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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESF, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6TH, 1916.

THE NEED FOR MOSQUITO, UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. THE MURDER OF ADMIRAL TRADE OPENINGS IN CHINA

NETS.

· MATRICULATION EXAMINATION.

AN APPEAL TO HONGKONG. The ladies of the bandage-making, and sowing class in Hongkong, have now. commenced to make mosquito nets. for the men serving in mosquito-infested areas The need is very urgent, and an appeal is made to the Indies of the Colony to "Xo, help in the work, and for the fun s necesary to buy the netting.

The sewing class is action upon the

RESULTS.

The list of successful candidates in the December Examinations of the University of Hongkong is as follows:-

[SATISFIED THE EXAMINERS.]

“Nume,"

School: 1.She Shiu Tsoi, Queen's College, 3.-Kung Bhih En, Ubih-li Government

Student.

6.--Kwong Hing Fook, St. Stephen's

College, suggestion made in a letter from Berg-Liu Hung Ngan, Hupeh Government Major T. H, G. Brayfield, of Hongkong,

who spoke of his personal experience and considered that nothing could be sent to the troops of the Mediterranean Expedi.

tionary Force which would be more appreciated than mosquito-nets, The scourge of fies, he said, rendered sleep impossible in the day time which, as most of the fighting was done at night, was the only time the men had for sleeping. He himself had purchased a piece of netting. 2ft. & ins, by 6ft, in Alexandria and had found it such a boon that he strongly urged the war-workers in Hong keng to forward additional supplies,

A large proportion of the troops have, of enurse, been withdrawn from Gallipoli since this letter was written, but in other areas where British soldiers are engaged -in Africa, Mesopotamia and in Egypt | the need, for mosquito netting is as great, as it was in Gallipoli,-

The bandage-making and sewing class have undertaken to forward at least 500 nets this month, and it is hoped they will be heartily supported in this work,

CULTY DAIRY CO, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

TSENG.

ANOTHER CHINESE CHARGED

WITH COMPLICITY,

At the Mixed Court, Shanghai, before Mr. Group Jones, British Assessor, and Magistrate Yu, Ho Chen-he was charged that between September 15th and Decem bor 25th of this year he conspired with Wong Sinu-fong and Wong Lingan, and with other persons not in custody, to mur der Chow Ching-tsing and Admiral Tseng Ju-cheng.

Mr. G. D. Musso prosecuted on betalt of the Chinese Authorities. Mr. Fessen- dea defended and Mr. K. E. Newman watched the case on behalf of the police,

Mr. Musso said that the two Wongs men 17.-Chang I Chang, Yunnan Governmentioned in the charge, who had been taken 19.-Hu Chua, Ho, Hupeh Government over by the Chinese authorities and duly tried and sentenced to death, had made

Student.

Student

Student

Student.

21-Lu Wan Taun, Yunnan Government 22.-A. J, Kew, Diocesan Boys' School. 27-Hu Kwok Leung, Queen's College. 20-Sheik Hassan Ismail, Queen's College, 30.-A. D. Silas, Queen's College, 31-F, J. Ede, Dulwich School, London. 34-Cheah Toon Siew, Penang. 30-Hoa Chai Khoop, Singapore. 37.Ong Siew Hian, Penang. 381. Day, private study. 4-Chien Hung Van, Ningpo. 45.--Wong Yik Cho, Queen's College. 71-Li Chi Wa, St. Paul's Collego. 74.-Au Shu Tak, Sacred Heart College,

Canton. 75.-Tang Wai Chun, St. Paul's College, 78.-Ho Chee Kin, private study. 80-Lai Nang Yong, private study.

SCHOLARSHIPS.] MATRICULATION AND CANTON GOVERNMENT No. Name,

School.

I-Lien Taun, 5.-Leung Nai Yuan, St. Stephen's

College 20-Leung Chi Ling, 23,--Cheung Him, 27-Li Sung,

29.-Man Shu Sing; and

7-Fok Han Fui.

A further list of Cantor Government Scholarships will be issued later.

YACHTING.

MIRANDA CUPS,

Last year was an unfortunate one for ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB the Culty Dairy Co., Ltd, and instead of declaring a dividend of twelve per ont., as was done the previous year, they find themselves starting the new year with a debit balance of Tis. 10,347,18. cause of this unfortunate state of affairsoft on Sunday, 0th instant:-

The

is the low of 101 nuimals, which were suffering from rinderpest, the net loss in this connection-

20,177.93.

amounting

The following are the bandicaps for the Cruiser Race for the Cups presented by Capt. G. K. Hall Brutton to be sailed

Miranda

CHINESE RIG.

Scotengdep

to Tis.

Ocnono Dorothy 11. Flora

The company's working account akowa a profit of Ts. 19,800.47, but the los of such a large part of the herd more than offsets this profit. The rinderpest epide- mic is now well under control, however, and the outlook for the coming year is satisfactory.

Vesper.

ENGLISH RIG,

Scratch. .10 secs. 90 seca, ..80 secs.

180 secs.

Scratch.

Scratch, 35 secs, per ·

Feathers Queen Bee

mile, Course--Adamaster Rock (Port); dis tance, 23 miles; preparatory gun, 6.5 a.m, starting gun, 10 am

The course for the Handicap Class, One Design Class, Heywood Hays and Gael Class on Saturday, 8th inst,, is No, 4.

ARMY'S WINTER KIT....... MUFFLERS MITTENS AND HOS- PITAL SUPPLIES WELCOMED.

At the third annual general meeting of the shareholders held at Shanghai on December 30th, the Chairman, Mr. Philip! Peebles, referred to the death on active service of Mr. H. S. Oppe, one of this original directors of the company. He was one of the first to volunteer for ser-

The coming of winter has found the War vioe, said Mr. Peebles, and his death, splendid as it was, causes a blank in Office Department whose, duty it is to Shanghai which it will be very difficult clotho the Army fully prepared with sup to fill, and which has brought to his plies of warm clothing for the protection friends & sorrow' very real and very deep. of the troops against the rigours of winter

The directors' report and accounts were adopted and Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews were re-appointed auditors for the ensuing year at an annual fee of Tis.

200.

AMAH'S ASSOCIATION

ROBBED.

INTERESTING CASE AT THE MAGISTRACY.

At the Magistracy yesterday, before Mr. F. A, Hazeland, a Chinese houseboy and a cook were charged with the larceny

of mon'es and jewellery to the value of

warfare says The Times. The following is a list of the apparel provided by the military authorities for each soldier at the

front:

Winter service cap. Waterproof cover for cap, Cap comforter.

certain statements implicating the defen

dant,

MINING FOR GOLD.

Gold is found in many part of the pro- vince of Szechuan, China, but not always in paying quantities. According to resent repart from Chungking, the most important mine in Szechuan that has thus far been opened is located at a very mountainous place called Mahe, which

STIMATIONS

LANE,

CRAWFORD & Co.

SOLE AGENTS FOR

lies in the south-western corner of this SPALDING'S. province about fifty miles north-west of Ningyuanfu. The Government is very anxious to develop the Maha mine to the fullest possible extent, and is now under- taking a thorough reorganization, Two Cuine engineers, who studied mining engineering in Begium, are employing a corps of trained assistants and about

ATHLETIC GOODS. EVERY REQUIREMENT FOR GOLF.

“GOLD

1,200 miners in the mining work at Maha SPALDING'S Both the Government at Peking and the provincial authorities are giving them every encouragement, and there is reason

Evidence was given by an attendant of the Arsenal to the effect that be executed the two men named Wong in accordance to believe that this project will finally with the sentence. Before that was car succeed. New maining machinery is need- ried out they were taken to the Court and fed to carry on this work to the best ad- This opportunity is excep their statements made at the trial readvantage. over to them, They said that the state tional, inasmuch as the installation of a plant at Maha would doubtless result in ments were true.

Wong Ling-san, in the course of his statement, said he had discussed with others about the matter of the assassination of Admiral Tseng, the Taoyin Yang and Chow Ching-sing, while the other said that the assassination was instigated by the de-

fendant;

In reply to questions by Mr. Grant Jones, the defendants denied that he knew either of the two Wongs. He would not do such a disgraceful thing as plot to murder Admiral Tseng.

XR, PESSENDEN'S ADDRESS, Addressing the Court, Mr. Fessenden aaid it was difficult for counsel some- times in & Mixed Court to how just what rules of law were followed in a case of this kind. He submitted to the Court, however, that, if it followed the rules, both of the English and American Courts, the testimony. Adduced could not be used to convict the defendant, even if the two Wongs were living. Even if they came to the Court and swore to their statements in the box, it would not have been sufficient tu convict the defendant, on the ground that the two men themselves were accom plices Not only was the evidence pro- duced by Mr. Museb inadmissible, but even if it were not it was too scanty and of too questionable a character to convict the prisoner. The testimony which the two executed men kad given in the Mixed Court, was entirely contradicted by the statements produced that, afternoon and he submitted that they were likely to tell the truth in that Court rather than in the Arsonal for reasons which it was not neces sary to go into in detail.

MR. MUSSO'S CONTENTION. Mr. Musso said that the point raised by his learned, friend with regard to the in- admissibility of the evidence was the anly serious one raised by the defendant in the case. If they had been in a foreign Court instead of a Chinese, then things might possibly have been different, but however good that law was, it could not be applied in a Chineso Court. The rea- sen for that was obvious. It was because the Chinese judicial system had not reach ed that level which would justify the rigid application of these rules in their Courts. If in that Court the evidence of accom- plices were not admissible then ninety-nine per cent, of the convictions whic's had been passed would have to be quashed.

Ho submitted that the accused had not rebutted in any shape or form the caso set up for the prosecution.

He

THE ASSESSOR'S JUDGMENT. The Assessor said that the prisoner was not & resident in the settlement but was a resident of the French Concession. charge by the French Authorities and had been handed to them for trial or this therefore the only charge they could con sider was the one they had before them. The only question was, was he guilty or not! There was no question of extradi- tion, of a prima facie case, or anything like that, No competent Court in the world could convice on the evidence which had been brought before them that day. If the witnesses had been present in person and could have been cross-examined by the pri soner's counsel, then there was no reason, so far as he knew in law why he should not have been convicted upon the evidence, accomplices as they were. The two Wongs were dead; they were not before the Court and the only statements they made, or were alleged to have made were before an- other tribunal. They would not be doing In addition, gum boots reaching to the their duty, they would be creating a sense

Body belt.

Woollen vest and drawers.

Shirt.

Cardigan waistcoat.-

Tunic and trousers,

Far or leather (fanael lined) jacket. Great-coat.

Waterproof cape.

Fingerless snow gloves.

Woollen gloves,

Socks, puttees, and boots.

top of the thigh are provided for men of distrust if they convicted the prisoner, over 8200 belonging to the Honorary Sec-actually in the trenches. The special needs He ordered that the prisoner should be retary_of_the_Kowloon Amahs' Association of the kilted regiments have not been over-handed back to the French Authoritjes, the

looked, and auxiliary warm clothing is present charge being dismissed. It appeared that one of the amshs em-

provided for them. ployed by Mrs. Fasso (wife of the Superintendent Engineer of the Java- China-Japan Lijn) holds the responsible position of Hon Secretary of the Kowloon Amahs' Association, and as such held cer

The authorized scale of equipment, we Are informed, allows two shirts and four pairs of socks for each man. From time. to time there are complaints that men in this or that battalion are in want of socks and shirts; and appeals for these articles or money for purchasing them are adver

are

INCITING TO REBELLION, TWO CHINESE CHARGED AT SHANGHAI,

Two Chinese charged with conspiring to rebellion in the country of

most Chinese Government,

tain property belonging to that body. Onised.. It is stated on good authority that stir up a the 18th December Mr. Fame's No. 1 there is no real necessity for auch appeals, China appeared at the Mixed Court, as ample Government supplies are avail-Shanghai, before Mr. Grant Jones, British houseboy asked for a month's leave, He able to meet all demands made through Assessor, and Magistrate Xu on December 31st. They were Ling Zung-zee and Ching engaged a substitute (the first defendant the proper channels.

Mufflers and mittens, however, are not Nyok-dong, the former being additionally in the case) When the No. 1 houseboy re-

a "Government supply," and the making, charged with attempting to marder the turned from holiday it is alleged that the purchase, and collection of them is a field latter.

Mr. K. E. Newman appeared for the substitute made certain overtures to him, in which the generosity and industry of

prosecution, and Mr. G. D. Musso for the the public will be warmly welcomed, which were not entertained. The st

substitute

Hospital supplies, also,

The case for the prosecution was that the then approached the cook, and found in acceptable such as bed-jackets, nighting- him a partner in his enterprise. The for-les, surgical night shirts, plait night two men occupied a room at the Hung For shirts, knitted eye bandages, roller band Hotel, 285, Kiangse Road and on Novem ages, many-tailed bandages, etc. Patterns ber 22ad had a fight in their room in which of these can be obtained at the City Hall, Ching was badly injured and the other te Hongkong, on Mondays, Tuesdays and fendant was caught by 4 Chinese constable Thursdays in the morning.

trying to make off with a revolver wrap ped in a handkerebier 10 als hond. Det. Bergh-Prosser searched the apartment and found in the baggage a card bearing the It was anounted in London at the end portrait of Dr. Suni Yatser, & cortificate of November that an advance of 10s, per of appointment, several cards bearing The second defendant accused the first ton has been made in the Weight and Mea- names, and a letter relating to the funds defendant of the Larceny, but the latter surement Minimum Tariff outward rates of the rebej party. Ching had to be sent gave a complete denial of the charge to all ports in the Straits, China, and to hospital for his injuries to be attended

The Magistrate was not sxlished with Japan. This applies to all Conference |io

The Court ordered the men to be handed the statements of the various witnesses, steazers, and shippers should bear this in t and discharged the defendants.

mind when making future arrangements, over to the Chinese authorities.

rier returned and, with the assistance of the cook, stole, during the amah's absence, the money and jewellery in her care. Bergt. Thomson conducted enquiries into the theft, and discovered $85, is money, a pair of gold bangles, and three gold finger- rings in a flower pot on the verandah of Mr. Fasso's house, No. 4, Durbar Villas, Kowloon

CLUBS.

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES PRICE $5.50 EACH.

MEDAL

IRONS PRIOK 84.75 EAOK.

further developments, since not only god R. FORGAN'S CELEBRATED CLUBS.

is found in the western part of this pro- vince, but antimony, iron, load, silver, in considerable and copper also occur quantities, and will be mined eventually by up-to-date methods.

MADE AT ST. ANDREW'S.

DRIVERS AND BRASSIES PRICE $4.50 EACH.

fifty miles north of Suifu, is the most in-TAYLOR'S

ALL MODELS,

IRONS

PRICE $4.00 EACH,

AUTOGRAPH CLUBS.

PRICE $3.50 EACH.

ties. Teliuching at zo distant date will LADIES' AND LEFT-HANDED CLUBS,

STOCKED IN ALL MODELS.

According to a recent official report, the district of Tzeliuching, which lies in the south-central part of Szechuan, some portant industrial centre in West China. This is true not only as regards its pre- sent state of development, but also as regards its potentialities and possibili- place larger orders for foreign machinery than any other city in this part of China. Machines for drilling new wells, for pumping up the bring, and for evaporat- ing the salt are of first importance. Simple hoisting engines to supplant the GOLF SCORERS, CADDY BAGS, CLOCK GOLF. water-buffaloes should enjoy a large ante.

GOLF PAINT. TEES. CAPTIVE GOLF. ETC. Gas stoves and burners and engines using gas for fuel could also be introduced. As the salt-wells are operated night and day, there is an excellent opportunity for the JUST ARRIVED:

Teld- sale of electric lighting plants. phone apparatus is also in demand, and mine pumps and machinery are needed in the coal-fields.

Writing on the resources of the Kai- sten district, the American Consul at Chungking, Szechuan province, says that while there is net much chance of intro ducing textile-machinery at the present time, if factories are started and the in- dustry develops to any extent, there ought to be a market for cheap looms of simple construction. Mining machinery might eve now be sold to advantage,

He also points out that, as the district about Chengtu develops, there wil be an increasing demand for foreign machinery. Mining machinery is needed in the development of the region west of Kwan haien, where lead, coal, silver, and copper deposits are said to bo extensive. There is also a demand for machinery for the paper, shoes, soap, scientife of salt and sugar, and for the manufacture of

many other articles. candles, and Modern Bawmill machinery will eventual- ly be introduced. Machinery for silk and cotton weaving could be used to advant ge; much of the Thibetan wool that comes from Tachicelu to Chengtu could be made into fabrics at the latter city, where labour is cheap and water-power available. Journal of the Royal Society

of Arts.

GERMAN TRADE DODGES IN THE EAST,

GOODS AGAIN COMING THROUGH NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.

German goods, which erased to come un after the outbreak of the war, sro coming again through neutral countries in some cases through England, says the Far Eastern Review,

In America and Japan chemical manu- factures have advanced solely owing to the growing scarcity of the goods and in somne cases have attained a prohibitive point. This state of affairs in these coun tries has been taken advantage of by Ger- man firms to recover the lost trade to For one Some extent, if not wholly. thing, it is reported from America, Ger man experts with their plants are coming over to America in growing numbers to tura over those chemical goods they used to supply, but ceased to do an account

of the war.

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Rosita is one of the Best Cigars of the East. Made of the finest selected Sumatra Tobacco by experienced workmen.

TINNED BOXES OF 50 CIGARS $4.25

FRAGRANT SUMATRA

SOLE IMPORTER: PRONE: 1687,

Obtainable at:

TOBACCO.

Hongkong Cigar Store. Watson's.

Grace-Byyntian. Sheriff Bros. Colonial

Dispensary

WILLEM HEYBLOM, POWELL'S BUILDINGS.] Hongkong, 5th-January, 1916.-

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

TTE

have REMOVED our Office to No. 1A, CHATER ROAD (prenises

J. M. ALVES & Co. formerly occupied by Carlowitz & Co.)

Hongkong, 31st December, 1915. [129

NOTICE.

In the meanwhile German commercial machinations have continued to be active TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there cevive the trade brought to extinction, N TWO VACANCIES in the tonton In this instance the cat's-paw is Holland, Pilotage Service, which will be filed by com- though the latter is quite unconscious afpetitive Examination in accordance with the the fact. They send their goods by par: General Regulations of the Chinese Pilotage cel post to either England or America Service. through Holland under Dutch trade names and thence the goods come even to Japan.

The examination will be held at the Harbour Masters Ofice, Chinese Maritime Customs, on or about the 15th January, 1916. Apprentices who have duly served an Among the gocda arriving from Ame rica recently are many without any trade apprenticeship of three months, and who are marks, but known to trained eyed to be desirons of sitting for examination, should German-made. The bolder of the Ger- forward their names and addresses to the January 10th, 1916. A definite date on man firms are even approaching German Harbour Master's Office not later than merchants still rezident in this country or Japanese firms which had anything to which they may sit for examination will

ARNOLD HOTSON, do with them formerly with a proposal then be given them. to resnine trade dealings either through

Acting Harbour Master. America or through their newly establish- Harbour Master's Office,

"Chinese Maritime Customs. ed branches in America.

Canton, 30th December, 1915.

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Some days ago, for instance, a certain German firm in Kobe announced that it had received a fresh shipment of per- futes from Germany and was ready to deal in the goods. The shipment in ques tion was evidently sent first to Holland by parcel pust and thence to England.

OIL ENGINE complets-with-and- From England it was reshipped to me.NE 104 B.H.P. HORNSBY ACKROYD rica and thence came to this country. coupled direct to one 8 KW. Continuous

This is not the only instance of the Carrent Shant Wound Dynamo ef 50/70 volką | OBTAINABLE EVEX WHERE. revived trade activitics of the Germans, with shunt regulator...

ONE SWITCHBOARD for but there are many besides. However, for the present the goods sent are limited ACCUMULATORS, DYNAMO, &c. complete to lighter goods, such as perfumes, drugs with instruments for 100 Amps.

For further particulars apply to and other chemical manufactures, probably

LINSTEAD & DAVIS, brause of the limitations put on the

Alexandra Buildings. size and weight of the parcels by postal

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Hongkong, 16th September, 1916.

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HONGKONG,