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have nothing to complain about in normal times, and' in providing Itself with a railway which is destined to be the terminal Lue of the great Central Railway of Chins the Colony has made a wise, if st present very costly, provision for the future security and, development of its trade and commerce. With regard to the "investigation of the conditions of trade development" these, so far as Hongkong is concerned, depend, of course, almost entirely
the conditions prevailing in China, The British Board of Trade is already fully informed on this subject as the result of a protracted tour of investi gation by its own Commissioner supplemented by the reports of the Commercial Attachés and the advice of the British Chambers of Commerce which are doing most useful spade & Co., Ltd., work in many centres of commercial activity. The conditions of trade development so far as Hongkong ia concerned are well known, and the recent establishment by the Chamber of Commerce of a school for the study of the Chinese language by mercantile assistants is one of the most notable evidences of the British intention not to be outdone in the
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PE Subscription to the alwwe LOAN will bo Opened from 14th November
to 26th Deceniber, 1918.
The price of sun is 03 per cent. The Loan is entirely fren of Income Tax and other taxations.
The Loan in redeemable at par on 14th tober, 1920, without "oulion for the Russian Government in convert it at a carlier date.
Coupons are payable ball yearly on the 14th April and 14th October.
As interest on the above han runs from 14th October, the lateront accrued on date of subscription mms be taken into consideration and is to be added to the price of issue.
DEATH.
THE MAGISTRACY.
BID RUM.
CONTRADICTORY GOVERNMENT
CERTIFICATES.2
Hung Cheong, a compradore,, of Natham Road, Kowloon, appeared bo- fore the Court today on a summons for selling rum not up to the required standarch. The spirit was stated, to be to the prejudice of the purchaser. The certifions of the Analyst showed that the rum contained 698 grammes ether instead of 100 grammes, per 100 litres of absolute alcohol. admitted the sale and the certificate of Mr. F. W. Goldring, for the defence
the Analyst and produced. another: certificate from the Analyst given a year ago which stated that the rim com-
the strength of that certificate defend- ant continued to buy run from the vendors. The only question was if ether evaporated through a defective cork, but he had been unable to get any
evidence of that...
Inspector Terrett said he had made enquiries on that point and was ass that ether did not evaporate, except in extreme hont, over boiling point in
$1,000,000 SHARE.
JUDGE. BECIDES AGAINST · OLLIM- ANTS IN SUPREME COURT.
FORGED DOCUMENTS. ·
"TUESDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1916.
CANTON NOTES.
-(From Our Own Correspondent,}"
CHINESE AFFAIRS
(Wah Tha Yat Po's Sartice.)
"NEW FOREIGN MINISTER.
PEKING, NOY, 7.
The appointment of Dr. Wu Ting Fang as Foreign Minster will be submitted to the Lower House for its approval on the 7th inst. (to-day) and it is presumed will be passcil.
CHINESE" ADMIRAL RE-CALLED.
"
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL LI LIT KWAN.
General. Li Lit Kwan arrived in Canton on the 3rd instant by a special Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, Puisne train placed at his disposal by the Judge, this morning delivered his con- Cauton-Hankow Railway Company sidered judgment in a Chinese action General Li's arrived at 11 o'clock and which engaged his attention in Original | soon after his arrival he was entertained Jurisdiction for forty days
by the Railway Company in order to The Hon. Mr. HE Follock KC and manifest their welcome. The local Mr. Eldon Potter, (instructed by Mr. dignatorice whe wore at the railway Admiral Sab Chan Fing has notified Léo. D'Almada) were for the plantifa station included Civil Governor Chu, a the Govammont that he ia cruising off and the Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp KC, representative of the Military, Governor the Fukien coast. He has been request- and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed General Luk Wing-ting Commandared to return to Paking where saveral by Mr. W. L. Shenton, of Mesas Mok Wing on and Tam Heming, and matters of importance are awaiting his Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston's some other high officers. After a short attention. office) were for the defendants - stay at the railway station,' General Li In his judgment bis lordship asid the proceeded to the city with a very amall claim was by two of the surviving sons escort of soldiers, accompaniet by the
THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.
PREMIERSHIP DECLINED.
The Premiership bar-bean refused by
STOLEN PEARLS.
pled with the legal requirements of Un Chiu Lung against the surviving high officers uamed above. His arrival Cha Shi Chang who has stated that he legal repruamtatives of Un Hoi Lalies proved an interesting attraction to their journeying to Peking only to "settle
UB Kwok Hi, another son, for a declar] Canton people and the streets were matters." ation that under a document executed crowded with spectators. by him in 1887 he became a trustee for himself and his eight brothers or the children of such of them as were dead, of one half share in certain Chinese businesses. The pecuniary value of this share is stated to be very considerable and with the accumulated profits it
delance was that the whole claim was "Mr. Wood comparing the two false and fraudulent, that the document for dissatisfaction with the prospects certificates said "the certificate which was not prepared in 1887 but concocted political affairs. Over a hundred sat conecasion at Tientsin and has asked tor of the Colony as a trade base; but was grated last year was in respect at some much later date, probably short down to the dinner..
Governor Lak Wing-ting has recently "Pearls valued at millions of dollars entertained the representatives of the are reported to have been stolen from Provincial Assembly at a dinner held the Wu Ying Palace. at the Yamen of Kon Yam Shan. Only sight of the representatives were absent. General, Luk Best took them to see the
and later at the dinner the Ganeral converted with every one chicfy about
Argyll and Sutherland Highlauders, future competition for the growing fact. The other samples taken had the is probably well over $1,000,000. The places of interest along Ken Yam Shan the Takkwasis and Governors the details-
SHEWAN--Killed in action, on the 15th Sept., ALAN DAVIDSON SHEWAN, Lieutenant (Temporary Captain), second son of Alexantier Shows, Indian-Civil-Service-(retired), and Mrs. Shewan, St. Andrews, Fife, aged 24 years.
The China Mail.
trade with China. On the whole, we do not know that much cause exists
if there are possibilities of usefulness tor Hongkong in the movement with which the name of Sir OWEN PHILIPPS is associated, we' do not
doubt that the Chamber of Commarea HONGKONG, FRIDAY, November 7, 1916. will lose to time in associating itself
with its sūns and objecta.
THE CROWN COLONIES' DEPUTATION.
We do not know whether "the Deputation interested in Crown Colonies and Colonies not possessing responsible Goverment" waited upon the Secretary of State
which
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOUAL AND GENİRAL.
Exchange is jumping up. This demand was
for the Colonies a few days ago moraing's rate op included any representative of Hong- 28 3.06d. It rose later to 2s 3.7/168. kong. The object of the Deputation was to urge the appointment of a Commission to investigate the condi- tions of trade development, resources, labour supply, and communications of these Colonies. Mr. BONAR LAW, we are told, replied sympathetically Payment may also be made in Roubles and suggested that possibly other
The Basse Asiatic Bank in Hongkong la rady to accept applications for the Special favotiemble rates will be quoted
Above named Loan.
for Russian Exchange.
Eight notifications and four deaths from diphtheria were registered last week. One Scot, three British and four Chinese were affected. Three cases of enteric fever occurred, two of which (Chinese) proved fatal. Two Chinese cases of puerperal fever were notified
right amount of ether.
of a worse, sample than the present It was impossible to penalise the de- fendant on two contradictory Govern
ment certificates.
Mr. Goldring said the decision did not affect the defendant so much as the vendors.
before the writ was issued in 1913, and that the antics of the signatorics not
THX VICE-PRESIDENT AND CANTON. now living had been forged. His Lord-
Fung Kwok-chang, the Vice-President, ship said there were grave difficulties has recently sent to Canton two repre in determining such issues as those at asentatives-Chan Chi Kee and Lu Yan trial held nearly twenty years after who were welcomed on their arrival
THE TIENTSIN AFFAIR. G The President has intimated to all
of the diplomatic negotiations of the past week regarding the Lo Sai Ka
their opinions.
SHANGHAI RACES.
The results of four of the first day's
races was given in our issue last night.
He did not think Hang the alleged date of the instrument. by the Governor. The object of their he remaining races. resulted as fol
Cheong, who was very well known. would deliberately dilute his rum.
Mr. Wood adjourned the case sine die and asked Inspector Terrett to make enquires regarding the certificates. The certificate granted did not seem to
be a correct one.
OPIUM CAPTURE.
$30,000 WORTH ON BOARD S.S SALAMIS.
'N
YUN-NAN SOLDIERS,
w
THE SUBSCRIPTION GRUNN STAKES --
(Three quarters of a mile)." Mr Jedfert's Dinant...(Mr Moller). 1 Mr Tign Tuan Kongsee's Tiga
(Me J. L. Ezra). Mr Middy's Kingsmead" (Mr Burkill). *Mr Fermy's Peronne
(Mr Wailleamier) Time: 1min. 40 3-3 secs. * Dead heat. SHANGHAI ST. LEDGE.--(1) miles), Mr John Peel's Black Diamond
(Mr Johnstone) 1 Sir Paul's Winsome Dahlia
There contradiction of every visit is to settle some political flair possible point. When, however, he was with the local Governor in connection driven to the conclusion on the points with this Province. already dealt with that he could not accept the plaintiffs' case because he disbelieved their evidence and felt that soldiers toured the city, accompanied by On the 3rd instant, about a thousand
they had not been telling the truth, it seemed hardly necessary to pursia the enquiry further. The plaintiffs case must hang together as an organic whole-when the foundations fell the rest goes with them. There remained only the question of forgery. Mry Pollock pointed out that evidence of that kind was evidence of opinion onlyOUR DAY” AT SWATOW. Messrs Toes and Speelman's Zuider
and as such must be received by the Courts with great caution. It might well have been that that latter part of the case was so evenly balanced that he was unable to come to any definite can-
Opium valued at $50,000, comprising 2,073 taals of prepared, was found on board the s.s. Salomis on her arrival onclusion. In that event it would be
a baud They created an excellent im- pression sa being a great improvement on General Lung's soldiers who were hated by most Cantonesc.
L
*(Mr Burkill)
Mr Fay's Nirvana ....... (Mir Heard).
Time: min. 01-5secs.
THE ECLIPSE STAXI—(1) miles).
Zee.....
(Mr Watts) 1 Sir Robson's The Canay Bird.
(Mr Hayes) Mr Eirettur Benatio... ...(Mr Vida)
Time: Zosin, 59 4-dseca.. THE AUTUMN CUP (1) miles) Mr, H. Morris Castlebald
(Mr Stewart)'.
Oir Watts)'
"Applications will bo wired to Peirograc means might be found for arriving and eight cases of small pox, all' Chineee, Saturday. Revaaus Officer Wildin and sufficient to say that on the remainder from Mr. T. M. King, Swatow, and the Mesara Toeg and Speelman's Sir
fres of telegraphic charges and commis at the desired results. Certainly,
Aion.
six of which "terminated fatally.
concealment.
40 per cent. only of the cost of the it is not very obvious that a Com- Bonde may be paid on application, the mission is needed to investigate balance to be paid on receipt of the the conditions of trade development Mr.. Denman Fuller's Piano Durban."
The Bank is also ready to give every Hoogkong, or ita resources, labour Recital' at the Country Club in facility to subscribers in the shape of supply or communications. Hongkong Shanghai on October 30th waé at- advances against the scrips.
Ponds.
:
G. TISDALL
Manager.
RUSSO-ASTATIC BANK. Hongkong Nov. 7, 1916.
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NOTICE.
ΕΡ. Α. Ε. Ο.
in
among the Crown Colonies occnples tended by a large and enthusiastic
Day
Mr. E. C. Sandford, Assistant Bon Treasurer of the Hongkong War Charities Fund, writes:-
The attached letter has been received
Lamerock a party of searchers found the place of of the evidence he was satisfied that the
cheque for £1 and a draft for £20.15.2@Mr Fay's Wynous Mr Heard) claim ought to be dismissed: But as a 25. 2 15/16d. $185, have been forward Time: 2min. 60 3-secs. The Salamis russ to South Africa matter of fact the expert evidence as toed tothe Joint War Committee of the THE WRANGPOO STaxes.(1) miles.) calling at Mauritius, Delagoa Bay and the genuineness of the document on British Red Cross Society and Order of Me Sky's Harry...... (Mr Stewart)
which the plaintiffs based their claim St. John of Jerusalem in England, as a Mr J. Liddell's Inchkeito
(Mr Dalgleish) told very heavily against them. For contribution from Swatow to "Our Mr Cires Sidelight (Me Moller) the plaintiffs Dr. Pearce, the distin "guished Chinese scholar and sinologra, And two Chinese gentlemen were called and the defendants called Professor Lai, of the Hongkong University, who is the holder of the highest literary degroo
specialists in literature, and has ex 880, Titpheng 8110, the total equivalent ceptional experience in the examination of which is 3180 Hongkong notes, and Tuz Norums Cur (three quarters) of band writing. His lordship was much also £1 for which I beg to enclose Mr. Fay's Nirvana (Heard) ...........
Me Henry Morrian* Homefield Fire broke out at Macse early yes-impressed by the evidence of Professor B.K. 8185 and the £1 cheque on your which runs between Macao and Canton Han-lin academey and his official obliged if you will be kind enough to terday morning, or board the a.z. Suid, La. His position as a member of the London office. I shall feel extremely Stewart
Mr. Hobson's Niblicki (Hays)
**SUI AN" DAMAGED BY FIRE.
Swatow, lat November, 191 To N. J. Stabb, Esq.
c/o Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, Hongkong Dear Sir,
a unique position. It is the smallest of audience and produced exactly all the Crown. Colonies, though by no 31,200, of which $1,000 has been means the least important. As long sent by him to the British Women's ago as 1876 MulĦALL said of it that Work Association and the balance to no community in the world carries the Fund for Blind Soldiers and EIGHT HOURS' CONFLAGRATION obtainable in China, that land of subscription for "Our Day" viz, Mex on to large a business compared with | Sailors. The programme included "popplation, and, "again,' he said: in Liszt's Sonata in D minor, the
his famous book of reference that Chopin Ballade in F minor and a THE Undersigned beg to notify "Hongkong, with a
that
bandful of group of eight pieces by various the Auracy of the FAR EAST people, carries on a greater commerce modern composers (including two by (Societe d'Oxygene at d'Acetylene
Mesars
as from the 10th November, 1918.
A.B. The Swedish Trading
population of over half a million and nonme acting as accompanist.
AT MACAO.
a complote overhaul is made, it” is
I have managed to raise a small
Time: 3min. 35. 4-Escos. Tire KALGAS PLATE-ODO Mile, Mr Tiga Tuan Kongseo's Ampat
(MrJ.L. Ezra) Mr States Arizona · (Mr Moller)" a Mr Reykcole Shorty (MrWuilleumier)
Time in 18 2-secs.
SECOND DAY
THE CHIL (Cur (one mile) (j)
Mr Ellie Kadocela's Derby Chief
(Heard)*
Mr. Robson's The Canny Bird (Hayes): Mr. John Liddell's Malcom (Dal
gislah).
OXYGEN & ACETYLENE Co., Ltd- than some of the minor nations of Mr. Norman Peterkia) for which Mt. and did considerabię damage, destroying experience made his evidence on such a remit this small amount to the "Our Time, Imt, 37 1-eses. from A.B. The Swedish Trading Com-tion did not amount to 150,000 all vocalist was Mrs. W. J. Isenmen d'Extreme Orient) will be transferred Europe." In those days the popula- | Fuller obtained several recalls: The the upper wood work. It is hoped the point of very special value. Dr. Day? organisation in London.
in China Limited to
Pearce, the leading expert on Attached please find the list of sab FLOQUET and KNOTH (1, Prince told, and the revenue was returned who kindly contributed two vocal aginea have not been injured, but until the plaintiffs side, agreed with scriptions
Thanking you in advance for your Buildinga. Telephone aber, Works 1033) as £180,000. To-day we have a numbers with great efect, Mr. D. J.impossible to state definitely. The Sui him. In conclusion, His lordship kind attention, and your scknowledg-
An is one of the fleet of the Hongkongd grateful acknowledgment to ment of the enclosures in due course.
Yours faithfully, hi Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company
(Sd) T. M. KING, and was alongside the, Macao. Wharf the very clear and comprehensive when the fire was discovered. Smoke was manner in which the enormous mass of seen coming from the fore part at 2am.facts in that monumental trial had been and it was nearly eight hours before the laid before him. fire was extinguished. *
Company in China Limited
GUNNAR LUDIN. ··
Limited
The Far East Oxygen and Acetylene Company
F. PERNAUT, Technical General Manager.
Hongkong, Nov. 7, 1916.
(Continued on page 8.)
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revenue of well over a million pounds sterling. So that relatively
THE GOVERNOR'S HOLIDAY.
The ship had only just returned to Macao after having been refitted and overhauled at the Dock There was
no cargo on board.
Hongkong still occupies the position in the world of commerce that MULHALL described forty years ago, Whether the same rate of progress will be maintained in the coming
HE The Governor having left the forty years, time alone will show; but even in these difficult days thare Colony-on a short holiday in North is good evidence of a still larger
Chino, o decernment Gazelle Ears future for the Colony. The basis of ordinary was issued this morning
ME WE Clarke, secretary of the our prosperity as an entrepôt of notifying that the prescribed Onths of
Office wore this day administered by Company, informed "China Mail" commerce depends upon the con- a Honour the Chief Justice in the representative this afternoon that as far tinued progress and development of
presence of the Executive Council to as could at present be ascertained the China, and especially of the southern the Honourable Mr. Claud Severn, fire broke out amidships, and spread provinces of China, and he would
with amazing sapidity. The whole of Colonial Secretary of the Colony, and be a pessimist indeed who is unable that the Honourable Mr. Claud Severn the upper structure was of wood and to look forward to a steady, if not a theraspon assumed the Administration burnt Berealy with the aid of a fair rupid, advance in China along the of the Government, m virtue of His breeze. Only the hull remained. The lines of reform and progress now so Majesty's Commission given at the Mago Fire Brigade and a number of 2.30 pm Auction of Curtains clearly defined. As a centre of Court at St. James's on the fourteenth Portuguese residents rendered valuable t
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asistance, andthothanksofthe Company have already been tendered to them through the Company's agents Macao. The crigin of the fire böt present animowa incendiarism is not suspected. It may
Messrs distribution for the growing trade of day of October, 1903.
Booth China, Bangkong occupies an
His Excellency the Officer Adminis; unrivalled position, and nothing battering the Government has been pleased the Germans may try to do the to appoint in years to come is likely to materially Mr. AG. Murchison Fletcher to act at affeat adversely it progress and as Colonial Secretary prosperity. Considering in the light Mr. J. A E Bullock to act es Clerks of our local knowledge the objects of the proposed Commnsion which the Mr. Fominby Fans to be Private. Deputation to ML BUNAY LAW Secratory. advocated
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Judgment was given defendants with cons and two counsel. All the material documents were ordered to remain in Court until further order. Costs to be paid on the usual undertaking.
Mr. Sharp made the application to impound the documents.
Mr. Pollock applied for a stay of the payment of costs for a mouth he would like to consider his lordship judgment.
The latter request was not granted.
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THE RIOT AT TIENTSIN.
COMMISSIONER'S 'OFFICE SMASHED.
Farther details of the riot which took place at Tientsin in connexion with the Inc-hai-kat affair, while the leaders from Tientsin were in, Peking interviewing the Premier and other authorities, is now to hand. As a result of popular i tion the gamen
of the Commissio Foreign Aairs was smashed and the Commissioner himself narrowly escaped injury by climbing over a wall, The following telegram was received in Peking
- To the Frus Association and 'all news-
The Tientsin people numbering several thousand, having heard that Vice-Minister (of Foreign Affairs) Hait (Yi-ting) had arrived at Tientsin, spontaneously gathered at the yanien of the Tientsin Commissioner of "Foreign. Affairs and demanded the Vice-Minister to make public his policy respecting the forcible occupation of the Loobsi-kai
EXCEL Tho
wero-intensely in- dignant in altitude. Wang Yuan-kot, deputy of the
of yamen
the Commis sioner of Foreign Affairs, said
something very provocative to the people,
which aroused their anger. * Wang had to
to dre by climbing over a wall, narrowly escap log being publicly beston. Having been roosed to a high pitch of indignation the people smashed avery think in the Kamen- of the Cominieéïonei
Engry that
Calm
this
impossible to