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in front of the target, thus uncovering the latter, cracks which went through the whole plate thickness being singapore. permissible. The Harvey platea cheaper plate to manufacture-mot All Military made worp closed to this fully, and, as a consequence, the public traße to-day, various navies maintained it for some time for the protection of their ships, Since then, however, they have all | adopted the Krupp plate, and the steel works in the different countries have concluded agreements with Mesra Krupp for its manufacture. The steel used for the manufacture of i Krupp plates is a nickel-chrome steel made at Essen, in the open-hearth farmaces attached to the armour-plate factory, and cast upright in flat ingot moulds, the weight of the ingot being between 80 and 100 per cent, heavier than the plate itself in its finished state. When the ingot has been re- heated to a temperature of approxiacket of a match and chain in the door unately 1200 deg. Gent: it is rolled way of Sincere's Store was sent to prison dowa, at one heat, to the required for three months at the Fulice Court this thickness The rolling operation
n oraing.. proper lasts about one hour, and when completed the plate has a temperature which averages 500 deg. Cent When
9 p.m.-Allan Wilkie Co. At Theatre the plate leaves the rolls it is allowed
Royal, City Hall.
to coal down, when any imperfection
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. Interport Aquatic Sports, at V,R.C. 2nd
Day.
General Memoranda.
| SATURDAY, Sept. 21 :--
Noon-Douglas Steamship Co. Meetine, Interport Aquatic Sports at V.R.C, 3rd 9 p.X-Variety Concert at Mt. Aastic
Barracks
BUNDAY, Sept. 22:--
9.a.m.-Excursion to Macao,
MONDAY, Sept. 23:-
5.O.Y.L.I. Aquatic Sports. TUESDAY, Sept. 24 :—.
R.O.Y.L.. Aquatic Sporta. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2üş-
11 am-Drawing of Debentures at
Hongkong Club.
7 p.m. Entries close for laat Gymkhana 5.30 p.m.-Association Football League
Meeting..
THURSDAY, Sept. 28:--
TYPHOON. WARNING.
The following, telegram was received at p.m. to-day at the American Consulate- General:-
"Madila, September 17, 1918. Cyclone or Typhoon E. of Luzon moze than 300 miles distant moving WNW | or N.W.
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Harbouring Girls.
Before: Mr Melbourne this morning two men and three women were charged with The R. M. 8. Empress of Japan was harbouring ten giria. Mr Davidson, 'of] expected to arrive at Shatighai st8 p.Messrs Hastings and Hastings, appeared Sept 18, having been delayed by for the male defendants who were stated to typhoon
be boarding house keepers. The case We are asked to state that the Aus-int them was remathied, and bail was allowed in the sum of 8500. In the case of triad Lloyd steamer Africa has been the women, bail was fixed at #1500. detained, and is expected to arrive here on Later on, Mr Davidson said he under- Sunday, 22nd instant.
stood that the second man was the raines
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 1918.
THE ALLAN WILKIE COMPANY.
Performance of "Salome.
The much discussed Salonzo, by the late Oscar Wilde, was produced by sha Allan Wilkie Company at the Theatro Royal last night before a large audience. The play, which is in one not, is a thing of beauty-beauty of colour and wound, singed deep in the voluptuousness of ancient Egypt It, is the work of a poet Intoriented with sensual ideas of what be conesired to, bo ancient Orientalism. and, possibly, his picture of the moving score comes as much to the reality as any such platuro could come.".
"
THE YAUMATI" BOMK: IFTAIRĄ
Pfanner: "Committ
The case against Wa Hoa, charged with the murier of Taumati on the 1th urbani, ttand at the Magistracy this afbor Prisoner is sound of having thrown bomb in Woo Song Street at a ma.. with whom he had quarrelled, and who shortly. after the affair died in hospital, foto
Inspecter Cameron prosecuted, and prisoner was defended by Mr. Sutherlan Russ, of Mouars. Goldring, Harlow and Morrell, solicitors.
A man who picked another man of the boarding house, and the first man disused well, now converted Into... w - wan: following him shouting “ Save Ele
The case in which a member of the crew of the . Tenng Sang is charged with being illegally in possuasion of opium further work.
valued at $25,000 has been remanded for a
74
in the surface, and any oxide which Recently there has been an influx of might have remained on the faces, begs to the Colony, Four were arrested yesterday in the western district and a are carefully removed. by pneumaticimilar number were taken charge of by hammering. The plate, after having the police in the eastern end of the Colony. been sawn to the required dimen sions, is then ready for carburizing | the outer face. For this operation a number of plates are placed, in pairs, a few inches apart, one over the other, in the furnace, the faces to be carburised being turned one towards the other and separated by distance-pieces at the sides and
The local Branch of the Toye Kisen · | Kaisha staten :—We are in receipt of tels-
that the second man might be allowed manager. He mentioned this in order lighter bail, as his guilt would be lees than in the case of the other man if the charge was proved against him.
Mr Melbourne said he only wished to x ball in such a sum a would make defendants appear.
did not know if it was very material, but he was instructed that the man was an opium smokat,
Mr Davidson anid
Mr Melbourne said he could do nothing more than bear in mind what Mr Davidson said. The bail was the usual amount izod in such cases.
MERCHANTS AT LAW.
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Mr. Frank Browns, the Government Wilde in Saloma" draws upon Holy Analyst, stated that entire packets of Writ for atzosphere and language no less metal which he received from the police, then for subject matter. The scana is he found faint traces of chloridos and laid in one of the balls of Herod's palace, sulphates. He found rothing upon the In the banqueting hall Herod, Herodian particles found in the body of the des and the Court hold rel Salomo, coed man. All the pieces of 'metal daughter of Herodias and stop-daughter'seamed to be the same, mar of Herod, tired of the rovels and op- A Chinese constable spoke to hearing. prosed by the heavy air of the feat, the report of a bomb in Woo Sang Street steal away to a courtyard in which is a and to seeing priser run away. A mais.
is imprisoned. She overhears him in his prisoner, with the assistance of another dungeon wherein the prophet Jokawasir Witness joined in the phase, and, wrranted. prison calling the people to repentance constable. They took the man back to and denouncing Heredian. She bids the whore discerned was lying, and, be cried guards bring him forth, but all refuse to out Plessa arrest for me that pretty violate Harod's Salome holds to her desire, and working only man who was responsible for the express commands.sen Hon," witness asked if he win the
upon the young Assyrian's love for her affair, and he replied Tes; don't let persuaden him to secede to her request, him go." Prisoner tried to miss the Jokaraan comics forth, and Salome is other constable, who blow his whistle.. amitten with a strange and sudden love for him. He rejects and denounces her. The Assyrian, stricken with remorse and despair, slays himself, and Saloma torn between love and anger at the "insult to her beauty scorned" sees Jokanaan redescend in his prison. Herod, Hero dins, and the Court enter few the feast. and Austed with wine and intoxicated with Salorne's, beauty the Tetrach bids Salome dance for him. She refuses. Again and again, in glowing language,
In answer to Mr. Buss witness Raid he knew the deceased, who at one time was a policeman.
A woman, living af Woo Sung Street. said she found some pieces of metal, proi Aneed, adhering to a mosquito curtain in the?" doorwegy of hay houm, & hole. was made in the net hy something. She was in the house all the morning and did ant notier mathing anal. The metal was found he her foki and she gave it to a man who was one of, a crowed" of """
graphic information that the silk seat forward per our 13. Nippon Maru WAL Inded in New York on the 14th instant action was brought by J. Osawa and Co he urges his requests, to be met with the people who went into the house to kes it
days and 23 hours after arrival at San
Francisco.
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A Disputed Account.
In the Summary Court this morning an
5 Queen's Road, Central, merchants, against Cho Hing and Co., 304 Queen's Road Central, merchants, to recover $944.40, balance alleged to be due on account of goods sold and delivered by the
samo refusal, With each denial he grows more desirous and offers her whatever she will have, to the half of his king dom, while Eerodias approves her daugh- ter's resolve, and with biting scorn and
She did not know the mari..
effect that he took the metal io a police Evidence was emiten by a man to the
station.
After further eridoner had been giver.
e ds. The other face of the plates morning and was let off lightly by M. Plaintiff to defendants during the months contumelr upbraids her husband. Sud-prisoner was committed for trint.
The English naval stoker who aaulted P: C. Cotton appeared in Court again this
Irving. For being disorderly he was fined 83, and for the assault $10. The polic mao had to be sent to hospital, it will be remembered.
of March, April and May, 1919.
Mr Reader Harris, of Mesara Wilkinson
and Grist, represented plaintiff, and Mr Crewe, at Messrs Hastings and Hastings, sppeared for defendants.
denly Saloma is seized with an idea. She will dance and hold the Tetrach to
DISTINGUISHED GENERALS TO VIBIT, HONGTONG.
the rear face when fitted on board ship-is covered by a firebrick lining. The temperature of the furnace is raised to about 900 deg. Cent. At. the same time, a constant flow of Eng Hok Fong Co., left yesterday for had been filed, and so far as they went of Tokanaan. Vainly he strives to per. British military exparte are to visit Hong-
lighting gas is maintained between
The s.s. Kaethe, chartered by the
emigrants.
Mr Harris said particulars of the claim
Noon-Chips Sugar Refining Co. Extra- the two opposite faces of the plates, largely increase owing to the prohibition would have to decide was whether plaintif avarice. She insists, and, bound by his expected, by the Rs. Persis. They·
ordinary General Meeting.
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5.15 p.m.St. Andrew's Society Anual
Meeting. 7.84 p DL-Full Moon,
entering first on one side, then on the other side of the furnace, to allow the 7.44 p.m.- Partial Eclipse of the Moon. complete distribution of the gas over the whole surface, the operation last...
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the outside face of the plates under MONDAY, September 30 -
Entries close for · Chius Mall' Harbour
treatment has become carburised to a Race.
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WEDNEnday, October 2—
Swimming Race across the Harbour fer Prizes presented by the China Mail,
SATURDAY, Octabar ū :---
Fifth Gymkhana Meeting. 9p.m.-Smoking Concert at Mason'c
Club, Kowloon..
The China Mail.
Mexlean ports with nearly 600 Chinese This trade will probably
placed by the American Government on Chinese proceeding to Mexico via Ameri.
can ports.
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his oath to give her what she will. She dances the Dance of the Seven Veils. Herod watches her entranced. At the conclusion she desires of bim the head"
It is reported that several distinguished there was very little dispute in the matter made her to some other course, offering at all. One important issue his Lordship jewels and treasure beyond the dreams of kong at an early date, arriving here, f
were paid on July 24 a sum of 8835. The kinzly word, ha bids the excentioner des include General Sir Ian Hamilton, particulars his clients had delivered showed cend and fetch the dancer's chastly guer. General Ellison, Major Madocks, and a balance of 8944:40,; nad the particulars
The hand is brought, Salome suite.
General Sir Ian Standish Monte "delivered by defendants on June 1st, before catches it to her, speaks to it in alter. Mr Irving informed two defendants the action was started, showed a balancenate words of love and hatred. kissing the Hamilton, G.C.B.5.5.0.; iš Adjutant “- brought before him at the Magistracy to-
due on that date of. 81480.66 das to
stil! warm lip Florod watches in fear General to the: Foreem (second military. day that if he remanded the case to enable paintiffs. But since that date 3645.50 and horror. Driven mad with the sight member of the Army Council, 0.0.0.- them to call special evidence and then $3.16 dus ou their account on July 24
had been paid to his clients, which left ho shrinks to his soldiery, "Kill that in Chief Mediterranean and Inspector woman." With their shields they strike | Geráral of the Oversen Forces ice 1910
Bom in Gortu, in 1953, he has served found that the evidence for the prosecution The defendant alleged that they rub and crush her to death. was correct, he would fine thom meru sequently paid 8935, and they paid into
Until the end, there is more poetry in several wars and expeditions, and was heavily for wasting the time of the Court. Court 13 cents. There was a difference of than drama in the play, but both are of mentioned in despatches several times Defendants thought it would be wiser and $103.91 on the accounts which the de- the long passages are somewhat tedious, made Major General. He was military a very high quality, though occasionally during the South African war and then fendants had deducted as discount; this cheaper to plead guilty.
the plaintiffs claimed should not have been notwithstanding the sensuous beauty of secretary at headquarters from 1901, te 1903, Chief of Staff to Lord Kitchener In taken off. Defendants also deducted $5.40 the language and Imagery.
1901-02, and from that time to the end on account of alleged breakages. Defend-
of the war commanded mobile" columns nuts, as shown by their documents, pro.
Me. Allan Wilkie in western Transvaal. He also served as duced a copy of a letter which they alleged
Military Representative of India with the they wrote on July 24 to plaintiffs, and in
Mr. Stafford Dawson Japanese Field Army in Manchuria int it enclosed 8835. They did not produce
1004-5, and from 1905.0 was G.0.0.2 any press copy of it, but they put in a chit
Mr. Arthur Goodall Chief Southern Command..N
Brigadier-General Gerald Francis Ellier.
The following was the cast:-
depth of about 1 in. On removing the plates from the carburising furnace, they are quenched, at a tempererture of about 850 deg. Cent., by plunging them bodily into an oil-tank, the object being to annul the crystallisa- tion of the steel in the rear part of the plate thickness, crystallisation due to the lengthy beating in the carbur ising furnace, and to promote the formation in the said rear part of a Feuting salt smuggling. The importation back with an illegible signature against A Cappoxician Mr. G. F. Weir
HONGKONG, THURSdat, Sept. 19, 1912 fibrous texture instead. The forma
ARMOUR-PLATE MANU- FACTURE
tion of the fibrous texture is further promoted by reheating the plate again -e, after oil-quenching—to a tem. perature of about 600 deg. Cent., and quenching it bodily in water. The next operation is destined to give the front, carbusised, amorphous face the required degree of hardness, without in any way altering the fibrous texture
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Four large local launches have been sold to the Salt Commissioners for patro: hetwoes here azul local coast porte. They have had a thorough everhaul at Kwong Hip Loong's, and left yesterday for various parts between hero and Swatow, to carry out their duties of pre.
of salt is a Government monopoly.
Police launch No 4, lately the mission next weak and to be placed on Magna, is, we hear, to be put in com
a new station, which is to be called Lantao Station. The launch has been well protected with shields. She should be a decided and much needed sequisition to our outlying staticos.
fitted with a maxim gun on the fore deck
team.
1 J.
Herod Antipas (Tetrach of Juden)
Jokanaan (a prophet)] The Young Assyrian
the delivery note of this alleged letter. The Jew His clients said the words "Enclosed Another Jew
Mr. S. Iarding son, C-B-, has been Director of Organisa- Mr. Ronald Henley tion, Army Headquarters, since 1908. 8236" which appeared against the entry 1st Nazarene Mr. Jules Lemaire He joined the army in 1882, passed Stan were not there when they signed the book 2nd Nazareno... Mr. B. Sullivan College 1889, attached Army Headquar and he thought bis Lordship would agree 1st Soldier........ Mr. Bibley Hicks fers 1800-33, Sta-Captals Army Head- it was clever imitation of the other 2nd Soldier......... Mr. Rex Barrington quarters 1994-97 DAG. Aldenhet writing,
Tigellinus (a young Roman)
| 1807.09, winner of the Goldferal of ture in the chit book as his own, but said Page to Herodias... Miss Vera Crichton, 1896, Staff service in South Africa 1907- Miss Norah Craigie the Royal United Service Institution the words Endised $835" ware not Slave to Herodias. Sir. W. Easton 1900 (despatches, Brevet Le Colanel), written in the book when he signed. On Namaan (an executioner) ::
· Flaintifs' manager identified the aigua
| July 30 he saw the muzager of the defend-
paid sa promised.
for
Wock..
acted as Secretary of the War Ofiem. Mr. J. Norburn Reconstitution Committee AÆG. d.
Army Headquarters 1004-5, and was Miss G. Littlewood principal Private Secretary to the Secre
tory of State for War during 1905-8, Mine F. Hunter-Watts And a most able past it was, every
VOLUNTEER ORDERS..
We read in Engineering that one of the specialities which has very largely contributed to the renown of the Essen Works is that of their improved
ant firm, and asked him to pay the balance | Herodian (Wife to Herod) The aa. Linan arrived to-day at of $344,40 dae, within one week, and he type of modern armour-plate manu- of the rear portion of the plate, which noch with twe. Siberian mails, and the agreed to pay it. Next day witness wrote Salome. (Daughter of Herodias) facture. This was first started in the forms by far the greater portion of the remainder of the Shanghai swimming to defendants a confirmation of the conver Bad weather was experienced ation, with their manager, threatening early nineties, when they put upon total plate-thickness. For this pur shortly after leaving Shanghai and on the market their hard-face steel plate, pose the plate is laid on the movable Tuesday evening so threatening was the legal proceedings if the amount was not member playing with great talent. Mias which has since superseded all other hearth of a furnace, on a thick layer Barometer falling, that the captain bou-being the amount of the claim less a sum
Hunter-Watte gave a truly excellent per- appearance of the weather; with the
ARPILLELT BATTERT” His Lordship gave judgment for 1838.46, formance, revealing histrionic talent of, Monday, Wed, Squad and Co. Dell; types, and is characterised by a hard, of fireproof sand, and is carefully sidered it advisable to seek shelter, so of 35.04 which the plaintifin said they were
very high order. Mr. Alan Wilkie, Tuesday, 24th, Specialists; Wednesday, as the Tetrach, was also excellent, play 25th, Standing Gua Drill; Friday, 27th REASONABLE PRICES.amorphous front surface, and a com- protected all round with fire-bricks, pút in at the back of Matsu Island and willing to waire.
Mr Crowe asked for a stay of exccution in the part with all the necessary sen Semaphore Abbreviations. paratively soft backing having the outer carburised face alone being anchored for the night.
Diwani ferbuis. G. Littlewood played Tuesday, Ammunition, Friday, Gunnery fibrous texture. Friedrich-Alfred uncovered. The liearth is placed back
Mr. Harris strongly objected to this the part of Herodias to the life and Miss
ENGINEER COWRANT. Some time ago a case came before Me being granted. He only knew one of the Vera Crieliton made the most of her Monday, 23rd, Squad and Co. Drill; Krupp had followed very closely all in the furnace, this is heated up, and Irving in which a man was charged with Canton, and it was admitted that small part n Page. All the other Tuesday, 24th, Instruction in Feld Tales
members of the defeddant firm, and he the more modern armour-plate experi temperature records show that while detaining his daughter, a married woman defendant firm was not in very strong characters were well-represented and phone; Friday, 20th, and
from first to lost the play was a great 25th, Technical Drill, at West Fort Hot experiments were numerous; they perature of barely 600 deg, the outer, and of the woman had not paid all the covered the manufacture of the steel, carburised face had a temperature of outstanding. The Registrar General to
wam of $350 agreed upon, there being $150 to-morrow. the selection of different steel alloys, 850 deg. Cent, and over. When this who's the case was refervid, was unable to and the various methods of carburis condition is reached, the plato is suggest a settlement which commended itself to the parties no it was referred back ing, quenching, and heat-treating the removed, and its outer, carburised to the court.
At the Marme Court P. C. Eastley Tragedy also by Wilde. It too was a Instruction As the complainant did not charged a boat woma with failing to remarkably vivid little play, full of colour rolled plates. The experiments were face is placed under a number of thin Appear this morning, bis summons was licence her craft, and she was fed 83 and denmatic insidents, and narrating to
dismissed. crowned with ancees in the year water-jets, which impinge upon it
nother woman, summoned for a similaran episode in which s Florentina Prince 1893, when a 200 mm. (10.23 in.) | uut!! the plate is quite cold. This is
offence on the Information of P. O. Evans, Florentine merchant, and his wile figure prominently, Mr. Artbur Godsell was fined $5, PA face-hardened plate, the Best mana- called time differential quenching. The
Wm. Powell, Lo
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Chemists and Druggists.
GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES:
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY.
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ments in their various phases. These the lower protected face had a tem- It was stated for the dafonce that the bus-debip granted a stay until noon success and was highly appreciated. loon; Friday, 27th, Semaphore Bignal
MARINE COURT.
A Brities subject was arrested at a
house and brought to Peking on the The steersman of the licensed trading junk. T. 836, H., was fined $10 for falling
to
of
The scenery and dresses were angin ling Scently appropriate."
****Salome was proceiled by a cur Monday, 2-0, Sued and Co. Abrif; "tain-rainer". - entitled “* A. Florentine
Machine Gu
as the Princa, Mr. B. A. Pitar, albe merchant, Miss Vern Crichton as the wila
Princo end the merchant.
fornice in strangled was deci
and a piece of consummate seting
Paré Drugs, Patent Medicines, &o,factured on the Krupp process, was plate is then inilled on the sides, and gth charged with legal occupation and to say the regulation lights while under and Afisa G. Pasi a maid all performed.
fired with satisfactory results. The the bolt-holes are drilled and tapped attempting to obtain money by means of way in the harbour on the 18th instant, most ofly. The conclusion, in which Krupp plate was immediately adapt in the rear face. Curved plater, adds threats. He is to bake his trial at Tientsin. P. C. Esetley, who laid the information, ed by the German Navy, whilst other Engineering, have to be bent and owing to the refusal of the Chinees sutbo stated that defendant was sailing in the unvies, maintained for several yous given their required shape ander
rities to allow witnesson for
southern : fairway, deep laden with mad, the Harvey armoar, owing, says Ea-hydraulic presses before the heat clar jurisdicti
appens in Paking,
only light was one at the stera, gineering, mile to the word mg of treatment is carried out For this The socused CHINA MADtheir specifications for the supply of latter treatment, the
armour. These specifications ustab.carburising and Typhoon Guide, lighed for many you tut i pinte was are made
THE
Sternta.
reckons a good one whounder, the fireb firing tests no portion of the plate fell Finner
Virse cows were burnt to death in
MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM, TIFF nook, láme back, lumbaga, p
in the wide" and chest, l URGHAT THOUmariam, Thera lonó
n'actory remedy for trouble of his Arari: x^free appliestion of Chimbot Balm, mchanged well into thei