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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG.
TROBATE JURISDICTION.
In the Goods of ALBERT AHWEE otherwise UHAN PAK WAL(陳伯維) Inte
of Victoria to the Colony of Hongkong, Merchant, ama Uvner of a Deity Farm. deceased.
ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Court has, by virtue of Section sa of Ordinace No. % of soule an Order limiting the time for Sreditor and others to senri-in-their laitas against the above state to the 2 st day of July, 1918.
All Creditors and others are accord- ingly hereby required to send their chuims to the undersigned on or before that riate.
That the 14th day of July, 1918.
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Solicitors for the Executor, ". Prince's Building,
Ice House Streek, Hongkong.
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Jai 1918.
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BIRTH
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TENER- On July 10, at 119 Bubbling Weil, Rond Shanghai,, the wife of W. C. D. TURNER, of a daughter.
DEATH.
GOODFELLOW.-On July 10, at No 340 Avenue Joffre. Shanghai, HENRY STAFFORD GOODFELLOW, in his 42nd year.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
MJ, Ropes and Family tender their heartfelt thanks for the pany kindly expressions of sympathy during their recent sad herexvement also for the numerous Horal tributes.
The China Mail.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, July 15, 1918..
THE NEW GERMAN PEACE MOVE
INSTEAD of
the great German military offensive the world has been daily expecting for a fortnight or more, Germany has launched another
the tone of the KAISER's famou
THE GHINA MAIL.
whole provinces, and in the same breach the German Chancellor tells us that his policy is the same as that which the Reichstag majority adopted, last year. How Count HERTLINO reconcile the Brestlitovsk Treaty with the Frichstag molitim, which declared against no nonexations, we are usalle to conceive What Tresi
dent Wilson said of Count vos HEXTLING'Statement of January last applies with equal force to this latest deliverance, viz: "His discus
THE MAGISTRACY:
À CUTE THIEF,
3
BIG FIRE IN KENNEDY TOWN.
OIL GODOWNS ĠUTTED.
TUESDAY, JULY 16-1918
PIANOFORTE RECITAL
SUCCESSFUL CONCERT AT' HELENA MAY INSTITUTE
There was a very large and appre
A very large fire occurred this morniciative audience at the Helena May
THE MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL.
TO-MORROW'S AGENDA.
17TH JULY
Medically fit
C. C. Stark. -A. Leach
A Chinese pleaded not guilty when charged before M IR Wood_this morning, with stebing a pure valued ing in Kennedy Town which resulted in fastitute, yesterday evening, when Mr. 5.30pm The Farum Of Compan at $15 from another Chinese yesterday, the complete gutting of the best part Denman Fuller gave another of his Sergt. Blackman said the complainant of a large block of four-storey build charity recitals. Amongst those presen
Ming when the defendant accosted reaping from Beach Street to Holland Lady May. was arranging his luggage on board the in facing on Belchers street and were. His Excellency the Governor aud him and obligingly offered to help him. Sicet.
Prior to proceeding with the pro
The following man of military age He made & pretence at assistance and
The alarm was given at about 6.10 gramme, Hr. Fuller referred to his from this Company has been rejecteil as when the complainant stooped dorm, this morning and the Volunteer Fire choice of compositions. Mr. Faller uns for service:-A. Lenkina.
14
J. Brouk.
sion and acceptance of our general defendant picked the purss from his Brigade and the Regular Fire Brigade | laughingly referred to a remark made13:45 profesore, AB. Walson & Co.
principles lead hire to no practical conclusion. He refuses to apply them to the substantive items which mast constitute the body of any final settlement." And this further statement by Prezident WILSON still bolds-
After all, the test of whether it is possible for either Government to go any farther in this comparison of views is simple and obvious.
The principles to be applied are these: FIRST that such part of the firul settlement must he based upon the essential justice of that particular case.
pocket. The latter felt the tug and promptly seized defendant. There was struggle and in the melea the parse it was subsequently recovero was thrown into a bucket from "where After farther evidence, His Worship sentenced the defendant to months hard labour...
were quickly on the spes with two to him that his usual selections, had Both fost o tune to them" and he pointed out engines and a motur. were also requisitionent Station that the programme he was about to Officer Lane directed the operations play had been chosen carefully in and the Captain Superintendent of deference to popular taste. Folien and Chief Inspector Kerr were Afc. Fuller then referred to the object three also in attendance. A detachment of of this and other recitals which were the St. John Ambulance Brigade was in aid of the Prisoners of War Fund, on the spot during the early part of for which a collection was made at the recital He said be had recently The premises affected consist of two received a letter from a frind in large blocks of buildings, one facing England who had been for a long time Belcher's Street and the other facing a prisoner of war in Germany, but who bad managed to escape through
AN ADMIRAL IN TROUBLE...
Liu Hop Hongan Admixt of Leng Char Kwong's feet, was charged, on remand, with aiding and abetting in an
the fire.
Medically at:-
W. T. Elson. "E W. H. Jamer
H. E. S. Payne.
The following men of military age
from this firm have been rejected as unfit for service FC Todd, J. R." Spiter, A. W. Smith, D. Wilson, W. H Whitely and W. H. B, Muakett.
4:00 p.m.-Hangkong Tramway. Po** Medically fit,
A. D. Macdonald. The following man of military age
Rnd Up Such adjustments, as are armed robbery at Wood Road, recently the Praya with a narrow alley Holland, and in that letter it was stated from this Company has been rejected as
most likely to bring & peace that will
permanent. Sens, that peoples and provinces are not to be bartered about from sovreignty to sovreignty as if they were mere chattels and pains in a game, even the great gaine now far ever discredited of the balance of power; but that.
nt
Inspector, Sim applied for a further
now
remand
AN AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.
Medically t
"P. J. Taylor.
T. Oliphant.
a river of oil, ranning through that If it were not for these parcels anfit for service:-W. E. Roberts. the centre. dividing the two, The Mr. Wolfe remanded the case tihti former building consists of twelve England again". Proceeding, Mr.4.15 pm. The Drivy Farm Comipang
many of our boys would never see ol next week.
houset, the ground floors of which are Fuller said that by means of bi principally used ze wood-oil godowns, recitals he had been able to keep quite s rhe upper doors being used a living number of prisoners of war in Germany quarters. It was in the centre of this regularly applied with food parcels. It block that the fire is aid to have had been suggested that the parcels from this Company have bean rejected The following men of military age originated, and owing to the very sent to Germany did not reach the as unfit for service:-J. A. Bullin, W. inflammable nature of the stores and people for whom they were intended, Macfarlane aml F.G. Thompson.. the high wind, the firs did not take but if they sent one thousand parcels.
The tenant of the house said he was willing to have the summons withdrawn. on condition that the defendant paid the cost of repairing the window...
Defendant said he was willing to bear the cost of repairing the windows.
His Worship was quite agreeable to
defendant with a severe caution. friendly hettlement and discharged
THIR every territorial settlement A contractor was charged with involved in the war must be made in damaging the windows of a house in the interest and for the benefit of the Kennedy Road by careless blasting populations concerned, and not as a part of any were adjistruent or com operations. prorise of claims amongst rival Staten.
For ara thuit all well-defnel nation-1 al sepirations shall be accorded the atmost satisfaction that can face enciled them without introducing new er perpetuating old lernents of dis cord anti antagonism that would be kely in time to break the peace of Europe, and consequently of the world A general pene erected upon sucb foundations can be discussed. such a pener can be secured we have no choier hut to go on. So far as we can jadee, these principles that we regard as fondamenta already everywheru accepteil as imperative except among the spokesmen of the military and x- nexationist party in Germany. If they have any here elso been rejected the objectors have not been sufficiently numerous or influential to make their voices audible. The tragical chem- stance is that this one party in Ger sung is apparently willing and able to send millions of inen to their death to prevent what all the world now sees to be just.
There is no approach to these con- ditions in the German Chancellor's latest pronouncement,
NEWS OF THE DAY."
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
HONGKONG POLICE FOR THE
ARNY.
A FURTHER CONTINGENT. Eight more members of the local Police Force are shortly leaving for Home to join the Army and last evening
י,
ug to get a good hold. It was ow- and only one or two were recaired and ing to the direction and strength of it means the difference between life and the wind that the building facing the death, then it was worth it. It was for Przys
that reason be had worked so hard to do WAY not alau "destroyed although it was considerably damaged all be could to raise funds for the Dease volumes of smoka, at the purpose for which the recital was being beginsing, badly hampered the work firen that evening. of the firemen and the fira practically." barned itself out, Fortunately bobody was hart, but the loss must run into | many thousands of dollars. Streszcze
THE PROGRAMME
As Mr. Full remarked, all the items on the programme were by well-known composers and drawn from their most
of oil were running in all directions popular works. There were twelve solo and only the walls of the building are items, all of which Mr. Fuller rendered left standing with the exception of in his well-known masterly style. It two houses at the end of the block would be difficult to pick on any one: which appear to have escaped serious item as outstanding in excellence of damage..
execution, although perhaps the pianist's most sympathetic rendering of the
It is believed that the godown
was more
B. W. Bradbury.
44
-
4.30 pers. Alex Rows de Bi "Merically it:-
J. Wattic.
The following men of military ago. from this firm bare, been rejectal as unfit for service:-P. A. Loader, 1. le Breton and A. W. Smith.
The following man is on leave from the Colony-D. K. Mons.'
4.45 p.m.-A. Hughes.
London Missionary Society Medi- sally fit.
YESTERDAY'S CASES.
The following cases were dealt with after we went to press last night:- MESSRS. SHEWAN, TOMES & COMPANY.
*
Sears, R. D. Wilks and J. H. M. Adamson, representing the
a farewell concert has given in their affected are covered by insurance but Rachmaninoff "Prelude" honour in the quadangle of the Central it is not yet possible to compute the appreciated, and the playing the last Police Station
actual extent of the damage The item, Bhapsodie No(Liszt) Donnithorne, Inspector J. Graat in a little inter-cause of the outbreak has not yet been masterpiece of execution and brought
the concert mentioned that 61, ascertained, and it is said that it will out the pianist's fine technique to per-firms, asked for a short exemption lede member of the Hongkong Police Force he at least 48 hours before the confection. An additional item was kindly for Mr. Donnithome, and Mr. Wilks had already left for active service. One fagration can be said to be satirely accorded by the pianist "Serenaded for a short exemption for hin- was now a Captain, one a fight Com" extinguished.
(Morakowsky).
self us he wished to take up the"
}D
pre-war staff was 17 European men. thres ladies, and 40 Portuguese and Chinese. The staff today was re-
The Chairmant" said that the.frin's
Pente offensive." According to the German Chancellor, Germany is ready to begin peace preliminary talks, anil the Chief of the Army Administra- tion is also ready to follow up any
raander and fire were "Lieutenants. A curicus sight was witnessed, this Mrs. RK Duncan sing the three tatter of ring to London. manifestations of a serious desire for
Fight had made the supreme sacrifice morning, on the Prays, where the oil items to her name with much feeling A Tiketan invasion of th The eight men shortly about to departs flowing over the Prays wall into and kindly replied to an enthusiastic peace amongst Germany's enemies."
this sentaneu we may desern Chinese frontier is reported. would bring the total up to 69, and the sea. A number of Chinese were encore with Melisande in the Wood."
Inspect Grant mentioned that of the collecting the oil by means of rags
The collection amounted to aboutduced to 1-1 Eumpeän nien und six Mr. Denman Foller is having by 89 members of the Police Force who tied to a length of atting which they $200.
udies with a large increase in «Chi-»”) speech at Homburg some six months the Venezueks to-morrow for Cali-bad,volinteered every one of them lowered into the Boating oil and then
nuse and Portuguese. Fourteen Tra ago when he laid it down that " Our fomis, for the benefit of his health, passed as medically fit. He said this squeezed out into various receptacles. Waltz in A EatChopin
The Programme was as follow had left for military service. Lord God means to have peace," and expects to retin at the end proud, and he added: It is evidence secured a small boat and accoped the Pauper vakante E Poldini
was a recold of which they were very Another more enterprising Chinese
Prelude in C sherp that He had singled out the German September,
minor......Rachmaninoff. that the clatéen beer has not had any foating oil inta his boat until it was Serenade Mozakowsky (Extra),
Melody in F... .....Rubenstein damaging ect."
loaded to danger point, and then rowed Masurks (No. 3)...Godard. The cotingent about to depart
Ma FULLER L-Sergt. MeFall, Stout, Murphy, haul.
Lullaby......Denman Fuller.. Oh, to be in Eng-,
land.Kay Brahe Melisande to the
Wood
to bring it to the world, and that, se the "A Highest," he desired to live
A Peking telegum sinties that
, informed that all Goods are being landed in Iriendship with all the world, the President is making pros/consists of L-Sergt. Marks; Acting off apparantly well satisfied with his Prelude Cyril Spott
a their risk into the hazardous and/or
extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Ltd. whence and/or from the wharves, Goods nol cleared by the 22nd instant.
and Kowloon Wharf and Godewa Co., dsüvery may be obtained
at s'r... will be subject to rent
All brokso, chafed sad damaged pack. apes are to be left in the Ondowns where
they will be examined. Claims against tis steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognized.
A Shanghai telegrais states that the market rate of the notes of the Bank of Chùng gil the Bank of Canigations has dropped to per cent. und unter.
but first of all the vistory of her with the rangements for pehee. man arms must be recognised." That Great changes in the political situa
till the spirit bebind the declaration are impending tion that the Chief of the Army Administration is ready to follo up any manifestation of a serious desire for peace arongat Germany's enemies." While that spirit remains uncrushed peace negotiations are Bills of Lading will be countersigned by impossible. To represent that the JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., L., Allies are engaged in the war "to owing to geographical dificulties and
Gentral Managers,
Gos destroy the Fatherland" in to lie the summer hent the Northern deliberately. It is a misrepresenta troops cannot begin their offensive tion which has been categorically "gainst the Southern forces until the contradicted by Allied'statexmen again (autumn!
No Fire Josurance will be effected by as in any case whatevar,
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Hongkong, July, 16, 1918.
(Continued on Page 8.)
KODAKS
and PLATES
FILMS,
and PAPER, DEVELOPING & PRINTING UNDERTAKEN.
A. TACK & CO.,
26, Des Voeux Road Central.
and agait." Mr. LLOYD GEORGE
A Peking telegrom states that
"
Members of the H.E., A.S.C. when he spoke at the great Trades and Middlesex Detachments, Kow-
Murphy, Alken, Wilson and Kenneally
HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO., LTD.
The approximate statement of trafe receipts for the week ending 16th July
is as follows:
The Ho. Mr. C. McL Messer (Captain Sperintendent), Mr. T H. Kieg, AS, and M. P. P, J. Wode house, D.S.1, were present.
The confibutors to the concert programme holuded: Messrs. Me and Crane (Midlesex Regiment) Mr. Mackenzie K. P.) Mr. Mso (Middlesex legiment); Mr. Gravel, Mr. Crocker (Naal Dockyard), Mr. Ashby This year (Government Civil Hospital), Mr. Last your Chaises, geant Payne (Royal Incroa Engineer), Mr. Day (Hongkong Decross Police), Mr. Sherington, and Mr. University, r. Latimer, (Hongkong Hr. Causey (val Dockyard)
A most affable evening was spent and L.Serg Marks thanked the company for to send-of
Union Congress at Westminster last loom, thank the subscribers, Services Y.M.C.A. preises in Mauis sum At a meting at the American January made on this very subject Entertainment Fund for un enjoy of P.85,870 w raised by the auction the following emphatic declaration ble launch trip round the Island on preliminary to his enumeration of the Sunday, the 14th inst... war aima: “We are not fighting a ||:
of seats and boes at the Grand Opera House for Y.M.C.A. Red Cross Minstrel Show.
Misa Julia Neilson Crosby, who
Receipta
Aggregats Receipts for 28 weeks.
for week:
15,603 14,414 1240
376,270
276,143 3,129
WOOD PULP BUBSTITUTE FOR
JUTE
Large claims are made in Germany for wood pulp fibre named "Collaion" as an efficient substitute for jute, cotton. this textile, subatitate, and the British Swise spinners are and other fibres.
Consul General at Zurich, says the Board closely watching the development of
the cloth made from Cellulon, and des of Trade Jourasi, has seen a sample of cribes it as extremely strong, although it in mado directly from wood palt.
******...(Extra).
Ms. RK DUNCAN, Rondo Capricioso... Mendelssohn. Minuet in G11. Fäderevski, Butterfly
Grieg Nocturne in E
int
Chopin... Pas des Amphores... Chaminade. Rhapsodie (No:19)... List."
MR. FULLER
TOWARDS CHURCH UNITY.
BAPTIST UNION ACCEPT SCHEME;
TO SET UP FEDERAL COUSCIL
-Major Morgun urged hon-exenip➡ tion in both cases.
No exemption was 'granfed' to "Mr. granted two months exemption. Wills and Mr. Donnithone Was
THE CENTRAL AGENCY, LTOR
Mr. J. Rodger did not usk, for exemption hinwell but Dr. J. Nicolson, representing the fur, aked for exemption.
The Chairman said that the, firm
ugencies, which had previously been held by certain German finne There were our Europeans on the staff of. whom only one, Mr. Rodger, wasfit. Major Morgan urged non-éxenip- tion.
No exemption was granted.
MESSRS. MOLLER &" CO. Messrs. S. T. Williamson and H. W. Lucas.
Mr. H, W. Looker, on behalf of
the firm, said that it would be very difficult to replace. Mr. Ludes He
Io presenting to the Assembly of thead been in constant touch with Baptist Union at Bloomsbury Church Mr Cary, of the Naval Tard, and
Closer Co-operation of the peace over by the Government. recently the report of the Conference of understood the accounts concerning Churches," the Rev. J. H. Shakespace. Mr. Cary said that he agreed that Evangelical Free Churches on the the ships of the Company tuken
advocatod. It was proposed, he said, to it would be difficult, to replate Mr. aid a union of Churches was not form a representative Federal Council, Lucas whose recommendations would have to be submitted for consideration to the T. Williamson could not be My Looker further said that Mr., denominations themselves.
The Union accepted: the proposal to replaced form a Federal Council, though it was “Major Morgan "said," he had no generally agreed that the scheme didelim to make. not go far enongh dat it is a begin
Exemption was granted
E Roberts, and we must take the cus
Churches.
APPEAL TRIBUNAL
war of aggression against the German Ming-Sin Kwei, son of the Hon. people; or for the destruction or Kwei Chih, Chinese Consul General disruption of Germany or the Ger-for the Philippine Islands, bus com- had been engage in missionary work News has reached the East that man people. That has never been pleted a very successful year in the in Japan for rly 50 years, died at Baron Vitale was recently accident one of our war-sime, and we were electricul coginlering department of her home in Yohama on the night of ally shot dead in a Neapolitan cafe, ing, declared the president, the Rov. J. most reluctant and quite unprepared Cornell University. He returned on July 2, Miss Ceby was born in New The late Baron, who was a Professor pace of the slowest [188 for the dreadful ordenl." What the board the Venezuela on July 4, to York on July 30h the year 1833. The at the Oriental Institute, was a grent Dr. Shakespeare mid be believed with
Allies are fighting for is world Manila to spend his summer vacation funeral took ple at the Yokohama authority on China, having epeat Canon Burroughs that the
which shall be an just to with his parents.
Union Church of which Mins Crosby several your in Peking, where he must unite or perish." peace
was the first chart member.
was Attaché to the Italian Legution. Germany as or any other State or
He was in Peking, during the Boxer nationality in the world. The Ger..
rising. He married a Japanese Indy. The Philippe Legislature has Chancellor still thinks of aing beautiful Paramount picture, made an appronation of 300,000 Peace Settlement after the method entitled Silks and Satin in five pesos, for the exon of telegraph CAN YOU AFFORD THE RISK? antal specialist, speaking at the THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE of the Congress of Vienus he sparks parts, from tomorrow till Friday lines in the Philipines and the ERE Jou ever seized with a severe Society of Arts, the result of the of Belgium as being held as a pawn night. These exchave Paramount stallation of winus stations The Wattack of cramp colic or diaromotion of fear, the purpose of which for fature negotiations, he tells the pictures are a fhe collection well Secretary of Germerce and Conchas without a bottle of Chamberlain's was to cause fight to misure safety O need of sufforing, from cramps in Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy washer the instinctive fabling the stomach, or intestinal laine. world that at a Conference at General worth seeing. From Saturday tomunications har allotted 240,000 in the house? Don't take suct rinks, cullided with the biger developed duty Chamberlain Colle Chopra and Din
A dose or two will cure you before of the soldier to stand his ground, that the Remedy aver fails to relieve the Headquartersity wasz decided to Tuesday next the continuation of the pesos of this, An for carrying out doctor could possibly be called, and it conflict occurred. An intense tart usin ist sovare cases. Get it today there abide by the Brestlitavak Pence
The strange, creo of 15 separate projed in various. parte never fails even in the meat severe and mads to suppress the four, and when will be no time to send for it after tha.
dangerous casos For? male zby, all the oppression failed shell cohock track comes; on. 24. Fortalen by all which deprived Russia of
of the Islande
Chemists and Starskaepomuk
casid resulted:
Chemists and Storskeepers.
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His Excellency the Govern Council wil sit at 9.30 úru, on HOW SHELL SHOCK 18 CAUSED, Thursday, the 18th July, to hear an
appeal by Mewsm. Brewer & Co fam. Shellshock was defined by Hajor: Birthe decision of the General Military Robert Armstrong Jon the eminent Service Tribunal
CRAMP COLIC