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HONG KONG FIRE BRIGADE
ANNUAL DRILL DISPLAY PROGRAMME
The Annual Drill Display of the Hong Kong Fire Brigade will take place in the compouned of the 'new
No. 3 Police Station, Wanchai, on Tuesday, December 6, 1999, at 330
p.in.
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The public are cordially invited to attend and witness the land and i marine events.
These include: Inspection of Staff. Physical drill, Special Items;
(a) Exhibition of early Chinese
methods of fire extinction. (b) English late 19th century
methods of fire extinction. (e) Use of Oxgen self contained Breathing Apparatus in
smoke chamber.
(d) Use of Oxygen cutting
paratua
(i) Catting through a ship's hull
plate..
Fire on the Peak,
Call to a fire in Peak District, the house involved being inacces Įsible to ordinary motor fire engines and the water pressure available ||being low. Showing the augmenta- tion of water supply by means of
light motor fire pump boosting | the pressure to a motor Are cycle pamp on high level.
Hook Ladders.
TO PROTECT WOMEN | THREE MUI TSAI
CASES
AND GIRLS
TIGHTENING OF MORALITY WOMEN FINED AT CENTRAL
MAGISTRACY
LAWS
An Ordinance to amend the Pro- Before Mr. Schießeld yesterday, tection of-Women and Girls Ordi-Inspector H. W. Fraser.prosecuted mance, 1887, is to be presented at three married women for offences to-day's meeting of the Legislative under the Mui Tsai Ordinance.
Mok Foon, a married wonen, of
Council.
The new sub-section reads as fol- lows:-
| Stone Nullah Lane, was accused of having kept an unregistered mui fai and on pleading guilty was fined $30.
received
Every occupier or keeper of a house or portion thereof which is
Inspector Fraser said that สง used in the manner aforesaid shall be liable for the first offence of such anonymous report was une, to a fine not exceeding two regarding the girl on November 12, hundred and fifty dollars and to be was presented by bar natural imprisonment for any term not mother to the defendant for $110 exceeding three months for the Hong Kong currency, second offence, to a fine not exceed practically all the household work wages, excent ing five hundred dollars and to but received no
"lucky money." execeding six months; and for a imprisonment for any term not
| third or any subsequent offence to
She did
The girl complained of having received insufficient food and cloth-
a fime pot exceeding one thousand ing. Further on November 5 she dollam and to imprisonment for was struck with a pair of iroir any tema not exceeding twelve tongs for allowing some sawdust month.
to catch fire in the kitchen.
A further amendment is a fol- lows:-
Every male person who- (a) knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings pt pros- titution; or
(b) solleita for immoral purposes,
The doctor found two dark diș. colourations of the right knee.
The girl had been with the defen- dant for four years.
Hard Worked But Well Treated.
In the second case it was stated
shall be liable to imprisonment for that the girl, who was seen by a any term not exceeding six months.lady inspector in the street, was Thero is also an amendment of well treated by her mistress and for sealing the facade of a build-procedure in rages of indecent given good fond and clothes.
Demonstration of Hook ladders
ing,
Oce man
Two men working in unison. Rescue of two persons affected by use of lowering line.
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assault, etc.
The "Objects and Reasons" ex plain that the first amendment
raises the maximum fines from 8100, $200 and 2500 to 8230, 8500 and $1,000 respectively.
She was presented by her mother for 814. She did mast of the house- hold work and occasionally received small sums of money. A fine of $50 was imposed.
Girl From Yunnan.
A foe of 860 was imposed on Wong Chan Shi, of 18, Caroline
Hill Road. The defendant bought
Call received to a tenement house on fire and persons reported to he
The effect of the soliciting clause, trapped on the 3rd floor. Rescue etc., is in substitute the words affected by firo escape. One person solicits for immoral purposes " suffering from fractured spine for the words "in ney public place the girl in Yunnan for 81% and lowered to ground by improvised persistently solicits or importunes although she claimed that the paid stretcher and treated. Second per- for immoral purposes and to raise her $2.50 per month, the girl told so suffering from scalp, wounds the penalty from three months to the police that she only received 80 and shock carried down and treat six months. The words "in any conta each month.
ed. Fire extinguished, by means of i deliverita into the 1st and 2nd floors and by turntable water tower,
Irregular means of escape from
a building in the event of a fire.
(a) By jumping sheet. (This method of life saving aided seven persona to escape from a recent fire in Kowloop). (b) By automatic, fire escape. (c) By canvas chuto,
POSSESSION OF OPIUM
CHINESE CONSTABLE AND RETURNED EMIGRANT
public place persistently solicita or
Défendant said the girl was an
11 importanes came from section. Inah and not as a mui thai. of the Vagrancy Act, 1886, (el and His Worship rotorted that the 62 Vich, c. 39); but they appear to fact the defendant had paid $125 afford an unnecessary degree of for the girl made her a 'mui tani. protection to a type of pest which has recently increased.
VICAR REFUSED D.D. DEGREE
REV. E. L. MACASSEY ON ANGLO-CATHOLIC OPPOSITION.
The degree of doctor of divinity has been refused to the Rev. E. L Macassey, B.D., M.A., in circum stances which are likely to give cause for controversy.
Before Mr. Schofield at the Cen- tral Polica Court yesterday, Wong Chi, a returned emigrant from Canada, and Lau King, a Chinesa constable, were charged with being in possession of 19 taels of prepared Andrew's, Bethune-road, opium found on the premises of 247, Newington. Some time ago be sent Queen's Road Central
behalf of the second defendant.
Mr. Macassey is the vicar of St. Stoko
SUMMARY COURT CLAIMS.
· SHANGHAI COMPANY AS
DEFENDANTS
Claims totalling 82,088.64 ware mentioned before Mr. Justica Wond yesterday when Mr. F.. X. D'Almada representing the Shang hai Co., Ltd, consented to judg ment.
with cast. The claime Mesars, W. Meyerink and Co. and by Messrs. Jardine, Mathuron & Co.
Messrs. W. Meyerink and Co.,
in four theses supporting his appli-, Pedder Building, claimed for loss Mr. F. C. Randall appeared on ration for the degree. His work sustained in respect of defendants was approved, and the Regius Pro-, failure to take delivery of threo Mr. Peter Sin, who represented the first defendant, returned a ples of fansor of Divinity wrote from Ox- cases of Italian coatings, ordered under a contract dated April 28, guilty to the possession of one tael ford saying that he should have it.
1031, from plaintiffs.
The cases only. Against the second defendant
*At the last moment," said an additional 'obarge of keeping an
were due for clearance on June 30, opium divan was preferred,
Mr. Macassey," na I was actually but owing to defendants' failure on my way to take the degree, to do so, the goods were resold by the professor was ordered to re
plaintiffs on November: 4, in con- move my mense because I was too, sequence of which they suffered loss junior an M.A
amounting to 8831.15.
Sergeant McDonald prosecuted for the polics, and in opening the caso, said that on November 16, in company... with C.P.O., Bullock and others he xuided No. 247, Queen's Road Central, where he found the two defendante and seven other'a in * #mall cubicle. Four of the per-. sons were smaking opium.
Oplum Discovered,
On openg a geacby box, nine tacis of opium were discovered, and when asked by C,P.Q, Bullock how much opiain he bad, first defendant
Military Service,
Mesars, Jardine, Matheson & Co., ] Had I not gone to the war, of Pedder Street, entered claims like many of the young Oxford for 8781.83 and 8453.54. The first clerical dons, I could have got my D.D. without any difficulty. It was because I went on military service that the difficulty arose..
was in respect of 7008 yards of wool gaberdines valued at 81,784.67, an auction rule of which, following failure to take delivery, reallard "The matter had been discussed only $1,900.21, a loss of 8592.24. on the transaction amounted to 3159.22, bringing the
replied by opening another box and several times, and several of the Other losses
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
ITALIAN CONSUL LEAVING HONG KONG
RETURNING TO MUKDEN
ON DEC. 5
Capt. I Ferrajolo, who has been
sincerity made him a friend: to all who had the pleasure of meeting him and his tactfulness, joined will
his generosity and ability, will be Tong remembered by those who had the privilege of making his no- quaintance.
produced two more taels. On his ing velve in all. Sergeant Me-a dobt of honour tha, Oxford should total loss to the amount claimed, in Hong Kong for the last síghteen Mrs Ferrajolo will be a deeply person was found another taol, muk lending authorities thought it was
Donald went on to say that two witnesses, would be able to prove pay. When, however, it was that on the previous night the brought up in the congregation-the second-defendant carried a parcel proposal was defeated by two votes to 247. Queen's Road Central, and
xixteen to fourteen.--- they will say that the parcel oon- tained tins bf opium.
"The agitation against me was It-is-alleged-tmnt, when asked-by-led-syparently by Anglo-Catholics. Bullock as to where he ob- They have been carrying on a cam tained the opiwn first defendant said he got it from Lau King, pig sgainst the propezal to make
me & D.D After the hearing of corrobora
namely $781.65,
The other claim by csere Jar dine, Matheson & Co. wus in con- nection with 6841 yards of c cloth valued at 8024.24, an auction sule of which realisad only 8661.00, a loss of $262,83, Other expenses in the sale were 802.99, making a total loss sustained of 8435.84.
tive, evidence from witnesses for But when people so eminent ns of this honour being given me 1.am the prosecution the case, was nd ME AL Fither are in favour quite content. This eart of thing journed,
Continued as foot of hext Column) only burts those who do it.”
The departure of both Capt, and
months in the capacity of Italian felt loss to the Italian Colony of Consul-General, will be leaving the Hong Kong who had for them not Colony on the 5th instant- only a sense of respect but a feol.
Capt. Ferrajolo arrived in Honging of friendship.- Kong after having speɛt 13 years Capt. Ferrajola is again going
the Far East, in the Italian to Mukden and it is owing to his Diplomatic Servicë,`at ́ Shanghai, grent knowledge of that particular Harbin, Peiping, Hankow and Muk-country that the decision was ar-
Previous to his entering the dved it. He is próbably the only-
one of his nationality diplomatic service he served in the main war. His cheerful disposition and! lifted to the position
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