1914-02-09 — Page 3

THE KONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9гm, 1914

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

JAPANESE NAVY SCANDALS,

RESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT DEMANDED.

Toxyo, February 7th A mess meeting of 16,000 people denounced the Navy scandals and demanded the resignation of the Govern- ment...

A movement is afoot to stir up the populace against the administration.

Toxro, February 8th.

("DER OSTASIATISCHER ELOYD' SERVICE]

CHINA SERVICE.

GODOWN FIRE AT SHANGHAL

16,000 MILES OF COTTON AFFECTED,

1a PER OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD' SERVICE}

RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER.

SHANGHAI, February Str. MacKenzie & Co.'s Cotton Godowns at | announce

Pootung took fire yesterday afternoon at ao'clock. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The blue-jackets of SM.S

A motion of censure on the Govern-is and of the British ships in port ment was introduced in the Diet yester-rendered valuable assistance, and saved day afternoon.

Cabinet Ministers, intervieweel, ` affirin that bey do not intend to resign.

The Constitutionalists announce that they will continue their support of the Government, and that they will not be influenced by the reports of corruption ip the Navy unless proof is produced, and not merely assertions.

IRELAND'S NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.

LONDON, February 8th.

M: Justice Cherry has been appointed Chief Justice of Ireland in succession to Lord O'Brian, who has resigned.

PORTUGUESE MINISTRY.

LONDON. February 5th. A Portuguese Ministry has beca con- stitmed. Mr. Conciare da Costa is the new Minister for the Colonies.

BILLIARD MATCH IN LONDON:

NEWMAN BEITS GEORGE ORAY.

Loxnox, February 8th.. In a billiard march in London of 18,000 up, with ivery balls, Newnan (receives 4.000) best Gray by 2,558. Gray, made a break of 543, off the "red," constituting a record for ivory bails,

THE KIKUYU.CONTROVERSY.

Loney, February 7th. The Bishop of Zanzibar arrived in. London last night, but declined to make any statement in connection with tho Kikuyu ritual controversy.

COMPANY MEETING.

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED.

Thus annual meeting of this Company was held at the offices of Messrs. Dodwell & Co, on Saturday, Mr. S. H. Dodwell presiding. There wore also present: Messrs. J. W. C. Bonnar, C. A. Tomes, J. Jonckheer, and A. H. Skelton (Consult ing Committes). A. E. Crapnell, G. R. Edwards. H. II. Bond, A. Ritchie, T, G. Weall, and B. R. Carlil (Secretary).

The Secretary having read the notice rulling the meeting,

the smaller godown,

The main godown collapsed towards 2. It is said to have held 10,000 bales of cotton vahed at Tis. 450,000.

SHANGHAI POLITICAL MURDERS.

NEWLY-FORMED RECHET SOCIETY RESPONSIBLE.

SHANGHAI, February th

There is now plain proof that the late political murders at Shanghai are partly due to the members of a newly formed secret society.

THE MONETARY SYSTEM.

PERING, February 8th. The newly-promulgated. Mandate for the monetary system will be passed by the Political Committee in a few days.

THE WORSHIP OF HEAVEN AND

COX FCCLLIS,

www.accomm

PEKING. February 8th..

The Political Committee probably will also endorse the Presidential Ediet to

ABOLITION OF THE NEW PROVINCIAL: SYSTEM.

PERING, February 7th.

EXTRAORDINARY FORTUNE- TELLING. CASE,

FURTHER REMARKABLY EVIDENCE AT THE MAGISTRÁCY.

Before M. F. A. Hazdand at the agistracy on Saturday, the hearing was resumed of the casu wherein two Indians, Jewa Singh and Nanh Singh, of the Sikh Temple Wanchai, were charged with unlawfully pretending to tell fortunes and with subtle craft and palanstry en deavouring to impose upon Jolm 3 Lyaunght.

THE INDECENT PICTURE CASE.

MAGISTRATE CONVICTA SINCERE COMPANY

his

INTIMATIONS

GOODS.

At the Magistraes yesterday Mr. J. R. RACES Wood (second Magistrate) gave decision in the case in which the munnger of the Sincere Co. Chan Harr, was charged with exhibiting for sale indecent pictures.

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PROBABLE APPOINTMENT AS AMUASSADOR TO

PARIS..

His Worship said-I have no hesitation in deciding that these articles sold by BERLIN, February 7th,

defendant are pictures of an obserne and Nows from St. Petersburg and Paris

ind character. No doubt in trying justify in this Court the sale of the tbo resignation of M.

pictures, the defendant has exercised a legal right; but there are It is Mr. J. II. Gardiner and Mr. Leo rights which it is ereditable not

some legal Kokoazoew, the Prime Minister. added that he will be appointed Ambas-d'Almada appeared for the first and exercise, and this is one. On the facts sador to Paris.

second defendants respectively.

found by the evidence the defendant is M. Iswolski will probably go in the same Mr. Mcl. Messer and he was willing that Act, 1521, alleged na the first charge, or Mr. Gardiner said he had seen the Hon. liable to be convicted either of the offence ngain the provisions of the Vagraney capacity to London.

the case should be withdrawn,

of this offence, against the Common Law Tie Russian Premier, M. Kokowzoew, Complainant, however, wished the case Both charges have been brought against has denied that he has tendered his go on, and continued his evidence from him; they are substantially similar, and have been brought as alternative charges | resignation and laid stress on the fact the last hearing.. He had he said, to'

I find that both charges have been OUR CONFIDENCE JUSTIFIED. that he has the full confidence of H.M.send out for the whisky and soap which proved. It remains to consider whether

he had promised the Indians. The first to proceed to conviction on the first or-We audertake to refond the Cost of any the Czar.

defendant again asked to see his hands second charge.. The enrge laid under and, looking at them, said You had the Vagrancy Act is a summary charge. Article if any of our Customers are not satisfied, beffer go upstairs and wash them and Conviction under this Act catalogues Che dry them well. He did so. Defendant offender antong rogues and vagabonds as we know how excellent our Goods are. afterwards said, Your hands are along with other disreputable persong, elend; but close them. In fortune telling Under this Act, the Magistrate may Such an offer could not be made if there was there is good and bad fortune, and if I tell you bad you must not be angry imprisonment with hard labour; and in the slightest doubt about sur Goods

inflict a seitence of three months What figure you see in your left hand is this Colony the Magistrate has no power your bad fortune or liabilities and what you have got in your right hand is your

to impose any sentence for this offence ask is your inspection. good fortune, Complainant opened his except one of imprisonment withent the left hand. There was nothing on it; bat option of a fine. In England the Courts on the right there was £25,000, The have been empowered by Statute to impose figures were in black, as though they had for this offenes a time not exceeding £25. H. boon printed there. All the while the This provision of the law has not been second defendant was "funning' him, adopted in this Colony, and if the first: The first defendant proceeded, "Now chatge stood alone in the present proceed. advisable to get rid of her so quickly position, than it must ether impose a about Miss Fortune. I don't think it is ings the Court would be placed in this

will give you two flowers if you will sentence of imprisonment uporthe promise me that whatever present she defendant or it can impose no sentence gives you in the shape of money you will at all. The second charge alleged a Com give to me. Of course you will have mon Law misdemeanour. This is 20 good time and I will have the money. will pray for you, and your wife will be the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme A prisoner tried at quite happy and there will be no trouble Court on such an indictment may receive in the family whatsoever. Your wife is a

A GERMAN PROFESSOR INVITED TO VISIT JAPAN.

BERLIN, February 7th. Professor Encken (7) of the University of Jena, has received QE invitation to visit Japan in the autumn. He will probably visit Chine also.

THE THIRD PEACE CONFERENCE.

BERLIN, February 7th. The Dutch Government is engaged in forming an International Committee to arrange' for the coming Peace Conference at The Hague, Neth

GERMANY'S WORLD COMMERCE.

BERLIN, February 6th.

interests.

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RUTTONJEE

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WINE AND PROVISION MERCHANTS.

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MAPPIN&WEBB,

LIMITED.

NEW CONSIGNMENTS

Under tlie chairmanship of Herr woman of very bad temper and if you a sentence of twelve months' imprise | the efféet that the Sacrifices to Heaven Ballin, a Conference is taking place of shall be rendered with the Kowtow at industrial and mercantile organiza will have to be good to her. If were not to pay a fine not exceeding $500. At the for her you would have been dead two outset of the hearing of this case, the the Winter Solstice and those to Contions with the prospect of the foundation years ago; you would have been strung Deputy Superintendant Police re up by the neck. You are a man of very quested the Court to exercise summary fucius under similar ceremonial twice of society for promoting Germany's quick temper, and she has control of your jurisdiction in this matter. This request world COMMETTE. and her foreign temper. You are something like a hare, was acceded to. The limit of the magi- yearly, in the fall and in spring.

and the man who did you harm, the man trace's powers in summary jurisdiction is who is jealous of you, ho is like a turtle to sentence the defendant to six monthe". Do you remember reading at all about imprisonment with hard labour, or, in the here and the turtle who ran a race? his discretion, to impose & fine not ex- STERLING SILVER WARE. It says the hare ran half way and saidceeding $100. In considering what con- the turtle could not beat him, so he went viction it is jug to record and what to steep, and when he awoke he found punishment to select, I have to rem mber that the turtle had won." Witness that this matter has not been recently asserted that defendant then hit him in hrought to public notice in the Colony the ribs and said. Hear, don't you tell anybody, not even your wife, what I have through any criminal prosecution. For said, because you will lose your fortune this reason, it would seem soin what and I shall lose my profession. Of course, harsh to sentence the defendant to im you will feel worried about your father,prisonment This consideration will, He knows where you are, and wants to however, not avail persons selling inde speak to you, Defendant then asked for cent pictures after this date. A future blanket, and when told there was one in offence, will agume a grave character the boys' room said that was no good. through the publicity which may be given At that moment the house boy retained to the present conviction. At this time, with the whisky and soap, which he when the younger generation is eager for handed to the defendant, who asked him what is new or may be attracted to to write something, saying he had given things of good report, a heavy reapon. them the whisky, as an excise officer might sibility rests upon those few commercial want to know from where he (defendant) men who, like Chan Harr, stoop to seek had got it.

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.

BERLIN, February 8th. The Provincial System, which was

The Berliner Vossiche Genette publishes fostered during the Ching Dynasty.news from Vienna that at a Council of will be abolished, as the present arbitrary the Marslials under the Presidency of administration at Peking believes it unfit H.M: the Emperor Franz Joseph and in for the Republic.

the presence of the Archduke Franz Tuan Chi-jul, the Minister for War, Ferdinand, the question of a rejuvenation who is expected to arrive

of the General Staff at Peking

was deliberated upon. to-night, will not any event accent a

Two new Army Corps will be formed, i

SWEDEN AND NATIONAL position as deputy to the Premier. It is

DEFENCE.. more likely that this post will be filled by Chao Ping-chuen or Hsue Chi-chang

CHINESE ARRESTED FOR SEDITION.

JAPAZESE ATTEMPT SUICIDE: ------

SHASOBAL February 7th. Five Chinese were arrested whilst

BERLIN, February 7th.

In reference to the procession of 30,000- peasants at Stockholm, the King of Sweden has declared himself in favour of a speedy solution of the question of national defence.

Great enthusiasm. prevails throughout The CHAIN said: With your per-preparing to embark for Haimun. They Sweden. Popular opinion regards as mission I will dispenso with the formality were charged with being concerned in unsatisfactory the declarations of the of reading the report and accounts. The seditious machinations. Two Japanese Ministers of the Interior and of Justice, profits for the year under review amount in their company thereupon tried to who would justify the measures taken by to $04,744.63, as against: 853,877.48 for the

PROJECTED FLIGHT ACROSS THE

In answer to Mr. Gardiner, complainant said his father was at one time an inspector in the Naval Dockyard.

Mr. Gardiner Do your suggest you were in a trance all this time? After the time that he touched me. I had no will of

my own

profit in exciting the base passions and

desires.

PRINCES

PLATE

(GUARANTEED POR: 30 YEARS;

CUTLERY.

From the

SOLE AGENTS:

The defendact is convict on the second charge--that of the Common Law mis demeanour and is fined $100.

The Deputy Superintendent of Police CHS. J. GAUPP

Mr. Otto Kong Sing, who appeared for the defenes, asked his Worship to retain the exhibits in Court-pending

(Mr. T. H. King) asked for an order You had no will but you had a good to destroy the exhibits. He did not he memory-It has all come back to melieve there was any objection. since.

Can you account for him getting this power over you 1-3ly mind seemed to be wandering all the time.

Mr. d'Almada asked complainant to and he said that defendant

previous year, which shows a healthy commit suicide by shooting. On of them the Government during the last elections.explain how he had been imposed upan

progress, and with which I trust you will is dead, and the other is severely injured.

be satisfied. Your property has been well. keps up during the year out of current revenue, and in spite of the two typbcons I am glad to say we have not had to fall back on either the special repair or insurance funds. Last year 1 alluded to

"WHITE WOLF'S REIGN OF

TERROR.

ATLANTIC.

JAPANESE RELIEF FUND.

LONDON. February 6th. The Daily Mail makes known that the PERING. February 7th.

priz of £10,000 offered by it for the first The Latest news from Hankow report successful flight across the Atlantic will further successes on the part of White be competed for in the Autumn of this the possibility of selling two of your Wolf in Honaw. On the other hand, year by American and English aviators. oldest wooden boats. but I regret to say there is a want of proof as to whether the negotiations were unsuccessful. In explanation of the sum we reconniead the revolt in Anhur may be really being set aside for depreciation. I would ascribed to “White Wolf." remind you that five of the boats, those

EUROPEAN SERVICE. taken over from the Hongkong Steam Waterboat Company, are considerably THE PERUVIAN REVOLUTION. older than the rest. Three of these are

LONDON, February 6th. still in fairly good order, but two of

During the Peruvian Revolution the them we cannot expect to last very much longer, and it will probably be necessary Premier, Sr. Varela, was shot by the Lo replace at least one of them in the soldiery, and the President, Sr. Billing- near futuro. With regard to your invest-hurst, was imprisoned.

ments, although perhaps hardly neces- A. Provisional Government has been sary. I feel sure you will approve of our created and already acknowledged by the

clopting the usual course and writing Navy

them down to their market value on The news of the clip d'état has been a Blet December. Beyond these few disagreeable surprise to Washington, remarks, gentleman, I think the report and recounts call for no farther comment, where Sr. Billinghurst was well liked. It but before proposing their adoption. I is doubtful whether President Wilson will shall be pleased to answer to the best of acknowledge the new Government. my ability any questions you inay desire

to ask.

Thero being no questions the CHAIRMAN proposed the adoption of the report and accounts.

Mr. CRAPNELL seconded, and it was

curried unanimously.

THE GERMAN-BUILT SHIPS OF THE GRECIAN NAVY:

BERLIN, February oth

Mr. WEALL proposed the reelection of The Greek Minister of the Navy, in an Mr. A. O D. Gourdin as auditor at a interview, spoke with satisfaction of the remuneration of $100.

ships built in German yards.

Mr. BoxD seconded, and it was agreed to The CHAIRMAN-That is all the business, gentlemen. I thank you for your attendance Dividend warrants are how ready,

Archer nublic clock has been provided

in the Colony, The Nestle and Anglo-Swiss

ENTENTE BETWEEN ROUMANIA

AND GREECE.

BELI, February 6th.

The toasts exchanged at Bukarest

Milk Co. has placed one at the corner of between H.M. King Carol and the Greek

Arsenal. Street, where the passerby may Crown Prince mentioned the progress of lears the time, at any hour of the day or their

Dight, and be reminded of the "Milk-

maid" brand.

The Japanese Relief Fund Committee acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following further contributions:-

Previously acknowledged $1.120 25 The Hongkong and Kowloon

Wharf and Godown (5. 500

Total on the 7th.. $1.675

CHINESE AND THE CALENDAR.

A JUDGZ'S COMPLAINT. "The Chinese are getting into an objectionable habit of giving first the Chinese date and then the English date," said Justice Woodward in the Supreme Court. Ipoh, receatly. You never know where you are," added his Lordship,

and the dates beconie mixed up.”

Verfussin

common interests towards an

Entente.

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him.

fouched"

Could you not have kicked him out? I was powerless. I had no mind of my own.

Do you suggest if you were in a trance you would be able to tell us all that hap not my own. pened? It is ridiculous My mind was

further action.

TRAGIC SUNDAY MORNING. AFFAIR.

TWO CHINESE WOMEX SHOT;

At about 6 o'clock yesterday morning two women named Li Kam Lan and Wong Wong were shot by a inan at Complainant maintained - that he was No. 3, Graham Street. The former imposed upon. -

received two bullet wounds, and was Mr. d'Almada How were rou de removed to the Government Civil Hes- ceived He told you your past perfectly pital in a precarious condition. The accurately and your present; about the other was shot three times, and expired. A man is in custody. in connection with His Worship bound the defendants over in the sum of $100 to come un fer judgtha affair. ment when called upon. He warned them

future no one can say.

not to continue their practice, otherwise FATAL MOTOR CAR ACCIDENT AT they would be fiable to three months imprisonment.

CHINESE COOK STRANGLED;

The dead body of a cook named Yu Wing 18 years of age, was found in the cook hous: at the Naval Depot on Friday. A schoolboy found the deccased lying dead, bound land and foot. He had apparently been strangled. The deceased was employed by several Chineso en ployees of the Naval Dockyard Robbery appeared to be the motive, as several boxes were broken open and clothing and

money to the total value of $29 wolen..

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TSINGTAO.

TWO GERMAN BESIDENTS KILLED.

TSINGTAO, January 24th.

Take the turn

A fatal automobile accident occurred: at Syfang, a suburb of Tsingtao on Wednesday evening, the ad instant. Three men with a Chinese chauffeur were returning from a ride in the country, and as they were passing near a restaurant in Syfang, suddenly decided to turn in. Ono called to the driver, and he being unfortunately a man of insufficient ex- periance, attempted to when it was altogether too lite, consider- ing the speed and the shortness of the turn. The result was that the car plung- ed off the road and capsided over an embankment. One man, Mr. Valder, of Carlowitz & Co., sprang clear of the car and escaped with a broken arm, and some injury to his side. The two other men, Mr. Harr's and Mr. Kurschat, were caught under the overturned car and instantly killed...

So far as one can see there is no special blame to attach to anyone. It is just one of those inevitable sacrifices which are periodically made to speed and pleasure. It is altogether probable that a man of longer experience would not have at- tempted the turn on so short notice, as such matters are not so much a question,

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The driver was practically unhurt.-

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