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The Chinese Engineering and THE HARBOUR SHOOT- Mining Co., Ltd., inform us that
the total output of the Company's three mines for the week ending Fob. 17, 1012 amounted to 7,034.07 tons and the sales dur- ing the period to 27,192.17 tons. The Proudlock Case.
Mr. W. Proudlock, who wont
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"A Bluejacket Injured.
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
(From Various Sources.) Bullet Hits Aeroplane Scout. L. S. Edward Abrahams of Feb. 1 says:-While throwing A message from Tripoli dated At the Magistracy, this aftor. . S. Tamar, was admitted to bombs from an acroplane into an noon six men were charged with the Royal Naval Hospital yester Arab encampment near Tobruk an assault on L. S. Attewoll, and day, suffering from a fractured in Cyronnion, Capt. Monte, au a Chincus lukong last week. It skull. It appears that he was Italian military airman,, was 10 are given on page 8. An acto England from the Fedorated will be remembered that in the playing for the Navy ina rugby severaly wounded to-day. Tho count of Ronio litrary blunders Malay States in an effort to obtain course of the attack on the police, match with the H. K. C. at Happy outposts of the Italian force at a reopening of the case of his wife Attowell found it necessary to Valloy and in the course of the Tobruk, which was occupied by who was tried for murder at protect himself with a revolver game he was knockod down and the Italian expeditionary army · Kuala Lumpur in June last, has borrowed from the Captain of received such injurios to his skull heen informed by the Colonial the Sul Au. Ho fired four shots and that he had to be convoyed to recontly to a number of harassing in October, havo, boon subjected 1.M.S. Virago arrived in Hong Office that no reopening a hit four Chinoso, two, of whom, the hospital in the ambulance attacks by the Arabs, whose posi- kong to day.
possible. Mrs. Proudleck was however, had not been concerned Abrahams suffored very much tion and strength were not known. sentenced to death for shooting in the attack. Chan Cheung, one from losa of blood and matters to the Italian commander. Capt. Commander Davy of H.M.S.
would certainly have been much Monto nado a flight into the Morin left for England to-day by
worse had it not been for the fact desert the morning with another tho P. & O.is, Nile,
that among theo present at the military man and discovered the match was the medical officer of Arab encampment.,
is given on page 3 and sovoral telegrams of intorost will be found on page 1.
Mr. Steward, a mine managor but was afterwards granted a free pardon. Mre. I'roullock declared that she fired the revolver in
A man charged at the Magie-dolones of her honour. tracy, this moving, with being in unlawful possession of wood blocks, was soal need to fourt en days' imprisonmont.
A dead body has en found by the Police, in the Estorn dis trict, and two balios bye Leon 28. recovered from the Inbour.
the Inttee ones death was ap- parently due to small-pox.
In
Antomobile For Mikado. Tho "Nichi Nichi" reports that the Emperor of of Japan will in future uso an automobile similar
of the other two who were hit, has since died at the hospital where he was receiving treatmont, while under arrest.
The names of the men arraing ed bofore the bonch wore Chen San, Ting Lok. Lau Shu Fan, Leung Ngok, Chu Lai and Luon 1.
to that now used by his Majesty Mr. Pottor, instructed by Mr. King George of Great Britain. F. X. D'Almada, dofonded the Quito recently the Japanese Im-second, fourth, and fifth defen- perial Housaliald issued orders to dants, Mr. Harding appeared for at prosent, and that Abrahims utmobile companies in England, the first defendant, whilst the wag making favourablo progress. Germany, and Italy for nine auto-sixth was undefendod.
mobiles. The paper understands | The case for the prosecution
II, M. S. Minotaur, who rendored Ifo throw a number of bombs immedinto aid to the unfortunate among the enemy, who responded ruggor enthusiast.
with rifla fire. The notoplano was ATolograph" representative track four times, and one of the nado onquiries at the hospital bullets bit Capt. Monte. He was this afternoon and he was inform able to return to camp, however, ed that the injuries did not show with the assistance of his com any sign of sorious lovelopment panion, and both landed unfely,
bringing valuable information. The Dog May Enjoy His Pipe.
Mrs. Catherine- Compboll, an agent of the New York Humono Socioty, was complainant against. tho. mannger of a cigar store whom she accused of making an English bulldog stand on his hind logs in the show window and at- tract the attention of passer-bys by holding a pipe in its mouth. She said that but was cruelty to
that the automobiles for the was conducted by Jusp:etor HER POUND OF FLESH.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1912.
"THE FOURTH ARṀ..
for
Colonel Seely's speech in intrúducing the many estimates makes Tulear the gratifying fact that the War Offlies authorities aro waking
ing, fu one instanes a sentence to ho supplied from Germany and of six weeks bed labour were Italy will be used by the officials passed, und in the other, the son of the Imperial Household. ience was thres weoky hord le- bour.
London's New. Perll,
died he would not proceed with the charges against the "dofon. dants until after the inquiry on the doceniod.
A Husband's Repentance.
A case of a ir ital' dispute between a Chinese women and hot husband, heard in the Summary Mr. Potter asked if the date Court his morning, brought to The Hon. Henry Goschen, of the inquiry and as yet been light in interesting document, presiding at the half-yearly moot-rod,
which was dr✩wat up at uno stage At the Magistracy, this morning of a london banking house
Mr. Irving:-Yes, Tuesday the of a family quarrel. Yp Mun-fan in thirty-four men were charged touched on a matter that is caus12th at 2.15 p.m. I won't fix the suod
88 wife or husband with opium smoking in a divan ing some heartburning in En-
Chui Siu-cho to recover $390, boing three months' maintenance duo ond agreed upon to be paid by the defendant to the plaintiff Mr. Moore, of Messrs. lastings and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lowis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokos and Master for the defendant.
months.
inquiry.
Mr. Potter-Is your Worship prepared to allow the representa tives of the devcased's family to aitoud?
in Lowor Lascar, They were glish financial circles: This is the hearing of this case until after the ench fined $2 or five days, whilst com stition which the foundation the two keepors of the divan of foreign banking institutions in were fined $200 each or three London castes to the home market, One big Gorman bank, with a branch in Indon, is understood to dlo a tremendous proportion of the Stock Exchange banking business, whiloa glanco down, the list of the
Mr. Irving-Yes, it will be most notablo financiors of Lon-held in open court.
on shows a very large number
Reviews of Carl Lovoy's " Life Story of Pierpont Morgan" were one of the chief fonturen of the English press in the middle of Jamtary. One journal described Morgan as thie "Nówton of inance," another called him" Mr. Many Millions Morgan," while yet another propounded the fuck tion "Is he happy?" and answers it by saying that he ought to be.
A Street Patality.
Oldest M. P. Living,
of German oxtraction.
Police Dog, Killed.
inquit?
Mr. Irving:-At the death
Mr. Potter-Yes.
The claim was made under the terms of the following docu-
Mr. Potter:-To cross-osaminement :- witnoasos?
aninials.
"I don't think there is anything to that," said Magistrate Kerno- chan "olding a pipo' in my mouth is a pleasure.
Rodgenstain told the Magistrato that the dog was well cared for, and when the pipe was taken away from him he barkert and bugged for it. Magistrate Kerno- chun dismissed the case.
England Wants Destroyers. An unexpected call hand. been made on all the shipbuilders on the list of constructors for the British navy to sund in tonders for a new fleet of torpedo-boat destroyers of the most modeia
"The police dog, Jack, mat. an usual correo of the court that it is improper to strike and type. Each of the firms line boon
Mr. Irving I shall follow the adjourn the caso until the 13th at 10 a.m., formally,
Bail was allowed each mon being bound over in $500, crowded with Chinese interested The count and courtyard, was in the case.
LAUNCH AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
I,,Chui Sui-cho, the maker of this noto of repentance, now know
invited to tondor for three bonts, scold the legal wift as 1 have
No provision for the construe- usually done. Heronfter I daretion of these craft was mundo in not trump up excuser at will to this year's naval catimates, but striko and scold her frequently; prominent naval mon have for a part of the monthly sum of in the British navy of fust sea-go- neither dare I owe her long time complained of the lack.
with modern cruisers, ing destroyers, capable of coping
anco,
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untimely and violent en in Orchard Road in the early hours of Sunday morning, says the "Straits Timos " of Feb. 20. Io was going the nightly rounds At the Magistracy, yesterday of Tanglin in charge of Inspecto: Mr. living conducted an inquiry Kononly and a Chinese dotective, into the circumstances surrounde
$130 for family exponses; it shalt also not be allowed when ing the death of an unknown won, in the usual manuer, was unloased and allowed to walk man, who died in the hospital in slightly ahead of his escort.
hor pareils, brothers, sisters,
Two Die 01 Rare Malady. consequence of injuries received Near the junction of Orchard
relatives, etc., como ou visits to
Anybody who likes should through being knocked down by and Nassim Roada, a motor-cur
treat thom impolitely. If I violate a tram car on the 22nd ult..
(the terms of this note) I shali took it before eating. This is tho A verdiet of death from mis-with five or six Europeans in it
Yesterday the Taikoo Dock-willingly undergo heavy panish-moral of two recent deuths in up to the neeil for a strong regiment of airmon. But it is an opon adding a rider that they did not who from the recoil, Jack. Has steel scrow steamor for Messta. Jarily make this poto of repont scourge of Goimin Xiricu. The adventure was returned, the jury and travelling at a high, spoed, yard and Engineering Company ment. I therefore come before Now Jersey. They have proved
came direction of town launched a handsomely modelled
your Honour's tribunal and volun- that trielinosis, the once-dreaded question whether they are yet quite us wide awakens they should
think anyone was to blame.
dead in the roadway, with the Alfood Holt & Company's Singa-
a myth America, bo. Our own view is that they are not. They are showing activity.
marks of the car's wheels over pore and Delhi trade. The vessel The case had been before the disease comes from eating lumraw to be sure, but it has been forced upon them by the energy of other
M. Joseph Madarasy, ugod 98 his body. Jack was purchased is of the awning deak typo, the court on a previous occasion and
Nine personssatdown to dinner. nations. They are not leading the way, as Britons at home and and the oldest member of Parlin in England about a year ago, by principal dimensions being 200 Mr. Justice Gompertz adjourced Fritz Beck, the host, had bought abroad rightly expect of them; they are merely trying to catch up mout in the world, wishes it to Detective Inspector Taylor, and feet long overall, 31'-6" boam, the case in order that a settlement for his family and guests a special delicacy in the form of a smok- Franco and Gormany, and they are making, vory haphazard efforts be known that ho is not thinking was one of the most promising and 21'-0" deep to the awning might he arrived at.
of resigning his seat in the Airedales in the pack brod by dock. Accommodation for tt
The wife proved obdurate, and ham, Two of the persons who Hungarian Reichstag, as his Major Richardson, the famous number of passengers is fitted up Mr. Lewis, who remarked that shete the handied of trichinosis, This is not a matter which can be tinkorod with. The use of political enemies report. He do-brr xder of polico and we dogs. amidships, with dining saloon. was determined to have her pound the new urm of warford has already been established. As a weapon clares in an interview that he It is only a week since the Tho officors and engineers of flesh, said that. the trouble In Germany a microscopic ex- of attack it has Borious limitations and may not for a long time be means to sit until he is a laundred animal distinguished himself by rooms are situated aft in a steel nose over the introduction of amination of a piece of the dia- at least, and after that to live tracking down a criminal who house on the waing deck; the concubine into the household. phragm of each carcass of swine of any great account. As un auxiliary to offence, howover, it can until ho becomes the allost man lindoscopedom the local crew boing-berthed-forward, be of incalculable sorvico. The recrets of fortresses, of guns cun- in the world. In order to make pricom.
Attempts were again made to is required before it can be put and the petty officers aft. The ingly hidden, of troops admirably disposed to deliver an unexpect sure of this he carries constantly
Eruption of Yakegatake. tween decks are arranged for bring about a settlement, but on the market.
without any satisfactory issue New English Coaling Base. od attack are laid bare to a flest of aitinen. The army which is bast with him a list of all the ac
Another serious oruption of carrying steerage passengers, and being arrived at, and His Lord- A message dated Feb. 1 from supported by neroplanes is the ary, other things being fairly credited centenarians living, und Yakegatake, which is situated on open.spaces are fitted up for the ship consequently reserved judg-Honolulu, says: Confirmation of
marks thein off as they die."
the boundary of Shinano Province carriage of cattle. Triple-expan Hard Times in Japan-
and Hida Provinco, took place onion engines of the builders' own Owing to the abnormal rise of Feb. 23 at noon, an ashes fell all make will be installed, steam It seems to us that they are still to leave her well bohind her foodstuffe, says the "Japan He-over, Minami Azumi Gun, and being supplied from a large continental rivale. Rightly or wrongly, one is driven to entertain rald," the difficulty of obtaining Higashi Chikunn Gun. At about single-onded boiler, capable of the wherewithal to support life is 1.40 p.m. huge volumes of smoke driving the vessel at a speed of the feeling that tho authorities are trying to seav ́o na air battalion becoming moro marked in Japan. were emitted and for some time 12 knots, Electric light is fitted. ("Telograph" Correspondont. Fanning Island, which said thint
at that.
equal, most certain of success. How do the estimates leave Britain in this regard?
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LOCAL SPORT.
Gymkhana Club.
and six others are ill.
ment.'
CANTON NEWS.
to report that England was preparing to fortify. Fanning Island and to maintain a cooling atation there, was received here to-day in private advices from
the steainship Makura hal Just landed a number of big gitus on the island.
as chooply as possible. Officers dosiring to join the air corps must It la reported from Matsuyama the nn was wholly obscured by throughout. The gross tonnage of
Canton, March 5. The Cantonese residen's in firat obtain privately a certificato From the Royal Aero Club and that any of the pupils of primary the smoke in Matsumoto and the vessel is about 800. As the
A Victoria (B.C.) message will then Le granted seventy-livo pounds for expenses. This does schools in the city of that name, Adzumidaira. At about 3 p.m. versel loft the ways she was Nanking have sent a despatch to not seem a tempting sum, It may cover the initial outlay on train-to forced to attend school without ashes foll at Tokyo and lasted till gracefully christened Circo by several of the Chinese societies in saya: The report from Honolulu ing, but that is all. And it is not to be expected that men will children wore generally provided Yakegatako is situated about
Hongkong and Canton informing that big guns have been landed breakf st, whereas in the past the dark. According to Dr. Omori, Mrs. Swire,
them that the Dutch Government at Fanning Island by the steam- ongago wholeheartelly in the perilous business of handling air with well-filled bento boxes. The 125 miles from Tokyo. Sinco
has not taken any notice of the ship Makora confirma atorios craft oxcept from the start they are contain of receiving zemunora- teachers of the school, says the Fecember in the 40th year of
representations mado to thom circulated hero when, in Novem- message, are experiencing no Meiji, when a serious eruption of
regarding the illtreatment of ber, news was brought by an Aus-" tion-which quito generously covers the liske..
small difliculty in handling these Yakogatako took place, 35 erup-
Chinese in Java, This has tralian liner that a British Cana- Assuming, however, that 180 offices will be trained each year, hungry children.
tions Inve been recorded, Whon. At the General Meeting of the caused much indignation indian syndicate had purchased is the Government to provide British-built machines? Reuter is
Quaint Marriage Custom. an eruption of Yakegatake takos Gymkhana Club held on the 4th Shanghai and they suggest that Fanning Island and Washington silent on this point, presumably becaure Colonol Seely was silent. It seems absurd that the deci- place, ashes generally fall in the inst., there were prosent Capt the only way to remedy matters Island from Father Rougier for But this is the most important matter of all. Obviously it would be sion as to, whether two people districts north-east, oast and Douglas, Unpt, Agg, Mosses, is to institute 'n boycott of Dutch $325,000, presumably acting on were legally married or not south-east of the yolcano. On July H. P. Whito, C. H. Ross, J. A. goods in Shanghai, Hongkong behalf of the British Government. fatal to rely, in time of war, upon foreiga-built machines because should hang on the question of 12 last your, ashes fell ne far ns Je vois, Capt. Hughes, II. Murray and Canton until the question is At the time of the purchase it the supply would most probably be cut off at the very time that it their having had pickled tea at Kumagne but never before have Bain, H. F. Hickman, J. W. settled.
was announced that do pur- was most wanted. There are engineers in-hitain able, we may be the wedding breakfast, That, ashes from Yakegatake fallen in Jupp, A. J. David, O. 8. Mackie Of late the business in silk has olasora lind bought the islands sure, to build air-vousoles equal to any turned out on the Continent; however, was solemnly argued Tokyo. Yakegatake and As-and R. F. C. Mastor, Hon. been in a stagnant condition with with the intention of making a but they have not been encouraged to take up the business with before the Privy Council on Jan. amayama are said to be closely Bocratary and Tronsaror.. The the result that, on account of the coaling atation at Fanning Island. Officers of the” Makura ́ ́and any degree of certainty that a profit would result. Nor have the 26, and it is not quite as absurd related to each other and eruptione annual accounts wore pas ed. smaller demand for mulberry
as it looks. The appeal was one of both volcanoes take place The first meeting of the season leaves, the planting of the trees Marama, which brought the military authorities given any indication that they are prepared to from Burmah, and it soonis that alternately. Dr. Omori therefore was fixed for April 13. Mosers, lins been allaived to get behind. starios, said that it was the in drop their choosoparing policy and to pay handromaly in order pickled tea is almost as essential exports that an-oruption of H. P. White, O. H. Ross, Capt. Stepe are being taken by the tention of the British Govorn that British ongincoring firms may be encouraged seriously to take here to a legal wedding as the Asamayana may occur shortly, Agg, 8. K. Ú. Brutton and H. J. officials to encourage the industry ment to make a naval bise there the building of aeroplanos. It woul! better in the long run licence over here. The case is a when the activity of Yakegatake Cedge were re-elected on the and to protect planters from roh-as soon as the Panama Canal was curious' example of what masses subsides. Yakegatake is in Hida, Committee and Mr. R. F. Obore, but it is feared that thewilk, complated. The report from to spend an extra million or two in this direction than to rely on of strange Jaw an Imperial judi- and about the same distance from Master Hen. Secretary and Tro-business will not, for a long time, Honolulu, the officera suys, would foreign supply of airships of war?
I ciary has to administer. Kigtg that it is from Takyo, gurer.
Iregain its former proportions. ・ land to strengthen the ruingur,
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