NON-SUITED.
“A' Question of a Garnisheo,
WAR ITEMS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1914.
In the Summary Court, this Territorials and the Far East morning, hoy Youk-nam, a All the Far Eastern garrisons Judgment or liter against Lan in the process of time will be filled Hee-ching ( Kwok Wing Tai up with Territorial troops, who Arm) applied to have attached will release the line troops for the the monies owing by Paug Sai- Continental battlefielde. When young (garnishes) to Lan Hee- the Territorials have been ching.
eufficiently trained they will take their place in the fighting line and in the advance on Berlin which is yet some way' off.
Mr. Faithfull appeared for the judgment creditor, and Mr Orowther Smith for the garnishes, Mr. Smith said that in this case the defendant did not appear and he thought he was entitled to raise the question of the validity of the service of the writ in these proceedings.
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His Lordship-On the de- fendant?
Mr. Smith: The defendant did not appear and I have reason to believe I can get evidence that he was not served.:
Mr. Faithfall: Sabatilated service:
Mr. Smith:-It was served on somebody else, not the defendant,
Kalsor's Escape,
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for on the vehicle were twelve Prussian soldiers with their packs and riffen. As the omnibus approached, the driver, a typical London busman, oried out: Don't shoot. They are feeding out of my hand. They are hungry." The Prussiana bad been on outpost daty when they saw the omnibus returning from the. advanced British trenches, where it had delivered its load of ammunition. They stood in the middle of the road and, throwing up their bauds, surrendered, de- claring that they were starving, The sentry, when he saw them, thought that they had forced the chauffeur to drive them.
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Details are available of the Kaiser's parrow escape from death from bombs frown by an airman attached to the Allied Army occupying the line. Nisuport- Ypres. For five days the German
Wounded Soldier's Suicide Emperor was present at the An inquest was held at Padd operations on that front, and it ington last month relative to was because of bis presence that the death of Joseph Edward Line, the enemy made auch persistent aged 26, a private in the 2nd and vigorous attacks on the Allies, Batt. Bedfordshire Regiment, regardless of the enormous who died from a self-inflicted aaorifice of life. Last month the wound in the throat. His sister Kaiser, with some of his A.D.Us, gave evidence that, before he arrived by motor-car at a tavern went to the front, Line was a PIRACY NEAR MIRS BAY. at Thielt about 5 p.m. Apart-healthy men. He returned home
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I have been unable to find any statement in the White Book meats had been reserved for the wounded in the shoulder, and Cargo Bost Held Up and Bombs whether a garnishes can raise Emperor and dinner was ready seemed strange in his manner. any question of validity of the for him. His personal baggage He could get no sleep. He told service of the writ at all,
had al eady been deposited in the her that his battalion had been
On Sunday the piracy of a WE, THE KWONG ON S.S. His Lordship said the only bedroom prepared for him to surrounded by Germans. He cargo bost took place in Chinese Co., Ltd., of No. 240, Des Voeur thing was if he had any statou spend the night. He was in a spent three weeks in the trenches, waters. The cargo boat, one of Road, Central, hereby give notice at all to set aside the judgment. hurry and did not dress for dinner, and was without food and water eleven pioula capacity, was on that in consequence of HAVING Mr. Faithfull said he had but immediately sat down to dine. for three days. Line out his voyage from Chan Chuen to the we have applied to the Board of a case in ¿Chambers in the after the meal, instead of going throat with a razor, jumped village of Chai Chai and when Trade. under Section 47 of the High Court some years ago and to his room, he hurriedly left through the window of her house, about four miles south of Tai Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in the only point the Master would the tavern with two of his and, clad only in his shirt, threw Long, near Mire Bay, the bost, respect of the ship TAI ON of allow him to raise was whether he A.D.Us, and motored to the other himself, in front of a tramcar, which at the time was making Hongkong official number 95858 owed the money or not.
end of the town, where fresh The cow-catcher pitched him bat little headway, was called of gross tonnage 705.73 tons, re- His Lordship:-That is all you rooms were engaged. Twenty side. Eventually be was knock-opon by about thirty men, in fire gister tonnage 438.21 tons, hers- can Trise-do y owe the money? Mr. Smith: I don't owe the
money.
His Lordship:-That is a very strong authority and a substantial
defence.
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Mr. Smith:-My position is, don't owe the money; the judge ment debtor owes me money,
minutes after the Kaiser left the first tavern, six bombs fell upon the building, and the room where bia baggage lay was completely destroyed. Two A.D.O.8, who had
remained at the tavern, were killed,
and the motor-ear, lying in the yard, was wrecked.
A London Scottish Loss..
ed down by a motor cycle. Death sampane, to stop. was due to the wound in his throat, as the jary decided.
The master of the junk took no notice of this summons to stop and the pirates, rowing alongside, Lord Penrhyn's Proud Record. first threw a number of gun Lord Penrhyn, speaking at a powder bombs with lighted fases recruiting meeting at Towcester, on board and then clambered over said he appealed for man as a the sides of the vessel. In the father with coné in the Army. meantime the master and the fokis Mr. Faithfall said his client Captain Angus McNab, a One GOD was wounded and hid away in the hold. The men was the plaintiff in an action and Harley-stroot specialist and missing. His two brothers were took charge of the junk and sailed obtained judgment against the brother of a former New Zealand both in the Army, five brothers her to within about 100 feet of defendant in that action. The Minister of Agriculture, is in-law were fighting, and eleven the shore and, after removing defendant was the head of a reported killed in the engagement nephews were serving the King money loan association, of which of the London Scotish. Oplain and country. Lord Penrhyn him the garnishes was also a member, MoNab
was hayonetted with self has rejoined bis old regiment, In the ordinary way the garnishes several wounded men whom he the Ist Life Guards. should pay his money to the head was attending when the London of the association, but the head Scottish were repulsed by the disappeared, and consequently he Germans.... applied on behalf of his client for "A Mare Shadow of his Former
the association camɔ back later,
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Emden Captain's Gallantry. The following is so extract from a letter which an officer on board a Bucknall steamer in an Paris, Nov 17-A well-known Indian part has forwarded to his
Self."
the attachment of the money owing by this man. The head of Frenchman who has just arrived and evidence could be produced that the garnishes was liable to pay the aum. If that could be proved, he was entitled to have
the sum garnisheed. The fact that the garnishce was not there did not get rid of the liability,
Plaintiff was non-suited with
costs for the garnishee.
THE MISSING YARN.
mother in Glasgow The here from Berlin, where he man-Enden captured the Kabinga in aged to stay for three days, says the the Bay of Bengal, and when ndoration of the more intelligent Captain Multer learned that the class of Germans for the Kaiser ie skipper's wife and children were better described as fanaticism. aboard he presented the ship to The Emperor often passed through the lady, telling the skipper to Berlin, travelling from one front inform the owners that so far as to another. He could be occas they were concerned the ship had ionally seen going by automobile been seized and sank." through the streets of the capital,
which were lined by huge crowds A "Chocolate Factory."
cargo, made off.
Meanwhile the master and orew remained in hiding for about six hours. When they emerged from their places of concealment they found that the whole cargo bud been atolen, including 100 bales of matting valued at $100, ten cases of medicines, ten caces of black wood, ten picals of sandal. wood, fifteen piculs of red tiles, $60 in Chinees twenty-cent pieces, 100 pieces of clothing, and gear belonging to the junk valued at $40.
tofore owned by the KWONG ON S.S. Co., Ltd., of 240 Des sion to charge her name to NAM Voux Road Central for permis- HOI and to have her registered in the name at the port of HONG- KONG S
KWONG ON S.S. Co., Ltd.
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day of December, 1914.
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The robbera were armed with Hongkong, 30th December, 1914. rifles, revolvers, and choppers.
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of people all of whom wanted to The following is an extract At the Police Court, yesterday, eee him. When his approach from a private letter just received before Mr. Hazeland, farther was heralded by fanfaree of tram- in Shanghai, dated Edinburgh, The following membera evidence was taken in the case in pete," says this eye-witness,"I October 30" I wonder if you chosen
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tallyman and four have seen thousands of men and have heard about the sham Joseph's College against the Con- ligütermen employed by the women throw themselves upon the Continental Chocolate Factory' facian Club, on the Navy Ground, Peninsular and Oriental Steam pavement with hands clasped and built near to Elinburgh, on the on Saturday, the 2nd Jan, at ship Company, along with a heads bent as in prayer, remain Portobello Road, a place with 2.30 p.m. sharp-U. Omar; J. woman, stand charged with ing in this posture until the Im concrete foundatione, and floors, Bollard, J. Xavier; Jackson, H stealing $600 worth of cotton perial car has passed, More sad iron girders, ready for big Johnson, L. G. Cordeiro; 0. A. Hongkong, 30th December, 1914. yara, part of the cargo of the a.. striking, however, than this me guns! It has caused much Goldenberg, A. Hamid, I. L.
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dieval humiliation is the Emper thought and also alertness as to Goldenberg, L. Xavier, A. Carrea. Mr. D. J. Lewis, of Messrs. or's own personal appearance. aliens and spies since the Reserves:-Boontaith, Daniel Johnson, Stokes and Master, ap. He is a mere shadow of his for-authorities inspected it. This O'Connell. peared to prosecote, Mr. Faithfull mer self. His hair is white, bis evening I hear the building has
Re-export of Indigo, defended the tallyman, and Mr. whole face is wrinkled, and his been taken over by the military,
The Bengal Obamber of Com- L. D'Almada defended the others. lower lip has dropped, while I commands two or three good
The proscoot on said that five honesth his eyes are anhealthy roads, the Forth Bridge, and the morce have been requested, on bales of colton yarn, part of the pouches caused by sleepless Forth right down as far as May behalf of the London Indigo original cargo of the Malta, were nighte, He salutes the crowds, Island, so would indeed have been association and brokers, to in- timate that the Home Government found in the lighter Madge, after, bas never smiles, and sila bolt a site for German guns!" apparently, five bales tallied from upright in his car staring ahead Dardanelles Forts Bombarded prohibition of re-export from the vessel had been deposited in fixedly, as though facing a ter The Franco-British fleat, which England of dyes only applies to the Company's' godown......
rible catastrophe.'
was divided into three squadrone, coal tar colours and not to indigo bezen the bombardment of the
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Cargo impeding discharge or 1 do remaining on board after 9 a.m. on I do 30th inst., will be landed at Con- 1phia signees' risk and expense and de- La snewer to Mr. Faithfull, the visited Solesome last year, and re- range, and the forte guarding
livery must then be taken from the 1 bottle witness eaid he did not know he gistered under the name of "Here the entrance to the Straits made KNOW ALL MEN by these hazardous and/or extra hazardous 1 do had to tally 502 bales from the Kluck. He had ample facilities an absolutely ineffective reply. Presents that I BASIL REGIN- Godowns of the Hongkong and 1 do lighter into the godown. The for studying the famous querries The Allies sustained no casualties ALD HAMILTON TAYLOR, Kowloon Wharf and Godown 2 do tally-abeet was given to the No. 1, which have now played so valu whatever, only one projectile Commander Royal Navy and Co., Ltd.
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departure a Germany company accurately to estimate the eastoereafter to use the surname of No claim will be recognised 2 do The first defondant, in the box, bought the quarries in order to of the bombardment, says the Taylour in place of that of Taylor after the Goods have left the 1 do Old Tom Gin
in all deeds and writings which I steamer orGodowns, sndall goods 1 Phial said the day the cargo was loaded establish mushroom beds, but message convaying this informs shall hereafter sign and in all remaining in Godown undelivered on to the lighter he left the instead they constructed impreg- tion. Both Fuit Kum Kaleb and dealings matters and things on 6th Jan. at 6 p.m. will be 2 bottles Perfection Whisky Madge for food on thres occasions.nable trenches. On being shown Fort Seddal Balir ara vory much which I may hereafter have do subject to rent
2 do He did not know that the yarn a photograph of the general, a damaged, however, while a denso and perform and I desire to be All chafed and otherwise dam- 2 do was in the hold of the lighter, municipal officer immediately cloud of smoke rising from Fort always hereafter distinguished aged cargo must be left in Go 17 de From where he was standing on identified him as a tourist who Halles, and accompanied by a and addressed by all persons on down and examination of same 1 do the lighter he could not see what had visited the town in the prav load explosion, suggests success all occasions and for all purposes will be held on 6th Jan at 9.30 a.m. 1 do was going on in the hold it was ious year.
ful gunnery against that fortas BASIL REGINALD HAMIL All Claims must be presented do TON TAYLOUR. on or before 10th January, 1915 1 do The sound of the cannonade vory deep. Five of the crew Hand-fed Prussians.
W38 In awitness whereof I have otherwise they will not be ro 1 phial were in the hold stowing cargo. Paris, November 17.—As/// heard repeatedly at Tenedos ada hereunto set my hand and seal cognised. The grew there included the beavy London motor-bus dashed long stresmers of emoke could this twenty-fourth day of Decem- JARDINE, MATHESON fourth and fifth defendants.
Cowards a British camp in the clearly be seen, but further ber, 1914
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