DUTCHMAN FINED.
Photographs of Fortifications.
V. Van Cinerbergen, a Dutch man, was sharged on remand, before Mr. F. A. Hoseland at the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
EXTRA
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Volunteer orders issued to-day by Lisa-Col. Chapman V. D., state
Jointed.
Gr. K. M. Fetterly having join. ed is allotted Corps No 2024 and
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VIA ENGLAND.
1916,
DAY BY DAY,
Fireworks at the Bella View.
Baders are remindet that dis-
An indif-rently dressed person dropped into a small saloon in ons of the New England towosplay of fireworks takes place at where munitione are just now be Belle View Hotel to-night. ing-turned out ja large qu atitine for the Allies, and sold the pro-
like to open an account for liquid refreshment, the same to be din charged on Saturday night after he had been paid of.
Rubber Dividend. The Tabung Bubber and Tapio,
THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE REPUBLIC.
A Sight Dispute.
T-lay the Chinese
the most part, szą decorated with
Polics Court this morning, with posted to No 1. Station Artillery | prietor, a Germin, that he would Estate, Limited, declared sa flige in" commemoration; of the
taking photographs of the fortifications at Lyemun Pass,
Battery.
Pie. D. G. Steven having join ed is allotted Corps No 2025 and posted to Scouts Company.
Pie. C. Hodgson having joined is allotted Corps No. 2026 and posted to Senate Company. :
Mr. E. G. Carpenter, raid he was s pasverger on board the sa, Empress of Japan, which arrived in Hongkong about 9am. Foter day, Defendant was also a passenger on the ship. Abou
No. 1570 Pie C. Rodrigues is seven o'clock, upon entering the transferred from Right Section Harbour at Lyemun Pais, witness. G. Co. to Hongkong Pulica Was on the same deck as delen Reserve from 15. 9.16. dant at the time, Witness
Transfer,
Musketry.
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The owner shook his head in dierent,
I'm sorry"; paid the stranger. There wouldn't be any trouble about you getting your money I'm getting good wagenover where I work. We're turning out ebells for the Germans.”
The saloon man's manner be- noticed that be bad Reference Corpe Order No. 8 came instantly genial. He not camera resting on the rail pointing of 15th inst. trained men only consented to giving the towards south, presumably taking only will fire Pt. 1. on Satur other credit, but insisted upon photographs. He did not a day 23rd inst at 2.30 pm. his taking a couple of beers an defendant release the shutter. All recruits who have not a the hours, then sad there. The camera wis covered by already completed Pt. 1. this year "Tell me", he asked in a con- defendant's body. Upon arrival will fire on Sooday 24th inst. at|fidential tone, after the second in Hongkong, witnema was asked 9.00 a.m., and O. 0. Coya, will round had been served,
"how by the purser of the ship to point detail a sufficient number of N. C. you get them shelle over to the out defendant, which he did. Oto supervise the recruits of their Chermans, eh?" Witness came ashore and went up respective anits. Rauge Officer:- to his office.
Lieutenant Kennett,
camers.
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· Mucketry cards can be obtained on application at Headquarters.
the guns were distinctly visible on it. As regarded No. 4 he could not say.
Detective Sergeant Pinosit said
about 8.30 yesterday he boarded the a.5. Empress of Japan on arrival and saw the defendant. In reply to 6 question he handed over a roll of films and one Witness allowed him to go ashore to the Hongkong Hotel. His Worship-Would you say About 12 noon on the same day that No. 4 was a photograph of s he (Witness), received instruc fortification ?-You. I would like. tions to arrest defendant, which to add that it must be obvious to. he did. Tas films which defend anyone taking photographs that him had since the guns were plainly visible ant gave to been developed, and the six from the ship coming in. Witness photographs (produced) were did not know that he could say the proofe. Capisin Litt anything more on oath. would speak at to the His Worship-It must be on photographs. Defendant made a oath. statement after being duly csak- ioned which read:"I did not know there were any forts there. I simply took pictures. Thore "were no notions on the ship say- ing the taking of photographe was forbidden."
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The other man put his emptied schooner upon the bar and edged towards the door.
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"Ob, it ain't no secret, said;
we jast ship 'em across to the English and they shoot 'em
over,"
CORRESPONDENCE.
(The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the Hongkong Telegraph"]
U. S. POLITICS.
Telegraph.)
Bia Worship, addressing de- (To the Editor of the Hongkong fendant, asid" that he could either make a statement where he was or go into the witness box and make his etatement on oath.
in
the
bad
interim dividend of 50 cents, establishment of the Republic in
1911. | Oa Thursday, we are inform ad, (Shanghai Currency).
a meeting was held at the Chinoce
A Big Theft.
The occapeats of 231, Wing Chamber of Commeros, at which Lok Strest have reported to the it was proposed to observe the Police that some person liss stolen anniversary on October 10 gest. from a safe, by means of a This motion was strongly con- duplicate key, the sum of $3,100. demned by the Nam Pak Bong and by the Bankers' Califor nian Mephants', Bios and Stesita Guilds, and others, game of which wubsequently held meetings în support of the anniversary" be- ing kept to-day the 19th of the
Film Fire.
The Fire Brigade last night received a call to a house at 109, De Voux Road West, where a fire had broken out in a box of
were ex-
films. The famos |tinguished by the inmates, and when the Brigade arrived the fre had been got under.
Commanded H.M.S. Algerlae.
Rear-Admiral E. Nugent, who was promoted to flig rank on Ist alt, and retired the fallowing day, has been appointed a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve." Ele commanded the sloop Algerine so long is the reserve st Hong kong for some years on the Pacific Station.
A Prisoner in Germany.
News has just been received in the Colony that Mr. G. Witchell, youngest son of Mr. J. Witchell manager of the King Edward Hotel, who joined the 18th Middlesex Regiment at the be ginning of the war, is st present
prisoner in Germany.
Export Prosecution.
At the Police Court this morn=" ing, before Mr. Wood, a Chinese was charged with attempting to export, without a permit, two motor head lights, aïx liga of ear- bide, and accessories to Maoso. Inspector Kent said the goods ware valued at about $25 (gold),
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8th Moon.
"OUR
DAY."
Fete and Concert in Hongkong.
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As the result of a letter from
Lord Landsdowne, President of British Red Cross Bociety and Superior of the Order of St. John {of Jerausiem, a special appeal for faude is being made throughout the Empire on October 19 which to be known as "Our Day."
is
la Hongkong it is proposed to make the day "Boss Day and to hold « Fete and concert in sha afternoon and evening.
Fall details will be published later and a special appeal for sarmaked subscriptions "will be made over a period prevading the
Day
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HOW TO DEAL WITH WAR PROFITS,
A Note of Warning.
Sir, Your deduction that the Republican success in the Maine Dafendant elected to stay where elections reflects the growth of an he was. He went on to say that anti-Wilson sentiment, does not Captain Wm. Geo. List, yesterday morning, when the boat seem to be borne out by an His Worship inflicted a fine of Provost Marshal, said the first was coming in, he made four pic-analysis of past figures. Maine $100 and ordered that the goode |
The Jiji advises those Japanese photograph was of a steamer to cares
Elsrbour.is classed as a rock ribbed Keshould be confiscated.
manufacturers, whippers, and which he did not attach any im- Nos. 1 and 2, those of the publican state, and since the state
(others who, in consequenos of the portance. There was no import-steamships-be
taken elections are held two mouths Pire at Naval Theatre. ance, in No. 2, which was also of at Shanghai, and Nos. 3, 4, 5 and before the Presidential efections,
Last night, at about 10.50 there war, have reaped and are resping seteamer. The third photograph 6 he had taken in Hongkong. On the Republicans have inaugurat was a fire at the theatre of the profits out of all prop
their usual earnings was of Taikoo Dock, and he did one of the photographe he knewed a phisse, decrent in America, Royal Naval Canteen, through an
|provision: for thô not attach any importanos to it. he was taking a barracks on "As Maine goes, so gose the electric wire fusing and setting mast come The fourth was of Lyemuo, with Lyemun becaus. someone on country". But from 1868 until fire to the flooring. The Fire after the regard to which the military Coard told him so, sad on the 1912, Maine has gone Republican Brigade were quickly on the They should a anthorities did not really think it same picture he thought he saw every year except 1912, (when essens and the conflagration was their capital and incre Wine to say one way or another two guns, but he was not quite the Republican vote was put out before any serious damage whether it was of importance or sare, Several officers were on split) yet Oleveland, Dawas done. The theatre is insured. **rves, so as to enable themselv
to side over the dimonision that deck at the time walking up mocrat, was elected in 1884,
ars sure to occur. Not only will sad down and no-one told him and again in 1892, and in 1876
¡the demand for their manofso- that what he was doing was Samuel J.. Tilden, a. Democrat, At the Police Court this mora tares decrease, but they will have forbidden. There was no notion received plurality of 250,000 ing, before Mr. J. E.. Wood, to turn out low-priced articles whatever on the boat showing votes, but there being a dispate Chinese were charged with
with materials stocked during the that taking pictures was
over the electoral votes of several attempting to export, a sin of
war time, when prices were com allowed. He had nothing more states, the matter was referred biscuits by the Sai Pin Tai, to
paratively high. They should to say.
by Congress to an electoral com Macso without a permit. Dstend therefore cut down their dividends Bis Worebip asked Captain Litt mission composed of sight ant said the biscuits had come as much as posible and lay" to give his view of the case, and Republicans and seren Demo- down from Shangbai and were something for a rainy day. the latter replied that, as he had crate, which by a strict party vote "cumshaw." In the case of the should make adequate pro said before, the military authorwarded 186 electoral votes to firat defendant a fine of $20 was for the permanent basalt of the
Hayes and 184 to Tilden. This imposed and the other was fined operativos, and not content te proves that the Maine resulta do $1. not indicate the country's senti- ment.
not,
Bis Worship:-The films will not be given back to defendant? Witness: If the Military authorities were to say that it was an important position or was not it would inform the defendant.
Photograph five is a photograph of Kowloon showing-
His Worship:-Do you attach any importance to it ?-No. The next photograph is one of Lyeman again, and I repeat what I said regarding the other one.
His Worship:The defendant is under a criminal charge, The Ordinance lays down. that "Sketches and photographs of batteries, field works, and forti fications must not be taken.
not
The election of a Governor in Maine depends upon local issues. In 1908, the Democratic candidate for President received 35,403
Biscuits as Cumshaw.
Sunk in a Squall.
ities considered that it was in the public interest to stop this
| selves with granting war bonu kind of thing. They considered
To those who bayarankan also that it was not in the public. interest to say whether they con-
balpars in the condest o The master of fishing jank basinesses. Arrangements sho sidered these photographe were
No. 2478 H O., of 995 picule, hus be made by which the of serious importance or not; in
reported to the Police that, while if they are wins and fest, the more serious they were
E. Ko Chan, on the 13th inst, enough to beneat themselve the greater the attention
voles while the candidate for equall sprang up and the boat the system, can soqning shaken in Witness: I should not like to which would be paid by the Governor received 66,075. In capsized. Two women, two girls, the capital of their employ aay more than I have done from military authorities to that point the same elections, the Republican and a boy were drowned, and the This is a suggestion that is of the the point of the view of the milit- of view. The military authorities candidate for Governor received remainder of the crew, numbering atmost importance in yo ary authorities. The photographs did strongly object to the taking 73,728 votes while the candidate 16, were picked up by three country like Japan,--young were taken, from a position where of photographs in places where for President received 66,987 jacks who went totheir assistance, industrial sense. two guus were plainly visible to there were gons and where the In 1910, Democratic Governor Cheating the Post Office. anyone going past.
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His Worship:-Would you say that these photographs were of a battery ?—No, I would say that gans would be visible in both these places,~ .
fact must be obvious to everyone received a plurality of 3,295. Io As the Polios · Court. this
An Australisa Battle-Plann.
else. They held rather a serione 1914, a Dynooratio Governor was morning, before Mr. J. B. Wood, - Mr, 0. Alma Baker sanoï view of the matter and though elected.
Chiness was charged with that Mr. Sidney Kidaső, they did not ask for imprison.
The fact, that Hughes was bringing into the Colony seven oralist kas contributed" ment, yet they asked that a sub quoted as a 2 to 1 favourite im-Leitors which had not been armoured fighting battle stantial or serious fine be inmediately after his nomination, through the General Post Office, at a cost of £2,700. T His Worship: They are there? Boted.
and that the odds have dropped Dalandant said they had been has been cabled to li -Yes, and they would be visible His Worship said he regarded to 10 to 7 since the Maine resnite, given to him by his clansmen to England, London, to to anyone passing. They are it as a serious offence, and he deseems to indicate that the senti carry for his mother, His Wor the Secretary to the
cided three years ago that adopt- Witness, having been given a ing mens ros was no defence, mens of a country is veering to ships told defendant be mus The bastle plane will
Wilson.
wend all his letters through the name, “ Bouth Austral magnifying glass by Detective Defendant would be fined $250,
poet, and inflicted a Ame 01 $1 The Sidney Kidmar Bergeant Fincott, looked at print or, in default, three months' im-
for each letter. No.6through it, and repeated that-prisonment.
visible on both these.
Yours etc., A DEMOCRAT. Hongkong, Sept. 16, 1918.