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OF INTEREST. TO GODOWY KEEDERS.

MESSKS. REISS & CO., FINED.

Messrs. Reiss & C, were summoned, Yesterday, at the Magistracy, for caus ing an obstrnecum opponite_thair_godown. No Catchick Street.

Mr. Turner, appearing for the defence,

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stated that it seemed to hini that that

of summons was becoming to frequent. It was absolutely impossible for firms to refrain from using the out- side of the buildings in the course of leading or unloading goods, prior to their removal into godowns, Interference on the part of the Police would hamper trade.

Sub-Inspector Willis stated that the Police could and make any distinction between a European and a Chinese firm as regards such summons.

Mr Turner replied that there was no anocessary delay in the loading or un loading of the goods. The cases were left

of work.

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Mr. Hutchison remarked that in all obstruction summons it was sent that the goods wore left on the pavement for certain time.

Sub-Inspector Willis: The Police warn! a person before taking a against bio

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JUNE 5TH

PORTUGUESE. YOUTHS IN

TROUBLE.

CHARGES OF BURGLARY-ÄND- THEFT.

SET OF HAD CHARACTERS.

Brico Silva, Francisco Mendix, and, William Seina were charged at the Magis

traes yesterday, with breaking and entering No, &, Blue Buildings, second floor, and stealing property to the value of $247.75, belonging to Mr. D. G. Santos..

SCOTTISH LETTER.

Her exceptional services well merited the award of a CV.B. E.--which, by the way,

ROYAL VISIT TO EDINBURGH AND is the highest honour conferred on any!!

THE CLYDE,

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.}-

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·Senttish-lady outside of-the-titled-ariste- cracy. The Flag Days organised by Mrn. Morrison in Glasgow collected a sum of i April 8th." Lover £30,000 for war funds, and some The date of the Royal visit to Edinburgh £15,000,000 in 2344 other centres through now definitely fixed Their Majesties out the country. will arrive on Saturday, July 3rd, and a srCRY OF MS, Asqerri.

Mrs. Asquith, it appears, is not one will remain in residence at the Palace of

It is who approves of women in the House of Holyrood till Saturday, the 10th. intended that the visit shall be more pri Commons, and the rumour that she is The facts of the case, as related by vate than public us it is Their Majesty's herself to stand for a constituuency is A few weeks ago Inspector Kent, were to the effect that on (desire to spend a week at home" among entirely unfounded.

(according to the Liverpool Courier), March 31st Mr. Santos; who had adopted their Scottish subjects,

As already stated in this letter, the she and Mr. Asquith were staying with Silva is a son, locked up his residents and went to a birthday party.

Silva, who King will take part in the Clyde Yachting Lante friends in Lancashire, and during Fortnight." It is now-announced that their stay she gave the most emphatic ex- had left his home about two months previously, went to the house at 10 p.m. be will present two cups, one to be racel prosion to ber views on the subject. The with the other two, and fading the door for by large yachts and the other by small topic of conversation-turned-on-the-sur- locked, tried to enter the premises by ler boats.

ability of the average woman for adminis To NEW VERSELS,

(trative work, and particular mention was way of the opening above the door.

made of the then regent advent of Lady; carry this into effect he was hoisted on

*AR Astor to the House of Commons.

The Machann, the largest vesert yet to the shoulders of the other boys, and, built in the East of Scotland was launched

RELIC OF PRINCE CHARLIE.

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there for a low minutes owing to pressure getting inside. opened the door to admit from the Caledon Shipbuilding Yard, Women are foot,"_deelared Mrs. Asquith) |

his friends. The door was then shut so: Dandre. The vessel; whose tonnage is sweepingly: they are mostly cats, and. as not to arouse suspicion and "afterwards 7500, and is to be provided with a pas

also, not of them are Tories." This may the boys climbed over the verandah and ger certificate, was built to the order a true report of Mrs. "Asquith's opia- entered the sleeping room where they of Messrs Alfred Holt & Co. (Blur ions, but they certainly were not aired an broke open a ward-robe and took out a Fannel line), and is intended for the Paisley. cash box in which the money and jewel tradë. hery were kept. The cash-box was locked, and the boys broke it and took out the contents. They also stole some boxes of powder and bottles of son: and then escaped. They crowd user to: Kowloos that night and slept on the ferry wharf The next morning they returned to Hongkong and went to a Chinese re taurant where they had breakfast and then proceeded to the Canton steamer. Meanwhile Mr. Santos, who had returned was given to a girl employee, and at their: home, discovered the theft and reported latent launch the wife of the oldest it to de Pulice to whom he gave a descrip- ployee in the yard officially “broke the

who had been butole."

Indian constable stated that the Hoody were both for over seventy minutes He asked the coolies to remove thef, but they refused and went to the Pray for

more goods,

Mr. Turner remarked that the constable ought u have reported to some respon sible person instead of to the coolies: In swad, the constable spent his time watch

ing round thy, corner,

Mr. Hatchison told the Inspecter totion" of his adopted son austrifer his constables ie go to the proper authorities.

Sub-Inspector Willis id instructions

had been given already

A nominal fine of 81 was inflicted

INCIDENT ON À - TRAM-CAR. ALLEGED ASSAULT BY A EUROPEAN.

Mr Omar Ffsmail sümped at the Magistracy, yesterday. Mr. "A Grand- sitt, of No. 10, Morrison Hill Road, for assutting him on a trem-cue.

Mr. Loe d'Almada appeared for com plaiemat,

Mr. Smith: Do you admit the assault?

Læfendant: No.

An historic banner, which waved over The steamer Amarapoora was launched by Messrs, William Denny Brothers. She Prince Charlie's men at Falkirk and is 105 feet in length, and was built for Culloden,, and, after many vicissitudes - Mars P. Henderson & Co., Glasgow, care te hang on the wails at Logie Hope. for trace broween Glasgow and Ragin Kirriemuir, was expond at achar out" The Forth Shipbuilding and Engineer-sale and purchased by Mr. Robert ing Co., "of "Alloa, believe in recognising, Lauder, of Glasgow, for £750. It was the dignity of labour. Recently the carried by Sir James Kinloch's battalion, honour of christening one of their vessels the end of Lord Ogilvie's Regiment. All the other rebel colours were taken by the Duke of Cumberland at Culloden, and were burned by the common hangman at the Crow of Edinburgh.

THE BACHELOR QUESTION OF THE DAY,"

found prowling about the premise the DEARER MERCHANT SHIPS, previous afternoon. Sergeant Kally went Judging from the prices that are being Sir Donald Maclean regards bachelors to the Cantoa boat and there, after a quoted for oil tank steamers, shipbuildiggaseless and dangerous," and thinks careful search, found Silva hiding in the costs have risen sharply during the past that they should be abolished. Robert avatory. His companions were hiding on week or so, says the Glasyge Herald, A. Lauis Stevenson, on the other hand, in deck. They were arrested and brought to 10,000-wn vessel has been placed at £45 one of his most delightful essays, asserts the Wanchai Station where the money per ton deadweight, with delivery in 15 ¦ and jewellery were found on them. In months, while 25 is talked about else that the pick of manhood is likely to be

pector Kent applied for a remand, where for similar vesThe prices in stating that he wished to prefer a further charge of stealing three bicycles, valued at $180, from Kowloon, and walling the same at Canton.

found among unmarried men. NO GEHMAN NEED APPLY.

the United States for the saine class of At the opening session of the botany tonnage are not much higher, while declass in Glasgow University, Professor livery is offered in two-thirds of the time. Bower recommended several text-books on Stoel chihculties are blamed for the botany, mentioning one by a German pro- The boys were further charged, yester British trouble, but-rising costs-of-labour reser. The students of both sexos day, with stealing three bicycles.

Thoy pleaded guilty to said they had nothing to say,

Inspector Kent said that one of the bicycles had heen recovered. The other

wore sold at Canton for 843.

both charges

are the larger cause.

"THEN AND NOW.

Farm servant, at Northern cotior. markets are being engaged, at fees of from, £50 to £100 a year, with the usual per They do quisites houses, meal, milk, peats and nothing; they live on the streets and by potatoes. One hundred years ago, at the their wits. They are a set of bad charac Elgin feeing market wages were-best tors. They have not been in gaol, before, ploughmen from £4, to £4 10s.: boys. Defendant said it was a mistake. "He but they are three very bad boys. The 15 and £; and women, £1-10, to £2. waited at the King Edward Hotel to got ärst defendant was adopted by complain. GRANITS AND DEAINS.

Mr. Smith said that the complainant had told him that defendant slapped him

on the las

romptly showed their displeasure by giving the German text book the bird.” A GREAT TRUTH.

Pablie gratitude in this country shorter than a rabbit's tail-Mr. I. M. Hogge. M.P., Edinburgh, MARRIAGES.

At Airlie, Bridge of Weir, on April Stanley Fenwick, MO, 1 20th, Capt.

R.AM.C., youngest son of the late John Fenwick, engineer and shipbuilder, Hong. kong, to Marguerite Amelin, elder daugh

into a car. There were also three ladies at and' ran away at Easter. He knew Ex-Lkord Provost Taggart once face ter of George Gray. waiting at the time. People had a habit exactly where the things were kept. The tiously remarked that two of Aberdeen's' At. St. Peter's Church, Eaton, Square,

graduates have been appointed to pro

money $180 was Mr. Santos pay. The principal exports were granite and brains. of walking up between the King Edward other things have been recovered, I would Evidently there is something in it, for in Hotel and Post Office and getting into a like a fairly heavy muntence. I think the less than a year no fewer than 14 Aberdens car and, de there were ladin waiting for car that day, he walked up and got inte it with the intention of stopping it when the car reached the place where ladies. were standing. Complainant, jumped into the car before him and witness ex-

good."

house of detention will do them some

Mr. Hutchison sentenled each boy to wix weeks' hard labour.

THE ENTRIES

fessorships,

ABKEDONIAN FOR THE FAR BAST.

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London, on April 22nd, Alexander An- dros younger son of the late Archibald Argyll Lochnell Campbell of Lochnell, and Marjorie Iren, younger daughter of the late Alexander Campbell, of Shanghai, and, Mrs. Campbell, St. Brannochs, Eat

bourne.

At the Chapel of the Women's Mis xionar, College, Edinburgh, by the Rev. Dr. E. W. B. Cruickshank, a graduate Professor W., M. Macgregor, Moderator of medicine of Aberdeen, who had been of the General Assembly of the United appointed Associate Professor of Phy: Free Church of Scotland, John Thomas Sherrin Watson, C.A., Edinburgh, to dained" Why do you get into a car like | SATURDAY'S GYMKHANA,

siology in the Union Medical College, Ethel Lucy younger daughter of the late this Complainant replied “What: is it] [?]

Peking, saw a great deal of active service Capt. D. C. Mackenzie Bombay Cavalry, a medical officer. And of Lady Bassoll. Woodville, Canaan to you? Who are you ↑ I pay my fare.".

The following are the entries for the during the war

Lane, Edinburgh, and step-daughter of He replied: "Do not speak like that; I Extra Gymkhana to be held, weather perAfter the Armistice ho took charge of the the fate Bir James A. Russell, LL.D., Ex am older than you and if you had any mitting, on Saturday next, June 12th, at party which was sent to search Bavaria Lord Provont of Edinburgh: Mr. Watson education "you will behave with more pim..

1st Bacs-Tredegar, Pawnshop, Binaa, for British prisoners. Dr. Cruickshank, is General Treasurer of the United Free Church of Scotland, and Miss Mackenzie Witross did not slap him; Geordie Mac, Pantile, Wilkins Micawber, who is as present lecturer in physiology, is one of ita Foreign Mission Secretaria. courtesy 1

Shooting, Sepand, Algerian Chief, Pussy- foot, Wee Mouse, Brutus, What is it, Ring in the Washington Medical College, St. OBITUARY. wood, and Scotia Dahlia.

Louis, will take up his new duties in At 29 Huntley Gardens, Glasgow, on DRACE FIVE FURLONG HANDICAP. ——

April 2nd, Capt. John Cogan, of Balamander Burning Daylight Alexan-Peking in September.

Shanghai. der, Senson Ticket, Moonshine, Pussyfoot, FENCER AND POLITICIAN...

Brut, and Craaby,

he simply shoved him,

Mr. Smith: This is only a squabble Mr. Atmada: You may think so, but complainant's story is entirely different

Defendant, got into the car. some time Bandmartin, Attraction, Wee Mouse, Mr. Patrick Ford, who so convincing!, FILLS AND KETATES.

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"after complainant and slapped him.

Mr. Smith: There must have been some

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ruý client and then assaulted him. "It was Absolutely unprovoked and gratuitous

assauft

Mr. Smith: We are very liable to let our feelings go. Case remanded till Tues day afternoon.

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COURTING WITH A CLUB.

Sir H. A do Y. M'Lesh, K.O.M.G. 31D AND ETR RACES-CLASS HANDICAP defeated Mr. Runciman in North Edis (Kaid M'Lean), of Drimmin House,

Sinza, Target, Geordie Mac, burgh, is one of the most export amateur Tangier, Morocco, £74.400. Fander, Paatile, Lighting Shooting

Garlieston, Wigtonshire, formerly In- Mr. 4'Almada: Defendant provoked pad, Benson Ticket, Burning Daylight, wordsmen in Scotland Fencing has Admiral John McClure, of Seaview,

Alexander, Algorian

Chief Wilkins been his chief recreation for a number of spector-General and afterwards Admiral

Child, Micabor Pussyfoot; Rowdy Attraction, Woe Mouse, Bretus, and What ears. He is specially expert with the of the Imperial Chinese Navy during the

duelling sword, the mastery of which Chino-Japanese War, £1.438. 4TH RICK DISTANCE HANDICAP-Tredo gar, Tab, Pissyfoot, Rowdy Child Sand possibly 19 & more necessary equipment martin, What is it, Wes Mouse, Brutus, for a political career in France than in Ringwood, White Fang, Rebate White this country. Success in fencing is Chalk, Wakeford, Murphy, Tonic, Sur largely a matter of temperament, and un

A racy account of his recent visit to Central Africa was given by Lord Dowar prise, Pawnshop, Sinza St. Chad, Red Coat, Coordie Mac, Suppor Dance, Burn-doubtedly there is a good deal to the at the anniversary festival of the Licensed ing Daylight, Alexander, Cannon, and training and equipment, of the fencer Victuallers School at the Connaught STH RACE LADIES' NOMINATION-Mr, which should go to make a successful! noms. He had, he said, been living ther through the winter among aavage Grimstone, nominated by Mrs. Aucott; politician. One of the first congratule tribes on the borders of Uganda and the Major Timmis nominated by Mrs-Timmis Major Law nominated by Mrs. Law: Capt, tions which Mr. Ford resolved was from "Congo, where there were no after dinner P. B. L. Beaver Dousinated by Mr. Wynd his foncing master, M, Crozier, who sent there it was to celebrate the shooting by !speeches. At the last banquet ho attended ham: Lieut. A 3 Bamut nominated by him the mesange, Que coup droit" him of a 14 feet crocodile, which the Mrs. Jessel; Hon. Mr. John Johnstone nominated by Mrs. Lecto Mr. T. W. what a straight thrust. Doyle nominated by Mrs Cutside Mr.

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M. L. Botres nominated by Miss E Few people will probably identify the Sores; Mr. John Bell-Irving nominated by Mrs. Beli-Irving.

Bryan Morrison of the recem

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