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CORRESPONDENCE.

THEFTS FROM HOUSES AT NIGHT,

[TO THE EDITOK OF

DAILY PRESS."]

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HONGKONG

Sin, --With reference to the letter from "Not a Penkite," which appeared in your issue of to-day, and in which ho Hays I should like to ask Mr. Pollock why Penk residents only,' I desire to point out that I selected the Peak as a convenient district for the commence ment of investigation and as a locality where, at the moment, depredations are being carried out on a considerable peale. If residents in any other part of the Colony will kindly send in any hints or recommendations to me, applicable to their particular locality, I shall be much obliged.

In conclusion, I may remark that your correspondent is doing an injustice to the Unofficial Members of Council in suggest ing that they must be personally affected before they take any action, is

Mr. Murray Stewart, at the meeting of the Legislative Council held on Thursday last (which was the first held since the 13th of June) asked several questions with reference to burglaries since the 1st of June (in which term. he meant to include thefts from houses), and informed me previously of his intention to ask and questions. Yours faithfully,

29th August, 1912,

H. E. POLLOCK,

SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, 29th August.

IN APPELLATE JEJUSDICTION.

BEFORE THE Futs, Couar.

A PARTNERSHIP DISPUTE.

HOME AND CHINA

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30rn. 1918.

AFFAIRS. | most days another in the evening. I take | wealthy person, with a string of race-

my wife to London for a visit and what hormes,

I hear that he made his pile do we have to pay for a bath 7. One shill- quite recently by Marconi stock opera- ing each: 14 shillings a week to wash, finns. Absolute extortion I call it."

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Losdos, August 7th.

PMK DOG DANMA

These are supposed to be the dog days, with the countryside sweltering in the sun shine. In reality we are having floods in many parts of the country, bail in others, and a gale in the Channel that is playing havoc with the machinery of the un- fortunate pleasure-seekers who happen to be going that way. I was among them the night before last, and I know. I also know that among my fellow-passengers wire several from China and Japanese points, returning home by the Siberian route to be bitterly disappointed with the outlook for the much-nunted English suzminer. Others from the East, capcially from Hankow and other (hinese ports.

saw along the Belgian coast resorts, where they are making a sort of inter- dinte stop prading the reduction of the surface of the son more placid levels.

THE CHINA ELKET

A correspondent at Oxford recalls a god University story.. Until recently bathrooms were unknown in the colleges, but they are gradually supplanting the

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character, and a tradition hudds that he time" He was, however, a noted used to economise an ais laundry bilt by ending an alternate sock ter the wash

very week.

IMPECIAL NATURALISATION.

MR, AMSAY MACDONALD.

Mr., Rummy Macdonald's aceptance of

place on the Royal Commission to investigate the requirements of the public service in India is generally accepted at Westrainster as

an indication of an

traditional “ tuba" which lurk as a sweet memory in the minds of all University impending graceful exit from Parlia

A professor at one of the colleges | mentary life. U is true, of course, that was inspecting the plans for a new wing Lord Roaldshay, a Unionist member of in the building and the architect pointed the House of Commons and a well-known out the accommodation for bithrooms.traveller in the East, in associated with Baths," he exclaimed, "why, man, the the Chairman of the Parliamentary students are only up for eight weeks at Labour Party on the Commission, the away from legislative labours for the best work of which promises to keep them part of two years, but it is obvious that the eo of a party leader and that of a private mendar aura vastly different. The Labuar representative of Leicester may I hear that the question of Imperial daily drudgery of Parliament for more believed to desire a respite from the Naturalisation has been exercising the then one reason, ant the least potent of minds of the Government of Australia him, is the severe domestic logs he suffered which, to the great regret of all who know and Camda of late, of course in conjune recently, from the shock of which he ba Gedore have hoon issued by the Ad-tion with the Home Government. All the never fully recovered. The events of the miralty that the selections must be made other dominions oversens agreed to adopt session, morrover, have been discouraging forthwith at the Royal Naval Depot, the recommendations of the Department between the Labour representatives in the to him, for they have revealed a rift Chatham, of new crews to be dispatched Committee. The solution of the problem House and the Labour electors in the to the Far East to man the Cedmus and has proved to be most difficult, owing to entry that might easily become a chastn. on the China Station. Commander the existence of numerous differences in It may be that no definite withdrawal H P. Veale will complete his two years the laws of various parts of the empire.

will take place at present and that Mr. Parker, the deputy chairman of the party In Canada the matter is one of urgency and member for Halifax, will deputise service on the 670 and will return to England, being succeeded in the command while in Australia the greatest difficulty for his chief, but ocbody will be surprised by Commander Calin Mackenzie, D.S.O..experienced relates to the provision in to hear that Westminster has lost Rainsay wlto vacates the command of the craisor the Imperial draft bill, which proposes

Macdonald for a considerable time at Anno of the Third Flent. Contander

feast. He is not in favour of the ranting to grant full rights and privileges, duties syndicalism that has lately found support Hugh P. E. T. Williams, who has can

and liabilities of natural-born British among the rank and file of the workers, manded the Cadmax sincs Is Jamary, subjects. The Commonwealth Govern and shortly a book will be published from will re-commission his ship.

ment have proposed, instead, is main and criticise its actions. Of course, he is

his pen in which he will define syndienis tain the distinction created by their Coralrendy well informed an ludian stilution and certain local laws between matters as any member of Parliament, natural-born British sabjects and thousand is trusted to such an extent by the naturalised in the Commonwealth.

liv Indians that they recently asked With him to preside at their national congress> this limitation they are prepared to recognise an baperial certificate of naturalisation within the Commonwealth, but it must be clearly understood that such a certificate will confer on the holder no greater rights in Australia thun certificate issued under the local law. A question has arisen as to the method of bringing the law into operation through out the dominions of the Crown, and it by Order in Council, but the Government was suggested that this should be done of the Union of South Africa pointed out that such a proposal involved a grave departure from established inasmuch as it proposed to interfere with practies, the legislative powers of the self-govern ing dominions. The bill, therefore, pro-

ILAL THE KING.

After a spell of shooting in the north, the King is to go to Balmoral for a while and then he will make Cambridge his headquarters and from there take threw days with the eighty thousand troops who Their Lordships the Chief Justice (Hon. will maneuvre in the Eastern Counties Mr. W. Eees Davies. K.C.) and the ou the plan that an invading army is Puise Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz) advancing from the North Sea and has to gave judgment in the motion on behalf be repelled. This is ronlly following the of the Fook Loung firm of 25, Jervois example of the Kaiser, who takes the field Street, Victoria, in appeal against the very year with his troops and delivers’a judgment of the former Chief Justice (Sir daily homily or meed of praise, as the Francis Piggott) in the case in which they case may be, when the day's work is done. wore plaintiffs, and the Lai Yuen firm, the Though the King's personal tastes run, Shiu Lung firm, the Cheung Yuru Armas is natural, more to the naval than the

and the Shui Kee firm defendants.

Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., and Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. M. Reader Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist), were for the appellants, whilst Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Looker & Deacon, neted for the resin

military, he is nevertheless determined to show his close interest in all that pertains to the army. I naderstand he is specially fitted for plain, clear-spoken summaries and criticisms that are useful at the close

A GREAT TREK.

A whole colony is on the move to-day. The other day I came across a party of. They represented the Welsh settlers who thean passing through Trafalgar Square left England in 1885 fur Patagonia, but Australia. Practically the entire colony have now decided to transfer to Victoria, in Patagonia, about 4,000 in all, have decided, I understand, to make the move. Through all the years the settlers have the Argentine Goverment have been remained British subjects. but of late years

becous naturalised to the Republic. This exercising pressure to induce them to pressure has roused resentment, especially as it would entail military service under what they regard as an alien flag; so they and go to a real bit of British territory. have come to the couolution to pack up During the week the foreruuners of the great trek have been renewing old con- ctions in Wales, but now they are

the whole colony will follow. have made the necessary arrangements

NOTES AND NEWS.

THE DEVIL IN SOLATION.

A jury called together at Rhos. neur Wrexham, to investigate the cause of the death of a young collier named Edward

INTIMATIONS

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Evans, came to the conclusion that he JOHNSTONE'S

met his death by wilfully throwing him- self down the Pant Pit while under the intinence of the intoxicating devil in was the of un- solution, and that he

sound mind."

GIFT TO LONDON SOHODL CF TROPICAL MEDICANE.

Mr. Auston Chamberlain has received. a sum of £800 from the Chartered Bank of India, Australis, and China for the This is in response to the appeal made London School of Tropical Medicine. by him at the London Chamber of Com- merge to the banks and other corpora- tions trading in the tropics. The fund now amounts to over £29,000, and in-

eluding Lord Wandsworth's bequest, to nearly £40,000.

MILK HAT AU BANK.

land, was endeavouring to dispose of an While a pawnbroker in Aberdeen, Scot- old silk hat recently she discovered in the lining bank deposit receipts for £800. Fortunately the pawnbroker kucw that the hat had belonged to a local gentleman communicating with his representatives who had died three years ago, and an she was informed that the missing securi ties had been the subject of prolonged cleared the deceased's lawyers of & sus scared and litigation Their discovery picion of curelessness. The deceased bad been in the babit of using his bat as a bank.

THE NOVELIST'S DAUGHTER.

therfi

M.P.

Third hat 15luky

"After cfect of M.P."

UETAINABLE EVERYWDERS.

II. RUTTONJEE & SON,

Sir H. Rider Haggard bar sont to the Press a letter from his daughter, who is Grange, near Lowestoft, and who thinks staying at his house. Kessingland she has scen Miss Rider Haggard's letter says:

ac serpont saw what looked like a thin dark line, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS, with a blob at one end, shooting through the water at terrific speed. glasses we could make cut it had a sort Through of head one end, and then a series of size as they approached the tail. It got out thirty pointed blobs, dwindling in more and more submerged and then vanished. I suppose it was about sixty fect long." HUSBAND FREYERS LIVING WIFE TO HEN DEAD

in London

RIVAL.,

A Paris item of news paper of the 3rd insi, says --

Mme. Bloch, who recently shot her rapidly berming the heroine of this rival in her husband's affections, is Boulevards. Even her husband has been from Aix la Chapelle, and drove at once tu her. He arrived in Paris lad night unable to refrain from paying

tribute

to the central police station, where ho was allowed to see his wife, After the

declaration. interview be made what, under the cir cumstances, is a somewhat remarkable i

"Al my sympathies are

She is a

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model spouse, an irreproachable mother, Always have on hand a very large complate with my wife," he said. a dramatic author of talent, whoan début iu literature four years ago excited gen eral attention. She is also younger than my friend" (Mrs. Bridgeroan, the tr dered woman)" and not less handsome." Innumerable letters and telegrams are arriving at the house of Mine, Block con- gratulating her on her action in shooting SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS

One sny

Bravo, dear Friend Another: You have done well!" a third: I would have done the Transite, Lovels, Pinne Tablet, Frismatio and same and the persons who sign them are well-known personalities

Sight Comprases, Hand Lovels, &., &c.) tho 1 feminist world.

A. C. Holborow, of Messrs. Deacon panied by Sir John French, who is touvides that it should not apply to any self aboard for Melbourne and when they her rival.

dents.

The appen against the order of the former Chief Justice ordering an account -to-be taken of the partnership dealings" was allowed, the costs of both parties to come out of the assots.

EDINBURGH SCHOOLS OF

ENGINEERING.

A very interesting and important development has taken place in Edin burgh in the arrangements for the train- ing of Engineers for the Degree of B.Sc. in Engineering.

of such operations. He will be accom-

practical a soldier to allow the maneuvres to fall to the merely spectacular level.

WAR OFFICE RUMOURS,

governing dominion unless both of the Houses of Parliament approve auch a step.

INSURANCE QUESTIONS.

Queer differences are arising out of the Insurance Act. We already have the deci sion of Justice Parker that curates urn

regulations.

But there are many mort

It is to be hoped that friction will not meanwhile develop in the War Offee.. There is a well-defined report in military circles that already there has heen some considerable feeling there. There are very few details available, but the suggestionot employed persons within the meaning is made that the Chief of the Imperial of the Act and will therefore escape its General Staff has had to complain of attempted interference with his plans of mobilisation, and has accordingly made it perfectly clear that he expects to be allowed a free hand, if only in the interests of discipline and respect for his responsibility. When Col. Seely was appointed as War Rectary there was

Edinburgh has two schools of engineer. ing within a few hundred yards of each some criticism in military circles that other, one in the University, in charge of his previous experience was hardly up Professor T. Hudson Beare, and the other to the level of such an offer, and if he the Engineering Department in the has been opposing the views of Sir John Heriot-Watt College. For many years there has been an understanding between French colour will certainly be given to

the University authorities and tie this theory. But even if the report is Governors of the Heriot-Watt College us well based there can be no serious trouble, to the lines of development to be followed by the two schools. Under this under-and it may even serve to clear the air, standing the new laboratories which were for in such a contest Sir John French completed a few years ago in the Univer would receive the full support of all the sity were designed principally for Civil heavy-wrights, including Lord Haldane, Engineering and Hydraulics, while the new laboratories in the Heriot-Watt

who recognises that mobilisation is, a

Colleg which have recently been con- singularly scientific matter, requiring pleted are devoted to Mechanical special breadth of kunwledge such as Col Engineering and Electrical Engineering Sealy's Younanry experience would not

THE BATU HABIT.

The same differentiation was followed in connection with the growth of the staff necessary for teaching purposes in the The lecture by Dr. Quine the other day two Institutions, so that between the two to the doctors, on our countrymen and there are complete equipment and stuff bathing, in which he made some criticism for the teaching of these three depart- an pur cleanliness, has started a lively ments of Engineering in Edinburgh."

There still remained, however, one step) controversy that is proving a godsend to to be taken in order that students attend- | the papers in the dull season. ing the University should fully benefit by the facilities provided. The Univer write to say that the bath is a mere fad:

WOMEN TREASURE SEEKERS.

HÜRINN MILLIONS IN COCOS ISLAND.

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"What does the Unionist party intend to do about the oil supply of the British DRAWING Navy and of the mercantile marine}" One of the most romantic stories of asks Mr. Arnold White ("Vanoe") in hidden treasure is recalled by the news the Referee

"This question is one of that a London ayndicate is fitting out supreme importance, and cannot be safe- the steamship afdware at. Plymouth to ly entrusted to any Royal Commission search for hidden trenenre valued at for absolute settlement. problems yet to be solved. Mr. Justier twenty millions sterling, which is sup- financiers in one group of oil kings have Already the Swinfeu Eady is to hear a motion to posed to he buried on Cocos Island, in offered a fee of £10,000

year as a re- decide, the meaning of "manual labour." Two ladies-Miss Davis and Mrs. Barry The offer was refused. The fact that it

the Pacific..

tainer to a distinguished public man. There are men earning over £ise a year Till-am among the principals in the was made shows that the Unionist party as tailors cutters and as engineera in venture. They were on the island last should wake up its zaind as to what it intends to do about the finance of the facturies and their cases want settling, year, and, it is said, discovered the 'exact

Kritish oil supply. for if they are held to be manual treasure was concealed by pirates. They petroleum syndicate has agreed to part

cave where & rust

A British Borneo labourers they must be insured, however, are already on their way to Panama, with petroleum rights of 30,000 square high their wages. Then there is the case where the dirtur: Will, join them.milea in British North Borneo. I under of the piano tuner, who says he works cinematograph operator will go with the stand that one of the most distinguished with his var, not his hands. the West

expedition.

and enterprising of the oil kings has While the final preparations were in the protectorate of Sarawak, and, fur- already acquired petroleum rights over End hairdressers' assistant, who claims progress news came that a rival expedier, that the British North Borneo por to be an artist in ladies coiffures; and tion was preparing to go to the island, ton of the Island of Schattik has been the Chelsea artists' model. The last is the Melmore. This party is said to have over which cosmopolitan financiers have intending to reach it a fortnight before found to contain vast petroleum deposits tar que rest. case of all. Can persone be the same clues as Miss Davis and Mrs cast their almond even. said to live by manual labour when they Till

Standam Oil shares rose points on the announce are paid merely for standing still ?

There is a second store of buried wealth ment of the Oil Fuel Commission. on the island, consisting of ancient Trinidad oil is marked down by an oil Peruvian church plate and great bars of

The administration of Egypt by Fing gold, while there is supposed to be a Lord Cromer showed that financiers C&D statue of the Virgin in solid gold of such be kept at bay when their objects conflict weight that, three mes cannot lift it from with the interests of the governed and of the ground.

the Empire. The fact is that some of All this was stored in a bank at Callao our present rulers are rapidly losing in 1823, when a revolution broke out, and their reputation for fastidious dealings the Governor cupmissioned a

in money matters,' certain Captain Thompson to take the treasure on board with the bank officials as escort, and convey it to a place of safety.

THE IMPERIAL WIRELESS CHAIN.

This week the critics will be on the war path against the Government for making what they consider are terms too fave able to the Marconi Company in arrang- ing for a chain of six wireless stations between this countrs, South Africa and the Far East. They are to be pliéed at

GOOD CROPS IN SZECHUEN, London, Alexandria, Nairobi (British East Africa), Pretoria, a place yet to be Captain Thompson murdered the escort

Throughout Szechuen the crops are re- fixed on in India, and. Singapore each and buried the treasure on Cocos Island,

ported to he excellent and farmers are to be established at a cost to the Imperiat His ship was pursued by the outraged having a perfect harvest, while, according Peruvian authorities, and his crew were to reports received from all parts of tho authorities of at least £60,000: The

ultimately hanged, but the enterprising province, the weather continues favour- agreement provides, in addition, that for captain escaped to Canada, where he able. Business is quiet, but new goods little time to the students to specialise in are cleaner thin women, who mostly a term of years which atst be at least died,

Before dying he whispered the secret of will arrive as soon as a change occurs the departments of Mechanical or Electri-satisfy themselves with a rise round the five and may be twenty-eight, the Marconi the treasure to a man cal Engineering. During the last two years, the University Court and the neck, face and hands, from a basin. But Company shall receive a royalty of ten who visited the island and took away 2800 the spall amount of silver in circulation.

worth of doubloons.

Scaur

sity Degree in its original form was a others that it is the only source of life. Civil Engineering degree, and allowed It is said among other things that men

named Kenting,

in the state of the money market. At present business is greatly hindered by

At the same time it is reported that taxes amounting to six thousand trels daily are being collected in Chengtu.

Governors of the Heriot-Watt College the defence is made that the thousands per vent. per annum of the gross receipts

This much of the dying captain's state The critics are to be have been engaged in remodelling the of women who stay at hotels and board of each station.. scheme for the Degree so as to enable ing houses have a natural antipathy to i found on both sides of the House, and nont has been handed down :--

With your back to the sea, face the students entering the University to

Anglo-Indian," they will not only criticise the fact that straight highest cliff on the north of the specialise as Civil, Mechanical, or Elce-the general bathrooms.

COLLISION AT SHANGHAI. trical Engineers. This has been made with some justice, makes the charge the present agreement is all on the side island; at its western slope see a rivulet.

Walk twenty paces to westward of the possible by a full utilisation by

against the hotel keepers that the real of the Company, but also the fact not rivulet, and then fifty paces inwards till As the H.A.L. str. Loongnoor was University of the staff and equipment of reason for the fact that (as Dr. Quine capable of being laid at the door of this out of sight of the sea, where the ground leaving the Old Ningpo Wharf, Shanghai. the Heriot-Watt College, and from this

on Saturday morning, in swinging to get time forward any student entering the says) In some fotels not more than me present Government that the authorities suddenly shelves down, and a wide slab Engineering School of the University will per cent, of the guests use the bath on declined to deal with the Marconi people of rock will show you the spot."

Courses of streams alter rapidly in under way, she collided with the Glen be able to obtain as complete a training any day is that the guests find the cost early in the history of the wireless system, there regions, and the numerous treasure-in str. Glenlochy, lying in the stream, just opposite. Dannage was done to the as exists anywhere in these three depart of the bath prohibitive. 1 um In when the cast to the Empire would have hunters bave never located the booty. ments of modern Engineering, finally

been very small indeed. Perhaps this

Lord Fitzwilliam was among one of the Gleninchy'a bulwarks, the quarter boat on taking the B.Sc. in Engineering but Anglo-Indian," he continues, specialising in the particular department retired on a modest pension, and accus- great "deal" explains why a certain city most recent parties of visitors to the the port side, and a part of the deck- island, and carried out extensive digging house there. After a slight delay, the Loongmaon proceeded on her voyage to man has lately blossomed out as 贖

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