THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DEATH OF THE HON. MR, E. A. HEWETT.
PASSES AWAY AT THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL
HOSPITAL
A PROMINENT CAREER IN THE FAR EAST.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1915
TO-DAY'S WEDDING.
Mr. W. A. J. Cooper-Miss Shaw.
A pretty wedding, and one in which the contracting parlies are well-known in the Colony, was solemnised at the Cathedral this afternoon in the presence of a large number of friends. The bridegroom was Mr. Williem Alfred John Cooper, who isa Land Surveyor in the Public Works Department, the bride being Miss Show, sister of Mrs. H. A.
Master
The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of numerous and
costly presents.
A YEAR AGO - TO-DAY.
LEADING BVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR.
Extracts from the war news con- tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of November 24,
1914.
German Submarine Accounted For.
"
A British patrol vessel rammed the German submarine U 18 off
British Aeroplanists' Daring
Feat.
success."
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CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not nepess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telograph."]
CHINESA PËRFUMES.
(To the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph).
in
TELEGRAMS
OBITUARIES.
Admirál Raluler. (Renter's Barvios To "The Telegraph.")
Received, November 24
THE EXTRADITION CASE.
Further Contentions for the
Crown.
The extradition case concern-
Admiral John Harver Rainier.aling for his release ander The death is announced of ing Bang Shui-lung, who is ap- Habeas Corpus, was proceeded [The late Admiral Rainier, who with at the Fall Court this morn- Bir,-Having passed Hong-
was born in 1847, being B kong recently, my attention wAI
the Puise Jadge, The Attorney attracted by perfumer-shop descendent of the Huguenot famig, before the Chief Justice and where I got a few battles of yelly of Regnier, had a varied career: General (Mr. J. H. Kemp, MP lowish scent at $1.00 per bottle As Captain of the Rodney at
0. Jenkin were for the a nice, fancy, paper box for my Oreie in 1897 he commanded the harpe, O., and Mr. F.
English, French Russian, Austr- Indy frionda.
whilst the fagitive, Grown, isn and Italian force that landed
was represented by Mr. Eldon and resoned the Turkish garrison and inhabitants of Kandanos, 17 alles inland in the mountains, to the number of 3,000, from certain manare by the insurgents. He received the thanks of the British
Potter (instructed by Mr. G..
Hall Bratton).
To my great disappointment, I sm given to understand that when a few drops of the scent is sprinkled on any white linen or silk they remain yellow until the second wash from the washer-men. The fact is that things Chinese are absolutely for the use of the and French Governments and Governor-General of Kwangtung,
THE DISGUSTED,
Pending Election by Justices of the Peace.
Alabaster resigned, will take place
0.7.0.
Received November EL
too late for insertion on this page they will be found
on the Extra:]
at the Land Office, Supreme Court, P. & O. LINER ASHORE. on Friday, the 3rd day of Decem br, 1915, commencing at 4 o'clock in the afternoon;
*4
Refloated Without Damage.
It
The Puisas Judge aid that both ages to who had heard both sides of the cise and evidence, had pat all the
on record that he diabolisved the witnesses for the Crown and bei lieved the witnesses for ibe fogi- tive.
Mr. Jenkin-That appear 4.00. The Paisne Judge:-When a magistrate says that, we are bound to give serious considerations to that foot.
It is with deep regret that we highest enconiums were passed have to chronicle the death of the upon him by both the naval and Lammert. It will be remembered the north coast of Bootland to Honourable Mr. Edbert Ansgahe military authorities. For these by old residents in the Colony day. An hour later the anbmarine Hewett, O.M.G., F.B.G.S., Supervices, and for the work he did that the bride's father was form was seen on the surface flying the erintendent of the Peninsular for the Navy and the Amy, heerly manager of the Cotton white flag, and she foundered as
Mr. Jenkin proceeded to review and Oriental Steam Naviga eceived the English medal for Mille here. tion Company in
the destroyer Garry arrived. Hongkong China, the fourth Class Saored) The bride was given away by The latter rescued 20 of the crew.
the evidence, referring at the aut which took place at 2.40 Treasure of Japan and the Iron Mr. H. A. Lammert. She carried Only one was drowned. p.m. to-day after a very abor Crown of Austria, and
of the Wanchai Distriot to the $3A A beautiful bouquet of whitė.
ect to the report of the magistrate illness. The cows of bis death Ingorated as Knight of the Orange flowers, and was attended by little
Colonial Governora for various which wae circalated shortly after Nassau of Holland. For several Miss Annie Millar as brides Suadron Commander Briggs, | Chinese, and as Hongkong is a
apon whom Mr. Eldon Potter And
relied and found strikingsupport tiffiato-day, came as a great shock roars he served on the committesmaid
Alfred Flight Commander Babington big market and storehouse for services.]
Bir Allen Young.
in the case for the fugitive, to to his many frienda in the Colony of the Chamber of Commerce at Lammertas page. The bridesmaid and Flight Lieutenant Sippe daw"Kam-aan-teng," one has to be as he had been about tending to Shanghai and made two special carried a large bouquet of msave from France to the Zeppelin fao very osteful about his purchassN
The death is announced of Birthe effect that nothing could They in Hongkong. his business and other intervisita to Peking in 1901 as afowers, Mrs. Laumert's bouquet tory at Friedrichshafen.
Allen William Young, K., C.B., hava happened at Samtochuk, Yours sto.
because the doonment mede no eats, up to as late as Saturday last pecial representative of the being of pale blue flowers. The descended to within close range, when so we are informed at the Chamber in order to urge apon obarch was nicely decorated with under a heavy fire from gans,
The deceased, who was born in reference to what happened on rifiss, and Waichow, November 20, 1915. office, he was last at business he diplomatic body the necessity palms, white obrysanthemums quick-firere and
1830, commanded the troopship the let of November, Mr. Jenkin The cause of death was malaria for pushing forward the work and other white flowers, the threw bombs. Commander Briggs
Adelaide in the Crimean War; said it was far from him to sug- complications, following iu. in onnection with the conservan-chanoel looking quite pretty. Mr. was shot down, wounded, and
was navigating officer of the Fox gest that a communication of that flcers. The deceased gentlemany of the Whangpoo Rivera. Handley Pegg acted as best taken to hospital as a prisoner; the THE LICENSING BOARD. when in successful search for re- find, going from oue Government was removed to the Government work of vital importance to the man..
others retorned safely to France.
corde of Franklin's missing ships Department to saotber, would be Civil Hospital last night, who prosperity of the town. Mr. Lowett The Rev. Copley Moyle officiat. Although the flying machines
in 1857-59, travelling 1,400 miles infallible, and that the mere fact everything possible was done for ook the greatest interest in this ad, and the organiss, Mr. Denman were damaged by gunfire, the off
and discovering 380 miles of new that there was no mention in it him, but he passed away at the scheme and urged its importanco Faller, rendered suitable volun-icers report positively that all
A Government Gazette Extra-coast; later commanded the same of any murders or robberies did time stated.
and out of sexson during thetaries both before and after the their bomba reached their objec-ordinary issued yesterday after vessel to survey a projected route not precinde their Lordships from The late Mr. Hewett was one of hole of his residence in Shang-service.
tive, doing serious damage to the
noon contained the following for neable via Fares feland Iceland finding so, provided there were the most familiar figures in the ai. As the result of his efforts, After the ceremony a reception [factory.
and Greenland; assisted the late sufficient other disclosures, notification:- Colony, and he had won for him special committee was form. was held at Mr. and Mra, Lim- No Tax Complaints.
In the House of Uommons, the
"It is hereby notified that by Admiral Sherard Osborn to equip would be impossible to have any well, by the prominent part he, consisting of the English, meats residence, Meirion, The played in public affairs, a very Jerman, American, French, and Peak, after which the happy Hon. Mr. E. 8. Montagu referred command of His Excellency the the Earopean Chinese Navy, and formal report from the magistrate large measure of popularity. A Datch Ministers. They disonssed couple left for Taipo and Canton, to the total absence of complaint Governor, and pursuant to Seo commanded the Quantung man- of the Wajcha District, for the a member of the Erecative anı
he whole of the question with where the honeymoon is being on account of the new farem, tion 10 of the Liquors Consolida of-war daring the Taiping Rebel- reason that on that day, November "We had reason to be proud," he tin Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance lion; commanded the first ship toil, he was not able to go into the Legislative Councils and the Mc. Howett present as the Cham spent. Bonitary Board, and as Chairmas her'srepresentative and eventually
said, of the manner wherein all No. 9 of 1911), an Election by enter the Peel Straits; and was in village of Bamtochuk of the Chamber of Commerce for he proposals were adopted and
classes met the sadden oall, and the Justices of the Peace of a command of the expedition which very many years, he put in a mbodied in the Peace Proctocol
and this augured well for our side of the Pesos to serve on rected the crew of the Bite the Licensing Board during the Arctio ship, which was lost in enormous amount of publio work of 1901. The scheme was not in the interests of the Colony, and irried out, owing to the Chiness
German Press Campaign Recolis, absence of Mr. Augustus Shelton Frans Josef Sound. He beld
The German Press Bureau is Hooper and of two Justices many foreign decorations.] he was fearless and outspoken i oposition, but now the Chiness Yanmati Tybon Refuge etc. beginning to realise the ineffec. of the Peace to serve on the EARLIER TELEGRAMS. bis utterances. In his private lifthemselves have done the work, a dealt too, with the question tiveness of the German press Board for the period of three he did a deal of good work on be with Chinese labour entiraly, at of the parchess of moorings. campaign, The Berliner Tageblatt years nice the Honourable Hr. In the event of telegrams arriving half of the poor and suffering, by their own expense, under the This he thought unnecessary, and the Cologne Gazette slike Ethert Auggar Hewett, C.M.G., whom he will long be remembered apervision of a Datch engineer. and he moved an amendment that seem to understand that the Get- and Mr. Chaloner Grenville
The deceased gentleman, whe Almost immediately after his the two items relating thereto man campaign has merely tended was born on September, 5, 1800. rrival in Hongkong, Mr. Hewett hould be deleted from was the second son of the late Sivas elected Vice Chairman of the estimate for next year, for he was neutrals.
the to alienate the sympathy of George J.R. Hewett, Bart, of The Chamber of Commerce. On April strongly of opinion that the tak Only Twenty-Six of De Wet's Old Hall, Nethersole, Leicester 26, he was appointed one of the ing over of the moorings by the
Rebels Left. shire. Owing to the state of hir aaofficial members of the Legisla-Government "would incur a The loyalist troops are hotly health, which was by no meansive Council, and immediately considerable expenditure by the parsning the rebel leader De robust in his earlier days, Mr fterwards His Excellency the Colony and stesen anaual charge Wet and twenty-five men, who Howelt was educated mai Governor appointed him to
are all that now remain of his pon the shipping." ly by private tutora,
100 of the two Beats for
Speaking with regard to the cammando. the age of seventeen, inofficial members on the Execu-
German charities, grank he joined the Peninsular and ive Connoil. In addition to bold. Hewett gaid that 89 Oriental service at their head oficing these offices. Mr. Hewett was 3000
possible, in London, and, two years later for many yeara a member of the should be taken to change the came to Hongkong. That woule Sanitary Board and in 1904 he names and etals and that the be about 1880. He acted as agent, vas chosen by the Government to charities should, once and for all, Au Excuse Which Would Not Do, for the Company in Shanghai for et as chairman to the Commie becomes those of Hongkong and Anandiant-looking revolver and seven years, st Tokohama for twon appointed to enquire into the oot of the Lutheran missionaries. a long, rusty kaile, were produced years and at Kobe for six months, ministrations of the Public
The following biographical in Court this morning, when a For the remainder of
bi Health and Buildings regulations.details are taken fron "Who's Chinesa was charged before Mr.
Mr. Hewett's dotivo interest in Whos"- service with the Company be
Lindaelf with being in unlawfel www at Hongkong and had that concerned the Ociony was Hewett, Edbert Ansgar, C.MG. possession of the weapons. He the superintendence of the whole nabated to the very last; and, 1912, F.R.G.S; Saperintendent waa Aladaharged with being of the Company' trafho in the Fabaly a week or so ago, at the of P. and O. 8. N. Company, found on precises for so unlaw
Licensing Sessions, be spoke Hongkong; J. P. Waofficial memfal purpose. forcibly on certain disputed points.ber of Executive and Legis A Chinese constable said he At the last meeting of the lative Councils of Hongkong; saw the defendant sitting in a Janitary Board, he discussed the Member of Sanitary and Medical doorway at 2 am, and on saking water carriage system at some Boards; Obairman of Hongkong him what be was doing he said will be held in the Council Cham. put for the current month is Their cass upon that main point- atural result he was a cloa ength. He pointed out, among General Chamber of Commerce; he was only sitting there to rest. follower of public affire. Ether things, that, despite tho. 5 Sept. 1880; 2ad s. of Sir Witness sitempted to search the was a member of the Shang
tra money which the Board had. I. B. Howell, 3rd. Bart. m. defendant, and a fight ensued. hai Municipal Council for fon pent, there was still a shoriage 1893, Ruth Jeannette, fd 1912), A plain clothes constable came to yeare from 1897 to 1001, occupy water owing to a mistake on 2ndd.of late Quinton M'Kadrick, witness's assistance and on search ing the chair for two years. During the part of the Government. Mr New York. Resided formerly in ing the defendent he found the the trying period of the Bore Howett was at all times frarlos Shanghai, Chins; Member Com- knife. Defendant then volunteered rising, entire confidence was re- a bis oriticism of the sathorities mittee of Shanghai Chamber of the statement that he had a small posed in him by the whole com nd, whether at the Sanitary Commerce; Member of Municipal firearm wrapped in cloth and munity and he achieved a big Board
in or the Legie Council, 1897-1901; Chairman, hidden in a steam roller which reputation as an organiser and ative Council,. administrator. Throughout the horoughly outspoken and show Commerce
was 1900-1901; represented Chamberof was close by, HOT whole of that anxious period hd that be realised, as few of his Pesce Protocol, 1901,
at Peking when Defendant's story was that the
was weapons were useless, and he had From one Jane Howard for al made extensive preparatione for predecessors and contemporaries drawn up in order to discuss brought them on shore for his Restaurant Adjunct Licenos to the defence of the
town. have done, the necessity for an Conservancy of Shanghai River; younger, brother to be repaired, sell by retail intoxicating liquor The fleet had sailed nort Caoficial Member's confronting Chairman of Commission ap. He did not know that to carry on the premises. No. 16 Des Voeux and there were about twelve the Government on points that pointed by Governor of Hong- such things in Hongkong was Road Central ander she sign thousand whites and half a milonoarn the ratepayers' welfare' kong to consider the Pablis illegal, song offe lion Chiness ander bis obarge One of his most recent speeches Health and Bailding. Ordinance,
Mr. Lindeell said that an armad From one Donald M. Goodall As Civil Commandant of thing that delivered in Council on 1906-7 holds China War medal, robbery seemed to be defendant's for a Restaurant Adjunct License Volunteers, he enrolled the the introduction of the Colony 1000; 3rd Class Iron Orose of game, it pups to sell
to... soll - by retail intoxiosting Noti and 2001 Badget. He then, agreed that Austria 4th Class Sacred Trea had force of twelve hundrechie was a moment when rigid sure of Japan; Knight of Orange premises defendant was sentenced Des Voeux Road Central under For being found on anclosed liquors on the premises No. 14 mrn under sime. Ele orgaconomy should be practis Nageen of Holland.
Wiseman Biced the first company of Japan at the same time
Page to three months hard labour, and the sigh "Cafe one volunteers that had over heer fiscussing the suspension of the morrow, passing the Monument Aned 100 of aiz weeks hard 12th, November, 1815, is hereby The faneral takes place to for carrying the firearm he was Notification No. 8. 270 of the rafeed outside of Japan, and the work in connection with the
as about 5 p.m.
cancelled. Labourat
A
Esst, from Feneng ta Yokohama. Naturally, after such a long stay in the East, all his interest
was sagaged and de
centred round the place where
be
able-bodied men
he
to
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staps CARRYING A FIREARM.
The only persons entitled to vote at the Election are the Jus-P. tices of the Rasce.
The election will be conduct ed in accordsEce with the Rules published in the Government Gazette dated 7th January 1910,
Voting will commence at 4 pm..and continue until 6 p.m. when the ballot box will be closed."
The Board comprises two ficial members appointed by the Governor, two unofficial members similarly appointed, two members elected by the Justices of the Peace, and a Secretary appointed by the Governor,
Yesterday's Gossite. Extra ordinary also contained the following meeting of the Licensing Board
•
It is hereby notified that a
ber at 2.30 p.m. on Monday, the 8th day of December, 1915, for the purpose of considering the following applications under the Liquora Consolidation Ordinance, 1911, vix.:-
From one J. Witchell for a Publican's Licence to sell by re tail intoxicating liquors on the premises No. 5 Des Voeux Road Central under the sign “King Edward Hotel."
* Alexandra Cafe!!.
Received November 23. Assistance has been soat to the and 0. liner Baleotte, ashore two miles south of Raasdadares, ia the Galf of Suez.
Later.
The Salsatte has been refloated and is undamaged.
1
Later
The Silsette is now proceeding {to Adan.
THE PEMBROKESHIRE.
Arrives at Las Palmas,
Received November 25,
The .s. Pembrokeshira has been refloated and has arrived at
Las Palmas MAY MAKIN
LANGKAT OUTPUT. Messre, Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat out
follows:-
Nov.
2
14
161:
Tons 185
182
176
168
157
180"
175
151 172
30
11
J
156.
12
160
13
168
14
159
151
16
150
19
11
17
137
18
148
179
-169
152
17
·169
23
148
Total to 23rd fast,' (3,68) Daily average 180.004
Mr. Jenkin proceeded to speak on the evidenos given with regard to the Ya Tai shop, mying that three elders of the village had sworn that the shop existed for the last 13 years and still exists, In conclusion, Mr. Jenkin suggested that, after reviswing all the evidence very carefully, he thought their Lordships would come to the conclusion that the fact that the fugitive was a rob ber and murderer was proved.
.1
OKUS
that
Mr. Sharpe, K,C., opened bis address for the Orown by saying: that before. he addressed their Lordships on the many points of law arising in the he wished to the Orown did not seek to unduly press the case against the fugitive bat at the same time, the Crown, after most careful consideration of all the evidence, thought that their Tord tape ought to uphold
committal by the magistrate, wasthat in the magistrate'sopinion there was sufficient evidence to justify committal➡that was to say, a case to be tried, and they submitted that that being so, their Lordships could not review bis decision. Be was going to ask them to consider a few as560 which
showed the extent and limitations of that Court eitting as it was under. Habeas Corpus in sn notion of extradition. Unless their Lordships were able to find that there was not enough evid- ence to justify his decision to commit, they could not review his decision.
The Pipe Fand. We have received, too late for publication in to-day'a inaony lengthy acknowledgment of the contributions to the Fund for pro viding pipes for woldiers in the
trancha