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mora-
THE MAGISTRACY.
FALLEGED THEFT OF RUBBER,
A Chinese and his wife wore, obargeðl before Mr. Wood this morning, with the larceny of 350 lbs of rubber, the pro- party of the Kowloon Godowns.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918.
THE-INDO-CHINA-STREMÜHAVICEN
„TION CO., LTD.
A RUMOUR OFFICIALLY
CONTRADICTED.
SPORTINGN
GOLF
coraçu," the praction). 46ok of the мениге be to real torium. The value of the security they hold will drop to nothing. Transfers will be imposible. And, in fact, property aluss generall will be seriously affected. Similar barbouring a girl god about 18 year, Both defendants pleaded not gain the Colony that an amalgamation of Eat Fan-Ling was won by Mrs. Falconer
but the man said that he was in charge the interests of the F. & O. and the of the lighter and was therefore, solely Indo China S. N. Co., Ltd., contem responsible.
| legislation in contemplated in the Straita Settlements, and the Straits Times in a tregobant leading article on the subject, suggests that there
STARBOURING A GIRL" Two Chinese ware charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning, with polawfully without the permission of her parents or guardians.
Defendants pleaded not guilty.
NEW YEAR COMPETITION.
With reference to a rumour current The Emilion Tomb Stone Competitiome
and the Hidden Prize by Kim. Looke
Inspector Gordon stated the first plated, Mesars Jardine, Matherson Mr. McKay of the office of the Secret
defendant was in charge of a Kowloon Co., Ltd, General Managers, write us ary of Chinese Affairs, said that Mr Godown lighter. On Tuesday night to say that they are authorized by the ought to be annulment of the pre Lindsell had instructed him to apply for the lighter was ordered to convey from Board of Directors to state that there is |
a remand
.1.
The Men's Bogey Competition over the 18 Hole Course was won by Me A. B || Parron, De Mat
Mr. B. E.0, Bird won the Men's Bogay" Competition" over the Happy Valley Coorse with one up
| vious Ordinance and not an amend, 'ment which deprives Belilah subjecta
Holt's Wharf, 420 cases of rubber. The no foundation whatever for such report.
In the Flay Off for the Mixed Four- of a common sight to buy and sell and remanded the prisoners until next
Mr. Dyer Ball granted the application: tally was correctly taken and the caser
some Competition, three couples tied This rumour of an impending amalga again and they are requested to kindly wers put in the lighter and the batches between each other. "Are the Wednesday, bail being fixed at $250 closed. The lighter was then ordered mation wan current in London last!
anch
"ALLEGED EXPORTATION OF SILVER DOLLARS.
A Chinese was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning, with attempting to export 180 Hongkong silver dollars to Canton wishouta permit.
whole of our rubber lands,” it asks, to be tied up in order that the Government may escape tha" em- barrassment of having to my 'no" to a few undesirable transactions ?? The original legislation directed that no further applications for land exceeding fifty acres
were to be received for the present, and that
Defendant pleaded not guilty. |applications for areas less than fifty
Sargt Fallon deposed that last night Acres were not to be received except be boarded the re Paul Beat He from British subjects or natives of
went to the Compradors department, the protected Malay States. It was and had the safes opened. In one of purely a war measure. An authorita-ths iates 180 cilver dollars were found
|
Wi October and
Wired out by amager for the deciding matches to be to take the cases to a Japanese steamer Reuter at the time. The Financial played on or before the 20th, inst. lying in the stream. During the process
· FOOTBALL. of loading into the steamer, it was discovered that a case of rubber was 0-Further appreciable rises have HONGKONG LEAGUE (DIV. 11.). missing
The tallyman informed
the manager of the loss and to vestigations were 1st on foot. When the lighter returned it was searched, and a barrel containing 75 lbs of rubber was found skilfully concealed in the sleeping quarters of the defend ents. Further searah was instituted by Mr. Sammer and the band watchman, and the result was that the remaining
between the framework of the lighter Mr. Wood remanded the case. next Tuesday.
1918, at St. Andrew's Church, tive statementon thesubject published: Witness questioned defendant. who was 175 lbs of rubber were found hidden
GOURDIN-LONG OG 2nd January, Kowloon, by the Rev. N. C. Pope FREDERICK O'DRISCOLL GOURDIN to MABEL ELLIOTT LONG.
.. 19
The China
THE Undersigned have received in-
Mail,
Hongkong, THURSDAY, JED. 2, 1918.
at the time pointed out that the right the accountant, and the latter told him policy while the war Insta is mainten- that the honey was received as fares. ance, not expansion; that the Gov-Witness then spoke to the Compradors ernment is sparing every possible and the Captain. The former denied man to go home and fight, and has all knowledge of the money, and the
•
rathlesaly cut down, expenditure on Captain saked witness to let the matter public works and public services drop, as it was only a small amount and intended solely to pay of the crew in generally so as to be able to give
Canton. Witness was not satisfied financial aid to the mother country with the explanations and arrested the and that this contraction" of staff and expenditure is only possible if work
Trumans to sell by Public Auction, LAND POLICY IN THE MALAY is sorrespondingly reduced, and the
On
FRIDAY,
the 11th January, 1918, at 3 pm, on the spot,
"
The Beveral Lot Fümbered 1 to 19-
on Plan to be seen at the Auctioneers
Ofice, for erection of
1)
Booths and Matsheds,
A
STATES.
restriction to a minimum of work in connection with land administration Tax rebber planters of the Federated
is one way in which this in possible. Malay States are vigorously protest-Only the small holder, that is to say, against some proposed new legislator practical parpuses, the Asiatic tion with regard to rubber lands, the inhabitant of the country, had a main object of which is to place all claim to exceptional
treat-
defendant.
Worship adjourned the ease until to
After hearing further evidence, His.
morrow, "fixing tail at #200.
"AN INGENIOUS EXCUSE.
NEXT SUNDAY'S SERVICES.
AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
Mail of October 27th quotes the following paragraph from the London Daily Chronicle "Indo-China and P. occured in these shares, and as both are moving together, så though in insepar able affinity, the market persists in talking of a contemplated Fusion or rap- prochement between these companion
HAINAN NEWS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.).
MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS, There have been many rumours and much conjecture of late concern ing the forces of General Lung Chi Kwong. About six thousand of his soldiers have left the island. Their destination is not publicly known here. There are probably three or four thousand remaining here, includ ing the new recruits, some of whom from the mairland, and some Hainanese.
are
KMPROVEMENTS.
"On Sunday next, the day appoint ed by His Majesty the King as a-day of prayer for God's blessing or our ame, the following services will be held in St. John's Cathedral: course of construction from Holbow At 1. am Holy Communion; to the north Kate of Kiungchow City
'A' good public road is now in
ROTAL INGUNKKIK: (RESITYIS) 6.-
In this watch to be played on Saturday.
on the Club Ground Happy Vandy at 1:30 pm, the Royal Engineers (Reserves) will be represented by thes following team --Jarratt; Simonds, Cruickshanka: Coskow (Capt), Waller, Webber; Millard, Todd, Osborne, Baker and Reakes
Reserves: Tiday, Daiano.
Hongkong FC team: Goldenbur Stewart, Recger, Grimmett, Chassels. Care, McCubbin (Captain) Ralton, Gerrard, McTavish, Stalker. Raser Railton and Wood.
CANTON AMERICAN RED CROSS.
A case shipped on December 27th, 1917, to Colonel Gordon Hall, RAMC, Red Cross Headquarters, Delta District, Caim, Egypt, contained the following: 10 outing flannel shirts, 27 outing fannet suite priamus, 9 outing flannel red jackets, 36 pillow cases, 12 doz. khaki handkerchiefs, 73 triangle bandages, 59 many-tailed bandagra, & T bandagen, 78
tray cloths, 20 surgical caps, 28 milk
11 am, Matins, special prayers The road is about two and a half
Sermon; 12 noon, Holy Commiles long, and is to be made of jug covers, 100 small swabe, 12 shelt in: 3 pm, the Litany for use concrete. Lost of the gunding hawabs, 36 ganze swabe, & chio bandages, 18 ore bandages, 1 knitted wash cloth, in time of War 8 p... Evensong, been done, and the work is propel krister cleaning cloth, 32 pairs acoks, special prayers and Sermon. At 10 ing cupidly.
held in St. Paul's Chapel. Te
A Chinese youth was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball this morning, with the theft of a quantity of brass and lead From the Kowloon Docks. nationalities on a par in respect of ment, and he alote received Mr. Tucker, head watchman of the the Race Course, North of "the Grand the restrictions imposed by a "resent it. Then the "question of labour Koloon Docks, stated that the articles, a service for children will be!
on the Government Ground adjoining
Stadt Enclosure. TERS---Ch..
apply to-
HUGHES & HOUGH Auctioneers to the Government. Hongking. Jan. 3, 1918.
PEAK OLUB.
TO-NIGHT
14
B
ATHLETIC SPORTS,"
Enactment as to lands cultivated entered into the consideration.
The scboots of Hainan are develop were found on the defendant's person with, or amitable for caltivation with state labour in the Malay Pens he was attempting to leave the yard. Bishop of Victoria will preach at 11ing considerable interest in athletics, For Flan and Condition of Sale, rubber, and to remove the statutory India, and in these times tonnage and
insala comes mainly from Southern Defendant's excuse was that he forgot. and the Rev. H. Coply Moyle A few weeks ago the prefectural high school of three hundred students in to leave the metals behind in the work at p.. power to acquire such lands. The
man power are factors of importance shop when be left off work. He was a
H.E. The Governor has intimated Kiungchow held a very successful Bill is stated to be framed at the to India and the Empire, and it was brass Atter and the metals were used by his intention to be present at 11 track meet, which was witnessed by instance of the Secretary of State, deemed inadvisable to upset the him in connection with his work..
.m., so also has H.E. Major-General large crowd. Early in December British Treaty engagements rendering labour market by providing new
His Worship sentenced the defand-Ventris and. Commodore Sandeman the Paxton Training School, of the the alteration desirable. As many felds for labour when labour will not ant to the month's hard labour and The Army is also to be represented American Presbyterian, Mission, held of our readers are doubtless aware, be forthcoming to work them, four hours' stocks
its third anazal, inter-scholastic trick by about 100 officers and men, and the Navy by a like number. The meet, in which competition was keen. collection will be for Mine Sweepers. On December 18,20 the new Kin San The musical parts of the service will Normal School gave an interesting drills, races, and he of a simple character as the choir programme of boys are all in Camp Kipling's basket-ball; football and volley-ball games, in connection with an excel- Recessional will be sung.
lent display of school work from that: and other schools of this district. The mission schools in Nodas and A special service will be held on Kachek also recently beld inter- Sunday next, at & at Union
p.ri.,
(Thursday), January 3, 9.15 p.m.
Special Screening of the
Georgeous Spectacular Film DAKON and PYTHIAS Tickets $2.00.
KOWLOON
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH HALL TO-MORROW NIGHT," (Friday) Special Concert by 'tho FANTASTIC' STAR'S Prices $200 and $1.00
...
the restrictions in question were There may be holes to pick in these resented by those principally affected arguments, bat, generally speaking, |namely, American" and Japanese a good case exists for that legisla- nationala. The latter took the view tion, and it is to be regretted in the
·
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN NEW TERRITORY.
A Chinese was charged before Mr. [15 that the resant legislation was direct-circumstances that it has not been J. R. Wood this morning, with commit ed against them, and them alone, allowed to stand till the war andsting highway robbery in the New Terri and there was galte an agitation on when the restrictions would be tory on Christmas Eve. the subjest. The Secretary of State automatically withdraws.
Reserva Beats at Ogilvie's Music Store
THE CALENDAR.
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NEWS OF THE DAY,
·IASAL AND GENERAL
Mr. P. H. Holyoak is to distribute the Prizes at the Italian Convent School on Monday next
UNION CHURCH.
2 By trap, 3 suits flannel, 3 suits khaki, its white duck, books, magazines and one tennis bat.
KOWLOON OUR DAY PAIE
The following are the winning nvm- bars in the big raffle
* 1st Priza, Diamond Brooch.. Ind
3rd 4ch
5th
6th
7th
3th
H
9th
10th
11th
19th
117
Suver Tea Service. 274. Marble Clock 342 Ornamental Lamp..... 1174. Silver Sweat Dish..... 1136 Electric Irop...
Case of Pipes..
Case of Pipes............
Fish-Eyed Pearl Neck-
lac
765
686
564
835
Silver Photo Frame... 1101
Silver Umbrells
Handle
Silver Photo Fram
186 1150
The winning number in the rafila for
the silver-mounted bottle of Watson's Lavender Water is 37 (G. Martin),
For Sind Tamson, ticket 63 (W. McKay).
The raffle for the Victrola will he drawn this evening
PERSONALS. Rev. F. P. Gilman, of the Amer-will be announced Inter. can Presbyterian Mission, has re- turced from furlough in Americs He was accompanied by his daughter, who will do missionary werk in Hoihow.
The result, of the golf competition
Inspector Grant stated that on the
for the Colonies has mored in the
Evening of the 24th. ultimo, two Hakka women came from a village in the matter, and the disabilities imposed
Saikung district to Kowloon city. They upon foreigners are, to be applied to
stayed in the city for some time, and Church, in accordance with the subolastic athletic meets. All these British subjects also, The Govern
then returned on their homeward King's wish that the day should be affairs were attended by the officials ment proposal, it is stated, has fallen
journey. On the way they came to a set apart as a special day of thanks and many spectators! like a thunderclap on all directors of
tea house which they entered and giving and prayer. The Rev. Kirk
companies and individuals who own
partook of some refreshments. Delen Maconachie will conduct the service, dant and another man were standing st during which a collection will be rubber lands in the Malay Štate's.
the door of the tea house and when the taken in aid of the Prisoner-of-Wur It has been pointed out by one of the Rubber Companies interim divid-women came eat, they followed them. Fund. leading planters that, apart from the ends have been declared as follows: The unsuspecting women continued on prohibition to companies from acquir. Petaling 50; Cicely 511; Oriental 5. their journey and when they reached Chinese Festival of Hsiao- an (Sighting lands, the Bill se drafted won id Final dividends are Castlefield 30; recinded spot in the Taipo road, the
Brooklawla 12 per ceat, Cold)
defendant and the other man attacked appear to operate very harshly in MONDAY, Jan. 7
"Damon and Pythias, the upch them One of the mes pointed 1.30 pm-Auction of Chinese Force certain directions For example, it
Jains, Kakemonos, Curios &c at would appear to place chargees who talked of fim, is being screened to-night something covered with a handkerchief Hours Hughes and Hough's auction have advanced large sums on the at the Peak Club. A portion of the at the women to hose frightened security of rubber lands at a great proceeds will be gives to St. Dunstan's imagination it presented the outline of a disadvantage, as in the event of their calling up their money and desiring
GENERAL MEMORANDA.
JUDAT, Jan. -~-~
Topma
Auction Boom.
WIDAY, Jan. 9:-
2.30 p.m.---Auction of Farnitare * Mesars. Hughes & Hough Congregation at Hongkong University MONDAY, Feb. 11
Chinese New Year,
--- THE 'CHINA, 'MAIL'
NOTICE
"
Home for Blind Soldiers.
The thermometer at the upper to exercise their power of sale the station of the Peak tramway, this morning at 8.38 20. registered 43 chargece would, where they are a company, be unable to sell to another degrees. At other places on the Peak, company or an individual, nor would reading were as low as 36,
revolver. The rubbers then proceeded
a
His Excellency the Governor, His Excellency, the General Officer Com- manding and Commodore Bandeman will attend the service.
ROMAN CATHOLIC
·CATHEDRAL.
Mr. H. Bulmer, after spending several months in America, has re- turned to Hoihow to resume his duties as representative of the Standard Oil Company
At the Christmas celebration in the We are informed by Bishop For Chinese Presbyterian Church, Kung to despoil the women of their moterzoni that on Sunday, the 6th instant, chow, an offering of $87.50 was and jewelry, tied their wrists up with there will be Thanksgiving Services received to be sent to Tientsin for thin wire and decamped & report was in the morning in all the Catholic the relief of flood sufferere. made at the Police Station and on the Churches throughout the Colony Slit ultimo, on information received,n the Cathedral there will be a Low the defendant was arrested.
Pontifical Mass with special thusic at 9.30 am, and the Litany of the
Defendant pleaded guilty, and stated the Court apparently be competent The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica to make an order for sale, as the Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals-begs het another man planned the robber Saints will be sung at 5.30 pm
with thanks the He was the dawilling confederate and Comicsunications relating to news should restriction is only removed as regards to acknowledge
following donation to the funds of the Wax forced to participate in the crime, followed by the Benediction of the add rosed to Tax Erro
"owing to the exigencies of circum-Blessed Sacrament The Very Bev Currepondents must forward their actions between "perous, as
Hospitals names and addresses with any commance as distinguished from companies or
Father Welsh will preach in the tion addressed to the Editor, not necessary corporations, of the same nationality.
Mr. Wood remanded the prisoner Cathedral at the 9.30 Mass on the for paliestion but as eridance of
of good Teithi
Similarly, a company on winding up
zatil mart Wednesday.
necessity of thanksgiving and prayer during fire war, and afterwards. in might find itself unable to realise its mosets, and reconstruction would be rendered impossible.. A further casu of
CENIL matter for pabllestion shouta ha!!
wetzed on one side of the paper only.
Letters relating to brin
should
be
sddressed to Tax MAKARIZONA MA
case of subactiprina to “China, Mall”
"Was "pro rata"
quaster and per men-
· Pork Guild (Western Market), $135
At the annual meeting of Glepealy Plantations, Ltd, the Chairman said the company had paid $19,013 in war tires. The estate and the finsicer were sound. A dividend of 15 per cent was con
„particular hardship occurs, in the case Adderive but an early interim dividend fags sad tatters, was charged, before
of windividual or individuals owning would be declared if prices improved.
The China Mall le delivered free to rubber land, in which they have sub-orbers in Hongkong sad Kowloon,
Postage is Charged at the rabe er fifty invested possibly the savings of some ents per month.
M Denman Fuller will give the
Orders for extra oopics of the Ones Jean, for they would be unable by law of his informal Recitals at the MAIL should be sont se sown sa pomJbl the supply is limitesha: Canli 10 clay Credit
sbscription to the "Overland
anasted extra Bingle copiée twenty
"káking" advantage of the Companies Enactment, to restrict their liability and to raise funds for the proper culti Vation of their esta
the
Holeng May Instituta 7-14th, st tion will be marie)
Grisoner It is urged that
the Bill, thon
tapro
NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW.
An old Chinese woman, clothed in
Mr. Wood thirmorning, with the larseny of firewood.
Defendant pleaded guilty How uld the help it be, weather was very cold and it was bosssary that she
hould have fire to keep herself, warn
St Joseph's Chath
ON THE FANTASTICS.!”
The Fa
B. J.E. Wood sentenced the defen- reser dant to seven days fmrd labour
portic
stic“ „Starn, Bro gazing
- A SECRET SPECULATION.
GADET AND 24,000,000 TO BE
OBTAINED FROM JAPAN
· HONGKONG · POLICE RESERIL.
"Ordain "bited: by 10. F. Cô Jenkie, D.S.F. (R).
DUTIES
unless expressly ordered to do so, is
No member of the Police Reserve required to perform any two of the following duties on one and the same day-Patrol, Parade, Musketry. Lecture Police Fchool CRE
Fatrol duties must be performed in any
·MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.
Strict Observance of the requirements of D.0_69 (e) le ordered by all ranka- It is re-published for information:
All Sick Leave Certificates whether granted under Starding Order, 84 (a) to cover sheece from patrol duty, or under Standing Ordar: 83 - toe absencesco to be immediately.com municated to the absentee's Warnin Officer, A curious story of an Australian ondet's The hour as well as the
Medical signature to billa of exchange in a secret
Certificates, dreissued peculation was told when Cheltenhamn received most firm of solicitor brought an setion to thermon, by the Surgeon recqver 2000)
31,00 and, interest on a bill of Department. Kod by W exchange exainst Sharmer Bibthorpe Respectively,
Allister Wharton Fo
Cox an sustralian cadet, pleader that With referens to Orders of and and, he accepted the bill by reason of the 3rd January, the following is to be in alleged fraud of the drawer (Bibthorpel | Qluded :** He said that he met Liest desin, Friday, 11th January--Nos 6 and G
Platoon
who introduced him to specalation, the
natore of which was accret, but which,
so de Sain told him, would show
600 per cent proft De Bain showed him photograph
in the St Andrew's a doment der which, it was zaid,
£4,600,000 WEE
be obtained from ó-morrow night, Jaimnené Government
programme ddoed by de Bain to Bextsa be wanted someone to Music Store
frits will be devoted
Cofrimed