TELEGRAMS.
THE BERGEN FIRE
Terrible Damare.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916.
CHINESE EDITOR CHARGED.
BRITISH EXCHEQUER
A. Serious Cass at the Getmizał Sessions
At the Criminal Sessions this
(Beuter's Service to the "Telegraph morning, before the Chief Justice;
Sir William Baes Davies, the atfeditor-müager of the Shi Po, a Hongkong vernacular newspaper, a charged with publishing matter likely to excite tumult and
London, Received January 18, Beater's correspondent Christianis says that the demage caused by the fire at Bergen is now estimated to be over five and
a half millions sterling. Four carest in China. The charge was hundred value properties" have taken under the Special Local
Ode perished | Ordinance. been destroyed. and some have been infared. Clothes, blankets and provisions. are arriving for the refugees.
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
THE BERGEN FIRE.
Relief Measures Begun,
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London Received, January 17.
Details of the Ere at Bergen
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Mr. Orme, for the Crown, pro-ship of persons neither domiciled secuted, and defendant, who was nor ordinarily residents in the art represented, - pleaded not United Kingdom. guilty.
In opening the case, Mr. Orme said that in the issue of the Sai Pa on November 5 and 11, 1915, there
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*ppeared two paragraphs which HONGKONG TRAMWAY read to this eft:-"Why should we fear to execate him on the r ecution platform of Louis XIV ?",) and sgala:—"is the man at S
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from Christiania, owing to to prohibit any publication in the This Year:
telegraph breakdown. The war
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The following is the approxi male statement of Traffic B-ceipts
The draw for the first round in for the week ending January 15, 1916-
A Government Gazette Extra-in connection with the Boogkong the Challenge Shield Competition Receipta Aggregate dinary pablished to daraya Football Association took place It is hereby notified for general last evening at a meeting of re- for week. Receipts
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19,207 Edition, which was previously the result:- 1,648 2329 excluded, bas een added to the seran cxdes already authorised and may be used ander the same conditions with the following ex ceptions, viz, it is not at present admitted in telegrams exchanged with or in trait through the character or about his honesty or dishonesty. In the cue of Napon telegrams exchanged between Argentine Republic or Brazil or
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wolty of matter calculated to Last Year ship Eidswold has left for Bergencite disasion in China. The Increase: with provisions and clothes for the destimate. The Government Femaity, be might point out, was providing sazar and ere, and $500 fue or two years' impri engineers have left in order to build sheds King Heaken and the Ministers for War have alre left for Bergen.
LORD CHELM FORD.
Acother Pr-ss Tribute.
London Reserved. January 17
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Mr. O me, continuing, said that in the article it was sug --ted that there was no objection by the people should not hang a myn'e bead co a tai paks that might caue persons to find an abeat the year 1803 there was a ma-p way to get out of a difficulty-all and we mde peace with
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tru ca the moral loo-enere malerfections apon the charao POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. A. A. Wilson The Morning Post -- a of the cler of a foreigner of Napoleon and he was charg Governor who has bees through country. There was ample pre-ed with libel upon the ruler of a a copatitational crisis like that of cent in our law and in our neighbouring country. That case,
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ministrative experience is beyoading countries." Daverly a person less day to Napoleon Bonaparte Exemption from duty will be that of Lord Mayo, who had angerslet any moral badness or than we have at the present time permitted only on the Certificate barely any when Lord escons-tached any stigma to a person to the Raler of the friendly of Surgeon Superintendent Jor-Alleged Molestation of a Tenant.
An application was made be-||A5531 feld beckoned him to the Viceroy with whom the people of a neigeccntry. Counsel suggested that can, who will examine Police alty but who made, nevertheless, bearing friendly country owed the articles in question were Reservists at his Consulting fore Mr. Eazeland this marving. one of the best Governor-General qualified allegiance, it had the calculated to degrade, revile, and Room from 2pm to 5 pm daily by a Chinese, for the ejectment of that Indis has ever known... All fees of lowering the stability of defame Yuan Shib-kai, the ruler of except on Saturday and Sundays a woman from a tenement, bat A1458 Lord Chelmsford's countrymen that country, and in that way the a neighbouring friendly country.
Men requiring certificates must Mr. Gardiner, who appeared for will wish him well when, after bonds of order were relaxed and The Chief Justice asked bain Forma from Inspectors the defence, said that the plaintiff too brief & visit to England, be the forces of this order were recounsel to point out the inuendoes Lammert, Sirdar Khan, Alves, had no title to the property and goes out to take up the great re leased. These articles in the which could be drawn from the or J. M. Wong. In their absence had given a pame that was not sponsibilities and heavy labours Shi Po appeared at a time articles, as in the case of a libel Forms may be obtained from the his own. His had best before the A5525 of his new cffce Their best when there were sparks which it it was cotneccsary to specifically.Lor DSP, to whom alo the Secretary for Chinees Affairs and guarantee of his success is that was easy to fan into a flame of mention names.
members of the Staff shoald half the solicitors in the Colony. thows who know him most in-insurrection and unrest.
He was not on the register eTSI.. Counsel, in dealing with the apply.
All current certificates will be timately are the most conflent.
Counsel cited a case from a articles separately, and pointing
His Worship: Is he molesting cancelled in his capacity to rise to its volume on State Trials in one of out the intendcre, said that the regarded as
your client? which a prisoner was indicted for prisoner was entitled to criticise January 19th.
belling the Emperor of Russia, the policy of the Governmeat but In his article the printer stated was not entitled to criticise the ASSAULTED EY "BOY. that the Emperor of Russia is character and morale of a ruler as
endering himself obnoxious to he did when be suggested in one, January 20th., at 5.30 p.m. A Servant's Insoleat Behaviour is abjecks by racions acts of of his articles that the man is a
tyranny and making himself traitor". Referring to the revolu Charles McKay, of 32, Shaaki-ridiculous in the eyes of Europe [tion of 1911. the prisoner 808
# bis inconsistency. wan Road, employed at the Tai- by
Com-gested that Yuan Shih-kai was koo Ducka, was summoned by menting on this, Mr. Orme said something of a trimmer and Lam Cho, his cook-boy, before m was s high standard of that he intimidated the Tsing Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court decency which required printers Government and that he thus
Parades. this morning, for Basalt on and publishers not to reflect succeeded to the position of
Wednesday January 19th. No. January 11. There was a cross on the characters or the dcings President. Another artick 2 Company and all Recruits. ofs neighbouring ruler. The dealing with events in 1913
thereof The cook boy stated that he printer in the cited case was found suggested that Yuan Shih-kai had
Thursday January 20th, Parade
At 12. 12 p.m. yesterday a fire had permission to go out and as guilty and if that was taken as a taken advantage of the opinions of No. 1. Company cancelled.
broke out on the second four ef he was returning the defendant standard by which to judge what of a certain section to forces re-
Friday January 21st. No. 32, Elgin Street, the house being strack him, saying that, com- was libellous on a foreign ruler, bellion. When prisoner in an and 4 Companies.
completely gutted. The house plainant had gone out without there should be no trouble in other paragraph said there were
Musketry Part. II,
was owned by a Chinese livingat permission.
holding that the articles in the four hundred million men to fight Sunday January 23rd- All 12, Castle Road, and was insured Mr. McKay said that when he Shi Po were a serious reflection one man there was no doubt es PCs who passed art I will at with the Tang On Company for returned home from work he dis-(on a neighbouring ruler of a who the single man waa. The tend the Range Nos. 3 and 4 $3,000. The ground floor was used covered that the boy was not in friendly power. The Ordinance prisoner also suggested that the Platoons will leave Blake Pier at as a firewood store and the damage the house. He made enquiries and under which that case came wa man's head be hung on the tas9.0 x.m., and Noa. I and 2 at 10 to this part of the property is was informed that the boy bad passed for the express purpose of pak Counsel commented that, pm. Uniform, with either Caps estimated at $1,500, which is gone to Hongkong to see some preventing people of the Colony whatever it meant, it was soms or Helmets.
covered by a policy for $1,200 friende. He came back at 5.30 and from embarassing the Govara- very effective means of dealing
with the was under the influence of drink.ment or ruler of a righbour-with a person whose identity was
Hongkong Fire In surance Company. When asked why he had left with- ing country, by printing such well-known. It might be a meta
The first, second and third put permission, he made no reply matter as the prisoner was acons-phorical expression to place
floors were occupied by seTOS bat stood in the dining room eased of. Counsel cited another the bead on high so that
Members are reminded that families, who estimate their losses ing seeds and-epitting the husks case respecting an editor in the everybody might see it. These they have Police authority wheat $1,570; these are not covered on the floor. When told to go to time of Napoleon Bonaparte. At articles appeared in ather in uniform or mafti, and that by insurance
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Band. Friday January 21kk-Prac- tice & pin. B
Armlets.
FIRE IN ELGIN STREET.
Over Two Thousand Dollars Damage.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED.
the cook house, be got angry and that time, said counsel, Napoleon | Colony which is a neighbour to they must exercise game on the The total damage is estimated strack witness in the eye. Wit had risen in times of particular the friendly nation of Chins and occasion of any fire, accident, at $2,570. The origin of the fire ness strack back in self-defence stress and trouble in France to they appeared not in ordinary or other wrious occurrence. But is unknowa Witness injured eye was the result become her Emperor; and he times bat at a time when the when în mcfti they will necessari- of the blow..
was therefore in a very similar sparks might at any moment burat ly be treated as civilians at fires, The boy denied this story. position to Yan Shib-kai, who into flims. In these times there accidents, do,, by Police on daty His Worship said he would now found himself Baler of is an extra responsibility on those unless the wearazalets. A fresh dismiss the summons against China, and, having rescued the bo print and publish newspapers [issue of armlete wil: shortly be Mr. McKay with a caution. Mr country from a situation of grave in any part of the British Empire. made to new membe.. McKay ought to have had the disorder, like Napoleon, Yuan Counsel concluded that it was no toy aricated at once, and he (Mr. | Shih-kai was still in danger of excuse for a prister and publish Hazeland) would have dealt with having again to face the forces of er to say that unfortunately for
The Hon. C.SP. has ordered him severely because he thought disorder. For that reason he was him at the time of the publication the boy had treated Mr. McKsy more deserving of the proof his articles a neighbouring the appointment of P.-c. D. J. most disgracefully. The boy tection of the press in any country was having trouble or a Mackensie, with 24 years regulir would be fined $15, or a month's insinuations which might neighbouring raler was being Police and Volunteer service, to
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