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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1916

TO-DAY'S LATEST WAR TELEGRAMS,

[Beuter's Service to the Telegraph."] INDIA AND THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

SOUTH AFRICAN PAPER'S VIEWS.

Janowy 12, 200 p.m. Dealing with the representation of Luts at the Imperial Con- ference the Cape Times “aya:-

continum :-

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of

FOR MONEY LENT.

|HONGKONG AND THE WAR

Husband Who Ate. Drank

and Walked."

before

the

Meetlag of the War Charities

Committee..

when it was decided to close the It will be remembered, that

A

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS

Up to the Minute.

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

Dagles'k-$112, slec Langhits-Tia. 381,

sales and sellers. Angio Javas.—Tla, 16,

nominal Anglo-Dutch Tis. Or

sales,

Reported Bomb Outinge In Canton

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In certain parts of Kwangtang Province animportant bruates are still believed to be taking place between the Government troops and the malcontents Stories from Wai Caaw are so contradictory that there is no purpose to be served in repeating GERMANS AND THEIR

them. In a word, one account PRISONERS.

asya that no fighting has taken place at all, another that the place is in the hands of the rebels, and Russiaus used as Shields for the third that the rebels

driven awty some days ago by machine-gun fire.

Enemy.

were

Refugees in no very large nman bers $58 arriving in Hongkong from Canton, and certain of -the merchanta

TO-DAY'S

LADVERTISEMENTS,

THE HONGKONG - LAND INVESTMENT AND AGENCY COMPANY LIMMED. Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-eighth Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders in this Company Hessre, Jardine Matheson & Co. will be held at the Offices of Ltd. on Tuesday 1st February 1916 at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report of Direc tors together with Statement of Accounts for the year ending Sist December 1915. The Register of shares of the Company will be closed from Thursday 20th Jan- uary to Tuesday 1st February 1916 (both days inclusive), dur ing which period no Transfer of Shares can be Registered,

By Order of the Board

of DirectorE MOWBRAY S. NORTIOE.

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916:

A claim for $338.65, being money lent was made by Mr. F. C. Cruz, bookkeeper to Mars, J. Prince of Wales Fund for the D. Hutchison and Co. against a

Colour, it was suggested by His Japanesenaise named Nagushima Excellency the Governor (Sir Hand, of 151. Wanchai Leary May, K. C. M. G.) Rand,

Paise that & Committee might be Judge, at the Summary Court formed to neaire contributions this morning.

on behalf of this wishing to give Mr. P W. Goldring appeared to the various war charities, the for the plainoff and Mr. Gardiner fanction of the Committee being -The logical presupposition of the entry of India into the Con- for defendant.

to allocate such subscriptions to ference night in be that it is within the competence of India to

In opening the case, Mr. Gold-the charities that were thought judge for herself on all questions likely to come before the Coring said that his client was a man most deserving of support.

of high character and a seat-holder number of gentlemen have in the in St Andrew's Church. I meantime, been selected" by

We have to-day received from appeared that from 1902 to 1909 the Governor to act on the Co- the plaintiff and his wife enter mittes, and the first meeting of the the Russian Consal in Hoazking tained the defendant, who had body, which is known as the Wars Franch circular, of which the married a Chinese, at their house Charities Fand Committee, was following is a translation-

a 1909, the arrangement was held to-day at noon in the Council

sion Extraordinary of Enquiry, in the native city ara till stopped. Various sans were lent Chamber. to the defendant, who said she

Toe chair was occupied by His the Senster-President A. Nending goods on to Shameen for would repay when her son got Excellency the Governor, those Kritzoff, is addressing to all the safe keeping. It is said that the THE WEST POINT BUILDING into a good position. Plaint also present being the Hoe. David newspapers the request to pablish Canton police are arresting sty educated the defendant's son, Landal; the Hon. E. Patlock, univer ally the following facts pereans who are known to be com

K. C., the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak,

"When the offensive because menting on the position in Yannst, that the TWENTY-EIGHTH sending him to Queen's College the Hon. ME Shellim the Hon. difcals we gather together the and that the Kangtang Goran MEETING ofSHAREHOLDERS and then to a Medical College Mr. E R. Hallife, (who is acting Russian prisoners and drive them ment has prohibited the sending in this Company will be held at "The main point for the sympathetic consideration of the elfat Peking.

of money orders to Yannaa.. the Offices of Messrs. Jardine, governing Dominions is whether some modification in the constitu now a doctor in the Chinese Hon. Secretary of the Fand), before us against their comps- son of the Corference is not possible (although at a sacrifice of Army and was receiving good Lan Cau-pak, Mr. E time; in this way our losses are active. In certain circles in Pek-1916 at 11.33 am, for the purpose Arrivals from the North report Matheson & Company, Limited, the Hon. Mr. Wei Yak, the Hon triots, stacking them at the same that the sati-monarchy party is on TUESDAY, 1st February, which weald constitutional logo)

give 100m for re wazes. cognising and satisfying the desire of In is to sit on

equ.1

Sharp, KC. Mr. Ellis Kadoorie, perceptibly diminished." consultative terms, x: the Empure table-a desire that may now

N.J.Stabb, (Hon Treasurer), Now each Russian soldier who ing and Shanghai there is a beaf receiving the Report of Direo- be fairly said to have derived something of force and dignity of

Mr. G. T.Elkins, Mr. W. Dick is made prisoner will be sent in lief that san Yateen may be idrs together with a Statement of claim from the splendid services which Indis has rendered in the

son, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. R. D. Har front of our lines to be shot by pcted shortly to pas in an Become the

his own people.”

appearance în Chios. vey and Mr. Ng Hoo-tz

the bun foament of the velo ference. This would meUZ. Whitehall over the policy of the R j**

The article points out that few would go as far as this, and *We cin see no way of e-cup- from the dilemma, except by a resort to the anomalous and the gical Though India is unlikely to be self-governing for an indefinite period, her institutions are yearly becoming more representative of popular opinion; so that if a member of the Viceroy's Conseil were depated to the Imperial Conference, it is tolerably certain that he would voice the view generally held in India. The India Offer would still bare power to decide, but practically an Indian deputy would probably gather in weight of authority with time.”

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JUSTICE IN NEW

The on WAS

Plaintiff bore out this statemen: in the box, and, in reply to Mr. Gardiner, who asked what the defendant's hashad was, seid nothing at all He simply ate, drank and walked."

Judgment was given for

Mr. Joakin-If the Crown were defendant TERRITORIES. in so way interested in ittbe

Magistrate had no

power to

| xdjadicate at all. It could hardly go back to Mr. Traman again, Mr. Orme M. Wood is the District officer of. Taipo now, BO that would do away with any objection there w38 Tratman.

to Mr.

A

GENERAL NEWS.

the

to

The President of the Commia-

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Among the documents received

M

CO. LIMITED.

NOTICE IS FROMMBY GIVEN

Accounts for the year ending Slat

The REGISTER · of SHARES Bomb Thrown Near the

of the Company will be CLOSED Cast - Band.

from THURSDAY the It is reported this afternoon January

20th

(both day

that a bomb has been thrown at February, 1916.

to TUESDAY Int the electric light works at Ng Jin (inclusive), during which period. Moon, Canton. We understand no that there were no casualtics.

برچه

GAMBLERS DISTURBED.

Before Mr. Wood, at the Pulice Court this morning, aix Chinese were charged with gambling on

Des Vreux Road the roof of a house at No. 55,

In opening the meeting, His Excellency said that he wished by the Extraor liary Commissiɔa to thank them for their response of Enquiry 3 draw attention to his invitation. The Com-two letters foan 1 on dead German mitee which it was now proposed soldiers. The lettera contain the to bring into existence would re-following pamages:-***

We abadder with horror în member that he explained briefly, when he closed the Prince of reading these letters which racail A Judgment Set Aside.

Wales' Faad, the object of to us the atrocious manner of Fire at Washington.

the general committee. There making war obearved by the The Chief Justice was engaged

might be

BOTS in the German These letters will be this morning in bearing a motion

Washington, January 6.4 fire community, indeed there were photographed and translated into for special leave to appeal from the judgment of Mr. D. W. Mr. Jenkin:-The position is in the basement of the War and many, who wished to go on sub French, English, Italian, Spanish, Tratman, then District officer ofhich my client has been placed Navy department building in this scribing monthly and perhaps Swedish, Danish, Greek and city this morning threatened, for periodically to the various war Japanese, they will be printed Taipo, and also for the variation an extraordinary one. of the judgment in a case between letter and a very proper letter a while, to destroy the original charities, but who did not know several thousand-fold and will be

written by Mr.

D drafts of the Declaration of Inba charity to benefit, so that it sent into all countries of the Sin Yin Fai (appellant) and**** Cheng Fai-kan, Li Shang and Almada to the Magistrate for a dependence and the Constitution would be useful to have an world. others, trustees of No. 12 Oyster re-hearing, offering to take all the of the United States, which are organisation like the general witnesses to his cffice for all the stored in the archives in the lower committee which would be open Bad, Taipo, under the Territories Ordinance, 1910. evidence to be looked into before portion of the structure. Luckily, to receive subscriptions and, by

their knowledge and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed deciding anything about are the blaze was discovered in time, by Mr. Leo D'Almada, appeared hearing, but with that courtesy and by dint of strenuous work of perience, allocate the sums OUR WIRELESS STATION. about twenty men there. As 800 for the appellant and Mr. G. N. which should be expected where the government employes, aided they might think

as they saw him they rushed off. 0:me for the Crown.

a rough-and-ready jestice is ad by the fire department, the fire did not need to mention the

bat with the aid of another Mr. Orme said he had been in-ministered a re-bearing was cartly was extinguished before it could various war charities which were

detective he captured twenty-four. refused...

do any harm to the historic docu- already receiving help or had

Three of the defendants WETS strcated to ask his Lordship to

It is announced by the Fast discharged, and the remaining The Chief Justice said the idea mente. The origin of the fire is received help from the Colony, consent to adjourn the application

that was the Wireless Station is temporarily with which they were playing more time to consider the intento give speedy justice to those are those who declare that it was mection and

being confiscated. tion of the Section of the Ordin. People and avoid the cost of started by German sympathizers, work which the ladies were doing out of order.

litigation in coming to Hongkong.

he state department has its in making clothing and bandages

In consequence, there are no Mr. Jenkin:-We don't mind mices on one of the fixora of this for the men in the different parts names of ships in communication

with the Station given to-day. building.

new

JJ

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(The Consul enclosed the copies of the photographed letters)

Temporarily Out of Order.

Sergeant Cockle stated that si about noon he went on to the roof of the house where he knew the men were

gambling, and there found the men playing. dice and dominoes. There were

Transfer of Shares be Registered.

By Order of the Board,

of Directors. MOWBRAY, S. NORTHCOTE Acting Secretary to the Hongkong Land Investment &

Agency Co., Limited. General Agents for the West Point Building Co. Limited. Hongkong, 13th January, 1916.

THE HONG KONG HOTEL COMPANY LIMITED, Seven hundred and fifty thousand Dollars $6 per centum. Debenture Loan.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above named Company are about to pay off 200 Deben tures of the Company.

for a few days to give the Crown of a District Officer at Taipo was shrouded in mystery and there but there was one which he might | Office that the Uspe D'Aguilar | three were fine 13 each, the $4 drawing will take place at the

arce.

Mr. Jenkin said that despite anything his friend might say about the construction of the

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After

farther di Ordinance, that was an ordinary cussion, the Chief Justice appeal against an ordinary decisaid

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be,

De Villiers.

2

AN APPEAL POINT.

The Debentures to be paid off will be decided by drawing; stick Hongkong Hotel on Saturday the 22nd day of January 1916 at 11.00 o'clock in the forenoon."

Holders of debentures are ine vited to attend the drawing. Dus Notice of the Debentures intended to be paid off will be given after the drawing in accordance with condition No. 2 endorsed on such debentures. ⠀

Dated this 13th day of January 1916.

By order of the Directors. JEL TAGGART,

*

2. Acting Secretary.

ESTATE LIMITED. "

of the world who were fighting for the Empire. That was a use ful object and one that might have, some part of the subscriptions de- Was peri-ctly

voted to it. He did not think nion of a megislate, and the pro-prepared to requeas Mr. Justice

that it was necessary for him totions to any particular fund if

More Time Désired. De Villiers, the famous illus- per person to respond was the Gompertz to bear the case if bott magistrate and not the Crown, the perties would agree to accept ionist, has now definitely made point any sub-committees, but they wished to do so. That would

the general committes might de- leave it open for the smaller The objection felt by the legal He objected to the Crown acting his decison. It was a question arrangements to open his ss5900 in the case. There was authority 13 whether the respondents here on Friday. His moving ire to appoint two working com fands in the Colony to join them profession of the Colony against the role which exists that leave to for his position.

would rgre to be bound by a theatre will be erected near the mitees, one for the European rom if they wished.

Mr. Sharp, K.C., referred to appeal from a decision in the The Chief Justice said that decision of the Paisne Judge. Post Office at Kowloon, the idea munity and one for the Chinese

community. He would leave it to letter he had received from the Summary Court has to be made the position was a little different Mr. Orme pointed out that the being that, with the ferry close at the discretion of the general Committee of a general fand in within seven days, was voiced by THE HONGKONG CENTRAL

Home, place in dispute was bordering hand, this spot will be more con- St where a magistrate was dealing on Chinese territory, and that the venient to the public than Cause committee. He did not think the FMS, saying that there Mr. Eldon Potter at a sitting of

that there was anything else that they closed the Prince of Wales the Fall Court this morning. He NOTICE IS HEREBY solely with criminal matters pe ple had no great means. They way Bay. He has with him Here a magistrate had given his bad either the opportunity por splendid company of song, dance he might mention, except that he and some six months ago and said he would like to voice the that the SECOND OY GIVER

would remind them that had gone in for a general fund. feelings of the profusion in the MEETING of SHAREHOL ceriam civil power, and therefore the money to prce ed any further and musical artistee, and hit there was one object that must They allowed the earmarking of matter If on appeal were made DERS in this Company will be the Crown could take action. and bring the case into Hongkong. performances will inclade, is

Mr. Orme said that the Crown The Chief Justice said it was addition to the illusion features, not be lost sight of, and that was contributions, but first of all they from a Sammary Court decision held at the Offices of Messin the encouragement of subscribing had a list of the funds that should it would only be in very import Jardins, Matheson & Company, The first felt that they could not go on obvious that in the affidavit of the tableau vivants, etc.

to whatever form of National Loan be benefined, and subscribers aut cases and practitioners found Limited on Tuesday, 1st February, with the case because they want Land Officer there were irregue performance will be on Friday was to be presently decided upon could not ext-mark for a fund that the seven days given to 1916, at 11.45 am, for the pur of the Ordinance was with regard/dant required to give evideścs †found in our advertising column most place in anything connected | committes. That arrangement; too short. There was a feeling ment of Accounts for the year ed time to see what the intention arities. He said that the defen- at 915 pm Fall details will be Charity of course held a very lore which was not recognised by the get ready was, as a general rule, pose of receiving the Report of

with supplementing the Home | was working very well.

that their Lordships might Government in exrrying on the After some general conversation,

The Chief Justice-I think the ending 31st December 1915

THE REGISTER of SHAPES that he did not suggest that the war, and they should endeavour it was proposed by the Hon. Mr. better course for you to adopt in of the Company will be CLOSED ́sside the existing judgment and Mr. Orme thought that Mr. he thought was necessary, but from that small Colony.

District Officer did not do all that to add to the sinews of war aven David Landale that a small sub the matter is to instigate the Law from THURSDAY 20th January committee be appointed to draw Society to make representations. to TUESDAY 1st February, 1916 ask the magistrate to re-bear the Wood ought to take the case. that he had committed certain

Mr. Jenkin said if his Lordship formal irregularities.

A meeting of the General Com-ups schema and report to the

Mr.Potter:-If the Law Society (both days inclusive), during case. There were irregularities

mittre followed, Mz Hallifar General Committen. He sugger felt that they had your Lordships which period no Transfer of met side the judgment it was in the previous hearing-

Eventually, the Chief Justice stating that there were one or two ed the following zamee:-The support it would make a differ-Shares can be Registered. Mr. Jenkin said he would more than likely that the respond thought they had better talk the small matters to be decided Hon. Mr. Halifax and Mr. Stabb ence. Fourteen days would he By Order of the Board rather for the case to be heard ante would not trouble to go on matter over in Chambers. In say before they could get to work in their capacities as Secretary very much better than reven

of Directora in this Court, for Mr. Traty more. They had never got event, he added, the case would He thought that the best method and Treasurer respectively. Mr. The Chief Justice said he quite The Hongkong Central Estate, mas, having fled an affidavit, the $500 and had become so se-not be heard that day

for them to follow was to open a Sherp, Mr. Lau Chu pak, and Mr. agreed. he would not hear the case with customed to being without it that

The parties then adjourned to general fund to accept any con- Harveys are f

The Faisné Jadge said in the The Chief Justice-Is there likely they would not go any Chambers, and the Chief Justice wributions and allocate them from Mr. Wei Yuk seconded, and this present case it must have besuex- any power for the mas to be further.

here decided to set aside the time to time, but allow snbaar), WAS AZTeed to.

tremely difficult for the appellant judgment of Mz, Tretman. boca to surmark their subscrip The meeting then closed. to get ready within the timaye

to such cases..

bat the Land Officer did not think The Chief Justice (to Mr. it necessary to take it because of Jenkin): Your solicitor sakedtements he had made out of

Court, we for a re-hearing. I could set,

The Chief Justios intimated

Directors together with the State-

MOWBRAY 8. FORTHCOTES

Acting Secretary to. The General Managers, Hongkong 18th January 1916