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FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1926.

MANSLAUGHTER.

MR. SQUIRE COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

MINOR CHARGE ADJOURNED;

The hearing of the charge of manslaughter against Mr. S. J Squire was continued before Major C. Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday when evid ence was called for the defence.

The prosecution was a sequel to the death of a Chinese, from injuries received whon he was run into by a motor cycle at the Causeway Bay terminus..

JUNK RAIDED.

CREW DRIVEN INTO: HOLD.

CARGO STOLEN.

VOLUNTEER DE-

FENCE CORPS.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Orders by Major R. Melville lis Smith, MBLE. Administrative Com mandant, d'ated Fulday, May 14

FOOD RIOTS IN PEKING?

HARDER TO GET SUFFICIENT-

TO EAT.

Poking-Shops in greater num- |ber than before have been closed Armoured Car Company: Parade and protests are beginning to be A report, was made to the Water at Corps Headquarters at 3:30 p.m. hoard from Poking people who And Police yesterday of a high-banded on Monday, May F, Gun Instruct harder and harder to get enough action in Chinese wulers while ution under C.S.M. JE.. Hancock food junk wa on a voyage between and CQ.M.S. A. E. Kew. · Drivers as detailed under:Sergt. D. G. Bruce Hongkong und Lung Ku Tan on Fusedny."

ut Happy Valley,

"SLOVENLY"" CHAPEE WAL

MINISTER'S COMMENTE

RESENTED.

A Congregational minister's 15 | tack on the "slovenliness of Non- confortaist worship in Barnstaple, created a sensation at the annunt meeting of the local Free Church

Mr. Chick described the "sloven-. linear" as "a disgrace to the name of Holy Church, and an offence to the Artist Who ordered the world stand the risk of having worthless "A drond of performing any act paper money forced on them and in that might have been once perform. the accond place the wholesale floured In the Anglican or Roman companies will not release even a Church," he said, "often endangers single bag of four fearing that the the sanity of some local Free military will sweep down on them Churchmen, who in every other if they once open their doors.

mattor are reasonable beings.

Council. The pinch comes particularly The attack was made by the Rev. since it is the small food shops and King Chick, the new preetdent rostaurants which are closing, The secratary as a protest, refused. A gang of four iner approached Infantry Company; King's Birth making it difficult for the poor. toto present the annual report. The Arst practice buy essentials. a sampan and ordered the junkay Parade. to stop. rimedintely the men came parade for the Infantry Company

The small shops when asked why board they produced velvers and will take place at Corpe Headquar-they are closed explain that in the Imprisoned the occupants in theters at 5.30 p.m. sharp on Friday, first place they cannot afford to

Dross: Mufti bel, and Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask, ser, the Loid The robbers manned the May 14 defence, said Mr. Squire was re-bout patil they departed the folsidearms.

Members must endeavour to be at turning after playing tennia atlowing day with the besty, which East Point and was accompanied amounted to a total of $184. Of the Corps Headquarters at 5.15 pm to by Mr. D. E. Western en another rango they took about two picuis draw riles. machine with Mr. A. F. Paul as of salt fish.

Company: Musketry pillion passenger. Near the June- After the departure of the rob- Part 1 H be fred at Peak Range tion Mr. Western turned to the fibers the crew came out of the hold at 3 am, on Sunday, May 16 by right, and in order to avoid him and found the junk had been anal members of Nos. 5, 6 and Mr. Squire swerved also The shored about 20 yards of Tin Mun.Plutoons who have not yet fired to machines collided and from that The boat returned to Hongkong attend. Moment Mr. Squire knew nothing yesterday" afternoon.. of the accident.

Giving evidence from the wit

DEPARTURES.

Scottish

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Added to that.. there in the fact

If the Peking population cannot get food and take to the natural recourse of going after it by force,

that coppers are scarce and since nothing can be bought on a small scale without coppers, the people All those living on the Peak tolare doubly faced with hardship: be on the Peak Ringe at m 'Food More in Demand.. and others to catchie tram not The thousands of refugees who Pater than the 8 mm. tram to the continue to come in add to the ness box, Mr. Squire hove out PASSENGER LIST.

Faak, undor 2/Lt. A. K. Mackenzie.burden and make food more in counsel's remarks and said that.

Dress Uniformy optional, but rifles. demand. his speed at the end of the control

Thus the authorities area was Hfteen and Jater ap

bayonets, bells and pouches must might we take cognisance of the be taken: proximately twenty miles an hour,!

Arms: With be drawn danger of fond riota unless drastic List of passengers departed per He gave details of Army service & O sa "Malwa on May 13 Friday, May 14, between 9 am and

from Corps. Headquarters on fetion is taken. and said he had 12 years' experi- i Mes. L. H. Caldwell Mr. G. S ence in riding motor cycles.

Noon, or 2 and 4pm, or 5 and 6 Phelps, Lady Tilley, Miss Tilley, Mr. Western stated in evidence. L. F. Black, Mr. and Mrs. and on Saturday, May 15 that he swerved in order to avoid. Keogh and three children. between 9 a.m..

and pim The a push, cyclist and immediately. G. Pearson, Mr. R. Newsan Miniature Range at Corpy Head- there was a collision between his Ms. D. C. Bathurst. Mr. Tagamuarters is at the disposal of the machine and that of Me. Squire. Me and Mrs. Tonkin, Mr. R. Alton,

Scottish Company every Thuradny the latter then running straight br. and Mrs. Webb Epple. Mr. from 50 to 7 pm. in the direction of the tramway and Mrs. B. Gardiner, Miss R. J Reserve Company: shelter. Witness denied evidence Pemberton. Me. R. H. Knigh,'art I will be fired at Stonecutters given previously that he turned

Not Chung Tsung-king, Miss Range on Sunday. May 16, 1928. into Caroline Road or circled MacCulloch, Mrs. A. C. Kelsey and Range Officer: 2/16, G. K. Hal round the shelter: Witness so children. My tam Yes, E. Brutto. Launch leaves Murray Mr. Squire lying astride theo. c. Drate. Mr. S. B. Tan. My Pier at 9am and call at Kowloon machine with his right leg under-di. D McKay Miss M. Per a um sharp Dress: neath it. He was partly con-MeKay. Mr. 19.

Dalforme optional. P. Surrey Mr..

But rifles, scious. Questioned regarding the

Arms: Will be drawn as speed at which he was going, wit- und Mrs. H. Henley. Me. Brownlow bayonets, Belts and pouches must

Mrs, C. A. Herbert, Mr. Kamumaru, be taken. ness said it may have been thirty Mr. and Mrs. Jugison. Mr. detailed for the Scottish Company, miles an hour.

F. Stuvzossity. Borland, Sengu.

are l Strength: The following Evidence of the accident was also given by Mr. Pund, and M. Fr. S. . M. Sulley, Mrs. Muran, taken on the strength on May 6 Mbe Mar Mr. od: Mrk. 1926, and posted to No. 7 Playeon Buker of the PW.D was called)

Senttish Company No. 1046 Pte. MacVeigh and three childern, Mr. to give evidence as am'expert,

At the conclusion of the evidend Mrs. AM. Cullen nad twe fchildren. Dr. E.. F. Wils, Miks ence Mr. Leask addressed the Count at length and submitted Twyford Mrs. K. M. Kirkpatrick

A. E N. Martin, Me. F. Kulka..

Muaketry

A. B. Bertygm. No 101 Pte: D. Thompson,

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Appointments: No. 924 Ptc. X. C Ho, Medical Section is appointed! that the prosecution had failed to CH. Yuen Mr. Yeung. Sui-Medical Orderly, and wild take over establish that the eeeused war

uhe Medien Sinner at Chrps. Hend' ting. Mr R 6 M. Johnstone, Mr. railty of gross negligence. hud to be proved that the negheyver, Mr. W. M. Bry: Mixx quarters from May 19, 1928. Nr. gence was se gross as to make it Mandag, Drarend Mrs. B. P. Ayning, 863 Pie. F. Clemes. Armourt Cas Baneg appointed criminal, and there had been no-:

Corporal from May 10, 1928, thing in the evidence to suggest the degree of negligence or the muture of it.

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Major Wilson held that the prosecution had made out prima facie euse and committed) accused for triah at the Criminal Sessions,

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"The other charge of reckless driving was adjourned, bail being increased to $1,000-part in cash and surety.

LOCAL PROBATE.

LATE MR. THOMAS SHAW FORREST

Mr. A. E Pearson, Mr. ...empuny Metcalfe, fins E. Poppins, Mr. P. Jenkins. Mrs. E. Adams and in Jont, Mr. R. C. Jukson andaMr. Lam Suqg-Aut

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H.K. HOTEL RESIDENTS.

Mr F. Adulborg

May 11.

Mist F. J. DaDougall Mr C. P. Anderson Mis M. McDougall Mr N. G. Boulo Mr&Mrs Mondelson Mr. A. Boweru MrW. Milland Mr George Brown

Mr B Carter O. Babler

| Mira:

Mr Chauviore

Mr Cupedi

Mr and Mrs M. D.

Mour

Mr0. B. Monat Mr Niorgorib Mr And Mrs H. 0;

Patrick

Hra H. H.

Mr G. R Dempater

fr J.. 8. Doooped Mr.

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Personal estate in Great Bri. Dowole tain valued at £63,538 17s. 7d was left by Mr. Thomas Shaw Forrest, of St. Andrews, Fife, formerly of Hongkong, who died

Priestley

Mr & Mrs W. A. M. Mr H Paurman Mr H. J Pearce Dunday Mr & Mrs. J. Gould Mr. W. Hodger

Boxber h and Mrs A, C & Mary W. Rond

fchweltzen MrM. D. Smith

&mith,

Burish

Mr.

on November 10 last intestate. fr H. Harland!

Mr. Forrest was associated with Me J. S. Haraton Mesare. Jardine Matheson and Mr and Mrs F. G MD. E.

Ms. Stuart Co., for over twenty years having r and Mrs. B. F. Madame Valentine been stationed in many of the

rundi

Higham Jinks

Company's offices. during that Me Lo Lim Loc and Ward. Q.

period, including Shanghal. Yoko- hama and Hongkong.

Mr. Forrest had interested him- self in the promotion of polo play ing in Hongkong and elsewhere end as one of the originators of the Fanling. Course took a per- sonal interest in the laying out of it. He and the late Sir Henry

May bore the cost of the "way" house betwee them.

half

JEB NITTERMAN

party.

Mr N. Karsojis Brs Lepper

Mr Mias Who ler Mr G. Wragge Mr. Wylie

4r and Mrs R E. Mis Mah Yan McDougall Mi W. Wright

TOBACCO DANGERS. GERMAN PROFESSOR'S HINTS TO SMOKERS.

Some hints to smokers are given in un exhaustive article on nicotinism by Professor Heinrich Kionka, quoted by the "Lancet." He.states that nicotine exists in tobacco in quantity varying from 1 to 3.3 per cent., while in France It may reach to 6 per cant.

The

the professor makes startling suggestion that carbon monoxide ia present in tobacco smoke in great quantities and that this accounts for the sedative effect of smoking.

Here are some of his sugges-" tions for minimising the "danger" of smoking:

A long pipe is better than a short one.

A dry cigar is better than a.

damp one.

The first half of any smoke does much less harm than the

lust.

is

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MIME. COLIASTAY”

Mme. Alexunda Kollantay, the woman diplomat, may resign hur post as Russian Minister to Norway, to enter Russian politics,

Reversion: No. 745 Compl. D. S Green, No. 1 Phitoca reverts to the [ranks at his own request, from May || the

10 1936 ··

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floating.. poverty-stricken groups of refugees may well be Transfers: The following transendated on to join the disorder fers will take effect from May and riots on large Reale are pre- 1926. No. 315 Spr. P. E Lawrence, dicted by Chinese" who have cna- from Engineer Company tsidered the possibilities.

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Medical Section. No. 5031 Pte. R. It is said that the relief shelters Macintyre. A. C. Company to M. operating under the Committee of Company. No. 745 Pte, D. S. Safety are housing at least Green, from No. 4 Platoon to No. 2 thousand refurces, in addition to Platoon. No. G Section. No. 88 which the Committee estimates that Pte. B. Trevor, from No. 6 there are another ten thousand Platoon to Reserve Company.. | wandering about uncured for out

Leave: No. 107 Pte. A. A. Bolton, kde the suburbs, Reserve Compulp is granted 9|| Bally streams are seen of these months' leave from May 1, 1926 to poor farmer Folk whose homes, Janary 3, 1927..

although they are not im the fight- Resignations: The following arfing zone, have been seized by the permitted to resign from the Fengtien Allies and everything of Corps, as from May 10, 1928. any value kept by them... No 577 Pte. H. J. Stevenson, No. Large numbers have entered the

7 Platoon. No. 984 Pte. W. Celty from Shah Ho and places north Ogley, No. 4. Platoon,

which have been occupied by the Fengtien troops for two days. One group of one man, alx women and seven children, stopped on the street and queried, said that they

G. E. SWINTON, Captain,.

Adjútant, H., V. D. Corps.

NOTICE.

Annual Sports: At a meeting of Representatives from each unit was decided that the Annual Sports Meeting should be postponed until October 9, 1926.

ad been walking for two days, from their homes thirty 1 south of Nunkow.

Pitiful Sight... The women had bound feet and the children. were small.

80. the The following Committee were sight was pitiful. Other men had ppointed to make the necessary been left behind in the occupier"

homes, arrangements.

Thene refugess said that Captain H. B. L. Dowbiggh, they got out just before the com Chairman/Corph D. E. Peat.plete occupation of their village Treasureri R.Q.M.S. W. E. Hollands, so that the women, were allowed i Secretary: Sergeant T W. Curr. leave. However, they were forced by the troops to leave all their pos- Bessions behind.

Lleut. H. C. Macnamara, C. S. M. J. E. Hancock, 2/Lieut. E. J. R. Mitchell, Pte. R. O. Sutherland, Sergeant G. E. Falkner, M.C.

According to the man in the party, when u household. In tied up Further details will be published threatened the men are n Carpa Orders in due course, hand and foot to the rafters and Dinner: beaten until they disclose where Artillery Company's

to. unforeseen circumtheir few dollars are hidden. Just Owing stances, the Artillery Company's before they faint from the punish- for May 21. has ment, they are cut down and told Dinner fixed

to leave the house but are not been postponed to a future date.

allowed to take their women folk with them.

"I see," he said, "that cont has gone up again."

This story has been carefully verified by other parties of "And they're ruising the rents," fugees who came from the area of

"Has it?" she replied.

The continued,

"Well," she exclaimed, "if yo

the Peking-Suiyuan Railway and the countryside around the hills at Tangshan,

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wish to have our engagement A visit outside the city walls

aken off, why don't you say so.. dislike for anyone to beat around

the bush."

TRY CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM.

between Ping Tze Men and Ha Chil Men de sufficiens to Impresr one with the rivages of troops within a stone's throw of the city gates. Practically every shop out side the Hui Chih Men is cloned

Smokers should never relight a pipe or cigar by so doing they probably absorb more poison than from ten straightforward smokes.

Chewing tobacco and snuff-tak-PRUISES, straks and atfr, swollen and many of them house soldiers, Jinta should be rubbed vigorously in the smaller homes of trades pwing to its Tenetrating quality, the people and farmers, soldiers, ara to be seen in the courts, and hanging Erculation is stimulated throughout the

about the doors, while their flugs congested parts, relieving the pressure and Inflammation that esuser the

and sabres bang over the gate pain. Sold and recommended: overy-

posts Chung-Mef Service.

Lieb Ritterman was arresteding are less harmful than smoke Chamberlain's Pain Balm sv

U.S. Customs Inspectors on a tran at St. Albans, Vt, with $260,000 worth of diamonds in his possession, Customs men say that he attempted to smuggle the jewels from Canada without paying duty.

Ing.

"Exercise, baths and medicine will repair damage done by ex- cessive molding" The

adds. “fodine of potash is also useful?'

whore...

"They are. faartni lest they may conform to the incomparable model of the English Church, and so be tray their fathers, who, they hasten to remind us, died for their free- dom to worship. God as they pleased.

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"I question whether they wouldi have been pleased to have, died for us if they could have ceam what we more going to make of it."

Mr. Chick added that the Barn- staple Free Church Council was not

-presentative of the Free Church' fo of the town. "It will remain o," he said. "unti) Inatead of criticising the way other people' choose to do good, it faces the vital asues of Christianity."

"I am a believer in the value of commerce in promoting the peace

the

world!"-Representative

D'Connor

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Domestic Occurrences Leading Articles Legal Documents Correspondence ... Rent Control A Long Tramp Mr. Kew's Loss Traffic Day $35,000 Claim

Wedding...

Page..

Armed Robbery 1—4F. M. 5. Omeiäls

Pags 16.

16

4. The First Stage:

16-17

4

In: Bankruptcy

17

4

Local Commerce.

17.

Motorists" Escape

17

St. Peter's Church

18

Russia's Help

18

H.K. Teachers

18

Hongkong, Imports:

B.

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Shanghai Races

19

Canton Notes

Far Eastern Effect.

.19

Money Coming?

.19

R.S.P.C.A. Work Amoy Notes

6.

Dog Bite

19

Exciting Chase

.19

Lady's. Injuries

6

The Champions

20

A Lady's Watch

6

Helders Win

British Films.

Fanling Golf...

Thefts

Shield And 4 Cups

Chinese Estates

7.

Tennis League

$500 A Copy.

7.

Chefoo Sports

Seamen's Mission.

Excellent Sport

Dangero

Coods-

9

In the League

Harbour Mystery

R.A. Sports

9:

Steeplechases-

Cost of Living

The Only Question

"Team" Work

Kowloon Unity

10

Fine, Building

10

Assault Cuso

10

To Play Again'.' Football

Accidents

10.

Lawn Bowls

The Moscow State Bullet..10

Police. Trap

11.

Still Waiting

.11

11

Local Scouts.....

Property Sale

Wash Bills

Only 3 Milliont Running Duel On, Qui Vive More Water $4,000: Gone? Dye Witnesses, Spanish Airman Smoking Concert Bank Notes Share Report Obituary "Gazetted”.

Fall Through? Tennis

Second Time

Getting Ready

Lucky Numbers.

Nearing End.

Nominal Damages

Manila Flight", Valedictory.

Colony's. Health

$60,000 Case L

Rubber Market.

12

12

Beggar Nuisance Misconduct

.32

12

Another Piracy

12

Crow Removed

18

Cannot Agree

..18

Motor Thefts

13

Chinese Union

14-15 Fassenger List 15

Another Shuffe

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