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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS GF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
November 15, instead of November 8, will be observed as a gueral Bank Holiday,
Captain Cyril Champkin, of the Cal- Featta Volunteer Corps, has bean attached
to the Hongkong Volunteer Rasstra,
TYPHOON WARNINGS.
The following telegrams were received ab the America Consulate „Cenamel · from the Manila Obdrvätory.
14. (8.30 pm, Ogé 23. Cyclone or typhoon E.SE of Blanib, fever or near thern Luzon mering W.
or W.N.W
8.45am. Oca 24. Crelone or, traheon S.W. of Manila moving W. of N.N.W.
5.30 p.m. Det Ak.. Cyclone or typhoon W. of Blanis, more than 100 miles distant maring W.N.W.
Cyclume or typhoon S.W. af Guate
11. m. Oct. 26. Cyleone er typhoon W. of Guam moving W.N.W.
Red signals, indicating a typhoon out-moving W.N.W. side the 300 miles' radios in a conch. onsterly direction,, were hoisted at noon
The theft of sightsen rolls of clothing Fvalued at 8703, boote, umbrellas and other articles: Iroported by a Chinese shopkeeper at && Queen's Road Central
The Secretary of the Church Mission ary Society. acknowledges with thanks the rum of 1:30.07 from St. John's Cathedral, for the C. M. S. Hospital at
Enkhoi.
A Chinese was sharply spoken to by Mr Lindsell at the Magistracy to-day for sxpectorating in the dock, and fined $5 or 10daye" for hiaTM"insulting and disgundog bebaviour."
A delay of three quartors of an hour in the tram service was ridred yesterday siturncon by a steam roller sinking into | the road near the lines outside the Military Pulico Barracks.
A Chiness was sentenced to two` months' hard labour by He Hazeland to-day for stabbing Chiness constable while in the execution of his duty in Morton Road yesterday.”
Found hanging to a treg neïr the third milestone on the Taikoo Road, baring pparently committed suicide, the body of a Chinaman, apparently aged 35, has been sent to the public mortuary,
π
KWANGTUNG FLOOD
RELIEF FUND.
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
CHINESE MERCHANTS' CHARG-
ED WITH PERJURY.
Three indictments for, perjury which ara' axported to occupy the attention of the Chief Justice. (Sir Was Roen Davies, KC.) at the Criminal Sessions) for over a week, opened to-day
"Mr Eldon Pottar, instructed by Mr Shenton. Hessra Descon, Looker. - Dencos,
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
and Bariton, pros auted and alr HE BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS
Pollock, C. and Mr P. C. Jenkin instructed by F. X. D'Almada defonded.
The three prisoners are Huzg' Hon "Cha Bang Shun Yasad Hung Blog Yin, and each is charged with ̈wilful and corrupt perjury in charge of castelazon against Loung-Chi in Mr Lindsell's Court
Mr Pollock applied that Hing Hon. OH, who was proceeded against best, should be accommodated with a chair outside the deck in view of the probable nature of the pro- ceedings. Ha mentioned that in the famous Hubborna perjury case the defendant was bot in the dock.
Mr Potter aid the defendant in the Tichborne perjury case was not even in
GERMAN CRUISER.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM
His Lordship thought that by soceding to FRENCH Mt Pollock's request he would be creating's mercedent which would be far reaching" in
The Tung Wa Hospital bags to soknow, edge with thanks the following donations to the Evangtung Flood Rellet. Find Court T.T.. from Saigona”.............................
1900.00) TT. Hom Kuala Lumpur
1000.00 Per Narhoriands Vice. Consui, a the Lisutenant of the Chinese and other 'Chinese residenta at Bondowoso, Jaya Alrudy schoowledged
470,00 561,890:49
its effect. He approved of datandant being Accommodated with a chair in the dock.
Mr Potter said he appeared to prosecuta
THE BALKANS.
TROOPS FIGHTING ALONG WITH
THE SERBIANS.
for the Crown with the consent of the BULGARIAN BLACK SEA FORTS BOMBARDED. Attorney General. He proceeded to su
$564,572.48tion the charge of parjury stripp of all
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PATROLA.
(1) CENTRAL,
Monday to Thundky, Oct. 28th-No. Company.
Friday to Sunday, Oct. 316-No. Company: -
(9)- LASTERN..
Fita legal phraseology, and took the jury
back to 1918 in which year thres men the defendant, Hung Shou To and Leury Ta Chi were partners in the Ring Cheng We arm, 80 Boubam Strand. In An the same year another firm, compris ng the
three mon misationed in partners with others, opened the Wing Choong Chi firm
GERMANS AGAIN DEFEATED IN
GIVENCHY WOOD.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.j
which was also andarched from 80 Bonham BRITISH SUBMARINE SINK A GËRMAN CRUISER.
2
Strand. - 12 19 5 there was a diepste bos
tween the partners and afterwards Lenog
9
Taz Chi was arrested on a charge of
bezzling $1,500 in December 1913.
Oct. 96th-5,50--A. M. Ncor and Erssain. —850–1 Aallikad Arlan är Sergeant Saad vinits.
Oct. 27th-6.30-A. Hassan and Mocedeon.
8.50-A. Bandran and R. M. Omor. Surgeant Ramek visits,
(3) WATER POLICE. "Oet: Pith and 27th, as in order for Oct. 23rd/96th
4
PETROGRAD, Oct. 24.
It is officially stated that a British submarine sank a Germ Defendant was discfisrged at the cloes of fruiser, of the Prinz Adibert class, hear Libau.
the prosecution, and the charge of perjury
The Prins Adalbert class comprised the Armonted cruisers Prinz Af an offshoot as the Crown was chargicEbert." Blucher." "Scharnhorst," "Gmissso," etc. They haw or registered the defendant Hung Hoa Chi for perjury
on that tokaags of 8,858 tom, 's designed borspower of 19,500. and a.speed of 21 kades.-
in respect to the ević nes he gapro.Their armament comprises four. 8.in., ten. 5.9in ten 3.4in." and 14 goalier
Eccasion. Mr Pottar suggested that
secution was started because they wanted enna, alt being quickfrors.-Ed." to squeeza Loang Tss Chi cat of the firm; i ----• case which was not uncommon in the Colony becasso a number of men, being I mod, would not like to face the music and would alscond. The music in that case was $1500.
Oct. 29th-5.50--Sergemat Hyadman (3) D'Aquino (S) Inspector Almada (P)
́8 30—Gaskell (5) Henderson (5) Borja (P).
PARADES ETC., 5.30 PAL
Oct. 2543---Whole of No. 3 Company, with Rocruit
Oct. 26th (Tuesday)-P. C. Macdonald, The Royal Naval Tard Mess "Social" | Fyio, Romer, Moore, Ford, M. A. Khan, on Saturday was such a big success that a Sarim Din, Mire Khan, Fatoh Mohamad. similar entertainment will be held once's Faig Mohamad and F. Blocti, under Ser than twenty-one persous contributed to month during the winter session. Noleant Major.
Saturday's programing which terminated with the National Anthems of all the Allies.
Sergeants, and Captain of Platoon Teams Oct, 28th--Mecting of All Inspectors sad.
no Magistracy Police Station at 9/10 p.m. sharp for Route
· Oct 29th-Parade of all ranks ab Central
Match.
Counsel then proceeded to deal with the details of the ladictment and statements. Alleged to have been made by the prisoner:
-TRAUDON LONDON BANK.
Hotel Smoks-Room Used as Ofice.
Aa impudent bank fraud which was car. ried out in London recently has come to
The man for whom the police are sechs ing used the smoke-room of the Hotel RED CROSS TETS. WRUNASELY, ocrozzz 97. Metropola sa a temporary office, and The following will report to the D.S. P.telephoned to a well-known firm of typists at the Main Bandstand at 8.15 p.m. asking that a lady assistant should be sint punctually:---
(a) Whole of No. 2 Company Patrola
(b) 000 N. C. Osticer and four mai to
be warned by Inspector Sirdar Khan.
(c) Twelve men to be warned from No 3 Company,
To-Day's telegrams make it more than ever evident that the turmoil now: raging in the Balkans is much more likely to increase than disminish during the next few weeks. It is
Me F. C. Jentio. Dopaty Superinten likewise also evident that the Bul.dent of the Police Reserve, was enter- gariaus will have every reason to be tained to dinner at the To Taen restaurant profoundly sorry of the folly trust Friday by the Inspectors and Sergeants
of the Reserve Chinese Company. prompted then-to-throw-in-their lot with the modern Euns and the Turke Already the Bulgars are mallering heavily and their seaports of Varna and Burgas are at the mercy of the Russian Fleet, the appearance of which has, one of the latest tele grama states, caused "indescribable panic"
at these ports. It is to be Inspector. P. O'Sullivan, at the hoped that the effective hombard. Magistracy this morning, before Me Hase- that is no prowling there and charged a Chinese and his wife with keeping an piam divka. Nian other. will bring Bulgaria's lealers in the Chinese were charged my frequcators. The detailed for that night.::: senses before a general rising which first defendant was fined $250 or thres secans imralinent--takes place among months' imprisonment, the woman discharg the Bulings (the majority of whom Ed, and the others, each fined 19 at five Favour Russia in preferages to Ger- day mmy) with disastrous effect to those
The weekly return of communicable who have so nahly precipitated diseases, issued from the office of the Bulgaria into the turmoil. Even Hadical Ocer of Heilib, sbows that thera against sat aumerical superiority the was one fatal Chinese case of bubonic Company.. Serbiams are still holding ont most plague three Estal outbreaks of cholor
(ono, Japancae, and two Chinese); three' gallantly, and now that the alliestatal Chinese cases of diphtheria; four are within easy distance towards notifications of untario foror, (one Ental) rendering effective assistance the involving one British, ooc Indian and two. Serbians may be relied upon to Chinese: and one fatal case of puerperal continue to cope successfully against sver. The total number of deaths from their big and bullying high playas since the begining of the year is 135 bours. The Bulgara attacks in the battle at Kupruli "have been com 9pm. Miss May Clarke at the Victoria pletely arrested owing to a flanking to Mt H. 3. Gedge, a Chinese was Saed 12 or a month's imprisonment by offensive attack by French troops on 14: Hazeland at the police court to-day the south. This statement, in con- Defendant mid it was su accident, Mr junction with another just made to Preston, prosecuting, called evidence that the effect that the "Serbians claims coolle who was taking the dog to Dr. to have taken part of Uskub," points Gibson to have its eyes examined was
standing near the team linen
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VARNA AND 'BURGAS BOMBARDED.
"INDESCRIBABLE PANIC.”
Pants, Oct. 24.
It is reported that the Russian feet made a most effective. Eum-. bardment of the Black Sea pots et Varna, and Burgas, and created
escribable panic.
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THE LATEST NEWS FROM SERBIA.
Nisi, Oct. 24.
A communique states that fighting in the direction of Belgrade con. tinues without change near Kaiasheval, Strong enemy forces was capture! a Matahsek after determined fighting, but we counter attacked and retook Fighting continues on the left back, and there has also been fighting at the position. We recaptured a position on the right bank of the Nichara, Krivolak, 45 miles south of Tekub." in which French troops were fighting by our side.
LATEST DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH
Loxbos, Det. 21...
On arrival the lady was given a little clerical work to do, and was then requestri to go the bank and cash a cheque, Ste was,banded a cheque for £36 drawn on the Field Marshal Sir Jolu. French, in desputeh, says there has begu South Kensington branch of the National considerable artillery activity south of Tabasso Canal during the hat. Bank of England in the false name five days, but that nothing, important has, taken place on the remain- Wills and in favour of A. Gayer." Ac companying it was an exchange orderer of the front. sigued "G. J. Gayor."
At the Brixton branch of the London County, and Westminster Bank, as every W. F. Ford to 2nd Platoon, No. 1 thing was in order, the cheque was cubed,
JOINED.
(Sel.) F. C. JEEIA,
D. 8. P. BeseTTE).
LOST CHORDS OF STREET
CORNER.
Vaziabad Organa and German Banda.-
the
and the lady returned to the hotel with Efteen £6 notes and ten Treasury notes for £1 each.
Upon receiving the moooy the thief soon discharged bis temporary sesistant, and.be has not been seen at the hotel since Several days sispeed before the fraud was disvernd
The wanted mau is described as being about 50 years of age, height öft. Gin, or
The British won four gezini dgins.
GERMANS DEFEATED EIGHT TIMES IN FIVE DAYS.
PARIS, Oct
The Germans, in a night attack at Givenchy Wood, suffered their eighth defeat here in five days.
The communique states that the Germans were decimated whenever they left their trenches sad compelled to retire. French artillery were moss active on the rest of the Front, destroying the enemy trenches and works. especially in the regions of Lions, Champagne and Lorrame.
7in., of fresh complexion, with dark hair, REFORMATION IN RUSSIAN FISCAL SYSTEM. moustache dark, atraggly heard earning grey, full round face, wearing spectacler, and of medium build. He was wearing s bixel frock ecat, därk trousers, and an old- fashioned silk hat with a wide brim.
⚫one of the minor aris has suffered more severely through this all-paryading war It is impossible to trace the numbers of than that of the itinerant mansicist.. Good the Treamy notes, but 14 of the £5 nocay are the glad sounds which used to cheer us, are known to be numbered. or soyus, morning, afternoon at evening in our suburban streets. The blast. of the hogle, observe ..writer, haa' drowned the remolo utterances of street corner cornet; notedy ever hears the
City has died away. heart searching strains of The Lost Chord; the last quiver of Bethlehem and the Holy
As for that cherished and Landetly.
Band. is rani-bed from one midst with the
to Serbian successes that should defendant came up and deliberately poured a long way towards determining about a cupful of boiling water over the 1.30 p.m.-Apotion of Feiture, Pianos, supremacy in the Balkans, ultimately dog freta a kettle he was carrying. When nurtured fustitation of ours, the German
Blackwood race etc., at Hessza. Hughes and Hough'n.
General Memoranda.
Wanda, Ort. 27--
TRAGIC AIR DEAMA.
Filat's fight.
A correspondent of Patit Journal in the fix the Dardanelles, and, later, in spoken to defendant Raid Cam pouring completa presta ut conjuring trick Dorth of France recounts a thrilling story of
Constantinople. There is every the water on the dog. I did not pour it Fleeing to the Fatherland, these amiable air by a fragment of shrapnel
French aviator who was blinded in mid-
reason to believe that the day is not yo
professors of sound and hated fary:
He had been making a reconnaissance welcomed beyond the Rhine with open var the German lines, but was brought far distant when the Allies will be
arms and (by reason of their peculise completely triumphant in the Balkans WANCHAL FACTORY STRIKE, knowledge of the Lon four streets) were down by the enemy's fire on his way back
CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO
FUND.
d-to-
Protest against Fine' System.
wora
NEWSTATE MONOPOLIES TO BE CREATED.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 24.
A Ukase monses credit operations abroad amounting to £550,000,000 sterling.
The Minister of France foreslundowns reformation in the whole fiscal system on the basis of incanje tut with a tax on textiles and State monopolies on tea, sugar and matelus.
LATER.
A State monopoly in ts is projected, and it is estimated that it will yield 100,000,000 roubles annually.
BERLIN REALISES THE HUNB" LATEST BLUNDER.
LONDON, Oct. 24. A massage from Amsterdam says, that Berlin realises the bländer of the murder of Miss Cavell is shown by an inspired telegram sitempting to defend the execution. It says the sentence was based on provisions of the Imperial penal code and the Military penal code and not on chivalrous endeavourt.
BULGARIAN ATTACKS COMPLETELY ARRESTED.
LATER.
The Bulgurinn attacks in the great battle of Kupruli have been fait as though I were suffociting, but the completely arrested, owing to the tank offensive by the French from the pin suddenly ceased and all around was south on the front at Krivolak on the Salonika Bailway to Strumnitza. dack
sbsolutely
black **It must bs amoke, I thought, and I called fo may companion, or dark it is
AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANCE ARRESTED.
giten, it is said. Incrative posts on the The observer was killed, and the pilot, Prussian Intelligence Stat. We have koenergeant, though otherwise practically, un-
injured, was blizdod. and heard the Inat nf, them and their procking melodies. It is an ill air which was at a height of about fifteen-
hoodred metres,"
" said the Sargeant, An alleged excesive fine system, and blows nubidy good.
„'t when a abell berst around me, and 1 the taing of two girls for laughing in the The slump in stroet piano trade is not
fait
if my head bad bean bra open. I works, I'd to about 2050 girls employed by merely a fail-it is an avalanche. In Hatton the Nanyang, and Cinton Tubnces Cum- - Garden, which is the chief supply base for The folowing is the Bubscription List to any Exccory at 19 Wanchai Fuad com those producers of mechanical moldy the fing onton strike yesterday afternoon. "The “trade" has faded to "nothing... Hundreds Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement Total acknowledged to
strikers, after stopping work, lets the and hundreds of streat piance Are bere Day.
factory and made ́s demonstration outside- *resting," and rusting. There used to be with the intention of intimidating the other a grand trade in this businembe hiring up he made no reply. Was he dead? It
Salonika reports state that French troops attacked the Bulgarians workers. Following interviews by a Police 1025yBlem-miały, through Itall was then that the awful troth dawned upon. Noor-HK: and S. C. Steam Fisheries R
me: I knew I was blind.
on Friday evening south of Stemnitz and captured Nabove. The Inspwater with the general manager and patronage. But the Allies have changed What was the
of contigning some of the bands, the diet are was amb all that, and the Tondad bandit with the pan Co's. General Mostings.
the fighting continues and the AustroGerman advance on the Serbian front sbicassud feet up in the has been arrested. cably settled, and ul, the girle returned to sombrero and the fishing eye is no air, blind, with a corpse beside me, and all
now struggle 1-I Wish engaged in vary different work.
one of us good many of us--may be around their was filled with borating beshrapnel. I abandoned, the levers and let glad that this kind of entertainment is no myself fail longer with de That is a seljah sentiment
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nces are sometimes other Suddenly feeble voice, barmured people's pleasures. One has only to take a still alive quick he added, rise, to the Rise, rise quickly. My companion was journey down among the mean streets of
orer our
BERBIANS OCCUPY PART OF UBHUB.
"AMSTERDAM, Dat, 24.
GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON'S DEPARTURE AN
Losdós, Get 24
A Bofis communique, claims that the Serbians have taken part of The Hon. Trout of the lies outh London on Arin summz ozenirge zigh We'll descend, after Hie Uskub and sys that a violent battle still continues
when the children are out at pay, to ap to him I was by then sing ore
Voice died away se life left him, hot thenke Memorial and Aliated Hospitals begs to preciate what is the muting of these lines and theti I lab myself Hers I acknowledge with thanks the following melodis meses to hundreds sad themands donation to the funds of the Hospitala i
of gay little revellers, whose nightly habit am now, alive, but blind on
He spoke in a volcs of infinite despair, 8.215,18Foreign Goods Dealera. Export Guild it has been to dance and caper to the
sprightly strains of the jangling street yet added Call Commandant Da pianos. But zow the mean streets are Before I was blinded I saw what I want to ilent and glam. ICAs cruel world The Commandant listened with tears in his eyes to the report presented to him by the blinded kirman
D. W. GRADDOCK,
Chairman
VICTORIA THEATRE.
Along Wifes comic, Willies in
SUNSHINE AND COMMON SENSE.
PONT doctor your
TEL NEVER FAILS.
HAMBERLAIN'B Cola Cholors and Lovo And War, and For Honour and Darboss, Samody le, all ite same odag Children's League Country," a dismatic painotte film, are the implies. It cuts diarrhoes and dysentery, of Chamberlain's Fair
Heuss Graanse. - Putstanding fires in the current Victoria in either children or adult and the worst days it will get gog
Theatre programme. while other excellent violent as of coup, onlis oc pain to the annaline, the store wid restore thu Merrie pictures are those realing with events of stomach give way to Low demas of this red blood to your veins and soun
the day, and a series showing North Elaine Safer bare Tor system of this troublesome, clinosas.
Bazaar in GovEELIN
5.30 pm
CELLDREN'S COLDS.
the childre iz ter their
when you nan 20 CRLY DELU their colds. "bottle of Chamberlain's Conga)
Emula by All Olumleta St
Reuters correspondent at the Dardanelles states that General Bird- word telegraphed to General Sir Jin Hamilton on the 17th inst
Anzacs greably regret your Zeparture and send best wishes,""
General Hamilton was deeply touched and replied To ng old soldier like myself no Honour equals the goodwill of the Auro heroes.
EKEMY ENTRENCHMENTS AND FRENCH BATTERIES.
Witness" Miya fiszoniy now; possibi
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