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| applicability of this phrase to Kwangtung as it was thought it could be argued that a Provincial Government which did not admit the authority of the Central Gov- ernment-and Kwangtung did not when the Northerners were in power at Peking-could not be regarded Provincial Government within. the meaning of the Ordinance. Therefore, last year the term "Chi nese authority "was substituted for the term

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One ease of enteria and one of puerperal fever, both Chinese, were reported on Friday, ́~

The name of the Kung Wo Hotel Company and that of J. T. Lloyd &Co., Ltd., have been struck off the register of companies,

Mr. E. H., Williams has been ap- THE "BROKEN KONG"

CASE. pointed Assistant District Officer in the Northern and Southern dis- tricts of the New Territories, with effect from August 20th. His ap- CHINESE DISTILLERY FINED

$600. pointment as a Magistrate has also been gazetted."

"

Private R. Pritchard, of the K.O.S.B., who was tried by District Mr. J. A. Fraser has been a Court Martial on Monday last, has! pointed District Officer, Southern been sentenced to three months? ¡m- District, New Territories, with prisonment for assault. The accus effect from August 20th, in additioned admitted the assault and said he had no money to pay for a car to his other duties.

which he hired at Kowloon for a trip round the New Territories. It appenca that he stopped the car at a lonely spot at Taipo, afterwards hitting the driver on the head with a brick wrapped in a towel. gave himself up to a party of Euro- peans who passed in a car and were hailed by the injured man.

At

three

of the expiration. months from date, unless cause is shown to the contrary, the Wo Fat Steamship Co., Ltd., will be struck off the register and the company

will be dissolved.

morrow.

The conference will hold morning and afternoon sessions each day, and the Lord Bishop will take the chair.

"Chinese Government The annual Church Missionary and Chinese Authority was Society conference for the Diocese defined as meaning any person is to be held here to-day and to- declared by the Governor to be or to represent the person or persons actually exercising authority in any province or other territory which, in the opinion of the Gover- Bor, forms, or at any time has formed, part of the Republic of China." That would appear to be

The Chica 'Bus Corapany, Kow loon, has just received ten Thorny. croft "As Lang" Chassis for which locally built bodies to accommodate

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Seven similar. vehicles ably it was not for in the new Bill struction. another definition is introduced for were put on by the Company last the term Chinese Authority." November. This second definition recogniser

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LOCAL WORKŠIEN.

General Wong Keung, who went to Canton & short while ago to persuade the Provincial Relief De- partment to set aside funds for building arterial highways in the Island of Hainan, has been success- ful, according to the Canton Gazette,

which

his return

or states that Hainan, he WAS

sum of

that the authority in any given pany has also ordered ten "U. B. part of China may rest in a body Forward? type Thorncroft 'buses able to report that a

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as distinct from a person; it enables from the Hong Kong office of the the Governor to declare a person manufacturers. The bodies for these: or body to have been

Chinese vehicles are also being built locally authority on some past date and and will accommodate 32 passen- it substitutes the words area or gers. place" for the word "territory," because the word territory, it is

thought, might take its colour from the word "province" and might be held not to include a small area or place, though such area or place might be under the actual rule of a separate authority. This seems like quibbling but it is just these

quibbles that provide the loopholes through which a fugitive can escape, and it is as well that the intention of the Ordinance ehould be stated as clearly as possible in order to avoid them. For example, if there

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separate government in some small village and a murderer fled to Hong Kong from the justice of

for hatching plots, or as a perfectly safe resort for those who have P. made their own country too hot

to hold thern, There is a tradi- that Government it might have tional right of asylum in the been argued that he could not be British Empire for all political extradited because the Government offenders, but in China it is often was not the recognised authority.of difficult to decide where politics a sufficiently large tract of country end and crime begins. We do not to be termed "territory." Why in wish to harbour Chinese who have the name of common sense should we concern ourselves with such broken the laws and regulations of their own government, and we details or allow the time of our should probably do far more harm Magistrates to be wasted in hearing than good if we insisted upon fine long disquisitions on such subjects

Again, following a recent piracy, it will be remembered, there was a great deal of argument over the

TWELVE months ago when the pro- cess of extradition frem Hong Kong to China was renewed after lapse of several years, the Attorney General admitted in Legislative Council the extreme difficulty of distinctione being drawn between amending our Ordinance in order criminal and political offences, or

to make it square with a state of allowed mere technical considera-

affairs in China which was quite tions to hamper the ordinary course question of jurisdiction in

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half a million dollars had been pro The funds to be furnished by the mised by the Relief authorities. Relief Department are to be used wholly on road construction work while the country people will be

DEFENCE BREAKS DOWN.

The case was concluded at the Central Magistracy on Saturday, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. "against the licensee and managing partner of the Woo Fung nativo distillery, Chinwan, New Territory, who wore summoned for a number of offences against the Excise Regulations governing the distillery of spirits. It was alleged, that secret distillery, went on and that large quantities of spirits were produced of which no record was kept. "

The prosecution followed a sur- prise visit by officers of the Imports and Exports Office when sixteen jars of rice spirit were discovered without a corresponding entry in the books.

Three kungs were discovered to be half full long before they should" have been in use, and the in- genicus excuse that another kong, had leaked, necessitating a transfer of its contents"broke down when an employee gave an over-elaborate account of how he broke the Long

pole on it. The kung was, in fact, in question by dropping a bamboo

produced at a subsequent official visit with its bottom knocked out in order to give verisimilitude to an

narrative."

The following committee has been drawn upon for the labour requir- otherwise bald and unconvincing appointed for the purpose of advised. In this way the natives will ing the Registrar of Companies on be given an opportunity to earn a the qualifications of Chinese applic livelihood while at the same time ante for recognition as auditors: The Secretary for Chinese Affairs, Mr. Li Po Kwai, Mr. Ko Leung Wo, Mr. T. N. Chau and Mr. Ip! Lan Teun.

"J

now

Leniency Asked For. When the chac was called Mr. the opening of highways would lead M. K. Lo said that in view of this to the development of the island coolie's evidence he had consulted

with his clients who were with ultimate gain to all.

The first highway to be built is satisfied that the case which they to run from the King to the Ngai and sought to make out could, not district, twining its way along the be sustained, and Mr. Lo, there, South China A.A. have won the slopes of the Five Fingers mountain fore could do no more than ask for Junior Ping Pong League Cham- range. This will form the backbone leniency on behalf of his clients. pionship.. Only five teams entered of the island's highway system' for the Senior Division:-South which which will run the numerou? China A.A., Chinese Athletic, Wah branches to the various districts. Yan O.B.U., Chinese Catholics, and From preliminary surveys that have Hon Chung School. South China been made it is estimated that this A.A. appear to have a good chance artery of communication will cover length of over 3,200 (slightly

of the Championship.

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"The manager of the distillery was not present at the time material to the case, and had left a man named Ah Kit, in charge. Ah Kit did not understand the procedure of entering up the production books, so he put the particulars

on a piece of paper to be entered

The manager

over 1,000 miles). Under tentative On Saturday, at about 4 p.m., plans for construction, this propos Mrs. Alabaster (wife of Mr. G. C. ed road will be divided into eleven up at the end of the day, when Alabaster, K.C., O.E.E.), had her sections, and work on all sections the officials came.

did not return to the distillery until bag snatched from her in Battery will be begun" simultaneously."

3 o'clock that day. Survey parties are already on the Path, close to the Cathedral. The offender, a Chinese, ran in the field mapping out the country, and direction of Garden Road and made work will be started as soon as the good his escape before she had re-urveys are completed. covered from her surprise at his

notion,

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With regard to the licensec, Mr. Lo said that he visited the distillery

only once

not

a week and was aware of what was going on in the 'distillery,

Mr. Lloyd on behalf of the pro- secution submitted that there was a system in force at the distillery". whereby only half the spirit dis- tilled was recorded.

It was good to have Miss Maude Royden with us on her way from Australia to Japan. She will be ro- turning towards the end of October

Mr. Lo protested that this had,, and has promised to speak at a few public and private meetings which Mr. James Maxton, M.P., the

not been proved and the prosecu- are being arranged by a Committee. chairman the Independent

tion had, therefore, no right to unknown to international law. It of Chinese justice. If a Chinese of crime-committed on board a. She is a living forer in the religious Labour party, speaking at the

make the suggestion. There was was hoped that the measure then i wanted by his own authorities, Chinese "ship on the high seas" word of to-day and we look for opening of

no evidence of systematic defraud- introduced would overcome that send him back to stand his trial." In the new Bill the phrase is ward to her visit with great ex- School at the Kiplin Hall Guest

ing of the Revenue. difficulty, but in the interval tresh This is probably the rough and changed to on board a Chinese pectation.-St. John's Cathedral House at Northallerton on August

5th, said it would not be unfair to Continuing, Mr. Lloyd said he ready method of dealing with the ship outside the waters of the Note.

say that the Right wing of the would admit that the licensee only situation which would appeal to Colony." Moreover, there is a

The Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who Labour party was steadily drifting paid occasional visits to the dis- ed in our Police Courts, and in the average resident here, and clause to the effect that where the

retired from the Chaplaincy of Bt. towards Liberalism as against the tillery bat the manager had been the light of the experience gained although each an easy solution may crime is committed-on board a John's Cathedral in December last, Left wing, which represented the proved to have been fermenting a new Chinese Extradition Amend- not be applicable to all cases which Chinese ship, the fugitive criminal is still assisting at St. Peter's Eaton element of violence. "I think," spirit of which he made no return.

The Fines. ment Ordinance has been drafted arise-and it certainly would not may be surrendered to any Chinese Square, London, of which, parish said Mr. Maxtor, that the L.L.P. appeal strongly to the legal frater, authority that in the opinion of he has been temporarily in charge. is the body, which should bring

Mr. Lindsell fined the licensee $50 warn only. nit-it is the goal towards which the Governor will have jurisdiction Mr. Mayle's many friends in the Socialism in our time. I

"to warn him to.keep close our legislation should tend. With to try the crime. Without this pro-Colony will be interested to learn you that if the. I.L.P. does not touch in future with the affairs of this object in view as much latitude vision it might, as is stated, be that be has used part of his fare carry the scheme through another

legal and technical points have cropped up, which have been labour

to meet them. This will come up

for consideration at the next meet

an Austen Beven Car.-St. John's

1:

Mr. Maxton defended the atti

the distillery.".

ing of the Council, and we would express the hope that it will be passed.

as possible should be given to the difficult in the present state of well 1resentation fund to purchase body will arise that will" > "We are anxious, and we have Governor-in-Council. We should China to kuow to what authority Cathedral Notes. always been anxious to co-operate then be satisfied on the one hand the accused should be surrendered. with our neighbours in preventing and punishing crime in their that no real hardship would be Sa, throughout the Ordinagee, an Everything that brings folk to they were not founding a new or- borders and in ours, and in done to an unfortunate individual endeavour is made to clear up particular we are anxious, and always have been anxious to hand and, on the other that a criminal doubtful questions. This does not back to China persons who have would be unable to enjoy our menn, of course; that there will not committed crimes in China and have fled for refuge here." hospitality merely because he had he future argument, regarding the In these words, Sir JosEPH Keur funda at his disposal and was able precise scope of the measure; that sumuted up Hong Kong's attitude to pay a lawyer to raise intricate would be too much to expect, but clearly and succinctly. We are on legal points on his behalf in the the guiding principle is kept in the borders of a country where Colony's Courte

view that we desire to keep the As the law originally stood a Colony free from Chinese criminale piracy and bar.ditry are rampant,

circumstances, the task of denting and where communist intrigue-la-zequisition for the extradition-of-- and to give China, in almost all an every day occupation, and it is fugitive criminal who was a subject with her own wrong doera, and considerable power is given for this our duty to guard against the of China was required from some purpose to the Hong Kong Execu- island being used either as a place officer of the Chinese Government," tive That is so much to the good..

The manager was fined $50 for tude of Mr... Cook and himself in failing to keep a record of the out- inuing the manifesto, and said that put, 8250 for the secret fermenting of three kang, and 8250 for the gether in a common effort makes for ganisation, but they had got the secret distillery of molasses spirits. fellowship and mutual understand necessary money to make their pro- ing. For this reason we welcome test effective at the present mo He twitted the Labour the Tattoo. It may not be in the ment.

WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterday's weather report, fère- strict sense a Tattoo at all; Hong party with proposing to nation- Kong does not pretend to rival alise the unprofitable trading con- Aldershot or Wembley. But many ceras such as the mines and the cast and remarks, issued by the people are working hard for it railways and agricultural land, Royal Observatory at 5.30 p.m., Let's hope they will get the fun and but leaving alone the banks, which stated:-

The typhoon appears to be nearly euccess out of it they deserve. We were the only paying propositions believe that every good cititen af at the present time, and the valu. stationary between 300 and 400

Able urban and Personally he mica-E-NE of Mamla this Colony will, support it when would nationalise the banks and

Local Forecast:-N.E. winds, the time comes-St. John's Cathethen set to work to devise ways

moderate, fine.

drat Notes.

and means to manage them.