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ARBITRATION AWARD.

HON, MR. BIRD CROSS- EXAMINED.

Denial of Undue Haste.

In spite of the continued absence (unwilling absence, It is said), of so. many of Hongkong's workers, the

cal situation is undoubtedly grow-| log better in every rospect. Not "Whilst not believing in wasting only are all services becoming much more normal, but there has, during an hour when half an hour will

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THE VOLUNTEERS.

BEING WHOLLY DEMOBILISED,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5,

CANTON LEADERS

ARRIVAL IN PEKING.

The Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps is to be wholly demobilised | May Discuss Shameen Affair, as from midnight.

1925 日六十月六

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MISTRESS. SUMMONS

AMAH.

INTERESTING KOWLOON CASE

Mrs. J. Gibbison, of No. 8, Torren Buildinge, prosecuted her amah, before Mr. B. W. Hamilton, "at the Kowloon Magistracy, this morning, for leaving her employment with-

London, Aug. 4. Playing at the Oval, Netts gained a first innings victory over Surreyout notice.

Chargod by Mr. E C. Boll; a special constable, at the Kowloon Pagistracy this morning, a night soil coolle appeared before Mr. E. Scorca

the past two days, been a welcome suffice, I do not admit to undue to-day. This recites the fact that afternoon, being accompanied by W. Hamilton, on a charge of de-

improvement in the trade position. haste," said the Hon. Mr. H. W. One or two of the boats which have been held up here for so long have Bird, In the Supreme Court this got away for northern ports and morning, when subjected by Mr. F. there is every prospect of further C. Jenkin to a searching cross departures being effected within examination in reference to the the course of a day or Bu. The majority of sodmen are still up in motion before Sir Henry Gollan for Canton, but the recruitment of the setting aside of an arbitration epecial crews is now a much easier award, made on September 2nd last task it was a week or so'nga.

A visit to the waterfront this year. The case which commenced morning showed large numbers of yesterday, will be found outlined on

Junks loading and unloading. The produce was for the most part, na- tive and, of the kind usunily dealt

Eve the most

Page 2 of this issue.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster continued his

A Proclamation to this effect has

Poking, Aug. 4.. Governor, and is published in a been issued by His Excellency the

Mr. Sun Fo, son of the late Dr. Government Gazette Extraordinary Sun Yat-son, arrived here this

Canton Foreign Com- military service on June 21st, but missioner, Mr. Fu Ping-obang that it now appears unnecessary that the period of such service Governmental departments sent

representatives to meet him. should be continued after to-day.

the Corps was called out for actual the

SHAMEEN STRIKE.

CLUB BAR-BOYS, RETURN.

News reaches us from Shameen to-day to the effect that the bar- boys of the Canton Club (who have been on strike) a few days ago re- In by Chinese merchants, but it cress-examination of the applicant turned to the island by motor Boat gave a healthy look to things to this morning and counsel read and asked to be again taken on.

Praya

wearing al-

letters which passed between appli-It is stated, however, that they were wanted its

appearance. It's true that Hongkong cannot cant and Messrs. Johnson, Stokes told that their services would not be required until the remainder of hope for a full resumption of It3 and Master in which the applicant the stuff of "boys" had returned. shipping and trading activity, until the boycott and "strike" are lifted, claimed he was protected from but in the meantime there is not paying the bill for extras by claures nearly the amount of stagnation that was evident even so recently as a week ago. Junks are bring ing in seasonal goods and produce dimost as before, the markets are well stocked with fish, fruit and vegetables and but for the fact that foreign trade is practically at a standat there is little to denote that we are passing through a time of boycott and strike.

in the contract, which said he was not to be held responsible for any delay or damage caused by the weather or by accident,

Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, in their reply, pointed out that the damage was caused by a landslide and that Dong. To was undoubtedly able for $17,000.

Mr., Alabaster:-The point was whether or not you were liable for that $17,000 under the contract? Yes.

With regard to the labour mar- ket, there is plenty of casual labour' to be engaged. The Sanitary De-1 partment reports that it has vir fly. completed the replacement of the men who went out on strike by men who have agreed to go on to

Counsel went on to question the a monthly rate of pay. The cleans ing of the City is again a matter of applicant as to various amounts in his counter-claim to the extras. departmental routine whilst work In all outlying districts is also Bro-Dong Toi agreed that he claimed for seven months' rent at $450 per month and was awarded four months rent at $600 per month. He agreed $600 was the correct figure.

ceeding satisfactorily,

SHANGHAI INCIDENTS.

THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY,

London, Aug. 4.

The Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird was submitted by Mr. Alabaster, and Mr. Jenkin proceeded to question him as to the conduct of the arbitration.

Mr. Jenkins-Did you give a hearing to Lam Tuk?

In the House of Commons, raply.

Mr. Bird:No, it was not neces- ing to questions, Mr. Ronald McNeill said the principal Powerssary; he had, merely presented concerned had now agreed on the bill for extras" which Dang Tei principle of the Judicial Inquiry disputed.

The fact that these bar-boys re- turned to the island of their own accord is taken to indicate that the strikers are in a bad way and are only too anxious to return to duty

CELEBRITY TO BE DEPORTED.

MARCUS GARVEY FOR JAMAICA.

three

In evidence, the complainant

Notts, 818 and 228 for four said that the defendant had been in her service for the last 15 years, positing offensive matter in a drain

wickets (declared).

On June 3rd, defendant left, com Surrey, 302 and 98 for plaining that she was frightened. at the rear of No. 2 Aimai Villas, . The evidence of Mr. Bell was that

wickets,

She returned on the 1st July and he saw the "defendant depositing In Notts first innings Carr worked till the 6th when she again It is reported that Mr. Sun [Fo bas come here to make arrange the matter in a surfaco drain. scored 58 and Whysall 50, whorens left, but returned later and do manded her five days' pay which in Notts second venture Carr con-was refused. Witness had ongaged ments for his father's funeral,This the defendant denied. but it is stated that he will also Tha tenant of No. 2 Aimal Villas, tributed 107, net out. In Surrey's a new amat, and the defendant, probably discuss the Shameen Mrs. King, stated that she saw the first innings, Hobbs made, 64, Sand- with others, had intimidated her.

His Worship asked if witness wAI affair with the Government.defendant empty his buckets in the ham 69, and Jardine 58, whilst not mistaken in her dates as the

servants' latrine.

A Chinese constable of the

run in strike did not take place till the Hobbs only made one Water Police, deposed to having Surrey's second knock. On August 23rd June, but witness said she

was positive of her dates. examined a bucket which was taken Bank Holiday there was the record Worship then said that the date on the charge (3rd August) must be erroneous and would be amended.

Beuter.

FIVE YEARS,

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to the station. There was a small quantity of clear water in the crowd of 84,000, bucket.

A detective stated that he exa- mined all the "gratings" in the vicinity of Aimai. Villas, but. found no traces of offensive matter.

During the defence, the com- plainant said that be had another witness, and after listening to the evidence his Worship said that he would hear the witness, although

The Champions Bested. Playing at Sheffield, Lancashire gained a first innings victory over Yorkshire. Scores:-

- Lancashire, 320 and 74 for six

wickets. Yorkshire, 277.

His

Witness added that she did not wish to have the amah punished, but merely desired that she and the other amahs be prevented from intimidating the new amah.

FOR POSSESSION OF REVOLVER,

Proceeding under "the bew Ordinance, which

His Worship discharged the do- Emergency empowers two Magistrates sitting

fendant, but warned her to stay together to pass sentence not

In Lancashire's Arst innings, away from the complainant's exceeding ten years hard labour on offenders convicted of posses-

Makepeace made 90 and Hallows residence. sion of arms, Mr. 8. B .the defence had been heard and 79, whilst in Yorkshire's innings. McElderry and Mr. R. D. Forrest the procedure was unusual, the bighost scorers were Sutcliffe: yesterday sontenced a Chinese to. The witness in" question, Mr. R. 62 and Leyland 80, not out. Kilner five years' hard labour for havingT. Woods, gave evidence contra-took five wickets for 14 runs in loaded revolver without & permit dicting that of the Chinese con- Lancashire's second incompleted from the Captain Superintendent stable who was in the charge room. innings. of Police..

The defondant, was soon to throw a revolver into a nullah before being obased and arrested by Sergeant Gough in Shaukiwan last week.

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Atlanta (Georgia), "Aug. 4 A warrant has been issued for

Another mati, who was taken the deportation of Marcus Garver, to Jamaica, and this will be served into custody at the same time as when he is released from the the defendant, was acquitted on federal prison, where he is serving the count of possession of arms. but being remanded until this morning for an alternative charge of being a rogué and vagabond, he was sentenced by Mr. McElderry to six months' hard labour.

term for fraudently using the mails. It is alleged that Garvey sponsored a project to colonise Africa with American heroes. Renter's American' Service.

His Worship said that if he

Warwick Gain Points. found one way he would have to find that Mrs. King had lied. If

Playing at Dorby, Warwickshire the defendant were discharged, he won on the first innings against would find that Mr. Bell and Mr. Derbyshire. Scores:- Woods had committed perjury. He would therefore dismiss the ease, on a conflict of evidence.

"RED" CANTON.

EFFECT ON HONGKONG.

A Reuter service message from

Mr. Sun Fo, Dr. Sun Yat-sen's son, has left for Nanking to com-

CANADA AND U. S. STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Canton on July 24 reported!--

ANNEXATION IDEA SCOUTED.

TWO CHINESE CHİLDREN KILLED.

Derby, 184 and 258.for eight

wickets.

Warwick, 297.

In Derby's second innings G. Jackson scored 60 whereas the highest scorers for Warwick were Parsons 76 and Bates 77.

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REPORTER PROSECUTES.

ALLEGED INTIMIDATION BY

SHOPKEEPER. ·

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, Lau Man-cho, a reporter on a vernacular newspaper, appear- ed before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, to prosecute. Tam Fat, shopkeeper, on

charge of intimidation.

Mr. J. A. Leask represented the defendant and applied for ball, Essex Beats Worcester.

saying that the intimidation was not Playing at Worcester, Essex wth concerning the strike but was an On the first innings against ordinary case of intimidation,"

Worcestershire. Scores:-

Worcester, 241 and 118. Essex, 277.

His Worship refused the applica-

tion, remarking that what was alleged by the prosecution was In Worcester's first innings, precisely what had happened in plete his father's burial. It is O'Connor took five wickets for 40 Peking, According to the informa. believed that he is not returning to runs, and in the second innings, tion given him on the application Canton, being persona non grata Eastman took six wickets for 29 for a warrant, the complainant Ottawa, August 4

The highest scorers for reported in the Chinese papers that with the ruling element here. Mr. runs. Mr. Mackenzie King, speaking at There was a severe local thun- Foo Ping-abang, the Commissioner Essex were Ferrin 52 and Eastman a nightsoil coolies' dispute was Kitchener, Ontario, repudiated the derstorm in the New Territorioe of Foreign Affairs, has left for 60. tea of Canada's Ennexation to the on Monday, which, unhappily, Peking. United States. "I believe that Cana-resulted in two Chinese children American attorney and adviser to dians are concerning themselves being killed by lightning...

The news reaches the police with such a possibility to about the

Mr. Robert Norman,

Middlesex Defeats Sussex.

the Kuomintang, has left for Playing at Brighton, Middlesex into the Shanghai disturbances. Neither formally nor informally The precise procedure was still did you hear argument by Lam same extent as the United States hero in a report from Lokmachan Peking, from where he will go to won against Sussex by one wicket.

is concerning itself with annexa-Police Station, which states that America. It fa reported that Com Scores:-- being discussed, as also was the Tuk?-No.

The main allegation against you, tion to the British Empire."" He during the storm two little chil-rade General Borodin will succeed composition of the Committee, but presumably the Commission itself Mr. Bird, is that you heard the considered that Canada and the dren took aboiter under a tree, to the advisership. It is learnt

better when a particularly vivid flash of would decide which of its members parties separately, and you pro-United

entities Lightning struck them and killed vided us, with the material for that off ahoold preside.

them or the spot.

States were

08 separate Mr. Wedgwood Berm asked allegation. Do you remember get- Reuter's American Service,

a letter from Whether the British representative ting

Messrs.

on the Commission would favour the Peacons, written shortly after

appointment of a Chinese President?

as you made the award, and by which it was obvious that Dong Toi was

Did you consider the typhoon Mr. McNuill said the Government going to make some form of com: clause? Yes, Dong Toi reiterated desired the Commission to have the plaint against your award?-Yos several times that it precluded advantage of a Chinese Judge. thereon, but the matter, was not definitely, decided-Router.

“BREEZE” IN COURT.

"THE VILLAIN OF THE PIECE."

"The two men charged with throw-

answering..

ty contains a statement that they

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PRINCE'S MESSAGE..

HAPPY MEMORIES OF SOUTH AFRICA.

Sussex, 117 and 201. Middlesex, 227 and 92 for nine

wickets.

settled by the Secretary for Chineso Afairs and the defendant threaten ingly told Mr. Lau to publish a dif ferent account, together with an" apology for the previous report,

His Worship, intimating that Messrs. Lee and Russ were instruct ing counsel to appear for the pro

until to-morrow. secution, remanded the defendant.

that the supreme command of the Army, Navy and Air Force, has In Sussex's first innings, Haig been placed in the hands of took four wickets for 30 runs and Russiana.

Hearne five for 38. Hendren Commenting on the above, the scored 82 (not out) in Middlesex's North China Daily News states-first innings, Tate taking dis

Bent Beats Hants.. More interesting is it to see what wickets for 72 runs. Tate was also

Playing at Canterbury, Kent de. the reaction will be upon Hong successful with the ball in Middle- kong. It would be difficult to sex's second knock, taking four feated Hampshire by six wickets. Imagine any place more likely to be wickets for 33 runs, and Wensley Scores: unpopular with the Cantonese Reds taking five for 41.

Match Drawn.: '

Hampshire, 170 and 181, Kent, 232 and 100 for four

wickets.

El

In Hampshire's first inninga Mead made 82 and Marriott took six wickets for 50 runs, whilst in Glamorgan, 214 and 158 for the second innings the same two distinguished themselves three wickets, men

scored. 51.

Hardinge made 52; not out.

I presume you perused the him from the necessity of paying.

just now, than Hongkong. It is questions contained therein with He brought no further argument some care and applied some care in his favour than be had men-

Pretoria, Aug. 4.

British and therefore implicitly H. R. H. the Prince of Wales obnoxious to pupils of Moscow; it The Match between Glamorgan in answering them I don't knowtloned to me before and I told whether I took very much care in him that I had already decided has sent a wireless message to has conspicuously not been ruined and Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower's

against him on the point.

the Governor-General expressing The sixth question asked you

Did you refer him to the im- his gratitude for the wonderful by the strike; and it has made XI, ended in a draw. Scores

things extremely uncomfortable for whether you heard them together possibility of making a contractor hospitality of South Africa, declar-

Mr. Leveson-Gower's XI, 141. Mead making 71 and Marriott or separately and your answer is responsible for an amount like ing that he will always cherish Canton in many ways, notably in the one word "separately?"-Yes. $200,0007-Yes.

the happiest recollections of the increasing the number of mouths to bo fed by sending back strikers

The chief scorers for Glamorgan takding five wickets for 56. Free- A fair reading of that would be It would be in your mind that country. He says one of the most from Hongkong and refusing to were Arnott, 61, and Bell 93. For man took five wickets for 42. that both parties were heard? to penalise a contractor for a encouraging memories of the tour That might be gathered."

huge sum like that would be in will certainly be the large pum- readmit them. For all which rea- Mr. Leveson-Gower's team, Hearn Woolley was the highest scorer in Glamorgan's best Kent's first knock, making 70. bers of happy, healthy children sons we can imagine the Canton Your declaration sworn recent possible and that you would have who greeted him everywhere and Reds shouting together to some bowlers were Mercer (four wickets Kennedy took six wickets for Ga ing stones at an anti-strike sponker

to keep the principle in regard to who she knows, realize their purpose "Delanda est Carthago for 25) and Ryan (fix wickets for runs. In Kent's second venture, Hillier Street, were again brought up before Mr. R. A. D. were heard together; what do smaller amounts? No, I used the good fortune and grew up to be or rather Hongkong. There can 60 runs):

First Innings Wi Forrest this morning, when they mean by, that?--I paid that, simile to bring it home to him, good citizens of a land endowed be no question that it is the aim of because they were both present at Did not the simile cover your with an unrivalled climate, bound- Moscow to ombroll China in a war Hearing was again adjourned." the arbitration and could both decision on the matter?--Not at less possibilities of development with Great Britain and the methods Playing at Bristol, Gloucester-

Playing at Lolcester, Leicester A little breeze" occurred during hear everything said.

and confident hopa in its own adopted on May 28 (even if there shire won on the first innings shire won on the first Inginga Your declaration was for the an application for bail made by Mr.

Do you agree that you displayed fatare. He concludes was were no other grounds for thinking

against Northamptonshire. Scorest against Somerset, Scores Russ and Mr. Lygon for their purpose of explaining a misapper undue haste impatience, and vary sad at leaying you all, and so) show that the Reds will stick Gloucester, 800 and 155 for

Lofcester, 245 and 146. six wickets.

Northants, 147 and 120 for six: respective clients. Mr. Lyson and hension and you make another weariness of the applicant's can only say Au Revoir at nothing to make Britain appear the evidence against his ollent was mistake? My abatement might be insistance that under the contract, Reuter

the aggressor. But in the not

Somerset, 221,

wickets. ot so strong. In consequence of interpreted that Lam Tuk was he should not pay, and told him

unlikely event of the Russians in

In: Gloucester's first innings,

The highest scorers in Leicester's which a reduction in the ball was heard and it might also be inter- that it was no use arguing on the

Canton urging tabir dupes on to realled for. To this Mr. Russ re-preted that he was present et

will shortly take some piece of suicidal violence, it Dipper acored 160 and Bloodworth first innings were Astill, 80, and torted that his man "had been the tearing

B. L. Price, should be clearly, emphasized that 67 Bridges took six wickets for Berry 61 Clark took five wickets painted as the villain of the piece." Did you get Lam Tuk's views

raghi, and any hostilities resulting will be 82 runs. In Gloucester's second for 66 runs. In Leicester's second venture, Dipper was again highest mock Jupp took four wickets for ongkong. Lyson thereupon remarked as to the penalty clause--No, I

of Mr. E# Japoraly loc

with 71 For Somerset, the gang. For Narthants, Jupp that he hoped that what his learned decided for myself:

the best bowler best scorers were MobBryan 63 and friend had said was only intendeu Did he make any representation joke, otherwise he would have to you directly or indirectly con-

serious view of it

cerning that clause1-Nov-

all.

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subject? I told him that it was no

use arguing further in regard to place between the question of typhoon darnage. CIE OB

don't admit undue haste but I Rachel eld don't believe in wasting an hour Irving, late when I consider half an hour will tión, Hongkong. suffice.

Redbrok Honte; The chaodin prop

bing's datt

Dipper in Form.

Parket took Ave