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THE COLLISION CASE.
TO-DAY'S EVIDENCE,
HONGKONG GYMKHANA
CLUB.
The programs of the Fourth Gymkhzag Father evidenss was honed at the Mooting to be held as Happy Valley co
us the achievement of peace through Marine Court to-day relative to the collision Saturday, 11th September, commereing at
indubitable success in arms.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Bishop of Victoris will be the prescher at the Peak Church to-morrow at 6.30pm.
The Mongolian Produce Company Ltd. and the Provident Rubber Estates, Ltd. barg been struck off the Register.
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M. D. W. Cmddock and Mr. Hebert W. Bird have been re-appointed as un official members of the Licensing Board fori
further term of three years, ***
The manager of every boarding school in the Colony is, in future, to have, a medical examination of his school not less than once in every six mouths.
DEATH. WOON:-Killed in action in. Franco, Waren WOTTON, eldest son of the Iatement Civil Hospital. Capt. Wotton, xa." Phranang," age 20.
HosuKONO, NATURDAY, August 21, 1915.
LORD FISHER'S INVENTION BOARD.
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on Angass 9th as Stonecutters Talami busween the two, river-going aboamers ** Taishan ” and “On Loe.”
3,30 p.m.; is so follows
The Court consisted of Commander E. W. Beckwith, RM, Acting-Commander P. Gibson, H.M.S. Tamar, Cupt. W. | Mancy, . Yuensang, Capt. C. P. Sed-
don, w, Japan, and Capt. . Famyth,2-Gra
Kueichow,
The enquiry, as already stated, is being held at the request if the Hongkong, ***ton and Macen Staamboat Company, Ltd., and Captain R. A. Bima, Mantor ni the Taishan," into the alleged in- competerey "and misconduct of Captain James Willon, master of the s.*. *Os Lou," owned by the ze Yap Steamship Co., Ltd.
Mr. Eldon Potter, instracted by Mr. J. Scott Hurston of Messrs Duscon, Looker Deacon and Harston, appeared" for the Honykon. Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd.; and the Hon, Mr. H. 31⁄2 Pollook, | K.C., înstructed by Mr. C. D. Wilkinson. of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, for the Captain of the Cha Lee."
-3.30 PM. INDIVIDUAL TENT PROGINA. — Two Tuna Open to members of the Jockey, Folo, and Gymthaan Clubs and. to Naval and Military Officaṁ. Entrance Free. Cup presented be the Gymkhana, Cub
Briksa. ----Valor $200 Distance Unə mile. For all China Ponies. Catch waighin at 10 et 6 lb. With panties ** per rules 3-Thani Quaston Mite Flat Bien" BANGICAL —ber all China Fonies. It sufficient entries are made there will be two racon de A and B cludeCA. Я class being event No. 3 and A cinas No.û.
Poza Post Becast.-Distance boot 300 Yards round a 'port, back mund another post and in For bond ide trained Polo Panias regularly played
Season up to the date of
of this Meeting.
cortilied sa such by the Committen of the Hongkong Polo lab. To be riddan by playing Members of the Hongkong Fale Club. Winners of provious Palo PODY Senities this Basson barred. weights 12 stones.
Cipt. Willon of the Ch Lee said he had been in charge of the vessel since February-Lanta NOMINATION. Hace and also on two occasions previous to that. The full speed of the bond was elevan knots, Da June 8th when nesting Green Island F1. teurel for the examination launch and ahn was travelling at a little over ten kauts.
when about 300 yards away he stopped and (went full setern. At that time the' ozani-
Catch
MILE
DISTANCE Handtear.-För all China Papien. Each pony natered to be nominsted by 's' Lady. Catch weights 150 be. The half mile post will Se "scratch" and pegs will be placed on cutaido edge of course, to mark the position of each pony recording to the handicap (in yards) corcoded."
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The total output of the Kailan Mining nation hunch was shat five points on the
post law. lewow notisyn on the examina. Chalk Lines will be drawn, half way Administration's mines for the weak entition launch and he want Asteen so as to across the course from each peg, and since ing August 7 amounted to 59,331 tons and come up to the launch at a reasonable the race will be started by a sound which the sales during the period, to $5,407 tons, speed. The Tai Shan was shaft on his poet all can hear, there will be no need to watch le and he expected that ale would the starter, and each rider must devote Irin keep clear of him. About half a minute whole attention to keeping his pony stand- Professor Kenelif Hutchiawon Dighy, later he gave a signi which meant overping steady behind his line until the signal is given. Any rider then avar or at side of M.B, B.S., (London) F.R.C.S. (England) thing was to be let out as much as possible.
He remained full astern until the time of his line or whose pany is moving forward has been appointed by the Governor to be
the collision. According to the engineer's faster than a walk, mant return and start Honorary Visiting Surgeon to the Govern log they were going antera for two minutes, asia or be disqualified.
but this was reckoned to the nearest .-One and Quarter Mile Race. minute. From experiments he had made Handicap.--For all China, Ponies.
Entries for all events close to the Hon. sinco he thought that if the engines were going astern for two minutes. he would bare Secretary, Hongkong Gymkhana Club, on bad stern way on.
He are the exten Weinosday, the 1st September. signal becaue he saw the Tai Shan coming along at what he considered a dangerous speed, be thought not less than five knots an hour. The Tai Shen went beyond the exansination launch, sareas the bows of the On læse and ran 200 yards from the point of collision before she was stopped. Aftor the collision the On Lee backed out astern. The effect of the collision was to twist the plates round the bow and breaking the stam to stario:d, damaging two or three
During the absence of the Oficial | Heroiver, Mr. E. V. Carpinaal, on lører, the position of Official Receiver and | Registre of Trado Marks will be carried
on by Mr. Hugh Niehat.
Intending competitors for the Night Aquatie Fece to be held in the V.R.C. both on Saturday ext. 8th inst., are nified that the time of closing of entries
i- extended to Monday 23rd inst..at 5p..ued. When the collision took place he
To a further proclamation of the miftary store (Exportation) Urdinance 1964, 1914, it is notified that bons sah, In first, and perhaps most com-epidam and plco-resin of capsicum, pletely satisfactory, anit in the chemicals and drugs, phosphat machinery for organising our nationale as published in the Ga-alla shall not be exported except only to the United resources is the appointment of anegdon and British possessina. Inventions Board, to ussist the Admiralty in ec-ordinating and en- )
We have been informed by the Sole eraging Rejentifie fort in its Agenta in Borgkong of Messrs Lilby,
MeNeill and Libby that at the l'anama relation to the respirements of the Pasife Exposition the Highest Honours naval service." The selection of Lord has been awarded to Libby's Foul Frixiucts Fisher of Kilverstone as Chairman of in direct competition with the foremost this Committee, is conducive to food purveyors of the entire wockl, further satisfaction. The membership.
SPORTS WEAR has hot yet been announced, and is
Fit Guaranteed.
THE DIARY.
General Memoranda.
TWISDAY, Angant 24 :-
St. Bartholomew's Day.
WEDNESDAT, August 25 -
must be admitted that succes dépends largely on its composition. It is to be hoped that the composition will not be aval, but be representa- tive of every department of applied. science, and that those selected, will
Grand Prize for Libby's Canned Meats aul California Asparagus:
Mile, Salzach, Mince Mey, Pred Milk, Salmon, Mince Meat, Pickles, Cali fornia Fruits.
Highest Award for Libby's Olives.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. E. C. Partridge a former parser ve
THE USE OF THE
TITLE DOCTOR:“.
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.
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Wang Him: of Caine Rosd, summonəd fer using the title doctor before his nam on the plate outside his door, discharged by Mr. Wood at the police-cours to-day
SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1915,
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
LATEST NEWS OF THE
SINKING OF THE “ARABIO.”
BRITISH SUBMARINE RUNS
AGROUND.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE AMONG THE
GERMANS ON WESTERN FRONT.
TWO MORE BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
VERY HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE GERMANS. „
LONDON, Aug 20.
A communique says that it has been quiet on the Western front except for grenade fighting in the Argonne,
The Germans had very heavy losses at Linge and Schratzmsenacle, whers their bodies were strewn over the 250 metres which we had capture
THE BRITISH PROGRESSING ON THE SUVLA »
PLAIN.
was about 100 yards from the examination launch which was four points on his post quarter. Under Article 19 be considered that he had the right of way. He did not His Worship, in giving jederumt, said so the 31.8. signal until the examination | the facts were not in dispute. The defend- launch had gone away from the Tai Shan aut had, since obtaining his Chinese 3. Paris telegram aays that a communique, with reference to the Dard- after the collision had taken place.
according to Chinese methods for ten years medical qualifications, practised medicine snelles, states that the British Left bus made progress on the plain of Barla.,
LONDON, August 20.
in China and for thirty years in San TWO MORE BRITISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED.
By the President-The passengers were not setalig on the heidige and they did not pass the barrier until they realised a Francisco, where he had made us of the collision was imminent
tita in advertisements in the local press, Be Mr Fetter. He knew the procedure Be returned to Hongkong last year and of the examination latinch. The MN. had alled himself Doctor" here signal WAR nos always hoisted but seemed to his Worship that the use of the they always went alongside the launch. word "doctor" in English displayed on He did not see a signal but he would ant brass plate was A
of the title had been pronounced good by opticians he was qualised to practice medicine swear that there was not one. His eyesight calculated to make people believe that within the last six months and he supposed according to modern scientiac methods, he could see fing at 500 yards. They did sod that no addition to the title would not stop directly "they saw the signs! bat | qualify that effect. The object of the came up to within 200 or 300 feet of the Ordinance would be defeated if the use Inneh.
of the title in such a way was admitted. Mr-Pottur.—If I may say so, that is the The next point was whether the defendant zawar I expected yen to give, as it is what had weed the words wilfully and falsely. every captain in the harbour does,
Continuing, witness sail he was about the mme distanes from the examination launch as the Tai Sasn, probably less. He would not say that he was the first ship and entitled to be dealt with fist. He was little ahead of the Tai Shan but not enough to attach the attention of the examination oficer. Hadipated the evidence of the other the flag when the Tai Shan was 600 yards away from the launch he would have been the sama 36.41 Ican to my that at the uno of the title doctor being an offence.
Mr. Potter:
witnessen. If Limut, Daily maid he hoisted
three minutes, you could not see it -1 600 yards away and the flag was dying for
saw no signal when I was 800 yards away.
be men whose wide experience is one of the Apcar boats, has been killed associated with truly progressive the Durdanallen. He was Corporal in ideas. There undoubtedly are the the Australian Expeditionary Force. strong characteristics of Lord Fisher, as was proved from time to time Juring his tenure of several offices on the Board of Admimity. Himself aĮ man of progress and great activity. I he has, further, the faculty of stimu lating others, as well as of guiding will be at home" at the Eyrie, 3 Then his hand. I was not looking at the Tai
Lieut. E. F. G. Orchard, formerly with Mesers Lane Crawford & Co and now of 18th Royal Irish King's Liverpool Regt.. Highland Brigade, France, wies that he i-quite woll.
The Bishop of Victoria and Mia Inndur
lek, on Monday nert at 4.30 p.m. to min. hoaries of whom there are many from different parts of South China at piept staying in the Colony
PASSES GALoxios, Aug. 20, 12,35 p.. The British stupa.ersBaron Erskine, 5,000 tons, and the *** Restorme}, " 3,000 tons, have been sunk. The crows, were saved.
...
SIGNIFICANT BULGARIAN MILITARY
APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, August: 20.
A telegrant from Soba states that the Bulgarian War Minister, rexera Fitchef, has resigned owing to had health and that General and to do that he most have known before Jeroff has been appointed his successor. The latter was recently the the offence was enmmitted that he was not military expert at the abortive negotiations with Turkey and has beçir entitled to use the title. In the present second in commud of the General Staff and was the cuptor of Adrianople. cam he (the Magistrate) had no doolt that He is essentially a soldier and not a politician. Me Wong Bim had been innocent of desire in deceive the public, and had made the addition of certain words to the brass pate with the object of such effect. Ha gold he dichanting y
BRITISH SUBMARINE GROUNDED.
Loxoos, August 20.-
Jenkin, who appeared for the defence, Bis | In answer to a question by Mr F. C.
The Arnirulty amonnees that the British submarine E 13 while en Worship said he could hardly conceito of route to the Baltic Sen grounded yesterday at Danish Island, Saltholm.
kifteen officers, and men were saved and fifteen aro missing.
any addition whateror that would prevent
THE QUEEN'S ROAD ARSON .
CASE.
The master and two fokis were caus-
If you had been keplog a decent or ordinary look out you must have seen it I was on the book-out for it.
Wern you looking for a fag-I was looking for a signal, and I ha a quarter master beside me
me with an answering pant
mitted for trial at the Magistracy this Shan, I thought she would be watching me. morning.
Mr Potter:- I know you are s stickler for a 19 and perhaps you thought ** 1'T held on to kule 19 if I bust everything to Kingdom Come 7"
Witness You have no right to say that. It is not right to rub is in like that.
Mr Potter apalogised, saying he had no
your course to avoid running into the
MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
LONDON, August 20. Liebt. Colonel Swinton, formerly Eye-Witness" at the front, has been appointed Secraury to the Imperial Defence Committee.
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
GERMAN ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE CAPTURE OF HOYNO.
Lospus, August 19.
24.
A Berlin communique, says a telegrin Brom Austerdam, claims F.C. Goodman, Station Supervisor at the that 30 officers and 3,900 men were citired ut, Kavno Maral Yard, passenger on the On Lee, id be was at the rear of the Captain but
Under pressure of the capture of Kovno the Russians are evacuat- was not obstructing his view. The Captaining their positions opposite Kalwarja und Sawalking repeated his order for full speed stern. The Germans claim to have reached the railway raining from The On Le had a little hundway on bat Bialystok to Brestitorsk and stored two of the Northern forts of Novo- act much. The Tai Shan was going ahead at a good speed. Be did not ace georgievsk, taking a thousand prisoners and 125 quas,
them in the development of original ideas. Lord Fisher's Commission will probably take the place of some existing departmental committees to whom had been allotted the duty of
We regret to report the death of Waiter. Wottan, eldest aun of the late Capright to make the remark, reporting upon inventions after ther weten of the Scottish Oriones1 stowniez
Mr Potter. If your evidense is true had been classified. It is no dis.Phranang.", who was recently killed in
you could not here callided with the Tal han if you had not altered your course puragement to the members of such action in France. The new was recoind-That is so. committees to say that the taak by wirs in Shanghai in 14th inst Mr Why did you not alter the course the age on the launch when they were at The Germans further declare that the armies of Prince Leopold..
Wetton was only 20 years of age sale across the track of the Tai Shan.
other way I should have put my ship prin hing it. inposed upon them, particularly Shanghai, where he was born, about De.
and General von Muckenson aro progressing. In reply to Mr. Porter, its raid there: The Germans have reached the advanced positions of Brestitosak, in view of the enormous volume cealer lat for rice at the front: joining
grille on the bridge, But you have told us that you altered wae i adults and children inside the while they are also advancing custward of Wlodaws, the Russians here. of the current work of the indivi- King Edward's Light Bose while at examination launch ?*_altered my course
to sheer op by the launch for the examinas On Lec, said he did not think the Tal han
Mr Warpendale, Chief Officer of the having racitate the east bank of the Bug. daal members, was too great and me. Mozk sympathy will be felt for tions
We could hire been going at five knots at the in many cases may live prevented his younger brother who in ceridack in
Mr. Pabier Do yo
you positively my that time of the collision if the orders rear-le Shanghai Mr. Walter Wotton at the time of the collision we were gaing in her ing bat heen given and married out the searching examination of the nephew of Mr Frank W. White. of Heng tot 200 yards.-Every word in correct. Bet,
st/Ere knots and overran the Isanch: by Max Fridman, Chief Kasinoer of thig On multiplicity of proposals presented kog
of the orders Witnes said he did not see the axamine telegraphed... to them in order to weed out the
flon tanach gofor Mazo.
Str. Cullock, in his aducem to the Court. single grains from the bushels of chaff
Bir. Petter. Is it true that if the launch said it was quite clear that the On Lee h
A Petrogaid communique statex had not gone astern you would have ran the right to sure that he had the right
"The enemy has continued vigorously to develop the success achieved. There has been a suspicico, too, that
her down. That is absolutely Lalso.
of way and that it was the daty of the Tri at Kovno, Ho occupied the town and advancing beyond, established the traditional conservatism of the
Can you tell on why Lieut. Daily Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement Service has in many cases obtruded
should Shan to keep out of the way and to avoid himself in the district between the rivers Njernen and Vilno. have come into the box and perjured takleg any course which would take her In a despatch from the Secretary of Stats himself by saying that he thought she across the bows of the On Leo. It wa
The German attacks on Ossowiecs fortress on Tuesday night and Day
itself unduly. This may be but the fathe Colegial Service at our most have been run down You sy tile clear that the rigasi tings were hoisted Wednesday, were repulsed. Fighting continues on the front Ossovices to
in the Colegial Servior mult, resigur, his that everyone who says that is telling down before the colliving. He was not Brestlito?ek and further south, vice of disappointment of enthusiastic appointment without permission. No truths That is exsotly what I do say,
Gertant of the Crown is at liberty to resign
going to repeat hat be had said befors In some soctor the fighting is of the most desperafa character. aspirants to invention honours; but, his appointment except by permission of say that you were going about four knots applying throughout the ators of the tropa ou the lower Bobr, in the direction of Bielsk, along the chorum And it is pure for all the witnesses to about the ordinary international regulations especially where the enemy on Tuesday and Wednesday attacked our the Cour, and this phould be clearly an at the time of the collision. That is also Colony. He wanted the Court to clearly khallway, and near Vlodavac derstood by every member of the Colnaial ontrue. It was not trae either that the understand their position was that the re ber, who in future shall resign his appoint Witness, in raply to the President,
m-Fail Moon,
FRIDAY. August 27
Saternit, Aug, 24.
of Bhareholders."
in any case, with a committee such
COLONIAL CIVIL SERVANTS!
RESIGNATIONS."
اليل
THE GERMAN ADVANCE.
Sangninory Fighting.”
LONDON, August 15.
as we hope is to be constitated under Service," anys Mr Bonar Law; “any mem- Tat Shan was stationary applied right throughout the waters of the Novogeorgievsk, fortifications on the right of the Vistula and Narow
ment without permission shall be treated
as absent from duty without leave spl will
be gazetted as dismissed from the service.
TEETHING CHILDREN.
gulations for preventing cullition at sea The entany are displaying increasing vigour in the attacks on tie ment that he could being his ship ap when regalations were abrogated inside the The fighting is of the bloodiest description and German corpses are he was not prepared to stand by the late Colony. It was itopessible to any that the rivers going at full speed in two ships lengths, but anchorage. Otherwise, there would be an capod upon our entanglements, but the German artillery, developing its The Fraaideek. Ynd have already told Now the regulations apply," Now they maximum fire, silenced our guns and derelished our fortifications between us that this extraordinary ship of yours don't the rivers Wkm and Narew, and thereafter the Russians, despite alf can go fail spend whoat or fall spood entorn
Dir. Potter said the
be could do it in 1 minute 10 seconds, fatolerable Jack-in-the-box einfusion
Lord Fisher's presidency it will be posible to have an unbiased view Nuo-Hongkong Hotel Co's. Meeting of any proposals made. Such as are
reconimended
a consequence of investigation or experiment will go forward for judgment on their military
and bring up in seventy seconds. At that to ethos and the only question wax efforts, were forced to retire to the right bank of the Wars, This en- suitability with a stronger recomING children have more or less rate gent must have had 20 seconde al starz by competent authoribus urde ubled the Gormans to concentrate their efforts upon the Northern sector. p.m.- Night Aquatic Fête at V.R.O.endation of support. We know that ging Chamberlain's Colic, Cholers and way on at the time of the collision.
can be controlled by
was not a navigation rule, he did not know of the furtifications between the Wim and the Vistula Hali proceeds for Cigarettes and the Adminity and the War Office Dhoes Kemady. All that is necessary
what it was Could this collision hava oncurred it the harbour regulations had Tobaco Fand
beau cheyed by one captain as they had by the other?
ie to give the prescribed dese. after eachs KEEP IT HANDIA have done, and are doing great operation of the Lowels more tha aturat service through committees partly and then castor oil to clean the system IMMEDIATE relief in necesary in afe
it is satu and suro. Even le most servers Lacks of diarrhoea Chamberlain' co-opted from scientific circles; but and dangeroas esse az quioldy cured by Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy the task, imposed on us by a nation it For sale by all Obemista, and Store- should always be on hand. For sale by
·kesporn.
Cheusiate and Storekeepers.
Lhere
local rule munda
Els orship wild, bo would like both captains to be present with their carti fcates at 6:30 pm on Monday, when link, the decision of the Court would be givenc
NOVOGEORGIEVSK CAPTURED, *-
Ma Londos, Anrust. 20. unique announces that the fortress of
The Kaiser has arrivo