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IMPERIAL SERVICE GUILD,

The Services of Officers, The Imperial Merchant Service Guild have been in communica. tion with the Admiralty and the

A TOUCHING LETTER

Died Doing Their Duty, Lieutenant T.W. Moore, R.NB., Secretary of the Imperial Merchant Servios Guild, has received the

Board of Trade regarding the following touching letter from

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS,

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

FISH

Gang Robbery in the New Territory.

This morning the Criminal

services of Officers employed on their member, Private 0. Brad-Semions were continued before board ships under Admiralty show, of the Machine Gun Bao-Mr. Justice Gomperts and a jury, Charter, Officers of the Royal tion, 5th King's Liverpool Regi- Naval Reserve, and Officers, hold-ment:

Temporary Modifications in the Regulations Applying only

During the War.

Lai Ling, Ip Shing and Wong WE HAVE RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT Shing were charged with being concerned in a case of robbery with violence,

ing Board of Trade certificates, Dear Sir,-1 hope you will serving in the Army. The follow-excuse the liberty I take in writ-

Prisoners pleaded not guilty. ing important regulatione haveing to you but I will be extremely

The jury was composed of the, now been issued concerning this obliged if you will send me any matter which hitherto, as the old copies you have of the Guild following:-Messrs. W. H. Gas- Guild pointed out, involved coa-Gazette, as well as the current kell, foreman H. L. Griffiths, B. siderable bardship:-

number, as I can find no interest D. Schultze, A. D. Goo, J. C, in the newspapers we get and be Barretto, A. M. Scares, and -J. ing a man of the bridge I long for Botelho,

The Crown Solicitor, Mr. P. M. a service paper which I have Bervice under the Admiralty.not seen for a long time. Hodgson, prosecuting, said this All service aflɔat during the war No doubt you have heard of was a case of gang robbery of in His Majesty's ships or in the death of two members of the rather a bad character at Hong auxiliary supply ships or any Guild, Captain J.8. Williams and Hau at Junk Bay. On July 10 other ships in attendance on the First Officer F. D. Roberts, both at about 7.30 p.m. the master of Fleet will be accepted in fall heroes of land and sea. Not long piece goods shop was lying down (subject to the ordinary conditions age they were presented with after the evening meal when the Be laid down in the Board's Re- Binoculare from the President of second prisoner entered the shop, galations asqualifying een servic the United States for bravery in pointed a revolver at bio and for the purposes of the Board's rescuing a number of people from examinations of Masters, Mater, fa barning oil tank steamer, and Envineers.

Service in fishing boate em ployed on Admiralty service will similarly be accepted for the purposes of the examinations of skippers and Broond Hande,

from

Williams was shot on the 10th March and bie mate dog his grave at his own request, and in tears laid his chum to rest, but not long after Corporal Roberts was also buried close by. Both, died as one expects British sailors would-doing their duty.

With kindest regards

The Board cannot undertake to accept the whole or any definite proportion of service in the Royal

I am, Yours faithfully, Naval Reservo, which is not quali

(Sd) 0. BRADSHAW, fying service in accordance with the Regulations, but they will The presentation referred to was be prepared Lo consider that when Mr. J. S. Williams, sympathetically an application Second Officer, and Mr. F. D. Ro for examination

berte, Third Officer of the Booth candidate who has been prevented Liner "Gregory" received awards by his service in the Royal Naval in recognition of their services in Reasrve from complying fully with saving life from the wreck of the the Board's requirements. This American oil tank steamer "Okla. may be taken as applying, e.g., to boms." In the course of a letter service with a Firat or Second written to a friend relating to Mate's ceriffiorto but in a rank both of them being killed at the below that of Acting Sub-Liouten-front Captain Bookley of the 5th Bnt and to service in the engine King's Liverpool Regiment under room during which a candidate whom they were serving, remarks for a First Clase certificate was as follows:- not the senior engineer in charge of the whole watch on the main engines or boilers.

Service in the Royal Naval Reserve: Antedating Certificates. The Board of Trado havs been in communication with the Ad- miralty with regard to the caBA of men serving in the Royal

"Both my enilormen are gone and we miss them fearfully.

Poor chaps, they were too brave! didn't know what fear was."

FOR VALOUR.

Service Gultd.

OF SELECTED

FILLET HADDOCKS

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS

AND

KIPPERS.

told him to keep quiet, Other THE NATIONAL LOAN OF robbers entered the place and THE FOURTH YEAR OF THE ransacked it stealing money and

portion of the stock. The men had been identified and some of the stolen goods were found on them..

REPUBLIC OF CHINA: TWENTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($4,000,000) Subscribers to the above Loan are hereby notified that, in The absence of a police witness accordance with Article V of the Regulations, the full necessitated the adjournment of Loan the case until after tiffia to await amount of Dollars One Million Four Hundred and Forty Thou- bis arriv 1.

sand

($1,440,000), being the After the tiffia adjournment, amount of Interest on the loan the Crown Solicitor announced for one year, bas bean duly raised that the witness, a police interpre- by the Ministry of Finanos and ter, had missed his train st Sheangebai.

The case was adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning, Gang Robbery Near Pokfulum,

Wong Chu Ban, Wong Kad and Wong Ngan were charged with armed robbery at Telegraph Bay on August 24.

Prisoners pleaded not guilty. The jury was composed of the following:-Mesera. G. W. Gogg, foreman E. M. Rosario, M. J. Wells, M. T. Jones, 8. Josephs, H. Atkinson and X. C. Rodrigues.

The Crown Solicitor said that the robbery took place on Augast 24 at a matched at the cemetary on the Pakfalum Road. It was reported to the Police and three days later as the complainant and

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

R.

LICENCE UNDER KING'S

REGULATIONS No, 10 OF......

1915.

WHEREAS under the provis. ions of the King's Regulations No. 10 of 1915 prohibiting trad- ing with the enemy all persons subject to the jurisdiction of His Majesty's Supreme Court for China were prohibited from doing certain things save so far as li cences might be issued enabling them so to do AND WHEREAS has been deposited by the under-by paragraph XI of the afore signed in the following Banke, said King's Regulations It is namely, the Bank of China and provided that nothing in such the Bank of Communications, as Kegulations shall be taken to expressly permitted by the King's a permanent guarantee for the prohibit anything which shall he interest on the loan

Hoence or by the licence given on his behalf by a Secretary of State or on the like behalf by His Ma jesty's Minister in Chine whether such licence be especi- ally granted to individuals or be announced to classes of persons NOW THEREFORE I His Bri- tannic Majesty's Minister in China hereby announce that all British subjects, firms or corpora tions are permitted to trade with

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F. A. AGLEN, Inspector General of Customs, and Vice-Chairman of the Bureau of National Loans,

Inspectorate General

of Customs.

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Peking. 11th September, 1915,

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Public Auction on

WEDNESDAY,

the 22nd September, 1915, commencing at I am. at his Sales Rooms Duddell Street.

a police cfficer were walking 30 Cases Provisions

comprising: along the road they saw the three

Preserved Meats, Corn Starch, prisoners coming towards them. Honey, Tomato Catsup. Aspara- The complainant at once recog-gus, Preserved Fruits, etc.

also nised the three prisoners as those concerned in the affair and they 9 boxes Tes

Terms-Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer,

instructions to sell by

TUESDAY,

Naval Reserve during the war Awards to Members of Imperial who are prevented by the exigen- pies of the Service from present- Midshipman Geo. L. Drewry, ing themselves for examination RNR., is the second member of on completion of the period of the Imperial Merchant Service were arrested. They were taken 50 boxes Indian Cigars. qualifying service required by Guild to receive the Victoria to No. 7 Police Station and as the Board's Regulations. Ar Cross, the first being the late the first prisoner was being! rangements have been made Flight Sub-Lient. Reginald A. J. earohed a bangle fell from his whereby if such a person passes Warneford, K.N., V.O., who was clothing to the ground. That had THE Undersigned has received the examination for a certificate an officer in the Merohant Service been recognised as one of the of competency at time prior to the outbreak of the War. articles stolen from the matshed. Public Auction on not remote from the conclusion Midshipman Drewry, V.C., was At the same time there was also the 28th September, 1915, com- of hostilities, he may have his formerly in the P. and O. and evidence against the first prisoner certificate antedated to the date resides at Forest Gate, London, that be was wearing a pair of on which the period of qualifying Other members of the Guild trousers also alleged to have been service was completed; and sor whose names figure in the latest stolen from the same place, while vice performed after that date, if Honours Liet are Liaat. B. T. the second prisoner was wearing eligible, will be accepted as Cox, B.N.B., of North Kilworth, a jacket belonging to an inmate qualifying for a higher certificate. Rugby, on whom has been con- of the matebed. In addition to 27th inst. No certificate, however, will be ferred the Distinguished Service this all the thres prisoners had ante-dated to a date prior to that Order, Lieut. 8. A. Bayford, been clearly identified as being on which the candidate was call-R.N.R., Portswood, Southampton, concerned in the affair. The rob- ed out for Active Service,

and Lieut. Arthur C. Brooke bers at the time of the robbery Service in the Army. Webb, R.N.E., Sevenoaks, Kent, were armed with knives and a The Board are anxions that, so have been awarded the Distin-langth of iron piping. far as it is reasonably possible,guished Service Cross and Lient- The case was proceeding as we seamen or applentiona who enanta J. H. Pitte, R.N.R., of went to press. are at the present time eor-Hall, A. G. Brown, RN R., and ving in the Army should not A. W. Bromley, R.N.E., of Lewi-

be hindered in their ordinary sham, are specially "Commended profession; but the Board cannot, for service in Action."

in the absence of any indication

of the probable duration of the

war, give a definite undertaking

RUSSIA'S RECORD YEAR.

a

menoing at 2,30 p.m. at No. 130 Macdonnell Road. A Quantity of Valuable Household Furniture (Full Particulars from Catalogue) On view from Monday, the

'Terms: Cash on delivery.

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer.

WANTED

WANTED, Furnished house

at the Peak, Reply with particulars to "S.B." olo Office of Hongkong Telegraph.

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. Police Reserve Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. O. Jackin, D.S.P. (Reserve) Etats :--

Patrois (Central.) For Tuesday to Thursday, September 21 to 23, as in orders for September 20-21,

Friday, September 24:

5.50 p.m.-Ocs Sergeant and seven P. Ca. to be detailed by Inspector Wong: Sergeant Lam. 8.50 p.m.-Inspector Watt, P. mert will visit.

the following persons or bodies of li persons of Ottoman nationality residing and doing business in China, namely Jacques Azad- lan, Import and Export Mer- ohant, B. A. Somekh. Import and Export Merchant, 8.8. Somekh, Import and Export Merchant,

Striklag Testimony to Her Great Wealth. with regard to the extent to which to the Examination of Masters such service could be accepted as and Mates, the Board hare decid-

Copenhagen, Joly 28-The part of the service required to ed to accept service as Second qualify for certificates of camps- Mate while bolding a First Mate's Berlingske Tidende, the leading tency in the Mercantile Marine, foreign-going certificate and por Danish nowspaper, publishes The Board must have regard to formed during the war ander an dispatch from Petrograd giving

that additional or auxiliary First Mate striking picture of Russia's pre- the essential condition

for a sent gigantic strength. their certificates must testify se qualifying service

The message says:Germany to sctarl competency, but Master's certificate, provided they will be prepared in due that a Third Mate is also carried could take a glance at Russia from couras to consider sympathetically and the requirement that there within she would wonderingly pay application to be examined shall be a Fourth Mate will, for observa the incredible fact that Ca. Gibson, Wright (5) Sleat (5), by a candidate who has bean pre- the time being, not be insisted Russia's wealth has increased Grimble (3), Martin (3), Reynolde

amazingly in spite of the costly (8) and Hooper (8), vented from complying fully with upon..

war. The sbetention from alcohol the Regulations owing to his First Aid Certificates.

A First Aid Certificate which, daring the past twelvemonth has service in the Army,

This may be taken as applying though otherwise valid, is more worked perfect miracles in the to candidates for Engineara car then, three years old will be Russian villages. tifostes who were prevented, by accepted during the war if the All accounts, from no matter serving with His Majesty's forces, holder has been prevented from what part of the huge empire; from completing before January renewing it by reason of the agree that even the richest harvest 3.50 p.m.-Kim (8); Maxwell Let 1915, the twelve months exigencies of the war servios. of past years will be surpassed by (S), Inspector D'Almada (P).

Wednesday, September 22. see service required by the Examination of Enemy Allens. that of 1915. Never before have So long as the war lasts no Russian farmers had such sband- Regulations then in foros, (See paragraph 26 page 6) subject of an Enemy State will ant stores of old grain immediate Indian Recruits, rifle exercises, be allowed to present himself for ly before the new harvest, and 5.30 p.m. P. C. Williams and Service Under an Auxiliary

of

D. 8. Somekh, Sharebroker, 8. E. and E. E. Shahmoon, Import and | Export Merchants, J. H. Joseph, Member of the Shanghai Stock Exchange and Import Merchant, Ellis Joseph, Director of Jo-eph Brothers, A.E. Codsi, Pearl Mer- chant and Director of Bacha and Company and N. S. Levy, Shanghai Brokers Assoolation and former Director 8. J. David and Company Brokers Association and Import! Merchant, F. Aaron, S. J. Solo- mon, formerly in the employ of Messrs. E. D. Sassoon and Com- pany, A. J. Sudka, M. J. Nathan, Sharebroker and Commission Agent and Member of Shanghai Sharebroker Association, M. Myer, Sharebroker and Commis sion Agent and N. E. B. Ezra, Becretary of the Bank of Terri torial Development of Chine, Limited, all of Bhanghai, and J. B. Spunt, partner in the firm of Spunt and Rosenfeld of Tientsin, and with any other persona or bodles of persons of Ottoman nationality residing and doing business in China whose name may hereafter from time to time be published at the public offlcss of His Britannic Majesty's Con- sulates in Chins, and all such persons or bodies of persons shall not be considered as coming with In the definition of the word

3. A. Fredericks, Shanghai Share

enemy as given in the said King's Regulations No. 10 of 1915. (84.) J. N. JORDAN,

His Britannic Majesty's

Minister. Feking, September 8th, 1915.

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