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THE BONGKONG, DAILY PRESS THURSDAY,

THE NEW CASES AT THE MAGISTRACY

STREET HOWS BY FUKIENESĘ-

SPORT

FOKETBALL

UNITED SERVICES LEAGUE,

ROA

match

Rs the Gunners failed to

HAWKINS, 1; “CURLEW

DECK (BER

THE TRAFFIC IN CHILDREI

IN HONGKONG:

The Church Fracay of November 12th,

·ARRIVAL - OF

GENERAL

Suh-Jatpector "ills paraded six OFFICIAL LANDING YESTERDAY.

It may be remembered that carb In the present year Colonel John Ward Major-General Sir George Macaulay sukienesa before Ms. Orme at the Hagia

asked some questions in the House of Kirkpatrick, K.C.S.I., K.O.B., who estruer, yesterday, on a charge of dis-

Commons respecting alleged traffic in human beings in the Crown Calopy of|| Major General 5. Yeptis, G.B., in orderly behaviour at 61, Connaught Head

Hongkong Ha bad already rained' the eammand of the Troops in Bengkong and West, the previous morning. The inspec

question during the war and was DOW China, arrived yesterday morning on the stor told the Magistrate that at 11.45 m.m..

On the Navy "A" ground the Gurlew told the Colonial Office, had written to transport. Bremen, and made his official on December 28th, the police received

at registration and inspection of the pur landing-nt Blake Pie At 2. p. Thon alarm of an armed robbery in Queen's kicked off before a good number of Service the Governor of Hongkong, suggesting Giard Honour was provided by the Road and turned out in force. It proved men. The Hawkins, mumed the offensive chased girls and children We now

Correspondent that the salej Wiltshire Regiment, The General was to be a quarrel and a fight between the an early stage of the game, but were learn from welcomed on landing by Major-General defendants and while the police were nuable to scare, The Cuyler, however, and purchase still goes on for the pur pose chiedy of domestic servitude and Ventris and his Staff, and a laige body of dealing with it more serious offence were by no means idle. Play was very prostitution, the exetine apparently being was being committed in the same dis and each goalkeeper was called upon to that it is inadvisable to interfere with other efficers of the garrisons

Cook and Wetherby Chinese custom. But that is an idle Major-General Sir George. Kirkpatrick,trict. He did not press for a penalty, handle, frequently.

republie the first and most stringent law has had a notable military career. He is but there young men should be made to combined well and kept Wilkins very busy, ples for so soon as China became a the son of the late Sir George Airey Kirk understand that they could not do as Un the other elde, Chatham was after paged was one forbidding the sale and patrick. K.C.H.G..x-Lieutenant-Governor they liked. In the afternoon of that dangerous bus the goalkeeper saved well purchase of human beings for any pur pose whatever adoption not excluded Ontario. He entered the R.E. in 1566 day they broke out again. Nothing and Wetherby sent out to Taylor, who sent the ahameful trade is carried on quite But in the British Colony-ol Hongkong became Captain in 1884; Major in 1903 serious occurred amongst them but canina hrst-timer long dropping shot, which openly. Last year, our informant tells Rnd Colonel in 1908. He was AD.C. to the G.O.C., Thames District, from 1899 to 1898; D.AA.G., South Africa, 1899 toch 1902, D.A.Q.M.G., Canada, 1902 to 1904 The more serious offence to which Headquarters, 1904-6; and General Staff Inspector. Wills alluded was a stabbing- Officer, 1st Grade. Indis, 1906-10. Betray in which a Chinese hawker, aged served in South Africa, 1899-190, was wounded in the back with a knife - despatakes twice, breves of Major din gambling quarrel with two other Limit, Col.; Queen's medal, 6 cinepsi men who have not yet been arrested. King's meda, 2 claspsy. He was Inspec The wounded man was removed to the zar-General Military Forces of Australia Government Civil Hospital. 1810-14; in European War 1914-15, and premated to Major-General; passed Staff College; was Director of Military Opera tions, India, 1914-16; and Chief of General Staff Army Headquarters, India, singe

1016.

duct like this sometimes led to morder.

the Magistrate imposed a fine of

The Curlew took up the attack in earnest,

-Jones misjudged, and: the ball passe” aver

his head under the bar, giving the Cariou the lead, just before the whistle sounded for half time***

and tried hard to draw level, but their Resuming, the Hawkins at once pressed

Carien custodian cleared in good style The Hawkins forced several corners, which the Curia detence cleared. From a break away, the Curieu should have Increased their lead, for Wetherby passed gut to Scott, and the latter beat Russell and sent over where Taylor was standing unmarked a chae range, but Tayler returned the ball to the left Instead of shooting, and Jones cleared. The Hawkins transferred play to

Cunliffe placed well and Chatham headed

away on the left and centred, and Chacram, dodging the backs, sent the bail

Play now ruled on the, rough side, each team trying to take the lead, but the defence proved equal to the attack and the whistle sounded with the result of one goal. all, Mr. Wells controlled the gante.

-m, a state of things similar to that di

closed by Calopel John Ward was dis covered and reported by the wife of a Naval Oncer in HM Dockyard. As result of her activities, on behalf of the slave girls, and her endeavours to sar pablie opinion in the Colony, her hus ceased he would be superseded and sent band was informed that unless her efforts home. He refused to take any steps to interfere, being himself aware of the abominable evils that were practised. Our correspondent has farther furnished us with a number of recent extracts from the chinese and Hongkong Press which fully bear out the allegations. Indeed, to read in the fàina d'ail, “China now forbids the sale of human beings, but we can sell them here (Hongkong) Court cases in which persons were and to look over the reports of Police

blush with share that such, things are Ward is, we believe, shout to bring the question once,mors before the House of Commons when we sincerely trust that the house will insist on the enforcement,

punishttent of the persons responsible for so flagrant a disregard of the first right of a Batish subject.”

THE RITER BIT. Sikk policeman in Samshipu, home from duty found two returning Chinese crouching near his heas. They

able to stand by and watch their oper-

was scattering

terus tice to tempt the fowls; Major-General Kirkpatrick will make the other seized a fowl and put it under, his official call on His Excellency the his cost. Caught red-handed, each of to the net and made the searos equsufiths law against Klavery and the proper

the men received sentence of a month's imprisonment at the Magistracy, yester day..

Kirkpatrick and two daughters were so deeply engrossed that he was the other end and forced a corner, which charged with cruelty to slave-giria, is to

also, arrived on the Bremen, and are staystične without being observed. One man in wide. Shortly afterwards Webb wentulable under the British ang. Colonel

ing for the present at the Hongkong Hotel

Governor this morning.

Major-General F. Ventris, is leaving by

Sicilia on January 18 GENERAL VENTRIS' FAREWELL. The following" cable has been sent to the Officer Commanding the British Troops at Tientsin:-Major General Ventris, on vacating the Command of the Forces in China, says farewell to all ranks

North and South China."

THE DEPARTURE OF

AND MRS. STABB. REMARKABLE SEND OFF.

اہے یہ پڑ جائیے۔

CHARGE AGAINST CHINESE CONSTABLES.

Before Mr. N. L. Smith at the Magia tracy, yesterday, two Chinese-constables. were charged with dereliction of duty,

Mr. M. E. Lo and Mr. J. H Gardiner defended.

ENEMY PROPERTY IN ENGLAND,

TAMAR, "TU" AMBROSE, O

In the House of Commons recently, These Clubs turned out on the Navy B M Adland (Camborne, L.) asked the ground where a ding-dong struggle ended Lord Privy Seal, whether his Majesty's in & win for the Tamor by 9 goals to ni Government had decided to restore to individual Germans, to a certain limited The Tamar started the game and went and specified value, property confiscated The allegation, made în evidence by down and forced a corder, Heap sending front them during the war: and, if so. Chief Detective Inspector Murison, was behind. The Ambrose transferred the play what was the specified value in question.

Sir R. HORNE, who replied, said: MR that the constables searched a man to the other end, where Monkhouse ser . The property a individual Germans was employed on the Fat Shing, took opino | wide. The Ambrose returned, and Bear allt confiscated either during the war from him and, instead of reporting the sent over the top. The Tamar then go however, auch property in this For by the Treaty of Peace: Under the cat, sold the opram for their own

country may be charged to meet German obligations to this country. An arrange ment has been under discussion with the the point of conclusion, for facilitating the German Government, and is, I think, on

restitution of British property in Ger many, and meeting certain dificulties incurred on such property where it was in regard to storage and other charges

A very large crowd assembled yester day morning in the vicinity of the Hong kong and Shanghai Bank and Statue Pier 'to say farowell to Mr. and Mr. Stabb, Mr. Stabb was borne on the shoulders of members of the Bank staff.to the pier,

benefit.

A remand was ordered..

A FALSE-BOTTOMED JUNK,

Two Chinese wers charged by Revenue Officer Clark at the Magistracy, yeater,

away, and Hayes sent in a very tome shot which Harwood stopped, but let the ball out of his hands over the goal line, thereby giving the Tamar the lead. Vidfeld play followed. Following a break away by the Ambrose, Beardall forced a corner, but sent the resulting kick behind The Tamar

authorities As part of this arrangement,

-Mrs. Stabb being borne in her chair. As with the unlawful possession of transferred to the other end where one of not actually taken over by the. German

they left the Bank three enormously long 2,303, taels of optim. The officer found the defenders handled in the penalty area, strings of crackers were ignited and made the drug in their junk which had and styles made no mistake, sending in a established under the Treaty of Peace

in deafening noise for fully ten minutes. As Mr. and Mrs. Stabb embarked on board the Wayfoong, launch the Bank men started to sing "Will ye no come back again ??" and then, For he's a jolly good fellow," in which the general body of Europeans assembled on the wharf participated. Altogether this fare- well tribute was an eloquent expression of the high esteem and regard in which Mr. and Mrs. Stabb are generally held In the Colony and must ever be to them a pleasant recollection. Seldom in the history of the Colony have departing rendents been accorded such a royal send-off.

A few close personal friends (including Mr. A. G. Stephen, Mr. Stabb's successor) proceeded on the launch to the Pacific Mail liner Colombia, which left at noon for San Francisco.

Mr. and Mrs. Stabb expect to remain in the United States for several weeks, and will sail from New York for England moms time in March on the Mauretanin Mr. Stabb was born in Newfoundland, and served for several years in the New body pang York branch of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

REPRESENTATIVE

| ́false Bottom under the entire after part-low shop that beat Harwood From the

The case was adjourned at the request of Mr. J. M. Hall, solicitor, who in formed the Magistrate (Mr. Orme) that he had just been instructed for the defence.

WEEK IN PRISON. WHAT 18 IT WORTH

a cornen The Ambrus

ale to

it is proposed to release from the charge

household furniture, personal effects, and

centre kick the Tamar forced

implements of trade in this country be- longing to German nationals up to an amount of 2000, in addition to the which Heaps sent behind.

amoint of storage and other charges, in kept up the pressure, but

the cases where the income of the German increase their store, Time Tamir winners of a good game, by goals rational does not exceed the equivalent to niy

Mr. Cheeseley controlled the games, i GRAND CHARITY MATCH

of £100 a year. In addition, a Committee has been appointed, consisting of Lord' Justice Younger, Brigadier General Cockerill, M.P. and Sir- Malcomm Mac- naghten, to advise upon applications from e enemy nationals for the release of In the Grand Charity Match on New their property within certain limits upon the grounds of necessitous circumstances.

RESTORED AUSTRIAN

The value,ni a week's accommodation one of His Majesty's Hotch was the Year's Day, on the Club ground, as 4p. The limits which have been communicat unusual point mised in a case at the arranged by the Hongkong Footballed to the Committee are property to the Association in aid of local charities, the value of £1,000 in the case of ex-enemy Magistracy yesterday. A Chinese, charged teams, British Tales The Rest, will nationals now resident in this country, with gambling had been sentenced to two be chosen from Division II of the and to the value of £500 in the case months' imprisonment, but sentence was League, and will be as follows

of ex-eremy national formerly resident British Later, WMcLeod (United) in this country and now resident else deferred and prisoner remanded in custody Murison (Oilers) and Bchooler (814) where In addition to capital, income may be released up to a reasonable for a week in order that his past record OH. Blake (United) Captain, Treinr

amount. be investigated. It was found that (H.K.Club) and Charkworth (Cantele); migh ha had not was had been thought, sérved » G.....T. May (United), Goff (Carlisle), rious sentence of two months for keep-Bath (Oilers); Lieut. Leca (Punjabis) and gambling house he had been unable Jones (Gilers), trA UNAO

å fire för a lesser offence and no "The Rest --Maris Silva (St. Josephs)}, had gone to prison. The present sentence For Bing Ying (South China) and Bayf therefore cams up for revision with a view Hyman (B. Josephs); B. A Hyder to lightening it. It was adjusted to $30 Ladlan R.C.), S. A 1. Sepher (St dollars ne oss month's prored for the Josephs), and 1, Xavier (Ruerejo)

Mr. D'Almada, who appeared defendent, if he supposed the mist could Omar (56. Josephs) Captain, & H. Hymn

(St. Josephs), W. C. Ogles (Et. Joseph, the serve the remaining three weeks So Chung Ming (Bouth China) and may the fine y plano de Rahmin (35. Josephs).

The Magistrato (Mr. Ormey: If he PayT the fine, he will pay it less & proportion which will have to be worked out

CRICKET,

HONGKONG CLUB UNITED SERVICES

PATENTS.

THE DISPOSAL OF ROYALTIES.

An. Order by the Board of Trade, pro vides: for the restoration of patent, rights to Austrian and Bulger,

nationals which during the war were vested in the Public Trustee as custod Applications for patents are also reviv Dealings in. tegard to restored pate are now permitted as between. British pationale and Austrian or Bulgaria patentees. The Board of Trade wil in future deal with these matters in place. of the Public Trustee

The Magistrate also remarked that the defendant hait grievance in that his word GOVERN-which had now been found trathful-was not believed me to the nature of his pre MENT IN JAMAICA.

viction The Police Court

officials

Power retained by the Board of however, as to the The following will represent Hongkong were not KIKOSTON (JAMAICA), _Nov. 122.--- Scale

to be allowed for the Club ..the United Services on Saturday, Trade, where it is necessary for national ing at the amount of the at 10 am on the Hongkong Club defence or in the public interest, to ex be exacted from the ground:-W. C. D. Turner (capt.), H. Epropriate, take over, or sell any of these O Bird, C. Blaker, F. J. de Rome, H. patents. The terms as to purchase or Farthing, J. D. Humphreys, T. E Pearce, indemnity under which this is done are. E B. Beed, B. A. Sawyer, G. R. Bayer, to be fixed by a special tribmal to be and R L D Wodehouse an nominated by the Lord Chancellor. It is further provided that in the case of voluntary dealings 75 per cent of the royalties which would, under the Order, HHO NAVAL TEAM:

be payable to the patentzen, shall go to the Administrator under the The Peking correspondent of the NO. Daily Neve, telegraphing on December The Hongkong Hockey Club met a com Treaty, and only the remaining 25 per 24th, said:

bined team from HM8 Titania and cent to the patent owners. In other As a result of protests by the Diplo HAM.8. Ambrose, yesterday on the cases the whole of the royalties will be matis Body to the Chinese Government, ca.1 C. ground, in Koxiem, and a good paid to the Administrator the Octrol Office agrees that all ship game roomlted in a win for the Club by A further Order ments in foreign hands and shipments goals to nu, Evans, the captain of the ownership to German with import transit passes shall be Club team, having the credit of scoring Bulgarians whose.

both the goala,

the Public Trustee exempt from the famine surcharge.

The feeling for a wider syetem of,

of, Goyal grieva ernment is becoming stranger. The people penalty

defendent. are not represented on the Privy Council The Governor is sympathetic to the mave ment for representative Government, and pending the settlement of the question he has decided to clads in the Government

the clebted members of the Legisla one tive Assembly, for he feels the need of connecting ling with the people-Times.

sannounced from Russian sources agreement has been reached whereby the civil war in the Russian Far East is: aded.

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