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LAZARUS

The only European Optician In the Colony.

The

Hongkong Telegraph

MANSLAUGHTER CASE,

JUSTIFICATION PLEA SUCCEEDS.

No. 12 766

FIRE ON STEAMER.

SLIGHT BLOW SUFFICIENT.

That he had known such an

It ap-

"PRESIDENT” BOATS. THE PORTUGUESE IN

CHINA.

POUNDED 1881

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鸵三廿月三英港香

MONDAY

MARCH

23,

1925

日九廿月二

I

LOCAL WIRELESS

BROADCASTING.

DELAY IN NOTIFYING BRIGADE.

GOVERNMENT PLAN FOR NEWS SERVICE.

PACIFIC MAIL'S BID HIGHEST.

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Ignition of korosino, flowing through a lesk in tho

Home

bo takon.

EARLY HISTORY RECALLED.

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It will do much to lucresss your joy of ownership,

and it will add hundreds of dollers to its re-sale value. Estimates on requicat.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., Ltd. Tolophone Contral 1248 or 1247.

A. J. Allison,....................... Service Manager.

great goal and faith was calling him. This is the true intorpro- tation of the image of the Saint which in his devotional and long- ing attitudo has

beon divulgad all over the Catholic world. I could quoto many books

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AFTER 25 YEARS.

GODOWN CO. OFFICIAL RETIRES.

and referencon in After serving the Hongkong We have recolved the following

favour of this explanation, but and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Recent references to the recop-MR. STANLEY DOLLAR'S TENDER: lofter for publication:-

It would make the article top ex- Company for a quarter of a supply pipe of the gas engine. tion of Shanghal entertainmont Wo are informed that the-bide Sir,-Under the heading "Early tensive and the restriction of the century, Mr. H. Paokham, cargo caused a fire to break out in the items by local radio "fans" has for the President" liners, which Foreigners," your issue of the columns of a newspaper and your superintendent, loft the Colony

patience, Mr. for good on Baturday, by the Em injury to be caused by a teacher foreponk of the steamer Fook-ronowed discussion of the broad- have boon the subject of so much 17th lost. contained an article much-abused

king aghit on the side of the sing, lying off Choungahawan, casting possibilities in Hongkong, discussion, have been opened in extracted from an address in Editor, would not tolerato it.

press of Canada, being accomp- anied by his wife and daughter. striking a foot rule was a between Mongkok and Shara- and our readers will no doubt be Washington and rather un-Shanghal by Professor MacNair statement made by Dr Fehily, at shuipo, at five minutes past nine interested to learn how the posi-expected situation came to light, on "Chinese and Foreign Ro-Continuing to prove the Baint's He was given a fine send-off, big

this yesterday morning. The vessel tion stands at present. the Criminal Sossiona

The when it transpired that the Dollar lationships", and, as some of his connection with the Portuguese strings of crackors being fired as was unladon, and the alarm was

ralso some local and his friendly rolations with the finer pulled out from the "morning when Yuon Kam was charged with the manslaughter given by dockyard hands, who following information comes from Line, as such, had made no bid statements

authoritative sources.

for any vessels, dassenger or criticism, I have collected those them, it will suffice to say that wharf.

Prior to his doparture, Mr. at had noticed the smoke from tho of Chan Chui-kwon

shore. Instead of telophoning

The Government has in view a freight. So much has been said fow notos, which will aid to con- the extract of the lecture referred Shamshuipe on February 23rd.

directly through to tho Fire plan for the broadcasting of news and writton and so much publicity trovert the gratuitous statement to, only mentions dates posterior Packham was presented with a Mr. H. E. Holmes appeared Station, however, they first rang items-a precis of local and world given to the possibility of the that "St. Francis Xavier was pre-to the Saint's arrival in China, pair of silver entree dishes and for the Crown and Mr. H. S.

up the ownere, Messrs. Luon happonings-for the benefit of Dollar Lino purchasing the ton vented from landing on the main- and so, hla relations could only be a travelling rug from the Euro- Fitzroy defondod.

Hing, at No. 48 Connaught Road. ships in these waters. The idon" President" abips now operated land, mainly (sic) by the opposition with Portuguese and the peoples pean staff of the Company, as he was christianizing. How can it well as a grandfather look, will be to send the service out by the Pacific Mall 5.5. Co. and of the Portugueso."

bo admitted Mr. Holmes told the jury that Consequently there was

possibly

that with Wostminster chimes, from As I do not know from which

ho WAB not allowed to the Chinese staff, The prosonta- the prisoner and docensed were delay before the Brigade wore daily from Capo d'Aguilar station. the Admiral (Oriental) Line, that The Chamber of Commerce has it was confidently expected that

of mainland lived apprised.

China tions word made by Mr F. H. cousins, that they together, and that thoy

boon approached on the subject, their bid would be a serious one. Paper you extracted the article the Two fire floats were. sent out, and its

From oabled information referred to, I am now addressing by Portuguese opposition, when Crapnell, the acting Sosrotary,

Portuguese opinion is awaited

чого only who spoko in high terms of Mr worked together. They went

and in the meantime an affort to work togather

the on

associatos, whose names are not same time to have it published; permanently allowed in China Packham's record with the Com- morning of February 23rd and was made to check the spread of before any definito stops are to received, Mr. Stanley Dollar and this opistle to you, asking at the ho

ohouan Island, when Macao was The above service would not given, medo & bid on their own for which I bog to direct my after the Saint's death in San-p

By Mr. Packham's rotiro- about 8 a.m. quarrelled over the the Games with water passed through handpumps from wator- carrying of something.

Apart from the important ac- given to them, following the fight ment, Kowloon loses peared that the prisoner refused junke. The firemen, getting to involvo what might be termed en-account for the steamers operated anticipated thanks.

work with their aros, cut away tortainment-instrumental music, by the Pacifle Mail, whiob, if when deceased asked him to carry the underside of the fore tween songs, speeches, and so forth. accepted, would result in control tivity exercised by the pioneers of with the well-known pirate Chau- its best-known and most highly- of the Pacific Mail Service and civilisation in the Orient, the Lao, that is, in (1557, according respected residents. He has for Govornmont attitudo is,

to others)?

some years been an active member the article, and doceased thore-

might thus forco the oldaat Fortuguens, to which the extract

of the Committee of the Kowloon upon throw a hammer at him.deck to get at the place affected. The

wo understand, that an entertain-

American Service out of ex-of Dr. MacNair'e looturo makes

Why would the Portuguese Residents' Association, whilst for Prisoner then picked up a polo The damage was confined to an

abistorian mainland when the Portuguese warden at St. Andrew's Church, be left to private enterprise. the remaining vessels and evon-should be accurate and true in all themselves took him to Japan in where i's wife and daughter have Any private company desiring to tually to control the Pacific, his statemente), I would like to 1549; when they always rendered also been closely identified with

such inaugurata.

3 aarvico would no doubt be given every insofar as American trade le point out that the aerortion that him all the assistanco possible, religious and social activities.

concerned.

St. Francie Xavior was not por- and the only European contact The numerous friends of Mr and facility by the authorities.

The Pacific Mail s.s. Co.'s bid mitted to land on the mainland he ever had in the Orient was Mrs Packham will wish them There has boon recent re is the highest offered, boing USG of Chine due to the opposition of with the Portuguese, who always very happiness in their retire- to 12 nows service $6,750,000, while that of Mr the Portuguese, represents a misrespected him as an adorable and mont in the Old Country. ference broadcast from the Stonecutters Stanley Dollar is USG $5,625,000. statement which in our daye, virtuous man? station. This, as is generally The U. S. Shipping Board are when the secrets of old bistory known, is entirely a naval matter, expected to give their decision on ard.co amply unveiled, is hardly and consists of sending out a the bide thi woek, and this tolerablo. summary of any nows which is decision will be awaited wilh thought to be of interest, to the interost by shipping “ circles warships away from the station, engaged in Trans-Pacific trado. for example at Weihaiwoi. It is meraly is accordance with tho usual practice adopted at British naval controa at Homo

and throughout the Empire.

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about five feet long and struck (area of 20 by 15 foot of wooden mont servico, being ontirely stanco, leaving tho how intoraste, no referenco (I do not know why, opposo his outrance to the Chinese 18 years he has been a Church- prisoner over the head with it/bulkhoad boams, and is assossed commercial matter, would best if they so desired, free to secure considoring

They appeared to have entered at $100. bout of dwearing, but

into

Tho Fooksing is a steamor of

$08 toos.

As stated, the cause was due deceased did not show any signs to the leakage of oil from the of being soriously hurt. Aftor a supply pipe of the gas engine. while, deceased announood that The woodon beams undercoath he was going home, and, in fact, the engine became saturated he was soon to go to bod by his with this oil, which was sufficient adopted inother. Soon afterwards, to cause a fire on ignition with between 11 and 12, he went to her, somo lighted material. aud, after saying he was fooling giddy faintod. Dr. Wong, who was ant for, foundthe relativos reluc tant to sond him to hospital and ho reported the matter to the police. Sergeant Wynne took deceased to hospital, whore Dr. Flhily advised an oporation, but the ro- lativos raised objections, and thei man died on the following day. disclosed a Tho post-mortem blood clot pressing on the brain, and it was the medical opinion that deceased would have bad a very good chance had an operation! boon performed.

Mr. Holmes mentioned that accused gave himself up to the police.

•

Dr. Fohily said he would have

NO PERMIT.

FINED FOR BEING ABOARD SHIP.

A foki of the Wah Foong shop was charged before the Marino Magistrato this morning with being aboard the J. C. J. L. 8,9. Tjieniak without the permission

of the master or owners.

THE "DOLIUS.”

INTERESTING TRIAL

VOYAGE.

tho

Blue

that

In favour of my statemoat and

for

his

I would like to be told the fountain whenco the Shang- hai lecturer secured information

his dia- my classification of the distortion tribe against the Portuguese, of history made by Dr. (Professor) which is in absolute opposition MacNair, concerning St. Francis to the facts of history. Xavier, I will say that the latter came out to India from Portugal in

FRIDAY'S STORM,

and in the

HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING."

To end this rather tiresome

porformed an operation, but he that the man was seon to handle unnel s.o. Dolius, which arrivad/their home at Broadwood Road, 15th. August, 1549, where also for Japan. The Saint loft with ing

in

VIVA MUSSOLINI":

ANNIVERSARY OF FASCISMO.

Romo, March 22.

a Portuguese boat, in 1541, lived harangua, I would stato that Bt; for quite a long while in Goa Francis Xavier reached India in The sixth anniversary of tho extensivo Por-1551, and obtained from the Vice-foundation of the Fascismo was tuguese dominions in India, roy, Afonso do Noronha, the enthusiastically celebrated all whero his activity Wa6

exor appointment of his personal over the country, with imposing

Pereira (also cised in the conversion of In-friend, Diogo

mass meetings. Everywhere there Mr W. O. Lambert, First As-dians to the Catholic Faith, and Portuguese) as Ambassador to was perfect orderlinesA,

Whon he roached Over six thousand "blackshirts" sistant Marine Surveyor, his zeal brought him to the coast Japan. and his household had a narrow of Chius, but his intention to ontor Malaces, the Governor, Alvaro assembled in the immense Augus- casapo when lightning, during Chinese territory could not bo de Ataide, did not agree with toum auditorium in Rome, and the atorm of Friday night, struck realised and he went to Japao,this nomination and delayed the then marched with banners and bands playing the Fascist march- Though it did not attract much and shattered the chimney of landing in Kagoshima on the clearanos of the "Santa Cruz"

through beflaggod Bong, general attention,

in the Happy Valley district. numberless conversions to the Leonel de Souza (Portuguesa) thoroughfares, to the Foreign in-Catholic Church were obtained in June, 152, and roached Ministry where Signor Mussolini port on Saturday and left

Was Fortunately no-one of was

Banchouan (St.John) Island I made his first public appearanos yesterday for Homo,

intarost to marino jured, and the damage appears through his proaching. great

He left Japan in 1550 and August 1552, when his health since his illness.

bogan to fall. On this island he' The Premier, after giving the returned to India · ជ tba engineors, owing to its being to be mostly confined to the Scott-Stili obimney.

was a guest in the shed belonging ancient Roman salute, addressed. Portuguoso bost "Banta Cruz," to Jorge Alvares (Portugueso) fow electrifying words in a man was smuggling arms. This equipped with the

after being delayed in Chan-and he died on the 2nd Decom- thunderous voice. He asked if he turned out to be incorrect, but, type of onginos, aud this being

Chun-Chan (Sanchouan, S. Joao, bor. 1552, attended by the latter could rely on bla besrors, and having no pormit to bo on the the Brst occasion of this system

St. John) Island where tho

his and

frionds, vassol, ho was taken into custody being tested on an ocean-going

Francisco one hundred and fifty thousand VOBECl..

Portuguese merchants of those Goncalvos (Portuguess) a well-throate roared "Viva Mussolini !" and was now charged with this

timon used to rest and wait for known and rich merchant, and offenco.

the change of the monsoon to

some Chinose and Japanes0 con- return to India, constructing for vorts. Amongst the lattor thoro their temporary stay in tbo Was Antonio da Santa Fe, island shade for their inhabitance. Chinesa convort, who adopted EGYPT AND DRUGS. This island, and later on Chiu Portuguese namo, as used in and Ling-Po, were the most these days, which has hoon primitivo Portugues a settlements followed up to our timo, in China. Periodical foirg where Portugueso missionarios

bo beld in this are to be found,

For the prosecution it was stated

understood that the relatives luggage, and the fact that he por-

Aftorsisted in doing Bo omphatically decline i

after being death, he found a blood clot about ordered off, excited the suspicions throo inches in diameter on the of a searcher, who took him to left side of the brain. There was the Sergeant in the bolief that the ao fracture and no abrasion, but thore was bymtoms of the scalp.

His Lordship:-What exactly do you mean by hymtoma?

Witness

awolling.

Mr Fitzroy-In your opinion an operation was advisablo 7-- Yor.

Mr. Leo D'Almada, who defend ed, said that the man had a card from his employers, but had There was a fair chance of omitted to take it with him when recovery -A good chance.

he went aboard the vessel. Mr. A slight blow would bo suf-D'Almada went on to suggest Balont to cause such an injury that because the defondant ro- as this ?--Yos, I have known it fused to assimilato a hint thrown happen when a school teacher out for a bribe, he was taken into has struck a child on the side of custody by the searcher. the head with a 12-foot rule--I mean an ordinary 12-inch rule.

ward off the hammer which was thrown at him. If he struck the deceased, it was an acoidontal blow..

The Scott-Still ongino has been the subject of considerable con- troversy in the past, and the ro- suits of the Dolius's extended trip will be watched with koon interest. We understand she is carrying an engineer lent by the manufacturers, and that though a bigh speed is not sought, the ngings have proved satisfactory so far.

The layman would bost un-

DRUG FIND.

OIL CONCESSION.

ARGUMENT IN MOSCOW COURT.

Moscow, Mar. 22. The Government case for the cancellation of the Sinclair oil concession in North Sakhalin was board in the Moscow District used o

Court.

od

for

ioland and the

Chinese

-Router.

SPECIAL LEGISLATION.

Cairo, March 22, Counsel for plaintiff asked the used to come down from Canton I had the opportunity of saying The King of Egypt has promul- Hs Worship ruled out this as being irrelevant, ramarking that derstand the Scott Still system if Court to declare that the contract and neighbouring districts to buy in a letter to you, and publised in gated & law controlling the drug Ho do the products.brought to them by your splendid paper sometime traffic, which recently assumed it were described as a combina- was null and void. Mr Holmes: Do you moan a the one point on which the whole tion oil and steam engine. Amanded that the Company pay the Portuguese in exchange for ago regarding the soreening of a alarming proportions. round black rulo; or a fint rulo?caso rented was whether the

one time it was thought that it a fine for breach of contract their goods. This trade was being Portuguese film in Hongkong,

Three years' imprisonment and man had permission to be on I mean the small flat rule,

allog-carried since 1515 and so com- that it was not marvellous that a fine of three hundred pounds

the mordial

should ignore loss resulting from

intercourse with the many the board, and, if he had, did he have would revolutionise the whole and compensation

what sterling is provided for infractions Evidenco supporting

marino service. caso outlined by the Crown the pormit with him. Anything

The Dolius is commanded by fact that the company had not Chinese was initiated. The first Portugal has done in connection of the law, which is new general- Solicitor was called, after which outside of this was a waste of

Capt. J. O'Conner. A vessol of begun to develop within the con- Embassy sent to China by the with mental and intellectually applicable. Reuter. Mr. Fitzroy put prisoner into theme.

A conviction was registered. 3.645 tons, she presents a slight tracted period of one year nor Portuguese Government in India dovolopment of humanity, but the box. He told the jury that he picked up the polo in order to and the dofondant was fined $10. departure from the usual lines of within the supplementary period was dispatched in 1517, arriving casey are succeeding at such a Blus Funnel ships, with rather granted by the Soviet Govern in Canton the same year. The rapid pace and revealing auch a ment, Counsel declared that the Ambassador was named Feres lack of knowledge of PortuguesO pronounced "collision" bows.

concessionaires, at the time of the d'Andrade. This happened long history, that we cannot suffer that the offiolal Portuguese Embassy, conclusion of the contract, were before the discovery of Japan in peopl's minds should be twisted which was appointed after com- aware of the Japanese occupation 1642 by thres Portuguese, Fran to suit convenienons and that mercial relations had already of Sakhalin consequently, the oleco Zaimoto, Antonio da Mats dust be thrown in their eyes been established by privato Por- merchants,renohed Mr. Holmes,I put it to you to consider whether he was

company's ples of force majeure and Francisco Peixoto; that is, to overlook what other countries suguese

1517: that is.. that your previous statemont justified in so doing. A man was

was invalid. Moreover, the Soviet before St. Francis Xavior's time have done to oivilise ono of the Canton in that he throw something at you entitled to defend himself from

authorities, particularly the 80-in China, the Portuguese wore most-talked-about countries of long before the dates when tho conditions related ..., In and therefore you hit him back injury, and the hammer was

viet Ambassador in China, had already exercising commercial the world. is a fair atatement of what hapa vary dangerous weapon. Thore

given every assistance to the

intercoursO with Okinoso in poned -I did not intend to hit ware other pieces of iron lying

We want to prove that our the extract of the said lecture: Company's expedition and ex-Southern Obins and so this will here. In the establishment of were accomplished by those, who him; I only tried to ward off about, and a man was entitled to

A scaroh by revenue officers ploration in Sakhalin.

throw some light on the reason commercial intercourse between we may call, the followers of the the hammer.

1180 force to provont a person

on board the s.8. Laisang 'yestor~|

Counsel for the defondanta deal why St. Francis Xavier came to Europeans and Chineso is greater) European Pioneers in China. Mr. Holmos, in his closing from ropeating an attempt to

The mon

were day morning was productive of od the assertions and insisted that this little island and died there, that of any other country There is still very much to b addrose, said the jury had to injure him.

"longingly looking to-

because we were the pioneers of said, "but I will olobe, begging decide whether or not the blow previously on the bost of torms the biggest drug seizure of the the Company 'took all measures not was administered in the heat and that there was no animosity your, namely 10,000 taals of to ensure developments, but were wards the maloland of passion, and whether the on the part of the prisoner was oplum and 40 lbs. of cocaine. frustrated by external interfer- its access was prohibited to ti olvilisation: the Orient and your pardon, t. Each for t Investigation is being conducted once. Moreover, the Company mainly through Portuguran inter because we worked and fought long abuse of your patience a into the alleged complicity of contended that the contract gavo | vention "—as, the Shanghai hiss to the extract of the Bhaughal valuable opsoe, one of the European engineers of the right to begin development torian declares in his lecture-bit, the ship.

within a year, but did not compel fongingly looking towards the feature there is no mention what The drug, which was found it to do so.

mainland because his prematura ever of pioneers of commeros asoreted in the engine room, le- The hearing was adjourned damise did not allow him to with Chideen, as the sazilést data ["valued conservatively at 480,000. | Reuter,

Christianis, the; land whereto his id the sathe lecture is: 184 and

prisoner could havo avolded any shown by his refusal to fight. further step in the quarrel after the hammer had been thrown.

Mr. Fitzroy urged that even if prisoner did actually strike blow'at deconsed, the jury had

His Lordship (Sir Henry Gollan) 'auramod up at length and the jury returned verdict of not guilty.

Prisoner was discharged.

BOM

a

SHIP'S ENGINEER

SUSPECTED.

because

hard for it

asking yoli to accept my apoloj for taking do much of

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