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forces of Europe, that there should not be a balance of power in precisely the old 18th century sense of that word, but such an arrangement 5. would make that seed mach loss productive of those disastrous crops Lham has been the case in our own lifetime and again in the lifetime of our grandfathers and great grand- fathers." It is now a fundamental THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF standpoint of the Allies shat until
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PROMENADE CONCERT SEASON 1917.
HESECOND CONCERT will he hel
in the BOTANICAL GARDENS
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SATURDAY, 6th October at 9.
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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, October 2, 1917.
GERMANY AND PEACE,
WITHIN the past month or six weeks the German Government, through its
*M 1988 GORDON Ma... AQUINO leading spokesmen-the Imperial
H
Pokea Reserve Orchestra, 2-
74TH PUNJABI BAND (By kind permission)
ADMISSION 30 cents and $1.00 (the
latter includes the right to reserved Bat unnumbered chair) Naval And Military Forces in
Uniform" 10 cents."
Children, charged adult prices. Gate Opens at 8,30 P.M. Hongkong, Oct. 2, 1917.
Chancellor and the Imperial Secretary
Germany is either inade powerless or free, the peace of Europe cannot be secured, and the fight will he waged with all the vigour the Allies are capable of until it is.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL-AND GENERAL
Six Japanese canaries are being sold at anction by Messrs. Hughes and Bough tomorroW,
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CHINESE AFFAIRS.
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· THE PARLIAMENT TO BE".
CONYOXED
PEKING, Oot. 1 Three mandates were issued yesterday One orders the Minisitor of the Interior to prepare for the convocation of the
THE MAGISTRACY.
"PROSECUTIONS, BÝ THE“
1. A E DEPARTMENT.
Ravenus Officer Langley charged the manager of the Un Yo Wo Tai firm af 91. Die Front Road West, with on the 17th and 18th ultimo attempt ing to export certain metal goods viz -24 baskota of atosi clips, bookles.
rings eta. 20.packages of square steel bars, and one package of corrugated galvanised iron sheeting, without an export permit
National Parliament in accordance with Artiola 33 of the Provisional Constitu- tion and to follow the precedent cat ablished in the first year of the Repablic The second mandate directs the high
His Worship (Mr. Dyer Ballsdjourn provincial officials to elect and appointed the case to Wednesday week. members of the National Council in ac cordance with the daw. for the purpose Exports Departinent summoned the Mr. J. D. Lloyd of the Imports and cf revising and passing the Parliamentary
The mandate, states that the original the agent of the Malaye Man, for fur
TUESDAY OCTOBER 3 1917
GRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THREE INDIANS CHARGED WITH MURDER
The Criminal Sessions were reamed
this morning, before. Sir William Rees Datica FC Chief Justice.
Three Indians Damed Falour Khan, Mohamed Khay and. Khair Doen, wore
charged with murdering one Shabab Deen, in Kowloon on July 7.
The Attorney General prosecuted and the accused, who pleaded not guilty, were defended by Mr. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. Leo d'Almada
The jurymen were Messrs D G
H. T. Palmer, W. Gardiner. Nicholl, C. E. Brown, Lau Shur Chean,
D
that the weight could not affuet it, if it was a case of the man falling on either, a stick or an umbreline
Further questioned, witness sirt that there was every hope of the de
himself thought he would recover when recovery up to July 17th. The deceased
he made the depositions.
use was adjourned until tomorrow.
After hearing further evidence the
QUEEN'S COLLEGE ANNUAL
AQUATIC SPORTS,
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
In opening the case for the prosecunqntic, sports, yesterday afternoon,
crganisation and the Election Lawa manager of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, Pereira and G. Ireland. Queen's College held their annual Parliamentary nws governing the slee nishing to the Superintendent of Imports to the Attorney General mid that bent the Victoria Recreation Club. tion of members of the two Houses, naand Experts Offce an untrue and i would, like to make one or two-point There was an excellent attendance promulgated by the late President Fuan correct statement of articles exported clear. If three men were together and by the Halaya Mara to Singapore, more particularly in respect of ten bales of of them makes an attack upon an-
other man and strikes a fatal blow and every way. The teachers and matting, the case of tobacco and twenty cases of lychees
Shib Kai, are impractical, and have resulted in the politics! upheavals curing the past few years. Members of the National Council from the Provinces are to arrive in. Peking wi:biu a month.
The police have recovered the SUN YAT SEN'S ARREST ORDERED. jewellry, valued at $6,931, stolen from
13
Mr. Chow Taui Min's house yesterday-cial authorities to arrest Sun Yat Sen The third Mandate orders the Provin-
and Wis King Lam, who bare unlawfully established a Military Government.
The death is announced at Bangkok of Mr. Fredsrick Dean, Superintending Engineer of the Siam Customs. He had been ill of Bright's disease and only few days before his death he had returned from Hongkong where he had been under treatment.
An Osaka dispatch to the" Tokyo for Foreign Affairs-bas voiced its papers saya that cotton spinning com- desire for peace in terms less truculentpanies there received orders from the them these in which the Kasz
Washington Government for the supply
of certain war necessaries valued at
It also states that agents have been sent by Sun Yat Sen to enlist Hanghuize, in order to promote a general" rising and that orders have been issued by bim calculated to incite the army to
rebellion.
Sun Yat Sen and Wu King Lim are. Court of Justice to be clealt with. to be arrested and handed over to a
THE TIENTSIN FLOOD,
#
$3,000,000. The Osaka market has OVER 70,000 FAMILIES HOME- consequently assumed unusual activity.
LESS.
PERING, October L. The Tantsin food has not abated. Over 70,000 families are homeless and supplies of cooked food are corti nuously boing sent from Peking for the relief of the sufferers, which include
made what he is pleased_to_call_hix first peace offer"; and gradually Germany is beginning to make some 9193attempt-or shali we say some pre- The Micu Bibi Company bas | tincef--towards meeting the demands decided to give war bonuses or allow of the Allies. We are told by Dr. ances of from 20 to 25 per cent, to the KCEILMANN, the German Imperial officials of the Nagasaki Dockyard and Foreign Secretary, that the German Engine Works. Other employees have Government's reply to the Pepal Notering thirty per cent of their many. Cantonese.
already been given war allowances not "embodied the will of the over- whelming majority of the German
wages, says the "Nagasaki Press"
people, being the result of the first
SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE
BOXING.. LASSES for youths and boys begin
this month. TUESDAYS-General ClasseS
6.15-7.15 p.m. FRIDAYS For British youth and boys 3.15-7.15 p.m. INSTRUCTOR-Mr. H. MARRIOTT ("Kid" Marriott)
There will be an entrance fee and
collaboration of the Government and the people's representatives in a degree more intimate than any at 2164 tempted in purely Parliamentary A sufficient comment
a monthly fee payable in advance.
Full particulars dan bo obtained from the Secretary, Seamen's Institute.
Hongkong, Oct. 2, 1917,
HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS.
NOTICE.
THE quarterly MEETING of the merabers of the Sergeants Mess will be held in the fuss Room at 6.45 on WEDNESDAY, 3rd instant.
G. E. STEWART,
Captain, Adjutant, H.E. Defence Corps, Hongkong. Oct. 2, 1917.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
2160
THE Undersigned have received instruc Tour all by Public Auction,
[FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCKENE»>}, SATURDAY.
countries.""
The Portuguese Community at Shameer, Canton, in celebration of the 7th Anniversary of the Portugucas Republic, are giving a grand banquet in 5th inst. for which invitations have the Victoria Hotel Shameen, on the
since been issued by Mr. Augusto M. P. Victal, the representative of the Grup Patristico de Shamenn,
$25
15
5
Cher. J. M. Alves...... Mr. G. J. Sequeira lega Anonymous (hrough the Rev. Hector o Joseph's Church.).
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Peding is crowded with refugees.....
SEANGHAL, Sept. 1 In connection with the Tientsin Flood Relief work, it is proposed to make openings in Sinchalm, which is a small station, to lead the water out, and and the southern caual leading into the to deepen and widen the northern canal
Duiching and Tazengar rivers.
The fands required are estimated at $5,000,000,"
LUK WING TING:8 - REAL ATTITUDE.
PIXING, October 1.
LOAN QUESTIONS.
PERING, Oct. 1...
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CHARGE" AGAINST A SHIPS OFFICER.
and the meeting was a success in
the other men do not give their help to scholars must have been well wifi- the man attacked, it would not he fled with the interest shown in their
ceasary to prove that the men actually annual event.
took part in the attack; they would be The chief item on the programme guilty just the time. Secondly, it was was the School Championship, which Crow to prores metire. In some came in first in three events ant also sot necessary in a murder case for the was won by Douglas Laing, who
reason for the attack but he did
not do
was captain of the winning side in the Team Race...
Mr. Lloyd told His Worship that there seemed to be considerable larity in the way the various staffs attend to the export ordinances. Saturday next and ordered a new sum- His Worship adjourned the case to mons to be issued against the defendant the motive, as far as could be dis who did not appear. ·
covered, seems to be quite insufficien: to induce man to go the length of Other items of special interest taking another man's life. All the were the Open Team Race and the Crown had to prove was that the murder 50 and 100 yards Handicaps. In was committed to prove that the action the first, St. Joseph's College The case was resumed in which Wm. took place. It was often very difficult secured, the honour of having it Alex. Piper second engineer of the s.. to trace and establish a motive with name engraved on the Coronation Tung Shing, was charged, along with a people whose mints, lives and thoughts Shield, by winning the race for the Chinese cabin boy, with the unlawful were different from our own. In this first time during the seven years the possession of 748 tacis of prepared case one man might have told them the opium.
Shield has been up for competition, Op the application of Inspector Brazil sa Against a man caused grievious The other events were well cour the cabin boy was discharged.
bodily harm without intent to kill, but W. G. Lits kindly presented
tested. Detective Fallon deposed that last his victim aubsequently died, then the Sunday along with Sergt Shannon and attacker would be guilty of murder. In the prizes to the winners. of the four Chinese constables he boarded the this case the deceased was attacked by afternoon's events which were as Tang Shing. He saw the Second Officer three me, from behinit. The blew follows:- to whom he explained they were police fractured the deceased man's skull, and
Jexios School Hack Chan. Chy officers searching for opium. He went from this he died," In this case it might Wei; fok Ying Kwai to defendant's cabin. The defendant be that the accused hack no intention of was in the cabin. Witness told defen-killing the deceased but that did not dant he wanted to search the cabin. release the accused, from, a charge of Defendant said "all right,” and walked in
mander. away, instructing the third engineer to The Attorney General then submitted watch the search. Witness opened an a plan to the jury and described how unlocked drawer and found two, tins of the deceased, who was & sergeant in the opium. Witness went to the ward-robe and Naval Yard Police, was walking along found it locked. When he sent for the Austin Road, Kowloon. He sat that defendant's boy to get the key, the boy the three accused who were constables be had no key, and told witness to itseses who would be called, ratining asid defendant haei Defendant said
in the Naval Yard Police, were seen by break it open. The third engineer along Nathan Rand, in the direction broke it open, and witness found 748 of Austin Road. taels of opium concealed in two bagproved that the accused attempted to Defendant then became excited and sid
GRACEITE Lytsa-1. D. Laing, A.
Rajabs: A. To Man Ho,
50 YARDS HANDICAP-1, Ko King Fon terütch Tp Shu 0-8, A, Wahab- Time Whares
GRACEFUL SWIMMING-1, Ko You Cheng, D. Laing: 3, Ke King Fais. Ito PLENGE 1 Chơi Chi Wa Yin Shing! 2. Mr. Chas Mo Tong; 3. CHINESE MASTEs Ricza 1, Mr. To Me. Kwok Kan Fat
Schools in the Colony Holders 1918, ISVITATION TRAY RACK- Open to all
Kowloon British School-1; St. Joseph' It would also be College: 2, Queen's College.
DIVING OR PLATE)-Ro Ten Cheong and Wahomet tied for first place with
10 plates each; 2. Eu Leung Wa
100 Yans CHAMPIONSHIP-1, Laing; 3. Ko King Fan, Bo Leung Wan. Time, Borecs.
Two LesITHS" BREAST STROKE.-1, Ip Shin Oi, Ko Yau Checay, 2, Ko King
Fan.
on that claim is the remarkable article which Reuter informed us a day or two ago had appeared in the The Council General of the Society Tageblatt," maintaining that the of St. Vincent de Paul beg to acknow
the opiam did not belong to him and conceal themselves in a house. The Reichstag must insist on its peace ledge with thanks the following dons.
deceased, who was taken to the hospital that everybody had access to his room.
on the day he was attacked, July 7th resolution, bat-the German people tions to the funds of the Society.
Evidence was given by the cabin boy died on July 28th. During the interven must have a any in the framing of
that he saw a bag put into the defending period the deceased made two de peace conditions if peace is to be
Luk Wing Wings real attitude to ants wardrobe by the defendant him- positions in the presence of a Magistrate. wards the political situation is much self. It was about 4 or 3 am craBe stated that he was attacked in lasting. The Tageblatt declared that there can be no new Europe until
commented upon in the Paking papers. Friday. The defendant locked the Kowloon, about the same time a the St.
SEXION PLUNCE-1, D'Laing: 2, ko there is a new Germany. That
wardrobe and put the key in his pocket three necured were seem to be running Yau Cheong 3, Lo Man Ho what the Allies, including the On Saturday at the Detachment
"!
Witness was preparing tea at that away, in Austin Bond. The three men ENGL MASTERS: HANDICAP-1, Jár.. United States, have
moment. All Earopean officers as well who struck him were Constables Nos. Ralston (sec)2, Mr. J. C, Fletcher been con Army Ordnance Corps, together with The Manager of the Yokohama Species Chiness engineers had access to de 111, 135, and 139. and these were watch). stantly affirming. That condition is the wives and families of both past and Bank has informed an interviewer that fendant's roor
the numbers of the three accused SCHOOL CHAMPION-Dongis tot met by Dr. KUEHLMANN's present members, had a most enjoyable ths Syndicate representatives would all
Defendant was thes
put in the The deceased also identified the pointe. claim that the reply given by Ger Buthing Picnic at Stanley. Splendid welcome a Currency Reform Loan, itness box. He swore he knew no accused, who were taken to the hospital many to the Papal Note is the weather conditions prevailed, in spite but if the amount exceeds $200,000,000, thing about the opium. Nearly every When the deseased was asked why the result of collaboration between the the morning. After a pleasant dip, an terms; hence the reply from Londen is He used the wardrobe to keep his things were suggested to him to which of the heavy showers which fall during more time will be required to discuss body on the ship had access to his cabin, accused struck him, he said that certain Government and the people's repre-excellent tea was served and a hearty delayed. sentatives in a degree more intimate vote of thanks was passed, to the sub-
dirty clothes in, but this matter was he refused to agree. The accused asked attended to by the boy only, as it was him why he had them transferred any attempted by purely scribers of the Services Entertainment the Manager of the Specie Esnk says after the officers clothes, etc that one of his friends should be given In regard to the $10,000,000 advance the ship's custom for the bay to look to Kowloon Also No. 133 suggested rials including a few pieces of parliamentary cuntries. It that Fund for the good time provided at that payment will be completed within He never had a key to the wardrobe a position in the Police. This, and the Prints, Holland, White Linen, Drill, really is the case-if it be true that their expenge. Flannel Flannelette &c., &c., Counter-
the next week. He also added that al-His room was never locked, and it was Attorney General, was about sa clear as Panes, White Blankets, Handkerchiefs,
though the Bank of Communications Towels, Toilet Soap, Perfumery, White
Loan has not yet been, signed, the deal very seldom ha touched or put away his it could be, that the three men who wil be closed abortly.
clothing.
Evidence was also given by Captain L. Hussay who said that he was very,
the 8th October, 1917, at 10.45 ár
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, DE VIEUX ROAD, Corner of Ico Hvama Ntreet,
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS,
Comprising:-
Lady's Silk Sweaters, Silk Stockings, Silk Opers Coats, A variety of Dress
Lace Curtains,
than
the German Government's reply to
the Papal Note embodies "the will
of the overwhelming majority of the
German people," then it is obvious HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD. Brit Cases, Gent's Boota and Shoes that the time has not yet arrived for
TERMS Cash
HUGHES & HOUGE,
Auctioners. Hongkong, Oct. 2, 1917.
(Continued on Page 8).
THE CALENDAR.
MEMO FOR TO-MÖRKOW
2142
pun Auction of Canaries as Musors. Hughes fimi Hough'i 09). p.m.→koyal. H.K. Yagirt, Cluh's
Meeting
Ganarel Memoranda.
Pesce discussions. President WILSON Approximate statement of traffic re- did not lose much time in realringeipts for the week ending 20th Sept. to the Pope's Note. He declared without equivocation that we can-
ant take the word of the present This your rulers of Germany as a guarantee for Last year
Increase. anything that is to endure unless it Decrease. is explicitly supported by such con clusive evidence of the will and purpose of the German people them- selves as other peoples in the world would be justified) accepting. Germany does
not yet offer any such evidence. The Allien are not fighting for fighting's sake. As
Receipts
for week
15,032)
Aggregata Receipts for 30 weeks's
+628,687 669,482
0,795
THE GERMAN'S RULE OF CONDUCT: AT TABLE-
AND ELSEWHERT.
Bescheidenheit, Bescheidsabeit, Verlass mich nicht bei Tischo Und mach dass ich zu jeder Zeit
Mr. BALroux put it in a recent speechan grtaste Stück erwische
"We desire peace an Science Lectardantone of those
suffering under FFWD Land of F
[war, but the ATGEDAL, Oct.
Fromenade Concert in Public Gardens. One based
Oct 0
naticual
German proverb)
Modesty. Modesty
Desert me not at table o But help me ever take away "The biggest piece1'mables
SEL
GERMAN SPOLIATION, OR
ROBBERYO
ASA FRENCH PROTEST
attacked the deceased and struck the fatal blow, were the three accused..
De Smalley, Government Medica
HONGKONG POLICE: BESERYE.
Caders immed by Mr. F. C. Jenkin
„D.S.E. “R
HERVICE BOARD.
All racks (including Medical and other exempts) to attend between 3 and 9pm, at Hoodquarters Club.
Members who for any resson have not- already attended with their respectiva units are
Wednesday, October 3rd-Ambu Platod
Friday Sctober Store Platoon: Thursday, October sth-No sitting Tuesday, October 9th Staff and Com pany Commantiora
Wednesday, October 10th--Band and Orchestra
ranch satisfied with Mr. Tiper's servico Oficer at Kowloon, gave evidence of delsy. Warned to attend without, during the 18 months be bad served on being called and finding the deceased Leard the ss. Tung Shing. He corro with wounds on his head and body lying borated defendant's statement that it on the side of the rond. He found that The German authorities having order was the custom for the cabin boy to the man's skull had been fractured, od the liquidation of French property look after the beer clothing, and goods in Germany in Alsace After hearing farther evidence, it must have been a very hard blow to In reply to Mr. Jenkin, witness stated Lorraine and the invaded regions, the Worship said he could not believe the cause inch a fracture. Witness had not French Government sent the following energetic protent to Berlin, through the
An evidence of the cabin, boy, and as there heard if suggested, till quite recently,
Spanish Ambassador de
opium was put in the defendent's ward was no evidence to prore that the that the deceased's skuif was abnormally robe wise defendant's knowledge, ho proposed to discharge defendant
Defendaat was accomlingly discharged.
AYOUTHFUL OFFENDER
Di Woodman, of the Government of Civi Hospital, described the wonzda He stated that when the deceased was brought to the hospital, he was bleeding from the nose and cars, I'ma operations were performed.
The French Government declares that it considers all the measures of liquid stion decreed by the German anthocitace: concerning sech private property Germany, the invaded regions and Astcor Lorraine to bo null and void It energetically protests against the German representations of the said liquidations being deerted by way of reprisals for the In Mn Wood's Court this morning a sales of German property male in France, upon very rare occasions. These small Chinese boy, aged 10 years, who sules were authorized by tribunals with was working in the Lollypop In reply to Mr. great care and circumspection, and was charged with the laresty ni zagoid that the olely in payment for debts which could writt watch valued at 800 and also by atic be fairing and Justiz claimed: Settle leather pire from the yacht on the monta of the same kind nye been made
on the indermany in simlar cases, wher the liquidations ordered at th time are of quite a different kind;
the command ity, without.
pres
30th, ultimo,
Defendant plended:
had found it on the
witness stated
Thursday, October 11th-
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