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2485
DAILY PRESH. SATURDAY,
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY. OVERCROWDING IN THEATRES.
The manager of the Po Hing theatre Yaumati, was charged with allowing his theatre to be overcrowded.
4
OCTOBER 6TH.
BIG HAUL OF OPIUM. ́ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT 1,000
TAELS TO MANILA.
An ingenious attempt to export 1,000 taels of opium to Manila on board the
1918
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS BY MAJOR E-
MORGAN, ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT.
STRENGTH.
No.
No
It was stated that when the pers. Leway Sang was foiled on Thursday formance commenced every seat in the morning. It appears that the Police received information that a well-dressed building was occupied, and instead Chinese would go on board the steamer stopping the sale of tickets, defendant the drug, and they consequently kept continued issuing them, with the result watch. The ship's officers and the Police that the gangway was blocked by people searched the luggage of passengers whom who were standing along it.
they suspected, and when they care to Mr. Wolfe said over-crowding was a that of the well-dressed Chinese who had serious matter, and fined defendant 850.just entered the gangway, they noticed cube sugar." with the alternative of two months' barda wooden box labelled
The box was prised open and sixteen in No labour...
boxes of sugar were found inside. There, also, were opened and in one of the boxes instead of the cube sugar there were 1,000 tnels of opium. The man was arrester A Chinese was charged with attempt and taken to the Central Police Station. ing to export a quantity of tobacco. The price of a tsel of opium in the without a permit.
local market at present is $14.50, and Revenue Oficer Bridger stated that de-outside Hongkong it is stated to be be- fendant was arrested on the Ying Tai tween $25 and $30. Had the man auc- Hing wharf with the tobabces in his eceded in exporting the opium he would have been, able to obtain for it nearly $30.000.
EXPORTING TOBACCO."
Tratman, Mr. D. W possession Superintendent of Imports and Exports, had asked witness to inform the Magis trate that these cases are becoming very common and that he viewed the present case in a very serious light. He asked for a heavy penalty.
Mr. Wood fined defendant $100, with the alternative of three months bad
Jabour.
The sequel was heard at the Police curt, yesterday, when the Chinese was charged before Mr. Wolfe with attempt ing to export the opium without a permit. Sergeant Blackman prosecuted, and Mr. M. Lo defended
Sergeant Blackman outlined the case, after which Mr. Lo applied for a remand and the axing of bail."
9 Spr, W. V. Doherty was enrolled on 26th Sept, 1918. and posted to Engineer Co.
ear Spr. J. S. Johnston, Engineer Co., and 302 Pte. P. A.. Bees. Signalling Section, are permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, to date from day of departure.
PROMOTIONS.
8.
Engineer Company.. 111 Corp. A. Davidson to be Sergt.
dated 26th Sept. 1018.
No.
118 Corp. E. J. Surman to be Sergt.
dated 27th Sept., 1918
No.
125 2nd Corp!, A. Stalker to be Opl.,
dated 26th Sept., 1018.
No.
237 2nd-Corpl. J. Stewart to be Act.-
No.
Corp., dated 27th Sept., 1918. 167 End Corp, G. Grott to be Act.
Corp., dated 28th Sept., 1918.
No.
No.
100 Spr. W. Bylo to be Act-Loo..
31 Spr., R. R. Wood to be 2nd.-Cpl.,
dated 28th Sept., 1918,
Corp., dated 26th Sept., 1918.
No.
239 Spr.. F. Soutar to be Act.-Lec-
Carpl, dated 27th Sept., 1918.
No.
193 Spr. D. McCrae to be Act-Les-
Corp, dated 28th Sept, 1918.
No.
W. Sinclair, C. A. M. Smith and F. Allen. Dress, drill order with pouches and dummies,
5.15 p.m. No. 3 Platoon (N.C.Os.
and men as detailed by Platoon" Commander) at Kowloon Docks. T.E.T... Wednesday, 9th Oct
3.00 pm. No. 5 Platoon, Nos. 3 and 4 Sections, at King's Park Range, Annual Musketry Course, Part 1. Practices 1 and 2. Dress, drill order with pouches,
3.15 p.m. No Platoon at Head- quarters. Quarry Bay men "will parade at 30 p.m. T.ET Dress, drill order with pouches and dum- mies Thursday, 10th Oct
5.13 p.m. No. 8 Platoon (N.CO. and men na detailed by Platoon Commander) at Kowloon Docks T.E.T.
Friday, 11th Oct.
5.15 p.m. No. 7 Platoon (as for
Wednesday).
MACHINE-CUN COMPANY.
Tuesday 8th Oct...
5.00 pm. Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 gun teams' at King's Park Range Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 16 Dress, drill order with pouches.
136 Spr. D. A. G. Alison to be Act.-Friday, 11th Oct ---
Lee Corp., dated 99th Sept., 1918.
"Company
No. 983 Sergt. W. Budge to be Co-Sergt.-
Mr. Wolfe: It looks as if the bail will be a heavy one.
No.
Mr Lo: I am afraid so. Your Worship will, however, realise that the idea of bait is to prevent the man from getting out of the Colony.
Major, dated 1st Oct., 1918, 861 Lee-Sergt. B. W. Grey to be!
Sergt., dated 1st Oct., 1918.
No.
267 Corp), R. Duncan to be Sergt.,
dated 2nd Oct., 1018.
No.
4 P. D. R. Blair to be Sergt., dated 3rd Oct., 1918.
No.
300 Lce. Corp. W. F. Fincher to be
Corph, dated 1st Oct, 1918,
No.
867 Lee. Corpl. W. Logan to be Cpil,
dated 2nd Oct., 1918.
No.
888 Le Corp 1. Neave to be Cpl.
dated 3rd Oct., 1918
›
No.
Mr. Wolfe There is such a lot of money in these opium cases that it would he worth his while to get away.
QUARREL BETWEEN JUNKMEN AT ABERDEEN. Chinese were charged with There assaulting another Chinese.
Sergeant Earner stated that the junks belonging to defendants and complainant. were lying near each other in Aberdeen
Sergeant Blackman: I may say, your harbour when suddenly there was a Worship, that defendant, at the Police collision. The anchor on complainant's Station, told me that his master gave. junk fell overboard and sank, and lom-him the cases to take on board. He gave plainant went on defendants boat and the address, and when the Police visited asked for compensation. Defendants the house they found that the master had dssaulted him and trussed him up to the cleared out. mast. A Chinese detective, who was sum Mr. Lo: That seems to be a point in The
I hope this matter moned, remonstrated with the defend my client's favour. ants. who thereupon told him to mind will be taken into consideration.
Mr. Wolle: You are pleading not his own business. They further stated"
71 'on his behalf. The cost of the No. that they were not afraid of the law. guilty The constable then blew his whistle, and opium is $14.50 a tal. The 1,000 taels an Indian Sergeant came to his assist amount to over $14,000, and "ten times that zount-$140,000-is the maximum ance and arrested the men.
Penalty
Mr. Walla fined the Brst defendant $10. and bound over the second and third! defendants in the sum of 360° ench" to be of good behaviour for six months.
THEFT FROM A EUROPEAN.
J
A Chinese engineer of the motor-boat Constance belonging to Mr. D. E. Moss, of Messrs. Alexander Ross & Co., plead ed guilty to stealing a clock and a barometer from the boat.
Inspector Sim stated that while the motor-boat was lying off the Corinthian Yacht Club on September 15th defendant disappeared with the articles and was not scen till October 2nd, when he was arrested outside the Taikoo Dockyard The watch and barometer were recovered from a pawnshop.
"
Mr. Lo: The maximum penalty does
that
the mean
only act, necessarily maximum bail should be granted.
Mr. Wolfe The real buil is fixed some where in the neighbourhood el ten times the value of the opium.
Mr. Lo: Supposing it was a case of the man getting away, he would have made a very large sum of money out of the opium. But now the opium will be confiscated. I do not see what motive the master will have to pay the money for defendant.
Mr. Wolfe replied,
ied that in nine cases out of ten the men get away with the opium. It would, therefore, be worth while to pay the money. He thought he could not fix the bail lower than $50,000. He remanded the case till next Thursday at 11.30 m.
",,!"
ALLEGED FORGERY BY CHINESE OFFICIALS
A SUM OF $150,000. INVOLVED.
Mr. Moss stated that defendant had been in his employment for two years. Witness had been away on a holiday, and. consequently defendant had become slack and had contracted debts through gam- bling. Defendant was the number one
At the Hongkong Magistracy, yester engineer of the motor-boat and had an- otheraboy working under him. Witness tiny, before Mr. J. R. Wood, Lung paid defendant a portion of his wages Yeung Kin, Wong Kwong Wai. Hui Chak Po, and Leung Kan Hin, tour wealthy on September 15th and gave him $8 for
and influential. "Chinese, stated to be repairs which were not carried out.
relatives of General Lung, Chai-kwong. Defendant's assistant bad complained to ex-military Governor and Viceroy of Lan. witness that defendant, who was responon, were charged with forgery and utter sible for paying his.wages, had not given him a cent for two months.
Mr. Wolle said it was a serious thing for a man when given a position of trust to abuse it, and sentenced defendant to six weeks' hard labour.
ing a forged receipt for $150,000.on the International Bank Corporation.
869 Lee. Corpl. T. Petrie to be Cpl...
dated 4th Oct., 1913
ATTACHED.
following are attached to the Eng. Co. for D.E.L duties, from Ist' Oct., 1919.
"4" Company. **
320 Pte. A, C. Davison, No. 313 Ptc. W. Ross, No. 30: Pte. T. C. Flem-
4.10 m. Beginners' Class at Head-
quarters.
5.00 p.m. Nos. 1 gun team at King's -Park Range, Annual Musketry Course. Part 3, Practices 13, 14 and 19. Dress, drill order with pouches.
MOUNTED SECTION.
Monday, 7th Octo
5.30 p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.
Dress, drill order. Thursday, 10th Oct:
5.30 p.m. at Jockey Club Stables.
,Dress, drill order without rifles.
SIGNALLING SECTION,
Tuesday, 6th Oct-
5.30 p.m. at Headquarters Dress,
drill order.
RECRUITS.
5.30 p.m. Recruits of all units, except Monday, 7th, and Friday, 11th Oct. :-
"D" Co., on Murray Parade Ground, under Bergta Orberry (Monday) and Edmonds (Friday). Dreas, drill order.
11
31
8th
++
ing, No. 818 Pts.-H. R. Harleg, on No. 326 Pte. R. A. C. North, No. 973 Pte. P. D. Sutherland.
B Company. No. 533 Pta J. Findlay Miller..
TRANSFER.
No. 758 Pte. E. O. Bird is transferred from the Mounted Section to "D" Co., dated 1st Oct., 1918
LEAVE.
No.
Pte.
Pte.
Pte.
213 Spr. B. Pasco. Engineer Co., is granted leave for the duration" of
the War, to date from day of de
parture.
E. &.. Bam, "D" Co., is granted 2 months' leave from 9th October,
"
1915. D. Gow, "B" Co., is granted 8 weeks' leave from 9th Nov., 1918. N. D. Pullen, "A" Co., is granted 4 months' extension of leave from 2nd Oct., 1918.
DETAIL
duty 7th Oct.-No. 2 Platoon (4).
-No, 3 Platoon, Mount
Section and Sig. nalling Section (4).
8th
9th
10th
11th
19th
13th 13th
No. Platoon (4).
-Machine-gun C6. (14).
-No Platoon (4).
No. 8. Platoon (4).
..No. 7 Plaicon (4). -No. 8 Platoon (4). -No 1.Platoon" (14).
Orderly Officer for week ending 13th Oct- 2nd-Lieut.. F. H. Thoma.
Next for duty 2nd Lieut. B. Sutherland.
ORDERS FOR CADET COMPANY BY END-LIBUT
J. W. BEARD..
STRENGTH.
leaving for England, to date from Cade: Howell is permitted to resign, on
day of departare.
PAEADES.
ORDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY BY HAPT. Monday, 7th Oct -
1. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V.D
PARADES AT BELCHER'S RATTERY,
Monday, 7th Oct -
6.30 p.m. Left Half Co. Full drill Tuesday 8th Oct. :---
7.30 4., Right Hall Co. New Layers
Class only. Thursday, 10th Oct:
5.30 pm. Left Hall Co. New D.R.F.
Class only.
Friday, 11th, Oct.
7.30 am. Right Half Co. Full drill 5.30 p.m. Left Half Co. New Layers'
Class only.
ORDERS FOR ENGINEER COMFANY BY CAPT. 7. W. JAMES.
The Captain-Superintendent of Police proaccuted, and Mr. M. K. En appeared 4th for the defence...
Mr. Mel. Messer stated that on April The pawn-broker was warned by the 30th, when the book of receipts was check- Magistrate, who said be intended to re-ed at the Bank, it was found that form turn the pawned articles to the owner without paying compensation.
ECHO OF THE RECENT ARMED ROBBERIES IN WANCHAL
No. 36,000 was missing. On May 27th a receipt was made cut by the Bank for second defendant, who, two days later, cashed the $150,000. On Thursday, the Srst two defendarts went to the Bank and presented the missing form No. 38,000 The Bank off- for payment of $150,000. reniala, boing suspicious, arrested the men. The third and fourth defendants at the time were standing outside the Bank. Mr. Messer added that it was obviously a case of forgery.
to 11th Oct.
D. F. L. duties. Paredes as per rosters posted at Headquarters: Engine Drivers at 5.45 p.m., Electricans at 6 p.m. Officers next for duty.-Belchers, Lient. Hall; Lycemun, Captain James; Stonecutters, Lienz Stevenson.
and Instruction for higher ratings
ره
on
N.C.O and men of the Infantry Battalion attached for duty.-Class 1. at Belchers. at 5.30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays for all who Profcicat" have not passed the
rate (1/-) examination. Class 2, at Belchers at 6.30 p.m.. on Tuesdays and Fridays for all N.C.Os. and men of higher ratings, under Staff. Parsons, Bergts. Ovendene and
R.E., and Sergt. Day, H.K.D.C. Class 3, at Lyeemun at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays. under Q.M.S. White and Staf-Bergt. Barclay, R.E.
Three Chinese were charged, on mand, with being concerned in an armed robbery at Wanchai on September 8th.
Sergeant Cockle asked the Magistrate's to withdraw the charge permission
Mr. Lo applied for a remand on a small against two of the defendante, and to scend the charge against the remaining bail. The facts of the case were rather defendant to that of being in unlawful peculiar. The original note had been possession of a. revalvor. He said the made ont in the name of two persons. men were believed to have committed He thought that the second, third and two armed robberies in Wanchai and fourth defendants should be discharged they were arrested in Keswick Streets they went to the Bank at the invita One of the defendants had a revolver tion of the first defendant, had recently Hongkong from Peking and six rounds of ammunition in histo possession, and this was the man they and had no money. He asked them to ORDERS FOR INFANTRY BATTALION BY MAJOR aseist him in seeing the money safely home. were now charging. The Police, when All the defendants were in the employ- visiting the house, drew their revolvers,ment of a certain person who had sent as they did not know what sort of recepthem to collect the money. tion they would meet with. When the Mr. Messer reminded the Magistrate that arrested an identification the object of a substantial bail was to parade took place, bat, unfortunately, prevent the defendants from escaping. Zone of the inmates of the houses which As the men were influential people they were robbed could identify the defend would be able to raise the necessary bail.
Mr. Wood remanded the case till Thurs- ints. Bergeant Cockle added that in- formation had been received of a meet day, fixing bail for the first and second ing to take place on the morning of defendants at $25,000 each, and for the September 11th for the purpose of com-third and fourth defendants at $10,000 mitting an arbled robbery. Inspector Simeach
men were
und party patrolled the Wanchai Road for over an hour and arrested some of the men.
•
SAIGON RICE MARKET.
The Compagnie de Commerce & de Evidence was given by Chinese cón stables, after which the defendants Navigation d'Extrême Orient, of Saigon, denied all knowledge of the armed robin their report dated September 24th, bery, The man charged with being in state-
Somo unlawful possesion of the revolver and There has been nothing particular -tô Ammunition admitted this offence. He report for the last fortnight. said he was a fitter in the Taikoo Dock, cargoes have been sold to Manila at good yard, and came to Hongkong a year ago. rates. Prices remain steady and no A seafaring friend of his who visited page may be expected in the near Hongkong gave him the revolver to take future. The weather is now favourable, back to the country: Defendant inform bat the crop will be late. ed the Magistrate that he was recruited by the Government to go to Bombay and from there to Mesopotamia. All his life he had been of a peaceable nature
Mr. Wolfe discharged the first and third prisoners, and sentenced the second defendant to twelve months' hard labour.
The total amount of rice exported from January 1st up to September 18th, 1918, is 1,074,064 tons against 885,804 tons in 1917
We, quote to-day: While Saigon rise, No. 2 titted Japan quality, Hong- kong 4.36 per picul, f.o.b. Baigon, for October/November shipment.
B. A MORGAN. PARADES.-"A" COMPANY. Tuesday 8th Oct:--
6.30 p.m. No. 2 Platoon on/Polo Ground Fall in at Cricket Club at &10 pm and proceed by tram to Causeway Bay. Fire discipline training, Dress, drill order with pouches and dumimica. Thursday, 10th Oct
10.
5.15 p.m. No. 4 Platoon at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 3, Practices 15 and 18. Dress, drill order with pouches. Friday, 11th Oct -
5.15 p.m. No. 3 Platoon at King's Park Range. Annual Masketry Course, Part 3, Practices 13, 14 and Dress, drill order with pouches. 5.30 p.m. No. 1 Platoon on Murray Parade Ground. Squad drill Dress, drill order.""
* COMPANY. 5.00 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, Nos. 1 and Monday, 7th Oct -
2 Sections at King's Park Range. Annual Musketry Course, Part 1, Practices 1 and 2 Dress, drill order with pouches. Tuesday 8th Oct
5.15 p.m. No, and 2. Sections. at
Headquarters
5.15 p. Band practics at Head,
quarters.
Wednesday, 9th Oct. :-
P.-c.
5.15 p.in. Nos, nad Sections at
Yaumati Football, Ground. 5.15 p.m. Band. Practices at Head-
quarters,
C. E. STEWART, Capt.,
Adjutant. H.K.D.C. Hongkong, 4th October, 1918. HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS ISSUED BY XE. J. W. PRANKS, A. 3, P. (RESERVE). COMMENDATIONS. 110 Chan Wai Ling and P. 179 Wong Tat Chung are both com- mended by the Captain-Superin tendent of Police for following up, when off duty, and socuring the arrest of a man who had stolen from the person of another man a purse containing $2.40 in money in Queen's Road West on the 27th alt The prisoner was sentenced to 6 months hard labour and 4 hours' stocks,
PARADES-CENTIAL, 6.30 P.M. Monday, October 7th-No. 2 Co. under
Company-Commander.
Tuesday, October 6th-No. 1. Co. under
C. I. Lammert,"
Wednesday, October 9th-No, 3 Co, under
Company-Commander. Hongkong, 4th October, 1918.
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE, BRIGADE. HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. NO. 2 Y.A.D..
Munday, 7th Oct.
8 pm. Squad, and Stretcher, Drill Wednesday, 9th Oct. :-
7. p.m. First Aid Lecture.
8 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill Friday, 11th Oct -
8 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill
NO. 3 V.A.D. Tuesday, 8th Oct
6 p.m. Band Practice, Wednesday, 9th Oct
7p.m. First Aid Lecture. Thursday, 10th Oct:-
ep.m. Band Practice. Friday, 11th Oct:-
7 p.m. First Aid Lectáre Saturday 12th Oct.
5 p.m. Bquad and Stretcher Drill NO, 4 Y.A.D... Monday, 7th Oct
4.20 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill Thursday, 10th Oct. 1
4.20 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill
.NO. 5 V.A.D. Friday, "11th Oct
5.15 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill
VICTORIA NURSING DIVISION.
3.30 p.m. Nursing Practice.
5.30 p.m. No. 5 Platoon, the follow-Friday, 11th Oct
ing will parade on the Cricket Ground, to complete Fire Discip- line Test: Corpl. Dowbiggin, Lee.- Corpl. Aucott, Ptes W. E. Roberts,
(Bd.) E. RALPHR (Acting Asst. Commissioner). Hongkong, 5th October 1918,
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