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this angle it does seem peculiar that the Marine Court should decide to rule out everything ap pertaining to the locked grilles.

THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1927.

OUR $50 PRIZE.

Result of S

Second New Puzzle.

KOWLOON RESIDENT WINS.

WOMAN'S DEATH.

A QUESTION OF OPIUM IN PILLS.

FURTHER EVIDENCE HEARD.

Meanwhile the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has received twol letters protesting against the use of iron grilles on river steamers. One writer suggests that the Chamber should propose. that an

At yesterday afternoon's re- Indian guard be placed at the The "China Mail" has pleasure in sumed inquest on a young Chinese grille ready to open it in case announcing the result of the second woman who died at the Govern- of a collision or fire. Another Cross-Word Puzzle of the new ment Civil Hospital on April, 22, writer states that, as pirates series. This has been won by Mr. H. J. Armstrong, representing generally secrete their arms, and The competitor is:-

competitor with only two errors the deceased's husband, produced a certificate from the Government Analyst showing that the pills supplied by the deceased's father contained 0.00036 grain of opium per pill.

ammunition in their luggage, all

luggage should be placed in Mr. A. M, da Silva,

charge of the compradore and

only surrendered when the boat!

arrives at its destination. To

442 Nathan Road, 1st Floor,

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Across.

FOR

Mr. M. K. Lo, for the father,

carry out the latter suggestion it In accordance with the rules a may be presumed that the com- cheque will be sent to the winner objected to the production of the pradore would have an armed four days hence, under registered certificate at that stage, suggest- guard constantly on duty, as cover, together with the congratu-ing that if at any time there had otherwise it would be the easiestations of the "China Mail." thing possible for the pirates to follows:-

The correct solutions are been suspicion that death was rush the compradore and his

caused by those pills the police should have secured quarters and secure their luggage

a sample containing firearms.

1, NE; 2, PTARMIGAN: from the stock the father kept.

B. In any sw: 11, OBI; 12, TRI; 14, ENIG. Mr. Lo added that it was the de- event, the point is not worth con- MA; 17, ORNATE; 20, ODE; 21, ceased's father who had, taken the sidering at length until such time SO; 22, PI; 21, IRK; 24, PREACH; first move towards an inquest, so as the Government disposes of 27, NABLUM; 30, RA; 81, AYE; that the matter could be the "Sunning" Piracy Commission] 23, S.S.; 34, EKE; 37, REVERES thoroughly thrashed out. The report and recommendations. 40, AYR: 42, SILENCE: 43, GLIS-pllls examined by the Analyst TER: 44, END; 46, ANNEALS; 47, were produced so many days after E.T.A.; 48, R.G.; 49, SOT: 50, TA: death that it was up to the police 51, TWO; 54, EL: 56, M.S.; 57, to prove they were the same as RAN; 59, OCS; 61, AN; 62, PA the pills supplied by deceased's 63, SOL; 64. STREWS: 66. father. JYMOLD; 69, ASA: 71, ROE: 72, N.W.; 73, STONECRAY; 74, S.E.

WILBUR PLAYERS.

ANOTHER SUCCESS LAST.

NIGHT,

"CAPPY RICKS" TO-NIGHT,

There was another very

Down:

The Coroner (Mr. Lindsell) in- timated that that could be done at the adjournment.

1, NEE; 3. TOM; 4, ABASH; 6, IT; 6, GROIN; 7. AIR; 9. WAE it was not alleged that the pills Mr. Armstrong said that while' 10, TIDE; 13, CARL: 15, NOR; 16, intentionally caused death, he put ap-GEAR; 18, NIBS; 19, T.K.U.; 24. forward the suggestion that it preciative house at the Star PRESENT: 25, CARNAGE: 25 was conceivable and likely that Theatre last night when the GYE: 28. ASSISTS: 29, MURRAIN; Wilbur Players presented

that 31, AVENS: 32, ERGAT: 35. KIN; they had inadvertently caused delightful comedy "Do Foolish 36, ELD: 38. E.G.N.: 39, ELL: 40, death. Wives Play" and met with a ATF 41, YET: 46. EON: 52. WOT; Li Pak-hoi, a practitioner in rousing response for their finish- 53, OCRA: 55. LASSO; 74, MAJOR: Chinese medicine, said he saw ed performance,

57. ROOD: 58, ALL: 60, S.E.: 63, the deceased only once at 9 a.m., To-night, there is a change in S.M.: 64. SIN: 85. WAT: 67, YEA; on the day of her death. She the, programme and ** Cappy 68. DUE: 70, AN 71, R.C.

suffered from pains in the Ricks," based on Peter Kyne's

With referendo leion No. 48 stomach and both sides of the atory centring round this lovable across the clue was river, in tongue. He thought the pain in other funds, and no assets of the character, will be featured.

error as a "Religious Denomination" the stomach, was due to flatulence trade union are to be carried t6| This will be followed

instead of R. G. netual, and in these while that in the tongue he put on circumstanes” both "RG." the political fund and directly or Saturday afternoon and night with "The Family Upstairs," a indirectly applied or changed in comedy of American home life. furtherance of any political ob-

ject.

Civil Servants-Civil servants CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER

CASE.

"R.C. have been accepted as cor. down to fever. He had never at- rect.

AMBULANCE CORPS.

ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME,

appearance at the Criminal Chinese A Civil servant knowingly Sessions yesterday of a man

a member of the Civil Service.

Y.M.C.A.

tended a case of opium poisoning, so could not say if she was suffer- ing from that,

Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst said that on April 23 he are prohibited from being mem-

received a bottle from the Govern- CONCERT BY CHINESE Y.C.A. ment Civil Hospital labelled bers of any trade union unless the

DIVISION.

"Stomach Washings." The battle organisation is confined to per-

contained a mixture of herba. In sons employed under the Crown;

PRISONER DISCHARGED.

the washings he found opium, the and is independent of any out-

quantity being 5.25 grains. He The discovery on the hillside On Friday and Saturday evenings also received some boiled herb side trade union or federation of near the village of Taipo Tin at 7.30 the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Divi-mixture for examination, but he trade unions, and is not associated Kok, near Taipo, of the decom- Brigade will give a concert in aid the way of identifying them. He sion of the St. John Ambulance was not able to do very much in directly or indirectly with any identified as. Li Loy led to the of the divisional funds in the tested the mixture for the com

posed body of a dead Chinese political party.

auditorium,moner poisons, which included Bridges Street.

A very attractive programme There might have been opium in opium, with negative results. breaking this regulation is to be named Li Yau, who was charged has been arranged; and those who the prescription, but then it

with manslaughter. disqualified from continuing to be

attend are assured of a most euwould have been boiled out. The prisoner admitted having joyable concert. struck the deceased with a ham-

The programme will include toe On April 25 from the Govern- Local Authorities. Local mer two days before the dis-dance and Greek dance by Miss ment Civil Hospital he received u authorities are prohibited from covery of the body, the alleged Rachael Wong, pupil of Miss Violet quantity of post mortem material circumstances being that pri- Capel; a pianoforte solo by Miss from the body of a Chinese making membership or non-soner returned to his house after Lily Li; song by Mrs. C. W. Olson; female, for examination. membership of a trade uniona Chinese festival and found that a Chinese song by Miss Chau examination it was found that a condition of employment.

the deceased had taken advantage Fung-ying: Chinese music by there was opium in these various

Messrs. You Hok-chau and friends; parts. of his wife. Persons employed by local or

Prisoner, however, maintained and music by the Crescendo Club. public authorities are to be liable that the blow he delivered could

Tickets can be had from mem- was a quantity of morphine ex- From the stomach walls there Having experienced two gen- to penalties if they break their not have led to death as the de-

bers of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Division,

tracted, which was equivalent to eral strikes and numerous minor contracts of service under certain ceased ran out of the house and

8.3 grains of Government pre- industrial troubles, Hong Kong circumstances,

was seen walking along the road

pared opium. alive and well on the day follow- will watch the progress of the Injunction Powers. Power is ing the night of this assault. Trade Union Bill at Home with given to the Attorney-General to

Prisoner admitted having more than casual interest.

The apply for an injunction to restrain discovery, but maintained that his huried the body on hearing of its chief object of the Bill is to make any application of the funds of a assault could not have been the A general strike illegal, but there trade union in contravention of cause of death as the deceased are other important provisions. the Bill.

had fallen down a ditch 20-feet deep. As briefly summarised by a Home paper these provisions are as follows:

50's $2.25 100's 4.25 20's. 1.00 100's 4.50

Hong Kong. Thursday, May 19, 1927.

100's $3.00

50's 1.50 50's 1:35 50's. 1.45 (Straw Tipped) 50's 1.75

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By the Coroner: Assuming that all the opium found was taken at one time the witness thought the total amount deceas- ed could have taken was 20 or 30 grains, and the whole quantity. must have been taken at the very longest within 12 hours of the woman's death.

Proceeding, Mr. Dovey said on

NIGHTLY DISPLAYS. Some of these, provisions, of

On evidence having been called course, might not be quite suited that the deceased was seen ap-the Cafe Restaurant Parisien May 12 he received some pills

Since their initial display at to Hong Kong, but there is no parently in good health the day Professor Thereses and. Miss from Messrs. Deacon's. He Political Strikes. A strike doubt that others could be applied following the alleged assault, also Marguerite Senour have been de-analysed them and found opium having any object besides. the with advantage, especially those deceased's alleged conduct, the graceful and symmetrical ex-

by the wife of prisoner as to the lighting the public with their present. furtherance of a trade dispute dealing with political strikes, for jury returned a verdict of "not hibitions, showing that dancing analysis stated, that the average Mr. Dovey's certificate *of within the trade or industry in the Colony, owing to peculiar local guilty" after five minutes' retire is not merely a pastime but one weight of one pill was 1/5 grain which the strikers are engaged is circumstances, needs even greater charged.

ment, and the accused was dis-of the highest of arts in which and that the quantity of opium declared an illegal strike, if it is protection in this respect than

they themselves excel. There present was 18 per cent, or about Other Cases.

is as much delight in watching 0.00036 grains per pill. The docu- designed to coerce the Govern does the Homeland.

The prisoner who was charged a beautiful dancer as in indulg-ment further stated that four ment or intimidate the com-

with breaking into a godown at ing in a dance one's self. Cer-grains of opium were usually re- munity.

On Lan Street was found guilty tainly the onlooker who loves garded as the minimum fatal yesterday afternoon and sen- dancing can learn much by mere- dose. To get this quantity of tenced to three years hard labour. Is looking on during any of the opium one would have to take part in such a strike is liable to It is reported that the Marine

The woman charged with offer- learned Professor and his spright- 5.3 ounces of the pills. Court of Inquiry into the collision Chevalier was also found guilty

ing a penalties on conviction.

bribe to Sub-Inspector ly daughter,

Mr. Lo pointed out that if de- Trade unionists who refuse to between the "Leung Kwong" and at the afternoon proceedings and entrusted with the bigger share would have taken only .036 grains Last night Miss. Senour was censed had taken 100 pills she take part in such a strike are pro- the "Moonshine" has definitely sentenced to four months hard of the programme and ably did of opium. labour. tected against the trade union ex-decided not to deal with the

Five years hard labour was brilliant in execution were

she acquit herself. Particularly Mr. Armstrong remarked that pulsion or penalties.

question of the locked grilles but imposed on a Chinese convicted Gypsy Dance and the Spanish of the quantity of opium in the the it would be easier to get an idea Picketing-Picketing by one or to confine itself purely to the of having been one of four men Bolero Dance, whilst her exhibi- pills by stating that 100,000 pills more persons at a house is made cause of the collision. This seems at 8 Yuen Ming Street and used ton jazz was a veritable revelation (Laughter).

who robbed the flat of a carpenter tion of the flat eccentric Charles- would contain 86 grains. offence. Picketing near a regrettable, in view of the fact threats of violence on the women to those who had not before seen Mr. Dovey added that the worker's house or his place of that the locked grilles had an inmates.

this danced as it should be danced opium found la the stomach was work in such numbers as is cal-Important bearing on the sub-

The Professor and Miss Senour not the same as that found in the culated to intimidate is declared sequent loss of life and therefore

also appeared in a Tango Fantaale pills, and stated in reply to Mr.. Care bound up with the whole inlawful.

and a Valse Idyll, whilst during Lo that he did not think anyone Political Levy-Contracting in. Indeed, the argument might be with very many thanks, receipt

subject of the Court's inquiry. The Committee acknowledges, fessor, in company with a local suit of taking those pils. Assum one of the intervals the Pro- could die of poisoning as the re Instead of contracting out, la pro pursued further inasmuch as the from the Y.M.C.A. of 100 books, lady revealed something of the ing deceased did not commit posed in regard to the political Marine Court in this case is specially rebound, to form the fascination of the classical ball-suicide. Mr. Dovey thought it. levy. In future a trade unionist at which every single circum supply of magazinea from Mr. A. R.

equivalent to a Coroner's inquest nucleus of a Hospital Library a room Foxtrot.

would be quite easy for anyone It is anticipated that the visit deliberately to have poisoned de- will not be obliged to pay the stance bearing on the loss of life Sutherland; ping pong-balls from ing dance experts will remain here ceased by putting oplum into a political levy unless he states in involved in the collision would the Indian School; large parcels of only a week or so longer, so that cup of Chinese medicine, and she writing his willingness to con-

have been most carefully in Shewan, Mrs. A. G. Langston, Mred themselves of the opportunity knowing

books. and periodicals from Mrs. those who have not so far avail would have swallowed it without tribute

vestigated and a verdict, with T. Dallin, Mrs. G. W. G. Burnett, of seeing them should book their The inquiry was adjourned possibly important: recommend Mrs. W. Li Handyside, Mrs. Branch, Lions, returned in accordance Mr A: Wells) Mrs. Harry Woods, seats at the Cafe Restaurant until Tuesday afternoon next at with the evidence. Viewed from Mr. G., R. Edwards

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