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A DISAPPOINTMENT TO

LOCAL RESIDENTS.

LINERS REQUISITIONED FOR

REPATRIATING GERMANS.

We understand that the local Naval authorities, acting on instructions from Home, have informed the local office of the P. and (). 8. N Company and the agenta of the Holt line that certain of their steamers, dey in Hongkong during the next six weeks, have been requisition ed, for the purpose of transporting enemy subjects from

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14TH, 1919.

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON.

PROPOSED CONVERSION OF THE

BILVER CAPITAL INTO STERLING.

We are informed that the Directors of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lid., have resolved to submit proposals to shareholders at an early date for the purpose of converting the existing silver capital of the Company into sterling, and for increasing the This capital so converted to the sum of will, of course, seriously inconvenience £2,000,000, divided into 200,000 shares of many local residents who have made £10 each arrangements to leave the Colony by

Shanghai.

those vessels, although it is said that other accommodation will be found for

them.

BIG HAUL OF OPIUM.

A JUNK'S TENTH SMUGGLING TRIP.

SMART WORK OF REVENUE

OFFICERS.

Throw Revenue officera of the Colony made a haul on Wednesday afternoon of over 200 lbs. of raw opium which was being smuggled into the Colony in a junk.

Three men were arrested and produced before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Magistracy, yesterday. The value of the opium is $2,400, and the maximum fine which can be inflicted on such is $24,000.

When the junk-master was charged, Inspector Wilden asked that the three prisoners should be charged collectively, but the Magistrate disallowed the sp,

The accused stated that he had been

Been by a reporter of the Daily Press youterday afternoon, Mr. Martin, of the staff of the local P. and O. office, said $100 (the amount paid up on the existing by the other two mea, who promised to

he was able to give any information on the subject, adding the rather curious opinion that it was a private matter between the persons who had booked the passages and the Company."

VICE-ADMIRAL TUDOR.

ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG YESTERDAY.

Vice Admiral Bir Frederick Todor Tudor, H.C.M.G., C.B., arrived in Hong kong yesterday morning, and made an unofficial loading at 10 o'clock, He was received at the Naval Dockyard by Com-

engaged to bring the opium to Hongkong

pay him 380 for his sarvios.

If the proposals are approved, each shareholder will receive five shares of the nominal value of £10 each in exchange for each silver share beld. Such £10 plication. share will be issued credited as paid up" in respect of the sterling equivalent of

silver shares) at the TT rate on the day the resolutions are confirmed and the conversion effected, and a call will simultaneously be suade of the difference between the amount of such sterling equivalent and the sum of 4 so that the £10 shares may stand with the sum of Es credited as paid up thereon. Such Dall will be payable on the day after the next annual general meeting (which will be held towards the end of May next).

ON

JAPAN AND CHINA.

THE RECENT SENSATION

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.J

PERINO, February 5th.

It has been woll said that politim in China are a growth of the development of the newspaper Press.

This is sup ported by recont events in the capital, which, though of national importance, have not disturbed the national celebra tion of China New Year for the very simple reason that all the newspapers are

in vacation.

A low days ago, it transpired that the Japanese Government had sought to in- Auence China's dolegation at the Peace Conference in Europe. The information came from unimpeachable sources-in fact, from semi-official sources-but, for reasons which are appreciated in Peking. it was not considered advisable to make its origin too obviouɛ.

The story is unusually interesting. It indicates afresh that Japan has not yet abandoned the policy which she followed in 1915, in spite of her repeated protesta- tions of affection and friendship for China.

Inspector Wilden informed the Magis trate that accused was the owner and skipper of a fisting junk. On Wedner- day afternoon, two Faropeau Revenue officials had emerged from the depression Four days ago, Chinese Government Offisers saw the junk sailing into the occasioned by the fear that Japan, as one harbour from west to east, and stopped the

of the Big Five,' would overwhelm it. They wont

two dolegades allotted to China. board and searched They were elated by the hearing given the cabin. There they discoverd three to Dr. Wellington Koo and Mr. Ĉ. T. parcola, covered with

Wang.

Telegrams received by the Gov barpaulin andernniont indicated that members of the guany bags, and containing Benares Conference listened with warm interest A bonus dividend will be declared out opium. The junk was taken to the and apparent approval to the argumenta advanced by Dr. Koo sa bo presented China's care vis à vis Japan.

Unfor tunately, their joy was short-lived, for Japan had been seriously embarrassed by the Japanese Government intimated that the independent activities of Dr. Welf had been made to appear in an unfavour ington Koo and Mr. 0. T. Wang and able light in the eyes of other nations. China's delegates should act in consultu Naturally, Japan did not relish such a result and expressed the

wish

of the undistributed profits of the ComPraya, opposite the Harbour Master's pany equal to the amount of the call office, where another search was made and payable on the same date,

The Revenue officers then discovered the two other defondants, who would be An additional 16,000 shares of £10 each charged Inter, biding underneath punks modore Gurner. He called on Bis Ex-out of the converted capital will also be two men admitted that the opium belong in different cabins. The Arst of thes the Olhoer Administering the issued and offered to shareholders in the ed to him. Withoss naked the Magistrate Government at noon, and the visit was proportion of one £10 share for cogling by the same junk had been going to inflict the full ponalty. Opium-shug silver share held at the price of £20 on for a long time. There was no pre Major-General Ventris also called upon payable on application, of which £4 is to vious conviction against defendant, but

cellency

returned later in the afternoon. A.E.

that

Vice Admiral Tudor yesterday afternoon.be on capital account and £21 od prone had informed witness that it was his to the fate of Tsingtag that Japan dis

The Vice Admiral will, it is stood, spend some months oti shore in Hongkong. He has taken up his resi-

under-mium account; such new sharus to parti- cipate in all dividende declared after the next annual general meeting pro rata with the then existing issued shares. The time for acceptance of such offer

douce at the Hongkong Hotel. He will adopt the pre-war praction of staying on

tenth smuggling voyago

Mr. Wood informed defendant that it Was & sorious matter for junk-owners to 85,000 with the alternative of six months' assist in smuggling opinm. He fined him bard labour. The opium was confiscated.

Tho zane against the two other men was then, taketi.

The Arai defendant stated that he

the flagship, and paying regular oalla at will be limited to the day after the next brought the opium trom Macao, while weak hands of the Government.

Singapore and Hongkong when a flag- ahip is once again attached to the China

WEN

Squadron. Vico-Admiral Tudor accompanied by Paymaster Commander

the second defondant stated that he was invited by a friend to accompany the first defendant and he did so.

Inspector Wilden said the first defen

tion with those of Japan. Veiled threats were said to have been uttered also ng Be that as it may, it was made spproved of China's

as demon. policy, as strated at the Peace Conference.

Mr. Obata'a message was well timed. There were no newspapers being pub lished to give unwelcome publicity to all that is involved, and thus rouse & public opinion which would reinforce the rather

Un annual general meeting of the Company.

influenced by Press or public, the Japanese The accessary meetings to authorise

wishes were permitted to permente the Government mibd. Three days later, what is proposed will be held during the

while the newspapers were still in vaca F. A. F. Bunbury, his Naval Secretary,sion may be effected by the end of that

month of April next so that the converdant was found hiding in the hold whereon, Mr. Obata had an interview with the opium was found, while the secondareign Affairs. It may have been that Chen Lu, the Acting Minister for and Flag Lieutenant R. Fenton Living-

defondant WZA discovered in another latter suspected that something more Legislative aunotion will be sought for The Magistrate Is there any reasons conting, or that, he was simply enjoy. know whether first defendant is in the general holiday, bt Mr. Obata And some difficulty in making an appoint Inspector Wilden! My information is that this is the tenth occasion on which the juuk has been engaged by the two defendants. The junk owner is paid We have tried to get them for over six months, but they always managed to escape.

Mr. Wood stopced defondants to twelve months' hard labout each.

A Chinese was charged, also before Mr. session of eighteen taals of opium drose. J. B. Wood, with being in unlawful Defendant was arrested on the h with the opium concealed in his stocking:

Mr. Wood inflicted a fine of $200.

stone.

Vico-Aduiral Tudor and Ludy Tudor wore very popular in Bingapore. The Singapure Free Prees, of February 8th, said:"On behalf of the community of

month.

hold:

the proposed conversion prior to its charge of the matter coming into effect.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. $80 each time.

W. TULIP.

ing the Funeral March; the gun. carriage, bearing the coffin-covered by

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pos

ngat

COMPANY REPORT. HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LED

of

ment Eventually, he saw Mr. Chen

buta

od Sunday, and, at the outset, made it anderstood that the visit was intended friendship for China. The Government to furnish fresh

evidence of Japan's

was in financial straits.

It knew not where to turn for money. -Mr. Obata port pointed out that by the loan on Septem ber 24th laut by Tuas Chi-jui, (a fortnight before he demitted office as Premier), by Tuao Ju-lin, and by the Chinese Minis ter at Tokyo, whereby Japan undertook to advance twenty million yen for the

Bureau (the Premier's private military purposes of the War Participation organization), only three million yen had ben advanced, and, if the Government balance

Fwished, it might have the usapan made

eventeen million yen.

the offer

10 all sipocrity and in all riendship. If the Government did not icate to recognise the Treaty, could

be annulled on repayment of the sum ad- vanced. Of course, if the money. were required, China would be expected to

Singapore, we should like to express their regret at lowing Vice Admiral Tudor, who leaves tomorrow for Honglok by

The funeral of the late Mr. Wilfred H.M.S. Suffolk, to hoist his flag there in command of the China Station. Lady Tulip, of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., took place yesterday evening, Tudor follows later, Until the war wo never had the honour of the Admiral's at Happy Valley, with military honours. flag being hoisted here, and due approcia The cortege passed the Monument at 5 tion was felt at first Sir Lowther Grant p.m., the order being as follows:-Fir- boing in residence hore, and later Biring-party, under command of Sergt. Frederick Tudor Tudor, both of eminenre Cooper; band of the 18th Infantry, play- in the Navy.. Vico-Admiral Tudor and Lady Tudor have joined in the gen eral life of the Colony, and their the Cnion Jack, on which rested the The balance at credit of Profit and daughter, Mia Fisher, has done good helmet and bayonet of the deceased-Loss Account, including the sum work in the charities. Singapore appre drawn by members of the Defence Corps; $78,248.30 brought forward from 31st have regard to the wishes of Japan an ciates them heartily and will miss them members of the Machine Gun section of December; 1917, amounts to $251,045.30, the important matters which had already and the Staff more than a little, with a the Defence Corps; and the general and, after deducting the interim divid.been brought to the notice of the Gov. hope that the dag will soon again appear public, including a large number of end amounting to $60,000 (paid into an impecunious Government. So far. fernment. The bait was a tempting one boro."

employés of the Hongkong and Whain Beptember, 1918), the sum of $101,045:30 it has not been swallowed. For that the pos Dock Co. THE NAVAL YARD MURDER the coin was lifted from the gun-car-apportioning as follows :-

At the cemetery gates, romains, which the Directors recommend Acting Foreign Minister is to be com- mended. If the interregnum of news- paper silence he bridged without the MURDERER PAYS THE PENALTY. riage and borne to its last resting-place

To pay a anal dividend of

Government yielding, it is probable that hy six of the deccused's comrades. Tho $3 per share. on 99,000

public opinion will be roused to express Ata.m., on Wednesday morning, Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie officiated at the

aharos

itaalf strongly in the matter. Nardullah Khan, the Indian Naval Yard | graveside, and, at the conclusion of the policaman, who was convicted of murdor. service, three volleys were fired and the ing Sergeant Harry Linfield, attached

"Last Post "' was sounded.

to the satne furos, paid the

Amongst those present extreine ponally for his crime with the walle of Victoria Gaol. The body, it is stated, was afterwards claimed by the deceased's relatives and friends, who removed it to the crematorium.

1.

wore

Meesrx. R. M. Dyer, C. G. Alabaster, W. J. Tutcher, Middleton Smith, J. W. Gra- ham, A. G. Warren, W. J. Hinton, G. E. Marley, G. H. Baker, Major D. Mac- [¡Donald, Capt. G. E. Stewart, Capt. G. G. Wood, Lietts. A E. Wright, W. Higby

Blackburn and Souter.

To write off buildings

To write off furnitures and

fixtures.

To write off steam launch To transfer to general re-

To carry forward to

account

дегус

now

SPORT.

CRICKET.

$60,000.00 29,626.00

In extending the helping hand of Japan

in this wise, Mr. Obata apparent- 14,091.04 did not fail to emphasise, or perhaps

the 700.000vor emphasise,

helplessness of ins. He is alleged to have drawn a pic 60,000.00 ture of distant Britain, sa pre-oceu pied with internal disturbances, the details 43,708.20 of which were not permitted to be tole graphed abroad, that she could not give $191,048.30a thought to China Japan was near and ready to assist. Moreover, Japan had as army of one million men which WES unemployed, and had a Navy aggro- gating half-a-million tons, which was likewise disengaged. The inference to

CRAIGENGOWER 6, CIVIL SERVICE.

{he drawn weg' obvious.

Bardullab Khan murdered Linkold at 11.5 p.m., on November 18th and, after sealing the roof of a coal-shed in the Amongst the many wreathe woro those Kowloon Naval depôt, hold the Police sent by the following:-Chairman and

Other Foreign Legations avinced an interest

rest in this development, and it is at hay for over five hours before he surDirectors of the Hongkong and Whampoa

The following will represent Craige somewhat

not unlikely that they may discount Dock Co.; the European stiff, the Portu- rendered. Though achnitting Iris guilt

the self-advertisement of guese staff, tho Chinose Drawing Of gover in their League match with the Japan which has been made at the ex It tho Polico Station, ho, subac staff, the Chinese staff of the Reuoral Civil Service to-morrow on the latter sense of other partners in the quently, denied it, offering the dooffice, and the Drawing office apprentice ground at 2 pm: Bass (pt Five" combination. Moreover, they tance that shut

of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock. Thompson, TF Ford A. Golden may be induced in consequence, to ven Ca: Major Hatmand and offers of theborg W. Hall, G. Manley, U. Omar, he was ordered to take shelter by Lini.K.D.C. Machine Gun Co. of the Abbas, A. Grimmett, E Lammbrt und Covernment

the necessity for loading the Chinese greatly needed Anancial Geld. What happened afterwards he was HK.DC No. 3 Machine Gua auction, 8. Jok

H.K.D.C. WO

aqaistines at thin time. Borgoants, H.E.D.C.

n

heard and Wag

vory lazy about, as he was under the influence of opium.

Staff Borgeants and

R. Wor

and Officers of D.G. Lodgo

of At the trial, on

January 7th, the jury at first brought

C.R.O.. 'THE MANCHESTERS)

and South Oliun; W., ofera and This league match will be played to brethren of Zetland Lodge No. 625 E..morrow at Causeway Bay, the tears in a verdict of " Guilly” by six to one, WM. and brethren of Mark Lodge 2014 being no follow. Ta

Of

Big

In conclusion, it may be pointed out that though the loan for twenty million te Minister of Finance it was unknown van was signed by the Promier and "by

to the Cabinet whole, and it loga.

and, on being asked to reconsider their United Servious Lauge No. 1841 E.0. Man Thun, George Lee, Harry, Ching statement on the subject of the Japanes 1.C.; W.M., officora and brethren offCg Sto Kwong (cap), Yality is, indeed, to bo questioned. Minister Chen Lu's refusal to aske a definite verdict, returned a unanimous verdict floors of Victoria Chaptor, 6en EU Janies Wong, Chow Yat Cheong, Wong Minister's inquiries le; therefore, not to of "Guilty" after about an hour's deEngineering Students of the University C. F. Lw, and Channg Wing Kul,

Hongkong University; dil year Pi Koung Man Flor, Liu Yob Mun,

4

wondered Ab, third year students of the University Manchester Regimout:Capt, Bundle It is expected that the Japaness Loga- Kowloon Cricket Club: Kowlopa Bowlifur All, 53, Keens, Q.1.B. Smith this, no more tisod bo asid than that it second year students of the University:|| Llout. Obranaudi, Libut, King, F.quation will dong the report. Antisipating Club; and committee and wanders of the Borgt. Hird, Corp. Horrocks; P500 is being, noted upon du more than one Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders. Walker, Strahan, and Deskin.

Foreign Legation.

liberation. Mr. Justice Gomperts passed

sentonon of death, and the prisoner tarn ed round to his friends and bade them

paibetio farewell,

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