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persona.

As to the evil-named dock, opinions will differ, espéci- ally in a place like Hongkong, where the criminal element is decidedly exclusive, and where the possibility of an appearance in it should have a restraining effect. These reflections are of no particular moment. They do not take away from the fact that the administration of justice according to British ideals, is incorruptible, and above and over everything, essentially fair. The abolition of juries, wigs and docks, is not likely to make it less So. Therefore abolish them.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1925.

LAUNCH MURDER

CHARGES AGAINST JAVA CHINESE.

AMAZING ALLEGATIONS..

COURT NERVES." (To the Editor of the China Mail). Sir, Under the above heading an yesterday published American Attorney's opinion on murder and attempted murder the practice in Hongkong Courts, occupying the attention of th as everywhere else in which the Singapore police.

you

An amazing case of allege!

LOCAL ART.

EXHIBITION OPENED

TO-DAY.

THE OLD AND NEW. 、、

From the representation of the

te idea of a thing without re.... nce to its 'nctual appearance, the careful study and repro- Hision of animal and still life is

law of Britain is administered, of The decused are two Chines Isolating the prisoner in a huge youths from Java, aged 20 and 18 hear e cry but a visit to the Chinese dock where he has to view the and named Lim Hoi-bin and Ten awr C.A. in Bridge's Street in the proceedings almost as if he were Tock song. They came to Singa erdale of the next few days

&

disinterested spectator and pore three weeks ago, and have been where he is powerless to advise staying at the Oriental Hotel. Both his counsel no matter what the came from near Samarang, Java, latter may say prejudicial to the and one at least is the son of wealthy interests of his client or at vari-people there. They both appear to ance with the truth.

have been lavishly supplied witproach the actual and yet at

a

Mr. Armstrong, the American money while they have been you quote, based his opinion on Singapore.

The allegation against them the effect such isolation must

they hired have on the nerves of the pri- that

launch soner, particularly where the at Johnston's Pier to go round the trial necessitates all day sittings. island, and when near Blakan Mati But it is this latter word "ait- they threw the Javanese seruus tings" which leads me to make and mate overboard, causing the my protest. "The Chinese have death by drowning of the serong. When off Pulau Sabarok, and a no nerves, they are not sensitive enough to feel the strain which a proaching Blakan Mati, the serung European would who could appre- told the mate to take the steering ciate the significance of the issues wheel.

The mate did so, but the at stake" that is the reply that used wanted to take it. Accord. Mr. Armstrong would get if he g to the statement of the mate. vantured to move in the matter of the first nocused hit him over he reforming any of the Court pro-head with a lemonade bottle, and cedure here. And inasmuch as chased the serang to the stern. the Chinese prisoner would not be where he pushed the serang over

hourd.

able to help his counsel, it would be useless to urge that he should Both the accused then seized the have that particular privilege mateso he states-and threw hin

overboard. allowed in America.

They carried on with But, as I have indicated above, the motor-boat, and left the men in one of the things which might the water, but they were able to very well be remedied is the re-control the boat, and eventually left gulation or lack of regulationded on a ridge at Blaken which requires or allows, I know Mati.

not which, chat a Chinese pri- Nothing more was seen of the soner at the Sessions shall stand, although the marine police sirelil the waters in the vicinity throughout his trial no matter

d demonstrate effectively the new school of art in has not only established a the paintings more nearly hold on its exponents but

dame time have not lost the mp of individuality and Fin: fonal, temperament.

raged at the Y.M.C.A. to provide the Chinese youth and parents at the Ching Ming festival period with th opportunity of seeing cognised as among the leading the work of artists who are re- ones of the day in South China and who have exhibited consider- ably in the North-Messrs. Ko Kim-fu and Ko Kei-fung, of Canton. 1 aimal life is well re- presenter the paintings, those of a lion eagle on the search impression cyf both tension and for praying a particularly fine

action.

The Axhibition has been ar-

Mr. Ko Kim-fu has by no means rbandoned the old Chinese style, tinct traces of which are to be

served in his nature pic-

tures ray of which give almost the iression of crudeness; Amon is pictures, however, are to be find the most interesting Hangch, news of the fall of such a.jose of Lofung tower in which recently been received.

how many hours or days that for several hours The mate was It was t.by a king in memory The Chinese may which he drifted for a mile notil of a favourite wife and is be-

fortmate in getting on to a log, ou

trial may last. not have such susceptible nerves as the European but he is capable of physical suffering.

*Yours, etc.,

A LATE JURYMAN. Hongkong, March 31. SUNDAY CINEMA HOURS,

(To the Editor of the China Mail),

lieved be over a thousand d More familiar to

ached a reef near the entrance to Keppel Harbour, where he rescued by a passing launch.

The youths left the launch on the reef with the engine still running the rece and wandered about the island for

tower in Canton.

public exhibition of the the pictures shown at

Was

years most Lok

be the picture of the

Somt,

work of also show the addi of local

Pictur

Chan S

3. L. McPherson are this exhibition with of one or two studies

tionists.

Messrs. Kojyo and in, of Canton also exhibition which is visit, particularly to

sume tiure. Eventually they went to the military authorities, told them they had had a fight with some men ou à launch, and asked for assistance in getting off the island. The Sir,-Hongkong goes to the marine police were communicated cinemas on week-day afternoons.) with 'und the accused detained. figure ir If the houses were open on The youths were produced before well work Sunday afternoons, the same the Third Magistrate on a charge of those intered in. the growth of people would go just the same. murder, and the case was postponed.

Chinese ar Unless a person is prejudiced....

The etion opened to-day at 3' and Let the But what is the use?

.ill do so daily until 9 o'clock. Sunday the exhibi- entertainers get the permission and then we will all roll up.

tion will.ch at noon and con- tinue until Yours, etc.,

A. 2. Mongkong, April 1.

DIRTY STREETS.

(To the Editor of the China Mail).

Will

Apologising for taking up your valuable space and enclosing my

card.

7

Yours, etc., SHING WONG ITE. Hongkong, March 31.

PRINCE'S PARTNER.

DANCE WITH BLIND WOMAN.

The Prince of Wales uttended the British Legion ball at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He took art in many of the dances.

MURDER TRIAL ECHO.

VINDICATION AFTER 485

YEARS.

Sir, Even if toll gates were in force in this Colony it would be Mabel Southgate, n. young Melton lawyers are bringing a sit before Among his partners was Miss

A group of French historians and impossible to keep some streets Mowbray woman, formerly a school the French Court for the rehabilita The month when trees unfold clean. Every day, hundreds of her, who lost her sight in 1918 tion of Marshal Gilles de Rais (or and the womb of nature opens schoolchildren and their teachers, after an attack of influenza. About Retz), who was hanged at Nantes in with young life.....This is not. not to speak of the residents, people took the floor during his 1440 for the supposed murder of original. But it suffices. Rigid pass up and down the whole dance with her foxtrot. It was: 150 women and children. Lentenists see the beginning of length of Shing Wong Street. encored three times, and he danced Marsh desetz, who was one-of Hongkong, Wednesday, April 1, 1925. the end of their period of self- Filth meets the eye wherever one with Miss Southgate to the end, the most fail companions in

imposed fasting, or penance, and turns..

the authorities, himself joining in the demand for arms of St. Jout of Arc possessed the forty days blossoms into the whether it be the Police, the more.

magnificent castle in the région of most joyous period of a Church's Sanitary, or the P.W.D., keep a Before and during the dance the Nantes, to which he retired after This also is not look-out and make an example of Prince chatted with ss Southgate the death of St Jean He had original. The accountant begins those who persist in committing on a variety of topic He learned amassed a huge fortune during the ñis trial balance, the first effort to offences in public?

that she had a wireless set at home, wars, but rapidly dissipated it. a balancing of a quarter's activi-

and he asked whether he had heard When he saw his fortung dwindling ties and a review of its profits

any of his speeches. She replied he called into his service sorcerers or losses... Another unoriginal

that she heard his eplech on the and alchemists to find gold for him. bobbed feel the necessity of yet procedure. The shingled and the

closing day of Wembley..

He was accused by public rumour When she asked whether he did of murdering women and children unother clip and the knight of the

not get tired of making speeches, to wring gold from the hears and scissors makes where

the Prince replied, with a laugh; The movement for his rehabilita- the vendors of hat and hair pins

that he would have to make a lot tion springs from the discovery which is not quite new. A mush-

on his forthcoming visit to South beneath the castle of Machecouf, perishes..... Yet another thing

Africa:- She asked him whether one of the Marshal's strongholde, of room growth of fungoid on clothes

he had enjoyed coming to Melton, a gold vein, which experts declare and footwear heralds -the

and he replied that he loved the, must at one time. have contained approach of spring and the Boy

place,

gold to the value of several million Also to be added to the things is instructed accordingly..

In the intervals between the francs. It is pointed out that, Miss V. Capell has received the number of disabled ex-Service men. remains of supposed victims were dances the Prince talked with a contrary to the local legend,-no- that follow ancient custom. There following letter from Viscount seems nothing new even to the Kuutsford which is in reply to the fancies of the young which, at letter sent together with a renat this time we are told lightly turntance, being part of the proceeds of to thoughts of love. But stay: the Charity Entertainment given by from April one, until further Miss Capell's pupils at the Queen's notice there will be special late Theatre on the January 7 and 9. ferries to Kowloon. This is

London Hospital, certainly new!

February 21, 1925.

Seeing ourselves as others see us is a gift denied us. It is well sometimes to get the point of view of a visitor who compares our customs with his own, even to the disparagement of those with which we have been so long accustomed. Take the case of Mr. Wm. Armstrong, Attorney and Counsellor at Law of Rochester, New York. He admits surprise at the fact that jurymen are not the same here in number as in other places; that judge and barristers wear wigs which must be "rather uncomfortable to wear the summer" and at the pro- vision of a dock were prisoners are temporarily "housed." These views are not surprising. Many of us hold them curselves and have done so for a lengthy period. There are doubtless good reasons for the smallness in number of

to wig and "alcklike" we hold years ago.

THANKS!

LOCAL CHARITY EFFORT RECOGNISED.

ever found. Disappearances were very frequent in the days of war, JAVA SUGAR, rapine, and adventure in which he lived, and his modern defenders mantain that he was the victim of political enemies.

Yesterday's Nam Pak Hong quetations for Java sugar, basis usual guild terms, per plcul were as follow

No. 24 rough white "Spot,"

:

RICE PRICES..

An association of defenders of his memory has been formed. Eminent counsel declare that, under the law which permits the re-open- ing of a case when a new fact is discovered, amit can be brought, even after the lapse of five centuries.

"And what," they asked of the surgeon who had saved Mr. "did you consider the most dif- Tightfist from an untimely end,

ficult stage of the operation?"

"Collecting the money" be answered, with a smile of con- scious skill.

Dear Miss Capell, I really connot go ou calling you $11.93. "Dear Madam' in view of your No. 24 rough white, delivery in NOTABLE FUNERAL. wonderful kindness to this great May, $1083; delivery in June,

place. However, bow am I

to $10.23; delivery in July $9.93; de- The big Chinese funeral which even try and thank you and all those livery in Aug./Sept/Oct., $973: jurymen impannelled in Hong- passed through the centre of the delightful pupils for this wonderful delivery in Nov., $983; and de kong. Some of us wish the num-town to-day was the funeral of bolt from the blue £50) is a livery in Dec.. $9.93. ber was less, and there is an even the mother of the late Mr. Lau positive godsend here, and I do so No. 18 rough brown "Spot,"

Chu-pak, C.M.G., who was the like to feel that it follows not only $9.43. considered opinion that there senior Chinese representative on the keenest sympathy, but also real No. 24 fine white "Spot," $11.54. should be no jurymen at all As the Legislative Council some hard work. If we had a Golden Book of Benefactors bere, the school them to be immoral. Immoral The late Mr. Lau was a prime the front page.

would certainly deserve a place on that is, that they do not tend to mover in education for the poorer classes. To-day many of the

Do please, if you can, thank

This morning's Nam Pak Hong Admiral Thomas Washington. beauty and that they quite con Confucius and other schools, both everyone concerned in this as warm-rice quotations, per picui, basis Commander-in-Chief of the United sciously add to that terror which for boys and girls, sent largely as ever you can on my behalf. is the invisible trait of dentists numbers to the funeral,

usual guild terms, for "Spot," were States Asiatle Fleet, is to višit As a very slight record of your as follow

Hongkong this week, and is due remarkable help, I am taking the No. 1 Siam white. parlours and hospital operating.

.....................$8.00 to arrive on the flagship Huron on liberty of nominating you as a No. 2B Siam white.................... 7.70 Thursday. The Huron will be theatres. They should be abolish-

Honorary Life Governor of the No. z Slam white............. 7.50 accompanied by the Admiral's ed. A case is none the better for

Hospital. No responsibility at Siara broken white ... 6.00 yacht General Alava. The Ad- After being aground for about aches, but it is the only form of No 1 Saigon white long 730 mirat, who has been on a visit to being: argued by bewigged four days, close to Cape Cami recognition in our power and as such attorney who, by his appearance, light station, the French steam I hope you will regard it adds to the mental embarrassment er Limehow has arrived here

Yours very truly, of perfectly harmless and guiltess from Haiphong and Pakhol,

Keurstord,

No. 18 Saigon white long 7.10 the Dutch East Indies and Singa No, z Saigon whits lóng 60 pore, will probably remain here No. 1 Saigon white round..... 7.05|about a week, and may visit No.2.Saigon white round..... 6:50. Canton.