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CHINA MARU GOES AGROUND

MISHAP ON PRATAS SHOAL

ARRIVAL IN H.K.

The arrival of the 8.8. China Maru in port yesterday brings the firat néwa of a mishap which the vessel encountered on her ran from Dairen to Saigon.

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BIRCHINGS FOR SNATCHERS

SEQUEL TO RECENT INCIDENTS

"There has been far too much of this bag-snatching from ladies lately; I am going to give the birch now," remarked Mr. Wynne- Jones at the Central Police Court this morning when two recent in- stances were mentioned.

Mrs. E. Barclay, the wife of Mr. T. C. Barclay, of 1, Quarry Point, was the complainant against a On the evening of July 10, coolie who was charged with snat about 9 p.m. the Vessel ran ching In Queen's tond Central aground

the troncherous yesterday morning, Pratas Shoals. The weather at Mrs. Barclay said she was walk- the time was quite fine, it being ing in Queen's Road, shortly after clear and a moderate swell pre-19 o'clock yesterday morning, and valling. The cause of the ground- when near Pottinger Street the de- ing, therefore, cannot be explain-fendant, coming up from behind, ed, but it will be the subject of an snatched her hand-bag. He then inquiry by the owners.

ran down Lee Yuen Street East, the followed by the complainant. At the bottom of the lane, he was caught by a Chinese. The defen- dant, on being seized, discarded the bag which the witness picked

on

The vessel remained shoni until next morning, when she was got off with the aid of the high tide. The weather re- mained fine all the time, and the Vensel therefore did not suffer much damage. Sho was able to proceed to Hongkong under her. own steam,

GOES INTO DOCK.

up.

COOLIE COMMENDED, Corroborative evidence WOR given by the Chinese who effected the man's arrest. At the conclu- sion of his evidence, the witness remarked that he had an aged mother to support and appealed to his Worship to grant him a licence to hawk.

UNGEONO

The famous Coney Island beach. In the background is the pier at the entrance to the fire-ra cked amusement park.

FRANCO-BRITISH

AGREEMENT

TWAL-BELA

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CORRESPONDENCE.

Reading of History

[To the Editor, Hongkong Telegraph.3

uf the a part of the final act Lausanne Conference, the signn-" On arrival in port yesterday

tory Powers express the hope that

Sir-With regard to the article the China Maru berthed at the

the task there accomplished will on Page 6 of your Issue of Wednes Kowloon Wharf, and early this

be followed by fresh achievements. | day, entitled "Where is Modernism morning left for Talkoo Docks,

They affirm that further success Leading Us?", signed by "Inquir- where an examination as to the

After registering a conviction, will be more readily won if the the writer does not give

er." damage she sustained was

themselves con his Worship said that before he nations will ally

to authority for such an article. Para- ducted. Enquiries made at the passed sentence on the defendant the new effort in the cause of graph 2 states, "after studying What office of the local agents, the

he would like to congratulate the pence, which can only be complete the correspondence," etc. N.Y.K. Line, as to the extent of coolie who had made the arrest. if it is applied both in the econo-correspondence, may I ask? the damage were met with the re He had done very well indeed and mic and the political spheres. far we are in the dark for want ply that they were not in a post-he this Worship) would see what In the same document, the signa-|of bibliography. tion to state the damage until an could be done to reward him in

tory powers declare their inten- examination of the vessel tant

some way

tion to make every effort to re- been made.

solve the problems which exist, or may arise subsequently, in the the spirit which has Inspired Lausanne agreement.

The China Maru is owned by the Kawasaki Kiven Kaisha Company of Robe, and was on a voyage from Dairen Saigon with a carge of beans. She is a

Rengers.

to

The defendant was pentenced to three months' hard labour and ordered to receive 18 strakes of the birch.

ARREST AFTER DISCHARGE.

of tore the Court

on a charge

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"In that spirit His Majesty's Government in the United King in

inve decided to give the lead

So

Then again, "students of Mi- thraism" coupled with "historical evidence," shows that the writer has only had a cursory glance at history, or "inken in a little" from those who have been conversing on the subject. Noteworthy is the mention of Empress Helena, the mother of the murdered Constan-

cargo boat, and carries no pas After having once appeared bedom and the French Government

Her crew consisted about filly men. The vessel is theft of a handlar from Mrs. Hin- commanded by Captain Mayeda,shing Lo, in Bonham Road, a Chi-making an immediate and a mutual tine.

The China Maru was built innes who was previously discharg.contribution to that end on 1920 by the Kawasaki Dockyard od was this morning sentenced to following lines:— Company, Kobe, for the Kawasakitliree months' hard labour and 18

A

is Kisen Kaisha. She

steel strokes of the birch on a charge

ton of larceny from the person. screw vessel with a gross

The defendant appeared svith nage of 5.870 and a net tonnage of 4,260. She measures 385 feet another Chinese who was alleged in length; 61 feet in breadth, and to have received part of the con-

is 36 feet deep. Her port of restens of the bag, knowing it to have gistry is Kobe.

DOUBLE DEFEAT

FOR PIRATES

been stolen or unlawfully abtaja- ed. The police withdrew the charge against this youth and put him in the witness box against the principal offender,

The alleged snatcher entered a plen of not guilty.

Mrs. Hin-shing Lo, said that on

the

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Once a writer has made a mis- notice similar in origin to that

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that his opinion 13 European regime. It is their formed their hope that other Govern- trustworthy and he should no ment will join in adopting this longer be permitted the use of the columns of the Press.-Youra, etc.. procedure.

July 4 at 8.30 p.m. she was stand- Secondly, they intend to work ing outside the Nethersole Hospi-together and with the other de-

BOSTON AGAIN IN ta in Bonham Road waiting for legates at Geneva to find a solution

PICTURE

a bus when a young Chinese nat- of the disarmament question which ched her handbag and ran down will be beneficial and equitable past the Tung Wah Hospital. In for all powers concerned. the bag were a pair of gold car- inrings, a gold tooth pick, a gold pen- eil, a small knife and about $12

New York, July 13. flome runs by Worthingtum the first game and Hargrave in the second enabled Boston Braves in money. to score a double success over the Pirates, leaders in the National League, to-day.

DEFENDANT'S STORY.

The man who was discharged

In the American. Philadelphia Xave evidence to the effect that he

were again beaten by Cleveland at-

Averill and

WORLD CONFERENCE.

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was in Wall Street, surrounded by three tape machines that spum- ed tape at such a rate that it got entangled with the salad, so that every dish bore a marked blance to spaghetti.

rexem-

be a

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London, July 13. The British delegation to Fourthly, pending the negotiu-Imperial Economic Conference at bad met the defendant together with three other lads at Blaketion at a later date of a new com-Ottawa embarked for Canada

However, it is unwise to allow though Al Simmons hit two home

their two the Empress of Britain at South-

your sense of drama to run away Gardens earlier in the evening and mercial treaty beween runs and McNair another. These

For all I know, you were countered by circuit clouts at the invitation of one of them, countries, they will avoid any ampton this afternoon.

The Empress of Britain, which with you.

who read these lines may he accompandied the party to Bun-action of the nature of discrimina- from

send-off, rousing Morgan. ham Road. "Here comes a fattion by one country against the was given a The Athleties were again outbit.

If so, you was gaily dressed, every flag of millionaire of the baser and more Ruth and Crosetti made home and as Mrs. Lo stopped the defen-

lady." remarked one of the party, interests of the other”.

Empire the

being displayed valuable sort. In reference to disarmament, runs for the Yankees. Burns redant snatched her handbag and

Hannen Swaffer, asking him the Sir John Simon said that Britain and streamers trailing from her quickly turn the page and write to plied for St. Louis, but the Yan- ran down past the Tung Wah Hos had already announced

her in-decks, kees were winners.

pital. The others followed, the tention to co-operate with

Including experts, officials and most practical form of repentance. Stone for Detroit and Seeds for witness being some distance be United States in

the work at secretarial staff, the British de-, however, you are just a shy little thing. nervously fingering 141 Chicago both landed the pill in the hind. When be caught up to the

Geneva. He was now returning to legation numbers

the smell of benzine did not last ever, sucessful.

so long, you may read on. Resulta:

DIRECT INVITATIONS.

that you are We will assume Paragraph Four of the announce

infected with the gambling fever, ment made refers to Anglo-French

that you have had a tip or rend a shall be able, as a further step something in the paper, and wish commercial relations, pending discussion of a commercial treats towards the revival of the trade to buy a share. between France and Britain, but of the world, to crown the first The first thing to do is to find the other three paragraphs, said

year's work of the National Gov- Sir John Simon, were proposals to ernment by agreeing at Ottawa the other principal Powers upon a polley of freer trade which Europe.

persons.

bleachers, Neither team was, how-party they all went to a restaur-Geneva to help in working out the Forty-six members of other Em- your money-box and wishing that

Cincinnati

Philadelphia

Pittsburg Roxton

Pittsburgh Boston

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ant, where one of the men proprincples of the Hoover proposals, duced the pencil and toothpick.

AN ADMISSION.

The defendant, asked if he had any questions to put to the wit ness, remarked that the party had asked him to take a walk to "make money." The defendant refused, but was threatened that he would be assaulted. "They asked me to manipulate (lok sax). When the

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Cleveland

Wong She (23), living at Saiyeung-i

choi Street, Shamshulpo, was ad-

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pire delegations to Ottawa also aboard.

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Before the vessel sailed, Mr. Baldwin, in an interview, said:-!

Ottawa. "After Lausanne,

Wo are leaving full of hope that we

will lay the foundations of

sau. I stole the bag and ran." He added that he had to-day great expansion of Empire trade, seen the representatives of Ger- to the mutual advantage of us all.' many, Italy and Belgium and in-British Wireless. ench caso had handed a copy of the above announcement, extend-

On the defendant's own state- ment, his Worship registered a conviction and, remarking that there was far too much bag-snatch- ing passed sentence of three months' hard labour and 18 strokes to their governments an

vitation to associate of the birch.

with the Wireless.

themselves

declaration.British

The Royal Observatory reports that

mitted to the Kowloon Hospital yes of the sugar market yesterday terday, with a scalp wound. A police report issued this morning nintes has been received by Messrs. Pen-showery. that he stepped on a plece of water treath and Co. melon poel in Shanghai Street, with the result that he slipped and struck

his head against the ground.

London Terminals.

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stockbroker. These may le discovered in large quantities in Hyde Park, strolling up and down, looking rather like something that big-game hunters search for. However, they are best approach- ed through a friend.

stock- Having discovered broker, you may then buy some LARGEST WELL IN shares, and, being human and

therefore absurd, you will,

"on margin." course, buy please do not imagine. If you have bought share at a pound and see it quoted next week at twenty- five shillings, that you have made

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8,000,000 GALLONS DAILY depressions are situated to the north- Hundreds of thousands of Lon-Ave shillings a share. Oh, no, west to Shantung and to the west doner, are now receiving a water little Red Riding Hood, life is not The following cable at the close of the Paracels. Local forecast: supply from the largest well in like that! All those Hebraic signs S.E. Winds, modernte; cloudy, England, and probably in Europe, at the bottom of your contract It is the well at Deptford, which mean little nibblings on the part of xives 8,000,000 gallons dally, and the brokers. Everybody nibbles Quarantine restrictions have been which was first used on June 17. at your share. imposed by the Governments of It is now supplying the London

The next stage Federated Malay Staten,

Straita parts of Kent. The diameter of Settlements and French Indo-China the well's mouth is 14 feet and it "carry-over." agulant arrivals from Hongkong en is 118 feet deep. It has been of carry-over I was young and connected by adits to the three my heart was tender, and had a recount of cholera.

lifting older wolls, which it now replaces, pretty mental picture of aged and A young Filipino who was yester-80 that its great pumping plant, benevolent stockbrokers day discharged from a term of one which will raise the pure chalk widows over a financial morass.

However, this picture in not month's imprisonment for stowing water to places 400 foot above away, was this morning committed by the River Thames, now raises all strictly accurate. I still do not Mr. Wynne-Jones to the House of their supply up the now shaft, know what carry-over is, but I do Detention pending arrangements for

go along his repatriation. The man was ar- Such a daily supply as 8,000,00 know it hurts. It happens every weekn, for three York rested after having arrived in Hong-gallons could only be drawn from three weeks. Things

quitó happily chalk beds. kong from Manila as a stowaway.

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stock-brokers instincts of the

Never take advice from mli- are let loose. They snarl and lionaires. I write this with my bark and send all their friends hand on my heart, my chin for- That is what carry-over means. of line which, when soon on Miss insulting notes demanding money.ward, and my lips set in that Bort Having returned the rest of Ethel M. Dell's heroes, always your furniture, and having been means dirty work at the cros paid for it, "less-a reasonable ronds. I have taken advice from, deduction for wear and cartage," millionaires (ho said, drawing his and having sent the money to the rags round him) and it has always stockbroker, panic will set in. boen fatal. I don't know why it You will go round and ask all is, but a man who owns a company your friends for advice, Now never seems to know what is go- that is all very well, but there la ing on in it.

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