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PICTURES OF THE ALTAI MARU.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1926.

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MANSLAUGHTER CASE.

CHINESE GETS SIX MONTHS.

At the Criminal Sessions Bia morning, Mr. Justice Wood

way

STAR FERRY CO.

NEW ARTICLES OF

ASSOCIATION.

An extraordinary general meet- engaged in hearing an accusationing of the "Stay" Ferry Company,

a Chinese.

BANDITS ACTIVE.

KIDNAPPING NEAR NORTHI RIVER.

According to reports to hand, bandits are again very active in the North River district, especial- of manslaughter brought agains! Limited, was held at the office ofly, from Ying Tak and Pat Kong

Messrs.. Jarding, Matheson, and up to. Ma Pah. Company, Limited, to-day at 12.30, "The worst cast reported is

present the when there were Chairman (Mr, D.. G. M. Bernard), working Hon. Mr. A. D. Lang (Director) at Morrison Hill on January 8th. Mr. 31. 8. Turner (Company's Soll- and were filling trucks with earth.citori, Mr. P. II. Crapnells(Aeling

From the evidence of the prose oution, for whom Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith appeared, it appeared that number of coolies were

from Fat Kong. where, on the first day after the Chinese New Year holidays, a big gang of bandits made their appearance and kidnapped over 120 people, These both male and female. unfortunate people were at the

Some of the costics started to icke Secretary), and the following shave-time on their way to the market with each other, and this led its holders:-Messrs. W. S. Bailey, A. town blows, when, was staled, defendant caught hold of another man by the hair of the head, and punched him in the region of the stomach. After the fight, the Chinese who died afterwards- was still standing, and picked up a tone which he tried to larne,

of Shek Kok, and they W. Smith, J. P. Braga, J. F. Grose, | were ruthlessly carried off with-

out the least warning. T. Bagram, R. J. Patersott, S. M.

The people, of the district have Churr., H. Shrubsole, 'E, Sadick, E. M. Raymond; and P. M. N. anported the affair to the heads

but collapsed before he could do so, a state Mr. Whyte-Smith read men: from Dr. E. P. Minett, whe

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quarters of the Local', Guarda wlin, in co-operation with the troops, are endeavouring to effect. the release of the captives and at the same me to round up the Asbandits

The Secretary having read the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said:-Gentlemen, indicated in the notice which has just been read, this meeting has been convened for the purpose of mude a post-mortem examinationsidering and, if approved, cor- in which he said there were no exirming this new set of Articles of ternal signs of violence. He dis. Anciation. The existing Articles covered a V-shaped rupture of, the of Association are not complete, na spicen, one side of which was about it is desirable they should be; and 2 inches, and the other inches they have therefore, been revived long. The spleen was enlarged)

and death had been caused throush accordance with the latest is, how the rupture and hemorrhage, local pattern. There could have been caused by a blowever,

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PROTECTING PURCHASERS.

PORTUGUESE VOLUNTEERS.

REPORT ON SHORT WEIGHT [To the Editor, Hongkong

AND MEASURE. Telegraph.]

Rugby, Feb. 21. Sir,In your issue of last Satar-1 The Food Council, which under day, a reference was made to the the Chairmanship of Lord Brad- fact that H.E. the Governor of bury has been investigating the Macao bad accepted an invitation question of short weight in regard from the Portuguese unit of the to articles of food retailed by Shanghai Volunteer Corps to parbi-shops, has issued its report, whien eipate in their forthcoming celebra-contains

recommendations for the protection of purchasers.

Some forty beggars were senttions. away to Canton hist week.

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It strikus me, as a Britisher, that Inter alia the Council recom- A batch of ten sent up one day (the local Portuguese could do worse mends that all packages containing returned by the same steamer, as than follow the footsteps of their foodstuffe should be clearly marked they had not the means or were Shanghai compatriots. 1 feel sure with the net weight at the time of| not allowed to land in Canton, and their willing services would be packing or importation, which ever the authorities dealt with the pro-heartily apprezinted, especially in in the later. Warranty clauses by blem by deporting the lot on these times, and it only remains persons.. resident

outside

the

i will not dalain you by police launch to Deep Bay in for a worthy feader to give them United Kingdom should not be began to joke and then call each referring to them in detail. But Chinese territory and dumping them the necessary.impetusYours, etc., available "as

other naraca. The man who struc.

if any shareholder desire any in-thora. A benevolent Government! Formation on any particular point, had given each of the beggars the the Chinese ran away, as did the shall be pleased to give it. And sum of ten cents, to make a fresh others, but he (defendant) did rat

now I beg to propose the follow-start. run away. The foreman eattie along, arrested him, and took hining resolution as an extraordinary to the Police Station, telling his resolution-"That the Regulations

contained in the printed document

to be quiet, as he would be mailed submitted to the meeting and for out. Defendant thought nothing the purpose of identification sub- serious would happen.

This morning the prisoner denied scribed by the Chairman thereof be approved and adopted as the striking the blows, Twa

Articles of Association of the coolles, he said, had a fight, and Company in substitution for und both fell down, after which one of to the exclusion of all the existing

of the

the fighters ran away. The fore-Articles thereof." man was not present at the time

and did not know who was fighting

ABSENT JUROR.

ORDERED TO REMAIN IN COURT.

When the name of Mr. G. R.

Edwards, Secretary of the United Asbestos Oriental. Agency Co., Seconded by Hon. Mr. A. 0. Ltd., who had been summoned to Lang, the resolution was carried attend as a juror, was called this morning, at the Criminal Sessions,

unanimously.

of

ENGLISHMAN. Hongkong, Feburary 22, 1926.

SHIPBUILDING DISPUTES.

NEW CONCILIATION MACHINERY APPROVED.

Rugby, Feb. 21. The detailed result of the ballot

Unions affiliated to the Federa- tion of Engineering and Shipbuild- Trades on the ratification of agreement establishing new The jury returned a verdict, of

conciliation machinery for the avoidance of disputes. In the ship- guilty and added a rider to the

A further extraordinary general he was found to be absent,

building industry, shows that there effect they were not of the opinion meeting will be held on Thursday, A Court official communicated

were 0,096 votes for the agreement there was any malicious intent 11th March, at 12.30 for the pur- with him, and when he appeared, and 2,776 votes against. In addi- to kill.

pose of receiving a report of the Mr. Justice Wood Imposed a fine oftion to the ballot returns, ten The defendant was sent to proceedings of to-day's meeting, $10, and ordered him to stay in Unions intimated their acceptance son for six months with hard land of confirming, if thought fit. Court for the rest of the hearing of the agreement and did not take bour.

the above resolution.

of the case in progress.

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