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TAX HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY JULY 29rb, 1916:

HONGKONG MAN KILLED AT HONGKONG SUMMARY COURT:

THE FRONT.

SECOND LIEUT. J. H. BONE. News was received in the Colony yes terday to the effect that 2nd-Licut. John Hugh Bone, Enst Surrey Regiment, was

CLAIM FOR RENT.

At the Hongkong Summary Court) yesterday the case was mentioned of the Humphrey's Estate and Finance Co., versus A. G. Pile, of the Naval Yard,

MONEY ORDER MYSTERY. OPERATOR CHARGED WITH THEFT

CINEMATOGRAPH

AT HONGKONG.

A cinematograph operator employed at the Palisade, Kowloon, named Jose

PEKING NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PEKING, July 20th. RE-SHAPING THE REPUBLIC.. The Republic is losing its monarchical trimmings. The enactments of Yaan

Police Court yesterday, before Mr. the new President is giving an earnest Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeared on Orme, with the theft of two money orders of his real Republicanism, thereby con age, is a son of the Rev. Charles Bone, behalf of the plaintiff Company, and said at 21 each, the property of a Chinaman who was for many years connected with that the defendant win xol-prescot. The who gave the name of C. Lane Poole. case, however, was quite u simple one,

killed in nction in France on the 22nd The claim was for $18.46 amount of rent Montez, was charged at the Hongkong Shib koi are being rapidly repealed, and

inst

.

The deceased, who is only 9 years of

the Wesleyan Mission, Hongkong. The docensed, before the outbreak of war, was employed in the imports' department of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Co., where he has served for hve years. Upon the

due.

Mr. Preston pleaded not guilty on behalf of defendant.

tributing very materially to the solution

of China's apparent difficulties. But it is doubtful if the same trend towards Mr. Rapp, Secretary of the Company,

real Republicanism can be maintained said that the rest owing was for March,

Complainant said he lost a pars on when Parliament meets. The Kuo Ming April, and May, 1916, at 802.15 per month. He had applied to the defendant Sunday last containing two postal orders for the amount on several occasions, hat of the value of £1 each. The orders pro Tang will certainly attempt to control he had always postponed payment.duced were his, they contained his signathe situation, as it did when Parliamen outbreak of hostilities in 1014, he volun- Defendant had written a letter admitting. turc. When he discovered his loss hotary institutions existed before Novem-

the debt.

Judgment was given for the plaintiffe with costs.

BREVITY.

teered for the front, joined up the East Surreys, and, secured a commission.

A ense in which Mr. R. C. Faithfuil said Tang Bun Cheong for 845 was ad journed for a wick.

Mr. Mason, who represents defendant. said the case would only occupy ten

Questioned by Mr. Preston, complain. *. His death will be regretted by many

ant said he thought someone had stolen friends in the Colony, who will also

the notes; it would have been difficult for his purse to have tallen out. That was deeply sympathise with the Rev. 31r. and

why he complained to the Money Order Mrs. Bone in their bereavement. The

office that his notes had been stolen When the notes were stolen, or missed, Weerased has a brother, Lieat. C. W.minaithfull-Oh! half in hour at the they had his anne on the back and on

Bone A.01. also serving with the least.

the front. He could not say whether an A solicitor (suito ence)-Wait and see.

was in Pottinger Street on Saturday furchs. The latter was married at

Another action, in which Mr. R.C.night; but he thought he passed along Alchershot on June 7th. While in Hong Faithfull is sped by Yu Chung Ian for the street several times" kong the late 2nd-Lient. Bone was pro- 81,000, for alleged wrongful imprison mincatly associated with the Rugby footment, was put back for 14 days to allow a statement of defener to be filed, and alan for other particulars to be obtained, The name of W. H. Gaskell appeared in the list, he being sued by Che Singh for the recovery of $300. A day for

Gall club,

HONGKONG POLICEMAN IN hearing was fired.

EGYPT.

SELF SACRIFICING WORK.

A letter has been received by the Captain Saperintendent

of Police,

Hongkong, from a military hospital in Cairo, written on behalf of P.-c. J.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY, RUBBISH FROM VERANDAB

Their

reported it to the Money Order othee, and on Munday morning he was handed ber 4th, 1913, and, as it is composed of the notes.

dissimilar elements coalescing in a most remarkable manner, we may be prepared for a struggle between the Government and this extraordinary group of parlia- mentarians. So far, they have shown no tendency towards compromise. leaders in Shanghai have remained there, issuing all kinds of demands and sending They have long telegrams to Peking. not attempted to meet the Government A clerk at the Mouy Order office said in any spirit of reasonableness, and con he saw the money orders produced on Monday when they were brought to the sequently they have lost the sympathy of counter by a Chinese clerk from the those who regarded the party as consis Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. The orders were endorsed, no. that they could tent and courageous in fighting for Ro not be cached without passing through publican institutions. They have roused the bank. To anyone having an account the scorn of the Peking Gazette, which at the bank the orders were negotiables referred to them the other day as "turn- but the bank could not negotiate the orders without referring to the Money ing up their dirty noses" at the appoint- Order office for the rute of exchange.nents offered them-appointments which Previous to receiving the orders & report naturally are considered as being far too had been received that they had been

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and others have now decided to come up Reserve said the woman threw the un-police. There was nothing about the to the capital, it does not follow that the

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Muiro; who went Home with the first savoury contents of a basket into the notes to show that they had been lying Kuo Ming Tang will be placated, and Hongkong Police contingent and is on street, and he immediately apprehended duty at a smallpox hospital in Egypt Munro is thus precluded from writing. His officer, however, says that Munro is in the R.A.M.C., and had asked him to let the C.S.P. know that he was in Egypt and feeling quite fit," was work ing as an orderly among the military small-pox cases and thus conld not write himself. The letter adds:He is doing a splendid and self-sacrificing work, and he desires to be remembered to the other men.

A Chinese who was banished from the Colony for five years in 1912 was found in an eating house by a detective on Thursday.

Mr. Wood sentenced him to six months' hard labour and four hours' stocks.

A MYSTERY MAN.·

· FAULTY' SCALES.

A Chinese was charged with being found in the grounds of the Berlin HONGKONG POLICE PROMO-Foundling Home, for an unlawful par pose early on Friday morning. The man TIONS.

was unable to give a satisfactory ex Un account of P.S. Baker being in-planation and was sentenced by Mr.

to three months' hard labour. valided Home there have been several promotions in the Hongkong Polica Fore Lance Sergt. Hedge, who is at fl front, becomes a Sergeant, P.-6. Peplow, who was made a Lanes Sergeant when On leave, becoines an Acting Sergeant, -es. Slann and Harrou have been made acting Lancs Sergeant; und Lance Sergeant. Grant becomes a

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HONGKONG PROPERTY SÅLE, Meissra. Hughes & Hough conducted an anportant Peak property sale at their sale rooms yesterday when rural build- ing lot No. 78, and known by the name

· of ** Třeverbyn," was brought under the hammer by Mr. Hurley. The property, which is held under Crown lease con faias an area of 44,001 square feet, and is situated in Chamberinin Road. ad- Paning the Peak Hotel Among these prosent at the sale wore the Hon. Mr. Claud Severa (Colonial Secretary) and Messrs. E. Shelton Hooper, G. Hastings (the vendor's solicitor), W. Danbar, Howard, Hennesy Seth, A. V. Apear Ellis Kadourie and W. B. Walker.

Hidding opened at $25,000, and rose by kiela of $100 to $27,000. Then came bid of $27,300. By more bids of #100 the price ruse to 800,000, at which figure the property was knocked down to Mr. E. Howard, exchange broker,

DEAL IN ANTIMONY ORE, ME JUSTICE HAZELAND AND A

* BOLSTERED CLAIM.

Mr. Justice Hazeland (Acting Paisne Judge) delivered judgment yesterday in the action in which the Po Wah Com- pany, antimony ore merchants, of 159, Queen's Read, Hongkong, sued the Tak King Minnig Co., 67, Jervois Street, claiming 3213,31, an amount alleged to have been overpaid to the defendants under a contract.

Five Chinese shop-keepers were suzu-

moned by Inspector Terrett, for using scales which defrauded the purchaser. In one case the fraud was perpetrated with a piece of lead, while another of the de- fendants had adopted the cash method. These two were fined 830 each, and the other defendants were hued 323, 820 and $15-respectively.

TOM GUNN ARRESTED.

FAMOUS CHINESE AVIATOR DETAINED AT HONGKONG,

Late on Thursday evening a number of detectives of the Hongkong Police force arrested Tom Gunn, the famous Chinese aviator, un a warrant, the contents of which cannot be divulged. Guan left the King Edward Hotel, where he has been residing for the last few months, in the evening for a walk, and upon his return skout 10.30 he was apprehended by a group of detectives when passing through the lounge of the hotel, and was at once conveyed to the Cantral, where he is now detained pending certain inquiries,

Gann has been moriously ill for some weeks, and it seems that he was only able to go out yesterday for the first time ainga his rendivery.. He was roturning from a constitutional when arrested; and despite his weak condition was at one removed in custody. Inquiries go to show that no charge will be preferred | against Gunn'in Hongkong.

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HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE. TODAY'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES, Under the auspices of the Hongkong Tennis League the following matches will take place this afternoon on the Ground of the Hongkong Club

Cricket

FIRST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (HONGKONG)

in the roadway for any time.

A clerk in the employ of Messrs. Lowe,it is predicted that when the emergency Bingham & Matthews, named Abbas, Parliament theets next month the hope-- said that he saw the two postal orders lessness of the Chinese trying to govern produced between 0 and 7 p.m. on Sun- day evening at the Victoria Cinemato themselves in accord with political ideals graph, when they were handed to him by which they have not assimilated will be defendant who asked him to try and cath

demonstrated. Two possibilities will Witness took them, at them for him. the same time, saying he would do his then suggest themselves. One is the best. The same evening he showed the notes to his brother and, on Monday morning he mentioned the matter to a clers in the office. Eventually he handed the notes to Mr. Martiu, who said he would try and cash the orders, through his own account. The next time he saw the notes was at the Central Police Station. Referring again to the conver

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the other is, of course, foreign interven- tion. Nous verrons, a

THE FINANCIAL SITUATION. Though the so-called moratorium has not yet been raised, it must be admitted that the financial situation is not causing sation at the Victoria Theatre between

the same uneasiness that it did a little himself and defendant, witness stated that defendant told him that he had tried time ago. Merchants are settling down to cash the postal orders himself had the conditions of this moment in the failed, and he then asked witness to full assurance that all will be well in a and cash them for him. Witness did not ask defendant why he had failed to cast very short time. the notes, but it was arranged that the money should be paid over the next time they met. Defendant said the actes were signed-alf right, but he did not say whether they belonged to him or not.

It is expected that oth banks will be paying specie against heir notes by the beginning of the mouth, a proceeding which will be con emplated with confidence in view of the

Questioned by Mr. Preston, witness said that though he had been in Lowe,xperience of the banks at Tientsin, Bingham & Matthews employ for two athy he did not understand the cross ing of cheques or orders.

waero the rush for silver when the banks renewed their silver, payments was very moderate indeed. I understand that the I put it to you that your account of

reason why the Bank of China was pro- the conversation between yourself and defendant at the Victoria Theatre inibited from paying specie, as was absolutely incorrect do not agree.

You say that defendant simply handed decided last week, was that the credit of these orders to you and asked you to cash the Bank of Communications would have them-Yes.

een worsened by comparison. It is in- Witness denied, in reply to other tions, that defendant asked him to adverteresting to note that the appointment tise the find in a local paper. He wa of Mr. 8. E. Lucas as assistant manager not to get anything for cashing the orders; he was merely doing a favour there orders was entirely your own-- I put it to you that the iden of cashing That is not wo

ques

of the Peking branch of the Eank of China. has roused the ire of the Shanghai politi- cians, but it is not expected that they will go beyond protesting.

CHINESE LABOUR FOR FRANCE. An interesting story is going fre rounds that Liang Shih Yi is one of the promoters of the company which recrnit- ed Chinese labour for France under the scheme agreed upon between the French and the Chinese Governments, and that

Thomas Martins a clerk in Messrs. Love; Bingham & Matthews, said the orders produced were handed to him by the last witness on Monday morning with request that he should cash them. Ele took the orders to the bunk, and asked the Receiving Shroff to put the orders through his own account at the bank and then allow him to draw the money out again. He was told to wait, but as he could not do this he said he would be back at pm. When be returned to the

ifle Mr. Williams spoke to him about the handsome sum of two million dollare the notes and ho imunediately called in was notted as profit, of which he oblains Abbas

In reply to Mr. Preston witness said a substantial share. At any rate, some he noticed the name Lane Poole on the 5,000 workmen have been shipped to orders and he asked Abbas who it was. France. Abbas said a friend had given him the orders and he assumed that Lane Pook was the friend. Abbas was accustomed to handling cheques, as he dealt with the Golf Club accounts:

PERSONAL

Dr. Morrison left on Monday for Japan on six weeks vacation leave.

Lady Bredon has gone south on

Sir John Jordan has returned from Peitaiho, and Mr. Macleay, the Council- P.. Castro (B) said he charged the lor of the Legation, has gone down to the defendant on July 24th. Defendant, in reply to the charge, stated that he picked coast, The British Minister seems to V, THE REST.

the orders up in Pottinger Street. He have aged very much this summer. At the hearing Mr. Densys, who ap The teams in this, match will be com showed them to the ticket man at the peared for the plaintiffs, said that the posed as follows:Hongkong-Messta. Palisade and was told to advertise them. defendants had failed to give delivery H. A. Nishet and N. E. Kent; R. Han-Subsequently, he gave the orders to a of the antimony ore contracted for at a cock and H. Hancock; F. W. Cary and friend (Abbas) and asked him to adver given data, and it was the principle in Murphy The Post-Ng Sae Kwong tise the loss in a local paner, as he had the antimony ors market to claim the and Wong Pe Keong; Cooper Hunt and money value of the goods undelivered at Crisp; Green and Lindsay Woods. the time of the expiry of the contract

SECOND DIVISION CHAMPIONS (VANGUARD) date. His clients, he added, were not so much concerned with the money value a.they were with the principle involved, The teams will be - Vanguard-Grosened this story. He said that he knew In the course of his judgment, Mr. and Anderson; Manley and Lock: Bery little English and did not know the notes were.: When he saM Justice Hazeland expressed the opinion berts and Ah Lo. The Rest-Wood and Abbas in the theatre, be asked him that the plaintiffs wanted the money back Dyer Ball: Maltby and Morrison; Forster advertise the loss for him as he (defend because this was better than having the Fand? R. Abraham,

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time to do so. This friend said he would do so, and that was all he knew of the affair. He added:-- Under the circumstances I am innocent."

If the witness-box defendant main

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Peking is very dull these days, and all who can get away for a little time are seeking a respite from the heat at the ARROW COLLARS seaside Peitaiko is crowded, and so is aat) had no time. He knew it had beer Chingwantao, white Shanhaikwan has goods. He was of opinion that there was Mrs. Nishat will present the Shields suggested that he had stolen the orders, no idea of claiming the money until to the winners of the First and Second but this was not so. He denied having little accommodation to spare. Not even some time after part delivery had heen Divisions after the matches. Col. Wat old Abbas that he hail attempted to cast the music on the wall is compensation

ade. He also held that certain of the son of the 74th Punjabis, has kindly the orders; he had not tried to do so. evidence for the plaintiffs was fabricated given permission for the regimental Two witnesses were called who said for the trying spell which we have had in order to bolster up the plaintiffs band to render elections during the play that defondant showed them the order caso. His finding was in favour of the A fee of 20 cents will be charged for ad which he said he had picked up; he also defendant., and he therefore gave judgmission to the ground, the entire proceeds. said he would sidvertise the loss. ment for defendants with costs.

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