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the Oldest and Largest Chinaware Concern

in Canton.

Our patrons are desired to note that Mr. L HON CHY, also known as NG SHEUNG, who has heretofore represented this house for the Foreign Department, is no longer in our employ and has no authority to act on our behalf in any capacity whatsoever. Our new partner, Mr. FUNG YIU HING, also known as Po HING, will represent this house herealter,

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Canton, February 1, 1918.

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE). (812 WILLIAM MZEES DAVIES,

A RETURNED BANISHEE

Chan Piu was indicted for returning from banishment before the expiry of his

term.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY

4 CHANGE OF COMPLEXION A Chinese was charge with assaulting another Chinese

Complainant " said he and defendant. had a little argument over some money transaction and defendant, suddenly taking up a chopper, hit him with the blast part of it on the head. He turned green and yellow?" in turn

Defendant said he used the batchet

The prisoner said he was told that he was banished for five years only and would riot have returned had he known it was for twenty years.

His Lordship remarked that the prizRNIN soner was told by the interpreter that he was banished for twenty years. I 1972 he was banished for five years and

returned after two months.

His Lordship sentenced prisoner⠀⠀ to three years hard labour.

A CARETAKER ROBBED

Li Ki, a runner, and Li Lep, a coolie employed at the Canton wharf, pleaded guilty to feloniously assaulting and rob bing Li Lo Hon, the wife of the care taker of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, on January 14th

strokes of

because complainant came with a crowd in order to strike terror into him,

Mr. Dyer Ball sentenced defendant to

six weeks hard labour

THEFT OF COAL.

A Chinese was charged with stealing a quantity of coal from a coal yard at Taikoktsui

A Chinese detective said that at 7 the previous day he was at Tai kokte when he noticed defendant coming from the water front carrying two baskets containing the coal

Defendant said a man, engaged him

THE CHINA SILK TRADE, SHANGHAI SCHEME TO IMPROVE

[IT

GOVERNMENT MUST AID,

mombors and friends of the Foreign Silk A well attended meeting of tho

Association was held in the Shanghai

Chamber of Commerco rooms, on Feb. eth, when the scheme for the improve mont of sericulture in China was ex plained (says the O. Daily News).

Mr. E. T. Byrne who presided, said the object of the meeting was to inaugu rate the means of improving the culti vation of the silk worm in China. This ABEociation, he edited, has had in mind schemes for the improvement of serieul taro for a long time past, but we have not been able to persuade our Chinese friends to see eye to eye with us in the fall-important measures for the raising of funds, and I may say even now that the proportionate amounts placed in the

show that they have yet grasped the im bands of the Special Committee does not portance of our endeavour, but as a start is imperative, it is necessary that the foreigner should show the land

to carry the coal off a coal junk, lying JAPAN 5 TREMENDOUS GROWTH. alongside the water-front.

Mr. J. R. Wood fined defendant 810 in default, fourteen days' hard laboar

The Crown Solicitor said that the pri sonore entered the house, bound and gagged

the woman.They had visited the houso a weak previously on the text that they desired to ator into pre busi nées with the caretaker, OPIUM AND DYNAMITE. both The Chief Justice, in sentencing the prisoners to undergo five yea A Chinese, who has just returned from cigorous imprisonment and that tad North Borneo pleaded guilty to being in remarked that unlawful possession of twelve tack of there been any evidenc, that they had opium and siz sticks of dynamite. weapons in their possession he would Inspector Kent said the defendant was hure passed a svarer punishment.

going on board a steamer for Canton ARMED ROBBERY ON A JUNK.

when he was arrested and searched. The opium was found concealed in a tea Young Wing, Li Wing and Chau So basket, while the dynamite was hidden at were indicted for commoitting an armed the bottom of a gunny bag. robbery on a junk on January 1st.

Defendant said he purchased the The following jury were empanelled dynamite from a foreman of a mine in Mesars

Edward Bar foreman) North Borneo, I Castro Peng Siu Hang, Judlawful possession of

Lopes, A.

eo and for being in unlawful pond 98 de Figueiredo

opium, which was confiscated; 825 The Crown Solicitor said the p prisoners for the dynamite, the alternative being committed the robbery on a junk at East four months' hard labour. Point. Evident would be given by sampan man that on the night in ques tion he was at Bowrington Canal when he was hailed by six

Six men; who told him to row them out to a junk He did so,

A few figures may illustrate the effects of government supervision of the indus try such as is practised in Japan. During the seasons ***-*

1997/8 Japan exported. 1016/7

1907/8 Shanghai

1918/7_|_||

93,110 bales 220,560,

57,653 06,847

2007 Going back to a still earlier date wa find in the season 1873/74 Japan export ed 16,000 bales against 51,000 from Shanghai,

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE. ORDERS 198UED BY MR 30. JENKIN D.B.P (REBERVE).

PARADE

All ranks, other than thoin on duty on

that day, will parade at Caroline Road, Causeway Bay, on Friday next, February 22nd. Fall in in Column of Sectiona; facing tramway terminus, at 125 pr. Uniform with helmets. Constables will wear mushroom tops (and not spikes) with holmeta

Six tramenrs will leave Queen's Statua Square (opposite Hongkong and Shanghai Book) at 0.15 p.in. sharp- Members will board these independ- ently and proceed to Causeway Bay. Tramcars for the return journey will

leave Causeway Bay, at about 6:45

Staff Inspectors McEven and Mackenzie

will attend. Others are exempted.

¦¦ STORE, CENTRAL STATION.

Store is open, only between the hours of 9 a.m. and. 1 p.m., and 2 p.m, and. pal, on week days (Saturdays » am to 1 p.m.).

Members are reminded that the Central

CASES.

future all reports of cases, accidents, Departmental Orders Nos. 10 and 11 In

etc., are to be sent to this office, ad- dressed to the Secretary tu the D.S.F. (Reserve),

Staff Inspector HcEven and Trooper Sergeant Kew will hand, in their records accordingly

ONIME REPORTS.

All ranks are directed as far as possible to keep themselves in touch with the information posted at Headquarters Club

DISCIPLINE.

The

General Notification of February ath

last oporatas as from this date. attention. of patrolmen is drawn thereto.

EQUIPMENT,

From which you see we have made, but little beadway, whilst Japan on the other hand has gone forward enormously, and I am not including silk piece-goods of which China's export is negligible i en comparison with Japan. in Puggarees, Arrolets and Shoulder Badger

other silk producing nations have the Not only Jupun but practically all Government as a guiding hand in sericul. ture, and naturally it will occur to us all Why should we foreignors and Uhinese put our hands in our pockets. to find funds that the Chinese Govern ment should provide? That is a ques tion. gentlemen, I have no solution for

first prisoner Tho vos taken to the gambling den. As he approached the

prisoner.

soner

Me JR Wood discharged them, but aned the fifth defendant $5.

ALLEGED FORGERY

may be had on application through EUs, to Crown-Bergt, Castro.

By Order,

THOUGH, A.S.P. (B) and Adjutant Hongkong February 18th, 1918.

Mr AP Stokes asks us to notify

whole to see that everything possible was done on the lines suggested.

AMERICA'S REQUIREMENTS. States was not a sericultural country, but Mr. Julian Arnold said the United

A GAMBLING RAID, Fourtoon Chinese were charged with not expecting anything, and when the gambling with dice on the hillside, south at the moment. The export duty for those who, have goods to advertise and of Shing On Street in Saiwanho steam filatures, for instance, is Tls, 10 desire to benefit the Mercantile Marine got up to the junk they went aboard

Sergt. Field stated that gambling had per picul and therefore, if the Govern, in England and the Naval Prisoners of Fand ted the master and his wife up. Many been carried on in that district for a ment could by an expenditure of, say, War that advertisements for the pro then rowed back and when

they were considerable period. Receiving informa Tia 50,000 increase that export by say,gramme of the entertainment to take rearing the shoe cries of robbery Wtion on Sunday, he, accompanied by 10,000 bales, they would be repaid 200 place at the Theatre Royal next Saturday raised. An inspector of the tramways

will be very welcome. Those who wish heard the cries and was able to arrest the several Chinese detectives raided the percent

China is unfortunately at a standstill to advertise will kindly send form of Police

Station, and though he had not piece, one of the defendante, who was if not actually going back; for that advertisement to Mr. A. P. Stokes,. been charged he said he could find some kept as a look-out, blew a whistle Tenson we have to show some example of Kingsclere, not later than this even of the men who took part in the robbery warning the gamblers who ran away neto vanco the production of ing, accompanied by cheque for $25, He took the police to a house, where the There was a large crowd of nearly a silk, which history tells us originated in or as much more as they may feel dia other prisoners were arrested. The junk hundred present. The police gave chase great country which am sorry posed to give. master Bald David identity All the defendants, except No. 5. NOW PRODUCTION HAS FALLEN coanomic development of China as a

the first and caught the defendant to say no longer seems capable of locking,

after her offspring The tramway inspector was commend pleaded not guilty and said they were Coming to recent times, I can well ed for his condut by the Chief Justice merely on lookers.

The boatman who had rowed the men

remember when 4 piculs of dry Shao to the junk was questioned by his Lord

shing cocoons were guaranteed to pro duce one picul of silk now, it require ship regarding the identity of the third The Chief Justice had this pri. princemoved

five picals and more. The same tale can from the dock and placed

be told of Wusiek and other important it was a big silk consuming country, among a

g a number of Chiness. in Court

Two Chinese were charged with utter silk centres. However, that is not the probably consuming more than any other and the boatmen was asked to identifying and passing a five dollar bank note point. We maintain that by careful kitk importing country. He pointed, aut Ron, header immediate No 1500 of the Chartered Bank which they had selection of the eggs 3 to 4 piculs of from China of the export of fil Kaka maaler of junks said that on January 1st last he was on Inspector rail turd that on the 15th of silk, and I leave your imagination to States, and that there appeared to be no

altered to represent $100

cocoons will be enough to produce a picul from China was taken by the United the fore part of the bout, with five fuki instant both men visited a house at 190, calculate the enormous increase we shall indications of a cessation in the develop His wife and children were in the. cabin aft. He went to bed at 7 o'clock, and Hollywood Road, where a regular bave in silk both for home consumption nent of that demand. Indeed, it was between 9 and 10 p.m. be was awakened gambling school was being carried on as well as export, and at, I feel sure showing indications of increase rather by a noise and saw his sliding door being one of the defendants gave the other grades of cocoons yield 3 piculs to 1 of Pected a great deal from China in the

lower cost. In Japan, I am told, some than otherwise. They in Acierics ex- opened by the first prisoner. Then four forged $100 bill and told him to stake ilk this is perhaps the limit of perles bad been working on the lines of obtain

respect. The American Silk Association $20 on a game of pas kao. They lost, tion. There is one thing more I have to ing an improvement in the past years and the banker took up the $100 bill end say on this subject which, of course, returned 886 chango, after which the deis somewhat technical, but the bigger not working for an improvement in they canencked everything in the coin

cabin when trying t to change the note, found robber. Just before the matter, to the Police. Inquiries were at Chinese, the French Chamber of Com bad already been made to the Chinese As regards funds this year the the high speed looms of America. Un- about to Were

his hands once made which led to the arrest of the merce and this Association have contri, Government had had little effect. Last fortunately the representations which were tied behind his back. The value of defendants. It was & elever fraud: buted in equal proportions. This should year China was visited by Mr. Douty the property taken was between $200 and Inspector Brazil added that another not be, and the Chinese, who will be the who was engaged in propaganda work risoner aked on charge of passing a forged $100 bill to a chief gainers, should and will have to for the improvement of the silk for the what stajl-keeper in the Central Market would put up a much larger share in futuro American looms. Less than 20 per cent. hat he (prisoner) was wearing during preferred. the alleged robbery Witness replied Defendante pleeded ignorance of the future will really rest on the Govern on account of its quality hut on account

and as I have already told you, the that he did not utice any hat

of American silk came from China, not Prisoner said that at the time he forgery arrested he was wearing & bat Wednesday

was Dyer Ball remanded the case till many who will pront out of the trade were in China great opportunities for a ment in the ond. However, there are of the methods of its preparation. There The Chief Justice When people are

besides dealers, merchants and growers development of the silk industry and its attacked by rabbers

how they do not pay

I refer to foreign banks, inearance and potentialities on the American market shipping companies as well as others, and he as Commercial Attaché, was glad

men entered and each Of

a knife at him, and told round and look at the

them

Pointed

do not do so we will forendrints left the place. The banker, the yield, the better the quality, bence criculture so much as an improvement

י.

han the boat. Witness recognised that it was forged and reported the may hope to gain both ways, in the methods of preparing the silk for

and left

robbers

leave,

much attention to Was MATE

the robbers DCA 90

you

left the premises they must have done so after that hour

the door 1-Witness: am quite certain I could identify him by

light that was hanging up. I did An Inspector of Police attached to No. not notice the man who tied me up,

The Chief Justice When you said to leation parade took place in the presence

Station said that on Jan. 3rd in ident the Magistrate that you could not recog of Mr. Kong. The master of the junk

first ma whom did to I-Witness: I identified the Arst pri

nue

gone into his

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CHINESE SUPPORT.

d you refer identified the first Page Chiness friends, help themselves, et ue desired him to say a few words on behalf

addressing the jury,

è to win they came to the placo occasionally and and next year I hope they will fall in to see the commendable effort that was wors there on the night of January let line with us and help to feed the worm being made by the Silk Association. sure that the Sret prisoner He went to sleep at 8 o'clock, and if they that produces the silken thread. Ting Yuling agreed that the their best to help this scheme along until matter was really one for the Chinese

There are still others who should do We can get the wheels of Government Government, for it was the Chinese silk in New York Lyons, Milan, of course, so also would the foreigner moving, and they are those interested in grower who would directly benefit, London and other centres where it is indirectly, imported all

M Yang Shing tsa said that the vice- Crown Solicitor-I presume the said that an accomplice's evidencó given carry on the work to the best of our of himself and the members of his Ar Whilst we are trying to make our president of the Chinese Silk Associatioik The Chief abatement meant that he did het kaow

hot know against any man should be received with ability and trust later on we shall have sociation. They approved of the move thef that the first prisoner was brought to Any statement made by one man penditure.

tion

the latter's absence him at 2 m. at No. 2, Station The against another

The scheme we have in view-naturally best support. On the subject of improve. prisoner made a statement, and witness, some material corroboration before they will follow on the lines that have been tion as long ago as ten years approached Association and they would give it their was not

The jury must have depend on the funds provided, but they ment in sericalturo the Chinese AssocİR accompanied by in "Inspector, i

took

pr convicted the second and third prisoners successful in other countries. This year the Central Government asking for sup to the second

Becond and Ihre mes cubicle

the out that leoping firit prisoner, ponting out the second recognise all the prisoner

on the Boo

“a, a Chinese constable Caution unless there was some corrobora kome repayment for our trouble, and ex-ment:Initiated by the Foreign & Blk.

Bo Macgregor bouge No. His wonted on analysed the evidence we propose to assist and advise those export in the matter but on account of re

owner the boatmen said that they did not perimental stations that are already in colation, internal tronbles and various

Say oxistence besides which buy cocoons and foreign questions the Central Govern who was sleepiDE told me prisonem not guilty and the first guilty by which in 1919 we shall have a supply BALALTARY RESOLUTION

The jury founders

the second and

examine the eggs on the Pasteur system; ment had been unable to do anything.

provide worms that will not die in the that can be guaranteed to be healthy and

cordons of good size and quality.

PARTEUR'S METHOD.

Both are a dan third or fourth stage, but live to produce French Chamber of Commerce, and in

ment was strongly supported by the The chairman then said that the more

proposing the following resolution, which was carried unsaimously, mid

That 18 Li Wing

third to go. Li Wing and the turd prisoner said they were sleeping there and they Nos. 2 and 3 Addressing Yeung Wing, His Lordship accordingly discharged did not go to the junk. The firet pri he soner pointed to Li Wing sa the ring gerous leader. He did not anything about class of men

men who are

are one of the number 3

only

who are making the work the first prisoner

of the

police difficult. There

Tobbery it is no use to

took a great interest in the matter of 50 conre and Justice-Bat

that

were years ago sericulture in their own country Resolved that this meeting considers man. You went to was in as great a danger as that of that the silk industry of Chind it sof with a

this China to day M. Pasteur in 1800, disfering from want of Government diros using fory to commit

covered the method to save the sericul tion and apsistance Buch should be knite with which of a

ture of France That method had been forthcoming at an early date, and in- hand of one of the women It is used in other countries with good effect view of the lar amount collected in

YOUR that you were a party fo 28 no doubt M. Knight and they ng Frenchmen, it would be sent to Peking in due

SOUTH CAME This kit. Zirst said instigated break out t

Wing; he old me to

what he said. first prisoner, suggested that the naked him to go bat did not suggest that

second

cut the

uno

danger which they foresaw puolent

put the trade on a cand

the latter committed the robbery gang Gying to men of your dangerous char and would, if adopted, save that of taxes should be of a substantial charoster

Lai Bang, employed in the Naval Yarder that the law has given the Court China The said that he was the principal tenant of duty to continue to do so until this state

power to impose the c cat, and 25, Macgregor Street. The second prisonerofestire searcs. The sentence of the lived in the same house with him but Court is that you be impris

ho did not know the others, although (Confumed at foot of next Column.)

gavears with hard labourer

strokex of thos es 12!!

the committee, had shown them what

was hig, but the remedy was at hand and expa

nounced that the arm had been obscribed

be done and it was up to those of ested in the trade and indeed in the voluntarily by the silk ärma in Shang-

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