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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917.
"SHIPPING
P. & O. S. N. CO.
ROYAL MAIL SERVICE
UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT.
TU
NEWS FROM HOME,
(From Cher Chien Cursusqundoni, }
Losno Feb. 0,
NOYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB TRANS- FANIMATION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The palatial Royal Automobile
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Chib from now on-till the end of the
- TAKING Passenger and S1300 TO
STRAITS, COLOMBO, INDIA AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, &c.
Steamer
Colombo
"Laavy Hangkong Noon
Coonseting Mail Stoamar from
Colombe.
Dat "Marisillon 1917.
Dus London 1917.
50
When Passengers change Steamers at COLOMBO,
farar is to be reserved for the use of Loversens officers on leave. They will thus have the finest headquarters in Lotalon, with Turkish bath and every father equipment to delight them. The club has sene sixteen thousand Foivilian members, who have had to find arenùmodation elsewhere. But the now use for the elnh is really only an extension of what the committee
commedation in the connecting Stemmer from COLOMBO in defnitely reserved in have been doing voluntarily sines the
Hongkong as the time of Booking.
Cu the Australian Routa. Tiesacs Interchangeabla" wish Orient Line.
SAILINGS (DIRECT TO:
SHANGHAI, MOJI, KOBE AND
A &
YOKOHAMA.
Leave Hongkong About
Faasentera mzey travel by Risilway in Japan between Port of Call free of charge. Return Tickets are available by Messagócios Maritimes Company.
(Non- INTERMEDIATE STEAMERS
Tranship next); IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL STEAMERS,
WILL. LEÀVE DIRECT FOR
MARSEILLES AND LONDON, Calling at SINGAPORE, PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG, COLOMBO AND PORT SAID.
CARRYING LAT AND 2ND SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES.. PROPOSED SAILINGA :
STEAMKAS.
LEAPA ΕΞΟΝΟ Abous
Leave S'PORE. About
Due at M'AXILIB. if calling about
Due LONDON About
THE INTERMEDIATE SERVICE IS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS.
|
At the High Court, Calcatta, on this 20th ult an application in connection with suit which Mr Bundman has brought against Mrs Wilford Cottori
etter known to the publicas Miss Ada | Reeve) was made before Me | Justice Chitty. In this suit Mr Bandman'claima for alleged breach of contract.
Rs 30,000 as damages from Ifre Cotton
tele that nothing reliablo could hop -HR. BANDMAN-AND MISS ADE calculated from a reference to their
REEVE incornes, which might come from THEATRICAL SUIT AT CALCUTTA. foreign intestinents and might repre sent no large available, mums "for investment at this time. There again. I nut assured the resultù five been very gratifying. John Tilt clearly has a long stocking yet.
Moreover Jocal authorities have been given specid liberties to invest their roventis halunges to the utmost, and altogether thers is a real cumula tive effort throughout the nation, whither individual or communal, to make this Victory Loan a real proof of the national will to win,
BELGIAN, RELIEF,
T
Mr Norton. with Mr Buckland, in applied on behalf of Mr Maurice E structed by Messrs Orr Lignan and Co.
wilfred Cotton to show cause why she Eandman for a rule calling on Mrs. should not furnish security for her appearance in alit. Counsel said that company, while defendant was a well plaintif way. manager of a theatrical
known acterss and was known as Miss Ada Reeve. Mr Bandnmn hart instituted suit that very morning against her for An entiseipner of the critical breach of contract. The contract in
question wus untered
into in October, situation between the United States 1915, between her and Me Handran f for and Germany the relief work of the India and the Far East. The agreement a tour which was to extend throughout Neutral Commission, on which the practically commenced from October, food supply of 4 million people in run. After giving performances in Egypt 1916, and it had got still four months to Belgium and Northern France de Mrs. Cotton arrived in Bombay and
eventually came to Calcutta: MORE REGULATIONS,
pends, is placed in jeopanly. The had beer performing here for some time. Teslag we are under more and very first act of the Cennans after On the 28th January last, the met with inore regulations. The announces relations were broken wus to sink some days. Subsequently, M. Cotton pa accident and was unable to appear for ment has just gone out that such is without wanting tlie relief ship Lara wrote a letter to the plaintiff, stating the, demand for-petrol for militaryKrise from Buenos Ayres for Rotterent the agreement between the parties
that according to hedical pronounce purposes that private motor erdam, laden with maize. This das
should be considered as owners are not going to receive a tardly act cannot have been done in licensefor a supply unless they can ignorance, because the reiter ships. prove that they are engaged on work besides süde umurkings, carry a large
war began, for they have made over three thousand overseas officers honorary members up to now.
And he
SHIPPING
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO.
14000 Tons each te
U. S. Mail Line,“ OPERATING THE NEW FIRST CLASS STEAMERS ↑ **ECUADOR,” “VENEZUELA and "COLOMBIA HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO, vis SHANGHAL, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU. The Sunshine Belt.
The most Comfortable Route to America and Europa. Sailings from Hongkong, 38 "ECUADOR" - mapa 29th March, at Noon
33rd April Sist May,
S.A
COLOMBIA -VENEZUELA
18th
These Steamers have the most modern Equipment including ALL LOWER BERTHS and large comfortable Staterooms
(All ingle and two-bertha only). The Safety and Comfort of Passatgers is our first consideration. Tickets are interchangeable with the Toyo Kisen Kaishs and the
Canadian Pacific Ceein Services, Ld, vino a 12 m For further information, rates, literature, schedules eta, applyėto-
COMPANY'S OFFICE in. Alexandra Buildings. TKLIPHONE 141...
Chater Road,
0
The
BANKS
LONGKONG & SHANGHAI
as cancelled, plaintif replied that he did not consider it to
to be cancelled 'Since then
H° Appeared a performed. The plain- BANKING CORPORATION. were tiza allegations continued Mr Norton,
defendant had been long PAID-UP CAPITAL: ................. 15,000,000
of national importance and that the hall at such mast head, a peurant endears to host known to be | Reserve Fore
Sterling
21,400,000@3/$15,000,000
18,500,000
33,500,000 $15,000,000
TROFEIATOEN +q{Mason
to get outside of her cou continued use of their car is essential Hying the nine of the Commission. Subsequently Mrs Cotton wrote a letter
tract, for TERMOTA to that work. Commercial travel and a large flag to the same effect instant the latter could consider the con to Mr. Panduan that after the 24th lers curs are to be considered in Only on max of the crew has tract to buatan end, and that she refused detail as to whether they are opi-escapeil, As cerned with essential trades or not. ships of the Commission that are plaintiff was always willing to carry out
consequence, the altogether to perform any further. The RE LALITY of in the utter the schedule of trades harbour have been stopped and drawn up by the Director of National | Service is to be taken as a guide. or ten "that" are at ses.
messages have been sent to the eight The food Business me who contend that supply of the suffering Belgians is their car is necessary to their work therefore cut off for the present aud
the Huns,
M
COURT OF DIRECTONI.
S. H. Dodwell, Esq.-Chairman JA Plummer, Esq-Deputy Chairman.
EV. D. Parr, Eag CE Anton, W. L
Pattenden, Ex
will have to produce a certificate from another grime is registered against s that he had received GTM Edkina, Esq.!
the Ministry of Munitions that they are engaged on national work: orehleniated enormities to them in We may look. I think, for many they will receive no petre. No cars the next few months, for they are in are to be standing outside clubs and the position of an egotistical villain restaurants. Every ounce of petrol cornered and desperate, whose cries
this year. Joy riding is killed util
appeal to the most credulous. Even pacists to-day look, askance when the war is over.
called upon to argue for their beliefa Also we are now being invited to as applied to Germany. enrol as volunteer workers national service on the land, or
of the of the agement but he made
attitude by defender plaintiff had fallen into a very unplea
position financially and therefore he had flied a suit against the defendant, assessing his damages
int Rs. 30,000 for breach of con
of contract. In addition to that Hon. Mr.
reliable -from
Rources that ave Calcutta on Mrs Catton ou
would "sve
C. S. Babbay, Esq. Hon. Mr.F.Shellim She
Hon. Mr. PH. Holyoak. austmhs; and as she has no property Wednesday next for Australia
to take her entire company.
CHET MANAGEE : „ in British India counsel made this appli
Australia
Hongkong-N. J. STABE. Esq. cation for a rule.
to
This Lordship issued a rule nisi, calling should not furnish socurity for appear ance in suit
All Cabins as itted with Electric Fans free of charge and sach Berth Furnished is to be devoted to bringing a Vistory job." Kamerud" no longer have any on defendant to show cause why she
with an Electric heating lamp.
Round the World Tickets and Through Prinsipal Mail Lines
יד
Tickets to New York la connection with the
Return Ikats no fare ann a half crailable to Europe for Two Yours; or to Ermediate Ports for Six Months.
Owing to the War in Europe Steamers and Sailing dates are able to be canceled or altered with ar notice.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNÉES.
or advice.
.....
Consignces are reminded of the necessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding arrival of consignments expected of which they have received documents Consignees and the Company's Surveyors, Messrs Goddard and Douglas, at 10 am Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Mondays and Thursdays. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which date they cannot be recognised. No Claims will
be admitted after the goods have left the Godowas.
For Further Informacion, Page" Fares, Freights, Handbooks. Dates of Bailing atc., apply to
E. V. D. FARR,
Superintendent.
CHINA MAIL S.S. CO., LTD.
FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS,
S.S. CHINA
WILL SAIL FROM HONGKONG FOR
SAN FRANCISCO
VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN PORTS HONOLULU,
SUNDAY, APRIL 15th.
AN UNSURPASSED HIGH CLASS PASSENGER SERVICE AT INTERMEDIATE 'BATES.
O. E. RITTER.
Prince's Buildings.
Freight and Passenger Agent,
Ice House Stroot.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA, -DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal), EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with traushipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the 'INDIAN
AFRICAN LINE
F HONGLONG;
PROPOSED BAILING. Cornecting with
FROM COLO
EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATION FOR LIFE AND END GLASS PARENGIM,
ORIENTAL AFRICAN
LINE.
Bezalar Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS BEIRA, DELAGOA BAY, DUBBAN, EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETE and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS route and fording the Quickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRIUA,
For dates of departure. Bates of Freight apply to
THE BANK LINE LIMITED.
MANAGING AGRIM,
ELLERMAN” LINE. (Ellerman & Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd.)
JAPAN, CHINA AND STRAITS
ΤΟ
UNITED KINGDOM & CONTINENT.
-TOR. PARTICULARS OF HAILINGS SHIPPERS ARE REQUESTEDYTO APPROACH (THE UNDERSIGNED.
Steamers proceed via Suez Canal or Cape of Good Hope at Owares option Babject to change without notie
to Reiss & Co, Canton.
THE BANK LINE LTD,
General Agents
for
4
SILIMPOPON (SEBATTIK)
COAL
Fonkukata for the COWIK: HARBOUR
COAL trimmed indis. Banknes no“NEBAT-
THE NIFT IN THE LUTE.
other essentint work. The innerlite have been using Americas plana Undersigned having been apporte
Up to pow Gemun shipping men response, I'am told, is very sufisning ground for after the war cou- factory. Twenty thousand worden ditions and projects. The break with COAL CO., LTD., are prepared to quote were asked for last week," for muni-Germany has made that policy prices for best quality SILIMPOPON tion work, and they were immediately difficult, and there is much grashing FIX SANDAKAN (British North
of teeth am the hyphenster Borneo at land. Compulsion is not to be Americans over it Commercial men applied unless voluntarism fulls. have long been, Lara of a steady increase in anti-German feeling in the South American Republies, as woll
THE WAR LOỘN.
I understand that the subscriptions North America, and more than to the War Loan are simply colossal. one of the Governments concerned far exceeding anything ever done in German and Austrian ateamers lying have been urged to requisition the finance. To-day 100,000 inentings in their ports, seeing that the bulk are being held ir business places, at of the British tonnage, upon which which the employers are explaining they have hitherto depended, is no the needs of the time, the advantages longer available. Several times of the loan and the way to take part Berlin, but the Allies are apparently negotiations have been opened with in it. In most cases they are making determined that no money shall be the investment easy by themselves paid to enemy Governments or firms. buying the stock and holding it for In this connection, the case of an the employees on the gradual pay, Austrian boat, which was sold not ment system, a certain amount of very long ago to defny dues incurred. saving being taken from each week's Buenos Ayres, is not without significance. It was acquired by a This co-operation between Monte Video firm for £80,000, but is masters and ren has been taken opstill lying in the River Plate, unable Very heartily. I would not be sur; | to obtain's permit for traffe outside“ prised to hear that the Loun had run teritorial waters: In Chill, thero to well over £2,000,000,000, includ- has been a good deal of restlessness over German submarine warfare. "Bo ing the conversions from previou far as Brazil is concerned, it is known wur stock. The "people feel that that for months her cruisers have victory is on the way and it only been watching the coust to prevent needs a bit more pushing to secure the escape of German liners, which it, so every penny is being sumped are the sole security, not only for the together and the silver bullets, ure worth of coffee illegally seized at port dues and. five million sterling being cast for the downfall of the Hamburg, but also for a lightship which has not yet been delivered, but for which £40,000 was paki on account three years ago.
pay.
Huns.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has taken some unusial courses. He sent out at the beginning of this week
THE ** INDEPENDENT WORKERS!!! In the poison plot against Mr. Lloyd George there is evidence
the influence of the Indepen
BELIM POPON CO&E compares fear- bly, with the hectar- grades of Japan-an Coal and gives good results on a very moderate consumption.
SANDAKAN exclusively for BILIMPO Steamers calling at SRBATTIK o FON: COAL (elcher cargo or Bankers) charge are exempt from payment of all Port
At Seraitik Steamers are betthed along side the Company's wharf where there is a water Spring Tides.
MANAGER: Shanghal-A G. STEPHEN, Exj. LONDON BANKEES LONDON COUNTY AND WESTMINSTER, BANT, LIMITED."
HONGKONG-INTEREST ALLOWED. On Current Account at the rate of Two per cent, per annum on the daily balance
ON FLIED DEPOSITS :—
*
For 1 mths St per cent per annum.
8
N. J. STABB,
Chief Manager.
Hongkong Feb. 4, 1917.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK
business of the soove Flank it conducted. by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING COB
BANKS
EDERLANDSCHE HA
MAATSCHAPE
(N STHERLANDS TRADING SOCIETY)
ESTABLIBERD 1894,
AUTHORISED
CAPITAL £80,000,000
PAID-UP
CAPITAL ROERVE FUND
(£5,000,000 £1.60,000,000-*(£ 5,000,000-
1. 0,937,140= (2 768,762) HEAD OFFICE-ASTERDAMa· Branches at
The Hague BotterdamS HEAD AGENCY - BALATIA
...Branches at BANDSEIDYAMIN, RANGOOS,
BATSONG, GEERTSON
DIAPER
DJOKJAKARTA.
KOTA RADJA MAKAMAN
MADAN,
PADANG PERALONGAN, PALEMBANG, PINANG, PONTIANAK
SAMARANO,
SHANORAL
SINGAPORE
BOURABALA GOPRAKARZA (Bolo) TANDING-BALL TEEING TINGGI (Deli
BETONG,
TILATIAN WALTEVAMAI.
Correspondents at Bombay, Colombo,
Madras, Pondicherry, Calcutta, Bangkak Saigon, Haiphong. Hanoi, Amoy Toke hina, Robe Melbourne, Sydney, New York, San Francisco, doc. &c
LONDON
BANKERS The Union
London and Smiths Bank Limited.
of The Bank boys and wells and receives
for collection Bills of Exchange sue letters of credit on its Branches and correspondente in the East, on the Continentin Great Britain Americs and Australia, and transsets banking business of every description
J. F. VAN BRES, Hongkong, Feb. 15, 1917.
'Agents.
minimum, depth of 37 to 23 feet at low PORATION. Pales may be obtained on THE YOKOHAMA SPECIS
Charts of Sibuko Bay (Sabattik Har concerning the Port can be, ha on boary Priced all other information application to the Agents
BRADLEY & CO. LTD. "Agenta Cowis Barbour Coal Company, Limited.
1027
JAPANESE MAKERS,
Every kind of Footwesi
MADE
TO
application
INTEREST on deposita is allowed co PER CENT. per annum. Deportors the minimum monthly balances at 34
BANK, LTD. ESTABLOIRED 1880..
4
may transfer at their option basincën at $100 or more to the HONGKONG AND HORISED CAPITAL.Yen 18,000, na da SHANGHAI BANK, to be placed on
PAID UP CAPITALMA
30,000,000 00 FIXED DEPOSIT at 4-PER CENT BESKEVE FUND
*** 21.300.000.0@ per annum,
the Hongkong and Shangha
HEAD OFFICE-YOKOHAMA. Banking, Corporation.
N..J. STAKE,
Chist Manager.
BRINGS AND AGRICIES AN
817
BOMLET
CALCUTTA CHANGCHEN
NEWCHWANG New Tax
OFDA (DALNY) PERIN
Faxoza(MUKDEN) REGION(PORTÄÄTÄUK) How
Hongkong May 14, 191
THE CHARTERED BANK
INDIA' AUSTRALIA & CHINA
ORDER
INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1803
HRAD OTSIER, LONDON,
PAID-UP CAPITAL· Külaeve Vugn G
personal letter to every payer of the super-tax, asking how much the recipient of the jetter intended to
dent Workers of the World being OHERRY & 00. invest in the Loan. This, I under- it work in this country. This stand, was merely to obtain an organisation is of course of German- estimate of what might be expected American origin, and its methods are from the very rich men, for it was a menace to labour and capital reliTelephone No. 481
COUGHING INTO CONSUMPTION "Only a Congh" but you stop it while it is ONLY a' cough.. ...
WATERBURY'S METABOLIZED. COD LIVER OIL COMPOUND
The finest preparation mado for coombaling severa congha, CURES Acy tough inat la only a cough.. Very palalable. OF ALL CHEMISTS
$125 und 32.25)
tions in the United States, besides exercising & balefil influence in Australia, the Argentine and else where. The lenders are, to a large extent German, and though their principles are supposed to be against war us enslaving bour in the interest of the capitalist, it is remark able that so for the influence of the movement in the war has against the Allies and not against the Huns. Perhaps the organisers find the brutal methods of the Huns siter their own heart, for lang is the record. of crime that stands to the Indepeu dent Workers, or LW.Win the American so-called democracy:
FRENCH LESSONS
PEDDER STREET, Opposity Hongkong Hotel.
Hrugkomy: March 20, 1914.
LI
| Rešervy-LianÍLITY OF PRO“
PRIETORS
HONOLULU
HARBIN KOES, LLAO-YANG LONDON £1,200,000 | Los: ÅNGELIM,
21,000 Lo
1,500,000
FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General Banking business transacted."
CURRENT ACCOUNTS opened and PIXED DEPOSITS received for 1 year or shorter periods st rates which will be quoted, no application,
LC. DOWNING.
Hongkong June 18.15
CaMERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED,
£1,800,000
LEBSONS IN CHIESE 3B U'NON FAN, afisinsos gandinda turned la offeinis ad Marchants in Lele Dateny for ten years
Iteratom, has been a Catcher to Europak He has & pod wethod of crating Exeopesast Authorised. Capital jtues in the Cilampsiazamization, sad la pamezzel of drat race cardiente as a Chinga) Geacher tra
who Beland Teaming the Cidner language led the word Chist Mule Ones ar Airest Le No. 58, Wallington Street, second Boux",
1281.
SAVARESSES SANTAL CAPSULES
650,000
BANKERS
Every description of Ear change busines tenianacted.
INTEREST allowed on Current
Accounts 53 per cunt, per annan Daily Balanod and on Fixed, Deponi ʼat raten widel sing bo naourtiained on
Actied, Manage.
BAT
BRANGR
TORTO
TAIKANTU
THOKOTAU Interest allowed on Current Account Deposits received for fixed perioder rates to be obtained on application.
RISHI ONO Manager.
Hongkong, March 15 1017.
NOTICE
HIGH CLASS PRINTING
BOOK BINDING DONE AT
THE CHINA MAIL OFFICE.
BOOKS & PAMPHLETS A SPECIALTY