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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ENGINEER AND OTHERS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG! DAILY PRESS."]

SIR-1 have read with great, interest your account of Prof. Smith's speech at the Engineers Institute, but surely he is rather bond in his praise of what engineer a

have done in the post, are doing in the present, mud will do in the future.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 4rm, 1916,

MACAO NOTES.

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.1

MACAO, April 200. APRIL FOOLING1 Last night, at a little after sen o'clock, an air machine paid us a visit. Whence it came no one knows, The loud hum of its engines and the whistling noise that it mad suggested that the machine was not very high up, though it could not be sien, as the Was nighis was dark, daing and forgy. Lomebyly playing at making April fools of user ?-

STILL WAITING..

No reply as heen received from Lisbon yet to the telegrams sent corerning the case of Mr. Constancio da Silva and others, though a week has passed,

A WEALTHY CHILD.

COUNSEL ON BISK OF KIDNAPPING

There were some interesting observations the Summary Court, before. Mr. Justice Campertz, yesterday, in a case in which application was made for the return of an infant Chinese boy to the custody and mire of the testamentary guardians” in

Mr. Elton Potter (instructed by Mr. H W, Lonker) bakes the application and Mr. C. GAlabaster (instructed by Mr. W. B. Hin) represents Foo Ah Chongs of Caino Road, Hongkong, the first wife of the testator, who opposes the applicati...».

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RANDOM REFLECTIONS Out of peil esmeth gadto some people at any rate, despite Mr. Xavier's doubts. The reait of the Canton disturbances: has been an influx during the week of several thousand biting-class Chinese and a conse quent increase in house rents.. The now comers are willing to pay high prices aimbitation, and local landlords chow tonching anx ely to necommodate them. It's business, of course, but it's rather bard We all acknowledge the debt we owe the lines, all the same, on the resident populangiarer, but after reading Prof. Smith's spach the ordinary mara would assume that is tho engineer all things are, possible. He The Chaes who have come down tre entirely ignores the debt which engineer, Canton make the usual hash of thinging owes to chinists, and other scientists. when attempting to alight from the tram-

He quotes Mr. Lloyd George's statement ear Ignorant of the intricacies of our

that "this is an engines war," and then upsa-date methods of logenation, these

proceeds to dilate upon it, being ignorant, people endeavour to get down when the par

seemingly, of the fact that, without explo- is traveling at full speed; and invariably yes, all the engines of war devised by the siicce il beyond all expectations,, Many of engineer would be absolutely impotent

The Fas fact is this is a chemists and day. The fines devoted to shops and first wits). Hew Lyn Heong (scend wife), ENGLISH then roll over and over, in the roadway with a mpidity and dhoond in that would engineers' war, One s plenty of evi.badly danged then others excite the envy and admiration of the

dence of the ignorance of the Government trained veralete, and those who recover theircial and the average man in regard to equilibrium without injury appear look

the elatus and usefulness of chemists, but upon the performance as a leige joke.

une is rather surprised to see a man in Prof. Incal, hout-kespers, I am told, view the Smith's position entirely ignoring them,

He said that it took the Government ning accident to the Chigo Mera most philo

neers' war, but it took them twelve months arrived here in "samo" British dastroper

to discover thar glycerino (which is neces have exhausted all the accommodazion of the hostelries and have overflowed intory for explosives) could be obtained from private houses. Since the outbreak of war lard and other fats, even though this bad been known to chemists for considerably over 100 years,

FIRE AND NO WATER,

Another threak of fire occurred on Thursday morning, and, as usual, help was late in arriving and the water mains were

STRANGE AFFAIR AT YAUMATI

FOUR BOATPEOPLE DROWNED."

It appeared that the testator, a Chinese pained Lu Yoou Kow, aliis Luín Foong: | Cheo, of · Penang, landed proprietor' tin niper, and general merchant, died in 1903 possessoil of considerable property in Penang Perak, and Canton, leaving survivors three widows, Foo Ah Choug

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and Soong Poh Hoon (third wife), and two- infant sons. Lant Hor Phooi and Lam Hor Chong. By his will the testator appointed Die second, wife, two other persaus, und hía son, La Hor Plani, on his attaining the age of 21 years, to be executrix and At the Magistracy yesterday In-prexecutors, trustees of his will, and guar- sophically. The 200 add passengers who months to discover that this was an engitor Gordon charged a Chinese, who had dinng of his infant children. The appoint. been extradited from Masao, in connectised guardians, who live in Penang, where with a stahingo occurrence on the night of the infant concerned in the case the 12th February on a sampan in the Yau- inherits considerable property, require the at Refuge, but the two women forming return of the child from Hongkong that the crew, suspecting their purpose to be they may look after his welfare and his the hotel proprietors of lengkong baye

robbery, refused to take them. There clucation, cen grieving over the cessation of tourist

upon the inen attacked the women, whose traffic, and when the quaintly-clad passen-

cries attracted other boatpeople to the secus gers from the stranded ship arrived Beni.This is not so by any means, as the nature,

and apparently a free fight occurred be- Wace's sympathetic countenance veiled

quality and quantity of the ores, and theween these and the would-be robbers, in *I'% an joyfully Huttering heart,

methods of working them, can only be which the two sampan women and two win that blows nobody good," is the share.

worked out by fully qualified geologists others either fell or were knocked into the holders in the Taikon Deck Company re

and engineers,

sea and drowned. Four bodies have been marked whethey saw their shares jump.

recovered from the Harbour, three of which seven points on Saturday.

have been identified, among them being the two females who were attacked on the sam- pau, One of the other two bodies showed signs of having been heavily struck several times,

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Prof. Smith talks about mining in China as if it were a purely engineering problem.

If wo wish to increase our trade, there must be none of the distrust and suspicion which exists between engineers and Though only in the Colony one day, an

chemists; but the two must work together American, who was a passenger in the ill- fated Chiyo Marn, made the following disand se forward the work ci progress. Also, the chemists (I refer to the swan with a eugurics :-You have some real fine gardens;

chemical degree) must be looked up to y A p-hole states--which could do with

a professional man and not treated almost a ducking; glorious walks, (and, say, Komedy Road takes some beating-any-. wy); your city looks just fise from the skyond of that Peak; the Punk railway

is the cutest thing. Pre struck; that's

as a workman, as has been done in the past, even by the British Government.

Defendant, it is alleged, confessed to a Chinese pilot living at Yaumati, who went

Macao to see him, that the women shout ed for assistance when they were attacked and both fell into the water and were drown

and he believed both were drowned,

He

In conclusion, ay Iexpress the hape that the engineering students at the Uni-Two accomplices of his were attacked, sure sine Scotch mist on the Peak; and,versity are not taught to regard chemistry say, fancy you having a tram service, and, these big blocks of buildings, with eleva Fans! Burn, and we thought you were located in a wild for; of place and lived in and huts, You are some Title Colony,

ar; but your money-changers get one coming and going. You want to be a Harvard pro, to figure out the exchange.” There are many residents who could not run over the Colony" in this brief and illuminating manner after living hers for years. Hustle, probably, does not figure so prominently in their curriculum.

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a no concern of theirs, for ignorance of itscaped, after being struck several times,

by swimming will seriously impair their usefulness. Yours faithfully,

Hongkong, April 3rd, 1018.

PATRIOT.

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FRAUD ON HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK,

CHINAMAN CHARGED AT HONG-

KONG POLICE COURT. There was a sequel to the fraud on the Hongkong and Shanghai Epnking Corpera tion at the Magistracy yesterday, when Joseph William Pomeroy, alas William Chung, alius Chang Wai-lim, was charged with that he did, with Rodrigo Alvaro Viero-Ribeiro and Li Sam, on or about March 6th, conspire to obtain by false pre

Evidence was called and the case remand-

"A FAIR SHARE." CHINESE CLERK SENT FOR TRIAL,

A Chinese correspondence clerk, of the Yee Shing Loong firm, received a cheque for $10 on the 18th March. He chopped the cheque, it is alleged, with a false shop, and took it to the Russo Asiatic Bank on the 24th March. The chop was compared with a sample chop of the Yee Shing Loong firm and was found to be false. The de fendunt was detained and handed over to

the polica.

Defendant, in the witness-bex, explained that he had a seat in the Yee Shing Loong firm. He had to deal only with such cor-

Mr. Petter said that the other side pre- tended to fear that if the "infant," who was now 15 years of age, were returned to Penang Hew Lye Heong would do away with him in order that her son might get the property. That was an extraordinary suggestion, and he was surprised that it should have been made, --

Mr. Alabaster-We took it practically word for work from a declaration made by our side to the same effect regarding our clients.

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Mr. Potter said if the second wife desirel HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO

10 do away with the infant" she would

have waited until he ome to be 15 years of age, but would have got rió of: him when he was title more than a boy,

Mr. Alabaster said the child way: onco stolen, and $10.000 had to be paid by bis client for his ransom. They tried to get

partment out of the estate for this, but Lailed

Mr. Potter said they were afraid that The would be spirited away to Canton, end

would be kidnapped.

His lordship--Do you suggest that one. of the every-day peril, in Chian is kid- #apping i

Mr. Potter No. I do not quite suggest that, but it frequently happens.

Mr. Alabaster-As a very smak child he was kidnapped, but the chance of a boy. of 15 being kidrapped is quite different,

His lordship Queen's College had two boys kidnapped last year,

Mr. Potter said he could prove that the testator himself refused to go back to China for that reason. It was notorious that wealthy Straite Chinese have been kid- app. They were the very people whom the robbers tried to get hold of. But this was only one reason why it was unde-

He was also charged with aiding and abspondence as might come from his clans-sirable to keep the child here. There was

An effort is to be made by the officials of the Hongkong CC, to raise ouey for the wor funds by means of the finals of the tennis tournament. Throughout the pre- Jiminary matches large crowds have attend- ed daily and watched entertaining playrenees, from the Hongkong and Shangbai free of cost. Stands are now in course of Banking Corporation the sum of £8.000 erection, however, and a charge for admis. sión will be levied for the privilege of witnessing the finals, and any profits so derived will be devoted to war charities. On account of the increase in the price of materials-even bamboo and boarding have shot up, the Chinese say the cost of the starts will be considerable, and charge for seats will have to correspond if any balance is to be available. Remembering this, the officials hope that those who have derived entertainment from the games up-to-date will not, like the reside audience at the pierrot show, melt away like mist before the sun

when the box comes round."

Poins was given to the remarks of the Chairman of the Hongkong Chacher of Commerce last week anent the desirability of excluding German trade from British Colonies and Dependencies by the fact that the pencils supplied to the members for the purpose of signing the voting-papers for the alcction of the new Committes bore the legend: "Made in Nurnberg, Ciermany.

A reader writes: "On Saturday morn ing the D.P. published a communiqué on taining the pithy comment of a captured German offer on the fearful effects of a British explosion. Two companies of his Hattalion, he said, had been entirely blown to hell, Ho ought to know if any body does

RODERICK RANDOM.

ing Ribeiro to forge two cheques for men abroad. He received no salary, but $4,624.75 and $3,475.25 purporting to was given 20 per cent, premium on all bear the signature of the Hon, 31r, David cheques cashed amounting to about $100 Nr abou He had no intention of de Laudal, with intent to defraud.

Traudong the persons to whom the money was to be sent, but he did intend to pre vent the firm from getting more then what he considered to be a very fair share of the premium. His intention was to take 40 per cent,, instead of 20 per cent,, the prémium

The man Ribeiro has been charged at

"acao, and proceedings are now being taken against him with a view to his extra dition. Two men have been arrested in Hongkong and one, Li San, will, it is understood, become a witness,

When asked if he spoke English defend. ant replied that he did; that he learned it, in Hongkong, having been at the Diocesan School and St. Joseph's College

Detective Inspteter O'Sullivan seid if it were possible perhaps his worship would commit defendant to the next Sessions, He thought it would take three afternoons to hear all the evidence. The two cheques and another document were at Macao, being used in the case against Ribeiro The Crown Solicitor was prosecuting.

His worship, said he did not think they could get the case finished for the present He asked when the man was Bessions, arrested.

Inspector O'Sullivan-He was arrested in Chinese territory on March 16th,

His worship Why has he not been brought up before?"

Inspector O'Sullivan-He was in Can ton and we only got him on Friday.

His worship-id defendant go to the bank-No. Another man, who will be called as a witness, went to the bank with. the cheques,

Detective Sergeant Murphy then proved the arrest, stating that on March 31st he arrested the defendant upon arrival in. Hongkong by train from Canton.

His worship (to defendant) ses you ada.itted the charges to Inspector Sulivan?

Yes, both charges,

The case was here adjourned until April

11th.

Defendant was committed for trial,

SCOTCH CHARITIES.

DISTRIBUTION OF ST, ANDREW'S SOCIETY CONCERT PROCEEDS. The net proceeds of the Scotch Concert held by the Hongkong St. Andrew's Society on November 3012 last have been divided among variona Scotch Charities as follows:-

no reason why the child should not be in

ed that the child should be à Penang Feag The testato undoubtedly intend-

child, as the guardians appointed were all Penang people..

His lordship And he excluded the Canton people. That way & very strong point, but on the other hand the boy hal lived with Foo Ah Chong in Hongkong practically all his life, and the other people in Penang would be practically strangers to him. One is anxious if pos sible not to disturb relations that have existed joy so long. I cannot help feeling that these proceeding, are brought, for the collateral object of counteracting this daim brought in Penang by Loo Ah Chong to certain property, t

Mr. Potter said he did not see how, that £100 to the Lord Provost of Glasgow doubt could possibly override the undoubt for distribution to Sottish War Charted rights of the Penang, people. The boy ties,

100 to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh but be left property in Penang of the for distribution to Scottish War Chari- value of about a lakh of dollars. It was Lies,

obviously more desirable that he should be where his property was.

£50 to Mrs. Malcolm's fund for com. forts to the London Scottish on active service.

£25 to the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service,

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HONGKONG 7.C, P. NAVY, To be played on the Club Ground to morrow (Wednesday). The Club team will be: Godenberg; Black end Dinkie; Rail ton Stewart and Chassels: Croucher, Jamieson, McTavish, Stalker and Hodger, Kick off, 5.15 p.u.

Ultimately the hearing was adjourned.

An officer at the front, who in peaco imes was associated with prominent North London mission, after saying that be books forward to the day when he can return to his former work, proceeds:➡ This war will change many characters, and the after- math will be crowded with opportunities. There is more hard swearing out here than anywhere, but it is the superficial effect of overstrain and tol Feneath it, in the weakest of men, there is such manhood and character ns I haver hoped for "

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