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ASSAULT CASES.
WOMAN'S HEAD FRACTURED.
When a man was charged at the Police Court this morning with assaulting a woman with a bam-
FRENCH SCANDALS
ALLEGED COLONIAL
MISRULE.
INDO-CHINA DEBATED.
boo pole and fracturing her skull, The following account of a hont- He plended that he was only re-ed debate last month in the French taliating, the woman having Chamber, on allegations, against savagely attacked him with a certain officials, of misrulo in Indo- China, supplements the brief garden hoe.
Inspector Goble, who had charge account cabled by Beuter at the of the ease, then said that the time:
A couple of alleged Colonial scan- woman was not really the man's
al-dals
the furnished wife. a's previously state,
Chamber with the
though they lived together.
Mr. R. E. Lindsell: Defendant, for a lively sitting
French subject on March 18.
is this your unofficial wife?—The ostensible objects of the at- tack brought by M. Outrey, a for-
You.
Why did you hit her like this?-mer French official in Indo-China, were a District Governor in that you hit her by Colony, M. Sabatier, and a M. Mailhot, said to be a close friend
tho
M. Governor-General, of
Do you know she spent two days Hospital with a broken head? Why can't you two live together peacefully?
replied that
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GOLF.
KOWLOON G. C. v, JUNIOR SECTION.
the day.
The oldest man and women
The quarrel was nothing.
Varenne.
But behind these direct targets was the figure of the Governor- the General himself, against whom all sorts of accusations have been
His Worship: Oh, you consider brought since his, appointment by it nothing serious to break the the Herriot Government eighteen months ago, and whose position it woman's head?
was obviously hoped to shake. For Socialist, and Are M. Varenne is n
To the woman his Worship then put the
question:
you willing to go back to him? among the Moderates his adminis- tration of Indo-China inspirca lit- No.
tle confidence, comments the China Express.
Then, noticing that the woman was carrying a child, his Worship wished to know whose chill it was.
The woman:
It is my former husband's child.
In fining defendant $5, or seven days, his Wership said: "You have no right to strike a woman like that."
The woman was advised by his Worship to find another place to live in.
Iron Piping Used.
The charge against M. Sabatier, whose work has been much praised by a number of important visitors to the Colony, was not that he was inactive. It was admitted that he had constructed many hundred kilo metres of roads, and that at one place in, his very inhospitable dis-. trict he had established a centre with a cinema, a hospital, ard a school. But his methods of get- ting work out of the prople were The next case called before the alleged to be very barbarous, the Court, was also an assault case.
nurses in his hospital were describ. Inspector Blackman mld that ined as "the Resident's dancing girls," this case, the woman "kicked up many of the children in the school row" because she was not given had their necks in wooden collars, sufficient house-keeping money it was declared, while, finally, M. The man's reply to this was to pick Sabatier, not to mention other mis up a short length of iren piping douds, was accused of purchasing with which he struck her on the treasures from his subordinates at head. She was bruised all over ridiculously low prices. The Public
of the head and shins,"
Indo-China, M. Prosecutor The defendant stated that the Outrey said, had been for weeks
her received injuries in France, and, although able to through an accident.
give the Minister of the Colonies The woman said she was willing the fullest information about M. Lo make it up and return to live Sabatier, he had never been asked with the defendant. but she to do so.
woman
thought it advisable to ask the.
HONGKONG TRADE.
FORTNIGHTLY HEPORT.
The fortnightly report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, states:
Alleged Land Deal.
Magistrate to bind the man over. As to M. Varenne's alleged This was done, his Worship also friend, M. Mailhot, it is said that making an order for an additional he obtained at a price unknown a personal security of $50.
99 years' lease of 8,000 hectares of land, which he formed into a com- pany, first of all with capital of frs. 25,000,000, which has recently been increased to fra. 175,000,000. M... Outrey's argument was either that the value of the shares had beer grossly exaggerated, or that, if they represented the real valo. of the property, it was unfortunate that such a concession should have been given ton friend of the Governor-General. Finally, it was Cotton Piece Goods-Our mar ket remains dull and with the alleged that M. Sabatier, who al- exception of forward sales of ways was opposed to the grant of Brocades we have nothing. to such concessions, was induced to report. Colton quotations show knep silent by having the charges little change, the test being against him quashed, by sending those of 20th inst. Eg. Sakel. him back to France and giving him 13.55. and Mid. Amer., "Spot" the Legion d'Honneur.
After a general attack on French 7.794.
Cotton Yarn-During the inter- Colonial policy by the Communist,. val no sales of any importance M. Cachin, the Minister of the have taken place and rates are Colonies (M. Perrier) warmly de- fended M. Sabatier, who, he de- unchanged.
Nominal quotations as follows:clared. was being totally unjust No. 19. $145/165. No. 128. attacked, and had been decorated. No. 163 $155/10 after twenty-six years of service as ini $150/165.
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Metals-Market
In Self Defence.
the world are engaged to be mar-No. 20s. $170/175. Arrivals 200 the result of culoristic reports of ried. Ivan Chatowsky, 145, is the bales. Shipments Nil, Sales Nil. M. Varenne's predecessor, M. Mer- man; Olga Marlewa, 131, is the Unsold stocks 13,900 bales. Barlin.
M. Varenne being himself a Dea a Berlin gains 11,100 bales. prospective bride, says
Woollens-Demand. has died report. A traveller met Mme.
went to the tribune to defend him- Marlewn and shortly afterwards down and few transactions inputy, and at present in Paris, the
Raw Cottens-No business to self himself, although, technically, he was in the Chamber as a Govern- Club and the Junior Section at Happy oldest woman was living nearby.j
A match between the Kowloon Golf told Chatowsky that the world's Woollens have gone through.
report.
dull. Some ment Commissary giving expert in- Valley was played at the Kowloon
For months past, he- City course yesterday, starting at Chatowsky wrote, proposing in 9.30 am. and continuing throughout his first letter. He was accepted, enquiry from Cantos for Steel formation.
If there is no rift in the romance, Bars and small sales ex-stock re-sait, he had been the object of "ab- He had waited ject calumnies." showed all the wedding will be this apring.orted. The Kowloon Club
Flour Market report, Stock: for the moment to refute them, and round supremacy and won by 24
Market: Dull. Quota that moment had now come. A man in a violet suit-one of 100,000.
Point by point M. Varenne ans- points to 9 points. They only lost four games, winning 16 and drawing the brightest creations in men's tions: American Straight $3.35.
wear seen for years was a centre Cut off $9.46. Australian No. 1wered the allegations which his Mixture $3.25. political enemies had made against: of attraction in London recently. $9.64. Canadian
him, and occasionally accused his 2nd Clear 33.18.
critics of acting through motiver Sugar-Demand improving.
As representative Saltpetre.--There are no signs of self-interest.
clared, he had acted always not for 1 and 25 respectively, British of improvement since our last of France in a great Colony, he de-
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and 11 report. returning Vessels
himself, but for his country, and if the
Yester- under
headings.
he could not now dissipate the cloud day's returns gave 16 arrivals]
of calumny accumulated by an un- Bri- and seven departures,
precedented cumpaign, he would himself ask the Ministor of the tish five and five, leaving 73 vessels which 20 were
Colonies to relieve him of a mission in harbour, of British.
REV. G. R. LINDSAY'S FINAL which would always be the greatest
honour of his life. SERMON.
four.
The full results were!
Singles.
J. D. Thomson - F. E. Remedioa 1 A. W. da Roza 1 E. T. Andrews 1 E. D. da Roza 1 J. C. Thomson! G. B. Slipper 1
II.
1
11. W. Page
1 MeLaggam J.O. S. Howlin S. Gray II. Overy W. S. Hillier
J. McQueen'
J. McCubbin 1 H. McTavish
R. Campbell
J. Laing
E. Booker
F.
R. C.
C. Wallace -
F. Glover
J. Perry
ایکرو
The total of arrivals and de- partures over the week-end were
W. S. Hilller and W. J.
VICAR'S FAREWELL.
"I have valued more than I can
2 say the confidence you have re- posed in me for the past seven years. You have allowed me to share your joys and sorrows, and
W. Pryde
11. Gray
1
G. McLeod
J. Harper
16
J. McBride
W. J. Carrol I. B. Trevor
1
A. Goldenberg-
W. Pryde and H. Gray
14
Young
1 A. Brooksbank-
S. Gray and H. Overy
G. McLeod and J. Harper
13
3/4
J.
K.G.C. J.S.
2
Carro and A. Golden-
berg
2
1. B. Trevor and J. Mc-
Queen
2
T. Young and A. Brooks-
bank
2
Totula
10% 24
G D%
Shanghai Visitors' Cup.
Foursomes.
J. D. Thomson and E. T.
Andrews
J. McCubbin and J. Liang F. E. Remedios and A. W.
da Roza
II. McTavish and R. Cam-
bell
E. D.. da Roza and J. C.
Thomson
F. E. Booker and R. C.
2
Wallace
C.
F. Glover and J. Perry
B. Slipper and I. 'W, PAKO
2
Howkin J. O. McLaggan and S.
The Chamber ended the debate by adopting a motion of confidence in the Government's policy, which. was carried by 360 votes to 180,
"God bless our little Church. I have appreciated it very much and make it a power for good It has encouraged me throughout the whole place. May indeed. over and over again to work and it always be a beacon of light for to work hard, as the Ministry Truth. May God bless you, and always demands one should," said now farewell, peace be unto you. the Rev. G. R. Lindsay during the Goodbye" were the Vicar's last course of his farewell sermon at words of farewell. St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, yesterday. In the play-off for the Shanghai Continuing he said that his Kowloon Girl Guide Company, Visitors' Cup at Fanling yesterday, seven years in the parish had been (Diocesan Cirls' School) were held. N. L. Smith defented A. E. Wood by very happy ones, and he hoped to yesterday morning
two stroken. The scores word:
N. L. Smith;..85-778.
AK
A. E. Wood: ....D6-75-80.
The Church parades of the St. Andrew's Boy Scouts and the 2n
when
the
carry with him that friendly colours of the Girl Guides were united spirit which the people had dedicated by the Rev. G. R. Lind-
created.
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