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CORRESPONDENCE. The opinions expressed by the correspondents aro not necORS- arily those of the "Hongkong
·Telegraph."]
BOXING.
(To the Editor of the Hongkong
Telegraph).
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1915,
THEATRE ROYAL.
THE PRINZ EITEL,
Waterloo" and "Those
Terrible Twins."
HER ARRIVAL AT NEWPORT NEWS.
visited the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, told of his trip to the German vessel. "When I boarded the 'cruiser this morning," said he, I found all ou board well and happy. The band was playing German national aire.The food supply was good, and there was a feeling of good Chased by British Warships. fellowship among the people on the ship, many of whom were taken from destroyed merchant vessels An American ship, the William the captain of the American ship Newport News, Va., March 10.
"Among the prisoners wore P. Frye, grain laden, was sunk on William P. Frye, of Baltimore, January 27 in the South Atlantic, who, with his wife and son, was by the German auxiliary cruiser picked up by the Eitel after the in here to-day. Her captain, his There were also a number Prinz Eitel Friedzich, which put Frye had beed suak. In the farce which followed. The Prinz Eitol Friedrich, one eengers on the French liner French people, who were pas
The Howitt Phillips Company. lust night presented "Those Terri- ble Twins" and, as a cartain raiser, the well-known" Waterloo!" Sir Henry Irving. In the latter, aketeb, popularised by the late Mr. Howitt, as the Chelsea per- Sir, In last night's issue.of contemporary, also in your issue, sioner, was particularly successful I noticed, mach to my regrat, and made the part (one, by the the sport's family, thereby in spoil) quaintly pathetic without that I had been guilty of offending way, which it is quits eset ourring their displeasure, by resacrifice of dignity. forring to "Kid" Marriot an
the twins more or incided
to
family, and crew were saved.
of
!!
AMIN-COMI
MOITADIVAK
Great Britain's Credit, in the Napoleonic Wars and Now..
a London newspaper,
"The quick rise in Govern-
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AA CANTON INSURANCE.
OFFICE, LTD.
lakhs.
Handsome Dividends
Recommended.
* FINAL WINDING-UP
· MEETING.
Toerangis Rubber Company Limited (in Liquidation).
chens's birthday, her 300 prison- HISTORICAL PARALLELS ers of several nationalities were gathered at the rails, and bor German crew was cleaning ship, while the Amerionn port officials made hurried visita from the out- toms house to the liner for con- ferences with Commander Thierichene and bis officers, and
We are officially informed that, held telephone communications Napoleonic wars, from 1793 to of the Canton Insurance Office, "Daring the series of great
subject to audit, the General with Washington about the neu- 1815," writes a correspondent of Ltd., will, after making full pro Agenteand Consulting Committee
diplomatic aspects of the sinking the United Kingdom eight hand declare a unal dividend of $4 per trality questions involved, the of the Frye, and the disposition red and thirty-one millions ster abare in respect of the Working "which cost vision for all outstanding losses, of the prisoners on the cruiser.
ling, it is true there was a great Account of the year 1913, and go ashore, and not permitted to of the enormone war loans issued two million dollare; further they
The captains of eight of the Eitel's prizes were permitted to British credits as a consequence bringing the Reserve Fand up to depreciation for the time being in pass three lakhs to Reserve,
take their arewa with them ditions on the present occasion of $18 por share in respect of the that they were not to during this period. Bat the con- will declare an interim dividend bis abilities, but I fail to see Mr. Howilt gave yet a further of the elusive German sea rovere Floride, sunk by the Germans Commander Thierichens, would are entirely different, and no Working Account for the year why they should point out his re-proof of bis remarkable versatility which have been destroying co off the coast of Brazil: The list not consent to their departare, card to me, as I, like many others as the comic and much-enduring merce of the Allies on the high of prisoners included also many and neither would he give up the parallel can be drawn with those 1914 and carry forward twenty who have sat near the ringside, butler who is forever seeking to bad it continually dinned into my get his young employer out of seas, arrived here to-day in Lead English people, who were taken ship's papers of the prizes be bad ruling a hundred years ago.
of coal and provisions. She also from vessels captured by the Eitel. taken. He contended that they "It is inconceivable that the ears for a number of years, and scrapes. The employer in quee is raid to be in need of repairs"
tion (Mr. Jack Elagert) had once and may intern here. She has 200 offoers and 356 mon, including Germany. Officials pointed out, United Kingdom is now about The Eitel has a crew of 13 should go to the prize courts in prosent war can last for several practically know it by hourt.
Old Sport, paumably the played a practical joke on a friend, men who composed the crews of six Chinese stewards. There are however, that if the Eitel decided three times us great as it was at years. The population of the father, goes on to state that the whose retaliation took the form of hostile ships which were deating-325 prisotera, French, English, to intern, the problem of the the commencement of the nine- The purses have been out down to ench sending telegrama announcing theed, and 150 passengers, including and others. an extent that they are not worth arrival of a certain Mahel-and women and children, taken from
release of her prisoners would fighting for; then why Gght? I wine the friend (Mr. Carl Law-vessels which were sunk. She liberty in Newport News, but crew of the Eitel would be intern ten times as great as it was at that "All the prisoners will be given solve itself, and only the German teenth century; the national accumulated wealth is certainly really think that the public would son) disguising himself as the
A general meeting of the above- willingly, forego the privilege of undesirable Mabel. The arrival slipped into port early 10-day, four, if they want to leave the ed by the United States.
eluding the British and French Friedrich. Those four declined
time, and of this wealth at least | named Company was held at the The German commander seema of the telegrams-and that ofcruizers which are presumed to to sign papers that they would to feel he was acting within bifone thousand millions is invested offices of Mesera. Lowe, Bingham seeing him spar. ...
In conclusion, I would like to
lesa be along the coast. point out to "Old Sport" that
with the coming Last night, after dark, the Ger and will be kept prisoners on that the wheat cargo of the Frye, and the form of imports of foodstuffs which were present Messrs. G. D. not take arme against Germany, rights when he jettisoned some of abroad, and the interest thereon and Matthews, New Government renches the United Kingdom in Buildings, at noon to-day at from-n "biased critic" and one Londoo of the victim's man ship appeared off Cape account.
then sent the ship to the bottom. and raw materiale. who sits at the ringside, that a little parents, and with the accepting Henry, but did not enter until after
Wilkinson, A. R. Lowe, H. F. knowledge is dangerous. Nevar of an invitation to lunch. by two daylight, when she passed Quaran-One has a wooden leg, another is ever, says that his wheat was ment credit, after the great ware
"Three others will be detained. Capt. Kiehne, of the Frye, how-
Hickman, A. Denison, E, J. Grist, since I have been in Hongkong pretty actresses; complications tine and dropped anchor. All suffering from tuberculosis, and consigned to Queenstown, that he of a century ago terminated, and bas a man fought by the name of were bound to ensue, especially her officers preserved the strictest the other in deaf. That will does not know to whom it belonged, Hughie Costello-autoly be is not in view of the fact that the young silence and her captain at once naturally force them to be classed and that it was not contraband of until the year 1835, explains why Mr. E. A. M. Williams, the li referring to Hughie Mackintosh, man's mother (Miss Godart) was despatched a message to the Ger- who went to the V.R.O, some time strong-minded lady of puritan man Embassy at Washington
war, He could not do otherwise the great conversion schemes of quidator, having shown the mac- ago in search of a White Hope" cul views. All these characters telling of his arrival and the con-Friedrich told me that he stopped his ship, and has no complaint to the rate of interest, passed off so of the Company disposed of, the The commander of the Eitel than submit to the destruction of 1822, 1824, and 1830, all of which per in which the winding-up has were extremely well sustained-dition of his ship.
involved & material reduction in been conducted, and the property indeed there were times when
at Valparaiso, Chili, where he make of the treatment of himself, successfully. After 1885, for a following ordinary resolution, Mes Godart quite frightened us No sooner had the Prinz Eital look on provisions, and also a few his family, and crew after he was period of about forty goars, the proposed by Mr. O. D. Wilkinson, Dryden, too, as the henpecked United States, coast-guard ship prisoners. He has asked for per with her severity, Mr. Wheeler Friedrich anchored than the more prisoners, and discharged taken aboard the Prinz Eital.
there some English and French Eleven Vessels Reported Sunk, eredit of the nation, as represent- and seconded by Mr. A. Danison, In addition to the list of eighted by the yield on Consols, then was carried: "That the accounts husband of this lady, was most Onondaga went alongside to take mission from the authorities is prizes, all sunk in the Atlantic by became almost stationary, at submitted to this meeting and excellent, which teria will also up her watch to preserve the Washington, to be allowed to the Prinz Eitel, which Com-
about 3 per cent.
The most showing the manner in which the Sir, While strolling about the apply to Misa Lilian Stanbridge neutrality of the United States, enter the shipyard at Newport mander Thierichens gave, last important inference, therefore to winding-up has been conducted
as the crotchety housekeeper, and to little Danor Phillips who made decide what shall be done with
until officials
at Washington Nes for repaire...
night to Collector. Hamilton, be drawn from the above table is and the property of the Company complaining about boya and girls an ideal cheeky page. "Mies Doris the oruiser.
"Dr. Kinger Knoneok is the it was said here to-day that that all loans issaed during the disposed of, be received and being allowed to run in races for Phillips and Miss Ada Edney Scarred by the red rust and and every one on board was been sunk in the Pacific by
surgeon in charge of the cruiser, three tuora vessels bad present war should bear early adopted."
dates of redemption, thus per
The following extraordinary most of two small parts. which they are not eligible. I played prettily, and made the salt of her months at sea, the gatiefiod that they had received the termen raider on her voyages, mutting of conversion to lower, resolation, proposed by Mr. EJA
To-night the piece is "Diana of white on one side and black on officera of the vessel.
German auxiliary was painted the kindest treatment from the but their crews had been landed rates of interest when warranted Grist, seconded by Mr. H. F Dobsone," with Miss Godart in the other. It was reported ia.
at other porta and they wore,
by the state of Government credit. Hickman, was carried: "That
It is not to be inferred from the books, accounts and docu the leading role.
marine circles that she had heen Narrow Escapes from Capturs. therefore, not mentioned in the
the foregoing table that, ha ments of the Company and of the "The Prinz Eitel Friedrich left
liat last night. chased to the three-mile limit by Tsingtan, China, on August 4, and three is the British steamer Char-ware British credis depreciated over to the Tosrangie (Somstra)
British cruiser, but as the Ger- made only one stop, at Valparaiso,
Heading the list of the other cause during the Napoleonic liquidator thereof, be handed man captain had sealed the lipsainos that fime, having on several cas, which is said to have been so rapidly, and because Consols | Rubber and Produce Estaten of bis officers, it was not confirm cecasione narrowly escaped cap-Pacific in December. She was on yield of 55:28; 4d, for the quin
Limited." sunk by the Eitel in the south ave the abnormally high average
This was all the business, Marine ciroles were
ture. startled P. C. Matthews charged when the long, neat ship, former British steamer Dalebam, with The British bark Kildation, from price can, for this reason alone, "A queer thing is that the her way from Valparaiso to New quennium 1795-1799, therefore a
York to take American registry.
considerable temporary fall io:
Public Dispensary. Capt. A. H. Stewart masterly a North German Lloyd of the 8.8. Haiman, and two liner, steamed up the bay and Dapt Taggert, bound for New Liverpool to Caliso, is also said be predicted during the present Chinese Public Dispensery, which boatmen, before
port News for horses, also came Com-into Hampton Roads, passtag into Hampton Roads this morn-landed on Easter Island. The elated, the economic conditions took place on the 12th inst
to have been sunk and her grew conflagration. As we have already the Marine Court,, this morning. mander Basil Taylour, R.N., at Quarantine and coming on to this ing. Capt. Taggert said he was Treach bark Jean, with 3,000 tone are now early different from reaches us. His Excellency th The first defendant was charged
prisoner on the Prinz Eitel Frie of coal, is said to have been taken There appears to be no reason tomony and was thanked by Mr. Within an hour after the Prinz/drich five months ago, after have to Easter Island, and after her with unlawfully moving hia vesdel by Lient, Col, A. Chapman, V.D. in the barbour from buoy to Eitel had arrived in Hampton coest. I was impressed with the cargo had been transferred to the think that the terms of issue to Li Ping. A full account of the
wharf at 10.10 a.m., on the 18th itnads, a request was made to inet.,
- Ours etc.
Hongkong, April 20, 1914./
MULTUM IN PARVO.
SCHOOL SPORTS.
Racecourse yesterday afternooo,
I heard a number of children
is a well-known fact that many children are over age, but the authorities do not seem to have any control over such matters. May I suggest that the school to which each child belongs be made to vouch for its pupils; and thus teach the little ones to tell the trath when they are young?
Hongkong, April 20, 1915.
A PARENT,
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Corps orders issued to-day
étate:-
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
ed:
Coast-Guard Ship Alongside.
port, where she anchored,
Request to be Repaired.
as undesirable immigrants."
lag bean captared off the Chilian
those ruling a hundred years
ago.
W. G. Humphreye and H. Percy Smith.
As we go to press on account of the opening of the Sham-sui-po
Governor performed the core-
morrow.
1.
ro
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
From"
EUROPE, COLOMBO and STRAITS.
THE Company's Steamship
the sabsoribers of any further proceedings will appear to Joined. The undermentioned,
without the written permit the Newport News Shipbuilding good appearance of the men and Prinz Eitel, was sunk by bomb.
Officers of the Eitel Friedrich pane necessitated by the present having joined the Corps, are of the Chief Examination Officer and Dry Dock Company for women on the craiser."
Likely to be Interned,
remsin stolidly silent as to the war, provided the loans issued at allotted Corps numbers and posted of the Colony. A fine of $10 information whether the con- aa follows:-No. 1803 Private P. van imposed.
Newport News, Va., March 11. operations of the ship in Pacific one sim are not of too large cera oculd at Bura to Scouts Company. No.
The second defendant Ng Kwoi, work on repairs."
cnce begin→The story of the sinking of the waters, except to deny that the amount, will have to be very much less favourable to the Gov- 1804 Sapper N. MacArther to the master of a passenger boat, was building, company immediately Frye, by the German commerce that she also sank the British the recent issue."
The hip American sailing-ship Williera P.took part in any naval eugege- Engineer Company.
charged with unlawfully failing communicated the request to the destroyer Prinz Eitel Friedrich
ment. It was reported, however, ernment than those governing Transfer-Pte. M. W. Bishop to stop bis boat when called upon Navy Department at Washington, undoubtedly the most serious and that she took coal from the from Centra Section M. G. Co. toto de ao by an officer of the Police, and asked whether the United incident of the war in its concern French ship Jean; sunk off Val steamer Schargoat in the Pacific,
“FUSHIMI MARU," and with unlawfully being the states would have any objection. to the United States-was being paraiso, Chill.
having arrived from the above. outside boat of more than five Rear-Admiral Beatty, com slowly unravelled here to-day.
'Dead to Germany,"
.ports, Consignees of Cargo aro 8.8. Laieang, thereby causing after reporting the arrival of the and her commander had received board the German warship had from Gottingen I learn that in a pany's Godowns at Kowloon, cargo bate lying alongside the manding the Norfolk navy yard,
The Prinz Eitel lay at anchor several Englishmen held
It was stated here to-day that the Morning Post, says: From are being landed and placed at Mr. Edmund Gasse, writing to hereby informed that their Goods
from the port anthorities the nonal
on" a person who has just returned their risk in the Hongkong and tions from Secretary Daniels to notice to leave within twenty-four refused to agree not to bear arms prominent building of that Uni- where each consignment will be Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com- make no investigation and send him a fall report.
hours. That, however, was a
against Germany and bor Allies.
versity town there has for years sorted out mark by mark and deliv At nine o'clock this morning past hung a large portrait of Lord ery can be obtained as soon as mere formality required by law, the Eitel Friedrich had been in Haldane in a handsome frame, the Goods are landed, Rudolph Schulz, representative for nfter seven months of sea of a Norfolk ship chandler, went roving, in which she sent olevon Hampton Roade thirty-six houre, The picture hangs there still, bat Optional Goods will be carried. alongside the Eitel Friedrich at prizes to the bottom, the German and to signs of any intention to the frame is draped in orape, and on unless instructions are given
painted the words, "Dead to
E.K.V.R., dated 20 4. 15.
Paraded. Parades for Wednes Centre Sictions M. G., and day, 21st instant-Right and
Oivil Service Co. ander Officers obstruction in the harbour on the German oruiser, received instrac-
on duir, 5.30 p.m., Nos. 1 and 2 Sections Artillery Battery and Left Section M. G. Co. 10 pdr. drill with males at Headquarters, Remainder, nil..
20th inst. Defendant was fined $10 for both offences, while the third defendent, charged with the me offence, was also fined $10.
more were apparent. British
Old Point. The commander of the auxiliary cruiser needa repairs, oruisers were vaguely reported right across the portrait are to the contrary before noon, to-
the vessel,
Lad a boatman who deliv
craiser declared that some of her.
can waters by British cruisers,.
day,
Goods not cleared by the 27th April, will be subject to rent.
Damaged packages must be left
Detail-Units on duty, No. 2 Section Art, Batty., Right and Centre Sections M. G. Co. and
Of Bombay University, cruiser made some inquiries of which will take weeks, lurking off the Virginia Capes, Germany." Civil Service Company. Officers P, Sardinia is Mr. L. F. Shrif, to go to the Newport News ship- Among the passengers by the him, and indicated that be meant on duty. Captain W. M. Scott son of Mr. F. P. Shroff, of Messrs, yard. The German captaincaid that ington, it was learned, had to erad papers to officers of the
The Neutrality Board at Wash and Lieutenant A. E. Wright, J. David and Co. He holds there had been trouble with some allowed under supervision of an crew had told him the Eitel octa- Orderly Officer, Lient. A. E. the diploms of B. A. and B. E. of the machinery. He declined American naval officer. Whether commended that the repairs be
in the Godowns for examination Wright. Orderly Sargeant Corp. of the Bombay University and is to asy" whether he would intern the commander of the Prinz Eitel ally had been chased into Ameri mauder of the Prinz Eitel Fried. representatives at an appointed by the Consignee's and the Col's W. Brown. To farnish Gard:- 7.p.m. tc-day to 7 a.m. to-morrow, Junk Capsizes,
22 years of ago.
| rich" stated that, judging from hour on Tuesday & Friday. All "Right Section M.G. Co; 7 a.m. The master of a fishing junk twelve gube, of about five-inch British oruisers gathering of the Tast at least three British British ships, one was within ten arrival here, after which date will choose to make them and British Warship In Close Chase wireleea intorchanges of the claims must be presented then risk a dosh through the
within ten days of the steamor's libro, aboard the steamer, and Virginis Capes, is a question for Eitel Friedrich when she reached forty, and the third within fifty claims will bo admited after warships were in pursuit of the miles, the other within thirty or they cannot be recognised, No aboard, including women and Prisoners Still Aboard. that there were many perang the future children.
Dr. H. W. McCafferty, Quaran German national aire to-day, in British ships on board, the com- Evening Post.
American waters early yesterday miles of his ship when he ranched the goods have left the Godowns. The Prinz Eitel's band, played morning has been established: the three-mile limit off the NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA To the officer of one of the aunkon Virginia Capes. New Yorke tipe Officer at Old Point, who celebration of Commander Thiori-
Hongkong 20th April, 1916
to 7 p.to, to-morrow, Civil Service reports that his craft was capsized Co., 7 pm: to-morrow to 7 aro in a squall at Ling Ting The 220d inst,, Nr. 2 Section Artil- crew were resoned by other jaaks lery Battery: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. His mother, daughters and sister 22nd inst., Right Section M.G. were not rescued, to his know Co.; 7 p.m. 224d to 7am. 23rd ledge. The Junk was fowed to inst., Centre Section M.G. Co
barbour by a steam Ikunoh. VY
Mr. Sebulz said be counted
gonts,