HONGKONG
BONDS
WAR DRAWING
PRIZES.
The sale of tickets has proceeded so satisfactorily that the Committee is now able to indicate a provisional allocation of the 3 big prizes and the 100 smaller prizes.
The prizes given below are, as already advised, subject to the amount available for distribution being the sum of $500,000.
In this event :—
Approximately.
WAR CHARITIES WILL RECEIVE 8125,000
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
$10,000 eachi
(approx.)
$7,500 each
187.500 56.200 37,500 20,000 15.000
83,000. each
$2,000
each
7
prizes
82,030
each
81.000
Each
10 prizes
$700
each
16 prizes
8.100.
-each
15 prizes of
8300
each
24 prizes
of
S201
exchi
16 prizca of
$100 each
2 prizes 2. prizes 2 prizes
prizes
6 prizes
103 prizes
$500,000
The closing date for sale of tickets is 12th June and the number of tickets now available for sale is rapidly becoming less, therefore if you have not bought all the tickets you require it is advisable to hurry up and tell your friends to do likewise.
TICKETS $5.00 each.
THE HONGKUNG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 24TH, 1918.
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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR HA MORGAN ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.
STRENGTH.
BEAUTIFUL TURKISH WOMAN
ARRESTED AS A SPY.
·STORY OF INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE FROM NEW YORK.
A BERNSTORFF SCANDAL BERLIN CASE HEARD IN CAMERA..
DOVER PATROL
DEEDS THAT BEAT THE ENEMY.
In cold official language a special sup
At Berlin on April 3rd a lawsuit was plement of the London Gazette describes
heard, in which Count Gunther Bern- storff, son of the former Anilinasader to No. 079 Pte. F. G. L. Wheeler joined the some of the deeds of courage and devotion
For reasons which may appear, if the America, was sued for libel by Baron Corps on 22nd May, 1918, a and is of the Dover patrol when enemy destroy secret history of the war is over written, von Radek, first husband of Count posted to "A" Co., No. 4 Platooners attempted on the night of February beautiful Turk and her three satellites, known as Vivian Margaret Burns. Beza- the full truth about the arrest of the Gunther's wife, an American who is No. 779 Lee Corpl.-F. A. Reis, Signalling 11th to break our U-boat ship barrage whom the Department of Justice lifted storff and Radek had quarrelled, and out of New York hotela on March 18th during the quarrel Radek had taken Section, is permitted to resign, on across the Channel.
Five men get the Distinguished Service expected they will be summarily punish-storf declared that he refused to take for deportation to France, where it is Bernsdorf's sword and broken it. Bern leaving the Colony, to date from day Cross and two others a bar to the Crossed, cannot be printed now. of departure.
Engr. Liout J. A Kirkham sayed his is enough of the story available to sug-
Radek's challenge, as Itadek was known ship, holed below the water-line, by keep gest that our best fiction writers in build before the war. This charge of being u to be Germany's chief spy in England. ing the pump going as long as steaming their tales of international intrigue apy is the ground of bringing the present tasted. Eventually another vessel towed find their material in achieved fact..
Dospins Davadovitch Storch.
The beautiful Turk's real name is
action for libel
In Paris
N
No. 90 Pte. E. Pepperell, D Co., is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 31st May, 1918.
ATTACHED,
dated 18th May, 1918.
LEAVE.
her stern first into Dover harbour.
But thero
The first day's proceedings revealed she was Madame Nezie, in Madrid and that Radek divorced his wife for miscon London
Madamo Hesketh, in Rome duct with Bernstorff, whilst Radok was New York, Madame Despina and at the cided that owing to the nature of the Shoreham in Washington, the Baroness case the proceedings should be con- de Beville. European capitals were Linued behind closed doors-Wireless illumined by her presence for the first Press. two years of the war. Army officers, am bassadors and other high personages were on her visiting list.
The trawler James Pond was set on fire and Chief Skipper A. E. Berry, D.S.C., Capt. A. M. Preston, 4th Buttalion Che wounded in the legs by a shell which
shire Regiment, ceased to be attached ! exploded in his cabin. Borry made his Davidovitch, at the Biltmore Hotel, in fun officer at the front. The judges de-
men lie down till the firing ecased. to the Corps, on leaving the Colony, aganwhile he and Skipper H Bennett tried unsuccessfully to cope with the fire and also to bring up ammunition. Then the
chief skipper gave orders to abandon The following have been granted leave ship, but himself refused to leave until for the duration of the War, from convinced that she was doomed. Though 18th May, 1918-No. 98 Borgh, the boat inils had been shot away the boat Sutherland, Eng. Co. No. 463 Sergt. was Inunched and the crew landed on the J. W. Deakin, "B" Co., No. 710 French coast. Berry gets a bar to his Corp. E. V. Carpmael; MC Co., Cross and Bennett the Crosa. No. 109 Corpl. R. 9. Vergette, Eng. Lieut. Alexander Duff Thomson also Co., No. 114 2/Cpl. W. G. Clark, receives a bar to his Cross. Surviving Eng. Co., No. 580 L/Cpl. H. H. Pegg, the wrecking of his cabin by a shell which Eng. Co., No. 434 Fte. Walter Pryde also killed
his vessel through the remittances that have not been explained "A" Co., No. 491 Pte. A. Edwards, notion and then, bis wireless out of to the satisfaction of the Department of "A" Co., No. 421 Pte. J. T. Ewing Folkestone. Then he examined his vessel
retion, he managed to get an 58.0.8. to Justice. "A" Co., No. 832 Pte. C. R. Logan, and found that she was settling down by M.G. Co., No. 342. Pte, F. E. Jose-
respondent, the persona cited na defend
According to Renter's Amsterdagi cor-
ants also cumprise Count. Gunther's man agents caused her departure from society people, including the wife of one An acquaintance with supposed Ger- American wife and some dozen other Spain and by the way of Cuba, where of the generals commanding in the Havana briefly enjoyed her radiance, she Wes came to Now York, where 83,000, promised to her by a foreign official when she left.
Beitung
# Co., No. 436 Pto. J. Ralston, coolly the offiser of the watch, ho Europe was periódically added to by states Bernstorff's wife was divorced by
land (att. to, H.K.F.R.), No. 143 Sp the head, having been holed below the Her friendships here have been wide declared that Radek was incapable of
The Rheinisch-Westfälische
von Radek in October, 1917, subsequently marrying Bernstorff. The result was a collision between the two men, in which PENCHANT FOR OFFICERS" AND DIPLOMATS. von Radek tore the epaulettes from
Bernstorff's uniform, whilst Bernstorf. water-line. Another vessel arrived and C. P. Bond, Eng. Co., No. 123 Spr. towed her stern first to Dover
and varied. Her special predilection was giving satisfaction as a gentleman bo for: diplomats and men in uniforms-offi 3. A. Howe, Eng. Co., No. 204 Spr. Three other skippers won the Cross-cers of many nations who constantly this assertion was that von Radek (who cause he acted na 2 apy. The result of W. J. Woodman. Eng. Co., No. 407 Skipper J. Mair, of the driter IF. Elliott streamed through the Biltmore, where he lived for many years in England) had Spr. F. Pereira, Eng. Co., No. Skipper S. A Head, of the driftor had lived since 1916, and other hotels into leave the army, while Bernstorff was 931 Ptc. J. T. Merecki 3" Co, Vera Creina, for keeping his ship afloat whose ball-rooms she was almost as well also punished by a court of honour and No. 3 Gar. A. B. Purves, Arty Co., by plugging holes made by din abells known. In her safe deposit box in the No. 47 Gur. J. C. Fletcher, Arty. Co., with beds and blankets; and Skipper J. Lincoln Safe Deposit Company's vault dismissed the army. Von Radele now pro No. 66 Gar. J. Stalker, Arty. Co, No. Turrell of the drifter Golden Rule, who the Government has found half a bushel fesses to have established that Bernstorf, St Gnr. G. Green, Arty. Co., No. 69 was still cool and courageous after hav of documents, including, Correspondence in association with the fourteen other Gur. E. B. Lambert, Arty. Co., No.ipg 10 of his 13 men killed and being plain and in code; cablegrams reputed defendants, brought about his divorce 757 Gnr. A. A. Birnie. Mtd. Soc., himself badly injured.
to have come from very important per and dismissal from the ariny by untrue sons, indeed. The woman is twenty-three stories. No. 310 Gnr. P. H. Cobb (attito H.K.P.R.) No 300 Pte. W. J,
years of age. Carrie (alt. to H.K.P.R.). Sergt. P. Jacks, Arty Co, is granted
For saving their ship, the drifter Fole May, Enginemen J. Ewing and A. Noble are awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry other members of the crow alive, but Medal. Their ship was on fire, only two
Ewing and Noble clear
The three others arrested and on their way to deportation as undesirable allens are Baron Henri Do Beille, living at the Hotal Woodward, so close a friend of the
hold up the arrests until they had more information as to their activities and associates. It wouldn't do to let then.
3 months leave from 11th June, badly wounded of the boom from the beautiful Turk that they sometimes used out of the country, however. Shadowed,
18, on Medical Certificate.
co
mates
Gür. F. M. H. Holnian, Arty. Co., is small boat, put their two wounded ship
granted a months special leave on
in. and launched the boat Find the affairs of the Hongkong Univering that their ship did not sink, they returned to her, put out the fire, though sity to date from day of departure.
small-arm ammunition was exploding LECTURE,
about them as they worked, and then got the wounded men aboard again and made them comfortable Then they burned flares of old clothes soaked in parafin until they were picked up. Their great gallantry and devotion to duty and, would add, their simple modesty entitles them to very special consideration,” CAPTrites the Vice-Admiral, Dover Fatrol, of
Ewing and Noble.
A lecture will be given by end-Licut Pierce-Grove to officers, N.C.Os and men of the Corps at Headquarters on Friday, 31st inst-, at 6 p.m. Subject, Experiences on Service. Uniform
need not be worn
OLDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY
J. B. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D, Right and Left Half Companies Duty at Belchers Battery as per Rosters and Instructions posted in the. Com pany's Office at Headquarters ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPANY BY CAPTAIN W. DUSSELL.
24th to 31st May, 1918-
E. L. Menulog. Nightly-Parades as per rosters posted at Headquarters, Engine Drivers at 6.30 p.m. Elec tricians at 0.45 p.m. Offoors next for duty. Belchers, 2nd Lt. Marley; Lyeeman, 2nd-Et Templeton; Stonecutters, Liout Stevenson.
Instruction for higher ratings and N.C.Os and men of the Infantry Battalion attached for duty--Class 1 at Belchers at 8.30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays for all who have not passed the Profi- cient " rate (17-) exam. Class at Belchera at 8.30 p.m. on Tuesdaya and Fridays for all N.00s and men of higher ratings, under Staff- Bergts. vendene and Parsons, RE., and Sergt. Day, H.K:DO, Class 3 at Lycemun at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays under Staff Sergt. Barclay and White, R.E, and Sergt. Williams, H.K.D.C. The Office at Wellington Barracks
SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS.
JUNIOR LEAGUE,
KC.C.. QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
This match was played on Wednesday and resulted in an easy win for Kowloon by 06 games to 33. Scores
the same name when travelling another Frenchman whose right to the title of the Count Robert de Clairmont is somewhat in question; and Mme. Charlotte Nix, who had apartments at the Hotel, Nether land, German born, a widow of middle age, who has two children in school in the United States.
the Baron and Mme. Despina want to Washington, remained fez, two day t the Shoreham, returned to New York and then went to Key West. There the trailers closed in brought back to New York, much against their will, and quartered by the invern
The pair werd
ment as the Holland House Pending Count De Clairmont and Mme. Nis, Washington's decision as to what should according to the Department of Justice, be done with them. Every day since then also had the habit of sharing a common they have been questioned, bat have admit. name in their journeys, travelling as couted little or nothing. sins or as "Mr. and Mrs. Roberts." Mme Nix, the Department of Justice says, has admitted haing received $3,000 From Count von Bernstorff as a loun.
"Why are thoy to be deported instead of prosecuted here?" Government of cer was asked. An
REASONS FOR DEPORTATION HIDDEN
Because of their suspicious activities here it is the belief of Federal officials that they are connected with activities in behalf of the enemy," he replied, "Their deportation is desirable because of facts which cannot be stated at this time."
Woody, superintendent of the New York "Mme. Despina, and Charles de office of the Department of Justice Investigating Bureau, has, been living in New York at the rate of about $1,000 a month. Sho hus given Farious ex- planations of her, meone, all of them unsatisfactory. While here she has re- ceived one payment of 83,000 from 20 official of a foreign government. the same source she has received thro
From 81,000 remittances, which she says, were. advances or loans from friends."
THE REST OF THE QUARTET.
The Baron de Beville is about forty
He has lived quietly with.
Aside from a pose which complies with Turkish rather than Occidental standards years old. Brown and Cook beat Lo Man Ho and of symmetry, Mme. Despina Davidovitch his mother at the Hotel Wooward, Broad- Lo Man Hin, 9-2; beat Wei and Wei, 7-4; Storch is a strikingly beautiful young way and Fifth-aith street for more- beat Rumjahn, 6-5.
woman, and her wardrobe, bath in quarthan a year is aged father is also jahn, 5-0; beat Lo Man Ho and Lo Manliness of her face and the distinction of to their native-France is unquestioned Davidson and de Sousa lost to Run-tity and quality, comports with the come-in New York. The loyalty of the parents Hin, 8-3; beat Wei and Wei, 9
her manner. Elson and Mend beat Wet and Wei, 7-4; Constantinople and
She says she was born in They are terribly disturbed by their son's beat Ramjahn. 8-3; beat Lo Man Ho anda Frenchman, Paul Storch, at the ago loyalty that may appear in relation to.
Was tanrried to arrest and insist that any colour of dis Lo Man Hin, 7-4.
of seventeen. They were soon divorced, him could come only from association and Storch is now in the French army with others. This is also the Govern she says, protesting at the same time her ment's view. utter loyalty to France.
With the help of the Secret Service of
MOUNTED SECTION.
Monday, 27th May:-
Despina's most intimate friends the in In surveying the circle of me.
6:30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables the Allies the investigators of the Depart-vestigators found their attention especial
Dress Drill order. Thursday, 30th May
5.30 p.m. At Jockey Club Stables Dress: Drill order without rifica,
SIGNALLING SECTION,
ment of Justice have traced her wander
ly drawn to the Count de Clairmont and ings. She herself talks of her acquaint Mno. Nix.
Note-Rifles (with bores free from Lo in London, the Palace Marquis di Castello, passed as a friend
having been vacated, all communi-Tuesday, 28th, and Friday, 31st May -- cations for O.C. Engineer Company 5.30 p.m. Parade at Headquarters. should be addressed to Engineer Dress: Clean fatigue, m Company Office, H.K.D.C. Head- quarters. Public telephone No. 2491 and Government telephone.
ÖRDERS FOR INFANTRY GATTALION BY, MAJOR
H. A. MORGAN,
PARADES—" 4" COMPANY.
Tuesday, 28th May:-w
5.30 p,m, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 Platoons on Polo Ground Hongkong resid. ents will parade at Cricket Club at 5.10 p.m. and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay, Company drill. Dress: Drill order. Wednesday, 29th May:--
5.30 p.m. N.C.Us. of Nor. 1, 3 and 4 Platoons (as detailed by Platoon Commandera) at Headquarters. TET
"B" COMPANY. Tuesday, 28th May:
oil) and sidearms are to be brought to the parade on 28th May STRETCHER BEARER SECTION. Tuesday, 28th May!-
ance with high officials in half a dozen capitals. Beginning in 1912, the French The Count, if such he is-liis claim to agents say, she received an income from title has not been verified so far-also- sources not yet wholly identified. She basked in the friendship of Edmund favoured the best hotels with her presence, Rouselpt, the young clerk who, as the the
of King Alfonso, of Spain, tried to borrow 250,000,000 from J. P Morgan & Co., and got $500 from W. E. D. Stokes, proprietor of the Hotel Ansonia, with which to entertain the French When ambassador.
Rouselot VAS arraigned in the Federal Building a few weeks ago Count de Clairmont was a
the d'Alba in Madrid and so on. British army officers attended her little parties in her suite at the Savoy,
Ia 1015 She and the Baron De Beville were in Spain. They were accused of foo close a friendship with German agents 5.15 pm, Parade at Headquarters. and were held for a time, but for some
RECRUITS. C
reasons wero released. They hurried to Cuba and in Monday, 27th, and Friday, 31st May:
1918, arrived in New spectators act York. April, 191 5.30 p.m. All units except "D" Co
on Murray Parade Ground, under with a French accent and, was voted to Madame Despina conversed brightly Sorgts. Oxberry, Edmonds (Mon-be very attractive. day) and Meade (Friday). Dress: Drill order.
DEDIES FOR CADET COMPANY BY AKD-LIBUT
·J, E, W, DEARD,
STRENGTH,
Cadet, D. R. B. Talbot is permitted to
resiga on leaving the Colony
Cadet W. F. D. Talbot is permitted to
resign on leaving the Colony.
5.30 p.m. Nos, t, 0, 7, and 8 Platoons Cadet G. J. Adams is permitted
on Polo Ground. Hongkong resid resign on leaving the Colony.
ents will parade at the Cricket
LEAVE.
Digging back into the lives of De found out that the woman was born in Clairmont and Mme. Nix, the Government Berlin about forty-one years ago, Herman BARON COLES, GAYETT GOES. Clairmont, who is thirty-eight, was born She was rarely serious except in the French citizenship through his father's in the Danish West Indies, but claims evening, and the cause of this change in right thereto. The man came to America her demeanor was the arrival of Baron in 1005, went to Europe in 1912 and was de Peville. Almost every evening the in Germany in 1913. There his associa Bazon dropped in to call, and in a tion with me. Nix teams to have be corner of a Biltmore supper room Madame Despina and the Baron talked
In the autumn of 1913 they went. gun. long earnestly. She seemed to baseance and then to Genoa, and as Mr. and Mrs. Roberts arrived in plenty of money, spent it freely paid 1 New York on December 23rd, 1973. Ther promptly, and had no visible object have gone about the country a good deal, in life. This fact, together with
Ma
to
Club at 5.10 p.m. and proceed by Cadur A. Bond is granted leave until
tram to Causeway Bay, Company drill. Dress Drill order.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
Tuesday, 26th May
7.10 No. 3 Gun at Headquarters, 5.10 p.m. Drill at Kowloon Decks, Nos and 2 Gun teams only. Hongkong residents proceed by launch from Statue Pier at 4.30 p.m. Wednesday, 20th May
5.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters Nou
4 and 5 Guns only, Thursday, 20th May
8.10 p.m. Drill at Headquarters. The following men only need attend:-- Pten. Field, Irvine, Labrum, A. C. D. Logan McKerns and Stapleton. Sunday, 9th June:-
Inter-gun competition for Gasenigno Shield. Time and place will be Lötified later. (Continued at foot of rest column.)
the 30th September, 1918.
PARADES, "
bills
and
interesting class of men she surrounded usually parsing as cousins. good deal, herself with, enlisted the attention of the Their many activities," said Mr. Do Biltmore's intelligence department.
Woody, strongly support the conclusion Putting this and that together, the that they were acting in behalf of Ger- Biltmore managerment suggested to the man interests. Mme. Nix (her first name Swimming Fall in at Blake, Pier Department of Justice that it might be has been given both 25 Elizabeth and well to keep an eye on Madame Despina. Charlotte) admits that she received That was seven or eight months ago, and 83,000 from von Bernstorff just before since then the beautiful Turk has been his departure from Americs. Otherwise watched closely
her explanation of her income has been
Wednesday, 29th May --
at 5 p.m. Saturday, 1st June
AN OPENING OF SALWAN CAMP.
Fall in nt Headquarters at 1:30 p.m.
anxious Apparently she had found out
The Company will then proceed to noticed that she had become restless and that she made $100 weck as 2
About & month ago the hotel people as unsatisfactory as that of Mr. Despina. At first Mme. Nix told the investigators Sai-wan by Car, No. 1 Bection to
dreas stay the week-end.
that she was tinder scrutiny. One day maker. As she
could produce no list of she had her trunks sent to a steamed, and finally Mme. Nix admitted
her cus
searchers were not
the Governinent already knew off and sent then back the receipt of $3,000 from Bernstorff. She
G. E. STEWART, Capt.,
- Adjutant, H.ID.D. Hongkong, 23rd May, 1918,
NOTICE
BERGEANTS' MEAD.
A meeting of members of the Sergeants' Mess interested in the question of an annual dinner, will be held at Headquar. ters on Monday 27th May, at 6. p.m.
to
customers
bound for agent took them but a Government
the Biltmore. Fate in February she obtained a French also confessed when the proof was flashed passport under her real name, Madame upon her that she had been in correspon- Storch, to
Westa 80 to Cuba by way of Kevidence with a young officer of the British
Daron De Beville also got a passport The Department of Justice men were watching both of them, aut intended to
Datums)
flying corps. Count de Clairmont denied. United States together. He said he came that he and Mme. Nix had come to the alune from Southampton, England, in January 1914.