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and all there is certain safety and 'n certain justice. And this is why ut the present time the streeta of Hong- kong echo the tones of refugeen of almost all the provinces of Chios. To some this is distasteful; they pro
LOCAL 'AND "GENERAL.
„Mr. J. H, Oxberry" în spplying to
COMPANY MEETING.
THE INDO-CHINI "STEAM"NAVIGA- PD
TION CO., LIMITED.
THE MEETING ADJOURNED
The ordinary general meeting at the
THE MAGISTRAGY.
BILLIGHT: OFIQLE
SATURDAY, JUNE 29 1918
CHINA'S TARIFF REVISION,
EFFECTIVE FIVE PER CENT. DAGUPAUBE GRANTED.;
1A- Chinetą "was charged Before Mr. EDCWolfe this morning? with
The Maritime Customa Tarif Revision being in unlawful possession of four Conference in Shanghai har arrived at a
شد.
as a dumping ground; but this surely licench for the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Co, Ltd. - It was afsted that the defendant was tariff instead of a specific duty, fixed.
The Governor has been
application of an effectiva 3 per cent
according to the values of 1897-8-2, to high the presunt values represent lesa than 3 per cent. (2.
tent wgainst it, they regard Hongkong the Licensing Board for a publican's above Company was held in the offices of spared apim not fovernment decisions which will allow the early
to-day at nçon.
employed as the second compradore of ia a mistaken iden. It is a thing of
The Hon. Mr. D. Landale presided the dmaxra Mazu. THE PREMIER SCOTCH OF which we ought to be proad, for this pleased to re-appoint Mr. Chan Kai and there were present the Hot
Mr. P. W. Goldring, for the defend constant stream of immigration into Ming to be a member of the Sanitary Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., Mr. A. Cant applied for a remand. THE FAR EAST
There was adjourned until next basis of the values of merchandise dur-
The new tariff will be prepared on the Colony is a recognition of our Board for a further term of three years. Lang, Mr. H. P. White (Directors)
and Mr. E. Sutherland (Secretary) week, bail being fired at 1500 cush justice. The average Chinese is no{ The Colonial Treasurer's Enantial and the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, the
ing 1912-16, the determination of such FOR 25 YEARS.
fool-he knows that wrong doing in statement for the month of March, Hon. Mr. Ho Fook and Maun. R. F THE RICKSHAW NUISANCE
values being left to the Conference, Hongkong will be justly punished, but published in to-day's Goverment Gazette, MacDougall, L. A. F. Laite, Lo Man
which will sk guidance from the but he also know that justice shows a credit balance of $5,115,951.19 Hing, Ho Leung, Lo Cheung Shit, A.. Arickshaw coolie pleaded not guilty valuations in the returns of the Chinese will be, tempered with
"other" "available S. C. Ismail, Niel Macintyre, K. de O. when charged before Mr. Wolle with Customs d Longmira, Ho Shai Kit, Ho ki, A. C. demanding more than the legal fare. evidence, Consideration for others' feeling i
Davison, L. E. Remedios, S. E da Luz,
Torpector Gordon "said the rickshaw Finally, the new tariff will be rudject we think, not a trait on which Europe A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., whole can toast. Naver was
POPULARITY MAINTAINED BY ITS EXCELLENT
'QUALITY: NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD WIDE
ADVERTISING.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
To-day's Advertisements
FIRE INSURANCE ABSOCIATION
OF HONGKONG.
BANK HOLIDAY.
INSURANCE
Will be ULOSED for the Transaction
HONGKONG, '·.
Telepkons Na B16.
BIRTH.
MURRAY.-On June 23, at Shanghai,
to Dr. and Mrs. J. F. MURRAY, daughter.
DEATH.
mercy.
of
Only one case of cerebrospinal fever was reported in the Colony yester day. Of other communicable diseases there was cho sase of plague and one there such a proof of lack of puerperal faver. is now being given by” our cosmice pe Bat on the part of a good many Chinese there isn' feeling that "increased consideration” is neves- sary. One cannot live in Bongtong Ing without feeling that there with Russia. an unsateral barrier existing which could easily be removed were little consideratico to
take the
Dr. Frank J. Goodtawy Head of the John Hopkins University, and China, has been elected President of the formerly adviser to the Government of American League to aid and co-operate
P. Tod, W. Logan, E. M. Raymond, Awas hired from Belt's wharf to convey to revision, wholly or in part, two years gentleman to the Star Ferry pier after the termination of the war. It le
V. Apcar, R., M. Austin, Y. J. H.
The legal fare for that distance was understood that the delegates of the five tests, but the defendant demanded countries concerned will be advised by mers and became abusive, grasping the telegraph by their respective legations gentlemen, by the arm and refusing to to complete the work of ravision within
Kowloon, Inspector Gordon said, was let him until the police came three months if possible. always a bad place for demanding more than the legal fare.
Railton and P. M. N. da Silva.
The Secretary read the notice conven ing the meeting.
The HON MR.EE POLLOCK id been asked by shareholders representing Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: I have about fourteen thousand shares in this Company to express the hope that Basl dividend will be paid of fuch sa His Worship severely cautioned, the amount as will bring up the total divi defendant and fined him 15 or ten dond, in dollars, for this last year, to the day hand labour. -- equivalent of the dividend, in dollars,
place of thoughcle The day Chamber of Commercs to appeal in for the previous year. I am aware, of
In connection with the daylight saving" movement, the V. C. Daily News appaals to the American and British NOTICE IS HEULANCE OFFICES JONES Our line und died of Frame of "John Chinapan,"
pia while on Active Service in character who was parodied in and all together to appeal to the pigtailed their turn to the Hongkong Chamber France, Eca Ivon Joses, End Lient. Royal Field Artillery. (By every music hall, is passed, and to-day Inspector-General of Customs and the before us standa
* good Hongkong Government from whom the specimen of a great people, one who change must be directed, within a few years has taught himself
of Public Business to MONDAY, the 1st July, 1016.
By Order,
A. R. LOWE Sperstory
Hoogkung. June. 9, 1918
►
562
MARINE INSURANCE ASSL.01ATION OF HONGLONG.
BANK HOLIDAY.
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A MARINE INSURANCE OFFICES will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY, the 1st July, 1019.
By Onler,
A. I LOWE,
Bear story.
Hongkong, June, 97, 1918.
KODAKS
and FILMS,
PLATES
Cable).
The China Mail.
HONGEONO, SATURDAY, June 29, 1913.
"ANGLO-CHINESE FRIEND- SHIP. IN HONGKONG.
Our can scarcely have taken up the 663 Hongkong newspapers, while the British Empire has been engaged in.
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
A. TACK & CO.,
26, Des Voeux Road Central
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Inconnection with the Conseription
been received the directors cannot make any anouncement on this subject, but I hope that when the question of the amount of the final dividend to be paid is being considered by the directors, tha
course, that until the full accounts have
A WOULD-BE SUICIDE.
R Wood this morning, with attempting A Chinese was charged before Mr. J.
to sommit suicide by jumping into the harbour.
Defendant said be was very sorry and
Defendant's sister, who was present.in
to hold his own with those of Ordinance there are rumours going the wishes of the considerable body of the Promised he would not do it again.
chune,
[strange - race; whether it be in athletics, business or education. Of wahave, too, the lower element-those who resort to attack- ing European women in the Colony -but, after all, there are black sheep in every fold, England was able to próiluce its CHARLES PRACE and JACK THE RIPPI But in spite of all the adverse criticisms, we are optimistic enough to believe that
shareholders for whom I am speaking Court, undertock to guarantee defend
it's good behavier in future. will be borne in mind.
His Worship
The CHAIRMAN «aid --Gentlemen
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THEFT OF A BICYCLE.
the
rounds that the proposed separation allowances and the amount for which it was proposed to insure each man
reprimanded have been disapproved by the Home This meeting has been called in order Government, and that consequently no to comply with clause 40 of the Articles defendant and discharged him. married men will be sent away. Woof Association. I regret to say that it understand that their reports as to been quite impossible, for the
General Manager to
John Constantina, a Greek cigaretta prepare the say the least, premature.
Accounts in time for presentation to hawker, was charged, before Mr. J. R Returns, issued at Simla, for the Shareholders at this Meeting. Our Wood this morning, with the theft of first quarter of the current year show a negotiations with the Shipping Con-bicycle. total of 112,000 men recruited in India,troller in connection with the requisition Inspector Brazil said the bicycle w a broad foundation has already been
of whom 88,000 are combatants Off by the Goverment of the Company's stolen from the stand at the Star Ferry the titanic struggle against German tact and friendliness will be built.
laid on which the new palace of these the Punjab has a total of steamers commenced in May 1917 and Pier.
Defendant was seen by complainant'e | and ber Allies and read the subscrip- Mutual interests, mutual respect: 46,000 recruits, the United Provinces are even to-day incomplite. We stil!! tion lists to the various War Charities and an increasing similarity in mutual27,0 Madras 10,000, Bombay and require certain particulars without coglie riding the bicycle in Nathan which have appeared from time to tastes form a good substratom. Une
which it is quite impossible for us to Read He informed the Police and had time without having been impressed essential thing is a common language
circumstances I have no option but to complate our Accounts. In these the defendant arrested. by the way in which the Chinese Thin is being attacked from all
fis did not know how to ride a bicycle. move the adjournment of this Meeting have come to the assistance of thos, sides, More of our people are
ander clause 49, to a later date. which
His Worship remanded the case until
Bengal 8,000 each, Rajputana 6,000, 4,000 each, Kashmi and the Centra: Barma, Bibar and the Frontier Province
Provinces 5,000 each,
who, not a very long time ago, they learning Chinese. Chinese in their News reached Shanghai last wock were pleased to call by names which hundreds of thousands are learning of the death of Mrs. Swire, senior.
METEOR GARAGE Alo-Chinese
Bole distributors of
MAXWELL CARS. Automobiles for Hire and for Sale
reasonable Fice.
Phone 2500.
1
Defendant denied the theft and asid
will be notified as soon is possible, unext week, fixing bail at 85. We hope that a final settlement with
the Authorities will be come to at su early date and that we shall be able to complete the Accounts during August.
THE CONTROVERSY IN CHINA.
Canton; Jane 27. The Intelligence Bureau of Cantos
The above agreement has been approved by the respective foreign governments, and merely requires the sanction of the Chinese authorities, which may be taken for granted as it is highly advantageous to Chins-Rexteri
HONGKONG AND THE WAR.
THE FINANCIAE · ASSISTANCE RENDERED.
The following particulars of, the financial assistance rendered by the Colony in the course of the war, are published by the Government general informations Investments in War Loans by Cons-"
punics and Individuals in the Colony and donations from the Hongkong Government to the Home Government up to 29th May, 1918.
Investments in British Government Straits Settlements, Federated Mulay States and In- dian Government. Lons
Invested in United States
Wai Loans
Hongkong Government 6% War Loan given to the Home Government
$3,000,000
Amount ex surplus and war tax, year 1917 and 1918, giren Ey the Hongkong Government to the Home? Corem ment
today are scarcely considered polite. English, in which language Chinens widow of John Samcal Swire. Mrs, A study of the early history of Hong-orators make fluent speeches. More Swire, who had devoted her time to war kong shows to as that there was than this, Chinese students are taking work for the last three or four years a
time when it would have ben is no shorter cut to British friendship at her residence No. 27 Princes' Gardens, the Company for last year at the most kindly to outdoor sports-there Leighton Buzzard and in London, died 1 shall fully review the working of absurd to talk of such a thing as than this Chinese ladies are acquir W. The news came as a shock to those adjourned General Meeting, when we forwards the following"
The South-Westera Constitutionaliza days the feeling of the Chinese in addition to their own-another home made no mention of her being in before us, I do fat propose to say in China are again trying to appeal officials was one of hatred and con- important link. Combination in failing health. She leaves que son, Mr anything more to day. With regard to through their many foreign friends to tempt; to them we were "the outer business is of too common a nature Warren Swire, a partner in the frm of the remarks of Mr. Pollock, I can only the common sense and justice of the barbariana" Sixty years ago out to need remark. We must ever Messrs. John Swire & Sons, Ld., who say that every consideration will be world not to further enrich and encour naval and military forces captured remember that among the clizens served for two years in the Eastern given by the directors to what he has age the malicious and traitorous mature 1914 to 1018.... Canton and took the governor of of the British Empire there are some campaign as a Major in the Bukeid. It only remains for me to propose
that this masting be adjourned, to the sity a prisoner. Things have 3,000,000 of the Chinese race, and inghamshire Yeomanry
date to be notified later. changed since then and Governors some of these have taken no insigni
Liaut Col. Richard H. Griffiths, The HON. SIR PAUL CHATTE couded ficant part in the developement of commanding a battalion of American and the motion was carried. Hongkong. We believe they are infantry on the French front, has bean To-day destined to take a tili larger part killed. He was formerly of the 5th
of Canton have been kovoured guests
at Government House.
it is not too much
R.F.A.
10,000
£5,611,000
313,000
963,000
Military contribution paid from August 1914 to May 1918... H. $8,050 IS Special war expend? tarists of the North led by Tusn Chiji Hongkong 28th May, 1918, by affording them more monetary aids
and military supplies. The attempt of CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION the Northern militarists to ruin the up to 25th June, 1918. nation, poison the people, and intimidate Prince of Wales Fund 18447,547.88 their subordinates should no longer be
261,647.630505t further assisted by foreigners who will
have but themselves to blame when the, Chinese people themselves and other
Remitted through the
War Charities Fund $379,652.51
-E120,049.5.6
to Home Charities. War Charities Fund: #128,300.50
War Charities Fund 157963.05
London, 2571.8.8. #7,532,65- Hongkong 154,330.454
to in the future. They have given Royal Scots, in which he served at the DEATH OF 2nd LIEUT. H. J. JOKES, that the relations between the freely of their wealth to war tands, Dardanelles, Salonika, and in France. Chinese and Hongkong are the most and in other ways have assisted He joined the British forces at the cordiaL But there are times when the cause of the Allies. And among outbreak of the war after resigning It will be learnt with very much people well must Anally question. one wonders whether the European the subjects of all kinds in our from the Philippine Constabulary; and regret that Information has been the right of foreign element to take residents in the Colony realise that variegated Empire none are more resigned from the British forces in May received from home by cable, of the part directly or indirelly in the internal this is so. It is necessary that this loyal than those in the Far East, 1917 to join the American Army as a death from pneumonia in France whilst diggle of another country
The Northern crim should be realised, especially at the sind we think it is not too ninch Major After being severely wounded on active service of 2nd Lieut. H. The Northe Central.present time when Hongkong and to say that there are no greater in Flander, he was promoted for cool-Jones, Royal Field Artillery,
the country's military freedom and admirers of the British thru the mess and courage displayed in the The late Mr. Jones, who was 33 reign rights Cerritory and resources, Chico are allies, fighting in
Chinese traders and officials who American sector, north west of Toul years of age was educated at through secret treaties; Pirate loans common cause against the Morsier
come into contact with our kitb Re had been on the French front only Dalwich College and after leaving for selish purposes on Government of Prussianism What the Chinese
and kin in China, Difficulties have short time. His wife is Red Cross school joined the London Staff of railroads and public miss; re-introdus mitted through charnels other than stand for in the numerical relation existed in the past but this Great re
* the North British and Mercanta ng the mech hated deadly opium into the War Charities Fund a total of Insurance Company, Limited, remain China by apen purchass against public £16,500 remitted in this manner hue
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in the world is well known. War is sweeping them all side, The British Empire occupies and we believe that through the HONG KONG CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, ing with this Company for seven years, sentiment, and contrary to international been verified.
similar place. Togellier they represent generations yet to come China may half the earth's population. The wend her way hand in hand with fore it is a matter of the highest the Allies in that great League of importance that the mutual regard Peace which will be the most glori- and esteem of the Chinese and the ous outcome of this awful but British should te developed and it is purpose-werking war.
A
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STYLES OF MEN'S CLOTHING REGULATED.
the duty of the British in this Colony that the means by which they an be secured and strengthened should be considered. The educated Chinese
Washington, June 20, 20 in Hongkong-are mindful of many things They have found tu Hong to conserve wool clothing for military The War Industries Board, in order
kong a refuge fret oppression Lid use, has prescribed the men's styles for tyranny; at Le banda of the Herging coats are arred as: are excess the coming year., Doubis breasted and kong Government they have received pockets, ride collars, etc. Sack coats protection and justice, and this they only will be worn sid these are limited
to a few models. are ready to admit and appreciate, They have found here in our midst just those
awarded
divisionr
which are
India
Smith
PREOT
Stevens won against Chan KĦAR (Y:
Chin Stevens
Lo Hing Kutt
•Carralba draw with Un
The final scor
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will pay off for the cham Kesers Ray and Segge
Mr. To U Lau has obtained est score of the Chinese comp
No There were 17 entranta, bai
quently retired 170 highest score was thus 9 The Ho M2 W. Basil Cornsby (of 1
Pollock acratched in twe Jardins's, Shanghai) has resantly been lack of the promoted to a captaincy, and re howe
chor Chinese laborem ingr of Inum racer His Foudrer, brother, Gas Ernest, has
bean captain for more than a year, wit
one Bort and
lang-continuech grice, at a thagi
cated).
JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
No. 2 YAD
when he came to Hongkong in May understanding, allowing murders to be 1911 to join the Staff of the China committed by high militarists and Fire Taaurance Company Limited sanation of political opponents by On the amalgamation of this Company hid hrutas and holding illegal and mske-believe elections with disgracefa with the Union Insurance Society of Carton, Limited, in 1916 be joined in all these will sooner or later come methods and through whale corro!: staff of the Society, of which he was before the people of China for review and member at the time of his death.arly condemnation, and all those who are Tbaraday, 4th July in 1917 he volunteered his serfices for
party to any one of these Chameful and the Front, and on proceding home his reckless transactions will not be tolerated
p.m.-Squad and Stretcher Driß.
·TC. 8.V.4.0.
ship was tarpedoes at the Esp before the law of the land or justice of Saturday, 6th July
Channel, but he escaped with the loss the world.
2:30 pm-Band Practice.
of all his belongings. On janing up in The National Aureably in regular Friday, 6th foly England he received a commi in the ion in Can
and the provincial::75.15 p.m.-squad and Stretcher Drill":
of all the South externe VICTORIA JURSING DIVISION.
haye airaddy, anverally, or riday, Eth July
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lery 14- 2nd
to France
of the year.
the foreign public to the
known
430 pmNu called the attention d
Pelong, the Government of whi not recognized as re
people of China. The
now the Government of Chila
hive of the
(Ed.) E. HALPRE,
in Char