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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
BEFORE SIN WILLIAM BEES DAVIES,
3 Key Onar Justice.
troller's programme of construction provided for 3,000,000 tons a year. Whed we are discussing what the shipping situation will be like when the war comes to an end, we have to take into account the enormously ARMED ROBBERY & KIDNAPPING. increased output of tonnage from
• Tong Lai Chai and Tang Chau Ting the shipbuilding yards of everywers charged with committing an armed country in the work German robbery and kidnapping with intent to writer have made it their business obtain a causou on August 8th, 1915, at to belittle what the United States Nim Wao, Deep Bay
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THE MAGISTRACY,
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
said Chinese often pretended to be unconscious and even' foigued madness.
A BAILIFF THREATENED WITH In such cases it was often necessary for
HIS LIFE.
in Shau-ki-wan barbour. When they reported the matter to the Police they
EMPIRE DAY AND THE SERVICES.
constables to deal with them severely.
Further evidenco was given and Is A DAY'S BHOOTING AND BOXING.
· ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT
WITHOUT A PERMIT.')
to the Imports and Exports Department
A VIOLENT FARMLER.
• THE SAVAL, MILITARY AND
POLICE SHOOT.
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Dockyard Defence Corps-Messi's Brock, Wright; Sears, Cousins, Goodman H.M.S.-Petty Officer Parmenter,
man Harwood, Sergt. Fletcher; Prienta French.
H.K. Volunteer Corpå-Captain Scott Sergt. Brudbury, Sergt."Manuk, Corp!" Heath, Gunner Eldridge.
In Mr. Wood's Court this morningWorship imposed a fine of ten dollars. Mr. T. Sullivan, Bailiff of the Supreme Court, charged three Chinese boatmen with obstructing him whilst he was endeavoring to serve a writ aboard a junk lying in Shau-ki-wan harbour,
A Chinese cook on a steamer lying it The following is the complete list og" All three defendants pleaded not the barbour was charged before Mr. J. Units and Competitors. taking part in do in this direction, but Mr G. N. Orme of the Crown Soli-guilty to the charge and were defended Wood yesterday with attempting to the Team and Individual Contents of if they really have wity leitor's Office prosecuted and the accused,
export 8,000-Straits Settlements copper King's Park, commencing at 8.30-a.nl. sous un the subject they are not who were undefended, pleaded to by Mr. A. M. Preston.
| one-cent pisces from the Colony without on Thursday next. likely to long remain. It is a well guilty.
Mr. Sullivan deposed that oyesteriley
The first twelve names compose the lat kuowab fact that the productive.
The Jurymen were: Mesars J. He boarded a junk lying in Shau-kiwana export permit from the Superiutea-
dent of Imports and Exports.
Sqand. expacity of the United States ship-Evans, 1. Tuntar, W. E. Cook, Wharbour, accompanied by a Chinese
The defendant plauded his ignorance D.S. P. Inspector Grant. Serge, W. Pitt. Hongkong Police-Mr P. WodehouNO, building industry has been very Ohleburg, Buck, C. W. Olsen, and L. Aamed Chan Tin, and endeavoured to greatly expanded since the middle Cossart. Mr. Orue, outlining the case, serve a writ on the master of the junk. of the law and explained to the Sergt. C., W. Avenell, Lee. Sergt. of 1915, and according to the Bureau said the prisoners were charger on two writ out of his hand and he was quickly
A boatman aboard the junk snatched the magistrate that he hat merely intended-rithmitt.
to take the money to Singapore for the R K. Volunteer Reserve–QMS.M»e> of Navigation there were 00
ecunts of, a very serious nature. One surrounded by an angry crowd of boat purpose of making several purchance kay, Sorge. . . . Bannerman, Corp. February 1st last 415 steel murchant of armed robbery, and the other of man and boatwomen who threatened A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., Tassels at 1,520,354 cons in progress kilupping. The robbery took place him with his life. Ele inmediately sum-
His Worship imposed a ine of five FL V. Carpmael, Corpl. J. A. Lyon, Pté. dollars and warned the defendant Jenkins. or in hand. t is declares to be in a salt mätshed at a far distant point monel the Polics and the three defendainst a repetition of the offence. The easily within the power of the in the new Territory. The matshed beants were taken into custody.
defendant, however, was informed that the money would be returned to him American ship-building industry tolonged to one Taung Sha. A number of Mr.Preston explained to the magistrate add in the course of the rear at assistants were working in the matshed that, for some considerable time Chan with an export permit, upon application Petty Officer McClelland, Lealing Seu least a million tons grows of oceant the time of the robbery. but the Tia bad been dunning the boat people going steri merchant shipping to the master was absent, and had left his son available total, and "under pressure,in charge of the premises. They were į surprised by a visit of about 10`men EPKINS-On the 22nd May, 1917, at it, call, of course, do much more armed with rifles and revolvers. Therere instructed that when Chan n A farmer, charged with cutting and
"Trikoo", 1" The Penk, Hoag than that." What America is doing
went into the matshed without asking again came to annoy them they should wounding another Chinese, in kong to. Mr. and Mrs. G. in the way of accelerating shije permission, and the first accused, who have him brought to the Police emigrant boarding house, was brought
building every other Fuwer in the appeared to be the leader of the gang Station, and the matter would be before Mr. Melbourne yesterday. world which possesses ship-build ng land had a pistol in his hand. began investigated. As the bailiff was not throught here from the country as anaik Naranjin Singh, L. N. Shah Nawaz, yards is "ako atriving to do, so that to talk ghout who he was and gave uniform when he boarded the junk in emigrant labourer en route for Sings when we think carefully over there some aldre in China, with the company with Chan Tin, the boat people facts the suggestion shatin aject of intimidating the occupants were entirely unaware that Mr. Sullivan pore. Upon his arrival in the Colony, probability the supply unmediately of the matshed. The men then proceed-was a Government official and believed however, he decided not to continue his after the war will equal the demand eb to ransack the place, taking away themselves authorised to take actionurney. After an altercation with the agent with whom he had contracted extravagantly About $600, and what, in those parts, in against the two men. Mr. Preston, optimistic as on a cursory view it considered a valuable article, a rifle, and however, did not uphold the conduct of to emigrate, he secured a pair of scissors also quantity ofummunition and articles his clients, but in view of the circum-and attacked the agent. At this point the complainant attempted to intervent of clothing, and what was more valuable stances of the case asked for leniency. still to the robbers, they took away the His Worship informal the defendants and was twice stabbed in the chest by on of the owner of the walt matshed that if there was further trouble in the defendant 1: was found necessary They put him in a brat and rowed Shan-ki-wan harbour. regarding the to remove the complainant to the down to ali island known as serving of a writ the offenders would he Goverment Civil Hospital and the
defendant was taken into Kin. He. W1: taken from one want to goal. Blace.
Each defendant was another finally
then fined ustody.. phiced 'in a 'care and kept there for twenty dollars with the alternative of about nine days. In the meantime the six weeks' hard labour, news of the robbery bad spread about...
ALLEGED THEFT FROM A the district and enquiries were 'made in
STEAMER Macao On August 16 a friend of the owner of the salt matshed saw Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne this.
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BADEN POWELL GIRL GUIDES.
DISPLAY will be given by the
A GIRL GUIDES & ST. ANDREW'
CHURCH BALL. Kowloon, an WEDNES DA, May 30th at 330
Tickets
5 cents, to be hired imm Miss Day SHIPPING AFTER THE WAR. Diocesan Girls School. Kowloom.
Hongkong, May 22, 1917.
YEMPIRE DAY,
1824
THE
HE EXCHANGE RANKS will be CLOSED for the Transation of EXCHANGE BUSINESS on THURS DAY the 24th instant at 3 r
Hongkong. May 22, 1915.
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HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE
NOTICE.
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED) that the
I FONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE will be CLOSED on THURSDAY, 14th May, at 1 o'clock .. Empire Dнy.
By Onder of the Committee.
R. HANCOCK
Secretary.
Hongkong, May 2, 1917.
HONGKONG CLUE.
NOTICE
קפאין
NEXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Mernbers of the HONGKONG CLUB will be held in the CLUB HOUSE on WEDNESDAY, the 30th May. 1917, at 5.15 1.31
BUSINESSA set forth in the notice posted in the Hall of the Clüb.
By Order,
E. DES VEUX,
y Staratury,
Hongkong, May 22, 1817.
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The longkong Stock Exchange will be closed at one o'clock on Empire Day.
THERE are optimiste even among ship owners in these days, for we observe that the manager of the Baltic and White Sen Conference in a speech delivered at Copenhagen on. the subject of shipping after the war observed: When the war is over there will be a great demand for tonnage, partly on account of the enormons supplies required by the belligerent countries, and partly on An extraordinary general meeting account of the large transport of of the Hongkong Club will be held on troops, but after making allowance for losses and taking into considera- tion new construction, the commercial fleet of the world after the war will be more or less on a level with 'the demand. In any case there will be one advantage: Most of the old ships will hava disappeared, and they
10th inst.
The Mixed Doubles Handicap Final in the Terhis Tournament will start at a oflock to-morrow,
The Annual General Meeting of the Royal H. K. Golf Club is to he held to
will have been replaced by modern morrow afternoon at half-past-fire in the vessels, which will greatly facilitate Club House, Happy Valley. the world's traffic." We do not know what the German War Lords think of such a forecast as this. It lenda no encouragement whatever to the hopes of Germany that her "unlimited" I boat campaign will drive from, the
Aisplay by the Hongkong Brunch of Baden Powell Girl Guides will be given in St. Andrew's Church Hall to-morrew week, 30th inst.
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Two fatal cases of plague were 1995 sess the merchant shipping on which reported in the Colony last week. Only her adversaries depend so largely nine cases have been reported since the for their supplies. This speech at beginning of the year. Five cases of enteric fever were reported last week.
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morning, the Chief Officer of a steamer lying in the harbour charged a lighter. man with the theft of a plank belonging to the vessel. ¿
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It was alleged that the defendant was
Police
After evidence was heard His Worship "imprimert a sentence, of 14 days hard
It was allaged by the complainant that he himself saw the defendant in the set of lowering the plank from the deck of the ateamer into a lighter lying| alongside the ship.
the first prisoner in Macao and tried to arrange terms for the recovery of the son, but as a sum of $20,000 was asked, and the father was only prepared to pay $2,500, nothing was arranged. about five weeks after, however, the father managed to arrange terms and the son was delivered up after the father had paid a sum of $2,320, auil nothing more was heard of the prisonars for long The defendant, however, contradicted time after. Subsequently, however, the complainant's evidence, stating that the son, when in Macao with a friend, he had not lowered the plank into the saw the two prisoners and whilst oné lighter bat, merely received it in the kept watch, the other went for the police lighter." and the accused were arrested. The first accused was identified by everybody concerned and the second accused was ilantified by the son. Mr. Orme.said that i it might seem strange that the negotia tiens for the ransom should have been possible under the eye of the authorities in Macan, but that was beyond his power to explain. E
A foki employed in the salt matshed
After evidence was heard, liia ship discharged the defendant
habour.
THE POLITICAL CRISIS AT PEKING.
THE PRESIDENT AND
DISSOLUTION.
THE MILITARY GOVERNORS PREVENT PREMIER LEAVING THE CAPITAL.
(Wh The Yat Po ́s Bernice.)
"PERING, May Speaking yesterday to the Military Wor-Governors, President Li Yuan-hung
said: "I cannot snoetion the dissolution of Parliament. The Provisional Con stitution does not provide for such. drastic setion. The best course to
19th Infantry.-Lieut. F. R. Kennedy, Sabadur Naiz Ahmail Khan, Kavildar
Mir Aulad Ali, Havilar Nabi Bakhsh
Khan, L. Naik. Imamuddin Shan..
14th Panjabis.-L. N. Dalip Singh,
Sepoy Barsottani, Sepey Alam Din
Royal Engineers.--Lient. Wahl, S, M. Richmond, & M. Bryant, Q. M. S. Wilson, QM. S Black.
1.S., S.-W. XI. Cusatevens, C... Milburn, G. C. Wiser, G. Dunlap and C. Durrant,
Cree, Leading Signalman Botley, te
Royal Navy-Chief Petty Officer Kelly, Sergt. Allan and Mr. Lockhart
1. Police Reserve-Mr. Franks, A.S.P., Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, Chief Inspector Lammert. Sergt. Major Boylance and Sergt. Relph.
Hoyal Garrison Artillery. Lient. Harvies, tud fent. Wilkinson (Captain), M. Hartree M Martin, Co-Sergt. Major Heatland Corpl. Martin.
Considerable freshness will be intru duced into these periodical" Bisleys" by the appearance on this occasion of team from a British and an American. Warship and from the lates: addition to the | Colony's simed Force the Dockyard Defence Corps, for whom Goodman, well known as one of the Volanteer Reserve leading shots, will appeun" The use of the aperture sight is also being allowed for the first time. The E.K.P.R. wil ontertain all competitors to tiffin.
: THE ASFAULT÷AT-AUMB.
At 8.30 p.m. the open-air Ring at the Volunteer Headquarters Parade Ground will be the scene of a Police Beserve 6ports Night to some 2:100 officers und } men of the Coloriy's and Allied Forces." About 1,700 invitation tickets have been issued proportionately to the men of all the Services, and more will be issued on request to those who are willing to accept standing room only.
The Officers of His Majesty's Forces and and all Saperintendents and Inspectors the Autorica and Russian Ehips,
Melbourne this morning with the is to request Tran Cai-jui to resign the invited to attend. No tickets have bean A Chinese, charged before Mr.acopt for saving the present situation of Police, have been, and are again, unlawful possession of 24 packages
Premiership at once."
sent to thsa. They will be admitted The Military Governors left the Palace without ticket to the "10" ripguide of fire crackers, reasonably suspected to have been stolen, was fine five dollars, and hold a conference to consider the seats which bave been set aside entirely
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF
FIRE CRACKERS.
FRoad, Kowloon
OUR HOOMED FLAT, in Nathan Copenhagen was made at a time One was a British case, the others being then went into the witness bor and and in default of payment sentenced President's message and in the afternoon for their use. These scata will not, how
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THE CALENDAR.
MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. " 11 am.—Auction of Household Farmi-
bure etc. at No. 9 Miridle Row,
Kowloon.
After hearing further evidence, the jury brought in a verdict of Guilty ship-owners, for tonnage was being In accordance with the Enemy His Lordship" sentenced the two sunk at a rate far greater than Trading Act in Japan' all the German accused to seven years' hard labour tonnage was being constructed. "But firms in Yokohama were closed on and 14 strokes each on the first the British Admiralty never lost Monday the 14th inst. Firms wishing to count and seven years hard labour confidence that new methods would do business are required to obtain on the second count, the sentences be found to successfully cope with Permita from the Minister of Agriculture to run consecutively.
and Commerce. Those who have
the new and dangerous menace, and dealings with Germans in connection from two or three sources during with house rent and similar matters are the past few days has come the also required to get permits. gratifying news of increased success. in dealing with the problem. We
A resident of Chengtu (the capital have the statement by a gentleman of Szechuan writing of the recent in a position to know that our ship fighting there says the city his just ping losses have decreased, not passed through one of the worst increased, and that "the submarine experiences, it has known menace is perhaps not so far from being two or three centuries, surmounted as some people think" fighting at the tire of the revolution Captain Penerus, the well-known was nothing to it. As in most rows German writer on Naval subjects, in China, money was the great cause 113) Hongkong Club open to has recently been explaining to the of it.
8:30 pm-Annual General Meeting of
p..Organ. Recital at Umph
the Royal H.K. Golf Clüb.
Church.
2
General Memorsada
THUKBAY, May 24-
Empire Day.
Ladies
FRIDAY, May 26:--
110 p.--Auction of Towels Napery Brass and Glass Ware etc. at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.
for
F
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
to seven days' hard labour.
INDIAN, POLICE SERGEANT SUMMONED.
An Indian Police Sergeant (B 194), named Bisten Sing was summoned be fore. Mr. J. R. Wood this afternoon for amaulting a Chinese hawker after the latter was arrested by a luhony (P.C 208) for causing an obstruction in Des Voux Road Central
they personally called on the Premier.ever, be kept vacant after 9.15 p.01. The latter had intended to proceed Staf Tuspectors. Wildin and Clarize personally to Tientsin to persuade Hau have the programme in hand. The Haighang to take up the Premiership American Navy in coming, forward in and, failing in this, Tuan Chi-jui did porting style to help "see the thing through." Baltzman of the US. Nayy not intend to return to Peking will wrestle Pardy of the British Navy, The Military Governors, however, Simes and Smith, whosa fight on Satur stopped the Fremier leaving Tran day was the only one which caused some Chi-jui also rentested General Wang difference of opinion, will again occupy Shi-chan to maintain order in Peking in Battle Royal after their own hearts. the ring. The Americans will put up a the event of his leaving.
Two Nippers of nine years with ap parently many more years' experience of the gloves will contest the "Mosquito weight championship of the Colony,
Last night at 11 o'clock all the Military Governors left secretly for Heuchow for a secret conference. They left in 15 cars all strongly guarded.
A FEW ABATE FOR "PATRONS":" General Chang Fun telegrapher to
In order to help meet the expenses of Peking yesterday favouring the the Show, which is entirely free, and in dissolution of Parliament.
response to numerous applications by the general public for admission, a very Rice is rising in price and bank notes limited number of seats at the ropes wil be sold to patrons" at 810 mich, Application for these should be made at once to Mr. F. C: Jenkin.
ORGAN RECITAL AT UNION CHURCH.
His Excelency Major General Ventris and the Right. Reverend the Bishop of Victoria have intimated their intention of being present.
EMPIRE DAY BERTICE AT THE
CATHEDRAL
The first witness called was Mr. H. At a parade of the Hongkong Volun R. B. Hancock, who testified to having teer Corps last night H. F. the Governor, seen the alleged assault. Sir Henry May, K. C. M: G., presented Mr. Hancock deposed that whilst the Long Service Medal to Sergt-Major walking in Das Voux Road, near Ice A. Mackie, earned by twenty years House Street, at about hoon on the 15th continuone service with the Corps.instant, he saw the complainant being His Excellency took the opportunity to dragged through lee House Street by are depreciating. Even the
briefly explain to the Corps the new an Indian Police Sergeant, and a scheme of re-organisation, and to refer Chinese constable. The defendant was sppreciatively to the service which walking behind the prisoner and striking relinquishing the command) has rendered his. The blows were not savere, but Lieut-Colonel Chapman (who is now Lo Pei-kin, the Military to the case of Volunteering in the when the complainant continued to German public how unrestricted Governor, was pocketing too much Colony, 8.3) p.-Assault-at-Armis on Volun-aubmantine war will mean a decrease out of the pay of the local troops and.
resist the policemen, the defendant At the Recital to be given to- teur Pararle Ground.
began te pummel him on the bead and morrow on this New Organ at in the successos of the submarine when he proceeded to disband "a effect that Cape H. McGhee, 11th Batt body. The defendant finally gave the Union Church, Mr. Denman Fuller,
News has reached Shanghai to the rap, and how very difficult it is for large part of them without settling Cameronis Rifies, has been killert in complainant a severe kick, but by this F.I.C. DR.A.M. (Organist of the Allies to cope with submarines accounts it became more than Chi- action. The NC. Daily Nery states time the prisoner was unconscous and it St. John's Cathedral), will play the
in fact, makes it almost impossible." nese flesh and blood could bear that the late Mr. Molthee, who held was necessary to remove him to the following pieces - If that be so, we must conclude from The one extenuating circumistance is Meurs. Shewan, Tomes & Co wa
responsible position in the firm of Police Station in a chair,
1-Choral Song and Fugue the recent news that there are more that Lo Pekin helped to finance among the first men of military ability: The Indian Sergeant, in his defence, methods of coping with the sub the revolt under Tsai Ao. From the to offer themselves for servics at the deposed that whilst he was on duty at Meditation PERSIUS. A survey of the situation entitled to some squeeze to reimber 28, 1914, by the P.&O.E. Nagoya, hawkers arrest: Upon his arrival he 4-Madrigal marines than ace yet known to Capt. standpoint of the Chinese he was his office work, left for Home on Decem? Casen's Road and Ice House Street, ha
Front and as soon se he could relinquiab
was summoned to the scene of the leaves us with the comforting reflec-burse himself, only, it is alleged, he which carried contingent inchling tion that while the rate of loss is overdid it. Near the Imperial city. M. MacQueen, whose death in the ground and the lutong who had arrested
Messrs. H S. Oppe, W. J. C. Budd and discovered the complainant lying on the Finale (Pathetic Symphony). whom the nave said both transepts will Gymkhana Mooting at. Happy Valley. diminishing the rate of output from between 500 and 1,000 houses were cause of Therty have already been the man explained that the complainant 6-Recessional Denman Fuller accommodated in ne nive aisles.
Tschaikowsky be reserved. The general public will be the shipping yards is greatly increasured by the mugh Yunnanese and recorded. Mr. McGhee was always refused to be taken to the Police Station, Serenade, Frank Bridge A Government launch, available for ing. Lord Curzon in the House of thin ends of homeless had to be fed prominent in cross-country sport in Whilst Lords recently showed that down to by the police. The loss of life has Shanghai, and on many occasiona gured Whilst defendant admitted shaking, the Toccate
C.M. Wider Kowloon children, will leave the the end of Deceraber last the net not been ascertained but it has been forse events, as well as in steeplechases to his feet, he (the defendant) neither collection will be made in aid of will leave Blake Pier on the returns prominently in the Paper Hunta Light complainant in an endeavour to get him The Recital commences at 6 pm Kowloon Fler at 5.20 am, sharpy and Joss of British
alripping darag the large. The Red Cross attended to a at the cemetings, A genial fellow truck nor kicked the prisoner,
als journey immediately after Service. war had amounted to not more very large number of cases. Many and a thoroughly good sportsman, his
Assistant Superintendent Fund, to
also be a service at than 750,000, tout, and his lordship of the police were among the killed esthxwill leave & gap in locokeimlad
entioned that the Shipping Cou..
that will, indeed, be hard to fill VANT
on besalf of the Police asked to
2:30 pm. Auction of Tennis Balls
at Messrs. Hughes and Bough's.
SATURDAY, May 26
Queen Mary's Birthday (1847)...
11:30 am-Peak Tramways Co's.
Hoeting
Noon-Messm. A. S. Watson & Co's
Annual Meeting
SUNDAY, May 23 -
Whit Bunday
· Monday, May 28 :---
Whit Monday, "General Holiday. TORDAY, MAY 29-
2 pan. Sale of Crown Land at P.WD.
Moon-Star
Ferry Co's. Meeting.
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the Bookish Wo
A short commemoration service will be held at St. John's Cathedral on Empire Day, Thursday next, at 9 z when
will be preached by the E. Elgar Lord Bishop of Victori H. Smart
S. S. Wesley
The service is intended primarily for E. H. Lemaze the British children of the Colony for
There
Reusa Catholic Cathedral
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