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In case any of our readers may British colliery-worker. English coal costs roughly 18s. a ton at the think our printers guilty of more than usual carelessness, it may be pit-mouth. whereas in Poland it can well to explain that in future the be brought to the surface for about ancient capital of China will be eight or nine shillings. The differ referred to in these columns as "Peping" instead of Feking. The ence in the quality of the coal is new name has been officially given ACQUITTED, BUT A DISGRACE

TO THE FORCE. admitted, but the discrepancy in to the old city by the Nationalist Government because the former prices does not compensate for

Northern Capital,"

A very sad case was heard before that difference, consequently orders and it is not desired that such a which were formerly placed with, meaning should apply to any other the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Golian,

At first the city than Nanking. British collieries have been going to new spelling adopted was Pei-at the Supreme Court yesterday, ping" (pronounced "Bay Ping"), Efforts are being made to find and menging. "Northern Peace,

but it

argued that, if

as the the unfortunate men who unable to pursue their calling in syllable in both words has the Fitzroy,.Assistant Attorney-General,

and

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are still being used speech was also limited. and "Peking for strong but unskilled labour are by some official departments. The could only utter a few simple words, almost as depressed as the coal new name "Peping," however, must and her conversation with her industry. There are occasional appear on all legal documents, and mother was carried out by lip-read- The girl and her mother were opportunities for giving miners em- the Chinese newspapers use it both ing

in their titles and in reading ployment in some other sphere, and matter. Business bonses and public country folks, obtaining their living his Majesty the Kixa has himself companies which had Peking" by growing sweet potatoes and set an example in this direction, in their titles have adopted the new cutting grass for fuel. It was the name, and there is no reason why girl's daily habit to go to the hill- new side and there cut enough grass for An unemployed Sunderland miner we should not follow the and his wife and family of four fashion. Nobody now speaks of the family's hearth. At about "St. Petersburg, and although the eight o'clock on the morning of children were recently installed in Northern Chinese are opposed to the October 17th, she took her bamboo a cottage on the Sandringham catate, ase of the word Peping, their cb-pole and a sickle and went up the While she was at her work, two on the personal instructions of the jection is inspired by the hope that hillside at Man Lau Tong.

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The girl returned home crying to Majesty caught the chill which brought on his present lamentable

Another case of a man who is her mother, and as a result of her illness he gave instructions for alleged to have broken the rules complaint, a report was made to the letter to be sent to the Minister respecting scoring at goll came to Kowloon City Police Station. The of Labour in which an appeal was light last month. This time the girl was later examined by Dr. I. made to property owners to make Surrey Golf Union is, to consider Newton, who found that her con- a contribution to the national prob the case of a member of a club who dition was consistent with the story found no bruises or anything to lem of industrial transfer by offer- has been suspended, pending in. she told. Dr. Newton, however. ing employment as estate workmen quiry. It is alleged that the score to unemployed colliery workers in or his card had been altered by two suggest that force had been used. the depressed areas. The PRINCE OF strokes. The secretary of one of the The mother of the girl, a feeble WALES, in his present appeal to the best known golf clubs in the Home looking old woman, told her story nation, has the happy satisfaction Counties said: Cases of de-in a straightforward manner, but a very agitated stats. Her mentality of knowing that his father has liberate misrepresentation are so when the girl was called she was in that very, spirit rare that I have heard of only one was considered sub-normal and the already shown which the PRINCE urges the nation in my life. Many players, however, fudge ruled that she could not now to show. We can only hope break the regulations of the game that his appeal will meet with unwittingly, and I should say that grasp the meaning of the oath and

According to Mr. LH. response as noble as the spirit which 60 per cent. of players transgress he decided not to take her evidence. the rules at some time or another. inspired it.

Golf enthusiasts should learn the Calthrop, Assistant Superintendent of Police, the girl was able to pick laws of the game with more care.

out the defendant at an identifica- At the present time not one in 50 knows them thoroughly. A short tion parade held at the Police time ago I saw a man pick a stone Station. She was made, after some: from behind his ball, and when I difficulty, to understand what was told him that this was not permit required of her by reading her

mother's lips.

Another cwardly Cad. Seventeen chers of small-pox were ted, he said: But I must pick up

Suliman Khan, the other constable the stone if I am to hit the bali and 15 from Kowloon. One was properly The Secretary of the Japanese and the remainder Chi- Surrey Golf Union, when interview present at the time when the alleged was committed did not nese. There was also one case of ed, said:"The matter has not yet outrage

even come up before the Chairman make a very creditable figure in diphtheria.

of my Committee, and I can say

the box. He said that just after the girl come across prisoner left him. He inter saw nothing about it. We much depre- they had cate the publicity given to such an

and walk with her down a path. occurence, which is extremely rare." prisoner take hold of the girl's band They were away for twenty minutes. Witness heard no cries and saw no struggle... He did nothing, but wait- ed for the return of the prisoner.

Mr. Leo d'Almada, jnr., instruct- ed by Mr. Leo d'Almada, snr., was for the defence. He called no wit- nesses and did not put his client into the box. He submitted. that ho had no case to answer. He did A very pretty wedding took place not dispute Dr. Newton's evidence the Hong Kong Hotel roof but said that the girl gave her con- garden yesterday afternoon whea

sent: He submitted that this was Mr. Taui Hing Kee and Miss Chan borne out by the medical evidence Lin Tai were married according to

and the story of the other con- The matinee performance

Chinese custom. The ceremony stable. Tom Jones yesterday afternoon being conducted by Dr. S. C. Wong.

Capable of Giving Consent? at the Theatre Royal attracted

There was a very large gathering

His Lordship asked if Counsel had' good audience, and the opera wa of relatives and friends of the bride prescated with all the keen enthus and bridegroom, and following the considered the possibility of the girl ins of a first production.

tea and refreshments not being capable of giving her

consent or exercising her judgment.. soloist and chorus were in good marriage form, and the orchestra as usual were served.

The bride, Misa Chaa Lia Taí, is in any way. Mr. d'Almada replied acquitted itself splendidly. There will be two more evening perfor- popular school teacher at St. that he bad but be submitted that Paul's Girls' School; while the although the girl's mental develop mances (to-morrow and Saturday), bridegroom is an undergraduate at ment bad been arrested, it was, how- and if there be any who have not Hong Kong University. Miss Y. C. ever, not before she bad learned to yet seen this excellent production, Wong acted as bridesmaid and Mr. differentiate right from wrong. She the opportunity should not be miss Tsang Chao Hua was best man." had already told his Lordship that The parents of the bride and she would never tell a lie. The ed.

bridegroom are very well known in girl was able to pick out the pris- The Criminal Sessions have been Chinese social circles. The bride's oner at the parade and Dr. Newton adjourned until December 28th. father is Mr. Chan Chang Sang, a had also said that her affictions did This announcement was made yes prominent merchant of Canton; not make her in anyway abnormal. terday by the Chief Justice, Sir and the bridegroom's father is Mr. All this showed that the act could Henry Gollan. According to the Tsui. Long Hin, who is a merchant not have been committed without

her consent." calendar two more cases are coming in Hong Kong.

There were many wedding giliz up for trial. One of them concerns a Chinese who is alleged to have "from the parents, and friends of participated in the piracy of the both the bride and bridegroom and 8-8. Anking, and the other is against the gathering at the roof-garden Carvalho Yeo, on a charge of having was attended by over 250 people. defrauded the Government of money! from the water rates. This caso was adjourned sine die at the last Sessions by Mr. Justice P. Jacks,

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PRETTY CHINESE WEDDING.

ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' SCHOOL TEACHER WEDS VARSITY

UNDERGRADUATE.

Both Men Cansured.

His Lordship's Ruling. Mr. Fitzroy in his address to the jury said that the after conduct of the girl showed that she was not willing party. The jury would have to take into their consideration the mental state of, the girl, and that when such a person was

the

and it is believed that it will not The verdict was accordingly given terrorised she could not be said to be proceeded with pending the re-by the jury, and in discharging the be giving her consent.

In his summing up, his Lordship was a very suit of the appeal in the forgery prisoner, his Lordship called upon

Inspector Philips, in charge of the said that the case case, to bring the matter to the atten- serious one. He had given it híz M. L. H. C. Calthropy Assiettion of the Captain Superintendent most careful consideration and re- ant Superintendent of Police, who of Police, His Lordship then called gretted to say that there was no was on Tuesday censured by the Suliman, the other constable who legal ovidence before the jury Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollau, stood by when the offence was com- that the girl was not a willing for not strictly adhering to the mitted, and addressing both men party." The onus was on rules governing the bolding of an said that their behaviour had been Crown to prove that the girl was identification parade of suspected very disgraceful. To Suliman, his either an unwilling party or that persons, was yesterday vindicated Lordship said: "You stood by and she was an imbecile to such an when he produced an amended rule did nothing while the prisoner took extent that she was incapable of to show that it was not necessary the girl away. I don't believe the exercising her judgment. This had for the identifying witness to touch story you have just told me. You not been done, and from the evi-," the person picked out. His Lori both are an utter disgrace to the dence so far adduced, he was of the hip in saying that he attached-nowhole Force, and the sooner you are blame to Mr. Calthrop remarked out of it the better,

In discharging the jury; his Lord that amended rules should have been conveyed either to himself or the ship said that it was a very and Attorney-General. He made the case, but unfortunately they were criticism on Tuesday not knowing not in a position, to help the poor

girl to get redress. Tiszat Abe,aplez fund been altered.

opinion that the girl was not too deficient to use her own judgment. His Lordship said that bad as the case was, he had no alternative to making the jury to return a verdict (Continted on previous Columa). of "Not Guilty.”

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