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NO REGULATION" 'LIGHTS. The report of the Rev. J. Kirk
Before Captain Taylour, RN the owner of junk No. 7344 was charged with failure to carry regulation lights, Mr. Chan ap- peared for the prosecution and
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Two Chinsap motor-cär drivers Maconachie's sermon on Chris-were this morning fined $10 sach tain Unity" is held over until by Mr. RE. Eindsell for exceed- to-morrow.
ing the speed limit in Kowloon. Another driver was fined $25 for the same offence and for refusing H.K. & S. Banks b $685
Marine fasurances. to diminish his speed when summoned to do so by a Police Officer. In each case, the driver was going at the rate of 40 miles
We are informed by the Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Mr. Hall defended.
Corporation that they have received a telegram from their Capt Acock, of the s.s-wong-London Office stating that the sai, said on the 28th May at issue of National War Bonds was 1180 p.m. he was making for discontinued on 2nd June." Brother's Point. He saw a junk approaching. The junk was try- ing to cross his stern. He saw one white light on the junk on the starboard. The wind was south-east and the junk was going east.
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Mr. Chau-How far was the junk from you when the junk was nighted Half a mile.
What kind of night was it? It was clear:
Now tell me if it is a new thing to see one light? Seventy- five per cent of the judks carry one light.
The Hongkong Tramway Com pany's receipts for the week ended June 7 were $16,931, against $12, 604 for the same week last year, whilst the aggregate takings for the 23 weeks of the year are $327, 623, as against $306, 734 for the corresponding period last year.
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Cantons North Chinas Unions Yangiszes Far Easterns.
China Fires H. K. Fires
Mr. George Constantinesco, a Douglases Rumanian by birth, but now a Steamboats naturalised. British subject was Indos (Pref) hooured recently by a visit Indos (Def.) by Queen Mary and the Queen of Shells Rumania to inspect the works at Ferries Falling into a nullah and roll-West Drayton where his inven
ing down it. from Barker Roadtions are being perfected. Their Sugars to May Road on Sunday, & were accompanied by Princess Malabons Chinese coolie, who was employ- Mary, Princess Mane, Princess
Mr. HallCaptain Acock, when you passed the junk what was the distance between the the Mortu
mile off
Mr. Hall-When you were 200 yards from the junk what was the distance between you and the junk-It must have been 200 yards.
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W. CHATHAM,
Water Authority
Pabic Works Departement
ed in the Hongkong Electric Ileana, and Prince Nicolas, and Company received severe in-others present were Sir Charles Kailans jories to which he succumbed. Cust, Sir Derek Keppel, Brigad- Langkats His body has been removed to fier-General Groves (represent- Shanghai Loans
ing the Air Ministry). Brigadier- S'hai Explorations) junk and the boat ?--There was,
General Maitland representing Raubs na distance I ran into the boat,
The American steamer, the s.s. the Airships Department), Com-Tronohs The junk was steering a straight. course when I sighted it half-archer, which has been requisi-mander Turner (representing the Urals
tioned by the American Govern. Admiralty), Colonel the Master Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c.
the H.K. Wharves ment to carry Czecho-Slovak of Sempill (representing
to Ministry of Munitions and the K Docks Vladivostock
North Russian Air Ministry Technical Depart- Shai Docks Front, has now completed her ment).
and Colonel Arion, N.Engineerings alterations as a troopship, which Rumanian Military Attache.
Lands, Hotels & Buildings. have been carried out in Taikoo The new Sonic Works at West Dock, and is moored in the Drayton are really a large re- Centrals Harbour.
search laboratory provided by the H.K. Hotels Government to enable Mr. Cons-L. Invest. tantinesco to develop his various Hphreys Est. Did you stop at all?—No.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, appearing inventions. The secrecy which Kloon Bands The pilot on board the Wong-in Mr. R. O. Hutchison's Court has surrounded the work which Reclamations san said he got to Brother's Point this morning to prosecute a has been done must for the West Points, before 11.55 p.m. He remember- Chinese summoned for using present be maintained, but there ed seeing the junk. He was half false trade marks, found that the is much which is of great interest accused, was not there to be pro-to be seen at the works, and the secuted, he having absconded Royal party followed with the after the Police had seized upon greatest attention the demon the evidences of his guilt. Mr.stration given of the possibilities d'Almada, therefore, had to requst of the various inventions and the a remand, to re-adjust his case. results which have been obtained. One of the inventions of Mr.Con-
You saw the foremast beadlight and not the stern light 3-No, the stern light.
a mile from it.
Mr. ChauIf the junk had more than one light could you possibly have failed to see it could easily have seen any other light if there was any. I was in the wheel room.
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A highway robbery is reported
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STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND
DECIMALS OF GALLONS,
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Capt. Taylour: Did you hear
$2.75 the Captain say that the junk did to have occurred at 7.30 last of transmission made possible
stantinesco which the develop Cements ment of the Sonic system China Borneos
$1216 not have the regulation lightnight. A Chinese living at 13,
Do. Light b. $5.30 old b. 1.30 new Yes, the Captain said that.
was the C. C. synchronising China Providents b. $7.60 Stanley Village, whilst on his Lau Choi, a cook on board the way from the village, was, at the to establish the supremacy of our Electrics H.K.
gear which helped so largely Dairy Farms
$2812 $70 trading junk, said be remembered Tytam Tuk Reservoir. accosted Air Force, enabling men to fire Electrics Macao the 28th May. He looked after by Chinese who ordered the lamps on board the junk him to divest himself of hisp to 2,000 bullets a mindre Hongkong Ropes b. That evening be put the oil in the valuables. As the victim seemed through a propeller having from Hk. Tramways
1,000 to 2,000 revolutions a Peak Trams, old b. the lamps and gave them to the reluctant to par with them.
Do. minute. The Sonic system of sailor to put them up. Witness the robber seized hold of him, transmission, though developed Steam Laundries b was on duty from 7 p.m. till emptied his pockets of a sum of mainly in connection with the Steel Foundries midnight. At the time of the $3.60; and beatva hasty retreat.
war, has, it is claimed, great Water-boats collision the lights were still
possibilities for commercial Watsons burning. One was at the first It was reported a few days ago purposes. There are experts who Wm. Powells mast head and the other was at that a murder by stabbing was have described it as an alternative Wisemans the stem-both on the top of the perpetrated on a medicine mar to electricity almost as revolut- Brit. Burmahs mast. The junk hed three masts. by his assistant, in consequence ionary as was electricity when Anglo-Egyt Ore was at the aft mast and the of a quarrel caused by the fact it was first brought forward for other at the fore mast. Witness that the assistant WAS en-industrial nse. Described briefly, himself saw the aft mast light amoured with the other man's the Sonic system is a substitution was burning.
wife. Now, it has Como to of the to-and-fro motion of actual Cross-examined, witness said the knowledge of the Police that particles of liquid for the to-and- if he was
from the woman upon whose evidence fro motion of electric half-a-mile another junk he could tell how the whole issue of the case de- which occur in an electric con- many lights the junk was carry-pends. has disappeared. The ductor carrying alternating cur ing.
alleged murderer is now in the rent. It is an alternative way of A Bailer on board the junk said custody of the Police."
getting the same effects by the that at the time of the collision)
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to-and-fro motion of a compres- both lights were burning distinct-
The ss. Taksang, which arrived sion wave identical with the or- ly. He was on the deck at the at this port from Haiphong a few dinary sound wave propagated by bow. The lights were given to taels of opium, estimated to be that sound waves could be pro days ago, brought with if 320 liquid. It has long been known be hoisted at 6 o'clock." When he saw the steamer approaching worth $3,250, which was the pagated by liquid, but this is said he looked to see whether the property of two Chinese pass-to be the first time that they have lights were burning.
engers. This drug was dis-been made carriers of energy by covered by the Water Police enclosing them in a pipe. whose timely arrival prevented
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The master of the junk said his vessel on that night carried the requisite number of lights one on the foremast and one on the aft mast. They were burning at the time of the collision.
wrote а letter
it from being smuggled into launch which the ship.
was alongside
RUINED RHEIMS.
waves
Hongkong, June 10, 1919..
HOME FOOTBALL.
In the course of his speech at the annual meeting of the Rubber Growers' Association Sir John $1136 Anderson, the reting chairman, $30 dealt with a very interesting 30- variety of topics concerning the 120/- rubber plantation industry, says the L. und C. Express. There was likewise another point made by Sir John which is of wider interest. After referring to the extended courtesy
the by Colonial Office. and the benefit of the exchange of views that took place on the the Association brought before it, Sir John went on the state that he could not get over the belief that the Colonial Office system was not as powerful and influential as it ought to be. He ventured to go further, and to suggest that the system under which important Hibernians
have 1 Queen's Park of Crown Colonies Airdrieonians 2 Clydebank
other representative or voice Motherwell 3 Dumbarton
in -Parliament than that of the Colonial Secretary
Matches played on April 26th points that resulted as follows:
INTERNATIONAL.
2 Scotland
VICTORY CUP.
England.
Heart of Mid. 0 St. Mirren
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
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LONDON, VICTORY CUP.
3 Fulham
LANCASHIRE LEAGUE
The two smugglers From time to time conflicting | Chelsea were to-day fined $5,000 each or reports
have been published
six months' hard labour by the regarding the damage done to Bolton Wand. 2 Rochdale Magistrate.
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Stoke
Brentford
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of State was out of date and will have to be altered. Crown
Colonies are taxed for Imperial
purpose, but they have no repre-
sentatives in Parliament of their
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own free choice, and, until they
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have, the kingdom will never
hear openly of what they would
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Mr. Hall said his client (the
Rheims Cathedral... but ап defendant)
authoritative statement on the
Burnley
5 Blackburn R, claiming damages immediately scrap" indulged in by two subject is
Manches. City 4 Port Vale forthcoming. now after the summons was taken out. Chinese in Nathan Road, Kow-Nothing in the way of restoration Oldham Ath. 4 Bury Mr. Hall said he emphatically loon, the other day, ended in both has yet been begun, and the public Preston N.E. 0 Blackpool denied the allegations made by the belligerents being run in by are shown the church by a Stockport Co. 1 Liverpool the prosecution. He thought
the Police. One of them sub-guardian, who tells them that it
4 Manchester U. 2 that the witnesses for the defence sequently proved to be a banishee will take a generation to repair made an honest statement
MIDLAND LEAGUE. by sent
the Police out the damage. The western facade Captain Taylour replied that
1 Huddersfield 8. and portal are severely battered, Hull City on May he thought it improbable that the He was
sent to the greater number
3 Grimsby Town to-day
of the Leeds City lights could burn at a stretch for
3 Bradford City 0 The pinnacles of the southern front Leicester F. six hours. He had never heard other man found that he was not have been shot away, the roof Rotherham C. 0 Sheffield Un. 4 2 Birmingham 4 of such a thing before.
wanted in Victoria Gaol, as he has several gaping holes in it, the Shef. Wednes. 4 Barnsley Mr. HallI ascertained and was told that the lights could as a leper. It was stated that high altar is a formless mass of the best course to deal with him debris, and the choir as such has burn for 12 hours without fresh would be to send him to hospital, ceased to exist oil being put in.
get him certified and then to send
Captain Taylour:-I've never heard that before; these hours are very long. It is highly probable that there was one light burning. I fine the defendant $15.
of the Colony
'prison for
опе year.
him away from the Colony.
Lieut. Cal Eustace Clementi Smith, e son of the late Rt. Hon.
PRINCE'S MODEL VILLAGE
The Prince of Wale's intérest
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wish to say or suggest or ask for
themselves.
It is long since France intro- duced into her Parliament in- dependent representatives of ber Colonies who can speak for these and interest public opinion in had heard a vast amount recently their needs and welfare. They
3 of the doctrine of self determina- tion, and he ventured to suggest to our rulers that at least a small Goals. commencement in this direction P.W.L. D. might, as regards our important Crown Colonies,be made by giving 33 25 3 5-82 16 55 to each of these the right to elect 32 24-2 666 23 54 a representative to the House of
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
in the housing question seems Rangers likely to have practical effect Celtic given to it. A commencement Morton
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, former has already been made in the Partick
... 34-18 5 11 76 38 47 Commons. These Crown Colo- #! nies have done an important
is.
governor of this Colony, passed matter of improved accommoda- Thistle 34 17 10 7 62 43 41 share in this war and, if only for through with his Regiment the tion on the Duchy of Cornwall Ayr United... 33 15 10 8 62 51 38 this, surely it was time they had JUVENILE OFFENDERS. 22nd Punjabis to Hongkong the estates, and it is probable thet a Motherwell... 34 14 10 10 51 41 38 some mark A committee which has been other day, says the Singapore further development will be made Queen's Park 34 15 14 5 59 57 35 The suggestion is
of recognition. оде that considering the problem of juven-Free Press. He had seen the in the neighbourhood of the Kilmarnock 34 14 13 761.59 35 should not be left where ile delinquency reports to the bust of his father, subscribed for wolfram mine at Kits-hill, Corn-Heart of Mid. 31 13 10 8 52 46 34 it
>It would be Glasgow Corporation in favour by admirers at Home and to be wall. The latter scheme, which Clydebank... 34-12 14 8 52 65.32 fitting that such bodies as the (among other things) of more and sent out here, and the family is not yet sufficiently advanced Third Lanark 34 1114 960 62 31 Royal Colonial Institute, the later birching, the age of liability thought it an excellent likeness to be dealt with in detail, St Mirren 329 12 11.37 51 29 China Association (for Hong- to be extended to sixteen; and the and greatly admired it. Sir Cecil provides for a model village for Airdrieonians 33 914 10 42 51.28 kong), and the Straits Settlements hope is expressed that these stood out among the Governors of the workpeople and their farmil- Hamilton
Association might well take up stern measures" will be effec- this Colony es the perfccties, and is understood to have Acad. 34 11 185-49 75 27 on behalf of Far Eastern Crown * Only an expert can decide diplomat. Ee founded the the cordial approval of the Prince Dumbarton... 33 718 832 66 22 Colonies. Other Colonial Associa which variety the humour Queen's Scholarship, of which Electric lighting and modern im Clyde
337 20.6 45 71 20 tions dealing with Crown Colonies pawky or the there are an many Straits boys provements will be features of Falkirk 34 620 8.46 73 20 could also assist in advocating the
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