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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SECOND EXTRA

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 18 1915.

TO-DAY'S

H.

LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

(Bear's Service to the "Telegraph."

THE LANDING AT SUVLA BAY:

A VETERAN SHOWMAN."

Mr. Billy Hart Visits Hongkong,

SECOND COURT.

Appeal for Leniency Goos Unheeded.

Among the passengers who ar rived in the Colony on Tuesday by the ss. Bhinyo Marn was the only original Billy Hart, whose

Before Mr. Justice Hassland name has been a household word in minstrel ciroles in America Tang Sing Fuk, alias Teng Sang any time this fire and fifty years.ith another man not in custody. pleaded guilty to armed robbery,

Mr. Hart enjoys, among other

Mr. P. M. Hodgson (Crowe Solicitar) said this was rather bad one in a way, because it was

distinotions, that of having Prisoner asked for leniency saying | besa · the creator of the that he was "forced" to commit - part of George Harris in the robbery.

Uncle Tom's Cabin," when that

The jury were: Mossre, BW, TURKISH LINES OF COMMUNICATIONS THREATENED, popular story was first staged at Cormack (foreman) W. Robinson,

Booth's Theatre, New York, in J. M. Gutierrez, J. R. Fotbo August:17; 5:15 am. the year 1874. Both before and E.V.MR. de Souza, J. M. Boke An account of the landing on Gallipoli, at Suvia Bag, has been since that time he has figured and G. Green. resired at Athens, which saya that it was affected on the foreshore among the best-known minstrel in front of a salt lake. There was only a small Turkish observation arowds of the United States, in- post there, the Turks having been led, by recent activities and realuding Carnerous and Dixie's, porta, to concentrate thair forces on the Asistic side of the Haverly's, the San Francisco, H. committed on the highway. The Dardanelles, Smyrna, where they argmbedd:attacks.

Henry's, Cal Wagner'a and Alman robbed was a farmer, given a The whole landing faxih ammunition, baggage and G. Field's; he was also intimately and he had been

of money-8400, by Ertillary, remaked the shoremation lly unopposed and scociated with the ventures of forwoman tion. Immediately sthey advamad and quickly sized the late Mr. P. T. Barnum and his son to take to Taipo for the purchase of opium. The money repbežtisas pasviously planned for apkure, after omaanching, the Adam Four Paugh.

right wing advanced and effected a junction with the left wing of

was in small coin and it was the Baribair foroas. ⠀

carried in two baskets. He was waylaid by two men on the road to Taipo, held up by revolvers sud made to hand over the money. The prisoner had admitted that ho got $250 of the $400, and possibly the other robber might

The new positions threaten the Turke lines of communications The enemy eventually brought up forces and attacked, but were sasily repulsed with serious loss,

MIDSHIPMAN G. L. DREWRY,

THE NEW V, C.'S, CAREER.

August 17, 5.15.a. m. Midshipman G. L. Drewry was an officer on a P. and O. liner and a midshipman in the Naval Reserve. He was called up at the outbreak of war and bas had an adventurous career." When he was an apprentice on a sailing ship, in 1912, he was wrecked on a desert island off Cape Hora, where he spent a fortnight before he was rescued by a Chilian gunboat.

~THE ITALIANS.

-GAIN. SEVEN MILES OF TRENCHES,

August 17, 5.15 p.m. wwessage has beam received at Laibach via Geneva to the affect that the Austrians in the Sexten valley have lost seven miles of franches, 3,000 killed and wounded, and 800 prisoners since the 19th instant.

"THE DARDANELLES.

EFFECT OF ALLIES BOMBARDMENT,

August 17,5.15 a.m.

It is stated at Athens that the towns of Dekeli, Phocoes, Nonsean- sasi, and New Ephesus in Asis Minor have suffered asverely through a bombardment by the Allies. The population have fled into the interior,

MALAGUIT EXTENSION

PLACER CO.,

Interesting to Local Investors,

KWANGTUNG RELIEF FUND.

Subscription List No. 29, The Tung Wa Hospital bags to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwang tong Flood Relief Fund, s

Tong of

The Prospectus of the 'Malaguit Extension Placer Gold Mining Co. is just issued. The Capital of the Company is 1-1/4 million

TT. from the Chinese Consul pesce, out of which only 10,000 Preferred Shares of P10 each are of Penang, $10,000, being offered to the public. 3212T. T. from On Leung are to be paid on application and New York, $2,500. 32-1/2 for esch succeeding T. T: from the Chinese Com. manth until the full payment in munity of Teluk Auson, Ipoh,

* $1,776.83. made.

Old Clothes Dealers Guild, The promoters of the Company are the well-known Gamaos $280. Placer Co. which has paid Per Mr, Yik Yuen Wo of San during the last 2 years dividends Francisco $140.80 amounting to 107 per cent. The Collection boxes Nos. 1,2,4,5, engineers of the Company have 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 17 & 20

bean boring some sections of the $105,86.

property and gold has been found Sun Fat & Co. collection box

have taken the remainder.

It is hoped that sufficient en- couragement will be forthcoming to induce Mr. Hart to give a few shows during his stay in Hong kong. By the way, he is secom panied by his famous male, which has a history all of its own. He has come on here from Yokohama, where he showed for a few nights, and is on his way to Saigon,

His Lordship sentenced tha". Bangkok, Singapore and Calcutta. prisoner to seven years with hard We understand that this is labour. his first visit to the Far East, though he was due to arrive here last year. After a tour in Australia he left Sydney on July 27 of last year, intending to visit the Orient, bat he no sooner reached Thursday Island than he was notified that, war having broken out, the Eastern contracts of the famous Rickard Circuit, with which he had been negotiating, were cancelled; and the company was disbanded at

Manila.

Mr. Hart is staying at the Astor House, where he will be glad to receive any old friends among the local American community.

'H. K. C. C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Entrants for the Doubles:

Handicap.

The following are the entrante for the Hongkong Cricket Club's Men's Tennis Doubles Tourna mefit, which is to be played off on the cricket ground during the next few weeks. Entries closed last Saturday, a good number responding to the invitation to take part.

Alleged Receiving of Jewellery.

Mak Kwong pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving jewellery valued by the owner at 870. The Crown Solicitor pointed out that the man said he bad bought the jewellery for the sum of $25 and it was for them to say if they thought it was bonafide purchase. The prisoner had to satisfy the jury that he came by the property lawfully. The jewellery was now and he thought they would socept the valuation of the complainant of $70 as being very fair.

The presoner was sentenced to two year'a imprisonment with hard labour.

Asked to be. Hanged. Cheung Tesung, Tang Sang and Cheung Lam were eseir fangi. guilty of robbery,

The prisoners told the jury that the occupier of the house where their names to the polica. the robbery, took place had given

committed the robbery and he The third prisoner said he had

ship should sentence him to death. was quite willing that his Lord- The jury found the prisoners guilty.

The crown Solicitor asked that the "cat" be included in the sentence. The third prisoners, he said had been in geol for lar cany and as a rogue and vagabond.

His Lordship sentenced the labour and twelve strokea of the prisoners to seven years unti

cat each

G. W. Sowell v.0.0. Stark, reo 1/6 Bye, T. A. Loughlin Bevington, reo 3/6 Hye, W. J. Hedge v. J. McDonald, Bor Bye, J. F. De Rome 7. E. B. Rood, owe 2/8,T.W. Hill. A.H.Crew.reo3/6, G. Worcester v. 8.S. Moore, owe 2/8, R. Hancock v. R.P. Thura- field owe 80, G. Miskin v. R. St.

The Banishment Question.” Amery, owe 4/6, J.B. Wood v.

Lo Shu pleaded guilty to E.J. Mitchell, owe 2/6, F. "Sutton Y. F.A. Biden, owe 1/6, H. Han disobeying deportstion order. The Crown Solicitor said a oock 7.P.Leigh Bennett, owe 51-1 year's sentence did not seem to N. E. Kent W. N Ford, owe have much effect upon people of 16-4, A. Nisbet V.E: Ormiston, this kind-they seemed to like it. owe 15-3, A. L. Gace v. A, A, This maa Claxton, owe 3/6, K. Brayshay twenty years in February Inst and N. L. Smith, Bor., O. Thorne v.e had been identified by finger PP. 3. Wodehouse, one 2/6, E.

wasbinished for

Abraham v. W. H. Viveash. prints as the same person who had owe 3/8, B. F. Hall on three occasions been sentenced to a year a imprisonment for a A. Whitmarsh, owe 15,

similar offence to the one he was

C. J. Hewitty. M. M. Maas, owe 15-3, L, N. Murphy, FAW. Cary. Owe 15-3, Dr. Forsyth v. Col. Crisp. owe 15, H. E. Muriell. E L. Sim, reo 1/6 Bye, 8. E. Green Per Mr. Frank Smith of Kong. Dr. Landsay Woods, ows 15-8 moon $511,66,

1 Chinese subscriber $5.00 Already acknowledged 3445, 39273

Total $480249.513

in very remunerative quantities, 828.18. Aboarding to the market price of gold to-day the Company expects make an annual net profit of 1830,000, with two dredges. working.

This being an allufial mine, the cost of operation is much curtailed and is put down at P. soribed. Among the directors are 250,000 annually, Dredges have the Rev. Fr.Robert and the Hon. already been ordered and will be Mr. Lau Chu-pak. Prospectuses working in a mort time. The very and application forme are obtain phatted number of the shares now able from Messrs. Logan and old will probably be over sub-Basto on application.

Bye, WJ. Marrison v. N. J. Aus- tin, ser Bys, J. MoL Walker v. G. Maltby, red 3/8 Bye,

Rare Catch fa the Thames, S One of the professional fisher men at East Molesey had the rare experience of landing three hand. some golden carp for one"""swim in the river at Hampton Court

now charged with: ca

A sentence of three years hard

labour was passed.

Another Seven Years The case of the 870 worth of stolen property had a sequel, Po Nam being sentenced to Beven years hard labour for stealing the property, The Crown Solicitor painted out that the burglary was a very ingenious one, and it was about as bad a case of robbery from a house as they could have. To the police great credit. was for having ✅ captured the

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