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THE DIARY.
General Memoranda,
TXUXULY, August 12--
9.30 p.m.--Auction of licneboli
ture, etc. at No. 3, The Albany.
Hoşurası, Monday, August 1, 1915.
MERCHANT SHIPBUILDING
IN 101-1
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS GE THE DAY.
· LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Owing to lack of space, our
Exiled, has to be halil over till to morrow.
(parsalag. Be erimordable coime of | ·
allowing more for depreciation, and “For the past year na averaga deduction [of 9,89 per cent, was made," which # reduced the actual average dividend paid to 10.30 per cent. Against this,
usual however, there must be faced the low Monday eulums, Cocasional Notes", by rates during the lean years; the average rate for ten or eleven years | been 5.37 per cent, which is not adequate for such a huzardous invest- ment. The retard in the case of twenty-five passenger lines with 5.1 million tons of shipping at an average book
price of £11 5s per ton gross. is 826 per cent, on a expital of 301 million sterling, as compared with 10.37 per cent in the previous year and 7.79 per cent.. two years ago. Those companies, however, employ in their business as working capital large réservés built up in previous years,
Mr Kaha, formerly manager of Messrs L'Unsann, the French juwellery establish- munt at Hongkong, is now at the Front in the French army and news has boon rt- erived that he is in perfect, health. M. Le Pris, at one tima Massa Fatho's manager in the Colony, was seriously wounded soma -time—since, but inu Lcompletely...rr...
covering
At Washow on Friday afternoon the water was 53 ft. 9 ins. on the gango, still rising and threatening another serious ross the higher ta shes of the West River Hood. This time the rush of water comes
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telugramu were received at the American Consulate General from "Manila nbuervatory'së 4.45 p.m. Aug. 7.5
Typhoon east of muthern Ladrone or Mariana Islands, direction unknown.
12.30 p.m. Aug. K Typhoon north of the Ladrons or Mariana Islanda, moving north-west or north-north- Vi Cut the
COMPANY MERTING.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.,
LIMITED.
-The annual genersi mesting of the sharo- holdura of the Steam Tamodry Co., Ltd., was hold on Saturday at the offices of Sir Faal Chacer. O,M.G., Mr E. J. Chapman presided, and there were also present: Sir Fhal Chater. CLG., and Bir W. S. Brown, directos Messrs L. F. Northeate and A., D. Goe, shareholders, and ̈vrt, B. B-own, Sacritary
and it these be included in the exploitself and from the Red River, the much the report and accounts, said:---Our |
on which dividends alaiuld be earned, the rate of return is not more than 5 per cent. It will therefore be seen that, however roy the situation seeris as the moment, capital is not by any means getting an undue abare of the working resuits.
dresded Fu Rirer being normal Two Portuguese gunboats, the Patrin and the Macau, aco apirer, the one at Shiahing aut the other at Wuchow.
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During July the highest temperature predent st the Royal Observatory, Kowloor, was 93,4 and the lowest 748, the wurage the the mouth being 83.2 The total ainfall was 15 410 inches. The rainfall for the month of July at the Ektanical Gardann was 16.1ina. and 18 Thanks Expressed to Lady May Kellett, it was 11.31ine on 10 days, and day, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount
at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 24. 80ins. on 10 days.
GARMENTS FROM HONGKONG.
The following letter has been received by Lady May acknowledging trunks of clothing sent by the women of Swaton, Amoy and Foochow some mouths age to Mr. Townsend for the Belgian Refugees
Milton House, 8 and 9 Chiswell Street, Linda, EC
DEAR MADAM,
17th June, 1915,
The trunks of clothing which you sent vi
the Belgian Consulate at 37 Bedford Square
have been forwarded to me.
They have been unpacked and I have inch pleasure in saying that the garments are all of a most useful description and are quita suitable for the Belgian Refugers. It is indeed very gratifying to receive such a very generous contribution and I shall be glad if you will be an-kind se to convey my sincere thanks to any who may have con cribrated to it. I shall see that the clothing
An enjoyable and successful social meeting was held in the Engineers' Institute on Saturday evening, when during interval in the programme, 31r. John S. Chapman, who has been accretary of the accept a drassing esse from the member on Institute for the last two years asked to
his loving for home. Mr. Frost, who made the presentation, touched on the good work done by Mr. Chapana during his tenure of office and said how sorry they were to lone him,
From reports to land we learn that the total number of merchant ships launched in 1914 was 1129, paking up n gres tonnage of 1.77.700 tous. This is 305,000 tone less than in 1913, which uzrked a record in the shipbuilding industry in Fugland, The decrease, as compared with
The Regulations made by the Gover. | forwarded at once to the proper quartars not-in-Council under section 8 of the 1912 is 173,835 tons, and as coin enter that some poor souls may imme-Dentistry Ordinanes. 1914, January 28, pared with 1911, 120,92 i tons. But dutely have the benefit of such asetul 1915, and published in the Gazette of in the three lean years, 1901-toarments. With best thanks for your kind
January 29, 1915, are smended xs fol. lows:- the total
was considerably less, averaging little more than e million,
while this year's total is exactly
on a par with. 19077
There cin
as-istance.
I am, dear Madam.
You's very truly,
J. NAVAUX,
MACAO.
P
1. Reguation No. 3 of the aforesaid Regulations is amended by the omission of the words "for a period of at last one yar before the 1st August, 1914," in the
substitution there'oe of the words " on the lat September, 1911. or at any time within the period of one year immediately prece- ding the 1st Septeraber. 1914."
be doubt, however, that dhe DREDGIR AND TUG SAIL FOR cond and third lives thereof, and by the warship tonnage is in excess of the previous year, when it totalled 249,200 tons, while in 1912 it was 196,005 tons. Never before have the worka engaged un munitions of war bees so fully necupied us in the
· period under review and since then, Never before have British workney displayed such laynity and earnest ness in their strenuous work during
Singapore daily witness the arrival and departure of ships sailing under a foreim
2. Regulation No. 8 of the aforesaid Bg, ont verer, says the Stan ts Times" of
aly 25, has a visel left this port flying Regulations is repealed, and Regulator the colour the Pertuzuese Republic. | No. 9 is re-nambered as Regulation No.8.
the dredger Carles da Mala and the Such an event took place yesterday when tup Berta (re-pamed after his Excellency Governo of Macao and hir
ads for barno, underths e inmand of Mossad Capt. Jones, respectively.
the
Cart.
The
left
Carlos da Mais and Berts which are long days and long nighta in serving | bron acquired from Sir John Jackson, L., their King and country with the best cor. Owing to the initiative of the кто formerly known as the Hydra and
who
Returns of the Average Amount of Bank Notes in circulation and spucio în
aakro in Hongkong, during the month
ended July, 31st 1915, as certified by the Managers of the respective Bak
I'asks.
India, Australia.
Average Spatie in Amount. Reserve,
:
and China, n 6,346,406 5,000,000+ Hongkong and
Shanghai Bank
ing Corpation, 21,340,23 17,500,000 Mercantile Back of
T
Com
India Limited.... 1323,215 700,000
Total, 329,888,094 23,350,000
Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at $1,850,000. + Sectrition with the Crows Agents
£88,040.
of skill and the cheerieat of tempern-Bore not of Macho, Sr. Jose Carlos da Chartered Bank of inent. So that it can be said that Main, it was decided to make a commet.co. ment with the log penting improvements the past year las been one of unpre- the poet of bile b. In furtherance of eedented activity in all departments of this ides a commision was sent to Singapore to investigate and purchase all of marine construction. The same available materix! tlist could be procured
the applies to
production of bure. Besides the dredger and the tng, machinery. The total horse-power from Sir John Jackson and the Singa prest quantity of machinery was purchased Board and much credit of machinery constructed for mer-prs Har our
Feffects o Liest Borrentma. Rial, chant ships is 1.473,300. This figure,
member of WAS
the of course, does not include the ision and has remained for same months. Furmachinery of warehips, which in the rebase. He has undertaken the onerous hero to negotiate and completes the
previous year made up 1,188,600 dut es very creditably anal to the satisfaction horse-power. The warship machinery morning, a lanch with Liant, and Mma of his Government. Early yesterday output for last year is enormouslyRial the Rev, A. A. Cardeer, and Mr. J.
10. Cuello aboard, visited the two val greater, so that the record total of and sccompanied thu for short distanco |1013,,ol 2,679,000 indicated horse- on their route to the Portuguese Colony,
power, is certainly exceeded. It case 40 miles from Hongkong. scarcely be said that during the past | LONDON-WILLAY SLATER, 42 Grow year either shipowners or shipbuiklers Bissell Strest, w... F. Albyn, 11 & have prospered greatly so far as 12 Clement's Letur, Lombard Street, dividend earning has been enncerned .C., T. B. Browse & Co., Ltd., 143 Queen's Brad, Fichris St., "Fairplay's' admirable list of CLARKE Box &, PLATT. 83 Grace. church St. E.C., G. STRZET&Co., Ltd. any results show that in the
AGENTS.
Anoto
“TAISHAN” AND ON LEE" IN
COLLISION.
An Action Pendiog.
RESIGNATION OF DR. ARIMA.
an
Univerity Professorship Abandoned. .
De Aries, Professor of the Tokio
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MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS OF
THE WAR.
THE KAISER MAKES A PEACE OFFER TO RUSSIA.
RUSSIA DESIRES VICTORY-
NOT PEACE.
The Chairman in moving the adoption
last year, but with the carry forward we actual net profit is about $3,000 less than have the sum of 311,964,41 available for distribution which we propose toappropriata as follows: To pay a dividend of 5 per
T cent. 83,000 to write of machinery. 22,000; by write off buildings $2,000; to write off steams launch $9420; to onery forward to new account, $2,542.21. Your directors hope that you will consider this result satisfactory, as owing to the war our earninga bave fallen off considerably; the withdrawal of so many steamora, fewer re- sidests and tourists all contributing t this. The good result in maintly account LATEST NEWS FROM THE WESTERN FRONT.
THE DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN POLAND.
المتلوي لالي
RUSSIA'S SPLENDID RETREAT.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
charges, and our capacity is equal to
for hy keeping working expennen das, Lat we sunt reduce
overhead
great deal more work than we are getting at present. The high rate of exchange on mubsidiary coin ruling during the past year also sent car expenses up. We have been installed in our present works at Taumati exactly ten years, and it la surprising how few residents have taken the trouble to over the place and see for themselves the Tay things are done. Our misaagar, Mr. Gos, will ba plaased to show the laundry
roon whiel: was selected at home by Mr. to suyana nu application During the yEAT we have added a new automatic drying E. Osborne, and it is working satisfactorily. We also acquired a steam launch which has
A telegram frein Petrograd states that the Bourse Gazette learns justified its purchase by its saving over sampan and heat biro. Your directors from an unimpeachable soured that, the Kaiser mundo a peace offer to think that considering the adverso co-Russit last week through the King of Denmark, ditiona prevailing during the you, the The answer sent by Russia was: **There can be no question of peace. shareholders should be gratified that the
KAISER'S OFFER OF PEACE TO RUSSIA.
THE OFFER REJECTED.
LONDON, Aug. 8, 4.85 p.m.
WEAT RUSSIA DESIRES.
laundry has been able to more than hold or pourparlers at present,” its own and to show a working profit.
Sir Paul Chater conded the motion and this was unanimously greed to.
tion of M, Northcote, On the proposition sexsonded by fr. Brows, the election of Mr. E. J. Chapman to the Board an eco- firmed, and on the proposition of Mr. Brown, secodded by Mfr. Gee, Sir Paul Chater wan re slected to the Board of Directors.
Mr. A. O' D. Gourdin was re-appointed auditor to the Company at a remuneration $100, this being proposed by Mr. Ger eccended by Mr. Northeste.
of
The Chairman announced that dividend warrants would be ready un Monday and and could be buil an application.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
Guards (Central Police Station) 9.45 p.m.
TEESDAY ACocar Uta, British... Sergeants and 7 mes Portuguesa
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NOT PEACE; BUT VICTORY.
LONDON. August 8, 12.55 p.m.
"Rusia
A Petrograd message states that the Voso Fremya, referring to rumours in Fetrograd and Moscow of German peace proposals to Russia, says does not denire peace, but victory. Moreover Ramsia Eas signed an agreement with the Allies not to conclude any separate peace, and agreements are for her not just scraps of paper."
A RUSSIAN OFFICAL REPORT,
LONDON, Aug. 0 240 a.m.
An official communique issued in Petrograd says: In the direction of Riga we dislodged the enemy, from, the region between the rivera Dwian and Fekau. All enemy attacks on Korne and Dasoviets were repulsed on August 6th and were not renewed on the following day. The enemy continues to make vigorous attacks from the Narew line along the whole front. Great forces are acting against the Lomas-Ostrow sector. There have been obstinate rearguard actions to the left of Vieprez. We captured hundreds of prisoners in the counter-attacks, and we successfully exercised pressure on the enemy's asīvIDOS left of the Bug."
GREAT GALLANTRY OF A BRITISH OFFICER.
Loxton, August 3.
Details of the henic death of Captain Siniz, are supplied by com
O. C. Guan, Sergeant-Majr Roylaner.rudus. He volunteered as a bomb-thrower at Festubert, and advanced
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TM.
British......... 1 Sergesat and 7 men Chinese Portuguese.
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Q. C. Guard, Chief inspector Alason, FRIDAY, AUUukt 13ta. Britial..... 2 Sergeant and 5 men Portuguese. I Chinese 2 Tadian*** 0.0. Goard, Crown-Sergeant Walt.
PARADEX.
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blonday, August 9th and Thursday, August 12th N. C. Officers Parade ander the D. 8. P. at the Central Pullen Stative, 6 p.m. in molti.
(Syd) F: C. Jakta,
D. S. P. (Reserve;}
coolly, heedless of the showers of shells." Apiece of shrapnel shat- tered his right hand, but he did not fulter, and kept thawing bombs with Ids left-hand. When asked by an officer to retire as he wus wounded, he simply replied “* Nothing makes any difference to me.' Ho continued to advance and bomb the enginy furiously till he fell dead. His commutes were always most promil of "Harry," and suspected ho was ad ex-officer.
ITALIANS MAKE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS.
INCENDIARY SHELL FIRED 'AT MONFALCONE DOCKYARD.
TONDON, Aug: 8, 4.5 p.m.
A tolegram, fzomi. Rome states that the battle of Carso was still fought most stubbornly yesterday, but yesterday evening the Italians made considerable progress; taking a large mutiber of poisoners. „
A communique reports that Austrian artillery fred in incendiary | shell at Monfalcone dockyard, causing a great fire." They then attempted, býla curtain of shrapnel, to prevented the Italians extinguishing the firs which, however, was soon controlled..
Wednesday, August 11th Recruits of Fortuguese and British Company under Crown Sergeant C. 3. S. Alva, Gp.m.-
Tuesday, August 10th and Friday, Imperial University, who recently return-August 13th Non 3 and 4 Platoons and Led from Ching upon this expiry of his ferm Retraits of Chinese Company.
of service as Judicial Adviser to the Peking Government, endured "bix resignation af bis Professorship to Dr. Yamakawa, President of the Univensity, saya the 30 Cornhill. Goox & Gorint, 13 8. ease of fifteen representative ship-
The two river going stenmors Taishan | decision to resign isuarnown, but the bet Brids St.. F. ROBERT WATSON, Ibailing Companies, with 201 million and On Leg came into, enllision at the dec
Japan Chronic! The reason for bie Fleet Stret. MITTELL & Co., &
may be remembered that the doctor Wag Will, Haiborn Vialus, 2. D. J. Sterling ordinary expital, the retur) examin time andurage at Stonecutters uften represented by the vernacular Press KEYMER & CO. 3 Whitefriars St.. was 91 per cent for the year
feland last night. The "Da Lee" sustaining as regret ing that he had been completely 2.c. Mijn & CROWTHER, Ltd., n
serious damage to her stem which was misunderstoul by the public concensing 11,12, Few Bridge St, x,
which ended during the past twelve backled on the rachardside. The lauage, his atsitude daring the late in Japancre SCUTLANDFEED I Sing. Northments, is against 6.00 per cent, in which is estimated at 8700, is not put this loss of pablic confidence or for other menting on the rafigal by the Hongkong the most desperate thrusts to cut off the Russian retreat but were invariably negotiations. Whether it was bevare of "Chinexs paper at Shanghal in ear The Russian retreat was very slow and very orderly. The Germans mada Dan't red, Edizlarga,“
the vessel front'scratching her schedule previous year. But if debentures it a notary 10 Dae cument to parents is beyond, the possibility of ascer.authorities ca alluw General Lung's body met by a wall of steel which also showed wonderful elasticity, here and there Cay to Brede la Grunge, Bailie [are taken into consideration, the the ship making water when laden with be further noted thus. De Arig being suspected of having committed loot-lightly drated bat never broken; The Germans' claim in the Kovno region/""
return on the whole capital involved Eolinn Hall, Hest and Street, Now is not per cent and, moreover,
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RUSSIA'S MAGNIFICENT RETREAT.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING.
LONDON, Aug. 8, 3.15 p.m..
easy guas failing the whole of the Gorman plan of envelopment. The titanie dual le proceeding
German siege troops and Germana from Narogenrgievsk say the situation at Warsaw itself is unchanged. The Russians continue the bombardment of the town from Fragn
beaty Car
It may The "Un Lee orned by the Sze was appointed to lecture in the university fog dusing a time of distress, are being sent, of only 500 prisoners shows clearly how magnificently the Russians are fight- Yap Stains Company, leit Macio e jurisprudence, and articularly on the Shanghai When passing Bongsong. ing. The Germans appretched from their first line positions to be fortress of ler Flongkang nt 2. pr. and to constitution, in association with the bis.they were refused permiss on to land by the Korno, on the west bank of the Niemen, and started an animated attacks, York City. THE CHATAE FRASELIST Orries, 2 the firms gain largely in the Chaumela Sath of Lantin. The toy of the Japanese Imperial course authorities there. Shanghai is,
of numerous robber.whereupon they were caught by the Russian heavy batteries. The bombard. Tea End Strech
special productions entirely dis. Taishan lets. Mispao at 3 p.m. and took this codise having beem, newly created for the predicked gatlans are being moanz of the enemy continues. The German, Jossen bere and. 2 0980 wiec SAN FRANCISCO and American Partssociated fron shipbuilding and bring On Lea" parsed Green Talend scout Marquis Maeda, who contributed 20,000) sent to just this place and will arrive here must be tremendous, especially as their efforts have been quite abortira
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Er the purpose by way of commemorating in low days. When they ar ive at this The battle of Yarow is perhaps the most tatesse and the bloodiest battle ciaco.
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port, will they be refused a landing as was of the war The Prussians are resisting marvellously, the gallantry zaint the ZAUSTRALIS, TASMANTA, AND NEV in which practically no profit lina wailing to give clearanes to all incoming in genatally believed that Dr A
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When oraning the piruet hosts the skip the dificulty of obtaining a successor, while let sad hindrance 7 For the sake of pre
so alolah the lecture course, cointed serving publis peace and order, theauthor altered his course to starbard which intimately sa iz in with the memory time ought to pay attention and devise building, concerns. As regards the brought the piquet beat bread on portbow of the late Fmpa or, would be considered methods regarding these men to wianco, earnings of cargo ships, eighty-seven He slowed down sad stopped and then went altogether undesirable. companies, owning over 2 million astern. "The ship's way had alicet stopp na he wa'ted for the piquet boat, tong gross of shipping with a book to come alongside. The Taishan" is then value of 154 million sterling, equal to of the On Leasts high speed and to supposed to have come up on the port side 10 per ton, earned during the hare excised the bow of the vessel colliding
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- Bastles in the southern area are simpet stationary. The storm contres- Are now at Kovao and Narewe Now or have NOORNIA Carman war correspondent described the German se for two days con- ARE YOU GOING ON A JOURNEY I
tunnally hombarding before Warsaw, the artillery of the whole German army HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholern and being concentrated on a small space. The fury of the gandice grew ever more PHYSICIANS prerite, Chamberlain's Diarrhoes Remedy should be intense, reaching its maximum on the second night. Basidus the Baveriana Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy packed in your hand. Juggage Then going there were Prussians, Wurtomburgers, Wurtresses and Buxons, who were the because it zeljoves cramps in the stomach on a journey. Change of water, diet, and first to reach the entanglements The Hassians, with Inferior numbere, and intestinal pains quicker than any pro temperature all tend to produce bowel boughs from les chemia a bottle will escured on board the tosin or atasinship splendidly. The Bastiane west bank very gradually. It is fully confirmed paration they can compound. It can be trouble, and this medicine cannot be sustained an heroic defence, which perimitted the retiest to be carried out keep for years, hull no home is completa It may mo rush storing and inconven that the Russians only left. Warsaw an empty shell The dismantling was cent The companies, however, are the Marine Court on a date to be fzul,
The alleged collision will be dissuasorat, without it. For sale by all Chemiets and lenes if you have it handy. For sale iry all most complete, even hourshuld utensils, if of any value, being removed,
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that the captain of the Tashan did tot The skipper of the "On Les" saintains observe the rule of the road,