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Hong Kong, Thursday, October 6, 1927,

TRADE FACILITIES.

:

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1927.

ANOTHER CONSTABLE.

CHARGED WITH MISCONDUCT.

PRAPS-P'RAPS NOT!

To-day's fairy story: The Police bave issued a search warrant for the Spey Royal Cup.

to put an end to many of the artificial props to trade that previously existed. Mr. Ho Iu laments the fact that the traite of Hong Kong has been undermined and that we are having a blow re- SEQUEL TO HAWKERS' CASE, vival. But he cannot overlook the fact that that revival, though terday afternoon, Major C. Willson At the Central Magistracy yes- slow it be, is not due to any hoard evidence in a case which was Sandy Junior: Ye promised to gle change in what he is pleased to stated to have been a sequel to the me saxpence if I was top boy at term the extreme over-cautious-recent arrest of four Chinese con school. I've been top boy for two

of of some

etables of the Hawkers' Department weeks running." the local

Sandy Senior (reluctantly): Well on charges of conspiring to make here's a shilling, but ye must give foreign banks. The admis exactions on hawkers, receiving sion that trade is

reviving bribes, and misconduct as police- for ye...

up studying so hard--it's not good

ness

I

·

at all is a tribute in itself men.

The accused in the case yesterday to the policy of the foreign bank-

A Scotaman had been promised a was another Chinese constable nam-present of a new hat. Before it was ers in endeavouring to reconstructed Tang Wai-chau who was charged bought the donor called and commerce on a substantial and with misconduct and with assault asked, "Would you rather have a permanent foundation. Far from ing a hawker to prevent him from felt or a straw hat, McPherson?"

giving evidence as a witness in the

"Weel," said the latter, "I think undermining trade and causing squeeze" case.

I'll take a straw one. Maybe it suppliers and consignors of goods. The complainant, Man Cheung

will be a mouthful for the cow abroad to "lose their zest and admitted in the witness box that he confidence in despatching goods the past eight years, and was one had been an unlicensed hawker for

asset

of trade

when I'm done with it."

shortly all work will be done by Wife (reading): They say. very to this distributing centre," the of those who had paid "squeeze" simply touching a button.

.stability to the accused constables. On Sep- The Perfect Brute: I can't ultimately should be suffi- tember 20, the witness learned that Imagine you touching a button dear. cient in itself to offset many and communicated his fears to In the accused intended to assault him,

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A black boy was walking along

of the other disadvantages from spector Lane. As the witness liv. a lonely road at night, when a which local trade has been suffer-ed in the Western district, he was ghost suddenly appeared beside ing since the dislocation was

referred to Inspector Grant in him. The boy walked fast, but the charge of No. 7 Police Station, ghost kept up with him. Then he created by insidious forces out- Before Inspector Grant could be in-an, but he could not leave the ap side this Colony.

terviewed he was assaulted by the fell from exhaustion.

parition behind. Finally the boy accused at Cheung Fun Lane.

"We have had quite e run," the ghost said.

"You Are Saucy" That Pledge.

When the accused accosted the have another as soon as I get ma "Yes" gasped the boy, "an' we'll "Poppy Day," or "Remembrance witness he said: I have sent many bref." Day" is but a month away, and it persons to warn you not to give would be interesting to know whe-received bribes.

evidence against the constables who ther preparations are well, in hand done so? for its fit and due observance in

Mary: Mother, do Ford cars grow Why have you on trees?

Mother: No, why dear? When the witness replied that Mary: Well, I read that they're

Ila.

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*

He told

obligations to the foreign banks, Hong Kong. The fact that a one-that was none of the accused's busi, going to start a plant in Austra- whenever there is a slump pre- day. stunt collected for the M.C.L. ness, the latter remarked: "You are a sum approaching $10,000 augura Baucy. I shall strike you." With

Dora: Why is it that you have vailing in the market. Such loans well for the financial success of that, the accused struck the witness broken

off your engagement, are renewable, fortnightly or November 11, when the little red several blows. The witness blaw a Thora? monthly, until such time as the flowers are sold for the benefit of police whistle, but no policeman

Thora: Oh, my dear! hongs are able to dispose of their Earl Haig's British Legion. Last came to his aid. At length he me he was connected with the year a total of £1,517 14. was obsucceeded in running away from movies, and the very next day, I goods in a more favourable mar tained in the Colony. In some of the accused and immediately went saw him driving a furniture van. let and then redeem their loans the previous years it has reached at No. 7 Police Station where he

reported the assault on him. He Jones: Heaven bless him, he with the proceeds obtained from higher figure, and there seems then went out with Inspector Grant showed confidence in me, when the

"

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the sale. Ever since the strike Round reason why it should not, and after a search found the ac.clouds were dark and threatening.

cused.

This the witness denied, saying

The case was adjourned.

GETS OFF.

CHINESE. CONSTABLE IN COURT.

Brown: In what way? Jones: Ho lent me an umbrella.

.

Golfer: I suppose you've seen worse players than I am? (Silence). "I say, I suppose you've Been worse players than I am?

Caddy: I heard you, sir, but I'm Just thinking.

申

•

The ambitious youth

came to

Sydney from the country in order to join the police. He passed the

interviewed. medical examination and was then

"Well, young man," said the officer, "You look a promising sort of fellow. You have a good general knowledge I hope."

"Yes, sir."

"Can you tell me, then, how many miles it is from Sydney to Goulburn?"

The ambitious youth became alarmed. "Look here, sir," he blurted out, "If you'se going to put me on that beat, I'd rather, help father with the cows.

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The following conversation en- sued between two Lancashire men: "Well, Bill, what do you think about our new home?"

"You've said that to everything; "Oh! not so bad," remarked Bill don't ta like it?"

tho

fast

again rise above an aggregate of a and boycott, says Mr. Ho Iu, these thousand and odd pounds sterling.

The Defence. facilities have been greatly cur November 11 is the one day of the)

The defence put up by Mr. tained and business automatically year upon which all Britons should

open their purse strings as widely D. McCallum was that the witness hampered. This curtailment is

as possible. It should not be 'neces- was endeavouring to obtain the re- attributed to the over-cautious.sary to say so, but it is! That the fund of $5 which he had previously ness of the foreign banks in with money collected goes for a worthy paid to a woman named Ah Yee drawing facilities in loans and object, we all know. It is apporto save a hawker from arrest, and tioned among the British Legion during an altercation between the advances on shares and proper general funds, the Officers' Benevo-witness and the woman, the accus ties.

The upshot, he says, was lent Department, the Relief Departed intervened and attempted to ar that "the native banks were im- ment, the British Legion in Scot-rest the witness.

land, the Sanatorium and Settle- pelled to recall no fewer than

ment, and the Eegion's poppy fac- that if the accused had, intended to forty million dollars loans out tories. It is seen, therefore, that arrest him there was no need to standing to meet the run of their the activities of Earl Haig's. Legion assault him. depositors that would, in ordinary cover a wide field and include, in addition to the relief of distress circumstances, have gone to amongst ex-Servicemen of all ranks, finance the entire Chinese trade their dependants, and the widows) of Hong Kong acting as a useful and children of those who fell, such lubricant to keep the wheel of employment, assisting and advising

essential services as finding them! commerce running smoothly." It there on questions relating to pen- is asserted by the same gentle-slons, granting loans, free of inter- man that suppliers and consignora est, to enable them to establish busi-

LACK OF EVIDENCE. nesses, providing the means to en- of goods in the interior and able them to emigrate, giving them abroad lost all their former zest free legal advice on housing, employ-Central

Before Mr. R. E.. Lindsell at the and confidence in despatching ment and similar matters, helping afternoon, the case was concluded Magistracy yesterday to educate the children, and so give in which a Chinese constable was shipments to this distributing Another contribution has been centre, and time and again deem- generally to discharge the obliga- of thieves, and with sharing in the them a start in life, and serving charged with being the associate made to the discussion on trade ed it expedient to divert their con- tions incurred through the National proceeds of robberies.

"It's all right, but why "The Cloisters'?" revival by Mr. Ho Iu, a signments to other more advan-Pledge that no man who went out to The accused was charged on in- "Just because it's. 'Cloister". sta-

fight for his country in the crisis formation given by a self-confessed tion and. 'Cloister" pletures." member of the Trade Revival tageous points.

should be in a worse position on his pickpocket, who alleged that after Committee of the Chinese Cham- It is impossible, of course, to return to civil life. This Pledge, he had been eaught by the accused, Salesman (showing customer ber of Commerce.. Whether or expect a foreigner, and especially we know, has not been kept, but it he was compelled to give the lat-cycling stockings); Surprising not his views or the views of an outsider from the angle of must be accepted by everyone that ter a percentage of his weekly value, sir. Worth double others are endorsed, it is certain Chinese trade, to be completely than anybody else, the Government (witness) was arrested by another and it's a good yarn.

the British Legion is doing more long period, until eventually he colours, holeproof, won't shrink,

takinga." This continued for almoney. Latest pattern, ly encouraging to find Chinese au fait with all the inner workings Included, to keep it. And it is up constable and was whipped by or Customer: Yes, and very well merchants having the courage of of Chinese commerce, let alone to us all to help the Legion to keep der of the Court,

it

After that he told. their convictions by boldly stating to grasp all the subtleties and

made up his mind to give up his them to their own Chamber. niceties by which it is surrounded.

mode of living and turn a new leat, but the accused thought otherwise Even were their conclusions to be But when Mr. Ho Iu suggests that

and continued to pester him, and turned down they can still have the withdrawal by the native

eventually he decided to give in- formation to the proper authori the satisfaction of attemptingbanks of the huge loans above-

ties. something in the direction of mentioned caused all the prin states: The Court of Consuls; com- members of the pickpocket's gang appens once in a gal's life...

Saturday's "Shanghai Times" At previous hearings, several sentimentally): Ah, well, it only Emma (at the Society wedding! effecting a trade revival in the cipal trades of the Colony to "be posed of Mr. E. S. Cunningham, Mr. gave evidence about seeing the Colony, a desideratum as much to left in a rut" is it not possible CM.G., Consul-General for. U.S.A., votes in paries to the pencil these folks la different

Her Mother: Don't be silly be desired by non-Chinese as by that he is over-estimating the Norway and Great Britain respec- Central district, I want to get this cheque cash-

witness various parts of theEMEN Chinese. And any criticism that part played by the over-cautious tively, will on Tuesday afternoon their opinions may provoke must foreign banks? Could he have for China hear a case brought, by A.S.P., admitted to his Worship Yes, madam, you must endorse

next at the United States Court yesterday, Mr. W. le Bart Sparrow, paying teller at the bank.

When the case again came on ed" said the young wife to the must placed himself in the position of the China Publishing Company, I that the acetted was not put up the same good cause,

the foreign banks, would he have orperated, against the Shanghat for identification because it was "Why, my husband sent it to me. Mr. Ho Iu, in his lengthy taken any other course, having re- "wrongful and unlawful

Municipal Council for alleged thought that formality was not He is away on business, memorandum to the Chinese gard to all the circumstances continuance of the supply of elec-known as a member of the Police Sign it on the back please, and your dis necessary, the accused being well "Yea madam, but just endorse it. Chamber, submits that the pro- and not merely an isolated casetric current for the lighting of Force to the pickpockets who had husband will know we paid it to tracted bad times were, in a of the strike and the boycott? without any previous notice to the

plaintiff's electric lights and fans given evidence in the case. measure, aggravated by the ex- Surely Mr. Ho Iu is too shrewd plaintiff. The amount of damages treme over-calitiousness of the to advocate a continuance of any asked is $50,000, Mexican currency |local · leading banka by with-policy that permitted trade to be drawing abruptly, all the pre- bolstered by men of straw or strike facilities and by refusing, allowed indeterminate credits to especially in time of crisis, to be be extended on greatly over- in any way accommodating to the valued shares and properties? in Paris has added a refreshment roborated on certain points, and old hand! "that's nothing!"

A wholesales dressmaking house evidenca as presented was not cor-THA nothing," remarked am Chinese established custom of Even allowing for the fact that bar and buffet to Es establishment. on others the evidence was in-What's nothing?" demanded the conducting business. As a con- the foreigner must have cog sustain themselves without quitting His Worship expressed his agree

A Fatigued buyers may nourish and suficient to warrant a conviction, youngs adignantly, g crete instance he mentions that nisance of Chinese methods of the premises and possibly falling ment with Counsel's views and rice hongs in the Colony, when commerce, and that Hong KongNot only soft drinks but, cock on the evidence as a whole, even Into the hands of competitors, said that it was unsafe to convict importing rice from Bangkok, cannot afford to lose any of its tails and hard liquor" are avail-though he (Mr. Lindsell) Saigon, or Haiphong, have to volume of trade, surely the period able. A small grill room fe run it to be highly probable go to the native banks for short of the strike and the boycott was particularly enthusiastic

site with the bar. American buyers are accused was guilty of the in order to meet their most

that The accused's discharge endeavour approval of the innovation.

An ordred

time

·SUIT AGAINST S.M.C.

DRESSMAKER'S BAR

Teacher: Seven times elght?.. Boy: Fifty-six

Teacher: Pretty good! Boy: Er-that's perfect.

....

Mr. Lindsell held that a formal in a couple of minutes came back

No Parade.

She went back to the desk, and identification parade should hava with the cheque endorsed: "Your been held, and failure to do so had loving wife, Edith deprived the prosecution of vitally ECONSAVANCE Important corroborative evidence. When I was in camp," said the Mr. C. A. S. Russ who appeared young soldier, the temperature was for the defence submitted that the zero on three successive' nights."----

red the other, an