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PERING NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
PEKING, January 4th
SPESCE PALAVERS.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
THEFT NAM A STEAMER.
A Chinese pleaded guilty to stealing two port hole fastenings from a ship in Kowloon Docks,
Mr. Dyer Bail sentenced defendant to three months hard labour and four hours, stocks
A FISH TALE,
A Chinese was charged with stealing a quantity, of, fish, valued at 84.
It was stated that the fish was packed. up in a basket, which was tied under- neath the whief
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to three weeks hard labour.
ae a kubstitute for cotton in fabrics, but |-- Rightly or wrongly, the men un armas can be utilized to the preparation of in the South are accused of crving peace modern high explosives, tays & writer when there is no pence. In other words, tho blous. We have heard a
d a good deal
they are credited or discredited with about the various substitute, Germany behaving in a manner which savours of compelled to find for her vanished up treachery, inasmuch as they have con plies, and though some of those make but tinued fighting when they should have sorry makeshifta, science has been able been resting on their arms. The ponce to manufacture articles out of very un party is still strong in the councils of likely material. It may be true that Ger the President, and has not yet given up many has been especially enterprising hope of settlement with the South this use of aubstitutes and waste material, which will reunite the country, for a bat Britain has not lagged so far bebind time at least. Reports which have come. as many imagine.
to hand indicate that the Southern com- Nettle ûbre is by no means the first that mandose have not neted in accordance RETURNING FROM BANISHMENT. has been substituted for cotton, Feur or with the President's wishes, as expressed
A Chinese was charged with returning ave years ago one of the leading spining in his Christmas day mandate, and from banishment and also with stealing concerns at Chemnitz reported that it is being urged to issue another mandate
`zu, cap?? had discovered a substance that could be calling upon these men to cease fighting It was stated that defendant was utilized in place of cotton, but whether and permit the peaca, negotiations berished Im 1914, but had since returned it would do for munitions is another tween the various sets of belligerents to
and had, committed & larceny) matter, though it would be interesting to proceed. At the same time there is no know whether it is being a used by the apparent slackening in the military pre- Central Powers. It was called Kapok,parations of the Northorn Tuchuna, and was derived from a wild tree, Everybody seems to be putting up a though it was stated that its use had notuff, and it is difficult to forecast events,
but the possibility of a real · -sorious- been extensive arough to show its value
struggio between the opposing elements nor was it said where the tree grew.
Whatever may be the case with regard to military requirements, substituted for both cotton and wool for clothing can be obtained. In America was discovered &
may be discounted. Fighting is the last
thing that even the soldiers on either aide wish.
CHINA AND THE WAR.
Although I have suggested in the pre-
Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the cans till Thursday..
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
OPIUM.
An old Chinese man was charged with being in unlawful possession of two taols,
of prepared opium,
Defendant stated that a friend give him the opium to bring to Hongkong.
MEJE. Wood fined defendant #100,
method of making thread from ceRuleeding paragraph that fighting: is the with the alternative of two months' had
labour, and ordered the opiam to be com fecated.
THEFT OF WIRE..
A Chinese was charged with the theft of a quantity of wire."
Inspector O'Sullivan said that defend- int was arrested in Third Street with
manufactured from spruce wood, at the last thing the soldiers wish for, it 13 time of the announcement it was said this quite true that there is a large body of fibre could be woven into good cloth which military and civil opinion in favour of was uninflammabis and took dye well Forecasts that the cloth could also be Chinese troops being went to France, made so cheaply that it would oust sutton and Tunn Chi-jui, who has been an for maxy purposes was apparently too pointed Director of the War Participa, -optimisue, no more was neard of it.
However, Burnley is reported to have tion Bureau, has made a serious start made a clot of waien the west consisted with the subject. I am informed that the result jooking dike canvas, › Wilo another English arm were a fi cloth cussed, and that we may expect to hear with thread meme of grass put omething tangible very soon Appears iso tout cloud can be made oHE
that useful tree, the beans, by un- THE NEW YEAR rolling stalks and staining thengustu soft, to bre being extracted, sepa and spun into tread More promising wad the report of an American consul describing cloth woven from the bark of a tree which grows in past and Contrar Africa The nosives weare it into citu. made in pieces some six yards by two and a half, which takes. Eye, well
of pine wood fibre and the warn of cotton, really useful measures are being the wire, which was conced inside ba
bow shoots, in his possession. A kaite, too, was found in his pocket.
Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced defondant,
GOLD BANGLE..
The New Year was celebrated on who had two previous convictions against larger scale than usual by the Chinese, am, to fourteen days hard labour. Most of the Government offices closed for
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A- three or four days, the newspapers censed publishing for four days, while the dis play of flags and the illumination of public buildings suggested that the festival was a real Chinese one and not foreign one imposed upon bo, anwiliang people, The President held a reception
"A Chinese youth pleaded guilty to being in unlawful possession of a gold bangle. Defendant stated that he took the bangle off the wrist of a little child whilst on his way to Macao, and brought it to
goud AVRED SUITS Unfortunately, the era of cheap suits, mado of what might be termed seawed promised about, bye, years ago, has not yet dawned, though those examining their for members of the Diplomatic Corps in Hongkong, with the intention of pawn- threadbaro garnicats, and thinking of the forenoon within the Palace, and the sacir diminished incomes, would welcome attendance of Ministers and their follow such a blessing da nos reduced cargoes prevent its appearance. The seaweeding was large. Several new members of was a murine more dredged up off the the Legations worn prezented to shores of South Australia, and triels in
Fomigners · observed the the Antipodes proved its value. Deveral
President.
ing it
Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to fourteen days hard labour and recoin the mended
hini
for banishment
* Lorkshire firing made experiments, using festival in tin honoured fashion,
which the exchange of visite was the most pronounced feature. There was a dinner
a cotton warp and 80 per cent of the marine fibre for the welt, which made a Tough cloth somewhat like a Harris tweed"
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AN EXTENSIVE THEFT.
A Chinese charged his mistress with the theft of money, jewellery, and clothing to the total value of $4,500.
or irisn frieze. The fibre itself resembles and dance in the Hotel des Wagons Lits jut to sertain extent, but will not take on Monday night, and on New Year's Mr. A. H. Crew appeared for the prose vegetable dye. It is also uninflammable,
bad early experiments led to the betier day Lady Bredon gave a reception. tution, and Mr. Leo d'Almada for the that it would be too coarse for coming. Unfortunately, a bitterly cold wind and defence, However, it was later round that a very much dust spoiled outdoor pleasures on It was alleged that defendant, who had good cloth could be manufactured with 25 per cent of the bre, and when xed New Year's day, but since then the won been living with complaigunt as his mie- with shoddy 1 made a eloth very much ther has been ideal. End of the year tress, absconded in 1918 with the clothing,
jewellery and money.
ne par. If one may believe and mandates contained long lists of decora reads, cloth bag been woven out of rocks,
to say nothing of stol Not a coli uz tions and other honours awarded to mait, but a coat of ordinary su pie olicials and others. material; this it made from steel oud, PERSONAL
and is used for stiffening coat collars.
Cloth made from rock consists of lime. Several engagements were announced at stone, which is powdered and heated in the New Year. Miss Thring, who accom & furnace with another substance and
finally emerges as a kind of white furry panied Mrs. Beilby Alston to Peking as private secretary, is betrothed to Major Kanggs, who is in North China pur- chasing horses and mutes for the British
Vegetarians who object to the slaughter of animals for any purpose may be able
Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case until Wednesday, fixing bail at $5,000.
A PEACEMAKER'S SORROWS.
A little Chinese boy, not quite ten yeais cf age, vas charged with stealing an iron gato.
HONGKONG DEFENCE. COEPS.
DMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR H
MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT."
COMMUNICATION DEILL AND. LECTORES. the hours for Communication. Drill and Leéturies will in future be 6 p.m. instead of 6.30 pra Before Administrative Order No.
(8) deted 12th Jan 1918
LECTURER
Cho, dates of lectures will be as follows.
and not as therein stated:
Inn, 18th-Field Service Regulations. Jan 95th-Military Law. Feb. UtMap Reading, and Field
Sketching
Feb. 8th-Military Engineering. Feb, 15th Military Lam Feb. 2nd Field Service Regulations. March 1st Map Reading and Field
Sketching
March 8th-Military Engineering March 15th-Military Law. March 2nd-Field Service Regulá
tiona.
March 20th-Military EngineerİNK
PARADES, OFFICERS, The following will parade ut Lycemun
Banga at 3 p...on 10th instant to fre practices 3 and 4. ut Revolver Course (proceed by 2.15. pan, train from Causeway Bay),
Captains Armstrong, Murray Scott, Stewart, Wolfe, Karatón, Pres ton, Lieufs Danby, Evan-Jones, Stevenson Balean, 2ad-Lients Brown, Templeton, Hill, Mat thewman, and Marley, dep CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT All applications for the issue, renewal of exchange of articless of, uniforme equipment (except the isang to members on enroirunnt), must be inade to the Bquipment. Hoard by each member in person at one of the appointed times as notified in orders, Ench application must, he made on the proper printed form, which must be filled up and signed by the ap plicant and countersigned by the Officer Commanding the applicant's platoon.
The Equipments Beard is, constituted as
follows
Fresident, Maier. E. Mazedonald, V. De Members, MGH. Wakeman al
Capt. G. G. Wood
Secretary, Licut, and Quartermaster
Higby.
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adiunt, H.K.D.C. Hongkong, 14th January, 1918.
HONGKONG. POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS ISSUED BY ML F. JENKIN, D.S.I (RESERVE).
-KUSKRULY COURSA-PART 1 The following will attend on Sundays
next, January, 20th —
LEAVE BLAKE PIER, 9. Pa (a)-To Fire:-All members of Nos &
and 4 Platoons who have not yet.
fired the whole of No.
Also Inspector. Ribeiro. and Crown Sergt PA. Rezario. (b)-AB Register Keepers-Chief Inspec
for Lammert and Staff Inspectors. Arculli Clarke, Fothergill, Watt and Taylor
LEAVE RULES PIEE, 1.30 P. M (u)--To Fire :—Whole of No 10 Section, und part of No. 11 Section te, îm by Section Commanders
depertor Botelho and
A
Bergh J. Rozario, ORIE
(1)-As- Begister Keepers: Staff Inspec *~tors, Polter and Wildin, Inspector flagg Sergt. Accountant Balean- win and Crown Sergis. Ford and? GROB-
ROUTE MARCH.
All raphs, exept those on Patrol darty on that date, will parade Central Station at 8.20 p.m. sharp on Thurs day, Jamanry 1th Helmets will be worn, Respectors will wear belts and swords and beinet chains down The Ambulanes Platoon will
parade with
The Band Practice ordered for Friday,
Jammory 18th, is cancelled
By Order,
TF HoreH A.8.P. (R.) and Adjutant.
January 14th.
BAND.
AN UNWELCOME SUITOR.
to buy boots made of a substitute formed of vegetable products, but whether the Army: Miss May Sowerby, daughter of substance is procurable commercial or a well-known missionary, is engaged to has been proved to possess good wearing Dr. Eokfeldt, of the Rockefeller Founda gate between them. As soon as they defendant and complainant, over Boney
qualities mistory does not appear to say,
required for its manufacture, a leather
A tukang mid he saw defendant assisted by another little bog, coming out of an alley in Connaught load, carrying the
noticed witness they dropped the gate and ran away. He gave chase and arrest ed defendant, but the other boy managed
to cacape..
Defendant said he saw two bars fight
though if the materials can easily onition, an American medical man who has Dotazned and elaborate machinery is nut volunteered for plague service in Shansi substitute which was comparatively cheap and Miss Rita Cormack, daughter of Dr. would be eagerly welcomed in these days, and Mrs Cormack, is engaged to Mr. when most of our leather goes to the D. C. Baker, a local preacher and evange Army, Artificial silk has long been list the time to discover substitutes, though Commercial druché, returned to Peking Peace maker. Ho had only arrived from made, French and German enemisty being Mr. Juléan Arnoid, the Americaning, and He went up to act the part of a the early product, did not possess the best alter a long tour in the interior, and has Canton a-weak ago. qualities of the real article. However, departed again for Shanghai to attend recent improvements are said to have the Customs Tariff Revision Conference overcome these initial difficulties. In MISCELLANEOUS. this case cellulage is the basis of tae 11,9| Substitute, and it has all the appearance 080 of silk, and for some purposes is actually Lo superior. Imitation silk has also been unds from the cocoon spun by a cater tree in Uganda, and a species of mussel activities who are attending the
If anything were needed to show the change of centiment which has come over most foreigners with respect to learning Chinese it is furnished by the insrersing number of business me sad ladies other
Mr. JR Wood remanded the capa
A FOWL STORY.
An Indian watchman was charged with stealing three fowls from a Chinese woman living in High Street,
Complainant stated that they wore the only three fowls che possed She
A Chinese coolie was charged with assaulting another coolie in Shanghai Sergt. Murphy stated that when com plainant came to the Police Station he
seemed to have bisa a quarrel between was under the influence of liquor. There
domestic affair, and defendant was alleg ad to have Blapped complainant and; pushed him down the stairs Complaing ant had received a hasty cut on the backs of his head, snt three of his fingers were, smashed for a
Defendant stated that complainant. come to by Fause it 7 pm, on Sunday
stopped compisinart from and wanted to take his daughter out. He.
BO, wid
& quarrel erpuedom doing
Mr. J. R. Wood bound defendant over in the sum of $100 to be of good belayiqun for six months.
THEFT FROM A SAMPAN
A Chinese was charged with stealing a quantity of clothing, two silver, watches, and chains, a gold ring, and some money. Sergeant J.. Moss stated that defendant stole the articles from a sampen which
pillar which feeds on the leaf of the fig than those associated with Doticed them roaming about her yard on way anchored off Shankiwan, 16 the early
1.78 found in the Mediterrancan also provides of the Union Language School,
are used for the same purpose. In opened its second term yesterday. An Sunday afternoon and in the evening hours of Bunday morning. Complainant, 7.60 Queensland experiments made with a fibre excellent lecture course has been arranged found that they had disappeared Wit who was sleeping on the sampan, woke
abtained from the leaves of the pineapple in
connection with the school. This nem made a complant at the Police up and clutched at defendant's coat. A 200 yielded a cloth of silk-like texture, afternoon the American Minister lectures Station Later on, while passing defend ruggle ensued, and, the Police arriving, Something similar has also been made to the British and American community ant's door, she noticed some fowls and Tefendant was taken to the Pelica from the webs of spidere, and in Mada at the residence of the British Minister eognised her own amongst them. The Station "gascar a big spider sping a thread so 0x
The
conservation of the traditional 100 light and strong that the French author art and monuments of China. Sir John asked defendan had bean cut off Sho Defendant stated that he saw the clothes ties weave it into ropes for balloonk A Torwil preside, and will come asked defendant to return the fowls thing by the side of the sampan and touk
bez her, but he refused, e we are threatened with a famine wood, home" to the guests. The syllabus pro
them away, as there did not happen to Defendant stated that he had previous be any owner of the articles. He had experiments made at Lyons gone months Legation by the British Minister or some children, and had to turn them out of The money and jewellery were placed on for a lecture at the American ly had trouble with complainant's only beer in the Colony for three months 100 ago attracted attention. Strait corpin other representative of
of the British Fousa The present charge was evid fine was boiled to a paste with certain Legation.ently an attempt at revenge, a person by campkinapt with the inter
Toking British Volunteers turn out on
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LYS chemicals and premed into shape in
mould. It can he cut like wood and sunday for a chura parade in aura- Mr. R. Wood disbelieved complain burns like wood, and is trid to be quitable ance with the King's instructions It is ant's story and discharged defendant, for the manufacture of matches.
(Contanurd at foot of next Column)
the frst drill this winter
Mr. J. R. Wooll said he did not believe Lion of intimidating bang d
defendant's story and sentenced lum to two months hard jabon.