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THE WAR. (Continued from Page 5.)
General.
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY."
THE POLICE AND FIXE
BRIGADE.
REPORT FOR 1917. The Captain Superintendent of Polica states that the total of all cases reported to the Police during the year 1917 was 9,309 as against 1,310 in 1918, being a decrease of 1,811 or 10 per cent.
THEFT OF KEROSENE OIL.
A Chinese was charged with stealing two tins of kerosene oil from the Asiatic FARLIER CABLES Petroleum Co'à premises at North Point: (THROUGH REUTER'S "IGENOT.)
An Indian watchman - shid' that on REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT IN Wednesday evening, after all the 'coolies had left the workshop, defendant came back and stole two tins of kerosene oil, In the division of these cases to seri- which he hid. Witness then arrested 'deous and minor offences, there appears 4 fendant...
decrease, as compared with 1916, of 93 cames or 2.64 per cent, in the former and of 1.719 cases or 22.03 per cent. in the Jatter.
BULGARIA.
LONDON, August 13th. The German papers state that there is a republican movement in Bulgaria.
FOOD RIOTS IN SPAIN.
PARIS, August 13th. News from Madrid show's that there
Mr. Wood sentenced defendant to one -month'abord labour.
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF TRON: have been food riots in various towns in unlawful possession of an old piece of "A Chinese was charged with being in Spain.
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.
GOVERNMENT SYSTEM EVERÍ, WHERE COLLAPSING.
iron.
Mr., Wood Gued defendant $1, with the alternative of four days' hard labour.
Another Chinese was charged with Being in unlawful possession of an iron-
Eleven murders were reported as against reports, no arrest was made, and in the 10 in 1916. In connection with 4 of these
remaining 7 cases, hrgests were made There were 3 cases in which convictions were obtained (4 persons all of whom were viction ( persons). convicted). In 4 enses there wasno.com.
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THE POST OFFICE. REPORT FOR 1917.
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The report on the General Post Office, Hongkong, for the year 1917 States that Mr. £. D. C. Wolfe, who had been Post- master General since 1913, was promoted to First Police Magistrate on the 1st Feb. ruary, and 'Mr. S. B. C. Ress was ap- pointed in his stend. despatched from Hongkong daring the The number of mail bags and packets year amounted to 123,601
as against the number received to 116,047 as against 12328 in 1918, an increase of 433; and 115,679, an increase of 360 Four thou. saud, four hundred and fifteen steamers 1917 as compared with 4,023 and 5,953 carrying mails arrived and 5,893 left in respectively, in 1916
by the Cirneral Post Office Amounted to. Registered and insured articles handled 83,873 as against 703,787 in 1916, an in- crease of 29.01.
Registered articles ria Siberin amount- ed to 32,012 as compared with 35,410, a decrease of 23,407.
Parels, ordinary and insured, handled by the General Post Office amounted to 133,163 as compared with 110.388, an i- oferense of -13,577.
Seven cases of manslaughter were re- Defendant said, he was engated by a these cases, arrests were made. There was.
ported against 9 in 1916 In ul marine hawker to carry the iron.
LONDON, August 13th. The news From Russia is scrappy and confused, but it is clear that the Ger-girder. man and Bolshevik system of government. 13 everywhere collapsing before the coun try-wide but disorganised Counter- revolution, the effects of which will prob. ably be felt in the Baltic Provinces, and possibly even in Roumania.
LENIN AND TROTZKY.
It is reported that Lenin and Trotzky have found Kronstadt unsafe, and have gone to Pakoff, where they will be under the protection of the German troops.
REMOVAL OF THE GERMÁN EMBASSY.
The paper fears that Germany is being driven on to, a fresh war with Russia. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE
CZECHO-SLOVARS.
Afr. Wood Bned defendant 85, with the alternative of fourteen days' hard labour
ALLEGED ASSAULT.
A Chinese was charged with assaulting his uncle, his aunt, and another Chinese lady also with wounding them with a chopper.
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one case in which conviction was obtained (3 persons all of whom were convicted). In 0 cases there was no conviction (8 per. sons).
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE, The total revenue from the Postal Ser
in 1917 amounted to 103,869.87, being $2,197.34 more than that collected in 1916. The expenditure amounted to 850.914.53, being less than that of 1918 by us,221,50, due to the high rate of exchange prevail- Thirty-fre gang robberies were reported ing during the year under review. T as against 47 in 1916. In 23 cases no
balance of revenue over expenditure was $181.535.01. arrest was made: in the remaining 10 cases arrests were made. There were
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MONEY ORDERS, The anticipations of a continued ex pansion in postal primittances, based on the satisfactory revival in 1016, were not realised in DIT. 214,936 in orders drawn on India is ac
The large decrease of
coubted for by the restrictions imposed Offer. upon remitters by the Indian Post la 1916 there was no limit to the amount which might be sent by any one remitter, but in 1017 no remitter could send more than 600 rupees, in any one day. At the request of India this restriction has been made more, stringent and not more than G00 rupers, per week can be sent by any one remitter. The increase in inward urders has, however, balanced the decrease of business is only £101 less than it was in outward orders and the year's volume
Inspector Macdonald stated that all the|enses in which convictions, were obtained AMSTERDAM, August 13th. The Fossische Zeitung significantly complainants were still in hospital. De (30 persuns of whom 23 were convicted and describes the shifting of the Embassy to fendant's uncle, who is a licensed opium discharged). In one case there was no Eskoff as a retreat from Russia and reseller living at 352. Queen's Road. badsonviction (3 persons). fally Observes that although Russia is torn by civil war she is still able to find | promised to secure a job for defendant.
Twenty-Sve street and highway energy and unanimity to tear up the who was unemployed. On Wednesday night beries were reported as against 16 in 1916. Brestlitovsk Treaty.
defendant noticed his uncle hand 27th 20 cases no arrest was made in the his aunt, and later that night defendant remaining 3 cases arrests were made. In attacked his uncle, who was asleep, with all of these 3 cases convictions were ob. chopper. The injured man, who had ruined (7 persons, of whom & were con three wounds on, the head, cried out victed and one discharged). Londos, August 13th.
Ten cases of robbery on boats and junks for assistance, and his wife came on the The Press Bureau announce :-The
She, too, was assaulted, sustain. Were reported as aguiast two in 1916. In Government has issued a declaration scene.
The continuous rise in exchange was that Great Britain regards the Czechoing three wounds on various parts of cases no arrest was made: in the re- Slovaks
great hardship to Chinese in the United nation and her body. Another woman who intervers. maining two cases arrests were made. It Kingdom and the reduced number of recognises the unity of the three Czechoed was also injured. Defendant then all of these two cases convictions were dollars obtained here in exchange Slovak armies as an Allied belligerent army waging regular warfare against threw the chopper away and attempted obtained (5 persons, of whom were conserling deterred many from remitting more of their savings than was zetually Austro-Hungary and Germany; and to jump over the verandah of the haild-victed and one discharged)..
required for the upkeep of their families Great Britain also recognises the righting, but was prevented from doing so by
The estimated value of property stolen,
China of the Czecho-Slovak National Council to
during the year was $289,722.19 as against act as the present trustee for the future the inmates. Crucho-Slovak Government, and to exer-
$265, 581.70 in 1916, increase of $92,140.49. (The value of property stolen in larcenies by bailee during the year 1917 Amounts to $65.591.50, which are included
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cise supreme authority over this army. CIVILIAN GERMANY EN- JOINED TO KEEP COOL.
Mr. Wolfe, remanded the case.
UNWELCOME VISITOR TO A MARRIAGE FEAST,
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A Chinese fubang was charged within the above figures).
Chinese, men and 1 The value of property, recovered und
restored to "owners was 841,167.95 3
AMSTERDAM, August 14th, The Rheinisch Wext jnetische Zeitungsulting two writes: "Events in the West have taken. Chinese woman. a critical turn, and the faint-hearts have lost all confidence and fear further set backs. Repurts from the West undeniably have had a depressing influence on many classes of the population."
'Continuing, the paper appeals to all to keep cool...
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Mr. Mattingley, who appeared for the against 80,4129.17 in 1916, an increase over prosecution, stated that complainants property recovered in the previous year were taking part in a marriage celebra of 10,739.65.-,
tion at 14, Wing Lee Street, when defen-
Other papers write in a similar strain,door with a pistol in his hand.
FINLAND'S KING.
LONDON, August 19th. The Times correspondent at Stockholm atates that the majority of the Finnish Diet favours a Monarchy for, Finland.. The necessary formalities are now being taken for the election of a King. TWOPENCE IN THE SHILLING LUXURY TAX
munition, 581 rounds of automatic pistol ammunition, 26.619 rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition," 11,553 rounds of re- volver ammunition, and 100 detonators.
in 1916.
for
Decreases of £1,163 and 22.207 respec- tively appear in the issue and payment of British Postal Orders, due in the form er case to the restriction of the amount that may be paid in India and in the latter to the high rate of exchange.
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CHINESE CORRESPONDENCE, During the year the Chinese Delivery Section of the General Post co handled .-1.604,611 ordinary letters. $5,750 other articles. and 7.643 postal bong packets. The registered articles which 144,801 were from the United States delivered LIQDusted to #21.87, of
of America and Canada, and 87,000 frous The following arms and amuunition China and other countries, showing a dant came on the scene, standing at the were confiscated during the year, f—
decrease of 2,401 as compared with 234,23 in 1916. There were insured letters dealt The 18 Winchester rifles, rifles, 61 Mauser with as against 102 in 1916.
13 guests at the wedding, feast, seeing pistols, 7 automatic pistols. 103 revolvers,
TELEGRAPH SUB-DEPARTMENT. that he was armed, naturally came to 4 muskets, 1,858 rounds of Winchester m
The revenue collected in 1917 from the conclusion that he was a robber, and
radio-telegrams amounted to $23.311.55, being $14,816.51 more than that collected that assumption was furthermore inten
in 1918- the excess being mainly due to sified by the fact that they were all wear
Press messages sent to Indo-China. Ad- ing their jewellery and ornaments. One
vices of vessels signalled at the light- houses yielded 8503.35 and semaphore mies. of the complainants asked defendant what
Eight hundred and forty-two persons sages 83.50, making a total of 323,817.40-
The exper he wanted. Instead of replying, the lat
were identified as having previous convic.for the telegraphic service. ter. seized complainant by the coat and tions against them, an increase of 104 assumi 317,005.71 was in respect of the diture amounted to $30,174.38, of which struck him behind the ear with the pistol compared with 1916. Sixty-two identifica emoluments of the Wireless Staff at the LONDON, August 13th.
pushed complainant tions were those of criminals who had re-
Cape D'Aguilar Station for the period The Luxury Tax Committee's report, Defendant then
from 13th July, 1915, to 31st December, which has been issued, recommends a duty down, and commenced kicking him on the turned from banishment."
1916. The number of radio-telegrams of 2d. in the ahilling on the purchase chest. A Chinese woman tried to separate
forwarded during the year was 816, con- fur- price of the following:-Jewellery,
The strength of the Police Force onsisting of 106,14 words and received riers goods, perfumes, pictures, motor the struggling men, and defendant there December 31st. 1917, was 1,267 as com- 1,02% consisting of 13,853 words. cars, grand pianos, player pianos, gramo
He also
pared with 1215 in 1916. The increase. phones, liqueurs, etc.; on meals: break-upon struck her with the pistol
Some of the fast, if
exceeding 3s, lunch, if exceeding assaulted another man."
however, waa in Chinese. The European 108.. dinner.
exceeding 5. Also taxes bruises were still apparent." will be levied on clothing and tobaccos
One of the complainants corroborated contingent present in the Colony fell to above the Exed minimum.
from the establishment of 160, there the statement made by Mr. Mattingley, being 40 on active service. absent on and said that the affray took place when leave, and 8 vacancies. The expenditure he was counting up the expenses of then the Force fell from $703,713 to 2004,115.
In 1914 the figure was $780,100. wedding. All the guests commenced run- ping.
THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, August 14th. The silver market is quict.
Economy.
Owing to the quality and concentration of its ingredients, LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE is very economical in use.
A few drops only are necessary to give a delicious and appetizing flavour to the plainest dish.
A far larger quantity of a cheaper sauce fails to give the same satisfaction.
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THE FIRE BRIGADE.
Defendant stated that he visited the house under orders. He was acting under a warrant which was carried by another year against 90 and 3 in 1916. Chinese detective. He had instructions from a senior detective to go in through the front of the house. while, the others went to the kitchen. They went to raid what was supposed to be a garabling den He noticed, about £fteen persons sitting round the table, on which there were some dominoës. He walked to the verandah and told the people: I am going to raid a house, next door; don't you people move." He then saw people coming into the verandah of No. 14 from house No. 13, and ordered them not to run. There were three persons altogether and they managed to escape owing to the complainants obstructing witness, knocked down, one of the complainants for this reason, but he did not point his revolver at them.
Fire Brigade shows that there were 20 The report of the Superintendent of the fires and 96 incipical fires during the
The estimated damage caused by fires was 8373,330 and by incipicat Bres 82,914, as against $229,420 and 81,817.80 in 1916,
The brigade turned out 39 times during the year, as in 1916...
Towards the close of the year 1916,
MISCELLANEOUS.
During the early part of the year Mr. Santa Barbara, the Inspector of Fortu- guese Posts, visited the Colony and u Province of Macau and Hongkong was complete postal agreement between the drawn up and signed. This agreement, which among other things, provides for the exchange of Cash on Delivery Parcels, came into force on 1st September... The Shanghai-Bombay Section of the perided as from 1st July. The mails for P&O. Contract Mail Service was aus- Europe, via Suez, were forwarded as op- portunities offered to Bonibuy for trans- mission from thence to England by P. &
pockets.
Owing to dislocation and uncertainty of the trans-Siberian Railways and the restriction of the Suez route, the mails for Europe were to a great extent for twenty more European Police, some of warded by the Pacific route either viú whom were members of the Fire Brigade. Canada or vid the United States. were chosen to proceed to England to join Arrangements were
made
during the the Army. The vacancies in the Brigade year with the Canadian Fostal Admin were filled by enrolling other members of istration for the transmission of Parcels The the Regular Police Force, but the men be, for Europe by Canadian Services, came more scattered and all could not frst Parcel fail for Liverpool by this attend at a fire at the same time without route-was despatched on 8th November seriously interfering with the carrying on by the Empress of Japan. This service. of the ordinary Police duties. To meet although, more expensive than vid Sper these circumstances, the formation of as very much appreciated by the public, Volunteer Fire Brigade was considered who are using it to an increasing extent.
On the 7th August the privilege of free and approved of by H.E. the Governor on January 26th, 1917. The members of postage was granted to all troops in the the Brigade were drawn from the Volum Command. During the period 7th August He teer Corps and Police Reserve. Major to 3st December 73,378 letters, 2,082 poss MacDonald, the engineer of the brigade, cards, and 2,280 other articles were posted rendered great assistance in recruiting free 2,099 post cards and 2.289 othe The loss t the men, who were chosen from those hav articles were posted free ing previous and useful experience and the Postal Revenue was 83,064.18.
The Post Office Staff worked unde Mr. Wood He prevented you from also with consideration to the places in making an arrest. Why did you not which they lived. so as to be handy for great disadvantages. They were short arrest him-Witness: I did not; I push fire calls. The present strength of this handed and the uncertaint as to th led all who were in my way.
Volunteer Force is 21, of whom 12 are times at which mails from Europe nigh Cross-examined by Mr. Mattingley, de Activa Membero, that is, members who arrive gave them little time in which fendant admitted that to threatened to attend alt fires, and the remainder bold could be certain that they might not
The Staff,! use force on complainant if he obstructed themselves in readiness for emergencies, called up for extra duty." him in the discharge of his duties. He large or long fires, The Volunteer Fire my opinion (writes Mr. S. B. C. Rox did not arrest anyone in No: 13, as he was Brigade has been a distinct success, and Postmaster General), deserve great prais all alone and there were several gamblers, has fully met the purposes for which it for the way, in which they have worke
Mr. Wood fined defendant 93.
with cheerfulness for long bours. was instituted),
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