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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

ARMS.

A Chinese who had just arrived in the Colony

from Amorica by the Venezuela was charged before Mr. Wood with being in possession of a revolver and 18 rounds of ammunition.

Mr Davidson appeared to defend, and the man was remanded until to-day.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

A Chinese was charged before Mr. Mol bourne with being in unlawful possession of an alarm clock. The defendant caused Bore amazement by announcing that he purchased the clock for 31 in Possession Street.

As this story conflicted with others defendant had told in connection with his possession of the timepiece the Magistrate imposed a fine of $10, or; in default, 14 days hard labour:

HARBOUR THIEVES.

In Wanche Bay on. Thursday, Sergt Bond had his auspicions aroused by the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1917.

THE SHIPPING OF OPIUM. SHIP OWNERS LIABILITY."

HONGKONG FLAM FIRED 85 000,

the bearing was resumed of the ease In Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. Wood,

which a Portuguess, master of the s.s. Sa Kaz, was charged (1) with using his ship for the importation of 1,400 taels of prepared opium; (2) unlawfully im porting opium; and (3) aiding and abetting in the importation.

COMPANY MEETING THE CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN, AND MORTGAGE CO., LTD. The 26th ordinary annual meeting of the above was held at the offices of Messra Shewan, Tomes & Co, the general managers, yesterday Mr. I. Shewan presided, and those ales present were Mosers, H. P. White, 8. H Dodwell and U Yiu On (Directors), and Mesar A. O Lang, R. Hancock, R. Henderson R. A. Ferguson, C. Kliack, J. M. Gordon,

Toppin, A, Baniy, MA Figueiredo, W. E. Ford, and Tong Lai Chuen, with the Secretary, Mr. J. A. Young

SPORT.

GOLF,

LADIES GOLF CAPTAIN'S CUPS,

competition has been diranged at Happy Valley for ladies of A and B. Medal play, 18 holes. One card only to Grades under the following conditions: be taken out from the 2nd Monday to trance fee 50 cents Dates for play in following Triday of each month. En March 12th to 18th. A small trophy will be presented to monthly winners. The monthly winners of each grade will compete in match play in March, 1018 for the Cups

HOCKEY

The Yu Hing Kee Lok Chung Sam and Li Tin Fo, the Chung Wo 3.8. Com pany, of 136, Connaught Road, Central were also charged as ownere with allow- ing the ship to carry 1,880 tack of pre- The Secretary having read the notice took place at Happy Valley yesterday. pared opium,

Mr. R. O. Hitchison, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, prosecuted, and Mr. F. G. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Grist, solicitor) appeared for the defence

It was intimated that the charge

convening the meeting,

vote sa read,

The CHAIRMAN said Gentlemen,- presume you will follow the usual course and take the report and accounts as I have no doubt you have found them quito satisfactory, aa, în addition to paying our usual dividend of soren per

68T COY, R.G.A.. 871 COY. R.GA

This match for the RA Hockey Cap

The visitors were defeated heavily, thanks mainly to a remarkable performance by Desborough, the Beth's centre forward. his side. The first was a particularly who scored nu fewer than six goals for brillant individual effort which somewhere in the centre of the fold, started

his way to the goal. The second goal Desborough beating several opponents on was also worthy of mention, being picked neatly from a high pass from one for the 87th Coy. before the shine the scores, read

fact that a cinder boat was leaving a | against the master had been dropped by cent, we are able to recommend en ad-Mancini. Captain Goldney registered Japanese coal steamer with about 141 the prosecution as they had no further ewts, of coal on hoard. He held up the evidence to offer than that tendered by cinder boat, interviewed the offers on three Indian watchmen on the ship. They

board the Japanese boat, and discovered

could not add anything to the evidence

that the col had been stolen. The given by the first watchman, already seven men on board the cinder beat were examined, and that was not considered urrested, and Mr. Wood fined them as sufficient to justify conviction

Cach

ABSENT SHIP'S OFFICER. When the case as called in which ship's officer named Cooper is charged with being drunk and disorderly Borgt case the McTulloch said the defendant was nut present. The case had been remanded for a month and he now heard that Cooper was on a new ship. Mr. Goldring was de fending and there was a bail of $25, which had been renewed weak by week by Mr. Hill of the C.P.R. The Ma

Magistrate decided to remand the case for another week, the bail to be forfeited.

SCHOOL OF YOUNG THIEVES Five Chinese boys, four of whom were so small that their heade only just appeared above the dock rail, were

Mr. Jonkin, in his address to the Court, said that the owners of a ship being liable whenever the ship was used in the importation of opium, the owners here could offer no defence. It was the opium did come into the Colony, and, he believed, in fairly large quantity, but this was only the second occasion on which owners had been brought into that Court in connection with the unlawful use of their ships in carrying opium. He could not imagine his Warship ever having a case less con- vincing against the owners than this was, Tho had complied with the law in having the requisite number of watch men to see that nothing illegal was in loaded, but the conduct of the latter suggested that they were not so much concerned with their duty as with mak- the proceeds of the sale of the opium ing certain that they got their share of

if they allowed it to go ashore Ho sub-

20,000 from the appreciation in value of

interval, second half, and when the final whistle Desborough was again irresistible in the

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to one. For the low score of the 87th Coy, a lot of credit was due to Watson, made the efforts of the opposing forwards who played a fue game at centre half, and ineffectual, As a result of this victory Artillery Hockey Cup for this season, the 68th Coy. become holders of the Royal

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dition of $20,000 to Reserve Fund, as against 85,000 last year. We are also able to incresee the Reserve Fund by

our investment in Green Island Cement Co's, shares, which will now stand in the hooks at 310 per share, and so bring up the total amount at credit of Reserve Fund to $145,000 As regards the past year a business, we did not handle quite as much cargo in our godowns as we did in 1915, but our rent account was CIVIL SERVICE . H.M.S. TAMAR." better, and we were also able to phThe following will represent the Civil more money out in loans and mortgages. Service at home, to-day at 9 p.m. As for the present year, it has begun R. E. O. Bird (Capt.), W. Hamilton, well and prospects seem favourable for Edmunds,, C. F. Mason, R. C. Witchell, OJ Tacchi EW. Dawson, W, H our business There is nothing in the D. U. Goodall, SD Alderman, C. Sara, accounts that require explanation, but Scoter, W. Fincher I may say, with regard to our losna,

PT Lamble. Umpire, D. H. Woolley

that there is none of them that gives us any anxiety. With these remarks I now The match to-day between the Club and beg to propose that the report and K.B.L.1. is, as far as tue Club is con socounts as presented to this meeting beerned, & semi-final for the Hongkong adopted and passed, and, when that is held a very strong position in this league, League. The Shropshires at one time seconded, I shall be pleased to reply to and it seemed fairly certain that they would become champione Their pro any remarks from shareholders,

spects, however, were fually destroyed when they lost to the R.G.A, last week.

so to be challenged for premier honours The Royal Engineers are now waiting.

or mit... The only team that can challenge manage a win to day-a draw will not be them is the Club. If the latter can aufficient they play the Engineers for Premier honours, but, if not, the Sap- pors win the league, a task they have never yet accomplished, although at one time or another they have won both the shield and the U.S. League

Mr. Ware seconded, and, there being

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL

charged before Mr. Wood with numerous mitted that a nominal penalty would be no questions, the proposition was put to st the top of the league to see if they

potty thefts from a shop in Praya Eest including a silver bangle and & pair of shoes

thieves.

suficient in this case, chiefly to bring to the meeting and unanimously carried the notice of the public, and particularly the owners of ships, that an Ordinance

On the

proposition of Mr. FanGrson exists which provides for their punish- seconded by Mr. KLINUX, Messrs, S. H. Inspector Sim said that the defondment, even although they are innoces Dodwell, H. P. White and U Put On ant wore school of young shop There were a large number of respet-

able ship-owners in this Colony why were re-elected to the Consulting Com would be surprised to read in the Pressmitter. for the first time that they might be of shipping opium of the existence of FLANCOOK seconded, the re-appointment. brought up at that Court and convicted which they were totally ignorant. If of Mesare F Maitland and H. Percy in a case of that kind-which this one

Smith as auditors, at a remuneration of $200 each,

Three of the boys were ordered to be detained in gool for forty-eight hours and also to receive ten strokes with the birea, and the other two were sentenced

to six weeks' imprisonment, they being older boys, and were looked upon as the ringleaders.

ALLEGED STABBING BY A BOATSWAIN Further evidence was heard, yesterday, by Mr. Melbourne in the charge against Wung Kai, boatswain on board the sa, Empress of Russia, of stabbling and seriously injuring two seamen on board that steamer while she was in the har bour on the 27th December.

Defendant is alleged to have lost his tempor in connection with a deraand by the crew for money due to them as wages, and to have rushed among the crew stabbing indiscriminately with & knife.

At the close of the evidency yesterday, Mr. Melbourne committed the defendant for trial.

Mr. G. E. Haywood, solicitor, appear ed for the prosecution, and Mr. E. Davidson, solicitor, for the defendant, A SOLICITOR AND AN ASSAULT

eminently was a heavy penalty was im posed the Magistrate would not be in a position, when he got a case in which there was knowledge and implication, to differentiate properly in the matter of punishment. A cominal fine would, therefore, not only meet the merits of the case, but leave the Magistrate free

dom for future discrimination,

Mr. GORDON proposed, and Mr.

The CHAIN then said Gentlemen we have been asked to make a donation to the Hongkong War Charities Fund, Whatever we give will be small indeed compared with the sacrifices made by Mr. Wood said the shipment of opium was a serious offence and its seriousness others, so I have no hesitation in put- required to be reflected in the punish-ting the proposal before you. ment inflicted. The ship-owners would fore move" That this Company give be fined $5,000

The Captain was formally discharged the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars to the Hongkong War Charities Fund,” and bave no doubt, this motion will be duly seconded.

COOL THEFT.

Two, men were charged before Mr. Wood with being concerned in the theit 8300. A number of hides were stored in of a quantity of hides, to the value of a small store at 33, Second Street, and saw seven or eight coolien removing the on Thursday night a foki of the store hides. The fi ran to the shop and asked if the hides had been sold. He was told that this was pot mo, and at once returned to the store, only to find that all the hides had been removed. The matter was reported to the West Foint police nation, and a long traced the hides to s house in Lower Lascar Bow, and arrested two men who were in tho house, we wer

Mr. FX D'Almada prosecuted in caso in which & dustman was charged with aulting a small Chinese boy, who is related to Mr. D'Almada's cook. D'Almada told the Magistrate that he to go into the witness-box was predeco. He saw the box aftor One of the men was sentenced to six he had been beaten by the dustman in months hard labour, but the other, who Queen's Road and he had three strokes was defended by Mr. Crew, was re-

he (Mr.manded. D'Almada back. When

questioned the defendant about the matter he exclaimed: I not

to give

across

but I

AN UNSTAMPED RECEIPT

only had a right to assault? MARKO JAAM. Franco, of Kowloon, was sum

also had a right to arrest him"

In the wimes box Mr. D'Almada said moned before Mr. Melbourne for unlaw

I there

am sure all shareholders will heartily Mr. Haydock, in seconding, said I

agree with the proposition.

The resolution was then put to the meeting and unanimously carried,

This was all the business, and the CHAIRMAN announced that dividend war

ek as were randy, and could be had on. application.

COMPANY REPORTS, HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. Gross Profit (after charging

Depreciation, etc.)

s.d. 44,569.17:11 Leas Doboature In-

torest

27,368 68 Interim Dividend of

7 per cent,

3,687.10. 0 13,055.16. 8

31,514 1.3 8,320.17,4

Balance £37,834.18 7:

that at 7.16 am on the 20th he was told, fully executing a receipt for the sum of Brought forward from 1915 that the boy had been sosulted by the $60 on December 8th, 1916, on unstamped foreman of the dustcart. Witness did not

materials on

are the assault, but he saw the strokes

The defendant admitted the charge,

on the boy's tack, and also interviewed but stated that at the time the receipt

The Directors now recommend the pay

This is the only watch taking place at the Valley to-day, and, in view of the to be hoped that both players and discreditable happenings last week, it is

tempers, and so help to prevent foosball Trdulged in and supported by hooligans being looked upon as a "sport" only and corner boys

spectators will manage to control their

TEAMS

H.K.FCK.S.LL Club Ground.

"TO-DAY'S MATCHES, Kick-off, 4 pm Referee, Mr. Davies.

HKFC Goldenberg;

Black and Robinson Walker, Stalker, McTavish, Dickio; Rodger, Stewart and Railtons and Clema

Wall, Morris, Williams, and Henn, K.S.LL-Pritchards, Clayton and

Braddock Machin, Pritenards, Jones, and Peplow.

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

A meeting of the Emergency Committee of the above league was bold in Victoria being to arrange dates for matches be Barracks, yesterday evening, the business tween the R.G.A, R.E. and K.S.L.I., who have ench obtained ten points, the last-named team, owing to inability to Navy having given two points to the raise an eleven. The meeting was held in accordance with Rule 10, which states: "In the event of two or more teams being equal in points at the top of tho league table, the Emergency Committee shall arrange a match or matches to decido ultimate positious

The

R.G.A obtained

was arranged that the RE and K.8.L.I should meet on

bye t the Club Ground on March 7th, at 5 p.m., the wingers to play the R.G.A- on Saturday, March 17th, also at 5 p.m, on the Club Ground. In the event of a drew the first match will be replayed on Saturday, March 10th,

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE.

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the defendant. The latter was most im was given ho had no stamp in the house ment of a fual Dividend at the rate 23 3.6. pudent.

ondent dat said the boy as He gileged that no stamp in the house

scattered sales

all over the roadway, and that when he the money, & Mrs. Julian, five cents per cent, per annum, amounting to threatened to take him to the police with which to purchase a stamp to be £18,087. 108. (to be payable in April next station he cried. Defendant denied that axed fo the receipt, and that was all be struck the boy, he only remonstrated he know about it. He was ill at the at Exchange of 25/4d.-18 cents, per share) and the writing down of the cost £8,441 135 81, leaving to be carried for ward £18,705. 148 111

with him. This story-

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by a dustcart foki, as corroborated time of the Tramway Undertaking" by Da

Post Office Inspector Watt stated that Mr. Melbourne did not believe the story he had seen Mrs. Julian, and the stated of the foki and saked him Have you that she went to defondant's house with anything to say why I should not fine the object of persuading him to stamp you for not telling the truth 12th the receipt, but he refused to do so.

The foki said that he had told the trutko

Defendant was fired 32 with the alterua- tive of five days imprisonment, and was

a cautioned. The foki received a simi

·lar sentence for not telling the truth

(Continued at foot of next Còlumn.)

Defendant denied this

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ant that the charge was a serious one, held on March 10th, the directors will 1 0 RGA.

Mr. Melbourne reminded the defend and Hongkow Wharf Co., Ltd, to be Lusitano and made him liable to a fine of $100, recommend the payment of a dividend BER

He would however, only be fined $5, of Tls. 6 per shure for the year 1916, and Navy Re but must be careful not to repeat the the transfer of Tia, 30,000 to repairs Fowloon offence

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