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DETECTIVE MISTAKEN · FOR.

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SHOT AT AND WOUNDED BY EUROPEAN.

MAN SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY brн, · 1920.

DOG THROWN INTO THE HARBOUR.

CHARGE AGAINST. SHIP'S.

OFFICER.

UNWILLING TO PART WITH HIS PET.

THE

PIECE GOODS CRISIS

SHANGHAI. AT

A Manchester Representative" "writes

INTER-PORT POLO.

HONGKONG TEAM LEAVES FOR SHANGĦAL

on this subject, to the NC, Daily News: The Hongkong polo team, picked by the as follows:-

Hou, Mr. John Johnstone, and comprising Mr. Johnstone, Major Tommis. Capt. Beaver and Mr. J. J. Patterson, left for Shanghai on Saturday on the Ape of be six chukkers of eight minutes each, will The inter-port match, which will he played on July 8th

WALA

Before the meeting of the Chamber of A most distressing accident-trak place Mr. William Valentine, fourth engineer--Commerce took place I was asked time and at No. 56, Kennedy Road, on Saturday of the sx Emprent of Russia, was on time again by people who were very key night, when Mr. W. J. Williams, of the Friday arrested by the Police on a charge interested what I thought the meeting would be likely decide to do, and the Dockyard staff, occupying the premises shot at and wounded a Chinese detective, of disorderly conduct and allowed out on

bail of 10 He failed to answer when his Bist of my reply in every caso imagining the latter to be a thief.

the situation as well as you can yourself detective succumbed to his injuries resterase was called before Mr. N. L. Smith Nothing: you must be prepared to incenti

without any outside help." The result of day afternoon at the Government Civilon Saturday and the bail was estreated.

According to the Police, Mr. Valentine the meeting was exactly as most people Hospital,

It appears that the henses in Kennedy west to a bird shop on Friday and bought must have anticipated, and any further Read, for the past two weeks had received a dog and a parrot, He took them to the meetings must have exactly the same result, i will be well mounted.

The

What action will have to be taken nuust

Hongkong is expected to win, for Mr. Johnstone has the reputation of being one of the best polo players east of Suez and a four to victory all on his own effort. Major Timmis and Capt. Beaver are both very capable place of Caps. H. S. McGrath, who found players. Mr. Patterson was chosen int himself unable to go owing to his covern- ment House duties. The Hongkong, four

ALLEGED THEFT OF CLOTH.

At the "Magistracy, on Saturday, an Indian watchman employed by Messra, with the theft of a roll of cloth valued at Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., was charged

8. the property of the firm.

frequent attention at the hands of thieves Star Ferry wharf with the intention of who had stoles a quantity of articles. The taking them to his ship which was lying ate by the firms themselves direct with their! Police were informed of the thefts and on the Kowloon Wharf. He was stopped by suppliers: concerted action cannot have INDIAN WATCHMAN CHARGED Saturday night sent a special Fulice an Indian constable who informed him any effect whatever except to cause an patrol of two Chinese detectives to watch that he would have to get a permit before necessary friction between the Chambers of the neighbourhood in the hopes, of dis- he evald take the dog to the ship. He Commerce here and in Manchester. If we covering the miscreants, At about mid-gate the Indian his name and address, here are going to present a united front, The then the Manchester Chamber will do the gight Mr. Williams was reading in the hall but persisted in boarding the ferry. when he noticed two faces peering into his Indian prevented him, and after further same thing, and we shall never get ang house through the glass doors, and coming argument, Mr. Valentine accompanied thewhere. What will have to be done will be to the conclusion that the men were there Indian to the Police Station where the to go into the details of every transaction for an unlawful purpose he wized a rifle new regulation was explained to him. It separately with the supplicis: how we can "and" shot at one of the men who received was then arranged that he should leave the pool the lot and ask for a wholesale cancel the bullet in his knee cap. The other man dog as the bird shop pending the iwering lation, goodness only knows. It appears to immyliately called out that they were of a permit. Instead of doing so, however, me to be a very abusinesslike suggestion. dedeleer and an Exnotintre proved this it is allege that he went straight to the All that the Chamber of Commerce can The Police were telephoned ferry wharf on leaving the station and do, in opinion, is to bring it to the notion for and rennved the injured-man to once more tried to take the dog nerow Lanenshire that, owing to the drop in exchange, a number of importers, who hisspital, where he died..............

the harbour. He was again addressed by would have made big profits if everything the, Indian, who requested him to accom had gone well, have been disappointed, that the manufacturers can do to help them out

l the ense

the Police Station, where he was slove

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Yesterday Mr. Williams was taken to quentis released on bail. It is understood Pany him again to the station. they are now in a hole, and to nak what.

that he will be produced before the Magis

trate this morning. -

WEDDING IN HONGKONG.

ENRIQUEZ-LEONARD,

Valentine, it is alleged, in his temper,

threw the dog into the harbour with the intention of drowning it. It was recover- ed from the water and taken together with its owner to the station, with the result that a charge of disorderly conduct was |laid against him,

of it. This is reasonable. On the other haad any sign of force would be resented un the other side, and bere would be taken as 'n precedent for solte future occasion.

DISASTROUS "PATRONAGE.

At St. Joseph's Church, Garden Fond, on Saturday morning, the Rev. Fr. Augustine officiated at the marriage of AUDACIOUS THEFT IN THE any trouble that arises, in this way, that

Mr. Antonio de Gawenn Eariquez, marine uplier and son of Mr. J. G. Gonzales de Bernedo, Acting Consul for Panama and Gintemala, and Miss Barbara Leonard, daughter of the inte, Mr. Joseph Leonard, bailis of the Supreme Court, and Mrs Leonard. The church was very tastefully , decorated with white flowers, and a large

nuntier of friends were present.

The bride who was given away by Profemur Gonzales, hey broker-in-law,

HARBOUR,

JUNKMEN-THREATENED-WITH- DAGGERS.

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It was stated that the defendant was entrusted with the kers of the establish-

visit the interior of the shop to see that untant night in order that he could all was male. Several articles had been missing lately, and on Friday the Police

ween communicated with, with a view to putting a stou to those lateenios. Detrétive-

Set Darling visits the ends and after an inspection, warched the defend. ant's quarters, where the clorit was found., On the application of Mr. D. H. Blake, solicitor for the defence, the cave where mandent for a week.

THE MURDER OF MR: REIMERT. CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFERS COMPENSATION,

.

The Cabinet at Peking has approved General Chang Ching yao's suggestion that he should offer to pay 845,000 com hensatin to the family of the Rer. W. Reimert. an Américan Missionary wha was recently murdered by the Northern woldiers. General Chang Ching-yno added that a soldier of the 11th Division had confesse-1 to the murder, whereupon he was summarily executed. fieneral Chang thing takes upon himself the responsibility-for- the murder and is attempting to smooth over the situation, but the question re maine whether monetary compensatioz will be considered sufficient atonement by the American authorities.

In every piece goods transaction there are four parties, manufacturers, shippers, importers, and dealers. The first and the last are always covered whatever happens. It is the shippers and the importers who are always compelled to bear the brunt of

if the market price goes up the denier holds the importer to his contract, and if it goes „dov:n he other asics for a reduction and in case the dealer is a good one the redue- tion is generally given with an eye to future business.or if he is an unprin A very andacious theft was carried out cipled whipper-snapper, as most of thens in broad daylight in the harbour on

are today, he removes himself-nod his Thursday when several men boarded & and leaves the importer who may or may disastrous patronage to another sphere,

jünk and forcibly removed a quantity of not be able to stand the loss, to arrange iron, despite the resistance offered them with his supplier, the shipper. What THE RECOVERY OF FRANCE.

inporters make contracts for Fortunately, one of the gang was commerstand, as there is too much heads GREAT INCREASE OF OUTPUT OF

I cannot tured immediately after the deed and was 1-vin-tails you use sort of thing about it.

in prewar days, I sat in an chair myself, and never ones booked an business in piece goods. This, however, indeat, but always did a big and increasing

entails a detailed knowledge of the market, and perhaps couditions here reader that imposible, but I am not so sure about it). A shipper cannot go to a manufacturer and copying these piece-goods-gamblers," who have made such a mess of the market,

to a manufacturer that owing to this and demand just what they please. It would br a simple matter for a shipper to write tarthat, the order must be cancelled," but it would not be quite so simple a matter manufacturer short of work. for him ever afterwards to catch that

wore a drs of white satin, trimmed was sentenced on Friday to six months' hard do not write that without experience's

silveg net lage. Her train was "of white The Polic, however, were not satisfied ́satio, and net. She carried a handsome carried out successful investigations. On

with securing only one conviction and bouquet of white tea roses, and lilies. She Friday evening a constable, on duty at was attended by her sisters, the Misses the Praya, noticing a man carrying some Eileen and Doreen Leonard, a brides-iron questioned him as to where he got it. The can replied that he had fished -maids-The-wore durer of white net the merd from the ren, and the constable trimmed with pink and blue ribbons and suspecting that the stuff had been stalen, satin rosebude. Mr. T. C. Mognaschi, Vice-theft, on Saturday, an interesting story arrested the man. When charged with the Consul for Peru, acted as beetman.

was told of how theive bullies boarded the After the ceremony a reception, was held junk and forcibly removed the iron, at-the-Hongkong-Hotel. The newly marri-attered a sound. A joki tried to raise threatening to kill any of the jokis who ed couple left for their honeymoon later in an alarm and he was seized by the throat the day, on the Aatori Varu, for America, and a knife was pressed to his heart. Eventually the thieves removed the iron, The bride's going-away dress was of chams throwing some overboard with the inten pague coloured French crepe trimmed with tion of fishing it up later." white shadow lace,

The man was sentenced to three months' hard labour.

THE HUMPHREY BISHOP COMPANY,

JAPANESE

STEWARD

HIS LADY-LOVE;

ATTEMPT TO STOWAWAY.

do

WHAT MIGHT HE DONE,

MINES.

A French wireless menge to Shanghai says:

The following statistics show the great increase in the output of the mines in Northern France since the beginning of

1918:-

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January, 1919 April, July. October,

January, 1920 Anril, ' ་་

11.535 tons.

49,820

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90.552 J22.050 .136.883 thatpat for June is estimated to reach May showed firther increase, while

the 200,000 mark.

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OF LIFE... SHANGHAI-DOMESTIC-BUDGET-

There has been a considerable amount of discussion in Shanghai on the above topic. The following letter to the Editor of the NC Daily York by HCL Sufferer, is worth reproduction:

Manchester shippers whose names are so well known here have everything to lose, H. C. L. AND THE STANDARD and most of the piece gooda dealers in Shanghai at the moment have nothing to lone, which of course makes the differeA ce in the way they view the position...

Both importers and dealers are 140- questionably keen on re-selling or cancel. AND ing, and if I were in Manchester Lahould everything in my power to oblige them, particularly in regard to animade gooda think manufacturers might do worse than to cancel these contracts. We are at the worst time of the year, the whole of China is practically bare of supplies, harvest prospects are good, nothing has been ordered for quite a long time, and, so have been annulled." What I would like to understand, quite number of contracts know is what the market is going to do

hort. later on when supplies are running.

As one of the very large number of thus distrewed by the High Cost of Living, otherwise known as H.C.L. (which is also the chemical formula for hydroch- loric acid and just as bad for one) I offer the following figures, which refer to the husband, wife and two growing youngstern of 12 years, resident in Shanghai for some 15 years, and now on a salary of Sh. Tha

House of, say, 4-5 rooms in a respect 450 a month without any perquisites:

Sh. Tis,

able part of the town without a "garden, and anywhere from 2 to 4. miles from the Shanghai Club (if and can be rented 1)

of a consisting of

Saturday night's programme at the Theatre Royal, presented by the Humphrey Bishop Company, proved as entertaining To be near his lady-love was the heart's as any of its predecessra, and attracted a desire of a Japanese ship's steward, and record house. From the overture in which when his ship put into Hongkong harbour, Miss Marguerite Edwards acted as con- gresia pre obliv, vis to time the love-lord youth promptly visited the ducter to the fall of the curtain the audi- and duty, basking in the sunshine of ence, left, no room for doubt of its apprecia loving siles till his vessel sailed away tion of the excellent fare provided. The his savings were gone, but nothing daunt without him. Dark clouds threatened, for selections from Faust were es well received ed, he lived with the girl of his choice can be called a crisis still has to come, as the usual vaudeville items. Mr. Harry till a few days ago when he tried to which will put every man on his Avondale and big ragtime quartetto, with him. Then trouble began and, no appear at aying too little thought to Municipst Taxes on Renta, (not on

stowaway on the Bornen Marü, taking ber Joe Brennan alone and with Miss Ida Saturday, he stood in the dock, charged present,

out of the good dealers from the bad ones In my opinion we are only just entering the wood, and the reak criss-it sifting

mettig.

Newton, Miss Jill Hill in the Hawaiian song scena, Miss Gels Hardie in Mandy"

with attempting to towaway.

Inspector Kent said that the defendant arrived in the Colony-on Jane-17th on the

Looking

the future..

at the fatter all round it would we are living too much the

RESPONSIBILITY OF SOVIET

GOVERNMENT.

and "Chesapeake," Miss Louise Meadows Borneo Maru, as a steward. He came THE NIKOLAEVSK TRAGEDY. and Mr. Robert Roberta in their "Medley," ashore and missed the ship. The defend- Mr. Bert Crawford-all wet with an not, who had been wandering about the enthusiastic reception. "The little sketch, city ever since, was a guisance. He had The Broken Mirror," with Mr. Robert failed to register himmelf or to report to Roberts Miss Gela Hardie and Mr. Hum. any of the Police Stations since his arrival

The Japanese Foreign Office has issued phrey Bishop as the Bachelor, the blaid, defendant had been referred before he was a statement, referring to n communication bere. The Japanese Consul, to whom the and the Butler respectively provet a great succesA_

charged, had asked that defendant be from the Soviet Press Bureau, which had To-night the Humphrey Bishop Company dealt with, and he (the Inspector) asked just been received in Tokyo, stating that enthusiastic house will no doubt give them the case in view of the fact that in the blinted to the Soviet Government. After the hearty send off they deserve. The sampas in which the defendant was arrest declaring that the Soviet reporta of artistes may be relied on to give of their ed, there was at the time & Eurasian girl Nikolsk, contained in the communication, Japanese atrocities at Vladivostock and very best, and this, together with the fact with whom, it was admitted he intended that the Company are including the tit-hits to stow away on board a Japanese ship carry their own refutation, the statement from the whole of their repertoire and then about to mail. The maximum abent. Bolshevik propagands in that concludes: "What is of great significance everal novel features, should make to penalty in a case of this sort, said the the Bolshevik Government in Biberia, night's performance a memorable one in Inspector, was $50. every whyr It is now exactly four years The Magistrato asked what caused the which first denied relationship with the Partisans, then excusing themselves from The Inspector said that he had evidentntres with the Partisans, thus guring an

responsibility, now openly identify them long again, Mr. Bishop informs us that ly deserted, the ship. the Company loaves tomorrow by the

Mr. Hutchison Did he have any money entirely are complexion to the whole -Mudras for Singapore, and that they then when he was arrested —Yes, Ho had ten

question. intend playing through the Mainy States, shillings, two yen, fve and a half pesos afterwarde making their way to South and 1.05 Hongkong currency, Africa in which country they played so A fine of $25 or one month's imprison successfully two years ago.

ment with hard labour was imposed.

ngo since Mr. Humphrey Bishop Brat defendant to miss the ship.*- brought a company to Hongkong, and it to be hoped he will not stay away for so

One can of Barlet fever (British) was reported in the Colony on Friday,

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36.00 Ico and Electricity (varies) say, 890

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risk of contagion and/or Transportation for husband to and Food and drink for four and such

from business 825

Life, fire and sickness insurance. 15.00

Articles is Scott's Emulsion, etc. for children Medicines for four (not supplied by Clothing for four Subscription to a Club for family

firm) (borrow these)......

Chits ag-abotn (borrow dribles) A Holiday in Japan (quite unnecee- Bavings each month on which to retire after 20 years (111) ....... Occasional theatre, picnic, entertain ment of friends, etc. (a wasteful idea; taken friends). 00.00- Total Shanghai Th450.00

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