Brown Brandy
WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN BRANDY
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
THE
The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 o'clock this morning was 3.01
laches.
According to the latest cases taken by the Police, there are 1,151 male and 799 female foreign residents in Poking.
The weekly religious meeting of the Helena May Institute on Tuesday. afternoon at 5 o'clock will be conducted by Miss Pitts. The meeting is open to
All women..
CHINA MAIL.
TOPICS OF THE WEEK
The
THE MILLION DOLLAR OPIUM CASE
JUDGMENT ON THE ISSUE OF COSTS.
{BY SCRUTATOR)'
of the week bas boon- great topic the passing of the Conscription Ordin-
In the case of Ernest Vincent Carpmael io been said ance. Enough has explanation of the difference between, The Po Tuen, Ms Ches Lung and the Chamber of Commerce and the Leo Ryan, jurigment has now been | Governarent, but there are one or two given on the issue of costs.
His Lordship.Mr. Justice Gompertz, points outride this on which many
in his judgment, said :— residents would lika a little enlighten- ment, as
1. How
many eligible British subjecta are there in the Coleny (a) of pure European descent; and (b) of those who are not of pure Lure pean descent.1
י
The defendants having had judgment catered for them in this action, the question of costs has been separately argued. The successful parties have had to resist a claim based upon ailegations of fraudulent conspiracy, and are therefore entitled to their costs, unless it is just that they should be deprived of them for misconduct. 0 the facts as I find them it would be raasomable to take away the costo { a defendant who has been fighting an
2-How many of the latter class bave shown their appreciation of the advantages of their British citizenship by volunteering to do their bit in defending them on the field of battle The sale of Chinese porolains & Perhaps some member of the Legisla belonging to Mr. Woo Cheong Koo,tive Council could elicit this informs- A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., advertised by Messrs. Hughes and tion from the Government by a question unfounded charge of fraud in order to
Hough for today and tomorrow bas
at the next meeting. been postponed till Monday and Tues- day next week
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
TELEPHONE 616,
i
To-day's Advertisements The China Millete 9,200 with her clothing in further question many would like have suseeded as against Ku on the
NOTICE.
URING the Absence of Mr. R.
DRUL from the Colony, Mr.
J. MOGI is authorized to act on his behalf. and is in charge of our business in Hongkong and Canton.
OKURA & CO., LIMITEN, Hongkong, June 17, 1918.
WANTED.'
559
HIPS SURGEON WANTED in mediately for synge to Calcutta. Apply stating terms to-
Bux No. 2008>
C/o "CHINA MAIL" Office. Hongkong, June 17, 1918.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
R.
532
THE Undersigned baro recived in SUPREME CODET, to sell by Public
stractions from the REGISTENE,
Auction,
ON
MONDAY,
the 4th June, 1918, at 11 ., at the CENTRAL POLICK STATION, 186 Bags WOLFRAM
Tatus:-Cash.
ORE.
HUGHES & HOUGH, Artinnests to the Government. Hongkong, June 17, 1918.
830
INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. FROM PENANG AND SINGAPORE.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, June 17, 1918.
CONDITIONS AT SWATOW.
THE Japanese a week ago landed a body of marines at Swatow for the purpose of protecting Tapanese lives
FIGHTING IN HAINAN.
MONDAY JUNE 17, 1918.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. MEET AT GANTON,
FROM the INTELLIGENCE BURKAU OF CANTON.]
Our Halas correspondent writes:- Ab Kachek in the last of the Inland the militaryfofficial has declared indepen dence and started to driva Lung Si-
The National Assembly of the Kwang and his forces from the Island. Report mars that he fought a battle Republic of China formally opened the about twenty miles north of Kacbek second term of its regular session in and then after the defent-he retreated | Canton on Anna 39, in accordance with to the south and is probably located in the Provisional Constitution which gives the body discretion, to meet at the the Leng-sut region.
Speaker Wa Ching lien of the House of Representatives called the joint
Tha
The soldiers of General Lung have cull of its officers. entered Rachek in force, and all was
It is reported that it is now very meeting of the Senate and House quiet there at the last report. dificult to cross the Straits of Hainan, together at eleven o'clock, mors that on sccount of the Canton Government 300 members being present steamers, which are patrolling the gallery for visiton was crowded with
friends of the members. Lui-chow waters surrounding the
Governor Mu Ying-baten ordered the Peninsula.
band of the First Division to play at the ceremony of salute to the Bag." Direc tors Wa Ting-fang, and Lin Paoyih together with other leaders of the Military Government sant messages of greetings to the Assembly.
SERTICES' ENTERTAINMENT
FUND.
J. M. Gordon
R. S.
A. G. Gordon.
P. P. J. Wodehouse
benefit the individual who for his own purposes has caused that charge to be The following subscriptions, receiveit Eligible Den of "pure British brought with a full knowledge of its since the stb., inst. are acknowledge)
(v) 5,00 An European lady who went out descent" are now being called upen to falsity, My decision on the question of with many thanks :-
(v) 25.00 bathing, at North Point on Saturday, undergo medical examination, and a fraud means not only that defendants
(1) 10.00 (P) 10.00 matshed while she went for a dip.aaswered, is why is it necessary to call real issue befare me, but it implies also Returning frots her swim a little late men, all at the same time, up, to the a finding in their favour on an over. The Military Hospital en Bowen road for whelming majority -of-subordinate she found the money missing.
Police, this examination. A frightfil waste of questions which were bitterly contested. matter way reported the
A
on suspicion the time of busy man, at what is the Defendant to have full costs of action. man was arrested
busiest part of the Tay, is involved in but the money was not recovered.
this, if, as is conjectured, many have
Many readers will be interested to learn that Frank Browne, formerly the Goverment Auslyst in Hongkong, is now the Food Controller
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to waste a whole morning waiting for THE CHINA MAIL STEAMSHIP CO.'S their turn.
What of the Tribunal? Well, some
. Perhaps the next topic of greatest interest in the Colony just now is the War Bond Drawing; for every person you mest is wondering whether fortune
NEW STEAMER.
S.S. NANKING."
Telegraphic information has been received in the Hongkong Agency of the China Mail S. S.. Co., Ltd.. to the
effect that their new steamer the S.S. Nanking has been no completed, and is ready to enter their Trans-Pacific service.
W. S. Brown C. Thorne -R. M. Dyer
Donnelly & White. M. S. Enstern Ex. Tel. Co's H. W. Looker
(r) 5.00
(r) 10.00 (v) 10,00 ...(v) 10.00 v) 10.00 Staf(v) 20.00
E I.
Hon. Mr. J. H.
C.BE.
Kemp,
W. A. Hannibal.
"Ken "
A. H. C.
A.
F.M. and REB (May & Joné)
(v) 10.00 ..(v) 5.00
..(x) 25.00 (v) 5.00 5.00 (v) 10.00
() 50.00
225.00
(v) Monthly Subscription. (x)=.Docation.
Military
Speaker Wa Ching-lien, in his opening address, in part, spoke as follows:- "Today the National Assembly is opening the second term of ita regular session, and, also, for the first time this body meets at its own discretion. This Assembly has not met for a year în regular session since its illegal inter ference by the Peking Government. During this whole year the country has been in disorder. We are today, however, fortunate to have the support. of the South-Western Provinces which are siding with the Constitutional move ment and are able to meet to-day in opposition to the illegal action of the militarists of the North. We hope all our members who have already arrived will not leave Canton and urge those who are still absent to come at their earliest convenience so that a legal two-thirds votes quorum and the necessary to act upon the permanent.. Constitution may be secured.. We would like to have the permanent Constitution passed while in Canton. 513.09 We also hope that all the leaders of the South-West will stand Brm 902.50 for the Constitutional cause, in spite of difficulties, until victory is won.
According to registration received to date, there are now 132 Senators. and 1430 59 294 Representatives ready to resume their seata in the Assembly, for regular 50.00 business, caet House requiring from six to eight, members to complete its 1380.59 quorum.
The new venel will leave San Francisco The following statement of accounts, on June 29th, calling at Honolulu, covering the period May 15th-June Yokobama, Shanghai and Hongkong. 17th, is submitted:- She will sail from Hongkong on July Balance in hand May 15th is to smile on him this month. 31at, Shanghai, Kobe, Yokchama Since received and acknow
of Bury St. Edmunds, his native town criticism is heard in regard to one or Since his retirement on pension three and property in that port. That
years ago Mr. Browae has filed until two of its members, but generally, I think, the verdict is that the Tribunal brief statement affords the most recently an important position in ena satisfactory and gives confidence that damning comment upou the high-explosives factory. Jdging from a
photograph of Mr. Browne in a Bury justice will be done to all interests. falutin' nonsense with which the newspaper, his native air has evidently public is frequently regaled hy the agreed with him-or is it the rationst Intelligence Bureau at Canton regard- ing the "Military. Government of the South West Provinces." So far as Canton itself and the immediate vicinity is concerned it must be admitted that order has been fairly well maintained, but from all we car learn of the conditions which have been prevailing recently at Swatow, the powers that be confine their energies to squeering every cent they can out of the people whom they pretend to govern. The landing of Japanese marines at Swatow appears to have been occasioned by the flight of the local officials and the disappearance of the police force on
About half-past eleven on Saturday night some little excitement was caused by a long series of siren whistle blast from a steamer in the harbour. Enquiries understand that something like 95,000 by the Police revealed that a fire bad or. 96,000 tickets have been sold, so that broken out in the store room under the the St. George's Day Committee have after peak of the steamer and assistance succeeded in very nearly reaching the was immediately sent for. The Fire $500,000 mark. I understand that there Brigade under M. Lane and volunteer is some expectation of the Committat firemen under Mr. Auatin promptly attended the scene of the fire with No
fire-float, and after an hour's strenuous work owing to smoke, the fire was eventually extinguisher. Fortunately one was injured and the damage dane is believed to be slight
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being in a position to arrange for the drawing on Saturday next, but an official announcement will doubtless shortly be made on the subject. Aathe total sum available will not amount to balf a million-dollars, the sums allocated as prizes will necessarily not be quite eo large as the figures provisionally Fire broke out in a medicine shop announced in recent advertisements, but a report reaching the city that the at Des Voeux Road Central this mort.1 have no doubt they will be large Northern Army was approaching ing. The Fire Brigade attended and enough to make the faces of the bolders There had been a battle between promptly suppressed the outbreak of the winning tickets-especially the The fire originated in the back part of first dozen or so-broaden with a beatific
E
that the noklers of sorte 95,000 tickers will have to console themselves with the thought that their money has gone in good cause.
and Honolulu to San Francisco.
By the addition of this new vessel the China Mail S. S. Co. is now able to give an unsurpassed freight and pas senger service between the Orient and America, and will offer a sailing once in every five weeks.
The fares by this new vessel will be
1st class $250.00 American gold, payable at the current rate of exchange. The local office of the China Mail S. S. Co is now ready to make bookings in all classes by this ship.
.
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF PANAMA.
:
Mr. J. G. de Obaldia, Contul for
Northern and Southern troops may the shop which was used as a kitchens smile. There are 103 prizes in all, sof Panama, informs us of the receipt of a miles distsat from the city in which and was caused by some herbs, which
Southern troops, who Are
were being prepared for medicine, apparently very ill-equipped with catebing fire from an overheated stove. rifles and ammunition, were decisively It was stated that the man in charge of defeated, and the wounded had drying the herbe left them unattended begun to return to Swatow with the for a short time while be went for bia
a
cable to-day from the Ministry of Foreign Atairs, announcing with deep sorrow the death on the third inst. of His Excellency Ramon M. Valdos, President of the Republic of Panama.
His Excellency Ciru. L. Urriola, who
ledged........
Advance subscriptions, paid
sinte May 15th
Leas advance subscriptions in
cluded in balance May 15th
15.00
Expenditure since May 15th... 1930.19 Esrce in band.....
Dr. C. T. Wang, Acting President of the Senate, is expected to be in. 341.40 Canton again. before the end of the
montb.
F. G. B. HASTINGS, R. N. Naval
Secretary, T. ROBINSON, Treasurer.
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE. HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
50. 1 7.A.D.
DUKE OF CONNAUGHT IN JERUSALEM.
PRESENTATION OF DECORATIONS
AND MEDALS.
At various point near the line in Palestine, during the past few days, writes Mr. Massey, the Press Correspondent at Palestine Headquarters, the Duke of Connaught has inspected representativa Commandant Lady Helena May, Lady bodies of the troops who, under General
of Grace of the Order of St. John
Allenby, have delivered a large part of of Jerusalem in England.
the Holy Land from the dominion of the Turk and has presented, on behalf of Members are reminded of the Meeting the King, awards bestowed for gallantry Competition) to be held at the Helenin battle.
THEAERWIJCK” having arrived from the above ports, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby a formed that all Goods are being landed their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowa Co.. Led., whence and/or from the wharves, must alarming tales of the formidable meal and during his absence the herbs weather? Jupiter Pluvius has been assumed charge of the Executive May institute on Monday the 24th inst... Goode unt cleared by the 2nd instant, character of the Northern forces, caught fire. The property is insured much in evidence during the past week. Power, is the "Primer Designado" or # 5.30p.m. Triangular bandages and All broken, chaled and damaged pack. A panic immediately ensued and $32,000 and the damage doze ia eatima- convenience of the general public as to
delivery may be obtained.
at 6 P.X., will be subject to rent.
As a farther topic, what about the
with the Lun Yik Insurance Co for For several days be so far consulted the
ages are to be left in the Godowns where apparently all the chief officials ted at $1,000,
they will be examined. Claims against lost no time in getting away from the steamer must be presented within
10 days of arrival otherwise they will not the city, and the disorganisation of
be recognized.
No Fire Insurance will be effected by is In any case whatever.
Billa Lading will be countersigned by JARDINE, MATHESON & Cc., La.,
H. B. M. Government Agents. Hongkong, June 17, 1918.
KODAKS
·
and FILMS,
PLATES
531
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
A. TACK & CO. 26, Des Voeux Road Central,
THE CALENDAR,
MEMO. FOE TO-DAY.
1385
4- p.m.---Organ Recital at St. John's
Cathedral.
GENERAL MEMORINDA.
WYDNZADAY, Jupe 19:
20 p.m.--Auction of Household Liners, &e at Hagbés Hough's 2.8) p.m. Auction of Furniture &c.
at Hughs & Hough's. SATURDAY, Jube 22-
Summer Bolstice
THURSDAY, June 37 :----
Hongkong Stock Exchange Beh
China Steam
June 20
MONDAY, Ly kt- General króliday,
the police force from the same causes naturally led to
A most unusual sight was witnessed, at about 8.30 this morning, on Garden
hia visits to the Colony at night, pay but he came unhappily to stay for a week end, and there was no tennis or golf to be had on account of his ubiquitous presence. The man who
a good deal Road, just below the Peak Tramwayamiled this week-end
WAS the
of looting. There world thus seem station. As a result of the heavy rain Water Authority, for his anxieties are
to have been ample justification for there was a rushing torrent on each at an end. Down to June 1st we had the landing of a foreign force. The side af Garden Road and, meeting the had rainfall of not more than 12.92 tales of the close approach of a obstruction of the abutments of the inches since the beginning of the year, Northern army, however, were greatly drains, just about twenty yards below which was nearly 12 inches below the ļexaggerated, and it is now recognised the Tramway station, the water gushed average for the period. To-day at 10 the recorded rainfall since January that the flooded state of the country up in a manner reminding one of a
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in that part of Kwangtung province geyser reaching a height of about six lat was 34.87against an average of 41.99. makes a rapid advance on Swatow feet. The foot of the steps, between impossible at present. What these the tramway and Union Church, on events unquestionably prave is that Kennedy Road, also provided. The little scene at the Magistracy miniatura Niagara, the water gishing
the Southern forces are in no position to guarantee the defences of the city against invasion by the Northern Army, so that the population has not even that small satisfaction for all
the other day when Mr. Wolfe, the over the steps with aufficient force to Senior Magistrate by ordering an carry it half way over Kennedy Road. offender to. Low-low in Court sought to impress on all and gandry that the A Tokio report says:-Civil ud.
use of the expression malo kwai (Indian devil to describe an Indian constable
ministration is expected to be into
ties on the
Vice-President of the Republic.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
The Return showing the number of cases of communicable diseases which
Colony of Hongkong during the week have been notified as occurring in the
ended the 16th June, is as follows:-
Bubonic Plagia, Diphtheria
Cases Deaths
.24
20
,
5
12.
11
Fever, Puerperal,................
1
1
Cerebro Spinal Fever, 21
19
Fever, Enteric,
All the cases were Chinese.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
L
Orlen inned by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.F. (B.).
POLICE SCHOOL, JONY 1918. Reference Orders of June 19th and is highly objectionable, has led to little Lath members whe "Passed with Credit"
the past few months, The Foreign the islands in the discussions as to whether the Chinese any of the Folive School Examinations i
splints will be required.
The most important of these ceremon→
ies took place yesterday on Mount Zion, on ground formerly used by the (Sd.) E. BAPES,
Turks as a barrack square. Sir Edmund Adjutant and Hos: SecAllenby was presented with the insignia of Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem by the Duka as grand prior of the English order, and when the Duke placed the black ribbon of the Order round the neck of the victorious General and the widar sash of the King's decoration of G.C.M.G., A PHYSICAL TRAINING SCHEME.one felt tribute bad been pail to the great valiant Army as well as to its
THE AMERICAN" MEN OF 50.75
The New York correspondent of the leader.. Times saye
The appearance of the city is in Mr. Taft, who when he left the White strong contrast to the day when House practiserl a system of exercise General Allenby made his official entry. which reduced his enormous bulk to The Turks left, the place in an normal proportions, has written a letter abominably filthy state. To-day it.is endorsing the programme of the Nation-cleaner probably than it has ever beca al Security Lengua, which aims at
establishing second line of defence
by making physically fitmen between 40
and 50. The League bas issued a call middle-aged men to learn ita standardized physical exercises.It!
to
the "squeezing" to which the powers-duced by the Japanese Naval author that-be have subjected them during
The proposed civil coole realises that such expressions as in 1917, are exempt from attending the
forthcoming Examination.
Attention of Members of Nos, 1, 2, 3. administration is to be shaped very fan kwai and mole acai are offensive. Consuls at the port have had a
But what a lesson we will have had. much after that operating in the It seems to me that alter the lessors and 7 Platoons is drawn to previous
Orders. busy time resisting interference with Kochou Leased Territory, and is to given to Calon on the subject in the Monday, June 24th-No. 8 Platoon foreign rights of property and claims
Tuesday, 25th-No-4 Wednesday, 28th-No. to jurisdiction over Chinese who under the direction of the Com. diplomatic intercourse of the last
Thursday mander of the Occupied Islands, century, the Chinese people, generally. entitled by naturalisation to The Civil-Governor will be in official ought to have been instructed in the knowledge that such terms are offensive Consular protection. We do not of the Chokunin runk. The authority to the foreignes, and if their native know whether there is much to of the Natal authorities will remain mentors have failed to icatrue, them, s choose between the Northern and unaffected.
are
the Southern troops therefore well- authenticated cases of men deserting from one army to fight in the ranks
of the opposing force--and altogether
FLYING POLICEMEN.
Speaking at University College, Bear 8438:
Najare naver intended a man to be admiral Mark Kert, a member of the old at.30, fat at 10 andut 50 dependent Air Council i upon the tramway-car if he has to go "At the present time, if a commercial mile. With the men of America traveller leaves Paris to po to Timboc between the ages of 21 and 31 drafted too. the journey occupies four months, and being shipped to Franes by han but one of the first router the French dreds of thousands, the second line of are going to establish after the war is American defence le composed of to Tubbuctoo when, the journey will milions of men of middle age who are then only take four days. As a commer- flabby physically Those who survive cial undertaking that will result in s this awful war will come back it and great saving. Four months food aluze
wild be considerable item. tough, as men, always do from war.
"All air vessels will have to be regis Are we going to profit by it hall tered, and no doubt & Lloyd's list will wo set to work at once to make the grow up There will be a class Al. and whole nation fit, or shall we, when the so forth for vessels taking passengers great peril is over, bere a sigh, and and mails in the air. There would carry within another decade grow fat and a flag, and those which did not would helpless again?
we bez pirates The police could not put The mayors
of F01 important cities up their hands to stop people in the air have need committees and will co-oper- and the only way would be to knock ate with's Committee of the Physical, then down
The formatirin of the Air Force Reserve in enlisting all middle-aged men for the practice of standard exercises said Admiral Kerr, "is a distinct ad- Americas aaya Mr. Taft, is at last vance in seronautics. It means the from a British magistrate does not come CHAMBERLAIN'S PAIN BALM awakening to the necessity of an im: establishment of a general staff and the touch of rheumatism, or a twingo proved physical condition in its people dealing with all problems connected
Oder with the air.
·F--a",TA A of sertralgis whatever the trendie is, Chamberlain's Pain, Balm delvis away
ECONOME IN THE END the pain at once and cures thetomplainte d gnickly. First application, gives velle SOMETHING DEPENDABLE.
is always more or less costa but a small amount to keep. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and quickly healed and stallings promptly Be prepared for it. Chamberlain's Colit Distrbres Bertindy klways in your medi- there
reduced In fact, for the household A Cholers and Diarrhea. Remedy is prompt Teine chest, and it is economy in the end. it frigst such an embrocation as erers and effectual. If always be depended It always cucs and cures quickly. the For upon for weld by all Chemists and For sale by All Chemist and Story spectacly should be prov: led
little instruction on the subject
amits
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN A
CHILDREN,
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One doda eat look for humour in
YURING the summer months mothers
Order
TF. Hongs.. A.S.P. (8.), and Adjutant.
return to a semblance of good old watch for any unnatural such prosaie documents as the Defence When a bottle of it is kept in the hous
looseness of the child's bowels When Cork Orders, but the order, 4 pm given prompt attenting of this time
government ensuring the people security in the enjoyment of their property and freedom from exictiion seoms at present very remote in the Swatow district
serious trouble may be avoided. Chem Seiening: fail id at Blake Pier herlain's Colic, Cholers and Diarraoru, raise a query as to whe Remedy can way be, depanded upon. For sale by all Chamisa and doc, ba's large attendance
tors do, wibasss the splash.
did
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the pain of brigos and scalds may be Drevalent dacing his weather. promptly relieved cuts and brusca