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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1928.

Science does not prevent a man tion quite clear. The Club would from being a Christian, but makes have two paid Europeans upon him a better Christian. Revela-its staff, one a pilot instructor. I PRAPS-P'RAPS NOTI tions of science are coming faster gave up this work six years ago! and faster all the time. The next and have no intention of returning revelation may come very quickly. to it; the other n' Ground Engin- We may not have to wait hun-jeer. I have not the necessary Clerk in Labour Bureau: "A dreds of years for new revela-qualifications. I have not, and strong man is wanted for the Lion tions. We are speeding up in re- never had, any intention of ac- Laundry. Will that suit you?" gard to the meaning of the cepting a paid position with the universe. Science has discovered Club, that the physical universc, with all its electrons in motion, re- ceives its true interpretation only as its messages reach the soul. Wherever science has explored the universe it has found it to be a manifestation of a co-ordinating principle. Back of everything there is a definite guiding Prin ciple, which leads from chaos to cosmos.-Dr. Michael I. Pupin.

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MURDER

TWO MEN BEFORE THE KOWLOON COURT

"GRUESOME DISCOVERY "

Applicant: "I dunno. I'm ready to do any kind of work, but I don't know that I can wash lions."

"I know we shall be poor, Daddy," said Lilian, nestling her |head against his shoulder; "but

Jimmy says love will make

way.

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"It will," said her father grim- ly. "It made away with two tons of coal und £5 worth of gas last winter."

Mr. C. F. Servadio, manager of the "Fiat" Garage, goes on home.

Yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. W. leave to Italy to-day by the ss.Hamilton had before him, at the Kowloon Magistracy, two Chinese who were charged with the mur- Late tram and ferry services der of a compatriot, who was foul-he said, "I could be bought for are advertised in connection with ly done to death near the Kow-

A rather proud professional footballer was speaking to a friend about his skill at the game. "When I first started football,"

£10, but now ten thousand

"Yes," remarked his friend,

the St. Andrew's Society Ball to-loon Hospital during the latter wouldn't buy me."

part of October.

morrow night.

The discovery of the body had

Mr. Allan Cameron of the given police investigators a lot of "and I am one of the ten thou-

sand," Canadian Pacific Line, and Mrs. trouble, first in identifying the Cameron, were passengers on the dead man, and later in following

Brown, the office boy, knocked outgoing "Empress of France" up clues which led to the subseat the door of his employer's which sailed from Hong Kong quent arrest of the two accused room.

who were stated to be former yesterday.

colleagues of the victim.

The Chief Justice of Hong Kong, Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., KC, left for Shanghai yesterday

"Well!" said the boss. "Please, sir," said Brown, "the A plea of not guilty" having book-keeper kicked me this morn- been entered by both accused, who ing for being late. I ain't goin' were not legally represented.. Mr. to be kicked by no book-keeper!". by the "Empress of France." He H. Somerset Fitzroy, Assistant.

"Hang it all," thundered the is to preside in an appeal case in Attorney-General, opened the case chief, "you don't expect me to do

for the Crown. H.B.M.'s Supreme Court in China.

He said that at about 9.30 am, he kicked you! I can't attend to everything, do you? Of course,

Dr. Chu Chia-hua (Chu Ka-wa), on October 21 last, Ali Mohamed, every detail of the business! Cut Vice-hancellor of Sun Yat-sen Indian constable, was on duty along!" University in Canton, has gone in Argyle-street when he saw a north to Nanking. He sailed from crowd of Chinese standing at a An American visitor, as he Hong Kong yesterday on the spot, a couple of hundred yards strolled into a barber's shop, free- 113,000. So far as man-power "Empress of France," bound for from the Kowloon Hospital. ly criticised British methods of

Investigating, the constable saw work, and business. goes, America rules the waves. Shanghai.

the body of an unknown Chinese "You don't specialise," he said; In fourteen years, as the figures

Colonel Sir George McLaren who was afterwards identified. "you should stick to one branch indicate, she has almost doubled Brown, K.B.E., European General The man showed signs of having of a thing and master it complete- her personnel. Disarmament con- Manager of the Canadian Pacific been foully murdered. The heady."

come and go; talk of Railway, and Lady Brown were of tape was tied around the lower lathered his face very liberally,

was badly battered while a piece ferences

The barber said nothing, but passengers on the "Empress of peace pacts fills the air...`

France" which left Hong Kong part of his head, passing through and then sat down to read. After America comes Japan, yesterday for the North.

the mouth. This piece of tape "Well, why don't you shave was important, continued Mr. me?" inquired the American after which had a naval personnel of

As the result of leaning over Fitzroy, because it had been iden- five minutes. 50,000 in 1914 and now has 'a

the verandah to take in clothing,fied and traced. naval personnel of 85,000, which had been hung out to dry, a passed underneath the man's and then there is Italy, Chinese woman, living on the tongue and tied at the back of his

neck. wiith present-day figures second floor of No. 21, Tung Ling-

Partially Strangled

Father: "Johnny, I see your The victim appeared to have little brother has the small apple. been partially atrangled. There Did you let him have his choice, were other marks on his face as I told you to?"

of 46,000 against 40,000 in street, overbalanced and fell into the street. .She, fractured her 1914. These statistics, as Mr. right leg, and was taken to the Bridgeman was careful to point hospital by the police. out, are but round numbers, but

The tape was

"We only lather here," was the response: "you must go into the next street for a shave."

which had apparently been inflict- Son: "Yes, father, I told him Arriving from Calcutta anded with a pointed weapon. At the he could have his choice, the little however clastic the roundness Singapore with 1,486 passengers side of the road were blood stains, one or neither, and he took the they are ominous statistics.. What on board, the British s.s. "Talam-showing that the man had been little one."

'death' attacked on the road. Leading does it all mean? Where are we ba" reported the

being taken? Will there ever be any real naval disarmament? These and other like questions may legitimately be asked. For ten years, off and on, there has

of

three passengers en route, One from Argyle-street, to where the Mother (to rescuer): "Are you of the deceased was suffering body was found, were small pools the man who rescued little from epileptic fits, one from of blood. A big stone also bore Willie ?" Beri-Beri, while the third, an in-that some of the injuries might blood stains and it was possible fant, died in premature birth.

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Rescuer: "Yes, madam." Mother: "Then what have you have been infleted with this.

done with his hat?" Mr. Fitzroy Bald that the most The case in which a public car Hong Kong, Thursday, Nov. 29, 1928. been talk of armament limita driver summoned Mr. B. Pasco, of extraordinary part of the grue "Please, sir, one of those eggs tion; as recently as yesterday Messrs. Brewer and Co., for al-some discovery was that the I have just bought isn't any

leged assault, has been with-metal part of a small axe, which good.

Was there was announced a suggestion drawn, we understand, by the for- had since been identified, Shopkeeper: I'm sorry for that, that the question of the equality mer. The case, it will be recalled, found inside the deceased's trou-1 will change it. Where is it?" of sea-power as between Britain first came up on Wednesday and sers. The handle which had also "On the doorstep. It fell out In the House of Commons the and the United States regarding Mr. Pasco also brought a cross-been identified, was picked up of the basket."

summons for disorderly be some thirty to forty feet away classes of warships haviour.

from the body. How the axe-head; "Why did you strike the post- other day Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, certain

got inside the man's trousers it office dark? asked the Magistrate be discussed in the First Lord of the Admiralty, should

It had of the man summoned för assault. some time next Four more bodies of persons was impossible to say. said he had always attempted to Canada

been used in the house where the

"Well, sir, I 'ands him a tele- who had died from small-pox were emphasise that Britain had done year. All these discussions, these dumped in Yaumati yesterday, deceased lived.

gram to send to my girl, and he There was no sign of robbery, starts readin' it, so, of course, I more in the way of disarmament parleys, these conferences, these and the police removed them to than any other Power; he also re-pacts may take us somewhere the Kowloon mortuary. A fifth The man had had a small amount ups and gives him one." vealed some figures which, if they eventually, but looking at the body, also bearing evidence of of money, about 25 cents, and small-pox was. picked up in the some cigarettes but it did not ap- be correct, most definitely prove figures given above squarely in harbour. In other parts of the pear that robbery was the motive landlord?” his contention. These figures set the face-it is going to call upon Colony six bodies were discovered, for the brutal crime. The Crown, out the personnel of the navies of a mighty lot of patience and a but in these cases, smallpox was at present, had no satisfactory ex- he is too inquisitive."

not the cause of death. All the planation as to the motive, but "He is always asking when I the great Powers as in 1914 and mighty lot of faith. Meanwhile, bodies were Chinese.

evidence would be produced to am going to pay the rent!" show that there had been some as in 1928. They are very America rules the waves!

two Illuminating figures, too.

The "Empress of France" on disagreement between the

of the two prisoners, whom she her first voyage from Hong Kong prisoners and the deceased. show that in the interval Britain “Sir Austen "

Two witnesses would be called knew well. to Shanghai, Japan and Canada,

At about that time a boy living has decreased her naval man- Our popular Secretary of State had a very long list of passengers to identify the axe. With regard power from 146,000 to 101,000. for Foreign Affairs, Sir Austen hong those on board wers. Mr. lied and evidence would be given tell the Court that he actually saw sailed yesterday to the tape, this had been ident on the floor awoke. He would They show that in the interval Chamberlain, after his severe ill-Chan Harr, Col. and Mrs. L, M. that it was part of a cord which the two prisoners. From the time France has decreased her naval ness of some four months, is Cosgrave, Mr. S. H. Garrod, Mr. had been used for pulling a punka that the deceased went out he was man-power from 69,000 to 62,000 again "in harness," and, on his E. B. C. Hornell, Mrs. Kwok na shop where the two prisonera not seen alive again. The two Lock, Mrs. D. M. Nissim, Mr. and the murdered man worked as prisoners had gone out with him And they also show that the other return to the House of Commons, W. H. Peters, Mr. R. R. Roxburgh, barbers. The two prisoners were but had returned alone. great Powers are in possession of was accorded a hearty welcome Mr. A. B. Sorensen, Mr. D. C. partners, and it would appear that The following day a certain wit- larger navies, so far as personnel from all parts of the House, thus Walmsley.

They

is concerned, than was the case in testifying to his popularity.

that may

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PERSONAL STATEMENT

Visitor: "Have you a good

Tenant: "Excellent, except that

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the deceased was also a partner, ness, who would be called, inquir of a barber shop situated at No. ed about the deceased and the first 559, Canton-road, which place prisoner made the extraordinary 1914. Here we may pause to Judging by the batch of questions CORRESPONDENCE

was cooled by B.punka.

reply, particularly as it was the "We have then two sets of very next day that "he is dead." touch upon the line of argument that he had to answer he has not

things," continued Mr. Fitzroy, A certain amount of enquiry was be advanced to the had much of a leisurely time at the Foregn Office since resuming

"the axe, the handle and the cord, made about the deceased and on effect that increased man-power his arduous duties. But Sir To the Editor of the "China Mail" the three men lived."

which came from the house where October 80 the first defendant does not necessarily

toid two different persons that the mean in-Austen, now happily fully re

AA Dispute

man had been killed in a motor ac- creased armament. For our-covered, appears to be quite equal Sir In the past I have re-

On October 19, continued Mr.cident. selves we think it does. The to coping with the critics of the frained from mentioning my

Identification...? Government's foreign policy. His personal position in relation to Fitzroy, there was some dispute ships of the day, it should be re-reply with regard to British the proposed Seaplane Flying between the parties with regard to When the body was found, the membered, are equipped with la-affairs in China is, in the prevail- Club for Hong Kong. I deeply accounts. Nothing serious. re- Police had photographs taken and bour-saving devices of all kinds, ing circumstances, eminently regret that it should be necessary sulted from the dispute except circulated to all stations for iden- from oil-fuel to electrically-oper-satisfactory, for obviously it is for me to do so; unfortunately it that there was a certain amount tification. Some of the friends of still premature for an official fa in the interests of the move of disagreeableness. The follow the deceased saw these photo- ated guns, so it may most reason-statement to be made regarding ment,

wing day the deceased decided to graphs and identified the man at ably be presumed that where the negotiations for a new treaty There are a number of persons speculate in some lottery tickets once. there are more men there are between Britain and China on in Hong Kong who are under the but before purchasing them he Medical evidence was given by tariff matters. Sir Austen also impression, (and who make it went to a temple and was accom- Dr. J. E. Dovey, who testified that more or larger ships.

Atated that "no negotiations are their business to spread their panied by the two prisoners. death was due to multiple frac Now who are these other Powers taking place on the question of views) that I proposed the forma: Sometime between 9 and 10 pm: tures, shock and concussion. which have added to their naval extra-territoriality," and though tion of the Club with the sugges the men left the house, together. Witness, in reply to Mr. Fitzroy, personnel during the period we he did not say that a discussion tion of Government assistance, At about midnight someone said that any injury which might on that subject is likewise prema purely to make a "fat job (not knocked at the door of No. 559, have been caused by the stone, Canton-road. A woman ask that was produced, was due to the have mentioned? First, by reature, nevertheless it most certain my expression) for myself. son of the proportion of Increase, ly le. Quite a lot will have to be My true reasons have already ed who was without and deceased falling on it and not, he

a reply that it thought, by being struck comes the United States of done by China's new Government received considerable publicity received

before they can hope for extra-I have no intention of wasting was "Ah Teof," the first defen-1-Sub-Inspector, Cargill, produced In 2014 that country it being finally regarded as a your space, or my time, in making dant. The woman recognised his photographs of the scene of the

voice: She heard two people crime and Mr. F. Neville plans had a naval personnel of 67,000; matter settled in acordance with a lengthy reply to such a charge,

The case was adjourned: now she has a naval personn

but I should like to make the post talking and recognised the voices.

JAmer

the Nationalists winne