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THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The Manila Observatory reports a cyclone or tyhoon S. W. of Gham, direction unknown.
J
The second of a series of lectures on "Art by Mrs. MoPherson will be given at the Helena May Institute for
Women to-morrow (Thursday) morning at 11 o'clock.
THE MAGISTRACY
AN OPTUM CASE,
A FINE OF $10,000.
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
Wah Ter-Yat Po'a. Service)
ELECTION OF VICE-PRESIDENT.
PEKING, Oct. 30.
The Hon. Mr. Fallock K.C., defeading two Chinese on a charge of being in
There wereŢnine candidates for the possession of 700 tasis of prepared opium found by Mr. Burn, of the Vice-Presidency of the Republic, namely Imports and Exports Department, at 46 Fang Kwok Cheong. Luk Wing Ting, Connaught Road, West, submitted to the Long Rai Chao, Sara Chung Hsin, Li Magistrate that it was impossible to it wan, La Kun Yuen, Wong Hing conceive of a man saying
one breath Chang Fan and Cheu Sai Chang.
that be did not know what the bags. contained and then in the next that the A man who was caught siter having bags contained opium. There must be stolen a espon was found to be a no reasonable doubt to contics and he banishes, having boon deported for åre | contended is had never been proved, by year in January and returning about the prosecution that defendants had | August Mr. Hazeland sentenced him possession or control of the opium. It to a months imprisonment for the theft was necessary to prove the charge up and a further twolve months for breach to the hilt the
Ltd, of the banishment order.
STEPHENSON-JELLIE Lock-Sept. 21, at Guildford, J. W. Stephenson- Jellie, Chinese Maritime Customs Service, to, Annie Grace Loch.
The China Mail.
Mr. Melboare fined the first defend ant $10,000 or six months' imprisonment and discharged the second.
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION.
***
Fung Kwek Cheong obtained 120 votes and Luk Wing Ting 316. All the others gas only a few; consequently Fung Kwok Cheong is alected Vice
President.
LATER.
أعمال
Fung Kwok Cheong (who is the Governor of Kiangsu) will assume office as Vice-President at Nanking.
CIVIL GOVERNÖR OF CANTON .. DESIRES TO RESIGN.
PEKINO, Oct. 30,
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1918.
ROMANCE OF THE POOR MAN'S WAR SAVINGS.
£80,000,000 LENT TO NATION IN
NINE MONTHSEA -
SCHEME WHICH IS TEACHING
THE PEOPLE TO SAVE.!!
The following-from. recent Landon paper show how the small favestors Home'is assisting the Government ----
On September 2nd, 80,970,785 war
year. Of thin, about 2500,000,000 go abroad. The pormal expenditure of th country is about 2200,000,000, moỷ that about £1,000,000,000, extra is being spont at the present time. Of coume, all this la not paid la extra wages, bus, a good deal of it is, and it is here that the value of our work is shown....
But we are doing something mor than finding a handsome sure for the
Government: we are laducing people te save who never; saved before. I do not
like to prophesy but I believe that before of people contributing through
Christmas wo shall have some millions
02
savings certificatos had been applied for, and Exchequer Bonds to the amount of sacciations. And I want to see the work
extended. Soldiers and sailors, £30,100,000
instance, might contribute."!
These are wonderful Agares. They:
indicate that within less than nine
months the small invester has provided the Government with, considerably ovari
£50,000,000 towards Enancing the war.
The story of how this has been accom- plished is worth the telling. เร
The National War Savings' Committee hàn Mro R. M. Kindersley, who is the governor of the Hudson" Bay Company and a director of the Bank of England. as its acting chairman. Aa - xoon · 46 possible commenced the "work `nt establishing War Saving Associations in Chu Hing Lao, Civil Governor of all parts of the country. The first Canton, has tenderet his resignation, sencelation was affiliated on April 5th. but the Government has refused" to | Since then 7,659 have been formed, with accept it.
memberships ranging from 50 to 3,000. Lak Wing Ting, the military gover. The counties which bare the largest not, requested leave of absence to retumber of sacciations are
London home. This request also was not
Yorkshire Tancaabiro Warwick
Mr. Thomas M. Ainscough, Special Commissioner of the Ad-l visory Committee to the Board of Trade on commercial intelligence, has compiled a valuable and interest- ing report upon the conditions and The Hon. Mr. Pollock, C., has prospects of British Trade in China, communicated to us a copy of the which has been confidentially issued letter received from the Clerk of to British manufacturers, but is not, Councils, conveying the objection of in any way for publication or con- His Excellenes to answering the granted. munication to third parties.
following question:-
To-morrow being "All Souls Day
A Requiem Sorriza is to be held at the Roman Catholic Cathedral, including a High Portifical Mass. His Lordship Bishop Fozzoni will officinte asaisted by
structions to sell by Public Auction, Hosaxosa, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1, 1910 the clergy of the various Cataglie
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,"
the 7th November, 1916 commencing
at 2.30 p., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Vaux Road, Corner of
„Ice House Street,
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND
BLACKWOOD FURNITURE.
&C4
As Follows:-
CONSULTING THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE.
...
Will, the Government also stave for what reasons two out of the four non Chineso Unofficial Members of the Legislative Connell are Goverment nominees, instead of being elected as members?
The letter reads as follows:-
Council Chamber, Hongkong, 30th Oct., 1916. Sm, I am directed to state that His Excellency the Governor is
RIOT AT TIENTSIN.
PEKING, Oct. 30. The Foreign Affairs Office in Tientsin has been wrecked by an infuriated mob expressing indignation with regard to the seizure by the French of the terri- tory required for an extension of thei”. Settlement.
LATER
THE CABINET REORGANISATION
QUESTION.
PEKING, Oct. 30.
290
593
349.
376
-Notts
930
Gloucester
037
Leicester.
287
Stafford
244
042
201
189
160
144
Surrey
Lincoln
- Cheshire
Kent
Durham
Norfolk....
142 Employers in all parts of the country ora enthusiastically promoting the activities of the sanoclations. In some cases they are buying large blocks of certificates so that when a "man begins to contribute his 6d week. Interest" begins at age instead of waiting 31 weeks...
SECRECY OF PURCHASE.
SPORTING.
HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.
CAPTAIN'S CUP OCTOBER. G. Tisdalliatives 10-11-87 Capt. Dever
3-83
for
only 2 cards roturned. BOGEY POOL-OCTOBER "A. P. Purves,....
Jup T. 4. Loughlin... All square Only cards returned out of 21 antires.
FOOTBALL.
HK.F.CRE
Club Ground Saturday. Kick-off 4.30 p.m. H.K.FC-Goldenberg, Railton, Black Ralston, Stewart, Charels, Robin son, McTavish, Walker, Stalker and Rodger.
HOOKEY.
The following will play for the Volun teer "B" team in their match with the Navy at Happy Valley to-morro CA. Goldenberg, C C. Rickline M. I. Railton F. G. Thompson. G. H. Harkett, RC. Witchell, J. Stalkor. J. Tod, R D. Evans, J. V. Brags, H. S. Rouse Play in white, Bully-off 4.45 p.in, sharp,
THE MARTYRS OF HAICHU.
"AN IMPRESSIVE MEMORIAL
SERVICE.
thin
denominations. In the evening the impressive service of blessing, the graves at the St. Michael Cometry will take place about 3 o'clock His Lord
The dispute is still unsettled as ship the Bishop will conduct the service. unable to accept the second of the the French Minister states that he THE "Colonial Budget for the coming
Better lata ihan nover. says, wo questions which, at the last is awaiting instructions from Home. Fear met with no very striking critia Home contemporary in recording meeting of the Legislative Council, clem in the debata at the Legislative the following:-The Meritorious Serrou announced your intention of
An impressive memorial service was. held in the Kiangai Guild outside of the One Suite Blackwood Furniture Council meeting yesterday. The vice medal has just been conferred putting at the forthcoming meeting.
The fear has been expressed that me three principal martyrs of Haichu. the Shunchihmen recently in Honour of the Several Carpets and Rugs Upholstered Budget debate affords a suitable upon Mr. Joseph Maling, Gosport, The question touches the Royal v
may be deterred from taking up member- Suites," Aria-chairs and Sofa, Card opportunity for, niring public griev
late-quartermaster-sergeant of the Instructions. You are not entitled
sbtp in the associations on the ground sich-chi and Tang Tien-yu, who were to ask for an expression of opinion
late Messrs Tang Chuch-tun Wank Tables. Eedroom Furniture, comprising ances, and for seeking information in
Royal Marine Light Infantry, to-
that they do not wish their employers, Chu Sai Cheong has wired to the to know how much they are saving head movement, at peace.com-
killed on a matter of policy, and no ques;
at Canton hp the Double Brass-mounted Bedstend, Twin
gether with the annuity of £10. Mr.
Chi-kuanx
during oldiers
the monar- Besclatends (Tissie wood), Sideboards, Dinner regard to public works in band or in Maling was in the Naval Brigade ion can be put which brings the government stating that owing to The War Savings Committes have not Waggons Extension Dining Tables and contemplation, and the Unofficial which took part in the China War Buence of the Crown directly before difficult to compromise, he will not/Indeed, if their scheme is adopted, no tribute to the herries of the restora name of the Sovereign or the in-political quarrels which are very come across, & single instance of this vinted the place and paid their last ference. A large number of people
undertake reorganisation of the Cabinet how much he is putting by soch week.
one but the investor himself nead know tion of the Republic. The ceremony consisted of music, offering of wine, rending All the organising work is in the hands the tables of the martyrs. The
of eulogies and bowing before of four commissioners, who have each a of the martyrs returned the salutation relatives district committed to their charge. These of the guests.""""Many
in white. are Mr. James Parket. M.P., M., J. W. presented by the friends Pratt, M.P., Mr, A. Maralal, MF, The history of the martyrs and the scenes admirers of the martyrs were hung on the walls. and Mr. Theodors Chambers, who have of the murder were described by twe raluntarily undertaken be work. They speakers who were specially invited.. have under them 18 local representatives,mong those who presented scrolls were and 440 lccal committees have been Liang Chi-chao and General Tesi As the President, Premier Tran Chi-Jui Mr formed. Many gentlemen have placed The President was alan seprisented their, services at the disposal of the specially by Mr Que Tai-chi, his private Committee as speakers, and meetings are secretary, who read the eulogy of the Ecing held in all the great industrial of the martyrs and the loss to the nation President, mourning the untimely death
of three of its foremost leaders-P
Peking Gazette,
Chairs, Tea and Occasional Tables; etc., Members yesterday took full advan- etc., Dinner Services, Crockery, Glasstage of the opportunity. We believe Ware, Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet it is the first time that the incos- Beta, & Bath Room Utensils Large Roll-top Desks and Writing Table, etc,venient situation of both the Pass aquantity of Electro Plated Ware, Office and the Permit Office has been :-1 Piano, in good condition, Electric brought directly before the Ocvern- Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teak- ment in the Legislative Council, but wood Screens, & quantity of Blackwood Furniture Pictures, Engravings, &c.
Also
Piate Carbine Camera, Oliver Type- writer and One Iron Safe.
A solection of Brass Jardinieres,
Vases, Finger Bowls, etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogue.) TEEN--Cash
HUGHES & HOUGH,
ductioneers Hongkong, Nov. 1, 1936
THE DIARY
of-1850-01; for which he holds the medal with clasps.
SOULAL AND PERSONAL.”
these are old grievances, especially Mr. Eric M. Ross, CA, has been as regards the Pass Office. Originally admitted a partner in the firm of it was at the military head Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews. quarters and the public grievance
зд
to
the Council
His Excellency has accordingly directed the deletion of the question from the Orders of the Day,
I have the honour to bo Sir,
Your obedient servant, 4. G. M. FLETCHER, Clerk of Councils.
Major Bertram Walter, D.S.O., To Hon. H. E. Pollock, K.O.
"OUR DAY."
500
100%
888-88 88
was bat little mitigated when RFA. (son of the late John Walter the office was removed to the of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank- Central Police Station. The Passing Corporation), died on September Office is office which every 6th of wounds received the same day. person leaving Hongkong-whether
The following subscriptions to the 1200 resident or transient visitor-in Colorel A. J. Mullins, Royal Artil-General Fund of Our Day" are
required to visit. His Excellency lery, who has been appointed acknowledged rather regarded the complaint as Commander for Royal Artillery, got Anonymous, ... to the inconvenient situation of his fret commission in 1889, and Three Golfers,....
Fang
Lee & Co..... the Office as arising from the served at Hongkong, and other Far Mr. A. H. Forbes... inveterate Inziness of the people Eastern artillery stations.
Hon, Mr. H. E. Pollock, Mr. W. A. Gram, ..... of Hangkong "whe like
Raffle of photos per Mr A. F. bave things brought to their Mr. and Mrs. ME. Yong, Macac
Perry, [doora," but the complaints we formerly of Hankow but who have Sundry saonymous subscrip
have beard-and they have been recently resided in Conduit Road, have many-kare come chiefly from left for a health trip to California. people passing through the Colony. Friends will be glad to learn of the The transient visitors that is to say marked improvement in the health of passengers passing through on ships Mr. Yung and also that of Mrs. Yung -number many thousands on the 45 pm-Auction of Household course of the year, and they are Furniture at "Ravensbill," Littleton certainly entitled to be considered. We do not know whether it is a fact
MEMO TOR. TO-MORROW. All Saints' Day.
General Memoranda.
TRUESDAY, NOV, 2.
and Park Roads.
FRIDAY, NOT. 3
Among the list of passengers (published on page 8) due to anive in the Colony in the near future will
be found the names of Mr. A.
tions,
***
136.13
3:1,081.15
́H. C. SANDFORD,
Hon Treasurer,
OUR DAY" IN KWANGAL
THE CABINET.
PERING. Oct. 31. Tuan Ki Suí, the Prime Minister has not attended the office of the Cabinet for several days.
It is probable that the Cabinet will be reorganised by Chu Sai Cheong who is expected in Peking in a few days.""
NOTORIOUS REVOLUTIONARY
DEAD.
centres.
The war saving certificates were avail able on February 2nd. On the first day SHANGHAL Oct: 81.2,204 were applied for. The first associe- Wong Bing, who was a prominent tion was formed on April 5th, and the figure in the second revolution at following certificates were applied for
before that date:-.. Nanking, died this morning at 4
Last 7 days of February 202,800 o'clock.
Month of March... 1,371,045 First 3 days in April
THE HANYANG IRONWORKS.
A CHINO-JAPANESE, PROJECT.
SHANGRAL Oct. 81. At a general meeting of share holders of the Han Yeh Fing Iron- works, a dividend of 8 per cent, was declared for last year, payable hall in cash and half its new scrip.
The meeting approved in principle a sebeme for a Chino-Japanese Steel Works in Japan, the capital to be The contributions from British si supplied jointly by the Company and
(which includes the Settlement of Wuchow) towards the Red Cross Our Day Fund amounted to 1488 and H. M. Consul was able to send home a bank
·draft for 254·16-2..
7.00 Requiem Mass in the RC/or not, but we have heard it alleged Hollingsworth, par Mishima Marujects in the Province of Kwan Japanese syndicate.
Cathedr
2.30 pan-Auction of Household and Office Furnitore ole at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's
Saturday, Nov. 44/
10.30 Anction of Frovisions at
Mesura, Hughes and Hough's p.m.-Assultat-Arms at Theatro Royal, City Hall
SUNDAY, Nov. 5
Taizban". MONDAY, Nov. 6
Public Holiday,"
that in no other port is the Pass
which left London on 5th prox.; and Office so inconveniently situated as Dr. and Mrs. Evan Jones, and Mr.
at Hougkong. With regard to the Air and Miss Ritchie per Suwo Permit Office there
has been fare which left London on 21st much complaint about the time it
takes to obtain the permits necessary
prox.
A Home paper stated: "The Star
Total ......
*
167,023
1,790,004
STRANDING OF THE 5.8. PING SURY.
At the investigation into the circum. stances which led to the stranding of the 85 Pin Sumron Dassen Island on Jane. 96, 1018, beld
at Cape Town on
LAURE
5.
the Court attribute the Casualty to error of plotting on the chart due to carelesssens, for which it considered the Master Henry Brown, and second officer
attended with WAS
ith grave consequences. do not consider it necessary to deal
How the number of applications deserve cerisere, bat although the error
increased after the associations began to be formed will be sppreciated from the with the certificates The Court also following table-
February 22nd February 20th August 9th
3,204
€6,040 1,029,159
"During "Augusta holiday month 12,806,142 certificates wore lessed, The latest returns are complete up to Septem ber 2nd and up to that date 30,970,785, certificates had been applied for. On January 10th the Treasury announced that Exchequer Bonds of £5, 120, and £60, could be obtained. On September 24. 143,000 of these had been purchased to the value of £30,100,500.
BIG CONTRIBUTIONS.
ted that the regretted
the practice did not abtain to work out the course and dis
from
tance daily by Mercator
sailing the position obtained at noon to the position being steered for. Had this been part of the ordinary routine of the ship, the difference would have been instantly noticed, the error in plotting. discovered, and the casualty avoided.
TOTES FOR PUBLIC WORK.
The following financial votes wer passed by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council yesterday the
SHANGHAI AND THE WAH.
Interesting facta have come to the on the recomanendation
Governor knowledge of the Committent one Letters received from Home state that financial house In the City, the whole Lieutenant Llewellyn Jones, who was staff, from the manager to the char recently wounded, is back in harness women, have joined the association and is doing light duty at herneRSE, but will not be fit for trench duty formed there. At a factory near London winter. He had put in for service in 8,480 certificates have been sold in seven
weeks. News was
from
There are 1,500 members in the socia
for the shipment of cargo, and we Mr. J. T. Chia, ex-Consular Secretary have been led to suppose that this for China at Melbourne, passing was mainly due to the inadequate through Hongkong on his way to of the Fast Loyal Orange Lodge, which the Royal Flying Corpe Excursion to Macao by laing of the Deportment on which Peking. Mr. Chia, who was educated at is located at Hongkong, has a record of J. Martin, Mized Court Registrar, say recent legislation has thrown an Cambridge, is a young man of pro service. Some two-thirds of its meming that he had got his Captaincy (14th immense amount of work This is gressive ideas and doubtless has a bors are on active service or employed Yorks & Lancs. Regt.), was in the tren a matter which the Government is future before him in the service of his in the service of the country in soma about to remedy, and the desirability country. He has a happy and pleasant shape or form. In fact, there is not Bell (10th Battalion Queens B. W News' is to band that Capt. Hayley pe having an additional Permit Office impression of his sojourn Australia, single member of military age left Furreys) was wounded in the big push more centrally situated might well and is convinced that the trade inter in the lodge, whilst already several have from Flers in the middle of last month. be considered. The Old Post Office coures between Chine and Australia fallen in action or been wounded " building was suggested as being most will grow tremendously,
Shanghai Races-1st day.
TURDAY, NOV. T
USA Election Day..
THURSDAY, Nov. 8-
10.30 at Auction of Curtains,
Sheets Towels etc, at Mesra
Hughes and Hough's
FRIDAY, NOV 104
418 am-Full Moon
SATURDAY, NOV 11
King of Italy'a birthday (1868).
pm-Ministering Children's Longue
Grounds.
conveniently situated for this purpose. The name of Second Lieutenant A C and the maja, objection indicated by de Burgh Daly, R. Dublin Fusiliers, ap the Government was that it means the sacrifice of a certain amount of peared among the casualties in Septem- her. He was the younger son of Dr. and Mrs. de Burgh Daly, formerly well
money received as rent from this
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY.
Na remedy that will not only give
Bale of Work in Goyerament Houssuilding, which is now let out in down foreign residents of Newchwang HEN you have a bad cold you want
sections. But the loss of time and and North China and now of 71, Park roller bar efecte prompt and powra money to which the general
pare often pus by the present
present arrange ment bien deseryes consideration and
VISITING CARDS the GOVERNOR's promize to have the
PRINTED AT
office removed, if poss
atlefactione polievs, Fection of the commercink
aged 10 years was
rested at Tonbridge Béb
ina Colleg
Igust 19,5, and
and
«ramery that contains:
Bimberlain's Cougle Be these rendiremnants: It:
tlán roliever: Chu
timų, epers 1376; 80: Sân tha nyelam to a health
remedy has a world
d
ches, and was fit and well
His
ions in Camberwell, and these hare already paid in £8,277. Ond association alone in the borough received 80 from its members laat week. Wandsworth Fias a club, as an assciation with 136 55 association. At Hichmond a working
man'
right arm was broken in two places members. In nine weeks they have
by chrapnel,, but he is described as only saved over £700. The book and abo
lightly wounded, and is in hospital in operatives of Nottingham have formed an London for three weeks or so. He writes:
We were the front line of the very
ciation and they are now collecting
centre, and the regiment did gloriously over £1,000 a week.
bang though three lines right into the At Keighley B2 desociations have ba open camtry, and sending back scores formed, and £15/00 reisa The par of prisoners. The Colonel
was fright fully backed. C. Der Notormenta now amount to cover 11,000
week, which is equal to 6. 8d. pa hend
the population of the town At Wat ford 1,140 new members have joined the
te doring the post fort
CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS:
$6,000 in aid of the vote Kowloon- Canton Railway, Berpentes, of construction, form tion, (4) earthwork- $3,500 in all of the tote Publis
Works, extraordinary, Hong kong miscellaneous, miscel laneous works.
$825 in aid of the rous miscellane ous services, other miscellins- our services.
3950 in aid of the rote Publis Works, extraordinary, New Territories, communications, roads, Castle Peak to Shatau kak-bridgo over Au Tam creek
$5,000 in aid of the vote Public Works ontmordinary, Kow.
Public Health an
Buil
Ordinance, and