SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Up To the Minute.
Banka Unions.
b. $ 760.00.
b: $ 920.00.
H.K. Fires.
b. $285.00,
Bouglance.
b. $ 134 50.
Indos (Def.) 8 $ 129.00. Obins Sugara..., 113 00. Malaboo Sugara 18. $
Langkats.
b. T
K'loon Docks, b.
S'hai Docka.
Demonte.
b. T b. S
H.K. Tramwaye. ea. $
10.10. 7.30.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916.
BODY SHIELDS AND
ARMOUR. "
Protection Agalost Machlae Gua
Fire.
In the Observar Sir A. Conan Doyle writes:-
SHANGHAI RUBBER.
To-day's Quotations.
Mooers. Benjamin & Polts re- ceived the following Shanghai rubber quotations (all' bayers) this morning :- Alms Chemors Anglo-Javan
144
It is more than twenty-five years since I recorded my impressions Dominions 38.00.
that the soldier should be given Java. Consolidatede 28.50.
I was first 131.00, protective armour.
Kroenecks 75.00, convinced upon this point by the
Senawange case of Ned Kelly, the bashranger. Tebonge It will be remembered that Kelly was held up by the police in the early dawn, and that upon his emerging from the bat in which he had taken refuge they fired at him again and again. Instead
POLICEMAN CHARGED. ¡of falling, he walked about, and
Alleged Theft in Hospital.
+1
The bearing was continued, at the Police Coart this afternoon, of the case in which an Indian
|
returned their fire for a long time,
bad some supernatural power. At
last a lucky shot brought him down, and then, rushing in, they [discovered that he had fashioned himself a rude sait of iron armour, which had defied their bullets. The whole world heard the story, Police Sergeant stands obarged and yet they do not seem to have with theft of $10 from a ward-reasoned that if the outlaw could master at the Government Ciril do this it was worth while for the Hospital, who was keeping the money for a patient. Mr. Gardiner appeared for the defence.
soldier to do it aleo.
J
M
18,00 23.50
20.50
喜吧
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Messre. Benjamin and Potts is as follows:-
105
1 Sept.
Tons 118
+4
24
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**
103
118
112" 101
-110
102
11
"10
#
104
11
み
106
12
"
106
13
#
113
+
14.
120
15
"
140
110
10
**
117
"
17.
135
17
18 (no telegram) 19
D
Total for 18 days. 1,907
Daily average 105,94
“VICTORY IS CERTAIN."
HOW WE TREAT CAPTIVES,
med,
A VILLAGE MURDER:
Gen, Joffre's Confident. Prediction.
Aged Chinese la the Dock.
A Contrast to Ruhleben Camp.
final victory for us.'
P
that the
TYPHOON WARNING.
DAY BY DAY,
For the Troops. We have received from Mejor Wakeman, H.K.V.B. batch of reading matter for the troops,
Rau Into Typhoon. The Norwegian steamer Skule,
Abducted.
Six months' hard labour Was
Avolding A Typhoon, The ea, Japan, which arrived
The telegram quoted below was received by the American Contulate":General, Hongkong, from the Manila Observatory at The third day of the Oriminal Paris, August 6.-The United
A prominent neutral journalist Sessions opened before the Chief:45 pm, to-day-Oyolohe or typhoon & E of Naka,” moving Tuele 14.75 Press, New York, published the in London, after paying a visit of Jastics this morning.
NE 13.00 following to-day from the General
Teoi Hing-tai was indioted on 2.15 Headquarters of the French inspection to the prisoners of war
camp at Leigh, Lancashire, has a charge of murder of Tang Sai- Army:--
sent an article to his newspaper ping, at Au Tso, the result of a in Denmark warmly eulogising quarrel over fung-shus. Prisoner In an interview with American the treatment of the prisoners is an old man of over 70 years. 19.00 correspondente on the cocasion of there.
Mr. G. N. Orme, Crown Solici 28 25 the second anniversary of the
He says that at the war prietor, prosecuted, and prisoner, who declaration of war, General Joffre oners' oamp at Leigh there are was represented by Mr. Alabaster, said it gave him great pleasure to over 1,500 men, who are honed pleaded not guilty. meet the representatives of in a substantial building, which When His Lordship entered Amerion public opinion, because was erected in 1814 as a weaving the Court, prisoner rose from the it gave him an opportunity of shad, but never used. The build-door, but, when on his feet, fell expressing his appreciation of ing comprises seven dormitories, back and appeared to injure his what the Americans had done for oookhouse, tailor and bootmakers back on a ledge. Since his last until they began to think that he advise us that the Langkai output Francs during the present crisis.shape, library and cises room, and appearance in the Police Court which left Bangkok on the 11th France will jeene from the ablation sheds with shower baths he had had a long, fawing white inst, arrived here yesterday. For conflig remarked General Joffre] (hot and cold water). Every man beard shaved off. with her traditional friendship takes a bath at least once a week, Mr. Orme said the prisoner was two days, the 16th to the 18th with America greatly strengthen and the whole place in remark-was charged with the wilful marinst., she was in a typhoon. ed, becenes we are not only fight-ably aleaa aud comfortable. | der of deceased on July 13. The ing for an ideal which is equally Ele found only eighteen men in deceased man and the prisoner dear to Americans and to French- hospital, including convalescent lived in neighbouring the sentence pasend by Mr. F. A.
but we are also Aghting, in wounded, and the average num There had been a lot of trouble manner worthy of our ancestors ber in hospital during the past owing to some fencing of the assland, at the Magistracy this who fought with your ancestors, twelve months has been less than two villages. The old man re morning, on the date who was for the attainment of this idest. 11 per cent.
****sided in the village and deceased charged with abducting even- And certainly there were some
The prisoners have their own in the other, where he was a teen-year-old girl from 24, Tai Wong Street, Waibhai, and taking Although our "enemies obvious objections. Armour was
are canteen, in which they can buy village elder and kept shop her to Yaumali. fighting to day more bitterly than practically heary, and speed was an essential
snything ardept near the market. It was close ever, yet, in view of the unity of alcoholic drinks, they have their at this spot, which was handy Miss Massey acted as interpre in military operations. Even an
action of the Allies, the entire own committees for education, for both villages, ter for a Russian witnem named enthaeisst apon the subject would
world sees and understands clear wood-carving, sports, etc., a decessed man met his death. For Boleelow Fawlowits, who said he only recommend a limited pro
ly the destiny which is shaping good band of between a considerable time there had in port to-day from Caloutts and was in Hospital on the 14th of tection over vital parts. But then
twenty-four and thirty, and been trouble between the villages, the Straite, reports having tais month and remembered at last came trench warfare, and
theatrical companies, the trouble arising from many perienced a typhoon to the east of drunken man being brought into at once all objections were re-
116 The characteristic of the present which give erformance in reasons; perticularly was there a Tourane on the 18th inst., which the ward. He was in charge of an moved. Speed ceased to matter,
campaigns is the anity of action YM.C.A. hut. Exercise is per-dispute over the boundary of the made it advisable for her to taro Indian constable and
since a progress of a very low boy. &
on all fronts which is bringing mitted miles in a day was a victory.
at any time between villages on socoast of a fence and circle to the east of the Witness he could not та-
was not chang- the The Army
ever increasing pressure to bear morning and evening roll-call in which had been put up by order of Paracel Islands so as to clear the ognise the defendant as
on the enemy on all sides. While three large compounds; and games, the District Officer between the depression. The vessel experieno- policeman. After the drankening its position, so the quee-
it was the French sacrifices in the such as football, fistball, rounders, two villages and over a shrine be ed heavy rain equalls and strong man cime in he was laid ou sion of transport was not difficult.
early part of the war which etc., are allowed. Athletic sports longing to the prisoner's village..
south-south-easterly winds from chief Armour could be brought up. and the the bed
the Pareosle to enabled the Allies to prepare this
to Loma Island. 'ward mester went apstairs to the front line trenches and left
The chief difficulty, of course, unity of action, at the parts are being arranged for this month. And it was this latter reason The prisoners wash their own that prisoner thònght it to ftoh some medicine. While there for their occupante, like the weight. "Bere is the poor I am now proud to pay public clothes one day in each week, and necessary, that the life of the de- Smoking Concert. he was away the boy undressed the periscopes, sniper shields, soldier," says the oritie, who homage to the manner in which all the Roors in the camp build-essed should be taken. The
The BA Non-Commisioned the man; then the Indian took mortare, or other fixtures of can hardly carry his burden now, our Allies to-day are discharging ings are scrubbed twice a week. Chinese villagers' religion was so
Officers of the th-Company the clothes, emptied the pockets modern warfare.
and yet you proposs to add this their obligations. and put everything be had on a We have recognised this fact to huge addition. It is impossible."
Clothing of all kind is supplied different to anything in Hongkong held smoking concert at the Russia, profiting by the time to the prisoners when their own that it was sometimes very diffi-Victoria Barracks last night. 0. wall table. The Indian then the extent of giving the men So it is impossible. We can only we were able to give her through is worn out. About a hundred enit to find the motives which S. Major Allison was in the obair put small money in one place, helmets. It was done slowly, give armour by taking other being first prepared, has made of the prisoners have small plota actuated such violent actions, a supported by Corporal Thornton. and he filled the role well, being cigarettes in another and held but it was done. But the body weights off him. That is certain. inotessing efforts towards draw of land for gardening parposse. for instance, that of the prisoner
hand. armour is long overdue. I am First of all, what is the ingeren more and more upon her The neutral journalist visitor in murdering the elder of the There was a capital musical pro- There was no one else there bat a not carping at the War Office, weight? In my opinion be inexhaustible resources of men adds that the general appearance neighbouring village. The story, gramme, contributed to, among polisema and the Chinese boy who have performed miracles, could get all that is needful and material until she is now able of the prisoners afforded clear so far as he knew it, was others, by Mesere. Freeman, Bacon who had done the undressing.
and deserve all the gratitude the with sixty to seventy pounds, to pour on to the Eastern front proof of contentment and good that the prisoner's village Griffiths, Cooper, Smith, Arm- nation could show them. But so and that should include a pair armed masses which have attained health, which is not at all surpris. thought that their fung shui strong, Brittle, Elgeler, and lis Worship:-What has be many recognised needs
had of greaves for his shins. I will the recent glorious achievements ing in view of the really excellent was suffering owing to this Newlanda. Major, Da Piro, to be met come of the patiens whose money
that there has not give the exact way in which in Galicia: bero no time or energy left to this would be attained, for I pre-
conditions ander which they live fence. A shrine was put on the R. G. A, and other officer this is alleged to be?
Our preparedness has, at the sad the liberality and good border of the two villages and ere present during the evening, Mr. Wodehouse:He was an tackle the new problems. None sume that our enemies are study-same time, enabled England to quality of the food provided for was looked upon by the prisoner's the Major receiving an enthasila officer and has gone with his the less, it is most essential that ing such points as well as we are, organize her fall power of mobil-them. ship. The money bad been re- they should be tackled, end with but at that weight I am odnfident ination, the Metal fighting The daily rations allowed to covered, added Mr. Wodehouse. out the loss of a day. From now that I can produce armour which valour of her men having now each prisoner in the Leigh camp
Witness went on to say that onwards the Germene will be, we will make a man immune to a been fully demonstrated on the are as follows:- when the wardmaster came back believe, on the defensive. They large percentage of ballets. Let Somme. "Italy had a more diffi- the policeman asked him if hill hope, therefore, to cause as as, then, take that weight for the cult problem and a more limited might go, bat he was told he greater losses than we on outres purpose of argument. If it should sphere of action, but her splendid Wardmaster them, and so eventually to wear prove to bea quarter more it would accomplishments are now well looked at the money and said it our strength down to a level with not affect my conclusions. Inaay known. The newly organised wae not all there. He asked the their own. That is their game. case, it is far too heavy for Wear Berbian Army has displayed dur- Indian, where the other $10 note There are two methods of meeting with the rest of the soldier's kit. ing the past week the unbroken was. The Indian replied that be it. One is the big gun, by which Therefore, it is clear that the fighting valour, with which it in did not know where it was, and we crush them from a distanos; stormer and I only suggest ready to resume the campaign. they might search him if they the other is some protective device armour for a small minority, who Although the enemy is still so wished. The wardmaster mace by which we can bring ourselves shall be known sa the atormere" fighting desperately, yes the Gor--Central News. a motion to search him, and the anhurt through their shrapnel and carries no rifle, no tool, no man plea of quickly transferring Indian who had his arms out, put machine-gun fire. The thing ratione, no cartridges, His hel- reserves to varions fronts is no bie hand in his pocket and when can be done. It only needs energy met, his armour, his bag of longer possible owing to the he took it out there was a note in and determination to do it.
bombe-with an automatic pistol steady action of the Allies on the Causes, of Casualties. The Indian exclaimed :-
in his belt that is his entire whole German front, As experienced observer who load. He is not asked to carry it "That is my money," and the
Victory for us now certain. It Wardmaster opened the note and was present at the Summe has far or long. Acton no man's is not for me to say how long the reckoned our losses there to be land" he goes, keeps down the struggle will last before the final
and breakdown of the
enemy's "the way for the
80018
must
it.
notes
wait,
bie in
The
The Weight Difficulty.
is
time saying: "This is the note 45 to shrapnel, 45, to machine prepares
Cross-examined, witness said gus, 5 to ride fire.. If this esti- msie be approximately tras, then 30 per cent of our losses are avoidable if the whole body could
which was stolen."
before the dranken wan brought into the ward" it was possible he had been taken into
koow whether the ward- mealer was there.
Bread, lib. Meat, ib.
****** people as being so additional to reception at the conclusion of
shrine or temple, and, when the speech which he delivered. fence was being rat up, thér
Tea, juz, or Coffee, Lox. salt, joka Bugar, 202. Pepper, 1-720x. Milk, 1-20th.pf & Ib, tia. Vegetables (fresh), 8oz, Margarine, loz. Pead, beans, lentils or rice,
VOLUNTEER BESERVE ORDERS.
Musketry.
1
tried to bay land from the Govern- ment for the purpose. Then a quarrel arose." The prisoner's
village people thought their him, for he went, back into the fung shui had suffered, but shop. Prisoner left the murdered the other village made a protest man and walked along into against their application for the a shop, the occupants of which placing of the shrine in that part be seked to stres him. They and went and offered more money would not do obat “föld for the land, which they eventual him that he had better go to the 2ax.ly secured. Then the quarrel to Police Station. The revolver whe to which he had referred arose. found in a vegetable patch by The pigs of the rival villege made another man. Prisoner walked inroads into their neighbours' up the hill and was prraited by village, and, this animal being a European pergeant. Dr. Smalley much despised, good deal of would tell them that s post trouble was caused between the mortem examination revealed villages from time to time, and the three wounds. Two of them were District Officer ordered that the insed by bullets and the third two villages should be fenoad" was a stab wound. Prisoner esid showed it to everyone, at the same due 10 per cent, to heavy shells, fire of the manhine rush of strength comes, & come I am/Major Wakeman, Commanding trouble that it seemed to have tiken the revolver with him to Order No 75, issued to-day by round. It was because of all thin" before the Magistrate that he had the lighter ärmed riflemen behind a banlately certain it will. The H.K.V.R.; states SHWA been decided that the deceased whoot the deceased, but, had also him, whose job is to setually take French rematance for five months
man should pay the penalty, stabbed him to make quite auro. and clear the trendir. **! Verduo definitely turned the parade at Blake Pier at 3:45 p.m. and frame of mind in which the of Au Tan station, said in Ayil, "A" Coy.--Platoon 2, will This had a bearing on the motive Sergeant Mao Ko'vis, in charge be sheathed in proper armour. not made to at any particular the German plans, and yet we Part 1 of the Annual Course ated the crime, On July 13 both pri the two villages, and on this The armour, as I conceive it, is scales in our favour by shattering on Friday 22nd instant for firing prisoner was in when he commit 1915, there dispute balnean the office outside, but he did not This is at present impracticable, man, nor is it for the die of any must not imagine that there is King's Park Range. Dress Drill Soner and deceased were in the occasion fopos ras erected."
but at least two-thirds could be individual. It remains in the distinct weakening of the force Russian sailor named Alexis covered, and two-thirds of the 30 front trench always, and it can still opposing as, We now have order.
market, and afterwards they went Dr. Moore, Assistant Superio Geme also gave evidence, saying per cent, avoided. Eren our shin be strapped upon any man. There over two-thirds of the whole The Bergeant in obarge of to a draggist's shop to take tes. tendent at the Government Civil that the wordmaster yesterday reduced
shrapnel helmets have largely is no carrying of it backwards German Armies namely, 129 the Signalling Section will It seemed that some conversation Hospital, id;
head wounde from and forwards after the time that divisions-facing us, while the arrange for two Signallers to be took place, but exactly what form admitted on July 16 for small
the prisoner w asked him (witness) several times shrapnel A thicker plate, from it is brought to the front. It can remaining 50 divisions, in in attendance on this date. Mem: it took was not clear, and then, ailment and witanen saw him to say that the Indian took
the neck to the mid thigh, will asily be undone, and when a co-operation with the Austrisus, her residing at Kowloon will in a few moments, perhaps it was daily nutil bile discharge on money from his
keep it from the body, and will line of trenches is carried the are on the Russian front. But parade at King's Park Range'st 15 minutes; a man came into the August 7, Witnees also saw him pocket. He did not know why he should ask him also hold out both the rifle and stormers can rest until they are we are folly equal to the task we 100 yardi point at 4.10 market through the east gate and afterwards. He appeared to he
machine-gun ballet.
heard a shot. He went to the cor-physically and mentally sound. If you were only to cover the key fasten their straps and go heart with a slip of steal 8 inches forward.
The Army which.we have built
nerof the road and saw the prisoner Replying to Mr. Alabaster, by 6, and weighing 10 or 12
ap during the past two years is
atanding in the street. He heard Dr. Moored the latte We know enough now of the bearing the hardest fighting with
deceased past some remark like darbanele prisoner had would pounds, you would be doing great Battle of the Somme to under its spirit and morals anbroken,
“Why did you do it?" or "Why cause depression and irritability. When you remember the stand that where the German It is greater ja number numerous cases where fatal bullets machine gone remained intact losses, and better' équipped with
do you du thus?", and then, "Tois, seting in pobjanstion, wilh numbers, despite
the prisoner had a revolver in his his over-wrought nerve would have been stopped or turned by some of the beat divisions of the all material than when the war The results of the water pole hand, he hurried away, but he be liable to cause loan of control parsos, cigarette cases, books, or British Army could not get broke out. Mach blood has been matches played yesterday, st, he had not gone far when he heard of action, although the extent of any obstacle, it is Bitange that we forward. It was physically im- shed by the Frensh, and still V.R.C. bath were as follow:
another shot, Another witness that loss would be-determined by One pair binoculars, contribute has not systematically covered possible. It is for us to make it more will yet be shed, but yan R. A. (daplained by Lieut. Hall) who would be called would tell what extent the mind was OYOF- by Mr. O. H. Gale, Civil Service, the few really vital points. But i physically possible. There is only will find not only the whole Army, met and defeated the Navy by them that he saw deceased in the wrought. He did not know the Hongkong, is now to be added to do not see why we should stop one way by which this can be but also the entire nation deter: 11 goals toront
Pric shop. He heard two shots some prisoner suffered from the delus- to the list of glasses received and there. Let us ones make up our done. The air is so fall of flying mined to carry on the
far and went WAY TO M VARO. (Witobell's team) met time later forwarded to the Lady Roberts mind that the thing has to be lead that the man must be hit, subobafal conclusion, "Ainoa ws and defeated the Company what it was all about. He premises over which be was pály pee on that he was, the owner, of the Field Glass Fund. The total now done, that the lives of our men Then you must put something in are aghting not alöke for our per-K, 8, 14, 1. by 11 goals to mil.
Baw his father lying in the watchman, Peipsions of thos Hands-One stand telescope, and the winning of our battles front of the man to stop the lead. bonal interests, but equally for The matches down for decision street and, the prisoner sending kind were quite common with eleven hand telescopes, thirty-depend upon it, and then we will We have falked and written for the liberty of the world. We will to-morrow (Thursday) ADR over him with revolver. It people of ground mind.
ren binoculars and a dona-bend every obstacle saide and more than a year. Barely at last not abandon the fight until that A Witchell's team and V, B, C, would be that he prisoner, had The band, Mal' adjourned, unpl tion of $75.00,
carry it through, --
something will now be dons, libärty in "autired,
(Finch's team) v. D): Lompany; intimidst the son or frightened to-morrow mornin
ол
the
own
to
say that. He had not been asked
to say anything more,
The case was adjourned.
Field Glass Fund.
work.
ready to advance further. Then have undertaken.
p.m.
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