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HONG KONG DAILY

NU SOCIETY.

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TUESDAY, MARCH

thought that those who and voided the phrase should be congratulated on their subisty and originality. It was so pont, short, and yet azrost. ing se a title.

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WANTED BY CANTON GOVERNMENT.

ON CHARGES OF MURDER AND PIRACY”

A now society was inaugurated last night. As It is rather unique perhaps a brief nooount of it might he of some interest. The manage ment of Orawport Lane very kindly

modern life. He was born naked The Assistant Attorney-General, prepared the meeting room to suit

and hungry and foolishly spent his Mr. R. E. Lindsell prosecuted in a the ocasion.

The carpets were life in trying to overcome these 10 case yesterday in which this Gov. taken up in order that the beauty called disabilities. If women gen-ernment of Canton is-seeking thô of the bare board might be exposed, orally could be induced to forego extradition of s at the same time the pictures wore the luxury of covering themselves Loung Chung Ting withdrawn from the walls, so that with silks, satins, and other fabrics,

might bring

Loung is wanted for (a) robbery; tho light.

ous things which were demonstrably un-(b) attempting to destroy a junk; more clearly the dignity and

necessary as present company prov-(o) piracy; (d) murder of Explendid proportiope of the roomed, then nine tenths of the world's and (e) kidnapping.

Again the coverings and decora work need not be done and there

Mr. Hin. Shing Lo was for the de-. tiona wero carefully removed would be endless days: of leisure to

fence. from the tables in order that the disport oneself on the bunches" for contours of the woll turbed' logs and recreation, and meditation and that

Some philosopher he continued had said that man was born, free and yet everywhere he was in chains RIVER OUTRAGES RECALLED.

onlosed in the stilling garb of

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on board.

Chinese Rained

woman;

In explaining the charges against the delicately wrought foot might be undiluted joy we asseclats with the fugitive, Mr. Lindsell said that revealed. Likewise the shades were Aready.

the oharges concern two separate Wo must unfrock our episodes. The frat charge was one romoved from the electric bulb ministers of state he said, and dis of robbery of $300 on board the with the result that the naked light, robe our so called judges if they Tung Hing passenger boat at a though somewhat dazeling to the insist that we must conform to a place known as Ang Ko Taui. "The eye, profuced a rare effect. One law we do not approve of. As the Tung Hing is owned by the Po or two, red globes word left and this law stands at present if we undress, On Shipping Company," said "Mr. curiously mough gave one the imwe are fined, and there is no redress. Lindsell," and runs between Shokki pression that some of the audience We no longer, he said, intend to in the Chung Shan district and wore blushing but that of course was submit to the straight jacket the Canton itself. During the summer merely an illusion. The few up corset and the crinoline. We insist of 1929 certain threatening letters. holstered chairs that were in the upon the law allowing undress uni- were delivered to a man, named Ho room were admired, for the casere fornity on every occasion. That is Shek who is the accountant of the having been removed, the plain bare our ultimate goal. The address boat and travels to and fro on that backs, and the uncovered aonts en-needless to any groated quite a son- vessel. Thes abled one to appreciate them as sation being received with loud ap-were disrogarded and on the night threatening letters. articles of furniture from a new and plause. At this juncture a member of the 16th and 18th August, 1928, entirely novel angle.

asked if he might smoke. If was when this boat was on a voyage fult however that as they wished to from Shekki to. Canton at about Before the meeting the company preserve dear vision on this ques3.30 am, at a place called Ang Ko gab down to a repast, There was

tion, and as smoke might provide Taui, which is half way between clear soup, filleted fish, followed by green and make visibility poor, it Canton and Shekki, a boat came whole sucking pig, en naturn (D.F. was voted by a large majerity that alongside with eight or ten persons fod). It was felt that this course smoking should hob be permitted. was symbolical; it spiritualised and Every thing they folt must be above epitomised the whole aim and pur-board and clear as daylight. pose of the promoters. There re- posed the succulent, creature on the A lady member of the audience grand assiette without any of the then got up and spoke. She con- usual garnishment, just the beauti-fessed that she was suffering from ful soft form, well Alled under a cold feet but as there was still some. delicate pink-white skin." Needlces thing she wanted to get off her chest y no one ommitted to parti- she felt she must stand up. Theas cipate in this delicious and well pre- witty remarks promptly won for her

The First Incideni, pared course. This was followed by A sympathetic. bearing She bad a salad, frosh and green, but again a suspicion, she said, at very alight

The accountant will tell the loved note was struck by the absence one, during the course of the even-Court that as soon as the eight or "of any salad dressing. The fruit ing that some one was pulling her en persons came on board, four disclosed themselves na robbera course naturally consisted entirely leg but she came to the conclusion of apples.

that she had mistaken. She admit and, producing arms, asked the ac ted that she had been able to come countant why the $3,000 previously to the meeting though a married demanded had not been paid, com- woman, because in addition to her pelling him to open the safe and ordinary garments she had hitherto worn the trousers of her meuage, abstracting therefrom $300. The no Now she intended to discard these countant will say that one of the garmente as well, as she wished to four men was the fugitive. The be dissociated from anything that might make her loyalty to the new fugitive seized him by the front of movement suspect. She rejoiced to his jacket, threatened him with a hoar that the Government had pistol and was the obvious leader allocated to them a portion of the of the four rebbers. On leaving island, called Apli Cho. It merely

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"It is quite a common' occurrence in the delta for boats to bring pas sengers off shore and when the boat passer, small numbers of, pässengers may be expected to come on board the launch. The launch genomaly slows down to enable the passengers to climb on..

When the guests, had finished their nical they cleared the room of every vestige of furniture and disposed themselves on the floor, care having been taken before hand to remove all splinters. The chairman then addressed the undressed gathering His speech which was characterised by much thought, relieved by flashes of wit obviously moved the audience to much searching of heart, In fact much more movement was proved how ready the Government he said further, 'If you don't pay evident as the speech proceeded. movements. True the island was

were to support all enlightened the 83,000 you will hear further The speaker said he was not going rather barren, bare in fact, but it from us. That is the gist of the to clothe bis speech with fine phrases would be absurd for, them to ask the case as far as charge (a) is concern Bar adorn it with the "usuci ! rhetorical Bgures. He would speak frs. They themselves could plant a

government to clothe the sides with fed. plainly and simply and would un- tew fruit trace.

The remaining four charges are If she might be cover his thought, without clonking. his meaning, They must discard permitted a little jest, she thought involved in, ad episode which occur the place was appily chosen as red seven or eight months later. On the old methods and rid themselves

it was so reminiscent of Eden and of the prejudices which sheltered so redolent of the scent of fruit. the night of April 24, 1930, the same and hid the old fashions and cus- She also approved of the idea that boat was on a similar voyage from tems and replace them with the the section of Apli Cho which was Shekki, to Canton and at about the finer, freer more wholesome and no to be their permanent headquarters 3 and 4 a.m., at a place some four same time in the morning, between tural customs. The object of the and which had been so graciously new society was truth, beauty and given should, should boar the name or five miles from the point where goodness-naked truth, beauty, un- Colony Hatch." dorned, and goodness an oxpressed was a most happy one for it comAugust, the place being called Pak The suggestion the four men had boarded her in in paro primitive forms, Athined the true colonial spirit with Fuh Tau, the people on Board were point the speaker mude use of in a quaint old world flavour. She suddenly alarmed by a tremendous really brilliant simile. In the game wished to know however whether explosion. The bost immediately of billiarde he said we play with the society should encourage

Bogan to settle by the lead, but" smooth white and red balls. If naments when clothing was disfortunately the water at that poin someone encased the ball in covering carded.

She was surprised that was not very deep and she was not could it possibly run straight. Of several of those who were present citirely submerged. The evidence course the mers mention of such an' were wearing earrings, and hai is that as she started to sink, a ided was sufhcient to reveal ite jewels, If the object of the society number of bandits appeared on the stupidity. How then he asked could to create a new spirit by creek bank, the creek at that point any man or woman for that matter abolishing all outward marks of fired a volley at her, without ap hoing a hundred yards wide, and run straight if they are continually distinction then she thought they impeded, deflected from their course should go the whole tog in this malparently causing any casualtion. and hampered mentally and phy: ter and forbid such insidious at aically by the scootitrements, we call faoka on the movement. If earrings dress. The chairman went on to say and such things wore permitted, they might be intrigued at the name then obviously hair nets, sandals, forty then boarded the vessel by A gang to the number of thirty or they had chosen for their society and other articles would follow and means of small sampans, ransacked but it had a significance. 160 before long the movement would liberty they had taken with the come undone na it were. Those who the whole shin, took away a number spelling of the word new WAS

of passengers for ransom of course obvious, but it was sym-violated the rules bolical of their purpose they were from the president.

thought, receive a good dressing pillaged a great deal of the cargo. They must The manager of the company: *** on board as spell ne the accountant

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put ze defy convention and end brace themselves up to face the or- and they both identify the fugitive woman's, compartment in the fore Lindell, as there is ample, exi- it of every rag of indecency and deal of public criticism in order that in itself was a demonstration that they might achieve the ideal as the man who was leader of the part of the ship. The evidence dence, if you beliers it, of the ther the obvions association with the of mens insana in corpoto, nudato, gang who made this attack would show that she was either crimes alleged. In regard to

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Mr. Lindsell went on to say that charge (b) was based on the fact killed by the explosion or possibly final charge of kidnapping, a man When the mosting terminated, the that the mine was clearly the work drowned, but in the absence of hamed Hon Yun is alleged to have members patted each othar on the of the gade the result of which medical evidence it was impossible teen kidnapped and ransomed and stage in this matter than the Ebg back, for it had been a most que--was that the boat, fio all intents and lish, but there was still further a cessful gathering. Before the mon purposes,

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The charge of to say whether the murder was.com is here to give evidence on behalf mora subtle menning in the phrase, bérs departed they partook of hot mirney arose out of exactly the same mitted or whether the woman died of the Crown. There are the

the Crow for in the north of Japan there was soup and aspirin and without delay circumstances, the boarding and the by natural causes before the piracy stances which the Crown is puttin actually a tribe called the Ai Nu they were able to disperas and go robbing of the junk you epishishin praotischocotand betur straight dos bad, fmly one incident, Me, Lindasi said, with regard to took place

before the Court in saking for this practised from time immemorial has murred what otherwise was & the charge of murder, that be ad-

extradition on Lutraliter," "bub the cult they were seeking to estab. (remarkably succem/u): Iosugural | mitted, that the svidiones, nupeared

Chaton Government lish in this colony. Thus the nape meating. We are informed that tho | rathes? work, yo The woman who

After considerable evidence--had embodied these three ideas, newness, clósk room attendants have gone lost, Ber: he was a prasanger Whether or not I can establish been called in support of the open- nakedness, and naturalness and 'he ori strikel

whom, "was: tmréiling-in. the that charge matters not” said Mr. ing, the hearing was adjourn