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PREMIER SCOTCH OF THE FAR EAST
FOR 25 YEARS.
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLEST
·QUALITY--NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLDWIDE.
ADVERTISING,
THE CHINA MAIL.
of all internal isxation nú merchan-¦ PEKING AND THE SOUTH-WEST.
dise imported. Sir ROBERT BREDON view was that inasmuch as China's whole financial and fiscal system wAS likely to remain in the melting pot for some time, the Chinese Govern- ment was wise first to arrange the question about which, there is leant likelihood of serious debate-in the
PROVINCES.
APPROACHING SETTLEMENT,
́[** Chinese Mail" Service.]
THE MAGISTRAGY,
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917.
In reply to Mr Pottor witness stated DEPARTURE OF MR. 8. D. SETNA, that he was prepared to do his patrol dut- lies He knew that if he did not do his
After a connection with Hongkong. patrols he would be punished by having extending over thirty-four years Mr. S. to da extra patrols. He received an
| POLICE RESERVIST CHANGED.
Before Mr. Wood, this afternoon, I order to do extrs patrol, on August Oth Setna, sole proprietor of the well A. P. Leite, a member of the Police but he did not do the extra patrel known firm of Mesars S.D. Satna and because he considered he had resigned. Co., Indian Yarn, Opium and Indian Reserves and an assistant in Mesars He had conference with Mr. Pollock, and Chinese Producta, is leaving for PEKING, Sept. 18.Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd., Imports KC, with reference to the matter and Bombay on a short holiday with "Mrs.
Department, war charged with unlaw-received a letter advising him to do
Setna and his son, Corporal B. S. Setup, fully refusing to perform patrol duty on patrol and then bring his Saps 7 and also with refusing to per le did not take that alvies because he (Right Section Machine Gun Co.) form extra punishment duty.
hal handel in his resignation He Mr. S. D. Satna came to Hongkong in
A telegram from Hongkong states that Li Hoi Sin re delegate from ki, after consulting with Tak Wing Ting pages to Huinun to consult with Eating Chal Kwong.
The situation regarding the South Western Provincës' is approaching
effective 5% tariff. The settlement of it, he thought, would go some way to anking the ground for, raïaiug the liken abolition question clearer when the time to rise it seeins settlement. appropriate. We presume
"
case,
had not renthe Ordinance in connec
Mr. Eldon Potter, as Discipline Officer of the Felice Reserves, prosecuted, and Mr. M. K. Lo defended the accused,
Mr. Lo, on behalf of the Accused,"He thed. Following are the conditions Trendmitted, the charges and also that the British Chambers of Commerce aresented to the Government by Lui accused bad been warned. being consulted on the arrangement, Ho Chun, the Governor of Kwangu, for. British-tande is apparently likelypas from Luk Wing Ting:- to be affected to the greatest extent.
The immediate fonuation
the Parliament. bur, in view of all thecir cumstances
2-Thyre shall be no alteration
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., of the time we imagine there is
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.
To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
VICTORIA RECHRATION CLUB."
THE ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS The held on THURSDAY
FREDAY 9th and SATURDAY, 29th September.
cents cach
trance fee Civilians avent except 1 17 and 18,
Soldies a and Sailors half-price. Entries else on Monday the 24th
will not be erepted unless
accompanied by entrance fees,
Competitors who hav, not competed
tore at the V.RC must attend at the Club any TUESDAY of FRIDAY for times to be taken.
·R C
WITCHELL Hom, Secretary. Hongkong. Sept. 17, 1917,
911
Hosezone, Monday, Sept 17, 1917.
THE DEVISION OF CHINA'S TARIFE.
every prospect of the arrangement being put through.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
The weekly religions meeting of the Helen May Institute will be con dicted on Tuesday at 5 pm. by Lious Sylvester Lee. The meeting is open to ali worder.
1
The revision of China's customs tariff which has at t apparently
A Chinese decountant of a furniture come within the pale of practical shop at 160 Queen's Roal attempted. politics is a question on which there cule by cutting his throat on the 16th instant. He was went to the Govern- has been much discussion in Chinese
ment Civil Hospital. circles for inany years past. Just | prior to the war the Chinese Govern- A Chinese aged 40, an amployee ment addressed a circular in the of the Dairy Farm, was sent to the Legations of all the Treaty Powers from poisoning through taking sulphate Government Civil Hospital suffering in Peking asking for # revision and ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. some of our readers may remember at In the Matter of THE BRITISH Pamphlet inned about that time by TRADERS INSURANCE Sir ROBERT Burnos, (at one, time COMPANY, LIMITED. the Deputy Inspector General of
ARD-
Customs) in which he set forth the argument justifying rach a revision
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG,
"In the Matter of THE CON. PANIES ORDINANCES
1911 and 1913.
Resolution of the
as follows:
unanimous
of zinc in mistake for sults.
An advertisement in another coldman calls attention to the date of cloning of entries, and other particulars "garding the Aquatic Sports to be held at the V.R.Cat the end of this month
as seeins now likely to be conceded. The boily of a European was found
|
3.
of the Constitution.
of
Thet, shall be no înthediate changes of high officials in the South-Western Pro rinces.
6- Le Yuan Hung is unwilling to resume the Presidency he shall be allowed fres-nove
Wient..
'-dnsists on an amicable settle
ment of affairs in Sichuan and Human.
į
tion with the Folice Reserves. When and joined the firm of Mesars be joined he signed a form which he Cawisjes Pallanjee and Co., frat ns read and he knew that he has assistant and then
1
45 Manager. conform to the orders in existence then. The latter pust be occupied until
did not undertake to conform to 1905. After. the new orders.
the death of bis M Lo explained that the accused father be, for reasons of his own refered to the Military Service Ordinance resigned from the firm and opened' and Mr. Foster, opening the case, said recently passed, when he said new orders: ably conducted the firm of Phirozaha B that it was very simple ous. The Defendant said that apart from that Petit & Co., manager. In 1900 thứ caused, a Constable in the Police Ordinance he knew he was liable to he firm voluntarily closed their business, Reserves, refused to do patrol duty on brought before a magistrate if he tie and as Mr. S.D. Setns was well versed August 3hat and also of September faultel. He sent a potition to the in all branches of China trade, he 75, he did not attend after having Portugace Lorkroment at Lisbon opened a firm of his own, under his heen exutioned. Having said that, Mr. asking permission that Fortuguess sub-awn name, and has suceeded in establish- 7. Potter said he thought it covered his jects in Hongkong should be permitted ing a business with India and other care. The first occasion was a punishibent
.
until
patrol, and the second was an ordinary to Jer the Police Reserves. The per
mission was granted.`.` patrol. The officials regarded this as
Mr. La then addresser His Worship, a rather serious case because it was a referring to the four grounds of his deliberato caso. It was not as if defence and quoted from the Ordinance the sccused had forgotten his in support of his argament, patrol or anything of that ustiure ;
The case was adjourned 14 WIK * deliberato case of Wednesday next. " defaulting, the defaulter knowing weli that he was due for duty. The reaSODE for this defaulting, so far as they knew were given in certain letters, one written by the accused himself and one by | Messrs Lo and Lo. These ware the
All the above conditions are re-caly suggestions that had ever been put parted to be acceptable to the to them as to why the accused refused Central Government, and it is likely to do doty.
Mr. Potter then read the letters as that a mandate to this effect will allowa shortly be issued.
NORTH RIVER NEWS.
A SILVA NETTO
Aug. 28th 1917.,
THE SEDITIOUS PUBLICATION
༄།
J
CASE.
DEFENDANTS” FIXED..........
parts of the world. During his absence from the Colony he has appointed Mr. P. N. Cooper (sole proprietor of Mess Cooper and Co.) to act as Manager to bis Firm
Socially, Mr. S D. Setna has many friends in the Colony. Along with the Hoa E Pollock, he is one of the original member of the longkang Chess Club, and he has played in cins matches The institution of the Parsee Commnnity has always found in Bim s liberal and sympathetic supporter and when the Zoroastrian Club was on the Mr. Wood, this morning delivered his erge of closing he came forward and was able to put the same on a gound judgment in the case in, which the footing. He was unanimously elected Editor and Printer of the Chung Noia President, and on his departure" a Na Po were charged with publishing dinner was given to him by members of the Club. In 1904 he had the honour from England, to the Sublime Degren of being alovated, by special talegranr= of "Primo" of the R.A.0.B and he was presented on that occasion and a gold watch with suitable inscrip- by his friends with an address on silk. tion to mark the fact that he was the first Parsee to receive the honour. Mr. decapitation Setna is a member of the committee
of the Constitutional Reform Associa Setan and, son leave with the goo tion of Hongkong Mr. and Mra 8. D... wishes of many friends for a pleasant holiday and a speedy return.
seditious articles.
His Worship said the two instalments of the article together formed a
o/c No. 2. Company FIR-With reference to your tale phonic message of this data re award of manifesto contributed to Canton Paper extra patrol as punishment for being by a firebrand politician who recon Absent from duties on divers dates. I
beg to refer you to my letters to the mended an armed revolt against the D.S. P. of 10th May, 21st June, and to presen: Gorament of the Republic Actg D, 8. P...of 19th July and to Inspector Alves of 1st August-Yours etc.
the of China and SPLsof the President and the Fremier. The writer accused these "officials of part: August 31st, 1917.
cipating in the present war in order to Inspector A. SILVA NZITO,
O/c No. 2 Company.
secure their own position in China by
255e have ever w full authoritative fin-lane underneath the bedroom win these places very close to Ying-tak
city. award with the way intended
to
revisa
the
DAY the 24th day of October. 1817 at Chinese and Foreign Commission." outing.
MA
.
-A VORËLNER, AND HIM SRIDE ROBBED OF Aü.
한
LÖVE-LETTERS.
THE MISTAKE OF WRITING TOO MAKY.
War brides and bridegrooms. war married people.
The lovers are the first to feel the action. Of course they have not the experience of 1 the
matrixi
arried people nor the
tich subjects ich seeks to sub that it would have caused disaffectionsife position of the war-bride and bride-
..
:
wedding ring
They were in a boat going back to do sopressly stat his positinand statements likely to prejudice other will keep you from running away
form
1
that
a fall has gone from sting. Ital
· [Frun a Ferrispondient.]”
The robbers are worse around Ying- ROERING AND LIDNAPYING VERY EAP.
tak than they have been for years. They are stealing almost everything, yet they are especially bad in taking SI. We have been consulted by Mr.foreign air. His Worship said it seemed women and little girls, selling these crL.A. P. Leite with reference to his post-elex to him that this published incite holding them for a ransom. Only a tinn as a member of the Hongkong Police
Reserve and in particular with reference ment to assassination was, if up. few days ago twenty women and girls to the notice served
him to upon were taken as one place, twelve at himself at the Charge Room of Yuport punished, an occurrence likely to affect another, and eight at still another-x|||
Police Station at 5.50 p.m. today for univourably the relations of His
which WALA patrol duty
for Majesty with the "Republic of China. NOTICE TS REBERY GIVEN that
He did not think the publication on the oth inst. statement of what is contemplated.dow of a house in Great George Street But little is being done to catch these PETITION was on the 5th day
sbsent
patrol Phare, haul a
by the defendant The war says a home paper, has Supreme Court of Hongkong by the Allied Powers "bare, offered," to yesterday. The body was identified as lying around, but they do not seem to the fully before of September 1917, presented to the As it is put by the Peking Gazette and was sent to the Public Mortuary robbers. There are plenty of soldiers Hon.
the
Mr. H. E. Poileck, K. C. this editor to have that effect, nor the ith a revival in love letter writing.
nt hich Mt. Leite
Three kinds of peuple are affected: alue named Company to confir
Counsel was inserted in his paper with that Lover that if Henry Beineke, an employee of put forth much effort to catch these including the protest which he sent intention, but through what was in part or of the raid Company's cojects assist China to collect an effective the Sugar Refiery at East Point.
to be affected by
by a Special
bands of robbers who are in the against the order issued lo Sept. 1916, laziness and in part error of judgment. ninously five per cent," and our Peking con- Isissed at an Extraordinary
stating that all members of the H.E.P. His Worship said that after considering mountains near by. General semporary explains that "nominaly The meïbes of the Royal En
LIB Meeting of the said Company held
against the im- the document he could not anticipate the 14th day of July 1917 and sub- China has been collecting five per giners Sergeants Mess, wives, and
pending legislation et bim
great liability Counsel 20
inti- sequently unanimously confirmed at an Extraordinary
Posted to hit cent bot na the value of the exports families held a lathing picnic at Dumbell
that he would have to take among the subjects of His Majesty.groom Experience or General Meeting of the said Company he'd on the 14th day of has greatly increased and the levies and on Saturday, 15th instant. A Young Dr. P. Folton and his bride and advised hins that in the meantime conviction on so much only of the success. For this reason - the one will some little time to consider the matter He, therefore, proposed to record a goes a long way to making love-letters August, 1917 and which Resolution runs have been based on the old rates start was made from A.SC. Pier at 1.30 were going to Limbow a few days back. he should the notice sarsed
related to "reports keep you from making mistakes and the him but p.m. Ideal weather, smooth seus going That the provisions of the Company's sessed many scores of years ago, and a fine sandy beach made a delight the interior" where Dr. Fulton is the
that be prejudice to
His Majesty's Memorandum of Association with the actual value collected hitherto ful change, far from the funding physician-in-charge. He was
relations with from them. If a a mistake is made, even Accordingly we are instructed to in
though it be
bat &
t a clumsy sentence, it is respect to its objects be altered so
you that Mr. Leite's compliance foreign Power." His Worship remarked
fine thing to here to make the best as to read as shown in the print does not amount to more than an crowl. The generosity of the donors pained by Mrs. Fulton and had, with to do so must not be deemed to be a regretfuting the court proceedings letter from being too critical..
accom-with the notice (should be feel disposed that the Editor had expressed to it. It prevents the receiver of the lover signed for the purpose of identifica tion by the Chairman of this actual 3 per cent.
The plan of the Services Entertainment Fund was him many wedding presents and his aver of his legal rights. Yours etc., for the publication, nor had he made The greatest joy of this love-letter Moeting
therefore, not to increase the tariff deeply appreciated and a hearty vote of household effects. They were attacked fr. Lo said that he relied upon four himself from the opinons of the con- love had been put way more or Lo & Lo. use of any opportunity to dissociate revival has come to the pre war married AND notice is further given that the bat
bad come to They
feel scale of thanks was passed to the C.L. Cooper robbers who took all said Petition is directed to be heard before his Honour Sir William, Rees prices. This will be done by a joint fiunt, B.A., CF, for arranging the things their clothes, wedding presents, of law. The first ground was that the as grosa abase of the liberty of the anniversaries.
their distinct grounds, and they were points tributer. He regarded the publication
Separation lus "Davies, the Chief Justice, on WEDNES
brought it. and it has come out by household effects. This is quite unusual accused and, in fact resigned, and Freis and especially at the present degrees. Them war lore lettere diet or 10 clock in the forenoon and any person This statement takes account only
times it might lead to a grave begin on a top-note and gradually come interested in the said Company whether
We bave received from the Canton "p.the Linehow river. The Linchow that by law he was entitled to resign. situation. He.fined-the Editor--$100, I down. They have wind into somess
The second ground was that if he had Creditor, Policy Holder, or otherwise of the export tariff, but the Chinese Christian College a little illustrated the foreigners in the past, but they have the punishment sought to be imposed technical offence, he fined $1.
section has given considerable trouble to act resigned and is otherwise, liable to and the Printer, who had committed a thing very strong aud Fear of desirous to
making of 1311 order for the
of the said rgument has been that justice pimphlet designed to show how the never had much dimenitics with the upon him, the circumstances under confirmation
Fear of misunderstanding has also alteration under the.
beve would appear at the time of hearing burequires revision, in the case of missionary many use the introduction of robbers along the river, The Chinese which he became a member were anch
Ordinances
gone. Fach is writing to one w
who knows the writer through and through. If himself as his Counsel, for the
the import as well the export tariff, purpose.
the letter, does point of contact with
not obeying the order under section 5 of as to copstitute a reasonable excuse for
meant, the
it furnished to any such persin' requiring
the Peace Preservation Ordinance. The │- the same by the undersigned, the Comment is still negotiating for. The what the Canton Christian College has
third ground was that, the counsel for Ah Fan, on amah, who was charged pany's Solicitors un syment of the principle underlying the tariff stipula-done to interest the Chinese in the
egulated charge for the same.
the prosecution had not produced any last week with being an accessory of Dalled this 10th day of September, 1017, tions in the earlier treaties was the t cultivation of the papaya. "The I have watched the city of Ying-tak evidence, and the ouns rested upon him the murder of ons Prog Yn of No 29
the tariffs were
Chinese," the pamphlet rays, have for some fifteen years. I have never to do so, that the defendant had Bonham Road was discharged by Mr. to be oa 藕 always shown great interest in our seem so many gambling shops The fourth ground was that if the nodused not being found. »
disobeyed soy lawful orders The Woodthis morning, the alleged murderer & HARSTON, 5% basis. When in 1901 the efforts with the papaya. Students a whole city seemed to be given up to could be punished at all under the Mr Davidson appeared for the Hongkong, Chinese, international tariff was under first spurned the idea of growing papaya this vice. Many think that the return Fence Preservation: Ordinance, in defcace." Solicitors for the Company..revision only an import tariff revision as a marketable fruit; to-day we cannot of gambling in its worse form has refusing to obey orders, those orders last
raw upon besides imagination. They was made and that, says Sir ROBERT produce enough for consumption on our increased the number of robbers.
nothing to do with the performance of the
have facts to write about, like gas, bills duty of his office.. "If he had disobeyed
and the children's education. Porely Continued on Page 8.7
BREDON, "not on the value of the own campus. Students will scarcely
those orders it coklat the most e
love letters come only now and again goods at the tins of the negotiations, wait until the fruit ripens before they
said to be a breach of some pres A Japanese, the chief steward of the when the wife is missing his strong ara but at the average values of two
pick it and bring it to the College
gulation attaching to the Police and not Atabu Maru, was charged before 31e or be is the home bunger upon him. “ Garden offies where they pay us 10
a penal offence under Section 5 of the Wood this morning with the unlife The mistaks is that the lovers expert years already some time passed, years centa. per eatty for it. This is twice
possession of 22 tela of opium other The Accused then went into the than Government opiar, wound does. It cannot be done Tho lover-letter every time. Or rather, the when as it happened trade conditions the price of citrinous fruits, which they Path Madras, and Ceylon have been aud valnes were such as to make prize so bigbly."
Defendant pleaded guilty saying he love in the latter depends upon feeling seriously exarcised over the question of witness hax salutes to officers, and more stringent In reply to Mr. 1o, secused state was asked by certain Chinese of and feeling fluctuates. It only comes to although it is exceptionally unfavourable to China.
orders have lately been promialgated to that having tendered his resignation he Hongkong to get the opium from the surface
it to the aurines to strip t The reanit produced as
paper an, attempt b dig mide to import who are in these places. The man the force: He joined the Special Police Scion and war consists
is riding a arikisha, must
FORY AITUTE. Chinese labourers into Japan to apply up straight, hands oss kneem vyes right Reserve when Mr. Leo d'Alimada, had Station and was searched. The drum consequence of this atiputation w the lack of Japanese labour. It is still or eyes left as the case demands, and not the matter in hand. Before he joined, was then found concealed in the belt fter the first that meet biark
underneath his trousers. Limay it is worse: it awakens feor that the revision, meant to give more surprinng to find that permission into an ungrateful bandle and pre-) Mr. d'Alinada requested him to join the His Worship imposed on the defend doubt. The woman besina to-wonder if tend to be wrapt in slumber, or forget Reserves and he said he could. an effective 5% gave in reality has been granted by the local authorities fulness, or to be inspecting something on not do so since his application loant a fine of $1,500 with the alternative her lover in changing towards her She 9 pm Police Reserve Band Night in
tariff which only brought into make such an importation in the case the other side of the road. In connec the Captain Superintendent of Police of 9 months hard labour, and ordered misses the huming words of three months about 11% on the then actual value of the Osaka Seitetsu Kaisha. While DAC special minute issued by the had been refused. He subsequently the opium to be confiststed.as
G. Caylon, deploring the un- 10.458.m. Auction of White Goods of the trade. It thus faflicted an there is no embargo in law on Chinese soldierly and lack manner in which joined on the understanding that he te would not lose bis nationality, He Dress Materials, etc. at Messrs injustice on "Ching from the Yeare decaded by prefectural regulation Ceylon recalla sa incident connected only patrol duty in eas of riot org
labour being introduced, all such matters we soldiers salate or fail
of andernfood that his duties would be When passing 11.30 Lm Auction of Brass Ware, (start, an injustice which ha
Satsuma Yanes, Tea Set, etc. at [continued and grown during the the sathoritics. Some rears ago when on the need for smartor saluting and he certain letters He did not receive any Wood this morning with the larceny of ng every uy
and a permit must Brat be obtained from the adjutanty of Major Andrews rebelling. He remembered waiting A cout coalie was charged before Mr. prone
was addressing & parade Misara.. Hughes and Hough's dozen years the tariff has been a foreign frm in Kobe, not knowing of faults. 77 rated some of the common) reply, Subsequently he received a letter 7 lot of bolts and washers from
oppone
the
afin cups of the mid Petition will be and that is probably what the Govern- the people.". It deals specifically with
a new fruit as a
say the robbers are worse than they were under the old government.
DEACON, LOUKEIL, DEACON
1 Des Voeux Road Central,
-2113]
THE CALENDAR.
MEMOS FOR TO-MORROW. 9.30 pm. Auction of Furniture,
GAMBLING, FOUND EVERYWHERE.
BALUTES.
Ordinance.
A MURDER CASE
ALLEGED ACCESSORY DISCHARGED,
AN OBLIGING PERSON.-
Ply the de seldo
in consequence there is
all that is can sup- Misunderstandings
arise. Moreover, more to say And
And this
in
root of the lovers love-letter troubles
They write top many.
How can a grand large in Egypt would
love-letter every day 7
"A new
the
́ ́write* can the
& week as his would have
to be invented to supply thing to
The married people have
driw
Carpets, Fictures, Pianos Pianola revision on the basis of the It is remarkable to find, saysa Japan obviate the slackness which is said to be did not consider himself. a member of tongay. He was arrested when com IFBYR
"
etc. etc., at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's
p..-Auction of 30 volumes of
Encyclopaedia Britannica.
General Memoranda.
L
SATURDAY, Sept. 99
rbe Public Gardens.
Eaghes and Hough's.
WEDNESDAY Sept. 16,
tion with a
an officer, the
THEFT FROM A STEAMER..
ment
TEL
its full
Imt it is
ip podtaneity, which"
and
quality n
lovers but for an Abuaris must rogb which
to feed the
when the land
Gime
They
hera is nothing
tr ve in
aug
into
of her eyelash
who has not
The re
9.15 p.m. Open Air Concert at Helena srce. On the Customs, statistica
turning to an officer who stating that his resignation would not one of the Blus Foncel etemers lyingi May Institute
the existence of thin regulation appeared
the probe accepted. His attitude was that he at the Holt's wharf at Kowloon the for 1012 BROKET BREDON introduced some Chiness skilled work
dto be amused by the Thyrabat, Sept. 27 1--:
ceedings, Major Andrews added: There thought he was called upon only to Alex Hunter, 2nd officer of the hip. Suttlement Day: Hongkong Stock roughly calculated that the incidenca men into their works, the authoritiel In the matter of slovenly saluting you this he did other duties
is no occasion to giggle. Mr perform patrol duty notwithstanding told Mr. Wood that the articles belong Exchange
He thought, ed to the ship; they were taken from of the actual tariff as compared with intervened and insisted the mentre one of worst offend C
ke had been badly tres
No hold where there were wome * 50 much for then
Oloutta
repaire going on. The bolts were aged for: riveting plates, etc. and they were used. over and over again.
*2.30 p.m.-- Auction of Bandry Goods
at Edvlon Godowny
THURS, 27, FRI, 28 & SAT, 23 Sept. VRC. Annyal Aquatic Sports
Sundries father and
the legitimate 5% ad valorem, caused being sent back to
Tous to Chins on the import
of Faelu 6,914,094 ~~Thir
for as effective
ficet Article VI
the Osaka
mas they