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Culture need not be the luxury of the rich.
Magistrate Resumes Mr. E. A. Irving resumed duty at the Police Court, to-day.
Mail Arrived.
The Linan arrived to-day from Shanghai with the Siberian Mail. Body Found in A· Boat,
The Borly of an old man has beon found in a bont at Tai Kok Taui.
Obstruction
Two mon woro, fined $2 each
A QUESTION OF BAIL.
Are One or Two Suretier Necessary ?
A SECOND VISIT!
Burglars Busy at Mr. 'A. Slobs's |
"Rosidence.
THE NINGPO,
War-Junk's Fresh Start for Frisco. ·
+
Mr. Melbource:-That is what' Mr. Lewis suggests I think.. Mr. Lowin:Yes, that is so.
at the Police Court- to-day, for "Mr. Melbourne I think it causing an obstruction.
is necessary to have two suroties.
Mr. Lewis-Ono Burity will Cruiser Salle. The Japanese. cruiser "Uji"do. and the British torpedo boat 038 Mr. Melbourne: We have had Bailed early this morning.
Mr. Lewis:-It does not matter whether it is ons or five so long as they have the property.
Mr. Melbourne: I think there
Boy's Ball Estreated
A boy who was found trespass- ing on theQuoon's College grounds by Mr. Grant, bas estreat- od his bail, $10.
Chinese Injured
As the result of injuries re. coivod through an assault,
taken to the hospital.
RAMSAY-At 3 Ormaby Villae, Granville Road, Kowloon, on Chinese from Aberdeen has been July 15, Mrs. A. Ramany a son.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
VANGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1912.
"PUT TWICE IN PERIL."
The proceedings in the White-Warriner Case which took place
Quarantine Restriction
Withdrawn.
Indo-China has withdrawn quarantine regulations against Hongkong, but Asiatics will be subjcot to medical examination before disembarking.
· Arms and Ammunition.
Found Hanging. The body of a Chinese female which was found hanging by the neck in a cubiolo at IG Tai Wo Street, Wanchai, has been taken the mortuary. The body was discovered by the mother-in-law. Probably Drowned Whilst
Bathing.
to
two before.
should be two.
..
Mr. Lewis-He line seven or eight thousand dollars worth of property and he can put up the deads, or he can put up $500 in cash. It is not as though these poople were likely to leave the Colony; they want to remain and prove they are desirable residents.
The female defendant cried out:
We want to be banished, we do want to leave the Colony (laughter).
THE MAILS.
Some Hints to our Renders,
For the second time in about
t
CANTON NEWS.
Pending Reforms.
No Tiller This Time.'
NOTES AND
COMMENTS,
The Position in Tibet.
The "Gooban Stowaways.
After a protracted hearing at Mr. Lewis of Messrs. Johnston, two years, burglars have been Contrary to expectation the Singapore, the case against the Stokes and Master, made an busy at the residence of Mr. A. Chinese junk. Ningpo, intended soventy-six Chinese who stowed application before Mr. Melbource, Siebs, No. 9. Conduit Road, where for the great international exhibi- away on as. Goeben, when sho at the Police Court, to-day, for they were busy at an early hour tion at San Francisco in 1015 did lay here last, han" fizzled ont, bail for a man and woman who on Monday morning. On the not leave Shanghai on July 18. torminating in the inflicting of were charged with returning from first occasion the visitors of At the last moment it was found nominal fines. Though we pro 10.
the night banishment.
Booured about | that a number of rather important friend to the stowaway (with Detective Inapootor Collett: 8300, but on this occasion matters and been overlooked, not special reference to the Chiness nok your Worship not to allow such luck favoured the intruder the least ofashiell was fumigation brand) we do not see that any
or intruders.
which American authorities insist other judgmont was open to the bail under $500 each.
As the result of Monday's upon for vessels entoring, thoir Singapore magistrato. In the first operation a silver box was taken ports from this part of the world, place, the Norddeutscher Com- from the dressing table in Mr. and it was thus well into the pany mado no attempt to prose- Siebs's bedroom, to which access afternoon of July 18 before the cuto, and in the second (this point was gained through an or win- anchor was weighed, and the may be news to somo of cur dow. He had also secur Borne gaudily painted craft swung rondora) the Public Prosecutor silvertongs and was about make round and headed for Woosung. was himself the first to slow that his oxit as quietly as he enterod Even then, says the "N. O. Daily the Chinese, having stowed sway. when a dog commenced to bark News," matters were not all plain on a non-i ritish ship could not and disturbed the other dogs sailing, for the provisions and be prosecuted in Singapore qua
The thief, they are necessarily very ample stowaways. Taking into consulo secured down below, thought chased by n⠀ coolie för such a long purango as a trip ration all the fuote, wo opine that employed to look after the doge, across the Pacific Ocean will inour the defending counsel hit the made good his escapo.
were strown about the vessel in | right nail when he suggested that Mr. Lewis: If my bondan in
In his anxioty unt to jeopardison stato of disorder. Capt. Sourr the real dolinquents wore the can satisfy the lligistrar General his liberty the burglar droppail was presont supervising the work, ship's own firemen and third- ahe lins got the property to cover the articles into a bush. On and he was quito optimistic as to class stewards.
the bail, is not that sufficient?
search being made next day the the success of the venture. "A fair wind and stout hearts," he Mr. Melbourne-I think it missing property was found,' ought to satisfy if he is worth The silver box was valued said, “will carry us through ali There in some heart-burning in. The crow were equally Poking, it appears, over the post- more than $1,000. If your man very highly by Mr. Siebs because right. is worth $1,000 he can put up it was a prize won by himself for cheerful.
tion of Tibet, and the belief in more. You want this one man bagging the greatest number, of
currently expressad-or so it în Unlike the first voyage, the reported from native sourcos to stand surety for both of photsants at a drive in Gormany. $500 each.
Mr. Sioba's gratification at having juck will not be steered by that Britain means to lay hands the box rostored to him can thus tiller, but by a whool and drum on thist country. As usual, the which has been installed and "Times" has some portinent. be well imagined. At the Police Court, to-day, a
The polico have the matter in which is very similar to that used comments to make on the subject, in the fal Police Court on Saturday last, though affording uoman was fined $250 for being in
hand.
in the oarly types of sailing ships, while it is still in the air. It alos ente the tale thoro told, may possibly servo, to point out unlawful possession of a quantity
A stout stoel collar has been points out the extreme unlikeli- fund da rúllurion to the moralist. It is an accepted axiom of of arms and ammunition."
clamped round the rudderhead hood of China, in her disorganis Eu tiah Law that a man may not be put in peril twice for the same
into which a heavy tiller is ahiped atuto, being able to restore offres, and the result of this has boom authoritatively stated to be
ped. At the wings heavy steel Chinese authority in Tibet, and cth.twiona mai has been tried for an offence and sequitted he Baumot itterwand be indicted for the same offence, if the first were
one surety for the amount..
Bail was fixed at $500 each on (The "Telegraph' Correspondent.) plates have been bolted to the inte that the time is approach...
imbers to carry the lead blocke ing when Britain may have to Conton, July 24. auch tid ha esild friva been lowfully convicted; and that if he be
and the whole fixture should reconsider her position with re- for sewed a second time, he may plead autrefois acquit," and it
in reply to the request of the Eight spare tillers have bean plain statement of the position ne The Ministry of State Affaire, easily stand the biggest buffetting. gard to that country. That is a will be a gost bur to the indictments, and, further, that it is im-
Canton Governor-General to en-stowed away, and fifty tons of it stands. Britain has no wish to anaterial whether the first acquittal wore in a summary proceeding
force a stamp duty in the province stone balluat hava boon placod secure Tibet, and she will not act or on indictmont. It is also been decided that the true lost by
of Kivang-tung, from which the after to assist in paying off the axcept that bo eloarly necessary. which tha question whether such a plen is a sufficient bar in any The clothing of two Chinese
revenue would proeuro a large in junk's head and preventing her the Chinese themselves cannot particular case may be tried is, whether the ovidence necessary to has been found on Queens Road,
come to the Canton Government; falling aback as was so frequently mond matters in that unhappy support the second indictment would have been suflicient to procure west of the dye works at West
has informed the Governor-Geno-the case on her first attempt. country, it may become Britain's a legal conviction upon the first.
Point, and it is conjectured that
ral that the enforcemout of the The water. thanks have also boon duty to show practical sympathy The above is of course but an offshoot of the underlying two men have been bathing and
stamp duty is a matter that can attended to and tightened up with the unfortunate Tibetans. principle upon which thomiministration of British Justice is foundon to their lives. At this particularing our readers to make sure, be-only be decided by the Central whilst the after bulk-hoad has But the Government has no entise Fist justitia runt coolum" ("Let justies be done though the sky spot the current is very strong. foro mailing letters, that the Government. As regards the do- been made watertight. To fact to worry, provided it can manago.. should fall ")—a principle which, during the course of the centuries Fell From A Window. wherein the Courts have evolved. "order" out of "chaos," has, A man has been removed to atamps are well secured in posi- signs of the stamps, it requires amidst all the turmoil and dangers to which it has from time to the hospital suffering from in- tipu on the envelopes before mail- experis in lithography to decirle ring that could be im- the business for itself. If it oan- proved lias received attention and not, it should not grumble if ing.... time been exposed, nevertheless contrived to romain as a boncon for juries caused by falling from a
this point. Meanwhile the Pre the junk loaves a vastly different others follow the clear path of The gum in uso on many of the silout has asked the State Conn-vessel from what aho was. Givon luty and step in to help, all time, and this, despite the prosence in the past of such dark and window on the second floor of gloomy days as those which flourished under the Tudor and Stuart 216 Hollywood Road. It is stamps is of a very inferior quali eil to consider the regulations tolerably calm sous it is generally Sovereigns, when "Justico was the aynonym for Abuso and supposed by overleaned himself. That used on the ton cont governing the enforcement of the felt that the junk will safely make Mr. Tillett Again, Oppression of the worst imaginable type-a period whon Selden whilst hanging out clothing. stamps is especially bad; so bad stamp duty, and the designs of American shores. Capt. Sourr. in fact that the stamps frequently he stamps, and until such time who by the way is an Englishman, brought his celebrated reproach against "Equity," that it depended L'Union Fire Insurance Co.
The balance sheet of L'Union curl up and fall off before the lot na this lins been approved by the a native of Leicestershire, is ou the measure of each Chancellor's font.
State Council, the enforcement of regarded as being sasuredly the To most British Subjects it will no doubt come as a surprise to Fire Insurance Company, Ltd., ter leaves one's hand.
That no letter on which the the duty by provincial govern type of man to succeed in such an find that in a British Colony a man may be tried before a local shows that the subscribed capital Magistrate and acquitted upon the merite, and yet he subsequently is £400,000, the fire reserve fand postage has not been paid in full ments is not permitted. With enterprise if it be possible.
should havo sunk so low ne to ro-arraigned and convicted upon the same charge as that whereon 4900,770, the future premiums will be forwarded via Sborin, reward to currency reform, this
behave in the manner reported iniy question is alvo being considered he was proviously acquitted, and many can no doubt be found who under long term policies £4,801, should be borne in mind. .... will say how can such a thing be possible?" The answer is to be 007, and the premium
our telegram of to-day. What by the State Council, which will
possible good to his causo, can this decide on the weights, intrinsic found in the wording of the following Section (No. 26 -Subsection in 1911, 21,356,325, ·
misguided parsoni hope to do by value and the designs of the coins 1) of the Magistrates Ordinance (No. 3 of 1800) :----
Conviction no Deterrent.
acting the part of a cid and "It shall be lawful for a Magistrato, on such grounds as ho
At the Police Court, to-day,
in order to ensure a uniform coin-
At the Police Court, this after-binckguard in public? Strikers may, in his discretion, deom suflicient, to review his decision
four men were charged with
age throughout the Republic and noon, before Mr. D. Melbourne are not necessarily irreligious to do away with the mixed cur- Ip Yun and Ip Lo Kun, 4 Kau Umen; inany of them are deeply or adjudication within seven clear days from the date thereof, being in unlawful possession of (unless in the meantime an application has been made to state opium. Two of the defendants Whilst an Indian watchman reney of the provinces favourod mg (2nd floor) were charged the roverso. Did the admiration and sign a. case under Section 98 and much application is not were convicted for similar offences was asleep, a Chinese thought ho by the old Government, with unlawfully maintaining of these latter for their chief in '
The official specio departmout and placing "a shado, woodon crease whon, on being invited to withdrawn) and, on such review, to ro-opon and re-hear the on Tuesday last and on the 10th would get away with his boots. ease wholly or in part, and to take fresh evidence and to introspectively. They were Ho and socured one but ere he will soon open a Savings Bink and bamboo partitious, a brick join him in prayer, they heard
↑ fireplace, reverse, vary, or confirm the previous decision or adjudication." now fined $15 each or in default could get the second the watch Any amount exceeding $5 oan be wall,
# hood him beg the Almighty to strike We do not know whether the construction and effect of the three weeks. The other two were man wakened and caught him.
placed with the bank at current stalls, baskets of salt fish, and Lord Devonport dead? Granted above Subsection have ever been the subject of judicial decision, but discharged.
At the Police Court, this morn-account. There will be three other obstructions in, over, and that the situation is wildly farci- it would, we imagine, be startling to the questriate we have referred
"At Home."
ing, the man was sent to gaol for per cent. interest on daily balanco upon a portion of Sai Woo Lane cal, it is none the less loathsome si to above to find-if that be the case that the effect of the Section the Blst anniversary of the In-kept in the stocks for four hours, merchants, and three and a half hold under lease from the Crown faith in the British workman Bunday the 20th inst, being fourteen days and ordered to be of the current deposits made by aforesaid, being a strest on land for that; and we have sufficient is such as to enable a Magistrate who has tried and acquitted a dependence of the Republic of person on a charge of, say, Larceny (and has thereby given a deter-
por cont, interest will be given upon which domestic buildings still to believe that a little of mination on the merits of the charge) to review his decision on such
to Savings Bank depositors, abut." LOCAL SPORT.
this sort of blasphemy will go a grounds as he may in his discretion deem suficient, and to retry the
Fixed deposits for twá mouths } Mr. Kemp, the Crown Solicitor, long way with him. person whom he has already acquitted on the merits, and convict him his offices, College Chambers, LAWN BOWLS COMPETITION will bear 4. per cent. interest, for appeared on hehalf of the Build
Glenealy, on that day between
three months 4.1-2 per cont., foring authority, and Mr. Davidson A Sensational Arrest. In the course of his decision in a fairly recent case, one of the receive the Peruvian community, Edwards of Kowloon (last year's months 0 per cent and for one when we went to press.
10.30 am, and 12.30 p.m. to]
four months 5 per cent., for five for the defendants, Stewart of the Police has bestou months 5.1-2 per cent, for six
What is coming over gentle learned Lords Justices of the Court of Appeal in England made the British officials, officers, col-Champion) in the Lawn Bowls year 7 per cent. The rate of
The case was only heard in port womankind ?. Ons is prompted to following observation--which some may deem apposite to the
pon the query after reading the subject matter of this Article.
leagues etc., etc.
telegram announcing that a pro-zie Noted Plantor's Death;" Championship Competilinn. Stow-interest will not, however, remain JUNK MEN'S CHALLENGE minent lady musical doctor, one "When Acts give Judges power to use if they think just,' the justice meant is not that elusive and indefinable concept Francis E. Peará, founder and now in the prize list: Russell of advertised in the prers from time We regret to learn that Mr. art and Bateman of Taikoo are fixed, and any changes will be
of the leading composers of the his called abstract justice,' but is justico in accordance with
Hamalton of to time. Depositors will enjoy manager of the pioneers of the Kowloon, and
The following is reprinted day, has been placed under arrest established principles and roles known to and applied by rabber planting industry in Caikoo; Boott of Taïkoo, and Pitt the privilege of getting advances from the "China Press" of July for complicity in mad Suffragist
of the Police, have now to deter from the bank with their deposit 10
designs. Those were revealed Applying the above observations to the situation with which Malaya, "has died in Eng-
When the Butterfield & Swire by the discovery, in the grounds we are dealing, we would remark that we prefer the principles and Innd, after an operation, at the mine the other two prize-takers., receipts as suretion. However teamer Shuntien, which arrived of a Cabinet Minister's residence, ALLEY BOWLING, comparatively early age of
A friendly match between four they will have to pay an interest
here yesterday from Tientsin, of two well-dressed women with to the bank. The bank will open members of the Hongkong Club It is of course posible that it may some day be held by the Far East, and was probably the manis took place yesterday and bath der Boting with Chinese junks that rendezvous It is, indeed, more than passing
bat depositors plooing money way down the coast, all the sion, their object being obvious.)
Sotion 90 of the Magistrates Ordinance which we have set out The Marsellles Strike and, the with a margin of 219 points. deposit in one branch and with middle of the bay, whereas they tion and refinement, such as Dr Full Comert thut, notwithstanding the wording of Subsection 1 of planter in this part of the world. was won by the Hongkong Club draw some from the agencies or there were anchored out in the strange that a woman of educa
on the same or additional ecidence.
the Courts,"
income,
Hongkong will be At Home, at Peru, the Peruvian Consul in
praoties adopted the Courts of Law in England to those 42. Mr. Pears was well known
Wo take the liberty of caution
AN IMPUDENT THIEF.
Tried to Steal Sleeping Man's Shoes.
BUILDING AUTHORITY
PROSECUTION.
things from Mr. Hon Tillott, but We were prepared for many, we own to surprise that even bo whom we had given oredit for at oast Rome pretensions to decency
sppituntly (as we must assume is the case in viow of the facts before and liked in many quarters of the and four members of the Club Gergencies throughout the province.entered Chefoo barbour on the methylated spirits in their pos598
us) authorized by the Hongkong Legislature.
cleverest and most
extenso above, the effoot thereof is not to override in all cases this
French Mall time-honoured axiour of the English Common Law that a mon
The "N O. Daily News" is many dur bu fui teica in peril for the same offenco."
In the ose to which we refer in this article, the Magistrate Messageries Maritimes that he is J. II. Kemp 815
informed by the agent of the Comewhat naively made a remark to the accused's solicitor to the in farther receipt of a telegram J. Hooper 818 offret that is could do the accused no harm for his care to be the from the head office that, owing P. Wolff 804 subject of a reheating, which reminds us of the witticism of a to the continuance of the seamen's O. Hutchison 700 colebrated wag who, in the course of a pleasurable argument upon strike in Marseillee, the departure the relative merits und demerits of Bades and the Elysiau Fields of the Company'satr. Caledonien respectively; sponkinoously gaye utterance to the following :--
Te may be at first-
That to ba burnt would be worst.
Yet time the annoyanoo might soften.
But if you got bored.
With praising the Lord
You'd be more bored by praleing Him oftem
on July 14 from the latter part in
draw from another.
..
Following are the scores :--
usually lie in close to the shore. Ethel Smyth, should be event Hongkong Club
An inquiry elicited the informa- suspected of throwing in her lot Club. Germania.
tion that the soldiers about with such hare-brained fanatics, S.8. Calypso Rescues Chinese Fishermen 825 1640
Choloo had sought to out off the Mias Smyth, it is intorosting, fash :.735 1553 Making for Singapore harbour queues of the junk mon, where noto, has written compositions for orchestral and syniphony con 726 1580 on July 15, from Kelantan, Cap-upon the latter put out to the 677 1440 tain, MoOraith of the steamer middle of the bay and dared the carts which have won world Calypso stopped to pick up three soldiers to come out. They are recognition. She is the comp 0190 Chinese fishermen who were said to be a husky lot with of the Overturs to " Anti
clinging to an overturned canoe piratical instincts and right at Cleopatra," and among the ope 819 1578 off the east coast of the island. home fighting in the open senele has written. Der 789 1541 The men, stated, they bad come The challenge was issued two and The Wreckera are 730 1475 from Serangoon and their boat days before the Shantion arrived most prominent and ambiti 787 1858 had been overturned in'n hanvy at Chefoo and up to that time, having enjoyed enormonal su
squall. Four men had been the soldiers had been prudent, Cessful runs in London Lad
Germa $95) trowded in the overtura.
enought not to venttre outr
postponed" indefinitely.... It will Fr. Heldt be remembered that on the 12th 0 Meyer instant it was elated; that the O. Wegn Caledonien, instead of mailing on | T. Martin June 30, would in all probability
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