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The China Mail.
HONGKONG, TEBAY, April 4, 1916
THE STRUGGLE AT VERDUN,
THE persistence of the German attacks on Verdan en only be explained by the fact that the Crown PRINCE has gone too far to recede, and he must fight to a finish. That fight has now been in progress about seven weeks, and the German losses have reached gigantic figures. And hat have they gained! They have succeeded in occupying the ruined villages of Vaux and Mulancourt, and apparently a German force is still contained in the village of Doua
THE CHINA MAIL.
and by the hundred thousand in vain. the longer this continues the greater mast the confidence of the Allies become is the victorious result of the impending great simultaneous offensive.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
0
About 11 o'clock this fureccon pas of. the chair coalies of a private chair at the top tram station dropped dewu dês?, evidently from heart trouble. Flis boy" was removed by the police.
Mr. David Heat of the Straits Settlemente Civil Servier, who is Protector of Chinenu at Penang, has wrived at Tavoy his services having been lent to the Government of Burma for work among the
Chiness.
THE MAGISTRACT.
ATTEMPTED: EXPORT, OF HONEY,
A obarge of attempting to export honey without the necessary permit was heard by Mr J. R., Wood this morning...
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
· (Wað Taz Yol Pa'a-Servios.)
THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
PERING, April 8
TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1918.
BRITISH PIONEERS IN only interpreters, could be brought to comprehend the particulars of the lester and the regl" object of the
CHINA.
DAYS.
INTERPRETERS IN THE EARLY Embassy. The want of a competent linguist and the necessity of encours agement, to attain the Chinese language, under the obstacles to be. encountered in such a pursuit wore,
Assistant.
Ravenas Ofcor Waldan prosecuted and
The Government, in consultation mid ha bad bọen instructed by the Supozin-
**So they want us to was the perhaps, never so apparent as on randoat of Imports and Exports to ask for with the Southern troops, has
nominal penalty in order that it might be decided that peace shall be negoti Chinese language?" said the Mercantile this occasion, and the English Com
missioners could not but lament the nted either in Kwangtung
„"Well, whạt about it?" observed the want of an interpreter of their own Kwangsi.
Cadel
Ination capable of conceiving and No
been communication has,
British trade and commerce has got rendering the spirit of the latter, and received from Szechuan or Hunan ton very well without: it for över à sen-
..
■ daterrors to others.
The defendant-whose - Li Lung, said he did not know the laws of the Colony,
The Mingitiate imposed a ins of 825.
CONCEALED LEAD.
Sergt. Bond, of the Water Police, charged Chinens to Mr. Haraland's Court "with stealing two lead flanges and two pieces
the Taikoo Dockyard. et zine from Defendant was searched on sampan and the lead was found tied around his body.
the Tjimanock which was at the dick undergoing repair.
The Committes of the Hongkong Cricket Club have arranged to erect a
Defordant when asked how he came into stand for the Semi-finals and Finals of the fenui Tarast nt, nor in progress, possession of the metal, said it was given which always attract a large gathering; to him by a man whom he did not know. and defray the cat they propose The Magistrate imposed a sentence of to take small charge of 20 cents for a two monthe bard labour and four hours seat at each match for Members and 30exposure in the stocks cutside the dook ecats for Non-member: All seats are up-gates, reserved. The dates of the matches will *ppear in the Prese
MISSING SOVEREIGNS.
or
for three days. The Generalissimetry, retorted the Mercanti Assistant of currying on with advantage a Thaa seat talegrama inquiring the
And cover were the facilities for inter-coulerence both delicate and import
between Brith merchants and ant attitude of the authoritice of these Provincest
THE FUTURE GOVERNMENT.
M
the future government of country,
DECORATIONS FOR CANTON
OFFICIALS."
ENSILYMO
Chinese greater than they are today.
thanks to the teaching of the English
The Embassy itself was mora
language to the Chinese in the schools."fortunate. This is Staunton's account Who, I wonder, was the Brst English in its original spelling) of how the man to learn the Chinese language."" queried the youngster of the group,
Embassy secured interpreters:-
•
*
[1
Another office, of no small, import, still
PEKING, April 8. The Government has held a. meet- GT. Bird, head watchman of the yard, to discuss the organisation and
This fragment of conversation has remained vacant, which was as neceffary as its fulfilment was difficult: that of idealised the wetal sa being taken from the responsibility of the Cabinet in suggested that a dip into the early
interpreter and trandstor. In all the the history of British Intercourse with Britia dominions, net one parfon could China with special reference to interbe procured properly qualified; and to Li Yuan Hung (the Vice-Presi-preters may not prove uninteresting.depend on finding one at Canton, WAS
too precarious for the importance of the “ dent). Chu Sai Cheong and others
Embally. The Mifcraries tolerated 1 spoke strongly in defence of YuaL Who was the first interpreter of the Court of Pekin are not allowed to Shia Kai.
English into Chinese or Chineso into leave the country but foro, by pene English? I do not know that thustrating in difquite far from the capital, question can at this date be satis have been known to return. Some of the more learned Chinete, however, hod, factorily answered. The first British by fortuitous cireumitances. found their effort for direct trade with China was trey to Rome, and were employed, at made at the close of the fifteenth the Vatican to examine certain Chinela The following paragraph is taken from? the Kube Herald :—“The numerous frienda
A Mandate awards Stork decom-century when one" John Mildenhall books and manuferipta-and a Naples College had been founded, out of zoal of Mr R. G. Munro, who was formerly in
tions to Director Wong Can Shu and was sent out by order of Queen for Chriftianity, dedicated to the educa charge of Messrs Jardine, Mat' sson and "I don't want to dout a great depart Co.'s br neh bers, will regret to loata that mont like the Post Office, but it seems to Deputy-Sirector Chiu Tseng Fan, of Elizabeth to the Court of the Great tien of young Chinets; who, by means he has been wounded in a bombing affrey me they can attend conveniently at any the Kwangtung Official Property Mogul to obtain certain commercial of the Fampeon Mifonaries, had oc
the front--an affy in which he fought time. It is only three-minute walk, Bureau, for remitting a large sum advantages for the English." How trived to effect their slcape nut of Laina. with such distinction that he has been said His, Honour Mr H. A., J. Gampertz, of money to the Central Government. John Mildenhall made his missionary at the above wers willing to accept warded the Military Cross. Unfortunately the Pulsne Judge, this morning, during the wounds sumcalped were so serious that is was foured he would lose the sight of one ye." This regret will be fally shared by Mr Marc's wang" friends in Hongrong, hero he was statinoad for some time
pr vicas to the outbreak of the War.
M D.K. Blair, who is a Sergeant Major in charge of the Signali g section, at night at the Volunteer Headquarters presented with a leather dressing taso on the occasion of his departure for Home on tears. Sergt. Sile of the samo section hade the presentations and spoke in warm sideration shown by Sergt-Major Blair ezits of these villages, and are con- and his untiring efforts in securing the Edent that Verdun itself cannot be case of the section. His absencs would tukea except as que correspondent ha falt_sary. Langdound whitu 'nave en the Kaiser and the Crown Princejoyable holiday. Subsequently baaliks would regard as impossibly excesworn drunk and Mr Blair introduced Capt. sive." This correspondeat quoted D. C. Wolfe who is to take charge
PUISSE JUNGE ON THE POST OFFICE.
CMO in ·which
Indian gunner
of the HE.S.B., named Nam Dia sought to recover curtain money. The action was a sequel to criminal proceed"
taken against another gunner named Dulip Singh by the plaintif on a charge of stealing £70. The cnao was tried by Mp Wood and defendant was discharged. In the present action plaintiff claimed 8760,64 being the equivalent to £TO which money.
he alleged, the defendant wrongfully obtain. ed from him on November 8th,. 1815, and
"PERING, April 3.
THE CHIYO-MARU."*.
The only refource left was, to foo whether
known to the Chiness I am unable of, and qualised for, the eraployment. to discorer, but the probability is With this view, the Secretary of the that the "interpretation was done intended Embully fat out, in January, through the medium of a second 17. He poffed through Paris, where two foundations for foreign mifioas stilī European language Portuguese. fubfted-In Maifon de Saint Lezare,. Spanish periapa, for both these and La Malfons due if this spee Tutions were at the time represented At the latter was one who had left China in China by missionaries and traders. twenty years ago but: Beides that he At all events, Staunton tells us that The resumption of salvage operations Mildenhall was 'strongly opposed at
POUNDING HEAVILY IN MOUNTAINOUS SEAS.
on the B..Chiyo-mara," ashore on the Court of the Great Mogul by the
converted it to tie dwc use. Plaintiff Lama Island, had to be abandored Spanish and Portuguese Jesuits, who further sought to recover £37 in the posesterday owing to the heavy seas wash.
from craft and presents, contrived to frustrate the completion of his
mont. "The French command the terms of the unfailing courtesy and co- session of the Postmaster General which ing the ship and the island. Last night i mission for soche years."
of the section.
averle to revifit. that country, he
had nearly forgotten his native language. a next went to Rome, but with no other fucce than that of having pro- cured, from Cardinal Antonelli, Strong letters of recommendation to the Italian
Sonaries in China, as well as to u Curators of the Chipete College, at be asserted was his money,
Naples. There by the aid of his there was a gut and the officers and the Mr W. E. L. Shouton of Mesare Descon, crew who had remained out there again
Majefty Minifter, Sir William Hamil Looker, Daicos and Earston, apposted for
The next effort of the English to on, to whom the College were under alligationema, femme the fcruples of structed by Mr J. H. Gardiner) defanded. returned to the ship alter leaving open direct trade with China was the Curators; and two Chinete, uncor
Mr Shonton said that on November 8th her on Sunday owing to dangerous' and made in 1637 when 's squadron of taminated in morals, amiable in, max- last the plaintif and the defondant were in threatening seas, they found everything five ships under Captain John Wednery, and candid in difpolition, qualified the Military Ecapital at Eswoon. Plaintif much the same as they had left it.delf came out for that purpose under to interpret between their own language bad Feen. 18 yene in military service The pumps were put into operation, the a licence from the Governor of the and the Italian or Latin, came to Eng and during that time he had accumulated dynamde ser ramping and wireless com- Portuguese colony of Goa.
The
411 estimate based on the results of three weeks! fighting that The Hoy. Treasurer of the Alice & considerable sum of moneg, teving in his monication was carried on with the Naval Portuguese at that time claimed the the French first live could not be Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to possessinu-seventy-sovereigns, 45 dollars penetrated at a cost of less than acknowledge with thanks the following and three rupees. The money was wrapped [receiving ship.
...
and with the Secretary of the Embuły,
Chine in quality of interpreters....
May, 172, exprefly to embark for
exclusive, privilege of trading with A further reference to the lack of
quarter of a million men. There are donations to the funds of the Hospitals-up in khaki cloth and placed under his On Monday it was possible to distri- the Chinese, and when Weddell acquaintance with the Chinese lan two stronger lines beyond the first. Skött....
..8100 pillow. Plaintiff alleged that while he was bute provisions to the men on the reached Mucao he found that the gunge by Englishmen at the time is St. Paul's College..... line and the writer asked: "Is the W. G. Bumphreys & Co.
100 sheent from the rom for about a quarter racks. They had had an exceedingly Portuguese authorities there re-given in the account of the Emperor's enemy prepared" to sacrifice three-Li Kam Chuer
50 of an hour the missing money was stolen. uncomfortable time, the large number cognised no power in the Governor reception of the Embassy, thus Johnson Stokes & later Leigh & Orange
25 On December 2nd defendant went to the who sought refuge on the cliff prevent-of Gou to grant licences to trade in Adverting to the inconvenientés of 20Fast Office to get, s money order and ing anyone from lying down. The sea Chinese waters, und 50 threw having recourse to an interpreter, fo
produced £50 for payment. Suspicion
quarters of a million ?" He answered the question in these terms: "Ap parently, yes. General PETAIN has abundance of reserves, but, he anlike
Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Flongsong Cigar Co. Borelio Bros. Wm. Powall,"
Patell & Co.'
the Crown Prince, uses them sparingly.Noronha & Co. The day may come when the pendulum J. B. Michael & Co. C. Pemberton..... will swing in the other direction and Ella Kadoorie the Crown Prince bitterly rug the Abdoolally Ebrahim & Co.
G... Bartun..**** squandering of tens of thousands of Blason.... lives. The French staff is confident that Verdun cannot be taken except
the French would gladly yield Verdun.
J. M. Alves & Co...
"SEQUEL TO WEST RIVER COLLISION.
15 then foll upen him and proceedings were still too rough to approach the island obstacle's in. Weddell's way. Wed-explain whatever passed during the
taken, but the case was dismissed.
from the side on which the stranded dell ultimately decided to force his review, his Imperial Majesty naked. the Colno. If there were any persons in The evidence of the plaintiff only was vessel lay and a lending party gained the way to Canton. Un reaching the the Embassy acquainted with the Chinese taken, My Shanion explaining that he shore at the back of the island and Bogue history deponeth that by language; and being told that the 18 (plaintiff) might have to leave the Colony lowered the provisions down the cliffs Deans of some interpreters they fell Erabassador's page, Master George
15
at any moment
·10
Mr Jeokia cross examined and the
Iwith tropea...
30
in with they were introduced to some Staunton. a youth then in his thirteentix 10 action was adjourned as til Friday after the night. This morning messages from the record leaves our curiosity unsatishe might be brought up to him: and he A British torpeda boat stood by all Mandarins. So bere again the year. To the only one who had made any proficiener in it, the Emperor desired 10 list.
SPORTING.
In 1686 all the ports of China were opened to foreign trade by decree of
It is "not seriously hoped that the The Admiralty Court will sit to-morrow Kirs of Belziom's Birthday (1878) 10.45 am-Auction, of Household Germans would pay it.". But, as the to consider clam of 8100,000 damages. Furnitare, eto at Mers. Hughes weeks pass, it becomes evident that aid by the Shiu Hing steamship Co. Germán Staff is prepared to make ainst the Standard Oil Co. of New York Erica close for Hongkong Taniny sacrifice su lung as there may stated to have been incurred in a collision bob eam the Steamship Company's Shui On appear to be the least hope of "aving and the Oil Company's lighter near Wang face" at Verdun. The enemy cling Mun bar in the West River on January 10th stubbornly to the tactical convictions 1015 Defendste deny negligence and Mixed Foursomes Competition at Deep with which they began the war, that bave entered a enguter claim for danger. will be made to members of the Cricket Chiyo-maru were brought in yester
The case is expected to last a couple of Club for seats, and 50 cents to non-day by the Kwanto-man and the solved to place their trade with though they could not be regarded
League.
SAT 8 & Sun., Apt 9--
jou
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Hancock v. Rer. Cooper-Haut-is to be
The Open Bingles Championship.metime the Chiyo mara is played to-morrow at 4.45 p.m. on the
mercy of wind and sea. central Stand court. A charge of 20 cents
the
a muraber of men belonging to the
Language
Mr Shenton said he wie anxious to get Naval signalling station stated that the fied as to whether the conversation asked hire to speak Chinese. His Im at a price which even the Koiter and IMPORTANT ADMIRALTY ACTION. the matter decided as soon as possible vessel was pounding heavily, that there was interpreted directly from English pezial Majesty was so darned with the the Crown Prince would regard an
because plaintiff would fit were an
into Chinese and vice vera of converse and elegant manners of this decided, like to have the money at present ses running.
war a porth-east pale and a very heavy through the medium of a second accomplished young gentleman that her impossibly excesive. At such a price
held by he Postmaster listel
European language.
took from his girdle be areca-nut parte, The captain of the tag "David Gillies,"
which hung to it, and presented it to him with his cwn bood." who returned to Hongkong at 9.30 this
Perhaps it would be too much to morning, stated that mountainous seas and a heavy swell were running outside
claim for Master George Staunton It will be imposible to day the Emperor and it was then that that he was the first Foglish subject work until the sea has culmed and in the the English, by, the East India Com to be able to converse in the Chinese pany secured the right to a factory
Possibly them were at Canton, though it was not till others at the time in Canton whose 1089 that the first ship was dis Patched. In 1715 the Company
China on a regular footing, and to tug Hercules. They were taken off
establish a factory with a permanent advantage a confernes both delicate from the north side of the island.
stuff at. Canton. From this time on Two expert salvage men who felt the for more than a century the history harbour for the wreck yesterday after of English trade and of the East. 1120-K. Rope Co's. Extra-discipline is severe enough they can
zoon were unable to reach the whip owing India Co. in China is the history of ord nary Meeting.
hurl their men in great closely formed. Lai sang in the vessel's last trip from The first game should have been between It appears that ninety mon are.. Reamed in the Soldiers' Club last night.to the heavy seas and had to return.
the Canton factories $11,43 cm Green Island Cement Co's, inasses against any obstacle, and if Hongkong to Indis. The thief or thieves No. 88 Co. RG std the R.A.M.C., but working on the taip under Mr. Greig How did the East India Company
the Medicals repræsentative failing to put doing what solvage werk is posible
Water Bay.
to say they believe that by u Bexday, April 9 :=
combination of overwhelming bom 9-Exoriço "to Macao by disbardment and infantry rushes they can take any modera fortification. They believe that if their system of
***Exisban". ***1.
13
Monday, April 10 :—
Moeting
WEDYDAT, April 12-
Lectare Hall, Unina Chu ch.
Tuneswar, April 13 torm
days. TREASURE ROOM BROKEN OPEN.
ROBBERY ON "LAI SANG."
A morious theft occurred on board the
mambers.
BILLIARDS: GARRISON BILLIARDS CHALLENGE
OUP.
$1,701 in American golit notes tulen 10, R.A.0., 1009
ton in his account of the Macartney
the object in view is sufficiently obtained informating to the effect that a important they do not count the cost, large quantity of money was on hoard and to an appearance; the points were awarded during the day time, and spending the municate with the Chinese Sta
enage in its early days to com 8.30 p.m.-Social Gathering in the however huge Theec are the tactics before the real reached Singapore, the to the Artillery. The final scores between night on the rocas
which have been practiced at Verrim treasure room had been broken open and theya toms worno. 68 Cơ. B.G.Ao men--both Chinese reported Embassy to China shows that the -the "phalanx" method adopted by It is supposed that the theft took The first 7 games of the AE and 4th to be missing- von Mackensen in Galicia last year. plate at Hongkong before the vesus K.S.L.L. draw were dealdad, and as the But the conditions last year in Galigin started on hon vayago but the theft we and the present conditions in the cot discovered until the boat rachad the region of Ver lun aro vastly different Singapore
B.15 p.m. Children's Theatrical Pes-
formance at Mt. Austin Theatre.
firvanay, April 15 ——
3.10 p.m.-First Gymkhana of
0.14 p.m. Children's Turstical formance at Bit. Austin Theatre
Unlike the Russiane a year ag the Por-French at Verdun are quite the equil
of the Gerinnna in artillery prepara
- THE FORTY YEAR TEST
Narticle.must have exceptional sanit tion they have a practically Chamberlain's Cough Remady was Erat oraryive for a period of forty-years,
exhaustible "supply of shells and all offered to the public in 1872 From a the forces they need to meet the mall beginding it has grown la favour and popularity until it has attained ʼn world VISITING CARDS onslaughts of the enemy, so that on
*better for n ontgres cold. Try it and the Aength
arpened
You fill understand why 331 17 a faconte wa can Afters period of same than forty years
Kemedy not only
dacin
well conclu
saeri
wide patatine. Tag will find hothing
result the engineers lead by 76.
Scores
means they had were very imperfect indeed Three Commissioners of the THE VESSEL BROKEN IN TWO East India Company bed barn om. o'clock thin afterboon we were powered to communicate to the informed by Mr. Lambert, Lloyd's ur Chincae authorities, with due solemn
Engristic attainments wero as great
as capable of carrying on with
and importants de
BOOKWORMS
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Banks, $775- Douglase, 9133 E Indes (Pri.) 150F B Indos (Def.), $120 s Bugars #1266. Docks, 1124 3
Sh. Docks, 7655... Camels,$100.
A Chines who stole s coil of rare free
Sapper Walker i Bergt. Lowe 200 veror, that the tug boat had returned by the intended mission of Lord the Penny cant was fined 225 by Mr 2nd Cpl. Pentec-201 Joyce115 without being sale to render any assist Macartnoy, and to delivercarlottar fazolend this meaning in
Cpl. Boyd... 12 anes. She brought back a message from from the Chairman of the Cout Bresks:-Egt, Love 16; 2nd Cpl Pestea, the men on the island that the vessel had
20, 24, 13.7
thof visited
the PubileWorks
broken in two between No. 2 and No Directors in so public a ranner from Me hold it looks now as if there we very
TURA Aytendary to the Viceroy of Canton, as to pro
vent, if he had been so fiulined, the
or saving the vessels
Cof 8 Law Fit
possibility of its being kept from the
des of sker. Emper Staunton sty
But
hat the Choler
boats worth 38 has been taken Ladiso, Wind Road,