THE
SUMMER
IDEAL PERFUME
FRAGRANT AND REFRESHING
TILE CHINA MAIL.
[the question of lawness of aliitude la of vital importance. Since un attempt *ta aim at an individual mark in con" complated, there is no disadvantage from the point of view of the gunner in flying quite low. Ea target may appear as blurred as the side of a rail- way cutting slowed from the window of an express train, bat so long as he delivers the goods" within the belt of ground intended, his average hits will not be detrimentaly affected. It he is shot at by the infantry line he is attacking, or by a supporting line (usually 300 yards, more or less, the rear), every man attacking him breaks his cover and becomes a
prominent mark for the defending inlantry force. Beyond this, the aeroplane carries armour and presents a comparatively small vulnerable for get The advantage of low-altitude fying in the present connection les
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the fact that it is, in effect, a per- feet defence against attack by long range fire. No matter what develop- mente may be made in air-defence artillery-even if means should be found to render an 10-pounder as handy as a sportman's shot-guz-if) the attacking aeroplane fly low enough, the enemy cannot bring long- range fire to bear without bringing
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THE MACHINE GUN AND
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the same time,
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Yokohama Specse Bank is to open a branch at Teinanfu, Shantung..
"SCOTTISH WOMEN'S S: HOSPITALS. FOR
FOREIGN SERVICES
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The filiawing 'alégeame weis.received at theGamerican" Consulata," General hom the Manila (Hucesatory at 8.40 pm, 02 - Supten the 7 - AN ARE
ANOTHER SPLENDID HONGKONG Typhoon narth east of Nahn recurring
EFFORT
"An appeal la bolag made to the Scottish women, in the Colony, to mise enough money to do twar more beds in the above Hospitais in France and Serbin The body to be camed "The Hongkong Scottish Women's Dada?
Thess. Hospitals organised and offrared by women, wers sont out in times of great need and distress, this was specially in Sarbie, where there is still much to be done.
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The Committed in Edinburgh confdant- ly appeal to their countrymen and coun women in all parts of the world for help.
Should any of the Scottish women in
the Colony not have been approached in this matter, Siaters Sloan and Lawrence, of the Government Civil Hospital, will be very planted to hear from them and give further infortüntinu about the Hospitals.
the above or to Mrs. A. C. Title or Subscriptions should be sent to wither
Mes. A. Milroy, who are very kinally help.
with the work. The following is list of subscriptions received
Mrs. Maclarlane...
18 p., September 8, Croirne or typhoon near or over Dalin- tang Channel muring TEN.
HONGKONG'S NEW BARRISTER,
MR. G. N. ORME ÇILLED TO
· THE LOCAL BAR.
Mr. Gandey Norman Ormo, of the Civil ; Rervice, Hongkong, was this morning ad- mitted to the leg profession, to practise in the Colony a barrister, "by» Sie William Rees Davies, the Chief Justice,
The Attorney General, Afr. J. B. Kemp, mid- the motion before the Court was to sar bis Lordship to approra, enroil, and admitt practice us a barclater in the Colony, M. & N. Ceme, who was onlled to the bar by the Inser Temple on Jery 198, 1915 As his Lordship knew, Mr. of the Colony and would continue to le so times a member of tră Civil ServiČR
The season for the application was thes Mr. Orme had been recently attach- od to the Crown' Solicitars' Department and he wou'd require the audience of the Courts of the Colony, Aa, however, the Crown Solicitors' Ordinance did not pro. ride for such an audience, Mr. Orme bad been obliged to rely on his own personal qualidestións as à barrister. Mrs Orme's advocation was made purely on "account of ' his duties in the Crown Salicitors" "Depart | mont. The matter was governed by the
Ordinaboe Legal Practitioners
1871. sections. 2)-91, and 22 and by the Legal Practitioners. Amendment Ordinance, 1893.
Mr. Orme bad complied with the fan of the rection and he had deposited with the Registrar a certificate of his being called to the bar and had also fled an affidavit from the Crown Solicitor.
The Chief Justice" mid that he had the parchment and that it was nigard
Chares Darling. by Sir
Adding
Mr... Orme, his Lordship said he had much plassaro in admitting him to practise in the Colony. He observed that Mr. Orme and be ware members of the same Inn-an Inn ro which they were both proud to belong. He was sure that, the other members of the legal profession. would be pleased to receive Mr Orme! among them.
Mrs. Evan Ormiston Mrs. Thavan' Clark Mr. Murmy Seuts Mrs. George Lammert Mrs. Kemp
#15
$25 25
Mra, A. Ht. Austin
20
Mrs. G. DỰ B. Black
20
Mrs. Carmichael
20
B. C.....
20
Miss Lawrence.....
20
Miss Sloazi
20
Mrs. D. Mucdonald
15.
Mrs. J. M. Mellatchon ....
10.
Mrs. Causland
10
Mr. Peter Grant
10
Mrs. David Templeton
10
Mrs. Andrew Forbes
10
Mr. H. F. Campbell
10
Misa Brown ......... Mr. Forsyth
10
10
30
Mrs. T. E. Feathe...
30
10
Mrs. Colbourne Little
20
Mrs. Robinson
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10.
Mrs. T. Baker
10
Mrs. J.-D. Edwarda
10
Mrs. A. Fraser
10
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Mr. Gourley ...... Mrs. Milroy
10
10
Mrs. T. W. Robertson Me C. W. Shearer...
10
10
10
5
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and 'B'shares of the Bank.
The money market in Tokio' is still dall, the rate of interest continuing tử decrease.
Lady May will be At Home" at Mountain Lodge, on Tuesdays, the 28th
September, and 5th October, from 4.00 p.. There will be tannis.
The degree of accuracy atzainable in firing with a machine-gun from on aeroplane depends, we read, primarily
Many Polish nobles is Acetris are upon the weapon and the man, as in every other kind of shooting, but ining to Warsaw to live. All the Austrisin papers say that Poland is lost to Russia for addition the stealiness of the nero- ever. plane is an important factor, this
going main's dependent upon the
wind and weather. Under favour- able conditions an expert shot using
the Lewis gun has delivered the
whole contents of a magazine (of 47 cartridges capacity), into an area 10 -ft. by 60 ft. from an altitude of 600
Gold to the value of $1,500,000 fur San Francisco was carried by the Bluo
Fuanél, steamer "Izion" on her last
voyage actors the Pacific.
A meeting of members of the Hang- kong Jockey Club interested in subscrip- tion grifius for the 1918 meeting is to be
BLUE SERGES ft at a range of 100 yards. Making held on Friday at 6.15 p.m.
PRICES ALWAYS MODERATE,
FOR THE BEST in STYLE, FIT and WORKMANSHIP.
allowance for this expert handling of
For stealing a tin of kerosene from the Whitfeld Barracks, Kowloos, a Chinese was sentencod by Mr Wood this morning to six,wooks' hard labour and four hours stocks.
Vice-Admiral Shimamura, chief of the the weapon, as being superior to the Japanese Naval General Staff, and Vice- average ability available underservies | Admiral Kato, the Minister of the Navy, conditions, there can be no doubt as
have been promoted to the zwak of Admiral. to the deadly efficiency of o gun of the Lewis typens an aeroplane Armament. A performance very little j'interior to the above in weather that conld by no means be considered ideal has been witnessed. Apart from many detail points of merit, the Lewis gun is, for acrophone service, superior to any other machine-gun at present available: firstly, ou neunt of its self contained magazine, which, by the abolition of the cartridge-belt, 9 a.m.-Diocesan Gifl'e School re-speñs &c, peruits of the gun being trained
THE DIARY.
MÙMO. FOR TO-MORROW.
General Memoranda.
The U. S. 5. diuiser Galveston, Capt. Kelloy, has aɛrived ́at (hiowangtao, from Nagasaki. Several of her ficers and some
of the crew are on short leave to ree the capital and Tientsin.
"In order to assist the War OfEce, the Rugby Chemical School Laboratory ara appealing to schiul children to gather wild thyme, which forms the beals of an im portant dixisfectant of which there is a great shortage,
freely in any direction from vertically upwards to vertically downwards, and which also allows of its use as ashoukler-arm and secondly, by
The number of "wijsen" amploscilTM in greason, of the adoption of direct air the milway service at home at the end of 5.15 p.m.-H. K. Jockey Clab Moeting, cooling in place of the anal water- July, to replace men who have enlisted, is
jacket
intimated at 30,000, and it is hoped to find Aazanat, Sept. 11-
Permanent ein,loyment for at least 50,000.
FRIDAY, Sept. 10----
Entries clom for Second V.R.C. Niglie
Fate.
Joon-Auction of Motor Cycle
Meas. Hughes and Hough'a 3.10 p.m.--Fourth Oviachana Mentic
at Race Courer, Happy Valley.
Mosar. Sept 1
9am.-French Couvent, School at
Wanchai re-opone.
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Thos. Tamon Maru, No. 1 is askëte ix miles from Macso, and is reported to be badly holed. There were ten feet of water yesterday in the fore bold. Ste
Assuming the proved accamcy of the Lewis gun as the criterion of machine-gun Gre, it is evident that an estimate of the effectiveness of | low-altitude neroplane atfuck becomes
little more than a matter of simple pa to get out and is expected hors arithmetic. We may take, for ex-day Jumple, the problem to be that of After September 15th, red typhrion exerting a counter attack upon in miles of Hongkong, will not be exhibited signale, indiesting a typhoon beyond 300 Entry, themselves attacking a position in open order, the counter-attack to
Mr Frank Crawford
Mrs. John Taylor Mrs. HenalersDI Mrs. Dubiel Mrs. Jack Mrs. Russell Mr. Reid...... Mra. Birss
A Well Wisher
Mrs. J.. Rodger Mr. Haxton Mr. J. F. Miller Mrs. A. Ritchio
Mea. Maclean Gibson Mr. Jobar
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Mr Crma, B.A., Unon, was born on A brili | 14, 1978, mod was educated at Cheltoakam
College and Hertford College, Oxford. He came to Hongkong in the early, part of 1902 and bas held many appointments. under the Civil Service. Ea husa been both Assistant Secretary and Acting Secretary
to the Sanitary Board; Jeting Secund Polico Magistrate, Acting Superintendent of Police and Pulice Magistrate in the New Territories and latterly President of the Sanitary Department
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BY
TELEGRAPH.
THE PROGRESS
THE WAR.
OF
BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS VOTE AGAINST CON-
SCRIPTION.
GENERAL JOFFRE VISITS
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
ALLIES ARRANGING FOR
CONCRETE ACTION.
A HARRISON LINER SUNK,
REIGN OF TERROR" IN SMYRNA,
GERMANS REPORT LOSS OF U27.
1 Reuter's Service to the China Mau.}
BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS: OPPOSED TO
CONSCRIPTION.
Losos Sept. 7, p.m.
The Trade Union Congress, which is meeting at Bristol, unanimously. adopted a resolution sgatust conscription amidst great applause.
Copies of the resolution were telegraphhed to- Mr. Asquith, Lor Kitchener and Mr. Lloyd Geor。 -
The resolution emphasised that they, us representatives of 3,000,000 MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA workers, appreciate the umgnificent response being made to voluntary recruiting, to which system they pledged themselves to continue to give their hearty support. There was no evidence that voluntarism had proved inadequate to the Empire's requirements. Trade Unionists would give every aid to the Government as at present a secure the men necessary. to prosecute the war to a successful ine
The locs! Manager of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd, has received aivize trom London that an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent per annum frie af income tax bas bean declared on the A
PRISONERS IN GERMANY..
LIST OF BURACRIBERS TO THE
Q
MASAZINE PRISONERS' FUND DURING
THE MONTH OF August 1913.
Mrs. Fletcher Mrs. C. Cormack
Mrs. S. B. Aitken Mr. E. Aucott Miss Hoss Misa Dunbar Mrs. J. J. West Mr. T. Glendinning Mrs. G. Watt
Mfr. W. G. Humphreys
10.
Mr. P. Kemer
10
Mr. Geo. Wysse Wright.
10
s
Already acknowledged.
308.86
Mrs. Thorburn
$.438.88
Mrs. David Wond
Mrs. J. M. Armstrong Mes. W. L. Lenak Mrs. A. Browa Mrs. A. Whitebow Mr. Gilde...
Mies Davidson Mrs. McArthur
Mrs. C. W. Alexander Mrs. Darr
Mrs. McCubbin Mrs. Donsli
Mrs. John Grant Mrs. D. Harvey Mrs. R. Hall Sra. Melver Mies Mcfuchre ......... Ms. J. H. Kynoch
Mrs. McKay n Mrs. Macdougal Mrs. Mudi Mr. Oliphant Mrs. Petrie Mes, Packbags Mr. A. A. ReToRay.
Mrs. D. W. Ritchie,
Am. J. W. Stavart Mr. Stereason.... Ms. M. Shaw Mr. S. Thom Mrs. Watson
at Canton or Whapes. As heretofore the Min Wilde 300 miles of Bongkery will be exhibited ab black signals Indicating a typhoon within be delivered against the foremost line, the yard arm of the Cantoms Tower,
Woam, at, the Customs Bigani Maré on.
3.30 p.m.-Royal H.K. Yacht Club's
Extraordinary Menting. 5.30 p.
Recital at St. Juhu interval V Cathedral.
·Tempar, Sept. 145
·9,30€ pan---Auction"
Fiaturos, Carpets etc. Hughes and Hughle
Wrowsnay, Sept. 16.
St. Mary's School, Kualoon, re-opens,
THURSDAY Sept. 16:
lying prone at two or three paces Dance land and at the Water, Police
We are justifed in assom-stations in Croton harbour.
ing that the magazines will be
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
Scotch Lassio Mr. Jones
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
Mrs. Finlay Smith
E
Mrs. McCorgnadale:
Mr. WW. Pesine
Mes. Angus
Mrs. Gordon
A tree Instió:
Mr. J. Borthwick
* Total £25 sterling and 6752-22
Mr. A. R. Owon
The Khaki" Magerina is appealing for funds to supply British Prisoners in Germany with food and nocassities. The inoney will go for the direct benefit #f-the | Prisonora, as there is no cost of - trand- mission and to waste of any description, information having been established showe ing the kind of food and clothing, etc.. which can be sent without confiscation by the German Government.
Subscriptums may be set to the Chartered Bank who will publish a list of bscribers in these anlurans from time to time.
AQUATICS AT THE-V,^R. C.
Programme for Second Night Fete.
The Second Aquatic Night Fete, arranged
| by the Victoria Recreation Club, to be held
in the Club's bath, has been fixed for Thursday, 16th inst. ard will start at 0 Pm sharp,
The programm
will consist of six events, which are as follos**
GERMANS REPORT THE LOSS OF U27.
LONDON, Sept. 7
A tologram from Amsterdam states that-a-Berlur official telegram says that a German submarine reports buying met on the high seas the U27, which clairced to have sunk on July 10 a small English cruiser of an old type in the West Hebrides.
The U27, however, had not returned and aa she has been at sea. long time she must now be regarded as lost.
GENERAL JOFFRE VISITS THE TTALIAN
FRONT
ALLIES ARRANGING FOR CONCRETE ACTION.
LONDON, Sept. 7, 2.30 p.m.
telegram from Rome states that General offre has visited the Italian front and conferred with General Cadorna. Cretera! Joffre inspected important positions on the frontier.
The risit is regarded as of great military and political importance, and for the purpose ovarranging a concrete understanding: between the different armies of the allies; also for a better concretə action.
The King decorated General Joffre with the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy,-
THE BRITISH NATIONAL REGISTER.
THOUSANDS OF YOLUNTARY WORKERS BUSY.
LONDON, Sept. 7. 12.15 pm.
During the past fortaight thousands of voluntary workers have been Test Ence. HK. Vol. Gorge Rt. Secich the registr is bring put is in connection with recruiting Forms are classifying the National Registration returns. In eacir district the first use to M. G. Co. v. V. R. C. Two lengths. being supplied by the recruiting aathorities primarily. It is explolood that
Plunging (walei handicaps),
Ladies Nomination. Four lungths (100 Carda) handicap,
Team Race. F M.Sarear nad Traders
V.H.CB Team. Two, longtha
•Righ Dive (costed glip) Water Polo
A DESTITUTS SEAMAN.
A-Norwegian sailor named Wintœelnus, who was sentenced a few days-sjon for | emptied øver an area defined as a belt.
bryaking a window at the Failo af Homer, apat the Police Contain this morne of 10 11 or 12 ft. width, in which,
ing vo a charge of lasing destitate t Three Chine e were each finad 850 ce
apensand - that he had been relesset Most therefore, there is one man to ap wo-monta" impria nment by Commander
} from "pands on pretending that for had my proximately 100 sq. f of grounding for making at heir team launches to
Maskers "Beckwith at ho Marine Court this morn
secerad a job on the Manchuria," but Le Preis Ms Company, na being eme cooler fine. Now the urn of furget than Sagan Maen whilst the latter w
municated with, said they did not wish to under way in the rebour. Coman uffered by a prone is approxi- Beckwith said it was a dangerous practice commanfestions has born asiatsised for bad originally came to the Colony of the Axperimental exchange of wireless i have anything to do with him. Defendant And most be stopped. I they wazo
brought Limitely":"5 sq. it, so that, as anbefore him again he would end them to me time prat between Hawaii and fast afteswa đa, and he refused the preffor
which of arged, handa ak, "Frovident,' veruge, nc.bullet in twenty wil gaoithout the option of a line,
Farabasiti and it is exeted service willed pantaze in k to Austriis, y 8p-Vic. Second Night Fondit mark. This represents a nian
be open to the puldio aboat, the latter part The Magistrata oziers), him to remaÎT Half presents in aid of Cigarettes and knocked out for every. 10 oz. of lend
in the House of Desentiun sotil rescued nt September Tobeco Fundr
by the polles espended, which must be regarded as extremely counumical, in view of the fact that it is usually supposed to take a hundredweight of lead to kill one man, say 30 lh, or 40 lb, for every man put out of action.
PRAY Sup T-
Non-Douglas Steamship
Meeting
ATURDAY, Sp. If
pn.Police Renerre Concert. Botanical Gardeni."
FAY
RHEUMATISME.
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Pain Balmi fug rbeomatiem 31 cut you are wanting time, as the longer this MIÉRANG TUTE On the harder it la taskera.
a betile endry, apply it with A Vigne me to the afflicted parts and you wUJ be naprised and delightai, at the relief obtained. For sale by all chopista and
In any such work as the foregoing, Storekeepers
TREATMENT HOR DYSENTERY
VMBERLAINS Colic, Cholera And
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their view is the checking of recruiting men capable of work at home sa valuable no soy they are able to perform in the field. The Tadds thi regarding canvassing on official katoment may be expected." Eligible mar may be asked their reasons for new enlistment hat pressure in wrongly deprecated. These decisions are the stemme of see ›mmendations made by n strong inter departmental committee and openver by the Government, by whom it is in powise regarded as a step in the direction of conscription.
A HARRISON LINER SUNK,
The Harrime liner “Dictator. The crew of 42 were saved."
400
Europe, Sept. has been souk
REIGN OF TERROR IN SMYRNA
TURKISH TROOPS PILLAGING AND MURDERING.
LOSTON, Sept. 1, 12.47 pm.
Italian refogeen arriving in Greece report that a reign of terror exists in Smyrna The Bambi Bazooks are pillaging and murdering Greeks and Ul treating the Italiane, and are quite wereatmined. The city is plunged into darkness and the railways are at a nuandaðill owing to lack of col
·BRITISH" "STEAMER. TORPEDOED.
The lentoer finds has been
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