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DEFENCE

OF THE PROSECUTION.

REALM

MANAGER OF PEAK HOTEL PROSECUTED,

A prosecution ander the Defence of the Realm Act came before Mr. Wood at the Magistrac va Saturday when Mr. P. 0. Penster, intonger of the Peak Hotel, was Suinuned for failing to supply the Police with particulars of the departure and destination of a Miss Meta Durrow, who muided at the Hotel from July 20th 14 August 1st,

Mr. Preston (of Messrs. Jufrason, Stekes & Master) appeared to defend.

FERING NOTES. Įmoм OUR CWN CORRESPONDENT.]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST ¿Grm, 1915,

4th August, 1915.

NUÐ DAIKT PROPAGANDA.

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Two distinguished Buddhists have conse. to Peking, and it may be taken for granted that a revival of the ancient faith is pronized. Whether this le due en- tirely to a recognition on the part of Buddhist lenders of the need of some active propaganda, or whether it be due to a desire to forestal Japanese mis sionary enterpria is not very clear, but the feet remains that an attempt to vitalise this old faith is now in progress Mr. North, of the Tassport Office in China. The two Buddhist authorities

cordial depased that he had received no papere. have lind

it TRBA be doubted if showing either the arrival of Misstion, but

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success. way to Darrow at the Peak Hotel, or her de they are padure on the dates gisch diagnostil day suid that it will take about fifty days for hem to had not left the Colony but had gone

if they finish what they wish to say. to the Ebenezer Institute at PokfutumEL.

Cross-examined by Ms. Preston, Wit | do not exhaust themselves before they Tless stated that When Miss Dorrow exhaust the patience of their audience, arrived on July 26th at the hotd, he then it may by mid that the days of received a telephone message from the miracies are not past,

sanger that Miss Dorrow, a German subject, had arrived, and was asking for A room and he was uncertain whether he ought to give her one; he wished-to-in- form the police before ho gave her a ross, He said she was a sister from the Ebenezer Home, Pokfulum. Winess told him that the best thing he could do was to ask the Provost Marshal, who was the proper authority, and he understood that he did Witness had found that since August ist the Intly had stayed at the Minda He had also Hospital and had been ill,

en 'n telegramu from Miss Dorcase hor well to the Military Authorities saying to tire Ebenezer she had returned Institute.

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Mr. Preston, addressing the Bench, said his client had always been willing to assist the polico in wary way he could, and would always be willing to do so, and he was sorry that this difficulty had urisen. He would, however, fika a ruling from his worship as to whether return of it was necessary to make a

Defen- everyone who came to the hotel. dant did not think it was The summons was nader Section 14, sub-sation 2: "All persons to whom section 10 of the Ordinance für the time being many apply. Setin 10 gave the class of persons to who m the Ordinance applied persons leaving or attempting to leave the Coluny. He laid stress on the words "time being. because the section must men persons leaving the Colony within a reasonable time; say, twenty-four hours after having On the the hotel. I would be departure form that there was prozision The made for the name of the steamer. lady had not left the Colony and did

not intend to do so.

en

Mr. North, recalled, said in amuser to a question, said that, so far as he knew, no written instructions had been sent to the hotel-keepers.

The hearing was adjourned for a work to enable the Magistrate to obtain the opinion of the Crown Solicitor.

HONGKONG TOBACCO COMPANY.

TRADE OF HONGKONG. EFFECT OF THE FLOOD:

The Following statistics have been taken from the fortnightly price current; and market report of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce.

OPIUN

73

SHIPPING IN THE EAST.

REPORT OF THE JAVA CHINA-JAPAN LINE.

INTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

(ESTABLISHED 1850).

TELETONE 1741.

The report for 14 of the Java Chiú- Japan Lino status:-The contract with the Government was fully lived up to Seventeen rips were mads on the China lic, and 15 on the Japan line, whilst Slocks on August 12th were 407 Pateamorous trips were made outside the contract between Netherlands ludia, 244 Benares, 540) Malwa, and 174 Perzia Saigon and Hongkong

Commeres in the Orient suffered niuch and Turkish. The exports during the interval to Shanghai, etc., were of Pata from the universal was. There was ample 6 Benares and one of Malwa. The balnego pace ne disposal in the region of of stocks of Bengal uncertified opium os our routes, so that we had to face sharp GENTLEMEN'S OUTFITTING August 12th was 19 Patna and Benares. Ton chests of Patna were competition and were unable to

in boiled by Government monopol and 31 pensate the increased working expenses by corresponding rise freights, The 50 chests of Benares were Henares. exported. The Bengal market shows tegner kembang, which made ber trial There WES HO change from the state of inactivity and trip on July 18th, 1914, left Amsterdam quotations are unaltered:-Pata New for Jan on the 28th.

raying outgoing charter to be had, and ON

She Old 80,200.00, Very $9,160.00. Benares, New 20.050400. Old arrived at Batavia on August 30th, andi'

Malwa 88925.00. Very Old $8,825.00. Market.About. 79 chests have been left for her first trip on the China line

on September 1st. reacted consisting of oldest and bes: quely drug at 89.330.00890099

$9.325.00,

EXPORTH,

cam-

DEPT.

COMPLETE STOCKS OF

thus the ship went in allast. SUMMER UNDERWEAR

ran

As a result of the war the delivery of sister ship Frison had to be Ample delayed until April 8th, 1915.

The The Feather market was quiet, and as writings off have been made on ships ind to Ginger there are high price further property of the company. account of the West River flood which" Owa Risk Insurance shows a loss of There is nothing f. 9,762, which was deducted from the stepped business. doing in Dry Cargo-Ginger, the prices Insurance Reserve Fund, whilst A. 57.937 being too high. So business bay be bad to be written off on nepaid damage dong in Galangal, and the Cassia Oil Though falling outside the yea covered It may interest your renders to know trade is stagnant. There is no demand by the report, we have to mution the less that the Ministry of Agriculture and for Star Auland Oil nor Star Anis, of the stoner Temaki which

The crew was safely landed at Hong- Commerec has prezived a petition from nothing doing in firaund Nuts. The ground on the Paracels on May 14th. prices of Human Hair are given 93. per

The profits allow of a distribu

Of the Hagkong Tobacco Company, which is pieul f.o.b. Hongkong. As to Yunnan kong,

Tin. the merket is nominal, sameters tion of a dividend of 0 per cent. also called the Nanyang Tobar Com having some dificulty to mate deliveries, what is left 8. .553 gos to the State of pany requesting that it be registered and owing to contracts falling due at the the Netherlands, fl. 5.333 to the Reserve time and small arrivals from Yunnan, in Fund, f. 13,355 to business tax. leaving. its trade mark approved.

Roode, London equivalew-much-blay-accoun procters to say that the company has coquenes of railway break-down and 1. 5,80 to curry forward to the new been established for ten years, and that prices. Quicksilver, Saigon Cresia it has been supplying the market with aad (fail Nuts can find no market, and the flood has so affected the Bristics market various kinds of eigar and cigarette such that nothing is doing. as "Aeroplane Brand and Double Felicitation." The company is located in Hongkong and branches have been established in Siam, Kwangchow, Tien tsin and Shanghai. The petition asks this protection, be accorded to the Tobacco Company by the Ministry of Commerce,,

The petitie

IMPORTE.

THE BRITISH AND KIAOCHOW.

Mr. King Is it intended that the Japanese shall hare permanent control of Kiacehow, without any reference to our rights and position there?

In the House of Commons on the 7th The demand for Cotton Yarn has not.. Mr. Jowest asked the Secretary for some instances batter | Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the proved and in

any joint prices have been paid for 20s. Deliveries joint nature of the military operations at are also better. Quotations cue:-u. Kiaochow there was now 10. at 880/102. No. 19. at $885/100. administration by the Japanese, and No. 205, at $95/140. British of the affairs of the port, or No. 16. at 807/117.

Sales 3,000 haks, whether any British Consul or Vice- Arrivala 10,000 bals. Shipments 1,000. Unsold-stock 24.000 Cumsal had yet been appointed there?

As to bales. Bargains 10.000 bales.

Lord Robert Cecil, who replied, said As regarded the In replying to the petition the Minister Woollens, there is some demand for the answer to the first port of the question

Spanish Stripes, Long Elk, and Lastings was in the negative, of Commerce states that the attempts to and a few sales have be made from second part a British Vic-Consul was UHE Own cigarties is stock. There have been no eales of Raw appointed at Kinochow in 1911, and still manufactura

Metals. Small sales of Galvanized Wire as that port. praiseworthy. and that all protection Cottons. Business extremely quiet incontinued to represent British interests should be given to the Tobacco Company and Tinplates are reported at incressed Recently an enormans quantity of cigars valuce. Locally prices are as last quoled. and cigarettes have been imported from but are quite nominal. There is nothing in the condition of Petroleum Products. abroad for home consumption, and the doing in. Yellow Metal, and no change Minister believes that the making of There are no stocks of Pepper, Camphor The Sugon s[ importance are reported." cigarettes in Chion will prevent a large or Window Glass, and no sales of Coal sum of money from leaving the country. market is strong, and there is demand for The Saltptre In eonclusion he states that permission whites and yellows.

Latest advices state that no when is for the registration of the Hongkong market is quiet, Tubacen Company is hereby given, but obtainable at present in the American offers from the mills. A short time ago the trade marks will have to be eanMarket, and it is almost impossible to get there seemed a prospect of prices hing easier, but lately owing to the scareity of whent they have advanced rapidly. advance will be maintained. 15, however, difficult to any whether this market stocks are about, 100,000 sacks and present quotations BTS:

sidered,

USHAPPY MINISTERS.

tor beQuotation:

In the local

Old Flour New Crop Patents ....84.15 83.00 per entk. Straight

2.60

3.15 Cut off.

2.80 3.15 Seconds

2.75

HOME FROM CHINA.

£31,500 AND WON £20,000 ON RACES IN TWO DAYS.

Notwithstanding the presents of money and ginseng sent by the President to General Tuan Chi-jui, Minister for War, when he wished to resign a few weeks ago, the latter persists in his desire freed from the care of office and has seen at to give his reasons for this attitude in a circular telegram issued to news- papers in Shanghai, Hankow, Kwang- Ho states that he is chow, and Tientsin, very ill, and argues the a sick man is WHITEAWAY. LAIDLAW & Co.

of litt use to the community, and so he LOST The seventh annual report to the share. wants to devete all his time to recuperate holders of Messrs. Whiteway, Laidlaw & Co. shows that for the year ending his health that he may be able to serve the February 28 last a profit of £107,052 28. country again in the future.

After providing for The Minister of Communications, Mr. Ikt. was made. depreciation on buildings and plent, in-Liang Tun Yen, has also rendered his

managing and

resignation, which has not been accepted This gentleman plain- of preference dividend on December 1914, and an interim dividend on the ordinary shares to August 31, 1911, there fively states that he is old, and that remained a balance of £37,214 185. 11d.there are persons in his Ministry who are which the directors recommended should not quite honest and faithful. be appropriated as follows: To pay a final dividend of 5 per cent, making ten per cent, per annum, free of tax, on the ordinary shares; to carry do the resume fund £0,29, making the reserve $100,000;

his mind to resign, he will probably into conversation with the prosecutor at to set aside £1,500 against contingent loss and, although he has definitely made up the county on continental goods in transit or employees provident fund £1,000 und toaccommodate the Government.

come-tax,

directors'

:

Lord Robert Cecil said that did not arise out of the question.

OPENING THE YANGTZE GORGES.

B. V. D.

COAT CUT UNDERSHIRTS

AND

KNEE LENGTH DRAWERS $1.25 TO $2.50 PER GARMENT.

AERTEX

CELLULAR

UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, $2.00 TO $3.50 per garmeNT,

SUMMER

CEYLON COTTON AND WOOL

PLAIN ZEPHYR

PYJAMAS

$4.75 PER SUIT.

$6.50,

B.V.D. SHORT SLEEVES AND LEGS

$3.00 »

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

SAKURA

BEER.

THE BREWERY'S OWN BOTTLING.

TRADE

MARK

Sukiera

TEIKOKU BREWERY CO.LTD. MOJI. JAPAN.

SOLE AGENTS:

SUZUKI & CO.. ALEXANDRA BUILDING,

The dircetors of a steamship company from the Szechuan provincial government has petitioned the Government for a grant to open certain gorges in the upper courses. The petitioners, in- of the Yangtze River. It

cffects some narrow, and dangerous gorges. form the Government that through their

proving a boon to navigation in that par of the river, but at present there still re in the Upper Yangtze have been opened,

main four gorges to be opened, The esti mated expense will be $200,000, of which the Governor of Szechuan has consented to raise 200.000 for the work. The petitioners. request that the other $140,000 be tempor arily appropriated from the gublic funds of the Szechuan provincial government, to be refunded by the proceeds from a toll to be levied upon ships passing that part The Ministry of Interior has approved the of the river after the gorges are opened. plan of the petitioners enterprise, bat adds that the question relating to the appropria At Bow-street Police Court on 9th July,tion of funds for this work should be de before Sir John Dickinson, John Brea cided after the Ministry has obtained the. Camberwell New-road, was charged on na", described as a gentleman of views of the Szechuan Governor. remand with conspiring with two other

PROFITS OF men named Mansfield and Barnard (not

JUTE MILLS. pretences from, Mr. James Johnson, who is on a visit to England from China.

A correspondent in a letter to the in custody) in obtaining £3,750 by false Mr. Muskett, who prosecuted for the Liang

(Calcutta) attributes Commissioner of Police gaid there would Statesman vas summoned by the President and the be a further charge made of attempting recent decline in prices of mill shares to the machinations of Marwari bears and The other two men mentioned Secretary of State for an interview at to obtain another £3,500 from the pro-

uneasy. The letter concludes: The half in the charge were believed to have left upcountry share-owners not to be which they urged him-to-remain in office,secutor.

One of them, Barnard, got year ended June 30th is not a period dur ng which wills reaped the benefit of

invited him to luncheon at the Ritz Hotel

factures at remunerative prices, yet one on the following day. Mr. Johnson kept his only to examine the reports of the the appointment, and fand Manzfeld Hooghly, Howrah, Central Concepore there also

divulg The conversation turced on and many other companies to realise the racing matters, and the prosecuter ulti-strength of their position. I am mately authorised Mansfield to make but ing no secret when I state that two large WELDING AND CUTTING OF METALS BY OXY-ACETYLENE.

Mansfield went mills (under one agency) will show a for him up to £28. away, and on his return a little later said profit from June te December of class on that he had put 2750 on a horse for him.

four lakhs sach per month; another at

follow The prosecutor was furious, but he was talked over. The horse lost, and then at her well donor at least which will Mansfield endeavoured to explain some maks from one to two a half lakhs

directors' fee, commissions, the payme the President..

or

HANDSOME

the

Hongkong, 12th August, 1915.

TEL. No. 468.

[856

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD AND ENGINEERING CO. OF HONGKONG, LTD. TAIKOO DOCKYARD. HONGKONG.

enenty ships; to pay to the trustees of the remain in office for a while in order to the Hotel Métropole on March 21, and cheap jute and good demand for man SHIPBUILDERS SALTORS AND REPAIRERS, BOILERMAKERS

carry forward the balance of £11,478 5.

7d. to the next year's account.

A HUMAN INCIDENT.

SIR JOHN FRENCH AND THE SOLDIER BOY,

;

During a surprise visit behind the firing

TITLES OF NOBILITY IN CHINA.

OF THE SOLUTION INHERITANCE QUESTION.

The extraordinary proposal for the r institution of tities of ncbility among th

linu, says correspondent in Northers high officials of the Government has raise extraordinary system of "bedring" the monthly. In such circumstances there is: Territorial who was in the act of writinging to the Min Chiang-Pao, however, os was to take another £2,000 to recover and your-up-country readers who held

that he was sobbing bitterly as he wrote, and questioned him as to the cause of his grief,

The lad, taken unawares, made attempts to overcome his emotion, and stammered out some sort of excuse, but the Field Marshal was not to be put off and speak, ing kindly, insisted upon knowing what was the matter,

minds, sure of handsome dividends and greatly strengthened securitics,

was solved at a reca;

The Authorities prosecutor on the following day sent "Cabines" meeting, considered that titles of mobility would nos Mansfield a cheque for £8,000. Later on be appreciated by the officials if the same that day he met Mansfield and Bernard Mansfield

M. THEOPHILE PIRY. lapsed on death; but on the other hand'it at the Great Central Hotel, and was

A REPORT CONTRADICTED." has been deemed inexpedient to confer such introduced to the prisoner.

The prosecutor titles in perpetuity to be transmitted from referred to the £2,000 cheque, and asked

The statement first made in the columes was ultimately induced to send lassfeld generation to generation. To escape from the prosecutor why he had not also sent the horns of this dilemma, it has been de the £750 ho had lost. cided by those responsible for a measure which strikes one as rather bizarre is another cheque for £150. In company of a Peking contemporary and since repre

off March 23 republican régime to adopt what is called with Mansfield and the prisoner the produced by most of our foreign cos the Progressional Disinheritano Byecutor attended the Liverpool race temporaries in China, announcing the re Postal Servies, is correct. M. Piry is fem. By this system a title of achills, men derib the deal signation of M. Thophile Piry, the Asso

he afterwards med un provided b la above the rank of both with the ostensible object of making ciate Director-General of the Chinese During his absence the Chief June 1st. but on each succession it will be loweredby showed that in thờ cumstanote at the Territorial home and Brade stil: vanishing-point hat lost 221.500 and won £28,000, a pet

General Frenih sent three weeks Lave. He gave him, more reach, ga duk wil pass to his loss of £5,500. The prosecutors Secretary, M. Picard-Destelan, who ha In the meantime, manent successar, is seting as Associat ever, a substantial laun to help pay their marquisate, the letter transmitting induced to give a 10.U for 2,500 heen erroneously, m ationed as the per onfounded with the title of "Postmaster- funeral expensca, and the dismissed him an earldom to bis soo, and so on until parable on July 5. with the words: Bless you, my beltisetion of the noble line at the doth however, he became suspicious, and com Director-General designation generally

-Peking Gazette. Your mother, at any raj, ded with the of the descendant who inherited the Treatmunicated with the police,

bail estisfaction of knowing that her son did ratek of mobility that is, the title of Baron, The prisoner was again remanded on General" which is now unknown in the

Peking Gazelle, his duty."

at

Thereupon the ind produced a letter From a younger brother in England, tellis him of the death of their mother following the receipt of an unofficial report that her sen had been killed at the front. The family, it appeared, were in humble cir will pass to the descendant of the holdri bets. An account o dove prosecutorow in Eurobe on a year's leave és from

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