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MORNING

OUR

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER Sг¤, 1818

DAY

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Thursday, 24th October, 1918.

AFTERNOON

EVENING

PROGRAMME!

SALE OF ROSES-Lady May's Rose Fund.

12.30p.m. AUCTION OF SPECIAL ROSES at Cricket Club Ground.

· GYMKHANA · and Side Shows at Happy Valley including THE JOY WHEEL"

BOTANICAL GARDENS

ENTERTAINMENT AT THE

Gates open at 7.30 o'clock.

Grand display of JAPANESE FIREWORKS.

CHINESE CONJURERS.

RAFFLE of Dodge Motor Car

at, the Portuguese Stall. Tickets NOW on sale 1 cent to $12.00.

RAFFLE for special prizes, tickets $1.00 each.

RAFFLE for 1.500 prizes kindly presented by the Portuguese

Community. Tickets 20 cents each.

REFRESHMENTS.

The BANDS of the 18th Infantry and Hongkong Police Reserve

will play throughout the evening.

EARLY NOVEMBER At the THEATRE ROYAL at 9.15 p.m.

The Barton Mystery

A spoofic fantasy in four parts.

CUTLER PALMER & Co.“ ASAHI BEER.”

ADHNS SQUARE BOTTLE WHISKY.

NAPIER JOHNSTONES

SQUARE BOTTLE WHISK)

SOLE AGENTS IN HONGKONG

AND SOUTH CHINA

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.,

and from Aix WINE MERCHANTI.

REMY MARTIN

BRANDY"

SANSLIN

· CANTONĮ.

AGENTS:

Sole

REMY MARTIN Brandy

ICE IN FRANCE

CRETMART

BACEBOUBE

LTD.

Agents:

THORESEN & Co

PILSENER BEE

BRAND PRIZE»

SA

LAGER

NIPPON

BREWERY

SPECIALLY

FOR

EXPOR

COMP

ASANT

BEER

LAGER BEER

EXPOKY

COMPAN

SOLE AGENTS:

MITSU BUSSAN KAISHA.

DAIRY

FARM NEWS

There is no substitute for an

Dairy Product.. FRESH MILK

both Food and Drink.

Children

must have it adults

should þavu... it. FRESH CREAM

concentrated food..

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Child Suffered With Dry Eczema

On Head. Formed Bare Patch Broke Out in Pimples Cuticura Perfectly Healed in a Fortnight.

My little girl suffered with dry eczema on the top of her head causing her to scratch until it bied. This went on for about six months and then it formed a bare parch about the size of a sixpence, and afterward broke out at the back of her head in big pimples

Seeing Cuticura Scap and Ointment advertised we decided to try them. The effect was marvelous and my little girl was perfectly healed in about a fort night" (Signed) Mrs. S. Scraton; 4, De Silva. 11, 1916 Siva St., Huyton Quarry, Nr. Liverpool, Eng

Cuticura Soap to cleanse and parify, and Ointment to soothe and heal are not only wonderful healers but wonderful preventives of skin and scalp troubles. Samples Free by Post. Address: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse Sq., London. Sold everywhere.

THE MENAGE OF INDIGESTION

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for this it is, moet undoubtedly. Do

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Satulance, “Eailing appetite and other of indispositions Be

with smok troubles.” "allow them' ti gum á höld upon you." Kamember that these symptomé de inally mattor. Adopt 'the last dubmasěrá mestures against

the manson of kidigestion to Good.

BEECHAM'S PILLS.

HONGKONG. MAGISTRACY. POSSESSION OF HOUSE-BREAK-

ING IMPLEMENTS."-

A. Chinese was sentenced to a month's hard labour for being in unlawful poe session of house-breaking implements. It was stated that the implements were found concealed in defendant's shoes,

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. A Chinese youth, who represented him self as a marine-hawker, was charged with being in unlawful possession of a quantity of scrap-irona

HAPPY OBLIVION.

A Chinese was charged with being drunk and disorderly and with assault ing another Chinese.

COMPANY MEETING. SHANGHAI COTTON MFG. CO, LTD.

The tenth annual general meeting of"

Defendant said he had enjoyed himselt on Saturday and was drunk, with the result that he was oblivious of all the Shanghai Cotton Manufacturing Co. the accidents or incidents which bad Ltd., was held on September 27th, Mr.

T. Hayashi (Chairman), presiding.

occurred.

Inspector Sim stated that defendant stabbed complainant on the back with a knife, as a consequence of which com- plainant had lost a quantity of blood.

Mr. Wolfe sentenced defendant to three weeks' hard labour,

"IT SERVES YOU RIGHT:"

A Chinese was charged with stealing a quantity of mat-bags.

Sergeant Murphy stated that the whole De-blame should be attached to the com

An Indian constable stated that de fendant was arrested in Wing Lek Street "with the iron in his possession. fendant stated that he bought the iron from a sampan for $1.

Sergeant Pitt said the iron was worth About $20.

ON SALE OUND) VOLUMES of the HONGKONG B WEEKLY PRESS, January to Jusso,

With ID Price $7.50

Mr. Wood remarked that defendant ought not to buy such a large quantity of iron for without having his suspicious aroused. He ined defendant $20 with the alternative of a month's hard labour.

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL,

An assistant of the Wing Tung Cheong shop in Des Yax Road was charged, on remand, with forging three bank-drafts of the total value of 8275, payable at the Bank of Cantoa.

Defendant, who was represented by Mr. D. J. Lewis, made a statement to the effect that he had contracted debts through gambling and had also to sup port an aged aunt and sister. He had borrowed money from friends, who pressed bim for its return, so, having no alternative, be extracted the drafts from the letters addressed to the firm and made use of them. He had used a por tion of the money in obtaining medical treatment as he was sick

Mr. Wood committed defendant for trial at the October Criminal Sessions. RIFLE AND AMMUNITION.

A Chinese who has just returned from America, was charged with being in un lawful possession of a Winchester rifle and 195 rounds of ammunition.

plainant, who left the mat-bags in the street. Defendant had been assaulted by the Indian watchman and had lost a quantity of blood,

Mr. Wolfe, addressing the complain ant, said: "It serves you right. If you keep mat bags out in the street you must expect them to be stolen I will get the Police to summon you for keeping mat bags in the public atreets. Ho sentenced. defendant to fourteen days' hard labour.

EMBEZZLEMENT.

A Chinese shroff and salesman of the Yee Sang Lung firm, of No, 23, Holly- wood Road, pleaded guilty to embezzling $810.18, which was paid to him between May 19th and September 14th on behalf of the firm.

Mr. G. Haywood prosecuted, and Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the defence. Mr. Haywood stated that defendant, who was engaged as an assistant, collect ed debts belonging to the firm which he did not pay into the firm. Defendant made various excuses when asked for the money and ultimately admitted spending it. Defendant was in receipt of a small salary and commission.

Mr Gardiner said his client was led to commit the set owing to ill-health. He had entered into agreement with the firm to pay back all the money in monthly instalments.

Mr. Wood sentenced defendant to six months' hard labour.

CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE.

Inspector Sullivan stated that when

Two Chinese were charged, on remand, defendant landed in the Colony his luggage was searched and the rifle and with stealing a quantity of iron bars trank: belonging to Messrs. Lane, Crawford & ammunition were found in trunk belonged to a friend, who had receiving the stolen property with guilty. Defendant informed witness that the Co. Another Chinese was charged with asked him to bring it to the country knowledge. Witness liberated the man from custody on a bail of $950

Mr. Wood fined defendant $330 and ordered the confiscation of the rife and minmunition.

The lukong who arrested defendant sized him by the collar when the fine was imposed and began to march him out of the Court. Magistrate, however, ordered the lukong to desist from such harsh treatment.

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A

DAGGER;

A Chinese was charged, oa remand, with being in unlawful possession of a dagger.

Mr. T H. King, A.S.P., prosecuted, and Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the defence.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for the alleged receiver.

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The evidence was to the effect that the two defendants, assisted by the third mae, who was a fois employed by Lane, Crawford & Co., were removing the iron bars when they were arrested by an. Indian constable.

When cross-examined by Mr. Gardiner, the police constable denied releasing Mr. Gardiner's client and then re-arresting bira. Another witness for the prosecu tion, however, stated that defendant" was released and then re-arrested.

The amount of profit for the year ended June 30th, including Tls. 95,533. 43 - brought forward from the previous year's

account amounted to Th. 803,381, 63, which sum it was decided to 'appropriate as follows:

'Another", witness stated that nobody had any authority to remove the bars. from the godown after it had been closed. Mr. Wood discharged the defendants as the evidence was contradictory,

SNATCHING ON A STEAMER.

་་ Two Chinese were charged with snatch

Haitan.

Write off as depreciation upan:- Building

15.896.11 Spinning and weaving

machinery and plant 18,798.49

Furniture

Tls.

and to place to credit of Reserve Deprecia- tion account

9,625.93

65.906.74

5,972.26

" end Tls. 6 per share £10,000.00 To distribute as divid- as bonus Tis: 8 per

share

240,000.00

Mr. King stated that on September 26th defendant was noticed pursuing zome people with a dagger and was aring 200 from a passenger on board the rested by the Chief Chinese detective At the Police Station defendant admitted possession and said that the weapon was being used as a means of protection. The Police were of opinion that defend- ant belonged to one of the factions who had a fracas at the Ko Shing Theatre, and were subsequently charged at the The Police viewed the Polic Court. matter in a serious light, as stabbing was becoming common in the Colony.

After the evidence for the prosecution had been heard, Mr. d'Almada urged that his client had used the dagger ar a means of self-protection. His client XAW & large crowd pursuing him and drew out the weapon:

Defendant corroborated this statement. Mr. Wood said it was a serious thing to draw out a dagger, or even to be in possession of one. He fined defendant 850.

A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.

A Chinese was charged with negligent ly" firing a pellet from an air-gun and injuring a one-year old child.

To carry to credit" of renewals and repair account as" reserve

To carry to new ale...

Th

71.179.09-

200.000.00 52,204.81

803,353.83

Mr. Horatio Robertson, one of the

directors, reminded the shareholders that at the meeting in 1914 they had been asked to subscribe Tls. 1.000.000 for new machinery and were then promised by the Board that the mill would be equip- ped in a manner superior to anything they had had before. The shareholders were loyal, they paid up to a man, some over-subscribing. There were delays over the erection of the new mill, that ne would pass over : what concerned him was the machinery, then ordered. The Board had assured shareholders that the dew mill would be ready and in working order in 1915 again in 1916, certainly by the beginning of the 1916-17 year.

In 1916 the shareholders had been told from, the directors' table that all machi→ nery had been ordered. They were told the same thing in 1916, in 1917, and were told it to-day, that the machinery would machinery dated 1916, 1917. 1918: what I want to know is where the machinery come. He proceeded: We have in the mill for 1914 and 19151 I know I am about to be shoved off this. Board and

Mr. Burrett: This discussion has reached an unseemly condition. Mr. Robertson, seems to have quarrelled with the rest of the Board. If the informa- tion. he now wishes to divulge was avail- able before, and was not given. Mr. Robertson himself is to blame,

By an overwhelming show of hands it" was voted to discontinue the discussion, after which Mr. Robertson said that, as. a resolation was to be proposed to shove him off the Board, he, would ask again, "Where is that machinery."

A proposal to re-elect Mr. Robertson to the Board was lost.

Subsequently, a Japanese shareholder proposed . resolution to record the. thanks of shareholders' to Mr. Robertson, who had been on the Board since the Company started, and to award him an bonorarium, the sum to be left to the discretion of the board. This resolution was carried.

Inspector Sullivan stated that com

Mr. Robertson thanked the sharehold- plainant was on the steamer when the

The first ers for the compliment shown him and two defendants, accompanied by several

invited them to appoint a committee to other men, surrounded him: defendant snatched the $90, which he meet him st any time, when he would handed to another man Complainant explain what he had been fighting for all arrested one man and an Indian watch these years, that he was working for their man arrested the other, who had $35 in interests, and when they had heard what his possession. This, the man stated, he he would say they would have another

Inspector picked up from the deck. Sullivan asked the Magistrate to remand opinion of him the case for a week for the evidence of the guard.

Mr. Wood accordingly remanded the case, fixing bail at $300 each.

A Chinese was charged with suatahing a purse from another Chinese, on board the .s. Sui Tangan Tag

It was stated that defendant, who was & passenger from Shanghai, was in the act of picking up his cigar which had fallen on deck, when defendant attempt ed to pick his pocket

Mr. Wolfe remanded the case till to-day. "

ALLEGED SHOOTING WITH

INTENT TO MURDER.

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Mr. Burroft, "in proposing a vote of thanks to the Board and staff for the excellent showing of the company, sug- "gested that the Board hereafter take shareholders into their confidence, and if there was anything to explain, es- machinery, an explanation should be pecially relative to delays in arrival of made. The chairman said Mr. Barrett'a suggestion would have every considera- tion.

ALLEGED KIDNAPPING.

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A Chinese as charged, on femand, with kidnapping two boys from the custody of their parents in Canton.

Inspector Bullivan stated that com plainant, a sampin-woman, was walking

Defendant, when arrested and taken to along the Prays in Connaught Road,

A Chinese was charged, on remand; the Police Station, admitted that be carrying her baby on her back when the heard the "pop" of an air-gun. Her with discharging & revolver at another brought one of the boys from Canton,. baby cried out and when she examined Chinese with intent to murder him but stated that another person accom

Inspector 8im stated that on Sept. it she found the child bleeding from the head. She informed Sergeant Hollands 20th thers appeared to be some trouble panied the second boy to Hongkong.

between complainant and defendant youth, fourteen years of age deposed that his parents were dead and he was who went on board the Wa Sun with some Chinese detective and arrested de either over a question of money or over fendant. A box of pellets and the air a woman with whom both were in love walking about the streets of Feking when. stay with Him Witness "lived with de gun were found in defendant's cabin.

visited complainant's junk and a quarto fendant at an eating-house, after which the boat to the shore. It was a dangerous ensued Words led to blows, and appar defendant took him to a village in Evidently defendant was dring From On the afternoon in question defandante met defendant who induced him to practice and might have kiled the child ently defendant and two other folis got Canton. There defendant noticed a little who was attended to at the Hospital, the worst of it. Defendant then went boy and promised witness a new suit of Over a hundred pellets were found ion to his master's-junk, which was lying clothed if witness brought the little the vicinity of the accident. Witness of Wanchai Bay; and, taking his master's fellow home. Witness managed to take thought that all air-guns should be licensed car

time, and

pistol, which was lying in a cupboard

and the boy had both begged together in Defendant pleaded that it was an and air rounds of ammunition, returned the boy to defendant's house, as witness to complainant's junk. He clambered on accident; he was firing in the air, at the to the gangway, and aiming the pistol the streets. Defendant took them out to st complainant, fired. The rorolvarez and there he met another boy, whom mised are and defendant attempted to he wanted to kidnap Again witness shoot again with the same result. An- og responsible for bringing the boy to other boatman who witcossed the in defendant, who then invited them to go cident, boarded the funk and arrested with him on a railway journey. He gave travel with one of the boys and witness defendant, who was subsequently handed Witness $1 to purchase tickets, the ar- over to complainant on the Praya Arangement being that defendant should bullet was found in the junk, probably with the other. Defending further asked defendant attempted to fire.

Fant's brother, and to state, if anyon having dropped from the pistol when witness to represent himself as detekt

Mr. Wells remanded the case til made inquiries, that he was going to bie

mother's house at Hingham today.

Mr. Wood remanded the case.

Mr. Wood remarked that it was a very serious offence and might have ended in defendant being sent to the Criminal Bessions if the pellet had entered some vital part He med defendant $50, and ordered him to pay a further $10 com pensation to the mother of the child I unfortunate," said the Magistrate the the Ordinance does not include

airgunt inthe List of dangerous weapons He ordered the Inspector to On Sale at the HONGKONG DALY PRESS refer the matter to the Captain-Buperin-

tendent of Police:

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