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THE S.S. LANAO.
Under Whose Protection?
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1916,
THE MILITARY CROSS,
Woa by Former Hongkong Lawyer.
He is the first of the local lawyers to receive a decoration
for valour in the field, though doubtless those others who hara given their services to the country them, earn laurels and show their
THE POSITION IN KWANGTUNG,
Lak Wing ting and Luag Chokwang.
relative to the present
THE YARN MARKET,
Rise in Exchange Üanerves 'Dealers:
Yemra, Polishwalla, and Kol- wall, in their yarn report dated November 16, state:--
JUDGES' JOKES.
NEW PORCELAIN INDUSTRY.
New Stories of the Bar.
Ousting German Trade.
HONGKONG LAWYER'S
DEATH.
How Mr. Needham Was Drowned.
When the war began, scientists eived in the Colony of the cir Authentic news han boon 29-
At that
will, if an opportunity be giran / stealthy visits to Hongkong, and /Posal for business, Clearances leads off the ball, It was at Exb-making this alam of goode was the |
worth as he has done.
surround-
DIA
His many friends in Hongkong will be glad to hear that Captain Reader Harris, who came out to Bougkong eight years ago to the
There are more good stories firm of Messrs. Wilkinson and
Numberless stories-most of Grist, and who married a niece them lies have been passed the 2nd inst..
We confirm our report dated in "Legal Life and Humour," by in this country found a great Gumstances which
Joseph Beighton, published by difficulty in obtaining supplies of ed the death of Mr. Li B of Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, has been round by the Hongkong Chinese The interval has been marked Moser, Hodder and Stoughton, laboratory porcelain. awarded the Military or during the past month or two, by a considerable lull in demand than in any other book of 318 time Germany held complete
Needham. It appears, scoord recognition of valuable service rendered by him at the front and immediate political future and rates may be said to have pages. Mr. Heighton mast bave world monopoly of this article, ing so the Captain of the during the great push.
of Kwangtung Provinos. As **gged away 82 to 83. The up-been collecting them for years and as there was so urgent neces ship upon which Mr. Needham many of our readers know, there ward track of exchange, which re- and seems to have taken special sity for important chemical re- was travelling, that whilst in the have been persistent ramcars, gisters an advance of three points, pains about those relating to searches in the manufacture of Bay of Bisay a game of football explosives, matters began to look was decided upon by the Arat-olaen passengers, The -ass was some- both here and in Canton, of eems to have unnerved dishes, living oslebrities.
who refuse to listen to any pro- Mr. Justice Darling naturally
véry seriods.
The chief firm in Germany
what rough, and whilst her. Neud- General Lang's having made
ham was springing after the show a remarkable falling-off and | ter Amise, we are told, that the
ball the ship gave
-Juch even of his having permanently enquiries from the interior have following incident occurred Royal and Imperial factory, at settled here; and, only the other been "few and far between”.
and the unfortunate Charlottenburg, which was ac day, the Canton correspondent of owing to the commencement of the original correspondence in II It has remained the personal immediately stopped and the Mr. Justice Darling (examining quired 153 years ago by Frederick the railings. The engines ware thrown clean Сте one of the Indo-China paper harvesting operations. On the breach of promise action): Mr. stated that Lang was "still in other hand, importers have not, what do these hierogly, ever since, and its distinctive vessel turned round. The decesa-
property of the Crown of Prussia Hongkong."
been keen sellers, owing to a phios at the bottom of The Lang stories were succeed-farther advaros in cotton which the letter mean?
mark is a Royal sceptre in blue.ed was only a poor swimmer and ed by reports as to the resignation is now quoted at 11.45 d. and
But, as in other matters, Bri. when a boat which had gone to Mr. HOb, in that sort of tish energy and ingenuity were
his soristance was neering him it of the Civil Governor, Cha Bing- the consequent inflation of values letter, my lord, those aromes are not found wanting. Meners, was seen that he was lying on the lan; and these, having gone in the Home market.
supposed to represent kisses.
Doulton and Co., of Lambeth, wet warda. Before a helping hand surface of the water face down- | the round, have now been officially In the circumstances, settle- Hr. Justice Darling: Ladeed.themselves to make the kind of
Chan Kwing-ming. which took (ments during the fortnight have In the part of the country I come | ware which is required, and 'they gank and nothing more was soon
The feting of
could be held out to him, he been on an extremely meagre from we call it treble X, and it have succeeded so well that e new place last Sunday, and now the
of him, industry has arrival in Canton of Shum Chunosle, the aggregate of sales hardly refers to beer.
been created, | reaching 2,400 bales. The mar- huen, are, needless to say, giving ket closes very quiet and judging
The same humorist once had and British scientists will no birth to a variety of free from the position of exchange, reporte, essentially Ohinese in
rates may be said to be, some- character. In view of all this, what on the easy side. letter, given below, which we received from a reliabla Osaton source yesterday, is of special
LANGKAT. OUTPUT.
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The steamer Lanan, sunk by a Mours. Benjamin and Potts German submarine while apadvise us that the Langkat output proaching the English posst, was ĝis se follow :-- entitled to the protection of the United States, according to Gov. ernment officials in Manila, who state that she held a certificate of protection from the Collector of Customs there and that under its terms she enjoyed all the rights and privileges of a vessel under regular American registry,
→ The first news of the sinking of the former inter-island steamer was brought to Manila yesterday morning, says the Manila Daily Bulletin of November 8, and was later supplemented by an official message from Washington which added the information that the crew was landed at Barrywale, near Cardif
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Total to 16th inst, 1,752
Daily average
109.50
WOMEN'S WORK.
Official Tribute to Their Services
contradicted.
interest.
Our correspondent writes:-- A stranger visiting our town any time during the last fortnight must have carried away a very agreeable impression. It is the festival time. Circenses !
Total sales during the fortnight 2,400 balss.
:
Sold and unsold stocks in go downs 30,000 balon.
Arrivals. The mail str. Melta from Bombay has brought in 5,200 bales for Hongkong and 9,000 bales for Shanghai. Ship ments from Hongkong to Shang. When, three years ago, Lung bai and coset porte mil. Chai-kwong had just established Shanghai.Reports an equally himself here, he thought well to disappointing merket, with_fort- open very wide his salon and his nightly sales amounting to 1,500 dining-ball. Tara by turn Chin-bales only.
Baw
aly dig at Mr. F. E. Smith, K.O., Kr. Justice Darling, on getting out of a taxicab at the Law Courts, grused his alán against the door, and having to send for some ointment, was consequently late in taking his seat on the bench. On entering the Court he apolo- gized to the jury for having kept them waiting, an which Mr. F. E. Smith expressed the hope that it was nothing serious." To which the Jadge replied:
"Thank you, Mr. Smith, no; there will be no vacancy at pre- sent,"
longer obliged to go to Charlot ten barg for their, porcelain ware.
There are thres indispensable "requisites for this particular
article:-
It must be capable of resisting very high temperatures.
It must not be porous.
FINGER PRINTS "AND CRIME.
Interesting Experiments in
Court.
""Scisnos has proved beyond any reasonable doubt that you are
It must be able to resist the guilty." said Judge Atherley action of powerful acid, Jones at the Old Bailey last
It must, as far sa possible,month when sentencing Andraw resist the action of alkali solutions, Scarioli, twenty-four, a neweven- For ordinary table-ware, Eng-dor, to twelve months' hard lish procelain has no superior in labour for breaking into-Sadlers" the world. English potters have Wells Theatre and stealing Trea found out how to make the finest sury notes and about BAS:
The theatre
entered the highest Mr. Justice Eve once used his porcelain, with own name to provoke a hearty possible translucency, at a low through a window, which was laugh. A witnees war anked a temperature. This has been done broken. Upon the glass were a question, and he replied: "I know by mixing bone-ash with the clay. number of fingerprints, which no more than Adam Or Eva," But this kind of ware in quite use Scotland Yard identified as those quietly remarked the Judge.
leas for laboratory purposes. of the prisoner.
The now ware fulfils all the Inspector Hunt, of the Finger Perhaps one of the best stories conditions required. Patterns Print Department, Bootland Yard, told of Lord Robson is that con-ve been sent to Messra. Doulton, stated that they had finger priate ed shortly after he had been seen specimens of the articles, of the British Isles. They were cerning an incident which occurr- and in their showrooms may be from the Colonies and the whole appointed Attorney-General in which, even to the untrained eye, dealt with every day, and the 1908. One day he entered are superior to the patterns. There police had over 250,000 records. smoking-room at the House of are vessels of all shapes and sizes, He mentioned that the finger- Commons in a state of great en- from tiny Bachner and Hirsch prints of the prisoner and those thusiasm. Seeing a friend sitting fannels with perforated bases to found on the glass ominoided. there with another gentleman, great retorts. Sir William remarked to him that
absolutely. He had analysed in Mr. Lowther was quite the best same industry is the manufacture pointed out the similarity in each Another development of the detail thirty-two lines, and he Speaker under whom he had sat. of sparking pinge for motors. instanos,
More Chinese in Trouble,
Inspector Hant: I have looked
carefully, but have found none, Sometimes impressions are sltarad by dirt or sours, súdhi sa cigarette barns.
'i.
It appears that the Lanao sailed for England, to be delivered to the company which recently affected ber purchase from the Findlay-Millar Steamship Com
ese and foreign notabilities were Japanese Yarn. A small busi- pany of Manila, "under what is
banquetted; and more than oneness has transpired and rates known as a certificate of proteo
guest carried from the feast mark a fall of $3: Sales com- tion issued by the Manila collector
a-decoration! Long, who, prise:-700 bales Yellow Josa of customs. It is explained that Ai & recent appeal tribanal, in | slthough unquestionably master 20% at $166/162,50 bales 3 Horses Tassels of Philippine registry are reply to an argument that the of the district, had not quite 16 at $168 not regarded as belonging to that appellant a milk roundsman—conquered all bearts, made of the United States while was doing work which a woman careful nots of this fact and Chinese; no sales. Quotations: Catton-Bengal and navigating in territorial waters could not do, the chairman said continued his festivities. The sp Bengal as 127 to $31. Chinese at of the United States, but when be was tired of hearing that proaches to his yamen were care- $29 to $38. they navigate the high sea asertion.
fully guarded, and his 'guests tader a certificate of protection, "They are doing the work," were protected by soldiers armed they are considered as being Le said, and, if
to the leath. anyone of "United States registry. An¦doubts the capacity of To-day these affairs take place
In reality the question between coial investigation . of the women to take on jube of the most in the open sir. There is no fear Lung and Lak in not an easy one sinking of the boss will undoubt varied sort, it is only necessary of bomba a fact which loads one to settle. So much the better if edly be made by the state depart that each sceptics should tara to to believe that these murderous they can deal with it over their ment at Washington, and local a booklet issued by the War Office mechanisms are the instruments cupa; and so much the worse if it officials will probably be called with the alliterative title, of one party and are condemned has to be referred to the voice of Noticing that the friend was There is a great demand for Enlarged photographs of the upon to furnish information which "Women's War Work."
by the other. Our sympathies cannon. Of the latter, Lang is rather quiet, Sir William inquired these, which formerly came from prints of the prisoner kept at will definitely determine her Columns would be required to would go to that side which con by no means destitute. On the what was the matter, and the Germany. All this has, of Scotland Yard were handed to the status at the time of the sinking, reproduce a list of the occups- demns them, if sympathies and other hand Lak Wing-ting is answer came in a stage whisper: course, meant the erection of jadge, the jary, and the prisoner
The steamer Lanao is well tions-many of them hitherto antipathies were allowed in the quite likely to be without, for it "Be careful what you may; special plant-no easy matter in himself. known in Philippine waters. She strange and unusual to which matter. As it is, we merely notice is hardly thinkable that the astute that is Mr. Gally with me!" these times when labour and
"Did you look for any points of formerly the
Brasilian women have turned in response with an impartial oye all that is Lung Chai-kwong would have The Attorney-General · fled ináterials are scarce, But all dipimilarity ?" asked his lord- steamer Iguspe. Following ber to the call of the country. going on around us."
left to his successor, in any quant kesting another friend walking difficulties have been overcome, ship. purchase by the Findlay-Millar Exclusive of munition work and
In spite of appearances, things ity, either munitions of war or along the corridor he remarked and the new British industry is Steamship Company, she
him: was agriculture, there is a list of 86 | are not altogether roey for the the means of making these. The to
"I fear I have} inia fair way to succent, brought to Manila, re-christened trades, and, although some hate Government. The Province has report is confirmed as to the ser- put my foot in it drasdfally. the Lanso, and operated in the been familiar to women in pre-to support from a hundred to a fons precautions that are being said to that the present coast-wise trade under command war days, many others are quite hundred and twenty thousand taken at Bocca Tigris by General Speaker was the best I ever sat OPIUM CASES AT HOME, of Captain Paul C. Greening, new, and have been taken up soldiers albeit this immense army Li Ka-pan, the former defender ander, and there was the late
The Judge: You don't think formerly of the coastguard fleet. only in the national emergency.
it possible that two personsbould has still not succeeded in ridding of Wai Ohau. He fears last Speaker's son sitting a yard off In December, 1915, she was
produce the same lines? A series of admirable photo the neighbourhood of the brigands the idle. Yennen troops may me!" "Well, Robson," said the wrecked off the coast of Marin- graphs make the work in which who infest it. The really great cherish some desire to possess friend, "I don't know that you
"Impossible,” replied the officer, duque island.
Salvaged and women to use the official phrase tank of the Government that was themselves of this point, which have made thingy much better.
who offered to take prints of the fosted, she was towed to Manile, "are successfully employed" established by the triumphant Lang alinge to even more than to Allow me to introduce Mr. Peel!"
fingers of any two persons pre- where temporary work was done, patent to all. Agriculture was Revolution lay in the need for Haisan. Already soldiers who Here is a quaint little anecdote
sent to prove this theory. when she was taken to Hongkong the first industry to which women settling up with those who con- had scarcely arrived at Hoikow of Lord Reading, The Lord Chief
"Would you like your Anger To Kam, twenty-four, & Chinese prints taken in Court?" inquired for general overhauling and final ever turned, and they have also tributed to its success; and a have been recalled.
Justice entered Parliament for seaman, of the steamship Phemine, the judge of the prisoner, repairs. While being repaired in worked at pit heade; but, general- a similar position obtains to-day. The chief aim of the policy of Reading in 1914, but some years lying in the Victoria Docks, was Hongkong, the owners entered ly epesking, the care of horses The Yunnan soldiers are awaiting the Southern powers, whose previously he tried to get on to fined £50, with the alternative of and Inpector Lant took the im into negotiations with a London and the stoking of gas furnaces employment and reward; officer headquarters it at Shinhing, the floor of the House of Commons two months' imprisonment, at pression on a sheet of white paper. firm for the sale of the steamer. and brewery work have not come are not sufficiently numerous would naturally be to have the when members were sitting by West Ham Palioe Court, for with the aid of is: botile of Whether these negotiations were within their province until now. for so msny soekers, and poet of Tuchun of Kwangtang circumventing the "bobby" who illegally attempting to export. 5 chendals the print of the fingers brought to a successful isone, and They are wceping ronds; they money does not abound in the occupied by a decided partiaan of guards "the extrade in Palace ib, of opitim which was found in bookme visible, and the Judge whether transfer of property are repairing carriages; they are treasury. Tros, the Bank Bouthiam." An sitempt was 2. sed. 2By putting in an air of a towel-around-his-waist-when-venimented on the isos thestas rights was made effective apon doing heavy work in shipyards, of Taiwan has allowed itself to be made to get Lak Wing-ding suthority boldly marbling entering the Docks on Sept. 29. lines were very olearly defined. physical delivery of the vessel, and, in a word, challenging the approached this time to the elected to the Vice-Presidentship, past the constable he managed to Kwo K. Lin, thirty-fire, ao a could not be ascertained. country to say what they cannot extent, it is reported, of $600,000 but without baccess. Since then, deceive the man in bits for seaman on the steamship Phemins, those of the prisoner previously The prints taken in dock and Commanded by Captain Heary do to help win the war. for six months; sam which Luk Wing-ling his once more moment. The latter, however, pleaded guilty to harbouring Hb, in possessis of the police ware Maioland, formerly master of the In a preface, it is pointed out will be very quickly distributed. begun to suffer from the old pains detected the ruso a second or of opium, which was found on him then handed to the jury for come American schooner A. J. West, that the necessity of replacing The watchword of the Canton in his lege. He would, of course, two later, and overtaking, the when entering the dboks, and he sad a well known figure in local wastage in our Armies will even press
to be: Estire be badly trapped if the Peking member of the Junior Baras his was ordered to pay a Ene of £25 P shipping circles, and still curry.tually compel the release of all oredit theGovern- Government provided sa his lordship, then was-confronted or 21 days,
Prisoner denied the robbery, ing her Philippine registry with men who can be replaced by mont It has not breathed a encoemsor some person, who was him with the quaition 2, “Fronse
but the jury were" satisfied," and When seven Chinese were found him guilty, the American flag flying from the women, and it is, therefore, in the word of the great embarrassment not to his taste, for the me sir, but are you a member charged at the Thames Court on stern, the Lanao departed on interests of employers to secure in the region of Lai Chan, where "Republic of the"South" would "Not yet," war the reply: "bat August 8 from Hongkong for and train temporary substitutes cur friend Young Hok-ahan ap- thus lows an important vantage I am going to be soon. Saigon. At Baigon she took on a se early as possible, in order to pears to have decided, with his point. But there is no fear of this "I hope you will, wir," quietly fall cargo of rice for the United avoid any falling off in production. might thousand man hwan, to the Peking Government would responded the paliceman, but Kingdom and proceeded via, The book, to which the Ad-resist the authority of Lak Wing- not be so andacions. Colombo, Algiers, and usual way jatant-General to the Forces ting,
meanwhile would you mind going The series of fetes is to con-round the otherĺway ?!. porta
writes an introductory note, is Lang himself is also a fly in tinut, and Shum Chun-baen? is th In addition to Captain Main-published at a shilling.
"The "meanwhile" lasted’twelve the ailment, Our Tacban would expected From Lo Tax Ling. Chu land, there were two European It is hoped that military repre- seem disposed to conciliate him. Bing-lan; the Civil Governor,
yours. officers on board, the chief officer, sentatives and chairman of He has had Lang's elder who webma disposed to apply
■ Britisher, and the chief engi-tribunals will find the lists and brother presented with are himself resolutely to business, neer, a Spaniard, reported to be a examples given in the book of volutionary decoration. Of must be a little tired of all those resident of Manila. The rent of earvios in dealing with aleims on course he would not dare receptions. He appears at them the crew was made up of Japanese grounds of indispensability, while to anggest the same honour for from motives of duty and pre- and Chinese.
employers of labour may find Prince Lang" that would be done but it may wall bedented The last report of the Lanto new ways of incressing their out top ironical; nevertheless the if'be foolest esse in the midas was from Algiers, which port she put in spite of the shortage of implied understanding is: “Let shissimosphere of inattim Jelt on October 21,
ma arrange maŝtare between na are so different fa
male labour,
BOOTS
for
with
Convent Bazaar.
October with being in possession
of opium prepared for smoking,
it was stated that notions printed
The man in the dock agreed,
"Sandal Wood" Powder.
in Chinese had been circulated in the Polios Court this afterno The bearing, was 'consinned"
the district calling attention to the before Mr. F. L. Hassla terms of the order. The defend- | which is Chinese was: ania were found in two rooms in with stealing a basket) the house of a Chinese; smoking wood powder, </Ele': opiam, “and; a large quantity of obarged inwith+ or the drug was found. The pro-stuff, which want prietor of the house was fined $15, jank. 41. P. W and the other
anded, and said smot leivan to defand
people been abou