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DEATH OF AN OLD HONG- KONG RESIDENT.
MR. G. J. B. SAYER..
We regres to announce the death of M- G. J. B. Sayer, which occurred yesterday M: morning us the Matilda Bospita!. Bayer had been very ill for the past twɔ months from na internat walady. Recently he received information that one of his song, who had joined one of the Canadian contingents for the Front, had been gassed at Ypres and wes missing." This ori dently caused him much grief and un- doubtedly influenced the course of his ip- ness. Previously he had suffered the loss of two sons in this Colony.
The Inte Mr. Sayer, who was 5 years of ago, had been in Hongkong a quarter of a contury. He was originally in the service of the Naval Yard as officer in charge of admiralty works, but for the just ten yeurs practised as an architect and civil Foreveral engineer ou his own account.
1
mouths he has rendered enthusinslie au willing service to the Hongkong Cigarette- and Tobacco „Ford for the troops at the Front. He carried un his work as Hon. Secretary Fight up to the last and then-su- He was a rendered it to Mr. T. Parim prominent Freemaron, hid attained Ligh For the last office in the Zetland Lodge, few months he had ected as one of the Government censors at the Telegraph Company's offices.
He leaves a widow, one son and three daughters.
The funeral takes place this afternoon
at 5.30.
CORRESPONDENCE. THE TRIAL OF CASES
CAMERA."
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
IN
·HONGKONG, Sept. 17th.
space
some
RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
SHE DONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 20гa, 1916.
emphasises the value and importance of the waterworks extension, which is now in It was a dark corner-in Kowloon, in progress at Tyrantuk. proximity to the Detention Camp.
quite flat.
The local Volunteers and Reserves are.
CANTON NOTES,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, September 17th.
LIXIE.
On account of the unsatisfactory revenue
quite naturally, elated at the fact that they have entered so practically into accruing to the Government from thở Royal thoughts, and the historic little imposition of likein, the authorities are souvenir sent out by Princess Mary will reported to have decided on the adoption sasured by them for many a day of the following plans for the reform of
It will remind them
morz
than most
things of the part they were able to play in history a in the greatest war necessarily limited part, but none the less valuable at a time when each
A keen Private suddenly pricked up his gir a la mule, thesi wont quickly down on hands and knees and commenced to For several minutes be adopted oran!. this snail-like progress and then lay Sure enough, that was a tongue strangely like an alien enemy;
What should be du? A thought catre at once. deep gultural and excitable He re-crawled and reached another Pri wite, a hurried, whispered conversation worth his salt has a part to pia", on I understand. ensued, and then two people commenced behait of his country. to crawl, and subsequently two more also, that much speculation is rife among figures lay flat and listened intently to the members of the two Corps as
strange gabble on the other side of whether the particular bullet case which the road in the dark. The two "Tow- they possess discharged a bullet which Of cause Bo mies had arranged a plan of campaign. found a German billet. hev rushed to the dark space obscuring guarantee to this effect is astechol to the the tulkers and gave the order "Hands present, but there can be Fittle doubt
Why for, man?
care the that there arm Sewer Germans in the What language were you world to-day as the result of those empty "The best in all the world,cases which baye found their way speaking!" indeed, man; it was Welsh, look you. th Hongkong in a less antagonistis role. sune glorious language which appeared on
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3. answer:
the trams last week, whatefer. Dai Joney here, he Llanvairpwithgwyn Lad fled.
the
FOOD
Ask
that
to
the system:
INTIMATIONS.
LANE,
CRAWFORD&Co.
1.-The re-valuation of goods on which FURNISHING
likin is levied. The amount of linkin levi oneable is at the rate of 5 per cent, ad valorem, but the values of the different commodities on which is is imposed have remained as hxed many years ago, Since then, the piece of wing articles of merchandise has
ed uite time that re-valuation was considerably advanced, and it is consider..
prepared, which without doubt would the Government's materially enhance revenue under this heading.
to
The leaving of the imposition of kin in the bands of Mercantile Syndi- cates. As it is impossible to keep a con- stan and effective check on the numerous likin sations throughout tee province, manyteases have occurred in which Ukin officials have been bribed to allow
Though I fully appreciate the joy and exhilaration of a rush through space--a from car dash along the const when the moon The soldiers enveloping the cuth in a glory
of silver affords real pleasure, -- you canga curviers to snuggle goods through Some and thus evade the payment of likin, caus- it inuat be confessed joy riders are very non-chalant and prevail upon the driver to attain a speeding considerable lesses to the revenue. To conditions, Thus a danger is a once which he would not do under ordinary remedy this, a carefully calentated sura coed, for the roads at the dispest of should be fixed for each station and thạ atombiles are narrow, and have plenty farations attaching to it turned over te obscure any approaching vehicle; an of sharp turns which very successfully Chinese ear-drivers do not always sound Alex, these saine Celestial the horn when approaching a bend in posszas an almost the road. chauffeurs scem ceric instinct for a policeman. You are rushing along gaily when suddenly, the car is pulled up almost to a snail's space-and you pass a policeman wall within the regulation speed; and when he has been left behind
* police go again. Now, if 1
an, well, I should endeavour to equal the fans of the P. engaged on the Penk for the express purpose
This end spotting uamuzzled canines. must be really worth his weight in. 85
tes?
If anyone took the trouble to count the number of potty dufts dealt with at the Magistracy each week, the total would be surprisingly large And though some of the purloining is described as petty, quite large sums of money, and valuable collections of jewellery, are removed by some person who entered of .80. and so," Several questions, can be quite fairly put on the subject. Are the theives too clever for Are the people police and public?
Are the police not so cautious as they might be? Quite a
be said about each Tot CH7
There are some exceedingly clever people among the thieves' community, and they have heaps of novel methods for relieving other people of their goods and chattels withou anyone being the wiser until the loss has been actually discovered and the thief has mingled with the crowd unce more. Many people, also, are far too enroless with their articles of value, and
robbed too careless?
query.
SI-Kindly allow. - your paper to ventilate & grievance of man kind. By not allowing the public to sit at and listen to a case of indecent assault at the Magistracy on the 15th in which a Chinese youth was sentenced to a term of uine months' imprisonment, and hus makin more cases than one they have them-
were
Hway you
RODERICK RANDOM.
THE MOTOR AMBULANCE, HONGKONG WOMEN'S GIFT, SUBSCRIPTION, LIST. NO. 4.
of
Mrs. S. H. Aitken, Miss Marjory Aitken,
31rs.
experienced mercantile syndicate, which will guarantee its ability to colleci this figure and put up security, from which, any amount short-levied will be Thus having accepted this. deducted. responsibility, each of these syndicates will no doubt take special pains to put an end to the smuggling which has been going vo
THE PRESIDENT AND LOUAL JUDICIAL AFFA) 43. The fellowing is the gist of an extract from a mandate wired to the authorities by the President
"I have seriously impressed upon all. Judicial officials the necessity of syniding delay in giving their decisions in cases of litigation, but i am afraid, as time goes on, my instructions may be wilfully dis- regarded, and, therefore, consider "that." unless close scrutiny is made and encour- agement or reprimand given, as the case may be, no und will be put to this mal- practice. I find that monthly reports are the Metropolis, and hereby direct that the Civil Justice
those Board of
and
ing it impossible for the public to judge os selves to blame for subsequent loss. Poor Mrs. A. F. Arculli, Mrs. H. Mader Misses form an opinion as to the merit or demerit Robert, Chough often blamed, is the least. and J. Arenili, Mrs. G. Arculli, Mrrendered by all judicial courts outside t
Quite naturally A. K. Areulli, Mrs. Atkinson.
Jirs. Bacon,
George Banker, of the judgment delivered in the case, the offender of the three.
Beanmont, Mrs. Blackburn, Mrs. Butlin, Mrs. J. W. Carroll, Mrs. Creas, Miss Vers P.C. has been called in by a much (The), E.J.B., C.M.B., H.S.B. aggrieved victim he has so little to work Crees, Mrs. Alfred Crew. upon that an arrest is a very forlorn hope. Personally, I think householders themselves could be much more careful, and less eredulous.
setting out the cases which have been tried powers, shall render monthly reports fully in their respecte territories, whether a decision has been given or no, for my personal perusal."
Magistrate who tried that case seems to the thief is only active when a constable Marjory and Dorothy Beckwith, Miss Oliva | Governors who are invested with judicial me to have done so injustice to one or the is not in the vicinity, and when the other of the parties to the case and to man kind. Those who wished to attend and listen to the case, and were not admitted in Court, never thought that the youth would be punished in that munner, as they know all the circumstances which led up the case, It was simply a love affair; and, of course, as the youth was poor and had
80 ago.
Mrs. Danby
SUGGESTED PERMANENT RELIEF FUND, Mrs. J. Fletcher, Mrs. W. J. B. Fletcher, Mrs. Forbes (Swatow), Mrs.
A certain Mr. Ip Kim Yan has genta A.M.F.. McLeau Gibson, Mrs. Gomes,
Mrs. D. Harvey, Mrs. Haywood, Miss petition to Civil Governor Chang suggest Haywood, Mrs. Paul Hodgson, Miss Vera ing the establishment of a Bureau for the collection of adrance donations to be set Hooper, Ms. Horaby,
aside for the relief of sufferers from the Dorien Hornby, Nancy Hornby,
floods in the province and the appoint- Hodgson, Mrs. J,
E.E.J.
ment of Messrs. Tang Sin Lun, Au Lim, Mrs. W. Kien. Mrs. H. A. Lammert, Mrs. Lesbriel, the Hon. Lau Chu Pak and Cheung Pat. Sze to be Chairman and Vice Chairman S. M., Miss of the same. The petitioner also proposes "Mollie
Dot," and
Alisses the establishing of a Public Society for Mae, Mrs. MacKenzie, MacKenzio, Mrs. MaoKichan, Mrs. Mohler, the Provention of Revolts. The Governor
has not endorsed the petition, as yet. Mrs. Morris.
Writing of larecies recalls a most no legal defence, it was hopeless for him to harrowing short story which appeared in save himself from imprisonment, although the local papers a day or he had a very good defence. This is the Among the list of peity thefts was Mr. Lindseli, 3 L.'s, justice that Britain prides horsel of, and laconic paragraph which stated, without a single sympathetic comment, that w another case of money controllin: justice,
Hoping that if, in future, car of this resident on the Foak had reported to the kind should come before the Court, the pur police that some person had cut off the lic will be given a chance to listen to the tail of his white Chinese dog! I longed for an interview with this collector of Yours faithfully,
tails. It was a most cruel action, to say the least of it, and one cannot help wondering what sort of person it was
Mrs. H. 3. H. Nemazce,
the
Misses Packham, "Pedestrians," Mrs. Pennyfather, Mrs. Platt, Mrs. Eldon Potter (omitted from 1st list by mistake), Pamela and Noello Potter.
Mrs. Raynor, Mrs. Reichman, Miss Ritchie (2nd donation) A CHINESE JUSTICE.
Rita, "Mrs. A. [No one who knows anything of the
Mrs. Scholes, Mrs. Marray Scott (2nd administration of justice in British Couns
Miss Rozario. will suriously regard our correspondent's who conceived such a cannibalistic idea donation), Miss Shaw, Mrs, Shenton, Mis Of course, 1 Annette Skelton, (accidentally omitted from and put it into effect.
Mr. H unwarranted aspersion on the Court when!
a Hunnish last list), Mrs. Shoes, Mrs. Morton-Smith,
Mrs. Stark, Miss Stonyer, ho refers to the case he mentions as another
Summers, F.S-, N.S. instance of money controlling justion." ralise that it posICESES The question as to whether it is advisable flavour, but in this Colony such a sug to try such cases in camera is one which may be open to argument, especially when gestion would farcical, and there is not
a Chinese in existence who will convince
we see what mischievous inferences ure drawn from it by the Chinese public: but wa may state that the Magistrates' Ordinance me that the person who did this seriously
gives power to a Magistrate to deny the thought he was removing a queue. public access to the Court-room "when the
eridence is of an
action in this caso.
indecent character.'"
We have been having unusally fine Many Our information is weather for the time of year.
That entirely explains the Magistrate's.
that the accused pleaded guilty to the readers will recall years when the twohoon
up
the
almost continuously
of month
August, times in the month of
charge in open Court, and it was only after signals were that plea had been recorded that the Court was cleared for the oridence of the principal throughout. witness to the taken to enable the Magis and main
Our trato 'to assess the punishment. correspondent, it seems to us, is justified September, but I believe I am correct
this that saying
season
the
We all like
Mrs. J. W. Taylor, Mrs. W. Taylor. Ms. Warden, Mrs. H. M. Wehk, Mrs. Wimble. Mrs. W. G. Worcester.
Café: ---Mrs, Collected by Alexandra Howard. Anonymous."
Collected by Café Wisenran:-Mrs. Apear, M. T. J. Richards, Mrs. C. Scott, Mrs. Mrs. J. Doyle, Mrs. N. 8. Moses, Ned, Stanley Smith, Mrs. J. J. Stubbings. Mrs. Collected by Mrs. Coppin:--J. A. Young Esq., Mrs. A. E. Wright, Miss Enid Wright. A. M. Thornhill, M., W.
Master Dudley Coppin.
Collected by Dairy Farm:-Miss M. Manuk. Mr. J. McCorquodale.
Collected by Hongkong Hotel: Mi
#.
N. Beaurepaire, Ms. P. S. Shea. Mis B. Mrs. H. W. G., Mrs. H. B. Bridger. A., Miss E. L., Mrs., I. Y.. Eddie, My Joy,
coek.
in protesting against the exclusion of the in
Collected by Miss Lammert-Mrs. T Broused man's friends, and we have very bluck signals have not been up more Tittle doubt that had representations been
Charles Lammert, Mrk G. P. Lammert, made to the Court on the subject the than twice all told. Magistrate would have seen fit to modify the fine weather, but the advertisement Arthur, Mrs. Gibson, Mr. Hammond, Mrs. the general order he gave to the usher. En notifying the discontinuance of the sup3fiss Lam ert, Miss E. Lammert. Miss ply of water by means of house services Robertson, Miss Woodcock, Miss E. Wood- "THE DEVIL'S OWN ABODE,” in the ridermain districts shows that the absence of rains which typhoons bring in cause the their train is beginning to Water Authority some anxiety. stand that the rainfall to date is some- thing like 20 inches below the average. The Latest monthly return of the storage
TURKISH DESCRIPTION OF GALLIPOLI PENINSULA.
Collected by Miss Square:-Margaret: Alison. Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Grimshaw, Mrs. M. Melver, Mrs. R. Sutherland. Sauffer's Friends, collected by Eddie, Mrs. John I under-Rodger.
Total Already acknowledged Grand total
TO TRADE IN CHINA.
OTTOMAN SUBJECTS LICENSED
A notification by Sir John Jordan, British Minister, sets out the names of persons of Ottoman nationality residing and doing business in China with whora trading is permitted by the King's
licence.
NOW SHOWING
NEW
DESIGNS
IN
DEPARTMENT.
TELEPEONY 1741,
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CARRIAGES
COACH
HIGH-CLASS
FINISH
IN
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Hongkong, 12th August, 1915.
The following are the names in the THE TAIKOO
list:-
Jacques Azadian, Import.and Export Merchant.
B. A. Somekh, Import and Export Mer chant.
8. 8. Somekh, Import and Export Merchant.
D. 8. Someth, Sharebroker.
S. E. and E. E. Shahmoun, Impout and Export Merchant
J. H. Joseph, Member of the Shanghai Ellis Joseph, Director of Joseph Bro- Stock Exchange and Import Merchant.
thers.
A. E. Codsi, Pearl Merchant and Director of Bacha & Company.
N. S. Levy, Shanghai Brokers Associa
& Company, tion and former Director of S. J. David
J. Ä. Fredericks, Shanghai Share. Brokers Association and Import Mer- chaut.
F. Aaron
S. J. Solomon, formerly in the employ J. A. Sudka of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon & Company,
M. J. Nathan, Sharcbroker and Com mission Agent and Member of Shanghai Share Brokers' Association.
M. Meyer, Shazebroker and Commis- sion Agent.
9 800.30N, E. B. Ezra, Secretary of the Bank 3.268.50 of Territorial Development of China,
Limited, all of Shanghai. ..84,068.80
A trawler from Smyrna reports that wounded Turks regard the Gallipoli
It is earnestly requested that they who Peninsula as the devil's own abode. He states that if they are lucky enough to of water in the reservoirs of the Colony,
dated September 1st, showed the water have not already subscribed towards the escape bursting shells they have still to face their German task masters, who are armed with revolvers. We have been in storage to be 114.90 millions of gallons Motor Ambulance Fund, will do so as less than on September 1st last year. We soon as possible, as the promoters of the told that the day of triumph is near,"
"But even if all the said one Tari reported victories are true, what will our have not yet reached the end of the Scheme are most anxious to wire the total triumph be? We never hated and don't typhoon season; and there is time yet sum home by the end of this month, bate the Anglo-French. We would cease fighting 11 Allah would only remove perhaps, for the deficiency to be made up. in 81,431.20 is still required to complete
case, the present position the necessary sum-4.€ 85,500.00. Enver Pacha and his followers.
Lu aby
J. S Spunt, partner in the firm of Spunt & Rosenfeld, of Tientsin. "and with any other persons or bodies of per- doing business in China whose names may sons of Ottoman nationality residing and
Majesty' Consulates in China, and all hereafter from time to time be published at the public offices of His Britannic not be considered as coming within the definition of the word 'enemy as given such persons or bodies of persons shall
in the King's Regulations No. 10 of
•1915. "
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