CHAUFFEUR'S ACTION.
Question Whether Dismissal.
was Justified.
THE GREAT JANSEN.
A Wonderful Show at the Victoria.
This morning, in the Summary Court, before Mr. Justice Hazo land, Mohammed Boston, a chauf The Great Jansen opened his feur in the employ of the Exile short season at the Victoria
Garage, sued the Dragon Cycle Theatre last night, in prosence of
for the mouth of September, 865 all his trieke; be must to reen to
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1914,
THE RUSSIAN ARMY.
Its Efficiency and Morale.
The strength of an army de- pende not only on the number of soldiers, but very largely on the ability of the commanders, on the mechanical efficiency displayed in the more scientifio services;
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raroly so woll. He is bright and Mr. G. R. Heywood, of Mr. Leo unaffected in the stage manner D'Almada e Castro's office, op- and readily wins the confidence peared for the plaintif, und Mir, and appreciation of his audience. batteries may be found in the ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TABLE BUTTER THAT MONEY Dennys, of Messrs. Dennys and At card tricks we should say he Statesman's Year Book, in Whit Bowley, for the defendant, has never been excelled in taker's Almanac and in other MF. Dennys raised the objection Hon kong many of these reem reference bocke. However, these at the outset that the wit to amount to positive wizardry. booke do not deal with the most disclosed no cause of action, and Perhaps his biggest success important factors, They tell us bo applied to have the writ and certainly his most popular nothing about mechanical offici. amended.
triok was the production, from ency, nothing about morale, na- Mr. Heywood said that he nowhere, of a live monkey (which thing about the high command. drew the writ according to Chit-euLeequently made a tour of in- The fighting strength of an ty's King's Barch Forme. It was spection round the theatre), half-army, obviously dependa very bot a case to be tried on pleadings, a-dozen ducks which almost out-greatly upon the efficiency of the but on facts.
quacked the band, and a company the Russia. soldiere are
individual fighters. Physically Mr. Heywood, opening his of white doves. These are only case for the plaintif, said that a few of the marvels which he doubtedly the finest in Europe, "previous to September the bag to show to Hongkong,
The strength of the Russian plaintiff was engaged by the Ili partner, Miss Edan Herr, population has not been sapred Exile Garage. He was approached did the escaping trick from a
and softened by overcivilisation by the Dragon Cycle Co.. and strait jacket and a locked and and by town life. Practically on the first of last month he enter carded trunk, so swiftly that the whole of the Russian soldiers ed their employ at a wage of many of the audience were in are country-born, and are ingred $55 per month, under a verbal clined to believe that the bor to open-air life and hardships. His Louis were 10 still contained a duplicate Indy. They *re accustomed to the be from 7 am to 1 am. Every- As Monday is the last night of simplest food and to the pcoreat thing went well until September the engagement, the curious abelter, and they can therefore 21, when the Hos. Mr. Lau Chu-would do well to book their undergo privations which cannot pak'a chauffeur asked the plaintiff seats early,
be borne by the soldiers of the Western States,
contract.
to fix a motor tyre for him. Ao. cordingly, at 1.15 0.m. the next morning, he went to the Exile Garage to do it, and was sent for by the defendant. Ho naked the
whether ho plaintiff
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Special Rates will be quoted on application for other parts Possibly Russia may be able to of the world.. mobilise a million more men than Germany. Blowever, whereas
for the Dmgon Cyclo Company Organising the Working Parties. Germany has a population of
handed action, only giving him $25 and refusing to give him the balance or any of his wages.
The plaintiff, in the witness box, said he was sitting outside
whon
Vestry, will be held at St.
06,000,000, Russia has a populá- tion of xo less than 180,000,000. In other words, Russia has a much larger number of men to choose from: flence all her men are picked men. That canuct be said
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Working parties for the purpose of the $50 left with the defendant for safe custody and also his of making warm garments for the wages, but the defendant took troope at the front have been Lig organised by a Committes called
modernised, and money has been general. The whole army has been what he submitted was a
gether by Lady May, and the
freely spent to bring the army meeting of the Kowloon Section,
Armies naturally display the
Between 1905 and up-to-date. kind permission of the Rev.. Py
virtues and shortcomings of the
1914 Russia's yearly expenditure; NC. L'ope, and the Church people from whom they are taken.
& SEBATTIK (British North Borneo), The Hussian people may not be as on the army has increased from Andrew's Charch Sall every intelligent as the Germans, but the Exile Garago with the other Tuesday and Friday, at 10.30 then the Russians display greater diture incurred hae; been well for bunker cool exclusively ure
$40,800,000 to 264,700,000, aud the enormous additional expen“ At these ports steamers calling the a.m. until further notice, begin obedience, devotion and fearless
exempt from all shipping dues and carefully applied. ning on Tuesday, October 13th..
The Russians may Dess. All are invited to join. Subscrip- described as
The mechanical efficiency of and charges. people with the Russian army has been of themtions towards buying materials, out nerves,
and herein lies) could fix s tyre for him. He which may be from 10 cents to the strength in battle. The greatly improved in the course of arranged to look at it at 1.15 archon he had finished work. 85, may be sent to Mrs. J. E. obedience and stubborn fearless-difficult mechanical service is
Arrangements have also been
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any
Mr. and
be
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The most
About that time he went to the Kemp, 3, Gomes Villas, Kowloopness of the Russian soldier are undoubtedly the aviation branch
It has happened of the army. It is noteworthy proverbial. frequently, both in war and in
and significant that after France
Exile Garage and endeavouredado to hold a working party at to put the tyre on, but found that S. Paul's College on Mondays
Mr. Dennys:-Did you brin. from 10 till one o'clock, to make peace, that sentinels, who could Russia has the largest and most
garments for the soldiers and
it did not fit.
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You did not do any work or attempt to do any at the Dragon Cycle Co. after it had been dosed?-No.
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On Sunday, October 11th, and it Las happened that Russian The ictellectual advance of the
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What time did you go up to
you mean to say that you your room?--About 115.. did not take away a single cent And your master appeared from the shop ? No, not one shortly aftor that ?-Yes.
And he came up, and dismissed Wasn'$75 handed to you ?~~~. Jou ?-Yes.
And there was no reason. for! When your master came up to ness, and the same disregard published shows that there must Kowloon, &th October, 1014.
be a large reading public for them your master dismissing you, ex-you at 1.30 a.m. did you not tell of cept that you talked to another him that you wore working on battles, and the Germans in the among Russion officers, and that scientific study is mach encour- man about doing some work for tyre for Kata Singh who was time of Frederick the Great learnt
aged. Mr. Lau Chu-pak's driver, and to fear the Russian soldier's him?
According to the latest data, His Lordship-Are you going that he had offered you $20 to stubbornness. The troops of most to suggest that he did.
do it? Yes, I told him that Mr. nationes retire or fles after serious the peace stength of the Russian Mr. Dennys am going to Lau Chu-pak's driver had offered losses. Not so the Russians. At army is 1,305,000, exclusive of suggest that he was actually me $20 and I told him that even Zorndorf the Prussians, ander 155,000 Cusssoks and old soldiers, doing the work., (To the plaintiff) then I would not do it unless I Frederick the Great lost 13,500 Service is compulsory from 20 to Is there any reason that you know had his permission.
out of 38,000, while the 43 years. With a yearly levy of Mr. egoys informed his Russians lost no fewer than nearly 500,000, the Russians can of, why your muster should come to you at 1.30 am, and dietnies Lordship that he could see what 21,000 out of 12,000. When put almost 10,000,000 soldiers you ?-He blamed me that I hadhie defence was. He relied on Frederick met the Russians at in the field. The Russians have TO repaired another man's tyre in the single tc: of disobedience to Kunersdorf, they displayed the modern quick-firing guns, bui THE another man's garage, and if I orders in working in his om- same contempt of death. Not their mag.zino rides date from had not repaired it, the job would ployer's shop after it was closed. through good generalship, bat 1891. These did not give rise to Mr. Haywood produced a through the determination and complaints in the Japanese war, On September 22, at about receipt for the $50 deposited with dogged fearlessness of the Russian Still, the Russian Government de- tiffin time, did you come to your the defendant.
soldiers did Frederick the Great eided to introduce new rifles, and The defendant, in the box, lose EDMO of his
by nw 20 per cent., of the soldiers TO greatest aster ?—Yes. What happened then I com said he dismissed the plaintiff for battles. At Boroding, the battle should be furnished with the new pla ined to him that through him, disobedience and gave him $75. was undecided, because the Rus arm. Of late years the organisa. THE fhad lost my job at the Exile In answer to Mr. Heywood, sians did not give way to tion of the army has been mach Gara, e, and that he had refused defendant said he did not get a Napoleon's onslaught, although improved, with the object of
THE GYMKHANA. my wages for receipt because he did not take they lost 38,000 out of 110,000, facilitating and accelerating mo- twenty-one days for the receipte. He denied having engag-In the Crimes, in the Balkong and
In August, 1013, an important GATE MONEY taken at the month of September, that he had ed the man for $55 per month. His in Manchuria, Russian troops French military mission, beaded GYMKHANA on Saturday will dismissed me without notice, rale was not to agree to a salary displayed the same characteristica that he was willing to return to me for an employee at first, but to which made them foared in the by General Joffre, went to Russia. be given to the PRINCE OF It attended the manœuvres direct WALES FUND, WITHOUT only $25 out of the $50 that I pay him what he thought he was time of Frederick the Great and ed. by Grand Duke Nicholas, the ANY DEDUCTION TOR EX of Napoleon. The Russian soldier had deposited with him, and that worth. he was going to keep the remain. His Lordship believed the de- has won battles which Russian amander-in-Chief of the PENSES.
Jave come to him.
to pay B.
him.
ing $25 for a fine which he said fendant's version and found for he was going to inflict on me, He said that the $25 which he Mr. Heywood asked for a stay was willing to pay me was only of execution, saying he could not accept the judgment and done as a favour.
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