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MOTHER-IN-LAW'S CLAIM

Widow Allages Breach of

Contract.

BOXİ G

All the Entertainers Ready.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER

PATENT COAL FUEL.

Charge of Stealing · ·

·Preferred,

Three Chinese were brought before Mr Hazeland, at the Police: Court, this afternoon, charged by Detective Sergeant Brown with stealing patent coal Tnel valued 58-100 from the Naval Coal Lopot, Taim Tea-teai,

Mr. Crew, of Messte. Hasting's and Hastings, defended.

The case was proceeding se we went to press.""

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"Mr Hall informed the Telegraph last night that all the men who Before the Pusine Judge, Mr. are billed to fight at the City Hall ustics Kemp, this afternoon the on Saturday, are in good trim and case was opatiqued in which Li that in each instance a good fight Teang Shi, widow, 66, Second is likely to be witnessed. He was Street second floor, sued Tee. Sai inolined to think that there would be no difficulty on the night of Cheung, 6, Wing Wo Street, the contest regarding the go be ground floor, of the managing tweez Maher and Gifford. It ap partners of the Hop Lung Sui pears that Gifford has been doing, Kee firm, traders. The plaintiff's some good work with Kerrison, ofaim was upon a guarantee in rounds with Sky puts him in the and the report of him going ten writing dated November 19, staving olssa. We are told that 1912, whereby the defendant Gifford can slog, but, as we have: promised that he would be re- said before, so could Seaman sponsible for the act of Ho Hin Hayes, and if Gifford is going to noon, before Mr. Wood, a. Chi-Good, Clean & Wholesome Milk.

boat Maher by slogging, then he ohan, otherwise Wai Cho, the has all his work cut out. nese who had been employed as husband of a So, the daughter of Maher handles him as he landed assistant with a firm at 188, Wing Lok Street, was charged the plaintiff, in that the said Ho Duarte in the try outs at the V.R.O. with the larceny of about $38,000. Hin-ohan would allow the plain then Gford must keep a keen

Inspector Watt, prosecuted, fat to visit her daughter at any eye on both mits, as both are and stated that after the nippy For Gifford it must be time. The marriage took place said that if he can stick UP was offered for the apprehewion money was stolen a reward on November 25, 1012. Plain-for ten rounda with Sky, even of the accused. An informer with the latter nursing him, it means that he will go the full distance unless Maher finds out in double-quick time where his weakness is.

tiff went to the family house of Ho. Hin-onan on June 21, 1913, but was refused permission to see ber.' daughter," The plaintiff claimed as damages the sum of $1,000.

II

...At the Police Court, this after-

came forward, and the defendant was found in a house in Canton. He had $22,580 in his passession. Inspector Watt farther stated that ho bad seen the money' handed. The Miles Kerriano fight will over to the prosecutor by the be a good one and some severe Canton authorities. A draft Mr. C. F. Mason (Mr. F. X Puuching looks like being dele! which had been stolen from the out to Miles. At the same time safe had been returned to the D'Almada) appeared for plaintiff, Kerrison will find the breaking prosecutor. and Mr G. It. Heywood (Mr Leo down of Miles' guard no easy

The case was adjourned. D'Almada's) represented defen-inatter. dant.

The two hinese youngsters are in good form, and those who have, After the hearing of further seen the novices working at the evidence for the defence, Mr Hay-V.R.C.are very unious to witness wood submitted that he had the fight on Saturday. Those bra proved that the contract 12

signed after the alleged marriage took place, and if that was so it was past consideration and there- .fore the contract would

not support the

guarantee. se it must be present 'or future consideration. The defen- dant remembered the signing of

WAS

A

no

waste no time over effect or 'gall- ery play, and if there is a chance of one putting the other cut, then out he will go.

DRINK ON THE INCREASE.

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Pages:

13 Twelfth Night."

Pages.

..53

4 St. Joseph's Concert ......53

Inauguration 1of the

6-7 Promidont

8- 9 Woman Doctor's Ex- 1014 periences

15-17 International Bank........ 55 18--27 Late Chan King-Wah ...55 28-32 Telegraph and Fil

The prosperity of the worker is regarded in a Blue-book on licens:

og statistics, just published, as The Courts.... the chief agent in the nation's Landing Articles..........33-41 increased drinking.

Special Articles..... Convictions of woman last year Sport were at a higher rate than those General of men, and showed a high pro- The Harbour Swim... ...51° portion to the total than they did A Day of Rejoicing........51 in the previous year.

Appointments and Pro

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4.62 52 Transport Arrives University Scholarshipa.. 52

Public-house (on/ligences). have decreased by 10 per cent since 1905. At the end of 1912 they numbered 88,608, but the convictions for drunkenness in 1912 were 18,252, being 10,462 An increase more than in 1911.

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in convictions," states the report,

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42-44 Piracy Preparations.......56 .45-50 Philharmonic Suciety......57 .51-59 Organ Recital

..58 Chinese Y.M.C.A. Hostel,.,58. Tientsin Bank Agent....58

“ A DISAGREEABLE

SHOCK

Missionaries.

"And if we turn from our own

It is to be hoped that Smith will show a return to his old form when he merts Cook One thing cortain is that if he fights poorly as lust time. Cook look like scoring one from him. If the contract after the wedding. Smith will be he has avery and this had been supported by other evidence. There was also chance of securing another vic the evidence of the interpreter tory, but if he tries to fight, as (Mr. Wong), who said that all the the last occasion in the ring, marriage documents were abso he might be lisappointed. There 18 no question that Smith can box; Jutely inconsistent with the

be has proved it, and a return daughter going away in

Lo his old style is what local motor car, and he thought it

sportsmen would like to see. clear that quite marriage took place at all the girl was simply taken asa concu- bine. If that was so, and the ther knew her daughter was ing as a concubine, that was moral cohaideration and would not support the guarantee. His

We are informed that there is The report suggests that spirit Lordship would have to be again- at the defendant on every single very possibility of Seaman drunking is the cause of the point to give judgment for the well and Seaman Grant meet-increased drunkenness. plaintiff in that case. Even if ing during next week, and if a bis Lordship thought that the let-bout can be arranged there is sure ters were not seat off, that the to be a great crowd to witness it. plaintiff never saw the daughter, Grant, it will be remembered, and that she was already entitled put up a good fight against to damages, he would like to Cordell when the latter won on point out that she had already got points. Then the Powell and $380 for the girl and it could tevens fight is still fresh in the not be very much of an affection memory of local boxing enthus if she could sell her daughter for sts Concerning this matter we that sum and be thought that shall have more to say ation. the $10 already paid into Court was ample damage for what she had already suffered. He asked for judgment for defendant with douts.

The "strangera” fight, aball wa

may be due almost directly to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Webb on call it, that of McArdle and the extinction of licences-e.g., Lynch, is also very promising, if the drunkard may be driven from reporte are true.. Sesing, then, big old haunts in a back street, that there are many good men to where he used to soak unseen, out be seen in the ring, sport on into the open, where he is ar-Churches are attempting to proze- Saturday should be good.

THE ATLANTIQUE,

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The Mozaageries Merilimos s.. Atlantique has had to moor of

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country to the millions whom our

lyties, we shall find the failure of the Christian religion even more striking. It is with a disagree- able shock that the sincere religionist to-day realises in the

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luxury of the ministers of religion of Opium, Treasure and Valu- of the Western Churches Ifables, are being landed and stored choose: equality and flee gread at their risk into the hazardous be an axxiom of good manners and/or extra hazardous Godowns for the ordinary householder, of the Hongkong and Kowloon Mr Do Villiore, the illusionist choose poverty would seem to Wharf and Godown Company, who is touring the East will open be the attitude for the follower of Kowloon, and West Point Go- for a week, commencing on Mon Jesus of Nazareth who wishes to

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obtained." Speaking of the wizard and his as it is that of the ascetice who capabilities the, Bangkok Times follow Buddha."-Mr and Mrs There is said to be something Sydney Webb in the New States- about his work which differentiates it from the ordinary. conjuring business, and he is for more than a mere performer of elever tricks. What must be called his per-

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Mr. Mason submitted that he had made out his case and that from beginning to end it was obvious that the document öf gurantee was signed before the Kowloon Docks, on account of a sonality, for want of a better marriage, and that the plaintiff leakage in her starboard conden word, RB A great deal to do with died st.Shaukiwan during a gamaged Goode are to be left in the had no knowledge that he

ser: Parongers on the Atlantique this, and his style is in many bling raid, has been remanded on daughter was going as a concu hound for the north were trans- bineThat being so, be enferred to the 9.8. Kisist and it is

ways unique. mitted that although the hasha expected that the French ship would indicate, and his Parisian Mr. De Villiers, as his pamo was married that was no bar to will have to remain in Hongkong accent proves, is of Franch parent the bringing of that action, be patil she commences her home cause he thought his Lordship ward voyage. The engines in He is an Americon and has all but was born in New York. could come to no other convolvett are of the Belleville type the cuteness of those who sweat the Atlantic last year under thril except that the plaintiff had and the repairing will recessite by the Stars and Stripes, as well no knowledge of that fact, and the removal of a large number of believed that she was allowing tubes. It is expected, however as the life and esprit of his Gallicircumstances, has been sold, NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD, her daughter to be married in that she will be able to sail for progenitors.

a bona fide.f-shion as a tin fong. home on November 4.

He had proved the guarantee,

proved the marriage, and proved

that bis alient went to the country

and was denied admission.

His Lordship found that

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Prestidigitators are probably, like poets, born, and De Villiers commenced his life work early. He was no mean performer of parlour magic at the age of nine, and has never seriously devoted the guarantee was entered Before Mr. Wood at the Police himself to anything elso He into before the marriage, that the Court, this moming, fourteen has like all professional conjurors, plaintiff was denied admission to men were charged with gambling, devoted some time to the exposure see her daughter, and that the at 2a Oleverly Street, yesterday of charlatanry and the tricks defendant had proved nothing A constable deposed, that he which are often found used to that would dis-entitle her to the say the fourth man playing. bolster up new theories of faith, right she was stipulating for that When witness got into the place and what not, but in a general of visiting her daughter. He was one of the men called out way his life's work has been on TO LET. Two room Flats in not prepared to say that the fact poli.e." Two of the men were effort to do festa not previously Kowloon Suitable for Eur-salling about middle of November. that he was a concubine was im fined $1 each and the remainder attempted in the way of public All Modern Conveniences. Terms

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