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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918,
Navigation.compared now with the per
war work.
THE MURDER OF GERGEINT GLENDENNING,
CORONER'S ENQUIRY, This afternoon at the Magistracy capacity
His Excelionor the Goveror in reply might be taken as about fire to four. Mr. Roas Thompson said that average: said that, with regard to the letter There had been a great deal of extra referred to by Mr. Ross Thompson, he work in connection with Government the 20th inat from the Shipping women had largely taken the place had received a telegram from home on work.
His Excellency pointed out that Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, in his Controller in which it was said that it of men, instancing Canada. Any Corner, held an erquiry, with Na unit men of military age in was not desired to raise any question woman,
said his Excellency could the nut of a jy, into the cireuni- what of individual cases of the iceal office. do this firm.
man could do His stances surrounding the murder of Excellency referred to the Dominion The Hongkong Government was, of Bank of Canada, a large bank, which Sergeant T. Glendenning at Tai_( p..The Hongkong and China Gar course, the best judge. In the first employs a very large staff His Excel The following Jury were empanel-
... Co., Elh
G. Stark, medically fit
In view of the statement in a [recent cable that the ratification by
Germany of the Anglo-German Agre- 5.30 p.m.-The China Eight cral Pows ment with regard to an exchange
to Ebl. of prisoners of war depended upon *satisfactory arrangements being made with regard to enemy subjects in Chian, it is of interest to note 3.40. that the question of dealing with enemy subjects in China bas during the past fortwight been receiving a good deal of attention by the authorities at Peking. Telegrams.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., looking around for suitable places.
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Hongkong, July 24, 1918.
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HONGKONG.
Telephone No. 818.
KILLED, IN ACTION.
for their interament in China. We read in Northern paper that an 8 place of interpment for enemy anbjects
in the North a temple called Esiguas,
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Medically ft:-
J. Barthwick.
L. J. Blackburn..
No unfit man of military age in
this firm.
ance Co., Lat.
G. A. Dumbarton, meclically fit No unfit men of military age in
chis firm
4.00 pm.evers,: Leigh and Drange.`v
G. G. Wood, medically fit No umat men of milltary age in
this firm..
пість
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chat bank Ous of those women,
After the appeal Tribunal had conature of the Wounds and said the sidered the decision in private His case of death was hazunorige by- Fxcellency, addressing "Mr. Kosa
place His Excellency said he would like laney happened to know that at the led:-Messrs. J. Rowo (lewman),. to" mention that if these men were in present moment in that Bank there A. N. Soares and N. de Souza. England. Messrs Johnstone, Macintyre were four man and 36 woman running and Rawlinson all being under 26 young girl, had risen in that bank in Captain" Superintendent of Folics), Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (acting Frears of age, they would have been nine months to the position of "Teller maid it would be advisable to con- from the capital have indicated that 3.50pm—The Commercial Union dation. The need for men had, best Excelleney would remember that the deaths, namely, that of the constable.
taksa without any further quas for the responsible position of cashier.
Mr. Ross Thompson said that His dust the enquiry into both the ince the idea of deporting enemy
o great that, as they might have seen. Company had sent to Canada to obtain and the Sargeant. aliens to Australia was abandoned,
from the horie papers, many agricultural trained women, but none were available. the Chinese Government has beep.
abourers were taken. The Minister of
Continuing, His Excellency sald that
His Worship briefly outlined the if be could go out and break atones ou facts of the murder to the Jury. Agriculture had said that if any more the road and thereby release a profes labourera wire taken from agriculture sional store braker, for setive service. Victoria, Mortuary, described; the Dr. Macfarline, in charge of th the crops would suffer. They all knew he would willingly do so. that food was a vital necessity in this War. The reply of Sir Auckland Geddes to the Ministry of Agriculture was that Thompson said the Governor-in-Council bullet wound, which appeared to they art bave
And they had decided to uphold the decision have been indicted by a rifle ut.
close ranges. took them and left agriculture to do of the Tribunal
The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock said from this firm have been rejected as argument was an extramaly powerful record bat in the case of Messrs. the Hongkong Police "said he identi-
The following men af military. age the best it could. The whole of that that he thought it should be put on
Digat Singh, a sergrunt-major in
unfit for service --P. D. Sutherland and argument against that put forward by Rawlinson and Melaryrs, the assessors ties the boily before Dr. Madlarlane J. J. Gibbison,
Mr Ross Thompson. The Colony did did not agree with the desision of the at the Victorie Mortuary: The following man of military age is
to men, should not be granted thres F. G. Turnbull.
Shipping that shipping in this Colony months' exemption.
This concluded the business. is of vital interest. They knew that They had been brought up to it. It was impossible for him, (His Excellency) at any rate, to believe that a youth, locally engaged, and 26 years of age, wai indespensable. His Excellency found that in the Department referred to the | pre-war staff was' fire. It was now four He would like to ask whether any ladies had been engaged.
Services, Ltd.
R. Hal, medically fit.
in Fangeha haies, has been chosen and 4.15 p.m.-The Canadian Pacific Ocean that the place was recently inspected by the Vice-Minister of Foreign GT MACULLAGH, M.M., Corporal, Afairs and the Dutch Minister. But action in France, March, 1918, a Japanese, telegram from Peking, Jate of Hongkong & Shanghai published in the papers of North
Royal Dublin Fusiliera. Killed in
Ranking Corporation, London Staff. Chins, reports that it is understood absent from the Colony, on leave not want to be told by the Controller of Appeal Tribunal.is the sense that the
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, THOUND' y, July 25, 1918.
· Government requisitioned vessel THE SIBERIAN SITUATION. proceeding shartly. West of Suez, Becquil and Third States. Chian Coast wages paid in Sterling.
Reply to Box 3, China Mail' Otice,
5. Wyndham Street Hongkong, July 23, 1918. 61
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The Japan papera by the latest maila derote much space to what in, happening in Siberia where, Retrax put it in a meshage we published a day or two ago, the situation may be characterised as 2 period of transition from the Boishc-. HE Undersigned has received in-
structions to sell by fublic Auctionik régime to conditions which do
THE
PUBLIC AUCTION,
WEDNESDAY,
the 31st July, 1918, -commending at 8.30 p.m. ‚at "Abertholwyn", No. 14 Peak Road.
A LARGE QUANTITY OF
VALUABLE FOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE, Comprising:-
not yet permit of accurate diagnosis- We know from reports steady pub- lished that a strong force of Czecho- Slovaks is operating against the Bolsheviks along the line of the Siberian railway. Fighting at some
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that the British Minister hes receivad instructions from his Government to
open negotiations with the Chinese 4.30 p..-'he Tarkers Dockyard and
• Engineering F'u, of Hongkong, Government regarding the transporta- |tion of "all enemy subjects in China
Medically fit to Amsterdam on board a neutral; ship sa that they may return home at
their will. Whether any decision
has been reached on the subject-we do not know, but the arrangement is one which seems to offer a satis
factory to solution to Ching and to the Allies--if not to the enemy.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Four of the Mohammedan Princes
pointa has been severe but reports of Siakiang have been ordered by the are said to show that though the Chinese Government to negotiate with efforts of the Czecho-Slovaks have the Tibetans for peace. been wonderfully sucessful consider
GT. Bird.
R. Gray
G. Gerrard.
C. W. Brown.
K. Wallace.
D. M. Mackay...
'T!". Weit
J. B. Spiers.
J. Stewart.
'G. W. Milna.
A. Chalmers.
Dr. C. MeKenny said the morning of the 19th he male a examination on the body of Sergeant
lendenning and satisfied hine!! - to the cause of the death. He d not open the body. There were two! PENALTY FOR CRYING WARES. That which causes the
death was on the right side, som
THE MAGISTRACY.
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A Chinese hawker was charged this where, about the ear. The skull was morning before.. Mr. J. R. Wood with fractured unt the brain was proud- *crying his waras in Hollywood Road, ing. There was another" wound on Defendant emphatically denied the the right side of the chest. Rough- charge.
ly speaking, he would say the wound that proved fatal was caused by su bullet from a 8.63 gu
Mr. Rose Thompson said he had nos tried, because special training was required They had engaged a lady from Canada but she was not included in the igures before the Tribunal That lady was specially trained, the was engaged before the war broke out.
"His Excellepey :-At any rate, there is eno lady. I would like to ask whether you have made any attempt to get s substitute for Mr. Johnstone i
A. M. Henderson. D. Austin. G. Rodger. R. K. Duncan. -Gi-Grott.** W. Brown. W. McKay The following mer of military age from this firm have been rejected as unit for service -R H: Cousins, C. C. Nelson, J. McCormack, J. A. Hunter, A, Hamilton, A. Stalker, A. B. Ramany, the necessary training. J. Marineblan, K. E. Greig, J. Russell,
J. W. Paton, G. E. Brown, F. Soutar,
Mr. Ross Thompson replied that be bad not done so, because "be was of opinion there were none to be bad with
Mr. Wood told defendant that he had been a witness to the incident and had beard his cries.
A fine of $4was inflicted.
A DIEHONEST SANITARY BOARD EMPLOYEE.
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A Sanitary Board coolie was charged, on remand, with stealing quantity of canvas belonging to the Sanitary Spard,
A witness gave evidence to the
J. P. Middleton, F. W R. Ramsey, His Excellency said he did not effect that he saw defendant selling
In reply to the Jury, witness said that it was almost impossible that the wound wn self-inflicted at the angle at which the bullet wif fred."
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Sergeant Perkins gave evidence to the effect that the Police launch went to Tai O at 2.2)'un information received from another raan, and there they found Mrs Glendenning waving her hand from a portion of the verandah which was not burning
A. Aitchison, J. T. Greau, J. Millar, happen to be a business man, but he the piece of canvas to a woman for at the time. An armed party landed, J. F. Allen, W. J. Eldridge, W. Lyle, had had some expenence in business
$2.50
Tapestry covered drawing roora Suite teak folding tables, peak brermantels badly's writing desks, bras and copper flers, teak flower stands, white lace
gubeiry
pictures
Aahle from Mr. R. H. B. P. Anderson, N. McArthur, W. Jmasters. It would take a very great and porcelain, marble in the difficulties that originally intel clock, brass clock in ease (360 stood in their way, it is not at all Hancock despatched from London to
draught and are acreens, etc., etc Extension dining table and chaire certain that they, assisted by the the Hon. Mr. Holyoak, on the 20th and Oswald, W. H. Prowse, C. Dickens
received to-day, announces the sale. Hongkong parties who travelled with
wade, etc., etc.
teak sideboard with mirror, dinner and military uoits of the Siberian Govern-arrival at Home on the 9th inst. of the lensert services, cut-glass and silver ware, teak silver cabinets, table glass ment, will be able to relieve the
Double and single brass mounted the whole of Siberia from Soviet bi belstends, double wardrobes with mir misrule and stamp Bolshevism „out rors, marble top teak wasbatands and dressing tables, rattan chairs and tables, entirely. The Harbin correspondent toilet crockery, etc, etc.
Pathroom, pantry and kitchen utensils of the M. C. Daily News B075
Alo
A FINE COLLECTION OFÜ
CANTON BLACKWOODWARE.
engoter-move from the west likely to take place sooner or inter
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It is reported that Rome proposes to accredit a Minister of the Papal Court to Peking. If the proposal| receives the approval of Peking, the "and no doubt Germany will try Spanish acting Minister in Peking may Curio cabinet, entrches, armchairs and and aid her countryman who are bo naked to serve as the representative} chairs, Lady's desk, ten, table, wall now fighting in Asiatic Russia. of the Pope.. brackets, flowerstands, teapoys, suure Hence it is apparent that the asked- tables, overmantel, etc., etc.
Comprising:-
And
Plants in pots, Electric Ceiling Fan and light fittings, etc., etc.
.B-All the teak furniture is light
stained.
On view from Tuesday, the authyJply
"Catalognes will he issued.
T-Cub on delivery."
Auctioner.
Rongkong, July 25, 1918.
KODAKS
and FILMS, PLATES
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
· Clarke, J. Grimsbaw; D. Lyle, W. R.
A. R. Osborne and E. A. Gibbs.
this firm have not yet bean medically The following men of military age in examined:--A. F. Goldfinch and J. C. Ferguson
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THE CONSCRIPTION ORDINANCE.
THE APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
"MESSRS. BUTTERFIELD AND
SWIRE'S STAFF....
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deal to convince him that a youth of
could not be spared. twenty-six years of age, whose work he ventured to say was principally clerical,
Mr. Roe Thompson said the main question was one of experience. Tae
went to the station and after break- Au Jospector of the Sanitary Boarding the gates rescued Mrs. Glen- said defendant was a very cute thist, derming and bust child, I Chen, There were other sheets missing from the Kennedy Road Hospital and be believed defendant had pawaad them.
Mr. Wood sentenced defendant
man referred to had been for over three to six months' rigorous imprisonment, years in his position. It was substitu- | In addition she was sentenced to three tion, in his opinion, that was the months" hard labour for stealing a pair difficulty- In an ordinary business of paste.
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The woman said the coolie offered
THEFT OF A CARPET.
steamer in harboar,
then went into the station and there found the bodies of the Sergeant and the Indian constable. The deceased bodies were then brought down to Hongkong.
The enquiry was adjourned.
TRIAL WITHOUT JURY.
GOVERNMENT MEASURE TO SAVE
JIAN POWER.
Every High Court: Betion shall be. tried by a judge alore, unless either party desires a jury in cases wheza. frand is alleged or in claims for slan der, lihel, malicious, prosecution, false -imprisonment, seduction or breach of promise, or where the jurige considers that a case is more fit to be tried with a jury
Any party to a matrimonial cause. or un heir who is joined to isprobate action may also insist on haring Ca jury
In the county courts without per miminn of the judge no case will b tried by a jury unless the pronat claimed exceeds: 25
The age of ability to jury service is raised to 6. A corener may hold an inquest without a jury, unless death" occurs in prison, or if murder of nan laughter is suspected:
such a man would have to work out bis own salvation, but in the Company's · Another : man was charged with business a man had to be part of a machine. He bad got to fit in with receiving the piece of canvas, well the other parts of the machine and knowing same to have been stolen;" any mistake in the performance of Defendant said he did not know This part of that machine involved
Designed to economise the country's The Appeal Tribunal at this morning inconvenience in the performance of anything about the purchase. His jury power, the Bill recently introdused for Allied armed assistance should The Police have received a report 9.30 in the Council Chamber. the parts of others.
wife bought the canvas from the by the Lord Chancellor contains several be given without delay so as to from the village of Fa Shai that s Mr.. Ross Thompson and Mr. G. M. His Excellency, said he understood coolie.
interesting protons. secure the success already gained by married woman aged 23 bad committed Young, of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, that at the same time there was a very
suicide on Friday last by banging appealed against the decision of the striking example in Hongkong. He it for sale and she bought it for $2.50. the Czecho-Slovaks." This correspon herself from a rope in her cubicle. The Military Service Tribunal of non- tion Banking, as of much import dent further points out that there reason for the rash act is cct given and exemption of Masara, J. R. Johnstone, ance as shipping, yet they had there there was insufficient evidence against
supposed they called that big institu-
Mr. Wood discharged defendant as is gut another reason why the there are no suspicious circumstances. H. J. Nairn, R. W. McIntyre and R. J. some good examples of substitution him. intervention of an. Allied Expedi GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Rawlinson.
His Excellency mid he had a list of all. tionary Forse in Siberia would be
His Excellency the Governor, address sorts of people, mostly over age, who had 12 welcome which would tend to check
We are asked by the Chaplain to ing Mr. Ron Thompson, said that, the those men bad had ten year shipping A Chinese was charged before Mr.'
hed large business experience. One of the petty, jealousies of would-be announce that there will be special Tribunal had decided that four men experience in Mess. Butterfield and E. D.,O. Wolfs with stealing carpet prayers at St John's Cathedral on Sunday, from Messrs. Butterfield and Swire's Swire's office and yet the firm had not Bussian politicians who wish to August 4th, the fourth Anniversary of office should not be exempt. The firm taken the trouble to settle the difficulty belonging to the Chief Officer of a quable over the question," of "who our Empires' joining in the War. The had appealed against that, decision three men to go to do what is the most with local material so as to enable these shall hold positions in the to-be-collections throughout the day will be and bad sent in
Sergeant Murphy said the defon established Autonomous Siberian for the Church Army Huts, and, the which the Appeal Tribunal had
memorandum important thing in the world.
His Excellency then deal with the dant was working on the ship at the Government. There appear to be at need for helping to provide these huts, carefully considered. The Appeal case of Mr. Melatyre whom, His Excel time and when searched, on leaving least two Governments established bich do as much to ameliorate the Tribunal would take the case of Mr lanes said is 25 years of age.
the ship, the carpet was found on him In Siberis- Provisional Govern-
conditions of our men at the Front, is Johnstone first. Mr. Jobastone is in Melntyre had been in the Company for to shield him from the rain.
Mr. Ross Thompson taid that Mr. Defendant aid he took the carpet ment, consisting of members from left behind in the recent retrest.
very urgent as '62 of them had to be the China Steam Narigation Company's eight years. different parts of Biberia, which is
After further discussion His Excel. His Worship sentenced the prisoner recognised by the Czecho-Slay fores
Mr. Ross Thompson, interposing, id,y said the points put forward by to nas montk's rigorosa imprisonment The results of the Tank Weak beld if the Tribunal would allow him, he really contain any of the essentials for Masers. Butterfield and Swire, did not operating in this part of Siberia, and in Tokio show that the city collected the would like to supplement the statement exemption that were not before the Government which has been set up sum of 2160,000, of which it is stated mou in to the Tribassi, verbally. Tribunal which eat at the requcet of at Harbin by Russian politicians and £140,000 was subscribed by Japanese Since the appeal was sent bir certain sked for this conscription; and the the Chamber of Commerce, who had backed by military units who are at Yokohama is credited with £116,720, information had reached him. If he Tribunal had no less than sixexperienced war with the Bolshevika,
That the ministry" of the Ghuzulu ef Both the whole of which sum has been might take the opportunity for supple business men who knew thoroughly the
England should be thrown open to the these Governments seem desirous | subscribed by foreigners; of this £76,000 menting what was included in the business, of all sorts, in this Coleny! A report has been receiver by the lurches was the suggesticu of the working classes as a remedy for, empty, that the Allies should intervene, but was realized at the opening suction. of statement to the Tribunal he would Excellency said the list contained the Police to the effect that on Saturday Bishop of Exeter (Lord Rupert Cecil) in
Referring to the substitution list. His it is obvious that the Allies could the total amount subscribed in Tokis and Yokohane (£276,720), about half
like to do so. The statement sont in to name of a somewhat prominent civil last while one Li Sze, master of a * sèrmon at Cambridge the other day? only recognise one Government in is to be credited to the foreign residents the Tribunal was made short servant. He did not suppose that trading Junk No. 1973, was sailing in The ministry, indeed, ought to hà the district, and it is an essential of the country and half to the Japanese
possible and was Emited anyone had been influenced by the the direction of Tai Long in Mira Bay to all clases, ad he apposed to the
alanders published against him. Could preliminary their intervention
to facts, as shortly as possible, and the he not release any, one of these three- alongside and offered the junk to stop cheopening education and leaving behind *long boat, containing 5 met came Universities to give their assistance by and co-operation that these political
Firm had submitted a statement which men 7INTERRIS
Mr. Pollock, and that Mr. Ross it believed would be most welcome to Thompson had painted cat
The mer, who were armed with
extravagant habite. jealousies should be sunk, and a
that revolvere and rifles, clambered on to the united front presented by all the
Tabunal. It had since appeared to the there were objections to substitution foak and after threatening to do bodily Firm that it bad been wrong in the and he would like to know what than harm to the occupants, drew them into partiten fighting German Bolsheviant
·STANDARD SUITS TO MEASURER policy and that had a statement been Mr. Ross Thompson said the objections cabiu, and closed the door. The made in greater detail he felt sure the were quite numerous, instancing the robbers then sailed the junk into ars are included in the scheme of 812 Staoduzi yule to measure from retail decision of the Tubuus would have position of an overage man coming Chiness waters, where they sold 82,400 Charles Sykes, Director of the Wod Tax The General Council of King been diferent,
lists the office and taking a bubordinate | thea with at a bottle of Chamberlain's George's Fund for Sailun havo Mr. Boas Thompson then proceeder position to a youger, bus unit man who worth of cargo
ttle Departmco, They will Colie, Cholers and Diarrhes Romedy in the house 1 Don't take much risks, received the sum of £8,000 being a to deal with the details off the Firm's bad been in the Firm's Amploy for After the pirates bad escaped the men strong sergo, blazic of blac
number of years, That position was not released themselves and set inil for Sai 6d for a jacket suit. The materials will conducive to the smooth running of the Man where they reported the incident berly about us
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Chemia Pack Storeko voćakendid Charities Committee.
objections were
PIRACY. IN MIRS BAY.
82,400 WORTH OF CARGO ROBBED
CLERGY FROM THE WORKING CLASSES.
business of Insurance Ship
and
emphasised points in' Company's contention that total
of the The Hon. Mr. JH Kemp and to the Customs officials,
hows the work rof itha Ching -Blasm. No arrest hata s yet been made,
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