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THE CHINA MAIL.

TUESDAY JOLY 15 1924

• COURT MARTIAL.

PRIVATE WHO RESISTED ARREST.

you would be surprised to hear the college. The reading matter Admiralty diver, Richard Foley, the economic development of how often it is done-nud to hear in future issues, it is hoped, will made a sworn statement that he China, but it is doubted whether by whom it is often done.

be supplied by the teachers and had found on the sea bed a huge he really hopes to find anything pupils past and present, although mound of hardened shell and sand, which could be successfully applied Now, the financial loss apart, contributions will always be wel-He had made boring operations, the improvement of China these little incidents, as we have come from well-wishers. The first and felt. certain that the mound finances and industries, so long as repeatedly pointed out, have very issue, it is true, does not contain contained the lower portion of the country remains, as at present,PEAK BARRACKS INCIDENT. serious effects. First they breed many articles by the students wreck including guns. Sir Arthur a prey to the predatory activities

Connan Doyle, interested himself of warring Tuchun, distrust with

themselves, but then possibly, it the European was thought advisable to set a opinion the treasure was certainly in the salvage operations. In his traders., Then, what is still more high standard for the younger worth a million. But some experts serious, they damage the Euro-generation to follow. The editor- have doubted whether bullion so pean's prestige with the Chinese, infchief is Mr. Lim Hoy-lan, while long lost is recoverable. Naturally the Chinese are heaty his associates are Mr. D. S. Kwan, losers. It is delicate enough for ting, who is in charge of the I.L.B., O.B., and Mr. Kong Chung-

a European firm to inform a Chinese section. Mr. Lim has

contributed the introduction, "Our

To-day's Poem.

(The Flower-boat.) Mr. Andrew LATEST WILL. Cohrane, of The fisherman's" swapping a yarn

Craigisla,

a

for a yarn

Words described as strong language were recounted by wit- nesses to a Court Martial which sat at Murray Barracks this morn ing to try Pte. George Barnes, 1st Bn. East Surrey Regt.. on charges of drunkenness, offering resistance to Sergeant Oliver in attempting to strike him, and,' resisting the escort by kicking and struggling. Major A. L. Cruickshank, D.S.O..

members of

customer, holding (say) a good

Alyth, Forfar, and Glasgow, whole-Under the hand of the village Alma Mater and five other sale and retal grocer, who began barber:.". commercial or official position, instructive, articles. Mrs. A. C business in Glasgow 40 years ago And here in the angle of house and R.G.A., presided and the other

Matthews writes of "Alfred, Lord with one small shop, left £1,500 to barn Tennyson"; Ng Tai-ping tells bis hospitals (personal estate in Great His deep-set dory has found &

Britain) £238,346..

a

that his credit is doubtful. For Chinese firm in most cases it is almost impossible. With these incidents happening nearly every day, the loss our prestige suffers with the Chinese can only be guessed.

a

Mr. John Fenton Newall, of

harbour,

renders of the "three things which

good wife should resemble, and Guildhall-chambers, Lloyd-street, At anchor she rides the sunny stud yet those three things she should Manchester, calico printer, a

As full to the gunnel of flowers, not resemble. To withsta director of Messrs. Andrew "She should be like a town clock | Knowles and Son. Ltd. £58,591.

growing -keep time and regularity.

•

Miss Lucy Elizabeth Jeye, of Holly Lodge, Boughton, North amptonshire £22,442.

She should not, however, be like a town clock-speak so loudly that

Mr. John Thomas Tingley, of all the town may hear her.

late of She should be like a snail-Billingfield, Norfolk; prudent, and keep within her own

Brancaster £19,000. house. She should not be like snail-carry all she has upon her back.

As ever she turned her home with

cod

་་

From: Georges Bank when winds

were blowing."

가

Hats B/4th Burt Were Capt. and Lieut. D. J. Allfree. 1st Bn. East Surrey Regt.

M

Lieut. A. E. Cotion was pro- seruitor."

Accused, pleaded "not guilty" to all charges.

Evidence was given by Sergeant Oliver, orderly surgeant in charge

of "A" Company. Mt. Austin Bar-

And judge from that Elysianracks on June 28, that accused was That all they ask is rougher wea-hecused by the last Peak Tram,-

absent ou two occasions. Cpl. freight

Doubtfire reported the return of

- ther.

But the purely financial loss must not be ignored: it is far too big to be lightly discounted, Every sound trading concern makes provision for bad debts. If

George's road Great Yarmouth Mrs. Jane Gilbert, of St. those bad debts are heavy then the

£18,193. business must find the money to

Rev. Cecil Robert Tyrwhitt, of cover them. Here the bad debts speak when spoken to: but she | Stour, Warwick £15,615.1 are startling. They amount to should not be like an echo-deter- Mr. Frederick Herbert Austin To seek for the Happy Isles thousands annually. Unless the

Strafford. of Grove-hill, Tunbridge business is to close down because

Wells, Kent. engineer, £13.480. its legitimate profits are drained

when aceised was drunk and fail-

She should be like an echo-Whichford Rectory. Shipston.on Ami dory and master will sail by fed to answer to his nine in the

mined always to have the last word."

ABSENT MINDED

*MEMBER." <!

fate.

together.

-Robert Frost, Miss Emily Fisher, of Park-hill, Written at the age of 20. " Moseley, Birmingham, who, subject to a gift of £100, left her estate 10 her cousin, Lord Darling, the judge, £7,888.

Having read ARTISTIC that the Govern- -HONGKONG. ment-is-at-long

WEATHER CALENDAR.

JULY 15.

droom. When witness order-

ed accused to be placed under | close arrest, the latter snid "That's your game is it?" Accused' shouted "Alf, Help." when witness ordered the escort to close in on accased!

Corroborating evidence Was įgiven by the Corporal referred to jand the military policeman on duty

at the time {--Pter Mexander John Low who,

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last Inviting[1778. The country is quite burnt was to have been tried next, and up, and half the flowers are called to give evidence on behalf referred to above as "Alf." was gone, so that it has but a

of the accused. He testified that dismal appearance,..." My father sits in the library accused was dragged along to the with all the windows and guard-room where Sergeant Oliver doors close shut, which in taunted accused and asked to be just such weather as this struck, but Barnes (accused) re- would even suffocate you.frained from doing so. and 1 darewa makes him

tenders for the completion of the Fire Brigade building, people are now asking how much truth there was in the rumour that the Forestry Department at one! time intended to reclaim the site in order la protect the shrubs and young trees which have been Shameen is

springing up there as gaily as the laughing over flowers that bloom in the Spring. an amusing Perhaps one of our unofficial mem incident that bers will frame aquery. The Colony happened the other day. member of the local club, paying picturesque ruin with its charming Ahas become so accustomed to this his monthly bill, made out a comfoliage that it seems almost a pity pradore order for the amount and to turn it over to a soulless con- sent it to the secretary in the usual way. Later he was staggered to learn that instead of filling in the amount due, he had actually written "supply goods to the value of nahing the figure ! Back to barter with a vengeance.

The experiences of "Wanderer" will appeal to many, while his by bad debts, that annual loss advice is sound on the whole. must be recovered from the con-Finally, Miss A. I. Ismail writes sumer. That means that the on "Let Ideas Come to Light,"

The magazine is well-produced and whole community suffers. In other

remarkably free from printer's words, when you buy anything errors, which reflects the pains you are also paying a small margin taken in its production. As sug- extra to cover the debt the mangested above, the Diamond next to you never intends to pay, should find a niche in school litera- ture, judging from the maiden We have stressed the evil often leffort of the producers. enough; now we will again point out the remedy. Drustic ills require drastic cures. Unfor- tunately, owing to peculiar local conditions-it-is difficul to entbree the most drastic cure. That is a trade protection society organized exactly as it would be organized in a Home city. What we would again suggest, however, is a trade protection society with just enough scope to cope with the evil itself. This group must embrace the Chinese. It has been argued that a trade protection wociety here would lower the European community's dignity with the Chinese, but we repent that it! could not possibly lower, it as quickly as do the present repeated impudent frauds, for that is what most of them are.

LATEST IN RADIO

tractor.

worse.

-Lady Louisa Stitart.

DESIRE.

--Swift.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Pte. Low was to have faced the Court on charges of similar nature- alleged to have been committed at the same time.. As our reporter left the Court he was being march- ed in and the case was still pro- ceeding when this edition went to press.

Accused was found guilty on the | charges of being drunk and resist- ing the escort. On the count of offering resistance, to Sergeant | Oliver, he was found "not guilty." Addressing the Court Barnes said that every officer he had been under had told him that he was The small boy of!

When we desire or solicit any-good-for-nothing. His request- RESENTFUL. the household thing, our minds run wholly on in view of his having been told was not notably the goodside or cimsumstances of that he was no good-for his dis- proficient in sacred lore, but when it; when it is obtained, our minds charge. had been refused and he his sister asked him," Where was run wholly on the bad side.

suggested that he should be freed | Solomon's Temple?" he in-

from the service. The newest thing dignantly resented the supposed in wireless is impeachment of his stock of inidget, radio set, information, and retorted: the -antennæ of

Don't you think I know any- which may be worn inside one's hat. Otto Maresch, the German

thing?" inventor of the set, claims that by use of it, it is possible for persons to walk in city or country and, Though with receivers adjusted to their sincerity. he finally exclaimed, crediting her ears, hear concerts, news and other curly: radio programmes which are being "On the side of his head, of broadcasted. One company which course, where other folks are! started manufacturing the midget D'you s'pose I'm a foul ? "** A complaint having reached the set received 40,000 orders the first China Mail regarding the alleged week. The demand for them is so lack of supervision in the running great that other firms are also of certain motor-boats in the quaking them by thousands. Herr harbour, the question arises Maresch says that it is quite likely whether it would not be advan- that within a few months it will be tageous to have the many different possible to manufacture an even services under one organisation, smaller radio set. Companies which operate from Blake Pier have some sort of com- mon understanding but there are

Motor Bout Service."

not doubt that he knew, but urged. She assured him that she did him to state for her benefit.

not

Current Comment.

Coming Events Advertised In The Mail..

ENTERTAINMENTS.

July

15.

Coronet Theatre The Prince and the Pauper." July 10-The Star Theatre; Society Snobs."

July 15. - World Riders Up." July 15-Queen's "Gutle of Women."

Theatre i

COOK-BOY THIEF.

EUROPEAN MISTRESS PLEADS FOR LENIENCY.

On the grounds that he was married, was an opiifm smoker and

Theatre; had been with her for four years, Mrs. Dunn, a European lady of 14 Seymour Terrace, pleaded for a more lenient sentence than that sole passed on her cank-boy who was convicted of theft at the Central Magistracy this morning and

PUBLIC AUCTIONS. July 16.-Tammert Bros., Sales Rodm 1 bundles

Rud 20

While appreciating an old grievance, "under" repre- leather backs,

is no doubt whatever that in So, naturalists observe, a flea But that is the call-flag may be flying gaily from

| sentenced by Mr. R. E, Lindsell to

3 months' hard labour.

"I have to consider other people besides individual cases" said Mr. Lindsell, and I cannot give any

DIDN'T KNOW.

„MOTORIST ADVISED TO READ REGULATIONS.

(The League and Eastern Problem.)

On June 7 the Chinese Charge d'Affaires in London reintroduced i

AND SO ON, that the basic ideas sentation of Asia or the Council of

of the Einstein the League of Nations," says the coloured window glass, 1 aan. many other similar concerns which theory are quite difficult to grasp, Straits Echo" (Penang): He. July 16.-Lammert Bros., at have boats plying from other yet the view recently advanced asserted that nearly all problema Sules Room. cuses merverised wharves. Since the Government by Captain See, in an attempted of first-class importance germi-ndkerchiefs and 1 cates press has seen fit to let out by tender the rebuttal of this theory, that the rated in the Far East, "where buttons, 11 a.m.. Chinese ferry services and the "etheron' motor-bus traffic in Kowloon it than a hydron molecule, is itself, from the meeting of world civilisa-Sales Room, Brandy, Whisky-them are becoming too common," is 4000 times smaller many great issues were springing July 19-ummert Bros., tighter sentence. Cases of boys who steal from those who employ could inquire into this branch of it must be acknowledged, by notions marking the dawn of new hock, liqueurs, etc.. 11.36 n.ụ. public utility with much benefit. means easy to swallow. Jonathan and sometimea conflicting ideals."

The cook boy had pleaded guilty Ship officers are sometimes delay-Swift, about 200 years ago, hit the The first part of this statement Sules Rooms, office requisites, following articles: an overcoat, a July 19-ammert Bros., af to stealing from his mistress the ed for hours through having to nail in this connection fairly well may need qualification, but there noon. wait for a motor-boat although the on the head when he wrote:

woollen jersey, a pair of trousers the asking.

July 23.-Lammert Bros., at and a woollca jacket of the total general rule from Suez to Yoko-letting out the motor-bout service

Has smalier fleas that on him recent years für-reaching changes 180, The Penk, valuable lenschold value of $47. their masts. One advantage of

have been brought about, and in property, 3 pan.' prey: hama, and I fail to see how your for a fixed period would be the

And these have smaller still the future the League of Nations,

to bite em,

if it is to be effective, will indeed

COMPANY MEETİNGS., BONGKONG, TUE:DAY. July 15, 1994 Worship can convict a man improved arrangements for over-

become And so proceed ad infinitum. fluve to haul which ought to ensure the

"sufficiently September 16-Extraordinary because he makes use of the boats being always in first-class theory is given credence, it will wide to deal with them."

Presumably, Captain See's authoritative, catholic and world-general meeting of The China DEBTS THAT ARE NEVER privilege." That young man has condition. Moreover, the scheme be accepted until some other in- consummation may be brought Registered Office of the Company, This Sugar Relining Co., Ltd.,; at the PAID.

gone to jail for three months, not suggested would make for better vestigator discovers that this about, perhaps. Meanwhile, had Pedder Street, noon. because he used the privilege, but supervision by the authorities. echeron

is itself composed of there been a real central governing October 3-Second meeting of at Yaumati Police Court this A young Chinese charged There may not be many people several thousands of something force in China, Chinese diplomats the China Sugar Refining Co., morning with riding a motor cycle Prosnic souls who weakly pay

because he abused it flagrantly. who have frequently to use the still smaller, "and so

ad and their debts every month cannot And if justice were done there are public motor-boats but there cer-infinitum."

others now in Europe Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Street, on the wrong side of the road in would be able to speak with a noon.

Salisbury street said that on near- but envy the sang-froid with many others who should share his tainly are sufficient boats to war-

18. Extruoliaarying the ferry he drove behind a In spite of greater degree of authority, and which many people appear to fate.

£2,000,000 SECRET" failures, gain a sympathetic Hearing for Generd Meeting of Douglas S.5. 'bus and did not know that he was evude their liabilities. Nor can 'Debt is not in itself a crime.

OF THE SEA' Johannes any reasonable. claims they. Co., Ltd.. at the Registered Office | wrong. they fail to marvel at the excuses Some people undoubtedly run into

cor-advance on behalf of that distruct- of the Compung, 20 Des Voux

The magistrate, Mr. E. W. respondent says, it is hoped fed country. A Reuter telegram Road,, Central, noon.

Hamilton fold the defendant that these feckless ones advance. Not debt through sheer improvidence The Diamond.

shortly to resume the search for of the 18th announced that H.E, The Wah Yan College Magazine. the "Grosvenor

October 20 Third meeting of he was not allowed to drive on the so many months ago we had one and the ready temptation of easy

treasure off the Liang Shih-yi had arrived on a The China Sugar Refining Co. gentleman coolly blaming "the credit. Bat there are those who "The Diamond," was last week Pondoland coast. The syndicate visit to the League and had been Ltd., at Co.'s Office, Pedder Street, been informed that he must not Defendant said he had never damnable chil system" in the East deliberately make heavy purita present standard is maintained, East Indiaman "Grosvenor carry-Secretariat. The object of the November 5.-Further extru-

launched by its sponsors and, if is still hopeful of success. The received by high officials of the noon.

drive there. for his defaulte, ignoring with chases never intending to pay for should fill a long-felt want in the ing gold and precious stones valued visit is not quite clear.

Mr. Hamilton: You should al- superb impudence the fact that he the goods received. They have school literature of the Colony. It at two million sterling, was wreck Shih-yi is described as one of the Co., Titd., at 20 Des Voeux Road

Liang ordinary meeting of Douglas S.S.ways keep up with the regulations. Defendant: Can you tell me had been long enougif out here to planned to leave the East before is proposed to issue the magazinu cd as long ago as 1782, and lies most interesting personalities in Central, noon.

where I can find them? have become aware of the pitfalls payment is sought. Shipping twice a year and use it as a has long been known as Port career as Premier came to a sud- deep beneath drift-sand near what the public life of China. Since hin

Mr. Hamilton: They are always in the "Gazette" and are generally before he plunged into debt. Now companies make it a rule not to medium for spreading instructive

and interesting matter among the been made to retrieve the treasure, den end he lived in Hongkong and Grosvenor. Many attempts have from Shanghai comes another send the newspapers passenger students.

July 16-Tecture on Social copied into the newspapers. For instance, we are in the summer of 1922 a tunnel was in touch there with Sun Yat- Illuminating example.

Charged lists until the steamer has sailed. told, readers will look in vain for was constructed, starting well back sen and other leaders of the self. Problems and the Ancient Wis- with having obtainer goods under It is therefore easy enough to buy sports news which is several from the water line and an inclined determined Republic of Canton. It dom" at 16, Queen's Road Central, false pretences. a young man goods to-day, order the bill to be months old and is known to every shaft, 127 feet long, was completed was understood that he was study-

July 18-At Helena May In- boy of the college. Instead have carrying the workers a considerable ing various Europeën Industries airily,replies, "Of course it is easy sent later, and sail away to-been inserted only such facts in distance below the ocean bed. But and financial conditions with nstitute, Mrs. H. L. Clift of Em- to obtain credit in Shanghai--it morrow. And, as we remarked connection with school doings as even this ambitious operation was view to application when occa-manuel Medical Minion, Nuaning, is exceedingly easy. Every Tom, once before when a certain citizen will, in the editor's opinion, form unrewarded with

Insion offers of new methods and West River, gives, account of her February, of last year,

an possibly new financial resources to work, 10.30 .m Dick and Harry may have it for fled the Colony some years ago, useful and permanent records of

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OTHER MEETINGS.

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HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

The China Mail understands that

owing to urgent private affairs Mr. N. Teesdale Mackintosh; M.A., has resigned as Registrar of the University of Hongkong.