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THE CHINA MAIL.
by imports from America) in addition to large quantities of other ons. Moreover it is declared that Sweden has discriminated against tite Allies in the use of her railroads, and in bolding up a large amount of apping. The report indicated how the United States, could force Sweden's shipping on the world trade routes by the control of coal for bunkering, An arrangement was stated to be under negotiation which would give the American and Brits: hi Governments control of all Allied and neutral tonnage. Vessels now held in port fur fear of U-bost attacks "would be required `to go into service, and steps were to be taken to see that directly or indirectly American upplies do not go to feed the enemy Neither Germany nor Sweden era afford to despise the entry of the United States into the war on the side of the Allies, and Sweden will have only herself to blame it the Allies in view of these revelations
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
[TM Chinese Mail" Service...]
THE RITUATION AT `CANTON,
PELING, Sept. 9. Li Yiu Hon the Dow Civil Governor of Canton,, has telegraphed stating that he has consulted Chan Ping Kuan the Military Governor, with the object of of resintising peace and order in Kantung province, and has so far
succooded.
He also states that he-is-in-couinta- tion with Mo King Yu, and Li, the Tuchun of Fokien, with a view to suring their co-operation in maintain ing order.
1,
SHANGHAL, Sept. 1. Li Yaa. Hon has telegraphed to the Government stating that
since he assumed office the rerolationista are leaving Canton gradially.
THE MAGISTRACY.
LARCENIES FROM KOWLOON
GODOWNS.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1917,
Defendant pleaded guilty and Hia" Worship sentenced the defendant to nine months" hard labour and 10 stroken! of the birth."
RESIDENT.
HONGKONG TENNIS LEAGUE.
PRESENTATION OF THE SHIELDS. A Chinese coolie was a charged before THEFT FROM A QUARRY BAY Mr. Wood this morning, with the larvany
The Blougkong Tennis League Season of 13 tin platas valued at 89, the property
was brought to a close ön Saturday at of the Hongkong and Kowloon Co., Two Chinase were charged before Me.the Chinese Recreation Club ground at.. Kowloon. The tin place were found Dyer Ball Ball this morning with the Causeway Bay by an "At Home Ther tied around defendant's body as he came larceny of 8800 in money, one box the winners of the season-the CRC -out-of-the-gata—
-valued at $950--and--$1 pieces of in the 1st Division and Club-Recreio-in-
clothing valued at $45, to total value of 2nd Division had shleida presented $860, on the 8th justant.
to them. The first defendant was formerly in
Tea was served on the lawn and other
* Another coolie was also charged with stealing two skeins of wire from the godowns
His Worship remanded both cases to next Friday. ALLEGED DEMANDING MONEY, WITH MENACES.
A case in which three Chinese were charged with demanding money, with menaces, was reminded to Tuesday next, bail being fixed at $200 each. Mok King has telegraphed that
Mr. D'Almada appeared for prosecu- he will support the Central Government.tion while Mr. Gardiner defended.
Li Ting San has arrived at Peking
TRESPASSING ON BELCHERS and had a interview with President Feng Kuo Chang He made certain
loyalty of the Navy and to settle the South West question.
fo-day's Advertisements The China Mail.shape their poller towards her in the sugations as to how to secure the
THE HONGKONG AND WHAM POA DOCK COMPANY. LIMITED.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
NOTEND WARRANTS for the INTERIM DIVIDEND of $2.50 per share payable to all Shareholders on the Company's Register at 30th 50ptember 1917, masy he obtained at the Office of the Company. 2. Queen's Bailding.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, Sept. 10, 1917.
SWEDISH AID TO GERMANY.
SWEDISH sympathy with Germany
Hongkong, on and after the 6th October, has been shown in many ways during 1917
the war, but the revelations which
Notice is further given that the SHARE REGISTER and TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be PLOSED from the 1st to the 8th Cletober 1917, both days inclusive.
By Order of the Board of Directors.
R. M. DYER
Chief Manager.
209
Rongboaz, Sept. 10, 1917.
DOLLAR INSTITUTION,
SCOTLAND.
*
CHARLES 8. DOUGALL, MA... (formerly Eglinton Fellow, Glasgow University) Headmaster; which Re opens on 3rd September, provides at
1
clearly demanded by circumstances roy disclosed.,
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
the
An interm dividend of $2.50 per. are now being made of the aid which share is declared by the Hongkong & Sweden, throughout the war, has been Whampor Dock Co.
Only one case of communicable disease was reported in the Colony laat week-an Indian case of enteric fever.
Mr. Rouste, Postal Commissioner in Shanghai, has been transferred to Peking a Chief Secretary of the Chinese Post Office.
Notices are being served under the local Military Service Ordinance calling up men who are not already
از ۱۰
members of the local forces,
Luk Wing Ting has telegraphed report on the present situation in Kwangtang He states the facts only arul does not express opinions. Ho welcomes, however, Li Yao Hon's appointment.
It is reported that Chang Ming will be appointed to Kwangsi.
THE JAPANESE LOAN. «
PILING, Sept. 9. The payment of the first instalment of the Japanese loan, in addition to the Salt surplus, will enable the Govern msat fe carry on without difficulty The postponement of the Boxer indemnity for five years incremes the receipts of the Treasury, and if the surplas funds were wisely used, China's
credit will easily be restored.
FORTS.
!
the aorvien of the complainant, Mr. refreshments were provided in the William Jackson, of the Joas tiouse, pavilion. The grounds were wall- de- Quarry Bay. It appeared that on the cerated with flags and bunting and a day of the rubbery, Mr. Jackson was big mat aéreon bad bean. rected to in town and the two prisoners, taking provide shade for the on lookers. advantage of his absences enterer the
By the kind permission of Major house and stole the articles mentioned Morgan and the officers, the Band of the above.
18th Infantry was in attendance under After bearing the evidenes His the direction of Mr. Furtado, the barul- Worship soutenced the defendants to master, and reasfered many delightful six months' hard labour.
selections
CHINESE CUSTOM.
OF TRUTH:
Among those present were Major- General Ventris and Miss Ventris, Dri Forsyth (President of the Tenuis League), aur Dr. Linday Woods,
The Championa of the First and Second Tennis Leagues-C.R.C. "and Club Reeraio-gara the customary display match against "The Rest."
Two Chinese coolies were charged THE COCK'S HEAD AS A TEST Secretary of the Leaguo, bofore Mr. Wood this morning with| trespassing on Government property at Belchers forts. Defendants were found in the servants quarters where they readucted themselver in disorderly manner, and using the place is a gamb ling house,
After hearing the evidence Worship Raed each defendant 35.
A ROLL OF SILK.
צני
is
in one court, no less than half a dozen The games were keenly contested and
deuces were called before game was "The Rest" proved too strong for the champions. In spite of their
DO❘ won.
If the British Courts in Hongkong recognise the Chinese customs of bigamy and the keeping of ** slaves.” there is co reason why they should not recognise other Chinese customs
Mr. Justice, Gompertz wes reason why they should not, provided the ends of justice can better be excellent play the C.R.C. lost by T served by such recognition.
games and the Club Recreio by 5 games. The score was as follows:-/
1st DIVISION.
Sze Kwong and Wong Fo
C. K. C. VERSUS TUS AEST.
A Chinese was charged with the His Lordship had before hin unlawful possession of a roll of silk. Chinese and an Indian who were "Defendant pleaded not guilty and squabbling about a money transac denied all knowledge of the roll of silktion taat took place between them, An Indian watchman of the Kowloon Neither was by any means impressed udowna said he stopped defendant who by the penaltice that might befall was coming out of the Kowloon godowns them for committing perjury, and.Ng Se Ewong v. Cary and Mil to know the cause of an "unshapelyas, his Lordship said, one of them st-545-to-yesterday: He wanted lump on defendant's back. Defendant we not telling the truth."
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then ran into Cancun Road. He gave Mr. Justice Gompertz had a saus. Owing to the Government not being chase and defendant dropped the roll of picion that it was the Chinese so
to aware of the exchange, the Japanese silk which he picked up. The defendant his Lordship had-veourse loan has been remitted at a rate moet was Apally arrested by an Indian Chinese test, and asked the Chi unfavourable, costing the Government constable.
nese whether he would be willing to After hearing the evidence. His Wor-feut of a cock's bend, ship remanded the case to next Monday, fixing bail at. $100.
$1,000,000.
seconding to Germany through misuse : diplomatic channel are certain to be followed by action which if it does not place Swedeu actually in a strie of belligerener cis-o ris... the Allied Powers must, at any rate, result in her being regarded with the deepest distrust and "uspicion. If thees cables from the Swedish Minister at Buenos Aires, which Mr. LANSING moderate cost complete HIGH has given to the world, stood alone, SUR OL EDUCATION în all Depart- *mits from 10 years of aze upwards. there might be some excuse for Illustrated Prospectuses may be bad on regarding the Government of Sweden Aplication to the HEADMASTER, or
THOS J. YOUNG, F.CLS., Secretary, as the "dupes" of Germany, but Friday to the Government Civil Hos- Soc from the Chian Mail, Hongkong.
when we are told that the British pital as a result of a fall from a scaffold, Hongkong. Sept. 10, 1917.
Government in 1915 made represent died on Saturday, last from a fracture
The Cabinet bas decided to carry out ations to the Swedish Government of the skull.
measures with regard to emigration and regarding similar abuses of the The American Consulate-General conscription, simultaneously. (FFICE ASSISTANT OF English privileges allowed a neutral Govern has received regulations us to cable meat in the use of British submarine censorship on messages entering the cables, and that the Swedish Govern-United States which supersede all ment admitted that "there might, previous cable censorship regulations. t one time, have been ground for These regulations may be consulted complaint," but declared that at the Consulate-General. #nothing of the kind has happened
WANTED.
with good knowledge of Apply in own handwriting.
P. R.
2002
C/O CHINA MAIL' Office. Hongkong, August 29, 1817.
PUBLIC
AUCTION.
#068
HE Undersigned have received in.
(Pol accoust oF THE CONCERNED), SATURDAY,
A Chinese who was admitted on
EMIGRATION AND CONSCRIPTION.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 9.
ALLEGED LARCENY FROM A SHIP.
J
Now, everybody knows that tho Chinese" will out off a cock's heud and at the same time treat the truth with such small regard as he would do in a British Court of Law, and sờ
Before Mr. Wood this morning, the proof of the utility of Chinese chinese cook boy of the sa Monteagle miston was provided and the ends was charged with stealing a quantity of of justice satisñed, for the Chinese electric wire and fittings valued at $10, came back with the lante tale that the property of the steamer which was his mother would not let him," alying at Kowloon Godowns ou the 9th and he would consent to judgment.
THE POWERS AND CHINA.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9. Allied Ministers, ter further conference, have decided to allow China to defer payment of
The
inst.
́Defendant stated the fittings belong- the Boxer indenmity for five yeared to bim. They were bought at structions to sellby Public Auction, for some months and will not occur and children interned in Siam number only one third will be deferrrd. They
The German, and, Austrian women except payments to Russia, of which Vancouver about three years ago.
After further evidence. His Worship again” the gravity of the ease an 117. Some ten or twelve of the have also agreed to an increase of five dismissed the case. Sweden is greatly increased. Such children, being of school age, have been per cant on the duty, and will allow information as the German representa-permitted to live at the schools they Chinese troops to pass through the ative in Argentina has been trans- were
ALLEGED ACCESSORY TO A MURDER. attending the Government Tientsin Concessions.
•A mitting through the Swedish Minister, making itself reponsible for their board in ypher, bas gone to Stockholm and tuition fees. and, has been passed on by the
the 29th September, 1917, at 10.30
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
Des Voeux Road, Corner of
Ice House Street,
A Labor CONSIGNMENT OF
DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
DISINFECTANTS, ANTISEPTICS,.
AND HOSPITAL SUNDRIES,
Consisting of -
QUININE in bulk and tabloid form, Bassam Peru, Oleum Ricini, Oleum Oliva, Styrax hq. Ung. Acid Borie,
Un Hydrarg, Ciner, Ung. Zinci, Todo- speculations as to what might have form, Formaldehyde, Lanolin, Acid Carbol, Fur, Liq. Alumtsi. Aret. Tinet happened in the past. The American Myrra, Tinet Opium, Gelatin Capsales, public a couple of months ago wa Chloroform, Aether. Spt Camplur, and a few grows of Medicine uttles, &c., &o.greatly exercised over the news of the unsuccessful submarine attacks
And
A number of Tubes of Hypodermic Injections of Morphia, Cocaine, &c, dr., and about 100 Tubes of Salvarsan,
Alao
Several cases of medicated Cotton
1:
have retired.
THE CHARTERING OF ENEMY SHIPS,
Mr. Davidson appeared for the defence, and on his application His Worship adjourned the case to Monday
the 17th inst
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF..
OPIUM.
on the ships which carried the
unlawful possession of 120 taels of A Chinese was charged with the
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9. President Feng Kuo Chang has sub One of the largest and mostmitted the question of the chartering elaborate Chinese funerals seen in the of enemy ships for consideration by the Saturday afternoon, the obsequies being could be re-chartered to outsiders. those of the late Mr. Mok Cho Chuen,
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC TRAME.
Ng Sze Kwang v. Kent and Red-
Keung v. Green and Abraham & moad......
Milner
Wong Fo kis and Lo Man Pan
Green and Abraham...
Weng Po Kie v. Kent and Red-
nand..
Wong Fo Kiev. Cary and Milner
Jones..... Yue Man Tsun and Mek Hing Kue v Grem and Abraham. Yoe Man Tsun Y. Bent and hed
mond.......
Yoo Mao Tsun T. Cary and Mil-
ner Jonus..
.The Champions lost by 7 games
3- N
4-55
2nd DIVISION.
CLUB, AXORRIQ VE BUS,” TEŻ REST"
Yvanovich and Hinnay. Wood
and Macaskill.. Yvanovich and Pinna v. - Basa Yvanovich and Pinna v. Mohler
and Witebell
and Wilson Lopas
and
Lopes 'v.
Wood and Macaskill...... Lopes and Lopes v. Rasa and
Witchell Lopes and Lopes v. Mohler and
Wilson
Marques and Ivanovich v. Wood CONCESSION TO SAILORS AND Marques and Yvanovich v. und
—and Macaskill..
SOLDIERS.
Baaa and Witchell. Marques and Yvanovich v. Mohler
and Wilson.....
G-15
110
47-52
The Champions lost by 6 games. After the games the crowd congreg-
first drafts of the American E Colony for sometime "took place last Cabinet, emphasising that no ships prepared opium the same not being "pecial cars have been applied. The the Tobacco Fund for the troops,
peditionary Force to France. The
Wool, Bandages, Iddoform Gauze, relief and gratification of officials at compradore of the firm of Messrs the Government $1,000,000 guarantee that the opium was found conces From the commencement of the war Mr. Gonzales de Bernedo, the Chilian
2
The Daitat Company, yesterday, paid money in order to avoid unexpected developements.
government opium.
Inspector Wildin told His Wership.
in
two bags on the verandah of No.
to
The Hongkong Tramway Company announce that from to-day all members, Ah Fun, en amah at No. 28 Bonham of H. M. Forces (Naval and Military) THE FIGHTING AT SZECHUAN,
but excluding natives, may travel on Road, was charged, before Mr. Wood The Bangkok Daily Mail under- Swedish Foreign Office to Berlin stands careful and thorough examination |
SHANGHAI, Sept 9
this morning with aiding and abetting the Company's cars when in uniform for one Au Kan who is alleged to have half fare (i.. 5 cents for a let class 10ated before the entrance to the Chinese As a cable puts it to-day, "Stock- of the enemy ships seized at Eangkok king, the Yunnance troops, who attack-In, on the 8th instant.
According to a telegram from Chung-murdered another Chinese named Facenta fare). This concession is not toRecreation Club, where a, tabla was ini holm has been acting as a telegraph has shown that in no case has really ed Szechuen have been defeated and
apply to Volunteers.
on which reated two large shields for
office for the German Government," serious damage been done to them
The Tramway Company have, since the winners of the First and Second These revelations lead to many
Divisions of the League. Dr. Forsyth and that all the peecssary repairs
October 1914, issued special Military
commencement of this work is apparent can be readily effected locally. The
tickets enabling all soldiers and volun-resident of the League, made a short teers travelling on duty to ride free of speech in which he congratulated the yawaiting the decision of the Prize
charge, and have also supplied without CC. on their victory which he said Court...
charge special cars for military purposes well deserved; the best team had at any time or place on their route on
undoubtedly won He mentioned that request. Up to date, 992,696 men have the Tennis League committee had been carried under this scheme, and 593 decided this year not to provide modals but to contribute the cost of them tickets used represent a cash value of
but medals had been kindly provided. $20,930,80 and the special cars $2,990.00.
by the committee of the. O.R.C., and the safe arrival of the Expeditionary Force," said a message from Warbing
October 1914, all soldiers and;
Consul 219 Des Voeux Road. The defendant volunteers were allowed to ride free at ton at the time, are tempered by manilest indignation that the German
wel on the premises and as he was in any time without tickets, and no records are available of the number carried. charge there be was arrested. " Admiralty should have been able to
Mr. G. R. Haywood who appeared Since then the men when pot on duty lay its plans to attack the Americus A branch of St. Joseph's College
for the defendant who pleaded not Vessels in force before they reached School at Kowloon was formally opened
guilty, applied for a remand. the zone which was regarded as on 5th inst The ceremony of the
His Worship (Mr. Wood) granted When Mr. Fredaris Shipman piloted the remand and adjourned the most dangerous." It may be wrong blessing of the new school was performed to conclude that information regard by the Rev. Fr. G., Spads, the parish Paul Dufault, on his triumphal tour
yesterday by Bishop Pozzoni, amistad the famous French Canadian, tenor. next Wednesday, ing the 'departure and the route of priest. There were present at the through the East early this year, he
*** SNATCHER CAUGHT the American transports reached ceremony Rev. Bro. "Aimar, director of signifled his intention of organising a Mr. Dyer Ball's court this morning Germany via the Foreign Office at the College; Bro. Alphons, principal another company to tour this part of Strickholm, but after Mr. LANSING's teacher of the new school, and several the world. Ms. Shipman is making Chinese widow, residing at 246 Quaen's a Chinese was charged with stealing from parenta of scholars, besides members of good this promise, for since his return revelations of the communication" the College Staff. The school has been 50 Australis he has been extremely busy Road West, four gold-mounted rattan made through the Swedish Minister started in response to the repeated re nt Buenos Aires, there is certain to presentations of former pupils of engaging star artists from all countries bangles valued at $41.78 and two bo a disposition to think that the Kowloon; it fills a wart that has been what he claims to be the best company
St. Joseph's College now reading at and he has succeeded in getting together packets of powders
It was alleged that while the lady 130p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley information probably reached Berlin long felt. For the print the school of its type that has so far embarked was walking along Queen's Road West,
by the same cliaanels. These revela-embraces the shree lowest classes under tióna follow very closely on other and B. Fifty-five scholars were enrolled the "Fantastics Mr. Shipcaan has had dast ran into her, snatched the articles the Government Code, vis, classes 7, & upon a tour of the East. In organizing near the Ko Shing Theatre, the defen disclosure made in a recent official on the opening day.
in mind the universal unhappiness and question and ran away. Subsequently Tomies and Co., to be forwarded to The g
ti sc
N.B.Several lines of the above drga sre new practically unobtainable Lowing to the War."
Catalogues will he issued. On view from Friday the 28th inst. Terms:--Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGH
Auctionerri Hongkong, Sept. 10, 1917. 1
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO TOK TO-MORROW.
2003
2.10 p.m. Aetion of Furniture, Pictures, Bath sheets, Fianion, etc.
it Menn. Magha and. Hough's.
S" General | Memoranda.
SATURDAY, Sept. 15
University Re-opers.
BONDAY, Sept. 18
6.27 p.m.-New moon.
MONDAY, Sept. 172
Fawinh year Dera begins.
TAWAT, Lept. 27
themant Dey: Hongkong, Stock report that enormous quantities of
"Theodange
BATEDAT, Sept. 20-
Michaelmas Day.
• Noon. *-Douglas Steamship
Moray Oct. I
materials for the manufactura of munitions were being shipped to
Ca Germany from Sweden nad that in her exparts of 2,000,000 tons of iron
Uctober Criminal Sessions commence. MONDAY, Olot &
General Holiday
ore during the last two years Sweden supplemented her shipment
Butterfield and Swire, in whose service he had been for the long period of 43 years. Mr. Mok succeeded his father as the cession was over a mile long. firm's compradore. The funeral pro
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA, BE you subject to attacks of dist
theen Krep abeolately quiet för
FREDERIC SHIPMAN'S * FANTASTICS.”
s constable arrested him. the
depression existent today, and members of the company are,
fore,
Jor
all laughter makers, pard whose work will be to dri
a few days, rest in bed if possibla, be the time being, some careful of your diet and take Chamber gloom and sorrow. This medicine has cured cases of chronic ware to lease Australia Inir's Colic, Colers and Dischoen Retsedy diarrhoon that physicians have failed their tour will commence in Ho on, and will cure you For sale by Home time this month. Mil Chemiata and Stornéepers
TREATMENT FON-DYKENTRAY. YHAMBERLAIN'B Colic, Cholers and
eu darrhoea. Remedy ollowed by: dosa of esstor oil will efectually ears the most stubbora cases, of dysentery. and it is especially good, for summer diar
rhona, in children. For min by gkong Christs and Storekeepers.
have
paid full fare.
Miss Vantris kindly distributed the Prizes at the conclusion.
Mr. Tan, of the C.R.C., in a few well
chosen remarks thanked all concerned in making the season a success, and The new arrangement is made in
especially thanked Miss Ventris for order to give
concession to kindly consenting to distribute the wall as to the men on duty, and we are Major General Ventris saknowledged the men travelling on pleasure, as prizes. pleased to notice that the new sancas the compliment paid to his daughter
His Majesty's Forces will appreciate the ventris and the gathering dispersed xion is extended to the Navy. The and wished the Club a prosperous future. general public ad less than the men of Abouquet was then handed to, Miss
Tramway Company have shown and generosity and public spirit which the after having spent a thoroughly enjoy- continue to show in this connection.
***OUR LITTLE BIT” SOCIETY.
The undermentioned articles hare
been sent to-day to Messrs Shewan,
able afternoon
AWOMIN-MURDERED.
Chinese woman named Pang Hua Secretary, Queen Mary's Needle was admitted to the Government Civil work Guild 2 Cavendish Square London, suffering from injuries ladicted by some Hospital on the Esh instant. She was
Wd quilts, 8 pillows, 8 pairi
gofs, 50 oloth slippers;
mumery Bepairs puttens,
sharp weapon and died
same night