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We have just received a consignment of

LOWNEY'S

CHOCOLATES

in fancy boxes.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone No. 16.

To-day's Advertisements

G.

B.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

DEATHS:

the china MAIL.

of September the Dardanellos bad

| been completely slowed, and the Flest, facluding the Goeben aud Brelau, was under Corman Naval officers, who soon succeeded in forcing Taskey into the war by bombarding the two Russian porta of Odessa and The- odosia. The Coeden and the Breslas

SENSATIONAL

AFFAIR

IN HONGKONG.

TITEODAY JANUARY 23-1918.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

SECOND DAY.

The Criminal Sessions were resumed this morning, before. Sir William Ree, Davies KC, Chief Justica.

THE MAGISTRACY.

THE EUROPEAN MURDER CASE.

Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning the case was called in which Priesto Bloomfield, of the Royal Engineers, in charged with the wilful murder of Ser gear N. G. Johnstone of the Bong-

of the 13th instang in Queen's Road Central"

have during the past three yours ARMED GANG HOLD THE POLICE FORCE Ku L, Fung Young Fong. Lam, Fo kong Police Force on the early morning

figured several times in reports of Naval-activity in the Black Sea, and, as one chronicler of the war puts it, "if printed report could be trasted, the Goeben has been sunk "sover! | times, dismantled and converted into

a hospital ship. Such reports con- tribute to the surprise which today's news oceanion. It is highly probable that the two ships were making a dash for the Adriatic, and the defent

"AT BAY,

TWO POLICE OFFICERS KILLED AND OTHERS

WOUNDED

An extraordinarily sensational

onal The scene throughout the morning affair. has been taking place in and afternoon, wue one of indescrib

of this enterprise by the British forses Greeson Street, Queens Road East, able excitement. Vast crowds had sinca, übout To v cluck this morning gathered and as the fring went an adus camed, on until: about 3 all sorts of wild rumours were eis

lock, reminding one at nothing latex. At about two o'clock, some

guch as the famous sydney Street affair in London some years.

gent data in

at the entrance to the Dardanelles | is abviously an important success. We are not told in the communque what British ships were engaged GRIMES-On January 18, 1918, at besides the two monitors which were the Victoria Nursing Home, Shang-aank, nor does the brief message tell hai, MART SOPHIA ADELINE us whether the, monitors were bank GRIMES, of the Vistoria Nursing: Home, aged 39 years.

by the German cruisers or by shore batteries. Nagara Point, where the Goeden is beached, is at the extreme northern end of the Narrows, and it is very probable that she was pursued ap the Narrows by auditors which would thus come under the guns of the batteries, not to mention the possibility of their striking mines.

ER Undersigned have received in. WATT-Died of wounds as prisoner of war in Palestine between tenant

structions from The Hon. Carr. SUPT. OF POLICE to sell by Public Auction,

on

SATURDAY,

the 20th January, 1918, at 11 am At The Central Police Station CONDEMNED' and CONFISCATED GOODS.

Terms as usual.

HUGHES & HOUGO, Auctioneers to the Government,

Hangbong, Jan. 2, 1918.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

មា

JK haerection,

14K Undersigned have received inktro-

FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED).

On

FRIDAY

the 15th January, 1818, at 10.3) 8.10.,

at their Bales Rooms, No. De Van Boad, Corner of low House Street,

4,300 DUTCH CIGARS Packed in, beretically sealed tins, to be sold in small lots, consignment of

GENT'S STRAW HATS,

Ani

Sover cases HEATHER DEW" SCOTCH WHISKY,

OLD.BROWN SHERRY, &c. Ten-Cash.

Auctioneers.

October

KENNETH MURRAY WATT, Bed. for late R. L. Watt, Shanghai, and fordshire Regiment, beloved son of Mrs. Watt, Capri, Barkhamsted.

WOODLEY.-On the December 21, 1917,

at Foochow, Matthew Woodley, of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.

The China Mail.

Hongkong, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1916.

THE DARDANELLES ACTION.

Tax new that the Tarko-Garman

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENBRAL. `

The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn. C.M.G. is to present the prizes at Ellis Kadooria School ou February 4th.

A paragraph in recent London papers states that Chinese ssociations in Washington bars sent £120,000 in cash to the Revolutionary Government

in Southern China..

cruiser Breslau has been destroyed and the armoured cruiser Goeben has been heavily damaged and beached in the Narrows of the Dardanelles is ] *** an interesting bit of intelligence, We are asked to state that ticket especially because of theimportant part 150 won the doll and chair and ticket these ships have played in the war. It 50 won the junior cooking stove will be remembered that these two affied in aid of St. Dunstan's Home powerful ships took refuge in the Dar-for Blinded Soldiers and Sailors. danelles from the British ships in parauit shortly after the war broke

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and also some women came out of No & Gresson Street: Aw they kane out of the door, the men held their hands and were hurriedly It appears that the police organ searched and then taken into us. ised paid for armed robbers, is the harbour. At four o'clock this be a Japanese, but it has not yet Italy. One of these men appeared to morning, and the culprits eventually been disclosed as to whether they sought refuge in what is assumed to had taken part in the affray or not. be a regular robbers, lair at No. 6, Later on, a rumour went round that Gresson Street, which is a turning the desperadoes had knocked a hole off Queen's Road East. Here in the house the desperdoes stood at bay, and then followed one of the most extraordinary scenes the Colony has pasibly ever, witnessed. Posted, at

all points of vantage were police ecials, forel constables, Indian Constables and members of the Police Reserve, ormed with rides, revolvers and automatic pistols, who kept up a continuous fire at the room on the fint floor in which the robbers were supposed to be located. The des peradoes did not hesitate to retur the fire and for several hours a verit

ble fusilade gas, kept up.

in the will of the second floor of No. 6, Gressen Street, which gave them the run of two houses, but this aguin is conjecture.

There seemed to be no lack of am munition and anns in the robber stronghold judging by the manner in which the police fire was returned.

A MAN “SHOT.

.....

Sergeant Kid Manioth of the Naval Yant Police accounted for one i of the Chinese. He was sleeping at

Mr. Hall, of Mouses. Wilkinson and

Hi Lordship delivered judgment in the case it which Fung Nam Wing

Tuk, Fung Tak and Wong Kin Yuk were charged with robbery with violence.

The first, Bfth and sixth scoured who pleaded not guilty were discharged, on Grist, appeared on behalf of Mr. K. J the juron' verdict of not guilty, whila Grist, soliciter for the defence of the

prisoner. On his application the cas the second, third and fourth Accused wers found guilty. Asked if they had anything to my the accused stated that they had been involved into the trouble by other people. Had they not pleaded

been beaten by the police. guilty of the offence they would bars

because the other three men pleaded Hi Lordship That is all nonsense,

was remanded until next week.

A BUNDLE OF LOTTERY TICKETS

A Chinese pleaded not guilty when charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this

possession of 681 lottery tickets is morning, with being in the unlawful

Alukong aid that defendant E-

act guilty and largely on account of Queen's Road Central

our evidence they have been acquitted.

The accused: We had to plead arrested early this morning. Witoche guilty because we had no evidence to was walking along Queen's Rand when. he law defendant who immediately. produce.

walked away. Witness called defendant back hut the latter threw down # parçal containing the lottery tickets and ram

way. He was chased and arrested.

His Lordship-You pleaded guilty to this offence. It is a vary had cass The only thing that can be said in your favour is that you went into the witness box and did what you could to obtain whom I am inclined to think ware the acquittal of the other thres men innocent; at any rate I had no ramon to suppose they were not telling the truth. It is perfectly clear that you went in the dead of night and you went to commits wholesale robbery all round. You attack- ed two unfortunate women, one of whom has since died we are told, as the result of the fright you put her in. You landed there with all the implements of the burglar and you threatened the women with a chopper and, in order to prevent Four being discovered, you hoodwinked yourselves. The sentence of the Court is that you all go to prison for six years with hand labour sui nüceire ten strokes of the cat.

USTERING A FORGED REQUEST. Channg lu Man was charged with

The Crows Solicitor presented and the accused was undefended.

Defendant said he was asked by a "man to carry them for him.

Sergt. Blackman said there was quite big business in lottery ticksta $100 or six weeks hard labour in Mr. Dyer Ball Sned the defendant

default.

THEFT FROM A HOUSE ON FIRE

A Chinese woman was charged by another Chinese woman before Mr Dye: Ball this morning with the theft of a quantity of clothing, money and jewellery to the value of $485.

Sergt. Blackman stated that the theft related to fire at Sai Street recently. While the fire was going For at No. 44 it was alleged that the defendant and another women. who were living at No:45, took advant age of the confusion and removed two boxes containing the articles mentioned. When tranquility waarestored the owner of the house discovered that two boxes were missing. Being unable to find out who was responsible for the theft,

his house at the time and wus

asked his wife what was the matter.uttering a forged request. aroused by the firing: Getting up be

Mrs. Marriott looking out of her wirdaw saw an armed man minning TWO POLICE OFFICERS, SHOT. away. She called out" armed rob The jurymen were:-Messrs. I

The man hearing her ery S. Hodge, J. Witchell, H. M. da Silva, Earlier in the morning, Inspector turned round and shot at her, but R. Soonderam, U. Gonelia, A. Tucker O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clark had the bullet fortunately missed her, and J. E. W. Beard. gone into

into the house and as time went Kid Marriott, quickly getting into his Outlining the case, the Crown to the idea of her two boxes, the wen The 2.3. China is due to arrive bar on and they did not reappens, shoes, armed himself with his riffe Solicitor said the scensed was charged into the house and taxed the defendant He called with attempting to negotiate a forged with the theft. Defendant admitted anxiety was acute. Unfortunately, and ran into the street.

to-morrow morning at 7:30 am And

January 26th. day, January 27th at noon, instead of

hers."

nothing farther was done. Yesterday while complainant was phasing defend ant's door she heard squabbling, going gon and hearing something said relating

out in 1914. Tarkey at that time will mail again for San Francisco on Sun these two brave,officers were, later, out to the man to stop, but the request for $200 purporting to be an being in possession of the articles but stood neutral, and the majority of HUGHES & HOUGH,

the Turkish Ministry and people 61were regarded as triendly towards the Entente Powers. They asked

Hongkong, Jan. 22, 1918.

PUBLIO AUCTION.

•

THE Undersigned, have received instrue.

Hade by Public Auction, (108 ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},

FRIDAY,

the 25th January, 1918, at 11 am,

at their Sale Rooms, No. 8,

Du Vaux ROAD, Corner of

Ice Hugse Hergety

ONE HARLEY-DAVIDSON

MOTOR BICYCLE

7-9 EP. Electric Model 1918, in perfect working order complete, with span battery tools, etc.

Tore anal

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Anctionary.

Hongkong, Jan. 22, 1918.

(Continued on Page 8.)

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seen from the verandah of a house lutter continued running and turning order from the Kwoug Cheong shop, in repudiated the suggestion of having on the opposite site of the street, to round, tried a shot at him. He Wuchow, to the Sai Kong Bong Ip Compartakan in the theft. She was, however, be lying on the floor of the room dodged and kneeling down took a pany, in Hongkong, A letter was sent to arrested..

for aarances from England, France Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs hampered operations as it was full in the buck just as he was about Wuchow, but delivered by a bearer, until next Tuesday panding farther The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice apparently dead. This considerably steady aim at the man catching him that Company apparently posted in Mr. Dyer Ball remanded the case and Russia that in the event of to acknowledge with thanks the thought they might only be wound to jump into the Italian Convent and obviously sent by the accused in enquiries.

Turkey. remaining neutral, the in- dependence and integrity of the Empire should be guaranteed, and uch assurances ware formally

following donation to the funds of Hospitals:-

Wong Chak Mas

820

The Chinese Press at Tientsin

ANOTHER CASUALTY.

One man

order to make the request appear more genuine. The accused afterwards went

THE HOUSE ENTERED

ARRESTS.

It is not known how many me

LATE

were concerned in the affair."

A.

---- THEFT OF COPPER...

A Chiness was charged at the agistracy yesterday toorning, with

from the Taikoo Dockyard

Sergt. Moss stated that the defen- dunt was arrested by an Indian watchman as he was leaving the dock by the gate. He was searched and the pieces of copper were found con- cealed in his socks. The copper høð probably been stolen from the boiler shop,

Defendant, who pleaded guilty. was sentenced hv Mr. J. B.: Wood, to six weeks hard labour and for hours stocks in lieu of the last day,

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

theel, and such methods as setting fire from Ship Street. The man had to the house or attempting to rush three revolvers two tied to his wrist

to the Tai Kong Hong ip Compsty and the place could not be put into und a third in his band.

asked for the money. The manager given. "But. Germany was all the ing to B Co. a blurred figure 5 in the

"In the Defence Corps Orders relat-peration.

Meanwhile, the firing wus kept up

we learn was oughtaw that both the chop and the signature while making desperate efforts type written copy has been mistaken from the comer of Gresson Street alive as be was running along Prays were forged and sent for a detective in the theft of a quantify of copper through a subsidized Press and for a 6. We are asked to say that the und Queen's Road, from the houses East in the direction of No. 2 Police boas presence he handed over the shower of gold to persuade the Order for Thursday 24th inst at 4.30 opposite, and, in fact, from every Station. An Indian watchman w money to the accused who signed a Turkish people that England was p.m. is to No. 3 Platoon.

possible point where 3 clear view the roan runcing and struck him receipt. The accused was thereupen could be obtained.

down with a stick, while another arrested. the enemy against whom they had

Evidence was then led. to guard The most powerful recently reported the outbreak in the stable was killed, and another shot appears, was the fellow who shot the It is stated that an Indian con-Indian arrested him. This man, it weapon in the hands of the German Tientaic Native City of a disease which Ambassador was the conduct of the was called "winter plague." It is now in the thigh, and a Chinese constable Indian constable. British Government in exercising the ascertained that this so-called "winter was wounded. andoubted right of pre-emption over plague has been diagnosed as scarlet.

fovor... two'powerful ships which bad been built in England for the Turka

The next victim was Sergeant E. This afternoon some soldiers aprumour got about this morning that These now ships had been bought the War Charities Fund, which we will

The 22nd list of subscriptions to Wills, who had gone up a side alley peared on the scene and threw two they were Japanese, but there ap by popular subscription, to which publish tomorrow, shows a total of and who received a bullet in his smoke bomba into the house. After pears to be no truth in this. The every Turkish subject is said to have $19,578.46. The amount already acknow thigh. He was immediately taken a short while the firing ceased and men are stated to be local Chinese. sontributed either voluntarily a ledged brings the total to 6684,031.13, on an ambulance to the hospital, but six women came out into the veran-Two are in custody.

It has been ascertained that a under compulsion, as measure of The balance in hand is 840,095.08.it is believed he is not dangerously dah of the house. The policemen

stopped firing, ordered the women Japanese, or a Korean, entered the protection against the growing navy The Japanese authorities inquired The next move on the part of the down and arrested them. At en- Majima Hospital this morning with of Greece. There is no doubt that into the rumour that bubonic plague had authorities was to attempt to get trance was then effected into the wounded hund but whether he is the disappointment of the Turks broken out at Fuchatien (the Chiness the robbers to surrender by playing house and headed by the Captain connected with the affair could not 10 pa formal opening of Tytam was intense at these ships being Quarter of Harbin). The rumour has the fire hose; through a window, on Superintendent, Inspector Watt and Le

taken over by Great Britain, and been officially contradicted by the the room in which they were UPT others, went into the house. Ent 4 pm. Distribution of Prizes at the arrival of the Breslau and Goeben Red Cross Medical Relief Station at /Pinsed to be put this idea was founding a mom they found Inspector

We learn that an armed robbery took It is reported that because of the to be impracticable and, was aban O'Sullivan and Sergeant Clarke both place, in the early hour of the

huddled.

morning on the Praya between death of his eldest daughter, Sir Joas up in a corner, dead.

Jordan, the British Minister, left Peking well as the British Embassy claimed The Union Church. Guild meets

Gresson Street and Ship Street," "in

For the Western Hills last week! A Chinesa detective was found which Chinese-lims merchant that, in accordance with international tomorrow at 9 pm in the Lecture

bidden under the bed. It was first was held and robbed by law, these ships should be dismantled Hall, Kennedy Road, when the Hon. Mr.

We regret to note the death of Mr. Shortly after, a council of war was thought that he was one of the affang of armed robbert. It is not yet Matthew Woodle and their crows taken out and interned. Claud Savern delivers his second Lectura held, in which H.E. The Governor,

an old and very 11.30 --West Point Ring The Germans, strongly supported by Forty Years Progress in British Major Robertson and other officials shoot, I am a detective. He was ente

on British Malays, the aubject being the Captain Superintendent of Police, hot when he cried out, Ton't connection with the Greasen Matheson & Co's staff at Foochow

gang, and he was about to be known whether this affair had any respected member of esars. Jardins Enver Pasha, realsted this claith, and

Malays 11, noon-Hongkong Land Turest finally the British

The lecture is open to the took part, and it was decried to Government públic.

head dragged out ment Co PRERANARE 11.15 p.m.-Hongkong Land Reyielded to the request of the Porte

requisition a machine gun. This was clamation Ca

brought up in a motor car, and also

THE CALENDAR.

TOR TO-DAY.

8p.m.-Court Lards at the Theatre

GENERAL MEMORANDI.

SATURDAY, Jan. 26-

Tule Reservoir.

Joseph's College. MONDAY, Jan. 28:-

Japonesa Consulate General and the at Constantinople turned the scale, Fuchintien. Meeting of Member of St. The majority of the Turkish Ministry George's Society. TODAY, Ja za :-

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement Company Meetings

11.46-Hongkong Central Estate,

·⋅Ind

TRUESDAY, Jan 21

Noon Prizegiving at the Dioces

Babool by I, B. The Govenser. FRIDAY, Feb. 1

Woon-Prizegiving at Belilios Fablic

Behool SATURDAY, Feb. 2

15 Dk. cort at Theatre Royal by A. Mirovitch and M. Piastro

that the rows of the vessels might

Lurt,

doned.

“A COUNCIL OF WAR.

Ono man was found in a closet in

remain on board until the men who HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO. LTD. smoke bombe, and measures were the kitchen, and when called upon to

had been sent to England

the two pre-empted vessel

to Turkey. The promise lond MED was never kept indeed, German Admiral on the Go said to have threatened to blow Porte down about the end of the

bewere madi

the

taken to secure the surrender of the give himseltcup, he refused and shot The approximate atetement of fratic robbera by somg them out himself

Meanwhile firing stall continued

ARMED ROBBERY:

BO-DIVIDEND" PATRIOTISM.

Mr. Tudor and Miss Craigie sre staying at Government House.

Sir James Stewart Lockhart and Mis Stewart Lockhart, who have been, the guests of ELE. The Governor, havo sailed for the United States of Americs.

The death has occurr

akurs

after an illnes lasting

Mr. Alfred Booth who Yokohama about after

Co

The ganderaan who wrote recently to join the firm of Strauss the Treasury surrendering for aum-Strong & Co About seven or

year ago, says the Japan Scott left the "brm, arid. Exap

Mr

the Car

Whong bes

It appears that Inapestcr O'Sullition of the war, the loterest on his hold

Log of 20,000 Five per Cont. Wa the time of van and Bergt. Clarke went to the Stock 1 Mr Arthur, Beckwith, definite and

Park, Crickhowell, South Wales v During the Five per Cent. Mae Loan campaign ha remainie

the blate for the Om, his

1 is impossible.

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house

hon. Nobody

show mat

house:

only

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