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fight for. Where may we n in any speech by n German atatesman an expression of views which is reconcilable with these declarations? We know of no such speech "We are invincible and will be victorious" is the keynote of the KAINEN message to his Army and Navy on the occasion of the third anniversary of the war. We
CHINA AT WAR.”
A few hours after the tühihet 'haf declared war the German Bank in Shanghai wis closed up by onder of the Senior Consul jug the Mixed cart. The Bank of China will take over its affairs.
Three Austrian ships-thon Silesia. Bohemia, and thing at Shanghai | were also taken over by Chiness. Naval officers. Yesterday afternoon the crews of these vessels wen brought into the Settlements.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1977.
THE PRAYA EAST FORESHORE THE HONGKONG DEFENCE
NUISANCE.
At this afternoon's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr: Pollock, K.C., nøked';~~ with reference to the Answer given to my first question at the last meeting of the Council
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eloweta ngw discharge over the Praya East foreshore, and (i) Cannot some steps ba inken to remedy the nuisance arising from
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SECOND READING OF BILL POSTPONED FOR A WEEK.
At the necting of the Legislative Cound this afternoon the Hon. Attorney-General moved the second reading of the Compulsory Service Hill. He said that the object of the temporary Bill was to make all British Subjects mordinarily resident in the Colony, between the ages 18 and 53, liable for Military Service in the Colony, The Hon member reviewed the provisions of the Bill and also the salient features of the Regulations, which are given below.."
mich discharge,
edures, pending the mencement of the work on the proposed reclamation? -6) When is such proposed réclama -
tion likely to be commenced?... The Hon. COLONIAL SHORNTARY
Previous to the declaration of war
and seeded its completing arrange- những núi Khúc went to Tinin
ments for the big kun.
Pan Allied Powers agree to a post. || replied;--
for a period of five Seam. .....
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The China Mail.
has successfully carried out his pirpose," is one of the declarations
It is reported that the Government made by the new German Chancellor he decided to convene the Pori- in his first speech in that capacity and Sehate on September fet, an
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CHINA'S BEIZURE OF ENEMY SHIPPING.
(1) About 289 water-closets now dischalge over the Prayu East fore-
hore.
time.
The Hon. Mr. Podocs asked for an adjournment for one week, as the f
(1) The sewer outfulls could be regulations had only come before the extended to below low-water. The Hon. Members that day and they month ago.
The pretence now is niest provines have already tele-cost of making such extensions is had had no time to discuss them, that Germany is waging ‘a war of griplet favouring the proposal roughly estimated at $20,000, assum- Also the public had had no opportu dafence, and according to the Only a few provinces in the South that, iron pipes can be obtained nity of criticising the regulations. at a reasonable price at the present He also asked that the Regulations Chancellor, if we make peace we disapprove Chinese Mail Service. must first secure our Empire and
should be made by the Legislative its fruntiers for all time."
In view of the existing fool condi. Council and not by the Executive But Germany has not yet stated explicitly
tion of the foreshore, it is extremely | Commeil so that full discussion could doubtful whether any appreciable be possibler, Also he asked that the what she now means by that, phrase. We know by the grim facts of the
hupmovement would be effected by new arrangements would take into war.what she intended it to mean
currying out the extensions referred consideration the fact that.some met were not as strong as others and that when she began the war, and it
arrangements would be made so that the weaker men shookt not be put
puthing und blowing in the rear of the ranks during a march.
Susson Aug. 15. The Chinese mával authorities have has been made plain to the world taken over three Austrian merchant, HONGKONG, THURSDAY, August 18, 1917. that what Germany means by makingen in the harbour. There were no
THE POPE AND PEACE
The only answer, it seems to us, which the Allies can return to the Pork's renewed effort to discover basis for the termination of the war, in a recapitulation of the condition formulated in the reply made by the Allies jointly to the Note addressed-to-them-by President
to
(iii) It is impossible to state at present when the Priya East Be
The establishment of the Corps shall be fixed from time to time da cifpumstances may require.
The appointment and promotion: of all members of the staff unit off- ests are vested in the, Governor. "Recomendations for the appoint- ment and promotion of all officer of units will be abmitted by the Officer Commanding the Unit through the Adminstrative Commandant to tha Governor, through the General Ofiger Commanding the Troops.
Every officer upon his first appointe ment in the Corps to any rack, and every offer before promotion to any higher rank, shall pass the examina tion prescribed, for that rank: pro vid that the General Officer Com malding may exempt any officer from compliance with this paragraph either wholly or in part......
each case shall be as may be pre The nature of the examination in
scribed by the General Officer Com- manding Elie Troops.
The examining board shall be age maiding the Troops. pointed by the General Officer Coni-
officer whose turn for promos tion arrives may he superseded if he has not passed the prescribed
exitimation.
appointed in any enit but uny such Supermamemry officers may be officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vaznácies our therrin.
All appointments and promotions" of members of the staff und of others shall be notified in the Gazette and. shall take effect from the date of such Gazette or from such other date as may be specified in the "notifica
The appointment and promotion units are vested in the Officer Com- manding the Unit.
tion.
her Empire and its frontiers secure fisturbances and the vessels were not clarution Scheme is likely to be with stronger men and thy be left f of all, non-commissioned officers of
THE GOVERNMENT'S - FURCHASE OFLYSHOLT.“
ANSWER TO HON. MR: H. E.
POLLOCK'S QUESTION. ·
The answers given this afternoon
for all time is utterly incompatible damaged. with the views of her neighbours-- |
Up to the present 18,000 tons of Belgium, France and Russia, to say Austrian, and thermain slapping us nothing of England on the subject.been taken over. Mr. Loro GEORGE speaking shortly alter the new German Chancellor delivered his first speech in the Reichstag aald: "I have read Dr. MICHAELIS speech, as my duty, pace, twice and three times, to seek anything from which we could hope to end this bloody struggle, and I WILSON oa: December 19th last year see in it a sham. independence for by the Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY to We reproduce here the material por-Belgium, a
shan democracy for the Hon. Mr. Pollock's questions tion of it
Germany and a sham penee for with regard to the purchase of President Wilson desires that the Europe. And I say that Europe" belligerent-Powers should clearly state arding the war. The
the objects they have in view in continuhan not sacrificed millions of her
Allies experience no difficulty in responding to this
gallant sons to re-establish a soil chis retest. Their objects are well known, and have consecrated by their blood been defined on different
Occasions by
ere banctuary for a sham."
until Germany makes more concrets and acceptable proposals.
the 22nd August, 1917, commencing
at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Des Viaux Road, Corner of
..
le Hock STREET,
VALUABLE TEAKWOOD BLACK WOOD FURNITURE, BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARPETS, HOUSEHOLD LINENS, &c., dic..
As follows:-
the heads of their varies Governments.
Thes
2.
That
“Lysholt,” a rìsilence on the Peak, formerly belonging to an enemy subject, were as follows
Upholstered Saites, Arm-chairs and detaljerts will not be set forth in is the answer to the Pore's overtures real property at anetion.
wether with all the compen tion and equitable indemnities for
the
emmes
Sofas Card Tabies, Bedroom Furni- damage sustained, until the time tare, comprising Double and Single for negotiations. The civilised world, Bracy-mounted Bedsteads and Twin Bed-
first of all the necessarily
steads, Sideboards," Dinner Waggone nows that
tion of
restoration of Serbia and Montenegro, and the
Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, compensation due to them: the evacua Tes and Orrasional Tables," etc., of the territories invaded in France, Dinner Services, Crockery, Glass Ware, Russia and Rumanis, together with just Cooking Stoves, Cntlery, Toilet Sets, de redress: the reorganisation of Fath Room Utensils, Roll-top Desks and guarantal by firmly established "Europe Writing Tables, Sundry Electro Plated system and founded, not only on respect for nationalities and on the right to full
and freedom of
Ware, etc
*velopment which i
the
economic evonomic appanace of
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Wooden hosts of 1,300 tons
MESSENTIA
Geommenced.
The Hon. M. POLLOCK naked, with regard to sub-section one of question Oce, where the figures, mentioned at a recent meeting of the Sanitary Board, were supplied from..
The Hon. Mr. CHATHAM said that the figures were supplied by the Sani- tary Board from reports that included all conveniences of that description.
His EXCELLENCY, in reply, said that he would agree to an adjournment for one week. With regard to the ques tion of the Legislative Council making the regulations, that would not be possible. Endless trouble would be caused if it became necessary to legis lace on every animportant addition or alteration to the Regulations and to submit every améntiment to the Legis IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION lative Council It would be a
unnecessary waste of time. All altera- tions could will be maile by the Governor in-Council and they could be criti-
Council. Another point was that it eisesh afterwards in the Legislative had been suggested that the Bill should
IN HONGKONG.
THE OPERATIONS UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, in his annual report for 1916 s2787-
Promotion will be by seniority,. temperest by selection in each unit. of such an examination as niay he and will be subject to the passing prescribed or approved by the Creneral Officer Commanding, the Trops."
TRAINING
A Schediale sets forth the training as for training purses the year follows:--
will be divided inte the two following period
Coll weather-15th October to
15th April.
Hot weather:-18th April to 14th
October.
there will be 30 drills a year.
2. Subject to the provisions of paragrapha 8 and 9 of this Schedule
3: The Officers Commanding the respective Units shall fix the time and
There is no recent precedent for the prehuse by the Governmetit of legislation was introduced in December, war. His Excellency said that he was place for parades, drills, and rifle
As mentioned in last year's Report have affect only for the period of the 1915, to enable the department to deal not prepared to accept amendments practices. It is been generally the experi with the importation and exportation to that affect. He thought that, after nid down in the current Army 4. The munketry course will be as ence of the Government that, when the object of controlling the movement their experiences of this war they would Regulations.
of goods to and from the Colony with the fact becomes known that is is in the market is a purchaser, prices are put up against it.
There was no special reason for secrecy in the case of the purchase of "Tysbolt," but the fact that the Government employed an agent to bid for it did not, to the best of it
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood and Teakwood Screens, Sundry Black all nations, small and great, but on capacity are to be constructed in the knowledge and belief, result in a
of prohibited goods and of preventing hardly commit so retrograde a stepas. The artillery and engineer com trading with the Enemy. Under the to go back to pre-war conditions. panies will be mobilised for one month Importation and Exportation Ordinance, They would be guided practically by
exercise during the pold, weather." with few very minor exceptions, no what was done at Home and in the goods can be exported from the Colony
THE REGULATIONS.
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for the infantry battalion for one month 6. There will be a camp of exercise during the cold weather.
"
7. Eight days attendance not neces sarily consecutive during mobilisation or at the camp of exercise, as the case may be, shall be compulsory for every member of the Corps unless specially exampted by the G.0.0. the Troops, The draft of the regulations made. During the months in which the by the Governor-in-Council-were-laid artillery company is on examination service the company may be excused? on the table of the Legislative from any number of drills at the discre Council this afternoon.
tion of the Officer Commanding the Unit.
without an export permit. The samo other Colonies after the signing of rule applies to imported goods with the peace. exception of goods from river ports and coat ports within 50 miles midius. Vessels of all kinds trading to these porta are allowed to load their cargo cargo being furnished to the department. This exception is necessary to prevent undus-biadrance to this short distance traffic. In the case of certain classes of goods export is only allowed under bond that a satisfactory landing certificate
The Corps is to be constituted of will be returned from the declared des three unit- company of artillery
In more important cases
wood Furniture, including Engravings, regulations calculater protect land Philippiacs for inter-island transport.bigger price than necessary being without permit, a manifest only of such
territorial couveations and international
maritime fra justified attacks, the
nation.
Great damage has been caused by
against un- "Textitution of
Pictures, etc. etc., Tennis Foles and and Netting.
A few lots of Turkish Bath Sheets, provinces or territories formerly torn
trom the
Towels, Single anti Double Bed Sheets wishes of the by force or against the foods in Tonkin. Hanoi was threaten-
Also
Bed Quilts, etc.,
PIANO by The Robinson Piano Co.
Collari & Collard.
Rosenkranz.
Shielmayer & Soehne,
Stuttgart. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.) Trams:-Camb
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(Continued on Page 8.1.
THE CALENDAR.
General Memoranda.
SATURDAY, August. 18:—
inhabitants; the libera tion of Italians, lava, Rumanians, ed gn the 7th inst and the railways. Czechs, and Slavonians from
foreign between Haiphong and Hanoi and
domination; the freeing of the peoples llanoi and Yunnanful are interrupted. subjected to the bloodthirsty tyranny of the Turks and the exprision from Eur ope of the Ottoman Empire, which is unmistakably foreign to Western cilivilisation.
Seven
paid for the property..
HONGKONG HOTEL COMPANY," LIMITED.
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engineer company may in his discretion 9. The Officer Commanding the
The profit for the Half-year ending 30th June 1917, including the, sum "of 42,493.32 brought forward, amounted
the class of goods exported, the permit vessela which had been refuging in the to $143,334,98, which the Board pro-system also enables the department to Army Act and of the Military, Ser-times in each year for the instruction of
pose apportioning as follows-
check the shippers and consignees of vice Ordinance, 1917, and of these To pays dividend of $3
goods under the White and Black List regulations, the Corps shall he under per share on 20,000 shares
exportation is only allowed after a company of engineers and a buttsexcuse from any drill men who have reference to the Secretary of State for lion of infantry.
come off or who are going on electric the Colonies. In addition to controlling
Subject to the provisions of the
hght duty..
To transfer to Repairs.
and Renewals A/c
$60,000.00
of the smaller German
The Pork believes the statements Philippine Islands are being retained in recently maile by the leaders of the
the islands for coastwise service. They are the Borneo, Marulu,. Wiegand, Carl 2037 belligerent Governments to be not as Deiderichsen, Johanne and Pong Tong
irreconcilable as they are generally considered; but where in there to be: Five Chinese, of a party of 19 found in any recent speech by a
deportees from Singapore, have bean German statesman any approach to
sent to the Government Civil HospitalTo carry forward to new the conditions set forth above which they sustained as the result of a fight
suffering from wounds and bruses which account. ....... 62,334.98 the Allies, and the United States aboard the as. Laertes whilst the vessel
with them, are inflexibly resolved was at sea
10.45 amar-Auction of Burma Chernota
and Egyptian Cigarettes at Mestra,
Hughes and Hough's
· 9 p/m.--Night Fêtẹ st. V.R.C.
YourAT, August 20-
President Poincarés birthday (1880) MONDAY Aug. 20 & Tursday, 21 :-)
Embroideries, Curiosetprat Mesra Hughes and Hough's Tunday, August, 21:-
DOW
to establish? It is clear to everybody
at this stage of the war that only on
to
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Launch -...
system.
The work involved in the issue of the orders of the General Officer permits, and the checking of such per- Commanding the Troops, subject to 20,000.00mits against ships manifests has been the general control of the Governor.
very considerable. Table XII gives a 1,000.00 list of the number of permits, manifests, The company of artillery shall be and other documents which have been under the executive command of an handled by the department during the officer of the Corps appointed by the Governor in that behalf. It shall be under the orders of the Officer Com. handing the Royal Artillery of the harrison for training and inspection.
-year.
A beginning has been made under the permit system to collect statistics of the There was rise of a trule of the port of Hongkong, but the Exchange this morning the demand multifarious demands made by this rate being 2/11. This afternoon the Ordinance and other war. measures on
the department, acklel to the great; difficulty of finding room for increased full records for 1916 staff, have made it impossible to keep
A Peking telegram states that as rate was the same.
TOWN.
10. Classes will be held at convenient members desirous of obtaining certifi non-commissioned officers. cates of qualification for promotion, as
11. This Schedule shall not apply to men over 50 veam of age who shall undergo such modified training as may be prescribed by the G.O.C. the Troope
JAPAN PREPARING FOR AFTER- THE WAR.
Section of the Department of Agricul Mr. Ito, Head of the Agricultural tore and Courer (Tokio) tells in a interview that the Government bus in- The company of engineers shall be augmied investigations into Japan's under the executive command of an capability to make her industries hide offer of the Corps appointed by the misterials in view of after the war com- pendent of outside help in point of raw
Governor in that hehalf."It shall be real changes all over the world. under the orders of the Chief En-industries have been taken up fist of raw materials for spinning at present several experts stay
materials.
such conditions is it possible to get a bott Li Yuan Hung and Feng Kuo peace based on the principles of Chang have refused to accept their the Imports and Exports department The nett revenue collected by 10.40 am-Auction of Sheets, Towels, liberty, and justies and on inviol-salaries for July, the 'Government in-
Dress lengths etc, als The table fidelity to international obliga tends that the money shall be applied 86,826,324,36 as against 85,393.555.56 BATHING FATALITY AT KENNEDY giver of the Garrison for training and in various parts of the Enipire te-atady Yarex stc. at Messrs. Hughes and
in Hongkong during 1916 74 Hough's..
tions. The United States came into to the relief of distress caused by collected in the previous y jar the war on the side of the Allies famine.
inspection. because that great democratic nation,
the condition of hemp and flax farms. As săractised in another column a An unemployed Chinese, numed under the executive command of an sent to some districts to study the pro The battalion of infantry shall be although cotton investigation here not which had been carefully studying champion, has presented two prizes for on Saturday next, commencing at Hollywood Road, has reported to the Forces appointed by the Governor in
Mr. S. E. Green, Hongkong's tennis 30p.m.Auction of Porcelains the situation for two and a half years the Men's Doubles Handicap now being o'clock. An attractive programme hus Police that whilst he was bathing that behalf with the consent of the
Night Fite, will be held in the V. R. C. Wong Ming, residing at No. 108, officer of His Majesty's Regular duction of starch, bulizo and other yet started Experts are also being
with every disposition, to be friendly played at the Cricket Club. Yesterday, been arranged and a string band will with othem at the bathing beach at General Other Commanding the Bangkok Daily Mail, that what Bangkok
Germany, had been forced to the Claxton and Joseland (ser) beat Wright be in attendance. 11 hm.Auction of Household Farmi- conclusion that there could be sound Robinson (+30); while Wodehouse
It strikes me, says a writer in the Kennedy Town, at about 2.
Pin Troops. tore, etc. at No. 3. Wood Hond, peace without victory for the Allies and Thorne have received a "walk over
and Siam generally, really want is a A telegram-from--the Manila yesterday, a Chinese nained Loung from Bain and Galluzzi Hongkong Ics Co's interim dividend In the historic speech in which he
Observatory last night gave warning of To, living at No. 291, Des Voeux The general administration of the the Far East, especially in Singapore definite publicity campaign throughout. asked Congress to accept the gage
atyphoon in about 127 Long E and Road West, went to the rescue of Corps will be under the Officer Com- and Hongkong. Were this done, the of battle thrown down by Germany the Secretary of State for the Colonies, The depression Bignals on Signal Rood, who was beyond his depth. Jussisted by an administration staff places, might learn that Bangkok is a HE Governor, in a despatch to 16 Lat N. direction unknown.one Chin Kai, of No. 61, Caine manding the battalion of infantry, people in those prosperous but, sa far as Siam is concerned, undeniably benighted to all mankind, President Wason scknowledging the telegram conveying Hill this morning read lat 16, long. Leung To, however, was unable to appointed by the Governor first-class place to which to come for described the Prussian autocracy as Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's 126, travelling W. N. W., yolocity effect a rescue and both men were "the natural foo to liberty," "We message from his Amics in France on
The Administrative Commandant most interesting of all the places Fast holiday trip, and is far and away the are glad," he said, "now that we see
unknown, time 6 am, today.
drwged. Their bodies have not yet may, with the approval of the of Suez, and, taken by and large, as the the third annyversary of the War
been recovered, facts with no veil of pretence, to fight saya: The confidence in ultimate The country.folk- appear to have
Governor, establish one or more cadet sailors put it, is as healthy as they victory which it breathes is shared to grasped and to appreciate the idea of a
companies in connection with the take them. Corps, and every such company shall
Wanchat
dae.
“Friday, August 24 ja
Hongkong Rope Co'z interim dividend!
MoTBAY, August 17 :---
Noon-Auction of Kowloon Inisud
Lot No. 109 at Mr. Geo. P.Jammert's Salsa Rooms *EPTMDAY, August 29-
Exchange.
19.
—————A-MASTER-REMEDY.
as regards its establishment, adminis
Pealement Day: Hongkong Stock with the whole force of the pation the full try all cases of the Community Domesday Book which will record and for the ultimate pesce at the world, of this far distant outpost of the Empire, safeguard their sighte in land and to be for the liberation of its peoples-thewhere filled with admitation of the anions to prove their holding and C. Darbo Remedy is masters and tration and government, be subject TMMEDIATE relief is
HAMBERLAIN'S Colic -Cholera German peoples included the rights splenda achievementa won by the to earn cash instead
Puday, Augiat 21-0
Queen of Holland's birthday (1880),
Emperor of Japan's birthday (1879).
SATURDAY, Sept.
8.28 pm-Full moon
ond, as in the cramp colic, dysentery, and all intestinal to such regulations as the Admini-
pain One dosa relieves, a second dose is
mals by:ell Olenirfe und Strežeepérai
KEEP IT HANDY.
attacks of diarrhoes Chai should always be on hand Ear bale All Chemists and Storekeepe
[ol, nationa, great and umal, and the heroin artniss serving under the compact, any." the Kelactam esport for rarely, necessary to effect Cure Fortive Commandant may make with Colic Cholera and Diarrhoen, Hamedy.
lege of men everywhere to chose mand of Sir Douglas Hag
the approval of the Governor