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THE" HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1915.

BIG SEIZURE OF ARMS. just then, hat he promised to

TO EXPORT RMS.

AN ATTEMPT TO BRIBB I OREIGN DETECTIVE.

meel Fromm the next day.

Ов

POST OFFICE.

Xmas & New Year Parcel Mal!

The Publicare informed that the Christ- mas and New Year Parcel Mail to the

Sunday, about 11.30 pm., he met Fromm on the Nanking Road, by accident. He had promised to meet him in Foochow Road, but was unable to get there. The witness told Fromm that be bad not found out anything, bat hei had hopes of doing so. On the fee at 3 pm. on the 19th November. This following, day, Monday, about 4

SHIPPING NEWS.

ARRIVED,

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 29th at 10.45-No returns from Indo-China.

The antloyclono has moved eastwards

MAIL STEAMERS

THE PENINSULAR

and is now central over the Bea of JapaAND ORIENTAL S, N. CO.

pressure has consequently

Jabarply over Japan and decrersed mode.

Vaited Kingdom will be closed in this Of Chiyo Baru, Jap. 3. 6,411, E. Bent, 28th ratoly over N. China. Quick decrease Oot-Ban Francisco, 2nd Oct., are general over the Loochoos, Formous Goa.-T.K.K.

melt in due in London on the 25th Dec

o'clock in the afternoon, an heThe above date of departure is Hable Solyo Maru, Jap. 1.4.771. Y. Maki, 29th Dot-Mol,2th Oct. Gen.-T.K. was lying on the bad in his room, to alteration. Fromm went in and said he and $200 to give him.

He left $50 the bed and then went away. The money was ordered to be contiscated.

Considerable interest centred in the proceedings at the Mixed Court yesterday says the N. C.D. News of October 23 relative to the big seizure of arms and am- munition on Saturday afternoon

Mr. Newman then outlined the Inst. Since the last bearing on Wednesday an important develop case. He said that on Saturday, ment tas taken place, viz., an the 16th instant, at about 330 attempt to bribe a foreign detective p.m., acting on certain inform by an alleged Austrian subject for ation which he received, he arrest- certain papers which it was thought ed two wheelbarrow coolies, and

of

Correspondence addressed to snemy subjects in China, Slam, Persia and Mor- occa cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria, and the Ottoman Empire are suspended.

Tjimaocok

MAILS DUE.

Shanghai, Cordillero, 1st Nov. French. Polynesien, 2nd Nov, Australia, Aldenbar, 5th Nov. Australia, Changsha, 7th Nov. Australia, Tango Maru, 12th Nov.

MAILS CLOSE TO-MORROW.

K.

Colombo Maru, Jap, x, 2.881, O. Bakamo- to, 29th Oct.-Moji, 24th Oct.Gon- N.Y.E. Yuenzang. Br. 1.1. 1,128, W. M. Meaney, 29th Oct.-Manila, 26th Oct.Gen -J. M. & Co.

Bequoys, Br... 3,398, Gront, 28th Oct.

fan Francico, Case Oil-8. 0, Oo.

Kello Mara, Jap, s.614, D. Imal zumi. 29th Oct-Haiphong, 28th Oct Gan.OS.H.

DEPARTED.

Oct. 28.

Tamon Maru for Nawohwang Hongkong for Haiphong vis Holbow Anbul for Canion Chenau for bangbal

Sanuki Mam for Kuba vin Shanghai Hopsang for Hongay Manapauri for Bingapore Talahin for Canton

Bhips in communication with ap were seized by the Police. The took them to the Harbin Road D'Aguilar Radio Telegraph Statlos :-- bearing yesterday was before Mr. atation with their wheelbarrows, Chiyo Maru Grant Jones, British Assessor, which were loaded with planka! and Magistrate Yu, the necased of wood. He questioned the being: Thong Tex-dau (married, coolies, the borrows were sub- a atovedore), Ng Yang-sing sequently unloaded and examin-

consequence (married, a shopkeeper), and Ng ed, and in Sze-ping (married, a shopkeeper). what was found, he went, with They were charged "for that the coolice, to No. 23 Tongshan they, on October 18, 1915, at 8C4 Read, and there arrested Ng Sze- Woochang Road, Shanghai, did ping, the old man. One of the Bulawfully koop for military pur-wheelbarrow coolies would tell the posea certain arme, to wit, 120 Court that Ng Vang-sing told him pistola and 20,830 rounds of am- to take bundles of wood to Chapro munition, contrary to the Chinese Road. When the planks were Provisional Criminal Code Sec-searched, some of them had no tion 205.

thing in them. There were eight Saigon-Por LaERTES, 30th Oct. 8 a.m. planke screwed together forming Japau via Moji-Per TJIKINI, 30th four boards. Three of the boarde Bandakan-For HINSANG, 30th Oct. 11 contained five time each, and one beard had seven tins, making al-Chinwangtso-Per WIMBLEDON, 30th, Haarl Maru for Batavia together twenty-two tine. In a statement which he had made, one Strafts, Coylor & India via Bombay-Per

INAHO M.. 29th Oct. 11 a.m. of the men Trong Tz dan said that he received part of the "medicine" some twenty days ago, and the other part seven daya ago. Mr. Newman informed the The latter were stored under the Court that there would be bed in his house, where they were no further charge, at the pro- eventually seized, He further asid port moment, against the primo that they were given to him by a neta. The Court would re-Gorman named Nielson, living at Collect that Lo mentioned 39, Yangtazepoo Road and they

Mr. K.E. Newman appeared for the prosecution, acting ou hehali of the Police, Mr. G. D. Masso apperied for the prisoner Tsong Tez dan, Mr. Holborow appeared for Ng Sze-ping, while Dr. Hinckley appeared for Ng Vung eing. Mr. F.O. Master watched the case on behalf of the Chinese Maritime Customs,

E

Mail.

Oct. 1 a.m.

Oct. 11 a.m.

Shanghai, and North China

(Eeropa via Biberia) Per ANHUI, 30th Oct. 5 p.m.

Shanghal Be.P.O. Wednesday, 3rd Nov.) Straits, Burmoli, & India via Calcutta--

Per MUTTRA, 28th Oct. 5 p.m.

SUNDAY, 31st Oct.

Per DAIJIN M. 31st Oct. 9

am.

at the last hearing a possible were givoa to bim for the purpose Swatow, Amoy & Formosa via Tamaui obarge of conspiring to defraud of being smuggled to India. The the Customs. Such a charge man said that he worked at Gar- would be made by the Customs,rels. Borner and Co., and was now Hollow and Haiphong-Per KEIJO M.. at MacHardy and Co., No. 1a Jinkee and not by the Police.

31st Oct, 9a,m.

MONDAY 1st Nov.

ULEARANCES AT THE HARBOUR OFFICE.

Oct. 28.

Tamca Maru No, 8 for Haiphong

Oct. 29.

|

Tjikini for Moji via Koba

Halehing for Foochow viz Swatow Bequoya for Kuache

Jauho Man for Bombay via Singapore

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Mr. Nowman Enid that before Road. Ho was going to try to he weat into the case he had an amuggle them to India either on application to make, and it was October 21, 22, 23 or 24. He said that an order be made with re- the piatole were being taken to gard to a certain sum of $50 19 Tiendong Road when they were At a which had been handed to a fore-stopped by the detective. ign detective by a certain man search made in a Louse in Tien- whom he thought he was right indong Road a number of planks were describing as an Austrian, and found in the peculiar shape of the Philippine La-Per YUENSANG, L Robror, JP Rontein, Miss L Starling. whose name was Fromm.

Mr. Grant Jones-Do you mean -affered?

ores produced. A desk with a false biok was found at No. 23 Tongshan Road.

American

C'dian

French

Mail,

Canadian

and the Philippines and slight door area

| have occurred on the south coast of China. A typhoon is crossing northern Luzon on a W.N.W, track.

Fresh to strong NE. winde will prevall

over the north part of the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houre ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

[1 Hongkong and Neighbour-fresh;

bood.

N.E.winds,

Laest.st,

cloudy later.

Formoes Channel...N.E. galo.

3 Bouth acast of China bo-) The same tween HK. and Lamooks A No. 1.

Bouth coast of Chins bs.) The sama tween H.K, and Hainan... No. 1.

Chins Coast Meteorological Register.

Statiun

29th October, 2.1.

Wluda

Hour.

Barometer.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Weather.

D'tion.

Force.

Wostook a

Nemuro 6a 30.20 Hakodate

→

30.40

anw✰

*

Tokio

30.05

60

Kochi

30.35

Nagasaki

30,35

5

K'zima

30,27

De

5

Oabima Naha

30.14

3

29.99

Ishi'jima

Bonin Is.

29.84 30,06

ра

1

Chotoo

Whatwol Hankow

30.39 45 71 saw

20

Ichang Kukiang

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30.30 57 96 n

1 of

39.29 65

по

3 om

30.01 67 98

40

29.88 70 G1 na

6

20.94 65 64 ano

5+ 29.94 65 91 » Ar

22.75 63

29.71 £6

29.71 77

60 3002 63 57

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Pers. Chiyo Maru from San Francis Changala co otc-1B Albert, Miss CA Arthurs. Dr

Mr M Borcovite. Wong Bow, bliss V Mhanghai

Gutzla Boyor. Lieut & MOT Bauman, Mrs B Sharp P. Bromfeld. JW Cue, CA Clear, Miss A Amor Christensen, M Clare. Mr & Mrs A Contos, Batow

Erietson, Mr FP Gilman, W F Guthrie, Taichu RC Dunbar, Miss F Dunbar, Miss CE Lt Col & Mrs F.Greene, Mr & Mr Hersch Tainan lar, H Hubbell, Mr & Mr. HA Do L Hus, Koshun Master M Do L. Hos, Miss CB Hallerbson P'derss Mins A Irwin, Miss H Levine, ME F

Canton Lowa, Mr & Mrs OL Larena, Minez H. B

H'kong &L Larson, Mies H Lowin, F Leming, Mrs Gap Rook R Mark, Mrs & Mian McCandlosa, Master Shanghai. North China. Japan McCandless. Miss MA Niederhauser, H vix Moji, Victoria, Souttle Payne, Misal Faiton, bliss F Pike, Rey &

Holbow United Kingdom via Canada, MreA A Pratt,T SPan, Mr&Mrs BM Platt Pakhoi -For AWA MARU, lat Nov., Miss Platt, Masters H&A Platt, Mrs W Phulion Roddy, FO Koberts ER Rich, Miss A Touraue 5 p.m.

U. St. J. Traneberg, Mr CPFraneberg. FW Walter Nov. 2 p.m.

Mrs L Walter, HR Jchazon,J Rosenthal Aparri Salgon, Straits. Eurmab, Cey-K Faluda, Mrs REGI, O Bentz, FA lop, Adelaide, Western Austro- Catron, EUCavin.JE Cole,B Bonis, L Ha, India, Aden, Egypt & Eu- W Gray, NG Heri, PR des Jardian, ✪ rope. - Per CORDILLI ERE. Gungrus, EF Kixmiller JH McGregor, lat Nov. 4 pm.

McConnell, Mr & Mr HOPage, AR Rud olph, A Tanaha, Mra O Toonwessin, Eurigao Laouen Warren, Prof CW Wright, Mrs 6 Kami- ya, Mr & Mrs Wyatt-Smith, Mrs Barker, WH Bartt, Mr & Mrs CK Chun, OC'Chiyo M. 6 Chang, A A d'Esa, BH Ellis,C Franco, Min 9 A Joseph, JE Joseph, Mr & Mrs H K ent, RJ Omans, OE Patton. Mr & Mrs 6 Rosenthal, Master Rosenthal, Mr & Mrs Japau via Moji, Honolulu, Up W Wahofield, Mr & Mrs Wei Sum, Mrs States. South America, and Waldmano, BP Yung. Canada via Ba Francisco& U. Kingdom via Canada Por——— DAIREN M., 2nd Nov, 11 am.

TAN, 2nd Nov.,1 p.m. Amoy & Foechow-Por HAI- Bamarang, Sourabaya (Port

TUESDAY, 2nd Nov.

and Deli-Por V. 8PILBERGEN, Tong, Mr & Mrs JB MoNeil, AW On-

2nd Nov. 10a.m.

Mr. Newman Yce, and 00

Nitive detectivo No. 20 was tually tendered to the foreign de- the first witness called. He stated tective, who Las the money here that he was stationed at Harbin Counsel continued that on the Road station, and on Saturday night of October, 16, From:n and afternoon, October 16, about 3.30, a friend of his went to Louzsecting on certain information, be Police station where they saw went to East Hanbury Rad and Bwatow Detective Quayle. The detectivo saw two wheelbarrows which ap. was offered $200 if he would perred to be very heavily laden obtain certain slips of paper which and which aroused his suspicions. E he understood the Police bad Ha questioned the coolier se to seized on one of the defendants in what was on the wheelbarrows, the case, and which he did not and they said they did not know. Bwatow, wish to come before the Court He posped between the crevices of Quayle refaced the amount, and the planks and saw some ting Batavia, on the Sunday afternoon the abining, and he took the two man again went into his room coolies to the police station. He Philippine I-Per TAMING, 2nd Nov,

3 p.m. where he was lying on the bed and saw the planke opened, and saw

tad Nov. 3 p.m. deposited $50, Mr. Newman that there were a number of tins, Skaoghal & N.China-Per LIANGCHOW (Europe via Siberta Shanghai Br. P.0. described it as a subsidiary mst-He afterwarde questioned the ter, bat he asked for an order to coolies where they got the planka Saturday, 6th Nov.) bo made regarding the money, from, and be, together with a whether it should be confiscated. Ohinese sergeant, went to Tong- Detective Quayle stated that shan Road. There they saw the about raidnight on October 18 ho mou named Ng Sze-ping, whom heard a motor.car at Lonza he took to the station. He was station. A mun whom be re-sure that the tine, produced, were cognized as Fromm got out with similar to those he saw in the another man and asked him if he planke.

Austra

English Mail.

Moresby vin Batavia) Per TJIKEMBANG,2nd Nov.2 p.

THURSDAY, 4th Nov.

Timor, Australia, Tasmania New Zealand, vin Port Darwin New Guinea vis Thursday Is. -Por EASTERN, 4th Nov. 10

FRIDAY, 5th Nov.

WATER RETURN.

Lovol and Storage of water in Reservoirs on the 1st Oct., 1915,

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER

WORKS LEVEL

1943

Overflow

... . ..⠀ .

PW.95 67 510 20.94

29.93 GG 63

ยล

40

40

2 b

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50

1 b

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For

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Ateamers

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Marseilles rud Ington R.N.R.

SHANGHAI, Moji, Sardinia

Kobe and Yoko (Capt. J. T. Jeffery hama, ima)

SHANGHAI, Moji, Namur

Kobe and Yoko-Capt. A. Collyer hama.

LONDON & Bom-]

bay via Singapore, Nellore

Penang, Colombo, Capt. A. M. King Port

Said and

Marseilles

Subject to alteration without notice.

To Ball On Remarks

about

} Freight

5th Nov.

& Pange

about

6th Nov.

about

14th Nov.

about

19th Nov.

All steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight or Passage, apply to

Freight

& P'eaga

Freight

& Frage

Freight & P'sage

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Superintendent,

TO SAIL

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HONGKONG-NEW YORK.

Proposed Sailing from Hongkong REGULAR SAILINGS via PORTS & SUEZ AND PANAMA CANALS.

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For Freight and further information apply to

Hongkong, 23rd October, 1915.

Dagupan Manila Legaspi

20.50 81 8пw 29.54 al 73

Br

£1

Tacloban

29.66 83 81 mw

20.77 80 91 ww RADIO-TELEGRAMS.

40

#b

Q. W. JEFFRIES, Director. Hongkong Observatory, October 29.

1 Barometer, redwood to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the sea in in- ches, tenths and hundredths.

2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation the Humidity of air maturated with mole ture being 100.

4 Direction of Wind, to two points.

5 Force of Wind, mocording to Bonafore Scale.

State of Weather, b blue sky, o de- Above coft in Below tached cloud, d drimling rain, filog, &

overflow

Tytano... Tym aft 6in. Above alt gin Below gloomy, h hail, 1 lightning, o overcast, p __Byewash....... oversion

Orefice Dft. Sin. Ab vnaft in Abosing showers, q squally, r rain, a szow, Tylam Inter

It thunder, ▼ ▼isiillity, w dew wet. mediaten aterow

Poktalara

averdew rit. on. Below oft in bore

overflow

verlow Wong it oft. in. Above Below

chang

Overflow

1 overflow STORACK IN MILLIONS AND DECIMALS OF GALLONS.

Tylam MAN SE Tytan Byewash Tytam Intermediate ..... Poktalemanage room Wong-pulchnog serpent

Rain in Inches, tenths and hundredthe

Lat, 23.25 N. Long. 117.48 E.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

Day On Cate On date stp.m. i 12.

District is miliona and decimals of gallons during to Barometer 29,93 30.01

1974.

ICES

+97.00

30165

36.30

550

110 40

10.04

50.19

31.3

10.30

Comumption of water in the City and

763-05

401 PAOL

20.01

month of Sept. 1015.

Con-umption per

www

sgra 149.75

1,69

114

2015

Consumption ... Estimad

popu attor

Alio head per day... Constant apply in alt districts during the month

16 m. gallons Humidity #62,119

30.5

Temperature

79

67

74

48

$1

45

19

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Force Westher) ARE TRA

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of September is. Contani Supp'y in all "district n

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R M. Ins on Friday, 4th November, at 5 der Main discica's pp. Per NOVARA, Rogis. And su September -15. tration 5th Nov, 10.35 am. Let- 1ors Sib Nov. 11 art

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wanted to earn a fow dollars. In answer to questions by Mr. Witness naked him what he Holborow, the witness said he meant, nud ko mid that that got to Tonguban Road about 4,20, no other detec afternoon a big asizure of arms and there were and ammunition had been made tives there. He had a look round in Kasbing Road, and be wanted the house, and people were com. to know how many men had been ing into the honso as spectators. atreated and what quantity of Ng Sze-ping had not returned! arme. The witness rang up the home at that time, but as there Harbin Road station, and was told was nobody in the house he waited that such a case had bappened for somebody to-come. In about and he then told Fromm and his five minutes' time the man and Swatow. Amey & Froebow-Per HAI-STORAGE IN MILLIONS AND DECILIALS companion that all he could tell his wife relurbed.

Dr. Hinokley asked the witness them was that an arrest had been made. Fromm stated that a friend where he got his information from of his ad some papers in the case, relating to the wheelbarrow ero and that they would probably be lids, and this was objcted to by found on a man named Teong. Mr. Nowman.

Witness asked him his friend's Dr. Hinckley-I ask is beonuse nome, and he replied that it was I want to know whether the in- Nielsen. He stated that there formation came from any parties was a pooket book and some defended, or from parties who pajora which contained names will be called as witnesses, I and address. His frioada should like to know the source of particularly suxions that these the information.

addresses should not be brought Mr. Grant Jones-W by ? It will. before the Curt. Witness said cot help you.

ho did hos Taow any particular, (Continued" on Extra:) 246

MUN, 5th Oct. 1 p.

TUESDAY, 9th Nov.

Philippine I.--Por CHINHUA, 9th Nov,

3 p.zz.

..!

WEDNESDAY, 17th Nov.

Philippine Islands, Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand via Port Darwin, New Guines vla FEThursday ---For CHANG-

BELA, 17th Nov, 11 a.m.

given by public street fount as only KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL

1914

1915 Howloca -} Loyal

bll in with vitalon Re

Overflow

}

OF GALLONS,

-Kowloon Cen}

vilation Rotervale

337.50

Below

overlow

zorg

3.4.43

Consumption of water in Kowloon in mitions and Decimals of Galions During the month of Sept. 1915

3913

Contumpilor,

Estimated puple

tlost

Consanption

bead per day

pir

H.K. Chaervatory, 29th October.

C. W. JEFFRIES, Director,

TIDE TABLE.

25th Oct. to 31st Oct., 1915..

34

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Bighter

Low Wal

"Hanghon,

Manguer

HM Tai

Mand

1914 34.31

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11.0

11.0

37.38 m. galione

relious

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Нов 15 B 1

1

Tues

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b

DIA

Τύπο

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W CHATHAM, Wale authority

Now Low

Edi

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Nor

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ALEXANDRA CAFE,

10

No faterion

H.

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31

No Intertee

In 19 13

For Low

The Government Analyst's reports show that to Wed, water in of exceffust quality,

Public Works Department.

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