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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

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"How old are you, my boy ? **

"Fourteen and seven months. Sir."

"And how long have you been in the hotel business ¿"

**Six months and two weeks, Sar "

"And are you going to stick Lo it?"

**Oh yes, Str. I want to go into reception, then have a year in New York, and another in London."

"And then come back and manage an hotel ? "*

" Oh no, Str. A chain of hotels.

"I see Well, my lud, if you wani to succeed in life, just take a hint from me When a guest asks for a Gimlet make sure that he gas what he anks tor. Rose's Lime Juice is the pure juice of the lime.

This ersatz concoction is nothing of the sort."

"I'm terribly sorry, Sv. Owing to some mersight on the part of the management . . . .

"Boy

remember George Washington Now get me some Rose's Lime Juice, and don't come back till you've got it. And here's a florin for your trouble."

CHINESE VIEWPOINT ON LIFE EXPOUNDED BY BISHOP SONG

lp the first of a series of three lectures on "The Problem of Life," to be given by him at St. John's Cathedral Hall, the Rt. Rev. Cheng-tal Song, Bishop of Chenglo, Szechnen, spoke yesterday on the Chinese viewpoint on life, illustrating his address with a biographical sketch of the Chinese philosopher, Li Erh-tsu.

In introducing the speaker, Hon. The real nature of man, the Mr M. K Lo remarked that philosopher taught, was spacious Bishop Song was the first Chinese as the blue sky, bright as the Bishop to come of a family of autumn moon, stir as the mid-

Chinese officials high

and was night and imn.ovable

the considered one of the leading Chi- mountains. Man had first to dis- nese scholars in Western Chins. cover himself and then allow no

us

GENERAL

| ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

TELEPHONE WIRE STOLEN

quarrel among them over a lost cnt, led to the appearance before Major Macfadyen festerday. of Police Constable, D238 Wang Feuk- Lam Yau, 20, unemployed, was kl, and retired Police Constable charged before Mr. Sheldon yester-D122, Tang Teh-shing, on a charge day with two counts of larceny of of having assaulted Wu Wan-china, telephone wire, and, additionally. of No, 74, Third Street, third floor, with breach of A deportation on June 11. order.

Mr. Alfred Y. Hon represented Defendant stole 80 yards from complainant, while defendants were No. 37-41, Morrison Hill Road, and defended by Mr. M. A. da Silva, 56 yards from No. 388. Hennessy who pleaded guilty. Road.

Det.-Bgt. V. M. Morrison said that during the last two weeks 550 yards of wire had been reported stolen in the Wanchal area,

Defendant was sentenced to three months' hard labour on each of the larceny charges and 12 months on the third charge, concurrently.

READ BANDAGED

On the morning of June 11, first defendant lost his cat, and on in- formation both defendants went to complainant's house and told him that they suspected him of having stolen and eaten the cat,

Complainant dented this and re- fused them permission to make a search of the house. Á a result, a heated quarrel ensued, following which the assault took place,

Later, the cat was found hiding in the house by complainant's wife. The cat was returned to defend- ants. who afterwards apologised for the act and offered to compensate, but this was refused by com plainant.

A 37-year-old married woman, Trung Hu, with her head swathed In a bandage as the result of in- juries alleged to have sustained in falling while alighting from moving bus, appeared before Mr. Sheldon yesterday as a defendant in a case in which she was charged with alighting from a bus in Pok-with a caution, fulam Road, near the Queen Mary |Hospital, on July 13, while the

vehicle was in motion.

Defendant denied the charge and sald that the bus bad come to a standstill when she tried to allght, but started off again before she had got off

Both defendants were discharged

AT KOWLOON

SUICIDE VERDICT

A verdict of suicide was return-

ed by a jury comprising F. A.

In evidence. Fang Wing. con-Olsen, W. Stone and J. R. Robin- ductor of the bus, said that when sou (foreman) at an inquest beid the bus was about three or four yesterday before Mr. H. C. Mac- bends away from the Queen's Mary namars,

Hospital mortuary, defendant told The inquiry was held in con- him that she wanted to get off nexion with the death of an un- pear the mortuary. He rang the known Chinese female, aged about bell, but before the bus had 50 years, who was found kneeling stopped, defendant alighted and on the matting with her hands feli

lying naturally At her side and a

In discharging defendant, who rope around her neck at an un- was on $5 ball, the Magistrate re-numbered lean-to shed at So Uk marked that if defendant's story Village off the Castle Peak Road, was true. slie had a right of action by Fung On, 21, 2, scavenging coolle of the Sanitary Department on the Civil Court-

June 7. The rope was attached to a beam of wood which held up the roof of the shed.

Sgt. G. Davies prosecuted. COLLISION SEQUEL

Yam Pak-hin, 23, unemployed,

Dr. H. H. Tal, Medical Officer

mental image to hinder him from was charged before Mr. Sheldon of the Kowloon Hospital, in evi- LI Erh-tsu, Bishop Song ex- plained, was one of the

reaching God. great

yesterday with driving a car at philosophers of whot China has

LA Erh-tsu taught further that Des Voeux Road Central, near the /dence, said that the cause of death enjoyed a good number in her his- quletress and repose of spirit was Sincere Gompany, without a valid was due to speziation by hang- tory, and is revered to this day for essential, and asked his students.cence on July 13, the example he has set in the "Do you dream? Is your sleep observance of filial piety. He was disturbed by visions?

late year of the Ming Dynasty.

If so you

emotions. If you cannot control

ing.

Inspector Nolloth was present for the Police,

なぜ

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a foki of the above shop who had him arrested.

He admitted having taken the monay which was spent on gam- bling.

JUNK FOKIS FINED

Traffic-Sgt. T. McInnes said that defendant's car collided with a born in Chowtse in Shans! in a cannot control your thoughts and rickshaw, in which a woman, Chan

CONVICTION REGISTERED these forces in your sleep, how Shu-ying, was travelling, when he

Tsang Yee, 28, and Chang Shang, His father had been called away can you control them in the other was driving along Des Voeux Road 25, appeared before Mr. Macnamara to lead an expedition against world? If you cannot master your Central from east to west. Chan yesterday when they were charged Wong Fuk, 46, foki-in-charge of bandits in the far away province sleep, how can you master your received injuries to her arm and with demanding $2 from Tsot fishing zunk No. 688HS, Kwok of Shers and had dled on the ex- death?"

shoulder and her dress torn, while Kang-long, messenger, in Temple Tal. 39, foki-in-charge of trading pedition, leaving La Erh-tsu alone

the rickshaw was badly damaged. Street on July 8,

Defendant was ordered to pay a

Junk No. T5829H Wan Yee, 30, They were additionally charged foki-in-charge be total

of trading Junk $44 compensation, $30 to with had contemplated joining her de-learned from the life of Li Erh-Chan. $12 towards the cost of re-officers. Both defendants pleaded 48, fokl-in-charge of trading Junk impersonating Police No. T5830H and Tsol Leung-thuk, ceased husband in the other world tsu, Bishop Song said, were those pairs to the rickshaw and $2 to not guilty to the charges. but had been dissuaded from this of filial piety and of quietness of the rickshaw coolie.

No. T4398H, appeared before Mr. The complainant, in evidence, D. J. N. Anderson yesterday when Bald that at about 12.30 pm on they were charged with anchoring!

In the world with his mother. Mrs.

L was so grief-stricken that she

DEVOTED TO MOTHER

TWO LESSONS

The

two great lessons to

SMUGGLING NEWS

establishments,

by her son, who suggested that it the spirit. A good many people, would only be correct in such cir- busy with the staggering existence cumstances for him to dte also if of everyday life, neglected their Alleged to have tried to smuggle July & while he was walking in their junks at Cheung Sha Wan she would, and thus the whole homes and aged parents, and news items from Chinese territories Temple Street he was approached by with dangerous goods on board on family line would become extinet. when the latter would depart from into the Colony for various local both defendants who accused him July 12.

them into another. life, they would, newspaper

of having forged banknotes. They Wu

First defendant had 809 tins of stop suddenly to ask themselves Sang, 28, street coolle, and Chan asked for $2 tea money under a petrol, the second had 1,786 tina why they had pot found the time Chun, 32, cook on board a steamer, threat of taking him to the Police of petrol, the third had 800 tins stay at hoone by their fireside were charged before Mr. G. T. Station. He also alleged that both of petrol and the fourth had 450 and comfort their old mother and Lowry yesterdas with breach of defendants declared that they were tins of petrol.

the Defence Regulations by at-Police Officers. He gave them $2.

All the defendants were finet

or one month.

LA Erh-tsu was very devoted to

his mother, and when she died he lived a whole three years th close vicinity to her burial place. He was a fine example of the devoted

father.

grimage some years after his TWO WEDDINGS AT with three packets of documents in fendant.

mother's death to seek his remains,

tsu

A highly educated man, Li Erb- was already, well-known

THE REGISTRY

sgt, Chas. Smith prosecated.

They neglect, also to comfort and tempting to convey documents into On Friday, July 11, second des son. and a temple in honour of fortify themselves in spirit and the Colony other than by post. fendant was seen by complainant his father was erected also in this can be achieved by a daily Mr. D. C. W. Fitches, Superinten who had him arrested. The first Shiangchan in Shepsi to which period of quietness and mediation. dent of Mails, prosecuting, said defendant was arrested through in- town the young man made a pil-

that first defendant was arrested formation supplied by second de-

his possession as he was coming First defendant was sentenced down from a ship from Macao at to three months hard labour on The following weddings took the Ping On Wharf, Connaught the first charge and on the second throughout the land while he lived place at the Registry yesterday: Road Central, on July 12. He said, charge $250 or one month, the sen-ciation case returns for the month in his native place, but in Ister Mr. Howard Beto Quin, mer-that he was promised 30 cents by tences to run consecutively. of June reveal that 11,771 cases years in his travels he was visited chant, of No. 285. Des Voeux Road, a man on board the ship to bring Second defendant, who had two were treated of which 3,782 were by thousands of scholars who Central to Miss Woo Kay of the the packets ashore and later point-previong convictions, was sentenced new and 7,892 old cases sought his teachings

Chinese Civil Service.""""

ed out second defendant as the to six months hard labour on the During the same perled the Haw first charge, and $200 or one

Li Ern isu belleved that a full Mr. Chan Chi-wah and Miss Li man. life came from the observation of Shun-ying both of Kam Ting Re- simple rules and the adoption and fuses Camp Incorporation into one's own fe

:

ANNOUNCEMENTS

of all the best that could be Jean- The forthcoming marriages are ⚫ed from books and from experi-announced:

N.F. Relief Assen. Return Of Cases

The New Territories Relief Asso-

Par Accident Station treated 1,201

Mr. Fitches added that the month on the second charge, the outpatients. The total is made up Censor regarded the offence very sentences to run consecutively serious one.

First defendant was fined $20 or one month's hard labour, and

ence. He practiced as he preach- Mr. Wental Kwok, merchant, of second defendant, sico or two zed, and whis- beloved of all, from No. 2, Peking Road, Kowloon, to months,

the poor man in the street to the Emperor Kang Het himself.

The Emperor issued an order

No. 79; Robinson: Road,

Det-Sgt. F. Willison prosecuted POSSESSION OF ARMS”

Tp An. 41, unemployed, and Wong Fun, 27 married woman appeared before Mr Macnamara

of 814 and 387 new and old cases respectively. The Har Par Hos- pital treated. 71 inpatients and it 1s noted that four of these "wore severe Pellagra cases,

The Tiger Balm Ambulance made Miss Kong Yuen wan, residing at SHOP-LIFTER CAUGHT yesterday when they were charged Mileage covered totalled 1,428 in 185 calls and carried 173 patients. A 20-year-old woman walk with possession of a revolver the course of which 90 miles of Mr. The For-Un, ölectriclan) "Ye- that the philosopher Li would at siding at No. 9, Electric Strees, and to counter in the Bhainanulpon July 10 without a petrol were consumed at an aver

Sincere Company, carrying licence from the Commissioner of age of 16,8 mpg. -tand him at court, but Li Erh-tsu Miss Cheuk Lai-hing of No. 1 basket. She placed the basket on Police and were remanded 72 hours

refneed to obey the Emperor Ship Street,

Mr. Ho Chi-yong of the Chines the counter, took three bathing for further enquiries. command and sent back word that the call of the man in the streat Civil Service, reading at No. 24 suits from a plie and put them into Det. Sat., A Shaw brosecuted was as important a call for hum Hollywood Road, and Miss Kung to await as the word of the Em Shok-chong, teacher, residing at peror. Kang Hal honoured La then the same address. with a tablet in his own hand- writing to be placed over biz door.

TWO TYPHOONS

As she was attempting to walk way, she was arrested by the salesman in charge of the coun-

bound over Before Mr Lowry yesterday, the six woman, Young Chun pleaded guilty yesterday. Two typhoon warnings were to a charge of theft, en el

with the issued by the Manila Observatory the costumes were stated to sya from at 3.15 pm on Sunday. Cevahic $10.50.1

START FROM BEGINNING "The secret of learning accord ing to 14 ch tau, was to start the imdy of a subject from its begin- The Arab disturbance is reported Defendant was remanded unth nings and to become acquainted south of the Bonin Islands, moving tomorrow for her, aunt to come to frm with one's self." Men often i north. Bourne too much from life and in

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Court.

The second, typhoon is south of Naha, moving north-north-east of Ansatsu north-east;

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