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THE HUE HING APPEAL. REFERENCES TO A BLERIOT

FLYING SYNDICATE. During the resumed hearing of the Hue Ying appeal case at the Full Court yesterday Mr. Potter continued to address their lordships. IIe said that the Chief Justice had anggested fraud, hut be had go to expressly define it.

The Puisne Judge-1 is a very hard thing to prove fraud.

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ANTIMONY BAND TIN,

'NEGLIGENCE OF A JAPANESE FIRM.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1916.

"Antimony is a metal which has become of great importance to the belligerents in the war," said Mr. G. N. Ormeat the Magis tracy yesterday. Both sides are trying hard to get hold of it, and the provinces of Kwangi and Yunuan are amongst the chief sources. Therefore the Government thought if necessary to take the most stringent precautions.“

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ASSOCIATION.

HOME NURSING EXAMINATIONS.

Dr. W. V. M. Koch was Hon. Lectures to the Cings.

SHAMEEN DEFENCE CORPS

The Bell Challenge Cup" was shot for on Wednesday, the lat Maich, and was won by No. 1 Section with an aggregate

core of 156. Details are as follows;—

NO. 1 SECTION. Corporal White Private Lay

Private FN. B&Į

Private Reynold.

Private Drummond Private Pool.

Total Possible

28

28

21

23

POSTERS ON BATTERY PATH

WALL

WHAT IT IS DIFFICULT FOR CHINESE TO UNDERSTAND.

The British-American Tobacco Company were summoned before the Magstrate yesterday for fixing posters on the wall at the foot of Battery Path steps, without permission from the Hon. Captain- Superintendent of Police.

A representatave of the Comany admitted the offence, and added that, so far as he

INTIMATIONS

LANE

ORAWFORD &Co.

JUST RECEIVED:

knew, the ranu they had engaged to do the ANGLO-ORIENT

Sergeant Pitt said there was A notice there in English and Chinese. There were other posters there.

His worship said defendants would he fined $1. There had been a batch of the same kind of summonses before him re cently, and he meant the public to under- | stand that the next lot would not csaps

so lightly.

The representative of the Company said their man had seen a notice on another

wall and he had not posted any bills there. It

SEAMLESS REVERSIBLE

CARPETS AND RUGS.

TWO WEARING SURFACES INSTEAD

OF ONE

IN CHARMING COLOURINGS AND DESIGNS.

THEY ARE OF

BRITISH

MANUFACTURE

BOTH

was very difficult for Chincee to under- DURABLE AND INEXPENSIVE.

stand what was public property,

The Deputy Superintendent of Police said that the posters gave the police a great deal of trouble. It had taken Sergeant Pitt an hour to remove these, and he did not think that $1 was a suffi- elent penalty for the offence.

His worship-Well, unless there is a stop put to it they will be fived more......

At an Examination in Home Nursing held recently at the Royal Naval Hospital the following sandidates were successful

Mrs. W. Armstrong, Mrs. J. W. O Bonnar, Mrs. F. B 1 Bowley, Mrs. A L, Carter, Mrs. Copley Moyle, Miss C Gittins, Miss A, Gordion, Miss M. Gordon Miss R. Judah, Mrs. W. L. Leask, Mrs Mr. Fotter then produced a recent copy

Mansheld, Mrs. R. C. Martin, Mrs. of the Truth-which he informed their

Mr. Omme was prosecuting for the Potter, Mrs. Robertson, and Miss Workers Jordships had been supplied him by Mr Crown in a case in 'which the Japanese Surgeon General Hoskyn, who acted as posting and not scen any notice prohibiting Des Vaux, secretary to the Club-and manager of the Tong Song firm, of 19 Hon. Examiner, reporty that of the 17the posting. The pace was crowded with enlled attention to a report which he said Queen's Road Central, was charged with ladie, who presented themselves 15 passed, posters, so be nuded a few more, was on all fours with the one now being breaches of the Naval and Military Ordinand that the standard attained was high, dealt with. This concerned a winding up ance and the Import and Export Ordin obtaining $5 per cent, of full marks and petition in connection with the Blerintance by exporting and attempting to ex others 75 per cent, Manufacturing Aircraft Company, Ltd. port tia and antimony ore, and Mr. Potter explained that a Byndioste Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who was for the was formed to take over the Bleriot busi, defence, said that on February 18th the nois for several hundreds of thousands of defendant firm applied for permission to pounds. The Syndicate was farmed, but export 300 stabs of tin, for shipment to <apparently it was unable to take over Yokohamn. The permit was refused pend. Bleriot's business; for certain reason, theing the defendants' furnishing the Super Syndicate found themselves unable to get intendent of Imports and Exports with it because it was obvious. on the face of certificates of prior shipment from the it that the whole thing was a fraud from Consular office in span, The 300 labs beginning to end. But although the were plzerd in board the Kumakay Syndicate was unable to get Bleriot's busi- Jarn on February 21st, notwithstanding ness, large sums of money passed, he that the permit had not been granted, in thought abou: £16.000 so there was a mis- the belief that they would be able to satisfy application of funds, right from the start the Superintendent as to the prior ship- by those in charge of the Bleriot Company, ment. The ship left port at noon on Feb The Syndicate, apparently, ako and power ruary 22nd with the tin; but the roannger to appoint Directors in the new Company, of the defendant firm did not actually and one of those Directors. was co marealise until that morning, when the mate's named Henry John Lawson, who, he be-receipt was given to him, that the tin was lieve, had had criminal proceedings aboard. As soon as he did, he gave brought against him at home, The share-instruction, to get the cargo off. He also holders tried to get rid of Lawson, appar- got into communication with the steamship ently, and failed to do it. So that after company and the Imports and Exports De a few months of existence a petition was partuent, and a wire was sent to Shanghai. fled to wind up the Company. The 1o (Mr. Gardiner) believed that the ore petition was filed on three grounds: the was taken off at Shanghai and would be non-holding of statutory meeting, is brought here by the 'okohama Maru. His conduct of Directors, and that the sub worship would see that there was really ne stratum of the Company was gone. He wilful intent to export this tin without a (Mr. Potter) had mentioned tant case permit. If there had been they would not because the learned Chief Justice, cem have gone to that trouble. They had done. menting on a similar happening in the case of the Hue Hing, said that no para Jel case could be 'found in England, where, if it was stated a statutory meeting had been held they could take it as a fact hunt the meeting had been held. The Chief

Mr. Orme said that the objection to these Justice was obviously of the opinion that shipments. was not due merely to the Company Law in England was much more absence of some formal certificate from

Japan, pure then it was in Hongkong. The case the metal might not reach the proper des but to the fear and suspicion that

of the Bleriot Company was on old fourstination. The very fact that the certi- with that of the Hue Hing, and the fientes had not been received was sufficient to raise the suspicions of the authorities. earned judge, Mr. Justice Neville, came The company had been warned time after to the conclusion that it had not been time about these shipments without due proved that a statutory meeting had been return of the certificates. The intention to held. The effect of his lordship's judg or not was just the sort of procedure which ship the goods whether they got a permit ment in the Hno Hing case was that if certain of the shareholders wished to get defendants on February 21st the tin could forthcoming meeting of shareholders, to be death was announced in our columes in

rid of the fraudulent ones they would find that they could not do so.

Mr. Alabaster then addressed the Court, supplementing Mr. Polder's remarks. He mentioned that, the Company was formed

in their power to get it back. He understood there was no objection to the tin going to Japan, provided it was for Japan. The only objection was that no certificate had been provided, and he asked. his worship to deal leniently with thy technical offence,

Details of other follows:---

$60.

.108

Sections

are

NO. 2 SECTION, Corporal Mei Le Cpl. Remedios Private Remedios ..... Private Sage M Private S. Sequeira ...... Private A. D. Sequeira

Totaj

NO, SECTION. Bergt, Garrard Private Molland Private Watson Private Clarkkon Private Vespa...... Private Fumagalli

Total

NO. 4 SECTION, Sergt. Eager Corporal Brown Corporal Hill Private Waters Private Lawrance Private MeLorn

Tolal

582888 2 884 883

.140

COMPANY: REPORTS.

HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. LTD.

MR. GORDON LOWDER'S THREE SONS.

IN THEIR COUNTRY'S SERVICE.

We understand that Mr. E. Gordon Lowder, Commissioner of Customs, who bag been in charge of the Kowloon Office of Chinese Customs for the past four years, has been granted one year's leave of absence and will to leaving for England in April nest

Mr. Lowder is in the enviable position of having given his three song to the service of their country, and, as they are thus identified with the East, the following particulars regarding thou are of interest to record.

The eldest, Mr. Hugh Gordon, was born at Kiukiang. In October, 1914, he resigni ed his position in the Customs at Antung and went home overland to enlist in the London Scottish. After a few months training with this regiment he received a Commission in the King's Shropshire Light Tofautry; "passed an examination in gun- nery with distinction a few months later and, after being kept in England for some months training machine-gunners; proceeded to the front in September. 1915, as machine-gun officer of his Battalion (the Ist), shortly afterwards being specially selected to act as machine gun and bomb officer to his Brigade. He was invalided home from the front with dysentery just before Christmas and has singo been in

to active duty in the course of a month or hospital in London, but expects to return two

The second, Mr. Frederic May, held an 18th instant, the payment out of October last, after passing through his the profits for the year 1914 of a dividend apprenticeship on board H.M.S. Worcester of 227 per share, absorbing 8216,000; the joined the British India 8. N. Co. and afterwards took up ten planting in passing of $128.000 to credit of reinsurance Travancore, where he was the manager of fund; and the currying forward of $500,000 a large estate at the time of his under- in respect of the year 1915. 21›

baking military service. After receiving SHANGHAI HORSE BAZAAR. his training in Madras, he went direct to

to audit, the General Managers and Con- We are officially informed that, subject it was essential to stop. Mr. Lloyd, ofiting Committee of the Hongkong Fire the Imports and Exports Department, told Terurance Co., Ltd., will recommend at the not be shipped. That gave them plenty of time to got the tin off. Defendants must have known that they could not export it without proper permission. The penalty was $5,000 under each of the two Ordi- nances.

Mr. J. D. Lloyd, of the Imports and with a capital of $200,000, and a purchase Exports Office, said that he wont to the was affected of 100 chests of opium which, office of the Tong Seng and asked de at the present market value, were worth a fendant for all the papers relating to the million and a half of dollars. If those chests were recoverable from the directors consignment, After some difficulty and the shareholders would have an opportunity pparent reluctance he produced certain of asking for a winding up and dividing this enormous aum between them, or, they might decide go on trying, on a rising market, to make more. The judgment of

papers.

Answering Mr. Gardiner, Mr. Lloyd said goods were allowed to go to Japan Provided they knew nothing to the detri ment of the firm. He did not know that

The Board of Directors of the Shanghai Horse Bazaar & Motor Co., Ltd., have de

ided to relommend to the shareholders the payment of a dividend of five per cent, for the year 1015.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.

whose

be frout in April, 1915, with the rank of Corporal in the Mearat Signalling Corps (inotor-cycle despatch riders attached and was kiked on September 25th last to the R.E.), Indian Expeditionary Force, while engaged on a reconnaissance of cap- tured German trenches. His party was allowed by the Germans to approach to the Chief Justice deprived the shareholders Messrs. Keto (to whom the goods were

within five yards of the recaptured tren of their right of deciding any question at consigned) wero as a matter of fact the

ches, when the whole party, with the ex- all,

The approximate statement of traffic ception of one, was annihilated by machine. The Chief Justice had ordered the Company to be wound up, and he had head office of the Tong Seng, and carried receipts for the week ending 4th March gun fire. His body was not recoverable. brought the Company there to pay the name, The Tong Seng had never to his

on business in. Hongkong in the latter is as follows:-

Though only a Tommy lying in a same ess corts out of its own estate. The trial

grave, ho did his hit and his name is lasted thirty-three days, and the net result Kowledge previously applied for a permit

worthy of record in the Far Eastern roll of it was, as he hoped to show their for the export of antimony. There was

of honour. lordships, nal. The order to wind up did rather special treatment for antimony and This Year: not give the shareholders anything what simile treatment was applied in regard Last year

to rubber, for instance. There were 47 Increase. ever, and before the vast suis mentioned could be recovered from the shareholders special rules circulated among the con DecressO concerned actions would have to be brought mony would be treated a different way mercial public informing them that: auti, and they would not have to be brought in from the other prohibited articles; nor the name of the liquidator, but in the name of the Company-if the Company decided was there any notice affixed to the boarl in the office of his department indicating

to prosecute Such a proceeding was this different treatment. It was the dut totally unfair.

Mr. Sharp, in the course of his address, of new applicants to come up and ascertain drew attention to the stress lail be coun- whether or no they night ship this or any sel for the Company on the wording in prohibited article. There was nothing in the judgment of the Chief Justice to the the Gazette discriminating between antit effect that a grave suspicion of doubt hadny and iron ore

Mr. Gardiner Supposing I was a novice been aroused in his mind regarding the conduct of the affairs of the Company in had never made such an application be certain instances, but he also said that he fore and made application to shiu iron bad failed to find fraud. He (Mr. Sharp)ore to Japan, should I get the permit would be able to show their lordships the That depends on your character. (Laugh special circumstances to which the Chief ter

Apparently my character is fairly good

Receipts

for week. $11,088

10,941

5. Aggregate

receipts

for 9 weki $16,181 10202

***** 14,093

DR. BARNARDO'S HOMES.

In consequence of the War, Dr. Barnardo's Homes are in special need of assistance.

No destitute child is ever refused ad- mittance, and, in addition, many children, have been sent to be cared for until the end of the Wer,

It is interesting to learn that 5.000 old Barnardo Boys from all parts of the world are fighting for the Empire,

For the last 20 years work has been done during Lent for Dr. Barnarda's Homes,

The third son, Fr. Spencer Rutherford, who was born in Tientsin, recently reaigned an appointment with the Bombay Burmali Trading Company, in Shan, and his received a commission in the Shropshire regiment. He is now in training and will probably get to the frons before very long.

NCDaily News,

THE SHORTAGE OF TONNAGE WORK IN JAPANESE YARDS.

The following is an extract from a trans Iation by the Japan Chronicle of an article which recently appeared in the Osaka Shimpu, credited to Mr. Imanka, Director of the Shipping Bureau in the Depart ment of CommunicationsME

Justice applied that expression; he did not have had 53 shipments before Yes, well and donations and clothing are sent steamers of over registered 1,000 tons, in

use it in a general sense,"

The hearing was again adjourned.

then, if everything else was satisfactory it would be granted.

Mr. Orme-You regard it as the duty of shippers to ascertain the limitations of shipments and to use proper vigilance !-- Yes. They must ask when they first desire to ship a particular article

Mr. A. Taylor, the Analyst attached to the Department, deposed to conducting test of the ore concerned. It probably con tained the usual percentage, between 40 and 50, of pure antimony.

An examination of the rifle grenades used latterly by the Germans shows that they have been reduced to considerable straits owing to the want of the necessary metals Formerly copper was extensively used in making these grenades, but, as that all-important metal for making shells is now so scarce, it is only used in the most essential parts of the rifle grenade, such as the detonator tube collar, and the inner mechanism. Instead of being entirely com- posed of copper, as formerly, the body of the grenade is made of metal, erd the

aside is filled with the usual high- matting.

explosive ... The former copper rod, solid hroughout its length, which carried the rocket, and affixed it to the muzzle of the sifle, is now a hollow one, or composed of some other metal,

Easter week. It is earnestly hoped that the same kind support will he renewed this

year

Donations, clothes for the children, or articles for the Sale of Work which will

The aggregate tonnage of Japanese.

1,500,000, of which 330.000 tons are em- ployed un services specified by the Govern ment, and another 380,000 are on other re gular services. Besides, there are about 800 000 tons of steamers which are employe

be held at 128, The Peak on Wednesday, ed as tramps, The great deficiency of April 28th will be gratefully received by | ships is being increasingly felt in this coun the Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H. E. Pollock, try, and old steamers of 3,000 or 4.000 126, The Peak,

Punch tells rather a good anecdote, Revenue Officer D. J. McKenzie said illustrating the advisability of minding that when he first visited the lighter along one's manters in these days of girl-con- side the wharf the, ore was not hidden, ductors: In a tram-car in a Northern been covered by about 150 bales of sugarfares, annt" tried to take a rise out When he returned he found that it had city as the girl-conductor went round for of her by asking for a ticket to "Galli A fine of $250 was imposed on each of pol" She charged bin for the full length two charges in connection with the tin, of the tram journey, and as soon as the and the bearing of the other charge was tram arrived at a recruiting office she rang adjourned until Tuesday next at 11:30 the bed said You charze here

sir, for Gallipali,”

3.1.

tons, which have been employed on coast services are now in keen demand even at such high charters ns Y 26,000 or Y 30,000 per month Shipbuilding material in stock is about sufficient to keep yards going for another two years, and as the ship building yards at Kobe Osaka, Nagasaki, engaged, it is presumed that Japan will Braga, Tokio and elsewhere are all busily

not feel the pinch in regard to shortage of shipping which is causing such anxiety in other parts of the world. But in the event of Japan doubling her ship construction, he will certainly suffer from disstage of

material.”

WE HAVE THEM IN

SQUARES 3 by 2, 3 by 3 and 3 by 4 Yards.

AND

CORRIDOR, HEARTH, SOFA,

AND BEDSIDE RUGS.

COLOURED LITHOS ON APPLICATION.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG. CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD..

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.

Bingle Fare by Night Steamer Returns.

(available also for return.

by day stɑmer)

tingle Fare by Day Steamer Eetura: "

$6,00

10.00

4.00

$.00

CANTON TO BONGKONG.

WEDNESDAY, STH MARCH, 1916.

8.00 m. HONAM. - 10.00 p.m. FAISHAN

HONGKONG TO CANTON, I

4,00, man, FATSHAŃ, 4.30 p.m. KINSHAN.

THURSDAY, 9TM× MARCH, 1916.

8,00 am, KINSHAN, 10.00 p.m. HONAM.

5.00 6.m. HONAM. 4.30 p.m, FATSHAM,

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.

68, SUI TAL, Tona 1,651)

8.8. TAISHAN, Tons 2,006. HONGKONG TO MACAQ. AMMAR, Week days at 8 am, and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, dandays så 9 am, and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG

| Weak dayu si -5.50. ■.m. und 2. p.m. Sondaju så 7.30 am, and 3 pm.

EXCURSION TO MACAO. SUNDAY, 12 MARCH, 1916.

The Company's New Steamabig

"TAISHAN"

Will depart from the Company's WING LOX STREET WHARF is am, and return from Macao at 3 pm...

N.3 The Company will also run a Steamer from Mano on Sunday at 7.30 nă wad from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wheck

FARES AS USUAL

MACAO-CANTON LINE.

28.8. SUT AN.

Departures from Macao to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1489, p.m. Leperiaren from Canton to Mimoso on Tuesday, Thursday and Baturday, at 6.30 p.m.

JOIN A SET OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO. LTD. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD, CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.

8.8. SAINAM, 588 tons, and 8.6. NANNING, 569,toxx) |

One of the above Steamers loaves Canton for Wuchow every Monday, Wednminy sad Friday, at about 8 am, and the other leaves Wackow for Canton on the same daya at 850 x m Round trips take about 5 days. Passanger man retum to Hongkong or vice versa, by kha Company's direct Steamers LINTAN and SANUL These vessels have superior: Calum socommodation and are lighted throughout by electricity, Elstrie Fun In esch Caten,

Booking Office open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 s.m. to 5 p.m... Furiker particulars may be obtained at the Office of the

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., LTE,

Hotel Mansions (Fini Flor), opposite the Blake Piar,

NOTICE.

R.

· NY EUROPEAN, Non-Asistic or Todisi

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NEW CARTRIDGES.

English Manufacturam,

Bill Bore and Sizeri,

"SMOKELESS PGWDER and CHILLED

A desiring to leave the Ceicoy should apply in writing for permission to do so to the Captain SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE atrast SHOT From No 10 to $65G. at 56. #7 and 48 hours before the intended hour of departure,

name of the steamer or other vessel or the hour giving name, nationality, age, sex, bent and $7.50 per 100. SPORTING REQUISITES orenpation the appient, and stating the and AIR GUNS in Variety, of the train by which the applicant winbou to love. Applicants should apply fa versin for

Inspection Lavidad. their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of BA N. 10-PM and

PM to 4 P.K. dally. Hongkong, 10th July, 191F,

77

WM SCHMIDT & Co.

Hongrong, 4th February,;191),

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