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STRANGE DEATH OF A

JAPANESE GIRL FOUND BOUND IN THE HARBOUR, An inquiry into the death of a Japanese " girl, aged 14 years, was held at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, by Mfr. R. E. Lindsell. assisted by the Japanese Vice-Consul. Mr. Kuga. There was no jury.

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The girl, whose name was Harako

Dr. J.T. Smalley, the Government

The 62nd ammal meeting of the Associa tion of British Chambers of Camineree was held on April 4th, at the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland-avenue. Sir Arthur Shirley Fenn, M.P. (president); was in the chair.

The CuAIRMAN, moving the adoption of 'One day three ladies were walking along a road when a Chinn. the report, said there was an immediate 1hayauna, was the adopted daughter of man ambled past them, grinning as he need for substantial relief from the crushing Taku Taro Ishiyama, the proprietor of My cook," said one burden of taxation. The country could not the Iroha Hotel. Hoi Fong Lage. Her lady. No, my cook," said the second.

stand the present level of taxation anybody was picked up by the Water Police I beg your pardon," said the third longer. The bulk of the taxation which "but you are both inistaken-he is my

out of the harbour, on May 3th, in the cook. An investigation followed, and it

was being paid today was coming not from neighbourhood of the Royal Hongkong was found he was the cook of all three income but from the capital of the country. Yacht Club, at North Point. The circum. houses, having a good maker fear ench, while he visited all the houses in A little more, and the whole economic stances pointed to 'suicide. turn and prepared any special dinuers. structure must collapse beneath the train Not only was he drawing three lots of In the circumstances the Geddes Reports wages but also securing three tote of bad their cordial support. They were, with squeze en the food bills of each all their exensable mistakes, a marvellous Every foreign resident in China has demonstrated thus the necessary economies feat in constructive Statecraft. They land stories of this are that he has had could be effected, and it was for the public, personal experience of, or has heard through Parliament, to see that those inted. One story, thai dates bark nearis Beventy years, may be new to some of the present day. Chinese cooks and boys then assisted each other with their musters' provender or table utensils and ornaments much as they do in the present day. A that time Hongkong wits a comparatively small place with a limited foreign en munity, and communication with the nuter world was practically confined to xalling vessels. South China does not possess shrep, and consequently mutton was a distinct and somewhat are tabir deliency. It was only when a sailing ships had made a particularly fast pausage down from Shanghai that a joint arrived in au edible condition-there went, of course, no refrigerating facilities. Well, it happened that a fant passer had breken until the political atmosphere of made, and the Judge of that day was the Russia had been thoroughly ventilated by recipicns of a of mution.

Bur thr out that evening, and consequently

hoy who the leg over to he was a guest, so that his raaster could at least, have some taste of it before it beyond the cookable Hth༼༢༩༦, was as much astonished as were her guests Russia. Ar the dinner party the hostess

of matton appear on the table It was such a riroty that her guests

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Medical Officer in Kowloon, said that dh May 5th he held a post-mortem examina- Kowloon mortuary tion on the body of the deceased at the said, was bound up in a peculiar way. The girl's body, he

ecenomies were effected. A substanial She was fully dressed but round her reduction of 1s, or even 28, in the income thigh a piece of cloth was tightly bound, tax would art as a powerful topic trade. whilst another piece was wound round her

Apart from the, problem of taxation the future was big with the problem of un-

outer garments between the bipe and the employment. The Prime Minister bad the shoulders. Another piece was tied round best wishes of the Association in the great the girl's hgs about even inches above adventure on which be was about to embark, the knees, Round her neck."in a double Russia was starving because she could not induce the world to trade with her. If turn, was a piece of red cloth: this was Russia could provide security that she tied in front. The body showed signs of would honour her debts, be for age should having been in the water. Death, was not tositate to advocate trade with herd to frowning and not to strangulation. This not only because it would be to our own advantage but because the black spell of Communism would never be effectively

intercourse with the outer world and Russians learnt that all their present miseries had come to them not in spite of but because of their Communist experi-

solution of the problems with which our country and Empire were confronted. By redistribution of our people over the Empire we could provide permanent markets for our own industries, and so find our one solution for the problem of unemployment

In his opinion the girl had attempted to commit suicide by tying herself up and, finding that this failed, threw herself into the water

The girl's father said that he last saw his daughter shortly after pau. on the 4th inst., when she went out to pest a

letter. As she failed to return by 7pm.

of any reason why the girt should commit When asked by the Coroner if he knew suicide, the witness could offer no ex

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porta and cities of the Far East, from Nether THE DIRECTORY covers the notable ave lapels India to Siberia, in which Europeans. roside."

in each case as it can be made, but each Colony..." Not only is the Directory as full and complete Fort or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP TION, carefully revised each year, most of Tourist, giving every detail in connection with the placor, their History, Topography, etc. Which will serve as accurate GDE YOA TR

The Information in these Descriptions, consist with facts concisely set out, and containing statistics of the TRADE of each Country and ing of a hundred interesting articles, packed

port, would aloné suffice to fill a large volume.

The Bonk is printed from New Type specially. every strangement greatly facilitates reference. reserved for the purpose, and uniformity in

"Besides the usual Alphabetical List of Firma-

The

20,000 FOREIGNERS, arranged, with the Initials as well as the Sar names, in strictly Aphabetical Order, so that any name can be found instantly,

ments. From every point of view, provided

the Directory gives the CLASSIFIED LISTS there was security, we should trade with he went out to search for her along with of TRADES and PROFESSIONS at the larger

As a result of the war the normal pro- he sent his brother-in-law-Hakeiha Irone

other people, As they were unsuccessful Commercial Centres. ing remarks on her good luck in having curtailed, if not completely checked. It was Station. On the 5th inst., as a result ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS. in net transgressing the usual rules in makes of migration within the Fanpire were to report the matter to No. 2 Police secured such a piece of good fortune in this direction that we must look for. & of a megs from the Japanes Consul, the Far East contains the names of over They further embarrassed her by asking

he went to the Kowloon Mortuary and how she had secured it, and what ship

there lentified the holy as that of his was it that bad midle such a good passage

daughter down the China Sea. The good hostess had to confess she was entirely ignorant whence it had enne, and questioned the boy, "He refused to answer until he was peremptorily ordered on the third or fourth interrogation, during which he was edging towards the door when he wid "Belong that Judge. The legal gentle- man was natonished as any of the others, it being underrcod, according to the rules

y said it was quite all righ of the game that when the hostess was fortunate enough to have a leg of matton hergl, it would be sent ever to the Judge That was the understood principle. All

enjoyed the repast.

Next day the husband, in town, invited

Mr. ARTHUR BALFOUR (Sheffield) ed the motion, which was agreed to..

second-planation, but remarked that the girl and bern in the habit of reading novels whieir were totally unfit for, young people.

The Coroner: Was he not like other girls of her own age!

Witness: She talked like an old

“PERMANENT GRUDES 'COMMITTEE." Mr. STANLEY MACHIN (London) moved a joint resolution, on behalf of the London and Sheffield Chambers, stating that the Associa tion viewed with alarm the present heavy. burden on industry due to Imperial and local taxation, and was of opinion that there could be no revival in trade until substantial relief as ufforded. It welcomed the recommenda

a couple of Friends to titin with him toons in the Geddes Reports, considered that have a taste of the remains of the leg. their loption in the inain, without delay, They both came, and the tin proceeded, was absolutely essential, and expressed the but the leg Of mutton was not forthcom- opinion that Farliament should set up a ing. The boy was told more than one to responsible body to revise und check public Brink

it in but seemed to fail to under-expenditure in the future, in view of the stand. At last he was told emphatically fast that large sums are voted by Parlia. "Lo produce it. Imitating the tactics of meat without adequate discussion. The the night before he got close to the door Association further urged the absolute and ther ejaculated:"That smalle dog necessity of a very substantial reduction in have enter all. *

11 seems perfitons to

income-tax, the abolition of the corporation auggest who was the smalle dog.

tux, and the strictest possible limitation of municipal and other local expenditure.

The resolution was carried, with the addition of words thanking the Geddes Committee for their Report and instructing the Executive Council to take steps to create a public opinion in support of the resolution.

ENGAGEMENT OF LORD

LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN. The Daily Chronicle understands that the engagement will shortly be announced of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Miss Edwin Ashley, granddaughter and heiress of the late Bir Ernest Cessel.

Lord Louis Mountbatten is the second son of the late Marquis of Milford Haven. He is at present attached to the staff of his kinsmean the Prince of Wales. Miss Ashley is in India, whem he has been staging with the Viceroy and his family. Only 21 years of age Miss Ashley, who god-daughter of the late King Ed- ward, is probably one of the richest girls in Great Britain, having inherited the bulk Sir Ernest Cassel's fortune. Sir Ernest Cassel' * estate £3,000,000 so far as at present ascer tained." most

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A resolution was also carried urging strongly that un all-round reduction in rail. way rates; nad dock charges was absolutely essential to the management of industry and the lessening of unemployment, and, therefore, claiming that a substantial reduc tion be effected without delay.

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Ashley. Like his father, he has Hiss foreign, at present (March 24th) laid op

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a naval career and he holds a commis aion as a lieutenant. It is expected that wedding will take place during the coming season, and that it will be attend. by several members of the Royal Family.

Lord Louis Mountbatten (formerly Prines Louis of Battenburg) was here with the Prince of Wales, whose cousia he is

FIEUZAL GLASSES.

2,250,000 TONS, LAID UP. According to the latest reports there are over 2,000,000 tons of shipping, British and in the thirty-six principal ports of the United Kingdom, compared with one and a half million in January, 1921. tommage now laid up that of British ships amounts to nearly 1,300,000 tone,

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Of the

The following table gives particulare of unemployed seagoing stripe laid up in these thirty-six United Kingdom ports since the beginning of 1921:

1921. Jalhe April

2,732,000 July 2883 2,611,00 140 323,000 2,054,000 Oct. 25.03: 1,853,000 88 221,000 2,074,000

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The Coroner: To your knowledge bad she any love affair?

or

Witness: No. said that the girl was not bis daughter Examined by the Vice-Cong.. witness but an adopted daughter. She had been in the household for five or six years last witness, gave evidence and said that Hakeiha Irone, brother-in-law of the the search for the girl lasted until o'check the following morning. The Coroner: Supposing the, giri had committed suicide, can you give any rea son why she should have done ep?

The witness; As I think I told the Water Palive, she was too fond of read- tragic novels, which made her hysterical

The Coroner: What do you mean by to the hillside to read and would come hysterical-She was very fond of going Lick crying.

But that does not necount for her action in 'committing suicide-She said she was very tired of the world.

Oh did sheat that age; were your sister and her husband good to her. Yes.

Do you know-if she ever had any love affair ~~No.

And you believe that she committed suicide Yes,

Lance-Sergeant Scott gave evidence as to the finding of the body at 11 am, pa the 5th in the water just opposite the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club. There were no marks of violence on the body.

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After a short adjournment the Coroner informed the deceased's father that they were quite atisfied that this was a cam of suicide during a fit of temporary in- sanity and that he would

return verdict to that effect.

PROHIBITION IN AMERICA,

tor

In a letter to the Editor of The Specta

Mr. W. H. Griffith Thomas, of Philadelphia. Pay anys: --

In view of the various and varying re- ports of the results of Prohibition, in the United States, I am sending you the following particulars which come from Major Haynes. Federal Prohibition Com 1,505,000 missioner. They show that, notwith standing the slackness of the enforcement of the law, the Prohibition Act is ser taisly. vindicating itself:

YKKUR. TITAN No. Go tona. Orom topm.

There has been a accrease of about sixty per cent. in the number of arrivLs for drunkenness under national prohibi-

an. 1... 621 1,887,000 91 205,000 2,002 000

Taking the smaller porta into consideration. In Sfty-nisa cities of the United

are vessela representing two and a quarter over, and tion, it is calculated that at present there states having

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population of 300,000 or combined population of York,

million tons laid up in the ports. of the 20,200,000, including New United Kingdom.

and Philadelphia, the official figures

With regard to Britishs tonnage only, no decrease in arrests

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Out of doors there is nothing so restful and comfortable for the eyes as the light reflected from green fields and trees, the absorption of the ultra violet and orange raya by the chlorophyll of the leaves; hence the introduction of Fieuzal Glass, yellowish groen in colour, which is pro account in these figures has been taken of from 918,64% in 1917, dused in several shades, and lenses made ships lying in foreign ports. Careful com

to 172,650 in 1819200 159 in 1018. of this may be worn as a protection by putation places the total figures of un- drunkenness from 19,000 in 1917 to 0.244 and to 109,763 in 1920. Detroit reduced the arrests for over-sensitive eyes where it is desirable empolyed British ships at 2,250,000 tons, in 1920- to tone down excessive light and glire, out of a gross tonnage of over 18,000,000 reported 5,987 fewer arrests for all causes The Boston police department Fioazal lenses of say prescription istion is, the figure does not compare unfavour. For the State of Massachusetts at large. tous, or 124 per cent. High as this proper in 1920 thin for drunkenness in 1019. either regular or Toric forms are manuably with foreign countries. It is stated on the arrests for drunkenness in 1920 were factured by the Hongkong Optical Co., reliable authority that at least 5,000,000 32,580, as against 77,925 in 1919. In 1017 successors to Clark & Co., Manufacturing tons, or 40 per cent., of the American State the arrsets for drunkenness in New York owned shipping is at present laid up, in wero 14.182: in 1920 the number had drop- and Hefracting Opticians, 58, Queen's addition to a large amount of privately. ped to 5,813. The number of cases

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intedication in Cincinnati decreased from 1,470 in 1918 to 335 in 1990."

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