HONGKONG POLICE RESERVISTS.
Presentation to the Hon.
Mr. Messer.
It must have hien, indeed, de lightful for the Bon. Mr. Mol Messer, on the eve of his going to the Tressury, after r many years of unselfish devation to the task. find he bad andertaken, to himesif surrounded last evening st the moving scene
the entire
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1918,
IN LIGHTER VEIN.
The Humour of the Police
Courts
the Poor Box for another twở
AMERICAN JÖTTINGS.
American Fople have either paid in or pledged to the American Bed Cross for relief work through- out the world, in money and material valder, $325,000,000.
the No. 1 Chinees to k ́a: s aloe watch, but no this was arrested. Then the authorities decided to tall the cat They waged the No, L, and be proved an à 1 thist The man was found with the bags tied round his waist, which be said he used as a protection against chills to his kidneye. He
. Forty-five Amerionn bailt will have a chilly, fortnight in
docks in French ports, represent. the Victoria Grol. The men said he was smelayed for thirty years by the Refinery Company, al ing a dock frontage of ten milee, though the latter credited him are aspable of unloading 30,000 with only 16 years. There will tons of army goode daily.
The American Red Cross mem- probably be no more befrs in the Refinery Company's town, barship is 20,648,103 in addition barebolders need not sell their to 8,0€3,000 members of the scrip. Recreation For Chinese Youths, ment of more than one-fourth the In the absence of a playground, population of the United States. Cainses boys have now taken to jumping on and from a moving amor. Thees youths sure as that they enjoy this recreation, although the Hongkong Tram way Company assured Mr. O.D. Melbourne at the Magistrsey that they did not relish it. Oar
Janior Red Cross, a total encall-
A million and a half American boys and girls have joined the United States School Garden army, and are adding vastly to the food. re urcas of the Uniici States by small vegais his gardens at home and at schools.
remind you of the great respect and affection which everyone from myself downwards have for [you. Eight hundred man and
mors have been under your com- ' mand and I think that whatever I am saying in enheɔd by everyone present, those wt cannot he here, but who are carving in other Oar diy in respect of the parts of the Empire. The in harshness of the law in connection scription on the siver will be as with hawkers' licences appears to } be like that of the pelican in the follows:-
To the Honourable Mr desert. Possibly Mr. Wolfe, who Charles Mollvaine Meter,O.BE, to day took up bis new duties as KA, Osptain Superintendent of Captain Saperintendent of Palise, Police, Hongkong, February may appreciate this hardship. He 14th, 1914, to Desember 10th, is acquainted with the truth of the Police Station cam pound by 1918. Presected by the Super aur statement. To-day a farther Police Bervista intendente, Inspectors, Sargeanta batch of street hawkers wore of the Colony, anxious to show and Constables of the Hongkong proalised by the Magistrates, Reserve Force and paying more than the value of the him thuir heartfelt appreciation Police
intended by them to serve as licence in finas, For selling vege of his "succes-ful labours, showed that be had won the tribute to the consideration which tables without a licence; Mr. Wood hawker $5, or, in affcation of the Police Reastvists you at all times gave to the 830 fixed a as much se he had that of the men of all ranks who have been lien of the fine, seven days' Regular Police. One of the most on the strength of the Force hard labour. The Police at the interesting festares of the parade during the world war 1914-1918. time of the arrest found $2 on I beg you to accept this token defendant's person, and we would The men was thetare, ant.
have thought that a better plan turned out in fel fores and made of our reepsot,
Mr. Jankin then presented the would have been to draw upon Chinese lads have been overdoing a very fine appearanos. A large number of visitors attended to silver to the Hon. O.JP.
Returning thanks for the gift, dollars and purchase for the man it and one of them on Sooday, in watch the proceedings and did
the Hop, Mr. Messer spoke of the a hawker's parsport. As it standa trying to jump of a moving car, so with considerable keennese.
The force lined up at 515 in sesistence rendered by the Police there is less chance of this man had the exhilarating experience the Police Compound under their Beserve to the Regular Polics. taking to legitimate hawking in of having his leg out. After this
and watch
caught a boy Chief Inspectors and Staff Sr. The Colony was greatly indebted fature. Watch him. He is sure to the conductors kept a clogs geants, the sections represented to the Police Reserve for the join the ranks of the barglars.
prezervation of pesce
and Another hawker, unlike the above who was indulging in this being the European, Partagas freedom from disordera during one who deried the charge of skylarking. He was produced more than 25,690 borbels of Chinese, Indian, Mounted, Am- bulance and Band, under the the war which was now finished hawking, fankly told Mr. Wood before Mr. Melbourne and rafmeed supreme command of Mr. F. C. The preservation of order that he had no money to purchaza to give his name The Police. the duty of the Police and had a licence. He ore down to "Have we had many cases re- Jenkin, C.B.E., D.,S.P. (R.), sap- ported by Keasts. J. W. Franks nos been for the efforts of Hongkong four dayasgo to earn an cently "sked the Magistrate, and T. F. Hough, A.S P. (R.), and the Police Reserve the Regular honest living. His case excited no sad & representative of the Tram- not have pity and Mr. Wood fined him $4. way Company said there were Dr. G. P. Jordan (Sargeon
been able to carry on efficiently, Anything more propostarons we may accidents recently. Baperintendent).
The whole Forcs osme to the The Police Reserve was organised can hardly imagine. There is requested & staru punishment, to "present "arms" when "the Hon. by Mr. Jenkin and was a unigas no use closing our eyes to the fact serve as a warning to others. The France where three miles of force without any parallel she that there miserable persons representative, after this sugust world over. They had always cannot invest in hawkers' liesocca request, expected six months to the mandate came "$2" with the presentation of s malver to Mr. ended to their duties diligently as long sa the system of issuing been meted out to the boy, but and assisted in every way in the remains as it is at present,
in $4 in advance & cantion." policing of the Colony. He men which
year's privilege ioned the way in which Mr. for Jenkin, Inspector Boylance and of earning a few cents a day Chief Inspector Mason nad drilled by hawking. Why not alter 11 the men night siter night into quarterly iganes? We wish
cl some one would take up this sub present state
The ject. There were two other cases ancil this Betve had not only performed in which one man was fined $4 our affection. The presentation where deefal functions bat had and the other obtained bis free-when Mr. Melbourne pat this of this esiver is the outcome of a enggeation by the men the mesives also provided the Colony with dom because he prasad one night
Mr. McL. Messer appeared. Mr.
F. C. Jenkin., C.B.E., în making
Messer on behalf of the Police Reservists, said :-
"Honoured Sir,-On behalf of every member and every rank of the Police Recurve Force, British, Portages, Indian and Chinese, I tag to ask your seceptance of this silver salver as a token of
and
it
Polios
would
efficacy was reached.
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Pillering At The Dock. Do they love many things now in the Dock?" We sympa this with a Magistrate. who is desirous of finding out whether the parishments he cflicts can tribute to a decresas of crime, and question to s Duck representative
Despite the cutting off of im- porta, production of chrome in the United State has reached a sufficient volume to meet all de- mande, according to the War Industries Board.
Minnesota Indians harvested potatoes as part of their war work. Four baudred men from Min nesota Indian reservation ara iz
Ten thousand tone of American the United States fighting forces.
army goods a day are being on. loaded at one of the American. in Southwestern bails ports
American
contacted.
dooks' have
REMEMBER TEL. NO. 977 FOR
MERCURY GARAGE
A BIG ROBBERY.
Shameen Jewellery. Firm Suffers.
A case of grand larceny waS discovered at Shameen Jast Monday (esya the Canton Times) when the management of Heurer Freres Import and Export Coin-
THE MOST- MODERN ∙CARS IN
TOWN.
TO-DAY'S SHARE QUOTATIONS.
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SELLERS; BA-BALES; B-BUYERS; N--NOMINAL.
OFFICIAL PRICES. BANKS.
been
The theft might have taken FIRE INSURANCES. place the previous day, wheo China Fires the family cook, Ab Kum, lett H. K. Fires b. bis employment without "giving notice." He is now suspected se
pany reported to the Municipal H.K.&S Banks b. & sa #720 Police of the British Conesa MARINE INSURANCES. sion that theft involving Cantons nearly ten thousand dollars was North Chinas committed within their pemises, Unions the victim Laing the wife of the Yangtszes manager who is living on the top Far Easterns Asor of the firm's new-building.
b.
$ 386
b.
t. 116 $ 950
D. S'hai $2.5 :t, 26
b
$158
V
$340
SHIPPING.
Ten million pounds of alt gar fish from Louisiana annually are available to add to the fish supply Recent of the United States. experimenta proved this fish to ba more palatable and nourishing shan cod fish.
A recent United States survey showed eleven million sores of logged-of timber land on the Pacific Coast might be reclaimed and need for agricultural purposes,
be no doubt eariously thought" This redemption, it is estimated, that the previous smart sentences | would add $2,000,000,000 to the of his predecessor bad put a stop farm wealth of the United States. Nine million Americans taking representative meals in pablo eating places are yet been registered. Administration to send 17,500,000 paka tran ΣΤ the
tons of food to the Allies taim yest.
rampant.
The
$87
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$ 22.
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$50
Sa
$ 154 ·
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125/-
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REFINERIES.
b.
$91 $38
the possible culprit connected Douglases b. & sa. with the act. A woman, who is Steamboats said to be on intimate terms with Indos (Pref.) Ab Kum, bas bsan detained in Indos (Def.) the Municipal Police Station is Shells one who may to able to give some Ferries information regarding the prevent whereabouts at her friend. Among the propzty lost included Sugars some four thousand dollars in Malabods Blangkong currency notes, four- teen pieces of pearle, and game other valuables. The theft was Kailas pot detected until the isdy open- Langkats ad ber trank for rome articles Raubs the other day. The victim is Tronoks
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DOCKS, WHARVES, GODOWNS, &C.
H. K. Wharves 6.
16 not inspired amusement in various ways, and in a cell!
An Old Hobby. by soybady from Headquarters.ad siso helped considerably the
Altering and fajartying books In the time at my disposal it is zee of onarity, especially in impa: ible for me to adequately connection with the raising of of account in the hobby of many to the pilfering that was, BO
insolventa. Two Übinesa sapouat- review what you have done as subscriptions for the dependants 0.8.P. for the Regular and Polica of thos3 members of the Regular/ants, who are alleged to have replied that no decline had helping the United States Food offering three hundred dollars Urais nosa
passion for this Reserve Forces, particularly the Police who had been killed in the developed a latter during the four years they course of duty. He hoped the pastime, were invited to the l have been under your command. &rest sesistance they had given Magistrasy this morning to have dook who was charged with These public diners by taking |
hare done on bim would be avaliable to him an informal chat with M. J. B. carrying & steering gear from a smaller portions are avoiding generally stated by referring to successor. He thanked them very Wood, who desired to know more ship. The man pleaded guilty•'] waste of left-over food. The fact that it has been your much-for-their-present, which be of the new methods and especially policy at all times to give to neared them he would always connection with the altering and falsifying of the current books "The Reservists then marched of account of the Wai Hang firm, the greatest encouragement, and value." in that you have been followed by your brother Superintend in close columa to the strains of the wages book, the book bi the Reserve Band, the Hon. Mr. Beneral receipts and the pay
book, with intent ents and other officers th, Regular Police, who have Mel, Messes taking the salute ment
re-marched in close to wilfully defraud the firm, extended to as the greatest
What you
of
The men
2
the
Magistrate: "Oh, this is his first offence!-3 weska-Oh, offence is serious! Four hours stocks in lieu of the last day." Hongkong Robbers' Play-Ground, Chinese desperadoes are having a merry was. Hongkong is
tham and some of the Chinesa, who have settled in this laledd to escape being robbed by their own in their country, do not find this British Post 363ion & heaven
Aid by the Amstian Red Cross is being distributed in ten countries the United States, Eagland, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Palestins, Greece, Rassis and Siberia. In addition representatives are also in Sarbis,
courtesy and, greatest of all, come and came to the halt between November 30th and proving a rica playground for | Denmark and Hadeira.
Mr. F. O. Jenkin called for thres cheers for Mr. Measar, which were Lastity given.
placed a very great deal of tengt in no. I refer, in saying that, to the fact that at all times
Tau came to an end a very yon have given as permission to organise ourselves in whatever tung tribute to the organising way we have thought best, zely-ability of Mr. Messer. ing always in myself and my brother officers in every branch
of the Police Reserve to carry out
whatever you required in the way of duty. It is that characteristic
American Red Cross,
The American Red Cross work of your administration which era throughout the war he has been most acceptable to knitted 14,189,000 garments for
us the Army and Navy.
December 4th.
Laspsotor Grant said the books were seized by the Supreme Court, they being now in the appointed resiver by the part Psion of Mr, dein, who was nera of this Chinese firm, who, tearing that the firm's capital would be lost, applied to the Bupreme Court for saking charge of the books. The defendant were partners in this firm as wall.
was alleged this snese sw men destroyed some of the pages La the book, wrote out new and had inserted the name pagea been the greatest incentive in The first serial bangust of another person-s paciunr 10 the proper performance of the history has been held at Elizabeth, the firm who nad nothing to do duties which you have called on N.. aeroplanes two thousand with the management of the us to perform. Time bes not par-feet above the new flying field firm. The book was re-bound mitted pa so aditsbly incribe the of the United States Air Mail
and the thing that gave the cias macking the in-
to the whole alleged fraud was silver salver, but it will be done Service
cae bill for the re-binding whion forthwith and will bear upon it angaration at the
The facsimile signatures of representa minus of the serial mail route was found in the soup.
as and which has made most loyal to you and has
An Aerial Banquet,
field ter.
More than 5,000. Americana will be working under · the American Red Cross in France
January 1, 1918. DT
At Portland, Oregon, a 3,800 of security against the mauhina-con-steel ates.mer bid down the tions of armed robbers. Tooy waya 98 per cent, complete, which may probably find Caiasse ser- ritories offering them better sourity at present. Almost every other asy at the Palive Biation
recorded one 10
OC.. more
the late victim.
ACO
Eight million women engaged in American Bed Cross canteen work and in the prozas. son of relief supplies.
bauders claim to be a record,
The United Statoa ́ in saving 200,000,009 ponade of sugar anúnally by Food Administras daring armed burglaries. A son's misation of two pounds enop-keeper in tha Peto-O per paraon par month. village On Sunday at 4,30 p.m. £aven or eight men armed with revolvera entsiad his shop ander, the pretext of baying 10 cents worth
Daylight eaving, the patting at of cake. Two of these cake all clocks ahead one hour during purchasers got hold of the man's the summer as mouths in the collar and povered him with their United States, saved 1,250,000 revolvers. He was asked what sons at Coal. hia savings amounted to, and Eighty milaun. 190t of lumbar esates of Waaxington and Oregon by the Waited States Bailroad Adminstration.
Kowloon Dock bà đi so 1 S'bai Docks
H. K. Hotela
The standing of the teams in Land invest Hard Coats companions which H'phreys Est. K'ioon Lands are being played under the as- West Points pices of the Bongkong Junior Tennis League are sa follows:---
P. W. L. Pia, Ewos 3 3 U 6 Kung Yiks
$105
b. & sa. t. 183
reward for the arrest of the alleged thief.
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TENNIS."
N. Engineerings b
+24
LANDS, HOTELS
The Hard Court League.
· AND BUILDINGS. Centrals
b.
$100
$90
$98
$7,25
$35
$72
COTTON MILLS,
190
$14
Lau Kung Mows n.
$125
0
2
Orientals
Да
$80
S'hai Cottons
b. § 188 m, 139
0
2
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0
Yangtzepoos b
$8
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0
Green Islands Borneos
b. & sa $8
2. $6,90 $8.10
D.
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#26
$ 7.80)
$7.00 cts. 70
28125
$13
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Kowloon S..S.ephen's College Chinese Y.MO.A. Í H. M. Dookyard 2 88th Co. Rita. 3 0
The fixtures for Baturday the 14th are as follows :-*
Kowloon 7. Chinese Y.M.C.A.
MISCELLANEOUS.
|China Light & Pau.
Providents web. Dairy Farms
at Kowloon.
BL Stephen's College v. 88th HK Electrics b... Ca, R.G.A at BL. Bephan's Macao Electrics n. College.
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Ropes Trams, Low Level 6. Trams, Peak, old WHY TAKE OIL OR SALTS? Trams, Peak, new b. when perfect regulerity can be Steel Foundries
Laundries
b.
ensured by the occasional use of U. Waterboats" n.
Watsons
"b; $5,75 sa, 5.85 Wa Powells b. 49,50 Wiseman's
b
$19
PINKETTES
tive members of esch” unit in the between New York, Philadel" [[napactoz naked for substantial when he pisaded abject poverty has been conrrsoted for in the regulatora which not as gently se
Police Beserve. We trust that phia and Washington Datics bail, which was fized at $2,000 they dragged him and the other in, future years this salver will she flight real Thanksgiving serve to bring to your recol- dinner lasting for 22 minutes was, the data bang put downforisms sa into lection,
possibly sometimes served to nias persons. Captain hearing for to-morrow, Wir some amusement, what 800 Lepans, superintendent of the milzens of varions nationalities wir mali service, said:
An A 1' Thief. There is an epidemo of thier: "Wo in this Colony have done by way shalihavemachines that will carrying of the Taikoo sagaz Retizery, of sexisting in the policing of the a ton and a half, and the day of For months, suger oaga used sa large terrtories over which you freight and parosis post by air-disappear like apparisions from the godowns. The manager gọi have rule," It will also serve to planais coming."
: a room
and
established a "guard over them. Then the place was can racked and $30 and clothing to the value of $20 were taken. They carried the snap-keeper to a neighbouring village where they left him, and made good their socaps.
Easily workable deposits of cinnabar, and cinn arabite reocally found near Phoenix, Arizona, #1 the resources of quicksilver ru the United States,
the dainty little liver and' bowel
nature.
Hongkong, 11th December, 1918.
Pinkettes are laxative perfec tion; cura- bilioumets, torpid liver, sick headaches, pimples and Credit for U. S. Farmers, akin blemishes. Of chemists, or The farmers of the United send 60 cents for a vial to the Dr. States have borrowed $230,377, E Williams' Medicine Co., 98 000 from the 12 federal farm loan. Essohnen Boad, Shanghai. banke minow Marok 1917,
Ford
$1,250 (Local Currency) complete with Electric Lights and Electric Horas.
ALEX ROSS & CO.
ECONOMY.
The Ford is essentially is strong-"light cer, being built of Vanadium steel, the ightest and strongest steel made, Weight is the most expensive thing in a motor car. Every additional pound Increases the demand on, the motor makes necessary more gasoline and off, and results in greater wear