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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14rm, 1914.

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the distribution of arms, and also by

The aim ob apart by the Jupanese,

tarning out, after its conclusion, a number Government as subsidy, for navigation TELEGRAMS. THE LAST OF THE “EMDEN.”

of disbanded soldiers who, even if they could not fight, could foot. The result is that one now hears of armed bands of several hundreds who ravage the country

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no province free from the evil. These Erigand bands are usually brigands purs and simple, though local circumstances

The Easton Extension Australasia and will often give them a semi-religious or, as in the case of the Triads, a semi China Telegraph Company, Limited political significance, but in every case notify that the Postmaster General of the United Kingdom announces that, on they are primarily the victims, or the and after the 14th instant, the following WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS. fruit, of economic pressur. That they three codes, in addition to the four are ʼn necessary and inevitable feature of already authorized, may be used to the the straggle for existenes in modern China United Kingdom, vi. Hentley's Com we cannot admit; but even in this Colony plete Phrase Code (except separate we have had too much experience of them to dismiss them with a wave of the hand mining and oil supplements); Broom

hall's Imperial Combination as potty pillagers of negligible import (except special rubber edition); Mevera ance. Echoes from the Canton delta often Atlantic Cotton Code, 30th edition. Only make themselves heard here; the Kwangsione code may be used in any one telegram the gurelves to the and the name of the code used must be border-to confine territory in our own vicinity is an ideal inserted under "Official Instructiors." Lappy hunting ground for them, as they can slip into the adjoining provinces as soon as their own becomes too hot for them; Walchow, again, is a regular hotbed of Triads. Some writers choose. to regard the existence of these various robber bands as a test of the stability of China's Government, and to contend that it is impossible to regard as fully civilized a country in which they are allowed to remain unmolested and where the brigands constantly hold the whip hand over the Government. As to the connection between the existence of these robber bands

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and the efficiency of the Government, it is sufficient to point out that even in China's palmiest days she has always suffered fron this plague the sole reason why they so often remain unchecked and unmolested is that Chine's police and military forces are not yet organized up to European standards. It is, in any ease, a mistake to attach great political importance to 4 phenomenon which is essentially an economic product; economic distress is a frequent forerunner of political trouble, though the one does not necessarily imply the other. But, even though the existense of these robber bande does not imply that YUAN SHIH-KAI'S Government is discredited, it scrtainly

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OBITUARY.

BIR JOHN 'DONSER.

LONDON, December 11th. The death is announced of the Right Hou. Sir John Winfield Bonser, P.O

The deceased was Attorney-General of the Straite Settlements from 1880 to 1983, when he became Chief Justice He was later Pointe Chief Justice of Ceylon, a position.

which held unti) 1902.

THE CHINESE MINISTER TO

LONDON.

GENERAL CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESENT

GOVERNMENT."

LONDON, December 10th. Chinese Minister to London, in an inter- Mr. Alfred Sze, the newly appointed

view with a representative of Reuter's Agency, declared that there is general confidence in the present government of Ching. The President and Government continue successfully to grapple with the At the Magistracy on Saturday, the On opium question, and all financial obliga Yick S.S. Co., of 23, Connaught Roadtions are being punctually met, notwith West, was summoned for not having signed standing decreases in the customs tarif the bond under the new Ordinance with and the drop in the rate of exchange occa respect to the vessels Licorne and Cerf. sioned by the war. Mr. Szo said he was Mr. Preston (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes received with the greatest cordiality by & Master) defended and pleaded guilty the Governors of Hongkong, the Straits He asked for a short time in which to sign Settlements and Ceylon, upon whom he

the band.

Detective Inspector Terrett said that he had been instructed by the Captain "uperintendent of Police not to ask for the penalty, as long as the bond was signed within a week. It was the first case under the Ordinance brought before the Court and the people did not seem to realise the penalty to which they were liable. Police had been in continued enrrespon dence with the firm and had tried to

the firm persuade them to sign the bond, but so far they had not done so.

The

Mr. Preston asked for a fortnight. The head office of the firm was at Wuchow and the manager died last July, and since. then a new manager had not been appointed. The under-manager was some-

where in the Kwangsi Province. Mr.

Preston asked for a fortnight in the hope that they would be ablo to find the under manager and get him to sign. The firm had asked for a month, but be had told them that was too much to expect He thought the firm realised the penalty now. Inspector Terrett said that the penalty as Sow or a year's imprisonment,

Hia Worship thought that a wook was a reasonable time.

Inspector Terrett zaid that they first rote to the firin on October 8th and they had been continually pressing them up till November 11th, when they were to'd they would be summoned

called on his way to Europe.

DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO THE

POPE.

LONDON, December 12th.

appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Sir Henry Howard, K.C.B., has been

Minister Plenipotentiary on a special mission to His Holiness the Pope.

FROM: MANILA PAPERS.]

AMERICANS WOUNDED BY

MEXICANS.

WASHINGTON, December 5th Following the wounding of two more Americans in a Mexican faction fight which took place at Nato yesterday, Governor Hunt of Arizona bas sent à request to the State department here asking that steps be taken by the United States to protect the American citizens living on the border.

In his protest Governor Hunt said that during the past month 47 Americans have been shot by stray shots bred across the border. Of this number he declarce 14 have died. Five American soldiers are reported among those dead, In the fighting yesterdayne civilian and one soldier were shot.

RESERVES

A fragment of shell caught one poor. fellow in the stomach killing him on the spot. It so happened that at the moment INTERVIEWS WITH THE CREW OF 6 bag of cordite had been hoisted from below and this caught fire and began to blaze away furiously. Two men, regard- less of personal safety, rushed forward, picked up the blazing cordite in their arms and threw it into the sea.

THE "SYDNEY.” Through the courtesy of the authorities in Columbo, details of the attack on the Emden are published in the Times of

If it is true, as we have been told by Ceylon of November 23rd, the copy gleaned many of the German prisoners, that they with by duly constituted consors. in various interviews having been dealt fired no less than 1,400 shots at us, the Emden's shooting must have been very Tho

poor, and throughout the action it was story related is as follows:-

very clear that our shooting was far arrival in Colombo of a large number of guns was far more pronounced than ours. To-day wo publish the nows of the superior. The trajectory of the Emden's wouded from the Sydney and the Emden. She seemed to drop her shots on Board One injured officer and five men from the of us when she got anywhere near us at Sydney, togelber with sixty German all-while our shells wont far straighter officers, N.CO.'s and men have been and appeared to do a good deal more accommodated at the Military Hospital, damage when they got home. while other wounded have been provided The Emden's shells completely failed with accommodation at the General Hosto pentrate our armour plate. When they pital. We have secured some graphic struck they made a dent in our armour, accounts of the historic ocean duel, which but did not come through, merely boun- we publish below. Now that the wounded ging back and falling into the sex. One from the Sydney have been landed in shell came very near to doing a lot of Colombo opportunity has been afforded us mischief. It struck the edge of the armour plate, within a few inches of one of the Ward Room port-holes; if it had gone through the port into the Ward Room, and here exploded, it would have killed at least thirty or forty men. All our yound en were in the Ward Room, with the surgeon and his staff.

to obtain an account at first hand.

Those with whom a Times of Ceylon representative conversed first re-called how they were quietly and peacefully steaming atong, during the early hours of the morn- ing of Monday, November 9th, when sud- denly considerable excitement was caused on board by reason of the fact that the Sydney changed her course, and made off towards the Cocos Islands which they then happened to be passing at a distance of some forty or fifty miles,

[The remainder of the story, our contem

ary says, is still in the hands of the

censor.

BOXING.

THE CALL FROM THE COCOS. As we learned afterwards," one of the interviewed who had seen well over twenty SOME INTERESTING DOUTS AT THE CITY HALL years' service in the Imperial Navy, explained, our warship had picked up A boxing tournament of five events, the frequently repented wireless distress arranged by Mr. F. E. Hall, took place the further message Cocos Islands. at the City Hall on Saturday evening. niessage 8.0.5. and then, very faintly,

oft, and laughingly warned us not to dare rounds affair for the lightweight cham- When Sydney gave us a rousing sond The principal bout of the evening, a 15 come back without sinking a German cruiser little did they or we dream that we pionship of the Colony between Sapper should be the means of bringing the Richards, R.E. (holder), and Seaman German cruiser to book so soon,

Pethwick, Triumph, challenger, proved But to get back to the story. It took us to be the shortest. In the first round some time to steam the 40 miles which

Pethwick seemed unable to cover himself, or to dodge away, from Richards' punish ing right, which reached Pethwick's body and face so frequently, and with such force that he was down three times in the frst round. He was obviously shaky though very game, when the second round was

announced. Richards heaps of opportunities to punch However, giving.

separated us from the Cocos Islands. Wo

take up their stations, were, of course, cleared for action and the 10en were ready at a moment's notice to We were taking things easy and were having a bit of break

fast-most of us had finished and some were lying about on deck-when the call to stations came; there waa general soumper and in less than ten seconds wo were all at our posts ready for the scrap We held straight on for her and she came steaming out to meet us and in loss than no time we were in netion,

"Some say that when we first sighted the Emden she had her false canvas funnel up, and certainly it was hoisted when she fret appeared off the Cocos Islands for the people there declare that she had four funnels, one of which was a palpable duminy. However that may be, she only had three funnels when I saw her and presumably the must have lowered her dummy funnel before going into action.

From what we had read in the papers we thought the Captain of the Eniden would have tried to show us a clean pair of heels, but instead of that he held on towards us. We were afterwards told by some of the German sailors who were taken prisoners that when the Captain of the Emden sighted us he said If she is an Australian cruiser I will sink her."

right home Pethwick gradually became very weak under heavy bombardment, and greatly relieved the audience when to went down and took the count.

The other knock out, peculiarly enough, was in the second round, and this was also

-care."

A. S. WATSON & CO.. shows that it is not fulfilling in every respect its duty to the governed nor to LIMITED,

foreign Power, and the fact that no other imaginable régime in China would do even so well does not invalidate this deduction, A Government owes to the governed the duty of protecting them from unlawful depredations, but constant robber raids In every province show that there still remains mach to be accomplished in this respect; it owes to foreign comnieree the duty of protecting it while in its national waters, but local shipping has had bitter

Mr. Proston pointed out that the firm experience of how much is wanting under

were also under the Chinese Government, this head. There is always a danger in and had to provide six Chinese soldiers. NEW ADJUTANT FOR VOLUNTEER Chins of becoming so accustomed to the firm had to provide an Indian guard endemic plague--whether of small-pox or on the boats as well, the soldiers and the

guard would fight among themselves, H.E. the Governor has been pleased pirates as to regard them as

a part of His Worship adjourned the summons for to appoint Captain W. L. Carter, the essential order of things, until some a week and said that if the band was not of the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve, to manifestation affecting foreign interests signed then he would proceed to impose Honorary Adjutant, vice Captain L.

penalty or of extraordinary magnitude forces the

G. Bird, resigned, with effect from the maller into general notice, but even then There was a similar summons against 4th December, 1914. the attention given to the problem rapidly the Hop Sing firm of 94, Sutherland vanishes w

when the particular incident is Street, in respect to the wongehauwan. concluded. WHITE Wour and the Tei On Mr. Otto Rong Sing, for the defence, piracy did this for China's plague of said that the case was different from the

former in that the firm had not been in a FE. the Governor has been pleased to pirates, and for a time an exaggerated position to sign the bond. He wrote to appoint Captain G. E. Stewart, of the significance was attached to them, but it the Captain Superintendent of Police and Hongkong Volunteer Corps, to be Adjut is uocary to avoid the tendency to the bond and he was told that that wouldant, with effect from the 10th December, Harrah'; one or two more like that and boxers being Stoker Turner Fraumun

asked him if the under manager could sign MILLAR-HENDERSON. At the Union to the other extreme and accopt them as Church, Hongkong, on Saturday, a part of the natural order of things in 12th December, by the Ray. CH. China. The robber depredations usually to sign the bond and had been willing te Hickling, JouN MALCOLM MILLAN,

A CASE do so all along. C. M. 8. N. Co. to ISABELLA HENDER-occur in remote places, and it is but rarely The summons was adjourned until to- SON, Dumbarton, Scotland. [1447 that they directly affect foreign interests; day. Hongzong Oftion: 10A, DE VEDE ROAD C. but in so far as, even when taking place London Orrus: 181, Fum Smaan, EC.

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MARRIAGE.

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 14TH, 1914.

Tua great degree of interest excited by the depredations of the robber chief styled "WHITE WOLF in the early part of this year undoubtedly created an

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remote corners of the in crior, they affect the general tranquillity and good government in China, they are of vital concern to foreigners, and it would be fatal to lose sight of their existence

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not do. The manager had only arrived in 1014. the Colony that morning. He was willing

A CHINESE PLOT.

HOW THE POLICE FAILED TO TAKE THE BAIT

Atthe Magistracy on Saturday, Inspector

THE HONGKONG CADET CORPS.

The Government Gazelle notifies that the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, has, with the approval of HF. the Governor, established a Cadet Com pany-in-convection-with the Corps under the provisions of Regulation 3 (2) of the

championship affair, Beaman Sim- monds challenging Signalman Lamb's right to the lightweight championship of the Colony Simmonds, no doubt realis ing things, dashed right in at the com mencement, made a few lucky points, but energed a much-punched being. The same whirlwind tactics were adopted? by Simmonds in the second round. He was, however, being very fully led on, and, at the right moment Lamb, who had been adopting a disconso- late crouching attitude in which he spent- EFFICIENCY OF THE AUSTRALIANS. shock of their lives. They did not full weight of his body on to Simmonds ed to be laying himself open to severe Bat hy Heavens they got the biggest jabbing, got in a blow which carried the know that we had on board eight jaw. The Seaman, collapsed and could P. O's who had seen much service in the Kid Marriott signalled his last gunlayers and a good sprinkling of have quite easily taken a dozen counts,” Imperial Navy; and, apart altogether appearance in the ring by beating from this, they clearly under estimated Nigger" Jackson on points. The the efficiency of the young Australian boys fighting was hard all the way through the was magnificent to see the way those six rounds, but against heavy slogging boys many of them are only about Marriott pitted skill and scientific hit eighteen years of age-work the guns; ting, and collected the margin of points The dark boxer was they were frantically excited, and every in each round. time a good shot got home they simply always preparing to give full vent, to tris yelled with delight and it took us older strength, but Marriott cleverly avoided hands all our time to restrain them. him and adopted mosquito tactics which

Sydney proved himself a real little hero.

So ferns I saw every boy on the were far too subtle for the laborious

for the b Jackson. W would well and then let go en carsplitting cahillrating event of the evening; the There goes another fun el boys they The featherweight contest was the most

who made his debut in the ring, and Private Buckley, Tamor. Turner is one of those Lilliputian youngsters with plenty of muscle and a remarkable stora of energy

His two brawny arms were But to get back to the beginning of the though his firework display brought his flashing in and out all the time, and action. We must have opened fire at ance in for heaps of hard punches he range of about five miles and with one of never seemed to tire. Buckley was the our very first salvos, we sent the Emden's stylist, when he did vid himself of bridge flying, killing (as we afterwards Turner's cyclonic methods, and the award. learned) severe men and bowling over of the fight to Turner might very well board a number of others. At first the have been in the nature of

she's a goner they would shout as a shell got home on the water line. They never stopped working though and the way they kept those guns served was a fine example of true Australian pluck,

Andere altoeting was pretty good and encouragement

TEREZ GOOD EMDEN SHOTS.

initist

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Hongkong Volurilter fegulations, 1910.

after about ten minutes a somewhat lucky. After five rounds of hard and steady Terrétt unfolded a remarkable story. He The following are among the regula shot carried our range finder clean away boxing Seaman Smith, Triumph, who told the Magistrate, in prosecuting a man The Company shall be known as the type (a fairly large rectangular affair), hoist the sponge on account of a thum The range-finder was of the very latest opposed Private Colquitt, Tamar, had lo Mr. G. R. Sayer has been attached for and a woman, that three days ago the Cadet Company, Hongkong Volunteer which stood on a pedestal on the bridge, being jabbed back. At this perio duty to the office of the Official Receiver. woman came to the Police Station and Corps, The establishment of the Comand, strange to say the pedestal was quite the fight had reached a most interesting mads a report that the had been robbed pary shall be as follows:-1 Lieutenant, undamaged, stage, with Colquitt doubtless leading. The Gazette publishes proclamations of

2 Sergeants, 2 Corporals, 2 Buglers 50. • When the range finder was carried When these two meet again something His Majesty the King probibiting the her house by four men who carried Privates. Officers shall be appointed by away orders were given to the gunlayers good should be seen, for Smith has unjustified estinats of his importance and importation of sugar into the United revolvers. They had, she said, taken away the Governor on the recommendation of to carry on independent fire, and, judging brought a reputation from home,

$1,000. The police went to the house and the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer the range and firing as rapidly as possible,

Mr. J. Forbes acted as reforce. the effects of his capture. Notorious,

Kingdom.

saw that the general appearance of the Corps Non Commissioned Officers shall they seemed to get on quite as well as during, and succesful us he was; WHITE His Lordship the Chief Justice has room did not correspond to the woman's kong Volunteer Corps, after examina

be appointed by the Commandant, Hong- before, if not better. WOLF was really only one of many robber directed that the next Criminal Sessions story. An amah was questioned and she tion, and on the recommendation of the

He was rea

The Emden got in three good shots chiefs. His Jarge following, constant for the despatch of the business of the old the police that the man and the Officer Commanding the Company, The first I have already described as carry. woman had said that they were going to success, and consequent prestige made Court shall commence on Monday, the pretend an armed robbery and had told must be on the roll of Government landed on our deck and penetrated into issued under date of October 16th, 2014.

At the time of being enrolled a Cade ing away our range finder, the second him a political power and a source of 21st day of December, at 10 am.

her what to say if the police mine. She British or Garrison School, be not less the after control where it exploded and the following rates for miscellaneo danger to the Government, but the

way to got $30 for saying it. The man fhan 10 or more than 15 years of age, and did a lot of damage. Altogether thers services romance and sensation that surrounded The meteorological observations made came to the roum and the woman handed physically fit, and have obtained in wore twelve officers and men in the after him have undoubtedly gone far to blind at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, him a cash box containing the money, writing the consent of his parents to control and only one escaped without during the month of November show and he took it downstairs. The money eurol. On attaining the age of 17 years injury of some sort or another. One man in to the fact that his carcer was really the average mean temperaturo for the the house two gags made of sugar-came the Company, unless be is of or above the was killed and an officer and one or two

had since disappeared. The man brought a Cadet will be required to tesigo from month na 699, compared with a mean of and tied ends of string to them and gave rank of Corporal, in which case he will while the rest were alightly hurt

men received somewhat nety injuries,

The third shell landed on deck right has been accounted for, but the brigand 69.9 for the same month in the previous them to the woman telling her to make be permitted to serve till the age of 19 The Government will provide necessary Lands are still as active as ever, not only sunshine, compared with a mean of 188.5 claimed as her husband, but which is 30 years. There were 113.1 hours of some teeth marks on them. The money

belonged to the man, whom the womsa "ms, equipment and uniform. The amongst a gun's crew and was the most for Commanding the Company will be destructive of the lot. It post us two killed oa the scene of his labours, but in every for November in previous years. The grated to be untrue. During the time of

ponsible for the safe keeping of all and several wounded, and, most unfortun ocher province as well. They are antive rainfall amounted to 8.815 inches. The the robbery ho was in the room above,ms and equipment. Uniform shall be ately, two of our gun-kayers (men we could now, but they were also active before the rainfall at the Botanical Gardens was and two of the robbers" were supposed of a pattern approved by the Governor very ill afford to lose) were among the Revolution, so it is impossible to make 10 inches on 16 days at the Matilda to have e caped through the roof. After struction of the Company shall be in the charge of the gun, and the other, whose The administration, discipline and in- victims, Ore gun-layer was, of course, in Hospital, Mount Kellott, i was 0.50 wards, the woman said there had beer that event responsible for their existence, inches on 11 days, and at the Police only one robber.

hands of the Officer Commanding the gun could not be brought to bear at the though it unquestionably did much to

the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer shells along. Company under the general control of moment, was helping the men to bring the aggravate the er, both by facilitating

Corps.

only an incident in the existence of a perpetual pest in China. WHITE WOLF

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