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BIRTHS.

Lowe-On 18th April 1916, at Kellett Lodge, Funk, Hongkong the wife of A. R. Lowe, of a daughter. SLEAR-On April 11, 1916, at Shanghai to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. SLEAP, a Daughter.

DEATHS.

WINSLOW-On April 18th at Parkside, Kowloon, MARGARET WINIFRID, daughter of Mr and Mrs H. P.. WINSLOW, TURNER-On the 11th April 1915, at Shanghai, JAMES TURNER (of the Shanghai Land Investment Co. aged 59 years: BROAD-On April 12, 1916, at Shang- hai, FICHARD JAMES BROAD. "

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, April 15, 1916.*

BRITISH ORGANISATION IN CHINA

THE

CHINA MALL.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

FOURTEEN CASES BEFORE THE"

TWO JUDGES.

been a very old grievance that British merchants, not only in China, but in all parts of the world, hara got received in the past from the Consuls the same amount of bold Elis Honour the Chief Justice Sir Wm. that Consule of other enterprising Roes Duvies, and the Puisce Judge, Mr. commercial nations extend to their H. FI. J. Gompertz, upened the April merchants; but the war has forced Sessions Calendar in the Supreme Cours questions like these on the attention this morning. The calendar contained of the Government and the general no less than 14 indictments on various public alike, with the result that there charges but no prisoner had been in, is every prospect of much closer, co-dicted on the capital charge... [operation in the future between the Consular service and the trader. It may be that before many years pass we shall see a separate official | organisation created, under a Ministry of Commerce, to foster and extend British trade and commerce in the various markets of the world, and we may hope to see the day when there will be a British Trade Commissioner in every province of China, working in co-operation with the British Chamber of Commerce.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Red Cross Fete at Tientsin is understood to have netted 870,000.

FIRST COURT.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE]

DISOBEYING A BANISHMENT"

ORDER

Leung Chan, aluse Leung So, was charged with disobeying a banishment order precluding his residence in the Colony for period of 20 years, on Sth July 1912

SECOND COURT.

BEFORE THE PUISNE JUDGE

R RR COMPARTZ.

A NIGHT'S ADVENTURE

TREATY WITH PORTUGAL REDÜCK CRAKGE

The fact that the Treaty between Great Britain and Portugal did not permit of extradition on a murder charge was responsible for a charge of robbery with violence against Lo Luk Shing, instead of the charge of murder. Prisoner pleaded not guilty to the charge

During the night of February 12th said M. G. N. Orme the Crown:

TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 918

COMPANY MEETING.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF

CANTON, LTD.

to deal with the 1914 account, which The CHAIRMAN said:--I have first not only shows a very large increase

by an exchange of sorip in the ratio : of six of the Company's shares o one of the Society's. I must herot express my admiration for the man- ner in which the negotiations for this fusion were conceived and carried ouă The 43rd ordinary yearly meating hy our teneral Manager. Up to the of the shareholders of the Union present date, I, 788 China Firs" Insurance of Canton, Ltd. was held shares have been exchanged for at the Head Office, 4, Queen" Unior's," and in view of the to-day. There were present:-The no doubt bus that the balanes out. Buildings, Connaught Road Central, obvious advantages offered. I have Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak (Chair standing will shortly be sent in for aan), Mesars. S. H. Dodwell, J. H. exchange, Plummer, J. W. C. Bonnar, G. T. The premium on our new issue of Edkins, directors Mr. C. Montague shares will be very considerable, and, Ede (general manager), Mesurs, W. with your permission, your Directors E. Clarke, W. Dunbar, E. Ormiston, propose to pass this to the credit of T. E. Pearce, S. W. Bacon, 8. G. Reinsurance Fund and Investment Newall, H. Warre Sinde, C. H. P. Fluctuation Account in such pro Hay, J. B. K. Whittall, A. H. H. portion as may seen advisable, tous Silve, F. B. Silva. Ho Fook. Chau carrying out the policy of building Prosecutor, two women were assaulted Shiu Ki, Rev. Father Robert, and L. up reserves, which has brought the in Yaumati Bay. The story would

Beraldoague.

Society to its present high position. on appear to the Jury to be more

Directors have, not only, voted the i You will be glad to hear that your serious than the usual robbery case that

all a 15 per cent bonus to be came before the Court for in the course in premium income but a reduction placed to the credit of Provident Prisoner pleaded guilty.

of that evening adventure no less than in the loss ratio as compared with our | Fund, but also voted a month's extr Mr. P., M. Hodgson, the Crown went out in a boat-three mon and two satisfactory balanes, alter deduction Society's books on the 31st Decem- four persons lost their lives. Five people previous"record year, leaving a most pay to members of the staff on the Solicitor, sail prisoner was found in the woman and the only one who actually of interim dividend and bonus, offer last, and in this the Board feel Colony on March 3rti last. At the Fol returned was the prisoner. The Crown $2,470.000. Thin Court he said he had been asked to Prosecutor said he might explain why a eloquently for the sound manage with them as showing appreciation result speaks that you will be entirely in accord come back, to act as a cook for Chan Poore serious charge than that of robberyment of the Society and no less for of the staff's unremitting hours was not laid against the prisoner. The the care and devotion of the staff. which live produced such effective Prisoner was alleged to have escaped to Macao; he was in fact arrested in Macro and according to a most recent treaty between Great Britain and Portugal, it is, one of the terms which also applied to the Colonies, that extradition should not be granted for certain offences, in which was lacluded that of murder. Therefore in 25 application by the British Government to the Government of

some charge which accorded with the To write of Property Account, of the War not only done their terms of the treaty made with Por $20,000

utaiost to protect British interests and to carry forward the balance of but, were antongst the very first to The facta of the case as described by one and one-half million dollars. stp all trading with fernens. the Crown Prosecutor, were that aboutThese recommendations, 1 feel sure, wharf at Yaumati and hired a sampan on Shareholders of the Society. 9 p.m. three men came down to the will be approved and endorsed by all which were two women. A scuffle ir which

THRIT

The Chief Justice asked if the Police had any idea how long he had been in the Colony.

The Crown Solicitor said he had not been here long he was located in boarding house. Prisorier was sentenced 10+ days hard labour in 1908 fur

The Typhoon was reported by the Manila Observatory this morning to be east of southern Luzon, moving NX3 stealing and was banished for five Macho, it was necessary to apply on

or N.

A Fienie in connection with St. Peter's Church has been arranged for Easter Monday, the destination being

Shatin.

yeais. He returned before the time had expired, was charged with stealing, and banisted for 20 years. sentenced to six months and thentugal.

of three years' hard labour said the The Chief Justice, in passing sentence

Colony had made up its mind not to The Railway Administration an-harbour criminals of his description nounces alterations in the train service The Legislature had thought fit of late between Kowloon and Canton from to make the Banishment Ordinance Thursday next. Particulars will be ore stringent, and his (the fudge's) found in an advertisement in another duty was to give effect to it

columni

The Chiyo-marit, is still on the rocks at Lema Island and has not yet)

heen abandoned to the underwriters This in itself indicates that hopes of salvage are still entertained by the

owners.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Akce

Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the follow ing donations to the Hospitals:-

Dennys and Bowley...

$25 J. Lemm...

--

With reference to

... 10

the Easter

BURGLAR CHASED AT „WANCHAL

Wong Kwong, indicted on charges of burglary and attempting to shoot a Chinese constable in the Wanchai district, pleaded guilty to the first charge and not guilty to the second..

There was

the women

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Your directors recommend that the divisable balance should be dealt with as follows:

To pay a final dividend of $20 per

ubare;

results.

I permit myself to express the con- fident hope that by the time we meet next year, Great Britain and her Afbes will have emerged triumph-

To pay a bonus dividend of $10fantly from the Titanie struggle upon per share, which is $5 in excess which we are engaged, and in the of last year;

meanwhile I am proud to be able to

To add to Resumice Fund, Biy that the Sogiety's directors and

£50,000;

staff have since the commencement

The CHAMAs then proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. SLADE Secording said:-Tho Tinning to 1915 account, you will shareholders of the Society have and the three men fell into the water notice the premina incoine shows a every reason to be satisfied with the Afterwards the prisoner was seen by very large increase over its predeces report and statement of accounta friend running as hard as he could and sor, which itself was a record. Losses which have been laid before us. Wo blood was streaming down his head, face paid naturally show an increase but are being paid an increased dividend, and legs. He also went to a house and the balance amounts to the very sub-but at the same time, the Reserve said he had had a fight and asked for stantial sum of $5,731,000, out of is being strengthened by the addition shelter and evidence would show be which we recommend the payment of of £50,000 to Reinsurance fund. I had been seriously damaged. Prisoner an interim dividend of $30 per alare, att also sure that the reasons which was traced to Macao and in an opium and a bonus of 20 per cent. to Con- you have given for the carrying for divan a witness got into conversationtributors of business on bonus terms, Wunl of such a large amount to with him and the prisoner related the leaving a halatice when these are inurance suspense account will meet story of the night in Yaumati harbour. paid, of over $5,000,000 to be carried with the approval of all shareholders. that the men went out to rob, but the that the amounts which we recom. to your report on the progress made Prisoner admitted in that conversation forward. At first sight it may seem. We have listened with much interest boat they were set upon had rowed pier to be carried forward are towards the institution of Fire away and finding easier game at hand unduly large but there are many Department, and I hope this will they attacked the two girls in The Crown Solicitor said he was their own sampan. They, pitched the factors that have decided your Direc-i prove to be it beneficial extension of prepared to accept the plea. Prispeter small girl, over and hit her over the tors to place the Society in a post our Iusiness. I am very glad to on March 1st about 4.30 pm went to head. Then they robbed the older tion to meet all contingencies: Apart hear that provision has been made for 10 Caroline Road. He was armed and woman and also subjected her to the from losses following the acceptance extra temuneration to the members. broke into the place and the inmates of Chinese, said Mr. Orme, were found to Marine Insurance compared with beea put before us testify to the care same treatment. The bodies of two of war risks, the hazards applying of the staff. The results which have the house were at once aroused. He afterwards near Stonecutters Island normal years are very rauch" greater. and ability with which our intereste TRE report of the proceedings at;

evidently got frightened and turned The jury was-Messrs E Des Vaux Owing to the number of steamers have been attended to and all share- the first annual general meeting of Monday Inter-Services Shoot we are round and ran away. He was chased (foreman) J. H. Mead, E. B. Raymond, which are requisitioned by the holders will welcome the payment. members of the British Chamber of asked to mention that the use of strictly through several streets into 31 Yee Wo M. Hazeland, EH Ray, HL B Government for var purposes, there to them of the 15 per cent. bonus

Umrigar and C. P. Pintoe. Commerce at Shanghai, printed in regulation Sings is optional, and they into the next house in his endeavour to Street-an empty house. He crossed

is a shortage of tonnage in many and ous month's salary. The evidence was then taken.

trades. As a consequence, risks are The motion was carried unanim another part of our present issue, may be attached to any two of the fol elude his pursuers. He was again chased the sampan in Court this afternoon. It directions inferior vessels are era-

The prosecution produced an oar of not so widely spread and in various osaly makes very satisfactory reading lowing swivels Butt swivel, swivel in and jumped into the water at Causeway was blood-stained about half way downplayed; we have also to contend with ton of Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar and Mr. Mr. CLARKE proposed the re-elec indeed. To begin with, the Chamber front of magazine, and band swivel.

Bay. A Chinese constable jumped in blood stains on the bow of the sampon.,

Inspector Gordon said he also found the enhanced dangers due to lights A. Forbes as directors. has a membership largely in excess of Small pox is on the increase: No less after him, arrested him and brought He also found to earring in the bottom being extinguished and buoys re- Mr. Ho Foor seconded and tha the number expected when it was than 27 cases were notified 1st week, him ashore. At the Police Station he of the, boat, and a pair of men's shoes moved, the exceptional difficulties motion was carriell. formed, and the work of the and 22 of these terminated, fatally. Asaid he had nothing to say. There was wided that he recovered a-body on the high cost of repairs. The further OISTON seconded the re-appoint which fitted the defendant. Witness attending salvage operations and the Mr. DUNBAR proposed, and Mr. Chamber has been organised in such Britisher, a Portuguese and the rest evidence that he was armed with a

18th March which was identified as one disturbances in China have again dis.ment of Mr. A. R. Eowe and Mr." away 84 to give promise of Chinese, were affected. During the same revolver.

of the women of the boat. On the 23rd organised commerce srd destroyed C. Bernard Brown as auditors, at a much froitful activity in the future. period there were two cases of diph. Prisoner denied that he pulled the he saw the body of the second woman. that confidence which is so essential remuneration of $1,000 each per Already the Chamber has to its theria, one of which ended fatally, and trigger of the pistol and that if misfired; Witness said that to search for the to the steady growth of trade, and annum. credit the notable achievement of

a British case of enteric fever.

he admitted possession, of the weapped Lam Kam, a former Canton river conditions will soon right themselves, prisoner in Macao he chose a man nan while we have every hope that these having, in several instances, brought

but did not point it at any body. Starting on what is believed to be

pilot, because he said he was acquainted we do not consider it prudent to leeve about the formation of British Cham a record tow, with a record oil cargo lenient with me you can take me any Mace Police, and he had then a wound readily commends itself, and I feel Prisoner, said "If you will not be with the prisoner. On March 28th them entirely, out of account. The Noc.-H.K. Tramway Co's Meeting,bers of Commerce in the other the tacker Richmond, with the S. T.

witness received prisoner from the necessity for conserving our funds H. K. Tennis Championship:-.Treaty Ports of China, and, what barge 95 in tow, cleared from New

Hancock v. Ng See Kwong,

is more, of having brought them all York on 11th March for Shanghai, vis

sure that you will endorse our recom into affiliation with the Bhanghai Strait of Magellan. The value of the Chamber, which means as MR, Jon-combined cargoes is 81,000,000. gold. STONE put it in his address, that while mich Chamber will retain entira independence in all respecta,

THE DIARY.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

12. p.m. Laxon Bugar Refining Co's.

Extraordinary Meeting.

'General Memoranda.

Tevesday, April 90 :-----

Maundy Thursday,

at Mears. Hughes and Hough's FEDAY,,,April '21 :---.

Good Friday.

Public Holiday,

Oathedral in aid of Charity.

Saturday, April 22:-

Public Holiday.

„Sunday, April 23 :

Faster Day.

EL George's Day.

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where and have me

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presentation

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and a large wound on the top of the head which still remained.

$

imendations.

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TEE POST OFFICE AND FASTER HOLIDAYS.

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3.15 p.m

Douglases Sugars

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What's

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Docks

1263

Camanta

9.90$

Indos (def.)

1254 2

Indos (pref.)

86 b.

The Chief Justice said burglary, was

Good Friday the 21st, Saturday the serious charge for which he was liable to imprisonment for life. It might be think he had received these wounds!:

The Judge: How long before do you these havo suffered a shrinkage in General Holidays, the Post Office will As regards our gold investments, 22nd, Monday the 24th April being fortunate that he was standing there on Witness:The wound on the head value, but all Companies who have be open on those days from 8 to 9. The steamer Lanao" of Manila ja charge of burglary instead of murder. was a very large one and probably

investments at home have suffered There will be one delivery of ordinary has arrived in tow and has gone to

in like manner. Our investment correspondence and one collection from, Prisoner was sentenced to ten years month old on that date candi Kowloon docks for very extensive re-imprisonment „

In a atatement to the Police, prisoner have, however, been written down to the pillar boxes on each day. The Money 10.30 am. Auction of Household machinery is provided by which the pairs and reconstruction. The fessel is!

anid: "You did not find any booty on prices current on the 81st December Order Office will be entirely closed dur Furniture, Duplicators, Piance etc. British Chambers may be enabled only four years old but has very cop-vation of the Crown Solicitor and aid this? In a subsequent statemene Investment Fluctuation Account, ve

The Chief Justice endorsed the obserme, how can you accuse ine of doing last, and by the strengthening of ouring the Holidays

There will be one special delivery of to speak with one voice, when siderable bottora damage. Mr. Swans, the action of the constable was very the Magistrate to ay the case fairly we estimate should be sufficient, to

before the Magistrate prisoner exhorted still have a credit of 8812,000, which Registered Correspondence at 9 am it is desired to do so-"a thing uu- Lloyd's Surveyor at Manila, has come meritorious and he hoped that Mr. T. Articles and human beings, he said, provide for any further full in prices. precedented in the history of British to Hongkong in connection with these King who was representing the sometimes look alike. No articles were Commerce in China. Perhaps it repairs...

You will be glad to hear that we Police authorities, would become In found on him; if any had been found on have invested over half a milliou never was so desirable in the past, as 9.16 p.m.--Sacred Music at St. John's it is certain to be henceforth, that the officials, it is reported that the President M. Hodgson understood the constable conversation with Lam Kam in Macao.

In onier to set an example to other stable proper praise.

terested in the case and accord the con- him he would have been quite prepared sterling in War Loans and Exchequer to die. He did not know anything Bonds, and we propose to further British commercial communities in

Fabout the fair, and he had never had a neat in this manner and thus carry has subscribed 3 GUM 'f', China should be so affiliated as to be Vice President and the Secretary of of a medal,

of 8100,000; the had been rewarded by the

To the Judge prisoner pleaded that our share of the burden of financing able to speak unitedly on questions State have each subscribed a sum of

he could not do sich a thing i he the War which every Britisher, who had to die he could not confess to any cannot actually serve, is proud to affecting British trade and commerce 310,000; all the Ministers, each a sum KIDNAPPER, GETS FIVE YEARS. thing he had not done. It wold be bear. In this connection, I may in the vast territory of China, and we of 82,000; and all the Vice-Ministers,

useless, he thought, for him, to be kept inform your that cne-fourth of our imagine that the Hongkong Chamber each a sum of $1,000 to the New kidnapping a child of eight years, and mother were all dependent upon him vies and their work has practically In Kei Chu, indicted on a charge of in jail. His young brothers and sister Staff have volunteered for active ser am-Excursion to Macno by s.. will be found only too ready and Domestic Loan-Peking Daily News.pleaded not guilty

and if he went to jail they might starve.fallen entirely on the remaining esger to co-operate, As Germani

The jury found prisoner guilty on the He asked that he might he liberated to Members, who deserve the highest trade in many of the great marketa

Ning men who are accused of evidenca and the Chief Justice sentenced bring up the little ones. If they were pruise for their whole-hearted serv

him to five years hard labour. of the world in certain to be heavily Okams have been found guilty in the that prisoner took the child from He had suffered unich pain from his docessor in the chair last year, we

having attempted to assainte Count

not young he would not mind dying vices It was stated by the Crown Solicitor himself, as he had no family of his own As you were informed by my pro- handicapped by popular sentiment

preliminary investigation. The public Bridges Street to the KA, Sui Fang ahead and had lost several catties in were then instituting a Fies Depart and legislativo barrier, there is

trial will be opened at the Tokio Chibo Canton bound boat. A detective w the weight. He declared he had been ment. The preparations having been every probability that in the years Saibansho on 3d-May before Judge prisoner was squatting at the side His Prisoner afterwarde declared that on risks on the 1st January last; after child lying on some matting and trapped into trouble out of revenge completed, we commenced taking fire immediately following the restoration Tateishi and Procurator Ohara Up replies to questions were unsatisfactory the Tuesday after he was brought back 3pm-Sale of Crown Land at P.W.D. of peace, Germany will redouble her wards of thirty legal representatives and he was arrested,

pre-war efforts

in countries like have been retained for the defence.

from Macan, Inspector Gordon struck Protracted negotiations with the Fire ed for the defen

You are a miserabla specimen of him to try and force a confession from Offices Committee in Lendon with China where her only handicap will Noon China, Fire Insce. Co's. Mooting,

humanity to want to kidnap a child or him great regard to Tariffs, etc., you will be be whatever superior advantages her A Japanese paper states that there pecuniary Lent to yourself and the The Jury deliberated in private and glad to hear that last week we were Saturday, April -

competitors may be able to acquire in appears to be every prospect of remarked the Chief Justice in passing that they were minimously agreed that made it possible for us to join the eternal degradation of the child on returning inte. Court intimated able to arrive at an agreement which the open field of competition. It is successful refloating of the anken P. sentence,

prisoner was guilty various Fire Associations throughout very gratifying to have the testimony and O. steamer Nile, which foundered

Prisoner was sentenced to fifteen the Edit of the British Chamber of Commerce realy bidding for the vaseel at ever

in the Inland Sen, and shipowners are SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY, years hand labour and 20 strokes with At extraordinary and confirmato YOUR boy i always getting "kratched" VISITING CARDS at Shanghai to the fact that British Yon 1,600,000. The Mites Bishi Cor fame of Chamberlain Cough ReHiortship observed that he had

merchants are now receiving more hover: twenty crait employed and the deep sested cough of the

been found guilty of a very brutal assistance from Consulat pficials the work is being mashed forward croup and whooping cough of the children.

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MOTDAY, April 24- Pablle Holiday.

Rifle Shooting at King's Park between

Regular and Auxiliary Forces,"

ZURDAY, April 25

THURSDAY, April 27-

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