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THE ALLIANCES...
Warts in the Berliner Tugehtat at the end of January, Dr. Risow, the Bulgarian Minister at the Court of 'Berlin, who has had a long and close 10 neqnaigtance with Russia, correctly described the Tear's Empire as "like ja volcans on the eve of eruption." STEEL CASTING STEAM He wrote of contemporary Russia
W CHATHAM.. Director of Public Work. Public Works fica, Hongkong. March 20, 1917
FOR SALE.
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continue to maintain the present CRIMINAL SESSIONS,
pressure upon their enemies,
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collapse of the enemy "combination: would seem to be certain before, the end of the summer is. renched.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
(Before The City Jesties, Str WILLIAM Bees Davis, K.C.)
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How much money have you out. on loan at the present moment Between $4,000 and $5,000 dollars. Cross-examined by Mr. Orme witness said the outstanding
s hul mentioned was his own, Fle
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1917.
DEVIATING FROM AN
APPROVED PLAX
FIREWORKS DISPLAYS FOR THE 'FAR EAST.
Mr. J. Hutchings of the Fublic Works Among the recent arrivals in Hong- Department summoned a contractor Rong by Mr. W. E Frontley who had befors Mr. Melbourne this morning for charge of all the fireworks and Fix ALLEGED ATTEMPTED
daviating from an approved plan for the plosives at the Fanama Pacific Interna. ROBBERY.
Ind money in his possession, in addi-repairing of a staircase at No. 201 Destional Exposition in San Francisco dur,
kom. Erised to, lend out money Vienic Road Weat
log 1915 Lung Yik was charged with that for other people. He was very parti- The defendant who pleaded guilty to on damary 17th at 119, Temple enter thas fill his promissory notes the offence, was Snsd $20 and ordered Sweet. Tunati, together with two 10's, were written in English to have the work properly execute other persona unknown, he did feloni-This was the only exception. Is was ously uzaki nu assault on eban Wong Sunday and there was noocie a rail- "Queen's College second Attount with themi to steal her money, goods able to make it out in English, and Athletic Sports meeting has been fixed for March 27th..
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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The Shanghai 1917 Spring Race Meeting has been Sxed to be held on May 7th., Sth, and 9th.
The Chinese Cabinet during the last few days has been considering the political situation in Russia
The Annual Athletic Sports of St. Panda College will be held on the Ruce Course, Happy Valley, to-morrow.
and chattels,
complainant went away to the New The accused pleadedesit guilty.
Territory. When he put it to com- | 3. G. N. Ornie, of the Attorney-plaint he denied lubility for arya General's offer, prosecuted. The prisoner was norsk-friulani.
The-furyinch were: Mussos, C. M.
cup. Y Rumjahe, A. W. Smith T. I. J. Lopes, F. W. S. Evána. Q. H. Bitter, my K. S. Morrison,
Mr. One, in outing the ense Sail that the prisoner with turn others went to à house in Yanati (which is Wfigihel, As it gurned out (-) nothing was Salvi, uniftlus prisoner Particulars will be found in our sustained à ses had fracture-of alvertisement columns of steel case through jumping out of a ing steamer which Mr. Roses, of the Astor House Hotel, has for sale.
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sum. Witness kept no books, but simply depended upon the LDs, or promissory notes to ascertain what was owing and when it folliclure.
THE MAGISTRACY.
THEFT OF ELECTRIC LIGHT BULBS.
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within ten days,
AN ALLEGED WIFE,
Io Mr. Melbourne's Court yesterday
Me. Friestley is representing the Hitt Fireworks Ca of Seattle, USA, and in the Orient. He has already secured will furnish a series of Fireworks displays
a good offer in Canton and leaves im maliately for that city to superintend the arranging of several displays of American Fireworks.
Chinese was charged with seating now being used by the British forces in The improved type of smoke shellg woman in Sai Street on the 15th instant.
France to cover infantry charges, we The defendant, who pleaded not guilty
are informed, were frat perfected in the to the charge, said the complainant United States. These smoke shells were bis wife and as she did not obey him he first use by the Hitt Fireworks Co, wanted to send her to the Fo Leaps of Seattle U. S. A. in connection with
Kuk.
To the surprise of the Court the com- plainant denied the alleged relationship, stating that previous to the assault she had never seen the defendant. -
After hearing further evidence the Magistracy bound over the defendant on a personal band of $50 to keep the pente for six months.
Two Chinese charged with being in possession of five electric light bulbs window. This and detained him in reasonably suspected to have been the Bospital for a month, so actually stolen or unlawfuly obtained in Tai
JAPANESE PUGILISTS. We are naked to state that entry the prisoner and his two accomplices Wong Street, were brought before Mr. forms for the Oxford Local Preliminary got very little out of the affair. This Wood this morning
During a recent dinner party two Examination may be obtained from the forenfivul can. Jamury 27th. About
Japanese guests, whilst discussing Local Secretary, Mr. Charles Gurken, 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, it is second defendant gave him the bulbs to business transaction. became involved in St. Stephen's College.
alleged that prisous attacked the sell or commission,
an altercation that quickly developed The second defendant admitted woman and tried to snatch a bangle
into a fistic encounter..... treem fer amn. After Struggling for having given the bulbs to the first
time the woman succeeded in defendant to sell and said he receiveight, as related to Mr. J. R. Wood According to the accounts of the
The attention of our readers "is
*.
The first defendant stated that the
This alarmed steamer.
the prisoner and his two companions.
-After evidence Wild heard His
Worship discharged the first delandairt,
but fined the second defendant ter dollars, or, in the alternative, 14 days hard labour,
yesterday when one of the combatants appeared as complainant against his former opponent whom he charged with assault-their encounter was extremely
violent...
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their fireworks contact at the Panaris Pacific International Exposition.
The Hitt Fireworks Co. although. established in the United Statex is composed antirely of Englisher, and one member of the firm forwarded specimens of the smoke shells to the Inventions Board in Lendon. After trish this type of bomb was accepted. In return for this idea the War Office reciprocated in a very gracious manner. The Hitt Firework C
were very
anxious to import an explosive base from Sweden known perchlorate of potash but upora which an ombargo had been placed by the Britisa. Government. For this
their London agents, Messrs Geo. Boon particular shipment the embargo was raiser and through the co-operation of
Co.. the Hist Fireworks Co., received their shipment of perchlorate of potash. At the present time the Hit Fire- works Co. have a special representative
it
the Orient, and it is the object of the Company to give fireworks displays similar to those furnished by his firmu at the San Francisco Exposition and similar at the Crystal Palace London. in type to the fireworks displays shown
The complainant said that his thumb and leg bad been severely bitten by the defendant during the fight and he exhibited the injured digits to bear qut. Among other ideas ahowa will be his statement.
specimens of smoke bembe and magne The defendant did not deny them bombs now heing used by the
Allies in Northern France.
It is hoped that Hongkong will have complainant's story but showed the Magistrate where two of his teeth the opportunity to witness some of were missing and said they had been these displays as soon as the necessary. knocked out by the complainant during arrangements can he made. the encounter:
drawn to a notice in our advertisements columns concerning the penalties in the alarm and people outside them from an engineer on a Japanese posed by the Regulations made by H.Ehe se calicetes." The Governor, under Section 3 of the Electricity Supply Ordinance.. all of who ran to the kitchen and Invitations have been issued by jumpell out of the window on 'to-a as divided into three parts. "The the Taikoo Dockyart and Engineering stent parvenunt, the prisoner thereby first," he said, is the Emperor's Company of Hongkong, Limited, for the sustaining the fracture of his" leg." MR. ROSES,
Russia, that is, the present régime, launching oi xa. Autolycus, built to the The prisoner nyinagudio get to his A "SCHOOLMASTER" FINED Aster House Hotel, Hongkong.
at "the head of which is the order of Messrs. Alfred Holt and Co..iging huntso and git into hï cubicle Hunzkona. March 20, 2017
Emperor, who is
more Liverpool The launch will take place when he was attended by a quick
Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning much THE" BONGKONG ELECTRIC interested in-maintaining the rule of at 10.30 am. on the 27th int malizial seter the would be able an unregistered Chinese schoolmaster
his house and the present régime
A meeting of the Sanitary Board identify the accused as the man was charged with having more than than in the war. The second is
The saw. Subsequently, the police aind pupila in his school at No. 1 37 this afternoon. Teleted and the prisoner was taken street. wished fiberal Russia, represented by the business jeansacted was of a formal to the hospital where he remainëd
Mr. A. R. Cavalier, of the Education special attention of the Public is progressive lor, which forms a nature. Mr. Goldring, a member of for a mouth. The won sustained defendant's school on the 9th instant defen lant and complainant were bound
Department, stated that he entered the sed to the undermentured Begulations which form part of the majority of the Duma and advocates the Bon, had sent a letter to the some scratches on her arms and face fand found theres twelve pupils, three off over, in the sum of $100, and two Regulations made by the Governor in war until victory is altained, not President to be forwarded to Haud another wound in her hand. The Council under Section 3 of the Electricity Supply Ordinance, 1911, on the 18th because it believes in victory or The Governor rosigning his seat on
woman who keeps the house would because it believes the continuation leaving the Colony. March, 1917.
Kive evidence
to seeing three men
The Jury found the accused guilty parliamentary forces last year in Kwangsi and Kwangent his Lordship passed sentence of tung, is made a demand on the three years Jard labour and six Chinese Government for the repayment scrokus. of funds expended during that revolution, Amounting to
The demand has been $2,000,000.
33 Any peran making any
tion to any electrical installation connected to the Company's main without obtaining the written consent of the company thereto shall liable to a penalty not istereding $100 for every such addition."
34 Any consumer upon whose bremises any such addition shall be found shall be liable to penalty not exceeding $100 for every day or part of a day during which sich udition shall have been in existence. la this regula- "consumer" means the person: supply of electricity to
tion
of the war to be necessary, but because it hopes to obtain constitutional and
A
Txen Chun-bauan, who wasping Commander-in-Chief of the revolutionary
about
Government by French and English aid. The third is the Russia of the labouring classes, the working men, farmers, socialista, and others, repre; sented in the Duma by the parties referred to the Cabinet. of the Extreme Left, who want peace,
The Chinese Dredger Company,
la liberty, and fand for agricultural, has just been registered as Somerset
such
the principal tenant or person
found."
in
THE MONEY-LENDING CASE.
In the case against an Indian honey-dender named Rishon "Singh,
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deavoured to obtain $95 by means
冠
whom were biding.
His Worship imposed a line of ten dollars and ordered that the school be closed for one month.
The schoolmaster was also cautioned
that if he repented the offence he would be heavily fined.
ATTEMPT TO STEAL FIKE HOSE.
In Mr. Wood's Court this morning a Chinese pleaded not guilty to a charge
After witnesses hul heen called both
aureties of $100, to be of good behavior for six months.
His Worship also warmed the two Japanese that if they indulged in further. pugilistic activities they would be seri tool.
جية
A HARBOUR NUISANCE.
SEVERE SENTENCES ON BOATMEN
Before Commander C. W.
LIFE AT THE FRONT,
The following letter, received by Mr JA. Tarrant, will be read with interest by the writer's many friends in Hongkong:-
Cigars, cigarettes, and tobacco galore. Parcela arrived yesterday in perfect con- dition. Thanks very much for the ex cellent present. I can tell you I greatly appreciate the kind thought that prompta the sending of the smokes.
Myself and the three other officers in my Company are at the moment puffing Beckwithaway like young chimneys. We are
cold and dirty, but not yet fed, of stealing two lengths of fire hose with RN,, the Maine, Magistrate, Polioa general opinion is that we are bonni te up: the couplings, valued at $63, the property Sergeant W. Fixcott charged nine bout win this year. The weather is real-
the war. Three days ago, I played An Indian, witchman employed at bouts to the s.a. Tenshin Man, while the a hockey match on a canal just a little
Waa
our hob-nailed boots. Am still soes think I must have fallen at least thirty The defendants picaded that the times, but I scored the winning goal, so was quite bucked To-chy is the senior steamer was already alongside when officer's birthday (of my company) We they attempted to get to her
a champagne dinner to
rode to Sergeant Pincott deposed that owing
town ten miles this to the number of hoats alongside the nourishment and, more by good luck than morning to procure the ship the two tags bad great difficulty in stuff safely back to our dog-out. My good management, managed to get the handling her. The boatmen refused to poor horse had quite a bad time on the
celebraving
in whose name the contract for the work. Their ideas are proclaimed House, with a nominal capital of £20.000 charged with having feloniously en/of the Green Island Cement Company.men with unlawfully making fast their severe, easily the coldest winter of promites was misde with the Comby Maxim Gorky, who demands £1 shares. The objects are to carry pany, or if there be no such person peace because he does not believe is on the business of dredger, tug-boat i of an altered promissory note the Company's Coment Works deposed that saxi vessel was under way, without the way back from the, line; it was great- actual occupation of the premisen victory. Dr. Risow declared that barge and shipowners, &e, and to enter Jury late yesterday aftenon return in which such addition shall be compromise of these three Russian into an agreement with the Kailan Mind a verdict of not guilty by
ing Administration. The company is a The Chinese Engineering Having regard to the possibility of a divisions to be improbable, if not private obe erakdown of the Company's present impossible. Only a miracle, he said, and Mining Company, Lu, are the first plant through unauthorised additions to existing installations the Public is could reconcile these "irreconcilable earnestly requested to co operate with the Company by bringing to the Com-contradictions." His description of pany's notice any contraventions of the Russia as being on the verge of above regulations.
an internal cataclysm, has proved Dated this 20th day of March, 1917.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.
Agents.
(Continued on Page 8.)
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THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY
perfectly correct, but the new
managers...
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
www.
Colonel James O'Hara, of the Army Pay Department, who was stationed in Hongkong on the early months of the Government's statement of policy War, has been honoured with a C.B entirely falsifies the conclusions which Dr. Riso has drawn as to the
The marriage is announced at 6 Queen Margaret Crescent, Glasgow, of Charles
he arrested the defendant whilst the permission of the master or other oficert. Not baring states we played in latter was cutting the hose in an effort in charge.. to remove the couplings
Evidence jority of six to pne. und the
heard and the defendant was discharged." defendant sentenced to four months'
The defendant, who gave evidence,hard labour and four hours' stocks. said he had been a registered money- lender for "over five years and had loaned money to many hundreds of people. If he loaned money to Europeans or Indians or Chinese, the note was made out in English, irrespective of the nationality of the borrower. The borrower invariably
MANSLAUGHTER CASE
CONCLUDED. "
rads, but fortunately managed
let go and continued to work cargo see on ite pins. War is not all.
able
to hardship,
but
#beats
The case in which a contractor and although the ship was off the end of the his foreman were charged with wharf trying to get alongside..
it is pre masalaughter as result of the collapse of
at times. However, uncomfort-
little which The Magistrate found the charge occasionally, make life worth living. Aut wall in Yaumati, which injured six
we are able to have coolics, two of whom died of their against all nine defendants proved, looking forward to promotion shortly, have an unfortunate habit of stopping
Rassian attitude towards the war, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. John wrote out the promissary cote; if he injuries, was concluded yesterday after adding that the "offence was becoming would have had it before this, but I It is becoming clearer every day that Kay, Temple, Mid-Lothian, to Effie Jean could not write he would get some noon before Mr. J. P. Wood, both a common one, and that fines did not enemy."chanks of hete" and to being
there is far more likelihood of an 3.15 p.m.-Performance by Clarke's early disintegration of the Enemy Alliance than of the Entente, and Dr. Risow's own country is not the
Cirque at Kowloon.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
Race Course, Happy Valley.
youngest daughter of the late Alexander Falconer, H.M.C.S., Hongkong, and Mrs Falconer, 12 Darby Street, Glasgow
Mr. Ferey Jacksot, of Messra, St. Paul's College Athletic Sports on least discontented of the enemy Jardine, Matheson's shippingdepartment, group. In the Sobranje recently at Shanghai is leaving shortly, for six Deputies attacked the Premier Europe. Mr. Jackson was the organiz for "excessive subservience to Ger-men, of whose members no less than ing lieutenant of the Legion of Frontiers- One speaker complained 9,000 have gone on active service from that the Bulgarian Government had distant parts of the Empire. made a present of the Bulgarian Army to Germany, and the Govern
General Memoranda,
SATURDAY, Harch 24:--
10.30a.m.-Auction of Dress Material, many,"
Perfumery, Brassware, Rain Coate etc. etc at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's
MONDAY,
March 29:-
4pm-Annual General Meeting of
the Hongkong General Chamber of rent was warned that there would
Commerce. Tuesday, March 27
10.30
Way
body to write it for him. Witness defendants being discharged. generally loaned on promissory notes,
but sometimes on 1.0.Us. He had sued over 70 or 30 times in the Court.
--A JUVENILE FICK POCKET,
seem to have any effect He therefore forced to take little holidays three or atenced six of the defendants to im-four more fortunate officers have been promoted over my head whilst I have prisonment for two months with hard been in hospital at different times, atill labour and the remaining three to pay the little holidays in
Whilst a Chinese was engaged in a fine of $50 each, or to go to prison/ice as you can fngland are jolly
for two months with hard labour..
Cheer Oh! the best of wishes and luck to yourself and everybody.
Ever yours,
(signed) E. W. EVERS,
on promissory notes and had had to making a purchase in a shop in Queen's produce these to prove the claims: Road Central yesterday his watch and He brought the 1.0.0 to Court in chain was dexterously removed from this case when he summoned the his waistcoat by a small boy standing THE SMALL-POX EPIDEMIC. complainant to repay him $95. by his side. Complainant came to him on a Sun-
The lad's operation, however, wa At this afternoon's meeting of the day in November to bonow. As it most untimely, as the theft, was Hongkong Sanitary Board, Dr. W. W.
witnessed by a district watchman who Pestee, the Medical Officer of Health, ANOTHER HONGKONG POLICEMAN Sunday, stamped paper could promptly arrested the juvenile pick reported that, since the inat meeting not be got, and witness told.com-pocket with the watch and chain in his here had been only 12 cases of small- Clarke's New Cirque opened at Kow-plainant that he would have to get possession.
"CLARKE'S CIRCUE."
There are
was a
WHISKY NOT UP TO STANDARD-
be trouble if the Bulgarian Army loon last night with a performance which someone to make out the note: Mr. Melbourne this morning disected 3.M.-Launch of the is exploited purely to achieve German should ensure for it good patronage Complainant replied that he was that the boy should be given 12 strokes Autolyeus" at Taikoo Dockyard ambitions. The view is taken that during its itay in the Colony. Practical wanting the money urgently, and he of the birch and 48 hours' detention in 11.30am.Green Island Cement Up's
the Bulgarian Meeting
my has com- all the seating accommodation was took away a blank form of, 1.0.0. Victoria gaol, Noon- ELE. & W. Dock Co's. Mecting pleted its task," and that Bulgarian occupied, "and it was evident that the and came back about an hour later Noon!-Queen's College Athletic.
Sports on College Ground, Casuse troope must not be sent out of various items of the programme won with the note filled up in Indian
Bay.
Annual General Meeting of Germany. In Turkey pretty much the approbation of the spectators The Wilnews objected to the paper being
humorous element is a prominent }
The manager of the Nom Hing Loong. the Association of Exporters and the same feeling is prevalent, feature of the show, and the work of written in Indian, and complainant provision store was summoned before Dealers of Hongkong. ICEDAY 27&WEDNESDAY March 28 especially since the capture of the clowns is very good indrod said he was it leaving the Colony Mr. Melbourne this morning for having
2.15 p.ro.Auction of Household Bagdad, and as for Austria-Hungary, acrobatic items in the programme, and liter on Witness saw complainant
excellent equestrian and and it could be made out in English in his shop for sale, whisky not up to the standard requised by the authorities. Furniture at "Bencside," 20" Mac-
there have been many little strawa, a cinematograph display comes as a
Inspector Terret deposed that he donnell Road. WEDNESDAY, March 28-
especially since the nay Emperor finals to an interesting and enjoyable next on the 27th November, and entered the provision store managed by came to the Throne, to show that performance.
fuguin at the Sikh Temple in Decem- the defendant, purchased a bottle of Whisky and had the contents tested by ber. He saw him again on the 18th the Government Analyst, who reported when he said he wanted to that the Whisky was not up to stand- BEST MEDICINE MADE January better medicine can not be made pay back the $25 Witness replied: than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy1 gave you $95, how can you catholicitor for the defence, stated that
Mr. FX D'Almada, who appeared It relieves the lungs opens the sperations, Aīda expectoration assista nature restoring the pretend to bootused Pect int to accept $267 Witness Whisky was bottled in England and tion Besides, it contains no ates all he would take him to Court, hipped to his client, who had it on- and is perfectly safe to take. For asle and subsequently issued by all Chemists and Storekeepers
produced the 1.0.0 in Court
ing.
the currents of popular opinion there
11.30 Hongkong Ice Cu's Mist Non-Hoogkong Fire Insurance Co's.
Meeting
are not now running favoumbly Thursday, March 20,
Hongkong, Block Exchange Settlement towards Germany. There are
DayA 1.30 pm General Meeting of Mem many signs and portents that the
bors of the Hagkong Cleb
Central Powers Allianco has not Faway, March 30
Meeting
DAY, Sugar Refining Co's, the same cosion that it had twelve
months ago, and it the
-
wilt and had been received
packed and exposed for sale fast as it
The Magistrate imposed a fine of $25.
vious fortnight. Three were in the Victoria district, the other nine on side. There had been over 295,000
tpor as against 47 cases during the pre
vaccinations up to date.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Unions ∙Douglason ...
Steamboats Indos Del...... China Sugarstar Kowloon Wharyes Docks Hongkong Land West Points Cemente
2,30 piz
sales"
600 106
Bellers 1e sales
127 bayers
123. buyers 92 ellers. buyers
04 sales
buyer buyers valed
KILLED IN ACMON.....
We regret to loam that the Police Department has been informed that
Ernest Frederick Drury, (F.C. 124), who joined the Hongkong Police Force on December 23th, 1911, and loft for humo
with the second contingent of Police in November 1915, where he entered the King's Royal Rifles, was killed on the 17th of November Inst.
PLOUGHING UP GOLF COURSES.
Three of the public golf courses in Edinburgh are to be invaded by the plough. They are the Braid Hill Saughton Park, and Portobello publis courses, ⠀ In all over 105 acres will be turned over, which is equal to a single. year's arable area of a farma of trapoo zhisms. In addition a large amount of - pablie ground in the city will be devoted to allctments.