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OFF TO THE FRONT.

FAREWELL CONCERT TO MR. E. 0,

STEWART.

There was an enthusiastic gathering at St. Paul's Collego last evening, when the many friends of Mr. E. G. Stewart (a master at the College), along with the atulents with whom he was exceedingly popular, assembled to bid him bon voyage on his leaving the Colony for war service.

The Bishop of Victoria prended over the gathering, and among those also pre- sent were the Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp (Attorney-General) and Mrs., Kemp, Major and Mrs. Walmsley, the Rev. G.. E. Upsdell (head master of St. Paul's College) and many others,

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The programme, which was supplied by the students, was of a varied and appropriate nature, consisting of Eng lish and Chinese music, along with some Chinese plays, hand-bells, etc.

At an interval in the programme Mr. Stewart was made the recipient of a number of presentations. On behalf of the boys of the College Mr. Tso Chi Ori presented Mr. Stewart with a leather travelling trunk, a safety razor, a case of pipes, an illuminated address and a gold medal, the latter gift being in recognition of his invaluable and inde- fatigable work in connection with the college sports. Mr. Shui Pun, on behalf of the staff of the college, presented Mr. Stewart with a gold wristlet watch with an illuminated dial, and, on behalf of the old boys, Mr. Chan Hung Wah handed Mr. Stewart a gold-mounted fountain

The gifts were handed to the recipient after eulogistic speeches had been made by those who presented the gifts. All the speakers referred to the great popularity of Mr. Stowart, how proud they were of the fact that be was going away to serve his country in her hour of need, and how one' and all wished him success in his new and ad- venturous feld of activities, and a safe return to them again with honour, thick upon him..

Mr. Stewart remarked how very difficult it was for him to reply after all. the things which had been anid of him And the bandsome farewell gifts which had been presented to him. They had all Como as a great surprise, yet it was good to know that they had appreciated him so much. He had always dono hig best

POISONED BY CAUSTIC BODA

MAGISTRACY ENQUIRY.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 13TH, 1917.

SIEMS-CAREY COMPANY. THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTIONS. An enquiry was conducted at the Hong- PRELIMINARY WORK POSTPONED, kong Magistracy yesterday by Mr. Wood

AMERICAN MINISTER'S LETIHU ANSWERED, into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Chinese, formerly living at

The following document which appear the Praya East, who died in the Governed in the Chinese Government Gazette mong Civil Hospital on June 7th, from recently shows that for the time being at | Jenss the preliminary work connected with the effects of poisoning by caustic soda.

Dr. Majima said that in the forenoon the construction of railways from Chu- of June 7th he was called to a Chinese chow, in Hunan, to Chinchow, in Kwang- house in Winchai and there new the tung, and from Choutaiakou, in Honan, deceased. He was very pale and weak and the surveying parties in the fields to Hsiangyang, in Hupeh, is suspended. and was lying on a bed, and was vomiting have been recalled pending further ar- violently. Witnes gave the man some

rangenients. milk and water and also injected him with camphor oil. The man was then placed on an ambulance and conveyed to the Government Civil Hospital, Wit neas added that he was shown a bottle which contained caustic soda. There was

also some caustic soda in a cup, and he formed the opinion that the man had taken caustic soda,

In reply to Mr. Wood, witness said he could not say whether the deceased took the poison himself or whether it was administered to him. Someone in the room informed him that the deceased had taken the caustic soda,

The question about the loans which has been recently raised is accountable for the present suspension of the survoying. work. Some time ago the American Minister, Dr. Paul S. Reinach, addressed & note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairsa inquiring about the loan transactions be tween the Ministry of Communications and the Siems-Carey Company, Follow- ing is the reply of the Ministry of Com munications sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the information of Dr. Paul S. Reinsch

In reply to your dispatch No. 289 con- taining the inquiry of the Minister of the United States, Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, concerning the loan made by Messrs. Sioms-Carey Company, we beg to state signed a loan agreement for the construe that since last year, when this Ministry tion of railways, we have always endear oured to deal sincerely and fairly with that company in strict accordance with the terms specified in both the agreement and the supplementary agreement. that there is some misunderstanding of coutente of Dr. Reinsch's inquiry shows certain provisions in the agreement and his letter of inquiry as follows:- there is some inconsistency. We reply to

The

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Sergt. Floyd spoke to being called to the house of the deceased. His informant said that the man had apparently taken poison, and they wanted the police to remove him to hospital. Witness went to the house, at the same time sending for Dr. Majima. On arrival at the house

FOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, he found the deceased lying in a cubicle.

(1.) The American Minister's letter BAYE! Referring to the loan of the The man was obviously in pain. He had Siems-Carey Company, Mr. Carey, in ac his hand to his head and witness waited mont, submitted & proposal to the Minis, cordance with the terms of the asid agree for the arrival of Dr. Majima Witness try of Communications on the first of was shown a broken bowl which contain 86,000,000 as the first loan. Two months April this year for the raising of ed liquid, mixed with Chinese wine, and have passed, and the Ministry of Com this was subsequently seen by Dr.munications has not yet taken up the mat Majims. Witness was also shown a drum adopted an obstructive attitude. Accord ter. On the contrary, that Ministry has of liquid caustic soda which was standing ing to the agreement, the proceeds of the The bung had loan are to be appropriated for the use

of surveying purposes, etc."

in the passage way.

been removed from the dram, and wit- In the 4th month of this year, the ad ness was told that the caustic soda was vance of Gold $500,000 for the survey of Cha-Ching and Chow-Hsiang Line, was what the deceased had taken. Witness almost exhausted, and yet there was no asked deceased if anyone had given him prospect of success in the issue of long

term bands on the market on account of poison to drink, but he made no answer.

the imminent outbreak of war between He mumbled that he had no complaint the United States and Germany. Con. against anyone, but made no other re-received and it requested that a short sequently, a telegram from America was mark. The man was conscious. One of term loan of Gold 86,000,000 be first made. the men in the house who told him of Thus the company failed to deliver over by instalment the proceeds of the loan as the affair had since absconded: He was provided for in the original agreement. This Ministry was then obliged to con

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

The following telegrams were received by the American Consul-General, Hong kong, from the Manila Observatory :--

7p.m., July 11th. Cyclone or typhoon East of Northern Luzon, less than 300 miles distant, direc tion unknown.

11.30 a.m., July 12th. Cyclone or typhoon E. of Balintang Channel, moving N.N.W.

THE ANGLO-GERMAN BREWERY, MEETING OF LIQUIDATORS.

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A meeting of the shareholders in the Anglo-German Brewery Co., Ltd., liquidation, was held at Shanghai receat- by in order to receive the liquidators' re port,

This company went into liquidation on August 18th, 1916, and on September 11th, 1916, the property at Tsingtao was sold to the Dai Nippon Browory Co., Ltd., for the sum of 8500,000 and the materials then on hand for 823,000.

On November 1st, 1916, the shareholders $268,480. After paying all expenses for were paid $60 per share, absorbing eleven months, including the sums paid their contract to the Tsingtao managers, as compensation for the cancellation of there remains in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Shanghai and in hand sum of $266,994,85, less suspens account $1,692.94.

the

To pay a further $40 per share to share bolders, making in all the full value of the share would absorb the sum of $177,8-40, leaving a balance of 847,881.71.

The Chairman, Mr. C. W. Wrightson, stated that there was not much likelihond of the further 810 being paid until after the war owing to a number of German not be settled until after the war. claims against the company which could

In answer: to anggestion by Mr. paid with a proviso that in the event of Hughes that the money to the Germans be a claim against the company being made they would refund the money, the char nothing could be done on those terms. man replied that he was afraid that They could not enter into any contracts with enemy aubjects.

The money was lying in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on fixed deposit at a favourab rate of interest.

The meeting then terminated.

TIN AT RECORD PRICES.

for them, and he was sure that tham detained on June 11th, but was subsetrnet a short-term loan in accordance with The developments, indeed, were chiefly tha

efforts had been reciprocated. He had had some very pleasant times in Hong kong, and would carry away with him many happy memories, which would help to cheer him when perhaps he would need some cheering up. The handsome pre- sents which had been handed to him that evening would always remind him of the happy days he had spent in Hongkong, if he needed any reminding, and there might be times when he would glance at the illuminated dial of the wrist watch and think in an even more affectionate manner of those he had left behind in Hongkong.

The proceedings concluded with the Kinging of the National Anthem, and **For he's a jolly gnad fellow,"

Mr. Stewart, who leaves for the front at the end of the werk, is the youngest son of the Inte Rev. Robert and Mrs. Stewart, who were murdered at Fukien 22 years ago by anti-foreign risters, and to whose memory a stained-glass window Wis unveiled at St. Paul's Chinese Church on Sunday last.

SPORT

TENNIS.

K.S.C.C." A v. U.S.R.C.

Played on the 11th. Scores:

X.0.0.

Green and Chunyut -

Col. Crisp and King

5

Cooper-Hunt and Hammond... 4

Kont and Milner Jones........

7

Blackburn und Anderson v. -

Col. Crisp and King

5

Cooper-Hunt and Hammond... 6. Kent and Milner-Jones

Stalker and Abraham v.:-

Col. Crisp and King Cooper-Hunt and Hammond. Kent and Miloer-Jones

4

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"OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY.

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quently relented. The man was detained the provisions in Clause 2 of Art, 1 of for about four hours because of allega. the supplementary agreement of last Sep-which manifested itself in the American

tions against him of embezzlement. This

man was a friend of the deceased.

Dr. Woodman, of the G.CH., spoke

tember

made a mistake when he regarded the The American Minister has above short-term loan as an instalment of the big loan. This mistake his naturally led to many misunderstandings.

(2.) The American Minister's letter

says:-

The bonds are to be issued according to the market price, and the proposals made to the Ministry of Communications agree with the terms, stipulated in the

to the docessed being admitted to hospital on June 7th. He was suffering frour. poisoning by caustic soda and died at night from the effects of it,

He must have taken large quantities of the agreement, etc.' poison. It was a very rare poison and in his opinion three tex-spoonful would be sufficient to cause death,

The enquiry was adjourned.

CORROSIVE FLUID. ALLEGED ATTACK ON A LITTLE GIRL.

teresting (says a

The position of tin is exceedingly in

recent issue of the l'inang Gazette). A casual observer would probably infer that the further rise largely brought about by aggressive of fully $12 per ton in the past week, was speculation, but that was not the case. reaula of the extraordinary tightness

The reserve stocks there were recently position towards the middle of last week. rather seriously reduced, and American consumers found much more difficulty in covering their needs. This made for a quick rise in spot tin. Arrivals are possibly delayed, thus causing un asincse, but, oven allowing for the tin due in the near future, supplies seem to be barely equal to currant needs, The demand, moreover, has been intensified by the pro- posed American import duty of 10 per ly be remedied just yot, and meanwhile cent. The squeeze in New York can hard- the demand for tin has been active every- where. The price in London has now risen to fully £243, which is quite £10 per ton above the highest figure recorded before. There is so far no sign of any reaction, the market being bare of sellers.

Attention is called by the Japen Chronicle to the fact that in the German prisoners' camp in Japan, there are many Poles who are anxious to fight against the Germans. Our contemporary suggests that steps should be taken to obtain their release.

pany for this short-term loan are that the The terms proposed by the said com annual interest shall be 6 per cent,, the net proceeds 00 per cent, and the period three years.

It is provided for in Clause of Article 4 of the supplementary agreement made in September of last year that should it be impossible, during the period and in accordance with the terms | Bonds, both parties shall devise a satis

as specified in the Agreement, to issue

factory settlement, and, as a temporary arrangement, five-year Chinese Govern At the Hougkung Magistracy yesterday ment bonds shall be issued." Thus the a Chiness of the hawker class was charged short-term loan shall be arranged to the entire entiefaction of all, and its period before Mr. Dyer Ball with throwing a shall be 5 years. The said Company has quantity of corrosive fluid over a child now changed the period from 5 to 3 years, of four years, at Mong Kok Tsui, with agreement. There are other points entail

violating

the terms stipulated in

intent to burn, maim or disfigare her.

ing serious losses and disadvantages to the Ministry! The (counter) proposals Mr. E. J. Grist appeared to defend. submitted by us have not yet been approve business enterprise, it is certainly the As the construction of railways is a Mr. Dovey, Government Analyst, siated | ed by the Company. Thus the statemen that he had been sent several pieces of agree with the terms stipulated in the prise, should be taken up as soon as pos that the proposals of the said Company clusion of the loan in question, the enter desire of this Ministry that after the con clothing belonging both to the accused agreement does not agree with facts.

sible in order to avoid having fail (3)-The American Minister's letter and the girl. On all the pieces he found

The price of the bonds of theed to flost the loan as originally agreed, Says:

However, the said Company, many traces of corrosive Buid. The present industrial loan, in comparison jacket which the girl had worn was also with that of European nations issued in has refused to comply with the terms fized last year for the flotation of a short- the American market, is lower, etc. severely burned. The corrosive fluid used According to our estimate the max)- term one. It is the duty of this Minis- must have been very strong and would be in the American market is only & or

mum average

interest on British bonds try to look after the interest of the Gov

erument in the enterprise; therefore, wo quite strong enough to burn a child's 6 per cent. por

the cannot consider the conditions demanded average interest on the bonds of the This Ministry has been very anxiously

annum; and

by the said Company as satisfactory. flesh.

Lang Hai Railway, issued in the capital.

UNBATISFACTORY CONDITIONS.

losses

it would be better for the American Minister to blame the said Company for

# Dr. Woodman, Assistant Medical of Belgium last year, was 8.42 per cent waiting to negotiate about the terms. Officer of the Government Civil Hospital, But the present loan for a term of 3tion by subordinate oficials is groundless. The allegation of delay and procrastina- years, at 90 per cent, net, with an annual spoke to the little girl being received interest of 6 per cent, will cost this into the hospital. She had a consider- Ministry an annual interest of 10.37 per. 7 sble burn down the right side of the cont. This Ministry has tried all possible its failure to fulfil the agreement than

face, and there were also buras on the means to obtain a longer period and a

to charge us with delay, etc. back of a somewhat extensive nature. For the proceeds, in to alter the net prin Ministry has all the time beyn observing In conclusion, we should state that this. 51 The barns were such as could have been from the Company is to alter the not pro-

caused by corrosivo fluid being pared an inch will the Company yield; and our friendly nation by imposing any impos meds of 90 per cent to 81 per cent. Not do not like to hurt the feelings of a

the terms specified in the agreement, on the child's head.

A sister of the girl said that her sister losses are indeed too great, therefore we sible condition; nor can we make too and herself were playing on the steps of cannot accept the terms, which are by many concessions at the expense of the "Our Little Bit" Society yesterday their home when the accused came "P(4.)--The American Minister's letter faction for both parties, which should

no means more advantageous, sant to Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co. two behind her sister and poured something says: Unexpectedly the Ministry has to observe the terms specified in the agree Government Treasury. We desire satis cases containing the undermentioned on her head, out of a bottle. Witness shown a desire to raise obstacles. If no

try articles to be forwarded to the Hospital saw smoke riso from her sister, and efforts be made to remove the obstacles, ment. This Ministry has never enter- Auxillairo, 113, Honfleur, Fraffe15 witness embraced her to extinguish the and to carry out the agreement, my Gothined any prejudices. It is impossible pairs stretcher boots, 5 quilts, 5 billows, amoke

for subordinato important a matter 96 suits pyjamas, 54 eye bandages, 73,

officals of the Ministry ernment cannot help believing that the to have a say in so A hawker also spoke to seeing the Chinese Government has refused to full Nor can this Ministry transact business something over her head from a bottle. protest. I think it has been due to the the American

explain carefully to Mr. Grist mentioned that, as there was delay and procrastination of subordinate that the charges contained in his letter not much doubt but what big-elf at would officials that no steps have been taken to are rather one sided be committed to Criminal Sessions, he carry out the excellent industrial enter would reserve his defenen.

prise.

milk covers, 9 floor clothes, 884 rolled accused go behind the girl and pour its obligations, and it will lodge a strong carelessly. Pleister, convincing him

bandages, 18 pairs slippers, 11 mufflers, 124 khaki woollen caps, 55 white woollen eaps, 11 white woollen abdomenal belta, 3 pairs mittena, 19 pairs socks, 16 bags swabs, 24 pairs white woollen bed-socks, 13 face cloths, 1 lot banks and magazines..

The hearing was then adjourned.

(Continued at foot of neat column.)

(Signed) CrUAN LIANG,

Acting Vice-Minister of

Communications, etc.

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