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GERMAN PRIZE COURT DECISIONS.
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NUGATURY DISTINCTION.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET. HOMEWARD MAIL MISSING.
LETTERS AND REMITTANCES OF
Mesars. Vernon & Smyth, in their weekly share report dated the th October, state; —
There have been fow changes of import-
rête,
MONEY SEIZED.
The London and China Express anys - anes in the local market during the few The Hankon VII. and other Norwegian steamers which have been stopped by Ger days which have clapsed since our report man meu-of-war and had their mails taken of the 1st instant, and we close with a from them, or, as one report has it, fair enquiry for most stocks at about thrown into the sea, carried portions ef current quotations. Standard Tin 18 Fastern mail matter coming over the Bib three months, and Plantation Rubber at. quoted in London at $148) cash, £1491|rian route, Some few advices that should have reached us have failed to do so, and the enhanced price of 3/5. Sterling T-T. it may be the reason therefor is the one opened at 1/93, Shanghai T.T. at 771 stated. We hear als of Far Eastern and Bingapore T.T. at 771, the Bank's firms and banks which are likewise short of postal matter that in the ordinary remaining as last quoted, viz. 761, Bar. course should have reached them. A Ger Silver is quoted from London to-day at man wireless message now says the Nor 23 13-16 ready.
wegian Minister in Berlin hos wired his BANES-Hongkong and Shanghais havs Government that the mails have been re "The mail bags have been open- been booked at 8827) and $830, and a few turned. more shares are enquired for at the formered with a view to searching for contra band, but the letters have not been been booked in a small way at #4274, and The circumstances were:The mail
MARINE INSURANCES. -- Cantons have disturbed." close with probable sellers at this rate. were being conveyed from Bergen to Eng. Unions are easier with small sales at the land by the Haakon VII. on 18th Aug.r reduced quotation of 2905, and Yangtszes when they were seized by a German sub- unchanged with buyers at 8248, ex 13. marine, North Chinas are firmer with bagers at protested, and requested the return of the
The Norwegian Government). Th. 178.
mails to Norway. The Norwegian Post FIRE INSURANCES, Chinos are in remaster-General reported that the sub- quest at 8162, and Hongkongs close with marine ordered to be thrown overboard al
nominal quotation of $420,
printed matter and parcels addressed to SHIPPING. Douglasos have been the England, France, and Italy, and al medium of business at 888 and 889, and Colonies of nations hostile to Germany. at which latter rate more shares can prob. The subyaarine seized JL letters and re- ably be placed Indo-Chines have been mittances of money, sold at 8153 and $154, and now have buyers quotation of 8603, and Deferred are on at 8104,The Preferred have a nominal offer at 80% China and Manilas r have had gedes at $38. Steamboats ha inquired for at 45 cents, and Star Ferries
nominal quotation of $20. been a quiet market and close with al
On the 14th it. a most successful de monstration was made of an invention by The British Foreign Offies issued the
following for publication last month: of the Mitan Bishi Dockyard and Engine Judgments have recently been delivered Works, Nagasaki. The salvage steamor by the German Prize Court at Hamburg Our-maru wes navigated and controlled in the cases of the steamships Maria, nad entirely by the captain from the bridge. Batavier V. Instead of giving instructions to the
The Maria, a Dutch vessel, was carry officers in the engine room when he wished ing a cargo of wheat, shipped at Portland any alteration to be made in speed, or for (Oregon) to Belfast and Dublin. She was starting or stopping the engine he did the captured and sunk by the German war work himself by means of the device undership Karlsruhe in the Atlantic on Septem-huying rate for 3 d/s bills on Shanghai trial, which 16 termed The Ship ber 91st last. The Batavier V, Dutch Mancurring Apparatus," The trial vessel bound for London, was captured in lasted three hours, and the invention did the North Sea on March 18th last, and al; that was claimed for it.
taken to Zeebrugge on suspicion of carry- The Nagasaki Press says that. Dr. itong contraband.
The sinking of the Maria was justified was granted a patent by the Japanese by the Germen Prize Court on the ground Government on January 18th, 1919, and that, having regard to the place of patent rights have been scoured by him in capture, the commander of the Karruse Great Britain, the United States, and was unable to take the vessel into a Ger
The declared object of the apmau port or the port of an allied Power, paratus is to enable the captain or naviga and so acted pursuant to Article 113 tor to manipulate the ship from the bridge the German Naval Prize Regulations. at bis own will to move, turn or stop the This was said not to require any further principal engine. Hitherto the navigator explanation, and payment of indemnity has had to give orders to the engine-room to the owner was refused. staff by means of the engine-room tele
Tho judgments show that in consider- graph, the engineer in charge acting in ing the question of the destination of cor accordance with the instructions given ditional contraband the Germen Prize from the bridge, Dr. Ito's invention Court held that it is to be guided by a abolishes the engineer-in-charge and on
communication of the Chief of the General ables the captain to regulate valves or ro Staff of the Navy adsreses to the hot verso engines fringelf. An important say.
on August 17th, 1814, concerning the ports ing of time is thereby effected, as the on gineer has to book carefully at the telegraph bases of operations and supply for British to be regarded as fortified places, or as indicator before obeying the command armed forces in Great Britain issued "by from the bridge. Another important con- supreme command." sideration is the prevention of misunder in other cases held that such places as As the Court has
Ipswich Poole, Borrowstoness, im collision cases, wrecks, and other mari Grangemouth are bases or fortified places, time disasters as to the exnet orders given it may be inferred that these also are to the engine-room, and, the time which included in the list referred to. elapses before the orders are obeyed. This in order to rebut the presumption thus apparatus effectually dispores of uch dip set up that conditional contraband des
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REFINERIES-China Sugars have again proved to a buying rate of $1315, with o been booked at $131, and have now in
and closes with prices slightly eer, with OILS.-This market has again ruled dull, the exception of Langkate. Shells being on offer at 90, Ural Caspiane at 39/- ani Langkats with buyers at Th. 381.
MINING.-Raubs have been placed at $3.40 and are now inquired for at 84-30, fans have seliers at 30, with no buyers with no shares offering at the rate. Kai in evidence, and Tronchs can be obtained xt 31/6.
putes and throws the entire sponsibilitined for such places is intended for shares on offer. Luzons have been a quiet i upant the navigator. "Race" of the military and not civil use, the Court held | market, and are now on offer at 839. engines in bad weather is difficult to pro that the counter-proof must satisfy tie vent under the conditions which now gen- most rigorous conditions, and that it erally obtain on steamships, but the bridge would only be possible to furnish it in control apparatus enables the navigator rare cases. With regard to the cargo of to adjust the engines when big wares are wheat on board the furie, they hold the encountered, thus reducing the risk of
was no moans of ascertaining with the accident to a minimum. Sometimes dust certainly what use the cidents occur in engine-rooms and there is would have been put to at the arrived of difficulty, or risk, in entering to step the the vessel at Belfast, and whether this engines, but control from the bridge puts British Government would not have come
upon the scene as purchaser. The apparatus is worked by electricity, The effect of these decisions appears to but a defect in it would not imperil the bo to abolish in practice the distinction ship, as it is easily detachable and the en-between absolute and conditional contra- gines could be worked in the ordinary band of war.
an end to this also.
WAR NEWS.
wheat
THREE MONTHS' FOR ALSATIAN WOMAN.
It is believed that Dr. Ito's inven- way. tion will be of great value in navisa for fleet, manœuvres, as it will be possible for mavigators to maintain distance with fas greater accuracy and see them under existing conditions. The Oura-maru, in- which the test was successfully made, is fitted with reciprocating engines, but it is A telegram from Basle to the Petit understood that the apparatus can be more l'arisien says that a Mulhouse lady easily applied to the turbine, which has named Anna Schesser has recently beco established its pre-eminence for the con- in trouble with the German authorities. ditions under which bridge control of the She stated that the French had been engine room is most necessary.
twice through Mulhouse and had touched nothing in her house, whereas the Ger- mans on their visit carried off everything of value and ill-treated the inhabitants.
GENERAL TUAN CHI-JUI.
PERMISSION TO LEAVE PEKING REFUSED
IRON HAND IN WARSAW.
GKTEMANS.
DOCKS, WHIRVES AND GODOWNS.-Hong-
kong and Whampoa Docks have led to considerable business at rates varying between $82) and 886, and have also beon placed at 2881 and 880 for December delivery Kowloon Wharves have been done at 70 cash, and 883 for December, and close firm, New Engineerings remain unchanged with buyer in the North at Ta. 91, and Shanghai Docks are inquired for at Tis. 00. Shanghai and Hongkew Wharves are easier and close with nominal quotation of Tls. 50.
LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- Kong Lands have been sold at #100, and Humphreys Estates at 87, and have now buyers at $6.00. Kowloon Lands at $40, West Paints at 872, and Hongkong Hotels at $112 remain in demand, with no busi- ness reported. Central Estates · remkin u quict market and close, with a nominal quotation of $100.
·
THE HONGKONG VOLIERS, cons ORDERS OY LIEUT.-COL A. CHAPMAN, V.D.
JOINED.
1.-Sapper Steer joined the Corps on 5th inst., allotted Corps No. 1918 and posted to Engineer Company.
PARADES.
2.--Parades for Thursday, 7th instant, 5.15 p.m. The following recruite
Gunnars J. V. Braga (No. 1 Section Artillery Battery, and H. Mol. MID- Tavish (No. 2 Section Artillery Battery) Privates F. E. Hanger W. P. C. Trafford (Scouts Co.) and N. S. Jacobs (Bignelling Section). Musketry Instruction on Kennedy Road Range. Uniform (Deill Order)- 'to be worn. Service rilles to be
carried.
Corp. Grimes, R.E., will
attend. 5.30 p.m. Recruits of all unita (except Right Boction M.G. Co, and Signal- fing Section and these detailed for: Musketry Instruction at Kennedy Hoad Hango), Squad Drill and Hifle exercises at Headquarters under Sergeant-Major Higby and Sergeant Frith,
5.30 pm. Recruits of Engineer Com-
pany, Musketry and Rifle exerciens. at Taikoo Dockyard, under Sergeant.. Bullock
Remainder: Nil.
NorReference Corps Order No. 2, dated 5th Odober, 1915, the Right Bection M.G. Co. will fall in at 5.15 p.m. to-day on road between City Hall and Courte of Justice, to proceed to Happy Valley by special tram for Section drill and Skirmishing.
DETAIL.
8.-Can. Club Hill, Kowloon,
On duty until 9th instant: H,K.V.R.
DETENTION CAMP, KOWLOON,
On duty until 9th instant: H.K.V.R
Orderly Sergeant from 9th to 18th instant, Sergeant Schnepel,
COTTON MILLS.-This market has again RUSSIANS ORDERED TO DO BUSINESS WITH been a quiet one, and closes with prices
as follows, viz: Ewon Tis. 171 buyers, } NOTE, Kung Yike Tis. 15 buyers, and Shanghai Cottons T... 94 buyers. Internationals and Lacu Kong Mows having a nominal
The Governor-General of Warsaw repeat- y sued the following proclamation:-
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant, H.K.V.C.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PATROLS (CENTRAL).
General Tuan Chi-jui, the ex-Ministar of War, whose death by assassination has I am informed of the fact that manufacquotation of Tis. 90 and Tls. 90% respec been falsely reported in some papers, apturers, and mors cepecially bankers tively. Soy Chees have been sold at Th pours still to be suffering from official "ill-established in Wareny refuse to do busi- health,"
He submitted a memorial to theness with Gorman subjecte on account of Ta Tsung Tung last week in which he their nationality. In such cases I shit stated that with the coming of autumn, immediately close such establishments, his "health had shown no signs of im- and send the owners to German comoen- provement and, for this reason, he craved tration camps. the Great President to "unburden" him
"Further, all prohibitions of pay- of the offices held by him in the Chiang ments to German, Austrian, or Turkish Chun Fu as well in the Headquarters of subjects issued by the Russian Govern All those who the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and ment shall be repealed. Navy The General has further craved refer to those prohibitions in order not permission to leave Peking to the end that to fulfil their obligations to the sub- $91 and Steam Laundries at 831. Dairy Saturday, October 9th:- he might wend his way to his natirejecte named will be punished by five
Home in Anhui and visit his ancestral tombs and secure that change of surround- ings which the recuperation of his health argently demands. But the General is "wanted," and since the President must conault him from time to time on matters
years' imprisonment"
PAINTED SHIPS.
DESTROYER DISGUISED AS SUBMARINE.
Elaborate experiments ara being carried
of high moment the permission to quit out by the United States Atlantic Flest Peking has been" graciously refused. Peking Gazette..
CHINESE KIDNAPPERS IN KOBE.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES.
assembled to demonstrate the value of paint as a means of carsealing or disguis ing warships.
Recently the destroyer McDonough ap- peared off Block Island disguised as a sub- marine. Black paint had been used over the grey sides of the destroyer to form the cutline of a submarine and the shape of a periscope was painted on the middle funnel.
The illusion was said to have been offer tive at a short distance.
THE DRY LAND FLEET.
AMERICAN SARCASM AT GERMAN EXPENSE.
49 and Hongkong Cottons at 891.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Green Island Cements have further strengthened and have been done at various rates up to $11.20 for cash, and 8113 for December delivery. China Providents have also improved and are inquired for at 83.66 with no shares offering at the rate. Chin's Borneos are wanted at 8101. Iers at $185, Hongkong Trams at 85.75 Peak Trams (old) at Farms are on offer at $34 and Watsons at 36) Sales have taken place in China Lights at $4.40 and Ropes at $341.
OFFICIAL RESIDENCES IN PEKING.
PRESIDENT TO REMOVE TO THE "INNER COURT.”
We extract the two following para- graphs from the l'eling Gazette:--
The buildings ut Non-hai in which are the President's Office and Residence are not spacious enough u spite of attempted extensions. It is reported that the Gay- ernment has now decided to remove the President's Office and Residence to the "Inner Court" which is now occupied by the Imperial Tsing Family, and orders
rior to repair the Ta-ho and Pro-ho Palaces, which form part of the Inner Court." As already reported, the Im- perial Family has agreed to remove from the Court to the Summer Palace. In view, however, of the jaconvenience which would be caused to the high officials of the Imperial Household by the removal to the Summer Pakce, especially in the coming winter, the Imperial Family will tempor- arily occupy the buildings at Nan-bai now in use as the President's Office and Men sion.
Thursday, October 7th:
Ono Sergeant and 7 Pes. from No. 3 Company for each shift. Inspector Taylor will visit
One Sergeant and 7. P.-c. from No. 8 Company for each shift. Sergeant Major will visit,
Friday, October 8th:---
One Sergeant and 7 P.-c. from No. 2 Company for each shift. Inspector Alves will visiti.
PATROLS (EASTERN). Thursday, October 7th
6.50 p.m.- E; Arculli and A. 9.
Hassen
8,50 p.m.-P.-c. A. M. Noor and
Ismail.
Friday, October 8th:--
5.50 p.m.-P.cs. 8. Moosdeen and A.
G. Buliad.
8.50 p.m.Pos. A. Bandraa and Abdul Hamid. Sergeant Aroulli will visit.
PATROLS (WATER POLICE)
Thursday, October 7th:---
5.50 p.m. Sergeant Figueiredo (8),
Rosario (8), and P. Roza (P)' 8,50 p.m.-Bunje (S), W. Hobbs. (8),
and F. Hobbs (P),
5.60 p.m. Gaskell (S), Henderson (S), Friday, Otober 8th:- Wilks (P).
Saturday,
October 9th A
6.50 p.m.---George Loe (8). and Tang
Shing Cheung (5).
8.50 p.m.--Kim (8) and A. J. Ablong
(3)
F. C, JIN, D. S. P. (Reserve).
A pleasing incident occurred the other day at the front, when General de Maud'huy was decorating half a dozen braves, po
A number of Chinese pedlars resident in Kobe were arrested recently and taken
Other warships have been decorated to the Aivibashi police-statita, and are with spots of black, the theory being that now under examination by the Procura it is much harder to make out their char-have, been issued to the Ministry of Inte tors of the Kobe Cours. While nothing ecter at a distance, particularly when the definite yet known in regard to the
sen is covered with a light haze. nature of the case, the Usaku Asahi claims to have gleaned that the Chinese attempted to kidnap and sell a number of Japaness and Chinese children. Already, it is declared, batches of unfor tunate victims have been got to Shang- The New York Press has some joyously hai for sale, and the attention of the sarcastic comment on Count von Revent police was called by members of the crew low's statement that it is not the British of the Kasuga Maru, which was sailing Fleet, but the geographical configura on Friday morning for Shanghai, to the tion of the North Sea," which has been fact that several children were among responsible for keeping German shipping the passengers on board, and to the
THE VICE-PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE. suspicions as to their destination: off the ocean and the German war floot
The Vice-President's household has re- Among the men arrested, says the bottled up in the carrow waters back of
moved from Yin-tai, the island in the Pro- Japan Chronicle, is a Chinese living in
Heligoland.
Gays the American commentator:-The sidential Grounds where the Emperor Motomachi whose business, according to the Kobe papers, is te kidnap and sell fool English built a fleet to sail on the sea Kuang Hsu spent his last days, to Yung-aged children at from Y.50 to Y.70 per head. when they ought to have proceeded on the lu's Gardens is the Tung Chang Hutung A con- The youngsters, so the report goes on, assumption, if the Count is correct, that of "Morrison" Street north. are killed on arrival in China, and their the North Ben was dry land. It certainly temporary states that the property has hearts sold to Chinese druggists who was very stupid of them to keep the gebeen purchased from its late owners for make nostrums for the superstitious. It graphic configuration of the North Sea is the handsome sum of $90,000. It has is further alleged that this one man used mind while building their boats. If the hitherto served as the reception place of to secure about five children every sea could evaporate they would be in the Military Club and is a beautifully laid month. These stories do not sound very ice pickle. Certainly they are a stupid out compound with garden and artificial
rock-work. credible
lot, these Britishers."
C
The General, who is beloved by his men for his bonhomie and the fatherly. interest. he takes in their well-being turned to one of the six poilus and
**And what part are you from 1-”. "I am from X., General." *** "Why, it's only a few miles from here. I suppose it's a long time since you saw your family, eb 1
"Not since the war
broke out,
"Well, take my motor-car; go and embrace them, and be quick about it.”
General."