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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1914.

NAPOLEON

Correspondent of the Times has recently emphasised in an interesting study of the Commander-in-Chief, whom someone has declared to be "of the school of NAPOLEON, The Art of War," he wrote, has been robbed of that element of

which afforded dramatic opportunity for the display of his genius. His object was to discover the weak spot in the energy's lines, and having discovered it, to hurl upon it all the forces w his command. His success depended upon the speed and sureness with which the great blow could be struck. A premature revelation would have

spoiled all. But a coup of the sort is no longer possible, for a manoeuvre on the uno side is met, instantly, by a manœuvre on the other. War now consists in a series of parallel movements; its art has changed It would be scarcely an exaggeration to say that it does not exist. The two armies turn about each other like be in the preliminary phases of a fight. They pivot clumsily to catch each other at a disadvantage, and that is practically all the art of it. The rest is a ding-dong battle of resistance, of marching and counter-marching. Any

VERY SUPERIOR OLD PORT WITH thing less like NaroLSON'S WAY of making war it would be difficult to imagine. It is like playing bridge with your opponent looking over your shoulder. He knows Per Dozen $32.30 when you are finussing and when you are playing for an opening. In those condi- tions, how is it possible to gain a brilliant victory by great crushing blows, having calculated the psychological moment ??? These are facts which have been made abundantly clear to the world during the progress of the war. The work of the aircraft precludes us from expecting dramatic surprises on a big scale: it must be a wearing down" process all the time. General Jorrur's chief characteristic, we are told, is calmness, and his great These Wines are specially maxim in war is that nothing can be improvised every detail must be thought recommended, being of Superior out "A long preparation has gone to each success. He succeeds because he takes Vintage, Old, and thoroughly the insite trouble necessary to secure it." General Jorrne is a man of few words; matured and in fine condition.

hence half a dozen words which the

SUPERIOR PALE DRY.

Per Dozen $26.25

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

·NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS:

ONLY communications relating to the new column should be addressed to Fus EDITOR.

THE CRUISES OF THE “HANAMETAL":

At the Supreme Court yesterday, in Admiralty. (Prize) Jurisdiction, before the Paisne Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz), evidence was given in re Hanametal, by Captain Lennox, the Captain of the Hanamcial before he was replaced by a German (Captain Hannig).

General is said to have used in reply.

friend

he

Mr Eldon Potter (instructed by M W. E. L. Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Hanston) was for the owner of the Hanametal, (Mr. Will Katz), and the Attorney-General (Han Mr. J. II. Kemp) represented the Crown, Captain Lennox, who declared that he had come to Hongkong on business, and not in respect of any communication in regard to the case, stated that while he was in command of the vessel the Chief Officer was an America, whom he dis missed because he abused the crew. The Chief Officer was dismissed before the ship was recalled by the German gunboat. The was not dismissed through day action by the German Government. As far as he knew there was no desire on the part of the German authorities that all the officers should be German. He thought they simply objected to British officers going into Tsingtau. Witness cadeavoured to secure neutral officers in Tsingtau, but none were available.. The second engineer was permitted to remain on board because he was a Norwegian. The owner asked him to take the Chief Officer back, but he refused.

In answer to the Attorney-General, the witness said be made enquiries of the Harbour Master at Tsingtau for neutral officers, as he would know everybody, but none could be obtained.

His Hongar said there must have been sonic arrangements made between the owner and the dismissed officers, and he would like to know what those arrange merits were.

CONGESTION OF LITIGATION

IN HONGKONG.

PUISNE JUDGE'S SUGGESTION FOR RELIEF.

PRINCE OF WALES FUND. TELEGRAMS.

SUBSCRIPTION LIST NO. 1

**Maxim

1.00

Hongkong Amateur

Dramatic

2,000.00

1,00

250.00

50:00

6.00

Club proceeds from production of "The Blue Bird." Sergt. 226, Mohinder Singh John D. Humphreys & Sou......... Proceeds of Ralle, Ministering

Children's League Bazaar' Tadpole Ah Choo

Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:

At the Summary Court yesterday, the Puise Judge (Mr. H. H. J. Gampertz) said that direct representations had been made to him that greater satisfaction would be given to litigants in that Court and to the members of the legal profession therein engaged if the solicitors for the defence would immediately come to him and candidly admit they had no defence, It had when in fact such was the case. been put to him that such cases could then be put into a summary list, which he could run through rapidly. His Honour. did not know how it would work but he

was quite prepared to give it a trial, and he would ask for the cooperation of licitors for the defence. Anything that would expedito matters in that Court, especially before the Chinese New Year, ho would try and do, and he was sure the profession would, as far as they could, gesond his efforts. Of course," added his Honcur, "I know that on the point whether the defendant has no case thero is not always agreement." (Laughter.)

- OPIUM CASE JUDGMENT.

`DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.

At the Magistracy yesterday, Mr. F. A. Hazeland delivered his decision in the case in which Ramon Ramos (a Spaniard), proprietor of the Victoria Theatre, was charged with being in possession of 3,110 taels of prepared opium, and with import- ing the same into the Colony.

The Crown Solicitor (Mr. P. M. Hodgson) prosecuted and Mr. Elion Potter and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner) defended.

Collected by Mr. G. T. Lloyd Collected by Miss Square GGoggin.... LS.

Limited

Messrs. Rudolph Wolff & Kow, C. H. W. Ker Hongkong Gymkhana Club, Gate

Money 6th December A, Charlton

Bentley Proceeds sale

E.H.T."

of knitting

Sisters Gorornment Civil Hospital :

Miss M. Sloan Miss A. E. Gorham Miss L. M. Jacobs Miss E. Renty Miss G. Chotile Mrs. B. J. Barlow Miss 8 Aston Miss M. Benson

Miss W. Everingham Miss Hi Bore Miss M. Wood

Miss E. Gerling

Miss H. Laurener,

Collected by Master McCubbin at

Union Church Sale of Work

J. E. Bowton

Mr. D. Logan

Mr. J Stewart

H.K.V.R. No. 96 Engineer. Chiabiáng Mr. Jas. D. Forrest Mr. W. Carstairs Mr C. W. Falk

Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:

27.00

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]

RESIGNATION OF LORD ABERDEEN.

LONDON, December 10th,

Lord Aberdeen has resigned, the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland for private

106.50 reasons.

30.00 It is rumoured that Lord Wimborne.will.

9:00

be his succcisor, 30.00

25.00 | THE NEW CHIEF OF THE BRITISH

GENERAL STAFF.

450.50

150.00

50,00

10.00

LONDON, December 11th. General Sir J. Wolfe Murray, K.C.B. has been appointed Chief of the General Staff, vice the late General Sir C. W. H. Douglas

Hela Emden

Koenigsberg

Geier Cormoran Scharnhorst Gneisenau

232.00

THE NAVAL LOSSES.

BRITAIN

GERMANY.

Bulwark

Battleship.

Cruisers.

Aboukir

Hogue

10.55

Cressy

5:00

Good Hope

5.00

Monmouth

Yorck Magdeburg Koln Maint Ariadne

10.00

Amphion

25.00

Pathfinder

55:00

Pegasus

15:00

Hawko

10.00

formes

15.00

19.00

F. M. Crawford

72.00

Leipzig

"

J. Arnold

$6.00

Nurnberg

∙Gunboats,

G. T. Lloyd...

17.00

R. D. Harvey-

109.00

Speedy

Mowe

こ

·3.00

Niger

0.00

Tsingtau

3.00

Vaterland

3.00

Iltis.

6.00

Jaguar

Tiger

$ 3,876.76

Lucha

Soden

Coinet

Koenigin Luise Uching

Collected by Mr. Felix 31. Ellis.

Captain Conkor Mr. A. Robertson Mr. G. Sini

Mr. J. McGregor (Fenchow)

H.I.

Already acknowledged Lists 1/10. 171,922.08 *2.80.36 Monthly Subscriptions. Already acknowledged Lists 1/10. 13,763.76

Captain Lennox said that after he had

His Worship said-The defendant was left Mr. Katz wired to him at Tsiuantu to await instructions there. About the charged before me with respect to two 20th August he proceeded to Shanghai, charges, under the Opium Ordinance, 1911:

$192,142.95 CORRECTION.. arriving there on the 2nd September, with with importing opium and with having

The amount of $254.70 in List No. 10 was the Chief Engineer and the Second Officer. upium in his possession. Mr. Hodgson, the

Crown Solicitor, admitted that the Crownreceived from Hongkong Football Associn- His Honkar Were you outside

N. J. STADE, territorial waters when the gunboat had to prove guilty knowledge with tien," not Hongkong Football Club.

Hon. TreasuYEP, stopped you-No, I was just inside respect to a charge under the Opium

Hongkong, 10th December, 1914.

IN AID OF THE BELGIAN RELIEF

FUND.

Hedwig.

Minelayers.

-Converted Cruisers.

Oceanic

Total... 17

Kaiser Wilhelm Cap Trafulgar Bethanis Spreewald Italo Ithein Berlin

Destroyers, Submarines.

Total

SHANGHAI TRADE.

Messrs. Ilbert & Co's Pices: Goods Market Report says :--

to the greeting of an old friend have been A.S. WATSON & CO..made the text of not a few comments on

the general situation 29 revealing territorial waters. I had only just dis-Ordinance. Have the Crown discharged the onus which is on them of proving such LIMITED,

his purpose Replying to the inquiry charged the pilot. which must be upon the lips of every The Attorney-General commented on the guilty knowledge? I am of opinion that incets How are things absence of the certificate of registry, and they have not, I would first refer to the

The A.DC. have in preparation a going on the General is reported to said that the bill of sale which way among admitted fact that there is no through bill

first have replied with a tinile "Latsiez 01 the paptis could not be described as a of lading From Macao the Manila, Then novel entertainment which they hope to Saturday in the New Year, to be followed faire. Je ler griguette." (Leave it to me. substitute. The absence of a certificate of we have the defendant's statement that he present on the evening of the

a few days later by a Matinee. It is to I am just nibhling at them.) Just registry was frequently referred to in received a letter from Macas to obtain a

fairies and it is primarily intended for nibbling at them" teens to admirably authorities as ground for suspicion. It shipping order in order to obtain delivery be an evening will the pixies and the describe the process which has been going was only after considerable search by the of 19 packages of furniture for Manila. the amusement of the children, although on all along the extensive front-and Crown that it was established that this Then we have the shipping order showing in spite of its simplicity it will he found

well; every day now the Allies are eating into ship was provided with the necessary that the consignor was Martinez & Com-80 varied as to appeal to grown-ups as A combination of the well-known the defences-taking trenches here and authority to fly the American flag. There raus. Then we have evidence that the estroying batteries there, and generally was nothing to show this at the time of defendant, after he was arrested, sent at stories of Snowwhite and the Frog Prince clearances, has to be recorded. Occasional

the capture. There were no experts in telegram to Martinez of Macao, asking American law on board a British man-of-than to come to Hongkong the following war. One of the grounds which Capt. Fitz morning. With respect to the statement maurice alleged as grounds for the capture by the defendant to Revenue Ocer was that it could not be explained to him Wilden, that the cargo louged to him, by Captain Hannig, and it was hardly such statement was of so general a nature likely that Captain Hannig knew what of ownership. It is not as if he had said, that I cannot regard it as an admission American law was.

It is my own personal property." Then we have the evidence that the bhatian was

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 1219, 1914,

weakening a line which everyone believes

Mr. Potter said that the Crown were taking a new point altogether. It had

to be already attenuated. Germany in fact is already practically defeated. Her armies cannot advance. Her Navy date not emerge from its hiding place. The German Press profess to ridicule the “pretended reinforcement of the British Expeditionary force hy ever a million mer," and claims that Germany and Austria can furnish nearly four times as many. The fact that boys and old men

never been suggested that the slip was are already in the German firing line anything but of American nationality. discredits the boast; but even if it were It was inconceivable that a neutral con true the growing economic pressure informing to the laws of his own country Germany and Austria would make it im should be robbed of his property for possible for these countries to maintain several months because the Captain of a so large an army in the field. Sooner or British. man-of-war did not know later, in spite of the astonishing efforts inerican law..

He con tended that

which are made in the Press of Germany ignorance of the law was no justification to delude the people and so maintain their capture, resolve to go on with the war, the clear

The Attorney General said that authori- facts of the situation must be recognized, | ties even went to the extent of affirming and when that is the case the end of the that captors could not be held to be war will be in sight,

responsible for ignorance oven of English law.

The case was adjourned sine die.

HONGKONG FOOTBALL LEAGUE,

MATCHES FOR TO-DAY.

THERE has been nothing sensational for quite a while from the western theatre of war in Europe, but each day the Paris communiqués tell us of attacks repulsed and of little advantages gained, involving, no doubt, the loss of many lives on both sides. The Eye Witness" at the British Headquarters, who in this great war Glls the role which in other campaigns bas: been taken by an ever growing number of Special Correspondents" of the great newspapers, has told us that scores of lives H.E. The Governor, Lady May and are lost even on days which are laconically family are now in residence at Govern described in the official announcements as ment House "uneventful."

We must not under estimate what it means to be holding the

Vindivostock is now no longer under martial law.

It is announced that Mr. A: B. Soren-

line intact against the frequent onslaughts seu has handed over the charge of the of a brave and powerful enemy and to be Great Northern Telegraph Company's continually worrying them. Spectators of station in Hongkong to Mr. R. C. Black, the struggle are impatiens to get news of

It is reported in American papers that They have grown a general advance. ured of these "uneventful day's, and of the Great Northern Steinship Co.'s & British the stereotyped lines saying that the finnesota has been sold to enemy's attacks have been repulsed, or Company and will not cross the Pacific

Police

H.K.FC Navy Club Ground, 4 p.m.

Referes: Sergeant Wilson,

. R.G.A.-Military Ground, p.m. Referee: Mr. Moran,

FIXTURES,

instructed to take the two safes to the Fuensang with the shipping order. If the defendant knew that the safes contained 231,000 worth of opium he would not have trusted & Chinese boatman with the two safes, but would have gone himself. The prosecution not having discharged the onus which was on them of proving guilty knowledge, I order the defendant to be discharged...

THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,

The Directors Report and Statement of the Assets and Liabilities of the Company, and the Profit and Loss Account for the Half-Year ended 20th September, 1914, have been issued:-

have been adapted as a setting to this fairy ballet, of which the music, both as regarda singing and dancing, will form a special feature.

Four original stage pictures have been painted forming striking backgrounds to the corps de ballet which appeared so successfully in Bluebird."

deserving charity has not been supported The performances will be given in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, which in Hongkong so far.

INSCRIPTIONS IN THE TOWER OF LONDON.

A week of pour enquiry, and poorer

faint spurts of business are experiential from time to time from different interior points, only to collapse lamely soon affor their conruencement.

Lack of money and credit facilities are the persistent complaints heard us a sides, and the want of actual current r its equivalent in metal is the obstacle that

more acute day by day, and yet she is no prevents the interior from buying China's enrrency problem in fact beenra nearer the inception of a scheme for put ting her currency on to any kind of ordered footing than she was in the days of prehistoric barter and exchange.

The main cause, however, underlying In the annual report of the Royal the present trade depression is undoubted Mint, which was issued recently, is the disorganisation of China's export included an interesting statement by the rude owing to the state of Europe. The superintendent of the Operative Depart-export trade is China's ewe-lamb, and ment as to arrangements made for copy with an adverse trade balance of a hun ins in a permanent form the inscriptions and forty million tacls annually. prisoners in the Tower of London. (taking an average of the last ten years), The superintendent says that probably arge amount to be met annually in as a consequence of the installation of the un- foreign leaus, together with a plant for the electro-deposition of her Boxer indiscretions, bo cannot quarterly indemnity payments, for copper and nickel plates for the printing afford to have her ewe lamb injured, of adhesive postage stamps inquiries

of

OVER-PRODUCTION OF RUDDER.

were received towards the end of 1912 ns although she herself makes no appreciable to whether, and if so to what extent, the attempt to foster it, Mint could assist the Department of The mantbly figures given by us last Ancient Monuments and Historic Build-week were incorrectly stated to representi ings in securing a series of electro-types the exports for the month of October of the inscriptions on the walls and in whereas in reality they were chose for the cells of the Tower of London. Before September, plates of inscriptions near the Byward the close of that year they made two trial Gate, which were approved by the The Gross Profits of the Company for architect in charge, and, as opportunity uffered, original moulds were taken of

Discussing the problem of over-produc the entire series of inscriptions this the past Half Year amount to

cut of which there has been branch of the work being completed in tion of rubber Truth observes that the 4.798,785 deducted

August last. They number 268 in all, question is whether the members of the Yon

and the arcas vary from three and a quar. Rubber Growers' Association could at the Depreciation, of the Company's (mat

fer by three and a quarter inches to present time take any combined action feet and property ...

1,152,039

very large one measuring 35 inches, by 24 which would safeguard the industry Insurance Fund

670,308

inches. The total area of the moulds against over-production in 1915. Ships Structural Repair Fund 702,899 secured was 172 square feet,

Хел

Yen

Leaving a balance of Yen 3,248,270, jadading Ten 074,639 brought forward from last Account,"

The Directora now propose that this

Yen

again, but will be engaged in the December 19th:-Police Club, Militar surplus be appropriated as follows: forward state.....

113,082

Artificial restriction of outputs is, s Master plates have been obtained from we know by past experience, almost im- 2,525,140 all these moulds, and they are now possible; the great majority of the engaged in depositing two replicas from plantation companies insist on preserving each mould; of these 165 out of a total their own freedom of action. But this of 530 have been delivered to the Office does not mean that production will not be restricted Few companies will for of Works and the remainder are in a

any lengthy period continue tapping on As regards the work of coinage the present lines if this can be done only at report states that the total number of loss, and it is a comparatively simple nicoes struck during the year 1913 was matter for each company to decide how 185.438,761, the highest figure on record, much of its older area can be tapped at and upwards of fourteen million pieces a profit. More practical are the pro- more than in 1912, the previous highest posals now being considered by the total. This result was principale due to R.G.A with a view to finding new uses. the unprecedented coinage of Imperial for rubber. The gift of rubber flooring bronze and to the fact that it was possible to the hospitals was an act of generosity, to undertake more Colonial coinages, but it was also an advertisment for was nearly £3.000,000 less than in 1919, of an equally useful character if, as 36 The coinage of gold, though very high, rubber. Much re, too, wight be done Nearly 161 million fewer Imperial silver now suggested, the companies would coins were struck than in 1912. The voluntarily place at the disposal of the total Imperial comage in 1913 was R.G.A. 10 or 15 per cent of their outputs upwards of 150 million pieces of a to be used in encouraging the wider

employment of rubberm currency value of 29) million pounds.

HONGKONG LEAGUE DIV. 1, 1014-15. December 12th Police . R.G.A., Mili-

tary ground, December 12th-Club Navy, Club

+ground...

R.G.A., Navy December 19th:---Navy 1,

ground. that a violent cannonade has been pro-Atlantic trade.

ground. December 26th:--Exhibition match, Army peeding all day without any material change in the front." But General JoFFNE At the Magistracy yesterday a Chinese and Navy Hongkong, Club ground. is conducting the war, and, fortunately, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment January 2nd-Navy Club, Navy

ground. though the public grow daily more cager on each of two charges of demanding fan 3nd: R.G.A. . Police, Military for, news of a substantial advance, they, money by false pretences. There were

ground.. Lave the utmost confidence in the success several charges against the defendant January 9th:--Police v Navy, Military of his plans, whatever they may be, but Mr. Hazeland convicted on two only ground. Nearly five months' experience of war has The complainants were a Chinese boat January 9th:-Club R.G.A., Club

ground. WOIDUD with whom the January 16th -R.G.A. . Navy, Military made the fact clear that war to-day is man and s something very different from war in the defendant was apparently formerly ground. 4879 of NAPOLEOS, as the Bordeaux acquainted. The total amount concerned January 2rd -Club • Police, Club 1,100,000, leaving a balance of Yen 824,597

ground. in all the charges was about $125k kar 4

300,000

500,000- 300,000

Reserve Fund Fund for the Extension of Ser

vicas and Improvement of the Fleet Reserve for Construction and Repairs of Buildings........... Special Reserve "

From the remaining balance, Yen 034,597, the Directors further propose that Yon 110,000 hellter Brus Directors and Auditors' fees, and recom menda Dividend at the rate of Ten per cent. per annum, which will absorb Ten to be carried forward to next Account.