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THURSDAY JULY 31 1924
ASKED FOR TROUBLE. CONSTABLE AND "SQUEEZE,"
<
NOW IN HOSPITAL.
remanded for a webk at the Cen- A lamplighter and a coolie wers trel Magistracy this morning on
SHAMEEN STRIKE.
SERVANTS SNEAK BACK
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO-NIGHT
that of any Home city. For one
The recent cor in a few years? The plain fact.is thing the Colony cannot draw
AN HISTORIC" respondence that even now many men are {1 UTTERANCE columns.on A determined not to look the situa upon the services of neighbouring
Scrap of Paper" tion in the face. Sir John Ander contres as Home towns can when has an interest for more than the son in his day referred to the serious epidemics break out, and historians, and the "Times" writes possibility of British Malaya pro that even in the casual reader &ducing 70,000 tons. That estimate. for another the work here fre can hardly fall to Inspire thoughts unbelievable as it seemed at the quently entails tuking that hpge which border suspiciously on the anthill Canton into the problem. metaphysical The historic utter time, is now almost lost in the
ance is not yet ten years old. Born distance. If Malaya canso a charge of assaulting a Chinese There is little change to record Certainly it may be argued that in an hour of world crisis, it lived Increase her output from" that constable and wounding him with in the Shameen strike situation. Hongkong is the healthiest place at once on the lips, of millions. It estimate to her 'present full pro a chopper. Inspector Shaftain, Outwardly neither side has moved smail batches of in the world for its latitude, but became the care of a national plea duction, what is there to proven prosecuting for the Crown, indi- although
of self-justification, and stands for Dutch interests doing the same cated that in all probability they domestic servants have sneaked the question remains might it not all time as a testing shibboleth of Why will not the industry. face would finally be discharged. back to work. The guild lenders become still healthier if it had a right' and wrong on the plane of and concentrate upon this vital Inspector Shaftain said that the fare still issuing orders, and bigger army to fight disease? international morality. And yet, aspect of the situation instead of policeman was asking for trouble. attempting to extend the scope of Anyway if we had a fully adequate despite far-sighted historical pre whining about the Dutch business The defendants stated that the the dispute
caution, and notwithstanding acumen? We had really thought constable called at the house where In Hongkong no further signa Sanitary Department we would evidence quoted from both that some progress had been they lived and told them that he have been forthcoming beyond the not have the Chairman of the speaker and hearer of the phrases made, at least locally, in appreciat knew they had lottery tickets, boycott of the Steamboat Co.'s
It is at possible to dispute Board answering questions as he whether it was spoken in Englishing the real difficulty in the situa- He was said to have demanded $30 vessels on the grounds of their did on Tuesday, with the blank-wall or in German, and, if in German, tion, but the reiteration of such "squeeze" whereupon defendants alleged transportation of food sup
plies for Shameen. "Nevertheless, statement that the Department is which of two forms it took. Well statements, as that made by Mr. set upon him with the chopper.
may the plain man wonder, F1O'Hara Hickson shows that many In reply to Mr. Lindsell, Inspector Shameen is still getting food from short-handed. True in this parti-such things can be, where in the industry have yet to realise Shaftain mid that the constable Hongkong. eular instance the pressure arose in historical record may that it is up against a fight on a|was fairly seriously injured, but To-night news is expected as to find indisputable certainty, simple, issue and it is useless to he was expected to recover. The whether thecoxswains and owing to the sudden illness of Dr.
diverge into side tracks until that police would be satisfied with $60 engineers of the launches and Woodman, but, surely the Depart-
Ford has saved issue has been plainly determined. bail as the case would probably go motor-boats belonging to Shameen ment should always have enough HOW FORD America from a When, after adequate inquiry, it before the C.S.P. and the men be firms will strike or not in response
social crisis has been clearly proved that there ischarged.
to overtures from the "profes- men to allow for setbacks like this.
"AMERICA. according to is no possibility or likelihood of Ball was fixed at this amountsional labour leaders." It will be so that important work need not-
Samuel M. Vauc Insulinde production materially and the case was remanded for a recalled that they were previously be delayed. Enough has been said lain, president of the Baldwin growing beyond its present size, week.
Locomotive. Works. To keep a to show that the Sanitary Departman contented you must keep him then will be the time to consider Mr. McCallum was for the leave after drawing their pay ment is seriously under-staffed. amused and busy; and when plans for the improvement, altera- defence. Little need be added to drive home alcohol was taken from a nation, tion or amendment of our own the filvver was needed to replace schemes for maintaining the price the possible dangers arising from it. The cheap automobile is more and regulating the production, this. The Colony may largely than enough to amuse and busy a but until that proof has been shown it is futile to concentrate escape gurious trouble for the man and his whole family.
upon the other measures. time being but there may quite easily come a day when it will bitterly repent that it did not regard its health problem with legs niggardly eye.
A Public Necessity.
To Mr. Xavier who retires
SAVES
he
:
Mr. William LATEST WILLS. John Humfrys, of Hereford. solicitor, left £1,500 to Herbert To-day's Poem. James Harris. "his valued clerk and friend," and legacies to
(An Epitaph.) clerks according to length of Hook-nosed was I loose-lipped; service. £113,324.
greed' fixed its gaze
Mr. Henry Geary Cotton, of In my young eyes ere they knew Charnwood House, Shepshed Leicester, £88,013.
1!
Lieut Col. Edward Ommanney-
Hollist, BL.A. of Lodsworth House, Lodsworth, Sussex, £60,878.
Mr. Augustus Herring, of The Royal Crescent Hotel, Brighton, and the Conservative Club, St James's-street, S.W. £59 497.
Lieut-Col. James Ralph Trus- cott, of Amblecote, Cobham, Surrey, and of Suffolk lane, Can- non-street, E.C. £32,923
Sir William Mackworth, Young, KC.SI, of Lerryn, Weybridge, Surrey, a former lieut-governor of Zenana Missionary England
ti
Mr. New Bullion, was QUITE. having a magnificent;
special order. No expense, was mansion built to his being spared to make it the inost elaborate mansion in the neigh
brass from gold,
Doomed to the blazing markets
place my days-
A
neating chafferer of the bought and sold."
"
One only thing man asked of me-
my price.
·
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
reported as having promised to
Nothing further has been heard about the attempt of Chinose mer- chants who have goods tied up in British godowns on Shameen to secure permission from the pickets On Monday night His Excelleney to remove their cargoes and the gave a dinner party to which were position of stalemate in trade invited the following fit. Sir remains.
Chand and Tady Severn, Monsieur i
er 'Madanie Courthlal, Tit. Colonel and Mrs. Buefhus, Mr. and Mrs.
HIS OR NOT.
Beith, Lt. Colonel and Mrs. Treve- lyn. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Han- cock. Tat. Gorni. Holt, Mr. D. HU Cameron, Commander Finds, SOLICITOR'S NOVEL PLEA Major Chenevix-Trench and Mr.
IN DEFENCE. and Mrs, Chumpkin.
On Wednesday forehoon Hik Excellency inspected the fourthi CROSSED-CHEQUE detachment of men enlisted in Wei- hai-wei, for the, Hongkong Police Force.
six
That the landlord.
PROCEDURE.
was not
Frowned on and spat at, flattered Thursday. His Excellency', entitled to give notice because the
and decreed,
Aide de Camp, Captain T. Neville property in question was not his left the Colony, in the R.MS at the time, was the novel defence "Empress of Russia."
A. S: Russ on raised by Mr. on weeks' leave.
bohalf of a number of tenants at On Saturday, August 0..His Excellency will be present at the dinner to be given at the opening of the Chekho Country Club,
I lived, detested; and deserted,
died;
Scorned by the virtuous and the
jest of vice.
And now behold, you Christians,
my true worth;
Step close: I hrae inherited the
Earth.
Walter de la Mare.
WEATHER--CALENDAR.
JULY 31.
to-day after 37 years useful service with the P.W.D. the com- pletion of the construction of the Repulse Bay Road must appear one of the most recent accomplish ments of the department with which he has been connected for so long time; but the regular user of the road will find it hard to realize that this completion took place only four and a half years agoThose who-bathe regularly in Hongkong's most popular bay and note the scores of others to Society, £21,932. whom a short time spent there is their sole means of relaxation must find it even harder to imagine the time when the beach there was deserted And yet as Mr. Xavier remarked in the course of an interview with a "China bourhood; he wanted it to be Mail" representative yesterday, worthy of his position that of
ior to the construction of the Pork King. And he had impress road, the South of the Island was ed this on the architect again and 1711. practically unknown to any, but yet again." those who lived there and access
'Of course," explained the could only be obtained by means architect one day when they were of a bridle path. By altering this talking over the plans. "If you state of affairs a public necessity don't care for these towers cans was met rather than a benefit con- easily have them eliminated." ferred, for the men and women Mr. New Bullion puffed out his who put in five and a half solid cheeks and looked thoughtful for a moment. Then he looked up days work in the course of the from the plans. He had said that week must have the relaxation axpense was no object, and he which such means of communiea would show the architect that he tion afford if they are to give of meant it.
The most significant thing in Htheir best.
the development of the world as It is true that even i "I'm he grunted. now the struggling youngster and look handsome enough as they are spiritual values. These values we know it is the emergence of the family of the man whose ser-l'but if you think lindinating vices do not command a very high them will make them any hand- include all that we mean or can salary do not see their way clear somer, then, I say, have them mean when we speak of the True, to make the motor journey to 'liminated." Repulse Bay as often as they
almost any other department this would have meant at the most
should. by...... reason of. the
strenuous nature of their work Current Comment.
and the trying climate; but
the new road which is to be opened
"They
(Tlie Rubber Whine:)
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the Housing Bill and the third reading of the Legitimacy Bill.
A message from Bukharest states that martial law has heen The queen and I were going proclaimed throughout the country to take the air this after-in consequence of an alleged but not together; and were conspiracy, in the coup d'etat of both hindered by sudden which a high army officer is
impilented.
rain.
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SPIRITUAL VALUES,
the Beautiful, and the Good.
---Dr. J. Scott Lidgett.
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SHADOWS BEFORE.
Coming Events Advertised
In The MaiLUORES
ENTERTAINMENTS.
the Summary Court this morning. Deacons appeared for Mui Pun- chi, the plaintiff (landlord) Defendants (represented by Mr. Russ) were the Shing Yuen" firm, first floor, No. 232, Des Voeux West; the Hop Ying firm, first floor: Ho Yam, second floor; and the Ming Tak firm, No. 250.- Des Voeux West. Plantiff asked for an order for possession and claimed.mesne profits.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messrs.
In his opening statement, Mr. Armstrong explained that the three months' notice expired on June 1. The defence was that plaintiff's therefore he was not in a position title deed was dated March 4 and to give three months' notice expir ing on June 1. His (Mr. Arme strong's) case was that the deed was actually executed and deliver Pleading guilty before the ed on February 29 when plaintif Marine Magistrate (Lieut-Com- paid over the money with which nander G. F. Hole, R N.) this he purchased the houses. He had morning to a charge of having contracted to buy the houses on deposited rubbish in the harbour January 8. on July 20, Kwok Sau-kań, master of the steam-launch "Lee Yuen " was fined $15 the Marine Court.
POINTS AGREED UPON. There were certain points on which both sides were agreed.
At about 5 pm, yesterday a For the defence, Mr. Russ admitted Chinese who was working on the that Messrs. Deacons were solici site of the Nam Yan Tobacco tors for both vendor and purchaser Company's premises on Stubhs when the property was sold to the Road, Happy Valley, was killed paintiff. Mr. Russ also admitted by a fall of earth. Four other that the deed was executed men who were working with him before 5.30 p,m, on February escaped injury.
20 when the notices were alleged to have been served. Choi Yee, who was charged on However, he maintained that on remand at the Kowloon Magistracy that day plaintiff only paid in a yesterday afternoon with detaining crossed-cheque which had not been and enticing away Chu Shui-keung certified as "good" by the bank (15) on May 28, was committed on which t was made out. for trial at the next sitting of the Accordingly that chegue, if hon- Criminal Sessions. He was fur- oured, could not have been cleared ther charged with kidnapping and till the next day, March 1. He harbouring Chu Ying-wing (12) also alleged that plaintiff, had not paid his costs of the transaction. for which reason Messrs. Deacons Tal Mohamed, described as an fheld back the deed and did not sye-doctor, of 284, Des Voeux hand same over to, plaintiff 1911 Road West, was summoned at the March 4. Central Magistracy yesterday for Evidence was called including practising as a doctor without that of Mr. H. K. Hung of Messri. atbeing on the Medical Register. Deacons who attended the vendor Evidence was given by several and plaintiff at the time of the witnesses that they had been treated sale. Mr. Russ said he had no by the defendant, and had paid case to answer. The dred was not Secretarist, testified that the and not dated till the costs had fees. Mr. Lang, of the Colonial effective because it was held back defendant's name was inet on the been paid. In support of his register. Mr. C. A. S. Russ, de-contention. Mr. Russ quoted fending, contended that an Halsbury on the subject of a deed
in a few months' time will nearly Mr. O'Hara Hickson is, as far halve the journey and, if it halves as we know, a sound planting the cost as well, it should be authority, says the "Singapore within the means of the tightest Free Press," but he appears to be of pockets to get a good "blow" as badly obsessed with the con- and a swim.
viction that we have a genuine
July 31. Coronet Theatre; grievance against the Dutch as Judith of Bethulia:" any of the other protagonists of July 31-The Star Theatre; on May 24. restriction. Surely it is time that"Around the world in a Ford." people of experience and weight in July 3 World Theatre;
Animals acting as Man." July 31-Queen's Theatre; Heliotrope.
rs, Armstrong and Miss Ida Armstrong wish to thank their hardship for the staff and a Chow. For The Crowd. friends for the floral tributes and certain amount of delay in the kind expressions of sympathy dir ing their recent bereavement.
The Chixx Mail. Boxakcko, Thursday, July 31, 1994.
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COMPANY MEETINGS. September 16,--Extraordinary
to
Without seeking to add to the the industry should give up the work. With the Sanitary Depart-local "typhoid scare," we would puling cry about the wickedness of ment it has meant both these refer to a fact that must appear the Dutch in not toming into the Tuesday's meeting left no doubt strange to the average European arrangement. The Dutch are good
August 1-Lammert Bros, about that with special anxiety when there is so much talk about business men-we have known
the epidemic. A walk through that since Canning's time-and if their Sules Room, 108 bales added. During the last five years Chinatown will reveal several side. they decided that it was to their Pombox (waterproof 11 am. the population has increased by streets with cooked-food stalls advantage to stay out of the August 5A P.W.D. Offices, leaps and bounds and the area lined up on both sides. From arrangement they probably made under the Sanitary Department's these stalls are purveyed anything a perfectly sound business deci- la Crown land at humshuipo care has nearly doubled.. Yet in the way of renal Chinese food,sion. If that be granted what i.e., staple items for an average right have wo, or any other Nation apart from a few additional meal, also wares that may be or industry similarly situated to general meeting of The China-doctor did not come under being ineffective until certain con inspectors the Department's staff called the poor man's delicacies, talk as if they owed it to us to go Sugar Refining. Co., Ltd., at, the ordinary medical practitioners,
the regulations governing, siderations had been fulfilled.
- After Mr. Armstrong had replied, Yesterday we dwelt upon one at the Company,
.R. E. His Lordship, the acting. Puisne of Tuesday's Sanitary Indeed the number of executive needed for even the laymun to tell | Did the British coffee planters in Pedder Street, noon Lindsell), promised give | Judga. (Mr. Justice A. Dyer Ball) nspect
that here is insanitary "chow" the past agree to join in the Dutch officers has actually been Board meeting, namely
October 8-Second meeting of his decision on the point in seven reserved judgment, swallowed galore with little or no suggestions for coffee regulation the China Sugar Refuing Co., days. That is bad enough attempt to find out whether any schemes? Why cannot our lead- evidence it revealed that certain decreased!
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL vital health questions are in the in Itself, but there is even worse of the ingredients are harmful. ing mer put aside all these feel Ltd, at Co's Office, Pedder Street
To the European some of the foodings of supposed grievances and. hands of officials outside the to record. Compared with any sold must seem gruesome in the concentrate on facts instead of October 18. Extraordinary Health Department. To-day we Home town of equal size, Hong- extreme and the wonder is that fancies, Bir. Churchill claimed General Meeting of Douglas S.S. There was a large gathering of would draw attention to another kong's Sanitary Department is the Chinese labouring classes can that the scheme had been a suc Co., Ltd., at the Registered Office members of the K.C.C., on board FURTHER THAN PRATAS. aspect of the same meeting which totally inadequate, and yet out assimilate it so readily. Not only cass and that his action had pre- of the Company, 20 Des Voeux the ss. Empress of Russla" before she sailed to-day, to wish does the chow" seem entirely served for the Empire one of the Road, Central, nood, 1 db Voyage to Dr. Charles Just within the 300 miles zone cali
for almost equally strong here the work is vastly more
unpaintable but the manner in few means of paying our debts to October 20Third meeting of comment. This is the glaring fact onerous, as might only be expected which it is prepared, together with America. Assume for a moment The China Sugar Redning Co. Forsyth, the Club's president. The and further than the Pratas Island,
for the benefit of his health and spotted us That the Sanitary Department is with thousands of ignorant the indifference to leanlluese, nothing at all is done nowkind Ltd. at Co's Office, Fedder Street, doctor is taking a trip to Canada another typhoon has been woefully under-staffed Tuesday's Chinese to deal with. This of Causes one to shudder. Yet as Dutch intereste go on producing
November Mr. Wong Kwong-tin points out, more, the British go on reducing meeting was not required, how coured, is all wrong. Hongkong's only a very small number of output more and more owing to ordinary me evers to make this clear the fact need for
thoroughly equipped Chinese have suffered in the pre- falling" prices, whers, will our has long been known With Sanitary Department is ten times sent epidemic.
capacity for paying our debts bel Central, noan.
the
noon.
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his many friends trust to see him According to a notice, posted at return much, benefitted. He was the Harbour Office at If this glas 8.8. the recipient of a loving cup, as a morning, ita position is, giyen ak toux Road taken of the esteem in which he is Lat.: 20 N., Long 118 B; direction
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