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INSPECTION INVITED.
THE DIARY.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 8.30 p.m.-Carcert in the Sailor and
Soldiers' Home.
General Memoranda.
Thursday, March 18 :---
21 Auction of Household Furni- tare at the Gate House, Kingsclere," Kennedy Road. --
FRIDAY, Match 17-
St. Patrick's Day."
tare, etc. at Moers. Hughes and Hoogh's.
The China Mail.
Rosulona, Tuzbay, March 11, 1016.
VERDUN
THE CHINA MAIL.
festly now rests with the French, aud as result of this gigantle effort, the Germans are appreciably less prepared. to meet the simultaneous offensive or the Allies when it begins. The signa, we think, are tooreusing that the ond of the war will be in sight before another winter sets in.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A "Cornelidis" vaso valued at 8230 is
THE MAGISTRACY.
Mr Fixealand dismissed charge asiast woman passenger on board the xs, Bing
regard the evidenco assificauit.
THE APPEAL COURT-
Sir Harlant de Saumarez, Tresident
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1918.
THE PASSING HOUR.
[FROM HOME PAPERS.]
glory, and is reinstated in the lady' fostamentary dispositions! There, wil scores of hill in als portare fotion
Paper, it is interesting 'hote, in still On for being in possesim af tun tads off of the Appeal Court daling with the
On antoine of the spread of woman's sold "ander,the pages of its uncleat dis- A Chiasen westäblo avid the Yuo Hing Co.'s appeal against the dadi oplum. opium was on the deck and the wemansion of the Chief Justico, si at the work may be a rearuissenes of marinotivatermark for aliber alan o sitting beside it. The Magistrate did not resumed caring this afternoon that it tiers. The daily accounter with other quality. Thus "pool" pepar takes ite was necessary that the Bench should follows, sisters, who are terrying on "ase from the post-horn mark, which was used as long ago is 1370, though have enough brought before then in the strictly business souse, will give a writing paper of tas present day be tre Counsel to understand what led the Chief illip our little grow and sprinkle our quently, the born, surmounted by a duosi Justica tu his. Tecisions such as they daily round with soch amenities as may coronet, an addition made in the 1765 make it has rite and commonplace. The century. Falsoap takes its name from were. Mr. Starp bad put hik view andt
appeal new macrally found on the back the fool's head mark used on paper of ir Futter was entitled to reply to that of the tram fiskets is to the new this rice between the 15th and 17th pog ridis but beyond that, the President did type of traveller that shall evolve under surios, bus displaced by the figure of not think they had anything to do with thu ministrations of the Indy conductor, Britannia on British-mada papst during
which, by passing to the front cad of the past two hundred year. the curby" tendering the exact amount Mr. Polter, who was on the pit off are, and being ready to slight Leaming his address, agrici, diling that when the car stops, is to lay the found
he thought it would be necessary to quote tions of a sw, order of the chivalry of Those passages in which the Chief Justice travel, thought the other side was telling
truth.
Inspector P. O'Sullinen this aiming charged a Chinese with breaking and enler ing 124 Queen's Road Contral early this motzing. Feldenen wis given to the affect thai defondant was sesa to force the door. There was some doubt as to the exact house and the case wa› djouméd.
reported to have been stolen from 17, ALLEGED ILLEGAL EXPORTATION.
Wellington Strest while a party of ro aton wore in the shop bargaining,
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valuud at § 44, sad 83 in money.
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JAPANESE FIRM CHANGED.)
The hearing was resumed in Mr Razd The Rev. W. H. Featherstone of St. Paul's College, has reported to the Police flant's Couth this morning of the charge the theft from his room butwess 7 and 11gainst a Japanese named Ishikawa Shoichi
acting Manager of the Tong Sing firm, of pala. Do Sunday of il pieces of clothing attempting to export extimony ore, SX bales, valued at about $3,000, without a permis and contrary in the Military Storos Baluro che parade of 40. H. Exportation Ordinance. Mr G. N. Orme V., on Friday next it has been propoard of the Crown Solicitor's Cles prosessted to have "A Co. (Old Organisation) and 31r f. H. Gardin't appeared for the | phłtographed, at 4.45, p.m. All member
of "X" Co. (Old Organisation) are part) | cularly requested to attend at that time.
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Eight dead bodies were found, in the various districts yesterday, and some bora traces of death from small poz. In the Water Polico distrat the bodies of two
defendant.
Hi Gardiner said the fact that defendant had certain permits showed thers WM DO attempt by the defendant to export the or under falas colours. Notwithstanding the list of articles prohibited it.wan possible for them to expert some articles on the Super. intendent being satisfel that the gonda were
the facts.
A minor stade which has been badly The Tresident said he thought it was tit by the war is the range blousem
BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA.
APPOINTMENT: ON A TRADE COMMISSIONER PROPOSED,
Advises from London state that the to clear that the Chief Justice was industry. Wildings are simple affairs dissatisfied with the management sterowaclays, and thera is not much denmusi
for the Ingrunt white Lowes. Fractie China Association has decided to giro.. gethur without saying whether, it wally all the orange-blossom that rescherm support to the proposal for the Leo or Roothe Chief Justice was dis-Landon is grown in the South of France.stablishment of a liritish Trade Com- saisiel with the way in which the a few miles back from the cost-line, in sine in China. it is pointed out stories atty told in Courts. If it in the sheltered valleys of the Alpes Marithats while it is tap that there are st times, There is, in ordinary times. present commercial attaches, the duties always a demand for the blooms, for the Truda Commissioner will more effect: "I don't like the way in which the Company was carried on." } Perfume manufacturers are ready buys Mr. Petter went on to deal with other if the other market should fail. The
pluntations are handed en frem phases of the appent.
dueration to another in the same family. and there would be small encouragement for rival plantera, as the trees do netuste returned to Fagland and reported it
until they are a fair age.
especially rulate to simulating lo Britishy trade on accepted lines of deve lopment and program. The suggestion is made that there could be no better man for ale post than Mr. Aiascough, who his
children wero loud "dumped" in order being exported to the right quarter. THE GROUNDING OF "AUSTRALIAN | Yield much in the way of a forsì crop considerable length as lo possible opin
to avoid burial expenses
Field post offices are being organised for the use of the Chin se tropa ir. Sza. chana.. Third postal clerks are to be fergged "Fog, the purpose as deable pay. They will be dressed in quiform and wil be armed for self protection. They will also be entitled to ressive military honours if they achieve "meritorious services." Paing Gazette
TRANSPORT.""
Regarding antimony, certain procedure had to be adopted; wore stringent mesures had to be observed so na to satisfy the Superintendent that tho sabimony was not going to be used against the British Gorarament. The advocate went on to CAPTAIN, OFFICERS AND CREW,
say than defendant got the bales of ore from a broker. Defendant thought there was a good market for it and he is going tô ship that particular consignment, be it iron
MARINE COURTS FINDING..
CONGRATULATED.
The Marino Court this morning gave
Jings and developments. The matter resta with the British Foreign Otice; but it appears that those who are supporting
ore or antimony ore, under the particularits anding in the enquiry into the ground. Mr. Edmonds, a surveyor, who is permit which had already been gmated.ing of the Australian Transport." as called Jesuita". bark. Concerning that mes, they now have a great opportunity.
trevalling in Chiu on behalf ofthe Sith-Antimony, and iron ware on exactly the follows
sa Institute, U.S.A. recently arrived Hams footing as far as his Worship and tho Changt fpm Shinchuan, and Mowshow, about eighty miles north of Chonatu, after
Tus, Germans, notwithstanding the frightful leases they have suffered in their offensive in the region of Verdun, do not get appens to have entirely. given up the attempt. While the latest communique mentions that there bas been no further infantry action, it tells us of continued bombardments in that region, indicating presumably a determination to make, further an exciting journey, His carriers were infantry attacks A French military attacked by robbers and one of the escorting Soldiers, was killed and vau „guaded. Mr critic is quoted today as expressing Edmonds's cook was als wounded in the the position in these terms: "We are and all bis goods were a'ther stolen or destroying Germany's finest army and smashed. they are not getting through" AD official calculation made by the French military authorities is that, the Gerthans have already lost in their gigantic effort near Verden well over 200,000 men? This buttle has now been in progress for fully three weeks, and the persistence with which the Geruatis are fighting here
Mr J. Walker, manager of the Dairy showe what the compiler of them Company, returned by the 5.2. French Daily Review of the War had Fushimi Mara from Eome leave yesterday. in mind when shortly after, the Ger
SOCIAL AND, PERSONAL.
Mr G. W. Balkón, of Messrs Denglas Lapraik & Co., returned from home by the
shimi Mara yesterday.
mans began their offensive, he said of Mr E. M. Cumming. Hon. Secretary, of
it that it was apparently not only 0 [she. Royal. Eongkong Gulf Club, b
We owe to Sir Clemeks Markhan the idea would like to see such a Trader Commissioner placed under the rew ntroduction of quinine-yielding from Ministry of Commerce which not a few British India and the consequent beyin England would like to see called into aning of the drug from a guinon to a axistenen. The cost of the now appoint halfpeny as oncelia Calautte, but the might is not likely to bo grest; mad tho medicinal properties of chinchona barkview is expressed that if the British had long been known. They were dis
sto really in favour of progress, OU DON covered by the Jesuite, after whom is was Foreign Office and the Board of Trede: Sir Clemente used to relate an odd cuinafore them. cidoncs, Oliver Cromwell divi of ter We find that the Australiantian ague, and quinine might have saved Tranpet, West Hartlepool, of which him. In the very newspaper in which Fred R. Clarke was restar, les Batavis his death was announced, the." Merotrius Politicus." there was an advertisement on Decriber 3rd, 1915, for Vindivosxs of Jesuits' bark for sale. But the mae and proceeded through Palawan Passage of Jesuit was abhorrent to the Puritans and along the Y.W. coast of Luzon, and and bens Cromwell's medical advisers
Island, when she stranded at 11.55 p.urviving member of that extret Goter-man and Managing Irector of the In- was storing to pass eastward of Farmoen would have nothing to do with it.
Sir Clappents was, by the way, the list Sir Edward H. Holden, Bact, Chair
ment, department the Board of Control don City and Midland Bank, Limited, luk, and iron were, both prohibited article buton January 4th on the S.W point o
a remarkable analysis of the financisă- he did not know that it wea uecosry to Sanu Sana Island, now called Hoi-Sho-Tv a name that wo now associate with de
regulation of the liquor trade... The old situation of the United Kingdom, mys get a special permit.
Board of Control was the body which London is still the borrowing and pld Further evidence was called on behalf of We consider that up to the time of
supervised John Company in the center of the world. The pound sterling the defendant during the afternoon and such stranding the navigation of the administration of India, and was achebnever had to carry such a load as it han slap had been carried out in s propers alter the Mutiny, when its work was to bear at present, and, naturally is has eventually the caas was adjourned,
and efficient maner and that the trackraken over by the India Office. that the ship was taking edit of Formosa
public were concerned, and the exsertation of iron was prohibited An analysis showed that the ere kontained 10 per cent. of antimons and a larger quantity of iron and was of little commerdal Value.
Defendant gave evidence. He said that
he intended to send the ore to Kobe.
Previously he had never dealt in the exportation of ore. He knew thatartinery
Irland.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED Feld was one generally followed by
TORT FUR. 1915.
Wearers of the Vistrin Croes would opover vessel's during the N.E. men not have been known as "V.C.'s" i Hoor, and taking into consideration the then Victoria's personal viaw had pro vailed Agrooing that they should be The report of the Board of Direters, for position of the ship as shown by towed to bear soms distinctives mars the year ending 31st December, 1816 is as ruchoning on Junuary 1, we do not after their name," her Majesty, repre-
consider that the master would have sented to Lord Panure that The net profita fer that period, after Been justified, in's
steering any courses would not do. K.G. means a night of
follows:-
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.
BANKER'S ENCOURAGING
FIGURES.
vast, military enterprise' bat a great returned aftar anabsence of twelve munshacaying all charges,, lova $112,692.03 which, other than he did, as owing to the great the Garlar, U.S., a Companion of the per cent. The decline in Holland is due
| dynuatic movethe̟nt. We may regard at Home.."
this word "dynastic" as comprehend-
ing all sorts of suggestions as to the domestic problema connected with the
| KAISER and his General Staff, com-
plicating and aggravating their
America and Japan.
...
To write off Furniture, Fixtures
& Yoult...
To write off Stationery Account
military dificulties. Its probably Edmund Backhouse, the brilliant English The 'cking Gazelle understands that Mr. trie to say that when the war broke delegue whosamonamental Anglo-Chinese
Tegant
cut the Crows PRINCE, who is in Dictionary low long been awaited, is for After making th080
12,842.50
The Queen
declined in values in accordance with the law, of supply and demand. However, while the exchange value at New York Las depreciated 1.0 procent; in Holland, 10.3 per cent in Spain, 0.6 per cent; and in Sweden and Norway, 3.0 per cent., it has enormously appreciated elsewhere. For instance, the pound sterling, in above. ar at Paris by 10.8 per cent in Italy, 20.4 per cent, al Potrograd, by 60...
dded to balance. brought forward frompth of water it would be impossible Bath, MP., Member of Parliament, to the fact that Great Britain has ex- year only $17,500,000 worth of goods," 1914, 810,441.33, amounts to 8183,153.44 to bidin kauadings; and that the virand. f .D., & Doctor of Medicino, stas, etc., ported to ho Netherlands during the part while it imported from Holland 31. do Car ier do Marchionne, Belgian for appropriation.
ing of this ship was in no way the fault in all designating a person. Nu Minister to Peking, as returned to the
It is now proposed to deal with the nek of the master or crew, but was entirely one could be called a Victoria Cross. war which are becoming a constantly. Chinese capital after an absence of two profta followa 5-
due to on unknown current which could V.C., moreover, menas Vice-Chaded $28,500,000 worth. Great Britain could at present, D.V.. (decorated with the adjust the rate of exchange by sending increasing source of anxiety to the year He travelled from Europe risTo transfer to Reserve Fund...$ 20,000.00 st bo allowed for and which set the ship victoria Cross) or B. v.C., (Bearer of the sold to Holland, but the bullion might. -
304.70 N. 78 W. 12 hours, and also to the heavy Fictoria Cross) might do.
End its way to Germany, and the sovint. 3016.01 rain squalls and general bad weather thinks the last the best. Her Majesty, the enemy. The Bank of England bas
vuiling. and that after the ship struck To write if Underwriting Com To write of Organisation. Ac
2,030,00 everything was done by the master and however, was persuaded, and our heroes reserve of 150,000,000 in gold; the Eritian crew in a sesmulike way to get the are not confounded with Vice-Chancellors Government holds £8,500,000, and the mission A/c..
ays than Privy Councillors with joint stock banks also have large, suns ; skip off
while He whis there is also a continuous flow of police roastables. But transfers,thers We appreciate the breniculous command of the German Army in the private rynsons learing Chins this month. remains for: appropriation 891,170.31, out urrount of labour messsary to jettison Majesty was persuaded to withdraw hold from South America, 2.30 pm.action of Household Burn-Verdin region, was the most popular it is said that he does not intend to return of which the Directors recommend the so much heavy cargo under the existing objection to "V.C." ng the letters to be
royal Egure in Germany, and it is
to Chica. Our contemporary trusts that payment of a dividons at the rate of 6% inditions. The placed after the hero's name, she was thi, decisionistat irrevocable, particularly pa pa the capital, which will absorb "The Cours take this opp unity of successful with regard to the motto. 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Tieatein Carpets probably equally true to say now that it is likely to affect his work on the 880,029.40, learing a balanes of $11.140.91 congratulating the master, officer andriting to Lord Panmure on January 25, 1856, alie says: The Queen returns and Rugs at Mesars. Enghes and the persistent lack of success which dictionary. The completion of this clation to be carried to new Proft sed Love row on their successful efforts."
the drawings for the Victado "Cross." Hough's.
has dogged the footsteps of thisy, on which Mr. Buckhouse, has been account.
Captain Clarke, who spoke with some Sunvar, Much 19':-
swashbuckling Prince has undoubted-gaged for nearly two decades sod which Shareholders will sea with plassure that effort, said: Tanz gr very much. She has marked the one she approves w with an I she thinks, however, that it ly brought him into contempt, which to be twice or thrice as voluminous as the present balance sheet again coropares entlemen.
the celebrated work of Dr. Giles, is confavourably with Inst year's.'
Commander Beckwith sdded: We are might be a trifle smaller. The motto
Is the stalls of popular theatre re is rapidly being transformed into aidered an international necessity.
In sccordance with the Articles of very pleased to give a satisfactory finding would be better. For Valour than For
the Brave, as this would lead to the cently only two ladies and one gentleman 2.30 p.s-Anction of Paint at Dieser hatred, as the ill effects of the war
Association, Messers Tong Li Chen, Manitors, we all understand the very inference that culy those are destned in evening drens were noticed. Hughes and Hongh's..
are making themselves increasingly
Lai Ting, Quan Asiand O. Ben retire from bad time you have had."
brate who have got the Victoria CrosLWyndham's Theatre tells you politely
that evening dress is optional, but the Board, but, being elegible for re-
Fashionable. The tires which belote, the election, offer themselves accordingly.
Scotsmen who leave their gwiz country war would have wovied zi a cosa in T for some other country's good are pro-morning dress are now quite lappy to verbially loth to retum poría: of 100 welcome the lounge suitab Tword, but they display zo versione a new class of tocalce-goer has arisen, The following maxims are taken from towards the mother and when duty is since the war began remarked a thes magazine issued in connection with the them to poste of bigh authority tricalculanger to "Daily Chromela
Georgs Reid, a Renfrewshire man, who representative. Eusy people who have Malay State Volunteer Reserys
1. Every drill put in is a nail in the has just laid down the High Commis no time to go to their suburban being Haus coffin, dollar in the pocket of the sinnershig of the Commonwealth, is to change, telephons for west and can British Taxpayer, and one less drill, to beded by the H, Hor. Andrew Fiber on to a theatre straight from their iller who was born in Kilmarnock little more work dinner. Most people, even, azsangs Anar half a century ago. An med sore the wellay, are workera kooday, bli even potable example is the late Lord after the war I doubt it, we shall go back Stratioun, who chose. Caunda s his to the regulation, evening, dress. → Mox oyster, and who, after opening it riding dress also means just a bus, exe extracting the pearl, was its boudired braved, wharess it then days of sca representative in London for so many taxis the lady in evening dress hae raib
Lad th
9m-Excarrion to scan by Butt
...Taïbau.... WADA DAY, March 22
"
Thursday, March 23
2
felt day after day in Geránny! Hence Bankruptcies in the United Kingdom 11. a m.-Auction of bleas Furniture, the suggestion that the present great in 1915 were 2411. In 1914 the number
Billiard Table and Pines at A.S.C.offort was midertaken to rehabilitate Barracks, Queen's Road
his reputation and popularity is not FRIDAY, March. 24 --
Baturday, March 20
11.30 am.-Hongkong Rope Cos
Mesting.
11.45 - Hongkong Ropo" Col.
Extraordinary Meeting
was 2,587, and in 1913 in won 3,803, -
Mesin Wong Krok Suen sod Ng Tang Kai were our auditors for the past year, they now retire bit offer themselves. for raelection.
Look Poose SHAY.
Chairman.
A Pioneer, cable dated, London. 11 am-Deaving of Bengkung Club altogether an improbable one. 1 February 26, mys.-The estly failure of
would seem that the German General with loses tatalling 187 millicos Was Masars Percy Smith, Seth and Flowing.
Tas Rhonish, Munich and Dreadan bankı Debutarca
The accounts have been audited by Stuff and the German military crities recently predicted. The Idasanne Gaz tto are trying to hide this ghastly now states that Rheinische Bank Fasen. and Mitlol Rheinische Badir, Coblenz, are failure from the general public by liquidation. what the French official statements have branded as flagrant lying.".
Church Family Newspaper". 5:30 pm Boogkong Club Gestal The news that lias leaked out of records from Pimlico the antenal svect of
Meeting, "AN
Germany of serious riuta in Cologne, wins being born in different years-one Tussay, March 28-
arising out of the Tosses at Verdun, Just before midnight on December 51-last and the other just after midnight. That
is recorded is Taverneseshire in the yes the hands of an oper: rifieman, Egt-Major
MONDAY, March 27 :-
Noon.-H.. Fire" Insurancó Cuse
Meeting."!! Wronmanar. March 29,-
"
Tho N
EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP.
Sydney, January 30; With a view of demonstrating what a
done.
A FEW HAXIMS TO MEMORISE.
ó-Forty-drills may make you ticien Biots may make you a Lance Corporal,
3. A clean balt keeps om op just as 11.30a.m.-Hongkong Ice Co. Moeting shows that the people have begun her bappened before: aliar divergence military service ride is capable of doing; io velles a dirty one
It isn't always the cleverly soldier lo distrust the official accounts 1885-6, Bet still more tomerkadlo, was Hart, one of the instructors stile Rand., thit makes the best fighter. which have represented the louses as a case which scoured in the United States wick range school of muskotry, recently. Keep your rifle clean. It passes the Hongkong Stock Exchange Sett mot" comparatively insignificant. It is having been born in difret counties second class figura target (6 ft. quare) 98
a few years ago, when twins were registered red 104 sbote in four minates, biting N.C.Os and keep your bos busy, i an essential part of the blaffing game which the German General Staff is now playing with the nation. If by 11.30 am, Luzon, Sugar Relining Co's steady persistence the Germaus
Meeting,
Day,
11.31.-Cha Sugar Relining Co's
Hesting FRIDAY, March 31
times from" 300, yazda.
This rages 286. It'w an 11 wind that makes your bull shots a minute, bas the sergeant major has m in 60 seconds aimed and fired a rille 487 It's a wise private who knows his Limes Magazine clipped cutlig wote zilla; * phenomenon who knows
syne
jusode
year
Already the war nord is with v-be free trickle of a stream that will, aster
Is, became a food when they guns are if I hear of more than one profos- his sonst frtion soaker who is delaying the
weiling of his final chapters until the
LOUNGE SUITS IN THE STALLS, NEW CLASS OF THEATRE GOERS
SPRINGS ER.
SHANGHAI FABER KUNS.
The last buns prior to the
world knows just how the cat has fempod Paper Hunt Club Macon,, wbloks, vis fixed One may be pretty sure of cus thing, how for Sperlay next,
and that is that the war will play by Mr J. A. Hayes on
-A FAMILY NEURSSITY. should ultimately gain an appreciable
1VERY fairly shou'd be provided, with success over the French in this region Chamberlain's Pair: Balm at all times,
BUB FEIN the deception would doubtless be Sprains may be cured in much less time regarded as fustifiable by the inen shoulder pains in the side and abast and A can to be oured without takin
when promply laenteri. Inte back, lame DA-G7QP mszy påmple think rheumantiem VISITING CARDS who are likely to most londly protest herbach i especially valuable Try the Bali umasaged Lordingh 3 Into the skin rhegmatic palos are some of the dense medicine. Chembarlalo's Pain if, ascetus Lightly probable, tliesiniment and become soquainted with its hea cured farmor theru ætlan than any "Jaribus into something worden, Tale for will be "olutoned at Think
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