THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY APRIL
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UNWRITTEN" LAW IN A pistol shot was heard early next
ENGLISH COURT..
Lendon, February 5.-"Never before in the annals of a criminal crue has a more patheticar a more iragic story of a brief domestic
morning, and Mrs. Canham was found dead in bed.
"Daring the night," Canham testified. "my wife told me ar army officer had betrayed her confidence. I got my revolver and abot her. I ebould not have done my daty otherwise.
"About two hours before I was life been unfolded," said Mr.to go over the top for the first Justice Atkia in the historic Old time I heard that my wife had
Bailey Court.
deserted the little boy. When I 0318 back after taking our objective so cfficer told me that my wife's conduct had reached the ears of the police.
Before the Justice was arraign ed Henry Stephen Canham, soldier, twenty-two years old. The outcome of the case was the
When I saw bar when on leate more extraordinary because the I said I would forgive her immutable law of Great Britain if she looked after the dear baby. has never recognized that rather After ber confession my mind emotional dectrice which is went back to the battlefields of known in America as the an-France. My revolver" was on the written law" and which, often, bed tempting me, and the woman abacives of crime those accused (lored was resting on my arm. I of murder in France-omer said: "Gladys. I have always particularly.
loved you. There was a moan. Canham was indicled for the The shot had been fired. My murder of his wife. He pleaded wife was dead and I went to my guilty to manslaughter and his mother and said, 'Mother, I have
done it,"" plea was accepted.
Jaetion A'kin bound Canham,
Lient, L. Cay, who haa.won
-over in £5 bail to came up for the Military Crowe, testified.
judgment if called upon."
"Caobam is all that a British
Criminal lawyers say that Gas-eoldier can be. As my servant ham will, remain as free as ni be was bonest and most faithful, unless he commita a crime. He When I was wounded be was KA seems to be emotional, bat for good sea brother to me." from criminal; be is broken ir spirit now.
Mr. Justios Atkin, in imposing sentence, said :-
"It is obvious that while you Sir Archibald Bo'kin, the prosecutor, told-the-Opart-ths were away doing your duty to Csobom, while serving in France your country, ebe-neglected your received a letter from a Mrs. (child and your home, was grossly Davis saying:
aufaishful to you and wrote you asalting lettere, and yet with all that you were willing to take ber tack and dispored to forgive her.
"Your wife is not going on as she ought to. Sbe atops out al aight and has sold up most of
"It does not surprise me that, your things. She has left the bidy by itself, and the poor little in the bitterness of your disap thing otjes all day. I have reen printment at the departei hopes har cut with men. God is abow of a happy life, in the impulse of the devil alway. You have s she moment, you took this good mother and the sheds many woman's life, While these are... mitigating gironmstances #tear about you
Canbam wrote in reply that be they do not justify the hid enough to think of, with t king of life. So I must impose ehelle barating all arcund him, upon you a sentence that a reason without being told that his wild ed and instructed publio opinion will believe to be futing to the was “going to the bad.”
While he was-or Christmas oIM, «ave he met his wife one night. Very soon Oanham walked ont her to his home in Ches of court, under 65 bail, which
NOTICES.
WAI KEE.
FLAC & SAILMAKER
No. 129, Des Vœux Road Central Top Floor, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 1833
ASAHI BEER,
SAKI GRAND
SAHI
LAGER-BEER
ATERALLY PRESE
BREWTERMICO
COMPAN
BJLN · AGENTS' Milsul Bustan Kaisba
own. meteral persons tizred, to put up.
Information has been rece’ved Leom
April 21d. 19h. 15m-No returns from the " Director Gener); of: "Posts" and Japanses stations – Prostory - has-de- To emph Tokio, that on and after 1st icreased moderately over Formom and Ap it 1918, the Fort Odies of Japan wille sant coast of Chips, and slightly slags collect a datanrrage charge form the whow. A'depression is situated to the duties or fuland taxes are imposed in ward; gradients elsewhere are night. Japan. Aus withdrawn from the Post Office with a 20. days from, the data of, the police of thale a rival to be sent to the add bac
>add serves of parcels on which Customs 8.W. of Shanghai, probably moring east-
The amount of the charge per pa-oal is fird at 5 son per day after the expiration of the period stipulated.
The parcel post ascrice to Szechuan province has been resumed for ordinary parco's only.
Bongbong Batufail for the 34 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 000 toob. Total since January 1st 3,3 Inch against an average of 9.83 incher"
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HODES ENDING AT NOON. TO-MORROW.
S.& 6.E. "winds,
light to
fins
generally.
The Surripost Ge many. Anatrix, 1 Boogkong se Gap Book moderate; Bagaria and the O tomen Empire #ri
suspended.
Registered and Parost Kails olosa 15 minutes earlier than the time givë i below unless otherwise stated.
The Farcal Post rerrice to places in Szechwan Province is - azipoaded until further notice.
The London Pem Office, advison that all parcala (except thows for Prisoners of Wazy and all ample packets for Dea, mark, Holland, Norway, Spain, Sweden- and Seitzstland will be stopped by the Military Castors unle e posted under a War Office permit
The importation into the Common- wealth of Australia of tex, olher than that grown or produced in British Pores 'siots is prohibied, unless this consent is writing of the Commonwealth Minister fr Trade and Customs has been fire jebtained.
† Formoss Channel
& wlady, moderate freeb.
|* douth coast of Chins be-) The same tween ELK and Zamoskus Ko. 1.. Bouth coast of China be-7 The sims tween ELK. and Esinan........) Ko
Cuina Coast Meteorological Register.
Station
The Parcel Post Services to British East Vostook Africa and Egypt (exsest for members Nemuro of the Expeditionary Forces), and to Hakodate Abyminia, Bagdad, Erithres, Franch Takic Somali Coast, Italian Somaliland Portu-Lochi
} guose East Africa, Zanzibar and Russis gerin
have been suspended.
Babicos Naas
"
·April 22, s.uz.
Windr
Hour.
Barometer.
Temperature.
Huraldi$7,
D'sion.
5 3:03 42
Correspondence addressed to enemy arms subjects in China. Siam. Biberia and Bonis la. Portuguese East Africa, Parda and Morhalwe 6a 29.83 48.93 ene occo cannot be transmited
#
Lehang
The Services to Germany, Austria, Bal- Kiukiang paris and the Ottoman Empire are Changsha raspended.
BO MY
Unionczed parcels for the United Sharp F. Kingdom will in future be forwarded
Amor from Hongkong in bags and the Publis Bwatow | are therefore advised to pack such parcels | Fathoku
very carefully,
Raichu
Tainan Letters franked at the 4 cauta, ratė | Koilin addressed' to, Yunanfu and Mangtse and
*Borea other places in the Province of Yunnan Canton should be superscribed wish the words For delivary by the Chinese Post Office."
kons Gay Book Macao Parcels for Greecs cannot be accepted Wuchow for transmission unless accompanied by Pathol a special permit issued by the British Holbow Minister si Athene
A
Arrangements have been made for the trazambrion of parcels to the United Dagupan Kingdom ria Canada.
Force.
Weather.
krk
1976 59 100
I of
29.74 58 100
7 b
29.86 16 23 saw 29.84.71 85 sse
7 of -2 b.
5 29.87 70 85′ =
- 29.68 70
сь
- 2987 70
2b
19.88 73.
3 b
29.88 73 BEW
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2938. TL 95 se
0 of
230
29.88 71 91. 29.67
20 2985 791 w 4 of
Phullen 7 29.34
2016
99.86
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775...1:80 11lbe.... 2.70
Manila The rates of postage are as follows:- Legapl Parcal not over Stba...
Tacloban 90 cents.
Llado Surigao Guam £.20
29.35 72 38 nae
1 b
29.82-72 92
ob
19.805 88 n
20
20
No insurance can be effected on parcels ous seat by this route.
OUTWARD MAILS.
TO-MORROW.
Baigon-23rd April, 11 am.
6. 29.81 78 95 s
CW. JEFFRIES, -Chief Assistant. Hongkong Observatory,”Apr. 22, 1918- 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 dogrozi Fahrenheit on the leral of the sea in In- ches, tenths and hundredtha,'
Temperature, in the shade, in degress
Fahrenh til..
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation Shanghai and North China-23rd April, the Humidity of air saturated with mois-
ture being 100,
2 p.m.
Haiphong-23rd April, 5 p.m.
4 Direction of Wind, to two points. 1 Force of Wind, socording to Beaufort
Scale.
WEDNESDAY, 24th April. Bhanghai, N. China, Japan 'via Kobe, State of Weather";b bing sky, a do
Hozolla, Cañada, United tached cloud, d driling rain, 110 Flates, Central and South glony, h hati, i lightning, O`STISCAST, P Arzenca and Furope via Ban passing showers, q squally, r rain, 3 KOW: Francisco-24th April, Ragis.
#thundar, v visibility, w daw WOL. tration 945 a.m. Letters 10.30
Ningpo-14th April, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY, 25th April. Swatow, Amor, For oss via Takao and
Apping-15th April, 7 am. Fort Bayard, Heih and Haiphong-
25th April, m.in.
Shanghai and North Chins 25th Aprü,
2 pm
FRIDAY, 26th April. Straits-26th Apr. 11 am
Swatow, Amoy and Focch-26th April,
Noon,"
Philippine Islands-26th April, 2 pm
T
SATURDAY, 27th April.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Previous
Day-On date On date.
Barometer se con Lacperature Humidity
29.95 29.99 *** 19 98
74% 62
76
724-
15
73
Wind Direction .. Foro
ELA
Ex
A
1
.: 0.00 0,00
0.10
zich 18
Bhanghai, K. Chi's, Javen v'a Nagasaki, Weather
Honolulu Canada, Uolved Bain
A Bath
Stat Cantral Americs & Europe via Bichon opin de Tauperstars an iche Francisco-27th April, Begs-rost
tration 9:45 am. Letter 10.30 HLR. Observatory, Apr. 13, 1918,
B
Shanghai and North China-27th¶April,
& De
SUNDAY: 28th April. Bwalow, Amoy and Formosa via Kesiang -28th April, 9 am.
TAY MONDAY, 29th April, "Swałow, Amry and Formosa via Kéalung
Bhanghai, N. Chlum Japan via Nagasaki, Farops, Clanado, via Vicunia, „Unital. Stetos Content and
Amerios - via Beattle 29th.
"April, B.gi-tration 11.45 am. Lokines L1:30 7,32.
TUESDAY, S0th April,
Swatow, Amoy and Bouchow-29th April,
SATURDAY, 4th May,
2 ECLASTON, Director.
TIDE TABLE,
From 22nd Apr. to 28th Apr.
Straits, Coviom, India, Alan, Mayoi nodvors
Europa-ish Mey,: Registra tion, Letters 5th. 9°3.m.
Bonghing
VICTORIA
THEATRE
24th, 25th April, 1918.
A Beautiful Star
in a Great Photoplay.
MOLLIE KING
BLIND MAN'S LUCK."
American Gazette No. 45
AND
Comedies.
GEO. P. LAMMERT
AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER
AND SURVEYOR. PUBLIC AUCTION. THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on THURSDAY, the 25th April, 1918,
commencing at 2.30 p.m.
at his Sales Roms, Duddelt
Street,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
By order of the Mortgagees Mr. Gen. P. Lammert has; received instructions to sell, by Public Auction on
Tuesday the 30th day of April |[918, at 3 p.m. at his Sales Room, Duddell Street, Victoria,
Hongkong,
The following Valuable Lease- ho'd Property situate at Victoria Hongkong, vi
ALL THOSE pieces or patella
A Large Quantity of Valu-ofground situatest Violdria afore
able Household Furniture
comprising:
Tapestry
said and known and registered fi the Land Office da Section G 6 Marine Lot No: 200 and Baction D of the Southern Portion of The
drawing covered
room suite. easy chairs, teak Praya Reclamation Marine desks and bookcases, card table, Lot No. 200 Together with the engravings, brass incense burners message erected theroon known c
as No. 116 Des Voemi Road West and figures, vases; carpets, ruga, Victoria aforesaid Proportions ets,, etc.
of Anzual Crown Rent $9.70 and 54.90 respect vely. Ares 65 Square Feet and 260 Fquare Feet* respectively,"
Teak artension dining table and chairs. teak sideboards, dinner waggon ice chest, dinner and dessert services, glassware, cutlery, electro-plated ware, etc eto.
Fine double brass and brass mounted iron, bedsteads. teak single and double wardrobes dreesing tables, washstands, toilet crockery, etc, etc.
Also
A Quantity of Blackwood ware comprising:-Curio cabinet. lady's desk, tables, flower stands, 8:00ls; eta, e c.
And
I'Indian Motor Cycle with Side Car fin first class condi- tion.)
1 Antopiano by Kastner & Co., Ltd,
I Full Size English Billiard Table by Hennic Bros.
On view from Wednesday the 24th instant.
Catalogue will be issued. Terms-Cash on delivery.
GEO. P. LAMMERT, Auctioneer.
NOTICE.
ST. GEORGE'S DAY FÚND.
** THE WITNESS
FOR THE
DEFENCE
REPEAT
For further particulars and coD- ditions of sale
Apply to JOHNSON, STOKES AND
MASTER. -* Frince's Buildings. Ice House Street, Hongkong. Solicitors for the Mortgagees, 'orto.
GEO. P. LAMMERT:
Auctioneer.
Hongkong, 15th April, 1918
NOTICES
HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY, LIMITED.
ΟΤΙ
NOTI EIS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Ordinary General Meeting of the Hongkong Tram» way Company, Limited, will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, Limited, Pedder Street, Hoog. kong on WEDNESDAY the 24th day of April, 1918, at 12: o'clock NOON, to transact the ordinary business of the Comm
pany.
By Order of the Basri,
W. E ROBERTS, Seoro'ary. Hongkong, 50% February4 918.
THIRD LIBERTY
THE Fubtcripti a List for the THIRD LIBERTY LOAN PERFORMANCES. of US. $3,000,000
THURSDAY, 25th inst SATURDAY, 27th inst.
carrying
interest at 414 per cent per Barum closes in Americs on 4th May, 1918
THE INTERNATIONAL BANKING CORPORATIONZ
april on the
AT: 9.15 PM. ORDINARY THEATRE PRICES
Boking at MOUTRIE'S from FRIDAY 19th inst. 9 AM,......
Soldiers and Sailora in uniform and whl also grant
-35% Kon
Half Price to Pit and Gallery, this security
Propri
terins