ROBERT PORTER & SON'S
BULL DOG
LIGHT ALE
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
SOLE AGENTS:
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
KONGEONG.
Telephone No. 18
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To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
KINGSCLERE DANCE
THE DANCE which was to have taken place or SATURDAY next March 10th, has been "OSTPONED until the following SATURDAY, March 17th..
1536
Houskoo. March 7, 1017.
PUBLIC AUCTION. TE Undersigned have received in stractions to sell by Public Auction.
"ÜPOK ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED J
23.
TUESDAY,
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY
THE LAW COURTS.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The announcement is made that the danes at "Kingsclere "nemuget far next Saturday has been postponed 'till the following Saturday.
THE MAGISTRACY.
"CHARGED WITH DESERTION.
WEDNESDAT WARGI 7, 1917.
HONGKONG SANITARY
BOARD.
Chatham, Mr. Bowley, Dr. Osorio and Mr. Tratman
!
WATER CLOSKIS,
X CLAIM FOR WAGES." Before the Chief Justice. Si Twa hikong charged with desertion yesterday there were presen: Mir. D. erect water closets were before the At the meeting of the Sanitary Board Several applications for permission to William Bees Davies, K.C., thin from the Hongkong Police Force or W. Traun (President) Hon Mr. W. Board Some of them were granted morning, Te Mon, of 183. Canton brought before Mr. J. E. Wood this Chatham, C. M.G., Col. Crisp RAM.C., subject to the hsual conditions. Roud, Kowloon, claimed troan G. D.'j morning.
Mr. P. W. Goldring, Dr. Ozoris, Ma lur regard to -Keyser, of Nathan Roud. Kowkun.] To was heated that one of the desertors Chaa. Kai Ming and Mr. Ng Hon Tes. permission to erect two water closeta at an application for
President Li Yuan-byng has given a $28 for a month's wages in lieu for a similar period. The other deserter
$38 being $15 balance of wages dusarving fire years was agair sworn on of health, and Mr. A. Gibson (Secre Lot No. 137 Pokfulam Road, the
joined the Force in 1910 and after
Dr. W. W. Pearse, medical offer the new Bungalow on Rural Building sanction to the East Parade Ground at of notice. Cunton being made into a permanent costs of the tetion.
Plaintiff also claimei, joined the Force in 1906 and in 1911 athletic ground and the citizens are beginning to mise funds to inmove it! Canton has already raised $3,000 to send representatives to the Far Eastern Olympiad in Japan next May.
Me, J. H. Garliner appeared for the plaintiff, and "the defordant appeared in person to defend his
case,
1 apening the case Mr. Garliner
became a first class constable.
The cases were heard and both de fendants sentenced to three months hard labour.
A DISHONEST SERVANT.
Before Mr. Melbourne this morning,
tary).
small
SMALL POX AND VACCINATION.
Director of Public Works minuted: In addition to the water supply question -
Dr. Pearse stated that since the last it is objectionable to have water closets meeting a fortaight ago 48 cases of draining into a cesspool, especially in an pox were reported. There had outlying place such as this, where been over 20,000 vaccinations during supervision is troublesome. the same period.
The Head of the Sanitary Depart- A KOWLOON NUISANCE.
meat minuted-ees no objection
any
The Consul General for the Nether-sail the plaintift was engaged by the lands informs us that the Netherlands defendunt. on October 21 a cooks Chinese, who for the past aine years of the standing orders so that he might provided. The cesspit at the Fam
Mr. Goldring moved the auspension if op independent water supply is India Government ba's rescinded the and bey and the plaintiff's wife was has been employed as a servant at No. bring before the Board an urgent Ling Golf Chh never causes leerce by which Hongkong was dechred also to assist in the housework, 143, The Peak, was charged with matter affecting the residents of nuisance or offence sad in the present an infected port on account of plague. washing, etc. The plaintiff remain. stealing a silver watch and chain and a Rowloce, namely the proposal to case the sesapit can only be a nuisance No special measures are necessary fored in defendant's employ until dve dollar note from a woman in Hong erect a latrene for ricksha, coolies to its users. The application was n ships leaving for the Netherlands Indies January 21 when he was suddenly until further order, with the exception dismissed for breaking a champage sentenced the defendant to three weeks' motion
near the Kowloon Railway Station componded, for approval, subject to the After hearing the case His Worship He wished to bring forward an urgent usual conditions. ・・ that the bill of health has to be glass, endorsed by this Consulate General."
hard labour and four hours' stocks.
COUNTERFEIT GOVERNMENT
| kong.
LABELS.
for the
suspension of
Some correspondence was submitted relative to water closets at the New Electric Station, North Point
the work until the residents had had time to petition H. E. The Governor in connection with the matter. He mentioned that the site was approved refusal,
. Dr. OZARIO minuted in favour of a
at a meeting at which there was barely Mr. BowLay's minute warto the effect quorom present, and only by a that of the water came from the publis
The plaintiff then went into the Brass cash is still being exportedl
witness box. He stated that he was. "HONGKONG, WEDNESDÄT, March 7, 1917, to Japan in large quantities from Shan-engaged by the defendant as coolt tung, in spite of the strict prohibition anil hoy and his wife, also, atea com- ordered by the local officials. Japanese ined wage of $23 per month, and merchants, it is enir, have erected the defendant dismissed him on the, in his possession eight toels of pre majority of one. It was only since the water works be did not see how it was furnaces within the railway "zone to 21st January, smelt the brass cash into bara. They the are collecting the cash at the rate of
THE WAR IN ASIATIC TUNKEY.
fue veil has fallen
Over
Mesaian operations again during the past two days, and we are left to
jecure whether the British Army is It flowing up the paratit of the Turks to Bagdad. The cables have told us of a suggestiin strongly urged in at 250 p... at their Sales Rouns, No. 8, aute quarters that we should be
Des Vieux lad, Corner of
the 13th March, 1917, commencing
1
ICE BOU TRIETĄ
VALUABLE» TEAKWOOD AXP BLACK WOOD FURNITURE,
Including-- Upholstered Suites, Arm-chairs sünd: Sofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furniture,
antisfied to rest where we are, and not draw any further upon men who
might be employed to better
advantage in other theatres. The difficulty in forming any judgment in ths amcter is that the objects in view in these operations have not been comprising Double and "Single Brass-fully revealed to the general public. mounted Redsteads Twin Bedsteuls Some few weeks before the capture (Teak wood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggots, Kut, Lord CURZON referred in Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, the Eluse at Lords to General Tea and Dccasional Tables, etc., Dinner MAUDE's force as retaining positions Services, Crockery, Glass Ware. Cooking Stover, Cutlery, Toilet. Sets, &e, Bath; Room Utensils, Rell-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated Ware, etc..
Also
00
826 per hundred cacties, and selling it abroad at the rate of $40.40. Many of -them-have made grent fortunes out of this illegal business.-Japan Chronicle
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr. J. W. Bolles, late local general manager of the Standard Oil Company was a passenger to-day by the T. K. K. 5.3. Tenyo Maru
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MEL T. Ezra who brought down & number of ponies from Shanghai and rode several winters in our recent Race Meeting, left with Miss Ezra, for Shanghai to day by the s.s. Tezro Mari
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Mr. Garliner: Did you leave with out giving notice?
Plainti: The defendust gave me no notice.
Mr. Gardiner: What reason did
defendant give for your dismissal?
Plaintiff: The defendant broke a glass and his wife accused me breaking it
Mr. Gardiner: Did you receive anything on account of your wages on the 27th January?
Plainti: No, the deferant gave The $10.
$15 and a month's wages in lieu of Mr. Gardiner: And you now claim notice?
Plaintiff Yes.
from
my service?
In Mr. Wood's Court this moming Chinese was charged with baring
pared opima other than Government opium bearing counterfeit Govern ment labels..
The defendant pleaded not guilty. to the "hist charge, stating that he was unaware the opium was not Government "oplum and the labels
counterfeit.
After hearing the case, his Wora ship imposed a fine of $750 or in
hard labour, default of payment three months
INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF MR. A. H. HEWITT.
Fr
work had been commenced that the possible to grant the application. resident's had "reatiand what adjectionskle site had been choset.
自己
Ms. GOLDRING minuted that there" mast be an independent water supply.
Foth the Chinese members minuted
The Board having agreed to the suspension of the Standing Orders for a refresh- Mr. GOLDRING moved his resolution.
The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. GOLDRING if he included the richeta stand F.
Mr. GOLDRING: Yes I include that well.
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HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA
WAR SAYINGS ASSOCIATION.
THIRD LIST.
The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; Oh, surely not! I cannot see how any objection can be made to the shelter. There is no other place in which it can be put..
Mr. GOLDRING said that when the
Members, whose official numbers matter was before the Board on a are given pelow, have subscribed tho previous occasion he stated that he following amounts to the above wonki oppose the scheme with his last Association, amounting to $62,075, breath, and this would be, pretically, which has been invested by the Defendant; Did I dismiss you An inquiry fato the death of Mr residents were of the opinion that the 6 percent.
his last breath on that Board. Kowloon Committee in Straits War Loan at Alfred Herbert Hewitt, aged 56, Plaintif: Your wife dismissed the Engineer-in-Chief of the Green Island building was unsightly, that it would Full particulars and application Addressing his Lordship, the Cement Company, who fell from a gang be most insanitary, and absolutely forms for numbership may be had defendant said the facts of the case plank into the No. 1 factory of the obstructive in every way to the traffic from all the Banks or from the were that on the 14th January plain. Cement Works on February 26th, was generally in time to come. A number Undersigned.
an drept of money!
hald before the Coroner, Mr. J. Pof Kowloon residents had written to for the Chinese New Year and he Wood, this morning at the Magistracy him opposing the erection, and it was vim $10 on account of Wilson, J. Goldschmidt and H. N. opportunity of expressing on opinion The furos were: Messrs. George only fair that they should be given an, wag. On the 21st January when Beaurepaire
before any more work was done; they he (defendant) rame home to his
should be given the opportunity of dinner there was none and the boy
presenting a petition setting forth their and his wife had left.
reasons for objecting to the erection.
At St Andrew's Cathedral, Sing- of great strategic importance and spore, the marriage took place recently as putting an effective extinguisher of Mr Arnold Hilward Jones, of the the pun-German dreams of Chartered Bank, Bangkok, and Miss & great Teutonic
Alison Mary Scott, of Shanghai. The Dominion extending to the Bosphorus and ceremony was performed by the Ven. ti asked, for the
Persian Gulf; while Mr Arebdacon Swindell. The bride was manager of the Chartered Bank in given away by Mr. John Graig, Singapore, and Mr. Duncan Campbell
was best man.
Hano in good condition. Electric Rending Lamps, Blackwood and leak wood Screens, a quantity of Black BUNAR LAW speaking at the same wood Furniture, Engravings, Pictures, time in the House of Commons referred Silver Ware, etc., etc.
to the successes attending thé Tennis Poles and Netting, &c. &extensive operations in Mesopotamia Brass Finger Bow, Carpets (New as having been achieved despite large
enemy reinforcements, the despatch | H.K. SCHOOLS' FOOTBALL LEAGUE. of which
a great military advantage, "for it meant the weaken- ing of the forces opposed to the Russians when the time for movement 1553 comes" The time for movement in
that thentre seems to have arrived. League St. Joseph's College are the the Hon. Glaod Severn, CM.G. To coch It has been rather difficult to under-winner, the runners up in the Senior
sad second hand) Child's Cots, etc.
(Full Particulars from Catalogan,) ..
Zerin:-Cash.
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HUGHES & HOUGH, it Auctioneers Kongkong, March 7, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received in atructions to sell by Public Auction {rds Account OF THE CONCERNEŊ),
FRIDAY.
the 18th March, 1017, at
11 ara at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
+ Des Vanx Road, Corner
of Ice House Streck- Indian and Forvien Rugs of various colours and designs, sixes ranging from 34 by 6 to 124 by 12%,
Twill Slats (lange and anal sixe), Damask Table Cloths.
Tarkish Towels,
White and Cream The Curtains,
Bweater Coats.
Was
On Thursday, 8th March, the trophies and medals for the Senior and Junior the winners by the Colonint Secretary, School Leagues will be distributed to
The distribution will take place at 5.15 pm, on the Queen's College Ground. Causeway Bay, and will be proceeded by an exhibition match,, St. Joseph's y. the Rest, commencing at 4.00 p.m.
stand why we have been so lang being St. Stephen's College, and in the without hearing a word from the Junior Quera's College IInd. GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS, who by this time last year had taken Erzerum and forced the Turks back about a hundred miles on an enormously long front Half of the available Turkish
The teams will be as follows:- armies are reported, to have been opposing him, the remainder being Yu, Chan Tung Hoi; Tso Chak Wan,
St. Joseph's-W. Michael; Chan Fuk❘ split up between the Macedonian S. A. M. Sepher, Peter Go: Tin Yuk On, Rumanian, Mesopotamian, Persian J. Silva, RM. Omar, Vabois, F. and Syrian fronte, leaving very small Lacson.
His Lordship Did you leave? Plaintiff Yer, I had left the house.
you to go?
His Lontship Did anybody tell
told me to go.
Plaintif: Yes. my master's
His Lordship: When did she
you to lease?
wife
tell
Plaintiff On the 27th January! His Lordship: Did you go then or lid you remain for a day or two
after?
Plaintiff. On the evening, of the 27th January defendant's wife asked me to leave at once.
she said.
In opening the inquiry the Coroner and the deceased was a British subject who had resided in the Colony for a number of years and was widely known and respected..
Dr. OZORIO said he fully agreed with | all Mr Goldring, had said, and had Dr. J. T. Smalley, Medical Officer in mich pleasure in seconding his motion. charge of the Kowloon Mortuary, stated that the death was caused by said he took exception to everything The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS fracture of the skull, the back of the that hark been said by Mr. Goldring, base being smashed.
Mr. D. A. Nicoli, an engineer in the first place he disagreed with the state- with regard to the convenience. In the service of the Dock Company, then ment that it would be a very obstructive deposed that on February 26th he was erection. On the contrary, as far as his at the No. 1 factory at the Cement observation went when be visited Kow works, when the accident occurred loon, absolutely no traffic went to the this was at about 2.40 p.m. He was eastward of what he might call the line walking around the factory on his way of rickshaw waiting for hire. The tradic to inspect a beam undergoing repair on at present in existenor to and from the ball platform. He saw the deceased railway station passed to the westward run hurriedly op a flight of stairs of the stand occupied by rickshas. He on to this platform. The deceased thought the objections were uncalled for
Farde away
about four
His Lordship: Just tell ma what
when Mr. Nicoll saw him slip from the was only temporary. There was no The CHAJENAN assumed the structure Plaintiff: She told me to go at platform and fall on to a 12-inch plank reason why, if they had a tramway
numbers for guarding the coastlines, The Rest:-Wong On (Queen's); Kong once. I said, "I would wait until about five feet long. He then swayed service in Kowloon, that another such
. The DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
Print Bedspreads and Ladies Silk General MonRAY's Egyptian forces, Sha Heang (St. Stephen's) (Capt.) Ng
Shan Yan (Dioc), Pan Fun Nam (St. my master came home," but defen and fell sideways, to the right, from erection hight not be put up. and reinforcing the troops facing Stephen's); Ko Kin Fan (Queen's), Ng dant's wife said. "No, you cannot height of 9 ft, 9 in., on to the cement The above are new goods and will be Almost simultaneously with the Bong Tai (St. Paule); Woox Pot Hing you must go at once." I then floor of the factory. A Chinese foreman, added that no doubt in time the whole sold considerably below cost price due British successes in Mesopotamia (Queen's), Chiu Kwok Loung (St. got $5 and was told to go when I who had been working below, reached of the present arrangements would be Russian movement in Persia, includ- | Kwok Ping Kwung (St. Paul's), Kor BnBave me $5, and his wife gavome arrived and found the deceased lying purposes it was believed that nothing we have had news of an important Stephen's) Cecil Chan (Ying Wah), a 10% age. Defendant him Erst and a few seconds later witness reconstructed entirely, but for present
to closing up of business,
Torms:-Caal.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
"Auctioneers.
Hongkong March 7, 1917."
THE DIARY.
progress on the Tigris will prove to be the signal for the resumption of
ing the capture of Hamadan. It is Pui (Wantsui), Yeung Wing Chears 1657 not at all improbable that our (Yaumati.)
Lonk (Diocesso) Beserves: Chan Shiv
the efforts of the GRAND DUKE'S armies in the direction Constantinople.
CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
of
MEMO FOR. TO-MORROW.
B.K. H. Society's Annuni Flower and
Vegetable Show.
General Memoranda.
Fathay, March 01-
5.58 ..-Full Moon.
11.30 am-Auction of Household
Turaiture
Hoogh's
Mears.
Hughes
HKL Society's 'Annual Flower and
Tegetable Shaw. HATURDAY, March 10
10.30am-Auction of Dress Materials, Hats, Perfumery etc. at Messrs. Hugbes and Hough's..
11.30 am-Hongkong Rope Co's.
Meeting
MONDAY, March 12
6.15 p.m.-St. George's Day Meeting
in City Hall
SATURDAY, March 17
E
THE RAUB OUTPUT.
Messrs. Moxon and Taylor hare received a wire from Singapore giving the Raub Output for til past 4 wosks as under
Bukit Koman... 811 oz. fro. 7,047 tone
Maiacea... 305
IA
Total....
L118
11,08
BEST
MEDICINE MADE. better
Can not
ba the Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It relieves the langa, opens the secretions, 11.30am Green Island Cement Cos, de expectoration and assista nature in
St. Patrick's Day.
nay, March 97
Masting
RIDAY, "March 20
4
Hongkong Stock Exchange Best
restoring the system to a healthy condi tion. Besides, it contains no. opiates.
and is perfectly safe to take. For sule
by all Lhemists and Storekeep
Douglases
Steamboats
Det Indos......
China Sugars
Wharves ............ Doska......
Humphreys
3.30 Du $105 sellers
18 Bellers 120 nominal.
114 biger
815" sellers
125 sales
Ob de sales
Cementa
10.50 say Tran way-marine- 7.3.&sales Shanghai Cottons Tis. 116 les
INCREASED CULTIVATION.
A doctor
more suitable could be arranged.
was ut, the market when it was 55, altogether $10 I know nothing.
on his back unconscious about the breaking of the glass, I
was immediately "mmmoned and broken, and the mistress said the unconscious man removed to point of view of sanitation there could The CHAIRMAN atated that from the his home where he was placed be no two opinions about the building on his bed. Witness remained at now in progress. If they could have
broke it.
His Lordship: When?
Plaintiff On the evening I left. His Lordship asked the defendant if it was true that plaintiff broke the glass.
Defendant: This is the first I have heard of it. Tamen P
then left the deceased to inquire regardse it. hia bedside for about half an hour and anything better than that he failed to
ing the arrival of the doctor. When he
Mr. GOLDRING said he would oppos returned abour twenty minutes later he the work to the last. The residents of found him dead. The doctor arrived Kowloon had begged him to bring the His Lordship (to plaintiff): Did about half an hour after death
matter up and feeling was very strong you see who broke the glass?
Plaintiff No, I was at the market,previous Thursday the deceased had whether there was not a suggestion that Witness further stated that on the on the matter Me Goldring asked. His Lordship: Perhaps the cut
seconded and Mr. Goldring's notion was After fuller discussion Dr. Ozorio
put to the Board and carried
broke ithin complained to him of symptoms which a latrine should be erected at the end Plaintiff It may be so I asked pointed to, a smoker's heart. He was of the Fier. Mr. Tratmen said there had defendant's wife to deduct the cost smoking a rigur when he entered the been a suggestion of that nature of the glass from my wages, but ahe Works on the day of the accident
A refused, The Jury returned a verdict that After hearing, further evidence, death was caused by a fractured skull his Lordship said, If what plaintiff mays is true he should not have been
as a result of an accidental fall The British Beard of Agricultore discolesed summarily... The defen porta an increase of 20,984 scaldant is unable to say who broke the in England and Wales last your gloss and I must have the defen- pared with 1915. The wheat ares dant's wife here. I will therefore and the barley adjourn the case until Tuesday next ent while the at 12 noon doclined 38451 scres, equa!
12:
Just before, the Cours pose plain- tiff prodored several letters telh bis Tordship
were teatimotish
from!
lied for 250,000 ther
Trupose in
RUB IT IN
good many people think emmatiam cannot be cured, without taking issous medicine Chamberlain's Pain managed thoroughly into the scin trød far more
in existencer O
OFFENSIVE TRADE LIMITS,
With regard to certain correspondence
$17,360.- No. 21.
* 5,000-6, 43..
2,560,-No. 124.
2,000.--Nos. 204, 255, 247. 1.40) Nội 70,
1,325.--No. 270.
1,000.-Nr. 253, 283, 288, 298.
180,--No. 78.
925,-No. 30.
700.-No. 251. 600.-No. 208.
565.-No. 252.
200.-No». 220, 15, 280, 47, 1, 233,
280, 288, 201, 95, 18. -430-Nos. 241, 256, 810.. 350.-N. 204.
300,--Now, 237, 36, 184, 18, 809, 200.-No. 287.VN
250.-Nos. 38, 185, 245. 290.-No. 215,
200-Now, 243, 230, 257, 273, 200,
200, 312:
150.- 259, 813. 130.--Now, $24. 216. 120.-No. 185.
100,--No», 230, 200, 20, 57, 30, 248,
44, 258, 51, 230, 98, 284, 14,
101, 256, 175, 74, 272, 117, 118, 125, 74, 275, 281; 282: 2297, 48, 101, 23, 206, 15, 62. 94, 816, 2, 315, 017. £0-Nos. 85, 115,
16.-Non. 249, 250, 197, 102, 109,
104, 116-122, 144. 002-No. 77, 215, 258, 218, 221. **50,-No. 232, 12, 10, 224, 231, 229, 5373, 105, 112, 167, 128, 120, 136, 107, 141;-146, 277, 288, 280, 168, 100, 295, 299, 87, 182, 306, 232, 46, 88.. 40-Nos. 200, 200, 293. 86-No. 3.
80-Nos. 105, 240, 242, 12, 75;-99% 110, 119, 124, 131, 278, 200,
124, 232, 276, 300, 2004
Nos, 19, 24, 255, 38, 45, 90,
211, 71, 106, 107, 108, 100,
111 113, 120, 180, 138, 184, 139, 142, 145, 276, 165, 365, 3212, 96, 177, 302, 80, 149.
20-NOR 50, 263, 231, 150, 72, 76, 78, 270, 271, 125, 185, 143, 147: 160, 20, 100, 208, 86, 205.
15 Nos. 210, 197, 114, 182, 140,
154, 105, 89, 297
10-Nos, 233, 248, 81, 265, 91, 3, 314, 84, 56, 233, 13, 111, 139, 169, 70, 191, 151, 45, 180, 54, 301, 242, 6, 81, £5, 67,307,
Nos. 18, 230, 23, 11, 9, 6, 61, 217, 219, 126, 127, 148, 183, 284, 281; 60-152, 188, 166, 187, 108, 101, 102, 168, 184. 228, 180, 307, 308.
on this subject circulated among the members, Mr. Bowley minated that the Total matter was one which should be referred to a sub-comm supplied with maps of the
Gistri
bigh
40,100 (10,260 27
Total amounk: #ubuzribed:
$111,455