"For the morning after the night before"
TAKE
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PREPARED ONLY BY
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.
AND
CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
CONSIGNEES par Co.'s Steamer
AJAX *
CONSIG
are hereby notified that the Cargo will be discharged into Holt's Wharf, Kowloos, where it will lie xt Consigaea's risk. The Largo
will be ready for delivery from Godown on and after 10th October.
Optional cargo will bo headed, unless nuich has been given prior to steamer's *Tival.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods ars to be left in the Godowns, bore they will be examiced on any Tuesdays and Fridays butween the hours of 10.43 st. Bud noon.
The China Mail
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOGAL AND GENERAL,
The British ladies of Canton ar | organising's Fête for October 10th--| "Our Day in aid of the Red Cross Funds
The Manila Observatory at 1 pm to-day reported a cyclone or typhoon near or over Balintang Channel, moving W. or W. N. W.
THE MAGISTRACY.
PEAK TRAMS AND EXCESS PASSENGERS.
THE CHUNG YUNG FESTIVAL
TRAFFIC..
ALJOURNMENT TO. OBVIATE A
or 100 yards away, but defendant's men, had apparently got tired on the journey and dumped it where they stood. One lot had been covared with tarf. It would cost about 878 to remove the dehis..
Mr. Wood inflicted a fine of $25 sod made an order on defendant to remove the stuff within 14 days under penalty of another $25.
HAI ENDANGERING MÁY ROAD
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
REMARKABLE PONY FIGHT AT WUCHOW.
Our Washow' correspondent writes:-
in Wuchow had recoutly an unusual The inhabitants of certain quiet streets
excitement which might have bean attanded by very serious consequences, It
MISCHEVIOUS IMPRESSION.
and all arising from a horse-fight. defendant in the Magistracy this mor The Peak Tramway Co., was
arces thus: a foreigner here owns ning on four summons of carrying artess was fined $100 for blasting and role is forca when he gets started, and Tam Durg a Government contracter, 8ghting other ponies on any provocation Chinese pony which seems to revel in
passengers and a further summons for carrying passengers weighing too much moving stones from Crown Land be will stop at nothing; biting, striking, The summonses were taken out at the tween Magagine Gap Road and May kicking his opponent without memy.
SPORTING.
HOLIDAY CRICKET.
THE REST BEAT CLUB IN REMARKABLE MANNER.
After dismissing the Club for 278 runs the Rest were left with four hours and a half in which to try and win the match
Hamilton the Rest beat the Club within and thanks to the steady play of E W ten runs and bad two wickets in hand, Five minutes from time they wanted
the remaining moments timely scoring a brilliant victory. «5?¢
from the s.s. Heung Shan on Satur. instigation, of the Police" and the Road without a permit'from the Public The other day & Chinese came downsides The Club's initial partnership-
A foki engaged in unloading Ash
day fell into the harbour and was
drowned.
וי
Worka
A Chinese widow asked a woman
The offences are alleged to have been been warned and still persisted in to sell two bangles worth $650 and committed on Thursday last when carrying away the stones, thereby a diamond ring valued at $1.070e festival of Chung Yung wu
andangering May Road. The woman has not
observed. On thess occasions the Peak been seen Binco.....
Van care aze yearly filled with Chinese on
highest point on the Peak their pilgrimage to the flagstaff at the
Damage by fire to the extent of $500 was done at 425, Queen's Road
West, on Saturday. The overheat ing of a glass furnace ignited some
came
out
Batting was fairly consistent on both Company was represented by Mr. F.
Mr. Wright said the case was one of from the country with a pony, and tied Pearce and stalker-proved valuable Mattingley of Messrs Deacon, Looker, the worst he had had: Defends hit up not far from this foreigner's bousecombination and was only broken up Deacon and Harston.
The foreigner himself was away, but his came freely and 50 were registered be- after the century was reached Runs servant warned the stranger not to do fore the half hour. Tayler so, as this fierce horse would be sure to tributing 10 ruas; while Syme-Thonipeca and Followed an excellent example by con damage the new arrival if it were loft Claxton and Mass helped with creditable there. The stranger, however, paid no scores After that batting was feebly attention to the warning, and left his secured for fourteen ruus. No less and the remaining five wickets wert pony there. The boy tied up Mr. than 68
#axtras were ecord For the Club as against thirteen for the s horse well, but, surest This was due to the
plendid had two bres scores against him. REU. Birling five wickets the best bowling average for the liesty for runs
strange horse, himself broke focse and
NO PLAN.
Mestre. Ruttonjee and Sons ware fined this morning for putting in a Mr. Mattingley applied for an hop window without first submitting enough, before long he got wind of the 7-keeping of A. A. Claxton who only adjournment. He said he was only plan to the Public Works Department instructed on Saturday and yesterday ways holiday. Although he had done his best and went specially to the office, A szennan's boat was dashed he was quite unable to get the informa on the rocks off Cheung Chau bytion he wantod. It was extremely HONGKONG, TUESDAY, "October 10, 1st heavy sens on Sunday. A boy of important that all the data and cir- three years was drowned and the bout broken to pieces.
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION
IN CHINA.
Is one of the latest books on Chios published in America ("Present Duy China," by GARDNER L. HARDISU) the author says that to anyone who seeks possible cause for another
straw
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alico Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the follow ing donation to the funds of the Hospitals
Wah Or
$100
James Hunter, aged 42, of 11 Shelley Street, is reported by his brother, E. Hunter, of 19 Alexandra
it.
world war a table showing the mixed Buildings, to be missing. The former No Claims will be admitted after the Ganda have left the steamer's Godern, and competing foreign control of went out on Sunday at 11 a.m. and and all Goods remaining undelivered after China's railway systems is by no has not been seen since. He is the 18th October, will be subject to rant.
All Claims against the Stexmer muat bel means a merely academic piece of 7ins. in height and of thin build. He presented in the Undersigned on or before figuring." The list that was before has a blick moustache.
the 80th October, or they will not be recognised.
the writer when he penned those
1
cumstances should be brought to the Magistrate's notica because of the grave Frisk of an idea becoming prevalent that all was not done that might be for the safety of the passengers using the tramway. He thought it would be in the highest degree mischevious if such an idea gut abroad.
Mr. Wood: You are not prepared to admit anything?
SEA
THE PORTUGUESE RED CROSS SOCIETY.
onc
CLUB -
went off to drive out the offender..
Then began a terrible fight It was the work of an instant for the attacked the Rest helped very considerably to
Comm. Gibeon's excellant batting for. pony to free himself from the onslaught, wards the success of the eleven. Habit and to break the rope that held him. 0 runs before being caught at enver In connection with the sale of Fortu. Fariously Eghting, they ran from place opening onts stoutly resisted the bow
poin
by Stalker of Pearce The guese Flags kindly undertaken, at the to place for that part is all open landing and kept quite as good
quest of this Consulate, by Scout but before long the country pony furned bace as the Club Major Robertson, the date of the 6th anniversary of the he saw, which turned out to be a street. This incident upset the calculations master Brags and his Scout Boys, on and fied for the first avenue of escape ball being caught by Claxton off Stalker. of the atcarliest bars of the Colony, unfortunately came out first
Portuguess Republic, the handsome sum His enemy followed and down this car of the Rust who were then approaching of 5536.13, as per appended list, has been row late they tore, the one to save his the tail of the team which had a
chvity for bowling rather than batting. collected towards the funds of the life, the other, a neck or two behind, to Braga's 2: rans allayed fears. Portuguese Red Cross Society, and a wreak his wrath on his enemy. How Hamilton went in and held the field. And there was distinct promise when quite a lot draft for the equivalent of that amount they contrived to charge down the With fine alust et the point of expirs "No," answered the solicitor. viz:-£58. 16. 7 at exchange 2/2-5/15 Chinese street without trampling on tion, Hamilton hit three fours which Police (Mr. Messer) said the case Society is Lisbon.
The Hon. Captain Superintendent of has been sent to the president of the hali-a-dosca people is a mystery, but on fave the Rest the win Tho finish was followed with the greatest excitement they went for half a mile, right into and the winning hit was greeted with was a very simple one. The Polica
Mr. E. V. M. R. de Sousa, Acting the narrowest streets just without the wickets and six rura The Club
rounds of
applause The Rest won by could prove their case, and he Consul for Portugal, asks us on behalf the wall; until, finding the Small tried nine bowlers and the biggest in gathered from Mr. Mattingley that of the Portuguese Red Cross Society, to South Gate, the pony that was running three for 48 rum
pression was made by Pearce who took he wanted to prove the law to be kindly convey its heartiest thanks to away made a dire there for safety, but The details are appended: anna. The law said they could only the many generous donora, to the it was useless, for his purauer relent carry forty passengers and the defence Brother Director of St. Joseph's College aly followed. Avoiding the roadside. E. Pearce, e Dewar, b Redmond lines was one which showed that Coleman in Shanghai the Shanghai
In reporting a lecture by Mr. F wanted to say they could carry 200.
and Scoutmaster Braga for allowing the stalls and the crowd of foot-passengers F, E. Tuyler, c Happer b Bird...
J. Stalker, at. Hopper, b Hamilton Americans had no interest in any Mercury anys:-The relation of his ex are going to prove.
Mr. Wood: I don't know what they Boy Scouts to conduct the sale, and to that constantly fill that part of the F. Syme-Thompson, Cibeed 1116 railways in China, constructed of periences at the front by Mr. Fred,
all who contributed towards the success
streets, these animals went Blindly ou, M 31. Mas e Dewer, b Bird
A. 4. Claxton, b Bird projected, except a share in the Four Coleman, FRGS., attracted a large to make admissions but he had not had the Hongkong Printing Press, who were fleeing pony again saw safety in the RF. Phusrield, b Bird Mr Mattingley said he might beable of the sale. Special thanks are due to turning corners by instinet and only C. Beswick, Witchell...
C Power Loan. He writes of the audience to the Lyceum
cacaping accident by a miracle, until the L-Col. Morgan, b Witchell Owing time to consider. Belgian concessions of 1912 and to an accident" at Hongkong, which
R. Kennedy, c Hopper, b Bird the promoters of the sale, and, who The Hon. C. S. P. did not think it printed and supplied the Flags free of tape that monat up cu to the city wall N. Wright, not out concessions that have so far been at Coleman requested the indulgence of Fletcher, Clerk of Councils, to the Court Press for advertising the sale. stake in China, cutting China from the audience to permit him to remain again.".
But again he could not throw off his north to south and from East to seated during the course of his lecture..
aamiant, so on he went, rating-along rest, along lines whose measur-
the track that gues along the summit of baring arrived from the above portable strategic importance has not According to the return of cor-
$303.78 the wall, till he, with his pursuer follow- Kay
ing, reached a place where on the one Witchell. Consignees of Cargo are bersby informed yet been adequately realized." The municable diseases there wore five pisod sa their risk in the HaxaKONG AND author scoke to show that Belgium cases of smallpox during last week
adle of them was the parapet of the wall, Bragi KOWLOON WHAT AND Gobow Co.'s is but the cat's-paw of Russia in Chinese only, were affected. Three
and on the other merely nothing, while Hamilton Godown at Kowloon, where each consign-
Marley. the topmost roof of some lean-to houses Gibson mant will be sorted out maris by marit and these matters. There is absolutely of the cases ended fatally. There Zalivary can be obtained as soon as the no dodging the issue," he says, "that were also four cases of diphtheria
was just on a level with the wall In Redmond ... Gands are landed.
if the Belgian projects mean anything involving a Sect, an Indian and
front was a barricade, and no way could Goods will be carried on anless teatroutines are van to the contrary at all, they mean to fix the pivot of before Noo
One death was reported. TO-DAY
ared by the 17th October, rivalry between Bussis and France Four cases of enteric fever affecting Goods pot 1916, will
on the one hand and Great Britain one Portuguese and the rest English, subject to rent. Damaged
packages must be left in the on the other that may have far- and one Chinese case of puerperal Godowns for examination by the Consigne's and the Co.'s representatives at an apront Teaching consequences, even after the fever were also notified.
bour on TUESDAY and FRIDAY. All claime must be presented within settlement of this war." If that bad
No Fire Insurance will be affected.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agenta,
Hongkong, Oct. 10, 1818.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,
FROM EUROPE, COLOMBO AND STRAITS.
HE Company's Stormship
THE
HAGA MARU,"
that their Goods are being landed and
| be.
NIPPON JUSEN KAIBEL.
Agents.
Hongkong, Oct. 10, 1816
1913 as the two greatest railway necessitated his using crutches Ar. was worth while bringing, Mr. A. G. M. charge. Thanks are also due to the the South Gate......
Chinese.
"
We regret to learn from Mr. R
LIST OF COLLECTIONS AND DONATIONS.
Mr. Mattingley said he understood Collected by Boy Scouts in the offices and strects the Magistrate was leaving the Colony Collected by Scoutmaste shortly and it would be unfortunate if.. Stabb Req... ease and another Magistrate the second E. V. de Souma Esq. ho (Mr. Wood) took one part of the B
ar
reasonable diligenes the case could be The Hon. C. S. P. thought with got ready in a day or so.
Mr. Mattingley answered that he bad several pressing matters on hand He had five cases before Mr. Wood to-morrow and one before Mr. Hazeland
Mr. Wood said he would have to grant an adjournment even if he heard the evidence.
DEFECTIVE SCALES
of the steamer's arrival been written three years ago it might. Faithfull of this Colony that his two days here, after which date they cannot be have been worthy of serious com nephew, Lieut. Sidney Faithfull of,imple one; they seem to be making a
ognised. No claims will be admitted
The Hon. C.S.P.: The cas is a very "War the goods have left the GodownL sideration. Where, now, we
wonder, does the author think the Royal Engineers, lost his life on haystack out of a needle (1) the money is coming from for these France; being accidentally gassed. Wednesday,
the 15th August last at the front ir 1120 schemes? It is a safe prediction He was Government Inspector of
Mr. Wood adjourned the case until that there will be no great amount of money forthcoming from Europe electrical plant of mines on the Pand. For many years to come for big as a Volunteer and also went He fought all through the late Boer schemes of railway construction in China, and it would be equally safe Compaign as a commissioned officer through the late South West African to predict, further, that if these pro-Ho had only been in France about jects were translated into actualities two weeks when he met his death the world would have grown too wise He was 40 years of age and leaves a by the expériences of the present war widow and two young children. to ever embark on "another world
THE DIARY.
REMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 101 pm--Fall moon.
General Memoranda.
TURDAY, Oct. 12-
Mr. R. C. Faithful, who appeared to
represent a firm of coal dealers at sales, told Mr. Wood he had been Yaumati summoned for having defective weighed on the machine himself and found that it weighed two The, in every hundred-weight against the purchaser. war." It seems pure sensationalism the entertainment at the Victoria out,
He pleaded guilty. The scales were old Those who propose attending ones and a piece of lead had dropped plant, tools etc at No. 1, Ningpe to write of the possibility of still Theatre on Thursday evening in aid Street, Taumati. 2 p.m."Our Day Concert in Victoria greater dangers preparing" by the of the Our Day"Fund are advised could have repaired the sale for $3 Inspector Terrott said a blacksmith international to raske p point of being early, A and now they had been confiscated. It rivalries in China. We do not know full. house is certain and a very fine would cost $50 or 360 to buy new seales, whether the author when he wrote programme has been arranged. Lady. Mr. Wood thought the penalty of his book had any knowledge. that May will be present in uniform us confiscation enought and did not impose Americans were in the market for the Commandant of the VA.D., and a fine.
10.30 am-Auction of Machinery,
Theatre Friday, Oct. '13 —–—–
2.30 p.m.- Auction of Household
Furniture and Drawn Thread Work
and Grass Cloth.
་
Governor and Lady May At
Home' at Mountain Lodge
pa-Boxing Tournament at the City Hall.
SATURDAY, Oct. 14-
11 am-Auction of Furniture etc. at
More Hughes, and Hough's
same "world-end
big railway contracts in China the ladies at the Detachment in
involving an expenditure of upwards uniform will attend to the sale of SELLING TOBACCO WITHOUT A of twenty millions of pounds sterling. the programmes, which bear a special
design by the Misses Phoebe and Iris pr.
LICENSE
Basto Ellis Kadoorie Eag
Sir Robert Ho Tung PF. Prata Esq Eon. Mr E. Shellim......
Lordship Bishop D Pozzoni E. Basto Esq EFX Datenberg Esq..
LE
$50
E. J. Noronha Esq Dr.FM. Graca Ozorio J.J. Leins Eag J. Alves Esq.-
MS. Saasoon Esq.. J. H. N. Mody E
F. B. Silva-Netto Ex....... Collected by A. J. d'Es Esq... J.D. Osmund Esq. A. G. Rocha Esq... Club de Recreio
be scan. "Of course, to turn round and retreat
was impossible, because there was no room to turn and also that would
have been to fly straight into the open
Birki
Extra
Total
"BOWLING "ANAZÝBIA.
D.
M
0
II
19:3 3 3
**
AT 19
THE "BEST" Capt. Dewar, BN, Kennedy, b Maas 17 a. E Marley, Morgan, b Stalker Sergt. McGregor e Wright b Pearce K. C. Witchell, run out... Comm Conn. Gibson, e Stalker, b Pearce
Binge b Pearce
mouth of his enemy. The pony by this or Robertson, Claxton, b Stalker time was absolutely terror struck, and made a wild dash for refuge by crossing
PA. Redmond, b Claxton
W. Hamilton, not out
$13830 the roof of the house which stands E. O. Bird, not out
Against the wall. His enemy saw, and Pie RV. Hopper did not bat followed, though not following exactly
.5
20
$4.50
in the first pony's track, for he cut off
corner to overtake him more quickly.
The dash for safety proved the 30.80 salvation of both animale, for of course
the roof gave way under the unusual Syme 638.13 weight and down came crashing these Tayler
creatores through the roof, and Into Maar sepurile rooms.
Beswick Carrying the roof, LADY MAY'S "OUR DAY" ROSE or what remained of it with them,
FUED.
they fell into the loft, and the Boor
far
have been received by Lady May at
The following subscriptions A
Government House
Mrs. de Souss
Mr. Ho Kom Tong Miss Freeman
Anon
Morg
Hour, in one case entering by this
of that too gave way, opony, roof, Thursfield floor, tiles, timbers and furniture all Claxton
came tumbling down on to the lower
novel route a shop where some business was just being trameted. The other pony bestowed its attention on a room
"Total (for 8)...
BOWLING ANALVBIL
where man was just lying in bed: THE DAIRY FARM CO., LIM
and lower room, hearing the artsordin
ary sounds above, had just time to fly The Report for presentation to Share- out into the street before, these unexholders at the Twentieth Ordinary pected visitors arrived, bringing with Yearly Meeting states
$100 #110
700
30
Flower Stall
by good fortune the people in the shop
10.
Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp KC 100 Sir Henry & Lady May
150
Mr. & Mrs. Stabb...
100
25
them a large part of the house!
150
20.
1,216
Mr. C..Thorne
A Friend
Mrs Bell Tibbie
RAUB OUTPUT,
Needless to say the horses were a
The Directors horewith present to the:
terrified as the people, and they could Shareholders a statement of the Com be seized and held. Thus ended the pany's Accounts for the year ended 31 creiting chate. How it came about July, 1916.
that the animals could wildly charge. The profit for the year, after allowing for auch a great distance and avoid for Barl and Doubtful. Debts and pro injuring anyone is a wonder. The viding for Directors and Auditor's fear, marvellous escape of the occupants of amounts to $125,013.33 from which it is the ruined house is still greater proposed to pay a dividend of Three the ponies, and held them until the wonder, rate
ownere arrived nor would they let join the Directorate, and his appoint
Of course, the householders seized and to carry forward 85,013.38, ---
Dollars per share, absorbing $120,000"
them go then, for they were valuable
Rev. Father L Robert was invited to
Presumably he did not, or he would May. A guard of honour, consisting Mr. Gallagher, the license of the Belle Meurs Moxon and Taylor, received have told us, perhaps, in what of men from the Chinese companies Vue Hotel, was fined $25 by Mr Wood cable to-day from Singapore, giving the respect American railway enterprise on of the brigade, will also be present, this morning for seling tobacco without Raub output for the past 4 weeks
license, Defondant said he did not Bukit Koman ...784 ozs. gld. from 6122 hostages against the payment of the billment requires confrmation at this
this gigantic scale differed from the enterprise of people of other nation- aalities, and further, how this increneo of
Bt. John Ambulance Brigado Overseas
Aquatic Sports. SUNDAY, Oct. 10m
9m-Exaursion to Macao
Taishan"
MONDAY, Oct. 15-
2
international rivalry would make for that building up of China," which
SOME GERMAN PRISONERS-
RELEASED.
have s license but had since bought one Bukit Malacca...320
TROUBLES OF THE PW.D.
Piano Recital at Peak Club in aid of he tells us is deemed by the American The American Consulate-General Mr.AE Wright, of the Public Works
CONTRACTORS PROCEEDED AGAINHT. P. of W/Fand 2 pam-Auction af Crown Land at the world. If the International gram from the American Consulate ing said that people who deposited people to bo "vital to the peace of at Hongkong has received a cable Department, at the Magistrany this morn F.W.D.
THURSDAY, Oct. 19 -
agreements by which the ne
activities General at Sydney, Australis,in debris on Crown Land were a greater "Our By Sale of Roses English of foreigners in China are regulated forming it that the German citizens nuisance than anybody else. Defendant Fair on Murray Parade Ground; and do not in themselves suffice to avert taken from the American a.a. Chind was a contractor. Earth that had fallen Kroning Foto in Public Gardens the great dangers ont American by the British cruiser Laurentic just
author ferences, surely all natione,outside of Shanghai on Januar
tour present wa
of an endt history als
Lessons
down in the heavy reine last Jane from
Tramway at hon has
Lenge to the east and south sides of
Pralho
the
and are being
the debris to some bollows:300
1104
tons
陛
3955
mecting
Mr. W 8 Brown and Rev. Father Robert retire by rotation but are eligible for re-election,
for repairs. The matter was ultimately aattica by the owners of the two horses 10075 agreeing to divide the cost of repairs and it is an interesting fact that these
W Noble and Mr. W B Chinese people held on to the Chinaman's Brown have been granted leave of horse until the money due from him Absence
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS
3.30 p.70
Banks
776 4 sökers 113
ominal
тоуста
was paid in hard cash, while they Mr. J. Scott Harton resigned tha expressed themselves satisfied that the Board of Directors bub was later invited foreigner would abide by his promise to art for, Dr. J. W Noble during so allowed his home to be taken away the latter's Bhdence on leave The
When it is considered that the actual appointment requires the Shareholders wher of the pony was sway and the
confirmation
promise was made by another foreigner beer Aud inha naine, it is all the more revis
Aze, good, name
foreignore here.m
straight dealings,