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TOPICS OF THE WEEK.
•
Overheard in the Peak tram: Yorse Ts: Why is there
Op
no
conscience clause in the Military Service Bill"
: Simply because Hongkong is a place without a conscience
[BY SCRUTATOR"]
The Question et the Hour: Who are they have wrongly gained for them the Volunteers who enjoy night duty! selves and their private projects | Names, pleassi of power all the way from Berlin to Baghdad and beyond. Govern- ment alter Government has, by their influence, without open conquest of; territory, been linked together in ya uct of intrigue directed against nothing less than the perce ad liberty of the world." That is at| once the reason and the justification One of the amendments made in the of the Paris resolutions, and at this Military Service Bill before it was stage we are unable to copesive passed was the insertion of a clause
t; such an ending of the war providing that, as will entirely remove the Defence Corps when performing any Every member of the Hongkong necessity for such
of actual military daty shall be entitled to pay and allowances at the same rates common defence on the part of the and subject to the same conditions as members of His Majesty's regular forces Allies ns are indicated in the Paris far as such rates and conditions may
resolutions."
measures
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND 'GENERAL
Exchange is still rising, today's
Nittle girl $ and a years old. Salary Core-On August 30, at Shanghai, opening demand selling rate, being
URSE or GOVERNESS for two $40.00. Must be English, if not, gone, pronunciation ja pecessity.
MRS, PEREIRA,
ty Mr. and Mrs. R. J. CROP, a
SON.
Apply to
Banco Nacional Ultramarine,
|
Macao.
AT
Hongkong, Sept. 4, 1917.
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR TODAY. 9.15 pm. --Frawley Co. in “Jerry “.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. Ilam-duction of Hams, Bacon, Osta and Biscuits a: Mesars Hughes and Hough's
Entries close for fourth Gymkhana
(Sept. 15th)
9.15 p.m.-Frawley Co. in "Sunday".
3-3
Owning members of the Hongkong
09
j
by the Governor in Council be deemed applicable the Hongkong Defence Corps."
Ah! Will the Governor in. Council think payment for a few hours a wesk-at the rate of a "bob a day, at the current rate of exchange, applicable 7
diferent angle from that of the crowd; It is always refreshing to come acroes a man who takes a view of things at a
but I cannot quite sea the point of the kick which Mr. Lowe bas
Freas against the Military Service Bill, He says it ought to be ended and not
CooPAR-On August 28, at Kuling, the
wife of A. J. Coorem, of a daughter. | Gymkhama Club are reminded that been making in his letters to the
DEATHS.
URBAN-On August 30, at Shanghai, GEZA URBAN, aged 38 years.
DAWE-On August 29, at Shanghai.
Isobel Tungriebe, the ilearly befoveri daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. DAWE, aged years.
WITH.-On July 14, at Liverpool WILLIAM WHITFIELD, aged 5 years of prenmonia, late of Shanghai.
The China
Mail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, Supt. 4, 1917.
entries for the next gymkhana close
to-morrow..
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
News has been received in Shanghai of the death of Mr. Gay Picart-Destelan, who was killed in action recently on the French front. The decessed was a lieutenant in the French Flying Corps, and prior to leaving for active service, shortly after "war broke out was employed in the Russo-Asiatic Bank. He was wounded in 1915.
A telegram W23 received in Shanghai last week from the War Offer stating that Capt. R. Llewellyn Jones, M.C., King's Royal Rifles, had besa
merely amended. Mr. Lowe, I believe,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1917.
THE MAGISTRACY.
· ASSAULT ON A TRAM
INSPECTOR ·
Before Mr. Wood this morning a Chinese named. William Mak, a ̈ clerk
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
[Chinone Mail Service.]
AILWAY.
THE CANTON-HINKOW RAILWA
NEW SECTION OPENED.
SHANOHAR, Sept. 3.
One of the things that Genéral Luk Wing Ting is reported to have said to his interviewers the other day is that the National Council which the Peking | Government intend to substitute for the old Parliament in “naither a horse nor a mule." One would have expected a blunt old soldier like Luk to call employed at the Sailors' Home, was apade a spada-and an animal which summoned by the Hongkong Tramway was neither horse nor mute a simple Co. for refusing to pay the fare legally Canton-Hankow Railway was formally The Wachang-Yochow section of the demanded, for neting in a disorderly opened to traffic on September 1, and manner and for assaulting a tu passenger trains will begin running to inspector. Defendant cross-summoned day. the inspector.
Once more, re the subject of the mails
Duplicates of lattars, the originals of which went forward by the mail for the Tramway Ca while Mr. Lo Europe yesterday, should not be for-d'Almada appeared for the defence. warded by the musil leaving here on Tuesday. They should be kept for the next homeward mail.
This is from a Straits paper. We geno such guidance in Hongkong. Why
THE SUMMARY COURT.
A CLAIM FOR WRONGFUL DİSTRAINT,
Mr. WE L. Shenton prosecuted for PRESENTS FOR LUK WING TING.
SNANGULL, Sept. 3." The Cabinet has sent Kwa Mis Kwan, to convey presents to Luk Wing Ting, in honour of his birthday.
It was alleged that the defendant boarded a car a little distance. frogi the
Vietoria Theatre on the night of August 23rd. The car was going to Causeway Bay. Defendant found he had boarded a wrong car and told the conductor that he bad made a mistake in bearding this
THE CHARTERING OF ENEMY...
*SHIPS.
اسم
PERINO, Sept. 3.
car instead of one going to Quarry Bay, A Japanese Company will charter He was then told to get off the from the Chinese Government the seized car but became excited and refused,German and Austrian shipa. - saying he had plenty of money. A tram inspector appeared on the scene and asked the defendant to pay. Defendant refused and used abusive language. Eventually defendant got off
CORRESPONDENCE.
TREASURY GODS.
In the Summary Court, this morning, before Sir William Rees Davies, K. C., Chief Justico, Au Hin, trading as Au Hin Kec, and tenant of No. 890 Shang hai Street, claimed from the Tung the car opposite the King Edward THE SERVICE DOLLAR AND THE Hang Yu firm, as landlords of the said Hotel. The tram inspector left the car
the plaintiff's goods and chaitals and in which the defendant hit the inspector premises, $1,000 damages, for that the also and told the defendant he ought to defendant did wrongfully distrain on have paid the fare. There was a scale farther sold them; or, in the alterna tive, for trespass.
Mr.. F. X. d'Almada appeared for the plaintiff and Mt. E. J. Grist appeared for the defendant.”
Mr. d'Almada stated that the
on the nose. The latter blew a police whistle and an Indian constable took
both of them in charge and brought
them to the station.
[To the Editor of the “Chiwa Mar"}
w
September 4th, 1917. SIR-Upon a day one went to tha Treasury in London. He talked with one of the ged-given ones therein who decide the fate of these poor ones in
His Worship found the defendant | Hongkong, tight-bound in the King's
i+ What difference would the ending of the defendant, and was
接 member of the Reserves. plaintiff rented the premises from the guilty of assault and fined him $10.
at times aj
Bill make to him? Not a scrap. Since little backward in the.
payment
A HOUSE BOY'S HAUL.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and His Worship sentenced the defendant to three months hard labour.
service, self-help denied, safety ignored, The first spoke concerning a great wickedness: the "Service Dollar." Quoth
understanding less, as is the fashion of the second, having listened a little, but his kind: Well, you can take it from
cules Can none move the god-given- The wickedness has grown and ever grows more evil Can none play Her and quickly? Or, themselves scatheless, will they not that can ?
+
Yours, etc.
PROMETHEUS.
the beginning of the war ao member of of his rent. The defendant appointed
Before Mr, Dyer Ball this morning the local Volunteer forces has been a woman as rent collector and she called Chinese employed as a house boy at No. allowed to resign of bis own free will:at the premises on July 29 and asked 39 Robinson Road was charged with no-member has been Irea to leave the for payment of the rent, which was stealing from his master on the 3 shall not do a thing for them!" many who desired to do so have been taker in charge of the premises informed $200, one silver watch valued at $15, colony at his pleasure; on the contrary three months overdue.. The care-instant, one gold and pearl pin valued at compelled to remain here to wit, the the rent collector that the plaintiff had one pair gold mountal pince nez valued masters in the Colony's schools
to gone
the country. OR business at 330, one gold brooch valued at $10, who, during the vacation, have and would
be back shortly, and ore bank, note for $100, the total been kicking their heals in Hong After some argument the caretaker amount being 3356. kong instead of getting away to tendered one month's rent, which was Japan or North China, as they were relmed, and on the next day the out to do in time of peace. It is defendant, on his own responsibility, one of the few instances of the applicaremoyed the goods of the plaintiff. tion of the Army Act to the local forces When the plaintif returned from the taken prisoner by the Germans. Now that the duration of the ordinance formation has been received by Capt. has been restricted to the six monthsed and the return of the goods was country the arrears, of rent were tender. Jones's mother in Shanghai that only after the conclusion of peace, and the
demanded, but the defendant refused. ed for his work by his General.
Subsequently, reference to the application of the Army
B proper distress Act that "the Government would not warrant was levied on the premises. 9.15 p.m.-Frawley Co. in Paid in Government deemed "the establish At the forthcoming meetings of the depart from the policy adopted in the
After hearing the evidence His sent of selfish and exclusive Irish Convention, ways the L&C.
past" the old French provers Plus ca Lordship dismissed the case, the plain- 10 45 am-Action of Miscellaneous economic leagues to be inexpedient Express," the members will have the change, plus c'est le meme chose; seems to
tiff to pay costs. Stock at Hears. Highes sad and ultimately worse than futile, and advantage of having Sir. Hiram Shaw at the situation to a nicety.
General Memorands,
2.20 pm. Auction of "Household
ECONOMIC LEAGUES. Furniture, Silver Tea Service, Cupei and Vases: Granaphone, eta, ete. sentence in President WILSON's 5.30 p.m. Annual Meeting of the reply to the Pope's Peace Note in recently her son had been compliment Governor has given an assurance in
at 31 Granville Road, Kowloon.
Victoria Recreation Club...
Full" and Vaudeville.
SAT BAY, Sept: 8-
Hough's. pm-Night Fete at the V.RC.
BAWURDAY, Sept. 15:-
University Re-opens.
The
which he observed that the American!
Wilkinson to assist. Ten or a dozen
· THE' FRAWLEY COMPANY.-
UNDER COVER."
members.
-OPIUM ON A-JUNK-
Before Mr. Wood this afternoon, the master of a junk was charged with allowing his junk to be naer for convey ing 450 taels of opium.
defence.
Mr. Balmer Jobasen appeared for the
י,
Y.R.C. NIGHT FETE,
The Club's bath is an ideal place for these night swimming sports as the seats are open to any breeze coming off dollar for non-members and the first the harbour. The entrance fee is one
race starts at 9 p.m. sharp.
Entries for the V. R. C. Night Fête on Saturday next are well up to the avenge and should the men from the Services come forward as formerly, large 'Belds' may be expected and the various events should be keenly and closely contested. The programme in- Defendant, giving evidence, said becludes a team race, 100 yards bandicap, went up country on the 25th July and high dive, hurdle race bandicap, ladies' returned on the 28th.. His junk was domination and water polo mateb. no proper basis for a peace of any years ago Sir Hiram severed his con-
generally used for coal and cement. He Service man should notify the Hon. kind, least of all for at enduring nexion with the Foreign Office, after a Somebody has said that language was
did not know anything about the opium Secretary as soon as possible of their peace" naturally arrests attention it long career in the public service dating given to us to conceal our thoughts,
found on his boat. He heard from his intention to enter for the events. 2.30 Oymkhana at Happy Valley view of the resolutions passed by the back to the early sixties. His judicial A diplomat has been defined as a man
The Frawley Company's presentation:
friends at Canton that his fokis had Allied Economic Conference at Paris appointments included that of H. M. who lies abroad for the good of his of "Under Cover last night, a
used his junk to convey opium and that last year. But, as Lord ROBERT CECIL Chief Justice for the Supreme Court of country and a journalist as one who lies melodrams in four nets, was another his junk was being held by the police. has been pointing out, there does not China and Korea, which he held at the at home. Both are easily beaten at the roof of the versatility of its talented that the defendant was in Court on the Revenue Inspector Wilden stated appear to be anything inconsistent time of his retirement,
game by the Chinese politician. Every- between the Note und the economic
body in South China, for instance; has The rain, no doubt, prevented many 28th July while his two fokis were Many shipping men in the Far East been keen to know what attitude is braved the elements were well rewarded,
from being present, but those who charged. polisy of the Allies as declared in will regret to learn that the Rev. taken towards the political situation by for the play holds the audience in a Worship fined the defendant $200.
After hearing the evidence His the Paris Conference resolutions. Father Froe S.J, has definitely severed General Luk Wing Ting, who holds the Communications relating to news should The latter were purely defensive his connexion with Sicawei Observatory, situation at Canton in the hollow of his grip of expectation from start to
and unaggressive, and they aim at having been transferred to the
fipish. haad. The President says the Govern- the necessity of restoring the Theological Seminary. The V.C. Daily ment places the greatest reliance on Briefly, the plot is that a girl is forced economic life of the Allies after the Father Froe has rendered to mariners reconciling factor in the situation, and Service department of the American following comment on a subject which in face of the desire for their punish?
News says: The great services which
him, and believes that he will be to become a member of the Secret war and protecting themselves against and those living on the China Coast by that eventually be will be able to Customs, in order to save her sister from was raised in the course of a recent trial ment in the House of Commons" ro an aggressive, military and com- his able direction of the Observatory in bring the discordant faction mercial policy which might then be issuing warnings
into disgrace. The girl is set to track, and to at the Criminal casions in Hongkong: minds a correspondent in a London paper of approaching line with the Central Government-lead into a trappa man who is supposed was raised in the Hongkong depreme Letters relating to business should be pursued by our enemies Germany's typhoons and is collecting and collat On the other hand, leaders of to have smuggled a valuable necklace Court a few days ago, naspely whether Hongkong and Platipotentiary in Chine An extremely interesting question of the case of Dr. Bowring, Governor of of subscription to "Chica Hall" is scheme for driving her allies into a ing the information brought him by the Canton faction regard him as one of and who turns out to be the man she is the Chinese custom of purchasing sixty years ago. $38 par sanain; per quarter and per men- Central European block shows that ships will be appreciated Ey
slaves could be recognized in themselves. If his words are to be in love with. She does her best to Colony. Elsewhere we give a summary real danger,large proportion of the community.believed,"Bye, there's the rublysprove her lover innocent, but things of the argument. A Chinese waacharged motion was carried, against The China Mail is delivered free to such a policy is a
He did mach to bring the matteorological The resolutions of the Paris Con- ath-ribers in Hoogkong and Kowloon,
a raport of an interview,, General look very black against him indeer, for the
with kidnapping two girls, and counsel Postage is Charged at the rate of fifty ference were in three divisions they and while every good wish will be felt Pexing." The Man in the Street, only succeeds in escaping from a term
service to its present state of eficiency Lu was indignantly dissatisfied with and he is finally run to earth and were being kept in the Culany the following words, so apposite in these
e defence argued that the children
in a state of slavery and there first Ordinance passed when the 31 Gladstone
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THE "HIGH HAND” IN HONGKONG.
A GLADSTONE REFERENCE RE- CALLED BY MESOPOTAMIA.
CHINA AND SLAVERY.
"The tenderness of our present Dicta The "N. C Daily News" has the tors towards the Mesopotamian culprits
British took possession of
the
A British
Colomat
Bord Derby moved a vote of calvore on bun for neglect of duty and abuse of which the House of Lorda re- by 38. In the Commons, however,
the Government; and during the debates
the High Hand, vero
were uttered, by
them [officials who had
next made to the
The Executive Government having
Urderi for extra copies of the Correlated (1) to the war period, when for Father Froc in his aaw sphere regret like Pilate of old, is asking; "What is of imprisonment by paying a heavy/fore, the proscention must fail. The days of t MAIL: should be sunt as soon as possible as trading with the enemy is absolutely will be felt at, bis departure. He has a Truth 1" Even the writer of the report bribe to a customs official; at least, 80 was ould not be tolerated. Do the
prohibited; (2) to transitory measures worthy successor in the person of of the interview had his doubts, or he we are led to understand, right up to stand the Chief Justice said that House of
would not have written if his words the finish, when a fitting ending to the the Supreme Court, usually Chinese was worthy of t
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TYPHOON WARNINGS.
be seat to the tifice. No. 5, Wyndham themselves by denying to the enemy The telegrams quoted below wera Alterations and additions to Advertine powers most-favoared nation treat-received at the American Consulate ments en pages 1, 4, 5 and 8 should be ment during a number of years to be General, Hongkong, from the Manila Leont un not later than 1 p.m.
fixed by mutual agreement among Observatory at 1 pm, to-day: themselves; and (3) the permanent Typhoon in about 109 Long. E and measures of mutual assistance and 19 Lat. N. moving N. W. collaboration among the Allies Typhoon in about 127 Long. E and The main object of the permanent
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of the Allies not only so far as concerna TENNIS TOURNAMENT."' their sources of supply, but also as regards their financial commercial The Summer Teunis Tournament and maritime organisation. These promoted by the Hongkong Cricket Club has now reached the final stage.
are to be believed."
General Lak appears to be a M
and Mr. Hyde. When
love story of the play is provided by consideration
to make it clear that
the disclosure that the pseudo-smuggler, custom. arctions of
Bot & smuggler at all, but another not likely to be
Court
I to check
in
- is the
principles of
was
the
Basing-both ways, a Chiese Dr. deyers service man set to watch the guilty on the the customs official, who has long been being fee was found not “But it does not rest with rubordinato
and made as such an took into
appeal.orght to be made, for the cause the matter is
eloquence, and the the eloquence by the
worthy of bishops, and it
What strikes us as officials abroad, it does not rest with the that the Court Executive
had no knowledge of, or overlooked, the fact that
some years prior to the formation!ith the Brument, it does not rest. of Lords, tnally and fi of a Republic in Chirts the purchase and the last resors to say what shall be the
and ssle of slaves was made a criminal offence policy of England and to what purpose Moreover, young tervants vers always shall her powers be directed. regarded as alaves prior to t
that function lies within thes
win
the State.
treme radicals asked why he did not suspected of accepting brites, leara bis lair, and "come to Canton There, it will be seen, are all the to lend the military movement against necessary ingredients for a thrilling Peking, he replied that “his legs were melodrama, if dealt with by the
That human beings are says | really, in a very bad condition, being accessary talented actors, sad the play and sold Commons is proudly conscious that be quite swollen, and he is unable to move lost nothing in its presentation by the today is well-known, but the Commons is proudly conscious that: Be
no legal right in
their about his room without being carried in Brawley Company, and slaves as formerly, and to sù assembly which, in its col And, moreover, are ective capacity in the paramount power But if it is the paramount liable
to punishment for possessing power of the State, it can never separate them and
consequently slaves are treated with some consideration leat from the paramount power & similar and they complain to the authoritice. Tramount responsibility. It is the deed of sale contained with da to determins hotter this the character for "slave."
Today com-rong shall remain unchecked and panion" or "adopted son are used in
aycom uncorrected. order to evade the law. If the possession of slaves is illegal in China, there can be no question of respecting Chinese custoru in Hongkong
chair.” ThatĪB · one of the Tonight will be presented Jerry euphemisms of the language of Chinese in which, we understand a very fine diplomacy. Every Chinese diplomat piece of character acting forme the chief who wants to wriggle out of doing what attraction of the play. in expected of him finds his excuse in
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