1918-05-07 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS,

· {Continued, from Pagg. 1.) | GERMANY AND HOLLAND.

The Hague, May be The-Foreign Minister as informed the Chamber thai the German-Dutch tension bar ended.

GERMAN LONG-RANGE OUN DESTROYED. Paris, May 5. It is now confirmed that a French battery has destroyed one of the German long-range gans which have been bom- barding Paris

AUSTRIAN CORN MILL-DESTROYED,

Amsterdam, May 5.

Fire has destroyed the largest Austrian corn mill st Wysotchan. The damage is estimated at several kronen and the cause is unknown

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

The Yee Woo Street Murder. Casa.

WHAT THE CHILDREN FELL 1,000 FEET AND General and the prisoners were

SAY,

Lady Glenconner's Real Stories

of the Nursery,

Is there a mother who has not the beautiful things her children have said? These are the repl

in her mind an unwritten book of

Conner,

The

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UNHURT.

Alpine Drama Recalled by

Vicar's Death.

They

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but

did

CANTON NEWS.

THE OLD PEOPLE.

Our Canton correspondent Their Part to the Great War, writen as follows:-

Berious.

are

Dresson Street Affair Recalled,

An interesting ceremony will be performed in the Central Police Compound to-morrow afternoon, when the Hon. O. & P., (Mr. O. Mcl Messer) will make a presents tion to Sergeant Kid Marriot, D.C.M., of the Naval Far Police expressing to him the appreciation of the Hongkong Police Force for on the occasion of the Greeson the valuable services he rendered Street affair.

A Last Propellor.

one.

But the sacrifice of age is paid

COMPANY MEETING.

The Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.

UKRAINE AS ENEMY'S -PEACE LEVER.

Von Kushimano's S

In the Reichste

The Tuohan invited the prin

O. Fox Smith, writes in the

(VERBATIM) oipal merchant, gentry and Daily Chronicle as follows

Old Bob Perry has just had his An extraordinary general meet- The postponed April Criminal members of the various ben

Amsterdam, Feb, 20A the Sessions were resumed this monevolent societies to a meeting is fourth or fifth accident during the ing of the Dairy Farm Company, ing before the Chief Justice (Sir his yamen on the 6th in the past twelve month. He has Ltd., was held at the office of the William Rees Davieel when the dealing with important political cut his head open this time just Company to-day at noon. lit. W. opening of the Reichetng this questions in the province. After over his left eye, through a fall 8. Brown presided and there were morning, the Imperial Chancellor, remaining case was opened.

Two Chinese, named Ip Hoi many proposale were made," the from the tallst, where he had been also present, the Rer. Father the Vice Chanceller, and Berun and Pan Lom; alias Tai Lo Ka, meeting was concluded at 3 p.m. putting down the horses' hay as Robert (Director), Mr. J. Walker,

Most of the Kwangu troops usual. It was rather dark, of (Manager), Mr. M. Mannk (Secret-Ton Kuehlmann, Secretary for were obarged with the murder of

have been withdrawn from the course; but undoubtedly old ary), and Messrs. B. W. Looker, Foreign Affairs, were present.” Lei Man, at 43, Yee Wo Street, west to the north of the province, hands and feet lows their hold A. V. Apcar, H. W. Page, C. Speaking on the first reading on March 15.

as the situation there has become more readily than young ones, Makeham, T. Oliphant, T. H. of the peace treaty with The first prisoner, WhoSD, ORSE

and although the old man haar Gregory, Chan Tong, Chan Nsi Ukraine, Baron von Kuehlmann was taken first, pleaded not

In view of many reports from the weight of his years valiantly Pan, and Chan Fun Kow, (share said:

The negotiations: ware -nos guilty.

various magistraten stating that

The Chairman said.-Gentle quite easy. As in most cases with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C. B. certain officer, whose name is enough the number of his mishaps holders)..

seems to gaggest that he is at any | prosecuted on behalf the Attorney

men, as it is passed the hour for such young peoples national on the ground that he is authoris

The part of age in the Great which this meeting is called I ideals and desiree are not fres Lam, is recruiting new soldiers, rats "not so young as he was,” defended by Mr. Teun Min Ched by the Military Government, War is not very showy ons; will sak the Secretary to read the from exuberance. The repre sentatives of the Ukraine made instructed by Mr. J. A Gar the Tasbun has wired to all the and in the nature of things it is noties convening the meeting. diner)

The Secretary having read the territorial demands which could hardly be roslined. The demaros The following were empanelled districts that anyone who recruits bound to be more or less behind ou the jury: Mesare. P. O. Potte, new troops must be arrested, no the lines. Sometimes, indeed, it notice,

The Chairman said:-Gentle-tion of the frontier with Russia matter who he is,

is entirely a passive part, but it E. Thorp, D. Ritchie, D. S, Levy,

An official report from the east is none the less a vary real one. men. The notice convening this had to be left over for a later V. F. D'Asavado, J. A. Saab, and states that the Northern troopa

First of all, of course, come the meeting hse just been read out to pariod; after discussion, with the "A thrilling Alpine drama is G. A. Carvalho.

near to the boundary old men and women who like you. The resolution for the in Basisa Government shat may In outlining the case for the recalled by the death of the Rev.

"The only thing that concerned increased in number they are still hape are shouldering manfully necessary to give affect to the 4. S. W. Young, third son of Sir Crown, Mr. Jenkin ssid that for though, they bare gradually our friend Bob of the many mis- crease of the Company's capital is then be in power.

on the defensive.

the burdens which, in the ardi- agreement with the Hongkong as was to lay down the western peculiar, because of the extreme

A telegram from the Foreign Gorge Young, for 40 years vicar one or two reasons the osse wes of Kingston-on-Thames.

any rate shared by younger folk sanctioned at the extraordinary which matter, especially thei The incident occurred in 1886, ferocity shown by the person or books of life, the spiritual lif daring Mr. Young's college persons who committed the crime Department in Peking has reached Mary run of events, would be at Loe Company Limited which was frontiers of the new State, lite the other unwritten books days, and is vividly sold in Mark and the callousness and almost the Authority to the effect that It must be hard work for some meeting of the 15th April trontier demarcation is regarda which we all carry on our shelve. Twain's "A Tramp, Abroad fool-hardiness with which the the requests made by interned of our gallant old dugouts to last, and I now propose as an Poland, received the most atte Children," says Lady Glen-cocurred olose to the summit scossed man conducted himself alien enemies for permission to backle on the harness of in-extraordinary replation: "That son (beachtung), and has

are the pure parveyors of Mont Blanc. The three brothers after the murder had. taken place travel to other places for medical dustry once again. We are some the capital of the Company be perianced the liveliest criticism **The fact that the settlement of the unexpected," and she bas Young, all experienced monn. The deceased and the accused treatment have become more times inclined to be impatient increased to $855,000 by the from the Pales now written her book of the taingers, were the first to attempt were both employees of the Sagar merons, and in future such with the hoary grocer's assistant creation of 54,000 new Shares of

before being granted.

for their leisurely movements; be authorised to issue and allot the consideration which Dr. mother's heart. It is called, with the feet of climbing Mont Blanc Benfinery, and, on the night of some he investigated or the bewhiskered railway porter 87.50 each and that the Directors took the form is did arose from forgetting that they have most each new Shares in accordance Seidler also pointed out yester sright simplicity, just

without a guide. All endeavours March 14, should both hava bean

likely left comforts ble chimney with the terms of the Agreement day in the Vienas Reicherst, Sayings of the Children," and it

to dissuade them failed, and in at work. The deceased did go to is published by Mr. Blackwell, of view of the great danger of the work, but the socased did not,

ing of repose after a hard day's made between the Hongkong Ics of the negotiations, the fear was Oxford, Wyndham, Olare, Chrię

enterprise the main street of apparently staying at home, with

corner and a well-earned even-dated the 26th day of March 1918 namely, that in view of the state who was also topher, we meet them all in Chamonix was thronged with another man,

work. And though in some cases Company Limited of the one part justified that a further screwing frontier would have resulted in row in the frontispiece," these are

Cass. All the thres men lived to

the leisure of retirement has been and this Company of the other back of their claims to the Cholm my jewele," for, as lady Glen spectators, and telescopes were charged in connection with the

much in demand.

Mr. Apoarhare much ples- she wrecking of the treaty. The Donner quotes, "Every child

Towarde 11 o'clock the three gether in a cubicle at 43, Yee Wo

dull and irksome, in most the part".

The Chairman:-The extra German people would not have comes with the message that God brothers were discerned looking Street, but the third man did not

renewed harness must sadly gall is not yet discouraged of man." like pygmies for up on the loftiest work at the refinery. The deceased

the old shoulders which had once sure in seconding that resolution. overwhelming majority of the ordinary resolution which you understood such action, and Quickly we get to know them,

terrace of the Grand Plateau, returned from his work at about

already shaken it off with a heart-

have just heard me read out has would have disspproved most sa their mother records their climbing with remarkable vigour six o'clock on the morning of

felt sigh of relief. personalities in their sayings and spirit. They disappeared in March 15, and went to his cubicle, "I took off the top, and I only "The Corridor," and were lost to where the other two men were.

in ether and sometimes more been proposed by myself and severely, and I think rightly, what may seem small ways in a favour signify in the nsual way. the peace so much desired.

Th further negotiations just put in the spoon, and all the view for an hour when they re They all took the morning meal

indirect ways. Sometimes, too, in seconded by Mr. A pear. Those in action entailing the sacrifice of apparently

day of great things; but to many Carried. I now propose for con

the Austro-Hangarian firmation sa s special resolution which egg came caterpillaring cat appeared, and were seen standing and stayed there,

old people indeed to MBOY Osterpillaring! It is the precise, together upon the extreme sum resting. In another cubicle were come women, and at about eleven.

people who are not old at sil- the following resolution passed at Government, in accord with the unexpected word. A clergyman mit of Mont Blanc,

life is make up of little things, the extraordinary general meeting German Government, has con is mounting the pulpit steps remained there for a few minutes, o'clock in the morning they heard

On her journey from Canton and a small deprivation in some of the Company held on the 15th ducted with the Ukraine have amid a hushed congregation." enjoying the magnificent view noise as though some bed boarde

and then commenced the descent were being knocked together last evening the s.a. Fatehan loss times as much felt as a greater April 1918 That the new had the result of making it alear be Jesus?" asks the child, in a

Articles contained in the printed that the paragraph about defais nut think the "No" "Then he is

a propeller and in consequence whisper.

Suddenly all three vanished,

noises were suspicious. They was forced to anchor not far from With the greatest of passive document gubmitted to the mest tive demarcation of the frontier Panah ?" Nothing irreverent

and an instant later they appear

apparently the noises Cap Sui Moon Pass. As soon sa saorifices we are not concerned ing for the purpose of identifio linee can be interpreted in a there; only the acute alternative ed 2,000ft.. below. One of the were of the child's mind,

trio had alipped, and the brothers, accompanying a most brutal the news reached Hongkong, now. That in these days is somation signed by the Chairman much more ample manner, and The same child is studying being raped together, were shot murder, for the deceased was Mesere. Butterfield and Swire mon to us all, old and young thereal be and the same are that in this way the ethnographic- alive afterwards sent two tage to her assistance, but age, at any rate, has its fall hereby approved and that suci mituation and the desires of the picture of Thomas Carlyle, and down an almost perpendicular never seen

slope of ice to a point where it When the deceased was found, The bost arrived in Hongkong share of it. And if it be true, as Articles be and they are hereby population can mocirs the most "Why does he look so sad? "He had ill-health, and besides joined the border of the upper besides other injuries on him, this afternoon, and has now gone some hold it to be, that age dulls adopted sa the Articles of the far-reaching consideration.

the one side of the skull had been to Taikoo Dock to have the pro: the capacity for grief sa for other Company in subtitution for and the protected commision will this many things saddened him." glacier, Horror-stricken,

at the Allies but also Polish dels "What sort of things?" "A watchers below presently saw smashed in, and, not content with pellex replaced. There were a bout

Mr. Greogory:-I beg to secondgates, we have done everything great many sad things that go on two of the men rise to their feet, that, the people concerned showed 400 passengers on board at the things, let us be thankful for it, the exclusion of all the existing include not only representes in the world!" Well, but and for two and a half hours they s most ferocious nature and did time, bas apart from the delay has fallen so heavily upon the

possible in attain s just demaros aged. Hammis, ferrets must eat egge." bent over the prostrate form of other things more terrible. A occasioned there was no untoward

The Chairman:--The special tion of the frontiers. most exceptional degree of incident.

But what of all the lenser wayn

Acording to trustworthy An observed piece of knowledge the third, who seemed inert,

in which age has specially suffer- reuolution which you have just. brought to bear with effect; and Then the two, one walking ferocity was displayed, Having

ed by the war? First, there is the heard me read has been proposed reports, it may be, segumed, thas then listen to this wisdom, "You with great difficulty, began the committed the murder, these know when you're too much sharious descent, leaving the two men did not run away, and

At 5.15 p.m. someone loss of companionship. In times for confirmation by myself anf supetantial supplice of breed, praised, you feel ashamed. It is lifeless body of their brother. It their conduct during the remain“ time. almost the same feeling sa being was dark before they reached the der of the day was a peculiar and with a little more intelligence like ours few people have spare seconded, by Mr, T. M. Gregory grain and Inlder exist in the "Dorridor,” and it was necessary interesting feature of the case, then the others came along, this hours to devote to shearing an Those in favour signify in the Ukraine. The restoration of One may even go to the chilto go down to the Grands Malets The third man apparently had a being a watchman, named Wong old person's solitude. Those who usual way. Osrried. I now pro- orderly commercial interoperas dren for a lesson in theology, as before they could find a safe conversation with one of the Kum. He heard of the affair, formerly used to live quiet lives poes carfirmation as a special with the Ukraine and the cas women, and from that she went went upstairs and guarded the with elderly relatives have solution the following resclafien change of the surplus gosing “The old Bible says a tooth for s stopping place.

It was a long and tedious into the cubicle and found the cubicle in which the two men nowadays in many probably in passed at the extraodinary Gan fodder and raw materials, thees tooth and an wys for an eye, but the new Bible says a kiss for's journey, but they succeded in decessed lying underneath a bed, and decessed were and sent a foki most cases found the call of eral meeting of the Company for industrial prodnom from ou tooth and a hng for an eye." reaching their goal in safety. the body being covered with for the police. Sargeant. Cotton national urgency too strong. The held on the 15th April 1918-country and Austria is, thatsforsi Children can be enviable dres Even then the fearful shock sacking and the head wrapped in and a Chinese detective soon arriv people those useful, plessant That the name of the Company quite a vital interest, both lot. nat a few hours at their Los & Cold Storage Company Hungary. That will load, in nocord with the Ukrainian Gog mers. What," seks one of the therr nerves had sustained was a quilt. She then rated the ed later followed by Inspector Sim. people!--who used always to be changed to "The Dairy Farm, and still marn to for Austria Mr. Oliphant -I beg to second arment, to facilities to this end, three, "are dreams? Are they not safficient to overcome their prisoner for what he had done, The prisoner was searched at have

and particularly railway facilitina, sent to amuse us? Are they the coolness and courage, for they and to that accusation the prisoner the Police Station and $14.78 disposal in which to drop in Limited"".

The Chairman:The specist being made the subject of joint picture-books of the night?" Sweet pantinned to thread their way made no reply. Soon after. was found on him, the bulk of on an old, sick or lonely person ly nak, is it not? Then," He says down the dangerous alopes from warde both men left the house, this being the deceased's wages, are one and all so full of war that.

"The restoration of legsi rela«. we all have 'Oor landa' that we swilight antil 2 or 3 o'clock in the prisoner going to the Suger When Sergt. Cotton anked at the activities that they can no longer

the morning. A resoning party Refinery, returning at 12 o'clock. house who had committed the keep up their old small kindnessee resolution which you have just examination and measures.. go to, when we sleep went to my land last night, he from Chamonix recovered the Neither of them attempted to run murder one of the women pointed And how much those kindness, heard me read ons has been pro- will say, it was beautiful." The body of the brother who was Way. By this time the blood out the deceased, hat the decessed mean to the aged! How much posed for confrmation by myself tions is so fully guarantees in the dreams may even be in waking wsa killed. It bore no trace of from the deceased had commenced made no answer or denial. Later longer and duller a long dull day and seconded by Mr. T. Oliphant, treaty, that we can bar: both time, as when some ivory counters beainen, and it was discovered dripping into a lower cubicle, the man volunteered a statement seems when there is no probability. These, in favour please signify in diplomatic and politico-com occupied by a blacksmith, thus that the blood on his clothing of a break in it someone cuming the usual way. Carried unani oil intercourse with th are thrown into a dish: "Hark 1 that the neck was beokon.

Considering that the three showing that the prisoners took was owing to the fact that his nose in to read anippata from the papes motaly: Thai is all the business, portant passion, at the legal safety. The polit I've made a noise with belis on it."

brothers fell a distance of 2,000 no steps to cover up their crime. I had bled. When charged he stated or tell the latest bit of local gossip. gentleman, and I thank you for Roman Empire in-

mercial agreements also "No real child could get on with feet it is remarkable that two They remained in the cubicle until that the third man was attacking Yes, smidet so many urgant your attendanos,

security for the revival of out the fairy folk, come to visit should have escaped with anim-three o'clock. No-one went to the the deceased and that he (prisoner) demands on charity and kindness, police station, and reported the tried to stop him and so got and above all on personal service,

trade, as soon as the dif them in dreams. "It's because portant injuries.

matter, but apparently two people splashed with blood. When the age has had to make many 6

whether it be the Dr. G. E. Harrison, Political still existing in the poli fairies are so real that you can't

made attempts, only to find their third man had killed the decessed morifice

"Regarding the question nes them; just because people

During the Week ended May 4, courage fail when they got to the he threatened the socused if he comfortably-off old lady whose Adviser to the Chinese Gavern- conditions permit. expect them to be all golden and

whether "the" conalusion of the doer. At five o'clock another said anything. Mr. Jenkin went favourite niece has gone on ment, arrived in Peking from

Ukrainian Treaty znight projgdigen diamonds that's all wrong two cases of bubonic plague extrazdinary thing took place un to speak of the motive for the war work, or poor old Australis,

faizioa ATO ke occurred (Chinese), and there was The day we pay day at the crime, saying that so far se he Polly, the superannuated char

the conclusion of pesos with the and дове. nuta

The one death. There wars seven and the aconsed had could see it was paraly the desire woman, whree hands have grown

Bolshevik, Gerorament at Petro- mother," writes Lady Glen-cases of enterio fever (one Fir

about $4 to draw and the to get the money of the deceased too rhenmaticky for washing and

wheee maal benefactors have And in their case the virtue of rad, my impression is that shat has at least many things pino, ons Japanese and the rest decessed about $12. The prislightly over $12

Evidence was then taken. either forgotten or had to forgo patriotism must be its own re not so, "Lif any means whatever in the company of these children, Chinese), se a result of which

soper took his own identificaton bat one frath definitely is here, there were four deaths. One fatal fee and the dessused's and went Evidence was given by an old their customary gifts of slashing ward. People who still have the existed to indage, Mr. Trotsky, to

little luxuries. They fare best part of their career to run sign a satisfactory pesce ins and it is that her children tesob case of small-por (Chinese) WAS

without disclosing to the effect that theee was no badly in theee days in more ways can say in the hardest time: tent, it was to be found precis her more then she teaches them." reported, and there were 31 cases across to the work and drew both woman who was there at the time, or

late of money, They could not love more than a of spotted fever (all Chinese), 23 the fact that the deceased was particular noise, the only arunde than one; Seventy-five cannot "Never mind, the good times the Ukrainian peace, and mother's love, yet for a birthday deaths resulting

dead. That was peculiarly heard being the usual bag knook-stand-in a queue, even if the coming will be worth is sil. Age till.consider the conalma Dellous and calculated so and ing noises. When defendant and old-age pension would make it eennot say that. The years that this reses an important morning there was this note from

ing at a settlement tol entirely in keeping with the another man went out they told worth while to do so. Tes, batter the locust hath eaten asu never man's conduct all through. After the principal tenant to go inside and cool, three things, hich mean be restored to them on earth for both wards the socused again returned the cubicle and see what was mach to old folks, are sourse and Think of it, youth and strength, to the cubicle, for the police did under the bed.

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The Colony's Health.

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with the sign of the aron, from be kind to you, which I think Another I have tried to draw the beet present of all, (Here the you' a picture, but I can't do it arose.) He harm can come to you well quough." But I will always, with that sign,

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, not know of the crime oven at this. The osas is proceeding,

since the burden of bereavement Articles-thersof".

that

Dr. G. E. Morrison.

deer and more, citan, ihan noi and honour, as it deserYM, they simply do without them. selles mariños of age.