EXTRADITION SOUGHT.
Sequel to Alleged Murder.
This 'afternoon, at the Police Court, before Mr.F. A. Hazeland, the Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, made application for
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
SHIPPING DIVIDEND.
H. K., Contoh and Macao Steamboat Company's Proposal.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1915,
CORRESPONDENCE. The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not nec095- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."},
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
THE SCARBOROUGH RAID
List of Persons Killed.
In its account of the recen!
*
Regarding Julia Moon, evidence GERMANS AT HONGKONG
14
A shall was stated to baro
More about the Coolle Pigdia Fable.
was given that when her daugh'er and husband went to a house in Dover-street to get deceased away she was found lying dead in the back passage. The house bal} been shattered by a shell. passed right through the body of passed between the Secretary of The following talegrams have grandfather went to the door of Govercor of Hongkong the house and found two of his son's children dead, lying under- Alderman, 28, Westbourne Park; father is a stoker in the Navy. -
Mr. John Hall, J.P., an exneath the debris of the house. The killed in a bedroom.
raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool following names of those knows
WAR ITEMS,
Strango Hiding Place of a
the extradition to Obira of Lui of the Hongkong, Canton and to the Editor of the Hongkong and Whitby, the Globe gave the one woman and in another case a State for the Colonies and the biding in a huge trunk that was
Telegraph.1.
Subject to audit, the Directora
Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., will recommend the payment from the Equalization Fand of a final dividend for 1914 of 40 cents per share and carrying forward a debit balance of $12,001.27 toian, and therefore bis attitude is now account.
perfectly logical.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
Ah-mui, accused of murder oo October 10, 1914, in the Pok Lo District. Kwangtong Province.
The Crown Silicitor said the murder arose out of a robbers which took place in the Chan Ka Bang village, when a man named Weng Ah-fat was stabbed and shot to that he died. It appeared that two men broke into the de- ceased's house and commanded him to make them some tea. While the deceased was doing so, the prisoner came in and the
The Cost of the War, three men attacked the deceased,
London, Jan. 12, 12.45 p.m. inflicting the injuries from which An Amsterdam telegram says that be shortly afterwards died. They the German newspaper Vorwaerts thenabducted the widow, a young bay carsfally calculated the daily woman, and a son, whom they cost of the war for all the Powers Bold, and the prisoner brought at apwards of nine million ster the widow to Hongkong, after ling. The total hitherto, including which, the Hongkong Polioa got-losses and stoppage of industry, ting on bis track, the man, was it reckons at upwarde of three
arrested.
The oase was proceeding as we wont to pross.
GOLF.
Tungshan Golf Club Competition
thousand millione.
Russian Naval Activity.
London, January 12-Reuter's
Bir Your correspondent "V." objects to money being given to he does not claim to ben. Chris- Foreign Missione, Apparently
But since such opposition is frequently offered by those who do claim to be disciples of Jesus Christ, perhape I might be allowed to ask the question, how
to be killed on Dec. 18:—
Scarborough,
Mrs. George Merryweather, a grocer's wife, killed behind the coaster of a shop.
Aliced Bal, postmi, killed whilst handing letters to
Margaret Briggs, domestic ser-
Views of New York and
“Berlin Press. ‘-
Germany appears to have re- ceived by some means or other quite full particulars of the raid, nu official statement giving details of assualties. Reference is made to the "fortress" of West Hirtle pool, and the fortified town of Scarborough.
German Officer. London, December 12, 4.32 pm. A vigilant castoms officer at Gravesend to-day made a son- afloor, whom he extracted from sitional capture of a German army
The Secretary of Stals for the end to Rotterdam, This trank about to be shipped from Graves- Colonies to the Governor of Hong was going forward as crdinary kong:-
merchandise on boord the steamer "The German Government state Batavia. The customs officer be- that they have reliable private came suspicious, and had the lid civil prisoners in Hongkong is ass German officer, was lifted reports that treatment of German removed. Aman, later identified very anseemly, and that they are out of the box. He was promptly compelled to work like coolies, removed to the Gravesend police cleaning straata and guttera.tation. Badding, food and water tion for report. Adviable to get corroboration by United States Coneal, 83 Germina threaten re-
do such people get over the plain vant, who was killed as the same /of damage dons and an estimate Presume that there is no founda- were found in the trunk.
commsad," Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them, etc."?
time at the doorway of the 18- sidenca of Mr. John Turner,
John Ward and Gorge Barnes, both children, and Benasti, killed in t
. and Mrs. Jame house. Harry Frith, vanman, 1, Bid com-ford-street.
Christians who give money to Foreign Missions do not support them as a kind of bobby, but be cause loyalty to their Master pelo them to do so. Either Christ
our Master, or Ho is not.
insisting on a full obedience t the commands of our Master.
us
. If it is a mistake to support
Foreign Missions, then it is Jesus Christ who is responsible for the mistake and not His disciples.
all things, and not only in such If He is, we must obey Him in
particular matters as commond themselves to our judgment.
Let
blame people agent at Petrograd says that for being Obristians semi-official communique states:if it please them to do so, at all, "Our warehips in the Black Sesat do not let them blame us for have engaged the Breslau and Hamidieh, inflicting on them serious damage. We also bom- barded the enemy's shipping at The following is the final result Sinope, and Russian torp: does get of the monthly competition for fire to two sailing vessels loaded the Excelsior Cup, presented by with flour. We also took some Mr. H. Bent, in January, 1914: prisoners, and our warships search- Grose. H'cap. Netted the bays of Trobizende, Platane and Surmensh and burned laden Turkish barges and also four merchantmen and eleven sailing bips at Bayzizrieb. We bom. burded Khopah, and the Turkish craiser Peikischewes only just managed to reach the Bosphorus, being badly holed on the water-
A. Vivion Hogg. 101 12.89 C. E. Watson. 96 8:00 02 scratch, 92 E. Bagot.
R. T. Matheson. 08 401
G. S.Thorne.
W. M. Stratton, O. C. Konch,
R. O. Martin,
101 6 95 97 scratch.97 114 14 100 118 10 108
line.
The Turkish Deleat,
London, January 12.-Enver Bey's aide de camp has been made He
I enclose my card and remain,
Yours etc.
LOGIU.
Hongkong, Jan. 20, 1915.
THE BISHOP'S SERMON. (To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph)
Sir,-Your correspondents "Heretic," remind me of the lady who once "Cephas" and "V."
asked a great Academician whe-
ther hie picture, "Love in a Pant on the Upper Thames,"
VOLUNTEER RESERVES. prisoner in the Caucasus. Was all painted by hand.
Orders issued to-day by Major Wakeman, Commanding" II. K. V. B., state:-
Parade-No. 1, 2 and 3 Com panica will parade on the Cricket ground at 5.15 p.m. on Friday, January 29. Drass, drill order.
Teclare.-Lieni-Oal, Moberly, 1.10, will deliver his second lecture on "Strategy of the War"
in the St. Andrew's Hall at 6.45 Bon January 27, N.C.O. in uniform may attend.
"Musketry.-All members who attended at the King's Park Range on Jan. 23rd, and who did not complete the 5th and 6th practices on the following day should attend at 430 p.m. on one of the three following days, February 2nd, 3rd or 4th; uniform optional. Members will greatly Basist the Staff by informing the Adjutant on which of these days they will attend.
Promotions. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to makethe following appointments: Lieat. D. Landale to ba Cap. tain; 2nd Lt. E., Evan-Jones to be Lieutenant.
Reversion.Corpl. H. J. Gol. tion reverta to Private at his own request,
Postings.-Capt. D. Landate, to No. 3 Company; Pte. H. Mac farlane, to Coy. 3, Sec. 3; Pte. L. B. Needham, to Coy, 3, Sec. 3; Pto. E. Howard, to Coy. 3, Seo. 3. Ple. W. B. Lightburn is transferred from Sec. 1 to Sec. 3, Cloy, 3:0
explains the Turkish defeat as being due to the failure of three forces to converge owing to the great frost, and thes that when
the commander endeavoured to make an orderly retreat before the Russian pressure, a tha started and made movement impossible. Russian Moslems are overjoyed at the victory.
Their
epistolary ejaculations consist apparently of sayings and philosophical quotations from books, and are not the spontin- cous thoughts of an active mind.
Their passion for criticism aro leading them stray-side issues have been introduced which were never intended by that viperone paragon of virtue "Inquirer," alise "Heretio." A little sincerity is London, Jan. 12, 7.15 p.m.-A Petrograd communique says
a dangerous thin, but a large that further successes, capturing two but your correspondents are the army of the Caucasus bas bad quantity of it is absolutely fatal. True critics are always rational, Turkish companies and two irrationally wrong and great minds are required to respond to their aphorisms. They are. prob. ally persone who can write all they know on the back of a post-
meantsin gane:
Aviation Raids. London, Jan. 12.-A Paris off- oial states that five civilians have been killed by bombs thrown by German aviatora at Malo les Bains, near Dankirk.
F
A German aviator near Amiens was purened and brought down by a French aeroplane. One oficer was killed and one wounded.
Persia's Protest. London, Jan. 15.-Persia bas
vapourings are amusing but it is difficult to visualize their meaning. This correspondence must now
card, but nevertheless their
COSED.
Youre etc..
E. M. TOZER.
Hongkong, Jan, 20, 1915, correspondence shall cease is The right of deciding whether reserved to the Editor. Probably that the correspondence now Mr. Tozer wishes to convey cesses so far as he is concerned- Ea.J
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Mrs. Mary Pugh, widow, Dells Vae-street.
Mrs. Duffield, 38, Esplanado. Ada Crowe, domestic, killed in dessending airosne at 124. Falegrave-road.
George Taylor, aged 15, 45, North-street..
Miss Macintyre, governess, and a baby at 22, Westbourne Park.
Leonard Ellie, porter. Maid at Balvidere-road.
Hartlepool.
Adjutant Avery, of the Salvation
Army:
The Misson Kay, of Reckeide,
Cliff-terrace..
Mia Mokle. Jane Stoker, a opok. Four soldiers, whose names are given as Charles Ramsey, James Leighton, Richard West, and John Crouch. Dorothy Caws, daughter of a
Customs official. Mrs. Arthur Williams, Beacons Mra, Moon, Dover-street...
field-square,
J. Laighton, locksmith; C. Ramsey patternmaker; J. Cooke, boiler maker; J. Ashcroft, ironfounder; J. Clarke, driller; T. Hadion, apprentice; and another, killed ai Richardson, Westgarth, and John Hayley, joiner, and
Co.'a shipyard, unknown man, killed at Irvine's shipyard.
A
Whitby, Coastguard on daty.
Tanmore, Fishbarn Park.
Inquest Opened: two Baby Victims.
Dec. 17. The Exchange Tele. ham) correspondent states that all graph Company's Whitbara (Dar- naturalised Germans, irrespective of age, resident in Sunderland were arrested overnight.
This is one of the results of yesterday's Garman warship at
The number of killed is now estimated at 81, a total consider ably in excess of that originally
tack on our North East Coast.
given,
months.
Mr. William Roper, shipowner, said that when the town
WAS
raliation."
HARCOURT.
Germans Flogged.
Sydney Daily Telegraph, that, a
It will be remembered, says the
Amsterdam, Dao. 17:
few weeks ago, the Rev. W. Cox, Referring to the shelling of Scarborough and West Hartlepool the Secretary of
The Governor of clongkong to in the Bismarok Archipelago, was chairman of the Methodist Mission State for
flogged by a number of German the Berliner Tageblatt says: the Colonies:-
Oace more our naval forosa, "Report referred to inyour tele- New Ireland. The missionary officials and planters at Mawatani, braving the danger of scattered gram has no foundation minea in the North Sea, have Taited States Consul General has informed Colonel Holmes of the The managed to reach Rabaul, and shelled English fortified places." telegraphed to his Government
The Deutsche Tageszeitung ex- to inform the German Govern was despatched, and six Germans, occurrence. An expedition presses satisfaction at the attack, ment that as the result of investi who wore accused of the outrage, especially coming, as it does, imgation he finds that there is no were arrested and taken to mediately after the naval battle truth in the repozi."
Rabaul. There they were publicly. logged. The troops were drawn op in a hollow square, and, one by one, the Germans, including a doctor and a magistrate, were dealt with by a sturdy soldier armed with a cat-o'-ninetaile. The German residents of Rabaal were present at the flogging.
off the Falkland Islands.
The Berliner Neuesten Nach- richten says: "This time it is not merely a daring cruiser raid or the mere throwing of a bomb but a regular bombardment of fortified places. It is a farther proof of the gallantry of our
uavy.
*"
The Boersen Zeitung remarks: "The bombardment possibly heralds greater events to come, Router.
MAY,
British Take Armed German
Merchantman.
Tokyo, December 15, 10.30 a.m.-It is reported here that the Germin armed merchantman Ox ford has been captured by the British in the Indian ocean, and that the German converted craiser Cormorant has entered the harbour of Guam in the Ladrone archi- pelago,
Cruiser Dresden at Punta Arenas,
Buenos Apris, Dec. 13.-It ia man Consul at Punta Arenas that officially announced by the Ger the Dresden arrived there to day. The commander of the Germid R. O. A. Lieutenant's Estate. Lieutenant Graham Peroival ruiter, which now appears to have Shedden, of the 35th Heavy fleet, declared that the German escaped Admiral Stardee's British
in Chine, and who was killed on were sunk in the battle off the Battery, R.G.A., who saw service
sqondron, of which four ships.
unsettled property of the gross British super-draadnoughts and Oct. 31 last, aged 28 years, loft Falkland Islands, was engaged by value of £2,172, with net per British oruisers. sonalty 82,108.
Alarmed, for England. -
Washington, Deo. 17. Naval experts here believe that the "raid was a strategic move, bring her feet within range of planned to terrorise Britain and
of the morning newspapera do not Germansubmarines. The majority take it very seriously. "The New York Sun, however, By The raid has an unpleasant significance for the English, since the Navy, which is their reliance are not known it is believed one and bulwark, can neither keep of the steamers was a passenger the North Sea clear nor prevent boat. attacks. The patrol is inadequate, and Germany has demonstrated its ability to come out of its hold." This descent on the coast Anggeate the possibility of a raid by a swift and powerful squadron in the Atlantic along the routes Central New of England's merchant fleet.
Aftermath of the Raid, The Admiralty atates that ship ping should be warned that traffic between Flamborough Head and Newcastle is stoppad until further
notice.
A Local Pilot?
The consul states that the Dresden was on- damaged, Her commander- the fleet still fighting, in obedience declared that he left the rest of to a signal made to him by the fiagship to run for it, but later intercepted a wireless from the Aremarkable atatement is made English fleet' which stated that by the captain of a Scarborough to Gneisenau, Scharnborst and fishing boat. Ele etstes that the Leipzig had been sent to the German fleet came within a mile bottom by dreadnoughts and of the shore, whereas British war oraisers. The grounding of the ships never me nearer than two Dresden in Rio Gallegos is con sailes,
firmed by new advices from that Hesays the Germans must have paint, which state that the war- of the sea bottom. They came roads there, was floated during the had a pilot who know every inch ship, which was beached in the round the Castle Rock headland, day and nailed for the south. although it was misty, and opened fire immediately.
It is stated that all the units of the Territorial infantry were at their stations. to meet a landing of the enemy had it bean attempted.
Remarkable Surgery,
Paris, December 17, 7.20 p.m.- blown up by mines in the North
No fewer than 51 per cent. of the Apparently three steamers were
French wounded returned to the firing line before December 12, Sea during last night. It will be
according to interesting figures remembered that it was reported
supplied to-day by the surgical Boom in Recruiting. Inquests were held to-day on yesterday that the raiding Ger- the bodies of the victims of the man craisers dropped mines as The events of yesterday have War. Of the remainder, 24 par department of the Ministry of bombardment at Hartlepool and they retreated. The nowe was given a striking impetus to re- cent. had been given convalescent strongly protested to Constant
place the victims included a large by the steamer City, which land that the number wishing to enlist hospitals and } per cent, bad been West Hartlepool. At the latter brought to South Shields to-day cruiting. Scotland Yard intimates leaves, 17 per cent. were still in inople against Turkish mente in Persia.
move-
number of women and two babies, ed twelve survivors of the Tyne this morning was largely in ex discharged from the army. Threa The protest ie stripped of official
aged respectively six and eighteen collier Elterwater, one of the lost cess of the average.
and a half per cent, of the wound- conventionalities,
ships: Five of the crew were Indeed for some time this ed died. These statistic de Disturbances In Constantinople.
reported drowned.
morning there was quite a rusb, monstrate the remarkable ad- Harbin, Jan. 18.
One of the City's crew said the resembling somewhat the scenes vance made ja surgery and show a Public disturbances cccurred at
sholled there was an explosion in Elterwater was acen to blow up witnessed in the earlier days of lower percentage of deaths from Constantinople during
his house. He made his way about six o'clock last night. Boats the war, and the recruiting offices wounds than in any the Russian fleet's last attack upon
down into the voller to join his were promptly launched, and were extremely busy for some war proceding Turkish men-of-war and trane Corps Orders issued to-day by body of Jane Suker, his cook, st
family, and subsequently found the although the doomed vessel sack time.
Fishermen's Lost Trade. ports.
in three minutes, twelve men were Three Cablast Meatlogs. Demonstrations were Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V. D., the top of the cellar steps. She rescued alive and the mate's body made against the Committee of state:
Between 10,000 and 12,000 A meeting of the Cabluet was fishermen are affected by the Union and Progress. All public
had been struck by a
recovered. 40th Pathans Sports, 6. 2. 15.-
held at noon at 10, Downing-street, recent naval orders concerning: institutions were closed and streat Intending competitors are re-an engine works, said a shell were proceeding, members of the night, after the Government re-estimated that the fishing villages
A patternmaker, employed at
While the rescue operations and was fully attended. Last the east coast of Scotland. It is traffic
was suspended. The quested to send their names to struck the roof of the shop they crew of the City saw two other ceived details of the German of Berwickshire, Haddington military patrolled the streets for Headquarters not later than wrain. The men, about 40 in two days.
steamera blow up some distance coast raid, the Ministers met in shire, and Tileshire will daring Saturday, 30.1 15.
number, made srush for the door away, but in the darkness it was conference, sitting from 0 to 7.30. the next four months lose between leading into the yard, where they impossible to see if any successful Today's meeting is the third $50,000 and £75,000 usually ob found it was "hotter still." attempts of rescue were made. this week.
tained from the winter herring man named Rammy was killed.
There were, however, numerous Two Army Corps. In the case of Dorothy Caws, assistance in the vicinity at the Germany hoped to serve by these "The fishermen have decided fishing. An official of the East steamers capable of rendering He did not know what purpose Coast Fishery Assoplation said. the deceased and a little son were her father said he, his wife, and about to sit down to breakfast In Blyth shipping circles two it would be worth at least two ed fishing, so that the work a bombardmente, but he reckoned unanimously to forgo even limit when a shell burst through theth disaster by contact with Kitchener Dr. Macnamara ated with in the least. I call i ceiling and killed his daughter
vessels were reported to have met new Army Corps to Lord the Navy shall not be interfer
instantly.
minna" and sithoog the names Glasgow to-day.
rest patriotiem
Austdan Troops for Servian
Frontier.
Bukharoat, Jan 18.
Officers' Training Lecture Thursday 28th Jun., Machine Gun Tactics," Captain Stewart.
ParadesParades for Wednes. day, 27th instant, nil.
40th Pathans Sporte. At these sports, to be held on the U.S.R.O. Hookey Ground on February 6th, there will be a competition for the best turned out N.0.0, or A notice has been issued by the private of the Volunteer Corps or Austrian authoritics stating that Heserves (marching order); one all the railways in Austria will Detail, Orderly Officer, Lieut. prize. This event will take place be needed solely for troops which O. Smith. Orderly Sergedat, Sergt. at 5.15 p.m., but competitors will are being transported to the Hegarty. To furnish Guard to be welcomed as onlookers during dervian border. These include a night, Right Section M. G. Co.; the afternoon.
Bavarian army corps.-Reuter. to-morrow, Scouts Company,
time.