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A Gemas estate is reported to have lost twenty-three, coolies in a month owing to the deproda- tions of several ponthera.
FATAL QUARREL.
Charge of Manslaughter.
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YACHTING.
Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Races.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Colony's Badge.
Among the matters which como It is announced that Mr. D.
before the Legislativo Council on Flasor, an ex-correspondent of the
Yong Hoi-sin was indioted bo-
Thursday is an important resolu The 4th Club Race, for enol tion in the following terms Timos, more recently Editor of the fore the Olief Justico, Sir Francis P. and T. T. and manager of the Piggott, at the Criminal, Sossions 16th inst. The day was fine of the Colony is not only inartis Claas, was, sailed on Saturday,"Resolved that the existing badge 11.M.S. Astron is duo in Hong-Tientsin Press, Ltd., as resigned this morning on a cliarge ofwith a pleasant northerly wind tie but it is unsuitable for repm- kong on Thursday, Dec. 21. and leaves Tientsin very shortly, alleged murder.
Handicap Class.-The course was duction especially on fluga, oto., The Attorney-General, Hon. from the Club starting line, and resolved therefore that the The distribution of prizos at St. A boavy snow-storm was ex- Mr. C. G. Alabaster, asked for Channel Rocks (port), Kowloon design laid on the table, being Mary's School, Kowloon, will take perienced on the 6th instant, leave to amend the charge to one Rock (port), Mark Boat on start both simpler and more artistic, placo on Friday, 22nd inst., at. 5 in the North-East provinces of of manslaughter. The applica-ng line (port), Chanuel Rocks be substituted therefor." How p.m. Bishop Pozzoni will pre- Japan. The midnight express tion was granted, and prisoner (port), Kowloon Rock (port), side.
from Uyeno, Tokyo, for Aomori, pleaded guilty to tho charge,
many of us would know the pre- encountered the storm in the The Attorney-General said that being:-
There were five competitors, sent badgo' of the Colony were The master of a fishing boat neighbourhood of Aomori, and prisonor and deponses both had
they to. sro it? It has cortainly was charged at the Marino Court was about an hour late in arrive the same surname and were pro-
taken time to discover is aliort- with failing to stop when calleding at Aomori.
comings, and it is to bo hoped bably relatives. At all events
thant the new bilgo merito, Lo upon on Dec. 18 and was fined $6.
The House of Representativos has number of years. On November
they had known each other for ad
cortifiente of aliaractor that tho, passed the Sherwood pension bill,
resolution gives it In regard to the paragraph providing that the pension of 18, the two went out together- prisoner with a fish-trap in order
A good start was made at 2.30 published yesterday in connec voterans of the Civil and Mexican to catch fish, and the deceased p.m. As usual Diono and Iris tion with the attempt of a man Wars, who can satisfy the authori and others to cat paddy. Appar- soon took the loading position and charged with attoring counter-tios think they have served: one ently the prisoner took sons fought hard for supremacy. The feit coin to escape, we learn that year in either of those great paddy to stuff his fish-trap and times round the Mark Boat on the the man was captured and is now conflicts, shall receive one dollar docensed got annoyed bud drove gold a day, "for the rest of their some holes, in the fiel-trap with a lives.
pole, whereupon prisoner struck docoased with his pole.
on rom:ind. ·
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MARRIAGE.
HARRIS-WILKINSON.On the 19th December, at St. John's Church. Potter Bar, Hertfordshire, MONTGOMERY READER HARRIS, 6000 son of the late READER HARRIS. K.,, to Francas Mable Winol, daughter of W. H. WILKINSON, II.B.M. Consul-General, Chieng-tu.
(1650
DEATH.
Crowther Smith, appeared for the Mr. Potter, instructed by Mr. accused and said that the facts
Diono. Iris.
Oollcom. Dorothea. Kathleen,
starting line, on the first round word:
Diono 3 10 31 Iris.........
3 10 50 Colleen 3. 17 20 Dorothoo... `10"* 46' Kathleon... 3 28 *8 On the run back to Channel Rock, Iris, picked
on
The Suffrage Hooligan... Tho mule sulfingist who rew
brassbound: dospatch box at Mr. Lloyd Georgo on Saturday has not holpad the cause forward. we may be sure. Sir Edward Grey explained to Saturday meeting at the Unbinot was divided on the matter and that the differonces made the prow of votes for women impossible in Lloyd Georgd followed on by say the coming Suffrage Bill. Mr.
Mgr. Ambrose A. Agius, 'apos tolic delegate to the Philippine Islands, died at St. Paul's hoepi- talat 4 o'clock on the Dec. 13; after an illness of two days. Death was were as stated by the Attorney directly due to peritonitis, which leneral. Prisoner and the de-Dione and pussed her and ing that ho was confident that toni.
grow out of a slight flack of in- consod had been friends for years Dorothea passed Collyon. Kaththe House of Commons would digestion. Mgr. Agus attended and there was no suggestion of leen also made up some Testaccept the proposed amendment The important sale of engineers'
a banquet of the Jesuit fathers pito or grudge. As his Lordship ground, but on the boat to the unless their sympathies were and boilermakers material tools, the previous Sunday night, and had heard, deceased's death, was Kowloon Rook she again fell alienated by acts of violence. ongineering materiale, oto, which
the result of an unfortunate back. Dione once more passable. It is so much more than on the Monday morning was in a
That seems very fair and reasona was to liave been conducted by Mr. alightly foverisht state. He carrieduarrel Prisonor took somo Iris and maintained hor, ad
paldy in order to prop up. his Bast, Wanchai, on Dec. 21 and 22, has been postponed until Deo. 28 and 20.
G: P. Lammert at No. 13 Praya of his regular duties of the day. Gah-trap, so, that the fish could antage. Tho finishing times the suffragists looked like getting
however, retiring to his bed in
the afternoon.
OZORIO.-On December 9, 1011, at 17 Quinsan Road, Shanghai, secretary to General Lung. He feet, who was home on short be shown, if necessary, that de
Ana Maria Lopes Ozorio, aged 88 yours.
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear or favour,
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY," DECEMBER 19, 1911/
JURY SERVICE.
The marrings was to take place at Home to-day of Miss Frances Mabel Wilmot Wilkinson and Mr. Montgomery Reader Harria, Miss Wilkinson is a daughter of Mr. W. M. Wilkinson, H.B.M. Consul
Tero:
Dione Tris
a couple of years ago that they should be proud of their success," date. Instead of which, ono male, sup-
Actual Corrected "Binck's Mark
4.16.35 4.10.35 4.17.11 4.17IE
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8
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One Design Class. There were the usual five com- potitors in this class, viz:-
Ailan. Bonito II. Daphno. Alannah II. Ilaloyon.
not escapo. Decensed got an- noyed and drove his pole into the A piece of oxcoptionally, fast holes in the trup, struck the Dorothies 4.20.42 4.11. 4.1-2 6,
fish-trap and, having made, the A Chinese was charged at the. Magistracy this morning with travelling having action prisoner with his bumbog pole. Colleen 4.99.56 4:17.57.10. being in unlawful possession of a learned. When the trouble as Naturally, fishing being prisoner's Kahlgan 1.21.5 4.10.17.1-2 1.
with the revolution, hus just boon sword. His defence was that honed serious dimensions one of only means of subsistence, he was Bolla did not start, was an officer in the lievolution- tie fing officers of the British indignant and struck back at aryArmy and was privats
deceased with his pale. It would furlough, was telegraphed for, was fined $50.
and he accomplished the journey the first blow. Prisoner had censed was the man who struck to Woihaiwei in a remarkably
nover allomptod to deny his short space of time. From the fault. When charged in the moment of bis departure from Charing Cross Station until the charge-room, he admitted his time he boarded his vessel at Wei-guilt and again at the Police Station he admitted having struok haiwei, he took twelve days, six deceased. He (Counsel), asked
as leniently as possible. At the Marine Court this froni Tairon, enabling him to per thought the ends of justice would Ilia Lordship said that ho morning the master of a licensed Jorm the feat.
bo met by six months' simple im coolie boat was charged with The "Lancot calls attention prisonment. failing to exhibit the regulation
to the licking of stamps ne a
Prisoner on hearing of his lights and with not producing His coolie boat licence when call-trogrado proceeding, and says sentence showed signs of pleasure od upon. On the first charge be that any suggestion calculated and left the dock smiling, was fined $10 and the second materially to encourage or in- crosso the habit is open to strong was dismissed.
porter nearly ruins the Changol lor's eyesight and dock seriously. injuro qne oyo. Argument, by moans of brickbata, o desputol boxos used as won pona of offences is never perinnuently convincing, gentleman has dono harm to "the excopt the contrary why; and this s
canso." Most of the malon whom the suffragists drug around with 1; thom are hysterical orontures. If this one. is as smartly punished as he deserves to bo some of them; may be brought quickly to their
SellB09,
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| General, Chengtu, and a niste of hours and a fow odd minutes.his Lordship to deal with prisoner Cust Rocks (port), Channel Rock The loading article to-day, is
Mr. C. D. Wilkinson....
He of course travelled viņ Siboris, : and a torpado-boat conveyed him
*
"re
The course was from the Club starting line. Mark Boat Quarry Bay (port), Channel Rocks (port). Unwilling Jurymen. (star.) The Ailsa again showed fine upon the topic of jury service and reached had established a long wordoing it to make Baturther formand ero Cast Rocks Buoy was it might seem to involve a risk of load, with Bonito second, Daphine reference to the subject in this and Alannah I had a foul which column. Wo only desire, how resulted in a protest by the latter over, in this place to tell a little The finishing times were:-- tory. In a certain Colony there Marke Marke was not that excellent and soge todate law that obtains here that news
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papermen should be exempt from jury service. A reporter happen ed to call at the Coroner's Court ano morning at 11.30 and wag Marks must await result of to serve immediately on a jury. promptly serred with a suminons
Daphue... 450 0
* Alannul II 459-52
Halcyon. 5514
the protest.
Dinghy Class--
flo had intended to take part in
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Ailsa ........ 4 42 42 ́0 condemnation. The habit THE LAI CHI-CHIN CASE. Bonito II. 451 0 4 The protest of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company
A firoman on board the 8.8.
opposed to a common sense of yesterday in connection with the summoning of four members of Yueu Sang was found on Dec. cleanliness, let alone what bac- the Company's staff to serve upon the jury in one day has much 11, the second. engineer, to
Formal Motion Moved. teriological requirements may justification. However large a staff may be the withdrawal of have gone on deck instead of teach. The adhesive stamp several of its members simultaneously must necessarily mean a dis-loing his work. He was sent is a sanitary blunder, but it is a
Before the Chief Justice, Sir location of work. As a general rule, by the singular perversenoss for, but refusal to go down for business convenience for which Francis Piggott, sitting in Appel- of things, it happens that an
Course from, starting line Cust noon and had just felt himself an important cycling "ovent, at kind comes when it is most inconvenient. Jury service is, of command he was sent to prison No persons need lick a stamp if Court this morning, the action Rock Buoy (star), No 1 Deck Busy time to look in at the Coroner a
extraordinary call of this duty and for disobeying a lawful it is hard to suggest unalternative. late Jurisdiction at the Supreme coarse, one of the duties of citizenship and however, irksome its for one month at the Marine they seriously make up their was mentioned of Lai Chi-chin (athr), Mark Boat on line (port), Court to arrange laid fulfilment may be on occasion it should be remembered that under Court to-day.
ninds never to do so, but un-vorsus Tang, Wong-shi.........
twice-round-start and finishi bost mont. The Coroner took no in- engage British rule the individual makes very little return for the services
fortunately the use of stamps has Hon. Mr. H. E.. Pollock, K.C., to East.
terest in cycling, but he was vory rendered to him by the state. In most other countries a man has The Oriental Brewery, Limited created a habit which, once con said that this was purely a formal Although four boats faced the keen on racing and the first race to give a considerable period to the task of fitting himself for the have sent us half a dozen bottles tracted, is difficult to avoid," motion. He was appearing on starter, viz:Joan, No 5, eph of the Summer Mepting took place defence of his fatherland, and those who are privileged to live of their new D.B. brew and have But, of course, there is always behalf of Mr. Slade, who was istoplielos and Haiyah, owing to hat day at 1 o'clock. The in under British rule may consider themselves lucky in having only, at asked for an expression of opinion. the sponge.
Counsel originally retained in the the Mark Boat having drifted quest was one that promised to bo infrequent intervals, to attend courts of law to assist the cause of The now brow is manufactured A Notable Anniversary. case and who would argue when some distance westward of the short and to enable him to get justice. This does not, however, lessen the grievance that the Dock from Boliemian hops and Gorman As contenaries are so popular the case was called on. The starting line, Joan, Mephis-way and preserve his record of Company voiced yesterday. It should surely be possible; without malt, and the O, B., Ltd, and their nowadays, saya the Straits motion was made owing, to the topheles and Haiyalı made never missing a day's racing. A orenting any suspicion of "packing," to render it impossible for brewer are to be congratulated Times," it may be worth recalling fact that it was Return Day to-day.inistake. Apparently thinking body had boon found in the harala more than one individual to be summoned from any particular Grin. on the result. The now boor re-that the present year is a notable Mr. Potter (for the respondent) that the Mark Boat was on the bar, there were no mark The Chief Justice suggests that nothing can be done without un calls the beat German brows, and anniversary in Anglo-Asintic his-1 am told it is only a matter of amendment of the law. If that he really so the sooner the law iset has a flavour of its own that tory. Itwasinthe year 1811 that the sing a day. altered the better.
is distinctive and pleasing. It it British occupation of Java bogan, To speak with anything approximating to disrespect of the jury well worth a trial by all who ap-and Sir Stamford Raffles had first system is to invite condemnation. That system, as perfervid ora- prociate a good brew.
opportunity of showing how able. tors are wont to remind us, is the “palladium of our liberties," and
an administrator lie was, "Whilo
we are hore," said Lord Minto, the
The hearing was fixed for January 15 and 16.
BOWLS.
line they sailed accordingly and violence, no suspicion of never crossed the lino and thero-ond an open verdict of fore did not start. No.5 wns tho drowned" would obvious only boat that started and sailing the case. The evidencos, round the course ahe scored 2 ratiled through and the jury marks,
tired to their room consider The marks to date were as fol-their verdict. The Coroner ex lows:
preted every minute that they Joan.....
would return, but time passed -No. 5.......
Bud at last he sent for them. I Sprite
there any point I can clear up for you, gentlemen?" he said persun- sively, the case seems to me quite a simple one."
We are.
Mephistopheles Haiyalı....
all agreed oxcept this gentleman,"
it is with the uneasy consciousness that we may be deemed guilty IT.M. Minister at Mexico City of something very like sacrilege that we say that we doubt whether reports that a concession has been then Governor-General of Indio, it is anything of the kind. It was undoubtedly the pilladium of granted to Mr. Naoto Kobayashi, to Raffles, let us do all good we our forefather's liberties. In the old days, when the monarol's a Japanero subject, for the or- can" and Raffles proceeded The final for the "Telegrapli" word was the judge's law, when such a great man as Bacon sold ploitation of the fisheries in the to do it. Unfortunately the British Cup was played off on Saturday justice" to the highest bidder, it miglit well have been thought territorial waters between the retired from Jaya after five years' last at the Kowloon Bowling that it was by trial by his peers alone that an innocent man could mouth of the Ameca, River, Tor- occupation. A native chief who Green, between L. Guy--2; and be assured that his cause would be considered on its merits. But ritory of Tepic, and the Bay of heard the news of our approaching A. Ramsay-8. Guy won after a those days have passed. The Throne exercisos no more influence Chipshua, State of Oaxaca, on the retirement expressed his sorrow tight struggle by 4 points the over the Bench than it does over the pulpit. As far as fairness is Pacific Coast. A factory for cur-by saying that the island was like score being Ramsay 27, Guy 23.
A telegram from Camp said the foreman, savagely indi- considered an innocent man has nothing to fear from trial before a ing and packing the products of a beautiful woman bereft of her Ramsay wanted two more points Keithley dated Dao. 14, stalos cating the pressman,ho wants British judge. There remains, however, the fact that the judgment the fisheries is to be established lover; and his regret was gonorally to win, and as it, was Guy won that forty-two hostile Moros had to bring a verdict of death from of no one man is infallible and that therefore, when a defendant's within two years, and retail shops felt throughout the island, on his handicap,
boen killed by the Philippines gun-shot wounds." The Coroner life or liberty are at stake it is well that a decision should be sub-opened in various towns.
The closing day of the Kow Souls in un engagement near glared at the preeman, and tho soribed to by more than one, Granting that that is so, is there nó
loon Bowling Green Club's son- better method than selecting a number of mon by the means em-
Lake Lando a for days previously. Intter, who had missed his chance ployed to decide the winner of a lottery, to listen to evidence when tive Council on Thursday the At the meeting of the Legisla
son will be hold on Saturday
of winning a race he find counted their thoughts, in spite of themselves, are half the time wandering report of the Chic Works Com-
when two finals will be played A workman on one of the sugar back. To cut the story short, he as already won, glared defiantly The branch lingof the Kowloon- off. The anal for the Champion-estates at Mujokerto, Java, re to their personal duties that, perforce, they are neglecting? To in-mittee will be considered, the Canton Railway between Fanting ship Oap will be played off by D. cently unearthed a number of old kept the unfortunate Corner and crease the number of judges so that three or more might sit in cri-Bill to amend the University and Shekhangau will be opened Keith and A. Ramsay. This is the coins. Most of them appered and then only consented to a
jury until late in the afternoon: minal cases would perhaps be impracticable, but why should there not be professional jurymen and squaller juries? The judges and Ordinance, will be considered in for traffic on Thursday next. The second time Ramsay has been in to be old gold piecay of fin du counsel are learned in the law and it seems obvious that if jurymen for the issue by the Mercantile Shataukok will not be opened for
committee, and a Bill to provide section between Shakohungauand the final for the Championship workmanship; but fiery was one quiesce in the verdict of "found of professional status officers of the court-were regularly employ- Bank of Indis, Ltd., of bille and traffic until the beginning of Cup will be played off between ing the medallion of Philip the he was likely to play the leading. The final for the President's silver ducat among them, bear drowned because he, enw that ed it would mean junter justice, if the expression be pardoned, and notes payable to bearer on demand January. The trains on the branch G.R. Edwards and S. Gray. Ten som. In the same place but silent role in anotlier inquest. a vast saving of time and prevention of hardship. The suggestion may seem to be premature, but we believe that the professional will be read a first time. The line will run in connection with The closing day of the Civil there were also found a low old in wholt a verdict of floubit trous si
of two amending main line trains stopping at Service Bowling Club will be sopper water vowels also of second reading of to Juryman will eventually "arrive."!
ibilla will also be taken.
Fanling
Saturday, Deo
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