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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

SECOND EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY,

SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916

DE VILLIERS

TIMOKAME.

THE MEXICAN

MASSACKES.

Two Revolutionary. Generals Captured

London, Enceived January Li Beater's correspondent at Wash- ington says the Sato Department announces that the Americane →

18 91.

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for January 15th 1891.

A Capital Entertainment at Kowloon.

VOLUNTEER ́ORDERS.

Corps Orders issued to-day by Liest Col. A. Chapovan, V. D.,

state:-

Joined:

Parades...

SENTRY SHOOTS AT

CHINESE

Incident at Internment Camp.

CANTON NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent) New Railroad to Macao-

MISSING SOVEREIGNS.

Soldier Said to have been Robbed in Hospital.

A most infocating ones Carton, January 13. Information is at hand to the opened before Mr. J. R. Wood Private V. Finillay Sunith jun-

effect that one Mr. Leung Wan the Police Court this morning. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank It is not often that residents in

An overvise Chinese must have tak has organised a Company and which the theft of 10 novemungut New Issue-$250 per share Hongkong get an opportunity of ed the Corps on 14 1.16, allostad

and other money from andar SIL {pstrumising the kind of entertain. | Corps Na-1960TMand posted to received a big shock on Thursday raised sufficent capital to To Indian soldier's pillow, whilst he buyers.

Union Insurance Society of ment which is now being given Scouts Company (No. 2-Section), night for his temerity in vantar druct a railroad to connect Cap-

ing too near the German socamp-on and Macso. Work is to begin was in hospital, is alleged. An Parades for Sunday, 16th insment. It appears that he was in a short time as the surveys are was the defendant, being charg Indian soldier named Dulip-Singh (Beater's Service To The Telegraph. Janion-$63 per share, bayern. in the De Villiers Variety Theatre China Traders' Insurance Com-a large marquee which has

8.45 am. Soats Ca-Field walking up the railway line being rapidly made. The coun been erected on the waste ground pany-$85 per share, bayars,

North China Insurance-Tis. near the Klcon Post Office Operations (see Corps Order Nskirting the camp when he was try through which the new lined with stealing the money from challenged by the sutry, and, is to pass is very rich and proe Both are attached to the Bong a comrade named Nigam Singh, 3 dated 13. 1. 16), 7 and it WES in the proper 340 per share, sellers.

perous, so it is thought to pro that

9.30 am. Markstry at King's instead of answering, made off. The Canton Insurance Company, order of things

The sentry sent a shot after mise good returns on the initial kong and Singapore Battalion initial performance, given last Park Rsage, as detailed in Caros

B.G.A hare captured General Rodrigues, Ltd-$118 per share, bayers.

Mr. WEL. Shenton, of Messrs. Yangiare Insurance Association trening, should have been large. Order No. 2 dated 10. L. 16. Rhim, which apparently missed investment.

him, for nothing more was seen ly attended. Apart from the insider, nil.

Parades for Monday, 17th inst. of him, and it is assumed he as- picture hone, Bongking is

7.00 am and 5.30 pm. Mam-caped injury. notoriously lacking in provision for evening amusement and when be of Signalling Section sad the Colony is visited by travelling other Signallers as detailed in enterprises it should be the aim Signalling Section order dated Morse flag and Morse lamp practice at Headquar of residents to give them a good 8.12 15.

ter

second to General Vills in com- mand of the Mexican Revolution--Ta. 70 per share bayers, ists, who are said to have morder- ed a British subject named Peter Keane. Orders have been givea for his excation.

General Almeida and several : other of General Villa's chiefaine have also been captured. General Almeida was abot immediately.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- pany-$345 per share, buyers.

Chima Fire Insurance Company -$88 per share, buyers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-88 per cent pre- mium, sellers.

Hoogkong, Canton and Macse Steamboat Company-$36 per

Beuter's correspondent at El Paro states that E-President share, bayers. Enerts has died there-

China and soils Steamship

per

welcome last ww become isolated spot in this particular. It was therefore, gratifying to find auch a large andiance at last night's performance and share, the hope may be expressed that during the remaining nights the Company-patronage will be sufficient to

sare the promotors any disay paintment at visiting the Colony. Speaking of the programme itself, cas must bestow compli

Martial law has been proclaim-Company-$129 ed at El Paso. The police, Amer-sellers. ican soldiers and civilians are Hongkong Gas rounding up the Mexicans with $135 per share, sellers. the object of evicting them from the Hongkong Hotel Company city. There have been numerous $175 per share, bayers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per fights, and many have been

cent. Debentarea-$501 admitted to hospital...

THE ATTEMPT ON COUNT OKUMA.

A Lucky Escape.

London. Becsired. Janary 15.

Beater's correspondent Tokyo saya it appears that the first bomb thrown at Count

Indo-Chins SN. Company $27 per cent dis, fol'era

Douglas Steamship Company $47 per share, sellers.

China Sagar Refining Company ¡Ltd.-$172 per share, buyers.

Lazon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-98-per-share buyers Hongkong Ice Company $95 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur- ing Company, Ltd-$139 par share, bayers.

mem18.

formed

5.15 No. 1 Section Scouta

p.m. Co-Machine Gan instruction at Edgra. Remainder nit.

Detail.

Gun Club Hill, Kowloon On daty H. KV.R P.of W. Camp, Kowloos. On day H. K. V. R.

N. Y. K. LINE TO EUROPE.

Present Arrangements

THE SHANGHAI ARMS CASE

A Burglary Care

On the night of the 8th inst.Deacos, Looker, Descon, and three robbers entered the office of Harston, prosecuted and told the a certain Chinese doctor in Shap magistrate that the complainant Sam Po, catensibly to purchase had sonsiderable amount of some medicine. Once in, however, money-70 sovereigns and other they Asshed pistols and, after money which he kept wrapped binding the unhappy doctor, "P in a piece of khaki cloth they robbed the house of every under his pillow. Both defendant thing of value which they could and complainant were in hospital Carry away. It is said they took and occupied beds a short die five hundred dollars' worth of tance away from each other. Ex- gold-ornaments. When they on the morning_of_the_8th. police arrived on the scene the the complainant left his bed to burglara had made their de o caleide, and, on his return, parture. One aspect has been after an absence at 15 minutes, he found that the money had gone. arrested.

Unfortunately, suspicion fell What is known as the Eatern upon the man who occupied the Yesterday morning saw the Bulwark, near the Canton-next bed, and the Army sathori closing scenes in the trial of Kowloon Railway Station has ties only followed up enquiries S. H. and O. Abbass, father and been in bad repair for about a against this man, näthough there

Heavy Sentences.

son, on charges of committing an offence under the Defence of the Realm Act, says the N. C. Daily Nexs of January 10.

The Eastern Bulwark.

year. General Lung has begun to repair it and put it in order. A troop of soldiers has been stationed there.

That those assembled found keen enjoyment was demon- strated by the frequent applause

were beds on both sides. En which greeted the various itens.

quiries were also made at the The opening contribution was

Bank and the Post Office, and given by a lady artiste, whows

it was about a month afterwarda rendering of a popular ragtime

that the defendant appeared at In passing sentence on the Counterfeiters Captured. song was quite good. The reet

elder man his Lordship said At present there is a consider the Post Office desiring to send The following paragraph ap- You, Sidmond Hay Abbass, have able amount of counterfeit silver 650 rupees to his father, and he of the first half was occupied by Mr. De Villiers himself, who per peared in the Japan Sazette been convicted of an offence an coin in circalation in Canton. One produced 57 sovereigns for the

a series of coojaring (Yokohama) on January 6:

transaction. While the Money der article 50 of the regulations of the police detectives spied & tricks and followel this by some

The N.YK. announces that in made under the Dafance of the place in Nam On, near the Yaet-Order was being made oad, very smanly-executed and bawil-view of the change of route via Realm Acts, and the jary have Hon Railway Station and a raid another Indian soldier cars dering delusions. The way in the Cape, it will not, after the found that you committed acts was made. The police succeeded into the Post Office and the which a lady was made to dia- sailing of the Atauta Mare on the calculated to be prejudicial to in catching four men red-handed, defendant then covers up the appear from the stage and re-28th instant, and until farther the defence of the realm. The in the very act of making silver money with his arms, so that it appear in an apparently empty box notice, carry passengers on its mature of the acts is the supply of coins. They also found these should not be seen. This action was noticed by the Post Office was, to say the least, calculated to European liners. make the audience think fariously

authorities who caused enquiries to be instituted. Defandant made as to how these feats of “magic” are performed. It was certainly

a statement to his Commanding Officer which has since been found to be wholly untrue. Mr. Shenton here asked for a zemand. This was granted, the case being fired for hearing on. Thursday next at 11 am. Bail

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf Okuaz struck the bonnet of his and Godown Company.$79 po motor-ear, but did not explode, share, sales and buyers. The second bomb exploded, but

Hongkong Dary Farm Co. Ltd. missed the car, owing to the-$10 per share, sellera. chauffeur speeding up.

A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd $21 per share, sollers.

Hongkong High Level Tram-entertaining. way Co., Ltd.-$80 per share

TROOPS LAND AT CORFU. sales.

(Havas Telegram,)

January 13 The landing of Franco-Serbian troops at Corfu has began,

GOLF.

Royal Hongkong Golf Club.

The following are the returne

The second half of the pro- gramms proved

eren

hundred dollars” worth of counter- felt silver dollars in the place. The four men were brought to the Central Police Station for trial.

TYPICAL POSITION IN

ARTOIS.

arms and ammunition to the en- After reading this item, the emies of your country. The evi- manager of the Shanghai branch dence shows that you were engaged of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha with others in parveying to the yesterday told a reportër that it 15,000 rifles, 1,000 revolvers and was all news to his as the about a million and a half rounds more Shanghai office is still booking of ammunition. The evidence Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.,yable than the first, sleight passenger for Europe, being also shows that those who, so- Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal of hand tricks and mysterious without instructions to the con- quired these arms and ammuni-

Green Leland Cement Co. (áld happenings occupying the greater trary. He added, however, that tion proposed to deliver them in The Cheery French Soldier and was allowed in the sum of 350.4

part of the time. issae)$20 per share, sellers.

There were there is some uncertainty of book India, Ceylon and the Straits Set

His Allies. Hongkong Land Investment

also contribations by musicaling fer porta beyond Colombo tlements with a view to their

between officer and man in the Co, Ld-389 per share, sellere, artistes, and some effective tableau and such bookings are made use in rebellion against the The Press Association's special French.

are somewhat arroy British Government. Fortunately correspondent, Hongkong Electric Light Co., its entirety, it was one affording The N.I.K. are gladly booking for you, I do not think that you British General Headquarters in ing in other countries. France is

vivants. Taking the programme in | under certain conditions.

writing from different from those obtain- Ltd.-$71 per share, sales.

West Point Buildings Co, Ltd. thorough enjoyment and one well passengers to Europe, but they intended to create an outbreak, France mys

& Bepublican connky, "and -$30 per share, sellers.

worth patronising.

are told that the exact amount of but you allowed an utterly' dea- The building had originally theoretically all men are equal. The entertainment will be re- the fare in uncertain as the new picable desire for gain to over been a peasant's cottage set in Officers and men work together peated this afternoon and evening, schedule of prices for come the sentiment of loyalty to the midst of a pleasant gar- with the most perfect unnimity, as well as to-morrow evening at Cape routs has not yet baan your country which ought to have dea on the banks of & Another marked trait of the 6 p.m

received from the bead office as inspired you and which, what river.

Now,

however, allpoela" is his intense cordiality Tokyo, and it is obvious that the ever your origin, were due to a was changed. The garden was s towards hig British alice. company's steamers cannot carry country under whose government mass of trenches roughly thrown Wherever

Idkwent passengers by the Cape route at you were bors, which had pro ap, with mad parapete. The river the days I have just spent with dating as via Saez rected you and under whose pro- had been dammed and had flood- the French samy as the Passengers are booked

to tection you carried on a profitableed the country on either side, and guest of the French Ge Colombo sa uzual, hat for points business.

of the cottage itself little remain- ral Staff our little party was beyond that port no definite book-The sentence allowed is death ed. The crazy roof was showed up greeted with nothing but smiles ings are made for the reason that or such other lesser penalty as with beams and tree trunks, while and cheers and ready words of by the time the steamer reaches the Court may think it. I sen- the walls were stacked with and welcime Every French soldice the Ceylon port the company may tenca you to be imprisoned and baga, with have and there chaing feels that he is working with have decided that the Suez route kept to hard labour for fifteenly contrived loopholes. As the British in a common cause

and the bonds uniting the two armies grow every day closer and more friendly.

+

WEDDING.

Mr. C. M. W. Reynolds-Miss

1.F.Cooke..

The marriage was solemnised

In the Captain's Cap Competition at St. John's Cathedral this

for January**

"

9

morning of Mr. Charles Montague POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. the William Reynolds, of the staff of the Hongkong Daily Press, and a member of the Hongkong Police Reserve, son of Mr. B. W.

Happy Valley. Mr. D. G. Cheesman 93-18 75 Mr. 8. Eran... 95-18 77 Lion Col. D. C.

Faichnie

94-16 78 Eeynolds, of Bridge House, Mr. E. Henderson 91-982 Monmouth, England, and Miss E. B. Lambert104-18 88 Jennie Francis Cooke, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. L

Pool,

Mr. D. G. Cheesman 93-18 75 Cooke, of Hongkong The Core

22 Entries.

Company Meeting. The adjourned meeting of shareholders in the Hongkong and Whamyos Dock Co., Ltd, takes place on Monday at noon.

Rough Weather. The s.. Derwent, which arrived from Baigon to-day, reporta strong monsoon and rough sex through out the whole ran.

mony was performed by the Rev. Y. EL. Copley Hoyle. The bride, who was tastefully attired, was given away by her father, and she was attended by har mother. The duties of "best man”

were car. ried out by Mr. C.F. Mason, Chief Laspector of Police (Beserve).

Mr. F. C. Jenkins, D.S.P. (Be- serve), was present with a large number of members of the Police Reserve.

Orders issued to-day by Mr.F.C. Jenkin, D.B.P. (Bears) state

Revised List of Parades.

Monday January 17th-No. 4 Company and all Escrits.

Tusaday January 18.No. 3 and Ambulance Company, also No. 4 Company.

Wednesday January 19th No. 2 Company and all recruits

thereof.

Thursday January 29th-No.1 Company and all recruits thereof. Friday January 21st--No. 3

4 Companies. and

Musketry Course.

same rate

the

years.

To the younger prisoner, his Lordship asid;

be

TE-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS -

PUBLIC AUCTION.

Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Pub Auction on

THURSDAY

the 20th January, 1916, commencing at If am.

is a safe one and so despatch the

stood an ever vigilant sentry, his steamer via Saez and not vis the

rifle at his side. He had need to Cape. No bookings are made for

be watchful The man on the either Durban or Cape Town, for You, Oswald Abbass, have been other side of the wall, practically the same reason, after the steamer convicted of aiding and abetting in the same house, was an leaves the China coast it may be your father in the commission of enemy, but bare ten yards away. decided to take the Canal and the offence for which he has been. Yet one can go into that honas Mediterranean

Toute

convicted. There is nothing to can, gare through the loopholes The Saira Maru, (January 26) show that you were a party to over a tangled rusty wire and and the Aisata Masa (February the commission of the ofispce, overgrown weeds at the blue and THE 6) are the next two steamers, of but it is clear that after it had green sandbags of the Germanic Applications for leave Absence lesre Shanghai. The ill-fated abetted the other prisoner by the reriest whisper may

the European line scheduled to been committed yon sided sadline, Bilence is imperative, for without leave from Part II will be Yasaka Marn was to follow the sisting him io obtaining followed by a well-thrown bomb. treated as a default. All applios Atents Maru, and unless a sub the price of his villainy, I tions for leave must in future beatitute steamer is pat or in her shall pass on you what would in lines in Artois abound. The In such positions the French addressed to the Musketry In place there will be an interval of ordinary times be the severest spector and not to the D.8,P.⠀⠀ six weeka between sailings after | penalty which the law allows, the departure of the Astuta Maza. though under the Defence of the No advice has yet reached the Realm. Acts you appear to be Shangbai office of the N. Y. K. liable to a Leavier prnishment, concerning substitute steamers, You wil be imprisoned and kept but it is assumed that one will be to hard labour for two years. soldiers te perhaps the most strik- Mr. Wilkinson-I understanding feature among that desols taken from the Australian line, and possibly one from the Ameri- that under our rules your Lord- tion and run. For his officer the can lime, so that the fortnightly ship's judgment on the elder French soldier has nothing but sobedule to - Europe may be pasoner is cas of penal servitude? the deepest rfection and instant

His Lorda

Lobedience," sacagh the relationa

After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Hongkong Hotel, and later Hr. and Mrs. Reynolds left for Tai Po, where they will Demands Conceded. -

spend their honeymoon. On re- With reference to the demands turning to the Colony they will recently made by the engineers reside at No. 1. Morrison Hill employed by certain Chinese The newly-married couple have

-Mall Arrival, steamship companies, and which been the recipients of a large were at one time thought likely number of beautiful wedding

The F. & 0 Company's mail to lead to a strike, wannderstand presents, which include one from steamer Malwa with the Hong that all the companies concerned the British Company of the police kong mail of the 2nd December have now acceded to the men's Reserve, and one from the Daily arrived in Londo Wednesday

French and Germans in many places hold different portions of the same village, a trench running perbage through the main street marking the frontier..

The cheeriness of the French

One Victrola in Handsome his Sales Rooms, Duddell Street

Cabinet

Also

12 Bevelled Mirrors 3 Enamelled Baths

2 Turkish Vapour Baths

4 Japanese Screens. On view from Wednes

19th inst

Tezis

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