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THE

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4TH, 1915,

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AN ARMY IN THE MAKING. When the history of the Great War coines in be written, one of the cutstanding, features will be the rapid ratsbrig. training and equipping of "Kitcheners Amy." All ranki responded to their Country's call-the factory, the offter, the farm, the mine were left and ** soldiering" became the ardes of the day. Despite great difficultie Lord Kitchener, obtained`a "siganiic army, ví uniqite fighting quality,

Aide-de-Camp Cigarettes N22.

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THAT CAN BE OBTAINED.

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STRAITS TRADE INCREASING

The official return of imports and ex porta of the Straits Settlements for the quarter ended September 30th, 1015, dis closes a remarkable revival in the import trade which, for the second quarter of the year totalled $109,346,757, and has

Bow risen to 8114,815,003, The actual Agures for the quarter as compared with the similar period of 1914 are:-

IMPORTS,

3rd gr.

1914

Singapore

Penang

Mainoca

EXPORTS.

3rd gr 1915-

TRADING WITH THE ENEMY. THE LAW OF CONSPIRACY.

THREE BRITISH SUBJECTS CECARCED

At H.M. Police Court, Shaoghai on November 27th, before Mr. G. W. Kingi

Police Magistrate, three British anbjects

named 8. H. Abbas, O. Abbas and D. Gold. man were charged with trading with the enemy is

Mrs. H. McKean prosecuted, the de- fendants being represented by Mr. Frane

| Ellia “

PRIVY COUNCIL DISMISS APPEAL

FROM SHANGHAI.

In the Judioin Court of the Privy Council, before Viscount Haldane, Lord

Atkinson, Lord Summer, and Lord Par- moor, the case of Beechey . the King

HOUSES TO LET

TOʻLET.

UITE of WELL FURNISHED ROOMS, in Robinson Road Lovel, with or without

anaglish Private House..

Apply

board

Care of "Daily Proms" Office. Hongkong, 26th November, 1915. (1232

TO LET.

TOS. 11 and 13, GAGE STREET, from

1st January, 1916 Apply to---

J. VINCENT BRAGA, Toya Kisen Kaida, Hongkong, 16th November, 1915. (1190

was heard on October 28th. It was a petition for special leave to appeal_ia $50,760,912 $66,004,084 In opening the case, Mr. MoKean asked forma pauperis from a judgment of His 81,239,083 26,282,087 permission to amend the charge against Majesty a Court of China and Kores of

2,457,395 2,525,332 Goldman so as to charge the defu Aug 17th, 1914, and raised an interest N Total increase $34,307,615-£4,002,655.

with a breach of Regulation 2, Sub-sectioning question in the law of conspiracy." 9 of the King's Regulations re Trading ject, wag charged at Shanghai, together

· The petitioner, who is a British sub- 3rd gr. 3rd qr.

with the Enemy between July 28th whe 1914,

.1915. Singapore

the Regulations came into force, and Nov with a Belgian named de Mincar, with $48,633,095 $70,547,304 Penang

19,977,090

Bard, the date of the arrest. The original conspiracy to defraud. At the trial it 24,686,238 Malacoa

was undisputed that de Macar was 3,810,246

complaint gave the dates of the offence anionable only to Belgian law, and that 7,083,403 Total increase $35,078,514-£4,209,160,

alleged as between November 1st and 23rd conspiracy to defraud was not a criminal Fara rubber transhipped vid Singa The Regulation was that the accused com offence in Belgian law. The petitioner pore and Penang to other countries durmitted an offence by "entering into a com

then raised the defence that it was in- ing the period under review increased by mercial, financial, or other contract or ob possible for him to have been guilty of Nomad 10, MOUNTAIN VIEW, 4,463,134 lbs, on the figures for the corres ligation with or for the benefit of the conspiracy with do Macar in these cir ponding quarter of 1914 (3,491,733 ha.).

enemy."

cumstances. The Judge directed that By common consent it was decided to try the jury could not convict the petitioner Goldman summarily, Counsel for the pre-unless they were satisfied that de Macur secution anying that he did not propose at was also guilty and would have been the moment to bring any further changes convicted if he had been before the against that defendant.

Court. The jury found a vedict of “Guilty against the petitioner, who appealed to the Supreme Court on the point whether it was possible to con

MESSES, SETNA'S TRADE REPORT.

Messrs. 6. D. Betna & Co. in their fortnightly report, from 18th Novembor to 2nd December, state:-

COTTON Market ruled quiet. Sales are reported of about 150 packages at 820 per picul. Unsold stock is estimated at about 275 packages. Closing quotations -327 to 828 per picul.

INDIAN YARN-Owing to a rise in rates of exchange, coupled with low rates in ruling in India, importers were hasty sellers, and hence prices show a decline of from 1 to 3 per bale, and a limited business is reported in the past fortnight, as under :-

Mr. McKean added that he preferred the cases against the other two defendan to stand over in the meantime.

His worship-I presume it will be aspire with a Belgian subject to defraud. case for committal

Mr. McKeanYes..

The charge against S. H. and U. Abba was heard after the Court had been clen ed, and, upon it being opened again, evid. ence in the Goldman case was taken.

Mr. G. P. Byrne, H. M. Pro-Consui, stated that on November 23rd he executed

TO LET.

PRAK Apply to

M. J. D. STEPHENS. Hongkong, 12th November, 1915. [1170.

EIGHT-

TO LET. THE KENNELS," 108, Magazine Gay, Thoroughly renovated and repaired. Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 10th November, 1915, [1162

TO LET.

TO LET. BRITISH CONCESSION, SHAMEEN, CANTON. when donspiracy was not a criminal

TAROM 1st December, ONE offence according to the law of Belgium.ROOMED HOUSE The Court decided against him, and he

Apply- now sought special leave to appeal. ・・・

T. E. GRIFFITH, LTD. During the argument. Lord Atkinson

Hongkong, 11th November, 1815. [1167 said that it would lead to very unfor tunate resulta if a British subject coald not be convicted of conspiracy whenever warrant to search the premises at Nhe had a foreigner as a co-conspirator.

Lord Parmoor said that it was clear 68, Kiangsa Road, occupied by D. Gold

on the petitioner's own showing that the man. Among other things, he found “a 250 bales Assur Virjee, No. 108, at book, purporting to be a letter book. The Judge laid it down to the jury that 8102 to $100 per bale; 100 bales Crown, letters contained in the book were signed unless they would also have convicted they were not to convict the petitioner No. 108, at 8103 to $102 per bale; 300 by D. Goldman. On page 421 there was the Belgian had he been before them. bales David, No. 10s, at 8103 to 8101 per a letter addressed to R. W Heidern, in balo; 250 balcs Indo-China, No. 10s, which the following appeared:-- Refer Crows, their lordships dismissed the Without calling on counsel for the $103 to 3101 per bale; 200 bales Dawn, ring to the matter of chartering the No. 128, at $115 to 3113 per bale; in all

petition. steamer as per your particulars, I about 1,110 bales comprising about 300 hereby make you a firm offer for throw bales of No. 108 and 200 bales of No. 12s, months, at Y.8,000 per month, payable ir in all about 1,110 bales. Unsold stock is advance, delivery at Shanghai." estimated at about 35,000 bales; sold but steamer was to be an ocean-going steamer, uncleared stock, about 20,000 bales,

Witness also found particulars and spor

cations of

a steamer on a paper headed

The yellow silk stockings of a society. SUNDRY ARTICLES-Market ruled firm. R. W. H." One endorsement on this tu

ink was "For sale only initialled girl at Savannab, U.S., have led to an Prices show some advance. In Imports sales are reported in Angsor at $22 to 824.H" and another in coloured penal interesting scientific discovery.

young lady in question, says an Austra 1/11/15." per picul, Kismis at $30 to $33 per

s house por pical, Mavej at 815 per pičul, Mr. McKean-Do you know this malian exchange, was invited to

party with half a dozen belles at a conn- Apricots at $35 to $37 per pioul, Bhesa Heidorn

try home near Atlanta, where mosquitoes bole at 810 er picul, Gum Olibanum Witness-Not personally.

are prevalent. One evening they were so at $13 to 818 per pical, Myrambollams at 33 per picul Furchuck at $140 per

acutely active, making savage attacks picul, and Sandal-wood at $50 to 385

limbs of all the girls but one particular upon the silken-clad ankles and nether per pical. In Exports purchase, are re ported in Cassia at $15 per picul, Broken Cassin at 810 per picul, Green beans at $5 ár picul, Galangal at 88 This being all the evidence, the case was per picul, Garlic at 33 to 39 per picul, adjourned for Mr. Ellis to have an oppor- Mansal Stone at 812) per pioul, Vermittunity of consulting his client. lion at $105 to $200 per picul, Sugar- candy at 810 per picul, Zedoary at 818 por pleul, and Preserves at Bil to 86 per picul.

JAPANESE YAKM-No sales are reported in the market.

AFTER THE WAR.

AUSTRALIAN VIEWS ON COMMER. OIAL POLICY.

In a recent issue of the Electrical Review, a correspondent remarks upon the very strong Anti-German feeling runs very high expressed there. It against trading with the enemy now or after the war, and this finds apt expres- sion in a resolution passed by an Asso. ciation of Employers at a recent meeting. It reads as follows: That in the interests of the Empire this association supports and approves of prohibitive restrictions being placed by the Federal Government on the importation of enemy goods into Australia, and urges that such restrictions should remain in force until a national appeal calls for reconsidera- tion of the matter."

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Here is a copy of a poster which meets with much favour:--

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CO. TUKIO

JAPAN.

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FIBRES

BRISTLES

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RUBBER, DRUGS

A NATIONAL POLICY FCE AUSTRALIANS

in. this Germani country should have GET OUT"O vote in Common- wealth, State or Muni- cipal e'ections.

Bold on ozi.

mission in British

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Import Dept.) Whitefriars, London. Telegrams, "Keymer, London." Est. 1844

A CURE THAT CURES.

181

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Poisonous

GIRMANS

German

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Cases

Burning

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or

We'ls

Starving

Prisoners

Thiero ara men and women in every locality who are being racked to death with Rheumatism Many of them have tried electricity, liniments, Turkish and mineral baths, massage, etc., while others have been doctored until they have lost all hope and patience.

LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM has, by its thousands of successful curea, demonstrated its superiority over any known treatment for Falaba the cure of Rheumatism. Through it sufferers have abandoned their crutches. others have been cured after years of auffering. We have yet to learn of a single instance where LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM has not cured when given a fair trial

Mr. H. E. Wood, Whiteress St., Here ford, writers: For the past 5 years 】 have been laid up totally lame from Rheumatism, and suffered the most excru- ciating pain: all medical aid was un- availing Two bottles of LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM cured me pletely.

Sold at Is. 4d. per bottle.

Agents for Hongkong

com-

Moyen A. B. WATHON & Co.. L.

[1050-15

Lusitania

etc.

Repre-

No German, whether naturalised or other

ise, should be eligible during the continuance of the war for election either Federal or State Parliaments, to. y municipal body, or

to any Water Trust,

The

Mr. McKean-What is the nature of

your knowledge-The nature of my knowledge is that he is one of those gentlemen who were requested to absent themselves from the Shanghai Club, beig of German nationality.

An application for bail was refused.

HOW LADIES MAY SCARE MOSQUITOES.

CRV,

The

Park

RAVENHILL BAST' Bath Road,

Servants' Quarters, de. Vacant let November.

Apply

DEACON, LOOKER, DEACON & HARSTON, Hongkong, 18th October, 1915,

GU

TO LET.

[TOPA

LENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, Peak, from 1st November, 1915. Apply

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Hongkong, 18th October, 1915, *1080

TO LET.

TORMAN COTTAGE, No. 2, Peak Bondly,

4 GOOD ROOMS. Immediate possed Apply

PERCY SMITH, SETH & FLAMING.. Hongkong, 20th Augart, 1935. [876

mosquitoes had not bitten her. Suddenly "Nobody could understand why the somebody observed that while all the other girls were wearing hosiery of black and white, this one's stockings were of 4 pronounced yellow. shade. There was a physician in the party who knew that insects of various kinds had been found! peculiarly susceptible to colours, and he slop. went about making experiments, with the WAK-TIME VERSE.

result that he found that mosquitoes, at Under the title of "Verses in War Time east those in this locality, will nover alight on anything that is yellow in tone, Mrs. Copley Moyle has published a little our yellow," says the Doctor, and collection of original verse. It is char you will escape mosquito bites." acterised by simplicity of style and thought, and is refreshingly free from that straining after the majestic and grandiose

War," the authoress writes which is so often fatal to amateurs. ON

HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS,

Where'er the War God walks the sky is red. CORPS ORDERS BY LIBUT.-COL, A. CHAPMAN, V.D,

His footsteps burn the living, scorch the

dead;

Eis track, líka desert paths, is heaped with

bones,

The air is rent with curses and with

groans,

One of those pathetic stories in which the War abounds is told in" His," from which we quote the following:-

A helmet worns, A glove all torn, And a faded tie. Then later on,

There things out-spread, Their owper dead;

A Woman's cs.

In "My brother" wo have Yes! he was my brother, Both sons of one mother,

Sound the last call, Brother so dear to me, Would I had died with thee.

Sound the fit call.

These are typical of the contents of the attractively bound fitte brochure," which behalf of the Prince of is being sold Wales' Fund. Copies may be had at. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh's and at Wisa man Cafe, price $1 each.

NEW BOOK.

The Shoumen:. No men of German

A Legend of the War. birth should be per-

By T. W. EL CROSLAND, London: mitted to bold co-

T. Werner Laurie, Ltd. The man who perpetrated The Un- missions as Magistra

speakable Boot tes, or as Justices of

song ago established his position as one of our leading satirists. the Peace. sentatives

We do not suppose that many of our No German firm readers will understand readily the full of should be permitted, force of the present satire. It is, there how or hereafter, to fore, necessary to explain that Mr. trade here under Arthur Machen, a writer in one of the German title that conceals its London evening newspapers, conceived a

ationality.

legend with regard to the battle of Mons, Hoary dutysbould be where some British soldiers were sup- Firms imposed on all Enemy posed to have seen a vision of auges goods,, and should be and therefrom received fresh strength made irremorable by to repel a German attack. The legend statute for a perio of was accepted as true story by some 10 years after the co good people. Sermons were preached Goods. elusion of the war on it, people talked of it, letters to the editor were received from all quarters, leading articles were written about it. Subsequently, the original article and the other contributions were collected into a volume, with Machen, and it has been selling, if re port be true, by tens of thousands. It was entitled The Bowmen. Hence

To the end of last September 2,171 Old Cliftonians have been or ara serving in the war. Of these 138. have les. their lives and 210 have been wounded. Two

preface by Mr.

JOINED.

1-Private C, F. Ozorio joined the Corps on Zad December, 1915, allotted Corps No. 1945 and posted to Right Section M.G. Co.

TRANSFERS. 2-Private G. T. May from Signalling Section to Civil Service Company, dated 3rd December, 1915. Gunner C. Mycock from No. 1 Section Arty. Batty, to Civil Service Com- pany, dated 3rd December, 1915. PARADES,

3. Parades for Saturday, 4th instant.

7.m. Signalling Section-Signalling

practice at Headquarters,

2.30 p.m. Engineer Company-Musk-

etry at King's Park Range as preri ously ordered. Remainder, nil. :

Parades for Sunday, 6th instant. 9.80 a.m. Engineer Company-Musketry at King's Park Rango as previously ordered.

Remainer, nil

Parades for next week.

No. 2 Section Arty. Batty, and Scouts Company will parade on Friday, 10th inst. Remainder on Tuesday, 7th inst.

4,-Gun Club Hill, Kowloon:---

- On duty until 7th inst. Scouts Co. Officer on duty: Lieut. Murphy.

P. of W. Camp, Kowloon:

On duty to-night: No. 1 Sec. Art.

Batty, and Left Beo. M.G. Co. Oficer on duty: Lieut. Rees,

On duty 5th inst. Lieut. Lindsell.

Orderly Sergeant until 7th inst.s

Corpl. R. Dunçaṇ,

G. E. Stewart, Cant..

Adjutant,

Knutsford Terrace,

HOUSE

TO LET.

in

Kowloos.

Apply

THE HONGKONG LAND INVENT- MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 24th October, 1915. [45

TO LET

FFICES in ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING,

immediate possession.

Apply form

SHEWAN, TOMES & Col 139 Hongkong, 3rd December, 1914.

On Floor Overlooking Harbour,

THE

TO LET. TREE-ROOMED FLATS in Humphrey'

Buildings, Kowloon, FOUR-LOOMED FLATS In May Road, with every modern convenience, inslading English Baths and Kitchen Ranges, Hot Water and Water Carriage System. A fow Flats upocially designed to accommodate thres basbelors at reasonable rentals. Immediate possession.

FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES in Gordon Terrace and Salisbury Avenne, Kowloon,

WINDSOR LODGE, Kowloon, Six-Roomed House with Tennis Court. Immediate possession.

Apply to-

AUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

Alexandra Buildings Hongkong, 25th November, 1915.

TO LET.

OFFICES at 2, Connaught Road.

[1177

OFFICES in King's Buildings. OFFICES in Des Vosax Bond Central. HOUSES in CLIFTON GARDENS

H.K.Y.C.Conduit Reed.

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

PARADES, CENTRAL, 5.30 P.M. Monday, December 6th.-Recruits of 3rd and 4th Platoons. No. 1 Company and of No. 3 Company. Tuesday, December 7th-Recruits of 1st and

2nd Platoons, No, I Company and of Nɔ 2. Company, Wednesday, December 8th-All Company Inspectors and Sergeants. MEN* Friday, December 10th. All ranks, at

Central at 9.05 p.m. sharp. for Route March, Uniform, caps and covers, and rifast.

TILE SHOOT, DECEMBER 6.

Victoria Crosses have been won, seventeen The Showmen. It is a pity Mr. Cros Leave Blake Pier 9.a.m. Each Pistoon Com

D.S.O.s, and sixteen Military Crosses, land does not apply his particular gifts mazider will detail one man in uniform to Both General Sir Douglas Hai and to something that will be better appre-assist on the Range Lieut-General Sir W. R. Birdwood wereciated by his fellow men at the presentl

FAC JENKIN, educated at Clifton College.

time

D.S.P. (Reserve).

NEW HOUSES in Broadwood Terrace. HOUSES at the Peak,

No. 21, WONG-NEI-CHONG ROAD. No. 1, MORETON TERRACE, Causeway GODOWNE, Wanchai.

GODOWNE at New Prays. Kaunedy Town Nos. 1. 2 and 3, WEST END TERRACE CANTON Apply

1977 THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

MENT & AGENCY Co., LTD. Hongkong, 4th November, 1915.

ON SALE.

+38

B WEEKLY PRESS, JANKARX to JUNE,

DOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG

1916. With InDRI, Frice $7.50.

On Sale at the *HongKong Daily Perss

Hongkong 10 à August, 1915,