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howovery year the military preparations of all the Powers of the earth are expanding, thus throwing upon the British people in. creasing obligations to correspondingly in prove and develop the efficiency and strength 8. WATSON & CO., of the empire's defensive forces. The man in
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the street is, in a vague sort of way, aware of all this, but it takes a lot of effort to galvanise him into such a state of enthusiasm as will lead him to enrol himself as a member of one or other of the Volunteer WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS organisations which afford the means where
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by avery able-bodied man may be trained for the servies that at some time or other he may be called upon to perform. With nations, as with individuals, it is often help. ful to see ourselves as others sce us, and it would stimulate the interest of Britiskers in the imperial movement for the strength- ening for the volunteer forces if it
The Criminal Sessions open to-day at the Supreme Coart. Tho cages on the calendar are: Aeon, oue; robbery, two; larceny, one; cutting and wounding, ons; conspiracy to murder, one; and kidnapping, one.
Towards the close of the proceedings at the farewell meeting to Sir Henry May at the Y. M. C. A. Booms. on Monday night, his Excellency the Governor, who was present; accepted the chairmanship of the Association.
Chinoso visitors to the Philippins carnival of Manila to be hold from February 21st to Febru ary 28th will be granted a special certificate us travellers, and these must be presented to the Customs authorities at Manila before and up to the 29th and will be good until June 1st; that is, they may remain in the Philippines on travol- lers up to that date....
Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy
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Copyright Ordinance 1894.]
DAILY PERSS" EXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE PLAGUE IN MANCHURIA.
ALARMING SPREAD OF THE EPIDEMIC.
The Diplomatic Corps advocate the stoppage of trains running southwards
THE HONGKONG PHILHARMONIC
SOCIETY.
*PRESENTATION TO BIL HENEY MAX.
Last night social gathering took place in St. Andrew's Hall, when the member of the Rociety ontertained Sir Houry May, who has been President of the Society for the past five or six years, Sir Hedry was accompanied by Lady May and family.
Mr. F. C. Barlow in the course of a short spooch, said Sir Henry May bad been the President of the Society for some years--the bast President they had over had, and better
SUPREME COURT,
Tacaday, January 17th.
IX BANKRUPTON JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE CHIzr Joprics (SIK FRANCIS
PIOGOTT),
COUNSEL OR. NO COUNSEL. When the application of Lum Pak Leaug was mentioned,
Mr. Hind, from the offoo of Mosara. Brutton & Hett, who appeared for the debtor, stated that the Official Receiver had flied a long report. Some of the statements made therein headmitted
PEKING, January 17th.. One death from plague has been that they were likely to get. During the last and come he did not, but he wished to have the nine years the Society had bad its ups and case adjourned for a special day in order to
nover looked in engage Counsel. verified at Tientsin, where there are a downs, but they had
va'n to Sir Henry May for assistance His Lordship said he did not see the reason fow suspicious cases, and others
which bal not been granted with for Counsel coming in.
Mr. Hind said that the Official Receiver was the gift. "In face of so many other calls on his applying to his Lordship to order the proscu- southwards of Shanhaikwan where that waarity and heartiness which so enhanco
time," Mr. Barlow continued, "onr Presidenttion of the debtor and one of the oreditors who quarantine is efficient.
has never failed to keep an appointment, and had put in a claim which had not boom allowed. incidentally has a record of attendances for He thought it advisable that the man should the last concert which should serve as a have an opportunity of being represented by
it is not possible for them to show by attend
His Lordship remarked that when the report aucs at practice a keener interest in the drag of the Official Recaiver was presented he had to Most elaborate precautions are bocement of our work. It was to a very great consider recommendations of that sort and see extent owing to Sir Henry May's efforts that whether there was a prima facio caso to order
Henry leares
the assuraRCO, Mr. Hiod thought if Conseel appeared he that the Society is in a better position thaw it might be able to adduce reasons which might has held since its formation. Addressing Sirinduse his Lordship to think it would not be ad- Sir
The tremendous death roll in Man-Henry, Mr. Barlow said: We are asking you to visable to order a prosecution.
take this gong with you as a memento and an
His Lordship-The only question before me
were more generally known what is thought yesterday the Building Authority proceeded from Mukden, but the Waiwupu has example and cause members to consider whotbor Counsel.
against the tenant of No. 3, Foal Strent, for not yet agreed to this course. making a material divergence from approved plans for effecting repairs to the house in question. Defendant, who plen led guilty was
and said about the situation of the Empire and of the British people by foreign themselves to friends when they set
impartially review the situation. By the putting is softwood insted of hardwooding taken at.Tientsin, and preparations the last concert became suoli a mucoses, and prosecution. He did not decido as to the guilt
latest mail a summary reached us of the things. His Worship imposed-a-line of 25, are being made at Peking for the first of what is intended to be a series of and ordered the defondant to marry out the isolation of the Legation area. articles by an American writer in Seribner's work according to the pleas. Magasine which complacent Englishmon
Our attention has been called to an error in case appearing in our issue of the 14th inst. Mr.
with
BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE who believe in the eternal doctrine of our raport of the big Chinese administration churia, which has reached two.handred expression of our appreciation of what you have is whether there is a prima fucio case.
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BUBT. PORTER & Co.'s
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Slade, who was appearing for Li Pui Choi, the appellant, eaked that bis appoal be allowed with costs, not dignisset, and the Court accoded-to that request. Thera, was a notice of cross appeal fled by the original plaintiff, Li Chok Hung, but that was abandoned early in the hearing of the appeal on the Man Shing Tong
ire
daily at Chuchiation, is alarming dono for us. North China, and politics and busi- ness are almost neglected,
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The Government is considering the stoppage of trains, which is a most difficult matter.
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Mr. HindYes.
Balloré us when we say
of Bru losing apillar
support
Hi Lordship -Counsel cannot assist me on We wish you and your that. and a valued friend family the heat of health and happiness in pour
The Acting Official Receiver said he did not now sphere, and hope to fear of your see any reason forafjournment Counsel could
President of the Fiji pointment Philharmonie Seciaty at an early date. We have come to the parting of the ways, and it only remains for us to my “good-bye.”
Sir Henry expressed liis appreciation of the
The application was postponed till later in the kindly sentiments expressed, and in accepting day, when his Lordship granted leave to in-
tion with the Society said he felt that
men.
appear in the Police Court on behalf of the two Hin Lordship said he would real the report carefully.
"Everything is all right" would do well to study. As an admirer of JonN BULL," he says, “I wish to call attention to the good health and good spirits, to the cheery, damn-the-consequences optimism which this situation illustrates." And he calls attention toit very forcibly. He sees the little overcrowded island of Britain, with the rot of unemployment and destitution at
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An order for adjudication was made in the auras that take even an American's breath/mitting the firing of ernekars from the verandab The Waiwupu, which is acting the Japanese geng as a memento of his connectituto criminal proceedings.
He congratulated the Bociety upon case of the Hang Shing firm, and petitions away. He cannot but admire: but he asks permit from the Registrar General On the splendidly, advocates the appointment he had dons but little to deserve the compli
with bar increasing burdens at homo morning of the 1st instant the childres of the of a Commissioner with full powers its present standing, and cordially wished were granted in the case of the Nam Sing Arm
and the 5ght for existence getting keener abroad-Can Britain keep it up? After
issue.
Two Portuguese were charge before Mr. Halifax at the Magistracy posterday with per- of their houses into the public streets without
defendants, who reside at Canton Road, wear the Water Police Station, were throwing craokers at passing ricahus. Inspector Langley warned the
over railways,
The Russians have expended 50,000
GUINNESS' STOUT he has written of the pressure of the grow rosidents of the block of buildings, but the crank Roubles, the Chinese 150,000 Taels
IN PINTS & SPLITS.
ing needs of other Powers and of the ever-growing burden of taxes, he con- tinues:-" If an American returns from nearly a year's journey through the Far
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The
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HONGKONG, JANUARY 18TH, 1911.
THE SPEECHES at the dinner to which
Sir HEREY MAY invited the members of the
er firing was continued on the 3rd. Defendants were each fined $1.
A SENSATIONAL ARREST. EUROPEAN ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH
EMBEZZLEMENT, MA
Before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistrady yes. terday, Mr. George &. Ravenhill, accountant, charged with embezzlement, The charge pre. rosiding at No. 6, Morrison Hill Bead, wat ferrod against the accused reads:--For that he un divers dates between the 20th July and December 31st, 1910), being then employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Co. as cashier, feloniously did embezzle ocrtain sums of money amounting to about $9,606,82
Mr. H. J. Gedre (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokoś master) represented the prosecution, and Mr. M. Reader Harris (of forsrs. Wilkinson & Grist) appeared for the defendant.
The hearing of the case was adjourned, and his Worship fixed bail in the sum of $20,000. The accused wsa not brought into Court.
and the South Manchuria Railway has voted 300,000 Yen to be expend- ed on restrictive measures.
(REUTER'S SERVICE TO THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
THREATENED SHIPPING
STRIKE
ment.
it continued prosperity.
and the Ching Kat Ching Kee firm. USURY EXTRAORDINARY, Ng
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Ng Lai Yeung attended for public examina-
The concert programme included Lizst's Nv.. 12 Rhapsody and Chopin's Ballade No. 4, by
Country" (Pinauti) and Wadnian's "By the Profector Danonberg; and Songs The Old tion in bankruptcy. River" by Mr. B. E. White.
CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS. FALSELY DESCRIBED.
A CAPTAIN FINED.
At the Marino Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Commander Basil Taylor, R.N... Emiration Sergeant A, K. Taylor of the Registrar-General's Office, summoned Captain F. Sembill of the German steamer Borneo for unlawfully carrying dangerous goods noder a falaà description on board his ship on December 17th.
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
LONDON, January 17th. The British Sailors and Firemen's Union threatens a strike at British,
Sergeant Taylor deposed that at 4 p.m. Gernian and American ports at the on the 17th ultimo he was on duty on board the Borneo. As the vessel was leaving the harbour time of the Coronation.
[Avent this subject we take the following he went down into one of the holds and found a circaler dram of gasoline and 35 cases of kerosens oil, from a recent London paper: A Was read at a meeting of the membera The Chinese passengera had free access to those of the
Coast Feamen's and Firemen's Union, held at South Shields, dangerous goods; their luggage was in the from the headquarters in London bouring vicinity, their mats were spread out, and some on the subject of an international strike. The of them were spread on top of the tins of oircular stated that the Continental Seamen'
India, Egypt, and America are all keenly interested in this condition o the British Empire, and finds the Imperial Parliament apparently oblivious of these matters, but engrossed in playing a game on the steps of the throne, with a handful of Irishmen who represent four million people only, he may be pardoned for thinking it is his business to tell his countrymen what he can of the situation. If your neighbour's house is on fire, it would be silly indeed not to study the way the chimneys were built, discover if possibls how the fire started, nad who was careless or who mischievous. If the British Empire is not on fire, no one will deny that there is much smoke and smoulder. ing both at home and in India, in Egypt, in South Africa, and elsewhere."
The news has just reached the Colony that He goes on to say that there are several hungry wolves about now, and one can Mr. G. E. Morrell, parizer in the firm of Eugland on the 18th December. He had almost see the hungry grin when they hear Mears. Goldring, Harlow and Morrell, died in those martial heroes, STEAD, and CARNEGIE, returned to Hongkong from Borneo in the and WILLIAM JENNINGS BEYAN, telling the early part of last year, suffering from sheep "Oh, it is only the old cry of aliscess on the liver, and after leaving | sou guy Wolf!"" He quotes Sir FREDERICK hospital bere wont Home to reapprato. MAURICE as authority for the statement that Wo understand, however, that an operation was found to be necessary, and death lus resulted. of the one hundred and seventeen wars fought by European nations, or the United Deceased, who was barely 34 years of ago, was States, against civilised Powers from 1700
'DEATH OF MR. G. E. MORRELL.
educated at Falstead School, Essex, and subse- quantly qualified for the junior bar. After some
North-East
Questioned by the Actin Official Receiver: Your bankruptcy is entirely due to borrowing money? - Yes.
When did you begin to barrow money -Four or five years ago.
Your only oreditor is B gman diugh ?-Yest You gara him aight promissory notes amount- ing to $690 ?-Yes.
How much eash did you receive from these promissory notes -$570,
What was the interest you paid 1-Six to eight per cent per, mensem.
At first you paid 72 per cent por aunum and then you paid 96 per cent. per unaum? Yes.
In a period of about two years you have paid about $800 interest? Yes.
The Acting Official Receiver -She is a poor woman who has got into his hands.
Bis Lordship Where did she get this money.
from?
The Acting Oficial Receiver-She has a son- and she does o litio needlowork and scraped together this money,
You still owe $950-Tes..
The Ocial Receiver-I think it is hardly
Unious had decided to strike with the Britishsene, Witness called the master's attention nece sary to continue this examination. I won't Seamen's Union. The proceedings were private, but it was officially stated by Mr. Bellem, the present had endorsed this action, and it was North-East Coast delegato, that the members would take place in April or May]
"
definitely stated that an international strike
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to the feet, and the explain had the gasolone ask for an adjournment. I am defending a case As the ship was under way, witness had to leave If I get judgment I will get the proceedings removed, and said he would remove the kerosena. which Bagan Singh has brought against har- before the dangerous goods were properly rescinded. Otherwise I would ask for adjudica.
stowed..
Mr. F. Lesfesty, clerk in the Harbour Office, produced the counterfoil of the ship'a clearance, which was issued on December 17th. The eargo was described as General," 350 tons.
tion.
Examination closed.
DEBTOR REMANDED IN CUSTODY. Lai Fan Sang aliouded for public examination In reply to the Aoting. Official Receiver, ha stated that he was manager of the Tion Sing This closed the case for the presssation. Defendant stated that on the day in question printing shop, which belonged to his brother, ho went to the Harbour. Office to clear at 10 who received it from his father, Debter was
and
LONDON, January 17th, The keels of the super-Dread o'clock, as the ship was to have failed at not given any property because he had been No kerosone or other dangerous adopted out of the family. He denied that he noon. King George" noughts
no order carried on any other business, but admitted that goods were on board, to 1870, there, are only ten where hostilities experience at Home he came to Hongkong to Yet join Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, and on the
Centurion were laid to-day at
for shipping any had been received. On pre- he used to sell things on behalf of others. He used to sell on behalf of A Ling, whom he were preceded by a declaration of war.
res-vious trips he had geporally carried some, em the writer finds the British people are still completion of his agreement with that firm he
barking it at the Dangerous Goods Anchorage, could not now find. He used to micot him on "as calm as if there were no hungry nations became a partner with Messrs. Goldring and Portsmonth and Devonport
pectively
cast of Kellott Island. On this occasion, though the street. Debtor was questioned as to strang
word they Mr. Morrell had many friends ir Hongkong
not taking any, the vessel abtion in which he received money to pay for Volunteer Reserve-made strong appeals to arruing and waiting." The articles are written Barlow. Bo represented the firm in Borneo,
there
usual. Thio Chinese paper and did not do no. Ho had not returne want the patriotism of every able-bodied Briton primarily for the information of an Ameri- who will learn of his demise with deep regret.
allowed to take shelter the money. Dabtor was remanded in police passengers were in the Colony, and to their sense of can priblie, but they cannot fail to attract
Great Britain and ALLEGED ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
wherever there was room for tliem, and some of custody. the individual responsibility which rests wide attention in
WITH VIOLENCE.......
them went into the compartment in which
LADY LUGARD INDISPOSED. LONDON, January 17th.
kerosene way generally carried. About 2 pm upon every man to train so that he may the Colonies; and, though there is
We regret to learn that Lady Lugard is render effective help in case he should ever, direct appeal to the patriotism of the men
The Washington Correspondent of the Emigration Sergeant boarded the vessel be called upon in the name of the King to of the British Empire to exert themselves assist in defending this small part of our to preserve their great inheritance, his
the "Morning Post" states that the and mustered the passengers. While he was do- suffering from a bad cold. Her ladyship was to Premier of Newfoundland has flatlying se's lighter ran alongside with the dangerous have distributed the prizes yesterday at St. goods. The mate hoisted the red flag, and the Stephen's Girls' College and Preparatory School great empire. In a Colony like Hongkong delineation of the situation is so striking as
rejected the overtures made for reci- hoist "T.H.E. It was never intended that the but wrote: "I am greatly disappointed that where the population is so cosmopolitan to make a forceful appeal to the British people to wake up and revise their inherited and the relations between the representatives out-of-date ideas as to the security of the
procity with America, deeming it to masengers should be carried in the same com. an obliged to break my engagement Empire's defensive forces which may have harmonious and agreeable a character, it is been adequate ten or twenty years ago, but Rond, and asked for the boy. The complainant involve a sacrifice of British interests:partment as the oil. He knew he ought to have I am in bed with a bad cold and the doctor tells not an easy matter to get the able-bodied which now are acknowledged by all compe- woman, said the boy was out, and and at the same time not profiting reported the matter.
of the various nationalities are of so
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A Chinese named Lui Chun was ebarged, before Mr. Hallifax at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon, with attempted robbery with visionss at No. 171, Wanchai Road, on the 10th instant. Inspentor Kerr, in giving his Worship an out line of the facts, stated that at about 5.35 p.m. op the 10th instant two Chinese went to a Japanese rezidence on the fast floor of 171, Wanchai
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me that if I get up and go out, Iran the risk of an attack of bronchial pneumonia, which will lay me up for a fortnight and prevent me from keeping any of my engagements for the end of the work. I have therefore very reluctantly agreed to stay in, bed
His Worship said there was no doubt in his mind as to the intention of the Merchant Ship ping Ordinance. Section 27 (6) clearly stated that the master of a ship, when clearing, must state the nature of the cargo he was to carry The import of the word general," as applied to cargo, vas venerally accepted to be "gach cargo
The Viceroy of Haknang, Jai Cheong, in as they be stowed togather," and certainly did not included dangerous goods. At nearly obedience to Imperial instructions reported on every other port in the world the master had to provide a copy of his manifest before leaving, the result of his anquiry into the case in which was denounced for paculation. Yuan had been debut here that formality was dispensed with. Bab- the Viceroy of Liangkuang, Yean, Shu-beat, Sergeant Ogg, in making & maaroh of thecided to despatch eighteen battalionspressly provide for a specifie report of dangerous denounced by two censors. He also presented a
men of the British race to realise the need tent critics to be such as to make it doubtful, would not return till six o'clock. At 6.15 the Newfoundland. for evou the small amount of training to say the least, whether, in the face of the on called again, and asked complainant the when they forced it open, and the defendant which membership of the Volunteer Corps or military developments of the other great time. She told them, and was closing the door the Volunteer Reserve involves. Patriotic nations ofthe world during the last ten years seized her by the throat. Frosing herself, sho appeals like those addressed to all Britons they still fulfil the conditions necessary to screamed, and the men ran away. Hearing ber
LONDON, January 17th, in the Colony by H.E. The GOVERNOR and absolutely assure the safety of the. Empire screams, the Japanese on the ground floor rushed out and caught the defendant as he was running
It is reported from Constactinople downstairs. The other man escaped. One of Sir HENRY MAY are too commonly dis- from successful attack
the floor below that the Turkish Government has missed as "only the old cry of Wolf." We
the Japanese men
found two coils of wire downstairs, and
goods, carried. iupied that such a report was bavo inherited, as a nation, a sorse of
to Yemen
against necessary, otherwise, how was the Harbour Master to know that such goods wore being security which finds expression in such
At the Magistracy yesterday. Mr. E. R. preinises, found a package of pepper on the immediately
Iman Yahya, who has stirred up a carried? He therefore considored that the comfortable reflections as that "we don't
fight, but by Jingo, if we do, we're Hallifax convicted a Chinese of preparing staircase.
under a false description had been proved, and want to
ordered the defendant to pay a fine of $250, got the ships, we've got the men, we've got pium at Kowloon City and ordered him to After bearing the evidence his Worship com
pay a fine of $55, the alternative being seven mitted the defendant for trial at the Criminal large combination of tribes who are charge of attempting to carry dangerous goods of widows and widowers who have no means of themoney tou." Weignore, or at least do not weeks' imprisonment,
H.E. the Governor distributes the prizes Queen's College on Monday next at noon.
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investing Sara
section 5 of section 15, though it did not ex
memorial recommending that the saving offected by reducing the cost of fodder for the steeds of the garrison troops be employed for the relief
¡ absistence,