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HONGKONG, MONDAY, March 8, 1917.
CURRENT TOPICS..
German" Intrigue in Mexico.
What is even more "amazing" than the audacious German intrigue to
THE CHINA MAIL.
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THE MAGISTRACY.
ايده
ARMED ROBBERY OF A TRADING JUNK.
war charities, but it is highly probable that the winners of sweeps in a great many instances, have inreated a large proportion of their winnings in War Stock. i the end The following story was related by justifies the means, the holding of la junk master who appeared in Mr. the Race Meeting is abundantly Melbourne's Court this afternoon as justified. This alw is the argument complainant against three men and for Premium Boada. They would one woman charged with the anned
collect hundreds of robbery of his truding junk. thousands of pounds for the War
In the early moming of January Chest which would not otherwise 12th be left Shaukiwan in his junk.
serve to
CHINA AND GERMANY.
GOVERNMENT FAVOURB JOINING THE ENTENTE.
RECOMMENDATION TO PARLIAMENT.
(Wah To Fat Po's Service.)
|
PERINO, March 4,
It is officially unnounced that the
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917.
THE COMING RUSSIA.
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immediately, at all events;-be devot, bound for Hongkong with a cargo of Government has come to a decision of her present life; and when I was Russian peasant. He had his votive
ed to that purpose.
China and Germany.
salt fish. While passing the Taikoo regarding the policy which should be Dockyard a small boat containing adopted by China towards Germany nine med came alongside and serpin the present crisis and has referred It is an old saying that we must or eight of the mens armed with it to Parliament for its consideration. go abroad to bear of the news at knives and revolvers, boarded the home, and we have an illustration of junk. Aiger compelling the junk
The Premier (Tuan Ki Su) invited it in the fact that we get via Landcaowner and his family to go below the Speakers of both houses and the guide-book about Russia was written in the first news of the Memorandum they covered the hatches and robbed leading members of all political English. All that I could get was which the Allies have presented to the junk of $800 in noney and also parties to meet him on the 2nd instvogue of the Russian writer! The names Basdaker in German! Then came the the Chinese Government, sympathisstole jewellery and canvas which when he explained to them the cf some became very familiar to English ing with its attitude towards Germany,made a total loss of $1,015. and promising favourable consideru tion of questions concerned with the auspending of the Boxer indemnity during the war and revising the tariff in the event of China effectively severing relations with Germany and Austria. Since the war, with the institution of a Press Censorship which is often paat all understanding, Hongkong has frequently been the last place in the world to hear about
received several inquiries on what is going on in China. We have
subject of the pancity of news from
High Mass in St. Isaac's Cathedral
• There are no seats in the. Rusia. Churches. I stood in the middle of an Of all the nations at war Russia must immense crowd, so armly wedged, that be the most interesting to the world, it was almost impossible to tant for abe is still less than half known to it. Presently I felt a light touch on my Many fear Russia, many admire, bar, a danse crowd I could see nothing. The shoulder. I looked round, but in that few know her, but to all, even these few, touch came again, every few seconds I she remains mysterious. Over some her felt it on my shoulder. It was very vastness and her mystery have exercised light and I thought it must be some thing dropping from the mof: I paid a peculiar fascination. I was one of little attention. But it weat these. Even as a boy the fascination for perhaps ten minutas, and then had taken hold of ma." I read all that I felt that I must know what it I could about Rassis, of her history and was. I forced myself round in that alose crowd and found myself incing. » asked what present I would choose on candle in his hand. He desired that I my twenty-first birthday, I chose a visit should pass it on through the crowd to to Russis. I had my desire.
be lighted by one of the ikons. It WE the war, yet. I remember searching all my attention. For ten minutes he had That was not so many year before he who had been touching me to attract London and finding that not a single impatience on his face. He smiled been trying. But there was no kind of pleasantly. All be bad wanted was my attention. How long he must wait till
many times during these last two he had is did not matter to him at all
years, for that act of his hea seamed I have thought of that peasant's faco
the Government favouged the severfew knew Russia, though many now for a quick victory, do against such nature of the crisis and stated that men, and their influence on English to me pmbolic of the Russian nation. writers was apparent. Est aven thou
What can. Germany with her whirlwi campaigns, her hysterical longing ance of diplomatic relations with desired to know har. There followed infinite patience! There is a story. Germany and the joining of the the war and the Grand Alliance and all somewhere of a man who was crushed Entente, but would ask Parlament the world was talking of Russia and the thousands of hangis. I have turbing of to a jelly by the continus! of for its confirmation of this decision territories. Perhaps by the time the of that peasant's hand on my shoulder, strength that was hidden in her vaated that story to, when I have thought. before acting upon it. therefore, called them together to to know her.
He had war is over the world will have begun touching touching without harry, with--
out impatience until I should turn explain the situation. The majority of those present supported the Government's policy.
the
Police with the result that the four The robbery was reported to the
defendants were taken into custody.
Inspector Gordon, who is in charge of the case, said that although the woman did not board the junk the is believed to be the instigator of the robbery.
Witnesses were called and the case remanded until Wednesday.
ALLEGED OPIUM EXPORTING.
Before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning a Chinesa employed on a coast steamer eight taels of opium and having in his possession three taels of opium in excess" to the amount allowed by the Govern
What I know of her I learnt before the war, and I do not believe that. sayone who has known the Russian has failed to like him. Ho is a man of The matter is to come before peculiar charm, intensely religious
ON after 18th March, 1916 the way during was charged with attempting to export Parliament on the 6th inst..
HOURd for the transaction of business by the flangkong Savings Bank will be in a tole Noos, Saturdays included.
For the HONGKONG & SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION,
NJ STARR
Clint Mansion,
Hongkong. March 5, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
1459
THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction,
[FDE, ACCOUNT OF THE CONORRKED),.
on
FRIDAY,
the 9th March, 1917,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
BUNDET
until
PREMIER SUDDENLY
RESIGNS.
LATER
patient, a firm friend, and he bas mind-great mind. To those who knew Russia only from the outside, in the past, it has always been an enigma that so much which they read of
HONGKONG WOMEN'S WAR WORK.
received
The following letters have been acknowledging gifts of tobacco and cigarettes sent by Our Little Bit Society."Kowloon, to the men at the Front:
The defendant, who pleaded not The Prender unexpectedly tender-Russian politics, seemed so uncharacter. To the Hon. Sec. guilty to the Srst charge and guilty toed his resignation and left the Capital istie of all that the travellers had told them of the Russian people. I had
Mr. F. X. D'Almada appeared as solicitor for the defence.
The
in all ter
M. D. S. 98. 19.1.17.
G... Society, Lieut. Col. F. L. Gowlland, RAMO..
Thanks als for the Christmas greet
E. L. GOWLLAND..
86 Casualty Clearing Station, REF..
war of aggression against the United when great interest has naturally been States—with a promise, entirely unnu
felt in the progress of the diplomatic thorised and unwarranted, that negotiations in Peking in regard to Mexico would receive in this China's attitude towards Germany.ment. enterprise the valuable aid of Japan The only answer we can give is con- -is surely the attitude of Sehator tained in the one word "Censorship." STONE, the Chairman of the Foreign Apparently the principle on which the the second charge, said he was merely for Tientsin with his retinue on the wondered too-until I went to Russia is mnt rateful to your society for its Relations Commitee of Congress, Censors proceed is that no news of taking the opium to Shek Tong Shui. who is doing his best, to thwart the any importance from Peking or Inspector Wildin of the Revenue afternoon of the 4th inst..
And then I found, what we have all kind present of tobacco, which will be measures deemed by the President affairs can be published in Hongkong, we arrested whilst boarding a sampen the General Staff left for Tientsin since the war, that there was
Shanghai relating to diplomatic Department stated that the defendant On learning of this the Chief of been finding of our own countries appreciated both by him and by to be urgently necessary if the United
many others in vit 1 confirmation of it States is at all concerned to defend come via London! [Since this was discovered in his possession "was in
has from Jardine Wharf and the opium to induce the Premier to return.
deep, a strong German influence ings which are reciprocated. its rights and its interests against written we have had a welcome packages bearing Government labels
It is reported that the Premier's
nikkira. It is not German lawlessness.
The war had departure from this policy in the spected of being counterfeit. As the resignation is due to a difference of at 10.30 a. in, at their Sales Reprns. No. 8, its origin in the diplomacy of the Chinese Press telegram we publish Police were investigating, the Inspector opinion with the President..
kultured gang of German "diplomats" this evening, giving the news that asked for a remand.
Li King Hi is tempomrily acting who regard Treaties as scraps of the Chinese Government is seeking
As Premier. paper" and as "mere words, and no the sanction of Parliament for a sever- one can pretend at this stage of the ance of diplomatic relations with Wednesday, bail being fixed at $2,050. war to be really surprised by any Germany and of a proposal to joint Removed to Sale Rooms for Convenience revelation of the dishonesty of Ger-
the Entente man diplomacy. Many have shrewdly suspected that German money and intrigue had been responsible for the troubles in Mexico all along, and the latest revelations can but confirm the impression. It scarcely (needed any assurance-from-Japan that she regards the idea of her aid in such an enterprise as monstrons and outrageous; cor is it possible to imagine that even Mexico would be: deceived by these German representa tions." We can understand the Ger- man indignation at the "treachery"
VALUABLE
HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE,
&c.,
of Sale.
c.
HUGHES & BOUGE,
Auctioneers
Hongkong, March 5, 1977.
THE DIARY.
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General Memoranda. WRENERDAY, March 7:-- $10:30 am. Meeting at Government Flouse of Ladies interested in War 3pm-Auction of Race Ponies" out
Work.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOUAL AND GENERAL
A branch of the China and Japan War Savings Association has been started in Tientsin.
Five Chinese cases of anteric fever occurred in the Colony last week, two of the cases having a fatal termination.
The theft of jewellery valued at which has brought these documents $1,705, a bank draft for $800 and $75 into the bands of the American in money has bean reported to the HE. H. Society's Annual Flower and Government, for they afford the most Police by a resident of No. 47 Des FRIDAY, March 9:-
side City Hall.
KruEnday 8-& FRIDAY, March 9 :---
Tegetable Shéw.
| 5.58 am-Full Moon.
SATURDAY, March 10
damning proof of the dishonesty of Vaux Road Central German diplomacy, and make it impossible for any self-respecting 10.30-Auction of Dress Materials, Power to repose any trast or con- Hata Perfumery etc. at Mesra.fidence in the German Government Hughes and Bough's. 11.30 am-Hongkong Rope Co's so long as the present gang remain
in authority.
Meeting FUNDAY, March 17:---
St. Patrick's Day,
uzsday, March 29 :--
THE
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CHINA MAIL
"Silver Bullets.**
The small pox epidemic is abating The number of cases reported last week was 23. Of these 11 were in the city than the City of Victoria. Two of the of Victoria and 11 in districts other
cases were Portuguese and the rest Chinesa
сажё WAS remanded
A CHARGE OF LARCENY.
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antil
A Chinese, who described himself as
THE ANTI-OPIUM CAMPAIGN..
The following telegram has been
30.1.17. The Sister in Chargo wishes to thank
The card was too good to send back as an acknowledgment! it has beg possible ja a few words to give an impression of this influence. But I posted to some Naval Cadets at Osborns. found when I went to Petrbgrad, that! it was not French as I had expected which was the most spoken language, but German. While Russia's autocracy was Russian, her bureaucracy was, German- That distinction is the key to much the O... Society for the parsel of that was hard to understand in her rockes which arrived nately so-day. affairs. It may seem strange to all other peoples, except perhaps to the Japanese, but it is true, that
Czar, that change will be for the second parcel from Our Little Bit** strengthened, the autocracy of the I beg to acknowledge with many thanks greater liberty of the people. It is Society, containing 15. of tobacco and from the autocracy that greater con- 1.000 cigarettes. They will be very much from it came the end of serfdom. the care." stitutional liberty has always come; appreciated by the patiente tuder my - beginning and the development of the Duma.
broker, appeared before Mr. Mel-addressed by the Rev. E, the war strengthens, as already it has bourne this morning in answer to a Thwing, a prime mover in the anti- charge of larceny.
Lopium campaign, to all the Military and Civil Governors in China:—
It appeared the defendant had been collecting rent and failed to account for $147, of which he was bailes.
Evidence was taker and His Worship sentenced the defendant to three months
hard labour.
THEFT OF WATER PIPE
Vice-President Feng Kao-chang has eigned an agreement with the foreign opium merchants by which the Chinese Government is to buy up all the reamin ing stocks in Shanghai at Tis. 8,200 per chest. This opin will then be in the charge of Feng Kuo-cbang after March. The British Government is not support
"
it
When St. Petersburg became Petrograd many saw in that a defiance to the enemy of the same sort as Ger many's war on all English and French words in her vocabulary. But it was that. It was symbol of the change,
A coolie who has been in the employing the opium merchants, and there isomething greater and deeper than of the Public Works Department for to need for China to buy any of this which in Russia, as in England and in the past eleven years was brought before opiom Such's purchase of this' foreige France, has been brought by the war, Mr. Melbourne this morning and charged Chinese "Governthert and much rain to that was already in her midst. Did with the theft of 35 feet of water pipe the people. We ask you to telegraph to not M Trepoff say when he came into opium would bring much disgrace on the the parging of the German influence
case was a serious one as water piping agreement with the opiam merchants be
Inspector Sullivan stated that the the Peking (tovernment urging that this power that his tank was to deliver Puasis valued at $200, had recently bean stolen cancelled, from Pokfulam Road and from the
(Sgd.) Edwand W: Tawixa. grounds of the Hongkong University, and only a few days ago, a theft of pipe valued at $400 had been reported la fitters and coolies employed. by the the last case suspicion had fallen an
P. W. D.
The defendat pleaded not guilty to the charge but after evidence a heard His Worship imposed a sentence of two months' hard labour.
RECOVERY OF A STOLEN SINGLET.
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement Mr. BOVAR Law in the House of A most enjoyable dinner was held
Day.
Commons recently, said he had an night by the Mounted Sections of the in the Hongkong Hotel on Saturday "open mind" op the subject of the HK.V.C. and H.K.V.R. in honour of issue of Premium Bonds as means the members of the section who are of raising money for war purposes shortly leaving to join up at Home. We can perfectly anderstand the re-Capt. G. C Moxon, in charge of the Inspector Arculi (B) charge a Chinese In Mr. Wood's Court this morning luctance of the Government to resort Troop, presided at the head of the table: with the theft of a wollen singlet, to this method of raising money, but while Mr. Morton Smith acted as ' Vice' valued at $7.50 which was stolen from there can be no doubt that an and Master of Ceremonies.
the Inspector's residence in Wanchai immense amount of money could be raised by that means. We have Sir Samuel Evana, president, has,
In the Admiralty Court, London Road
The Inspector arrested the defendant only to consider what has happened awarded £8,500 a salvage remuneration whom he discovered seated in front of in Hongkong during the Race Week, to the owners, master, and crew of the godown in Büllock Lane with the If it were possible to ascertain the Norwegian tank stentship Caloric for tolan singlet hanging close by. total amount of money
which services rendered to the Japaucas liner
The defendant, however, pleaded not changed hands over that meeting
Tansan Mars in the North Atlantic. guilty to the charge and as there were The Tasman Mary, & ressal of 2,425 tons 20 witnesses, he was discharged gross, while on a voyage from Boston,
be obtained at the following places in tongkang :—- Hongkong Botelh Hongkong Fony Whari. Kowloon Worry Wharf,
Upper Park Tram Station. Lower Foak Tram Station, Choong (D'Agullar Street).
Cheong (Kowloon.)
A FAMILY NECESSITY:
in swoops and the p pari-mataal,
the total would probably not fall U.S.A to Manchester, broke her
far short of £33,000 sterling. All propeller shaft, and the Caloric towed this money was risked, in small her to Barehaven.
sume, in the hope of winning prizes.
There are those who argue that
Mr. William H. Avery, assistant. such opportunities for gambling general manager of the Toyo Eisen divert money from War Fands; but Kaisha in San Francisco, who has been this view, we are convinced, in entirely touring in the Philippines and Chin
ERY family should be provided erroneous. More probable is it that use early this year, has made
with Chamberlain's Pain Balm at
arrangements to open branch offices for
WANTED FOR MURDER.
ON
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The Hon Mr. CE Anton has been appointed and Mr. H. W. Bird re- appointed to be members of the Authorised Architects Committee..
น
Mr. Fred Coyne, formerly stage manager of the Bandman Opera Co., is Zealand Forces His two sons hold now serving as a private with the New commissions in Atries. Mr. E. Grachy, other former member of the Bandman Opera Co., has obtained a commission in the Indian Army Reserye.
A Tientain contemporary lays The many friends of Mr. Alec Ramsay, late Editor of the "Peking Daily News
Dear Madam,
January 22nd, 1917.
Yours truly,
H. H. OMAN (0.0. No. B 0.0.8.).
FOOTBALL
FI.K.F.C.. NAVY.
from the remaining German influences? ton, Rodger, Stewart, Smith, Clenio,
Tuesday, 6th inst. "Kick off op.az H.K.F.C.Goldenberg, Black, Rail- As she was a country less developed Walker, Stalker, McTavish and Chassels. than her Allies, so was the more open to these German influences. Her people are far from practical Mach that they ihould have done for themselves they left it foreigners, who were nearly all German, to do for them and usually they had the worst of the bargain. They will be saved by the war from the says London emiemporary, an instance The United Serdang report gives af, of the German They will be allied exploiting hand, the paralysing energy of a company whose maximum dividend
a
EXCESS PROFITS TAL
with humaner peoplas. Years ago I was never exceeded 45 per cent. in any told by many well wishers of Russia that one year, and that it is now called uport. her chief need was an alliance with Great to hand over to the Exchequer à suz Britain. Then it seemed imposible; equal to about as per cent, on its paid-ap already before the war in the process of which Lave distributed upwards of 100 per now it has come to pass. Ruain was capital. Other plantation companion, great changs, the war will make that cent. annually for years, pay not a half- change profoundly greater.
of her material development, she has of the United Serdang Sgures should Baril Russia has to learn from the we fear, bo of frequent necurrents during penny. Scandals of this description will, more eager western peoples the ways tho next six months, and the publications much in return to give All-Burope bring home to everybody the glaring has been tainted with that thing which injustice of the Finance Act in its presid we are fighting to destroy in Germany; form. that material last which has come to
full favour in the German philosophy,
and made a god of the machine. But
Russia, least of all has been tainted SHELL TRANSPORT ÍND TRADING by it, and has kept those humener
(formerly of Hongkong) will regret to things, which other peoples, in their that he has contracted small-pox material industry have lost. Some
COMPANY.
The company has announced that ther
and that be is now lying in an unfear that a victorious Russia will be an oil producte owned and contralod by conscious state Severe as the attack arre Basis, that the pride of their secciated companies amounted physical force will pass from Germany
ia, hopes are entertained that his strong to her. Those who fear that do not darlag the past year to 5,155,000 too, constitution will enable him to make a knew the Russian people, their deep against 4,807,884 tous in 1915 and rapid recovery,
| religious sense their patience, their 5,780,000 tona in 1914.
pity. It is an idle fear. The influence
A Chinese wanted for murder by the Canton Govarumont was committed to gaol by Mr. J. R. Wood this morning. on an extradition warrant.AN
Mr. G. E. Wakoman, Crown solicitor, friends in the Far East to hear that Huis can only be victorious. If prosecuted, and Mr. Mattingly appeared Temp Lieut. Col. M. H. Logan, RE, she had no other quality to aid her, yet
a solicitor for the defence. *
of the Bror of Messrs Palmer and her patience would win I remember Tarder of Shanghai, and Hongkong
one day in Petrograd standing at
It will no doubt be of interest to his of a very different sort.
of a victorious Russia on Europe will be
FIRE AT TAI KOK-TEUI
had been awarded the Military, Crous
The Sprains may be cured in much the War Eands have benefitted by the T.K. K. in Maule and Shanghai in Early yesterday morning fire broo good work done under heavy fire da
tanzanormity orier
handle the increased volume of
out of No
and fheumatic pains are some greater extent than they would have trade which is coming to his company,
me when promptly treated. Lame this Race Mee
Te Ahoulder pains in the vide
dippaser, for which it is especially
Try this liniment and became
done without
to be without it. For
not only is 0, beveral steamers now being
ans-Pacific, and
with its qualities and you fixed pernentage of the cash weer built are pinced
Tere Bad Storekeepers and pari-mutual money, assigned to
and
Kramer Street,
TROUBLESAVEET.
many occasions during the pushon the Somme He was employed first of
TIHAT BEźle Gilorta
all on preparations for the advance, and it may develop
Lyours most Yshman then on forward work, nearly always Take few does hotes were head of the guns during the whole o there
the
CLOSING" "QUOTATIONS.
Douglas Det, Ind