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support. It is interesting to observa that a very close intereat is taken in the situation in America. A Military Authority" in the Ver
· Fork Herald recently wrote:-"It the KERENSKY "Government fails, as it
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1917.
SUMMARY COURT.
THE MAGISTRACY,
SHORTAGE IN STOCK.
In the Summary Canit this morning, A meeting of the Council was held before Mr. Justice Gompartz, Messrs. this afternoon. H.E. the Rovernor, Donnelly and Whyte claimed from Wang has twice already, and the chaos that Sir F. HENRY MAY, R.C.M.GLoong, a blacksmith, the sum of $223.15,
|
Nam, payment of which was guaranteed by the defendant under an instrument dated June 9, "
is anarchy and socialism is not preskled. There were also present:being amount due from one Ma Wa promptly put down in the interent,
H.E. Major-General F. VENTS. of the military, America may be General Officer Commanding. called on eventually for the three to five million soldiers WILLIAM Howano Tavr has predicted" will be needed before a decision is reached. In other words, what
The Colonial Secretary, Hon, Mr. CLAUP SEVins, Q.M.G.
The Attorney-General, Hon. Mr.
H. KAMP...
The Captain "Supt. of Police and
Russia faile to do in a military way Acting Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. the United States must da. We MCL. MESSER.' must restore the numerical balance in the scules against the Central Pawers lost with the defection of of the Russian armies. For every man Just to the Entente canse by Russian inaction or withdrawal.we mut furnish one or one and a half.” The one thing" certain is that the collapse of Russia will not necessarily menn the triumph of the Central Puwers in the war.
Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, C.M.G.
The Director of Public Works,
Hon. Mír. E. R. HALLIFAX.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs,
Hon. Mr. Waz Yus, Q.M.G. Hon. Mr. H. E. POLLICE, K.C. Hon. Mr. C. E, ANTON Hon. Mr. LA CRU PAK. Flon Mr. S. H. DonWELL, Mr. A. G. M. Furtean, Clerk of Councils...
SPECTAL VOLICK LESERVE DİNANCE
Tite Hon, ATTORNEY-GENERAL ined the first reading of a Bill SWEDEN'S EXPLANATION, intituled; An Ördinance to amend the | Special Police Reserve Ordince, THE explanation given by the 1914. Swedish Foreign
Office of the The objects of this ill areas
To alter the teclinient title of the Special Police Reserve ford to the title which is in general us, ie, the Hongkong Police
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA. admitted fact that it has been used "follows:-~
War will happen in Kussia? That
E
by German representatives abroad af.) a telegraph office for Berlin leaves
is at present the outstanding question | much to be desired, especially in vier !
in the war. The anarchy which the or the statement in to-day's cables; Revolution brought in its train has that no fewer than 64 telegrams been a problem. "big enough for any have been dispatched through the Governitent to cope with, but Swedish Legation at Buenos Aires when the Commander-in-Chief revolts to the German Foreign Office.. It against a Government which appear muat strike the average "man to command-the trust and confidence incredible that the Swedial Foreign
of the great bulk of the rank and fi" | Office paased on to Berlin all there
。
in the Army, the chaos becomes more messages without knowing the nature bewildering than ever, and almost of their contents. In any case the seems lesigned by the promoters of the revolt to aid the enemy in his advance into Russia If there was the slightest prospect of General Koustor's demanda making for unity in the Army and nation at a time of unparalleled crisis in the history of Russia, "the movement could be understood and welcomed;
exsuse that these messages were in cypher cannot be accepted as adequate justification of the action of the Swedish Foreign Office. Even if the German representative in the Argentine did not disclose to the Swedish representative there that in these messages which he was passing through Swedish diplomatic channels,
„Meserve.
Mr. 'E. J. Grist appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant was
represented.
"
not
DISCHARGED.
was purely the opinion, expressed hy ona man....... If His Worship was satisfied that the defendants were ignorant of the Censorship Regulations and that In Mr. Dyer Ball's court a Chinese the articlus did not come from the pen of 'the defendants' who inserted, thea described as a tailor of 458 Shanghai, without any intention, or motive to Street, Yaumati, was charged with the create diaffection, he would ask He unlawful possession of 835 in bank notes Worship to discharge the defendants.
His Worship adjourned the case to reasonably suspected of "boing stolen, Monday next. and also with trying to krilo a Chinese constable with the money.
Defendant rail bis father was a tailor Taipo. He had given him the $35 to come down to Hongkong to buy cloth.. When asked to go to Taipo to seek his
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
The following telegram has been
"The Directors have declared a
Mr. F.-E. Joseland, an assistant in the father, defendant said it was of no received today by the Chartered Bank employ of Mours. Donnelly and Whyte, e as he had gone to Canton. As to from the Loudon Office, stated from the witness box that the the second charge he said he did not man Ma Wai Nam was employed by five the money to the lukong the Dividend for the past half year at the rate of 14 per cent, per annum, free of his firm, in Hongkong, and the defend. Patter wanted to see the notes,
Income Tax. sat guaranteed payman of any moneys that might become due to his firm from Ma Wai Nam, The amount represented shortage in stock.
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff.
After hearing further evidenesis Worship"discharged the defendant.
ALLEGED POCKET PICKING VAT EMPIRE CINEMA.
B
HONGKONG GYMKHANA 'CLUB.
FINAL TRAINING GALLOPS.
The ponies entered for the rfices at the iyinkhän next Saturday
with the exception of Windsor
A Chinese quack doctor," of 25 Pottinger Street, was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with attempted larceny of #35,65 in money, and a cigarette case valued at $10 from afternoon were given their final. the person of another Chinese in the Winding-up gillips this morning: Empire Cinema at tl: o'clock last night.
The story of the complainant was Dahlia, fancied by many as the likely that he was witnessing show at the winner of the Stekes, which was Last night The gulloped sexturday,, his time, being Empire Cinema weather was warm and the refreshing 84, 84, 31.3=1.83.8 for three-quarters breeze from the fans hulled him to of a mile. sleep. Suddenly he felt some one
WRONGFUL DISTRESS. Before, Mr. Justice Gompertz, Tam Shing, a vegetable merchant, claimed frem Keung Wing Sang, otherwise from Tai Kwun, married woman, $500, being damages suffered by the plaintiff by reason of the wrongful and unlawful distress levied by the defendant against the plaintiff's premiser and against the goods and chattels scored therein.
Mr. Leo d'Almada appeared for the putting a hand into his pocket trying today Anticipation. Tittlemouse,
plaintiff and Mr. F. X. d'Almada fer
the defendant
(b) To provide for the punishment Mr. Leo d'Almada said that the
of minor brenches of disciplin by members of the Hongkong Flaintiff was a vegetable dealer, carry. Polled Reserve, in a way which ing on business in the western market will not involed the publicity of On the 39th March there were 47 days proceedings before a tougistrate rent due by the plaintiff, amounting to and which will be more in ac-about $15, and the defendant, Od cordance with the procedure in the 29th March, at_about_two__in the case of other police and the afternoon,
to." went military organisations. (e) To give the Captain Superinten dent of Police powers with the -approval of the Governor in Council to make regulations, for the governinent and discipline of the force.
(.)
To remove doubts as to the effect of the proclamation made under section 10 of the Special Police Reserve Onlininge, 1914, on the 3rd September, 1915. The Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY seconded, and the Bill was then
2.30p.m.-Gymkhana at Happy Valley. but there is nothing in the cables to he was advising the German Goveru read a first time.
SUNDAY, Sept. 16.1
8.47 p.m.-New Moon.
MONDAY, Sept. 17-
Jewish year 5478 begins.
SATURDAY, Sept. 99:-
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the
to abstract his money. He grabbed hold of the hand and shouted thief." Defendant struck him a blow in the face, which caused him to relax. his grasp, and ran away, but before he was promptly arrested by Pa 764 R.
Defondant pleaded not guilty and
could reach the door of the theatre be
was defended by Mr. Preston.
His Worship remanded the casę, to Saturday next at ̃ ̄FT:30 ̄amTM
STOLEN SHOES! *
3
plaintiff's, house and demanded from the wife of the plaintiff the rent which was
"I am a coolie, a mai pail me te then due. The wife told defendant that her husband was carrying on his ceurs to carry a basket and I dil not business in the market and application know, what it contained. This was tho meantime, she sent for her husband, Chinese who was charged to should be made to him." In the defence put up by an unemployal lawful posscasion of seven pairs of shoes and seven pairs of slippers valueri at $30. reasonably adspected of being stolen. Defendant was arrested this morning at Des Voeux Rond Central, Bail adjourned the case to next Saturday the 15th inst.
After hearing the evidenco Mr. Dyer
THE SEDITIOUS PUBLICATION
but befors he arrived the defendant deliberately turned out the wife, the children and other occupants of the Premises, and locked the doors, and they all had to sleep that night at the bouse of a friend. The defendant, the indicate the remotest possibility of ment to sink Argentine ships without The Hon. ATTORNEY-GENERAL in distress warrant had been obtained next day, disposed of the goods although thi On the contrary, should be leaving a trace of them, one finds moving the second reading of the The matter was taken to the Police succeed in gaining the supreme power it difficult to believe that the Swedish Rit said that at present there was Court and proceedings were instituted he is sucking, the mutiny already in Foreign Office--aware of the obliga- no power to fores punishment in against the defendant and notwithstand", 3p.m.Police Reserve Band Night in the army would be likely to spread tions which neutrality in the war the Special Police Reserve excepting the defendant being represented by
to enormously greater proportions. impose
have before a. Magistrate and that entailed That seems the possibility on a complacently pased on these certain amount of publicity and reading of the news so far to hand messages from the German represent-also a certain obliquy on the man and that was not always a good especially in view of the attitude ativo in the Argentine with complete which the Council of Workmen's and indifference as to their contents thing for the reputation of the force.
Al
other military police forces lind Soldiers' Delegates in taking up on The American State Department
sonic power of internal discipline by the question. The Council, like the discovered the key to the cypher. which the officers of the force could Chemicals. Hospital Sundries, etc. Provisional Government, is denounce Are we to believe that in the Foreign themselves impose punishment. It etc., at Mears. Hughes and Hough's. Noon. Douglas Steamship
Coking General KORNILOFF and his Office at Stockholm no curiosity was proposed to remedy this by the Meeting.
Chief of Staff as traitors who are existed to know what the messages passing of this Bill.
the Fublie Gardens. THURDAY, Sept. 27:-
Bettient Day Bosgkung Stock
Exchange.
Thun. 27, FRI. 28 & HAT. 29 Sept.-
V.FLC. Amaual Aquatic Sports. BATURDAY, Bepi, 29:-
Michaelmas Day)
10.30am. Auction
of
SUNDAY, Sept. 30) jan
Druga,
21
upon it should
Al Fresco Fete in aid of Society of St. seeking "to establish a state of contained, or that the ingenuity The Bill was passed through all
thing contrary to the aims of of the code experts of the Foreign stages.
Vincent de Paul.
Mor, Oct. 1:
October Crimina) Sessions commence.
MONDAY, Oct. 6-
General Holiday.
THE CHINA MAIL'
NOTICE.
Communications relating to zews should -bedd eased to THE EDITOR.!! the
Correspondents mast forward mes, and addresses with any communics tinn addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication but as evidence of good All matter for publication should be * written on one side of the paper only.
faith.
addressed to Tax Manageu
Mesars. Johnson, Stoke and Master, the Magistrate decided against him, so His Lordship would sec that 3 magistrate had found that there had been unlawful distress.
His Lordship:-I do not think that is binding: You had better leave out the proceedings in the Police Court.
Mr. EX. d'Almada:
that the goods were removed by the I can prove
plaintiff himself."
Mr Leo d'Almada: There was no defence of that kind set up at the Police Court proceedings..
the Revolution." We are without Office were unequal to finding the LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ENEMIES: the advantage of knowing what key to the cypher? It, as one of *The Hon. ATTORNEY-GENERAL Mr. F. X. d'Almada: The defence General KORNILOFF himself has to say the Swedish papera declares, the moved the first reading, of a Bill was not in possession of the information regarding his views and intentions; Swedish authorities were ignorant intituled an Ordinance to facilitate it now holda and the news on to the extent of of the scandalous manner in which Legal Proceedings against Enemies The plaintiff then went into the wit ncas box and gave evidence of the the support he is getting is conflict their facilities have been misused, in certain cases.
"The object of this bill is to intro-removal of bis goodly, ing. Petrograd newspapers have it is a confession of astonishing
duce here the provisions of the Lega) After hearing further evidence. His stated that the new Geteralissimo ineficiency in positions where in Proceedings against Enernies Act, Lordship gavo judgment for plaintif KLOBENSKY, and the Commanders these times, above all others, the 1015, 5 and 6 Geo. 5, c..30. of the Western and South Western maximam of efficiency is expected. Armies. have
joined.. General KORSILOFF; but, against this, we have a statement by M. KERENSKY that the commanders on all the
Letters relating to business should be fronts except the South-Western rate of subscription to "Chios Mall" is have declared fidelity to the Govern
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
for 850 and costs.
FIRE AT YAUMATI.
CASE.
Of the pottles which were out"
Ploughedfield, Australian Chief and Pingwu Chief all met with approval.
The tinies recorded were:-
WEDNESDAY.
Wissen Datta, Gegg, 1 mile, 84, Loe
.1.39.37,Jaxt, § 91.9.
Cotes AB, boy, I mile, 89.2, 1.08.2;
last
THEENDAY "Asticirarios, Krall, f mile, 153, 1:30,
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last 109.2.
Hesi Hesu. Geng, 1 mile, 38.3, 1.10,3,
1.45; last
Bitzakis, “Esteros, <1 mile, 37.3, 1.128,
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221; last" & 14.1. Testre, Sutton.mile, 88, 1.13.2
Las Box. Lings. I male. 31. 1.09.1;
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Before Mr. Wood this afternoon the case was resumed in which the publisher and printer of the Chun Ngoi San Po Inst were charged with publishing seditious articles intended to promote disaffection amongst the Chinese subjects of H. M. the King Mr. Longinotto, assistant Crown Solicitor proseestel for the Crow while Mr. Len d'Almada appeared
for the defence.
Pan Hao Chao, editor and pub evidence said he had been editor lisher of Chin Ngoi San Po, giving
of the "Wah Isa Xat Pp" and the "Chun Wan." He had been editor of of Chun Ngoi San Po" for about
AUSTRALIAN CHIEF, Knoll, and Pisc
Car, boy, 1 milé, 34, 1.07.3, 1.39.47 Last 42.3.
Bret', Redgwick, 1 mile. 41. 1.15.3,
1.5,2.31; lunt B5,
GERMAN CREDULITY.
SUNBATHS IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
fabrications and subterfuges of the government
un-
two months. His attention had not been called to the Censorship Regula tions before he was summoned. He The London Daily Express says harl net been called to attend on the German newspapers, like German states- Secretary of Chinese Affairs in regard men, lie, as a rule, because they have to to these Regulations, nor had he seen them published. He copied The German Empire has been built up articles from a Canton paper called on lies, and falsehood is the daily diet. "Choy Fung Po". It was not his of its people. Apart from the socialist intention to insert the articles in organs do German newspaper would be question in order to prejudice the worth a week's purchase if it refused to British Government, nor to incite a print the fictions circulated daily by the rising either in Hongkong, Canton or official mendacity bureau in the Wil elsewhere. He wrote the leading article heimstrasse or if it boggled at making The Hon. COLONIAL SECRETARY
of the "Chun Ngoi San Po" on the its comments harmonize with the frauds, seconded, and the Bill was then
17th August. In regard to the last read a first time.
piragraph to which objection was made by the Crowo, he suggested that what AMENDMENT OF THE JURY ORDINANCE.
Tuan Ki Sui had done was quite correct There are some German newspapers, The
Hon. ÁTTORNEY-GENERAL
but unfortunately he thought China's own which lie for the shear lots of lying; and one of these is the Neucate entry into the war was of no use Nachrichten, of Munich, which solemnly moved the first reading of a Bill At 5.45 pm. yesterday a fire broke Chins could do practically nothing to rers, on the authority of a special intituled. An Ordinance to amend out in a matshed at Messrs Dodwell & help the Allies.
correspondent who has just returned
that girls and fither the Jiny Ordinance, 1887 Co's coul yard at the west end of Cowexamined by Mr Longeantto from London
witness said he wrote. leading articles representing every stratum of The objects of this bill are as Jordan Road, Yaumati The fire was for the Chun Wan Pa for some re daily to be scen
ciety naked and follows::
probably caused by a spark frorn a years. He only used that entting from ashamed, taking a sunbath in Trafalgar (a.) To make it clear that members kitchen in the wool
..of the the "Choy Fung Po" in order to fill qu
Under the influence of the tropical. of the Hongkong Defence Corps matshed. The police and the fire up the gaps in his paper. He never heat that has for some time prevailed in will be habla to serve as jurors: brigade from Yaumati were quickly on though it would assume such a London, the prudishae of the popula
serious aspect, but he did not approve tion the war has already made many
completely liability to jury service which cat arrived from Hongkong and also He did not read the article, be only evaporated.
"To-day there may be met with in the the Standard Oil Co.'s Launch which | glanced through it. He published the lung hitherto been enjoyed by
historic Trafalgar
Square certain members of the volun- rendered ralizable assistance. The fire second article without knowing what it he costame eneste scitly of a wrist teer force.
spread to a large heap of coal in close contained. He did not know who watch, and who frequent this favourite
take their daily air and sunkat thewriter of that article Was Spot to take COLONIAL SECRETARY Proximity to the matabed, the nor did he know whether the Peking My undressed throns, is made
must it be enemy is to be defeated and Russi A gold watch, with the initials F.L.J. seconded, and the Bill was then being whored up with baskets which got Government would be pleased happy
only of
of the little cit alight quickly. The fire was extinwith the British Government who typiste, and of those ladies who
city girl clerks of the
ar Alterations and addition to advertise-military prestige maintained. It inscribed on the back, and some charms read a second and third time.
guished at about 7p. The damage allowed such articles to be published. such
only by ments on pages 1. 4. & sód 8 should be seems clear now at any rate that he were found by the Police in-spawnshop
Mr. Les d'Almads submitted that the feminine went as not later than I p.
done to the matched was estimated at
ciety pillars of Fondens the Crown had failed to prove that the who thus disport themselves, muner the New Advertisements should be sent i could not possibly succeed in accomon the 27th August. The watch will
articles. Were likely to cause disfaction, very shadow of scandalized Nelam His Worship had heard the evidence altogether intolerable here seldenly “One day when the best had become of Mr. Hallifax, the Secratary for reverberated a tremendous thunderclap Chinese Affairs, and he had given only chick ushered in a furious rainstorm." his opinion as to what meaning the artiales conveyed or were intended to Corey. Mr. Dálmada, reminded me worship that the Censorship Regulatoa „Mere « framed as recent Match rep
and Mr. Hal
128 për sanum : per quarter and per men-ment, and that the views from the Jen pro rata'. *
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Thare will be a picnic on Saturday, sabbers in Eongkong and Kowloon, spirit of loyalty and fidelity to the next in connection with. St Peter's Postage us Charged at the rate of fifty Government. In view of his past Church. The launch will leave Blake Orders for extra coples of the Cama achievements in the field we may Pier at 2.30 pm. Matt should be root ka soon sa pomible well hesitate, in the absence of
Cena par month,
The General Manager of the Java-
and
the supply is limited. Caali 10 cts. Credi definite news to the contrary, to China Japan Lijn informs as that the (b.) To continue the immunity from the scene. Bubsequently No. fire of the sentiments contained therein. puncture in. its shield has
-20 cta., per copy.
Rate of subscription in the "Overland believe that General KORNILOT's Prinses. Juliana lelt Nagasaki on Obios Mail is $12 per annuan petage movement was inspired by any other the 13th inst. and is expected to arrive Si our sonum eat. Single cople twosty motive than to estabilah that unity here from San Francisco and Honolulu Alto ations and additions to Adverties of purpose in the army and the via Japan ports on Sunday 16th inst... Bus P23, 6, d 7 should country which is essential if the
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before 2 p.m.
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Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordorni fa fixed period will be at least acquiesence of the existing to the Captaia Superintendent of
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THE
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY
THIS remedy bas no superior as a cure, ́for cobla croup sad whooping cough, It has been a favorite with the mothers of young childam for almost forty years. Cough Remedy an
Government organisations. What Police everyone desires to see is a speedy
The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice restoration of the morale of the Mimorial and Affiliated Hospitals bega ármy and the civilian population and
to acknowledge with thanks the follow. Su Cham ended upon and is pleasant, a strong and united front apposed to the common enemy low that is
VISITING CARDS to be achieved is a problem, which
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