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STOLEN COPRA CHARGE.

"Seven Men in Court this

Afternoon.

This afternoon in the Police Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SINGAPORE MUNICIPAL

LOAN.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1914.

TELEGRAMS.

Arrangements For The Issue in too late for Insertion on Pago .] [The following telegram arrived London.

A special meeting of the Muni- seven men were charged with cipal Commission was held on: stealing 56 bage of copra which April 9 at Singapore the Proai- was being unloaded from the s.a, dent, Mr. F. J. Hallifar, presid- Zafiro to the lighter Madge, E-Jing. Those present were MesiTA. longing to the P. and 0.8o. A. W. Bean, A. J. W. Warkins, J.

Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson. Stokes and Master, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. O. F. Mason, of Messrs D'Almada sad Mason; appeared in defence of two prisonera,

also in Court.

and J. Folglass (sucreiary).

Ordinance

MEXICAN SITUATION.

PRESIDENT WILSON

J

EXPLAINS.

CHARGES AGAINST LORD CALCUTA'S SEA-BORNE

MURRAY..

Case.

TRADE.

HONGKONG TRADE.

Market Generally Very Quiet,

PERILOUS MOMENTS.

Schoolboy Chemist's Pint of Nitro-Olycerine.t

The

End of "Accusers' "

Recommendations of Port Facilities Commission. The Eslect Committee of the

The fortnightly circular issued House of Lords which is inquiring Facilities Commission, presided Commerce states that the Ben:safely through the most fateful

The report of the Calcutta Port by the Hongkong Chamber of

A public sobool List come into the allegations made against over by Sir Williama Dake, bag gal opium market has been very day in its history. Lord Murray in connection with been issued.

dull, Quotations nominally are the purchase of Marconi shares The Commissioners recommend Patna, New $9,325.00, Old chemistry lesson of one of the

The orisis cams during sat for the third time on March that provision should be made in $9,200.00, V. Old $9,100.00. higher classes It was brought 20. Carapist, Ching Keng Lee, Chin Reutors Box,ice To The "Telegraph."acqueers" outlined by counsel sea borne trade. They reject the Malwa Dullness has also per-Please, sir, I have made a pint the neighbourhood of the dooke Benares. New. $9,050.00, Old about, says the Mail, by the sim- In support of the cass for the for the future expansion of the $8,025.00, V, Old $8,825.00.ple remark of one of the boys: Keng Chin, Tan Khiam Hock,

London. Received April 16, at the previous sitting a number alternative suggestion that an vailed in this description. Mini- of nitro-glycerine," and he held The President, at rbat oulest, Reuter's correspondent at of documents of which priated attempt should be made to meet mum quotation is unaltered at up proudly a beaker of pale yel- explained that the meeting had Washington states that Presi- copies, bound in the form of a the situation by improvements in $8,025.00 per pioul nominal, been called to pass a resolution dent Wilson summoned Blue-book, were supplied to the the existing dook and jetty sys-

low liquid. The Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett, appointing a registrar in London number of Senatore and Gongress Committes were put-in and the tems on account of the increasing stronger. market, Star aniseed oil ia horrified amazement.

Exports of cassia oil is a

The class stared at the beaker O.M.G., of the P. aad 0. Co., to for the parpass of dealing with men and explained to them the purport of each was explained; size of ships. Tas suggestion that strong and star aniseed is master paled. There was suffi whom the Madge belonged, was the sterling issue of the Morioipal Mexican situation. He said it after counsel on behalf of Lord the transfer of the coal, export fiem. other items are dull cient explosirs to blow the his

loan. Throughout, they had Huerta does not comply the first Murray had taken a preliminary trades to the west The Company's gunner, Mr. aoted under the advice of their step will be the Esizare of objection to any evidence being of tho

bank with pretically no inquiry.

torio school into smithereens and river Hooghly ia

Imports. P. Buckle, gave evidence as to legal advisers and the heat way Tampico and Vera Orus... received which was not relevant rajooted. The Commissionera

There has been nothing doing

hall the town with it. transferring copra from the of dealing with certain small

to Lord Murray's knowledge and have been unable to accept the cotton pioen and fancy gods. master earried the beaker to

With tender care the chemistry Zafiro to the Madge, and items was to leave them in the The Government has issued an acta relating to the Marconi proposals for the extension of the la cotton yarn the business tran-cupboard. Little work was done gava details. as to the hands of the lawyers. Their legal official statement enumerating transactions. Most of the day existing jetties. They approve otod has been extremely limited. during the rest of the lesson. nature of the fastenings of the advisers, Messrs. Drow and not only the arret of marines was occupied by the reading of the general lay out of the scheme Values have further receded $1 Boys walked about on tiptoe. hatches. When the lighter was apier, would send the document but also the arrest of an orderly at extracts by counsel for the prepared by the Port Commis to $2 per bale in sympathy with After the lessons the nowa spread. fall of cargo the hatches were of appointment to their agenta in Tampico while going for the accusers" from the evidence sioners as adequate for future the decline at the manufacturing Every one had visions at the fastened down with Yale locks. London who would, in turn, dest mails, the interception of United given before the Select Committee expansion of trade and they centres Market closes dull. Ar building flying suddenly sky. Dave the looks were made fast, with the bank solicitors in regard States official despatches and re- of the House of Commons last recommend that the first portion

rivals 3,000 bales, Sales 1,000 wards. no one could open the lighter to such business as might require peated offences against the rights year.

of this scheme, namely the con- bзles, Shipments nil, Bargains except himself.

Late in the afternoon came Recoat erents attention and which could easily ad digoities of the United The case for the Morning Post atruotion of the river side barth 4,000 biles. Unsold stook showed that there was an inch be astiled between the lawyers at

Statey.

sad the National Review was at Garden Ranch, the entrance to 10,000 bales.

news which caused a general sigh The woollen of relief and set up the chemistry. play between the mat, which home. fastened the iron bar closing down

closed with the reading of farther the new dock system and the market has been very quiet master as a lifelong haro. Alone The statement also says that excerpts from the evidence given construction of the new dock though Mr. Hallifax then moved a the United States has apparently

a little the hatch, and the place where the resolution to the effect:-Resolved been singled out for manifests before the Commons Committee. junction railway yard and the business has been

more with the beaker he had stolen padlock fitted in. On Thursday that in pursuance of the powers tions of Mexican ill-will and

transsoted silently from the school buildinga The Case for Lord Murray connected works, should be taken ban has best the case for the and pioked his way gingerly ap laat during the course of loading conferred by the the Madgo, he paid cocasional) (Amendment) Municipal contempt, and it hopes that case for Lord Murray. He propos- salt golaha may be closed on change in raw cottons and no ing in a zig-zag to avoid the pos- Mr. Shearman then opened the in hand at once. The Kidderpore past few months. There was no the main street of the town, walk- visits to see how the work was 1914, a ceperate register be kept giving satisfactory evidence of observations before asking Lord in progress at Sulken.

Act Maxico will see the propriety of ed, he said, to make very few completion of the extensions now ale. No fresh business was re-sibility of collision with passera being carried on, however he was in the United Kingdom of the ite desire to repudiate and correct Murray to enter the witnem-box whole question of the river American flour are reported for Arriving at the playing fields, not on board when the work was issue of the sterling debenture this conduct.

ported in metals. No sales of The

by. finished. The following morning stock to the amount of £300,000,

Now that the acousers' case had improvement should be thorough- the period under review. The be distributed the nitro-glycerine, the tallyman made his report to forming a portion of the authoris

The Norfolk, the Virginia, the come to witness. Prior to that he had paid ad torat. issene of £4,500,003 4 battleships Arkansas, Vermont, obvious that they had nothing to an early date.

an end, it was quite ly investigated and decided on at wheat market continues strong now considerably dilated, in

ad milling wheit, according to remote parts of the grounds. A visit to the lighter, whon every per cent. debenture stock, 1913sad the despatch Eat Yankton than information which had been that the construction of a stond Flour values in the states, al-

New Hampshire, New Jersey bring before the Committee other The Commissionare consider test advices, ij getting scarce, Subsequently the enthusiastic Later in the course of the day he didland Band of No. 5, Thread- for Tampico. The oruicer Cleve a year, in the records of the Blas- will undoubtedly be required market, are below, that of the thing appeared to be all right. Bad that the London City and siled this morning at full sped available to everybody for nearly railway bridge over the Hoogbli though higher then the local young chemist had to interview towed the lighter to Yaumati Bay, needle Sterest, be, and hereby land is ordered to proceed to book, except as to one charge shortly, but the requiremen's of equivalent, and on account of the ammonia, saltpatre, tacks, dyna and he saw no more of her uro, appointed to keep such Mazatia immediately and the which was entirely new and was the trade of the Fort will be met bad position of the flour trade, mite, and barbed wire, and I let until the following. Sunday when register. Further that eaid she was in the hands of the London City and Midland Bank cruicers Chatanega is expot made, as far as he could under- if the bridge is opens for tuille are unloading any wheat dy. And when I let fly the Davil police. Then, on inspection, he are authorised to exonte and ed to follow in a fortnight. The stand, on no evidence at all. He eight years honce. found, one of the hatches un-issue certificates of the said stook cruirea Pittsburg, Maryland and thought he might submit now missioners recommend the oxta profit. The local flour mar- time I shoot that charge now he's The Comstocks they have on hand, mostly took it on the run, and every covered, with the bar and lock in on behalf of Commissioners and Buffalo are ordered to prepare be

leveland and the transport that

Murray must tension of the period of loans for ket continues extremely dall and lookin for a hole." and their places. On looking down that the Common ssal of the

judged alone by the Port Trust to into the hold lie noticed some Uommissioners

stocks remain the epressed, and for immediate departure. be affixed

the knowledge he had at the changes on the large capital about the same at 2 million bage Billy has a voice of thunder at Black bags. On Monday morning the document effectasting such demonstration on the Pacific colar act, and that he had already payments by railways should be had an upward tendency but Albert Hall, where he hopes to The Navy Department says a moment when he did any parti-works contemplated. Terminal fall grades. Petroleum produces times which would fill London's be took the lighter over from the appointment, Police, the copra being loaded Resolved further that after ass bas be an ordered, and the given an adequate explanation of raised from опе pie buyers only filled immediate

to into the ss. Khiva yesterday payment in London to the Char-torpedo flotilla of the Pacifio every act, both before the Com-two pies per maund, the ship. wante. Small sales of coal were ally he code as softly as a dove,⠀

ppear next spring; but occasion- when the Company's tallyman, tered Bank of India, Australia and Fleet, which is now at Sau Pedro. mittee of the House of Commons ping

charge for a police officer and a ship's China of £264,000 sterling the California, has been ordered to through

jate reported. The arrivals comprised his brother,

He roars and whispere; he and should be raised from tro annos 14 cargoes totalling 53,420 tons, grins like a clown and grimaces officer, tallied the copra into the London City and Midland Bank in readiness. -

subsequently before their Lord to 4 anuas per bale, no drastic sold. The cargoes expected like a tragic hero; his movements ship,

execute and issue cartificates of

British. Opinion.

chipa aitting in full House. the said sterling debenture, stook

change is required in the present uprise 34,103 tons from Japan, are siert, like those of a baseball The English papars dwell on

On April 18, 1912, Lord Murray constitution of the Port Commie-3,000 tons from Hongay, 3,000 player, and home-truths in base of the nominal amount of the gravity of the Mexican situa-bought 2,500 American Marconi sioners, The Committee say that tons from Daisen and 4,000 tons billese handed out to a baseball Foreign and Colonial Corpora of American action, and the for £8,188. It was stated in the sioners have developed their pro farther reduced rates. The sales Billy described Judas ne "dirty, £300,000 sterling to the British, tion and speculate on the nature shares for the party fands at 30 the past the port Commis from North China. A moderate crowd brought hundreds to the

business was done in sugar at still penitent form. tion, Ltd., or its nominees or possibility of complications with Morning Post accusations that on perty on sound lines. other persone, or corporation other Powers,

that day the public were unable A tribute is paid to Sir Frederick totalled 52,370 picats. paying the said sum of £264,000 While the idea of an advance to purobase each shares in Lon- Domayne whore anticipations of on Mexico City is scouted, the don But there was not the the future growth of the trade of These resolutions were second-papers are of the opinion that it smallest difficulty in baying the Caloutta were generally regarded THE REVEREND BILLY. speed limits." ed and accepted without dis- will need all President Wilson's shares on the date mentioned, as too optimistic but have now cassion. Mr. D. Y. Perkins firmness and patience to avoid either in New York or London been completely justified. It is attended in order to ce to the attempting to impose pears in That purchase was not disclosed roughly estimated that the cost of R. F. Ball... ...87-14-73 document of appointment.

formal signing and sealing of the Mexics by means of almed inter either to the Attorney-General or the recommendations will be four

to Mr. Lloyd George. The fact and a half.orores. vention.

was that it did not concern any-

The case was proceeding as we went to preas.

GOLF.

The Royal Hongkong Golf Club's Fan Ling Competition played or April 12 and 13 result ed as follows:-

B. Johnson ...

Pool,

11

R. E. MacDougall

R. G. Clarke

M.E. Stoples...

H. G. Bagnál!

M. Mass

84-8-76 90-13-77 ...103-14-79 ...102-20-82 86-3-83 ..103-20-83

as their or its nominess,

to

The commission then passed without comment a £3t of rules and regulations relating to the public halls under the manage- ment of the Commissioners."

La answer to remarks by Mr. Bean drawing attention to the

95-9-86 inconvenience ead danger of

O. N. M. Hamilton...101-18-85

F..W. Carey...

O. N. M. Hamilton 109-10-83

The Fanling competition, Han- dicap, 10 and under, resulted B. Johnson

J. T. McMurtie 81-Sor-81 A Mackenzie...

K, M. Cummings

H. G. Bagnall

A. H. Crewe..

matter.

over

HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.

日

· Lord

mest

Amerlea's New 'Red-Hot

Evangelist.

the head.

A Voice of Thunder.

double-dyed villaio." The whole world," Le should, is going te bell so fast that it's breakin' all

The Davit in Hospital Then he went on :-

"It you people would stand ap and proless Christ and say: "Thy will, not my will, be done, the demons would bank their fires, Americas produced a new hell would be for rent, and the

The scene

body bat Lord Murray. He got Marconi Company in 1912, were all be applied for through his oalled as witnesses on Lord evangeli-t, the Rev. Billy Sunday, Devil would be in hospital by the broker, Mr. Fenner, knowing Murray's behalf.

who was formerly a baseball Fourth of July. But there'll be nothing about the terms "coming

player. Lord Halsbury presided, and in out" or special settlement."

An interesting account (with more of you lined up in front of the course of the proceedingsrepro- extracts from his sermons) is than there will be lined up near a theatre, looking at a leg show, At the time when the invest- bated the action of certain persons given of him by the Daily Telethe front of a church." ment was made in railway stooke who had sent communications to Lt. Col. F. J. Moberly 101-9-tafio in Battery Road, especially Hongkong Lawn Teanis League House of Commons owing to reference to the subject of the Hall, and the an tience, numbered spiritual cocaine and the aver

The annual meeting of the Lord Murray was absent from the members of the Committee with graph's New York, correspondet.

The Rev. Billy described the was the Carnegie modern church as "doped with owing to bullock carts Branding was held at the Hongkong Cricket illness, and had no information as inquiry. It would be intolerable 54 Entries;

there for long periods, the President explained

that the lab pavilion last evening, to those atooks or as to the coal and impossible to continue the control of trailio was a matter for Mr. A. O. Brawn presiding strike which was not at the dis-investigation entisfactorily, be

eight thousan!.

Slim and agile as in the days age churchgoers as a "wine sizz 84-8-76 the police. He would, however,

lin', gin-fizzen', rangoin', tangoin' good attendence posal of the public. People who said, unless it were conducted in base-lines, though he is now "You church people think you've

when he was terror on the

banch. representatives from read The Times had the fallest a regular way. Those who had fifty-one, the Rev. Billy Sanday got a through ticket to heaven 89.8-81 peack to the authorites on the of

the various clubs. The information as to what was known accusations or suggestions to started at 250 words a minute, on a Pallman palace car, with an ...82-Eur-82

report and statement of accounts and Lord Murray knew nothing make should communicate them 86-3-83

were presented by Mr. O. O more. 88.5-83

to the counsel appearing, before a speed at which no stenographer order loft for the porter to wake Hickling, Bon. Secretary, and Lord Lorebara.There

could have followed him. When 93-10-83 04-10-84 vessels entered at Tsingtau Dr, Forsyth was elected Pre-Mr. Shearman said that on great number of communications jammed his sermon at his but you haven't

no resale of any of these shares? added that be had received a

was the Committee. His lordship he got fully into his stride he just you up when the train gets into the station of the New Jerusalem; 95-8-86 during, the quarter ended Decem-sident, Mr.. A. O. Brawn Vice- March 23, 1912, the North British of the kind but they were no According to the enthusiastic souls for the night's meeting is 101- 9-92 ber 31, 1913 was 264 ships of President and Mr. W. H. Vivessh Railway stock was changed for longer available because they had

Billy's Sunday's harvest of 11 and over 358,173 tone being an increase of Secretary and Treasurer.

41 ships and 41,386 tons over It was intimated that Kowloon because the former did not yield

Great Northern Deferred Ordinary been thrown into the fire, reports from which the corres officially computed as a record 87.1473 the same quarter of the year C. O., Civil Service, Olympio, 4 per cent.

Lord Murray, examined with pondent qudies, Billy deserves for Carnegie Hall. 98-20-76 before and an increase of 107 Earopean Y.M.O.A. and Oraigen

regard to the purchase of home puneli, and he got home every

his description as this man with a skatera sike 90-13-77 ships and 109,452 sona" over the

railway stooke, said that so far, að Lord Murray was under exa- he could recollect Mr. Fenner time. He said: 103-24-79 same quarter of 1911. The Sower intended entering the 95-15-80 returas represent an increase of and there were prospects of other part of a sitting. Before he gave At the time when the investments fessor's jaw a squeakin' for s competition in the coming seston,mination doing the greater selected the stocks for investment words that'd keep a Greek pro- *I've no use for a lot of big 105-24-8124 vessels, but a decrease of 753 entries as well.

his evidence two members of were made he had no information week. I tried big words once, yesterday, and may be expected. Here 102-20-82 tons from the quarter ended.

As play will commence early Parliament, Sir Henry Norman which was not open to every and they all missed fire. The on or about the 3rd May, the 107-24-83 September 30, 1913. Of the next month, Clubs intending to and Sir G. Croydon Marks, both member of the public through Devil's the guy I'm after, BO I The N, D. L NORDERNEY (aft 103-22-83 total entered, 97.2 per deni

were compete should communicate of whom opposed the ratification the newspapers. His evidence loaded the old oratorioal gun with Singapore on the 15th instaf 109.2683 foreign-going ateamers and 2.8 with the Secretary at onse. of the contract between the concerning the Marconi transso-rook salt, red pepper, ipecac., 2nd furt, at 6'am

may be expected here on of about thes Government and the English tions revealed nothing.new.

E: L. Arnold..

R. Henderson F. W. Carey... Lt. Col. Moberly

The Handicap

reauited:

R. F. Hall

P. Tester...

R. E. MacDougall

R. J. Clarke

O. Humphreys

E. O,Staples

T. J. DeRome

A. G. Coppin

M. Maas

C. N. M. Hamilton

Tsingtau Shipping. The number and tonnage of adopted.

per cent. Chinese,

The Committee adjourned.

audience.

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