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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1915. #
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THE WAR
(Reuter'a Service to the China Mail.)
BRITISH WAR FINANCE.
WORKERS AND THEIR WAGES.
Statement by Chancellor of Exchequer,,
LONDON, Deo. 1. One thousand delegates; representing over four million organised workers, attended a conference at Westminster on War Finance." Mr. Arthur. Henderson, Labour Leader and President of the Board of. Education, presided. Mr. Asquith, Mr. McKenna and Mr. Runcimur who attended, receivel cordial receptions,
Mr. McKenna emphasised that it was against the workers' interests todetaand further risos in wages, which merely meant that the cost of essential articles would be increased and that the State would have to Fay more either by borrowing or by taxation."
BRITISH COMPANIES IN CHINA.
MAJORITY OF DIRECTORS MUST BE BRITISH.
LONDON, Dec. 1.
An Order in Council, published in the Gazette, has as its object the
CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
MURDER CHARGE AGAINST A MOTHER AND ́SON."
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a man having, beon bound by itp and slog some pieces of paper with which the mala prisoner said be war gagged. Counsel observed that is was for the jury to decida whether the prison could not hare spit aat-those-bite of paper with his tongue.
Mr. Putter interj eted that it might be Basy or not
Mr. Jankin: I am quite willing to lay my bick on the table and try.
that a bullet was found in the bod of the Counsel also called attention to the fact
deceased woman and it was exactly of the same paltorn as thʊau thiscovered under
"You are to investigate one of those murders alleged to be the most brutal that could possibly have happened and which if It had happened in England,-ia the populous parts of London-thera is "no doubt the facts of a case of this description would have excited great public internat.* neath the stairs, The foregoing statement prefaced Dir F-The case was adjourned until 1 x.m...
Evidence for the Crown was then called. O, Jenkin's remarks for the Crown in the tomorrow. iffurder charge at Criminal Sessions tö-day agalust a mother and her son who warej accused of killing a Chinese woman, at tha village of Tam Shiv Hung, near Sha-to- kak,"in the Now Territory.
The charge was taken before Mr Justies. Gomperta and a spiceal jury composed of Mesure J. A.. Plummer (foreman) S. G Newall, R. D. Harvey, R. Shows, F. Graham, A. S. D. Cousiaud and A. B. Skelton.
Bir Jenkin was instructed by Mr G. N. Orme of the Crown Solicitors Office and prisoners were defended by Atr Eldon Petter, instructed by Mr Kong ding.
The murder was committed on Sep. fumber 18th and the facte. Counsel
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for the Crown said, which would supported by evidence, ware extremely DO And i would
which it went to the jury
would no
not be difficult for them to decide one way or the other. It would be necessary, said Counnel, to refer to the family history of the two prisonera. Many
called Many years ago a man
Wan Tut whu
the Hung THREE YEARS HARD LABOUR lived in silly, which was at that time in Chiness Tillago
the rritory, Diarried female prisoner. had two sons by bar and one of those sons was the other prisoner, and the other Wan Tuk Kwan left
left his native
FOR A DEPORTE
Kwok Shek, alias Kwok Kwan, pleaded
Lator guilty, before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. and Rees Davies) to-day at Criminal Sessions, Fo
exclusion of Gemman influence in British companies in China. It provides son bad, goue out of the fumtracted to discbaying à deportation order.
thus the majority of the directors of a British Company in China shall be British subjects, resident within British jurisdiction. phd that none but British subjects may be appointed auditors, liquidators or receivers.
The Order comes into force on January 1, 1018. SIGNIFICANT SIGNS OF NEUTRAL OPINION.
CONFIDENCE IN THE ENTENTE ALLIES.
LONDON, Dec. 1.
Two significant facts relecting, the bedrock of noutral opinio regarding the result of the war are the New York exchange rate un Berlin, which is now below 50 per-cook, and that Holland is support· ing the French Loan more strongly than my previous foreign loan.
The new low lovel to which the Mark has falleg in New York- attributed to the worsening economic conditions prevodent in Germany,
BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY
TOTAL NUMBER.
LON,ON, Dec. b
In the House of Commons, Mr. II. J. Tennant, Under-Secretary for War, sunounced that the total number of British prisoners in Germany. as:-Military 32,000; Näval 1,050, 0.
FRENCH LOAN POPULAR IN LONDON.
Los,ds, Dec. 1.
Heavy subscriptions have been received, in connection with the French Loun in London, from important investing interests.
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL,
(Continued from page 4.)
PRIVATE NURBING QUZAZION. -
COMPANY OF ENEMY CHARACTER.
#eut t
to Duquerars. where he
Christian marriage with an English-
sporking Christian Chinges woman, named was sentenced to thre3 years' hard labour.
Shiu Miu, who was the murdered woman. Wan Tak Ki And the murdored woman returned to the village of Taut Shiu Hung and the murdered woman lived in the same house as the other manbers of the family, including Wan Tuk Kwan's first wife. In 1008, two years after he returned
HONGKONG. YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corpa Orders by Lieut. Col. L Chapman, Y.D.
LEAVE.
Demorari, Wau Tuk Kwan died ..the.. woman (prisoner), and his second wife surviving hist. The second sanremained in the house. About 1911 the wurdered wutrin ya tha sen asum vi meynep with which by start b.siness at ervtHe+eཡང་་་$་ཨུ་ཡང་པོའི་vaj་བ€ ¢ ! appproaty unsuccessful in his
-his-business and returned to the village is
in February ht. The mordered woman adopted a sou samed Wan Lai sad she seemed to bave cutters Relisis" for December are been very fond of
Jrusty
-prix-ner-took a wife nae Tha male:
o Within a few days i
Private N. P. Thomson is granted leave d'absence from 2.12,15 to 2.3.16.
ENGINEER COMPANY-. Belchers Reliefs
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Paug-Jiandotel on the nuties bari at Headquar.
PARADES.
the murdered wouian algo took an adopted ters for information of all concerned.
Furadės Jur Friday, Brd instant Nil DETAIL
Azid
Gor. Clab Hill, Kowloon:-
of the Cheung festival it became the duty, in the course of events, for the eldest son to wy ship at the tombs
the repre sentative of the family and the eldest male representative of the family was the male prisoner. It was at first
frat arranged
On duty until 7th instant: Scouts Co., that he should go, but he eventually Officer on duty Ideas. Murphy. that he was sick, and as a result
sult Wong Lio ling, the only other male paraen in the house, weat." He sat out on Sept. 10 and On duty tonight: Scouts Company. toturned on Sept. 10, the day after the Officer on duty: Capt. Hutchison. murder. In the house on the sight of the
On duty tomorrow night: Centre Sec. morder were the two prisoner, the male prisoner's wife, the murdered won stigu M.G. Co. Officer on duty: Lieut. adopted sou and his wife, and a little Wright.
WOM
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scen to
Prisoners of War Camp-
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES.
Major Wakeman Commanding HLV.R.
girlsged ten years. On Sept. 17 there a duty inst.: No. 1 See, Arty. was a gearrel between the women, and Butsy and Left See. M.G. Co. Officer A (urther amendment to the Trudine they wore, overheard. to say that it was on duty: Tieut. Rece."
The better that they abueld separate. T with the Enomy Ordinance was read a murd
Orderly Sergeant until 7th inst.: Corpl bo murdered second time on the proposition of the crying. On the night of the 18th the wale R. Duncan. Attorney-General.
prisoner, who did not usually sleep' in the The provisions of the Bill, said the house where the murder took place, and who usualy slept in the village of Sha To H.E. the Governor, making a short torney-General, were not of very great Kok, came to sleep at the house of his speech on private aursing at the Govern-importance in the present condition of ether. He purch: sed medicine and ment Ciril Hospital, said: I. Gnd that the the Colony and its adoption would put boiled it. Lut was not seen to take it-- Information, which I gave to the Council into force a law similar to that in the though that did not multer much, obs in the course of my remarks at the United Kingdom. Clauses 2 and 3 were The murdered women had 15 stab wounds, observed Counter--and went bed in the cockluft. eating held on the 23th October was not quite corrent. I stated that I did not intended to alightly improve the provi-eight in the chesh war stabbed three think that say application for a private sion for restraining the registration of times to the heart, onca tuznih the left nurse had been refused, but I find that topanies formed for the purpose of lang: she had one tab in the
in the stomach fow on two occasions it has been impossible to nodertaking the registration of frier wounds in the chest, two wounde duy three stabs in the left thigh, three spare the services of a nursing sister which were not entirely of an everus on the left arm and a cut acros and that further applio stient for this month has been held over. I have character, but had a certain amount, et The woman bal been practically Sun lay the ith inst. at 7.30 am. A special Iceived telegram to the affect ereny character in them on a certain con-hacked to depth. The best thing that tram will lears The Punit at 7.15 Am. that the second nursing sister for the auction with the enemy which rendered happened was that the male prisoner at six Part I. All members of "A" "B" private nursing staff will leave Sydney on them liable to suspicion. Clause pro o'clock the following morning made a and "C" Companies who have not fir.d the 15th December and she should
short dis Part 1 (Trained Mon) will parade on the to the police station, report 10 therefore arrive in the Colony early in vided for the appointment of a controller lance away, that an armed robbery bad b
dbear Cricket Ground on Sunday the 5th inst. at January, but in tho meantime I have given where necessary owing to any cireum committed. Thst part of the story was one la m.
Dress: drill order with topees,
menta
tha
MUSKETET.
Standard Test AH members of "à‚w fired Part 11 Standard Test (Trained Men); B" and "C" Companion who have not
parads on the Cricket Ground on
instructions
that two private nursing sisters stances arising in the war. Though it by which the prisoners stood and by which must be availablo at one and the same time au that the application for this month will pieced, on that section here it was just the armed robbery would form links in the employed on Government or Military duty trus not probable that reliance would be they what either stand or fall. The stato and waterbottles filled (no panchacke mado at various times in respect to exempted members must parade unics be complied with. 1 desire ita express my regret that the information which I gave as well to have the power in case such to Honourable Members was incorrect. circumstancce did arise.
His Excellency went on to
7 he had
allowed three nurses to proceed home to
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between 7 3.m. and 7 pm, on the 6th inst.
in which caso a certificate to that effect must be sent the the O. C. their Compantes Fan 2. days in advance.
chain of evidence of that crime. The male prisoner reported that armed robbers enter
ad that the deceased woman The Colonial Secretary seconded and ed the house a
had been killed. Во said there were ton reader their services in pursing the toe Bill. was read a second time.
zoubers a and that the woman had been shot, Telephone Duty, Ples Martin and that robbers were armed with
cockleft window at Kowloon City Range on the 5th inst..
wounded soldiers in one or other of the areas where their services might be required. Une
MAGISTRATES' NEW POWERS.
The second reading of an amendment that they came through the revolvers, G sham are detailed for telephone duty
of the curses, Miss Bone, he had not the agistrate Ordinance 1800 was into his bedroom; that they had so light and will parade on the Cricket Gopad
claim to be
be allowed to terminate her mored by the Attorney-General.
бол agreement with the
with the Government, could not
patriotic services. It
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be refused to render
Կ The Lill enables a magistrate, said the might afford soinco to some of those who Attorney-General, to proceed ex parte had missed the services of a private nurse on the failure of the defendant to SPP to know that soon after she arrived in in answer to a summons. The magis England she was attached to a very large hospital at Aldershot. where she has done trates at-liams had bad that power for moss. meritorious work among our wounded six or eight years. soldiers.
-DESTRICTING SPORTS AND EXPORTS
An amendment to the law relating to importation and exportation was read a
The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read's second time.
ASIATIC ENTONANTE.
The ordinanes to amend and cool
and that they went down by the deceased's at 7.30 am. Dress uniform, topses, snuta and thire stole about 3400 in Chianse haversacks and waterbottles, no rifles money and some jewellery and that they Semaphore liga, will be carried-Ptes. left in the direction of Tim Ting.
Martin and Gr had. of Police in the New Territory: Mr Bur detailed Bur duty in the Butts on the 5th At 8 o'clock, Assistant Superintendent
Butt Duty The following N.C.Osa fingham, visited the house, and the first inst, and will parade on the Cricket prisoner then said that there were six or (tbund at 7:30 am Dress: drill order seven rubbers, and he could not say what with topees, baversacks and waterbotfica arma they carried. The robbers bound filled:- Corpla, W. McKay. G. Martis, W bim, and Lo suggested that the rubbert M. Humphreys's LeCpla, A. Fisher, H. climbed up a lambon pole and throgh the O. Saudfard S. Machichan, A. Kemp- cockloft window and that they stain thorne, E-Grimshaw besides the 8400, a pair of jade stone Food will be taken in haversacks.
Grst time on the proposition of the date the law relating to Chinese Passen- bangles, four plain gold anger-sings, and two Attorney-General. The object of the bill er Ships, concerning Adistic emigrants gold and rattan bangles. At 2 p.m. the same the male prisover made a further statement
is to give the Governor-in-Council power 13enerally, was read a second time on theent to the effect that there were four to make from time to time such provi-Proposition of the Attorney-General, robbets sach of which took a part is bind
secunded by the Colonial Secretary, MAINTENANCE OF WAR PRISONERS. The Cvernor recommended the Council
sions as may be necessary for regulating and restricting importation into tho Colony and exportation from the Colony.
The power conferred may seem wide tu vole a sum of $88,000 in aid of the but they appear to be justified by tres maintenance of prisoners of war, comiderations. Ong, is that the measure
GALERIA FINANCIAL MINCZEB
is a war menture. The second is that is by . The Governor were refered The following financial recommende
the ingenuity of persons who attempt to evade the low must be met from time to the Finance Committee
to time by fresh measures introduced with the least possible delay. The third
ing and gagging him," and one struck him on the back with a knife. He said he was released by his mother. As the result of
the room in which the derinsed woman was
bearch, the Police found in a jar in murdered, 8240 in
*Chines money and the
THE GRIP OF IRON.
sad rattan bangles "wore Lound in a BTW, Ainscough, of the Board" of Sin, box is the same room. There was not Trade, back from, business tour of China,
to find
that a quick and elastic form of legisla. 421185 in aid of improvements of Ap Lauderneath the cost of were found alThe lines in which the Germans have
a trace of blend anywhere except on one said in an interview recently that bolt, and in the natural course
exeats genorally speaking, trade there is în a state they would
blood Some $3,000 in aid of compensation for re- marka, The woman was lying naked on the fan, ma aly, German, and Austrians and blood of transition owing to incrassed ommpatlay floor, IRCO downwards in s spool of blood. somptions of lande et Sham Shui Po.
latory Japapucsed to of ammunition, and, in the male Vilage 86,210 in aid of Police and
Tirfor room was a rocket which was to penetrated the telor of China. he said Trison Departments:
by * bedding, 2005 ad for, lasm in tio cum of an attack (haro con la arma and munitions, general:
Beph, 31 the prisoners wohla (especially alegria!), and 1. The male had upon
tion is desirable in the Interests of legi,
limate trade, tonally, old, 230; clothing and
AYOIDING CONCRETION IN COURTE,
be used
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coutrements 64,080, 2100 in sido Bept 31 him online dyes. Eveving, News."
Ewery.
wagan, and the female prisoner
The Attorney-General mayed the second transport and travelling. (Andit Depart; make ring which was the property of the reading of the Full Fourt Ordinance 1012, meat) $1,000 in aid of the alterations Attempted to рдан to another woman the the object of which is to facilitate the to latrines and urinals at the Kowiona fout gold ring which, were enclosed in a ordinary work of the Courts and to aroid British Bohoot $5,600 to provide no-parso which also belonged to the deceased collgestion
commodation for bailiff at Tal For $850 aidan The Colonial Spretary seconded and for mac sons expenditure. Fabic Worki $105,000 in ald of Tytam Tak water worl
syberas second section
the bill was faken clause by clause, no
Counsel produced a rore, and is the male, prisoner room, and and he would as tad jury to say If it bore the Imprint of
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