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CORRESPONDENCE

THE FERRIES AND THE CARRIAGE OF MOTOR CARS

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG.

DAILY PRESS

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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY, THEFT OF FLOWER POTS.

HONGKONG DAILY. PRIUS, YRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16c4,

SPORT.

BILLIARDS.

The 87th Company RCA found the

task of pulling up 129 points on the last

For stealing a quantity of flower pots SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNAMENT. from Mr. F. O. 8hr f, at No. 4, Hart Avenue, a colie woa sentenced by Mr. Sin,--Under the proposed Ferry RJ. B Wood to six weeks' hard labour and gulations published in Just week's Gazette four hours in the stocks. the successful tenderer will control the ferries between Victoria and Kowloon, woat of the Star Ferry Line, for 15 years.

NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW

A Chinese boy aged 16 pleaded guilty Regulation 17 provides that the licences to stealing several. Dicees of clothing and Tiny charge 60 cents for every motor sundry articles to the value of $0.50 from a Chinese woman at 419, Shanghai Street, bieycie, and to cents for every side-cer, hut he is not obliged to carry either unless

Defendant said he had a quarrel with his sister, with whom he was living, and the throars (Regulation 18).

There is no-provision for the carriage of was sent out of the house, He had

26. money, and therefore was forced to motor cars.

steal the articles mentioned in order to return to the ship where he was employed, Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced the defendant

During the next 16 years it is próbáble that there will be a considerable demand for the earriage of motor-cara, bicycles, etc., across the harbour, and facilities for such traffic are essential for the develop inant of the Colony.

It is, therefore, up to motorists to take

to ten strokes of the birch,

A TEMPORARY LOAN

seventeen singlets, valued at $17 from

MILITARY SITUATION IN

SWATOW

FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

GENERAL MOK'S PROSPECTS!

SWATOW, November 8th two games a little more than they could | Mattéra varlike, as far as appearanoes manage on Wednesday night, at the go, are not developing apcodily. A war Soldiers' Club, and the 3rd Company like vessel, súid to belong to the Northern qualified for the second round, winning | Squadron, has appeared in the harbour by 31 points, Sergt. Ives and Sergt.and is reported to have carried a freight Barker made brilliant efforts to save their of guns to be disposed of in the neigh side, the former winning his game by 101 bourhood. That she has dared to entor and the latter putting up a splendid fight | into a land-locked barbour like Swat against a formidable opponent. Breaks indicates that the Northern and Southern between 20 and 30 were common, Squadrons do not regard the differences especially in the last game, the best being between Swats and Canton military a twenty-eight by Sergt. Barker. Scorts: | leaders as umcunting to a casus belli,

BARD 'CO.....

Were it otherwise, one cannot conceive Gr. Hawley ---140-%

of the Southern Squadron calmly looking (ir. E. Lord 250

on while her enemy was being reinforced

Total Scores. 1,311

BITH CO. E.G.A. Bgt. Ives. 250 Sgt. Barker 184

Tetal Scores 1,220 with guns and ammunition.

VOLLEY BALL QUEEN'S COLLEGE v. ST. PAUI/S**

'COLLEGE.

The final match in

in th. S

Senior División

a shopkeeper in Shanghai Street, Yau of the Volley Ball League will take place

mati

It was stated that the defendants were

this opportunity of impressing upon the Two Chinese pleaded guilty to stealing Government the desirability of providing Ruch facilities, if not at once in any event .89 Run as the new roads are completed.

Possibly, however, the patriotic and progressive Star Ferry Company will forestall the Government in this matter and so carn the gratitude of the public. Yours, etc.,

ROADSTER

TWO NEW VESSELS LAUNCHED.

the fokia of the prosecutor. They took the shirts to a pawnshop on Wednesday and

were arrested..

Defendants stated they were short of money for the time being, and had to ruise mency to subscribe to some funds; that was the reason why they took the singlets. They had intended to redeem them as soon as they wers in a position.

HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK to do 60.

COMPANY'S OUTPUT IN

Yesterday morning the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd., successfully Kow- Launched from their yard at Joan two vessels similar to the s.5. Irusper and 8.3. Helikon recently com pleted by them.

The case was remanded.

AN OBSTINATE WOMAN,

A Chinese woman was charged with unlawfully damaging the deck-house of lighter No. 1216 to the extent of $40,

Defendant said the deck-house belonged

The new vessels were christened the Prominent and Hermelin, hg Mrs Sorento hor and her husband. sen und Miss Sorensen, respectively. Their principal dimensious and particulars are us frillows :-Length overall, 280ft. Gins.; length between perpendiculars, 270ft, breadth moulded, 40ft.; and depth mould. ed, gift. Bink.

to-day (Friday) at 4.10 p.m., between

Queen's College and St. Paul's College at the Chinese YM.C.A., Bridges Street

Professor Middleton Smith will present the shield to the winners at the close of the match,

CRICKET

Now that weichow's assistance is ent off from Swatcw the latter necessarily feels isolated. The Fukien troops pro- mised to General Mok are, according to reports, hasicaing towards this district

from three different Fukien depols. These respectively are. Tingchow, Changchow. foo and Liung-ugam. The Tingshow troon Bro reported as converging on Hin-nen, in the Kisying region of Kwangtung, where they are expected to arise with Pont, of General Mek's brigades and to oppose Cantonese forces reported to be coming by way of the East river. The *H,K,C[C. v. CRAIGENGOWER:

patives place considerable credence in this In this match, on the Club ground to report, as merchant classes who can afford morrow at 2.16 p.m., the following will it, are clearing out of Hin-nen as quickly represent H.KC.C.: T____E_Pearce as possible. They expect that both op. (Capt.), D. E. Donnelly, Capt. E. H¡ posing forces will meet in the immediate Gray, H. E. Hollands, P. Jacks, M. M. vicinity. A great deal will deperut on Maas, Lt. Col. R. H. Morgan, H. E. the issue of this battle. We hear it fre- Muriel, F. Sutton, HH Taylor and quently reported that the soldiers at F: Syne Thomsen.

present composing General Mok's forces ate by no means in favour of their general's programme. The Fukien troops are not renowned for prowess, so that

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Fano,-

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KOWLOON FC SOUTH CHINA

ATHLETIC

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Inspector Browne stated that the dematel against the Royal Engineers to fendant and her husband were in charge morrow at 2 p.m. on the Craigengower of lighter No. 1216 of the Hongkong, Cricket Club Ground: A. H. Rumjahn Canton and Macao Steamboat Co. Some (Capt.), G. E. Maricy, R. A. Ponsonby F. A. Redmond, JD, Wright, W. time age the defendant's husband and Gittins, G. Hall, Cheak Toon Lok D. K. another man were charged with the lar Sany, J. C Thivy and V Atlonze Ceny of ropes, blocks, etc., and were dis. charged by Mr. Wood. On Thursday, on instructions from the office, Mr. Edley, Wharfinger of the Canton Wharf, paid off the crews of both lighters. The crew of the other lighter went away peacefully, but the defendant and, husband became very nasty and gave a lot of trouble They seized hold of a chopper and started to break up the deck-house. Mr. Edley ordered them to desist, but they refused Finally the man was persuaded to stop but the woman would not stop, and at Six steam winches on the upper deckt. Mr. Edley had to call an. Indian operate six derricks mounted on tables on two masts There is also a steam winch

The vessels are built to Lloyd's bigbeat class and to Board of Trade requirements: The gross tonnage of each is approximate ly 2,170 tons, and the deadweight carrying capacity 3,000 tons s en Lloyd's treeboard. They are of the two-deck typu with poop, bridge and top-gallant forecastle. To the agner deck there are four water light bulkheads to boat deck, machinery space, and steam steering gear are pro- vided amidships. There is a cellular bulton, all fore and aft, reserve feed under engine and dry tank under boilers.

on the poop deck.

constable to arrest her.

After further evidence the case was ad journed,

The following will represent Kowloon against South China Athletic on the Navy Ground, Happy Valley on Satur day at 3 p,za. :-Jennings: Knight Pasco, Van Langeberg Abbas and Res mussen, Taylor Muskete Mousuren, Tatam, and Cleo. Reserves, Bond and Logan

HUNGKONG SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.

The Senior League competition for the Challenge Shield has commenced and two games bave been played on the Queen's College Ground at Causeway Bay St. Paul's beat Dicoesan s-1, and Queen's bent. St. Stephen 10. The present holders of the trophy are St. Joseph's who have not yet played.

TIBLE,

Accommodation for passengers and COOLIES UNLAWFUL POSSESSION LEIGUR TIL W L D P

officers is provided amidships, the cabins being fitted in modern style. The second class and compradore staff are berthed in the poon. The ships are electrically lit throughout, and the latest type of wireless in installed.

OF SACKS.

Two coolies were charged with the un lawful possession of 275 guany sacks, valued at $100, reasonably suspected of having been stolen at Wing Lok Street. The machinery of each vessel consists of A district watchman, stated that he had one set of triple-expansion engines of bean suspicious of the movements of both 1,300 indicated horsepower and two main defendants for the past week or si, and boilers, 14ft. 3ina, diameter by 10ft. Gins, yesterday he hid himself in a lane op long, with a working pressure of 180 lbs, posite the Dongina Wharf to watch them The auxiliary chinery comprises a He saw them taking a quantity of sacks separate contrifuged circulating pump from a sampan which lay alongside the two Weir feed pumps and heaters, ballust, wharf, and put them on to & track which and general service pumps, and a Mor stood at the entrance to the wharf, and rison ovaporator capable of producing | drive away. He followed them to, Wing daily 15 tons of water.

The sea-going speed of the Prominent and Hermetin will be ten knots an hour, By the end of December the Dock Co. will have launched over 20,000 tons of new shipping in 1917.

SHIPOWNERS' PROFITS

EFFECT ON PRICES EXAGGERATED.

040

0

INTIMATIONS

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

FOLDING

COTS $9.50

NOW SHOWING:

CAMP FURNITURE.

RECLINING CHAIRS

$0.50

TABLES $10

STOOLS $1.25

EASY

TO

FOLD.

LIGHT

WASHSTANDS

$3,50

AND

HANDY.

WILL

STAND

HARD

USAGE.

CHAIRS $2:50

PORTABLE

AND

COMPACT,

the event of a battle at Hin-new ALSO COT TENTS, CARRYING SACKS, NETS, BLANKETS

are not very optimistic as to General Mick's outlook. If he should suffer defeat ho will be forced back upon his base at Chao Au (Chaochowiu). The troops from Chengchowfu (Fakien) are reported

to have arrived at Chavan to the number of Bfteen hundred

Chao-an is a city of about two hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants, according to reports The streets and houses arg very densely packed together. As far as we can gather the people are not friendly disposed to Generel Mok and they are reported to be in a state of terror on the appearance in their midst of these Fukien troops. It is said that the merchants

are putting up their shutters and busi- nese is not being done. Hope is expressed that Fukion aldiers are under strong discipline and that their good behaviour will soon dissipate the tears of the in- habitants. The city is walled but is not at all easily to defend against attack

General Mok, who is credited with being

good strategist, may have an op. portunity ere long of putting his abilities to the test. As far as we hear, General Mox cannot rely upon very great assist ance from Fukien. If he should find it

ssary to withdraw from Chacan he would likely fall back on Swatow But Swatow is a hopeless place to defend, and

we question if the General would risk a

Queen's College 1100 St. Paul's College 1100 2 St. Joseph's College000 St. Stephen's College 1 Diocesan School

0 10 The competition for the Junior Schools Cup is taking the form this year of a knock-out competition and there are 10. schools represented. In the first round there were only two matches, the other six schools, receiving a bye. The matches resulted in St. Joseph's defeating Yaumati 3-0, and Wantsai beating Queen's College 1-0. defence against superior forces, OF

The draw for the second round is: -96 10 Joseph's e. Diocesan, Ving Wah v. St course, we are assuming that Canton will Stephen's: Sayingpun 4. St. Paul's; and send ample forces to bring to reason this, Ellis Kadoorie. Wantsai.

insubordinate Cantonese. If he should make good his case agot Canton he will prove himself werthy of the high honour: conferred on him by Peking autho- rities. It was reported quite recently that the President had promoted him to the second highest military rank in the Republic.

CUTTING WOOD FEOM GOVERNMENT LAND.

A Chinese woman was charged, on remand, with the unlawful possession of forty cattles of pine tree wood at No. 20, Pokfulam Village,

Lok Street and then asked them to whom the gacks belonged. They replied that the sacks belonged to a stranger who had ordered them to to be taken to him at Bai Woo Street. Witness found that the It was alleged that the defendant cut men were too much for him to tackle, so the wood from Government land withour permission. Ifer defence was that she he had to use strategy to arrest them bought the wood from a Government con- He told them they had better go with i tructor when it was newly cut, about him to the Central Police Station and three weeks ago. She kapt it under her agga bed, and the dampness of the ground was give an acerunt of the sack, and pre probably the cause of the wood maintain

detained he would see that they were not. They agreed to this pin and when they arrived at the Station they were all

arrested.

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We gather from other sources that Luk Wing-ting is Brions to rend as many troops as he can spare to help. Hunan to stave off the Northeru peril in that s Province and that he considers Moks insubordination as of little consequence, and, therefore, does not favour diverting his troops to disposs of this side issue. Mr. Tutoher, Superintendent of the As far as one can read the signs of the Forestry Department, deposed that after times the Pexing policy of sending examining a piece of the wood kund at Northern troops Into the Southern Pro- defendant's house he came to the conclu-, vinces to overswe the inhabitants is-1 sion that it had been cut very recently producing good results. It i probably not more, than two or three ↑ direct chat at last, stan weeks. The wood might maintain the of the Cantonese l'appearance of being fredly cut if it were Teking. Our nowa

allowed to remain in s damp place. He movements of troops are kej did not think that the wood had been as possibi bought from a Government contractor, as we'd sold by them was always spli up and dried, and not eat up in the same way as the wood found in the de fendants poRCE OF

The report of the London General Ship-mised that though the stuff might being its fresh appearaautista vingut Owuor's Society insists that whether or not after the war a separate Government Department continues to deal with mer- chant shipping, it is of the utmost im portance that conditions should be restor od at the earliest possible date under which British shipowners should baw the

Defendants stated that they had been fullest liberty to manage their own busi ness One of the results of the extended employed by a stranger to take the sucks requisitioning has been greatly to from a sampan and deliver them to him diminish the profits of shipowners: These proses had no doubt been large, but their 20 Bai Woo Street, where he would meet effect upon prices has been greatly ex than Naturally, being coolies and idling aggerated. For instance, the freight to at the moment, they did not refuse the the United Kingdom on frozen meat is not chance of eirning & few responsible for more than a peony and

on sogar for more than a half-penny Derr Dyer Ball, imposed

pound, while the greater part of the

cat lang been carried at freights repr senting less than three farthings on the quartern loaf

After hearing evidence the Magistrate ing of Frð : sunt there was no doubt the defendant

cach, with the alternative of fourteen did buy some wood from the contractor,

days hard labour.

(Continued at frot of next columa.)

but the wood in respect of which she was charged was certainly not obtained in this way. Defendant was fired $10.

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