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RAIN AT LAST!.

THE WEATHER BREAKING

Our

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ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S GUARDED OPTIMISM.

Rain is the proper, solution of

water shortage."""said the H.E. the Governor several weeks

ag. Just our half an inch fell up to yesterday evening before the heavy rain started.

The Royal Observatory forecaat is.cloudy, occasional rain-- perhaps a modest estimate.

In answer to our representative Observatory officials were most reluctant tc. commit themselves

further than the official notification. We grope cur way from day to

AN INTERRUPTED

ROMANCE.

MAN AND OLD WOMAN SENTENCED.

COUNTRY MISS WHO “WANTED A HUSBAND."

THE HONG KONG

DANGEROUS 'BUS DRIVER:

CRASH INTO RICKSHÄS.

FINED $50 FOR NATHAN

"ROAD MISHAP.

DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1929.

ROUND THE COURTS. CORRESPONDENCE.

A driver of the China Motor How a Chinese girl was lared out bus No. dod was severely censured of her house and detained in and fined $50 or a month's imprison cubicle in a house of Kwong Onment by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at Terrace wis ́ related. at Centra Magistracy yesterday when Mr. E. W. Hamilton heard charges against an old woman and a young man of abduction "and harbouring.

The girl had arrived from the She lived with Country recently.

her nunt in Graham Street and was

frequently out in the street carrying

water. The woman defendant is

day, but there isn't sufficient data alleged to have induced her to leave to do more. We get reports from her aunt by ffering her employ. about forty stations from Japan toment. After several interviews, the the Caroline Islands, an immense girl succumbed to temptation and area, and also a certain amount of allowed the seamstress to take her help from ships. But what we need is reliable information from the interior of China. Getting nothing from there is the handicapi"

Can you say if the weather is what we would call at Home "Breaking up '," asked our repre- sentative.

away.

The girl was taken along a num her of streets until they met the second defendant, the young man He represented himself to be the son of the old woman and led the girl away, ostensibly to her "job.”

Yes, I should say it is. but in reality to the cubicle in ought to get rain. It's overdie and this is the time for it, now Kwong On Terrace. and in July. That's an opinion. We can't state it as a faet:"

"You have no idea why the clouds are passing over ne as they did during the week-end ?

Not the slightest."

Mr. Jeffries then naded:---

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Here the girl was locked un, but

two hours later her uncle appeared and released her. When the girl was first missed, one of the members of the household remembered seeing her in the company of the seams.. tress whose address was known to Forty-five years ago meteoro

them. The seamstress was taxed logy was described as not one

but, gave no satisfactory explana of the exac. sciences and that's

tion and was eventually taken to the very much where is remaine nutolina Station, when she took the here to this day, At Home with Police to an address in Hollywood all the information they get it's a Road where they found the male defendant. The party then went to different matter."

the cubicle, where the girl was being detained

Heavy Rain.

It started raining heavily at 8.30 p.m. and the prospect of a fair quota towards the thirty inches

necessary to solve our dificulties seemed a reasonable prospert. The temperature. had fallen and we went to press with every hope of a "thoroughly dirty night" for once entirely welcome.

Chinese Ship Owner Heips. The special supplies organised by the Government are making good progress. Work has started on the Buttonjee Scheme at Shamchun and the supply from that source is 'ex- pected to be about 200 tens a day,

Job or Husbandi The old woman in her defence stated that the girl had often told

her that she wanted either a job or husband. and, knowing that the second defendant wanted to get married, she brought the parties to- gether and washed her hands of the nffair.' She admitted that she

had made no inquiries from the girl's guardians.

the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday, Defendant was charged with neg ligent driving following an accident in Nathan Road on June 3; when he knocked over a rieksha carrying a European lady, who as a result of the mishap was unconscious for

two and a half hours. Defendant

pleaded not guilty.

Q.M.S. George Eustace, of the Somerset Light Infantry, told the Magistrate that at about 2.13 p.m. on the day in question he and his wife, the lady involved in accident, accompanied by their four children were going to the Star Ferry in rickshas.

MISSIONARY LOSES HIS A PLEA FOR CLEANLINESS.

WALLET.

THIEF'S CROP OF EXCUSES.

When one excuse failed, another was readily offered by a Chinese who appeared before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at Central Magistrucy charged with the theft of a wallet from the pocket of Dr. Stewart Seton, of the Basel Mission.

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According to the prosecution, Dr. Seton went to the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank on Saturday, and was on the way' to the Post Office. outside the building he missed his wallet from his outer pocket. but he was fortunate enough to seize the accused who was then slinking away from him. An Indian constablo who searched the accused found the

walles under his hat.

dropped the wallet in a pool of Accused said that Dr. Seton hlid

water. He picked it up and was alicut to return it when he was seized by the complainant. To ex-

Just before Granville bus driven by defendant. It udplain how it got under his hat, Road they were passed by a motor

denly swerved towards the pave ment and while pulling up hit the accused went back on his former mudzuard of the ricksha carrying

excuse by stating that he

But it his wife and turned it over. Mrs. Eustace was rendered unconscious

there as it was raining at the time.

Pavilion, a doctor being sent for. by the fall and was taken to Cafe

His Worship passed sentence of six weeks hard labour, and advise- Defendant interposed that the vd Dt. Seton in future to carry his rickshas were running abreast and that ther paid no heed to his horn wallet in an inside pocket. signal, remaining abreast.

Sergt. W. E. Meadows, who was a passenger in the motor-bus, told

his Worship that he was sitting in the second front seat on the near aide. The bus had just passed Kimberley Road and was approach- ing Granville Road when several rickshas were passed. Witness said that he could not awear to the fact but it seemed that before the ne rident one at the rickstas was abreast of the other.

ANOTHER "HONEST"

YOUTH.

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A small boy who was charged with unlawful possession of jucket told the Magistrate that a woman dropped a parcel centining the jacket, and he was chasing her

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HÒNG KONG DAILY PERSS."]

SIR-Will the Police Department and the Sanitary Department be so good as to order a regular inspec- tion of the lanes leading from loon Street, Star Street, and Wing Lok Lane into Queen's Road East,

and remove all the filthy and in- sanitary obstructions

The smoke and smells from Ga.m. to midnight are horrible, and one cannot pass through without getting one's clothes "soiled.-Yours, etc.,

PEDESTRIAN.

Hong Kong: June 25,

The places in question are situ ated near St. Francis Hospital, and stranger would have difficulty in are in such a secluded spot that a

finding them save for the smells. The district is very badly over- the Daily Press who went to in- crowded, and a representative of

vestigate the situation did not have the courage to afay to verify his Arst impressions. No doubt the Authorities will see that some, st least, of the objectionable features of the landscape are removed.- ED.],

THE SAVOY HOTEL.

BAR TO RE-OPEN JULY 1

Mesars. A. P. Leung Hing Kee, owners of the Savoy Hotel, inform- ed

our representative yesterday morning that the ground floor, in- cluding lounge and bar of the Savoy Hotel would be opened to the public on July 1.

The work of renovating the rest of the hotel is making, good pro-

19 return it when a district watch-gress and the premises will be open-

en stopped hin

ed as completed. The dining room is on the first floor and will be used ther a restaurant some time next month. Repairs to the living ac. commodation will take rather longer.

The district watchman said that the accused did not say anything woman, merely saying that he had picked the jacket up

Referring to the accident, "witness said that is all happened in a flash. The shaft of one ricksha was knock- ed across the shaft of another, pushing the other over. The abcout & rickshas were then near abrid of each other. Witness remarked that he thought the tickshas were running, rather too far out on the road.

Disregard for Others. Defendant said that he could do

in the street.

Accused, who has had three pre- vious convictions, was

ordered twelve strokes with the rattan, and warned that he would be sent to prison next time.

85,000 FINE,

Most of the scaffolding round the outside of the fabric was removed yesterday and the windows and doors were re-opened for the first time. The face of the building has been carefully cleaned and repainted the familiar yellow of the establish- ment.

It will be remembered that the

Mrs. Dorothy Eustace then gave evidence and said that it was the ricksha carrying her two sons which The second defendant corroborat-knocked her ricksha, causing it to ed this story up to a point. He fall over. said that it was true he was looking for a wife, but the seamstress had anxious to get married was a young told him that the girl who was widow whose husband had died from the effects of opium smoking. The seamstress was to get $10 fees as intermediary. He took the girl to Mr. Woo Hay Tong, the owner of the cubicle and they represented the Charles Hardouin and Paul themselves to the principal tenants as man and wife. There was to be Beau, has arranged for these two

no ceremony. The defendant fur- boats to bring from Wangmoon ather added that he had not made daily supply of 200 tons starting inquiries from the girl's relatives when stopping and for he which he in the rafters of the roof, adding dents were injured but the whole :

because he did not know them.

from to-morrow (Wednesday), free of freightage charges. This supply will be pumped straight into the tank near the Po Tak Wharf.

From Other Ports, Vessels here yesterday, were:- S.S. Achilles, from Singapore, 300

tons.

Glenifer, from Shanghai, 200

tons,

Chak Sang, from Shanghai. 380 tons.

Sinking, returning from Canton, unloaded the balance of her water

cargo.

Government chartered fanker, Fu" Kwang, from Shanghai, 800 toss.

Autolychus, 200 tons.

Two More Tanks, The two reinforced concrete tanks near Bowfington Canal were com pleted yesterday and another is very nearly finished,

bus had almost passed the rickshas nothing in the circumstances. His

when the conductor gave him the signal to pull up. He did the only thing possible and sounded his hora, because he was on the opposite side He could not give any hand signal of the rickshas. Witness handed his Worship's summons of Fating to keep close to the side of the road was fined 83! He complained that

Hotel were burnt out in the disas trous fire which gatted the adjoin- ing King Edward Hotel and caused, a death roll of ten persons.

None of the Savoy staff or resi

place was flooded out with water and extensively damaged.

A Chinese admitted unlawful possession of 4 taels of prepared roof and top floor of the Savoy non-Government opium, thereby scaring the acquittal of a woman who was also involved in the case.

Revenue Officer Grimmit; said that he found the drug concealed

His Worship sentenced the oid he was how being summoned for also came across three bamboo stools that in the course of his search he keeping too far out.

The Magistrate, told delendant with false scats. that he had got to avoid running

The Magistrate fined the accused

by twelve months' inte rickshas when pulling us at $5,000

What he, shoute | labour.. stopping places. have done was to go slower knowing that the rickshas were behind him Defendant might have killed some body and been charged with mans- laughter. His Worship held that defendant had beer driving very recklessly, disregarding the safety of other users of the road.

Defendant was convicted and a fine of $50 or one month's imprison- ment was imposed. He remarked as he left the Court that his pay was only 230 a month!”

woman to six months hard inbour adding that on her own evidence it was clear that site had made no in- quiries from the girl's guardians. The young man was sentenced to two months hard labour. His Wor. ship in passing sentence said: "I have a little doubt about this de- fendant. I don't think he is NE

much to blame as the first defend

ant.

INSTONE BANKING

CORPORATION.

OFFICIAL RECEIVER TO 'CARRY ON.

The affairs of the Inatone Back- ing Corporation were before the l Official Receiver at his office yester day when the first meeting of con. tributories in the matter of the' winding up was held.

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THIRTY YEARS BEHIND THE TIMES.

LOCAL FIRMS WHO WERE VICTIMISED.

The case in which three men were

It will be remembered that an Appeal to Peak Residents,

order for compulsory liquidation The Peak Residents' Association

was made on June 10, at the ap has issued a circular, which has been plication of one of the creditors, charged with obtaining goods by "distributed to all householders on Mrs. Jen See Chin. Mr. Instone false pretences was concluded at

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"You can't go butting in front of people who have been waiting there for hours and hours," remark rd Mr. E. W. Hamilton to a Central Market coolie who charged with obstructing an Indian constably, keeping order at a street fountain. Accused was discharged with a caution.

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THE PRICE OF ASSAULT.

A Chineas who admitted he was drunk while he had an altercation with another man had to pay dear. ly for his lapas.

It was stated that the complain. ant had had to have three stitches costing $10, and he had also to pay for the ambulance, besides hos pital fees

The Magistrate told the accused time, but he would have to pay the complainant 815 compensation

SHAMSHUIPO LAND.

TWO CROWN LOTS SOLD BY ““AUCTION.

SHANGHAI POLICE MURDER.

SENTENCES ON GUILTY GANG,

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Shanghai, Sentence was passed by Judge Chau and the Senior. Consal's Deputy, Mr. H. E! Stevens, at the Provisional Court last week on the five accused who were implicated in the murder on February 4 of Probationary Sez- geant C. W. Ees, who was shot when attempting to intervene in a fight that took place outside Sup Sun ball-room:

The leader of the gang was sen-

the four accused to five years each tenced to life imprisonment and

in gaol. The case was prosecuted by Court Inspector Máson.

The deceased police officer wAI

the higher levels, pointing out the Brewer, the Manager of the Bank, Central Magistracy yesterday when that he would not impose wine this walking on Nanking Road when he hours of supply now in force, and opposed the application the Mr. E. W. Hamilton discharged two stating that the present restrictions ground that under a voluntary men and sentenced the third to six were introduced in lieu of cutting liquidation scheme they could pay months' hard labour, a

heard shots coming from the ball- off the flush system supplies. off all creditors. Certain interests It was shown that the three men

room entrance. He saw a crowd The circular impresses apón all were willing to meet all claims and were among a number who set them-

of loafers at the door struggling householders the necessity of flush- then re-open the bank. He said selves up as the Man We Choong

among themselves and he hastened ing WC.'s with bath water (pour that while Mrs. Jen was a creditor firm, and, by producing chops and ing the water where possible into for $23,000 her husband's estate was other requisites represented them-

to place them under arrest when the flushing cisterns), and says it liable for over $200,000. The Bank selves to be an old established buti-

he was struck in the forehead by is also desirable that the smallest had no liquid assets and the Officialness. They obtained big-consign-

a bullet and died almost instantly. quantity of water be used for bath. Receiver would have no funds with ments of goods from various traders ing purposes.

which to proceed against debtors, and suddenly absconded."

He had not time to draw his pistol the. Bank From reporta made to the police New Kowloon Inland Lot No. and it was the opinion of the whose liabilities to

it was ascertained that the men had 1240, in Cheung Sha Wan Road, totalled $500,000.

The order for a compulsory gone to Macao and steps were im- Shamshuipo, was sold by public police that he was shot by a wild liquidation was made by the Court, mediately taken which led to their auction at the Load Office yester bullet fired in the general mêlée. For Others to Beg-Our Plight the Chief Justice holding that cer- sppearance before Mr. Hamilton day. The land has an area of Mr. George T. Krainukov, repre- tain matters needed investigations.

At the close of the case, his Wor about 1,045 square feet, and an an-

The case of a cook at the Sinza senting the "Paramount News Yesterday Mr. T. G. Bennett ship said that there was not auf-nual Crown rent of 88. There wore police station who was arrested for Reel' Corporation of New York moved that the Official Receiver ficient evidence to convict two of the three bids above the upset price of having carried a note from the has arrived from Shanghai and is carry on.

three men. The other man was sen. $1,672, Mr. Chan Hon Tat, of 104, gang leader to his wife was dis- taking movie pictures of apots in Mr. Brewer moved as an amend-tenced to terms totalling six months" Laichikok Road, "became the owner

missed by the court and the police the City showing the none-too happy ment that the Official Receiver in-hard labour, His Worship observed of the lot at 81,750. Chinese waiting beside their buckets vestigate the agreement under to Mr. F. X. d'Alamada, jr., who Mr. Wong Yiu Tung, of 43 Bon- filed notice of appeal. Head- at the end of a long queue to a which creditors were to be paid was representing one of the vic- ham Strand East, bought New mitted having received two dollars. sights for the World to see. the hooks reqventimised Grms. that his clients were | Kowlesti Inland Lot No. 1947 at

A circular is enclosed, în Chi- nese, impressing upon servants the necessity of not wasting water.

berek fountain, and many other and

Official Received Tuled Xr simply asking for trodste when they Erainukoy has also taken views of Brewer' amendment ultra vires trusted the defendants. Thirty our reservoirs and. of the water and the original motion was cur- years ago business might be run on

ried, tanks improvised on the Praye

those lines," added his Worship.

the upsat pride of 34,622 quantbersamaduni hid thaamika

is in Tin Liu Street,, Shamshuipo,, the area being about 3,618 square feet and annual rent 824,

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