CONSECRATION OF THE BISHOP OF VICTORIA, THE CEREMONY AT ST PAUL'S
A CATHEDRAL-
las
·CORRESPONDENCE.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
· [TO THE EDITOL OF "THE HONGKONG
DAILY FRESS."'!
11
HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS," SATURDAY,
FULL COURT OF APPEAL.
ECHO OF THE LAERTES- WARRIMOO" COLLISION.
AUGUST 7TH, 1922.
INTERPORT CRICKET,
| PROBABLE MATCH IN HONGKONG,
Mr. L. S. Greenhill, For Sveretary of the INTERESTING MARINH INSURANCE | Hongkong Cricket Club informs us that | the Shanghai 'Cricket Club hope to send an interport crickes pram to the Colony in the autumn, probably shout the 9th November.
CASE.
The consecration of the Rev. Charles
STR.-With reference to your abia leader}
Assieu of the Fall Court of Appeal, Ridley Duppuy, one of the secretaries of the
in the Daily Press of the 4th justant, L' Church Missionary Society, to be the Sixth Tishop of Victoria (Hongkong) took place note your comments regarding the slurring comprising Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, June 24th, at St. Paul Cathedral, over of the main point of the letter I had Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, Leder circumstances of usual interest,under reply, viz-the comparison of the Acting P is Justice and Mr. Stimor Not only were four other Bishops conserat-information ne published by Zikawei and Turner. Judge of H.B.M» Supremis d'uurt for China in Shanghai, aux held yesterday- at the same time, but the Archbishop of Hongkong Observatories. Canterbury was assisted in the ceremony by
La
ALLEGED POSSESSION OF AMMUNITION.
MAN AND WOMAN CHARGED. a explanation of this. I may state that in the Supreme Court to hour 'an appeal
the "Magistracy"," "yesterday, was vos-then-in-a-position--to-verify as from a judgment delivered by Sir William contradict, the data giren by "Interested Rees Daries, K:C., Chief Justics of Hong- Mariner" excepting in the case of the keng on January 14th in the marine Chinese mas and a woman were charged Hongkong "Observatory, which I did con insurance case arising out of the collision with unlawful pin of two revolvers
of the Laertes and the W'arrimo off Singasand two hundred rounds of ammunition.
Mr. J M. Hall appeared for the tradiet in an effectual manner.
pore in December 13th, 1917, as a result of
defence. which the Laertes was sunk."
However. I have since been in communi- cation with Amy, with the result that the information you published in your leader of the 4th instant, with reference to the signals at that port, which also beues ous Interested Mariner's statement for
i
other Archbishops and thirty-six bishops, representing all parts of the world, The Service was arranged to begin at 10 a. when a procession was formed, Hymn 250, 1) Thon Who Makes Soul to Shine," being sung as the choir, clergy and prelates, attended by "their shaplain, took their
The facts of the original action are that;
The man way seen carrying a bog on to allotted places, The Archbishop of Canter. biary rompanied by the Archbishop of
the Hung Hing Steamship Co. effected two a coasting strager and he was stopped. On Catrowa, who rent the Epistle, and the
policies with the Tai Sun Insurance and the box being searched the contraband was Banking Co., one policy being on the hull discovered. When he was arrested defend- and the machinery of the Lartes and the ao told the Polios that he was engaged by _Bishop_af_Londen, who had the Gospel,
the morning of the With is fully confirm wiher being on the profits of the ship. After the woman to take the box to the station.
11 fact. that the Laertex was šunk in 1917, the policy an began the service of Holy Communica,
We may now take it ag After the Nirs Gread, which was pre
the hull and the machinery was paid. The He took the Police to the woman's residence Veented by the Minor Lahon," the Archbishop signals were hoisted at Amoy at 3 ping, on
the 12th, indicating a definite position and Insurance Co. went into voluntary quiishere she was arrested.
dation on March, 1919, and the applicants! The case was remanded till Monday, bail were conducted to an assistant. Bishops
intim of fotion, of the Typhoon on that (the Hung Hing S.S. Co,) claimed trum songs in front of the pulpit. The mon was preached by the Very Rev. A. Ribin date as against the weather report issued the liquidator the sum of $20.000. bring lus bring fixed at 8200 each. son, 12.D., Dean of Wells, from the text, by the Hongkong Observatory, same date,
Ho laid His hands upon him and gave Trading A Typhoon is siturad 250 made on the ship, between the date th him a charge (Nin, xxvii., 23). The mile F, of Luzon, its dimetion of motion preacher emphasised the importance of the is as present unknown,
Apostolic Succession for, rather, Suicers Man in the Party Church the contiumas
i
The two positions indicated, are, for all practical purposes, the same, but a definite incremented form of the wall the of progression is hoisted at Amoy (who obtained this information from Shanghai) established prevedent of Mows imparting voi
whorens Hongkong stated.
"direction un
liquidator asked for particulars of profit of proât covered by the other policy. The
the sum insured.
Sir
ARMED ROBBER GETS AWAY
ing. The applicants said that sach parcia? pory, was taken out and the date of sink LUCKY CONSTABLE SHOT. onlars were irrevelant and they were manier no obligations to supply same. The liqui!
While the accountant of a tea "house at dator therefore rejected the claim. Win, Rees Davies decided that the owners Shanghai Street, Yṣamati, wi, engaged in should reader particulaes of the pros and counting up the receipts for the day on that threu should be accounted for against Thursday night he was suddenly confronted The Hon Mr. E. H. Sharps K.C., in by a man who had a loaded revolver in his his successor Joshua not-anly- the, Chargown,ich simply go-to prove that structed by Mr MH-Turner, appeared-hand The robber-chema comod to kill the and the Function, but also the Spirit and Shanghai bad previous data, whereby it for the appellants (the Hung Hing S.8.
Co.). Mr. Elden Potter and Mr. Caccuuntant if he raised an alarm, and ther the Power to Gischarge the aright. The was nhle to make this definite, statement, Jenkin, instructed by Mr. B. A. Davinson, sole and nude off. A Chinese constable, great lesson of history showed that " This is confirmed by the telegrain received appeared far the respondents.
who was on duty near the place, noticed the copacy stands for unity, and, specially by the American Consulate General. Hong, The Hon. Mr. Sharp, K... said the
and immediately gave chase." ursing the newly-appointed Bishops, kung, from the Mania Observatory on the facts which gave rise to the action were few intidest
19th (forwarded to the Press) which stated and simple," "The documents peressary to be Whon he was just nearing the robber the impressively reminded them of the respon the Typhoon was vaig W or referred so were also few. On May 19th at turned round and shot this constable, Now Manila Observatory was considerably 1917, the "Lueries was chartered" for a Sibility soon to be theirs of leadership.
closer to the centre of the disturbans, than period of twelve months by the appellants, who received the bullet in his body. The The injured either Hongkong or Shanghai, yet despite the Hung Hing Steamship Ca., to another robber managed to emape. this apparently favourable position, it could Company, the Ho Hing at a bir of not give a-mare-definite forecast of the line $50,000 a month On July 18th, 1917, lie of progression than Hongkong-" Y.W. owners entered into a policy of insurance or N. bring" no than direction on the hull for 12 months at 90,000. No question was raised in regard to that as unknown."
The sermon ended. Die Archbishop took
winter
and
pre
Mr.
Murn
constable was removed to hospital by police-
who wore summoned to the scene.
his wut in front of the Holy Table, the Bishops-designat neer revernity
to him by two. Rishups. Duppey was presented by the Bishop of
In my opinion the reason for this is the mum was paid in full Asother policy, DETECTIVE-INSPECTOR Bradford and Bishop Lander, Inte Bishop
that from the early hours of the 18th, the the one in dispute, was for the same amount.
CHASES A PICK-POCKET. Victoria. The King's mandates for the influence of the Typhoon would be felt at, 890,000, on the profits of the ship. There that day seventeen cgration were rong by Mr. F. Hugh the stations in Formon and the Islands to were altogether on
MAN WHO STOLE #200. le, who also adinin stered the oath of ran the Nass, all of which are Japanese policies entered into on the profits of the opical bdience. The Litany having been stations, and as I have already aliuded, in ship, the total aggregating to two lakhs Sering a mat dushing round a corner in my previous letter, to the delay in the of dollars. Of those seventeen policies four
the teen were pain and their Lordships wore Bethani Roud at bigh speed on Thursday arrival of weather telegrams from northern stations, bots at Manila and not asked to consider any of the others. Levening. Detrative Inspector Grant su Hongkong, it, therefore, remains self they were not before them. The particular{}] evident that this delay do not obtain at one before their Lordships had not been pected something was wrong and gave chase, paid. On December 15th, 1917, the ship After following the man about 75 yards ho Shanghai.
It is impossbile to forecast the direction was a total long owing to is collison with collared him and to his surpris the nan Typhoon is taking, until the observations the Warrining in the Straits of Malaces.
the stations effected are assembled Shortly after that date the defendant com- Baid; All right, I will give you the made
And pany went into liquidation and they put in money," A hill-collector, who came up to at an Observatory and compared. there we have the whole crux of the matter, their claim under the liquidation, and the the "couple shortly afterwards accused the and I contend that had the observations Liquidater demanded from them partien from the outlying stations been received at lars, with vouchers, of all profits earned by man, of stealing, $900 from his pocket. si Manila and Hongkong, at the same time the faertes before the wreck. They do transpired that the man had collected some au at Shanghai, the forecasts of all three clined to give that, taking up the position money and was going back to the shop when Chaervatories, would have been identical in that they were under no obligation or
liability to account to the Insurance Com the arrested man picked his pocket and time and statement,
-sung with a proper safirage for the occasion, the Archbishop put the several questions of examination to the Bishopedesignate, as the conclusion of which, during the singing of Wesley's anthem." Thon wilt keep him in perfect peace," me, they put -oil the complete episcopal habit and return
ed to the step in front of the Archbishop's chair, where they knot while the "Veni Creator was sung over them,
"
Then ensued the most solemn imposition hands. Owing to the large number of Bishops, only a selection in each ease actually laid their bands on, while the other stood around with uplifted hand in unken of participation in the unseeration, ths assistant Bishops being, in addition to
It is purposeless and unfair to blame the pany for any actual profits, which the ship ran away. The man was charged at the Administration of an Observatory, when had made during the period of five months, they are so poorly supplied with informs prior to her sinking. They were under Magistracy, yesterday, and was wyntered tion from these important stations. I do not obligation to prove their actual loss, because to six weeks' hard labour. infer that the information does not event under their valued policy they were entitled ally come to hand, but it so often comes to be paid the agreed valued amount of too late. The present case under discussion $20,000. The matter was decided by the
is an important one in point, and it is cor. Chief Justice against them. He he'd that FOREIGN TROOPS IN NORTH
CHINA. roborated by the frequent statement. "No the owner, must accourt for any profit
returns from Japan, etc etc
made during the fire months and that they
the Epistoler and Go-peller and presenting Kishops, the Archbishop of Rupert's Land,
The reasons for this delay seem the Bishops of Worcester, Bristol. Peter
unex could only claim payment if there was any Regarding the relative strength us the borough, Laverpool, Kingston, Dornakal, plainable, possibly, the cables are not sent loss. As a matter of fact they had actually foreign garrixas in North -China, one of Bombay, Hornn, Kwangsi and "Hunan,to Manila and Hongkong at the same time made that amount, about 2 lakhs, during our contemporaries recently published the as they are to Shanghai or they may be the five months,, which was the exact! Gorge Grahamstown, Kimberley and held over in the al Telegraph. Offices, amount of the value of the policies taket following list of foreign troops in North.
more important, busi-out. Therefore, if any account were render- China :--- "Karuman, "Nätal," Zubilund, Lagos, South- until seemingly
ness telegrams are distributed; but of this ed, they would get nothing. According to ero Rhodesia, Mombasa, Accrs, Jerusalem, I am convinced, that no Observatory would the holding of the Chief Justice the insur the Coadjutor Bishop of Capetown, the withheld information if it had it in its ran out since they had covered the amount of the value. That meant that they assistant Bishop of Natal, and Bishops power to give it.
The essential point to be grasped, however, were really uninsured and even if the ship "Gore, Ingham, Smith, Montgomery, and is to find the means whereby the Hongkong hu remained they would not have known
Smyth. The ceremony was also attended by Observatory can be more promptly served that there was no insurance.
It is n Government Institution, and it is Mr. Sharp next read, the evidence taken the Councillur, of the Legation in the un-inanibent on the Government to see that it when the case was heard and also the avoidable absence of the Chinese Minister, is better supplied with information, even judgment of the Chief Justice, "Mr. Claude Severn, C:M.G., Colonial' Secre if it be necessary to pay preferential rate
sary of Hongkong, Mr. Davie Landale, Mrs. Stubb; and Mrs. Randall Davidson.
A VICTORIAN AND SOUTH CHINA DIOCESAN ASSOCIATION.
for meteorological telegrams during the Typhoon Benson.—I remain, etc.,
F. T. W.
Mr. Sharp drew the Court's attention to the material points in the policy itself, còm menting on each subject. In the course of his argument, Mr. Sharp suit it did. Hongkong, Augiựt 6th, 1920.
not matter when the long occurred. It was [We suggested in the comments we made merely a matter of luck the parties on the subject, and we believe it to be a whether the loss occurred at the beginning
In the afternoon the newly consecrated fact that the Shanghai Observatory gets its of the period or at the end of it. The In- Bishop of Victoria presied at a metlag in information from the Japan stations by Tsurance Company takes the risk. It did the Board Rodin of the Church Missionary winnies. We can we no valid reason, with not follow that because a ship's profits are. "Society, supported by the Bishop of Brad the wireless facilities we have in the Colony, insured, there must be profits. There may ford, Bishop Lander, the Rev. G. F. Wilson, why the Hongkong Observatory should not be be a less. In this case, Mr. Sharp said, of the Missions to Sesmen Society; Preb. furnished with i meteorological reports by the appellants had proved a loss. He em- Stone, Rector of Chipstead, and others, to wireless nis.—ED.]
form, an organisation to help him in his
phasised that what his clients had refused was only the particulam, with vouchers, of the ship's actual earnings. This they would not do. The liquidator wanted to
work, and Dr. Gorden Thompson, of the HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE examine the vouchers and then deduct tho
undertaking. Mr. Featherstone, of St.
Paul's College, gave details of the Colonial
medic, educational, sad evangelistic side, the work among the lepers at Pak Hoi. Bishop Lander gave the latest news from the front, and showed he had evidently ro tirru Trom the fendership with great regrut,
A strong committes was appointed, with
Mr. H. B. B. Holland na secretary. Among those present were the Bishop's grandmother,
Eongkong, and the Rev. J. E. Murphy. A
CORPS.
ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY LIBET.
A. 0..DRAWN.
'PAZADE—BATHING.
totals from the amount owing on the policy The liquidator "had never asked them to prove sonde-loss. That was done in Court.
Dealing with the law, Mr. Sharp said be had three points to put forward for thef: consideration of the Court. He argued that
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SH
PEKING.
America (U.S.) Britain
Belgium France
21
129
Italy
78
Holland
78.
Li
Japan
179
Russia
3
Total
792
TIENTSIN.
America (U.S.) Britain
1,146
481
982
781
..3,370
Franco
Japan
Total
LOCAL DETACHMENTS.
Fengtai
41 (British) 21 (British) Laofal Yangtaun ......... 31 (Japanese) Tangku ...
...... 65 (French) Targahan 165 (American) Luanchow 19 (Japanese) Chingwangtao:-(British), 43 (French), 51 (Japanese),
Shanhäikwan :-75 (Јдрплече), 29 (British), 146 (French), 23 (Italian). According to nationalities there-are-1,533
(1) the valuation entirely excluded any Americans, 1,348 French, 1,142 Japancae enquiry as to the quantum of the actual troops, €68 British, 78, Dutch, 113 Italians,
in spite of her 33 years, Mr. ii. 8. Lo, of Launch will leave Blake Pier at 5.15 p.m., los,) the valuation wan binding unless 21 Belgians, and Russians, totalling
number of friends were immediately enroll-
and the Diocese takes a step forward
in its tremendous task under the most hope...
Ful auspicen
HEAVY LOSS OF ‘RUBBER. "
on Wednesday, 11th inst., and call fraud was proved, and, this was the mont 7,936. at Kowloon ten minuten later: Officer detailed for duty: Sec. Lieut. important, in view of the contentions of tho respondents; and (3) the diminution of A. J. M Weyman.
value of the subject matter after commence STRENGTH
An a result of a squall and heavy sea underwriter from the whole or any part of in the outer roads at Singapore last week the valuation. and no line could be drawn four tongkangs loaded with rubber lying otweng a greater and a lesser diminution alongside, steators were wrecked and it in in value. Mr Sharp quoted from several reported that about $1.000,000 worth of
The Bishop has appointed as his commis Cadets 4. Clark and J. Clark joined onent of the risk did not exonerate the the 27th ult., and are posted to Section
GEE RAPSON, Bt.-Major,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D.C
·Hongkong, August 6th, 1920.
#rice-the-Rev-H, S B. Holland of the CMB Canon R Lavers Kemp, of Wost Didsbury, the Rev. G. C. Lunt. of Nort hampton, and the Rev. C. S. Woods," of Cambridge.
cases in support of these arguments.. rubber has been list. The harbour was The bearing was adjourned until Monday. Practically strewn with cases of rubber-
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