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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST... 24, 1915,

FREIGHT CIRCULAR.

A YEAR AGO TO-DAY. THE SHOOTING TRAGEDY

AT SHANGHAI:

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

GREAT WAR.

Messrs. Showman & Co., in) LEADING EVENTS IN THE their freight circular of August 21 say

Since issue of our last oiroular Extracts from the war news son- under date of 7th instant, sn

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tashed in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of August 24,

1014.

Macfarlane Before the Court.

The first step of the enquiry into the circumstances surround-

senior warder at the Municipal Gaol, was charged with murder and attempted murder, in the British Police Court says the shanghai Times of August 18. The case was heard before Mr. G. W. Kiug, Magistrate, who, during the course of the short hearing warned prisoner of the seriousness

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insignificat amount of chartering has come to pass, Saigon and Bangkok in particolar "being a

ding the death of Mat, Macfarlane, CORNED BEEF, Bource of disappointment to

British Forces Engaged.

which was reported in our owners and/or time charterers of

The Press Bureau announces columna was taken yesterday vessels on the regular ran. In that the British foress were when John Maofarlane. several cases declines in rates were engaged all day on Sunday and recorded, and at the closa the after dark, in the neighbourhood market is exceedingly quiet, ea of Mona, and held their own. pecially for prompt loading. Nows has been received, adds the The North reports that the trade Press Bureau, that the first line on the coast continues good and of defence at Namur has been that rates remain firm all round. taken. This necessitates the with- Saigon Hongkong:-Daring the drawal of a portion of the allied interval that has elapsed charter-tape from a line from the ing operations have been practic- Sambre to their original defensive of the charge and urged him to ally suspended until a few days position on the French frontier. ago, when two regular liners were No information has been received placed at 45 cents per pienl for regarding the casualties, which end of this month loading. Arri will be published as soon as they Tale of grain at Saigon from the are known. interior contique small and, unlesa,Total Ruin" of Germany in the the local rice market considerably, improves again, chartering to this will probably be restricted in the

near future.

Rice exports during this season amount to 480,200 tons as com-

Far East.

The Daily Telegraph says the automatic effect of Japan's in tervention will be the total rain in the Far East, of Germany's oherished ambitions

Tsingtau Bombarded.

pared with 617,663 tona daring Reater's Tokyo correspondent Corresponding period last year. says the Japanese are bombarding Quotation stands for August/Sep-Taingiau. tomber shipment at 04.56 per pical f. o, b. against $4.20 same time last year.

Saigon Philippines:

A Prize of War.

secure legal assistance. During the afternoon. Mr. King visited the scene of the tragedy,

The Charger

The Magistrate, opening the case, read the charges, which arə as follows:

For that he, John Macfar land, a Shangbai Munisipal Garl Warder living at 31 Kwenming Road, did feloniously, wilfully and with malice storethought kill and marder Isabella Anderson Macfar-

August 16; and.

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BATHING FATALITY.

Japanese Tailor Drowned,

HONGKONG - TRAMWAY. COMPANY LD.

Approximate statement of Traffic Receipts, for week ending 21st August, 1915.

Receipts Aggregate for week. Receipts

for 34 werke. 12,207 370,208

2,087 10,120 399,043

(2) That he did doniously Arsenal Street Wharf yesterday Increase:...

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Décrease...

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS,

THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD YEAR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA: SIXTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($16,000 000)

and

SUPPLEMENTARY ISSUE OF

lane, his wife, at 31 Kreaming Praya East, reports that two of Mr. K. Mahamoto, a tailor, 12, Road, by shooting her with a shot his workmen named I. Kids, aged gan at or about 4 45 p.m. on 18 yeare, and T. Mayahima, aged A novel and interesting do-

24 years, went bathing off the This Year:.

Last Year cament has been posted on the attempt to marder one Elizabeth and the last named man was There notice board of the Hongkong Peden by slosting her twice with drowned. His body has been has not been much of demand Supreme Court, in connection a shot gan, at the same time and recovered. Intely, and only one charter was with the Prize. Court recently place, put through locally on basis of established. The document takes 30,000 pionls at 65 cents to Cebu. the form of a munition, issued by Inspector Lybob of Wayside Mr. K. Newman, amitted by From Saigon to other destina- the Registrar of the Court, calling Police Station, and Det.-Sub-Insp. and what had already been related tions we have not heard of any upon persone concerned to show Cruickshank, appeared for the settlements of "outsiders,"

cause why the ship Elsbeth, of prosecution; prisoner i ande-by counsel then took place. Mrs, Bangkok:-There is very little which Waldemar Langrobwar was fended. doing at present and berth rate master, and which 89 taken as a

Peden was in a slate of nervous has in consequence receded to 55 prize ship by HMS. Hampshire, prosecution, Mr. Newman said he her bed. She was very confused In opening the case for the breakdown and could not leave centy for loading inside bar. and sack in mid-ocean, her Lackle, only proposed to offer short evid-as to exactly when and where the Several of the boats engaged on apparel, furniture, and goods, ence, and would ask for aramand, Bhuts were fired at her. the regular ran under Chinese wares and merchandise, hould timecherter are now seeking om- not be pronounced to have belong. Mr. Newman raid - Boughly of marks of three distinct

The Tragedy Outlined.

Counsel described the position ployment in re-charter or trips in ed at the time of capture, as a what happened was this: The shote which, it was alleged, are hereby notified that the other directions.

Salt Trade. To carry salt from the office of Almiralty."

good and lawful priza to "Us in prisoner returned from a day's were fired upstairs. The accused, Interest Instalment for the Quinhon to Hongkong and Maono

shooting yesterday, about five according to the submission month of August amounting to Namur Falls. a steamer bag been taken up early The Press Bureau soudces Kwenming Road, and thortly and fired one shot, towards the duly received by the undersigned o'clock, to bie house, No. 31 of the prosecution went upstairs Thousand ($120.000) has been Dollars One Hundred and Twenty in the fortnight at $6.-per ton. that Namur has fallen.

afterwards one shot was heard. verandah, where Mrs. Peden was and brought to Loan Service Nawohwang-Ouly two char. tere has been put through daring

Prisoner afterwards went upstairs which lodged in the top of the Account. the interval at last rates paid, and

with a gun in his hand and fired cornice. Mrs. Poden ran round -it was not known how many as the new crop is expected ready

into the room and escaped abotat Mre. Peden who was for shipment by end of September,

through the door, and as she was charterers seem not to be inclined

there. He first pointed the gan at going downstaire prisoner fired to go in for fresh chartering for

her and she ran away, going to more shots at her. The pro-Inspectorate General out of one the present.

of Customs. and round secution could not allege any dis the

Peking, 16th August, 1915. eventually escaped downstaire.sent the only evidence they had andake tinct motive for the crime; at pre- One of the shots from the gun to offer on the subject was that

WANTED, missed her face by about two the man was under, the influence WA ANTED.-Doctor for trip to inches, while another hit her in of drink.

Timeoharters. Several charters have been pat through for forward delivery for special trades, but owners now holding out for long terms at high rates, charterers,. with the present elack market, are keeping aloof.

Coal Freights from Japan to Hongkong: This trade is mainly supplied with tonnage contracted for well ahead at comparatively low rates.

Fixtures Reported: Moji/ Hongkong Yen 2.80, Hongay Hongkong $3.50, Hongay/Canton $4.25 and Hongay/Swatow $4,-

per top.

KWANGTUNG FLOOD

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Subscription List No. 33. The Tang Wa Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Kwang- tang Flood Relief Fund.

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Bijou Theatre $710.35.

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EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS ($8,000,000).- Subscribers to the above Loan

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No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the

Godowns, and all Goods remain- August will be subject to rent. ing undelivered after the 31st All claims against the Steamer

signed on or before the 7th Sept. or they will not be recognised. Goods are to be aft in the Go- All broken,chafed and damaged downs, where they will be ex-

Mr. W. Adams Oram $100.00.the knee and her clothing wai Sui Ying School $86.40.

very much oul, She managed Tat Kun Girls School 358.77. to escape out of the boase with a

The Evidence. Det. -Bab Inspector Cruick- Per Mestre. Po Yuen Hing & small child Kam Man Cheung 34.00.

shank Baid that a little The next person to see the pri- before five o'clook yesterday after- Sai Lo School $11.57.

Boner was Warder Mackenzie, noon he was called to the house, Already acknowledged who got the gun from him, and He entered by the back door, and NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, $483490,65,

two empty cartridges were hand-on going into the cookhouse he Total $484491.74.

ed over to him by the prisoner. found Warders Macfarlane, Mao-

From NEW YORK The latter took out one loaded kenzie sad Franklin, all of the

THE Motor-ship cartridge from the gun and Mac- Municipal Gal. In the kitchen "MADAWASKA," market, in almost all directions Kenzie also took one out. Dal-Sab. the body of Mrs, Macfarlane was having arrived, Consignees of Messrs. Snowman & Co's there has only been a limited into the kitchen downstairs, saw peared to be a gunshot wound in all Goods are being landed at their Inspector Cruickshank, on going lying on the flor with what ap- Cargo are hereby informed that advice received from London dated business passing, and the latest the body of prisoner's wife lying bor jaw. Aceased was sitting at risk into the Godowns of the 23rd Jaly, 1915 are as follows: fixture is that of a 6/7000 tonner by the side of the stove insp of the time at the end of the kitchen, Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf Referring to our last freight axed for 6 months transatlantic of bicol. Her jw had been and witness asked him what was & Godown Co. Ltd., from whence report of the 16th inst, although trading at 12. This boat was shattered by a shot, and canne 1 the maiter. On giving his reply delivery may be obtained. markete have continued quiet, taken up by merchants more as a business done shows an advance spea than anything else he was killed instantly. The him into custody. He took him to thought there was no doalt that witness said he would have to take in freight and daring the latter he appeared to them to be a part of the wook there has been cheap steamer and in consequence of taking something cat if the returned abous an hour and a half woman was obviously in the set the station, left him there, and much more onquiry. We there she is presently offering on the stove, because there was a dish afterwards and preferred a charge fore, fully expect a farther in-market for one or two tripe at of some food fallen on the for. against him. Accused made a must be presented to the Under crease in freights as there is sure 15 For one States/Brazilian Prisoner was at once arrested and statement which witness wrote to be a very keen demand for round 13/has been paid for a taken to Wayside Police Station, down at the time. The shot gun tonnage from the various grain steamer August delivery late where the charge was read over was handed to witness hy Warder exporting nountries. America is while for one White Saa round to him. De was seen by D., Mackenzie. a much stronger market, and a delivery and redelivery France; Marray, who pronounced bin to large business is being done with 17/was accepted for a prompt be ander the influence of drink, mand for two days. grain to Italy. North Pacific also bost, Charterere paying extra în- Looks like paying very high surance. For one Canadian round and two loaded ones found, and accused in the custody of the affected

There were thres empty cartridges Ilis Worship, in remanding No Fire Insurance, has been figures, 02/0 having been secured 15/- was paid for a steamer giving there were wide, from similar British goal, till Thursday said by a large neutral boat.

delivery and redelivery UK, and

Bills of Lading will be counter- For Eset. Bean charterers are for Baltic trading 17/- was obtain cartridges to those handed over by that this was the most serious signed by now in the market for tonnage, ed by a July boat, war risk pre-accused found in the kitchen near charge known under British law, THE BANK LINE, LTD

and be strongly advised him to

General Agents, but this is very scarce, and owners miun to be forsccount of oharterers, prisoner's wife.

Shots Heard. do not seem prepared to fix ahead, There are several orders in the

Hongkong, 24th August, 1015. get someone to defend him. being of the opinion that they market for steamors suitable for first to see accused when he went to pay for a lawyer, and saked it The Chiness boy who was the Prisoner said he had no money will do better by wailing. live stook, and for these 15 to i would also give evidence. He the court could provide him with

VICTORIA RECREATION Philippines. Although offering 15/6 can readily be obtained on would say that when prisoner oss. 100/- is unable to secure tonnage the basis of charterers fitting up went in he threw a pigeon, which and will have to improve in order the boate and redelivering same he had got, at the dog and then afraid the Government could not day, 28th instant, commencing to fill their requirements. to owners either with or without told him (the Chinese boy) to get in the lower court, provide him at 9 p.m. 50% of the not proceeds

Ricomarkets are slightly firmer, fittinge on board, the intended it away, but nothing dons owing to the trade being between the States twice with the butt of the gun. cused if he did not have say favour the Band of the Sociedade He then hit the boy with logal advice. He asked ac-will be handed to the Cigarettes acarity of tonnage.

and Mediterranean not East of He afterwards got engly and friends.

and Tobacco Fund. As a special Kohsichang is now in the Piracus. Australian charterers pointed the gan at him, and the market for U.K, for which obar- are also in the market for tonnage boy ran into the dining room and Shanghai,

Prisoner--I bave no friends in the evening.

Philarmonica will perform during terers are offering 75/-.

for 3/4 months and for August escaped out of the window. Mra

ADMISSION : Java no business to report, but delivery Sydney N.8.W. they are Macfarlane was upstairs at the accused to get some one to defend Members...

His Worship again advised Ladies...

50 ots, tonnage can still be fixed at about willing to pay 14/- with redelivery time. She went downstairs, re, him

*** 50 cts. 172/6, 10 auka

Sydney or Newcastle, in fact this Peden shortly afterwarda heard a

Non Members (Gentlemen) $1.00 Time Charter. Although there rate is firmly offering, but tonnage shot. After this accused went until Thursday.

The case was then adjourned

FRANE LAMMERT,

Hon. Secretary are a number of orders on the is not too plentiful,

spstairs with the gun in his land,

Hongkong, 24th August, 1915,

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Mr. Newman asked for a re-amined on the 31st August, at 9

a.m.

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His Worship said he was AN AQUATIO FETE will be

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