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There is a well-known saying that the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church, and anyone possessing even the slightest acquaintance with history will
The opening meeting of the Church of appreciate the fact that bad, as well as England Men's Society takes place this good, causes have been assisted by shortening in St. Paul's College, commencing sighted statemen who have employed at 9 p.m..
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
A CHINESE. DOCTOR' AND HIS ADVERTISEMENTS. INTERESTING LEGAL ARGUMENT, The Uctober Criminal Sessions pened yesterday before the POLISIE Judge. There are nine cases in the calendar, including charges of manslaugh- ter, rape, robbery, demanding money by
wero
necessary farce against fanatics. These facts are, of course, "well-known to politi ca) agitators in India. Modera education has been chered to them in the Univers: Wheeled traffic" front 12 noon on the 4th menaces, and shooting to avoid arrest..
ties of the dependency and in Great Britain, and the new knowledge has its dangers as well as its advantages. Clever Rivelists, such na Masoy in The Broken Road," have down is clearly the restless ness which an impressionable Oriental youth may faire when he goes West for bis education, Only a few years ago a tragedy opened the eyes of many thoughtful people. A distinguished and greatly respected Government official, who was doing his utmost for the welfare
In consequence of alterations to waterj mains, the Taipe road will be closed to
inst. to 6.a.m. on the 25th.
The first caso called was that in which
During the week ended October 20th. Kwong Fei-ngo, alias Kwong Mak-kung, there were threw cases of enteric fever (ong was charged with demanding money from Portuguese and the rest Chinese) and unea Chinese doctor in Hongkong by menaces, case of diphtheria (Chinese) notified in|It is alleged that the prisoner, introdue
Colony.
ing himself as a representative of the Macno newspaper Yat Pa, threatened to publish damaging statements about the complainant if he did not give an order for an advertisentent.
"The Hon. Attorney-General (Mr. f. H: instructed by Mr. It. F. Mattingly, who conducted the ense for the IT~ plainaut in the Police Court, appeared to prosecute and the Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock RC (instructed by Mr. E. Davidson), defended.
The weekly religions meeting of the Helena May Institute will be held to-day at 5.30 pm, when the Rev. J. Kirk
congchie will give his second address. on Teachings of Christ with regard to daily life." The meeting is open to all
wornen.
The latest foreigner to be replaced, in the Japanese shipping servic: says the Jet. Daily New is Mr. Edvin Orrett, manager of the Tacoma office of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, whose position will be filed be Mr. Higuchi, bend of the Hong long office. Mr. Orrett is wel-known in the Far East.
Mr. Pollock raised several preliminary objections to the manner in which the indietient had been drawn up. Th original indictment, which had her framed on the charge at the Police Court contained only one count, Since then two others had been added.
of Indian students in Great Britain was assassinated in London. An attempt was also made on the life of Lord HARDINGE, while he wa Viceroy. Men of wide sympathies, but with experience of the conditions of life in India, have warned us of the dangers of allowing Socialistic literature ahesperches to be disseminated brandcast in that country. The whole problem of the development and govern. The Right Reverend Bishop C. ment of Indiais of deep interest, especial Brent, D.D., Bishop of the Philippine ly to those of us who live in the Far East, hands, has kindly consented to give an because we, also, realise the evils which address to men only at the Theatre Royal SUPPLIED IN 3 STRENGTHS from the efforts of carriest, but misguided, subject of the address will be: --"Demo- and
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The Attorney-General applied for the of the other two counts. indictment to be amended by the addition The Mr. Pollock argued thai felonies misdemeanours- could
be together on the
indiet hut is Lordship,
We are informed by the Right Reverend Bishop D. Pozzoni that, in accordance with the wishes of His Holiness Pope louedict XV, there will be a Triduum of Supplication in the Cathedral on Friday,: Saturday, and Sunday next, at 5.30 p.m. The Bor. Father João Climaco, of Macau will preach on each of the three days. On
Sunday, there will bo General Communion
still more
to be collected. Several
Some of them, and changes in one country for the children, in which all their rela are in some mesure reffecial in the current tires are asked to participate in order to thought of the other, just as the astonishgain the special indulgences granted in ing material progress of Japan has this connection. stimulated the ambitions of all Oriental races. The talk about the application of British community at Sluneen on October The observance of Our Day" by the the Monroe detrine to, the continent of Aaia cannot be dismissed from the minds local currency was raised and there is 18th was a greal success Somme 89,100 of European and American statesmen. The exaggerated reports of the improve ment in China, due to the substitution of Chinese gentlemen took part in the en- republican for a monarchial form of tertainments given at the Fee on the tennis court. Among the visitors were government, reach India and other cour. Military Governer Chen Pin-hin and tries which are not yet ready to manage Civil Governor La Yao-hon, of Kwang- their own affairs. Similarly, the plain statement of the splendid ideals for which the attack on the Germans, Austrians, and Lung. A feature of the entertainment was the Allies are fighting in Europe is quoted the Turks. It com a dollar to fire four as an argument in favour of what is mis-shots at them. The message of the King called freedom, and would really mean to the Joint Committee of the Red Cross bondage in Asia. Nor have dramatic Sciety and the Order of St. John was political event in Russia been without read during the evening concert at the their effect, formillions of people in Asia Canton Club by Consul-General Tamiewa, until a low maths uge owed allegiance ..., who also took the occasion to
to the TSAR,
"plendid assistine given by India to the Is is, of conere, quite obvious that the Empire has profoundly altered the posi tion and political status of the natives.
while
ad-
this at Home, inclined to the opinion that it was permitted by local procedure. He, however, promised to make a note of Mr. Pollock's objection and suggested that it could be dealt with later if necessary.
Mr. Pollock then raised further on jection on the ground that the accused was charged with no less than seven different offences under one count.
There was bonsiderable argument and hi Lordship intimated that lò yould serve his decision on the point and that, in the meantime, the one might proceed.
Prisoner then pleaded not guilty on all' counts.
French, H. Cittena, G. K. Haxton, J. The jurymen were:-Messrs: G. M.
S. R. Ismail. McCubbin, D. Murphy, S. Hidden aank
The Attorney General; opening the case for the prosecution, said that the prisoner was charged on three counts. Firstly with the offence of demanding money, with menaces; secondly, with threatening Publish
paint with intent to extort money, and ish a certain matter about the com- thirdly, which was much the same thing as the second with proposing to first count, before the jary could convict abstain from publishing certain matters, also with intent extort money. On the they must be satisfied that the prisoner and that the threats were of such inade the demand and uttered threata,
as to unsettle the mind of the complai ant and take away from his actions that content. voluntary nation which alone constituted Ban, who had been in practice for a great
The complainant in this cas was a Chinese doctor, named Chen Kai
years and advertised in the papers here and He did not advertise
TH
the success of the day- thank all those who had take part in.
in the
with deep
bad.
of
.
atragraph in ques
This
"the
Kongmoon or Macao papers. Gn August, 27th last, the complainant in a very embarrassing position by the
The many friends of A. R. Deans lished in Kongaon, and in it be found bought a copy of a paper, which is puh activities of Mrs. BEBANT and her associates
huts of the staff of Butterfield a certain paragraph. On September 1st in India. Mrs. BESANT has been conduct No one would wish those magnificent con- Swire will learn (1086
ing a vigoious propagande against the tributions in men and money to be re-
regret the prisoner, that news has been received of his sented a visiting went in and pre-
doctor was in bis
the evening, when the "perversion" of the people to Christiani warded merely by smooth words. And yet, Deane was a popular member of the Tai doctor said he would consider the matter, card and said he came. death in action in France. Arthur from the
Yat Po and asked the ty and in favour of Home Rule when the whole subject is studied eure-kos Staff, and was well-known in Hong- but he did not then want to advertise in doctor tu advertise in his paper. The According to her own statement, issued fully, it is clear that whatever reforms kong, Kobe, and Shanghai. just before ler internment, her real erin may be introduced can only be a logien kong he particularly endeared himself to which proved to be a copy of the same the paper in question. The prisoner then In Hong is that she has "
Produced awakened in India the development of the general policy which his friends by his cheerful untious on life and date as that which the doctor a copy of a Kongmoon paper. ARESH CROP of 1917 having and lias made thousands of educated men his
national self-respect, which was asleep, has been carried out since DIBRASLI, with H took an active place in local rowing print, containing the paragraph F
been just collected orders fed that to be content with being a
daring genius, brought Queen zircles, and for his weight was one of the fishes things damaging to your reputa.
Prisoner VICTORIA before the vision of the natives Is Bugby forwards the Colony has had paragraph in his paper, unless the doctor paper pub A Children's Chinese play... Children's Ballet &Variety Entertainment, solicited for Autumn
threatened to reprint tion" as their Empress. Perhaps the greatest in recent years. or early subject race' is a dishonour." No one,
of course, founts that Mrs. BESANT is triumph of British Imperial work is to
He went Home a little
$200 for a long period advertisernent. actuated by worthy motives, but evil be seen in the present position of India, of training in England, was sent to plainant by name and made gross charges
more than a year ago and, after a course
contained an libel. It is wrought by want of thought as well as but there are also the inevitable dificul France, where he had been for two or
the com- by want of heart." Mrs. BESANT has ties which must result from such a success,
Three months as a 2nd Lieutenant in the bogged the prisoner not to publish the against him in his practice. The doctor written a lot of extravagant and infiam Wonderful as are the applications of interested in the national characteristics of were sent by the
107th Company Machine Gun Comps when paragraph and many interviews took he was killed, He was always keenly place, and letters containing veiled threats injustices, social and political, which the floods and famine remarkable as are matory nonsense about the "intolerable "scientific knowledge for the prevention of the Chinese and Japanese peoples with shed the paragraph and intimated
prisoner. Finally, failing to secure the money, the when he came into contact, and to this "natural owners" of the soil suffer under recent industrill developments and the languages of both.
end devoted much time in acquiring the that other things would be the British autocracy. It is evident that consequent inultiplication of wealth, the considerable promise and would have gone doctor informed the Police and a trap He was a man of unless the money was forthcoming. The published she bag become more or less hypnotised by system of which Britons have most reason
far on the road to success. The flags of was laid and the prisoner was arrested. her enthusiam for everything Eastern to be proud and the Indian races most Lieut. F. N. Robinson, who, as
Taikoo were at half-mast yesterday as a mark of respect to both Lieut. Dane and accused went to his shop and demanded The complainant deposed that the Just as the West is apt to make a com- reason to be grateful is the Indian Civil announced yesterday, has been filled in 103plete failure if it attempts suddenly to Service
We $200... It is certain that no other action in East Africa. transform the Oriental into a European, nation could have applied so encoessfully so it is apparent that the influence of the common-sense and cleanness in adminis East upon Irs. BEBANT's most impres-tration to a huge country, embracing sionable mind has brought about a condi- peoples of many different languages and dition of political intoxication. practical mas of affairs find, it difficult bad government. It is practically certain The religions, which had suffered centuries of 3.00 to treat the words and actions of such that if the British were suddenly to with- 4.00 extremists with anything but impatience, draw entirely from the position they GRACA & CO. Unfortunately, that attitude usually en-occupy in India the consequence would be No 4, WINDHAM STREET, ables these people to pose as martyrs, and internecine stris, disaster, and decay.
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NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asiatis or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should apply in person at the CTL POLICE STATION. between the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM and SPL to 4 F.M. daily.
Applicants will be required to produce Passports or identification papers.
Al persons
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Forms of Registration giving the par tionlan roquired may be obtained at the G.P.O, and at all Police Stations. S
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The Court adjourned for diffin and upon resuming, his Lordship referred again to the objections raised by Mr. Pollock. He said that, after the evidence given that morning, he was not quito cer- tain whether he would have to direct thes various counts in the indictments upon prosecution to make a choice of the which they would proceed.
A meeting of the Hongkong Legislative Council will be held to-day at 230 p.m.
Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding The point at issue applied Dot only to The Attorney-General said he would The "Orders of the Day" are as follow: prefer that the hearing be adjourned to Second reading of the Bill intituled, "An enable him to consider the question. Eight million three hundred and sixty- this particular case but might effect many eight thousand, nine hundred and ten cases in the future. dollars to the Public Service of the year His lordship accordingly adjourne
the hearing until to-day.
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