THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
EXTRA
HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1916.
TELEGRAMS.
LATEST AIR RAID DETAILS.
[Reater's Service to The "Telegraph."}
September 3, 3.20 p.m. Reports so far received regarding the air raid indicate that the damage and loss of life are not hervy, considering the number of airabipa engaged.
A great number of bombs was dropped in eastern and south- eastern counties, but a large proportion fell into the ses or in lonely. countrysides.
ALLIED DEMANDS ON GREECE.
September 3, 6,05 p.m.
Reuter's correspondent at Athens 'states that the British and French Ministers last evening presented a joint Note to the Greek Government, demanding Allied control of the Posts and Telegraphs, including wirelem, on the ground that these are being used to convey information to the enemy; the expulsion of enemy bribery snd espionage agente, and the taking of necessary messures against their Greek accomplices.
It is understood that Greece does not object tɔ an soceptance of the demands.
DAY BY DAY.
The Colony's Health.
ALLEGED FORGED NOTES.
During the past week there A case came before Mr. J. R have been six cases of enteric Wood, at the Police Court this faver notified, five of which were morning, in which a Chiness was fatal. There were also one fatal charged with having in his pos occurrence of email por and one session 220 forged Kweogeni
of cholers. One of the sufferere notes. He was also charged with -- from enteric was a Britisher; all having them and knowing they the others Chinese.
were forgeries and also with at- tempting to pass them.
Alleged Kidnapping.
A Chinese was charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police Court this afternoon, with kid-
Chief Detective Inspector Mari- napping a boy of 12 years. Mr. hundred of the notes, which were of on said the defendant sold one Griat dolended. Defendant stated the value of $5 each, for $400 in that he was employed at a mutton Hongkong notes. The other 120 stall, and he was sitting on a seat were found in bis possession when when a policeman and a small the defendant was searched at the boy came along. The lokong Police Station, as was also the asked the boy if he (defendant) $400 be obtained. Defendant
was the man who had decoyed passed the notes off on a shop- him. The boy replied that he was keeper at 326, Des Voeux Road Be (defendant) had never seen the bay in his life before. The
Central. case was adjourned,
Oplum Divan.
The Inspector added that the bead office of the bank on which
A Chinese was charged before the forged notes had been made Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the payable was at Wachow, and Police Court this afternoon, with there was no branch at Hongkong. keeping an opium divan at 145. It would take about a week to get Qasen's Road West. Mr. A. M. witnesses.
Proton defended. An informer Defendant denied the charges, stated that bue WLE given and a remand for a week was 30 cents marked money to go to ordered.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
the house and bay opiam. When he got there he tendered the money, and was given in exchange a pot of prepared opium. Witness lay down and smoked the opium which had been given to him. Defendant said he had nothing to do with it, and although be knew there was an opium divan thers, he had no interest in it, except to MALWA with the Hongkong Mail of the The P. & O. Homeward Mail Steamer. smoke opiam. In closing the 28th July, arrived at Marseilles on Thurs- case, His Worship said he had ne day, the alat ultimo.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS.
doabs that this was "a pat-up The P. & C. Cutward Mail Steamer job" on the part of the informers 18th sitime, arrived at Port Bald on MOREA with the London Mall of the Defendant would be discharged. Saturday, the 2nd instant,