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MAGISTRATE IN QUANDARY.

GIRL OBJECTS TO THE S. A. HOME.

GRANDMOTHER STILL INSISTS ON PRISON TERM:

KOWLOON PUZZLE.

A further remand for con- sideration of the position was ordered by Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning in the case of a small girl, who indicated that she preferred to undergo a term of imprisonment for stealing. rather than be taken into the Salvation Army Home.

MOSQUITOES FOR GOLDFISH.

BEING PURPOSELY BRED AT KOWLOON TONG.

POLICE STATEMENT.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1990.

SERIOUS RIOTS IN NORWEGIAN

EXCITING BISLEY CONTEST.

SHIP

EGYPT.

FOUNDERS

GREAT BRITAIN WINS THE

-KOLAPORE CUP.

SEVENTEEN DEMONSTRATORS |

AMONG KILLED.

DRAMATIC STORY OF COLLISION.

I

NARROW VICTORY.

POLICE WOUNDED.

[recent trouble at Mansourah and Bilbels has taken a serious turn.

The rather astounding state-

London, July 16.

Alexandria, July 18. ment that certain. Chinese re- At the Bisley Rife Meeting this A two-hour general strike sidents of Kowloon Tong were evening, Great Britain won the which has been ordered by the breeding mosquitoes

the Kolapore Cup from Canada by Committee of the Wafd out of specific purpose of feeding goldfish seven points, after an exciting sympathy for the victims of the A. K. Taylor before Mr. Whyte was made by Sanitary Inspector match. The scores were: Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when the owner of 9, Cumberland Road was summoned for failing to shate a nuisance by destroying mosquito larvae in the garden of his premises.

A representative of the owner pleaded guilty on behalf of the defendant mentioned in the sum-

the

Great Britain Canada Rhodesia 'India

1,123 1,115.... 1,111: 1,093.

Jersey were fifth and Guernsey sixth...

This was the 55th contest for the Cup. Britain has now won it 35 times, and Canada, the only other country to enter every year, 13 times.

Despite the Committee's joining on supporters not to break the peace and to avoid de monstrations, a crowd of young Egyptians assembled at Mohamet All Square, and had, to be dis persed by the police with a baton charge.

Subsequently the crowd went in procession through the main streets The Junior Kolapore Imperial handelapping and shouting "Long Trophy was won yesterday by alive Nahas Pasha!" and waving the team representing the Falkland pictures of the ex-Premier. "They Islands, the members of which then started amashing shop win- travelled 8,000 miles to compete. dows and stoning the police, who They won with 516 points, which were forced to retire. was two points more than Nigeria. The Gold Coast was third, the Straits Settlements fourth, Sudan fifth, Trinidad (the holders) sixth, and the Federated Malay States seventh-British Wireless,

ter several hearings, his Wor-mons,

Sanitary Inspector Frost men- ship last week sentenced the girl;

that he discovered to six months imprisonment but tioned directed that she be taken before breeding of mosquitoes. In him again within seven days when the girl would be given an oppor- tunity to reconsider, his decision. When the case was mentioned this morning. Mr. J. Barrow, of Secretariat for Chinese at the request of the Magistrate, was present in Court.

the Affairs,

Girl's Fears.

Speaking to the girl, hls Worship Baid that she had been in prison for almost a week and he was sure that she had not found it vory pleasant. He asked her If she would not rather be sent to a Home where she would find other girls to speak to and to play with The defendant replied that she was afraid that if taken to the Home she would not allowed to leave in the future.

Miss Raines, of the Salvation.

Army, Intimated that when she had visited the defendant in prison on Sunday the girl had expressed the same fears. She had been told by somebody that if she consented to be taken

to the Home, she would not be allow- ed to leave it again.

The defendant indicated that;

she desired to consult her grand-

mother.

His Worship:-Mr. Barrow, you have gone into this uestion of realtionship?

Mr. Barrow:-Yes.

Relationship Point,

And what's your opinion about! the relationship? We have no reason to believe that the girl is anything but the grand-daughter of the person who says she's the grandmother.

Is she a paternal grandmother or maternal-Paternal.

owner to abate

garden of 9, Cumberland Road, and although a notice was served on the

the nuisance, a subsequent visit re- vealed the same state of affairs. The mosquitoes were being bred in empty flower pots, and tins which could easily be turned over and the water emptied out.

TAKING OPIUM TO AMERICA.

Police Fire in the Air.

Later.

At 1.40 in the afternoon the aituation was still very disturb- ed, although perhaps a little. quieter.

The police are firing at in tervals over the heads of the crowd, and the streets are strewn with stones and broken glass, Attacks on the police are diminish

GOES DOWN IN LESS THAN TWENTY MINUTES,”

"EXPLOSION. FEARS.

Shanghai, July 12.`·

A dramatic story of the sink- ing of the str. Dampto, off the Shantung Promontory in a very heavy fog on the early morning of July 7, was told a reporter of the North-China Daily News yesterday evening by several of the shipwrecked officers. the only things saved apart from The log and scrap books were the crew, who arrived hero yester day

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tons registered (1,430 tons nett) The Dampte was a vessel of 2,494 and she was owned by Messrs. Arth H. Mathieson, of Oslo, Norway, She was chartered by the Kailan Mining 'Administration from Chinwangtao with a cargo of coal and coke, and 110 bags of mall, on board when she was wrecked.

Signals Heard.

The story as given was translated. that, at 4.45 a.m. on July 7, the from the ship's log which stated chief officer, Mr. J. Jernes, was on watch when he heard whistle sign- als seemingly coming from the for ward starboard alde. An order was given to slow up the vessel's speed It is not yet possible to aacer- and, three minutes later, the Cap- tain the number of injured.-tain, Mr. E. Johnsen, came on the bridge and took over command, giv- ing an order for half speed ahead.

Inspector Taylor informed his Worship, that since his transfer to Kowloon several complaints had been received from residents of Kowloon Tong of the presence of mosquitoes. In many cases it was found that the nuisance was com- mitted by the very people who CONCEALED IN FALSE SIDES ing. laid the complaints. It was, in most cases, due to the carelessness of the tenants in allowing water to accumulate in flower pots and in plates which rested under the pots.

Inspector, the inmates of the In some instances, continued the houses admitted that they were purposely breeding the mosquitoes to feed their goldfish.

His Worship imposed a fine of $30 on the defendant in the sum-

mons.

TRIBUTE TO BRITISH INDUSTRY.

FRANCE ORDERS TWO MORE FLYING BOATS.

OF A TRUNK.·

17 Rioters Killed,

At the Central Magistracy this Reuter. morning Revenue Inspector Grim- mitt charged a Chinese with hay- ing had in his possession 110 taela.

Later. taels were Kwong-chauwan aplum, reported that the position was of prepared oplum. A hundred At 5.30 in the evening it was and the remaining ten Macao opium. The opium was found on

quieter. the ground floor of 96 Connaught Road West, concealed in the false sides of a travelling. trunk.

The defendant admitted he had brought the opium from the coun- try..

Mr. Grimmitt. informed the Court that the man had already! booked his passage on, the Presi dent Pierce.

Mr. Lindsell: Taking the opium to America, are you? Defendant. Yes.

London, July 15. The French Government has ordered from Messrs.

A fine of $10,000 or in default, Brothers, of Rochester, two more nine months imprisonment, Short

was. "Calcutta" flying boats for the imposed. French Naval Air Service. machines, which are mainly con-

The

structed of metal, will each be AMERICAN BASEBALL equipped with three engines of the well-known Bristol Jupiter

I suppose it would not neces- pattern. sarily follow, according to the The order is à sequel to the Law of England, that the grand-earlfer purchase of a "Calcutta" mother was the guardian, but flying boat, which has given possibly according to Chinese Law extremely satisfactory service.--- she is? We have no reason to British Wireless. believe that she is not because her father and mother are dead and the opinion is that the paternal grandmother should De her guardian.

His Worship:-It seems to me that the only thing to do is to have the grandmother in and ask her if she will agree to the girl going! to the Salvation Army for months

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Grandmother Adamant. The grandmother, however, was emphatic in her decision that the girl should go to prison.

His Worship: You are getting a chance of getting your grand- daughter back again after six months. You are not going to get her back sooner by sending her to prison.

The Grandmother:-Let her go to prison for six months.

His Worship:--You would rather see her being very unhappy in prison for six months than being happy in the Salvation Army Home? Yes..

COMMUNAL RIOTING

AGAIN.

TEN HINDUS, KILLED BY THE MOSLEMS.

RESULTS.

CINCINNATTS GOOD WIN OVER NEW YORK.

New York, July 15, The following are the results of the baseball matches played in the National and American Leagues to-day:

New York Brooklyn Boston Mymensingh, July 15, There was a recrudescence of Philadelphia communal rioting in certain villages in the Kishoreganj sub- division yesterday. The were obliged to fire with the result that four rioters were killed and two wounded. Fifty-three arrests were made. Up to the present the Moslems have killed ten Hindus.- Reuter.

National.

8 Cincinnati

6 Pittsburgh

3 Chicago

6 St. Louis

American.

4 Boston

G Philadelphia

police Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Chicago

5 New York 0 Washington -Reuter & American. Service.

His Worship:-I think you deserve much more punishment than she does.

Addressing Miss Raines, his Worship said that the position now was that neither agreed that the girl should go to the Home. He did not know whether he should remand the case again or

Mr. Barrow: Would you mind, it would be just as hopeless. your Worship, having a look at Sub-Section 2 of the new Section 32 of Ordinance 4 of 1897 (Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance)? Sub-Section 2 might be held to apply your Worship, but I am afraid it doesn't,

Magistrate's Power. Miss Raines:-Your Worship has no power to commit her to us instead of prison?

haven't. I know of no authority. His Worship-I am afraid I

I will remand her for another

His Worship:-In the first place week. I just want to consider the this girl is not unwilling to remain relationship question.

with the guardian,

and you

His Worship asked Miss Raines

evidently are satisfied yourself if she had any suggestions to make grandmother could be taken to the and received the reply that the Home to be shown the institution,

that she's the legal guardian.

Mr. Barrow:We believe so, but "it is very dificult to get legal proof. Even in England people lose their birth, certificates, and Chinese don't have such things, but we do believe she is the lezal guardian.

His Worship: Yes, I am obliged for your pointing that out to me, I had not considered that at all

Deserves Punishment.

His Worship (to interpreter):-- Ask the grandmother what her reason is for saying she rather that the girl spent six months in prison than have her to the Salvation Army Home.

The Grandmother: I think she deserves some sort of punishment, your Worship.

would do anything for the girl Miss Raines intimated that she rather than that she should go to prison. In six months at the something good into her. Home it was. hoped to instill

accompany Miss Raines to inspect When asked whether she would

the Home, the grandmother replied that she did not want to see it.)

His Worship: What harm does it do you to see the Home?.

The Grandmother:-I don't want to see it: I want the girl to be put into prison..

His Worship:-I would not like to tell you what I think of you.

The case was again adjourned for a week.

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Two senior police officers were wounded in the day's rioting, including the Commandant, and also many other ranks from the police and soldiers.

A couple of minutes later, a big passenger vessel was seen about six

ing right into the Dampto amid- and it seemed as if she were com- points away on the starboard bow

ships.

The Crash.

The regulation siguals were sounded by both vessels and, in the meantime, the Dampto moved to It is understood that 17 rioters be seen that the other vessel was full speed ahead at helm. It could were killed and 130, injured.-going to run into her and that there Reuter.

was no escape. At 4.57 a.m., the Hoten Maru crashed into the Dampto on the starboard side about ten it. aft of the forecastle. The Dampto's side was torn off and her plates were driven into the No. 1 hatch.

ANOTHER SHIPPING

CASUALTY.

JAPANESE BOAT REPORTED SUNE

As the Hoten Maru came into the Dampto, the chief officer told the Captain that he was going down to call all hands on deck and to get the News has just reached the boats ready because she was going pears to have befallen the Ja- was still going on at full speed Colony of a calamity which ap-down fast. When he left the engine

panese steamer Kohatsu Maru, astern. All hands (40 in number, which is reported by the Naval five white officers and the remain- authorities to be lying sunk at der Chinese) were called out and a Lat. 37° 18' N. and Long, 121" start was made to get the boats 50 E.

ready.

The Captain Missing. It is presumed that she was wrecked by the typhoon which The chief officer then met the passed near Shanghai at the week-chief engineer as the latter ran end and which left a trail of past him and the latter asked why no orders had come to stop the wreckage in its wake up North.

engines. The former replied that This steamer is well-known in he (the chief engineer) would have Hongkong, calling here. regularly have to ask the Captain as he was some time ago when she was in command at the bridge, and the 14 chartered by the local Japanese chief engineer (Mr. H. J. Solliee)

0 Arm of Wada and Co. She has not went up but returned soon after

5 been here for some months, it is wards and aaid that the Captain 7 said. The vessel ism compara- could not be found. Accordingly,

tively small coaster.

he stopped the engines of his own accord.

No details are at present avail 13 fable in the Colony regarding this

mishap, and it is not known whe ther any lives were lost when the steamer went down.

"We could settle down on a chicken farm

Going further to starboard, the chief officer saw the second officer, Mr. E. Wollnick, and asked whe- ther he had seen the Captain but the latter replied in the negative. A complete search was made but the captain was not to be found." The chief officer then went to the port side and took command. The boats were lowered at this junc- ture, all hands going into them, except the chief and second officers, who again endeavoured to find Capt. Johnsen. There was no panic.

The Dampto Sinks,

The Dampto was sinking fast and keeling to port dangerously. She was filling very quickly and, as there was a fear of an explosion: at any moment, the Chinese crew wished to move the lifeboats away but they were kept there by the Second Englacer, Mr. Lyder. K. Eriksen, who insisted that they should wait for the two officers. As the Captain could not be found, the two officers left the Dampto, the Chief taking the log and scrap books. The Second Officer got into the boat safety but the Chief had to make a jump for it. He fell into the water but managed to swim to the boats which were not too far away. When the two officers left the ship, she had keeled to such an extent that the water was pour- ing over the port rails.

The Dampto then sank in 16 fathoms of water, at 5.26 a.m. As no signs of the Captain were to be seen, the boats had to be rowed hard to get away from the suction. One of the Hoten Maru's boots had by this time been lowered and in this was noticed the Captain. The crew shouted "The Captain__is saved"- and cheered lustily. The shipwrecked men were then taken on board the Hoten Maru and they "arrived here yesterday afternÖON.

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