SPECIAL CABLE,
SHANGHAI EDITOR CHARGED.
Alleged PUBLICATION of SEDITION.
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, June 1, 3.05 p.m. Mr. Sheldon Ridge, editor of the National Review was charged to day with publishing seditions master in an article entitled, The Betrayal, on Mag 15.
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.
Shanghai, Juge 2, 12.20 a.m. Ridge has been committed for trial. The prosecution com- plained that the article beld the British responsible, possibly more so than the Japanese, for the demands upon China by Japan; expressing views calculated to create disturbances.
THE CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND.
An Appeal for Subscriptions.
H. K. C.C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT:
League Tennis.
thus
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It the professional Fair Inst evening the brothers Hancock woo There are about twelve thou-the foal from Faichnie and sand non-Chinese in this colony Hattersly Smith the scores being and a very conservative estimate 8-6, 6-0, 8-8. The winners played of British subjects would put their in good game, the merit of which number at somewhere near sight is not indicated in the score, the thousand. That may bave been victory Eing rather toore easily depleted by military movements, secured than is apparent from For the losers but the remainder have con- the Sgures. tributed some five thousand Batterly Smith played well, the dollars to the Tobacco and Oi weak spot of the combination galette Fand. That sum of being his partner who often failed money has procared for our to bring good attempts off.. soldiers at the front övern million cigarettes (about one cigarette apiece) and about a ton and a quarter plug tobacco, and, with only the sum of $151.01 in hand, the committee in charge of the fand is making s special appeal to the people of Hongkong for more money. Naturally it feels that many demands have been folions:- made upon the Hongkong parse during the last year, but it has a ecord, as to how the money it has received has been apeut, which justifies ita confidence that Hongkong will yet come for ward and keep the fund going. At regular intervals Linton and Cary best Wong since December of last year Po Keang and He How Tan, 6 packages, containing ten thousand 5; beat Ng Sze Yuen and cigarettes and about three han-Man Piu, 0-2; boat Cho Fo dred pounds of tobacco, have been Min end Li Ching Feng, 10-1. dent to the front for our brave men and now "after six months
Yesterday the Hongkong Club met the Chinese Recreation Club in a Hongkong Tennis League fixture and wou rather easily by seventy games out of the ninety- nine played. The scores were as
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1915,
MERCHANT SHIPS IN HANDS OF BELLIGERENTS,
Figures Showing Activities of Warring Nations.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
BUTTER & CHEESE.
14
Owing to the abnormal prices ruling at present in Australia for Butter, and the rise in the price of Canadian Stilton Cheese, wa London, April 15,-Only thir- teen neutral ships actually have have been coupelled to advance our retail prices to the following": been captured and thrown into priza court by Great Britain and France, aocording to the best obtain ble figures showing the naval activities of the Allies since the beginning of the war.
Five of these steamships were of American registry, the Dacia, Maracas, Lorenzo, Hanometal, and Rio Pasig The Flanametal was taken into Hongkong, and released by the court. It carried no cargo. The Lorenzo, with its cargo, was condemned at St. Lucia, where it was taken when captured early in September. The Rio Pasing still is held at Hongkong, pending trial.
DAISY
BUTTER
DAIRYMAID
BUTTERCUP
...$1.10 per lb.
1.00
.90
.80.
.70
These prices have been approved by the Food Committee and
PASTRY
CHEESE
came into force on 24th May, 1915.
The Maracas is at Hull, awaiting THE DEPORTATION CASE.
action of the prize court, and the
Dacia in awaiting the action oll..
the French prizo uourt, tha vedeel having been taken by the French.
Can a British Subject.
be Banished.
Ships Dotained by Allies.. Five hundred and fifty-one This morning in the Supreme steamships in all have been Court, before the Chief Justice detained by the Allies and parta Sir William Rees Davies and Mr. of their cargoes removed. There Justice Hazeland the case was Bro no records available which mentioned in which a rule nisi show detentions where part of the has been granted by the Chief cargo was not held for the prize Justice, calling upon the Captain court. British steamships figare Superintendent of Police to show prominently in the list of de ain cause why he should not produce ed chips, probably half of the Lo Tez Shau alias Li Hing Chung number being of British registry, for his discharge. Lo Tex Shau
Attorney
The Wilhelmina, whose cargo was lodged in Victoris · Gaol of foodstuffs, consigned to Ger-awaiting deportation under a anany, was bought by the British warrant issued by the Governor Government; the Navajo, the in Council. Joseph W. Fordney, the Plataria,
Mr. F. O. Jenkin, instructed by the Kroland, the Cacique, the Antilla, and the George Hawley Mr... F. Mason appeared for the are the American ships which applicant, and the show in the list of vessels whose General, Mr. J. H. Kemp, in- cargoes were detained either structed by the Crown Solicitor, partly or entirely.
Mr. P. M. Hodgson appeared for Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, the Crown. and Dutch ships figure largely in Kent and Howeit beat Wong the list of vessels which have Mr. Kemp said, that he had Po Keung and flo flow in, 7d been alogped rt Kirkwall or some consented to the oase being heard beat Ng Sza Yuen and Lo Manother English port and relieved to-day, though the minimum of Pin, 92; beat Cho Pu Min and of part of their cargoes. Because two days notice had not been Li Ching Fing, 8-3..
of the limited number of American | given, but be regretted to my that bottoms available in the European he was not in a position to argue trade most of the consignments the case to-day and ask for an of American goods which England adjournment until Monday, has seized were taken from foreign Mr. Jenkin applied for bail and bottoms, chiefly from Soand-the case was postponed until inavian ships.
Monday, bail being allowed in $2,000.
COMPANY REPORT.
Seafield Rubber Company.
Netherlands Overseas Trust. Since the organisation of the
Netherlands Overseas Trust, which is vouched for by the Dutch
A
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Messrs. Wright and Horoby advise us that the Langkat catput for the current month is as follows:-
June 1
... Tons 205
-Total to 1st, inst. 25
Daily average 205.00
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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received
instructions to sell by Publie Auction on.
TUESDAY, the 8th. June, 1915, commen cing at II a.m. at No. 48 Nathan Road (first floor), Kowloon, A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture
Catalogues will be issued.
On view from Monday, the 7th inst.
Terms Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT.
Auctioneer.
A Valuable Collection ol Antique China & Curios
[“HE Undersigned has received Instructions from Messrs.
Kwang Yung & Co. to sell by Public Auction on
Wednesday & Thursday, the 9th & 10th June, 1915, 'commencing at 2,30 p.m. at his Sales Rooms, Duddeli, Stroot. A Valuable Collection of Antique China & Curios from Kangbi to Towkwong Periods. Sung to Ming Dynasties and
comprising
'
5-Coloure, 3-Coloured & Blue
& White Vases, Plates, Bowie, Incense Burners, Figuros, otc.
Sang-fe-buf Vases. White "Goddess of Mercy" (Ming).
Fine Crystal Vases & Snuff
Groon & Red Jade Ornanients." Soochow Redwood Screens
Hall and Mass beat Wong Po the fund is in a grave danger of Keung and Ho How Fan. 8-3, stoppage through sheer inanition.at to Ng Sza Yuen and L7 Man It would be a matter of consi- Pia. 5-6; bea: Cho Po Min and derable 'regrot if we could not Li Obing Fang. 8-3.
Government, and which gives British overseas ports. Since the continue the supply for which we
bood for all shipments sent to it! have established a precedent
guaranteeing they will not reach beginning of the war twenty- six German abice have been seiz- during this last six months. We
the Germans, American goods have moved into Holland with ed upon entering. British ports, may grow tired of the fund, but it is for men, who no
chiefly in South Africa and Aus- some freedom if the shippera con-tralia. Eighteen more German maiter bow tired they may be
signed them to the Traat. No of fighting have to go on.
such organisations exist se yet in hips were detained in Egyption with their job that we may
Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, porta. Nineteen German ships
Bottles. wero taken by the English in carry on with ours. Who knows
however, and shipments of food-
Gorman colonial Forts and stuffs from the United States 10 sevenly two others captured innlaid with 5-Coloured & Blue how many wounded men a plug of Hongkong tobacco ho
consignees in thore countries" are various parts of the world by the & White Kanghi & Kienlung solaced? Who knows how
subject to long delays at best.
This rakes & English navy,
Placquis, Porcelain Fictures In- The report of the Seafield many
soldiers'
At the present time American have been quieted, before some Rubber Company, Limited, states packing houses have important grand total of 254 German ships taken by the British. In addi- gallant rush, by our cigarettes ? that the profit for the year shipments of food products on tion, seven German ships have Tobacco has become an impera-amounted to 46,905, and, after eleven Danish, Swedish, and been sunk by the British. are need to our men at the front, making the appropriations and Norwegian ships in English Franco detained ninety-three men who faced the magic at Neave adjustments applicable to 1913 porta all the way from German ships at the outbreak of Uhapelle and a hundred other hct and paying two interim dividenda Kirkwall in the Orkney Isl the war, and Belgium detained ights and who have found time, of 10 per cent, each (less income anda to Deal in the English Chan-
eighty-nine, When face to face with essentials, to tax), there remains, including the nel. Hall, Leith, Dentes, Liver- write to people they did not know amount brought forward, a credit pool, Falmouth, Plymouth, New- thanking them for presents that balance of £36,686. The directors castle, Londen, acd Ecores of costa se little to give. propose, subject to the approval minor English porte are shel- If there are five thousand of the shareholders, to pay on tering steamships whose cargoes Four German ships have been Europeans in Hongkong able to April 27 a final dividend of 25 are under suspicion. When in sunk by Allies other than Eng spend money on tobacco their gift por
less, income-tax doubt the Admiralty holde the land and insteen captured.
nervos
cont.,
Neutral Ships la Prize Court.
ام
Suak or Captured.
laid in Wood, etc., etc.
also
A Few Pieces of Finely Carved Soocliow Redwood..
offered.
N.B.The Undersigned will give a 2-weeks' guarantee as to the genuineness of the articles
Catalogues will be issued.. On view from Saturday, th 5th inst.
Terms: Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA"
CLUB..
tho
to the present amounts to the cast (making 45 per cent, for the ships, and it is practically im- Consequently the entire number of one hundred cheap cigarettes your), which will amount to possible for vessels to enter the of German abipa the Allies claim spiece and many smoke cigars. £25,000, to write off for deprecia- North Sea either by way of the to have, detained, captured, The Second Gymkhana Moet- To the man in the field without a tion £1,000, to place to develop English Channel or north of or sunk is 466. Sixty-fouring of the Season will be held at smoke the Hongkong Tobacco and ment reserve £1,000 end to carry Scotland without capture. Austrian, ships, and thirteen Happy Valley on Baturday, the Digarette Fand is of more im-forward £0,685. The crop for the
Turkish chipa also have been 5th June, 1915 commoncing at mediate importance than any fand year was 736.000 lbs. (against an
detained.or.. captured by 3.30 p.m.
The Charge of Admission will that can be mentioned, and it estimate of 780,000 lbs.), as com- The Norwegian ateamships Al- Britain and her Allies. This
be $1.00 for others than Members behoves the inhabitants of this pared with 637,437 lbs, harvested fred Nobel, Bjornstjerne Bjorn makes a grand total of 543 ships of the Hongkong Jockey Club or colony to see that the only mani- in 1913. The average price son, and Kim, and the Swedish belonging to Germany and her
Gymkhana Club. festation of kindly personal realized was 2. 2.3-5d. per lb., steamship Fridland, all of which allies which England and ber Soldiers and Sailors in uniform thought for our soldiers does not sa compared with 38. 11, and 42. carry cargoes of American prod- allies, have detained, muk, or Half Price. fade away because enthusiasm is 51, per lb. in the two previous acts, are among the neutral ships captured:
The Committeo invite on the wane.'
The cost excluding now in prize ocart. All these Against this score Germany Ladies of Hongkong to be capital items) fo.b. Port Swet- ships have been held since No- and her allies are cradited with prosent. tenham was 948d. per lb. and the vember.
disposing of 265 ships of Eng-Hongkong, 2nd June, 1915. ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCE-all-in rate 11.35d. These figures in defence of the slowness with land, France, Belgium, and Rus
compared with Is, 1.27d, and le. which cases have been granted a sia. At the opening of the war
WANTED. (British Foreigh Office Telegram.) estimated orop for 1915 is 800,000 to the immense amount of basin- tained in German ports. Fifty 4.401. per lb. for 1913. The hearing, prize court officials point eighty English ships were de- The Admiralty snnounos lbs; The area of the company'a ess thrust upon them. At the British veasels have been sunk by WANTED. An European that during the week en-property (including Government opening of the war there were German ships, other than anb Tug" Atlas." Rate of pay,— ded 20th May 1323 steamiers reserves) is 2,807 acres, of which seventy-one German steamships marine boats, and up till March $7.00 per day for seven days per arrived at and sailed from British 2,250 acres are now under rubber and sohooners in ports of the 22 German submarine boats had week. Apply to Engineer Com Forte. Of these one British and about 110 soren more will be United Kingdom alone, Forty sunk twenty-nine British vessels, mander WW Reed, Chief steamer was sunk by submarines, planted out in 1915.
|night="more" mere detained in N. Y. Etening Post.
Engineer, H.M, Dockyard.
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