THE HONG KONG
TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1915,
PRINCE OF WALES' FUND.
CHARTERED BANK.
THE FRENCH CONVENT
Subscription List No. 24.
LIEUTENANT SUED.
THE TIGER PICTURE.
Distribution of Oxford Local
Certificates.'
An Action in Connection with a Yacht.
$50.00
Mrs. E. Murray Bain. 'Staff, R. N. Ordnanca.
Depot Chargemen, H. M.
Dockyard Boeiety of Saint Vin
cent de Paul Kowloon Deck #Staff (February) Anonymous... -Mr. and Mr. J, J..
Stodart Kennedy,
2nd Sub
23,55
Dividend of 6 per cent. Recommended.
The directore of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and 38.00 China, at the approaching meet
ing of shareholders, "will recom- 100.00 mend a dividend for the half year,
ended 31st Dece:nber, 1914, at 241.20 16 per cent. free of income tax 25.00 (making 14 per cont, for the year; that £25,000 bo written ff Premises Account; £150,000 be placed to a epceial fund to int et contingencies; and £125,- 300 bp earried forward as uo- divilo profits.
100.00
Mr. R. D. larvoy's Fund:-
Collooted by lerbert..
Goffe, Esq. C. M. G. (Jan. Feb. and Mar.)
Mr. W. M. Uperaft ...
Mr. H. Parker...
...
·1500 150
10.50
Collected by Mr. J.
Arnold (Feb.)
Capt. R. A. Biras....
Mr. I. Stopani
Mr. G. P. Archer
Mr. W. A. Valentine
Mr. G. Kew..."
Mr. J. B. lollowny. Mr. J. W. Wilson Capt. A. C. Smith
Collected by T. Carr
Esq., Swatow.
Mr. W. G. Lay - Mr. J. M. Forbes, Mr. G. D. Pilzipios.
Mr. C. Hodgson Mr. R. B. McLachlan Mr. S. Barker
Mr. A. MacGowan ... Mr. G. H. Fletcher ... Mr. B. Marshall
Mr. B. O, ilob-on
Mrs. W. G. Pay Mr. Teo Yee Swee
Mr. V. R, Vick
Mr. R. T. G. Murdoch Mr. T. Carr Ramsby.. Mr. J. A. Peurae Mr. C. S. Holdaworth Mr. A. R. Pollock... Mr. H. Walton
Mr. H. W. Hosking...... Mr. F. K. Brownrigg Mr. Tan Ohaug, Yong Mina Dawson Mr. Tan Boon Ek ... Mr. Tan Yow Khip... Mr. Lim Mark Chuau Mr. Heng Tek Mong Mr. & Mrs. W.T. Alway Hapeh
5.00 2.60
4.
DAY BY DAY
Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, This afternoon, at the French Convent, Lady May presented the in the Summary Court, this worn- Oxford Local Certificates to ling, Ah King sued Lieutenant scholars who had won them. The F. R. L. Muaa for the sum of presentation took pinda alter the $110.36.. rendering of an excellent eater- tainment, which jucluded the pretty operatta The Enchanted Glen."
In the course of a specah, Father P. de Maria said:
Legal Argument Concerning Copyright.
COMPANY REPORT.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The Hongkong Rope
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
The report of the above Com- Legal argament took place pany, for presentation to the sbare this alternoon, in the Police Court holders at the thirty-firet ordinary before Mr. J. R. Wood, in the general meeting, to be held at the case in which Mo Cheung is pro-office of the General Managers on seating the Great Eastern Pho- Wednesday 31st March, at 12 Annexed we have the pleasure. tographic Studio for infringement o'clock, noon, is as follows:--
to lay before shareholders a state ment of accounts made up to 3let Decembar, 1914.
Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. lastings and fastings, appeared for the plaintiff, and said he had not bear ansthing from Mr.of his copyright in connection Wood and perhaps his Lirdebip with the photograph of the tiger. would allow it to go over for ar- |
Mr. W.E.L. Shenton, of Messre, Dracon, Looker, Deacon and other week.
Harston, prosecuted, and Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, defended.
The part asigned to me in this aftorecon's proceedings is a vers small one, indo . The head-hero theo 7
Dis Lordship-Will you be
mistress of this school has naked Mr. Davidson-No, my Lord, ro, as its manager, to nancunce I am leaving on Thursday. to names of those scholars who His Lordship gaid Mr. Wood have been anccessful in obtaining came into Chambers and he told the Oxford Loed certificates ne him it would be batter to see the result of the last midsummer Mr. Davidson and see if they cuminstions. Two girls passed could come to some agreement in the Preliminary section and with him, and then come and ane
hia Lordship together.: three in the Junior Division.
Changed Her Mind, A Chinese boatwoman has been sent to the Crossrument Civil Hoe 400pital, apparently of unsound mind.
Miss Lilian Brenton and Misa 5.00 Soe, was found hanging on to her
Felicidade Noves have been 5 001 boat after having attempted to
awarded Preliminary certificates, 5.00 drown herself.
while the Misses Silvio Xavier, 10.00 Fatal Fram Accident.
5.00 A Chinese was admitted to the Vers Dinenberg and Agnes Lep Government Civil Hospital sufferhathanh will come up to receive 411.Cing from injuries alleged to have their Junior parchmente.
These certificates will be about Ramsey, been caused by being koocked
down. by tramcar No. 41 at 10 the last to be distributed in the 20.00
a.m. yesterday morning. lle died Colony by the Local Oxford Centre, in so far as the 'schools 20.00Let evening st.8 p.m.
Silk Delivery.
under my administration tra cou- 15,00 10,00 The Yukuhama uthice of the cerned, cr by hext year these 10.00 T.K.K. is in receipt of a wireless schools will have fallen into line! 10.00) communication to the effect that with the proposal of the Colonial 10.00 the silk despatched hence per tho Elucational Authorities, to adopt 10.00 Chiyo Maru'on the 5th January the standard of our own Univer- 10.00 was delivered in New York on Jaity in longkong as the test for 10.00 the 16th February.
Collected by E. P. Mission,
Swatów. Members of Mission
at Wukingfu
....
Dr. and Mrs. Whyte
Mr. T, C. Gibson
Dr. and Mrs. Lyall ...
Mr. and Mrs. Paton.." Misa Paton ... Mies Brander i
Mr. A. W. Edmunds
Me and Mrs. James...
Mr. J. C. Smith
Mr. J. C. Gibon
Mr. H. F. Wallace
Members of the O. M.
Customs Staff, Swa tow-
Capt. Sirangman... Mr. H. E. Macgowan. Mr. N. Ellie
19.40 .10.00
the respective examinations that will be conducted under the Apprentice's Mishap. Coming in contact with a mov-auspices of the professorial staff 10.00 ing machinery belt at the Kwong of the Hoogkong University. We 10.00 Tak Cheong shipyard, at Toku-are looking forward to the time
5.00 wan, a Chinese apprentice receiv 500 ed injurive which necessitated his 5.90 removal, to the Government Civil 5.00 Hospital.
Thieves at Work.
when, with the teat of ex- perience, a syllabus would be evolved so as to demonstrate, in a practical manner, the adaptability of our leading educational instin 5.Ut
A. Cainoso widow, living ation to local needs and require 5:00 5.0 Star Street, Wanchai, has reportments.
16.00 ou to.ibe Polite that someone Speaking of the University, 1
5.00 entered her house and stole à 5.00 watch and chain valued at $11, 5.00 Mixteen pieces of clothing valued 5.00 at $18 and Bity-three dollars in 5.00 money.. 100.00 2.00
332.00
Canton Steamer Sarvice..
Mr. Davidson said, the only thing was whether Mr. Wood would take the responsibility of selling the yacht and paying the costs.
Ilie Lordship said he thought it would be better if they came together in Chambers to see him, fle would put the case in Friday's it.
LATEST SHIPPING
NEWS.
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. Thu 8, UMARIA from Calcutta left
Mr. Shenton pointed out that the Imperial Copyright Act of 1011, without
The balance at aredit of Profit and Loss Account after allowing for the interim Dividend of $60,000.00 paid in September last is $$1.829.06 which it pisropos. ad to appropriate as follows:
To place to Reserva
Fund To pay a final Divid
ead of $1.00 per share.............
aummary pro- caduro, but sections sight and nine of 17 of 1901, would appear to be intended to be the summery procedure in Hongkong. The rat point which he wished to make was that this was not a criminal offence; it was a civil procedure. There was no power. to imprison under the section, and the section secured the reimburse ment of the person whose rights were infringed. brought a summons in that Court,
To carry forward to
the credit of next year's account... Consulting
$13,000.00
Alleged Forgery of Land Memorial.
Three Chinese were indicted on two obarges of forging a mortgage memurial, before Mr. Justice Gompertz, at the Uriminal Sep- sione, this morning,
The first prisoner pleaded guilty and asked for leniency on
The others pleaded not guilty. the ground that he was ignoraat,
The caso for the Crown was
stated by the Hon. Attorney General, Mr. J. H. Kemp, the prisoners being undefended.
The jury was sworn in a fol lows:-Mesars, Ddward Ezra (foreman), W. Wotherspoon, Mahomed, R. A. Abraham, J, T. - Shaw, A. V. Ward, and V. L.dos
Remodics.
The Attorney General said that only one prisoner of the three was alleged to havo signed the document and forged the name, 60,000.00 | but the evidence would prove. that all three shared in the com- mon design. The Land Ofoe 8,820.06 was established under the Bind Committee. Mr. Registration Ordianos of 1844 P. White resigned on leaving and at that office were deeds re- the Colony and Mr. G. W. Burton luting to land, and the system of was invited to take his place on registration that obtained there was that the parties registeriog the Consulting Committee.
In accordance with the Articles deede drew up memorials giving of Association, M38rs. D. W. the particulars of the deed relating it would not be anid the case was Craddock, G. W. Berton and Dr. to the land, which were filled in criminal ong at all. There were J. W, Noble retire, but offer them and the memorial was signed dozena of cases brought before
solves for re-election.
a
Because bo
Lia Worship which were not cri- Auditora. The accounts have minal case. This could not be bean sudited by Messrs. A. O'D. considered such a case, having Goardia and F. Maitland who are regard to what he bad read as lo
SHEWAN, TOMES AND CO, the definition of crime, and hay-recommended for re-election. ing regard to what he read from
General Managers. Hongkong, 16th March, 1915. Halsbury, and to the provisions
"Profit and Loss Account. for reimbursements, or whatever.
Uom. they may be called. This was Consulting
mittee's fees...... not a case of master and man, hat partoer and partner and it Auditore' fees The P.M. B. MANCHURIA sailed from was clearly shown in the Ordin Amount written off Yokohama on Friday, March 19, vi
as depreciation ance that where a partner com- Mans for Hongkong. The mails have
for 1914. bean transferred to the s.. TAMBA M.mitted fraud, his co-partner was
Interim Dividend... of the N.Y.K. Line, which is schoed te also responsible. arrive at Hongkeng on the 28th mat.
Balance...p
Singapore on the 19th us, and may ho expected here on or about the 25th fast.
The Mss. MONGOLIA arrived as San Francisco on March 16.
Slashes Kalser's Picture.
"If I draw a picture of a dog and call it's Landseer piotare, it is an infringement (laughter) and it is exactly what has taken place in this case." The copyright had been infringed, and that was what section B was meant to refer to.
Balance brought for- ward from last year Dividend from Invest-
mente Interest
His Worship:-You mean they have led the public to suppose the Exchange defendants actually took the Balance of Working photographs?
Mr. Davidson said it was not admitted that there was anything relating to copyright.
am led, with much appositeness, to mike reference to the Lugard Amsterdam, Feu. 7-Laver Scholarship, founded by the newspapers, received here, state late Sir Hormuje Mody, who that a French war prisoner named ecod sponsor to the Hongkong Leeouyer, had been condemned University. The French Convent to two years' imprisonment follow Tad Hongkong, Canton and School, among others, is included ing his conviction on a charge Macao Steamboat Co., Ltd., an-is the list of baneficiaries under that he committed a crime against ounces that, commencing from Sir Horuusjee's endowment for the aorereiga by destroying the Friday, 19th March, during the the Lugard Sobolarship. This opee in a portrait of Emperor
Mr. Shenton said the draughts docking of the se: Fatehan, there year Mise Lilian Brenton is William.
Blow to a Danish Industry. will be no steamer on alternate declared the successful competitor
Mr. Alabaster, meant the man, Copenhagen, ebruary 6.-
Beotion to cover copyright, as far 39.00 nigbte from Canton and Hongkong. for it, she being awarded an
as Hongkong was concerned. As 10,00 Until further notico night steam-under-age Preliminary Oxford Danish tobacco importers
5.00 ere will leave longkong at 10 p.m. Certificate after having sati- been informed from Germany to the sale being fraudulent he the that the export of all kinds of would call attention to Roscoe, f the examiners in Highway Robbery Case.
subjects: English tobacco from that country is pro- 13th Edition, Two Coineer, Li Chung and following 2,00 La Pun, were charged with high-language and literature, arith bibited. This meane a fatal blow pecuniary advantage by unfair 5.00 way robbery this morning, at the metic, history, geography, re-to the Danish cigar and cigarette means. ia this case it was a use 5.00 Police Court, by John Chun-ligious knowledge and drawing. industries, as almost all the toof complainant's right by which 7.00 wong. It will be remembered
7,00
10.00
6.60 that the complainant reported to 500 the police some time ago that he 10.00 had been assaulted by a number of man who had robbed him and 110.00 thrown him into a gally. The
case was remanded for a week.
5.00
5.00
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Dif. in exch." Swatow 5.00 Carroney
5.00
5.00
5,00
Mr. T. J. Edwards...
5.00 Already acknowledged,
Liets 1/23
Mr. W. Howard
Mr. R. B. Samuelson..
Mr. J. Power...
•
Mr. G. Grasso...
3.0.
***
Mr. F. A. Hozario ..... Mr. L. Galvan... από Mr. N. Carlson
3.CO 3.00
་་
Mr. B. Otani
Or
Mr. H. Yabashi
Mr. B. Fagimolo
Collected by Mr. R.D. Harvey
(Feb)
Mr. A.U.G, Jackson
Mr. D.J. Lewis
Mr. A McGregor,
Facchow.
33.42 537.08
4
have
pago
235-
Account
-
$4,000,00 400.00
and taken to the Land Office,
There an officer examined and compared the memorial with the deed, and the deed was returned and the memorial kept and filled in at the Land Offise, The names of the persons were registered a the true names of the owners of the land etc. It was important that the information in the register should be correos, obviously, and that it should not in any way ba forged or fraudulent. This case concerned the District Land Office, and these men without the sanction of a trustee conspired to 81,829.03 raise money on property which he had an interest in, and his name $164,929.06 had been forged for thas purpose. Prisoners were found guilty on 2,587.88 the charge of forging, but not guilty on the charge of forging with intent to defraud.
8,700,00 60,000.00
3,097,50 851.54 10.17
148,381.97
$154,929,00
Balance Sheet.
15
His Lordakip raid it might have resulted in the mortgagor losing all her money, although they probably did not think that. The first prisoner would go to gaol for three months and the other to for six months.
Chinese Government Five
Per Cent. Lota.
A drawing of 5,578 bonds of
Capital 60,000 shares at $10 each fully paid ap
...$600,000.00 Reserve Fund $7,000.00
30,030.79 the Chinese Imperial Government Sundry. Creditors. Balance of Profit and
Five per cent, Gold Loan of 1895 81,829.00 for £15,000,000, representing £401,775, which will become doe $738,859.85 | on April 1 next, has been made I at the office of the Hongkong and 21,800.00 Shanghai Banking Corporation,
1,300.00
Loss Account
The mention of the name of a bacco used comes from Bremen, device he received pecuniary Land former Governor of Hongkong, and freight are now so high that advantage he was not entitled to
loso memory the Scholarship it is impossible to obtain tobaccostat means. Was not this Less Depreciation so fittingly perpetuates recalle the from America. active part Lady Lugard is taking
first
البرز
20,500.00 | Caub at factory
M1.
122,600.00
7,400.00
Rope and Hemp in Fectory, valued
at
sale the obtaining of a pecuniary advantage by unfair means? Factory, Fraud was not alone.connected
chinery, &c. in the relief of the victims of the war that bavo found shelter on
with criminal proceedings. Leas Depreciation acquire the.. the hospitable abotea of the to
His Worship said according to British Isles, in many paria of rudiments of elementary know-section 7 he had no right to deal Franco, and in neutral territory. ledge at school; that a large part with copyright. He had to look. You, ladies and gentlemen, are of their education is the formation round for some other means of net, here this afternoon to lelp of character even from the very fraud. An infringement of copy- the children render aid, if only beginning of their school years. right was unfair means.. in a very small measure, to those What better manner to irain the
Mr. Shenton said in the Imperial. Biores, Oil, Fuel, Gunnies & Spare $1,114.63 who are less fortunately placed young in the spirit of charity and Act they had left out the word
Gear, valued at than we in the prevailing condi- benevolence for the troubles of fraudulent" and put in the
Rope on consiga- word "knowingly." 221,761.00 tions brought about by the titanic others than that their tender.
ment, valued at The case was proceeding as wo struggle.in Europe. I regard the hearts should be guided to a
Prop. of prem. on $222,876 32 time you have given up and the feeling of sympathy with those went to press.
anexpired po- you have taken in who are now suffering so much?
licies 3.00 Monthly Subscriptione 1,365.00 trouble
being
here *A the 'best Ton thourand miles away from
Sundry debtors 2 C0 Already acknowledged,
co- the terrible scenes of conflict and
Investments. Liste 1/23....... 33,541.80 evidence of the cordial
operation subsiting in the distressful anguish in the Sister.
4,425 ebarea" 2.00
34,907.40 training of the young abarges hood of Christian charity, boys
China Provid- 53.00
entrusted to the care of the and girls of many nationalities, The Late General Kelly-Kenny's
"ent Loan and 257,783.78 Sisters of l'Asile de la St. En helped by their elders, are doing
Mortgage Co., fance. We have in the present their little best to aid the father-
Ltd Less remiited to
General Sir Thomas Kelly- gathering a practical proof of the less, the homeless and the maimed
10,000 London 22/12/14 .
abares Green Island £17,000 at 1/05/18 191,430.95 spirit of Christian cht rity, which to bear the trials and the sorrows Kenny, G.O.B., G.O.V.O., aged day by day, from year's end to which we all earnestly hope and 74, who saw service in Chins
Cement Co., Ltd Balance in hand $60,346.83 year's end, it is sought to pray may be brought to an end and Abyssinia and in the South inculcate in the minds of the with the sheathing of the sword African War, loft unsettled per little ones.
These little children by the warring nations, now in Bopal estate in the United King-
'dom valued at £33,221, learn that it is not sufficient arms,
2.00
10.00
500
3.00
N. J. STABE. Hon. Treasurer, 18 CO 670.501 Hongkong, 18th March, 1916,
Estate,
I Cash in hand
....
50.00
202.52
·738,850 85
115,200.00 D. W. CRADDOCK, Members of Con- G. W. BARTON. sulting Committen. SHEWAN, TOMES & Co.
216,938.89
General Managers.
We report that we have audited the above balance sheet with the books and vouchere of the Com- 11,998.42 pany and that in our opinion such balance sheet is properly drawn 174,423.70 up so as to exhibit a true and
correct view of the state of ther Ompany's affairs at the 31st 3,094.58 December, 1014, according to 111,103.76 the best of our information,
and
the explanationa given us, and as shown by the books of the Company. We have obtained all the information and explanations we have required." The stocks have been certified as to quantities by the work's Mans- ger and as to prices by the Gen- 50,000.00 eral Managers, and we have seen
all securities, A. O'D. GOURDIN,Į
35,400.00
85,400.00 F. MAITLAND,
Auditors,
162.62 Hongkong, 16th March, 1915,