زو
SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Banks,
Up to the Minute.
$ 745.00. Douglases. b. $123.50 Indos (Def.)
a.. $ 138.50, China Sugare.. $138.00. Langkata b. T 23.00. H.K. Wharves. b. 8 84.00,
K'loon Docks.
a. $ 132.50.
b. 8 7.00.
Humphreys.
Cemeats.
b. $10.65.
H.K. Electrios. b...$
Воров.
54,50.
■. $ 35.00. 1 7.10.
BLK.Tramwaye, b.
GERMAN WAR LOAN,
Falsified Figures.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, *1916.
THE STANDARD OIL CASE, THE CINEMATOGRAPHS.
Resumption of an Important Action.
The claim for $100,000 brought against the Standard Oil Company by the Shui On Steamship Com pany of Hongkong was again be fore the Chief Jastics (Sir Wil
Court this morning.
Victoria.
During the week-and the Vistaria Theatre has been enter-
POWER OF THE KUOMINGTANG.
"PLEASE BETURN PATIENT."
Humour in a Medical Certificate,
RANGE OF THE RAIDERS.
ruthlessness early in October.
SAMPAN WOMAN'S DEATHS
Problame of 'Supplies. The Naval Correspondent of
Sequel to A Collision. the Times writes (Oct 10) :— The Case of Sum Hang-yi.
The long-foretold has at Inst Peking, Nov. 1-The case of
An enquiry was held at the taining large houses with a mosMr. Sun Hing-yi is not very
happened. The Germans have fulfilled their threat to institute Magistracy this afternoon, E intereeing programme, including edifying. That gentleman în the 7th and 8th episodes of "The
At the Police Court to-day. Hr. submarine campaign on the F. A. Hassland, into the, diroman- Bed Circle." some fresh war one of the Kuomintang nominees
sampan woman, named Ho Saain, plotares (French Troops i of the Cabinet, and his sim since aywood applied for a remand in other side of the Atlantic, and to an attending the death of a liam Rees Davies) at the Supreme /Alsace ") and a most excellent he has been in office has been to case in which a Chinese was / begin their renewal of unders:ater who was drowned in the Harbour
on October 27. Wifle picture. Victorisert himself and to show the charged, before Mr. FA
The following comprised the the spring of this year the Court part war film: "The Defence of/portant su any other of him col bicycle at Yaumati has been engaged in the destrão-iary :-Messra. L. J. Smith, W.J.
It will be remembered that in patrons are reminded that a three-old gang that he was just as im Hexeland, with recklessly riding Since Sanday morning the U 53.
tion of Allied and neutral vessels Sousa, and J. C. D'Almeida. said Haywood leagues. His first stop at the we occapied for some'consider. Verdun" will shortly be shown Ministry of the Interior was to who was knooked down was Nantucket Lightship, which in the 4.0. Shun Lee, plying boatwaen
WOMEN in the neighbourhood of the
The facts of the case are that' able
time in hearing this at this theatre. To-night there is
dismiss a large number of official owin action, which arises out of a complete change of programme great and small, and to replace ed it was broken in two or saree New York, and, according to one
¡ from a fraotarod arm; be betiam directly in the line of trafia from here and M6030, was proceeding collision between the plaintiff's the special attraction being a West River steamer, the Shiu On, very beautiful Italian film in six Those be put out may not have poss
them with his own hangers-on).
account, she is assisted by two with a sampan containing two to her wharf when she collided and the defendants' oil lighter parts: A Wife in Death."
Inspector Gerrard asid a day other boats, one of which is num-woman. The women were throw been extraordinarily well- Ruth, which took place
could he Axed for hearing next Wongmoon on January 16, 1915.
The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th qualified for their posts, but they
week. The woman could come
As was pointed out at the timeout and picked up by som koow something of their work,
launches. The captain of the The facts wore that the lighter episodes of the "The Million which most of the new comers up to the Court in a chair.
of the visit of the "
Shun Lee, seeing this, proceeded Dollar Mystery" have been
His Worship retorted that he
submarine" Dentechland to to his wharf, thinking all was nothing out of the way in one or
Dost
Bijou.
the
hospital
suffering
bered U. 61.
•
"commercial
| Ruth aapk, and that on the night screened at the Bijou Theatre/do not. In effect San Hang 31 did not like people coming to the Baltimors in July, there is right. One of the woman never
in question the Shin On was masking her aeual trip when the daring the week-end. Tomorrow bad considerably disorganised the Court in chairs. If the woman was ran into the stranded lighter, Miss Gloria Taft and Mons. Board in order to put comfortable not out of hospital already she had with the result that she was sunk Duprez will give performances at salaries in the pockets of his own better stay in until she was better.
political supporters. leo. The plaintiffs allage that this theatre. M. Dopres comes
Inspector Gerrard produced, a The higher officials dismissed medical certificate saying that the collision was dus to the Bath from the Scala Theatre, Paris;
time, and
more submarines asking the regained consciousures and died passage acron the Atlantic shortly after being taken ashore, ▼
the body being conveyed to the Provided they can encceed, in avading the patrols and escaping
public mortuary..
The master of the Shun Lee,
The closing of the German fiftb not being properly lighted at the (where he made a big hit with his are extremely indignant, and the woman was ankering from a } the other methods of accounting Capt. A. A. Birnie, said he saw
Bays in Exchange:-
war loan and the results ap nounced in the German and Swise Preas, and also in private advices from Switzerland, have been the subject of comment in financial
that sho patriotic song:-Berrez
in
Tog
| brought notions against the Min-
range") and Miss Gloria Taft from inter in the Administrative Court, fractured arm, and adding: the London Hippodrome. Mies on the ground that they could "Please return patient to Hospital
not be removed except by order as she is wearing our splints."
The case was adjourned.
Taft performed in Hongkong for
a
couple of nights last year and charmed all her beaters with her Ens ballad-singing.
Hongkong.
of the President, and that it was not within the right of the Minis tor to dismiss them on his own accoupt. The Minister refnaed to
was in the fairway of the river, The defendante deny that the lighter was not lighted or the fairway, and allege that the circles in Paris, notwithstanding plaintifs were not keeping a the absorbing pressure of the proper look-out, French loan now being actively and At the previous bearing, the patriotically supported through-question of lights was particularly is still the attraction at the Hong-Touchsafed voluminous written "The Million Dollar Mystery" appear before the Court, but out the country, with, as I have dealt with, and a judgment on this kong Theatre, and, with it, The justification of his sotion. Es siso mentioned, the honoure of a daily print was subsequently delivered, communique. A basy financier in which the Court decided Trey o' Hearts". Further episodes took up the ground that it was remarked, on bearing that the that the partly-submerged lighter of these dremas will be shown to not within the competency of the Court to judge these cases, and subscription had reached the sum was not showing the requisite: morrow.night.
that anyhow the Administrative,
of ten and a half milliarde of lights, and judgment was given
marks in round numbers, accord. for the plaintifs on that point.
HARBOUR ITEMS.
•
SINGAPORE HEALTH.
Some Facts from the Anodal Report.
water. He saw them picked up. sod, thinking they had only had immersion, proceeded to his
wharf.
for them, which have proved so
the boat some way ahead royage should be comparatively of the shore, trying to cross his coming from the direction affective on this side, the coean easy. Our own boste have made bows. He blow bis whistle several even longer tripa under their own times and went close to the junk motive power, notably a fotill■ from Canada. Some months #80, sampan. The women continued on anchorage hoping to clear the it was pointed out in these columns their course and took no police of that. but for one reason, there was his warnings and his ship struck nothing to prevent bostile sub- marines appearing off the Ameri- the women were thrown into the their "yulo," with the result that oan shores and operating in those waters. The difficulty to be The medical report for the Col. surmounted was the replenish ony for last year gives the on-
ment of stores of food, fuel, and Court had no constitutional extimated population da 776,444. ammunition. It has yet to be istenge.
Dr. Macfarlane deposed to shown that the Germans have The number of births was solved this problem. If not, their making a post-moriam examine The Court proceeded to try the hundred in excess of the previous aid should be of short duration. tion, saying death was due to The Joshin Mara brought to cases, and in due course gave ver- year, e rims of about three per
diets for the plaintiffs, ordering cent, whilst the deaths were over is reported to have said that he
Commander Rose, of the U 53, drowning. to the order of the 0.8.K. their reinstatement. The Minis-three thousand lees, or a drop of
R. J. Spink, the first officer on have got twenty or thirty milliards farther argumentabould be given. from Port Parsoval with a cargo obey the orders of the Court.birth increases were in Penang on board his vessel. Food can be corroborative evidence.
The s.a. Chingchow has arrived ter refused, and still refuses to about twelve per cent. The main had food supplies for three months the Shan Lee at the time, gare of lime-store for the Green Island Meanwhile San has displeased and Malacca and the death des shown by the records of said that at the time of the colli
carried in a very small compass, Cement Company.
the Premier, who has got the restoresee in Singapore, where the The cargo shipped from Hong of the Cabinet to agree to demand total was 2,000 less. Whilst the kong by the P. and O. steamer the expulsion of San. The Pre-Colony's birth ratio was very Rose stated that he had been 17 accept this story.
Fuel is sion her boat was anchored to a Polar exploration. another matter. Nore on the 3rd inst. included 27 mier takes the high stand that slightly higher, the death ratio
Commander junk, but his Worship did not bales of waste eilk to Manchester; San has been guilty, fret, of im- was materially lower.
daye in making the passage. It The Counselengaged in the case 402 bales of pierced cocoons, 676 proper conduct in the Ministry
The jury returned a verdict of were Mr. E... Sharp, K. C.; and packages of tea, 132 bales of raw and, second, of defying the orders in the infantile mortality rate as long to get home, the round exonerated
The slow but steady reduction will, of course, take him at least"Death by mis-adventure,” and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instracted silk, 250 bales of weste silk, 250 of the Administrativa Court. The proceeds and as usual the worst voyage ocopying, therefore, five officere from all blame.
the Captain and by Mr. Russ, of Mr. J. H. Gardin-cares of antimony regalus and fact is, however, that the Premier rate is amongst Malays, das to about the same time. The U 53 weeka. The Deutschland took
ing to the official declaration of The question of fairway was re- Graf
アウロ Rootern, Imperia!ferred to by his Lordship in the Finance Minister:
judgment, but he was of opinion
port a cargo of coal from Swatow
"Why do they not claim to
of marks while they are about it. The result would be just the same to them and to the outside world. enemy or neutral. They can write
down any figure they like. No ons beliover a word they say, not even in Germany. Why does not the German Government
frankly declare the State bank
that, as it was a mixed question of law and fact, opportunity for The hearing to-day was to bear those farther arguments.
Accompanying his Lordship on
the Bench was Commander C. W Beckwith, R.N., sitting as Neral
Авеевог.
C. E. M. 3.
treatment
The other woman in the boat
rupt 7 It would save time and labour and the issue of bogus er's office) for plaintiffs; and Mr. 2,000 bags of refined sugar to is opposed to Sun because the improper feeding; active propsis said to be a much larger bost provided a submarine warakip faz loane."
Elion Potter and Mr. F. G. Jenkin London; 923 bales of raw silk to latter will not bend to his will in gands and personal advice than the German submarines from its base with opportunity Germans may shortly expect (inetracted by Mr. C. D. Wilkin- Lyons; 2,835 packages of tes, many matters. this aunsequence to the fixon, son of Messrs. Wilkinson and 602 bales of raw silk, 300 bales
Malacos have had some effect in that the Government will requisi- Grist) for the defendants.
The case of the Minister of Commitigating this cause of mortality which have been operating in for rest and replenishment of is tion everything and give assignate
of waste silk, 268 of pierced manications is exactly parallel. and training of native midwives waters at home, but it must not supplies thereby furnished suck in payment. These will be treat took place on the question se to 88 cases of hair stamps, 200 cases Shib-ring, iwo months ago, caus- There were very few cholers of the Deutschland were consider place became, in fact, from the Some preliminary discussion cocoons, 468 packages of hides, It will be remembered that Hau for the Colony is going on well be forgotten that the dimensions an addition to its powers that the ed as waste paper if offered which side should proused, and of star aniseed and 625 cases of ed a rumpus in his Ministry by deasbe, a small number of spora- ably magnified in some of the advantages which it gave, a bass abroad, a fate which also awaits eventually his Lordship decided cassis to Marseilles; as well as dismissing many officiala, and die plague deaths and a fair no earliest reports, and it would be of naval operations. It does not German bank-notes before long. that the plaintiffs should go on as 110 cases of cassino Port replacing them with his own in-ber of small-pox deaths. Beri-beri well to wait a little time before appear that the U53 was per-
It is thought that Swiss to enumerate their case on the Said. estimates "concerning the loan point, that the defendante should
competent friends and relations, continues to decline steadily and accepting all the stories now our mitted to take in supplies at are near the mark, though per reply, and then the plaintiffs
just as San has done. But Han it would be interesting to nee53. Allowing her to have the when the U35 visited Cartagens rent in regard to the sise of the Newport, but it was stated that bapa s little too optimistic could answer any new points
Shih-ying has thrown in his tot some general reasons ar sesump. in fixing the subscription raised by the defence. at lees than $150,000,000 in new
with the Premier, and his scan- tions adduced for the marked same capacity as that of known in Jane last she went alongside A social evening in connection dalons sots of dismissal have been disappearance of this disease. Mr. Sharp proceeded to address with the Cathedral Branch of the confirmed by Presidential Man
Teensis, she may well ostry the German steamer Boman and money. This som, or probably the Court and referred to the Church of England Men's Society date. In the one case the Cabinet attended the use of chaaloogzs oil
Considerable
has supply of fuel sufficient ander obtained osrtain articles from less, has been wrang by force judgment given on the question was held in the Seamen's Insecured the issue of the necessary hypodermically in leprosy cases
favourable conditions to enable that veel. Clearly, the questions from the banke, savinge caisses, of lights, which stated that, in stitute (by kind permission of the mandate, and justified the Misis and the improvement manifested cast for about a month. It Nots are distinctly challenged by her to remain off the Ameriosa which were raised by the Allied and business firms throughout the opinion of the Assessor, the Chaplain) last evening. There ter concerned; in the other no justifies continued the country. The benke are nam-Shin On was justified in taking was an attendance of 40 members mandate is forthcoming, the though the pain produced by the that as she and her consorts Can-
щото than probebis, however, what has now occurred, ed offhand as subscribing certain the course which brought her into and friends, including H.E. Mr. Minister is sccused of guilty oan-injection tends to make patients not fail to be under the necessity have succeeded in paralysing the For the moment the Germane same arbitrarily fixed according collision with the Enth. Certain Claud Severn, the Bishop of duct, and the endeavour in being shy of continued treatment. Thers of changing frequently the venue overses traffic in the neighbour to the whim of the authorities calculations were then set out, Victoris, the Cathedral olergy, Lt.mede to hound him out of the was a regrettable and anexplain of their operations, owing to the load of New York. It may be, without previously consulting with the result that it was found Col. Watson, Mesere. W. L Cabinet! the bank's shareholders or that at the time of the collision the Pattender,, F. B. L. Bowley,
able increase in the number of presence of Allied warships, their of course, that this is their main depositore, or even asking their position of the wreck was such H. Sykes and
Now for the President's share venereal disease cases. The ay. enduring mobility will be sorar sole purpose, and that after a others. consent, Moreover, the so-called that there was 12 feet 8 inches of Earle, the newly-elected Chair President cannot issue mandates decrease, as did malaria compared this problem, as they must have to return home. The motive in Din this anedifying affair. The sentery deaths showed a marked respondingly reduced. Facing brief raid the boats will endeavour new money subsoribed is in Gor-water at the epot. Had the Bath man of the Branch, occupied the confirming the actions of any one with last year but the latter not done-especially in the light of thet case will be clearly another man depreciated paper money, or not been there, the Bhia On, chair and a programme of varied Minister without the approval of compared with the year before. their past experience the Gor advertisement of frightfulness, in bills which are not negotiable zithough set down by wind and items was provided by H. E. Mr. the Cabinst that is the modus There was, however, a heavy mans may very likely have On the other hand, it may be that in foreign markets except at a tide from her usual course, would Claud Severn, Messre Martin, vivendi agreed upon provisionally drop in ruinous loss to sellerr. The angry have had sufficient water to clear Upsdell, agrariane, the
Abney, Handyside, for the regulation of the relations asses
number of organized a supply system, and they will attempt to continas Bauern, or Under the point now being con- Greenfield, Dell and Resto, Mr. between the President and the
admitted to hospital. judging by the effective manser their operations although to de peasantry, and the small middle sidered, continued Mr. Sharp, S. Fani played cello solo, Cabinet. On the other hand, was spent on malaria preventive raiders were provided with coal, American cost sa virtually to in which the earlier commerce this in waters so near to the class have stood aloof from the there were two heads to be whilst the bamorous element was when the Cabinet urge the works in Singapore. From hos may have arranged either for a constitute
Over twenty thousand dollars loan, socording to Swiss reports. considered, the first of which in the capable hands of Mears. President to dismiss the recal-pital figures through the Colony apply ship, or near-by bean, to hardly be ignored by blockade Herr Helferieh, no doubt, made WAN some startling and confidential or near the fairway and there providing the piano accompani- hesitates for two reasons. The decreases are noted in malaria hoped to maintain the campaiga Already it is reported that in ons Was the Bath lying in Mackie and Holphs, Mr. Britton offrant Minister the President it would appear that whilst steady make good their needs, if it is United States Government, etatements to the Secret Commis fore ander obligation, according mente. Daring the evening Mr. Minister has been confirmed fever, bari-beri, ulcers and dysen- began this week-end. sion of the Reichetsg, in his usual to Artiola 11, to blant way, and caused a storm to particular lights"?
of the vessels sunk there won exhibit F. 4. Britton spoke on "The sims by Parliament, and socording tery, phthisis, renaresi disease document issued officially on must not be forgotten that the It was made known in amsay American passengers. It of the C.E.M.8,” and Dr. Earle barst among the members. What
Mr. Potter objected to the word on "The possibilities of the be dismissed until impeached anredneed or have increased Wednesday last that the Allied present incidents follow alosely
to the Constitution be actually said is only a surmise. "hear" being used, saying the C.ELS." Refreshments were by Parliament. Then San Hang- Very sssful work has been done Gannot and ankylostomiasis aza sitkor German figures giving total sub-plaintiffs' case had beer, ap to the served and a pleasant evening yi represents an important section by the Government analyst in the against the extension of this rale degrent violation of the Germa
Governments had protesied upon others of a similar kind, în scriptions to the five successive present, that the Ruth was actual- closed with the National Anthem of the Komintang, and the production of drags locally from to under-water craft, and had promise to the United States. One, war loans at upwards of £2,500,-ly in the fairway, and that there 000,000 are obviously falee. But was no question of her being near.
President does not wish to quarrel other, stook when the seaal par- even proposed shat she belliger-in particular, is as present the telling lies is one of the funds. mental principles of German alleged the Bath was in the fair they had used flares or rockets or sympathy with 8an. to ordinary has shown itself in the main gaite modification of the laws of nations board of which there was several Mr. Sharp replied that they that she had no lights at all. If not believed to have any particular junior grade of the department port should be detained there. struction without aming of sha with an important party. He is chases could not be made, and the eat submarine entering a neutral subject of negotiation the de statecraft. After all, the two way, but under Article II, which had given any warning at all, circumstances a Minister not so able to carry out the duties in regard to submarine was sug. Americans, whose afidavite mem The grounds upon which this British steamer Kelvinis, en laat Gorman loans are almost they alleged was violated, the the collision would not have ceptable to his colleagues would untrusted to it worthless instruments of credit, words were "in or near." Any taken place, but not a single light resign. In this instance the and are only it for the waste breach of
zested are twofold-first, that taken on their retire to New these vesels oan navigate and Tork,
From the circumstance that- in
£3,120,000,000,
Boxing.
the
the
paper basket. The public German suficient, and therefore she on the Bath neglected to comply and refuses to go. The story, go Parliament, and at the present remain as was submerged, and
Article I was shown. In fact, the people Minister has his party behind him debt has certainly increased to words "in or near" could be used, with Articles 1, 4, 11, and 29. Mr. that the Cabinet warne the Fresk moment does not care to challenge can the weape all control and only one instance is it suposted Mr. Sharp said the second Sharp went on to review the dent that they will resign en bloc an important section of the observation; and, secondly, that that a ship was torpedoed, the point was that if the Bath was Articles alleged to have been if Ben is not dismissed by man- Kuomintas. The Cabinet is not it is impossible to identify them other victims being destroyed by not in the fairway she was not broken, emphasising the par- date. It in vary doubtful if this is likely to provoke a crisis that may and establish their nationalcharse-bombs or guaize, it may be ander any obligation to exhibit ticular points applicable, The correct. In the ordinary way, if the end its own existence until the tar, whether neutral or belligerent, asumed that the zaidera apo say lights at L Their evidence taken at the first hearing Premier were determined to get Premier is sure that he will come combatant or non-combatent, and desirous of consering their pria We are requested to siste that against the Rath was that she was also gone through, all that did of Sun, and was sure of out on top. It is the common to remove the capacity for harm malimpen of otfmos. The fnes "Sapper" Miles, who is to meet was in the fairway and did not bearing on the position of the own position, he would sours an belief that a sponatration is inherent in the nature of such is that the replenishment of sas "Imon" Bux in a boxing contest carry any lights. They did not en bmerged lighter being reviewed, impreshment by Farliament. Bat imminess, but it is not apparent, vessels. The memorsodam inmediation will be
complain that she did not have The case will continue for the Premier's dificulty is that be so far, mustly by the Premier by the Allies went on further to ikke most the specific lights required, bus laevani days, -
|[is not sure of his standin
point out that any plays which stated di
next month, does not now belong to the Royal Engineers.