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CONDITIONS of the lotting by Public Auction Sale, to be on. MONDAY, the 19th day of April, 1916, at 3 P.,, at the Offices of the PUBLIO WOLKA DEPARTMENT, by Order of HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, of One Lot of CROWN LAND at Star Street, the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 75 years, with the option of renewal at a CROWN RENT to be fed by the Burveyor of His MAJESTY THE KING, for one further term of -75 years..
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 15mm, 1918.
MISSION OF THE “PAKLAT " the Corman flag and to keep his lights on
PROCEEDINGS IN PRIZE.
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Argument
was continued the Supreme Court yesterday before the Chief Justice (Sir Wm. Rees Davies,, K.C), sitting In Prize, in the case in which the Crown apply for the condemnation of the German steamer Pakat, which was captured in August last by a British man- of-war while on her way from Tsingtan to Tientsin. -
The Attorney-Generel (Hon. Mr. J. H. Komp) was for the Crown, and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. W. E. L
PARIS TASHIONS.
at night. There was no attempt at con-
[FROM A PARIA CONRESPONDENT:) cealment. Not only was the conveyance.
Though most of the shops in town are of refugees from Tsingtan to Tientsin a philanthropie mission, but the real phil-making quite a gay display of colours anthropic mision was the detention of the just now, both old and now, there can hip at Tientsin and the use of the ship bone doubt that two colours will be pre there as a home for refugees. The mis eminent during the spring months, more sion was an entirely disconnected from warlike operations as the action of the especially for outdoor wear. The first Chinese railway authorities in convey
of these is our old friend, navy blue, a ng refugees from Tsingtas prior to the
attack on the port.
His lordship This is a German ship and the railway belongs to Chinese, who Are mutral.
Mr. Potter-Yes, my lord, but the point I want to make is that if a neutral ship is liable to bo
colour that is extremely difficult to beat,
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CRAWFORD&Co.
Shenton) www for the owners of the is fible to be treated as an enemy ship. extremely popular during the coming F
Paklat
The Attorney-General said his lord ship would remember that amongst the submissions he orginally made was that
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both for smartness and utility. This is shown in sorge, oleth, gabardins, suiting and silk, and will be used for coate costumes, gowns, blouses, and millimory. The second shade which promisca, të be
spring is a new tone known as "sand colour " or "desort brown.” Thought much lighter in tone than navy blac, this saad colour is excedingly practical in wear, for it does not show dust, and is not easily sailed or stained, in addition to which it is charmingly spring-lite in N effect, Though shown in many shades, non-hostile it is at its best, perhaps, in line, faced
in the last of which it is considered particularly ant
The Attorney-General said his friend's argumente were based on an inherent fallacy. His argument was that an eng my ship which performed a philanthropic nassion was on exactly the same footing the vessel did not come within the ins a neutral ship. The fact that she was munity granted ships engaged on soien. carrying on a philanthropic mission, and relying upon immunity through such, tific, religions, and philanthropic mis. throw upon her the obligation of acting in such a manner that she must confino sions. He would refer his lordship to
the report of the Committee of The Hague her activities entirely to the submitted cloth, in gabardine, or in covert cluth,
Convention on this point, and he thought that the fact that she was on a philam this document disposed of the whole case, thropic mission did not confer on her the The view expressed in the report was immunities accorded a neutral ship. His
friend assumed that the neutralisation - Many of the new garments show charm- that it did not sem necessary to recall imposed upon the Faklat was the same as ing little touches which are both original in the wording of the Article the condi- on a neutral ship. but that was a fallacy and effective. For instance, some of the tions under which the privilege of im- In answer to his lordship, Mr. Potter gowns intended for afternoon and munity could be granted. It is obvious the Privy Council and of the possibility are tied with a bow at the neck; from said that in view of possible appeal to evening wear are made with very broad and only slightly draped girdles, which FROM MONDAY, THE 12TH INST. that such a favour can only be granted of the matter being dealt with diploma. this bow hang three long ends, each of under the condition that there is no im-tically, he would prefer that his lordship's which is trimmed with a large pink rose.
finding should be on paper, S
Quite a number of the new corsages and mixion in the war operations. In order
gowns show no buttons whatever, their to avoid alį difficulties, the Power whose
fastening consisting of laces or ribtions ship in question beare the colours must
threaded through embroidered. eyelet holes and tied in a smart bow at the refrain from using her in any war ser- vice The favout granted to the said ship
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bestows upon her a sort of neutralisation
His lordship said he would give his decision in writing at 10.15 this morning.
GARMENTS FOR TROOPS AND bottom. These are pretty new ideas.
REFUGEES.
FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF HONGKONG GIFTS.. The following letter has been received in answer to & parcel despatched in December last containing 132 garmente amonget which were the winter costumes, etc., kindly given by Madame Flint:-
which must last until the end of (all) hostilities, and which must prevent her from having her destination-altered.” Clearly, said the Attorney General, that KOMOR & KOMOR. would make the case of the Pakiet one not immune from capture, because the Paklat had participated in the opera
116, Murray Street, Hoxton, N. tions of war. By taking away these re
March 6th. fugees from the port the vessel had proust arrived bringing the things which DEAR LADY MAY,The second parcel has duced a favourable effect on the defence you and the, ladies of Hongkong have of the port.
kindly placed at our disposal. Messrs. Mr. Potter said there were certain Shewan, Tomes have been so very thought
ful, unpacking the cases and sending the points that, in fairness, he ought to put things to us in parcels, as our house here before the Court. It was not, he thought, is so tiny. The things from the first case, contradicted, that the Paklat was have been so much appreciated, the warm bound for Tientsin to be there interned socks and things have gone to the hus bands of our women, either at the front and used as a residence for destitute reat present, or home wounded or on sick fugees, and it was also en affidavit that EXCELLENT CUISINE AND HOME the ship left Toingtau with the express
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and other PHILATELIC GOODS,
$318
leave one splendid fellow has been invalided home the second or for rheumatism-they were over 48 hours up to their waists in water in the trenches; the first time he was wounded in the foot during the retreat from Mons, and was for over 3 days fighting arul holding their ground, and then retreating and had only a few apples to cat-though their knap sacks contained lots of food they could not have time to get at them.
We have kept a good many of the warm petticoats and night-dresses for our. siek attacks of bronchitis and pneumonia. women and children-they get such bad
object of conveying women and children from Tsingtad. The nationality of the passengers was not material, so long as they were Europeans." No payment was received from pasungurs, and the ship was to be used as a means of transit ad STAMPS, ditional to the railway running from Tsingtau to other parts of China. It was obvious that at such a time the railway Borvics would be disjointed, and it was desirable that refugees should have some other means of egress from Tsingtau There was also the point that at the time the vessel left Tsingia thero was no blockade of the port. He did not think the point could be easily disputed, and he thought it was well covered by Mr.way. Justice Gompertz's judgment in
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Some of the bed jackets we sent to the Chest Hospital as they were needing them, and it is a very poorly endowed hospital and they are so good taking in any of our people they can
We also sent some flatuel garments to the St. Joseph's Hospicothe Sisters help us all they can and are so good in looking after cases we can't get hold of any other
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and summer in all kinds of charming D
White
White will be very popular this spring
washing materials. The prevalence almost univeraab mourning doubtless accounts for the choice of white toilettes relieved with touches of black worn at weddings and other functions. But von those hot in mourning will choose white gowns as the summer comes on. duvelyn is a favourite material for children's outdoor coats, and for girls in their carly teens it makes ideal costs and skirts, especially when worn with white furs. The full skirts and the for the return of the pocket, sometimes amount of knitting done may account useful in size and shape, but not uncem monly merely an adornment. Those placed below the waist on fashionable waistcoats belong to the latter category, but they add a charm to this popalur accessory Those seen above the waist ate suficiently large to take a handkerchief, or a small purse. On the now skirts the pockets are often exeedingly quaint, and very cleverly contrived with regard to
position.
their
Bodices will be arranged this spring with sleeves of a contrasting colour, giving wastount effects.
The collar is the chief novel feature in this season's shirts and blouxs.
LUTEGIA.
THE PHILIPPINE SUGAR INDUSTRY.
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AID,
The Legislature of the Philippines has recently resolved to set aside two million peace for the establishment of a number of Sugar Centrais."' The Vice- Governor of the Islands, in as interview, enid he saw a splendid prospect abest in the Philippines for the establishment of a number of sugar centrala and he would be much surprised it within the next few months there were not a num ber of them already under construction. Central Board was held in Manila last The first meeting of the new Sugar
re' Hanametal. There being no blockade socks to the V.A.D. hospital et Hurley, week and on the motion of Major Ander
We also sent some of the smaller pairs of where they are nursing some of the men from the front and were in need of smaller socks than had been sent there.
A parcel of children's things we sent to Miss Douglas, of the Children's Aid Society, who has sent quite a number of our G. 8. F. A. children away for several months at a time for a change. She was most grateful. I enclose a pamphlet. If there are any more children's things I am sure she would be most grateful for them. We are giving a number of men's things to-Miss Tucker, of the Soldiers' and Bail- ors' Help Society, for the discharged and invalid soldiers they are doing so much good in that way-and any further nien's things will be so useful to that Society, as there will, alast be so many needing
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son the board decided to ask the Eure of Agriculture to prepare a map of the Philippine Islands showing the sugar approximate tonnage predus d therein, producing areas together with the and also to give information as to the existing centrale and mills of all cinases now in operation on the various areas: covered so that the board may be able to hot and damp weather. study intelligently the various localitina,
it would be open to any neutral vessel to proceed to the port of Tsingtau and de. part therefrom, taking any people-Gor- man or any other nationality and con- vey them to any part of the world, pro vided, of course, that the people were not members of the armed forces of the
A letter was reud from Lawrence, Russ German Government. The taking away of women and children would undoubted
& Bleck stating that one of their clients was in the local field to install a ly not be a breach of neutrality: it would
central at Lagonoy, Camarines, with a he the exercise by a neutral of a right
capital of three million pesce and asking that the Government should assist hy that a neutral has: The importance of
supplying one half of this capital. The this point would be appreciated by re
proposed central will have a capacity of 1,200 tons a day and will mill all the ference to the Committee's report. Ho their cars in these months to come.
The babies' things are a huge joy to us sugar one of the Laganoy district, and that this document concluded the case.
grow so quickly, we can always do with with the sugar raisers of that
district. The construction he put upon certain so many little garments and bonrets and parts was not that laid down by the cloaks and boots for them.
With kindest regards and very many Crown,
thanks again to you and all the other ladica Quoting from a part of the report, "in-I do wish you could come and sea for order to avoid difficulties the Power yourselves the pleasure your gifts have
given.Yours sincerely, whose ship in question bears the coloura must refrain from using her in any war service," Mr. Potter said it was obvious from that that the ship which was being used must bear the colours of the country to which it belonged. In this case the
Thank you so very much for the ship ought to have carried German parcel of lovely things--they are real colours, and it was act disputed that she treasure-I have never had such good
did not agree with the Attorney-General there are so many "war babies" and they that contracts to do ao had already been
H. LLOYD THOMAS. Vice-President 8.6.F.A.
Hoxton Branch. Extract from a letter from Sister Ignatius, St. Joseph's Hospice, to Miss Lloyd Thomas:
A telegram WOA received from Sr. Montilla of Negros stating that the owners of sugar land in his section had already decided to combine for the pur- pose of erecting a central and that they represented 4,000 hectares of sugar land.
An Iloilo dispatch says:-
As a result of the serious-economic cov- ditions confronting the hacenderos in the sugar producing provinces of Panay anl Negros, & popular mass meeting has been called by the Iloilo Board of Trade with a view toward securing the assistance of the insular government to provide ener; geney funds to tide the sugar, growers over the abnormal conditions confront ing them. With their sugar warehouses clothes to give away. It will be a treat filled to overflowing with last year's crop. R exceptionally large eerenge
and
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CHILDREN OF FAR CATHAY.
A HOUTAL AND - POLITIJAL· NOVEL OF- ABSORBING INTEREST":
By CHAS J. HALCOMBE,
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THE
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HE VOLUME, which consists of 42
Pages, and includes a Sketch Plan of historical intercet showing the disposi tion of the Forces at the battle of Kwcilin, is dedicated to Bir BOERET HART,
did. It seemed to him from the Report for the people who will get them-they planted for the present year, a woeful-BROWN, RED AND, GREEN COLOURS G.C.M.G., and Dr. A. Hunkie.
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or scientific expedition, the ship had only."
lack of transportation and insuficient funds to Bradle
situation. the
the hacenderos and sugar dealers
to be treated as a neutral ship. It seemi Extract from a letter from the Organis-and in a critical plight. Strong efforts H of the
"ONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS ed to him that the German Government ing Secretary, Ministering League, in on the part of the local Press, the Board
MEETINGS cf the
answer to a parcel despatched on Novem- of Trade, and individuals will be made to LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL for
at Taingtau must, have had this very the
Article in their minds, because they our- tainly imagined, rightly or wrongly, that this ships. was entitled to immunity, other wise they would never have given in
Captain
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