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QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
THE CHINA MAIL..
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
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INDISPOSITION OF THE ACTING PRESIDENT.
PRKING, August 7. Acting President, Feng Kuo Chang, suffering from dysentery. Chinese and foreign doctors are attending him
not be taught, except where the English Staff can spare time to take the subject. On the Commercial Side [of "Queen's College the Committee recommend that. Book-keeping should be no longer taught, and that some reduction should be made in the hours devoted to the study of [Chinese; the time thus saved to be devoted to the teaching of English,is They also recommend that Com- [mercial Geography should be dropped, and that the general course in Geography for the University Senior Examination should substituted. No change in the curriculum is proposed for the Full"
PAKING, August 7. Side of the Upper School. These The Premier yesterday personally are not sweeping changes," the call upon President Li-Yuan Committee say, "and spart from to inquiro as to his health.
be
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., them we recommend as modification
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,»
TELEPHONE NO., G16.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
BRITISH TRADERS INSURANCE
COMPANY LIMITED.
MESSAS BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE have This Day been appointed GENERAL AGEN IN of the above Company for Fire Insurance for Hong- kong and Chin
By Order of the Board of Directars.
C. H. PRAY,
་
per pro. General Manager. Hongkong, August 8, 1917.
PUBLIO AUCTION.
2017
Tstructions to sell by Public Auction, THE Undersigned have received in (PO LOCOUNT OF HER CONCERNED), «
FRIDAY,
the 10th August, 1917, at 10:45 am,
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, 7
De Vieux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND BURMA CHEROOTS:
Termsas usual.
BONGKONO, WEDNESDAY, August 81917.
THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH
THE Committee which the Govern- ment appointed some time ago to: enquire into the teaching of the English. language to Chinese boys in the Government Schools of the Colony and to examine the question reduction in the number of other subjects, micre time whether, by a can be devoted to such teaching, has reported on many things outside the scape of the reference, and but
scem
PRESIDENT LI YUAN HUNG.
THE PROPOSED SENATE.
SUMMARY COURT
CLAIM AGAINST AN INSURÄNCE COMPART.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1917.
THE MAGISTRACY
CARCENY FROM A WOMAN.
Whilst
the witness. The drab defendant them attempted to push the witness from the premises. She was puriated by her two Amahs, the second and third defendanta. Chinese woman was The witness was knocked against tho. In the Summary Court this morning, walking in Lyndhurst Terrace yester. door and her knees bruised. The before Mr. Justice Gompertz, the day, a coolie watched her handbag defendants ales înjured, her finger and Ying Fong firm claimed from the from her band and ran away: The tore the sleeve of her blouse." As the Shanghai-Fire and Marine Insurance woman immediately wise alarsault of the auto-it- had~been Co., Ltd., the sum of $500, being loss and, district watshnan started in ascessary for the witness to see a sustained by the plaintiff under a policy pursuit of the thief. "An exciting! doctor.
The witness then produced's letter from Dr. Harston which certiffed that
Snually caught by a lutong, the stolen handbag being found in his jacketbe bad treated her for the above
mentioned injuries on the 1st inst. pocket.
of fire insursace upon a house belonging chase ensued and, the fugitive was to the plaintiff insured with the dafend- ant firm under date of March 8, 1916,
Mr. C. G. "Alabaster, instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almada, appeared for the plaintiff, sud MrEldon Potter, instructed by Messra. Johnson, Stokes and Master appeared for the Defendant.
When the coolie" "wis,brought before Myer Ball this morn ing he pleaded not guilty. After Mr. Alabaster after reading the evidence was heard, however, his Hugued on March 19th, 1917, stated that
endarsament on the writ which was Wowship sentenced the defendent të hine mettle han labour and twelve strokes of the birch.
PERING, August 7. Fifteen provinces have now report ed in favour of the. Provisionalf
2.4 Senate..
THE BANK OF CHINA.
of the curriculum "The Committee find the methods of teaching employed to be good in themselves "although often applied by the Chinese masters in too mechanical a anner"; while the methods of the English Stuff
"perfectly adequate and modern," and the Committee fad nu cause of complaint in this respect. In short, the Com- mittee's finding on the complaint voiced by the Hon Mr. Lat CHE
PERING, August 7. PAK are practically equivalent
Over 100 persons will be dismissed a verdict
there by the new Governor of the Bank of very substantial foundation China, including many Cantonese, in tact. That, we take it is, what the following paragraph in the Report is intended to convey: "The schools we have been considering provide an eight years course for Chinese boys, by the results of which they can fairly be judged. It is not fair to judge them-as is sometimes done by the
to
that
AN ALLIED LOAN TO CHINA.
TIENTSIN, August 7. The Acting Premier has conferred
+
the house insured was destroyed by fire on April 20th, 1916, and the insurance money had not been paid and that the policy provided, ander "clause 3 (c) that the said policy should not, under any circum stances, cover loss or damages by fire occasioned by or under consequences of rebellion, insurrection, riot, civil commotion, hostilities or any military
or
H.
AN ALLEGED THEFT OF LEMONS
A chair coolie was brought before. Mr. A. Dyer Ball this morning on
garden of No. 80., Robinson. Road. a charge of stealing lemons from the In answer to the charge the defen- dant explained that the lemons had blown to the ground and he had
merely picked them up.
As the complainant did not appear
Evidence was then given by Sergeant Rannigan and the case was adjourned until Friday next.
HONGKONG STEEL, FOUNDRY Co., LIMITED.
The report for presentation to the shareholders at the Seventh Ordinary General Meeting states
The General Managers have now, the pleasure to submit their annual report sad statement of the Company's secourt & made up to 31st May, 1917.
The net profit for the year ended 31st Auditor's Fees and writing off deprecia May, 1917, after allowing for interest
tion on Company's Plant, Machinery, Launches and, Stock, is $19,817.93. This amount, together with the sum of $19,549.62 undistributed profit brought forward from last year, makes an oval- THEFT FROM A SAMPAN.
able balance of $39,366.55 which it is resolved to appropriate as followi Before Mr. Wood this morning a Chinese coolie pleaded guilty to steal-To pay a dividend of $1.00
To place to Reserve Fund...$ 10,000.00
any usurped power wälsoever. Continuing, Mr. Alabaster said that on April 18th, 1916, un attack was made on the troops in Kongmoon. believed Lung Chai Kwong's forces to prosecute the case the defendant were in Korgmoon and an army, styled was discharged with á caution, “ the Republican army, was attacked-it might have been the other way about, he was not sure The attackers, in the first place, gained the upper hand, but the defenders being reinforced, they drove
labour:
scantily dealt with the main question. attainments of candidates for, employ with, the Allied Diplomats regarding remained, as much as possible, indoors runner who was charged with at-
The appointment of this Committesment who cannot produce evidence
comments
A
of having completed the course. was a sequel to some
formal certificate is given to every boy made in the Legislative Council. Speaking on behalf of the Unofficial who has completed it." Judging from Members, the Hon. Mr. LAU CHOr own experience of applicants for employment this paragraph gives 2018 PAR said:
HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctionser Hongkong, August 8, 1917.
PUBLIQ ACOTION,
■ very necessary word of caution: It is as unfair to judge a school
Turning to the question of the teach- ing of Chinese boys in English, we also agree that the methods in vogue may by the attainments of a boy who
of time
Given
the
per share
7,808,00
of next year's account... 21,558.55 Auditor. The accounts under review" have been audited by Mr. C. Bernard Brown, A.C.A., who is eligible for
appointment.
GORDON & Co,
General Managers.
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.) them out again. The whole of the ing jacket, from a sumpan and was
disturbances subsided in the forenoon of sentenced to fourteen days hurd To carry forward to credit April 20th, and no fire took place during any of those disturbances, certainly noti the fire with which the case was con cerned. As one might expect, during this period the shops and the streets were closed and barred, and the people On the evening of the 20th April there being no light, the electric light plant not working, an assistant in a barber's shop lit a lamp and that lamp fell down: blazing, and set fire to the surrounding furniture. The barber was at the back of the shop and the shop was closed, but the foki wbo lit the lamp called oat
an
Allied-loan to China.
the fullest military preparations.
The Chinese Government is making
J
THE NORTH POINT BATHING
BEACH.
With reference to the criticism
to the barber who, attracted by his call,
THE Cadersigned have received in well Se tooked into and improving, has taken but half the course of of the arrangements made by the ran into the shop.where the lamp was!
structions to sell by Public Auction,
(POS ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
TUESDAY,
and the same standard of edu owadays instruction as it is to judge the authorities for public bathing at
the sune
length of for
Chinese boys learning. English
do
gunge as well as the students of a decade
that too many subjects are
NO IMPORT PERMIT.
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared in Mr. Dyer Ball's Court this morning to defend a Chinese boarding house
tempting to unport 416 toels of silver syede without an import permit from the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
Hongkong 6th Aug, 19173 BALANCE SHEET 31st May, 1917.
LIABILITIES
Share Capitil
Authorised 100,000 shares
On Mr. Lo's application the ense was adjourned, bail being fixed-stach $1,000,000 $100.
A CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.
Issued 7.808 shares @ $10.
exch
Mortgage Account. Sundry
Creditors including Managers
momront
In Mr. Wood's Court this mor
and found the blazing lamp on the four- not as a rule speak and write the flan- workmanship of a firm by the North Point, which appeared in our He tried to put it out, but was not sucing a decrepit, old Chinese woman, the 14th August, 1917, commencing Two ago. The reason-14, we should standard reached by a youth who columns a short time ago, in whichcessful. He then opened the shop and who was extradited from Macao, was at 1.30 pm, at their Sales Rooms, No. 8. into the heads of the crammed has not completed his apprentice- the slipabod appearance of the facili-alarm. That fire spread and burned boy from Hongkong..
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
101 House STILES
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD AND BLACKWOOD FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, PICTURES, &c. *, *As follows:--
present day
students before they bave had a proper ship. grounding in the fundamental elements
quest interest atttention of the
We
of the language. At any rate English not being their mother tongue, the Chinese student annot be expected to learn it
with
ith the same fucility as
the English students taught under the same system. We commend this important
to the careful
say import- Two Upholstered Suites, Armchairs unt, Sir, because, on the present day and Bofas, Card Tables, Bedroom Furni- students the Courts here more or less ture, comprising Double and Single depend for the supply, tu future of Brass-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed competent interpreters and translators.
graduates. Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, Tes' and Occasional Tables,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
ran into the street and raised the ties provided was commented upon, number of houses including that of
charged with the abduction of a small
ALLEGED ASSAULT OF A EUROPEAN WOMAN,
His Worship formally adjourned it is pleasing to be able to state that, the plaintiff Mr. Alabaster said, that the case until, next Thursday. on paying a further visit recently, he was prepared to bring witnesses, and our representative noticed that many if this story was believed, it appeared to improvements have been made. A big that the question as to whether fresh, water shower, bath has been the clause in the Policy applied, would erected and notice bourds, place in not arise. An enquiry was held by the
Chambers of Commerce and it was re- Road, this morning appeared before Mr. prominent positions,Swamp bathera, of barnacle-covered rocks and such like ported that at least one Insurance Com-A. Dyer Ball, as complainant against 13 Pokfulam Road, whom she charged
J
Mrs. F. I. 'Everett, of No. 8 Bonham
steads, Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, and the University for qualified under giving a concert to-night at the Head. An alert attendant was on duty are any paid a claim, but this.company has three Chinese women residing at No. ]
etc.,
Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, EDUCATION,, alluding in his Anugal successful it will probably be the fore- from the small sharp stones pre- that what other Insurance Companies alt. and also with behaving in a dir!
Cooking Stoves, Cutlery, Toilet Sets, de Bath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Fisted Fare, etc.
wood Furniture including Large Overmantel, Engravings, Pictures, atc., etc. Terinis Foles and Netting.
4
runner of a series.
t ́and Loss Account. Balanco as per
last arendat 8:0,548.62 Profit for the
year
78,080 00 5,000.00.
10,755": 72
tod
19,817.03
9,368 58
€143.902 £7
ASSETS.
Machinery, Melting Furnaces, Foundry Plant and Tools
including Arreal ing and Prahest. ing Chambers and also all rights - to secret-processes as
per last account...$83,948.12
Leas sold, kca
h
refused to pay,
Mr. Potter bera interposed and stated with having assaulted her on the 31st Less Depreciation... 6.027.95 $77,419.15 did, or reports of Insurance Companies, orderly manner by using abusive and Additions during the was not evidence.
insulting language on the some data. At this point a lengthy argument took His Worship informed the complain- Value of 2 Launches place on technical points of procedure, sat that the first defendant had taken cross-summons against her in
311.55
$83,646.87-
4,836.96
82,956.GE
year.
as per last account.$ 4,500.00
Less Depreciation.... 450.00
4,050,00
81.00
799,00
795.89
The Hongkong Police Reserves are
We notice that the DIRECTOR OF quarters Club at 9 p.m. If it proves the beach was excellently cleaned
Report to this complaint, briefly
viously noticed. On the whole, the mentions in one paragraph the
place adequately meets requirements, subjects taught in Queen's College, One pair of binoculars from with the exception perhaps, that a Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and in the next paragraph says list of glasses received for forwarding to be appreciated. There is not much at the conclusion of which Mr. Potter out a
"Anonymous" is now to be added to the few additional dressing boxes would and Teakwood Screens, Sundry Black-The call of the war has adversely the Manager of the Lady Roberta' Field room, but it would be possible to pointed out to his Lordship that the which she also preferred a charge/Office Furniture and Fixtures meloding affected the staff of English teachers Glasa Fund. Glasses to be included in put up another structure similar to Company he represented would never of assault and both the complainant and
valpable drawings sad has drained the Establishment the parcel now awaiting despatch should that which now exists, to the east have disputed the claim but that there the defendants pleaded not guilty to
as per last secount..8–810,00 of English-speaking masters." It reach the Hon. Secretary not later than of the diving pier,
Less Depreciation... were about 14 other companies their respective charges. curious that little or nothing is said 10th August.
concerned in claims of a like natura and Mr. Everett entered the box and Stock in trade.. $27,649.70
Less Depreciation arising from the same cause, involving deposed that until the 30th ultimo
20,552.8
8,000.00 a total sum of about $28,000. It was she resided at No. 53 Pokfulam Road Work in Progress.. obvious, that in the present disturbed ground floor. The defendants occupied Cash at Bank Bank 271.541.
Accounts Receivable 15,874.35- state of Chins no Insurance Company the first floor of the premises. When & in hand P/Cash 107.56 7,439:10 would dream of covering risks of fireunder the complainant moved to Bonham such circumstances. It was a matter Road on the 30th ultimo she sent a
and other companies and that was the remove several patent locks. The locks of great importance to the defendant carpenter to her former dwelling to
reason why this case was being fought, were the property of the previous tenant His Lordship remarked that although and had been left on the premises with Mr. Coleman, of the Green Island will be one of the rected bos sons, the Insurance Companies concerted the understanding that the witness war service), and the classes are too Lighthouse, has received from the ad during August'a severe hest may be refused at first to pay claims caused by return them when she moved: The big. We had gathered the impres- Secretary to the War Office an in- sion from the speechifying at the timation that his son, Captain F. Aspots now observed in the aur may be subsequently all paid the claims made
Also
few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, Towels, Single and Double Bed Sheets Bed Quilta, etc,
ja the Report of the Committee of One BAROGRAPH in perfect Work-Inquiry about the influence of the ing Order.
PIANO by The Robinson Piano Co.
Collard & Collard... Rosenkranz
Shiedmagar & Soebne,
Stuttgart. (Fall Particulars from Catalogue.) T:-Cash.
BUCHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers Hongkong, August 8, 1917...
(Continued on Page 8.)
THE CALENDAR.
General Memoranda
FRIDAY, August 10:—
2019
10.45 8.00.-Auction of Tobacconist's Sundries, etc. at Mars. Hughes and Hough's Hatuznat, August 11:-
A return is issued weekly by the war on the eficiency of the schools. Medical Officer of Health showing the We note merely aparenthetical number of eases of communicable discase reference to this "drain" in Part IV in the Colony. The return for last. of the Report, when the, Committee wook has "pil" written ucrose it." In acy: The Staff is defective in two other words there was not a single case respects. The proportion of masters of communicable disease reported in to pupils is too low (even when not, the Colony last week as at present, redused by absentees COL
echool, priza-givings that this is an old Coleman, Royal Flying Corps, was complaint which has been remedied admitted to the New Zealand Station to a large extent in recent years, ary Hospital on August 6th suffering especially at Queen's College. If from a gunshot wound in the fore- there has been any reversion in this head, and injury to his left arm. respect to the old state of things, The injuries are happily slight, it is to be regretted that the Com-Captain Coleman left Hongkong with 10:30. Auction of Household mittee did not emphasise the point the first contingent of Volunteers.
Lanen, Brass-ware, etc., at Mears. by a table of comparative statistics. The Water Return dated 1st The Committee express themselves August, 1917, shows that on that Hangkong and Shanghai Bank satisfied with the curriculum in the date there was a considerably larger District Schoolee Ellis Radoorie, supply of water in the City and Hill Sairingpun, Yaumati and Wantear district than on the same day last not recommend any year, the figures being 1,279.09 mil- and do change in the present arrangement, licns of gallons as against 768.78 nor do the Committee consider millions. On the other hand the
Hughes and Hougi's. Koszat, August 13
Vividend, due. 3pm-Auction of Ne. 7 Queen's Bond
Central at Mocars, Hugh Hough's
15
A RECORD SUMMER PREDICTED FOR JAPAN.
reports that the summer heat of this The Imperial Observatory at Tokyo year may equal the record of 1888 when the temperature of 98.8 degree was re- corded in July. It is said that the present indications are that
hot
experienced
One report mys, that the numerous
eleven years the spots appear in the sun, causing the present heat-wave. Every and this year many small spots are seen in the sun at present
ANOTHER BCRAP OF PAPER.
The Germans base their historical
the earthquake at San Francisco, they
their positions considerably. upon them and thereby strengthened
$143,202.57
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT.
For the year ending 31st May, 1017
To Interest Account
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carpenter removed all the locks except. the lock on the front door. The defeu To flants had objected to his removing this lock and informed him that if he removed
Mr. Potter said that he did not think the lock and anything was stolen from the circumstances of an earthquake their dwelling they would hold him could be compared with rebellion in responsible. The carpenter explained China
Auditor's Foo Depreciation on Machy,
Plant, Stock, &c.
Writing off old Machinery Profit on the year ...
450,00 200:90
7,554.81.
*05.25
10,817.0
28,117.70
the situation to the witness, but no By Balance Working Account 18,117 79
The Manager of the Kongmoon there were bolts on the front door of Electric Company then went into the the ground floor Bat, the witness in- witness box and gave evidence of the structed the carpenter o disturbances in Kongmoon. After hearing further evidence the case was
claims on Alssen on the Treaty of Verdun, signed in the year 843, only ten and a half centuries ago, when the adjourned until to-morrow. sons of Charlemagne divided up their father's empire, and the kingdom of Latharingia, now extinct, was founded
os a buffer State between the Franks and the Germans. The French now remind them that, if ancient deeds and SUPPLIED BY ALL CHEMISTY compacts should be produced to settlem
to the
29,117279
GORDON & Ca..
Gencest Managers.
premises the following day and remove
I report that I have sudited the above the lock regardless of the defendants
Balance Sheet with the books and protests. At an appointed hour the vouchers of the Company and witness mat the carpenter at her former found it to be in accordance therewith.
I have received all the information residence. The carpenter was already and explanations I have required. No engaged in removing the lock and a depreciation has been written off Steel
cess Patent Rights which appear crowd, of Chinese gathered about him, the books at their original cost namely
Process were shouting at him in abusive 121,069.66. Subject to the forevcing observation in my opinioneach Balance language. Upou the defendant's 11.30am-K. Steel Foundry Co that too many subjects other than consumption during July was lean the fate of modern communities, they DHYSICIANS prescribe Chamberlain's arrival on the scene, the crowd trup and correct view of the state of
Sheet is
is Properly drawn so as to exhibis have a much more valid claim in the Colic Cholera and Diarrhoes English are, being hunght, or that this year than last, the figures being treaty signed on May 22, 174, between Eamedy bees and it relieves cramps in directed their abusive shouting at her the Company's affairs according to the
183,75 millions of gallons and 189.35 Louis XV. and Frederick 11-called than any preparation they hand.com/tores wh the first defendant regard books of the Company
best of my informatice and the explans- the stomach and
pains quicker. An altercation then arose between the tiens given me and is shown by intestinal millions respectively. It is curious the Great by the Germans and Carlylet
round. It can be bought from any ageretan for by this treaty the King of Prussia, chemist & bottle will keep for years, ing the removal of the lock The firstO BIENE BROWN, &C. in exchange for the assistance of the none home is complete without it defendant and also the second and third French King agnst Austins, guaranteed For me by all Chat and Stotr
EK Tramway Co'a. Dividend das
Meeting UDAY, August 16- 12.15 pm British Traders' Instrance too much time a devoted to such
to Extraordinary Meeting.
subjects. But in the very next
•MONDAY, August 17-YE
Noon Auction nt Kowlson Inland paragraph they recommend that the
learning of poetry by heart should!
to note that the storage at Kowloon
on August 1st was exactly the same
5-Lot Ho., 200 at Mr. Geo/F.Lommerta
as on that date last year,
•his ally?"! perpetual possession of Alaude,”
defendants, used plans ya languag Trong cuộc khi nước