1925-02-06 — Page 6

CLAIMS AGAINST TAXI CO.

DRIVER'S

EMPTY MILEAGE:"

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 1925-

ALLEGED ROBBERY,

WOMENW JEWELLERY STOLEN IN 'EMPTY HOUSE."

Judgment was delivered yesterday morn Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kow. ing by His Honour Me. Justice Comporta, koon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, two in the case in which Tsang Wing, a chaul- Chinese were charged with committing an teur, formerly in the employ of the armed robbery on January 13th, at an Hongkong and Kowloon Taxicab Com-unoccupied-house at Nam Cheong Street, pany, surd the firm for $700. being $860 Sham Shui Po, when they stole jewellery damages for wrongful dismissal and #130 from two Chinese women. deposit paid by plaintiff to defendants, Plaintiff also claimed the costs of the action.'

It was stated that the frst defendant at the time of the affair, was living at the Kum Toi Boarding House, and the other at Nam Cheong Street, acar where

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

ไ

SOUND FINANCIAL POSITION. ANNUAL MEETING.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong.. Horticultural Society took place yesterday evening in the Board Room at the offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co. Mr. J. A. Plummer presiding.

The Chairman said that he had first to apologise for the 1ste, date for which this

CANTONTM NEWS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT ]

MEDICAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN.

proved of the application of Dr. Laf The Commissary of Interior has ap

Kwok Chi and Dr.Yang Man Chong, two native physicians, for the opening of a school of Chinese medicine în Canton exclusively for women. it is said that Chinese medical science is more than Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for defen-meeting was called, but this was owing 1,000 years old, but this Canton school dants, who "pleaded Not Guilty.

to the absence from the Colony of officials will probably be the first of its kind in and other members of the Society. The China. The teaching of Western medical His Lordship said that, after giving the

position of the Society bnancially was science to Chinese women, however, bad matter his best consideration, it was bis

sound. They completed last year with its start nearly 50 years ago, when opinion that according to a clause in the

the substantial balance of $1,038. He Dr. Johr G. Kerr of Canton Hospital contract plaintiff was bound to use care the robbery took place. On the after-thanked the retiring President (Mr. Ho in Canton had a school in connection * a reasonably akilful driver would do.. It in any of the specified matters-petrol alleged to have gone to a certain house, Hon. Treasurer for their work in doing women. About 30 years ago, Miss (Dr.) noon of January 13th, one defendant is om Toog), the Hon. Secretary and the with the hospitat, for both men and consumption, tyre consumption or wear and on his invitation, the girl, Chau. Sano well for the Society, but he did not Mary Fulton started the Yan Chai or and tear of chassis, etc., he had not yuk, accompanied by her amah, Muk Tui, want members to run away with the idea Hackett Medical College for Women in shown ordinary care and skill, then underwent with him to the Tung Sing restau- that this represented untold wealth the clause the Company night summarily raat and had a meal with him, the second They were fortunate last year in obtain- terminate the Agreement. But nothing defendant, and a third man,

whoising four new life members, and he hoped The Sanitation Division of the Depart of this kind was alleged against plaintiff.

INFANTS CORPSES ABANDONED. His breach of duty was alleged to be went to Nam Cheong Street to inspect

missing cow. After the meal the party they would get as many this year.

The show last year was held at the ent of Public Health in Canton, in that compared with his running expense. the floor of an unoccupied house, which Volunteer Headquarters, and they had addition to other duties, picked up 81 | been promised the same ground again corpses of infants during the month of this year, subject to building operations January. Other work during the month

included the carting away in progress at the present time. The

would have record entries and a large reckoned as a success, though the entries were smaller. He hoped this year they

attendance. He would like to convey a message to the general public, namely, to keep March 5th free for the flower

his takings were too low, or as it was put by the Company, his empty mileage was in excess of his fare inilenge. and the

to live in. one of the defendants said he was going

"

Canton.

of 128380

result was a loss to the Company on the the third man are alleged to have seized show last year, on the whole, might be Picals of refuse and tad destroying of

running of his cab.

17,360 dead rates.

STRIKE OF SILK OPERATIVES. The six large silk latures in Koon- shan, Namhoi, near Canton City, are now suspending operations because of the refusal of the several thousand factory

While there, one of the defendants and

The early record of plaintiff's work mouth and compelled her to hand over the amah, stuffed some cotton wool in her showed his earning capacity as good if her jewellery. In the meanwhile, the be exerted himself, but later figures show other defendant is said to have seized the ed that he was not doing his best or other complainant in the kitchen and giving that quality of service his employ robbed her of a gold bracelet, valued at er had a right to require. Looking a $50. This was the only jewellery taka show, and to look zound their gardens to girls to resume work until the half dozen ace whether they had anything to exbibit. girls arrested for leading a recent strike

told the Magistrate of Nambai that they

quest of their fellow workers.

the fact, he was bound to justiäcation had been proved.

And that from the girl. On leaving, the men pre. New schedules were now in the Press and are released. The girls, arrested have

vented the women from raising an alarm.

It was admitted that the Company bau by threatening them that if they left the would be posted to members in the course acted as leaders of the strike at the re-

in hand $130 of the plaintiff's money, house before fifteen minutes had expired, the Society should send subscriptions to which they could not claim to retain, and there would be men waiting for them on the Secretary. The annual subscription of a few days. Those desirous of joining this sun had not been paid into the the first floor of the house. Eventually Court. There must be judgment for plain information was given to the police and of $5 was now due tiff for this amount, with the conse- quential order as to costs, except those of this reserved judgbeat.

one defendant was arrested on a night steamer about to sail for Cantos. On him was found a pawn ticket for a gold In a similar claim against the Company watch, belonging to one of the complain- by Pang Siu, also previously employed as ants, which he bad pawned for $0. a chauffeur, His Lordship gave judgment On being taken to the police station, for defendants with costs,

he persisted in, writing himself a state- meat of what he knew about the affair, and afterwards made another lengthy statement in reply to the charge. As a result of information be gure, the arrest of the other defendant was effected. Other pawn tickets relating to several of the stoleu articles were found; while some of the missing jewellery was found in a box at the defendant's residence. All the stolen articles have since been recovered.

COLLISION OFF CASTLE PEAK.

After preliminary evidence had been taken, the defendants were remanded until this afternoon.

FIVE CHILDREN DROWNED. A collision occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning off Castle Peak, when the Indo-China as. Kwong Sang struck a trading junk, and cut off the stern, as a result of which five children were drowned. The junk, one of 100 tons capacity, or thereabouts, had anchored about a mile off Castle Peak, in the course of her journey from Yaumuti to Canton.

The master, with his wife, sister-in-law and nine childrea, slept aft, and the Crow of eleven forward. The twelve occupants of the after part of the veasel INDIAN GUARDS SENT TO PRISON. were thrown into the water; and of these, the three adults and four children were rescued by the crew, who were in safety, the vessel not being damaged below the waterline and still remaining afloat.

Three boys and two girls, however, were drowned.

HELENA MAY MUSICALE.

MARINE COURT.

He thanked Lt. Col. Bird and officers for the use of the Volunteer Parade Ground, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Superintendent of the Botani cal Gardens, who so willingly assisted in various ways last year, and all who helped the Society, in any way.

VACCINATION.

Vaccitation as a means of disease bre- vention is now well accepted even by the less enlightened in Canton City, as shown in the annual report of the Shun Chiog Charitable Association, and institution serving the poorer section of the com wunity. It shows that the institution vaccinated 4,711 persons in 1924, in ad- dition to caring for 47,202 out-patients and filling 35,142 prescriptions free of charge.

President, Mr. J. A Plummer; Han,

The following oficials were elected: "INVOLUNTARY SERVITUDE.": Secretary, Mr. F. B. C. Hornell; 40 than 600 coolies have been pressed into In the last few days in Canton more. Hoa Treasurer, Mr. J. Piercy. General involuntary servitude by mercenaries for ton, Mrs. Dyer, Messrs. H. Reid, H. Committee: Mrs. Aubrey, Mrs. Harring Green, E. Sim, F. P. de V. Soares, J. P. Robinson, F. L. Squibb and He Kom Tong

Mr. Dowbiggin, on behalf of the ordi- outgoing President and officials. nary members, expressed thanks to the

service on the Eastern front." In one case, seven Beds engaged seven rickshas to take them to the Canton-Kowloon rail- agy station from the West Bund, and when they reached their destination, they asked the coolies to enter the station to collect the fares. The two coolies who followed the Reds to the train were taken away.

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A NEW MALOO.”

AVIATION IN KWANGTUNG.

RICE JUNKS COMMANDEERED.. HIGH OFFICIALS FIRST FLIGHT. were commandeered at Fongtauen, near About 50 rice junks with their crews

The Canton Gazette in its issue of troop transportation service from Can- Canton City, on February 2nd, for

Wednesday last, states that Mr. Ha Hanton City in the East River districts, Min, Civil Governor, and General Esu where the auti-Bolshevists are concea Shung Chi, Commander-in-Chief of the ars expressed that this will seriously trating for the attack on Canton. Fears

The Marine Magistrate (Lieut. -Comdr.

Cantonese Armies, had an insight, on affect the food situation in towns and G. F. Hole) sentenced two Indian guards Tuesday, into the Air Administration's villages depending wholly or partly en of the as Borges to one month's hard various activities, and experienced their

imported rice. labour apiece on charges of absenting first aeroplane flight. The report reads: themselves from the ship without permis sion when in Haiphong

A new chapter in the history of avia- The Sup Sam Hong Street in Canton, tion in this proving: (Kwangtung) was pace the foreign business section in the A boatmistress was fined $5 for tying opened yesterday when two of the high factory days of the arciest city of up alongside a vessel at a spot where est officials of the Government took their Rams, but recently destroyed during there were already five boats moored. first fight in an aeroplane and obtained the conflict between the troope and the On a charge of carrying pigwash during for the first time a wonderfully instruc Canton Merchants Volunteers, is to be prohibited hours, the master of the steam tive view, of this ancient city.

rebuilt as. modern "malo" or avanus.. launch Chingpo was fined $15.

Fines of $10 each were imposed on two Hu Fan Alin, and the Commander-in bordering the proposed maloo," is to Yesterday, the Civil Governor, Me. A special assessment on property owners

Fairway.

Hau Shung Chi, paid a visit of inspcc Chamber of Commerce of Carton will act tion to the aviation feld at Taisbatan, a trustees for this road building fund, where the activities of the Air and Public Works will superintend the coa- while the Municipal Commissioner of Armoured Force Administration are con centrated.

struction and let out contracts. Canton Upon arriving

City now has about 21 miles of modern') Headquarters, at Warner BroGovernor Hu and General Hsu were re ronde passable for all kinds of modern

There was a large attendance at the junkmasters for anchoring in the Southern Chief of the Cantonese armies, General be made to cover the onst, The General!

Helena May Institute yesterday evening, Then another of the periodical musicales was beld.

Tae programine an excellent 'one and greatly appreciated, each performer

CINEMA NOTES.

WORLD THEATRE. "Being Respectable"

יויי

being enthusiastically received, while there Classic of the Screen, is scheduled ceived by Chief Officer Lee Mei, who is vehicles, including:& motor bus service. for appearance at the World Theatre to in charge of Aviation matters, in the Sup Sam Hong, before the fire was oc day. The story deals with the maelstrom absence of Mr. Eugene Chen, the Direcupied by native banks of the money.

escores were frequently called for.

The items were as under:

Piano Solo-Minuet in G..,.."Paderewski,

Mra. HATTEESLAY-SMITH

Mezzo-Soprano Bolo-

"The Magic of your Voice "

Hardy.

Mr. FLEMING.

Baritone Solo

The Blind Ploughman?

Cousingsby Clarke. Mr. T. H PIERON

Boprano Solos

of emotions to which even respectable people are liable. Louise Fazenda, who is described as the queen of comedy, plays the leading role.

'QUEEN'S THEATER

tor of the Air Administration,

charging class and dealers in sea edibles. After the workshops and sheds in the One of the leading Chinese banks the aviation field were gone over by the Bank of East Asia, is also at Sup Sam visitors, the fact of aeroplaces were lined Hong. The character of its construction up for inspection and review. The fores The rebuilding work in the moderniza

erabled it to escape destruction. of Chinese aviators and pilots also Alice Lake, who heightefed her fame paraded. These young men have beention of the six streets around Ching in Metra's productions of "Should A constantly on the job and feceiving in Kai, next to Sup Sam Hoog will Woman Tell" and "Shore Acres," is tensive training at the hands of German

be completed spoo. to be seen in a new role at the Queen's and Russian experts, who are veterans Theatre to-day when the now Metro and "aces" of the European war. special, The Mist Wife" will be the

GEN. LI FOOK LAM AND COIN. Each Chinese aviator and pilot went (a) Far off Tide Easthope Martin. manicurist who marries into a wealthy strations with their respective machines. Chinese paper, appeared among the

featury. The story is of a young Western through various exercises and demon- A paragraph, translated from (b) Well-a-day Easthope Martin Eastern family, a family excessively The facility and case with which they

Mr. STANLEY COLLETT.

careful of its manners, its acount and its handled their machines, taking off and Correspondent, which was published in Canton News," from our Chinese Tour Solo Molly Brannigan traditions. The little Westerner discovers landing without the slightest dificulty the Hongkong Daily Press of December Villiers Stanford. the family isn't quite as careful of its greatly impressed the distinguished 25th, 1924, implying that coin as fine Mr. M. RICHARDI.

morals. The Mift Wife" is a pie visitors. Each of the machines that went as 60 per cent of the regular standard" Piano Folo-Two English Dances

turization of Julie Herne's successful up in the air performed the usual daring had been turned out by General Li, Fook Boger Quilterstage play, "The Outsider."

*staats,"

looping the loop and describ- Lam in Canton. MrB. HATTHEALEY-SMITH --- Baritone Solo"Song of the Wild"

Eric Coates, Mr. T. H. PIROT.

Sing Joyous Bird "

Montague Phillips. Mr. STANLEY COLLETT. Tenor Solo

"We'll go no more a roving

Maud Vallerie White, Mr. D. M. Richards.

Soprano Solo

"Mozzo-Soprano Bold

There's Land "

Mrs. FLEXIQ.

COEUSET THEATRE

ing all sorts of circles; besides giving Since the publication of this para- demonstrations of military operations by graph, we have bega served with a Writ At all the sessions at the Coronet the bombing planes yesterday there were very large houses Flights at various speeds were made Fook Lam for damages for libel cop- of Sammons at the muit of General Li for the initial screening of Rex Ingram's over the city and before long, Governor tained in the paragraph. No previous latest photo-play, Trifling Women." Hu and Genoral Hau were as enthusiastic communication from General Li Fook Ita success will be greater before the sea na the professionals, on the subject of Lam was made to us, but wo accept the son come to an end, for it is a powerful aviation. Thereupor. the, acting director, writ as an emphatic and truthful declara and well conceived drama The prin Mr. Lee Mei, invited them to take an air tion by General Li Fook Lam that the cipal character of "Trilling Women" trip, and, nothing loth, they readily constatement in the paragraph, as quoted by

Zareda, the crystal gazer, but she sented. succeeded in causing much more harin

fun, is false and without foundation. That Governor Hu and General Hsu went being so we unreservedly withdraw all than the extraction of a fow dollars from up in separate aeroplane and were the inputations contained in the pare innocenta of her own sex. She exploited piloted all over the city limits, enabling graph, and offer our sincere apologies ta the masculine sex for sheer devilment them to obtain a remarkable view of the General Li Fook Lam, and express our and money. But it led to the removal city from the air. Upon landing both deep regret that the Hongkong Daily Alliteon from her, path of some of her admirers agreed that they had an exhilarating and Press has given to this Chinese Press re

and in the end proved her own undoing thrilling experience

port the publicity of its columns.

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