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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER

EUROPEAN'S TEETH THROUGH THE EYES

BROKEN.

OF A SOLDIER.

VIOLENT STRUGGLE WITH A HOW SIR VICTOR MACKENZIL

RETURNED BANISHEE,

SERGEANT'S TUSSLE.

SAW KOWLOON.

"HORNETS & SNAKES."

Kowloon was painted in any- thing but a favourable light by Lieut.-Col. Sir Victor Mackenzie in the course of an address to the

A. European Sergeant of the Hongkong Police Force and, a Chi- nese banishee were the only fures in a street drama, the outcome of which was the loss of two false teeth by the police officer and 12. months hard labour for his assail-membere of the Aberdeen Rotary. Club, on October 17th, dealing with the experiences of the 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards, of whom he was in command, during their stay in the Colony,

ant.

The circumstances were do talled to Mr: A.W.G.H. Grantham at the Central Magistracy this morning when Lui. Seng was charged with assaulting a police officer whilst in the pursuit of his duty, and secondly with returning from banishment.

According to a report of the address in the. Aberdeen Weekly This was the story related by Journal, Sir Victor, Mackenzie con- Sergeant Howarth to the magi-veyed to all a wonderfully realistic strate: At. 2.50 this morning 1 idea of the conditions under which was on duty in Connaught Road British troops served at that time. Central 1 was outside Nos. 30 The report continues: and 32, where repairs are being

"The Scots Guards arrived at a carried out, and which have scaf folding up to the first floor. I saw town, opposite the island of Hong- the defendant: crouching down on kong, on the mainland and, while his knees on the first innding, and the conditions were reminiscent of when I asked him what he was do-active service, they were not ac- ing, he got up and ran down into tually ao as the troops' job was Douglas Street. 1 followed him not to fight, but simply to protect and he went into Li Yuen Street the British residents. The task Last, where I lost sight of him. I was different to that of troops on returned to Connaught Rond, where ordinary garrison duty abroad,! 1 took up a position in the dark however, as there were no regular behind a pillar, and after standing barracks, and, what with the ter there about ten minutes, I saw the ible climate of South China, un- defendant come up to the scaffold-bearable heat night and day, ing. As he was taking a good look frightfully damp atmosphere, per- round 1 stepped out and tried to iods of torrential rains which catch hold of him, but he ran into flooded the streets knee-deep, very Pottinger Street, from there Into often accompanied by typhoona Des Voeux Road Central and thence which caused severe havoc to pro- into Li Yuen Street, where I ur-perty, und 'sometimes human life;! rested him. I took him back to and, last, but by no means least, 30-32 Connaught Road and asked the continual pest of mosquitoes, him why he went there. He re- hornets, and snakes, their lot was plied that he came to see his bro-anything but pleasant. ther, but amended this to say that

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"The food was very bad, added he went there to sleep. I told him Sir Victor, and, in the same breath we would go to the Police Station, and amid laughter, 'rently I cannot but he immediately started to strug-think of anything that was good.' gle very violently and tried to

throw me down. I put my whistle Most of the troops felt anything but well during the whole of the to my mouth to call for assistance six months they were at this place, but the defendunt struck it out and though when they shifted to 11 at the same time broke two of my false teeth. I then succeeded In camp twenty miles inland, things taking him to the Central Police were a little more tolerable." Station.

The defendant, who presented a rathy sorry figure in the dock, nur thumb, which the Ser- gean had put out of joint during the struggle, said he did not know what happened to the Sergeant's

A HOUSE COOLIE

SENTENCED.

OF THIRTY DOLLARS,

teeth. He did not assault him but ROBBED KOWLOON RESIDENT the officer broke his thumb. He had come from the country and went to 30 Connaught Road in ordel, to sleep. He denied assaulting the

paliceman. He intended to come to TWO MONTHS IN GAOL. Hongkong to get a few dollars in order to start a business in the country,

During a brief interval, while

On the charge of assault, the there was nobody in the room, the six house coolie in the employ of Mr. defendant was sentenced to months hard labour, and on the sec. 11. H. Large, of 2, Torres Buildings, ond count of returning from banish-opened the safe in which his mas- It ter kept his money and stole $30 ment, 6 mantha and 24 strokes. was stated that the man was banish- which he later concealed under the

carpet in the sitting room. ed in June lust for ten years.

SHANGHAI INVITE EXPLAINED.

ADVICE ON MUNICIPAL REFORMS.

Immediately the loss was dis-

covered at 11.30 am. on Tuesday Inst, the police were summond and the servants questioned, it being suspected that the thief must have' been one of the menials of the es- tablishment as Mrs. Large had only left the room for a very short in- terval.

Certain articles were found among the coolie's belongings that COMMONS STATEMENT.led the police to question him close- ly. He later admitted that he had London, Dec. 4, stolen the money which he had hid-' In the House of Commons, den under the centre of the big car- arising out of the forthcoming pet in the sitting room.

On admitting the charge before mission of Mr. Justice Feetham, the Chief Justice of South Africa, Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon to investigate municipal conditions Magistracy this morning the coolie in Shanghai, Mr. Somerville asked was sentenced to two months' hard whether the British Government labour.

were co-operating la the investiga- tion, which was an imperial fasue. In reply, Mr. Gillett Parliamen- tary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that the Consu! General at Shanghai hud reported that Mr. Justive Featham had been asked whether, in the event of the Municipal Council inviting him to act as their adviser for the pur- pose of examining the problem of municipal reform in the Inter national Settlement, in the light of Chinese aspiratione, he would accept. Mr. Gillett gathered from HAGUE CONFERENCE." the Press that the invitation had

Manager,

PORTCURNO ARRIVES WITH A SECOND TO BE HELD EARLY

`COAL CARGO.

A vessel new to the port figuredį

in this morning's Harbour Ofice

IN NEW YEAR.

The Hague, Dec. 4. M. Jaspar, the President of the

reports, this being the 3.5. Port-Hagoo Conference,, has Informed turno, which brought in 6,300 tons

been accepted.

The Shanghai Municipal Connell, said Mr. Gillett, took this action without first consulting Hia Majesty's Government. They ox- plained to the Consul-General that they were anxious not to embar russ the British Government, and that for this reason the Govern ment were not being gaked to accept any responsibility in the

of coal. Chartered by the Ad-the Dutch Government that it is miralty, she left Newport on proposed in convene a second con. mutter.. August 30 for Hongkong,

ference at the Hague on January 3, The vessel la under the....com- -----Neuler, -mand of Capt. Niblett and has a

.crew of 38.

The Porteurno was built in 1924 Cardiff, she is 380 feet long, 02

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Consequently, added Mr, Gillett, the British Government was not co-operating, but it would watch the developments. Reuter and Bri tish Wireless..

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The Archbishop of Canterbury drew attention to the attitude of

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