WAR TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 1.)
THE GERMAN NOTE AND AMERICA.
July 7, 12.40 p.m.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1916.
KOWLOON RAILWAY
STATION.
Report on Progress.
The following was laid before the Legislative Council by Com mand of His Excellency the Governor to-day.
Kang On's Contract No. 2 Reuter's Washington correspondent says that high officials has now ran for 10 months out of agree that the United States cannot, without sacrificing important the contrast period of 2 years, neutral rights, approve of Germany's proposale. The exact terms The brickwork in the main build- of the Note have rot, up to the present, been divulged, but it is ing is practically finished. known that such concessions ng Germany is willing to make are Granite work is up to the course considered insufficient. Indeed it is believed that President Wilson below the top cornice, and will will make it clear to Germany that the United States will not make possibly be completed as far no any concessions from the position based in the International Navallthe main building is concerned
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Prize Codes. It appears that Germany is not willing to yield to the by the end of August. The Make your own junket, United States rights under International Law, and oaks for many tower is up to the level of the compromises or concessions involving America's surrender of impert root of main building and will ant neutral rights. Officists are of opinion that Germany's cffer of proceed faster when masons and immunity, with many restrictions, to certain passenger abips would bricklayers can be relieved from permit Germany to interpret what America's rights are on the High Sess, both doubtless involving the United States sooner or later in difficulties with other belligerents.
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FRENCH DESTROYER AT WORK.
July 7, 630 a.m.-- A French destroyer toured the coast of Asia Minor and sank eleven supply ships and bombed and set fire to the Dsirmen Forest, (Continued on paye 10.)
POLICEMEN AT VARIANCE which the assault occurred. There
Social Relations in the Local Force.
This morning at the Police Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood;}
was charged with P. O. Coote assaulting P.C. Johnson at the Central Police Station on Jane 15, by hitting him on the head with a truncheon.
Mr. P. P. J. Wolehouse, Dar puty Captain Superintendent of Polios, watched the case and Mr. F. B. L. Bowley defended.
Norman Gibson Johnson, the complainant, a constable, raid that on June 15 at about 5.20
the latter. The colonnade which was up to roof level at the time of last report is now asphalted and, caly require the parapet walla fizing and floor surfacing. The timber in, rol in all in place and awaiting filing when masonry is completed. Tiles are all on ground, rain water gutters and down pipes are being fixad. "Aaterials and fittings in- dented for through the Crown. Agents have now all arrived with the exception of lavatory fittings. and clock. Plaster work is wellia hand, all covered verandahs and were six beds in all in the bed-calonnnde being completed. rgom. There were two Soctchmen, Drains are being laid as the work including the complainant, three procesde or necessitates. Of the Iriahmen, the defendant and an approximateamountof Kang On's Contract, namely, $173,847 there has been paid to date of report the sum of $101,000. There is every reason to believe that the contract will be completed to time, except perhaps with regard to the tower, which may be somewhat bobindband owing to the delay in arranging about the clock. This however ehould not prevent the station being opened in March, Perhaps you think the Metro-1016, as intended. politan police force is better?- That is a Datter of opinion.
other in the room.
Mr. Bowley: You are proud of your native land 7-Yes.
It is the finest country in the world?
Far from it.
Is not the Glasgow police force the finest police force in the world?-I would not say that, there are other police forces in the world besides Glasgow,
When complainant spoke to de- fendant about striking the other constable he said nothing in reply.
he was in the Central Police B.ID. Station in his room on the top. Didn't begin to boast about floor together with five other con- the Glasgow police and say there stables. As he entered the room he was none better to be found ?-- saw the defendant strike P.C.A.There were two of us arguing 132 over the back with a cane. about it.
Complainant interfered and asked Did you say the Scots had kept what he meant by striking the the Germans out of London while man like that. The defendant the English were loafing 7-No asid that P.C.A. 132 was not to air.
go into his, the defondant's, room Did you say the defendant to sleep. Complainant replied that that he had never been in the the defendant was getting too Metropolitan Police?-I said I forward of late, striking P. U. A. should think he had never been 132, and taking paper money out in the Metropolitan Police a day of another constable's box. This before.
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SEQUEL TO A WANCHAI FIRE.
Occupier and Fokis, Chargod with Arson.
Arising out of the fire at 158 Queen's Road, East, in the early hour of Tuesday morning a charge of arson has been preferred against Washington, May 29.-An
the master of the shop Hung Bok urgent warning to American ship Lai and his four fokis. The ping againat traversing the naval charge is one of setting fire to the war zone incautiously and to have house with intent to defraud the all neutral markings displayed as Kyoto Insuranes Company, the conspicuously as possible, includ agents for which are the Mit- ing illumination at night, waali Busson Kaisha, and with communicated to the State Depart which the property was insured to ment to-day by the German the extent of $6,500.
... Tons 253. Government through the American Embassy at Berlin:
July 1
2
265
4
215 248
5
240
1
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15
7
Total to 7th, last,
*280 250
1780
"Daily average
254 28
must have aroused: the defen. Complainant denied using a Mr. Bowley said they would dant's temper and complainant certain word specifically put to admit the blow and would plead went to the bad to lace up him by Mr. Bowley and said he provocation.
The German warning was an nounced in the following state- ment made public by the Stats Department:
It will be remembered that the outbreak occurred at about 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and had obtained so firm a hold that the Fire Brigade and Police were unable to extinguish it before the premises were gatted and damage estimated at $5,000 done:
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,
WANTED.
"The American Ambassador at
This morning Inspector Gordon Berlin has been informed by the brought the five men, before Mr. terman Foreign Office that, in R. Lindsell at the Police Court, view of the fact that during the and the prisoners were formally past few weeks it has repeatedly remended for a week,„ occurred that neutral ships have been sunk in the water design- ated as an area of maritime war by the German Admiralty on his boats, he was struck twice had never used any filthy language The defendant said he was in February 4, 1915, and especially over the head with a truncheon, towards the complainant. He did the Army Reserve and would like in one case where it was estab Complainant fell on to the far not say to the defendant:-Yon to join the colours if the C.S.P. lished that the sinking was trace- The sodused was ander the in- English. -you stole a dollar would allow him. On the afternoon able to an attack by a German fluence of drink at the time the off my box.
of June 15 he was sleeping bubmarine, which took the neutral Assault was committed.
Maurice Kenealy asid be heard in his room when Johnson same ship for an English vessel, in the
grapher and typist to fill a In answer to the magistrate, the two parties arguing, but paid in and awakened him as about darkness, on account of the is WANTED. An expert steno- the complainant said that the no attention until he heard the 5.30 p.m. He did not object to adequate illumination of its temporary position; salary $5,00 blows on his bead rendered him complainant say "What about that. P.O. Kirby was moving in neatral distinctive markinge, it per diem; address giving previous that American experience. Box, 160 c/o Hong- unconscious and he regained cons- the bloke's money, you look from at the time and defendant com recommended ciousness the next day when he his box ? whereupon the menced joking with him. He shipping circles again be warned kong Telegraph. was in hospital.
defendant took his truncheon and may have strook Kirby with a against traversing the area of Uomplainant was in hospital struck the complainant. The cane, but shortly afterwards the maritime war incautionsly, and sixteen daya altogether. He nad defendant bad saken":
money complaisant came up and said if also be urged to make the neutral a slight ides tast on the day of from his box but on his he were Kirby he would not allow markings as plain as possible, the assault he was taken to the proteat he put it back.
a man to fool about with him like and especially to have them illa- charge room to have his head
P. O. Kirby considered that the that, using at the time an offen- minated promptly and efficiently
WANTED.-British youth of dreased.
defendant was justified in losing sivo expression. Defendant at night."
good appearance and ad- dress to assist in European Dr. Moore, whose evidence was bis temper at the remark made replied that he was not inter
with "complainant Washington. May 29-As
Storo interposed, gave an account of about the moses, though witnessfering
Must be accurate at Able the injury to the complainant. would not go to the lengthe the who retosted:-No: you--it analysed here to-day the action figures and good Penman. He was admitted to the Govern{ defendant did. The delen- wouldn't pay you to. Later com- of the German Foreign Office into sketch, a recommendation. ment Civil Hospital suffering dani di strike him with a plant said: You; you is notification to American ship Opportunity to leara an interest- Apply Box No.- from two contused scalp wounds cane, but beendered it never were in the Metropolitan ping Lass boaring on the Gering business. on the left side of the head. He as a joke, and complain at di Police. Defendant. enswe:ed man auswer to the note of this (c/o Hongkong Telegraph. Was discharged from hospital on, not interfere on that account, that he did not say he wae, com- Government on the Lusitania 'ia.. July 1. The injuries were such as Evidence was also given by plainant kept nagging and using aident as follows: could be caused by a police PCs. Stout, and J. Murphy, bad language and when invited
The latter said the two men were to stand up and fight using, an The notifiction is held to in trancheon.
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WANTED.
NOTICE
It is hereby notified for the In answer to Mr. Wodehouse, using offensive expressions to each offensive expression, with regard dicats that there is no intention information of the public that the witness said the blows were not other and issuing challenges to to the English, Dafendant eat on the part of Germany to aban-whole of the business, stock-in- of a serious nature and required fight. The offensive word com-down on his bed and later the don its war zone decree or its trade, furniture and fixtures of a fair blow to cause them. The plained of was frequently need complainant called him a thief and submarine campaign within its the Ming Chan Tea Shop carrying on business at No. 369 complainant was not unconscious and in fact at the time was sing-aid he had taken a dollar from borders,
and alec at the first floors, of when he arrived at the hospital. Jing in his ears,
his box. At that the defendant.
Nos. 367 and 371 Queen's Road He did not notice whether the Inspector Brown, in the charge lost his temper and crossing the It does, whoever, indicate, ac- complainant was under the room at the time when the com-room hit the
over by the undersigned as the influence of liquor at the time of plainant was brought down, said his truncheon.plant with cording to opinion here, a de- West, have been sold to and taken cision by Germany to differentiate sole proprietor thereof as and from that the latter was conscious but his dinoer, and was not under the between neutral and belligerent the 10th day of June, 1915, and The complainant under cross shaken. Shortly afterwards wit-influence of drink.
an intent on the part of Germany on under the style of Ming Chan he was in the Glasgow police bis question as to why ho hit defendant lost his temper under to disclaim any purpose to injure Sing Kee (f) and the force for six months before Johnson, Coote complained of his great provocation. He had obal neutral shipping knowingly.
former proprietors (or proprietor) coming to Hongkong. He having used offensive language linged the man to fight and he It leaves open for further die-have (or has) no concern what belonged to Dundee and was.nl of having accused him of had continued his stage antil cassion and negotiation all ques-ever in the said business.
Dated the 7th day of July, twenty-two years of age. He atealing money. He did not deny the defendant get up and struck tions which may arise from the arrived in Hongkong in the second striking the blows. As far as him.
admission.
examination by Mr. Bowley, said neen sent for Coate, and in reply to Mr. Bowley submitted that the shipping within the war zone and the said business is now carried
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