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The China Mail.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, May 26, 1916.
A DAYLIGHT SAVING: ACT FOR HONGKONG.
LOOAL AND GENERAL
APPLICATION FOR APPEAL TO
PRIVY COUNCIL.
The Chief Justice, Sir W. Rees Davies K.C., and Mr. Justice Comperts this
SPORTING.
www
TO-MORROW'S GYMKHANA.
The weather promises well for an afternoon heard on application, by Mr.njoyable and successful meeting of the
FG. C Alabaster on behalf of the mortgagors, a firm of bankers, to appeal
ALLIED RED CROSS.
FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1918.
A SHAKESPERIAN EFFORT AT
AMOY.
Araccisafi) entertainment was given
in the Amoy Llub Theatre on Saturday hight, sh isse, in aid of the funds af the allied Red Crces,
LATEST EDITION.
STOP PRESS NEWS.
The Manila Observatory, this morning reported that a typhoon is
song Gymkhan (tub to-morrow crossing, the Visayas Islands in the to the Privy Council against the decision Aras race is timed to start at a quarter. the Race Course. Happy Valley. The
narl for a stay pending the decision off four, when the heat of the day entertainment in the gardens of," Hilt-i
It was at first intended to hold the BEGINNING OF A GENERAL beginning to go of. The following are side," the Deputy Commissioner's resi
form of a shallow depression.
of the full court in the Tong Shun case
The P and Oss. "Nyanza ", } the Prity Council. bringing passengers ex Khyber"} Mr. Eldon Potter opposed the applica from London, Marseilles and Egypt, istion on technical grounds and also expected to arrive at Hongkong abent upon the merits of the case and con Sam. on Tuesday the 30th instant. cended that the proposed appellants had ample security and a stay was not necessary.
Sir Willian and Lady Hees Davies will leave on a thort trip to Japan on the s14 inat. Lady Bees Daries has not been enjoying the best of health lately and it is beped that the trip will have a beneficial affect. Mr. Justics Gompertz will act as chief during Sir William's absence which will
he about six week and Mr. F. A. Hazeland will be the acting Puisne Jurige
Mr. W. L. Shenton was instructed behalf of the applicants, and Mr. Edgar Davidson: `on respondent.
behalf of the
timately their Lordships tecided at the appeal hut did not think the merits of the case warranted the| execution of
* stay pending the
application.
British North Borneo has now a new steamship connection. The xa.
THE BANKRUPTCY COURT. Niitaka Man of the Osaka Shower Knisha called at Sandakan on May 4th
In the Bankruptcy Court this after- and left for Tawno on the 6th. The withdraw the petition of the Cheung
pam application for leave British North Borneo Herald" says On Bank was grinted Mr. Shenton she is the Aran of a regular line which made the application. this company is inaugunting. She had on board a large party of Japanese tourists, there being over 60 saloon passengers. The Niluka Mara is a fine ship of 2491 gross tonnage and wa heilt at Glasgow in 1904. Periodical irect trips between Sandakan und Singapore will be made.
S.S. WISLEY" AGROUND.
STATED TO BE ON FIRE NEAR
SAIGON.
The local Banks have announced that owing to the Daylight Saving Act coming into operation at Home! it is necessary that applications for telegraphic transfers should be bunded in earlier than before. We have been asked whether it would not be an
The Buk Lite Ital recuived advantage to the Colony generally telegraphic information this morning if the new Act were, adopted by the that one of the agency's steamers, the leni Legislature. We do not know."Wisley at Wray Castle,"
had game ashore geur Saigon. whether the question has been con- Į sidered by the Incal Government,
W karn that the
Wisley"
The Chief Justice also granted an Chee Sung esse aud the appointment of application for adjudication in the the Official Receiver as trustee.
FLOUR STEALING CHARGE.
SHOPKEEPER SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS.
The wet of four Chinese of the
elections for some of the prents
THREE-QUARTAR MILE RACE
Makoni.
Bluffer. Sunshine.
GYMKILLNA STAKES
Matchbox. Crewhy. Fijian Chief. Two Milk PuNT HANDICAP
Matabele, Masce.
Durham Chirt.
ONE MILE AND & QUARTER. HANDICAP >
King Jack.
Lorenzo..
Aptony,
HOME RACING.
THE NEW DERUT AND OAKS.
dence, on the 19th, and considerable preparations to this end had been made. by Mr. and Mrs. Weippert and their willing helpers, but unfortunately rain intervened at the last moment and all hope of an out-of-door Synction had per force so he abandoned.
BATTLE.
IMPORTANT FRENCH NOTE.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUGGLE AT VERDUN,
Reuter's Service to the China Mai)
The Erst halt of the programune co- sisted of a fadering of the clown scenes trom Shakespears** Midsummer Night's Dramand for the best part of an boug the audience was highly entertained by
Pants, May 23. * the histrionic efforts of "Snug," Bubi
Perhaps the whole wor hinges pa. toms," "Enous," "Starvaling," "Flute."the present phase of the battle of "Quiace," Thebus," and ..Phu Tertius.
strate. ably represented by Messes W Greenhill, J. Hartley. O... Lanning.
An important French Note, issued
J. C. Sibley, F. E. McHugh, W. H. C.this afternoon, states frankly that it Weippert F. J. Mayers, and T. Kendall..
is now a general battle between the Following the play-the first Shaken-two armies. It is possible, it perian effort of its kind in Amoy as in
The "Racing Calendar" contains
the records show-retreshments were that the present decisive and the Oaks, to be run as the New Farrow, McHugh, Nicholls, Orr and enemy's initiative, but by the will purtanders of substitutes for the Derbyan & moderate charge, by Meida mës
dispensed and button-holes disposed of. period was opened, not by the Market First Extra Meeting on May Tisdall, who were daintily clad in appro of our higher command. Wedass-
ad June 1.
First Day-The New Derby Stakes. sweep-stake of 100 sous, each, with
entire colts and flies; the second to 100 says, added, for three-year olds. revive 200 sor, and, the third 100 sovs nut of the stakes: Suffolk Stakes Course, ne mile and a half. Thirty entries, or the race to be as the option of the Stewards.
priate uniform.
The second half of the programme
day's great attack, which enabled us
and Messrs. Kendall and Weippert, al Mesdames Frikke, McHugh, and Nicholls the beginning of the general battlo. '* comprised musical contributions by to retake Fort Douaumont, marked
of which were enthusiastically encore). amounted to the very satisfactory sum The proceeds of the entertainment of $1,500 for the benefit off the albed Red Crome.
The Crown Prine wishing, in view of his defeat, to repair the injury done to his prestige, reculled 'all Third Day.--The New Oaks Stakes, a
available battalions and inurled them wwerp-stake of Duys, each, with Mr. Weippert for organizing" • "highly
Considerable credit is dŋe to fr. ad into the furnace, sacrificing Division
soss. added, for three-year-old tiles; the successful entertainment, Thanks to after Pivision. He thus succeeded second to receive 100 sovs, and the thirdalanda --Hartley wive perastrain retaking the ruins of Fort Douau- så boret bun of the stakes: Suffolk Stakes eloquence drew forth heral contributions
i
THE EXTILES.
Chi th Wing firm, flour merchants,urse, one mile and a half. Thirty from Chinese friends, to Mesdames Hartmont, but this achievement is a 35 Des Vaux Road West, on entries, or the race to beat the option ley and Tisdall who at very short notice charge of stealing 130 bags of flour of the Stewards. from a godown at Kowloon was
transformed the Club Theatre into a
mere episode in.tbe gigantic struggle, concluded, late yesterday afternoon. and defendants were represented by on. Silver Star, fribert the Filbert. 38 the disposal of the Committe. to Mrs.
Na Denny--Spey Pearl Sir Deigh who placed his large staff of servants tions,
veritable garden of Eden, to Mr. Mayers which will undergo ather tuetua- Mr. Orine appeured for the Crow Mr.. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr.io Phalaris, Canyon, Farleston Mellagh who made up the charming Farebrother Mason, of
Foxin, Melissa, Kwang St, Clarissimus, betton-holes, to Mrs. Fowler for making Messrs. D'Almaga and Mason. The jury,
Polydanon, Condottiere, Ferns, Athelidg. the candies, to the perfomers 'one and who were absent for halban-bourne, King's Joker, Sirias Pomell and to the variis helpers too numer Sut there certainly appear to be put into Vangro Bar, nt Cape Veralla returned a verdict of guilty against Argos, Aderne, Gratian. annchil. Clos. way or another to the success of the rania, Roi d'Exose. Bayalee. Figaro, ous to mention was antributed in ope the first and second prisoners, who were shopkeeper and accountant: cinu. Limond, Fassovian, Valais, Flam-ndertaking. the other two, who were shop endlies. respectively, and ret guilty against in Fire, Durgie, Sceptre c. Forest Guard
rensons
and All Bey, Thirty-lx entries.
for thinking that the
allout 650 miles from Hongkong, un fire. adoption locally of an ordinance on Co's tug David Gillies" left this after The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock the lines of the Daylight Saving Act noon to render assistance. The journey would be advantageous in many will occupy two and a half days. Mr. serious one and septenced the first Popinzaal. Fraference. Black Lady, Fox.f
His Laniship considered the charge New Oaks,-White Pearl. Shanid, INTRIGUE TO EVADE BLOCKADE. wuys.
The idea is perfectly simple, John Lambert, floyd's Surveyor, is unisoner to three years hard labouris Flapperton, Weetovas, Wat Kiss. and involves no more inconvenience bonet
The second prisoner, in view of bis Fiforlla. Broker Doll, Pozerania, Puss than did the change to one time The Wisley was on a voyage from South, and the probability that he in Boots II., Salamandra, Chacin, Perte made by the Colony a few years ago New York to Vladivostock. Her tou-sentenced to three months' hurd Many Lands, Follow the Flag sud Meles, acting under infuence, was Sienne Market Giri, Honeymoon,
K
It simply means that the clocks are age is given in Lloyd's Register as 4399 labour. put forward an hourgin the summer and the owners.are Houlder, Middleton and buck an hour in the winter. Atf& Co. Ltd
Home the argument which seems to
have carried a piece of legislation
that has been influentially advocated QUEEN'S COLLEGE THEATRICALS.
for many years is that the daylight
which will be saved by the operationenbers of the Queen's College AD.C. Chinese theatrical performances by the
',
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THAT FRIEND " AGAIN.
CHINESE CHARGED WITH EXPORTING CLOTH,
this morning before Mr. Wood with at with him worth of cloth was charged A Chinese from Australia who brought
Canyon, Melissa, Tady Minta, Angelo,
Twenty-five entries.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S PRIZE COURT REVELATIONS.
ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL.
STEADFASTLY AWAIT ENEMY'S ATTACKS ON PRINCIPAL LINE.
ROME, May 25.
A semi-official statement says that, after inflicting the bloodiest losses on the enemy in weeks of
engaged, sone in Germany, and others renewal of the attacks.
fighting, the Italians have withdrawn to their principal; line of defencə There is a regular gang of people where they steadfastly await 3 in America and other neutral countries, srall section of the principal lino
Only fearlessly, resourcefully and ingeniously
WEALTHY AND'S SCHEMES, FOIZED. ...
in evading the maritime blockade has been evacuated owing to exces? « restrictions of this. Attorney General during the hearing of
country
said the
sive proximity of enemy artillery and ase in the Prize Court recently, the precipitous nature of the ground. The attempts to cover ap their tracks behind, preventing successful resist he continued, had been most ingenioux,
though they were unsuccessful owing to ance. the opportunities which this country possessed of intercepting cables, which
had
The line has been reformed,
of the Act between May and October i were given in the College hall last tempting to get the material out of the which was recently inued in America by and d through in different names dominating the heights in the rear.
different languages.
GERMANY AND PEACE.
REPORTED INTIMATION TO PRESIDENT WILSON.
GERMANS' SPURIOUS PUNCH."
54-YEAR-OLD CARTOON ABOUT
*** PRESIDENT WILSON "
means a saving of two and a half evening and heartily enjoyed by a large Colony without a permit. Mr. J. D. the hyphenatel organisation responsible The spurious edition" of "Punch
The attempt to deceive had failed. One million pounds sterling in. lighting company. The main piece was a Chinese Lloyd, Assistant Superintendent of Im for the bomb anti shipping outrages is person referred to in some messages na charges. Apart from considerations interpretation of The Merchant of ports and Exports, did not ask for an interesting, but very unscrupulous, Albert, was believed to be none other of this kind, the idea of comlog into Venice" and this was used the which an individual was concerned was of Punch" (the genuine one) we have States whose name was very prominent Albert and in others a Heinrich heavy pecalty, obsering that a case in production,
Through the courtesy of the proprietors German Government in the United than the chief financial adviser of the Chinese play entitler! Home Ectica. line with the Old Country in this tion." The A.D.C. are to be congratulat most of those eases the goods were York "edition" The cover, an excellent the disclosures which led to the a respect recommends itself because, int upon having now a permanent stage being carriet for
not so serious us offending hrms. In beer favoured with a copy of the New the first place, as the announcement The side partitionsare lavishly decorated it was uncertain to whom he might of Doyle's familiar design, bears the the central figure in all these machina- a friend" and reproduction, (coubslessly photoph of the Austrian Minister, Dr. Dumbell made by the Banke indicates, all with Chinese pictures. The proceeds of renily be delivering the goods.
He was undoubtedly the moving spirit, 9am-Excursion to Macus by ss telegraphic business with the United the performances will be divided between
A fine of $1 was imposed and the Shown in Punch. Some Famous and without any trace of embarrassment, and inscription, "As England Sees US tiens in America. He handled millions
LONDON, May 25. War Charities and the College Cames Cloth vaufiscated.“ Kingdom has been' advanced an hour,
Forgotten
"It is learnt from an authoritativo". Cartoons that the Present Fund.
Generation of Americana Should See organised and arranged the whole of the source that Germany has intimated TRICK CYCLING IN HONGKONG,
The imprint is that of the Americane He was a German professor, but to America that now is an opportune Truth Society."
whether he went to America before or The
method adopted by the
after the outbreak of war there was no time for President Wilson' to start pro-der- man propagandists of the Truth Sorecord. With Mr. Hazelanil, Mr. J. R. Wood,ciety in order to convey the faise un- Second Magistrate, agrees that trick pression that Britain's attitude towards cycling ip Kowloon is a danger of date cartoons, divorced from the con America is unfriendly, is simple. Out "Nathan Road is positively dangerous," text of later and present event--and, observed the Second Magistrate this therefore, quite inapplicable to nationali
General Memoranda.
SUNDAY, May 99!..
"Taishan".
MONDAY, May 299-
11 am-Auction of Ship's Gear ex-and, secondly, because of the larger H.E. the Governor has intimated that
"Chiyo Moru "at T.K.Kand Skott opportunities the change" would give he will be present this evening when the and Co's. Ordowns, Kennedy Town. not only for recreation but for those performance is to be repeated."
8.30 p.r.--Annual General Meeting of military obligations which the war
the Peak Cluh.
Entertainment by the Humphrey
Bishop Co. at Peak Club
Tue, May 30-
Dearation Day in USA Hongkong Stock Exulte Settlement
Day, 2.30 p.at.-Auction of Portable Motor
at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's. 2.30 pm Auction of Furniture.
Carpets, Pianos iste, at Messrs.
Hughes and Hough's.
3 p.-Auction of Carpets and Bags
conditions impose on the able-bodied
citizen after business hours. It simply
EMPIRE DAY..
mah
means that we should rise earlier, str pÕUGLAS HANGS MESSAGE TO morning, and he marked his abborence sentiments of to-day-are merely jumbled
start work earlier, finish earlier and go to bed earlier while by dimply putting the hands of the clock forward, we keep to the old designa tion of the hours. There would
43
THE KING.
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1
sw defendant sitting sideways on Fara) as "John Bull felt like on to say that Cupid's bows and
his mediation for peace: Presidont Wilson, however, is unlikely to nequiesce in the suggestion.
VICTIMS OF THE "FLAPPER."
one," said Mr W. Lily, bun. Fellow of "The tender passion ish very warlike of trick cycling by inflicting a fine of together.
Peter House, Cambridge, in an address. $15 or a mouth, on a Chinese chargedwings dealing with the American on A Plea for War
CASEMENT TRIAL. with the offence. Inspector Gerdotions (supplies, of course, by the byphe-un history and religious thought, went
are prominent with such cap- Lesinos, May 24.
Mr Lily, who is a well-known writer Green Sir Douglas Haig telegraphed machine and propelling it with ens
LONDON, May 25.) to the King on Empire Day as follows: foot in Nathan Road last evening. "The British Lion always keeps one eye was where the bridegroom cargist of
us during our Civil War," and arrows were no vain figure.
The Grand Jury at the Old Bailey appear to be many in the Colony now France, representative of every to the public. The officer signalled to him the issue is a cartoon which appeared in that a woman hurthau's she makes
On behalf of your Majesty's Armies the rond to the other and was a danger
The oldest form of warfare," he said. has returned a true bill against Sir Defendant was going from one side of open for us."" who view the idea with favour, and part of your Majesty's Dopinions, we to stop and, as showing what little
Perhaps the must uuelacions. thing in his bele. George Meredith has observed Roger Caserment wo ventilate the matter in the hopa respectfully bit the assurance of our
'Punch" in 1862 (none, by the way weapon of it, and which now bears the shameless German- principles of freedom and justice symbo consideration of the subject. The lied for us by the Crown and Flag Chambers of Commerce have taken the British Empire."
Flis Majesty replied:"
O
.
at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's. that it will lead to a more general loyal devotion to your injesty and the control he bad of the machine, defendas appears to be of later date than 1877tives as she can mina ex many cap- |
WEDNESDAY, May 31
il am-Auction of Ship's Furniture ex. 5.a.Übiyo Marn "at T.K.K. and Skott and Co'x Godowna, Kennedy палаты!!
The English, New Derby run at
Newmarket.
THURSDAY, June 14-
Ascension Day.
11 am-Auction of
A. S. C. Camber..
"Jubilee
Noon Star Ferry Cu's. Meeting.
SATURDAY, June 3
King George's Birthday (1885)----
My Holidny.
MONDAY, June 5
Dragon Bent Festival.
MONDAY, June 19:-
Whit Monday.
Bank Holiday
VISITING CARDS
RIPNED AT,"
China Mail' Office.
rode into the gutter.
Candour, Mr Lilly added, compelled made inscription. The English cartoonist him to say that full as this work was of Trick cycling has grown to an alarm with prophetic pencil has pictured Pre-of cruelty, he doubted if it exhibited ing extent in Kowloon and perhaps thesident Wilson as the naughty Jonathan, anything more cruel than the way in question at Home within the pale of of loyal devotion you send in the name pedestrians to take the road with greater precious publication was put on rale a prominent part in bringing the
excellent example made in the case of for which the rods are put back in the which a young girl not out of her teens "I warmly appreciate the amarance carb this dangerous practise and allow prietors was in New York when this
one of the offenders this morning will pickle-tub.
would use the intensest suffering to a A representative of the "Punch prensan, or half a dozen men. practical politics, and the Chamber of of the Armies of the British Empire Commerce in Hongkong is the body serving under your coraman. Tell sense of security from danger.
them with what pride and interent 'I
to which a naturally look in the follow their fortunes, and of my con first place for a lead on the fence that success will crows their
at advisability or otherwise of adopting efforts. May the comradeship of the
the act locally..
We are informed that arrangements. have been made with the Huniphrey Bishop Cafto give a entertainment in
battlefield knit still closer together the peoples of my Dominions and the Mother Country in the age of peace, which, if it please God, will be the fruit of this long and ardubus war.":
CROUP
HIS disease in so dangerous and su the theatre of the Peak Clution. Monday rapid in its development that every next at 0.30 pm, when a specially inother of yourg children should be pro-
T
pared for it. It is very risky to wait until
at 10 cents (sd.), and secured its with- drawal from circulation under threat of legal action. N
AUSTRALIA'S SOLDIERS.
TOTAL ENLISTMENTS TO MARCH
The Minister for Defence (Senator Feszce) at Melbourne on April 13.issner La comparative. statement of the number
of troops raised up to March 31 in several States since the beginning of she A HOSPITAL STORY.
war New Routh Wales heads the list with a total of 83,873 men embarkod, and "Among the numerous stories which recruits from the Riverias districts of in training, and Victoria (which draws haye reached me lately, mays a writer in New South Wales) is second with 65,743. Statistics prepared by Dr Charles one of the Home newspaper, is one from The Queensland-district includes the W that show that in the United Statescility hospital among the soldiers Northern Rivers district of New South the yearly drink bill amounted to in the hospital was a rough-looking fel Wales, but the recruits have the option £440,000,000, tobacco, £240,000,000; low with the physiognomy of a prize of proceeding either to Sydney or to jewellery and plate, £100,000,000; non fighter, and apparently a complete Brisbane The South Australian district intoxicating druska, £24,000,000; patent stranger to the tender and scatimental includes the whole of the Broken Hill medicines, £16,000,000 and chewing feeling. In the same ward lay a fun-locality, while the Victorian district in mer buy concerning whom he hope of clades Deniliquin and a few of tho recovery was entertained-young
The man yuzzied the doctore and South Wales. The details of the state- amaler Murray River townships of New nure His recovery was strangelycelny ment are as follows;-aban) Pr ed, though there was no apparent renson,
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Lauka -Unions Docks
0.30 p.m. $735...
10 B
114
b.
Sayers
Douginaes
1076 127b.
Cementa
9.25 0.
gum
Todos (def.)
SMART WOMEN COLLECTORS."
· After hearing a charge of fraud aguinat
£2,000,000.
there
ALWAYS RECOMMEND IT.
Diarrhea
Naloost every community
except his own disinclination, why he State, No. embark No in camps Title
ed to Mar. 31 Mar. 31; should not admit that he was all right
1918
selected programme will be performer the attack of troop ajpeurs and then the railway, Mr. Alteroun Wright the some one whose lifa has been red and fit to be discharged from hospital. 302
by Chumberlain's Colic Cholera und.
Awatch wad set upon him, and it was
XSW
their trends, may now he had at the until it can be obtained? Chamberlain's ended the women ticket collectors Sn opportunity to recolomend it of making his way to the side of the lod, land"! Peak Club The Cinematograph enter Cough Remedy is prompt uid ellectual who, he mud, were no smart as the meh pinment advertised for the Bird June and has acvor bor known to fast in any Sharpersoned, to think they and these recommendations and its never has been postponed till the 9th idem. For sale by all Chemists and Stove were wonseri, but they they popularity. For sale by all Chemists Always have a bottle in the huge, take advantage of theur, hecus ac failing qualities account for its great keeperi
CAME
their onstale i
tid Storekeepers.
smoothing his pillow, watching over him, watchful and alle tomate humwan Nos. and generally performing the duty of a WA this devotion to the boy which held bim to the hospit
1916
€1701
47,708
179 83,873 $18/036
22694
31785
29186
14.003
169,060
PRENG 6,608% 19.030)
1,250 AM 12
64,663 333,720