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LESSON IN MANNERS.
Two Chinese women.
were charged belare. Mr. Wolfe this morning, with
During the course of her evidence,. one of the womens referred to an Indian soldier as mule bwai,
His Worship severaly reprimanded the defendant warning ber to be more- careful else she would be charged with using abusive language in Court
"After the evidence was heard, each defendant was fined $50 or one month's
要
force. They are stated to be Femploying the arms and ammunition belonging to the former Russian Government, and the fast that] they have been able to indict Hotal was summoned before. Mr. J. R.Kowloon
F. Reichmann, manager of the Grand trespassing at Whitfeld Barracks,
hoary defeat on a large force of wood this morning, with failing to pull Austro-Germans and Bolshevik troops down a balcony in the hotel facing which endeavoured to delend Daddell Streat, when crdered to da so Nicholaiek, indicates that the force by the Public Works Department. is one which is equal to the
Mr. Edwards, building inspector in the Public Works Department said a tuak it has undertaken. The notice was secred on the defendant Consular Body-at-Hadivostock
ruquiring the balcony to be pulled down has been formally notified of the it was deemed to be unsafe. No organisation of the new Siberian attention was taken of this notien eer hard labour,
·Goverdiment, but whether the Gar-] of a further cus on June 29, by which it | erpment is one which will last i was required that the balcony be at present uncertain. It is described removed with 24 hour. It was only
After the summons was served on the ju "composed of the different defendant that the work commenced. elementa opposed to the Sovieta" and it is thought that unity will be difficult. We can only "wait and A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,see, but meantime the important
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MARRIAGE.
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Taur has developed that the movement in Russia to overthrow German Bolshevism is one of which a great
Mr. Reichmann, said 'the notice was served on his clerk. He did not know anything about the matter until he bad en Lir. Edwards Work was im
mediately started on the balcony and it was nearly finished.
His Worship fined the defendant $3, deal more is likely to be heard, and ordering that the money be collected
that very soon.
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND ORNERAL.
from defendant's clerk..
A Chinese contractor was charged before Mr. J. R.. Wood this morning, with cutting stones from the hillside without permission.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
THE MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL.
TO-DAY'S GASES.
The following cases came before Militars Sexi Tribunal this
afternoon-
MESSRS: boDWELL & CO. Mesars. Morten Sirith, T. "G. Nixon and F. Syne Thomson.
FRIDAY, JULY 13 1918.
Ede. During the war the Chinees. and Portuguese state had been in creased from 10 to 34.
Sr Holyoak said he considered the business of the firm was of Imperial interest and of essential interests to the Colony: This stall was now - daevil to a dangerous love! He lai i wish to appear inputriotic but sh'fhad done its usinest,
Mr. Holyoak jointed out that the
Mt. G... Morton, Suith asked for proanhús inecine had ingreased from sxemption for all men from his firių "£700400 to £2,500,000 during the
cluding himself."
} hist gear.
it was
"
The Chairman said the firm's pre- Mr. Archbutt said he thought he wur staff wan 12 Europeans and now, could, with certain arrangements by
seven. With Mr. Dodwell, the Company, be spared. who was now away, it would be eight,
Mr. Mansfield ako mid that with Mr. Liang Shih i returned to The Portuguese staff had been in,
certain, re-armagèments of the stuf Hongkong today from Paking.
one would be spared
creased to ten. Five men had leit
Legation at Peking, has been appointed in the Tribunal understood, ushad Mr. E C Wilton, of the British Hongkong for military service. The Consul General at Hankow in succession for absolute exemption for all three
to Sir W. H. Wilkinson.
| men before the Tribunal.
Mr. Morton Subir was the Sub- The King has granted permission to Manager in the absence of Mr. Dod- Sir Robert Ho Tung to wear the well. Mr. Nixon was 23 years of age Chinese Order of the Excellent Crop, Class 9 is recognition, of valeable services rendered..
Exemption was granted in each. camy, for the tire being, after Mr.
H. P. Hay but addressed they Trilung in private ut come-length,
THE TRIBUNAL AND SOLICITORS..
At the eclusion of the busines in charge of the book department Chairman Said: Representations and Mr. P. Syne Thompson was in have been made to the Tibinul on febarge of the import und export behalf of the Law Society that the Naws has been received of the department.
Society is supposed to have shown death at the Front of another Kobe
Major Morgars urged exempcerned and think of sending in sotne difference to be Solicitors, "boy-Lieut. A. E. Hall, of the Nortion in two cases. Mr. Dodwell was thumberland" Fusiliers, who was killed in action on 30th May:
The Empress of Japan, which arrived
away last year, he sash, and again certains tut stien sulition ti shema this year. He was, Major Margar that were belie the sitting hust
Monday believed, of military age, and would did not think there was any
The Tribunal certainly buch. in due course appear before the indifference. He might mention that
Mr. C. Sara of the Public Works Department said the defendant obtained permission from the P.W.D. to eat tones in the side of Caroline Hat in
Officer on the staff of the Naval ailed to increase the taxation on wine the fact that the permit expired at the this morning, brought a large number of Triburial, but he presumed, as head the Society originally had been in
The Chinese Government has dean area of fifty cubic feet. In spite of.
and tobacco.
end of June, blusting operations were passengers, among local residents being still going on..
Besides, the defendsat Mr. B. F. Aucott. Mr. G. Hastings, Mr. The Japanese telegraph lines to had exceeded the limitation allowed and Mrs. J. W. Taylor, and Miss W. Yokobama, Osaka and Kobe are him by the Government and had Wilkinson. [inserrupted. "
aneroached further up the hillide. Considerable damage had been done to the trees and the place was literally
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Commander-in-Chief East Indies, youngest son of the late Hav, S G. Joel of Dryden House, Cundle, to MARY (Betty) STEWART Lock HART, alder daughter of Sir James "H. Stewart Lockhart, kex n, His Majesty's Commissioner, Wei- haiwei, and Lady Stewart Lockhart..
DBITH
WAGNOTT-Killed to action in France. on April 13, 1918 Snd Lieut M. Wincor, 16th Northumberland Fusiliers, aged 20 years, only so of Capt. and Mrs. G. M. Waggott, of Sunderland and Shanghai.
The China Mail..
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HexeKONG, FRIDay, July 19, 1918.
OVERTHROWING GERMAN
*BOLSHEVISM.
WHAT is happening in Eastern Siberia account clearly enough
for the hesitation of the Allies to intervene for the purpose of checking
No case of cerebrospinal fever was reported in the Colony yesterday. The
only communicable disease reported were two cases of plague and one of enterin fever..
By inadvertence it was stated in last night's issue that Mr. Denman Fuller's Recital at the Helena May, Institute would he at 4.45 p.fn. It should have been 3.45 p.ru.
The Malay Mali says it has good reason to suppose that a Military
marry.
Hi Worship ined the defendant $100.
ATTEMPT TO BRIBE A LUKONG
a
A bawker was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood this morning, with attempting to briba a lukong at Jackson Road isat night.
of the firm, he would be exemptumunication with the Tribunal ne
tion in the case of two."
In that case he canned non-exemp early as. June B.
The Tribunal decided "to exempt
We regret to see in a home paper in. Syne Thompson for three. an announcement of the death of Mr. Smooths and Mr. Morton Sunith and W. F. Playfair who tome years ago Mr Nixor, were exempted for the
manager in Hongkong of the time being. National Bank of China; now defunct. Mr. Playfair died on May 16th at Kelvedos, Essex, in his 67th you.
Commander A. E. Godia, ES, who was in command of E.M.S. Findictive,
and was killed as he successfully placed The lukong said that late last night the ship across the fairway at Ostend he saw the defendart bawking articles "Harbour as a blockship, sarved on the of food in the vicinity of the Hongkong China station on H.M.S. Monmouth and Club. Defendant was arrested and he for a time commanded the Kinshe" on
MESSES. W. POWELL & CO.
Mr. E... W. White and Mr. J. C. Finch..
↓
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE ROYAL SILTER WEDDING.
To the Editor of the "CHINA MAIL"]
DEAR SIR,-As my telegram to the
The Chairman, sed he understood King and Queen sent in connection the firm's pre-war staff was right with the twenty-fifths Anniversary of European men and three ladies. their Wedding scerus to have given There had been no reduction due to rise to a good deal of misunderstand. fing, it is perhaps well to explain that nien leaving for military servicy.
Mewis, of Messrs. Johnson, the telegrain was despatched hur Anniverary, and when there was no longer time for conscitative if it was get hour in resonable time for the, celelation
Service Bill similar to that just in offered witness forty cents cumshaw to the Yangtsze. Commander Godaal was Stokes & Mauter, asked for absolute riedly as mid-day, on the day of the
troduce in the Straits Settlements "is to be introduced in the FM Shortly-
let him go free.
buried by the enemy at latend with exemption for Mr. White, but the Defendant said the constable assault-full. military honours.
firma did not ask for exemption in the ut him and be offered him forty cesti
case of Mr. Firch except for a short the during the enlargement of the premises,
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A MURDER IN THE HARBOUR?
The Chinese steamer Ting lagi has been chartered by Mestrs, Kboon to pacify him.
His Worship discharged the defendant Seng, Baugkok, for a period of six months at the monthly rate of 400wing to insufficient evidence. (Hongkong). The vessels tonnage is NO BILLIARD TABLE LICENSES.
A CORONER'S INQUEST. 530 tons.
Mr. F. Reichmann was summoned for Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, in having no license for a billiard table in capacity of Coroner sitting with a the Grand Hotel.
jury, held an inquiry into the death Sergt. Field said the "the defendant of a bontian believed to have been
:
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In the memory of the oldest TIK WEEKLY EDITION OF THE the danger which threatened when resident of Singapore, says the Straits
"OHINA MAIL".
Austrian and German prisoners were Times, there has never been such au released and allowed to arm and extensive epidemic of lofensa and organise themselves. While a great dengue fever as there is at present in many Russians would have welcomed the town the intervention of Japan at any
A pearl necklace, rifled at Shang. FRICE 25 ots. (cash) per Copy, time during the past few months, hai for the benefit of the Blinded Soldiers Japan apparently has taken the and Sailors, was was in the drawing at perfectly sound view that her inter-H.E.M. Consulate by Mr. C. M. Bair vention would only be justified who at once presented it to Lady Fruse if it resulted from an appeal by the for a wedding present to' berdaughter, balk of the Russian inhabitants or The raffle realised #2,000. Communications relating to news should the district. Moreover, "we may be
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I sincerely regret that it was nos worded Members of the Hongkong Club and the British Community."
Jfr.. E. White was exempted for three months and Mr. Finch was not The hurry in which it was despatched gmated exemption.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH COA
in these days of severe strain oa one's tire and the fact that I happened" to be Chains of the Club and President of the St. George's Society had had a license, but it expired on murdered on. May 2 inst.
Medically fit:-Messrs. M. F. this Feur must be my apology for August 1916. He had been warned Mr. T. H. King, A.S.P., repre- Murray, C. Robinson, P. Ttactlessly omitting the elder Society. several times" "to renew"
itbutsented the Police and Mr. Leo, Chilvers, C. Templeton, A. of St. Andrew's," or in fact dis- did not so.
d'Almada watched the proceedings Cherry and JS Jennings. Mr. Reichmann expressed his regrets, A fine of $25 was imposed.
F. Chopard manager of the Astor House Hotel was also summoned for similar offence, *-
Sergt. Field and there were two billiard tables in the hotel and they had ny license for them.
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The Menageries Macitimes-are-Defendant said he had only recently sending out to the Far East, the Sphing taken up the management of the hotel 20,000-ton linier, at anearly date. She and he did not know anything of the is a sister ship to the Pout Leens, and matter. carrier about 450 passenger on the
His Worship inflicted a fine of $25. outward: voyage. For some time she has beer utilised as a hospital ship by
ASSAULT CASE.
the French Government.
AN
the man.
| tinguishing between uny loyal British being connected with the death of on behalf of u penon suspected of Mr. Gibson, on behalf of the Com- subjects.
asked for exemption in each Tany
I can say no more than that there
the deceased was found floating in Murray, Robinson and Cherry were my part to wound the feelings of any The Coroner stated the body of case. Messrs. Chilcers, Templeton, was not the slightest intention on the harbour on May 9. The body in possession of Government exemployal patriot and only the thought of was then in an advanced stage of tion certificatis. Mr. Jennings was rushing of loyal greckings and cou." decomposition, it probaby having
a mechanician... been in the water for some time.
gratulations" ere they were too late,
shot wound was found in the chest. The clothes of the deused had been time being. identified by a woman as belonging. to her husband and what the jury
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All then were exempted for the Had I thought of it earlier I should
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." had to consider" was whether the Mr. A. Morley, pussed as
medically deceased was the woman's husband, fit, did not, ask for exemption and and also whether the man had been was told by the Chairman that he inundered...
a man was arrested and from him
MESSRS. BREWER & CO.
Air. N. J. Brewer. The Chainunn Suid air. Brewer
naturally have consulted all the Societies with a view to a joint telegrum. Yours faithfully,
PH HOLYOAK.. Hongkong, 12th July, 1918
over
Mr. D. B. Clark has taken charge of the Kobe branch of the International Bank.
perfectly sure that-Japan-is-better- informed than most Powers of the under currents in Siberia and has evidently foreseen the development of Russian force sufficiently powerful to control both the Bolsheviks and
Air King said that the body was would go with the Tribunal's best found on the foreshore of That Tzm wishes... their Austro-German supporters. The
A Chinese was charged on remand Mul. It was badly decomposed and
The Chairman said be presumed Czecho-Blorak organisations east and
before Mc. B. D. C. Wolfs this morning unidentifiable. There was a shot Major Morgan would not ask for A London contemporary says:- with seriously assaulting another wound in the chest. On June 28 exemption. (Laughter.) west hare rapidly developed inta considerable armies In Eastern
The Chinese waiter has appeared in the Chinese The China Mall' is delivered free to Siberia they have suddenly become Chinese servants have been for some plainant was now. out of hospitalandi ha' that the body was that of Chan Kin, West Earl. In many restaurants Inspector Macdonald said the com- the Police obtained the information Postage to Charged as the rate of fifty strong enough to oust the Bolsheviks time past employed in the kitchen, but had instructions to withdraw the case.
a boatman, and subsequently they.
It la cause for much regret that in a from control not only at Vladivostock managers are now beginning to go a step. Mr. Loo. d'Almada, for the defendant,fed the clothing on the body that was the sole European in the firm. The late Baron, who tras a Professor at abooting afray in s Neapolitan café traced deceased's wife, who identi
Baron Vitale was accidentally shot dead. thebit at Habarovsk and Nikolaiesk en further. Some of tifexe waiters have said it was due to the defendant that her husband who had been, i-Nabody had left for military service the Oriental Institute was a great
well. It is to be noted that thin beau torpedoed as seamen, and are glad the facts of the case should be stateding sines May 2 There was also
authority on Chin, having-spent. 308 * to have a change of occupation before Some time ago, the complainant was another witness who would say that because there was nobody to go.. several years in Pekin, where he was Chinx Mali" is $12 per sanam postage merely local development. Fate of sabeription to the Overlíba Crecho-Slovak ascendency ie
plaintif 19, a Summary Court case and on that day, be with the decensed, a. Mr. Brewer said his enrolment Attaché to the Italian Legation. He per susum sau. Bingle copios twenty gather that what is happening in waiters.
We reaming their joba sa ship'e cooks or obtained judgment against the defen- man called Chan Tak, and a stringer, would necessitate the closure of the was in Paking during the Boxer rising. Eve cents each.
dant, who was later imprisoned for not took a sampun uff Salt Fish Lane busines. He considered his busi-He married & Japanese lady. Alterations and additions to Advertire. Eastern Siberia is inspired by the
paying his dubte. Ee, Mr: Almada, and went towards a ship in the itnesses of Tuperla interest in the Tonight, in the Hongkong Cine- ments on Pagos -2, -3718, and 7. should be sent to the Eco. No. 5, Wyndham Union for the Defence of the According to the latest China obtained defendant's release and a few bour. Whilst, on the way they met Cokny sinus people eceived their mates Theatre, the beautiful him Ferret, ast later than 11'30 h.
boot containing several men. Alterations and additions to Advertise Motherland and Liberty, which Mission Year Book, the Christian days later the complainant was seriously When the bonte, spproached each education, "formation and amuse entitled Nanette in the Wilda in ments on pages L. 45 and 6 should be in headed by Generals ALEXIFY and community in China ipeluding nited by night and taken to hospital other the deceased and Chan Taken from books. This was the pro-five parte, featuring Paulins Frederick
prietor of the firm. KORNILOVY A Mission despatched enrolled inquirers, now numbers The defendant was arrested on suspicion got bout books and attempted to
in the principal role, will be screened Major Morgan urgel uon-exemp-for the last time. The parts played by by these Genernis recently came out over half a million. There are 618 owing to his supposed grievance against hook the other bout. The stranger ton..
both Pauling and Willard Mack are ax- to Eastern Siberia with the objice contres with resident misionarica, while the complainant, but there was no suddenly called out to someone,
probably his brother, not to do any The Tribunal exempted Mr. Brewer silent and the scenery very picturesque. To-morrow the 3rd and 4th episodes of of heading the detachments of the total number of places where exidence against him.
Inspector Macdonald said the assult thing. One of the men in the other at Cataber 12th.
the fina serial film. The Styvuge Case of Siberian troops which are, withstand Christian worship is carried on in 7,078.
heat drew a pistol and fired five or ing German Bobylevism and to form There are 5,617 foreign missionaries was not an ordinary one but a murderous six shots at the mappen The UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY Mary Page ill-be-résumed up-to-
attempt on complainant's life. At one
Tuesday next, oud ca every Wednesday and 20,460 Chinese Christian workers
OF CANTON, LTD. ceased, the stranger, and Chan Tak
Paramount Pictures will be exhibited local organisations consisting of the
in the empley of missions and churches, usta of the man's recovery,
had grave jumped into the water, while the time the hospital doctor
in addition to new comedics, stable elements which prefer the 151,490 pupils in mission schools; and
witness remained/concealed in the Meurs. CH. P. Hay, G. S. Amb salvation of their country to their 330 mission hospitals served by 383
His Worship discharged the defen. sampan. When he looked up again butt and W. RCS Mansfield.
the other bont' had gone..
The Hart, Mr. P. H. Holyoak, own political programme. The object missionary and 118 Chinese
Mr. King said that on certain in Chairman of the Company, appeared of these organisations is to fulfil the physicians The number of China
formation, being received by the on behalf of the Society, in the Police, a man is defined, who had absence of Ir C. Montague Ede.** administrative and economic functions ordained missionaries is 710, & number
Vent un not inter than I p.) 4
New Adrastiremonts should ob sent in before. $p.m.
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Advertisements and Subscriptions which aca,oot ordered fox fixed period will be
ontinued until counterpiandod, Jam
elegraphic Address *Mam! Horgkong. Ode: A.B.Q, 5th Edition
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THE CHINA Man Lomveru!
CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK? W ITVERE 100 ever seized with a severo
attack of cramp colic or diar
dang
CRAMP COLIC.
BLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY
show without a bottle of Chamberlain's of the Government as soon as Bolthe- The foregoing figures dopo chamberlain's Colic, Cholery and Diar but the informant could not Bay pre-war etaft, including Mr. Ede Simple statement that all shemiate soil;
Colic, Cholers and Diarrhea Bemedy
in the house Don't take such risks, vism has been overcómé ..till
vents.
It is suflicient, as overy, family knows
HAMBERLAINE Colis, Cholers and Diarrhes Bomedy needs no glaring which has doubled during the last ten O need of suffering from cramps in been identified by a police informant
the stomach, or intestinni paina na one of the men in the other boat The Chairman said the Company's headline to attract the public are: The include Roman Catholic missions, which tho Remedy never fails to relleve the doctor would possibly be called, and it Central Government begins to act report 1,437 Europeau pricats, 828 sonst devora Laser Get it to-day, there whether he fired the shots. The was 11 Europeans, and Portuguese te walie It has been nucl for forty indicate that the Chinese priests, and 1,790,000 Chinese will be no time to and for it after the man was Mr. d'Almada's client and and Chinese 10% Creeks-Blowáks are ac wall-orgM Christians.
“A slong or two will curs you before a
meone fails even in the most severe and The Adangerous casos. For sale
attack comes on Worale by all Ülemiste and Storekeepera. H
he would also be brought into Court, the
The case is proceeding
#stafi, 10-day. wna seven
years and is just what is nanio implice. European sales All Ulemmas and bord
MIV Kne pers