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ALICE AND OUR SPECIAL
REPORTER
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER Žir,. 1911.
TWO MEN CHARGED WITH WOUNDING.
These are the thousand and throa AN ATTACK IN A GARAGE CRER and well-considered exceptions, ar tending over long period of years, that were taken to the plans prepared by an eminent Arm of Authorized Architects on the instructions of their client, in spite Special Reporter to seek them out to the hundred and one incontestible policit an interview, and to invite am and insuperable difficulties that, were put expression of opinion with regard to in the way of the nequisition of the matters of general interest to the com- site that appeared eminently suited for the House that Jack wanted to Build," yelled the Mad Hatter
munity.
An inquiry at the Lunatic Asylum alicited the information that they were staying with the newly formed Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animais by Everybody except Themselves.
Thither our Reporter proceeded, and presently found them playing Ring a Ring o' Roses" with the office cat
He handed Alice his card, and, smiling genially upon the party, said: You sea I haven't been long in finding you 'out.".
There are the greatly gifted and highly exalted officials endowed with a sort of low cunning, almost amounting to human intelligence, who raised the thou sand and --"
Ob do, for godness anke, stop.", ex- claimed Alice, "you make my head go round.
There's not much to complain of in remarked the Carpenter, wo that,' might have made it go 'square.'
chomboid," chuckled the Walrus.
trabesahedral murmured the
Dormouse.
March Hare.
JJ
SOLDIER'S DAY OFF. WILTS. SERGEANT COURT MARTIALLED
A District Court: Martial assembled at Murray Barracks, yesterday, to try No. 909 Sgt. A Monaghan, M of the Sad Ratta., Wilts. Regt en a charge of absence without leave.
Charges arising out of a stabbing offray at the Dragon Garage premises in Nathan Road, Kowloon, were beard by Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Magistracy yesterday. Two Chinese were alleged to
The Court was composed of Major have wounded two mich and a woman on the night of Sunday, October 8th. W. C. Downing, R.GA., (President), Sub-Inspector Spear mentioned that Capt. E. L. Betts. 2nd Batta, Wilta. the complainants, while taking food, were Regt, and Capt. H.K. Morton, 3/29
Punjabis attacked with files and choppers,
That
Dr. Smalley said that on the evening of the 9th he was called to the Dragon Garage, in Nathan Rond, Kowloon, where he found two men suffering from wounds. One, Yau Yan Ling; had eight wounds about the body all of the same character They were triangular perforations and night have been indicted with a file. One wound was dangerous but the others were not. The dangerous wound entered the right side of the chest and penetrat Most of the other ed the lung cavity. wounds were about the "shoulders. He sent this patient to the Government Civil Hospital. The other man, You Tak Ming was sent to the Kwong Wa Hospital. His wounds were principally in the back; the only dangerous injury was one on the right side of the neck, just above the collar bone. The wound went near the artery. A blow on the back near the spino caused temporary paralysis. Both men were now out of danger.
Lieut J. M. Dodington, 2/Wilts, prosecuted and Mr. C. F. Mason appear ed for the accused," who pleaded guilty. the accused was absent without leave The summary of evidence showed that from 11's.m.. on October 6th until ap. prohanded by the garrison military police at about 7.50 p.m., on October 7th. that the used had been in the Army "Addressing the Court. Mr. Mason said for nine years and had been a Sergeant The defence was that the since 101. N.CO. had been the victim of circum control. tances over which he had no The accused was out of barracks at 11 a.m.. on October 6th to see a dentist in Queen's Road to whom he was given chit. He met a friend whom he had not sees for many years. They had several drinks together and Mr. Mason suggested that wan
not a very sari- pus offence in view of the fact that he had not seen this friend for a very long timeAs it was too late to go to the 'déntist's the accused took the rest of the day off, incidentally having several more drinks.
He then went to his friend's The Magistrate: Can you suggest hotel to sleep off the effects but did not "Chin-motive for the attack?
wake till the next morning Ho bad no intention of being absent from duty He overslept himself, admittedly after having a drink or two. Mr. Mason said,
"As a matter of fact," objected the Walrus, “You've found us in, but if you had let us know you were coming you might have found us put-bus jet that parallelopipedal," yawned the pana,"
Alice ignored this interruption and, Alice turned to our Reporter: You smiling graciously replied? It must not think that they are always always a great pleasure to us to see new like this," she said, "Sometimes they faces, and to hear new views from the oat are quite good and sensible." side world."?
*** Oh, I think they talk a good deal of I can sense," reniarked our Reporter." I separate the grain from the chaff, I can assure you. But to continue our conver sation: Your conditions, of course, are less complicated than they are with us- you don't have to think of the Natives.”
"Natives" said the Carpenter start- ing up."Colchesters??
But upon the present occasion," re marked our Representative with a grace. ful bow, it is your views and your opinions, that we hope to obtain, and to convey to a wider public."
"I am sure we shall be very glad to answer any questions that you may wish to
put to us." said Alice.
Well, now, about this Housing ques- Nativen" shouted the Walrus, glar- tion." began our Special Reporter," maying round. Whitstables 1""
No, No interrupted Alice, Inquire how it affects you You are in a-Rense a society peculiar to itself, and your views will be proportionately 5 great interest to our readers."
Peculiar." grumbled the Mad Hatter. I don't are anything peculiar about us." He turned to the March Hare: Can you see anything peculiar about me" he asked.
The answer," said the March Hare, #is inthe affirmative "
"I didnat use the word," explained our Reporter," in an offensive sense; but merely with regard to your position. which is somewhat unique--if I may take the liberty of saying so."
Oh, you take liberties all right, grunted the Walrus. "Calls us all uniques, now.”
ese."
"Chinese grunted the Walrus. "Not worth eating."
Nobody talked about eating them." objected Alice.
Then why did you call them Na tives" snapped the Carpenter. "You ought to be more careful."
That's the worst of him," sighed the
Wairus," he never seems to be able to think of anything but eating and drink- ing."
I like that," said the Carpenter. "For pure unadulterated gluttony "
Well, never mind," interrupted Alice, we must not quarrel about it; there is no necessity for us to wash our dirty linen in public."
"Talking about dirty linen and wash- remarked the March Hare, that reminds 'me":..
Our Representative felt that he was not getting quite that intimate heart-to-ing," heart talk that he had come for, so, clearing his throat and laying his hand
will offer this word of advic
on the spot where he thought his heart The folks at the Hera May was, he began: It is probably known Have a most reprehensible way to your all that in the outside world. They hang out their nighties where I play a useful and I hope not un-And Thingummy-tities important part, the feeling is becoming To air-upon sach wushing day more and more general that every man, be he rich or pour, high or low, i entitled to a happy, a comfortable, and nhealthy home; and that at rental which is within the reach of all. Take away a man's home," he went on, warm ing to his subject, and you take away one of his greatest pleasures in life.".
got it?
That's true," put in the March Here, and well expressed, too. If a man hasn't a home, how can be stop away from "A great poet." went on our Report- er, has said in lines that may be known to you: Home, Sweet Home-there's no place like Home."
Yes, there are worse places, agreed the Carpenter" when the public-houses are closed."
If they want to seem really "quite nice"
hey should just take the trouble To fold them up double
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Yau Tak Ming, giving evidence, said he recognised the first defendant but not | the second.
arrested that man
The witness said the Ah Foo he had in mind was not the man he saw in the dock, but a shorter man.
I subrait that it is within combon
The witness: I do not know ;-1 want your Worship to ask the defendant.
Sub-Inspector Spear remarked that it was curious the wit ens did not recogknowledge that in some of the hotels in nise the second defendant because, when he swore an information for the warrant, this Colony the liquor that can be pur "he mentioned the name, Ah Foo, and chased is not all that it should be and he also gave the number of the car that it is quite possible it was the bad liquor Ab Foo drove. The police, accordingly, event, when the accused was apprehended. that caused this oversleeping. In any
you he was returning to Barracks and will find from the evidence that he was sober, clean and properly dressed. submit that it was, an unfortunate acci- dent and that the accused was a victim of. circumstances." The accused, with ning years' service, four years a Sergeant, and a Military Medal bestowed for bravery on the field would not intentionally be guilty of an offence of this nature, well knowing what the consequences would be." Mr. Mason pleaded that 'the punishment should be the lightest
possible.
The hearing was adjourned.
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
DEFENDANT A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
A charge of conspiring together to de mand with menaces 8350 from Chan Ng, a foreign piece goods merchant trading
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Evidence of a previous good record was given by Bt Major G. F. E. Hapson, at 53, Queen's Road Central was pre-who said he had known the accused for ferred at the Magistracy, yesterday, 41 years. During the period he served against a shroff named Lam Kwai Yuen with his battalion in France, he had and another Chinese. The first defend always proved a gallant and honourable ant was stated to be employed at the N.C.O. sad he had worked hard since Imports and Exports, Office and both de peace. The only fault witness had to fendante lived at the same address." And with him was that there had been Mr. Lea Longinotto prosecuted for the one or two occasions of absence. Other That is very interesting to those who complainant and Mr. R. E. Webster, of wise he had worked very hard."
Messrs. Hastings and Hastings defend are interested," remarked our Reporters reprovingly, but to return to more On Mr.Webster's application the hear serious coding out on this doing was fixed for October 27th, bail being encourage building enterprise how
granted by Mr. Orme in the sum of $500 you get on with your industries?
each.
Then no one would glance at 'em t
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Oh, we stop them the moment we see them,
"Our watch- explained Alice. word, is The moment you see an: în- dustry coming along, Jump on it.'
"And shipping!****
"Ah, that's not quite so easy," put in the Carpenter in a subdued voice, that seems to go on in spite of all our efforts, Still we do our best."
You know what strikes me most,' t." remarked our Reporter in what you tell me is the extraordinary similarity of ideals, and the marvellous correspondence of methods there is between your small and more or less autocratic community and the larger and more democratic society in which I move, I wish you and your friends could be with us perman ently you would go far."
"That is not quite what the poet meant as I conceive it," smiled our Re- presentative. "I take it that the ideal he meant to hold up was that of an orderly house, a happy family, an indus trious and contented wife. Without an orderly house how can there be anything but a slovenly wife, and what, I ask you, is worse than a slovenly wife
·‚{ "" "Oh, that's a very old one," inter. rupted the March Hare, I know the answer to that two alóvenly wives."
And a slovenly home,'
Alice acknowledged the compliment Reporter determined to keep to his sub with a slight inclination of her head ject. "But what I really want to know Live and let live' is our motto," she 18-how does the question affect you, and said.
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what do you do to encourage building "Yes, but with no building, no indus We don't encourage, it," answered tries, no shipping, how do you live? Alice,
we do everything we can to dis. Of course, there is always Ite House courage it,"
Lane, but that is not exactly and wholly Well, but surely you don't give that reliable,
is it out publicly and in so many words, de No," answered the Mad Hatter, it you f inquired our Reporter.
isn't exactly a dead cert" and he began': *Not much," broke in the Carpenter. "In public we say
Why ever don't Oh call my broker back to me people build? We shall feel quite annoyed The slump has put me up a tree
I cannot pay alone, with everybody if they don't build.
Where is my broker gone! Building is such a nice quiet amusement we can't think why more people don't The rubber prospects once so
bright do it. Then when some poor silly All trace of sunshine lack, juggins comes along and says he wants Why did he tell me to alt tight?. to build the fun begins," and he wink-
call my broker back. Pray ed his eye..
Unions are dull and money's fight, On nil aides ruin's wrack, He said that they would come all "right, Uh, call the blighter back.
Bus if he persists," asked our He presentative, what can you do ? ".
The Obstructor of Private Works sees to that." replied; the Carpenter,
Oh you have one, too, that is very have you," ex- claimed our Reporter, interesting. I had no idea that your system was so complete. But I still don't quite sce?!.
"Listen," said the Walrus:
This is the House that Jack wanted to Build," he began.
,!
lo cannot hear your voice, ald 085 He's changed his domicile, Whilst you're reduced to whine and beg Your broker's made his pile.
This is the site that seemed eminent I'm sure that he will hear the..
suited for the House that Jack wanted
★ Build,” droned the Dormouse, mi
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These are, the hundred, and one in
Instead of running Tee House He's how out Mayfair way,
You're in the consommé.
bed will he never more give tip contestable and insuperable difficulties Re, Docks or Shells or Loads, that were put in the way of the soqui. And shall I never more get pip sition of the site that seemed eminently And long to uso my hands?
pain
Oh, whilst my broker with me stayed Would I had kicked him more!
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suited for the House that Jack wanted I dream of profits long delayed, to Build went on the Carpenter Of rises waited for
These are the plans prepared by an eminent Brm of so-called Authorized Architoote on the instructions of their client, and, in spite of the hundred and one incontestable and insuperable difheul ties that were put in the way of the acquisition of the ate that seemed eminently suited for the House that sok wanted to Build Washouted the -March Hare,
Whilab we fare npon the Brokers," said the Walrus, why is the Emperor of China, like the Sea serpent
ALLEGED NEGLECT OF DUTY. ENGINEER ON THE "PEARLEAF"
CHARGED.
J. W. Drake, a junior engineer on R.M.T.S. Pearleaf, attended before Lt. Commander Conway Hake at the Marine Court, yesterday, to answer a charge of neglect of duty. The allegation was that, at 1 a.m., on October 16th, he wilfully neglected his duty by absenting himself from the engine room or stakehold and sleeping in a deck, chair on the poop, Thereby, it was alleged, he endangered the lives and property on the ship.
The case was remanded in order that the defendent might instruct a solicitor.
SPORT. CRICKEF
The accused's record showed that he was entitled to wear the Military Medal, 1914
Star-British-War-Medai-and-Victory Medal. Since enlistment he had been charged four times, with absence and once with using oberene languagė.
Sentence will be promulgated in due
course.
THE ADMINISTRATION IN THE PHILIPPINES. GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S ADDRESS" TO THE LEGISLATURE."
General Leonard Wood, following his inauguration, as Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, delivered a message to a joint assembly of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The following are features of the mesunge:
My recent and very thorough inspec tion of the Islands involving visits to 48 provinces and 449 cities and towns, has given me a very clear idea of conditions throughout the archipelago, I and the people as a rule, happy and law-abiding and, in the main, prosperous. Public order is everywhere excellent, with the _exception_of_minor disturbances in the
CIVIL SERVICE O.C.«. HONGKONG C.C. Moro regions.
"Too often the administration of The undermentioned team will repre-justice has been slow and unsatisfactory, sent the 0.5.0.0. in a friendly match The courts of the islands are clogged against Hongkong 0.0. on the Hongkong with approximately 30,000 cases awaiting O.C. ground to-morrow, at 12:15 p.m.: decision, G. R. Sayer (capt.), F. J. de Rome, E. W.Hamilton, B. E.. O. Bird, O. Severa,
"There are not enough judges of the first instance to promptly dispose of the the courts are underpaid. I believe that their number should be increased somewhat.
F. J. Ling, W. B. Edmonds, cases coming before them. The judges of Fincher, E. O. Witchell, and W. Gorvin
INDIAN RECREATION CLUB (2nd XI: V. THE FUNIVERSITY;
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"There is a marked business depres sion throughout the islands due pria- The following will represent the Indian cipally to the fall, after the world war, Recreation Clubv. the Hongkong Uni in the prices of the principal staple pro versity to-morrow in a friendly match ducts of the islands. Happily, this con- on the University ground at 15 pm. dition is improving and there are many sharp-N. M. Bux, R. Nazarin, O. A evidences of progressive development in Ramjaha, M. Sadick, E. Moosdeen, AL the island. This development gratify- Minu E. Ali Maosdson (captain),F. Ming and shows that the Filipino people. Arculli, A. H. Madar, Y A. Wahab and have responded to improved conditions in transportation, finance, public order and markete
N. Kitchell. Eeserve;-A K. Kahmond.
"I am glad to inform you that I find in neighbouring countries a very keen
This speaks well for future trade develop. meat, and abould be encouraged..
But there is no Emperor of China,,desire for closer and more extensive objected our Special Representative trade relations with Philippine Islands.
And, if you come to think of it; there is no Sea serpent," said Alice.
That's it! You've got it langhed the Walrus. That's why they are so mugh alike"
"A sérions blow has been dealt insular credit through incompetent management of the national bank Responsibility for Oh, I call that a silly riddle," com this rests in part upon Filipinos, but plauded Alice, a debutan jelen
also upon those-Americans who placed "And so do I agreed our Reporters untrained and incompetens men in charge now thoroughly roused
kar kotalnirs with which they were un Who said it was a riddle?” grumbled familiar.” the Watras, But there it is you can. The message praised the Philippine take it, or leave it hel
system of free education for all, and also
Ob don't tell us the answer cried shall leave it" mapped our He paid tribute to the University. It Alice, let's all try and guess it."
(Continued of foot of next columu)
porter Engrily, and he left the spart ment.
contained no reference to the subject of independents;
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