FULL COURT.
CHINESE NEW YEAR.
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY: 20 1917:
FRANCE'S NEW WAR MINISTER:
THE VERDUN VICTORY. less short. More to the east the Franch-formations charged the slopes of Pepper hill, carrying all before them. As they cashed to a Character Sketch of General the attack the soldiers cheered and from time to time the Mar
of the
The Story of a Bogus Action. Regulations Concerging Cracker.
firing,
The Hongkong Full Court of In view of the approaching Appeal opened this morning at Chinese New Year, it is notified the Supreme Court, when there by the Police that permission is was only one case for bearing, this given for orackers to be fired as being a claim for $10,000 made follows:— by a widow against the Bank of Canton. The judges present were Sir Havilland de Sausmares (Pres- ident), Sir William Bees Davies, (Chief Justice) and Mr. B. B. J. Gompertz (Puiene Judge).
Within those portions of the City of Victoria and the Kowloon Peninsula bounded by the follow
ing limits:-
to a
01
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A Vivid Story of the French Drive.
Oregon, the ablest pro-ally paper: The Oregonion, of Portland, of the western States of. Amrica, publishes the following;-
Paris, Dec, 16-Although there has been a lively bombardment
Roques. the departure
throated pored by the strong-lamented Callie above the chorus of the cannon. as Minister of War at Paris, Bill lost, it became evident to the With Vacheraurille and Pepper Germans that resistance would be fatile, and they retired; în fairly good order. On the Vacher-
dashes as
Verdan on their side was the!
The Germans
went at the vast fortress with their science., The French were
temperaments.”
haman'natare.
CORRESPONDENCE,"
[The opinions expressed by caṛres» pondents are not necessarily those of the "Hong kong Telegraph."] "
LEST WE FORGET.
[To the Editor of the "Hongkong
Telegraph."!
oog of its encplus revenne to the Sir,The payment by Hong
meet with general approval. War Fund is an act which must Leat, however, the Colony
Yours etc.,
PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT.
ARMOURED CARS' EXPLOITS.
while
ADMIRALTY
TRANSPORTS:
Regulations for Malatenance
of Discipline.
The following Regulationi hübs
Governor for the maintenance of been made by His Excellency the discipline on board. Adminity transporte:
must not be a temperament." Briand decided that his sucosasort Gallieni, as the Fionna Neus Freia, the time, was a temperament. Presse interpreted this episode at along. the entire front north of saville-Besamont road, however, conception of war forced upon the Fosh was a temperament. The Verdun, from the Mense to the French troops suddenly appeared. City of Victoris: South. Woerra, over which the French in the rear of the Germans, The French by the embarrassments of Bonham Road, North. The swept in their advance of yester French had crept along a small their relation with Germany is should take to itself too much jurisdiction a seaman lawfully 1-(1) If whilst within the The Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp, Prays. West.-Western Street. day.nocounter-attack was deliver-ravins ranging from Pepper Hill artistic rather than scientific. credit it is well to remember engaged in socordanos with the K. C., and Mr. O. G. Alabaster East.-Sai Street and Morrisoned by the Germans during the to the road. (instrusted by Mr. R C. Faith-Street. Queen's Road East from sight, says today's War office French the Germans balled; artists and not by scientists in
On seeing the French army is menopolised by tried...
The higher command in the from whom this surplus is ob Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to fall) appeared for the appellants, Royal Naval Hospital entranon statement.
1914, to serve on board, say~. whilet Mr. Eldon Potter (in-to Kennedy Road, by Kennedy
throwing away rifles, knapsacks
We are living in peace and British ship belonging to or atrocted by Messrs. Johnson. Road
Four French divisions engaged and pouchss. From the top of the German fashion. General Laxary here, paying no war tares chatted or fegullitioned by the Stokes and Master) represented through Bing
line rooning in yesterday'entteak took prisoner the bill: the French could see van. Balow nested at the French exceptia small tax on tobacco and Addalty: -(1)** veglenik od Wan respondents.
Street, coldiers belonging to every registhem running sad, shouting with cavalry charges era... to him duties, which nobody feels The to join bi abip or to proceed down Stone Nullah Lane to meet of five. German divisions, joy, they deshed after them.
"literature. Their slight increase in the liquor refer without ressons les comunes The story of the case, as ontlin-Wanchai Rɔad sad Tai Wo Street the statement adda. ed by Mr. Sharp is an interesting to Prays Eant, along Praya East,
Half an hour later the French poetry." The French have been surplus and much more is contrito ea in his ship, or in abeant As to his last set before asen reached the extremity of the replying to this of laje that buted by the OPIUM SMOKEE ship or fram his duty at any time; ore. The appellant ie the widow to Barrows Street and by Burrows ing the chief command of the Loaremont crest, close to the
without leave from bio and administratrix of despo Street to the Gas Works, Wan- French armies on the western village of the serue name. There Fory of war. sitor of the Bank and she is clai-chai Road, Warchsi Market and front, General Nivelle smashed they joined hands with the form
or (b) joins his ship or is whilst ing repayment by the Bank of the both sides of the street are in-the German line eset of the Kease stions which had started from
on board his ship in a state of sum of $10,000 deposited by berjcluded in these limite.
drunkendess so that the perform. Iste husband. On August 26 and
slong a front of six miles. The Haudremont wood and had pro- Kowloon Peninsula: North.victory advanced the French pasi-gressed almost as rapidly along
anos of his dution of the paviga- Now Roques was put into the 27, 1913, ber husband, Lau Cha-Austin Bosd, from the briquette tions two miles, and they are now the eastern side of Pepper Bill Ministry of War because experi sin, an effiser in the Chinese works to the janction with within a short distance of where and the B-ar-Lonvemont road. name at the front and the deputies From leebound Arctic Zone to
tion of his ship is thereby im peded; he shall be guilty of an· Army, deposited in the Bank Nathan Road South.-Peking the Germans stood at the outset Laremont was stormed out of in the reac can not be managed ence had shown that the Cartel-
offance. two -Suma of $8,000, and Road. Esat.-Carnarvon Road. of the great Verdan drive. The hand and a large contingent of through the clash of temperament.
(2) The master, mate or ownerof $2,000 but on
September West.-Canton Road, between military authorities describe the prisoners was reanded up. By France has in bin one who, while
the ship or his agent orany com- 21 of the same year he was Peking Road and Austin Road. victory se complete and crushing, this time the Germans were sur deatitats of temperament him- forces has had more varied of the local police officers or
the Dobrudja.
miesioned naval or military offoer executed at Canton for political On Monday, the 22nd January, and estried out without a hitch. rendering freely all along the self, can make allowance for it in experiences than the devoted men ship any seamen who he hat Probably no unit of the British may with or without the naiskamos ressone, lasting the sum in the from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and on bank sa his sole estate. This the Toesday, the 23rd January, from the blood-eosked ruine of Forts trenches
Since his last great stroke, when line and the communication
Constables convey on “board kid widow left in the Bank, and 8 a.m. to 9 3.m. and 6 p.m. to 6 Vaux and Dousumont fell onos prisoners going to the rear.
were choked with others Rogues is no artist but belonging to the armoured car when she next applied for pay-p.m. On Monday, the 29th Jan- more into the hands of Verdan's
be understands artists. He can squadrons that have been opers reseen to believe to be guilty of ment it had been drawn out by usry, from 8 am, to 8 x.m.
Est of Luxemont - another appeal to their thirst for glorj.ting with the Russiane agains and may also arröst him without defendere, General Nivelle has division reached the Louvemont tittle vanities. He understands
an offence under these regulations otbers under an order of the
He can make allowance Within those portions of the been quiety preparing to push his Axiones road. South of the angle,
for their the Turks. Hongkong Court. Then comes City of Victoris and the Kowloon advantage by an attack on a larger formed by this road at the south-so de fall of the artist British Empire, these squadrons barsby directed to give Resistacos the story of a bogus action, by Peninsula (Sath of a fine run-scale. Men and guns had been eastern horn of Fosses wood emotion. He is that paradox of Arotic crossed European Bussis,
Coming from all parts of the police officers or constablaq - are first procuring a warrant, and which the money had been sing from the Junction of Nan-assembled, shells piled and every ebarp tussle took place for posse human nature, a cool sonthera and after performing remark
soul with the waves of its own after being ice-bound in the if required. obtaised. On October 6, 1913, king Street and Temple Street, thing was in readiness for the sien of Hill 372, but here again au Betion was brought in the Yanmati, to the boundary of moment when the general should the Germans went down before, excitable, yet sympathetic able feat of traversing the appall-tary officer acting in pursu Orig.sal Court of Hongkong Kowloon Marine Lot No. 40) nos see his opportunity. Then the the vigorous efforts of their mood that pat Gallieni ont of doing good work against the any action for damages for false. (3) No commissioned naval or“ by one Chin Kee, who claimed comprised in the above limits, blow fell like a thunderbolt. A sailants, abandoning the ground
and considerate. Explosions of ing "ronds" of the Cadosane and be liable to any, penalty, nor to ange of the powers Aforensic chil trom cue named Lan Chu-tia, | with said to be living at 137, Queen's mentioned; -From
the exception hereafter terrific artillery preparation. And leaving many dead and tough
at once leave Boques Tarks there, have now appeared imprisonment. Road, the sum of $13,000, due on on Monday, the 22nd January, the guns were elevated and threw advance szept on over Hill 372 que as pat at the head of the Ramanian
p.m. tened the German defences, then several hundred prisoners. There. It is significant that since side by side with the Russo- certain promissory notes. The till 4 p writ of the ection was personally the 24th January, and on Monday, the infantry from every trench the other edge of Fosses wood, and there have been no endden the Tarks (says Benter) the der these regulations, he shall, if
Wednesday, & carisin of steel behind which as far se Chambrettes farm, with deputies, at least in public,
ministry there have been no scenes Dobrudja.
armies in the
2. It such seamsa is_brought" before a Court on a charge ofs served by the Court bailiff on one the 29th January, from 6 s.m.. to from Pepper lil to beyond and carried it.
After their first encounter with having committed an offence and calling himself Lao Cha-tio, ata.m. No cracker-firing will be Damloup dashed forward on an the address given, and, owing to permitted in Ice House Lane, enemy still stunned by the bom-advance of the French troops that were hushed up when Joffre, special telegram of congratule Regulation 1 (1), be liable to the Northeast of Duaumont the resignations in the higher com- Grand Duke Nicholas sent to the.cffence comes within the the noc-appearance in Court of Daddell Street, or in the lanes bardment.
mand, no episodes of the kind Commander Locker-Lampeona profisions of paragraph- (*) of the man when the case came on, leading out of Daddell Street for judgment was given for the dietance of 80 yards from and Laremont villages, Cham- the Hardenmont position were traitor of exalted rank. Granting Nazabekoff also telegraphed ex rohant Shipping: Act, 1891.
Oasafior another, Vacboranville of La Bauche and Hasaule and decorations from the breast of a falare,
Kasqualls rapid. The woods as the story goes, stripped the tion and best wishes for the penalties, prescribed for such kt nee then that Queen's Boad, garanshee proceedings were in-
brette farm and the Hardsumont carried successfully. Hardaumont that all this be gossip, it yet pressing his deepest thanks to the and if the offence comer' within offences in seption. 221 of the, Major-General Cracker-firing is to be strictland Beronvaux works fell without work was completely demolished places Roques in the scale of "courageous squadron, which ha,/the provisions of tatagraph (b). iliated, which might have been confined: to the times named the defeaders having time to carry by shell fire, and could give no fraudulent or not,
Sir William Bees Daries (in-the prescribed area; and both prisonere began to stream steadi- which fell back apa-it in die to a sketch in Lestures (Paris). Russian commander added: "The fifty dollars.
above, both within and without way either guns or material and support to the German formation, terrupting):In the Court below sides of all streets, or parts of rearward to positions prepared order. All the woods north of
His essential traits, according troops entrusted to me.'
giren auch rainable help to the of Regulation 1. (1) he shall be. it was Reuerally agreed that the streets osmed as the boundaries
The able to a fine not exceeding action was a bogus one,
the work were occupied by the method. The higher officers like the valiant Englishmen will ers energy, capacity, industry and memory of my co-operation with Mr.Suarp, continuing, said that within the prescribed area.
above, are to be considered an
The weather, socording to hith-French who pashed on as far se him because he does not "im-always remain with me." on October 22 a garnishes order
orto socepted notions, was all the village of Bezosax. By 11 nisi was obtained, and a little are is to be thrown above the and misty and the French officers the hands of the Freach by prescribe the details of an opera-inspection journey of 2,00 miles
No burning cracker or other against the offensive. It was wet o'clock, 20 guns, bad fallen into pose himself," he does Jater the order was made absolute, head or near any rereon or in led the Germans to miscalculate had been ouapter, exclusive of The vivacity of the French nature during which time he suffered A noteworthy incident was an so that the money in the Usaton fammable material,
believe that this fact undoubtedly noon 40-guns;. by 6 o'clock 750, insist upon a rigid adherence made by one of the officers be f.ak was paid out to the plaintiff reasonable precaution must be and all.
to,formals in the German fashion, yond Ezeram sad Trebisond, in the cast, upon su order taken against accident, as every according to latest advices nearly eet for him, General Mangia, approaching sixty, he has, never
the probability of attack. those destroyed: of the Court. That was
The large number of prisoners, Having socomplished the task forbids all that, and Boguse has much from shortage of food and last they knew of that case. from his carelessness.
one is liable for damages arising 3,000, is an indication of the ear-profiting by the disorganisations up a brilliant character, he various directions, one of the ing charge of making a It was some time after the that Lue widow, who had been ignorant be carried on in the vicinity of
The ring of crackers is not to price nature of the oneet,
Squadrons were dispatched in of the German ranks, caused by hee risen slowly through the which cocountered great diffical material misstatement after res The Frecob plan of attack was the abrupt atisck, sent out; ez! of all these other proceedings, places of Christian worenip dar drawn up by General Nivelle, now ploring parties who put out of applied to the Bank for bering Divine Service.
the commander-in-chief, with the action most of the guns north of sauney and found that it had been paid ont. The money was clear- orders to summon or arrest per who at the time was his superior and in Fosses and Cauriers wood; The Polios will have strict concurrence of General Petsin, Vacheranville and Lonremont left 1) General Mangin. It was a line, canning from the north or officer. The assault proper way
The French front now follone made by five divisions or close to Vacharanville along the Vachat deserve the compliment paid him The eye slone expresses intellect, fact indebted to complainant in each leaders as General De Maad road, to the extremity of the good sopee is of itself to perfect quick. Be carries bis children Bowley appeared for complainant, 100003 men, under command of suville-Ville-Devzat Chanmont in the Tempi as a man whose but it is powerful" rather than any snob sam. Mr. F. B. L. Hay and General Da Pasange. Louveront creat, passes op'the-
The front, which the French other side of Louvement along complete as to amount to about on his shoulder deliberately and Hr. Again for the defend- Infantry had held" since the re- the fringe of Fasses wood, then
genius. capture of Dunaumont and Vaux, befere Chambrettes and, crossing in his own home, with his wife when the whole audience will uying he understood they could
Roques would have to be seen mud pics gravely. In the theatre,
stolidly. He helps them to build ant. ran thus:
Gill, caak of the Mense between new line follows approximately paper studies of him in Paris about himself, freely admits that aunvenient to have such a large
Mr. Agamix: applied for hàïl??? Csarieres wood, goes to the north and three young children, to be be roaring at a farce, Roquea put up $5,000 cash. As his Wor The southern slopes of Pepper village and as far as Vaxt, the the Figaro thinks. The new painially.
of Besonvaux Bouth of this understood as a human being, stadice the stage seriously, almost ship kaaw, it was Chipsss, New There was a large attendance, mont wood, Haudiomont quarries, Brae ad Vacheraaville; Hadro-
He has no rauity Year and therefore extremely ine Lady May, Sir Charles Eliot and Fort Dunnumont, the quarries including B. E the Governor and the region north of the village, terday were lost on February 25. Frenchmen who come from what trous affection from the people fim Wing Fong Tai going bond
the Begonvan-Damloup road.
The positione recaplared you: domestic character, like
make it appear that he is s most he has no genius and has a capa-aum ied op: He did not think the Hon. Mr. Claud Bevern, at northeast of Tori Donaumont, the
all city for winning sa almost idola Mr. Bowles would object to the Kr. Denman Fuller's last lecture small wood southeast of Fort on "Hasical Appreciation", the Doastmort, Hardaumont wood,
is called the Herault country, with whom he works. Even hie in the amount. collection for the Fand for Blied the village of Vaax and the fort
and his simplicity expresses drolleries seem supremeditated. the type, Sailors and Soldiers amounting to of Vaux. Behind that line Gen- of Pathe's picture, The Iron had a family of seven, to educate with perfect gravity that he did to pything kochi.
The father, indood, When a case of wins reached him name of the firm had been men- Mr. Bowley mid now that the Miss Pearl White, the heroine made barrel for a living, and some years ago be remarked tioned he would strongly object over $50.
The next lectors (to which all groups of powerful batteries, at the Victoria Theatre, had a day Roqaps in laughed at for the but would present it to friend oral Nivelle bed distributed Claw" which is now being shown un very médést means. To tal not drink that vintage" himself, are invited, whether members of which for 70 hours before the very narrow escape from death, are wish which he saves pieces of his who was a drunkard. In the early hours of this morn- Monday next, at the Helens May tions, particularly those on Papper playing in the timing of the sheet of paper. He is so careful of the model circumstances in the Institute or not) will be on attack hammered German post or severe injury, when she was of string and folds up blank ing a fire broke out in a small betitute, at 5.30 p.m., when Mr. Hill and at Eardauons and picture last year. The villaja of of his clothes that he never wears which he was reared nor of the Roques is by no means ashamed paper shop at Yaumasti. The fire Denman quickly gained & hold, and spread of and
Faller will speak Begonvaux. play overal pieces to fire three-storeyed houses near of the more
Promptly at 10 am, the five stand on the splash-board of a thrift as a tradition, for the family oím. In his wanderings about.
the place; Sheldon Lewis, was to hain paste inornato French habite of economy which oling to by, comprising mainly the Yee especial
popular type: sttacking divisions, each of which motor,caci sod, whilst dhe ca from which he springe praesised, the colonial empire of France, Fong Chan restaurant, which made of some common faulte quarter miles, advanced behind up Pearl. White, as she stood in is very truato ly go, and it has been from Madagascar to Tonkin, he will be covered a front of one and ons was going at fall spoed, snatch, is for generations. His countsgenes from Bahomy to Madagascar, and ware soon gutted. The fsmes in were so fieros that songues of fire how
their interpretation, and the screea fire of guns of all cali. the road. A anpassatal, rabpares described by Bilać, again and gaite lost the habit of sleeping in shot across the road and the Debussy's "Gardon in the Rain" the German trenches. The Gar-incident was being performed for stepped out of the Balsac atmosp effate, and he rolls himself up in W
avoid these faults. bere. They swarmed rapidly into, had taken conflagration spread
place, but when the again. Lognes might have a bed. His protests that beda sre to three (Modern French) and Lesace man troops, in these positions, the picture itself, Mr. Lewis failed here bus yesterday,y mays one a blanket nashi Roozlazuuribusly, houses there also,
will also be played and spoken of the attack, offered, comparatively with the rewall that she fall into The ear is large and heavy and Gaulois, amid deafening uproar, Deputy Superintendent of the "Hunting Song" (Modera British) surprised by the saddenness of so hold on to the film actress, interpreter of the personality, sleeping. for hours, aayaanted to generally assist the ecome quickly, and after battling As at the previons lectures, «}fiítio resistanos. with the flames for some consider: collection will be made on behalf. In the village of Vacheranville, planing over his body, Although kaumane, thứ mãi ke gradations once for the hard and POR 3.30 to 350 pma wapyard
the goad, the wheels of the car jong, an bakje e do satheeshan Heroining to this day Ride (Hours, roughly 10am. 11. able time, arrested their progrena of the Fand for Blind Sailors and where the Germans had installed dragged along the ground for and substantial, with
Hongkong and prevented farther damage. Soldiers, which is in urgent moodja guanity of machine guns, the some distanou, Alla
Police Reser There was no loss of life, of support.
which lo was brought up in his F. P. Jenicia, Prinor's
the
TO-
prohibited.
The firing of bombs in strictly
ly but due to the man who had sons firing crackers in contre obiained it, and the widow sued vention cf the foregoing the Bank for the retara of ine
strictione. money. When the case was tried by the Chief Justice, he gave judgment for the Bauk, because the money was paid out by them to the order of the Court, There were certain aspects of the esse not then ruled upon, and the widow is now appealing against the Chief Justice's deci-Lecture by Mr. Denman Fulier.
sion, on the grounds that the money was paid to a person not entitled to have it.
Mr. Sharp went on to review the many points of the case, which will be continued on Monday.
DISASTROUS YAUMATI FIRE.
Several Houses Gutted,
The Fire Brigade arrived in the
MUSICAL APPRECIATION.
10
mention
far their reception.
Pearl White's Escape.
stroggia was sharp but noos the sg with caly cam kad mentober,
nat
the sense to understand it. Heis
отровата.
ALLEGED BANKRUPTCY OFFENCE,
A Question of Bail
At the Police Court this morn-
in
do.
races after the fashion of the tice. Wool we scards for bridg.ceiving an order, in bankrappy, pladder, he is in fact the sort of ing purposes, and in many places was preferred agains: Mai Choyi in the tropical po-sessions of theory, he honest soldier that lago was in the aars had to be hauled by hand It
aid, and he seems richly to has
commanded
alleged that across ytresme sad boge. France, as Joffe did, as Gallieni
fendant, in his statement, maid that be was, indebted to one Sam Hong-tong,' in the sum of $3,500, whereas, he was) note in »
the bail be $1,000 asab,
of $4,000, and ʼn personal bond.
Mr. Agassis then asked that-
bail at $1,000 each one "bond Eventually his Worship fixed
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT. WANTED
VAITED SEGRETAKE (Lady Apr 4 Gentleman)