass-

that certain report of the case

came out of the house, saw at ed without the pale of the deceas progress, na is new one of the political parties about the end of }, fendant were not disclosed. If upon ped two Mauser pistols as they second wife, a Tin Fong, who was documents belonging to the de- least three mes fee. They drop- ed's estate. Deceased married a wealthiest men in the Colony and July suggesting that they should these documents a director of many of the prin-all meet at a round-table confer the magistrate meted out this the house and lived about an hour, action. A Tin Fong, Mr. Russ particular ran. Mr. Byers was taken into the defendant in the present cipal business' concerns. Oftenence.

A good many of them res-

severe sentence, do not see the Consulted on financial and indus-ponded sympathetically, so that in point why the disclosure of these Steiner arrived the "bandits sent the place of a first wife who had After Messrs. Tappan and explained, was a wife who took trial projects by high Chinese September. I went to Shanghai, documents was not made. In big in a threatening letter demanding died. Defendant had no male officials, he is noted also for his the most central and important cases in England, documents be $20,000 or they would burn the issue and it was Mr. Russ's (con- Jiberal assistance to many philan-meeting place, to meet the leaders longing-to-a-prisoner are put in whole mission compound. This tention that by Chinese usage, she thropic organisations, as well as to and to ascertain the drift of to the Court as an exhibit and po seemed to be the amount of the was not a fit and proper person the cause of education. He has popular feeling in a city with well matter how severe and sensational ransom they expected to ask for to be “given handsonigly to The Hong. Jover a million population."

are the contents of a document, Mr. Byers.

granted letters of-ad- The letter was not ministration, Deceased also took kong University „Endowment Dare more Sir Robert touched they are always disclosed.

The Inspector in charge of taken very seriously as there is a unto himself a Ping Chai which an elevated sort of con.. report) simply asked for a severe

compound is strongly guarded. cubine sometimes put on the same penalty, and an explanation, which

footing as a Kit Fat or Tin Fong." would be a satisfaction to the

Plaintiff had been an old servant public, was entirely overlooked.

of deceased from whom he had Yours etc.,

purchased a three-tenth share in the shop and according to Mr. JUSTICE. STRANDING ATTRIBUTED TO Russ, he and his fokis had been Hongkong, July 2

driven from their shop by defendant and her guard of parasites.

he was seventeen, and after serv- -ing in the Customs he took to conf-

'merce, in which he made rupid

A Conference at Shanghai. "Accordingly, what I did was to write to the leaders of the several

Fund, and has been a generous on the lighter side of a business yesterday's case..(according to the. good force in Kachek and the was

friend to sufferers from food, that was to him very serious.

"At Shanghai," he said. "I met famine, and typhoon in Hongkong and North and South China. In with anything but encouragement 1922 he played a leading part in at first. You had better go back the settlement of the seamen's to Hongkong, people said, as they Strike at Hongkong. To a "Man- described my scheme as imprac chester Guardian" representative ticable, if not, indeed, Quixotic. Sir Robert go an outline of his But they changed their tune after work in furtherance of

the they had good talks with me and restoration and unification of realised that I was in keen earnest, China, und also made interesting I put the case before many of the reference to the question of Lanca-leading merchants and other pro-.

hire trade in the East.

-ed warfare, has brought about a state of exhaustion financially,

minent people, and, after much Spade work I received an invita- tion to go and see three of the most important fighting leaders in the centre of China, one of whom

STAGE PLAY FILMED.

"SALVATION NELL" AT

STAR.

The reputation which the Sur Theatre has earned, for showing

whore little human drinas

Among

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SEISTAN ENQUIRY.

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SET OF CURRENT.

Evidence was given by the Captain and other officers of the s.s. "Scistan" at the Marine Court

Mr. McCallum's defence was that as defendant was the Tis Fong wife of the deceased she

Was

Evidence was given and His Honour reserved judgment.

TENNIS LEAGUE.

RESULTS TO DATE.

Below will be found the Tennis brought up to June 30. League tables for both divisions

IST DIVISION.

P, W. L. PTS,

5 4 I 4

U.S.R.C........ Indian R.C... 3 Chinese R.C......... University 3

of enquiry yesterday into the clearly entitled to letters of ad- "I began active campaigning in

circumstances attending the strand-ministration according to English the cause of peace," said Sir

ing of the ship in the early morning law. Robert, last July. My idea was

of June 13. The finding of the court will be announced later. to get the military Tuchuns, the leaders of the various political was, in fact, the principal military goul pictures is fully sustained in Commdr, Conway Hake, (Pre- The Court consisted of Lieut.- parties, to stop the fighting which personage."

more or less regularly, has "seri-

the latest feature attraction, "Susident); Lieut. Commdr. C. R. H. "Two of the three approved of ously affected China for about my scheme: the third thought the Vation Nell," the film version of the Harvey, O.B.E., Superintendent of

well-known stage play.

the RN. Chart Depôt; Mr. J. R twelve years, that is to say, since time not ripe for the suggested

Gorrie, late master of the s.s. Svation Nell" the establishment of the Republic.conference, and I suppose he will other things.

offers some very in acting, not master of the s... "Kiangsu,"

Suisang and Mr. G. G. Morse, Orc result, of course, of this inter on fighting::.

Inbly realistic settings, and a story pecine warfare has been to cripple:

"It is impossible at present to brinful of human interest. These for the Captain of the "Seistan" Mr. G. K. Hall Brution appeared the financial position of China.give any definite estimate of the! She is, in a word, unable to meet extent to which the various attractions are not surprising when (Captain D. Thomas) and Mr. T. T. her liabilities--does not, in fact. parties are becoming converted to it is remembered that the picture. Laurenson attended on behalf of pay her debts, unless they are the principle of unification, but 1 which incidentally bears the First the China Coast Officers' Guild.

Captain Thomas in evidence those for which the Customs do know that headway is being National imprint, is staged in the revenue is security. The prolong made through the Press and in-depths of New York's Fast Side, said that he had made many trips

fluential people.

on the same run, "always steering "There is certainly no animus being unfolded every day units: the same courses and passing clear necessitating considerable local against me personally, for I think settings which give the tinema two miles distant. He ascribed

of the islands between one and Hongkong C.C... I taxation.

I may say that all parties recog- producer usually arresting back the stranding to the set of the This has been gradually in-nise that I am actuated by no grounds. "Salvation Nell is the current. The set closely approxi- creasing," said Sir Robert, smilefish motive, but have taken up story of a young woman who loses mated 134 miles in 24 hours, with Chinese R. C. (B) ing, as he remarked that the the work sincerely desiring the her position in the establishment a strong wind on the port bow. Indian R. C. (A) 6 6 0 finance officials were very wise, good of the country. There is no of "Hasb Ilouse Sal" through her No soundings were being taken Chinese R. C. (A) ... 5. 5 0 managing to get a good deal of the raft, as the Americans say, in devotion to a drunken lover, and and the syren was being used. Civil Service C. C.... taxes paid in advance "And it the business, or, as you say, there after severnl hardships, joins the The official log was then handed Hongkong C. C....... sometimes happens," he added, are loaves and fishes. I may add Salvation Army. Her lover menn up for inspection."

Kowloon C. C. (A)... "that if one lender is defeated the that my campaign has been the while has been sent to jail, and out seaman gave evidence, the U, S. R. C........

The Second Officer and the look-Indian R. C. (B) ...... hostile taxpayers in what may be called freer from

criticism when he comes cut is planning a former stating that if there was University the victor's sphere of influence because it is generally known and armed robbery.

Dramatic in find their receipts from the tax-recognised that I have never been cidents lead to the climax and the negligible as it was invariahly Kowloon C. C. (B).... any error in the log it was Club de Recreto....... gatherer treated as waste-paper allied to any political party."

picture closes with the happiness read by the quartermaster who was CraigengowerCC.(A)4 and they have to pay over again. Sir Robert recognised that much of the reformer and the reformed. thoroughly reliable. No Great Issue To Fight About. remained to be done before his That may not strike the average "As to the aim of all this fight-idea could be realised, but he is reader as a very exciting there, but ing I can only suy that it is the determined to keep pegging away, considerations of space have made passion for power-there is really and is very hopeful of ultimate it impossible to mention the many, no great issue beyond that. In all, success. there are about half a dozen

The Cotton Trade.

little incidents, moving and ex- citing, that contribute to the pic- ture's very powerful human appeal.

mutually hostile parties, of whom Asked for his opinion on the three are fighting almost continu- state of the cotton trade.in China, ously at present all over the coun; Sir Robert, who has a wide, com- try. A leader may have control of mercial experience, reminded me three or four provinces, and within of the "slump" (as he put it) in his own area, if not atacked, will the Chinese cotton mills, which Just be sitting tight, and the was due, he said, to two causes. to keep them going. people in these provinces have

"In the first place," he said, happens that they cannot in many peace, for the time, at any rate." "raw, cotton prices hays been ex-cases keep the stocks for a rise,

Sir Robert explained that he set ceptionally high. And in the next but have to close down. about the work of urging the there has been a good deal of over- "Towards the end of this year anification of the country single-building by the Chinese them-I think we shall see a better pros handed. "I began," he said, "after selves. They had enough capital pect for Lancashire trade.

The Court then gose,

THURSDAY, JULY 3 1924

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U. S. BASEBALL.

2ND DIVISION.

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LEAGUE RESULTS.

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11

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Netherlands-TG--7- CrafgengowerC.C.(B) 5 0 5 0

COUNTY CRICKET.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE!

Including All Matches To July 2,

Corinty.

And so it

Yorkshire

the Lincheng affair, in which, it to build the mills, but not enough provided, of course, that we do not will be remembered, some 30 for- eigners-Europeans or Americans were kidnapped by bandits on the Tientsin-Pukor railway in the province of Shantung. After several weeks, during which they were held to ranson, they were released as the result of an arrangement between the bandits and the authorities."

ROXOR

OVERDRZAJ

have much more severe fighting. And on that point, I am afraid, pobody can speak with certainty. Then there is also the question-of- the bandits and pirates, who must be stamped out. Some of the troopa get no pay, and finding themselves in need they turn bandifs or pirates. It pays thain better in some cases,"

Middlesex ..anár Lancashire.................. Sussex Surrey Somenet Notts..... Warwickshire Leicestershire

Gloucestershire Northampto Essex. Glamorgans Hampshire Worcestershire Derbyshire

Points

GORECEN SN& obtained.

Possible

mgönguassben points.

Average.

76.00

74.54

New York, July 1-Matches played yesterday resulted as follows

NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York... 6 Brooklyn Boston 6 Philadelphia.. 9 Cincinnatt... 3 Chicago. St. Louis ...... 5 Pittsburg .......

AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia... o New York...... Philadelphia...10 New York...... Washington... 2 Boston Washington ... 5 Boston Detroit...12 Chicago Cleveland ...... 6:St. Louis Cleveland 8 St. Louis

BACKGR

FURTHER MATCHES.

NEW YORK, July 2. The following are yesterday's results;

NATIONAL LEAGUE,"

6 Brooklyn... 0 Chicago. 4 Cincinnatti..

St. Louds 5 Pittsburg....i

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

69.23

64.52

62.22

New York...

61.82

58.00

Philadelphia.

9 Boston...

55:00

$4.00

45.66

40.00

$25:45

24.00

13.85

Detroit.

12.75

Nowad ark 7 Philadelphia. O Washington... 2 Boston Washington Boston Cleveland* ., 6 St. Louise.. Cleveland” 8 St. Louis.

.....13' Chicago," These gamer wers

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2

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