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CORRESPONDENCE. BRITISH TRADE METHODS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGZONG- DAILY PRESS.*]

199 HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 291a, 1914.

FELICITATIONS IN SUPREME LEADER OF ROBBER GANG

COURT

ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND HON, MR, SHARP CONGRATULATED, When the Chief Justice (Bir. Wm, Reos ST-Your loader of to-day has touched Davies KC.) took his erat on the Bench in many points quite essential as reyesterday he tendered the congratulations Eard, British Trade in the East.

of the Court to the Attorney-General (Hon. It is sincerely to be hoped that Consuls Mr. J. H. Kemp) on the substantive ap will to instructed by their respective pointment to his position and to the Hen Governments to look after the interests of Mr. E. H. Starp, KC, on his appoint their antiorals, to grant them heilities, ment to the Executivo Council,

to advise the. In matters commercial,

His Lurdskip said-1 desire to offor you instead of snag them when they asks congratulations of the Court on your

Resistance,

elevation to the high position of Attorney da and Japan niny be cited as General of this Colony This Cours ean

Tire

rightly claim a whole-hearted interest in our career; firstly, as its Registrar, then ar

CAPTURED.

SENT TO PRISON FOR SEVEN YEARS.

GOLF

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB,

BUQIY POOL, FANLING, PRURUARY 19TH AND 20TH.

„All square,

Lient. F.Kinchin Smith) up. 215 Mr. B. Dos Vœux Mt. E. Golland Mr. A. E. Crapnell Mr. S. Greenhill

Hor. W. Ross

The Crown Solicitor, prosecutingga Chinese for committing an armed robbery with others not in custody, at Shaukiwan, said the prisoner appeared to have been practically the leader of the gang. took a very active part in weking the can plainant (a wouan) disgorge all her jewellery, and threatened the mates of the house with knives. When prisoner. was arrested most of this jewelery that had been recovered was found in his possession, He seemed to have had the biggest part of the swag, pa

Prisoner pleaded guilty, and sentence of with the "cat seven years imprisonment and 14 strokes:

Win 'મૂકો,

RAILWAY OUP.

1 Down. 1.Down.

3 Down

Down.

The first two rounds of the above Com petition have been completed with tho following results:-

A. Gordon 7 and 6

ANTIMATIONS

LANE

CRAWFORD & Co.

SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GEAR.

SPORTS DEPART. JUST ARRIVED:

MJ W. Taylor I up. TENNIS RACKETS

ATTEMPTED ARMED Mi Hastings bent ROBBERY,

A Chinese ramed Li Fu was clinrged as

two autions that came jong after the others into the commercial arena of Chian, but they have ousted others from many branches Crown Solicitor, and latterly as of trade owing mainly to the fact that in Attorney-General. In all these positions several branches of industry, they were you have been brought into close associa subsidised by their Governments. These subsidies enable merchants to trade on a

Lion with the Court, and it has not failed Jarger scale and also to give longer credit to value your character and your work. I must never be forgotten that credit Mr. Attorney--your promotion in the pro-ALLER the soul of Chinse or any other businessesion has indeed be rapid, and your a little high dealers do not mind paying accession to the highest position in its ranke higher prices for their goods sowas, I feel sure prompted by the ability, fong us they can obtain credit. Dealers: industry, and initiative which have charac iu' selling their goods to merchants in the terised your tenure of the office for the last the Criminal Bessions yesterday, with interior,

credit. Chinco 18 months, a period of great stress and re-assaulting a Chinese woman at 65. Welling- give long to merchants in the interior generally payponsibility. No-one knows better than I on Street, on January 31st with intent thidi's accounts just before one of their four do the manifold and exacting duties that princival festivals, viz., the Fifth of the fall to the lot of the Attorney-General; and

to rob her. Prisoner, who was represented Fifth Moon, the Fifteenth of the Benthin wishing you God speed, I am assured by MF. C. Jenkin, pleaded not guilty," Bloon, their Christinas (which always falls that as its leader you will maintain the n the 22nd of December), and Chinese est traditions of the Bar, and emont the Crown, was that while the woman was out The story related by Mr. Orme, for the New Year. In order to satisfy Europoan happy relations which exist hetween it shopping a man whom she would identify merchants who refuse to give long. credits the Chinese merchants have either to

as pr soner, followed her. She became, The Attorney-fieneral, in reply, said rightened and went back to her house. possess, big capital or rost contera with

stricted business. European merchants thank your lordship very sincerely for When on the stairs she was struck on the ein muka arrangements with their banks your very kind and I feel, too aattering Lead. She turned round and saw prisoner, for credit fackities, but the same cannot words of welcome. I deeply appreciate the and then received other blows. The man be said of the Chin.se.

honour of holding the office to which I have also attempted to wrench her bangles from just been appointed. As your lordshipner arin. She bled profusely from the head. has said, I have had some little experience Eventually an Indian constable passed her of the work of that office and I would like oor, whereupon the man ran away and to take this opportunity of thanking your he shouted out.. lordship for the unfailing courtesy and

She was sure that the consideration which you have always shown, her was the man in the deck

man who followed and subsequently struck I would also like to acknowledge the assist ance I have received both from the branch of the profession to which I have the honour to belong and the other branch of the profession in unravelling the difficult problems that have arisen during my iemure of the office. I use the word "nasistance " in the broad-sense, because it has often been given in the form of eriti-

also

the Bench.

Ass Wilkinson bent VAN Mrs Maitland bea

Mrs H Hancock, beat

R Mr. B. H. Wilson 19th green.

Mts. Hammond 2 and 1, Mrs Pearce beat Mrs. Macdougall. Mrahenton bast

Miss Robertson 3 and 1. Mrs Humphreys wo

Mrs. Nisbet (Seratched), Mrs. Crawford beat, Mrs. Scott Harston, Miss Rodger beat Lady R. Davies 3 and 2. as Davey beat Mrs. Pollock and 5 Mrs Winslow beat Mr. Manning 3 and 1 Mrs. Finlay Moller beati

THE “IZ”

“GOLD MEDAL"

THE DOHERTY,” TOURNAMENT.”

TENNIS POSTS. TENNIS NETS.

Fr. Martin heat Mrs. N.L. Smith 3 and TENNIS BALLS:

Mrs M. Hurston 2 and 1. SPALDING'S 1916 CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS

Mrs, Forsyth w.o.

Mr. Phelips (Scratched). Mrs. Davison heat Mrs. Rodger 7 and 5. Mrs Maitland beat

Second Round.

BALLS.

Miss Wilkinson 5 and 4 GOLF CLUB SHAFTS. CADDY BAGS. Mrs. H. Hancock beat Hastings Mrs Shonion beat Mrs. Pearce 2 and 1. Miss Hastings 1 up.. Mrs. Crawford beat Mass Rodger beas Mr Davey 5 and 3.

Mrs. Humphreys 9 and 6. BOXING GLOVES. PUNCHING BALLS.

Mrs. Martin wo Mrs. Winslow (Ser.). The hearing was adjourned until to-day.. Miller w.o. Mrs. Forsyth (Beratched)

Mrs. Davison Dye,

NO CURE FOR TOOTHACHE, ETRANGE EXCUSE FOR ROBBERY-

Two men pleaded guilty to an indictment for being concerned in a gang robbery at No, 39, Gages Street on the evening of the 43rd January.

German and Japanse tradesmen are able to give longer credit without making a corresponding advance it prices to cover int rest because they are helped by their Ge.cuments. This is why we see business pass.ug from our hands into theirs. British traders gave mostly to rely upon their Compradores from whom they demand large sums of money either in property or eas to guarantee them against eventual losses by the failures of their Chinese customers. This entails the payment of commission to the Compradores, and, ac- cording to

olo custum, the buyers have > to pay a commission to these same com pradores. German and Japanese merchan Also employ Compradores apparently onism, and sometimes of opposition, hit it the same terins મન the British, but the was none the less real and it frequently Former nro idustrious and try to fathom cut a path through a very tangled wood all that concerng their business, whereas y experience of the duties of the office the Better are content to leave everything Babies me to realise the serious responsi

Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crown Solicitor) in the hands of these Chinese Stylocks,

The cessation of the war will surely bity which the holding of the once is said the two prisoners were part of a bring back the Germans to China. We Toive, and I undertake its duties in nong of five men who went to this house, where lived the complainant and her hus can destroy their military power but weight spirit 3 am anly too conscious of

band, and two female servants. They all cannot killa salion. Whatever we think how far short of my predecessor I fall in

carried ugly-looking knives, gagged the of their financial difficulties, we shall pro- the qualities necessary, but I shall use my inmates with small oranges, and threaten bably find that they have sufficient to carry utmost endeavours to live up to the traded that if they did not hand over to them on their former commercial activities, with tons and ideals of the office I again thank all their property they would blow the & vengeance, for, realising that they cannot your lordship.

ali to bits. One of the men held an object destroy us by force of aims, they will try

Addressing Mr. Sharp, the Chief Justice which the robbers declared to be a bomb. 10 de so commercially

id-A pleasing privilege further awaits The robbers inniged to extract from these me I take this the fist avortable oppors people a large sum of money diamond

unity, to congratulate you as one of the ings, a gold beugle, a

you by His Excellency the Governor in

ASSOCIATION

FOOTBALL.

HONGKONG LEAGUE, DIVISION II.

FIXTURES FOR MARCH,

The following are the arrangemouity of the matclues for March. It will bo ̧nosed" that several fixtures" postponed from pre- visus datos are included; ---- Saturday, March 4th :----

Bard Company • Confucians, Military sal ground. 3 p.m.

Béicher's 2. Kowloon Dock Juniors,

Navy ground, 3 p.m..^

Diocesan School v. Islamics. Club

ground. 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8th-

87th Company Belcher's, Military

<ground, a p.m.

Liong, Navy ground,

wise one. It will tend leaders of the Bar on the honour conferred chain, a gold wrist-watch Watch and Mach 11th:

The therics of the Chambons of Com at Shanghai tablish classes for Derva at

tus: the teaching of "Chinese Mandarin and

tberekster is a to produce people who understand the language of China, and

a judestone The ring, and an American gold coin,

opsier to comprehend Chike it the submission of your name to His Majesty only things recovered were the gold: watch

to serve on the Executive Council, Your businesg methods. It is highly desireho and ad res dence in this Colony has extended over visable that British trade, should employ many years, and the ripe experience which people who understand

Chinese and you have acquired in its affairs will prove Chinese methods in preparation for the real value in the high office to which coming struggle.

you have attained. The legal profession; J.X.B.

nm assured, regards with great gratifica tion the honour bestowed on one of its most. ristinguished members,

that

HIGH COST OF LIVING. (TO THE EDITOR OF THE “KONGEONG DAILY PLISS."']

own'

Mr. Sharp, in reply, said: I am very uch obliged to your lordship for your more than kind congratulations upon my San-Your leader of yesterday dealt appointment to the Executive Council. I an only say that I hope in that position especially with the rise of freights as the may be able to be of some service to the cause of the high cost of living in the Colony. With regard to my learned friend Colony, and your explanation may or may the Attorney-General if your lordship not have the approval of the general public would allow me to add a word on behalf of the practising members of the legal pro- However, I do not wish to enter into con. troversy in the subject, and would rather fession du confirmation of your leave it for somebody else to deal with temarks, I should like to say that all of us What, however. I ghould like to disclose is here, knowing as we do in the profession 1 cnapot agree in toto whom you said the most excellent work Mr. Kemp has that it is iliegical and absurd that the cone during the last eighteen months or pmployds were to share some of their excuse to the officer ho ha hed in this colors, o the beginning of the one, the feel the icetter apostout could as ever since the of the war, that a appointment not employes have had much more work to do possibly have been made to the Attorney without extra reuner box Generalship, and we wish heartily to en, ordinary profits made by the Suipping dorse your lordships congratulations upon Companies and the benefits that have been his appointment. This feeling is, I am sure, derived from the work of their employés, shared by everybody outside the legal pro- surely is a matter that is to be considered fession who has had the pleasure of being from a inore generous point of view, more ir ught into contact with Mr. Kemp in especially when the latter the heavy his work I again thank your lordship for strong representations against the cost of living, stating their needs and diff your very kind remarks to me personally. euitics.

I quite agree with you that the excess

profits are Lot compulsory for division

and the chain, which were found on the first prisoner. A member of the Police Reserve assisted in the apprehension of the prisoners.

Came

The first man had nothing to say, but the second man said that he was suffering from toothache when another ma along and asked him to join in..

His lordship Did you find it a cure for your toothache (Laughter.)

Prisoner-No. It 18 not well yet; (Lond laughter.)

Both men were sent to prison for ten ears, and ordered to receive 20. stookes cach with the "cat"

CLEVERLY PLANNED THEFT,

AN ORGANISED STREET BRAWL.

liberty is a danger to the community," "I consider you a criminal whose said Mr. Justice Gompertz in sentencing man at the Sessions yesterday to seven yen skerd labda Prisoner was indicted fox farceny and woundiscouting for the

Mr. G. N. Orme, Crown, explained that on the evening of soufflu shop in Queen's Road West, heard a outside. One of them, looking out, sow prisoner snush a glass show-case with a pices of firewood and abstract a tray con- taining over 30 rings. The row in the attempt by a large number of men to carry street way clearly part of an organised.

out this robbery. Others beside the pri couer pub their hands into the show-ous! and abstracted jewellery. The total value of the articles lost was about $590.

chase, and the prisoner turned round na stabbed his captor in the shoulder. Prisoner threw the knife away, but he was held and taken to the Police

among the staffs of the shipping Com. NOT HIS FAULT BUT HIS Prisonty was cought by 'n foki after a

panies, and yet we see in other Cotpanies of various denominations that thou always apportioned some compensation or in

of salary to their employes whenever their businesses have been satisfactory, upon satisfactory report. It is not at all absurd to raise the income of the employés in proportion to the rise in the cost of living. would say that it is more absurd to deny them their privilege when the Companies can well afford 50

In many countries that I have been in, I often seen generous bonuses granted have

do 89.

MISFORTUNE,

CHIEF JUSTICE ON CANTON

VILLAINY

Station, where a large bag was found tied Before the Chief Justice, a Chinese was round the neck and concealed under his charged with armed robbery at a house in cost. W Hon Lane on the 27th January

Prisoner admitted the larceny, and said The story was that the man entered the that he stabbed the fuki because he was cubicle on the first floor of the house, at

sat on, his neck wie gripped, and he was tucked and seized a woman, and stole a nearly suffocated." gold bracelet from off her wrist.

His Lordahip took a plea of guilty on woman's mad saw the attrčki cried

to seven years imprisonment, the second stitutions do so, but with very few of one of the witnesses for the Crown said

Prisoners when invited to ask a question charge being withdrawn, ceptions

it was very strange that if he went there

#taire,

The

-by-the-vorious Companies to- their staffs. Thief and the man ran away out the first charge, and sentenced the men

Even here some of the Companies or In

Now, it seems to me, or I have been into rob he should only get one bracelet when formed, that many local employés who have there was plenty else

been for years without an increase, and The witness replied-We were boo quick

cried out Thief"

mef almost

who have been repeatedly applying for

some improvement, have been denied even immlistely..

in the present state of affaire. Very hard,

from their employés if such

reasonable

THE POLICE RESERVE,

A CONSTABLE AS WITNESS IN SUPREME COURT.

School Confucians, Navy ground 3 p.m...

4th KS.L1 Reserven v. St. Joseph's College, Military ground. 3 p.m. Kowloon Dock Juniors v. Islamics; Club

ground. 3 p.m

Wednesday, March 15th

Belcher's. Lam Liong Military

ground, 5 p.3. Saturday, March 18th :—

University Kowloon Dock. Juniors

Navy ground, 3 p.m. Lam Liong v. Ꭶ, .

Joseph's, Club greund.

3 p.m.

83rd Company Islamies, Military

ground. 3 p.m... Saturday, March 25th :----

4th K.S.L.1. Reserves Confuciama,

Military ground. 3 p.m. Kowloon Dock Juniors v. Staff and Departments Club ground, 3 p.m.

SPORT.

ATHLETICS IN CHINA.

Chinese in Shanghai, Hongkong, Foo chow, Hankow, Peking, Tientsin, Amoy and other places are now planning local athletic net fint in bo bed of selecting fnd summer, with the lotion, og hundred picked Chinese athletes to go to Japan by the process of elimination,

to compete in the Far Eastern Games to he held in Tokio in May, 1917.-N-C. Daily News,

CHINESE COMPLAINANT'S

BOAST.

“BEST MAN IN THE LOCALITY,”

"I have been raployed in the Kowloon Dock, and also in the Cosmopolitan Dock for more than 20 years, am the best man living in that locality?" proudly asserted an old fitter who was complainant in an attempted robbery case before Mr. Justice Gompertz yesterday.

"How do you mean? Luked r

ship. Da. inean you are the best man morally or physically, or do you mean that you are the most percetu mun

I am the most peaceful xas.

I never squabble," he replied.

bin all the way to lan-

BASEBALL

GEAR:

BASEBALLS. BATS. MITTS. ETC.

TENNIS RACKETS RESTRUNG AND REPAIRED.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MAQAD

STEAMBOAT CO. LTD. AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.7.

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Single Fars by Night Steamer Returns

(Kemihablo also for redum

by day steamer) Bingle Fars by Day Elesmer Estur

IL

HONGKONG TO CANTON.. |

$6.00

148

10.00

4.00

8,00

CANTON TO HONGKONG,

1-800 Km. HONAM,

4.30 pm, KINSHAN,

WYS TUESDAY, 2971 FEBRUARY, 1916

8.00 am. HRUNGSHAN. 10.00 pm. FATSHAN,

WEDNESDAY, les MARUH, 1916.

8:00 '■m/ HONAM.. 10.00 pm. KINSHAN

8.00, E. HEUNGSHAN, 4.30 pm. FATSHAN;

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

88. BUI TAI, Tors 1,6514H 212 8.8. TAISHAN, Teus 2,006, HONGKONG TO MACAO.

Week days at 8 am and 2 pm. from the Company's Wing Look Street Whast, Gandays at 9 a.m. and 1. p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whinef

MACAO TO HONGKONG

Wook days 's) 7.30 sm. and 2 p.m. Sundays xd 7,80 km, and 3 pan. EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 5 MARCH, 1916.

"TAISHAN

The Company' New Steamship

#

Will depart from the Company's Wine Lox STREET WHARF 450 KM., und rotten From Macno al 3 pimi

** N.B.- The Company will also run a Stemmer from Maoso on Sunday ni 180 And from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Tok Sizest Wharf.:

FARES AS USUAL,

MACAO-CANTON LINE

8.8 SUI AN

Paperturm from Idaeas to Canfon un Monday, Wednesday and Friday, s419 p.m. L'epartures from Canion to Macso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.30

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8.B. BAINAM, 188 tons, sad 8.8. NARNING, 5089Ktonaj -

Ons of the abors Bémszor leaves: Canton for Washow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, ni sboxi B-km., and the other leaves Wushow for Canton on the same days st8.30 km. Round tripe bake about 5 days. Passengers can return to Hongkong or vice versa by the Company direct Bleşmen LINTAN and SANTI. These Torsels have superior Čazim specramodation and are lighted throughent by electricity. Flestrig Fan in inch Calip,

Booking Office open daily (Sunday excepted) 8 am to 5 p.m. Furkker particular rosy be obtained stitis Olow of the me

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STRAMBOAT Co., LTD.,

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blaks Fier.

R.

NOTICE

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NEW CARTRIDGIS.

Ball Bores and Biser

popanz foglish Manufacturers.

It was alleged by the prisoner that he was requested to attack the complainant. by another man who said the complainant was his enemy, Kad that the assault, was committed not with intent to rob but for motives of revenge. The story of the pro- secution was that prisoner and another man watched complainant change two $10 notes at a money-changer's" shop in mati followed hom, and when they get to & very dark part of the road near the alway The jury (Messrs. J. Gloya, foreman,

bridge Thet indeed Aml what can employers expects. C. Hyndman, J. Bloan, and J. H. of the Special Police Reserve will figure of biu while the other searched for his D. E. Donnelly, A. M. For the first time, I believe, a member suddenly ponaced upon him,” One man Vas,-R E appeals are denied to them The answer Evane) found the man guilty, and lus in these courte as a witness? said the money. Fortunately, the complainant káni is very logical to run into debt and be Lordship sentenced him to seven years! Crown Saicilor in the Criminal Sessions put the one robbers to get my it. Ata writing for permission to dago to the Captain

in his belt and it way too anduced to commit some misdemeanour or hard labour and 14 strokes with the "cat" yesterday Mr. Hodgson explained that difficult for the

SMOKELESS POWDER and CHILLED Some foolish act. I am not advocating any In doing so his Lordship said-This is one the constable arrested a man who was run

Eirvagen constable (PC. Dorling) heard SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, at last SHOT. From No 10 to 1880. at 16, 47 and private individual. I am speaking gone of the humerous cases of armed robbery wing away after committing w theft on the cries of the complainant and caught the hog sina, uationalityg vex, height and $7.50 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES

48 hours before the intended hour of departare, rily on her header enters are that come before ne at about China New widow named Hok The complainant was composed of the following going on here The poor employés are Year, when many of your class come down changed $60 worth of Hongkong Clamantes in deserto The echoes of

from Cauton and give us the benefit of pieces at a money changer's shop sad their appeals are not even heard by any your villainy passing caravan I pity then, and most and not your fault that you did not succeed

It was your misfortune received $85.51 in Chinese small coin. On sincerely trust that some Shipping. Com-

her return to her house prisolier set upon pame will do what they can for their in committing a substantial robbery. This her and attempted to such the money. employés, Yours, etc,

Court is determined to put down these he called out, and the Special Constable attacks made by your class on innocent caught the man, who was running along people.

Hollywood Raud,

WM, GORDON SMITH.

t

NY EUROPEAN, NOD-Asiatlo or Indian desiring to leave the Colony should syply

name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour of the train by which the applicant wishes to leave, Applicants should apply in person for their pasted at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of # *.*. to i ra, and 2 PM to 4 PM daily.

The jury was composed of the following toneraation of the appliqank and absting the Mesra, G, II. A Goodwin, FC, Laurel, A. Chapman, Shaik R. Ismail, and C. J. M. Pereira

Prisoner was found guilty of attempted robbery and gent to prison for three years There was a previous conviction for

· Larceny."

Hongkong, 10th July, 1915,

AIR GUNS to Varetv.

Inspecíson dmvites.

WM SCHMIDT & €0.

Hongkong, 4th February,11916,