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MILD, MELLOW, MATURED.
THE CHINA MASA
THE MAGISTRACY.
AN EVENING OUT.
SAILOR ASSAULTS CHINESE AND BREAKS CUPS, AND SAUCERS.
sailor on the U.S.S. Elang, a river gun Heinrich Bebestaen," an American
standing friend who required ro security.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1916.
EÄSTERN AFFAIRS.
1.
A woman, hiring at Feet Street, Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) said she received $883 from the Best defendant and she handed him "a hunde on instructiona
Act, must have done much more than cover two years' wastage in the army. Manition taking has been organised to auch an extent that there is no longer any sign of disadvantage on the on the side of the Allies, but, on the contrary, a manifest superiority both
Mr. Mason contended that the in quantity and effectiveness. Ger. many is now no longer able to keep
action was a bona fide one.
The first defendant admitted re the pace. The order by General von FALKASHETN, mentioned in one of appeared in Mr. Hazeland's Court ceiving the money and he gave it this morning, or a charge of assaulting to the woman. The parcel he ro- Sir Douglas Hand's dispatches to
a Chinese at the Soldiers' and Sailors'eived in return contained small day, is a very frank admission, of this, Home, Arsonal Street, and with one-tacl opium ting. On the return and is an important testimony to damaging property to the extent of 85 journey he lost sight of the second the steady weakening of Germany's The complainant, the No. 1 hoy at defendant who was carrying the ability to withstand for. long tho the Institute, had his head swathed inoplum. Sometime later he saw "bis pressure which is now
bandages and his eyes and lipe were foki-the second defendant-being being exerted by the Allies on alt fronta puffed. Defendant he said, crme to searched and he told him that the Unless, he says, all ranks make a tha Home about 6 pm. yesterday and bundle had been snatched. most serious endeavour to assist in prdered food, with which he was served the preservation of material, the but when he was asked to pay he said placing of pew formations in the Geld will be rendered imposible. That la a very important admission indeed for a General of voe' FALKENHETN'S standing to make
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., making good of loses and the he had de money. He then, went to
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BIRTHA.
SHARP On the 14th September, st Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. ARCHIE SHARP, a daughter.
Moox-On September 8, at Kuling to
Mr and Mrs. R. J. Moos, a son.
DEATH.
sleep and woke up about 9 o'clock and asked for more food. "He was given the food but on his being unable to pay 16 was taken away from him. Defendant got up and struck withesa, in the face several times making his nose bleed and when he (complainant) tried to get away). defendant chased him and hit him over NEWS OF THE DAY the end with a billiard ene He was struck several times and felt down un conacions.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
09
Disctive Sergt. Fiscort of the General Election of Officers 1916-1917 Wade-In September 15, at Shanghai, Water, Police searched the s.s. Sunkiong Jous JOSEPH WADE, late Master of yesterday and found 1,035 tos of opium the .s. Kiang Wah. China Mereprecated in the ship'a bilges. chants' S. Co., aged 64 years.
Hongkong, Sept. 22, 19862
NIGHT FETE
Dade at the
1062
VICTORES RECREATION GR BATH,
MORROW, SATURDAY.-
Com-
mencing 9PM. STRING DAND
IN ATTENDANCE
Admission $1.00, Ladies Boets, Soldieri
:>
There will be, a Night Fete at the V.RC. Fath tomorrow night, com
Defendant accused complainant, of picking up a chair and striking him, but this was denied.
The Magistrate asked if defendant had a bruise on the head when he was brought to the Station,
Sergt. McDonald said "yes," but complainant said he did not know how It got there.
Another boy at the Home gave cor-
The China Mail.mencing at 9 pin string band will roborative evidence, adding that he was,
and Sailors 23 ct..
HOXOKONGRIDAY, Sept. 22, 1916.
Hongkong, Sept. 22, 1916
1003
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUR
NNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will Abe held on THURSDAY 29th, FRIDAY 29th and SATURDAY, 30th
AE 4,30 P.M. and on SATURDAY at
A NOTABLE GERMÄN CONFESSION
alző struck by defendant who was drunk Defendant shook a shelf on which were
be in attendance, and given god weather-the sport can be relied upon to be up to standard-thors should hand saucers a violently, that the
shelf and all came tumbling down. 4 good attendance.
Defendant alleged that he was struck
Mesars. Hughes and longh's Coalt, but this was abp fented Report shows arrivals since Sept. 5th amounting to 25,650 tons, all soll, and, Cake expectent are 37,200 tons from Japa, 7,100 tons from Dairen, 3,000
defendant was brought to the Station Sergt. McDonald said that when
Sept., commencing on the first two days Fon most people probably one of tons front, Yorth China and 200 tons
the surprises of the war has been the from Formpat, all saki. ability of
P.M.
Admission 81.00 or 81.03 for the 3 days Ladies 80 cts. Children at half price. Soldiers and Sailors 25 ets..
keep pace använd «Austria to
war
the manufacture of the Band in attendance of Saturday... munitions of war with the immense Halimile 340 yrs, and vale, 100 pus Championship; Long Pinngs and High expenditure which the
bas Dive (Open to the Colony), alag by BILLIG yards Boys Championship of the Colone Europe was NO-Well Entries equipped an Germany for this pur p..
pose, and Austria-Hungary stood in this respect not far behind. But it is
close on Monday, Sept. 25th at Hongkong, Sept. 2, 1916.
(Continued on page 8.)
THE DIARY.
37084
HEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.
manitions from the very commence- ment of the
war has
been
be was not sober.
defendant, who proceeded to state that
"I ordered steak and eggs said: he had no money but had promised to pay when he drew his wages. When complainant took the food away the latter truck him and then "defendant struck compliant. Three or four
con-
The eighth subscription list to the War Charities Fund, which we shall publish-to-merow, rings the total up: "local", payments total $198,199:19, versation with an officer of the ship leaving a balance in hand of 826,592.65. who sat on the Bench and afterwani said defendant had been given an he was intisfied defendant came ashore. excellent record. The Magistrate said and got trunk and that drink gat the better of him and made him arry on in a way he should not have done
Why didn't you go back and tell complainint he had been robbed? asked the Magistrate.
Defendant in the box answered that he instructed his foki to do that. The toki gaya similar evidence. His Worship ordered the discharge of prisoners and recommended their barishment as well as that of the complainant.
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following was received front the Mania Observatory at 4.30 p.m. this afternoon!-
Naha, moving N.W.
Cyclone or typhoon N.W.
Cyclode or typhoon N.E. Luzon. almost stationary.
I
THE PROPOSED CHINA LOAN.
Pesiso, Sept. 21. The Government has naked the Group Banks exclusive of the German Bank, for a Loan of £10,000,000 starling, secured by the Salt revenue, for the purposes of re-organisation..
It is understood that these purposes include the redioruption of the notes
SPORTING
AQUATICS..
The programme for the Victoria. Ka- creation Club's annual aquatic aports, to be held on Thursday, Friday, and Saturs day, September 28, 29, 30, is as follows.
FIRST DAY. ...
1. Two Lengths Handicap (Members
only) Kunning Header Swallow Style
Members only)
3 Boys Race (Members Son's) 14 and
Tan), Race (Members only) Sorunder
Taris Two Lengths (Arwy and
of the Bank of Chim and the disbands) ment of troops.
FLOODS IN CHINA.
th WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. A milion people have been rendered bomoless through foods in Chinac
Several of the fities in Northern Anhui are submerged.
8. Balt Mile (Open to the Calony)
SECOND DAY
7. Hundle Race Two Lengths Handicap
(Members only
. Eong Plunge (Open to the Colony) 18, 220 Yards Championship of
Colony
10. Lengths Bandicap (Members only) II. Boys Race Two Lengths Handicap
St Joseph, Virtom and Kowloon British and Garrison Schools.
41
Tan DAY
There have the few frattica, but Water Pula (Menibors only) the crops generally have been destroyed.11 100 Yards Championship of the.
Colony
"HOLLAND'S BUDGET,"
THp Hanga, Sept. 21. The Budget expenditure ja aatimated 300,000,000 in. It provides 800,000 forins as first instalment for the construction "er three submarines and a minalnyero
An additional income tax of 10% of is provided for.
of INSURRECTIONARY MOYEMENT IN
ising NETHERLANDS INDIES. ".
WAR CHARITIES.
One pair binoculars, contributed by H.E. Sir Henry May, K.C.M.G.. Hongkong, is now to be atided to the list of glasses received and forwarded to the Lady Roberts Field Glass" Fund."
"The total now stands:
One Stand Telescope.". Eloven Hand Telescopes. Thirty-eight Binoculars. Donation of 375,00,
The following articles have been sent, through the kindness of Messrs Shewan Tomes & Co to Col Colon Hall, RAM. A.D.M.S., Cain District, Abbasia Cairo, by the workers of "Our
225 Swabs
30 Flannel Many-tailed:
Bandages
55 Bed Jackets 32 Suits Pyjamas 24 Milk Covers,"
The Astor House Hotel Company admittied that the expenditure of of Shanghai has announced the appoint ment of Mr. Victor Moroni, who for five years was the superintending caterer
ledging cases of Hospital Comfores ent Members will be interested to rear). on a scale which none of the of the Pacific Mall Steamship Company He (the Magistrate) was also satisfied from Hongkong. The letters clearly show the following letters from Cairo acknow belligerents had anticipated, and the manager of the Astor House. Mr. that defendant was struck. Having how much the work of the Hongking rate of this expenditure has been
regard to his good characterhe ordered Ladies is appreciated and the great growing all the tinie Had the
defendant te pay a fine of $3 and 5 demand which still exists for the Germans been confined to their own
damages or 14 days' hard labour.
various articles they make. territory it is probable that a break-
er General Hospital, Make Cairo, May ibi To The Secretary, B.B.AW.W.W.
Moroni rendy has entered upon his duties.
12 4m-Anction of Household Furni down in the supply would have been Jackson, ship's cook, complains of the Thieves were on board the .. August Belmont yesterday, A. P ture, Piano, and Flants in Fots at apparent long before now, but her loss of clothing and tchacen "valued at No. 10, Seymour Terence. 130 p.m.-EK: Lawn Bowls League early conquests in Belgium and £11.16.6 which was taken from his Championship Match on Police Franco especially, and on her eastern cabin. The bosun, Wm. Zazette, while Green, Happy Valley
front as well, pot her in possession among some Chinese workmen had an of great art during important open face gold Elgin watch, raised at resources which have enabled her 13 stolen.
3.45 p.m. w0ymkhana, Happy Valley 9pmNight Fete at V.R.C. Eath.
General Memoranda...
SUPPOSED SQUEEZE.
ACTION ON DEAL IN OPIUM.
Chinese were charged in, Mr. Wood's Court this afternoon with conspiracy to obtain $400 by a bogus popium deul
to carry on for over two years a war which has called for such immenac A resident retired from Puts fo SONDAT, Sept. of
concentrations of guns and such tella, in a Hankow paper, how some one Birthday of Comficius.
collossal supplies of shell and other pulled the (verman Minister's leg. That aam-Excursion to Jamo by asi
ammunition as not even Germany had gentleman appeared at the house Taishan
anticipated. On her superiority in occupied by the British Minister and this respect at the outset Germany proposed to
tay there. He had bef
MONDAY, Sept.
bonging
Complainant said on Sept. 16th he Sze Wan boardling touse and in- j gave the first defendant $400 at the structed him to purchase Govern- ment Opium for exportation. The two defendants alone era present
I have received through the kindness of Coinuel Gordon-Hall 3 cases contai ing many-tail, sye, and roller bandages cholers belts, 10 shirts and white They are most acceptable; the eye shades coats. Will you please convey our best have been much commerried the eye thanks to all who so kindly contributed.
specialist
(Signed) D. M. C. 31WELL,
(Matron)", "2" R. W. ROBINSON, Lieut-Colonel A.MC, O.C.
No. 27 Ceneral Hospital..
General Hospital, Cairo, Ang. 18, 1918 Miss Mitchell has received cases.coOO- taining bandages, remings, and pillow
THE HAGC Sept 21.
An attack by 1.50) insurgents at Blugko, Dutch Fast Indies, has been repulsed.
Two tive chief arrested on a charge of complicity, with the rebels will be banished.
(Wah Tez Yat For Sernice.)
CANTON NOTES
Prison Sept. 21.-
14 Ladies Nomination
13. High Dive (Open to the Colony)
15 100 Yaris Championship of the Colony (Boys 14 and under). Team Raco
18 Water Polo
HONGKONG GYMKHANA OLUB.
TIPS FUR TO-MORROW'S
"RACING.
Thanks to tho retirement of ons typhoon to the north of Maiaco Sima and the appearance of another which is considerately turking time norths east of Luzon, we may confidently expect fine weather for the Gym- khana turf should be in good condition, not
to-inorrow afternoon..
The
a flying course, but fast, and times accomplished by the winning ponies are sure to be well up to Cryrokhana" averages. The racing promises to be good and close finisher are expected to be the rule rather
A recommendation by the Cirith the exception; as no nomina Governor of Cantons that payment of
tion in any of the events stands out as a certain winner. the notes, of the Canton branch of the Bank of China should be resumed has been approved by the Central Government.
PENING, Sept. 21. Admiral Sah Chin Ping may be appointed co-directorofil Military affairs at Canton.,,
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CANTON
DISAPPROVED.
PERING Sept. 2. recommended the appointment of The Civil Odversor of Canton bas
several military officers. Thesa pominations. however, have been
the ground that military affairs are disapproved by the Government, on
within the scope of the Civil Governor's functions.
..
As usual a military band will be. gramme of popular pieces has been in attendance and an excellent pro-".
arranged. The first "ruce is tired The following is a list of selections for the principal evčats ter
FIVE FURLONGS BACE
Peter Doody Ploughedfield, Sunshine. GYMKHANA STATIS
THE MILITARY ADVISERSHIP. “
PEKIXO
Oregoni
King Tick, Matchbox.
Poto Posy Sc
Jest,
Office By Tally: BCLASS ONCE BOUND
Tinker
Ploughed-field, Forester. DISTANCE LANDKAP
Tom, Gwalior Chief. A-CLASS MILE AND A QAURI
"Jest
The agreement for thesemploye ment of a high Japanese military adviser is still unsigned."
THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION.
FAXING, Sept. 22.
Makoni, Lorenzo
PENANG AND A WAR CONTRIBUTION.
At & peeting of the Penang Chamber, of Commerce it was resolved. That, int the opinion of this Chamber, the question. of raising funda necessary for contribu tion to the Imperial Treasury for war purposes requires expert consideration. before coming to any definite conclusion, and that Government be asked to inseamn
4.30.p.ninil of the UK. G. C. Mer's confidently counted upon an early toki that it was a German Complainant did not know where the cases from the Women's War Workers Parliament has commenced the the Chamber of the resolution arrived at victory. The master stroke by which house, and not till he recognized the best defendant was gomg so buy the Association for which she is most grate discussion of the drift Constitution. the Government Commission fino
Doubles Tennis Tournment.
i pan.Anneal General Meeting of the acquired the great Belgian iron enemy would he be convinced that they piurn and the reason he did not buy
TOLADAY, Sept. 26-
Noon. - Dougila Stenship Cos
Heating
4.20 p.m.-Auction of Furniture te, etc. ut Mesra, Hughes and Hough's DYDAY, Sept. 97
Settlement Day: Hongkong tick
Exchange
liam Auction of Household Furn
Chung, die at No. 2, Kimberley Villa...
Kowloon.
TaUzDay, Sept. 28-
confidence.
did not take in Germans.
"
fuly they are much in demand. There
arriving lately, so they were most appo Part 11 which sets up Confucianism have been several convors of "wounded Part I defines China's territory and
Mintron
as the national religion have been Gen. Hospital,
discussed.
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.
Docks
ט
Def. Inde
•Kaubs Cemente
Electric
3.30p.m. 700 buyers 132 buyers 132) sales 112 males 132 buyers 1 buyers 101 sellers 1.36- buyer' ・:01 Bales: Straits. 811,25 sales
the Hongkong, St. Andrew's Society, works and deprived France of so Entries' ulo for V.RC. "Annual
it himself was becake lie, did not Aquatic Sports &
important a part of her natural
know the laws of the Colony and wealth strengthened Germany's The Fire Brigade early this morning someone in the Opium Fam who defendant had told him he low But unfortunately for was called to a fire at 71 Queen Boad would be able to get permit. Germany she left out of her reckoning West. The outbreak had occurred Defendant asked complainant fo the moral strength of her adversaries, through overheating of a drying stove receive the opium from him on bodra thinking, as we know she did, that on the third floor and won burnt fiercely, the ss. Wing On. Complainant this would not serve to train vast The Brigade controlled matters within went to the wharf and to the Szc annies or provide the war material half an hour of arrival but the volume of Wan and waited until 6 pm. for in time to defeat or even to check water poured on the burning floor defendant, but did not see hin He the great engine of war which seriously damaged the middle and ground, then returned to the boarding house Germany had no carefully constructedoors The premied which were for the accomplishment. of her long
partially gutted ave insured for 83,500 dant appeared and informed com and at 7 o'clock the second defen· cherished scheme of aggression. But In annqucing the cessation of the the options Complainant asked situated as her adversaries were at a
plainant that the Police had seized Imperial Penny Postage from the where the Arst defendant was and of the war in the matter of inen në well as in equipment, they managed Post Office will no longer be in competi excuses did not satisfy complainant when halfway across the Atlantic on the
News remarks: Innsmuch as the British Sports to hold the German boats firmly in ton with the Chinese Post, Ofice, this and he went and reported the matter outbreak of our recently u
check for nearly two years while they may be considered a first step
unlouded her to the Police, but before doing Indra arrived in port, nearly two years readjusted mattera The industrial toward the final withdrawal of foreign structed a than to watch the second go, the cargo was worth about £260
cargo of nitrate in Brooklyn. When the 11.30 am-H.K. Stel Foundry Co. centres of Great Britain and France post offices in Chin, it being understood defendant. This Police questioned this chemical in the manufacture of
Meeting
p.m. V.ROAquatic
"líave been
but on account of the great demand for 1 meanwhile converted into huge arsenals. Great Britain, hue Union, has requested the various Powers gave inforpiatic
hat-Ching,_ havifig = joined the Postal the second defendant the latter explosives owing to the war, its Valac expanded her Army from one of to surrender the privilege of having arrest of about 330,000 to one of we do hot their own post offices in this know how many millions. An army From the Chinese viewpoint, China,
Jewish Year 4077 begins
4.30 pm V: It Agunt
(lat day).
FRIDAY Bept 29:-
Michaelmas Day.
4.30 pm
(2nd day).
V.R.C
Saturday, Sept. 30-
(૧) (Hy)
Oct
mOpening
t
ituto's new School at Canser
MONDAY, Out
Public
Opinion in Parliament on the last question is divided.
OPIUM COMBINE OFFER OF $14,000,000 EEFUSED.
A Peking telegram to the "China Press says The Shanghai Opim Combine has ofered an extra sixteen million dollare for nine months exten sion of the sale rights, otherwise it will
rejected by Chira
Ayer Pana $25,000 CARGO WORTH £200,000 pay tax This offer, too, hra ocen
by
itling id Singapore.
THE MAIL BORTER AT THE FRON
The post offices attacked to our mili hospitals have of necessity to be sta with quick-witted sortera, for many let
• queerly addressed coze to hote Angers, for diariontin among the patiente. Into the letter box of the Ard London General Hospital Tell addressed
Corporal J. Luc
known for his
Millary Ho
The usrd's No.
According to the Book"
Buck
great disadvantage at the beginning Treaty Ports of China, the NC. Dzil was told he had gone to Macao. The which burried back to the United States Reuter's agent in Peking states tantch this mean
of over 6,000,000 had been got having orgauzed a posta
160 foreign lines, -19 lafon the maila in her owi
untry house i
Crass-exurof
ant sald parcha
The German iron sailing ship Indra
has now pcreased to £200,000
REMEMBER THE
the Chinese Government lids definitely The clerk randí decided not to spree, to the request of hospital book, and extension of the time-limit for the enle of ppm beyond March 31, 1917 the Shanghai Optum Combine for conside
CHRONIC DIARRH RE you subject to
choen 1 Keep absol days reation areful of your dist Cole, Chole
This medicin
ing
then sent
RHEUM