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TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926.

DEPARTURES.

LINKS WITH COLONY'S

PAST BROKEN.

MR. AND MRS. A. DENISON.

"SUSPICIOUS.

SANITARY INSPECTOR'S

NEW ROLE:

CAUGHT A THIEF:

By the departure of Mr. and While at Shaukiwan Road yes- Mrs. A. Denison to-day old linksterday, Sanitary Inspector Taylor with the Colony are broken overheard a washerman's com As an architect and civilen-plaint to another that he lost a ginger, Mr. Denison has played an quantity of clothing put out to Important part in the rapid de dry. Shortly after the Inspector velopment of the Colony, his early was proceeding on his motor work here including the design cycle along the reclamation when and construction of the original he spied a man carrying a bundle Taikoo Sugar Refining Company, in circumstances which appeared the No. 1 Dock at Kowloon, and to be suspicious. A search the Kowloon Wharves and brought to light the missing clothing, which wal identified by Godowns.

has happened that the Court has expressed itself clearly on the question of what is a reasonable interest. At Home, the crying scandal of unregistered money lenders has long been in evidence. They operate chiefly amongst the poorer classes, and transactions, in number at any rate, are upon a ccloasal scale. Much of the misery in alum quarters can be traced to their work. Greed has killed all signs of benevolence or

Mr. Denison, who is able to look the owner... charity. Much would have much

back long prior to the construc- These facts were mentioned by more-full measure, pressed tion of the Peak tram, has thus Sub-Inspector Field when the down, and running over" The witnessed practically the entire man was charged with larceny House of Commons has given ear development of the Peak as a re-before Mr. R, E. Lindsel at the to a private Bill which the Gov-sidential district. He was one of Central Magistracy this morning the pioneers at the Magazine Gap and plea of "guilty" was ernment will support-to control and Kennedy Roads districts. tendered.

The sentence was fourteen days They are to be organ of the Council for the For-moneylenders. eign Settlement of Shanghai, is licensed and licences will only be distinctly bright and readable. It given upon the submission of publishes changes in the person certificates fulfilling certain quali no of the Diplomatic Corps, fications. Volunteer Corps Orders, and re-ditions which will lead to greater Overland China Mail.ports by the Watch Committee on control. The one thing that aur

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THE DAVIS CUP PLAYERS.

BOMB CASE.

LAST OF ARRESTED: MEN DISCHARGED.

The "Magistrate (Mr. Lindsell) accordingly discharged the man.

Having first arrived here in 1881 and working in conjunction hard labour. with the late Mr. W. Danby, he has been known in more recent years as the senior partner in the There are other confirm of Messrs. Denison, Ram and Gibbs. Mr. Denison entered into partnership with Mr. E. A Ram in 1897 and they were join hotels, taverns, and restaurants prises those interested in socialed in 1900 by Mr. L. Gibbs. Mr.

NO EVIDENCE. (which give the list of applications questions is that forty-eight per Denison retired from the firm

The charge of possession of and the manner of dealing with cent is laid down as the rate of in March of last year.

Mr. Denison's favourite recrea-bomb material at No. 24, Yee Wo them). Space is given to road interest for loans, "but this is not tion has always been yachting Street, Causeway Bay against extensions and widenings, sales of intended to be the maximum" and he is one of the oldest mem-the last of the arrested men two There seems here to be an en-bers and a past: Commodore of having already been discharged) Municipal properties, excerpts

was dropped at the Central Magis- from minutes of the Works Com-couragement to all and sundry to the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.

Mr. and Mrs. Denison were tracy this morning. mittee, the Public Utilities Com-indulge a

Wallingfordian

married in 1892, Mrs Denison Sub-Inspector Field said that mittee, the Foreign Education effort to get rich quickly. Surely being the daughter of Mr. and about fourteen coolies lived at the get Committee (Hongkong Board of forty-eight per cent, as a seem Mrs. J. Grant Smith, two very house and it was hard to

old residents of the Colony, and evidence against one particular Education, please note) Muning minimum is outrageous!

a niece of the late Mr. Findlayman. He was satisfied with the" cipal staff changes, extracts from

Smith who was a resident here further investigations he had the order books of each week re-

for nearly sixty years.

made and did not wish to proceed Mr. and Ms. Denison leave to-with the case. lative to every phase of Municipal

day by the s.s. "President Hayes" activity, and even a Municipal

and will carry with them the good Band programme (on which, by

wishes of a very large number of the way, Mrs. Bowes-Smith, of

friends among whom they have Hongkong, Agures prominently)...

spent the greater part of their lives. Nor does the up-to-date spirit To the Editor of the China Mail).. end here, for there are very use- 'DE BURGHTHOMAS-On April

ful reports for March by the 17, at Pulau Bulang, to the

Sir--With reference to the visit wife of Mr. A. de Burgh-Commissioner of Police and the of the Filipino Davis Cup players, Thomas, M.C., a daughter.. Acting Chief Officer of the Fire it is fairly obvious that the Hong- DUGUIDOn April 16, at the Brigade. The Police report in it unfit for play on Thursday. Would kong Cricket Club ground will be Maternity Hospital, Penangself is valuable. It not only gives it not be possible for the matches to Mr and Mrs. J. Duguid, a 8011..

statistics of crime, but it reviews to be played on the green hard in an intelligent manner the main court at the Ladies Recreation events concerning the Police Force Cub, providing, of course that the weather is reasonably CROWHURST KENDALL,-AŁ

during the month. It comments: favourable. Kuala Kangsar, on April on the local agitation against the 8. Harold Crowhurst, of Kati Central Government, anti-foreign Estate. Kuala Kangsar, to agitation, lawlessness in Chinese Eveline

Mary Kendall, daughter of the late Paul territory, the awakening of the Kendall and Mrs. Kendall, of Chinese to the dangers of Bolshe Guildford.

vism. Russian affairs, and politi cal matters. There is even a amalf section devoted to dogs- GREMINGER.—At. 95-2, Thom-the number in the kennels, the son Road, Singapore, on April number seized by the Police, the 17. 1926, the infant son of number shot, and so forth. Next Mr. and Mrs. H. Greminger, follows the report on, the Fire Club are staging on Friday, a play was amiss. He trailed them to aged three weeks. JONES-On April 15, 1926, at Brigade for March..

BIRTHS

MARRIAGE.

DEATHS.

Edith, beloved wife of W. H.

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Yours etc.,

́ ́A. E. E.

"THE PERFECT HUSBAND."

ST. ANDREW'S YOUNG MEN'S CLUB.

As a finále to their series of the St. Andrew's Young Men's popular winter social gatherings,

AMATEUR TEC.

ALLEGED PLOT TO KILL HUSBAND..

..

TEA-HOUSE WHISPERS How an alleged plot in which a wife is concerned, to kill her hug band, was revealed by an amateur detective who followed up a che is now being investigated by the police.

Yesterday, the Yaumati Police Court was crowded with specta tors who wanted to see what the woman looked like but they were denied:

SKIPPER'S LUCK.

STOLEN WATCH FOUND IN PAWN.

ARTICLE RESTORED.

The $540 gold watch stolen from the cabin of Captain Inglis of the ss. "Beistan" was traced to a pawnshop, but the person who pledged it failed to be located."

Det-Inspector Fincott applied! » at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for an order under section 24 of the Pawnbrokers' Ordinance for the surrender the watch without payment,

of

The necessary order was made after proof of ownership and the evidence of the pawnbroker,

HIT IN THE EYE.

CHARGE AGAINST AMERICAN SEAMAN.

It is alleged that a young bar- ber was in a tea-house with several bad characters. From

Chinese suspected that something snatches of their conversation, a

A STRIKE THREAT. taken from the Chinese, entitled different places in Yaumati, and Montana, Switzerland, after It will be seen that there is no "A Perfect Husband then informed the Police

The husband in the case is the Harold Little, a member of the The play has been translated: by a long and heroic struggle waiting in Shanghai for annual MM. X. Vessoona, who is also master of a riesha depot. His "President Jefferson" crew, whs Jones, late of Malacca, Negri reports of Departments to be producing it with the assistance wife is middle-aged and they have sentenced to one week's imprison- Sembilan and Pahang.

isted any time from six to of Mr. B. M. Doodha and other been married for about twenty ment and was further ordered to MUMFORD The death occurred eighteen months after the close of friends. Mr. Doodha has been years. The master of the house pay $5 as compensation in min at the Europe Hotel, Singa- a year! Monthly reports are pre- responsible for providing the cor- recently took a concubine. He is assault case heard at the Kowloon

said to be in the habit of visiting Magistracy this morning. pore, on April 17, of Mr. John pared and published as soon as rect costumes.

a friend's house regularly every Evidence showed that while on Kimberly Mumford, of the possible in the Municipal Gazette.

The cast is as follows: Town of Watkins, in the very ratepayer

Mr and Mrs. Wa, Rev. Geo E. night to partake of opium. The the way to the ship words passed within the Arrowsmith and Mrs. M. Kamateur detective is believed to between him and a cargo coolle State of New York...

have seen the barber, and one of and the man was hit in the eye, Shanghal Municipality is ap.Vesgoona prised through the Gazette of

Kwai Fah (Wu's daughter), the gang of rowdies a man with Following this incident all the one eye standing outside the coolles wanted to go on strike, but Mr P. Sands. P everything that he ought to Mr. and Mrs. Yeung, Mr. R. friend's house to identify the hus they were persuaded not to do so. know.

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Nicholls and Miss M. Mason.

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Yeung Tau (Yeung'a aon-Theeyed man are alleged to have con- Perfect Husband); Frank N. W. versed in the tea-house where the plot was hatched. Ten dollars been paid over by the barber five bargain money is stated to have

Doodha.

Mui Heung (a slave or mui tgal), Miss M. White.

Male attendants, Messrs. Mackenzie, and F. Nicholls.

Pak Kap (a marriage broker), Mr. J. H. Bannister.

Recently something was said of the need for a brighter Hongkong. Of all the dry-as-dust Gazettes Why not begin with a brighter published by any Government Government Gazette? If it can that issued locally must easily be done in Shanghai by the Muni rank as first. Naturally there is cipality, why not in Hongkong by no attempt at "frills" nobody the Government? The suggest exactly desires these the tion is thrown out in the hope that ideal (?) being to make every one of the enterprising Unofficial thing as stodgy and flat as possi- members of the Legislative Coun- ble. There is the usual list of til will take it up with the authori An extraordinary accident in appointments which His Excel ties with a view at least to mvolving serious consequences befel lency the Governor has been proving on the dry-as-dust organa party of sallers from H.M.S. "Hawkins" on the way from Port pleased" to make the minutes issued by the Government at preswettenham to Kuala Lumpur on of the previous Legislative Coun- sent.

April 19

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PEAK RESIDENTS.

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Reference was made at a meet-

of $100 promised for the job, was deposited with a shop Half of Ing of the Peak Residents Asso- the deposit receipt is said to have elation yesterday for the purpose been found on the barber who in of electing officers for the current turn is suspected of having been year to the emergency work of the Association during the year and given the money by the woman.

The barber and the woman, are confidence was expressed that in now in custody, pending inquiries. the future, whether under normal When the detective went to the or abnormal conditions, the Asso- rendezvous, he arrested after a ciation would work with the in

terests at heart of residente an struggle the one-eyed man, on the Peak and elsewhere. whom was found a dagger. On a charge of being in posse with an unlawful motive, this man was yesterday sentenced

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a Government organ" it is vast lenders Money lending is an Two sailors were badly injured fact of business and and removed to hospital. The the one? fact that everything social fe Without it many car was very badly damaged. It A Chinese meter inspector of Shiner and A. 9. Macklebon: within its limited pages is strictly would and hard to function:| is belleved that the steering wheel the PW.D went yesterday to A official. And there is the usual business could not be carried on

gave way Straits Times."

Chinese residence at Babington Path to examine the water service Mistaking camphor oil for list of tenders for various works Moneylanders, however, is gen

"Leave the room," said the and, was bitten in the leg by a dog Chinese medicine, and goods, which, to be seen by erally speaking a term to denote teacher, and she started to make belonging to the house He was drank some of it and had to the persons who ought to be con- class who lend money at a high some apologies to the superinsent to the Government

Civil taken cerned in submitti "pricos, rate of interest. In Hongkong, tendent.

Hospital and the animal to pital should - ghtfully be publfabed as

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