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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THREE MEN AND A ANOTHER CHARGE OF

LOST PURSE.”

BUTTONS CAUSE COLLAPSE OF CASE.

FINDER NOT ANXIOUS.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

MAN WHO "HAD HIS POCKET

PICKED."

When charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magie- tracy this morning, with embezzle- ment of $780, the sub-accountant A rather curious story was of the Wong Kee enttle dealere related to the Kowicon Magistrate denied that he converted the

three dozen bore buttons, the Central Fire Station. alleged offence taking place in an Alleyway off Ashley Road.

Sub-Inspector Darling,

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to a

the Com-

brother had

MUSICAL JOTTINGS.

Violin Recitals This Month- Comments on the Latest H.M.V. and Columbia Records.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928.

PRINTING LOTTERY

TERRIBLE HANKOW

TICKETS.

DISASTER.

PRIVATE EQUIPMENT FOUND HUNDREDS OF COOLIES MEET

Docu-

DEATH OF DROWNING.

Russian were found as well as a quantily naturally pay a

release.

IN A HOUSE. Charges of keeping a common gaming house at No. 120, Shanghai [BY ALLEGRO."]

Strooi, were preferred against two MILITARY METHODS.. Chinese at the Kowloon Magistracy Mias Cecilia Hansen is visiting this morning. It was alloyed by

Hunkow, Aug. 3. For some days now the military, earlier than I anticipated when the prosecution that the two men

neso city of Hankow, have been this morning when two Chinese money to his own use but said referred In the last Musical were engaged in printing an-assisted by the police in the Chi- Autumn. She will be here this The defendanta admitted they impressing men to act as carriers coolles were charged with diealing he had his pokuta picked near the tinge to her intended visit this nouncements of po pi lotteries.

Inspector Fallon informed his month and will give her. violin were printing pamphlets at the for troops that have been orderod Worship that the defendant was recitals on Aug. 29th and Aug. time of their arreat but said that to proceed to Ichang and other 31st. The programmes of both they were merely employed by pinces to meet the threatened handed the money to pay

concerts are Interesting. At the somebody else.

Szechuenese advance into Hupeh. profrm in Bonham Strand, on the

Sergeant Moitram told the Court

No discrimination has been be withdrawn as the complainant was heard of the defendant that Tschaikowsky'e famous Concerto that a party of pollee in a rald of shown and any strong-looking man secuting, asked for the charge to afternoon of August 7. Nothing frat, Miss Hansen la playing

and No. 120, Shanghai Street, found has been in danger of being pross in D major for violin vas not present in Court. He was day and the Bonham Strand Armorchestra, the orchestral part the defendants setting the type for ed into service, because those who

communicated with given a meal at the Station al G

011 the

fine to piano.ments relating to the lotteries are in a position to do so will o'clock this morning and informed plainant, asking why the money had naturally being played by her po piu announcements,

accompanist

secure that he was to attend the Magis- not been sent,"

A Benreh was then made for Tschaikowsky's brond trucy. He had not been seen

melodies have made his works of type."

It is said that the military have defondant and he was found in a

Each defendant was fined $300 Binco.

One has with the alternative of four also commandeered a number of Outlining the facts of the case, shop in Des Voeux Road. Taken some of the favourite items on

women to det as washerwomen bard labour. Mr. Inspector Dorling said that com- back to the complaint's shop, he modern programmes. plainant was in a scavenging lane disappeared again, but was inter only to think of the popularity of months"

Yesterday about 40 steam off Ashley Road picking up rubbish,found in a house in Temple Street, 4th, 5th and 6th Symphonies, Schofield remarked that defen- and neediéwomen in the camps. fice: Overture, etc, to realise this. His two days ago, had evidently been launches were ordered to low He found a small leather purse and handed over to the Police.his "Nutcracker" Suite, the 1812 dants, who come from Canton only before the troops leave.

re-Concerto for Piano and Orchestra engaged for the purpose. containing three dozen bone bat. Defendant'a tons. Defendants apparently saw pressed his willingness to him. find the purse and went up tuinbuse the complainant, who in 1 Flat Minor la always being played and shares with Schu- was not pressing the charge. him.

was remarkable, however, mann's, Grieg's and Beethoven's that he had not made a report to Emperor Concerto an extreme af the police of his loss, said popularity. Similarly, the Violin Concerto, though not go often Inspection Fallon.

under heard as the pinne one, ie said His Worship said that

very melodious and the circumstances he would d to be

I seem always tion of the Tytam intermediate, charge the defendant as soon as attractive work.

to have

oppor-reservoir during the absence of missed the the money was paid.

The defendant was shortlytunity of hearing it (it is not the engineer-in-charge on leave.

on gramophone It also fell to Mr. Jackman's afterwards discharged, his brother yet available

um lot to extend the asphalt sur having pikid the complainant $780.records) and in consequence

looking forward to this recital for facing of the roads on the island several lighters full of men, up when the tow-rope in the New Territories.streamn that one work alone. Then we are and

The lighters were snapped. to hear "La Folia" Variations

Survey Work in China,

caught in the swirl of water, and (Corell-Kreisler) recently playéd

1904-05, the duties of Sani-upset and sank, by Thiband, Recitative and

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800 that cntimate oftary Surveyor were carried out by Chinese Scherzo for

only, violin Kister's, works by Vital and Mr. Jackman, whitst in 1908 he coolies were drowned, as well as Brahma, Poldinia "Waltzing Doll" was seconded for route survey all the boatmen. Being Bed to- At the Marine Court, this morn-and Bazzini's effective Goblin's work in Mid-China, being accom-gether, the wretched coalies had panied by Mr. A. J. Darby, of the of course no chance to swim; and Continuing. Inspector Borlinging, bedore Commde. 3. B. Newill, Dance.

Crown Lands Office, who subse- the bodies will no doubt he carried said it now appeared that both 180 11.5.0., R.N.. thirteen hoat musters

At the second recital, the main quently transferred to the P.M.S. a long way down river before mistresses

charged were defendants and the complainant and

Another matter with which Mr. they are cast ashore.-N. C. Daily thought there was something more with mooring their craft inshore works are Goldmark's Concerto in A than buttons in the purse as it during dark hours, and, pleading Minor, Tartini's G Minor Sonaia Jackman was prominently identi- Newes

uilty, were each fined 310 with Janda Prelude and Fugi in G Minor Bed was the desirability of flush- was bulging newhat.

the usual alternative,

of Bach's (for violin only). There ing sewers by water from the Two of the accused produced are also two soles of Cyril Scott's, mullaks, on which he wrote permits issued by shipsters for a Mozart Rondo, "AR, Wien" of lengthy report, and this work, [use until 10.30 pm, but as the Godowsky's and Paganini's well-which was later carried out, has arrests were made at 1 a.m., the town Perpetuum Mobile." Of proved very effective,

Since 1919 up to his retirement, Marine Magistrate ordered the the player. herself, there is no meádi confection of these unofficial documents.

It was not known whether the first defendant had posest policeman but he had searched the cumplainant and took away the pare, at the same time giving the man, a push. The complainant shouted "ave life" and the two men ran away, it were chased and caught by an Indian constar.

were

It was stated that the Police

મા unable to get very intelligent story from complainant as he spoke "three or four dialects mixed into one."

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ia Worship:-Which is the leading dialert.

Sub inspector Dorling:-The Soo Kwan dialert.

«STEAMER RENAMED.

THE "HAI MUN" NOW THE "WING LEE."

year,

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MARINE COURT.

MINOR CASES THIS MORNING.

Hieted.

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Was

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In

DEATH OF MR. H. T. JACKMAN.

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junks and lighters full of theso toolies up river. The Chinese craft were packed to the limit of thoir capacity and to prevent pos alble deserters the men were tied together in batches during tho embarkation and had not been uniiod when the journey com- menced.

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The Han River has been in spate for the past few days and the current in the Yangtsze is swift.: One of the launches was towing

SHOULD THE BIBLE BE RE-EDITED?

OUTBURST OVER OLD TESTAMENT.

for more to be said the quotations Mr. Jackman's work had been given in the last Jottings will have chiefly administrative, and during

Wide interest has been aroused The master of a cargo boat, shows that Miss Hansen is an artist this period the town-planning among ministers and churchsen chargial with causing an obstrue of the first ranit.

scheme for Kowloon and New of all denominations by a startling Under her new house flag and them by anchoring in the Southern. a new name, the late sa ai Alun Fairway,

H.M.V. records just to hand in- Kowloon was evolved under his outburst concerning the Old Testa pleaded guilty, but will sail on her maiden trip today stated that after leaving the elute Brahms 1 miner Sonata for supervision. This project created ment by the Rev. John Bevan, the Mr. Bevan suggested that parts for Kwang Chou-wan at pm. Praya Wall, his rigging had fouled cello and piano-a beautiful work, a large amount of work in negatia Balham Congregational minister,

Respighi's "Fountains of "Rome"tion with private owners for the after a lay up of more than

and he anchored to clear it at will appeal to those with a taste for exchange of their land for new of the Old Testament should be! be reserved only for special student abolished from ordinary Bibles and

"We should tell our congregations frankly that the history in the ible has no more bearing on re gious truth than any other his- tory," he declared. Churchmen of the modern school tend to agree with Mr. Bevan that To great harm would be done if parts of the Bible were lost to the sight of mankind, but they do not go as far as to suggest that the Book should be in any way tam- pered with.

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name,

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the same time anticipating a tow

More recently, the Requisition Now the s.s. Wing Lee and own-to Yumat. A fine of $10, with the unders. The four orchestrallots in the town-planning lay-out

pieces represent the composer's im- ed by the Yue Yuen as. Company the usual alternative,

pressions of some of the famous of the Kal Tack reclamation was mentioned completed in order to form the of Connaught Rou, she has un-

of Rome, fountains

very area for a commercial' aerodrome Thy dergone extensive refit and over-

long ae-from harbour dredgings. haul, and in both first and second-

impressionistic. After class cubins, electric fans and POINCARE'S (QUARRELquaintance they grow on one more

Acting D. P. W. other convensinces have been in-

WITH A DEPUTY. than seems possible at first hear-i

On two occasions (in 1923 and stalled. She has accommodation

ug. Paci muda a special feature of for eight first-class, 2 negend-

them at the Orchestral concerts 1927), Mr. Jackman acted a clage and 500 intermedinte passed- PIQUANT LETTERS,

at Shanghai. The record by De Director of Public Works, with a Groat and the Piccadilly Orchestra seat on the Executive and Legia Cargo accommodation is

Paris, July 13.. also excellent and heavy freights)

A sharp exchange of letters has and that of Hasthope Martin's Fourativo Councils. He was also Vice- have been already shipped, white

and a member of the Court and approximately 150 passengers are taken place between M. Poincare Songs of the Fair sung by Perey President of the Sanitary Board Conhell of the Hongkong Univer- expected to be on beard this after-and M. Bergery, a young Radical Heming can be recommended.

Deputy, formerly Assistant Secre-

Such an enormous feast of good sity.

wns Mr. Jackman

good tary to the Reparations Commission The officers appointed are Cap and later chif de Cabinet to M.music is provided by Columbia this

month that it has been impossible"soccer" player in his younger tain 3. R. Smith, late of the Steato-Herriot.

On the evening at the 9th inst., to listen to more than a portion of days, and he was also for some yearя a keen tennis enthusiast. bout Company, opular and cap- able officer who is well-known to just as the Chamber was about to the records in the time available. He married some years back Miss travellers on the Mneas run rise for the holidays, M. Bergery though these Jottings have been

Mr. H. Percy Smith, and her Chief Oficer, M. M. Affananleffattempted to create an instruction delayed day to admit of com-Dorothy Smith, a niece of the late Chief Engineer, J. Connell, and on the question of the stabilisation ment. For instance, three more brother, Mr. Crowther Smith, was at one time in practice here as a loan to Romania, having heen big works by Schubert have been Second Engineer, G. A. Kent

carried primed by visitors belonging to the (Continued on Page 5.)

solicitor. On trials, which were out on Wednesday, the Wing Lee Roumanian opposition. made a atgady 124 knots over the measured mile and proved satis factory in all respects, Captain Smill expressing himself as being thoroughly pleased with his new

command.

M. Poincare, somewhat heated by the sun, to which he had been ex- Pised while making a speech the same day, replied Lartly: "I know you, and I know what are your motives. As always, you are dis- torting the truth. You have work- ated with me and I know you.”

on

The Sun Sai Kai also leaves pan. to-day on her first trip her new run to Foochow and ecast ports, under the Chinese flag.

GARAGE MANAGER,

ASSAULTED.

TWO FIRE BRIGADE MEN FINED.

M. Bergery, losing all control of himself, cried out that he awaited the Prime Minister's withdrawal, "1 withdraw nothing." rapped out M. Poincare, "and Inwalt your seconda."

"Nothing to Retrnet,” These words, lost to the Press Galleries in the hubbub, were only known next day. According to the recognised code of honour, an ag grieved person has twenty-four hours to decide whether to vindicate his honour in the traditional way.

M. Bergery walled for two days

Three Chinese, including two firemen from the Kowloon Fire Btation, were charged before Mr. and then wrote to M. Poincare that W. Schofield, at the Kowloon he would

not make himself Magistrucy this morning, with as-ridiculous by offering a challenge gaulting Mr. Chan Hon-chiu, the which it was, in fact, no longer do. Ils lotter Manager of the Chung Mel Gar-open to him to

further attempts to draw M. Poln-

age,

It appeared from the evidence care into a public discussion, de-

manding that the Prime Minister should explain his insinuations.

M. Poincure yesterday replied

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that the complainant was followed Into his garage on Wednesday afternoon by the three defendants, The first defendant asked if he were in the following, itema: "I have Chan Chiu, and, without waiting nothing to retract from what I said, for a reply, the second defendant to you at the last sitting of the struck the complainant on the chest, Chamber. If you think it desir- Complainant was also struck by theable that I should add anything third defendant, while the second more you can have recourse when defendant later picked up an iron the Chamber meets again to a re- bar which he used freely on the newal of the Interpellation which you withdrew on Monday, Mean- complainant,

Police whistles were blown by while, I judge it useless to chter a polemical correspondence fokis bf the shop and Sergeant Into Noland arrived and arrested the de- with you by articles in the Presu." M. Bergery is married to a fendants,

The defendants were each fined

daughter of Krassin, the Bolshevik

$20 and further ordered to sign commissar, who is reputed to have: "bonds for their future behaviour. left & largo fortune on his death.

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Members of the Evangelical Ordur, including well-known clergy took strong object. One noted Churchman told a Press re- presentative:-

dis- I was beyond measure tressed by Mr. Bevan's address. If you are going to level the Old Testament to that of ancient historie Hterature you are un- dermining the entire authority of Christ, whose ministry was shaped by constant reference to

the Old Testament,

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clearly expressed itself, now know where we are. But surely modern teachers are not justified in holding pulpite that were founded on the old basis of Christian faith!

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Other views expressed to a Press

representative are Archdeacon of St. Albans (Pro- locutor of the House of Clergy:) The suggestion is impractical. Genealogical tables and various other parts of the Old Testament are not of any great religious value, but they are not ofton read in Church.

Canon C. E. Douglas, (of the House

of Clergy:)

No loyal member of the Church of England could advocate the abolition of any part of the Old Testament. The Book stands or falls as a whole, although all parts are not of equal value. The Rev. W. Smith (British' and

Foreign Bible Society:)

There are many parts of the Old Testament whileh do not armeal to the modern English- inan, but they do appeal very much to peoples of other countries and cultures.

One of the most striking things in the Bible for the Chinese, for instance, are the genealoglanl tables, while the Moslems are intensely interested in some of the long legal arguments,

The Rev. G. O. Bainton, minister of Streatham Hill Congregational Church described Mr. BeverʼA 94- dress as an outrageous statement, which was ridiculous and absurd.'!

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