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'UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LIMITED. ESTABLISHED 1835. Incorporated in Hongkong.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
TELEPHONE No. 6157
BIRTHS.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
CHINA AT WAR.
[ Chiness Mail ** Service
CONGRATULATIONS FROM KING
GEORGE.
Paxino, Aug. 17. Last night, the President received a telegram from King George, congratulat ing China opon her war declaration.
COMPANY MEETING.
گیرد
THE STEAM LAUNDRY COMPANY, LIMITED.
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The Niteenth ordinary general meets fing of the shareholders of The Steam. Laundry Company Ltd, was' held at 19:30 to-day at the offices of the Hon. Sir Paul Chater CMG.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 197.
CORRESPONDENCE,
THE POPE AND PEACE.
(Ty the Editor of the “Choixa Mail,") '
Hongkgang
August 18th 1917,
COMMERCIAL
*HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Messrs. Moxon ant Taylor's Weekly Share Report dated 17th August, states:~~ The sensational tise in Sterling Ex-' change during the past week has practi- rally stunned the share market. There especially investment stacks but is in is disposition to sell most stocks, very hard to find buyers. The general trend of the market practically depende
on the coarse of Exchange. The. same remarks would appear appli cable to Shanghai..
satisfactorily prayed by mining experte, but we have understood that a big capital would be needed to properly exploit it, especially as no coal has been discovered in the immediate vicinity. Before the public could be asked for capital for an enterprise of this character the very saundest an. surances would be needed that it would quickly become a remunerative enterprise No doubt the prospects to-day are better in this connection than ever they were, but as the Steel Founder Company has been "inus-
The Austrian Minister, replying to dated with offers to supply it with in ore and other minerals from China's Note, stated that the declaration the neighbouring province of China, of war was unconstitutional and he must nothing would seem to stand in-thefiext refor the matter to his home The Chairman said:-Gentleman, and relentless war on Hermans. I, from MARINE" INSURANCES, -Cantons
·
A BNUB FOR THE AUSTRIAN
MINISTER.
since the declaration of war, he no
Mr. F. Maitland presided and there were present:
The Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CM.G., and Messrs. S. Brown, M. S. Northcote D. Gee (Manager) and. C Bernard Brown (Secretary-) After the Secretary the notice convening the meeting
had read
Sin-The tenor of the various peace notas in the past, and now particularly the text of the note of His Holiness the Pope, published in your last night's issue, are to the simple-niimled man confusing.
Rosary is quoted e per lb. buyers Flertation
BA-Hongkong Banks hive con dividend of £23 just paid fist Ex. 26 tins their downward course, and are now quoted 10 sellers ex the interim
317.00). weak at Big Unions are still on offer at 25. There is no change in at berstocke FIRR INSURANCES-Hongkong Fires could probably be obtained as 330),
dull, but official ratez-
They are confusing for the reason that British Empire is waging a deliberate they convey the impression that the
The Report and Accounts have been in August 1914, have been possessed of one your hands for several days and withida, viz.:-That the British Empire is your permission I will adopt the usual murde and take them as read. Slowighting for its life against, a Nation but sure progress has been made in the
which, for decades past has plotted its Surety is downfall.
way of the development of the Steel Government. Works in Hongkong but the neces-
The Foreign Office has refused to sary upital for the extensiona accept his reply on the ground that needed. We "presume, the offers: to supply ore mentioned by the longer officially represents Austria and Chairman, ure from Chinese, far we Foreign Office, nor
has, therefore, up right to address the to interfere in plast despair of seeing China's China's internal affairs by saying the accounts would have shown a very good cities, quiet villages and inhabitants have
mining faws so "altered as to allow foreigners auch miting rights in China 1 would justify them in making heavy investments in auch enterprises. It is true that Ching
declaration of war is unconstitutional.
THE CENSORSHIP.
year under review and „bat for the enormous rise in the price of Coal dur
resuls indeed. Our turnover bas in-i creased and is now in excess of that immediately before the War when we had reached our high water mark as regarcia nett profits. We have opened
been stricken with desolation and death." He emits to state that these "defence less cities, quiet villages and inhabitants," so striken, are not German,
I am unable to understand what
retain
Are
Rs Sugars are no-
His Holiness states that, "Defenceless minal at 6 Malabons are unchanged.
at 800
OILS AND MINING-Langkats "are quoted T. 13 in the North. Fabs are sellers at 88.83. Tronoha at an Urais At 32 are unchanged. Shells have risen in Lontion to a hoying rate of £5. 9 ex rights." Kailans are firm 8 9 at, 34/6.
DOCKA, WHARVES AND GODOWNR.-
Wharves Are
| are very quiet at $76. Shanghai Docks are wanted Tis. 16. LAVOR, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS.-West Points might be placed at 870. "Hong- kong Lands have been done at 180. Centrals have sellers at $95. Hongkong Hotels have ⚫ands are 1974. Kowloon sat $23. Humphreys have buyers at
is pledged by treaty to perurit cituzens issued two publie notices regarding this year well and in view of the attitude His Holiness wishes us to Docks are on offer at $13.
of the Enited States (and in virtue
BANNING LOVER. On August
Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. E G Running-Lover, a daughter, "
of the most-favoured-nation clause, Sack-On August 1, at Kiling the subjects of all other Treaty Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. V. Puwers), to carry on in Chinese Savage (II.R.M. Consul officiating territory mining operations "provided at Changsha), a son.
they comply with the new regulations and conditions which may be imposed
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVES THAT TURNBULL-At Victoris Nursing Home
MEETING of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Limited will be held at the Heuf Office of the Society Now. 3 and 4 Quren's Ri
Buildings, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, on SATURDAY, the 1st day of September, 1917 at 12 belock noon for the purpose of proposing,
considering and it thought fit, pusing the following Resolution (viz :-
"That the provisions of the Society s Memorandum, of. Associatión with respect to its objects becalcared so as to read as shown in the print signed for the purpose of identi fication by the Chairman of this Bleeting.".
Should the above Resolution be passed by the requisite majority, it will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Resolution to a Second Extraordinary General Meeting which will be sul Axquently convened
..
A print of the Memorandum se prn- powed to be altered can be seen at the Head Office of the Society.
Dated this th day of August, 1017.
C. H. P. HAY
jer pru, General Manager.
(Continued" on Page 8.)
THE CALENDAR.
· MEMO.
FOR TO-DAY, 9 p.m.-Night Ffte at V.RU
MEMOS. FOR MONDAY... President Paincarés birthday (1889). 230 pm. Auction of Porcelains, Embroideries, Carios est. pt Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.
General Memoranda.
TULT August 21:-
Hongkong Ice Co's interim dividend
..'due.
Mrs. Gaven J Turnball, daughter."
MARRIAGE.
✡
i
The Ministry of Communications has censorship of mails and telegrams.
DISMISSAL OF GERMANS FROM THE CUSTOMS.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 17, toms, numbering 125, were dismissed The Germans employed in the Cus
fact that
our balance sheet at a low value, and, further that quite a considerable sum has been spent during the year in upkeep of machinery ste charged to folk for the sport of a bestiar and that it was safe to increase the dividend peace can be sounded, it will 'first be repairs account, your Directors decided blood-drunken for, before any note of
stores are in the assume. It seems to me, that unless
he
can persuade us to voluntarily shackle ourselves with German chains, to surrender or woman
יו
with your
I crave your Editorial pronouncement on the situation.
Yours faithfully,
par
Shanghai, on August 19, to Mr. aadby China on its subjects and for yesterday. Their salaries were paid up to 7% and they trust that the following necessary for Germany, the aggressor, to
eigners alike." but the mining experts to date and also their retiring allowances, appropriation of the available profit of lay down its arms and sie for mercy. of China who have the ear of the The Germans employed in the Salt $13,609.79 will meet Government regard it as impossible Administration, including Mr. Strauch, approval to give effect to this provision of the who was second to Sit Richard Dane, To Pay a Dividend of J RANDOLPH MONCRETE-At Yokohama,
August 2, Richant Wood Treaty so long as extra-territoriality were also dismisses. Randolph, of Lahang, to M. Bartley exists. As the abolition of extrater Moncrieff, only daughter of A. Britoriality" in China is yet n very Moncrieff. C.M.G., Adelaide, South long way off," Steel Foundry in Hongkong would necessarily have to rely on contracts for pre made with Chinese under suitable guarantees. ROPES. On August 12, at Shang-Once the market is created for ore,- hai, José Antonio Rodrigues, age which there is no doubt exists in - 63 years...
Australia,
DEATHS.
Kwangtung and Kwangsi io aboad-
IMPORT DUTY ON GOODS FROM" NON-TREATY COUNTRIES.
+
cent..... To Write off Machinery...... To Write off Raildings To Write off Steam Launch To Carry forward to New
Account
No
P. H. ROLFE $ 7,000.00
[We can add but little at present to 2,231.17
what we wrote on Thursday. 1,000.00 abiding ponce is possible except on the 500.00 basis of the conditions clearly and co
cisely set forth in the Allied Joint Reply to President Wilson's Note of December last-En}
2,878,52
* $ 13,609.79.
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The Cabinet has decided to levy an import duty on goods from non-trasty countries. The duty will be 20 per cent. PAYMENTS DUE TO GERMANY.
I have again to express the Board's The payments due to Germany and satisfaction at the good work done by
group and the railway loans, will be depralore: I now beg to propose the posited with banks in sterling
adoption of the Report and Accounts us presented and the appropriation of
VIEIRA. At Shanghai, or August, 12. ance, there will doubtless be found Austria in connection with the Quintuple or Manager, Mr. Gec, and our Com-)
Algima Maria Vieira, aged 51.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, SATurnat," August 18, 1917.
Chinese enterprising enough to work it for all it is worth.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The Criminal Sessions were formally opened this morning and adjourned until Monday, 20th inst.
A NEEDED ENTERPRISÉ
We have no doubt that the statement presented by Mr. A. G. CORDON, the Chairman of the Hongkong Steel. Foundry Company, Limited, at the seventh ordinary yearly meeting hit (week, was read by many residents with N.N.W. great interest., The growing success of such an enterprise in the Colony must
1
At 11 p.m. last night the Manila Observatory reported that the typhoon was. NE of Aparri duying NW. or
#
It is notifical in the Government
be a matter of great satisfaction to all Gazelle that on and after the 1st of who have the interests of the Colony September the Cash on Delivery Service at heart. Mr. GORDON indicated that will be extended to parcels exchanged work for the foundry was plentiful with Macao through the Past Office" and that arrangements are being wade for an extension of the Com-
The Frawley Company of New Furni-pany's plant to enable them to meet York and London Star Performers Road,
"the growing demand for a heavier announces performances of a series of class of work." The remark made attractive plays at the Theatre Royal, by the Hon. Mr. ANTON at the
commencing on Saturday next." launching of two ships at the Kow- loon Docks on the 4th inst, concern-
11 m.-Auction of Household ture, etc. at No. 3. Wood Winchul. " 345 pm. Sanitaiy Hard Meeting, WEDNESDAY, August 22:
10 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, Carpets, Linens Pans, etc. etc., at Mreers. Eughen and Hough's FRIDAY, August 14 :—
that a pair of binoculars from Mr. E The Hon Mr. Halifax informs 17
ing the dianbility under which the Ralphs, Hongkong Civil Service, and
ALLIED MILITARY GUARDS.
Complying with the request made by the Peking Government the Allied Ministers have each sent a small military guard for the German Bank.
A PROPOSED CELEBRATION.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to hold a celebration in the public park
declaration of war. on August 19, to commemorate the
THE CHINESE NAVY.
Now that war has been declared the"
Government has instructed Admiral Sah-Chun Ping to urge the First Squa dron, to become loyal
ALLIED. WARSHIPS RELEASED.
The Japanese, American and British ships, interned in China will be allowed to move about, fully armel, once more.
THE SANITARY BOARD.
At the meeting of the Sanitary Board
reventie as recommended.
In seconding,, M. 3. S. Northcote
said that he would like to congratulate the Directors and the Manager upon the successful year's working.
The motion was carried.
Mr. M. S. Northente proposed, and Mr. A. D. (e seconded the re-election
THE MAGISTRACY.
· PROSECUTION. OF A COOK.
In Mr. Wood's Court yesterday, Inspector Kent, of the Central Police Station, charged his cook with leaving bim on falyst without giving
notice.
Inspector Kent stated that the defendant naked him for leave of absence He told the on the July 30th. defendant that he could absent himself
to the Board of Directors of Mr. W. S.the following day. Shortly after cleven o'clock the next morning, the defendant Brown, and the motion was carried.
Mr. W. S. Brown proposed, and Mr. informed the complainant's wife that A. D. Gee seconded the re-alection of his (the defendant's) sister was ill and Mr. H. Percy Smith as auditor for the said that he wanted to leave the house forthcoming year at a remuneration of Mr. Kent instructed the defendant $100, and the motion was carried....
the premises fintil The Chairman then announced that after tilin, lit the latter disregarded dividend warrants would be ready on her orders and decamped. Yesterday the Monday next and could he had undefendant returned to the complainant's Application.
residence to claim, his wages. He was
to remain on
at
COTTON MILLS.In the North the fol lowing are today's quotations:--
Ewas Tis. 1691.
Shanghai Cottons. Tis. 134. - Kunk
Yiks Tis. 154-
Fantazepoos Tls. t.
COMPANIES-Hongkong Kier- trics are still firm at 845. China Lights are nominal at and Hongkong Trams Are withou business
at 88.20 ax dividend (ets. 17.43).
MISCELL
CELLANEOUS, -Watsons at 3 are China Providents are nominal at $7.90. quiet. Cements are in demand at $7. china Borneos have sellers at 37 and Thiry Farms at 823 are without business, usare Hongkong Tees at $151. Water- boats are nominal at 813' and hopes at * Wm. Powells at 86 are sellers,
EXCHANGE The demand rate on Lob- don is 9/11 and the T.T. selling rate on
hanghai is 6).
› SHANGHAI TRADE.
Messrs Uber and Ca's Piece Goods Market Report says:—
Demand has been more than usualy interest in practically all goods having. dull and featureless daring the past week, dwindled to vanishing, point, with the single exception of local yarn which has again been purchased on a moderate srule by speculators and which, in the high
counts especially, now sta
stands at a value that the state of dewand in the up-country markets does not warrant. Our reports from Szechuan, which the principal outlet for Ms., are that the high prices ruling here have led to the closing inwns of the native weaving establish- which are continuing are producing
province that minimam quantity of cloth at a loss, merely to keep their connections alive.
No particular reason can be given for the extreme lassitido from which the market in suffering except that the lat of price which the consuming centres been reached. The prevalence of foods can pay in their present state has already in the central and northern provinces in likely to depreciate the
wents in that.
This terminated the business of the in the complainant's employ for six or power of the meeting
seven months.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments announced in the Gazells:
are
Mr. FB. Johnson, to be Assistant Land Officer.
Mr. 1. Longinotto to be Assistant Crown Solicitor.
J
Mr. F. C. Jenkia, DS.P. (R), to be
those
inhabitants consid. ⚫ns crop damage in some parts is reported to be extensive, while domestic politics continue to be an obstacle to the expan- sion of trade severally.
In answer to the charge the defend ant said that he absented himself from the complainants' household because hia sister was seriously ill and he did not. want to wait. He had sent a sibstitute to do his work.
Replying to the 'defendant's state. ment, the complainant mid that he saw no substitute for the defendant. The complainant had been put to consider the
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BOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Sydney Dealy, the younger son of Headmaster of Queen's College.
Australian Flying Corps.
Hongkong Rope Co's. interim, dividend | shipbuilding yards of the Colony another pair from "Anonymous" have on Tuesday, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, an Honorary A.D.C. to His Excellency able inconvenience, having been without has been recently transferred to the
dac.
work by having to get their steel, been received by hini for forwarding-to 2.30 par.Tegislative Council Meer and also their slip plates and boiler the Manager of the Lady Roberts Field
ing.
Monday, August 97. *--
Noon.--Auction of Kowloon Izland Lot No. 209 at Mr. Ges. P. Laanert's
Sales Rooma.
WEDNESDAY, August 29 ;----
Hand
plates out from home, gave Mr. Glass Fund. The total now stands:---- GORDON a peg on which to hang One Stand Telescope, 20 some illuminating observations on Telescopes, 63 Binoculars, and dona- the possibilities of the steel foundry.tions of $150.00.
The Hon. Mr. ANTON had remarked
The Schedule for the Hongkong
Settlement Day: Hongkong Stock that he could foresee the possibility Horticultural Society's Flower and
Erebange FRIDAY, August 31:-
Queen of Holland's birthday (1880). Emperor of Japan's birthday (1879). SATURDAY, Sept. 1-
8.28 p.m.-Full moon.
THE
CHINA MAIL
Typhoon Map
PRICE
of having steel works in Hongkong Vegetable Show, 1918, has been isaned, 200R. "They had iron ore very near and the attention of members is called here, with lots of coal in Kwangtung to several new features which baye been and it only needs a certain amount introduced with the objects of increasing of enterprise to have these Steel interest in and enlarging the scope of Works established." Mr. GORDON the show, and of economising space, emphasised that the nucleus of a big which is necessarily limited. Mr. F. B.. enterprise of this character already Bowley is the Secretary this year. exists. What is now wanted increased capital to extend the works. The Chairman was able to show
The paper by Mr. E Goldswith engineer or the Stat of the Public Works Department, describing in detail
that good" iron ore is to be obtained the construction and maintenance of in the neighbouring province of and Guide China, and in reference to Mr the March suc of the Journal of the the roads a Hongkong, published in ANTON's remark that we have iron Institution of Municipal and County (COLOURED)
ore very near here"-an allusion, we take it, to what is generally known Engineers, has now been issued in book form by Messrs. Kelly and Walsh Ltd.,
50 cents.
BRIDGE SCORERS
In Blocks of 50 SHEETS. 30 cents: each.
· Four for Oña Dollar.
The Chin Min 1
5, Wyndham Street.
pursuant to notice, will ask
What steps (if any) have been taken by the Government to carry out the recommendation made by the Board on the 13th December izat that the area of Crown Land lying between Des Voeux and Connaught Roads opposite the Sailor's Home should be laid out as a depot for the storage and sorting of poultry at the earliest possible date, such recommendation baving been made with a view to the abatement of the nuisance occasioned by, such storage and sorting in Ko Shing and Li Sing Streets 1" Mr. FEL. Bewley, pusuant to
botics, will move
That the Board recommends the Gov-
erument to extend to the aes as sOON IS posable the sewers, draining the central portions of the Peak into the Western Aberdeen Valley below "the Fall"
Tour
asir PAUL CHATER'Simon mine, near under the title of "Road Constraction nament yesterday Carey and de Rose
In the Summer Tennis Taipo-Mr. GORDON said this and Maintenance in the Tropics." The 10) beat Green and Cobb ( mine has any commercial value, and letter presis illustrated by several 90/76, Bevington and Varmey (+10). cún produce pig iron up to the photographic reproductions and sketches best Murial and Morso (+8) 95/91
10) necessary specified standards, I have and altogether it is a little ademecum no doubt that the Hongkong Steel which will interest road, engineers every Journal and Wolters-(-40) 28/96.
and Murray and Mass (+10) beat de Foundry Company alone could instal where while the layman in Hongkong
* plant for milling steel material may feel a pardonable pride in the fact
up to, say, 3,000 tons per month." the existence
that this Colony can give points to The total output of the Kailan Min of a plentiful many other places in the wide world in tog Administation's mines for the week supply of good ore in this mine was the matter of road construction and ending 4th August amounted to; 64,809 stated a few years ago to have been mainterstice.
tons, and, the sale during the period to
the Governor.
Mr. T. L Hough, A.S.P. (R.); to be an Honorary A.D.C. to His Excellency the Governor.
HONGKONG GYMKHANA” CLUB.
PROGRAMME FOR FOURTH MEETING.
the season has been fixed to be held The Fourth Gymkhana Meeting of
on Saturday, 15th September. The programme is as follows:
1: Five furlongs for beaten ponies
(handicap)
2. Gymkhana' Stakes (one mile). 3. A Cluse mule (handicap) 4 Ladies Nomination-Berling
Race. 6. "B" Claas-mile (handicap). 6. Distalice handicap...
7. One-and-a-quarter mile (handi-
cap).
TEETHING children have more or TEETHING CHILDREN.
rollers and Diarchoce Remedy. All that less diarrhoea, which can be con by giving Chamberlain's Colic
Cholera
to
is necessary is to give the proscribed. dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil cleanse the system. It is safe and sars. Even the most severe and dangerous
ca are quickly cared by it For
"by all Chemista and Bhore 'leepers
a cook for six or seven days...
His Worship imposed a fine of $1 forfeited. and ordered that defendant's wages be
Monday is the birthday of 3. Poincaré, President of the Franck Republic. He was born at Bar-le-Due POCKET-PICKING IN YAUMATI.in 1860, so is 67 years old. Among other destinctions he was made Lont A Chinese charged with pocket. Rector of Glasgow University in 1914. picking was brought before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning.
***
We regret to learn that Mr. F
It was stated that the defendant bad Davis, who represented important
jaring performance at Yaumati. picked the pocket of another Chinese American steel interests in Hongkong, whilst the latter was watching a con- and who was the owner of the finest yacht in the harbour in which he and his wife spent much of their time, died. suddenly on the yacht carly this morning" from heart failure.
After hearing the evidence. His
thres aronths' hard shour. Worship sentenced the defendant to
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
Y.M.C.A DIVISION
Trasday, August 21st .....5 p.m. Squad and Strotcher-Drill Thursday, August 23rd
Beb pim, Squad and Stretcher Drill.
SALTENOPUN DIVISION,
4 pm Squad and Stretcher Drill Tuesday, August 21st-
4pm,&quad and Stretcher Drill. Friday, August 24th
Monday, August
QUEERS COLLEGE. DIVISION
4 p.m. Squad, and
Stretcher Drill.
Thursday, August 3rd
7 p.m., Bandaging Practice.
pim, Bquad and Stretcher Driller
ST." JOHN AMBULANCE. "ASSOCIATION:
At an Examination in First Aid bekl recently the following candidates were
mccessful :-
4TH EXAMINATION *--
Mrs J. D. Danby:
Mrs Brotherton Harker- Miss W. Wilkinson
D EXAMIYATION: 1--
Mrs W. Armstrong Mrs Murray Ecott E-KAMINATION DOO GA
Mira Alabaster Miss MayChishole Miss Alleen Hastings Mraz Bayward ENE
The Examiner reports that the practi- alwork of the candidate was very good. Dr. J.T. O. Journ, POKO Roted an Han, Lecturer to the Cast, and
Offour in Chirge of Diturias. Der MeLeanGibson se HOT, ERING DI