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WEDDING RECEPTION.

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1923,

DAY BY DAY.

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ANOTHER SHOOTING

AFFAIR.

Young Chinese Badly Wounded,

MOTOR CYCLISTS FINED.

For Speeding in Kowloon.

When

Sum

the

asked to plead by

tba Magistrate,

defon would like to dant said be have a definition of the word recklessness.” He lailed to sen

Altached to this. historical summary is a statistiquł abstract. Here in tabulated form, the

A NATION THAT CEASES TO reader gels a bird's-eye view of PRODUCE ORIGINAL AND INVER- the Colony's progress. Trade, TIVE MINDS, BORN TO ADVANCE

Mr. H. W. Chaney, of Maaars. Finance, Population, Public THE LAND MARKS OF KNOW- Health, Public Instruction, and LEDGE OR SKILL, WILL RECEDE

Revenge is believed to have Falmer and Turner, was ano- FROM STEP TO STEP TILL IT been the motive of an attempted waned before Mr. E. W. Hamil Public Order to all charted. LOSES EVEN THE SECONDARY murder by a number of armed on, the Magistracy" this and eminently illuminating the MERITS OF IMITATION AND IN-men in Tong Sum Lane at 10,30 morning, for driving motor cycle No. 320 in a reckless or negligent igures are, providing materialDUSTRY.-Hallans.

last night. enough for leading articles

A young men living in Cheung manner, or at a speed dangurona We have received from the su Street West, went over to to the public, in Nathan Road, galore. Lot as take a few of the Hongkong General Chamber of Yaumas from Hongkong last Kowloon, at 6,10 on the evening salient features. No figures of Commerce a bound copy of the night to visit a friend. He was of the 9th, last.

along Tung non-Chinese population are given report of the Committee for the walking

past year.

Lane when he was suddenly till 1844. In that gear the non-

Bred at from behind by Chinese numbɔred 4*4, while the Two robbers boarded a cargo one of

A Keng who, he Chinese had swelled from 5,650 boat lying in Causeway Bay Isst noticed, had followed him for in the first year to 19,009, so that night and stole a tin box contain some distance. Before the shoot-how a man with one foot on the ing $335 worth of jewellery and ing he thought the men were brake, another foot on the clutch the Colony's population amount-3380 in money,

merely pedestrians and paid no and his band on the slot could be ed to 19,463. The steps by which]

attention to them, It was not driving recklessly.

Lance Sergeant Bakar, the pros- The World Theatre is showing until he was attacked thất he] the aggregate of these latter days has been reached are shown today fascinating comedy realised he had been shadowed ecutor, stated that the defendant romance entitled "The Man Who Several shots were fired, one was driving at a speed of twenty- year by year, with some curious Lost Himself. It has an element bullet entering his back and five miles an hour, ahead of motor fuctuations here and there. of mystery and a touch of drams, penetrating the lung. The gang cycle No. 190. There ware many

and should prove a popular draw. | scattered when the victim Chinese about at the time.

Mr. Chaney said this be and Turning to finance, we and

collapsed, and all managed

the other cyclists were going up that in the frst year for which Leave of absence on private 15 mste their escape.

The wounded man was remov-an incline and they accelarated the figures are given in dollars, affairs has been granted to Cap-

tain F. L. Brows, O.B.E, RE, ed to the Kwong Wah Hospital. their speed. When two cycles 1562, the Calany's reve + was from July 24th. to November where the ballet was extracted. were passing a place, they would $631,268, expenditure being 30th., with permission to proceed About a week ago the victim make a good deal of noise which the Sar- 8587,634 In 1858 a big jump was to Yaopan. French Indo-China was called to give evidence as an had probably led

informer in a case at the Magis geant to think that they were recarded, the revenne.reaching and Siam.

tracy, and it is believed that the going at a greater speed than $1,134 106, only to fall back, how- A Chinese shopkeeper of 17, outrage was committed at the the actual rate. He had cycled · aver: and it was not potil 1877 Des Voux Road West reports instigation of a party concerned good deal in England and that the total again reached seven that yesterday morning be in the case. figures. There WAS another entrusted $1 440 to an employee to settle a deb: with the Kwong relapse, but from 1880 the revenue started on steady advance. When the present century began

France and had never been charged before with reckless driving.

The Magistrate, pointed out to

Sang Hong firm. The foki ABSENTEE WITNESSES.the defendant that in one place disappeared.

Our Macao correspondent states that business is gradasily being resumed, although most of

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Application to Read Depositions.

bà might drive at a speed of 30 The Reception arranged in con-

miles and yet not break the law, nection with the wedding of Mr.

wbile in another place he would J. W. Franks and Miss G. Yennell,the revenue was $4,200,000; in on the 20th. July, will be held at 1918 it had altained to $18,665,245.

be run in if he were going at half that speed. He imposed a fine of Volunteer Headquarters, instead (Last year's revenue totalled the shops are only half opened. Io a robbery caso at the

$5. of at Victoria Gaol.

$17,728,131.) The

Many people bave coma into Criminal Sessions before the Chief progress 13

Mr. G. T. Padgett, the driver of Mscio from Heungshan and Justice (Sir Wm. Eses-Davies) motor cyola No. 190, war bet illustrated also by the Colony's Senhui to avoid being plundered this mornier, a woman and her charged with the same, offence. rateable value, which, standing by Sun Yat-sen's citizen soldiers. husband, who were the owners of He was also fined $5. at #1,662,000 in 1871, reached

the shop at which the alleged

After Hours. $17,108,959 in the last year week shows nine cases of plague to have left the Colony and it was the Magistrate in a

The health return for the past robbery took place, were stated A fine of $5 was imposed by covered by the abstract One (seven fatal), three of small-pex impossible to serve them with against the driver of motor more illustration. In 1844, 538 | (xil faini), two of diphtheria Inon-process.

car Να 1 for driving in Mr. H. X. Holmes (Crown ships, tonnage 189,257, entered | fatal) and one fatal case each of

at 3 Kowloon

o'clock. in the port: in 1920, no fewer than pateric fever and cerebro-spinal Solicitor), who conducted the pros the morning without a permit farer. All were Chinese. There ecation, applied for the admis- from the police. The summons 21,498 visaals, tonnage 21,576,139, ware also two deaths from in-sion, of the depositions, without was brought under the regulation If Hongkong's area is not very arrived, the British percentage fusors-one Japanese and one which, he said, he could not which forbids livery or public large, the production of a history being 5.33. These are but a few Chiness.

motor cars being driven after 1 o'clock in the morning

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 18th July, 1922.

HONGKONG'S HISTORY.

of the Colony from its idception.examples of the development even in the most condensed forms, depicted in this two dollars'

is a very considerable under-worth of Hongkong history. taking. The Government has

ljust issued a compact volume!

ander the title of an "Historical The Bogey-Man.

and Statistical Abstract of the

BASEBALL.

California University v. Hongkong.

unknowa...

until the driver bad been wazued

proceed with the case.

Neighbours of the man and woman in question were called to show that they had left the Ramsay, of the Dragon Garage, In reply to the Magistratë, Kr. Colony, their whereabouts being which owns car. No. 1, said that the lady who engaged the car His Lordship bold there was no telephoned to the Water Folice affirmative evidence that the couple had left the Colony. He before she went out, and was in- Though we may at some future The University of California decided that he could not admit formed that it would be all right. According to a Sergeant of the Colony of Hongkong, 1841-1920." date witness further wars invely-Glas Club arrives in Hongkong on the evidence. It would be creat Water Police, the lady did not communicate with the police The publication was started in ing Great Powers, we rather think Thursday by the Empress of ing & dangerous precedent if the 1906, and in 1911 an enlarged that Mr. Robert Smillie, who has Canada and will be with us Court were to hold that the bare

that he would be summoned. adition was published with the again thrust bimself into public several days. The Theatre Royal statement that certsio witnesses prominence, is playing the bogey-has been engaged and, judging by who were bound by recognisances intention that it should appear man by hinting at a possible reports from Tokyo, Shanghai and to appear were not in the Colony decennialis, hence the present clash of arms between Japan and Manila, a very enjoyable concert justified their depositions being volume. Naturally, the events America over China's coal ra-will be given. The Glee Club has read. It would create a preced- sources. Mr. Smillie, when be seven Varsity baseball players it was always, most desirable. ent of a very dangerous character. have to be detailed in what may spoke as be did," was evidently including the University of

star pitcher. be termed skeleton form-con- searching round to find some cir-California

The bis Lordship continued, that

"I am tired of it," said Mr. R.E. siderations of space preclude the cumstance which, by a stretch Hongkong Baseball Club has witnesses should be present in

advocates an opportunity to Lindsell at the Magistracy this narrative style; but within the of the imagination, could fit in arranged a game with them for order to give prisoners or their with his idea that the greed of Saturday, July 22nd., at Happy

morning when he bad before him compass of a single volume of capitalists might produce another Valley, and, judging by the fine cross-examine them.

Prisoner was discharged add a case which has been adjourned modest dimensions will be found war. He hears something about work of the local team last Satur- the recognisances of the absentee three times. Arising out of a came

the almost limitless supplies of coal day against Canton, the Univer

THREE TIMES

· ADJOURNED.

Magistrate Tired of Case.

Ja chronicle of the leading in Chics, conjures up. & vision ofsity players will have their work witnesses ordered to be con-in which a coòlie estreated his

fiscated

PASSING THROUGH,

bail of $10 by failing to answer * rences year by year. Wessy in Japan coveting these, easily finds tot out for them. Thegame will

charge of damping earth in skeleton form "because there is a ikely objector in the United start até p.m. weather permitting,

Kowloon, * watchman Was

to alleged no room to enlarge upon the States and points the moral for the and it is certain that the spect

have received $20 from the... · „coolie's various topics, despite which the benent of his listeners. But, so stors will witness the beat game

far as we are able to judge, there of the season.

master in consideration compilers have assembled a re-is not the remotest likelihood of The Hongkong tearo showed by

Banishee's Excuse.

of the privilege to dump the earth markable quantity of information. America and Japan coming to last Saturday's game that they are

on the land of the watchman'a “ Pleading that he was only employer. When the watchman As an example of the concise war on such an issue. There may now in mid-season form and are

be, and probably are, Japanese as playing airtight baseball. In passing through Hongkong and was first charged three weeks plan, take the following from the well as other foreigners who Gilson they have discovered one did not intend to live here, Shek ago, Mr. H. E. Lo, for the opening year's record:

would like to exploit China's coal of the best pitchers in Hongkong Tak, alias Leung Yan, stood in defence, said he would have the resources, but to suggest that During the game with Canton be the dock at the Criminal earth removed, and he obtained. Hongkong is taken over (26) Japan has graedy ayes on these put out three of Canton's men la Sessions, befors the Chief week's remand for the work. 1.1841) and Govt. administered supplies and is prepared to fight one innings with four pitched balls Justice (Sir Wm. Beer-Davies) During the week, Mr. Lo handed by Capt. Elliot as Chief Super-to secure them is to be mischiev-and again with fire. The whole this morning, charged with being the case cu to Mr. A. E. Hall, intendent of the Trade of Br. ously panicky. There is no team backed him up in big League in the Colony on June 9th. con- who, at the pest bearing, told evidence whatever of such an style, only two errors occurring trary to an order of deportation, the Magistrate that he could not, subjects in Chins in accordance outcome.

on Hoogkong's side.

dated July 25th, 1918. Frisoner undertake to remove the obstruc- H. E. the Officer Administering explained that he had left Macaotion. with proclamation, issued by

Another week's remand the Government has been invited owing to the labour trouble there, was ordered by the Magistrate. him (Jan. 29), which also de- Any Change of Heart?

to be present and extra seating but he had not intended to come clared that Chinese should be Mr. Smillie's spheresis obviously accommodation has been arranged back to Hongkong to stay.

This morning Mr. E. C. Lee for the prosecution, was saked by governed according to the laws not in the realm of foreign politics, in anticipation of big crowd,

His Lordship took this as a the Magistrate if he had bas of China and others according to nothing. We can, however, about which he palpably knows!

plea of not guilty.”

svidence ready." Mr: Les replied The jury were Mesers. A. E in the negative. the iswe of Gt. Britain-Feb-{agree with him, that there is

HUHAN TO CANCEL INDEPEN-

Glover (foreman), G. N. W. Dor- Why not?” asked his War- British and foreign merchants something incongruous in thei

DENCE

kink. F. X. Soares, J. B. Ross, H-ship. came from Macao to prospect fact that, amidst all the talk of

The native press states that on. Fethwick, C. Crofton and A Mr. Lee :-I presumed the case. international peace, rivalry in

June 27 and 28 General Chao Kissin. -March.-Building commenced. the production of aeroplanes, Heng-ti, Commander-in-Chief of Evidence was given by an The Magistrate-What are

would be dropped. Mesers, Jardine, Matheson & bombs and poison-gas, to Haase, despatched two telegrams, Indian watchman that be was on you doing here? Co. erected first substantial name

fow death-

one to President Li Yuan-hung the Cheung Chau wharf and in Mr. Lee said he was waiting house and godowne at East dealing agencies, goes on space and the other to Premier Yeu, consequence of a complaint of for Mr. Ball.

Despite the Washington Confer indicating that the Province of stealing he went on board a junk The Magistrate-I put over ence, there is very little to suggest Hanan is willing to cancel its in- and arrested prisoner and took the case for soother wack, and if In this succent manner all the deliberate determination on the

dependence.

him to the Police Station.

nothing more is done, part of the nations of the world notable or noteworthy happen to put an end to all warfare.

Sargt. Vincent, of the Records throw the case out. Department produced a deports, Hogs, political, commercial, social, Haval and military reductions on

and general, are sat down. The percentage basis do not reason of nations not being pretion order banishing prisoner for

materially help in that direction, pared to trust each other. There life. first dollar, quotation that we because the relative positions of are, happily, po prospects of In paming sentence of thres come across is in 1852, when the the nations remain unchanged another big war for some years, years' imprisonment, bir Lordship Mr. G. Hamr pleasing figure of 46. 101fd. 5. The problem of disarmament is but that, we fear, is rather due to told accused that he was a bad Town Clerk was recorded. Coming nearer to admittedly one of extreme the crippling effects of the last character. His record was a bad appointed Ulers to difficulty, and progress towards ophesyal then to any wholesale one and since 1907 he had been fu- shire County Coupo our own date, more space is the goal of complete, and lasting change of homit amongst the tyrisoned several times for stealing of £5,000 year. His Ister

and returning from banishment., Liverpool was 123 800 allotted to the year's doings: peace is no doubt hindered by nations of the earth

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