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GOERTZ.—On June 23, 1927, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. G. Goertz, a son.

Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 29, 1927,

COLONIAL INTERESTS.

a8-

the

the

local Government after due con- sideration of the official report of the Conference.

J

For example, the Conference warmly approved the principle of frequent interchange of offi- cera between the Colonial Office

and the various Colonial Ser-

&

willing and anxious to aid the A USEFUL LITTLE VOLUME.

those who take the law into

PARADE.

PROCEEDINGS IN COURT.

1

Fefore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the

their own hands for the purpose This little book opens up an of criminally injuring society Imost unexplored field in the Magistracy this morning the Ad. and there is some doubt as to dora of the Island. The amateur jutant of the Hong Kong Volun- whether the local police always gardener at home makes his rock-teer Defence Corps, Major R. A. take the fullest advantage of ery, assiduously, gathering all the Wolfe-Murray, prosecuted several different species of ferns found in members of the force for

this fact,

The newspapers in Hong Kong the British Isles. And what do failing to pay a fine of $25 im- are not less willing and anxious to they all amount to? Thirty-posed by the Commandant for in- Then, efficiency during the training Here on year 1926-27,

it is to be feared, their help is re- this little Island we have, accord-

example?

Answering this charge Mr.

aid the police in running criminals seven different species! to carth, but for the most part, think of Hong Kong, garded with distrust. Scotland ing to Mr. Gibbs, no less than 124 H. H. Rose, of the P.W.D., said Yard has at last awakened in this different species. Indeed, Hong that he had sent in two applica- respect. Is it too much to ask Kong may be counted as

tions to resign because he realised that Hong Kong will follow its veritable fern-lovers' paradise, that pressure of work prevented And to this almost unexplored him from making the required paradise Mr. Gibbs has given us a number of attendances. short introduction in a handy! little volume of about 90 pages. had no record of the applications Major Wolfe-Murray sald he The outline illustrations are having been received. drawn with wonderful skill and accuracy. Any one with the least case for a week to

The Magistrate adjourned the from the higher authorities here.

taste for plants will be able to quiries to be made at Headquar

enable in- The Conference, we are told, at-

identify the different species from ters to see if there was any re- tached importance to the prac-

these figures. No less than forty-cord of Mr. Rose's applications, Inspector Barnett

Mr. A. C. Howell, of William tice, already adopted by certain ing charged three Chinese before two different species are figured.

general Power Ltd., failed to appear to Major Willson with fighting in The letter-press, as ¿ Colonial Governments, of arrang-Old Bailey at 8 o'clock last night. rule, is confined to a very brief answer a similar charge.

A SORRY BAND.

SEQUEL TO A STREET FIGHT.

this morn-

The Magistrate told the Court

ing periodical conferences be- The first man was stated to description, often pointing out tween heads of Departments. be a marine hawker. He offer-me special characteristic by Sergeant to warn defendant that By this means every officer would ed to sell something to an old which the species may be identi-if he did not appear next Wednes- Chinese woman for five cents.fed. In a few cases Mr. Gibbs day a warrant would be issued for in course of time become familiar The other two accused chipped allows himself the freedom of a his arrest. with the work of other Depart-in and said the price was too are in want of a piece of string next Wednesday.

remark such as this:"If you The case was adjourned until high. Words led to blows and "when out for a walk among the ments on matters of importance. the marine hawker was alleged hills you will find its rachis (of Kong Electric Co., Ltd., having Mr. D. S. Hill, of the Hong A conference of such a nature, to have picked up a hammer and Lygodium Japonicum) a very paid his fine, the summons was moreover, could not but dissipate attacked the other two with it.

"useful substitute."

withdrawn. many of the inter-departmental One man suffered a split nose

Books on the natural history of Mr. G. P. Lammert, which was heavily bandaged, the Colony are so badly needed- American Express Co., who was jealousies that are such a feature while the other was said to have books on its flowers, insects, fined $25, admitted the Volunteer of certain Colonial Administra-been injured on the side of the beasts, birds, rocks, and shells fine had not been paid. tions, whilst it would tend

to head, bat the injury could not that we welcome specially this in a number of other summonses greater efficiency in the case of be seen, being hidden by a large troduction. It is for sale at a were withdrawn, the fines having

patch of raw tobacco. an officer suddenly being trans-marine hawker did not by any hope that at no distant date the

The ridiculously low price-$2.50. We been paid. ferred from one Department to means get off unscratched, for he author will follow it up by another another and having only the appeared in Court with a crack- similar work on the less common haziest idea of the nature of his ed head with the dry blood still ferns of the Colony.

new duties. Indeed, nothing but good could result were the con- ference extended to embrace every member of the Civil Ser- vice in a position of trust and responsibility.

A third point of no less im- portance discussed by the Con- ference last month was that affecting medical research, it] | being rightly agreed that "thore was no activity of Government

medical

over the wound.

.As all three accused admitted

* Common Hong Kong Ferns fighting, it was net brought out by L. Gibba, Kelly and Walsh, how the hawker came by his in- Ltd., $2.50. jury.

The Magistrate fined the me $10 each and bound them over in the sum of $50 each to be of good behaviour for six months.

SERVICES CONCERT.

MRS. SOUTHORN'S PARTY AT KOWLOON.

the

Ja pickpocket came up behind him

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of the

HOUSE OF LORDS.

REFORM PROPOSALS TO BE SHELVED.

London, June 28,

CHARGE AGAINST CONSTABLE.

Mr. H. F. Loseby appeared be

to it by poverty.

deen. He applied for a formal Sentence of two months' hard remand, and the Magistrate fixed labour was passed.

the hearing for 2.15 p.m., on July 5. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, D.S.P., who prosecuted, asked for substantial bail and the Magis- trate fixed it in the aum of $500 cash and a security of $500..

GAMBLERS GAUGHT.

RAN INTO ROAD.

BOY KNOCKED DOWN BY MOTORIST.

Six Chinese men and seven

In view of the mixed reception of its proposals in the House of A PICKPOCKET. Lords, it is understood that the Government has decided to shelve POVERTY AS AN EXCUSE FOR by the Lord Chancellor on June at present the scheme outlined CRIME.

20 and merely introduce a mea- While a Chinese was buying some power as regards money Bills.--

sure dealing with the Speaker's cigarettes at a stall in Connaught Reater. Road Central yesterday afternoon, Much too long for ready

[The Government's proposals similation by the man in

The Peking Road Y.M.C.A. and relieved him of $55 in notes included introducing the elective street is the summary of more likely to win the confidence was filled yesterday evening which was lying loose in a roll in a principle for peers and the nomi-

of natives than successful medi-most successful concerts that has watchman saw the theft and imme- Labour members.] -

on the occasion of one of the lower coat pocket. A district nation of a certain number of proceedings of the Colonial Office

cal work." Conference held in London from

In this respect the yet been given for the Service diately grabbed the pickpocket who Government of Hong Kong can men

dropped the notes into the side May 10 to 31, inclusive. There

The Band of the 1st/Cameron-by the watchman.

channel. Here they were recovered are, however, several points of wel: claim to have done in the

ians delighted the audience with

When the accused was charged more than outstanding interest past a tremendous amount of excerpts from Sullivan's operas, before Major C. Willson this morn- to this. Colony, which was repre- good amongst the Chinese. "Lilac Time," "The Gathering of ing he admitted the theft, but said sented by Mr. S. B. McElderry, Given a proper perspective of the Clans," "Rose Marie" and he did not know the amount of the fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell this "A Hunting Scene," whilat. Mr. money he had taken from the com- morning to defend Chinese con- and on which it would be appro-

requirements in the H. E. Gardner and Mr. H. B. L. plainant's pocket. He excused his stable No. C449 who was charged priate to hear the views of the future there should be nothing Dowbiggin greatly pleased the act by saying that he was driven with stealing some fish at Aber-

to militate against this good soldiers and sailors with their work being continued. There is rendering of well known songs, The duet of Mme. Consuelo no Department of Governmental Guzman and Mr. H. E, Gardner"! activities that has been so critic was loudly applauded and which concerns public health, but The dainty dancing of Miss ised within recent years as that diversions of Mr. R. Sutherland greatly delighted the audience. that cannot close our eyes to the Betty Pestonji touched a respon- been done amongst the Chinese-completed a programme which No. 351 Nathan Road, Kowloon, fact that really useful work has sive chord and the songs of Mr.

J. Barrow and R. H. Charles Mr. A. L. S. Read, residing atj vices. Such an arrangement, it is thought, would conduce to

work that has certainly instilled would have done justice to many parts that while he was driving his women were this morning charged into them a degree of confidence a big concert hall in England. motor cycle along Nathan Road before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with closer co-operation between

in the Government that could not

The concert had been arranged |

yesterday afternoon, a 12-year-old playing "samkung" at No. 51, Colonial Governments and the

by Mra, W. T. Southorn, in con- rond opposite the Pohing Theatre. man who was proved to be the Chinese boy suddenly crossed the First Street, West Point. The otherwise have been obtained. Colonial Office, and ensure better

junction with the Entertainments Mr. Read had no time to pull up keeper of the gambling den was and more sympathetic under-

Committee of the Naval and and the boy was knocked down and fined $50 or four weeks' jati, while Military Y.M.C.A.

suffered injuries to his head and standing by the latter of local

lega. Mr. Read took the boy to the the assistant keeper was fined conditions overseas and of the

Kwong Wah Hospital. DOCTOR CENSURED.

$24 or 14 days. The players were problems and difficulties con-

Hong Kong, which has many

fined $4 ench. The principal ten- problems in common with the

Death followed a small Chinese

ant of the house was discharged fronting Colonial Administra.

because there was no evidence to Straits tions. Although not exactly an Federated Malay States, where day afternoon Major C. Willson Settlements and the girl's tumble down a few steps at her school on June 15, and yester-

show that she had engaged in the analogy it may be recalled that there is the same form of ad- held an inquiry into the circum- discharged two Chinese who were

running of the game. gambling, or, had helped in the when Sir John Anderson went ministration, will find the follow-stances attending from the Colonial Office to the ing paragraph from a recent

the child's charged before him with the theft death.

of three coconuts from a tree in Straits Settlements as Governor issue of the "Straits Times" of child returned from school com- Magistrate said that under the patient that he is dying was dis

According to the mother the Whitfield near the market. The quite a new atmosphere was some interest:- created in the treatment by the

plaining of a headache. The head ordinance a person could not be Home police activity in the was rubbed with hot rice and charged with the theft of fruit Cussed by Dr. Stella Churchill, Colonial Office of questions now notorious Charing Cross some Chinese medicine applied, unless the fruit taken from a medical officer, West Hackney trunk murder case has been She became unconscious a little tree was of a value exceeding 26 Welfare Clinic, lecturing at the very notable. We believe we later and a Japanese doctor from cents. Besides this, the evidence Institute of Hygiene, Portland are quite accurate when we the Majima Hospital nearby was of the two Chinese constables who Place, W. She said: state that never before in the called.

arrested the accused was contra- "It is not always possible or history of Scotland Yard, have A

The doctor said that when he dictory in that they each pointed advisable to tell the patient the the police taken the Press into saw the child unconscious and out a different man as the one truth about his condition, but I confidence at the outset of their was told that she had fallen down who had ascended the tree. The feel that it is not right to tell the investigations into a baffing some steps, he at once realised Magistrate instructed the police patient lies when you know he case. Usually it has been the that she was in a dangerous con- to put both constables on report cannot recover. custom of Scotland Yard to dition. He suggested an injection as obviously one of them was ly- start hunting a criminal until but the mother would not hear of ing. completely baffled and then to it. He advised the mother to nend seek Press assistance. In the the child to hospital but this was Charing Cross case, however, not done. Later when he was in an Indian constable who caught you tell the truth. Cases where In attempting to evade arrest by that death is inevitable before the police called on the Press formed that the child had died, bir chopping Brewood, a Chinese death is inevitable are very few. at the outset of investigations, he issued a certificate that death fell down the hillside at Wongnet-Often when we think we are faced The result was that nearly was due to concussion of the chong and injured his head.. United Kingdom published de-police, every leading dally in the brain. He did not inform the was taken to the Government Civil markable recovery"!!!

He with such a case, there is a re Hospital. tails of such information as In returning a verdict of death

affecting British Malaya, Straits problems were dealt with at Home in a more statesmanlike manner than ever before. better understanding was effect- ed all round. Similarly, an in-l terchange of officers between Hong Kong, say, and the Colonial Office, even although it did not affect the high position of} Governor, could not but result in our local problems and difficul ties being better appreciated in Downing Street, as naturally they would be viewed from an entirely different angle, leading to actual instead of theoretical co-operation and co-ordination.

Another statement in the sum marised report of the Conference seems to call for some comment

Crime and the Press.

ONE OF THEM LYING. Mr. R. E. Lindsell yesterday

SHOULD DOCTOR TELL?

Whether a doctor should tell a

Dr. James Fenton, medical off- cer of health, Kensington, who presided, said:

"Yes, but be absolutely sure

An immenas field of pacific

Scotland Yard had at its dis- through concussion of the brain, Two Chinese employees of the activity has been oponed to indus posal, and also reproduced the Coroner added a rider to the China Light and Power Company trialists, merchants, Asanciers, and photographs of certain import-effect that the doctor should have were yesterday taken to the workers of every country by reason. ant material clues. This wide satisfied himself of the actual Kwong Wah Hospital suffering of the profound changes caused by advertisement brought to Scot-cause of death before issuing a from injuries received by falling the war and the new aspirations land Yard so much information certificate. The doctor should from an electric standard which and needs to which it has given from private individuals as to also have communicated the girl's they were painting at Kowloon rise among all peoples.The French give the detectives a sound base death to the police.

Tong.

President.