EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
(Continued from page 7.)
THE GERMAN RETREAT.
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The American Captures,
London, Oct. 13° An American communique states: Eastward of the Meuse there has been heavy fighting in Bois-des-Cauros. We attained our objectives on both sides of the river. We have prisonered since Sept. 26 in this sector 17,658
A German Communique,
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London, Oct. 18.
A wireless German official message says: We withdrew somewhat north-east of Cambrai The enemy followed up and reached near Avesuesiezed and the heights on the west bank of the Solle, near Halzoir, and Haussy. Between the Oise and Aime the enemy reached the wooded districts of St. Gobain and the heights sort of Ailette and Ami-Fontaine.
JUSTIFYING GERMAN DEVASTATION.
Amsterdam, Oct. 13
Dr. Self has attempted to justify German, devastati n of France during the retreat on the ples of military neces sity. He declared: As long as the struggle continues, much as we regret the loss of irreparable art treasures and even consideration for the most venerable shrines, civilisa tion must give place to consideration for the lives of the defonders of the Fatherland.
GERMAN FRANCHISE REFORM.
Amsterdam, Oca 13.
A message from Berlin states that the Suffrage Commit- tee of the Prussian Upper House bas deleted the clause in the Franchise Bil giving an additional vote to persone over 40 years of age,
MOTORIST PROSECUTED.
Commander Beckwith as Complainant.
defence.
Trom. Kawion
the
H
"HEATHER DAY.”
Meeting of Scottish Ladies,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918,
پرلو
be
ATTACKED WITH CHOPPER,
THE KIANGEWAN INQUIRY
Court Opened at Shanghai,
BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER, MAD BOER AS GERMAN
AGENT.
Another Amazing Disclosure.
C
THE OPIUM REVIVAL.
Mesting of Protest in Shanghai,
Some Singapore Honours. At the Police Court this morn-
The Singapore Free Press is: ing, Heang So pleaded not guilty
informed that His Excellency the when charged with assaulting
Governor has recoired a telegram Kwok Lam with a chopper in
from the Eight Honourable the Third Street and causing grey-
The anti-opium meeting held ious bodily harm.
The Court of Inquiry into the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
An astounding story of German at Shangbai on the 8th inst", Twee- Inspector Macdonald said that dircumstances attending the intimating that His Majesty The
wished to withdraw the collision between the Chinese King has been graciqualy pleased SPY methods has been brought to day evening, was very well attand- light in an investigation into the ed by Chinese representing many misdemeanour gun bost Chatasi and the C.. 8. to approve of the following asuse of an explosion on a steamer different interests, and also by a obarge of under Section 17 also preferred Kiangkwen, held its first session appointments to the Most Ex three days after she had left a fair number of foreigners. The against the defendant. The at the headquarters of the Com-sllent Order of the British South American port for New chairman, Mr. I. Mason, president Enspector added that he had been mander-in-Chief of the Chinese Empire -
York. Three lives were loat, and of the International Anti Opium To be Knight Commander :---- instructed by the 0.8.P. to request Navy at Kiangnan yesterday
Jonly by strenuous labour by the Society, speaking in Chinese and that the socused be committed afternoon, says theaN. C. Daily The Hon. Lieut. Colonel A. B. captain and crew was the vessel English, explained the object of
taken into port.
the meeting, and said that it was for trial. He asked the Magiatiate News of October 8 The Court Adamṛ, V.D. M.L.O.
To be a Commander Lieut. for s remand, as the complainant was composed of five Chinese
Included in the cargo were ft. called by the several organiss was laid up in hospital. officiale, including Vice-Admiral Colonel G. A. Derrick, V.D.
To be Officers:The Hon. Mr. teen cases of minerals" and one tions in Shanghai which are In relating the facts of the case, Lan Obien-chu, Commander-in- Inspector Macdonald stated that Chief of the Chinese Navy. Re-FM Elliot, LLC. Mr. W. F. Case of "cinematograph films," opposing the revival of opinm
space for which had been applied
In this age of: the night before last, at 10 p.m., presentatives of the British, Nutt, M.B.E.
To be Members:-Mrs. Elisa for by a licensed Custom House progress all backward stepe complainant ? and three others French, American and Danish
beth Ebden, Mrs. Mary Fowlie, dispataber. These cases must are disappointing, and that there should be any relapse after the were proceeding along Third Consulates were also present. Street when the defendant, in At the opening of the proceed- Mrs. Vincent Baxendale, Com- have contained bombs.
The next link in the chain of splendid achievements of the part the complainant and delivered addressed the Court explaining
Berlin by way of s pestral would be very deplorable. The a blow with a chopper. Io how it came to be constituted.
country. In this it was stated Bages of China trying to ward off the blow, com- He said that the Court had been THE OBSERVER'S RECORD, that a German employed at the way in counting virtue and
benevolence an of plainant was badly wounded on especially constituted by Pre-
port had informed the German
greater the shoulder.
sidential Mandate for this inquiry
Vice Coseal immediately after importance than fiches, especial Mr. Wolfe adjourned the case in consequence of the gravity of
ly ill-gotten gain. It is shameful the departure of the chip that a and practically to
that men are found to-day, who, South African Boer had given him inquire into all the circum- The opening of a new offensive the bomb which, and caused in for personal gain would re- stances and in particular the by the Germans was hourly explosion, and that he had seen food of evils apon the people of intradaos opium, and let out its claime of owners of the ships in- expected, and the Squadron to its shipment. The Vice-Comed! Chins. Bat the Chinese must
in China.
company with others, confronted inge, Capt. Chu (Judge Advocate) mander, D. O. Macintyre, E.N.B{evidence was a document sent to 40 years of opiam suppression,
jhim'
for a week.
STOLEN MEAT.
A Chiness was charged on remand at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. J. B. Wood, with the larceny of 10 pounds of meat, the property of the Dairy Farm Company.
the case
Bombing a Moving Train by
Night.
led the
determine that this harmful
volved and to decide which ship orders for the the night were to gave the Boer, who had seversi was to blame. He esid that the bomb sumber of important times been to the Consulate, vice shall esss for ever; the Court was sitting to try claims targets behind the lines. by owners of each ship against
money to escape. We were also instructed to pay
Sabsequently a clerk confessed hard work are imparilled; there fraits of long years of good and the other, and to inquire into particular attention to say trains his complicity in the crime, and other complainte mide by anyone that were seen travelling towards papers were discovered revealing
must be no stopping half way, in connection with the collision, the linee, for these would na an elaborate plot. From a safe much less any return to the He drew attention to previous doubtedly contain men ▲ Chinese copying clerk em inquiries and reports that had munitions that were being mass documents and a sam of over gathering showed that there are and the police seized a number, of previous conditions. The present ployed by the Dairy Farm Oo, been made, all of which he said ed for the attack. deposed that he saw the defendant should be disregarded by the
£1,200 in American bills, which many in Shanghai of this mind leaving the Company's premises Court, which should
Leaving the serodome with a were found in an envelope marked ho intended to express them-
aelves clearly. empty-handed. The defendant itself eclely with the evidence to each of which was capable of bearing a name which, it is concern fall load of high-explosive bombs, "On His Majesty's Service," left at about 9.30 a.m.
ba brought before it. His own derailing a train, we headed believed, was one of the macy Mr. D. J. Lewis, for the duties as an officer of the Court straight for a railway junction teed by the man who actually LADY MAY'S ROSE fund defence, submitted that the were to arrange sittings, keep some twenty miles distant. From brought the case of cinemato defendant, according to Mr.the parties informed as to the previous experiences, we were graph filme" to the ship. Bradbury, was the last man who procedure, to advice and assist quite familiar with the where
4
wore
Ninth Subscription List.
50.00
25.08
25,00
10.09
$3,138.50
Mr. B. M. Dyer presided over well attended meeting of Scottish ladies at the Hongkong Hotel this morning, convened to At the Police Court this after-consider the ladies part in the noon, before Mr. J. E. Wood, forthcoming St. Andrew's Day Inspector Garrod
snd Com-Fair. It was decided to conduct & madder C. W. M. Beckwith, Scottish Women's Stall at the E.N., summoned Mr. F. Banje Fair on the lines of last year's, for recklessly, negligently and and to hold a Grand Scottish dangerously driving a car at Tai Women's Baile in connection "Po, Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for therewith. The complainants and Mr. Leo The following were appointed would do such a thing. He had the Court, and to watch the abouts of this junction. Arriving --Lunatic Arrested;" d'Almada appeared for the Conveners for the various been employed at the Dairy Farm proceedings on behalf of the over it at the height of 4,000 Then there is a break in the districts: West Point, Mrs. Co., for over twenty years and Government and especially with feet, the rails were plainly visible in New York, where, after a lapee story, and the thread is taken up Commander Beckwith, B.N., Milroy; East Point, Hire. Shaw; would have been in a position to view to gaining information of shining in the moonlight, and we said that at about DOOD on Quarry Bay, Mra. Templeton; rob the Company of a sabatanial October 6, he was driving 8 Car Peak, Mrs. Butherisad: Central, eam. Would the defendant, after say offence committed that might circled round and round to swait of nearly two years, a man was Already acknowledged $3,028,50
arrested. He had made a claim Commodora V. G. be brought to light,
events, for just here we New Meedames Ormiston and Black twenty years of good conduct,
Garner *** Territories. When at the third Kowloon, Mra. C. Forsyta and saddenly descend to such a level the Court the Counsel engaged. or anti-aircraft guns.
Capt. Chu then introduced to antroubled by either searchlights against an insurance company in
respect of the sixteen cases, and it Mrs. Humphroys milestone corner (which was a Miss Nesve.
aa to commit such a foolish sot? Hesare, B. N. Macleod and B. F. C. We had not long to wait before tion with this claim that he was Mr. G. P. de Martin...
was for attempted fraud in connec- Monsieur Lecable Tory dangerous corner) nesr Several prises of considerable There was a certain amount of Master, for the Chins Merchants down below we saw a faint glow arrested. It was established that Mr. Goldring's house, he sighted value have already been presented doubt in the evidence, and his 8. N. Co, ownere of the Kiang- and a trail of white smoke, which he was of unsound mind, and he the defendant's car. He thought for the refle and others will be client should get the benefit of it was; Mr. J. G. Priestwood, showed up clearly by contrest the 'car was driving at a rate of very welcome, The Conveners if His Worship found the
was detained in a criminal about 30 miles an hour, and he was will be glad to receive them, or lefendant guilty, he should take the Chutesi, as representing the the earth.
representing the ex-commander of with the black background of
lunatic asylum. ̈driving has own car at about 14 to they may be sent to Mre. Dyer. into consideration the defendant'e Military Government; and Mr. S.
When arrested he was passing It was a train, travelling 15 miles an hour. The defendant
pass good conduct,
Fessenden, for the Chinese towards the lines.
sa a captain of the Australian was driving his car in a reckless
His Worship Aned the defend-Chamber of Commerce.
With engine shut off, we dived Light Horse. He was in uniform, manner so that he had tostop hiecar
201 $20.
Mr. Priestwood said that he swiftly, and manoeuvred to & Africau, Matabele, and Long and wearing ibbons of the South in order to avoid a collision. He farther added, that if he had not
appeared for the Commander of position directly behind the train. Service Medals, and the Croix de
The following in the approxi the gunboat Chatesi, and that he Lower and lower we awept until Guerre with palm. Amongst the mate statement of the Hong stopped his car he would have
CANTON NEWS.
was not ready to file a preliminary the separata carriages were plain- been "in the middle of a gloriona Two Europeans for Hoogkong smash," Mr. L. N. Leefe was
sot owing to the fact that he had ly visible. Even then, we con papers found upon him was a kong Tramway Company's trafic Oni Canton correspondent
so recently been instructed. Betinued to glide downward until outting describing the career of receipts for the week ending together with him. Mr. Banje'e
writes as followe
informed the Court that he had we were low enough to be the man who was thought to be 12th October, 1918- car passed two feet away from
A Laughing Stock,
the chief ipatigator of the outrage. Daring the general meeting of written various letters on behalf absolutely certain of obtaining In this it was stated that when following, further cable message the two Houses on the 14th inst. of the Commander sa represent direct hits.
Switching on the engine, and Boath America it caused a senss- Last Year:
the man's crime was published in This Year: $14,244 566,341 from London in respect of the member declared that the ing the Hupeh Goverment, bat
15,308 558,921 ed only the Commander of our machine was only a triffe ary Government to discharge the Hirane Mara, following pas-daties of President and State a point which he desired to make faster than that of the train, we always cultivated their society in Decresse: 1084
clear and sny preliminary sot flew in line with it, and gradually load in his denunciation of the every possible way. He was ever that road daring the last five engere youre missing Department was very important, filed by him would be on behalf overlook it. years. He did not know Mr. Cheong Hing, Chong Yow, Chong the
Harron, Bobook Hoi, Wong Kwai, and could not be passed, as at of the Commander only. He
As the carriages slowly passed cluded:-
Germane. The extract con- Last Banje, nor could be any whether Chai; As (?An) Chang, Tsang, Ab
meeting, Dy $
sekad for an adjournment in beneath me we released three he was an expert driver or not. He, Foo, ten in ail Yip Kwai, not after a row. If things were going mera handfal of membera
order to file a preliminary." bombe in succession, and the was climbing up the road and Mr. Wong Kwai, and Wong King on like that, the Southern Pro he appeared with Mr. Master shook our machine from nose to Mr. B. N. Macleod said that force of the resulting explosions Bunje was going down the road.saved".
Mr. d'Almada then produced
vinces would become a laughing
Merchante stern. Chine photographs of the scene and
stock. He therefore proposed to. N. Co. He was ready With throttle fall open, we now have the resolution cancelled and
his car.
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almade, witness said that he
HIRANO MARU DISASTER.
Missing..
The local office of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha has received the
TRAMWAY RETURNS.
first saw Mr. Bunjs's car about passengers for Hongkong who resolution empowering the Milit. in this inquiry he reprezent throttling it back until the speed tion in Allied circles, for he had Increase:
80 yards away. He had driven about 9,000 to 10,000 miles on
asked Commander Beckwith| whether he could say that was
were on the Hirano Mara :-
Crown Land Sale..
for
the
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B
Recalpiz Aggregate for weak. Receipta for
41 weeks.
7,420
Motor Bus Turas Turtle. Whilst the
noon motor bas from Kampar to Gopeng was
It is believed that he and his fal motor-bast, of which he was taking a turn in the bend of the confederates escaped in a power- the owner. A list of the crimes road near the Kasle Dipang belief. Since their operations in the Times of Malaya, Two Chin- committed by these men staggers bridge it fall over sideways, says
Kowloon Inland Lot 1364 was to convene another general meet to file his preliminary act and climbed quickly to a beight, snú South America the s.s. Salvador ese passengere, in trying to the position in which the cars sold by auction at the P.W.D. ing to deal with this important to state his case at any time.let off a parachute fire, to sid us was completely destroyed by fire, escape from the falling bas,
passed one another.
.
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>>
More Trouble.
claim on behalf of the owners; night. that in case of collision with ships
barat
but objected to do so until a pre- is observing the result,
the a.a. Vauban was barely saved jumped out only to be im offices this afternoon. The lot, master. This proposal was supliminary act had been filed by his Commander Beckwith said he which contains 2,520 square feet, parted by a majority of the opponenta. He pointed out that for the clouds of smoke and steam game cause, the coaling station in mud by the bus, which killed This was scarcely necessary, from complete destruction, by the mediately pinned down in the could not say for certain. was sold at the upset price of members.
his clients' claim was against the and showere of sparks, told their Babis was burned, the magnificent them outright, The Dipang Mr. L N. Leefe, of Messrs.10,080 to Mr: Lang Hoa-as
Fembrokeshire was destroyed in villegers and others came to the Jardine, Matheson & Co., în
No Bld.
The representations of the owners of the Chutesi and not tale.
the Commander, and it was By the light of the flare, how- giving evidence, corroborated The former German property
Provincial. Assembly who were. Commander Beckwith's evidence, known
liner Liger Blackhead's Soap rent to see the Tauhan in regard understood throughout that this ever, we saw a long heap of the Atlantic, the boilers of the rescue and extricated the bodies through of the two Chinese. The police He said that if it were not for Works, situate at Shaukiwan, wag | 10 the abolition of Chen King. Court was appointed to try burning wreckage that had once dynamite being mixed with the officer in charge of Kamper District was on the spot early and Commander Beckwith's prompt offered for sale at Mr. G. P. Lam-ming's title of Military Saporin- the claims against each other been a train.
by the owners of the two ships; We did not stay long to watch coal, the .. Tennyson was notion, a collision was inevitable, mert's sale room. tnia siternoon, tendent, sitor receiving no
station www boilt north of Cross-examined by Mr. d'Al- but was withdrawn, there being decision from the Tachan, went that ordinarily one would as this spectacle, for our supply of dynamited, an illicit wireless rendered all possible assistan
to see Shum Chon-hsun and Wame that the Commander (or bombe wasa by no means exhausted Pernambuco, four ships have left mada, witnesa asid be would place{no-bid. »”
Ling-fang, buy both have zaing Captain)" made or defended a and we had other work to do that South American porta and have the distance at about 50 to 60 French War Loan.
An interesting latter in his yards. He could not say from the The Banque Ludastrielle de to deal with the star. -
never again been heard of.
possession was from an Austrian", photographs whether that was the Chine is in receipt of talegraphic Pardon for Prisoners,
Incriminating Documents,
Vios Consal, and in the following road or not, as he was not very advice to the effect that sub- Although the new President of war, it was common practios to
The story is then taken back to terms it is's pleasure to me well soquainted with it. He had scription lists for the new French has not been recognised by the us the commending officer, but never driven a car before. Government 4% War Loan will Military Government, an official it was always understood that Mr. Priestwood explained that the days of the South African to commend in the highest man Mr. Grist submitted that the be opened on the 20th instant telegram has arrived from the this was a maior of force and bis, instructions did not justify War, when the correspondent of ner to my counter moet man- driving his car in a reckless 1918. The issue price is FUivil Governor and the Judicist would wbide by the decision of represented anyone, beyond the proof having been secured that army, who has in many ciruumast. defendant was sotnally guilty of and closed on the 24th November, Feking Government ordering the that the Government concerned him in telling the Court that he s paper in Brussels was arrested, espisin of Engineers in the Boer the Court. It would hardly Commander (Osptain) of the he was engaged in hostilities anoes rendered notable service to 70.80, thus yielding a net revenue Department so pardon prison seem necessary to raise the point, Chateal, and he had only recently against England. Be was sent our good German cans Mr. "d'Almaús submitted that of 5,85 per cent.
ers guilty of minor crimes.
had not Mr. Priestwood expressly received instructions in the case. sa prisoner of war to Bermuds, Uebereesig Imperial Vice- his client's and Commander Beck-14;2
stated that he did not represent He asked for an adjournment for | whence he recaped. There is Consul," "This
was scoompanied with's our could have passed near
the owners of the Chutsai and two weeks. A
resson to believe that he was later by a card, "Imperial Ospain one another without danger of a was driving at a rate of
would not abide by any judge. Mr. Macleod objected to each employed sean intelligence upon Service Osrl Ueberesig collision. He said that the about 14 to 15 miles an hour. A Chineas coal forsman has ment otherwise then concerned a lengthy adjournment, stating officer of the German Govern- Imperial Austrian Vice Com road which was generally known He would also bring ss a witness reported that at 5,30 a.m. on the his client. As Mr. Priestwood that there were witnesses herement, Found on the man as Taip Road was free from Mr. Carroll, who passed Com 10th inet, two men entered his had thought fit to make this from Hankow who would have to detained in New York was a menie found obstacles, as it was en out-of-town mander Beckwith in much house by forcing open the back statement, it seemed quite clear remain here pending the trial letter caterring to the arrest of road. He could bring evidence wider car than Mr. Banjo's car, window, which was bolted. They to counsel that the proper parties He thought that an adjournment the correspondent în Cape Lon
then seized hold of him and threw were not before the Court and for two days would be mufficient, during the Boer War NIH ~ After avidanos had been riven, ta on the floor and stole $110 f some adjournment was The hearing was sdjourned for the question was naked. Wa
A fined $10.
218 DIST.
to prove that his client did which was not drivs his oft
Robbery with Violence.
they one sad tie mms marz
Nor were them