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TES HONGKONG DALLY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 77o. 1916
S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
PIANOS
ON
HIRE
FROM
$10 Per MONTH.
COMPANY REPORT,
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE CO. LTD.
ANNUAL REPORT.
SUICIDE AT SINGAPORE.
BY A MAN WHO ATTEMPTED HIS LIFE AT HONGKONG.
SENSATIONAL" STORY TOLD TO THE CORONER.
The report of the directors for the year
An enquiry was held at Singapore a few ending 31st December, 1915, for presenta- | days back into the death of Mr. Colin tion to the shareholders at:
Fatracey: Quillum Scott, first officer of the the annual gon
Straits Bteamship Company's steamer eral mecting next Saturday, states that the atong, who with his wife was found in et profit for the year, including $10,079:18 Sasoious in their bedroom at the Scoview
Hotel. brought forward from last account amounts to 405.804.05, from which have to be the dusted remuneration to directors, 6 per cent, on net profit 62,786.50, remuneration to general managers, 6 per cent, on tet pro
In accordance with Rule No. 78 of the Company's Articles of Asscolation the directors, Mess J, Scott Harston; J. W.
DEFENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
GREAT SHIPBUILDING SCHEME.
· A STRONGER ARMY.
tile marine for use in time of war.
East.
HOUSES TO LES
GO DOWN.
O LET, GODOWN, approximate arca 6,300 sq. ft. Sitrated No. 99, Praya
Apply
W. G. HUMPHREYS & CO.,
Liquidators for JEDSEN & Co.
· [221 Hongkong, 31st January, 1916
FURNISHED FLATS.
THE
rooms
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The American defence scheme is now dis- closed. Bills dealing with the proposed increase in the land establishment are before both Chambers, and the Secretary of the Navy's annual report was made public the other day says The Times' Washington correspondent.
naval proposals are simple. They her modical evidenne showed that the involve a live years programme calculated Undersigned are prepared to is rais
some of their Tregualer Mansions (May deceased succumbed to veronal poisoning as things stand to wake the United States Road), Flats to suit intending tenants. These Mrs. Scott's condition, was practically the the second naval Power of the world The Fate bave first-class appointments which same as that of the deceased, but she re- United States has built or is building 12 include English Baths and Kitchen ranges, covered.
| || super-Dreadnoughts, 22 battleships, 11
hot water supply and water closets. They mado enquiries and these went to destroyers, 13 torpedo-boats, and one is
Inspector Mann deposed that he had armoured cruisers, 14 light cruisers, are of two kinds, viz.: Flats with 3 Bedrooms and 30 anb and 2 Sitting Rooms and Flats with 2 Bed- fit, $2.788.58, leaving a balance of show that the woman was not Mrs. Scott marines. If Mr.
ms and I Sitting Room. The latter are 260,230,87 This the directors recommend at all but Mrs. Arthur Milthorpe, Wit adopted she will by i have built or specially suitable for Bachelors, Arrange ness produced letters which referred to building 2. battleships of the first line, should be appropriated as follows:-Pay a Arthur Milthorpė as ber husband, one con six battle cruisers, 25 ba'cleships of the ments could be made if desired for the use, in common with certain other tenants, of the dividend of 35 cents per share, 852,300;taining a request to try and find the man second line, 10 armoured cruisers, 13 light adjoining fresh water swimming bath.
Amongst the woman's possessions there was cruisers, 18 cruisers of other tunes, 108
Apply to carry forward to new profit and loss also found a certificate of marriage be destroyers, 18 fleet submarines, 157 coast HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
tween Colin Stacey Guillum Scott and submarines, and an adequate mmber of account, $7,730.87.
Co., LTD. Florence Cotter. There were alterations auxiiary vessels. The weak point in his
Alexandra Buildings on this certificate, and it had been sent to scheme is, of course, the lack of a mercan- Hongkong, 26th January, 1916. Hongkong, where the ceremony took place Another letter was found, written by Lady this connection the Secretary puts forward
TO LET FURNISHED, Scott to the deceased, and from other vor the President's proposal for
TO S. MORRISON HILL, 6-Roomal Be Pete DMEN REQUIRED. respondence it had been learnt that Lady
Houza, 4 Bedrooms and 4 Bathrooms: Scott was the mother of the deceased.
Mr. Milthorpe said that for the last Apart from ships, Mr. Daniels most." Vacant from. 1st March.. two years she had, been known as Mrs, important recommendation concerna per-
Apply Florence Scott, but her real name was sounet, The Navy, he says, needs 7,500
HARRY WICKING & Co. Catherine Florence Milthorpe, and she was more men, 2,300 more apprentices, and
Hongkong, 3rd February, 1916. (235 the wife of Arthur Milthorpe, who was 1,500 more marines. He also suggests still alive. She had never been in the Government armour plate factories and habit of taking verona), but Mr. Scots had larger building plants. Except in regard taken it. In Hongkong he was in hospital to its reference to the ship purchase scheme. after taking it with the intention of com the report is considered good as far as News has been telegraphically received mitting suicide. On the evening of the it goes. The chief criticism is that it is by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock 6th Mr. Scott bought veronal at two over-optimistic in regard to persue. It Company that the David Gillies has suc-shops, two small phials at the Medical Hal! is pointed out with justice that the main cessful refinated the Australian Transport, in Brass Basah Road and a third bottle handicap of the Navy, even as it exists, which run aground on the south-east coast at the Chinese dispensary. Witness was is the want of men, which according ta of Formusa. The task, which occupied with him at the time and together they re- competent, naval authorities now exceeds about three weeks, was greatly hampered turned to the hotel. They arrived there 15,000. by the song monsoona and heavy seas between half past eight, and nine which have prevailed.
Scotty in the bedroom, said he wished to dio but did not want to leave her behind and so he asked her to take yeronal with him,
TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION Bommar, W, L. Pattendea aud Dr. J.
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS. Saturday, 12th Feb
Noon-Humphreys Estate and Finance Co,, Ltd., Meeting of Shareholders at the Hong Monday,
kong Hotel
Fab. 11 am, Daion Waterboat Co., Ltd, Meet. of Shareholders in the Offices of Mesara, Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Noon-The
and Whampoa Dock Oo, Leil, stamentinery General Mooting, Tuesday, 16th Feb 2
Yoon-Ho
Canton & Macro Steam 1. Meeting of Shareholders, Saturday, 19th Feb.
Noon-Hongkong and Shaoghal Banking Corporation, Meeting of Shareholders ni the City Hal Modday, 21th Feb.com
bost Co
Hongkong Fade-int Day. Tuesday, 22nd Feb.
Hongkong Race 2nd Day. Wednesday, 23rd Feb.
Hongkong Bao-3rd Day. Saturday, 28th Feb.
Hongkong Bao-Of Day.
TO LET.
NO. 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW, PRAK.
W. Noble retire, but, being oligible, qffer themselves for re-election.
"AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT"
RE-FLOATED.
The Australian Transport is a vessel of 4773 tons, and was loaded with a valu- able cargo of railway material which she was conveying to Vladivostock, She will
and repairs.
Mr.
The Corner: You were quité agrecable!
te brought to Hongkong for examination-Witness: He asked me to take it
You both knew what you were taking Yea
GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEERS,
OUTSPOKEN COMMENT OF A STRAITS NEWSPAPER.
Then you both took it for the purpose of committing suicide. Was Mr. Scott in financial difficulties —Yes, and that wor ried him.
And you made up your mind that you would go with him-Well, Mr. Scott said. that he did not know what would become of me when he was dead.
SALONIKA FRONT IM- PREUNABLE.
In
acquisition and operation. Government
THE ARMY PROPOSALS, The American Army consists on paper | of just over 100,000 men. Its muster is When troops in the considerably less, Colonial service in the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Isthmian Zone have boon
deducted from it not moro taan 30,000 oldiers are left for the United States, Again, making a deduction for fortress artillery and other immobile units one gets a mobile force of a than 30,000 men. The reserve of the Regular Artay is exactly 16 men Behind the Regular Army stands only 120,000 States Militia, some of whose units are probably up to
of a Continents] army of 400,000 * disci
!?
to be raised in incre plined citizens ments of 138,000 a year and to be trained WHAT JOFFRE'S ENVOY TOLD THE for short periods during those years.
GREEK KING.”
HONGKUNG VOLUNTEERS.
No
TO LET.
NIWO TWO HOUSES I "STONEHENGE,"
No. 5. Robinson Road, Newly done-up and remodelled
Each House confulas downstair Two Goodi Rooms and upstairs Three Bedrooms, each with Bathrooms,
Oathouses and Gram Tennis C. art. Shortly available for ocespation. Apply to
DAVID BASSOON & Co., Lard, Hongkong, 22nd December, 1915,
TO LEE.
OFFICES in Queen's Building
Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST: MENT & AGENCY Co., ID, Hongkong, 8th December, 1915. 1105
TO LET.
Apply to-
J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toyo Kisen Knisha. Hongkong 18th November, 1915, [100]
TO LET.
TOS, kad 10 MOUNTAIN VIEW,
Prix. Apply to
MAM. JAD. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915. (97
TO LET.
decent British Territorial standards of NO.11,GAGE STREET, from 1st January, two years ago, The General Staff was The jury found that deceased committed asked officially for an eventual standing In a leading article under the above suicide by taking veronal during temporarmy of 250,000 men with an eventual title the Strait, Timer says (1) that memary mental aberration caused by his finan. reserve of another 250,000 of ex-profes bers of the public service when mobilised, cial troubles, and a verdict to that effect sional soldiers. Behind it they require are deprived of their military pay, and was returned.
500,000 second-line troops and an adequate receive no transport allowance, and that
and carefully trained reserve of officers. the heads of the volunteers have orders to
The President merely asked for an addi- pay all sums due to public servants into
tional 40,000 Regulars and the formation No. the Treasury; (2) that there is a movement on foot to compel these public servants to refund the military pay they received before these new instructions were issued. proceeds: We would hongst The journal
ke to be told that this a gross mis- representation of the facts. As they stabd. they simply come to this that the Govern- ment has broken faith with men who are its servants in double sense-as employés in Government departments, as volunteers
under motive service conditions Every man who joins the volunteers is led to understand that he will draw army pay when mobilised, and the Government aas required the men not only to do their military duties but as much as possible of
The Genora! motored to Athens and their civil duty also, The originaldrose to the palace, where he was received arrangement was that na long as military by the King. The latter, although still pay did not exceed 8100 per month, men suffering from the effects of illness, was who carried on their military duties and civil duties would be allowed to draw both conversed aminably for over half an hour,
able to see De Castelnau, with whom he military and civil pay. That was at the I am informed that the General was beginning of the war. In August last an much impressed by the King's reception, order was issued directing military pay of which was marked by extreme cordiality, public servants to be paid into the Tree-
now
sury.
The refund movement is of later
Mr. M. H. Donchoe, the special corns pondent or from Athens on December 26th-
une Dany Chronicle wrote
General de Castelnau, who was recently appointed Gentral Joffre's Chief of Staflt, returning from a tour of inspection of the defensive lines in the Salonika sector to day, made a brief stay at Athens, arriving at the Piraeus (the port of Athens) in a Fernch man-of-war
Many points were touched upon which date and has not yet matured. It an at are of vital importance to the military situation of the Allies in Macedonia, The tempt is made to make the mon refund, it General, as a soldier expert, was able will be an infamous izjustice, a g10se frankly to assure the King that he consid. breach of faith, & vile example to privateered the fortified position occupied by the employers, and a death-how at volunteer Allies to be impregnable and able to with. ing. Underpaid men in public service stand any attack
the Central would in some cases be hard hit if they Powers and their Balken had to refund, just as they are hard hit direct upon it V
allies might when in order to perform military dutie they have, under the present deprivation of pay rule, to take money out of their own packets to pay for transport and the like. Let us state the reason why we are taking this matter up. Men tremble at the thought of being charged with giving in
Personally," he added, "my only fear
66 THE KENNELS," 168, Magasins Gag
Thoroughly renovated and repaired Apply
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST. MENT & AGENCY Co., LæD.
195 Hongkong, 10th November, 1915,
ORBERS BY LIKUS -COL, A. GILLIMAN, V.D.
FAZLOBE, 1.-Parades for Monday, 7th instant,
7.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.-Members of Signalling Section and other Signal. lers, as detailed in Signalling Beation R containing & Booms, 3 Bath Rooms,
order dated 8th December 1915 | Morse fog and Morse lamp practice at Headquarters,
5.30 p.m.-No. 9 Sec. Scouts Co. (all members)-Machine Gun instruction at Headquarters. Remainder, niz,
The remainder of the Scouts Co. will parade for Machine Gun instruction
at Headquarters as follows:r Feb. 9th-No. 1 Section. Feb. 10th.--No. 4 Section. Feb. 11th.-No. 8 Section: DETAIL.
3. On duty 7th inst. Scouts Company. On duty 8th inst.: Scouts Company. Orderly Officer: Lient Murphy,
G. E.. SEIWART, Capt.
Adjutant, H.K.V.C
now is not that we may be attacked, but, HONGKONG VOLUNTEER RESERVED. on the contrary, that we may not be attack ed that our enemies abandoning their
talk of an offensive, may fall back upon ORDERE ST MAJOR WAKKMAN, Q.G., KEV.S. caution and prudence and stay where they are. In view of our preparations to.
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formation to the Press. We want to say ceive them fittingly this would be a pPARADES FOR THE WEEK ENDING THE 12TH INST.:
here and now that not one of them has enme to us, but that an independent per- san not connected either with the Govern ment or the Press, has inquired into the
A Co. on the Cricket Ground on Mon GREER KING'S PRAISE OF FRANCE,
Dress: day, 7th inst., at 5.15 p.m. "As a soldier," he continued, "there is | Drill order, nothing I should more deplore now than "B" Co. on the Cricket Ground on in the Balkans."
FILANDONAN," No. 5.Des Voeux Villas, | maiter and has placed certain facts and any lukewarmness of the German offensive Wednesday, 9th inst,, at 5.15 pm,
No. 54, THE PEAK, Fully Furnished, including Piano. frem lat May to 30th November..
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No. 1, Daddell Birsel Hongkong, 2nd February, 1918. [63
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Dress Drill order
"O" Co. on the Cricket Ground on Friday,
order, We
Recruits on the Cricket Ground on Monday, Thursday, 10th inst. Dress: Drill order 7th inst., Wednesday, 9th inet, and Signalling Section at Volunteer Handquar. ters on Monday, 7th inst, Wednesday, 9th inst., and Friday, 11th inst., at 5.15 p.m. Uniform to be worn, "D" Co. at Volunteer Headquarters on Wednesday Pth inst., at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order,
SUPOSTING.
etter before us. If in some details we are not strictly accurate the reason is that enjoyed a military chat with the veteran 11th inst., at 6.15 p.m. Dress: Drill
The King himself, who is a
is a keen soldier, we refuse to implicate anyone by making
The Greek monarch made personal inquiries. We want to clear the
general. reputation of the Colony from the touching reference to the glorious deaths putation of countenancing or acquiescing their lives for France on the battlefield. of the General's two sons, who had given in petty cheesparing, breach of faith, and
The King said that he admired the Spar. discouragement of volunteering. We sug gest that come independent member of the tan-like spirit animating the mothers of Legislative Council should give the Gov-France, for whom to sacrifice was too great ernment an opportunity of explaining when it was necessary for the sake of publicly what it is doing. There is reason "le patrie."
After luncheon De Castelnau had in. formal chats with the officers of the Gen- Everyone in a friendly way era Staff. bombarded him with questions, seeking his opinion on every possible phase of the Balkan campaign, as well as the probable duration of the war.
The General with a malicious smile, said: Gentlemen, I can tell you this much; we are going to stay in Saloniks, and, if the Germans deign to honour n with a visit, I feel sure their reception will not be lacking in warmth. I think I can say that they will fad it as hot as they On duty till the 11th inst. : H.K‚V.C. did when they attempted to call upon me at Nancy."
enough for economy in all public services, and when we hear that the salaries and allowances of senior Coverament officials have been severely eat down, we may be prepared to admit that there is at least some colourable excuse for this action in connection with poorly paid men who are volunteers. Not one scrap of excuse can be put forwardl to justify starting economies at the bottom. It has the ap pearance of being done because sen at the bottom are leg able to clamour for their rights. What we want in the interests of public decency is an explanation of the reasons for destroving the Eair arrange ment made when the war began, and which was adhered to during the first year of the war.
Sub-Lieutenant Moddle and five other German prisoners, who had been under trial b Court-martial at Kokura in con- section with the recent excape of German prisoners from the camp at Fukuokg, were sont under escort to Fukuoka on January 20th and consigned to prison,
**
Everyone laughed at the General's witty. sally and the conversation drifted into another channel.
It is officially stated that during the war 1,125 persons have been arrested in France for espionage in the military we Of these 55 were executed. Behind the mill tary zone 725 persona were arrested, and kino were executed for espionage,
Pte. R. E. Halilies having joined, is allotted Corps No. 585 and posted to Co. "A" Sec. 3.
RESIGNATIONS.
TO LET.
AVENSHILLL: BAST,
Servants" Quarteru, du. Vaonut 1st November.
Park Road
DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON &
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Road, Peak, from int Novembar, 1015 LENSHIEL” No. 141, Plantation
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Knutsford
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Apple
Kowloos
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT AGENCY Co, Lan Hongkong, 20th October, 19162i) some197:
TO LET
FFICES in Ar. GHORGE'S BUILDING,
O Escond Floor, Overlooking Harbour,
immediate posseion.
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SHEWAN TOMES & CO Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.
TO LET
▶FFICES at 3, Connaught Road, OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Voeux Bond Central. HOUSES In CLIFTON GARDENS,
NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace, Conduit Road.
·HOUSES of the Peak; } No 1. MORETON TERRACE, Causeway Wancha Now 1,2 and 7, WEST END TERRACE CANTON,
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Pie. H. Cheetham, Co, “B” Sec. 1, is per-
mitted to resign on leaving the Colony. Pte. E. P. Hickman, Co. "A" Sec. 1, hav
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DETAIL.
G. KH, BRUTTON, Capt., By Adistant, H.K.V.R.
Information has reached Nairobi that the Germans in German East Africa are con- fiscating the property of Khoja Indians on the ground that Aga Khan (the head of the sect) has sided with the Allies. Rich Arabs and Swahilis on the coast have to submit to their cash being forcibly changed for war notes, as the Germans are running short of coin currency.
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