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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE

ANOTHE SUICIDE.

ALLEGED FORGERY.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.

Up to the Minute.

Banks -$815, sales

and buyers. Donglases.—$117,

sellers

Indo-Chinas (Combin-

ed). -$179, sellers. Lado Chinas (Deferr ed).-$127, sellers. China Sagara — $132,

buyers. West Pointe.

buyers.

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$54,

Electrics-$43, buyers. Ice-$185, ellers.

Langkala-Tis. 3616,

buyers.

Police Reserve General Order No. 5 of 1918 states

The following promotions are made in the Ambulance Company" on the 17th instant---

P.C. Matthew Wong to Sergeant

P.C. Chan Sin Tong' to be

Sergeant.

(54) C. M÷L MESSSER, C., S.P.

To-day's Orders.

be

F. C. Jenkin; D.S.E. (Reserve)

Planter Found Dead In Hongkong Hotel.

A Promissory Note Case.

At the Palice Court, this after- A suicide, the second within a noon, a Chinese named Fan Man fortnight, took places: the Bug was charged with the forgery of tong Hotel sboat noon to-day, a promissory note for $300, by the decessed being an American, falsely using the chop of firm. named E. H. Pounds, who has ME W. B. Hind, of Mr. G. E been a planter es a Samaira Hall Bratton's office, appeared to Babber Estate.

prosecute, and defendant was not Mr. Pounds arrived in the represented.

Several Cases Dealt with this Afternoon.

CORRESPONDENCE

The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess-- arily those of the Hongkong Talegraph"]

At the Bankruptcy Court this To the Editor of the Hongkong afternoon before the Chief Justice

the following cases were beard ****

Petitions Dismissed.

In the case of the Sai Cheang firm, against whom there was a

mid that Mr. Gardiner was to bankrupts, the Official Esceiver

Telegraph.)

WAR ITEMS

British Merchant Sentenced. George Marcussen, aged 23, 3- Amsterdam, December 9.-K scribed as a British merebant, has been sentenced by the Berlin who was interned at Bubleben. Court to three in^aths" inge WAR CHARITIES FUND.

ment for lace-ms pasie: =- What War is Costing Sir,-Although the Prince of Carcano, the Misjf of Finance, Rome, December & Segror Walea Fund is now closed, there

in the course of financial state- War Charities Committee has months had cost two milliard ire connection with the war. The

that the war during the first five

Today's orders, jasued by Mr. | Colony on the 19th inst, from A Chinese servant said that petition for their being adjudged is increasing need for charity in meas în tas-Shamber, announced.

Manils and stayed at the Grand last Onober, when he was Hotel for a day, subsequently ployed at a shop in Square Street, moving to the Hotel. He

Medical Exemption. Members who are too ill to

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Hangkong/his brother want to him and sak. (hava appeared for the petitioaing been organised to supply an and a half (£100,000,000). He discovered him to leave the shap and to go fraditor, but Mr. Gardiner pening for such charity in stalo stated that there would be s

attend the Consulting Rooms of ed by a friend about noon to outside the door of the Chan engaged in another ca

E the Sargeon Superintendent for

day, hanging from the bed in Lang tabacco shop, in Tang (Mr. Gardiner) realised his examination maat obtain and his room by a rope which he had Street. He told him he had got only course was to anumit to a manders the certificate of a duly qualified medical practitioner. Sach certificate must state (a) the nature of the illness (b) the date His Worship's Scathing Remarks on which the patient will be able

DANGEROUS CYCLIST.

Sergeant James Lannigan, at the Police Court this on before Mr. Hazaland, chargei a Chinese with riding a cycle

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Portugal for the Allies. Lisboa, December S-In a

form which, besides providing fresh large loan. for the administration of dous

one of any amourt, will also Bend to their Company Com-tied to the top of the post holding from someone several hundreds dismissal of the petition because | particularly era la the large wall-attended lecture on the sub-

the mosquito net, and he had

of colis. He told him farther he was convinced that his acs in number of contributors of moder-ject of Fortugal's position in 20- Dthat he was responsible for every-

bankruptcy was not a groi ona,

Me. Shenton, who appeared for monthly subscriptions so to do; Terego said that Portugal bad ata means who may prefer to give regard to the war, Senhor Leo Parently jumped down Marriott was immediately sum thing that happened.

His Worship -Did he say who the debtor firm, opposed the thus farnishing an elastic or fafilled her duty since the moded but pronounced life to be

he had got the money frore?-granting of the petition. The deceased, it appears, had Na. He did no: mention of the trustees and said that necessity arises, and avoiding as Mackensen in Constantinople? ganisation ready to deal with any beginning of the War by lending M. Goldring appeared for one recognised war shanty as the her asstance to the Allien suffered from .8

nervous break-thing other than what I have told

his clients denied the document as possible multiplicit of named Me, Chilcott, who remain No.

own and was travelling for the the Court. benefit of his health with a friend Did he say how he had obtained in each set of bankruptcy, separate funds and a consequent!

as he had never signed them. His waste of eff while Mr. Founds ed behind at Manila for a day Defendant said that what signature had been forged.

Mr. Shenton The who came on ka said to witness when he went

denies bis signature.

to present himself to the Surgeon Saperintendent for examination, On learing the House, &c., the anteaded at once, or the patient Surgeon Saperintendent must be

must report for duty.

extinct.

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Rome, December 8- tale- STILI frota Salonica to the Mettino statea: Mackenson has arrived in Con- that General stantinople. Some days ago &

Dardanelles front mortars wea placed on

fariously at Sham Shui Pon b-ing refused by the Sarto Hongkong alone. Mr. Cuilcott to the shop was that be knew a purported to have signed this in the distribution of the fand. battery of Austrian 305 mm.

-Defendant denied having ridden

in a furious manner. ;

stated Sergeant Lannigan that whilst the defendant was riding in the road, be knocked down a little Chinese girl, who was so badly injared that she had to be taken to Hospital.

The father of the child stated that he saw defendant kock his child down, and as soon as he had knocked her down he ran off with his bicycle. Wiruses ran after him and canghihim Defendant was riding vary fast at the time the accident occurred.

His Worship remarked that half the people in the Colony ought not to be allowed to have bicycles at all.

He would order defendant to pay $5 a com- pensation. Addressing defendanı, bis Worship exclaimed :---" And you are not to ride a bicycle. You are not a fit person to have one.”

SUMMARY COURT

INCIDENT

Solicitors at Variance.

in the Summary Court, this morning, Mr. W.B. Eind and Me Denare created a little smase ment over the question of filing particulars of claim and defence. Mr. Hind, who appeared for the plaintiff, asked for a day to be fixed for the hearing, saying the case had been adjourned several times.

A further adjournment was applied for by Mr. Dennys, who said that ifr. Bind had taken s weaks to furnish his statement of claim. It was quite reasonable. to aek for a farther adjournment so that he could file his statement

of defence.

Mr. Hind:-IfI had been pressed I would have given the statement at once, but as I was not pressed T didn't. Now I have given the

In the event of medical examp geon Superintendent, the Form obtained from Company Com manders must be returned direct to them.

Applicants in Nos 3 and 4 Companies, after obtaining Corti ficates, will head same direct to Inspectors Wei Wing Sam and Wong Kwong Tia respectively,

Leave of Absence.

The attention of all ranks is particularly drawn to orders of January 20th to 21st.

For the purpose of giving leave from Drills and Parades the re- mainder of January Month may be regarded as "a Calendar Month".

Parades 530 p..

Monday, January 24 -No. 1 Company and Retraite thereof,

Tuesday, January 25th-No. Company-Recruits of all Companies.

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Wedneday, January 28th-No. 2 Company and Recruits thereof.

Thursday, January 27th.--Nos.. 3 and 4 Companies.

Friday, January 28th-All Company Inspectors and Sur-

geants.

Amulets.

Armlets mase be produced at the next parade of each Company. Musketry Part IL- (For members only who passed Part I)

Sunday, January 23rd.

had just arrived to-day and someone who would len 1 him some had gone to decessed's room to money. He never told him spy call upon him, when he found, thing about a note, and it was in saswer to his knook, that he quite natural for two brothers to could receive no reply. He then consult each other when they looked through the keyhole and wanted money. made the tragic discovery.

Me. Find said evidence could

JOHIL

the

Bod

It is understood that decessed, be given that $300 was paid for that an arrangement, had been continue their good work, and copper roofs, have been stripped.

who came from Manils to the Colony on the Yaensang, was 28 years of age and was born at Pontiac, Michigan.

· KOWLOON RAILWAY

STATION.

To be Completed in March.

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The erection of new raïlway sistion zt. Kɔwloon has been

proceeding space and would, in the ordinary course of things, be completed within a vary short time. A hitch has, however, now occarred owing to the non-arrival of certain matarials ordered from Home.

a promissory note signed by the defendant. Complainant could testify that he had given no sa- thority for the use of the chop.

This was granted.

Germany's Copper Famine. Copenhagen, December 9.- Various public buildings and churches at Flensborg Apenrade, Prussia, which have The largest charch and the Peo- ple's Hall, at Apearade, have al ready been diamantled of their copper, which is being replaced by patent roofing

The charities of immediate local int rest will be given priority Bat it should be borne in mied The petition was dismissed.

that the Fand is intended primari A petition was next heard to ly to organise individual effort, adjudge as a bankrupt Fan Hing- and nos to make such effort un necessary. The promoters of the Mr. Preston appeared for the various charities now operating in petitioning creditor, and stated the Cology are therefore asked to come to. He asked leave to with-should they decide, as it is hoped drawn the petition.

they will, to join the larger or ganisation, it will be open to them as to all subscribers) to ear mark their subscription for His Worship said that Mr. Hind The Official Beseiver, in the particular charity if they so had not a very strong C350 against the defendant, and under Lee, said that on behalf of the maked will be allocated from Lansing and members of the cise of the petition againa: Man desire. Scbscriptions not so ea Washington, December 9.—Mr.

Crushing US. Plotters. the circumstances he could do so petitioning creditor he wished to time to time by the committee in Cabinet held a preliminary dia- otherthan discharge the defendant. ask for an adjournment. He un-their discretion to recognised casion yesterday, at the enggen- Wher, however a stronger case derstood that the question of the War Charities. It is hoped Lion of President Wilson, of the had been worked up, they could debt, upon which the petition was that the Fund will shortly plans of the Administration to proceed against him again. founded, had never been con- permit Hongkong to follow the Mr. Hind I did not karmidered by the Sammary Court. example of other colonies and |saythingsbɔat the casa antil firs

to support in addition to the local minutes before coming into Uourt

charities a part of some hospital or other similar charity at home VOLUNTEER ORDERS.

which may be connected with the name of the Colony, and to con

Corps Orders issned to-day by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V.D.,

Parades.

Parades for Saturday, 22nd

Adjourned.

An adjournment antil the next Bankruptcy day was granted,

Adjudicated.

An application for the ad judication of the estate of J. T

Receiver, ith himself as trustee.

prevent and punish violations of neutrality in accordance with President Wilson's idea to carb "the creatores of passion, dialoy- alty, and anarchy.”

Trams Half Speed in the Dark.

The Lord Mayor of Hall stated

de Souza was made by the Off albute to such of the general that the speed of Hall wamcare is

War Charities at home as may to te reduced by about half dur filed appear to be most in needing the dark hours of the morning The nature and scope of the and evening in order to minimise scheme will of course depend on street accidenta. He added that

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on September 24, and a meeting was held on October 7, at which no resolution was passed. His Lordships the public

has been bald, h

and Heliograph practice at Head-granted.

instant.

7.30 am. Members of Signall-

se detailed in Signalling Section

Since the war began, there har ing Section and other Signallers, examination been held ?-Yes, it

been increasing difficulty fels in

money available. Dunations Ball is the only city in which and subscriptions to the Faad soldiers are permitted to ride six are now invited and are payable days a week free. This privilege to Mr. N. J. Stabb, Hong- however, cannot be extended to

Leave blake Pier 9.00 am-Alt Belting goods delivered, and it order dated 8. 12. 15.-Morse flag An order for adjudication was Kong and Shanghai Bank, Honor-wearers of khaki armlets.

P. Ca' f Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons of No. 2 Company also N. C. O's. of that Company who did not fire on Sunday, January 18th.

Leave Blake Pier 1.00pm-All P.Cs. of Kos. 1 and 2. latoons of No. 2 Company.

All N. C..0's of this Company, except those who failed Part I, leaving at 9.00 a.m. will attend for Range Duties,

who did not fire on the 16th Staff and Company Inspectors instant will attend at a date to be notified later.

Uniform, Cape or Helmets.

THE NOVARA'S CARGO."

The cargo shipped from Hong.

ms that in this case the delay tion of the labour market at Home, LOBy be attributed to the disrup-quarters. and the difficulty in getting goods shipped.

have the building completed some Despite this fact it is hoped to

tums in March

CRICKET.

Remainder nil.. Parades for next week. Monday, January 24th-No. 1 Section Scouts Co." No. 2 Section Scouts Co.

Wednesday, January 26th

Thursday, January 27th-No. 3 Section Seanta Co. Mark

Friday, January 28th-No. 4 Section Scouts Co.

Remainder on same days as

this week.

Detail.

The following side will repre-

On duty to-night Scouts Cam- sent Hongkong "B" the "A" PRZY on the Club ground or Saturday, Scouts Company.

On duty to-morrow night January 22 at 215 pm-Messrs. TE. Pearce (Capt.) G.E Aubrey,

On duty 23rd instant Scouts PR Batler, A. L. Gace, R

Company. Kennedy, 8. S. Moore, L-Col

Orderly Officer for week ending Morgan, H. E. Mariel, R.B. Beed 27th inst.-Lieut. Weall

atatements I wish to press the long by the s.s. Novara on January H.H. Tayler and K. P. Thurs- action and I am entitled to do so. 14 comprised306 bales of waste field.

His Lordship-I do not see silk, 120 bales of cocoons, 50' why the statement should take bales of raw silk, 622 packages more than an hour to draw up. -

Hr. Dennys This is a state-80, cases of cigars, 10 cases of of tea, 100 balea of leaf tobacco,

FOOTBALL.

Bad Covered in Lend,

Release of Trusteeship. Anapplication for the release of trusteeship in the case of Kwong Tai Cheung was made by Me Preston. He said that the final sccount had been passed and three dividends paid. He asked for the release of the Trustee and the destruction of books and

paperk.

The order was made without prejudice.j

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sry Treasurer of the War Chari- Germany's Experience in East sies Fund, from whom subscrip tion-lism can be obtained on application. Cont

Yours, etc., ER. HALLIFAX.

Hon. Secretary, War Charities Committee. Hongkong, Jan 21, 1916.

www Prussia Paris, December 10.-A tale gram to the Echo de Paris from Geneva says that the dam- ages resulting from the Russian. invasion in East Pruss aro estimated at 300 million markS, Thirty-four thousand,buildings were destroyed, of which 2,400 were at Konigsberg, 13,000 at Hallenstein, and 18,600 at Gram- viner. Three hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants abandoned their villages,

and were now in the custody of the Court. Just before last No Assets.

Chinese New Year. the debt "was On behalf of one of the crad-signed to the present applicant,

German Sex Losses Dealed. itors, Mr. Otto Kong Sing applied whose name is Yui Shae-kau-and

Amsterdam, December 61 for an order rescinding the he claimed that the money, after official Berlin teiegrau den receiving order against Tean he had given the further proofs, that unfounded reports pearing in the Allied pres Ling-18m, on the grounds that should be paid to lim → there were no meseta. The Official Mr. Preston stated that on the sinking of the armos Receiver had been through the first sum they were quite will Deringer, the

Ling, it as proof of debt vere

Frauenlob, a filed, to ray the money, but in Windau, two sub the second case they had no less 8 site of bes than three persons of the same name claiming the money and one

tion of a subezai seroplane and t

papers,

The application was granted. Three Claimantsi PW. Goldring applied for At the Police Court this morn-the direction of the trustee for ing, before Mr. llzzeland, a the payment of the dividend, on Chinese wascharged with stealing certain prcols, to his client, Lee 3. Ibs, of lead from Taikoo Docks, ging-foon in the case of the Yue ment of defence, which 18 personal effects, 50 cases of

the property of the Taikoo Deck Shing Barker bristles, 100 cases of pre-

Company. Defendant said he was Mr. A. M. Preston appeared for In the Shield match between leaving the dock with the lead soap-stone curios for London; 2 on the Clab ground to-morrow, no permission to take the lead

and 18 serves,

Cases of the EXFU, and the KSLL, when he was stopped. He had cases of silk goods for Gibraltar; the HK.F.C. team will be 185 bales of raw silk for Lyon; Rodger; F. W. Black,

away. An Indian was 814 packages of tes and 209 bales Cubbin, H. L. Balto

Mo- some of

the ma

different, my Lord.

Mr. Hind remarked that the mealtime for a statement ofclaim was a week, and a similar period was allowed for a statement of Mr. Dennys --If my friend takes 8 weeks, I think I am

led to four.

defenes.

hewing was fixed for

of silk goods for Fort Said: 10 Parren, J. Balker, J. W of raw silk for Marseilles; 1 case Chaceis. W. H. Vinach bales of Punjom silk and 2 cases Stewart and WV Pennell of silk goods for Sues.

The kick-alis at 4 pm.

the trustée.

Goldring said that

med: Le

of them, who lived at Center, had Engah of the put in an affidavit showing that he submarine recent had some grounds for saying that at Stettin. he was entitled to the dividend They had no proof that Mr. Gold- zing's client was the proper per- zoaz - noc, to whom the money should go.

Arguments then took pla Mr. Goldring essaying to

his client was antide

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