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Hong Kong, Thursday, March 24, 1927.

CHILD'S HURTS

CHARGE OF CRUELTY NOT PROVED.

CASE'S SUDDEN END.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1927.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

Result of the Ninth Puzzle

TWO TIE FOR FIRST PLACE.

ROPE COMPANY..

ANNUAL MEETING HELD TO-DAY,

"SOME IMPROVEMENT"

That there are now soma aigns of The case in which a Straits Chi-

The "China Mail" has pleasure in improvement—but farther than 194 nese woman living at No.

announcing the result of Ita ninth that he would not commit himself Belchers Street, Kennedy Town, Cross-Word Puzzle Competition was announced to-day by Mr. charged with cruelty to a little which has been won by two com-R. G. Shewan (chairman) at the an-·· servant girl had a dramatic ending petitors with only one error aplece. nual meeting of the Hong Kong in Mr. Lindall's Court yesterday These two competitors age-

afternoon when the girl, in the wit-

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ness box, said that the "whole fact Mrs. P. E. Buskett, and truth" of the case was that shel fell down herself. Her mistress. did not know of the fall. "She has aways treated me very, well," the child added.

Lady Pollock occupied a seat on he bench; next to the Magistrate during the hearing of the casU.

The accused was defended by Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton.

Mr. F. M. Ozarlo,

29, Jordan Rond, Kowloon,

Ropo Manufacturing Co. Ltd., held in St. George's Bullding.

Reference was also made to the &aking over by the military of the

new factory at Kowloon.

Supporting Mr. Shewan were Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. E. P. White; Mr. Allan Cameron (consulting com- mittee) and Mr. J. Coulthart (secre- ilar). Shareholders present; were

The $60 prize will be divided Messrs. L: Shields, Allan Keith, between the two winners, and in W. Gardner, F. J. Tavares, J.

The proprietor of a tie actory accordance with the rules cheques Toppin, C. M. Osmund. M. A.-. occupying the ground floors of Nos,will be sent bo them four daysFigueiredo, A. A. Botelho. 132. and 184 Belchers Street, adjol hence, under registered cover, to- ing houses with a common stairway, jgether with the congratulations of tors' report were read and the re- anid early on the morning of March the "China Mail"

Across,

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8, he found the little girl crouching The correct solutions are behind the door leading into the follows:- kitchen. She had dried blood "on her head and her clothing was blood stained. He informed police. He never saw the girl be. fore and did not know she lived with the accused on the first floor of No, 134.

the 1. NOCUQUS; 5. NONAGON; 9,

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DANDLES.

Down,

The convening notice“ and „mudļ.

port and accounts taken as read.

" Profit & Turnover. Adressing the meeting. the chairman said-

The working account for the year »

pect to do much better till a general revival in trade sets in.

After providing for

interest

T: 10,. OMO 12, RA; 18, CHOICE shows, a praft of $63,616.25 as NESS; 18, CHAT; 19, EELS: 20, against $50.478.50 for the previous COB; 2% TU: 21, TRP; 24, AGIS-[yaar, not a great improvement, bus tirely ignoring the interests of

TOR; 27, PER; 28, OBVIOUSNESS; it is uncouraging in face of the de- China. This merely demonstrates Answering the Magistrate the 33, CUSTODIAL: 34. CREAK: 36, pression in shipping and general what has been pointed out in the witness said he did not know how YLON: 39 ULCER: 41, LED 43, stagnation of trade throughout the

the child got into his Premises as INCASE; 45, RATE:47, 10NS 49. past twelve months. Press of the Far East all along-both the front and back doors had TA 60, ENVIOUS: 52, SB; 54, The turnover for the ydur, 88 GUN: 55, SE: 56, MISRATE: 67, compared with 1925, is alightly that the interests of Ching do not heen locked throughout the night...

Medical evidence as to the child's)

Harger but is almost the lowest we genuine sym- really elicit any

have 'ever had and we cannot ex- condition when she was admitted to: pathy in Soviet Russia, whose hospital was given by Dr. D. 1 NICETY 2, OTHER: 3, ORE; object is to alienate two great Valentine, a wound on the left side, SON; 6, NOS: 6, NO; 7, ORATE of her head just above the eye, in B, NATURE; 11, MENSURABLE: nations who have always been on his opinion, could have been caused 14. CLIO; 15. IS: 16. ENGILDS: $38,873.37, depreciation $22.900.65 most friendly terms with each by a fall. The girl presented a 17, SCONE: 18, CB 21, ORE; 24, and other charges, the nett profit other: China is simply being used peculiar condition with regard to AV; 25, 10, 26, TS; 27, FS: 29, is reduced to $1,127.40 as against hands and feet. The skin was red, BUTTONS 30, SURE; 31. DUTY:524,775.99 lux wir and his is by Moscow as a, pawn in the game hard and cracked, specially between 32, RARE 36. TERN; 16., PRISM chiefly accounted for by an increase to irritate the Angers and toes. Both hands 37, LIN; 38, NOT: 39, USAGE; 40. of $16.312.29 in interest and the of seeking not only

though she had RAVEN; 43. LEO; 42, DOSIS; 44. falling off in -rents collected of Great Britain but to go further and feet locked

done a lot of work and had suffered AT: 46. TI 43. OB1; 50; END; 61, $16.456.95. and wreck the whole British Em-constant exposure. Witness added USE: 53, MA. pire. There is, of course, not the that he had never Been a case, like this before and it looked "very sightest chance of Moscow ever strange. It appeared as if the girl 'succeeding in her nefarious de- had to draw strings or thread be-

tween her hands. The palms and, VARSITY COMMERCE. the Colony. As I told you last year there were only 30 flats occupled signs. But, even if there were-soles were hard and reddish look- for the sake of argument-China ng as if from to The girl was

at the end of 1925 and this Agure slowly fell to 25 in April when a would assuredly discover to her moderately nourished. but was not Very dean, her hair being "vermin

fresh demand set in and gradually cost that her last state would be infested.

Increased so that to-day we have 81 by Mr: Hall

Rats let, bringing up our income for worst than her first. There is still Cress-examined

Brutton, witness said that the time for her to read the writing on wound on the fore-hend though

Mr. F. 1. Wong (retiring Chair-last month February) to $1,974 against $1.020 for the correspond. the wall and to free herself from compatible with a fall. could also man) presided over the annual ing month of last year and 31 fats

have been caused by a glancing meeting of the Association of Pust still to let. blow with some weapon.

Commercial Students of the Hong

These figuras, owing to the low the shackles of Moscow.

The child was then called and Kong University Union yesterday rents obtainable, are of course » CHEUNGCHAU NOTES she made the statement mentioned He was supported by several offi- very poor return on the value of cials of the organisation including the property but they show a dia

Pun Yuk-wah fretizing tinet improvement in the situation In view of this Mr. Linduell said Mr

and Honorary Secretary Trea-which we can but hope will con he could not proceed further with surer), Mr. G. W. Keeton (Adviser tinue and increase.

MISSIONARIES. LEAVE FOR"

UP-COUNTRY.

From Our Own Correspondent.]

Cheung Chau, March 24. The ferry launch "Kung Yik has gone into dock for overhaul and for two weeks the "Cheung Chau will Lake her place.

cold wincer.

above.

the case,

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PAST STUDENTS SOCIETY'S REPORT.

THE ANNUAL MEETING.

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House Property Revenue, The reduction in revenue from houso, property is of course the re- Fault of the exodus of Chinese from

Kowloon Factory.

Replying to a question, Sergt. to the department of Commerce) O'Connor said that the girl had and Mr. B. N. Talati (Editor of the

"Commercial Journal.") There The construction of the new fac made two statements, one to him-

tory at Kowloon is now completed. self and the other to Sergt. Whant was a fair attendance of members. to the effect that her mistress, had. The statement of accounts for but an there is no presaing neces- beaten her with bamboo poles. It the past year presented by Mr. Punity to go to the expense of trans A big matshed is being erected was on the strength of those state-Yuk-wah, showed a balance of $100 ferring the plant and machinery at There was Kennedy Town to the new site, we outside the fishermen's temple forments that the police decided to pro-lon the credit side.

defelt on the dinner of 250, but this, have leased the buildings and land the annual theatrical performance réed against the defendant. und observances.

Mr. Brutton said that he could it was reported, was paid off by at Ma-tau-kok to the Military "The recent rains have brought out prove that the child had never been Mr. Yau-tsun Chairman of the Authorities at a figure which will the spring buds after an unusually-treated. The defendant has five Chinese Chamber of Commerce, just about cover bank interest on children of her own, and this little thanks to the efforts of the Hon. the cost of the property. There is,. of course, no question of making a Rev. H. R. Wella, O.BE., was girl was her sixth child, as she had Dr. R. H. Kolewall. over on Sunday last to conduct the adopted her. On March 7, they

The effect on the membership of, proft but it will help us to meet service in the Chinese Chapel in all went to bed at 11 p.m. and when the industrial depression was the expenses until conditions of trade connection with the New Territory the household woke in the morning. subject of reference in the year's improve and better times arrive.

On the whole although the past Evangelization Society (the annual they found the girl missing. A report. read by the Hon. Secretary.] Theeting of which is to be held this Indder had been put against a fend The membership now stood at 31,yeur has not been a good one for evening). Special mention is made fight, and the window was partly of which 26 were undergraduates, the Company-owing to circum- Step by step Soviet machina-in the report of the support given to broken. The defendant at once The Society regretted the absence stunees beyond our control-the, tions and intrigue against Great this work by the visitors and for-went a little boy out to search but of their energetic President, Mr.political troubles in China, etc.. I'

eign, residents.. 12

As the people who, occupied thew, J. Hinton; who left on Home think as regards the future I may Britain are being exposed. The Owing to the return to the coun-ground floor were still asleep, they furlough a May last.

Bay that there are now acme signa of improvement but further than Home papers to hand reveal a try of many of the missionaries; no did not make enquiries there. Fur- Experimental Farm Visit.

cervice was held in the Hall on thermore, she had to prepare break- A few social functions had been that I do not care to go under the systematic campaign urging the Sunday last. This is the first break fast for her husband who works in held, Sir Robert Ho Tung's Experi-, present circumstances. Government to end once and for for nearly two years..

a bank. The girl was in the habit mental Farm at Sheung Shui had. of climbing up ladders and it was been visited and a farewell party all our relations with the Soviet

**TO INJURE BRITAIN.”

Balance Carried Forward.

I cannot sit down without re-

and to cancel. the Russo-British THE PRAYER BOOK. Japparent that she must have fallen to Mr. W. J. Hinton held prior to cording our deep regret at the loss

Trade Agreement, the terms of which have been flagrantly violat- ed by the Soviet. Every fresh spoke in Rassin's wheel is to be welcomed so long as she carries her insidious propaganda against Great Britain beyond the borders of Soviet territory.

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REVISED EDITION NOW ISSUED.

A new edition has been issued!

to the ground floor, that night while

from our board of the late Hon. Mr. engaged in her pranks. The little his departure on Home leave.

The Annual "Dinner the Asso-P. H. Holyonk who always took" a girl was also fond of playing with

WAN held on Saturday, warm interest in the Business of water and that probably accounted clation London, March 23.hands and feet.

for the redness and hardness of her February 26th, 1927, in the Great this company and whose advice was

Hall of the University. The Hon. or great assistance to us..

I now beg to propose that the re- The Magistrate discharged the Dr. R. H. Kotewell, offelating" an

welcomed the official port and accounts as presented be of the revised Prayer Book, con defendant and referred the child president, taining the changes made by the to the S.C.A. who la to take reapon-W. W. Hornell, CB.E., M.A., the balance at credit of Proft and Loss. guests, among whom were Mr.adopted and passed and that the house of Bishops since the presensibility for the girl's future, tation of, the book to the convoca- Outside the Court the child made Vice-Chancellor, Mr. Li Yau-chuen, Account of $213,676.0 be carried

a tearful appeal to be allowed to the chairman of the Hong Kong forward to next year's account. is a preface return home, but was led away Mr. Paul Lauder, the Hon. Treu shall be pleased to

Chinese Chamber of Commerce,

When that has been seconded I Brat!

surer of the University, the Hon. questions from shareholders, Sir Shou-son Chow, and Prof. G. T. Mr.. H. P. White seconded. Byrne, M.Se., the Dean of the question was put and the motion" Faculty of Arts

was carried unanimously,

tions on February 7.

The main feature

which, appearing for the time, declares We are living in kindly by a Chinese detective. a new world. It is ours if we, be true to the faith that is in us to seek and make it a better world." Also, "We do not dare to think that the book of common prayer fitted to the seventeenth century can sup-f ply the want of the twentieth."

Certain names of saints omitted

The title of the book now reads,

DISARMAMENT.

FRANCE. CIRCULATES. DRAFT TREATY.

Geneva, March 25.

answer

Other Business,

uny

No

Election of Officers. Officers for the ensuing year were

Other business transacted by the elected as under:-President, Pro- fessor W. J. Hinton, M.A.; meeting comprised Graduate Vice-President, Mr. Wel Re-election of Sir Robert Ho Tat, B.A. (Camb.); Honorary Vice Tung, Mr. H. P.. White and Mr. Presidents, the Hon: Dr. R. H. Allan Cameron to the Consulting Kotewall, Mr. El Yau-tsun (Chair Committee proposed by Mr. A.. "The book of 1662, with additions disarmament committee has distri-Commerce), the, Chairman of the Re-election of Messrs. Linstead & The French delegation to the man of the Chinese Chamber of Keith, seconded by Mr. W. Gardner. and deviations approved in 1927 buted a draft treaty containing Hong Kong General Chamber of Davis and Messrs. Percy Smith,

The word "rermissive" is drop- pea. It is now decided no longer thirty articles, limiting armaments. Commerce, and Mr. Keeton, B.A. Seth & Fleming as auditors for the Chairman, Mr. Thon Kal-hun: Hon. current year-proposed by Mr. to print the Rubrics from the No Agures are laid down. Prayer Book, which must be re It provides that in case of un-Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Li Ho- M. A. Figueiredo, seconded by Mr. aarded as superseded and modified justified aggression, the attacked ting: Graduate Secretary, Mr. B. M. F. J. Tavares. by now Rubrics. Reuter,

party should inform the League Talatt, Editor of the "Commercial and its mobilisation will be freed Journal. Mr. B. M. Talati Buat ipso facto from the obligations of ness Manager, Mr. P 1: Wong;

In the House of Lords attention has been called to recent Com- munist publications in Great Bri- tain in which the interests of China are entirely ignored, the real object being to injure Bri- tain and wreck the Empire. Lord Danesfort, who may still be better from the calender are reintroduced, known as Mr. J. G. Butcher, for- including Saints Crispin, Nicholas merly Conservative. M.P. for Yorkan Catherine. City, expressed the hope that the Government would prosecute it the publications were criminal. In this view, it is refreshing to find, Lord Parmour, the Labour Peer who held office under the Ramsay MacDonald Administration, fully Agreed. This is all to the good.

the proposed treaty; subject to the Editorial Board, Mr. M. A. Khan, tramcar If Lord Parmour and other La- The St. John Ambulance Associa-obligations of the League Covenant BA, Mr. N VNguyen, BA Voeux Road West, yesterday, bour leaders rally round the Gov-tion will give public vaccinations if the attacked country is a member (Camb.) and Mr. Lim Feng-tlong Chinese fell and was injured on

near the Peak Hotel entrance as of the League. ernment in such matters the below: moral effect on the extremists ín the Labour Party will undoubted-" ly be of great value.

Our Chinese friends should carefully note the exposure of there Communist publications en-

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Following the election of officers, It provides that no warship shall a discussion on the Affairs of the the head. He is now in hospital. Friday: 6.30 to 8,30 p.m.

exceed a certain tonnage and Aanociation took place.

Believed to be a lunatic, a Chin- Saturday: 2.80 to 4.30 p.m. armament. No warship except in It was reported that the "Com- Sunday: 11.00 am to 1:00 p.m.case of loss, shall be replaced ba-mercial Journal (the official organ cae, yesterday severely injured and 2.80 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.

fore the age limit. It also, pro- of the Association) is making good himself by jumping into the nullah Residents are invited to send vides for annual returns of expan progress, and that its next issue in Waterloo Strest of the No. 5. their Chinese servants, who wish to diture

will be published in about a furt-Railway Bridge. He was taken to be vaccinated No fees are charged The duration of the treaty is not night's time, being now in the Kowloon hospital in a serious con-

diffon hands of the printers, mentioned-Restar, or may be acccepted.

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