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THE
SOLDIER'S SUICIDE, INQUEST AT HONGKONG,
An inquiry was conducted by Mr. J. In the endeavour to gain a rough ides R. Wood at the, Hongkong Magistracy. of how the suggestion of a Military Ser-yesterday into the circumstances sur- vice Act being introduced into this rounding the death of Acting Lane Cor- Colony is personally viewed (says the poral John Rowley of the 4th K.S.L.I.,. Singapore Free Press) we propose to which occurred on December 31st. send out with to-morrow morning's issue a printed postcard bearing the follow
ing.
At the outset the Coroner said there was nothing mysterious about the affair, but they simply wanted to place the
I am in favour of the Straits Govern-matter on record. ment introducing legislation providing
orrhage.
HONGKONG DAILY
SPORT.
ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
UNITED BREVICES LEAGUE
R.G.A. v. K.8.LL
Captain R. 3. R. Hazelwood, K.S.L.L., The whole
game
no score at half
THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TIL 1917.
BERLIN'S FOODLESS PLIGHT. OUTSPOKEN COMPLAINTS IN THE CONSERVATIVE PRESS,
Under the title "What Shall We Eat?" the Tagliche Rundschau prints a despe rate and almost threatening article on Delin's foodless plight, which obviously has been wrung from them by the bitteres expericace.
The journal urges the seizure.of all Berlin stocks, and the sale to the people direct. The feeling among the people is that the Government is behind these agree more readily to a communal feeding dificulties, in order to make the people system
Such difficulties,
Rund- adds the schnu, would be settled in America in one day, where judges and also lynch law "Instead of might set matters right, lynch law we have war legislation, which ought to be enforced rigorously.'
These teams met in the above league on the Navy ground yesterday. The Shop shires lost the toss and when Leighton
was seen The article says: The food scarcity pat in a long dropping shot it' that the K.S.L.I. were going to be wor has reached a crisis, us for weeks past f unc part of the city or another the ried by the sun. The ball was got away supply of bread has been failing con however, and á miss by Gorman let stantly, Fish has now become one of the most important foods, but if fresh fish Peplow through, but Pritchards put is available, and the price of smoked fish Capt. C. Scales, R.A.M.C., spoke to behind. Shortly afterwards another misis now six times the normal,
"The mure the announcements of for all European British subjects being arriving at Mount Austin Barracks just tick by Gorman allowed his opponents Hable to military-service during the propre 9 a.m. on December 31st. He to shoot, but the ball was stopped by the arrangements with neutrals for food aup plies, and the more numerous become the sont war either within or without the found the deceased on a field stretcher plight. At s other end, Younginan official regulations, so the number of Colony."
ever Only apples are obtainable in All that will be necessary is that those first field dressing having already been in trying to shoot with the hall on the shops closing also becomes larger than European British subjects who are in applied to a wound in this abdomen, run, made a couple of had misses. Joues reasonable quantities, but small cauli- favour of the iden should sign the card Witness examined the deceased and found for the R.A, worked himself into a good flowers are sometimes on sale at 12. 10d, It is stated that the only food likely and return it to us by post. It is im that the dressing had been properly position, but finished by shooting rather each." possible, of course, to ask for more than applied, and there was no hemorrhage. weakly at the goalkeeper. From a shot to last till the spring is preserved the bare decision, as the division of the Witness treated him and ordered his by Leighton, Pritchards found himself vegetables, but when the maximum prices available men into classes must be left removal to the Military Hospital, where in difficulties. He stopped the ball, but of these were abolished the entire sup-
could not clear. Youngman got to it and plies disappeared." of he was also treated: He had a bullet to Government, but in the number
just managed to touch it with his foot, cards returned in favour is of sufficient wound in the abdomen. Rowley died on and it was slowly rolling over the goal Bize to indicate the general trend of the morning of January 1st at 7.48 Wit-line into goal, with the goalie out, when opinion, it will give a guide which willness was with him at 7.20 a.m. The cause Perry rushed up and cleared in the nick enable us to urge our own ideas on the of death was shock and internal hæmof time. There was Government as being also those of public.
time. The names will, of course, not be dis-
was completely closed and it is suggested that in offices said deceased was arrested on Christmas spoiled by a very unfortunate incident several men might sign the same post night on two charges one of drunken-early in the second half.
The Shrop card. Only names of those who are con-
ness, and one of striking a superior shires were around the gunners goal, cerned, namely European British sub-
officer. Witness did not see him until when the whistle sounded, the Shrop- jects, will be counted, It is requested
the following Wednesday. He was then shires scoring a few seconds afterwards. that the cards may be returned as early remanded from that day until Decem- The referes awarded a goal. The de es the as possible, as it is desirable, if public er 30th, when he was brought becision was of course, wrong,
Professor O. Stillisch, of the Berlin blown opinion is really in favour of compul-fore the Commanding Officer and remand referee had undoubtedly
his Humboldt Academy, has published a sory service, that steps should be taken
ed for court-martial. Witness did not whistle before the goal was scored. The series of articles in which he discusses before men begin to leave under the pre-
proaching the post-war trade boom which see him again until the morning of the RG.A. protested vigorously against this the question whether Germany is ap -sent suorganized conditions,
31st, after he had been shot. He was decision, the spectators, as usual, adding some prominent Berlin business men pre- their comments. The referee after con-leted a year or so ago. His auswer is then lying on a stretcher receiving medisultation with the linesman, decided that with good reason that Germany will the negative, for ho anticipates-and Florence Lyen.--Hongkong. University cal attention. On all other cecasions on -
no goal had been scored and bounced have an industrial crisis when the war Junior Local Certificate; St. John which witwness had seen deceased he sp- the ball. The game continued but it was
is over. He is of opinion that the finan- Ambulanc, Association Certificate for Home Nursing and for First Aid;peared to be perfectly normal. After never the same again as the players hat cial drain caused by the war. together 1st prize in drawing.
ach remand he was kept in the guard lost control of their tempers to a certain with the great amount which will be re- extent, and the spectators helped to make quired to renew the depleted stocks of Mercedes Barretto-Hongkong Univer room under, the charge of the guard on matters worse by their remarks, Subsessential raw materials from abroad; will tine leave very little capital available for sity Junior Local Certificate; St.
quently, Wail brought off some
trade purposes at bame. He fears that John Ambulance Association Certi-duty.
clearances, and Talfourd stopped Jones ficate for Home Nursing.
Pte. William Henry Groves, R.A.M.C., becoming too dangerous. Garrod was ages will fall below the pre-war level, and we should say that is not unlikely. Tang Hon-ying. Hongkong University said he attended deceased on the Decemclearing well for the gunners, and Jones The problem of restoring the exchange value of the mark will, he thinks, be a Junior Lecal Certificate; St. John Ambulance Association Certificate for ber 31st. when he was brought in on a
oney which has been issued will make Home Nursing and for First Aid; stretcher. He was conveyed straight into
difficult one. The huge amount of paper it hard to restore the gold standard, and change cannot be right without ride with the Allies, which they are threatening to reduce to very smalt mensions. A good many Germans take the decisions of the Paris Conference in this matter very lightly, but Stillisch easiders that they make a mistake in doing this. Whether they will listen to him, however, is another inatter.
1st prize (bracketed) in drawing.
THIRD CLASS.
Laura Figueiredo Oxford Prelim Cer tificate; St. John Ambulance Associa tion for First Aid; 1st prize for elnes work.
Sakina Alarakia.-Oxford Prelim, Cer: tificate; 2nd prize class work; ard prize, drawing. Wong Sau-tsun.-Oxford Prelim. Certi- ficate; St. John Ambulance Association Certificate for First Aid; 3rd prize class work. Tung Lau-ngan.Oxford Prelim. Certi. Heate; St. John Ambulance Association Certificate for First Aid; 1st prize for drawing. Tam Lai-sheung-Oxford Prelim. Certi:
ficate; End prize for Drawing. Euxico Samy Oxford Prelim. Certi
Was
the operating theatre. Witness searched deceased's great coat and jacket and found some papers in a bundle in his pocket.
Lieut.. Frederick Oswald Parker, K.SL.1, said when he saw deceased he was in bed. Witness asked him if all
things were correct with him so far as he was concerned and he replied "yes" He seemed quite normal and answered in a cheerful tone..
(f. L.) who was put into the team at the last minute as a substitute, was about the best forward in the line. The R. G.A, forwards combined much better to usual but their shooting was deplorably weak. Peplow scored the only goal of the match with a beautiful shot from the left wing which beat Garrod entirely.
Result K,5.L.I. R.G.A. 0. Refores-Mr. Wright,
H.K. VOLUNTEERS
NAVY.
GERMAN FEARS FOR THE FUTURE
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
POLICE SCROⱭL
Old Class III.-Mr. T H. King, A.SP.. reports the following result of his examination:--Passed with Credit- Crown Sergeant 50 Yeung Shuk Ping, Bergeant $ George Lea Passed-Crown Sergeants 41 Pun Yun Fong, 16 James Wong, 42 Kwok Ying Kuen, and Sergeants 36 Tam Wing Kwong, 68 Wong Cho Ting, 28 Chin Ching, Po. 24 Wong T67 Thursday, January 18th-Staff Class.
Leung and 69 Yuen Kwok Chak. (Chief Inspector Kerr). Friday, January 19th Class II (In-
spector Gordon),
Thursday, January 25th-Staff Class and
Class II.
Friday, January 26th.--Class I. (17 spector Gerrard) and Class IIL (Inspector Grant). Note-Members will attend in uni- form and provide their own writing material goal.
DUTIES EPARTMENT.
These teams engaged in a United Ser vices League at Happy Valley yesterday, the Volunteers having a new player, U. Mycock, in place of Ralston. For some time the Navy did extremely well. Pal- mer was early on the target with a shot Corporal Moorin spoke to being in that troubled Goldenberg considerably. Then the Club tested the Navy defence charge of the guard at Mount Austia. to good purpose.
Crocker nearly gave away a goal through running out, but, There were three men and one bugler on
fortunately, Hopper covered him, and ficato; St. John Ambulance Association guard. Deccused slept in the guard room play remaining in the Navy half, Chas for First Aid."
on the night of the 30th. Next morning sels had the mortification of shooting Lucy Thomas-Oxford Prelim. Certi
wide twice in as many minutes. Mc- ficate; St. John Ambulance Association witness woke deceased about 7.45, and Tavish seized a chance when
defender Certificate for First Aid.
shortly after he took breakfast. At 6.20 niskicked, and, getting close in, scored Certi- one of the reliefs was having breakfast with a hard shot, well out of Crocker's Alda Franco.-Oxford Prelim.
fonte: St. John Ambulance Association and the other relief was ordered to sweep reach. Another goal was quickly forth- Certificate for First Aid.
the guard-roon. The bugler had just Anna Lyen, Sophia Alarakia, Alda Silva, left to rally the next guard. Witnesscoming, for, following a corner, Ropper Hilla Xavier, Lucy Lopes, Alda went to the back of the guard-room and from the spot," made no mistake.
handled, and Stalker taking the kick Leon, and Olivia Xavier. Oxford about two minutes Inter one of the sen- Prelim. Certificates.
The second half was mainly in favour trics came to him and said deceased had Emily Barros and Yeung Sau-wa--Prize
abot himself. Witness heard the shot, of the Volunteers, and after a while it for Industry.
He at once returned to the guard-room degenerated in a very one-sided contest. There were also wamerous class prizes, and a decrased lying on the oor, Shot Stalker put the Volunteers further ahead, for Drill, Drawing, Recitation, Cookery; in the side, tille was lying beside him, and then the lead was reduced, Hollamby and Chinese,
his shot going straight into At the close, Lady May briefly ad-Witness at once sent for the H.A.M.C. scoring for the Navy from a free kick, dressed the pupils. She said she Corporal to dress the wound, and deceas
Hutchinsou tried to level matters but it glad to have the opportunity of coming ed was removed from the guard-room on
was hard work trying to circumvent again to give away the prizes, and cona stretcher. All the time deceased was backs like McCubbin and Black without gratulate those who had gained them under his charge ho appeared quite cheer-
able assistance, and bis efforts wero She had always been interested in the fal and in the best of spirits. Belilios School, and she was very proud Witness, in answer to the foreman of fruitless. Before the end Rodgers scored of the large branch they had formed of the jury, said deceased had been observed the Volunteers' fourth goal, Stalker
letters.
managed the fifth and Robinson the sixth. the Ministering Children's League, underwriting
Volunteers, 5, Navy L Mrs, Tutcher's excellent guidance, They After evidence by two privates, who bad worked splendidly for the League. formed part of the guard, Captain Hazel- They had made the grand sum of 81,824 wood was recalled, and said he saw the at the Bazar last year, and so had ride which had been lying on the floor.
"A" CO, K.S.L.I. v. 87rs CO. R.G.A. helped to send money home to England He examined it, and found there were for the blinded and disabled soldiers and four live cartridges and one empty one sailors who had been fighting in the war.
Considering one of these teams is nearly in the chamber. The accused was given They had also helped
many other charities, especially local ones, in addi every facility for preparing his defence, at the top, and the other at the bottom tion to maintaining the M. C. Lent and for this he was supplied with pen of the league, a surprisingly even game was witnessed on the Navy ground. which they had suggested they would like and paper.
Divine played a good game in goal for the gunners and although the Shropshires were generally the most aggressive they shot badly, and all their good efforts ended in front of goal. The goal they actually did score was a rather lucky one. The goalie ran out to kick the ball away, but kicked it against an opponent, taken by the D.B.P. (R) and it bounced back into the net, Brittle Thusday, January 18th.-8 p.m. wag a great obstacle in the way of the Tuesday, January 30th-8 pm B.G.A forwards and stopped many Tushes.
Officers, etc., in charge of parades- must continue to report absentees to the A.S.P. (B). This duty is not affected by the making of weekly Reports to the Duties Department. Invalided Out P. 109 Lee Man Po,
was returned.
2ND DIVISION,
to set up in the Nethersole Hospital and Mr. Wood said it was perfectly clear which had proved a great blessing to to him that the man had taken his own many poor little Chinese children, life when suffering from some mental Some of them had devoted time and derangement: talent to the manufacture of paper rees
A verdict of "auicide whilst of and tulipa for the Bazaar, and she unsound mind wanted to thank them all very much. She had been glad to hear that 18 girls belonging to this school had passed tho St. John's Ambulance First Aid Exami- nation, and she wished them all success in their future examinations. One of the most useful things a woman could do The Military Bulletin (Rome) on Dec. was to learn how to nurse and care for 9th announced that the Medal for Valour sick people. (Applause.) She hoped many has been conferred on Countess Helena other girls would go in for theen First Gleichen and Miss Nina Hollings, both Aid and Home Nursing Examinations. belonging to the British X-ray section at win for the "A" Company by one goal In conelision, she wished them all the Italian front.
BRITISH WOMEN DECORATED FOR VALOUR.
very happy holiday, and hoped they The Bulletin gave the following reason. would come back full of energy for the for conferring the decorations:-They work of the new term (Applause).
On the proposal of Mra, Tutcher, the gave their useful and valuable work for pupils accorded a hearty vote of thank the Italian wounded on the Isonzo front, to Lady May, who was presented with going willingly wherever called, even a beautiful bouquet of rose-budg by Missing zones under artillery fire, and Rosario, cne of the pupile, B8
an expression of the pupil' apprecis tion of her kindly interest in the school
The pro-edings concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.
being on several occasions a target for the enemy, They showed courage, intre- pidity, and contempt of danger, always accomplishing their duty with equal self- sacrifice, lofty courage, and devotion.
In the second half the gunners in proved, and spent a considerable time in the "A" territory, but were unable to find the net, and the game ended in
to nil,
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UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.
TABLE TO DATE,
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P. W. L. D. F. A. 0 10.8
3
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H.K.Volunteers 1' G.A. ng ... ELL INATT....
All Warning officers, and all Section Commanders, etc., are required to Mattend at Headquarters' Club at 5.30 p.m. to-morrow (Thursday, January 18th), when their duties in making reports to Staff Inspector Polter will be fully explained. Uniform need not be worn.
MUSKETRY.COURBE, 1917. PART 1.
The attention of all ranks of No. 2 Com- pany is drawn to Orders of January 16th/17th.
2
PARADES CENTRAL, 5.30 P.M. There will be no parades of any kind during weekdays January 22nd to 27th.
Com Monday, January 29th-No
pany, Maxim Gunners. all Recruits. Companies, Ambulance Platoon, and Tnesday, January 30th-Nos. 3 and 4
Buglers and Drummers,
February 2nd. No. 1 Comnay. Friday, Wednesday, January 31st-All Recruits, The above Company Parades will be
HAND PRACTICE.
ABSENTERI,
STRENGTH,
Pc. 585 Joanilho, P.-c. 815 G. D. Mehal, and P, c. 835 J. D, Noria. (Equipment Officers will see to the prompt return of all equipment, except jackets and trousers). ResignedP.-c. 165 Li Shui Cheung, où
leaving the Colony,
8 Jomed. No, Company, Section 5-
P.-c. 725 L. Marques.
(Sgd.) F. C. JEMKIN,
D.S.P, (R.) Hongkong, January 17th, 1917.
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