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FEWER DRUNKENNESS CONVICTIONS IN 1926.

METHYLATED EVIL CHECKED.

There was a considerable reduc tion last year in the number of convictions for drunkenness. The figure was the lowest since 1919. This is the feature of the manual Home Office Licensing Statistics for 1990.

"DIED FOR LOVE,''

A YOUNG MAN'S SUICIDE FROM THE "LUNG- SHAN."

LETTER TOEATHER WHO WITHHELD HIS CONSENT.

Pretty modern Chinese flappers and baggy trousered youths disem- s.s. Lungshas barking from the last night showed none of their the sight of usual hilarity and friends waiting for them. at the wharf did not cheer them.

A warning is given against

Two dainty maideas ware discuss- drawing wrong and astonishing" conclusions from the figures, and ing affaires de coeur. One lass it is pointed out that the Labeur disputes of last year contributed of about sixteen summers was heard in some measure to the reduction. to say "Oh, I'd sooner bo dead Nevertheless, the return encourages than to have my father select a optimism in regard to the progress husband for me."

"Yes," replied of sobriety. It says:

Taking the figures for what they the other, "what is the use of arc, and surveying the question living when there is over a considerable period, broad

"NOT TRANSFERABLE.”

A TRAM RIDE WITH ANOTHER'S TICKET.

FOKI AND EMPLOYERS IN COURT.

The condition "Not transferable" printed on the monthly tickets of the Hong Kong Tramway Company formed the subject of a court case when Messrs. Chan Pak Ying and Hung Hok Chau, manager and sub- manager for the China Merchant's Tobacco Co. were summoned before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistraer yesterday, for having transferred their monthly tram tickets to a faki. The fuki, Lo Chi, was also summoned for using the tickets.

The three defendants were repre-

Do love."sented by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, and Mr. A. Gillard watched the case on behalf of the Tramway Co.

view that the country is growing They both heaved deep sighs and more sober, though" slowly, is not glided away to a waiting car. afected by the consideration that

Then came two horn-rimmed Chi- everywhere there raast have beca

The Tramway Company's case

every year cases of drunkenness nese boys dressed in the latest was very simple. The fuki was Their converaa- riding on a tram when he was ask. which might have led to convie "Oxford trousers. tions but did not, and it would not tion was also far from cheerfuled for his ticket. He produced a bo fundamentally affected if the figures (owing to an increase of "Ho was a fool to drown himself. monthly ticket and showed it to the work and wages or from other Why, I'll shoot the old man, if he conductor. When the ticket inspec causes) showed an increase here comes between me sad the girl Itor went up to him, the foki thow.

ed another ticket.

after.

EFFECT OF STRIKES.

The defence admitted this, but

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A gratifying feature of the re-love," said one of them. His com- turns is that methylated spirit panion, replied, "Well, Chinese cus- drinking has been definitely check toms are about the worst in the said that the two tickets were given cd.

the foki to take them to the world if I may say, so."

Old ladies on whom nature had Tramway Company for renewal. not been too kind ambled by, shak. The fuki thought that as he was The total number of convictions ing their heads and saying: "I do going on business to the Tramway

know what the present-day Company, he was entitled to Rundown-from the heat-or worry? for drunkenness in England and not

Wales for 1926, namely 67,126, was girls are coming to and they de-free ride. a decrease of 7,95, or 10.6 per

Mr. Kass added that there was no cent, compared with 1005, Last serve a good thrashing, that's what

intent to defraud the Company and year's total reached a lower level they deserve." than in any year since 1918. Of

the defendant's act arose, entirely the 67,126 convictions, 58,838 were

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Such fragments of conversation made one wonder what was wrong, and the reason for these remarks On board was so forthcoming.

Knowing that the "old man would never give his consent, the young lever decided to end his unhappiness in

book of cash tickets and said that ordinarily the fukiz were supplied with such tickets.

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REIGN OF TERROR FOR *HANKOW.

NARROWLY AVERTED.

COMMUNIST AGENTS ARRESTED, DOCUMENTS

SEIZED.

SHANGHAI, Sept. Ind. The suction room of L. Moore &

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2nd." Co., Kiangsi Road, became a miniaThat the Communist agents;"who- ture museum this morning, when were arrested by the local military

Mr. Lindsell asked for evidence of this The Chinese ticket inspec- These figures represent convib the Lungshan, a group of men were tions. They cannot be used as

seen talking together and from tor then went into the witness box with inebriety. Rynonymous Neither does the absence, or a low what they said it was gathered [zed said that when he and Mr. rate, of convictions, mean sobriety that a well-to-do Chinese youth bad Gillard went to the defendants' Such misuse of the figures leads to committed suicide by throwing him shep they spoke to Chan and Hung. PRICELESS ANTIQUES SOLD wrong and astonishing conclusions.self into the river.

Char admitted responsibility, and Other causes than mere sobriety led to increasingly low levels of The story went that this young said that as Lo was making the figures of convictions during the man was deeply in love with a girl trip for the purpose of renewing SCROLL BY SUNG DYNASTY War; and it is incredible that, it in Canton His love was recipro- the monthly tickets, he thought that

only increasing insobriety which caused the increase of the cated, but the boy's father is a Lo was entitled to a free ride once. a month. Chan also produced a figures to their peak in 1913. patriarch and sticks to "old cus- Taking the figures for what they tools." He would not allow his are and surveying the question. over a considerable period; a broad only son to marry a modern fapper, view that the country is growing and sternly told the boy that he more sober, though slowly, is not would not tolerate such nonsense. affected by the consideration that

At this stage his Worship decided famous Chinese scrolls and em authorities early last week, planned every where there must have been every year cases of drunkenness

that there was no evidence of transbroiderica centuries old were dis to create a reign of terror in all the which might have led to convic tions but did not, and it would net Accordingly he took pessage fer of the ticket for an unlawful played for the scrutiny of the in- Concessions and Special Districts in cluding priceless, articles, ancient seized during the raid on the C.P. . be fundamentally affected if the the Lungshan yesterday afternoon purpose on the part of the defend-terested public. The property, in- Hankow, is revealed in documents

relics, rare specimens or Oriental figures (owing to an increase of allowing himself the luxury of a ant Hung, and discharged bim. work and wages or from other first-class cabin in order to write

Lo then went into the witness box paintings, porcelain vases handed deas. These documents were made eauses) showed nu increase here-a letter to his father, telling him after:

dynasties, as well as numerous other agitators. The

monthly decrease, that he was going to commit sui and denied that Chan had told him down from the Sung and the Tang pülfie exposing the plots of the and The plan of the Communists was which had begun in the year 1925, cide and requesting that a turtle that he was entitled to a free ride valuables. of great historic. continued in 1928; and the figures dove be killed over his grave.

the strength of renewing the archeological interest, is said to be When the letter had been writ of every month were less than in

That was what the private collection of Marshal to divide their working area into

Wu Pei Fu.

five sections, (1) the Model District, the previous year, except that

monthly ticketa

The casual visitor on entering the February, with its 5,567 convic

the witness had himself thought. tions, was practically the same as

He had a book of cash tickets in his salesroom in which usually are (2) S.A.D. No. 2, (3) S.A.D. No. 1, the corresponding month of the

pocket and had the conductor in stored second-hand furniture, ad (4) French Concession and (5) preceding year.

aceing the gorgeousness of the pre- infitum, was well-nigh amazed at Japanese Concession. In each of mises, with hangings of multi- these districts there was to be a coloured scrolls properly inscribed, Communiet leader directing agita hand-paintings and other beautiful, tion and uprising, saga the Hankou things characteristic of a Chinese Herald. "palace.

Against The Kuomintange> ...« Among the valuables was a great The documents show that the piece of caligraphic work, several Communist agents planned to create yards in length, by the greatest and

a watery grave.

tea and placed on the table, the young man walked about the deck, and While the vessel was passing Fort Tigris, he made the plunge The ship was stopped but before

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In 1913 the convictions for druna Loat could be lowered, the boy sisted on payment he would have keaness in England and Wales had disappeared and was not seen done so. When he showed the totalled 188,87%. For the last three again.

monthly ticket to the conductor the years the figures were:

latter did not say anything so he It appears as though the habit thought it was all right.-

Chan also went into the witness of using methylated spirits as a beverage, to the point of drunken- box and denied that he had pea- tions for 1013 wore 63,488, and the ness, belonged-apart from London tioned anything to Lo about a free the most famous General in Chi.4 reign of terror in Hankow by first

-to North England and South

1024 1923

79,083

76,077

: 1928

67,320

In Greater Londen the convic

figures for the past three years:

1024

30,437 20,975

20.174

1925

1920

Yoh Fei

Wales, since about two-thirds of ride. Ho also denied that he had nese history, Yah Fei the cases which have occurred since told the ticket inspector that he was hero in the Sung dynasty, 1920 came from an area north of thought Lo was entitled to a free a line running along the "southern boundaries of Cheshire, Laz-ride once a month cashire, and Yorkshire, and about

Deciding that there was nothing

atirring up the troops, policemen and workers. At their last meeting they passed the following five, ro- solutions

unevenly distributed over the days an eighth occurred in Glamorgan, in the evidence against Chan which well as an it trepid man-at-arm, and streets against the Kuomintang and

The occurrence of the drunken- ness which lends to conviction is

of the week. Saturday is the most fruitful day for arrests and con- tributes about 32 per cont. of the total; Sunday, Tuesday, Wednes day, and Thursday give some 9 to 11 per cent. each; Monday and Friday show 12 and 18 per cent, respectively.

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Reduction of Licenses.

At the beginning of this year the number of on-licensed premises in England and Wales was 79,880, and the number of off-licensed premises 92,149. The figures a year earlier were 20,420 and 29,131 respectively. In the ten years 1885 to 1904 the

In addition to other causes," the report comments, "the police average annual decrease in on- were probably too busy in many Hicenses was 388. The decrease in

the

who was responsible for the com- plete extirpation of "Kyungs," the

(1) That inside the period of one foreignera then known to the Chi-

se. He was a great scholar as week, posters be put up in the

cali- the Nationalist Government. Deted particularly for his

which porsesses both (9) That inside the period of one could satisfactorily prove transfer, graphy,

14 mm price of TM 4,000 had been placed about a panic among the population the Magistrato discharged this man strength and beauty. A reserve week, rumours be spread in to bring

on this work,

in the

and Special so. Lo was convicted for using his Like all articles sold by suction, tricts.

these valuables and curios were master's ticket and fined 85.

being disposed of at incredibly re- duced prices; and one had a feel- ing of sadness mingled with sur- prise at seeing the Marshal part ing with his treasures after years and years of patient collecting The curios, it is said, formed part of " loot."'

5,000 CASES OF LIQUOR.

New York.

Most of the purchasers at the auction this morning were proprié tors of second-hand goods stores on Peking Road and curio-shop owners.

8 and another for Tis. 11. A saroll One private seal was sold for Tle. which was presented to Marshal W Pei Fu on his both birthday fetched Ti.. 65.

(3) Pamphlets be distributed and workers, stirring up a big scale among the local troops, policemen uprising.

(4) A meeting be called for all the Communist propagandists."

(5) A general meeting be held to discuss further plans of creating disturbance.

RUBBER SHARËS.

DIVIDENDS AND QUOTATIONS.

of these districts to take their the year 1995 was 560, and for the ALLEGED "PIRATE SHIP." usual notice of cases of drunken- twenty-one, years 1903-20 ness that did not lead to violence average was 834. During 1920 the or other more serious offrace decrease will probably prove to have

The cases of convictions for been

about 530, leaving a total of drunkenness, in which the condi- about 79,330 on-licenses at the begin tion of the convicted person was ting at the yeas 1007. In the period Classed technically by her captors reported to have been due to the since 1907 the decrease year by year aspirate ship" on the ground A few foreigners, ostensibly cop- drinking of methylated spirit, de- has almost continuously grown ereased by 12 per cent. from 444 less, but, on the other hand, the that she had changed her name at noisseurs of the Eastern art, were (241 males, 3 females) in the year population has increased, so that sea without authority, the trawler seen in the spacious room. 1923 to 389 (218 males, 171 females) whereas the figure of 93,517 0 Sebastopol has been seized off the in 1928. Decreases took place in licences on January 1st, 1908, re-

Messrs. Carroll Bros. have been all the large towns except Cardiff, presented 27.24 licences per 10,000

advised that the Fusing Rubber where the convictions increased of the population, or one on license

and Tin Co., Ltd., have paid a final from twenty-three, to twenty-six, for every 370 persons, the figure of and Swansea, where the increase 79,860 on-licenses on January 1st, painted over the original name, acter by Yoh Fei, a limit for cent bonus

The name Westmorland had been There was one Sung scroll, "Char-dividend of 21 per cent, with s. per was front mine to twenty-four. 1228, represents 30 more than 20.44 but the ship's papers show her to which was Tia, 4,600 The bidders It is probable (says the report) licenses per 10,000 of the popola be the Sebastopol. The capture was went as high as nearly Tis. 3,000 that the measures which were used tion, or one on-license for every 499 made by a coastguard cutter, which this morning, but no further, and in 1924 to make methylated spirits persoas, wore unpalatable and more unsuit- Since the Criminal Justice Act, escorted the trawler to its anchor- the scroli was not sold,

It was raid that the second wife. able for beverage purposes have 1923, came isto operation on June 45e in New York Harbour. stopped, or helped to stop, the 1st, 1920 a total of 805 · persons Actording to Lloyd's Register, of Marshal Wu Pei Fu was in Hao- growth of this evil, at all events were disqualified from holding

trawler of the name of the kaw, and it was during her stay. In the places where it was, or motor driver's license for twelve Sebastopol, 321 gross tonnage, was there that Borodin and his com- threatened to be, most prevalent months following a conviction for formerly the property of the New rader helped themselves to the

Marshal's property. foundland Government, Reuter, "! (Continued on next Column) | drunkenness.

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