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WORK DONE.

German Blind Home and

Spanish Mission,

In the Summary Court, this morning, Chan Tung-rang sued the Wang Yick firm and lam Shiwobnen, managing partner therein, for $075 48, balanos due on account of work done and materials supplied..

Mr. Aga siz, of Messra. Harding and Agassiz, appested for the plaintiff and M. Preston, of Mesers. Jobason, Stokes and Mia tor, appeared for the defendants. Mr. Agassiz explained that the work done was on the Blindenheim-

and the Spanish Mission in 1013. The contract was not disputod, nor was there any question over the work done. The defendants said that the items wore in- accurately inserted in the acceact, The bearing was adjourned,

REFRACTORY SEAMEN.

Sent to Gaol for Interference

THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

STILL PROCEEDING.

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The Action Agalast, the Green

Island Cement" Co.

The bearing of the action of the Man Shing Leo firm against the Green Island Cement Com- pany, L'd., for $3,810, for work done and materials supplied by the plaintiffs to the defendants on board the steamship Ching Chow, at the request of the defendante, was resumed by Sir William Rees Divica (Caief Justice) in the Supreme Conct, this afternoon.

Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Davidson, of Mesare. lastings and Ilsatings, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. F. C. Jankio, instructed by Mr. Hung, of Mesera. Deacon, Looker, Dancon and Harston, represented the defendants.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1915,

FIELD DAY.

Yesterday's Operations in the

New Territory.

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BRITISHERS IN CHAINS. happened to be one English officer in the place, to whom the gendarmes referred our British

understand. passports, which they could not

War Correspondent's Arrest and Imprisonment as a Spy."

away.

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As a direct result of the authorities' policy of crabbing, hampering, and persecuting news paper correspondents, who are doing their boot to perform a very difficult duty and to tell the British public those things it has

"Jeered at by a Mob

We protested to the limit and then perforce gave in. So, chain-

overed that we were on the pri-tunity to shoot or bayonet us, son books charged with espionage. resistance would have been futile,

Now, this was a wilful and de- liberate lie by the military official responsible. There was no doubt He promptly put on under whatever about our identity. arroat, and then discovering that They knew we were English there was no such military order journalists, and pat de under in the Belgian Army as exists in arrest as such. But in the prisoned together, and with the gon the British, ani that he could everyone thought we woro spies. daras holding the middle of the not arrest be, withdrow and It can to imagined how this chain, we were taken out through retired from the adventare. emoothed things for us.

the streets, through a mob that This unaccountable behaviour We were taken out of the Au- bowled "Espion 1, Allemand!" towards us by our own com- ditor-General's room, expecting that ran laughing to jeer at patrials suggested vague doubts that we should be called back and that said "Pem, pora!" to con to the Belgiane. But for the British every minute to be interrogated ver to our supposed Teutonic in officer our papers would have by him. But after we had been telligences the information that Batiefied them perfectly. In the kept waiting an hour and a half we would be shot, to the station, circumstances they thought it in the corridor we were in where we sat fer hours amid mers would be better for us to see the formed that we were at the disitors and eneers and excited Hendquarters Staff.

posal of the military, and not the surveillance through the windows civil, officials, and that we must at each station. I like the Bel- await the pleasure of the Head-gians, but the mob is always the quaters.Staff.

mob the world over, began

back at once," we were told,

At headquarters, however, things took a darker turn. After

Yesterday, tho Hongkong Volunteers and the Voluntear

Mr. Raymond A. Coulson writes Reserves had a field day at Faa-ia the Sunday Chronicle as fol- ling in excellent weather, the lowe operations being watobed by I wonder how long it will take H. E. the Governor and Major us all, when this war is over, to General Kelly. The men fell get back to the old standard of in at Kowloon Satien, the judging things. Certainly at the Volunteers under Col. Chapmas, present moment the old familiar and the Reserves under Major perspectives ora Wakeman. On arrival at Failing

wonderfully station, the Reserves went along My colleague, Mr. Cheshire, of the Shstaukok railway, taking up the Daily Sketch, and I have just positions at the head of the ralley. emerged from what the long The Volunteers thon attacked, American în Antwerp would have moving, eff towards the Re called the very dur-nation of an gervee' position in extended experience. order, taking advantage of the cover that was afforded. A brisk Mr. Jenkin submitted that the battle followed, until cease fira" plaintiff was, according to all the brought the engagement to ovidence he bad heard, a sub-olose. contractor to Tang Yick, whilst Later on in the day, the on board, for the first time he Volunteers fought a rearguard came into touch with Captain action, with the Reserves a right to hear, we now know the wo bad been kept waiting for an This morning, at the Marine Arthar. When he said he had a attackers, the former, we under-favour of solitary, confinement hour and a half, a rude, stupid Court, three men of the engine disticot contract room of the a.. Irish Monarch, work, ho

for that stand, doing well in the positions Wong Son, Chin Chi and Choy contractor.

sub-which they took up. However, the Having been Chups, were charged, the first two the ship during the whole of the Kelly was one, did not give thair on umpires, of whom Major General with unlawfully combining to work as a sub-contractor, it was decisions on the spot, and they interfere with the navigation of for him to slow that, after giving will be awaited with more than a the ship while on her voyage an order, thera being any doubt little interest. from Whampoa to Hongkong, and about it being given, he was the thiri with wilfully dieabos-treated as a man who had been ing the lawful commands of the given a distinot" order. master...

meant, he had to point out some Evidence given by the master, evidenc corrub.rative of the Ilobt, II. Potter, was to the effect distinct contract when he first that Choy Chuon refused to do came on the boat. If bis Lordship his daly and was dealt with by were against him, he would have to tho master under the articles. The find that in all those matters where following day the other two de Captain Arthur was diametrically fendants were soon conversing oppose to the evidengs of the with some of the men, who there plaintiff, he had made those state- Action for Money Lent Succeeds. upon left their work and went up inents for no purpose, counsel on deck is a' body.

In the 8.mmary Court, this master found them there and of the plaintiffs as to his position for Ho Sing-sam, plaintiff, in an The could see, at all. The evidence morning, judgment was given ordered them to return to their was inconsistent with what an sotien against 1am phiupo, for duty. They refused to go independent opatractor would say. $27 40. money leat.

aatil he told them what he was going to do about Ohoy.

Corroborative evidence" was given by J.Jendry, chief engineer, and Charlos Haigh, second engin-

eer.

The defendants were sent to priann for six weeks, Choy Chuen being ordered to pay for his keep out of the wages due.

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

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matter of communications by a Notable work was doue in the Taat newly-formed signalling company and also the Bay Souts, both bodies ernbling easy communica tion between the various units.

The case was proceeding as we went to praas.

FINANCING COOLIES. `

Mr. Goldring appeared for the plaintiff, who said that in June of 1913 he advanced various sums of money to coolies going to A HORRIBLE MURDER.Singapore, and in this particular 0160 he advanced the money Chinese Woman Killed by Robbers teeing the amount.

claimed, the defondant guaran.

A fishermanreported on January 9 tbat, during his absence on a fishing boat, someone enterad bis

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like ensak thieves in a foreiga and ballet-headed junior of the gaol, sad of being led in chatua Belgian staff emerged with a we were hosted and jeered at virtuo unmasking villainy) to through crowded streets, where roar demanded our names, point

captured spies.

ed (with an air of triumphant

Dava opon a time-ay in or mine in a list of English cor about the date July, 1014-this respondente which bad been indeed. We should have raided. would have made us very angry furnished by the Britieb Staff, and snil: "You are under arrest," the Forega Office, clamoured Ile turned on Cheshire: "You, and thundered, demanded blood, also, you are under arrest," apologies, and reprisals, as would

"Bat- befit Englishmen and reputable members of a reputable profess ion treated sa, outrageously. Bat ae matters are we just laugh. Tala ia war timo, and little things like that are all in the day's work. We think this is becoming ap. parent among authorities general unnecessary Zbernism, but for y, a reflated tendency toward the moment we are content to called a gendarme, directed that laugh at our personal misadven- we were to be taken to prison, tare-and wait till the war is over. marched away, then hesitated,

We were treated with more

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We should have had an hour's

Our troubles began to lighten at Dunkirk, where we had to wait half an hour for the train onward. The kiadly and generous French stationmaster there was shocked at the treatment we were receive ing. He hustled the starers about and sallen guard had not done their business which our sour gave us a private room to sit in, and sent a letter up to the British Naval Transport Officer.

So we entered a motor-car with a friendly major, and ran into the town where the army headquar. tra tra situated. We asked whether it would not be as well to than fall rigour. The food was collect our baggage from the hotel, impossible. Cheshire ate nothing but by no; you'll be coming for two and a half days, and

merely gaawed a little of the abominable bread. Uncondemned prisoners such as we were should, permitted to buy luxuries such we discovered later, have been as edible food from the canteen, We were not, though I asked

exercise in the courtyard each about the matter,

With most fortunate prompt- morning, and permission to smoke

itada

down Soames that at that time. Both exercise and officer in a generous state of tobacco were denied us.

astonished indignation, and with in five minutes had the chaine There was a bell in my stony chamber, supposed to <ff, ourselves supplied with a be reserved for emergencies. meal, and the Belgian guarde re- This I rang at frequent intervals, luctantly beginning to acquire demanding of the warder when new estimate of the situation. he came to be taken before a been tremendously impressed Sad disillusionment! They had perion in authority. That poor with the importance of their task. man; who was forced by rule to I think they fancied themselves answer the bell, became worn ont. "I am here all alone for leading us in triumph, olanking

our ohains, to the English Staff and perhaps being invited to stay for the execution. Instead of which, the rest of that journey, as we got more and more among our own people, became increas ingly like a triumptral progress for a With amazements hey All this varied the monotony beheld our good soldiers over and paid in, the end. On the whelming us with gift of second mid-day I got the cigarettes, newspapare, Bottles of governor. He could do nothing bear; officers arriving with offere I demanded general handshaking, and good cheer. I may interpolate that our first smokes after all that time were packets at Daily Sketch cigarettes, thrown in through the windows at by generous Tommy. How good they seemed!

"You are under arrest." "Why?"

Taken to Prison.

"It is the order of my superior You will sleep in the prison. The Staff will see you in the morning.

You are under arrest."

Why the prison? We are not.criminals."

You are under arrest.” He

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much work," oriel, he. valet especially to attend to you." have not a commissionaire ond

"Tako me to the governor,"

said.

**Chained Together.

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It all began so innocently. We came back, and, to remove any were at La Panne, a pleasant ambiguity there might have been little Belgian seaside resort, in his remarka, said, "You are un- within sound of the guns, and der arrest," nicely out of range of the rifles. Imposible to argue with this for me, sad recommended the of more meats and more help;

an interview with that official, but, in the bland official way, be sent out word that I was beyond aseless for him to see m his disposal, and that it would be Determined, however, not to

bouse, 31, Tau Shui Haag village, in connection with arms andould the heart of correspondent the Brit prison here you would return to my abominable coll until |

Corps Orders issued to-day by and attacked and murdered his Lieut. Col. A. Chapman, Y. D.,wife Cheung Sz, öged 40 years,

Musketry (Standard Test).-

gushing her throat, arms and hande with a sharp instrument Musketry (Trained men only) and stabbing her in the side Saturday 10th instant, Scouts place und stole clothing and Saturd galled out as follows: The robbers then ransacked the Company at 2.30 p.m. Sunday,jewellery to the value of about 17th instant, Scouts Company $32. at 0.30 a.m. Members must attend punctually at the times been attending a morrige feast It appears that the woman had stated above. Any man attending and that when she returned alone late will not be allowed to fire. the robbers ourried out their Note:-Only members who have attack under cover of the noise.

NURSING LECTURES.

Alleged Larceny.

Two Chinese were remanded at

on charges of theft of three tie the Police Court, this morning, pins, valued $280, the property of Mr. Gallotti, Breezy Terrace, and some appone, the property of a lady.

Body Found.

So at last we came to British I had protoked some change, Headquarters, where, though we the door, marched forcibly into deserved by the vile crime of brushed the warder aside from were treated with the rigour the Auditor-General's room, and trying to tell the British public a proved to be a pou tout something about the deeds of its He proved to be a courteous old sons and brothers at the front, gerileman, and after a time asked we did at least receive courtesy me to sit down while he sent bis and freedom on parole to spend Bistant across to Army head the night in a hotel instead of in

a cell.

You can hire a furnished fit on person sa with a blind bull in a Auditor-General, the res front there for 231. a teniruni And, of ourse, one month, with the chance thrown does not argue with a gendarme, Arms and Ammunition,

in of being shelled, on your own even if it were any use doing so. Two Chinese were charged at naval engagement over your decent fellows. You are in front doorstep, or watching a The three in charge of us were the Police Court, this morning: breakfast coffee. ammunition.

What more lack said their leader. "At

$100 for being in unlawful One was fined

desire?

have bid to sleep on straw. But possession of 300 rounds of am- Wo bad decide to take a flat, have real beds,"

Under Arrest.. monition and the other. $100 for and meanwhile, returning in the

at the one you're going to you'll being in possession of a revolvər.

We tried to look appreciative, ing the Macao boat. -- They wera arrested when board evening after a walk along the There have been plenty of times beach, during which Cheshire in this war when I would have bad taken photographs of soldiers thanked my stars for a "real bathing, soldiers playing football, bed." S rather amused, we

with the usual demand for our chains dropped, massive gates and each like innocent subjects, were led through the streets. were challenged by a gendarme Precently, locks were unlocked, quarters

Had I no insisted on this inter-

(2) a general pass for Belgium; I have rever encountered day the information that wo were to the correctness of the statement]. papera...

lung back with a clang, and we view I believe we would have mitted to the Press Bureau which [This message has been sub fired Part I can fra the Standard-

I had (1) my British. pasepori; found ourselves in gaol,

boan there still. Presently that does not object to the publication Test, Officer on duty, in the

amiuble assistant returned with and takes no responsibility for Butts, Saturday 10th inst., Lieat,

fasued to me by the Belgian exterior circumstances which Rees; Sunday, 17th inst, 2nd

The decomposed body of a

Minister of War, bearing my could prevent my sleeping. 1had be transferred to British head- Lieut. Lindell: Au Officer of

Chinese boy has been removed stamped photograph and the viss a sound night's rest in the cold, quarters that afternoon. I had the Scouts Company will attend

to the Public Mortuary. It was of the Caief of the Headquarters dirty, and uncomfortable bed been made various promises be to take charge of the firing point

also the official stamps of local I was aware of a warder who mit gated my joy. But after Staff of the Belgian Army-it bore though in the middle of the night fore in the prison, and doubt each day and enfficient N.O.03.

civil and military authorities all abone a lamp on me through a come hours further waiting the of the Company will attend to assist the Instructor.

over Belgium; (3) the Belgian hole in the door), and arose next cell door was flang open. Pra- Parades-Parides for Tuesday Italian Convent), on Mondays An armed robbery is reported

Minister of War's pass, admitting morning in the confident expect pare to depart," said the warder. 12th instant-5.00 p.m. Aug. January 18th and 25th, Tuesday as having taken place at the me to the reception of journaliste ation of immediate release and My preparations consisted in and a woman charged at the ketry Instruction on Kennedy February 2nd and Mondays 81 Lng Wan Monastery at Au Tau. for the official communiques; (4) the apology which we certainly picking up my hat. Our over- Palico Court, this morning, the Read Range for the following and 15th, at 6 o'clock. Should if It is reported that the deed was a similar pass fr French com- deserved. But no such thing.

coate we had been deprived of man with being concerned in an Reoraita:Right Section M. G. be found necessary to extend the committed by night men who en maniques. Cheskie had like

Charged with Espionage.

with all the rest of our baggage armed. Co., Ptes, Archio, Alves, Ban series, the leatures will be heldered the monastery armed with that we have used in Belgium as andrinkable as the bread at the end of the corridor, and receiving some of the property. passe. These are the papers The breakfast coffee was at La Panuo. Unesite apse village, and hot Mongkok the women with jamin, Castro, Ordiero, F. Ellis, om.aubsequeat Moadaya.

revolvers, but fuller details are throughout the war.. G. Fisher, D'Agovedo, A. Garcia, Ladice (non-members of the not yet to han.

was uneatable. Thereafter the wa exchanged cheerful greetings. It is alleged that six armed man A.H. Hyndman, sad II. Hyndman, Longae) who may wish to

Alleged Purse-Snatching on ***

They were always quite enough long hours phased till elevon, I felt as though I had not seen entered a house, and property to S. M. Colley D'OL.I., will attend. attend the lectures

Ferry.

for the Belgian officers, who are when, following the usual forma bim since my early childhood,""

the value of $645 was stolan. Service riflse to be carried. 515 roqueated to send in their names the Police Court, this morning, Bad luck on this occasion brought down to see an official called outrage. Below gendarmes with the ouse in hand.

A Chinese was remanded, atau a rulo intelligent gentlemen. for new prisoners, we were taken But we had to suffer a lest Detective Sergeant Brown bas p.m. Nos. 1 and 2 Sections without delay, to Miss Loureiro, on a charge of snatching a pure as up against one or two who the Auditor General, who is, I manacles Artillery and Loft Section M. G. 2, The Albany.

waited to choin Ca. 10 pdr, drill at Headquarters.

In order to defi

containing $10, on the Star Forry, were the reverse of this, and who surmise, a ecrt of primary judge us together. We are English. Sent to Hospital, the expenses Mr. Otto Kong Sing defends. * Remainder, Musketry Exercises of the St. John's Ambulance As A End Case.

bad also suffered English or magistrato who decides whe men. It is not necessary," said and Aiming Drill under Co. sociation fee, bandages Co., there A Chinese woman, found wan attitude towards journalista. to warrant a man's detection for it is the rule," snorted the person been admitted to the Government influence in the matter of their ther there is a prima facie care we. Necessary or unnecessary, A Chinese, aged 39 years, bar Commanders.

ia a fee of $2.00 (notes). Any dering helplessly in the street, The English in the fold are, of trial. Detail Orderly Officer, 2nd surplus remaining after paying was admitted yesterday to the course, people whom every wine We had only one brief minute among warders and three gen stehed near by and at the time, in charge, Shut up in that prizon, Civil Hospital. He resided in a Lieut. Murphy. Orderly Sargeant, all expenses will be forwarded to Government Oivil Hospital and correspondent avoids. They have with him. S Bergt. Frith. To furnish Guard the Association, which is doing subsequently to the lunatio aay declared war against no. At that speaking with the Germans?" loaded pistole, who believed that from wounds alleged to have bera

you have been dermas with fired bayonets and of his admission was to-night, Scouts Company; to such good work in nursing the lem. She was unable to give any time we were with the Belgiana, was his astonishing greeting we were spies, and would have inflicted by a man who has since morrow, Scouts Company.

not with the English, but there Aud to our amazement wo die been only too glad of an oppor absconded.

A series of lectures on home nursing will be held at the roome of the Catholic Women's League, 20, Caine Road, (next door to the

wounded in the present war,

Bro

found on a buoy at the west end of the Central Fairway by the

Police.

Robbers Enter Monastery..

account of herself,

Alleged Armed Robbery,

Mr. Gardiner defended a suan,

at

suffering