NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
RACE HOLIDAYN.
THE" EXCHANGE BANKS will open for THE
the transection of Pablia Business at 8.30 am. on MONDAY. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 20th, 21st and 2nd. February, and close at 12 noon. Hongkong, 11th February, 1991
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HONGKONG CRICKET OLUB
TENNIS TOURNAMENT. STRIES CLASE of WEDNESDAY.
395
INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDERS ANNUAL BALL. NOUND in City Hall on 10th Feb. a Sum
Honey also one Kay. Apply to
309
HONORABY SECRETARY,
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WANTED. 328.000 for investment in well established and profitable European businem. Audited accounts open to inspection.
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·HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB.
939.
RACE MEETING :919. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
ŽEBRUARY 27, 2185, 29ND AND ITE TICKETS of ADMISSION to the GRAND STAND ENCLOSURE may be ob- tained from Mosers. KELLY & W 1811, LD, or at the Gate. Price $13 for the Meeting or 34. per day. No one admitted without a Ticket, to be shown to the Ticket Inspector at the Gate.
H. BIRKETT,
Clark of the Counc
Hongkong, 11th February, 1922.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB
STEWARDS request the pleasure of THE LADIES the
GRAND STAND and the ENCLOSURE dur-
the Races.
Stand and Enclosure will be rearred for
TED MONGKONG "DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY
INTIMATIONS
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NOTICE
ALEXANDER SOMERLED
AM.C., her dean. admitted as a Partner in our firm as from 1st Juntary, 1925
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THE BACrial Edition is that pa Eshed THE BACK BOOK is now ready and the by NORONHA & CO., WHICH IS COPYRIGHT UNDER THE ACT OF 1911.
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Clerk of the Curse. Hongkong. 8th. February, 1998.
THE DAIRY FARM, FOE & COLD
STORAGE CO., LTD,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVES that the Transfer Books of the Company will be alowed trace WEDNESDAY, the end of Febinary, to TUESDAY, the 28th February. 1999, both days inclusive, during which period no i ansfers of ibares of Shares can be registered.
By Order of the Board of Directors, M. MANUE, Secretary.
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THE GREEN ISLÄND OBMÉST CO. LAND,
ORDINARY
THE THIRTY THIRD
MEETING UP THE
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS in the Compasy will bs hald at the Offices of the Company, St George's Building, Chater Boad, Victoria, of Hongkong, on THURSDAY the Ith day February 19 at 11 d'alock in the forenoon for the purpose of receiving Statement of.. Accunt and Report of the Directors for the 31st December 1921, au declaring anding dividend * The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company, will the CLOSED from MUNDAY the 6th February 1999 antil THURSDAY the 16th February 1999, both days indusive.
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By Order of the Board of Firabtors, SHEWAN, TOMES & CO. General Managorn
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Members, Members' Wives and Families; tickets Hongkong, 1st February, 1919. are now ready and may be obtained from Messrs. Linstead & Daria. All tickets must be produced. to gain admission.
E. BIRKETT,"
*Clark of the Couns
Hongkong 11th February, 1923.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
PASSES for Servants will be insund on ap
plication to the Undersigned. No Servants will be allowed inside the EN- CLOSURE of the Race Course during Race which can be had 92 application to the
For Servants While in attendance on their employers or when
Tasse Tickets are only avai
Days WITHOUP TIČ S
duty at the various Stands.
Any Chinesa found loitering about with Ser- vanta pa see in their possession will forfeit them, and the holders there f will be removed from the tnclosure
H. BIRKETT. Clerk of the Couns.
Hongkong, 11th Febinary, 1929.
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BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE.
Agenta
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HONGKONG BOXING
" ASSOCIATION. NEXT TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 1922,
AT TEE..
THEATRE ROYAL AT 9.15PM. TEN BOUND FEATHERWEIGHT CONTEST,
HONGKONG HOTEL, COMPANY, LIMITED.
PROPOSED NEW ISSUE of SHARES to MEMBERS on the REGISTER
on. 17th February, 191
BOOKS of the Company will be closed from the 18th to February, 1900, both days inclusive, Dated the 7th. February, 1913.
By Order of the Board,
H.N. BEAUREPAIRE, Secretary.
THE TRANGFER
1943
HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of
1921
the SHAREHOLDERS in this Corporation will be held at the CITY HALL, Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 18th, day of February, 1922, at Noor, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Court of Directors together with datement of accounts for the year ending 81st DecembTER of SHARES of the
REGISTER Coporation will be CLOSED from MONDAY, 6th February, to SATURDAY, 18th February, 1981, (both days inclusive), during which period
o brander of shams can be registered. J.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
no
AND
ING of the
the
B
од
INTIMATIONS
CITY HALL.
SIXTH PIANO-RECITAL
to be given by HARRY ORE
on MONDAY, Fxx. 13th, at 5.30. x.ac. Booking at Anderson's.
RACE WEEK.
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A FANCY DRESS BALL. in aid of the Society for the Prevention.
of Cruelty to Animals. MONDAY, February 20th, 1992, at 9-16
at thou UITY HALL
Tickets
Booking at MotTRIES. " #1 Fine for Non Fancy Dress will be collected at the door. Two Lucky number Prizes for those in
Fancy Dress
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THE SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO., LTD.
COORDING to telegraphic advices A received from London, it is pro- posed at the approaching mesting of the hareholders of the Shell Transport and Trading Co., Ltd, to seek sanction to make an immediate public issue of £5,000,000 7 per cent cumulative Second Preference shares of £1 each at par.
The Chartered Bank of India, Aus tralia and China and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation are pre- pared to forward applications for the abore issue by cable. Prompt application should be made..
FOR THE ASIATIO PETROLEUM CO., (6.0.), LTD. N. L. WATSON.
CREDIT NATIONAL 1922. ISSUE OF NEW BEASER BONDS REDEEMABLE IN 10 YEARS FBS 500.00 each bearing interest at the rabs of 6% per samumD. free of tax.
Reimbursable at holder's option as follows- On 1st February 1834 for Frs. 500.---. On Let
1997 for Fra: 507.50 1932 for Fre. 525,
On 1st, No prizes.
Price of Larne including fat, codpen dus on 6th. February 1822 payable cash on application
Fro 482
Babecriptions received at BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE, HONGKONG
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on or before February 18th, 1982.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersighod žava received instruc tions to sell. by kablis Auction,
+
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the 7th, 8th and
9th MARCH, 1922,
H. M. Naral Yard, Hongkong, and at Kowloon Naval Depot, commencing each
at 9.20 m. with an interval from day
12 noon to 1.30 am. OLD AND SURPLUS NAVAL STORES, &c...
Life Boats,
ac.,
Whalers Cells and Electrical Fittings, Electric Cable, Cooking Bloves, Ships Fittings. Stuel Tanks, Lis Iron Beds, Mattosses and Fittings, foe Chests, Rafts, Life Balta, Motors, Carpets, Rugs, Mats, Table Covers, Blanketa, Canvas Hoses. l Leather, Old Asbestes, Old Iron, Brass. Copper. Cordage, Canvas Bags, Uld India Rubber, Old Dead. Gen Metal and Steel, Coal Sacks, Fire- wood. Iron Wood and Gun Metal Blocks, Lamps, Searchlights, Gauges, Propellers, Fan Engines, Steel Tubes, Steel Wire Rope, Oil. Chain Cable, Comprasses and Compass MEET-fittings to.
EX Drains of the
Tanking
Lot
A quantity of Structural Steelwork utiint BONGKONG SHANGHAI BANKING | for 3 complete sheds, 30 feet by 255 feet and CORPORATION will be held or the day and sundry other steelwork, and rain water pipes, at the place aforesaid Immediately upon the gutters, &c. termis ion of the Ordinary Yearly Meeting
be inspected on Monday, of
the 8th March, 1922, for the purpose of passing the following ring sad if thought st
Also sale of Old and Surplus Victualling Stres the Directors intima, vizat
Kowloon Naval Depot, on Friday, 10th March, Comprising:
Corned Beef, Tuned Rabbit, Balt Pens, Beans and Biscuits for cattle or poultry food, Berge, Flannel, etc. Retanants, Hammocks Bedding and Bendry Articies of Clothing and Meas Gear, Terms of Sale-As detailed in Cataloguá
HUGHES & HOUGH, Hongkong, February 2hd, 1922.
By Appointment Auctioners to the Admiralty.
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of an
noeessary far
ot the Hongkong Corporation be and they are A B CHADWICK v. A. B. HINDLE hereby requested and authorised by and on TEN ROUND MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENT. bohalf of the shareholders of the Corporation the introduction Q. S. LEWENDEN #. A. B. DUNCAN. Ordination, it to the Legislative Council
i for the enact TEN HOUXO Catchweight Costeat," at the Colony of Hongkong and
meat of the same by consent of the Legislative
the Governor of 816.. P. O. MORGAN ✔.
nor of Hongkong with the såvice sacī Chief P. O. CALLAGHAN. Council thereof to effect the amendments which the AND THE SIX ROUND CONTZATS.
DESKATY to the Ordinances Corporation is sorporated and carrying on Booking at Moureir's.
burines so as to allow the o diary note me of the Corporation being increased to $20,000,000 (being the amount of the present up capital of the Corporation), and to General Public WEDNESDAY, 29 modify the existing requiemonte se
regards the deposit of
Members MONDAY and TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 20th and Pist.
to BATURDAY, 25th...
OPEN
USUAL PRICES.
NOVICES COMPETITION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, HARON 31ST AND APRIL 18T AT TIM THEATRE ROYAL
Full particulars will be sent to all unita of Army and Navy and Police. Others please apply to Hon. Secretary, old JOHNSON, STOLES AND MASTER.
NO ENTRANCE FEE.
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THE SWEDISH EAST ASLATIO, CO., LTD., OF GOTHENBURG. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. 71TH reference to our advertise ment dated 8th FEBRUARY, 1922, ronsignees are heroby notified that Owners of Swedish steamer "JAPAN" have telegraphically instructed us to refor consignees of cargo for Hongkong and/or transhipment, cargo at Hongkong to Clause No. 10 of Hill of Lading
AB. THE SWEDISH TRADING CO. FILIN CHINA, LTD., Hongkong, 10 February, 1099,- [393
Rents.
of
under
Res in sach mame, in respect of ita nota
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PREPAID WANTED
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Letters are lying at this Offon for Bozes CK, GS, XX, LM, LN, LE IT LW, MA, ME, MZ, NB, NP, OG., PD,"
PB, PG, PO, P8, PT, Á.”
1933.
INTIMATION
WATSONS
"E".
WHSPKY.
The price of this Whisky is higher than many imported cased
SOLE AGENTS:-
of Government control 'in the interests of the safety of proparty, or is at banditry pure and simple! The probable truth of the matter is that the Government's "liberality towards labour excessive is creating a state of lawlessness which it will be beyond its powers to control.
CORRESPONDENCE:
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VANDALISM VICTORIOUS, {TO THE EDITOR OF '' THE HONGKONG DAILY FRESS."} 812-Though unable to emulate the forceful onslaught made by a "Stranger within the Gate" on the "decorations "
Ia connection with this brigandage on the railway we would like to call attention of Statue Square, I should, nevertheless, to fact that in the agreement under which like to endorse his sentiments.
Surely themselves. zapat
the railway was constructed the Chinese Government pledged itself abt to permit Hongkong's residents
obstruction in its have watched with a sense of growing Bay interference or operation. The right is given to the Rail. horror the up-springing of the extra- way to maintain a force of Chinese police ordinary congerits which bids fair to, with Chinese officers, and in the event transform what is naturally a fair and of the Bailway requiring furthering pro pleasant spot into a ghastly imitation of tection by the military forces of the the "White City" and such like abor Imperia or Provincial Governments, the tions. Instead of being a case where one same will be duly applied for by the can't see the wood for the trees" we Head Office and promptly afforded, in shall soon not be able to see the trees for being understood that such military forces the wood (and plaster) Probably it is tions, but one would like to hang the Government or the Province." We do authors on their own lamp posts (if thos
decorate
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Whiskies, because it costs more, shall be maintained at the expense of the too late to call a halt in these abomina and is better. You get real value not know whether as a result of the first awful things are lamp-posts) unless the
Prisco can be persuaded to because you are not paying the interference on the railway in Chinese them (I mean the authors) with. (say)
That territory laat wook, the Head Office O.B.ES. For their achievements. called upon the Government at Canton might satisfy public fealing, and deter our cost of world-wide advert sing.
future" City Fathers" from perpetrating for this protection, but a Government similar atrocities.Yours, etc.,
M. A. D. which claims that property in the pro- vince is safer to-day than it ever was
February 11th, 1999. | before should scarcaly seed prompting
BOLSHEVISM SPREADING when such lawlessness is seen to prevail.
IN THE SOUTH.” While trains can be held up and looted in the manner described the reports, it
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG is patently ridiculous on the part of the
DALLY PRESS."] Government servants who run the "In- formation Bureau". to claim for the Administration that it gives greater security to property thin the province has ever bajoyed before. If this is the best it can do, it is a very sorry "best." While the first part of the sentence is We are glad to learn that the Canton not to be disputed, what evidence have Government has taken mansures to afford you to support the second part 1 Art you to daub (e) government "Bol- more effective protection for the property sheriki" just because it entertains a of those who travel by a railway which it liberal attitude towards labour 7. Pro rosis under en express obligation to perty is safer to-day under the present protect, and we trust that the measaras previous administration in this province.. regime than it has ever been under any taken will, includo the arrest sad punish-1-Yours, etc., meat of the men who have been inter- fering with and obstructing the traffic in the vicinity of Samchus.
A. S. WATSON
CO. LTD.,
Wine & Spirit Merchants,
ESTABLISHED 81 YE
TELEPHONE 818.
BIRTH. TURNBULL-At Ipswich, January 4th, to Professor and Mrs. W. H. TURNBULL, St. Andrews, & BON.
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RED-Oa January 11th, at her residence,
Verona, Redbourne Avenue, Finch ley, ELIZABETH MO12, wife of TROKAS H Rap (formerly of Hongkong and Singapore), aged 65 years. Deeply regretted
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HONGYONG OPTION: 184, Dan Vaux Ro., O. Leacon Orris: 121, Fram Brit, E.G.
The Baily Press.
Major Camel, who has been ill at the Peak Hospital for some considerable time, left by the Tengo Marn on Saturday. Major Cassel proposes to remain some little time in California for the benefit of his health, proceeding later to Eag- land, and returning to Hongkong towards the end of the year.
St-In the leading article in the issue of February 8th of your paper, there appeared the following sentence: the north and Bolshevism spreading in. "We have militarium rampant in the south.
CANTON INFORMATION BUREAU.
Canton, February 10th, 1922.
A reference to this letter is made in our leading article.-E.]
** WINNING " A“ WARDROBE. THE MAN IN THE WRONG ROOM.
Victoria Gaol, decided that the time bad Chan Keo, aged 26, present address
There come to replenish his wardrobe. is no denying that his own clothes ware,, much the worse for wear) Gaz Lg piously upward and
supply his need, that heaven, roads
his eyes encountered The German fing was once again in quantity of "washing suspended from
an upper floor. evidence in the harbour yesterday when Chiss but to Chan Kes it came as a
It is a common sight in the Hamburg-Ameríka stramer Havelland inspiration. The premises below were arrived, bringing an English letter mail devoted to the purposes of a tea shop; the forts were all busy and Chan Kee on from Singapore. She moored along managed to got upstairs without being side the Kowloon wharves
Au English observed.
Entering parcel and paper mail, also arrived
a cubicle, he made a tactical error. Ho struck several matches to try yesterday being brought on from Singa- and locate the electric light switch In pore by the P. & O. steamer Khiva. the next room an intelligent apprentice
was "in bed but not asleep yet, put it afterwards at the Police Court. Danton continues to suffer from strike The boy deduced (in the Sherlock Holmes
d's
BISS. fever, The employees of the. Kwangtung manual) has no one but a trangos world
HONGKONG, PASKUAKY. 13TE, 1922.
"SECURITY"
"OF PROPERTY "IN KWANGTUNG,
IN a letter we publish to day from the Canton Information Bursan it is claimed that "property is safer to-day under the present régime than it has ever boen under any
previous Administration in
Electric Company bara presented de mands for an increas of thirty per cent. in the r wages and threaten a strike if their demands are not granted. The Manager of the Company has petitioned the Municipal authorities to mediate. It is reported that representatives of these workers were roquested by the Municipal authorities to hold a menting at the Muni cipal building on Friday.
got out of bed and came to see- have difficulty in finding the switch as he
Chan Kes had al rough time after that from the folis of the tea house, judging in the dock on Saturday morning. It from "two lovely black eyes" be exhibited appeared that the room in which he was
was not the first room he hid isted, for he was waaxing three mits of clothes and was carrying a parcel cor- taining another. Ha bad risked his health, too, by putting on one coat still soaking wet after washing. However, if ha has caught a cold the prison doctor will look after him.-for the next siz
weeks, at any rate,
SANITARY BOARD MESSEN
GER IMPRISONED."
A VERY FOOLISH THEFT.
When exlubited at the Magistracy, on this province." It seems an incongruous Saturday, it took six men to carry a haul claim to make at a time when we are in of arms and ammunition that laspecton the midst of a shipping strike, directed Bond found on two fishing boats at Mon- Two licensees from Canton, which is paralysing not only koktaui, on br.day night, the trads of Hongkong, the entrepot of were charged with" unlawful possession South China, but greatly damaging also and Mr. F. G. Vaux obtained a remand,
The head messenger ef the Sagitary the industrial and commercial interests to prepare the defence. On one boat were, Board, who, has been in the employ of the in the whole area over which the Canton found are good Winchester rifes, two Government for the last fifteen years, Government is exercising jurisdiction. revolvers, three pistols, 5,000 rounds of was charged before Mr. B. E. Lindsell t- the Magistracy, on Saturday, with steal- We can hardly recognise the "afety" of comunition, cleaning rods and othering a number of tins of Getzbest sardiner property in all this. On the contrary, wa gear. On the second bost were: one re- and Phoenix biscuits. should say that "a" liberal attitude volver, 7,700 rounds and 18 amunurition
Senior Inspector Lamble stated that several hundreds of tins containing sar- 6) to relieve the Corporatim from the
towards Labour" which produces mich alipe sink with
dines had been slized at a compradores... · the Crown necessity of keeping
results is clearly destructive of property or with Trasizes appolated by the
shop us being unfit for human consump of State
coin or bullion ns
and the general welfare of the community. A number of appointments made to tion They were placed in a locker await security against any part of the ordinary
What are the limits of this liberality #1 ships on the China Station were an-ing inspection by the Medical Officer of. note issus sad to give the Corporation the
To what lengths have we seen it extended nounced at Home last month. These Health The locker had been opened by the coolies and a large mimber of the option of securing aneb portion of the same
during the past week? We have had, for include the following:-Commander C. J. biscuits and; Bardines stolen. The defend.. se is required to be secured by the deposit of coin or of securities approved by the OUT Tai-Po Asply (at the optim of the Corporation) either
example, the report that the Seamen's Crocker, D.9.C., to the gunbout Toruntula cat was amongst those suspected and 10 LET For Summer."THE LOOK Union have sent from Canton to Bam in command on recommissioning and as when tazed with the offence he admitted Secretary of State, (b) to relieve the Corporation of the obliga Beaconsfield Arcade First Floor.
chun a gang of armed men to prevent Senior Officer in the West River; Lieut. that he had taken several of the tins. The defendant, witness stated, had been tion to keep at each of Els establishments
foodstuffs being carried by rail over the Commander C. K. Adam to the gunboat in the employ of the Sanitary Board for an amount of coin or ballin equal in value to
to 1/3rd.
at least of the Babes izstied
border into Hongkong territory; that Mantin and in command on recommission. 16 years and had borne a good character from rach establishment and actually in
these men have been openly parading ing; Lieut-Commander B. E. Nicholls to throughout,
In reply to further questions by the circulation and to leave sach matter to the discretion of!
Corporation
with their Mauser rifles at Samchun and the gunboat Cricket and in command on Magistracy, Inspector Lamble stated that boosting of their mission; that incoming recommissioning; Licut. B. C. Hannah to the defendant's wile wna blind and that trains have been boarded by agents of the gunboat Cricket, on recommission he had four children to support.
ing: Lieut. R. Kerr to the gunboat The Magistrate (to defendant) - You the Union and the baggage of every Ghat, and in command on recom- have been very foolish You have had 15 passager soarched and the meat meagre missioning; Lieut. N. L Veresmith to years of good service and now you have provision made by passengers for their the gunboat Cockchafer and in command lost your job. In view of your long sir on recommissioning; Lieut. O. E. J. vice and previous good character. I shall own consumption has been confiscated; Gibba to the Tarantula on recommission give you the beacht of a fine of $25, or in and finally we have the report we publishing; the Rev. W. Gill, B.A. chaplain, default, 14 days' hard labour
I joins the Titania at Hongkong at an early to-day of the looting of a train by a gang date. Commissioned Boatswain W. Pep of about one hundred brigands within porell has been posted to Hongkong Dock twenty miles of Canton. Is all this evidence yard for service thore.
and (c) to allow the Corporation to keep por- tions of the coin or bullion required to deposited with the Coloni
and the Colonial Treasurer
against its excess note ise (ris: the issue beyond $21,000,000) in places outside the Colony where its notes are imed to such amounts and subject to such conditions as may be approved from time to time by the Governor By Order of the Court of Directors,
A. G. STEPHEN, Chiel Manager
Hongkong, 24th January, 1922.
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Another messenger, who was charged with the theft of one tin of biscuits and fivo: tins of sardines, was discharged, owing to lack of evidence.