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From A Sewer to The Stars I—

To the brave heart there are no insur mountable obstacles—this, Chico knew, and knowing it, he took the little streef” waif from the depths of despair to the heights of happiness—from a sewer to the stars!--

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 15th, 1928.

BIGAMY, OR CONCUBINAGE ROUND THE POLICE

REMARKABLE COURT CASE 'IN PEKING.

·RETURNED MEDICAL STUDENT AND A NURSE.

PEKING, Feb. 23th. The hearing opened on Friday afternoon in the local Chinese Court of an interesting esse in which the wife ol a Professor in one of the local universities sued Him for alleged bigamy."

COURTS.

ARMS, OPIUM AND SEDI- TIOUS LITERATURE.

·ANOTHER INCORRIGIBLE

BANISHEE

KOWLOON AFFAIRS.

MONTHLY MEETING OF KRA

'SUB-COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

The Arst monthly committee meet- ing of the new committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association was held on Monday night in St. An- drew's Church Hall, all members of

The easer beard at the Police Courts yesterday were mostly con- cerned with the struggling of arms the committee being present i.c. and opiunr and the possession of Mr. E. Cock (President), Mr. B. W seditious literature. Another bani-Tape (Vice-President), Mr. E shee, who had too great a fondness Abrahan (Hon. Treasurer), Mr. C. for Hong Kong was also punished Mears. C. M. Manners, J. M. E. Terry (Hon. Secretary) and with prison and a beating.

Chin Yung Knei, the defendant, is a returned student from Ger many and has been in charge of the Surgical Department of the National Medical University since 1020, In the couree of his teaching ARMS ON THE PRESIDENT ton, work Chin fell in love with Miss GRANT " AND THE then, azure of the University, and it is alleged by the plaintif that without her knowledge her

husband married the girl last wia ter at a local restaurant inside Shenchihmen.

"SPHINX".

Noronha, J. H. Hunt, I. C. Ma Fung, W. S. Bailer, F. W. Stapice Wylie, FJ Easterbrook, 13. Crapnell, W. J. Stokes

Wong, R. Pestonji, T. Arnott, H. Un, A. J. J. Martin, Rov, W. W. Rogers and Rew, J. H. Johnston." as follows:

Sub-Committees were

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Before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy a Chinese passenger on the as President Grant was charged with being in

Correspondence: The President, Testifying at the trial plaintiff possession of a revolver without a Vice-President and Hon. Secretary. gaid that she was 29 years old and permit from the Captain: Superin- had been married to defendant for tendent of Police. It was stated F. H. Ceapaell, W. S. Bailey and Children's Playgroundes-csOTS, ix years. She lived with the par that the firearm was found in the | H. Un. ents of her husband and had been defendant's pocket. He was fined.

fined Bathing Facilities:-Messrs. C cruelly treated by defendant and $250.

M. Manners, J, M. Noronha, and his parents. Asked whether she Another passenger on the same J. M. Wong, denew the girl whom she alleged | ship was charged with häving 100 defendant had married, plaintiff rounds of ammunition and some said that she used to come to their house to play Mah Jong but she did not suspect that there was any- thing wrong in their relations.

Marriage Denied, Testifying for her husband, Mise Chen, vigorously denied that she married defendant. "I am his con. cubine," she declared. "There was no marriage ceremony of buy kind. It is true that my husband gave a banquet to his friends when Ire took me.into his bousehold, but ROMANCE] that was a very informal-affnir. Moreover we had no go-between. THRILLS I repeat I am a mere cangubine and that my husband is not guilty of bigamy under Chinese law.

Defendant, examined by: the Judge, ao denied that Miss Chen wan his wife. He said he had never been married to Chen and that what had actually taken place was that he and the girl agreed to live together. He also smerted that there was no marriage ceremony Dor go-between.

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In reserving judgment, the Judge said that apparently defendant had married the girl but was trying to defeat the ends of justice by., pre- tending that he had only taken courubine. This would be too hard on plaintiff if it were alowed to pass, and he hoped that an arrange ment would be come to whereby separation would be effected with a suitable alimony to plaintiff

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The father of the defendant was He the last witners examined. said he did not know that his son wan marrying Miss Chen until the day of the wedding. He went to the restaurant but left immediate- ly afterwards. When confronted with the question how it happened that he appeared in the wedkling picture the witness said that if all happened by accident.-Kuo en

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WHAT THE SOLDIER DRINKS TO-DAY.

spare parts of an automne pistol. This case was adjourned Saturday owing to the defendant's solicitor not being present..

General Business.

A letter from member with re gard to electric wiring systems in Kowloon was discussed at length, and was finally put back for a special referendum.

One revolver and 50 rounds of

A request for bus-stopping ammunition were found on board the a Sphing. There were said to place in the vicinity of Kimberley have belonged to a pantry boy. He and Granville Roads was consider was charged before the same Courted, and it was decided to request and the case was reminded for one the C.S.P. to institute a stop le week. Mr. J. T. Prior appeared tween these two roads. for the accused.

MORE **RED FLAGS" PAMPHLETS.

More "Red Flag" literature was discovered by the Police when they raided a house at Cross Street, and

a result of the find a Chinese man and woman were charged be- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- tral Magistracy. His Worship ex amined a copy of the leaflets and declared it to be a pirated edition of the "Red Fung 4"

The case was remanded for a week for the Police to have a certified translation made of the printed matter sized.

A letter from the Dairy Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co, stating that they intended to extend their premises, and inviting suggestions as to improvements was read and discussed. A special sub-committee including two ladies was appointed to study the matter, and to bring forward recommendations to the General Committee.

A reply from the G.0.0. regard ing the military forage shed in Chatham Road was considered at length, and it was decided to press for the early removal of this shed and the abatement of the noise ut. tendant on changing guard, etc.

New School.

On the proposal of Mr. Manners, 14 nmrdár case in which three seconded by the Rev. J.-H. John- ston, a csolution was unanimously Chinese shoemakers appeared as de- fendants was beard at the Kowloon carried that the Committee view Magistracy.quentity of seditious the Government that a new school with favour a recommendation to matter was found on their premises or schools be built in Kowloon, and at Woosung Street. The case was Mr. Wylic was asked to bring for also remanded for a week for the ward data on this subject at the Police to examine the printed next meeting. "matter

The Hon. Treasurer reported that

A young Chinees who had twelve nearly fifty new members had join previous convictions against himed the Association; members are re for selling pamphlets without aminded that subscriptions for 1998 licence, appeared for the thirteenth are now. due, and should be sent time before Mr. W. Schofield yester to Mr. E., Abraham, C/o Messrs.

Tester & Abraham, Hong Kong day. He was fined $5.

The traffic White Line Salisbury Road, the Public Pier, and the removal of trees in Nathan The Rond were also dealt with.

95 TAELS OF OPIUM

A Chinese who was carrying a

parcel containing as tads of raw meeting closed at 7.45 p.m.

pium along Shanghai Street was arrcated and charged before the

Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. A NATIONALIST EDUCATION fine of $2,000 was imposed and the apium was ordered to be con- "fiscated.

THE RETURN OF THE UNDESIRABLE.

A Chinese who was banished from

PROGRAMME.

TWO MILLION DOLLARS ALLOTTED BY NANKING.

A HEALTHIER ÄRMY.

A sum of $2,000,000 has been "Buring the year under review the Colony for ten years following appropriated by the Nationalist the health of the troops at home and his serving of a sentence of six Government for the carrying out abroad bas continued to be satisfac. months hand labour inflicted in

of the Maes Education pro tory." This is the conclusion of the February; 1924, returared to the

in the Kiangsu Fro gramme Director-General of the Army Colony in June last year. He com Medical Services in his report for mitted another crime and for alat vince, according to Mr. James Yen, the year 1936. He adds that "ale was given one month's hard director of the Chinese National Association of the Mass Education though there was a slight increase labour with eight months for re Movement, who has been invited in the hospital admission rate as turming from banishment, On the by the Nationalist University of cotopared with the previous year, expiry of his test he was again de Riangen to come from Peking to the invaliding and constantly ported for another ten years, but assist in the formulation and execu sick' rates show further reductions, the Police happened to come across tion of this province wide educa while the death rate remained the him again and marched him before tional programme. After remain- same as in 1925"

Dir. B. E. Lindself at the Central Magistracy yesterday.

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In the section dealing with pre ronal hygiene, of troops and fail- lies it is noted that: The soldier. of to-day having, to a very large extent, given up the consumption of alcohol, beer, and other intoxi- cating beverages have been replaced by cocoa and coffee or other sof drike **

His Worship ordered him to re- turn to the gaol for 12 months and to receive 20 strokes of the birch.

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CENTENARIAN'S DESPAIR.

RHODE ISLAND VETERAN TIRED OF LIVING.

BOTHERED BY REPORTERS.

has

lost interest in the game. He walks occasionally to Pawtucket and be issull able to carry wood" from the cellar, but, se he says him- self, he mostly sits around.

The number of men constantly in hospital for the more common dis canses averaged 1,145.3 in 1926 in their capacity as agents for the of its provincial universities, such and 1,217.79 in 1925. The number 1 Helio to send the Superinten- as Kiangan, Chekiang, Kwangtung, of working days lost to the Army dent of Imports and Exports on etc. The chief aim of this Exten at home on this account was 421,557 accurate list of all dutiable liquor on Department is to fight illiter in 1023 and 444,403 in 1925, and tobacco on board the veolacy and diffuso common educationary 3th, but I'm not cure to-day Too bad to lose all the good,

When it is remembered that the when she arrived here. Army consists of a selected popula, please tion, well housed, well fod, well supervised; the reasons for this loss are difficult to explain," the report

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The vittles don't taste as good an they did a year ago, Mi. Logee said, although he still has a good PAWTUCKET, II. - appetite. He deplored the S-4 dis- “I'll bo tog years old on Februaster, saying

among the masses. Under cap ablo Leadership of Miss Yu Ching that I am going to live til that healthy boys. But such is Efe We Tang (Mrs. C. Y. Tang), a trained time, Leprelet M. Logee of Cen- little know what it holds for un specialist in social education, who tral Tails, oldest. Mason in the Mr Logee who was born at Details are given of the numbers now head of the Department of United States, said recently Burrillville, R.I the son of well- of cases and methods adopted in Extension Education Education of I suppose if I am around again to do farmier, has lived through treatment of the various cofa Kiangsu University, an extensive on my birthday," he continued four wars. He can recall the pass- Effect Of Better Boots,

plaints. It interesting to note mass education programme is now the reporters will be here in ing of President Van Buren and What must appear extraordinari that foot disainilation "lina a causs being planned for this province, droves, like they were last year, how the nation was shocked when be an Well, I won't be abo-to tell then Booth killed President Lincoln He ly high are the figures given in con for invaliding dropped from fourth The programme is going nection with the admission to hos on the list in 1925 to eighth in 1998, extensive one and 15 is she going much I don't want to keep on has travelled throughout America pital of Gentlemen Cadets At the an improvement which is largely to be worked out in a truly living. I've seen about all I can Throughout & most eventful career Royal Military College the rate due to greater care in the selection thorough going fashion. Instead of see. My eyesight failed fast in the his health has endured strongly was no lew than 017.9 per 1,000, of recruits, but in part may be at just a few months of training for past year and I need some one to His neighbours call-lum spbysicals 313 out of 341 cadete being adtributed to the use of the new boot the workers, Provincial Meas read to me. Have I got a radio? marvel He has superintended cot mitted. At the Royal Military for recruits Education Training College for No, I don't want one, It's of no ton mills North and South, and Academy, the figure was $38.4 per The medical attention provided administrators and supervisors tee now-It is lonesome for me when the Civil War broke out was 1,000,

Thongkong for the married familer is very with a full two-year course now I'm tired and I swall the end operating plant at Macon, Ga A large proportion of the satisfactory, and excellent work being organized. Each cale of the wish in to live until my birthday Dominoes was hur favourite gan sickoces was due (states the report) (it is declared) is now being done B1 heiene of this province will be and then say good-bye to the until last year. When he

hi 100th birthday he had ma to local injuries incurred during at the auto matu ohmics and child-roquired to send from four to work training and organised games, f welfare centres established in the eight candidates varying according The aged man has stopped play. record of playing 14,000 gam

to the size of the hsien? vamour commands.

ing muggens (dominoes) as he 20 years with Heni (Continued on next Column).