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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1914.

TELEGRAMS. TELEGRAMS.

["DEK OSTASIATISCHER LLOYD" SERVICE.)

CHINA SERVICE:

ENQUIRIES REGARDING FOREIGN

TRADE.

PERING, Juno 30th,

1 DER OSTASIAT SCHER ZZOYDS

SERVICE

ANOTHER RECORD FLIGHT 7:

BERLIN, June zath.

SANITARY BOARD.

The fortnightly nesting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday Mr. D. W Tratman presided, and those also present veru

ero Dr. F. Clark (Medical Officer of Health), Mr. Chan Kai Ming, Colonel Irgiu, Mr. P. W. Goldring, Hon. Mr. A. F. Churchill (Director of Public Works), Bon A. A Hewett, Dr. Mr. Ng Hon Tsz, and Mr. E. W. Hamil Fitzwilliams, Hon Mr. E. R. Hallifos, ton Secretary).

At the aerodrome at Johannisthal a now world's record has con established by Werner and Landmann, who acccm. The Chinese Foreign Ofier, le Minisplished the distance of 1,900 kilometres tries of Trade and of the Interior are at in an unbroken flight lasting $1 hoursÎN OLD QUESTION. present engaged in making enquiries on and 49 minutes the statistics of China's foreign trade,- viz, firstly, as regards the location of foreign trade at the opon treaty ports, and in the railway-sones:-secondly, the

THE GERMAN DERBY

BERLIN, June 29th,

COMPANY MEETING.

THE HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED,

An extraordinary general meeting of the above was held at the offices of the

general

THE HONGKONG BANK CASE.

EVIDENCE OF CAPTAIN-SUPER-

INTENDENT OF POLICE.

The case in which Antonio Filomeno Remedios, aged 28, a olerk in Messrs. manngers, MC881's. Jardine, Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s office, and Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday. The Hop. Mr. D. Landale presided, and those the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, are Reginald Oliviera Gutierrez, a clerk in also present were Messrs. F. Maitland, salting Committee), C. C. F. Cunning G. W. Barton-and C. 8. Gubhay (Con-

ham, G. E. Haxton, Hu Fook, E, D. F. Beith, A. H. M. da Silva and O Osmund, with Mr. F. Hall, Acting Secretary.

The Acting Secretary read the notice convening the meeting, after which ⠀⠀ ́ This menting is called in order to confirm The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen

foreign trade outside of those spheres,Oppenheim's Ariel; the Austrian and Wing Wo Road, should be refused the resolutions which wore passed at the

thirdly, the number and names of persons

Dorby winner was fourth.

TO NORWAY.

The Hou, Mr, HEWETT moved that the application to erect water closets on new premises to be erected on Praya Reclama tion to Marine: Lot No. 638, Connaught The Gerrain Derby was won by Baron Road Central, Des Voeux Road Central The question, he said, was an old one, and when such applications had come and the Nations participating in such THE KAISER'S PROJECTED VISIT forward he had consistently opposed them trade; fourthly, the diversity of such

when they referred to Chinese establish trade.

BERLIN, June 29th.

ments. He did not think it was desirable HM the Kaiser has deferred, but not absolutely necessary on the lower levels to have more water closets than were given up, his trip to Norway.

of Hongkong In that connection, some thing would be brought before the Board at the next meeting. The Government had had to remove water closets on many occasions from Chinese buildings on the sea-front, and to allow this application would be setting a bad precedent.

THE NEW MINING LAWS.

PERING, June 30th. Chang Chion has requested the Presi don't to scrutinize the new Mining Laws

and institute a searching revision

(AN EXAMPLE TO TUTUHS."?

PEKING, JoaB-20th--~ The Tutuh of Chekiang reports that he is able to tarn over the Central

Government thres million dollars, after having covered the expenditures of the Provincial

Government, the amounte

neossary for the repayment of the Carlowitz Loan and the redemption of the military bank-notes, as well as the provincial loans. The Tutph has been rewarded, with the fourth rank of the

Order of Merit, and has been cited as an example for the other Tutuhs.

AN ADVANCE BY THE QUINTUPLE GROUP.

PERING, June 30th.

The Shun Tien Jih Pao reports that the representatives of the Quintuple Loan Group have promised Chow Tze Chi £2,000,000 only as an advance and only on account of the Coinage Reform.

EUROPEAN SERVICE.

THE TRAGEDY IN BOSNIA.

BERLIN, June 29th. The assassins affirm that they have acted from nationalist motives, and have no accomplices. Many arrests have taken place in Bosnia and Austria.

The Emperor Franz Josef was deeply Inoved on receiving the news, but was composed and has not interrupted his work.

HM the Kaiser arrived at Berlin to day and goes to Vionna to take part in the obsequiee

Are” unanimousin

Austrisa papera Ar saying that the outrago had its origin in political causes. The late Archduke was assassinated because he was an adversary of the Pan-Servian idea. There are many indications of a widely-spread Pan Servian conspiracy. It is said that the Archduko had been warned by St. Petersburg repeatedly, also by the Servian Legation at Vienna.

The obituary notices agree that the Monarchy's prospects for the future are destroyed, and all the peoples under the rule of the House of Hapsburg are enjoined to show unanimous fidelity towards the Emperor Franz Josef.

The Bourses are tolerably quiet, Both the Archduke and his Consort were hit in the main arteries. One of the assassins has confessed to having got. the bomb at Belgrade. Martial law has been declared at Serajewo. At Vienne, Buda-Peath and other places there were anti-Berb demonstrations.

The murdered Archduke and his Consort will be interred at the castle of Artstetten on the Danube, near Tochtern.

H.H. the Pope was affected by fainting. attacks when he received the news from Serajewo

LONDON, June 29th. The murder of the Archduke and his Consort has evoked the deepest sympathy

THE SITUATION IN ALBANIA.

BERLIN, June 29th. Admiral Moret has declined to accept the resignation of the Albanian Cabinet.

Armed bands have invaded Southern Albaria under the command of Greek officers

PERSIA'S FINANCES.

Londoy, June 28th.

The Hon Mr HALLIFAX Seconded, and upon the voting being aqual, the CuAIR- man gave his vote in favour of the Hon. Mr. HEWELT's motion, the application being thas refused.

The Hon. Mr. HEWETT also objected to

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The Captain-Superintendent, proceed- ing, said that Remedios denied all knowledge of the letters. Witness Inter ordered his removal to the Central Police Station. In his capacity of Supor intendent of Victorie Gaol he had opened two latters and a postcard, addressed to Antony & Company, of which A. F Mr. Crow questioned how Mr. Lowis Remedios was the managing partner.

evidence, and the prosecuting solicitor was going to get these documents in as? said that letters addressed to a man in

when his premises were searchi gaol, were in exactly the same position as letters found on a man when arrested, or

charged with conspiring to defraud the

large sums of money on the 4th May and Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of divers

divers dates before and after again camo His Worship thought that the prosecn- before Mr. Wood yesterday tion would have to prove that the name

Mr. D. Lewis (of Messrs, Jomson, defendant's

of the addressee WAS one of the. Stokes & Master) prosecuted. Inspector Hon. Mr. Messer-When the first Terrett represented the police, Mr. A. B. defendant was searched I saw business Crow was for Remedios, and Mr. J. & Co. in his possession. In fact he defendant (Gutierrez).

cards hearing the inscription Gardiner appeared for the seemed admitted that he was Antony & Co, in Antony

the Bank. It is common knowledge. Also, besides the letters. I have mentioned, other letters, of a business nature, were Remedios was in gaol, and he received addressed to Antony & Co. while them. The first letter was dated from Penang the 3rd June, and had been in

Dear Lyndhurst.. Maurice Riley card was from Colombo, and was signed the PO box for some time. It began The post-

The Captain-Superintendent of Police extraordinary general meeting of the (Hon. Mr. Mellvaine Messer) deposed Company field on 4th inst, having for that on the 29th May he received a letter their object the adoption of the revised containing cortain papers from the set of Articles which have been circulated Singapore Police. Among the papors to all shareholders long since I do not were a typewritten copy of a typewritten into any explanation, and with your ing to be that on the typewritten letter, think that it is necessary for me to enter lettor, a tracing of a signature, purport permission I will now put the formal and a photographed copy of a letter, resolution.

The CHAIRMAN then proposed

That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to its objects be altered so as to read as in the print signed by the Chairman of the meeting for the purposes of identifica

Mr. MAITLAND seconded, and this was ananiniously agreed to.

The CHAIRMAN also proposed; —

That the new Articles already approved by this meeting and for the purpose of identification subscribed by the Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby

together with a copy of the envelops in which the original letters were contained. He caused certain enquiries to be made, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Bank to make special enquiries, and in was warned. Witness was asked by the

accordance with this request he went to the Bank on the 4th June,

Witness interviewed the second defendant in the Prosence of Mr. Barlow and Inspector Terrett. He had at that time no infen- tion of arresting him. The second

The Times publishes a report from the application to erect 30 water closets approved, and that such Articles be and defendant was asked to write his name

Teheran that the Persian Anances are totally deranged. The treasury bonds cannot be redeemed and the gendarmerie receive no payment. The collapse of the administration is only a question of time and an early re-opening of the Persian question between St. Petersburg and London is probable.

AN ANCHOR LINER ASHORE

LONDON, June 29th:

The str. California of the Anchor Line has run upon the rocks on the Irish Coast during a fog and is in a procarions condition, although the people aboard, numbering about one thousand, are safe. Other ships are standing by to render

assistance.

Articles thereof;

Detective-Sergeant Clarke gave evidence. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s pre- to searching the first defendant's desk at mises, in the presence of the first defen- dant, who held up the lid while the corner of the desk he found the cablegram witness searched. In the right-hand produced.

Mr. Lewis then asked for & week's remand. He had to get evidence from outside the Colony, E MAT

His Worship renianded the case until Tuesday next, at 9.30 a.m.

INTIMATIONS

they are hereby, adopted as the Articles and address, and this he did. After this of the Company in substitution for, and witness began dictating from the photo CHS. J. GAUPP to the exclusion of, all the existing graphed letter, holding the letter in such a position that Gutierrez could not see it Witness started with Now everything concerning," and the defen dant wrote as far as ** cone in the wordWATCHMAKERS

Mr. BAUTON seconded, and this was unanimously approved.

This was all the business.

in two blocks of building on Inland Lot No. 1829 May Road, remarking that great expense was caused by the mains being broken and the consequent search for the injury. He thought the conditions pre-

the erection of such closets. The mains vailing hore were quite unsuitable for

got broken, the sewage matter accumu-

THE MORRISON LIBRARY lated, and this might lead to a serious

Arising out of the ex-parte motion of outbreak of typhoid fever. If

If they the Attorney-General in March last for granted this application they would have the transference of the Morrison collec to do so in other cases, and quite a num-tion of books from the City Hall to the berof houses were being erected along University, the Attorney-General (Mr. J. H. Komp) made formal application Supreme Court yesterday. Ho men for the final order to be made at the tioned to his Lordship that the first application was made on March 23rd, as the result of a petition, and instructions were then given by the Chief Justice that in the Gazette and some local papers to the proposed change should be advertised Allow the public, if they to desired, to make an objection. The advertisements been made, and he now asked that the order should be finally made.

Robinson Road and Kennedy Road. application concerned houses which were The CHAIRMAN pointed out that this

being erected for Europeans,

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS asked if the roots of banyan trees had not been known to damage the mains.

The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORES said there had been cases where the roots of

& CO.,

AND

JEWELLERS.

concerning, when he stopped, being uncertain whether the second syllable should or should not commence with ana."

Ho also asked the man to Write Lionel Lyndhurat," which he did. words written by the defendant, whet The witness was about to produce the Mr. Gardiner objected, and said that Mr. with no intention of arresting Gutierrez. Messer had said that he went to the Bank SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL Apparently he went there to test whether. this photographed letter which he had în his possession corresponded with the handwriting of the second defendant.

His Worship-That is right. The Captain Superintendent of Police

Mr. Gardiner There is no evidence before your Worship so far that Mr..

AN INDIAN CONSTABLE'S STORY. the banyan tree had been known to get had been inserted, but no objections had-Yes, that was one of the reasons.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before into the joints of the pipes, and when Mr. J. R. Wood, the manager of the Connaught Aerated Water Works, a Chinese, was charged with causing an obstruction outside his premises at No. 68, Queen's Road East, ⠀⠀⠀

Indian Constable 370 deposed that at about 2.15 p.m. on the 24th June he saw 10 boxes, two baskets of straw, and several pieces of boarding on the foot path, which caused an obstruction. He | asked the occupier to remove the articles, and he agreed to do so as soon as he had gone. At 4 p.m., however, the boxes and baskets were still there splet

Defendant alleged that the constable's story was false, and denied causing an obstruction. He called Mr. Alexander P. Storrie, of 13, Beaconsfield Arcade, who stated that he know the premises vers well. He was there on the 24th June, and saw no boxes or baskets outside during the time he was there, from 2,30 to 3.15 p.m.

The constable was recalled by the Magistrate, and affirmed that his story

was true,

His Worship told him that he was of opinion it was not true

t

to tell lies. If he did not do his duty he The constable said it did him no good would be reported by his Inspector.

Inspector McHardy, in reply to his Worship, said that as far as he could make out the Indian constable had been in the habit of going into this Water Factory for a bottle of lemonade,

His Worship asked why he passed the application for a summons, and the Inspector replied that he did not know anything about the defence, and had to believe the Indians was

His Worship remarked that this was. the second case of a similar nature that day, in which the same defence was raised He asked Inspector MeHardy whether he had enquired into that case.

Inspector McHardy Yes, your Wor ship. There was some obstruction, but very little

His Worship said that the Inspector would have to watch his men. The Indian constable was fined 85, and the defendant discharged.

A WINGED LINER.

BIPLANE TO CARRY 60 PEOPLE

It is sunounced from Moscow, says Daily Mail correspondent, that M. Sikorski the Russian airman and

in Great Britam. HM the King has aeroplane constructor, is building a cancelled the Court Ball The Press takes gigantic aeroplane to carry sixty pas

ther pessimistic views for the future of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and regards ths outrage as the outcome of a great conspiracy of the southern Slays

sengers M. Sikorski has already achieved fame by constructing and flying the largest and most powerful aeroplane in existence. In a flight at St. Petersburg in March M. Sikorski took up aixteen pussengers and a dog, and was aloft for. one hour and a half.

these breakages had been discovered they

bad been replaced by

iron pipes. He did not think that any expense had been incurred in that way this year. They had adopted a method, which had been successful in other places, of placing salt in the joints of the pipes, which was sup posed to cause the roots of the trees to curl upwards and away from the joints. He added that there was no difficulty in finding the breakages, which were now very easy to find by way of the man-holes, The Hon. Mr. HEWETT'S motion was not seconded.

Mr. GOLDRING then proposed that the application be granted.

was carried.

Dr. FITZWILLIAMS seconded, and this

On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, it was agreed to refuse the application for per mission to erect two urinals at St Stephen's College Inland Lot No. 601, Bonham Road.

BREACHES OF THE BUILDING ORDINANCE It was reported that proccedings were taken in five cases for breaches of the Public Health and Building Ordinanco during the month of May,

HAT RETURNS.

Jane 20th was, in Victoria: 1,050 rets The rat return for the week ending

caught, 10 of which were infected; Kowloon: 320 rats caught, four of which were infected. This gives a total of 2,270 rats caught, 23 being plague-infected.

His Lordship made the order.

INSTRUMENTS.

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SUN GLASSES.

Messer warned or cautioned the defen- SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. dant.

His Worship said the best-thing-would

THE WEST RIVER FLOODS.

The Tung Wa Hospital begs to bo to note Mr. Gardiner's objection, and acknowledge with thanks the following to this Mr. Gardinor agreed. donations to the Flood Relief Fund

Already acknowledged 812,600 Mr. Lo Kun Ting Messrs. Kung Yuen Messrs. Tuen Fat Hong

Mr. Crew referred to the publicity

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the two letters read by Mr. Lewis at the

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His Worship said that there was no doubt the Press had acted within their rights, and were perfectly entitled to publish the lotters. The Press, however, would no doubt give assistance to the Court by refraining from publishing any evidence to which objection was taken by the defence,

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TYPHOON WARNING,

Continuing his evidence, the Captain Superintendent of Police said he com pared the handwriting on the photo- graphed letter with the specimen sub- initted by the second defendant, - and pointed out certain conclusions at which ho had arrived.

Mr. Gardiner objected to any statement made by the second defendant going down on his Worship's notes as evidence. He thought it was clearly inadmissible.

His Worship There are so many cases

aren't there 7:

CALDBECK,

MACGREGOR&C.

(ESTABLISHED 1864).

Mr. Lewis-I may quote Sir Henry BROOKE'S

The messages quoted below were received either be made of from the Manila Observatory at 9.45 8.11. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Bouthern Formosa, moving NN.WA

direction unknown.

Cyclone or typhoon S. of Guan,

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE yesterday

CLUB DE REOSEID CIVIL SERVICE

The above match was played on the former's ground and resulted in a win for the home team by 7 games. The scores were:

63 games. 46

Club de Recreio Civil Service

Mr Lewis-I may quote Sir Henry Hawkins on the point, your Worship. His Worship Yes, I know the case. His Worship admitted the evidence provisionally, and the Captain-Superin- A telegram received from the Manila tendent of Police then related the con Observatory at 5.57 pm yesterday re-versation between himself and the second ported the typhoon to be East, of Formosa moving NW or N.N.W.

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defendant. In the result, he said the first defendant was sent for, and subsequently came In the meantime witness went on questioning Gutierrez regarding certain of the nick-names in the letters. The police already knew some of them. Wit ness knew that the Lightweight " referred to Maher, who was a boxer: Gutierrez anid he did not know to whom the names Gage and Anderson referred. The matter of missing specimen signa- tures of Bank officials was then discussed, and defendant said he had returned them to the Bank, but he could not find them When Remedios arrived, he was asked to write the signature L Lyndhurst

Mr. Crew here objected, and wished his Worship to understand that he would be objecting to the whole of the witness evidence on the ground of inadmissibility:

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