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capture the little city of War chow. How, therefore, does he expect to subjugate the North? The idea is altogether too fantastic. If the Sun party wants' to make good, there is only one NOT ENTITLE YOU TO ONE- way to do it-abolish all military

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is assured and personal liberty in the Colony yesterday. respected. The process may be slow, and even painful. It is the Hon, Mr. A. O. Langisat present We regret to hear that the only "constitutional" way.

sick and in hospital.

Imperial. Preference.

It is in contemplation to build

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. SEQUEL TO A CANTON

TRIP

TO-DAYS MEETING.

A meeting of the Legislative KINGS PRIVATE CHARGED

WITH DESERTIONA Council was held this afternoon. “

H.E the Governor (Sir Edward A district court martial assem Stubbs, K.C.M.G.) presided and bled at Murray Barracks - this there were also present : 2.

morning to try Private RG. The Hon Mr. A. G. M. Baker, of the rd. B., King's Fletcher. C.M.G.. Colonial Se-Regiment, on charges of (1) D«- serting the Regiment on September 15th.. last, and (2) Losing: by neglect a part of his equipment- a greatcoat.

cretary.

The Han: Mr. J. H. Kemp, Attorney-General.

The Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, Colonial Treasurer.

The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, Director of Public Works.

The Court consisted of Bt. Major. E S. White, D.SO.. | R.A.M.C., (president) Capt. W, J. The Hon. Mr. E. A.- Irving,; Howard, King's Regt., and Liens, Director of Education.

¡A. Walsh, D.CM., ROA, The The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, prosecutor was Capt. W. A. Har Secretary for Chinese Affairs. hay M.C.. and the prisoner's

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock,¦friend Lieut. C. P. Moore. K. C.

The accused pleaded "not The Hon. Mr. P. R. Holyoak. guilty" to the first charge and The Hon. Mr. A R. Lowe.

guilly" to the second. The Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Sqn.j The Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. S. B. B. McElderry, Clerk

of Councils.

Colonies. As Reuter's cable pub-" Viscountess Jellicoe and her lished yesterday put it-The daughter arrived this morning by acceptance by the Imperial Gov- the ss. Aki Maru. She was met erament of the principle that by Captain Neville, A. D. C. to these Empire-grown products be H. E the Governor, and then

Evidence was given by B admitted duty free is regarded as proceeded to Government House, !

Corporal and a Lance Corporal as of ürst class significance. Sir P. where she stays during her brief;

to accused being found absent on Lloyd Graeme emphasised that visit here.

September 15th, and his greatcost preference was the underlying

being found missing. principle of the Government,;

case brought by Mr.

BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

Sergi. R. Fowler, who was on whose desire was that the Con- Mackenzie, Colonial Veterinary The Council agreed to the first duty as Provost Sergeant on the.. ference should work out practi-Surgeon, against a coolie for reading of a Bill intituled An night of September 23rd., deposed cable steps to improve the damaging the hood of his car, was Ordinance to amend the Births to noticing the accused about production and trade prospects in dismissed by Mr. C. D. Melbourne and Deaths Registration Ordin-10.55 that night at the corner of all parts of the Empire." This at the Police Court this morning,ance. 1896, may be merely the thin end of the his Worship holding that no wedge. It is not surprising that wilful or malicious intent was! India, which does a voluminous; shown by the coolie. trade with foreign countries, should object, quite apart from any possible political motives.

NEW TERRITORIES.

Garden Road and Queen's Road, some fifty yards from the The first reading of a Bill the Regiment.. The accused was barracks, talking to two men from tituled An Ordinance to amend in civilian shirt and trousers, and

Suicide by means of opium further the New Territories Reappeared to be wearing two or

gulation Ordinance, 1910, was Tai-agreed to.

As for the Crown Colonies, most, married woman living at

cap, coat or boots. Knowing the of them depend on a big free trade Yuan Street yesterday. On dis- BUSINESS FRAUDS, roan to be an absentee, witness for their prosperity, and among covery of her condition. her The Council approved the had him put under detention. CHEBB-BUNESE-At St the merchants who do business relatives removed her to hospital, second reading of the Bill intitul-The accused on the way so the John's Cathedral, on the 10th, in their territory are many who but death occurred 20 houred An Ordinance to prevent cer guard room stated that he had October, 1923, Stanford Frank are not British subjects. When a afterwards, the woman never tain fraudulent transfers of bust-intended giving himself up when Chubb, younger son of Mrs. L. M. small Colony does a large tran-recovering consciousness.

it grew darker. Chubb of Olveston, Gloncestër-shipment trade, and especially af

After other avidence had been called. Pte. Baker elected to give evidence in his defence and to call witnesses.

The Telegraph.

HONGKONG, 11th Oct., 1923.

SUN'S EXPEDITION.

cedents.

was

nesses.

This Bill later went through its remaining stages and was passed. FINANCIAL VOTES. The following financial votes the Finance

Committee

AITED FOR DARKNESS. He said that on the night of

shiro, to Margaret Ella Dorothea re-export trade, questions of pre- A man armed with a fully Bunesc, only daughter of Mrs.ference, even for just a few loaded revolver and having a A. M. Travers of Yunnanfu. things, must at least arouse sus packe: of pepper in his possession picion of the probable effects. was arrested by a watchful de- Thus, we expect to hear a great tective in Reclamation Street, were referred to deal more of this matter before Yaumati. last night. He any final decision be arrived at charged before Mr. J. R. Wood,: $10,000 on account of Public September 23rd., when he arrived Hongkong's interests, along with this morning and remanded to Works, Extraordinary, Hongkong, back in Hongkong, he was in such a disgraceful condition as those of Singapore and other enable the Investigation Depart-additional school furniture. similarly placed ports, are very men: to enquire into his pre Department, other charges, fuel, to wait until the streets were $3,200 in aid of the vote Prison regards clothing that he decided closely involved.

more deserted before returning to If Dr. Sun Yat-sen has defin- A Bad Precedent.

barracks, On reaching the It is not surprising, either, to Garrison took place last week-

The change in the Singapore ·

Garden Road-Queen's Road corner itely decided to raise another

find the Home papers making end, when the 2nd Battalion of

he met a Lance Corporál, and expedition to make war against such a big stir over the subject, the

Private of his regiment. Sergt. the North, we can only conclude as disclosed in cables received arrived and the 2nd Middlesex Royal Sussex Regiment

Fowler just then came along either that he has been badly to-day. Apparently the issue is

and placed him under arrest, Regiment, which had been

The accused added that for advised or is once again the to be made a keenly fought party stationed there since January,

affair, with,

three months or more prior to think, the 1921, left for India. The Sussex we victim of a delusion that he can majority of the British public Regiment has gone to Singapore

Frequent reports concerning absenting himself, he had had no in this way bring peace to the against a protectionist policy after serving for two years in tomed us to read without sur was very much distressed about our armed robbers have accus. news whatever from Home, and

proposals will mean an additional

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tralian proposals) en bioc, they run!

ANOTHER ROBBERY.

2

ARMED MEN STAY EIGHT HOURS.

Prise the methods and vagaries it. If he had not met the twomen

country. The last expedition One journal hints that the new Constantinople. The regiment: was a hopeless failure and was burden on the taxpayer at Home. is commanded by Lieut. Col. S.

of these men, but one is not pre- from his regiment he would have “% de V. A. Julius. regarded by many of his followers It is notorious that taxation is

pared for the astonishing details been inside the barrack gates at as a very mistaken idea. We already much too heavy to be)

revealed in the latest case occur- the time the Sergeant mat him. Two more healthy for the country, and any discovered on board the President shop was raided and a safe rifled accused said he had been to Can- stowaways were ring last night, when a printer's Under cross-examination, the cannot see that the scheme now further impositions will serve to Taft before the steamer sailed of its contents. proposed is likely to lead to any rouse widespread antagonism

ton, and had returned via Kow- better results. Instead of helping against the Government. We from port yesterday. These men,

A report reached this paper loon. When he met the two men to-day that the Kam Fuk. at the street corner he told them towards peace, it is more probable realise the difficulties the Baldwin! who were Filipinos like the batch

Cabinet have to face. If they turn of ten previously unearthed in bookstore and printer's shop he was going to give himself up that it will increase the chaos down the Dominions' proposals were endeavouring to make for was entered by eight men. Private who met him were called the air passage between dock.at No. 103, Hollywood Road! The Lance Corporal and and prolong the strife between (which are particularly Aus- the United States and managed number of whom possessed as witnesses for the defence, and warring factions.

to delay discovery by two days.revolvers. The manager of the corroborated that when asked We have no particular love for the risk of being accused of want. The Water Police, to whom they shop and his fokis were bound where he was going he replied;

of sympathy. However, sentiment President Tsao Kun; neither do often has to give way to common were turned over by the ship's and gagged without a struggle "Back to barracks to give myself

officers. charged the fugitives and a key surrendered by the up." we admire the methods by which sense. I were better for the

before Mr. J. R. Wood at the former gave means of access to The Imperial Government to decide Police Court this morning and a the contents of the safe which, if the accused were found guilty Lieut. Moore pointed out that he has been "elected."

on a clearcut policy instead of; whole thing was a fares which dilly-dallying and possibly offend sentence of one months's hard amounting to $450, were some of intention to desert it meant a could not happen in any well- ing both sides. If the matterį

whatdisappointing for the raiders, very serious "thing for him. He ordered country. The plain truth, becomes an election issue, we

Apparently the robbers had had been in Canton, and could of course, is that there is no shall probably see a defeat of the CLASSICAL DANCING, been informed that a larger sum easily have deserted had he

present Government. Dried fruit

was to be found on the premises, wanted to. The Court should. Government in Chias in the might be a small matter in it-

and made close investigations as find the accused guilty, if they sense that Westerners use the self, but, as we have already

to its whereabouts. The demean- did find him guilty, of the lesser- term-neither in the North nor stated, there might be greater A DELIGHTFUL MATINEE. our of the manager was reason- charge of absenting himself.

developments yet. It is the principle that counts; and we house at the Theatre Royal last was

There was again a crowded ably humble. He said that what Capt. Hannay drew the Court's found in the safe re-attention to the sections of the and the other, autocracy rules much doubt whether the already evening, when the pupils of Miss presented all the money in the Army Act which laid down that "Constitutionalism over-taxed consumer is likely to Violet Capell, assisted by Miss shop, and eventually after hav- if a soldier even went over a wall favour the scrapping of Britain's Daisy O'Keefe, gave a repeat per ing turned the whole place in civilian clothes, he could be traditional fiscal policy.

formance of their display of upside down. the gang was held guilty of desertion, and the classical dancing which gave such obliged to come to the sorrowful mere fact of his surrendering, great delight on Saturday last. conclusion that no more money even in uniform, did not ebaalve The programase was the same as was to be found.

him from a charge of desertion. What was on the previous occasion, excapt-

not due to the The Court was closed for a few

in the South. In both the one

supreme.

is at a premium. The Republic

HARBOUR SWIM,

LIST OF ENTRIES.

labour was indicted on esch.

far

&

does not exist. It never has. Dr. Sun, of course, does not like the! election of Tsao Kun. We pre- sume he would object to anyone

ing that in the Dutch dance the fault of the manager was con- minutes to consider the finding. [not holding his own views. But

grudge, Accused was found guilty. His Under the auspices of the place of Miss Kathleen McEwen, sidered cause to endeavour to oust the present V.R.C., the annual harbour swim who was absent through indis for the gang very maliciously record, which was read out, in- occupant of the presidential is to take place this month. On position, was taken by Miss ruined the books and other cluded a number of cases of goods, and by the time they absenting himself without leave chair by military force is merely this occasion, the contest will be Capell

divided into three classes for The whole display was immen. had finished with the stock and various minor offences. He to continue the state of civil war Chinese, for ladies and for all sely enjoyed. The little dancers of the shop. there was little left was 23 years of age, and had just under five years Fervice to bla and internal chaos which has comers. The first class will com- all did their part splendidly, that possessed any value.

It was at nine o'clock that the eredit already lasted far too long. Such pete on the 16th inst., the ladies showing that they had been well!

on the 17th, and the open contest trained, and their performance gang first appeared on the scene.. a step also is equivalent to an will be held on the 18th. The was a distinct tribute to Miss Two advance scouts entered the abandonment of Dr. Sun's entries are as follows:-

Capell's teaching abilities, place as the shutters were being The Mirace laris and Phyllis Another feature was the artis- put up and whilst the attention of The more educated of the band fessed policy of reunification by |

Muriel Blusedor, Molly tie stage setting, whilst the the fokis was being taken up with chose whatever books" "they" Hunt, peaceful methods.

Groundwater, Gamesy and D. effective costumes greatly con- a make-belief on the part of the thought diverting from the stock the shop and It is the sheerest nonsense to Wichell; D. Lyon, A May, E. Afribute to the success attained, men at buying, others of the gang of goods in say that sufficient troops can be Noomba, Gunner McDade, At the close, Miss Capell and invaded the place in a body. Re- whiled away a few

sleep. Just found to make the expedition assump:so, B. L. W. Depelt, C. Mise O'Keefe joined in a Chopin volvers were brandished about in before

B. Easterbrook, A- Busscheat, waltz, which was perfectly done the usual theatrical manner and midnight, their sumber success. Why, even the unrest . Tillery. Y. Hamsay, Gosano and byegght forth loud applause the whole of the fokis, as well as disturbed by knocking at the door. in one Province and that one Kojimas, Bombardier Wood, and from the delighted audience the manager, were hustled into a The intruder turned out to be As on Saturday night, there back room, bound and, lest they merely a foki who had gone out supposedly under Dr. Sun's con- Soejuma; 11. T. Bbia, Leung Sui trol has involved the calling in, Ferng Ping kwai, Leung Tit were numerous bouquets and should feel the cold, blankets were of the shop before the entr sang. Lo Kuying, Chan Kwong boxes of abocolates handed up to thrown over them and in this robbers. He was imme of outside troops and

the shing, Sung Lu-tak, Wong Kam the little performers, who one and manner the victims stayed for the made, on entering, to 1014

i whole night periodical rushing of men from fan, Tong Wing-kwong, Leung all had a most happy time. one from to another as the Sui-tak, Lai Sezs chiu, Ip Tuen- A word should be said for Mrs. Instead of making their depar- At five o'clock this mornin fortunes on each ratio. Deshing, Leung Wing lak, Pang Kon Peston, who was at the piano ture as one would expect after after a night's work wing, La Tin, Fung Man-kit C.Fthroughout, and who played most having made a reasonable agaich the ging roused then Sun has been unable, though he Yuen, Lai Chit was, Leung Butympathetically for the varions of the premises, the gang zemain their clumbers an

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