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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916.
THE
WAR.
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.
(Beuter's Service to the China Mai)
THE BATTLE NEAR VERDUN.
ENEMY'S EXTREMELY HIGH
LOSSES.
Panis, Feb. 29.
This evening's communique says: Tho German attack ngth of Kantun developed,, as foreseen. a very important qetion, powerfully supported.
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PEACE MOVEMENT.
DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS.
MR; ASQUITH REAFFIRMS THE COXPITIONS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
FRENCH HONOURS FOR BRITISH OLD HONGKONG MAN'S it was brooding on this matter that
OFFICERS.
Loxtos, Feb. 24. The Londen Gazette states that Presidens Poincare has bestowed tha following honours:—
ILLNESS,
A WHITECHAPEL SENSATION.
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Our London correspondent writing on
Grand Cross of the region d'Henry to says:-
neur,fonorul
Loudou City, Das lost Character," Douglas and Hougkong the possibility, of retur Hai. 13 Grand. Officer of the Legion.---
of a former resident, by the illues of Mr. Joseph R. Chapumu, marine engineer „General Sir Ian Elmilton,
Generala Birdwood, Rawlinson surveyor, who is not at all likely to and Houry Wilson. #
recover." I fance, it is five or six your Cross of War-Field Marshals he left the Colony, after being com- Viscount French of Yus underd in cative shippiés enterprises conducted by several wealthy "Chinese “General - Birdwodd.
awrchants in Hongkong, Saigen. Fathan and Canton, for many years.
BRUTIST AWARDS AN
in Like
crowded with the foreign alement, an
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with the Flot steamers, and he certainly Formeris. I believe, he was connectal
had many maritete friends in Liverpool. as well as in Singapore and every port methward in Eastern Asia
The D.S.D. is awarded to Lieut.-
It was quite by accident that her dis Commander Dennistoun in con-overed my connection with the "Chung man's ronde in the soma week, another With a few hundred yards et Chap- nection with the sinking of the Mall" some year or anere ugo, and ever instance of himan isterent can to Hermangunbut
siper, he was in the habit of dropping, in light. An old man lived in one sinall Nyussa.
every week ta' scan the Just Hogkong room, and spent his time making cal- The Military Cross is awünled to mails. From thue to time he paed to subly poor, and many neighbours culations on sheets of paper. He seemed Surgess A.- MucMullin for gal-flet the shutters of his reserve down trust to help him, but no relatives or kuntry at Schengeti, East Alrich, little and used to constit ne in several vins ever called on him. He was grandkowa salientes for uniting the go found ill in this room and taken to the marcial enterprise of East and West, dinary, and now it has buwa discoreted contrusted oddly with his extremgi care pounds. His father was a successful nil that he was possessed at fifteen thousand
interesting, in spite of some very strong is at Brighton. He died a day or two. I found him extremely and colour merchnat, azil the family vault prejulers that amonated almago, and in the absence of any relatives the authorities had considerable difficulty
THE TSAR AND HIS SUBJECTS.
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leases in dress,
LANDON, Feb. 24.
Sowden (abour Member for Black- the Hase of Commons 3r burnt expressed the opinion char The battle continued "to-day. With
the time was ripe for a movement growing intensity and was vigorouslysts, he said, polllly invoured peito.
towards Praev. The tertiana Social- cantested by our troops who infljetari |
Mr. C. P. Travelyan" (Libors}} on the enemy extremely high doses.
Member for Piläindy spportasi,
Losnes, Feb. 2. Pere was a vaseless kombat
The Russian people are deeply ment by hears gous to which w
Tichý uperclay were
impressed by the Tsar's first visit replied with quad violence and ex tended our front forty kilometri,
to the Dand, which is regarded as opsion. He know a revendoms in Mr. Asquith the ti Aoud Malincourt to the front tļot the run membes Who in spöken. Parliatuentury institutions and the highest praise can always. Destament on either testifying the Imperial ncceptance of about China and the Chinese, and his Frain.
jom the subyek speke for the public. | close iruity of the Tsar and theme the leading Chinese hei hat German inhuntry in prdit mem-
Cheers. He doubted' if they even people bars, belonging to seven difput represented their own coasticcerits: arios, made a succession of attacks certainly they did not represent "dwring the day between Bidunter. demostatic opinion." (Cheets.)
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Wod very
Mouse . Omnes. The enemy, Ale. Asquith added that he wel
THE FLOODS IN HOLLAND.
AGGRAVATED BY A GALE
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Despite all his offerts, was unable, to Frenzel Mr. Snowden's, admission dislodge 1:M from the village off that peace conditions inust
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 23. Haumont Our counterattacks the attainment of our nim. Mr.
A gule has aggravated the doods. crushed the enemy's offensives its dei's real contention was that Churches and houses have been the Cours wond, most of which we there was a genuine desire for panewrecked at Xienwendam and Burks- boli.
Die Cienuma inst of the the Geftummy: but where was the Coures. woul, sterrested in peretent-lavidesen af it? The Premier-referred ing Warril ween! after'n series "of bitterly in Dr: Bethmann-Hollweg's sanguinary attacks. The enemy statement that Germany was not the assaults north of Ornes on our Herbesneg of stunli nations and reaffir- Bats line were stopped by countered his tatious Ghidhall sentence: attieks
There have been no infantry nctions left of the Mense or between ! Ornes and Froničky,
The one yesterday evening at-¦ tacked south-east of Carspach wood! and south-west of Alzkirche in Alayo, j carl gained a footing in our advanced trenches, from which, however, they rére mureliately dislodged by a counter-attacks.
Our artillery inade'several breaches in the enemy trenches south of Steenstracte, in Belgium, and wreck ed the defences of the Viuefore plateau, north of the thiené,
GERMAN CLAIMS OF SACCESS,
Lospes, Feb. 23.
A Berlin communique challis tet in the attack north of Verder a front of six miles they penetrated nearly two miles. It also claims that the Germanstonk 3,000 prisoners and quantities of war material,
ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN
FLANDERS.
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Lostas, Ph. 23. A communique states that there has heen artillery activity in the neighbourhond of the La Bassee
ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION.
kon, en them the Hon. Mt. Wei Yuk, whose photograph, I understpin), bas en ond in his moDI.
Thao thinee merchants would one day break through their present methods of trade and deveinp diret business with
in getting the vault opened to receivo
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b remains. Now they, are advertising;
his next of kin. Els me was Henry
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OF
CHINA.
| the" West, was a jinslietion thus he neverTATENT AND TRADEMARK LAWS.
seemed tired diluting upon. gather ed that he had worked steamers for a rich combination of Chine at the theade-Marks has addressed the following, Au American expert on Patents and operations had been very sheowsful, so communication to Dr. W. A. P. Martin that he had ined their antidence to na antsaal degree. He further indicated China with great interest.
I roed your book "The Awakening of that be bad lived in their nusite kouses
As you have been idensised with great for several years, as one of themselves, roform movements in China. I beg to and he constantly spoke of the kindnessubmit the following proposition to you for of Chinese merchant in Hongkong. your consideration. He certainly as retinal unrespon. Saigon and Canton to him at all times. dence connecting with several of,
tione, While the Chinese are abriry race Iawa in Chins for the protection of laven
You are aware that there are no patent
and have produced some wonderfal inven.
meeting of the Orient Steam Savigation Sir Frederick Green. presiding at the
Company said the profit awde was 2200,906, or $290,195 is then the pre- for at times he showed use their lutte tions, get they have not on the whole made "We shall not shonthe the sword, Icious year. They were-paying-a-dividender at any rate read extincts Tront them, tacy-cent progress in-the general science of which we has not hghtly dawn,uf û per cent.
Chinese friends who seemed to be forging especially from those of some your ahead, a fact that gave him unixed satisfaction.
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has a system of patent protection which absence of patent laws. Every great nation invention Tho reason for this is the
encourages invention and promotes the
mark lag adoring real protection to progress of science and useful asta.
merchants selling goods under their trade Another thing lacking in China is a tride
macka.
until Belgium (and now Serbia) diffult one, not only because of the war, The year had been a recover in full.mens more than but because so many ships had been tase all that they have sucrificed-from their regular routes, and because
cheers)-ufiti Prance
is de large portion of their steamers "had been He was not quite the man, externally quately secured against the men taken by the Government, being partion that 1 aduld have selected to get as my of aggression, neil the nights of larly lapted for use as armed cruisers, agent on delicate bine in the city, the smaller rationalities of Europe As the figure of shipping. they had he was beyond doubt a very ciever Are placed on an unassailable remember that as neutral shipping man. I remember he would suddenly foundation, and until the military companies had made large profits out of begin to talk at the war and would domination of Prussia is fully shipping, they would be adding to their amaze me by the extent of his know and family destryed (Renewed Beet, and British shipowners would have tadze of the Salenie mampaigns, elcers.) The Prie
14 meet keen competition when the war From: these he would draw conclusions Minister usked Mr. was over.. Altogether the prospert was connected with the prevent campaign. Trevelynn and Her Bellimannus too bright. From a national points to his domestic life I knew nothing Hallweg what could be clearer?
of view, it would be the duty of the except that he lived flour. He had invernungat to see that shipowners were some rests coming in. la suid, than were not upduty inxed, or they would not be enough to keep him until his schemes abis adequately to meet this compeition. materialised, and nothing seemed to
worry him for her had always plenty
I see no reason why such laws could not The last time I saw him was abe properly carried out in China. China day or two before Christmas, when he has the men of science to sdminister auch cune in to read the "Mail" for a feu laws. Japan has a patent act and the great Dantes. Then he announced that he industrial progrese of Japan is extensive
There was a storm of cheering and the debate speedily, collapsed,
Mr. Walsh (Laboutite) said until Germany admitted her wring-akings it was premature to talk 5 peace overtures.
- THE CHINO-SIAM S.N. CO.
adequate protection to inventors and If patent and trade mark lawa affording
industrial frezclution would take place în the empire and China would enter upon. merchants were enacted in China, an
an era of progress beyond all calculation. Inventions by the hundreds of thousands
the world, and millions of dollars would be would te patented in China, not only by pative inventors, but by inventors all over spent in promoting inventions all over the empire.
кой selling patented Such laws. Dorcovat, would mean rovecus to the Governmatt and great wealth and strength to the nation.
To-day's Advertisements
Shes. B. Staunton Merthyr to the opportunities presented to Chinese Ife Reened unsually it and cheery, and
A Consular report from Swalow refers would be in again after the holidays, with the patent laes of that country. Tydvil) assured the House that shipping companies and takes advancorapletely sane. Later in the day, how- per cent of the workers "were loyal tage o) by the ective bottling up of
the Government, and the discus-German steunships in the East, weldering in the City, very ill. They took ever, he was found by she police wan- fsion closed.
ay in every other part of the world, where him to the Whitechapel Union Lasirmury, The Appropratim Bill, on which they were out to trule. This report where he appeared to be weak in body | the discussion fürose, passed its tion Company' was, prior to the war, in
shows that the thing-Siam Steam Sarig andenied. The mental derangement be. A sengd reading,
extremely precarious circumstances one
THE FATE OF ZEPPELIN L19. "
Conaty north and east of Ypres. The LETTERS FROM THE COMMANDER enerny's position was considerably davaged. On our extreme left we
shelled working parties and last night
in greide fighting in a crater we
PICKED UP.
PICKED
Canmore marked in a few hours and
fe is aows in the City of London Metal
to the determined competition offered Hospital at Stone near Hartford, in
Há
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
LL Entries for the above Tourna SATURDAY, 28th instant at 6 r..
ment CLOSE (TOMORROW)
P. M. HODGSON,
Hon. Secretary. Hongking. Feb. 25, 1918.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG.
PROBATF
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wie ELLEN MURRAY BAIN,
the North German Lloyd' Orient Line, Kent, pealing the arrival of "relitive. which and every devien of mate entting." ute, to oust its weaker native competitor some in Belfast. I believe he had a some of whom live in Lancashire and
unpoly. When the war came upon us. from the field and sense for itself the brother Alfred in charge of the plant at some rice mills in Saiga owned by leud- and the German marine disappeared thing Chinese interests thers, but this Clas-Siam company suddenly found it STOCKHOLM, Feb. 24.self in a fair way to prosperity, with its brother in noir at home in England.
ressels working on fall rates and at high
The newspapers are full of exagger R. A. ELLEN ELIZA BAIN, other The yacht Stella bhas picked up pressure. The China Savigation Commons of this cast and the thrill it has dispersed a party of every gnar Gothenburg a bottle containing pay kas ir benefited by Gerranny's even to Whitechapel, where he lived in diers.
two letters from the Cornnuunder of disconfiture, is it has taken up the ser." ont roem on the top of a blouk of model yiers of the North German Lloyd Orient dwelling. There, thousands of guten Line
to Singapore and Bangkok.
verfus are repated to have been found, in addition to evidences of greaterTAKE NOTICE that the Court bas wer still, in the shape of bank deposits creditors and others to send in claims made an order limiting the time for and investments. The sal story of the against the above estate to the 18th
anfer" is being larged upon, wid March 1915. any xpagins of people, "hearing there is
ney, claim to have befriended bin There have been various rumours, parti.from time to time. am in a position. caiarly among the Chinese, to the effect that the rambling houses in Bangkok work
to distress all these claims and reportall
NEWS OF THE GERMAN CORSAIR
BRITISH PRISONERS AT TENENIFFE.
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Zeppelin L19 to his family.
A third letter "written when the Zeppelin was a lindret yards above: the sea. says the motors had broken down and the airship was expected
to drop into the sea..
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GAMBLING HOUSES IN BANGBOK.
MADRID, Feb. 23. A fourth letter states that the It is offcially reported from Santa airship was sinking and the crew Cruz, Tenerife, that the British drowning. steamer Westburn has put in for repair, fiying the German fag, and RED CROSS WORK IN EAST AFRICA. Chandaburi, Minister of Finance, said that block of Liverpool Corporation stock, and
with a prize crew of an officer, and
to be closed at the end of the present Hut I have discovered that he was very Siamese year, Seen by a teprasantative of toinfortably off." He outed house pro- the Siam Oderar, FL. H. Z. the Prince riperty in Liverpool, besides a fairly large it was, of course, the fixed intention of Government to abolish all gambling in the Up to now six taaking accounts hare capital, as has already bean done in the been found, with deposits and current
of Hongkong and Ningpo, Widow, deceased.
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Clans should be sent to
DENNYS & BOWLEY,
Bolicitors. Honzima, Feb. 23, 1915.
THE NATIONAL LOAN OF THE THIRD TEAR OF THE REPUBLIC
AOF CHINA
JM (1914). We
ISSUE OF $8,000,000.."
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Loxox, Feb, 29. narked S.M.9. Hoeden (2 Mocuz).
provinces, and this project, which had been accounts. In London, Liverpool and Bel. $16,000,000 AND SUPPLEMENTARY We've got and not only that, it's Wilkinson the One Colonel James Montgomery has constantly kept in mind 'lor overal years, fast. The dial coal, I understand te Abcard the Westburn are 206 ben appointed Red Cross Comtnis. The question was naturally
was once again under active consideration. about fifteen hundred pounds, but the
Inancial cas prisoners from the British vesselssioner in East Africa and is starting revenues of the nountry van, a tastier larger amount. This must have brought FOURTH TEIR OF THE REPUBLIC,
and Only Genuine Tansan on the Market. The and the effect of the abolitice upon the property will bring the tole to a much Flamingo, Horace, Clan Mactiviali, immediately with his staff, and a requiring careful daliboration. So far no him in considerably more than his „Edinburgh, Cambridge, Belge and large consignment of stores.
best people want the beat things you know! Luxemburg. Also cieven Spanish
Ahem! Ha Ha! it's all right, then I shall always LATER.
deánite decision had been arrived the Minister of Finance was consequently
and penditure called for, and his finances unable to give soy date as to when soy must have been improving all the time. further reduction might be made in the A fair amount of money was found upon
OF CHINA
(1915), $24,000,000.
- kailors.
MANCHESTER AND FREE TRADE number of gambling hoquer remaining in him, and more was discovered in a cup | SUBSCRIBERS to the above TWO: { The Germans took out the Weat- burn from Teneriffe and Ecuttled THIRTY DIRECTORS OF CHAMBER
"OF COMMERCE RESION.
her
DEATH OF ADMIRAL POHL.
LosDox, Feb. 23." A Berlin-official, announcement states that Afiniral Poll, the late
LONDON, Feb. 23. Thirdy out of the thirty-three Directors of the Manchester, Cham her of Commerce ato resigning in sequence of the vote passed by
Edum in favour of Froe Trage
Bangkok. The number of them is now board in his room LOANS are hereby notified that the insist on getting the Genuine Article in future." only Ave (whorna a few years ago thera were..oleran) and tho estimated revenge.
In a mass of papers. filed and docketed interest Instalments for the month of February, each amounting to Dollars One from them for the current year was Tea with grout premision. Inve been found Hundred and Twenty Thousand (#190,000), 19,233,270. 9500 GANG AMA Cottera from the Bishop of Londen, the $240,900 in 121—have been daly received Lord Mayor of London, Lord Derby and by the Undersigned and brought to Loan many other well known ren. The time Service Account. of tho later lettors seems to have (bent a
FAA AOLEN,
DON'T RISK PNEUMONIA.
(Trid of every cold as quickly as poems he bad for the defence of Lon- Inspector General of Customs,
and Vids Chairman of the Bureau of
National Loans,
sible. It is the forerunner of ku dan against the Goman. Zeppelin sttäcku. pulmonary trouble, and pneumonia may There are indications that he bad a new develop a few hours. Take Chamberlain's gum design that he was convinced would Inspectorate General of Customs,
Peking 16th February, 1916,
chief of the Fleet, has died in Berthe Cariber against their Menioranz Cach Ramedy. It is a simple thing to make Tandon quite impregnable.
do hut the alect is marvelous For sale
by zell Chwinisty and Storekeepers he mentioned some such scheme to me.
RODYMAS very, mysteriously, and I have, antides,
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