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cnuncinted by Mr. Chamberlain, which more than anything else brought about the torrific debacle to the hopes and prospects of the Unionists What Mr. Chamberinin failed to accomplish by moans of his vast political experience, bis eloquence and his remarkable personality, will be rather a big undertaking for the comparatively little men who at pres-

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NEWS OF THE DAY.;

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

An exchango has been arranged between It is stated that Govorner Machado Second Lieut. J. Pupy, let Batallion will shortly voturn jo Mačan,

|„Vorfahiro Light Infantry, Singapore, and Second Lieut. W. P. Badley, 2nd Bat- tallion, Cork. Second Lieut. Bradley will join at Singapore about Jan. 21-Ex.

On the back page of this issue will be found some intercating, nowe, tema,

The fifty soldioy who wore sworn in recently for special police duty, wera sworn day for a further period..

` Dir Davidson, chief engineer of the s

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1912.

SPORTING.

League Oriokot.

HONGKONG "A". STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS.

This Longuo match was played on the

Empire, which left Hongkong recently for Hongkong C. C. Ground on Saturday, Australia, died during the voyages A Scores cable announcing his death has just boen Teceived from Port Darwin. Mr DavidsoT. E. Pearce, b Davis

who was well known in Hongkong, had

HONGKONG."

THE CHEUNG CHAU PIRACY

Farther Evidence.

"At the Magistracy this aftarndon, Mr Fazoland resumed the hearing of evidence in the case in which two womon and a minu stand charged on remand. with complicity in the piratic attack on Ch.ung Chru

and land Augenh

Mr E. M. Hodgson, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution

The body of an unknown Chinoso has been in the service of the company for J. S. Lloyd, ◊ and b. Kirby up! who is in the employ of the Portuguese: Opposition. It would appear, there-bon found on the furesboro near Shau-About twenty years. Chocolates, Salted Almonds, Marzipan Almonds, Crystalized Roso fore, that.at the prescut juncture the kisan. He gas about 32 years of ages, Loaves, Crystalized Violets, Assorted Sweets, Faté de Guimauve, Pepper-prominence given to the subject. is aint Lumps and Creams.

CADBURY'S :

Chocolates in Fancy Boxes

Bourneville Nut Chocolate, etc, etc.

PARISIAN CONFECTIONERY : Almond Parlines, Nougat Fin, Cerises du Lys, etc., etc, ste

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.,

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not likely to augur well for the Union ist Party; and seems to have been rather a tactless move on the part of Mr. Bonar Law to have made such a striking pronouncement with refer ence to the most thorny point of the controversy from the Unionists' point |

The body of a Chinese women, who died from natural causer, has been found near the saw millat Mong Kok Tsui.

Captain Greenfield, A.V.C., S.V.O., Neill and South. Chins, left for Tientsin by the a. "Linau," on Saturday,

THE FORGED NOTE CASE.

Eight Japanese Charged:

$1,000,000 Worth of Nots.

A. C. E. Elborough,.« Lamkin, L. Davis R. N.. Anderson, ↳ Roy, Foster Pegg.... 3 . de Houghton, b Ror. Foster Pogg... 6 D. E. Donnelly, not out...

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In the Second Court of the Magistracy this afternoon Mr. C. D. Melbourne pro-QMS. Davis ... 13 eeeded with the hearing of the charge Rev. Faster Por... 18

H.M.S. Monmouth, with Admira "gainst eight Japanese el haring in their Sgt. Werewick........

of view for to the Liberala it is in-Winsloo, Commander-in-Chief of the Chins dubitable that the question of the Sation, has left Shanghai for Hongkong taxation of food in as likely as

possession in the Colony on different dates in December a number of forged Chinego banit notes, said to represent a fare value of a million dollars.

S. Sgt. Kirby... 2

STAFF AND DEPARTMENT"

The But witness called this afternoðr mg was, the chief Chinese detective at Macw

government. On August 26th in con- quoues of a telegram be had received a fow days previously he boarded a junk that. was in the waters of Choang Chau, Mac Ho arrived at the junk at 6.10 am. with In party of police, and saw the throe 5defendants, an old woman, "a child.

And another woman suffering from leprosy. ...158 Witness and his party were in plain clothes, bet novartke.onB, OP seeing hann Andanu of tho 'women, Bo jumped overboard. The water was not rory deep. the defendants worn arreste od. Having produced a photograph of the junk, witnoas stated thes. on board he ofound rome jewellery, and there was also 1jowellary in the women's posscasion.

Nothig was found hi the man.

It utiomed that some of the jwellery would be idensified.*.

Witmer, continuing, said that he found 03843 in Hongkong notes a rewn in the 13 | casin of the junk, soms being on the floor.

Capt. Lankh, e Lloyd,' 1; Whitë...........* The dual of the Billerd Tournamont at

At Mr. Bowley's request a second Major Bowen, e Clarke, b White... hitherto to prove u bulwark of the Grand Hotel is to be played to-night. strength. On the question of Prefer. The contestants are Mr T Blartin and Mel profotred against two of the Q. M. S. Davis, 1 White

prisoners of coaspiring te dufraud the 8 Sgt. Kirby, © G. de Houghtan, Kwang Tung Government of $1,000,000 by forging and manufacturing netea to that vahe.

ence, we fancy that the Unionists will also find that patriotism and economics do not now, as in 1900, combine well.

Bio London.

A Chinese child aged three months, } who hul died from natural entsos, was picked up by the police on the reclamation ground at Tewanti yesterday.

Great interest was taken in the case,

the Court being crowded with Chinese

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“Mr. F. B. L. Bowley of Messrs. Demys

'Whits

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Sgt. Werswrick, b Andersonical Rov.. Foster Pegg, e Andoison, b

Donnelly

Pte. Shipon, a and b Donnelly f.... Lou. Cpl. Sanders zuo out

The Hongkong Cheen Club have jasued i Borley prosted: Mr. Render Har.Com. Tucker, & White ... Lee. Cpl. Watts not out... insitations for chess teams to compete in arise of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, and Lee, Cpl. Jelinstone. tournament to be held in the City Hall on Mr... H. Gardiner each represented four

of the prisoners, Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5.15.

Why should the question have been again "brought forward? Doubtless to redeem certain pledges; in some respects, a sufficient reason. Changed 9p. The Court Cards' of the Thes-tims, however, not only justify, but

ire Royal, City Hall.

make imperative changed pro

The ..Ernest Simons" in expect. grammes, and the changes that have od to arrived here on Wedrsday, 1st Jan., taken place since the Liberala took at daylight, and will leave for Europe on over the reins of Government are the same day on or about 7. p.m. such that do not warrant too strong

.. A Chinese woman has been soot to

"General Memoranda.

Wednesday, January 1:—.

General Holiday.

FRIDAY, January 3:----

Mr. Bender Harris naked his Worship for whom 3r. Bowley prosecuted,

Mr. Melbourne said ho believed the police were prosecating,

Mr. Reader Harris pointed out thist Mr. Bowley was not the Crown Soliciter, who usually prmented in such cases. Mr. Barley loured the matter up

VICTOR RECORD, Drgin Recital at St. John'ssion to fiscal changed by either hospital suffering injuries which she said saying that he was representing" Mr.

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The prisoners all entered a ples of not guilty, ene whis, and previously pleaded gritty altering his plen

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$12 in twenty-cent pieces were also found

Amongst other things were found two tine of green peas, a hatchet head, a tablet 3 relating to the death of the husband of one of th Wczori, doramine giving the date of the dealb, a deed of purchase of a pirate junk by the deceased man (Yang Oạ), and ning 0 pawn tickets. Witness also went on board

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R. A. Anderson *****

D. E. Donnelly...

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smaller junk belonging to the defendants

close by and found some bacs, thich contained clothing, and other articles Baing unable to find any rain an 4the all-r junk, witaca wmited 4 until the tide, wont down, and then found in the mud below the junk foux roralrera, which wers identified as polite revolvers from the polico station at Cheung Chan

The case was adjourned.

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Kowicos CC. e. Hoverard B. This League match, played at Kowloon on Satuning, resulted in an easy win for Hozgkung: Some'r

of the great Parties of the State. were caused by man who knocked hot 1adeley, whose name appeared on the J. S. Lloyd What are the facts? Is it not theakout at 19 Shelley Street. The man has record as Procutor.

been erre Lede cuse that the trade of the United Kingdom continues to show in- creased advancement, and that it is of stich a nature that it might well satisfy any progressive nation? The policy of Free Trade, which practically

all other countries have not thought

A woman Being in Tai Hung Village was washing clothes in a stream, when she slipped on a stone, and received injuries her aruss and shoulders which neces. stated her removal to hospital

Mr. Gardiner called his Worship's at. Teution. To a series of artifles witch bou uppestol during the lost few days in a Japonesa paper published in the Colony Eng. Lt. E. Smith, e Thursfeld, U which were very damning to his clients. Hastings

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The Marina Magistrato, Commander He did not think his Worship could do, Sutton, c and à Dodwell... ***

HONGKONG, MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1919 expedient to adopt, has, as statistica Basil Taylor, R. N., to-day fmed the master anything in the matter, but ho consideredw. E. Dixon, e 1 Bancock b Hastings

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clearly show, been the means of pres. perity to the United Kingdom. It surely must be so for a country that is almost entirely engaged in mum- facturing commodities, for the raw material of which she depends almost catirely upon other countries to provide. If that supply is hindered by tariffs,

We learn that, while all sorts of speculation in all sorts of quarters. has been briskly engaged in regard- ing the boycott of "the Tramway cars, the Government hus for somie tite pust been probing at what 5, of course, it certainly should be,

of a steam launch $10 for failing to exhibit the regulation lights. The defendant's excuse wall that be lit the lamps, but they were blown out.

A Chinesa nged 47 years has been moved to hospital by the police suffering,

fr a wound in the load supposed to have been caused by an unknown assail int whilst the man was walking along Recinma

tion Street, Yaumati,

this duty to all attention to 11.

Mr. Melboume agreed, and in taking. P. Robinson. e Claxton, b Hastings ate of Mr. Gurdiner's statement said H. S. Roum, b Hastings ha referred a similar matter a few days J. H. Mead, stp. Hancock, b Dodwell

K. R. Macaskill, ↳ Dodwell... go to the Registrar-General. He did not know which action was taken.

Capt, Wood, stp. Hancock, b Dodwell The name of the newspaper was slated W. L. Wenser, run out...

D. J. Mackenzie, e Thersfield, & Dodwell to in fly* Hongkong Nippo.**

B. D. Evans, not out

Mr. Bowley stated that in the curly part of this year the Military Goverment of Kwangtung issued a number of $5

| certainly appears to be the root of manufacture would be impeded, prices bourne La Luing in unlawful possession of police seized bags conteining notes to

"A man pleaded guilly before Mr Mel

afty pounds af dynamite on Usard a Macan steamer. The defendant, who was defend ed by Mr Lewis, was fined $100.

notes bearing the name of the Governor- | General and dia Treasurer of the Fro

vines. On Saturday, December 21st, the | the face value of $300,000 which were imitation of thess Kwangtung noter. They were in the possession of one of

drafts from.compatriots in America Colonies secans very attractive; but it in Kobe City Occ, named Komaki Tau- | *go from the shore they landed, taking

poi, is allogod te bara ömbezzled 40,355.17 is more than doubtful if it could been out of the public fende in his charge. successfully realised. It bristles with He has been arrested. The Mayor has difficulties and difficulties of a kind wondered his resignation.

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HOWLING ANALYSIS.

KOWLOON. BOWLING CLUB.

The competitions and presentation of prizes to mark tho ale of the resson of the Kowjoon Bowling Club were held yes torday on the club's groon at Eosksin. when there was a large attendance of suce- talors, including a number of ladies. The competitions proved very enjoyable, and

considerable interest was taken in them. The members, of the Kowloon. Bowling Club were "at home" to their friends, and on the visitors included representatives/frons Taikoo, the Police and Civil Service Bowl- ing Clubs, Tho principal event, of the afternoon was the game for the chime 3pibuship of the Club, and after a keenly afought contest, G. K, Haxton beat G. R

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Edvards. In the final for the paire' coixe

7 petition, T. W. Crawiend and T. RauINAY

were the winners. Some good sport was. provided for the uliokers by the rink match or four rinks between trams repro- senting the President, Mr. G. L. Dunent, and the Vice-President, Mr R. Ramsey After a good game, the President's side won by 70 points to 58. The winners of this event were presented with spoons,

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fit

TL 20

The prizes were distributed at the closer

4 of the day's play by Miss Macdonald, the 5 following being the winners;

Championship-G. K. Haxton; runade

up G. R. Edwards,

President's prize-G, R. Edwards, runnar up V. Russel,

Vice-President's prizes-J. Crawford and T. Rainsay ; runnirs-up J. Rutter and W. Johnst

Sun-prize winners-R. Hunter runner- up J. Allen.

Tennis (eingles Landicap). Alkei runner up J. Crawind

Croquet (1911)--Mm Alexander

Spoons were won by the following - Mesas Cunerin, Guy, Watt, Alexander, Russell, R. Duncan, Hall, Dunnet, ...115 Meiver, Frost, Craig, Harvey, Jack, and

the mischief. That "root" has, would rise, more diffìenity would be in is alleged, found a pretty firm experienced in markets, stagnation hold in the actions of the body might easily follow up gluts in the

the defendantą, and five others: were A. A. Claxtors, & Smith, b WennOT known as the Nam Pak Hong, the market, and employment become On Saturday dorange to the extent of in the vicinity. Some of the defendants J. W. Stephenson, 1.b... b Wense... name of a Chinese corporation in

The Colony from Japan on the s. S. Moore, Menakill Hongkong of

scarcer for operatives. What is good of $330 was done by a are which benke | arrivel some kind whose

out in a house in Po Kong vilinge, new 17th just. m the Kuna Maru bringing M. Maas, not out chier business appears to be the for the United States, Germany and Kowloon. The fire is supposed to have with the the trunk in which the notes R. Haeck, Sultan, b bacaskili ... financing of Chinese, building con-France does not, necessarily indicate been caned by the igniting of some gras, were found. That was the first consign S. Doduell, not out...

ment of the $1,000,000 with which the H. Hancock, E. A Fowler, R. P. Thurs- tractors and similar trade concerns. that it will be good for a country such which had been left near a kerovine lamp,

conspiracy dargo deal On Sunday, old; A, O; Lang and Rev. Hastings, This body use Chinese subsidiary as the United Kingdom, conducting

“Décember 2, tho Awa Mara arrived from The topic of interest in Kobo in an roins to a large extent, converting, her manufacturing trade as she does alleged municipal scandal. A clerk in Jar of the defendants being unroug, it is believed on good authority, all A policy of Preference with the charge of the General Affairs Department the prisoners. After receiving a mes

with thein All their baggage exerpt two and elsewhere into such currency.

Japanese baskets. When they returned to the ship they stated that, these tas- Naturally, the withdrawal from cir- culation of such coins is no light

his contained used cinematograph fitina Macaskill matter to the Nani Pak Bong, and

which they could not sell in Dongkong. Weaser and as they would have to pay import Erans they have therefore been doing that will by no means tend to further The Full Court Ordinance comes into their utast to continue the cut want all loyal Britons, irrespective of fores on January 1st, and the newly on them in Japan they would throw Capt. Wood.

them overboard. Ono wew accordingly rency as it has bien for much too Party polities, wish to see furthered tituted Court will sit for the first time thrown overbeard intact and lite eon- long a period,

on the following day. Sir Havilland de tents of the gher scattered in the sea. so far as the British-namely, the consolidation of the Saumarez, Chief Justice of B. On December 24 a diver employed by the

Or SERVICE & RE. joint of view is concerned. We

In this league matcli, played at Happy knew some time ago that one of the Empire. We are quite aware that Supreme Court for Chins, who is the third police recovered the basket, which con- Valley on Saturday, Civil Service put up

member of the Cuurt, left Shanghii for Lained a large number of notes identical leading members of this body had Mr Chamberlain's chief" print pas Hongkong on Saturiry best.

with those previously seized"", appeared before the Registrar- the reverse from this conclusion, and

As the Awa Meru is leaving to-morrow General regarding the boycott; but though, of course, the opinion of

for the States the evidence of the crew | Ice. Cpl. Brown, c Cox, b Bird apparently little good resulted from such a man must be, as it has been,

bearing sun the case was taken first at Spr. Collins Hamilton, Road, the interview. What coercion, if

Cpl. Walden, e Bides, b Bird very seriously considered, it does not

is request of the prosecution.

The first witness, the second purser of Major Davey, Roed any, the Nam Pak Hong have been follow that it is infallible..

the ben Mazu. bore i Mr. Bowley's Cpl. Pearson, L.b... Cnx... able to effect upon the contractors

statement regarding the disposal of poles Spr. Hibberd, b Bird The question is not one for the

by and of the defendants who was a Spe. Whiting, not out

a good total. Scorers

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KOTAL MAGENREUS,"

A post mortem examination made on the body of a man named Bruce, who died a few days ago at Kowloon, showed that he had died from exposure, Bruce came from Singapore recently and officieed work at dead on an aoighbour's verandah. The päsongs out the ransel. This defendant Spr. Lewis, e Sutherland, b Cox...... the ducks, and on Thursday won found funeral took place yesterday afternoon.

T. Yeave.

Amenity vore of thenke was accorded to Miss Macdonald for distributing tlia prizes,

2 and she was presonted with a handavine 2. buurjoot of roses..

PIECE GOODS AND SUNDRIES,

View from overy point of view the piece gros trods conant bo sail to have een bad during 1012. Stocks bei been allowed to fall rather low in this previous

year, and when the evolutica bed sub- sided trade improved and clearances.were quite satisfactory, especially in stupics. The adoption of Western dress by a large

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number of the Chineso piso gằng, the

Imer fraude a bit of a fillip. Huring has

liad by be done gantionaly owing to he strpgth of the Manchester and Bradford markets. The your has certainly cen better than last year und, closes with fair outlook, "As mutters hi China Be-- come more settled this prospects, should become brighter. The currency question fras undoubtedly hampered tride to senie extent in the interior, and it will be very.. muel better for all concerned, when thẩm. 105mitter is placed upon a sound busie. The brightness of the prospect for the w.eaming year is enhused by good crop": 404 reports, which moun Increased purobas- 339ing power,

dependent on them and to the unseemly exhibition of temper that employees through the contractors,

fold wituess that he was unuble to sell Lcs, Cpl. Scat, b Bird.... we do not profess to know. The accompanies its discussion much too

Ilie film, and asked to be allowed Cpl. Merrish, ↳ Witchell Government, however, through the frequently. It is one for calm,

Before Mr Hazeland to-day at the to throw them overboard from the ship: Spr. Wright, b Foole Police and in various other ways, impartial consideration.. That has lagistracy a woman was charged with boing Witness said this night cause trouble and could easily and out, we imagine; been given to it by careful and pro in possession of a compound of opium in advised defendant to throw them way and, if necessary, bring the Namn found thinker on both sides of the liquid form. Ber excase was that she used it fram a sampau. Que basket was taken as "acab water." In reply to the Magistrate, to a sampon and the other was thrown Fak Hong to their senses, letting political bias; and to all appearance European orustable No. 15 caused some of the bottom of one of the gangways them know in no ambiguos man. an overwhelming mass of convincing smaoment by admitting that he had by one of the prisoners. It douted away

Bird ner that while in a British Coinny evidence favours the reterition by the tasted some of the concoction, but he could about twelve tect and then the defendant

um after it, fetched it back and asked Rood...

Hefore Mr Melbourns to-day at the his cabin and later when he returned to Poole

for a thifo, which was fatalied by the Witcholi other, prisoner. Witness then went to Cux ... Magistracy man was charged with having the gaugey saw nothing. Afterwards in his posedatíon a fighting from (knuckle the prisoner Basuki had the basket fetch R. C. Witchell & Pentsuna dus or) without a licence at So Uke villege ed from the semper and ached for send B. Fouls (ERA), Davey by Morrish yesterday. Another man was charged with to sink it with, como sue pracured sind F. A. Biden, retired ** ... *** fighting with this defervient and lie had a i efter it had been put in the baskot it was E. B. Road, run out

BIJOUey just like others, nequíasce in Mother Country of the policy of Free

any policy, that is propounded by Trade--a noble and inspiring doctrice the authorities and that opposition TO-NIGHT 9.15 r.a. to it. in any form, will meet with while the Colopies are, of course,

the punishment that it deserves.

at liberty to adopt whatever fiscal policy suits their particular needa.

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