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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
Telephone No. 616.
To-day's Advertisements
VICTORIA RECREATION CLUB.
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THE ANNUAL AQUATIC SPORTS will be held on THURSDAY 27th, FRIDAY 29th and SATURDAY, 20th September.
Entrance fee Civilians 50 cents.exch event except 12, 17 and 18.
Soldiers and Sailors half price, ENTRIES CLOSE ON MONDAY NEXT.
The China Mail.
THE CHINA MAIL.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
EUROPEAN HELD Up
cerding long enough. It bas been announced that the Chief Frycurator has decided to issce warrants for the arrest of Dr. FUN and all the members of the defunct
On the 12th instant, a European Parliament who have gathered in who was walking on his way to the Six Cantor to promote his political slang lead mines, in Sha Tau Kok sees. Whether these warrants, district, was held up by a gang of four could be executed without serious men who were armed with revolvers and
ual knives. trouble ensuing is a
question about
The robbers seized fold of the which it is impossible to be foreigner and begun to relieve him confident The so-called "Military of a quantity of dynamite he had
A
THE MAGISTRACY.
OPIUM
Chiness woman was charged before. Mr. Wool this morning with "unlawfn' possession of 3 tasis of prepared opium other than Government opiam
Defendant pleaded guilty, saying that she was asked to carry the opium to the Kowloon Railway station by another woman.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1917.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
HALF-YEARLY MEETING.
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIE ensDITIONS
GENERALLY.
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Government" at Canton-or Wham-in his Possession and wrist | pos--appears to control a large body watch." Fiurling .they could extract the alterantire of three months hard Jinnosuke,, Chairman of the Board of beans and the ban of England.
to a
uf troops, and any attempt to nothing more, the robbers tied their suppress this "Military Göverment" victim securely with ropes apel laft him by force would conceivably lead lying on the road whore ho,remsized in serious conflict. But more a helpless condition till about an hour frequently.. in China than elsewhere, later when some Chinese, who witnessel it is the unexpected that happens the hold tp, sat him free. Lately there has seemed to be an approach towards a compromise, and it is to be hoped that on dmicable settlement may yet" be | reached
It would be impossible to estimats what the constant political disturb- ances during the past few years have cest China, but the amounts spent in bribing recalcitrants and in satisfy ing the denunds of brigand troops
HOSOKONO, SATURDAY, Sept. 22, 1817. would form a pretty formidable total
AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
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The Chinese Government is getting
in themselves. It is very natural at the present time when the Powers are again coming to China's assistance Hinancially that they should wish to see the national expenditure of
The matter was reported to the polica who have arrested the robbers,
APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments are an, nounced in the Government Gazette
Glancing over the imperts th decrease of Japanese götten yarns, is) noticeable, the cause being the lack of sufficient ships and abundance of the supply of home pearlsetEnt Japan cotton galds, have been in, greater demand than Recently silver quoted as 18h pence, which pries Inui not been seen since 190). It is believejl that this remarkable order of things is due to the his increase in demand by the belligerents and Indis for the metal. China in order to make up her daioner, had to draw a big quantity of The seventy-fth regular meeting of gold from us. shareholders of the Yokohama Specia
The trade of Hankow, though After hearing the evidence His Bank was hold on the Bank's premises by the political stir in China, was active in Japanese cotton gol Activity way Worship fued the defendant $200 with [on the 10th istint, when Mr Inouye also seen in
the export of rawcowhichy. Tea in in denunui Directors, gave a fairly comprehensive The money arket of Hongkong reflectel
For Russis labour.
review of the financial and economie: the situation in Shanghai In Tsingtao. conditions of the world doing the past the exportation of
copper and pounet sil half year. The Chairman (as reported, has come into its own; and in entton by the Appaa Garite) said in parte zenith
our manufactures are at their Ravewing the economic conditions. į In Manchuris the export of bea
wil beaut { abronit, we note that she war in Europe!!
was prosperous. whilst th inte nt Japanese was active. In has already continued over three years Harbin the import trade was very g and that during these eventful days despite the internal conditions. the belligerents hara, consumed a vast
bat shipments ou ve E1ཤེེསî.。 amount of wealth in prividing the the minor, puints of were impus- sinews of war. Notwithstanding this chants. Morever, because of the absolurs sible And be much trouble mere
tu the monetary circles in Great Britain prohibition, by Petrograd, of exchange snd France are normal, and the rate of
bills with foreign countries. the import- discount on the State Panks of these two deal of inconvenience.
ery and exporters-lavu sa Terud a gross countries shows in different from that prevailing in the early days of the war. The way in which the people of Great
**RUNS ON BANKS. on the subscriptions reached upward Britain subscribed for the Third War of £1,107,000,000-is an unmistakable Some details are to band by mil sign of the inexhaustible resources of regarding the recent "run" on the British finance. However, it is inevit Yokohama Specie Bank at Peking
·able that the supply of goods Quite a crop of sensational rumours hard
COBBLER'S THEFT OF TACKS.
A Chinese, described as a cobbler, was charged before Mr. Wood this morning with the larceny of 6 packeta. of tacks valued at 86, from the hold of the 18. Empress of Asia.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. His stated he was a cobbler from West Point and that while working on board the ship he picked up the tacks as it appeared they were not wanted.
cargo and when he examined these cases The founil 'one case broken and several packets missing. Defendant was not employed on the ship.
Mr. Macphail, assistant purser of the Mr. Lw Yanpak to be a Member of
vessel, told His Worship that the tacks the Board of Examiners, during the ware not used on board the ship. Es absence on leave of Mr. Aknew they had some cases of tacks Wood, the Mr. A. R. Cavalier, with etfect from September 11th.
Mr. G. N. Orme to be an Assistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs in addition to his duties as District Officer. The King's approval of the temporary appointmentof the Hon. Mr. R. G. She wanand the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell as
Council is notified.
1
After bearing further evidence Mr Wood sentenced the defendant to four months' hard labour, and four hours
Entries will not be as opsed unless plenty of advice as to what it on China more effectively controlled, notficial members of the Legislative stocks in lieu of the last clay.
accompanied by entrance fees.
R. C. WITCHELL,
Hon. Secretory.
Hongkong. Sept. 22, 1917.
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WHOLESALE THEFT. ----
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of merchandise
to do now that China is at war One of the leading Japanese dailies has with the
enemies of recently suggested that the supervis Civilisation. The Union of Chambers son of the expenditure of the money of Commerce in a lengthy petition advanced to China by the Powers issists on the urgent need of attention is nut in itself sufficient. We have being paid to "the welfare of the only to remember, it says, how merchants, and proceeds to set the $250,000,000 has been spent. -torth-in detail-bat-the-merchants The purposes to which the ChineseYesterday. It had been found flos quantity of wax blocks and iron into the Great Britain and Ft with Russia rumours were es, every one of the
Government devotes the actual PARTICULARS and Conditions of the expect. The first is that the Govern-
lerting by Public Auction Sale, to be i ineuit thould obtain a careful estimate proceeds of the loan may be quite accidentally while bathing" at Stoneworkers seeing the watchmen approach internal conditions and the rumours circulation. Bundreds of people," we
1917, at 3 p.in, at the Offices of of the country'-food supplies, and proper, and in accordance with the cutters hay on the 20th instant. The
arrangement, but as soon as the deceased was identified as a school Government succeeds in concluding of Ying Wah School, Caine Road.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
held on MNDAY, the 1st day of October the Public Works Department by Order of
Locality.
Particulars of the Lot.
Ziemeretreats,
(Approximate)
Anual Rent.
a big loan, it begins to appropriate
18. was sent to the Public MortuarŢ
· in-Gindinkera?„ bay... -It-is-believed that the deceased was drowned
SERVICE DOLLAR.
buy
He
M... E. A. M. Williams, Local Hon.
With
by these nations becomes considerably heen put into circulation, any one of denged by the decrease in man-power them sufficient to promote the "run and the lack of necessary abipping space,
a consequence of the continuation of the Bank. Among them were the hostilities, and that the nation should following: (1) Rebellion had broken. out in Khesa(2) German troops had try to adjust the new conditions by proclaiming embargoes on exports and
Arrived on the Korean border: (3) there On the morning of the 20th inst., at imports. This therefore, has calminated would be a discount on all the notes about 5 o'clock, a Chinese watchman of a cral depression in foreign trade, issued by the Yokohama's Specis Bank
despite the great activity in the import the Kowloon Godowe noticed. of munition. Another outcome of the the Bank's branch at Tientain had closed belonging to the Company and aw men of bills behough there has been some Shanghai branch of the Bank had issued Simpan moving alongside lighter state of affairs is that no change bas its doors, being unable to meet the been brought about in the exchange demand for silver; and (4) that the
between Great Britain and on board the latter transferring a America,
improvement is this business between
tween an excessive amount of notes. These Deplorably sampan. He called a fellow watchman the Pase is entirely and they went to investigate. The
some its different fighters and the rest ing, scatted. Some, ran onto the wharf, jumped into the water. Defendant was during the term gene in favour of Jar Bank to exchange their notes and with;- amongat' those who jumped into the rouble, to 210 roubles. The draw their deposits." The Bank, being
exchange between water and being a poor swimmer he was
hand, and areat Britain and France on one of the strongest financial institutions picked up and arrested, and charged foriner 25. d. was steadily maintained say that all demends were promptly the other, fias been quite firm with the in the East, it is scarcely necessary to with the larceny of 100 hs of iron, and with the latter from
from franc g
met: No doubt every effort has been valued at $40, and 328 lbs of war, centimes to B francs 90 centimes.
In America, capital continued aban-made to discover the originator: uf valued at £75..
dant, and business.conditions Although the methods of Germs the string of falsehoods which created urine piracy had worn her patience and the panic, but so far these efforts do not enemy in April last, be bad effect has appear to have met with any success. ber commerce and industry have beeting Russo-Assatie Bank at Shanghai "last"`· still more active, in consequence
her, not only are foreign trade bet they produced the effect calculstert conditings but but the price. of the
lt by the miscreants who put them-in- ronble is serionaly affected as a ¦ of inte
separite peice. The rate of read crowded the counters of the
tween Russia and Japan has
nga between changa
from
ber torerort to armis sprint
been noted in trade. On the
SEX
the
contrary,
There was also a small "run" on the
Inspector Gordon told His Worship Secretary of the Very League, that the stuff must have been stolen received the following cable dated 21st. during transhipment of the cargo and September from the General Secretary had probably been concealed in the of the Navy League, London Yourlighter for three or four days. Two cable hardships services owing bigh rate days were spent in trying to find the new enterprises in the manufacture of Monday. The total paid out came to exchange being pressed upon Gover- ment."
His Excwlerey the Governor, of One Lot decide what quantity it will allow ROWLAND. Sathan Find to be exported, having due regard Kowloon, in the Colony of Hongkong, for
was a member of the Ambulance Section country's wn needs the proceeds of the various sources in the Hongkong Police Reserve. * fernt of 75 years, with the option of to the renowal as a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Secondly, they urge the need of of revenue and squander them ou Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75 years
attention to the monetary situation, settling party feuds and personal | recommending the resumption of squabbles" The truth of this cannot specie payments by the Bank of be disputed, and if these expansive Chine and the Bank of Com- political disturbances continue, the munications, and the prohibition of Powers which are leading Chius the export of Silver. Thirdly, they may sooner or later be com- pelled to ask for effective contro! demand an embargo on the export over the whole of the Government of Cotton, which is now stated to
expenditure. be double the price that it was a year ago, owing to the increased export to meet foreign deraands. Their fourth proposal is for a 2131 reduction of lekin charges and railway freights, together with an improvement in the examination service with a view to avoid- ing the present delays in the The weather conditions promise to movement of merchandise. Finally be ideal for the concert in the Botanical Gardens to-night. It starts at 9 draw attention they
o'clock. MEMO, FOR TO-DAY .
fact that owing to the political ap.m.-Police Reserve Band Night in disturbances and the presence of
the Public Gardens.
18, 13
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO. FOR MONDAY. Entries close for VRC Annual
Aquatic Sports.
· Youn-Auction of Clothing and Effects of the late... H. Jebustonent Messrs, Hughes and Hough's.
to
the
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAI
We are naked to remind the public:
that entries for the V.P.C. Aquatic to the Colony, close on Monday. Sparta, several events of which are open
"OUR DAY."
LADY MAY ROSE FUND. Subscription already acknowledged $500
Mesars. Snowman & Co.
100
munitions.
of the
about 850,000. Mr. G. R. Adamsco, the other fokis of the lighter and the sam- In accordance with the aurcuncement paa but without "success. Defendant marle public at the time of the declar acting Manager, explained the incident pleaded not guilty. He said he was aid to the Entente Powers, the American You know what the Russian Rouble
tion
of war
as to the giving of financial to a Press representative as follows: told by his employer to transfer the Governnient issued a 3 per cent. War goods from the lighter to the amp sum, 2,000,000 dollar has already been Chinese, as well as others, have been Loan_for. 7,000.00 1000 dollars. Of this situation has been of late The and it was not his business to question issued in the form of a long term cat buying Rouble notes on speculation.
while
the total
nt of the
his instrutions. Whether the staff plications for amount
has been stolen or not, he could not say,
dallriptions esther! This bank is not a free "baver "of
AS Washington
Roubles. We take them on deposit,
After hearing further evidence bia6000,000
dollars
to the Ained of course, and when it suita our
the latter benefited ruch
1600 Worship sentenced the defendant to in their exchange of bills. America's convenience we buy, but we don't
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. W. V. M. Koch and Mrs. Koch
returned by the T. K. K steamer Korea Mare from a brief boliday in Japan.
"oldier brigands," many factories have been closed, with the result that much distress has been created, and it is urged that the Government
We learn that the Hon. Mr. P. H. should take measures to secure the. His Excellency the Governor hae Holyoak and Mra Holyoak and re-opening of these factories and also been pleased to recognise, provisionally children, who have been spending the to generally encourage the develop and poading the receipt of instructions summer in the United States, are at mont of industrial nudertakings by from His Majesty's Government, Mr. present in Japan. means of increased, banking facilities Bisaku Suzuki as Consul-General for
Japan in Hongkong. sto, and by Government subaidies, 5.30 pm --Anction of Furniture, Bed-"so that when the war is over in
General Memoranda.
FursDay, Sept. 20-
24
#stands, Piano, etc. etc. at. Messrs.
Hugbes and Hough's
WEDNEDAY, Sept: 26:
5.31 p.m.-H.K. St. Andrew's Society
Meeting
four months hard labour
LARCENY IN YAUMATI.
act
action did seidon
stop hers. The Govern
confine ourselves to Roubles; because ment promulgated many laws about the restrictions of food, fuel, shipbottoms, we are here to finance trade. It may the United States is seem queer, but some Chinese have the fast
England the market impression that Rouble notes are the
etc.
Three Chinese were charged before for the
Settlemen
tion accounts of muni notes of the Russo-Anistic banks) If we portion of weren't taking in Roubles then, in their the accounts for general foreign trade has now come to be settled in New York: opinion, we were refusing our notes. It is possible that there Rome spita dreamed of before the war. London does to-day-a thing rever
jewellery &a of the occupants of No New York exchanges more bills timized up in the affair too, on the
part of exchange shop men who buy commercial relations between and then expect to hand the Roubles in and America have been quite satis-to us at a profit."
Although our imports from
and the
Mr. Dyer Ball this morning with the the larceny of various articles of clothing
165 Reclamation Street, Yaumati. Two of the defendants werd arrested in Hongkong while Detective Sorgt. Wills captured the third in a brothel at. Yau. America are of, big volume, our ex- mati. The men had previous convictions ports have been still burver and the ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. recorded against them and bad, also is being imported in order to settle the
balance of trade is Mr. George Pratt Ingersoll, served terms of banishment.
accounts. At the beginning of the year, HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT. distinguished banker and lawyer of After hearing the evidence, flis ook in Kay and
the Yen was
but it ro e to quoted a
dat
recently, 30g Mr. J. J. Bryan, Hon. Correspond-New York and New Haven, has been Worship sentenced the defendanta to The foreign tride of Europe, China may be able to recoring Secretary in Hongkong of the appointed American Migister to Bang three months' hard labour.
great incrra, India shows a corresponding perio her financial equilibrium." The great Overseas Club, has received from Mr. kok, and is booked to sail from San War in Europe, especially in it FLE. Carmichael a donation of $500 Francisco on October 11th. Mr. "economic, aspects, is certainly making for the Aeroplane Fund. As the local Ingersoll will be
forwarding the "donation to the head. quarters of the Club.
9.15 p.m.-Open Air Concert at Helena Quina` think "seriously about the fund has been closed, Mr. Bryan is wife and Accompanied by his
"May Institute...
TausDAY, Sept. 27:-
Settlement Day, Hongkong Stock
Exchange.
ondering of her own household, and the result cannot but be helpful to her progress and development, il
12.15 pm-Union Insurance Society's some of the thoughts are translated
Extra General Meeting.
230 p.m.-Auction of Sundry 'Goods
At Kowlon Godówna.
5:30 p.m.-Kowloon Cricket Clubs |
Annual General Meeting.
Thors 7 Fri. 28 & SAT. 29 Supt.":-
V.R.C. Annual Aquatic Sporta
SATURDAY, Sept. 20 —
Michaelmas Day.
10.30 am Auction.
into action.
So long, however, the present
TROOPS FOR THE FRONT.
The China Critic" (Tientsin) quotes an official,source at Peking that AN AWE-INSPIRING ARMY" the application of the Kailed-Mining Administration to take over the collieries of the Ching Haing Company Sine German Corporation holding
COMMERCIAL
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Masura Maxon and Taylor's Weekly Share Report dated 21st September,
any's a
While owing to lack of
HS
9 n.m
All Divisions will parade at the Law with the Courts on Sunday, the 30th inst, at
Dress Helmets, Shorts, · puttees haversacks (fitted), water bottles.
Hand-stretchers required.
T.K.C_42-DIVISION",
Sunday, September 23rd
9.45am, Route March. Fall in t Beadquarters.
Dress Helmets Shorts, Puttees, Water-hotties (filled Elaversacks (fitted). Tuesday, September th
Bo little change has occurred in locosperity, owing to the rich burvest of Thursday. September 27th
political dissensions, exist in China, properties on the Chihli-Shansi border fourteen previnces are expressed position to a haying rate of $113,perienced in the wool trade beckone
BAITANOPUN. DATIBION,
ports fell off last half year by 4,000,000 s azninst the previous half year, the irports Toss by about DUARD vier: hY29,000,000 of last year. In the Indian trade, Council bills are always depended on as the means of change: but the sale of these baving been. estricted last winter, importers of raw otton were unable to procure the money On market remains practically on they required. Consequently we had in changed and business is scanty send to. Boinbaya big amount Fiot
The same may be said of Shanghai. FROM CHINA
silver bullion pecs an
8 p.m., Squad and Stretcher Drill- Australia experienced general business quotations that we dispense
with: our Dacial detailed According to the Chinese Press, as long Docks have slightly improved their
I report this wook. Hong wheat and wool. Some difficulty was pm Squad and Stretcher Drill.
of the monopoly in the purchase of the approval of a proposal to send 6,000 por Some business has been done in While our Government made repre- 4:15 pm Bandaging Clase.
RUBBERS come unaltered from Singa article by the British Government Monday, September 24th--- troops from each province to the front, Simaks, $2.15 Grants Currency) Newsentations in Londoff regarding this act, Tuesday, September 25th
8130(Straits the Ministry of War and the Office Berendas,
(Straits end and we are unable to obtain any
thing beyond the contracts entered into Wednesday September seth- formulating plans for the establishment The quotation for the raw material in last year. In exports, in
2pm Band Practice aniphur alone This can only be founded on stable ment railways are to be given one of training coups for expeditionary 28. d. per lb. for Plantation Rubber. ahows an increase but babatae, chine Friday, September 24th-
and crockery, etc. have fallen off, so the 4.30 pin. Squad and Stretcher Drill. trade conditions cannot be said to have Saturday, Feptem panse and sound administration. Se month's extra pay, and the officers and forcen, which will be called the Haun
prospered beyond thode of the corresp.m. Band ponding period of Inat year
Our trade Betr
with Hongkong
Fexportatio largely
rice, and import raw will, tin and rice of cotton yarn and goods, flour, patrole And general merchan
bove
threatening civil war at any moment,
it is impossible to hope for much from
any“ measures the Government may
has been sanctioned.
of Drugs, adopt to promote the country against the monarchiata under Chang of the Chief of the General. Staff areajams, 18.10 and dividendency) the negotiations have not yet come to 4.30 p. Squid and Stretcher Drill.
Chemicals, Hospital Sundries, etc,
etc., at Mesim Hughes and Hough's.
Noon. Douglas - Steamship
Meeting.
BIDAY, Sept. 30:-.
Cp
Al Fresco Fête in aid of Society of St.
Vincent de Paul
MONDAY, Oct. 1
October Criminal Sessions commence. 4.31 s.mut Moon
10.45 Auction of Two Hand Trinting Presses, Wool Arts Arc, Heads Cooking Utensils etc. Mesars Haghes andi Hough's..
lation of Postage Stamps Hughes and Hough's
In recognition of their services industrial and commercial prosperity., Haun, all the employees of the Govern
long as it is possible for disgruntled men of the 12th Division as well as the Wei Army, or the Awe-Inspiring Army. Politicians to gather in parts of the students and staff of the Nanypan Cuantry remote from the capital, set Aviation School are to be promoted one
up so-called Military Governments, and organise rebellion agzinst the Butkority of the Government in thi
CHRONIC DIARRHOEA
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY THIN remedy has no superior as a cure Jy for colda, croup srid/whooping cough. It has been a favorite with the mothers capital of the Republic, general
of young children for almost forty years. seure of icsecurity must exist among
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can RE you subject to attacks, of diaglwa be depended upon and a plessant the wealth producers of the country races Keep absolately quiet for
to takso a few days, rest in bed if possible, be 1s not and this is fatal to the country careful or your diet tad take Chamber
tosperity..
argerous game lain Colle, Colora and Dierbo Remedy which SUN Y&T Sex and his friends. This ficine has cared cases of throtic tant physicians have failed
Bor sale by adult
have been playing at Canton) some months coast has boefl
diary
prevent
Currency
The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the woek ending 8th Ceptember amounted to 91,077 tons, and the sales during the period to 50,993 tops,
RHEUMATISM.
AVE you ever tried Ch Pain Balm for rheuma you are wasting tiday as the. dianese Long on the harder Get a bottle to de vizorous maszige
the scarcity
gays rise to
of the season.
the use of American steel
and Tapanese cotton goods
CON: DIVISION.
Monda
64.15 p.m. Equid end Stretcher:
ods Kong in charge.
I not glass as good stitutes for European
nger this imports
of spect
deman
Thursda
HIG
Urids