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CORRESPONDENCE. AUCTION BRIDGE-A QUERY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESE."]
$18, To settle a discussion, may m quire through your columns what form of values in declantion at Auction Bridge is played in the Hongkong Club, or in Hongkong generally ?
THE
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
TEN. DOLLARS A TABL
A Chinese charged with the unlawful possession of 30 taels of opium dress was sentenced by Mr. J. R. Wood to pay a fine of $300 with the allernative of three| months hard labour.
The opium was confiscated..
HONGKONG DAILY PREES, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 1917.
| SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE ||
THE SUSPENSION OF A MEMBER.
The case in which Mr. T. R. Michael, is! proceeding against the Shanghai Stock Exchange for a declaration that be is still a member of the Exchange and entitled to anjoy and excreise the privilege of such membership came before Mr. Justice Skinner in II.M's. Supreme Court,
·Shonghai; on October 15th.
Mr. N. L. Hume appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. R. F. Master defended.
ALLEGED THEFT AT KOWLOON.
A Chinese lamp trimmer and store, keep of thun sar, «'Jacob was charged with stealing 85 The of Manila hemp rope valued at $50, the property of the Royal The plaintiff was one of the original Packet Navigation Co.. at Kowloon members and founders of the Shanghai
Is the old form of values adhered t eg., da two tricks in No Trumps (20) beat three tricks in Chuis (18) and so on. ar is the new style, ns introduced by our Artico cousins, now generally adopted: i, any three tricks bent any two tricks,Sunday. any our tricks beut any three tricks, and e on in declniation, irrespective of the value of the suit?
Abo, has the counting of the salué tro tricks for chicane fallen into disuse ?
Army
T'enclose my card and fine to British War Fond, for intruding on your space Yours faithfully,
ANTIQUATED OFTPORT.
fixed at $259.
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE. A Chineze was charged with the law fut passession of 30 lbs, of loose opium at No. 127, Des Vieux Road Central,
CANTON NEWS. {AX CODITEEK OF THE "CHÚNG NGÓI BAN PO.”]
CANTON, October 2nd.
TROUBLES IN WAL OKOW.
-Owing to the troublee in Wai Chow the Tachun, Chaa Ping-kwaa, has sent artil. ry up to the East River for use against the rebels approaching Canton.
It is said that a sorious Gight hav geurred between the Canton troops and the rebels at a place about 15 miles from Shek Lung.
Many gunboats have been sent to the East River in bel the arunice,
Størk Exchange und in December, 1910, ME GENKRALE SUPPORTERS
All the leaders in Canton have wired to General Lak Wing-ting swearing to sup
·port him. General Lak has" replied; expressing his' thanks..
TE GENERALISSIMO.,
The Generalissimo Sun Yat-sen bas decided to entertain varkus Consuls next "Sunday,
Mr. Gardiner appeared for the defence. The aas suspended, peading an investiga- and the ease was remanded, bail begin into his affairs in conection with the June settlement of that year. In the following April he was expelled from membership. The defendants claimed that their action wax lawful and in the alternative that the present proceedings.
Sun Yat-sen has ordered Fong Sing to, won barred by the Statute of Limitation, Inspector Wildin stated that there were
Commander of the Yunnan troops, to on large jars contained in baskets. Exchange was a Company under
Mr. Hum contended that the Stock and a few regiments to Whampoa to
thegard the entrance to Clinton, Seven of these were opened and appeared to contain only biscuits and lentils. Ha
Hongkong Ordinance to which company ASISTANCE FUR HUNAN. law applied, and, this being so, the rules started with a large body of soldiers for The Kwangsi Tachan, Tam Bo-ming, LADIES' RECREATION CLUE discovered, however, that the jars were
which had he passed by a two-thirds Hunan yesterday. sufficient double lined, and the opium was found majority, and not by special remlation with Luk Ya-kwong (General Luk's son) He will co-operate Provided that there are iamter of entries, members of the Com-concealed in the lining.
in an attack upon the Northern truops.. witte of the Ladies' Recreation Club me - Defendant declared that he had no idea ere null and void. The defentiant Com-
The Kwangsi Tuchun has alio requested the Red Cross, Societies in Canton to go what the jars contained. They were lofty had no rules other than those ex-
pressly provided by statate, Counsel at once to Hunan ko aid the wounded, in his custody by a friend.
to show how conipletely | 4 sum of $4,000 häs been remitted to the the frimers of the so-called rules had Societies for expenses.
SPORT.
pressiting a Challenge Cup for a Ladies Tennis Singles Open Championship, opin to every lady who is a member of any
STEALING WINDOW PANES.
endeavoured
zunik elub in the Colony, The winner A Chirice was charged by Mr. P. M.wisunderstood the law. He said he ad will hold the cup for a year, and it will. da Silva, broker, at No. 6, Des Voeux ever seen more awful bosh. They rules. became the property of the player who Road Cement, with stealing $ panes of seemed to have been put together by thei wins it three years in succession or four-window-glass from a house in No. 10. years altogether.
Seymour Terrace.
Preliminary rounds may be played on
Defendant pleaded guilty, stating he agrass court of any clubs, by toutunỉ co-
was unemployed 'nad hand "no money to Beul, but-se soni-banis id finals m bo-plyed at the Ladies' Recreation Club, | my medicine for his old father, who was
It is requested that names of intending competitors should be sent in through the secretaries not later than November 1ath The untrance fee is $9. It believel
at this is the first time there has been a open Ladies' Singles Tenis Champion
ship in the Colony,
**OUR DAY."
LADY MAY ROSE FUND.
Subscriptions already
knowledged
$11,987.44 £
500.00
ae
Prize of War Bondy won by
Dr. S. 8. Straban
Prizor War Bonds won by
31rs W. L. Leask
100.00
Prizeof War Bouds won by
Ticket No. E0370
Anonymous
Subscriptions through Hon.
Mr. Mel. Messer :- Janadar Nawah Khan, * Sergt. Major Miran Hux. Messrs. Abbas's Khan and Jalu) Deen, $5 each; Mesars, Noor · Mohanied, Bawan Shab, Mohamed Alin, Badar Dien, Charag
Deus, Boots Klean, Barkian Ali, Allah Bux, Golu Nali, Golam Hus- suin Khan Mohamed, Gas Mohamed, Ibrahim, Fatch Deen, Jalal Dem, Sardar Khan,
Masoon. ban, Yur Mohamed, Najawat Khan, Walayat Khan, Hassan Mohamed, Gabaz, Sujawal Khan. Lablu, Anwar Shab, Al- dale, Barkhurdar, Misri
han Raheem Bux, Ab- med Khan and Abdey Khan, 83 each; Messrs. Burkiet Khan,
Niamat Khari, Mohamed Amiu, Allah Detta, Dalel Khan, Maluga, Ibrahim, Umaid Ali, Miraj Deen, Chanan Shah, Hadayat
Khan, Mahdi Khan, Mahdi Khan and Nahi Bux, 2 each; Mears. Firman Ali Shau Nazr Mohammed, Mohamed Ishak, Rahmat Khan," Sultan, Spahia and Mo hamed Bux, $1 each; and Punjabis Taikoo Dock," $25
100.00
50.00
178.00
PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS TOBACCO FUND.
FINAL LIST OF DONATIONS,
wick.
It was stated that the house was rented by a Chinese who is at present in Ca- ton, and was not inhabited. There were about 100 pants of glass in the house and they were all stolen. The defendant was arrested by a detective as he was coming out of the house with stolen goods.
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced the defendant to three honths' hard labour...
CHIEF OFFICER CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT.
FIRST STANDARD SHIP.
SİCCESSFUL TRIAL TRIP.
The first of the standardised ships built to the order of the British Government has completed hor final tests and brea put into commission as a cargo carrier for the nation. In every respect the trial. proved an aqualified surces. It was of most exhaustive and comprehensive na- are, and the experts who were on board during the inaugural trips were anani- Tous in ther praise of the vessel, which marks a new epoch in the maritime his tery of the Empire, and which may be distinn to play an important part in Che catipaiga against enemy submarines, At intervals Rain squalls vers experienced while a
a choppy sa prevailed, but there weather conditions served only to enhance the steady behaviour of the ship.
A re presentative party boarded the vessel at the anchorage, and a The machinery tested, while a thorough
mide.
of the
Wire tour of
ett
measured
afterwards proceeded
The ship has been designed}
frangers in complete: ignorance of the fact that they were Articles of Association of Company incorporated under the laws of Hongkong and that, they were a Com
As regard pany subject to the law. suspension he was unable to find under what rule it took place. He submitted that what had been done by the Stock Exchange was simply bristling with illegality. In June, 1910, there was what was known as the June settlement, a par- ticularly famous or infamous settlement as ons close to regard it. According to the particulars the defendants had filed in addition to their defener, the defendants Look fairly active part in what over- red during the settlement. The plaintiff was unable to meet his engagements in Edward C. Williams, chief officer of the Jano settlement and he was assisted the B. & S. steamer Swan, was charged from a loan ander an arrangement come with mesaulting Mr. Pierre Mandin, to by the Stock Exchange with the father of Mindame Flint; and Mr. Van Cathay Trust. This secaned to have been Let, clerk at the Astor House Hotel, on a somewhat extraordinary transaction for Saturday last.
the company which had been formed for the purposes this had, and was justified standardised,ships, but actually there are neither under the ordinant nor under two types of vessels of 8.000 tons dead. These are the articles of association.
weight-carrying capacity. The Stock classified "A" and "B" types, the first- Exchange seemed for certain purposes to named being single-deck ships and the others two-doek KA This ship, is of have been engaged in financial operations
It is also intended to upon a considerable scale. That, he sub-construct two smaller types, one known mitted, was ultio vires of the Shanghai D, all of which will be 3,000 tons dead 5,000 tons dend weight rack; and Class: Stock Exchange; the transaction SVILE weight. In addition, however, other typ
under consideration at present. All Kingdom are busily engaged on the con principal shipbuilder in the United was because of what happened in construction of standardised ships, and while
Sergeant Pitt stated that on Saturday
defendant went to the Astor House Hotel and had some trouble, with one of the hotel "boys.". He complained to the clerk, who asked him to explain the cause of the trouble. Defendant became furious and struck him. Mr. Mandin heard the row and came down into the office to inquire
as to the cause of the disturbance. He clearly one which was not within the tried to pacify defendant, who became power of the Exchange to carry out.
worse and struck the old man.
ostreated.
I
with the iden of providing a good typ of cargo carrier in the shortest possible time, with the minimum expenditure of material, having regard to war conditions, which involtes the question of the sperd of the ship. The keel was laid in Feb Fary this year, and in less than the foll six months the vessel was fully loaded and rady to go to sen.
12-10
the
She is the first of the series of
A
the number on hand need not be stated
the total output will be very substantial.
As the defendant did not appear, Mr.nexion with these transactions that the Dyer Bail ordered the $10 bail to ha defendants took the steps they did towards As in the ease of the bull, the machinery the plaintiff. And it was because they and engines are all standardised, so that the first engine goes into the kull com- had acted ultra vires, even assuming that plate. A feature of the general arrange- everything else they did was in accord-mts and equipment is provided in the anco with the rules, that they could not almost practically self-trimming, and in. very large hatchways, making the ship The inquiry into the fire at the Kwong penalize him because he had failed to do mensely facilitating the loading and dis- charging of the vessel. In the words of it will be a very efficient cargo carrier,”
slightest difficulty in selling such ves- sels to any private owner after the war,
FIRE INQUIRY
Wing Cheung Chan Dye Works at Kow-something resulting out of the ultra vires the experts, and there should not be
toon City was resumed before Mr. J. R. action they took. Wood yesterday afternoon.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared for the arm, and Mr. Gedge for the Insurance Companies.
was
Counsel also addressed the Court on the question of the application of the Statute of Limitation and argued that it did not apply.
The first witness, the managing partner, Mr. A. D. Blackburn, Registrar of Com
recalled and, in answer to Mr.panies, produced the file of the documents Almada, stated that he was the owner of several houses at Yaumati and also held shares in the Luen On and the Yoo On Insurance Companies.
The accountant of the Dye Works stated
the concern.
$12,915-44 E20 that he only joined the Birm lately. His wages were 6 and he held no shares in He kept two recount books --one for the provisions, and the other for the cloths dyed. On the night of the 7th instant he woke up and sunelt smoke. He got up and saw that a part of the build $1,200.00ing was on fire
He blew a whistle, 16.4t|| awoke his jokes and ordered them to fight 100.00 the flames while he went to the Police
Station. He did not know which part | 250.00
of the building caught fire first, nor the 5.00 cause of the fire. At the time of the fire the shelves, where the dyed cloths were
Already acknowledged Collected by Miss J. de Souza... Collected by Boy Scouts Donation from Macao, from Club Recreativo e de Beneficencia.... Donation from Catholic Union
Club Balance of subscriptions over ex- penditure in connection with tsa-parly and evening party held at Club de Recreio From Mr. Bruno da Rocha, pro-
ceds of sale of poetry
Remittance handed over to the
Portuguese Consul
Ditto
43.90
the
SHIPPING CONTROLLER'S VIEW,
the had a few minutes' interview with the During the trial trip a Press representa Shipping Controller, Sir Joseph P. Maclay submarine menace, Sir Joseph replive Bt. Questioned with respect to the that there never was a disease for which of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This curs, and already a considerable advance there was not found a care, or a partial concluded the case for the plaintif had been made, aa proved by the consider Mr. Master applied for an adjournment ably reduced number of steamers lost.. Intense satisfaction is fell everywhere the in order that he could consider the points added) with the splendid work done by
the mercantile marine, and it is
is especially raised by his learned friend. He had gratifying in these days the way in which raised matters which were of great imth officers of the Admiralty are working in harmony with the mercantile marino portance to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to secure the best results. The conception and went to the root of their constitution of the standardised ship
Joseph Add ed) at the beginning was to use as little Such points had sever been raised before
in steel in cases which had come before the Court tady as possible and to have them That vessel was the fint under the scheme, and it had been and the pleadings in this instance gave built in practically five months. Now it no indication that such issues were going is expected that similar vessels will be to be raised.
turned out in about four or four and half months.
An adjournment was granted.
THE RISE IN SILVER.
Captain H. B. Hooper, presiding at the stored were full. There was also a big annual general moting of the Associated 97.53 hemp of undyed cloths on the ground, but Gold Mines of Western Australia, rocent- he could not estimate their value Hely, said that two years ago he expressed did not know how many lamps were used the building. He himself, used a kere in his room. There was kero aine lamp sino on the premises, and there was about half a tin of kerosine outside his room. Witness went to the works aftor the fee $214. 34 was extinguished. All the cloths were 14.109 burnt except some pieces which were in
the dying tank...
After further evidence the case WAY again adjourned
$1,713.10.
$229. 2.0
faith in the approaching increase in the value of silver. The metal was then 2d. per ounce, and to-day, it stood at 44d. It was perhaps not likely to go much higher, because this price was very nour the melting-down price of the metal although many people in America believed that a further advance was still probable. He thought, however, that something near the present price would be maintained for a considerable time
in
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Sir Lea Chiozza Money, M.P., who acts Parliamentary Secretary to the Ship- ping Controller, remarked, “ This ship the first stop in the great programme of shipbuilding which is designed, in com bination with the great work of the Navy in its offensive against submarines, to bring us to the happy point at which our gains in ney ships will compensate for losses. At the same time, America will be similarly developing her magnificent resources, and thus we have the assurance that within a certain period the shipping. of the Allies will exhibit a gain instead of a loss, in spite of all the efforts of an unscrupulous energy,
In conclusion, Leo emphasised the peint that the men who are building nad working these standardised ships are prac tially working for the nation, and that the public and no one else gets the benefit.
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