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MEMOS. FOR TO-DAY-
Bijou Sconia Theatre.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY,, May 17 :-
14.
9.10 p.m.-Promenada Concert. WEDNESDAY, May 21
11.4m.-Meating of Canton Insurance 19.30 p.m.-Star Ferry Co.'s Meeting
Office, LL
THURSDAY, May 22
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Novo-Peak Tramway Co.'s bleating. SATURDAY, May 31:- Second Gymkhana.
The China Mail.
HONG KONG, TAURsday, May 15, 1913,
FINANCE IN GERMANY.
THE CHINA MAIL.
their securities, the latter because they either actually want the money
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A child of eight was drowned" while bathing in the harbour wear the thios Merchant's Wbark yesterday.
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Tho now Chio Station stispatch boat Agrity arrived yesterday from England and minted the Commodoro's flag.
Two cases of plague reported today bring the total for the year to fifty-savan. Both cases occurred in the City district.
THE "WEKOHED. ADAMASTOR.
GALK DELAYS SALVAUR
The dock Company's tag." David Gilles
proceeded to the scene of the wrack this afternoon,
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THURSDAY, MAY 15 1913.
THE TYPHOON" IN THE PHILIPPINES.
ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
POCKET TICKING AT WEST POINT.
with being rogues and ragabonde and resenting Connaught Read West with intention of eyinmitting a felony.
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or are afraid that prices will drop still was delivered a Indon on the Fith May.
The Gorman Mall of the 10th April lower. The political uncertainty of which the military and fiscal measures of the Imperial Government are the culmination has now lasted for some time, and it is estimated that from £15,000,000 to £20,000,000 in gold has been hoarded in Germany sinco the outbreak of the Balkan War, The ordinary requirements of the Government, coming last week at a a time of stringency, made" that - stringency, more geute. This has been emphasized by the. forced sale of international securities on German account, resulting in a heavy full and a reacting depression on Continental and American exchanges".
Germany's need just now is a large supply of actual money. The situation can only by relieved by replenishing tha currency declares this writer Liostonas Bisbee has reported to the ly by the Kwong Hip Lung, Ltd., and" she is believed to have been lost with took the European to the Polios Station.
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"A cumber of dead bodies of Chinesa have been found in various, parts of the colony. Death in all, panos was due to natural cause.
The Rev. T. W. Schulen M. A. is Wesleyan troops in garrison during the undertaking the duties of Chaplain to the
iness of the Rov, O. Bons.
ACTION. FOR DAMAGES.
Maticious Prosecution Alleged.
Inspector Dymond said that about. 10.30 pm. in Connaught Road Wont a constabi” saw a European the worse for drink leaning against the wall. The two defondants were seon attempting to plok the man's pockets. On seeing the constable the men rau away, The constable gave chase, and the fro defendant was caught. The second was was caught lator. The European did not wish to appear in Court but if he did come he would not remember waything of what took place. The European could not any whether he did lost anything a no
The “Cubicnows-American” (Manila) of - Laab night's gale asused a ahspension of May 11th has a long count of the stormy Mr. Hazoland two Chinos worn sharged At the Magistracy this morning before skivage operations so the Portuguos weather which has rasently been playing oralser Adeniastor which west sators havoo round about the Philippine Islands, between Cheung Chair and Lantan islands The Manchuria rescued fourteen men of on Sunday but work was resumed this the crow of a wrecked schooner about morning, and hopes are entertained that twenty miles N. N. E. of Piedra. The the vassel will be reflented to-morrow.
schooner was wrecked, but was floating, "
Captain Tominaga, who has been on the Hongkong Peget Sound run stated that the typhoon was the most severe one that he had axperienced in twenty years.
The Taming had a very bad time, having Lean severely damaged. Two of her boats wore carried away, and the captain stated ths: the Taming was twice in the contre In the Summanry Court this morning of the storm. The Rabi-arrived abortly Kenip, an interesting slaim for damages though she bed encountered heavy swells, before the Puisnu Judge, Mr. Justion after the Taming, and reported that at
Chinese constable No. 26 deposed: to :!") which the parties concerned were three for alleged wrongful imprisonment in the missed the worst part of the typhoon, sociar the frat defendant about to pick When the Manchuria arrived and landed the Europeans pockets. The other - mats Indians, came on for hearing,
the fourteen Filipino shipwrecked mari-saw witness Arst and ran, but the first man The plaintiffs, Santa Singh and Lhana per the mon attest that another anall was arrested after a chain. Witness also Singh, employed on watchmen respective. I sailing, craft loft Blanila with them, and
the Grpen Island Cement Co., Ltd., at
crow of 19 and two passengers.... Kowkcon sued a man named Bhan Singh "Between February and March
to recover $1,000 as damages alleging 7 the Imperial Reichsbank lost over
that the maliciously and without resson- two millions in gold and silver coin The total nutpat of the Kallan Mining able and probable causes preferred a charge and bullion, although in the week Administration's mines for the week end-of obtaining two promissory notes by false THE WOOD OIL CASE. SA ending March 7 there was an increase and the sales during the period thereon befors: Mr. C. D. Melbourpa on
ing April 20 amounted to 34,164,98 tous pretences against the plaintifs before"
magistrats and prosecuted the plaintiffs bullion. The next retura may perhaps. of £141,150 in the gold coin and
44,908.10 Lons.
the 4th and 18th February on the latter show a further "improvement, for
of which lates the Qlarge was dismissed. The French gunhon Decide" milod Mi. J. H. Gardiner represented plain bullion to the extent of £300,000 was yesterday. The Alacrity" (Commander tits. and Mr. B., C. Faithful appeared bought in London on Berlin" recount Archibald Cochrane, late of the Sur-for the defence, this week, and more of the shipments pries") arrived in Hongkong yesterday due here will probably be secured by from Singapore. the same buyers; and grid is also
who goes on to sketch the situation as follows: "
די -
police that he-aftra Hodalmers on Murray pigs yesterday aliemoon and when he went back for it, it had disappeared.
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A Chinese defective déposed to affecting the arrest of the second dafendarste
Inspector Dymond, gave evidence that the defendants were known to him inspected parsana frequenting the Westerma district. They were generally, loitering around the wharves. He did not know anything about the first defendant, but the second wan bad been convicted of larceny
The first defendant sail ha only felt the Faropean, and did not pick his pockets.
rceord defendant said he was only The re-opened action for damages stand og by. The other us, picked the brought by Mosses, Loxley and Co., mertaken
pockets, but he did not know what was chants, against the Nom Mow, a Chinese
Judgment Reserved.
Inspector Dymond all the defondante were two of a gang who, hung about the Mr. Gardiner, opening the case for the firm af of merchants for $1,000 dam-Sea Front.
Defendants were sentoneed to ste plaintiffs, stated that the charge which ages for alleged breach of contract, cmonth's hard labour sach, and Mr. formed the subject matter of the claim cluded in the Summary: Court yesterday Hazeland remarked that after that they was that the two men obtained from do going to some extent from New Point to the Goveräment Civil Hospital notes of the value of $40 and $100 re- Jinlge, Mr. Justice Kemp, reserving judg
A godown-kooper was sent from West fendant in this action two promissory after w
went to press, the Puine would be banished,
by accidentally falling from the cockloft of respectively by false pretences.. yesterday suffering from injuries sustained of the value of $10 and $100 art. It will be remembered that in
The gedown where be was working.
defendant but plaintif these
thin case wood oil supplied by defen Stims repayable on February 2 this year.
dunts to plaintiffs under contract was The defendant's story, was that be rejected by them as being Impure and met plaintifs on the: 1st and is was er-adulterated, the issue in the case bring ranged that the money should be paid whether the oil was of merchantable boek on the following day. The parties
York.... If the Berlin rite should rise above its present point of 0 per 'cent, the difficulty of raising money will be intensified, the financial disorder will become more acute, and a commercial crisis will be within the bounds of probability. The question, therefore, is whether Germany will succeed in obtaining enough gold to counteract the heavy pressure on the money market which threatens to prevail during the whole month of
March."
The Yokohama Agent of the Tayo Kideo Kaisha has cabled that the silk shipped per s. "Tengo Maru' which sailed on April 8 arrived at New York op May 19, being 4 days, 20 hours after
steamer's arrival at San Francisco.
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Hugo audiences, computcil to number 10,000 nightly, hive assembled in a coloreal mastahed thestre erected near King's Park in celebration of the antal festival of the Queon of Braven goddess. The malehed, which cast nearly $4,000, took about fortnight to erect for only four or five
SHORT COAL WEIGHT.
GREAT SUANDAL EXPECTED IN SAN-
FRANCISCO.
Some serious revelations have been made
net at Mong Kok, and defendant handed quality. In the first instance his Lord-In San Francisco of how the Toyo Kien to the first plaintiff the two notes. They ship gave judgment for defendants, but were handed by the first defendunt to the afterwards intimated that he wished to
Kaisha has been robbed by dishonest eu- used on the ships. Some particulars of the ginoorr, "who have charged for coal, never
scandal are revealed by the San Francisco Addrowing his Lordship for the plain Chronicle which sayai---
They are takers before Mr. Melbourne process of texting. The defence that
Enger to learn the extent of the over-
of the books of the Weston Fuel Company, by the Federal Government's examinatier General Manager W. H. Avery, of the Teyo Kiaro Kaisha, called on Treasury As Avery expressed it later, he expected Aguot W. H. Tidwell in the Customboy to learn that his company had paid for some
when the Government investigator, in his breath way taken away from him" usual mild way, informed hira that the loss by the Japanese company gured in the neighbourhoud of $25,000 for the last aix the Government, the Tayo King Kalaba, year. The investigation into the losacs of
exception of of Avery, and have not beers the Oceanic Steamship Company, and other have been naked for by any one, with the
made.
BIC At WEIGHT PROFIT.
At a Crown land sale at the P. W: Dwecond defendant, who ran away with radiow his decision. " joland lot 1960, situated in Leighton Hill them. An awatil was no doubt, com. mitted. Mr. Gardiner continued, and Ros, having an area of 17,570 aquare Santa Singh took Bhan Singh to 6 police tits yesterday afternoon Mr. F. C. Jan- feat, was purchased by Mr. G..K. Ballstation and preferred a charge of assault kia, egonsel for plaintiffs, pointed out charge in of his company for coal s Khowa Brutton for 81.787. A lot on the Shaungainst him. Sergt. McKay heard the the fact that both the Government By herculean exertions the golden Road. 83,150 is area, was purchased complaint and kold Santa Singh he had analyst, Mr. Browne (who had written
by Wong Kat Fan, 34, D'Aguilar Street, better tako "out" & summons. was secured and panic averted. This for $1,287.
This was a pamphlet on the analysis of wood oil), subsequently issued by the Erst magis and Mr. Spurge, of Messrs. Watson and gold pinch leads the financier to make
trate. As he was loving the police Company, said that in their opinion the Home reflections on the gold standard
station on February 2nd Bhan Singhal supplied to plaintiff was adulterated coal it had never received, but his acetsed the two plaintifs of having stolen with about ten per cent. of a foreign as a too inelastic basis of currency: THE tightness of money in Ger
these two notes by false pretenses, but vegetable matter. Commenting on the "The crux of the situation is that,
the sergeant after making full inquiries fact, that the defendants manager only many is not only of interest, but o importance and concern, to all the except in a few Far Eastern countrics,
would have nothing to do with the mattested the oil by smelling it and placing she Gnancial fabric of the world, with
MURTH. Wilkinson and Grist, nobeitors, & bamboo stick in it, Mr. Jenkin said ter. Thereupon delendunt went to ho did not think the evidence of these World: It is well known
"thne Ger-
its ant system of credit, bills of ex nights and is being removed to-day. The who upon his instructing laid an informa.twp experts, would be swept aside by concerns in still under way. No estimates mitty's war budget has been swelling change, notes, and checks, all rests Tung Wah Hospital will receive a per to enormous proportions, and taxation
"poo the one standard of value--the centage of the profits of the performances. is becoming heavier year by year. At only asset that is invariably liquid at last Berlin's money market trembled ita fixed worth-namely gold. Ia on the edge of some such situation as normal conditions the world's gold confronted the London Exchange in supply suffices for the world's neces- 1865 and New York during the panic sities, but with the continual growth of 1907, and was only saved by im-of population, the tendency of wages porting gold at a high rate and by the to increase, and other influential easing of all markets on the belief pressure On weak spota will Fleet. that the Balkan War is ending, become increasing frequent and in- People are making what is the mean-creasingly difficult to handle. Ger- ing of this state of things in a country Tuany is not a gold-producing country; Like Germany one of the wealthiest on the other hand, her production of of Europe's manufacturing and supply iron and steel is going up by leaps centres. A writer in the Loaded and bounds, and this is wealth, even Daily Mail attempts to account for if it is not a medium of exchange. Mr. P. A. J. Savage, superintendent of the crisis, signing himself "A Finan. The financial weakurss that now rails at the G.P.O., with Mr. Savage loft cier." This clear and lucid observer menaces the country is only tem- for. Fame by the 8.8. Nile yesterday. Mr. porary. It is but comparatively few Sarage who entered the postal service in years since Germany adopted a gold 1962, goes home on medical certificate.
1883 and was appointed supervisor here in "The Berlin stringency is trace- able to the unsettled conditions on direct bearing on the present mone currency, and although that fact has NO
remarks:
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Boatswain G. F. Vesper, R. Ni serving duties at Bernee, has beer promoted to in H. 1. 8. Marlin, at presunt on surveying the rank of Chief Botswsin in H. M.
in
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Captain G.T.C. Dwyer, R. G. A., former Adjutart of the Royal Artillery, Hongkong, has been appointed Stair with headquarters at Plymouth. Captain, South Western Coast Dolancas
The death is announced of Mr. Percy
SUMMER the Continent, acting upon a financial tary squeeze. except as regards the Adams former resident of Hongkong, position already strained by economic requirements for coinage, it accounts who succumbed to preumonia in London. causes. The industrial development in a measure for the industrial expan.r. Adams was an active member of high of Germany and the growth of its sion, accompanied by speculative several sporting clubs during his residence in the Colony and was particularly interest population and production have activities, that make money crisea ed in the C.YO necessarily involved an increasing more possible where the ultimate basis demand for gold currency. Large of credit ja limited and inelastic.”
COMFORT'
HURLINGHAM
HUSSAR'
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sums of money have, moreover, been Perfect Fitting.
invested in commercial and manufac Irish Manufacture.turing enterprises, for the fruition of which time must be allowed. Much
Um. Powell,
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NEWS OF THE WORLD (Paths Gazette)...
NEWS OF THE DAY.
IMPORTANT CONTRACT FOR LOCAL SHIPBUILDERS,
WOMEN AND ARMS SMÚGGLING.
The examination of the books, however! has gone far enough to show the fovestiga loser of all, During the past six years th fors that the Government in the small-st books are said to shaw that Uncle Bam ha
tion and plaintiffs were both arrested the gentleman who wout in for the nal
and were discharged.
the drums applied by pitintiffs wore Samo ovidence having been given, the dirty had been foreshadowed by the inter Hearing was adjourned."
rogatorics, but this had now been drop. pod it at any rate painted to the fact that as some time thus oll was dirty. If his Lordship believed the evidenco regard ing the re-sale to Chinese as wood oil paid about $13,000 in drawbacks the it did not take the matter any further, should not have boan paid. According to hecame the salo to Chinese, even as wood law; a reapship company is entitled to 40 oil, did në make it wood oil: it merely from berada American bottoms. That'
cents & top on all imported coal shipped showed that defendants had seen able to called a drawick. sell to Chinese something which they High leials of the Federal servica do could not sell to European reporters. Heclared that it would be proved that the alsh commented on the fact that while Profits of the indicated coal company on short weights wild mount up to the the pontract price to Loxley's was $17.25 amazing figure of 83,001,000 for the past while the resale prices ranged from 12 nine years. Pending the completion of odd to- $16.00. These were described as the exhaustiveerimination now - being market prices, but it was common know. edge that in the focal market there was more than one market price always. marks his Lordship' reserved judgment.
Women hava heen known by the police to be engaged in the arms traffic for some timo past, and a esse in which a woman was concerned was heard at the Magistracy this morning. At 6.30 this morning a who was about to board a train for Shok Lung, and she appeared to be halky. A man bought a ticket for her and afterwards faraway. He was brought back and both were taken to the police station by Dat, Sergt. Wills. Around the woman's waist
p cially made belt were found an automatio pistol and eighty cartridges. The woman was fined 8201 or threa muntha, and the man was discharged.
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VOLUNTZER CORPS ORDERS,
EFFICIENCY CU,
The following is the Order of Matit Unity in this Com, etition.
1st 10 Fr. Section.
2nd Centre Section M. G. Co. 3rd Left Section M. G. Cg. 4th Engineer Company. 5th Scouts Conipiny,
6th Howitzer Section.. 7th Right Section M..G. Cal
“TRENGİZİN.
Pie. T. C. Barlow' Civil Service Com.
Meara, W. S. Bailey & Co. Ltd., have.
for the construction of steel single Borew just signed a contract with a Manila firm steamer, length. 1880 overall, beam 7pany is promoted Sorgeant with effect depth 158, to be classed 100 A1. at from the 13th instant. Lloyds, and built under their survey,
The new atanmor will be of the single
JOINED.
At the invitation of Mr. Hedley the same sort of thing, only in a far ichardson, sust, edgintor of the C. P. R., more serious form, took place in Eng the members of the Institution of Engineers land in 1860, when as a consequence and Shipbuilders will inspect the Empress of the scare caused by Napoleon the of Russia un Saturday, Third's bellicose utterances, following
deck type with one large held having no The following members having joined on huge lock-ups in railway projects,
pillars, special wab frames and deck girders the Corps are allotted Corps numbers and In Original Jurisdiction, Supreme money was practically unobtainable, Court, this morning his Lordship the being fitted in lieu of same, in socordance and posted as follows —
Chi Justice heard the opening argu
with the latest practise. it and one big house after another had nents ed counsul in the counter claim in steel mests and powerful winches and 1426 Fte P. De Wilson to Civil Service 1420 Sapper. W. G. Trueman to Engineer
Company. A Two large hatches are fitted with two to put up its shutters, We are not the action arising out of Liu rebuilding derricks for rapta bandling of beavy cargo, auggesting that there is any immediate of a house partially dodroyed by the big
fear of a German commercial panic; last year The counter-claim was for marine boiler and set of compound surface fire in the Central district in February The propelling machinery consiste of one we are only pointing our a similarity s860, by-Chan Won Choung and Chan condensing engines to give a son speed, of of kind, but different in degree, to the Woon Chu, of 44, Stanley Street, as 7.1/2 knots loaded, disastrous experience of 1886. For us of a house in Lower Lastur Iload, A donkey boiler is also fitted for wurk
@guinet Chan Num, 142, Hollywood Road, ing cargo winches in port. there can be no question at all that owner of the adjoining house, being con- Electric lighting will be fitted through. the rival armament preparations of tribution towards the cost of the ro Germany and France have produced hulling of a party wall-rendered ceca ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT.
sary by the fire Mr. F. C Jenkin, in-
out.
I almost every community chero in
'some one whose life" has boon kaved
Complay.
RESIGNED. Capt. C. H. Ross resigned his Commis
sion dated 5. 5, 13.
Sarg-Major H. H. O. Jouss is permitted to resign doyed.7.5. 13.
Sapper Silva is permitted to resign dated 2.0 13.9
· FOR A LAME BACK.
in
At the conclusion of Mr. Jankin's re
SUMMER 80LILOQUY IN
HONGKONG.
(By Sufferer-Yet.")
If I were like St. Patrick, Who did a kind of "hat-trick," By banishing all verain from unhappy
Erin's shore,a
I'd exercise my reto
O'er ov'ry: dashed mosquito, Aiul stop the brutes from living "an
helpless human's garela,"
made of the Western Fuel books, the men determining what the losses of the steam in charge declared there was no way of abip comp lies and others might be. The matter of the local sale of coal had nub been gone into at all,
General Manager Avery was given the information that the short weights ou the Nippon-mare, Chiyo-maru, America mar and other liners of the Japanese feat averaged abat 10 per cant. In one fa stance the Chiyo was supposed to take out 1,340 tone, when, as shown by the booke, it only really hnd 1,200 tons to burn on tho long voya:e norus the Pacific.
PAYMENTS TO ENGINEERS,
During the proceedings of the Fedezzl Grand Jury precoding, the returning of true hills against officials and employes of the Western Fuel Company. testimony was given and the entries shown in the. alaries of the engineers on the Japanese books to the inquistors of payments of
liners.
According to rapart, the enormous losses. of the Toyo Kisen, Kalshs will be taken as a basis for many changes in the personnel of the company's crave. Dismissala baro been hinted at for some time, and with the development's, It is expected the ATG will Jall All the engineere on the liners aro Japaneno. Figarea wil soon be compiled, justitis said, showing the loss of the Goyard
ment in coal furnished to the transports and ferenc cuttoral
A pour, perspiring hero, With spirits down to zero," Avo shaved my burning cranium,
koa Buddhist monk; And, spite of fans clugtrical, Swift currents down my neck trieklo, And bolies cannot cool zao when they
make the purkahs punk!
At school they used to teach us Tharo aro usce for all creatures,, So now I often wonder what the cock
roaches are for;
THE PEARLY KING.
Attired in a red and green jersey do enrated with thousands of pearl buttons. and with the inscription The Pearly King of Kentish Town" emblazoned ou his back, James, Ponroy appeared f Westminster charged with being drunk When white ante censu their ant-ics and got on ? asked the magistrate, in setomist
and disorderly. What on earth lins be
They swarm beyond all rosson, But vanish with the season,
using no more!
Then let us conso repining,.
For Autumn is the lining
mont-A Constable: He is the Pearly | King, 2: (Laughter.)-Mr. Francis: 1 thought he had escaped from somewhere, Tx it roney ho has got bil over hi
Of silver, which the proverb states that Defendant: No, I wild it was only but
- ev'ry cloud can claim;
For quito two months together, Wo do get uplandid weather,
a state of nervous tension of which structed by Mr. M. R. Harris, of Mor
the back batho the part with THEN you have pains or lameness the gold scarcity is a natural wifiason and Grist, appeared for the by Chamberlain Colicy Cholers and Diar-Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice a day. though pleasant expression, Two Chans in support of their counter-claim thon Romedy. Sash parsons soldon mis masazing wat such appisation, Thon And not another Blessed spot can things always follow source of this by ft. Jacksons of Messrs. Jolins, recommendations and its never falling dampens piece of Bannel slightly with this
and Mr. M. W Sindo, K.C., Instructed an opportunity to recommend it, and these five minutes at each character: some people hoard their Stokes and Musier, for Chau Noor. Ele valo by all Checusts and Store- pafo For sale by Chimmista and Storeng
qualities account for its great popularity.liniment and hind it en over the seat of F10 r.. PICTURES ONLY 7.16 P.,
gold and othere make haste to sell Lordship reserved judgment.
Κρύματα,
kespers
Whit Monday, 1913.
Miss_VIOLET BONETTA. (The Saucy Boutrettu)."
may the sunof
tons. Me and the misste lnd a walls round resterday. She drove the donkey, avor With the remark that me and the
And here I am (tenewed laughter.)
missss and the boy wear 72,000 pearlier,""
the "King promptly paid a tiny of de Ba