CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. La guardians of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1915.
T ZOODLEDSPOS Hongkong Defence Darpe and thos of the Colony's Camp.-You will, no doubi, have interests, has fearlessly mid so, read with deep interest the cor and I cannot help regretting that respondence between your Cham- THE CHAIRMAN'S SPEECH. on the few occasions that this has ber and Government on the sub-
Enemy Questions and Local
The sanual general meeting
of
the Hongkong General Chamber
of Commerce was held at 4 pan.
lo-day, and is proceding as we
to pross
Happy Valley Calamity,
go
proved neosssary, the Government jeos of the Hongkong - Defence has invariably taken up an un- Corps Camp. Under the con-
im-
of the Caleny; and your Commit-
COMPANY REPORT.
THE GRESSON STREET AFFRAY.
-The Green Island Cement
Co., Ltd.
An Hye-Witness's Story of
What Happened. sin
Some Interesting Contests
Prisoner then asid-This coat BOXING TOURNAMENT. is mine," pointing to a long coat hanging on the wall. He attempted 30 go and get). it, but witness stopped him. Kong Sang banded it to him after he had looked it over, The | yielding attitude which cannot be ditions originally announced by
third man also pointed to another too strongly deplored, since both the authorities, it was Subject to audit, the Directors
long coat hanging on the wall are, we presume, endeavouring to possible to carry this out without of the Green Island, Cement Co., The bearing was continued al and said "That cost is mine tournament, under the suspiona In connection with the boxing obtain, the best results for the serious injury to the commLtd., will at the forthcoming the Police Court this morning of This also was given to him of the Hongkong Police Reserve, Empire.
Return of Local Volunteers too, therefore, felt it incumbent meeting of shareholders, to be held the case in which a Chinese is They had put on their long coats which it is proposed to hold sam
sharged with the murder of and were after the War. Early in the upon them to make the strongest on 23rd inst, recommend the fol. Inspector O'Sullivan and Sergeanal button them beginning to month, we are mated to sanonnon up, when be that intending competitors in the year the Chamber addressed the possible protest, and did. Modifi-lowing allocation of profits-Clarks is the Greeson Street atsir. (witness) asked "Who has novices competitions should ins Government on the return of local cations resulted and the Osmp To write of Deap
Dr. McKenoy maid prisoner brought" the handcuffs "timate to Inspector Wildin their Volunteers medically discharged became possible without the Water Bay build-
was admitted to the Govern One of his fokie replied "I have" desire to enter not lasse than businem; the Chairman (the or on the cessation of bostilities, TESTIGOS to trade interestings and machinery $15,000.00 ment Civil Roepital on the At that moment Sergeans Clarks Friday next, March 8th. Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak) urging that the fullest susistance evident before. It is unnecessary To pay a Dividend of
day
of the Gresson Street came in. A man at this stage: In connection with the same mored the following resolution: should be given to what is really here to enter again into the con "Besired that this Chamber highly specialised labour of great troversy as to whether it was To pay a Bouna to
80-cents per share 320,000.00 affair. He was suffering from came into the subicle and witness antries have been received from
sballet wound through the upper soarebed him. He was the man Corporal Heath, R. E. and Private desires to record its deepest economic national value, to return necessary and justifiable on the
Shi sympathy with the relatives of to former soongations in the Esat, ground of expense or not; all will To place to Reserve
14,284,33 lip. The bollet bad also entered the who had been sitting on the bed Thomas, Middlesex, both lights
apper jaw and broken the palate with the two woman and the child. weights, and from Lance-Corpora all those who perished or were should the men so desire, at the gren that it was, at any rate,
Fand
36,000.00 There was also a ballet wound at While he was searching this man Ford, of the Middlesex, heary injured in the terrible catastrophe earliest possible, moment, The partial succese, dus to the tact And to carry forward
the lower extremity of the breast he heard Inspector O'Sullivan weight. If sufficient entries are at Happy Valley on the 26th of Government promised its active and administrative energy of the 10 credit of next
bone. This had passed between behind himsay "Don't more." He forthcoming in the novics-compati- February.
He said: The support and further negotia Commandant of the Defence
year's sccount 114,783.77 the right and left lung and looked back to see the reason why tions, the following three conteste resolution usada no words from tions with the Home Govern Corpe, Major, Morgan; and so
lodged in the cheat between the and observed the Inspector will be arranged: Gunner Lan- me to commend it to your support ment are DOW proceeding. long as the Government and
$429,048.10 breast bons. There was a ballet struggling with the man dressed biston, R.G.A, T. Sapper Sanley, -the horror of the tragedy is A register of the employees of Military Authorities give das
wound in the foot, but this was in European clothes. Another RE, both heavy-weights who will so fresh in our memories and firms here, now serving on the
to the commercial
not of importance. Be operated man was struggling with Serg-gos sen roands contest; an eight will take so long to fade various battlefronts, is, kept by necessities of a part" which
on the patient. The operation sant Clarks. Kwong Bang was rounds light weight contest be
Prior to the commencement of
solamın silence,
munnity.
to
The Chairman's Speech.
commandement
a
***
oficisla,
CANTON NEWS.
On the fall of Yangkong, the Authority bas saked La Lick kwan to be the Commander-in-chief on. the city and also Kochow, and the western-front. He will attack Laishouriers three cades, along with the other commanders.
sway, if it over does, that the Chamber, which will gladly exists only through and for deserved honour so recently was for twofold purpose assisting Seramat Clarke, in the tween. Sapper Smith, BE. and I am sure it will meet with your do its almost on application to commerce, this Chamber may bestowed upon him by the Hongfor remedying the condition struggle. While the struggling A.B. Neil, R.N.; and a six rounds unanimous approval. I anggest secure the prompt return of men be counted on to loyally kong University.
of the jaw, and to discover if was going on he saw the man bantamweigh; contest between that we can best show our ap-not fit for further service...
support any really necessary Customs Tariff The Customs injury had been done to the liver. dressed in European clothes Corporal: Stubbs, Middlesex, and": proval of the resolution by rising Piece goods clanse.The adop-military measures decided upon. Tarif Commission now ait Prisoner was discharged from threst his hand into a small Pat O'Keefe of the mercantile and standing for a space in tion of a "Piece-Goods clause" You will further notice that ting in Shanghai has our beat hospital on February L. He was black box lying on top of the marine.
limiting the clearance of "Fancies" the Chamber protested in wishes that its
deliberations put into the Gaol Hospital the bed, and ́s moment later thero Boker Barclay, BN., a Mr. S. H. Dodwell seconded, goods to four months, after which he strongest manner against the may result in a tariff which, same day, and had since been were a series of reports of a challenge to anyone in the Colony and the motion was carried by interest will be charged, marks a declaration of two additional whilst just to all, will lead to a under his (witness's) care. revolver. Prisoner who had been at let, 4lb. for a contest, aum- those prazant standing.
step in the right direction, and Bank Holidays in order to coziderable increase in the Prisoner complained that when on his witness's left side ber of rounds to be arranged.: Copies of the resolution are to will, we hope, in time lead to the facilitate attendance si this revenus of Chins and, at the be laid down on his right side made a rush to the box and tried be sent to the Chinese Chamber elimination of the absurdly long Camp. The holidays were not same time, sobieve the complete he felt pain.
to get a revolver out. Witness of Commerce, the Portuguese clearances and interest loss on required, nor for the most part elimination of the obnoxiogs likia Dr. MaKenny said he had rashed after him, but prisoner Consul, the Japante Coneal and piece-goods in general, It has only observed, and by the general dass which so seriously hamper made no complaint to him, was successful in getting « a the chief of the Indian com been possible because the German public they were resented as trade in the interior of China but it was
probable that weapon. Witness struck prisoner firms who introduced the long further dislocation of trade to-day.
when he walked he did feel a hard on the back of the neck and credit methode, have now been already terribly handiospped----
He fell on the bed. At the same In his address to the members, definitely closed down and a through the arbitrary closing of
In this connection it is pleas little giddy.
Our Canton correspondent Ching Kam, the Chinese de- time he saw Sergeant Clarke fall.writes se follows:- the Chairman said:Gentlemen, cash basis for all business re- Banks, Insurance offices, and is to be able to record that sective who gave evidence yester Witness felt his leg had been
The report and accounts of the established here. It has already last, though not least, the Post Recent member of this Committee day, was recalled and said that finjared and there were report of Ching Pik-kwong many per
In connection with the murder Chamber for 1917 having been in produced a healthier state of Office. Nor do the annals of Mr. C. E. Antonis now sery.
under the your hands for some days, trade through the prevention of the Chamber contain another ing sa masmber of this Com when Inspector Sim arrived, shots of firing from
mission.
were still being fired on the bed. He then turned and ons are being kept in custody on propose with your permission to highly speculative buying and instance of the declaration of a
second floor of No. 6. Witness re-running
suspicion, while some of those over the take them as road, bat before consequent over-trading. To public
bridge holiday against
German Propagands in Chias. mained watching from 11.35 until made his way into the street. the
who attended the dinner party formally moving their adopthose who feared that the closing Chamber's advice. In this con-Evidenoss of continued enemy 11.40, when number of con- He could not use his revolver, given by the head of the Torpido tion I desire briefly to refer down of German business in the nection we would urge the Co-propaganda and intrigué have stables, arrived from the Central He did not see Inspector O'Bal Department, along, with fifteen the salient features of Colony would be injurionsvernment to make arrangements again and again come before your Station. The door of the ground liven fall, or Kwong Bang. When students, have been arrested and our year's work,
A close to its economic interests, it for the Post Office to remain open Oummities during the yest, Loor of No. 6 was pushed open he saw Sergeant Clarke fall he are to be tried in the Tuchon's study of the very voluminous is worthy of note, that on all Bank and Public Holidays, though, for obvious reasons, they and they entered. Witness also could not see Kwong Sang. In men before a number of naval report must have
convinced whilst the
eave Christmas Day and Obins cannot be referred to here in went in. Prisoner was still lying in the street he saw Cheng Kom, Jon all of the enormous of the war, including German New Year's Day until 12 detail They have been strongly the street. Snots were being fired, and he shouted to him to conceal mass of work and correspondence Hongs, there were 148 members or 1 o'clock, since it would represented by your Committee but witness did not sctually himself in the staircase of No. which the past year has involved of this Chamber, the year just prove a great convenience in to the British Minister in Peking, see anybody. Witness said to the 10 and keeps watch over the on the part of your Committee closed recorde a membership of these days of uncertain maile the Government here and to the others It is not safe to staircase of No. 6. Witness than and staff, which easily constitutes 183, nor does the Chamber. sub which the public would mach Home Government through the a record in the history of the scribe to this Government's view appreciate and would undoubted London Chamber of Commerce, by the mergeant Murphy drew his revolver, and saw, men instructed witness another (coming down the staircase Chamber. It could not have been that the return of Gorman firma 7 be of very considerable assist with the appeal that possible detective to arrest prisoner. This of No.. & in the direction of new bullet-proof sedim chair socomplished but for the leysi to this Colony, is in any way ance to the trade of the Colony. antal bovenaan of this be was done, be being placed into. & No. 10. Witress was hiding on invented by, Li Ligh-kwan, has and devoted sseistance rendered necessary and again recorda ite by the various sub-committees; analtered conviction that they resurrent fires led the Fire In territories, and, until this is no Chinees detective, said he went men, but the weapon did not fire tests ten rounds from an automatic Central Government of China to rick abs, and taken to the Central the ground floor of No. 10. been compisted by the maker, i Volunteer Firemen. Alarming expel all: Germans from her Police Station. Sun Tai, another Witness tried to fire stone of the socording to order, Daring thei more especially the Insurance" should not be allowed to do so, earance Associations to address complished, we feel that the peace with a party of police to it seemed to have jammed rifle were fired into it and not * committee which eat for many are under such terms as will the Chamber on the serious son of Chins so essential to the de- No. 68 Gresson Strest, arriving He shouted to Cheng. Kama to fire, single balles pierced it It is re- weeks over the "Insurance Bill" afford complete control over all dition of the regular Fire Brigade, velopment of her-reat and rich sad the very-efficient and pains their actions.
due, it is alleged, to ite being resources is likely to be indefinite-
8. 11 o'clock,“
The parly and he did so, prisoner falling posted that the sides of the chair taking service of our Secretary and We welcome the establishment undermanned and lacking in
consisted of his staff whose labours grow yearly of the "Imparis! Trust for the necessary
two European down in the street. Inspector modera appliances.
ly delayed.
of cera
are made of interwoven human and nine Chinese. Sim arrived at this stage. Wit more exacting. I desire also to encouragement of Scientific and The immediate release of Toonage On the whole, and The party had a search warrant ness and Cheng Kem then got in bog arranged in the form of fish hair, coraced with pisose of bam- record the valuable service ren- Industrial Research", whose volunteer firemen from all notwithstanding the handicaps which was carried by Inspector the doorway of No. 6 to prevent calen dared to the Chamber, daring my efforts are already beginning to military duties, Bá Te the of the world-wide war and inter-O'Ballivan. He did not know sayons from coming cut, Shots enforced a beence, as representative bear fruit, and have followed annual Musketry Course, was neoine strife in Chins, there is whether Inspector O'Sullivan or were fired at him from tua staircase appeared in the cut and be
Cerebro spinal meningitis has i on the Legislative Council and with profound interess acting Chairman of the Chamber further
the urged, and, after weeks of delay, reason for gratitude that the Sergeant Clarks were armed. He of No. 8. and Cheng Ham fired Italian Gonent has written to the deliberations of the was partially conceded, though trade of South China was so well was armed with an automatic back. Three or four rounds were by Mr. 8. H. Dodwell. I must "Imperial Council of Commerce" we are still of the opinion that in maintained during the period pistol, and he had previously fired from each side and the requesting it to advice the also mention, our appreciation whose latest pronouncemente view of the admitted depletion of under review, bat the limitations ordered all the Chinese Constables firing then ceased. Witness was people to keep their premises
the valcable
clean. 88918an tend more and more to support the regular Brigade, volunteers of homeward freights both vis to take arma and they said they taken a Hospital. "given us, from time to time, this Chamber's views on poes should be attracted and encourage the Pacific and especially so would, but he could not say Prisoner said he was searched by tha Government and economic trade-war against oared by the granting of the fall Europe, realting from increased whether they all did or not. by witness and Inspector O' the sympathetic manner in which German enemies.
conoвsions asked for.
requisitioning of ships for food When the party arrived he could Bullivan told him to pat on his most of our proposals have been Insurance Deposits.-The legis The inadequate water supply dargoes, points to still more not say who entered
stair-long coat. The two men on the received and acted upon; notably lation in connection with "Insur-at Happy Valley, and the want
dificult
Limaey
ahead, and case
for the Brat bed but the Arst.
witness and he the request for legislation in con-ance deposits" foreshadowed in of preparation for dealing with at the moment besides four there ява a bridge (prisoner) was hit too, He, was a nection with insurance evile and the Chairman's speech last year, fire which led to the terrible great quantities of other general and when they got up to this he bit silly at the time, because be protection against claime bere after protracted negotiations in catastrophe exactly a week ago, cargo, there is over three million saw Obeng Kam, Kwong, Saag, felt a little faint. The last Witness contracts bare been clearly inter- which the fallest consideration will, no doubt, be the subject of dollars worth of raw silk psoked and Lo Hoi on the first floor, ran into the ptrees and þá follow- fered with by war regulations at a given to all intereste con- the most searching investigation and awaiting shipment from Witnesa saw two persons amoking sd. Home, and, in this connection, it cerned, calminated ia the at the Coroner's enquiry now Canion to France, and the inopiam in the front sitting room. The hearing was continaed. is only fitting we should record passing of "the Fire and Marine going on; for nothing short of mediate future of the Canton silk One of the two men be knew this afternoon, when his Worship car appreciation of the unfailing Insurance Companies Deposit this will satisfy public demanda, industry is so seriously threstan- before that day. His name was rose soon after four o'clock for energy, toot and courtesy we have Ordinance, 1917" on the 27th and, whatever the shortcomings ed that both the Hongkong Bo Yu-chi. Inspector O'Sullivan tea and aas notil a late hour.
His Majesty the King has been received at all times through of December last. It should of the past, they must be exposed Government and this Chamber was following close behind. He
pleased to approve the appoint protracted negotiations at the result in checking the "mash- and safeguarded against for the are devoting every effort to re- beliered Sergeant Clarke had Henry Hemson, a marine engineer Attorney General, to be higi Evidence was given by Mr.ment of Sir Anton Bertram, K.O., handa. both of the Altor room" and financially insecure faturs.
lieve the situation, though at the gone up to the second door. Iafon board one of the Oanton Justion of Ceylon on the “refire- Doy General, the Hon and unsecured Companies, which Language - School: The time of speaking no definite cubile he saw a man, two women steamere, also a member of the ment of Sir Alexander Wood Tr. J. E. Kemp, and the Colonial were recklessly increasing by leape Language School has made results have yet been obtained.. and a small girl sitting dawa. Police Reserve, who stated that Bouton. Secretariat. Nor should we for and bounds, to the detriment of aseady and moet satisfactory In conclusion, I cannot help He did not take any notion of he was on a tramcar when he get the invaluable assistance all sound basiness and the danger progress, several students already expressing the fervant hope that them. He entered another beard of the affair. He found Ceylon seven years ago from Bir Anton Bertram came out to given us by the Superintendent of the insured.
speaking colloquial Cantonese the great Republic of China, with onbials and saw two men lying Greason Street deserted and later Cyprus, where he held ■ of Exports and Imports, whose Your Obamber has reason to be fairly fluently. The success whom our lives and interests are sordes a bod, and a third man procured a revolver from Wanchai Paiene Jadgeship. He had pre- labours, under the limitations of proud of the no email pars that it achieved under the limitations so closely allied, may soon emerge sitting on the same bed. La- Police Station, Oa returning to viously held the appointments-of staff and space; command our took in attempting to secure occasioned by depleted stafa from the strife and civil war apector O'Sullivan and Kwong Greeson Streat he joined the other Attorney General, Batamas respect and sympathy. The redress for both Services amply justifies the experiment which has been her unhappy los Bang followed him in, Witness police there and later he went Acting Colonial Sabretary, Bahamas Chamber was compelled to here from the severe hard-and sugars well, not only for the for so many months past, told the men to get up, and they with others on to the Brat floor an Officer. Administering, the protest during the year against ship entailed by the ever-future of the school, but also for that by mutual compromise, if all, three did so. Prisoner was of No. 6. They traced blood stains Government of the Babama. the undue delay in securing ex advancing dollar. It is astoundite ever-increasing influence on needs be, the South shall again one of the three men. Witness into the back of the house, where port permits for metals from ing, but true, that telegram upon the trade of Southern Unins, and agree with the North and for searched two of the shree, one they found an old Chinese woman, of age, and drawe a salary of
Bir Anton Berirama in 40-punen i this Colony to Americs, which telegram from all sources, and an we trust that in the interests of the good of all, recognise one man being dressed in Europea whom they questioned. She said $1,450. As Chief Jpotion be will still continues, though it is offer on behalf of the Colony to British trade, in post-war days, Central Authority that clear that the delay cocura in bear the burden of the difference all firms will insert in their agree song and stable Government prisoner.
olothes, and he searched the nobody else was there. In the back receive $2,250, London, and now that the United in order that the hardship might mente a alanse making the fall may emerge consisting of men anything whilat he was searching Europeans, apparently.....
He did not find onbicle they saw the two States of America bare joined the be immediately relieved, remain-Cantonese or Mandarin course in whose common aim is to protect them. He asked them where th
#dead. they They saw two feet move under a Allies, it is astonishing that snobi ed, uzanswered. Months after, the Chamber a échool obligatory their country's interests, pressive came from, and prisoner said bed and both, Revenue, Officer been put into a motor car, Dr. various delays should continue, and only at the very end of the upon any new surival from Hiqme, her from disintegration, develop from Swaton". After searching Watt and himself red. Then Balean went to the cubicle and since they prove a considerable year, some relief was given The Commitice desire to record her rich resources by the open the men, they all stood in one someone called out and Mr. Watt Pronounced the two Europeane handicap to British trade and are which, whilst it has bencfted their appreciation of the con- ing of ore, oval and other mines urner. One of the shree even said it was a detective. They re dead. On the top or they eleongly resented by America, the rank andile, leaves splenous zeal, ability, and and ever seek to improve methode asked for some clothing to pai entered the room and helped the found a number of Chinees There have also been cases where the hardship as far as offcens, naaiduity with which the Director, of communication and transit till on. Lospector O'Ballivan said all detective og He told there that women and the people in the the Chamber has unfortunately and particularly inning, married the Bay. Dr. Palio LD she takes her destined high place right and some clothing we he had beam presseauly-shot- and been unable to see "eye to eye" officers are concerned, almost sa gondnow this works, and to add by right in the Connails of the sanded to him, sitar, it hack boon that the shots they had sted had. with the Government and, being nonte se øver,
sheir mungratulations on the well- world, (Applause),
felt by Luspector O'Sullivan, not bik him. After the man her?
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CEYLON'S NEW CHIEF
JUSTICE.
Sir Anton Bertram, K.C.. Appointed,
fasor: to shoos