THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1914,
PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. MANY NATIONALITIES,
Patriotic Offers by Hongkong
Firms Employees..
"Hindoo" who Ɑave the Police Some Language Problems.
This morning, in the Police The European subscription Court, before Mr.C.D. Melbourne, lists to the Prince of Wales' Fund man, who appeared to be a indoo, was charged with hebav- are now in the hands of most of the firms, and the response is using in a disorderly manner in generous as it was confidently the Mosque. expected to be.
A first list of It appears that the man, when sapscriptions will be publiebedarrested, and apparently desiring The to avoid being locked up, said he during the current week. monthly subscriptions promise to a 1 iad to veprater be a feature of the Fénd, as it is said endeavoured to converse with him that the subordinates of several that language, and be then of the leading firms of the Colony alleged that he was a Hebrew and have given a patriotic lead by only understood that language. voluateering to subscribe 6 per He was tried in that language and cent, of their salaries per month thoreapon alleged that he
could only converse in Turkish, as long as the war lsets..
The Chinese subscription list This morning, however, he -managed entirely by the apparently consented to speak Chinese Committee -
Hindustani, in which he pleadod already amount to over $45,000 and is guilty.
told the steadily growing. On Friday Inspector Fanton
next the Ko Shing Theatre provon a deal of trouble at the magistrate that the defendant had poses to devote its gross receipts
Konque, and this was borne out by to the Fund.
The Committee appointed to aid that the man had been com
la member of the committee, who organise the subscriptions to the Fond has proceeded by asking
plained about by members of the the heads of all British Firms in abusive to the imam and had congregation. Bo had been
the Colony to consent to act as
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the Correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong
Telegraph "
THE PAUL LECAT.
[To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph.] Sir,-A few days ago, some spread a rumour in the Colony parson (or persons) maliciously that the 8. Paul Lecat, after having lelt Colombo, had been sank by a German man-of-war,
I
THE WAR.
Imperial Merchant Service Guild Fund.
BRITISH FINANCES,
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SIDELIGHTS ON THE WAR.
A Dumdum Bullet Wound. The L. and C. Express of August 14 contains the follow- The following official telegrams
Paking, Sopt, 23.
The orders of the day for to from the Foreign Office have been arrow's meeting of
the The Bank rate was further re-handed to Reuter's Agency at Legislative Council are:- The Imperial Merchant Service duced on the 8th instant by 1 per Peking: Guild bave decided upon a concent. It may be recalled that on
First reading of a Bill entitled tribution of two hundred gainons July 30 it was raised from 3 to 4
London, Sept. 22.
An Ordinance to provide for the towards the Prince of Walos"
The French Government have formation of a Special Polios. National Relief Fund, with the per cent,, on July 31 to 8 cent., communicated to His Majesty's Reserve provies that the sum be ear-on August 1 to 10 per cent. On dam bullets found on German An Ordinance for the more effec with business at 10 per cent., and Government photographs of dum First reading of a Bill entitled of Captains and Officers (or holiday, it was lowered to 6 per wound caused to a French soldier ment of the offence of trading marked for the relief, if required, August 6, during tho extoadod soldiers and a photograph of atual preventing and further punish- their dependents) suffering loss cent., and it is now 5 per cent. by an explosive bullet, which on with the enemy. This Bill will go through the was when serving Bankers' deposit rates stand at striking his hand exploded, caas: through all its stages at this on merchant ships. Also they 34 per cent., and deposit rates of ing terrible injuries and setting meating.. have decided to silocate the sum discount houses 4 per cent, at fire to the sleeve of his coat." of £250 from their Emergency and as a nucleus for the call and 41 per cent, at notice.
War Fund to be used for the parpose of the relief, and assist ance of members of the Guilded position, and the money (or their wives, families or other dependents) who are command ing or officering British merchant ships and who, arising out of their employment as such, during the war, suffer loss through being injured, wounded, captured or detained by the enemy.
To contradios the above, I have great pleasure to inform you that received yesterday afternoon telegram from my colleague at Djibouti, stating that the Paul Loat arrived safely there on the 28th instant.
Yours etc..
P. PHOMAS, Agent, Compagnie des
Hongkong, 19th Sept., 1914
Messageries Maritimes.
The Bank statement on the 13th
instant showed a greatly improv.
Another Pure Invention." Germans are spreading reports that the British Commsader in Egypt has seized the reserve funds of the Egyptian Dette Publique and cash funds of the Nationa! Bank and Ministry of Finance and has sent them to London, issu ing an equivalent amount of notes. Resignation of South African This story is a pure invention.
Officer.
FLOOD RELIEF.
The Tang Wa Hospital bags following donations to the Flood to acknowledge with thanks the
Reliof Fand-
market and the banks are still hard at work on the task of settling the troublesome questions which have arison ander the moratorium, They will be assisted by the into force as a result of the masterly measure of finance put deliberations of the Treasury, the Bank of England, tho The following official telegram Already acknow At the meeting of the Finance
ledged... Commi tee which decided upon bankers, and the business men of from the Foreign Office has been tional sum of thirty guineas was bills of exchange held up by the thers methods of relief an addi- this country. One thing wanted handed to Rentor's Agent in Chinese Society,
was means to render valuablo Peking:
Victoria, B.O. General J. C. Smuts, Minister Chinese Society, present. The Fand is not only opan the public, and all contributions to members of the Guild but to will be most thankfully received and duly acknowledged.
sub-collectora: Numbered sub.aged a musical instrument, certificated Captains and Officers at once subscribed amonget those moratoriam, which constitated a/of Defence of the Union of South |_Victoria, B.C...
which was forbidden.
three dollars, warned him not to His Worship, in fining the man go to the Mosque again.
scription lists have been forward- ed to them of two kinds-one for single subscriptions and one for monthly subscriptions, The monthly Subscribers' Lists should be forwarded
the last day of the calendar mouth to the Hos, Treasurer, who will un- This afternoon, at the Police dertake the collection of the Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood, subscriptions direct. No money Chinese was charged with being
on
BIG OPIUM CASE.
a
LOYAL MERCANTILE SEAMEN. Sir,We should feel obliged if, through the medium of your many applicants amongst British columns, you would thank the
who, through the medium of the special service under the Admir Guild, have volunteered for alty during tho present crisis. Owing to the numerons appli. cations received, some time must elapse before those can all be
dealt with.
"Your bitter attack on Great
should be paid to the sub-collectors in possession of 750 taels of Many have served in His Majesty's different merebant ebips which prior to August 4, 1914. The less but ia tae more unjustifiable
on this account.
OFFENSIVE TRADE.
Business Begins Before
Licence is Granted.
opium.
Collected by .. Fat Shan (12th instalment)
Sum
Total...
$145,586.78
800.00
850,00
238.80
10.00
5.80
5.00
$147,443,38
DAY BY DAY.
Promotion. Sergt. Major Edmund Edeer,
Mr. D'Almada e Castro took the branches, has a fair knowledge of which they have initiated will another wise stop and, has made Empire nor South Africa was the being in possession of 14 taola of
point for the defence that it was incumbent upon the prosecution to prove guilty kaowledge and, in that they had not done so, they had not proved their case,
Mr. Wood said the prisoner should give some account as to how the opium came into his pos- Bession, and for that purpose the defendant was called."
ages, can road and write us experience of horse pad swall eian, has had homo and colonial
vice during the South African arma work, was on transport ser-
a commensurate
difficulty, as well as that of pro- post of Commander of the Union Min Lik-tez sort of deadlock in the money Africa, in accepting the resigna- Kwong Siu Hos market. To overcome the lion of ex-General Beyers of the pital, Bangkok viding traders with the banking. Dolence Forces, makes the fol- facilities they need, the Govern lowing observations on the crit The people of England during ment agreed to guarantee the icisms made by the latter respect- the present grave, crisis will Bank of Bagland from any lossing the policy of the Union Mr. Chenng Ying- appreciate of what voet import may incar in discounting bills
Government: these members who are all eager executive Officera of the Merokant Some of the qualifications af tunce aro those men, the chief
of exchange either home or for for active service are rulerssting Service, who are engaged in the eign, bank or trade, accepted Britain is not only entirely base Bank of England is there- coming na it does in the midst of Fleet as Officers in the Royal are now in commission 36 placed in convenient positions tendent of Imports and Exports, Retired List. Others have had ports, cargo and stores transports approve such bills of exchange ant Goperal of one of the British Other aimilar lists will bo Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Superia-Naval Reserve, being now on the armoured cruisers, troop trans-fore prepared for this purpose to a great war from the Command- open to the public and in the prosecuted,
Dominions. You forget to men- and Mr. Loo
Bs are customarily discounted by experience in carrying troops and especially so those vessels them and also good trade bills tion that since the South African Oluba may be necessary. D'Almada e Castro defended. during the South African War, which under private enterprise and the acceptances of such for War the British people gave Collecting boxes will also ba At the previous hearing the majority of them holding and aided and encouraged by the eiga and Colonial firms and bank South Africa her entire freedom provided at convenient places. Chinese Revenue Officer doposed the Transport Medal, Ae show- National Scheme of Insurance are agencies as are established in under a constitution which makes
Firms or individuals who desire to seeing the opium on boarding the versatility of those engaged under circumstances Great Britain. The arrangement to have subscription lista or boxes the defendant's sampan, and applicants one Captain from which may involve great personal has put an end to the deadlock in national ideals along our own R. A. M. O., has been made
it possible for us to realize our and have not received them by when he was taking the craft to Hall (aged 44) desires the peril in conveying general sap the money market, which is cominen and which, for instance, Quartermester with the honorary October 1 should apply to the the Harbour Office a bribe of Guild to inform the Admiralty plies and foodstuffs to this Hon. Secretary, Prince of Wales' $415 was offered to him. Fand, Secretariat for Chinese Formal evidence was given to and traded in all parts of the in this respect is almost wholly deal of money should be circulat without doubt be liable in the
that he has commanded steamers country. The merchant service aratively aboerful owing to the allows you to write with impunity rank of Lieutena
Government'e actión. A good letter for which you would Affairs.
day aa to the receipt of the drug world for the past sixteen youro,
the barrier between starvationed as the result of this measure.
Optum Case. ints the office of the Superinten Ele in proficient in Moreo and and comparative plenty and the The Bank of England has taken penalty. Neither the British Police Court, this morning, with German Empire to the extreme A Chinese was charged, at the dent of Import an Exports.,
semaphore signalling in all its Guild feel sure that the fund the Swedish and Norwegian lan command the approval of the arrangements under which it groter in this struggle. So opium on the s.s. Daijo Mara. It will be prepared to receive gold far as we ourselves are concerned, was alleged that the drug waS in Ottawa and make payments boats are arrested and our bordora printed label stating that the our coast is threatened, our mail concealed in two hoxes bearing a public and financial response."
Contributions should be ad-able of extension to other places are invaded by the enemy. My goods were not datiable.
against it here. The plan is cap.
perial Merchant Service Guild, is under the control, or which South Africa will in these dark dressed, to the Secretary, I situated outside the region which conviction is that the people of War and has an intimate know- Liverpool, or to their different might come under the control, of days, when the Government as ledge of the Baltic and especially Agencies at London, Cardiff, the enemy. The action presum the approaches thereto.
well as the people of South Africa Ue is Glasgow, South Shields, and ably meets with approval, as & aper
are put to the supreme test, have willing to act as captain, officer, Hull, or pilot or accept any position
cial committee of the New York clearer conception of duty and ander the Admiralty in transport. CAPTURE OF THE SABINE commended that £20,000,000 your letter and action. Your
Chamber of Commerce has re-
honour than is to be deduced from
should be deposited with the resignation is accopted. Smuts." Canadian Treasury at Ottawa in trust for the bank of England. Germon str. Sabine Rickmers was finance is going to play a great The story of the capture of the "In this tremendous struggle told yesterday by a visitor to part. It is one of the meat Shanghai from Nicolaievsk, says formidable weapons in this ex- That is what the NC. Daily News of the 26th housting war." inst, The vessel was without Mr. Lloyd George said in the news of the declaration of war House of Commons. A week Hongkong under date Length 193 feet 6 inches and when she arrived in Castries ago chaos reigned in the City, September 24, in which it is Bay the captain was surprised to As to the remedial mensarea stated that the Langkat output is Depth 10 2. sumed that owing to the state of Court, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne,"
find that all the lights were out. necessary, and what wan expected, teaping quite good and that it Neit Tonnage 380 war, the matter had been over- Wong Ki, alias Wong Kan, was
Paris, Aug, 27-The Malin He signalled to the shore and was was suspension of the Bank Act, was considered that the 800 900 Gross tonnage 613.77 looked in the Department and charged with the larceny of relates the arrival of a train bring informed that something had issue of small notes, and a mora-feet level is likely to be consider. Passonger accommodation 1158 had consequently not received $1,060 in twenty cont pieces and ing wounded Senegalese from gone wrong with the lighting toriam. This was the order in ably greater than was believed and Carrying Capacity any attention. The premises about $500 in Canton notes. Fleming, nearly all found smok-apparatns.
which it was expected they would that news might come any week 3 Dooks (including boat deck);
3 Bulkheads. were specially built for the pur- Mr. W. B. Hind, of M, G. King furiously from long porcelain No pil tcame off, so the captain have to be applied. This order Bow Regarding the Java con-
Engines-2 Cylinder com- pose of fat-boiling, and, antici-Hall Brutton's office, prosecuted, pipes taken from the enemy, and asked for one to be sent. The has been reversed.
cessions, boring is said to have. The first
pound surface condensing, stroke pating the receipt of the licence, and Mr. Lao D'Almada e Castro seemingly indifferent to their reply received stated that no boat measure enacted was the more commended and good results are 183. nominal H. 1. 88, 15 ka they had gone into the new defended.
wounds. One told of the dering was available at the moment and torium, the second came, but the expected. building and proceeded with their The allegation was that the capture of a machine gun by 18 asked that a boat should be sent Bank Act has not been suspended. New Style of House, business, but no licence up to Hung Bank sold to the Wing comrades.
ashore. A boat was lowered and The great concern in the futuro A now style of architecture, the proscrt had been granted,
Yoon Bank about three years ago,
The gun, it seems, was brought an officer and four men went will be to keep the productive novel and not unpleasing to the Length The Sanitary Inspector in about $1,000 worth of subsidiary up by a detachment of German ashore, where they were, promptly forces of the country at work, eye, has been inaugurated in the Breadth charge of the case said that the coin and $500. The defendant, Dragoons, and the Senegaloso arrested.
To that object the banks will Rus Vavin, Paris, in a large six Nelt tonnage 99.81 defendants had made certain who was a partner in the Wing charged and captured everything. A party of soldiers with rifles baye to help. The Stock Ex-storey house of flats recently con- Gross tonnage / 304.82 alterations in the building, to Tuon bank, made arrangemente Though their arms and bodies and fixed bayonets were then change is still trying its utmost structed. Each storey of the Passenger accommodation 613 which the Sanitary Boardabjected for the transactions and after the are backed by sabre thrusts, the taken in the bout to the ship, but to settle things, all doing their house retrogredes on the one Carrying Capacity 1613 and he consequently asked for an mey had been delivered dis- Henegalese complain of nothing nothing, amiss was suspected until best to secure that end. It is below, leaving a wide balcony or
Engines-2 Cylinder com order closing the place for a fort-appeared.
but the obligation to fight with it, was gean that an officer was & laborious business with the terrace in front of its windows. pound surface condensing, stroke night.
His Worship did not think shoes on. Before going into hat leading armed men up the gang machinery of the House not work. The house bas à distinct resem H. P. 33, speed 8 kate ** Mr. Gardiner anggested that the that the charge had been made le at Charleroi, they slyly rid way. A pilot, who accompanied ing. Some little now business is blanco to a huge flight of stairs. It (single screw.)
Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared, this morning, at the Police Court, to defend four men who were summoned by the Dauitary Board for carrying on an offensive trade without having the necessary licence.
.but
Mr. Gardiner said his clients would admit having committed the offence,
"urged. that it was only a technica! breach. A letter was sent to the Sanitary Board as far, back se September 1. In the ordinary course, the Sanitary Board would grant the permission, bat, bo pre-
بیمه
The defendant stated that he was chartered to go out to Japanese boat, ut the same time having the goods, which turned out to be the opium, put on board
in a sack.
The prisonera were discharged.
POLICE COURT CASE
FAILS.
Remedy by Civil Action Suggested.
This afternoon, in the Police
or active servies.
The full list of applicants up to date has been placed in the hands of the Admiralty who, in returning thanks, state that the various names have been noted.
Youra etc. T.W. MOORE, Seorotary, Imperial Merchant Bervice Guild."
Liverpool, Idih August, 1014.
Fighting with Shoes on.
"RICKMERS,
LANGKAT NEWS.
Prospects of the Immediate
Future.
We have been shown a com- munication this morning, reoaiv.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on
MONDAY the 12th October, 1914.com- monoing at 12 o'clock noon at the Loung Wing Wharf The River Steamer, "Hol Ming"
Breadth.
32
380 tons
Screws-twin
"Hol Wa
150 feet
28
inclos
Depth
On View now.
premises should be closed until out against the defendent, and themselves of these impediments the Ruselon soldiers, immedia- done for cash, each tranenction is argued that the hygienic For further particulars. Apply
the licence was granted and his anggested that a bivil action and came back shod in German jely took charge and the vessel being a matter of negotiation, advantages of such a method of f Worship, adopting this view, would be the remedy
footwear to avoid punishment for steamed to. Nicolaievak a prize of. A fair lot of Consols have changed construction quite compensate for made an order accordingly. The defendant was discharged. losing equipment.
hands, and the prica given is 70, the waste of spac
to
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,