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CHOPPER ATTACK

EPIDEMIC

SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN

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A man named Ho Kwong ap- peared on remand before. Mr. Wynne-Jorles In the

Central Magistrney this morning, charged with assaulting Yau Y, a stall holder of Stanley Street, causing grievous bodily harm. The com plainant, who has been in hospital for the past ten days, was present In Court,

Det-Sergt. R. J. Clarke stated the injury, which was inflicted with a chopper, had healed with out any complications,

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TO-DAY & TO-MORROW. At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m. Alleged to have committed an

A ROMANCE OF THE GULDEN WEST I indecent assault 'on a woman Immortalizing in story and song named Wong Kam, 21, at No. 267 the deeds of hardfighting, quick- Des Voeux Boad West, Ma Chung-shooting he-men whose home fu, a cook, appeared before Mr. was the anddle, whose life war W. Schofield, at the Central tho opon lange." Magistracy this morning. A socond charge of common assault was also preferred. The defend- ant denied both charges.

Washington, March 4. The United States is at pre- Strgeant Reddish Buld defend- sent paying U.S.$30,000,000 or ant and another cook had gone to the carrying of mails across the the floor to smoke opium, and the under normal ocean rates, only the indecent nasnult. The com seas, and the mails would cost, defendant admitted having laid hands on the woman, but denied -U.S.$3,000,000.

Complainant had a food stall in Stanley Strect. Defendnut went there and had three cents worth

plainant alleged that the defend- of rice, and, when naked to pay This difference ať“ U.S.$27,000,- |'ant committed an indecent assault the bill, refused to do so. A quarrel 000 is nothing but 4 huge on her, and she had a witness to ensuod, during which the de subsidy, says President Roosevelt It. The defendant was alleged ta fendant grabbed a chopper and in his message to Congress to-have run away, and, when the struck You Yi in the chest, caus- day, in which he proposes that complainant's husband attempted Ing a four-inch cut which neces- the United States mainlain un to stop him, is alleged to have as- Bitated ten stitches.

adequate merchant marine under|saulted him and escaped. He was, The Maxistrate remarked that direct Government subsidy, however, arrested by a district chopper attacks were becoming The direct Government subaldy, watchman. pretty frequent of late. He was according to this plan, would be inclined to take the case for substituted for the present mail committal.

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Sergeant Clarke replied that he would obtain instractions on that| point.

Hearing was fixed for Friday at 2.30 p.m.

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It is one of the objects of the Administration of the United which will be "second to none." Statea to create a merchant marine

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merchant marine arm which in time of war would be of immense value, according to earlier re- ports,

Mr. Schofield fixed the hearing for Saturday morning.

LOCAL SHIPYARD MISHAP

FIVE MEN SENT TO HOSPITAL

were

Five Chinese workmen injured in Bailey's shipyard yester- day, when a plank on which they were standing, broke, and they crashed into the bottom of a dock, Siu Fook, 24, Lae Lock, 38, Mok orders placed and the number of Kam, 26, Tenng Ming, 28, and Teci serious enquiries far surpassed Fat, 37, all more or less seriously those of previous Fairs. Many injured, were admitted to hospital, exhibitors had done record states a police report in connection. business,

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London, Mar. 4. Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day, the Secretary of the Department of

Although the engineering and The men were carrying a pro- Overseas Trade, Colonel Colville hardware section of the Fair had peller belonging to a vessel in said the British Industries Fair not yet been held, the attendances drydock, along R plank latd this year had proved one of the of overseas buyers in London algonaide the vessel. For some most satisfactory which had 80 very nearly reached, the total for undetermined reason, the plank far been held.

the whole Fair last year. The broke, carrying all five men to According * estimates of number of home buyers had In- the bottom of the dock. One or exhibitors, including those in the creased by 18 per cent-British two were also struck by the-pro- textiles section, the volume of Wireless.

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The Editor,

Hongkong Telegraph...

YU FEL-PANG RETURNS

ACTING MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS

Nanking, Mar. 5.

Sir, Your editorial of yester- day regarding the comparative

Mr. Yu Fel-pang, head of the happiness of the savage and the Chinese Transport Investigation civilised human being reminds me Commission abroad, who returned of a letter written on this subject here to-day, is preparing a detailed

by

an authority, L., Joseph

Brandt, chief of the soven nations report on the result of his mission submitted to the Contral

of the Indian tribes in Eastern Govenme time he has been

At

North America-ar was it fivo] nationa?

called upon to act for Dr. Chu Brandt probably led the Indian Chia-hua as Minister of Communi- uprising which massacred all but cations during the latter's absence one of the inhabitants of Pleasant for health reasons.

Valley. Lator, he was invited to

England, knighted and painted by Mr. Wang Ching-wol to-morrow Mr. Yu has arranged to interview Romney in all his war-paint and morning. Central News,

has, been

feathers.

life His and one of his letters, ad-

dressed to Professor Wheellock, in New England, with another head of an Indian school in Con-letter asking that the profossor necticut (later becoming Darts give the good horse a rest and mouth in New Hampshire) is then sell it, applying the proceede dovoted to demonstrating to to young Brandt's schooling costs, Wheellock the superior happiness adding "I think 'tis botter that of the savage as compared with young man devote themselves to civilised existence at that time. their studies rather than to ride Ono of Brandt's sons was sont about too much"-just an earlier on hoxas from the wastern and of phase of the student and the auto, Ontario to study under Wheellock|

· LOUIS C., JONERUS