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SUN POWER PLANT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The mirrors had to be kept clean and THE TAI ON PIRATES. ALLEGED BANKING
PRISONERS DISCHARGED AND RE-ARRESTED.
A Dish for Freedom."
free from dust, but labour was very cheap in the tropics, and 200. per day sufficed for this work, the proper wash- ing arrangement, of course, being provided. Calculations given by the speaker, showed that with coal at £3 per ton there was, in the case of the
Two of the prisoners detained in con-"" Meadi plant, a saving of £410 pertion with thu piracy msl burning of annum on the extra cost (£790) of thy s. Tai O made a deliberate, bolt the san-power plant over that at the end futile dash for freedam this after coal-consuming plant. In less than on two years, therefore, the saving, in- fuel would cover this extra cost.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The new British India stemmer Fakaða: sams into port on her maiden voyage on Saturday.
From the opening of the Pastour In- stitute in Bangkok in February 1913 to the
and of last March 1914, 149 persons r Iceived treatment.
A
FRAUDS,
ANOTHER WEEK'S' HEMAND
GRANTED.
No. Reduction In Bell.
MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1914
PLAGUE AMONG THE HONGKONG AND DEATH
TROOFE
ANOTHER SOLDIER DIES.
DUTIK:
IMPORTANT INGISLATION"
FORESHADOWED.
Falling into Line with -Home”
Tiro death took place at the Military Hospital on Saturday afternoon of Gunzar D. Cunninghaus, 88th Co., TCA, tran plagues. The deceased, a promising young The charge of conspiring to defraud idler who was popular among his com Mindelled upon the law on the subject at the Hongkong and Shanghai Baar was rules, became ill on Taxalay Inst Gun-present in fores in England, a “bill is shortly, mentioned before Mr. Wood habength, and leaves a widow and, is is which will introduce into the Colony the Cunningham, a married of the coms before the Legislative Comell morning. The defendants as Antonio beloved, two child in England. The system of the payment of Death Dutie There were four men and a woman Momeno Remedios, clerk in the employ dreease enlisted in July 1910 and at hetero Mr. Wood, "wharged with using of Messrs. Jardine Matheson and Co., the time of his death was yes forts and arms on the high seas and with and of the Carlton Hotel, und Reginald months old. hasing pinutol and burns thus. Tai Oliviers Gutjener, clock in the employ On whan 30 miles from Hongkong of the the. Horong and Shanghai Bank,
Land of Ki Aur when on a trip to Kong-da 31. Wyulham Stress moo. Ever suce the hearing of the ense, the prisoners, havo hocel heavily guorded, the supervision being centruat fed to European officers, wins haws the ent
thefa miember of Chinese samet, serviço
men.
is
on the catates, of deceased persons. The draft of the new mesraze in pab- Fahed is the Government Gazette " The Imera took place at Happy Valley. yesterday at 4 p. Captain . M. de for general information, and its obļota Piro, Commanding 89th Co., RG.And provisions are this summarised in the buing' in charge of the parado, which was "Objects and reasons" alnus, an foliors - Bad had been fixed at $20,000 each. numerously attended by the sections.” A The object of the But is to endenrode
Liargo number" of" floral tributes were send to place upo Mr. Lewia (Mosars Johnston, Stokan
apon 2
a 2 mom regular and radisso from, among others, the Junior N.0.0.votary footing than as present obtains tre anal Master) prosecutes and Remedios and men, 83rd C. R.Ch Junior law and administratire agrangements rela represented by Mr. Cow (Men (1,0,0, and Suppers, 25 send 40 Cmtive to the request and collection of the Hastings and. Histings) and Gutierrez by panies B.F. Junior N.0.0.2 and Sap-Probate Duty leviabin upon, the estates of Bir. J. F. Gardiner..
deceived permas
The Chief Superintendent of Police, The prisoners are: Leung ing Kwok, Mr. Met. Meer, was mis preseró. alias Faring F (25) of Shun Tak. no
ception at Adable, San War M. Lewis said his instructions were to ›ng; La Ng (96), of Shundaki (prther week's road. The
Axol abode. Yeung Nga Captains Superintendent of Pulice, M wcupation, so
Messer, had revived a cable from Singa village: "Ke Kan, ali Ko-Wing Tubpurs that certain documents were on 137, of San Ning, pic, employed, there way hory. There was another
Hollywood Road, Hom Sum (930) Jinder arrest a Colombo, and steps had Semarried woman, 110. Holywood Road: here taken for his extradition her in
eemection with the same ufair. sind Loting Shu, Chang, ali beung King Mr. Crow objveted, stating the ho Naat (24) no occupations, on fixed abode. wanted a dare fixed.
The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodg
American Suffrages, it is statod, are refasing to have the Encyclopedia Ameri cana in their libraries, because under the *bject "Eve" it merely says Adam.**
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A letter received by an Ipoh resident
Mr. Gardiner said he would also object
from Calcutta state that the Calcutta weep son askori leave to withdraw the charges fardless there was sonte redretion in the
sen won by an A hence Bank of Simbs. £610011
-
employe of the The amount
ArcoRING to a Home paper a very interesting address was recently de-
4 series of articles on the Amateur livered in Manchester by Mr. Frank GolChampionshipcommerces in this issue,
·Shuman on “Sun-Power Plant," As]T day', describing the defent of the (all know, this is a subject that has
American Champico, M. J. D. Trate. will be found on pages 4 and 3. engrossed the attention of many scientists in various parts of the work, and it would seem that the day is tent far distant when the rays of the sum will be "hamessed" for many utilitarian and bene ficient purposes. Me. Shum point
are
in
dentally caused by a hamboo talling upon him from the second or of 15 Maeger Street..
pars, R.E., szál. Rank and Filo. Staff and
Two from Officers and N.0.0, and then,
· Deperimente; Officers, 89th Co., RGA;;
The general ides underlying the levy- 89th Co., R.G.A.; Merabony B.G., Ser. of Probate Duty is that the Flats in go Mess, Victoria Hocracks; three entitled to participate to some small extent from 8th Co. B. Sanitarium in the property which passes on the death moks ; two from 88th C, R.GA, Mount of an individual to his legal personal re- Davis: Officer, N.0.0. and mea, 87th prentatives. The proportion of an estate Co., R.G.A.; Warmas Officers, Staff Ser-which is in this way diverted to revenue gants and Sergeants, R.E.; Wanders varios as a rule directly with the valas f Mews, Victoria Gado
the property of which the 'deceased person died persessed.
FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $18,000
In order to arrive accurately at a delár: mănation of the value of a deceased pennan property for the purpose of ascertaining. the rate at which Probate Duty should be assessed and the total an ount payble, it in, necessary to provide
administrative bell. Ho had no objection if the bail
machinery adequate for this proment of was made anything like a reusable sum.
The first step toweds the attainment At present it was $20,000 which was ab-
this object in se a rula legislation prohibit Ήτα Dixon (Messrs. Wikinson and stutely prohibitivo. It sceined to him
This morning a firy broke out so 335ing under penalty any person from Grieri novi Mr. Agnesiz" (Mare, Harding it would go on indefinitely.
[Queen's Road" Central, a four-storeyed administering or dealing with the estate of and Agassin who were representing the there were so Criminal Sessions in July.medicin shop. Dumage to the extent of the deceased's state has beed Hüly Mr. Lewis reminded his Worship that building eupied by the Fok Kung Fodensed person soil Probate of the decund's will or letters of Administration prisoners, Passed no objection.
Mr. Gardiner: It may never reach the of $1200 was dne. The property is obtain ses case.
Lesvered by insuemnes in four companies
‘aguinat. the prisons of pirating and barning ls, Tui On,
second
As the "prisquers wers being filed out,
step generally consists of the dock, the second', prisoner, à Chi- 3. Wool: You indiented last time that for $21,000. The first and second similarly in legislation eiving power to Hose said to hig. Worshíw; “. 【 wanid not/thers wred be other charges against these floors were tunel for the storage of muesli- | with machinery with which de is'ensblad to. nexuthority and providing thadauthority disenver with some tolerable degree certainly the value of estates upon which Probite Duty is leviable: whilst the third
The men entered the house be inserting constables bed them in check with the an instrument in the leaf of the door forcingsistance of the Europeans. One of the hack the bolt. They wized a man there two men kicked violently and during the and throw puppe in her eyes, warning her struggles tom to strede, if she gure the alarm she would be killed.
1,417,
ALLEGED C ́ÄSE OF
FORGERY..
.
lant stop è in ea a rule effected by legis. the doty assessed may be paid and collected. bating prescribing the methods by which The existing law, contained in Ordinance No. 1 of 1897 and Ordinance No. 16 of 1901, Sections 32 to 27. in somewhat and unsatisfactory. At
collec present the tion of Probate
Daty whic
which a purely (reverva) matter, in conjoined with the lead.
intment operations necessary for the app
the Court of an exretor or administrator the will or estate-
This
- zespectively of a deessed procedure is not found to work well in practies and erase dinonl 15 in cases where there are escorted
out for the benefit of a child) in which the certain classes of property which pas cm. death (such as a policy of insurance taken docessed's executor or administrator has
intete t and of and which e.chant obikiz posse sind.
This Bill, which is modelled on the Straits Settlements how governing the pay- mene of
able to pay duty in each case and maces Batata Daty, specifies the prison
matter to be undertaken on oath and be the mescent of antate duty a ente completed together with its payment. before any steps on he taken to obtain the
cine, the ghic article nf which appeared A Chinese, Aped 32 years, had been fika to be discharged; I world, Father
Mr, Lewis said that other charges to be pes nuts! The third floor was sullerig from a wound in his head,
bnt to the Government Civil Ho-pialeve five sents than be discharged by would be preferred again third dayling and the top thor was endas lefendant, but whether they would be dwelling and cook boose. The re Nu attention was graad to this remark rmulated against the two defendante inated in the second floor, but its and the pressers were dirted out of touch, be was unable to say until the origin is not known. Chief Inspector tisseurs down like public staircase while arrival of the documents from Singapore, nurlay and Station Oficer Lane won
at the nor of the Const. Meanwhile Mr. Meer reived the cable on Thurs in charge of the Fire Brigade. ed out that with reference to the
Jewellery valued at $184, clothing the Rampan staff and the Chinesday or Friday and the dicetumants shoutal world's resonites
coul and that 881, and $1200 is money were tertive staff were in waiting at the rice any time this week. oillut, we
of the stain. On ̧renching the stairway, using to-day-token by a band vi enhlers at 4 bo of the prisoners, who was in frat, as a general charge, which was nothing, Mr. Ganlar pointed out this there More thun double the amount
na ning Trom. 70 Queen's Road Cential
made dash for freedom. The Chinese
med on the indictment and was abso-
· Mr. Lewis argued that the charge wat of mechanical power throughout thei
tutely correct according to Archibald.. world than we ned twenty years ago
Mr. Gardiner said that if they were! in twenty years from now, it was safe
coming into Court he would like to know against P. V. Ribeiro, who wanted The adjourned intradition proceedings to say that we should -agniu le using
Io was dmgged from the derway and what they url to meet..
in connections with the alleged forging at double the present quantity. There
handeuffed car the steps by Detective- Mr. Lewis mid he would be able to two $200 cheques came before Mr. Mel- was no doubt, therefore, that in The transport Dufferin with the 24th Clack Lenigl. The pri-do that in the near future. Defendants bous this morning
oney drew a large crowd by his screech were charged with conspiracy now.
Mr. Woodcock, chief clerk to the Magie, hundred years or so our stores of coal Panji ad two compati of tha
ing, bed soon the whole no outside the Mr. Crew pho appland for a reduction tracy, said he was of opinion that the and oil would have been seriously Hole's Wharf at 9 am, on Saturday and H.K.S... R.G.A.. on board, arrived at
Lourt was packed.
in the amount of bail. He thought his depositions which he had read in the drawn upon. Practically unlimited disambarked the troops. The trooper stilere violent, was thrown into the gutter them wotes idea of the charge. He was Bibeise ins Hoberts alias Bicharris
The sand prisoner, who also became friend, Mr. Lewis, should deign to give a dinosed a prims facie case against power came to 'with the sun's rays, at B. on Tuesday morning with the 8th nd handcufed by Dest-Bergts. Pincott applying for wholesale remands and had allas Mauries Ray, of the offeros meu and this power could be profitably Rajputs for India and S. Company and Murphy, thare the ted bracelets a very high ball.
tioned in the warrant and the depositions utilised, Star-power could be profit-H..S.B., R.G.A., for Singapore. All napped on their wrists, the prisoners
"It is the vagues charge ever put on attached thereto, aspect to the dentinecary Probate or Letters of Admini ably produced, throughout the vast troops have to be on board by pin. tranne quid again. The olier two pri-a sheet," observed Mr. Crow.
fication of the man detained being day. A faunch for the accommodation of oners and the woman was closely guard.
The Bill introduces the my
yetem in foros areas in the tropics, where coal was visitants will leave the A.S.C. Pier st 6,45d during the struggle bat made no at the case when ho (Mr. Lewis) opened it. Ordinance 460.
Mr. Lewis, said Mr. Crew would know Febeira, under section 24 of Hongkong in the United Kingdom of aggregating the The offences wore value of all the ptor erty of decaed very expensive, but sun-power plants, and the Old Star Ferry at 7 a.m. na terupt to escape Eveniony nil the pri
peacere situate for the purpose of. need not for the present compete with Tuesday arorning, learing the ship forners were handcuffed and taken back could.
shall be paid.
3 rate at which estate duty determining the plants using coal at any of the tropical shore at 7.30a.m. The 74th Puajshis to the cells to await cxtradition proceed.
Sabject to some important exceptions, its places near the coast, where coal was hand master, sixteen Indize officers, two
also follows the English lew in making the reasonably cheap. At present, thereab. asistant surgeons, 818 N, 'C7. 44's aud
duty payable on all prop ty of a decad fore, work had to be confined to places nics, 19 followers, and 10 private followe.
Parasitante entride as well as within the Colony: the exception relating to pro where the sun was at its best and of the Hongkong and Singapore Battalion.
respect of which duty is paid in party the place in which it in silmate on which la where coal was from £3 to £8 per R.G.A. there travelled on the ship three
of such a natore that it would be inejuft officer, four Indian officers and 219N.C.0%
able to make it subject locally to the payment of estate duty odnes new and men, eight women, fourteen children,
The Bull further introduces a new scale two public and three private followers. Tas
of rates of
Extate name of the first and second cines pass
Duty modelled on the Lacals engers will be found on page 10.
ton.
The lecturer said that he started utilising sun-power about. seven years ago. He then gave a history of the preliminary experiments made, using
24 Queen's Road, BONGKONG. first ether. He then constructed a
How grong. July 29, 1315,
BIRTHS:
Hrumer On June 8, to Mr and Mrs Gro. Heumar, a daughter.
whole series of various heat-absorbers for generating low-pressure steam. from water. These absorbers resulted in the construction of a sun-power
Hemzlisa. --Alm Jans 7, at Kaling, to plont at Philadelphia, which generated
Mr and Mrs K. Asxxxvo, a son.
MARRIAGE.
· Master-Dunazi-Od June & at the
Duna c
DEATH.
MACAT EY. On Wednesday, June 10, at Ning, Beder ANNAN MACAU AY. Chief Officer of the N.S.S.N. Co., aged 36
consist of eleven Buitish oflicers, British ings to Canton.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
-To-day is the anniversary of the accession in 1888 of Emperor William of Germany.
According to a Bangkok newspaper Mr. J. C. Boddie has resigned from the serrion of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.
a maxium of 32 horse-power at mid- day, with an average of 14 horse- French Consulate General, before Min power throughout eight hours of the Gudon Kahn, Besni Manian to Datar | day. From the experience gained with the plant for one season, aided by the advice of Professor C. Boss, of London, sun-power plant was constructed, which was now in operation at Meadi, Egypt Experi- ence had shown that low-pressure for duty. steam used at atmospheric pressure } - (14.7 lb. absolute) gave the greatest return in power per pound sterling
THE DIARY.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. King Gustay of Sweden born (1868). 2.45 pm-Sanitary Board Meeting.
General MenLOVENIA.
WSUXENERAY-June-171-- *
Bunker Hill Day (Mam. U.15.3.)
invested
PIANO COMPANY" BUES.
A Claim That Failed:
In the Summary Court this afternoon the Bobinson Piano Company, Des Vœux Rond, sud C. Manch, of 37, Wyndham Strout, claiming $140.50, balance due for goods sold and delivered."
Mr. B. C. Paithfull represented plaisi if and Mr. Davidson, of Messa. Last ing and Hastings, detested
Mr. Faithful in opering said the sction win entirely a question of figures His friend adruitted thing." Accounts were regularly set in using for payment: They aid, lave to go into the accounta for something like three years
reply is his Lordship Mr. David- on muil he did not consent to the matter being referred to the registrar.
Mr. Peterkia, manager of the Hongkong branch of the firm, said la had been in hurge of the branch since August, 1918, Lieut. Colonel P. J. J. Radcliffe, C. But since the letters had been regularly this trooping season, be posted to Dever speak to the amount of the account i E, Hongkong, will, on return to England sent asking for payment. He could only
curred previous to August 1013 from his knowledge of the fra's account book,
It is abnounced that Lady Fordan is shortly inving F ki-g for Bogland and that Bir HP Sowerville Hond, But third secretary of the British Legation, is
"Poing@HomĖ.
The engine, a special low-pressure engine designed by Shuman, gave 1 bruke home-power with: 22 ib.
MH 6. Spurge, who has been in atmosperic steam. The pomp was the pay of Moses. A. B, Waison and
2.30 p.ocks of Faraitare etc. at neciprocating pump, bat any type of Co., Ltd., dispensen, dwin
Homes: Husban ́and Hough's.
HUESDAY, 3móós 18 m
Olá Wellingtoniana": "Dinner,
pump could have been used. The tourers yours, he overs steam was gencrated, in five sun-beat tion with the firm. He leaves for the absorbers, 13 ft. 4 in. wide at the top
Straits Settlemente to-mor
Asociation Football and 204 ft. in length, being parabolic
troughs for catching
i
i would gini fliem overy asistance be punishable on indictment by imprison ment with hand Inbour of 12 months and Mr. Crew (unfling): Extanicly gener. upward.``..
of you. I understand the charge is Mr. Wooduces repeated his oridened and of conspiring to defraud, on or about the sewond application, us being an June 4th, the Bank of divers large sums,offence against the common law, and not
Mr. Lewis: That is right, wording to lost the Hangling. Ordinance.. Archibald.
The two warrants were again ister.
The Magistrate said he could not re- duce the indi.
Mr. Crew asked if there was any in- dication as to the amount obtained on those dates.
Ir. Lewis: They obtained a sum of £1,000 and another of £6,000, if that is of any assistance.
DROWNED WHILE
BATHING.
stration.
forced in the United Kingdom
The principal affects of the proposed new scale are that
that large estates pay at an in- A Chinese student named Leurs Ho. The local limit of exemption is thas nived cressed and all exten a at a reduced rate.
Mr. Crow said he understood there god 91 yours, who is a scholar at the Gam from 8250 to $60 states between 81,000 cheque handed in at the last hear.Mai Chi Hogfish School was drowned off and $5,000 in value pay only I per cast.
stonecutters Island on Saturday night, int of
centralatan betrion and 250.000 and between $10,000 $10,000 and
prevent all other mates pay at
Mr. Lewis said his Worship looked at He was out bathing with a party of students: $200,000 remain at to believe, that the cash was fitted to a choque' and the circumstances led them and was seem to take the water with the
those people.
Mr. Crew: Is that charge to be formal lated against one or both.
rest from the anod. After that he was crore belt is the existing local law is not seen again until some soldier, who
· the,definitions of
Another fault in were bathing later, brought up the body axhamive whilst there exisis no effective,
that the
property an pot from the sand in twelve feet of water. The machinery for enforcing a fall disclosure of Mr. Lewis: I am not sugesting that lunch party did not miss Leone He until the property of a desaeć
PRY on. The any charge will be forpuxated; it may they had left the island and on returning B chorefora defines"
the soldi attempting stiocial and provides form part of the conspisey charge, y respiration. The ad, however, was dead. able means friend can see, the cheque at any time.
n
the
-Com
in detail
The body was, removed to the public aft 200.000 all the Dec
A formal remind until Monday was mortuary. granted when, it is understood, Mr. Lowris vilmak for a date and submit certain evidence,
TREES IN ROYAL SQUARE,
CIRCUS RING" CYCLISTS OF
KOYLOON,
The Bill further
contains rigorous pre isions imposing spon various TIETSOKA SERAnak”: wbau- tiiderý
Rw it would be firsponibles obligations secing, so far aL cerned, that the law ball the inciple Involved, being that duty of persons cognitant portion of which belongs to the youths for riding bicycles lis, o reklem - the Colony, to susigt. Don Mr. Wood saked ing that is revenus shall
being proved in this way. The books Mr. Davidson objected the scDDOUT were not evidence as the witness did not that bees are again to be planted in Royal learning to make the entries.
Our readers will be plened to 10 what wor
Mr. Faithful so sought to prove quare Holos are being dug along the Inspector from pho
okter book lette written to the defendant
there wern they oum
against two Chin
for do who wICE:
said
To this connection the Bill
thate Schedule of property
to very Probst me Lett
tor so threw an obligac
side Innas on which who deals with the
werd
zmon after the great
log of Furnitare etc.
he, sura, roya and concentrating ther
Haghes and Hoogh's.
to: Macro,
Liting Georgs V. (1911).
boiler swang at the