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THE HONG KONG

TO-DAY'S

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

FURTHER PROGRESS IN BELGIUM,

ALLIED TROOPS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE.

[Reater's Service To The Telegraph."]

. Deo, 16, 1,20 a.m.

The Paris official evening announcement states that tho Franco. Belgian troops debouched from Nisuport and occupied a line of trees from Lombaertzyde to a farm at St. Georges. We made an attack south of Ypres, in the direction of Kleinzillebeke, and advanced five hundred metres.

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We continue to hold the heights commanding Steinbach, in Elsewhere there is nothing noteworthy to report.

Alas.co.

TRUTH.

Austrian Leaders Preferred Conflict with Russla, to Revolution."

Milao, Nov. 12,-Little by little in these distressful hours the people of Vienna are learning the true inwardness of this war. They did

not understand at the time the

significance of the visits made by

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1914,

INDIANS AT LAW.

A Question of a Canteen Partnership.

NO PASS.

His Worship: If he assaults you, can you shoot him 7-Yea.

Mc. D'Almada:-How many persons were there in the oar MOTOR-CAR PARTY HELD UP, when you first saw it? Four

In the Summery Court, this morning, before the Puisne judge An Exciting Scene In the New (Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz), Hafiz Karia Buz, 61, Queen's Rond Central, asked that the defendants

Neor Dia and Mohamed in, Beaconsfield Arcade, trading under the firm name of Noor Dia, wherein the plaintiff was a partner, have an account taken of the canteen, coffee bar and supper room busiabas, formerly carried on at Murray Borraoks and at Singapore, and that the defend- aute pay to plaintiff whatever sum may be found due to him. Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for plaintif; and Mr. P. W. Goldring (Mesers. Goldring and Phillips) represented the defend- ant Noor Din.

Mr. Gardiner stated that the first defendant, Noor Din, was'st Singapore, managing the branch

Territories.

Thia morning, in the Police Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland,

ladio and four gentlemen, including the defendant and the chauffeur.

Do you expect a car to stop instantaneously when you put up- the signal?--Yes; he would bare to stop,

You have stopped numerous cars? Yes.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V. D., skate #----

A SHIP'S REPAIRS.

The Case for the Defence Outlined.

This morning, in the Original Court, before the Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, K.C., the case was resumed in which the Man Shing Lee Firm, boat builders, of No. 10, Western Street, Victoria, ened the Greso Island Cement Co., Ltd., to re- cover $3,816.00, alleged to be due for work done and materiale applied by the plaintiffs on board the 8.8, Ching Chow, at the request of the defendants, be Major Colley, D.O.L.L will attend. een September 14.and October 5.10 p.m. Centre Section M. G. 30, 1914. Co. at Kowloon Docks. Launch. leaves Status Pier at 4.30 p.m. 5.15 p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Sections Artillery and Left Section M. G. c. 10 pdr. drill at Headquarters. Remainder, Musketry Exercises under Company Officers.

Detail-Orderly Officer, Lieut. Kennett. Orderly Sargeant for week ending 20th inst., Sergt.

Parades, Parades for Thursday, 17th December, 5.00 p.m. Mus ketry Instruction on Kennedy Road Range for the following Reoruits:No. 1Section Artillery, Gunners Grieve, Sohuliz, Stone, Railton and Young. No. 2 Section N. C. Petrie was summoned for

Artillery, Gunnera Ainslie, behaving in a disorderly manner And so a rule when you put up Cormack, Fisk and Gerrard. on the Yanmali-Taipo Road, ou poor band, the car slows down Centre Section M.G. Co. Privates December 6, whereby a breach of and comes right on to you? Gee and A. Macdonald. Sergt. the pesce might have been Yer: ocossioned. There was also a That is what they did on this further summons for assaulting occasion, isn't it 807-No; they Havildar Indra, of the 40th did not stop when the sentry or Pathans, who was on picket duty. dered them; they wanted to go Mr. P. M. Hodgson, Crown ahead. They did not stop when Soliciter, prosecuted, and Mr. the signal was made, but when Leo D'Almada e Castro defended. stepped in front and put up my

Mr. Hodgson said that the de-hand, they stopped. fendant was charged under two. They didn't attempt to knock counts, one with behaving in 4 you down?No.

Witness said when the car disorderly manner, under the

pass was.

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Complainant admitted that Mr. Carroll, who was one of the party, asked to be taken to the com- manding offer, but, as this was impossible, the telephone was resorted to,

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Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed. by Mr. Davidson, of Messra, Hast ings and Hastings, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. 1. C. Jen. kin, instructed by Mr. Hang, of Messrs. Descon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, for the defence.

Mr. Jenkin, patting forward the case for the defence, said that in or about June, 1918, the de- purchased the ship, the at jest

matter of the repairs, desire i that cortain repaira should be eff oted upon it, and invited tenders.. a tender by the Tang Yick firm Amongst those tenders there was for the renewal of the decks. The first tender of the Tang Yick

VIENNA LEARNING THE needs of his fathers before him,

Summary Offences Ordinance, and stopped he took out his specimen Schaepel. To furdish Guard to-fendant company, then having and the erection of palatial resid- of the firm there. If his Lord-ale with assaulting the compass and showed it to the defend- night, Right Section M. G. Co.; ences vered him mightily. ship held that these two men plainant. The case occurred on ant. The defendant read the to-morrow, Scouts Company.

Vienna last spring looked like were carrying on business here, the Taumati-Tipo Road on pass, tore it, throw it on the a city that had been besieged. it would be sufficient. The facts December 6. It appeared that the ground, and then struck witness,

defendant went out with a party The unhoused, many of whom of the osse wore that plaintiff, in a motor car towards Taipo. On why the defendant should have them all sorts of names, and when Can you suggest any reason ance by shouting and calling were sleeping in buta in the vine- who had previously carried on a the road he was stopped by the acted in the manner you say be the defendant stepped out of the yards around the city because they business similar to the oao ia could not obtain shelter, made this case, in 1911-12, was in- sentry, who was on picket duty did?-I don't know; perhaps he oar, be produced the pass. The common cause with the rougher troduced to Mr. Aronlli. Sub-there, as a sort of examining took the guard as a mere nothing. defendunt said "I don't want to had already been put in in guard, 88 thero was in Were you, yourself, behaving know anything about the pass, evidence and a bundle of elements of the city.

sequently defendants were also

disorderly manner? II want to know why you are treat correspondence. Before the Tung It is impossible that the states introduced to this gentleman and many places in the Colony, in a

The bavil Yick firm made that tender men who were sufficiently astute it was mentioned to him that for examining people passing, simply carry out my orders. I ing us in this way!"

dar would not answer them, but the representative accompanied to guess what the war would defendants hoped to moure this and enabling them to go out into am not one who drinks.

detained the car for two hours. Captain Arthor on board the дезь, felt that it was a choice osatoan business on arrival of the the New Territory. The motor the German Emperor in the early between popular disturbances King's Own Yorkshire Light in car was stopped and complainant

The defendant would deny there bost, and it was pointed out to apring to Emperor Francia and war. They preferred the fantry. The defendante asked if Mr. asked the defen laut where his

was any such assault, or the him what had to be done. It tearing of the paper. Joseph and to the lata Archduke latter alternative, as they have Arculli would finance the venture,

was arranged between Captain The defendant apparently did Francis Ferdinand. It is extreme always believed that the numer which he promised to do, more on

The defendant, in the bar, asid Arthur and the upg Yick firm he was employed by Mesars. that the Captain's deck fittings: ly doubtful whether the Kaiser

one or not, and the complainant Later, while the party was W. S. Bailey and Oo. When would have to be replaced after divulged the whole extent of his nations that composed the behalf of plaintiff, because he not know whether he should have plans to the Emperor, who had monarchy would be welded into knew him first and he took som

one when summoned to defend part in the religious ceremonies produced a specimen pass. The being detained, he was spoken they were stopped, the havildar the renewal of the decke. This always been firm for pence sad their fatherland. They forgot of the mosque. In October, 1912, defendant, he supposed, was an- to by an English sergeant in the was abusive and excitable and, was agreed to. There was to be

atepping out of the par, he said:

Bome how work done in the wished to end his days in quiet. that pro-Slay feeling bad been defendants informed Mr. Aroulli noyed and knocked the pass out Army Service Corps.

Bat there is little, doubt that working silently, but none the that they had secured the business, would be the story told by pashed him away with your

of his hand. That, he thought, D'Almada:And you➡"I won't have you talking to us Captain's room but it would be

baade like that, as though we were a when the Kaiser met the late less effectually, in, the disaffected not only here but in Singapore, the defence, but the havildar and told him to go away?-No; lot of cooliea," la gesticalating the Tang Yick, that the Captain'

seen by the sender of Oct. 30, by Archduke at Marimare and provinces, and they fondly and it was arranged that defend

with his hand he accidentally room was excepted from the tender Konospicht the Archduke accept believed that their somewhat ants and plaintiff should enter would tell his Worship that I did not.

These people were detained knocked the pass, which the then made, also the iron work ed the Kaiser's views that the bareh methods of repression had into a partnership to run these the defendant snatched the

it in two for fully two hours, and not half havildar held, out of his hand to on the balk-head and the 'tween pass away, tore had come to strike against really suppressed the sedition that basinesses. An Indian agreement the rising power of Russia and of had been seething in the frontier was prepared, and it was sub-pieces; and, after throwing them an hour, as atitad by you?- the ground. He denied assaulting der ze, because it did not soms the Slay races generally in the

quite within bis contract, and it was mitted to Mr. Arcalli to translate, on the ground, struck complain-have orders to stop them and the havildar. He lande.

even if it were two, four or aware at the time that if he had given to another contraster, Tang near East.

The Kaiser had a meeting with tion of the Archduke Francis

At the time of the assassino- Subsequently it came into the ant on the obest.

If the assault did take place; twenty they would have to stop, assaulted the soldier he could Tat. The work proceeded very possession of the second defendant, the King of Italy ut Venice on Ferdinand Bosnia and Herze- and it had not been produced by then the first charge was merged should think they were stopped have been shos, or if they had slowly, and the Tang Yick were his way to Corfu and is believed govina were thoroughly dis- defendants in this case. The into the second. If his Worship about half an hour.

gone ahead in the car. They were requested to attend the offices of Did you receive orders to re-detained two hours in all. to have given him several general affected. The annexed provinces arrangement come to was that

found the defendant did assault

the Green Island Cement Company Mr. Hodgson: suppose none for the purpose of hastening the hints of bis views on the eubject were no doubt rendered die plaintiff should receive half profit, the complainant, who was on lease them ?—I received an of crashing Russia, but it is im-contented by Serviso 90008ses and that the defendants should guard and in uniform, it was, of order-If they have no pass, of you could understand the work they had in hand. Osplaid havildar's language? No; I Arthur would tell the Court that probable that the King got say in the Balkan wars, but tact on divide the other half between course, a very serious offence and torn them back.

Another native soldier, after knew his action. definite idea what was really afoot. the part of the Austrian officials them. Plaintiff carried on the with it severely. If he found be corrcborating, said that on the

he would ask his Worship to deal

between the date of starting the Nor is it likely that Emperor might have averted the danger. Singapore business for some time, did not assault the complainant, instructions of the bavildar, the basildar

Your solicitor opened that the work, on July 24, and the date

the was using abusive of Francis Joseph's consent to the Instead of this they were harally but, quarrelling with the second but behaved in a disorderly guard turned cut, fixed bayonets, language; you can't say whether coming

present plaintiff on the soone, the war against Servia, or, indeed, to

defendant, returned to Hongkong any hostile enterpries, would have

Tang Tick were represented on During the period between the and expressed a wish to retire manner, then, of course, it was loaded magazines and stood all it was abusive or not? No. been obtained had it not been for aegassination and the outbreak of and have the accounts settled.not such a serious crime, but round the car. The picket 090- You could not understand him the boat by foremen, and these the double assassination at Sara- the war arrests of prominent The books were kept in English; it was an offence because the eisted of the bavildar and three and he could not understand foremen were frequently changed,

not sepoys. examining pisket could jeva.

whether or not as a result of the Bosnian citizens were of daily of which plaintiff had no know-

you ?--No. Mr. D'Almada:-Did you Though the Emperor had been

And you thought you would Company's complaints he did ccoutrance. Mayors of cities, ledge. Defendants denied part- deeply incensed at the sction of beads of commanes, were sub nership and, moreover, said that

suspect the party in the car to be settle thematter and got out of the not know, but they were frequent- Germans 7-Yes. the Archduke in taking his wife, jected to domiciliary visita, their the business, which was sub-

car and approached him? Yes. ly changed. The Tung Tick who had no sovereign rights, ou writing tables emptied of their sequently closed by the command-

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were sixty-seven days out in their angry at the Why

contract. On July 25, Fang a semi-regal tour in provinces contents by insolent soldiers and ing offear of the Yorkshires, had whose loyalty was very dubious, they themselves subjected to been run at a loss.

was going on.

Shuon held a bill out to Captain. and though he loved the late house arrest. When it was dis- His Lordship (to Mr. Gardiner):

And your other two sepoye You assumed it was a nasty Arthur, saying it was for extras.

suspected them to Arohduke least of all of the covered that nothing could be You have come in to share the

way ?—I assumed it, and I had Captain Arthur looked at the perial family, he was made to feel proved against them they were losses?

bavildar every right to assume it, by reason amount and said he would that the insult to the imperial allowed to go forth again, but not

perhaps of the way it was going on. put the

before the matter. Mr, Gardiner said it was not house implied by assassination kind of apology was offered admitted that there had been must be avenged by blood.

them for such high-handed losses. Plaintiff was brave enough. Anatrio must have been aware treatment.

to take the risk. of the folly of the war. The only

Day after day it was an Mr. Goldring mentioned that feasible explanation of her act is nonaced in Vienna that there one issue was that, if there was a

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Mr. D'Almada said he had hear oroze-sam- instructed to issue monses against the h vildar- by all the members of the party on

the motor car for assault.

Hodgson's opening and raid that, The complainant bore out Mr. after the defendant assaulted him, he turned out the guard, crdered them to fix bayonets, to load, and to prevent the motor car proceed- ing.

In answer to Mr. D'Almala, the bavildar said there were in Chinese and the other in Engliab,

that she was faced by a grave was no news from the Sarvian partnership, all accounts had two kinds of passes, one internal crisis. For three years front. Trains of prices of ordinary commodities

even for the well-to-do.

wounded, been settled.

Death of Mr. A. R. Marty.|

and if the motor car had possess ed one he would have let it by. Had there not been one, the car would have to brok.

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Germans?—Tes.

also Germans? That thought

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Mr. W. J. Carroll, general Company, That Washe And because he thought that, broker, said the paper was already only scussion on which any re- he took up this aggressive at partially torn when the havildar ference was made -10 Captain titude 7 When I join the force produced it. It was not true that Arthur about extrae on that bout, I take an oath to serve the King the defendant tore the paper in and he said he would have to re- and do what I am told to do..

two and Btrack the havildar fer the matter to the Company, Did you stop these people Before the alleged assault, said and be duly did so. When Foug had been rising steadily. Since however, came up from the south The hearing was adjourned

because you thought they were witness in answer to Mr. Hodgson, Shaen attended the office and Germans? Yes.

an Indian who spoke English asked Mr. Hobbs, who was om- daily. They unloaded their and until to-morrow morning. Christmas the question of ways burdens in the wilde of the Prater,

For the defence, Mr. D'Almada endeavoured to explain matters ployed by the Company, for a and means had become pressing, through which the Vienna Cirola

said the defendant was a marine to the havildar, but failed to settlement, Fang Shuen was told These specimen passes have engineer in the Colony and he make him understand, leaving the that the matter was before the Bailway rons, and tho men were Added to this, the lack of laid in hastily erected tents amid

We regret to announce the been in your possession since the was out with a party on Sunday, place after saying the havildar Green Island Cement Company housing accommodation in both the thick foliage of the trees. death of the senior member of war began ?They have been in December 6, for a ride in a motor was a fool,

and they were considering whether Vienna and Budapest waagausing News came, too, of disease the firm of A. R. Marty, Monsieur my possession since my picket oar, intending to go to Taipo. Mrs. Annie Charlton, also a they should pay the balance of

This was not the first occasion member of the party, gave cor the contract price,

the great discontent. This lack of cholera and dysentery among the Auguste Raphael Marty, which was begun, accommodation was more irritate men who had gone to the front. took place at Haiphong (Tonkin) How long has this pass been in that be had taken the trip, and roborative evidence. Mr. Petrie completion was out in time. ing, perhaps, to the better clasa Presently the troops sont south yesterday, the 15th inst your possession ?—Since the war be would tell his worship that be neither tore the pass nor struck Plaintiff was present and neither workman and the small official and south-east were hastily sum

Carpentier's Fortune

began.

was in the company of four the havildar. The defendant in Fung Shuen nor plaintif made than the shortage of provisions. moned back.

Wiped Out by War.

And when you did not use is ladies and two other gentlemen, no way behaved in a disorderly any claim for extras-in point of He always lioped that some plan A young officer came to Vien Paris, Nov. 12.The war has you doubled it up and put it in one of whom was the Colonial manner,

fact he did not speak at all and would be found to meet the na at the early hour of 7 in the cost Georges Carpentier, the your pocket It was kept in a Scorelary of Macao, who was hero Mrs. Leonore Itocha, wife did not adopt the attitude of a on a pleasure trip. The defend of the Colonial Secretary of man who had a claim against the demand for cheaper ment and morning "Why are you called pugilist, nearly the whole of his piece of paper too. that the daily loaf would take on back?" he was asked.

fortune, amounting to about a Was it doubled up? Yes.

ant would tell them that, Macao, said that the pass was Company Those two men came the proportions of former years. We have decided not to waste quarter of a million dollars, Assuming a man in a motor passing along the road, they accidentally knocked out of the repeatedly every other day until

But the sight of the constant further shot and powder on the earned in the prize ring. Car car refused to stop, you have were stopped by the sentry havildar's hand,

the final settlement on December demolition of all the old land- Servisne," he said, "they are pentier savings were inverted in power to shoot him; um I right? and the car slowed down. When Miss Leonina D'Almada e 11, when Fang Chuen got paid marke, the tearing down of the already defeated and not worth the coal mines of Lens and CourIf he would not stop I have they reached the sentry, the Castro also corroborated.

the balance of his contract proper, small flat that had served the

rieres, which have been destroyed, to shoot him.

bavildar created quite a disturb-

The defendant was discharged, The hearing was adjourned. troubling about,