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NOTES & COMMENTS.

MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN A HEART CAN DO CHARITABLE

MORE GOOD THAN A CHARITABLE HAND.

ono

TROUBLESOME GERMAN.

not want to have anything to do Trieste, was a quito impersona with it. I want also to see the matter to me, as it was not I who Marine Magistrate, and he passed had to buy it. It was paid for by: the case on to the Central Police another man whom I know and Station. I had a serious under- not by the Red Cross.

The

In

tish Volunteers.

Arguments in Court.

taking to assume in taking these His Worship Unless some Congratulations to our Scottish

people back to Europe, and if special arrangements had been friends of the Volunteer Defence

Owing to the lateness of the the man threatened me in front mado for you on board. Corps. The Company is already

hour, we were unable to give of my. Chinese servants and the The acoused I had told Ger- the strongest in the Corps, and it

Two recruite for the Police full report on Saturday of the troops, my work would be render. ban that 300 yen would be neces was publicly learned by the

in which B German ed more difficult. I have no sary for the ticket. They told Orders published on Friday that Force arrived in the Colony by case

I did me that they had no cabin accom- permission has been granted for the C.P.O.S. Monteagle on Satur-named Jorgensen was charged armed guard on board.

by the Captain of the not consider this necessary as modation on board because all the Gujerat with disaffection on they had been all well women. had takon these berths. the formation of a pipe band: day. There is nothing if not keanness indicated here, and the en- Commissioned Gunner Charles board the vessel in the Harbour behaved. There may be, however, I said that I would be satisfied thusiasts responsible for the in- T. Usher, latterly serving on the on Friday morning. The follow-such characters as the accused with what accommodation that B faller account of on board, and I do not want was loft, and also the use of the novation are deserving of avery Perabroke at Chatham, has been ing is

the proceedings at the Police them to create trouble. There lavatory and the dining commendation. Not only will

Court :-

have been no previous casos of room. This matter which led such & band redound to the credit posted to the Hawkins.

Mr. H. C. Macnamare, who this character, as the conduct of to the misunderstanding I of the particular Company but it

A Chinese was at the Police represented the operators of the the other passengers has been was trying to clear up will be an acquisition of which the Corps as a whole will bo Court, this morning fined $4,000, steamer (Mesers. Nemazee and excellent.

Germans, with the Captain. I should like proud. Just how long it will be or eight months' hard labour, for Company) in prosenting his case Austrians, Rumanians etc. have to state that I came out here in a When the first class berth. I have not before our Scottish Volunteers are hong in possession of 65 taels of said that he had received instruc-been very quiet.

tione to proceed against a German accused threatened me, I was sufficient money now to make it issued with their kilts seems to opium,

who had caused trouble on board speaking to my Chief Officer and up with the Captain, be uncertain, but one can look

Saturday's health return shows the Gujarat.

the Chief Steward was only a fow.j Mr. Watson, Chief Officer of " forward to the day when the

The accused, who speaks foot away."

the Gujerat, gave corroborative local "kilties" and band will form two cases of cerebro-spinal fever

and

fatal excellent English, and appears to

of the respect His Worship:-Have you had evidence the very picturesque vanguard (one fatal) of a strong column of route. occurrence of small-pox. All were be about thirty years of age, had no previous trouble with the language alleged to have been

the charges read over to him by accused?

used by the accused towards tho Ever since the organisation of Chinese.

the Magistrate, who stated that

Witness-When the vessel Captain. The accused's attitude the Company there has been ox- hibited an enthusiasm that one The Hon. Mr. E.D.C: Wolfe they were (1) threats to assault wishes was a little more manifest returned to the Colony by the the Captain of the vessel, and had departed from Vladivostock, at the time appeared to be Mr. Macnamara:-In: what among some other sections. If Nankin on Saturday from a long (2) unlawfully using threatening and about three days from here, threatening. volunteering is worth doing then leave. He was accompanied by words to the complainant with the Commander of the German

troops informed me that his man sense do you understand those it is worth doing well. We Mr. Wolfe.

the intention of committing a

was not entitled to a first-class words to have been used? breach of the peace, or whereby a know of many men who have

fare. He was dining in the Witness thought at the time breach of the peace might have saloon. I sent for him. He told that the words be used were of joined up simply because they

been occasioned. thought they ought to and there

The accused-All I had to say he was a member of the the character that he would be they would seem content to leave

remembered That kind of service is not have been appointed to the is this: I should like to know! Foreign Office and that some sorry for having uttered them of his conveyance aboard. If the what he said, and his attitude was words "? addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an appreciated and is hardly dosit cruiser Hawkins, flagship of the what was meant by "threatening mistake had arisen in the matter afterwards if he

able. It is because the members

His Worship-Anybody who fare had been underpaid it out of place altogether.

Those words closed the con- All communications intended for publication should be address-of the Scottish Company have

uses threatening, abusive or in-would not make the slightest exhibited the spirit that makes for

difference

position. versation ?--Yes, I might have The total output of the Kailan sulting words with the intention He said he had not the slightest missed

words, or two success and efficency that we Mining Administration's mines of committing a breach of the take this opportunity of publicly for the week ending 26th

peace or whereby a breach of the intention to go third class when but those are all that I rau

steamer at remember. saying so. May the pipe band

to 53,335 posco may be occasiond. That he boarded the

Vladivostock. The mistake was The accused-I should like to they now have authority to form February, amounted be but only one expression of tons and the sales during the is the charge under which you through the fault of the man who know how it was threatening

period, to 82,943 tons.

are brought here.

the booked his passage. As I did not language that I used to their enthusiasm.

The accused I don't know Captain A. C. H. Smith, an whether I may state my case,

want to have any trouble I gavo Captain. I admit I was rather officer well known on the China His Worship:-I have to deal him the benefit of the doubt, and wrought up under the circum.

told him that until the steamor stances.) The remarks that fell from M. Station, where he served before with you on the evidence proving reached Hongkong he could do as

the war, is now senior captain of the charge. You will then be (1) Moxon, as Chairman of the the Royal Navy and the next on able to make your own state. he liked. annual meeting of the St. George's Society, regarding the wasteful the list for promotion to flag rankments, expenditure on the Ball that marks the celebration of Twelfth Night will find very hearty

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1921.

WRITING HISTORY.

A Needed Reminder.

of

Paymaster Lieutenant F. D Pearce and Paymaster-Midship- men J. E. D. Smith and J. Parrott

China Station.

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His Worship-He was telling what he heard.

men at a time when anti-British feeling, fanned by otherwise the Constitutional Re-Kong-sang is to present the prizes charge? What did the accused Captain Mercer, cited the passage to a fa

form Association. At long last after the sporte.

the

We

The accused :-I beg your At the conclusion of Captain The accused-According to Merser's evidence, the accused pardon. I had hoped that when The meetings on Wednesday my case, I was talking to the was asked by his Worship as to I came to Hongkong, where I have business connections through the evenings.in connection with the Captain in the same way as the defonce he would make. first Church of Christ Scientist, would talk to any gentleman

The accused I should like to bank, to fix up the matter with their help. (To witness) I echo in the hearts

state my case, sir. Will you be should like to know if there has many. Since the signing of Hongkong, are held at 5.45 p.m. when in the position I was.

and not at 5.30 as appeared in His Worship:You plead not kind enough to read it over again been any disagreement between Armistice there has been nothing

so that I can point out what us-we have been so kind and more nor loss than competition in our Church Notices on Saturday. guilty?

The accusel-I plead

not statements I would like to reply good towards each other. lavishness between the Societios

Admiral Joseph Strauss, the guilty,

Witness agreed that, previous that hold such functions and the

His Worship (to Mr. Mac- His Worship obliged, and when to the incident under notice, they time has come when a halt should newly appointed Commander-in-

conversations be called. The Ball account for Chief of the U. S. Asiatic Fleet, namara) Are you ready to go he came to the part where the had had many

accused was alleged to have used together, and he spoke to the 1920 shows that many hun-is shortly expected here aboard on with this case?

his flagship, the U. S. 8. Huron, Mr. Macnamara-The ship the word "hell", the accused interpreter one day about the dreds of dollars

spent were in one night, whilst the account accompanied by a flotilla of thir-will be leaving this afternoon, interposed I beg your pardot, accused, being curious to know

and it is essential that the but I should like to interrupt you who he was. for this year's function could teen destroyers.

evidence I have to produce for the on that point. I am quite sure I

The Magistrate said he took it scarcely have been less. With The Goodenough Memorial prosecution be heard as soon as did not use the word "hell" that they had always been well- the world in the impoverished state it is such extravagance is Prizes have just been awarded, your worship can start the case might have used some other word, disposed towards each other pre

but it was certainly not "hell", vious to the incident. hard to defend. Let us by all and one of the trio has been won this morning.

His Worship resumed his read- Mr. Macnamara-Your Wor- means continue to mark national by Lieutenant Erskine K. H. St. days by a social event. It does Aubyn, D. S. C., commanding the ed):-Are you ready to go on, on ing :-"You are only Captain of ship must remember that this But let us river gunboat Cockchafer, China your own evidence -Yes, truth-the ship. I don't recognise your case was sent up by the Harbour good, undoubtedly.

fully.

authority".

Master and that under also recognise that a little modera- Station.

Mr. George Mercer, Captain of The accused-Which probably Merchant Shipping Act you tion is wise and that economy is

We have received from the the Gujurat, was examined by I might have said, but was in re have authority to deal with the vital slogan of the hour. We

As far as are all apt to adopt extravagant Hon. Secretary of the South Mr. Mactamara. In reply, wit- ferenen only to my passage, and the accused.

Association ness stated that he found the not to general relations between are concerned, that is, from ways out here and we need an China Athletic

the private point of view His Worship (to Captain of the owner, this man might Mr. Owen Wister showed himself in previous years occasional reminder that things programme of the Association's conduct of the acoused as always myself and the Captain.

would be bettor otherwise, Mr.first athletic sports, to be held on most objectionable and-

His Worship here interposed, Mercer)-The point was raised very

likely causo disaffect. to be a friend of Britain, and an interview which a London Moxon has given the St. George's Good Friday, the 25th instant, at

tion on board, endangering the From pressman has had with the American author in the course Society that reminder and wo the Racecourse. This meeting is raising an objection against the over the ticket?

my order to the accused. of the latter's voyage to Europe to visit the battlefields sincerely trust it will be. heeded to be held annually, with a view evidence being led in that man. Captain Mercer:-It was after well conduct of the ship.

the public point of view we leave Mr. Macnamara explained that The accused I merely used to your Worship to deal with the testifies to Mr. Wister's continued amity towards the Old And why should the practice of to promoting Chinese athletic ner.

piad. The events are in line with all his questions were intended to the words in connection with the criminal charge. Country. Just how especially, when the utterances of the precept not be emulated by talent for the Far Eastern Olym-

others?

He ticket only, and not in reference the Olympic Games and it is lead to the exact offence.

The accused, in his statement, public men are an appreciable factor in Anglo-American

not have worth noting that this Meet will would, however, put his questions to general relations."

Baid that he did relations, Mr. Wister's expressions of goodwill are welcome. The C.R.A.

be the first of its kind in the in another way-Will you state His Worship, in resuming his enough money at the time to pay The author of The Virginian" has displayed more than

Three cheers for the C.R.A.history of the Colony. Mrs. Mok the circumstances leading to this reading from the evidence of on extra fare for the whole trip Up to Sabang the ordinary courage in telling the truth to his own country-

say to you?

"I will do for you when I get to fare would have only been 185 The witness, roplying, said:-Sabang."

yen, and if he was allowed to faction, ran high in certain quarters. Irish and German it's interesting itself in something

The accused Which I don't proceed there on the sum he had Several arrests were on. Satur-"At 9,30 yesterday morning when Wo propagandists sought to breed dissatisfaction by asking, concrete

What did England do in the war?" whereupon Mr. don't know the nature of its day made by the Police as a the Gujerat was lying at her moor- remember. I had no means of paid his difficulties would be Wister responded with a tabular statement of the naval, letter to the Sanitary Depart-result of an armed robbery per-ings in the Harbour, the accused fixing up my affairs, because I over as he had friends at that do know thepetrated by a gang on No. 63 Po told me that he did not recognise have no representative of my port-be bad in fact at one time ment, but wo

the One of men my authority on the ship. He country to take up my part with been entertained at the Club military, and financial exertions which Britain had put subject--the removal of rubbish. Kwong. forward before a man of the United States Army set foot Its missive is to be dealt with at was armed with a dagger with represented that he was a member the Government, and I did not there.

have of the Foreign Office. That is a know that the British Govern- The Magistrate:The pointsim to-morrow's Sanitary Board which he is alleged to

ате in the ship on French soil.

reason for the alter- in the way they have. I don't are you under the orders of the Apart from the immediate service rendered by meeting. The funny part of the committed the robbery, in as-r, as I have found out since. ment would take up the matter when you

was that he was not rentember having uttered those Captain. Mr. Wister in setting Britain's efforts in a fair business is that it has taken asociation with another individual. The

fare. He paid words, and if I had, I did not The accused said that he agreed light, he has directed attention to a matter of capital rejection of its main plank-re-The victim, who rejoiced in the cation

of the Colony's Con-lengthy nomenclature of Au paying his

* with that point as far as the trip importance school historics. Here, too, our American stitution to galvanise it into Yung Look Mui, had the uthappy only 185 yan, which was less than mean it that way.

Mr. Macnamara You should itself was concerned. There were friend shows his open-mindedness by accepting action on a matter of immediate experience of seeing a wooden that paid for a third class fare on behalf of-or, rather, allotting to his compa-public concern. So the set-back box, containing her most treasur- (200 yen) and still much less than understand English slang terms. times when the Captain was no on the subjected possessions, being carried that paid for a first clans fare, The word uttered by the accused more to him than he to the

Captain. Knowing the difficul triots a full share of the blame. The text-books on it has suffered

which gavo the Association away by the robbers who bad which is 300 yen. In spite of means "killing."

The accused I don't remem; ties which the command of the unostentatious entry this, he dined in the first-class bistory used in American schools have been a medium for its name

after may,

all, made an

was saloon, and when I told him that ber having used that word. I ship entailed, he, in common with ventilating American grievances against the Mother prove a blessing in disguise, into the house whilst she

his fare did not entitle him to may have heard of such terms as other passengers, had made the use bemoaning asleep: Country in relation to the Republic's earlier days, and the Ira

that privelege, he used these "putting it over," and "putting it best of circumstances for the shortcomings, but, all memory of 1812 in particular has been kept very much past

Mrs. Harry Woods desires to words: Who the hell are you. across.*

captain, though there were 00- His Worship-Have you any casions when national jealousies alive. Mr. Wister thinks it is time this spirit ended. He the same, the public may be

forgiven for enquiring why the announce that as the number of I don't recognise the authority of suggested-perhaps whimsically, but with an underlying Association has not got down to tickets sold for her dance next tho Captain of the ship. I don't other questions to put to the made this understanding amongst

the Captain (the Captain?

the detachments a diffioult matter vein of seriousness-that it would be well if the Allies questions of municipal interest Thursday has exceeded the limit, recognise

The accused, addressing him for him (the accused) to have his could edit America's history books. As this was hardly before. Its objects provide for the St. Andrew's Room will also be German officer appointed by the

them. To show his practicable, it is good to hear that the Pennyslvanian giving of consideration to any used for dancing, and begs to Red Cross at Vladivostock to take self to the witness, said I had quarters down in the lower decks author's own work in the direction of this reform is bear-matter of public interest, yet dur- remind patrons that all tickets command of the German troops a talk with vou in your own with

that ha wha not contained in my pocket book. I be had tipped the Head Steward ing fruit. In his native State an entirely revised plan for ing the many years of its existence must be presented at the door, on board and who also told the cabin about a ticket which was bonafides, he might mention that

has done nothing along these and dancing will begin at 9.15, defondant

use the first class told you that I was 'told that so that any difficulties which he the school histories is being adopted after a careful review lines. Its "reform programme upon the arrival of H. E. the allowed to

I will dine could take one of the banks in might have encountered in this the first class

saloon the ship which was not very respect might be avoided.

This reference to his largesEO for 185 yen with provoked a few smiles in Court- a good deal to be said for it. First of all the antagonists there was nothing to prevent its Grand, and will have the kind if I like. I will do for you when commodious. I showed you my

concentration on purely local assistance of the Hongkong Hotel we get to Sabang,-in Dutch ticket

the stamp of the Red Cross Com- Mr. Macnamara rejoined that might proceed from a double standpoint, each side issues. Maybe its leaders have Band, which bas generously been territory" witness added.

Resuming his evidence, witness mander, whose name is Gerber, this tipping of the steward might writing a history not only from its own, but from the profited by the object lesson sat dousted by Mr. Taggart in aid of

Programmes said "I eaid to accused I on it."

have another objeet-that of enemy's point of view, This would provide a compre them by the Kowloon Residents' this great cause.

WitnessAnd I told you that making the ship's employers hensive collection of material for the neutral historian to Association. Be that as it may, will be sold from ten cents each. also will see to this. You will get to work upon, so that the net result might reasonably it's something to the good that a A large number of leading firms do for me, will you?" Then I had the others paid 200 yen or 300 yen carry out the accused's Instruc

start has at last been made. In have generously contributed in this charge made against him, for a passage.

The acoused This ticket, Be, if not the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the its new sphere of activity we wish kind to this Fund, a list of which came ashore to see the Nether

lands Consul, who said he did which was from Vladivostook to j the Association every sucgass, will be published later. truth, at least an approximation thereto,

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and practical.

of the facts of the secossion andits aftermath.

was not presaed during the war, Governor and Suite. Mrs. Woods dining saloon).

But will preside at the Chichering in This plan of having histories written by a third party has for very obvious reasone.

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