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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1914.

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"The Forty Thieves."

The foundering of "the Gleń Line steamer Glenfarg, which we

DAY BY DAY.

reported in a special telegram) VIRTUE IS BOLD, AND GOODNESS yesterday, recalls an interesting | NEVER FEARFUL— Shakespeare, fact about that vessel. The Glog" fark was the abip which in March 1901 brought out to Hongkong a batch of 40 men (ex-Marines) for

The Weather.

Lower level 8.a.m. Temp 82; dalt.

Temp 72

the Police Force, who were then At the Pesk 8 8.m. dubbed, and hava aver since been fog.

known as, "The Forty Thieves."

These men were the only passon* *

The Malls.

A

|HONGKONG BANK CASE. for the Crown against Remedios? at Remedios' dictation at the

Witness:—Yes.

Grand Carlton Hotel?--Yes. For some days you were stand- What was Remedion doing ing in the Police Court dock and while you were writing?-Diosat- you heard the evidence given ing against you?-Yoa.

Was he sat beside you?--Yes.

GUTIERREZ IN THE BOX.

Searching Questions by Mr. Jeńkin.

And you followed that evidence The letter "B" was addressed with a certain amount of intell- at 12.30 am. How long had you igence; you understood the nature been there when you

menced to write this lotter?-A of it, didn't you?-Yes.

And you knew it was telling long time. badly against you?-No.

com.

Do you mean it did not tell from?-From his "(Remedios")

watch; lying on the table,

gera on the ship. The thirteen Siberian Mail.-Due pers.s. Orion- medios, with aliases, was charged, against you at all? Yes. (and

odd years which have elapsed since their arrival have seen many changes, and at present there are less than a dozen of the forty still in the Police Force. All but one of the number are now Crown Sergeants. It is interesting to recall also that when The Forty Thieves" arrived here, our pre-

At the Criminal Sessions, this morning, the case was continued in which Antonio Filomeno Re-

tal to-day.

along with Reginaldo Oliveiro Gutierrez, before Mr. Justice Gom- then No. English Mail-Oloses per 8.8.

You heard everything the Oriental to-day at 4 p.m. parts (Chief Justice), on sa Magistrate said, didn't you?- European Mail. (Via America)-indictment with conspiring to.

Closed per 8.8. Panama Mara defraud the Hongkong and Did you hear the Magistrate

to-day at 1 p.m.

Count the Columns..

Yesterday the Telegraph pab- sent Governor, sir Lienry May; libed 35 columns of solid was Captain Saperintendent of reading matter. To-day there Police, and that most of the will be 32 published. newcomers were at once seat into ! The French President.

the New Territories to relieve the Welsh Fusiliers, who, in con- sequence of the then disturbed state of Chios, were in charge of the outlying police stations. Food Prices.

Yes.

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evidence ?-No. evidence?(No answer).

Why did you torn King's

Where did you get the time

Did he dictate that?--Yen. He told me to put that..

Have you ever seen him sign "Lionel Lyndhurst " ?-Once.

The letter we have not gót ?-

against Remedion ?--- No.

You enjoyed putting the pieces of this letter together, didn't you? It revived old scenes (laughter). When did you put them together? -On the 16th June..

Shanghai Banking Corporation ön April 19, 1914, and divers dates say from the Bench to the pro- Yes.

Becating solicitor, before you It would be no trouble to a man between that date and June 27.

Remedios was formerly a clerk far as he could see there was no

tarned King's evidence, that so to sign "Lionel "?—No.

You hoped something would in the employ of Messrs. Jardine, evidence against Remedios?-be found in the pieced letter Matheson and Co., and Gutierrez was employed in the Hongkong And did you not, immediately and Shanghai Bank.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed after that statement, turn King's President Poincare is 54 years by Mr. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, of age to-morrow.

Stokes and Master, prosecuted for the Attorney General, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Crew, of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, defended Remedios. Gutierres was not in the dock, having turned King's evidence. follows:-Meeers. N, Drummord, The jury was empanelled as G. M. Powell, E. Abraham,

Pound Unconscious. "A man named W. Ramsay has been sent to the Government Civil Hospital. He was found yeterday anconscious in Pedder

reet.

Bedclothes Stolen.

S. A. Tolado, 230, Queen's Road East, has reported to the police that bis house has been entered through a window, and a basket containing bedclothes to the value of $22 stolen.

Why did you?-(No anawer). Did you put your name and Why did you? (shouted address on the book of the letter? counsel). Why did you tara-Yes,

Because ?He asked me. King's evidence ?-Because I had told Mr. Messer in the Hongkong You did it like a lamb; you won't do it again, will you 7-No Messer you had written the and Shanghai Bank that

Yes, because you had told Mr. (laughter).

Have you seen Remedios in the T. W. McKay, G. Lee, J. H. Photographic letter-You had Bank on ordinary business, apart both written it and signed it. To from the swindling which you Taggart and J. Fasse.

Gutierrez again went into the whom did you suggest that you say he is guilty of? Yes.

should turn King's evidence?- box, and said the meeting they To my lawyer,

As an agent on commission for The Downward Path.

|had on May 4, at the hotel, lasted

many Chinese?—Yes. An Indian, named Boots, has from after dinner until one

(Mr Alabaster, who was laughing) It appears to amuse my friend but I am pleased he (witness) has

been conveyed to the Government o'clock on the morning of the 5th. Civil Hospital suffering from The same day he saw Remedios injuries to the head and mouth, in the office of Messrs. Jardine,

Do you remember the date on which you told your lawyer you wanted to tarn King's evidence?

I don't.

sdmitted it.

The public has long been will waiting for the Government list of prices at which goods may be sold by retail, and yesterday the first official pronouncement on the subject was forthcoming in the form of a proclamation fixing the tariff for flour and tinned milk. It is a fortnight now since the Committee was appointed to draw up the price list, and house- holders are somewhat surprised that it has not been possible to deal with other commodities than those named.

You knew he had After all, there

It was on the 24th July 7-1 an account at the Bank?—Yes.. are other necessaries than flour alleged to have been caused by Matheson and Company. A letter don't remember. and tinned milk-necessaries, while under the influence of on the 5th. witness prepared an other dates on which Remedios been a little hard pressed for

his falling down in Queen's Road was prepared at the meeting, and

You, personally I have been Well, you remember a lot of in the same boat myself,-have too, which have gone up very much in price to the consumer.

liquor.

envelope addressed to" did a lot of incriminating things, money at times? (laughter)Yes. Now that the authorities have the

Richardson, Singapors." Не right to regulate prices, it is to gentlemen who travelled down who put two letters into it and

We understand that the two gave the envelope to Remedios, date. Do you remember a man money from Remedios ?-No.

bat you cannot remember this

And you have tried to borrow be hoped that, they will at once from Shanghai

called Abdul Karin Kadir ?-Yes. proceed to deal with the matter Chivuen were not Germans, but Some time in the month of May Smith gave evidence?—Yes. ||

You have had very heavy 8.8.esid he was going to post it.

And a Mr. Norman Lockhart expenses in connection with comprehensive manner. Frenchmen, and that after or witness received a letter from He gave evidence the sarge day levels of this Colony ?-No. They have a magnificent oppor-plaining their nationality to the Remedios.

visite to ladies in the upper tunity of preventing the rise in Provost Marshal they were allow letter intact until the day be was know Inspector O'Sullivan ?nished, witness having been Witness kept the as Inspector O'Sullivan. · Do you The cross-examination then the cost of living which has ed to go, without being in any arrested, and then he tore it up. Yes. affected everybody within the past

way detained. few years, and of circumventing

submitted to it for an hour and a the manner in which, once prices are raised, they never come down again, be the rate of exchange what it may.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1914.

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WOMEN CLERGY.

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More Rumours.

Mistaken Identity.

by the

Flood Relief.

RAILWAY SERVICE

INTERRUPTED..

The Hon, Mr. C. Mc. I. Messer,

(A letter pasted in pieces was It was immediately after the half. that it was the one he had torn instructed your lawyer you would Captain Superintendent of Police, produced and witnese admitted giving of that evidence that you up).

writing in this, do you know? His Lordship: Whose hand-

medios').

Witness: Defendant's (Re-

who Stoker was.

Mr. Alabaster naked witness Witness: Myself.

Witness:-Defendant.

Mr. Alabaster: Who

turn King's evidence?—No.

Did you ask what you would get for giving King'e evidence?

No.

And if that is ao, yon are the

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deposed to going to the Bank to investigate the caso, to receiving letters from the Post Office ad dressed to "Anthony and Co.' and also inoriminating lettere.

Missing Foki. Leung Wan-tung, ashopkeeper, of 184, Wing Lok Street, hae complained to the police of the absence of bie foki from duty And still they come-the ram- entrusted with $70 to pay to an It appeared that the foki won It is difficult to take seriously a statement in the Times which quaintest we have yet struck hail been ascertained that the money ours, we mean. Two of the other shopkeeper, but it has since

think that giving King's evidence It is no concern of yours, You reached the Colony yesterday, to the effect that "a movement has from Yaumati, and, of course, has not been paid over and that

By Mr. Jonkin-The letters recently been initiated to consider the question of the ordination, of from Chinese sources. Some-one the foki is missing.

does not alter your position at not produced did show that women to the priesthood of the Church of England. Preliminary with a thirst for knowledge has

Mr. Alabaster:-Who is Del You expect to get free for it, give business as an sgent,

all ?-No.

Remedios did carry on 'an exten- enquiries have been made among women interested in the matter, made the appalling discovery that

· Mr and it is understood that, if there is sufficient support, a conference Tsingtau is connected with Hong-"Elite" Cinema Company, has

phine? Mr. Ellie, the Manager of the

don't you ?-I don't,

Barlow at the Bank might have of clergymen's wives and women church workers will be held to kong and thence with Kowloon handed to H. B. M. Cousal- Sazzane ?

Your case is, of course, that made some reference to lenient discuss the possibility of the entry of women into the priesthood." End Yaumati (rather a roundabout General at Canton a cheque

fe Remedies and you and other treatment, but he would not say In its pre-ponny, pie Harmeworthian days, the Times would never way of working the matter) by for $126.40, to be devoted to Pereira.

people on

carried on this conspiracy; he did. The matter was not really Witness-A man named have lent itself to the task of publishing what is so very obviously an electric cable, which the Ger- the relief of suffering caused by

that is what you say is the in Mr. Barlow's hande (laughter). unauthorised and what can only provoke universal ridicule. "Amane placed long ago with, ad- the West River floods. This from a letter in which it was chief conspirator, aren't yon ?---

truth? Yes. Mr. Alabaster read an extract

He did not hear Remedios say he movement has been initiated." By whom? Wo ees no word about mirable foresight. All that the generous donation represents the said that Mademoiselle Suzanne No.

did not know Gutierrez. archbishops or bishops, or about either House of Convocation, or enemy in Tsingtau has to do is proceeds of a cinematograph per- waited for the Stoker all day. In point of fact you suggested He heard Remedios say he did not Inspector Terreit said he waĦ about the Privy Council which when we come down to facts is to press a button, and Hongkong formance given in the Canton yesterday, but could not find him this letter of oredit business and know Gutierrez. Gutierrez Beid with the C. B. P. at the Bank. the supreme head of the Established Church. On the contrary, the (together with the aforesaid Kow- Club Theatre under the auspices and went for a "joy ride." In a you gave all the details for it? Remedios was a liar and added

movement" doems to depend, for its pushing, on clergymen's wives loon and Yaumati) will be blown of the Consular Body. The latter Richardson said he agreed Yes. and women church-workers. Since, when have these ladies had a to-but maskee the right to disauss what innovation shall or shall not be introduced into locality.

precise cheque has been sent to the to the proposal re the letter of the Church of England? But these are the days of anarchy, when Celestial fancy alloges that the Flood Relief Fund, Hongkong.

The other flight of Honorary Treasurer, West River credit and would send for Ander ordinary handwriting which deals

something in an undertone whicb ! And the only letter in defendent did not hear. every women seeks to be a law unto herself, to dodge the work for day is at hand when the which Nature designed her, and to butt in where she is not wanted British and German fleets are to

son to "go down where he was,'

The case was proceeding as we with this matter" is your hand-went to press. Callaono waganother name for An- writing, and it is signed by you in and where she will, in ninety-nine per cent of cases, do more harm toe the line right here in Hong-

derson. Witness could not remem the name of Lionel ?-Yee.

Ribeiro at the Police Court.. than good.

If one were inclined to take the Times report at all seriously, each other till ammunition is ex- kong Harbour, and blaze away at

ber any more of the contents of

A. V. Ribeiro, alias Maurice And the only envelope into Riley, Richardson, and Rhess, Richardson's letter. there are, of course, hundreds of arguments that could be hausted, or till one side gives in.

Mr. Alabaster:What was was addressed by you?—Yes.

which these two letters were put and mentioned in connection with advanced against the idea of women clergy. One might begin, for If only the police could get hold instance, by hinting that the ladies whose ambition leade of the mischievous fools or rogues

meant by "peatoard "?"

the alleged conspiracy case now You typewrite don't you?-No. before the Criminal Bessions, ap- them towards the pulpit are proposing to expound to

Witness: Cheque-book. the who are spreading each stuff, the In connection with the recently arrested on June 4. Mr. Messer, Where did you work before you a charge of attering" two forged

Continuing, witness said he was No.

You have never typewritten?-peared before Mr. J. R. Wood at multitudo a Book, one of whose precepts is Let your women be Government

the Police Court this morning on silent in the churches." This, however, they would naturally sweep way of persuading them to hold train

might find a reported outrage on the night (the C. 8 P.) game to the Bank aaide as out of dato; and thus one would have to fall back on the their tongues in future.

on the Canton-Kowloon and made him write something. Shanghai Biak?-Texford's.

went to the Hongkong and cheques on the Hongkong and suggestion that the whole weight of the experience of the clergy Lord Kitchener and the Press

Railway, which was held up by Daring the last few days witness

Shanghai Bank. goes to show that their work, if rightly undertaken, is beyond the

rabbers, we are informed that it When Lord Kitchener takes is hoped to resume the night saw Remedies there and a com- had been in Victoria Gaol. He physical and often the mental-cope of women. The cleria who is to control of mettere he usually service in the near future. When manication passed between them. full his ordination vows to the letter-und some do mast, before does so to some purpose. Doubt- this is done precautions will he Remedios asked him to turn his office?-Some of the work, Orders

Were you his olork?—Yes. all things, have bodily strength such as not one woman in a hundred leas some few of the Home taken to prevent any further evidence, or he, Remedios, would

What did you do in the thousand is ever likely to possese; for he must be prepared, at used, journaliste are feeling a little sore derailing by raoning vehicles in tell a lot of lies and get witness to work twenty-four hours in a day, or at lesat to feel that he is never now at his attitude towards war front of the engine, while a

You wrote them out?-Yos, really free. The women would doubtless urge, against this, that correspondents, but we feel sure powerful headlight will'illuminate seven years in gaol. He said this

Did you do it all in longhand, Sisters of Mercy, hospital nurses and others work for quite a large that the majority of seusible and the permanent way. In addition, between twelve and one, Remedios business?-In Wyndham Street,

nover on the typewriter ?—Yes. number of hours a day. Very likely, but these are under proper loyal prosamen will readily own

many times. On Saturday last,

Where did Mr. Taxford carry on discipline and mast bow to a wise authority which will see that that he is

guard of soldiers will also be passed his cell and passed him a their enthusiasm does not blind them to their own health-interests; in ordering their brethren out of

right carried.

You say the letter you wrote was piece of paper. while the women who seek to rash into the ministry are, in most Belgium. It is pretty commonly been replaced on the rails, but it which ran:-"Dear Reggie, I He said he could not write be-

The locomotive, has not yet cases, those who would yield to no authority in Heaven or earth. known that the war corres pou is hoped to effect this in the have just had a long talk with my cause he hadn't a typewriter?

Mr. Alabaster read the note Yes.

at the request of Remedios? A woman can, admittedly, nurse for eight or ten bours a day; bat dents, during the time of the immediate future. she cannot trudge all day about a large parish, conduct evening South African campaign, an olassea, visit schoole, and attend to sick-uulla. at all houre of the wittingly did more harm than night, as many of the clergy in East End parishes are bound to do. good to their country's cause. And, waiving the physical side, how many women possess the judg- Newspaper information travels

Embargo on Sugar Cane. The importation from foreign ment or the fact necessary to successful, clerical work? It is com- fast nowadays and the enemy ban countries, Hawaii and Porto Rico monly said at Home that the vicar's wife makes more mischief in often be made familiar with the of living sugar canes, cuttings or the course of a week than the vicar himself can undo in twelve very movements of their oppon- parts of the cane, has been pro-

His Lordship referred to joy- months. Moreover many a poor unfortunate padre has had to own ents which it is to the latter's bibited by the United States rides and ladies' names and asked that his lady church-workera were more a curge than a enpreme interest to keep secret, department of sgriculture under if they were concerned with the bleasing. We published, on Monday, some court proceed by means of war-reports which authority given it by the plant transactions? inge wherein a lady sued a clergyman for excluding her are innocently sent Home by quarantine aol. This action haa

Mr. Alabaster said they were from the church because she interrupted the services by her correspondents. The public are been made necessary by the die brought out in the correspondence; eccentricities. Is that the sort of help that the Times ladies free to comfort themselves with covery that these canes are likely between the parties. propose to afford to their Charoh? But we will discuss this matter the reflection that if the dearth to be infected with insect pesta seriously when we learn that the suggestion as to women clergy of news is hard on them, it ia and fungous diseases from which

Gutierrez Cross-examined. proceeds from Convocation, and not from a foolish minority of just as hard on the papers the United States is fortunately King's evidence-giving evidence Mr. Jenkin:-You are turning 'persons who might easily find better occupation for their time. themselves.

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agent.

solicitor sud he says if you turn Yes.

Mr.. D. J. Lewis, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, ap- peared for the prosecution, and Mr. J.H. Gardiner for the defence.

Mr. Lewis intimated that he would be prepared to proceed with the oharge on Wednesday next.

on alternate days. It would take three afternoons, which he would like to be fixed

"His Worship

fixed next Wednesday," Triday and the following Tuesday afternoons,

German Royal Betrothal. Berlin, July 22-The engage

your evidence everybody will get Well, he writes rather a good off, so I hope you will play the fist, which proves he could not gome. Be ourageous and don't be afraid." Then on the back bavo said he could not write with meut was announced to-night at out's typewriter. Is it true he the Sohloss Leatstatten, near Spoil this after reading it."

said to you he could not Munich, of Princess Adelgande write this letter unless he had a of Bavaria and Prince William of typewriter ?-Yoa.

Hohenzollern. The Princess is i It is true he said it, but it is the eldest daughter of King antrae in point of fact, because Ludwig of Bavaria and 43 years he could write ?-(No answer).

of age, Prince William" is the You admit he can write ?--Yes.head of the non-reigning family Therefore if he said he could of Hohenzollern and is the father not write without a typewriter it in-law of Dom Manoel of Portugal. You say you wrote this letter of Bourbon, died five years ago. is antrus ?—Yes.

His wife, Princesa Maria Theresa