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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

K.O.S.B. PRIVATES” ESCAPADE

THIN-CLAD LADIES ON FERRY,

"MISOGAMIST” SAYS HE IS MISUNDERSTOOD.

SERIOUS ASSAULT MADE ON RICKSHA COOLIE

TWO MEN CHARGED.

ANOTHER LETTER.

Privates P. Maxwell and A. "Miangamiat" to-day replice to King, both of the King't Own his critica in regard to his obles Scottish Borderers, were charged tion to thinly clad in eo ut Before Mr. E.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Wanted. A Policeman.

[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]

the

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1929.

CASE

SNATCHING

SEQUEL

CHINESE ARRESTED WITH LADY'S HANDBAG,

Sir, I live in Elgin Street. GETS THREE MONTHS. Every morning, as soon 48 water is turned on, there is B

scramble to get to the tap and the The recovery of a handbag noise made by the tins is just like which was snatched from Mrs. A a lot of machine guns in action lated to Mr. T.S. Whyte Smith, at Gomes the previoits day, was, ro

TOOK WATER FROM HYDRANT.

WOMAN SAYS SHE NEEDS IT FOR COOKING..

RECEIVES A CAUTION.

Appearing before Mr. T Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon charge of drawing water from a Magistracy this morning, on a

morning with failing to pay their dent also enters the controversy children crying and, very often, ing; when a Chinese was charged man told his Worship that it was

riekshu fares, while the former was also charged with assaulting his rickaha pufler. Both pleaded not guilty.

The letters are as follows:

"Misogamist" Relpies.

fighting develops.

with larceny, and, alternatively, A policeman is supposed to be with receiving stolen property. stationed at each tap so 800 as Sir, am indignant that the the water is turned on, but I have Mrs.

Detective Sergehut Fitches said The prosecuting police officer subject matter of my letter to you not seen one of the morning for snatched from her while she was Gomes had her handbag sald both riten wero supposed to should have been considered the past week. Where is he or has walking in Kimberley Road at 7.30 have come out of the Naval Can-topic to be treated with flippancy, he been withdrawa?

p.m. on Sunday. The incident was teen and to have engaged tekshas "If "Aeneas" belongs to a club, If the rule has not been changed reported to the police: and at 9.15 to Pro Street. When they raise his voice if it were suggest his duty and those noises would surse hidden in his girdle. In the to proceed, along Queen's Road to be would be one of the first the ought to be at his post doing P.. on Monday the defendant was arrested in Temple Street with the

man's pockets wore found a bunch of keys belonging to the complain

cease-Yours, etc.,

S. C. M.. Hongkong, 6th June, 1929.

Motorist's Protest.

Jant;

manner;

essential that she should have added that.she was ignorant of the water for cooking. The defendant local regulations.

seriousness of wasting water and His Worship pointed out the asked the defendant if she did not realias that there, was, n water shortage.

had to have water for her cooking.

The defendant repeated that she

reached Ice House Street, theyed that women were to be allowed | alighted from, their rickshas, and to use the premises. Women are the coolics naturally asked for excellent in their right places and

for people such as the defendant, His Worship said he was sorry their fares; **

I entirely fail to see why At this point, Maxwell, it was suggestion.Buch as I made should

Giving evidence of arrest, a

knowing their difficulty of getbag alleged, took up the seat of his be regarded as regrettable. A

Chinese detective said he saw the water, but they had to abide by the ricksha and throw it at the head man going to and fro from his Sir, I consider it in the interest defendant acting in a suspicious regulations. It was better to have of the coplie, inflicting a severe work is entitled to do so in rea of the motoring public to protest ordered to put up his hands, the denone at all in a month's time.

When challenged and a little water now than to have wound in the side of the man's sonable comfort.

"Not So Bad" I consider is mere.which the repairs to the Castle his girdle and threw it away.

strongly against the manner in fendant extracted the purse from As the defendant had already head which led to his being detain- ed: in hospital for two days. Aly being fatuoue.

Ponk Road are being carried out.

spent ono night in gaol, his Wor- medical certificate would be put in

There is an aspect which appears At the best of Limes it is a danger-put to the witness, the defendant a caution.

Asked if he had any questions to ship said he would let her off with to show the nature and extent of to have been entirely mizeed by ous road with so many blind corners said he did not know the puree was

both of your correspondents. A but during this week-end practically on him. An Indian constable, who was man who has the instincts of half the width of the road was torn called to the spot, would deposeentleman objects to being forced up for a distance of half a mile, in that he was an eye-witness to into a situation often more enbar which there were three turns and Maxwell's het, and would also rassing to the woman than to him therefore impossible for any one ap any that the coolie was covered self, or at least should be. In my proaching to know whether the rond with blood before living the seat first latter I took, these instincts was clear or otherwise. thrown at him, which would be for granted.-Yours, etc., evidence that he had previously been assaulted.

the man's injuries.

Replying to a question from Mr. Hamilton; the officer mid he understood that the Indian did not have to seize the two soldiers, The Indian told them that they would have to go with him to the Central Station, and they did. The accused might have been drinking, but they did not show evidence of being intoxicated when they were taken into the charge-room.

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MISOGAMIST.

The roads are badly in need of repair but I consider that shorter stretches can be relaid at a time go that cars if about to meet "head

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In Defence of Women. Sir, 18 regrettable, that

can reverse to the full width your correspondent "Misogamist" of the road instead of having to should dislike sitting near could be employed to regulate the gu on to the metal, or a Chinese fumed young women clad in little more than bathing dresses and that he should suggest a separate portion of the Star Ferry being set aside for men only.

traffic.

I cannot give full marks to the P.W.D. official in charge of the work, but would like to hand him Why does "Misogamist so dis- the cost of replacing a slashed tyre, like young women? Have not having had to drive over the unroll- some of them and their sisters ed metal. I feel sure that many After evidence was given by the done great work In the War and motorists, who used the road during since? There are still more of last week-end, will support this complainants in substantiation of the charges, both defendants stat-them doing greater work in hospicomplaint.

tals as nurses, attending to tho

Enclosing my card,-Youra etc. sick; while others as teachers are Hongkong, June 5th, 1920.

OWNER DRIVER. educating the rising generation,

ed that they had such paid ten cents to the coolics, who were

reluctant to accept the amount,

and demanded more.

Maxwell said that, on his part, he was assaulted by the coolle, who himself picked up the sent of the ricksha and threw it at him. He caught it and threw it back at the coolte.

As "Misugamist" knows, modern young women do not wear old- fashioned dresses such as were common in the 17th and 18th Gen- turies, because they are out-of- date and clumsy,

Men of to-day have their own styles and fashions, just as much as young women have, as I am sure "Misogamint" will agree.

If "Misogamist dislikes young

INDIAN PLOTTERS.

been

dant anid that as he was leaving a Making a statement, the defon- teahouse a man, whom he did not know, forced the purse into his porket.

Later, defondant said he was not aware that the stolen hand-bag had been put into his pocket.

When questioned about the keys, defendant said they must have been put into his pocket by the man hel had previously mentioned.

had admitted receiving the puree, His Warship said the defendant and he would hold that accused had received the bag knowing it to have been stolen,

The defendant was sentenced to three month's hard labour.

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AIR FATALITY AT BANDOENG.

PASSENGER KILLED IN CRASH. Bandoeng, May 28, The crashing of a private Daimler aeroplane on the military flying field here resulted in the passenger being killed and the pilot alightly injured,

SENTENCED TO LONG TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT. His Worship was" of the view that Maxwell hnd acted with un-

The machine was piloted by Mr. necessary violence. Had the blow

Bombay, June 4. K. E. Schuett, manager of the Bhattacharji hus been a harder one, the coolic

sen-Gandasall tea estate, and the pas might have been killed and Max-

women in fashionable dresses, 1tenced at Nasik sessions to seven senger was Mr. Aschanwyk, one well would have been charged avith advise him to take a newspaper or years rigorous imprisonment on of his assistants. manslaughter. AR. it was, Max-a book on the ferry so as to keep a charge of conspiracy, two years' An investigation into the fatali- well would be required to pay his eyes from looking at them.gorous for contravention of the ty has been started by the milli-

Satan uses idle eyes to tempt men Explosives Act, and year's tary authorities.-Aneta

to the injured coolie an compen-

sation.

The charge of failing to pay the faros was dismissed as being not proved.

HOUSE OCCUPIER SUMMONED.

PERSISTENT OFFENDER FINED $100.

The occupier of a house in Sham- shuipo apeared before Mr. T, S, Whyte Smith, at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning, on two Ho- parate summonses, and, on pleading guilty, was fined $50 on each, hië Worship remarking that the de- fendants. appeared to carry on a large - business.

to look at young women, as Eve rigorous for contravention of the tempted Adam with the apple-Railway Act, the sentences to he Yours, etc.,

H. J. M. Hongkong, June, 5th, 1929.

PAKHOL

concurrent,, An accomplice named

Gupta has been similarly sen-

tenced for abetment-Reuter.

[A Bombay message of Novem-

FAIR GENERALLY.

The Royal Observatory reports

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RAIN INTERFERES WITH CRICKET.

(Continued from Page, 1.)

runs. Sussex replied with 203, bé- ing 51 runs in arrears on the first innings.

V.W.C. Jupp gave a splendid dis-

290, leaving Sussex to get 342 runa scoring.125. The innings closed at play in Northants' second inninga

to win Wenley in this Inninga took 8 wickets for 118 runs,

Langridge scored a sound 101 (not Sussex failed, though James out). The side was dismissed for 242.

LANCASHIRE WIN. Recovery After Arrears of 72 In First Innings. Lancashire were 72 runs in arrears after the first innings, of their match with Glamorgan at Swansea had been completed, but the champions eventually won with eight wickets to spare.

Glamorgan, winning the toss, scored 280 runs in their first innings, Lancashire replying with 208.. Mercer took five Lancashire wickets for 60 runs.

Glamorgan suffered a' collapse on going in a second time, the eleven being sent back for 108

runa.

Having pulled the game round excellently, Lancashire made light of the Glamorgan attack securing the 183 runs needed for victory at a cost of two wickets,

HIGH SCORES AT OVAL. Four Individual Centurians. Surrey drew with Essex at the

ber 13 stated that the mystery that a weak anticyclone area is Oval winning on the first innings PEACEFUL TIMES IN from Allahabad to Bombay on

of the bomb explosion on a train situated over S. Manchuria, and in a match producing four in- October 8 had been cleared up to the north and east of Japan; dividual centuries, three for Bhattacharji, one of the sight pressure is relatively low over Surrey and one for Essex. Ono of persons injured, in

5. China. The typhoon appears the most prolife scoring matches A statement says he and two others were tak-to have moved rapidly north of the season, no fewer than 1,206 now situated runs were compiled for the loss of ing bombs from Benares to Bom- eastward, and is

SHORTAGE OF RAIN STILL CONTINUES.

bay with a view to committing about 120 miles west of Nahu. 25 wickets, an average of nearly An outrage there, during the visit An ill-defined secondary re 50 per wicket,

mains in the Bashi Channel. The forecast till noon to-morrow in:- S.W. winds, moderate, fair gen- erally,

ar-

Pakhoi, May 30.. Since the departure of the 11th of the Simon Commission. One of the conspirators among the three Army soldiers to Canton in the middle of April, the military ele- was killed, and others were ment has been much less conspi- rested at Benares.] cuous here than it was before. Formerly one could not walk down the street without meeting two or

The first summons was for fail-three soldiers every few yards, but Ing to comply with a Magistrate's now that is not ao. The new gold- order requiring him to whilewash ibrs are clad in a very fetching hla premiars, while the second uniform of green, and look very charge was for keeping a sack of much like the postmen, especially ¦ ¦ bones and feathers on the premises when not carrying arms, without a licence from the Sanitary Department,

In respect of the second offence, Inspector Miles said the defendant had been fined before for a similar offence and was a persistent offen- der.

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MR. LO HONOURED.

CHINESE CHAMBER MAKES HIM COMMITTEEMAN,

In connexion with his recont appointment to serve on the San!- tary Board, Mr. M. K. Lo, the popular Chinese solicitor and well known tennis player, was made a momber of the honorary commit tes of the Chinese General Cham- ber of Commerce at the latter Institution's monthly meeting held yesterday afternoon.

Election to the honorary com- mittee is a privilege reserved only for those who are elected by the Government as Chinese гepresen- tatives in the Legislative Council and the Sanitary Board and Mr. M, K. Lo's appointment must have met with the general approval of all members and officials of the Chiness Chamber, considering that. he has for many years past aetod as honorary legal adviser la the Charaber In whose interests he has been very keen.

Everything Is very peaceful here, and there is nothing to sug- gest that there is a war going on in other parts of the province. Long may it remain so!

The 'drought continues and has only been broken by a few ocea- sional showers, though several times there have been heavy black clouds around. It is said that further inland, heavy rain has fallen, but it has avoided Pakhoi.

After being Acting-Commission- er of Customs here for about fif- teen months, Mr. V. Pechatkin left for furlough yesterday, and his place has been taken by Mr. G. C. Asker from Hankow. Mr. Pechal- kin was very popular with the morchant community, and had a great send off when he embarked,

large numbers, of dire-crackera- being lot off. The Customs 'staff has been somewhat depleted for some months lately, but a new As- sistant has recently arrived in the person of Mr. Frankenbarger from Foochow

The littlo foreign cemetery. which was badly desecrated during the regime of the Communists, has hoped that it will now be left in now been restored, and it is to be

peace..

A new Magistrate has taken office in Limehow, having been ap pointed by Canton, whither his predecessor went to another post.

Our Own Correspondent.

CIS, ST HEA SERVICE, INC.

FDA, 12. BL KAY. OFT.

The Vanity Case,

Surrey, going in first, hit out in great style, compiling 418 runs, P. G. H. Fender had a merry knock and he proved the highest scorer, making 116.

.

In reply, Essex made 243 runs. Fender did. not enforce the: follow-on, Surrey going in a second time and compiling 247 rung for the loss of two wickets. The fea-1 ture of the innings was a brilliant partnership between Andy Ducat and Jack Hobbs, Ducat was dis missed after scoring 105, while, Hobbs completed his century, be- ing 102 (not out) when the de claration was made.

Essex give a great second Innings display, having made 298; for the loss of three wickets (O'Connor) 106); at the close of play,

BIG GAME DRAWN. South Africans Held Their Own with M.C.C.

The

South African tourists draw with M.C.C. team at Lord's, the first big match in which they have engaged. The M.C.C. feld-. ed a very strong side, but the visitors held their own.

Butting first, the South Africana made 311 (J. C. White & for 87) to which the M.C.C. replied with 336.. The visitors made 269 for ‚0 wickets (declared) in their second knock and the M.CG. had scored

72 for 1 wicket whon' stumps were drawn.

Middlesex Trounce Oxford,

London, June 4, Middlesex baat Oxford, in a match of remarkable scoring, by ten wickets.

· Middlesex scorod - 367, . Léa "con-- tributing a splendid 200.

Oxford replied with only 00; and

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