1927-08-10 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1927.

IS THAT SO?

THE CHINA MAIL.

SILVA NETTO SUED.

QUALITY OF ANTIMONY ORE IN DISPUTE.

Thoughts Terse, Perverse and Worse. LONDON FIRM PLAINTIFFS.

BY "THE MAILMAN.”

American marines, we are told, Į Mr. Baldwin, were he an Amert provented the capture and looting can, might well aspire to the Pre- of Shanghal... . Well, some folk | sidency, says a local scribe. will believe it if it's said loudly and Damning with faint praise? often enough.

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Says Peter, silent contempt

is

to provide mighty big headings for know you can't lick. some journals.

The rumour that the police are A Canton message.Kays that trying to coax the P.W.D. aceretly Chinese who went out to collect to remove those white lines is so some debla got killed by E bomb

far not confirmed, .... local shroffs please note.

INDIAN AFFRAY.

FIVE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT..

TO "SETTLE ACCOUNTS."

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Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL"

August

Entertainments.

10-Queen's Theatre;

Mesara, Silva-Netto and Co. of

The Sikh assault case in which Alexandra Building, Hong Kong, five men were charged with as-Monsieur Beaucaire." were the defendants in an action saulting two compatriots with

August 10-World Theatre; "In

August 10-Star Theatre, Kow-

in the Summary Court this morning sticks, causing serious injuries to Hollywood with Potash and Perl- in which John Batt (London) and Co. sued for $852, being the equi-one man who was unconscious in mutter," due by the defendants for breach of assault, advanced a stage further loon; "Our Cabarets," 0.30 pm. valent of £95. 88. 5d., alleged to be hospital for three days after the These Chinese "paper wars" seem the kind you feel for someone you / contract for the sale by the defen- in Major C. Willson's Court at the "Sun Up.". 2.80 to 8.30 p.m.

Magistracy yesterday dants to the plaintiffs of a quantity Central

August 10-Concert at Palace afternoon. The assault WAS Hotel, Kowloon, 8.80 p.m. of antimony ore.

Mr. L. R. Andrews was for plain-alleged to have taken place out-

August 10--Concert at Rope Fac- tiffs and Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., side the Pioneer Silk Store on July tory by Y.M.C.A. Mobile Concert for the defendants,

14 last. Mr. Andrews said that the dis- Mr. C. A. S. Russ was for the Party, 7.45 p.m.; at Hankow Bar- racks by the "Revellers" Concert pute arose out of the sale and pur- defence. chase of 75 tons of antimony ore The Indian watchman of the Cheer O," 7.15 p.m.; singing com-.

Party, 7 p.m.; Whist drive at from the defendants to the plain- Colonial Dispensary said that he tiffs. The contract under which it heard the first defendant say some petition at "Better "Ole," 7 p.m.

August 11-Informal dance at was sold contained a clause by thing to the complainants, and then "Cheer 0,7 p.m. which any dispute arising out of the all five set upon the two complain- The beacon might prove useful bitration in London. A dispute the complainants were to the effect0" and "Better 'Ole," 7 p.m.

contract should be referred to ar ants. First defendant's words to arose between the parties having that they wanted to "settle a as its origin the re-selling of the goods by the plaintiffs to Messrs. Hallet and Son, of London.

Still, they have proved

some- the workers."-Mr. Tom Mann...

"If you must shoot, don't shoot thing of a white elephant, haven't How self-sacrificing.

they?

Is it Sacco Vanzetti or. Sacco as a cigar lighter for after-dinner

Vendetti?

One wonders whether the insur ance clerk who swam the channel insured against failure.

The question of the hour In America... Was it Calvin's choice or Hobson's choice.

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There is no truth in the rumour that the police intend to enforce

a muzzling order against the trams during planoforte recitals at the

City Hall.

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Says Peter, striking rumours are flying around the "Kowloon Trust."

strollers,

in hia arme every night; now he Before marringe he caught her

catches her in his pockets.

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"Some interesting cricket records Parker's fint," announces a local heading

A domes- tic record?

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from dancing the Charleston they Says Peter, when one gets corns should be soaked; also the head.

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A college education seldom hurts man if he is willing to learn little after he leaves,

"Another lonely gentleman" la

Arbitrator's Award.

counts."

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Not Many Friends. Questioning this witness regard The sub-purchasers of the plain-jing his friends, Mr. Russ caused tiffs rejected the antimony on the some amusement when he men- different Channan ground that it was not up to quality. tioned seven Plaintiffs then got inte touch with Singh, four Mangal Singh and The witness the defendants and told them there two Tela Singh.

that he knew only one had been a dispute. After an in-said

the many men terchange of cables, the defendants, of continued Mr. Andrews, requested ed by Counsel.

August 12-Concerts at "Cheer

City Hall, 6.30 p.m. |_ August 13-Grand Concert at

August 22-Social Service for service men on the roof of St. Peter'a Y.M. Club.

Sports.

August 10-Baseball: All-Around

"Dragons," Happy Valley Diamond, Chinese of Honolulu v. S. China 4.30 p.m.

August 10-Local Water Polo

6 p.m.

mention- He said that he matches, Victoria Recreation Club, themselves, and Hallet and Son, explained that by the fact that not the plaintiffs to arbitrate between did not have many friends, and August 13 Baseball: S. China was a night watchman and did not Tigers v. Club de Recreio; All- This arbitration took place and have much opportunity for social Around Chinese of Honolulu v. Far East (Chinese-Filipinos-Japan- Hallet and Son were awarded the intercourse as he slept during the ene), 2.30 p.m. and 4 pm. verdict, plaintiffs having

their Sub-purchasers..

to pay day.

£187 and costs; Plaintiffs in turn A Chinese watchman also asked the present defendants to re- described the assault, but said he imburse them na they (defendants) could not identify any of the de- had (according to the view of the

August 14-Hong Kong Baseball club y, S. China "Dragons:" All- Around Chinese of Honolulu v. All

shipping columns asking for trouble, according to alaintiffs) asked for arbitration and/fendants as all Indiana looked alike Hong Kong, Happy Valley Dia-

Since the "Paul Beau" "report" contemporary have been more or less accurate

"In any other game, the injured. player would have been immedi- ately taken off and a substitute found to take his place in the field," saya the "Post." football, for instance.

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local advertisement.

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Generally speaking, the person who works best makes the least noise about it.

to him.

implied therefore that they would Further hearing of the case was bo willing to abide by the decision: adjourned until Friday afternoon Defendants, however, seemed un- willing to pay the money.

Corres- next.. pondence continued over a long period in regard to the matter and Peter's idea of a sound sleeper is eventually plaintiffs drew for the

a fellow who snores.

"Filipino-Dragon Protest," local ... Seems to be a case

Many folk who would not wear second-hand clothes do not hesti-heading.

tate to make use of second-hand for St. George's Society. idean

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With one morning paper boost- "Strength in Weakness."-A Mr. Andrews, was dishonoured by ing vehicular ferries and the other local preacher's text, as recorded boosting the passenger ferry we're in a contemporary. going to shout "hurrah" for the walla-wallus!

The Bible continues to be the best seller and most widely un- read and misquoted book on the

market.

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DEAD JEMADAR,

INQUEST OPENS AT

.KOWLOON.

mond, 2.80, p.m. and 4 pm.

Lammert's Auctions, at Sales Room, 2.30 p.m.

August 12-Household furniture

August 16--Sales of 2,500 stamps at Sales Room, 5.15 p.m.

September 16- Valuable pro- perties in the New Territories, at Messrs. Lammerts' Sales Room, 8, Duddell Street. 3 p.m.

Mestinga.

August 11-Extraordinary gen- eral meeting of members of the

Kowloon Cricket Club, Club House, 5.30 p.m.

August 18-Meeting of Creditors

amount they considered due to the them on a bill of exchange. The two companies had been dealing with each other over a period of years and other debits and credits had accumulated.

At the Kowloon Magistracy Bill Dishonoured.

yesterday, Mr. W. Schofield in his This bill of exchange, continued capacity as Coroner and a jury the defendants. Plaintiffs then held an inquest on Jemadar Gur of the Hong Kong and Kowloon asked Johnson, Stakes and Master mukh Singh of the Indian Mule Taxicab Co., Ltd., Liquidators Is this anything to do with the to act for them in the collection of Corps, who was found dead under Office, 3, Queen's Road Central, Portland Club new Bridge rulings? the amount and eventually the pre- circumstances pointing to mur-H. K. noon.

sent writ was issued. After its der, with a bullet wound in his August 22-Meeting of Share- "Judging by the portrait of him issue. Johnson, Stokes get into head, at Whitfield Barracks on liquidation), to confirm resolution. holders of M.Y. San Co., Ltd. (in, in our evening contemporary, the touch with the opposing solicitors June 25.

passed at previous meeting, bowler Parker appeared to have and asked them if they were pre According to Captain E. W-Queen's Road, Central, 2.80 p.m. parked under a defective flue pared to admit the correspondence Morris, R.A.S.C., who found the August 27-Fourth Meeting of

The Or in the fat men- passing between the parties.

Jengdar dead in bed on June 25, Hong Kong Realty & Trust Co., defendants, solicitors instructed

Building (2nd tioned in last Monday's "Morning them that they were. Thinking there were two different castes Ltd., Exchange the

that this would get to the real heart of Indians in the Corpa,floor), 11.30 am.

Miscellaneous. The of the dispute without troubling to Mohamedans and Hindus. Saya Peter, we men may have our get evidence on commission, he latter consisted of Doggas and August 11-Consul for Germany failings, but we don't kiss when we (Mr. Andrews) relied therefore on Sikhs. The deceased, about three holde reception at 115 The Peak Latest from the war zone: Bora-meet in the street.

the mutually agreed correspon weeks previous to his death had from 11.45 to 12.30 p.m. din has left Hankow.

August · 13-Moonlight bathing Men of the bull-dog breed. The Mr. Justice P. Jacke commented had some trouble with some new picnic under the auspices of St. skipper who refused to sail with that it did not seem a very satisfac-ly arrived Doggas and the wit-Peter's Y.M. Club, out his cook.

tory way of putting in evidence. ness had to deal severely with August 21-Band of the 1st- No opportunity was given of cross- one man for theft. The men had Queen's Royal Regt. will play at Senator Bingham visited a Shan-examination,

been warned through the senior evening service at St. John's tung battle-front just as the troops defendants had wished to cross- defy the Jemadar's authority the

Mr. Andrews thought that If the N.C.O. that if they continued to Cathedral.. were evacuating.

August 26-Whist drive at St. Lunusual in that.

examine they should have given him notice. He could have got evidence witness would take serious action John's Cathedral Hall. on commission and if an adjourn-not only against the ment was granted he could do so against the N.C.O., himself, Since then there had been no further trouble in the Corps.

"Typhoon moves", asserts "China Mail.”

.. An in- teresting bit of information, sure- Jy,

The impossible: holding down a job without staying on it.

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The trouble with reciprocity is that everyone is trying to get back just a little more than he gives,

HIT WITH CHOPPER.

CONSTABLE'S ALLEGATION AGAINST WOMAN.

HAWKER CHARGED.

Chinese police constable No.. C441, `stationed at No. 7 Police

Station was on his beat in Second Street, West Point, at 5.45 p.m., yesterday, when passing house No. 33, his helmet was tipped, of his head. Simultaneously a woman hit him on the head with the back of

Post."

Nothing

U.S. PRESIDENT.

MORE COMMENT ON HIS

WITHDRAWAL..

MANTLE FOR HOOVER?

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Washington, Aug. 3. After the first shock of President Coolidge's "withdrawal" from the presidential race, Washington is smiling..

dencc.

now.

"Sky High."

Mr. Alabaster commented that the defendants had evidence as to the nature of the goods shipped in Hong Kong which would knock the plain- tiffs' case "sky-high.".

Hia Henour still thought that the basing of the case on corhespon- dence was unsatisfactory and would not get to the root of the trouble:

men but

The inquiry was adjourned.

CHARGE WITHDRAWN,

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PORTUGAL.

CABINET TURMOIL OVER ARREST OF EDITORS.

Madrid, August 3. A dispatch from Lisbon describes an imminent Cabinet crisis caused

Before Mr. W. Schofield at the by the Portuguese Minister of In- Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, terior's threat to resign,

the police withdrew a charge The Minister clashed with the the case should be adjourned for tached to the Yaumati Police the arrest of the editors of the off- Mr. Andrews therefore asked that against a Chinese detective at Government when the latter ordered getting evidence on commission but. Station, who was alleged to have cial journal. "Imparcial." The Mr. Alabaster objecting, it was

countenanced the demand by a warning several days ago, and latter changed its policy without Many officials have expressed eventually decided to continue. the view that Senator. Smoot was Mr. Andrews referred to various Chinese of $500 from an employee launched a stinging attack on the not indulging in idle gossip when cables by which the contract had of the Man Kee Godown in Government. a chopper. The constable grabbed he said: "If the Republican con- been formed. the woman and blew his whistle. vention wants President Coolidge

Jordon Road. The withdrawal The Minister of Interfor.support- A young man, whom the constable to run he will run; but if the mat-

A Trading Phrase.

was because the case depended oned the editors and refused to sup- Referring to that by which the another in which a Chinese who port the suspects was one of the woman's ter is left to his personal choice he plaintiffs accepted the defendants' was charged with demanding against them.

Government's action aone, immediately ran away' and

The Government offer to supply 75 tons of antimony could not be found. Two other would prefer to withdraw." Chinese constables went to their

Doctor Nicholas Murray Butler ore at £14.3 per ton of the "variety money by menaces was discharg-proceeded with the arrest of the

ed by Major C. Willson at the editora.-United Press. comrade's assistance and took the and Hiram Johnson of California 55 to 60 per cent."

His Honour questioned the mean- Central Magistracy on Saturday: woman into custody. The constable are the outstanding exponents of who was assaulted recognised the the view that the president definito-ing of the latter phrase and Mr. In view of Major Willson's deci woman as a female hawker whom ly eliminated himself by the an Andrews aald he was not aware of sion no evidence could be offered U.S. NAVAL PLANS.

It fully himself. But he did not against the detective who was he had arrested for obstruction that nouncement. same morning, and alleged that the:

The friends of Ex-Governor Low think it entered into the question, represented by Mr. Leo d'Almada. attack on him was out of revenge. den of Illinois, however, are a unit The defendants, he claimed, had

The woman was produced before in saying that the President is still agreed to accept arbitration, the Mr. Schofield "discharged the Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morning in a receptive mood and intended award had been against the goods accused.

supplied, and the question of the charged with assaulting the con- merely to avold the responsibility quality of the goods was, he claim stable.

for taking a third term in the ed, already disposed of Mr. D. McCallum appeared for White House. Henceforth, they! His Honour expressed the view the defence and asked for a date to say, he has only to keep quiet and that what the defendants had asked be fixed for the hearing of the case, wait for the convention to act.

day next.

"THE CARLTON.”

الم

NEW HAIRDRESSING SALOON

OPENED.:

OPEN TOO LATE.

“MODERATE" PROGRAMME:

APPROVED,

Rapid City, Yesterday.. President Coolidge has approv ed the building programme of the Navy Department's general

The manager of a Chinese eat board, which is officially describ for in the correspondence between ing house at No. 447, Queen's ed as "moderate." -- Reuter's

Mr. Lindsell fixed noon on Fri-Under the circumstances, Secre- the two parties was not arbitration Road West was this morning American Service..

tary Hoover is a hard man to see. between the plaintiffs and their cub charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell He will say nothing concerning the purchaser but arbitration between with keeping his doors open for president's announcement and ap- the plaintiffs and the defendante, pears not to be concerned with the which had not in fact taken place: business at 1.10 a.m., yesterday, prevailing gossip which puts him. Mr. Andrews held that if this had contrary to the provisions of his Hidge. The President's friendship be placed on the defendants' state was fined $10, jua na ku in first place as a successor to Coo had been the real construction to licence. He pleaded. "guilty" and

for his Secretary of Commerce is ment, it was not borne out in sub- The manager of another eating in Washington and in the event regard to the contention of the de- West admitted a similar offence one of the principal political facts sequent letters and cables. With house at No. 472, Queen's Road that the President sponsors any fendants that the contract between at the same time and date as in candidacy but his own it is assumed plaintiffs and their sub-purchaser the previous case. As this man here that the mantle will fall on was different to that between the had had three previous convic Hoover-United Press.

plaintiffs and defendants, how could they reconcile that with their tions for like offence, he was fined understood acquissanes by, corres- | $25. pondence that the contracts were the kume, Mr. Andrews claimed that he ought to have been given notice if the defendants were going to dispute the letter about the contracts being the same

As may be seen from our ad vertising columns, a new hair dressing saloon has been opened at 140 Queen's Road Central.

No money has been spared, in fitting the "Carlton" out to make it rank amongst the best, establish- ments of the kind in the Colony There are three departments In the gentlemen's aaloon, where no fewer, than six barbers are at work, whilst two lady, barbers look after the re quirements of lady customers

The "Carlton," which ought to have a bright future, hastralsoi secured the services of an expert manicurist.

POLAR CAKE

FIN QUALITY THAT COUNTS)

Counsel for the defence said that

TRIGHTENING, IN THE NIGHT.

Aery in the night, griping pains in the vitals, crampa, weakening, diar rhoca; whether child or adult, there

the defendants had not at any time is immediato comfort and ease from admitted: the contracts were the pain in Chamberlain's. Colle, and. Dier. Bame,

The case is proceeding

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