TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
SECOND
SATURDAY,
EXTRA
HONGKONG, JUNE 19, 1915.
"SEAMEN CHARGED.
have been too late, for the draft | was paid in Amsterdam on Febru- ary 20. Counsel urged that his elienta could not ressocably be considered as having knowledge Hard Labour for Drunken Cook
Conviction Entered at Shanghat of the regulations until Febra-
and Steward.
ary 20, When the notice
Before Commander C. W. Beck- concerning them was pub- lished in the North China Daily with R. N., at the Marine (loutt As the result of a anccessful News. He did not think they this morning James Forthering. appeal by the Crown, and in no- could have bean expected to flat- bame, master of the s.s. Morseby, cordance with the direction of the tea their noses against the Con- obarged Alex Tast, steward, and Judge, Mr. G.W. King at Shang-sulate notice boards to see what William Sanderson, cook, of the hai Police Court laet Saturday
said ship, with being drank, and entered & conviction against
unlawfully disobeying his ordeca Meaers Andrewa von Fischerz and
on the 18th inst. Complainant George on the charge of breach
said that when he went on board of the King's Regulations with
at 6p.m., yesterday, he found the regard to trading with the
cook speechlessly drunk, and no food had been cooked for the crew. All the day's supply of food was missing, and the oraw had to be supplied with tinned
enemy.
W
Mr. S. H. McKean appeared on behalf of the Crown and formally asked that a conviction be entered.
notice were up. A technical off. ence against the King's Regula. tione had been committed, but if the case were judged strictly on its merite it could not be held to be a very heinous offence, and justice would be met. Counsel thought, by the imposition of a small penalty.
food.
His Worship-The defendants put themselves in the wrong by
Defendant said he gave the Mr. W. A. C. Platt, for the do- nccepting the draft on March 20, fendants, asked to be allowed to a long time after the King's Re-crew their breakfast and dianer, address his Worship on the ques-gulations had been in force. and that he got drunk in the tion of penalty, and in doing so Notice had been given to the afternoon and did not remember drew special attention to dates in public. They had plenty of worn any more. the case. The evidence showed. ing. he said that the goods which were subject to the draft in qusation were ordered long before the war; they were ordered early in 1014. The credit of £2,500 was opened by Messta, Andrews von Fischerz & George in favour of Kanitz & Co. on January, 6 last, and that was long before the King's Re- gulations were iéened. This credit was sent by the bank here
to the bank at Amsterdam by
Complainant said that he went on shore to the Police Station for Mr. Platt further pointed out assistance and, when he came that on March 29 the draft had back, he found the chief steward been paid, with the bank's musey, in the saloon, also drunk, with on instructions from his clients, several Chinese prostitutes sitting and therefore the bank had the around with glassos Clled. The right to ane them for the amount defendant came up to com- paid on that draft at their re- plainact's room, and insulted quest.. If bie clients had paid him, and fought with the oraw. the bank in geb, no trouble Edward Word wall, chief
would have arisen."
TO-DAY'S
LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS
AUSTRIAN ARMOURED TRAIN TRAPPED.
ITALIANS DAMAGE AN IMPORTANT RAILWAY. JUNCTION.
Our Artillery's Deadly Effect on the Enemy.
BULGARIA AND THE PROPOSALS OF THE ENTENTE.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph;”] « CIVILIAN KILLED WITH FLIGHT LIEUT. WARNEFORD V.C.
June 18, 4.40 p.m.
A civilian has been killed while flying with Flight Lieut. Warneford. V.0.
“BULGARIA AND THE ENTENTE
June 18, 4.40 p.m. Realer's correspondent at Sofia reports that Bulgeria has sent engineer, said that there was a friendly reply to the proposats of the Entente, which, it is under- His Worship That is exactly trouble 00
board yesterday, stood, contains the basis of au understanding, as soon as Bulgaria where your clients put themselves owing to the cook and chief receives assurances from the Entente regarding the realisation of
Why did'nt they steward being drunk, and fight- Balgarian aspirations.
SECRECY MUST BE MAINTAINED. do it? It seems to me that this ing. When the Captain came on particular case is as bad su ony of board, he reported it to him, and
June 18, 0.05 p.m. the others. The contractwasentor the Captain hoisted the police
Proposala were made by the Entente to Baldaris on the 29th ed into before the war began, but fig. Meanwhile the chief steward alt. To-day's reply relates to those proposals. It is officially de- was carried out afterwards. No came, and was abusive towards olared in Sofia that absolate secrecy must be maintained regarding doubt war breaking out upset the Captain. business, and it would not be for
particulars of the reply. some months till this British firm here could get into proper com- munication with the alien enemy firm in Hamburg and start their operations.
letter dated January 11, and, that | in the wrong. also was long before the King's Regulations came into force. On February 5 the draft was drawn by Kanitz & Co. on the defendante to the order of a neutral bank, and thie also was before the time of the King's Regulations. They were not in force when Kanitz & Co. on February 8 sent the draft to the bank at Amsterdam for collection. On February 20 the bank at Amsterdam paid the draft.
"His Worship-Were all theae things long before the King's Re- gulations?
Mr. Platt-On February 20 the bank paid the draft because by that time the letter had arrived establishing the credit. That was, of course, after the King's Regulations were published. They were published at the Consulate here on the 8th, but I would ask the Court to bear in mind that the announcement was not made in the N. C. D. News until the 20th. This was the first day on which the regulations were given a wide publicity.
His Worship-There is the question of acceptance?
it
Me: Platt British subjects were not committing an offence until February 8, at the earliest,
I
His Worship-Yes, but I have got this fact: that they accepted on March 29. They could have gone on February 20 and bave found their legal position. I appreciate the facts you have stated, but cantot see how, having been dir- ected by the Upper Court to con viot, which of course I do now, I cannot see why I should infic a less penalty in this case than in the other casos. I shall enter a conviction and fine defendants 620.
Mr. McKean applied for coste, under. Article 63 of the Order in. Connoil of 1904.
The
THE REPLY TO THE PROPOSALS FORWARDED.
June 19, 1.00 p.m." The Times correspondent at Sofia reports that the reply of Bulgaria to the proposals has been forwarded.
Thomas Cooker, fireman, said the he was on board, and there was trouble owing to the ecok and chief steward being drunk. There was no tea for the crew. The Captain hoisted the police flag, and the cook hauled it down.
seaman
Ambrose Walsh,- said the cook and chief steward were drank, and fighting with him, he knocked them both down.
Police Sergeant John Moss,
NUMBER OF GERMAN DEAD PROVES EFFECT OF
OUR ARTILLERY FIRE.
་་
June 18, 11.50 p.m.
Field Marshal Sir John Franck reports that fighting in the said that at about 9 p.m., he went northern and southern positions of our frout continued throughout on toird and found the defend-Wednesday, in co-operation with French attacka about Arras. All ants drank, and took them to the the German first line treaches which we captured, East of Ypres, slation.
remain in our hands, in spite of two counter-attacks which were His Worship found the defen- repulsed with heavy loss. We were unable to retain the second dants guilty of the charge and line of trenches occupied in the morning. A further attack, ist sentenced them to seven days of Fasthubert, resulted in a slight advance. imprisonment with hard labour, Judging by the number of German dead found in the trenches, thoir pay to be forfeited during our artillery fire was very effective. the time of incarceration. CIGARETTE & TOBACCO FUND.
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10.00 80.00
Amount acknowledged
to 12th Jane 1015 Mr. C. H. Blason Messrs Wright & Hornby Mr. A. H. G. Jackson... Mr. P. M. N. S. " Collection at Phoenix
Olub... Kowloon Cricket Club
Golfer Mr. W. Hedley... Mr. G. Duncan
Mr. Platt-On March 23 a re- His Worship observed that the presentative of my clients met the application was belated, and Coan Consular authorities and inform-sel was indobled to the fortune of ed them that this draft had ar the law for the opportunity of rived. Some, misunderstanding making it. He would not have arose with regard to the inter- been able to do to had not the view. Mr. Dougall was advised Judge in the Appeal Court re- that he had better go and seo his ferred the osse back. solicitore about accepting the Mr. Platt described the appli- draft. Unfortunately, he did not cation as a very ungenerous one do so, and on March 29 the draft on the part of the Crop. was accepted. It was not really defendants had given Le Crown until March 23 that this company every assistance; in fact the case was recognised by the Consular could not have been brought at authorities as a British company. all if that assistance had not been When the bank presented the given. Of course he had to admit Dr. G. D. H. Black draft for acceptance Counsel con- that the application was techni- Mr. R. Piltrie... tinued, the draft had been paid cally right.
Members of Taikoo Club tho defendante' of
His Worship made an order for
Quarry Bay fands, but the neutral bank the payment of $25 coats.-N. C.
The Daily News, had to be re-paid. neutral bank could have sued his clients. They therefore could have paid the bank in cash and if that had been done no trouble
ont
or difficulty would have arisen:
Dr. Clifford's Successor,
Amount expended
INCREASING THE NATION'S FOOD.
June 19, 1.00 p.m. Earl Selborne has appointed a Departmental Committee pre- sided over by Lord Milner, to consider stops with regard to increas $5137.61ing food production in England.
CLYDE MECHANICS AND THE SHELL PROBLEM. 20,00
June 19, 1:00 p.m. ' 1,00
A party of Clyde mechanics who toured the front have returned 9.00 impressed that until the shell problem has been determined no stoppage of work through any cause there must be whatsoever.
$2.00 2.00 2,00
.6.00
5:00
ITALIAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOED.
June 19, 1.00 p.m.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Prisoner Charges Police,
This morning at the Criminal Sessions before the Chief Justice. Sir William Rees Davies K.O, and
VOLUNTEER ORDERS,
The Corps Orders issued to-day by Lisut-Col. A. Chapman V. D, state-
Parades.
Paradea for Monday, 21st inst.
a jury, the case was continued in 5.15 p.m. The following N.CO. which five men were charged with breaking and entering a house in Co-Sergt. Sohnepel, LoOpls. and men of Right Section M. G. the Shek Li Pai village.
The fourth defendant, asked Rodrigues, Roza and Gomes, Ptee, Alves, Archie, Anderson, what he had got to say in his own. Benjamin, Greaves and Hyndman. defence, told a long story of how he had been assaulted by the po nedy Road Range. Service Hifles.
-Musketry Instruction on Ken- lice after arrest. Hisallegation to be carried. Corpl, Grimes was that he had been bandcuffed, R. E. will attend.
a rope placed round his neck and then beaten by a Chinere consta- Section M. G. Co-Squad Drill" 5.30 p.m Remainder of Right ble scross the cbest with an iren
at Headquarters, bar. All this was in order to make bim give a statement in terme diotated by the constablë, an in fact he had done. But now he had come before his Lordship, and as the constable could no, longer harm him, he was speaking the truth.
His Lordship:Can you point out the constable who did this?
The defendant: No, he did not dare come before your lord: ship..
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty except in respect of No. 4, whom they convicted, on his own statement.
In pasing sentence of six months bard labour, his Lordship
5.30 p.m. Signalling Section- Alming Drill & Muskotry exer- cises at Headquarters. Sergt. Ballook will attend: Remainder Nil..
Detall.
On duty at Gun' Club Hill, Kowloon-So. 2 Section Artillery Battery Officer.on duty Capt. Murray Scott.
On duty at Kowloon (Detention Lient. Kennett. Orderly Sergeant Camp) H.K.V.R. Orderly Officer Sergeant Frith,
nothing when he was charged, he pointed out that if he had said WESTINGHOUSE GETS BIG would have been soquitted..
A SOLDIER'S THEFT.
"How We Pass the Time in
WAR ORDER.
A Million Rifles Wanted.
the Trenches.
New York, April 30.-The Further evidence was given at "wor order" fever again took por-- Bromley (Kent) recently, says the session of the stock market today Daily News in the remarkable on the basis of the signing uf a care in which Arthur Henry contract by the Westinghouse Kitson, of Renfrew, a young Electrio and Manufacturing Com- soldier, was charged with stealing pauy for $27,500,000 worth of £30 from Mrs. Hills, with whom rifles, ordered by the British gov he had been billeted.
ernment for Rossia.
He admitted that he stole the
The furor for war stocks, though money and went to Glasgow. In it carried Westinghouse up 10
man who the train, he said, he mat a young points and other machine man
"offered to show ufacturing companies' stocks to him round Scotland. When they new high records, was, in the were near Renfrew his companion opinion of stock market observers. said, "Let me show you how we not of the frantic intensity of the pass the time in the trenches. previous wave of similar specula- We tie one another up and then tion that laid hold of the see who can get ons of it the Bethlehem Steel rise incident, quickest." Kiteon was sccording The war stock trading of today y tied up, and, so he alleged, significantly left the general. while he was helpless was robbed market heavy and apathetic.
Details of the order, however, of the money he had stolen from Bromley, But I bave had him
were learned from unquestioned locked up," added Kitson, "and
authorities in the company. The he is now awaiting trial, and the order is for 1,000,000 rifles at police at Renfrew have got the $27.50 each. The ordinary price money.
for a rifle is about $14. "The Kitaon was centenced to three profit for the Westinghouse com- months hard labour. It was pany is therefore estimated at stated that he had a good home, close 10 $15,000,000. This, and that his father was in a big however, it is explained by auth- way of business.
ortities in the company, does not traly represent the net profit the THE FATE OF PRIVATE ompany will make, for the reason
LONSDALE.
that large expense for a new plant and construction had to be in curred. The order, it is learned was placed through J. P Morgan & Co,
Amsterdam, May,
In a leading article comment ing upon the sentecos of death
A second big order of the passed on Private Lonsdale, the
same size is about to be conclad- "Beater's correspondent at Roms reports that the submarine | Frankfurter Zeiting writes:
We believe it would be aed, it is understood. A 5.00 Medusa has been torpedoed by an enemy submarine. The officer
welcome act if the Supreme War The American Locomotive and four of the crew were rescued and made prisoners.
Lord nned bis prerogative ofmercy Company has signed the order. 50.00
and commuted the sentence, for shrapnel and explosives to the which is certainly in keeping amount of about $65,000,000 $5323.61
with the law, into one of impri- for the British government, 4866.07
sonment.
The execution of which until this time has been
pending the sentence would be of no reported as advantage to Germany, and if it American." wore not carried into effect
ITALIAN AIRSHIP DROPS BOMBS ON RAILWAY
JUNCTION:"
June 19, 1.00 p.m.
Balance in hand $457.54 An Italian airabip droppad bombs on and seriously damaged The Rev, S. W. Hughes, Fastor The balance in hand is not an important railway junction at Divacca, ten miles east of of Christ Church, Aston, inter- sufficient to cover a farther con Trieste, and the starting point of the branch line to Pola which is viewed in Birmingham said he signment.
are thus possibly isolated.
"Contributions. or they could have accepted the bill. Unfortunately, they ac had received an unanimous invita urgently required to "Keep the cepted the bill. What his olients tion from the congregation of Tags flying" all the time daring. could have done was this: when Westbourne Park Church to take this cruel war so as to supply the King's Regulations were up the ministry which Dr. Clif our friends at the Front and in published on February 8 (they ford was about to relinquish. Dr. the Trenches with a cigarette or did not know of their publication Clifford Lad earnestly seconded until February 20) they should the invitation. Mr. Hughes added
AUSTRIAN ARMOURED TRAIN TRAPPED.
June 19, 1.00 p.m.. During the fighting for the passage from Isonzo, an Austrian pipe of Bacoy to cheer them on armoured train wes trapped in the tannel of the trane-alpine railway their waybations will be gladly
Contributions
have telegraphed cancelling the that, whilst sensible of the honour, credit. But they did not see the he must take time to deliberate, received by either the Daily or notice with regard to the regula and would make known his de- Evening Papers, Members of the tions in the paper, and it was not cision Intor, Mr. Hughes is a Committes or the undersigned. W brought to their notice antil son of the late Mr. Sam Hughes, February 20. If they had tele- who played a prominent part in graphed then of course, it would the civic life of Northampton,
Geo: J. B. Bayor,
Hon Secretary & Treasurer. 19 Queen's Road Central,
CANADA ONCE AGAIN.
June 19, 1.00 p.m. Reater's correspondent at Ottawa reports a boom in recruiting and it is estimated that Canada can have 160,000 men with the colours in a few weeks,
Germany could in no way be suspected of desisting ont of weakness from, enforcing ber right in the severest form. Og the contrary, it would seem well to consider what we have already pointed out. After the war the nations will again some into touch with one another and work with each other. Germany will pursue her straight path, but it can in no way be to her interest to create a feeling in England which bitter recollections would keep alive even after the war-Beuter,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG ICE COMPANY,
LTD. NOTICE,
Owing to the increased cost of manufacture &c. it has been decided to raise the price of Ice 1 cents per lb. as from Lat July next.dyg
JARDINE, MATHESON
& Co., Ltd., General Managers. Hongkong, 16th June, 1915,