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SERBIAN REFUGEES.

THE DUNERAR

INTERESTING

PASSENGERS

THE WARS TERRIBLE, AFTERMATH.

The

Hunera, which arrived in Thongkonu on Wednesday from

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13ra, 1818.

Much could be written about that ten ALLEGED FALSIFICATION OF

months railway journes, but the refugees themarives are vetzent, for, after all. they realise that the Rassians did their best for them, necording to their lights. Will such good care did the older mem bers of the party look after themselves

and the little ones that there when a sub- prising lack of illness. Five persons died in the train owing to their inability to stand the terrible wold us which the jour

In the larger towie at which they stopped they treated in the matter of food, but ii sene

Lavend 14 Sorbian Vladik. Fugees who esperieties, Al register of the Hongkong Daily Press !.. giler yesterday, make 13 most remarkabl safe typical of what these commented Kangvans and Mon berkuman Leningrun has suffered as a result of the Ended, see wonderlai have been the

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ACCOUNTS.

TWO CHINESE ACCOUNTANTE

CHARGED.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr J. R. Wood, two Chinese accountante were charged on remand, with falsifying with intent to defraud various account books of the firm.

Mr. F. X. d Almada appeared on be half of some of the partners, and Mr 3. Gardiner appeared for the defend- II

SPORT.

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL.

THIS YEARS' HONGKONG LEAGUE COMPETITION.

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A geral meeting of the Hongkong | Football League was held in Victoria Wilton prsiding over a good attendance. Barracks, yesterday evening, Mr.

The resignation of the Manchester Regiment from the drst division M accepted, and all points gained in cun- Bertion with their inatches erased. Their entrance fees were refunded, less referees'

The transfer of Mesars. Knight and Rasmussen from the Hongkong PC, to Kowloon was confirm, and an applica tion from Mr. Taylor, of the Kowloon Club, to play for the Club was sanctiun was ed

There was a considerable discussion on this subject, objection being raised to so many changes.

Qunners Jones and Gibson, R.G.A., who had played in the first divi sion to replace RG.A players who were sick, were re-instated in the second i division.

ones substituted with fresh eatrics, On

In opening the case. Mr. Alunnda not Lill they reached Harton, where the

Red

organisation said the Wai Hang firm was composed Cross

ministered to their wants with agen of

partners, among whom

Chi The defendants hand the Duners. That it is strange erosity characteristic of their Republic. Kwong Cheuk

that the refagers knew comfort The were emplugde of the firm. His Worship gifts of clotlus, bankets, ete at Harbin would remember the incident of the rob storge, to their own countrs

71 the Taikoo Dock launch Inst All de refuser ratio from one portion were greatly appreciated, especially by bers af Berlin except the wounded adders, the younger members of the party, some mouth Kwong Cheuk Chi was on board of whose clothing was very scants inderl the launch On December fat, one of his who joined them later on in their adven

In Vladivostock the party WILM furous enteer

well chents, Lai Yeuk Yoi, who was a partner Of the 4 all but i w

The men had gone | looked after by the varyotak Rec Cross of the firm, was informed that the firm's Wote and childre oul to fight a tluse terrible days in the organisations, and it

was twee that the book were being tampered with, that some when term, in the great news of the Alfies' victory reacted of the leaves had been taken out and new latter part of 1014.

The During the long pucnry they were form of the Bulgariaus, stalked the land.

world completely ignorant of the happenings in What bung pented to Serbis the

knows the war, and it can well be pngmed with knows, though not 14 #4171 about: Belgaum Wherever the Bulgarians What zw and thankfulness they received were fed by German the news that the Germans and Bulgar maty at whom

ana, to whom they owed all their suffer officers went, they left behind a trail of

had at last been defeated by the chengulas Allies who had takes up the cause and luri'an 144171

a mesure of their wall ration

was decided population was ill treated

that there was no necessity to send them, which these poor refugees revail with

on to Amersen, and they were kept in the It was only whom their whole dis

Vladivostock till it was possible to ship them to Europe. triel was destruyed, their homes inuened. their Fuel and eattle stoln, some of their acumbet murdered and foully treated, that this land, thou over a thousand bes. Bed lo Ramaia

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be competed for this year, and that two It was decided that the Shield should of the best matches in the first round should take place on Boxing Day, when collections, etc., would be made on br half of the fund raised for the depend ents of the isle Bergeant Linfield, Naval Yard Police. The rest match will take place at 2.30 an

and the second at 1 p.m., on the Club ground. to be sent to the Secretary by Monta, next, and two matches will be arranged according to the draw, which will take place as early next week as possible. The remaining dates for the Shield competi Master Ganurr G

were left to the Hon. Secretary.

T. May, R.G.A.

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FURNISHING FABRICS

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LOOSE COVERS

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CRETONNES

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TAFFETAS.

WE HAVE A SPLENDID RANGE TO SELECT,

FROM AND SHALL BE PLEASED

TO SEND PATTERNS.

ALL LOOSE COVERS

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BY EXPERIENCED MEN AND

WE GUARANTEE PERFECT FIT.

script of this information he went to the and found the defendants He nuestioned them, and diny said they were altering the books. He remonstrate with them, but they took no hood and proceeded with their work. Among the banks which thes bad altered was decide.

It was suggested that the following ten competition: RUA Navy H.K.F.C | teams would be able to enter se for this

South China Athletic, R. E., St. Joseph's help), G.A. (1), Navy (B), Kowloon College, Staff and Departments (with

(with help). Players not wanted for their own team may play for any other,

rash book.

loaf taf which

had been entirely turn out and a new The party which fortunately included one put in with the name of Kwong a doctor, who was always on hand Cheuk Chi. assistant nanoger, appear render audien) aid, and a priest, who conducted religious services at regalar ing on it, in place of another name. The intervals, both ou the train and The

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in charge of Capt Kostic,bject of this was apparently to show to we went through the war in the latter the Police that he occupied a high posi part of 1914 and was Barrously wounded. He expresses his sincere gratitude, onion, and was thos a man of good charac half of the party, to the Russian British ter The next step they took was to get and American Red Cross Organisations fur the help rendered then during their the books rebound. long journey

After accused had

NAVAL MATCH

An interesting football match was play ed. yesterday afternoon, on the Naval Yard ground, when the Warrant Officers one of H. M.'s ships in harbour defeat- ed a team representing the Nasal Dock yard staff by two gonia to one.

Before the match, the two teams were

of

They were helpless nad marsing, and the Rummins, though not at that time taking an active part in the war, treated these Nerimans, and thousands of others who sought refuge in their land with all

refused to hand over the books to him, The Bearzu. which was boarded by Lai Yuck Yui tank the step of seeing the rare that was possible at that moment

many Deal residents in the Hariour when food stocks were houe toe plentiful yesterday, presented a memorable | hit (Mr. d'Almada), and was advised to photographed.

soutir.

During the first fifteen The portion of the ship set apnet for the apply for Receiver and have the

minutes of the game the play was very With many thousands of others, these

party seemed abe with bude children, accused arrested fur falsification of the fast, both teams playing with great refugees mintaged

for dive

many chubby and happy 111 their new found neCUTIN The application for an official

vigour.

The Dockyard team showed good luxury The little one receiver was made, and Mr. Beth was combination and made several rushes al 2001. the older

treating the comparative Wofre

about the shitp. many dad most appointed

An order for defendants their opnownt's goal. Erroti children [] J RAZY

fatherless grotesquely, girls in trousers and lays in

was drawn up and subrailted tv however, rubbed them of Beveral and motherless with all the tender slici petticoats, seemingly forgetful of the Judge, and a warrant was issued sufferings they lind undergone Sune

The Magotrair Are there any altera Lude which only the peasant in trouble the ch

children made very purturespre figures tous in figures! knows how to show to one Miruilar

in the tum Commack dres I the distress. Some died as a result of their faces of the wider ones their were traces

of the horrors of the

three years, puss all Many of the bigger girls are very hand son. For refugees, they seem a remark to have been determined to make a ward show of the hardships which were their lot for so many weary months.

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Mr. d'Alamada: I can't any yet. Continuing. As d'Almada said there were nine partners of the firm, four of

whom applied to him. He could not tell right as the books were in the Receiver's

who lived were happy and grateful to the ably conleuled l and certainly seemed whether the monies of the firm were all

Rumanians who gave them the where withal to keep body and soul together.

When Rummnia came into the war and the enemy converged on that little country

bands. He had not been able to see the Receiver in the Line at his disposal, and could not tell the extent of the altera

The 70 odd Serian soldiers who are in the party are particularly interesting. tione. He suggested that in granting all of them have been seriously bail, the amount should not be less than

fruit varius directions necessity and the Nenrly but are now well on the way

Kaum authorities forced the Berbins La inve ou topluer where life way note 116 Pa^. Then Rumaniй underwent all the horrors which Serbia bad afready suffered and early in 1916 the Serbians, together, this time not only with hundreda of their own nationality but also with Rumanians, found themselves in Odessa. Here the Russian Red Cross organisation, to whom the Serbian refugees say they can never in grateful enough, looked after them, while the Russians, in spite of their own increasing neediness, behaved with the utmost kindlines.

Die refagres lived on in the hope that they would soon be able to return to their owif country the way they cane.

But this was not to be. With Borbin devastated and Rumania at the mercy of the Bul. garians and Germans, the refugees passed month after month in growing despair Some of them found work under the

to complete reenery, and though sen few of them will not have the complete use of their limbs, they are happy at the turn which the fortunes of their country have taken. They, more than any others, bear evidences of the war's horrora

From Singapore, the Dunern will go on to Colombo and taleatta and there through the, Baez Canal to Salonika, where, according to present arrangements, the refugees will discobark

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

A DEAD COMPLAINANT.

A Chinese was charged with attempting| to defraud another Chinese of 8,250.

Inspector Grant informed Mr. Wood that the complainant had perished with other members of his family in the Race Course disaster last February. There was nothing else to be done but to dis charge defendant

Defendant was recordingly discharged.

ALLEGED FALSE BILL OF SALE.

Chang Hong, medicine shopkeeper. Russituns, while others did what they was charged with being concerned in a would to supply themselves with neces-conspiracy to secure illegal possession of

& junk. As a matter of fact they thrived Defendant is said to have approached in Russia, for everybody was so kind to the crew of the boat, in company with thom.

some confederates and to have claimed possession of the boat on the strength of a false bill of sale, which he had forged with chops stolen from the boat.

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Then, when matters in Itassia itself began to look threatening for Russians

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Mr. Gardiner, questioned by his Wor ship said, that as presented there was no case at all. After consulting with his clients, he agreed to the umount of the bail.

The Magistrale, remanded the case till tu day.

while

and

of scoring Spanton (the Captain) W. B. Cawney

(the Vice-Captain) and Bears were conspicuous in the forward line, while Bearne (the centre-ball) and rocker and McCormar (the backs), keut the Naval forward line at bay. before half-time a combined attack by the Navy forward line succeeded in break. through the Dockyard defener, and Danskin found the goal on two successive

GOCASIONS.

Just

During the second half Bearne, for the Dockyard, managed to notch a goal from the penalty area. The Navy team tried hard to increase their lend, but failed, owing to some very elever saves by Perkins, the Dockyard custodian. Some excellent font work on the part of Cawsey and Spanton made it soon as if the Dokk yard would equalise, but Fookos mis judged a pans, and the ball went behind.

The teams were as follow:-- Dockyard:-Perkins; Crocker and Mo- Cormac; Fookes, Bearne and White; Pile, Alderaal Officers: Webber: Jones and

Spanton, Cawney and Sears.

Prostor; Barber, O'Neill and Mutton Perriam, Brown, Danskin, Clarke and Ogg

HONGKONG F.C. 0.

R.G.A.

THE WAR SAVINGS

TWENTY-FOURTH LIST OF THE LOCAL ASSOCIATION.

During last month War Loan was pur chased by the Hongkong and South China In their league match with the R.G.A. War Savings Association for its members to-morrow at 4 p.m. on the Club ground; anonating to $108,81169 (8trails Cur Getrard; F. W. Black and J. McCubbin; Hongkong will be represented by Q. rency). The membership of the Associa-T. R. Chassels, J. Stewart and J. tion has reached 1182.

D. Carriere; P. Taylor, A. H. Clark, D. Keichelmand E. McTavish and

The amount revived in local currency Jennings. was $50,440, bringing the total up to $2.005,220.

In addition, the following amounts

to

up

CRICKET.

HONGKONG C.C. CIVIL SERVICE.

wore received: Straits currency, $34,800.29 bringing the total $104,004.13 Straits currency); sterling, £109 (hringing the total up to £12,071 The following will represent the Club 16s. id.): gold dollars (57 (bringing the on their ground to-morrow at 2.15 p.m. total up to (1.86,820.14) and Y. 10.404gainst the Civil Service :-T. E. Pearce (bringing the total up to Y.084.401).

(captain), R. M. Austia, C. Brown, F J. de Rome, D. E. Donnelly, Capt. E. H. Gray, P. Jacks, M. M. Muse, F. Sutton, E. R. Thomas and R. P. Thurs-

CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR THE The following additional subscriptiona Mr. Wood remanded the case for a have been received for the Christmas week, fixing baal at $1,500,

| GERMAN BEDSTEADS.

A Chinese was "charged with stealing two bedsteads, valued at 40, from No.

Basilia Lytleton Road.

50.00

Dinners Fund for men in the Services arving in the Colony: Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak Hon. Mr. Ho Fook V. and D. The property had formerly belonged J. and A. L

Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin loen Gerian institution of

which Mr. C. Beswick Mesure. Lowe, Bingham & Matthewa were appointed liquidators. Da Wednesday a | Anon constable found defendnat with the bed Mr. C. A. de Roza steads in the rand.

When questioned. Mr. P. Heathcote

and foreigners alike, the Russian Red Cross, seeing that it was not possibla to wend the refugees back to their country by way of Europe, conceived the iden of Bending them via the Trans-Siberian rails, way Vladivostock and thence to the Sintes, where, according to circumstances, they could either have been settled for all time or taken care of till it was possible to return them to Bertio. This was in the early part of 1017, and for neurly months, till they reached defendant said he was a culic employed Mr. W. J. Dexter Vladivostok, the

in the joy of by another man to aarry the bedstends. freedom, and the

happiness ahead, The constable allowed the defendant to bore their sufferings cheerfully.

It tewk a little

under

months for the to travel by train from Odon to cireutustanom, the Could

Russing Hed C

go away, but he came back, after poe Previously acknowledged time, evidently with the purpose of re covering the bedstends.

The case was remanded for the Polier.

not be blamed to see of they could find the man who was;

Total****

field.

C.R.C. v. UNIVERSITY,

the C.B.C. ground to-morrow at 2 p.m., In this league match to be played on

the teams will be as follow:--

CaO. Ng Bao Kwong. (captain), 50.90 Yes Man Tsun, Harry Ching, George 60.00 Lou, C. F. Lo, K. K. Wong, Chow Yat Cheong, James Wong, Wei Leo San, Chuang King Kui, and Un How Fan.

University.-A. H. Ramjahn (espt.), Yeah Tuk Ec, Lim Keng Sim, R. A Ponsonby Fane, J. D. Wright, R. A. Redmond, W. Gittens, Chon Man Ping, Cheah Toon Lock, Ang Swee Ching, Cheah Kong Seng and C. E. Marley.

LAWN TENNIS,

50.00 30.00 26.00 15.00

15.00

0.00

1.00

206.00 1,400.40

706.40

LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE COLONY.

par stk.

a this for the interne sufferings which these poor alleged to have given defendant the beds, Hon. Tronaurer of the Services Enter Championship of the Colony, on Sun-

people underwent throughout that long

poried They travelled in enttle trucks.

and it is senterly posible to imagine the

privations which they must have under-

CANTON POULTRY SHOW.

The Rev. F. . B. Hastings, R.N., tho

tainment Fund, writes: --

TELEPHONE 1741.

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OVERCOATS. DRESSING-GOWNS, GLOVES.

SWEATERS, SOCKS, SLIPPERS, ETC. EVERY GARMENT GUARANTEED.

SHING KEE CO.

SODA MERCHANTS, IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS

OF

Caustic Soda, Soda Ash, Murlate of Ammonia, Silicate of Soda, Refoed Bicarbonate of Soda, Mineral Water. and Soda Crystal, Bleaching Powder, Sulphur Acid, Sulphate of Ammonis, etc., etc.

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

No. 39, Dr Vaux BOAD WEST, HONGKONG

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Established 1871.

IRON & STEEL PRODUCTS, HOUSE & SHIPBUILDING

& ENGINEERING MATERIALS. HEAD OFFICE: Nos. 2a, 2 & 4, Ber Street.

Phone 1174.

PRICE SENT ON

BRANCH OFFICE: Fork Building, Chater Road. Phone 1950.

APPLICATION.

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MACARONI, PASTE STARS, EGG NOODLES, VERMICELLI,

In the somi-final of the Indien' - Tennis

lay afternoon. Mrs, Armstrong (L.R.C.) DEAR BI,Very many thanks for boat Mim Robinson (UB.R.C.) by 4-1. A putling forward my appeal for special 6-4. The second sott was a particularly Balacriptions to the Enrvices Entertain-interesting one, Miss Robinson getting a

to

EXC Food was never plentiful, ofton was scarpe, and petites the children As will be seen from our advertisement mon Fund, The response Ims boon pood lond at one stage, which it took all had to be fed while the older people columns, entry foron for the Canton splendid, and in a few day the amount the generalship of Mrs. Artistreme romaines hungry.

At some piners they Poultry Show may be obtained from this naked for has been animeråbeti. I pro overcome. The latter meeta Mrn. Millar wore stepped for a week, af alber for an keni Baeretary, of St. Pant's College pose to keep the Fund open for a low long as 15 days, owing to the fighting Entries close on the Elf inst belween the Czechs and the Bolshevika.

Arrange days, as my original estimate of menia are being made to take the birde | $1,000 was on the low`sble." In more than one place they euld bear to and from Canton Tree. They will b the ward of the guns, but nowhore were in the charge of a Eurojan steward, who

(Other Local News will be found on they molested by either side.

will have a qualified staff under him.

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(Wigwam Club) in the final thin after- room, weather permitting. The winner will then play Mim Wilkinson. thei holder of the Cup, in the challeng round. The challenge round match will probably be played on Now Lope's Day.

AND ALL KINDS OF SOUP STUFFS.

LL our Pastes bear the "Rooster" label and are made from Flour of the Bost Quality containing a large percentage of Gluten. Starch and Gluton are the principal components of Floor, Gluten is melor to digesh and contains more nutrimont than Starch. Manufactured under the mowk sanitary conditions.

Large quantiflra havo boon exported to various important offles in tlo World,

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