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CHILDAR PIRACY.

A Brief Spell of Liberty for Prisoners,

The right men and two women, who were charged with complicity in the piracy of the 8.9. Obildar, were formally discharged from custody on the charge on which they were held and, as they loft the precincts of the court, were re-arrested for extradition proceedings this afternoon.

The business in court 'did not take a minute.

Mr. Hodgson (to Mr. J. R. Wood, the magistrate):—1 ask to with draw the charge against all of

them.

Mr. Wood:-Against the wholo Iot?

Mr. Hodgson:Yes.

Mr. Wood (to Mr. Agassiz de- fending one of the prisonera):- Any objection ?---

Mr. Agassiz:-

Sir..

Mr. Wood:- are discharged.

No objection,

Tell them they

The court interpreter did so, but the tidings raieed no joy their faces; they accepted it with becoming solidity and a re luctance to leave the dock.

When they did eo, they were free from the dock gate to the steps of the Court House, where without any ceremony they were again taken in charge and. marched ff to the Pulice Station,

To-morrow they will agrin appear in Court as defeudants to extradition proceedings. It is understood that this stop has been

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

(Special Pacific Service to the "Telegraph

Router.)

REDEEMING CANTON NOTES.

FUNDS REMITTED FROM PEKING.

Peking, Received May 18. The Government has already remitted for the redemption of Canton actes $7,000,000 which was derived from the surplus of the Salt Reverb.

The Quintuple Group has agreed in principle to the traveference of an additional $10,000,000, which was originally iten fed for the purchase of machinery, for which it is not now needed, to the redemption of Canton: notes. It is pointed out that this means a considerable increase in the actual salt revenue because the value of the noten now being received is much below par,

"WHITE WOLF" BRIGANDS.

STILL LOOTING AND KILLING.

Lanebowlu, Itreaived May 18. The White Wolf brigands looted Tsiachow oa May 4. Many people were killed and wounded. General Man Wo-gen was killed. The briganda loft on May 5 for the auth. General Yi Chun ie pursuing them.

INTERPORT SPORT.

taken to xpedita and simplify The Coming Cricket and Tonnis

mattera.

A BIG SAFE.

!!

Shanghai Bank.

Matches at Shanghai.

runner-up

zmeeting

this

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER. BUTTER.

WE HAVE RECEIVED A

NEW SHIPMENT OF

DAISY BUTTER

Absolutely the best table butter in the Colony.

REDEMPTION OF CANTON NOTES.

A Business-Like Offer.

Peking, May 14, The Chinese Government re- dently proposed to the Quintuple Grong that a portion of the $2,000,000 of the Reorganization Loan that was sot aside for the purposes of the Salt Gabelle, and GERMAN BANK FUSION Which hitherto has not been

touched, should be lont tempor- wily to the Kuitgting Govern- ment in connexion with a soheme of note redemption,

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Opium, Treasure and Valuables Acquisition.

are being landed and stored at their risks into the hazardous and Berlin, April 27.

The bankera at first declined or extra hazardous Godowns of It will be good news to many Arrangements have practically 'accede to the request the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf bat Hongkong is sending two heen concluded by which the

the ground that it & Godown Co., Ltd. at Kowloon ennis representatives with the Disconte Gesellschaft will absorbs incompatible with their whence delivery may be obtained Fitted up in the Hongkong and interport cricket 13 m, says the the Schaffhausen Bankverein and bligations to bondholders to immediately after landing."

N. G. Daily News. A letter has with a share capital of £15,000, devote a portion of the loan to an bran received by Mr. Smith, the c00 will itself become the largest object not exactly specified in the On Sunday last quite a crowd secretary of the local tennie banking concern in the world. an agreement.

Sir Richard gathered round the bide window escciation, to the effect that Mr. The share capital of the Deutsche Dace, however, preased the of the Hongkong and Shanghai &. Hancock and Mr. S. E. Green Bark is £12,500,000.

sebeme on the bankers as being been cloves, and the

The Discunto Getellschaft will calculated indirectly largely to Back the window facing the ave

forthcoming natches ere take over the Berlin business of benefit the Salt Administrativa, "City Hall leading into the no-

locked forward

to the Schaffhausen concern and the revenue of which in Kusng countant's office. Speculation being

paid was rife as to what were the with keen interest by many e-nstruct the latter under its

heavily tung is Shanghai tennis enthusiasts. Mr.old name at Cologne, with a contents a huge packing" caso

depreciated notes. of £5,000,000 and with which fifty or sixty coolies Green will play singles, and there capital

is little doubt that he will prove £500,000 of opon reserves. The bankers, it is understood, were struggling.

He The Schaffhausen Bankverein have now agreed to advance It proved to be a esfe imported himself a worthy opponent.

year was founded in 1848, and is £1,000,000 on condition that the from Chubb and Sons, standing was about eight feet high and weigh in the Hongkong champion-firmly established, especially in money in employed solely for the Mr. Nesbit Rhanish Westphalia. It paid a redemption of the notes in Kuang ing about six tons. It is fitted ship. with

drawers and in the fail, who won the cup for dividend of only three per cent, tung; that the scheme is admin- double doors and is located in the the third time in succession. Mr. for last year, and negotiations for istered by a committee composed

a working agreement with the of three foreigners and three Hongkong, 17th May, 1914. (574 accountant's office. Owing to Hancock, who will partner Mr. the immense size of the safe it Green in doubles, is an excellent Deatsche Bak failed. Its capital Chinese; and the operation (f

redemption will be supervised by For MIIKE KOBE AND MOJI. had to be got in through the full round player, and for many is £7,250,000.

The Disconto Gesellschaft ap-wo foreign and two Chinese

THE

Steamship window. The Hongkong and rears has shown great form in the Whanpoa Book Company put in varius competitions in the south peare already to have bought cashiers.

ern port. TLe men to meet the $1,000,000 of Schaffhausen sbares. Meanwhile it is expected that a Hongkong representatives have It will take over the remaining 1'esidential Order will be issued Captain E. G. M. Dickinson, will not yet been chosen, the selection £6,250,000 by exchange for Dis- tor thaith drearing that these be despatched for the above ports, 6, DES VŒUX ROAD. being left to the tennis asscalation conto shares at the rate of fivetes are no longer legal tender, There will doubtless be many shares to three. This involves and authorizing their exchange uspirants, and a very probable an increase of Disconto capital by for Government notes at a price representative is Mr. Hawks £3,750,000-to a total, as already.qual to their average value dur Poit, who, So as this stated, of £15,000,000, The ing the past three months, season's practice goes, is showing Schaffhauson Bankverein was the great form.

Another entry for laat "provincial" concern which

Quintuple Long Reduced . the tennis league has been etnined an equal footing with Sir Thomas Shangknessy, he received, the Portuguese Tennie the big Berlin banke in all large

It is also understood that the president of the Canadian Pacific Association having signified their joint transactions The shares of Government's proposals to the Railway, who is on his annual tention of competing. This both companies were considerably Quintuple Group for a loan, tour of in pection, recently opened will make eight teams for the higher ca the Bourse to-day -an immense irrigation dam at

Bassano, the largest in the world.ague, ap! a good season in Times Correspondent.

the safe.

numerous

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.

President and the Company's

Property.

The property of the company, he added, was just as good as ever.

REDEMPTION OF INTER-

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Cricket.

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The Steamer has superior, ac- commodation for passengers, la installed throughout with Electric

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Return tickets are available by the Indo-China Steam Navigation, Co.'s Steamers, Fare for round trip $120.

For Further Particulars, apply DAVID SASSOON & Co., Ltd.

Agents.

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having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Com- whore each consignment will be Borted out markby mark and deli- very can be obtained as soun 48 the Goods are landed.

OF

QUALITY.

VIOLINS:

NEU CREMONA ALIMINIUM FLAT BACKED MANDOLINES,

ETC., ETC.

NEW MUSIC EVERY MAIL.

TEL. 1322

which were originally for £25, 000,000 then £18,000,000 and CAPTAIN'S DEATH AT

|fically £15,000,000, will again be Hongkong, 19th May, 1014. [575 Sir Thomas, referring to the

notified to provide only £7,500,-

NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, slump in Canadian Pacifio stock,

SHANGHAI

000 to meet short terms loans deolared that it was not connected

nd redeem outstanding Treasury NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, with any lowering of dividenda. Although the Shanghai inter-

and STRAITS. port cricket team has not yet The, death took place of Cat bills! This modification is das From EUROPE, COLOMBO. bern selected, it is anticipated Andrew Alexander Crawford, a to the increased influx of money that a strong side will be chosen. the Shanghai General Hospital on from the provinces, and to the The selection committee consists the 13th inst., after a long linces, fast of the above-mentioned Mr. Walker, Captain Bure Capi, Crawford, who was a native arrangement being made with and Mr. Porter, The end of Soulland, was 2 years of nge regard to the Canton note quos ucha ong side from and arrived in China about thirty tion. The question of a further Hongkong, will necessitate the years ago. After being employed loan for a general scheme of note utmost caation being excised a clicor in eailing vessels on the redemption throughout the pro- Reuter's Agency is informed in selecting the team, for in-China coast, he was appointed to vinces and for "currency reform cluded in the Hoogkeng elven the command of the Chinese has been postponed for futura that, according to a telegram are the best that could have been | gunboat Leeyuon, and held consideration, N. C. Daily News Pany's Godowns at Kowloon,| received from the Japanese chosen, Mr. R. Hancock, who will that position until the vessel Correspondent. Minister of Finance, the Japanese captain the visiting side, Mr. T. was lost on the northern coast Government has decided to redeem,

Shortly afterwards E. Pearce, Mr.A, A. Claxton, Mr.in 1895. by means of drawing, 10,000,000 R. E. O. Bird, and Lieut, Bagnall be joined the Uhins Merchants' Ten of the Five per Cont. Extra- are no strangers to interport Steam Navigation Company, in ordinary Expenditure Loan on cricket, and in addition to these whose service he remained until May 30. The drawing of the

Goods not cleared by the 26th Bonda will take place on May 5. stalwarts, there are men who have his death yesterday. At the time Commission to improve the value

been doing good work for various of the Russo-Japanese war, he of paper money, has proposed May, will be subject to rent. teams in the Crown Colony. was master of the C.M.S. Hsiehho, that the Commission should be Damaged packages must be left As we have already intimated, which was in September, 1905, dissolved because be alleges that in the Godowns for examination the Hongkong team is due to blown up by a flating mine, 90 the Commission passed a resolt by the Consignee's and tho Co.'s Medical Officer. C leave by the Englich meil on May miles south of the Northeast Prosion for the renewal of gambling representatives at an appointed In addition to his other duties:21, and the latest angements montory, and he was picked up in to increase circulation of notes hour. All claims must be pro- Major J. Dorgan, R.A.M.O., will

steamer's arrival here, after perform the duties of medical here are that the matches will be an exhausted condition after being during his absence from the sented within ten days of the officer to Officers and their fami- layed on the 26th and 27th. A in the water several hours. Prior meeting.

cognized. No claims will bo lies and soldiers wives and fam dinner has been arranged in to his last illness he was in com- Li Sun-ling was formerly editor which date they cannot be re- lies, during the absence, on leave honour of the Hongkong men, at monil of the CM.S. Teiching. He of the Peking Daily News and admitted after the goods have left):

the Shanghai Club on the 28th leaveen widow, resident in Shang- came to Canton recently to sup the Godowns, a of Major MoMunn, R.A.M.ONE from May 19.AddressPeak instant, at which it is expected hal, to whom the deepest erintend Government Banks.

that fifty persons will be present. sympathy is extended in her sad Reuter to the N. G. Daily News.

1088. Hotel

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Canton, May 13,

Chairman of the

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