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that a British torpedo boat was certain to be about the waters, such knowledge would have a deter- rent effect upon their activitien which huva brought serious. loss to many people of British and other nationalities. The present state of affairs - is intolerable.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOOAL AND GENERAL.
Torpedo boat 038 sailed, and the 037. arrived, pejorday:
For bringing to the Colony from Melbourne 47 apstampad hatters addressed to persons in the Colong a Chinese wHI ned.355 this morning at the Police Court. prosecuted.
TUESDAY - DACHMBER 10, 1918-
BURGLARY AT KOWLOON.
TO-DAYS SUPREME
COURT
EUROPIAN'S HOUSE ENTERED. MOTION TO SET ASIDE AN ORDER.
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Before His Lordship the Chief Justico,
SPORTING.
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HONGKONG V. HAM.S. NEWCAREE In this mantoh, to be played to merrow. on the "dub ground at p... Hongkong will be represonted by the following beau Railton; O F. Cooks, W. B. Rigdoa and P. H. Cobb: A. Hamilton and M. I. R. F. Long T. ES. Rubson, J. L Goldenberg, C. Edgeumbo, P. Linton and
Burglars entered, the residence of Mr. St. F. Kunge, Minden Villa, Kowloon, shortly after ten o'clock on Monday night S William Rock Davies, Itz the Original as during the past year some of
and stole jawellary and other goods to the Jurisdiction of the Suproaria Court, this value of $232.
morning, Mr. Eldon Potter, who was the most atrocións pircies have
Acor was gained to the house by break-instructed by Mr. O, B, Haywood (from taken place within comparatively close reach of Hongkong. And in. Mr. E. D, 0. Wolle, Postmaster-General, ing the window of a bathroom us the bop of ₹ the offics of Mr. Léo. d'Alinadṣ e Castrol N. L. Bilbon
fight of ecclia's stairs and the crash of moved that the judgment or order mada the falling glass was plainly board by neigh in the action between the Kwong wo ours, who neturally ouough attached no Cheung firm and Chau Ka Hong, dated importance to the sound. We understand the 18th April, whereby the defendant that the coalie has been arrested on rus. was adjudged to pay to the plalatiffs the picion of being concerned in the burglary, suns of 2-4.500.79 and costs to be taxed.
some of these deplorably one-sided encounters British subjects and other Europeans have been at the mercy of the desperadoes, by whom they were violently handled and suffered serious pecuniary losses. In none of the cases which we have in mind was
A mai bužalo attacked a number of people in the straits, and upset a ricksha cently in Penang. A Chinaman, was red and had to be taken to hospital. The buffalo was subsequently shut by the police...
it known for a fact that any of the After all, malaria may be ecocted real enlprits were caught, even though in Pensag Quite repantly specimens of some men in possession of certain of the lyrhynchus Sineczia and the the booty from the Tai Shan Mpzorhynchus Barbiesetria, both of which adventure were said to have been at malaria carrying mosquitoes, are found
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Majer Hany Ramsey Phipps, a former tried, all proceedings should be stayed.
The plaintiff rm wil represented by dede-camp of Sir Henry Blake, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, who was instructed
by Mr. R. A. Harding. recently married at Ceylon to Miss Dorua Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. G, Campbell, of Nabagasi ta, Nuwara Eliya.
Mr. Alex. Ramsay, formerly of the Hongkong "Daily Press, has resigned his appointment of anistant editor of the Japan Advertisar Tekyo, snt leaves for Scotland, vin Canadis and the States on
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd. anght and dealt with by the as large swamp at the rest of Lake Villa Ca
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MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 2.45 p.m.-Auction of Artinas China And Curios at Mr Geo. P. Iam nert's
Sales Rounia.
General Memoranda.
Thursday, December 18-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Japanese Ware at Mere Hughes & Bough's Sales
Roma.
9.45 p.m.-Auction of Antique China
Sales Rooms. FRIDAY, December 19:-
11a.m.-Auction of English Jewellery
anthorities at Canton. On that! ocession, as will be remembered, a British ship officered by Britishers was held up" and the captain and officers subjected to extremely harsh treatment and who were, in fact, precariously near being despatched without any ceremony. On the verse); was a European passenger—a lady'
Seven cance of bubonic plague, ulting in five deal, were reported last
. The other cases of communicable fatali: three of enteria (two fatal); and one of pueroural fever, One diphtheria patient was a Filipino: all the others
disease were four of diphtheria, (ono
mentioned wero Chinese.
December 31st
Sir Havilland de Saumares, Judge of the British Supreme Court, with Indy da Saumarez, left Vanconror for Shanghai
Mr. Potter informed the Court that the plaintiffs. In this: sation originally applied for and got leave to serve notice of the writ of summons out of the jurisdiction. Defendant was admittedly out of the jurisdiction, but that was only historics!, and he did not think any point would arise on his motion. The next step of importance was that the plaintiff then applied for a writ of foreign attachment ander the special provisions of the Code. His Lordship: After getting judg ment?
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Royal Hongkong Yacht Club,
SECOND. CRUISER RACE,
14th. Dec., 1013. --Coarse-Immuns Island, Berboard.
This race was aniled in a good each wind, abarting from the Yacht Club at 10 am.
The following yachts started -
Cigale, Cutter, Messrs Meyer and Backhoe.
Iria, Outter. Officers of the Tamar, y Severn and Major Palmer
Danone, Chinese rig, H.E. Hon Oland
Miranda, Chinese tig. Me: G. K. Fall Bro Chinese rig. Hos: EE Pollock.
Snipe,
Dorothy Chiners rig, Mr. A. Danion. Scatengden, Chinese rig. Mr. D. K. Blair. struther R.N
Flors, Chinese rig. Commodors. As-
Several changes ara sanounced in the by the R. M. S. Empress of Ruusin, Thuý Mr. Potter: No, "before. There is ead, rounding the eastern paint of Lomā
·been
missionary who also had to face American Consalat surries, saga the N. C. n very trying ordeal, which she met Daily Now Mr. A. W. Pontius, at we are glad to recall, with a heroism | prosent Consul at Daing, has that thoroughly merited the recogni-appointed to the post of Consul at Neaking.
Vice-Consul Shangliai and is now
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due about the 20th insh, and the Judge will leave for Hongkong in the early part of January to sit in the appeal court.
special procedure, prouliar to Hongkong, whereby after a writ is issued. if the anuse of action has arisen "within the jurisdiction, and if the defendant has
Mr. J. E. David, inspcolor-general of property in the jurisdiction, a plaintiff The next boat to round wee Dorothy shous
meat.
and Curión ne 31. Geo. P. Lammert's tion that was subsequently bestowed / Mr. G. C. Hanson, who was formerly 4 police, has died at Colombo. Ho had can apply for a writ of foreign - attach.)
upon her by the Government of Cheloo, will promed to Dalny to take car Hongkong. The dreadful incident of temporary charge. Mr. C. L. L. Williams at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's Sul, the pirney in question, with its Consul at Fwtows, ✯ho is at present in died and tetanus sot in. Deceased under section 433 of the Code because, and rrots were taker in by all the
Rooms.
2.30pm-Auction of Sundry Goods at Ms. Hughes and Hough's Sales Roots.
Sales Rouins.
20 p.m.-Auction of Miscellaneous Good at Moss Hughes & Rough's MONDAY, December 22-
pm.-America at P.W.D. of Cat Land at Babington Path & Hatton
Dr.
The yachte bad a "rua'down tha harbour me tly with spinnakers set passing through the Sulphur Channel at about 10.40. They than ran into the usual, calus, south of Most Davis locally known as the ses of Saragossa. It took about half an hour to gat out of thin calm. The Mitanda Denone and Saipe getting off with a long Isiand at about 12 o'clock, about 2 minnber between first and third best. The wind here increased in strength and the boats were hard to ateer with a Boam wind.
a quarter of an boar after firat boat. Then came Scutengden emo & minutos later and scratch on his wrist a few days ago, to
La figule two or thres minutes behind her, which he paid little attention. Serious think the plaintiffs in this case could
Procoding, Me Potter said he did not Flors and. Iris having w fight for Jast symptoms developed the day before he satisfy the fest necessary
After rounding the southeast condition point the wind got very violent fatal ending to several Chinese and ita Peking, had been appointed Consul alent to Ceylon by the Indian Government,
Chinose rigued boats. Hero several mis. losses of various kinds to many only but will not proceed there for some being assistant inspector-general, Madriss for as he could see, the cause of action fortunes occured. The Miranda had
little time. The vacant post of Consul at and Bombay.
did not arise within the jurisdiction stay give way, the Snipe sprung per board, though causing a deep impres- Sentow will be filled by Mr. M. S.
Defendant did not appear at the trial and the Sotengden bruke tero bambinos, ef 4 pm.-4uction of Toys at Mr. Gension at the time, was soon forgotten Myers, who is at present on home leavej-
The death has occurred at home of Dr. S. because as said, he had never bad any ia, was rather violent and it was a risky her asinssil. The sea,, wind being against P. Lammort's Sales Rooms,
Since then a more vigilant eye has. · ·
J. F. Theurle, chist ship surveyor to notice of the action. These proceedings thing to jibe, the only one doing so being SATURDAY, December 20:-
Apropos of the talk s'eat boys with Lloyds' Register of Shipping, and author of were takes under section 476 of the Code, Scotengden, and she broke her bamboo been kept upon all Chinese passengers
and that section was specially designed by doing so. After clearing the Talaod the going on board vessels plying the girls' names, anys the Singapore Free Press, Shipbuilding ia Iron and Steel.
to cover the case of a defendant who had wied and men both moderated considerably West River and adjacent waters- it may be recalled that some girls have Thoearle had been lying seriously ill at his not had notice of an action, and against and sail was increased again on all boats.
received boys' names by mistake. That
whom judgment had gone by default. Snipher Channel and an duube gained
Danone and Dorothy want through the was the case of a child known to me, whore
Counsel submitted that this was a see-little by doing so. The sast went outside mother, when saked by the clergyman
tion which sound certainly be brought Green Island. After an uneventful heat what name she desired to give her infant,
into operation by the Court in every caso ap the harbour the leading boats cremeð answered, or meant to answer, "Lucy,
where it could passibly be fairly brought the line as follows:-
Boat Actual time Corrected. Position Dr. Cook, whose story in September, into operation, and especially where no sir." Cinfortunately she lisped, and was
Denone $2.25 9. 1.95 misunderstood, with the result that the 109, was that, after a prolonged struggle hardship could be inflicted on the plain Bande... 3.17. 03.17.0
This procedure of foreign Snipe ... 3.25.42. clergyman was indignant, "What!" he with famine and frea", he had reached the tiffs car. exclaimed, Lucifer Certainly nos. No North Pole with two Eskimos-Etuldabook attachment we peculiar to Hongkong Dorothy993 58 child shall be baptised by shat name in and Ahwel-b-by a new highway," is to and was a procedure likely to lend to the La Cigale... 4. 12.18 Church. I shall baptise the child "Jaunrive in London on December 1 "er greatest hardships on absent defendants and he promptly did so without awaiting News. Mr. Walter Hast, who brought was being brought against them. In this
plore" the masic halia, says The Daily if they had a knowledge that an action o'clock. further explanaticok.
Moffatt and Bunty" to London, case it must be admitted that no hard booked Dr. Cook with the Moi Empireship would scorue to the plaintiffs if Mr. Jankin: It is not neeery under at what he states is a record salary." This Lordship made the order sakod for the Code after having entured into s Dr. Cook will, before going the halls,etopt that payment of their debt, if, in bood. deliver a lecture at the Albert Hall, and fact that debt was due which defendant this is expected to be a livsly vindication denied. would be delayed pending the cadure verius from the Homo procedúry. ef. bis claims.
re-hearing of tho sotion. No other hard. Mr. Potter: Umivabtedly. ship could accrue, because the plaintiffs "Lordship: I don't know why wo had ariple security in the shaps of the retain these archaic formations. property attached. He was told that Mr. Potter thought his Lordship would" where the whole amount of the claim, 34. Haywood, that this was an emple that property was worth about $20,000, de quise satisfied, from the affidavit of including costs, would not exceed $6,000. His Lordship Have the plaintifs acid
Road.
TUESDAY, December 20
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture at The Cottage." No. 196 Barker Road. TUESDAY, January 6:-
Neon Gon, Fenwick & Co.. Lt.,
General Meetings.
The Chian Mail
HoNazona, TUESDAY. Dec. 14, 1913.
15
THE RECENT PIRACIES.
In yesterday's issue of the "Chua Mail" we had to record that "an-
which are the favourite haunts of the pirates-pet, as, recent pincies have conclusively proved, this grave state of affairs has not been effectively dealt with. Many lives have been lost since then and thousands of dollars in money and property havo fallen to the rapacity of the aquatic freebooters, who, as already pointed out, emboldened by their succes:es and the non-reprisals of the authorities, are becoming more than ever a menace to British and other cruit--even in British waters The time has come for much more effective measures to be adopted, and it lies with the British authorities to prove their capacity to deal with the the present intolerable state of affairs. The task is by no means an easy one but it is one which, in consequence, recessitates more attention being paid to it than appears to have of late prevailed. The present safeguards have proved to be inadequate, and it
This is from Colombo paper:-"Vith," There is a Starry stylist in Cayin of Dehiwala, writes to inform the editor of s morning contemporary that at the recent annual singing competition the girls present at the Public Ball facetion were the creme de mathe" of Colombo girls schools, of which we are all rightly proud." Envy had nothing to do with it however. because Vits states expressly that when the verdict was announced, I made it special point to turn round (naughty man) and scan the faces of the unsuccessful schools (ac), and wist I saw filled me with
is therefore essential that a policy More than one girl smiled at the embracing a more thorough and a more sky winners, and a few soft words of were vigilant look-out for pirates and congratulation "in sotto yone' piratical craft should be adopted as soon as possible.
other piracy has been reported to the police." The piracy referred to was of a large junk carrying crew aw! passengers on the 10th instant in Deep Bay-in British waters. Herein lies the gravity of the situation, for though we have, of late, become, anfortunately, familiar with piracies in close proximity to British waters, none have at least for some time past-actually occurred within what we may term our sphere of influence. Now, however, the bend of marauding scoundrels who have of late been pursuing their nefarious calling with practically no opposition of any kind have, apparently, become emboldened to come nearer to Hongkong, and enter upon their piratical pursuits H.MS. Hampshire left Manila with with as much audacity and cruelty as the four River class destroyers for the they have shown elsewhere. Entely China station yesterday. They are due the time has arrived for the authorities here on Thunday,
NEWS OF THE DAY. The transport Somull, which left Honghelg with troops on November 11, is due at 8.u hapton tenor toning.
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exchanged...
lounge.
NEW POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HONGKONG.
roeitence in South Croydon, and his death took place there on November 13. His loss be keenly felt in shipping world, where his work was greatly appointed; and his character highly esteemed.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY'S
FORTHCOMING CONCERT.-
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The first ccnset of the Fullharmonic Society for the coming season will take place in the Theatre Roys on Saturday, February 7. The success of the Society's production of the Concert version of Gar man's popular Opernherry England last season bas in some respects encour aged the Society to put on a similar pro- gramme for the forthcoming concert. The principal work-to-be-produced this scasco is the new concert version of
this property?
Br. Potter: Not yet. Wo took this maticn
Fila Loristip: Hare they got attach
meat?
Mr. Potter: The property is attached under your Lordship's order made some months ago presta
3.26.42 C 2.58.58.
5. 0.15-
No other boats crossed the line before
His Lordship The whole of this pro-
caso made out to satisfy section 476 that in fact to defendant had no notice or knowledge of the action,
After hearing further argament his Lordship adjourned the case size dis, to enable the parties to file further
adidavite.
PETTY
THEFTS
orts of petty Captian Heggar's Indian orderly has fair to say that the only hardship that reported the loss from his materis quarters ean fall upon them if your Lord Lipat Kowloon of four blankets valued at $8. grants the application is that the actual realisation of the debt will be postponed for a short space of time.
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All the Oriental steamships in the Planquette's Opera "Les Cloches de · Mr. Jenkio - The agent values the pro-
There has apparently been an influx of Canadian Pacific service are to be given Commevilio. The coppert version of the party a $10,000.
undesirable characters to the Colony swenty-day lay-over it Hongkong, starting, opers' differs very considerably from the Mr. Potter: I am willing to take it recently, an the police have received in the with the dew your for the purpose of being operatic edition in that a great deal of at that." It is quite obvious that plain. past few weeks numerous reports of drydocked and thoroughly overtaaled in the old and nowadays not very interest. tiffs have ample security, and I think it thefts and barglatiss readiness for the big Tuah pertacaso The first vessel to be given the long laying parts of the work have been cut out ner will be the Empress of ladis upon her and the more tuneful numbers consider arrival at Hongkong, January 9. Then ably alpocrated and written up for chorus
The Pervers quarters of 3 Victoria follow in order the Empress of
Bd well as soloists. The remion to be
View, Kowloon, the residence of a Chinese- Asia, Empress of Japan, Empress of Rassis performed by the Society has within the
in the Customis servica, were broken inte and only the Monteagle. Alterations The O. P. R. liner Empress of Japan will be made to increase the passenger space last month horn produced with enormous His Landsbin: How much is the debt dering the week-end and $32) worth of
o'er hing stolen.. Mr. Potter: Debt mad costs amount A Chine's builor has had the misfortune made her last ropage from Tokobsma toon board the older stemmers and various success at the Alhambra in London and
GA improvementa will be carried'enk. On her is, as was the case with Merry Eng. to $5,412, so there is no question about zo lose from his onlngle in No. 10 Yum Victoria, B.C., in eleven days, ten hours.
previous voyage severs! cabina were to land," being produced by many of the the plaintiffs getting their money if that Tak Lare a piece of fur which he hat of the Empréss of Japan ön the pro
made deck forma, and this apartment leading Choral Societions throughout Eng money is due to them. And it appor making int un cost for a customer. Its Valte
to me to be s' losing game on the prospected
is $35, and a fokl who has absconded has now been fited out as a faxurious land. The best parts of the work aro
tend jewellery to-day as fresh and tuneful as when they of the defendant to make this appics Clothing and word written; and as these are the only tion and as for a re-trial unless, in fack, } owner, a Chinens wow, at 845, was taken. - parts retained, the results should be he is honest in this statements.
† from a logue at-Wing Kat Street at an early- ontirely succesful, *
His Lordship: Why did you, allow this bour resterday moming by somebody whe
forced the lock if the front d or 2. Whilst the "Les Cicelice de Cornovilla" judgment"
In addition to the property stolen from Mr. Power: Wo had no knowledge of passengers in the pinsey of a junk at Deep only, the other part will be devoted to numbers which in the particular form it. The fact that this man, who no Bay last week it has been discovered' that
and should proven boon to business” men”
hovelty in Hongkong. There will be is willing to go to the cost of trial, Nam: Tat, and walk $1825 250
military, and Customs uniforms; BỐNG show of vigilace and alertness, at wishing to reach their offices punctually at
In order to secelerato and facilitate the lection for chorus and orchestra from itself enough to show that he is probably be found nahal digu delivery of correspondence and also to Gounod's Paunt," four national airs honest when he suggests that he had no least, to let it be known to the piratinine cluck.
prament disputes as to liability in case of for upsccompanied chorus, The Bay of knowledge of this action at all. It seems cally inclined that continuance ot
The Empress of Japan experienced non-delivery of enrrespondence the public, Biscay, The Blue Bells of Sectland, to me that it would be absurd to sak for such depredations cannot be at-
Mr. Harry Gabriel Pecincier (the Itended with anything but extreme rosy rough weather on her trip across Le tử, the banda of firms, and householders March of the Men of Baleob," "The this re-tial if he had everything to Icon
Pacis. The worst day was November 29, are requested to provide suitable' letter Last Boss of Summer and a very effe and nothing to gain." Thant le mes nails of Tho-Follion), who died 1
boxas In the receipt of their mail matter. tive Pastorale" by Howgh for greben, davit on the file made by Mz Haywood.agod thirt the rum ter dropped to 23. del letter hoxe of two kinds are on tru only. A great attraction will be pro. It was impossible to got so affidavit from value of
view in the Postal Hall, General Poet vided in the performance of a Sonata the defendant himself, because he is et Offee
for Piano and Viodia by Mrs. Grove And Present in the United States. Madame Lund of Chaton, both of whom His Lordship': I suppose the necessary are well-known in the musical world hold was given by the plaintifa under although Madama Intel kan not you, as the section?
to make so serious and complete an effort that, while they may not be as
successful as all law-abiding people
Throgh a printer's erre the time of the new morning ferry from Kowloon ta orgong a given' yesterday, as 8.BG.
Mr. E. D..O. Wolle, the Postmaster
the public --
would like them to be, yet by their The new boat runs at a quarter to nine, Gélérat, kaa inazed the following ddtion to they will be given will be somewhat of smple property to satisfy the whole debt, the robbers took away ì number of Chin
risks on the part of the notorions Scoundrels who have been finding it much too easy to prey upon defence less craft.
Little can be expected from the Chinese authorities at the
& id thars were squalla of hurricane fores, with mountainous sess. The wind fusce virisă from 80 to 120 miles on hour.
It is difficult to and the genesis of the funny atory. You knew the me di
THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, présent juncture, as they are much the lady who objected to the man unck too ansettled with their internal affairs ing to the railway curiage. She plucked to allow themselves much thought to off his cigar and Rung it out of the win- eauble them to deal effectually with dow. The man picked up her pub,
srd hurled it after bis this serious matter. Surely, then, the both dngs and algara, wee circumstances call for a more vigilant Is a week-end reading and a more thorough
GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES
PRESORIPTIONS ACCURATEGY;
DIEPENELI
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1. Wooden box with glass doorand i ok. 2. Wire ego (with fixture for padlock) The prides range froes to.. 310 including axing. The following Gems are prepared to supply, and fit tether boxes or far as we know, been heard in Hongistog. cage, including the team diner String :--
perronsity
September
Septe
confirme Mr. Potter E take it so The loss itern is a work by Mr. Den Hie Lordship: Judgment was obtained settle Meines, Wm. Powell & Contry man Fuller for plano and orahestra. It wuder sectio Me are Lane, Crawford & Lain based or a well-known air from the
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