FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED
A FRESH STOOK OF
FULLER'S CHOCOLATES
AND
FULLER'S ASSORTED SWEETS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
says:-"The question seems to me to be whether or not the German passengers on board the Chiu were,
THE MAGISTRACY.
"PREISING" PRISONER.
KTTCHEX 4
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
ASAULTING À WOMAN WITH
ISTENT TO ROD.
Hr F. C. Jenkin appeared to defend.
An Indian constablo said people began tocruu as soon as they saw him chasing the piigner: Some of the people in front of the prisoner started running. No whistles were blow
You must not press prisoners in in fact, an integral part of the armed forces of Germany in such a senso asoir tedy" said Mr. Heeland to a Chinese
The hex ing was continued to-day, before to justify their capture when on beard durativa this moming, who was giving
evidenco agiost another Chinese in Mr Justice Gompertz, of the char a neutral vessel, Sick and wounded
possession of pine taels of opium. Actioggios La Fu of assaulting a Chinese liers certainly are a part of armed spor Brors prosecuted. The defective woman at de Wellington Stress, on January forces. But men subject to military said he pressed defendant who saiù, the 31st, with intent to rob her. duts but who have not joined the opium came from Arra. “A nnd of $810 coktrs and are not in uniform nor of two mouths' imprisonment was imposed. under arms but merely travelling
WHEN IS A KITOREN. NOTA ns simple passengers in neutralt vessels bound for ventral ports.
**Supposing I did a little cooking inmy always been have heretofore
dining roum, would that be an vfuaca l' exempt from capture and there is now the query put to Mr. A. E. Wright by established authority so far to the 3. X. R. Wood, the Magistrate, this contrary." An Editorial footnote toning, in a charge against a Chinone of this letter reminda Mr FESSENDEN having no klechant 19 Chix Eung street that some of the men captured on the The implaint of the Public Works Depart, Cind were escaped officers Iroment was that defendant was doing all bi Siberia. A paint which seems to cooking on the real.
Mr. Wright, aowering the query, said have been overlooked by both writers techineally the Magistanto, would be liable is that, as the Ching was calling at nahe Womik mot hare the walls cemented.
The Magistrate thought it would be Japanese ports on her way to America,
section to convict and her contraband" enrgo of Germans raining th cligible for military service was being sugested that the point should be taken into the territorial waters of adjourned to be argued by the Crown
This course we adopted. conatry at war with Germany, and twith whom Great Britain is in
ROBBED DURING HIS ABSENCE. Palliance! This would seem to be no
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unimportant factor in determining the question of the legality of the seizure. Advice to Ladies.
S digitor.
A MEETING TO DIVIDE THE SPOILS.
Į
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29. 1918,
SHIPPING - NEWS,
The Europi Maru Jo 2, 4,700 tons, of the Uchida S.S. Co., Koba, has boor sold for yon 1,300,000, for delivery in May.
11
The number of Japanese resicle now ogspot in the ocsin going asrvices is pus
SPORTING.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLU ÜLÜB,
BOGEY FOUL
1
- Played at Fanting on 19th and 20th
Lieut. Kinchin Smith... up... MC E. Das Vogux
All square. Mr E. Golland ..............
1 down. Mr. A. Crapnel! Mr. L. S. Greenhill Mr. W. Hoss
314 with aggregate tonpage of 803,531,ebruary which means abant 44 per cent of they world's total hold, apaow availablu at present, a Japanese contemporary anys.
Vladivostock.
BAILWAY CUP
.1 down,
3 down.
The first two rounds of the shove Co-
is follows:
་་ ན
FIRST ROUND.
Mier Wilkinson bent Miss Alix Gordon,
7 and 6
하
Mre Maitland best Mra J. W. Taylor, --tup:
Mrs H. Hancock beat Mr H. H. Wis: ***
20ch greed.
The American steamar Robet Dolur. 8,800, 3. w. tops, owned by the Dollar Stemuship Co.. Now Fark, has hesa sold His Lordship remember a small boy to Mr S. Nakamura, a Japanese shipowner, amusing Sir Francis Piggott very much for you 2,500, 0. She will be taken deli. petition hava Seu eunpleted with results when asked why he had run. He said "very of by the Law owners next april at have been in› Hongkong a long time and I
The Russian-atomer-Fana, 1,106 tona.. waa told when I was youny that whenevır
owned by the Count Kaiserling S.S. Co.. I heard a policeman blow bis while I was
"Mr Jenkin.—1. was wondering if I blew Vladivostok, which way recently parshnaad to run."
Y89,000, as reported previously, has been my whistle. I could raske my friend Mr Japanese merchant of Hokkaido for Mr. Orme in his address said that Indiana-uld to the Tos Co., Kebe, at the price witnesses in those courts were perhaps of F150,000. little apt, in the desire to tell a good story, to go beyond the strict lines of truth. The I dan sergeant's evidence might have been day to desire to obligs a gedileman who opied the high position his learned fried did.
Mr. Jenkin mid that the address for the Crown had resolved its into a novel and unprecedented attack from beginning to nepon an unfurtuzate, Judina sergeant hoes evidence had not been what was pected. That was not the way in which the Crown. The Crown Prosecutor's only ones were conducted in the Courts lat function was to marsh the faots beford
Captain A.. E. Moses, well known to MY.E, passanger
of in command
the travellers by the liners, Company's steamet Totadumare when she was sunk recantly of Newfoundland, by the Silver Shell, belonging to the Shell Trading and Transport Co. The N... are bringing ng istius for damages against i the company,..
A Bre, which broke out in bold of the
inst, caused considerable damage to the Panna Máru at Yokohama in the 15th vessel and cotton in the carga. The Bre
How a Chines dontist and two othar schemed to rob a broket and insurance A little correspoulpuce has ap-agent of his money and belongings was told peated in a Shanghai paper, of vas Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this much interest to the ladies of Hong-maraing by füspector Brazil.
Two pen stood in the box and it was the jury. When a Crown Prosecutar sunk brigade of the harbour police was called and to the level of attacking his own witness, had the blaze ander controlin an hour. The BosnXONG, TUESDAY, Feb. 29, 1915.kong as to the ladies of Shanghai, 011 explained that the third man had gone to sad saying that this maʊ, as was his ezpari. (amount of damage is about 40,000 Ten. : Macan, apparently with the stolen goods.ence 2 Indian police wiinssees, would! The boat arrived at Yokohama an the 15th | on the afternoon of the 2tch inat. the first go-boyond the truth in order to perform his defendant, the dentist who lived with the duty, then be said that the Crown Prose complainant, the second defendant and the
CURRENT TOPICS.
Model Hongkong."
a
from America.
A late telegram from San Francisco'
Miss Hastings best Mes Hammond, 7
and L
Mra Postco best fra Macd wogail.
Hi Shesta boit Miss Robertson, 3
Mr Humphreys w.o. Mr Niabet,
Scratched. Mrs. Crawford boat Men Scott Harston. Miss Rodger bost Lady Rean Divies,
3 and 2. Mrs Darey best Mus Pollock, and 5. Mrs Mersin beat Mira N. E. Smith,
Sand 2.
Mrs Win-low bot Mrs Manning, 3 and 1. Mrs Finlay Millor beat. Mrs M." Harston,
2 and 1.
May Fayth.o. Mrs Phelips, Scratched... Mrs. Davison beat. Mrs Rodger, 7 nad 5.
SELOAD BOT D. 31ra-Maitland bost Mine Wükinson,
and 4. Mrs H. Hancook beat Mira Hastings,
Lup.
»
Mrs Sheton bent dire Pearce, Sand 1. Mrs Crawford beat Mrs Humphreys,
and 8.
Miss Rodger boat Mr Davey, 5 and 3. Mrs Martin w.n. Mrs Winslow, Scratched. Mrs Miller w.o. Ms. Forsyth, Sciatched. Mrs Davison, Bye.
planted supposedly by German pictters,
Destruction of the great TK.K. MR. WILLARD D. STRAIGHT AND per Shingo Maru by B time-bomba,
WAS
avoided by the narrowest margio'
the 20th November with a cargo of war munitions for Bessis, according to Tetfo *han the liner sailed from San Francisco
from Mrs. Louise Crossfield."
14
FOREIGN COMPETITION.
The United States-will face 'competi
and strong industrially in spite of their organized and disciplized than ever before lass, Mr. Willard D. Straight sold the tion after, the war fram Dations bettar
Advertising Men's League as its longiveon. at 47. East Twenty-fifth. Street in do- scribing the purposes of the American- International Corporation, of which he
the subject of the ways of the Chinese tailor. Here, as in Shanghai, possibly cores of ladies are in the habit of gring material and handing it to Chinese tailor to be made up." One in Macro, at 51 Queen's Road Contral cutor who did that sort of thing had sdmit- "An extruct from an Australian who signs hingel! "Diddied" writes alleged to have written a letter to ted the inherent weakness of his case, in the pour ession of the second defendant by the anggestion that the Indian sergeant Faper printed in the Chin Jail ou say that frequently when his wife's the complainant, a copy of which was found That matter had been brought home to him Saturday showed that the British. or has brought back the finished Evidence was given to the effect that gave such evidence to oblige him, because in was associated with the force in which the ubjects in Eungkong by enlisting as carment she had remarked that there copy was made by the Bras defendant during the present time he (Mr Jenkin) they have done in the Colonia fid nos appear to be the same amount and given to the man who was
The case was one of mistaken identity, services and discharging military material_a_the_finished articles, who was to hand it to a small sergeant served. laties, are regarded with admiration after making due allowance for waste by friend-of-complainant. During the
Voeux Road Cent. al, the defendants and complainant was mistaken in saying there even by an Australian. There arts in the stuff originally handed plainant's absence at his offies in lesid Me Jongin, who went on to argue that
to him in the piece." So the the man in Mamo broke open his box was nobody else in the strest at Chinese has announced that the Company has just
"All the nations in this struggle, urė surely few outposts of the Emp" diddled" husband-who has to pay and tool, his money and all Eis other New Year time, and that if she could receive the whole of the ww insurance is a vice-president.
with which the Company's Yasukuni Maru, undergoing a change which is producing bloggings away. The supposed robbery identify the prisoner she could have identimiss from the eleven foreign companies,
Prisoners foand not guilty and dia. torpedoed last December of Crete, in the national organizations, which are now Mediterrans, was hall insured up to the things in the history if the world. Ger took place during Saturday morning and the fed the Indian sergeant.. the stear to Mamio that afternoon. It charged.
aggregate amount of 200,000 Among many was approaching perfection in its man in Micas was supposed to have taken
theso companies are included Eloyd's, the organization, before the war, and its Mutor Union Inenzance Co., the Alliance wonderful progress commercially and- Assurance, the United British Insurance industrially in recent years la well- Co., the Scandinavian Re-Insurance Co known. França la following ber example, Movers Gorder. Wooditis & Co.'s Cuder. and England, though the change began writing Association, etc.
Hoer of the Yau firm hair-dressing saloon Please let him in the room to avoid the
With complimente.
SIER?
The Hashimoto Steamship Ca. Deizen,
fater with her, is being completely made
over.
where the Governor can say, as Si HESBY MAY publicly said last Thurs the hills-eet a trap. His wife gave day, that on January 3rd he was in her tailor five yards of material out of a position to state that there was no which he was to make an underskirt Britisher in the Colony who was not known to the tailor the husband was agreed between the three men that either serving in the Volunteers carefully weighed the five yards of they should most in a boarding house in ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER ON A the Volunteer Reserves, or thru-before-handing it to him and it Macao and divide the spoils. The Inspector
Li To and Loung Fam were indicted of forging the letter which purported to Special Police Reserve, or who was tipped the scale at exactly 15 oz, or added that there was an alternative charge not performing approved services, for three oz. to the yard. The skirt madenase, beer writes by the complainant and bafors Mr. Justice: Gompertz for the Another
"At the end of the war there will be the Government in connection with up weighed 101 oz, so that there were addressed to the first defendant. The mansisughter of Chi Kam or board the 48
Ping Jury on January 28th.
A Japan contemporary ways that owing added to the power of these national, the War, or who had not been 4oz short; in other words 11 yarda,lettar was:-
to the lack of bottoms, prer 10,000 tras organizations the strength of the men This is to inform you that Chau count of amazit was added in the fense of Yang. my nephew, is
to the first man going exempted by medical certificate or by which, at S4 a yard, is a pretty good
Mr G. N. Orme, of the Crown Solicitor's cargo for Europe, America and Australis who as soldiers have become, hardened "squeeze for the tailer. One of the
your place to remove effects to the abure himself for special reasons."
Shanghai medical practitioners writes
Department, appeared to prosecute, and are lying in Yokohama. About 6,000 tons and disciplinet. In the face of this the Mr F. C. Joakin to defend,
of cargo for Europe, consisting of military United Sintes must hold its own, organize The Prisoners-of-War BUI
supplies and o'bor miscellaneous goods itself, too, and we should be doing it now, to say that unfortunately "squeeze"
Prisoners pleaded not guilty. &c., Cha Wa Kia. The cost of transporting the is not the only nor the most serious
The police, added the officer, in asking Outlining the story of the alleged crime now held at Yokohama. For Americs, but, in fact, the axvement in favour of prisoners of war to Australia given by danger which lurks in the tailors shop.
a remand, were hopeful of getting Mr. Orme said that the second count this delayed cargo consists of silk picta such an organization is less native pow HLE THE GOVERFOR was apparentls "I had a gentleman triend" he says,
for Hawaii rice, soy and other food stuf assaulting a person who tried to separate for Japanese residents in the islands. //. rather a surprise to many people, but who sent some material to a tailor the man in Maco and of recovering the against the first prisoner was one of goods, fish oil and miscellaneous cargo than it was a few months ago.”
The case ru adjourned for a week. the prisoner and decumed. When the Merchandise to Russia has been promptly while the detailed statement will ir to be made up.. Exactly thirteen daystolen property.
remmel came to the Lysemoon examination delivered by the Russian volunteer festi awaited with much interest we can after he wore his new garment be
AN OLD MAN'S STORY.
anchorage the prisoners were in the bows Yokohama exporters have held a meating! confidently count upon the Goren. contracted a virulent attack of con- ment having kept a sharp eye on the fluent smallpox, which not only dis- A tottering Chinese of 62 summers at the provision room, sitting there with and sent-as application to the government, public expenditure in this connection. figured him but cost him an eye. Or appeared in the duck this morning in the their luggage. Deceased was seen to go asking them to transfer three vessels nor While the Colony will not grudge inquiry, it was found that the tailor's First Court on a charge of buing in posses there and was said to have asked the Brat on the Formos in line whatever expenditure was necessary child was dying from smallpox when sion of 26 tiole of prepared oplom. He prisoner to return a loan. From words they and European lives. Spa-Auction of Reca Ponies outside in removing to Australia the prisoners my friend's material was in his house."wept bitterly and with sobe declared that got to blows, when the second prisoner who had so long been detained here. The doctor's advice to the ladies, he did not know how it was that 18 tins of joined in, and shortly afterwards deceased we do not think it can be said that the therefore, is: Disinfect your materinti opium were found in a handkerchief around received. a. stab in the abdomen, from
THE DIARY.
MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW,
St. David's Day.
the 'Uity Hall.
General Mamoranda.
TEUNDAY, March 9:
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
for
mistake.
Your
the American
"SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
WEDDING OF AN ARCTIC EXPLORER.
ANGLO-NORWEGIAN ALLIANCE.
The wedding was solemnized at Christ Charch, Westminster, last month, of Commander Edd R. GR. Evans, R.V., C.B., who joined Captain Scott's ill-fated Antarctic Expedition a second. in command, and as Elsa Andoord Bella, of Christiania
which he died next day in the Civi his stomach or why there should be further tan tine in his waist belt. He did Bospital. He would not disguise there
Major F. J. G. Arg, of the Yorkshits The bride, who had been delayed forty taxpayers of the colony are so ready to pay the bill for the transport of
not know how it got there; in fact, did was some ambiguity in that the only!
way, looked charming in a pinafore dress uot know anything at all about it. He apparent eye-witness stated that the first Light Infantry, who is well remembered in hours by a storm in coming from Nor- of white taffetas silk, embroidered in gold, the batch brought to the Colony a
on a trip to the country to see his mother! prisoner pulled out the kalto, but the Hongkong, bas gained the D.S.O. week ago, and of any futrire batches
News has reached Bhanghai of the dealy and á stole of white fox fur, with & white..... Subsequently he said a man tied the tins deceased in his dying deposition at the they may be brought here in the same.
to his body and promised him a little," te hospital indicated the second prisoner on active service of Captain W. H. Jhat having long white plumes.
The bridesmaids wore white cloth com the man who used the knife. As to the Loete, who before the war broke cat wal way. Is it fair that the entire charge
money," of transporting and maintaining these
Me Hazeland, unimpressed by defendant's assault on the cya vitae who tried to in the service of the Asiatic. Petroleum tunes trinted with skunk for, and whitë turns with cap ribbons from the Antares tie "ship Terra Nova." They carried ,113) s.m.—HR; & K. Wharf and prisoners, and any further batches that
may be brought here in the future, thief last night broke hits Affe Pitiful attitude and observing his varying seperate them, the witness said clearly Company, in North China.
After the affray the prisoners were found in Godown Co'n. Meeting.
Titta' School at 17 Coins Road, and stolety imposed fine of $2,340, or, in that his assiant was the first prisoner
The many friends in Hongkong of bouqueta of carnations tied with the default, four months' imprisonment, should fall entirely on the revenues of 10 American-made chairs and four wooden
biding in, the stoke-bale, one on the top of Major (Bow Lieut. Colonel) J. R. McMann Norwegian colours, and wore gold, the boiler behind a pipe, the other behind R.A.M.C., will be intertated to Fearn that broochies representing the Order of St. Hongkong Is it not time that some stoo's valued at #24.-
the plates close by the bilge water. he his been rewarded with the O.MG. Olaf, the gift of the bridegroom, who is arrangement were made by the
They were found by the second and fourth decoration for e-rices rendered the commander of the Order
Fair, March 3-
Inspector P. O'Salliran, produced in
ALLEGED COAL THEFT.
72.50 p.m.-Auction of Household Furni Imperial Government whereby the Court tala morning about 8in worth of
ture at Mess. Hughes and Hough's British: communities in the Treaty Chinese copper coatx and charged a Chinese Hastings, defended two. Chineas charged and the police came on board: and arrested. A, 3.0, officer wall knows in Eongkong naval and khaki uniforms were compien ports of Criss shall bear their due wich importation. The case was remanded-on remand this afternoon before Mr Haze the man. He would call evidence to show who has been similarly rewarded is Lasuk.ous," included Lady Shackleton. Mrs.
Mr Davidson of Messrs Hastings and engineers. The palies fing was hoisted connection with the war. Another interesting congregation, in which
Entrar/3 & Saturday, HK Horticultural
Show.
share of taxation for such imperial para at
and with the theft of one ton of coal that on that and other voyages the two Colonel F. S. Petry. In the Dates whose son, Captain Scell, in his tch 42----
purposes? It certainly seems up to A partner in the Wong Tuen firm, belonging to the Kailan Mining Adminis man were engaged in common purpose, Supplement to the London Gazette le souting, farewell, message, called A Annual the Legislative Council of the Colony 373 Queen's Road West, named Weng Fat,tration, from a heap situated on ths and it would be for the jury to decide which these natics appesz we notice that very galiant gentleman, Dr. Charent and
to make some representation to the Home Government on this point, Legality of the Seirare.
3.30 p.m.-"The Angel in the House"
SATUEDAT 4 & Mornay, March 6 -
The legality of the seizure of Ger-
absconded with the money.
A Typhoon Waming was received at American Consulate General, Hongkong
whether in this matter both took part, or Colonel W. Usher Smith, D.S.), of the other members of the "Pourquoi Past
Army Ordinance Department (who was Expedition. stationed in Hongkong prior to the outbruk
only one. It might be dificult in a scute to decide which man draw the knife,
Evidence was then called,
A witness said that the first prisoner
Commander and Mrs. Evans afterward of the war) has been rewarded with a CB left on an automobile tour,
by the H.K. A.D.O at Thestre Royal, mans, travelling on an American ship last night from the Manila Observatory defondants' broke door at 49 Canto road,ased to run a gambling school with the Captain Hans O. Nelson, who arrived
#yay, March 6
the
Islande, direction saknown. A
reporting a typhoon out of the Visayas disguised
is reported to have collected $700 from reclamation north of the Naval Yard 196 Wing Lok Street, yesterday, and to have. Yaumati
Evidence given at & former hearing Detectiva Sergi Wills, showed that there was a trail foods the coal heap to tho
Tom Melbourse's Comedy Company.. The cout sized had evidently been faked fan tan counters produced (soms of Yokohamas by the T.K.Klines, Perus
nights, they will give Aye, Aye, Captain," has been questioned in the forth. The
the counters had a falas top The two Marth, on his way to San Francisco from announce that Tonight and on subsequent Mama died of Bright's disease at the new and novel mautical Lacraque which Mr. Goodban of Mesure Dodwell & Co. prisoners worked together. Captain of the ship lodged, a formal
His Lordship. A gambling school General Hospital. Captain Nelson was 66 was voted by Shanhai to be the fenfest years old and hid been ill for sous time, and best items of the company a extensive protest at the American consulate at Amerting of the Legislative Council Hongkong agents of the Kails Admini
colleagues have ferale, established a reputas -Excursion to Maca by Nagasaki on his arrival at that port, is called for to-niorrow, The only business stration, gase avidence to the effect that Education is indeed abroad (laughter).
and we notice that Mr. FESSENDEN, on the agends in the card reading of the there were traces that the coat seized The witness was sent to pit ou the He was formerly in command of the repetoire. Mr Melbutitne and his clever Bil to prevent the kio of false passports resephbled that in the heap, clothes he had worn when attacked and Maverick, which has been sold. The body tien in Hongkong and another pleasing WAS Cremated at Negishi and farther la sad original pramme is bound to draw "Mr. Hassland held the case had not been wasabeant some time,
"Why.shen xarbadása woman the well-known American lawyer at.
structions from his relatives in America bamper housos.. Shaoghal, bis w
written to the N. power to order the icterament of certain proved, los evidence of the call washed hin. Lordship.
iball ander evidence and be ordered Abe case w jourved Daily News at some length contend-uspected persons.
defendants to be discharged. ing, that the seizure is a breach of international hw, His contentions
And to confer on the Curernor-in-Counal
VISITING CARDS are examined by our contemporary tomorrow, we are informed, the following
PRIFTED AT-
Among the race ponies to be sold.
who disputes Mr. FESSEDEN's inter will appear pretation of the law and declares
stehe eugbed fell, oler Spralien, Blackbird
the law on the subject to be clear
Ally, Cros
and straightforward in the counse
China Mail Office.
of a further seply Air, FESSENDRE Jick,
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