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gave a poker party, providing the cards and chips, The year before he did ditto. In 1917 bis winningg were $68. This year he $95.
won'
LOCAL AND GENERAL
To-day's dollar is worth 35. 6
Ought he to stand a 7/164. drink because his winnings, have Increased by $272 Certainly not.. This is "not the case." You forget
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
FRIDAY MAY 30. 1919.
COURT MARTIAL
MILITARY STABBING AFFAIR.
At the R.G.A. Theatre this morning.
WOMEN NAVAL
. ARCHITECTS.
A new profession has been thrown
This clever sentence from a book written by Miss Macnaughten strikes a chord familiar to the dweller in Today's return of communicable these parts of the world. She speaks a Court Martial was held to enquire open to women, that of naval archi
of a Tartar Prince "who cleared his into the barrack room stabbing tects. throat from the bottom of his soul case in which Private John Stevens with applause, of the Institution of This was the decision, accepted and spat luxuriously all the time."
of the 1st Garrison Battalion of the Naval Architects at their resumed Manchester Regiment was alleged to
The Japanese Kaian Maru, with a cargo of 4,300,000 feet of lumber for China, left Portland, Oregon, on May
that he provided cards and chips. disease shows one case of small-pox. Last year the chips and cards koked the worse for wear, so he wrote off The Austrian Peace Terms are $24. If he hadn't, his winnings incoming through, but these cables are 1917 would have been $92, so that not yet "released." this year's winnings would not have been (or fioked) bigger by $27, but only by $3-which would be "some what disappointing." This year, he is pleased to say, he has written nothing of the cards and chips, because they took just as good as they did last year, and he still has which left Kobe in ballast for Dairen, The Hiwisan Marx, 6,600 tons, them If-this-isn't a deadly paralle is reported to have gone aground on we don't know prie when the Korean Coast during a heavy we see it. Ae plaudite. You will log. notice that we adhered to the actual figures, ignoring the lesser integers,
The total output of the Kailan which accounts for our absurd valua- Mining Administration's mines for tion of cards and chips. To hang the week ending May, 17 amounted little longer to our useful to 74.052 tons and the sales during parallel the winner has actually pro-the period, to 58,695 tons. mised to stand us a drink. Our
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tongues protrude. Will it be the Capt. Christopher R. Payne, R. joyous bubbly of a really reasonable N. (Commodore, 2nd Class) has been fare, or the cheapest drink they can awarded the C.B.E. (Military Divi decently order? We must wait and sion) for valeable services as Senior But meanwhile, our tongues Naval Officer at Vladivostock during protrude.
1918.
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STAR FERRY BLUFF.
With their promise to reduce their fares before us, it may seen prima facie somewhat curmudgeonly to rail at the proprietors of the Star Ferries. At the time of writing we don't what the reductions are going to be, and perhaps it wouldn't be quite fair to say that the remarks of the spokesman at yesterday's meet- ing do not encourage us to expect too much. The announcement has
know
The Kaga Mary arrived from Shanghai yesterday with a number of passengers and a quantity of general merchandise She left to day
An agreement has been con- have stabbed Private Kelly of the conference at the Society of cluded between the Cunard Steams same regiment with a service bayonet Arts. Recently a referendum of Ship Company-Ltd, and the holders on the night of Saturday May 17 members resulted in a vote of 491 {of £150,000 Ordinary shares in last.
Mesars. T. & J. Brocklebank, owners:
for the admission of women and 220 The Court of the Anchor Brocklebank Line, by follows:
was composed as against, a majority of 271 in favour of the proposal. which the shares in question will be
Lieut. Col. W. H. Passby, R.G.A.
Sir William Smith formally moved transferred to the Cunard Steam (President) and Major Greenaway that women, should be admitted to 150,000 Ordinary shares of EF each the 22nd Punjabis. Capt. S. L. Cohen men Ship Company, Ltd., in exchange for and Lieu C. M. Mountford bath of membership on the same terms as in the company.
of the Manchester Regiment conduct-
Sir Alfred Yarrow, seconding, said jed the prosecution. while Lieut.that to have a young woman to help Lieut. G. F. Pykett, eldest son Barrang of the
in the drawing of ships would make same regiment of the Rev. G. F. Pykett, Penang, watched the proceedings in the the occupation of naval architect a was invested with the Military Cross interest of the accused.
delightful instead of a dry one. at Buckingham Palace in April. Lieut. Pykett was in the Royal Warwick to being tried by Lieut-Col. Passby lines of his ships. It had always knew of one naval architect whose Major Greenaway: Do you object
sister used sometimes to make the shire Regiment, later as Intelligence or any other officers of the court? andi Observation Officer (Headquar Accused: No, sir. ters Staff). He was on active service Major Greenaway: You are No. for two and a half years, being in 46061, Private John Stevens of the both France and Italy. Lieut. Pykett 1st Garrison Battalion Manchester has been demobilized, and has re- Regiment? Yes, sir. sumed his studies for the C. A. examination.
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Major Greenaway:
You charged with a civil offence that of voluntarily causing hurt at Wellington Barracks on the night of May 17 wounding Pte. Kelly of the same regiment with a service bayonet. How say you, are you guilty ?
Not guilty, sir..
He
was
struck him that a woman eminently adapted to settle the graceful lines of a ship above water. Twenty-five years ago he suggested that a woman should be admitted as a member, and the proposal was met with such a volley of abuse that he felt quite happy to get out of the place with his life. (Laughter.)
Sir Alfred mentioned the case of Women joiners who were employed destroyer. They made a magnificent job of it, and the boat was accepted by the Admiralty with
on a
officially announced to-morrow, to for London via usual ports of fecunt Goschen, Sir Harry Wilson. Si make a long address, the case is a out demur. A recent boat attained
come into force on June 1. Here call. they are.
THE NEW STAR FERRY
FARES.
The first class fare for the single journey. hitherto 15 cents, is to be 10 cents.
The punch tickets are to be discontinued..
The monthly ticket (for one individual) will cost. $7 instead
· of $8..
$10 instead of $11.
The family ticket (thre) will cost
17
A General meeting of share holdes e Nippon Yusen Kaisha was to be held on May 28, when a dividend of 50 per cent, was to be declared. The net profits of the Company for the last half-year exceed 31 million yen.
At Holy Trinity Church, Sloane street, a memorial servich for the late Mr. William Gair Rathbone was held recently. "In addition to the members of the family, there were also present Sir Charles Addis, Vis
Montagu Turner, Sir Thomas and Lady Sutherland. Sir Valentine Chirol, and many others. Mr. Rathbone was a member of the London Committee of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank and a director of the P. and O. Co.
a speed of 38.6 knots.
Capt. Cohen: I do not propose to
very simple one and I would like to
"That." said Sir Alfred, "is the put a few points before the Court: (1) The accused had said to one of best speed, obtained. The lines of the witnesses "I am going to do the that ship were determined partly by deed. (2) he stabbed his comrade young woman
named Keary. while the latter was lying in his cot, That is a very fire recommendation (3) he gave himself up at the guard. in favour of admitting women." Not for something like half a room, and (4) he was sober. century have silver mineowners had
With these remarks, Capt. Cohen
the such a chance as now. All through opened Having paid 436,000,000 marks the war, owing to the withdrawal of the
prosecution and (nominally £21,800,000) for the main gold from circulation and the in-No. 79887.
first witness
called was tenance of the troops of occupationersased use of silver all over the the
Pte G. Kelly of Manchester Regiment who
01
JOCKEY'S WAR MULES.
sale
March, inclusive, Germany "appeals in price, and recently the Treasury inst he was in Wellington Barracks Country Jockey, travelled from Scot in the Rhineland from December to world, silver has been mounting up being sworn stated that on the 16th Milburn, the demobilized North for a reduction of the cost, in the realised the price to 49 5 16d per between 8 and 9 p.m. wher. he was land to Redhill in order that he IS IT BÜBELY JOY?
Entente's own interest.
cunce. Before the war it stood at warned by Sergt Morse to put Pte might There are two ways of looking at
purchase, at about 23d per ounce, and the tendency Whitborrow in the Guard room, of surplus Army horses, two grey this concession. Regarding the drop The Bangkok Times announces was always downwards. Now there which he did. On his return to the mules which he had driven for thres of five cents in the charge for the the engagement of Mr. N. L. Armita is chance of its reaching the price, Canteen Pte Stevens started arguing years in France. single journey, it must be conceded ge, of the Hongkong and Shanghai 66d an ounce, at which the silver in a with him and said that he (Kelly) put The first of the pair was knocked that measured on a percentage basis Bank, Bangkok, to Miss Winifred shilling will actually be worth the Pte Whitburrow in the Guardroom of down to Milburn for £21, but he lost it looks large. It is large. A reduction Nason, of the Bangkok Nursing twentieth part of a gold sovereign.
his own accord, On the following the second. This was too much for of 33-and-one third per cent as a Home Mr. Armitage is going oa
day, said witness, May 17, he was the jockey, who promptly had a deal sequel to disappointing and leave' shortly, being relieved by Mr. Commander Kenneth Mackenzie-again in the Canteen between 8 and with the buyer, with the result that
poor returns" from the A. W. W. Walkinshaw.
Grieve, the navigator who is accomp. when Stevens came in and he eventually became the purchaser former ratey is 1 remarkable
panying Mr. Hawker in his attempted started arguing again. Witness lost of the pair. The two grey mules are business phenomenon, and suggests For the quarter ended in Decem- flight of the Atlantic, and is also his temper and challenged Stevens to be taken to Maiton, Yorkshire, that there must have been a trementer 1918, the total number and missing, is the youngest son
to fight but he refused saying witness where they will scamper about at dous drop in the price of coal to the tonnage of vessels which entered and Captain Mackenzie-Grieve, RN., and was too good for him. Witness left leisure. fact er figure, and see if it could not Company. Regarding the concessions cleared at Newchang was 151 vessels his elder brother, Captain Alan the Canteen at 9p.m. and went to "They have done their bit. dec have been made to sound differently, to ticket holders, on the other hand, of 118,634 tons, which compared Mackenzie Grieve. is captain of his room and to bed. He laid down lared Milburn to the Daily Chronicle Gentlemen,-The result of the we presume that their gratitude will with the same quarter in 1917, shows H. M. S. Colossus. Commander fully dressed with the exception correspondent, "and I should not year's monopoly has proved most not be conspicuously effusive.
an increase of 18 vessels but a Mackenzie Grieve entered the Navy at of his cap and tunic and fell like to have thought that they were gratifying. In spite of the fact that
So unreasonable are we that decrease of 4,853 tons.
the age of 13, and has spent most of asleep. The next thing he knew was in the hands of someone who would we had to pay $19.950.28 more for by and by, when the shares held
his time on foreign stations-Austra that Stevens was standing over him not take care of them." our coal, our gross earnings
were by
the Company have risen
lia, China, and the Mediterranean. with a bayonet in his hand. Before $23.285.87 more, and our actual in value, we may even
The Teikoku Steamship Com He served during the war in an witness could do anything. he was 20 the pany has chartered to a French profit was actually $4,345.19 length of suggesting that len cents Ferchant its ss. Fuci Marx, 5,000 armed trawler on the east coast and stabbed once on the left breast and bullet extracted from her nose, was more than it was last (about fourpence farthing) is still a tons, now under construction at con era, at the closing period of By way of recognizing that no men shillings per ton for a single voyage This, for a public utility pretty high charge for a penny ride the Ishikawajima Dockyard, an 40 four years of war, is a positively are "out here for their health," as from Japan to Marseiles with de amazing result, and you might fairly the saying is, we will meet them half livery at the end of May. congratulate the management, were way and suggest that a five cent fare it not for the fact that the chief will content us.
But for that we credit is due to those who made it shall expect cushions on those hard, possible for us to charge more for hard seats. such a short trip than is charged anywhere else in the world.
year.
That is how it could have been stated," without any great strain or stress against truth. The logical
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latterly as commander of H. M. S. Campania, a seaplane ship, for navigating duties.
Lieut Barrang: Did the accused
Teft?
Yes, Sir.
No Sir.
A bay mare, which had been wounded three times, and had had a
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live a life of
as he tried to roll off the bed, entitled to a peaceful life. In the Stevens stabbed him a second time retreat from Mans she carried Major in the left thigh. Stevens then C. J. Comins, R.F.A., and through threw his. bayonet On the out the campaign the mare was his As a neighbourly act, the director foor and left the room. Lance trusted friend. cf agriculture at Manila has sent to Corporal Hagan came up to the room
The major, who was wounded four the director of agriculture at Kuala about 5 minutes afterwards to see times, and is now lying in hospital. The Japanese commercial dele- Lumpur, for experimental planting, what was the matter and told witness, was prepared to purchase the mare at present in England in two litre samples each of six im that Stevens had told him what he at any price. A message was dis connection with the proposed new proved varieties of rice seed, (low- had done. Hagan then went to patched informing him that she had Japanese European steamship line, land and upland) which give greater report the matter to CSM. Skinner been knocked down to him for £19 OUR RECENT BOAST. intends to visit Copenhagen for the production per hectare and mature who came in presently accompanied 199. This animal is
purpose of considering the possibility in a shorter time, making three crops by some other sergeants. Witness leisure on the Kent pastures. of making that port the terminus of possible per annum. These improved went on to say that he was taken down Many other officers and men bought. pleased us in our capacity as public peroration to the way it was stated In the course of a recent article we Bakic trade.
Life is amusing if you make it so. the route and a centre for Japan's strains have beer developed by the to the orderly room on a table and after the steeds which had carried them servants, for the reason that it came
would have been an announcement introduced the insolent claim that we
agricultural experts of the Philippine he had been given some brandy, he through many engagements.. go soon after the China Mail's des-that the fares must be increased. knew English better than any man cription of the present charges as Then what was the idea? What's in the Colony, and, are now rejoicingmentary Secretary to the Admiralty, adaptable to local sou and climatic
Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Parlia- government by seed selection and was removed to the Military Hospital
cross pollination, and may be found in a stretcher. extortionate, an opinion subsequently the game? Is it possible that they in the discovery that this has attract stated that at the Armistice 15 conditions, which are similar in the you first see the accused in then. Pte. Stevens can be ine at
Lieut Barrang: What time. did endorsed or adopted by others. The had some notion that by this sort of ed more attention, and been more German steamers, totalling 29,754 Philippine Islands. attitude of the Star Ferry proprietors camouflage they could persuade the solemnly discussed, than anything, tons and 649 Cargo ships totalling
canteen on May 17?
No. 5 Bauck Room and asked me reminds us rather of the present public that it was going to get nine else we have ever said here
At 6 pm. Sir.
to place it in the guard room. I German desire to enter the League of pence for fourpence, due to the native man went to the trouble of ticking Besides these, 290 German vessels Owners' Union has sent a recommen. Stay there all the time?-Until you stabbed my commute.
One 2,251,329 tons, were interned abroad. The Norwegian Steamship
asked why and be "Said I hav Nations. They have not yet quite benevolence of a group of gentlemen off on his fingers, the names of men totalling 591,231 tons, had been dation to the Coramerce Department
I asked wh purged themselves of inordinate doing defiance to their disappoint he believed to have superior qualifi. captured by the Allies. These figures that the export prohibition against
Fund he said Pte. Kelly, I stubbink ambition, but they recognize that ment at poor results? Or was it the cations in that particular. Several included ships operated by the Allies.sale of ships from Norway to foreign one else in your room when you went I thought I had better see if i
In twice with my gent." 300n the game will be up. Their foot logic of the Irishman who stole the men, to their friends, have seriously
The President: Was there any fore placing hirn in the guard 100 is still upon our neck, but they see pig, and excused himself on the dispute the claim, which, if seriously
countries be cancelled, or that at ur Ally, time, approaching, and ground that it was only a little made, would have been a contemptiTerritorials have a unique war re-ships over twenty years old. for all
Six buglers of the 1st Bucks feast dispensations be given for all in to sleep ?*****
statement ww correct, so I proceed. Even if the have thought it wise to ease the pres one?
reduction ble exhibition of vanity and conceit. cord. They collectively sounded the ships bought during the war, irres
Yes, Sir, Pre Ballard was there. ed to No. 7 room and I saw Kelly sure, so that soon they can honestly in fares turns out to be a real one, As a matter of fact, a fairly con- "Alarm" in Wycombe when war pective of age, and for all wooden
Was the room lighted?
lying on his bed grouning. He was claim to have shown us some consia satisfactory one, we can assure the spicuous grammatical error placed was declared in 1914, and this week and concrete ships. It is emphasized after it was thrown on the floor?
Yes Sir, with an oil lamp.
alone in the room. I asked what deration. The frat five lines of the proprietors of the Star Ferry that near the boast seems to have been they sounded the "Last Post" at a that the prices for these abips are
- Did anyone remove the bayonet was the nutter and he said he hať“ “ Chairman's speech will tell you why the public will not rush to subscribe overlooked. At least, no one has men- Memorial Service in that town com- still so good that it will be an advan
Leen stabbed with a bayonet. "Wi we talk ike that,
why for a statue to them. We shall re- tioned it. Quite seriously this time, memorating the fallen herces of the tage to the country to sell them.
you serul for medicul assistance?" We regard the proprietors as gard it as we regard the "philanth- may we say that the China Mail battalion. All six have been on ac Furthermore, it is believed that most
What was the accused's condition? In reply to my question he said Pte. unconscionably greedy. It is their ropic" restitutions of the American is not conducted in order to glorify tive service, five of them overseas."
Partly drunk..
Stevens stabbed him. So I inforn- own fault if they are misjudged millionaire, as we regard the Carnegie individuals, nor for propagandist
of the ships bought during the war
Capt. S. A. Burc, RA.M.C. said heed Sgt. Hurvey and he came to see The result of the
ibrary buildings, as we regard the purposes, but only to be readable. A
are uneconomical and in poor shape. was on duty on May 17 at the Kells. The next thing I did, was to under review has proved somewhat irdress and sympathy of the paper which is readable gets read. ed in Gresson Street, Wanchal, this There was quite a crowd gather-
Military Hospital when Pte Kelly was see Kelly removed to the rspital. as a disappointment," said their spokes chauffeur who brushes our clothes and our various little feelers and morning, when an Indian constable, on font to re-establish stamp and inch long and the other an inch. had a few drinks but I can't say he In Philadelphia, a movement is admitted. He was suffering fram Capt. Coben: Will you say what after knocking us down.
too small wounds, one was of an дал. With disappointing returns.
periments have now convinced us two Privates of the Indian Mule munication between Philadelphia and
was accused's condition 2-He had how comes it that they can contem.
Look at some more figures in that we are being read. A paper Corps and a host of coolies were Calcutta, Ceylon and Colombo, form. The first wound was above and on was drunk. plate charging us less for carrying these disappointing returns.
which is read is a good medium for engaged in removing a bullock be- erly furnished by the America and the outer side of the left ripple. gs between Victoria and Kowloon,
the ventilation and sifting of opinion, longing to the Sanitary Board which Incia Line. Firmas interested in the The other wound was on the outer cused between and pan., Lat. Burring: Did you see e- across "that dark and stormy water?"
and (verb, sap.) a valuable opportunity had suddenly collapsed while working Calcutta business held a meeting side of the left buttock. No internal sir about 6 o'clock, he was lying What disappointed thera? This. "Although the gross earnings from
within the shafts of a dust cart. recently at the Board of Trade, rgans appeared to have been on his bed in No. 5 room. He seen- traffic receipts show an increase of
Ropes and stout bamboo poles had Philadelphia, to discuss the prospect injured. Witness put one stitch into ert to have had some drinks then. $23,285.87 over the figures for last
to be used to lift the heavy animal with agents of steamship lines. It each of the wounds the next He was shuting something about year, our actual profit on working aċ-
moning. This, it was admitted, looks like a », DEATH OF A HONGKONG.
from the road on to a couple of hand was claimed that there was enough
dend Turks flying and.. count is only increased by $4,345.19.
Capt. Cohen: Cold the wounds great improvement." But such was
basiness to justify the continuation
Lieut. Barang: When you wont "not the case." Last year these This poor result is solely accounted
of efforts to secure direct delivery to have been caused by the stab of a
to Room No. 5 did you see the for by the increased price of coal." disappointed sharks had to debit
Capt. J. W. Murray, of H.M.S. these Indian ports. An effort will bagouet? Did you ever hear the grumbling profit and loss and loss account with
hayonet?-No, sir, I believe-elim - In my opinion, yes. Suffolk, which left Hongkong for be made to get shippers to combine
President: Never mind what you gourmand say that his appetite $24,282.50 for depreciation in the
Hajee Mohamed Hassum Chinoy, Home recently, has been awarded the and pleize a certain amount of Lieut. Burung: Are the wounds believe, we don't want to know wh was poor; that he had been able value of shares held in public com- (59 years) proprietor of the firm of D.S.O, for having displayed great tonnage for shipment to India in such as might be inflicted by a man to eat hardly anything at break panies. This year no such provision M. H. E. Ellias, 33 Wyndham resource in bringing the Suffolk's 12 order to secure the ships.
in his right kesas, deliberately try look for the bayonet-No, sir.
you believe, you know. Did you fast; but only toyed with a has to be made." As we have con- Street, died yesterday, The depounder guns rapidly into action be
ing to seriously injure another?
You simply walked into the room LL Well, the upper wound was quite to Ace what had happened?—Yes, CROUP. plate of porridge, a couple of fessed on a former occasion, we are ceased was a great philanthropist. tween August 14th and 28th, 1918, waffles, a trifting 5sh, a paltry pair not good at figures; but we believe He gave
close to the beant, but not very deep. Hir, and I did not bother about the a aum of about and for having showed an excellent
rapid in its development that
What was Kelly's condition when bajonet when. I saw the state Kelly every mother of young children should you sow bim? wait until the attack of croup sppears to be frightened. be prepared for it. 1 is very risky to He was very nervous and appeared! "Major Greenaway: What was the and then send for medicine and let the child suffer until it can be obtained
Did he show signs of suffering the truth of accused's statement?
reason for your trying to find out Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is prompt from the effects of alcohol?,
Well, seeing that he bad previously and affectual and has never been known
believe him. talked about dead Thrks, I could not
and
year
NET PROFIT.
1918... 1917...
Increase ...
$95,465.72
* 68,789,84
$26,675.88
for the advertiser."
BENEFACTOR.
carts.
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of eggs, with ham, and a morsel of we can see the effect of that argu- $21,000 for rebuilding the Mosque example of coolness and brave IB disease is so dangorous and so fillet steak? The poor fellow had to ment. the shares (which they still in Hongkong. He had been sick under fire during battles in the Ussuri leave most of the toast. Well, the hold) had depreciated (on paper) as for a long time and been here in District. Capt. John Bath, R.M.L. I Star Ferry proprietors seem to have much as they did last year, the profit. Hongkong for change of climate on and Gar. John Moffatt, also of the missed the toast, so we are giving it on working, would not have looked medical advice..
to them now. Let us have another $26,675.88 bigger. Because they Funeral ceremonies took place at look at that wail of disappointment didn't, it is not the case. Let us Mohammedan Cemetery at 5.30 p.m. over a poor result. Let us put it in put it so that even a brainless poker yesterday before a large congregation another way without altering any player can grasp it: Last year he of his friends,
Suffolk, have been awarded the D.5.0. for coolness and resource under fire at Ussuri and for precision in direct- ing th fire of two of the Suffolk's 12 pounders during the same period.
I can't say. .........
in the home. For sale By All Chemists states: On May 17 at about 9.15 to fall in any case Always have a bottle The next witness, L.-Cpl. Hagan,
and Storekeepers.
Was in,
The cake proceeded.”
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