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ABUSIVE DOG OWNER.

European in Court.

John Thompson, s mastar mariner, was this morning obarg fed on remand with disorderly be

haviour and with assanling an Indian police sergeant Acounter charge of assault was preferred against the Indian by the defend- Bat.

Mr. T. H. King (Deputy Super intendent of Police), who pro secuted, said that briefly, the facts of the case were that the sergeant, who Was 00 patrol -duty from 3 to 9

p.m. от the night before Inst, Afrived at the junction of Des Voeux Road and Pedder Street. A constable who was on point duty had to go away for a minute and the sergeant took over this man's duties. Whilst standing thare the sergeant saw a Chow dog running about the streets and

CHINA COAST SERVICE, frightening Chinese pedestrians.

New Appointments, Captain F. H. Jeune, of the Wenchow, has signed off.

Mr. D T. James, from reserve has gone acting master, Wen- chow.

Mr. A. Fillingham, chief officer, Suiyang, has gone chief officer, Fengtien.

Mr. W. J. Andrews, from leave. has gone chief officer, Suiyang

Mr. W. G. Mackenzie, second officer. Paoting, is on reserve.

Mr. H. R. Jessop. second engineer, Wachang. has signed

A LITERARY ENTENTE. It is not as widely known as it deserves to be that a literary enterte between England and France "sprung up during the War. The literatures of the two countries havo touched at many points in the course of time, and the idea was mooted of establish ing a definite link by means of annual prizes. Taken up with considerable scheme has already produced some works of note, and in the off. Fortnightly Review Mrs Margaret, L. Woods contributes a descrip- tion of the movement, including a thoughtful analysis of "Dansons la Trampouse. upon rhich Lady Northcliffe specially estowed a prize. The article also comprises a review of the second choice on the list of the French committee -"L'Heroique Pastorals," a war

book

Da being reliered by the con- stable the sergeant went after: the dog which went under the yong Hotel and stood by two verandah of the Hoagkong Europeans, one of whom was the defendant The sergeant went up to these men and asked in polite terms if the dog belonged

any of them. The only answer the sergeant received was given Language, and by the defendant in abusiv

he stooped down to capture the dog with the intention of bringing it

the Police Station, he recei da blow on his shoulder from

the defendant. The sergeant very rightly seized the defendant engineer.by the arm with the intention of

charging him.

Mr. I. Callender, from leave, has gone second Wuchang.

Mr. W. Lamont, from leave, has gone chief engineer, Wen-

chow.

Mr. J. Ryles has been appointed third engineer, Wenchow.

Mr. J. M. Morren, from reserve. has gone acting chief officer, Wasang

Mr. T. Ogier, acting chief officer, Wosang, bas gone chief officer, same ship.

Mr. N. Churchill, from reserve has gone second officer, Yusang.

Mr. C. Winthrope, second officer, usang, has gone super- numerary second officer, Loong-

Wo.

Mr. D. G. Caires has been ap pointed supernumerary second

cer, Tuckwo.

A constable from the Hongkong Hotel door assisted the sergeant in bringing the

defendant to the Police Station.

Evidence was given by the sergean: bearing out Mr. King's tion, said he had been 22 years statement. Witness, in examina-

in the force. and

Wax

Dow

in the traffic section. As to the actual words. he used to the defendant and the

them to be as follows:- Hatter's replies, witness deposed

Sergeant: Please you catch this dog.

Defendant: Get

away you

abuse me, but catch this dog,

Sergeant: Please Jou not

Defendant was alleged to have replied to this by telling the sergeant to go to h-

by Louis Vuillemin. Mrs. Woods pointedly remarks: "L'Heroique Pastorals is a far better and more interesting book than the majority of novels which have come across the Channel of Isto years. It is, however, to be feared that the dislike of our people to remembering the war may prevent it from being read here. The French do not suffer from this bysterical retrospective horror. They wish to remember the heroism and endurance shown by their countrymen; they wish to remember the lessons saught by sufferings aven greater than our

Mr. J. H. Davey, second officer, own." Mirs. Woods sketches rapid-Luenbe. has gone acting chief ly the historical relations between officer, same ship. the literatures of the two countries before coming to the post-war movement. "It occurred to a small body of Frenchwormen during the war to be exact, in 1918-that they might build certain literary bridges, such as often outlast gineer, Kingsing, has gone second that the words "If you shoot more solid structures, between engineer, Waishing- France and the Allied Countries.

Mr. R. Fergason, second officer, Waishing, has gone supernomer- a second officer, Luenho.

In reply to Mr. King the reluctance displayed by the sergeant said that on account of defendant towards being taken Mr. R. J. McClelland, chief into custody, they bad some difficulty in bringing him to the officer, Luenho, is on leave.

Cross-examined by Mr. D. H.

Mr. G. Parterfeld, acting chief Police Station. engineer, Tungshing, bas gone Blake, witness denied that he second engineer, Kingsing

threatened to shoot the dog. or

Mr. R. Thomson, second en-

Mr. C. Russ, second engineer. Waishing, bas gone acting chief engineer, Tungshing.

This body was a committee forra- ed about 1900 in consequence of the Goncourt Academy refusing to admit women, and was connected with the Femina and Vie Felching.

the dog I will shoot Your bead off" were ever used by the defendant

Inspector Grant, in the witness Mr. W. A. Pavloff, chief officer, was in a very excited condition bax deposed that the defendant usbun, bas gone chief officer, when brought before him to be Mr. A. M. Copp has been charged. He several times used formed for the purpose of giving Ppointed second officer, Felchin witness' pressace and witness filthy names towards the sergeant an auncal prize mounting to £40 105.

Heureuse magazines. It had been

to a French work of imagination.

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Examined by Mr. King, de- prize to each of the Allied member of Parliament and his fendant said he previously com- Countries. It was, however, only wife touring in their coa mauded the Chaloo from Home, in respect to England that that 9tituency might have come from and had been in Hongkong since Douglas Jerrold in a dark mood April. He had not been in em The English side of the Com-of sardonic disgust. As a rule ployment since that period. Re mittee has recommended in its Mr. Lyons prefers to make fun ferring to

to our neighbours works with his victims, rather than shy evidence he gave in the witness that part of the Cicely Hamilton's savagely at their more exposed box of the dog following £1,000,000 Bankoote." in which the carrying out of improvements ** William. &D

Englishman." points. He is very pleasant with Chinese woman who was carry he described the miserable lot of at Government House. The Richard Fryce's "Statue in the the anxieties of the country ing a bit of meat, defendant said Wood," Mrs. Scott Dawson's police at the activities of amateur that it was

* man who wandered about a work consists of pulling down the "Wastrols"; while subsequently caravaners, with the efforts of

in the nature of big city, starving and homeless, existing stables and out-buildings dog to do so. The ser Mra. Constance Holme won the amiable folk in villages to assist geant and two other constables though all the time he had in his and erecting new block com. prize with "The Splendid Fairing," brotherhood, with his own jacom came and stood before him in a pocket the biggest banknote ever prising a garage, laundry and the other two books selected being petence as a purchaser of horses row, laughing in unison for about sterling. You see, the poor fellow new carriage drive, and alter- printed, one for a million pounds custodian's quarters forming a "Shuttered Doors," by Mrs. Hicks sad a driver of ass89. Beach, and The Imperfect larly engaging is the tale which bined with the abusive language who could do so would change

Pertico five minutes. Their conduct.com-had no other money, and no onestions to the eastern entrance. Mother," by J. D. Beresford. relates how he met an ass on the they used towards him, was very the big note.

Tenders are also being called! Lady Northchiffe, it is added, as high-road, too hastily assumed it provocative.

It has often been for the construction of a re- president for the past year, has was his own Zenobia, with the refrained from striking then re- In this instance, at any rate, feet 8 inches long by 41 feet 4 Nevertheless, he said that novelists are prophets.inforced concrete public pier, 160 admirably chaired the Com-result that two donkeys passed amembering that they were police Mark Twain proved to be one, for; inches wide, and approach at mittee and "was inspired with the | night in the shed.

constables. It WAX R great happy and generous idea of

indignity for him, & white mau, millionaire, & countryman of his kong.

years after he wrote that tale, a Queen's Statue Square, Hong- founding a prize on this side as a

Many German flying men to be dragged to the Police pendant to that given by the have contributed to this account Station. He had had experience, actually get into a similar French Committee." Quite a of

trouble. the achievements of the with Indians, and

Ralph Brandreth, recalled feature swong

the English German Air Force during the that in India they followed a staying at an hotel in Brussels. for three long weeks, until cables young American millionaire, was vagrancy. And there he stayed writers has been the saccess of war, but their accents are alike. better procedure of allowing when he found that he had run from New York released him. lady candidates.

The German air fighters were white man to arrest a white man, short of cash, and nothing but brave men, and if we are remind-leasing black men to do other chegas for a very large sum. The butterflies, white ants, frogs, June Men have been known to eat Mr. Neil Lyons is a delightfuled of the fact very frequently work essayist in relation to the lighter and

rather grandiose Side of London life. In A Mar-language, we need not begrudge and the address by Mr. Blake for thing to do with the cheque. Mr. ensils, cooked orysanthemums, At the conclusion of evidence hotel-keeper asked him to pay up bugs, white mice dipped in honey, or leave, but refused to have any mole soup, birds' nests, locusts, ket Bundle (Thornton Butter-them their patriotic enthusiasm. the defence, his Worship said: I

both worth, 7s.)-he-shows himself as a The character of Major Georg find

Brandreth thereupon left the hotel and so on. In the island of charges against member of the older school, Paul Neumann's volume "The John Thompson proved. $15 to find, s friend who, he knew, Formosa dogs' feet are considered which flourished under Punch in German Air Force in the Great for disorderly behaviour and $25 could identify him. On the way great delesey. People who its early and mid-Victorian days, War" (Hodder and Stoughton, on the charge of assault. The managed to lose his identifica- read this may be horrified, for a school untouched by the polite 169) may be gauged from this charges against Sergeant No. 26 on papers, and when he got to getting that they like pigs féet his journey's end it was only to themselves, to say nothing of ox sophistications of Cambridge, a extract: "Our fighting pilots are not proved.

find that his friend had left. tall soup and calves' brains! In school unafraid of vulgarity, and were like the knights of old, and at times capable of brutality the names of our fallen beroes CHINESE VOCATIONAL EDUCA- Coming back to Brussels, Mr. Engiand people employ boss only Brandreth spake of his dilemma as manufacturers of honey, but which, almost purely artistic in will always be cherished with the motive, was terribly personal ingratitude, the love, sad the ad-

The Chinese Vocational Edu-to the police, but since he had no in Chians, when a negro is stung efect. Of that

violence Mr. unration of the entire German Cational Association is amng-papers, they refused to believe by a bee, he proceeds to catch Eu Lyons is not often guilly, though people, and growned with the ing to hold a big conference in him, and placed him in the St many of the insects as he chu "The Frights "an account of a laurels of immortality."?

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