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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE ISSUE OF PERMITS TO TRAVEL.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESS."]

HONGKONG

S--all be obliged if you will as

HONGKONG FOOTBALL

LEAGUE.

ANNUAL MEETING.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21st, 1916.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Football League was held at Victoria

TWO MONTHS IN A CAVE.

HONGKONG SCHOOL TEACHER CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING THREE SCHOLARS. The Supreme Court was crowded with Chinese yesterday when a school teacher

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ASSOCIATION

The following extract from the fort- nightly return will be of interest! locally-

ST. JOHN HEADQUARTERS, WAREHOUSE,

eord me space for the following in your Barrecks last evening, Master Gunner named Ip Wan was put on her trial on 56, ST. JOHN'S SQUARE, E. C.-During the i

esteemed paper:-

May presiding over a fair attendance.

The President (Mr. H. R. B. Hancock) apologised for inability to be present, owing to Valunteer Reserve duties.

The annual report of the Hon. See officer is not to be found for a day or two retary (Mr. W. V. Pennell) was as fol

It is extremely grievous to find that we Indians have to depend only on one officer of the Hongkong Police Force for our permite to leave the Colony. If thi

at the Police Station it seems that we cannot leave the Colony, and the business for which we intend going must be left

undone.

Yesterday, on receiving a business tele- gram, I had to leave for Canton by nighi boat, and hence I went to the Police Station, and applied for my permit. The officer in-charge at the Station gruffy te fused the pass, saying that only Mr Wodehouse could issue permits for Indians. In reply I asked whether

would see Mr. Wodehouse somewhere that day us the business required me badly in Chaton. Thereupon the said offer answered roughly that it was one of his duty to know the whereabouts of Mr. Wodehouse, and that most probably wight be, playing golf at Fanling.

lows:-

three charges of kidnapping three smail. boys who, a few months agu, were pupil at her school in Shelley Street. The accused, who is but twenty years of age, pleaded not guilty...

The Attorney - General: (Mr. J. H

fortnight ending 19th May, 1918, 23 Hos pitals in England were supplied with re- gites and comforts (29 96 articles in all)-

Seven Hospitals abroad (Havre) we:

Kemp) prosnciated, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, supplied with requisites and conforts,

ed. The jury were:-Messrs. J. Witchell instructed.by Mr. Leo D'Almada, defend-

(foreman), Chan Kew, E. D. da Roza, A. C. Davison, F. Janail. V. R. V. Ribeiro.

84,070 articles in all

Received during

the fortnight...

Garments. Artichs. Total

9,820 34,683 44,703

4200 $5,170 92,756

X. dos Passos, S. R.Sent out during

the fortnight... Heceives to date

12/5/16...... 470,032 1,027,737 1,198,00 Sent out to dute,·

The past season has been noteworthy chiefly for the gratifying increase in mem bership and the close competition between the four leading teams in the first Divi- sion of the League. Clule in membership increased from 12 to 18, a notable addi-General said the young womiss was en- In his opening statement, the Attorney tion to our strength being provided ky the two teams of the 4th K.S.LI. The tool in Shelley Street.

ployed as an asaistant teacher at a Senior League produced many very would be given to show that on March Evidence citing and closely-fought games. two leading combinations were brought

9th, instead of going home as usual after

The

|

12,16 367,809 779.831 1,147,039, Stork at Warehouse 109,724 241,840 231,670 The Stores Department is managed by

INTIMATIONS

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

THE COLOURS OF NATURE

ARE EQUALLED BY

"OLSINA

WATER PAINTS

FOR

INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR DECORATION.

school, the three boys, who were brothers, a committee of ladies, under the controlWASHABLE,

LEAGUE WAR

together in the very last match of the League, but no decision was reached A Maceo wharf, placed on beard the Sui

were taken by the accused down to the of the Duchess of Bedford. replay was necessary, and the game parai, and taken to Macso; apparently on took of the nature of a cup-tie, with the the pretence that they were going to see NAVY winner securing the trophy. For the second time in succession the Royal Garri-nor races at Macan at the time, bui, a cireus or some races. There was no circus xon Artillery emerged at the hend, of apparently, upon arrival, the boys wers affairs. They began indifferently, and taken to a cinematograph. pure to leave the office, whereupon the suffered fran bad luck, but later on the they were taken on board a junk belong G. K. Nuttall

After this said officer peremptorily asked for my quality of their team gained its due re passport, on handing over which he be ward. The Junior League, which attract gan writing a pormit for me. 1 do noted no fewer than 13 entries, was won by understand the reason why this officer the 88th Company, R.G.A, who lost not boy was made to write letters to bis 1. A. Nicolson. wasted his (precious!) time in unneces a single point, and had but three goals

After much useless persuasion, · I ̧ pre-

sary refusal and argument, when he was

registered against them all through the empuwered to issue persits. The treat-season. Their superiority and advantage ment meted out to me was quite undesir-

were always so marked that their com able. Perhaps the officer-in-charge was

petitors could have entertained but little exasperated, on account of his duty on a

hope, and it is regrettable to have to re- Sunday, while his superior officers were football terin several teams failed to keep cord that during the latter part of the playing golf at Fanling, and therefore their engagements, as muchi, probably gave vent to his anger on me.

I do not

through lack of interest as through in- ability to gather a teant. The Chinese

mean to convey that thera

should not be any vigilance on the part

ing to a Macas contractor and were taken to a place where there was a cave, and in this cave the three boys were kept for two months and eight days and the elder father asking for money to be paid for his sons' ransom: Meanwhile, the father of the children published re ance, but as this proved unproduc warda for the children's reappear

which would show that certain informa increased. A man would give evidence tive, the amount of the reward was

tion was given to the father of the boys, and subsequently the cave where the boys were imprisoned was located and the In her state-

MEMORIAL FUND.

THIRD LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. A.E.G.

R. D. Harvey Broker

Nemo A, P. Lowe M.S.S

Subscriber

HYGIENIC,

PERMANENT,

$ 100,00

100.00

Made by MANDER, BROTHERS, WOLVERHAMPTON.

50.00

50.00

50.00

Full particulars from-

30.00

25.00

20,00

20.00

20:00

10.00

10.00

J. R. Kinghorn ............ Price of a bottle to the health of

the men who fought the battle-

10.00

of the Skager Rack

10.00

10.00

10.00

5.0

5.00

15.00

2.00

2.00

2.00

HONGKONG, CANTON,

MACAO

&

2.00 2.00

550.00

Engineers ss. Langekuw G. Pierey Bundobast

8.J.C.. I.J.L

Wm. Nicholls W. C. Bond A. Tommy

J. Gibb

J. R. Watson C. F. Maltby W. J. Morrison

of the Police, but I think the Government Club, Lam Liong, held pride of position children were liberated.

among the civilian element, but they ment, added the Attorney General, the D. C. Beadel.

ought to keep authorised persons at the Police Station during office time to issue permits. It is a known fact that mer chants of Canton have their offices in Hongkong, and business viten requires immediate departure from one place to the other, and therefore andre hindrance is very undesirable--for merchants esp cially Yours, etc.

A LOYAE INDIAN.

Canton, 19th June, 1916, ¦

Wero

more

never seriously challenged the leading military teams. The bustling, go-ahead methods of the soldiers effective than the cleverness of the Chinese players. A matter in which improvement

be

may

will of the Clubs, is in regard to the post- effected next season, by the good poning of matchca. As the season neared its end some Clubs made it almost a practice to inform the Hon. Secretary on the morning of the date fixed for a parti

Y.M.C.A. HUTS FOR SOLDIERS.cular game that they found themselves

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,"

Six,- I have this morning read in your —paper-with interest the application for subscriptions to the Buildings of Y.M.C.A. at the Front-one of the most praiseworthy objects at the present time to which I am pleased to subsoribe a small sum that I hope will lead others to join. I have reen Mr. Kadoorie and he at once kindly promised, and has since sent

e, a similar sum.

This afternoon I have seen a gentleman whe has been good enough to hand me $50 for the same object.

Enclosed I am pleased to hand you the following

Ellis Kadoorie

M. J. D. Stephens

$100 $100

* 50

Yours faithfully,

R. E Belilios

M. J. D. STEPHENS,

THE Y M.C.›. BUILDING FUND.

ELEVENTH LIST OF DONATIONS

unable to raise a team. This constituted n serious inconvenience to the manage grave injustice to the defaulting teams inent and to referees, and in many cases. opponents, and it is to be hoped that in the coming senson Clubs will use their the latest on the day preceding the date best endeavours to give information at

fixed for the game.

sound position. After paying the record Financially, the League is in a very sum of 8117 in Reforces Fees and $130 for medals -as compared with 881 in the previous season we still have a balunge in hand of nearly 810. -

The report and balance sheet were un- animously approved.

The election of officials resulted as follows:-President Mr. H. R. B. Han cock; Hon Secretary and Treasurer pro tem., Mr F. W. Wright; Committee; Master Gunner May, Mr. J. Stalker Sergt Bowles, 4th K, S.L.I., Mr. J. An- derson (Lum Liong) and Mr. T. Taylor (Kowloon Dock Juniors).

Two important alterations to the League rules, recommended during the past season, were confirmed, and ordered

accused said that she did take the child- ren to Macao, but that she told them to tell their parents they were going. The accused was not the moving spirit

not the moving spirit she must be held in the afsir, she was not so guilty as

responsible for her actions. "sumebody else," but though she was

Total as per 2nd list Total to date ......

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

SOLE AGENTS,

HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.

WEST RIVER STEAMERS.

ΣΤ

1,565.00 JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO $2,115.00

STEAMBOAT CO. LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. E. AAL WILLIAMS,

League, Hongkong Branch, Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Nary

HONGKONG-CANTON LINE, Hongkong, 20th June, 1916.

CHILDREN'S DAY IN

SHANGHAI,

One of the boys told a long story, in which he bore out the statement of the which he wrote to his father were dictated AID OF THE BELGIAN CHILDREN. Attorney-General. The letters of appeal to him by a villager who visited the cave. When he was taken on board the short trip. In one of the letters be said only was it the occasion," says the A-02) The thought he was going for mentories of the Shanghai chitten. Not "Children Day will live long in the

that they had been way home from school, and had been

stupefied" on the Daily Nees, of the most magnificent

drugged condition. iaken on

children's fête that has yet been held in board the Sui fa in this Shanghai in the history of the city, but Replying to Mr. Jenkin, this boy said ever have the satisfaction of knowing those children who participated will

accused went off to the Macro boat an- that when the three of them and the that while they were enjoying themselves to their hearts content, they were at the saane

time giving very necessary assistance to helpless and starving Fellow children in Belgium-the innocent victims of the Great War

say

other brother was sent to his home to that they were all going to Yaumati,

Questioned with regard to his alleged state of stupefaction, the boy said that this was written at dictation. They were not stupefied, but he was told to write it. He did not know that the accused ried on her teaching right up to the time came straight back from Macao and car she was arrested. The accused knew his family well, and before they went to Mace she was a frequent visitor to their since he (witness) and his other brothers house.

She had not visited the house

had been taken to Macao.

Never has the interior of the race such an attractive and picturesque ap course been so thronged and presented pearance, and probably never has the general public responded so freely to r there were to be so many helpers that worthy cause. It

had

been said that

o'clock onwards, there was a constant there would be a small pablic; but this stream of patrons passing through the we by no means the case. From four

Loongfei gate, who. though frequently Scouts, gave freely and generously-in beset by energetic saleswomen and Bey

hai amounted to $4,143.84 on June 15t

any cases far more than was demanded. The Belgian Children's Fund in Shang-

fete are not included in this total, He denied but, apparently, the proceeds from the

that the accused used to take him and his other brothers for walke, but admit ted that she was the only teacher who

Bingle Fire by Night Steimer Zeturn

(available also for return

by day steamer) single Fure by Bay Steamer Seturn

SAR

100.

$5.00

11.00

MA 4,00 -9.00

HONGKONG TO CANTON. I CANTON TO HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 21 JUNE, 1916.

6. LEUNGSHAN, -

-10pm.-KINSÄANG

6 KM. BONÁM 30p.m. FATSUAN

FuM. HONAM.-

pm. FA18HAN.

THURSDAY, 2ND JUNE, 1916.

8. HEUNGSHAN,

p.m. KINSHAN.

HONGKONG-MACAO LINE

88. TAIBHAN, Tuoe ZUP,

I 8.8, SUI TAI, Tons 1,651 HONGKONG TO MACAO. Week days at 9 km, and 2 p.m. trom the Company's Wing Lok Btreet W gandere +1 9 am and 1 pan, from the Company's Wing Lok Stront Wharf,

MACAO TO HONGKONG Week days in 730 am, sod 2 pan. Buzdnyn at 7.30 n.m. and 3 pm.

EXCURSION TO MACAO,

EN HAVE SUNDAY, 25 JUNE, 1936.

The Company's New Steamship

BK TAISHAN"

Wall depart from the Company's WING Lox Bremer Whay at 9 năm, tad rstven From Macne tik 3 pm,

N.B-The Company will she ran Beamer from Mac on Bunday at 7.30. 239 sak from Hongkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whack,

FAEES AS USUAL.

MACAO-CANTON LINE.

B.B. SUI ANY

Departuren from Macso to Canten on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9 pm. Lepartares from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 4.50 p.m.

The following is a list of the donations to be inserted in the League Rules, visited the house, that they called her further amusement by remarking-FI JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO

made to the Y.M.C.A. Building Fund yesterday:

The CHAIRMAN said that, as they all knew, the Hon. Secretary would shortly Hongkong and Whampoa Duck Co.: $1,000 be leaving the Colony. They were sorry Mr. A. David

Messrs. S. Moutrie & Co.

Messrs. C. E. Warren & Co.

A. B.

A Friend

1550

30

25

to lost his services, and wished him good 25 luck. He proposed that his services be

20

15 League.

10

Mr. C. M. Melones

Mr. W. A. Donaldson

30

This was duly seconded and carried un- 19animously---

T. P.-

D. Haskell

E. D. Haskel}

B. W.

by a pet, nome, and that they played

sparrow" together.

have never seen her accused) at my Pressed on this point, witness caused

house, and whenever I see any womenfol spoke to offering rewards, and said that that she often came to your house, and

The father of the kidnapped boys

coming along I always clear off.”

Mr. Jenkin-And yet all your sons any subsequently, acting upon certain infor- when you were in.

recorded in the Minute Book of themation, he went to Macao, put up at an witness if he had not talked the case At another stage Mr. Jenkin asked hotel and received letters, along with over with his wife during the tiffio ad- some of his sons' clothing. On May 9th,

journment.

Fie rried-No, his sons were brought back to him.

T had tifin without her. (Laughter.)

iq ask her (Laughter.) I had tiffin Replying to Mr. Jenkin, witness said. Where was she then-If you want to know that the best thing you can do iz with my sons.ghter had tim his children out, not otherwise good time he had had in the witness- And did no your eldest essay what would want to know where they were box! No, he did not. He told me that he To his knowledge, the accused became so giddy that he nearly fell down. had never brought his sons home at The wife of the previon

Laughter.) ions witness wri

Thanks were accorded to the auditor 10. 10(Mr. J. M. Walker) and the Chairman 10 for presiding.

A. TE.

Mr. H. M. McTavish

10

Mr. R. S. Vergette

10

Mr. J. Dickson

5

Mr. J. T. Ewing

Mr. J. Eldridge

Mr. J. H. Kynoch

Mr. W. O'Connor

Mr. W. Pryde Mr. Bara ...

Already acknowledged

1,280

that if the accused intentions were ** genuine" he would allow her to take

5 HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD going.

as follows

The approximate stafement of traffitiffin time. receipts for the week ending 17th June is Do you mean to tell me." asked Mr. Jenkin, that you had not geen the accused until you saw her at the Ceutral Police Station, and in the dock to day

"No," replied witness, and I wish to say further that I do not trouble myself about womenfolk (Laughter.)

(Continued on next Column)

90,642

This Year........ #97,822 Last Year....... Increase upcomin

Receipts Aggregate

for

receipts week for 24 weeks. $18,624

$327,033 283,516 73,617.

10,826 5,760

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

8.8. BAINAM, 589 tons, and 8.8 NANNING, 669 Lone. Ove at the aber, Blowers leaves Chaton for Wadkow every Monday, Wednesday one Friday, as stons 8 sm., and the other leaves Wachow for Canton on the same days 48.50 ma Bound trips take about 5 days. Pasengers can return to Hongkong or vice vera by ine Company's direct Blesmere LINTAN and 8ANUZ. The recall have superior a sonomimodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electris Fun in sock Čazma

Booking Office open daily (Banday exsepted) 9 am, to 5 p.m.. Further particulars may be obtained at the Office of theum

HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT 0o,, LEE..

Hotel Mansions (First Floor), opposite the Blake Pier,

NOTICE.

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ON SALE TONGKONG HANSARD REPORTS -Mukden, draw our attention to the LEGISLATIVE

of the MEETINGS

COUNCIL

had ever seen the accused until she came MR E. S. LEEDS, of Newchwang and H called, and she flatly denied that she

R.

REVISED BY THE MEMERES.

to see her the day after her a fact that the entry appearing under the Firm Semion, 1915. been missed. On this occasion the accused told her not to he angry or which bears his name in the current issue of annoyed, and to look for her boys bye and the DIRECTORY AND CHRONICLE FOR CHINA, ret van usual, she added, for JAPAN, Ero, is entirely incorrect. We school teacher to take the pupils ont, but sincerely regret the mistake and any it was not usual for her to sell them?

auntyance it may have caused y The hearing was adjourned.

THE PUBLISHERS.

PRIOR

DAILY FRED CIVICE. Hongheng, 15th February, 1016

the