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PUBLIC AUCTION. '
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*HE Undersigned have received instruc
100
(POK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED), FRIDAY,
the 16th June, 1918, commencing at 2.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, Mo. V. Des Voeux Road, Corner
of Ice House Street,
À QUANTITY DY
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
4
Comprising:-
WRESTLING. VICTORIA THEATRE.
WEDNESDAY, June 14th.
H.K. POLICE RESERVE
"SPORTS
NIGHT."
THE CHINA MATE.
THE NAVAL BATTLE. BY THE EXPERT OF THE TIMES."
Laxpos June 5. The naval expert of The Times"
divides the recent naval enagement inte
three periods --
++ rear.
After
GERMAN BANDSMEN OF SHANGHAI,
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL REFUSES TO DISMISS THEM.
POLICE SERGEANT FINED.
UNNECESSARY ASSAULT ON A CINEMA' MANAGER.
Theatre, Wanchui, ~
· Mr. J. · B., Wood at the Magis- The Municipal Council has refused to tey yesterday afternoon, imposed a fine of $25 on Tance-Sergeant 1 period-Early morning of the dismiss the German and Austrian mem, MacDonal, attached to the Wau- gist, when the German High Seabers of the Municipal Band. A petition shai Police Station, for what was Squadres appeared from the direction of was sent in to the Council by Mr EW. described as an unnecessary and Heligoland. The battle cruiser squadron Noel and Mr E. C. Simma requesting unprovoked assault on the manager under the command of Admiral Hippel the withdrawal of members of these of the Mo To Cinematogrph Was st. the heat at the line sad the nationalities from the band.
Mackinnon, the acting Secretary main force of the battleships under the of the Council, has replied that the
M. W. E. L. Shenton appeared command "ét Admiral Sebeer followed, Conncil does not see it to remove the for the comphinsnt and Mr. T. C. torpele wata and destroyers bringing up Austrians and Germans until a vote of Jenkin represented the police officer.
the ratepayers revokes the action of the last
The story for the complainant, us time. WOM
ratepayers' meeting A concession bow- German fleet turned to the north of ever is made to the objectors. The told by Mr. Shenton, was thas com Nerwagard (21. Is was. 3 p.m. when the Municipal Gazette announces that the plainant had occasion to stand up Elippet Squadron encountered the Beatty Germans and Austrians among the and speak to a friend in the theatre. bandamen can be utilized for practising Squadron to the west of the coast of the Filippinos, but, that the pablo They had conversed för a little time i Jutland and opened fire. The forces of performances can take place without
when the Sergeant, who was sitting the German and British Fleets were as the attendance of seven of the foreign near, truck him on the elbow with follows:-The Bealty Squadron consisted musicians."
A stick he was carrying and told him of 8 battle-cruisers, 4 fast battle-cruiseri
The Gazette Baya : The reason for to be quiet. The Sergent was half of the Queen Elizabeth type, some which it was DECHARTY to introduce the wake, and hait asleep, and smelt aa Евгоренд alement was improved work armoured light cruisers and dentroyers. 12 daily practice by the Manila musiif he had been drinking. Defendant. They were the Valiant, (battleship dcians and the Band Committee has caught bok of complainant's arm, ANDERSON MUSIC CO.,500 tons), the Warpite (27.500 tons). expressed its opinion that the essential propelled him out of the theatre, and the Chathan (?), the Malaya" (battleship and indispensable duties of the foreign kicked him on the knee. He then musicians as defined before they were of 27,500 seas), the Lion (20,000 tons) engaged le chiefly in this direction. The struck him twice on the face with the Tiger (28.000 tons), the Princess chief function of the foreign musicians his fists, and gave him a third blow Royal (28,330 tons), the Queen Mary does not consist of work during the on the rose, which felled him. Fe (27.000 tons), the Invincible (17 250 public performances: their principal fell down neur a bentile of timber.
activity in tous), the Endefatigable (18,750 tons) with this in the long hours of practice and was unecnscious. The Sergeant
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"In view of the resolution, signed picked bim us and the parties went TINGINEERS and SHIPBUILDERS, BOILERMAKERS, BRASS and IRON J FOUNDENS, All work done in this establishment is guaranteed. We have Cathedral.(1800s, the Delence (cruiser of by ratepayers representing 690 votes, to to the Warchu Polier Station.
Warrior (cruiser of 13,580 which the correspondence refers, the Interrogated by Counsel complainer thirty years experience. We own two Slipways and can accommodate any cult
of 200 took lang. i to, the Black Prince (13,550) and Council is adapted the view of the ant suid he and been in India. Ceylon |
St. John's
ORGAN RECITAL
" AT 9.15 p.m.
ON
Carpets and Rags, Sideboard, Dincer THURSDAY, June 15th.
Arm-chairs, &c.,
Waggon, Dining Tables and Chairs, Chesterfield Sofas, Wardrobes and Tollet Tabies, Double and Single Bfans and Brass-mounted Bedsteads. &c., Miscellaneous Furniture, several lots; of Blackwood Ware, Pisos, Porcelains,
So, a.,
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Also
A few lots of Brass Vases, Flower Pots.
Anil.
A number of Lots of New Matting, Skin Rugs, &c, do.
(Full Particulars from Catalogus.) T-Cash.
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HUGHES & HOUGH,
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Hongkong, June 8, 1918.
AGENTS.
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LONDON-WILLIAM SLATER, 42 Great Russell Street, W.C., F. ALGAE, 11 & 12 Clement's Lane, Lombard Street, R.C., T. B., BROWNL & Co., Ltd., 183 Queen's Bead, Fistorica CLARKE, SON & PLATZ, 85 Gro church of. E., G. STREET & Co., Ltd, SU Cornhill. GoaDex & Gorca, 15 SI, Bride St., x.c.ROBEST WATSON, 150 Fless Strett, C. MEICHELE & Co., Snows B, Edborn Viaduct, 1.0. D. J K&Co. 3 Whitefriars Bh 2.0. MATHIR & CROWTHER, Ltd., 10, 11, 13, Nato Bridge St., C SCOTLAND-Faz, L. Schost, 8 North
Et. David Street, Edinbuṛph. PARIS AND EUROPE, MAYENCE FAIRI & Co., 18 Rue de la Grange, Butels, Paria,
NEW YORK:-T. B. BROWNE, Ltd., Eolian Hall, West $2nd street, New York City.
THE CHINESE EVANGELIST OFFICE, 52: West 42nd Strest..
SAN FRANCISCO and American Porta
generally:-BAN & BLACK, San Fran
cixo.
FOOCHOW:-Blocker & Co.
AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA, AND NEW
ZEALAND: -Gender & Dorch, Aiņi- bourne and Sydney.
CEYLON:-W. M. Sc & Do The
APOTHECARILE Co., Colombe.
Vocalist:
Miss. WILKES.
Fand Committee that the public per-
others. The Rippel Squadron consisted formances can take
this can
..
Mr. Jenkin: In those various places have you not been in u in Chinatown? rough-and-tumble
The Magistrate: You had better ask him in English, not in slang, as there are no equivalent terma.
of at least 7 battle cruisers. They were attendance of seven of Without the and Manila.
the foreign musi the Hindenburg, the Lutzow 129,000 cans out of the total of twelve, and that be arranged for a time without tons), the Dertlinger (29.000 tons), the affecting the usefulness of their services Sedlitz (24,610 loos), the Molike, the with the orchestra, of which the total Von Der Tann (18.700 tons) and some present complement is 31. The recom- light cruisers and destroyer. According mendation of the Band Committes in been approved" this sense has accordingly
The letter from Mr Noel and Mr Simms which accompanied the petition says in part:
to & neutral witness, the above fear was
supported by the main German force under the command of Admiral Scheer, 140 The British fees attempted to get between the German fleet and the Danish coast when the German torpedo-boats attacked. Thus the engagement of the 1st period ended
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:
2nd period-Soon after, the German bigh speed Dreadnought Squadron arrived an the gene and the second stage of the Pagagenient commereed. At that time, the British fleet was very inferior to the German as to the number of warships. Therefore, the British fast turned to the birth where the Jellicoe Squadron was A dense mist prevailed. The Beatty Squadron then consisted of 12 Dread. naughts, while the force of the German
fleet was almost double.
་་
Mr. Jeukin: I don't think rough- end-tumble is slang. I should have thought it was quite a proper plinise. (Laughter.).
Evidence was called in support of the complainant's story.
Inspector Sim, who is in charge
the last meeting of ratepayers an amendment to the budget was pro Istenes Fed hy us, bus owing to the OF the hour
at which the resolution came on, the majority of the voters had left the meeting and the few remaining were of the Wanchai district told the about equally divided in favour of and Court that both ecmplainant and the excited when they against the proposal" In order to test Sergeant were the general feeling of the ratepayers on the subject of retaining German and came into "the Station. They were Australier, or otherwise, circular to charge the other. The Sergeant bondsmen in the service of the both talking at once, and each wanted: letter was sent to Allied and neutral was quite sober when be went on ratepayers, with the result that 481 individusi voters belding 650 rotes have theatre duty, and he gave no signs signed the petition requesting the with of having been drinking. His lice
drawal of sach men from the public was somewhat flushed. band.
The Inspector, in answer to Mr. Now, the ratepayers' meeting was Shenton, wild he did not threaten to attended by 36 persons, representing put the defendant in the ceils. 716 votes, so that larger body of in terested people have signed the petition, Complainant appeared to have been about and, defendant's and we may point out that many voters knocked holding proxies for persons absent clothes had blood-stains upon them. from Shanghai have declined to make use of such rates whilst recording their own personal vote.
"We
beats went so near Heligoland that it ing, is thee that is worth not. and then let him go. Com-1
in history.
the retention of
the Bird period-When Jellicoe Squadron arrived on the scene from the north, the whole of the British and
Sergt. MacDonald, the defendant, German Heets were engaged. Though the German Zeppelins signalled the arrival
giving evidence said he spoke to of the Jellicoe Squadron the Germans did
beg that some stepe be taken by complainant, who was not known to not retreat, and the Jellicce Squadron was able to the great majority of the crimina friendly one when he asked bira the Council to make the band accept him as the manager of the theatre, able to punish the German fleet. The who do not desire to meet or
munity British destroyer and torpedo-boat with the peoples of the Central to be quiet. Complainant jumped futillas attacked the German flest all powers, who will monopolize the pleasure up excitedly and rushed at him, Bay- through the night, while the Germans resorts, as they have done in the case of ing. What are you? I am the the Sunday concerts, in the winter, so al ward their destroyer and torpedo long as music is provided for them by manager of this place! Witness boats to the utmost. The British Lost me obers of their own countries. Be it ran him out, and when he got him arrived at a point caly 100 miles from noted the majority of these people are out he pushed him away. He told the German naval base in pursuing the
enges from Hongkong, etc.
ratepayers, many of them being him he could not carry on in that enemy, and the destroyers and torpedo further
plainant re-started rushing agaifi, could be described with the naked eye, German and Austrian bandsimen hay and witness warned him that if he The battle was the first engagement on the other members of the Band, didn't 'behave himself be would take between ships of the Dreadnought class and in view of the most recent expourse bint to the Station and charge him of the attitude of our enemies in the The co-operation of the war, we think the Council have tangible with disorderly conduct. He then submarines and aircraft with the feetgrounds for arriving at once at a decision appeared to search. for a piece of was also the first experience of the kind regarding the employment of German wood, and then made another rush
Austrians in the world. The British cruiser and/or
in any capacity what at witness, which he warded off by
striking out. Squadron was successful in the actionWe request the Council's opinion *# The Magistrate said he believed with the German 1st line squadron and to whether the evidence placed at their also in frustrating the German plan of disposal is sufficient to guide them in the facts were substantially as re operations, the German flest being com dealing with this question, or will it be lated by complainant and his wit pelled to seek safety in fight. As long necessary to call a meeting of ratepayers nesses, and he did not accept the to further discuss and obtain a vole Admiral Jellicos remains well the on the matter. Personally we feel that account given by the Sergeant. It the number of votes received is ample seemed to him that the assault was nde sectional attacks it has not affected the general situation of the war nor made
In his reply, Mr. Mackinnon said. Provocation, and he would fine deferi- the situation more advantagedus to
am directed in the first place to make Germany in any way, Osaka Anabi,
reference to the wish which bears 'COMMENTS ET AʼZAPANERE, PAPER, signatures representing 680 votes, trazz- Commenting upon the recent North Semitted with your letter, to the effect that
The Forwarts copies from the felt am the Council make the band acceptable battle, the Asali congratulates the to the majority of the ratepayers by Montag an article which ventures to sak Allied Powers generally on the perfect arranging that the German and Austrian what the Germans who talk about "fres-, reliability of the British Navy. While, maicians shall not take part in its dom of the seas really mean. The in the absence of any particular reports, pero is subjoined to a printed circular.
expresafor performances. The
this writer says nothing definite can yet he pronounced which you have addressed to individuals: ing, but nobody has yet told us what It is for this freedom that we are fight- as to the result of the engagement, the theram is an emphasised remark that is
SINGAPORE STRAITS, &c.:--K PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY, Stich Navy is safe. Though the enemy
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TIME TABLE.
WEEK DATE.
7.00 am to 8,09 a.z...Every Ið mìnatan. 8.00 m. 10.00am...Erary 10 minutes 10.00 am to 1100 & Every 15 minute 11.30 a.m. to 12.45 p.m...Every 15 minutes. 12.45 p.m. to 1.15 p.m...Every 10 minutes 1.15 p.m. to 145 pm...Every 10 minutes 1.45pm to 8.15 p.m...Every 10 minutos 2.25 p.m. to 5.00 p.m... Every 10 minutes. 5.00 p.m. to 8.10 p.m...Every 20 minutes.
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encouragement to the Council to take entirely unnecessary and without the steps the petitioners desire."
of
dant $25.
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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS."!
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bare
lose appears to have been greater on the is understood that the band now refuses the phrase means. All that
Tearnt is that mere paper guarantees or side of Britain when calculated on the to be employed for certain occasions or treaty agreements cannot establish, or zumerical basis shine. It would be am directed to inform you that be particularly valuable to know what secure the freedom of the seas. It would jumping at a highly misleading con this belief is based on incorrect this idea is taken to mean by its most clusion, however, if one should on that formation and is without foundation enthusiastic advocates, because they secount regard the British Squadron as in fact. There have been a variety of insist that we must go on fighting until we have reached the goal of their fight
There are thus hold in question the future affect those principally interested, and enough to think that it the matter
people 7:40a.m. to 10.30 am...Every 15 minutes of the British marine blockade. Above casionally also on general grounds of were cleared up it would be found 10.30%...to 11.00 Every 10 minutes the fact should be placed on record, expediency. the Council has directed theater that real freedom of the seus in 1180 a.m. to 12: Noonesty 15 minutes the "Asahi," that with her formid-absence of the few musicians of the impossible or that it must be produced
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having been defeated in the battle and generally in deferetice to the wishes of for freedam.
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nationalities in question
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by international treaties arid alliances. 1.00 pm to 5.20 p.m. Every 15 minutes, ably huge Navy, the prment loss is in an instance has there been refusal The Reichstag will soon he meeting 6.00p.m. te 8.00 p.m..Every 10 minut. effect a more nothing to Britain, whereas or demur by any member of the hand to again, and perhaps some intelligent 6.00 p.m. to. 7.00 p.m. Every 15 minutes. the casa ia diametrically contrary with comply with duly authorised instrue person will do as the service of procazing 7.00p.m. to 8.10pm. Every minute. Germany whose power of warship building. tions. A statement in that sense has this important elucidation.
NIGHT VÄES 23 on Wenk Dijk. is so hopelessly limited. It will be to be necessary, in the interests of truth, been published in the press. It is felt remembered with much interest that even to dispel the wisapprobation that it the preceding year's sea battle in which "The members are of Germany lost bat oos battle chaser, would not be correct to act in diver proved so serious a blow to her that for gence from the previous vote of the the past long months she has been con- but noting the
ratepayers unfl another vote is passed) aed within Kiel. What a serious loss intimation
of any precise Letter in your
as to what Boxson, and punch tickets available for the present sa battle then must have course you immediately anticipate on all cars not already fall running at the proved to the German Navy can easily is that you are content to confide
their part, have gathered from converas time stated in the Company's time tables, be imagined. dome observers seem to the Councils choice of appr but not for special cars, can be obtained be solicitous as to the unfavourable effect action in this matter in such direction on application as the Company's Office that Es teuls of the present som engage as is may think it and the views which No Season ticket will lauad Entil meat may produse cron, the martial you have expressed bays engaged ita payment therafor his boa rade in Bank pint of the Allied forcee at Verda attentive consideration, $11.00 per annum delivered in Hongkong Notes or by Cheque or Compradors order This, however, is idle anxiety since ther
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