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To-day's Advertisements The China Mail.
NIPPON YUSEN, KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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THE Consignees of Cargo from
Faropë
steamship,
per
the Company's
MISHIMA MARU,"
are hereby notified that as this steamer"
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Dec. 13, 1917.
THE LAWLESSNESS IN KWANGTUNG.
had an outbreak of fire on board while Tanz does not seem much prospect she was off the Canary Islands on
27th
THE CHINA MAIL.
defenders "of the Rerglutiona falminating about the sanctity of laws and the perpetual disorder which. will arise from their infraction. If
Kwangtung and the other provinces of the South Want could show ander their "independent régime record of good government and sound administration the Revolutionary organisation which is assumed to control them would deserve and command respectful attention for their manifestos,, but the fact patent to all men in Chips is that whereve, the Revolutionary party arg in control there will be found chaos and disorder and consequent insecurity of lite and property, revealing their incapacity to govern.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENTRAL.
Telegraphic communication be-
CHINESE AFFAIRS,
(Raxter's Sercice to the China Mail:)
CHINA AND THE GREAT WAR.
Paso, Deo, 12.
Replying to inquiries made by the French Minister, Lung Chen Chang, Minister of Foreign Affairs, stated that no chuuge of China's foreigd policy was involved in the clunge of Cabinet. The despatch of troops by China to the European front had necessarily beer delayed, but would be carried out later.
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THE PROPOSED ARMIstice in
..CHINA:
PENING. Dec. 12.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1917.
HONGKONG & WHAMPO
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE TYPHOON REFUGE
THE MAGISTRACY.
Acoroner's enquity was held this after ALLEGED FRADULENT OPIUM
LABELS noon into the circumstanses touching. the death of a Chinese boatwoman who
The case, was resumed this morning was drowned during a collision between in which a licensed opium dealer of Tai the launch Shun Tai and the deceased's boat at the Yaumati Typhoon Refuge on the 21st November last. The deconsed was one of three persons drowned as a result of the accident...
Mr. Wood acted as Coroner.. Mr. Bearis appeared to watch the case on behalf of the carswain and the owner of the launch.
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DOCK COMPANY.
ANOTHER STEAMER LAUNCHERË
At Kowloon Docks yesterday after O, New Torrity, was charged with the noon there was launched a new yousel illegal possession of 19 labels resembling for the Siam Steam Navigation Co., thore used by the Superintendent of the Led, Bangkok. As the vessel moved Imparts and Exports Office in connection of Mr. R. M. Dyer gracefully per with government opium.
formed the christening ceremony naming Defendant pleaded not guilty..
the vessel Sudhadib. Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the defence.
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The dimensions and particulars of the Tessel are as follows:-
DESCRIPTION OF VESSEL.
Evidence was given by Mr. L L The husband of the deceased gara Xavier, manager of the Hongkong evidence. He stated that the last time Printing Press, who deposer that bis he saw his wife was on his mother's firm prints" opium labels for the The "Sudhadib" is a steel angle best on the 20th November. He learnt Superintendent of Import and Exports.scrow steamer of the Awning Deck type of her death the next day from the The labels found in the defendant's with raised fore deck, boat deck amik
The Mandate ordering aut armistice Police who called on him to identify possession were shown him and he ships and aft. The principal dimensions
her body.
found some of theat were imitations.ara.c
has been held back for reasons which have not been disclosed: The re
ported foreign Interventione con-
tendicted.
BEEKING A SETTLEMENT.
The coxswain of the launch Shun Tap He detected the imitation by the differ- was the next witness called. He deposed ence in the drawing of the label, which Length overall. that at about hall past seven in the in his opinion had not been made by the Length BP....
Breadth Moulded... avesing of November. Tat the launch Laame process. Shun Tui left Hongkong for Yaumati. The case was again adjourned, bail It was then very dark and cloudy. He being fixed at $2000. was steering the launch, which had co board between forty and Alty passengers. Before has entered the Yaumati shelter
THEFT OF WIRE NAILS.
A Chinese was charged before Mr.
„234 ft. 6 in.
293 ft. 0 in.
35 ft. 6 ins
20 ft. 0 i
| Depth Moulded to Awning,
Deck....
Depth Moulded to Main
Deck....................... 13 ft. 0 ive
A cellular double: bottom extends fors
tween Shanghai and Paking has been Premier to Ei Fuan Hung. the ex.he sounded a blast of the whistle and Wood this morning with the unlawful and aft and is divided into six tanka,
restored.
PEKING, Dec. 12. Special messengers have been sent by botir the President and the
President, who is residing at Tien- tsin, appealing to him to undertake to mediate been the North and Saturday, the 15th December, South, but he declines, saying that being a General Holiday, the Poste noes not desire to re-enter politics. Tark Wing Ting bus telegraphed
Office will be open from 8 to falm. There will be one delivery of ordinary correspondence and one collection of ettera from the pillar boxes. The
then the launch moved into the shelter
about quarter speed. It was then possession of a quantity of wire nails, that he saw an object about 100 fest reasonably suspected to have been away from the launch. He steered the stolen.. lunch to port-did to avoid the object. He did not know whether the object moving or stationary, but the object
October, 1917, on her way to the East, it of an early cessation of the internecine Money Order Otige will be entirely are essential conditions of peuce at the time collision was unavoidable.
has been decided that the damage sus strife in China, for there is little
and the
expenditures incurred
tained
therefrom shall form a subject for evidence at present of a disposition
General Average cont
contribution. Con on either side to surrender or
signees are therefore requested to sign
to
closed.
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We are informed that, da Kerage Bond at this office and to All in even to compromise. We gare in Vacuation forms which may be supplied our fuste last night on the authority Thanksgiving for the surrender of
to the ships agents a deposit of ONE per of the Intelligence Bureau at Canton Jerusalem, & solemn Te Deum will cent. (1%) of the market value of their respective consignments, before taking what is represented as the inflexible he sang at the Catholic Cathedral delivery of their goods, on ship's arrival
here on Thursday the 13th instant.
NIPPON 'YUSEN KAISHA.
Agents.
Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1917.
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NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO "CONSIGNEES.
EE Company's Steamship,
"MISHIMA MARU,
this evening (Thursday, the 13th), nt 5.30 p.m., followed by the Bene- diction of the Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Pozzon will officiate, and all Catholics are invited to attend.
attitude of the South-West provinces, The South West," it tells us, "can not sanction the breach of the Pro visional Constitation in any part, however slight, as doing so will render the future laws of the country unsafe, and subject the Repablie.. to
An Indian is going about among perpetual disorder." One would business firms saying that he is. expect from the high moral tone of authorised to collect money for these communications from the Insports to be given in aid of wounded telligence Bureau of Canton, that the soldiers at the Front, on Boxing Day, having arrived Consignees of Cargo re territory which the leaders of the by Queen's College on their ground hereby informed that their Goods are South West claim to control would at Causeway Bay, We are advised being landed and placed at their risk in the Horaxons & KOWLOON WHARF AND be governed in a way which would that the youth is an inposter, and GODOWN COMPANY'S GOrowns at Kowloon, where each consignment will be sorted out serve as a model for the rest of should be handed over to the Police mark by mark and delivery can be obtained as soon as the Goods are landed. China-that in this territory laws if caught.
Optional Goods will be carried on males would be anforted and resected and instractions are given to the contrary bo- the lives and property of the popola- The statutory and the first ordinary fore Koon, To-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the 20th Decemtion would be safeguarded by good general meeting of the Far Eastern Toverument.. Bat the truth is Insurance Co., Ld., were held at No. 1 Damaged Packages must be left in the that nowhere in China probably The Band, Shanghai last week. There ware present: Megers. Edward I. Ezra (Chairman), H. E. Arnhold, E. T. Byrne
ber, 1917, will be subject to rent, Godewna for examination by the Con
to the President direct that the dis-showed no lights. It was only when the solution of the National Council and launch was 20 to 80 feet away that he the early reassembly of Parliament discovered the object to be a boat, but
He makes no other demands but recommends Mok Wing Sun 2 acting Tuchum of Canton
He did not notice any person on board: but beard cries of "save life" when the collision took place. The launch was
The President has telegraphed to immediately stopped and a search was she instructing him to proceedmade for the people. He ordered the with the peace negotiations. He at semen to throw overboard lifebuoys the same tice telegraphed to two and to reader any assistance that might into the water, but his search was fruit Northern Tucbuns ordering them to be required Oue of the sailors jumped prepare for fighting
less. After remaining at the spot for General Wong Jim Yuen has tele-about twenty minates the launch con graphed to Peking that negotiations tinued on her way to the pier. When for peace in Hunan have been the launch was safaly berthed witress arranged.
went to the Police station and reported the accident to the Folien
FIGHTING AT SWATOW,
After further evidence was taken the Coroner said no hisme could be attached to the crew of the launch and that the News received by mail from collision was purely the result of an Swatow to-day states that the acident. The enquiry was thou closed. Cantonese troops made a surprise attack on Swatow at 2, am on the 10th inst
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Northern troops hold" the railway station but the line to Chowebowfu bas been cut, and so. also is "the water supply to Swatow.
The fighting was around the rail- way station, and the attack on Monday which was made by a force estimated at about 400 Cuntonese
SPORTING.
CRICKET.
HONGKONG G.C. v. UNIVERSITY.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. He stated that he picked the nails from heap of sweepings on board a steamer.
His Worship did not believe the man's story and sentenced him to fourteen days hard labour.
NOBODY'S PROPERTY !
A Chinesa was charged before Mr Dyer Bas this morning with the unlawful possession of quantity of iron fencin
Inspector Browne stated that the fencing has been taken from a house in had been told, had left for Cauton, but Queen's Road Central. The owner, he
it was his opinion that the owner did not wish to prosecute.
Defendant stated that he picked the fencing from a house which had been burnt out recently. As it did not appear to be owned by anybody he thought he could appropriate it for his own u96..
After forther evidence Elis Worship remanded the case until to-morrow.
two for oil cargo, one for où fuel and
aftor penk tanks are also used for fresh three for fresh water. The forward and
water. The cargo arrangements, are most up-to-date, five derricks of 5 tons
and 15 tons lift working the forward hold and tween deck, and two derricks. of 2 tons for the after bold. Two cargo doors and two coaling doors are fitted on each ride in the tween deck. Thứ anxiliary machinery consists of six steam winchei, steam windlass, steam and hand'. steering gear, and a dyname of twelve
operating approximately 180 lights and 20 fans, ou the double wire system. Provision is made in the tweer deck for carrying 320 head of cattle," the stalls being of pine...
Accommodation for 24 first class passengers is provided in up-to-date cabins, the fittings being of teak. Th saloon is handsomely furnished, sma tables, overhead fans, large rectangular windows and double doors at front and sides, together with a skylight on boat deck, will emure a bool and pleasant table. A cabin-de-luxe having all.com- Teniendas is situated on the after part of the midship boat deck. The privacy at this suita of rooms will be specially attractive to the interport business mZK
The Captain, Engineers, and Officers A dirty and unkempt Chinese was are well catered for in large and airy charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this rooms on the navigating bridge and wning deck. The second class "RINI morning with the theft of a cat.
Defendant pleaded not guilty. He stewards are berthed in the forecastle, stated that he sat traps for wild cats the seamen, firemer, shin-chow and and not for domestic ones. It was not knies, tally clerks, and junior officers his fault that the cat was ensnared. He is a large house aft on the awning deck alleged that the owner of the animal and in the after tween decks. struck him.
THEFT OF A CAT.
Inspector O'Sullivan stated that the
signeo's and the Co.'s representatives there more lawlessness than exists to ab an appointed hour on TUESDAY and day in the province of KwangiumE• and V. Mayer, Directors; Mr. W. S was stated to be repulsed, about Capt. Dewar R. N., F. W. S. Evsas, the trap. The trap was a big and ugly
TRIDAY. All claims must be pre- sented within ten days of the teamar's
arrival here, after which date they cannot ba recognised. Ne olaims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA,
Agents.
Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1917.
(Continued on page 3.)
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The following will represent the Club in the above friendly game on the Club ground on Saturday, 15th inst. com- manting at 12 noon-GE. Aubrey cat had one of its legs badly injured by
Jacks, M. 3 Maas, Major Mayhew, Capt. E H Gny, H. E. Hollands. Fofair and large enough to held a man. Lieut. McConnell, Licat. H. E. Murray and F. Syme Thomson
The following will represent the Univer sity. R. Rumjahn (Chpt.), G. E. Marley, II. A. Ponsonby Fans, K. Bray shay, M. Jack, F. A. Redmond, Gittins, J. D. Wright, D. K. Samy, & Hall, and Cheek Toon Loc
There have been many evidences Jackson, General Manager; Mr. E thirty of the attacking force bene lately close to the frontiers of this Reari, Secretary; and shareholders killed. Colony of the déplorable state of representing a total of 15,489 shares.
The banks of the city are closed disorder into which the country bas The company commenced business on and business is practically at a stand- been allowed to lapse" under the November 1st
still.
Plenty of bullets are dying about. “independent" régime. A few days
There are three so-called Northern ago village near Samchun was
Mrs. Maconiachie, wife of the pastor warships in the harbour but they had raided by one of the numerous gangs of Union Church, gave an interesting not participated in the fighting up to. of bandits which roam Over the lecture on Tennyson last night in the the time the mail left province. Among the places raided Church Hall, Kennedy Road, illustrating In this connection we may repro was a korosine store, the stock-in-her remarks by quotations from the duce the first paragraph of the com- trade being taken to saturate the
poet Miss McCubbin sang Tennyson's munication we received yesterday houses in the village before setting «Taarz, idle tears?; Mr. David Wood, from the Intelligence Bureau at Corps and a team from the Middlesex them on fire. The bandits carried off some thirty of the inhabitants, intend-Crossing the Bar"
force to Fukien to oust the Northernment will be played on Saturday 30 p.m-Anction of Householding to hold them for ransom; but "Swest and Low, was sung by Miss
ers there left Canton recently, murch.commencing at 4 p.m., Furniture, etu at Mesera. Hughes this number apparently proving McCubbin, Mr Wood, Mr. Allen and ing overland To-day another force, Cave and M-Cobbin; Chastell, Stewart The H.K.D.C. team is Goldenberg: inconveniently large, they shot eight Mr. Maconachie, and Mr. C. Hickling escorted by a portion of the Chinese and Rodgers; Wool, Gerrard, Irving, Lof them by the roadside and sent resi Tennyson's "The Revenge'
Navy, is sailing for u place still up Mactasiel and Ralston. back ten to the village. Our Canton
disclosed. Can this be Satow ? correspondent in some recent notes
THE CALENDAR.
MIMOS. FOR TOMORROW, Prince Albert's birthday (1895).
and Hough's. 17 pm New Moon.
GENERAL MEMORANDA.
SATURDAY, Dec. 15:-)
General Holiday.
215 p.m.-Cricket on B. K. C. C.
Ground: Clab. University.
TURDAY, Dec. 18:-
1.20 p.m. Auction of Furniture,
Blackwood Ware, Pictures, Hoose-
and Hough's.
held Goods, etc. at Memes. Hughes
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18:---
1p.Amy Navy Cricket Match
on H.K.C... ground.
TRUZADAZ, Dec. 20.
Prince George's birthday (1009) 10.30am and 180 p.m.-Auction of Toys, Xmas Trees, Crackers, etc. at Henare. Hughes and Hough's.
Exday, Dec. 2.
Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement
Day
MORDAY, Dec. 24-
General Holiday Tummay, Dec. 282
Christmas Day: General Holiday
A quartette
Canton, viz An expeditionary
FOOTBALL
A match between the H.K. Defence
The life-saving appliances, tenk life boata, do, are as required by the Board of Trade for a first class passenger certificate for about 580 saloon and deck passengers and crew. The carrying
board as awarded by Lloyds, to which pity of the Sudhadib will be approximately 1,000 tons on the free-
Society's Rules and Regulations for the highest class, 100 Al, the vessel ha
defendant to three months' hard labour Mr. Dyer Ball in sentencing the
and four hours stacka, romarked that the prisoner thoroughly deserved the thrashing for his ealous indifference to been constructed. the injuries inflicted on the poor animal. The bale stowage provided in the Hargretted he had no power to holds and tween decks is 72,000 cubie sentence him to a severe fogging.
RELEASED. :-
feet..
PARTICULARS OF MACHINERY.
The elderly Chinese who was charged
The vessel will be propelled by one with sending a threatening letter to Mr. HP. Winslow, Manager of the Kow-
set of triple expansion aprlace condens loon section of the Canton-Kowlooning engines driving through forged Railway, demanding the sum of $5,000, steal shafting a bronze propelled. The was released this morning, the Police cylinder dimensions are H. P. 17" dia being unable to proceed with the case. P. 27", dia, L. P. 44" dia, with a
HONGKONG, POLICE RESERVE.
MUSEETRY COURSE, PART 1,,,
common stroke of 30, and the engines throughout are of the latest design. The suxilary machinery comprises, one Weir Feed Pump and Weir direct contact feed water heater working in conjunction with, the food pumps and feed water filter on the main engines; one larga centrifugal pump for circulating water through the main condenser, one vertical duplex donkey feed pump, and Ivanovich, 645 bilas, and all members one vertical duplex pump for the off Fill attends to another not yet fed service, ateam and hand steering gear, the 16th inst. Leave Blake Fier 9 am and one steam driven dynamo for starp returning about 1. p.m. supplying light throughout the whole
Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, Inspec tors Alves, Bilva Netto, C. M. 8. Alves, ship, all necessary connections for the Riberio and Botelho will attend se regis officient and economical handhing of the terkeepers
PLEADE CENTRAL, 5.30 PM.
LEAGUE CRICKET. on a trip to Weichow from Cantor" It is now declared that there is
CANADA AND CHINESE
K.C.C. v. C.R.C. drew deplorable picture of the now no doubt that the wireless tele-
IMMIGRATION. lawlers conditions prevailing in that graphy contract made by the Chinese Minister of the Navy with the Danish
Word has just been received from the This league match will be played on Part of the province. The control of
firm of Larsen & Co., involves a large Deputy Minister of the Interior that on Saturday as Causeway Bay at 2 p.m. the river traffic he reported to be extension in Chins of the German Jaly $5, 1917, the Senate and House of F.C.C. Team. P. Bobinson, P.
Commons of Canada passed the, amend- largely in the bands of armed Telefunken system which has been went to the Chinese Emigration Act Cobb, P.. Fenstonji, A. A. Claxton, bandita, who rob and pillage where already established at Kalgan, Peking, admitting the following two classes free. Wheeler, L. E. S. Hodge, L. J. Black rafe transport has not been secured Chefoo, Hankow, Shanghai and Foochow dar ne sad pokudents going to burn, F. E. Joseland, & de Sousa, 1. by payment of substantial sums to It is asserted that Mr. Laren, under the higher educationpositam, and
viz, clergymen
of securing a
studenta. Lindsell, and J, Stalker. were required to although this could be refunded later, is was practically prohibitive. Very lew studenta went to Canada, and the greater
Staf Inspectorn Wath and Taylor, Pis 204 Wesser, 672 Eenderson. 747
the range on Sunday next,
The
Platoneday, 19th Dece
engines ars provided...
Steam is generated two single ended boilers 120 internal diameter by 106 long over end plates, constructed to British Board of Trace and Lloyd's
the robber guilds, "the Government guise of the Danish firm of Larsen & How can Company, is really acting as the agent being too weak, and helpless to
of Siemens, Schubert, who are to supply suppress the robbers," Of the the money and materiala Sir John majority out to the United States: All the English" history that I know Monday 17th December--Nos 3 and
The repost of the obnoxious legislation is was learned from the cinema-Sir R4 Fintoons, (No. 2 Company)
Tuesday, 18th December Nos. 5 and conditions at Weickow we are told Jordan, the British Minister, has the realt of a long-continued agitation, Baden-Powell.
Jordan,
6-Fiatoote, (No. 2 Com pazys There is no and as soon as Chins entered the was it JU that the people in the country were demanded from the Chinese Government so that the last barrier was re- Bishop of Birmingham.
19th December N
afraid to some into the city and that the contract should be cancelled.
Public education to be good must be moved. It
aducation of, as whole man sud not Thrisday, 20th December No. 3 Com- requirements for a working pressure of Lintending some time befocer
peny and Ambulance Platoon, (auder the people in the city were afraid
provinces heat of the new openings in entirely the raising of bookworm peny and
own Chief Inspector),
and many Canada, but as soon as they do there Hr. H.A. Fühers. will be at least some who dare's British education and will go to Canada to obtain it.-NC. Daly Ne
to go into the country. This state confined to a small is no of affairs. area, but extende apparently thipurb. out the province Travel in nusafe and trade must be suffering great Foodrow Wilton's birthday like the opium and gambl
Day: General Holiday,
Tulipse of the
UNNECESSARY WORKS;
THE BEST COL
GERL
YER
$190 Friday, 21st December No. 1 Piston two large corrugated furn Rifles of Nos. 1 and 2 Fatöɑns will bo inspected by the Muskatry Officers im mediately after the fall in and before roll-call.
Am from shis dataWarming Chilcers Willgend all duty lists to this office, and rot to the mariona Police Stationa
The speed thL
This does not