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THE Steamship
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Having arrived from the above parts. Consignees, of Cargn by her'are notified that all Good are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Golowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and forlown Co Ltd. wherwe ator from the wharves
be obtainerl Goods not cleared by 20th August, 1917) will b
be subject to rent
All broken, chafed and damaged pack- uges are to be left in the Godowns, whence they will be examined by Meaaru, Goddard &
Douglas im the 14th August, CAminals
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against the steamer must be presented in writing within ten days after arrival of steamer, otherwise they will not be rorognised.
Se Fire Insurance will be effected by the Undersigned in any case whatever.
Bills of Luling will be countersigned hy
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LYN,
Hongkong. August 20, 1917.
JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
THE Steamship
TJIKEMBANG
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THE CHINA MATI
Huflexibly realvad to destroy, afili | grips the Cernian nation. Until those shackles are removed, either by the Allies or by the German people themselves or by both combined--uo pence settlement acceptable to the Allies is possible. Į Cheiden must be abandoned By the Purk and the nations which sepport hia_aution that there can be a return to peace while Central Powers boast as they of their “invincibility" and of their victorious" stand against a world
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NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
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The Hongkong Ice Company's Finterim dividend is payable to-morrow. Normal cable communication with America and Honolulu has been restored.
The China Mail Steamship Co's. Læstig-On August 12, at Shanghai, } S/S "China" arrived at Yokohama on
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ToPlay is the 2nd anniversary of Italy's declaration, of
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DEATH.
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GERMANY AND THE PEACE
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
The Criminal Sessions were, opened. this morning before Sir William Rees Dacics, K., Chief Justice.
RETURNED BANISHEES. Man Cheuk, alisa Chan To, was charged wth returning from banishment.
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sentenced to two months' hard labour.
case over to next sessions for the reason given........
After Mr. Jenkin had consulted the
Crown sclicitor, he said that he could
get no assistance from that quarter and
MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917
THE OPIUM CASE.
GOVERNMENT FINANCES A
PLAINTIFF
all he could do was to place himself in STATEMENT BY THE ATTORNEY His Lordships hands.
His Lorship then appointed Thursday week for the hearing of the case, Mr. Tonkin thanking His Lordship for the
THROWING CORROSIVE FLUID
The Crown Solicitor said that "the accused was arrested'un July 23rd in indulgence." Morrisan Road He was charged and convicted of committing larceny and He had previously been banished from the Colony on two occasions, on the first in 1909, and the second in 1913, and was finally banished for 20 years. He gave no reason for returning a third
time.
The prisoner stater that be bad nothing to say except that he hopel Elia Lordship would desk leniently with
him.
His Lordship sail that the accusell had returned from banishment on three occasions. The laws of the Colony made returning from banishment a very serious offence, and he sentenced the accused to three years' hard labour.
One Cheung Shing was charged with having thrown corrosive fluid over one Lepng Ching and also with pasault: at Mong Kok, on July 3.
The Crown Solicitor appeared for the prosecution and the accused, who pleaded not guilty, was undefended.
The jurymen were Messrs Sedgwick, C. Rodrigues, N. W. Botelho, J. A. Bullen, E H. Lafleur, L. E. Remedios and E. W. White.
GENERAL.
the Official Reecivor.Those persons will still remain primarily liable to the Official Receiver for all the costar which he may have to bear or pay. and will be liable to reimburse the Government for any costs the Government may have to bear or. Thelesin which has been beters the payon behalf of the Official Receiver. 6. The Government has instructed Supreme Court for many months past which has come to be known as the me to state their position in the Opiom Chee, was resurted this matter thus fully to Your Lordships morning. His Lordship Sir William in order that it may be clearly aut Rega Davies, K.C., Chief Justice, sitting publicly understood that its intervent with Mr. Justice Gompertz
tion, with the use of public money.
in the civil proceedings is not dus
Tha Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared on behalf of the Crown, and to "ay prejudgment or formed
ne to the merits of the plain. Mr. Alabaster and 3tr... Eklon Potter opinio
tiff's case, nor to any desire to. were for the defendant.
Briefly, the circumstances of the protect or inderunify the Official case are as follows:- 191 Receiver but that it is taking its Company was formed by certain Chinese prosent action solely because of and merchants for the purpose of dealing in in deference to Your Lorships ex- opium. This Company, in 1914, went pressed view that the criminal pro- The Crown Solicitor, opening the into liquidation and after the winding reelings should remain in abeyanes case, said that the prisoner was charged up proceedings had been completed, the until the civil aution is concluded. with the offence that on July the Official Receiver, who had been The shareholder that I have referred he assaulted a small child, four years appointet liquidator, brought a Civil to is wholly unable at present to of age, by throwing corrosive fluid over action against Le Hyaam and Ma Chi provide any further hands for the her. He was also charged with assault. Leung, two of the Directors of the prosecution of the action, and the On the July 3, in the morning at about Company, to recover 100 chests of course which has been taken by the 10, 30, a small child of four years old opium or their value, which chests the Goverment" is therefore the only and ber sister were outside their house. other Directors of the Company alleged practicitble method, of at once giving. The prisoner, a cook in a knitting factory had been misappropriated by the effect to Your Lordships' view and next floor to the house, came out from defendants.
accomplishing the object of the the back door of the, factory and went His Lordship, addressing the At Government of seeing justico done. up to the small child. He had a bottle torney General sakk:-On the last
Mr. Alabaster, who is one of the
the in his hand and he was seen to throw occasion when I sit in Chambers, with Courses acting on behalf of the defend- an the child, the my learned brother, you expressed a Lants in the caso, said:-On behalf of the result
the being that
latter's desire to make some statement in Court defendants I should like to say that the clothes were burned and she was burned 1 again sit with my learned brother defendants welcome the fact that the on the back of the head and on the face. purely for the purpose of hearing your overnment has undertaken to finance Witnesses would be produced who saw statement.
one of the parties so as to see that the the assault and the girl's clothes had
Die Attorney General made the issues in the fase shall be tried to à been submitted to the Government
11. I am instructed by the Govern- to launch proceedings against these analyst, and it would be proved that the following statement to the Court:Finish, because the plaintiff has chosen bottle contained sulphuric acid. The small child's sister called put to the ment to make clear to the Court the defendants involving serious charges, mother immediately, the offence was position of the Government in this which the defendants feel that they "The weekly religiods inceting of the Helena May Institute will be held
committed and the mother came out to alter. The fovernment have only can wholly refute. While these proceed- see what had happened. The elder object is view, namely, to seeings remain undecided, the defendants. suffer continuous "serious damage to on Tuesday at 5 più, and will be con
chill told the mother what had happened that justice is done-ing this twe, 'ou
- their credit, änd 'it is their right that ducted by the Rev. G. L. Cooper Hunt,
aid the latter cailed out to the accused whichever side justice may be. The meeting is open to all women.
he came down the stairs and wre 2. The case first cunte directly to accused by the mother of having thrown the notice of the Government in the The typhoon which threatened on Friday to approach in the direction of
the acid on the child. The man ad- form of a representation to the affect mitter throwing something, because that the Official Receiver; owing to Hongkong went up the Formosan Chan-wid was true
this small child was playing about and lack of funds, was unable to con nel and the latest report is that it is
His Lordship refused to accept the į prisoner's explanation, drawing attention at sat down to relieve a call of nature, tinue the proceedings. It
The mother reported the matter to
A Chinese, 62 years of age, yester Fray attempted sullide y-jumping into the barbour. He was rescued, however, and taken to the Government Civil Hospital."
H. E. V. R. Order No. 47, of today's date reads as follows
Pouches will be torn by all ranks on the parades for Theslay and Fri" day 24th instant."
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N. or N.NE
the result of
Much interest attaches to the near or over northern Formosa, moving meeting of the Reichstag to-deyi convened to discuss the Peace Note A Chinese girl, eighteen years of addressed by the Porr to the Powers, age, has been sent to the Government belligerents and neutrals alike. So Civil Hospital saltering from injuries
which she received as far as German views have been having arrived from Java & Macareniced in the Press on the subjecthrowing herself from the second floor Consignees of Cargo are hereby notified
of No. 12 Connaught Road East,
On China declaring was possession of the German Bank on the Shameen (Canton) was taken by Mr. Sutton, Chairman of the Municipal Council, and
"Hazardous
that l Goods are being landed at their of the Note, RETIR tells us risk into the Huzardess and or extra that it is obvious that the step is
of the Hongkong Godow and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co. very welcome and much anxious whence andier from the wharves curiosity is manifested regarding the delivery may be obtained.
No claims will be admitted after the attitude of the Allies. A telegram Goods have left the Godowna-and all
Ltd.
Goods remaining undelivered after noon from Rome has told us that the the 21th August, 1912: will be subject to Vatican has been assared that Tent
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Ho Hun was also charged with returning from banishment and pleaded guilty.
The Crown Solicito aid that the accused was arrested on the 3rd of this month. He gave as his reason for com-
and on the point of death and he came ing to Hongkong that his mother was ill
to Hongkong to get money to purchase medicine, His mother had no other relatives to look after her. The Crown Solicitor said that the accused had been banished on five previous occasionA.
His Lordship naked the accused if there was any truth in the statement about his mother.
The Prisoner: Yes, it is true.. "His Lordship-Can you bring any Proof, or give t' police any information by which they could ascertain the truth of the statement!
The Prisoner, who was in tears, said that his mother was not in Hongkong and it would be very difficult to give the police information to prove what be
contents
they should have these issues tried to s
faith and get judgment from s
so that it will not be in the mouth of anyone to say that "we might have.. proved our case if we had had the was money". Now the Government is
competent Court, clearing them entirely
to the fast that accused had returned the police station. In the meantime pointed out that, in consequence of ñnancing the plaintiff and
from banishment on no less than five оссалов. Be sentenced accused, to three-years hard labour.
The prisoner was removed from the dock crying and protesting.
Lam Tai, a third offender, charged with returning from banishment, älso pleaded guilty.
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The Crown Solicitor said that accused was arrested on August, 5." had just landed in the Colony. He
the prisoner got away. He was subae- snently arrested and was identified by
child.
The child was brought into Court
the
Their one regret-is that the Grown was ill advised in trying to get these isanès-
the extmordinary length of the pro-defendants are financing themselves. ceedings, the shareholder who was but the defendants do not mind that, providing the funds for the Ofheial and are anxious to meet the charges. the sister, by a hawker and the mother.
Receiver bad, in supporting the Mr. E. R. Dovey, Government Analyst, then gave evidence as to bis winding up proceedings and the decided in anotherway, and although that examination of the child's clothing and sent action, already spent a con-other way has not been proceeded with finding sulphuric acid stains on them.siderable fortune and the whole of his of course the fact that those proceedings Dr. W. Woodman, of the Government resources at present available! It which were started to prevent the Civil Civil Hospital, testified to treating the was also pointed out that the action proceedings becoming abortive and have was probably about to be dismissed, lost their whole object, they in
in question would perhaps be ordered. to pay the defendants' heavy costs, solely because he could find no more money for the prosecution of the His Lordship, addressing the prisoneretion; whereas from the facts dis-- said:"The juty have found you closed in the couree of the proceed- guilty, on the clearest possible evidence, ings it appeared to be manifestly in of the offence. For some extraordinary the interests of public justice that reason you went up to a girl of that the case should be carried to a con- age and threw this stuff on her. It clusion one way or the other.
accompanied by half a dozen Chinese was drawn to the accused by reason of Mr. Mathieson, the Secretary, who were met an Indian warder whose attention and its face aras terribly scarred by the part heard, and that the shareholder cluded bardship on the defendants in constables. The strong rooms, &c., were
All claims against the steamer must be Berlin, Vienna and the Nentrals duly sealed and four Chinese constables presented to the undersigned on or before the 30th August, 1917 or they will not be recognisd.
No Fire Insurance has been effected., Bills of Lading will be countersigned
JAVA-CHINA JAPAN LIJL. · Hongkong August 30, 1917.
TEL CALENDAR.
2047
MEMOS FOR TOMORROW. Hongkong Ice Co. interim dividend
due.
Wanchai.
11.m.-Auction of Household Farmi tare, etc. at No. 3, Wood Raad 2.30 pm. Auction of Forcelains Embroideries, Caries etc. at Mesars Hughes and Hongh's.
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3.45 pm-Sanitary Board Meeting.
Övzeral Memoranda.
WHOHMDAY, August 22 :— ..
will support the Pore's proposals
were posted to guard the premises.
are worth more to Germany than the will not be allowed off Sale Prices. former German Colonies, it is doubt-
less voicing the sentiments of the German nation which for three years and more has been encouraged to
occasion he had sentenced secused to
the Police that a small sampau, contain police were quite decided that they regard Belgium as definitely annexed ing a woman and two children, was would not have accused in Hongkong, to Germany. The course of the war, yesterday capsized by the wash from The prisoner was sentenced to three
| however, is now daily demonstrating his boat. He immediately went to the years hard labour.
to the German people the insecurity assistance of the three unfortunates but.
this case who are men of business and like all men of business, their credit in a tremendous asset, and to "have' criminal charges hanging over them for. perhaps a year, charges which might never come off, which they consider monstrous and oppressive
дто
entails. great hardship on them. They are anxious that this case should go on and be concinded at the earliest possibie
moment and they fully hope to clear themselves to the world and be in
them.
of Germany's bold upon that unhappy only succeeded in rescuing the woman | AN UNUSUAL, APPLICATION BY there was one thing in the prisoner/in this action and such proceeding was due to an error in the telegram
little country. Possibly this is more and one child. The other child, who was | .. 2.30 p■—Axation of Furniture clear to the High Command and the only four years of age, was drowned.
COUNSEL
The intention of the Govern-
the latter starting to run. The warder acid, and His Lordship' remarked that it must have beca" the act of a loantie. chased him and recognised him as & man who had been in custody before.
After hearing, further evidence the
It is impossible indeed to resist the con-
The prisoner bad been banished on sixury found the prisoner guilty. Messes Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. prezicus occasions. He had been con- clusion that the Note has beeb inspired from Vienna, it not from Berlin, When, announce that, in view of the high ex-victed of larceny three times and had however, a paper like the Coloque change, they are putting into operation finally been banished for life.
from today an Exchange Rebate which In reply to His Lordship the prisoner Gazette tells the world that it cannot will be allowed upon every complete said he bad nothing to say. accept the ForK'E proposals for the sum of one viollar. The rebate is to be His Lordship in passing sentence and restoration of territories, and declares announced daily in one of the windowa of be recognised the accused. Ha bad had might have caused her to be blinded 3. When the facts disclosed in the possession of such rights as regarda that Belgium and Northern France the store. It is added that the rebate to deal with him, certainly on one, and for life. I do not know what winding up proceedings, and the those who have launched this prosecu- perhaps two occasions. On the last your reason was I wish I did. charges, which have been made in the tion against them, as the law will give The Chief Justice then retired and. Even supposing you were attempting present ouse were thus brought to The coxswain of the steam launch twelve months and had warned him to correct the child for relieving a the knowledge of the Government, the case was proceeded with by Mr
justification for doing anything of this made, whether true or false, were ferry Tai On, operating between Hong- that if he came back again, he would call of nature, there was was no sort of they were of opinion that the charges Justice Gompertz.
The sort.
such as to demand investigation by SILVER AND EXCHANGE. kong and Sam Shui Po, has reported to get very different sentence,
Prisoner:-I have never poured any the Crinum Courts at the earliest thing on the girl. The witness opportunity. They accordingly de-
The report current in the Colony charged me with this because they ided to institute criminal proceed yesterday morning of a sudden drop of wanted to do me haru.
ngs against two of the defendants over 3d. an ounce in the price of silver, which naturally caused a little sensation. Continuing, His Lordship said that
have been commenced. received by the Banks which gave the favour, according to the Government The body has not yet been recovered.. Prior to the opening of the Criminal analyst, and that was, & stronger solu
tion of the acid would have been used ment was to proceed with the figure 40 instead of 44 A correction
was received inter Carpets, Linens, Fianco, etc., etc., at Government than to the German
Sessions this morning, Mr. F. C. Jenkin if the prisoner had really wished to do charges forthwith, but being equal
Reuter's telegram received this morn, b Mears. Hughes and Hough's
people, and it would be quite in Tamay, August '14 —
The late Lord Redesdale's collection applied to His Lordship, Sir William serious harm to the child. The laws of to the view expressed by Your Lord- ing reported "Silver firm and when keeping with what we know of Ger- of Oriental porcelais and objects of art Rees Davies, KC., Chief Justice, that the Colony empowered a sentence of ships against the continuance of the the Bulks opened this morning Ex- man diplomary if the Government, realised £3,400 on 20th June at the Indian Murder Case, which is imprisonment for life. If prisoner had criminal proceedings during the change was quoted as on Saturday at making a virtue of necessity, should Christie's. A pair of Japanese bronze known as the Royal Naval Dockyard been two years younger His Lordship pendency of the civil action, the dropped to a 10d. There was no
dropped to 25
was now make some pious profession of figures of Kylins fell at L40 guineas. Case, and in which three Indians are would have had him flogged. He hoped Government lave decided not to further change this afternoon. s.15 p.m.-Opening night of the ita readiness to retire its armies from The sale was resumed on the 25th charged with murder, should be taken at the light sentence he was about to pass proceed at present with the criminal
Frawley Coy.
Belgium and northern France, but on when Mr. A. Jones paid €735 for s the next Criminal Sessions. The people would teach the accused to become an proceedings, which will thus remain
With regard to enemy subjects in MONDAY, August $7 p
conditions which the Allies could pair of Chinese celadon vaads, modelled concerned ware the Indiana themselves, honest and decent person.
in avspeme. It must, however, be the Settlements of China, the Chines Noon-Auction of Kowlees Inland
His Lordship then. sentenced the understood that the criminal proceed fress of the 15th inst. saya -.-.-. -Lot No. 900 at Mr. Goo. P. Lammut dat possily accept. "All indications as carp, mounted sy ewers, with Louis and they would have to remain in jail
XV. ormolu handles 12h in high; a during the intervening period. Mr. accused to twelve months' hard labour.ings are not abandoned.
Becue of the complex legal questions point to Germany being practically
involved, no decision has been reached, pair of Chineas picturas on glass, Jenkin said that he understood that the
As regards the civil proceedings yet as to what will be done at the end of the resources which representing figures and summer-Louses men ware willing to remain in jai
it appears to the Government, upon with Germans and Austrians living will coable ber to continue the war on the banks of a river, fetched £2304 His Lordship asked on what grounds
the material before it, that it is not in Shanghai Shanghai by virtue of its with any hope of success. As the 10 (Knoedler and Co.); large Mr. Jenkin made this application. “
ir the interests of public jusate that international status is a neatral port, German people realise this the Japanese spheroidal koro and cover, Mr. Jenkin said that the coly ground Ender the plea that the pastoralABERLER
| but technically the right of eminent day of collapse draws paret. It 3 ft. 6 ip, high, 110 Da. (Cory) The was that the men desired hu services letter of Cardinal Mercier in which bo the case should be dismissed without domain over the territory inhere in
stated
"that Impossible to disguise the significance total was £4,642 21.
and he would be unable to give time to before Germany & guilt is recognised and decision, because the plaintiff can her crimes avenged, has caused Germany not find the necessary funds to con- His Lordship said that he was always a great deal of harm throughout the tinue it. The Goverment proposes world the Torriche Zeitung" recently desirous of obliging Counsel to the advised the German Clovernment to therefore to charge upon publia and the extraordinary measures which
"EFTHING children haves mars er utmost but he had not lonely heard arraign the Cardinal on a charge at high funds the responsibility for the futers, the German auth
authorities have recently Iras diarrhoes, which can be con of like applicat
trolled by giving Chamberlain's Colic, been obliged to take throughout Cistern and Diarrhoes Remedy. All that grounds. I was Germany to prevent work mend dose after each operation of the bowels
in Bold-camry is to give the prescribed during the pristin
conveni ing meetings to discuss the war. | more than natural and then castor oil to Borges cleanse the systet It is safe s sdrü It serves to lustrate how Prussian Even the most severe, and, dangero
and Militarism, which the Allies are cases are quickly cured by i23
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MBYTURDAY, August 23:---
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Queen of Holland's birthday (1880), Emperor of Japan's birthday (1879). SATURDAY, Sept. 1-
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Four for One Tollar.
ble at
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Wyndham Street E
of the, strike of munition workers
at KRUPP's works in Madeburg,
TEETHING CHILDREN (
the ease during the present sessions.
of the
treason
the same
peace must not be signed
KEEP ITSHARDY
Chick Cholera and rise
icles of tile
the Chinese Whether the Teutons in
the Settlement will be declared
belligerents on that ground, or whether the Diplomatic Corps will all regati thie a neutral territory, or whether diplomatic authorities will decide on
costs of the Official Receiver, and for the treatment of Tentons as belligerenta suchp
on the ground that nearly all the Fowers involved are hostile to the prove Tectonio Powers canno
It is understood, however that Chinese government does not want the Germant and Austriana deported but would rath
them 60ly placed under
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