Brown Brand
VITABLE P
WATSON'S
OLD
BROWN BRANDY
25 YEARS IN WOOD,
THE CHINA MAIL.
which have been enormously it [ocessed in number and capacity
WEDDINGS IN HONGKONG
7.
THE MAGISTRACY.
A BIG THEFT.
CLARKE ROWE. Yesterday, Sunday, July 7th, in the A. Chinese pleaded guilty to steal- presence of a few intimats friends thereing a quantity of jewellery and money solemnized at the Cathedral of the the value of $2,064.80, the pro- Immaculate Conception, Glanealy, the porty of a woman at 77, Belebers wedding between Captain W. E Clarke Street, West Plut. Secretary of the Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Co., and Miss Etholi
Lava been "saving up for this |-- Fourth of July display. Nothing of the kind has happened, though doubtless there has been accelera tion of work in all yards in order bo able to unsh on that particular day as many ships i
GO
InspectorAdonald said the con:-
THE SUPREME" COURT.
MONDAY, JULY 8+ 1918,
testator as far s the other sons are concerned -No, we would take into consideration the local requirementa.
THE ADMINISTRATION CASE Bis Lordship-Supposing this-
gantleman (he died intestata) had been INTERESTING EVIDENCE BY Saficiently fortunate to win a substantial sam-say the War Boed Drawing- HON, MR LAU CHU PAK,
would not your Obamber of Commerce take into consideration the fuot of bow. In the Supremis Court, this morning, this money was obtained and divide balore Sir William Recs Daries, K.C, equal-No, we should deal with the only according to Chinese Chief Justice, the hearing was resumed. | matter
into consideration that the money bac decision of the Court is made to decide be gained in Elongkong. Rawe, eldest daughter of Alte Francis plainant live in one of the houses of the case in which an appeal for the custom The elders would not take
The case is proceeding. Rowe of Shanghai. The happy couple owned by the Tak Kev Co., who kept whether the chest son of a decessed have taken up their residence at 122 watchman to guard the houses-intestata father is entitled to a double
About 2.80 an. yesterday, this share of deceased's property. The Peak, for the summer months.
watchman saw the defendant crning The Hon. Mr. Lau Che Pak was
He called. out of complainant's house,
His Lordship said that witness had knew dekrdant was not an ipitato At St John's Cathedral this morning of the house and therefore he stop-made an affidavit in this matter and he the wedding of Mr. N.L. Railton and ped him to inquire his business was going to ask some questions, Miss Mary (Mollie) Neave, took place,
RAILTONNEAVE.
THE MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL
possible. The monthly output of tonnage in the American yards haz been steadily growing, and it will continue, to grow. Mr. Scuwa, who in the. Director of Shipbuilding in the United States, predicts that the
will witness present year the creation at three million tons of American skipping! We hare no statistics at hand which dispute the the Rev. A. D. Stewart officiating. The The latter, however, dodged hic and assumption that this would be a fest bride was attired in a dress of white escaped. Chase was given and after A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., unprecedented in the history of the charmeuse, trimmed with soft white a long pursuit, the deandans was
world. It is a gigantic effort, which shadow lice, made in the latest Empire arrested by some policemen after
During the style, with a long train embroidered desperate struggle, shatters every hope the enemy with silver thread. She carried a white chase the deletalant threw the money that he had lived in Hongkong all his Bowley: W. B. Hind, Messrs. Hall foudly entertained regarding the
bouquet of Chinese flies. The bride's and jewellery in the streets, but life and was at the present time Chair-Brutton
man of the Chinese Chamber of Com- impotence of the Americans to mother wore pretty
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PUBLIO AUCTION
532
ARTICULARS and Conditions of the
PAR
Letting by Public Auction Sale, to be be on MUNDAY, the 15th day of July, 1915, at 3 pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of Hi Kxcellency the Governor, of Dee Lot of CROWN LAND at Conduit Rouch, in the Colony al-Hongkong, for a term of 75 Yes, with the option of renaral at a Crowe Rent to be bred by the Suror of His Majesty the King. for one farther berm of 75 yeaZE,
Locality.
Particulars of the Typt.
Boundary
7.
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male plan. 161
PUBLIO AUCTION.
Inzual Rent.
ipat Prices.
(678
BIRTHS.
CAMPBELL.At the Red Lodge. Exmouth, South Devon, to Mr. and Mrs. RoWRAND CAMPRÈLL, &
daughter, Rosemary" (by cables.
RILEY-On July 1, at No. 12 Bue Paul Beau, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. V. O. RILEY, a soli.
dress Cost
of it Wit recovered.
The
THIS AFTERNOON'S CASES.
The cases before the Military Service Tribunal ware those of the
generally, on the sfidavit. His Lord- ship tad asked witness to attend purely
following bristers and solicitors :— with the object of affording the Court
The Hon. Mr. Lau ̈ Chu Zak, said C. Bulmer Jolteon, Messrs. Dengys me assistance in ske case.
to
A,E,Czew,· Me4sbs. - merce. He knew of the Tai Tsing Lut Hastings Hastings; F, P. Eldsn | participate in the war in such strength French grey charmeuse trimmed with as to materially affect the situation. Georgette crepe and embroidered with woman claim that more money ini. It was stated in that work that Potter; W. F. L. Shenton, Messis, and jewellery had been stolen, and,
property is divided into equal shares Detton, Booker, Dencon & Hatston.
The Allowing barristers and solici The bride was given away by Since March 21 America has been blue.
he (the Inspector, believed her sccording to the number of sons. That Mr. Thomas Nesv!, able to rush over to France 720,000 her father,
Superintendout Engineer of the Hong, there were certainly too many willing as the Imperial Law but the villagers to have be rejected-asʼ sufit; She has now two million e keng and Whampoa Decks, and rhauls to pick up the property in the were regulated according to the custom E. L. Agussis, Q. C. Alabaster, G with the colours and fully one hait Charles Wallace nered as the best man, streets. He was of opium that the of their particular village and according W. Haywox, F. C. Jenkin, and R.- of them are already in France esger The Aliams Lilian and Florence Neave femlant had an accomplice in the the local practice. That was always F. Matt rly, to participate in the decisive struggles were the bridesmaids.
house, for the boxes from which the the case in South China "If a case were of the next fow ruoutha. When we
property had been stolen, were not reflect on the organisation behind!
broken open but unlocked. these prodigions e forte, such achieve-
Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe sentenced CLARKE ROWE --At the Catholic Cathements may well maze the world.
defendant to nine months hard: dral on July 7th, WILLIAM E. CLARKE Hongkong, to ETEL L. and while they must strike "feat Row oldest daughter of the isle and terror into the hearts of our 5. Bryant Rowe and Mrs. Francis enemies who realise their significance, Rowe of Shanghai (No cards.)
they constitute for the Allied peoples a deep soarce of inspiration and
Arm strength and a asarance of victory for the Allied Cause.
MARRIAGE.
4
DEATH.
FoodER At Peak Hospital, on 7th July. MARY KINSAIRD SINCLAIR, heloved wife of J. Rondes, China Sugar Roinery.
Funeral will pass the Monument at 5.30 p.m. today.
The China Mail.
Hosakond, Monday, July 8, 1918,
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Mr. Liang Shih Yi left Tientsin on the 4th by steamer for Hongkong.
The Manila Observatory at 2.30 p.m. to-day reported the Typhoon to be in about 134" Long. E. and 10′′ Lat. N! moving W.N.W.
17
•
SOULAL AND PERSONAL.
Dr. Wellington Boo, the Chinese
Minister to Washington, was to have the United States on June 29th "for
short visit home.
abour and four hems", stocks,
-
HL-TREATING A CHILD.
the
The Chainan pointed out that a takes into Court, witness thought the statement made by the Minister of flaw would hold good so far as the National Service at. Home on March magistrate is concerned, otherwise the 6th hist said that a stage had been law of China is left to the decision of rectus in England where to mero
15'
.
the villagers.
in China were to decide the question
His Lordship-Supposing a Court licitors could be taken. Bus judg ing from the report made by thes locul Law Society that stage had not according to the Tai Tsing Lu Labeen reached in Hongkong. The Before Mr. J. R. Wool this morn-would the parties concerned appeal to Tribunal understood there were 11 We deeply regrist to record the ing. a Chinese woman was charged the elders of the village it would be soliciters in the Colony before the wur death of Mrs. Rodger, wife of Mr. with assaulting a little servant girl. Jom Rodger of the China Sugur
27 yours,
the
other way round. It would
The child hore several marks and generally be the practice to call the composed of 36 English, two Portu- Refinery, which took place yester- bruises on her face and it was elders of the village first, before the legs and three Chinese. Sixteen day at the Peak Hospital.
Ms. alleged that the defendant was her matter was taken into Court. When had left for service, one had died, such a matter was being dealt with by one had left the Colong and ow had Rodger had resided in the 'olony for severely with a rattan cane.
Her death at the age
Defendant said she struck the elk the elders, the eldest son was entitled returned wounded. There were four to be present but the elders would not new Chine solicitors and sue new of 40 is lamented by many friends.because she was disobedient.
place any more weight on what he said English solicitor, making a total of 20 and the deepest. sympathy will be! Mr. Crew appeared for the defen-than on what the other sona said.! now in the Colony,
No decisions had been given up to fb for Mr. John Redger and his sondant, and the case was adjourned When the elders come to a decision as and daughter in their sad bereave until Wednesday for the attendance to what share the eldest son is entitled the time we went to press.
to, the other eons generally agree to The other cases which are being abicie by that decision.
Inent.
of D. Mckenny.
A DONA FIDE STORY. -
taken this afternoon are the follow- Hia Lordship-They are not reallying :-- bound by such a decisient Generally
• A Chines was charged before Mr.they are bound but in some cases they
From Messrs. Beiss & Co. V.
. W. Stackhouse, de-
T. H. Matthewman of the Hong- kong University and Messrs. Showen, Tomes & Co.
PIRACY IN MIRS.BAY.
The master of a bading junk bas AMERICA'S WAR EFFORT.
J. R. Wood this morning, with re-have gone to Court. If the elders had Sinclair, K. H. Cuniming and J. H. reported to the Police tlust ut 12
decided according to custom
the Brister. AMERICA's celebration of the Fourth
on on the 4th instant, whilst i turning from banishment,
Defendant said he returned be Magistrate's decision would generally clared unfit). A Peking telegram 'reports that about was on the way from Hongkong of July this year should convey to
His Lordship:-The whole thing the German people a clearer impress of ten million yen has been paid to Sha Tau Kok carrying & cargo of cause he believed his term of banish correspond with the elders' decision. That over in Tokyo under the Forestry Loan rice and sundries he saw, when earment had already expired. He was xion than they have perhaps gained Agreement.
Tai Lung on Mim Bay, a boat con. banished for five years in October would be a faree Tos. hitherto of the determination of the
-litigation in the Courts. The Court, off, told him that every nine months generally speaking, accepts the decision American people to co operate with The latest news from Peking of the taining six then who called on 1018, and the detective who saw him he reason why there is no end to the Allies in highly effective Malingkuan iron mines loen is that the to stop. He refused to do so at fwa,
of the elders. The eldest son usually (A. T. Stubba, declared unfit), His Worship believed the defertook a bigger share, usually a double settlement agreement has not been finally signed whereupon one of the men presented counted as a year. of the struggle which will falfils there are two Japanese syndicates revolver and fired a shot in the
striving to get the concession. nir. He then stopped his junk and dant's story, and inflicted light share, but if the other sons were poor then they might agree that the eldest the war aims repeatedly affirmed
the bout me alongside. Four of sentence of seven days' hurd labour.
son should not take much the men jumped on board, levellori
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. revolters at Lim and his crew w
manner to reach A
in addresses by President WILSON The s.s. Nanking (China Majh, which will be enshrined in the 8.8 Co Loft San Francisco on July permanent literature of the world. rl and is due at Hongkong on for There has been * disposition, about July 27th.
"
Froin Mesars, Gibb, Livingstone &'
¡Co.-A. Q. Lang and G. M. Lakin.
LIFE.
TO EVOLVED SYSTE STRENGTHEN HIS VIRTUES."
certain villages the extra share differed. HOW FRANKLIN LED A PERFECT In some, the eldest son takas one-and-a- forced them into the hold and then A Chinese was charged before Mir half share, in athere oneand-a-quarter locked them in. The bout then. R. Wood this morning, with the share and in others one-and-three not entirely confined to the enemy The water in storage on the sailed into Chinese territory. After theft of $845, the property of his quarter-share. Generally speaking, he
gots a larger share, but never more No man ever applied more rigid dis- countries, to regard the amazing wariland of Hongkong on July 1st is about half an hour, bearing no master.
eipline to himself than did Benjamin It appears that the deferklant was than a double share
Hia Lordship-Can you state a case Franklin, states a writer in an American TRE Undersigned has received in-programmes of the United States given as 1.212.18 millions of pallone, noise, they opened the hateli and,
structions to sell by Public Auction, as merely tall talk," or, to borrow
as compared with 414.98 millions found that the rubbers had disappear entrusted with the money to settle (FOL ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
an Americaniam, us simply "hot air,"
last year.
ed, as well as property to the value some accounts and about three quar in your own knowledge where an eldest magazine. He stroys to lead a perfect ters of an hour later he returned and son has only got an equal share? No. I life, o far as that was possible, and at the age of twenty-seven he devised a But every month since the American The Kawasaki Dockyanl Con- |
of $28.70.
told his master that he had been may say that this matter was referred system of daily living with the idea of Government declared war against pany, Kobe, held its general meeting
robbed. He told the story of having and there were present a number of arriving at moral perfection. Germany has very clearly shown of shareholders on the 28th uft, and
met two men who got the money Chinese gentlemen representing different end, he prepared a little bock, in which that America meast it. At the time desläred a dividend of forty per cent,
from him hy a trick.
districta. They all agreed that accord- he allotted a page for each of the vir After the evidence was heard, his ing to Chinese Custom the eldest son is tres-temperance, silence, order, resolu Worship discharged the defendant on entitled to a larger share. As to what tion, frugality, industry, sincerity, ju the ground of insufficient evidence that larger share should be they all tice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquillity Played at Queen's College Ground Causeway Bay Queen's, won by 70 games to 28. Scores
WEDNESDAY,
the 17th July, 1918, at 5.15 pm., at An Kre's Slipway. 4-Ton Cruiser Tacht "ERIN”.
Length.....................
Besin Draft
of 8" Ø yo
Complete with Dinghy,
Compass, Anchor and Chain, Code
flags. Ke.
further particulars may had fran: the
undersigned.
Term: rual.`
On view from Tuesday, 18th inst.
''
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Auctioneers. Hongkong, July 8, 1918.
KODAKS
of that declaration the United States per want.
was far less prepared even than
Great Britain was when the war
1
A New York, telegram to Tokio
Katherine Stiron, the fanious buy
SPORTING. TENNIS LEAGUE DIV, HIL
broke out, to engage in a great reports the accidental death of MissQUE COLLE. CIVIL SERVICE.
military struggle. She has had not aviator, who was employed in the only to create au immense army, but newly established aerial mail service
...
a
beat Clark and Wood beat Carter and Lyle
10-1
beat Edmonds and Haskett 10-I
Man-ho and A. Bumjaan
best, Carter and
beat Clark and Wood
8-3
to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce
agreed that it could not be more than and chastity.
To this
Gne and a half share" according to the Hia purpose was to acquire the habit districts from which they came. The of all these virtues by conforming to ENTRY OF YESSELS INTO MANILA method of calculation was based on one of them at a time, and when moster
atriking a balance for the bigger share of that, to proceed to the ether, and
His Lorkhip may taks it that on until he had gone through the entire there is nothing in the Nom Chan list. And when the lat bed, been gone village that would influence your through with, he would start at the mind:-Nothing. There were usually
CHANNELS CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC,
The Government Gazette contain four or five elders in each village, il peginning and live them over again, de- the following regulations governing old men who have lived in the village voting at least a week to each virtue in
beat Edmonds and Haskett - the entrance of shipping into Manin all their lives and over 60 years of the order in which they appeared in the
Bay Man-hin and D. Laing,
beat Edmonds and Haskett B-fl.
loat to Carter and Lyle
lost to Clark and Wood
she has had to strengthen her naval between New York and Washington. W. Kay and Wei L40-DE forces considerably while at the same fies Stinson visted Japan and China time she has bad to create an about eighteen months ago and gave Le 681 immense shipbuilding industry in many successful exhibitions of fight.
order to meet demands for toonage which her participation in the wa
The Intelligence Bureau at Canton Lo would stantly increase, while communicates the information, that the enemy submarines were doing their reorganization of the Military Govern- and FILMS, atmost to destray existing tonnage.ment at Canton in accordance with
Twelve months ago the ontlook resolution of the National Assembly in i
ma [ollows: was exceedingly dark to most men Extraordinary Session in progressing
M. B. K Tho fear Jurked that the German emoothly. Five of the seven adminis trative Directors elected have accepted calculations might possibly
Indian Schools" their election certificate, these being Dr. | 0.10 (11) .... correct that America would never WTing-fang (sometime Acting Premier St. Stephen's
Chinore Y.M.CA. be able to transport an army of the Republic of China); Admiral Lin n's Collage ...
Que commensurate with her great size Pao-yib, Commander-in-chief of the Kowloon (C.).
Tu Ying-ting, formerly Inspector. R.0.A.
Civil Service sufficient tonnage could not possibly General of Liang Kwang: General Tang Des Voeux Road Central
Taas be procured. Had anyone predictd Chiyao, Military Governor of Ynapan; twelve months ago that the United and Teen Chun-bap, formerly Viceroy of Kwangtung and Kwangi The States would be able to lauuch from other two Directors expected are" Dr. OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. own yards on July 4th, 1818, Sun Yat-sen, Firat Provisional President
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Age and they apply the customs that list.
The south channel leading trou bave prevailed in their village during He carried this Little book with him, Beaward into Manila Bay has been their lives. Witness could not say what and every evening marked the faults of closed to traffic and is protected by was the custom of Nam Chan village, the day. If in the first week he kept mines. This channel extends from The clders should be sent for.
the line marked tamporance" clear of Caballo Island on the north to Rest- His Lordship My difficulty would marks, he felt that the babit of that vir
bo as to whether I could rely on them. tue had been strengthened. He would Proceeding, Mr. Lau Chu Pak said then give his attention to the next virtue. ings Point on the south.
that they would have to take into and endeavour for the following week bo consideration the management of the keep both lines clear of mark Proceed funds and the ancestral worshipping ing thos is the last, he would go through funds and it would be reasonable to gire the eldset son a little more for the a course complete in twelve weeks, or treblete the four courses a year, an
The standing of the Hongkong Junior Tennis League up to Monday, July 6th is
The south channel from Monju 114 Island to Limbones Island has been 14 closed to traffic at all times. All 1 traffic is limited to the North Chan nel between Guardia Shoal and Moja
A. TACK & CO., and population, for the reason that Chinese Navy now in Canton; General Dockyard B.C....
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JAPANESE CHANBERS OF COM- MERCE AND CHINA..
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Bix Chambers of Commerce (Tokio.
6. Istand, and only between sunrise sad
6 wishset and after permission has been undertakes that as the bend of the He pursued this practice for 27 years.
granted and instructions given by family when the father dien
Twenty-seven years of consecration, and
naval patrol at entrance. All enter; His Lordship-font of the elders disciplinel Little wonder that later in ing vessels muist stop outside Monja este into this Court and told lies it life, when he appeared before the bar of Island and owais instructions from woold reset seriously upon him with the the House of Commons, and was sul patrol vessel or Cochinos Palat other elders-Yes, he would bejected to most grilling examination, Signal Station Compliance with answerable to the other elders and be he maintained his composure and kept these regulations will be enforced, would probably not be allowed to his temper when everybody else lost The north channel between Cerremain an elder Witness said he had theirs. In his autobiography,, he states uxecutor, sad the testator, ín considers, ing af God, he owed his long continued.
ono hundred ships representing Premier of the Republic. Members of Oats, Kioto, Tokobama, Kobe and egidor Island and the shore of a case in mind in which he was the that to this littis artifien, with the bless aggregate of more than 400,000 tons,
Sara) had joint conferences on the Bataan Province is closed to trufetion of the airfest son of the eldest son, health, the castness of his circumstances, to attend the regular session of the 27th and the 28th June at the Tokio Unward from user to unisex gave biule half share and he gave to the acquisition of him fortune, his ag National Assembly. As soon as there Chamber of Commerce and discussed the cept to certain vessels engaged in the other sons nothing ed as a lunatic Yet the United legal-quorum, discussion on a following problems, fe States has been able to do this, permanent constitution will begin. It No must, it be imagined that the requirens two-thirds vote of the National
Asambly to adopt the Constitition. hipbuilding yards of Americas
China's iron mines, Sino-Japresse exhibition:
Tari revision in Chibitrage 4. Uhina'a monetary reforms
falvasketizen the confidence of public service:
His Lordship: Supposing Failure to comply with any of the Chamber of Commerce had to decide his countrymen, the evenness of his tem
of this life. above régulations in result in the this question, would you not take his cheerfulness in "enterration and destruction of the offending vessel lato consideration this intentions of the the constant fali