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THE CHINA MAIL.
aud on the 16th inst there was a religions; ceremony in Hartie, attended by the Allied Consuls and the local Russian authorities, when prayers were offered for the victory of the Allies. So far as Siberia it coneered it seems aldar that intervention by the armed forces of the Allies would be welcomed. by a large section of the Russian people
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERIC.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
The eldest son of Mr. and Mn. J.F Mollison, well-known residents ef Yokohama, was badly wounded and gaased in France in April, but latest reports show satisfacto progres under treatment in hospital.
CHINESE AFFAIRS. TODAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
FROM PEKING. [-
WEDNESDAY, JU
CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
THE KIDNAPPING CASE.
THE MAGISTRACY.
AN UPFUM CASE
A. coolie pleached not guilty when charged befors Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe this morning, with being in unlawful posses
In the Criminal Court this morning, General Luk Wing Ting has tele- before Sir William Rees Davies, K., has been obtained by the Extraordinary Liu Cha who was found guilty of ton of five tasks of opium decas.
It was stated that the opium was graphed to the Presidens that a querum Chief Justice, sontance was passed on Parliament eitting in Cantor, and
found concealed in a girdle tied ardiand defendant's waist,
to mercy.
The appointment if Mr. B. Tanner that they have decided on the parti kilpapping on Wednesday last, the
Elis. Worship Ened the defamiant $30. to the Headmasterip el Queen's tioning of China inte North and South.jy adding a strong recommendation It will bo remembered that His College wo leam, fnm the Collogs The General asked the President magarine, has given rest satisfaction whether he is able to impose peace. Lordship deferred acutene, giving the or 14 days' hard labour in default of
prisoner one week in which to disclose of payment. to the staff and pups. Mr. Tanner The President has not yet replied.
the whereabouts of the child. joined the College as junior sasiatant
Asked if he had anything to my, the master in 1900.
accused replied in the negative.
**
The Crown Solicitor said there was a
General Lung Chaj Kwong, who is Mr. and Mr. J. Marques, of still in Peking has declared that Barrow Terrace, Kowbo, have received Kwangtung can be subjugated before today from the We Offer a cable the eighth moon festival, sad that order previous conviction against the accused; His Lordship, addressing the Crown The Manila Observatory to-day informing them with regret thas their can be restored within six months. on Feb. 98 last, for larceny
Australian entertainments and the date of his Solicitor, sail be understood the police reports s cyclone or typhoon E ofon, Gunner F. T. rques, RF.A., in The General in busy in Paking giving
seriously. If in the 1st
from the accused as to the whereabouts General Hospital in France from a departure from the capital is not yet had not been able to secure any help
Gooner fixed
if the child. A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,uthom Luzon, direction unknown,
hell wound in the foot. Marques, before he sit Hoogkong on May 6th, 1917, wasemployed in the Hong'ong and Whapon Dock as an Edgineering apprenti.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, June 1, 1918.
THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA
AND SIBERIA.
MR LLOYD GEORGE's references to Russia in his latest review of the war situation describe public opinion in that. unhappy, country as be- coming increasingly pro-Ally. After the experience gained by the Russians of what is meant by a "German peace" one can readily believe that illusions have been dispelled, but
The attention of residants on the Peak is directed to an selvertisement re. lating to the suspension of the tram service next Sunday evening
AD,
Saro Din, the Javanese who was found guilty of the murder of a compatriot recently, was executed ia the Victoria sol early this morning.
The daily return issued by the Medical Officer of Health shows that yesterday there were two cases of
4
The Nippon Yu Kaita's board of directors has appoined Mr. F. Kigawa, councillor and chieff ganeral affairs
at
meana
DISCHARGED.
A Chinese chief assistant of the compradore staff of Massera. A S..
Watson & Co, was charged on remand, balore Mr. Wolfe this morning, with being an accessory to the robbery at Wood Road recently.
Inspector Sim said that with Ris Worship's permission he wished to withdraw the charge.
Defendant was discharged.
AN OLD SMUGGLER,
An old Chinese woman pleaded not
The Crown Solicitor replied that every endeavour had been made by the General Li How Ki has tendered his resignation of the command of the Army police, both in Hongkong and Canton, for attacking Kwangtung because the to find the obild, since the last remand, Ministry of Finance bas refused to but without success.
His Lordebip said he had also heard guilty when charged before Mr. Wolfe this morning with being being in bis request ier that the accused, in order to save foreign can
of unlawful possession of 30 taals of sanction asgotiations by him for s
bringing an innocent man from Canton prepared cpium at Hunghors, yesterday. Inspector Gordon said there was 'no. to Hongkong who had nothing to do department of the yo ofice, to be Doretic Bands of the 6th and 7th himself, had been tho
doubt that the woman was an old smug. with the case. manager of the Lolon branch: Mr. years of the Republic for $2,000,000. T: Ishii, councillor manager of the
A mandata has been issued by the
The accused admitted this and said gler. A strict saarab was being made at the be had nothing to say,
the Kowloon Railway Station with the of the Kobe brand Mr. T. Asai, President Bring July 12th as London branch, tranerred a manager
sentença, His Lordship object of putting a stop to the frequent vico-councillor, aprinted shipbuild-Memorial Day of the restoration of the Passing
and the accused pad been found somggling. In order to avoid this The first cable railway in Japan basing superintenden in London Republic.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT'S guilty by the jury but with a search, however, the defendast went
strong recommendation to mercy on to Hungbom Station where account of his youth. Prisoner had bought a ticket för Sheklung- recently been opener!. The line starte Mr. K. Kawakami, funcillor, appointed near the Ikoma station on the Govern acting chief of the pstruction depart. ment railway and goes part way upment and Mr. Y. anami, vice-chief Mount Ikoma in Nara profeature. The of the Seattle braft attached to the
department in the yo ofice. line is to be extended to the top of the foreign line acctic of the business mountain, later.
cerebro-spinal faver, one of plague and
ane of enteric fever-all fant
British residents and others in Japan
OPIUM ENTERPRISE..
1
A Peking telegram states that the started life very badly by stealing The booking clerk at the Station Chinese Government is demanding few months ago, then be went to the weighed bar baggage, which consisted $16,000 per case for the opiumit village and kidnapped a poor little boy of pure wax slabs, and Ending it proposed to re-sell, and in addition whose parents had lost possession of him, suspiciously heavy, broke off a piece and Mágafacturing Co will not agree to Lordship did not know of a more hollowed out and opium inserted.
Mr. Wolfe sentenced the defendant to these terms. The Government therefore despicable act having once closed the door scaïnes I raised ahoat 75,000 yea with which HONGKONG WOMI'S GIFT TO THE royalty of $2,000,000, but the Medicinos far as they knew, for ever. His discovered that the slabs had been The accused was sentenced to three threemonths' hard labour, without the proposes to establish an Opium Monopoly Hupeh, Kiangsu and Chakiang."
the sort of help that could be of they offered 130 Red Cross beds to most service to the nation, Russia H.M. The King as a birthday gift, must, for the present, at least, betis Majesty has caused his warm
QUIN. Lady May has raved the following I gratefully ept most generous
gift-MART"
of the birch.
WING to Repairs to Machinery
the TEAM SERVICE will be left. to stew in her own juice. The thanks for this generous gift to be telegram from Herajesty the Queen: Eureau with branches in Kinngse, years' hard labour and eighteen strokes option of a fine. SUSPENDED on SUNDAY, 30th June after the 8 P.M. Car until 7 Mon Allies remain sympathetic to Russia MONDAY, 1st July..
In the event of passangers by the and even eager to help. They intend
a train from Sheung Shui arriv-that the Peace Settlement which ing too late to catch 8 PM. Car, an shall follow this war abell strike the
Extra Cue will run at 8.10 r.x.
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON. General Manajeri. Hongkong, June 2, 1918.
KODAKS
and FILMS, PLATES
and PAPER,
Careyes to the contributors.
•
The Analysis of China's exports
MORE ROBBE IN THE HILL DISICT.
ATTEMPTED FROLAKY ON
last year shows that, their value was Tls 462,031,630 which compared with German shackles from Russia as Tls 451,797,366" in 1916, and Tis well as from Belgium and Serbia, 418, MG1, 164 in 1915. The exports to 550 but as things now are in the theatre Hongkong which is the principal| of war, the blow for Russian freedom centre to which goods are exported
MACDONELL ROAD. and the freedom of the whole from China-were valued, at Tis.
Robbers weregain busy in the world will be struck in France and 104,169,935 in 1215: Tls. 118,485,650
hilf district earl his morning, this Italy. The only access the Allies in 1916; and The. 115,42,946 in 1917, bave to Russia at the present time
War Bond drawings are becoming time on Macdoor Road, and coming in the East a popular form of raising it does so so after the affair on
is in the Far East, and, as the world knows, Japan is prepared at any
THE REPORTED LOAN
REGOTIATIONS. ;
A CANTONESE PROTEST.
The Intelligence Bureau of Canton
issues the following communiqués
The Intelligence Bureau learns that the National Assembly of the Republic of China now meeting in regular session
in Canton will spain repeat its previcus
THE DEPORTATION OF GERMANY.
ARRANGEMENTS CANCELLED.
It would be idle to depy, says the NC. Taily News, that the eleventh-hour cancellation of the arrangements made
AN UNGRATEFUL SCOUNDREL.
A Chinese youth, 19 years of age, pleaded guilty when brought before Mc. Wolfe this morning, on the charge of stealing quantity of jewellery and money amounting to 9730,
Inspector Gordon mid the defendant was arrested early this morning, by a ukong in Canton Road, and the
to deport Gerraan residents from China is a severe disappointment. Although earlier, it is now permissible to say that possession. When questioned by the"
official statement could be made jewellery and money were found in his practically all details of the deportation Police, defendant admitted having itolen had been completed when instructions
to go no further. No blame in the old woman living at Hanghom. The declaration that it will repudiate allme from Home that the matter was the money from his grandmother, an moment to respond to a call to throw money for war purposes. We see that Bowen Road, #onday, one cannot agreements or contracts which have matter attaches to the Chinese Govern boy, aspector Gordon added, was DEVELOPING & PRINTING | a force into Siberia to preserve order British North Borneo is to have one for but think thats hare gang of been or will be made by the Peking ment, which has throughout. shown ungrateful young scoundrel. He wa In the disturbances which have taker $50,000, of which 30 per cent, will go ruffiane at work our midst, who will Government with foreign governments thorough appreciation of the need of place in Siberia provocation which to the Red Cross and the prizes will be stop at nothin nd whom nothing without the approval of the Aaemolyall necessary assistance. The explana† She had treated him very well and, ATTACK & CO.. in ordinary times. would have been paid in War Bonds. The Committee of but capturedeter from their as provided by law. The Assembly aa tion was, in fact, quite clearly shown in had apprenticed him to a boilermaker
UNDERTAKEN,
26, Des Voeux Road Central,
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THE CALENDAR, MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW. Hongkong Stock Exchange Setslament
Far
GENERAL MEMORANDA.
„Sardeday, June 29-
tion Co. meeting,
WEARSDAY, July 3
MONDAY, July
Public Holiday.
Co. meeting. THURSDAY, July 4
American Independence Day. BUNDAY, July 14:
French National Fate Day,
burglarious attein.
house on Macdoll Road. an attempa wade to burgle
8
The latest inca occurred early Aide Association has decided on bolding a War Bond Lottery similar to that this morning about 1 am. when deemed sufficient to justify drastic the newly formed British (Siam) War retaliatory measures has been given to Japan. Many Japanese bave been
The grievously ill-used by the Bold by the Fatriotic League Last year
which proved a great success. shevista, and several have been total of tickets issued will be Tes killed, and it must be recognised 1,009,000. by the intelligent Russians that
the Japanese Government has shown
Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who recently a restraint in the matter which reached Japan, is reported to bave said
is only to be explained by a sincere in an interview that the Southerners de desire to aki Russia rather than to not oppose but welcome the idea of
recently expresso ita disapproval of the secret, agreement between China sad Japan. It now again ealing
getting rid of the Germans, and has given adopted by this woman five years ago,
the telegram from Amsterdam to the effect that Herr Kreige, speaking on behalf of the Foreign Office, had said in the Reichstag that the German Gove
the attention of foreign governments ment had threatened the severent
that the Republic of China will not be reprisals if the deportation of Germans
and he was now eaming good wages,
His Worship sentenced the defendant. to three months' hard labour.
A POLITE THIEF.-
Since Chineley are concerned it reponsible for the agreements, com from China were carried out One in difficult to gene exact facts but tracts, or other acts performed by the must regret that the Allies could not A foki was charged before Mr. J. R.” it appears that rather elected an illegal governments at Feking in its see their way to replying in the master Wood with stealing a quantity of
adopted by the United States-Gorern-
clothing Germany threatened
It was stated that the defendant left.. entrance into residence in the
reprisals, if one of her favourita spien He disturbed and governments. - -
Citizens of Canton together with the was not given back to her. "It would behind a note expressing his regrets at be wise, the State Department curtly having to steal the clothes, adding that vicinity of thepristian Scientistsrelation with foreign individuals or ment when escaped throughwindow by smash- Church.
organizations have also declared that
to consider that, if it acts on that
occur to most
Defendant said his reason för leaving,
not to incriminate the other foks. Ho was the thief and he only was to be blamed. behind the note, was through devis
Mr. Wood: sestenced, deferdant to
by several aboaring residents. 1 noon-lado-China Stoazi Naviga take advantage of her present compromise between the South and the ing the glass, nose being beard provincial authorities and pcblic pointed out, "for the German Government the ban would be only a temporary one. difficulties. When the possibility of North, but it is very difficult to realize A hue and erga raised and the Kwangtung is now independent of the principle,, it will inevitably be under on the part of the United States with Japanese intervention in Eastern anything like a perfect compromise robber made way down Calder siberia was first publicly discussed between the two parties becahies there Hath pa to Rady Road and thence Peking Government, that they condemn stood to invite smilar reciprocal action Kennedy Road our boys from the person who tries to make loans with subjects in this country. Moreover, people that Germany can hardly 11.30 am-Hongkong Steel Foundry the comment in Kasia was hostil, exista such a wide gulf between the towards the Pedramway Station on the attempt of Lung Chi-kuangcr any respect to the great number of Germsu
Ito it, but now that it is seen that principles beld by the respective partien,djacent feride iftricted by the logaigners in the name of their province it will at once
The Southern leaders wish to have the rise of the onl pursuers, joined
ban always parliament revived while Premier Toss in the ebese nearly twenty and that they refuse to recognize any do much wors after threatening six weeks hard labour. Japan is in close agreement with the Allies on the question and that Chi-jai opposes a compromise not from Chinese were the miscreant agreement that is not made according reprisals than she they are one and all aspired by principle but merely as political who was kept it up to Kennedy to law. The Cantonese hear, through done without them. It can only be ALLEGED THEFT OE DIAMOND
Road station, en disappeared in press reports, that the Peking militarists supposed that, in view of the large, aumbers of their civilian fellow-country- the thick flingene dip on the right of the station, to got away, and Long Chi-kuang are offering the men in Gernian hands the Governmente genilimsing on Macdonnell mining intercate of Kwingtung to of France, Belgium and Great Britain defined report, that there secure a foreign loan of five million could not take the responsibility of had been an assted burglary early dollars. They wish the foreign publie exposing these unhappy people to more this morning, ne bouse, and added to clearly understand that Lung Chi brutality than they must inevitably that there and lewo or three other
inspector-general of Liang Kwang and that he has no suthority whatever to attempts in tdcity during the kuang has never been recognized as the
represent Kwangtung in any manner. past few weeks.
-THE CHINA'" MAIL'
NOTICE
to
the determination to help Rul
recover her freedom and to end the chaos which prevails through ont the territory of Russia, there Communications relating to news should is much in the news coming from Siberia to confina Mr. LoyD
he addressed to THE EDITOR,
mesaure. Still, Dr. Sun believes that the difficulty may be removed by the sadly efforts of the Japanese govern heard public, il such is available.
The current issue of the l'eller Correspondenta must forward their GrOson views an to public opinion Dragon, Queen's College Magazine, con name and addresses with any communica an addressed to the Edit, not necmarily in Russia being are strongly pertains an interesting article entitled
The
JAPANESE
A public meeting of Cantonese citizens G FOR PRINCE will soon be held to sgain request their foreign friends not to involve themselves XUR.
in the present internal struggle in China
in the future...
resident for publication but evidence of good sueded that Russin's salvation is "The Story of Silver" written by a
bound up with the victory of the well-known British All matter for publicstion should be written or one side of the paper only, Allies We have among the tele writer expresses the opinion that grams to day report that if means can be found for regulating representative nesting of prominut axports and importe then pernapa Chins
in the world's market for The Tokyo emanie Lattem relating to fosinees should be addressed to THE MANAGE
Rate of submaription fu. “Ohiza Mall" i realents at Harbin bave telegraphed may not 126 per, antum ; per quartac and per men to the Allied Ministers in Peking silver for some time to come; the recently decided present to His The Obion Mail is deffreed from to urging the necessity of Allied armed present stook of home 30,000,000 teels Royal Highnasce Arthur of assistance in Siberia. In this cor- being ample for normal requirements, Connaught, two of ancient make. b-cribers in Hongkong and Howloon. Portage is Charged at the cabe et nection we notice that one of the The demands of India, however, muar The bigger ons is rare sword
pines of the Colonels in General SEXINOFFS still be met, and on this depends mich made by the famordsmith Ga
cinta per month.
Orders for extra copine
Mau ahould, be sent is sean as posible
is limited. Cash 10 ct.
Credi
Council
and decorated wood. The smaller
endure.. "
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
COMMENDATIONS
Sergeant Major Roylanceis commend ed by the Captain Superintendent of Police for prompt and plucky action in the arrest of man anbnequently cop vjeted of unlawful wounding
RINGS.
A respectably dressed young Chinees was charged with stealing four diamond rings valued at 85,400 from a woman realing at Graham Street
It was stated that the defendant was entrusted with ringa with a view to sale; instead, he pawned the rings and used the money for his own benefit.
fr. W. B. Hind appeared for the complainant and Mr. M. K. Lo for the defendant.
Jur. J. R. Word adjourned the casa
I order to avoid unpleasant intercourse pc 104 Lopes is commended by thantil next Wednesday fixing bail at
ANOTHER TIGER HUNT.
sword is also of make manufac. There was another tiger hunt a coupla
Captain Saperintendent of Police for $3,500 Amulet action when off duty, in stopping, Searching and arresting a man Sub- sequently convicted of being in possession
a force declared recently at Harbin of the future of filver Eut the require
that the situation in, Siberia, owing monta of that country-dgr some time tburod by the aqueous swordsmith of days ago, this time in the vicinity of examinations will be required to attend
come seem sasured, and with speculation
Norimitsu
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Balchers' Battery: -
The Tokyo ality also will
FOREIGNER MURDERED
BANDITS.
The Standard Oil Company's instal Laidlaw, hsv bean murdered by
of stolen property degree
POLICE Members who fall to pass the present classes. These will be taken by Platoon prepare themselves accordingly.
handite Mr. Leidis, who was about won in nut of the towns of Sibori eliminated to Grospects of silver for present to His Lofghness a set of one of the soldiers came in in a Inspectors who are hereby warned to pition manager at Wuhu, X. JW.
the time being sypest Tkoly to remain atletic dalle pri by the well: state of great excitement, and reported Dates of Classes will be announced.
nce of the Battery. A party
Mr. P. Bough, A.S.Y. (B) is 40 years of age, was a married man, abort distance that he had seen a tiger within a very
with the Standard Oil Co. at Wabu of men, headed by an officer, went dat, granted three months leave from dated a British subject. He had beezz
DSP (R). for about four years. but the bag was nil
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as the present high level with but known doll artit atau of Asakuss little fluctuation
BOWEL CLAINT IN
AURIEN UKING the maths mothers
at on pages 1, 4, 5 and 6, should be impossible without immediate help SAFE, SURE, ALWAYS CURES. want or not later then P. from the Allies. There is of Harbin
should be sent in
min in the stomach when Chem
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