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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
PTPING.
A Chinese was charged with being in
Works Department.
SPORT.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 1917
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE.
AVERAGES
THE FLOODS IN NORTH CHINA.
DANGER OF FRESH INUNDATIONS. The following is a copy of a lotter
STANDARD WAGE FOR SKAMENT
OLD RATE PRACTICALLY DOUBLED The Shipping Controller nunounced on
Ng Bre Kwong still heads the batting unlawful possession of a quantity of list, but with a much reduced average received by Mr. Roger 8. Greene, vice October 3rd that he had recently set up! drain piping, the property of the Publica account of small scores in his last two chairman of the American Red Cross an Inter-departmental Committee, known matches, Abbas, of Craigengower, who is Flood Relief Committee, from the Rev as the Mercantile Marine Conciliation It was stated that defendant was cond, has made a name as a heavy E. S. Hughes, of the Church of England Committee; to deal expeditiously with arrested at Yaumati Ferry, while carry-hitter and has several good scores to his Mission at Chichow, Chibli, which shows
credit; but it is unlikely that he will that, in spite of the cessation of the raing cases of difference between shipowners and seamen, and that is a result of the ing the piping in a basket.
Muriel have not been on view for some
Mr. F. J. Ling, of the P.W.D., claimed remain at the top very long Pearce and in the north, not only are there many work of this body he was satisfied of the
the piping as Government property,
Mr. Dyor Ball sentenced defendant to six weeks hard labour and four hours stocks.
ALLEGED BHREATENING LETTER. A Chinese was charged on remand, with sending a threatening letter to the manager of the Kowloon Canton Railway, and demanding 85,000,
works now, and we may expect a big turn up when the Club plays its next league match. Stalker, by adding 20 to his aggregate on Saturday, still has most runs to his credit (228 in 7 innings).
Brayshay iled to bowl up to his usual étandard on Saturday and the R.G.A. batsmen made short work of his average, that Hamilton returns to top place Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the deamong the bowlers. Cobb, who took six more wickets on Saturday at the same fendant.
cost as bis average to date, is bowling consistently well and is likely to remain near the top of the table. Graham, of Craigengower, as the result of another good performance, comes well up the table and will probably be found still higher before the end of the salson.
Inspector Terrett atated that Mr. King, A.S.P., had received the original letter from Canton, which was alleged to have been sent to the manager of the Railway, and the Police would like the case to be remanded until they could probe deeper into the matter and gather further evidence. If they decided not to prosecute defendant they would notify the Magis
trate and Mr. Hind,
Mr. Hind suggested that the case should be heard on Thursday, as he was expected to attend camp next week.
Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case.ac- cordingly.
the
the
No bowling analysis was kent of League match between the Navy and Middlesex. This is very unfortunate, in view of the fact that there must have been come good performances.
follows: - COTECOS
BATTING AVERAGES. - '
places where the flood water is still standing, but some where there is even danger of fresh inundations during the winter through the blocking of river channels by ice? The need for both tem porary and permanent relief measures is Atill urgent
expediency of establishing a national rate or rates of wages, and that machinery was being perfected for the purpose.
At a conference held at the Ministry of Shipping on October 6th, an interim deci. sion was made advancing the rate of DEAR MR. GECENE-May I ask you for wages for foreign going ships for seamen some special attention to the problem of
The immediate occasion to £11 and for Bremen to 211 10s, these to 'utaoho 1
that a number of villages in Auping rates to rule at all United Kingdom ports hsien have been freshly Hooded within and to be without prejudice to the Some of national part rates to be determined by the last three or four weeks.
cume down by the spring apart from any arrived at are also to be retrospective,
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my workers' reached the village of the National Board. The ratos for petty luots un last week to see about helping officers and stewards are to be advanced houseless people to rebuild; but they in like proportion, and the men in coust hesitate to ask for funds for the purpose ing and home trade steamers are to be because it appears likely that any build similarly catated to new rates to be deter ings may be swept away in the near mined by the National Board at a level Tuture. The
flood prosent
the foreign going water is not corresponding to deep, only a 100t or two; but it is still atcamer istes,
It is announced that the remuneration lowing through the village streets. This village has about 400 families, and some of officers and of engineers will also be 1200*
300 or 400 chien of houses have fallen forthwith reviewed by the National probably most of the rest are doomed to Board, and that the determinations further floods), the water having been up ae in the case of the seamen and firemen hoose the damp course in the walls. The to the date of signing articles, but not floors of the houses are wet mud. But
The effect of this.orrangement, and the form on the river and loat down it will the great tear is that when ice begins to earlier then October 6th, 1017. pilo អត្ថ and block
the stream, causing it national cbject aimed at, is to create, for The averages corrected to date are as to pour out over the village and destroy every part in the United Kingdom,
the whole place. We do not know how uniform and standard rates of pay.
villages many
in that neighbourhood are Clauses for insertion in all Articles of in like case, as the others are mostly in Agreement opened after October 6th hove accessible, the water being too shallow for been prepared which will give effect to boats there may
be 20 or 30 such villages, this decision, and the Controller appeals but I cannot
to all who are now serving on short-term is.ou
an immediato orisis. But
But articles not to hold up their ships, but it typical of what happens year after a todos, aise that the new national rates Ng Sze Kwong, Cit.C.0 8 105 214 53.6 year along this part of the Putoho will be applied to them as from the date Three sailors-James Boswarick, M. H. Abba, C.CC 1 39 186 46.8 where (for about 100 li from west, to cast) of signing new articica or, in the case Bowden and T. Heaslop-were charged. E. Pearce, H.K.C.C. 6 1 65 148 37
it has no fixed course, and is constantly of casting vessels, from the date of Chow Yat Kwong, C.R.C, 4 0 75 148 37 silting up its beds. and making new ones. with breaking five panes of glass at No.H. B. Muriel, H.K.C.C. 4.0 76 148 87
For the last 5 or 6 years I have been first leaving a United Kingdom port after ing to advertise this situation, but have October 6th 5, Spring Garden Lane, on Saturday E. W. Hamilton,
C.S.0.C...♫ 1 63 133 33.9 only, so far been able to raise famine rolief night; also with behaving in a riotous
J. Stalker, K.C.C.
0 72 228 32.5 funds in successive years. For the more and disorderly manner.
Lt. Murray, H.K.C.C....5 0 5 180 32 important matter of prevention there is
still no
no policy.
to take effect, as the result of an interim ONLY ONE SIZE-15′ 0′′ × 12′0′′-ONLY ONE SIZE. G. E. Marley, U.C.0.7 0.43 208 29.7 A. H. Rumjahn, U.C.C...7 1 72 171 28.5 to face it, e...
visit, says that there decision, as from October 8th, represent then proceeded to the back-garden, and, W. Graham, C.C.C.01 52 134 26.8 are not sufficient relief funds for such a very substantial advance on the rates great work na embanking, ie, dyking, hitherto current. Hitherto the monthly London and Southampton have been £8 for seamen and £8 109, for firemen, in addition to which, of course, the men receive food on an admittedly generous But we who are concerned with the scale. The rates have been gradually ad- lives and happiness of the present genera-sanced during the war. Before the war. W Hamilton, C.S.C.C. 04 167 28 6.4 tion cannot acquiesce in such a verdict the were £5, 10s and £6 respectively, so
JACK TARS' EXPENSIVE NIGHT
OUT.
The mistresa of the house stated that
Innings.
score.
This
The real
CALGOSTERONNE BY THE STATE, The Times shipping correspondent says. the new standard rates for acamen and
she refused defendants admittance. They D. M. Goodall, C.8.0.0.6 1 82 141 28.2 of his recentneers seem unwilling firemen, of £11 and £11 10s respectively
scaling the wall, gained entrance to the W. Dixon, C.5.C.C50 56 133 26.6 this river; and he talk about leaving it wages for long-distance vogages from
Ros Hastings, Navy 80 47 73 24.3 The second defendant assaulted. Leg, Call...... 6 33. 119 22.8 free to wander over this tract of country the whole area tre of the inmates, and also smashed five Sig. Hack, Navy, 46 110 93.3 has been raised by silting to a proper
level panes of glass.
house,
An Indian Police Reservist said that,"
few minutes later with several constables and effected the defendants arrest. The Bend defendant was tryiug to break open the door to the second floor with w stool. Witness attempted to get in to the house himself, but was ordered back by the first defendant. There were several soldiers about the place..
Sergt. Floyd corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. He said that
BOWLING AVERAGES.
0. t
W.
next years'
24 if it means leaving these maltitudes to 89 11 7:4 06:11 8.7
76 8
CON-
9.6 juta this work, the repayment and in
G. E. Marley, U.C.C... 77 391 25 11.6 Ng Sze Kwang, C.R.C 69 285 22 12.1 *Saturday's match Nary and Middlesex
not included.
LAWN TENNIS:
"BRADLEY" CUP COMPETITION.
he
The following is the draw for the
ment.
hearing the screams of women he went up Bradley" Cup Competition for Cham-whether dyking, or drely claim that increased rates will not improbably be
to the house and saw the first defendant
Third Defendant-I should like to know whether I was standing at the door or in the centre of the road 1-Witness In the centre of the road,
heating aboufing and the blowing of
P. H. Cobb, KC.C 70- 188 26 police whistles, he hurried to the place J. Stalter, K.U.C. 97
iffe, like this year after year. We to that any compared with pre-war rates the of ages for segmen from these ports bave that, not merely us matter and found a large crowd collected at the Lt. Col. Murgan, H.K.U.C, 20
DE. Donnelly, H.K.C.C. 71 270 91
8.9 charity but as a matter of business, it is now been exactly doubled and those for entrance. The first defendant was stand. Brayshay, U.C.C.
57 165 18 1 well worth while to put a lot of capital Bremen nearly doubled.
Hitherto the custom has been for men ing guard at the door, while the second Rev. Hastings, Navy 28
9.6 terest being secured on the lands bone- employed in the North Atlantic trade to defendant was inside. On Sergeant Floyd W. Graham, C.C.C. 67 212 22 trying to gain entrance to the house, the Pastonji, K.C.C... 85 257 25 10.2 fited and on river dues on the trafic. For receive 10, a month more than those in
Capt. Gray, HKCG... 20 8-4
8 10.6 whenever the river runs within its banks the eastern routes. Both in South Wales Arst defendant stopped him. Sergeant Gr. Bacock, R.G.A. 51 207 19 10.9 we can get (usually) splendid crops twice and on the North-East coast higher wages. 8.11 a year, and the river is thronged with have lately been paid than in London,
boats taking Floyd then went back to the Polies Bird, US.UC8588
*Com Gibson, Nary 23 102 9113
merchandise up and down and it was obvious when standard rates Station for assistance, and returned W. Grimmett, C.C.C 61 102 17 11.3tation we were told that a fow to be levelled up to the highest prevail- A few years ago when we were starting were proposed that all wages would have years previously Mr. von Hanneken, offing at any of the ports. These highest Tientsin, had himself caused the river to rates have now been considerably exceed be surveyed, and had offered the Governed for in the Bristol Channel and North ment to put it in order at this East coast ports a flat rate of 20 for. own expense if he might have free transit both seamen and firemen has usually been for his coal barges from Chengtiafu for paid. Frequently the cargo steamship number of This shows that the managements have been obliged to offer affair, can be regarded as a sound investigher wages than those in force for
cititor no opinion as
liners, where the conditions are more As a layman 1 can offer no
comfortable. to what ought to be done to the river-The attitude of shipowners towards the
or straight- standing at the door. The second defend. pionship Singles, open to Warrant ening its course, otco
that during the war they will hardly be Aituation should be faced. If it were, ant came out of the house and declared Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and the in Liontain, if under, direct obeer difperly concerned borne themselves that money bad been stolen from him. Witness questioned the mistress, who had men of the Regular Army in Hongkong:- Tation of the Government and the public, that the men have borne themselves by this time burred the doors, and she
L/Cpl. Tebbitts, Mdz., Bye; L/Cpl. there can be no doubt that some measures magnificently in face of the enemy's at would be devised. "Out of sight, out of war was clearly their due. As nearly the out of tacks, and that some increase during the denied the charge. Witness then ad- vised defendants to go away, but they: Sowell, Mdx. v. Sapper Townsend, R.E.; mind.?
Such, in brief, is the constant problem whole of the British Mercantile Maripo did not do go. They behaved rather Corpl. Watte, 87th Co. R.E.. L/Cpl. the Put noho This year the problem is now requisitioned by the Government violently, and he had to arrest them. He Mackenzie, Mdx. Sapper Hortor, R.E. of foods has come before the whole com on Blue-book terms of hire which were did not think that the third defendant Corp. Heath, R.E., Corp. Johns, munity. But here it is before us, every based originally on the pre-war rate pate had anything to do with the matter.
year.
Government, by agreement, already pays R.E. Sapper Cruickshanke, R.E.;
So I ask for anything that you can do the difference between the pre-war wages Serit. Pitt, B.A. M.C. v. Bdr. Page, 83th to secure action in behalf of the people and those hitherto prevailing. It will be Co, B.A; 8. Sjt. Lyth, A.S.C. C.S.M. Anping-hsien in view of their imme the State which will pay the further sub diate danger and in view of the general stantial increases now announced, which Youngman, DE, B.A.; Serjt. Edgeler, problem of the P'ut'acho
meant the whole country will pay. Some. At this juncture there seem to be
to be only account has lately been given in The 87th Co. R.A. v. Serit. Frost, A.B.C. three alternatives Private Grove, Mdx v. Private Gleeson, (1) to leave the people to destruction; Times of very considerable increases in Freight rates which are shortly to come A.S.C.; Private Boss, Max. v. Berit (2) to remove them to places of safety into operation in view of increased work.
control the river. Ives, 87th Co. B-A Driver Townsend, A.B.C. v. Sapper Wilcox, R.E.; Sapper If I can be of any use by going anying expenses, and it has been pointed Jones, R.E v. Private Ricks, R.A.M.D. where, please command me. But I layout that it is the State not the ship. Serjt. Talfourd, 88th Co. R.A. v. L/Cpl. claim to no special knowledge-Ian, These fall ultimately on the con Watts, Md.; Gunner H. Cooper, 88th Yours sincerely, The first defendant said he was a first Co. R.A. . Corp. Betts, R., Condr class stoker. He and the second defend Davidson, S.T.C. v. L/Cpl. Todd, E.; ant went to Spring Garden Lane, where L/Cpl Baker, R.E. ». Cerpl. Woolmani they had been previously, and entered R.A.M.C.; Sapper Feakes, R.E. A one of the houses. After leaving, he put Q.M.8. Sherriff, A.B.C., L/Cpl. Fawcett, his hands into his trouser pocket, and Mdx. v. 2nd-Cpl. Charters, R.E.; L/Cpl. found he was nearly $7. short. He in Glenny A.8.0 Berit Taylor, formed the second defendant, and asked R.AM.C. Serit. Theyers, RA M... him to see if his money was safe. The Mr. Gr. May, D.E, R.A., Corpl Adams, second defendant searched his pockets, Mdx Berit McKechnie, R.A.M.O to be played on Boxing Day in aid of of the greatest importais only to find his money also gone They Berit. McGregor, R.Er. Sapper Me went back to the house, and, as they tried Knight, R.E.; Berit Parkin, Mdx, p. to enter it, the door was closed. He did Bdr. Drummond, 25th Co. B.A.; S. Mjr. not want to cause any trouble; te only Anderson, R.E. v. L/Upl, Booten, A.0.0., wanted to get his money back.
Serit Martin, 87th Co. R.A. Serjt, Grafiths, Bath Co. R.A.; Sappar Gordon, B.E. v. Corpl. Durose, RL, S. Mir Jewsbury, R.E. v. Serj Davis, D., R.A.0.Q.M.S. Reales, B.E.QM.S. Wilson, H. E.; Corp Gillard, E.A (H.Q.) Private Coan, Mda. Private Knight, A. 8.C. Bdr. Kirkham, 87th Co. RA.; RE. Athorne, eath Co. Thite, B. Bys; Bar The first round must be played by December 12th, the second round by the 18th inst., the third by the 23rd last and the fourth by the 26th just. The semi- final and final will be played on dates and courts to be fixed by the Committee
The Services Entertainment Fund is supplying balls and some of the prizes,
Addressing the magistrate, witness said the crowd was large; it was composed of soldiers, sailors and merchant seamen, and, thinking it would be advisable to take defendants to the station, as there was likely to be trouble, he marched them away.
At this stage the magistrate discharged Heaslop, the third defendant, as there was no evidence against him.
The second defendant told a similar story, He said he reported the robbery to the Police Sergeutit, who informed him that, as there was no proof, nothing could be done. The Borgeant, asked him to go away, but he refused, as he did not so why he should lose. good money He was neither violent nor drunk-
Inspector Sun-How was it that you
were bleeding Witness I scratched my hand while climbing up the stairs,
Mr. JB Wood remarked that he be lieved the evidence for the prosecution The and baed defendants. $10 each. second defendant was also ordered to pay $1.60 compensation for the smashed panes of glass
to
(Signed) F. S. Hugnes, Ch'ichow, November 15th, 1917.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL:
owners, which will receive these increased
sumers, by whom the higher wages, like the increased cost of insurance and other working expenses, are borne. Neverthe less the presont decision will rely decrease the number of difficult problems: A meeting of the Hongkong Football to be faced by British shipowners after
the war, when, it is fully inticipate Association was held in Victoria Barracks competition will be exceedingly Loro ans on Monday evening to arrange details in the level of working costs obtaining in connection with the exhibition matches the different countries will be a matter charity. Mr. McTavish occupied the chair. It was decided to arrange two. matchen, one to take place at 2.30 p.m. which should be styled Civilians Ber vices, the plagers to be chosen from the Second Division; and the other to re present England v. Scotland, and to take place at 4 pm, first division players participating. The Sub Committees cho sen ty select the teams and arrange details; were for the England Bootland match
Mears, Stewart Darose, Walden, Me Tavish, May and Lister: for the
a Bervices match tes in Go Civilians Pasco, Grifiths, Devine, Th Lan Shang, Frost and Durost. Both committees will meet at 6 p.m. on the 17th instant
The decision of the Referees Board, on the referee's report of the Navy Club match was read and it was decided to leave the matter to be dealt with by the H.K.F.C. officials
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
MUSKETEY COURAL, PART L
Members of the Staff, Mounted Police,
Maxim Gunbers and Nos. 1 and 2 Platoons who have not yet fired are warned (1) to attend the Range on Sunday next, December 16th, leaving Blake Pier at 9 am and (2) to attend Club for
on Headstar December 13th, at 6.00 pam Uniform optional. Bixty three men of No. 1 Platoon fired on Bunday, Dec. 9th. Highest score, 118 Average per man, 33.5 wo marksmen and twenty-two first class shota
FC. Jaxir, D.S.P. (B.). Hongkong, 18th December, 1917.
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