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ZEW ADVERTISEMENTS

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED. CHAREHOLDERS desirous of making

inquiries in respect of the DEBEN TURE ISSUE should apply to the Company's Office in Hongkong,

All applications for Debentures must be sent in before the 20th February, 1016. Feras may be had on application.

R.M. DYER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong,-31st-December, 1916 [1341.

BANK HOLIDAY.

I accordance with Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, the EXCHANGE BANKS will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Publio Business on SATURDAY, the 1st January, 1910.

Hongkong, 20th December, 1815.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

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THE HONAKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER Siør, 1915.

TWO HOUSES in "STONEHENGE," No. 5. Robinson Boad. Nowly dono-ap and remodelled.

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CHINESE has lately brought from A Peking many kinds of CURIOS.

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THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED,

ISSUE OF 10,000 NEW SHARES. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.

HAREHOLDERS RESIDENT IN THE

COLONY are reminded that applica tion for new shares, as above, must be lodged with the Company's Bankers in Hongkong, the HONORING AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, not later than the 31st Decem. ber, 1916.

R. M. DYER,

Chief Manager. Hongkong. 98th December, 1918.

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It must not be concluded, however, that from this point of view Miss CAVELL'S oxecution was justified. There still r main all the extenuating circumstances which would in ordinary cases have brought & commutation of the sentence,

i.

ALLEGED FURIOUS MOTOR CYCLING. SEQUEL TO ACCIDENT AT HAPPY VALLEY.

Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy

and there still remains, in even clearer yesterday, Harry S. Komor, of 47 Ro- relief, the fact that marital-law is not binson Road, was summoned "for that

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WARNINGS.

Nature nover strikes

warning,

In fact, if we eliminate the ex problem charge of a motor-bicycle, unlawfully and from the case, and consider the victim by wanton or furious driving did oause as merely a human being, offending bodily harm to one Mrs. Ianas Turner, at against some regulation, sprung, from Wongnichoong. human perversion, that under certain Mr. W. E. L. Shenton prosecuted, and abnormal circumstances no person shall Mr. J. H. Gardiner defended.

Mr. Shenton told his worship that on without attempt to save another person's life,

we bring into greater prominence the December 19th as about 3.30 p.m., Mr. Tollan (of the Telephone Company) was completo irrationality of war and all the so-called rules of war. Miss CAVELL riding on the road round the race-course stated before the Court that the reason

en a motor side-car. When he got to Morrison Hill Gap the defendant came down on his motor-cycle and it appeared that the side car proceeded round the According to Mr. Tollan, when he got to course, followed by the motor-cycle.. his house defendant called out to him and the farmer abwered

But people as a rule put off.

It is when the pillow shows the

truant hairs in the morning: when

why the helped the English soldiers to reach England was because she thought that if she had not done so they would have been shot by the Germans. She was thus guilty of saving the lives of human wings, and, incidentally, of trying to

You wait

dandruff and sourf sprinkle the hair. Prevent other human beings from ocminute." When Mr. Tollan got to the

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SCRIP CERTIFICATE with respect to 10 Shares numbered 2789/2706 in the above. Office standing in the name of HO E OAN (deceased) of Canton has been LOST, and should the same not be produced before the 13th January, 1916, a new

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THE

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Dated 13th November, 1915,

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mitting the crime of murder. Anything Happy Retreat he heard the defendant's more irrational than the whole proceedings machine behind him, and a: the Poure can hardly be imagined. No stronger follan had seen nothing of what had Club the motor-bicycle passed him. Mr. proof could be wanted that militarism is happened in the meantime. It would seem a disease, not a normal step in the pro- follan, or was trying to pass him when that Mr. Komor was either racing Mr. gress of humanity as certain alleged the accident to which the present summons German philosophers contend. No nation was a sequel happened. Mrs. Turner and dan become great by throwing overboard nother lady, Mrs. Smith, were walking on their right-hand side of the road the chief and most signal characteristic towards the Protestant Cemetery. A gen- of the human race-humanity. Humanity that he and Mr. Struthers (second engine teman named Heige Tarby would say knows nothing of sex, of country or of race. It is the one quality which may HAIR said to raise man above the brutes, and if we lose it we sink back to their level. It has been well said that it is not Miss CAVELL who is to be pitied, but the unhappy men who drove her to her doom-those who tried her, those who had it in their power to pardon her, and those who performed the last act in the tragedy. They will carry to the end of their lives the burden of their guilt.

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of the Putshan) were walking towards longkong on the left-hand side of the road, and Mr. Tollan's sidecar passed them. A few seconds later the defendant's machine ran past them at high speed. within a foot of Mr. Tarby. No warning was givru. The side car cleared the two ladies easily, but the motor-cycle weat straight on and knocked down Mrs. would say that the speed of defendant's Turner, Ho would call witnesses who. machine was quie 25 miles per hour. soldiers who would be called at a later date would say that the defendant wont on after the lady had been knocked down" and appeared to be racing the side-car

Mrs. Tarner was still very ill and was in

hospital.

Helge Tarby, a Dane, second officer of the Fatahan, gave evidence in support of Mr. Shenton's opening statement,

His worship asked if it was desired that the case be sent for trial.

Mr. Gardiner-Oh, no, it is a very trivial case,

Mr. Shenton-We do not regard it as rivial. Wo regard it as very serious.

The case was adjourned.

called, was in imaging that humanity can crist amid the wild passions of war. But we think she did not make any mis. take; that she was fully aware of the consequenory of her act, and that had she known of the doom that awaited her she would still have persisted in her course, It was a splendid and imperishable pro- test against the powers of evil which are: now let loose upon the world, and, as such, we believe it makes for good. Hor BIRTH.

martyrdom will serve to nerve British BRAGA-At 6, Observatory Villas Kow: hearts and steel British hands in the task. CHARGE AT HONGKONG MARINE

loon, on 20th December, to Mr. and Mr. J. VINCENT BRAGA daughter. of killing the foul monster that has

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arisen in our midst to trample on all the HongKong OFFICE: 104, Dhe Vaux Road, C. most sacred principles of the human racN. LONDON Orvich: 181, FLEET STREET, É.C. | It will not be in vain that she went to

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HONGKONG, 31ST DECEMBER, 1915.

A mail for Europe viz Siberia clones to-morrow as 9 a.m.

The Committee of the Territorials En- tertainment Fund have decided not to CONDEMNED TO DEATH FOR receive any further subscriptions for the

SAVING LIFE.

present as they have a good balanes in hand and do not wish unnecessarily to ake deraands upon the generosity of the public.

The execution at Brussels of Miss EDITA CAVELL by order of a German Court Martial, has horrified the world as a

POLICE EXAMINATION OF SHIPS.

COURT,

The master of the s.s. Haiyang (Capt. A. E. W. Hodgins) was charged at the Marine Court yesterday with leaving the waters of the Colony before the ship had been examined by a police officer on November 10th.

P. 8, Moss spoke to seeing the boat leaving the harbour before she had been

examined.

Defendant said he was under the impres sion that the ship had been cleared by the police us board with his staff and the chief officer au emigration officer was on

nine and told him that everything was in order, that the inspection was finished and that the police were satisfied. That being the ouse he left the Port. Defendant sug the police that the ship was cleared s gested that he might have some pass from with all the various officials on board, it was difficult to know when one could leave the Fort. He pointed out that at Singa- pare when the ship was cleared and ready

4 pass was issued

needless piece of brutality. As far as is The many friends of Mr. H, E, Victor, known Miss CAVELL'S offence was in (formerly on the staff of the Hongkong assisting British and French soldiers to Daily Pres) will be pleased to learn that escape from Belgium, a crime, it seems, he is well and is now 100 miles from the which is punishable by death under "Somewhere in France" whence he last German military law Miss Cavna fully reported. * 1 can batile along on the old Ellis Walker, chief officer of the ss. admitted the charges against her and it bob a day until the Huss are straffed to Haiyang, said he saw a Police officer on is to be presumed that the Court had reason," he says, and desires to be re-attached to the Emigration Department board and he found out later that he wELL no option but to pass the death sentence, membered to his friends in Hongkong. That officer-gold-him the ship was all right The astonishing fact is that no time was

and he reported that to the master. The two Chinese who were charged with Commander Beckwith, in dismissing the allowed for appeal to the Emperor, and the manslaughter of another Chinose at case, aid that he was of opinion that the that the execution was carried out with Aberdeen were found not guilty at the master took reasonable precautions before such haste that even those who are in Criminal Sessions yesterday.

leaving the Port and that a mistake arose In die through the ship having finished her emi- MISSIONARIES charge of British interests in Belgium charging the men the Chief Justice gration business and being reported cor- were kept in the dark till the last said to the first prisoner that the jury rect. In fature he would ask the Hon. moment. It would even seem that had had taken a merciful view, and to the Police Pass."

-Captain Superintendent of Police to issues the American Minister not receivedound he remarket.--"You are a very fur private information, the execution would tunate man. You say you were present

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A CHRISTMAS SPREE.

HAS ITS SEQUEL IN THE MARINE

COURT.

"I happen to know you have a good character in this port. You are not one of those persons who are continually missing

the course of events. The death of Miss At an examination în. First aid to the CAVELL aroused intense indignation-in Wounded held recently at the Chines part from the brutality of the punishY.M.C.A., Hongkong, out of nine students ment, and in part from the sex of the examined, the following were successful in qualifying for certificates-Leung Wing victim. It is worthy of note however, cho (Second year certificate), Sze To ag showing that women are no longer chung (Second year certificate), Chan the ship Another timo don't sign on -desirous of using their physical weakness Kutshing, Chiu Yan-kwong and She Christmas pres you must get leave," Chun-tim, Cheng Ching-chuen, Cheung unless you intend to-go--If you want a as a shelter against the world's cruelties, tong. Dr. S: F. Lee was the Hon. Lec-There were the remarks addressed to H. that to the leaders of thought in the turer, and Dr. McLean Gibson acted as Cornwall, first mate of the s.s. Kung Soi,

Hon. Examiner. feminine world, the execution of Miss

by Commander Beckwith RN at ho

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The First Mate, who was charged with

CAVELL appears neliber belter nor worse II.E. the Governor and the General Marine Court yesterday. For Demand Drafts on London en they reason of her sex. If the crime was Cifoer Commanding will attend the neglecting to join his ship on the 91st inst.

punishable by death, then, they think, the special service of intercession

will be held at St. John's Catheated that he intended to join but he met sex of the victim should not influencedral

at 11 o'clock wom

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