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"VERY BAD" BROTHER. STRANGE STORY TOLD ́AT HONG-
KONG POLICE COURT.
A peculiar stury was related at the Hongkong Magistracy yesterday in a case in which a Chinese was charged with obtaining a gold watch by false pre- tences, at 270, Des Yeux Road West, and was also further charged with obtaining $ by false pretences from an account- ant.
EXCITING ARREST IN
SHANGHAI
POLICE DEFLED BY CHINESE-
BOMB-THROWER.
Which a bomb thrower defies arrest and stends in a doorway, and throws bombu and bottles at a foreign constable, and then arus himself with cleavers and nore bottles and shouts "Come and take met and is finally overcome only after a bit of rough work such incidents as inese make it worth were to be in the the.. (says the inuity À cway,
The prosecution alleged that
Ail s nappened on the morning of mun went to the shop in Des Voeux Iload July 12th, at 1942, Avenuo kond, the home and said he had 100 pigs for sale and of a compradore or a large foreign firm, who was 1 m the house at the time ready for delivery. A aval was arrang-
The bomb man caine, to the house at tea ed, and the prismer took a gold water
o'clock carrying a basket of vegetables on mis arm. wheir the servant asked what as a sort of pari-payment,or deposit on
the wanted he refused to reply, but pur the purchase money for the pigs. The band in the basket, significantly
me story, it was alleged, was told to the accountant, who advanced 20 on the purchase money for 100 pigs. The pigs were not delivered to either purchaser.
lingering a tin concealed beneath the vegetales, and said the master of the house must give, hun money or receive a A Chinese watehunan, who is tamb
overheard pulice supervision, the talk and at once went to Birza police station and told the sergeant in charge what was happening at the Avenue Road house.
under
foreign constable and several native detectives were immediately married to the house, where they found a crowd already gathered. Branding in the door way with his back to the road was a man whom the watchman pointed out as the
bombar
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY JULY 20гm, 1916.
AMERICA'S INCREASING IN
TEREST IN CHINA TRADE. TIFFIN AT SHANGHAI TO U.S.A. COMMERCIAL ATTACHE,
JAPAN'S COTTON MILLS.
OUTPUT FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS ALREADY SOLD.
The cotton milling industry, which has The Americna. Consul-General Mr. Thomas Summons, presided at a farewell heen very profitable for the first half of iffin given at the Palace Hotel, Baany-this year, is expected to be just as aai, on the 14th inst, in uonour of a prosperous in the coming half-year (pre- Julinn Arnold, American Commercial diets the Japan Advertisce). The price Attcené at Peking, who leit for Anterica of raw cotton has been cheap in spite of ater that day on the Buttress of Russia, the poor cron conditions in the United It is Mr. Arnold's intention to your the States and India. The comparatively United States, all the important cities, low price is a great advantage to the and to call ou prontinent manufacturers
spinners... acid commercial bodies in the interesi of furthering America's trade reations- with hum. The guests numbered do, number of well-known mending A
ninese (says the N60% Duty vour).. After short speeen of welcome to Mr. Arnold, Mr. Sammons introduced. Br. ang Tacheng, the Special- Havay for Foreign Airs, who made a few appro- priate remarks, concluding with the dope inat Mr. Arnold's visio to Aueries would result in even closer relations be tween America and China,
in hangnai weis 30
:
Most
INTIMATIONS
LANE,
CRAWFORD & Co
(ESTABLISHED 1850)
LIGHT WEIGHT
SUN HATS
UNBREAKABLE SUN AND RAIN PROOF. WHITE DRILL ON CORK AS ILLUSTRATION
$8.00 and $12.00 each.
Morcover most mills in Japan have already secured contracts for all tho yarn the will turn out for the cuming season, and the Amagasaki Mill is said to have secured contracts to cover the production till the end of March, 1917. in the case of soran particular varieties, such as No. de twisted yarns and finer yarns, contracts are said to have been. signed to cover the production “up to
ills have contracts for the next season, the end of September next year. Mr. Arnold opened his address but considering that there is an excep The prisoner absolutely denied that he was the man who sold the pigs under
telling of the surprise expressed. u 17. tion, like the aishiwada Spinning Mill, Hernsch, the U.S.A. Munster, on his which has not yet secured contracts for thene conditions. It must have been his
return to. Icking, to have found that the its output of the first three months of the season, it is safe to assert that now brother, he said, who was "a very bad
Americans thoroughly organized with a spirit of the standing contracts taken as a whole "They were twin brothers, and so
operation for the purpose of working for
cover up to the end of November this. *much alike that people often mistook one
big things in China. The speaker con
year. Such being the case, the business. for the other. Some time ago, this bad
gratulated the American community on having so able "a leader as su prospects for the coming season can be brother, was sentenced to three weeks'
The policensan ordered the man to come General Sammons, and also commended forecasted with some precision. It ap hard labour for stealing in watch. This out of the house. He refused, then drew Mr. Saminous for his splendid work in pears that the mills are in an unshakablo his pistol with the intention of frighten connection with the establishment of the position, and any loss in case of emer- same brother, prisoner added, bad also ing the man. But the man was not to American Chamber of Commerce and thegency can be shifted over to the brokers killed a
man in the country and gote seared, for he, too, was armed-with inauguration of these "get together who hold, the contracts with the mills.
If the political outlook in China in- Qway. When he (prisoner) was corning bombs. Without hesitation he threw one meetings. He told of conditions only 10 at the constable. It passed him; struck years ago, when there was so little of this
no much the hotter (continues the Adver- from the country to Hongkong he met a wall five or six yards in the rear, but spirit of cooperationi autong Auteriens proves, and this results in strong buying, woman who mistook him for his brother. I did not explode. in its fight the lid off that upon inquiry for a certain estab- Lristr).. All things considered the spin- the tin car off and left a scattering of lished American business man, he dining industry for the coming half-year host nails and gins on the ground, covered that not one among a scuro, will alwed surely lo very prosperous, Americans in the community had even The policenair displayed, no nervÕUSDCHS,
The splendid spirit of probably more so than during the season even though he did not know the next heard of him. homb would not explode also; he rushed team work now being shown by the just end. It is said that tho Amaga- at the man, who threw apother bomb,Anerican business community, he niti saki Mill, which heads the list in pro- followed hen bottle. All missiles missed cipated the pleasure of bringing to the will, heading to the lowest estima- Reinforcements arrived at about this attention of American business organi tion make a pet profit of over Y.4,000,000 time, but in the meantime the man, who zaiions at Home, with the assured result for the coming season. It is reported $10.00, $12.00, $13.50 himself with some clearers and more now sceined to be despicrate, had armed of more active and effective intercs that this mill, according to the wishes in America's trade relations with this of the tha'ority of its shareholders, will hold a special meeting shortly to discuss hottles from the cook-house. Standing vast field of future development. h the doorway ho shouted something to
2 proposal for an aneroase of capital. Its present capital is 3,440,000, and the the effect that he defied the whole police fores, and although the police threatened
prosal is to double it, and assign the new shinres to the present shareholders nes in the mettle; they would have to shout he still defied them. This put the no more of this nonsense, they said. So they charged r'a mese; there was a bit of
and he was délained for some time before he could prove that he was not the man wanted. He only came to Hongkong to sell tiché. He had never attempted to sell any pige.
Inspector O'Sullivan said that the prisoner's feger prints had been taken, and thy diel noi currespond with any of those on the records.
Mr. Wood, the Magistrate, dreiged to remand "the prisoner in policy custody in order to allow inquiries to be made into his story, and also to, discover if bis brother has ever served a teria in Victoria Caul
TENNIS.
CLUB ¿ UNITED SERVICES:
The Hongkong (... won their league fixture with the United Services -R.C. which was played off on Tuesday. The scores were as follow:..
Nisbet and Green beat Crisp and Hamilton, 11-0; lost to Cure and Couper Hunt, 5-d; beat Hammond and Jones
83.
The brothers Hancock beat Crisp and Hamilton, 9-2; beat Care and Cooper Hunt, 6-5 beat Hammond and Jones, -8-3.
Cary and Murphy but Crisp and Hamilton, G-5; lost to Carr and Cooper Hunt, 3-8, beat Hammond and Jones,
0-2.
The Club thus won by 65 games to d
WAR MEMORIAL FUND.
STAR AND GÄRTER” BUILDING
FUND.
SEVENTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS.
W. Murray Scott, Benjamin and
Potts, 8100 each
R. Chapman
***Jugs
Dr. G. P.
Teletordan, G.K.H.B., D.
C. Resker, G.A‚H..., A‚ ̧O, Lang, D). Mac- donald, zu 25 earli
A. Ea Crapnell, A. McKindy.........
Waratah. Dickie, Niral, Meldyre, G. M Lakin, ER $10 each.
A. Fergusson, I. Dinnen.
AGM, H. A. Fergus
J. McCubbin, W. Bassford, W: Hardwick. M. O'Brien, 11. I.. Härrou, J. Mitchell, ya onch
Bateman, B. Buck. Wu, C. Jackson, 1.
H. Rupties, A.B.. each Green Island Cement Co., Ltd. :-- $100.00 50.00 50,00 -20,00.-
10.00
Chang Chee
A. H. Hewitt
A. Uldall
11. Doughty-
D. Nicol
A. Iresen
10.00
Jas Henderson „od
10:00
J. N. Christensen
10.00
M. C. Rasmussie an
P. Prate
30.00 10.00
Total as per sixth list.
Total to date
Less cost of building one -room and furnishing-2330
at 2/13/16 (remitted)
16
fully landed at the station.
rough house" but the culprit was The man says he is a revolutionist and admits he went to the house to colleet oney for the CALLUSION. The homily were loaded with explosives, but were so badly packed that they did not explode.
RUBBER COMPANY MEETING. SHANGHAI MALAY RUBBER
ESTATES, LTD. -.
shareholders in the Shanghai, Malay Babber Estates, Ltd., took place at Shanghai, ou duly 13th.
Mr. G. Grayrigge, who presided, said. inter alia: The remarkable crop excess uf.39,000 lb. odd over the estimate is most gratifying. The output for Jane touches the record figare of over 18,000 lb. The estimate for current year of 12 months is 210,000 lbs. We estimated last amun meeting we would be tapping some 45,000 trees by the end of the financial ye under review, but as a matter of fact we finished the year with some 65,800 trees in yield.
Especial emphasis was placed upon the recent visit of the Chinese Commercial Commission to the United States, this expeditions to America. I was prly being one of the firs Chinese missionary right that China, a country which had so fen received missionaries of Western civilization,
culture, and Commerce, should in turn despatch to Amerien a group of Chinese for the purpose of enlightening America in regard to indus trial opportunities in China. America needs only to be taught the possibilities of trade with China, to become a far larger buyer of Chinese produce, went ually making it possible for China to pay for imports of "American goods by her own exports, thus resulting in a most healthful condition of trade.
at the rate of one new share for each old share. No public subseriptions will be called for
RETRIBUTION FOR. MONARCHISTS.
ARREST AND TRIAL ORDERED,
Ay-Mandate, issued at Peking on the
In support of his belief in the advanth inst. ordered the arrest and trial tage of Chinese commercial Trips through of the following promoters of the the United States, Mr. Arnold related monarchy movement-Yang Tu, Sun hung immediate acceptance was given to
The anmial general meeting of the how, au'a reccia audience with Li-Yuan Yuchun, Ka. A-o, Liang. Shih-yi, Hsià his proposition that a Chinese Business Shou tien. Chit Chi-chen, Chow Tze-chi man be delegated to accompany him on
and Hench Ta-lo, and pardoned others United States. The President took so his approaching commercial tour of the concernort
The Mandath was immediately with- kindly to the idea that he immediately drawn, but it is expected that it will be entered into telegraphic communication issued again ways the TC Daily.. with picked man,
Vevey including further names, and fix Mr. Arnold told of America's increasing the responsibility for the position of ing interest in the foreign trade, parti- the Bank of Communications- definitely cularly with the Orient, and of the upen Liang Shivi. intention of the Department of Commerce. to appoint commercial attaches to various countries- now departure for America and of the important work done by The balance at credit of profit and loss these ofheinis. He concluded by express account amounts to Tls. 44,308.11, uting the hope that he might be of real which interest on the preference issue service to the Anterica business com absorts Fix. 10,930.20, and a bonus to staff of Tls 600 is recommended, leaving Tle. 38,832,19, which sum at that time was represented by cash and stock, and which the Board recommends be carried forward.
Mr. Robertson. after discussion, pro- posed the following amendment to the report:-That beyond the 135 acres pro- posed to be developed on the Chengai and Goodcart Estates, no further develop-
nent and planting be entered upon with-- ent express consent of the shareholders 200.00
given thereto, and that there be no fur 50.00 her issue of preference shares without 30.00 reference to the shareholders.
murity in Shanghai, and extended n cordial invitation to all who might have need of his personal assistance in furthering their interest in America, to communicate with him without delay.
OF
GERMAN EMPLOYMENT
PRISONERS IN GT BRITAIN.
Nearly 15,000 Gernum -combatant prisoners now in Great Britain are to be given suitable employment, as soon as practicable.
All perous named in the Mandate re- signed office in time, and are safely in refuge in the foreign concessions of Tien- isin and elsewhere.
"BRAVO!" CHESTER!”
AN INCIDENT OF THE GREAT NAVAL BATTLE
The following thrilling narrative is takin from the letter, of a man serving on board HM.S. Chester during the battle of May 31s
"By now you will have heard all about the naval battle. Please do not worry because you see I am in hospital. I am injured, but only slightly, with flying shrapnel and splinters.
Alut 1,000 German soldiers will assist Mr. Pilcher seconded, but the second
in building a great dan in the valley of part of the amendment being deleted, the Conway, in North Wales. Other I have eight punctures in the back. with the consent of the proposer, on the detruients will shortly detailed-as and my bille finger on the left hand is 175.00 statement that the Board agreed that soon as the necessary accommodation for banging by a couple of siws and a bit they would make no further issue of them and be completed-in on maining of sali but don't worry it will not ferenre shares without reference to the on the plaud af Kafhsay, off Skye, and have to comm off. sharchokiers, the amendment on being in limber enting in Inverness, York Now for the battle. We left where 80.00, pul to the nueting was low by fum-shire and other areas. Civilian prisoners we were stationed with part of the
vates to three:
are already at work, on the ronds and Grand Flet. About moon on the 21st, in the quarries of the Isle of Man, and a signal came through that our first on the farms in Cheshire.
Cruiser Squadron bad sighted the The military and naval prisoners, archety 35.00 On the motion of the Chairman, paid the wages prescribed by the Ingebout 5.30 p.m. we heard firing, and seconded by Mr. Truman, the report and Convention the saine rates as those paid we wenteff at full speed (35 knots) in "'necounts as presented were adopted, to one own soldiers for extra duties
the direction of the firing and found Mr. E. 8. Kadoorie was re-elected a director of the company on the proposal of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Clark
15.00
The Chairn to Mr. Robertson :-/ We shall Teertainly respert your wishes wyhow.
The general question of releasing ourselves in a devil of a pickle. Please German Jabour to the farming at large is try to imagine us. The German. Fleet, much more diffent of solution. Few with seven large cruisers in the van, farmers can find work for very lag were between us and the British gangs of prisoners, and require a guard out of all proportion to squadrons and the British cruiser ALLEGED WAR OFFICE WASTE their labour value. But it may be "We tried to go by the outside-te. generally accepted that the War Ofieeroundthe German cruisers-but the One movie story of War Offic: untract are willing to provide gangs of Gerdianony foresaw this and opened out, and methods was related in the House of Flair if the actual labour results are we had to run the gauntlet of the seveLL Commons last month,
such as to warrant the presence of a cruisers. It took us half an hour to get -Mr-Ashley said that in the warly days military guard,
to our ships, but I would give ten years -250.00 of the war 1,000,000 anamnition, hores
of my life rather than live that half-hour were ordered at 12s. 6d. cach. When the
K. 680.00 order for the next million was given aut 0,290.6 the War Office, having learned the ropes, got the price down to s. There was a $7,150.00
Lucky wounds have been by no means great saving; but he had been told that the boxes ought to have been mad forumuon in this war, and an instance
quoted by a surgeon temporarily attac "I don't vouch for this ed to one of the military hospitals was. When we arrived at our own ships | 3,231.00 18 d. ench.
story," said Mr. Ashley, with a tinge of that of a soldier who had been struck by from the flagship Chester was, own Sarcasm, "because I have it on ile ile hall almost in the centre of his $3,851.50uthority of one who happens to be an.
forehead. The bullet passed ander the We havo made a name for ourselves," ex-member of this House and a man skin and then circled around half the better than the Arethuse. We had facturer." (Cheers and laughter.) head between the scalp and the skull, and some of the Arethusa's men on board Mr. Forster, Financial Secretary of made its exit through the scalp at the us, and they say that the Heligoland the War Office, promised to look into the hack. The brain was not touched and he fight was nothing to compare with what
was well in three days.
we went through
Baluure towards endowment; 7.
of above
E. 3. M. WILLIAMS; Hon. Secretary, and, Treasurers Navy League, Hongkong Branch, Hongkong, 10th July," 1916,
eircumstances..
ONE OF THE LUCKY WOUNDS.
The range of the guns at first was 40 yards, but at the finish it was only
“OAKMORE”
(ENGLISH MADE)
BROWN SHOES
FOR HARD WEAR
-0-
"WALK-OVER
(AMERICAN MADE)
BROWN SHOES
per pair.
(Telephone 1741).
BRITISH MADE WHITE CANVAS
BOOTS
AND
SHOES
AS ILLUSTRATIONS
All Sizes $7.50 per pair.
STOCKED ALSO WITHOUT TOE CAPS.
LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO & WEST RIVER STEAMERS.
JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON, AND MAQA
STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON: LINE.
Bingle Fare by Night Steamer Return
(availablo algn for måarn
by day steamer)
1P
singls Fare by Day Bismar Fatura
15
3600
11.00
9.00
HONGKONG TO CANTON. F CANTON TO HONGKONTO
8 HONAM-
10 p.m. FATSHAN:
THURSDAY, 20TH JULY, 1916,
8 REUSGRIJAN: 6 pm. KINSHAN.
FRIDAY: 21ar JULY, 1916
8 ... HEUNGSHAN,' 10 p.m. KINSHAN,
Jam. HONAM, .
5 p. 8218HAN,
HONGKONG-MACAU LINE.
8.2. TAIBHAN, Tons 1.0m,
8.8. 801 PAL, Tons 1,651. HONGKONG TO MAC¬0. Weekdays at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok direct Sundays at 9 am and 1 pm, from the Company Wing Lok Strest Wherl
MACAO TO HONGKONG
Weak days at 7.80 m. and 2 pm Sunday ** 7,5€ km.' and 2 p.m
MACAO.
EXCURSION TO
SUNDAY,
The Company's Now Starship
RD JULY, 1916.
*TAISHAN"
W depart from the Company's Wing LOB STREET WHAR) at ♬ M., and votes from Macao at 2 p.m.
N.B-The Company will also ran a Steamer from Macao on Sunday at 7,8% ar nd from Hongkong at 1. p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Broat Wakefi
FARES AS USUAL.
MACAO-CANTON LINE
8.8. SUI AR
ma
Departares from Maeno to Castro on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, st Lepartures from Canton to Macao on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, at 4,30 pm. VINT SERVICE OF THE BONGKONG, CANTON AND MAGAD STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. AND THE INDO-CHINA "STEAM NAVIGATION DO., LTD, CANTON-WUCHOW LINE,
B.S. BINAM, 598, tone, and 8.8. NANNING, 569 1, Ons at the abor. Steamers leaves Canton for Washow every Monday, Wednesday and sriday at about 8 a.m., and the other leaves Wachor for Canton on the same days a18.30 am. Roubt its take about 5 days. Pengece os rebara to Hongkong or vice verse by sins Company a direst Steamers LINTAN and 8ANUI The vessels have unperior Cabin socanmodation and are lighted throughout by electrialty Electric Fan in mak Cabin,
Booking Offen open daily (Bunday excepted) 9am to 5 pm. Partner particulars may be obtained at the Olles of the
HONGKONG, CANTON & MAÇAO STEAMBOAT 00, Lro.,
Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier.
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yards. The bridge and our four ARROW COLLARS funnels were madu into things like sugar dredgers. We hal two boats left out of
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