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HONGKONG, MONDAY, April 30, 1917.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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THE MAGISTRACY.
MONGÀY, APRIL SO, 191”.
A DISABLED SHIP IN THE CHINA SEA.
SPORT
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ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB.
THE "TUNGSHING'S *** EXPERIENCES.
. CLOSING CRUISE,
Far from kdent weather avenired
(Wah Tax Yat Pa's Serpico.)
MILITARY CONFERENCE APPROVES WAR WITH GERMANY.
PRKING, April 30.
The policy of declaring war on tier-
THE OLD EXCUSE
Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning. Chinese womas, arrested in Connaught Rowl Central, was charged with the The Tungshing Captain L ulawit possession of 24 cols of F. Hussey), one of the Inlethe elewing cruise of the Yacht Club's many has been animously approved Prepared opiam other than Government, Chian tenners, had an unplea season on Saturday afternoon. Thereby the Military Conference
Thu inatter now awaits approval by sant experience on her last trip The defendant gave the old excuse down to Saigon. Two days out from chat she was merely employed to carry Hongkong the tail end of her shaft the opium and His Worship imposed broke. A seu anchor was construct- fine of $1,500 with the alternative of
opium.
six moutha bard labour.
but broke soon after being put out and the ship drifted away from
the usuni stenmur tracks in the ilirection of Blains which was abont
was plenty of breeze but there were also heavy downpours of ruin and the competitors got well drenched.
There were three events for yachts sailed by lasius, for prizes offered by L.E. The Governor why i'atron of the Chub
parliament.
DR. GILBERT REID ARRESTED.
PEKING, April 30.
Dr. Gilbert Rehf was arrested tr Peking on the" April 25 by a Marshalt from the American Consulate at
Tientsin, on a charge of libel against President Wilson.
Dione, sailed by Miss Iris and Miss Dions May won the rein the Falicup Class, Roll, sailed by Miss Denison being seconil. The winnge's. tano was 4. Bat. 43sec. The sexual bout's time was 4h. Su.. (co-to rented time, th. Sau fsck).
He will be subjected to a preliminary hearing in Tientsin before being sent
Shanghai for trial
À LATE HUSBAND.
A boatwoman was charger before Mr fifty miles away. Volunteers to in Weed this morning with the unlawful a life boat for the purpose of reach possession of 110 tuels of prepareding Hainan to summen assistance Dr. and Mr Stedman lefs todayopiam other than Government opium. were endled for, and Mr. Short (Chi for the North on a two months' trip.
Mr Grist who appeared as solicitor oficer), Mr. Jackson (third engineer) The Police have recpvered a gold for the defendant, applied for a remand, and six Chinoke manned the boat
In the One Design Ciss the race inger ring bearing the inscription explaining to the magistrate that and put off from the ship. This was
Your David on the inside. The friend of his chient's husband had on the 26th March. The following was won by Insphine, sailed By Mr.. owner should apply to Mr. Kiga
brought the opium aboard the defend-day the swell incrcused and the ship. and Mrs. Stoneham, Tine: 1. THE NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE. Assistant Superintendent of Police...
A Chinese manager of a saw mill has reported to the Police, that hatween mirinight and two o'rlock this morning someone broke open the back door of his residence at No. 7 Queen's Road Central and stole money and jewellery, to the total value of 83,013.
The cases of communicable disenne reported in the Colony last week were: Bubonic plague, one case. (Chinese) which proved fatal. Diphtheria, 5 cases with deaths (1 Indian and the rest Chinese); and enteric farer, 3 cases with ono death (all Chinese).
ant's junk and, therefore, he (3r Grist)rolled to such an extent that fleck 51m. see. The second places was wished to find the husband, in order to trace the friend.
Inspector Gordon: Your worship, the defendant informed me that her husband was dead.
Mr. Grist: Oh well, in that ease I'll have to employ other means of locating the friend of my client's lats husband.
cargo had to be jettisoned. There used by Bonita, sailed by M was great relief on board when fater Main. Time: 4h, Blin. 53sec.
steamer's lights' were observed. Distress signals were made, but to the diluy of those on board the Tungshing, no notice was taken of then by, the passing stemmer.
The Heyward Hays and tael Class race was won by gabet
scratch), sailed by Mrs. Sundeman:
Sobie
hours later another steamer was
His worship granted fr. Grist's abserved coming from the south and application and adjourned the case until she was asked by signal to take the next Friday.
| disabled stgumer in tow, but she
the scorid prize went to Daun, sailed by Mrs. Petley. The winner's tire was 4h. 47m. 11ses, the second
boat the rim. see. (corrected time:
4h. 53mm. 20sec.).
[Dr. Gilbers Roll bås been conducting a bewpaper called the Port, which ap pears to be run in German intonats-En-
PERING, April 30.
The nomination of Li King. Hi as Minister of Finance has been passed by the Lower House by 260 votes to, 172 after a heated debate. THE LATE MINISTER OF FINANCE-
PEKING, April 30, At the request of relatives of Dr. Chan Kam To, the Minister of Justice, The Commodore of the "Club (the instructed the local Court to release SHOES WITH FALSE HEELS.Peplied that she could not take the Hon. Mr. Clund Severu, C.M.C) in Chan Kam To frein detention, on the tow, being sport of soul The Tungusking Lady May, to distribute the sound that it was not essential to A Chinese seaman, arrested at the shig signalled that she could bunker Prizes, said the Club had had a fairly
The Court, however, bas ignored this. Leung Wing Wharf yesterday, was her but the vessel passed on, sayingtage of the occasion to congratulate in the case.
successful season, und he took advan-order, thus asserting its independence The death has occurred of Mr. charged before Mr. J. P. Wood this that she would report at Hongkong.
morning with the unlawful possession
Two days later the Jehangir passed the winners of prizes and to thank
Robert P Porter, a well known men of four toels of prepared opium othe-falpus two or three miles off, but took 3.D. K. Blair, the Hon. Secre
ber of The Times staff. He was the LABOUR DAY IN GERMANY. author of numerous books, including The Full Recognition of Japan" (1511) In the years immediately precedingle was completing a short history of UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF the war, Labour Day was becoming a Japan for the Oxford University Press
CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
FROM This Date using the Absence of the Undersigned from the Colony, Mr. C. H. P. HAY will
festival of ever-growing significance, In the United States and in Canada
Labour Day is a legal holiday; but it is there observed on the first
at the time of his death.
In the Summary Court this morp ing., before Sir William Rees Davies, Chief Justice, Yuen Kut, trading as Thef
than Government opium.
Club.
!
The following prizes were pre
no notice of the Tungshing's distress tary of Sailing Committee, for_the Revenue Officer Clark providuced the signals.
valuable services he had rendered; defendant's shoes and showed the magistrate where the heels had been the attention of the steamer Chefor, Loughlin, the Hon. Treasurer of the Later they succeeded in attracting during the season, and also Mr. T. hollowed out and covered with a false bound to Saigon, and this somet sole. He (Revenue Officer Clarke stood by till daylight. On account then explained that the opium was of the high sea rolling she was afraid,
however, at first to undertake theserited: discovered concealed in the hollow heels tow, but ultimately decided to rauke
Championship prizes: - Cruiser The defendant pleaded guilty to the the attempt, and he successfully chiss, Chinese fig. 1st, Dorothy !E. | charge and was fined $400, or in default towed the Tungshing to Pilot, Bay hard labour.
perform the duties of the General Monday in. September. In Europe Yuen Chai Kee Firm, claimed from The of payment, sentenced to three months where both ships anchored, and Messrs, Denison and Crisp; Cruiser
Manager of the Society.
By Order of the Board,
were
A FIGHT BETWEEN TWO
B GUILDS.
As the result of a fight between the
further detain him.
ANOTHER CHINESE BANK FÖR HONGKONG.
PAXING Apr 03,
branch of the Bank of China in Hong "It has been decided to establish a
kung.
SHUM CHUN HAUN.
PEXING, April 30. Owing to the opposition raixed, Shua cables were sent to Saigon for a tow-Lekis, English rig, 1st Trene, M. Chua Haun will not be appointed Tuk bout to take the ship up the river." E. Sutherland; Handicap class, Ist, wan of Szachuen.
The Tungshing, which left Hong [Bolla, Mezera. G. Potts ind· F. kong on March 23rd reached Suigono. Potis: Handicap class, 2nd, on April 4th.
There were about 120 Chinese
Dione, Miss Phoebe and Iris May; THE CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.
CHINA FIRE INSURANCE CO. LTD, Renter's telegram the other day the summary jurisdiction of the respective members of two rattan guilds, Passengers and two saloon passergers Onu Design class,, 1st, Daphne, Mr.
NOTICE.
May 1st is Labour Day, bat the Yuen Fat Cheung Firm Yae Yip Sang observance takes the form, not of a and Yue Shiu partnera thereof) the sum C. MONTAGUE EDE, legal holiday, but of demonstrations of 81,118.25, being the amount due for
General Manager. Bongkong, April 30, 1917. 1748 in the big cities by the Labour goods sold end delivered. The plaintif
organizations. We
waived the amount of 8118:25. in told in
order to bring this action within
Court. Mr. E. Davidson appeared for the plaintiff and the defendant was not represented. Owing to the non-atten- dance of the plaintiff, the Court was adjourned, but the case subsequently that the Labour organisations in came before His Lordship in Chambers. Germany were preparing for His Lordship found for the plaintif demonstration on Labour Day which Old Moore is still among the might have an important infizenceprophets of modern times, hat "faith in upon the fortunes of the war for him is shaken by the following predic Germany. Quite a fortnight age we tion for the month of April: We were hearing of "grave industrial may be somewhat disturbed towards discontent" in Germany,
the end of the month by cables from abroad containing much alarming news
that the "German papers are, most anxious as to the possibility of ROW This Date and during the troubles on May 1st. This state
Abilence of the Undersigned from the Colony, Ms. C. H. P. HAY willment suggests that there must have perform the duties of the General been already very clear indications Manager of the Company.
By Order of the Board.
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager.
Hongkong, April 30, 1317.
1750
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
CO, LTD.
NOTICE.
FROM This Dato and during the ence of the Undersigned from
the Colony, Mr. C. H. P. HAY WI
perform the duties of the General Manager of the Company..
By Order of the Board,
C. MONTAGUE EDE,
General Manager,
Hongkong, April 30, 1917.
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and
that there were great strikes of metal from one of the British settlements in and wood workers, transportation China. For some time past there has workers and even among monition been considerable unrest among the workers; and notwithstanding the Britial portion of the residenta there,
Acene."
which occurred in Queen's Road Central yesterday, a Chinese rattan worker was arrested on the charge of assault and brought before Mr. Wood this morning. defendant was caught running away Inspector O'Sullivan stated that the from the scene of the fight with an iron bar in his hand and it was alleged that be atabbed the complainant, a resident of No. 363 Queen's Road West, who had to be taken to the Government Civil Hospital.
appeared as solicitor for the defendant,
On the application of Mr Crow, who i the case was adjourned until next Mon day, bail being axed at $500.
Yoichi Kakehashi, a Japanese hawker, residing at No. 1 Mullery, street, was before Mr Wood this morning charged firstly with being drunk and disorderly
A VIOLENT JAPANESE.
resistance.
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100 tons of cargo. One of the saloon Guel class, Is, Lysbeth. Foredr on bourd, and the ship carried about F. R. Smyth; Heyward Hays and passengers happened to be a ship's Sundernap, R.N. officer, Mr. Berg Petersen, second officer of the Degfin, and be readily volunteered his help.
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QUEEN MARY'S NEEDLEWORK' GUILD.
3.
3
NEW LINER PURCHASED.
According to telegraphic advice received from the Head Ones of the Misses Phob and Iris May Com Francisco, that Company has purchased Other prizes:-Rolla prize, Dione, China Mail S. S.. Co., Ltd., ir San
modore Sandeman'e prize, Dione, the steamer Congress from the Pacific Miss Iriah May; Lyseth prize, Dazen, Coalt Steamship Co. When placed on Mr. E. M. Sleigh: Daphne prize, the run this vessel will represcat an Bonita, Mr. N Croucher; Corn-outlay of $1,500,000-gold... modore's Cup, Cruiser chise, Irene, The Congress is a steal twin screw Mr. R. Sutherland; Commodore's fatenmer of American Registry built Cup Kuching Yachts Rolla, Mesura by the New York Ship Building 8 p.m., there will be on exhibition. Potts und P. C.. Potte; The Company of Camden, New Jersey, in at the City Hall an interesting col. Unprovided Pot (1916), Rofia, 1913. She is an oil-burning steamer, fully equipped with wireless telegraphy, lection of specimens of the war work Mr. P. C. Potts. #
afiliated with the Queen Mary's Arthur with a lovely bouquet of 4,912 She is 424 ft. long and 120 which is being done by the many Lady May, alter destnbuting the submarine" signal apparatus, and etc.
Needlework Guild. ladies organisations in the Colony prizes was presented by little Diana. Her gross tonnage is 7,895 tons, net
EXHIBITION AT THE CITY
HALL TO-MORROW."
To-morrow, from 10a.m. until
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL,
سن
passengers.
She is at present undergoing a com plete overhaal in preparation for the Trans-Pacific trade, and it is expected
that she will be in service about the lat of November of this year.
There is great variety in the work flowers in a silver holder, and. Mr. beam, and has accommodation for 120 drastic measures adopted by the strange rumours have been set afoot, in Wanchai, and secondly with assault and the exhibition will interest men A. Denison, in a brief speech, cor. flat cahin, 100 second and 500 steerage. German authorities to restrict the whilat warnings and signs have been ing an Indian constable (P.C. B393) and women alike. On separate dially thanked Lady May for pre- 1751 dimensions of the strikes, the German placed upon the dwellings of the well whist the latter was engaged in the tables the work of about a dozen senting the prizes, and also expressed
official wireless press airily admitted to-do classes. The Government have execution of his duty.
different organisations will be dis- that "only 125,000 were out on
the matter in hand, and is is not unlikely the defendant had been taken into hospital requisites of many kinds had given prizes for competition.
Inspector Sim stated that even after played. In one zoom there are the thanks of the Club to those who
atrike These strikes have been
gunboat or two will appear upon the custody he continued to put up a violent made by the Catholic Women's described by one of the German
League and the organizations work- He acted wildly" added Sergeant ing at the Helena May Institute, Ministers as resulting from the
McWalter. "When he was brought Peak Club and U.S.R.C.; in, the Owing to the unsuitable weather con “hrphotism of the masses" partly by A KOBBERY IN KO SHING STREET, into No. 2. Police Station he tried to principal room there is a great variety ditions, the exhibition matela between
clean out the Police Station."
SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE. "inflammatory matter smuggled from
"The defendant admitted that he was
of work done from the following the Royal Engineers and "The Restr abroad;" but in the tardy appoint-Queen's, Road West, has reported to the of dis arrest fun cui ti ta the time Church, Nava Dockyard Union Saturday, was postponed, and will be A shop coolic, employed at No. 53 under the influence of liquor at the time organisations:City Hall, Wesleyan which was to have been played last 10a.m.-Exhibition of War Work by ment of Labour representatives on Police that at about 6. p.m. on the 28th remember what had happened.
THE FINAL PERFORMANCE
Church, Italian Convent, Unity played on Saturday naxt at 5 p.m. The the Food Commission it is made clear instant, whilst passing No. 4. Ko Shing
There were nearly as many people. Hia Worship sentenced the defendant Working Party, the "Little Bit
Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak has again present to witness the last performance. that the strikes arise partly, at street, on his way to a shop in West to two months hard labour, and order-Party and Chinese Ladies' Work kindly consented to in present and will of the Scenes from Shakespears as there least, out of the reduction of Point, he was set upch by three men police constable E393 for having damag-for disabled soldiers and sailors, but Engineer's, team who are the winners of were on the first occasion, practically
ed that he pay $1.50 compensation to Party. Most of the work is intended present the Cup and medals to the Royal
TEE CALENDAR.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW.
Queen Mary's Needlework Guild."" 3.45 pm-Sanitary Board Meeting.
General Memoranda.
WEDNESDAY, May 2-
Meeting of the H.K. Overseas Club. THURIDAY, May 3:-
Noon-Canton
Meeting.
it
rations, and the Government has who assaulted hits and robbed him off the policeman's uniform and broken the Unity Stall provides a very the Hongkong League, after the con-
also admitted that political demands $2,000 in bank notes, which had been constitute another factor in the move entrusted to him by his master. It was Insurance Office's ment. "A Labour Council on the fortunate shop coolie to the Government found necessary to remove the un- Russian model" is demanded. This Girl Hospital and seven men have been 5.30 p.m.-Mesting of the Con
stitutional Reform Association of madness," said Herr GROENER arrested on auspicion. Hongkong:
in the Reichstag. Some of the Ministers of the late Tours Govern
FRIDAY, May 4
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2.30 p.m.-- Anction at Household ment said much the same thing of Furniture, aten etc. at Massiv the demands of Labour in Russia in Hughes and Hough'..
the days, preceding the Revolution- SATURDAY, May
Noon-Hongkong Electric Co's. It is clear that the Russian Revolu
Meeting
BUNDAY, May 5-
Accession of King George (1810). FromBay, May 3 p
Proclamation of King George V. 10:43am.--Full Moon." Noon-Indo-Chins Stead Nay. Co's.
Meeting
tion has created a great impression in Germany, and if there was reason a week ago in Germany to fear what might happen on Labour Day, that fear can hardly have been removed by the issue of a ferocious proclama- tion calling apon patriotic waT
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
Douglas
: 3.30 p.m. 10.85, pellors Indos: Def.
1234 selfors China Segura 113 buyers Langkatą mominTk. 172 buyers Kung Yika
14 sellers Shanghai Cottona .......... 190.- buyers Yangtazepoos
5.70 sellers
his whistle chain
ANOTHER SEQUEL TO THE RECENT RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
THE BRIBERY SCANDAL AT
PEKING..
"BARBAROUS TREATMENT OF DE. CHEN CEIN-TAC."
Under this heading the Peking Gazette
every seat in the Theatre being occupied.
miscellaneous ortment of aclusion of the game.
It could not be said that any ments for men, women and children -
noticeable improvement characterised who have been rendered destitute by the wur These garments are
Saturday night's performance since the made by the working party from old
first presentation hardly left room for The station master of Sha Tin Rail clothes sent to them, and we are
that, with the exception, perhaps, that way Station was summoned, before Masked to say that such gifts for this Wood this morning and fined one dollar purpose will be gladly received.
one or two players who were inclined to for failing to immediatly notify the They may be sent to Mr. 3. P
become used to their surroundings, and be a trifle nervous on the first night bad Police, subsequent to the accident which Capell, e/o Messrs. A. S. Watson of April 21st says: recently occurred on the Kowloon & Co
the various scenes were gone through Canton Railway near Sha Tin
Dr. Chen Chin-tao (late Minister of It will be remembered that the
Features at the Union Church stall Finance) is being subjected to the most in quite professional style. Mr. disaster resulted in the injury of a are socks and other things excellently ignominious treatment, at the hands of Sinclair as Hamlet, again distinguished
the
Authoritica He was arrested on number of coolies, two of whom died of knitted by a "boy" in the employ Thursday in mursuance of the Mandate himself by his masterly rendering of their injuries at the Government Civil of Mrs. Milroy.
gazetting his dismissal and immediately what is perhaps the most dificult Hospital
Two cases of work may be seen brought up before the Local Pro character to impersonate in the whole The Captain Superintendent of Police in another room packed ready for curatorate for preliminary examination of Shakespeare's works. (the Hon. Mr. Mel Messer), who appear despatch. It may be mentioned that A fort was then made to secure his ed in Court this morning to prosecute the all the washing is generously done the refusal of the Judge of the Local
The players have every reason
relasse on tail which
failed
oing to defendant, stated that had the Police by the Steam Laundry Co, free of Procuratorate, who sccording to the congratulate themselves, been immediately notified of theaccident, charge,
Pay Peking Dail) Neya-has¦¦ received strict production undoubtedly munka with medical aid would have arrivext on the There will be no charge for admis-structions from those bare biza in the finest local amateurs have prod workers to act ruthlessly towards A PARENTS DUTYRE
scene of the disaster fnly two hoursion but ten and refreshments may his familyIs allowed to see him even matis.”. No one--not even members at sooner than it did arrive and, according be had at the nominal charge of 20 in counction with the case, bis private the agitators.The Government bas usen, warned by a Sucialist in the YOUR boy is always getting somebod coolies, this difference of time might The Dairy Farm has very or of finance, who is now A Flag Day story A friend, calling
scratched to the doctors in charge of the injured
vervalairs, or official business. The Vice- THE fame of Chamberlains Couch Reichetag" furt forcible repression wounds have sind all right is no sign have saved the lives of the two nem-for sandwiches and charge of this stairs of the Ministry as on a Sopitish fire of turse partners about
Remaly in world wide. It is good of the workmen's demands will not Chamberlain Pain Balm, and we that Mr Messer added that it was hoped
they always 1 Get 1 bottle of denemed
* well as Me" Hot: En-yuan, of | lunch time, found only twost “Ars There are one car two things to be the Bank of China, caled to see him, but you coming out to lunch 1 be naked. or the croup senior cough of the adult succeed. The necessity for guarding every injure in cared for immediately past this prosecution would cause to infled, including an embroidered wire tettel admittance to the room in Weal, not yet. But ip in your sausi
croup and whooping cough of the chidren tho ano betale of the against serious Labour troahler to You can get nothing better, ant blod be understood list in the event of an picture by Mrs Skelton, and a gold which he is incertorted.
poison: Es too dangerous à diselise to riak...
treat.comné just yet leser, Duncan's pon, Langk and Storekeeper
ment of Dr. Chen-tan, is a scandal and
This Homest overnment would
These things do not fam
SERVES THE WHOLE FAMILY
whole family. For sale by all Chemists morron must be very embarrassing For sale by Chemists and Store4cculent the very thing to be done bracelet and, travelling clock présent. WeWomatost, thime, fant it RAM ves, but we cann
to the military authoritim at a tince
was to immediatly notify the nearest bd by the Chinese Ladies Work crim Police Station
Parby
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