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RED CROSS WORKERS.
Co-Operating With the Plans of American Commander..
Washington, August 21.-The American Bad Cross is support- ang, and will continus to support, General Pashing and his troope in Franos to the limit of its power,
"No need of our army which
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 4, 1917′′
EUROPEAN'S WATCH
A WHARF DISPUTE.
PAWNED..
Pawnbroker Rebuked.,
Used without Permission.
In the Summary Court this morning. before the Pasine
A Chinese was charged before Judge (Mr. Justis Gompertz) a Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at the Police claim was brought by four Chi Court this morning, with stealing
owners of the Ping On Wharf
ws can possibly foreses will belaft/♣ gold watch belonging to Mr. Wese, of 134, Wing Lok Street, J. Carrie, of the Colonial Seare-gainst Li Pak-otuen, of 101, "uncovered," cables Major Gray.
tar's Office.
Wing Lok Street, a shipowner, man M.P. Marphy, head of the
Polios Sergt. Inghem said he for $150 as damages for wrong- Red Cross Commission in France. made enquiries at the pawnshops, fully using the Ping Ga Wharf In order to facilitate his work and found that complainant's from 4 o'ulcok on September 4 10 Major Murphy, a West Point graduate, who saw service in the wach had been pawned. Witness 6 am. on the following day, by Spanish-American War, has been asked the pawnbroker il he knew mooring the ss. Hoi Song to the appointed to General Pershing's the man who had pawned it. He wharf without permission.
Mr. Mattingley appeared for staff, and the whole Red Cross replied that he did not, but said
he could identify him.
the plaintiff, and Mr. G. R. The pawnbroker, in the bas. Baywood represented the de- campaign is being condusted |. with view to the fullest mated that the watch had been feadept. operation with the wishes and brought to him by defendat. Hattingley stated that this policy of the American comman-
three times to pawn. Defend. was not the first time the defendiat. Tant said that the watch had used the wharf without për- The Red Cross has perfected belonged to bim, and that mission. On the former occasion plans to care for each contingent he gave $5 for it. Witoses took an action was brought against of troops sa thay land. On the the watch in pawn for $5. bim, but a settlement was effect- route from the reception camp to
Mr. Carrie identified the watched by paying $50 into Court, #ths training campe, a journey
es belonging to bica.`
This time $45 had been paid in, which sometimes" takse, seventy-
Defendant stated that be wse bat he had advised the plantifa two hours, owing to the congestion employed by Mr. Bickie, Queen's not to accept this. He was also of the Franch railroads, there Gardens, and was "boy" to com.going to sk for aggravated have been established mix in-
damages, as the plaintiffs wanted firmaries and rest ssions, each plainant. He denied that he had. in charge of a trained nurse and given the pawnbrokers wrong to convince the defendant that be name and address, saying that could not use the wharf whenever"
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an assistant, to care for soldiers the pawnbroker had made he pleased and then get out of it who are ill on the way.
When the men reach camp, the {mistake when be entered it in the by paying a small suæ, tʊgether |
Red Cross will continue to act a
a friendly. agency to supplement what the army itself does to make the men comfortable, and 10 pre serve their morale. Cigarettes to the number of.s" million and a
half, 20,000 packages of smoking tobacco, and 10,000 cals of chew ing tobacco have already been sent to France for their use. Red Cross chapters are now working up million pounds of knitting wool
book.
Mr. Carrie said defendant had been quite a good "boy," but to seemed to have started gambling of late and had got into trouble. Fo stealing the watch, his Worship rent defendant to prison for wix weeks, and for giving & false address to the pawnbroker he would go to prison for two weeks. This be considered a ▲ serions offence. The pan
with a few boats, Wharves ware scarce in the Colony, and in view of the previous cffence he was going to ask for aggravated damager, which he thought he was eatitled to do.
are entitled to that. If a man His Lordship:-I bink you welke across your ground you. can claim damager, but if he walks acrose your lawn and maksa faces at you through the
into garments for the use of both broker did not seem to have a window while you are having
soldiers and sailors this winter, and will keep the men supplied.
At the railroad stations where soldiers will be waiting for train connections, se soon as the routine of alternate trench duty, reserve daty, and leave begins, the Red
ercised sufficient care in taking the watch into pawn with a Europeso have to forfeit the $5 he had paid monogram upon it. He would
to defendant.
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dinner, you can claim aggravated damages. You will have to prove the previous affair.
Mr. Haywood "sisted that the defence would be that the plaintif+
licence gave
and caneeps for the boat to be moored
·Gross has arranged to provide POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. here at the agreed fee of $45
osateens where they can rid themselves of the filth of the trencher, and eat, sleep, or smo së themselves in comfort.
Orders issaed to-day by Mr. F.
Before the first contingent exil-C. Jenkin, D.S P. (B.), Elste:-
ed the men were given comfort
Service Board.
The defendent sent a foki to the wharf to ask the price and be was told $45. A fee that had bien charge by the plaintiffs' to other firms many times. It was? after that figure had been agreed
kits, each containing beary socks, All ranks (including medical on that the bost wan moored, handkerchiefs, wasboloib and and other exempts to attend Tust sum of $45 had 'been paid
sasp, pencil and writing-paper, a balween 5 and 6 p.m. at Head-in Court.
pipe and "the makinge," paying quarters Olab. Members who for
His Lordship gave judgment]
carde, a month-organ of game. any cause have not siready attend for the plaintiffs for $100 with: bastoor, pine, and other small ed with their respective units are
articles. Further gifta will be sent over in time for the Christ- mis celebration at the front.
warned to attend without delay.
Friday, October 6-No. 6 Platoon,
Tuesday, October 9.—Staff and Company Commanders...
Wednesday, October 10.—Band and Orchestra.
Thursday, October 11.-No. 5
Shark Warning issued at New York,
America newspapers report that shark warning was issued in New York a few weeks ago. A fos captain had reported school after school of man-eating sharks between the Delaware Capes and Cape Hatteras.
Fally organised base horpitalë, prepared for any emergency that the expeditionary fores many meet, are now in France. These Duits were recruited by the Bed Oro-e. The surgeons were drawn Pistoon. from the cream of the medical profession in the United States the parses were specially selected for their fitness for this duty from those who had been sarolled, in accordance with rigid require
by the Red Őrass. ments, Thirteen thousand thoroughly Has the reader noticed how become capable trained caress are now nervous people have enlisted for such service so may | nowadaye? A well-known physi- become necessary.
cian says, that half the patients! Hospital supplier, drugs, and who come to him in these times instraments have been sent to are nerve starved; and the dip WANTED-Three utfurnish
THE NERVOUS AGE,
TO-DAY'S.. ADVERTISEMENTS.
WANTED.
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ed ROOMS, FLAT France, and additional consign-order is growing communer every BUNGALOW Middle level or ments will be shipped as they are your. Restlessness, distarbed Peak district. State full particu-| called for by Major Murphy. sleep and headaches are only a lars Address 1325 c/o Hong- Bome of them will be made in part of what the patients suffer kong Telegraph. Frence at workshops which the The worst is their misery of mit d. Red Cross will maintain. Through They cannot face the smallest the Red Cross chapters and difficulty. A slammed door tor- Surgical Dressings Committee,tures the raw nerves. Their minds now Effiliated with the Red Cross, are andecided, their, tempers hospital garments and dressinga irritable, their courage and con- are being made continually in centration all gone. this country, and will be forward. The worst of it is, said the doctor, that people, in this con-
ed to France as needed.
Dr. Edward T. Derine, director dition are tempted to fly to druge. of the New York School of Morphis, cocaine, opium and ́Philanthropy, has just sailed for similar things have an evil fascin Frates to study methods of reator-ation; Others over-feed themselves ing to self-support and usefulness with fancy foods in the hope of men who have been crippled or building up their nerves, blinded. "A Red Oroes Instituts, The right way to treat atarved for which Mr. Jeremiah Mdbank nerves is to look to the blood, for
stream feeds the nerves, quiokly
of New York has given $50.000, healthy, well-nourished blond- will be established in New York in sccordance with the resits of his investigations.
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Hongkong, 3rd October, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE
HE Undersigned has received] instructions to sell by Pub lic Auction on
WEDNESDAY, the 10th October, 1917, commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at "Netilewood" No. 55 Hobinson Road.
A Quantity of Valuable House- höld Furniture
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Canton blackwood cabinet, desks, hall table, chairs and Bower stands, teak upholstered and chairs, Axminster pile Brussels carpets, fine lace cur tains, teak overmantels, brass flower pots and vases, brass fender and fire irons, etc....'etc..
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Brass double bedstead, single restoring lost vitality and bring-THE PUBLICARE HEREBY brass mounted bedsteads. teak notified that owing to the toilet. tables and / washsjanda,
ing the mind up to its old power inclemency of the weather, the chest of drawers, toilet crocker////
Pantry and Kitchen Utensile.
If Americans are exptured, Dr. Williams pick pills for pais | Al Fresco Fete which was held bed linen, etc. there is Bed Crown Burran people owe their wonderful re last Bunday, was unfortunately already organised at Berns, which palation to their power of making interrupted by the heavy · rain, will maintain communication now blood-the only thing that and the Council General of the betweezi prisoners in "Germany will make bealthy nervor. They fociety have consequently decid- and their homes in the Unites are obtainable from doslers eversed to have another Al Fresco on Staten, and will forward the sup where, alas one bottle for $1.50, Bunday next 7th inst. from 9 to plies and #foodstuffs which the six for $8k from the Dz. 11.33 pm. on the same compound mes in the German prison camps. Williams Medicine Go. 98 of the B.C. Cathedral.
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