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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

SPECIAL CABLE.

THE SINGAPORE TRAINING BILL.

ENGINEER SENTENCED FOR REFUSING to serve.

(From Our Own Correspondant).

Singapore, October 27, 2.50 p.m.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1915

aleo ibrows on the person through whom soy interests on such ercar- ities would be paid in the Colony the duty of making the payment to the custodian. A sub-clause gives the Governor fower to exempt any liquidator or any other person from the operation of this clause.

Clause & adds to the forme of property held on behalf of on

the perjury CHARGE

Fourth Day's Proceedings.

RED CROSS FUND.

SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL

VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

The fourth day's proceedings in the very interesting perjury charge now before Sir William Last Night's Promenade Concert. Ross Davies, in the Criminal Sessions, were opened to-day.

LIFE.

Reason for Germany's Success Explained.

MACHINE GUN INVENTION.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Lieut-Col. A Ohapman V. D., State :-

Musketry,

Trained

Mr. Pollock continued his cross- examination of Ho Chi-ming. The Police Reserto's recent achieve

Modelled more or less on the witness said before be made thements in the entertaining line, Mr. Hewitt an engineer employed by the harbour contractors, enemy which must be notified to statement with regard to the last night's promenade concert about an immenso outburst of the follows:- has been sentenced at Singap ra, to the maximum penalty of two the custodian (a) balances and $1,500 entry he had not made months' imprisonment, for reluing to serve under the Training Bill. ceposits atanding to the credit of any comparison between that and on behalf of the Red Cross hoped that men would continue-No. 1 Section Arty, Ba

in the Botanical Gardens, It in mind that he autod on principle,

enemies at any bank and (b) debta other entries bat he did one or Fond, was, in every respect, to view the affaira of the country-No. 2 Bection Arty. Bitty.

two months ago.

The orowa atasal tun it the dindlusion of his sentence steps would be taken so that he will no longer be allowed to remain in the Colony.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ment or order is being appealed

gas in the permanent service of the Colony shall ho available, shall also apply wherever and

to the amount of $500 or apwards which would have been due to enemise. It also requiree the enstodian to keep a register of all property returns which will be open to inspection by persons interested.

The Governor is given power to exempt from this section also.

Clause 7 requires companies which are liable to inspection on

an immens* £ucces.

It is esti-

at a meeting of anon an- Canree, Part I, will be carried out Speaking in the economio sec. Musketry Trained Men. Part 1. Association, Archdeacon Can- ninghamesid the war had brought

at King's Park Range

Baturday, 30th inst, 230 p.m. Sunday, 31st. inst 9.30 a.m. Corpl. Grimes B.E. will attend. N.O.O. of the Artillery Battery Uniform (Drill worn. Sergt.

How did you now the hand writing ?-By identification.

mated that about four thousand with public spirit, and that What identification; what was price of admission being fifty

persons were present; and the identified national prosperity will assist him.

the laissca faire school which material ?-By working alongside cente--with a further dollar for a fellow-workman and constantly admission to the enclosure-we

with the pursuit of pri Boeing each other's handwriting. bare to congratulate the pro-activity, the experiment in the attend at the Orderly Room not

vate interests was dead. The Order), to he great increase in Government Majors Mackie and McKirdy will Mr. Pollock then asked how bo moters on having a very consider-nationalisation of railwage, and later than Saturday morning 30th knew a certain thing and he s-able sum to add to the Fund. the fixing of prices, profits, and inst., to ublain the names of awered that he was told,

An objection was raised to

Like the H. K. P. R. con- oarte,

the function

wages by the State marked the the men who are to fire the Course, The Senior Officer or one in Hongkong) of attracting received a check.

indicate that cosmopolitanism had

to check the ammanition both all classes of people. The Chinose

It was now were present in noticeably strong co of the world depended on in- forces, and there were more Eur-ternational agreement and on the

before and after firing. recognised that the great commer- opeans in evidence than we have honour of a nation abiding by saving the races, seen on any previous cosasion,

bad

for auch period as the Governor Account of their partial enemy this answer going down as it was the merit (no inconsiderable/sense of the nation se a unit and N.0.0. in charge of the Range is

from is unnecespary,

(4) The provisions of this sec- A mesling of the Legislative Conncil was held today ition, notwithstanding that three ibe Connoil Chamber, B.E. the Governor presiding. There were present :-

H.E. the General Officer Com- manding the Troops, (Major- General F. Ventris.)

The Hon, Mr. Claud Severn, Colonial Secretary.

The Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp,

Attorney General,

The Hon. Mr. A. M. Thompson, Colonial Treasurer.

dirret."

by notification in the Gazetta may commencement of this Ordinance All matters begun before the

sccordance with the provisions of shall be heard and determined in

this O dinante.

ronaang

In the ojets and appended to the Bill it ia stated:

enable

tion with an enemy, to give notice as evidence, character or their former conase-bearsay and could not be accepted

ing any legal procendinga. to the castodian before commenc- His Lordship said when witness was asked a question by counsel and he said he was told; that should go down.

Mr. Pollock esil he respectfully enggested it should not because that would permit of bearsay

Magistrate's Power to Fino. On the motion of the Hop. Attorney General, seconded by the Hon. Colonial Secretary a bill intiraled The Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, etj e: of this bill is to end the Magistrates Ordinance, evidence and create a loophole to

"un Ordias.00 to 1800, and for purposes connected get out of a difficulty, He would julj to dispose of all incidon-therewith was rond a first time." bave to ask his Lordship to take olaes 2 and 3 of this Bill are to been a practitioner of the bar for tal matters relating to applications

The objects and reasons state a note of his objection. He had enablo a magistrate to proceed 8

O.M.G., Director of Public Works.. The Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax, Secretary for Chinees Affairs,

The Hon. Mr. Mol. Messer, Captain Superintendent of Police. The Hon. Mr. We lak, O... The Hon. Mr. E. A. liewett, Q.M.G.

Fall Court,"

for:--

permanent service of 1se Colony shall not be available the follow ing provisions shall apply:-

a Fall Court of two

for leave to appeal to His M jesty

long session of a Full Court of

three judges.

Trading with the Enemy.

Clausei is inserted in order to make it clear that the above two clauses will apply to all eam monses issued after the com- mencement

very great number of

to

He had

He

once

HONGKONG GERMANS

Parades,

Parades for Friday, 29.b inst- ant. Nil.

Detall.

Gun Club Ull, Kowloon: On duty aztil to-morrow morn- ing-Civil Service Company.

Ufficer on duty Lieut, Lindsell. Next for daty H. K, V. R. P. of W. Camp, Kowloon. On duly to-night, Left Section

Notice.

atty, are hereby notified to be members of No. 1 Section Art. No. I Section Arty. Batty: All

Mesting of the Oo. to be held at present at the Annual General Volunteer Headgrs, on Tuesday. November 2, at 0.30 p.m., when the shooting prizes for the season 1914/1915 will be presented by the 0.0. to the successful mem- bere and a new Committee appoint-

1 for the season 1915/1016.

Boxing. It has been suggested that a boxing match (five weights).

The .n. Attorney General agistrates in Hongkong already brothere in arms at the front in officers, etc., fogether with a very They were received with open 4th KS... sad the H.K.V.O,

that

8 fe w

there

were

agreements far more than on

ranging and decorating of the who were responsible for the ar-

Very great credit is dus to those the brotherhood of humanity.

osmopolitan sentiments abone.

grounds. A notable improvement success of Germany in constantly

More Taxation of Capital. since thelastexcart in the Gardens appl, ing science to industrial life During the last forty years the

staircases, one at either end, lead-ary rapidity of industrial pro.. G. Co. and the following mom-

the erection of two temporary had brought about an extraordia- Cunei), including such mat ters as the aj uroment of so

ex parte apon the failure of the and his experience was that suching from the lower level to the gress, and she had aimed at bera of Right Sea.ion M.G. Oo:- japplication. Toisi econary ou

defendant to appear in answer to was not evidence.

opper. These relieved the con- using this industrial anperiority Sgt. Sobnepel, Ptea. Wilnau, Hart, arcount of the fact that one of the clauses will be to assimilate the was The Hon. Mr. E. Shellim.

bie sammons. The effect of those

gestion previously noticeable at to control the resources of the Moybing Monteiro, D'Azevedo The Hon. Mr. Lau Chu Pak.

jalgra who constitute the fullaw on this point to that in force the Colony,

the permanent stone slepe. At whole world to her own economic and O. C. Anderson. до reason why those in Mr. A. G., Fletcher, Clerkurt of thras jutges does no

the entrance to the Gurdens, and advantage. reside in the Cny, The actual

who in England.

had to the Council.

not also at the far end, were well would be more taxation of capital, In future there

Officer on dutyCapt.Armstrong. vet joined the Volunteers or constructed transparencies which less easy conditions for labour, Constitution of the Full

hearing of the appeal will as ba-

Volanteer Reserves, or the Special added to the general effective and less slack in the cultivarrow morning-Oorpl. Lowisk.

Next for duty, H.K.V.R. fore have to come before a full

Police Reserve should not respondness of the decoration scheme; tion of land.

Orderly Sergeant until to- Court, The Hon. Attorney General Court of thres julges, except in

to the appeal by joining ous or while moved the first reading of a bill the one dealt with in the next

oiber of those three forces.

Note. Attention is directed to the fountain on the intituled "An ordinanco

the order that all men als guard Mr. T. H. Bridge, in the en to paragraph.

of the Ordinance would remind those, to whom he by coloured electric balbe. An-Office frequently directed his dress; i. e. helmets or ospe. The other object of the Bill is whether the offence was commit-referred, amend the Full Court Ordinsane,

upper level was prettily lighted gineering section, said the War must wear the same kind of head 1912, and to make further proto provide that the Full Court may

ted before or after that date.

remember that other feature which deserves attention to the machine-gun, and vision for the constitution of tue in any case consist of only two mazimam fine to $250 in the the more men could his gallant so that each se chose to pay for rapidly transported, with greater

Clause & proposes to raise the forces

the stronger the colonial srmed mention is the enclosure system

of the Colony

he had devised a means by which judges if in the opinion of the

were, Chairs were placed on the lawas these weapons ould be more The Colonial Secretary judge whose judgment or order summarily. This is in order to erat Ventris) apare from the re- there were many-could escape deadly effect to the enemy.

Be of indictable offences tried friend on the right (Major Gan- the privilege and last night east to the gunners and more econded and the bill was real la heinz sprated from and in the assimilate the maximum fine in galar garrison to proceed to the the crowded pathways and sit Section 5 of the Priampythe prosence of the judgo who this class of case to the maximum front and the more men could within easy hearing dietsace of The Bill providea intralie-opinion of the two other judges, Ordinance is repealed and the judgment or order is being ap

fine adopted in olause 6 in accord-be (His Excellency) spare from the singere. This plan might well ance with the law in force in the Hongkong following is substituted therepeated from is unnecessary. This provision could be utilised in

England.

Polica sad be introduosd into fatare pro- other departments of the Public menade concerts, "5. When three judges in the of work which might occur during magistrate power in all cases to more to remind all His Majesty's and Lady May were present, as

Clause 6 is intended to give a service, order to prevent the congestion

poses fine instead of imprison- liege subjects of the Colony that were also many of the Government China Daily Mail remarks:

His Excellency the Governor Tiontsin Paper's Candid Remarks meat. It is taken from the Sum- they were able here, indirectly by officials, members of the Legisla

A writer in the Tientsin North (1.) In all interlocutory appeals,

mary Jurisdiction Act, 1879. The their assistance, to support their tive Council, Army and Navy gained a footing in Hongkong should be arranged between the appeals from the Court in it

"Fifty years ago the Haas moved the first reading of a bill

large number of ladies. summary jurisdiction, appoi from any magistrate (including

atroled. "AD O diannoe amend farther the Trading with marine magistrate), in all ca-8:

arms; prospered in businesiding the Reserves. Members The Band of the 74th Punjabis became intimate friends with of the Ourps and Reserves will. where the Full Court its to hear

the Enemy Ordinance, 1914."

already joined the three Colonial that of the Police Reserve uzder They were free from all their own to take part are invited to

who had not under Bandmaster Christian, and members of the best society. and determine points reserved for seconding, the motion was carried. The Hon. Colonial Secretary

armed forces which he had men- Bandmaster Gonzales, played native persecutions, military bom-and their names to the Orderly its consideration, and in all casel where the Fall Court does not sit-The main object of this Bl is

manity there were still between claded selections from "Dorothy", eneak in as directors of the fore The objects and russons atate:

that on making investigation, be pieces during the evening in dom became to them a necessity. tioned, but he regretted to say some very popular and tasteful bast and police surveillance. Free Room as soon as possible, in appellate jurisdiction, the Fullto introduce the provisions of the

found that in this email com- Court shall consist of two judges Trading with the Enemy Amond-

most excellent style; th so in. Some of them even managed to only.

100 and 150 men who were sa (2.) In all matters incidental to 79. It also makes curiain other by II. E. the Governor were referr three forces, as were the men who Smyth, Mr. H. E Mariel and Mr. doree in elegance, refinement and

ment Act, 1915, 5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. any application for leave to minor amendments in the law.

The following recommendatione services to one or other of those

physically able to land their "Il Trovatore ".

Patience, "The Mausme 17 and most British corporations. Their appeal to tie Mojat in Council

wives became leaders of fashione; For the vocal items Mra Villiers their daughtera led the jeunes 86 antecedent to the granting or re-to improve the provisions for re-vote Public Work, Extraordinary, services during the past twelve coming a particularly popular simply undermining British in. Ulsusea 2 and 3 are intended ed to the Finance Committes: had been rendering yeoman ser A. J. England were responsible. physical charms. And what were fasing of conditional leave to straining the registration of com- Hongkong, Buildings, Married months and for many years, in feature of Hongkong entertain dastry, abusing British hospitality A sun of $8,000 in aid of the vice within the ranks of those Mrs Smyth, who is deservedly be they doing all this time? Why, appeal and other than the actual bearing of the application, and in soquiring the whole or any part

panies formed for the purpose of Quartore for Police. all matters incidental to say of the undertakings of firms or vote Military Expenditure, B- application for leave to appeal to companies, which, though not Volunteere,

A vam of $4,125 in aid of the of war,

some cases, before the outbreak ments, sang most beautifully (to and laughing at British fair play. His Majesty in Council ubentirely of enemy character, yet Volunteer Rearve, Uniform,

He BAW sequent to the granting or refus cont sia such an amount of enemy

her own violin obbligato and Mr. Such a one is the Teuton Other

no reason whatever GeorgeGrimble's accompaniment ing of conditional leave to appeal, character, or auch a connection vote of Kowloon Canton Railway, he had indicated. If for so other received

Charg,why the majority of the number the always acceptable wat song names, bat refrain from very "I could mention dozson of the Full Court may consist either with the anomy as to render Capital Account:-(1) Stations reason they should remember that recall. As an encore she sang "The river to mark his rights of low Hoggard, $2 for the Cigarette

A sum of $45,000 in aid of the come for ward and assist in the way need hardly be said that she is Hassloop, the former King of he had referred to should not from "The Pink Lady"; and it ebame's sake. In Swatow there of two or of three judges.

(3.) In all other cases the Fall Courtsball consist of three judges, will be to make the law on this 845,000.

The effect of the amendments Signalling,

and Buildinge, $40,000; (2) the stronger these colonial armed

most enthasiaatio the port. Putting atones in the

Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. one of whom shall be the Judge point the same as the law in the

$5,000;

We have received from Mra. F. Sunshine of your Smile," which shore ground! The agent of and Tobacco Fund for the Allied of His Britannic Majesty's Sa-United Kingdom.

Total, forces were, the less often oameras as warmly received as its Bangkok steamera, carrying tons Forces at the Front. preme Court for Obina (if the

roand the roster of daty which Governor Reiterate's His Principal Secretary of State for Trading with the Enemy Amend-proceeded with the orders of the time and often far into the night. appreciated. Mr. Muriel's "Two

weighed considerably heavily also gave, with Mr. Mariel, granta.

predecessor. Mrs. Majesty's Call.

Smyth of cargo and thousands of emi- Foreign Affairs has contented to

His Excellency said before they av.cutions to follow during the day. Lullaby," which was universally still bite in secret.

upon men who had their ordinary an exceedingly pretty duet: "A departed, but his poisonous fangs Now his glory has sach appointment) or a barrister c. 12, and provides an additional day he would like to say a fow the felt certain that now His Ma-Grenadiers proved very popular, was a skipper of

ment Act, 1914, 5 and 6 Geo. 5. of not less then seven years stand ground for the appointment of a words concerning the stirring jesty's wishes have become public and, in response to the prolonged German

The Commonwealth Govera iog temporarily appointed by the controller under pection 4 of the Sovereign had recently issued to would be able to assure the The Devout Lover" in even be emuggled and squeezed

"The original Dietrichsonment has prohibited the importa- Governor from time to time for Principal Ordinance.

tion of sugar into Australia with- old Graciously known that in a short time he applause of his audience, he gave with his Oliness super-cargo of Trade and Customs. the purposes of this Ordionnos:

steamer Together out the consent of the Minister. Provided that in any case falling the Trading with the Enemy endous

Clauses 5 to 7 are taken from Empire to join in the trem that thore WAH

all bis liege abjects in the Secretary of State for the Colony, batter style then bie fret the Customs wholesale. He made within the provisions of this sub Amandment Act, 1915. Beotion the Fall Court may con.

atruggle în

no British

Seventeen gramophone needles Biet of only two judges if is moneye which must be paid to the this Colony-comparatively few either to the General officer com- Eyou of Grey.

Cianeo 5 includes in the list of was probable that but a fow in had not tendered his services, well as în bia ancore RODg: "Two such could I mention; ane ofing near a gramophone..

the Empire was engaged. Now it physically fit for the duty, who Hear the Wild Winds Blow," as gnashes his teeth in hell. Manying been caused by a shell burst- which subject in Hongkong who is song. Mr. England's fine bass a huge fortune, bas villas now in were extracted from a soldier's

was heard to good effect in "Oh, Japan, lived like a nabob and back at Cardiff, the wounds hav the opinion of the judge whose custodion (a) the interest on secur- would be able for one resson or manding, in the defence of the The concert war, is every way, judgment or appealed from, and in the opinion corporation and (b) any amount by going, or offering, their eer-saivation of order within ita fident that similar ones will meet order is being ities issued by any government or another to respond to the appeal Oclony, or to astiat in the pre-a delightful one, and we feel on of the two other judges, the pre-payable on the payment off of any vices to go to the front, but there borders. esnos of the judge whoso judg-security issued by a company. It

At 197 withtheColony' full appreciation. government and justice.”

them liable to suspicion.

Clause 4 is taken from the

have power to fine la most cases, various parts of the globs. He had but a few cases_exist in which thought to

hey have not. Examples are the but offence of unlawful pawning ani Vagranoy Act, 1824, the offences panishable under the

different short title from shas of Clause 7 is intended to assign to Ordinance No. 28 of 1913 a Ordinance No. 3 of 1913.

Finance.

appeal which our

a

,

1A

these days I sball ave my pen for

UP TO THE MINUTE.

Closing Prices:

Langkate-Tia. 384, zales. Ewos. $167, sellers. Shanghai Cottons. — Tla. 80,

Bellore,

Kang Yiks.-Tis, 144, sellers, Humphroy's Estates. $7.

Eoliera

The German newspapers em

the purpose of naming those care consorta in evading Customs, who assisted this man and his

phatically deny all rumours of The Cologne Gazette describes peace proposals through Americs.

the ramours as olumay inventions,