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The ordinary nnmaal, mes! Company was held at the „Hotel this kn
phreys, chairmťaze provided, and others Paul Chater, C.ARGN Landale; Dr. J. W. Noble, Mr. C. S
OHILDAR PIRACY
of powerful wireless post is a well- | known fact that is always taken into t
account in the installation of plants on land. On vessels, when a post e
An intersiting, sution, cana balero Mem working, the metal pieces near the
Jution Gamparte tu the Supreme Court this morning, the plaintiff, a Chinese, antenna absorb by induction a large
The Royal Observatory (Kowloon) re part of the energy; the metal guys, poited the morning The depresion Essuing the proprietor of the Grand Hotel to more or less perallel to the antennis f the exet if the Philippines is now moving | recuver a sum of over $4,000 alleged to be Gubbay, diretor Masura. AE., "Grif;" /compection with the pirsor of the su
westward again. At 6m this morney lana, san
#31* the centres in abut latitude and longitude 125 E-ED.)
aro particularly the seat of high frequency currents that are very ob- jectionable from the standpoint, of efficiency, since the current induced in them is in the contrary direction to the current that traverses the antenna at the same moment, tending to annul its effect. To remedy thin condition, the stays are insulated from the ship's bull.
ATTEMPT TO SMUG- GLE ARMS.
MALAY - FINED $780.
The plaintif, Ip Watson, was described in, J. A. Tarrant, G. T. Lammert, E. in the writ as an accountant, living at 13 Seth E. Clark, C. B. Buyers, JM Victoria Strest and his claim against Wang, F. M. Ellls and Cleorge Rapp defendant, Filaderich Reichmann, whe for $4,178,33, balando due from defendant los money wat by plaintiff to various persona
[[ncbrutarý).
· The Chairman reviewing the setķvites
adjourned extradition prosos the nine Chinese prisober
Childar was heard,
It will he remembered that the Chiasse Governm at at Chubon applied to? thể Goreumant of Hongkong for the extens dition of the prisoners.
› Lan Tin, Shanghai Street, Tamauri. mid
WRE
or frma s the requ at and on behalf off the past year said: The worante do he had been to No. 214 Raluation Strees. on three or four oceanicee, His last visit defendant, between May 12, 1811, and not call for much comnient, radio re- Jan. 6. 1919. Plaintif also claimed the eipts show an increase of $203.15, which on Match 11, and he saw more than
·ton man there on that nooneion. The frat nota of this action. conta
would have been neurly $1,000 more, thres defendants were there bat could Mr. F. C. Jankin (instructed by Mr.hus for the falling off in receipts from not say as to the
U Farebrother Mason (D'Almada & Mason Appeared for plaintiff Mr. Eidon Putter i special curs brought about by our running he said livedithand dann khe defendante instructed by Mr Disc (of Moses Wil- extra cara at 11.18 pm on weak days defendant.
The Crown Solicitor: Do you remember rived la Hongkong yesterday from Aus kinapoi, small thrum), represented delandezit, and Sundays and as midnight on Satur-the day on March 15th, 6
Mr. Jenkin, opening the plaintif's care
which the
the trail by air-spaces are also fist Kowloon, whey attempting to stargleidhie dagsold see from the dedays. Chargos sza, somnambat higher Whare: wow
fandant's
Childur Way
know
I.
witzam
A Malay on board the Cables, which Other pieces slightly insulated from tralia, was caught at the Old Fary Wharf, H
ware you this he owing to better lighting of the various Mr Wowh statement of defence that ashore four Webley-ontt revolvers and denied that he owed plaintif $4,000 or say stations and the provision and maintain policine Dou
The Growt pus iuto “a state of electric tension sna rounds of ammunition, Enid, who was sad denied that any money was paid uice of alvstric fans at the lower anything about the Childur pirsey. They and finally discharge across the air-interrogated by the Police Offer, that be by pisintiff on his behalf or at his request terminus. I trust you will approve of ad me they-- the first and third defendant that if payments were made they were made space; thus.. it is common to hear, in 1 he was membertid intimated on December 20, 1911, there were sooounidenssit the writing d. of $2,000.00 from did not sell me on what host
hip's crew with money belonging to defendant; that the transfer of $10,000.00 to reserve fundare going to compit # pizscy; but they certain parts of the boat, the crack The captain, however, Bad
that bone ha crew were mining between them, and nothing fron the station and platforms shall the inter-Yes, I went on board on the evening wowing station and shelters. The existing Did you go on board the Childs your ling of sparks At night, they may inspeo or Gurdon, (ald Mr Wood this by either on the other.
of March 14. The morung that when the gap was chaizad
R$256 evening Mr. Jenkin soutinged, the case even be sees.
plending
came whore. with anlawful possession be a little doubt
before king, in which case their costs
Replying MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.
was, ang-god. In the French Navy, also, it hae defendant was attempting to angle has simple ons and resolved itself into mediate stations may need to be shifted sink and cam
questions of fret Eir client was before Mr. Reichmann took over what was roughly $2,000.00, would no longer be said he did not see any arms at the hos in Reclamation St. He was told bhat the Wood: P15m.The Hippodrome Circus at been asked whether the explosives in youda ashore to sell them to the Chines
How much would the now known as the Grand Hotel an alert à tangible assets d
Automatic pistals were concealed in a falma Causeway Bay,
worth. the magazines may be considered as revolvers
and shroff of the establishment, which was The report and sccounts were adopted bottom of a box, which was to be sent on Inspector Goriva. : They would be then kimwn as the Grand Oriental Hotel, removed from all danger of ignition 3 each at Home, but to the Chinese and on taking overthe hotel defendant toukonded by Mr. Lammers,
on the proposition of the Chairman, board the Childar. It was sent on based, by a by the electric waves" engendered by considerably more..
and shroff. He
Mampan. Witness was told to go on board the the box hat he refused. Hear Defendant
WAS fined $730 or three pill which was dosed to od by Mr. Grin, Dr.: Noble, Siz Pani | the box near t
semetimes the transmission station on the shipl
the Chine thentis Ya months' imprisonment. This question is now being studied.
and another man. The first defendant was It was being carried by the third defendant It would appear that when the
with witneen. also saw the box taken explosives are alant up, either in tight metal cases or simply in metal ammunition-boxes, there is nothing to
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORRÓW. 1,90 p.m.-Star Ferry Co's Mealing Local Stockbrokers' Settling Day.
General Memoranda.
FRIDAY, MAY 29-
Dingen Bost Festival
11.3 Mrs. A. S. Watson & fear, since the metal walls form
screen that the electric waves cannot penetrate.
Ch's. Meeting.
SATURDAY, Mag 30-
Second Gymkhana Meeting.
Dedient à Day (US A.)]
i
KA-Excursion to MacNT),
BUNDAT. May 31 :---
55oyDay, June 1-
Whit. Monday.
Pullie Holiday.
Tuesday, June 3:-
Pope Puix X born 1836.
Mr.
RECEPTION AT GOVERNMENT
HOUSE..
over the plai
plaintiff clark
M defendant
first a
toonth 836, and eventually on
of about $20
On the motion of the Chairmann, semond
12 nagreo Chiater, Mr. J. Sentt Harston, Hon. Mr.
plaintiff
ment was entered ininting! accountant at a salary of $100 a month. D. Lundalo, and, M:, U, S. Gubbay were following behind lows into the age
re-elected directors.
He
the female defendant No. 914 Reclamation STHA ko.
Messrs. A. R. Lows and F. Maitiand were re-appointed auditors at a
St. third defendant told witnem that
the
the
On the occnsina of the birthday of Eidant su aggregating $7,000-odd. On the muneration of $100 each, for the year. other man L'i krug, pot' in custody.
Majesty the King and Empere co Wednesday, the 3rd of Jame, His Excel honey the Governor will hold reception
had engaged a a sampan to take the tin aboard. Witness did not know who
MARE the
At great distances from the emission at Government House Eyu 2.15 to 11.3021 there was only one side to the scofor leave to amend. He could not gather beiläng around it. He know two of t
p...
out of which he was to make payment for An assistant scenuntant and
shroff Pixinti alleged that between May 12 1931, and
be lent defun- 6, 1912 January other side of the scoount plain
plaintiff received
took the box on board Childur ny be between December 31 and January & manw amounting to 32,614. Dawn to December but did not consider it worth while to ask steamer and seven or eight mwa w** www.not present. He saw the box on the two of this, merely loans to defendant, but, after that date there were loans day by day and raising that it was that those 1.0.US.
what was defendants' defence, and the first defendant and Lai Ming. autenne of radio-telegraphic stations,
The Crown Solicitor ankod If arms went Ladies and gentlemen who have writ repay
repayments by defendant day by day. the danger no longer exists; in fact, ter their names in the book as Govern-The first loan which had not been repaid were "in. Eespect to money handed to shord in any other way and witness said was made on May 12, 1911, but the first Mr. Reichmann by paintiff in sospects for: as he knew five or six had arma the power induced at 80 to 500 miles ment House as cordially invited.
this duties.
strapped amand their legs. The women Mr. Potter said be denied any indebted did not go on board. from a post is so feeble that only At 0.15 p.m. there will be a Private loan between the parties was on Fal.ruary 8,911, when plain-iff lent defendant $100.
By Mr. Wod: Two of the mèn bought devices of exquisite delicacy, like there for the Bishops, the Chief Justice. That was repaid on February 11 and there ne Plaintiff then gave evidence
the Childar. The third Dung Daging, ut his ticket on the Commodore, Offer Commanding the was a number of
that descrip
defendant was a relative of his. He did a telephone, or perfected electrometers troops, Puiste Judge, Muthers of the tion after ten up, to May 15, then his one course of lengthy, cross examins-
of galvanometers, are able to detect Executive and Legislative Councils, there was a bebance das from defendant,
To suppose that a ship loaded Knights Coramaadors of the Most Disney lent of $200 for this defendant tion in which he was subjected by Mr. Put piracy,
gave an 1.0.0. Ou August 11 Mr. Reich- ter, plaintiff admitted that be held 1,0, Uk. with inflammable substances can be tinguished Order of St. Michael and St. mann sent a cheque drawn on the Chartered for other amounts for which he was not
George, Knights Bachelor, Heads of Bank, to his landiord for the month's
zout waing bat
Mr. Rojshmann. He did not Non-1.5. Ire Cos, Extraadinary set on fire in the middle of the Naval, Miätary and Civil Departments, of the hotel, but as it was returned marked | rupaid by Pined that these had, been Po" ( hinano Bail) new<papers itide, ' last'
refer to drawer defendant Maked
Asked plan: ank for interest on the $1,00) and the Atlantic Dean, by means of waves offers of the Staff and Commanding to fund bis 81.000 to wake tu is loans, neither, did he interest on the
Officers Commsading from the Eiffel Tower, or even by the Offers
This
paying his rent. Plaintiff, for the purpose money he borrowed friends did not Majesty's ships if of the mpk of Com
of tending the moner to
to defendant, ber expect interest He promised to repay combined effect of two powerimander, Foreign Consuls de Carriere, rowed 81,000 from a friend named Mak 17 his own loans by instalmenta, and had Continental radio-telegraphic stations: Officers Commanding Foreign Mo Tong tadore to Reater, Brockelmaan paid more than thres,
and Co. compradors's firm in his favour and
against him, of 8190 handed it to
latifs who passed it
3 m. - Auction of Crown Lant
P.W.D.
Wensramay, June 3
Kia Geora' birthday (1867).
Public Pobiny.
THURSDAY, Juan 4-
Meling.
China Mail.
Hongkong. Wrexrday, May 27, 1914.
EXPLOSION BY WIRELESS.
| À VESSEL loaded with explosives may be in great danger from its own wireless plant. The idea that such a ship may
be blown up by a plant at a distance is wholly imaginary, we are assured by a writer in Cosmos. An electric wave, like a wave of heat, or sound, or any form of energy, that speaks outward from a point, loses rapidly in intensity as it goes farther away from its source. At a distance
of 100 miles it is not 100 times, but
| 10,000 times weaker than it is at one mile. Hence the difficulty of long- distance wireless transmission of all
combe
In the
is simply as effort of the imagination. of. War, and their wives wil daughters. cheque was drawn by the swear that he had pafie"would not
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Hongkong Ice Company's Ex Eraordinary Meeting is to be held on Jaze 4, as adraitised on page 10.
Dr. C... Elmunds, President of the Cauton Christian College, will give a low- ture at the Chinese Y.M.O.C. on Friday evening on "The Pan Canal and its Influence on World Shipping." The lecture
will be illnst s'ed with a number of fine
The Public Eatroo will begin at 9.80
P..
Individual invitations are not being issued for the reception. Ladies and gentlemen attending the reception are requested to bring a card with their names written theson, which should be handed to the A.D.C..
Dress:-Eevee Dress. Civilians may wone white jackets.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER-
CORPS.
Corps Orders by Lleat.-COL A. Chapman, V. D.
DRILLS
60
to Mr. ho in
course paid his
up
them
On the evening
bold
WAS ́A DAG.
jangment debt
of meane until the Revolution, when he was robbed. It was not true that while in Mr. Reichmann's employ be-nways-drew- his wages in advance,
en intend 4 -ing on board to commit a
The brat defendant ascund the wilzem
of conspiring to rab the Wah Tax I year, which witnow denied.
The proceedings ware adjourned' until tomorrow morning.
EUROPEAN: CONSTABLE
ATTACKED,
"PISTOL" ELFELED
HEADZ
of August 11 Mr. Reichmann fendant that he would be unable to
Mr. Patter: I do not want to hack- spay this thousand dollars, and though guard you, but you claim 84,000 which you plaintiff had then been in his service about my you lent to Mr. Reichmans, and I want
A Estopera constable ramel Shafton eighteen months he suggested that an him? I did ant get any in advance nor had a remarkable experience yes erday:no- to know where you got the money to lend sccountancy agreement should be dr did I overdraw.
between and that the thousand dollars should form plaintiff's security.
Do you know Mr. Johns. Do you Under this agreement, which Mr. Joakin know that script (producing a document) said, he boon to $1.000
instructed had Na
China Provident Script'?—No.. bean admitted,
of $100, The
Do you know that it was found in your Accountant at a salemine aAA
drawar about the time Mr. Reichmann die
know what the thing in
to remain as his security, On September missed you ?—I do not oven
22 defendant borrowed from plaintiff on September 28 8200, sud on
on October 10 8754.86, for which defendant gave him 1.0.0 0 October 11 the rest of the
ling parade. Tuesday 2nd June, Rehearsal 3 o'clock that afternoon in Hong tioned the now but wait till this | would not go ull. The Chines made off
for King's Birthday Parade...,
KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE.
sus for the
the Kowloom Old City Road, being attacked by three Chinese and threatened with his ; own revolver. P. O. Shafton was attempt. ing to arrest Chiness. & being in pOMATİK- mon of wood stolen from Mor, Bailey's and Mandonald's yards, Kowloon Old City Road, and the man slaverly
tripper the In the struggle, constable
he up. codesroured to gas held of the police- Capt. Johmon's 1-I don't know.'s #bistle and falling that made Will you tell me why you did not
the a grab for
of his rezolvat, possession who ware At the moment, two other Chinese Tra hotal again became due and Mr. Reichmann olim this $1,000; you
hard received from Mesars Dennys and Bowlay. Judgments in summary actions when there Resistance and the three managed to
presend for money, having several
They came to the man solicitors to the landlord, a letter inforta- ing him that the landlord had handed Mr. a $1,000 owing you?-Well, I have antera alides, D. Edmunds will sposk Friday 29th May. Rehearal for King's Reichmans clicitors his dishonoared spoken to Mr. D'Almada about the $1,000 possession of the pistel, and level and he told me I could not sue him because led it, at the policeman's head. P.C.
Shafton from first hand knowledge, as he recently or in his employ When I men sarokvar feled to pull the trigger but the says that the man with the again he said "don't
mechaniam got jammed, and the wespon banknotes. The latter went on to say the spent some time at the Canal.
this was the third pecasion on which this had happened and they desired to case is finished and then sus again". to To Ko-Wan throwing the pistof no the A parade will bake place on Wednesday be paid something for their fees. Plant tions that he borrowed the $1,000 from Two Ghicero who were riding a bicycla
Pisiatif aid in reply to further ques ground. The constable was not badly hurt. Plaintiff June 3rd to celebrate the Birthday of rain went to Mok. U Tong and borrowed kinds, and the unlikelihood, under on the pedals and the other on the H. M. Tas King. It is hoped that as many from him $800 in cash, sad handed it to mandarin of the Fakien district and had. present conditions, of trying to do at Engloom and crashed into Dr. Allan's tending to take part should stand one or for the amount. Plaintiff lens defenburou were told that there were defalce. - step-yesterday lust cuntiul of the machine en as possible, we attend. Tampa in Mr. Richmano, o gave him an 1:0. V. not repaid is because the mandarin had not i | work, or work injury, by this means, | zickaha breaking off bath shefte and slightly Rides and belts will :ba.immed, at Bezd- and 1800. On the fatter date the rent of /tions in your books amounting to nearly |
injuring the coolie. The cyclists were
quarters both for rehearsals and parades the botal, 850, became due again and Mr. 81,500 and that until that matter WAS Many vessels in peril have sum-charged this morning with damaging the The time of parade on Wednesday (pro-Reichmann again repasted plaintiff to settled you would not get your securing A ticklish fest of heavy weight lifting moned aid by means of radio-tele-sickab and the case was remanded until bably 7.30 a.m.) will be nailed to semist in the payment of the rest. For this money to the Jou may Mr. Raich was accomplished at Tanjong Pagar wharf
sum of 8850 plaintiff held an 1.0. U., he --According to what you: graphic siguals. But care should be
han bumbo Plain bele a Leung, die mine au finan al ducaltion of the yesterday, Pays the "Straits Times" of Hal. On Gorenber 30 the payment of time. I will prove that between May 12 19th ist when the new E.S.F. Co. taken lest the transmission plants} To-morrow night at the Hippodromessence from 20.5.14 to 2.8.14.
Pte. K. M. Cumming in granted leave of defendants hotel: Souce fee became due and December: 30 ha satually received to Carnarvonshire put out two ten Ipoh
Payment installed on board create a new source Circus Mr, Carson, who has been doing
at his request, plaintiff loaned him sh from the hotalt
hotel through you ever which she has brought from home. Each 31,130 of this plainti had borrowed
$50,000 of danger, in certain conditions and 1 the sharp shooting act, will allow himself
put it took that of the monstrous expona weighs roma. 1300t defen fant $16. That brought.
from To MoTong, On December 17 Mr Potter by Bejokmaanthirer like fifty Look, so that the ship's
the T.O.U |for certain ships. On oil ships and to be placed in a packing case supplied by
A puade will take place on Wednesday them to in order, that the of bear
stood the test without mislap, *. others that carry inflammable cargoes, the British-America. Tobacco Company 3rd June to celebrate the Birthday of December 23, 1811 pisintir, had fent debe checked when. Mr. Reichmann had understand these same are intendec for especially when these are volatile, and after the car has been roped and H. M. the King. It is hoped that as many fendant 4000 odd beat 24,260 songkly mover for the title neke plainting W. 8. Swiftrare, dagitip of the Eart
he seriously suggested
bim when, on such substances may take, fire from ? hailed by members of the audience he will mambers as possible will attend, Those Before he punafan reserved as the {bothowed money from Mr. Reichmurni Todías, squadron, whnen main battery and
intending to take p it should attend one counter escape fra is,
considerably sums daily from
ister of four ten-inch Kuna m in pairs in tur sown admirin there was more then tur sparks that pass, by induction, in Mr. de varlo, the human fring, and or both of the rehearsals as follows: Friday gusats at the he he entered the mound to be last fy the band of The Swiftsure hu lately been in the
29th May and Tuesday 2nd June, at
Persin Fulf, but it is seamed that sha various parts of the vessel, when the dalle Zudeyin, the statuesque lady, will volunteer Headquarters at.5.30 p.m. The amounts in the hotel cash book, and each, pikintis belancing to defendant Plainting will be riniting: Bibapore: shortly forthe
was initialled
tialled by Mr. Reichmann. On operator is sending messages. The make their first appearance on Friday time of parade on Wednesday (probably December 21 an arrangement was made by replied that he landed way the purpose of taking on her now a Burcan of Navigation of the Depart-ight.
7.30 am:1 will be notified to members as which pl intin, having leat some $1,000, every day, Mr. Reichman would make him woon sa it is knowD,
nd wah to
to lend much sod in you'd go out to BITERS, AND EQUIPMENTherefore frum
at a distant point,
to-morrow to allow Dr. Allan to attend:
both of the rebourauls Dalified above, on October 20, 120; on November-2. $190
bora in soon as it is known.
LEAVE.
Hongkong Volunteer Reservos.
for Dart
teen days sin Desand hike on to thak
When inspecting radio-telegraphic station Yarmati. It seems that on Bunday, the addcarters immediately after the moonse that plaintin
the parado..
"Continued to.
tion was this: the amounts, taken by pisi
Lift from
um the till and the suma lant, to hir
ment of Commerce of the United
The missing zickaba coolie bas been States has foreseen this danger and found-drowned in the harbour along with returned to Volunteer Headquarters, as the book Notwithstanding h
All Rifles and Equipment, should be the account Me Raichmann did not infla has issued the following instructions two other. An unattended riekaba wan soon after the 3rd pirazio an possible. gemmat MP
angement to radio-inspectora:
found in a mullah near the disinfecting Members sttonding the parade on ipava,
money an his bedship would from
Assured him
him money during this period. The plants on board funk-steamships, oil-wo Chinese boys from Hongkong late their home to call on some friends at Kowloon boata, and all other vessels carrying
City
they crossed the harbour in the substances that may give ries to mix Yatmati fory and took ricksha. Ja a tures which can be exploded or heavy rainstorm the cools apparently lost ignited by electric sparke, you will his footing and fell with the dickan into a pay special attention to the insulation | nallth down which the torrent raged, of the antenna, you will examine three fortemte men were washed out metallic contacts, cables,
to sex and drowned. Land all piece in
fre
currents of the
Shipowners, engaged: meat trade announce that their ships und Care Horn through the Pangins Cana * hot water rouca, & which
mtchinem long hou [fore of the aisle $4.
shave to work fiden 12 hours
day, whereas wher
work only 9 Hours a day o
·Keichmann war totactionlly, the main diference bein
the toba
CONTORNSINS stopped from?
Krichment.
NEW GUNS FOR HIMN. SWIFTSUKE
From Sin: Hing: áno a mr the
ACCURATELY