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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

SPECIAL CABLE.

SHANGHAI ARMS CASE.

FOREIGNERS SAID TO BE IMPLICATED..

EXTRA

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915-

70

THE BIG OPIUM CASE

THE JOCKEY CLUB

Draw for Subscription Crifuas,

In connection with the Hong- kang Jockey Cĩnh, a draw this morning for twenty-seven Sabe-

Griffics which bed. ärived on the sa. Enchow from cription

Shanghai. The draw took place at the Jockey Clüb alsHer, Care

THE NEW HARBOUR OF tractors, the action taken has efficiency of junkme. This

REFUGE

been amply justified. Not only mighty losskwater, with its 850,- has the work been completed 000 tons of stone, is a lasting within the contract time (5 years), memorial to the Chinese contrac

The big opium esse was cut- bat, in point of excellence and fis-scr, his junkmen, and his coolies. (Goncluded from page 5.) ish, it will bear comparison with Long live the Chinese coolis! claded to-day at the Police Court All three defandante ware dis Meanwhile, the selection of any work of a similar kind any.¡ (Laughter and applause.) This site for the new Harbour of where. It reflects the greatest particular comtractor has deter charged.

A fall account of to-day's Refuge matter in which Sirredit upon Mr. Jaffa and his been trained as an engineer, bat Matthew Nathan took a very keen assistant, Mr. Duncan, who have during the course of the work proceedings will appear in a interest had been under dis- supervised it from start to finish be made some extraordinarily later edition. camion, the sites considered, in and siso upon the exptr-ators, practical suggestions for the addition to the one finally adopt Mrs. Him Tai, who bare dis expediting of it, and these sug 'તેં, being Cheangshawan, played a praiseworthy readiness gestions were so good that ME MESSRS. SETNA'S REPORT. Way Bay, and the following waz Another arms case is pending, and, from the names given, Stonecutters Island, Kellett's to give effect to suggestions made Chatham and Mr. Jaße adopted to them for the efficient exson- ] them, and they were extremely foreigners are alleged to be implicated. The accused have been Bank and Kennedy Tora.

site tion of the work. If further beneficial, especially in the Moser, S. D. Satna & Co, in handed over to the Hired Court

reason for ealogy is required, it ring of time. There is another their report dated December 15 will be found in the fact that the little thing I would like to restate

Ctions-Market ruled steady | cost of the work has not exceeded mind you about his work, and

that is that in removing stone and sales are reported of about the contract amount.

which was collected on the island 100 bales at $28 per pical. The and on the shores of the main Unsold stock is estimated at about land he had no more modern 450 bales appliances

(From Our Own Correspondent).

Shanghai, December 17.

A LIFE SENTENCE.

U. S. ARMY DESERTER PUNISHED.

Shanghai, December 17. An American Army deserter has been sentenced to life imprison ment for killing a Chinees policeman in Chihli.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Memes Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat output

for the current month is as fallows

Dec. I

Tons 152

44

OVERSEAS CLUB TOBACCO

FUND.

Mr. J. J. Bryan, Hon. Secretary in Hongkong to the Overseas Club, has received the following statement of receipts and pen diture for the year ending 30th September, 1915---

Receipta

Subscriptions Over- Tobacco

Net, Proceeds Chil

dren's Empire

*

3

150 138

151

F.

150

**

138

NEAL

146

Fand

8

149

147

18

146

11

H

154

-12

152

M

13

151

14

168

Amount paid for

$2

15

-

» 148

Cigaretter, Tob

18

143

acco, C., sup-

717

$

Day Collection 10,020 15

Expenditure.

The last-mentioned

was strongly recommended by the Harbour Master (Commander Basil Taylor, RN), but it pos- sessed the disadvantages of being wszy restricted in area and very expensive to construct Finally, on the 4th January, 1908, the Public Warks Committee, to whom the question had been re ferred, agreed, unanimously to recommend that the Mongkoktur site, where we now stand, be adopted.

I will not weary you with figures, but it may interest you to know that the breakwater upon which we stand consists of a m183 of stone, 3,325 feet, or the of a mile in length, 192 feet in width at the base and 44 feet in height. When we reflect that the whole of this enormous mess of stone, (about

bare

than two steam.

A

the result:===

1. (black)-Mr. É A. Smith -2 (grey) Mr. Tieros, 3. (brown)-Mr. Pearce and Mr Bowwith

4. (brown)-Manara E. M. E- Nemason.

5. (white)-Mr. A. V. Apcar. 6. (bay) Hon. Mr. D. Lundais. 7. (bay)-Mr. C. G. Kackie.

8 (brown)-Mr. Henry Ham- phrays.

9. (chestnut)-Mr. E. Moolazz 10. (bay-Mr. Morton Smith. 11. (light chestnut)--Dr. G. P

12. (grey)-Mr. Thomas and fr. Sedgwick

13. (brown)-Colonel Hes and Captain Cassel,

14. (chestani) - Mr. Paul Kremer,

15. (grey)-Dr. Forsyth. 16. (white)-Mr. A. M. Soares. 17. (grey)-Mr. Billiards. 18. (grey) Mr. D. M. Bow, 19. (grey)Hon. Mr. E. Shellim. 20. (bey) Mr. H Marria 2L (grey)—Mr. B. D. F. Beith.. 22. (black)-Sir Paul Caster. 23 (skewbald)-Some

Yarn:The ruling quotation of crane barges. He had four the different chops of yarn in the barges with handcranes, and the market being lesser than those rest of the plant consisted of the obtainable in Bombay, and the most ramshackle set of junks I factustions in the exchang, ex-Jordan

seen anywhere. perienced coupled with a poor (Laughter.) He bought them up demand from the interior has USITOD. Macso, and brought another dull fortnight. in sisewhere, like s vary wise Importers are willing sellers man, as cheaply as possible and hence a business of about These jacks are fitted with 700 bales of No. 10 is reported. derricks made of not very slid Unsold Sock is estimated at about I-oking timber, and fitted with 41,000 bales. Sold but uncleared ropes, which, he had a strong stock is computed at about 21,000 suspicion, were bought at sa bales.

Sandry Articles:-In importa auction at the Naval Trd when condemned stores are offered to sales are reported of kismis at the public. (Laughter.) No-one $18 to 35 (per pical), angoor at looking at the very primitiva ap $24 to 28 (per pizul), mavej st pliances that we have used would. $15 to 17 (per pical), spricata at think that the work could possibly $22 to 25 (per pical), bhessbole bers of Section 4. A Company be done in the time, and certainly at 88 to 10 (per pical), gum that it would lead to a very con olibanum at $10 to 14 (per pical), siderable loss of life. I have thinocerous horas at $950 (per watched the work and watched pical), myrambollams at $31 picul), Bagoar stone the reports of scsidents, and (per

musk daring the five years that this at $240 (per easy),

$275 (per catty); and work has been under construction

24 (grey)-Mr. R. L. Dysr. 25 (non grey)—Mr. E P. white.

As soon as the site had been 850,000 tons), has been conveyed saitied upon, the necessary pre- to the site, junk-load by junk liminary plans and estimates were losd, and carefully deposited so- prepared and, on the 7th March, cording to its size in the various 1908, a despatch, submitting the sub-sections of the breakwater, the scheme for approval, was forward- amount of organisation required ed to the Secretary of State for may be to some extent realised. ad the Colonies by, Sir Frederick The ares of water enclosed by the Lagard, & reply by cable being breakwater is 169 acres and the Jasked for The scheme was cost of the work has been approx- of imately $2,200,000, or, roughly, 49,984 17 9 referred by the Secretary

State to Meers Coode, Son $200,000.

Though a storm has as yet and Matthews, Consulting Ex-

occurred to test the efficiency of colonial for

pro- 9 giers

fects of such a nature, and, on the new Harbour of Refuge, is 260,005 13 8 the 15th July, 1908, a telegram may safely be predicted that

was received stating that the it will fulfil its purpose by afford

whilst ing a safe place of shelter for the Consulting Engineers, approving generally of the pro- thousands of smail craft which posals, considered some modifica-ply our waters. The ample area tions in the design necessary and enclosed should moreover render and Sailors 50,695 10 11 thought them of sufficient im- it unnecessary for such craft to

portance to justify a consultation seek instant shelter and should there has not been one single Kingfisher feathers at $22 to 2a l'ponies arrived for Mr. White and Cash at Overseas-

ClubET THE

2,718 11 7 with the offer who had prepared Cash at Bank ... 6,591 11 0 the scheme. After further tole graphic correspondence, the late £60,005 13 6 Mr. Boulton, who had designed We have examined the above the work, left for London on the statement with the books, 15th August, returning on the 9th vouchers and records of dispatch November. Piala Words From the French and receipt of supplies and find

Without waiting for the final the same to be correct. Paris, Oct. 21. The Journal des expenses of administration are dredging of a large trench in Debate expressos, the pretty not being charged to the Tobacco general feeling here that what is Fund. complained of is not so much the E LATTON BENNETT, SONS AND

Total to 16th inst. 2,383

Daily average 148.93

CENSORSHIP FOLLIES.

Press

errors. committed as the ignorance in which the public is left by the methodical silence imposed by the Censorship in regard to events known to the rest of Europe."

It continues ****

plied to Soldiers

enable their owners to carry on their trade wo long se moderats weather continues in fall confid- ance that they can obtain shelter whenever the nece-sity arises.

It is fiting that Your Excel lency should perform the ceremony of laying this memorial stone as terms of office as Officer Adminis tering the Government, in 1910, that the contract with Messrs. Him Tai was entered into

26 (grey)-Mr. À R. Lowe. 27 (bay)-Major Nathan. In addition to the shore, four

MORE WAR GIF S.

accident either to a junk, ored (per 100). In exports purchases one for Mr. Hart. In sil, 32 posice

are reported in green beans at arrived. parting of a rape, or to the solid stone on which we stand. There 84 to 5 (per picul), white beans was only one life lost during the $5 (per pical), cardamas seeds whole of the period, and that was at $31 (per pical), cassia at $159 through an accident to an old (per pical), galangal as $9 (per woman, who was killed by a picul), garlic at $84 (per pical), splinter of stons during blasting manml at $13 (par pical) zedoary where stone was being collected. at 4 to 7 (per case, That is, I think, a wonderful re cord for a work of this magni- tada. (Applause.)

The adjustment of all questions, the it was daring Your Excellency's operations on one of the islands at $19 (per pical), and preserves Further Garments From Hong-

Chartered Accountants. 31 and 32 Broad Sweet Avenue,

London, E.C.

29th October, 1815.

order to form a foundation for the breakwater was begun on the 2nd September, 1903. Dredging operations Insted until the end of January, 1910.

In

FOOTBALL

kong and Swatow, Do This week the following gar- ments have been sent Home by the women of Hongkong and Scratow

It was very interesting to con sider how these stones were han

the Hongking League,

To Miss Douglas, Children's dled, said His Excellency. The two steam crane barges were Division I, on Saturday, on the Aid Society, 9, South Moltes moved cut to some of the islands Club Ground at 4 pm, the Srees, London, N.-12 frocks, 2 or adjacent shores for the purpose R.G.A. meet the 4th K.S.LL the crate and hats, I cap, 6 aventaris,

were

3 pairs knickers, 1 long white

serge cost, 1 nightgown, 2 child- ren's suite, 2 knitted wool vests, 1 pair infania' socks, 1 chita'"

3

London, N.

dreasen,

7.

I cow ask you, Sir, to lay this stone and for this purpose I have The necessary modifications in to hand you this trowel, mallet the design, resulting from the and spirit-level; which are the The following is an analysis of conference of Mr. Boalton with the gift of the contractors, Musers,

Consulting Engineers, were made-j Him Tai-(Applus).

His Excellency's Address,

of dealing with the heaviest stores, RG.. team will be Gibson; 10 vests, 2 wool perricorts, 4 wool The British Censor, indeed, the subscriptions

Approximate amoant collected, and, as the final approval of the

After His Excellency had fol-only 5-ton stones, of which there Caple and Weeks; Gillespie, balls 13 wool bonnets and seems to have handled the scia-

Secretary of State, including the -Coad $1,647; America, sors with as much vigour and as litt'e discernment as our own. I USA, £8,087; Australia and approval of the Lords Commis lontant el procedure of were many in this work The Smith and Townsend; Shakes rape 3 sets cape and jackets,

5-ton stones as were within their and Draper. @England, as in France, people are, New Zealand, £8,315; Earopsioners of the Admiralty, was re declaring the stoo" well and truly cranes would lift is many of these peare: Fisher, Lovelock, Swan muff, & pairs babies, wool boots,

The only regret I have this radine, and deposit them on to the

which they severe apon the official system be £5,347; Africa, £6,893; Aceived on the 28th January, 1909, laid" he said sad which events, of which news $4,860 S. America, £3,558, the preparation of the detailed

required in connection with the Boulton is not here today, M. brought to Mongkoktai, and are supposed not to exist I: 46,985; Children's Empire Day constraction of the breakwater Boulton was an extraordinarily lowered by the derricks of these is the bulwark of the clan of bennet 1 flannel jacket, and 2 papers are not allowed to speak, Central America, $1,283; total, drawings and other documents afternoon is that the late Mr. C. junks, on

sad omtingent works was pro

efficient man, and this Colony janks into the water. When the Mang" in a record in "To Chan, collars; one parcel to Miss Vivien, was just as silly to conceal the Collection, £10,020; total amount

collected, £#0,005.

ceeded with, an ordinance au- es a great deal to him especial-5-ton stones were not within reach of the events in the 13th year of The Marice Hostel, 52, Herbert news of M. Verezelos's reigna- Total number of 8abcribers.

see the result hold of a long chain from the cranes B.C.) This magnificent work was containing tion for a day in London as it wasCanada, 37,510, erics, thorising the construction of such is for this splendid breakwate. I cf thecrans the junkmen would get Dake Ting of the Lo State (500 Street, to suppress information of the

werke being passed by the Lazis wish he were here USA. 33,561; Australia and Balgarian mobilization for the New Zealand, 22,396; Europe, ocupante allt of lie with such capacity and skill. The down to the beach, placed on ing skill backed by Chinese quize two parcels for the Dardanelles lative Council in November, 1909. of the work which he designed and the stone would be dragged the product of European engineer blouses, 2 skirts 1 CORE dave in Paris.

25,586; Africa, 23,050; Ana, The London Correspondent of 19,881; 8. Amarice, 5,951; Con- Boulton, which ended in his on Mt. Chainsm has referred, board a flat-bottomed.sampen, and uninstructed but with very prace sent by "Our little bit Society The Journal des Debate, writing tral America, 4433; 170,368 retirement from the Service and and rightly so, to the good work towed to a junk. When they came tical Fagressions and the extra Kowloon, to Colonel Gordon Hell upon this subject, says rem

matters considerably, as did airo out the work with the-sesistance he (the Governor) considered they race and it was bisssed with an Alexandria, containing 8 certain regotiations with the lees of Mr. Donean. He had no op should have a Chinese inscription inscription the words of which re jamas, 5 shirts, 1 dosen writing ees of Kowloon Harine Lot 32, portunity of saying anything as well. It was suggested to him were written, in one case, by a pads, 250 envelopes, 8 tabes tooth- with whom it was considered ad- about himseit, so I will remind by HM's Conen-General in Can- Chinese who lived 2,500 years powder 3 woollen waistcoati visable to effect a settlement be you that the details for the con- ton that the Civil Governor of the ago, and in the other case, by a one and a half dozen pairs socks, straction of the breakwater and Province was extremely erudite Chinese who flourished cyer 1,000 6 pairs knee cape, 8; aire mittens, fore the contract was let. than regard for truth, as well as F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P., (Bewery) from the Colony in April, 1910, the Bon. Director of Public Chen Ming Chi and asked him to that the breakwater would add ir ge, 1 pair mitieus, and 1 tray: On the departure of Mr. Bonlion the actual construction itself were Chinese scholar. So be (the Gor years ago. his Excellency cut-6mafers, and 8 cakes of way, and carried out under the supervisionernos) wrote to His Excellency cluded by saying that he believed ala 10 pairs socks, 2 paire shocks a loaching but excessive constate fidence in public credulity. It is

the works were placed under the

write an inscription for this memo-materially to the prosperity of cloth. dangerous at all times when a The Sergeant or senior P.C, on charge of Mr. Jaffe and, in Jane Works. ⠀⠀⠀

I also owe to him gratitude for rial stone. He undertook it with the port. Janks engaged in feeling of mistrust exists beach shift of duty at the Central of that year, tenders were called tween a nation and its Govern Police Station will, from this for. As the project was one of his sound advice when the great grod nature. The words loading and unloading sissmers meut. In the circumstances of to-date, be held responsible for the very considerable magnitude and dimcult question of accepting are "Kwong Lan Po Ubsung," would be able to work ■ mach day this state of affairs may equipment issued to the men several English firms had extenders for this mighty work which mean "A Bulwark from longer time when they could fy An Equipment Book is kept in pressed a wish to tander for its was a dad poderation. The the aging store they might to the Refuge for protection. He lowest tender of a European frm like to know where these words hoped the time would soon come calamity. Public opinion, wants the Side Room, wherein must be execution, arrangements no more Parliamentary subtleties. noted som

made to enable them to do so as fast a trifeof 1,060,090 overcame from The first two charac. when the prosperity of the zors This statement of the British

and

are quoted from craft would compel the construc Total Equipment found and consequently it was not the tender which we accepted, so ters, Kwong Lan, mean "raging and the incre-use of the small attitude towards the policy of when coming on duty.

until the 27th October, 1910, you may thank Mr. Chatham that waves,"

in following his advice we saved "Holding back the taging ways tion of still another and yet lar that a contract was entered into (2) Equipment drawn.

with Mesara, Him Tai, whose ten- the Colony nice little eam that hare rolled forward" in (3) Equipment returned.

of about £100,000 (Applause.) the Tenn Hak Kaz by Bon Ya (5) Total Equipment left when der was the lowest.

(A.D. 768-824), of the Tong going off duty.

Though grave doubts were ex 1′′ have always hadamand Pressed by some as to the wisdom, suppose everybody who has had Dynasty. The other words, "Po No. 2 Company. Lorenciaco. of entrusting a contract of each anything do with them also has Cheung, mean “bulwark," and

magnitude to a fan of local

al con--the greatest confidence in the are quoted from The City Shing

The British are growing in/Total number of schools 18,758 ultimately in his death, delayed done by Mr. Jaffe, who carried to indite the legend on the stone ordinary efficiency of the Chineze BAMO., 18th General Bospital,

patient of being treated like children by an unintelligent!

Censorship and by Government POLICE RESERVE ORDERS:

departments whose communica

tions" display more imaginatios) Orders issued to-day, by Mr.

sesame the proportions of

silence is equally true of the French attitude, and Parliamen- tary action in being undertaken with a view to putting an end to the present zbases of the French Censorship --7'smen:

Equipment for Patrolmen.

Joined

were

As the call of He Excellency, ger refuge. Loud applause.) obeers were given for MemZE; Jaffe and Duncan and Eficient John Chmsman" (the contractor), and the function then terminated

KWANGTUNG FLOOD BELIEF FUND.

The Tung Wat Hospital bers to acknowledge with thanks following donations to the Kwan mang Flood Relief Fund

Per La Pagode Cantonnas Cholon, Bos de Clay-

Already acknow

ledged

82,472,40

1346.70