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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

·Prisoner Asks to Mave Hands Chopped Off.

The Criminal Sessions were

re-opened before Sir Willis

Rees Davisa (Chief Justice) at

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1917.

THE CRIMES OF GERMANY.

COMPANY MEETINGS.

A Terrible Record of Savagery.

The West Point BuildingTM

Company, Limited -

Filled with a terrible record ofThe twenty-ninth ordinary Teatorio aragory and brutality, meeting of shareholders of the "The Crimes of Germany" is the West Point. Building Company,

Chairman mid

Praya Rest Reclamation Gentlemen: The report and state- ucha va till in abeyance and ment of accounts having beer in likely to rumia so until the your hands for arme days, I will, of the war, and we are interested with your permission, take them in a large proportion of such reclamation which we believe as road.

will turn out satisfactorily.

The balanbe-of Profit and Lown Account is $85,259,57, na ngainst $89,726.00 in 1916, and we curry forward to new Profit and Loss Account $11,119.57, notwithstand-

The amount of ospital invested in shares of kindred companies Before I propose the adoption remains practically the same.

WAR COMFORTS.

How Hongkong Gifts are Appreciated.

THE CYCLIST CASE.

| Allegations" of Dullberata Lying.

the Supreme Court this morning. most complete illustrated polloc. Linvited, was held at the offices ing that the cost of repairs of the report and accounts, I will | gaged in making war comforte: people for $500 as damages for

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The following letter has been The oare in which John Carr, received from Mrs. Capell, whose an engineer of the Electris Laghi working party is regularly en-Company, is suing ihrer funk The Children's Aid Committee, injuries he sustained through tion yet made of the violations of of Messrs Jardine, Matheson amounted to $6,143 65, an in-

50, South Molton St... ranning into a profoting funk now propose the adoption of the

London, W. Kwok Ten Wai, alias Wong Tak international law and of humanity and Company, this morning. Sir crease of $2,453.59 over that of

plank as he was oyaling slong As I informed you Isst year, report and sooounts,

Dear Mrs Capell,~Thank you | Praya East on the night of Norem- was indicted on a charge of re-committed by the German Empire Paul Obster, O.M.G. presided, the previous year,

Mr. Gedge:-I beg to medond

so very much for the very useful |ber 21, was continued before the turning from banishment, the sinos the beginning of August, and there were also present, order having been made in 1914. The evidence produced has Mears. O.E. Anton, 4.0. Lang. the rents due from alien enemy

psroel of children's clothes, which Pains Judge, at the Bummary... January, 1913, for 20 years. He been authenticated by the Belgian, C. 8. Gabbay (Directors), L.8. isses had been fully met except that

The Obairman-It bay been has reached us to-day. I hope you Court this afternoon.

Mr. Mattingley again appeared was found in Yaumati ic Decem- British, French, and Russian Greenfeld, H.W. Looker, AA in one case, and whilst that

Governments, and has been corro-Fyfe, M.S. Northcote, B.D.F. amount due has not yet been proposed by myself and seconded will tell all the members of your Prisoner pleaded guilty, saying borated by the letters of German Beith, EJ Chapman, Lopaid, we have hopes it may later

socomats be adopted and passed. appreciate all the things they for defendant. * deemed it advisable to make All those in favour kindly signify ¦ maka

and. it is he same back to the Colony to get soldiers, the orders of German Cheung-ahui (shareholders); and on be recovered, but we have by Mr. Gedge that the report and working party bow very much we for plaintif and Mr. F. O. Jestin Mr. Jonkin asked for permis- The Secretary, having read grovision for it in the accounts as in the usual manner. Against? most kind of them to onion to recall the plaintiff, and, money so that he could go back officers, and the official publica A. Sholton Hooper (ecretary).

Gone of the German General Stall

the notice convening the meeting.|* bad or doubtful debt.

Carried unanimously.

tinue to help a in this after putting to him his evidenoS to the country.

The Chairman skid :-Gentle- The whole of the property in Mr. Looker t-I beg to propose way. Our family is now so alɛzü-[on Saturday regarding the boura Mr. G. N. Orme, who prosecut-and of the German Government.

The indictment is arranged in ed for the Crown, said prisoner

convicted on September 29, orgenic divisions dealing with men,The report and statement naw fully cooupied and has been the re-election of Messrs. Shel-ingly large and I don't know as which he was at work at

kept up in good slate of repair. lim and Gabbsy as directors, what we should do without the station, suggested that he had deliterate lien and I now beg to propose that the

Mr. Chapman-1 beg to generons, support we get from old 1911, for being a rogue and various manifestations of Tentonis of sccounts, together

our friends and if only you could fleebrod, and that he did not goto vagabond. He was sent to prison barbarity in every one of their auditors' report having been in

The Chairman:-It has been ere the pleasure it given to the work immediately prior to the for two months, and later banished. campaigns for more than two your possession for some days, sooouuta, as presented, be adopt-second. He returned after a period of 15 years, beginning with the hideous purpose, with your permission, ed and passed, and, after this has

been duly seconded, I shall be proposed by Mr. Loker and unfortunate little children to reaccident. months. He was then banished crimes against women and child to take them se read.

The net profit for the past year pleased to answer any questions seconded by Mr. Obapman that ceive warm, and comfortable Mr. Shollim and Mr. Gubbay be garments, I am sure your workers again for 20 years. He remained(ren, against civilians, against the away for three years, but was wounded, and against prisoners. has been $67,140.06, se against shareholders may wish to ask.

Mr. Looker:I beg to second re-elected as directors. Those would feel amply repaid. With The Chairman: There being in favour kindly signify in the four most grateful thanks, yours found at Wanchai on December The book proves the connivence) $53.931.32 for 1915, brought 27, 1316. There were no suspic of the superior military authori- about by the increased rental

statement of ananimously. ious circamsiances about hission, and the approval of the received under the new lease no questions, I beg to propose usual manner. Against ? Carried truly

German population as a whole, from April 1 of $2,100 a month, the report and

Mr.Stewart:-I beg to proposa which their but se sgainst this, the cost of accounts as presented be accepted Prisoner said that owing to the in the horrora

their hands, that Mesare, H. Percy Smith and re-elected troubles in China and a fire representatives have com aitted repairs has been $6,653.36, or and passed. Those in favour

August, 1914, until aboat $5,000 more than that of please hold ap

auditor et a remuneration of which broke out, burning the from houses in a village, as well as the the present day. It proves that the previous year, as the property Those against? That is carried Bernard Brown be

Mr. Gabbay:-I beg to propose $500 each. fact that his mother was over 70 as Germany began this wer so she has been put into thorough repair ananimously.

We are now enabled to pay the re-election of Mr. E. Shellim and had nowhere to live, he had will continue it, and so she will on the new lease taking it over.

**{ final dividend of $3.25 per share, as Director. no alterastive bat to visit the wage every other war for which

Mr. Hastingu:-I beg to second colony and get money from his she may imagine the "necessity

to arise, unless the power of being $1 more than 1915, and

that. relatives, to rebuild the houses.

As we shall not have to inour His Lordship, in p-ssing sen-making wer at all, is taken from carry forward $2,688.87,

pacifist," lence said :-You appear to bare her. The answer to the " made up your mind to remain into the tolerant sceptic, or to a large expense for repairs this the Colony, although the law has the unsympathetic neutral, is coming year, and shall derive the been made for the purpose of overwhelmingly stated in this benefit of the increased rental keeping men of your class away. appalling catalogue of deliberate under the new lease, for the It is no use your coming here, for crime. Observer.

prosence.

if you do you will be sent to prison every time. However, I do

not think your case is as bad as

Bois men I have had before ma,

because you remained away three

you

were

Last Appearance. Dr. Rowe and Mystic Mora sre years, and when you were found to give their last. performance at

дов sotuslly the Bijou Theatre to-night, committing an act of crime. That being so, I shall not sentence you to such a long term of im- prisonment as I generally do in You will go to

prison for 18 monthe, but if you come here again you will receive

much heavier sentence:

Privaci :-Ou, I wunić rather your Lordship eat off my hands, for what can I do away from Hongkong?

Bis Lordship:-You will he sent to prison for three months.

Armed Robbery, Case,

Mr. G. N. Orms prosecuted for

who the Orowa.-

His Lordship:You oharged him with larceny, not house-breaking.

Mr. Orms-I thing it rather aggravates it.

does not. I was surprised that

Hi Lordabip:-Ob, Do; it

In addressing his Lordship on

MARGARET DOUGLAS. Hon. Secretary.

GERMANY'S "TANKS."

"Destruction of a Roumanlan Battalion."

10

Amsterdam, December 9-A

Mr. Jenkin: You bara anid

that it was your daly to be at the works from 4 o'clock to 12 o'clock, and afterwards, when you found I knew something more, yon unid you left the station at 10.30 and went to a friend's houer, then to the Alexandra Cafe, and then to the King Edward Hotel. I put it to you that is not trus and that you were not 'an s eight-boats' shift at all,

Plaintiff was on un sight. hours' shift-duty.

From 4 o'clock to 127-Yes; We were a man short,

You may definitely you wees on, from 4 o'clock?—Yes.

Mr. Fyfe:-I beg to second that. The Chairman :-It has been proposed by Mr. Stewart and seconded by Mr. Fyfe that MorsES. The Chairman:-It has been H: Peroy Smith and · Bernard proposed by Mr. Gabbay and Brown be re-elected auditors for seconded by Mr. Hastings that the earning year. Those in favour Mr. Shellim be re-elected as kindly signify in the usual man-elegram from Berlin states: "In ly. That is all the business, armoured care rendered excellent director. Those in favour please ser. Again? Carried unanimous the Wallachian campaign Germen hold up their hands.

In the cours cf further ques against? Carried unanimously. gentlemen, and dividends will be sevice. After earmounting the

Mr. Looker:-I beg to propose ready to-morrow on application. Sardak Pass one armoured cartions, witneen said when he went advanced to Valeni, accounting back he saw Mr. Duckworth and the re-election of Mr. H. Percy

for the Roamanian patrole on its Smith and Mr. Bernard Brown ne anditors, st s. remuneration of The Hongkong Land Reclamation 875 each.

Those

Company, Ltd.

I put it to you that you started No; I left at 10.30. at 5.50 and left at. 9 pclock tes

Mr. Jenkis called Mr. F. F. way. It caught a Roamanian "poke to hims battalion unawares and mowed it Dackworth, who was engineer is down in less than a minute at a charge of the shift on November range of a hundred metres with 21. He said that plaintif was an three maobine-gune, killing three short whift and came on st 5.30 hundred of the enemy and wound-

and accounts as proposed. by the Messrs. Percy Smith and Bernard and those also prevent were ag a hundred and filty, while P.m. and left at 9 o'clɔck. It was

whole year, we may look with confidence to paying a farther increased dividend for 1917. I now beg to propose that the socounts, as presented, be adopted and passed, and after this hse been duly seconded, I shall be

Mr. Gabbay:1 second that. The sixteenth meeting of the pleased to answer any question sbareholdera may wish to ask. The Chairmen :-It has been Hongkong Land Reclamation Mr. Chapman: beg to proposed by Mr. Looker and Company, Limited, followed. The second the adoption of the report soonded by Mr. Gabbay that Hon. Me O. E. Anton presided,

not correct to say_that_plaintiff the rest took to Right Brown be re-elected auditors at aC. Paul Chater, C.M.G., the Hon.

**The car then took the fortificame on at 4 o'clock. Ele oame on at 5.30. Witness did not see chairman.

The Chairman:-There being remuneration of $75 each. Those Mr E. Shellim, Mr C. S. Gubbay. cations, which wars being pon him come back at ten minutes so questione, I. beg so in favour please bold up their Sir Robert Ho Tang, Mesure. M. B. atracted east and north of Valeni, 12 to look up, and it was not tras

that the report bands. Those against? Carried Nortboots (Secretary) A. Shelton under a flanking fire, forcing the that be had a talk with him. 8000nnis 88 presented ananimously.

Class proceeding

no

propose and

be passed. Those in farour That is all the business, kindly hold up their hands. Those gentlemen; thank you for your against? That is carried unani-attendance. mously,

the election of Mr. Q. E. “Anton

and Agency Co., Ltd.

capital, thus absorbing $62,626,

QUE.

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Notice to Mariners.

2

BOGUS CONSTABLE.

Defendant Blamer a Polica Reservist

Charged with impersonating the character of a consiable, a man told Mr. U. D. Melbourne, et; tha Police Court this morning, that the trancheon had been given him by friend, who was a Polios

Reservist.

It was stated by a lakong that:

Hooper, La Cheung-shui, L, N. Lecie, A. A. Fyfe, Ho Fook, and enemy to beat a hasty retreat. A second car made a bold recca- A Talkative Prisoner,

J. H. Beth, (shareholders).

naiseance in the village of Books, Chang Wing was indicted on a

The Secretary having read the north of Base de Vede. Three charge of stealing a counterpaus,

railway locomotives were just the property of another Chinese

Five men were indicted with Mr. Lo Cheang-shui:-Mr. The Hongkong Lead Investment antios convening the meeting,

The Chairman said.-Gentle-entering the station; the car at Tiamati, on December 15 laas,

men.The report and balancs Prisoner pleaded guilty. being concerned in a robbery at Chairman, I beg to propose the ' Mr. G. N. Orms, Crown 72, Ko Shing Street, on the 27th confirmation of the election of Mr.

The twenty-eighth ordinary sheet, to which appended the opened fire, and the locomotives car overtook them near Balaoi Solicitor, prosecuted, and said of last month. The first, second C. E Anton and kir, A. O: lang meeting of the shareholders of the auditors' report, having been in apo stoam away, but the

Hongkong Land Investment and your possession for the past week, and blew up the rails. complainant was an engineer who and third were charged with as Directora,

Mr. . W. Looker-I beg to Agency Co., Ltd., followed. The may, I think you will agree; be " Another

reached the resided in Canton Road and robbery, and the fourth and fifth

Oraiova-Filiana railway line carried on business there. A with receiving only, though a second that.

Hon. Mr. C. E Auton provided, taken as read. The Chairman:-It has been and there were also present Bir The net profi1s for the year woman saw prisoner leaving the charge of receiving was also laid

German troops and took control floor with a counterpane under against the three others.

proposed by Mr. Lɔ Chenng-shal, Paul Chater, O.M.G., Sir Robert amount to $49,438,05, to which | Bighteen kilometres ahead of the and seconded by Mr. Looker that He Tang, the Hon Mr. Shellim, must be added the amount brought of the railway signals there, bis arm, and after following him she toid complainant. captured him. He (Mr. Orms) The first and second prisoners and Mr. A. O. Lang as directors, Mr. H. B. White. (Directors), and forward from our last sooount, besides capturing enemy motor

Mr. A. Shelton Hooper (Secretary) namely 8658,324.37, making a to- might mention that the floor had pleaded guilty to the charge of be confirmed. Those in favour Mesta. H. W. Looker, H. 8. tal of $717,76^.42, from which we been locked with a padlook by robbery, and the third not guilty, please hold up their hands. Those Northoots, B. J. Gedge, E. J. propose to pay the anal dividend another foki, and when complain- which was also the ples of the against? Oarried ananimously. Chapman, La Chenng-shai, A. A. of 7 per cent. upon the paid-up?

Mr. Beith:-I beg to propose Fyfe, A. B. Stewart (share ant went back this look had been other two charged with receiving,

Yangtze River Chinking the filth prisoner saying that the that Mr. O. E. Anton and Mr. 0.

00, and after paying Directore' holders). wrenobed off.

The Secretary having read the and Auditore' foor, carry forward District.--Pagoda Buoy moved have jadestons bangles were given to 8. Gabbay be re-olected 'directors.

-Notice is given that owing to Mr. Fyle:-I beg to second. him by the fourth prisoner.

The Chairman :-It has been notice, convening the meeting, $647,037.42.

The Clairman said :-- Gentle- Our investments in mortgages the Johnson Flats having extend- the car, Mr. Orme asid that the proposed by Mr. Bith and first three prisoners were charged seconded by Mr. Fyfe that Mr. With your permission, have been reduced by some ed to the eastward, the Pagoda

been in your bande for some having been paid off daring the is now moored in 32 feet of water Prays stopping vegetable car. at low water of spring tides, and riers, and starobing their bankets. with armed robbery at 72, Ko C. E. Anton and Mr. O. 8.the report and accounts having $195,000, several of our leans Buoy has been moved. The Buoy be the defendant on the Shing Street. It appeared from Gabbay be re-slected dirotors. daye, I propose to take them to year, and the greater portion of from the Buoy, Langshan Pagoda When asked what he was doing, that sum has been re-invested in bears N. 753⁄4" E, magnetic, defendant said he was a Police the Magistrate did not take it into the leota of the case that the men Those in favour please hold up day.

The net profite for the year shares from which we have not distant 3.28 miles. account, but I cannot do anything walked up the stairs of the house, their hands. Thoes against?

where complainant and her Carried unanimously.

amount to $361,694.93, s against yet earned a full year's revenue. now under the circamatanse8.

Mr, Northcote :-I bag to pro- Mr. Orme mentioned that de daughter were living alone, and fendant had 13 previons convic aboated through the trap-door that peas that Mr. H. Percy Smith be 8342, 311.11 for 1915. The rest This fast acccants for the decline Rests show an increase čus to they had a message for her. She re-elected auditor at a remunera account shows an inotosas of in interest sccount.

$18,387.07, and one property tions against him.

His Lordship addressing demurred for a little while, but tion of $50.

eventually opened the door and Mr. Greenfield:-I beg to second, has been sold at a profit of periodic letting of portions of our prisoner, said:-I don't know immediately the first prisoner

The Chairman:-It has been $10,985 60, and there has been a undeveloped land at Yaumati for tion of Mr. L. Shellim and Mr. C. Evidenos was given by Ohan B. Gabbay as directors has been Fai, No. 129 of the Polios Beserve, what to do with you.

Our house property is in good proposed by Mr. Fyis and second-who denied that he had given .Prisoner: This is in consG- jumped in and bound her with a proposed by Mr. Northoots, and decrease in charge of $3,910.18, coal storage.

cloth, which he put round her seconded by Mr. Green eli that "gainst which thereis an incresse quence of keeping bad company.

The amount of our investments in fair rate. .

kindly show in the nanal way. Inspector Kent mid the last His Lordship: You here been head, also tieing her arms. The Mr. H. Parcy Smith be re-alected as in interest paid out of 88.317.12. order and is leased for a term a od by Mr. Seth. Those in favour defendant the tranobson.

Against? Carried unanimously, witness - had told him that the doing that sizce yau were 10 other prisoners followed and auditor, ata remuneration of $50.;„ property shows an incresas of 1 now beg to propose that the in

ransacked the place, taking away Those in favour please hold ag $100,674.06, brought about prin- accounts sa presented be adoptede. Leafs :-I beg to propose truncheon was his, and that be

Those against? Prisoner:-If you will let me! with them jewellery and money. their hands,

old French Convent site, which been dely seconded, I shall be Smith and Mr. Bernard Brown house. off, this time I will never steal An identifoation parade was held Carried unanimously. That is all cipally by the development of the and pamed, and after this has the re-election of Mr. H: Peroy had left it behind in defendaal's will become revenus carning in pleased to reply to any question as auditors at a remuneration of Defendant was fined $25, or - again. If I come before you after, when the daughter reoog the business, gentlemen,

ahareholders may wish to pat, $50 each.

one mouth's hard labour, again, your Lordship can out off nised the men,

The Hongkong Central Estate, the course of the year:"-"

Mr. Lo Cheung-shui :-Mt. The large infax of Chinese Ltd.

Mr. Ho Fook :-I beg to second my hands; then I cannot steal

Chairman, Ihare much pleasure any more.

to attack a helpless women and shareholders of the Hongkong easbled us for a time to fill up in seconding the adoption of the

The Chairman:-It has been child, and he was pleased that by Central Estate, Limited, followed. all our Chinese tenements, but report and accounts.

The Chairman:-As there are proposed by Mr. Loofs and agr. It is no use telling anything the law he could administer such gir G. Paal Chater presided, and on affairs becoming more sotiled but the truth because I always punishment se would make there were also present the Hon. a great many of our tenants re- no questions, I now beg to pro- seconded by Mr. Ho Fook that defendants feel some of the r. E. Shellim, the Hon. Mr. C.E, turned to Chins. We have, poes the adoption of of the re-Mr. Party Smith and Mr, Bernard get a loking for it,

Mr. Ome.He is a British pain they had administered to Acton, (Directors), Mr. A. Shelton however, very few empty Chinese ports and socounts, which has Brown be re-elected as auditors been measaded by Mr. Lo Cheung- for the ensuing your at a 28- subject. He can learn a trade in the helpless women

The thres defendants charge Hooper, (Secretary), Bir Robert tenements at the moment.

HoTang, Messrs. HL, W. Looker, The amount expended in re abai. Those in favour kindly muneration of $50 each. Those Francisco, geol.

His Lordship, addrewing prin- with robbery were sentenced to Hastings, O. B. Gabbay, 1. 8. pairs has again been very heavy, mignity in the usual way, in favour kindly show in the Adams Joseph Mt & Soms Chefira

uly," Dividende "will" 'be Configs Mars ZAI oner, asid: I have recommended ten years hard labour and 191forthsote and B. J. Gedge, necessitated by the thorough over Against 1. Usried unanimously, nasaliway, Against? Carried on: Collins

fehezebolders)..

healing of many properties which y

application that after you have served a short, virologs with the "on" seok

The Becretary hering a read the have been Intaed, for a term of that Me." farma in prison you shall be the two receivers to three, yem

hard labour encl beslished from the Oolony,

years of age.

His Lordship:-No I can't. Prisoner:-1 am. 20 years of

His Lordship, in passing 500- tenos, exid it was a cowardly not The fourth ordinary meeting of from Canton during last sammer

Reservist and was moarching for opium, He produced a truncheon, saying that showed he was 4. constable, Defendunt mid the Mr. Both :-I beg to second.

truncheon wan left at his house The Chairman:The re-elso. by a Police Reserve friend.

that.

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