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CORRESPONDENCE.

·BANISHMENT OF ACQUITTED PRISONERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONO DAILY PRESS.]

Sin,-it is time that the attention of the public in general, and of Jurors in parti-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, –1921,

COMPANY MEETING. GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO., LTD.

The thirty-second general meeting of this Company was held at the offices, St. George's Building, yesterday morning. Mr. R. G. Shewan presided and there were also present: Sir Paul Chater, the

THE RACES.

THE OPENING day.

Nobody, we imaginey needs to be re- minded that the annual race meeting held under the Hongkong Jockey Club commences to-day and continues daily for the remainder of the week-three "official

SPORT.

TOOTBALL.

CHARITY MATCH.

NAVY, 3 ARMY, 1. ⠀

Teams representing the Navy and Army met yesterday afternoon on the Club

cular, was drawn to what, an the face of Rev. Father Robert, Messrs. A. O: Lang | days and one "off" day. The first race ground to assist the fund being raised! gross abuse of the autocratis / and L. N. Leefe, (directors). Mr. Allan starts on each of the official daya at 19 for the dependants of the Kid distister.

it,, is a powers" conferred by the Deportation Ordinance.

"Relying in part n my own experience and in part on what I learn or gather from conversation with my golleagues in the legal profession. I challenge the Police to deny that, in a very large percen

tage of cases in which they fail to secure a conviction, whether at the Sessions or the Magistracy, they immediately arrest the unfortunate man who has just regain ed his liberty in order to secure his

banishment.

one

of

Keith (secretary), Messrs. W. Adamson, A. A. Cordeiro, W. J. Hawker, M. S Northcote, Tse Tuan Tai, A. E. Ellis, Poon Cho, V.A. Yvanovich, M. A. Figueiredo, W. E. Van Eps, H. A. Lam- mort, S. M. Churn, J. M. Gordon, F. Ellis, and Tong Lai Chuen.

1.-The Wong-nei-chong Stakes, } mile. 2. The Maiden Stakes, of a mile' 3-The Victoria Stakes, one mile. 4.-The Valley Stakes, of a mile. 5.-The Challenge Cup, 12 miles. 6.The Trial Plate, 1 miles. 7.-The Garison Cup, from 3-mile

Previous to the game commencing and o'clock. ":

Today's programme consists of the during the interval the band of H.M.S. Titania rendered selections. The Navy following races:

won the toes and set the Army to face the sun, Commander Drew, R.N., startak the ball rolling for the Army who were the first to attack. The play was very fast and the ball travelled from and to end with great rapidity. The Army The CHAIRMAN said:-Before proceed; ing with the business of the day, it is with

had the better of the exchanges, but deep regret that we have to record the

post once round.

could not score, and half time showed a s.-The Racing Stakes, 'one mije.

blank score-sheet- death of our late Secretary, Mr. Robert

Commander Drow Henderson. Ho went home on sick leave

9.-The Jockey Club Stakes, 1 miles. again started the game and the Nayy last October, but reached Liverpool only

10. The Professional Cup, one mile. soon took charge of the game and, except 11-The Kalgan Plate, of a mile.

for a sudden burst on very few occasions, The Hongkong race meeting always kept the play in the Army hall. Cunliffo I challenge the Police to deny that at to die there. on December 10th. Mr.

forced 藉 corner and placed well. Criminal Sessions at the Supreme Court Henderson, at all times, took a keen and

Jockeys, and among those who have come they frequently, when the course of the abiding interest in his work and the busi depends very largely on Shanghai for trial indicates that they have a rotteness of the Company, which has lost in down for the meeting are Mr. Vida, Mr. Horwood cleared, the ball going out him a faithful and conscientious servant. Hill, Mr. Heard, Mr. Wulle Moir, Mr. to Hudson who returned to the goal

It will be the The report and accounts in your hands A White and Mr. Yib. secura

ese gentleman Jockey has zidden in the way's Trach. From the centre kick the Mr. Yin is a well-known rider Navy again attacked and Cunliffe sent in how record result for this Company and rat occasion we believe on which a Chin mouth and Handford headed out of Hollo will be found, I feel sure, very satisfactory races.

post. Placing the corner kick well in, Mr. Knoll, whom we claim as a Hong Holloway ran too far out to clear and to shareholders. Although exchange was on the Kiangwan course at Shanghai. a shot which Hollaway turned round the his head into the net. Keeping up the very much against us there developed kong rider, has also come down from very good demand for our product from Shanghai, and we have also Mr. Johnst tipped the ball as it was going over pressure Millington received a pass from all our markets and prices rose all round. Johnstone, who has ridden BO Our factories, in consequence, have been ponies to victory at the annual race meet Cunliffe and sent the bull into the net out of Holloway's reach. The Navy kept working at their full capacity, en- ings, Mr. Harold Seth, Mr. Sutton and abling us to deal with a much larger out other local riders,

monopolised the play and Adams sent in a high shot that bent Holloway, the ball put than usual. I trust the division of

striking the underside of the crossbar the profits that we propose will commend

punched away. Watson received and went down the wing hut was charged off the ball when about to shoot. The Navy were around the Army goal when the whistle sounded for time, leaving the Nary winners of a very fast game by three goals to one. Mr. Williams was in charge of the game. The teams turned out as follows:-

Navy:

Burke Yeoman (Titania); (Cairo) and Edwards (Hawkins); Hud- son Tamar), Wilkins (Haukin) and Hutchby (Titania); Cunliffe (Hawkins), Adame (Toniar), Millington (Tamur), Handford (Tamar) and Webb (Hawkins).:

send and tottering case, their number post haste to

warrant for the banishment of the prisoner, should the Jury, under the direction of the Judge as to the rights of the prisoner, return a verdict resulting

in acquittal.

I challenge the Police to deny that on many occasions they arrive at Court already armed with such a warrant.

Picture, then, the scene at any Criminal

many

Sir Paul Chater's group of Dahlias" are likely to make a good show at the

Sessions trial. From beginning "to end itself to you, I need not say much about meeting, und Mr. George Potts' Kings and rebounding to the goalkeeper who

of the proceedings, by every net and word, the exceptional security afforded by the British criminal trial system is evidenced. Counsel, making free use of all the suitably magnificent language of which he has command, enlarges on the tender regard which the Jurots are bound to have under this system for the liberty of the subject. The Jurors are constant ly warned, always with the approval and often with the netive assent of the pre- siding Judge, that the case against the accused is to be sifted with precisely the same degree of care which they would

the bonus to staff; they have all worked also. What is in John Peel's stable will well, and it gives us pleasure to be able be better known after the events of to- to recognise their services on such an day. occasion as this."

The Canton and Shankiwan properties we propose to remove altogether from the balance sheet. The former is a very old story and there seems no chance of our ever making good our title to it. The latter was taken as security for a bad debt and will be sold at once for what it The Macao Works do not will fetch. stand" at a high figure but the kilns there are no longer new and the value is high in comparison with the figure at which aur Hok Un Factory stands in our books We, therefore, propose to write it down by $100,000.

With regard to the Hok Un Factory. I regret to say we are not regarded as exercise were he' a relative or, perchance. public benefactors by our friends in Row- a friend held in high esteem." The learn-gon: in fact we are informed that we are Judge will charge them that the nuisance and that steps must be taken to reduce the volume of smoke and dust prisoner is under this world-famed and poured forth by the kilns, etc. We quite humane system entitled ns of right to recognise the reasonableness of this com- tis liberty if the charge against him plaint which, of course, has been aggravat ed by the extra pressure of work we are fails. Our Chinese friends present in experiencing just now and the matter large numbers in the body of the Court having been taken up by the authorities, no doubt join with us in our pride, and something had to be done. We are re ducing the smoke by the use of mechanical count themselves pansing lucky to live stekers and as for the dust, we have de and be at liberty under British adminiscided to instal a system of dust collecting which we are confident, from the reports tration."

Not we have obtained, will do away with that trouble. The total cost will amount to prie-over $100,000, but the scheme should pay for itself in time by the saving of the cement which is, at present, lost to us. To meet this expenditure we suggest put- ting aside $150,000.

Then comes the verdict, of Guilty," and the Judge orders the oner to be set at liberty.

But in 'he free 1 Has he, in fact, secured that right and title to his liberty "to which the Judge has referred 1 He

as or he has not, just as you care to look at the facts. I say he has not With more than commendable zeal, the unfortunate man as he steps from the dock' is unobtrusively surrounded by plain-clothes officers, and, although nomi- nally free for so long as it takes him to pass along the corridors and down the stairs, he is virtually re-arrested whilst the Judge dispensing the King's Justice is still on the Bench.

We further recommend putting aside $300,000 for additional plant at Hok Un. Our reason for this is that our Aalborg brisk kilns are now out of date and will sooner or later have to be replaced by a modern rotary steel kiln. We have also to consider that our whole plant is now working at full pressure without any spares to fall back on and we have nothing increased demand for cement.

serve with which to cope with an therefore, "absolutely necessary for us to accumulate funds with which to provide additional plant for future requirements. We do not propose ordering immediately,

It is,

· SELECTIONS.

Following are selections for to-day :- WONG-NEI-CHONG STAKER:

Mountain Stream. Moonshine. Tiddlywinks.

MAIDEN STAKES

Sir Paul's solection. John Pool's selection. Parran.

VICTORIA STAKES:

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Fighting King. Silver Streak. Triumph.

VALLEY STAKES:

By Jingo. Blackspot. Irish Stew.

CHALLENGE CUP:

Mountain King, John Peel's selection. :: Ameer. TRIAL PLATE:

Empire Dablia. Harlequin.

John Peel's selection.

GARRISON CUP:

Louza Pawnshop. Mountain Stream.

RACING STAKES

Invincible King. The Dahlia. John Peel's selection, JOCKEY CLUB STAKES:

The King stable. John Peel's selection.. Siamese Cat. PROFESSIONAL CUP:

Field Child. Aspirin.

"- Frome. KALAN COp: ....

Blackbird Dahlia. Misserimas Doleful. St. Anthony.

WEDDING.. BROOKS-THOMSON:

at the ceremony...

The wedding was soleamised at St. but we must not delay doing so very long, John's Cathedral on Monday of Mr. At the foot of the stairs, almost as it will take probably two years, before directly under the appropriately blind new machiners can be shipped out and Charles C. Brooks, Assistant Marine folded figure of Justice which adorns the erected here. By that time the plant for Superintendent, Canadian Pacific Ocean Court House, the unfortunate man is the Aalborgs will want a good deal spen. Services, Ltd. (late purser Empress of -dollared! Why 1 is it for banishment on it and the question will then have to sia), son of Mrs. Robert Brooks, Orms under circumstances intended by the be carefully considered whether it will

be more advisable to scrap it altogether. town Que., Canada, and Miss Heleu Legislature...

Our investments stand as before at Thomson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Of what avail is this monumental judicial 800,004.99, although at the present rates Alex. Thomson, Merritt, B.C., Canada. system of ours if the Police, often with of exchange they are worth a little more. The Bov. V. H. Copley Moyle officiated ill-disguised pleasure, can thus reduce Our cash in hand seems very large, but the stately trial, the Jury's verdict, and this, you will see, is partly owing to our all the supposed safeguarde of the Law stocks of raw material being unusually low to a ridiculous farce?

the natural consequence of an increased Arising out of this question, it would consumption. This will, however, auto be of considerable interest, baving regard matically remedy itself as the larger to the fact that the Government before supplies of stone for which we have con issuing a warrant has to bo satisfied that tracted come forward. We think we can there are reasonable grounds therefor, look forward with confidence as regards and having regard also to the rapidity our prospects for the present year-the with which these warrants are on occa demand, though not quite so strong as sion obtained, to know whether the re before, is still very good and as long as quirements of the Ordinance as to the exchange keeps at its present level we issue of such warrants are satisfied in should have no difficulty in competing and retnining our share of the trade here. I

each case,

I do not say, because I am without the now propose that the report and accounts requisite information, that as a consons presented be adopted, and when this quence of every such arrest & banish has been seconded I shall be pleased to ment does, in fact, take place. In some answer, to the best of my ability, any cases I know that it does. But between questions that shareholders may wish to the re-arrest and any actual banishment pút.

Sir PAUL CHATER scconded, and the an enquiry by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs is necessary, and that is, no motion was approved.. doubt a sufficient enfeguard.

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The bride, who was given away by Mr. Sydney Humphreys, was attired in a navy blue tailored travelling suit, with that to match.. She carried a bouquet of cream rosebuds, lilies of the valley and maiden hair fern.

The bridesmaid, Mies E. Moore, wore a blue silk tailored suit, with hat to match Miss Moore carried a bouquet of pink and white rosebuds. Mr. W. Buckberrough was "best man."

A largely attended reception was held at Wiseman's Cafe after the ceremony:

COMPANY REPORT.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. It is announced that, at the forthcom ing annual meeting of shareholders of Mr. M. S. NORTHCOTE proposed that the above Company, the directors will case is that the use of the Deportation Messrs. N. L. Leefe, A. Q. Lang und -R recommend the following distribution of Ordinance after, and because, a prosecu G. Shewan-be-confirmed-ne directors and.

that the Rev. Father Robert and Mr. A. profita

tion has failed 'is iniquitous..

But my

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In case this letter should, in any way.

O. Lang be re-elected as directors.

Dividend $1 per share, absorb Mr. A. §. ELLIE seconded, and this was ing: ...... approved.

Reserve fund

be regarded as the unfair employment of information gained whilst serving with the Police Reserve, I say that I have Mr. W. J. HAWKER proposed, and Mr. Write off building improve Thade use of no such information. Fur THE TAN TAI seconded, the re-appoint ments, furniture and fittings, thermore, in the Palice Reserve it was ment of Mr. A. R. Lowe, and the appoint derated water machinery,. etc. utterly impossible for me to gain any ment of Mr. H. Greenwood, as auditors Pay to staff provident fund insight into this branch. of Police at the increased remuneration of $750 Carry forward

- motivity --Youra, etc.

each.

SOJENKIN.

Hobikong, February 22nd, 1921.

The motion was carried and the meet- |ing concluded.

Army: Holloway (R.G.A.); Walker (R.G.A.) and Moore (Wilte); Henwood, (RG.A), Lancaster (Wilts) and Donovan (RG.A.); Watson (R.G.A.), Townsend RE.). Menham (Wilts), Swanborough (Willa) and Amor (Wilts).

BILLIARDS.

HO KEY TONG HANDICAP.

In the Palace Hotel tournament. yester. Fday, R. Thomas (-175) and F. E. Silva (-960) defeated W. W. Cooper (-150) and J. M. B. Ribeiro, in games of 250 up, by 99 and 100 points, respectively.

No games will be played until Monday when T. B. Golding (300) and A. Andrews (150) meet G. Haigh (-125) and Wong Wo Hong (-200), respectively.

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SHIPPING FIGHT. GERMANY PREPARING TO COME BACK.

1.

Germany's future shipping. prospects were discussed by Sir Alfred Booth, chair- man of the Cunard Company, in an in- terview.

"Up to a certain point," he said, Germany is bound, I think, to recover her shipping position; for while it is true that she has to start again practic ally from the beginning, it is also true that the beginning already has been made.

The general public may be startled by: that assertion. They have heard of the sensational end of the Gorman mer- cantile marine; how the Imperator is now sailing the seas for England, how the rat- Vaterland (now Leviathan) lice ridden at New York, how the Germans of the Binarck, the biggest ship afloat, only will completo the building to see har steam off under en Allied flag.

And it is also true that the pre-war Teutonic tonnage of 51 millions is to- day shrunk to one-thirteenth of that total; that under the Peace Treaty Ger- many has to build so many ships for other nations that she would and it hard to build very much for herself.

And yet here comes the newly issued German Shipping Annual to tell the world what some of us already knew: that nine German steamship lines are again at the work plying to the two Americas and to Mexico, to India and the Datch Indies, to Scandinavia, Cuba, the Mediterranean, the Baltic even to Antwerp and to England. If the Nord- deutscher Lloyd, the Hansa, the Ham- burg-Amerika lines be indeed dead, their ghoster are surely highly substantial

spectres

The rumour that a further 200,000 tons of shipping is soon to go to Germany' may be but a rumour. Certain it in chartered that, partly by blending foreign steamers with the handful that was left to them, partly by an alliance between Germans with experience and no zhips and Americans with ships and po experience Germany is preparing to re- world. turn to her old place in the shipping Will she zuocood 7 That, of course,

depends upon the energy of the rest o

ua. We hold the field, and if we make the most of our opportunities there is no reason why we should not continue ..800,000.00 to do so. It is our aim to occupy per 30,000.00 manently a part, at, any rate, of the field which was open to the Germans before the war.

Bo far as we and other British lines and other 50,000.00

8,000.00 can do this, the recovery of Gerana ship- 21,230.08ping will be definitely kept in chock. Our organisation is ready; all we need $199,230.98 now is the ships, and the Cunard is

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