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BABY CARRIAGES
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CANE CARS
WOOD FOLDING CARS
DOUBLE and SINGLE MAIL "CARTS
VIZA VIS FOLDING CARS-
SUMMER HOODS MADE UP
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THE DIARY.
MEMÒ. FOR TO-DAY 1.30 pm Pamde of Boy Scouts and Giri Guides on Murray Barracks
MARK
The China Mail.
Noségong, SATURDAY, June 3, 1916.
THE YOL.C.A.
Next week an appeal is to be niade to the community of Hongkong for the purpose of supplementing the bandsome donations of $35,000, each offered by Mr. M.J. D. STEPHENS and Mr. ELLIN KAPOORIE towards the erection of guitable premises as a permanent home in Hongkong for the European branch of the YMCA, It is estimated that a suitable build. ing can be provided at a coat of about $140,000. It is therefore necessary to raise a sum of something like $70,000, in order to fulfil the
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOOAL AND` GENERAL
DAMAGE BY RAIN
NUMEROUS LANDSLIDES AND ROADS BLOCKED.
MAGISTRACYT.
CHASE AFTER SNATCHER.
HEAVY SINTINCE IMPOSED BY
MAGISTRATE, A
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1918.
A. 6. WATION & CO., LIMITED.
The report of the Cireral Managers for the year ending 31st December, 1915 reads na follows:-.
Gentlemen,-W's beg to lay before you statement of the Company's business, with a Balance Sheet for the year ending the 31st Dec 10
The Net Profits of the Com pary for the twelve month under review, after paying all charges, including the
of the General Blaz sadury
bad and doubtful debts allowing for b lone on stb. sidiary coins the payment.. of auditors fees $700, and including 8310 unclaimed dividends forfeited, amount To which h
has to be led the balance brought forward from the previous year
We notige in recent list of all parts of the Colony and the New Extensive damage is reported from
A daring can of sanatching from Mrs wounded the name of Lieut. C.Territories as a result of the incessant Warren Smith received well deserved Heygate, DC.L.I., who was with the regiment in Hongkong.
rain during the last three or four days. punishment in Mr. J. R. Wood's Court, On the other side of the harbour this morning. Mrs Warren Smith last falla of earth are reported at night at 8.30 dismissed a rickyba coolie Cor's Path, Yaumati, and the slides in Pedder Street and was walking up-agers, and providing for all Owing to the weather the fund for at Ma-tau-kok village have been severe, under the verandah, on the money Belgian Children and Blind Soldiers No houses have collapsed but paddy changers' side of the road, when sudden fields and gardens are buried beneath a Chinese flashed up behind her and tons of debris from the neighbouring saatched her bag. She immediately bills. On the Kowloon City road a fall shouted out "thiof", which attmeted occurred below the Victoria Horse and mands the road almost impassable Several small slipa have taken place at the Hung-Hom Railway cutting bat traffic is not impeded,
for which Boy Scouts have been selling fage yesterday and to-day-will not be closed until Tuesday. Donations may be sent to Scout Master Brugnat No. 8, Fechtler's E
Capt. Arthur Dobbs, sen of Col Debs of Bray, Ireland, who was married last year to the daughter of Mr. Juha Lambert. "Lloyd's Surveyor, is reported wounded and missing in Mesopotamin. Capt. Dobbs was attached to the 7th Punjabis while in Hongkong,
Messrs. Moxon and Taylor say There is no change in the share quotations of the local market today, being a holiday. The Shanghai market shows some improvement. There are | buyers of :---
Shanghai Cottons at Tis 831 Shanghai Docks at Tls 73. Anglo-Jayas, at The II.
RUMOUR OF A NATAL ACTION.
In response to numeroir inquiries regarding 2 innour of Naval action in the North Sea. which has morning, we have to state this up heen current in the Colony since the pan. "no news for publication turi reached us,
We have reason, however, to expect confirmation of the report.
1.S.O.. FOR MR, NG FUH SHAN.
conditions of the offer made by Mr. the Secretary of State for the
KADOORIE and Mr. STEPHENS. Of the worthiness of the object "there can be no doubt: the need of such a building in the Colony is palpable, and we believe" there are few
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS, &o,
A night soil boot of 1,000 piculs capacity was driven aground and partially submerged at Ma-tau-kok and and drifted into the central fairway P.&O. Eighter was torn from her bucy
Assistance was rendered and the lighter taken in tow to Yaumati
The damage done to the Tai Po road consists of two large land slips which took away the road completely. One
the attention of twu Indian, con- with a Mr. Brown of the Hongkong stubles who gave, chase, together
Hotel and another Europesu. The thief ran along Des Voeux Road in a westerly Tek's store having gone a distance of direction and was caught opposite Ab
about 300 yards. The bag was picked
consisted of $600 in paper, money, ro up by another Indian close to the place where it was snatched. The contenta
ceipts, coins &e, and all of this was recovered intact.
On investigation by the Palice it was ascertained that in 1909 the prisoner
of these occurred near the Tai Uka sentenced to three months for Village just before ascending the hill larceny and banished for a period of fre and the second is further along.
Fears.
Mr. Wood took a serious view of the
The rain washed out a portion of the roud at Sham Shui Po Police Stationofence and ordered defendant to be leaving a deep hole.
imprisoned for a year, to be exposed for four hours in the stocks, and to receive 24 strokes with the birch to be applied
COTTON OPERATIVES' CLAIM FOR within the first dix months.
ADVANCE.
DIFFICULTIES OF KEEPING FREE A GERMAN ** LUSITANIA" MEDAL.
FROM DEBT.
"
The Paris Figaro" has reprodaved The case of the Lancashire catson in its columns the observe and reverse 10 per cent. advance of wages is given now on sale in Germany, to come. piers and cardroom operatives for a of a medal that has been struck, and is by Mr. W. Mullin; the secretary of the crate and glorify the sinking of the
Cardroom Amalgamation, in a report. of is not only has the profitable state It is pointed out that since the advent.
of the cotton trade been maintained, but it has considerably improved; in fact, as a result of the huge profits made by scine fête, they have, unsolicited, given a bonus to their work-people of & per
in wag
Mr Mullir states that it will be seen from the weekly average margins between
was on February 2, 1916, from the same class of cotton when the average mari
The best rargin on 32's twist yarn
was 5.0 per 1. The highest margin en,40% weft was ou March 22, when the average was 5.2. per lb. The average margins for the past 13 weeks onding March 29, 1916, on 92's twist and 40 weft is 4d. per ib.
**Eausitania.".
Dob
derer has been outdone. I sm
Even the cynicism of the vulgar nur- sure," says "Poly be in the Figaro,
but that the striking of this saliri cal' medal is a thing, if act more hideous, as feast more ignominious than the crime itself,"
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to
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COMMERCIAL.
HONGKONG SHARE REPORT.
Messrs Maxou and Taylor in their report bearing data, June 2nd state —
Our settment took place on Tuesday Inst, and passed off fairly satisfactorily, the market being characterised by the absence of any forced selling.
The market has since firmed up, and, on the whole, the feeling is better tha for some little time, principally in ship- ping shares.
June settlement is not very heavy as compared with the May and April sotthe ments, and for this reason no great weakness is to be looked for.
Business with Shanghai has been Practically non-existent and as time goes on ft becomes increasingly difficult owing to the utter stagnation caused by the 1,11-4.33 political troubles in Chine
$118,508.80 From this there has to be deciucted- General Managers
Commission of a per cent. on the Det profits for the year as per Article 30 of the Company's Articles of AssocIR- tion
# 5709.12 Remuneration of the Consulting Con mittes
per Article p...
ciation
2,300,00
Leaving available for appro We propose to pay a
dividend of 7 per
cent, which will
absorb www...........$63,000,00
To place to Reserve' Writeoff
Fund
Building Improve ment,s;
Furniture,
Fittings Utensils
12200.00
of Trade..813,700.0
Write off
Aerated
Water
and other
Plantand
Machinery
Write off
Steam
Launch.
Steam
Lighter,
Motor
Junkard
Motor
Lo
19000.00
Banks-Hongkong Banks have fallen
to a buying rate of 8750.
Marine Insurances-Unions are very steady st 8010 and Cantens at 8400, North
Chinns ut. 125 at 8290 are unchanged froin last week.
And
Tarsrtave=#
Fire Insurances-China Fires could probably be placed at 2156, and Hong-
kong Fires at 1370.
Shipping-Douglases have been mark ed up to a baring rate of $133, Prefer red Indos have come to business i. 345 and Deferred bave advanced from Inst week's closing rate of $113 to a cash buying rate of SELT. Star Ferries could 2002 probably be placed at 638 and Steam-
bonts have come to business at 89 Water-boats are in demand at 814-with sellers holding for higher rates.
$109,230.08.
Lorry... 4,100.00 Fay to the Staff Pro-
30,000.00 vident Fund.... $,0000). And carry forward. to 1016 account ...
29.08 The Lusitania medal is one of a great
-five 20.00 many struck is Germany since the wation of $10,000) above, will stand at began to commemorate the big events of 8180007.
Reserve Fund:-This, with the addi-
:
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CONSULTING COMMITTEE. Hon. C. P. Chater, Gato Mr J. Scott The existing Committee consists of Harston, Dr J, W. Noble, Hon. Mr. Les Chu Pak and Mr H. P. White.
AUDITORS.
The Company's Accounts have been
Bernard Brown AC, who offer themselves for re-election.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
General Managers. Hongkong, 30th May 1916
THE COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE IN PARIS.
His Excellency the Governor has received the following telegram from Colonies:
votton and yare that the lowest margin the campaign. Polybe has received. It gives me, much pleasure to
between Mid-American cotton and 82% from Holland. a catalogue of these inform you that His Majesty sist yarn wes on January 6, 1016. The medais, rublished in French, which con- heen griciously pleased to approve Price of cotton was $.284, and 20 points tains the following description of the of an Imperial Service Order for on, and the selling price of 12' twist Lusitania, medal. Mr. Ng Eik Shun..
was 12 3-16 to 13:1-18, giving an average No. 21. Satirical medal struck by Mr. George Ng Fak Shah entered rgin of 4.11, per ib. On #'s wet, Goetz. Geschteft her alles. (Busi philanthropic objects of a purely the Government service on July 1st the aume date, the selling price was less sbove all else.) A crowd of pas-audited by Mr Francis Maitland and Mr local character which more readily 1874, un clerk, and retired last year.
to bild.. giting the same margin 118d.sengers before the booking office of the During the last seven years of his b commend themselves to public sup-service he was Higher Grade Clerk
Cunard Line where Death is selling the port. An appeal of this character, and Accountant in the Police Depart
and to the right the full word. Cunard. tickets. Above the pigeon-hole the let ters C. UN A. Underneath the words coming at a time when the numerous ment.
Pahrkarten Ausgabe war charities are making a forcible
(Booking Office) and continuous appeal to the gener osity of the public may perhaps be received now with more hesitation than in normal times; but to those who muy hesitate to support the appeal on these grounds it may be pointed out that the promise of a Judge. donation does not in this case pieces- sarily mean immediate payment, for the bulk of the money cannot be Magistrate. actually needed till next year. Some objection has been voiced to the proposed site of the building-in the vicinity of Kingsclere, in Kennedy 11 am-Auction of the P. & 0. Road--but we do not suppose that Lighter Malate" at the Breakwater, the Y.M.C.A. Institute would suffer any more from its location there than
...Fatado Ground.
MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW, 9 am-Excursion to Macro by s
General Memoranda.
MONDAY, June :-
Dragon Boat Festival. THURSDAY, Jums 6:-
Tau-ma-te.
The following Appointments, de, are notified in the Gazette:-
His Honour "Mr H., H. J. Gompertz tỏ | act as Chicostier.
Mr F. A. Hazriand to act as Puise Mr J. R. Wol to not as First Police Migistrate and Corner.
Mr G. S. Orme to act us Second Pulice Messrs Sutherland and F. H. Thomas tobe and Lieutenants in the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve.
·
Refineriestly to a selling rate of
-China Sugars hav
weakened
810 Luzons are offering at 21.
Oil and Mining.Langkats are want ed in the North at The 25 after business at the rate locally. Raucer at 82.9) and Urals at 334, are unaltered. Tronohs are quotext 40 in London but the Straits quote lower rate. Shells have been dealt in at 93
Docks Wharves and Godowns-how- Toon harvey have recovered to a buy- ing me of 18 for June. Hoogkang Docks have a sharp rise to $110 for cash. Shanghai Decks are still quoted Tls. 2 in the Norsh
Lands, Hotels and Building-Central Estates are offering at 808. Honakong" Lands have been placed at 8100. Hong- kung Hotels are offering at Era) and Humphrys Extres have come to busi- ness at 8. West Points seek buyers at $6 and Kowloon Lands at 839
Cotton Mills-Ewas could possibly br placed at T. 130: Shanghai Cottons have advanced to a buying rate of Tis. 824, Kuok Tiks at Tia and Tangtaze- pous at Tha: 5 are unaltered.
Electric Com
Companies Hougkong Elec in demand at H., Hongkong
are in
are in strong demand at $8 and China Lights at $4.50
to
Miscellaneors China Borneos are weak market at 881 Chinn Providents fare offering at 80. Watsons have come
Peak Trams (old) at 20) and (new) at 20 could probably be obtained at 8314.
business at 87.70 and Dairy Farms,
cents are quiet at quotations Raries have cone to business at 839. Coments Wednesday but have since recovered to fell away. to a buying rate of. Son 89.30 business done and buyers
Exchange The demand rate on Lon- don is 2/1 and the TT. selling nite on Shanghai is. 71.
A COMEDY OF WAR.
British Headquarters, France April 9.— A good specimen of a Fokker machine is now in British hands.
"Beverse. Keine Bannware! (With- out gamatee.) Picture of the Lust- tanie sinking, The exergue. Der Gröss dampfer-Lusitania-Dutch ein Deuts
A strapping soldier, an ex-Guardsmax cher Tauchboot Versonkt. Mar 5, 1915.
now belonging to a signal company of Against this we shall be told that the great steamship Lusitania anak by
BRITISH DELEGATES.
the Royal Engineers, was trundling along on his bicycle, when he suddenly any cases a perentage of machinery German submarine.)Bronze Gemm,
came upon the scene of the landing. stopped through what of operatives, 726 forins."
The following is the official list of the clearly not of British pattern, and
He bebeld an aeroplane which was consequently the standing mill charges | Commenting upon this medal "Poly. British delegates to on the machinery at work will be all the be writes: The German Emperor and Conference which took place in Paris at idea that it was likely to prove an enemy the Commercial well-swathed figure standing by it. The greater, That the cost of mill stores has his High Adosimal von Tirpitz are male the end of April: Sir John S. Fandies; machine never entered the soldier's head. increased, that a hundred and ore caused factors in common law, the one weer president; Sir Sorval W. Helmerice His frankly admits that he took it to be have arisen that have swallowed up the ing the stripes of high office and the president; Colonel Pryce Jones and Mr. forced to alight. Having dismounter, Frunch aeroplane which had been greater trurgin, and dillenity is found athoe crowned. The oficers of the sub Sinclair, hon, secretaries; Sir Egg he went up to the bochu with his hand in making ends mees. There may be sustine who fired the murderous torpedo Gardner, Mr. E. Parkes, Mr. Samuel extended and a genial smile. The Ger in charge of the Spanish Vice-Consulate penny per 1b, to meet that extra cost. M. Paul Krenier is regnised as being we allow the very large amount of one
reasons put forth in such casen, but it are gross and brutal slaves to passive Roberts, Sir John Rolleston, Mr. W. W. man shook silently and sadly. The well-
obedience. Anibal Puccio to actas Consal for Peru for the shareholders...
Rutherford, Sir John Spear Lord intoing any then began to fomder "Thers in not an officer in all the otherham, Sir Archibald Williamson, mured and slowly wagged his head.".
pigeon-French. The Boche Exequatur expowering Senor Don then a splendid margin is left as proftaries of the world. strepting theso of Sir. A. W. Back Lieut-Colonel J
*mout The soldier then moved towards the 2.30 pm--Auction of Furniture, etcdid the German Club. Trae, Kennedy
Germany, Austria and Turkey, who Norton Griffiths, Mr. E. T. John, Sir the trouble which had brought it to machine, with the idea of investigating at Messrs Hughes and Houglys.
would not rather have broken his.word John Dewar, Me: G Britler Lloyd. Mr. earth. FRIDAY, June 9
It was just at this juncture a "It is but natural that from time to the carry out so infamous an order. Road is a long way from Kowloon:
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JUNE.
William Field, Mer A. C Morton, Mr. party of Fusiliers came round a head of time we should bear complalts from opr Non-Messra, A. S. Watson and Co's. it way also also be said that the
-"But of what vile clay must be the Lewis Haslam, Mr. Erment Jardine, Mthe road. Taking in the situation Meeting
members of the very well purchasing set of the artist who with a reer cele. Allen Baker, Sir John S. Harwood-Ban what was evidently one of its necupants The following Table lows the Stan-power of wages today compared with its brates this attocious hecatombaner. Lord Devonport, Hon. Hr. W. H. trying to get the engine to work again
black cross aeroplane on the ground and Kowloon Cricket Club is a long way dard Time at which Official Nightends purchasing power prior to the war and though it were a victory and makes Dickinson. Mr. Donald Maemaster, Dr. they came on at the double, unslinging From Hongkong, but it has many and begins during the month of June, their difficulties in keeping free froin money thereby (7.26 forins for the W. A. Chapple, Mr. Harbers Whiteley. their rides as they came. members from the island, nevertheless.
debt. They contend, and with reason medal in bronze!) 7
Mr. W. H. Cowan, to have gone by the board. He suspected The engineer's presence of mind seems thut neither shareholder, por directors
Sir Thomas Markenzle, High Commis- signer
some trick and took to his heels. This for New Zealand Colonel the was nearly his undoing The Fusiliers Hon. Bir Newton More Agent Gen concluding that he was a Boche trying eral for Western Australia; Sir Thomas to make away with papers or photo B. Robinson, Agent-General for Queens aim was too hurriel to be good. The graphe paused and let fy. Happily the Ind; Sir John McCall, Agent-General soldier took a flying leap into the road- for Tasmania; Mr. J. Howard, Agentsile ditch and there awaited capture General for Nova Scotia; Mr. Bernhard the chance of making this fine capture When he loved that he had missed Ringrose Wise, Agent-General for New himself single-handed I am told his South Wales Sir Richard McBride, language was quite unrepeatable Agent General for British Columbia; The last straw was the guttuml had never waved throughout and was
MONDAY, June 12
Whit Monking.
*Bank Holiday
Police Reserve, "Sports Night"
Vietorin Theatre.
It must not be forgetten thut the offices in which the young men of Kowloon work are on the island, and it is probably in the evening, between 5 and 7 o'clock, that the premises would be used by the bulk of the
THE CHINA MAIembers. An Institute on the water
TYPHOON
MAP and
GUIDE
Enable one to locate the centr of a Typhoon.
MOUNTED OF CARDBOARD ANI TAPED FOR HANGING.
1916
"Date.
Enl
June 3rd,
4th, 4.27
*
Begins 7.24 pau 7.14
5th, 15.36
7.10
6th, 5.20
7th, 2
10
8th,
47.27
7,17
9th,
5.27
10th
6.27
11th
5.7
12th
3.27
7.17
13th 5.98
-7.18.
14th
1.98
5.28
18th, 17th
6.2H
7.182
18th,
750
21
19th 5.20 20th, 0.20 21th,
7,10
5.29
9254.23
5.30
23rd, 24th, 1.30
esth
5,30
28th 5,30 27th, 5.31 28th, 6.31 20th 31 30th, 0.37
front-say on the "nest site in the Colony "—would be better, no doubt, but the ideal in matters of this kind cannot be attained in Hongkong for $140,000 We can see no reason for thinking that a YMCA. Institute. on Kennedy Road would prove a "white elephant. Given sufficiently commodious and attractive promises there can be little doubt that good use would made of theur and that the usefulness and helpfulness of the YM.C.A organisation in Hongkong would be vastly increased thereby. A
CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM boing formed to make the appeal to the of neuralgia whatever the trouble is, TOUCH of rheumatism, twinge community for the sum needed, and Chamberlain Pain Palin
away, the pain at once and cures
plaint relief the pain of TINA Clas ma ELLIS promptly relieved encourage reduced. In fact, f qietly healed unc
Price 50 Cents, large and representative Commited is
From the CEIA MAIL Office
the expressions of opinion on the quickly First application
VISITING CARDS subject which the generous offers of When a bottle of it is kept in the-bozso
KIPATED
China Mall Office."
M. STEPHENS and
KHOORIE LAve, ovok
the hope this the appeal will receive it is just such em
de support a the Colony.
Farvily should be.
MarascoPLUNTE
** In Germany's black record the medial of spinalag companies care one jot for of the Lusitania stands as the confer the operatives so long, as divi a cansion of the condentned man after the be made, and, they care less for them
verdict." when devite
are wanting KOH employers had one tithe of the inforest. in the workers welfare they profess to have, in times like the present they at least would see that, & maglicum of com fort in living was possible for them they
" CANNOT REDUCE ENGLAND."'"
ADMISSIONS BY GERMAN CHANCELLOR
Allibabad May 14th-According to
t
NORWAY'E COAL DEAL
not therefore fired at
Ab act of that character by the the wireless Press, undoubted authentie Mr. Richard Reid, Agent General for chorting of the Gerning airman, who Employers Associations would pore to city is claimed at Berne for the summary the province of Ontario, and Mr. Walter the workers, more thas volumes of words, of the Imperial Chancellor's speech at the Bebrens. that human nature in trade was some of the Reichstag on day that
secret sitting of the general committee thing better than the greedy, money. According to this report, Dr. von inakera who combined to keep labour in Bethmann-Hollweg anid that a great subjection that they might get the most mistake would be committed in over Irct it at the cheapest possible coub for rating the valse of the submarine cam- enrichment of themselves. Now is in the probability of reducing England 000 SQUARE MILES OF SPITZ.
paign. Naval experts no longer believed time when employers can show they to starvation and ruin by this mean what they say, that In times of even should the war lost another two yea
BERGEN FIELDS BOUGHT UP. prosperity the mperatives should share in years. It was certainly true, he the property. The desire of the opers infir frightfal damage by continuing bankers and shipowners has bought up the value of goods exported from the
cpedod,
it would be possible to A syndicate composed of Norwegian tives in that they bonis edru sufficient the campaign, hart this would not suffice wages to enable them to live, saying to outweigh the danger of hostile action their way, and not having to degrade by the United States, whose example
elyes by incorring debts that tent would be followed by other neutrals. to enslave them to their debtors
GM Cant
ECONOMY IN THE END
dents of
Geertan
Lemedy aff
means,
pro
HARDSHIPS OF NEUTRILITY.
AMERICA'S HUGE WAR TRADE
During the Freaks ended 18th Marclr
the large American coolfields at Alvent port of New York to the United Bay, Spitsbergen, and the properties of Kingdom reached the amazing total of the Anker Coal Company and the 227,011,658, compared with only Norwegian Spitzberger Coal Company $5,187,526 during the corresponding near Green Harbour A Company has
dus of New
been formed with a capital of ten mij week of last year The furie which cover about 600 square during the week referred to exccode lion kroner (£610,000) to work the cool-York exports to the nited Kingdom miles, Twenty thousand tons of eel by nearly 5 milli „gellara
are ready to be slippest Since 1910 the of the total expo
two Frest
who
of the
All
American owners hav
topa: of
akipped 200,600 the wholety
seped that