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HONGKONG, 2nd Sept., 1924.

OUR FOOD LAWS.

TUESDAY

EPTEMBE

DAY BY DAY.

that record could be excelled by many a moderate-sized town at Hothe, whero prosecutions for the

THREE THINGS MATTER nale of impure food are almost

WHAT_YOU_SAY, HOW IT IS) wookly occurrences. How often SAID, AND WHO SAYS IT, AND do we hear of such prosecutions THE LAST IS THE ONLY THING MATTERS. Dr. hero. Yet it will surely not bofTHAT REALLY contended that, amongst

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WICKERSHAM CASE.

MR. BREWER'S ADDRESS.

NEW BELGIAN LOAN.

FLOTATION IN AMERICA.

Brussels, Bopt. 1.

The Belgian Government han Police Methods Criticised. arranged for a six and a half por cent. loan of thirty million dollarn An interesting stage was roach-in the United States, redeemable ed this afternoon, at the Police in twenty-five years. It is stated hugo Chinese population, impuro Wo have rouceived a copy of the Court, in the caso in which David the money will be utilised for food is unknown. What in annual report of the Hongkong Boiknap Wickersham was charg withdrawing the Treasury Bonds of General Chamber of Commerce. od with issuing false statements issued in the United States in notoworthy in tho list

in connection with the America 1920.-Router, analyses mado last year is that

"Spiritualism" will be tho Asistle Commercial Coinpany, of

Now York, Bupt. 1.

headed by syndicato not a single instance of oxamin subject of this week's public wbloh ho was President, when

offoring thirty ing tinned food or inedioines lecture of the Hongkong Lodge Mr N. L. Browor, who is defend- Morgans is

million dollars Belgian Gold uceurs, neither is there any of the Theosophical Society. 16, Ing addressed the Banch

Mr Brower said:-I fool a sense Bonds, mentioned earlier in a montion of samples of moat, Queen's Rd. Contral, on Wednoa-

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sansayos ér the thousandant/day Sopt, 3rd, at 5.45 p.m. AB arolaf impotence regarding this case. Brüssole, message, at a price of

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AMERICAN TENNIS

CHAMPIONSHIP.

PATTERSON LOSES IN

warrant

for

Perhaps an Ibson might ad-194. --Renter's American Service. equately describa tho oraus anu Chinese prepared foods hav- Jing boon taken for examination A young Chinese maidservant stupidity, wilful malios and gross under the Ordinanco. Moreovor,foll from the second floor of No.illegality that has characterised I cannot. We have had 44 Taiyuen Stroot yesterday it considering the brend, Tard and! [whion sho overbalanced herself in thred witnesses for the defenco, Hour which is consumed by the drawing up the bamboo blinds of people of unblemished record The drop was auch A few po88088, sound native and European population the verandah. during a year, can it be seriously 30 foot one and the girl was businous folk of high standing

SEMI-FINAL, killed instantaneously, hor neck and good reputation. They have boen forced to stand In a suggested that possible im-being broken,

Forest Hill, Sopt. 1. pillory for weeks, havo ha purities are likely to be dis

In the somi-finals of the Auto- covered when throughout the Hongkong is to have something their private promises raided, whole twelve months only one superlativo in the way of a private documents taken, and rican singles lawn tonnis chant- documents, including pionship. Johnston boat G. L. musical treat in about two singlo sample onch of those.com months time, when the famous personal letters botwoon friends, Patterson, 6-2, 6-0, 6-0,~Router's

Gloo Singers, produced without reference to American Service. modities in Lakout Thon we Westminster

TILDEN IN FINAL.

Lator. think also of the raw and cooked are to appear here after a big their context, produced without tour in Australia. Mr Charles regard to their legal source,

In the other semi-final, Tilden moats which

Bee carriod

Stoughton, who is managing the and misconstrued with evory through Our dusty streets tour, is now in Hongkong, stay-ingenious inuendo possible. From beat Vincent Richards, 4-6, 6-2, absolutely uncovered, or, at best, ing at the Hongkong Hotel antil this soarchlight glare of publicity. 8-6, 4-6, 6-4.--Renter's American

they have omorged unshaken, Service. hidden boncalli a Mihy piece of the 5th instant.

with every jot and tittle ox-

an employee, waterproof material. Can all

Amongst the passengers who plaited, from an ordeal that not a that food bo puro. by the time it arrived by the Empress of Canada halfdozen in Hongkong could his monoy only as

endured successfully. With a guarantos of repurchase roaches the consumer? Obvious woro His Excellency Mr. Liang have

Shib-vi (former Chinese Minister Their reputation to the world at par. Lai himself admitted all This alone was ly not.

of Finance,) with wife and family; has always been spotless, but this in his fow unwitting lapsus So far, therefore, a food in Mr. and Mrs. A. Rt. Sutherland, anthing could speak so strongly into truth. spection goes in this Colony, the Mr. J. Harrington, Miss E. for their real problly as that this sufficient to dismiss the CRC, Middleton Smith, Miss M. Dintonsive search of their private since Lui's was the only com-

appearing till later, conditions leave very much to be Birt, Mr. A. Cameron, Mr. P. D. affairs revealed no hidden skele plaint, the other conspirators not Notwithstanding, the magis- desired. A Far Eastern city Sutherland, Mr. R. F. Mattingley,

DANGER OF ARREST. trale issuos the One of the objects which tho like this, with its tooming native Mr. J. S. Gubbay, Mr. S. M.

This case has 'clearly shown Wickoreham's arrest and im- Unofficial members of the Legis-population, should employ a staff Churn and Mr. F. J. Tavares.

what a real danger can bo 'the mediately proceeds to collect means of an illogul lative Council had in mind when of men doing nothing else hut

The Master of the 5.8. Empress magistrate's power of summary evidence by

This warraul they pressed for the creation of food inspection before it can of Canada, which arrived in port arrest. Anyone, however high search warrant.

for documents relat- Public Health Department at claim to be regarded as modern yesterday afternoon, has reported his station, can be arrested on the purported to grant power to

in that just before tho ship reached word of the dirtiost coolie. It is search

an indictable offunco." lust Thursday's meeting was the and thorough going

Shanghai, a Chinose stoorage true that an indictable offenceing to the work at proper inspection and control of methods. Yet

passenger, named Sim Tun-ken, must be substantiated, by Oath of If such were legal, It would

overboard and food. From the wording of the present devalves in the main on jumped

was the complainant, but what is an indeed bo terrible. No homo resolution, the inference was a handful of sanitary inspectors drowned. Lifebuoys were thrown satir to Lai, or hundreds like him would be safe and no possession that there is at present no who have more than enough to out and the ship inmediately that our liberties should be placed private. If I have a civil romody turned round. A lifeboat was at his morcy? It may be pointed against. ioy neighbour, t'were. adequate inspection or control of de in other plioros. Most also lowered and a search made, out that this is adapted from the foolish to enforce, whon, by allog

But,ing fraud (an indictable offence), English proceduro, True. the Colony's fondstuffs. Con-assuredly more men are needed but the body was not recovered.

Ronorally speaking. your English I can not only have him jalled John'shavo á souse of rosponsibility, pending trial, but by such a According

can caube bear falue, soarch warrant 1 and the fact that there are close of our pure fool laws, whether;

to be is firmly ingrained his innermost secrets nursing witness" Fuller writes from fon a million people living within we have a Public Health Dapart. Cathedral Notes, Mr. Donman"Thou shalt not its confines, we cannot resist the ment or not. We trust that we home in Bournemouth expressing in most. Moreover, the police revealed and also of all others comelusion that this is So. Dur-[have said enough to convince thanks for the recent gifts from can find any Englishman whoso living with him. Suroly some- But tho.Chineso found--if not the crime of which S. MOUTRIE & CO., LTD. con tus in to the cathedral congregation and path is queried. He cannot re-thing suspicious ought to be

other members of the community fugo in Canton. and also expresses his apprecia-they know of this weapon and accuse him, then something tion at the honour doue him by take full advantage; as a means else. Fortunately such a warrant placing a plate in the Cathedral of blackmail it is unrivalled. The is illegal.

his work in more threat of criminal proeoed- TACTLESSNESS ALLEGED.

warrant commemorating

But illegality of the with

organ.ings is generally sufficient; if not

to insufficiont

satisfy of contention Now that the strike

actandont

powers already granted intents and purposes been settled, progress, be still has dreadful the

this document, Evon we can review the position which relapses. His many friends will caused, while all the time. go-be-of

settle the case by payment of these had to be overstepped. lod to the existence of such wish him a spoody recovery to woons are pressing the victim to by outstanding grievances that the health..

aoney. With wealthy Chinese Ifad they obeyed the warrant, Volunteers became a necessity, at the throat of resistance had

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without adequate inspection. the merchants at Canton has to all Whilst he shows some signs of the complaint can be made, and was

inconveniencal the police, despite the unboard»-

treat

Government wonkt certainly be prepared to considor increasing the staff of officera on whom this work falles. The purpose of this

There was a most appreciative to whom "face" is all-important, they were blameless, dospite its Article, therefore, is to show thani

io Statue Square small wonder that they pay inherent badness. Thoir tactless here in Hongkong there is not to be resorted to before a relaxa-andouce Gunn & Moore'srly the amount of inspection the

tion of the high-handed action of gardens last evening when the rather than submit to the kindly ness in entering on a sick man. be Band of the 1st Battalion East ministrations of the polico, who and a lady in bed was but a administration 'could

as stern adherance to duty; their white people Ovon

Bats.

that there should be, taking into obtained. Like the policoman of Surrey Regimont, under Band.

of ОХСОБН

zeal. The samo account the size of the popula-Gilbertfan fane, the morchant's master W. P. Bradshaw, garo these three have been treated. search for documents under the lion and the fact that we live in lot, in Canton, is not a happs nost delightful number of selec. Small wonder that "go-botwoon to matress of the lady's bed but 300. Wo trust that now there tious. Anongst the finest numbers compound an allodged felony sub-tropical climate.

has been a sottlement of sorts played wore a selection from "has became a lucrative profession, applies to the general devast botwoon Dr.Sun and the trading Pagliacci" and the Prelude to the and that blackmail, based on the ation of the premises. But what It is under the Sale of Puodalasses, sono attention will be 2nd Act of "Lohengrin," whilst magistrate's over-ready signature, excuso was there for the prose1100 WATER POLO and,

Colony's food supplies are sup-marcantile body has had to labour Brewer's "Golden Sparks," re-a solicitor's interpreter, foki of are told he was there to identify in a class that is itself a by-word this admission. The bald stato pusel to be protected. By that undor for some years past.. What spectively, Lance Corp. H. Kidd, Hung-mi, and a man notorious documents. Words fali mno at

onrage the morchants as much with the cornot, and Bandsminn

-to Lai this weapon is asiment must suffice. "The police {Chrlinauer, "food" is described as anything else, was the sale of R. Briffitt, as piccoloist, were re-familiar as his alphabet, and as took the accuser to a private ro [an any article used for food or no-called public properties, thesponsible for splendid sole work,

soon as trouble looms, he natural-sidence and asked him to point ly lion to it to get the blow in out what property, belonging to drink by man other than drugs sale of tonpies, of monasteries,

the accused or to third parties, first.

bo would like them to soizo

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THE OPENING SEASON

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IS QUICKLY APPROACHING.

for water, whilst "drug" includes and of landed property belonging to the merchants (falsely assessed medicine for internal and extorn-by commission-carnors as public situation considerably. Owing to Amongst other things, proporig), all for the sake of the interference with commerce, the Ordinance covers the mixture adding to the coffore of the faction through all the political trouble

al usu.

of food with any injurious inning the administration of of recent years, the unchecked its rosuits are so evil

the city. There have boon heavy piracies, and

of

Why is this system toleratod i everything that looked likely to MAGISTRATE'S DISCRETION and then they seized it.and The damage the accused or his friends the unrest and answer might be that the hard-thoy have produced. And every- gredient, whilst under its clausos taros levied in all manner of ways, general lawlessness in different ships of the Chinese leave us thing that might have assieted the districts, the mercantile com- indifferent, but the real reason avcused, they have kept out of his

Canton, and is that the

magistrate is pose Ousion. When the police por- sanitary inspectors, inspectors of and undervarious fantastic guises,

discretion. Ho le mitted Lai to accompany them very often by sheer intimidation. munity

and the says they asked him to) they weights and a casures, inspectors Thore has buon constant trouble neighbourhood, has lost millions granted a of markets and police officers are with the unruly soldiers, often of dollars, and trade has receive given a tyrant's powar empowered to procure, samples little botter than bundits, and the set-back from which it will relied not to use it like a tyrant. did a wrong. When they let him for analysis under the Ordinance, premison of the trading classes probably take years to recover. Ilis discretion is to make a pre-join in the search, it was a crime. have been occupied at times by thor illegal acts which have liminary enquiry. The value of The Burch, though illegal, was Now, how many samples were force in order to extort harassing damaged the commerce of the this may perhaps be exemplified not unproductivo. Many of the affected region have included tho by asking how, in fact, the dis- trophies have been produced as used in this caso. evidence. Much more that ought taken under the Ordinance durconcessions,

forcible conscription of labourers, cretion was ing the whole of last year Reform Called For.

inany of whom have never boen Tho magistrato had bofore him to have been produced has been Sixty-two, to be exact, and of It is time the Canton authori-heard of again by their families, Lai's complaint and no other suppressed to the defondant's. those no fewer than fifty-soventies realised that these acts on who in most cusca have had to allegation. The police could have disadvantage. Further, a mis auffor the loss of the abiot broad-informed of Shoffer's accusation collaneous collection was taken wore milk, the remaindor being their part have caused graveinnor. We look forward with of morphino traffio. Information of no evidential value to either

resentment among the merchants, mizde up of one sample each of and have done considerable harm interest to the future policy of regarding Lat's notoriously bad side, but including Mrs. Shoffor's tea, flour, broad, Tard and coffee. to their business. Therefor it is the Canton Government, and character would have been thrust will, her diary from 1915 to 1917, In other words, in a Colony high time the adminstration put a trust that the clique la power upon the most superficial sooker passports, and the sum of $65, of this size, with the dangor full stop to the illegal practices of will make every effort to retrieve after truth. A question or two which latter has mysteriously

(Lal) WAN not defrauded

SENTENCE. the past, and attempted to regain the goodwill of those over whom to Lai would have shown that disappeared.

were bought Mr. Brower proceeded to make present the at least the toleration of the mor- they have authority, and carry he

As it is, the out their undertaking with the that bis shares

merchants in good faith, so as to before the pink. book, before further points, and after the Government is about to receive a SPECIAL TERMS TO CLUBS, COLLEGES amples taken averaged just cantile classes.

over five per month. Does any al of $500,000, through the put an end to the constant strife Wlokdraham went to Bangkok, address by the prosecution, de- ano Imagine that that feprosents arms settlement, from the long which is proving such a drag on before the pictures were taken, fendant was convicted and sent In tithe of what should be done suffering merchants, add this progress in the whole of South before the Blam untatou wore ones to four months' imprisons

board of, and that he invested, inent. roliovo tho financial, China. - under our pure foot laws? Why, should

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