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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1916.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS. THE CANTON SITUATION. CHINA'S MONEY TRIALS. Meanwhile the Bank of China LIABILITY FOR PILOTS.
Inote imce is mounting up by lampe and beande and the silver An Unexpected Development. The Expensiveness of Revolution, the open market the discount { reserve is not increasing at all. In
Powles v. The Eastern and Peking, Sept. 2-The local small quantity, but I know that
may only be 5 per cent. for a Australian Steamship Co., Ltd. prees daily reports meetings some of the foreign banku take between representatives of the batches of them at 15 per cent,
Further Cases To-day.
b. $760.00.
8. $136.00, b. $ 128 30.
The second day of the Septem ber Criminal Sessions opened at
It will be seen from car car respondent's alstement thi
Not Wanted Here.
b. $ b. $
13100,
Davies) this morning..
Cements." b. $
H.K. Tramwaye. 8. $
74.00. 9 90. 7.30.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- "Hongkong arily those of the
Telegraph"]
"SATURDAY'S BOXING.
The first case taken was that in which Wong Kem was charged with stealings pot of opium with violence from Yeung Kun in Hollywood Road on August 17,
Mr. G. H. Wakeman (Crows Solicitor) prossouted and prisoner was undefended.
(To the Editor of the Hongkongbos, in whose face he threw the
Telegraph.)
pepper and from whom he stole.
W. B. A. LEWIS, Lieut 4th. R.S.DI.
Latest Local Gifts.
Prisoners Accuse Each Other.
The next case taken was that The Hon. Mr. E R. He lifz in which two men named Bin Ilon. Secretary of the War Charialing, alias Aban Fuk, and Oben fiee Commite, inferma ca that Wing were charged with stealing jewellery valued at $42 and one largestand telescope contribu -- ed by Capt. Spencer Wilde of clothing valued at $517 from 34, Jardine Matheson & Co., and one
Morrison Hill Road on August 17., The first prisoner pleaded pair of binoculars, contributed by Capt. F.J. Pouley, Manila, ure
Guilty and the second "Not pow to be added to the list of Guilty." glassos received and forwarded to he Lady Roberts Field Glass Fand.
total now mande:-Our stand telescope, eleven Bond telescopes, thirty.ir binoculars and a donation of $75.00.
The following were empanelled on the Jury Merore. A. P. Samy, G. A. B. Silve, J. D. F. Mulder, C. G. Marker, J. Mair- head, B. E. Martin, and J. C.) Barretto.
inclined
to show
himself
most
Raw fish and ebellfieb, slight ly salted fish and shellfish, and vegetables the leaves of which are aged for food. from the same localities will only The following articles coming be admitted after disinfection:
Raw fruit, and all vegetables other than those specified above.
I have, elc., (d) H. G. PARLETT, -
Consul.
Banks.
continue.
autumn coupon
BLA
Tsinpa Railway sup.
issue coupon Peban Railway Loan
coupon
Kirin-Changchun Rail. way Loan coupon ... Kirin-Changchan Rail- way Loan amortization Pehan Railway Loan (Birchal) coupon ... Peban Railway Loan (Birchal) amortization
On July 14, in Loudau, the
него
WAR
GIFTS.
Hongkong Association of Women War Workers.
At the Committee Meeting of t
Dent
the
many-tail bandages, 206 ere bandages, 4 silk shirts, 102 Verain shirts, 20 woollen aspe 14 surgical stockings, 2 onahions. The thanks of the Committee are due to Mrs. Moreo, who bas kindly sent sweets, Mrs. Bam for cards, and to Mesers, Lane Craw-- ford and Co., W. Powell and Co., their kind gifte of tin-lined ossos. Bon Ton, and Kayamally for
UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG:
The award of scholarships and
· China Sugars. b. $ 11200. the Supreme Court before the morning that Shum Chun-buen / Ministry of Finance and the bank As a matter of fact all quoted Lord Chancellor, Earl Lorebara. the above Association, held on Malabon Sagara. b. $28.00 Chief Justice (Sir. William Ross the one-time Viceroy, is atiters of the Consortium, sans the discounts are false because the Viscount Mersey, and Lord Shaw September 15, it was reported that German. Circumstantial state-notes are negotiable at all only heard appeals by the Government during the past month its different obstinate. As we go to press wements of the amount of the loss because the large holders keep of Queensland, represented by the departments hays get the folowing from its terms and its general object-
ander negotiation, the hardness of their stocks out of the market. reliable source :—
following:- appellant, from two judgments ionableness are freely published.
Another great liability hanging of the Supreme Court of Queens- Shum Chor-huen, who is The fact is that no such negotia over the head of the Chinese Gor- land of December 4 1914, in Guild-40 suits prjamas, 45 To Queen Mary's Needlework Shin Hing with a body of soldiers, tions are proceeding, and that the ernment is the payment of arreare favour of the respondents. The rests, 2 thick shirts, 38 thin shirts, 18 questioning the telegram by Chinese Government have not and bountien to the sati-manar question for decision was whether 41 night shirte, 29 surgical shirts, which Chu Hing lan the Ciril even made any overinres to the cbist troops still in being, as well the Government were liable for 2 thin pyjamas, 12 reversible bed Governor, is authorised by Peking to take over the official meals.
as the liquidation of debts incur- the alleged negligence of licensed ickets, 30 kimono bed jackets, Prieneer pleaded guilty.
Thas, there. i8. 8 possibility of
The question of a big loan of red for their maintenance. These and qualified pilote appointed 22 pillow cases, 28 prs, socks, 9 The Crown Solicitor, cudining | future trouble in the Province.
some sort, however, is one that roope cannot be dispersed until puremat to the statute in force pra. operation stockings. the facts, said this was a serious
wli have to be tackled very short- they have been satisfied, and in the colony. Chan Kwing-ming, former
To No. 27 General Hospital, Abbaɛsia :--~4,332 roller band. asse. Shortly before the seasalt, Tatub of Kwangiang, agrees to if dangerous financial trouble meanwhile they are eating their the prisoner went to a medicine submit, but he is asking for is to be averted. A glance at the heade off. Their number runs to The Hon. P. J. Ryan, K.Q.age, 228 stump bandages, 370 - shop and bought some pepper. $60,000 a month to enable him a uma foreign liabilities of the hundreds of thousande, and the (Attorney-Genaral for Queene
Chinese Government is quite 0081 of He then went out and saws small to pay off his troops.
their disbandment land), Mr. Butler Aspinall, K.O, enough to show that things are
will be many millions. Other Mr. Clauson, K O., and Mr. St working up towards a crisis. The liabilities in Connetion with John G. Moklethwait Sir, I observe that in your the opium. Those cases of com DAIREN AND CHOLERA. revenus has hitherto alone saved spectable and honest bankers and Robert Fiolay,
extraordinary vitality of the salt them include debts to say recounsel for the Government; Sir report of the boxing competition mon assaults in the street had
K.O., Mr. which took place on Saturday been getting fairly common, and
China from public bankraptay. merchants, who were forced to Sebiller, K.O., and Mr. R. A. September 18, you state that he asked that the prisoner should
Without the surpluses received lend, as well as the $3,000,000 Wright for the respondents. Ples. Benety and Cotton, of the be severely dealt with.
during the last few months Obinawing personally to Lang Ohai- 4th. K.SLI, met for the Bantam
Prisoner said he was a new-
Important Import Prohibitioas, would assuredly have defaulted kwong. It would be interesting
The actions were brought by the Championship of the Colony comer to the Colony and did
in Earope, and done her credit to know how this pillar of the Eastern and Australian Steam- This could hardly be eo, na Cotton not know the law. He was taken
great harm, But in the autumn State got three million dollars to ship Company (Limited) to (0 stone) is a feather-weight and the station and assaulted and British Consul at Dairen to His decline heavily, and a monthly The following letter from the the salt receipts are liable to
lead to anybody.
recover damages caused by the not eligible to fight for the Banmade to eign.
From a contemplation of the negligence of Government pilots. iam Championship at 8at, 4lbs.
Excellency the Governor has been surplus of $4,000,000, euch as manifold liabilities of the Chinese The same vessel, the Esstern, His Lordship, in passing sen- forwarded us for publication:- has been recorded for July and Government we tura faint-heart-was involved in both casualties. sad under.
tence of 12 moo the hard labour Youre ele. and six strokes with the "cat,"
The British Consulate, August, cannot be expected to edly towards the assets. From the She was stranded at Rockhamp said it was a very serious cffence
Dairen,
provinces comes a mere driblet, ton on August 8, 1910. and at to throw pepper in the eyes of
September 6, 1916. Leaving out all loans secured Apparently Yasn Shih-k'ai got Brisbane on January 25, 1911. Scholarships and Prize Awards, such a small boy and then sleal vious despatches on the subject of and those railway loans, like the provinces early in the year, so that charge of an assistant pilot, who Sir, In continuation of my pre-on the Customs, the Salt Gabelle, advances from some of the home On the first occasion she was in a pot of opium. When prisoner cholers at this port, I have the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Loan, the new Government which might was licensed by the Marine Board. THE FIELD GLASS FUND, id be was a new-comer to the bancar to report that the proven-secured on the revenues of the bave expected revenue from the On the second occasion she and prizes on the results of the
Colony be (bis Lordship) thought tive measures in force bave been lines, we find the following list provinces not affected by the sati had a pilot, who it would be a good thing if men farther extended by the probibiti- of payments which the Govern- monarchist upheaval, finds there ed by
W26 licens July Matriculation Examination of his class stayed away, as the tion of the import of the follow ment has to make out of its own is nothing to come for the present, and was an officer of the Marine follower
the Marine Board, at the Hongkong University is an Colony did not want them.
ing articles from the Philippine resources, between now and the It is hoped, however, that several Department at a salary of £320 A President's Scholarship has all other localities in which the Teinpu Railway Loan felands, South China, Japan, and end of the year.
provinces will be able to resume a year, voted to the Govern, been awarded to Zia I Ding, Pub- disease is prevalent :--
payment in October, but the ment by Parliament. The appoint-lic School for Chinese, Shanghai. £125,000 majority cannot do much for some ment of these pilots had been
time sa they have their own made by the Governor in Council have been awarded to:-Osa Aik King Edward VII Sobolarships 75,000 tangled affairs to straighten out, and daly gezetted. The conteu- Keoug, Anglo-Chinese Sabol, The railway revenues, usually tion of the respondents was that Penang, and Phoon Seok Wah, 125,000 a large source of income, bave the trae inference to be drawn Raffiee Institution, Singapore.
been extinguished by the
" mor-from the statutes relating to navi- Cash Prizes of $100 each have 5,000 atorium," which has resulted in gation and pilotage, and in par- been awarded to No. 80. Con the receipt of enormous quantities ticular from the fact that the Aik Keong, Anglo-Chinese School, 5,000 of inconvertible notes instead of pilots were appointed by the Penang; 77. Zia I Ding, Public cash or negotiable paper. There Government, and paid by them School for Uhinese, Shanghai; 15,000
is nothing to be got out of the out of the revenue of the colony, 73. Phoon Seok Wah, Raffles In- Railwaye until the Bank problem was that the Government were stitution. Singapore; 76. Kboo 45,000 has been solved, by the restoration engaged in carrying on the Khoon East, St. Xavier's Institn
of stability to the notes.
business of pilotage and bad tion, Penang: 71. Phoon Seck Mr. G. U. Wakeman (Crown
Total £395,000 If the provinces and the rail-undertaken the daty of aafely roo, Rofiles institution, Singapore. Solicitor) said the prisoners were
To this total then has to be ways are producing next to piloting the respondents vessel, Matriculation charged with etesling five pieces.
added a long list of liabilities is nothing, and all miscellaneous and were liable for the negli- supplementary list. The follow- Examination; of jewellery and sixty-three pieces
the shape of Treasury bills, in- revenue being of the trifling order, gence of the pilots. A Chinese woman, who was stalments of short-term debts, and except the Salt, it is indeed
ing have satisfied the of clothing from the women ac-missing from ber home
Ex- cupante of 34 and 36, Morrison Yanmati last week, has been Among the latter are
in of money due for goods supplied. difficult to see how the Central
aminers:-No. 71. Phoon Beck The contention on behalf of the Foo, Baffles Institution, Sings- The final of the Men's Doubloe was a cook boy at 48, Morrison bour by the Water Police.
Hill Road. The first prisoner found floating dead in the Haramount
large Government is going to carry on. Government was that under the pore: 73. Phoon Seck Wab, for railway rolling Hitherto the Salt has saved the statutes they, as the Government Raffles Institution, Singapore. Handicap tournament in connec- Hill Road, and the second man
stock, bank notes, battleships, Government, but it cannot be of the colony, were performing Bath passed with Honours. tion with the Hongkong Cricket was living with him at the time.
and so forth. Some of them are expected to go on fulfilling that their Executive duties relating to Club was due to be settled Inst On the morning of the 17th, the
of the kind that can be made to asefal function. Anyhow, salt safe navigation in the colony and ed a Senior Local Certificats:- The following has been award- vening and although play was servsuts of 34, Morrison Hill Road, daty of the prisoner, when he for farther orders, but others monarchist armies, or make sol of pilotage; that they were under Free School
wait, because the creditore hope sarpluses will not pay the anti- were not carrying on the basiness No. 79. Cheah Toon Lok, Pensog commenced the light proved so found a number of boxes from had found any opium, to com- cannot be deferred without rent the two Government banks, no such duty as alleged by the bad that a finish could not bwhich the articles had been taken, manicate with the Indian sergeant definite de preciation of the oredit The only hope is a loan, and the respondents and that they were supplementary list. The follow- re ched and play. had to be Subsequently all the clothing was who was on duty on the wharf, of the country.
Senior Local Examination; abandoned. The opposing pairs pawned at various pawn shops, but this be neglected to do; were F. W. Cary and N. E. Kent the pawnbrokers identifying both instead
more quickly it is arranged the not liable for the negligence of ing has passed the Senior Local (one 15/4) and J. Stiker and prisoners as the men who pawned quietly on one side and told him quirements, bat are important
be took complainant trifle compared with domestic re- Government sink.
These foreign liabilities are a less deeply in the mire will the the pilots, who were officere ad- Examination and le gaslified for Abraham (awe 3/6) and quite a them. In their statements, the that he had in his possession because they must be met mostly sakance at another Reorganiza-
mittedly daly qualified and prop. Matriculation:-No. 126. Tham good crowd assembled to witness prisoners practically socused each excess amount of opium and that with oseb, wherese art and ex-tion Loan, and expedients are not the Lordships judgment, said,
Parliament is supposed to look erly licensed and appointed. Ying Ron, Singapore. if be (the corstable) took him up pedisney may be employed in lacking for saving the country in their opinion, the Acts of Lord Loreboarn, in delivering Evidence was then given. to the Magistracy, he would be settlement of home obligations, otherwise. One worthy member Parliament did not alter the The charge against the second fined a large amount or sent to Of the last named kind 84-5, with the turn for finance put it original status of a pilot, which defendant was amended to one of prison for a long term, whereas 00,000 per month for the Peking to the local representative of a was, in effest, that he must be re-seat at St. John's Cathedral last A long set was necessitated and receiving, and Beat and Cary eventually pulled sentenced both to 18 monthe small amount the thing could pressing, for without this money ing firm, whether it would not be fessional man in discharging his recital given by Mr. Denman His Lordship if he (complainant) paid him a Administration is one of the most great American bank-note print-garded as an independent pro- night on the occasion of the organ this off by 7-5. It seemed as if hard labour.
be arranged so this some couple would finish the
that there the soldiers would riot, the police possible to utilize the $600.000,-filled duties. If it had been Fuller, A Lukong's "Squeeze. match in the second set, vo well
would be no necessity for did they start off, but their indicted on a charge of receiving merchant was in a hurry and 80, would be forced into vagrancy.
Chan Kan, an ex-lakong, was that course to be taken. The clerical staffe of the Ministries Emperor Yuan Shih-kai, rendered familiar status, it was to be any HE. The Governor and Lady would become bandits and the 000 of notes with the picture of intended to alter that old and amongst the congregation being FRUO, LR.A.M., opponents improved and by diat a bribe whilst acting in the thinking that if he paid a little of jadicions play won by 6-4. Pablic service se a lakong.
Here it is that art in neeful. Yasa could have a beard added have done it more explicitly. What slo Dreaming" (Schumann), aseless by recent developments, posed that the Legislature would May. Miss Vera Crees, in the violin It was here that the light be
he would get out of it, he handed The notes of the Bank of China to him, and his name changed to it had done was more consistent was heard to great advantage, Mr. G, N. Orme, for the over a $10 note and we going are a triumph of engraving, and Chien Lang, when doubtless she with a Crown, prosecuted, and said away to board the Bocam when they are so beautiful in the eyes notes would float like smoke. purpose-namely, to mutually agreed to abandon play that complainant was a merchant, prisoner said that that was not of the people of the north that "Snakes, yes," said the American, proper selection, a proper supply, duet for violia and voids with Mr. different and limited creating а fine impression, who, on August 10, was going on enough to meet the case and be they are willing to take them by we'll pat whiskers on him as a proper supervision, and a proper J. Dewar as the vooslist. The a trip to Carton. He left his wanted some more. Complainant the bucketful, although all know well, if you like, and call him remuneration of men to whose latter was heard for the first time house rather late in the morning then handed over another $10 note that there is a moping attsabing Abraham."-N. O. Daily News. skill life and property were com- in Hongkong, and he sang with to catch his boat-aboat 7.30, and he was allowed to go. and engaged an outside coolie to he got aboard the Honam he was so the Peking Government to them in the shape of a discount. The telegram quoted below was carry his luggage. He arrived talking to an officer and told him shovela out new notes by the received by the American Con-at the wharf at 7.45, and when he about the affair, saying be bad million with the one hand, and
mitted, whether the shipowner marked power and feeling "The sulate General, Hongkong, from
liked it or not. For that purpose Lost Chord." The volume of the Manila Observatory at 12 wens up to him and asked him if officer then told su English delicate expedients to pretend
stepped on to the wharf prisoner been very unfortunate.
they becams servants of the Go-sound was all that could be.. The with the other resorte to many
erament. For navigating ships desired, but occasionally his tone noon to-day:
The Djambi Revolt. he had any opium. He searched sergeant оп the
they remained what they were, was a little fiat. As an organist Cyclone or typhoon E. of complainant'e baggage which he persuaded or advised the
bost and that the mowping is not worth Balintang
and the duty which the State Mr. Denman Faller is too well- Channel,
moving the coolie was carrying and injured perty to get off the consideration.
News still comes to hand from or Government N.N.W. or N.
to known to need any laudable com- oned also searched complainant him- bost and show him the constable, regular sanouncements in the Sumaira papere learn that the ities, was to provide qualified impressiveness, giving the follow-
Among these expedients are there. From a Batavia source, the trus,
Djambi_regarding the revolt a shipowner, exercised, it was ment. Replayed last night a varied self. In the baggage a small Complainant did so, and, although press of the resumption of specie situation there in February was man in the terms of the sistase, ing items: Grand Choeur, (Guil by various anthor-ries of numbers with his neusl An Egg and a Half a Week. bottle of opium was found and on the eorgeant searched the con The inhabitants of Berin are the man himself was found a】stable, he could not find the Payments at the end of the ear-critical but no notios was taken but pot to take the conduct or mant}, "To the Sea" (Mandowali), now allowed an egg and a half small bottle containing opium money, but he did find on him in silver in Tientsin where the
rent month. Another is paying of reports. Owing to the tardi- management of the ship. It was Madrigal (E. Lemare), "Chaot per week on each bread ticket. pille, but the lot together were the small bottle of opium pilla zote issue is small. The oredit of action by the Government, not said that they had failed in an parolos" (Tschaikowsky), Since August 1, the general con-not more then was allowed which the merchant had left be thus established next door has the situation became intensified. that daty of providing a qualified and The Storm" (Lemmens), sumption of milk in Germany has under the ordinance. been prohibited. All the milk a while, prisoner requested him then taken to the Police Biation. Then you can walk to the distant infantry and artillery detach the appeals should be allowed, and last night's effort was in aid
After bind with him.
Prisoner a good effect in the adjacent capital. been sent from Djokis, as well se humbly advise his Majesty that the present series at the Cathedral Twenty-five armed polios have MED. Their Lordships would This was the fourth recital of available will be reserved for to come over to
the other Mr. Orme concluded by saying Temple of Agriculture and change eats. The Europeans at Mossers and judgment should be entered of the Navy League War Memorial infants and invalids. The Ger side of the wharf so that they that it was a case of “ man newspapers are forbidden would have more leisure to talk which was a very ancient custom and for one of the ones you may eafety at the fort at Moers Tebo. throughout, The respondents congregation, the Fand should to mention this latest hardship the matter over and see what and was rather common in the reosive silver, if you take your The town has been destroyed.mnas pay the comte of these substantially benefit from the a five-dollar pote for five ones, Bosnge and Bangito are now in for the appellant, with conte Faad, Jadging by the large inflicted on the German people, could be done. Be (Mr. Orme) Colony, according to the Wireless Press, might mention that it wan the
Case proceeding,
pisoo at the end of the quene (Pinang Gasetts.)
sppeals.
LAWN TENNIS.
the contest.
The opening set showed both pairs to be in really good form and matters were extremely even.
osme very Lad and it was
TYPHOON WARNING.
uther of the crime.
*
Found Drowned.
When
squeeze,"
before sunrise.
ORGAN RECITAL:
There was scarcely a vacant
secure a .08 she did also in
collection.
the