THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.
PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. AN ENEMY TRANSACTION.
Subscription List No. 27.
A. & F. M. Marine Engineers
Guild of China Police, 6th Sab. *...
Topay"
per Mra,
Jadd Barnett
Mr. R. D. Harvey's
Fund :-
Collected by Mr. F.
M. Crawford,. (March)
-
Mr. G. H. Alcook
W. Gow......... S. G. Pitcairn „S, H. Dutton.i
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20
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Graham......* Ниваву
S.H. Spaulding A. Fraser
C. M. Castro A. Kam
Claim in the Hongkong Court,
In the Summary Court, this afternoon, Shewin, Tomes and $5.00 Company, liquidators of Reuter, Brockelmann and Company sued 430.00 the Ouger Machinery Company 436.00 for the return of twelve sewing machines, or, in the alternative, 30.00 for the aum of 8514.
Mr. Shenton, of Mosure. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Haraton, appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr. Dennys, of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, appeared for the $20.00 defendants.
20.00
Mr. Dennys raised the point 20.00 that a letter from the authorities 10.00 showing the plaintiffs were 10.00 | liquidators for Henter Brockel- 10.00 mann, and therefore they had no
5.00 right to spe.
5,00 Mr. Shenton said if the 2.00 Court ruled against him 5.00 on such a frivolous point as that be would take the matter farther. He asked for, leave to call evi- dence to prove his clients were liquidators.
$107.00 Collected by Capt, H. D. Jones
(March) - Capt. & Mrs. H. D.
Jones
COO
Mr. F. G. Becke
11
***
J. S. Murray...
J. B.Woollacott,
W. L.. Forater
Collected by Capt. Aitken (March):- Compradore and Holts' Wharf Staff
Mr. B. Grifix"
A. D. Keigwin,
E. Herbat
E. B. Smith ...
J. 8:Johnstone
His Lordship asid be would 30.00 give a dicision on the point. 15.00 Mr. Dennys said he had not 10.00 broken his contract. He had taken 10.00 the machines to sell and so long 10.00 as he showed reasonable efforts to sell he could keep the machines" $75.00 until he sold them. The plaintiffs S. R. had shown no canse for action.
Mr. Young then went in the box and proved the letter
30.00
.:
Mr. Dennys said if the plain-
5.00 tilla' sase was re-opened for this
EXTRA
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1915,
LAWN TENNIS.
Yesterday's Results in H,K.C.C.
Tournament."
The following are the results of yesterday's games, played in the H.K.0.0. tennis tournament:
Handicap Doables:-W. H. Viveash and H. Tayler (owe 2/6) beat P. Liegh Bennet and Mariel (res 3/6) 6-2, 6-3; Majar Crisp and Capt. Hattersley Smith (owe 15) Feat JR. Wood and A.B. Crook (reo 1/8) 6-1, 6-0 H. C. Sandford and LN Murphy (eor.) beat A.E. Cocks and OH. Soper (rec 15/1) 6-4, 3-0,63; M.M. Meas and H.F. Hall (acr.) beat O.W. Beswick and RN Anderson (res 15/1). 6-3, 6-1, (4)
Second RoundMajor Faiobaie and F.W. Cary (owe 4/8) best E. Green and C. Abraham (owe 15) n-1, 6-4.
Mixed Doubles: Mrs. Winslow and H. A. Nisbat (owe 30) beat Miss Lammert and S. 8. Moore (rec. 3/6), 6-0, 6-1
Professional Paira-W. N. Ford and N. E. Kent beat RO. Hutchison and P.P.J. Wodehouse, 8-6, 6-3; G. Miskin and Rt. St. Amory beat C. Beswick and W. G. Worcester, 6-0, 6-3.
Handicap Singles "B". M. Mass (reo. 2/0) beat F.J. de Rome (rec. 15) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3;
Handicap Singles "A":-L. N. Murphy (owen 3/6) beat M. T. Jones (rec. 3/6) 6-2, 7-5.”
Second round. A. Bovet (rec. 3/6) beat D. E. Clark (rec. 15) 6-3, 6-4.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Mesare, Wright and Horaby 5.00 purpose he would raise the ques-advies us that the Langkat output 5.00 tion of costs for the previous for the current month is as 3.00 hearing.
follows:-
The case was proceeding, as
3.00
W. Farmer .... J. R. Galland
2.00
we went to press,
2.00
Capt. 8. R. Aitken
*** 5.00
Staff of Green Island
I
Factory (April) :-
Mr, V. Uldall
ور
T. Arnott .....
P. Prată.....TE
Collected by Miss Square :-
Dr. C. Forsyth...
$80.00 Cement
Banishee Returns to Crime.
A Chinese who stole $100 from a pearl merchant who was a pas 10.00 senger on the B.8. Fatshsa, was 10:00 found to have returned from 10.00 banishment. At the Police Court, 5.00 this morning, he was sentenced to 3.00 two months for the first offence 3.00 and six months for the second.
April 1
Tons 254
2
ARS
4
239 242 233.
273
258
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7
8
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238 244
Total to 8th inst. 1,979 Daily average 243,6
DAY BY DAY
St. Joseph's College Sports. At the above sports, to-morrow, 3.00
the Committee of the St. Joseph's 4.00
College Association will be At 5.00
Home to parents of scholars and 5.00
friends of the College; tea 4 to 8 2.00 5.00 p.m.
15
AH. Hewett
19
,,H. Doughty
"
J: Bonderzon...
23
A. Iresom
11
P. Christensen
3.00
3,00
O,Oliveira......
2.00
L. S.
11
N.Ramussen...
2.00
Craddock
= 1.00
Mr. F. G. Horridge
19.
E. ChristenseG
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D. E. Olack...
1.00
Chan Ches......
#
0. B. Buyers...
20.00,
+
}}
J. Stalker..
73.00
31 (Mar.) 15.00
"1
A. H. Roberts
N. L. Railton ".
1,00
A. Lamberton
33
Mr. F. T. Chapple
10,00
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F. A. Coleman
21
E. Mauricio
10.00
E. W. White...
6.00
Miss Square
17
5.00
W. McKay
201
Mr. G. Martin. ....
5,00
W. McGrann..
Mra. W. McGrann
F. J. Gollion...
5.00
27
F.A. Mackintosh
Inspector Sims
5.00 8.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 1,00 1,00 3.00
5.00
A. J.O....
E. Overy
5.00
1)
W. E. Douglas
(Donation)
B. Walker
5.00 Lusitano: Recreation
3,00
N. Vanstone
1,50
5,00
at Athletic Sports
80,50
T.W. L.
Collected by Mr. J, J.-
W. F. Hast ... Mr. A. E. Harvey...
Club, proceeds of sale of programmes
Already acknowledg-
ed, Lista 1/28
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CONTEMPORARY OPINION: CHILDREN'S ESSAYS TO
HOME SPORT.
THE SUN.
A LITTLE LIGHT.
Strange Medley of Poetry
Paradox,
IUPALL MALL Gazette, "I
The following loading article from the Pall Mall Gazette, of February 11
Cricket and Billiards Chatter.
1
are
no placed
A POINT IN CHINESE FINANCE
account
In a letter just received from (From our Spectal Correspondent) our Peking Correspondent (writen London, March 5. the Times) attention is called to Whilet the County Champion rather an important point in the The quaint remarks made by ship has been definitely abandon present condition of Chiness. children in their examination ed, it is practically certain that a finance. China," he writes, "is from different sources to the in-source of amusement to their uned during the coming summer. sum of money. The Roorganien- Among the clues that we get papers have long been a periodic good deal of cricket will be play about to fall heir to a considerable ternal condition of Germany none imaginative elders. A rich harvest Counties like Lancashire and tion Loan of 1913 provided £2, is more curious than the gradually of entertainment is supplied by Notts, who have given over their 000,000 for the indemnification extending liberty of public the report of the examination of grounde in Manchester and Not- of foreign losses sustained during criticism: The admission of the 20,000 London school children of tingham to the military, and the Revolution. At one timo Berliner Tageblatt days ago that the result of the trying for promotion from primary filled with wounded soldiers, will threatened to exceed the amount
a few 10 or 11 years of age who were whose pavilions are now hospitals foreign claims on this war was uncertain from a military to secondary schools, Their work be handicapped in the strange allotted, owing to the inclusion roint of view, and that the extent according to the examiners was ment of matches, but even if by the French of indirect claime. of the enemy's strength could not marked by "a freshness of ex- neither club is able to fix up The French, efter much irritating be ascertained, was a remarkable pression, humour, poetic fancy, games, it is probable that the discussion with the Chiness, break in the hitherto harmonious and dramatic sense." optimism of the censored Press. The imagination of youth crops in other teams. It is to be cricket claims are now all practically professionals will be found places abated their demands, and the And it seems to have been by no up in queer ways. One of the without the apice of competition, settled for 5700,000. There re- mere accident that this piece of tests was to write a letter to the and it is likely that most of the maina a balance of $1,300,000, candour passed the vigilance of sun.. One of our young Pater games will extend over only two which properly ought to be de official eyes. According to a cor- Pans addreased his letter to "79 days and begin on the Saturday. voted to the extinction of the respondent of the Daily Mail, the Dreamland Sky," and the poetic The clubs asme frankness is being allowed touch makes a sharp contrast with that they are almost bound to do agreed in principle shall go to loan, but which the banke have to creep into the despatches of the the effort of the youthful scientist something to induce non-playing the reduction of short term foreiga German war correspondents in who called the sun a "radiant members to continue their sab loans. These have for long been Poland. These are permitted to mass of gaseous substance." Ascriptions and create revenue.ins damaging factor in Ohiness recognise that the situation upon little girl moved by the gregarious some other form. Yorkshire have finance. Some of them represent the Eastern front is very dif- instinct wrote to the sun and just announced that they have liability of a righteous character, foult," that the Russians often asked for a companion to be sent arranged to pay the wages of their and others dialinotly not. German make most successful conater her; while another little lady, professionals whatever happens, firme have for years past been sell attacks," and that the peculiar even more affectionately disposed, but inasmuch as they have assets ing arms to the Chinese at prices character of the fighting" makes wound up on familiar lines: amonating to about £10,000 they that worked out asuriously to the German progress extremely slow. "Give my love to all the angels, have none of the difficulties to Chinese Government, and were Even the Austriar bulletins, which moon, stars and God." have hitherto been the most in
overcome that most of the other personally profitable to the Chin- The restriction of lighting in clubs are faced with, Cricket ese concerned. The business has different of all to actualities, have our streets at night must have outside the first olssa atatus will long been a scandal and always begun to record that "bitter inspired the plea to the san that go on as usual, though of course has operated to defeat the polioy difficultiesare being experienced," the reflective moon might be there will be a tremendous shrink of the Powers, which has been to and to hint that expectations of given more power of illumination age in the number of Satarday prevent the Chinese from making success ought to be kept within in order that the streets should afternoon matches. The usual improvident transactions. Otho moderate limits.
be less dismal. Insular prejudice Lancashire League programme items represent advances made to The movement of these different or the true patriotic spirit may be has been arranged, the same argu- the Chinese on condition of re- etrawe suggests that a new wind responsible for the quaint estima-ments being used in favour of ceiving orders for warships and is blowing in Austro-German tion of the Germans as about these matches as for the continu so forth. Some firms have been counsels, and that the extreme the most furious set of curiosities ance of football. policy of hoodwinking the popula
given Treatury bills in part pay- tion of the two Empires is no
ment, and these have been hawki ed round Europe at prices which longer held expedient. it is
serionely affect the credit of possibly being realised that even
China and her capacity to flost the docile German mind can only
legitimate loans. It is felt that be forced to a certain pitch of
those who adventurously desl credality, and that a tone of
with the Chinese, in opposition answerving official optimism
to the collective policy of the maintained in the teeth of certain
Powers, and to the detriment of obtrusive facts may end in making
China, should be taught a lesson the people see their Government
by being kept waiting for their as it really is. Two things car of
money. If this surplus is to be devoted to the reduction of the short-term loans, it is to be hoped that discrimination will be shown, and that the foreign Governments concerned will i siat that none of a the money shall be paid on
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Pirates and Submarines. Germany's now use for sub- marines is à reminder that one of
The Value of Coconuts,
Over eighty separate methods bave been found for the utilisation of the coconut, with its fibre covering and its products. Every year about eight thousand million
quan
in Europe,"
e," but another fair Newman's Supreme Effort. essayist reveals a greater im Few better performsades have partiality when crediting the sun been achieved in billiards during with the statement that he shines recent years than Newmen's vio on German crops" because if I tcry over Reece.. It was a tribute shine only on the Allie oropes it to the pluck as well as the high would not be fair to the Gerekill of the young professional, mans."
Indeed, he may be said to have Many of the writers are proud won when his chance appeared of their London. One, to whom to have gone. During the lest mère size makes a strong appeal, session but one, Reece was as says that "if you put Jerusalem many as 500 ahead with only be hidden, and must be harder in the midst of London you would a thousand to make, which meant every day to reconcile with the lose it. Why Jerusalem is select that his opponent had to score at anthorised reports of incoasant ed for this delicate operation it is the rate of 3 to 2 to be successful, victory. More than six months hard to say. There is a fine con- Newman not only accomplished of the war have gone, the casualty vincing ring of truth in the re- this feat, but did so in a truly liate pile up their hundreds of mark that London is a hero in astonishing fashion by thousands, the incessant trains of this war, and she will always be margin of 610. How brilliant account of transactions that were Grotesques." "The Grotesques" are abortly wounded roll back from the front, a hero in any war. After which was the violy may be gusged plainly subvereive of their own returning to Hongkong, and wil and not one of the confessed it is a sheer piece of anti-climar from the fact that Newman policy, commence a brief season of three objectives of German arme has to recall a hor's praise of the obtained his last 1,500 points nights on
the 23rd inst. Now been attained, Paris has not been homely apple: "They keep your whilst his opponent made only songaand dances will figure in the taken, neither has Calais, neither gums up, sharpen your teeth, and 300. After he became 500 down programmes.
bag Waraaw. A few civilians satisfy your hunger.
on the afternoon of the last day Peak Coolies Sentenced. 2
elaughtered at Scarborough and a
of the matob, Newman made At the Police Court, this morn- fow bombs dropped from a Zep-
breaks of 95, 102, 240, 230 and ing, the two coolies charged in pelin in Norfolk may be refresh-
101, and actually gained a load 3.00 connection with bo assault on the ing in their way, but these grali-
of 41 before the session ended. No. 1 boy employed by Mr. Gications are slender nourishment
Continuing af night, Newman 166.00 Button Potts, were each fine on which to aubsist from one
made practically cortata of $10, or in default, fourteen days month to another, and the appetite the earliest references to under victory, as the result of his first nuts are produced. Of this
for more solid victories which water craft is in connexion with visit to the table. For the last tits fifly per cent, are consumed imprisonment;
they stimulate romaine unappeas piracy. Olaus Magnus Bishop of week he had been playing under as food twenty per oant afe The case in which three Chined. And then there is the peala, writing, in 1555, makes the handicap of heavy transformed into oil and only eae are charged with using a other and more carnal appetite mention of "akiffs and vessels influenza cold and; before he pro-about thirty per cent find 1,554.70 knife on a Chinese employed in upon which authority has constructed of leather," two of ceeded with a suspended break their way
the secret service of the Chinese been compelled to place such pirates of Greenland "go wherever pinch of snuff. Whether it was is used on a colossal scale for the
which he had seen, in which the of 15, some-one gove
way to the European and 236,213.88 Government was proceeded with close-restrictions, Berlin,
him
American markets. Coconut oil this afternoon and was not con- lining up to receive its bread they wish, either above or below the effect of this or not, he played manufacture of ant 230,768 56
cluded as we went to press..
tickets, must needs be puzzled at water, and by their means pierce superbly, his winners, cushion- garine, soap, candles and lard, Stole a Fan.
this sequel to continuous triumphs and make great holes in passing cannons, and slow screw shots all and also as an illumirant and a 1,583.78 At the Police Court, this by land and sea-especially by merchant ships.
being made with admirable lubricant. The coir or fibre morning, a Chinese charged in sea, If the English Fleet is
jadgment, and, without a mistake sheath which envelopes the hard 35,805.26 connection with the theft of an shivering in its harbours and the
of any kind, he scored 381. The shell of the nut is used for rope, electric fan from the Toi Ping German submarine is lord of the the victims of systematic falsehood tables had been turned with a cordage and cables. 37,389.04 Theatre, was contenced to three ocean, how comes it that both by provide a poor backing for the vengeance. Reece begen to play months' imprisonment and fear word and deed the Imperial maintenance of hostilities. The what Inman has described as bis 274,157.60 hours' stooke. P. C. Swan prose Government has to treat the food German authorities, civil and dare-devil billiarde. That is
cated.
question as critical and to inter-military alike, are well aware of say he took every risk and sport. fere with the population in its how the war is going, and for ing chance in the hope of tome Before Commander Basil Tay very tenderest point?
their own sakes they mast prevent thing coming off. Nothing did loar, R. N., at the Marine Court The Kaiser's Ministers my well the information descending with however, and he was beaten in this morning, Junk Inspector have come to the conclusion that a crash upon the copular intellia decisive fashion when he must Melver charged the master of the it is no longer wise to insist that gence. By letting itdown gently, have expected to win 268,174,61 steam launch Tai Ching, with allisgoing well. Official optimism they enable an easier transition
whoisonly twenty-one unlawfully giving antras par and popular hunger make su to be made from the legend of years of age, has taken bis place 6,982.99 ticulars (concerning informa explosivo compound, and although national invincibility to the cold amongst the lenders of the game
tion which he was re-it would be rash to say what the glare of unpleasant facts. Up as the
Upon
of this victory Like entitled quired to furnish), in the waters German would not endure mo
endure sooner all o
grounds they may be held to most yo players he has had taking of the Colony on the 7th inst, then turn upon his rulere, a judge wisely in letting a little to kod ard at the door of Fame (0 kubi Defendent was fined $35
ipooplad who know that are light penetrate the abutters, before it has been opened
25,80
McKay, Kangmton
(Maroh)
Mr. W.B. McKey.
5.00
D. MoRae
LOD
J. J. MoKay
40
Monthly
Subscrip
tions
Mr. & Mrs. F. Smith...
5.00
Miss A, 1. Diokson ...
1.00
Already acknowledg
Red Liata 1/26
Miss B. C. Roid
1.00
Miss F. Langrill
1.00
Dr. MacDonald
1,00
Mr. J. A. McBean
1.00
16.40
Remitted to London on 22ad December,
Collected by Mr. R D.
Harvey
1/9.5/10 on 29th
Mr. Herbert Goffe,
Oth Sub...
50.00
Capt. 8. C. H. Wilde
10.00
March, 1915, 87,- 000 at 1/91 & 1/10 £24,000
MNO. G. Fry
10.00
10.00 Balance in hand
Mr H. P. Thomas
$10.00
Bevington
19.00
PWA Wilkie,
$2.00
5.00
Hongkong, 8th April, 1815.
BENÝJASTABD
Hon, Fressurer.
Miss Baylis
JM. Gordon
1014, $17,000 at
Not Concluded.
Olvleg False Particulars.
18 lo
mar-
bot only rsonal
of the
eother bing,
For instance, in this watch against Reece his failure woul have meant a loss of stake of £100, but he would not have received a penny
gato" money, Reece; band, stood to win atake money, and the whole of the receipts, whilst at a loser he was
to 20 per cent)
Newma) to ana
in Inture
not have one dided
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