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TELEGRAMS.

"[" DER OSTABIAFISCHER LLOYD"

SERVIUE.):

ILLNESS OF LORD CROMER.

LONDON, May 20th Lord Cromer is seriously ill. general decline of vital power is noticeable.

THE SUGAR DUTIES.

BERLIN, May 20th. The permanent Committee of the Suger Convention at Brussels has ordered a

bigher premium ..on Australian Japanese sugar,

THE KAISER.

mann-Hollwag.

and

BERLIN, May 20th.

SUPREME COURT,

Thursday, May 21st.

IN ORIGINÁL JURISDICTION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 22ND. 1914.

THE CHILDAR PIRACY

EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS.

At the Magistracy yesterday, applica, tion was made under oxtradition proceed

A LARGE OPIUM HAUL,

“WHAT A HOLE IN THE FLOOR REVES LARD,"

THE STEAMER TAKADAYS THE FOKUSEI-MARU AFFAIR.

_NEW___BRITIS]I INDIA. VESSEL DUE SHORTLY.

Tho now British India twin-screw vessel Takudu of 6,000 tons gross, and 4,200 ons net and 1,800 ih.p. is due in Calcutta from England on or about 8th

Penang on the 26th proximo of the steamer Thongir

UNDERWRITERS DISAGREE.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, MR. H. H. J. Lings by the Crown Solicitor (Mr. unlawful possession of 92 lbs of Persian proximo and will take the sailing from against the decision of the Marina Court

GUMPERTZ.

A CHANGE DF: AGENTS.

Barretto &

unde

become

Hodgson) for the surrender of eight men and one woman to the Chinese authorities, on a requisition from the

At the Magistracy yesterday, the bear as resumed of the case in which two Chinese were charged with being in

opium, 10 lbs. of Malwa opium, and 3 lbs. of morphine

The opium was found in a secret hole in the floor at No. 187, Des Voeux Rond West.

come about through the Kobe concern

the Tokyo company thinks that it is

sci-mart, which foundered in the river We have already reported that Mr. Jahigaki Kumataro, owner of the Hoku near Shanghai after collision with the P&O steamer Oriental,

appealad of Inquiry at Shanghal. According to Japanese papers, trouble has now arisen The any Cette says she has bees insurance of the vessel. It is stated that between the underwriters regarding the Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Tatub of Canton, alleging that they

specially built for the Calcutta, Straits, the atanmer is insured for Y100,000 with Mr. C. F. Mason, of Mosers, d'Almada committed the crime of armed piracy on

China, Japan trade and is of the shelter the Kobo Marine and Fire Insurance Mason) applied on behalf of the board the Childar, a ship then flying the Mr R. D. Hutchison (Superintendent castle. She is 430 feet long and 58 feet vessel with the Tokyo Marine Insurance dook class with poop, bridge and for Company, and the latter re-insured the International Petroleum Company, under Norwegian flag, in the high seas off of lusports and Exports) prosecuted, and broad and is fitted with all the latest Company. When the news of the disaster the Ordinance, for permission to alter the Mantosan Isinnd, about 45 miles from the Hon. Mr. II. E. Pollock, K.O improvements and conveniences for was received the Tokyo company pro- Memorandum of Association so that Hongkong, on the 16th March, 1014.

The Crown Solicitor first called Mr. J. defended the second inan, and Mr.is specially constructed for the carriage but the Kobe concern did not agros to the (instructed by Mr. O. E. H. Beavis), carrying first class, second class and posed that the work of salvage been Arratoon V. Apcar & Co, should be mu

antive passengers and cargo. The poop trusted to the Shanghai Dook Company, ngents of the Company in place of A. E. Bullock Chief Clerk in the Davidson the Aret..

of matches. She has accommodation for proposal. The Kobe insurance company Co who have

Colonial Secretary's Office, who produced

Mr. Pollock, on behalf of the second 50 first class and 50 second class passen dispatched Ma. Matsuda, a

a salvago con bankrupt. Mr. Alabaster mentioned that the requisition received in Hongkong defendant, stated that the back room gets. The accommodation for native tractor, to Shanghai from Japan, hat by passengers, loaves nothing to be desired, the time he arrived the steamer was su the Company was incorporated in the from the Tutub of Canton.

where the opium and morphine were found while that for the first and second claas deeply erabedded in the sand that salvago year 1010 and registered under the Com- The Crown Solicitor observed that the was sub-let by the second defendant to is exceptionally good. The first class was thought impossible. Mr. Matsuda H. the Kaiser paid a long visit to office was situated in the Colony to his Worship, but he would have to to rent a room, and knew that previouslyclass dining saloon, music rooni and Pany consider that the total loss has nies Ordinace 1683: The registered to his Warsnip, but he would have; to the Hop loop. He heard, they wanted state rooms are very large, and niny and the plate returned, pogardlinks win cercand are situated in the bridge. The as fruitles. The Tokyo insurance com the Imperial Chancellor, Herr v. Beth- capital being 81,000,000, divided into prove that there was a piracy aboard this they had rented the top floor of a build-smoking room are on the bridge deck refusing assent to the first proposal for 150,000 shares of 810 each, 49,910 of whichip, and the evidence he would producing a few doors away, As it would be and are largo, airy and exceptionally the prompt salvage of the vessel Henes

connecting the nine prisoners with the convenient for him his family going furuished had been issued and were fully paid up affair would be of a very substantial home to the country, and as it would sound class accommodation is near justified in rejecting the claim for the The main purpose for which the Company character in regard to the first aix. In

the bridge and consists of four and 2 amount re-insured. The matter is likely was established was for the produce, regard to the other three, the evidence bring in a sum to assist in paying the three burth roonis and a very high class to become the subject of a law-suit and manufacture and to deal" in oils and oil | against them would be that they were rental, he let the back room to the Hop silost. As a large number of Chinese in being watched with much interest by products, am and buy lead in oil and oil against the he would act th

Loong for #5 a month. The defendant recond class passengers are carried, insurance people! conscl quoted law on the subject.

second clars galley has been fitted for A Shanghai telegram to the Asahi 1in crude and pure petroleum, alleged at any rate, it would not bend known these people for some time, their convenience, All the public rooms grant the work of floating the adent in

proved that they were actually on board and he believed that the Hop Loong were are fitted with complete system of lekusei-mart has been commenced His Lordship granted the application the Childar at the time of the piracy, but a decent and respectable. He had electric heating the heater being what the mar Jagan Chronicted

not the smallest idea that the room would is known as the Tricity ship ont rin conditional upon a further affidavit being the evidence he would submit was be used for any improper purpose, such consequence of He wm Iving rela as smuggling of opium or morphine. and fire 30 feet lifeboats besides a gig tions, this thin les fourteen to fost boing accessorios to this crime of piracy. He was perfectly bonu-fide. As a matter and dingy, Refrigerating chambers of The first man was arrested at No. 3 of fact, his client was not in good health 2,000 cubic feet capacity worked by a The Praya, Macao. He (the Crown himself, and he went away to a place in Haslam's dry air machine are also Solicitor) would show that before the piracy his headquarters were at No. 214, the neighbourhood of Swatow, where he fitted. The vessel, on her trials, attained an average speed of 14.088 kuuts per remained for three or four months. He hour. Reclamation Street, Yaumati, and that

seemed to have gono sway about the 14th was an important address in this case,

January, and came back on the 26th

police come and arrested him. second defendant had left the first defon dant in charge of the business, and the latter was undoubtedly entrusted by the second defendant with considerable powers of management. As a matter of fact, the second defendant not being in

INTERPORT CRICKET.

HONGKONG ELEVEN LEAVE FOR SHANGHAI..

The Hongkong team left for Shanghai by the P. and O. mail yesterday. The players who form the team are:-B. Hancock (Captain), T. E. Pearce, A. Â. Claxton, Capt. Matthews, O. R. Sayer, HO Bagnall, R. A. Stoken, K. R. Macaskill, R. E. O. Bird, R. N. Anderson and E. B. Reed, with U. E. Donelly as twelfth roan.

The team' is a sound batting combina- tion, but the bowling is admittedly on the weak side. The new arrival, Stokes, who can bowl a good fast ball may find That

Wise

| filed.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. :

HEFORE ME. F. H. HAZELAND, PUISNE Jupas.

ANOTHER ADJOURNMENT.

was not

sufficient to warrant their committal as

The

the Shanghai ground to his liking Tho the Pan Store, . S. MacKnight, of the hatched, coneccted, and organised from April, only about four days before the being anything might happen..

Hongkong team may be quite able to make a lot of runs but the difficulty will be to prevent Shanghai doing likewise However, the players left in the best of spirits and are determined to make a great effort,

S. E. Green, who also forms one of the party, will represent the Colony at tennis. in the singles, and will partner It. Hancock in the doubles,

A meeting of the local selection com- mittee, appointed in connection with the approaching match was held at Shang- hai last week,

when the following soven players were chosen to represent Shanghai:

Captain . M. Barrett, Mesurs. Y Hanning, A. L. Lanning HB.

Lo Shin Ki, trading under the style of Naval Fard. The claim was for $1,056.71 for goods supplied, 256.71 having been waived for the purposes of jurisdiction. Mr. G. K. Norrington (of Mr. G. E. Brutton's office) was for plaintiff, and Mr. Crowther Smith appeared for defendant."

because it appeared that the piracy was this place, and it was largely that address which connected the last three prisoners, The evidence was clear in regard to the first man; that he was actually on board the Childur at the time of the piracy, and that he took an exceedingly active part, They were fortunate in having secured

DRY AMERICAN NAVY.

WHY MR.DANTIER BANB STRONG DRINK.

A New York message says:- The controversy provoked by the order abolishing strong drink at naval messes, which it in expected will shortly be extended to the army meases, continues unabated.

Speaking at New York, Mr. Josephus

to that of the First Lord of the Admiral-

This was a part heard case, having been his arrest, as he appeared to have been robust health, the charge of the business Daniels, who occupies a position similar

adjourned several times for the atten- dance of a witness who was considered to be essential to the plaintiff's case the manager of the firm-who on ench

party

was handed

over to him before

more or less the ringleader of the He was clearly identified by a man who the arrests. He would ask his Worship was on board the Childer who was not to believe that the second defendant had there as a pirate, and who in no sense no knowledge whatsoever of the secret

INTIMATIONS

CHS. J. GAUPP & CO.,

WATCHMAKERS

AND

JEWELLERS.

in England, defended the order on SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL the ground that strong drink had been abolished on the lower deck and, to be logical and fair, they must have similar

"Ollerdessen, J. A: Quayle, R. A. Brand Occasion was stated to be in Canton took any part in the piracy. He was a hole in the floor, that he was perfectly restrictions for the ward room and gun

and F. W. Potter..

It is probable, says the Mercury, that either Decks or Haynes will be chosen 28 wicket-keeper, while, for the remaining places, the following will no doubt stand

chance i-E. W. Stagg, C. G. Hum phreys and Dr. H. H. Morriss

HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUB.

The outries for the meeting to be held on Saturday, 20th May, are as follows:-- 1.—Threz Quarter MILE BAGE :-

Pitoorthia.

Brown Boy. Lorenzo (Arravand). Valsalini.

Fluke.

Duaio

Brympton.

"TENT". PEGOING : —

Rosario. Springwood.

Mr. Blason and Bir. David.

Mr. Thicknesso and Mr. Hastings.

Capt. Edye and Mr. Rawlinson.

Mr. Aston and Mr. Harvey..

Air. Clarke and Mr. Elwes,

Mr. Lawder and Mr. Master. Capt. Hattoraley-Smith and Capt. Coo Lieut. Popo and Lieut. McGillewio. CYMRHANA STAKES --

Ainun Ra.. anhland.

Nigorian Chief.

Roman Chief.

Sir Galahad.

Cilgwyn.

Blascotte.

Vadvem.

Joss Mighty. Soi Kwai. Dumfries. Crown Astor. Sweet William. Monarch Dahlia.

When the case was called on Mr. Norrington said that this person was still in Canton. He had been asked to attend, but replied that he was afraid to come to Hongkong because of plague.

The case was adjourned until the 9th inst., plaintiff to pay the costs of the day.

MACAO NOTES.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT]

Chinese detective, in the employ of the Chinese authorities, and he went on there were rumours that this piracy was board the Childar because apparently going to occur. A certain quantity of clothing, alleged to belong to members of the

crew, was found at the house where the first man

was arrested; He was also identified by other persons as having been at No. 214, Reclamation Street before the piracy. The next four prisoners were arrested at

innocent, and that he had no knowledge that the preinises were being used for the purpose of smuggling opium,

The case was remanded.

HONG KONG ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS.

room messesme

INSTRUMENTS.

He referred to the abolishing of drink ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. by many leading railroad companies in the United States at clubs for engineers. and fromen on their systems,

You take no chance with the engineer of your train,” said Mr. Daniels. Why then should you seriously ask me to take chances with those who direct the move ments of our battleships?

The wreck of a battleship, the loss DIVIDEND OF 12 PER CENT FOR 1913 of a critical battle and the honour of our country may easily hinge upon one of Mr. J. Stodeet Kennedy, General many roof in the varied and complex duties those great masses of machinery Manager of the Hongkong Electric Fram called battleships have created. ways Co., Ltd,, informs us that be is in receipt of a cable from hig Directors advising that a dividend at the rate of

been declared

the samo house, and were found in posses The Governor of Kwangtung paid a sion of clothing belonging to members visit to the Colony on Wednesday. The of the crew. The third man was wearing cruiser, on anchoring outside the harbour, a jacket belonging to the assistant satuted the port and the Monte fort compradore, who identified him and for the six months ended 31st December, replied. A salute was also fired as the several other as being on board the 1014, and will be paid on and after the remove, the 40th Pathans on April 19th General landed at the Kwangiang's Childar. The Chinese detective identified gth May to all shareholders who were on wharf, which was gaily decorated with all the first thres, and the assistant

[20 per cont. per

flags and flowers for the occasion. After compradore the fourth and fifth. The the register on the 20th May. inspecting the guard of honour, His sixth man was arrested at No. 309, Main

Excellency proceeded to Government House and tifined with the Acting Governor. General Lung is expected to stay in the Colony two or three days.

THE NEW GOVERNOR.. Senhor Carlos Maia, the now Governor of the Colony, is expected to reach Macao

4. LADIES NOMINATION-Divided into in the first week of June. Senhor Main

(0) Fluke

two races-

Роразин.

Brympton. The Cat. Duning

Springwood..

Candy Kid.

Tangu

Valaulini

(b) Joy.

Ainourer. Unity.

Flying Kangaroo, Buttercup."

Sniff (Blise).

Gingor.

Liebgosang

Flotia

Magpie Wixcombe HANDICAP POR BUBSCRIPTION GRIF-

Lindner G. (Somerant},Ignorance

Amun Ba..

Vedeem

Pilcortbio.

Rosario.

Lorenzo (Arravand). Tango, Cilgwyn.

3rch Dublin.

Fluke

ONE-AND-A-TARTER MIF HANDICAP

Itoman Chief.

Mallard

Unity.

Nigerian Chief.

Flying Kengame.

Macock. Pickle Bird. Machlock

Sir Galahad.

Brown Boy, as

slascotto.

Jose Mighty

Sweet William.

was formerly an officer in the gunboat Rio Lima,

NEW PROTECTOR OF CHINESE.

News has reached the Colony that the son-in-law of Senhor Aringa, President of the Portuguese Republic, is on his way tako up the post of Chinese

put to Procurator.

THE 10TH PATHANS.

After having been long expecting to

sailed for Hongkong in the R.M.8. Dufferin The regiment will be much missed, as it

The interim dividend for the first six of pictures has added a distinct touch

Thus the dividend for the year 1813 works out at 121 per cent. For the year me

1912 it was 73 per cent.

months of 1013 was at the rate of 5 por social amenities generally daxing its stay. cent. per annum.

The 40th Pathana en the march with their native pipes and drums shrilling and rumbling and with the men now and most stirring things Calcutta has seen again raising a wild shout was one of the

of recent years, while the pipe-haud a mastery over the Scottish variety has | often been admired at many functions and especially in the Zoological Gardens un & Sunday evening. The Regiment had a good hockey team --Empire.

-ANGLO-JAPANESE ECONOMIC

Street, Macdo, and he was also identified as having been on hoard the Childar. A pair of trousers belonging to a member of the crew was found in his possession He (the Crown Solicitor) did not thick there could be the slightest doubt that they were one and all on board the pirated vessel as pirates. Other evidence against then was that they were frequently together in Hongkong just

[HOW TO"EXPLOIT CHINA: before the piracy. The evidence against the-seventh prisoner (the woman) would Count Okuma's suggestion of an Anglo- be that she assisted the pirates, and that Japanese Economic Alliance has aroused she was with these pirates at No. 814, a great deal of interest in Japan and Reclamation Street. She received after abroad. The Jiji quotes a certain the piracy a letterstron Macao, from one authority" to the following effect

ALLIANCE.

a.

NOT NORMAL.

BIG NAMES FOR LITTLE HABITS,

Here are a few of the new names that

slicnists have introduced to describe cer-

SUN GLASSES.

SILVER AND PRINCE'S PLATE.

Representatives MAPPIN & WEBB, LTD..

LONDON.

ALEXANDRA

BUILDINGS

CHATER ROAD.

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C.

(ESTABLISHED 1864),

SOLE AGENTS FOR

COCHRANE'S

ALE.

&

of the pirates, asking her to send money, have not heard yet whether the Japanese fain aberrations of the mind that are not and there would be evidence that this Government has in contemplation a 10sanity but that are classified as psy-

choses, being indications of a condition CANTRELL woman was claiming a share in the piracy, scheme to extend the Anglo-Japanese that is not exactly normal. Most of us GABDIAC SURGERY.

and was very annoyed that she did not political Alliance on an economic basis, have some one or more of them. Most of When, a few years ago, a wound in a get bar share. Also, it would be proved, Bome officials have entertained the them aro merely bad habits, expressive

that she want to No. 37, The Praya, idea that the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of the nervous strain of modern life. man's heart was stitched up it was incao, with money for the pirate. A would be strengthened by imparting an The following taken from an account DRY GINGER thought one of the greatest triumphs of to the remaining two men, it would be economic character to it. Unfortunately in a scientific magazine of a recent con

But the proved that they were at No. 214, the economic interests of Japan and gress of neurologists and nerve special- surgery an, indeed, it was. suggestion made to the American Reclamation Street conferring with the Great Britain in China have been ists, are few of the more novel tormis Surgical Association by Dr. Alexis Carel, first six men. They went there several regarded as condicting; but when their they used in their addresses and in their whose work has already won him the times, but he could not prove tust tuey practical aims are considered in a debaten : Nobel Prizo, fairly takes our breath were on board the Childar, although dispassionate manner it will be seun Mistakoshepromenta→ The common away. His experiments lead us to expect there was evidence of identification in that the interests of the two countries lie habit that young men have of pulling Now EXPORTED TO HONGKONG that in a short time surgeons will open regard to the ninth men, a European along the same lines. Amongst the their budding moustachen the living heart and cauterise the valves engineer on the Childer picking him an economic enterprises in China there are todactylomania-The habit of putting Owing to the large number of entries whose lesions give rise to that great but saying he was not quite certain not a tow which might be conducted co- the little finger into the ear and agitating FOR THE IRST VIME, BUT LONG

group of complaints which are popularly £uropean rarely would say he was sure for the Lules Nomination Race, the Com-known as heart disease. So far, this in regard to identification of a Chines Pratively by Britain and Japan to it violently-

common advantage. For instance, ip

Strebsorhabdomain Twirling the TAMOUS AT HOME AND IN THE mitteo kayo decided to run two races, with amazing surgery lus only been attempted among a crowd. It seemed to him that separato prizes for each, putting subserinon animals, but in a large number of evidence was fairly strong, and the case of the mining industry, the unbrella as one walks. tion grilins which have not played Pole experiments only two deaths have taught it was seficient Anotzer Japanese might prospect for mines and Onipagoma-Biting the nails,

COLONIES ASTHE FINEST regularly in A Close und Polo Ponies in occurred, and boil. those were due to important witness would tell his Werahie Le English furnish capital to work them. Stamadactylomanin The habit, so technical mistakes, which would not Unt he knew these men, and that he me By this means mutual benefits would be common among babies, but by no means occur agam. The most extraordinary that before this piracy occurred the men gained. It is to be hoped that a way uncommon among adults, of keeping a AROMATIC part of these oporations is the rusthod had a number of automatic pistola hidden lay be payed for joint management by finger in the mouth. Captain A, Sommerville, of the sir, employed to make them possible. The in a falen-bottomed box at No. 214, business-men of both countries in such Harmoniomania Beating a tattoo ON THE MARKET. Telung, has received from President heart is short circuited for the time Reclamation Street He would tell the enterprises, When the economic inti- with the finger tips. upon the window, Yuran Shib-kut the cold medal and boing by an arrangement of forceps, Court that he lived there a certain time macy of the two countries in China is the table, or other furniture o which close all the great blood vessels with these ten, and he would say increased, the Anglo Japanese Alliance decoration of the Red Cross Society of communicating with it, and it is found also that these men did actually go on will become so much the stronger. All China, together with a diploma con- that the circulation can be shut off for as board the Childur, with pistols strapped who would welcome such an access, 01 long as two minute and a half without round their legs and other parts of their strength will urge Japanese busines mer ferring upon him for life the membership causing death. To the marvels of modern bodies, and that this false bottomed box to perfect schemes to this end, so that the of the above Society, in appreciation of surgery there is no end, but this operat was taken on board the Childar by the idea of forming an economic Alliance his conduct whilst in durce of the Roding on the vary iuterior of the heart itself female defendant

~~ |-in-China, between Japan and England Cross operations at Nanking in Benten seems to us to surpass everything of which Sergeant Brown was then called to give may be realised in the near future

medical science has dreamed. The Times evidence, after which the caso WAI

Japan Chronicle justly calls it revolutionary

remanded

*** Clas

ber, 1913

GINGER ALE

Trepodamania Moving the lege ner PER DOZ. PINTS $3.20 vously, Kratopomania Crossing the egs one over the other and pulling up the trowers leg to reveal the socks,

To these curiosities may be added those

more serious psychoses which are signs of

SPLITS $2.60

$41 though perhaps only slight mental SEND FOR A FREE SAMPLE, lerangement, namely, “zgoraphobia" or

| dread of open places, and "kleistophbis

or dread of enclosed places,