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HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. CHARGE OF DEMANDING MONEY

BY THREATS;

An elderly Chinese was charged with Bonding a threatening letter demanding 80,000 on November 25th to the Head of the Canten Kowloon Hailway.

|_ Mr. W. B. Hind appeared for the

defence.

The case was 1 manded till next Mon 'day, bail being fixed at $1,000.

CHINESE CONSTABLES' NEW ROLE.

VISCOUNT CHINDA ON

GERMAN PLOTS. UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.

Viscount Chinda, Japanese Ambassador in London, was the principal guest of the American Luncheon Club at the Savoy Hotel, London, on October 12th. In the absence of Mr. Page, the United States Ambassador, on account of illness, the chair was taken by Mr. Frank Powell..

Viscount Chinda, received a great ova tion on rising to speak, and on concluding the whole company stood up and cheered for several minutes,

Viscount Chinda said his remarks would be confined to the effects produced

Nineteen Chinese, including two con stables, were charged with gambling for by the entry of the United States into the

stakes at No. 1, H. Kwok Lane, on the Snd instant.

-Bergt, Cottrell stated that one of the men proved vory violent when he (witness) went to arrest him, and attempted to push him down the stairs.

"The 'defendants, were each fined $2.

PW.D CASE.

'A Chinese contractor was summoned for *not taking down certain matsheds on the

expiry of his permit.

Defendant stated he pulled down the sheds the day after he received the notice.

Mr. Hutchings said that the sheds had been pulled down. The defendant sp. plied for an extension of the date of his permit, but it was refused. He would, however, be granted a new permit to build sbede on a new-site.

Mr. Dyer Ball fined defendant 28

A WINDFALL?

An old Chinese was charged with stealing a black cat from 45, Cook Street.

The defendart said that there was a strong wind blowing at the time and the cont fell down. He picked it up, intent. ing to return it, when he was arrested

Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to a month's hard labour.

THEFT OF ELECTRIC WIRE

war on the relations between Japan and the United States. In this respect ho had no hesitation in saying that the momentous step taken by the United

HONGKONG DAILY PRESƐ, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6TH, 2017

SPORT

BILLIARDS.

SOLDIERS CLUB TOURNAMENT.

The “B” team of the H.K.D.C. won their way into the second round of this tournament on Monday evening số tho expense of the B.A.M.C. Pte. Parks, of the Dofence, Corps, made a break of 31 which is the highest break of the touran. ment up to the present. Final Scores

Pie Grey Pro Parka

FLX.D.C

130

177

210

Sergi McKechnie

L/Cpl. Ellarby

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

-TO-DAY'S MATCHES.

RGA Ground Wright.

25th Middesex Beat. Club Kick-off, 4 pm Beforee, Mr.

HONGKONG LEAGUE

DIVISION IRA Grand Kick-off, 4 pm. Referee, Mr. 87th Co R.GA, o. K.E. Ros-Navy

Black

HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO, LTD

The supresiunte statement of trade receipts for the week ending 1st December is as follows in

Receipts

This Your .. Laso Your hu Increase Leoreuse

Aggregate receipts. wook for 48 weeke $12.502 #647,610

-12174.

680437 3-8.

|38,827

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

MUSKETRY COURSE, 1917-18

The undermentioned Sections warned to fire Part I. on Sunday rext, December 9th, will attend at Headquarters Club at 6.50 p.m. for general instruction as follows: Nos. 1 and 2 Sections (No. 1 Platoon) –

Thursday, December 6th ( No. 3 Section (No. 2 Platoon)-Friday,

Decoraber 7th

Uniform optional. Musketry handbooks

must be Brought, The results of shooting by the Staff, Mounted Polite and Maxim Gunners on and instant are posted at Head quarters ClubMD

NO, 3 COMPANY, WINTER UNIFORM. Members of No. 3 Company, Ambulance and Buglers and Drummers requiring alteration or fresh issue of Winter Uniform are ordered to parade of Headquarters Club at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, December 6th. A room will be set aside for changing pur poses.

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THE ADVANCE IN SILVER.

- EFFECT ON EASTERN TRADE.

The silver quation has become one of the most important financial problems that the war hag orcsted. Supplies of the metal have become exceedingly searce,,

combined with a marked dimination in it consequence of an

increased demand,

production, and the price has risen to the highest level recorded since 1878.- In theory the advance in price should have stimulated production, but this BESUMCU that other things are equal. In fact, the advando in price has been accompanied by w decreased production because there has not been that equality in other things. Mexicu, at our time the largest individuali producer, with an output of over 60 mil- lion ounces, has, owing to the political disturbancer which have been a chronic festurs of her history for a long time, recn her production fail to less than one- half of that total in the past five years.

19117296,192,923 1019224,310,654 1013, 221,907,845" 1914.444-811;330,749 1918.75179,753,978 |

1916............... 172,333,800 Last year enormous purchases of silver word effected by the Indian Government which was a buyer almost uninterrupted.

- In the past twelvo years the production

Year. Us of silver has been as followS

18.172,317,688 19002740186,064,497 1807,...184 200, 894

1809 12,149,033. 1908..............203,131,401

1810.7921 715,763 --

throughout the year. The banks in China, taking advantage of what seemed to be exceptionally high prices, sold-large amounts of sycec, and exports from China to India alone; amounted to 43 million ounces, with the result that the stock of silver in China decreased during the year from about 62 milion ounces to about 20 million ounces. Since then China has bren endeavouring to replenish her de- picted-stocka, thu, bringing another com- pector into the market at a time when supplies are actually diminishing. Løst year the rise in price was checked to some extent by an arrangement some to by the different Governments which were pur- chasing silver for coinage not to compete with such ther. But this only postponed and did not stop the rise, because of & further fall in production and the in- sistent demand for India India, where silver disappeare almost ng quickly as it is imported awing to the apparently in-

curable custom of the native to hoard the

metal, fag developed its present insatiable appetite for the metal owing to causes which are directly attributable to the war. Payments to native troops engaged in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and East Africa has caused the withdrawal of large amounts of silver from India, while in addition India's usual favourable balance of trade has become, owing to the high prices realised for Indian produce, and the restriction of Imports, still more favourable, and the demand for rupees to finance the exports has been enormously increased. Thus, in spite of her enormous purchases of silver, the silver stock in the Indian currency reserve Las in the part year, risen only from 251 crores to 21 crores, and it was down to less than 15 in June last.

States was received in Japan with pro found feelings of appreciation and en- thusiasm by the whole nation. (Cheers.) It confirmed mare strongly than ever before the conviction of the Japanese in the justness of the cause of the Allies and of the certainty of its victory. They all knew that Japan had sent a special mis. sion to the United States, having at its head Viscount Ishii, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the late Cabinet The cbject: of that mission were mainly twofold. Firstly, to convey to the President of the American Republic the appreciation and the Japanese nation on the entry of the congratulations of the Emperor, and of

United States into the war; secondly, to determine how best the two nations could co-operate together for carrying the war | to a triumphant conclusion. That mission had been received by America in the same in one respect it was the embodiment of spirit in which it had been sent. (Cheers.)

the national sentiment, and it loft Japan for America amid the acclamation of the public. The Japanese delegates had received at the hand, of the American Government and people all those marks of hospitality and friendship which America knew so well how to give. In short, the mission had proved itself to be a brilliant success, and he had nO doaht that it would not be long before the good results of its work would make It was stated that the coat was banging themselves, soon and felt in the efficient out to dry on s pole and defendant re-co-ordination of their common efforts in pursuit of their common aims. (Cheers.) moved it and rub away.

But apart from the two objects which the mission to the United States had in view the mission, in his opinion, had rendered both to Japan and the United States most valuable services which would have most beneficial and lasting effects on the future relation of the two countries. The great cut with which all the functions of the nation had been arranged and carried out had produced a good effect upon the minds of the people on both sides of the ocean. Another good effect it had upon the war was the elimination of that per nicious German influence which was be- lieved of recent years to have been hard at work at America, much to the detri | mont of the mutual interests of America and Japan. Nearly seven years ago, when be was in Berlin, he was informed un- officially by a well known American pub- list that a certain celebrated. German professor of internationat fame, whose name he should keep secret, had told him, with all his professional pride and res given permission to remove the wire frota ponsibility, that the next great event is the history of mankind would be a war the premises.

hetween the United States and Japan. Mr. Dyer Bail sentenced defendant to He did not ascertain the reasons from which this German professor succeeded in fourteen days hard labour.

drawing such conclusion Insurveying the whole horizon of the diplomatic re- lations existing at the time between Japan and America he could not discern any single sign that could be considered in any way to support such an extraordinary view. It was true there had been a COR- troversy between Japan and the United hanished a year ago from the Straits States in regard to events in San Fran nanti (Laughter.) When he is still en a metallic one.

EFTET ON CHINESE TRADE. India and China absorb between them Settlements, and had found his way to cisco, but that had been satisfactorily This is too thin. (La

settled. It was equally true that there had

simply to sek cui bono and Hongkong, being subsequently banished was then a certain degree of difference whole trick would be seen through, about one-half of the world's production, #82 but China is the only important, country to China by the loosi authorities. Dess to the question of Japanese emigration, norustiker) wabod yno, Germany whose currency system rest upon silves

had but he had been at the time he spoke of, nerics there was really no end. They

alone

her exchange tends to rise fendant, returned, however, and com. and he was now, one of those who were to guard themselves carefully against and fall with every movement in silver- mited a larceny a few days ago, for firmly convinced that between two coun them. Bo far as his memory went, it The Shanghai tal, which was worth la which he was sentenced to six weeks hard tries so circunstanced in regard to each was the third time since the war broke ald. at the end of July, 1014, has risen

other as Japan and the United States out that the Jo

Japanese had been presented

to 45, 10d. That the tael

will purchase difficulties of such a kind could be on the German chessboard in the inter-

the war. This means

the composed amicably through, diplomatic national gamo not merely in the part before the double much sterling sa pawns, but in the part of maves Chinese merchant can in gold buy as channels without any hurt to their friendly relations. Cheers,) In these can Ambassador in Germany, in his for two ounces before the war China's

(Laughter.)

r.) Mr. Gerard the Jato Ameri much for one ource of silver as

ha covid circumstances tais dogmatic pronounce-famous book said that at the outbreak of ment of the German professor had in the war there was rumour in Berlinds are twice as expensive to us as pressed him merely as a preposterous that Japan would take the side of Ger worth for 25.33d we have now to pay purchasers, for instead of buying a tael's idea, and it might well have been dis many against Russin, what was quin da 10d. The re

The result

obriously must missed entirely out of memory had it not correct, so far an

information been for the fact that it was by no meatis went, but his information entstion therefors be to restrict her exports, since they cost twice as much to buy, and to an isolated caso, but only one of many still One

before Japan sent her ultiming bet

stimulate ber

which can be her imports, similar incidents which came subsequently

1 people assembled in front DI

A Chinese was charged, on romand with the theft of electric wire from the place where he was working,

Defendant said he had been executing repairs to electric fittings on the premise of 2 Chinese newspaper in Des Yeux Road and had permission to remove the wire.

A witness depied that defendant was

A RETURNED BANISHEE.

A youthful Chinese was charged with returning from banishment.

It was stated that defendant

labour.

Mr. Dyer Bail nos sentenced defendant to a year's hard labour, the two sentences to run cogenrrently.

MARINE COURT.

BEFORE COMMANDER C. W. BECKWITH,

RN.

RECRUITS,

All recruits will parade on Mondays and Fridays at Central Station at 5.30 p.m until passed out.

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FU. JENKIN, DSP (R.) This shortage of rupees in India has Hongkong, December 4th, 1917. given rise to the present difficult exchange position. The effect, of the higher er- They should serve as a warning against change will be to check imports from their recurrence in the future. (Cheere.) India, and lessen the demand for rupees. He was fully persuaded that Germany India will be increased in exchange value, At the same time British-owned debts in was perfectly read to resort to the same and Lancashire cotton manufacturers methods again if she could only get the who sell a great deal to India, should chance of doing so. (Cheers.) benefit accordingly. At the present price

A MOST BECHET THEATY.!!

of silver the rupee, as silver, is worth As a matter of fact, he had received a about la. Ed., instead of is. 4d, and con- report as recently as last week to the effect sequently it pays to re melt the rupee. that in sene places in Europe there had In these circumstances it is obvious that been a rumour of a most secret treaty the Indian Government will no longer between Japan and Germany, by which permit exports of silver at Is-4d; per Japan, undertook to datech herself from rapes which to replace would cost them the entanglements of her present Alliance, 18 ed. por rupee. Hence the export and to resume a freedom of motion when hibition. The root cause of the Indian pro the immense forces of the American Army exchange dificulty is that while the rest and NEWY were on the European side of of the world is on a paper basis, India the Atlantic

One

Gerum to Germany, a large crowd bought for half as much FAILING TO OBSERVE ROAD RULES: WISH TATALE TO THE THOUGHT,Anted them for the supposed act of bere eterling and bave to remit funds to

to his ears during his stay in Germany Japanese Embassy in Berlin of silver But for British e

The master of the .. Taicheungy was charged with failing to observe the rule of the road, as laid down by H.M.'s Order-in-Council, in Victoria Harbour ou the 24th November

ex-

in China who sell their produce The question that arose naturally to his traying their Ally, Great Britain, and her meet expenses in China the rise in

in mind was thisWere these various friend Russia

silver Divery Merions. It means that those warnings honest expressions of misguided, Then they know the part they were peases have been more than doubled. but disinterested, opinion, or did they made to play in the notorious telegram Those who have funds lying in China not rather betray the existence of a secret of Zimmermann, only this time they were which were acquired before the war can wish which was Esther to the thought placed in even a worse part. In the case now send them home and double their (Cheers.) As they all had been shocked of Russin they were simply to attack het, value in steeling. Buch S. gelden ouner- by the recent duclosures made in but this time, to the characters of Ehave tanity is obviously worth taking ad- Defendant was fined 850.

Americs of the unscrupulous nature of, and coward was added that of attacking vantage of OBSTRUCTING TREE ACCESS TO German diplomacy they would find no America in the back While be Ary

With regard to prospects for the fatura difically in supplying the proper answers was fighting the battle for civilisation it would appeat that the demand for OTHER SHIPS.

to these queries. (Laughter and cheers.) Japan was to help in the backyard European coinage must have been very He fully believed that there was then, and of American Chee

Cheers and laughter) largely satisfied by this time, and thus had been since, a wish on the part of That was adding to dastard the character there shortly should be fower buyers in

turncoat, and renegade

the market to compete against Indis and Germany to cause bad blood between Japan and the United States. German rumors were interesting to him as a most Chine. The position in Mexico is mend activities on these lines had become mare working of the Teutonic mentality, which that he will appreciate the splendid illuminating commentary - on the inner

Karphining, and it is not unreasonable to expect evident then ever since the outbreak of could stoop to such monstrosities as that. the war. When the late German Ambas sador to America gave his fint interviewe could not allow that opportunity to opportunity now open to hot, As much as possible. to the Press on landing in New York he without offering to America his coll

of those things happen it. made a special paint of declaring his gratulations on the great success which

she was achieving in the pursuit of her free how a lower

level can

be strong conviction that the American pab. war sine Nothing could reed for silver. As regards the He would never sympathise with a cause admiration of the

the girth t in regard to which Japan had taken a America was putting fort "object" was evidently to qui- ands for which she ent zide and exploit the prejudice which Pease, Justice, and Dei

The master of the as. Chay Sung was charged with unlawfully allowing a steam

alea launch to be alongside the Ping On Wher! in Connaught Hoad West, without the permission "of the owner, and thereby ob. atructing free access to other vessels,

A fine of $10, with the alternative of 14 days hard labour was imposed.

BOARDING A VESSEL WITHOUT PERMISSION.

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nations had been som brondesat by aims ware Htained, until civilisation was restored to her rightful reign, and all the Germany

ssorifice made in this terrible war the Allies had been fully vindicat

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A Chinese coolie pleaded guilty to boarding a vessel without the permission, of the master or chief ooer

Defendant was fined $50, in default, estrangem two months hard labour.

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country a greably increased

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