THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY JUNE 13, 1914 -
INTERPORT SHOOTING.
Are the Present Conditions
Fair to all ?..
(SPECIAL ARTICLE.) Now that the Interport Ride Competitions are over for another your a few comments may well be inde de to whether or not the content is run on lines which are likely to secure for all particip-|
if
TELEGRAMS.
[The following telegrams arrived. too late for insertion on Page 1.]. THE FRENCH CRISIS.
THE FATAL RESOLUTION.
ants the maximum of advantage. floater's Service To "The Telegraph."sued To be an ideal tost, of course, the match should be shot off by the various teams at the same time
London. Received June 13.
case of shooting? After all, rille of the forces of the Leit.
capable of realising a combination shooting is of more practical value than either of the games
M. Hibot, in a speech, had intentioned; but for some reason previously declared his intention
or other there does not appear of governing with a majority of
be sufficient
enthusiasm the Left.
to
among riflemen to arrange a
yearly Far Eastern Bialey. Let it
be hoped that the day will come
when such an event will period- GREECE AND TURKEY. ically occur.
Bad for Hongkong.
PROMISSORY NOTE ACTION.
GREAT SHIPPING LINES AMALGAMATE.
DUFFERIN ARRIVES.
Holland Chinn Trading
Co. Secure Verdict.
P. and O. and British India Companies.
THE CHILDAR PIRACY.
RENDITION WANTE
Troopship Fetches New Indian Regiment.
The Captain's Story of the
Affair.
Case Connected with the aileged Bank Frauds
This morning in the Summary
The R.I.M.S. Dufferin, which It is officially announced, says arrived in the harbour today, piracy case was continued this were rosumed this morning t Court, Mr Justice Hazeland gave the Globe of May 22, that an brought on
The hearing of the Childar The Police Court proceedin judgment in the case in which amalgamation has been arranged Punjabi Regiment and Nos. 2 Mr. Wood. the Holland China Trading Co. between the P. and O. Steamship and 3 Companies of the Bong
board the 74th morning at the Police Court, by the rendition of min ¤smē Roberts with aliases of Richard of 13a, Des Voeux Road Central, Company and the British Indi: kong and Singapore Battalion of ship, said that he was reading a formerly aolerk in Messrs. Jardine Harold Neilassa, master of the son, Morris Rilly, and Ribeiro Ohin • Tin cho broker, carrying on business
Steamship Company,
the Royal Garrison Artillery.newspaper in his cabin when he Matheson and Company, who is Arrangements have been cau- Yesterday the 8th Rajputs, whose heard a noise. He rushed out on wanted in Hongkong on two at 205, Queen's Road Cen- cluded by the two boards, rabject place is being taken by the 74th deck and he was prevented from charges of forgery, and is att Router's correspondent at Paris tral, to recover the sum and place. And the writer sees states that the resolution on which 073 65 from the defendant as dere, for an exchange of stock, Hunghom, vacating quarters for men armed with revolvers. He The case is connected with the no rouana why that should not be the Government was defeated endorser of a promissory note for and a circular will be issued early the new arrivals, who commenced could not retroat. The pirates were alleged fraude at the Hongkong of to confirmation by the sharehol Punjabia, moved in the camp at going any further by ten or fifteen present under arrest at Colombol done. In the case of cricket and said the Chamber, respecting the £91, dated November 13, 1913, next week getting forth the details to disombark this morning at ahoating and yelling, but he and Shanghai Bank. footbull it is found possible to wishes of the electors, could only to be repaid at an agreed rate of of the proposed fusion, send teume frem one port wo another; then why not in give confidence to a Government oxobaage of 1/11.1-16..
the
Holt's Wharf. the newcomera could not undertand what was Mr. Dixon, of Masara. Wilkin- an exchange of British India Barracks.
The arrangement provides for will takeover the Whitfield Camp said. The pirates caught hold of Johnson, Stokes and Master, måde
Mr. Lewis, of Messr son and Grist, appeared for the £50 ordinary shares for £33 6s. Sd. plaintiffe, and Mr. Lt. O. Faithfull of P. Budo. Dofered red tond in Vellore in 1776 by Captain him down the after deck.
him and dragged him to the chief the application. defended.
The 74th Punjabis were formed engineer's room. The door was Ng Uhin, an office boy in tha, £100 British India Preferred stock In the course of a lengthy and for $100 P. and O. Preferred the fifth, ninth and tenth Carnatinaw the chief officer there. The Japanese boy in the bank. It wRS"," locked and then they dragged Hongkong and Shanghai. Bank, Donald Campbell on drafts from interceting judgment, his Lord-stock.
He said on January 17 he saw a sbip said: The plaintiff claims from the defendant the sum of to work as separate patities, but styled the fourteenth Carnatic covered with blood. There was saw the boy in the bank about
The companies will continue Battalions and were originally
second officer was lying down in the same boy as he saw giving $973:55, as endorser of a promis-the directors of the P. and 0.
the same place, his face being evidence in Court yesterday. He sory note for the sum of £91 Company will join the board of regiment's designation has been ing around him, Witness asked with a obit book on which there Battalion. Daring its history the sterling dated the 13th November, the British Indm Company, and changed many times, the first being the second officer if he was shot, was the name Ip Uhun-tum in a crowd of armed pirates hover- 11 a.m. Witness was sent out 1913, and payable on the 11th the directors of the latter will in 1784 when the title was altered and the answer was that he did Ohinese and English. He went January 1914, and signed by the join the board of the P. and D.
to 14th Madras Battn.; 1798, to defendant, at the agroed rate of exchange of 18. 11.1-10d.. which completed, the interests of the Madras N.1.; 1874 14th Regiment santched his necktie ring. They and the Japanese said. he bad
When the amalgamation is
6th Regiment Madras National got know it was dusk at the to find the ma:. who had has been dishonoured by the two undertakings will be in all Madras Infantry; 1901, 14th attempted to get a ring from his brought it. The Japanese said it Infantry: 1824 14th Regiment through witness's clothes and the people around who brought it time. The pirates then went brought the book. Be asked ments the matoh has to be shot off during. Alay month, and this is where the injustice comes
London, Received June 13.
question of fact. There was a Briush India Co., have long been Punjabi, their present designation, A man came with a knife with the his hotel the name of the perso Madras Infantry; and 74th in. A month suitable, so far as
Reater's correspondent at conflict of evidence as to why rivals for the Indian trade. The
finger, but it would not come off, belonged to someone staying in. weather
Athens states that six steamere the
in 1903, corned, to one port is not neces-chartered by the Government are note. The evidence of Tang Lai Bombay and Calcutta and the found on many of the principal A pirate who looked like the Hotel" was on the oard but it was
aigued the former company's vessels ran to
Their standard, which ban been stood, to cut the ring off his hand.not say if the name "Nomura intention, as far as witness under was not mentioned. He could aurilý the best for another. continuously transporting re-chua, compradore to the plaintiff latter's to Madras and Calcatto, Indeed, it may be duid that Mayfugees to the Aegean Islands. firmi,
Eastern battle-folde, bears & leader, examined the ring, found a card like the one produced. He follows:-The BH is about the very worst month M. Venezeloe, in the Chamber, defen lant signed exhibit one in 62 vessels, and the British India and True" and also the following the other pirates away. Witness Japanese boy, but took it back to The P. and O. Co., owns about Dragon with the Motto "Ready it was not very valuable and sont did not give the book back to the that could be selected so far as said the Turkish persecutions my presence. As I did not care Co., about 120. The former com- engagements; -Oarnatic, Shol was then forced to open the door Mr. Dunnett, who told witness ilongkong is concerned. Pre- were unparalleled in history,
to trust the Li Bing, the defend-pauy's steamships are, however, ingbur, viously it was the custom to shoot being aimed at the elimination at said he was a partner and be by far the larger.
Mysore, Mahaidpoor, of the wheelhouse, a revolver the off in October or November of populations, inhabiting the would sign and it would be
China, and Burms 1885-87.
book had come from months which wore fairly good country for several thousands of
being pointed at him. All he Reiss and Company, compradore's for Hongkong But to expect yours.
The composition of the regi-could anderstead them to say, department, Taipo. He did not Hongkong riflemen to do their
ment as given in the Indian Army wae "cash box, cash_box," List is as follows:-Four com-|
take the book to Reiss and Com- panies of Punjabi Musulinpas, ad two or three shes in the the Japanese and a messenger of By Mr. Wood:-They discharg-pany; he went outside to look for tw companios of Sikhs, other officers" mess-room. There must the bank was sent with the book than Jats and Mazbis, and two of have been nearly 100 pirates on to Reiss and Company. Punjabi Hindus.
board. He was bound hand and. Mr. Lewis then asked his foot, When he opened the Worship to adjourn the case for wheel-house door he saw the Mr. Woodcock, Chief Clerk to Chief Engineer and the Chief the Magistrany, to give evidence Officer also bound. They lay that the offence, on conviction, there for bours until midnight, was liable to punishment of more when the pirates left the ship, than a year. The engines were kept running
As long as the contest is decid- ed under present conditions there will always be ground for com- plaint. Under existing arrange
conditions are con-
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
Besides a thousand Greeks from best in May month is absolutely Thrace, over 20,000 from Aeia abaard. That is one of liong-Minor, have arrived in Greece and
drawer.
I shall first deal with the
defendant
WIS
all right. In cross-examination the witness stated as follows:- never told the defendant that the chop on the note was different from the chop on other notes.
kong's rainy months, the wind 50,000 more from the Asiaticas follows:-I signed exhibit 1,
MEXICAN AFFAIRS,
is then always changeable, and coast are awaiting a chance of oven during the course of the departing. shooting it is a freqüent exper- ience for cload and sunshine to alternate with disastrous cJDB quences to the man with the rifle.. On the other hand, May suits Shanghai admirably in the matter of weather conditione, while Sing- apore and "Penang can shout practically any time, inasmuch us there is not the sume meteoro- logical variation in either of these places as in Hongkong and Shang- Aai.
One Way,
to be practicable, the only other
permit each port to select the month which suite it best. That,
PRESIDENT WILSON HOPEFUL.
Londin. Bereived June 13,
the
reapecie identical.
Both the P. and O. and the
FAR EASTERN MAIL CHANGE..
because in the former chop of The defendant's evidence was
the Li Hling three of the four London announces that maile for The General Post Office in corners were missing and the one the Far East for transmission via on exhibit 1, was complete and Vancouver will be dispatched the compradore was doubtful about the chop. The compradore Wednesdays in future instead from Liverpool on alternate Tang Lai-obuu gave his evidence of on alternato Fridays. Uonse in a clear and convincing manapr. The defendant on the other hand quantiy maile will be closed at gave his evidenco
the General Post Office in London badly. I believe the evidence of at midnight on the alternate Tang Lai chun, and dis-
Tuesdays. believe, the evidence of the
The first and next mail closing defendant. I am satisfied that under the new arrangement was the defendant signed the note
to be at midnight on Tuesday. because the compradore did not
May 26. trust Li Hing, and not because, as is suggested by the defendant,
WAN
It
754.
above
SOLDIER CHARGED,
Accused of Striking Japanese Woman.
The case was adjourned until and he was afraid the ship would Monday at 1 o'clock. run ashore. He was bound so tightly that the binding out into
CORRESPONDENCE.
Inquiry. Commenced This Morning.
at the Police Court, this mern- his flesh and pained him terribly. ing, Pie. James Regan, D.C.L.I., Two Chinese cut the bonds. STABLE COOLIE'S DEATH. was charged before Mr. Melbourne When he went on deck the Router's Washington corres-
with assaulting a Japanese, the anchor was down. The ship was pondent states that President | No doubt the whole matter of Wilson considers that the pro-
Tokyo Hotel, in Pottinger Street. mail bag from Hongkong to wife of the proprietor of the absolutely ransacked. A British revising the date of shooting off gross of mediation at Niagara is will soon come up for considera- most encouraging, and he expects the compradore was not satisfied and guarantee the maker. Dis her by the hand and tried to pull land. After the ship had passed Complainant said that when Bangkok was empty. At day- her maid servant went to close break he found the ship in Bias tion, in which case the points a favourable outcome in a few
the door the defendant caught Bay, two miles from Triple Is- mentioned above should be taken days.
it was a genuine chop. But account. If the idea of
not liable as a new maker but he Ler out. The girl cried out, and Biss Bay, the pirates turned the Mr. J. It. Wood, ut the Police An inquiry was conducted by teciding the composition at the
Reator's correspondent at Tam- Faithfull that the endorsement if he wrote his name on the face door the defendant rushed in and
submitted by Mr. is liable as an endorser even when complainant went to the ship round and headed for shore, ours this morning, into the sane time and place is not found pico states that
steamer being on the face of the document, of the Antilla discharged cargo which was not a good endorsement and ly what occurred in the pre-
bill," This is exact struck complainant on the face. fair way would seem to be toas immediately entrained for that an endorsement must be only sent case. The learned editor the face did I hit you?
Prisone:s were committed to circumstances attending gaol to await extradition
the to death of a coolie who was found Defendant: Which side of Uanton by flis Excellency's order, dead. the rebels,
on the back of the, document. with respect to tho
at Kennedy's Stablos, Rooter's correspondent at The point was raised in Rex v. illustration refers to the case
They would not be sent to Canton Causeway Bay, on the 4th inst of course, would weaken the Washington states that it
Witness: The left. ・・ ia Bgge 1705,1. Strange 18., where exparte Yates, 1858,2 De G, and
for fifteen days, said. Mr. Wood, Dr. McKenny said death wan interest somewhat by spreading announced that no vessels carry- it was decided that it is not essen- "101 (88 judgment"
Defendant:At the police being unlawfully detained they might or might not have been and if they thought they were due to a ruptured apleen; which it out over a lon,thy period, but ing munitions will be given tial to the validity of an endorea-Lord Justice Knight Bruce) and the right side.
of station last night she pointed to could apply for a writ of Habcas caused by a blow. A blow would it would at any rate make the clearance for a Mexican ment that it should be on the also to the case of Steal Y. competition a much truer test of port in future. The Antilla got back of the bill or note.
Corpus. In his statement, defendant
not necessarily leave a mark. the shooting capacities of the away through a misunderstand equally well be on the face. mayKinley 1880, 5, Appeal Cases and he was on his way, as the
Mr. Walter Old, employed at competitore than is possible undering tscween Government depart The subject of transfer by en-
Star Ferry when two Japanese
the stables, said he parted the the conditions which now prevail.ments.
dorsement is thus dealt with in 85 aubsection 2 of the Bills of God night" in Japanese
I would also mention Bastion girls spoke to him. He mid
deceased and the No. 1 boy, who' Halebury, Vol.11 in paragraph Exchange Ordinance 1885, which that was all he knew in Japanese.
outside and a quarter of an hour were wrestling on the morning of 854, "In order to operate as is word for word the same as the Thea a Japanese man came and
the 4th. The deceased walkod negotiation, the endorsement currceponding section in the Bills said he had insulted his wife.
afterwards witness heard he was must be written on tho bill itself of Exchange Act 1882.
dead. The No. 1 boy then ran and be signed by the endorser." words of the sub-section are as tho
The Defendant denied it and I will now refer to section 50 follows:Where a note runs "I come in my place I will tell you
said " If
away and had not since been seen.. of the Bill of Exchange Ordinance promise to pay" and is signed by something. Defendant
Mr. Wood:-At the time tho 1885. The words of the section two or more persons, it is deamed "Tell me here" and took off his (To the Editor of the Hongkong No. 1 was holding up the deceased died did you make a said Renter's correspondent at Now are as follows: "Where a person to be their joint and several note, belt and gave it to a 'friend. He
aosrch for the No. 1 boy? It is believed that a stage has been York states that the Resolate won signa a bill otherwise than a reached when the output should the third test race between the drawer or acceptor, he thereby the following illustration under if he did not clear off he would Chalmers at Page 298 gives then told the Japanese man that
Telegraph.) koop above the 9,000 tons, pro-America Cup défenders,
incura the liability of an endorser the sub-seption:Perhaps if a "see him off." He told them to
deceased. Winese, continuing, mined by the the directors at the The Resolute is the New York and a holder in das course."
said the No. 1 boy had been at Jaet rnnual meeting. As a con-Yacht Club's candidate for the
Section 50 of our ordinance is to pay" and it is signed by Smith two Chinese who could not speak
note rung" I John Brown promise bring the police and they brought of the proceedings in
Sir-Koferring to your report
the stables for about nine years." Eiderable advance in share values honour of defending the Ameri-the same, word for word as as well as Brown, Smith would English. He walked on to the Morphine case now engaging little while and in the meantime.
the Witness stood by the deceased a- has already taken place, any ea Cup against Sir Thomas Section 58 of the Bill of only be liable as endorser under ferry when a European constable reme Court of Hongkong, I saw him go. future rise can only ensue upon Lipton's challenger, Shamrock Exchange Act. 1882, 55, 46, section 60 and not as a co-maker. stopped him and said he would wish to bring to the notice of the
the attention of the Sap the No. 1 disappeared. No one a large increase in the output, or IV. Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt is Vic. Cap. 61: In Chalmera 1, Bill With respect to the note the have to go to the station. when there is news about doop- the chief financial backer of the of Exchange at Page 206 there subject matter of this action; want with the constable.
Sergeant Ogg spoke to being ring operations. In ordinary boat. The Resolute is only 105 ie the following illustration given the defendant is clearly liable as
He pablio that the Mr. Oraz therein called to the ata bles in connection circumstances there is little reason feet in length, and, if she wins under section 58.
referred to is not Mr. L. Oraz of with the death. He had the body His Worship said he thought the firm cf H. Cruz & Co., who is taken to the Mortuary, to expect a drop in prices, unless the smallest yacht that has ever After issue adds his signa
the elimination trials, she will be is made payable to O or order, co-make
"A note an endorser, bat doubtful as a defendant struck the compla ant, now in London on business. ture is a notable decrease in the participated in a race for the ture thereto to accommodate costs.
but not intentionally, and did it
The inquiry was adjourned present output,
Judgment for the plaintiff with more in play. He would be dia- famous Cup.)
ains die for the attendance of Mr. miered with a caution.
Soull, who this morning went into the Peak Hospital,
LANGKATS.
After occupying the market's attention almost exclusively for some time Langkata are being given a rest for the present, says the N. C. Daily News of June 4.
AMERICA CUP TESTS.
London. Received June 13.
man
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The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph "J
AN EXPLANATION.
Yours etc. CHAN WOO. MAN, Attorney for Mr. H. Cras
Witness-At that time the