MONDAY, JULY 31, 1911.
[COPYRIGHT.]
THE S. 8. EMPRESS OF CHINA.
VESSEL, ABANDONED. (Independent News Agency's Service to the China Ma2)
TOKYO, July 31. The rofloating of the a. s. Empress of Chine (ashore at the entrance to Tokyo Bay) is now despaired of.
H
The liner is abandoned, the whole of the crow having left the easel and proceeded to Yokohama.
ཨཱ;
Note-Ou enquiry at the local office of the C. P. R. this afternoon we were in- formed that no further information had been received respecting the disaster. IS.C...]
THE MOROCCAN QUESTION.
TENSION RELIEVED.
(Reuters Service to the China Mail.)
LONDON, July 99.
A general relaxation of the tension is apparent in the comments of the Franc Sermaga press on Mr Asquith's speech.
Lesvos, July 30.
THE GREEN PEA CASE.
The appeal from the judgment of Mr Justice Hazeland in the case of Messra W.
SHIPBUILDER'S STRIKE AT
VABERDEEN
Thu shipbuilders of Aberdeen are now
THE CHINA MAIL.
TO-MORROW'S CEREMONY.
Trosping The Colours.
G. Humphroys and Co., respondents ; and /cus on strike. It appears that ewe nion the ceremony of the Trooping of the
P. Soffietti and Co., appellants; mas con called at the shipyards on Saturday my tinued before the Chief Justice Sir Francising and interfered with the web by do Piggott and Mr Justico Gompertz, sitting unding that B3 coats out of every $100 as a Fall Court, at the Supreme Court this for each contract be paid to the carpentar's guild. The masters naturally refused to morning.
Hos. Mr H. E. Pollock, K.C., instructed Pay the money and the leaders suplied by Mr P. W. Goldring, appeared for that the men would go out on strike. The sppellants and Mr Eldon Potter for raffuir ended with one man being arrested pondents, instructed by Mr Reader Harris, and almcat immediately betwoon three and
four hundred men came out on atrika.
There was further argument, the Judges not being fully agreed as to the proper construction of the lecture of July 12 more especially aa to the weight to be attached to the use of the words "from Mess Barlion, in the one and "through Mos Burlion" in the other. With
AN ASSAULT CASE.
An Assault caso caino before Mr J. B Wood at the Magistracy this afternoon,
summoned.
We are waked to modify the public that Culeurs by the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on the Cricket Ground will commence at half past mine to-morrow morning and not to-morrow night as stated by our junior murning contemporary,
SPORTING.
Lawn Bowls
CIVIL SERVICE e Kowloox.. The Civil Servica, representativus met Kowloon in a friendly encounter on Saturday afternoon and the match resulted in a win for the Civil Service. The scores wer
KOWLOON,
CIVIL SERVICE. Tikrasn
W. Diggins
Blowey
Brett (skip)24
#1
F. Flaber
Beaumont
0. Bond
| regard to the final paragraph of Mahon Loung Tau, of No. 9 Robinson Humphrey's letters the judges desired Road, and Cheng Man, suod G. Botelho, of G. K; Haxton
No. 19, Moaqus Street. Mr M. FW. Taylor further argument as to whether, up Botelho, of No. 7 Mosque Street, was alan D. Harvey posing Messrs Soffiettä contracted meraly
J.Benderson (skin) the effect of the pars^ 14 agents,
Leang Tean gave evidence that he was D. Gow | graph, not buing disented from hy Maars coming back from the Dairy Farm, carry-G. L. Duncan Sofietti and Co., was not to runka Messrsing matton, and while at the door of No. 7 T. Robertson Seffetti and Co., an agents, guarantee the Mosque Street, some small Portuguese T. Neave (skip) performance of the contract by their boys same up to him and commenced to C. Alexander
pull the mutton which he was carrying | H, Shiras principals.
Compl-inant put down the mutton and A. Ramuy scolded the boys, when defendant Betalho em up and throw stone which hit him on the eye besides striking him on the bead, after which he ran away. When complainant get home his mistress scolded him with regard to the dirty mutton. M. F. Botelho also struck him with his fist several time. Chang Man came to his assistance and was also assaulted.
Tho Chief Justice mid that the court was unfortunately divided in its opinion on Fone point. One judge did not think Monars Soffietti and Co., did not contract na prin cipals and it was a point on which they had Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Ger-some doubt, one of the Judges, with regard man Chancellor, and Herr von Kiderlen-to a paragraph in one of the letters, had Waochter, the Minister for Foreign considered the effect of the words on the Affairs, have gone to Swinemunde to contract while the other Judge was of the | opinion that it might possibly be construed report the situation to the Emperor.
into an exprese guarantee by Mosers Soffietti and Co.. to Mesere Humphreys Co., and that point was only bouched upon.
SIR F. YOUNGHUSBAND
A RELAPSL.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail);
Losnos, July 30.
Sir Francis Youngbuaband, who was recently seriously injured in a motor -accident and who was gradually improv ing, has had a relapse.
THE KAISER.
(Rewer's Servico to the China Mel)
Losos. July 29. The Kaiser has arrived at Swine- mande from his trip to Norway,
SCULLING.
ARNST RETAINS • CHAMPIONSHIP.
Lostos, July 29.
Mr Pollock referred to the letter men-
tioned and contended this the word "you" mcunt Messrs Soffietti and Co., as agents. Mr Potter said that the view the Chief Justice warmed to take was that there were two contracts, one by Moss Humphreys in London with Burlion and the other a suggested contract with, Soffietti.
Mr Justice Gompertz road his "judgment first which was to the effect that he saw nothing in the contract to prevent Nesars Soffietti and Co., from being sued. His Lordship added.-1 regent in this matter I have been compelled to differ from the learned Chief Justice.
The Chief Justico, exercising his double vote, gave judgment for appellants with costa..
V. R. ¤, AQUÀTIC FETE.
The first aquatic fets of the seasori under the auspicies of the Victoria Recreation
Defendant's story was to the effect that in response to cries of help he went to ascertain the cause of the trouble when he saw some chair coolics assaulting the first complainant. Eventually complainant not upon him and the second one came behird him and hit him on the nose, which brought the tears to his eyes. Then he had to defend himself against six or sevon men.
His Worship decided that the story told.
HONGKONG
REGULAR SAILINGS VIA
NEW YORK
PORTS and ZURI. OANAL,
(WITH LIBERTY TO CALL AT MALABAN COAST).
WHY PAY $1.75
8.8. SIXH
FOR NOVELS?
FOR NEW YORK
--or abans 16th. August,
For Freight & further preticulare, apply to
DODWELL & CO, LTD., ¿gens;
Ton can read the latest up-NATAL LINE OF STEAMERS!
to-date Volumes for
20 CENTS.
WATKINS
CIRCULATING
LIBRARY.
26. Dawson (skip21 No Subscription.
S. Kelly
W. Higby A. Thornhill
J. Macdonald (skip) 10 R. Duncan(skip)24,
63
Lawn Tennis League.
CHAMPIONS 9. Tus Re
TAKING Caronpano al CALCUTTA, la conjunction with the
PAKING Chego on through Bills of Eadler to 800TH ABIAN FORTS INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD.
AND ‘APGAR LINE Proposed Railings from Hongkong Steamers from Hongkong. On or about Connecting at Chimatts with (Un av shone
3th July G. APGAR
H15th... Augues) KUTSANG
8th Aug.
For Fealght and further particolars apply bo.
UMZINTO
DODWELL & 00., LD, Agents
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS.
No Membership Fee. THE BEST
69 The Horseshoe, by Mrs Fred Reynolds. Info and Ita Puppets, by Otta Rothfeld. The White Peacock, by D. H. Lawrence. Tillers of the Soll, by J. E Patterson. The Legacy, by Mary S. Watts. The Ring of Pleasure, by Paul Creswick. The Garden of Resurrection, by E, Temple
Thurston
The Y.M.C.A., this year's Tennis League Champions, entertained a team drawn from The Rout on Saturday. The match was witnessed by a large number of guests and the result was a win for the Association by 61 games to 38. Hickling and Joseland. the strongest pair playing throughout the sonson for any of the League teams, had the satisfactory record of 28 games to 7. The total scores were 2—18.
Shorey and Willisme (Y.M.C,A) beat
by complainanta was untrue and the sum-Humphreys and Wood 74; lost to Green and Fittock 5/6; lost to Crooks and Wong mopses were diawiared.
The summenes against the two Chinese Pc Enang 2,9, were then proceeded with.
COMPANY MEETING.
The Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.
Viveash and lo-Breton (Y.31.0.A.) beat Humphreya and Wood, 8,3; lost to Green and Fittock 5/6; beat Crooks and Wong Po Kenog 3.
Hickling and Joseland (Y.M.C.) beat Humphreys and Wood 10/1 best Green and Fittock 7/4; beat Crooks and Wong Po Keang 9/2.
Subsequent to the match the Shield we presented to the winners, while
The Street t of To-day, by John Masefield. The Escape Agenta, by Q. J. Cutcliffe
Hyve. The Jesuit, by Joseph Hocking. The Marlod Ox, by Coralie Stanton and
Hunth Hoken. Members of the Family, by Owen Wister.. The White Owl, by Kats Korn. Mr Noakes, by C. A. Dawson Scott. The Hand of Venus, by J. Morgan de
Grost,
True Woman. by Baronesss Orczy. Robinetta, by Katar Douglas Wiggin The Vision of Balmaine, by G. B. Burgin. Honour's Fetters, by May Wynne. Some Happenings of Glendalyne, by Dore
thea Conyers. The King over the Water, by Justin
Huntly McCarthy, Winding Paths, by Gertrude Page. Mrs Thompson, by W. B. Maxwell. The Chao Way Trail, by Rigwall Cullum. The Land of Promisss, by Stanley Portal
Hyatt
The Pink Shop, by Fergus Hums Moll O' the Toll Barr, by Theodors Wilson,
The General Meeting of Shareholders in the Steam Laundry Company was held on Friday Inst, having been postponed from the previous day on account of the typhoon medals were handed those who had THE EDWARD DISPENSARY,
carried the YM.C.A. to victory. Dr Forsyth presided and referred to the big part which Kowloon teams played in tennis circles.
Miss Brawn then presented the shield and handed medals to the following L. lo Bretos, C. Shorey, A. Viveash, W. Viveash and S. Walliams, daredal was also awarded to J. L. Macpherson (absent). A bouquet with silver holder was presented motion of Mr E. Cornswall Lewis..
C. KAMMING & CO., LD
CHEMISTS, DRUGGISTS, etc.
AND MOST
DURABLE IN
THE MARKET
THE CHEAPEST
BECAUSE I
Inspection Invited.
LASTS THRE
LONGE
DODWELL & Co., Id,
MACHINERY DEPARTMENT
OREGON PINE
The
LUMBER.
LARGE STOCK OF ALL SIZES ON HAND.
British. Wood Breservati
ANTHROL'
Destroys WHITE ANTS and prevents decay)
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents.
MANAGER:OHENG KAM MING HARVEY'S SPECIAL WHISKY, On and after the 28th July, 1911, the Agency for the above PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY Whisky is transferred to Messrs MCEWEN, FRICKEL & ∞ PURE DRUGS.
Hospital).
DISPENSED.
A Sydney message states that in the Club was held at the enclosure on Saturday he report and recounts having been players-C. C. Hickling, A. N. Joseland, late. Haal Dispenser. Government Civil world's sculling championship at Para-night. During last season these events satta Arost beat Pearce by four lengths proved very popular indeed, but no doubt in the magnificent time of 19 min. owing to numerous counter attractions there was not quite such a large attendance this time ns on former osessions. Naverthaless suggest that next year, as the company to Miss Brawn, who was thanked on the
46 secs., thus constituting a record, "
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
STUSEL. July 29. Arnst won the world's sculling hampionship by heating Pearce by four lengths.
We understand there was some little difficulty in getting a quoram together but when this was arranged the meeting was held in the offices of Messrs Linstead and Davis. Me W. H. Potts was in the chair. proposed, seconded and duly prased by the members prosat, one of the sharehollers congratulated the directors on the sound condition of the company and went on to was in such a good Bnancial condition, the company, besides paying a ten per cent, dividend and placing $5,000 to reserve, should grant shareholders a bonus. The Chairman replied that he could not make the condition of the affairs of the Company next year. The hiceting then terminated.
COMPETITIONS AT 8310%..
those present heartily enjoyed themselves, much amusement being created by the antics of some of the competitors. Walk ing the gruasy pole was the event of the evening and as competitor after competitor it immensely tickled the risatie faculties der, has now won the world's Champion of the crowd. Diving for objects was on ahip four years in succession. In New event that called for considerable endurance Zealand in 1908 and again in 1909 he under water and several entrante came to defeated W. Webb, while last year on the the top without recovering a single object. -Zambesi River in Northern Rhodesia be D E. Carvalho, the winner, obtained five overcame Ernest Barry, England, after in his two tries while L E Chunnatt was
[Note-Richard Arnst, the Now Zealan. / got half way along and lost his balance any promises, the matter would depend on sent two'fine cups to be competed for in a
very punishing race, Barry giving up, when only half & length behind, 150 yards from the winning poit. Last year's time was 20 min. 142 sec-ED. O. M.]
OUR IMPERIAL NAVY.
AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, July 29. Ottowa telegrama state that in the Canadian House of Commons Sir Wilfrid Laurier laid on the table a copy of the naval agreement.entered into by Great Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It provides that the naval services of the Dominions shall be ex- elusively under the inspection of their own goverarents, but the training and discipline shall be uniform with that of the British Navy. The Dominion ships will fly the white ensign as an emblem of the authority of the Crown when they are in foreign waters, and they shall report to and take orders from the Admiralty. They will join British ressels in the Fleet exercises, and whan
AT THE MAGISTRACY.
Twenty one gamblare come before Mr F,
The Captain and Ward-room Officers of the U.S. A. Wilmington have very kindly intens doubles handicap touraninent" Amoy. There has been a large entry."14 | couples altogether, a big number for Amoy, and several matches have been played off already. Some of the handicaps are pretty stiff. Messra Wallace and Goodene being we 40, and the worst three couples being Much interest is being taken, especially by the ladies, and every afternoon the lawn presents a pretty sight.
second with four. The three lengths' race A. Hazeland at the Magistracy this morn-plus 30/3. was another avant of considerable interesting, when the first two were fixed 850 The competitors kept their positions in a cach and the remainder &i enoti tight race for two lengths when Claxton,
forged aboad in the Inst length and out-} A native was sentenced to three weeks' distanced Sours who made a brave show imprisonment and four hours' stocks at the for the premier position.
Magistracy this morning, for stealing a piece of water pipe from No 47, Queen's Road West."
As ustal a very large amount of hard work was put in by Mr Frank Lammert, who is indispensable on such occasions, and large share of the success of the evening's sport was due to his efforts,
a
The results were as follows:→→→→
THREE LENGTHs-ist A. A. Ulaxton; 2nd M. A. R. Souza.
GREASY POLE-ist F, B. Silva; 2nd
J. M. A. Remedios.
OSE LENGTH BREAST STROKE-1st A. V. Barme; 2nd R. G. Witchol.
LADIES NOMINATION-1st MAR Souza, nominated by Bliss M. Rozario; Bad H. J. White, nominated by Miss White
Team RACH-1st, Witcholl's team com
af the Imperial Government in time of Ellis, G. C, Jorge anïl J. V. Braya..
WATER FOLO
MARINE OFFICER'S
GRIEVANCES.
PATENT MEDICINES PRICES MODER VTE.
82 a, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong, February 9, 1911.
0
THE KAIFONG'S RESCUE AT-SEA.
194
DODWELL & CO., LTD.,
· AGENTS,
JOHN (& ROBERT HARVEY & Co., 148,
Over £2,000 PAID DAILY IN OLLIMO
INVESTED FUNDS over £12,000,000.
THE STANDARD LIFE OFFICE.
£1.000 PoriUY FOR £2. 0,8,
In continuation of the paragraph, in Saturday's issue of the China. Mas, wo The above monthly premium will secure a £1,000 Policy on a
are now able, through the courtesy of the Captain and officers of the Kaifong, to give a full account of the rescue at sen per- formed by the crew of that steamer.
At 8.30 am, on 26th July, while to the N.W. of the Island of Lazon, in L 13 39 N. long. 117 96" E. an object that looked like a wreck was sighted, sway abaft the starboard beam. The steamer was immediately put about and bore down on the wreck which turned out to be a
That officers azo suffering from real disaated junk Bring signals of distress,
good life aged 25 next birthday. PREMIUMS
BY MONTHLY INSTALMENTS WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE.
For rates and full particulars apply to
DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agenti,
Seventeen Years
Ago
grievances in some steamers may be with a crowd of Chinese sailors Inddled THIS WHISKY WAS FIRST PUT ON THE LOCAL MARK,
Two Japanese called for a rickshaw on gathered from the following extract from a together on her high poop. All hands
AN AMOY SENSATION.
Well-known Postal Official Arrested.
BER
were scen
PONG KONT
TRADE MARK.
CLUB
SCOTCH WHIS
-PRICE A GO
Wine & Sports March
the Praya on Sunday night and while going letter received by the Imperial Merchant were called and a lifeboat was lowered after towards the rickshaw one of them knocked Service Guild from one of their members at 1 a lot of difficulty ou account of the heavy TWO LZNOTER HANDICAP-1st E. Ldown woman. This led to their appearance Cardiff, now serving on a steamer belong. ses running at the time. As the wreck
at the Magistracy this morning when the Brags; 2nd W. J. Carrol.
DIVING FOR OBJECTS-- 1st D. E. Carvalho; Japanese was ordered to pay $6.50 coming to the Toes "I noticed in the Guild was approached the men
Gazette that a number of the Captains and throwing up their hands in joyous antici-1 2nd 1. E. Chunnatt.
pensation to the woman.
Officers of the Merchant Service had ob-pation of being resend from their When the boat tained employment on shore through perilous position.
was manouvered close to the wreck con- the Guild; I wish you could get ma
nections were made by means of heaving some employment on shore, as
lines, and signa, were made to the man, to am absolutely disgusted with a
jump into the water and be dragged on life. I was last Chief Officer of one of board the boat but they did not relish the Mears, steamers at £9 per month, idea, probably because the sea swanffed most regrettable incident be taken and after being away from home eloven with sharks, and they must have watched place in 'Amoy during the last few days, months we came to this port (Cardiff) them from the junk so there was nothing writes nor correspondent there Mr H E. to discharge and load, which took for it but, to shove the boat alongside and time as the boat would rear itself on rising, R. C. Witchell, L. E. Laminert, Borek, lately in charge of the Imperial about twelve days, and believe me I was the man jumped in two and three at
The Seconded to get their personal elongings into L. C. Souza, A. J. V. Ribeiro, F. Ellis, Chineas Poetice, is said to hare second- never allowed to sleep at home or woo my the top of a wave. They also manag E. L. Braga Sad, Logan's team comprising.ed with a large sum of money taken from own house the whole time.
When all Bhadda swathed in a red robe. the Dominion ships are at the disposal T. Logan, A. V. Barros, E. Leido A, R. Post Ofice funds, and a warrant for his Officer was part of on arrival, and not the boat including a carred image of arrest was executed lass, night by the repliced until ready for sea again. I was the shipwrecked sailors, oighteen fold Singapore polica. Mr J. C. Parkin arrived alono to see a cargo of gesin discharged,
were got into the bont she was heeded on Wednesday morning from Canton. 10 not even a tigger employed. There was I back to the ship and the men with their take over charge of the Amoy Office, ragging grain cat of limbers (the space belongings got on board. During this part Borak, it is said, leaving the same after between the dooring of the hald and the of the work an incident occurred illustrative whatever race, As the god of the junk non for Hongkong perz. Hatching under bottom of the ship) and various other jobs of the devil-may-care ways of scames of of a like nature. I got so disheartened was handed up as carefully and sa med same. It was not until Thursday afternoon that that I left her; so if you hear of anything ceremonialy as it stability of the suspicions wore aroused and then the
mich), one of the railors of the un shore, no matter what it is if it boat would allow fwhich was not saying telegraph was set in mation to try and. BLUE-B. C. Witchell, T. Loga, A. B effect an arrost in Hongkong. Owing to only 30 a week-I would be glad of it." Kaifong acrilegion-ly macked it of the For many year the Guild have been, back and called it, a bat jone which oo the country by the news rooved yesterday Ellis, A. A. Claton, A. H. Carroli, 1. C. some bitch it appears this was not possible,
cuated a great laugh amongst his abip from Havane, where the battleship Maine Bouza and H. J. White.
and Mr Borok left for Singapore so the and are still, agitating for more contes. The boat's wide was eminebad in being raised, and which will undoubted. In the first half of the game the Whites Baturday. According to a wire zoonivelsideration boing shown to the Captains whilst being booked on to the dorite. The Chinone "Crew round from resnel with a ly renew the old controversy in all its in the majority of the pressing and scored on the 28th from Singapore, he has been and Ottisers of the Merchant Service, and captain of the junk maid she wa
The Officers in charge of the rising of by Barros from a foul by Claxton. After caught there, and will be brought back in this direction a great deal of sveces han Bangkok to Boihow sich a cargo of san- It is now one of the most popular brawls, and has a record for consi The wrock of the Maine now report that the interval the Blues showed much better with all speed under escort. He la Ger- been achieved But, as the above letter deas. They had bean ranty-oight daya st the hulk has been raised and bared and form and Eilis was instrumental in open-man, and will therefore be tried first up shows, there are still a cartam class of sex and had to cut away their mast Their position when they cut their mast that evidences have been revealed that ing their scoring Not long after Ellis fore his Consul in Amoy. As far as can owners who show no consideration whatever in a typhoon; they also lost their rabbar show conclusively that there was an just touched the ball from Lammerton scertained the total amount aid to to their Officals, and at the same time they nine days before they were picked up. external explosion probably previous to throw and succeeded in finding the net be missing la about $13,000
complain that they cannot get suitable way he indicated at off. Print Cleros de Mr Borck had been at Amoy for nearly men. This cannot be wondered at, when Mer, lower Cochin China, so they had drift those that occurred within the vessel sz. 1 The goalkeeper made a fine effort tusare two years, in charge of the Chinesa Post they our wach meagre inducements, and od about 600 miles in nine days in an NB.
Hongkong ported some days ago-Cottenews Amere the situation but too ball was too elusive Ofice, and was a popular and well liked treat there. Offoorn in snow a scandalous by E direction. They were landed is
war they will form sa integral part of the British Fleet throughout the war.
LATE TELEGRAMS.
THE SINKING OF THE MAINE.
Wasaros, Inly: 19.
A nation has been caused throughout
bitterness.
The sporte concluded with a Water Polo match between Whites and Blues, the teams being as follows
WHITE--L. E. Lammert, A. 7. Barros, J. M. Roma Pereira, E Leito, B. 0.* Bayer, R. A Carvalho and C. A. 0. Rodrigues,
and beat him completely
member of the Customs Clabi
KE. HONGKONG
of quality
SECOND TO NONE.
H. Price &Co., Ltd.,
12, Queen's Road Central, Hongkong