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SPECIAL CABLES.

THE LOAN PROBLEM. ATTITUDE OF GERMANY,

[Our Own Correspondent.]

NEW POSTMASTER.

GENERAL.

Mr Stewart Ross's Appointment.

Mr Stewart B. O. Ross, the newly appointed Postmaster Gen eral, arrived in the Colony this morning by the 8.8. Devanha;

Since Mr Russ first came to China, thirteen years ago, from present the outstanding question Kuala Lumpur, he has served

Shanghai, February 28, The attitude of Germany is at

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRȚARY 28, 1918.

CONSTABLE'S VERAČITY:

Mr. Reader Harris's Strong..

Comments,

Mr. Reader Harrie, of Messre." Wilkinson and Grist, defended a gambling case this morning, When asked by Mr. C. D. Mel horne, if he had anything to say in reference to an application for the forfeiture of the money found ** No. in regard to the sppointment of in various Government depart-on the defendants, he said, Advisors under the Loan. The ments, including the Colonial except that this is nuother ins other nations are agreed.

Secretary's, Treasurer's and tance of the way in which u It is stated that Germany will Registrar General's. His first Chinese constable can lie. This consent to the appointment of a concation with the Post Office man (the Chinero constable whe British Advisorship of the Salt was in 1903, when he was made gave ovidence lust has already Inspectorate if Britain assents to Acting Assistant Postmaster Gen-Bornand I am prepared to 8 certain con "tion, wholly extra-eral. Later in the same year he be swear in the box myself that he neous, regarding Loans.

came Acting Postmaster General did so that the money was put

Chinese Impatient. In the meantime China's" for- eign debts dus" are accumulating daily, and the Chinese demand that the Six Fower Group should either stand aside or close the Loon...

BARRISTER AND COOLIES.

Breach of Peace:

a post which he resumed when into the defendant's pockets. he returned from Home-leave in That is the probat la story. You March 1907. From July 1908 till cannot imagine them holding he went Home on leave in Octo-the money in their hands. What her 1911, bis work confined him they would probably do is to put mainly to the New Territory,it into their pockets. You have where he was Acting District another constable who says that as soon as he caught the men, Officer.

they picked the money up and put it in their pockets. If it was

Mr. Ross's promotion to Die triot Officer, which was raparted

Takes out Summonses to Avold in the "Telegraph" of February in their pockete it must be re- 22,is, we are given to understand, turned to the defendants; Your a formal matter; he succeeds to Worship cannot forfeit it, because that post, as also to that of Post-your Worship has not the power master Goneral by virtue of to order forfeiture," seniority in the Service.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, the barrister, made it plain that he would not stand any nonsense from chair- coolies and their class. when he prosecuted twelve of them before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Coort, this morning.

NO FRIENDS."

Mr. Jenkia's evidence showed Burglars Believed to be Part of that on the morning of the 18th-

a Gang. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkin went to the. Peak Tramway Station. There was a number of men round the

His Worship I must forfeit it, Mr. Harris,

Mr. Harris: Well, there i no lawful power to do so.

ALLEGED FORGERY OF A WILL.

Pofore Mr. C. D. Melbourne. Threo Chinese were charged, at the Police Court this morning. chair coolies shelter and, they before Mr F. A. I zoland at the Tin Tai alias O O Chi and started jeering nad beoing at his Police Court, this warning, by U. Fai Ting were charged, for chair-coolies. His wife stopped Inspector Dymond, with burg that thoy on the 13th day of this Colony her chair and told him that that lariously catering 222. Quesu's July 1912, in sort of thing took place every Road West, on the 20th instans, feloniously did forge a certain will time she passed there. Hann taking therefrom property and testament purporting t (witnoss) described it as a sort valued, $100, the same being be the last will and testa of mobbing. He did not know found in their posession. what they said, but it was a kind

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ment of 0. Yik Tong: alia The care had been remanded 0 Luk, with intent thereby then to "defraud, contrary to the pro of mobbing. He took the num-for euquities to be made. bers of tho, chairs and then Inspector Dymond-In this visions of Section 23 of Ordinance came down and took out the case, your Worship, we are unable 4 of 1865, and with having summonses. The numbers of the to find out anything about the feloniously offered, altered, dis5

He says he pored of and put of the sail chairs were 136, 144, 232, 49, third defendant. 338 and 24. He could not per knows no-one in Hongkong, alleged will knowing the same fo sonally identify the men as they have asked him to go out and find have been forged. would not tell him the chairs to his friends in Hongkong but h which they were attached. He does not wish to divulge where then took the numbers of the they are. obairs and summoned them all. His Worship: You have no

His Worship-Do you think friends here?

Third defendant-It is hard there was some friction between your chair coolies and these men? to find them.

Mr Leo D'Almada e Cast. appeared for the prosecution and Mr Boavis, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, defended.

Mr D'Almada explained the charge and said that, immediate ly after the death of the deceaseď,

Witness: I cannot say, but I Inspector Dymond-It is rathe first defendant obtained Pro- know it was most objectionable, ther a strange thing that he should bate of the alleged. will from Supreme Court and and I should really hammer them know the second man. I am certain the

if I did not take this course. You they are three men connected thereby received from the Hong- kong Shanghai Bank, the sum of can understand I was not per with a gang, sonally using the chair; it was a His Worship-I think he $27,000-which was deposited lady using the chair and that suggested an alibi, bat the case with the Bank by the deceased. makes it all the more objection- was so recont that I would be. He said it was a most serious .able.

justified in convicting him on offence and objected to bail. recent possession. Two months each with hard labour and also Witness:No, I have not. four hours stocks each in lieu of His Worship:-The difficulty the first day. is, I do not know what they have. said.

His Worship: Have you your chair coolies here?

BILLIARDS.

At the Hongkong Hotel, last

After some argument, the de- fendants were released on bail of $6,000 each.

The case was remanded to Friday next, the 7il prox, at 10

a.m.

Wasting Water.

Martin Moyer wohnhaft, in Bor. lin-Wilmersdorf, seemed, Boba des verstorbenen Kaufmanues Karl Wilhelin Mayer, zuletzt wohnhaft in Charlottenburg, and seiner Ehefran Kits Rosalie Dorothea geborenen Danoke, Wohnhaft in Berlin-Wilmersdorf; 2. die Elan He

wohubali in Wiesbides, Tochter des verstorbenen Beat. ners Theodor Hake, zuletzt wohnhaft in Wisbaden, und seiner Ehefrau Antonie gebǝ10- nén von der Meden, jetzt. verehelichten Kaufmann Fabr männ, wobnhakijn Hongkong. die Ete miteinander eingeton wollen/

Dis Fekanntmachung hat in den Gemeindea Berlin Wilmersdorf and Wiesbaden sowie durch Zeitungsinserat in Hongkong zu geschehoo, Etwaige auf Llebindernisse ich staetzende, Eis-prachen sind binned 2 Wochen bei dm Ca'erzeichneten auzubringen.

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Witness--Well, if it were! pleasantrios I think it would be

At the Police Court, this morn-bur, 1913. - objectionable and I would be rather inclined to bommer evening, Aleo. Taylor, met Mring, a Chinese was Ginod $7 or in E. A. S. Fowler for the second default fourteen days, by Mr. F.A them. I took this Course 80 that I would not have to time in successive nights. The Hazeland for wasting water at give them a hammering. It is professional conceded 400 in 800. West Point. certainly conduct that would and was again sucessful, al- lead to a breach of the peace.. though only by the narrow mar- To avoid that is why I took these gin of sixteen. Taylor made two

summonses out.

Doctors in Japan.

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According to the investigation WANTED: T› leate a @cdown brilliant breake of 112, including of the Japan Physicians' Asscela est grant floor spre Must be con His Worship:-Bound over in 30 nursery cannons, and 100, in tion, at the end of 1912 the num-eniently, inc and rest moderate. a personal bond of $25 to be of which he scored 93 off the red ber of practicising physicians in Reply to P. O. D. esra ef (bis offer. good behaviour for three months. ball; his other best runs were 86, Japan was 30,057, and that of Hongkong, 23th Feb., 1914, That, I think, in all probability 75, 51, 148 twice, 45, 41. Mr Fowler dentists 1,456. It is said that the was very consistent with a high-aggregate numbor of physicians eat of 31. The closing scores were and dentists has of late increase Witness:-I think it will, your Taylor 800; Mr Fowler (rec. 400) at the rate of about 1,800 a year. Worship...

784. After the matoh Taylor The proportion of physicians 's gave his wonderful display one to every 1,300 of the popala- of fanoy strokes. Taylor com- tion. pletes his Hongkong: engage

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