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ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. PROPOSED WAR BOND DRAWING.

SCHEME OPPOSED.

COTTON AND YARN MARKET

Messrs. Polishwalla & Kotwall, cotton any yarn brokers, of Hongkong, in their repart dated August 8th, stato:- A meeting of the members of St.

As anticipated in our last report of Andrew's Society was held yesterday even.

1th July, our yarn market has continu ing at the City Hall to consider the Qualy shown a much healthier tone fensibility of veganising a War Bending this laterval of four weeks, Drawing on St. Andrew's Day. Mr.

HONGKONG

MAGISTRACT, ALLEGED THEFT OF IRON.

A marine hawker was charged with stealing a quantity of iron from tha Yaumati Ferry Wharf.

Mr Leo d'Almada appeared for de dur-fendant and proved an alibi.

The prizes of yarn in India. having B. M. Dyer (vice-President) occupied the considerably advanced, the foreign dealers: chair, and there were about sixty members here are firmly holding their small stock, present including: The Hon. Mr. D. which has compelled the Chinese buyers Landale, Dr. Forsyth, Messrs. D. Mae to pay very high rates, and small lots donald, A. G. Gordon, A. Q. Lang. R.in known chops were put through at a Sutherland. J: Reid. M. A. Marray (Hon.anbetnutial advance of $10 to 800 per bale, Treasurer) ar J. M. Gordon (Acting Hon. Secretary).

There being great inquiry for 106, yarn. the rates in this particular count have been paid higher than 12, yarn, which is still in moderate demand.

At the close, the tendency of our market bis very firm.

Total sales: 4.500 bales bargains in Chinese hands: 10,000 bales.

The CHAIRMAN saigh: Gentlemen: You | will, have abudrved from the "notion that this inceting has been called to get your

Owing to keen competition by the opinion on the advisability of conducting Japanese Mills, Indian 208. Farn had, for a War Bond Drawing under the auspiva kong time, remained almost neglected, This has but the present changed conditions have of the St. Andrew's Society.

induced buyers, "and" business has been heen suggested to your committes by vari done in small lots as an advance of $10 ous members of the Society and others in per Bale, view of the success which has attended recently ventures of a similar nature in, Hongkong. Your committee are in fav. our of the scheme, but decided that a natter of this importance should be settled by general meeting of the Society. Before calling upon you to express your views, perhaps you will allow me to outline the scheme which we JAPANESE YARN has been well inquiret propose to submit to the general public. for during the interval "and following The total amount of the drawing is to beates have been effected at an increase of

810 to $15 per bale:- 8200.000 Hongkong turrency, of which.50 700 bales Nagasaki, No. 20s. at $29. 26; 300 bales 3 horses. No, 184, at 8229 $211 No. 204. Lt 8258: 1,500 bales

209. at $230-8956 Yellow Joss, No. 100 snies Setsu. No. 1 at $290: Setsn. No. 204. at $264: Blue Fish. No. 30s. at $262

per cent. will go. to Hongkong fieneral War Charities, which will be nominated by the Committee of the St Andrew's Society,

Tickets to be a rach. The first prize is to be $95,000 and there will be Eve prizes of 810,000 each, and 50 smaller prizes of

a total of about $29,000.

The permission" of the Government has been obtained to carry on this drawing on these lines and to keep it open till the 31st December, 1918, by which time. T trust, the maximum amount will be sub scribed. If not, the amount of each prize will be decreased pro-rata to the tota) amount subscribed. Prizes to be paid in Bonds of the Hongkong Goverment 6 ner cont. War Loan of 1918 (which may be redeemed at the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at par) and, in order to ensure that the scheme is produc tive of "new" money for war purposes. an equivalent amount of the prizes will be reinvested by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in new British War Loan Stock.

ARRIVALS.-Mail str. He and extra strs. Ninna and Bombay Maru, from Bombay, have brought in 4.000 bales for Hongkong, and 2,000 bales for Shanghai.

SHANGRA The market. having passed a long period of stagnation, has much retrieved and some business is reported 1: An advance of Tls, 10 per bile.

Baw Corros--There is no stock, either of Bengal or Chinese, and rates ate nourinally quoted at $43-333 and 847-857, per, pica!,

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

Mr. Wood discharged defendant.

GOT WHAT HE WANTED.

A Chinese, an ex-soldier, was charged with snatching a purse from a chair- coolie."

It appeared that defendant committed the offence, in Queen's Road, and, while... running away, tripped and fell down, sustaining a wound on his head.

Defendant asked the Magistrate for justice.

Mr. Wood sentenced him to thred- months' hard labour and four hours! stocks.

POSSESSION OF REVOLVER AND AMMUNITION.

A Chinese was charged with being in unlawful possession of a revolver and Gfty rounds of somunition.

Inspector "Gordon said the article." were found concealed in" defendant's"

trousers.

Defendant replied that the revolver was given hini by some friends in America, and he was taking it to the country fo protect himself against robbers.

Mr. Wolfe fined defendant 23, and con fisented the revolver and ammunition.

USING A CHOPPER "TO AN ADOPTED SON,

A Chinese woman was charged wiki assaulting her adopted son and wounding him with a chopper.

Sergeant Spear stated that the boy had. been in Hospital for over two weeks and ORDERS ISSUED BY MR. F. C. JENKIN, C-8 had not quite recovered. The wound was

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of annoyance to her, as he was continuat- ly quarrelling with her neighbour's. children

four inches wide and one inch deep

Defendant" said she committed the act. The following will parade at Central at unintentionally. The boy was a sourc

5.30 p. Uniform, helmets spikes: -- Monday, August 19th-No. 2 Platoon. Tuesday, August 13th-No. 1 Section. Wednesday, August 14th-No. 2 Co... Thursday, August 15th-No. 3 Co No. 2 Section at Water Police Station

| on Friday. August 16th, at 5.45 p.m.

Kit and rifles will be inspected by a Superintendent at 8p.m. on each of the above parades.

POLICE SCHOOL.

Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P., reports the following members of No. 5 Platoon es having "Passed with Credit":- P.-c. 613 Ozorio, F.-c. 561 Ribeiro, C.8.M. Silva, C.-Sergt. 567 Rosario, Pc. 615 Barradas, P.-c. 593 Ribeiro and P.-c. 70 Pereira.

Mr. Wolfe, remarking that the offence was. very setious one. sentenced defend- ant to one month's hard labour, without the option of a fine.

OPIUM CASES:

A Chinese was charged with berig i unlawful possession of 83 taels of opium and a quantity of forged Government Labels.

A lukong stated that he arrested de-] fendant on the Canton Wharf and found the opium and labels in his luggage.

Mr. Taylor. of the Imports and Ex-

committer The list of men of this unit who passed ports Office, said be examined the labels

If you are in favour of this scheme I would suggest that your appoint a small sub-committee to arrange the necessary details for its successful carrying out. I am afraid it will involve a good deal of work for them, but T am sure that in this Society many will be found willing to agdertake if. Before butting the resolution to the meeting I shall be glad to have the opinion of any member present..

Mr. McPHERSos paked the Chairman what proportion of St. George's Day War Bond tickets were sold in Hongkong The reason why he asked that question war because great success had attended St. George's Society drawing and various societies outside the Colony had followed they example and started schemes in their own places.

The CHAIRMAN replied that the Cam-1 mittee appreciated that fact and had limited the amount to $200,000.

Mt MCPHERSON said there were two.

is posted at Headquarters Office.

PATROL REPORTS.

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and four only were genuine Government labels.

Mr. A. 3. da Silva, of the Hongkong Note 1, printed on the back of the pre-Printing Press, said his firmu printed the sent Patrol Report Form, is cancelled. labels for the Government. He examined Note, 1, printed on the back of the the labels found on defendant, and dia

present Patrol Report Form, is con- called. These Reports will in future be sent to

Office within 4 days of the termina- tion of each patrol period. Reports for the period July 18th, August Slat will, therefore, be sent in on or before August 25th. Reporta for the month of July already sent in should be collected from this office.

NO. 3 PLATOON.

NO. 2 COMPANY. Applications for leave under D.O. 8, 7, 8, 9 and 10 must be made through Lait Commanders, and not through the Company Commanders. Cr.-Sergt. 554 Barretto will act as Unit

Commander from this

date and during the absence on leave of In- apector C.MS, Alves.

REVERSION. Sergt. 30 Tam Wing Kwong reverts to

the ranks at his own request.

BAND PRACTICES.

reasons why he was not-in favour of the Tuesday, August 1sth; Monday.. August

scheme. One was that it would not be a permanently successful scheme for raising money. There was n tendency on the part

of some people" to hope for at least-if

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Tuesday, August 27th and Friday, August 30th; at 6 p.m. Hth August, 1918.

not to expect something for their money. lotteries were now allowed, which some The second rearon was that it was having time ago were not allowed.

They were

covered ther were imitations.

Defendant stated that he was given parcel by a man who ordered him to take it to the Canton. Whuri. promising to pay him 50 cents..

Mr. Wolle fined defendant $300 on the first charge, with the alternative tw months hard labour; and 800 on the second charge, in default, three months hard labour.

FORGED TRADE MARKS CASE.

A Chinese was charged with having i his possession for sale singlets to whic a forged chop had been applied. Th complainant is an office boy employed b Messrs. Loxley & Co.

Mr. F. B. L. Bowley appeared for th prosecution.

Mr. Wood inquired what Mr. Bewle wanted him to do in the case. The de fendant had admitted possession and di

Mr Bowley replied that he woul not dispute having used a false shop. prove that defendant had put a fal chop-a star on the singlets and the the chop was in his house.

The Magistrate informed" defendat that if he chose he could be tried by t Supreme Court,

Defendant replied that it did o & bad effect on the neighbouring countries. not, however, living in normal times. matter where he was tried, but he p He thought it was injuring them. Gam- They must remember that their country ferred the Police Court.

Sergeant Murphy stated that he visit had been closed in China was struggling for existence. He thought bling-houses for some time, and then gambling was again that they had arrived at a state of affairs defendant's stall on Wednesday an started under the guise of a lottery scheme when the sacred name of charity came seized the singlets. Defendant said for getting money. He had heard Chinese before all things. (Applause.) He was had bought the singlets from a travelli say that the British Government must be quite at one with bfr. McPherson in his tailor. The warrant for defendan on its last legs if they had to resort to suggestion that they were lowering theis arrest had been issued a month previo sach means to obtain money. It was sim prestige to a certain extent among the 1, but when the Police went to execu ply lowering British prestige amongst the Chinese, but he wished Mr. McPherson it they found that the stall had be Chinese.

to look on the other side. By making closed and the man had disappeared. Mr. WILON agreed. Ele thought that, that small sacrifico--and be did not regard

Complainant stated that he visited. surrounded as they were by Chinese, it is a permanent one because Chinese amongst whom gambling was such a vice every day were becoming more educated stall in Reclamation, Street, Yauma

deal

sad bought a singlet, which, defendr that the Colony had to agitate against it, they would be able to alleviate a gread this stated, bore his own chop. On the follo it was inadvisable to raise money by such of suffering. As time went on and

means.

prohibited, lot sion the men who to-day

d. Rayose who conducted lot war was brought to a satisfactory concla.ing dective. Defendant then int

that, Great a

teries or tombolas, or anything of the kind Britain was losing her prestige would be him that he had the chop at his house Defendant said he bought the sing. were liable to be prosecuted. Here they the very first to grasp them by the hard were given permission to do.so.

Mr. SUTHERLAND said the Committee had and congratulate them upon the result from a travelling tailor and the chop (Cheers.) He would ask ther from a

Mr. Bowley pressed for the inflict given considerable thought to the scheme common-sense point of view, in the first been already impressed on them. and to the very issues brought up by the place and from the view of humanity, of a penalty. He said that in addit two previous speakers. He thought there in the second place, whether they were

was a good deal in the views expresaid by going to allow the view, propounded by to his client's trademark, which we

the singlets. Mr. McPherson and Mr. Wilson, and if Mr. McPherson to stand in the way of star, there was a foreign trade-mark

to they were living in

securing, perhaps, £12,000 or all be in accord with them. They succour those who were laying their lives knew perfectly well that there had been for them day in the tremendous certain amount of inconsistency in the struggle. (Applause.) attitude of he would not say officials, an

On the motion of the Chairman, second. he might get into trouble but those who ed by Mr. J. Garraway, the scheme sub- administered this Colony, inasmuch, as mitted by the Committee was adopted.

This was all the business. (Continued at foot of next Column.)

Mr. Wood thought defendant knew was using another person's chop. asked him whether he was willing to i up the singlets..

Defendant replied in the affirmative Mr. Wood then fined him $50. withi alternative of a month's hard labour

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