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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1923.

CAR MIX-UP.

COLLISION AT WANCHAT'S

BOTTLE-NECK.

LOCAL DOCTOR INJURED..

THE CHINA MAIL,

CANTON'S CURRENCY THE FLAG INCIDENT. COMPRADORE SHOP.

MINT REOPENED AND WORK STARTED.

20-CENT PIECES.

In order to stabiilse the cur The danger to traße of tho bottic' neck in Wanchai was referrency, the Canton Government has decided to reopen the mint and red to In the last issue of the work will be started to-day, says

real the Kung Sheung Yat Po." "Sunday Herald," and how this danger is was demonstrated laat evening when three motor cars were involved in an accident near the Grand Theatre in Queen's

road East.

Mr. Wong King-fong has been appointed director. Silver bullion has been ordered from America and the first consignment arrived on August 19. It is expected that 20-cent-piece coins to the amount of $3,000,000 will be minted month ly.

DAMAGES AWARDED HEAD SHOULD SALE OF FRESH MILK

MASTER FOR LIBEL,

AGAINST RESIDENTS.

***** BE ALLOWED?:

tion,

SHADOWS BEFORE. COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

IN THE "MAIL.”

To-day-Queen's Theatre; Gilda Gray in "Cabaret"; also Miss Cheria Valentine and Miss Tomasita Birdwell, 9.20 p.m.

To-day-Star Theatra; "Racking.

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SANITARY BOARD VIEWS.

in the Following discussion The action brought in the High

the Court by Mr. Alfred Valentine Sanitary Board yesterday,

of Howard-road, question of whether a compradore Baraclough, Walthamstow, head-master of shop should be permitted to sell Moon" Goodall-road, Higher Grade fresh milk was deferred till the To-day-World Theatre; Charlie School at Leyton, against next meeting. In the Interval, the Chaplin in The Circus."

August 23-Queen's Theatre; thirteen local residents of Leyton. Inspector, who reported that the stone district for alleged libel applicant's premises "had an ap-"Thanks for the Buggy Ride."

and that August 23-World Theatre; "The arising out of the celebration of apearance of dirtiness"

consider them ault-Circus." Empire Day at the school last he "did not year, ended in a verdict in his able," will make a further Inspec August 23-Star Theatre; "The

Million Dollar Handicap," favour.

MFW. J. Carrie, Head of the The jury found that the defen- Dr. Alexander Cannon, who was

Lammerts' Auctions, Silver coins minted by the Gov- dants acted with malice, and Sanitary Department (President); August 24, 25, 27-At Messrs. driving one of the three cars, Bus.

Baraclough £50 moved the refusal on the ground Wm. Powell, Ltd., 12 Des Vœux Rd., tained injury as the result of the ernment in the 13th year of the awarded Mr. smash, whilst Mrs. Cannon who Republic were only of a limited damages. Judgment was entered that the premises (at the ground Cel, the remainder of stock, and was with her husband suffered quantity, but counterfeit coins accordingly for Mr. Baraclough floor of No. 58, Percival-street) shop fixtures, etc., etc., 10.30 a.m. from shock. The doctor's car was minted that year by smugglers with costs, relates the "Morning wore dirty. He was supported by August 28-At Sales Room,

Foat,"

Dr. G. W. Popo/(Medical Officer of household and Canton Blackwood disabled.

were "overwhelming."

The Colnago Readjustment Com Mr. Justice Swift, who, with a Health) and Dr. W. V M. Koch. tarniture, etc., etc., 2.30 p.m. The accident occurred at about

Mr. J. P. Braga expressed the

Land Sales 7 o'clock. Dr. and Mrs. Cannon mittee has ordered that all 13th special jury heard the action,

an easterly year coins should be collected and, refused to grant a stay of execu-view that the sale of fresh milk

August 27-At P.W.D. Ofices, were proceeding In

tion, and expressed the view that should be encouraged. Mr. Wong Crown landa at Shamshuipo. and direction along Queen's-road East re-minted.

the jury's verdict was reasonable. Kwong-tin and Dr. S. W. To, Mongkok, 3 p.m. in their car No. 2065, and were in

It had vindicated Mr. Bara-0.B.E., LL.D., urged for approval] the vicinity of the Grand Theatre,

clough's character, and that was of the application. Dr. Tso asked when car No. 363 approached, go-

his primary object in bringing the if any other compradore shop was ing in the opposite direction. This

action.

allowed to sell fresh milk (the car was driven by Mr. II. N. Tai

It was alleged that the defen-permission being given by way of of No. 147, Caine-road.

dants had signed a petition to the registration as a "dairy");

In addition to those mentioned local education authorities, in which they protested against the there were present the Hon. Mr. action if the headmaster and H. T. Creasy, C.B.E.. Director of headmistress in preventing the Public Worka (Vice-President), saluting of the flag on Empire and Mr. J. Watson (secretary). Day, 1927; and asked them to prevent the continuance of "this disloyal conduct in the part of tea- chers," and to set up an inquiry. Mr. Baraclough denied that he prevented the saluting of the flag.

CHINESE DOCTOR.

DR. TO YING-KWAN PASSES AWAY.

The two cars would have been able to pass each other but for the presence on the road of a third car, No. 222, which was driven by This car Dr. Cannon's Babington-path.. overtaking vehicle, when Taf's car appeared. The Indian chauffeur of car No. 222, attempted to 37ip through be tween Dr. Cannon's and Mr. Tai's

an Indian chauffeur. W25

CarB.

Dr. To Ying-kwan, one of the best known Chinese medical prat- titioners in Hong Kong, passed away yesterday at his residence in Well-known to foreign residents as Dr. Y. K. To, the deceased had a large practice in the Colony, and, included in the large circle of his friends and acquaintances in Hong Kong, many members of the vari ous communities in the Colony.

The deceased was a son of the

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"A DISAPPOINTED MOTHER.”

SINGING TO THE MICROPHONE.

Art is not everything for the singer who achieves fame" from a broadcasting studio. It is neces- Bary, of course, but with it there. must be recognition of the parti-

Radio has developed a new tech-

To complicate matters, a Chinese dashed into the road from under- neath the verandah at the critical moment, on Mr. Tai's side of the late Dr. To Ming, of the Canton road. Mr Tai swerved his car to Hospital, and was a graduate of Mrs Emily Alice Bunting, one cular demands of the microphone.

the pedestrian, and the Edinburgh University,

of the defendants, of Polworth- vehicle skidded across

avoid

vehicle.

.

where he

the road. obtained the degrees of M.A., M.B...|rond, Leytonstone, stated that nique in music, just as the-gramo-| and collided with Dr. Cannon's and Ch. B. Upon his return to the she was "one of the hundred dis- phone has. An item, as we hear Colony, he held for some time the appointed mothers" who stood it, may not sound exactly like the The impact forced Dr. Cannon's post of Assistant Superintendent outside the school on Empire Day, artist's rendering of it in the Probably, science, in the to crash into a pillar where it was of the Government Civil Hospital 1927, and waited in vain for the studio. wedged by car No. 363, wrecking before going into private practice. boys and girls to give their usual form of the station's technical the radiator, axles and springs of Dr. To was only 40 years of age Empire Day demonstration. The staff, has improved It.

"Microphone fright" has been Car No. 222 at the time of his death, and his infants gave a display, which was

mention has been made of micro- managed to swerve in time to its passing away will be deeply re- thoroughly enjoyed by the par- discussed considerably, but less

ents. wrong side of the road, where it gretted by his friends both in Hong was pulled up, thus avoiding be: Kong as well as in South China." ing mixed ap in the crash.

Much sympathy will be felt for

Dr. Cannon's car.

Mr. Ta car suffered very little damage, and was driven off under its own power by the police, who were early on the scene.

After the accident, it was found that Dr. Cannon was suffering from contusions of the head and was bleeding freely. Mrs. Cannon, who was thrown out of the car

Herbert To.

on the impact, was lucky to escape sent arrangements, will take place unhurt. She rendered first aid to to-morrow,

her husband, whose Injurles were, fortunately, not so serious as at first appeared, and he was subse- quently able to return to his homo. The disabled car was removed by garage mechanics,

MR. DA SILVA.

FUNERAL LAST NIGHT AT HAPPY VALLEY.

i

Meetings. August 28-Meeting at Volunteer Headquarters, 6.30 p.m.

August 30 Royal Hong Kong Golf Club confirmatory meeting..

Sport. August 24-H.KV.D.C. aquatic ports at Victoria Recreation Club,

MiscellaneouA,

9 pm.

August 29 Second Moonlight picnic' of St Peters Y. M. Club,

September 14-E.K.V.D.C. (Ma chine Gun Company) dinner, Hend- quarters, 8 p.m.

A SHARK?

SEEN IN NEIGHBOURHOOD OF HARBOUR.

Captain V. A. Harris, of the Steamboat Company's s.a. "Sul An," has reported to the police that he saw. an 8-feet shark whilst the ves- sel was passing through the Sul- No additional particulars were given.

A similar shark story has been

thannel this morning.

the air. day, as the result of statements discussed in the Colony since Mon-

Mr. Melville, K.C.. cross- phone technique-the ability which examining on behalf of Mr. Bara- can make the normally mediocre the deceased's wife, five daughters clough You received a letter musician successful over and two sons, as well as for his asking for an apology? Yes, but It is more than that other subtle made by a party of European brothers Dr. Coxion To and Dr. I should not see why an apology quality of "broadcast presence," bathers who went out to Island Bay

Relatives not resi-was needed.

necessary in every announcer; it on Sunday.

They were suddenly alarmed by Mr. Thomas William Bellamy, is an accomplishment which only dent in Hong Kong include his als-

from where they were swimming, of a wire worker, of Birkbeck-road, experience and hard work can pro-the presence in the water, not far ter-in-law, Mrs. Liao Chung-kai, a Nanking Central Executive Com-Leytonstone, stated that he wrote duce.

Sometimes, then, an artist's suc-a large fish. Some adventurous a letter to the local newspaper missioner.

The funeral, according to pre-protesting against the non-obser-cess may be due principally to the members of the party rowed out to ability to grasp thoroughly the the fish in a sampan, and from close vance of Empire Day."

Cross-examined by Mr. Melville, technical requirements of studio observation they calculated that It Mr. Bellamy agreed that the singing. Not to sing too loudly was about seven feet long.

The fish swam away as the sam~ Empire Day lesson given by Mr. while close to the microphone, or Roberts, one of the assistant mas-to whisper too softly, lest the pan approached, but the craft con- ters at the school, was an excel-microphone misses it altogether: tinued to cruise about, and those on lent one. The one fault was that to remember that the audience's board claimed to have seen the fish it did not finish with saluting the only touch with the singer is several times, always keeping a res-

these are all pectable distanco from the boat. fing and singing "God Save the through the volce,

lessons the best artists have to One member of the party was The funeral of Mr. F. F. King."

You were asked to apologise learn before their full abilities are emphatic in his statement that the Een da Silva took place at the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy for signing the petition? Yes, given to broadcasting. And in, the fish closely resembled a shark and

same way, the poor, singer, with had a dorsal fin. Valley, yesterday afternoon, when but I did not do so.

There is also a vernacular report: Mr. Edward James Costain,greater adaptability, may outclass a large number of relatives and) ALLEGED WRONGFUL ARREST friends of the deceased were pre-licence of the Birkbeck Tavern, the better artist whose art, very about the presence of a large fish in Union-road, Leytonstone, another often, proves the stumbling block the outskirts of Hong Kong har sent to pay their last tribute to

bour. This story was brought in popular Agure. There was also a defendant and an old boy of the to real success in broadcasting.

school, stated that considerable The importance of studio tech-by the crews of three fishing Junks profusion of wreaths.

The chief mourners were Mesars. feeling was caused in the district nique is realised more fully in who claimed to have seen the shark

Australia; although this may be H. Mody (son-in-law), J. Eca by the non-celebration of Empire England and America than in da Silva, F. Eca da Silva, A. F. Day last year.

Mr. Molville (cross-examin-due to the support given to artists They believe its length was between Есл da Silva (brothers), Jo Rozario and R. Baptista (brothers ing): You appreciated that you who do nothing else but broadcast seven and eight feet." in-law), and A. F. B. Silva-Netto.

were making as serious a charge It is their profession in Australia; Others present at the graveside as you could against the plain-it is only part of most artists' ac-

tiff? Yes. included Measrs, A, el Arculi, A. E. Hall, J. M. da Rocha, W. Logan, R. Pestonji, Leo d'Almada e Castro, Sr., Leo d'Almada e Castro, Jr., P. M. N. da Sliva, A. A. Alves,

AT CHEUNG CHAU.

AND ASSAULT.

Before Mr R. E. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy this morning, Mr. 31. K. Lo appeared for a Chinese named Yeung. Suk-ping, who sum-

moned an indian Police Crown Ser- geant named Musdan Singh (B135), for alleged wrongful arrest and as

ault, on the ferry wharf on Cheung Chau Island at 6.50 p.m., on August

11.

The defendant pleaded "not guilty."

Mr. L I C Calthrop, A.S.P., C. M. S. Alves, M. A. Figueiredo, watched the case for the police.

tivities.

at different times in Kowloon Bay.

BORN IN A CELL.

A Chinese baby girl was born in You were asking for his punish- Still, Australia has her expon- ment? --

Yes, censure by the ents. Of these there has been no the police cell at Kowloon yesterday morning. Her mother, Wong better Council.

example than Raymond Several other witnesses gave Ellis, the English baritone who re- Szo (43): living at No. 997, Canton- evidence.

cently sailed for England. Highly road, was arrested soon after 7 a.m., Sir Walter Greaves-Lord, K.C., temperamental, he seemed to re-for hawking without a licence, and H. Lammert, E. V. M. R. de Souza, for the defendants, asked Mr. gard the microphone as a living the child was born at 7.80 whilst Asked by the Magistrate for the E. L. Hazeland and many others. Justice Swift to rule that the oc- facts of the case, Mr. Lo said that Nearly a hundred wreaths were the offence alleged against the laid on the grave, including a large casion was a privileged one. Crown Sergeant by his client, was number from the deceased's rela- that the latter grabbed the com-tives and office coleagues, and from plainant and had him arrested be- the Club Lusitano, Portuguese

thing, something as sensitive and the mother was being detained in highly-strung as he was himself, the cell to await ball. Mother and aubsequently removed with fads and foibles which had to child were

by ambulance to the Kwong Wah THE JUDGE'S VIEW.

be humoured.

Seldom is it necessary to sing Hospital, and it is interesting to The Judge, summing up, des-

Innote that the police have decided to cause the complainant, whilst in the Sporting Club, Fanling, and other cribed the petition as extremely loudly before the microphone. ferry boat was observed to be tak-Portuguese organisations, of which cruel and highly defamatory of this respect the studio Imposes drop the charge against the mother. ing down the Indian's number. The the deceased had been an ardeat the headmaster and headmistress, than does the concert platform, for and said that it was drawn up the softening of the voice gives it taking down of the number Mr. Lo supporter.

without, the slightest inquiry by explained, was the outcome of an

Mrs. Parry, a member of Leyton greater flexibility and incrested earlier episode when the Indian

Borough Council, aided by her powers of modulation. So long as the ability is there, the engineera earried oul a search on the wharf.

STRANGE SUICIDE.

When he Indian saw the com- CHINESE WHO STABBED HIM. husband. plainant taking down his number,

he was alleged to have boarded the

The Magistrate fixed hearing of

the ease for Friday afternoon next.

Mr. Lo said that while in the

from the defendant and another.

SELF IN THE STREET.

Mr. W. Schofield was Coroner.

fewer restrictions on the artist

when

It was the view of Sir Walter will do the re Almost as much, Greaves-Lord, and it was certain-in fact, depends upon the engineers ferry boat and arrested the defend- A Chinese, found dead on the ly his own view, added the Judge, as upon the capabilities of the art ant. On the way to the station, the pavement outside. No.. 2 Nelson-that it was better to celebrate ists. It is up axiom in the studio

an artfat. Indian struck the complainant on street, at 2 am on August 3, with Empire Day by some ceremony that the man on the control board hear your So, the mouth and kicked him.

stab wounds in two places in such as that of marching children can make or

gafn, and the the left chest, formad the subject round the playground and the

Bandolero" al- of an inquiry at the Kowloon singing of patriotic songs and favourite bari the saluting of the flag than mere last noto of Magistracy yesterday.

ly giving them lectures in the most causes thed speaker to charge room of the Choung Chau Medical evidence was given by classroom on the Empire's his fall off the table, don't instinctive ly picture hii as handsome six police station, the officer in charge.

Dr. J. E. Dovey, to the effect that tory and produce, dup interviewed and took a statement death was due to the stab wound the view that there was no neces studio start with,

Mr. Barnclough, however, took foot young blood, deafening the s tremendous constable in the presence of the haemorrhage and shock. Witness Bity for a ceremonial celebration, efforts, Actually

and he observed it in the manner well, altogether di complainant. The defendant then was of the opinion that the wounds that he thought was most suit kindly engineer giv._K= admitted that he had arrested the were self-riflicted and, on examina able to get small voice ale ties of complainant because the latter took tion of the brain, it was found that his number down, and said that he it was very closely associated with Many of the defendants, said record by Peter Dason.

Mr. Justics Swift, had not put up e thought he was entitled to do so, insanity The jury found that the a single penny for the defence. I am now a polic, man and I... He denice having assaulted the com-deceased committed suicide while

One of them, a lady had said that make a mistake everybody knows, plainant,

of unsound mind.

when it was all over she would be Lord Byng, Counsel asked that arrangements

asked to subscribe. They pub might be made for the production in Mr. Levine, the Trans-Atlantic air-lished this document, they did not Court of the officer in charge of the man, and companion," Major. Flem- say that it was true, and they did, charge room.

e room, cleaning, were injured when the former not say that there was any found. Mr. Lindsell puggested that Mr.wrecked his monoplane

in the heart and liver, Internal

Lo discuss the matter with the bias in a false landing police officer in charge of the cafe.Field, near

lum- ation for it. They admitted that: curtiss it was defamatory, they admitted

that it could not be justified, and sti

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