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TIENTSIN FLOODS.
UNIVERSITY
THE HONGKONG
UNION
BAZAAR
will continue on. BATORDAY, December 5th, from 230 p.m. to 10 pm.
At 10 p.m. there will be an AUCTION
of all goods not sold "
BARGAINS ON THE LAST DAY. Hongkong, Dée. 7. 1917.
2371
FIRE INSURANCE. ASSOCIATION
OY HONGKONG..
BANK HOLIDAY.
ATOTICE is hereby giron, that all FIRE INSURANCE "OFFICES will be 108D for the Transaction of Pablie SATURDAY, the 8th
Oil
Вельм December, 1017
By Order,
A. R. LOWE Secretary. Hongkong. Dec. 7, 1017
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MARINE INSURANCE. ASSOCIATION
OT HONGKONO.
BANK HOLIDAY.
VI~TICE is hereby given' thai all'
MARINE INSURANCE OFFICE
Pablie Busine on SATURDAY, the 8th December, 1917.
By Order,
BONGKONG, FRIDAY, Dec. 7, 1917.
THE MACÃO OPIUM FARM...
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THE CHINA MAIL.
increase in the oplam trade of Macao which this great inflation in the annual rent for the monopoly clearly indicates, la entirely legitimate, and In accordance with the obligationa imposed in the Convention to which Portugal pledged her adherence.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The offeint Burma rice forecast states that 330,000 acres were sown this year more than in 1916.
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Exchange was up another farthing this morning, and remained at the rate, 9/11 demand, during the day
President Feng Kuo Cheng has telegraphed to the Sontbera leneers ordering an armistice and threatening, failing compliance, to continue the wat, We do not see what other course in the Ceirenumstances would be open to the | President but surrender. ↑
Saturday the 8th December, being General Holiday, the Post Office will be open from 8 to 9am. only. There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection of letters from the pillar boxes. The Money Order Office will be entirely cloard..
~ At half past two this morning" fire broke out at a Chinese eating house Tu astonishing tenders received by at 358 Wellington Street. The fire was the Micao Government for the confined to the kitchen where it Opium monopoly in that Colony originated. The damage caused by firq
THE MAGISTRACY.
A DELINQUENT JUROS. Is Mr. Wood's sourt this morning Mr. Du Bois of the Rumo-Asiatic Bank with failing to astend, at the court on Monday [SOPYO,AN, B-JUCOC) 1.
SUPREME COURT
TOR RELEASE-TROK-
CUSTODY.
In the Supreme Court this morning before the Bull Court, Sir William Roe,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7 1817,
BAZAAR: AND SIDE SHOWS.
TO CONTINUE TO MORROW,
As a considerable number of useful! articles, toys, sweets, eco, have not, yst
wasoba Wände bes called to Faria, KC., Chief Justice, and M. bean disposed of it has been devided to
Mr. Du Bois raid he was afraid he had no "exouse to offer. He intended to attend the cours when
Justice Gompertz-Li Bang Mi, now continue the bamer, exhibitions, etc., in youstody under the Deportation tomorrow, Dec. 8th from 230 pm to Ordinance of 1917, patitioned for his 10 p
A great effort has bisa made by the immediate release.
Mr H E Pollock K.C., and Mr. University students and their frienda, notice, was served upon him. Owing to G.C. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. C. D. on behalf of the Tientain Flood Relief the rush of work the fair slipped out of Wilkinson of Messrs. Wilkinson and Funds, but there is some disappointment his mind and it was only after reading the account of the proceedings that he remembered. He added that being the cashier at the bank it was very difficult
for him to leave his work.
A fine of $10 was imposed.
SEURASTARVATION....
WAGES.
Grist, appared for the petitioner, and thd Attorney General, instructed by the Crown Solicitor appeared on behalf of the Crown and the Captain Saporia
>tendant of Police.
A Chinese youth was summoned before Mr. Wood this morning with leaving his master's employ without giving notice
that the general public have not arrived in the numbers expected. The appeal is made for a good cause sad the value received for ouh or chits is equal to that in any of the local stores.
Admission to the University to morrow in free and there will be no charge for seeing the various laboratories,
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The Hon. Mr." Pollock said that he understood that the Attorney General appeared for the two parties, the Crown and the Superintendant of the Tote. House of Detention, and also that be It is especially desired to emphasize wished to address, the Court upon the fact that any one who attends on question of procedure..
Saturday" may bay hi Xmas gifta in a cheap market. The stall-boldiers will not price their goods at fancy figures and as they wish to sell out everything for the benefit of the Flood Funds there will be some real bargains. At 10pm: there will be an auction at which all the goods not yet sold on the stalls will be realised.t
The Attorney General said that be The prosecutor stated that defendant appeared for the Crown and for the was engaged on a yearly contract at a Superintendent of the House of Detan wage of #50 per year, including board tion. He appeared under protest, if and lodging. He had no written he might put it that way, because; with contract made, but it was not customary to have written contracts
all respect to the other side, be sub mitted that these proceedings were a nullity; in other words, there was no such proceedure known to the law for the determination of such rights as were raised in the present petition. The first point was that the onus must be put on the applicant to show that the matter was properly before the Court and that the right proceedure had been adopted. He could find no other record or precedent. The question arose there A Chinese was charged before, Mr. J. Fén the point of service.
The defendant stated, that he left the prosecutor's employ because in spite of the fact that a request by him for 88 to send to his parents had been refused, his employer made a debit entry to that
amount in his books
His Worship discharged the defendant
A SNATCHING CASE.
The
The University students and their friends have been working pight and day for the past fortnight, and now it is up to the general public to visit the University either Saturday afternoon or orening.
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THINGS ONE WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW.
"Warruer thers has been any, extin
onlinary demand this week for small coin, or dollar notes, owing. to the No Chit." Bill coming into operation?
WHETHER ADY pode soul has baď to go thirsty in consequence of the operation of the ordinance?
How long the P.W.D. is going to allow the forest of scaffolding to remais up in Queen's Road Central (in front of Pathé Frères and the Colonial Dispensary)? How much longer, more particularis,
will the authorities allow the débri to lie in heap on the pavermant, there
Ir the genium who “adjusted" the pay of the Naval and Military. Officers in Hongkong is a practical joker, or merely a what-do-you- call emp Where it is true that H... Tankfort of registry: Heather) has been commandeered for the practice e
camp? Warum the Kwangtung rebele will make an offer for this engine of war?
WETU it is true that the Welsh community is contemplating » "Leek. Iny." and the Irisfra
Shamrock Day "?
War
the purchaser of the winning ticket in the Our Day Loan Drawing will discover Juck?
have a significance which it is not and water amounted to 8100. TR. Wood this morning with the larceny plaintiff in an action had to show the side-shows committece by the Pathé WHETHER ur Governor is shooting
of a silver watch and chain from another that the proceedings had been Chinese at Yaumati.
brought to the notice of the defendant
By far the best value in the side shows is the cinema, for which the charge is only 20 cents. This splendid instrument has been very kindly lent to
Phono Cinema Chine through the kind: ess of the manager. This firm is the agent of Pathé Frères, Paris. They have also supplied some very fine films. These will be on exhibition in the afternoon and evening.
sole
Some generous donors have assisted the students by sending subscriptions to their fund In addition to those already mentioned, donors of sume
Bgreeable
to contemplate. The premises, however were insured for $2,000 by the Kwong Hung Insurance present holders of that monopoly recc. The cause of the Are has not beep
Defendans pleaded not guilty.. in the proper way and in accordance paring only $1,056,600 for their ascertained.
Sergt. Tulloch stated that complainant with the rules. He was also called upon and a friend ware walking along Leung sometimes, to show that he had adopted. privilege, but the tender which has just i
Wo Lane at! Youmati when defendant the right procedure. Ho could find no been accepted amounts to $6,078,000 |
An article in the October aumber came bahind them and sastched the case in which the point, taken as a per annum, for five year. Of the
of Chambers's Journal on German watch from complainant's person. The whole, was known to law. The Attorney nineteen tenders sent in, only two Brigandage in Chins by Sir George latter gave chase and arrested him.
General quoted authorities in support of were below the three million dollar Scott, KCLE, recalls the disgraceful Evidence was given by the com- his arguments. mark What meaning are we to blackguardam with which the Germans plainant and after further evidence attach to this? Why have in many behared in China long after the Boxers His Worship remanded the prisoner quite ready to admit this point, but it exceeding fifty dollars aro Mrs. Cheung syndicatea considered this opium farm had been put down-their thieving, Police custody until to-morrow. during the next five year to be pilferings, murders, and villainies since worth so very much more than it reproduced on a larger scale in Europe has been deemed to be worth hitherto What other answer to
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE
in
Mr. AE Wright, one of the executive engineer of the Public Works Department, summoned a Chinese con
Mr. POLLOCK: To save time I am
does not apply in this case.
Mr. Justice Gomperts. The applicant must, in other words, apply for a writ of
· habeas corpus.
The Attorney General-There are other remedies, your Lordship.
Mr. Pollock said that notice had
Pat Sze, and the Vice-Chancellor of the University. The studanta of the University make their append to all of the community of Hongkong
THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY UNION ENTERTAINMENTS.
tigers (as some of the Northern papers say) or pheasants (as others tell us in Korea?
WHAT the Chinese shopkeeper in Queen Houd Bast meaner exactly. when he advertises on a neat, freshly painted sign-board: Preab Milk and Dairy Farm Milk WHETHER the person who thought it. a practical jake to wivertise in contemporary that her neighbour had given birth to twins in i asylum for the insane yet?" Who, was the gentleman who, with a walking stick, deliberately overturned a tray of Heather Day badges when the sweat young eller asked him to buy - badge? Wry, if his identity is known, ke should not receive a thrashing first and be made to apologias after-
The master of a boat reported to the that question can there be except Police that stam. on the 5ta instant tha; the syndicates who were anwhit the boat was anchored off Imtin, will be CLOSED- Jor the Transaction of anxious to secure this monopoly are) Chinese territory, aiz men with their tractor before Mr. Pyer Pall this morn been served on the Crown Solicitor: specalating on lawlessness continuing faces whitened, boarded her. Two of 3g with blasting rocks without taking and by that the Government had necessary precautions against accidents become a party to the proccedings and to prevail in the neighbouring pro- | them carried knives. One of the crew
Mr. Wright stated from the witness the proceedings, therefore, "could not A. R. LOWE, vince of Kwangtung for the next was struck with a stick and another bex that the blasting operations, were become a nullity. In other words the
A SUCCESSFUL VENTURE. five years and counting very con- received "a alight stab on the left being carried out on Pedder's Hill on proceedings were not ez parte. Mr. Hongkong Dec. 7, 1917
fidently on the neglect or inability of shoulder. The robbers atole $35 in the 22nd ultimo by the defendant who Pollock went on to show why the section with the Bazaar organised by The evening entertainments in con- the Macan authorities to curry out money and seven baskets of fish valued was erecting some houses on the site application could not have been made the Hongkong University Union, in aid the undertaking to which the Govern- {at $111,52.-
As far as be (witness) could judge, the
by any other method of proceedure of the Food Relief Funds, were very ment of Portugal pledged itself as!
defendant had taken no precautions to He pointed out that by any other largely attande and this in conjunction one of the signatories of the Inter-|
ensure against accidents to people who
method the applicant, who had already with the afternoon-attendance and to were continually passing. His atten-
Serday.
THE CALENDAR.
MEMOR. FÖR TO-DAY.
of Tientsin Flood Funds.
9373.
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The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice
7 p.m-Bazaar at University in aid national Opium Convention of 1912 Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begation was directed to the danger when been arrested, and who had taken morrow's attractions should ensure a
It would be ridiculous to suppose to acknowledge with thanks the follow he heard an explosion without the bed to the Ordinance being good sum for donation to the funds. 8 pm-"The Kerchant of Venice" (in that the greatly inflated" value of ing donation to the Funds of the customary warning, He rushed up to "pplied to him, would have to wait }
Chinese) at University in aid Tientsin Flood Funds."
MEMOS. FOR" TO-MORROW.
General Holiday.
of
the Macao Opiam Farm is due to increased consumption of the drug within the Colony itself, or to any increase in export (especially in these
2.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.-Bazaar at Univer-days of high freights) to the few
sity in aid of Tientsia Flood Funda
General Memoranda.
countries to which it has hitherto
MONDAY, Dec. 10:-
5.30 p.m.-Recital by Mr. Denman
Faller in Helena May Institute.
0.15 p.m.-Boxing Tournament at City
Hall.
Tuesday, Dec. 11
230 p.m.—Auction, of Furniture,
Flackwood, Fanos, etc., eta Messira. Enghes and Hough's
TRURIDAY, Dec. 13 -
280 p.m.-Auction of Jewellery, etr. at Mesra. Eughes and Hough's FRIDAY, Dec. 14
and Hough's SATURDAY, Dec. Is- General Holiday.
Į been legitimately exported from Macao. These great profits which the new opium farmers of Macao are contemplating can only be anticipated
Druggists Guild..
Hospitals:
.$100
Mr. Ewan Tak Ng Mr. Choy Kit Shi
50
25
Mr. Chan Lok Chuen
10
Mrs. Yung Chan Shi..
10
Mr. Ming Shi......
10
Mrs. Yung Wong Shi .. Miss Yung Lai Ching
A very lengthy programme was gone
wards 20
WAR WORK BY OUR LITTLE BIT SOCIETY,
The above Society yesterday pack-
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through, besides the stalls, side shows ed two cases War Comforts as below cinematograph show and demonstrations which will be to Mesur in the laboratories.
the scene and found that a big boulder whilst the Ordinance was being revised which had been blown up bad fallen that it could be made applicable to into Ice House Street where there was his case. Mr. Pollock submitted that apanicatricken crowd of children. everything had been done to make Fortunately no one, was injured. Ee the petition one that should be heard the large Hall, which was tastefully by a Court. All the details bad decorated with flags and in which been set out in the petition which their stage had been erected, 4 quilts, 4 pillows, 41 knitted muf Lordships had before them.
aaked His Worship to take a serious view of the incident, as contractors are 5
generally very careless.
*** A TROUBLESOME, CHINESE
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His Worship agreed with this view from either open or surreptitious of Mr. A. J. Gunn, one of the oldest $100.
The death is ponounced at Singapore and imposed on defendant a neof trade with Chius. Now the laws residents of the Colony. Mr. Gunn of China, as everyone knows as a native of Caithness, and is suid: absolutely forbid that trade, and the to have first come to the East in the signatories to the International Opium early sixties. About tan years later he
A Chinese was before Mr. Dyer Ball Convention agreed to prevent the came to Singapore as manager of the this morning charged with staying in export of spiam to countries which Chartered Mercantile Bank Following a boarding house without any visible shall have prohibited. ita entry. The this he had hirowe firm of accountants means of discharging his debts.
“ OVERLAND CHINA MATL⚫ing treaties with China ündertook in eighty yesch of age.
conjunction with the Chinese Govern-
ment to "take the necessary measures
Mr. Alabaster then addressed the Court and quoted from various authori ties to show that the Court was em powered to deal with the petition in question.
The hearing was adjourned.
THE ROLL OF HONOUR.
D'S.O.
Shewan, Tomes & Co to be for- At 8 o'clock, the Grand Concert inwarded
To Hon. Secretary Q.M.N.G. 2, Cavendish Square, London.—
well patronised The programme included fourteen items, consisting of vocal solos, recitations, instrumental solca and humerous items. All the artists acquitted themselves in an able manner and were well repaid for their efforts by an appreciative andieme and many encores had to be conceded.
fors, 51 pairs knitted woollen mit tens, 80 white knitted woollen caps, 1 parcel from a little girl, 14 pairs stretcher boots, 12 knitted sleeve-
sweaters, 6 pairs kaitsed küre caps, 20 pair white woollen knitted bed socks and 15 suite pyjamas.
To Mrs. Barton, Hon. Secretary. The most interesting feature of the evening's entertainment was, however, Red Cross Fund, Rawalpindi, e the English play The Good Natura Cos & Co., Agents and Bankers, Maby Oliver Goldsmith. The net Calcutta, India. 402 rolled band-
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Ecusshold. duty is thus imposed by the Govern-and secretaries, and was catablished for Inspector Kaur stated that he bad MAJOR F. W THICKNESSE, BA ing which was carried out principally ages, Bi fiannel vesta, 66 white wool-
Farmitare etc. at Mesir, Hughes ment of Macad to see that this obliga ay year Mr. Gunn succeeded Mr. Leon instructed by Mr. Schofield, Assis
by Chinese amateurs, was of a very len knitted cups. 24 white woolten tion is discharged to the full extent of Alex Gentle as secretary of the Cham tant Secretary of Chinese Affairs, tɔ
high order and was greatly enhanced by knitted betw, 61 pairs slippers, 12 its power. By Article 15 of the Con- ber of Commerce and for many years ask for the case to be adjourned. Defen vention the Contracting Powers har held the position." He was nearly dant was an assisted emigrant He We regret to learn by today's mail the excellent costumes which had been face cloths, 30 mops, 2 quilts, 2 pil- went into two boarding house witboct, that Major FW. Thicknesse, R.A signal by Mrs Middleton Smith lows 2 bugs swubu, 52 cap covers, 16 any means of settling his debts, thereby D.S.D. died of wounds on October 19th. | Great credit is due to all those who suite pyjamas-und 1 lot magazines. committing a frand. He had been When the war broke out Major Thick took part in the production and presenta banished twice from Siam and when nessee, then a Lieutenant, was stationed tion of the comedy. t prevent the smuggling into Chinese | territory, as well as into their Faitho vacant situations colemn of our refused to be repatriated.
Some curious trades may be found brought to the Emigration Baresi, hefin Hongkong and was attached to the The entertainments will be continued
General Staff in which capacity be to-night when The Merchant of The following letters of acknow Eastern Colonies and into the leased daily papers, remarks a Losion contem
acted for some time as a consor Venice" will be produced in Chinese ledgment were received by The case was adjourned. territories which they occupy in porary Consol Operatara" are not, as you might think, something on the Stock China, of raw and prepared opium, Exchange; they operate in leather on a murphine, cocaine." It is, however, brot berich. A "Comisons Hanger
which shande
wildly
idl Anarchistic aatter of common knowledge that merely an artist in wall-papering the laxity in the administration of Budget Trimmer is 00 expert in Bnance, but works in the coachmaking
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of the Prea. He was promoted and will form the attraction of the Society: to the rank of Captain hefore he left evening
Hongkong for the Front, which
he reached in May 1915. He had The individual artists were Mrs. Chan, Miss Enid Cooper, and Miss Rose Quind commanded his battery of heavy gune
for about 15 months. He was twice vocal solos; Mrs. Balean; violin solos
Missce Raby and Bosebud Young,
28 Stationary Hospital,
Ismaller, Egypt,,
19th October, 1917.
DEL MADA,The large box of gists of clothing, etc., for the wounded soldier
the box and all the contents will be most
THE CHINA MAIL the laws in South China, due to the rade, Ent what shail we say to the This League fixture will be played mentioned in dispatches and wa
I constant political disturbances, has demand fire Kaiser Moulder" One to-oorrow on the 0.0.0. groun awarded the D.S.O. last Madances Mr. CWC Burnett, hu/arrived two days ago. I have unpacked led to considerable smuggling of Hand," this particular sub-division of rimmett, Wa Graham, G. Thompson, Major Thicknesse was the elder son mourous recitation; Mr. Findlay Smit useful and valuable, we Wir' TO pless
5. Jex W. W. Edwards, K. H. Abbas, of Probendary. Thicknesse, rector of St voul solos; Captain Cooney, pianoforte
TYPHOON
MAP and
would think that, like the Vienna
opiem, and commion report-whether | bakery had ceased.
rightly or wrongly we do not know speaks of Macao as the source
GUIDE supply. The enormous Increase
locate the" veniro
Typhoon
in the amount of the rent which has beets offered and accepted for the
WHOOPING COUG LENT.
Macao Opiam Farma given countenance W cough bo carful to
Lo the ramours, and we should be cough we and:
MOUNTED ON DARDEJARD AND Tery much surprised i
Price 50 Cents.
Bowersintered ja pizia. Opiam Carventi
beratiafedz
giving Chamberlain
"may he required.
liquity, then Cough
of contains un, natootie or
pan. 10.0. Team L:A Bose, A.)
D. Nori, Pas
thank all the workers thort heartily Loc
their assful work and kind konght for
us. The contents must have take
hour work to make,ve, have not got any wounded in hospital at Are daily expe
George's, Ennaver Square, was a schoine, solos Mr. I Day, impersonations; and of Winchester and passed second anto Private Crane and a piano. Woolwich He was 31 years of age.
ALGERM DESTROYER. THERE I Do danger, whatever from
blond poisen result
Mery
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