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THE LOSS OF A GREAT GENERAL.
THE CHINA MAIL
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOGAL" AND OWNERAL,
Mr. Arthur E Tham won the Doll' and 'Swing raffed in sid of the Bellashouston Hospital Ticket-Num
bor 911.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. WOUNDING WITH INTENT "TO" ROB."
The Criminal Sessions were resumed. this morning, before Sir William Ree Davies, K., Ohlef Justice.
be called to show that the angused ware in the New Territory on the night in question, which, however, the socured. denied in their statements made at the Police Station,
The shopkeeper then went into the the witness box and gavs evidence of the robbery.
After hearing further evidence the jury found the first and second accused guilty, and the third accused guilty. The two former wore each santanced five years hard labour and
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
THE SHANGHAI RACES.
THE CHAMPIONS.
The following report of this race appears in the "N. & Daily News" :- 7.THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES. -—-—-—- Value, The 1,000, Second pony, The 300. Third pony, Tis 200 For all China ponies, winners Ad this Meeting Waight for inches as per seals-One mile and a quarter.
Tam Pak Lam pleaded guilty to the charges of assault by two or more, and wounding with intent to rod.
The Crown Solicitor, for the pro Exchange opened unchanged this ocution, said that a Chinese woman morning, 2/101 demand but at half and her smah were coming out of i past-two rose quarter, to 9/10 cinema theatre when they were attacked on strokes of the cat and the third Mears. Winsome & Hasty's ches demand..
the South, has been denied by teapon sible British authorities, says the Peking Koming Times, which aids that Mr. Jamieson is coming, to Vorth China on leare, and that his visit has nothing to de with the Kwangtang situation.
by three men, the accused being one of them. He admitted that he attempted
accused was discharged. »
KIDNAPPING.
Lam Tuo pleaded guilty to a charge. of kidnapping
The Crown Solicitor said that Hi
The Japanese report that Mrto sustol away the Can's bangles, Jamieson, British Consul General at The amish called out and the accused Canton, is coming up to Peking to see attacked her with a knife. She continued Sir John Jordan, for discussing how to to shout and struggled to get to the offer mediation between the North and sistance of har mistress. The assailants
then ran away but the accused, was Lordship would no doubt remember caught by one of the gatekeepers of the that a woman was brought before him cinema and handed over to the police. on a charge of kidnapping the same The other two ido nisnaged to escape chill, a small boy of five years of age, in the darkness, and were still at large. some time ago.. The accused dropped his knife, which acquitted and from information she was afterwards picked up and handed gave to the Police the prisoner was to the police What charged at the rested. The prisoner admitted taking Police Station the prisoner admitted the child away and stated that the boy that he wished to snatch the women's was with his uncle, but so far, he had bangles. Ho said he had had po rice that not been traced. day. He admitted attacking the amah with the knife and said he had nothing
NEW SOLICITOR ADMITTED,
In the Supreme Court, this morning, before Sir William Recs Daylea, K.O Chief Justice, the Attorney General
Dr. Smalley of the Goverment Civil Hospital, mid that he treated the amah's hand which was badly cut. Had the wound bean slightly deeper it would. probably hare severed's main artery, from which the woman would, no doubt, have bled to death.
prisoner
The woman was
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His Lorship said that he would pass sentence later on, as he did not desire to keep the jurors waiting longer than necessary.
The Oriole (Mr. W. Hill)...135~-1 Mr. John Peel's grey, Silver
Streak (Mr J. Johnstons)... 169 John Liddall's gray, Gladiator: (Mr. C R Burkill) .... Birettua's ches. Merrysand (Mr. F. Vids)
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THE MAGISTRACY...
THEFTS FROM A SHIP, Six week' hard labour was the sentence passed
on a Chinese coolie of
moved for the admission of Mr. A. E. Felisa to say, matra Hall to practise as a solicitor in the Courte of Hongkong. The Attorney General aid that Mr. Hall was the son of Mr. Sin Tak Fan, who was too well known in this Colony to reed any introduction. Mr. Hall was educated in Hongkong at the Dioctian School and
1912, for England His Lordship said that "the"
offufice, one which he thought, the rods from a ship in the harbour. accused hardly knew the gravity of, and
“UNLAWFUL POSSESSION-OF- a crime which would enable a sentence
THE news of the death of General Undersigned have received in-Sir STANLEY MAUDE, Comman ler-be left in
158-3
PAY OF AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT.
HOME PRIVATES GET 133 A MONTH AND BECOND LIEUTENANTE
$1,700 A YEAR VA
Washington, September 1All pay por cent antematically, when the man in the United States army la raised 20 goes into foreign service. The following is the domestic pay received by the regular army, national guard and reserve officers and men now in service and to be re- caived by the personnel of the conscript armio being raised.
Buglers and second atas privates, KIZ | |
* month, Arat olaša privatns' $36.00 ► month
srtillery, cavalry and
infantry
corporals anddlers, infantry, CATE
and medical department
Beld Artillery mechanics, farriors
mosth
Engineer 1520
and wagoners, 443.20
ordinance signal corper
Henry Morrissa bay, department, corporal cost artillery
Beaconsfield (Mr. R. F. Stewart) Durgor'sgrey, Kowloon (Mr. R. Daria)
quartermaster's compass and medicat
mechanics feld artillery chief mechani
100 third class musicians of the infantry,
Cavalry artillery and enginents, $40.00
„158-04 món ih.
Cire's dun, Fairylight (Mr,. E: Moller)
32
Francia's chen. The Viscount
(Mr. A. Commons)
A
Artillery Cavalry and infantry, gents held artillery cavalry and stable sergeants- artillery,
1380 genits
1
inlant
£90 cavalry and infantry mens
and infantry supply sergeants
Marrysand set the pace from the fall sergeants, ecoks, horseshoers, radio
Ruginear
of the flag, with Silver Streak and sergeants firemen band corporals,
artillery infantry and The Oriole then displaced Gladiator. At third Gladiator, second and third respectively; second, class musicians of tire cavalry
class
musicians, of the
and engineers and the mile post Marrysand was out with s
$44.00 a month. the military lend of nearly a length from Silver
ordnance, rignal corps, Streak and The Oriole level in second quartermaster's corp
corps and
medical
cal do place, with Kowloon fourth. The last partment setxeants, stable sergosats of named rendered place to Gladiator the engineers, supply sergeants of the entering the back straight, Beaconsfield engineers, mess sergeants of the
ears, electrician, sergeants of the sound lying sixth In the next quarter Merry- sand and Silver Streak raced leval with cans of the infantry,
class, band sergeants, first class must
cavalry artillery, two clear lengths from The Oriole and and engineers and second class musicians Kowloon The two leaders maintained of the military academy, 211,50 a mouth their positions at Frobet's Corner, The
Battalion sergeant majors of the Oriole going third, Beasonsfield fourth artillery and infantry, squadron sergeant and Gladiator sixth, At the Monument major, secant major of the junior Merrysand was again away with a lead assistant band leaders, $56.00 a month.
grade, master gunners, sergeant baglers, length from Silver Streak, The Regimental
sergeant majors, regiment- Oriole being third, Gladiator fourth, al supply sergeants, sergeant majors bend into the home straight The Oriole sergeants of the quartermaster's corps, lod on the rails and pot on's spart battalion sergeant majors of the engin sergeants, first, bergenuta, Ordnance which was not to be denied. The posy eers, battalion supply sergeants of the came away from Silver Streak who engineers, electrician sergeants of the made a raliant effort without avail, first class, first class servants of the except that he just kept Gladiator out quartermaster's corps, engineers sod of second place. The Oriola won from signal corps: assistant, engineers and third, being half a length away.
Time: min. 36.4/5 es
seademy, $60.00 a month.
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Pari-mutael Win. Pince. 234 235 100 138
structions to sell by Public Auction Fin-Chief of the British Forces is where he was articled and passed has pleaded guilty to a very serious charged with the larceny of two iron and Beaconsfield Afth Rounding the of the senior grade, quartermaster's
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE DUCHEIDÄ
Tod
THURSDAY,
the end November, 1917, at 2.30 p.m.,
at their Sales, Rooms,, No. B Des Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS, Comprising:- Blankets, Counterbanes, Sheets, de Dress Materiala including Blue and, White Sorge (good quality), Prints, Holland, White Lizen, Long Cloth Drill, Flannel, Flannelette, &c, Hand Towels, Toilet Soap, Parfumery, White
kerchiefs, Gent.'s Bilk Socks, Boys Suita,
Lace Curtains, &c.,
Also
and shoes White Kid Rabber Soled A number of pairs of Gent's Boots &hoce, Dress Ehoes, etc.
"And
Several Collapsible Perambulators. Terms --Cash.
Auctioneers.
KÉMO. TOR TO-HORROW. 11a.m.-Auction of Electrical Goods at Mr. Geo. P. Lammert's Sales
BODOH.
General Memoranda.
This
*
examinations
Solicitor 354
in Jững this year. Mr. Hall joined the
Mesopotamia will be received with great regret throughout the Empire Honourable Artillery Company shortly General MAUDE succeeded Sir PERCY after the outbreak of the war, and LAKE in the command in the autuma served one year in that: Corps, by
of life imprisonment to be passert. His Lordship said he did not, however,
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A DAGGER.
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of last year, and his all too brief arrangement with the Law Society. M. propose to do that. The prisoner, used Dyer Ball this, avrung, with the silver Strenk by two leuths, Gladiator, first class musicians of the military
tears of the command has been marked by a serica of brilliant opera- tions culminating in the captare of the great Turkish stronghold of Bagdad. In his Despatch reporting
Hall had asked to be axempted from the usual requirement of depositing his certificate with the Registrar, since it had not yet arrived.
knifes very cowardly thing to do and there were two other men there The Doctor had told them that if the "woman's artery had been cut the prisoner would have been standing His Lordship said that he had had an in the dock on a charge of murder. He opportunity of perusing various doen-intended to pass a severe sentence, but
A Chinese was charged before Mr. session of a dagger without a permit from the Captain Superintendent
Police-
of
Mr. M.E. Lo appeared for the defence. Defendant, it was stated, told the
sergeant who arrested him that he
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Ponies. The Oriole. #Silver Streak.
Gladiator
.T.042 87.5
First class sergeants of the modica! department, field musician sergeants of the military academy, $58. Hospital sergeants, master engineers of the junior. grade and engineers. 18
* 841290 Quartermaster sergeants of the senior grade of the quartermaster's leaders, master signs l'electricians, master er's corps, band electricians,
Total shares taken 2,303 2,258
Members' swoop-Nos 3864, 2169, tuod each enlistment in the
on these operations General MAUDE ments which, the Attorney General had it the accused was able to give the picked up the dagger on a stair case.
senior grade, master hospital sergean Poke of his forcas as being imbued submitted to the Court. With regard Police authorities-such information as When searched at the Police Station, a
ame: Dividends Win. $43.30.
sergeants and sesistant, band throughout with that offensive to the request in connection with would enable them to arrest the other number of pawn tickets were found on
Fizcos, 8840, 815.20, 35.30. leaders of the military academy, $96,00 a spirit which is the soldier's nest the certificate the Law Society had two men, he would advise His Excel-defendant's persot, and it was allegod
This
for first enlist jewel" No soldier la the war has raised no objection and he had much lency to have the sentence reduced. The that the pawned articles may probably 1419
increased Qualified, ponics
regular army Because of given more striking evidence of that pleasure in admitting Mr. Hall, subject accused would go to prison for sight be the proceeds of thefts, and if this pirit than General MAUDE himself, the Registrar within a reasonable time. strokes of the cat
to his deporiting bia certificate with years with hard labour and receive 15 supposition were correct, other charges Merrysand, 12700 Elkwood, 12583; fications and service, cortspecial quali would also be preferred against defend Black Diamond, 2164; Darra, 13998; draw pay, or bonuses, bei men in I the regular Lamplight, 11253 Beaconsfield, 6715; enlistment pay, safe
sa follows: fant...
electric con- His Lordship further added that Mr.,
Kowloon, 11201; Wild Gamble, 9351; The Crown Solicitor then asked his
"Moss sergeants, E8; casemate The case was adjourned to next Wynona, 11313; Royalsand, 4119, fans, 69, first class olverveis, 89, plottern Thursday, bail being fired at 875. Wakefield, 873; Muirosk, 3036 Valley 30; coxswains, 39; chief plantera, chief natics of the Court the vary placky
field, 13041; Goodwood, 5683; Fairymanders and gun pointers. 87 cach; sur
loaders, seco
second class observers, gun com- conduct of the cinemas gatekeeper, in
light 11034; Craone, 10393; The xical assistants, export first class gunners arresting the accused.
Viscount, 2866; Springie, 13281; F. A. and expert riflemen, 30 each; private first class nurses, sharpshooters
and, his achievements bred a
member of the community of Hongkong, and be trusted Mr. Hall's future career here would be equally successful.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.,
The approximate statemens of trafie
November is as follows i
receign for the week ending 17th
the
SHORT WEIGHT.
A Chinese hawker was charged before Beaconlight, 2917; The Golden Orioled Arst gunners, 83 each; second claen
Mr. Dyer Ball this morning, with using scales, registering 9% against the pur.
HUGHES & ROUGE,fidence in his leadership which Hall's father was * much-respected Lordship's permission to bring to
913 inspired the fullest hopes in the Hongkong, Nov. 30, 1917.
success of whatever further develop ments might be in contemplation. It was.Only week or ten days ago THE CALENDAR.
|that we were told in the cables
of General Map sending con-. gratulations to General ALLENBY on the latter's successful progress in | Falestine, the latter in reply indicat- ing the early possibility of a so-opara- tion of force. There had been no pre- Ceremony of laying a Memorial Stanevious news "that General MAUDE
by B.E. the Governor at Tytam Tukwi ill, so that the news Increase". of his dosth some na tragic Decrease 15 pm. Cricket on H. CO
surprise. General Mauna, had iean *Ground, Club v. C. R. C. 4.13 p.m.-League Football Match, much active service prior to the
THE ROLL OF HONOUR.:
Yan Tam, Fing Fat and Chan Yuk Club v. Navy on H.K.F.C. ground, present war. He served in the (Proceeds for Heather Day Fund) Soudan and also in South Africa, and We regret to learn from the Japan Nam were charged with robbery, MONDAY, Nov. 28
which unhappily leaves little, if any, the accused, who were undefended, Queen of Norway' Birthday-1889-ubsequently held in succession several Chronicle" that news has been received The Crown Solicitor prosecuted, and
King George's Sister, Princess administrative appointments, so that room for doubt that Second Lieutenant pleaded not guilty,
altogether he was adimirsbly qualified | Arthur C. Young, the eldest son of the
The Jurymen were Mears.
"His Lordship said that the gatekeeper had axercised very proper sonduct in LTD. casting the police to arrest the prisoner.
The latter was carrying a knife at the chaser.
It was stated that when the defendant time and the gatekeeper had incurred very considerable danger to himself who was selling salt fish, aw Inspector The Police were much indebted to him Terrest, he ran away and hid himself for his conduct and his Lordship would in a shop. The inspector went up to gladly support anything they might do him and examined his scales which he to remunerate the gatekeeper for his found to be / against the purchaser. plucky conduct.
THURSDAY, Nov. 21:--
SATURDAY, Nov. 34:--
Hand Charlotte.
Receipts Receipts for
46, wooks
622,131 069,676
for week
This year
Last post wi
19,308 M 12,363
48
40,345
ARMED ROBBERY, =
D.
Defendant was then arrested. *
Defendant pleaded not guilty, stating be bought the scales from a shop in Lascar Row. He did, not know they were false.
us of #9 with the alternative of ten days' hard labour was imposed.
LIFE INSAMTENEMENT.
10423 The Field, 3938.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERTE.
PABADES, CENTRAL, 5.30 ..
Friday November 23rd-all recruits Also Ambulance Platoun
Monday November 28th-All recruits Tuesday November 27th-Whole of Company ander Chief Insp Lammert. under Inspector On. Also
Wednesday November 18th-No.3 Co.
1
Platoon.
Thursday
Also Ambalanes
November 28th-No 2. Com-
pany ander own Commander also all Uniform Caps with covers. Men not in possession of complete winter malform
will
́ssaint-
marksmen, certificate
ints and holders of the merit. #9 each,
Enluated men get all clothing, and equipment free.
Officers, Ja addition to fixed Allow- suces for quarters, heat and light, receive the following suma yearly, with provis ion for increase every five years for wil ranks below, brigadier general in the regular army...
first
Becond lieutenanta
$1,700 lieutenant 8,000 captaitis, $5,400 mafore, $3,000 fentenant colonel $3,500 lanels, $4,000brisdier generals 36,000; major generala, 35,00 and lieutenant generals. $11,000.
1pm.ale of Crown Land at P.W.D.. for the responsible position to which editor of that paper reported as " wound- } Carvalho, A. C. Davidson, Yim Ya Mr. Wood this morning with creating parade in multí. Their names will Red Cross and Relief Fund of London
BONINDAY, NOV. 28-kon
Stock Exchange Bettlement Day.
5.m.Auction of Postage Stamps
Messrs. Hughes and Hough'.
THURSDAY, Nov. 19:-
Thanksgiving Day in USA. 2:41 am-Full Moon. FMDAY, NOV 30-
HEATHER DAT.
at
THE CHINA MAIL
TYPHOON
MAP and
GUIDE
Enables ore to locate the centre of a Typhoon
MOUNTED ON CARDBOARU AND
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Price 50 Cents.
BRIDGE SCORERS
he was appointed in Mesopotamia Hin death at the comparatively early
ed and missing was killed in the fight
from cos of the Staff certain paying a
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visited Grahovo on April 26, when I saw. 188 persons, women, children se, die in 12 days because of lack of food, there being no food in the country whatever axcept mixture of grass and millet, and not enough of thatThe people have esten up all the dogs, te, they can find Niksich mity is like this, also D Drobnjocs Fira and Kalaki, and all the people are in the same condition, rich well se poor money ill not buy tood.
STARVATION OF MONTENEGRO.
Mr. Alex Devine, head master of Claye- more Bchool, Winchester, who during his holidays acts on the Continent as Com A Chinese woman was charged before
missioner on behalf of the Montenegro be taken by C. S. Major and handed in bas received aworn statement by disturbance in a house at 30 Wellington at this Office
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Montenegrin, who, an an American sub- ing of the 16th August: He was worn Wing. E. L. Arculli, L. & V. Ribeiro, Street
As soon as the roll.
roll has been called on Sect
was able to para out of the country the above Compery perdes the Com before war was declared by the United to fall while leading his platoon to attack E. H. Scott and J. M. Tavarea.
It was alleged that the defendant pany Commander will hard over his states. He states age of 63 98 a great loss to the machine-gun emplacement, and is The Crown Solicitor, outlining the who was living on the 3rd floor of the unit to the Musketry Officer for inspect Artsy and will be widely deplored hoved to have been mortally wounded case, said the prisogers were charged house Crested Hoisance on Nov. 15, ion of all files. The latter will make The Germans shortly afterwards recover with committing robbery on the throwing furnitures about the room and
all necessary reports to this office. throughout the Empire. The nature ed the ground for awhile, and, so premises of a shopkeeper at Shun Wan, letting down water through the crevices
BAHAND AND ́DROHEKYBA. Wednesday November 21st-Band. of the illness which has so suddenly trace of him was lost. A letter has been in the New Territory. On the night of of the floor into the 2nd floor, while the
Monday November 26thebestra." terminated his career is not indicated by Lieutenant Young' November 4, the shopkeeper was in
Tuesday November 7th-Fand inmates were at dinner. This enge, it
SUTELISTENRINTS. in the messages, but we have heard well-deserved tribute to his abisty and his house with his family and they had
nough of the climatic conditions character; and saying. He with three gone to bed, when at about half-pait was stated, Had been before Mr. in Mesopotamia to know the perils other splendid fellows, pars up his life one they beard somebody calling but. Woodcock, last week, and the defendant
which the white man is daily son
in the recent fighting of the Irish Divi The man asked who was there and a had been warned not to repeat the
To that
vcice replied that it was the Police. He offence. She, however, disregarded the exposed
theatre of General MAUDE has died
hal of the death in action of Ms. Gustave men appeared. They entered the roomme day ou the
scene of his greatest Boisson, who was formerly in the silk and got hold of the shopkeeper and After hearing the evidence His A achievement and ke has left behind department of Moses. J. Gaillard. "35.altempted to lasten, him down. He Worship
me which will be im-Boisson left Shanghal in February resisted, but the robbers eventually got $9; perishable in the military history of nine scuous, being alightly wounded Jast
1915, for the front and there fought in away with 8253, Two out of the three his country,
He won the War Cross and was our wore armed and all carried has to promoted to sorgenzt while at the front, borobes Those was no Hews In the 18th Colokia Infantry,
Tom The Pot
The decessed his two other brothers in
dhree moqueedL WERE active service
The Hon," Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals beg to acknow with thanks donation to the Funds of the
The administrative duties of the Folies be carried out in the following ways Reserve Force will until further orders, (1) Assistant Saperintendent Franks will deal with all Reports, Report Sheets and Disciplinary matters in
at Headquarters
"I believe there are certainly 200 peo
plea
ple's day dying of famine in the country
Cable news has beer received in Shang-up and opened the door and three warning and repeated the nuisance that will attend. He son in Cattinfe to buy 10 Wdek of cove
the shop!
fine of further
ffence he would send
HONGKONG DEFENCE COEPS.
ested the
by
Major E. 1. Korta
The Austrian authorities allow each pers from meal a day (about a handful) to the d Box Fituation is a little better than in the
rest of the count
wbare no such food.
Beliare
4 to 3.30 p.m. daly (Sater wo days exte
Superintendent Hou ideal
espondance Appli cations, etc. (excepting Reports) rader talions of las Departmental Order So He wil attend at Headquarters Office face 9:30 am: to 10:08.mx daily (except Bundays) The Deputy Supenatendent and bath Assistant Berperintendents will be avall able for Interviews under Departmental are peri *Order 108. ZAGUT
the people.
«fantry', Battalion by cerbero will be meetin
mittes of the, Gizetta:
6.20