INTIMATIONS
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THE BONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 16mm, 1914.
then or formerly in the service 0 SIEMENS-SCHUCKEET & Co., were stolen it is dificult to property, though understand how a man of Mr, POOLEY'S intelligence could regard them in any other light than s stolen documents.
blackmail carries i more conviction, An summarised by one of his Counsel his whole case amounts to this:
Among the passengers who left by the TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS, TELEGRAMS.
Shinyo Maru was Mrs. C, H. P. Hay, who is going Home via Siberia.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}
Inspector Gordon yesterday prosecuted an Indian cook to the Hazara Mountain Battery for being drunk at the Kowloon THE HOME RULE PROBLEM.
WATSON ME. POOLET's defence to the charge of Railway Station. The Magistrate im
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posed a fine of $7, or seven days.
RENEWED DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.
LONDON, July 18th.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] FRENCH MILITARY DISCLOSURES.
DER OSTASIATISURER LLOYD"
· SERVICE.]
CHINA SERVICE.
DEATH PENALTY FOR ACCEPTING REVOLUTIONARY BANK-NOTES.
PERING, July 16th.
A Presidential Edict instructs the
officials to have any person shut who should receive bonds of Sun Yat-sen's Domestic Loast, or military bank-notes Hutang Hsing and Chen Chi Mei, as these notes are especially meant to create sedition amongst the troops against the Government.
'NO, CAUSE FOR ALARM.
PARIS, July 15th, In the Senate, the Minister of War Mr. J. J Stubbings, the Station
denied that thousands of millions of Superintendent at the Electric Light
Francs had been wasted. By the end of Paoloy bought from certain flerden, Works, has complained to the police that whether he was or was not Richter, a packet
On the third reading of the Home Rule 1915, they would have 3,020 guns as com someone entered his room and stole a gold of papers, containing material for news of
Amending Bill in the House of Lords, pared with 3,370 possessed by Germany, the most sonsational nature. Fooley did not watch and a finger ring, valued at $50, think that they wore stolen, and in fact
Inmates of a house in Choung Chau Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for India, The stocks of ammunition were adequate WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. did not even dream that they were, and
even now he is doubtful of it. Pooley sont became alarmed at the movements of some reviewing the Lords' amendments, recall and the supply of projectiles at the end London for publication. Before anything creature in the roof of their abode, and ed the rejection by the Irish Convention of 1015 would be treble that of 1908. The with the likenesses and signatures of these papers to Shanghai for forwarding to could, ho done with them Siemens had called in the police, who, upon investige of the Irish Councils Bill, when the Irish sume allotted to heavy guns had been approached Ponley and asked him to suppress tion, found a snake measuring 7ft. in members of Parliament were ready to greatly increased, but six million franes the news and soll back the papers. Later length and 9 inches in circumference,
accept it, and said the discussion in the would be set aside in 1815 for relief boots. the Japanese Government, the British Embassy, and Vickers added their weight to
The Senate Beporter, M. Humbert, the pressure, anul finally Pooley agreed to do what they asked. They did not ask for
House of Common must be affected by the papers aua right. They asked Fosley
such consideratione, neither the Ulster maintained the charges which he had to sell them, end, as rolated, he finally agreed
nor Nationalist members of Parliament made in his report of the shortage of where there is any blackman in a transaction The match, which took place in the Y.R.C. being in a position to ignore their Irish ammunition and boots in the Army. He' Consequently the greatest declared that the Inspector-General of patience and forbearance on the part of
Artillery, in January, 1914, wrote to the "Both sides
Minister for War stating that no progress. The bodies of the late Mr. and Mrs all parties was necessary.
had been made in forty years.
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to return them. It is difficult to discover
which consists in selling something which someone else comes-to-you and asks you to soll. Pooley did not even do that. rollernoil the papers, and Siemens, who, as is
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WHISKY.dequately proved, had persistently
Our Celebrated Every old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot. Distilled Scotch Whiskies. It is of great age, very fine,
doing them a very great service, and fore going what would have been an enormously
Renop, which
would have sensational immensely increased his reputation as a newspaper man and eventually have been of far greater financial benefit to him than any maney which he gained.
Pooley demanded security before bringing the papers back to Japan, and Siemens gave him the letter to the Deutsch-Asiatischo Hank. If Pooley had been blackmailing he would have wanted a negotiable security
The water pole match between the V.R.C. "A" team and the D.C.LI in the ifth round of the Shield Competition, ended in a draw, no goals being scored,
bath last evening, will thus have to be re-played......
Douglas Grahim, of Hongkong, who
perished in the disaster to the Empress of Ireland, were taken to England for burial. A London paper to hand anounces the funeral for June 19th. There was to be a service at St. Mary's, Acton, and the interment was to take place at Willesden Cemetery.
We hear from the inundated area of the West River and its confluents that the
supporters.
desired an arrangement, though it would
be one which nobody believed would re- present the permanent relations of the two parts of Ireland in the future.
Lord Dunraven moved an amsadment enabling the King by an Order-in-Council to postpone the operation of the Act until Commission had reported on the Con- stitutional relations of Ireland with the
and mellow. Its superior, when the papers arrived back from Shanghai German river gunboat Tringian (Com) rest of the United Kingdom.
quality has establisheditare- putation for over 30 years as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.
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they were all handed back to Hermann, who gave Pooley a cheque for Y80,000, representing the two sums of ¥25,000 each offered by Wilhelm and mentioned in Vogt's letter to Melvorone sum was for Pooley himself. the other for expenses and for other people. If Pooley had been blackmailing he would not have given large sums to other people. Also, if this had been blackmail Siemens could and would have either stopped payment of the cheque, or demoaded the money back, or else have brought a suit nguinst Pooley. They did none of these things
the Tanger.
All the proceedings in connection with the transfer of the documents by Mr. POOLEY BRANDY. to Mesars, HERMANN and WILHELM, and the payment by Mr. HERMANN of the cheque Finest very old BROWN
for Yen 50,000 to Mr. Pooley took place BRANDY, Guaranteed 25 years at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at in wood. The finest LIQUEUR Yokohama in the presence of Mr. WRIG age,i
Mr. Pooler's Counsel BRANDY on the market.
stated that the whole of the proceedings at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank were completely friendly and occupied about forty to forty-five minutes. If they had so desired HERMANN and WILHELM could have taken the papers without payment, or they could have notified the Bank Manager of the fact that they were originally stolen and inade him withhold them from POOLEY, or they could, through the German Coneul, bave obtained an injunction prohibiting the Bank from banding the papers to POOLEY, or they could have done the same through the Japanese judicial authorities, Equally, they could have stopped payment of the cheque of Yen 60,000, which they did not do, for the same was duly passed to POOLBY's credit on the following day," It was not till more than two months after
ress.
The Daily Pres
HoNoroka, JULY 16TH, 1914.
Tag trials which have taken place in Japan in the Civil Courts and Naval Courts-martial during the past few months in connection with what are known as the Japanese Naval Scandals possess more than local interest, for more reasons than one, and notably because three foreigners-two British subjects and one German--bavo bad to stand their trial
Beatenced
Lord Lansdowne said that nothing loss
than the official Opposition amendments. would suffice to avert the danger threaten
manding Officer Kapitänleutnant Möller), was on the scene when the raging waters were making havoc with the villages, and rendered to the afflicted
ing. Throughout the debate the Govern people all possible help, night and day, toment had not uttered a word or offered the full extent of her own resources,
Telographic nows was received in Shanghai last week of the death at Airdrie, Lanarkshire, of Mr. Robert Scott, for many years resident in Shang- hai and well-known amongst the shipping people on the China coast. The deceased will be remembered as chief engineer on- Mesare MeBain's steamer Suat He retired from service three or four years ago and has since resided in Scotland.
a suggestion to help in the task they had undertaken, and they had exhibited an impotence more hopeless, more helpless, and more aimless than ever any Govern- ment had in a time of crisis. He declined to accept the amendment as a substitu-
The Premier deprecated any unneces sary alarm in view of the preparations. for the increase of material.
A motion instracting the Army Com- mitice to investigate and report on the state of the war material was adopted.
THE "EMPRESS " DISASTER.
C.P. B. CO. CLAIM $2,000,000.
MONTREAL, July 15th. The Canadian Pacific Co. is starting
immediately an action against the former
owners of the s.s. Storstad, the claim being for $2,000,000 for the loss of the Empress of Ireland.
AMERICAN RAILWAYMEN ASK FOR BETTER CONDITIONS.
CHICAGO, July 15th Representatives of 55,000 engineers and tion for any of the Opposition amend-firemen belonging to 99 Western railroads, ments, but welcomed Lord Beauchamp's are conferring with representatives of the offer, and would like to know at what
employers.
MEXICAN AFFAIRS.
The employees are demanding an News reached the Colony yesterday of stage it was contemplated that such a the death at Walkersville, Maryland, conference should take place. He attach-crease of wages and other reforms. USA, of Mr. T. M. Devilbiss, managered importance to the announcement, be of the Standard Oil Company of Nowlieving that that was the only direction York, in the Philippines, Mr. Devilbiss in which a lasting settlement could be was formerly accountant and general assistant in the Hongkong office of the Company, and will be remembered by many readers, who will regret to learn of his death. The deceased was about His death was due to 42 years age. Bright's disease.
found
The amendment was carried without a division, SIR EDWARD CARSON RECALLED TO LONDON
WASHINGTON, July 15th. The Brazilian Minister to Mexico has telegraphed to Mr. Bryan that President Huerta's resignation in favour of Señor Carbajal is expected to-day,
Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will informally treat with Señor Carbajal until the power has been transferred to a constitutional Government.
Armistices are
LONDON, July 15th.** The Chinese cook, formerly in Dr.
Sir Edward Carson has left for
New York, July 15th. Stedman's employ, who was concerned in the scene at the apper Peak Tram Station, London: He was to have review-'
Despatches from Mazatalan state that appeared before Mr. Wood pesterdayed the Volunteers at Craigavon to-day, the Insurgents are sweeping the Pacific answer charges of disorderly conduct, of assaulting three persons, and of damaging but he received an urgent telegram yester coast of Mexico. The towns everywhere
public vehicle. Inspector Garrod day, recalling him to London, and the have been evacuated, explained the facts, which have already steamer was stopped in order to enable being arranged, and prisoners exchanged, been published in the Daily I'ress, and him to catch it. his Worship remanded the defendant in police custody until Friday morning, to enable the doctor, who is keeping the man under observation, to report whether he is a responsible person to plead
him to eat
TEST MOBILISATION OF THE BRITISH NAVY.
was boarded on Monday by Revenue ng 403 warships of all classes will be Officer Knight and a party of Chinese fully manned in the next ten days. revenue officers, and a quantity of Govern
BIRMINGHAM."
8ÓN SUCCEEDS FATHER.
mont prepared opium, amounting to 13 THE REPRESENTATION OF WEST taels 6 mace, was seized. Mr. A. B. Crew, who defended, admitted that the opium was on-board, but affirmed that it was there without the knowledge of the master. They had reason now to believe that it was brought on board by one of the crow, who decamped after the seizure by the revenge officers. Defendant was fined $500.
on grave charges in this connection. Both warde-when news reached Japan that the Civil and the Naval Courté have found RICHTER had been convicted and sentenced
LONDON, July 15th. that there has been corruption on a con in Berlin for stealing the sensational docu- siderable scale in connection with the ments concerned in the case-that anything|
At the Magistracy yesterday the master The test mobilisation of the Navy, which A Vice- placing of naval contracts.
was heard of a charge of blackmail. It Admiral, formerly the Commandant of the had apparently been hoped that RIC TER'S of a passenger and trading junk running is replacing the annual manoeuvres, begins
between Hongkong and Sai Hung, in to-day. Kure Naval station, has been sentenced trial at Berlin would have been kept secret,
Chinese Territory, was charged with per- As the result of the Admiralty's invita to three years' penal servitude and to but the Jul
Julgo refused the request.mitting his boat to be used for the exportation to Reservists to volunteer for train make restitution of a sum of 409,800 Extracts from the documents produced in
tion of opium. It appears that the junk were published, attention waS Yon, received as bribes and a naval the case
been ente
ton called to the matter in the Japanese Diet, captain has year's imprisonment and restitution of and a great popular outery arose against the 12,500 Yen. Now the Civil Court has corruption in the Navy disclosed by these documents, with the result that the passed sentence on the foreigners con- cerned, namely: VICTOR HERMANN the Folice and Naval authorities probed Director of SIEMENS-SCHUCKERT & Co., who thoroughly into the allegations. It was was charged with the destruction of evidence only then that charge of blackmail was made against Mr. POOLEY. Even though bribery and offering of bribes : ANDREW M POOLEY, until recer REUTER's Cor Mr. POOLEY's account of the transactions be respondent in Tokyo, do was charged with strictly true; though he used no threats to the purchase of sten documents and extort money, the fact that he did actually with blackmail; and GEORGE BLUNDELL, accepta monetary reward, albeit voluntarily formerly EUTTER's Agent in Japan, who offered, for the surrender of the documents was arraigned on changes similar to those pre- scarcely removes the deal from the category
The hearing was concluded at the ferred against Mr. POLEY. It is the practice of blackmail. If Mr. Pooler bought
the case "nows sensation" Magistracy yesterday of in the Japanese Courts for the Judges the documents as a
Sepoy in the 26th to publish in the public interest in the in which a to place on record the reasons for their findings, and until this statement is available general interest of commercial morality-Punjabis-is charged with being con- any criticista of the sentences must be made it would have been more to his credit cerned in the robbery from a Shantung with some reserve. But looking at the to have given publicity to the revelations silk hawker near Rennie's Mills on the charges themselves and at the sentences these documents contained than to have 4th July. The defendant, whose defence passed upon the accused, the conclusion is allowed himself to be swayed from his is an alib, called two other Sepoys, was ill on bis bed in the barracks irresistible that the purchase of stolen docu- purpose by the temptation of a bribe who corroborated his story that he But the whole transaction from beginning suffering from fever at the time of the manta by a correspondent of a news agency, and the threat this implied of exposure to end is indefensible, and the only point alleged robbery. of the corruption of which these documents of doubt about the case is whether, afforded evidence, is an offence in the eyes in view of the whole of the circum of Japanese law, twice as grievous as bribery stances, the crimes for which POOLEY has itself. It is to be noted, too, that Mr. been convicted warranted a sentence twice POOLEY denied any knowledge of the fact as heavy as the one imposed for the com-
that these documente which he bought mission of the offences disclosed in the for You 750 from German clerk, documenta
THE ARMED ROBBERY NEAR RENNIE'S MILLS,
His Worship asked Mr. G. R. Sayer (Assistant-Superintendent of Police), who prosecuted, whether he was still anxious to take the case to the Criminal Sessions, and Br. Sayer replied in the affirmative Thereupon the Magistrate committed the defendant to the August Sessions, the man being left in the custody of the régiment
LONDON, July 15th, Mr. Austan Chamberlain has been re-
[Mr. Chamberlain will thus represent the turned anopposed for West Birmingham. constituency previously represented by his father, the late Mr. Joseph Chamberlain.]
THE DAVIS CUP CONTESTS.
LONDON, July 16th. In the contests which are being played for the Davis Cup, Great Britain beat France by three matches to one at Wimbledon.
Mavrogordato best Decugis, 6-1,
and some parts of the Federals and Insurgents are making common with General Carranza.
PENALTY OF ESPIONAGE.
HEAVY: SEFTENCE ON A
canse
GERMAN BERGEANT.
BERLIN, July 15th.
A FOREIGN LOAN.
PERING, July 15th,
The Shun Tien Jil Pay reports that the nancial department of the Presidential Bureau had rosolved to take up a foreign loan to the amount of £20,000,000 until September if possible. It in expected that Chou Tze Chi will resign, as he is under- stood to be against the scheme.
A RESIGNATION.
PERING, July 10th. - Hsiung Hsi Ling has resigned his office as Chief of the Petroleum Bureau.
EUROPEAN SERVICE. THE LATE GERMAN MINISTER TO PEKING.
BERLIN, July 14the H.E. Herr v. Haxthausen, the German
Minister to Peking, bad bean in the private hospital in which he tied, for the past 14 days.
The Reichsanzeigen dulogizes the late Herr v. Haxthausen's personality, as being of the virile North-German type, and says His Excellency has passed away
all too soon.
A SHIPPING WAR.
BERLIN, July 14th..
The Conference of the East Asiatic Shipping Lines at Paris has decided to continue the fight against the Rickmers Line.
RUSSIA AND THE DARDAN ELLES.
BERLIN, July 14th.
France is aiding Russia in obtaining. freedom for the Russian Fleet to pass through the Dardanelles. The Czar's visit to Constanza was the first move in this respect and further steps are indicated by M. Poincare's projected visit to Russia.
The Russian Imperial Council has been adjourned until the 14th November.
THE ALBANIAN SITUATION.
BERLIN, July 14th. Turkhan Pashe has declared to the Press that the position of the Prince of Albania is slowly gaining in strength. The rebels are not agreed amongst them selves. He also said that it was the duty of Europe to see that the Greeks evacuated the Epirus.
SEVERE SENTENCE ON A SPY. A Court-Martial has sentenced a German Sergeant named Pohl to fifteen
BERLIN, July 14th. Sergeant Major Pohl has been sentenced years penal servitude for espionage in
to 15 years' penal servitude for espionage on behalf of Russia. Colonel Basarow, the interests of Russia. He has been further sentenced to deprivation of civil
Military Attaché to the Russian Embassy rights for ten years and to be dismissed in Berlin, has left in consequence.. from the Army.
The Russian Military Attaché has quitted Berlin, and it is understood that he will not return, though his connection with the espionage is not confirmed.
JAPAN'S EXPORT TRADE TO CHINA.
ANOTHER AVIATION RECORD. BERLIN, July 14th. The world's record for height, gained the other day by the German aviator Linnekogel, has been beaten by Herr Oslerich, who attained a height of 7,500 metres (24,600 feet).
GERMAN FLEET'S CRUISE TO NORWAY
BERLIN, July 14tl. The battleships of the German North Sea Flest have left for their summer voyage to Norway.
A PROBABLE EFFECT OF TARIFF REVISION.
The amount of Japanese exports to China a year reach 164,000,000 yen. After the revision of the Customs tariffs, Japaness exports are sure to be affected in some way. The traders with China do not expect the amount of exports would be ezay to increase the figures. The decrease, but they consider it would not annual export of cotton yarn is 60,000,000. you, cotton tissues 18,000,000 yen, and matches 4,000,000 yon, but all these articles Dr. Roell, formerly Foreign Minister, will be badly affected In anticipation of died at The Hague, the increased tariffs on imported yarn,
DEATH OF A DUTCH STATESMAN.
BERLIN, July 14th.
The Dutch Councillor of State, H,E.
BERLIN, July 14th.
The Duke of Aosta is suffering from un
ENGLISH COUNTY CRICKET. spinning mills in China are now increas- ILLNESS OF THE DUKE OF AOSTA.
ing their apindles. The present number of spindles is 835,353, which will be LONDON, July 15th.
increased by 09,500 new spindles by the Leicestorahire bent Worcestershire at end of this year. By March next year the
total number will be increased to 1,012,854 intestinal complaint and has high fever.
The increased activity of spindles. Coalville by an innings and 10 runs.
HEAT IN ENGLAND. Derbyshire draw with Lancashire at spinning mills in China means a corres- ponding decrease in the amount of exporta to China, and the only remedy will be to increase the number of Japanese mills in China-Boyeki.
Derby.
Kent beat Essex at Tunbridge Wells by an innings and 117 runs.
LONDON, July 14th.
The spell of great heat in England still ontinues