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BIGGS DOUGLAS February 3, at London, E. I. Big, 38th Brigade. RFA to Margaret Stuart Douglas.

PAGE NORTHEY January 31, at Barnes, Lieut. C. E. Page (Adjutant), 10th Batt. KO.Y.L.I., late of Swatow, to Mary Irene (Queenie) Northey

That Chinese Contractor Again. We always read with satin- frction that a Chinese 'contractór has been heavily fined. Hong- kong has been too long in the hands of these gestry, many of whom know meither conscience por common honesty. One of them appeared in court yester- day, charged with *having departed from the ed plan in connection with same works wherein he was an- gaged,” and, needless to say, he had a specions extase ready-one, however, which did not satisfy the

We

DAY BY DAY.

SILENCE IS THE PERFECTEST

HERALD OF JOY. I WERE HUT THE HAPPY IF I COULD SAY HOW MUCH-“Mach Ado About Fothing

The Weather.

THE FAMOUS NIPPON *** CASE

Adjustment of Salvage Dues.

UNIQUE CASE.

Action Agzinst Shipowners.

LAWN TENNIS.

Last Evening's Results and Tomorrow's Fixture.

*

In the Binburgh Court of Seccion, the First Division recently Most Hongkong readers will die, osed of a reclaiming note for

The following ties were played against Lord |ef in the "HKG0. lawn temni At the Peak Sam. Temp. 49; remember that, in May 1913, the the pursuers approv

as Nippon, which was the prop-Ormidale's interlocutor in the tournament last evening:— clean. (1915, 55 overcast.).

Lower level 8 am. Temp. clear. (1915, 65 overcast,)

contractor case. Individuals of this persuasion are perfectly welï aware that building sets are framed for the general safety of the public and that Brit-

A

59;erty of the Swedish Asiatic Co. action by Gender van Uden, Championship singles-W. L..

(represented in Hongkong by the steamship owners, Rotterdam, and Wei beat Captain 0. R. Hamilton, Swedish Trading Co.) went their mandatories, against Henry |6-0. 6 1,6 4. around on the Scarborough Beef, Barrell, shipowner, 73, Robertson Handicap singles, "A."—EL J;

The Malls.

Maila-Closed per ..

Toko- bama Mara st 11 s.m. -to-day

Siberian MailArrived per s.of

Chenan to-day. Australian Mail-Cioses per 8.8. St. Albias at 10 am.

magierate; and so a hundred- American, Canadian and Siberian of Manila. In connection with street, Glasgow, for payment of Verney (rec. 3-5) beat F. W. Eni

the subsequent salvage proceed £1,500 and of $170 138 91, being | (rec. 3-5), 6-2, 13-11. dollar fine was imposed.

ings, the following is of interest;—the defender's share of cutlays: Handicap singles, "B"-F. hope another "nought" will be

Modifying the jagment award and expenses incurred by the Bevington (ser) beat F. van der added to the next fino in 'a

ed by Judge Crossfield, formerly parsers in a joint adventure Wai (rec. 3-6), 6-4, 6-2.

the Court of First Instance of in which they and the defender Handicap Doubles R. P. Manila in the celebrated Nippon were interested relative to the Thirefield and P. S. Leigh- steamship case, the

Manila time chartering of the steamer Bennett (rec. 2-6) beat D. R Supreme Court, last week appor Ocland in 1907. The defencer Donnelly and L. 3. Whyte (rea tioned the amants to be paid to denied liability, and stated 15), 6-3, 6-4; A. H. Crock and A. Messa. Erlanger and Galinger for various pleas. The action was B. Raworth (rec. 261 best W.E salving that vessel among the raised in the Sheriff Court, Glas- Hoogwerff and H. W. Meyler (rec. several defendants to the original gow, in December, 1913, but was 3-6) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4; S. E Green

sisted in respect of an setion of L-Colonel Crisp (owe 158 heas The Court of First Instance reduction raised by the defender J. MacDonald and W: J. Marri- found that Messra. Erlanger and in the Court of Session. In Novenson (rec. 5-6), 6-1, 63; Caplain Galinger were entitled to recover her last the defender lodged in Hammond and J. W. Franks (rec. The rate of the dollar o half of the net proceeds from process a minute stating that since 46) beat F. W. Chy and Dr

MONTOW

ith law has a prejudice in Siberian Mail.-Closes per favour of houses' being erected |

Shantung st 3 p.. Mi. Dae per

a stable manner, properly drained, and so forth. Yet, when ever a half-inch of chance is giren them, they rarely fail to cheat either the architect, the owner, or the law. The result is that there are scores or shall we say thousands? - of baild-

Portuguese and Germans.

We mentioned yesterday a rumour that is beitz circalated among the Begkeng Pustuguese to the effect that already some three hundred of their brethren

soon find work as lacrative as that i

Siber

Malta to-morrow.

The Dollar.

demand to-day is 1-11 38.

To-morrow's anniversary,

5.8

to-

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To-morrow is the 14th niversary of the assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden.

A Parson's Loss.

another cooper. ·

sait.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Messra. Wright and Hoby

the property salved and sold the record was closed, he had W. V. M. Koch (rec. 26), 6-2 (which had nothing to do with the ascertained and now avered that 26, 64 are requested to observe, rule which the togs in Hougkong, not only

steamship itself) and half the Gebruder var der carried on Mixed Doubles Handicap.— with in the native quartera

value of the property delivered business at Dinaberg, in Germany Hra. Whitmarsh and N. E. Kent communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for bat everywhere eles, that are not

to the claimants. Judgment was and also at Antwerp, which was (owe 5); best Mr. and Mrs. C. C. publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides,

"bailt" but are merely thrown

entered in favour of the plaintiff presently in hostile occupation, Stark (rec. 1-6), 6-4, 6-4; Mr. together, the brick or stone work'

firm for one-half of the bet pro-and were therefore enemies within W. Armstrong and H. B. Phillipe being kept in position by mad.

creda of salee amounting to the meaning of the Trading with (cwe 15-8) beat I:. and The Rov. Mr. Lacas, who is at P74,293.36 and one-half of the the Enemy data and the Royal frs. T. E. Pearce (rec, 15), The rise of debecription to the "Enaging Telstrap" will as in the case of many other local

grievances, it is not so much that present staying at the Driton interes: accruing thereon, plus Proclamation thereanent. Ee 6-4, 6 4 we zeei new enactments as that Hotel, has reported to the Police P925 against Messrs. Carl therefore asked that the action To-morrow's Matches. we do succeed in getting the that damag the transit of his Meckler, P2,800 against the New should be aisted until the con- Among the games fixed for

to poow are ***** The rate per quarter and per menem, propional. Sabecriptions shali we so succeed, till imprison to the hotel, s box, containing out of the proceeds of the sale of

existing ones carried cat Nor aggage from the s.s. Polynesien Zasland Company, and P2370.68 clasion of the war. for any period is then one month will be charged as fomentand far heavier fines are made clothing and jewellery raised 1,000 cases of vegetable oil. Jadz- the minute, in which they stared Hammond and Rev. C. L. Cooper

The pursuer lodged answers to

Professional Pairs-Captain fall month.

the penalty of disobedience. $280, was lost. The daily roue is delivered free when the address is accessible to

ment for the sum of F71,328 53 that the sole partners of the firm Hout v. A. E. Crook and K. J. Stolen Property.

was rendered in favour of the of Gebruder van Udes, which Birbeck; L-Col. Faichnie and senger. Peck subscribers can have their copies delivered at

For stealing two large barrels, Delwerke Teutonis. Besides the carried on business at Rotterdam Captain Milner Jones, v. P. P. J. their zeidences without suy extra charge. On copies sent by but an additional $1.00 per quamer is charged for postage.

valued at $9, the property of a foregoing same adjudicated to the were Mr. J. van't Haff and his son, Wodehouse and J. R. Wood The age on the way are we our part of the weld is $1.00

per living at 8, Reinacker plaintiff, the sum of P145,800 was Mr. C. van't Hoff, both of whom Handicap Duâbles Beye Street, a Chinese was wo-day sen- paid by the owners of the Nippon resided in Baterdam. Toss firm ington and W. E. Clarke (receive tenced to one mouth's hard laboar Hessan. Erlanger and Galinger had branches at Amsterdam, and 4/6). Dr. Lindsay Woods and E and four hours' stocks,

Toe for salving the ship-

Zuadam, in Holland. There was Abraham (receive 1/8); C. B. owner of the barrels found the in Shanghai are thrown out defendant trying to sell them to fae Supreme Court now eaters baisessander the name of 26) v. J. Verney and T. Grant- According to the Manila Bulletin, in Dinaberg a firm carrying on Johnson and T. W. Hill (receive pe ind will be continued until connièrmsadel.

of work through being dismissed (Payable in Advance,)

judgment in favour of Messrs. Gebruder van Uden, xod J. Van't Smith (receivs 2/57. from German employ there. The

Shipyard Worker's Theft. The "Hongkong Telegraph is now on sale at, and will be delivered Portuguese community of the Far

Erlanger and Galinger and against Hoff and C. van't Hof were in- Open Championship Singles- to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shamter, East is put a wealthy one, albeit Police Court this morning, & Cai- of P41,721.55, plas P1,127 against they were not the owners of nor

Before Mar azeland, at the the Oalwerke Tentoaia in the sam terested therein individually, but HL. Yang, H. A. Nibeet. by far the majority of its 18 mase was charged with stealing the New Zealand Insurance Console partners in that business. are exceedingly deserving and two pieces of lead piping, value! hard working folk; snd earnestly trust that the British Kip Lang shipbuilding Company

$2, the property of the Kwong paay, the first sum being the This firm was registered under amount held to be due to the German law sad was independent and Freach commercial house at Sham Shui Po. It appeared gaantity of copra, while the or by the purenere in Rotterdam, local company for salving a of the business owned and carried in Shanghai will see to it that that defendant tried to stesi the second is for eiving a quantity There was also a firm in Antwerp the unemployed Portuguess there lead by hiding it underneath a of agar-agar valued at P5,636.

carrying on business under the which, in many cases, they did of two months hard labour andl remember, sailed from Manila Co., in which the same gentlemen for the current month is as gizdle round his waist. Sentence The Nippon, Hongkong readers name of Gebraden van Uden and advise as that the Langsat output for the Germans. We say "lucra four hours' stocks was passed. tive" because the Germo in

On May 7, 1913, bound for Sing-were interested individually, but follows Hongkong and Shanghai, being

A Chinese stod in the dock spore, loaded principally with there were other interests like- considerably more azzate than the this morning, before Mr. Haze copra and other general mer-wise involved, and this firm was Britisher, offered higher pay, as land, charged with the theft of a chandise. She went aground on separate from and independent of a general rule, to the Portuguese quantity of brass and lead. A Scarborough Reef dering a the Rotterdam fim, and than the latter was likely to get sergeant of the Royal Naval Yard typhoon, and the #alvage registered under Belgian law. in a British house. In fact, the Police said that when defendant operations were commenced by The Lord Ordinary refused to German knew the office value of who is employed at the yard, was Erlanger and Galinger on May sist the action until the close of the Patuguese and made it worth leaving, he was searched and the the stranded steamer until July 1, a proof of the sverments contain- 17, when they took possession of the war, and allowed the parties their while to stay with him; sad stolen metal was found secreted he not infrequently rewarded in the lining of his cap and the 1913, the date when the last ed in the minute and answers. their services by the bestowal of soles of his shoes. Defendant cargo was shipped to Manila. The Lord Ordinary farther re- really responsible poste. This, we was sentenced to two months' hard

Before the local company-com-fused to recall certaîn arrestments may remark, is another of the labour and four hours' stocks.

menced salvage operations, the which had been used by the many tips which the British em-

aptain of the stranded ship pursuers in dependence, bat One of the after-the-war problems which will call for very ployer might occasionally take The Melbournes gave last night had already come to Hongkong restricted the amount from sericas consideration is that of the position of women at Home who from the more far-seeing German what must surely be the best on the Manchuris. The cargo £2,850 to $1,200. have been called upon to fill the gaps in the labour market caused The German and Suicide. by the enlistment of men in the new Armies. It will be recalled

programme in their very large and was brought to Manile by Mears, The Court, differing from the Yesterday we re-printed some diverse repertoire. Under the Erlanger and Galinger, and the Lord Ordinary, sisted the action that, in the early days of the war, cambers of women were given orderz izmed by the amiable van title of Sazane" it introduced following values were fixed: about until the conclusion of the war, position as tram conductors, ticker-collectors, etc., and their services Hindenburg anent the prevalence many of the world's prettiest and 1317 tons of copra, P142,857.05, and recalled the arrelments proved so satisfactory that to-day we find women replacing men in of suicide in his army. practically every sphere-a bank clerke, railway porters, munition reading them, it strikes us that accompanying acting was as good house, P5,939.69, agar-agar er was found entitled to expenses. On re-moat popular melodies, and the general cargo sold at the caston used by the panners. The defrad- workers and even window-cleaners and farm workers. In regard to this gentleman will have to as ever. The piece is billed for P5,535, camphor, P1,850, and The Lord President mid that lic policy, which forbade the the last-named, important steps are being taken to organise the issue a good many more orders three nights only, but we shall be carios P150, total P165,231.73. the purgaera, Messra, van't Hof, doing of acts that would be or land, County Committees for the Employment of Women in Agrience. Among the nations of patross do not plead for a repeat ship was settled for P145,800 admission, carried on business in capacity for prolonging hostilities, workers and to equip them for ordinary and specialised work on the before be will check such preval greatly surprised if Victoris The ship was valsed at P250,000. were by their own admission might be of advantage to the The plaintiffs' claim against the alien enemies; both by their own enemy State by incressing its cultare having been established.

the Far East, self-killing is not to performance sabeequently. "It is evident, therefore, that this very general employment of ficant; sometimes it is jast be regarded as particularly signi-

A Double Defence.

with her owners. The pisintifs Germany. They were therefore in adding to the credit, money, or Charged before bird. R. Wood then brought action agains; the persons with whom the defender goods or other resources available women will have far-reaching efecte, and dificulties of zo email nerves, (we have met with one at the Police Court to-day, with insurance companies and under- as a British subject could daring to individuals in the enemy State. dimensions are bound to arise. For, after the cessation of hostilities, case in which a coolie hanged possessing gold ring valued at writers, who represented the cargo the period that the was lasted It was obvious therefore that the hundreds of war-worn soldiers-many, unhappily incapacitated to himself because he owed icity $15, which he was suspected of alved from the Nippon, to obisis engage in no commercial inter-peners had no right to sex the the extent of never being able to discharge other than light employ- canta!) and sometimes it is re- baving stolen on the Lit Hong the amount of alvage to which course. They were persons to aid of that court to enforce their meat will return and will rightfully expect, after they have gives garded saa matter of serions moral Wharf, a Chinese said he bought they were entitled

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1916.

WOMEN WORKERS AFTER THE WAR.

office and elsewhere?

would Beem

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Dockyard Employee's Offence.

- Victoria Theatre.

Tried to Evade Capture.

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Gamblers.

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Total to 14th inst. 2,335

Daily Average

166.78

whom the defender could make civil rights, and accordingly the Lo payment of money and to process must be sisted until the when he could give no security end of the war. It necessarily of any kind, and were persons followed that the arrestments who could not be heard in any must be recsiled. It was quite Fourteen Chinese were charged proceeding in which they were true that they were laid on zad the persons first settling the courts the security obtained before the maing, with frequenting 178, in motion. The proposition that ontbreak of war, but it was equal Des Voeux Road Central for the ao alien enemy could not sae lycertain that after the outbreak of porpose of gambling. The eleven restad, sa Lord Justice Backley war they could not have obtained who appeared were fined $3 and observed, upon the proposition that security, and he held that if the three others had their bail of thatench a one could not approach necessarily followed that they $5 estreated.

the King, had no resort to the could not retain or maintain a King, and could not invoke the security over the assets of a British sasistance of the King. The court subjset which they could not

of their best for their country, that congenial work will be awaiting duty. Bat in the West, frequent it ten years ago. I was pointed them. Some, it is to be feared, will not be wanted by their previous suicides are a sure-perhaps the out that the ring bore an inscrip- employers because their work is being done by women at a lower surest-aign of a decadent,crumbl- tion dated 1913. Defendant later rate of pay. Bat, this tight-fisted type of employer apart, it is ing nation. It is conceivable that said he bought it at Cardiff for inevitable that a fiercs battle will be waged between certain classes in isolated cases (that of Lacretis, 7- when he was on a voyage, of male and female laboar. What will happen to thousands of these let us say, cr of Boadicea, relf- remand for enquiries was ordered, before Mr. J. Wood, this women who have stepped into men's shoes, it would be hard to murder may be grest and noble; defendant being allowed bail in predict. It is to women, of course, that the nation looks to provide and it may be that the German, the sum of $25. ita fatura manhood, but how many of these female war workers will with his eternal sickly romanti te contact to return to humdrum domesticity now that they have in cism, thinks that he is following The story of how a Chinese many instances proved themselves able to earn good wages in the worthy example; though, 18% who had stolen a teak wood or

fact, the apicide of Nero nament, valued $120, from the bear far Hip Tai curio shop s: 14, Praya Bat the problem mast not merely be looked at from the worker' more relation to his perform East, tried to evade captars, waa Stole the Dominoes. point of view. There must be baadreds of small employers who have ance. A self-killing epidemic told at the Police Court, before A woman was seen leaving a was the King's cours. The alien obtain. It would be a violation been hard hit through the war, sad who for a long time after its manifestly means that the prin- Mr. Haland, this morning. house in Lee Yaen Street, and, enemy could not come into that of the spirit if not of the letter of cessation will feel the effects of decreased trade. They will seed to ciples of Christian morality the When the shop-keeper gave when asked what she wanted, court, or have the aseissace of the Trading with the Eneury keep a vigilant eye on the pay-sheet in order to make both ende meet, higheat morality that the world chase, the defendant bolted along ran into an adjoining house and that court, because the court was, legislation if their Lordships were sad they will rightly claim a fair measure of consideration and bas krown-have lost their hold the Fraya and climbed under a bid in a cubicle. When she was for jadicial purposes, the King to refuse the remedy which a sympathy in the solution of the problem. The whole situation will, on the people, and that a morbid bamboo pier, an Indian constable captured, it was found she had sitting in his court, and the alien British subject here soughs, and it is easy to see, bristle with dimenlties, and we may safely reckon cowardics has taken their place. having to take off his boots, stolen two bozes of dominses, enemy could not. approach to release from the embargo under that it will be aggravated, rather than composed, by the attitude of If we do not hear of many more clamber down and haul him out, valued $15. Before Mr. J. R him. It must not be forgotten which they now lay the assets the Trade Unions. No issue of such magnitude and importance has hundreds of cases of suicide among Mr. Hazeland sentenced defend Wood, at the Police Court this that the principle which lay at which belonged to him. ever arisen in the labour market before, and it will call for all the skill the Germans within the next few ant to one month's hard labour morning, she was sentenced to the root of the trading with The other judges Concurred. and patirace which our legislatore possess to adjust the seemingly months we shall be surprised. and four hours' stooka.

six weeks' imprisonment. the enemy legislation was pab. Journal of Commer conflicting claims of the employers and the male and female woz