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FROM ELECTRICAL DEALERS 69016 四拜雞號登十月弍十英港香 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1919.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

BIG PRIZE MONEY.

REWARD FOR CREW OF E14.

London, December 8: The Privy Council has awarded the crew of the famous submarine E14 a £30,000 prize as bounty for sinking a Turkish Transport with 6,000 troops and 200 crew in the Sea of Marmora in 1915. The Prize Court previously refused the bounty on the ground that the transport was not an armed ship. The bounty goes exclusively to the crew of E14, numbering only about a score. It thus represents the biggest haul of prize money in the war.

MORE EASTBOUND SHIPS.

A NEW DUTCH SERVICE

London, December 8. The Times correspondent at Rotterdam says that the Netherlands Steamship Company and the Rotterdam Lloyd have decided to open & regular monthly service between Hamburg, Shanghai, and Yoko- hama. These Companies were recently admitted to the Eastern Conference.

LANCASHIRE COTTON MILLS.

MORE BIG SALES RETORTED.

London, December 7. Big sales of cotton mills in Lancashire continue. The Directors of the Vatherlane Company have accepted an offer of £1,500,000 for the Leigh Mills, possessing 100.000 spindles. It is calculated that eighty-five mills have changed hands, and that the deals represent £24,000,000.

GERMAN MISSIONS IN SHANTUNG.

A SEQUESTRATION ORDER REVOKED.

Rome. December S.

DARING BURGLARY,

ROBBERS AT SHERIFF'S.

$25,000 WORTH OF JEWELLERY STOLEN.

MOTOR BANDITS.

The three men charged in con- nection with the motor bandits case were before the Magistrate this afternoonfortrial. There were no fewer than eight charges per- ferred against them, three being A most sensational burglary for murder, three of intent to mur- took place last night at Messrs. der, one of wounding and one of Sheriff Bros., jewellers, in Queen's robbery. RoadCentral, involving a reported

The case is proceeding. loss of some $25,000 worth of jewellery and precious stones. The

perpetrators have not

similar

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THE SHIPPING DISPUTE.

POSSIBILITY OF ARBITRA- TION.

Dear Sir,

10th December 1919.

WAGES DISPUTE.

In view of the fact that some of the shipowners concerned have during the past few days agreed to refer the matters at present in dispute to arbitration, it has oc- curred to our clients, Captain D'Oliveyra and W. J. Stokes, that there may be a possible way of arriving at a friendly settlement. With this and in view, our clienta propose to convene at once a meeting of the captains, officers and engineers concerned with a view

SINGLE COPY: 10 CTS.

$36 PER ANNUM.

GOVERNMENT SERVANT CHARGED.

Are Good Tires

TO-DAY'S EXCHANGE.

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand, to-day, was 5a/234d.'

CHIEF WITNESS ABSENT.

Ernest Baker, charged with

THE WEATHER. attempting to obtain a bribe of 5300 from a Chinese firm on the

Forecast-Rain. Barometer:-- promise of passing a sample of 30.08. Temperature 2 p.m.63. lard submitted to him for analysis Humidity 2p.m. -85.

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The chief witness for the MR. CHAN KAI-MING. prosecution did not

Court and Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who conducted the prosecution, said he would bring him up later.

Chief Detective Marison, in reply to his Worship, Inspector said that what could be done was to order Baker's discharge, for the

present.

His Worship ordered a'remand in orded that the chief witness might be got into touch with. He advised Mr. M.K. Lo, who was for the defence, to see the Captain Superintendent of Police, and if Mr. Wolfe was satisfied with Baker's statement and if the chief witness for the prosecution would not turn up, Baker would be discharged.

The case was remanded.

THE DISSATISFIED POLICE.

UNFOUNDED REPORTS.

This morning we enquired from

the Police authorities if there were any further developments in regard to the representations

made by the new recruits of the

With regard to the local ship- ping dispute, correspondence con- cerning which appears on Pages 5 and 8, Mesars. Hastings and Hastings write us as follows

With reference to the corres-in the Government Laboratory, pondence appearing this morn was to-day brought up on remand ing in the Hongkong Daily Press before Mr. J.R. Wood.- under heading The Local Ship- 45 yet been traced, but jewellers' shop, as two very heavy ping Dispute" and The South the way the whole thing was cabinets, laden with Chinese China Morning Post under head-in executed does not leave much vases and silver watches, were ing The Shipping Dispute" we doubt that the same gang closely up against it. Any at-enclose copies of a letter which that operated this year with tempt to push over these cabinets we think, in fairness to our clients, such signal success on vari- would have meant immediate should have formed part of the ous business offices have been detection as the vases would have published correspondence, and a again busy this time. As on fallen and everything would have further letter which we have to- previous occasions, the entrance come down with a crash. But day sent to Messrs. Deacon. to the shop was effected through the gang of burglars did not go Looker, Deacon and Harston, and the adjoining store, which in this that way to work. In all

trust you will see your way to instance was Madame Flint's. probability the removal of the publish these.

The exac: hour at which cabinets was effected with the

(Copy.) the robbery happened is not aid of a leverage by a strong bam. known but if the statement boo, or they may have been re- of Messrs. Sennet Freres' watch moved with a motor car "jack". man is accepted, it occurred The door through which entrance sometime between 9.45 and 10 to the jewellery store was secured o'clock last night. He states must have been perforated with a that at about 10 o'clock he saw large sugur, making a long string the light outside the entrance to of perforations, thus enabling the the jewellers' shop lighted, but, wood to be cut easily. The as his instructions from his master wood was cut to the size of about were that he should under no 214 by 16 feet, the size of the condition move from his seat nor hole being

to those patrol near the shop, he did not mede in other stores that were Go to see why the light outside previously victimised. This es- should be burning as this hour.

belief that the tablishes the Messrs. Sheriff's closed shop robbers at work last night were last night at about 8 o'clock, the of the same party that have doors were well barred and only helped themselves to the goods of one light was kept. burning. other shops. The burglars, when namely near the centre of the in Madam Flint's establishment. store. The shutters affixed to tried to open her safe, but did not German missionaries in Shantung bave complained to the the show windows had large succeed. They ransacked the draw- mission property and declared it to be the private property of Ger- enable anyone to look in and Once inside Messrs. Sheriff's man subjects.

spot whether robbers were store, the nimble men began The Vatican has telegraphed the Archbishop of Tokyo instructat work inside. This morn-throughly to ransack the place. ing him to ask the Government to revoke this unjustified measure. ❘ing when the Manager of Ther put on the electric A reply has arrived at the Vatican announcing that the Japanese the firm came along at 7 lights, and divested the show Government has revoked the sequestration.

o'clock he found 2 number. cases of their treasures. On the of lights burning, and was on the window there were a number of point of questioning his assistants gold and silver ornaments. on their negligence when be Adjoining the cabinet that they noticed a general state of topsy-pushed aside, was another one turvydom in the shop. Within a containing a profusion of jade second he saw that his place stones. some of the best that had been burgled.

the firm stocked, and sil The burglars no doubt made these stones were stolen. These very close study of the jade stones were very valuable. place. In this connection Pearl necklaces, silver bags, and may be recorded that two large trays of silver watches

11th December 1919. on Tuesday ..z well-dressed (over 200 in number) were Dear Sirs. With reference to Chinese gentleman went to also included in the booty, the correspondence which was Messrs. N. Lazarus and Co. to After dislodging all have his eyes tested. A request articles from their places. the Hongkong Daily Press and the these published at your request in the was afterwards made to Mr. robbers concentrated on the rafes South China Morning Post of to- Lewis Tobias, the proprietor, by in the shop. These included two day's date under the headings the customer for permission to in-large Chubb safes and one "Local Shipping Dispute" spect the workmen's room and the smaller one with a big lock at and "The Shipping Dispute," skop. Not suspecting anything, tached. The small safe was first since we presume your object was Mr. Tobies granted the request. selected, and the thieves went merely to give full information to Whether this man was into the extent of shifting it to a the Press and public, it seems a any way associated with the sub-place where they could have the pity that such correspondence did the s. s. Lien Shing, nothing With regard to the sinking of sequent burglary is not known. electric light beating on it. One not also include the letter of further has been

The burglars mundus operandi of these lights was pulled down which a copy is enclosed, which amplification of the news already received in The will of the recently deceased steel magnate, Mr. Henry was as follows-They first got and the cord attached to the

was sent to Mr. S. T. Williamsor published. The owners here have Frick, after setting aside $25,000,000 for his wife and daughter, diverts through the big door leading to handle of the safe, thus enabling yesterday by us, since such Princeton the offices of the British-American the work to be done efficiently and letter has an obvious bearing the entire remaining 8117,000,000 to philanthropic uses.

telegraphed their Saigon University receives $15,000,000. Harvard, and the Massachusetts Tobacco Co. and Mr. M. J.quickly. The lock was broken, upon the pending shipping dis- egents, but have so far received Institute of Technology. $5,000,000 each. His New York residence. Stephens, the solicitor.

It and the safe's contents, namely, pute, and sufficiently proves that. with the art contents, valued at $50,000,000, is left to the widow for may be explained here that gold ornaments, double eagles, so far as our clients are concern life and afterwards goes to the City as an art museum.

Mr. Stephens has a watchman and precious stones, stolen. In ed, they are not adopting an un- to keep watch at night on the this safe there was a large reasonable attitude, although it premises. This man is supposed to bundle of imitation pearls, will of course rest with the bar the entrance door and to sleep which the men'discarded, leaving captains, officers and engineers under the steps.

As to how the them on the floor, an indication concerned to decide the matter burglars got into this building that the robbers were not ignorant none but a Sherlock Holmes could of the value of things.

Mr. Stephens' watchman was supposed to have been there

Vatican because the Japanese Government has sequestrated their round holes in the centre to ers, but did not remove anything. I present demands of the captains. Force for increased pay.

AMERICA AND MEXICO.

PRESIDENT WILSON STILL MENTALLY KEEN,

Washington. December 7.

Senators Fall and Hitchcock, who were delegated to confer with President Wilson regarding the Mexican crisis. and also to report whether the President, by reason of his illness, is unable to exercise his duties, after a forty-five minutes' conference at White House, have agreed that President Wilson is in touch with recent developments and is mentally keen enough to form judgments on the questions confrunting the nation. President Wilson said there "were too many-serious conditions involved in the Mexican situation

to warrant hasty action.

A STEEL MAGNATE'S WILL

SOME LARGE BEQUESTS.

New York. December 7.

LATEST SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(From Our Gen Correspondents.)

THE P. AND 0. DONGOLA,"

ON THE WAY TO TSINGTAV.

Singapore, December 10.

The P. and Q. s.8. Dongola, now an Admiralty transport, arrived yesterday, carrying 32 British troops, 875 Chinese coolies and 34 Burman troops. She is bound for Tsingtau and on the way home may pick up two wings of the Manchesters.

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THE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA.

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say,

The task of drijling the other safes baffled the gang, chips of

at his post, the doors were sup steel on the floor showing that posed to have been barred, and they had been hard at work on it.

to ascertaining whether they will agree that the proposed in order to afford the shipowners cessation of work be postponed ample opportunity of offeringaome definite counter-proposals to the

officers and engineers for an in- crease of pay, either in the shape of an offer to refer the matter to arbitration, or in the shape of a definite offer of advance of wages.

Yours faithfully. (sd). HASTINGS & HASTINGS.. S. T. Williamson Esq.

Shipowners Projection A's- sociation of Hongkong.

(Copy) Hastings and Hastings Solicitors and Notaries.

8 Des Voeux Road Central, Hongkong.

The Captain Superintendent of Police was away in the New Territories, but the D.S.P. (Mr. P.P.J. Wodehouse) informed us that the situation is just the same as it was before. The dissatisfied men had been told that if they wanted to go Home, they could do so, and about a dozen of the men would probably leave. Mr. Wodehouse added that there was no foundation whatever for the statement made by the China Mull that the Government has decided to reconsider the matter. What the China Mail said last night," he remarked, "is all nonsense.

THE LIEN SHING,

EUROPEANS REPORTED

SAVED.

to

no reply.

Japanese boat which arrived in We hear that the skipper of a

understood that of the 37 suvivors Port this morning reported that he there were six Europeans, and that these bad been taken to Haiphong by the ss. Kong Nam. to which reference is made in. This was only what he had been told. There is no definite news.

that letter.

was drafted before 10 o'clock We may add that the letter

yesterday morning, the 10th in- stant, and was delivered at Mr.

Jet the burglars seem to have On the floor were left behind a Williamson's office at about 11)

through the big door small lamp, a match box and ao'clock, whereas we only re

got

DAY BY DAY.

without leaving any marks, small augur. Beyond boring a ceived your letter of yester The delayed Shinfuku Maru.

robbers

at 3.15 in

Your

H.M.S. Hawkins, which hae

matters

DEATH OF PROMINENT

CHINESE RESIDENT.

regret that we have to record the It is with very deep and sincere death Mr. Chan Kai-ming, one of the best known of Hongkong's prominent Chinese residents. The news will come with painful auddennasses to a very large circle of official and other friends. Deceased has been ailing for some time past, but a few weeks ago he went north for a holiday in hopes of recuperating. Since his return he has been practically confined to his home in Caine Road and be passed away there to-day at noon.

It is hardly possible to do justice to the doceased's public work in the space

of this short notice, for he was promin ently identified with all public life that had for ita and the welfare of the Chicene community. Deceased, who was born in Hongkong, was educated at the Old Central School, and interest in public affairs. very early began to show He

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THE LATE

MR. CHAN KAL-MING.

was always a generous giver to things philanthropic. Besides being appointed by the Govern

а member of the District Watchmen's Committee, he was a member of the Perman- and also a member of the Chinese ent Chinese Cemetery Committee

In April, 1912, he was chosen to Public Dispensaries Committee. be a member of the Sanitary Board, having just previously been appointed an unofficial Justice of the Peace. He was.

the Hongkong University having also a Member of the Court of

the Institution. His interest in displayed a generous interest in local education and several scholarships bear his was very real,

name.

In the recent Peace Celebra- tions he was a member of the General Committee, and in fact it would be hard to think of any big public movement that did not have him for a supporter.R

Deceased was head of the Hongkong Mercantile Company, Ltd., and also had other large business interests.

The funeral is to take place on Saturday, leaving deceased's

DON'T FORGET.

cut a passage through the "wood big hole into one of the safes day's date

with the English mail, arrived partition next. to the wall no further progress was register- the afternoon, at which time our to-day. neath the staircase leading to the at work for over two hours. must have been within of Madame Flint's, from under-ed. The burglars must have been said letter to Mr. Williamson offices of Mr.. Stephens, walk- They left behind silver spoons reach. You will doubtless have been out at Mira Bay, has again residence at 2 p.m. ed through the dress-maker's and forks and the imitation seen that a meeting has already

returned. show room, broke a portion pearls, and cheaper goods. It been convened 'as indicated in of a big bat

case, re- W3B an extremely successful

our letter when the proposed step Chan Kan-yeu's house in the Shum Chun-haun visited Mr. moved the bats and then negotiat outing. the

taking teferred to therein will be con-- ed a passage through to Messrs. away with them precious stones.sidered by the masters, officers New Territories on the 9th and Sheriff's. That task would have etc., to the value of nearly $25,000. and engineers concerned.

returned to Canton on the same baffled any ordinary robber, but In a shop like a jewellers' it is With regard to the last evening by train. It is said that these burglars were undaunted and not easy to compute immediately paragraph of your letter, we have important commerical evidently knew exactly what the the loss sustained by a robbery, nothing to add to what is stated were discussed. obstacles were and had come well- but it is believed to be near the Captain Ross Smith arrived at Atamboewa on Tuesday and left, equipped for overcoming them.

in our letter of the 9th instant, there this morning for Port Darwin.

figure stated.

except to say that our clients "That portion of the hat stand | The French aviator Poulet is at Moulmein. His engine has that was broken was against a by the same way as they came in, or

The robbers made their way out have not promised financial broken down.

other. assistance in thick wooden door, the only one with no one the wiser until to case the suggested strike of its kind between Madam day, and their departure is be should mature. What the men Flint's and Messrs. Sherifa lieved to have been completed by bers of the Guild may decide to do What the ordinary man in midnight, at least if we presume hereafter, our clients the street :would .not be that the burglar got to work at undertake to say. * able to comprehend is how, even Mesars. Sheriff's from the time ting through the wooden door, watchman saw the outside fight Messrs. if the burglars succeeded in cut when Messrs. Sounet Freres they could have got into the at the shops burning

CAPT. ROSS SMITH'S GOOD PROGRESS.

Singapore, December 10.

NY. K. MANAGER DEAD.

Shanghai, December 10,

Mr. Tokuji Ibukiyama, a Municipal Councillor and Manager of the NY.K, is dead.

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Yours faithfully, (81) HASTINGS & ELASTINGS.

TO-DAY.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and 9.15

Victoria Theatre-9.15 p.m.'

TO-MORROW.

Coronet Theatre-5.15 and

Antomo Conteno, an Italian, 25 | P.m. years of age, who has confessed that he deserted from an Italian merchantman, is being detained by the Police pending the arrival of the ship. The Italian was found by a constable wandering about the New Territories dressed in military uniform and when. questioned said he was tryme of returning

p.m.

Victoris Theatr

SATURDAY

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