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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 171, 1914.

-arrangements being seriously affected by 2 shortago of motor fuck More recently there have been indications that a scarcity of rubber is likely to add grently to the difficulties of the German Army ne time goes on. The rubber supplies in

Germany before the war broke out are not

nien

likely to have boon, considerable, while the present consumption is probably much larger than in time of peace, so that the German Government has recently been obliged to issis an order forbidding the CONFECTIONERY sale of tyres for motor-care to private

Selections of tho Parest and Finest persons in Germany,

except for new cars

Quality Imported from the Loading

which are to be placed at the disposal of the Army. But in spite of this and London and New York Housos.

other important markets being closed for the period of the war to the rubber merchants of the British Empire, we note that Mr ARTHUE LAMPARD, one of the leading in the rubber work, has recently said. "Apparently, we are not going to suffer very much: possibly we may not suffer at all At all events so far, the price of rabber, instead of falling as a great number of people, imagined it would do, KING GEORGE, AND OBE, had steadily risen, and there has been no difficulty at all in disposing of our product promptly and satisfactorily. BOURNEVILLE NUT CHOCOLATE Accordingly, the outlook for the moment appears essentially favourable, and I think that we can look forward to the future with entire confidence. The subject is not without interest for CONFECTIONERY China. Though China grows no rubber,

the prosperity of the industry 18 matter of concern

many thousands of China's subjects. It is to China that the plantera of the Federated. Malay States look for

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war broke out and spread dismay among the rubber planters, not only did the stream of enigration from China suddenly cease, but thousands of Chinese were rapatriatsd, only to swell the growing army of meu thrown out of employment. by the stagnation of trade which China suffers in common with the rest of the world. It scarcely needs to be added that Dews of improving prospects for the rabber industry will be as welcome to these repatria:cd coolics as to investors in rubber plantations.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY FRESS EXCLUSIVH EBRYICE

THE CUSTOMS AT TSINGTAO,

PEKING, December 16th

Mr. Hioki, the Japanese Minister to Peking, in an interview regarding the position of Tsingtao declared that mili tary occupation of the territory means that the Chinese Customs can function only by consent of the Japanese authori ties. Mr. Hicki expects that the diffealty will be satisfactorily settled,

FROM THE MANILA CABLENEWS-AMERICAN."

THE UNITED STATES NAVY

HECRETARY DANIELS URGES A LARGER

NAVAL WIRELESS STATION FOR MANILA

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR WH

REES DAVIES, 1.0.

CLAIM AGAINST GREEN ISLAND CEMENT CO.

The action was assumed of the Man Shing Lee firm, 10, Western Street, u the Green Island Cement Company. The claim was for $3,816 for work done and material supplied by plaintiffs to the defendants steamship Chingehow between Soptember 11th and October 30th, 1913.

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. Davidson, of Messrs Hastings & Hastings) was for plaintiffs, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr Hung, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon & Harston) defended.

THE CAPTURE OF THE

HANAMETAL.”

COURT

After relating Counsel's arguments and quoting from authorities, the judgment proceeds :--

British officers, but received a cable at Tainanfu telling him to stand by for instructions. He understood that the British officers would he reinstated after

ventures of """

RELEASE ORDERED BY THE PRIZE the Honametal had made her last trip into Tsingtau. The next point is that the voyages of the anametal after the change of officers gave serious grounds. The Puiene Judge (Mr.ILE. J. for suspicion. She proceeded without Gompertz) delivered judgment yesterday cargo, and with only a few coolic passen- at the Supreme Court (In Prize) in resers to Chefoo. She returned on the Hanametal, a ship owned by an Ameri-following day to Tsingtau, with no can subject. Mr. William Katz, and the voyage up and back her course would passengers and still without ergo. On registered as an American ship, which take her close to Wel-hai-wei, a naval was seized by H.M.S. Triumph on the ron as a coaling base. On both these station used by the British Chine Squad- 21st August and seat to Hongkong for voyages, and on her way to Shanghai, she might gather information as to the adjudication as a prize.

movements of the British fleet of the in fact, on the return from Shanghar groatest value to the enemy. She did,

meet three vessels acting under the The evidence is that when she left command of the British Admiral, the Mr. Jenkin, opening the caso for the Shanghai for Tsingtau on oth August Triumph and the Mekong. It is argued Cho off Shanghai and further North the defence, said that on or about June, 1913, aho had permission from the German that these voyages cannot have beer the BUILDING PROGRAMME,

Government to veinovo such refugesa of ordinary commercial the defendant Company, then having purchased the ship which was the subject any nationality as should desire to leave. trading vessel, inasmuch as they were, WASHINGTON, December 11th. matter of the case, desired that certain There is nothing inconsistent with the owner and that the presumption is if innocent, quite unprofitable to the Josephus Danfels, Secretary of ta Navy, has come out publicly aging that repairs should be carried out, and tenders duties of a neutral in the carriage of irresistible that she was surrendered to the Navy of the United States be increased were invited in the usual way.

the control of a hostile govaraiment and Among ordinary passengers to or from a by ambstantial number of battleships, the fenders received was one from the belligerent port. On the contrary, the sang in the service of the eremy. This presumption is stated to rcive the cruisers and submarines to be built each year on a fixed progranime. Tung Yick firm, which was accepted, and consensus of nations especially favours strongest possible support from the It is believed that Beerotary Daniels the representative of the firm had been told the continuance during a war of the usual behaviour of the Hannmcial when she has been influenced by the recent revela- what repairs were required. He was told operations of trade by neutral vessels foll in with H.M.S. Triumph. Going carefully back over the ground, I find tions made by Bear Admiral Fletchies who that the Captain's deck and fittings, etc., In the present case, the Tanamelat had that the evidence, is that con declared in testifying before the House would have to be replaced Committee on Naval Affairs that the wad been renewed after the decks us yet no passengers on board. It is not were changed because the authorities at Navy alone could not defend the Philip It was also pointed out that some new and suggested that the Government of the Tsingtaubjected to officers of t pincs in the event of war with Japan.

extra work would have to be done in the United States or that those in charge of belligerent State taking a neutral vessel A WASHINGTON, December 12th.

in and out through their mines. An Captain's room, and his Lordship would the vessel, or her owner, had received endeavour was made to find neutral Although Josephus Daniels, Secretary me that in the tender of October 30th notion that passenger trafic by sea from officers without euccess, and therefore of the Navy, has come on publicly urging the Tung Yick firm excepted the Captain's Tsingtan was forbidden to neutral ships. Germans were put in charge. So far that the Navy of the United States be increased, he is opposed to sending dread- and the also excepied tran work on the In the absence of such notification I that the owner intended to surrender the is nothing justify the conelusion noughts into the Pacific Ocean.

ween decks and bulkheads. That was think that a frieadly Power would have control of his ship to any enemy Stato. work which was given to another con cause of complaint if an interced opera I is of course just possible that the DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN PAYNE:

tractor The work contracted for was tion of this kind not yet e carried into German Muster may bay assumed WASHINGTON, December 11th entered upon by the Tung Yick firm on

neut, but the weight of evidence is rather Sereno Payne, one of the authors of the July 24th, and plaintif was then effect were in the complete absence of control in the interest of his own Govern- positive authority treated by the Courts the other way. It pointe to his hong proportion of their labour staffs. When Payne-Aldrich Tariff Bill and for years egotiating on behalf of the Tung icof Great Britain as a ground of confists there as the agent and in the interest

a Republican member of the House of Res and saw Mr. Shields and Capt. Arthur tion. The next ground for consideration of the neutral owner, presentatives, dropped dead here to-day at the offices of the Company. Capt. that I will deal with is that the Congressman Payne had been re-elected Arthur would say that the work proceeded Nanometal was in the service of the come next to the voyage from Tsingtau by at overwhelming majority over his extremely slowly and that the Tung Vick enemy and under belligerent control to Chefoo, and back. It is true that this Democratic opponent at the election laat vore frequently requested to attend at First of all, it is pointed out that all the vessel proceeded without cargo and with month.

the offices of the Green Teland Cement Co. European officers except one were no passengers to speak of. But it is for the purpose of hastening forward the replaced by Germans upon the outbreak slated in cridence, and it may will be work they had in hand. Capt. Arthur of the way with Great Britain. By the believed, that at that timo cargo was hard would also say that between the date of the law of the United States al Americs, a to get on the coast, and that other vessels starting of the work and the date of the ship wholly owned by an America: were obliged to leave port in ballast. present plaintiff coming on to the scene, citizen, or American Corporation, is The outbreak of a great war notoriously- the Tung Yick were represented on the entitled to fly the American flag and to paralyses for the moment ordinary trade boat by foremen, and these foremen were American protection. Such ship, while operations. Chefoo had been a port of frequently changed. Another thing which trading in Far Eastern waters, but not call for the Ilanametal before the Capt. Arthur would say was that he doing interport trade in the Philippine declaration of war. Had American or never saw the present plaintiff nor had Islands, may carry a master, officers and Norwegian officers been available in eny dealings with him, and that when crew of any nationality, and is still Taingtau, the evidence states that they on one occasion plaintiff did come to the entitied to the protection of the United would have been employed. I do not office with Fung Shuen, he came merely States. The change of officers was insce think that the circumstance that this as foreman and did not take any part at with the permission of the United States voyage entailed passing u British Naval all in the conversation. Neither did he Consul at Tsingtau and was regularly base would as against a neutral ship. present any bill, but acted simply as one noted in the books of the Consulate. necessarily justify the conclusion that the would expect, merely as snbordinato Formally then, everything was in order, vessel was sent out under the control of Capt. Arthur would also say that plaintiff and the owner of the vessel was doing the enemy.

ever handed him any bill for extras, nor no more than the law of his own country. Putting this part of the case for a detailed or non-detailed bill. When the permitted him. But the question is the Crown at the highest - higher bill for the balance of the contract was whether the vessel was put into the perhaps than the Attorney-General cared Action was brought by Has Karim handed to him Capt. Arthur said he could exclusive control of the enemy Govoru to put it-it can only by said that the

meat, was the German Master

operations of us, Kanametelimaro, an Bux, of 61, Queen's Road Central, against cot accept it because the firm were behind placed on board as an agent of the consistent with a guilt as with an

in the performance of the work under the German Government? Let us see what innocent intention. It was ported that the cyclone or typhoon W. of Noor Din and Mohammed Din, talors, contract of July 23rd. The bill was followed on this change of officers. The that the owner should himcalested Feaconsfield Arcade. Plaintiff petitioned subsequently presented to Mr. Hobbs, of Hazamctal had previously to the 3rd attended in order to explain the circum to Court to order an account to be the defendunt firm, but Mr. Hobbs then August been on the Vladivostock Shang stances and show if he could that the taken of the dry canteen, coffee bar, and the matter was before the directors of the recently, general service and not on that of the German supper room business formerly carried on Company, who were considering whether only candle and arguand Government. But on the whole, I think said that Capt. Arthur had told him that hai run, formerly carrying coal mois Hanametals voyages were made on his Murray Barracks in the firm name of or not they would pay the account because changing her officers she left Tsingtau on Noor Din, wherein the plaintiff was one during this and no remarks were made her only passengers being a few Chinese it was out of time. Plaintiff was prezent August 5th for Chefoo with no cargo, of the partners, and that the defendantsen with regard to any claim for extras, cochies She arrived at Cheloo on August pay to the plaintiff whatever sum may be Mr. Jenkin then referred to the occasion 8th, and stayed one night, leaving again

und to be due to him

when the hill for extres was eventually on the 7th, waching Tsingtau on the Sil. Mr. J. H. Gardiner was for the plaintiff, merented Plaintiff banded in the bin On this return voyage she carried neither Dealing with the question whether the by Mr. P. W. Goldringaid that the thing was finished and ship coated and left on 1th August for was undertaken in the interests of the and the second defendant was represented saying long extra. Mr. Hobbs then passengers nor cargo, At Tsingtau the voyage from Shanghai to Trington Mr. Gardiner informed the Court that suited. At this the representative of the Shanghai The German Master's enemy Government; whether to transmit the first defendant was in Singapore, and Tang Yick said nothing, and plaintiff said explanation of these voyages is that the to the Government information gathered had not been served. He required his nothing, and both turned round and owner hoped to get cargo at Chefco, at Shanghai, or to convey information Lordship to declare that the plaintiff was silently left the room, where the vessel's arrival baci, been an- gathered on the voyage as to the move- a partner with the first second

Subzequently Mr. Jenkin's use of the nounced by telegram. He pointed out that ments of His Majesty & ships, his Lord- defendants in the dry canteen busines expression "carry on" was objected to Chinese shipport often bring forward ship said Previous voyages, those from If the Court held that the plaintiff and the by Mr. Potter, who contended that it had cargo after a vessel has arrived in port. Tsingtau to Chefoo and back to Tsingtau, The expenditure for the construction of second defendant were carrying on business been given, no doubt quite unintention. He says, too, that there was an expectation having been already concluded would warships, estimated in the Japanese together under the tone of Noor Din it ally shady" meaning of passengers; Chinese residents on the not under this part of the case constitute Budget for the next fiscal year is classified online sufficient. The three man Mr. Jenkin-Very well, we will say coast, who would be thrown into a panic a ground of condemnation. Now there as follows:-Y. 10,894,860 for three battle Barracks on the arrival of the Yorkshire later

obtained a dry canteen business at Murray going on" now and we will "

by the war and anxious to reach their is evidence that when the Hanametal A homes. The Hanametal reached Shang left Shanghai, the railway between. ships,mushiro, se RONGRONG Orsion: 104, Das Vœux Raap. O. | Y. 4,057,830 for four medium-sized desat Singapore. It was arranged that the hat the expression carry on was an until the 20th. She book in no coal or there is no evidenos, nor is it suggested, und Regiment, and also obtained the business The Chief Justice gave it as his opinion hai on August 11th and remained there Shanghai and Tsingtan was in order, and troyers; And Y. €00,000 for two sub- Indian document was drawn up, written board ship. About every ten minutes," Pola The Master explains that this then quite easy for the Government of three should enter a partnership, and an expression which was usually used on cargo, but discharged a refrigerating that the telegraph service between the plant she had been carrying in the after two places had been interrupted. It was in Urdu, and prepared by the plaintiff added his Lordship, a man comes up to plant was put off because if the vessel Tringa to procure any information it him elf, to which the defendants agreed an officer, grunts something, and the vers searched it might be considered desired to receive from Glianghai by a Among the many contributions from This was submitted to Mr. Arculi from officer says carry on (Laughter.) contraband of war On the 20th the mere expeditious channel than the sea Shanghai to the Prince of Wales' War who financial assistance had beon

obtained for translation into English Fuserin endent of chips to the Green and on that cay be was stopped and vessel to leave Shanghai for this purpose. Capt. Arthur explained that he was lancmetal left Shanghai for Tsingtau route. It was unnecessary then for the Fund the captains and officers of steamers Before this was done, however, Mr. Arculli feland Cement Co. In June 1918. he asked searched by HM.S. Clio and was then Than was the object of the voyage to on the China coast have made a Landsome handed the document to the second for tenders for repairs to the Chingeltow allowed to procced. On the 21st the was carry to Tsingtau i being over $5,000. The officers are contri-it to the first defendent who was at the by Counsel as to the general manner in was put on board, and eventually she was tion of the ships of the Allies1 The information to be showing, the total amount colle ed to date defendant, who declared he wished to show Witness corroborated the statement, made stopped by II.M.S. Triumph, a guard gathered on the voyage as to the disposi be gratified to observe that the anxiety huting a monthly amount rying from he might peruse it. That document could always looked upon all the work which facts the case for the Crown is as follows: Germans. British, French, and Russian time away from the Colony-in order that which the work was conducted. He had taken to Wei-hai-wei. Now on these Captain and other deck officers were

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DEATH. MARTY-At Haiphong, Tonkin, on the 13th December, AUGUSTE RAPHAEL MARTY.

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HONGKONG, DECEMBER 17TH, 1014.".

- In addition to confefring on Mr. Hợ

Tung, of Hongkong, the 4th Cices

Chiaho Decónion, mentioned in the Daily Freer recently, the President of the Chinese Republic has since 183uod a further mandate conferring on Mr. Ho Tung the

3rd Class of the same Order.

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WASHINGTON, December 12th. Bids have been asked by the Navy Department for the erection of a powerfal wireless tower at Manila.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 16th December.

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE THE PUIBRE JUDGE (ME, H. HJ COMPERTZ).

INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACTION.S

carry en

nave

is nothing more than suspicion: 2 that on this ground no prame facie cases has been established against him. There suspicion does not carry the case far onough. The suggested ground of con- fiscation therefore faile

INVESTORS in the rabber industry must regarding the future of the industry caused by the outbreak of the war is five to ten per cent of their salaries not now be found.

Mr. Goldring said he did not think his ens contracts and because of that he the whole of the deck officers and the likely to be active in the vicinity of gradually being dispelled. The price of through their organisation, the China friend could give evidence on this had always looked upon the plaintiff as Chief Engineer were changed for Tsingtan. Two British war voschs and was done on the Chinachou as part of Immediately after the declaration of war, and probably Japanese men-of-war would the commodity is rising and one of the Coast Officers' Guild, and have authorized mythical document

the No. 1 of the Tang Yick firm Germans his put the control of the ship ore auxiliary ship were actually encoun leading experts has recently described the their offices to deduct the amounts monthly Mr. Gardiner said the terms in that The Chief Justice here, remarked that in the hands of enemy subjects. The tored on the voyage. Even if no part of cutlook as "essentially favourable." The from their salaries as long as the grement, were that plaintiff should get it seemed that what had really happened reason given is that with British officers the allied forces was sighted, the mere extensive use of motor-cars in the war by war lasts. The sum on the Guild list the remaining half Plaintiff went to Mr. Jenkin That is my friend's case

hall end that the other two should divide was thet & mutral mistake had been made.

on board the vessel would not be allowed negative information that they had not all the Armies engaged is all to the benefit for December onwards is £198 per India & mission connected with the The Chief Justice It is extremely likely been mined for defence But it is great value to the Germans in Tsingtan, to enter or have a harbour which had been so in those waters might be of of the rubber industry, and although month, which will be a handsome aid to business. Mr. Aroulli acting for him in het plaintiff was called Tung Fick pointed out that other neutral vessels, I think the answer is that the only direct Imitations have been placed on rubber the dependents of combatants in the Old this Colony, and the second defendant No. 1. although he might easily have been thos under the Japaness flag, were evidence available that this vessel was sales by the British Government's Country.

Turning the business. On returning from a ub-contractor

allowed to freely enter and lease proceeding on a trading voyage in itself prohibition of the export, the indications We regret to record the death of Mr. while, He had a quarrel with the first by the No. 1 of the Tung Yick firm.

his mission, the plaintiff also entered into Cap Arthur Plaintiff was never Tsingtau under the charge of local pilote perfectly lawful Other neutral vesela the business, and carried it on for a short rented to me as being anything else There is one point on which I had felt (e... Japanese) had shortly before this are that the industry is not likely to suffer Auguste Raphael Marty, merchant and defendunt in Singapore, and asked to be

coms difficulty. The Chief Officer, who cats teea removing non-combatants, from to anything like the extent which tao

The hearing was again adjourned.

was got rid of with the others and at Tragtau and there was rothing to owner of the well-known slamere which allowed to retire from the business, and

the same time, was not a British but an prevent the lanametal also engaging in planters anticipated when the war began. or many years have run between Hong However, he stayed on for a few months that the accounts should be settled up.

American subject and therefore a neutral | the traffic. There is no such direct The British Government is now relaxing kong and Haiphong. Mr. darty died on more, and then the business closed. They

There was at the original hearing no evidence against her as would be required direct evidence to clear up this point, to stamp as illegal an apparently its prohibition to the extent of allowing Tuesday at Haiphong, where he resided. bad three months notice from the Com

But after the adjournment, and while I innoot voyage within the ordinary shipments from Colombo and Singapore In addition to being the proprietor of the again 22sed that the accounts be rendered Mr. Hazeland, five Chines: junk-people Lenox was now in the Colony and but that is not sufficient Some proved

manding Officer here, and the plaintifs At the Magistracy yesterday, belcre was ogasidering my judgment, being rights of a neutral chip.

informed by Counes that Captain Thera is, I think room for suspicion, to Japan and to France, and shipments to Cis de Navigation Tonkinore (the to him. He could not get them neither and one tallyman wore charged with the available as a witness. I took his evidence breach of neutrality must be proved Vladivostock will be permitted when the subsidized mail service boats) Mr. Marty could he got the accounts of the Sagapore larceny of four bales of yarn, worth $600, upon the change of officers It appears before the vessel of a friendly State can Tristian requirement is ascertained owned the Mackbo coal mines, in Tonkin, branch, and consequently he instituted the property of the P. & O. Steam Naviga has the Chief Officer was dismiseed, not be condemned and bere none has been Hubber, as well as motor fuel, has become and his firm, which has branches at partnership, and it was also alleged by tion Company. It is alleged that the German authorities, but on the British for confiscation have therefore failed and

this action. The defendants denied

on account of any representations by the established. The grounds put forward of great importance in military organisa Hanoi, Pakhoi Hoihow and Kwangchow them that the business was not a pros defendants were engaged in transhipping Muster's own initiative because he was it is my duty to order, the Hanametal tion in these days, when the motor car is so wan, as well as at Haiphong and perous one, and that a considerable a cargo of yarn from P & O. steamer to unsatisfactory in his dealing with the to be released. extensively used for transport purposes Hongkong, is one of the best known amount of money was lost. Plaintiff lighter, and that when the polics hoarded Chinese crew, who disliked him and The question of costs and damages I Freach firms in the Far East. Mr. Marty affirmed that the business was run at a the latter boat it was discovered that a threatened to leave the ship. Captain propose to reserve for the present. I In this connection it has been interesting was highly esteemed by all who knew him, profit, and came forward and said, "If large quantity of the material, represent Lennox states that he enquired for make the order for release subject to the to no the speculations which have been and his death will be regreted by a wide there is a boss I will pay my share. ing about four bales, had been broken up neutral officers in Teingtau, but that giving of due security by the ones o

the German transport circle of friends.

Plaintiff took his chance

paste and secreted beneath the deck boards, there were none available. He himself the Hanametal to pay any costs or The hearing was adjourned until to-day. The case was remanded

left by rail for Shanghai with the two expenses he may be ordered to pay.

ALLEGED THEFT OF YARN

of