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has been considered even possible

that the Hungarians will insint qu the supreme importance of defending

"A MONSTROUS

OFFENCE.

that casa upon what he regarded a wholly insuficient groanda and owing to the carelessness of the lay slark or the solicitar (he accepted the lay clerk ar responsible he would be creating a The case must go on, but he was pre-i pared to grant an adjournment until tomorrow if plaintiffs would pay the costs of the day.

it, and that their whole army will TWO CLAIMS AGAINST HONGKONG precedent for all time is that Court

leave the other fronts, where there

are no direct, Hungarian interesta involved, and will march to defend.

·Transylvania against the Rumaniard. Is is evident that the intervention of | Rumania will have a most important

`SOLICITOR.

ADJOURNMENT DECLINED.

PLAINTIFFS ASK TO BE NON-SUITED.

Mr. R. C. Faithful, solicitor, was

Mr. Alabaster said he agreed to ap adjournment until to-morrow.

Mr. Jenkin said that would be impossible as he was engaged in the

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 80, 1916.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

(Wah Tez Yat Po's Service.)

CHINA'T NEED OF A. LOAN.

PERING, Aug. 29. It is believed that a Fifty million

aancial footing. Negotiations with a dollar Lean will place China on a sound

THE DISTURBED STATE

OF HAINAN.

REVOLUTIONISTS TRYING TO OUST THE OFFICIALS.

"(From Our Own Correspondent.)

During the last few months the

effect upon the general situation and defondant in two actions in the other curs and was afraid he could view to raising this loan are in progress Island of Hainan has been under

there appears to be every justification for Rumania's belief that her inter vention will shorten the duration of

the war.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

·LOCAL AND ĢENERAL.

Tonight is Band Night at the Palisade, Kowloon; a string band has been engaged. Besides the 6th episode of The Black Box," powerful drama The Wreck," in a parts and several excellent comics etc, will be shown A- full house should be assured:

Was it the tiger is the question that two norse anche are

Summary Court this morning. The first was a claim for $1,000 damages for alleged wrongful imprisonment by Yu Chung In, & tailor of Tung Street The accond claim was by the Shiu Fung firm, rice merchants 23 Connaught Road, West, whose claim was set out in the writ as follows:-

not be released.

IN

After consulting Mr. Hind, Mr.

Jenkin made a further application to

non-sulted with costs and leave to start a fresh action..

His Lordship observed if that were Counsel's instructions, he did zat think he could do anything.

Mr. Alabaster caked for Counsel to be certified in both cases.

His Lordship: I had better make note of this. It seems to me a question that will probably find its' way to the Privy Council or some where of that sort.

The plaintiffs' claim was as a judgment creditor of one Chan Ping Nam, trader, to set aside an assignment dated July 7ļa 1914 made between Chan Ping Nam and defendant whereby Chan purported to signa to defendant the judgment deb and costa, recovered by Chan in a Summary Court action from Yu Chung fo on the ground that such purported

igament was void as being a center by a solicitor from his own

and that the same was on nasiga- ment voidable by the creditors of Chan Ping Samas fraudulent under statue 13, Eliz. Cs."

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 1918. debating holly, among themselves.W: B. Hind of Mr. C. K. Hall Brutton's

The asignment was for less than $1,000.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, "instructed by Mr.

and the Shin Fung firm and Mr. C. Ofice, represented both Vu Chung Im Grenville Alabaster (instructed by Mr. defendant.

Plaintifs were non-sulted with costs, and $200 in Court was ordered to be paid out in the usual way.

A CHAPLAIN HERO.

MEMORIAL SERVICE TO THE

LATE REV. H. O. SPINK.

MR. TANG BERIO VI.

خدام

FERING, Aug 29. Ng Chiu Shu has left for Shanghai with a Government message to Tang Shao, Yi urging his acceptance of the Ministry of Finance.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE

OPIUM TRIDE.

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martial law. The sime oficiala bove been in office here for nearly a year Before the death of President Yuan they had abot a number of revolu tionists, and among them several students, and had in this way made. many enemies, After, the declara tion of independence of the province in" which Hainan joined. theso enemies tried to have the officialə removed from office. Not succeed- ing in this, they have enrolled and organized bands of men, and have fought with the soldiers in different parts of the island, but principally in the eastern districts.

Several

They were walking along Wanchai Gap yesterday when one of them RUMANIA'S ENTRY INTO THE observed the bushes to be rustling J. E. Gardiner) appeared for the last evening,,a memorial service was POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT AND the rebels Inve attempted to captur

WAR

HUMANIA has been very frank in the statement of her reasons for entering the war on the side of the Eatente Powers, though the three reasor. given appear to be stated in the ipverse order of their importance. We may take it that the deciding consideration

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THE ABSENT MATE.

CILARGE AT MARINE COURT.

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within the Elimbetk on statutes For

At St. Andrew's Chirah Kowloon,

held in memory of the Rev. "H. 0. Spink, a former chaplain of the Church, who was killed in France a fortnight

Mr. Spink was orginally attached to the Liverpool Regiment as a private but subsequently became chaplain of the regiment.

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idinence.

THE CABINET.

The missionaries at Kachek are

ROYAL BIRTHDAYS.

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The Bishop said they had gathered approval. On account of this Suen) "To-morrow is the birthday of the memory of a former chaplain, a chaplain

The Captain atated that defendant hose reasons in eleven day it would thers, that day out of respect for the Hung Ye tendered his resignation, Queen of Holland and the Emperor

PROPOSAL OF THE OPIUM COMBINE REJECTED."--

SHANGHAI, Aug 201 The Shanghai Opium Combine applied for an extension of their opium selling

battles have been fought, rights from April to December 1917. in the vicinity of Kachek where the The Cabinet has replied that they American Presbyterians have a 'Min can never unction such a request as the son station. These battles have Government is determined to vigorously generally resulted fafourably to the | soldiers, and the few prisoners of the carry out its prohibition policy, «

revolutionists, who fell into their hands were shot. At the lust report violently and at the same moment

Mr. Jenkin applied for an adjour.

Kachel, where there are 400 or 500 there was n loud "mar. Without

ment in beth actions. He did so with

soldiers. more dil they took to their bevis and great regret and one reason amongst O

FEEING, Aug. 29.

They did not succeed in others war that he personally had no

The real use of Tuan Ki Sui (the breaking into the town. We hour connection with the case until yesterday

Premier) making leave to resign, was in that they say that after capturing :afternoon which of course rendered it impossible for him to appear. The

Those present at the service included the ambition of hia thief secretary, Rachok, they will come to Kiung Ho chow and deal with the unpopula actions were against Mr. Faithful, a Lady May Hon. Mr. Claud Seven, Chu Shut Sang, to obtain power. solicitor of the Court, and they raised (Colonial Secretary) Hon. Mr. J U recently endeavoured to obtain the officials. many important legal matters and the Kemp (Attorney General). The Bishop President's sanction to several provincial In the Marine Court this morningthe questions which would have to be argued of Victoria (Dr. Lander) conducted the appointments without the acquierence proceeding with their duties in the second oicer of the ss. Moresby, F. IL in the cases wère sa big as many of the service and other ministers present were of Ministers concerned. He is also hospital, schools, and chapels, os with Rumania, has been that events Bannister, stated to be living at hip in Original Jurisdiction. Pleadings T. W. Featherstone and A. W. Stewart, stated to have tried to concentrate the they can in the disturbed state of points which they had before his Lord the Revs. G. N. Pope, Ch. Cooper Hunt, have satisfied her that the Eatente Kowloon Detka, was charged by the had been ordered and only closed on the The Bishop of Victoris prefaced his powers of the Fresident in the hands of the region, for they and their fol. Powers are the Powers who are able Captain, J. Jamieson, with absenting 18th inst. The writ was issued on the address by an announcement that it was the Premier, thus increasing his own lowers are generally considered ́as the most effectively to assist her to himself from the ship from August 22nd 19th of the month and as Saturday and proposed to erect a permanent brass Sunday intervened the 21at was the memorial in the church as a memorial to

centrul by both parties. PETER PAN" | realise her national idoala." More until the 146, and again from the 24th only working day. One of the actions the ministry and life of the late Char The Cabinet adopted with the The last harvest in Hainan wuś o

over, Kamania believes that her to the 26th inst. without leave, and raised a question of champerty and it flain. He would also, in the name of the Premier's approval two regulations good one, and with peace the Island" - intervention will shorten the duration without sufficient reason.

was stated the assignment was champer congregation, send a message to the

power of the Chief might look for a season of prosperity. Laf the world war. We can very well

Mr. A. M. Preston, of Meurs ous in law and therefore one offence. widowed mother of the late Mr. Spink, defining the

Chi Shut understand that this must be a Johnson, Stokes and Master's Once able question of law, and there was also of her hemie and self-sacrificing son, and Sang held these back and drafted

The point would raise a very consider. to assure her of their respectful memory Secretary of the Cabinet. staggering blow to Germany and prosecuted.

another question, that the assignment, ale to tell her of their prayerful two other regulations himself and especially to Austria-Hungary, and to

Bannister admitted the second charge apart from being champerous, was 7pathy with her and ber family in handed them to the President "for Bulgaria The moral effect of it but said be bad-leave to be absent from fraud upon the creditors and that came their deep sorrow alone must count powerfully against August 2nd to the 24th. the Teuton Powers, for it is the best

have been impossible to work out a cue of all proof of what the neutral permission and that when he came points were in dispute.

on the 22nd without in which such issues and serious legal who had worked in that Colony for them with what result is not yet an of Japan.

He was not only a capable man, but he nounced.. Powers are now thinking of Ger- aboard on the 24th he was under the

Hia Lordship: When were you was a good man, and a man of God. His In order to avoid further trouble:oi | Queen of the Netherlands, was born many's prospecta in the war. It influence of drink and went to his cabin

instructed!.

outstanding characteristics were his this kind, arrangements are being ple Mr. Jenkin answered that he received spirituality and bis celf-sacrifice. In to define the powers of the Presilent her late father, King William III.. effectually undermines all the efforts and slept. He had leave to go ashore instructions only yesterday

these days, when the Lord's Day was, of the Central Powers to maintain

on the 22nd but should not have stayed Sir Wa Bees Davies observed that so largely a day used for things other and the Cabinet.

Jon 23rd Nor,, 1800. She married than the popular faith in the ultimate triumph so long; he, should have been back at the case was fixed for hearing two weeks

worship of God, and Hereafter the Cabinet will delegate on 7th February, 1901, HR.H. of their arms. In a war in which daylight on the 23r. At five o'clock both sides that the case was likely to where there was so much to deaden report to the President the decisions of lands and Duke of Mecklenburg. was stated by solicitors on specially in a Colony like aurat cach meeting one of their number to Prince Henry, Prince of the Nether- the strength of armies is counted it on the 24th he again went ashore without accupy a little time and two days were need a man of God, one who evidently the Cabinet, and if any decision be Princess Juliana of Orange-Nassau,

our spiritual tone, did WC not millions, the 700,000 men which permission and returned at 10 o'clock set apart for ft. He could see no reason Ramania is able to place in the field on the 26th inst. When be returned whatever why Counsel could not have lived in the presence of God? As vetoed it will be reconsidered by the Duchess of Mecklenburg, bom 30th does not scem large, but the Rumanian on the second occasion witness read the

to the late chaplain's self-sacrifice, ha Cabinet. the Bishop) had a peculiar opportunity

April, 1909, is the Heiress Apparent. simy is regarded as the strongest of first. entry in the log and defendant

of judging the character and witnessing Cabinet will tifin with the

Each Friday the members of the

Emperor Yoshihito of Japan (the the Balkan armies, and another factor admitted it. Defendant had stated that

had been very closely associated in differ-sident at his palace, the object being to the conduct of their late brother. They' of importance is that Rumania has a while he was on shore he was taken ill powerful flotilla on the Danube, con-

et spheres of work for a number of yeast. afford an opprtunity for an exchange of Defendant said a doctor was sent for

When the late Mr. Spink left Dulwich views on public questions. sisting of four monitors, described as by the friends in whose house ho wa His Lordship: These continual ad- School he entered the Bank of England.

LATER. superior in, force to the Austro- staying, but he did not know the name journments in the Summary Court are and he had good prospects of great

But such was his self- The powers of the President and Hungarian vessels of this type, seven of the doctor and he had no certificate, robbing us of our daily bread. I earthly success.

having daily applications, for sacrificing spirit that he threw up his the Premier have been defined 11 am-Auction of Electric Motor; gunboats and a dozen torpedo boats.

The captain added that defendant adjournments. If it is necessary that bank appointment in order to enter the Copper, Bras and Iron Pipes;ste. The factor of supreme importance, joined the ship on June 24th and he Counsel should appear it was the ministry of the Church, and though it strictly in accordance with the Prince Hirohito, born on 29th April, ex. Ls. Chiro Maru' at Kowloon however, is mentioned in a telegram had had a little trouble with his last solicitor's duty to instruct him long ago. was only after great dificulty that he Constitutional regulations. Godowns.

we publish to-day when it says that trip. His general character was good.

To come into Court today and say could find the funds to pay for his 230 pm- Auction of Household Ramania's intervention on the side'

Counsel was only instructed Festerder college course, he did so. Ho worked Bannister said he had permission from seems to me extraordinary. It don't with him (Dri Lander) in a living in Farizare, Piano, Table Linen etc. of the Allies will enable the Russians the chief officer for a day's leave and to know what the other side will say

Lancashire, and also went with him to at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's to march on Bulgaria through return on the 24th. He was sorry he

Mr. Alabaster. I am opposing it

Liverpool, and after he (the Bishop) Rumania, employing important rail- did not turn to instead of resting. He with you, Mr. Jenkin, but I don't see Mr. Spink was offered by him the living His Lordship: I very much sympathie had been called to Hongkong, the late 10.30 Lm-Aretion of Miscellaneous ways and utilising Odessa as their did not get leave on the 24th to go how I can grant an adjournment. of St. Andrew's Kowloon, and though

Mary Hughes and base. At the time of writing no ashore, and he could not say why he Mr. Jenkin said he accepted every it meant considerable self-excrifice, Hough's.

news is to hand of a declaration of rent. It was not his habit to do that thing his Lordship had said as justifiable. came out here. Their late chaplain after MONDAY, Sept. 11:-

His solicitor's clients decided to obtain wards went to the living of St. Clement's 10.30 am.Auction of Office Fumi-bat it Rumania does not make the

war by Rumania against Bulgaria, sort of thing.

Counsel on Monday last and he Liverpool, but after the war had been in Answering Mr. Preston, deferidaut understood that Mr. Hind had some progress for some time he felt the call of tar Fittings, Safet at Melchers declaration first, Bulgaria is certain said he was too ill to understand what dificulty in getting into torch with his country. He saw the many young men

Co's. Offices, Queen's Buildings

to do so if Russian troops are was road to him when he returned on him (Mr. Jenkin.) It was the fault of his parish going away from him to the front, and he felt it was his duty to allowed to pass through Rumanin to board. "I have hardly had 20 cents often to blame in such things.

of the clients and clientr πέτε

go with them. He applied for a chap attack her.

worth of food from Saturday until That Transylvania ja

Mr. Alabaster said the plaintifs had laincy, but none was to be had. He Rumania's immediate objective can

yesterday," he added.

made serious charges against defendant was determined to go, however, to Mr Preston intimated that defendant and were "wanting plenty of time to help his young men in their spiritual work them up. Defendant wanted to life and to stand up for his country,

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

THE DIARY.

MEMO, FOR TO-DAY.

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went ashore

The Marine Magistrate dismissed the charge.

ago and

beer instructed before

Mr. Jenkin said he was informed by Mr. Hind that it was only two or three days ago that he decided to engage Counsel. Whether he should have made up his mind earlier he could not

say.

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VANISHED WEALTH.

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON 'A DEBTOR'S PROPERTIES.

In an appeal by a debtor in the Court." of Apperi, London, recently against a Imeiving order, the petition of croditor, far" £1,275, it was stated that the debtor was S

Owner of a treehold brewery in Brus- tels, which belate the war brought him. in £1,400 a year, which the war had pre-

the Germans,

Owner of a fishing trawler which had

readily be supposed. The acquisition had expressed his extreme pentane rafuto those charges at the earliest pasand so he enlisted as a private afternoon that the La Lavanta which rented him selling to a company far of Transylvania representa Rumania's for what he had done and he asked for sible moment. He is an officer of this the Liverpool Regiment. After ser turned turtle off Cochin-China has been £10,000 in eash and 23,000 in shares, chief "national ideal" It is a terri defendant to becautioned sad discharged | Court and he is charged with a perfectly Ying for a few months as a private righted and was being owed toyad which was now in the passession of monstrous offence went on Counsel he was appointed to the Chaplaincy

of the Regiment, and it was in that Haiphong. "He has come here to meet the charge capacity that he recently laid down The work was undertaken by the teen requisitioned by the Government. and two days have been set apart his life for them and for his country. Taikoo Dock whore specifications had on it there was a mortgage of 2509. but the Court for hearing thom. It perpectly plain and obvious that up to They needed such an example as their last Saturday Mr. Hind wes to have late chaplain's; they with their self been drawn up to increase the length of the Government were buying for appeared and conducted the ease him indulgence and who were so prone to the ship 50 feet in the centre. Messa 2,000, and, they owed another £1,000 in self. They have know, I don't know think of themselves and to do what Amory and McIntosh were the engineers, Owner of practically the whole of the

rapect of hire. how long, that defendant is represented they liked. They needed to be pulled Mr. Goard the diver, while the tug capital of a brewery in Ireland, which, VISITING CARDS Goverment for their exploitation.

by Counsel. They have known, it at up. They needed the spirit of self- "Talkoo" was commanded by Capt. before the war, paid. a dividend of from The business at that time appeared of capturing & annan trade care to light ample; time in which to instruct who had fallen March in Soul" played "They left's fortnight ago for. Tonkin now paid nothing

A gratifying itatance of the possibility least twelve days, and twelve days is sacrifice which was so manifest in him to be nearly complete. The Gert the Hayes (Bliddlesex Tribunal) Counsel had they wanted to do so. The "Dead March in Boul" played mans offered to supply the whole when a claim for exemption was made It is only at the last moment they by the organist (Mr. J. W. Dexter) and harbour where the vessel had heele (300 deposit, on a contrack to phire country, and oven Vienna, with cheap to the Board of Trade of the musical must take it usual course. It Panjabis, concluded an impressive over and after & strenuous week's work chase all property in Trinidad for reale

the Last Post sounded by the-74th

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TEETHING CHILDREN.

CAPTURING ENEMY TRADE.

GERMANY'S MUSIC INDUSTRY PASSING TO BJUTAIN,

by Mr.-M. E. Ricketts, presentative decided they would. I submit the case

entirely the fault of the plaintif

days were set apart for hearing the case Me Jenkin mid the fact that two was nothing at all. Every se had a time set apart and thers were quite a number of adjournments granted in the

tomar manner.

gas from the Transylvaning springs, trades of the United Kingdom. but the affair was delayed by the Ricketts told the Tribunal the British Since the outbreak of war, · Mr. opposition of the Party of Independ musical trade and captured half of the ence. The fear of laing tiris part of German trade. It was simply a matter EETHING children have her or Hungary in a war with Rumania, and organisation.

log diarrhoen, which can be won trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic Hungarian disentialaction with the released from war work the trade would The Chief Justice said he wax sorry

Immediately the metal factories were Cholera and Diarrhoes Remedy, All that is necessary is to give the prescribed war in general, and the desire for peace be able to go ahead still further, and with to say that he did not consider himself. dose after each operation of the burely existing among the Hungarians in six months of the close of the war they justified in granting an adjournment. more that natural and then castor oil to

leanse the syntoor. It is safe and sure are certain to cause trouble with the

ven the most severe and dangeroux Germans and Austrians. Transylvania 908 and quickly cured by it. For being all-importan by all Chemists and: Borokeepers

Enngary, i

would have the whole of the German The legal points were specifically rel benig employed in the work there would ago and there was no re musical trade. Instead of 60,000 people by the plaintiff elése pon tnight be a quarter of a million

should not have instructed Conditional exemption was granted If he groated

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