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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

Five Years for a Robber.

At the Supreme Court this morning before His Honour the Chiel Justion, (Sir, W. Roon Davies), Obak Tat was charged with enmmitting a robbery in the New Territories.

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KIDNAPPING CASE.

Child Taken to Macao.

A Chinese was charged on re- mand, at the Magistracy this after noon, before Mr. J. B. Wood, with

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1818.

GERMAN STATE RAILWAYS.

THE PRODIGAL SON IN JAPAN.

A POORLY · PAID PROFESSION.

The Effects of the War.

The German railways have dont exceedingly well during the

for:

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A Moral Story. The Japanese papers tell a tale which is designed to pat to shame Boy young man who feels inclined to abirk his duly as a conscript, says the Japon Chronicle.

far and near.

A Thousand a Year for

Teachers."

No one

Mr. Fisher,

BIG FIRE AT SHANGHAI. M.P. EXCHANGED AFTER

China Merchants' Godown fnvolved.

TWO YEARS.

Captain Craig's Message to South Antrim;" Captain Charles O. Onig, member for South Antrim, 11th

A fire involving a merchandise Royal Irish Rifles, who recently risk of over Tls. 100,000 brake arrived at The Hagus from Gar out about nine o'clock on the mapy for internment, sends the night of Ausust 18 at the Chins following message to his on- Merchants Lower wharf, and stitucat kept members of thres companies After two years' confinement se after midnight. Evidently the have at last been exchanged to

The

kidnapping a small boy at Yau-war as regards receipts. Although Ioabida Shin, son of Yoshida George Sampson writee the mati on April 21. Inspector J. J. receipta for 1914 fell short of Tamsten, of Kasawa. On the Daily Chronicle, as follows: Mr. G. H. Wakeman, (Crown Watt prosecuted.

those of 1913, the latter were West Coast, joined the Maidsaru The policy of paying teachers Solicitor), prosecuted, and prison-

sirasdy exceeded by the receipts naval station in 1914. and was less than dastmen, bowever er was not represented.

Lo Sing, in giving evidence, for 1915. The figures for 1917 posted to the "Asama. After admirable and desirable as a of the Fire Brigada busy until prisoner of war in Germany, I The jury was composed of the asid he sold joss shoks in the shop are not yet fally svailable. some time, having fallen into bad piece of municipal statesman fire bad been in progress some Holland, and the first use I wish following-Mesure. J. Toppin at 416, Shanghai Street, ground ber, 1917, the receipts

bat ap to the end of Septem-habits, he took such a dislike to the profession, and leaving the time before it was discovered, for to make of my freedom is to get

company and taken to dissipated ship, has had the effect of killing (foreman), J. Catt, J. M. Fardes, floor, sud. he bad another loki, the first pine months of that Nothing could be learned regard of teachers. The postponement near the foot of Dent Road, was your forbearance and patienos in A. W. Smith, M. A. da Silvs, Be knew defendant, who also sold exceeded those for the

discipline that he deserted ship. schools full of abildren sad emply whole north end of Godown 25, constituency. I greatly appreciats when the Brigade arrived the into teach again with my J. Watson and J.B. Chapman.

joss-sticks which were obtained responding period of 1916 by 30 in his whereabout, theagh his of the Continuation School system well slight; the firemen, however, that no suggestion has reached Prisoner pleaded not guilty. The Crown Solicitor, in opening from witness. He osme to live and 6 per cent. on the goods his son's delinquency, sought him but it is mainly due to the simple the north half of the godown, desire on your pars that I should

per cent. on the passenger trafo

father, overcome with shame at ean be variously explained away, succeeded in corfining the fire to me during my captivity of the caso, said that on July 16, with witness for about ten days.trafic. Compared with 1813 the unknown, and not in Police Witress as w the small boy on April following year showed an aggro- | to the grave by his grief and training, prisoner, with other person!

fact that thers aren't teachers Atlength, brought prematurely enough, either in harness or in which is a large two storey reaign my seat and make way for custody at present, broke open 20 at about 12 o'clock, and adorease of 232,000,000 exertions, Yoshida Tamsten, on scheme possible.

to make any ach structure, 100 by 75 ft.

someone who could properly marks, 1915 shows an increase of his death bed, charged bis wife

contents, comprising represent you during these critical Territories; and stole a pair of the boy by the band

Now he also saw defendant leading 11,000,000 marks and 1816 sr with the sacred quest of finding national education are to be found and miscellaneous general mar suggestion, though perfectly The deadliest snemies of largely beans, with piece goods and troublone times. Jack a troum, & wateb, 15 30 in cash, about 1 p.m. since that time be

st incresés of 462,000,000 marks and other small articles. Од

Large sums have been expend honour.in the syes of the world.} They don't want to pay good northern end to a depth of pro-/given me great pain, lor, however their son and restoring the family on the local education committees ohandise, of both flors on the natural, would I admit, have se had not seen the small boy. When ed on of the At the Police Station at Taipo heat about 3 p.m. the small boy did stock, so that the latter, at the end more Japoniso, in the quest. The deaires excessive centralisation in Watar. The heat was terrifio and war, those bonds are now a thou

and on increase of the rolling school, ssorificed their daughter, provides the money. admitted that he committed the

out or badly damaged by heat and me to my constituenta before the robbery but said he was induced not return he came to Hongkong of 1917, bad increased its ralte to do so by a certain man called to search for him, but could and some 30 per cent. compared with danghter, who was 22 years old any department of national the emeke dense, end several of sand times stronger since I have neither the child nor defendant 1913. In spite of the substantial and was attending & High School,) sativity, but it will soon be neces overcome At first it seemed likely serving and fighting side by side the fire-fighters were temporarily had the honour and pleasure of A Chinese identified the pair The next he heard of defendant cannot be said to have improved situations in Kyoto, Osaka, and some of these disastrous bodies, were arrested in this direction, was too old to go to the front, but

increase in the receipts the war to work as a rapt, seeking | agrume very vigorons control over that the adjoining godown on the with your song,

abandoned her studies and went sary for the Board of Edcuation to of trousers and watch as being was a letter addressed to him by the finsacial position of the rail- Nagoye, in the hope of finding Think of what has happened in after which attention was devoted thank God orary day I did go his property and said that on the

north would ostoh, bat the filsmee Macy of my friends thought I night of the robbery be wa

the defendant from Masao, but ways, as the increased expendi- the prodigal in one or other of the past year. sleeping in his room when he defendant could not write

tare more than counter-balances these populous cities. All proved recognising that the secret of the toying the unfired section of and was to do my share, however heard a noise. He got up and very

the increased revenue. With the well, and it T& prisoner moving about.

vain, as might have been expect absent teacher is the absence of a present level of wages and ed.

the building.

amall, in fighting for my country, his opinion that defendant could prices the increased expenditure Prisoner and the other men were not have written the letter. The for the current vear, sa compared got very successful at combining immediata increase. The loss towards midnight, with the to appreciate, in a way I could decent aslary, made certain The building was stored with In those 22 months during which armed with small fire-arme, sad letter was received by his elder with that for 1913, will account domestic service with detective bodies thereupon eagerly sat to Weight of water, the second floor never otherwise have done, the Finding that the daughter was grants to meet the expense of so cargo from floor to ceilings and was with our battalion I learned be (witnese) was badly bruised aister. He took the letter to the for some 1,100,000,000 marks. everything they wanted, they told to find a certain Chan Xsa, farther reduced had not the pas roaming the ecuatry. For a long Their in the back. After they had taken Yanmasti Police Station. He was The balance would have been work, the mother too tarew up work to see how far they could had eank several isches and was splendid qualities of my comrades. caught bold of

her employment, and started defeat the Board's intentions, is danger of falling: The exten: a hard times and in easy, in the witness, twisted his arm, and tied his he came home be old his sisterly eariailed.

but he was rot at home. When eenger service been very material.

chief desire

of damage, must have been contrenches and in battle, they were time she had no better success to transfer hands behind his back. Thea

An involuntary

the whole or the siderable. Companies 1, 2, sad always cheery, fearless, and kind. he could not find him. they made him follow them for a

Од saving has arisen from the limits than the daughter. At last, bow-balk of the Fisher

4 and the Fire Float were engaged The mad of the trenobes, the certain day Chan Yan sold witness tion to repair work as regards the bow, this being a moral and sots and to waste as little as possible o'clock, it was still amouldering philosophy and calm, and on that distance of about three miles, and to get money ($160) to redeem permanent

ever, it is not explained exactly to the pockets of the ratepayers the fire was under control by ten taken by them

antil early this morning. Though shelle of the enemy, were there the prisoner crossed the boy, Ee (witness) then tried etc., from shortage of raw mater to know that the prodigal was treatment of the teachers was 80

way. locomotives,

with equal stream and went away, leaving to

detective story the mother came in salaries. In one county the witness there. He broke loose he succeeded in doing. After get mesas increased expenditure at At her summons he returned to work about a month ago, and, sa raise the money which isle and labour. This, of course, working in an ironworks in Osaks, flagrantly unjust that they ceased

persistently until after midnight memorable first of July, 1916, bia bonde and reported the matter ting, the money Chan Yan took some fature period.

when the battalion Left Thiepval to the Police. Other evidence was him along with three others to

Wood for its first serious encounter called bearing out the

Kanaziwa, where, so tenderly did far as I know, are still on strike. The war has, in other respects, sbova

with the enemy, every man of the statements.

with his sister to look for the railway service, and the Railway movingly describe hie father's has been made operative in such Mr. Wolfe, this morning, for being them. It has been my constant Macso. He aleg went together wrought great changes in the she expostulate with him, and so In London a new scale of salaries A Chinese was charged before did his duty so splendidly that Prisoner's statement which was boy, but they could not find the Minister stated, on

you have just cease to be proud of death and recite his last wisher, a way as to cause sotaal lees of in anlawful possession of four made at Taipo Police Station was boy, neither did they see defend- occasion, that 107,000 women had that the prodigal son; deeply re-income in some cases, and actual tacle of prepared opium. Inspector sorrow that I have been unable to "read out and the jury returned a ant.

unanimous verdict cf guilty.

twice. The second time he went and bad done surprisingly well sorrendered bimself to the naval a riotous seembly of protesting the oses was adjourned till to it any wonder that. I am proud of “....

Witness went to Macao been engaged in railway work pentani, went to Maidzura and bardship in all the result being Brown seked for a remand, and share their later privations and His Lordship, in passing sent was with Uban Isu and othete, The crowding of the trains thorities a deserter..

experience their successes, but is encë, faid that prisoner was not on the Jane 15. On arriving at was also a result of the exfoundly touched by the story, saw instans of this steadfastly

women outside the County Hall marrow. young man; otherwise he would Macao, Ouan Yan took witness captional conditiene, thus 65,000 how much the virtues of the fami- inimical sttitude of education received by the American Con- no more. I can only sek their

The Naval Court-martial, pro- There is no need to multiply

having been member for a con- Typhoon Warving. have received the "cat" but be so a Chinese, boarding house. workmen now had to be conly outweighed the frailties of the authorities towards teachers. Asulate General, Hongkong, from fathers and mothere to seek con- stituency which prodass them? would sentence him to five years Ohan Yan found defendent on the yeyed to Spandau (State weapon sop, and made it the subject of a matter of fact, the clerks and the Manils Observatory at noon solation in the fact that they died The following telegram was Alas! that so many of them are lard labour and 18 strokes with same day as he arrived at Macao, factories), against 25,000 in peece Staff Order. It only remains to other administrative employees yesterday:-"Cyclone or typhoon for their country and for the glory the birch.

Then defendant asked him how times. It was also stated that the add that the father who us in the education offices get E. of northers Luson, more than of later. Another Robbery Case. much money he had brought with combinations of the railway work fortunately died before the return better uvale of salaries, larger 300 miles distant, direction un Chao Yan charged before the him and he" austered Ohief Justice with committing a Wainees then asked defendant the wages of the men had almost of the prodigal had feelinge finer incremente, a bigger bonus, and known." The following telegram to know that I can now couns

$160, men were demanding mora wagse; robbery at Wanchai.

It gives me great satisfaction that the boy was in Ma Wan.

officials in receipt of salariee up Lason, moving N. or N.N.E." while the boy was, and he replied been doabled within a year, and than are felt by the common herd, a more generous pansion than the was received at 1. p.m. to day ladies among the electors of South. teachers. In London, education "Cyclone or typhoon N. E. of Antrim, Without their spirit and Defendant also said to witness

determination that he was going to redeem the

£500 have been getting s boy on June 17.

this war could substantial war bonas; but head

asver have been carried on, and teachers earning more than £250

time and history will show to what extent the country is indebte

Mr. G. E. Wakeman (Orown Solicitor) prosecuted, and prisoner was not represented.

In opening the o388, the Crown Solicitor said that prisoner, with other persone, on June 80 weat into a money-changer's shop at Wanchai, stole money to the extent of about $3,000 and rac sway. He was, however, arrested by the Palice.

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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS

The case is proceeding...

RECENT COLLAPSES.

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the expenditure for increased pay smounted to 651,000,000 marks in 1917, as compared with 1916, and the pay of the workmen had been raised far more than that of the railway servants.

per

At the Magistracy this after- noon, before Mr. Wolfe, sitting an

though all cannot rise to each an being a palice officer. However, exalted sense of duty, it is to the Baneral benefit that each noble examples should be made widely known, that they may be followed, however imperfectly.

CANTON NEWS.

Our Canton ocrrespondent writes sa follows:-

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TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.

LEGISLATIVE, COUNCIL'

to

have not received a single farth and the notion of an archbishop.ed to them. On April 1, an iteration took

ing. Why? Because in

the He has to create and "control s place in the calculation of the

world of eduostion the great living organisation, and be when I can greet you face to face, I hope the day is not far off Hares which seems to cause & good

law is that everything may he beare a weight of responsibility a day whion, I need not say, deal of disappointment. It was

done for the officials and nothing that is almet appalling. There are most sagerly look forward Prisoner pleaded zot guilty.

expected that the former ticket

for the teachers. The greater few public servants who give so Meanwhile I leave your interesta Evidence was given by a con-

Enquiry Opens at Magistracy, tax would be abolished and in ite

your distance from the children much to the nation at such a cost with confidence in the hands of stable who effected the arrest,

place sa additional charge of 10 Robbers Invest a City,

the greater your importsace. The to their own mental and bodily my colleague from Ulster. and also by the foki and the eon

per cent. introduced and a further An urgent report from the shortage of teachers is soon that powers, addition of 10 per cent to 16 magistrate of Lien Hein district the Board of Education, in a very of the proprietor of the money.

Captain Charles Oraig was to" Whitaker'a changer's shop.

cent. imperial traffic-tsz, (north of Canton) states that the grave report just issued, points Almanack" and glance at the captured on July 1, 1916, the particularly the fourth city is now surrounded and out that not only is any reduction salaries paid to the numerous in front of Thiepval Wood. Ea The jury returned a verdict of sa Coroner, an enquiry was held class,

opening day of the Somme battle, which hed hitherto attacked by several thousands of in the ass of classes or any "Principal Clerks " and " Assist-was wounded in the legs and discharged. dis, and prisoner was into the sirens cause surround been free from ticket-tex. This, robbers who have united with increase in the length of school met servis, in the Grover was first in hospital at Candra ing the death of cartin people in however, does not apply to the those in Ta-yuen district and with life impracticable, but that the ment service. Observe how many in France, and then went to the bones collapses which took express trains, inasmuch as one disbanded soldiers. The military level of efficiency reached in of them rise to a maximum of a place at Morrie Bill Road on class is to cost as much as the stations and all the villages on elementary education before the thousand year-more or less at Clateraloh (Westphalis), August 5th.

Mr.A.E.Wright, of the P.W.D., tickets, the first olase, for in-plandered or burned doon and while the whole school system of everybody that the Education minden, and Freiburg in Baden,

price for two passenger train the outskirts of the city have been war cannot be maintained And Surely it must be obvious to

Crefeld, Schwarmstadt. Holz in giving evidence, said that on stance, to cost sa maoh se the over 1,000 females have been the country is thus steadily fal service does not constitute a Orders issued today by Hr. the morning of the collapse he second and third class together. kidnapped. If sesistance does ling to rain, the incredibly stupid career open to talent as long as F. O. Jenkin, C.B.E., state ;- received a telephone message The price will only be a little not come immediately, the aity committees continue to discuss the men at the very top of the

Departmental Orders.

from Inspector Sim to the effect lower than the present exceptional will be captured. The folowing is to be inserted that a collapse had taken place. He charge, and the railway depart

education as if it could be bag. scholastic tree, the carefully Hunting Down Robbers, went round to examine the placement seems determined to main

gled; over-like contract for picked headmasters of the At page 55 of the D.0. Book:

Wong Ohuen-ein, the com- pigwash.

great London schools are con- Belta-77. Op and from Mon- sad esw that the collspeed house tain a pronounced difference mander who was ordered to attack day, August 26th, 1918, belts will were numbered 16, 18, and 20. A between the prices for passenger Hai district, in connection with Federation of Women Teachers is Clerk in the Local Govern To

I notice with approval that the ridered to be barely equivalent he worn on all Parades and Police boulder on the bills came down and express train.-Engineering the big robbery outside the city, appealing to the public conscience ment Board or a quarter of an the robbera in Kee Tan Hill, Hin London unit of the National to third of a Principal Daties by all ranks below the rank and crashed into the back portion of Company Sergeant Major, of the boazee, and the houses

has reported that the robbers through the Press. They are Assistant Secretary in the Board Police School.

collapsed so Mr.T. H. King, D.S.P., has opinion, the cause of the collapse Hackney's First Lady Councilor. the entrance to their stronghold feeble London Teachers' Associ service of the couútry-I mean the vacancy on the Legislative

posases the beat ammunition and doing what the comparatively of Education! The education Gentlemen, forwarded the Examination Re sults for No. 8 rlatoon. Same

Haokusy Borough Council had But after a bora barment by the instead of disipating its energies schools, and not easby jobs at of the Peace during the swo is defended with machine guna ation should have done long ago actual teaching service in the Council to represent the Justices have been posted i H.Q. Office. Questioned by the foremam of Florence Ashdown, its first indy dense undergrowth and are now bera from the drapen shops, will never be a respected branch E. Pollock, K.C

the distinction of electing Mis. gunboats, the robbers retired to in getting discount for its mem-Whitehall or in Council offices months' absence of the Hon. H Belts.

the jury, witnesa said that tha Buglers and Drummers will boulder on the hills was situated elected a member of the food So ist over 30 nabbers have been woman's side of the question is men of high quality and strong posed and Mr. Evan Ormiston

councillor, recently, She was

being surrounded on three sides. However, I am sure that the of public work, attracting the attend at Headquarters Oños and in Crown land,

Mr. Andrew Forbes has pro draw Bella at 6 p.m. on Wednes The enquiry is proceeding.

Committee. Mrs. Ashdown bas taken an sotive part in the social killed. day, August 21st,

not of first importance just now, character that it so specially has seconded my nomination. work of the borough for somMA

The Typhoon.

What the schools need above all needs, until we are prepared to If I am elected, I will do the A report from Taishun states things is more man. years.

pay our London headmasters best I can in the interests of the that much damage was done to Drove A Neil Into a Shell,

Let me make a definite sugges thousand a year, and the reat"in Colony-the Commercial Com houses during the typhoon on the tion. The headmaster of a large sconcatenation according." There munity with which I have been Inspector Gegg ́tske over the

William Holmes, 14, Tottenham, morning of the 15th, while the London school is an immensely is nothing startlingly new in this ociated for the past twenty. duties of Warning Offoer daritg ▲ Chinese was summoned to- dug up what he thought were water rose a foot more. A report hard-worked person who, if he is The headmasters of the principal years. the absence on lears of Troop day for the larceny of some riokaha noses of anti-aircraft shells. Drir from Shai Hing states that the to be successful, must have the public schools get double and

I have the Honour to be, Sergeant 880 Arnold.”

tyres in the neighbourhood of ings nail into one he caused an river is still rising and the south personal authority of a general, treble as much, Is the education

Gentlemen, Strength,

Shanghai Road, Taumati. He was explosion, and was killed. The and west-gates of the city ars now the administrative skill of of the poor as much less worthy P. O. 708 Wattie reaigns, on sentenced to one month's imehalls bad been left over when blooked up with bricks and stones business manager, the lot of an and onerous than the education

Your Obedient Servant, leaving for Active Service. prigonment,

| factory slowed dowɑ,

A.E. LOWEL to preventthe water from entering, cooke the patienes of a palat of the rich ?

Hongkong, 19th August, 1916,

Bandenen will draw Belte on Friday, August 23rd, at 6 p.m. Mounted Police,

a result. Ia his

was the continued beavy rains At that time.

Stolen Tyres.

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ELECTION.

the Justices of the Peace of

the Colony of Hongkong.

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It is my intention to stand for