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SHOP in Nathan Road, Kowloon. Kowloon. Marine Lot No. 48, suitable Luc Coul Storage,
Apply to- HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE.
CO., LTD. Alexandra Buildings. Bucgkong, July 17, 1918.
PUBLIC" AUCTION.
THE Undersigned hare received instruo Trions to all by Public Auctions,
[FOR LOCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED},
JA
TUESDAY,
Telephone No. 818.
THE CHINA MAIL.
it remains in the pigeon-holes of the Department of Agriculture and Industry Mr., COLLINS says the general absence of progress is no doubt chiefly due to wast of under
standing of the factors which make
THE MILITARY SERVICE TRIBUNAL
TO-DAY'S OKSES,
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 177 1918.
A PRISONER-OF-WAR FROM HONGKONG.
FORESTRY LOAN TERMS.
PAKING, July 10.
THE MAGISTRACY. LARCENY OF SHIP'S PLATES.
Of My H. J. Millington, formerly with. Two Chinamen were charged before the Buffe in Hongkong, then connected THE VACUUM OIL COMPANY. Mr. E. Dr. C. Wolle this morning with the prison staff and latterly
3lessis, C. C. Stark, A. Lench and with largery in frepect of three brass sanitary inspector, our London corres (for scessful mining Chine J. Brook, had been passed us Pates belonging to the ss. Hong Di,ponden: writes:-At the outbreak of the mission, NiF; Security, the forests an pationalism aces the necessity for
Fon antay night. The plates were war he rejoined his old regiment and economic development on foreigh
traced to Wanchai,
went to the Froat. He was in the Mt. Congdon appeared on behalf liges, but still objects to the utilisa of the firm
front line when the Germans began tion of the foreigner in furthering it.
their great offensive in March, and Mrs.
medically fit.
The defendante pleaded not guilty, The second defendant, a marine
The Chinese 'izil to understand that receivik from Mr. Conglon had been/hawkes, mid he bought the pattes, killington, who is living at Dover,
lievidence.
till
informs me that he was taken prisoner on March 1-and is in Germany. That will explain why many Hongkong friends who bare written to him have not received replies.
Prisoners in
The following are stated to be the tarms of the Forestry Loan
Amount, Y30,000,000, Interest, at per cent.: Repayable, Fiva Jer mines of Kirin and Heilungking.
After payment of the loan the Chinese Government should organise a company, conjunction with Japanese, for the of North Manchuri development of the forests and mines
In connection with the formation of the above company, is is understood the following tipulation: that a supplementary agreement makes
Half the capital shall be provided by the banka participating in the loan.
The details of the formation of the company shall be decided by representa tives of the two contracting parties according to the procedents of the Yalu River Lumber Company and the Tien- Pacahan Silver Mine Company.
The Chairman said that a letter industrial success depends as much carefully read in which it was stated from the first defendant, who brought apon legal and other surrounding that under normal conditions Mr.
them to his shops.
Inspector Sim, who prosecuted. conditions as upon, machinery." Mr. Stark und Mr. Lench were both "in COLLINS points out that one of the dispensible, but owing to the laid the ship had left, the harbour, Most important causes still retarding of stock in outport branches they but there was a member of the crew mineral development in China is would be able to draw on them if in Court, who would give material Germany are not allowed to write many the subject of legislation, including necessary. Under the circumstances
latters, but. Mrs. Millington: requests In reply to his Worship. Inspector me to express her appreciation of the taxation of mineral products. "The the Company did not feel justified, taxes, both on"account of their heavy tenting the news telegrams in ask. Sim suid the "Captain of the vessel letters received and to assure the writers If China is unable to repay the Kar that they shall be delivered to her at the time of the satablishment of the weight, and the haraming manner in ing for total exemption.
was a Fonebman and the Engineer
husband at the first opportunity. He Company, the said loan shall be consider which they are collected, bear so i «Two niguths" exemption was, how. In Chinese. :
intends to return to Hongkong as soon banks and if it does not amount to half ed as capital advanced by the Japanese heavily upon the industry that little fever, asked in the case of Als, Beach, M. Wole remanded the case
as free to do so. The account of the the whole capital the baita.shali maks progress in mining under either native The Tribunal aliwed Mr. Lench the 24th. Axing bait at $100 Sch.
#gtting on the day he was captured up the difference. or foreign auspices can be hoped for, the require exemption and tol
stated, "In a redoubt near St. Quentin, otherwise than under exemptions, exemption for Messrs. Stark and
in another, near Grugies, and many anti considemble part of this Brook.
other southwards, past" Fort de Liez toiu purt pressure in relieved." While the
MESSRS, A. S. WATSON & Co. present chaos reigns in China there seems little prospect of administrative-
Messrs. W. T. Elson E. W. H. opium. Lees and H. E. S. Payne hath been... King (A.S.P.3 appeared. Hongkong, War DAY, July 13, 1918. reforms of pital importance to the
gand asked that the defendants be country receiving serious attention. medically £t.
Fischarged as there was not sufficient Meanwhite Mr. COLLINS book on
Mr. D. E. Clark, of Messin. F. D. the subject may be studied with Humphreys, & Co, the Generate against them.
eh profs by all interested in the Managers of the Company; "appeated question, "and it may be hoped that, on behalf of the Company,
The Chainman said that the Com-A THIEVISH COMPOSITOR. it will be studied, with special atpen- tion in the Government department Fany put it to the Tribunal that the
This afternoon, before Mr. J. R. at Peking most immediately con-business of the Company is of essen- cerned.
The China Mail.
LACK OF MINING ENTER-
PRISE IN CHINA..
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
633 AT the recent unual meeting of shareholders of the Hongkong Steel Foundry Co, Ltd., the Chairman, in the course of his address, stated that there are, unquestionably, large deposits of iron, ore, coal, lime stöxe and wolfram available in the neigh- bouring provinces, and that he had no doubt whatsoever that a woncession could be arranged to give Hongkong a steady supply of these articles. We do not know on what grounds this belief is based unless it be on the readiness which is being shown by both sides in the military struggle which is being waged in per cent. China to "pledge the mines of
eine 23rd July, 1818, commencing ot 2.30 p.m., at their Salas Rooms, No. 3, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,
AN A WORTHEST or
HOUSEHOLD LINENS, C Comprising -- Scalloped Pillow Cases, Shoes and Fed Quilts, Single and Double Plain and Hemstitched Sheets, Pillow Cases, White Satin Quilts, Table Cloths, Fara Linen Hama Sorviettes Bath Sheets, Bath Towels, Turkish Towels, Glass Cloths,
Forms:-Cash..
Auctionems.
Hongkong. July 17, 191
PUBLIC AUCTION.
600
Exchanget opened this morning eighth down, the demand rate being
36. J.
The Kawasaki Dockyard Co. of Kobe proposes to pay a dividend of 4th
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak laft¦
DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED.
Four Chinese were charged in MP Wolfe's Court with the larceny of
Hix Worship accordingly
charged the prisoners,
If China floats a loan in order to secure capital for the company, the Japanese banks shall Hoat it wholly or
La Fere, companies of English and A Chinese News Agency states that in order to quell opposition ten millions Irish, Buffs and Londoners held out.of the loan will be paid to the anthorities They saw the enemy streaming past of Tengtien, Kirin ani Heilungkang them, and knew that they were cut off, while the remainder will be paid to the but would not retreat. Some of these Central Government.
heroes fought until evening, and then. dis-with ammunition spent, tried to fight
their way through.. Many did not succeed, but by their service they checked the enemy progresi, and gave their comrades a greater chance later."" The correspondent also mentions that Corporal Davis, 38th Co., R.A.M.C.
tal importance to the Colony, and Wood, King Swin, a Chinese/como- fo the public safety qualified che pesitor, employed by Messrs. As ste in both the Dispensary and & Walsh, was charged, on nemand, formerly in Hongkong, was well and Laboratory departments were neces-with stailing a quantity of the Sary to carry on the business. The valued at $30. The compositor's Tribunal was told it was very did-mother was also charged with unlaw- enlt. practically impossible, duling fully receiving the type,
the war, to obtain qualified chemists Mr. J. H. Gardiner appeared for from England and there were niche the defence, and Sergeant Wills available in the Colony. The prosecuted.
Tribunal understood that the Com Mr. Gardner: I understand; your poor asked for absolute exemption Worship, that the Police for Messis. Payne and James and pared to withdraw the case against mporary exemption for Mr. Elson, the mother of the defendant, who is The Geropany's pre-war staff was charged with receiving the type 19 Eropeans, and a large number! Sergeant Wils: I am prepared. Lo
hearty at Gibraltar.
HONGKONG CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP,
1818...
The above competition resulted in a tie between Mr. B. W. Ray and Mr. C.
M. Sequeira, each scoring 8 points out of a possible 9. In the play-off Mr. Bay beat Mr. Saqueira by two games
to oil..
."
| Kwantung and Kwangsi to anybody by the shakaya Marr for California whereof Chinese. To-day, the European withdraw the charge provided certain chess champion of the Colony.
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Holyoak and daughters aro |
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who will lend money to meet the Are HUGHES & HDUOB,
requirements of the armies. The staying. demand for those minerals and the The loas caused by the big re prices they command jus now offer at Kennedy Town yesterday morning is a great inducement to the Chinese reckoned to be in the neighbourhood of themselves to exploit this mineral half a million dollars.. "wealth which lies uimost at the
in
HF Undersigned have received
structions to sell by Public Auction (YE ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
י
ou
TUESDAY,
the 23rd July, 1918, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Rooma, Na s De Vieux Road, Corner of Joz Hover STELET,
ASD
TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD TEAK FURNITURE, BRASS
WOOD TWIN BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS CARPETS, &c., &c-,
AND AN ABSORAMENT OF USEFUL HOUSEHOLD GOODS,
As follows:-
centre.
i
the
stuff was 11 and two R.A.M.C. men questions are answered by doing part time work. Five men mother. had left Hongkong for military ser
Mr. Wol then iruned the charge ice and three more from Shanghai gainst the first ....... prisoner, who a Tientsin. One had died and two plended guilty.
Mr. H W. Ray thus becomes the
Mr. To Lau obtained the highest scord of the Chinese competitors.
'COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
PLEDGING KWANGTUNG MINES.
"Pisine, July 10,
The Chinese Ministar at Tokio reports Canton Government, has heen, negotia that Mr. Tang Shao-yi, on behalf of the ting with the Japanese for a loan and it is understood that he has offered several mines in Kwangtung and Kwangsi 23 security and that he is also endeavouring to purchase arms and ammapition for the use of the rebels..
The Chinese Minister requests the Central Government to take steps to prevent these negotiations reaching a anccessful conclusion.-Reuter.
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FILIPINO DIVISION.
TO BE CONVERTED INTO FUTURE ARMY OF PHILIPPINES.
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"The Militia Commission has rú commended and the Governor General has approved the plan to convert the Filipino Division which is now being organized for Federal Service into the an official statement issued by General Jones, adjutant of the National Guard.
more were on sick leave, one of Afr.. Gardiner asked his Worship. The Return of the number of cases futare Army of the Philippines," saya.
Major Morgan asked for exemption in two cases.
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to take a luient view of the curse He believe the prisoner had been many years in the Colony, and had served as a compositor for 11 years og the South China Morning Post, Mr. Clark emphasised that it Ave or six years in the Hongkong would be a serious matter if their Telegraph, office and six months at
further Mess. Kelly & Walsh. talt of chernistes depleted.
were
A representative në Mesars, Kelly Major Morgan asked whether the& Walsh asked for a severe penalty, Victoria" Dispensary could not The stolen type, he said, was fery closed down.
valuable. It was worth four shillings Mr. Clark said that it could hel
a pound, and there had been a lot
Arm-chairs and Chesterfield Sofas (new) { at something like $12 a ton instead Lady May, the graciaus President of closed, but it would be a serious loss of theme petty thefts in the office.
Tables, Dinner Services, Crockery,
Furniture, including large Blackwood
to - Notes
One of
of "communicable diseases, notified occurring in the Colory of Hongkong during the week ended the 13th July, showa ——
Bubonic Plague, Diphtheria.... Enteric Feter,
to guarantee government employees For this reason the plan proposed,
their positions back on being releaserl Casos. Destia.from Federal service was not pushed, since those sployees. would be taken care of in the army. Their positions are, however, guaranteed and they draw their full government pay, up to time- of federalization.
32 26
$
3
+
1"
Paratyphoid Fever,......... - I Cerebro-Spinal Fever, 13-
8
"It will be remembered that the Captain of the NY.K. Hitachi maru, which was sunk by the German raider
It was an old established business. Gurdiner: I do not think the in September last, committed
The Chairman Would it defendant is the only oce. practicable?
the employes, I believe, fins dis- Mr. Chirk said they had only one appeared...
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dis
"The War Department has definitely promised tante for the Training Camp of the Division; arms, equipment and uniforms; the call to Federal service is to become effective about. November 1 ready; and a "tentative" period of or as soon thereafter as the division is training for three month
While it is not believed that tha. division will then be mustered out, in
order to be on the safe side an estimate will be prepared and submitted to the Legislature for the maintenance of the Division for the remainder of the or from February-2 to Deostubero, and at the same rate of pay for the personnel as that it is then receiving from the. Federal Government.
door of this importaut shipping in the province of Szechuan, since the one in the aerted water factory.
Opium is being grow again freely whom was an office assistant, and If Chinese mixe-owners are Southerners gained agendener there,
Contract. prepared to
to supply and opium dens have been opener! industrial concerns in Hongkong with indiscriminately. coxt, why has the Colony--its coal
Á book of verse by Mrs, Maconactie, Merchants, or other enterprising people who are prepared to earn an honest (wife of the Pastor of Union Charch),
illustrated by Gusner A. Molloy; R.G. A penny-not act about to procure has just been published and is beftg these supplies. It there is an abua-cold in sid, of War Charities by the dance of coal at the very gates of Queen Mary Needlework Guild. The the Colony why should not oil, little volume, which bear the title Brass, and Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, ter example, be made available here Purl and Plain" is dedicated To Card Tables, Upholstered Suites, &c,
suicide shortly after his vessel was Bedroom Furniture, comprising Double of $30 which the coal brought from the Hongkong Branch of the Queer Mary Needlework Guild." It is sold and Single Brass Bedsteads, Sideboards, Japau commands? The profits in
captured, while the stewardess recently at 52. dianer Waggons, Extension Dining sight are surely in themselves large
returned to Japan. The steamer had Table and Chairs T and Occasional enough to tempt Chinese to develop The Ellis Kadoorie College, at man there and he was very hard | The Magistrate: Has one of your.
crew of 190, and regarding the fate of Glass Ware. Cooking Stores, Cutlery, the mines Everybody knows how Honam (Mr. Duncan Campbell, he worked. It would not make much employes disappeared-I do not other members of the crew, the Depart ment of Communications announces that Plates Toilet Seta, &c., Bath Roour, greatly the Chinese have contributed master) is now. ing saonthly difference to the Hongkong Dispen- know. Utensils, &c., te.
Electric Reading Lamps, Blackwood to the mining developments or the bi-lingual magazine on the lines of the nury, and it would be a very serious Sentence of three months' hardware either killed by gunfire from the German ship or died from illness and Teakwood Screens, Blackwood Federated Malay States and the cen's College magazine. In addition loss. Mr. Clark pointed out that or labour was passed.
"Seuate President Quezon is intensely on College topics thereof their men at the Hongkong Dis The accused's mother was
ister or committed suicide, while one returned to Japan. All the other interested in this proposition, but does Table Scrven, Side Tables, Chairs, Netherlands Indies, and yet they are several short articles written Cabinets, ke, Engravings. Pictures, neglect the great opportunities at by Chinese students on a variety of in one night during the recent
pensary was called out over 40 times charged. "
members of the crew, except three not believe in a large standing armp Kinkosan and Brass Vases, &c.,
hose fate is not known, are how simply for garrison duty Teunis Poles and Nat. Several Carpets Home. Why is it? If we look wall subjects, and the magazine, if its presenteretiro-ineningitis scure. The Hong-
interned at the Prisoners' Camps at
Part of his plan contemplates that new and second-hand.
Oce of the Public Works of the Talanda and the into that question we shall have no standard is maintained, should profie a
Brandenburg and Gestiow.. kong Dispensary was the only die. diffianity in finding the answer. A very ueeful means of promoting that
A Chinese youth was charged with them, however, it seems, has been Health Service shall be under the very useful book has just been bealthy interest among the students Pesury that kept ben all night, obtaining refreshments to the value removed to the naval hospital at Kiel Engineer Corps and Medical Corps, of the Army respectively, and that If the Victoriu Dispensary was to of $1 tom a public house in Yau- owing to illness.
comprabensive plans for the develop published by Messrs. HEINEMANN that gives to a arboot a reputation and
be kept open they must have one mati and produced two bogus notes.
meut of those services be worked out The wife of a master of a licensed and pushed to the limit of funds |(London) which supplies very
mab in charge
(purporting to be $5 Swatow Bank:
trading junk has reported to the Polico | avaflabia," information on the subject. It is His Excellency the Governor was
Mr. Payne and Mr. Jamen were a report was made to the Police that at about 17 hoon on the 12th inat. entitled "Mineral Enterprise in present at Statue Pier, this morning gated exemption, but no exemp. Station auxi deferidant was arrested while her junk was exiling from Macso China by WILLIAM F. "COLLARS, on the occasion of the departure of ion was granted to Mr. Elson..
on Tuesday night.
to Cheung Chau, and when off Thing || lately Vice-Chairman of the Peking Messrs. J. H. Rameny, J. A. Ridgeway
Defendant said the loten ware Chat in Chinese waters, a long one British Chamber of Commerce. It had R. T. Barton, of the Hongkong THE HONGKONG TRAMWAY CO.given him by a friend, and; he paidasted boat, containing fire men, osme
the bill in his stead. COLLIES, who writes with expert and Shanghai Bank, for
Mr. A. D. Macdonald was
Sergeant Murphy said the notes slongeide. Three of the men boarded] TO BLOCK OERMANY'S ROAD TO knowledge of his subject, aflirms that. After a few minutes' conversation, binus medically fit.
were ordens ausd by the Compraha junk, each armed with a revolver.
BAGDAD AND INDIA China's foreign and internal trade Excellency shook hands with each Mr. W. Roberts, Secretary and dore of a big firm in Swatów and One of them shot bar quand in the
"The Georgians of the Caucasus refuso. and FILMS,
have more to gain from development Excellency then proceeded to Blake Company
as he went aboard the launch. Hi Manager, appeared on belulf of the could not be used as ordinary cured above the eye, the bullet coming
rency. He wished for a short re-down into the check. The robbers than to recognise the treaty of Brest- PLATES
of mineral enterprise than from
mand to inquire further into the put them in the cabin and sailed the Litovsk, and are determined to resist Pier to bid farewell to L-Serge Harks The Chairman said that exemp-matter.
junk to Tam Chai, when they again with desperation the Germano Turkish and PAPER,industrial progress in any direct and Acting L. Bergts. McFall, Stout tion was asked for on behalf of Mr:
came alongside and stole from the cargo invasion, and pake sacrifices in order to DEVELOPING & PRINTING foreign countries in, in cartain cases, Kenneally, of the Hongkong Police Tramway, was of essential interest
At present the, mineral industry of Murphy, Marpby, Acken, Wilson and Macdonuk on the ground that the THEFT ON BOARD A CANTON goods to the value of about $480, and block the road to Bagdad and India" This is the energetic declaration, knudes about #120 worth of personal effects, by the Fresident of the Union of The robbers then rowes in the direction Républican Georgians, Bir Nicolas UNDERTAKEN.
he siys, two to three hundred timesForce.
of Tam Chai barbouz The woman Djanachia, who is now in Faris. more developed timn that of Cliína.
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Δί "OLIVER" TYPEWRITER,
1 PIANO, The Robinson Piano Co. (good condition).
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(Fall Partieniars from Catalogue). Exams:-Cash.
HUGHES & HOUGE,
“Auctioneers.” -Hongkong, July 17, 1918,
(Continued on Page 8:) "
KODAKS
B
A. TACK & CO.,
4.
26, Des Voeux Road Central
The extuses which account for this
absence of progress are discussed by
free the water in a way which should
A name.
DON'T NEGLECT YOUR
SAAM FAMILYAMIM
Iain's Colic, Cholera and
Home,
passed
ALLEGED BÖGUS. NOTES:
notes.
STEAMER
•
GEORGIANS RESOLVE.
We will over after the German yoke." he declared and we will never renounce the bupor raised by the Run ["victories; during the first years of the war. In our eyes the treaty of Brest- Titova k is not validly violating as-is does themselves me
to the Colony: aba ghat the Mintary A Chinese was charged with steamed her junk back to Macao And authorities used the tramway for the ing a pair of jude stone bangles frora reported the matter and also left her transport of men. The pre-war staff another Chinese on board a Canton husband with a Chiness doctor there. we-four
steamer.
Isoppeared that complainant to helpful to Chinese reformers who Wamily with a bottle of Chamber-left: Before the war they had four port to the compridore and all the catalogued in Debrets, drawing Ser week. We confens no separatist t
HER you fall to provide your Nr. Roberts said that one men had found the bangles, missing made the spectació of a titted lady, duly the sacred right of peoples to dispose of would wish to see in the future Remady at this season of the year, you qualified engineers, now there were pamergers who were about to leave 12. Od. at a country post office, ou but we shall din nil in our power to
tendencie progress in the davelopment of the are neglecting them, as bowel complatut only three. None had left for mill- the ship weto, searched. The pair accoons of his ordship Sghting value prevent the establishment of derinanfa 2002, Industry comparable with,PREOTIPS LA sure to be prevalent, and it is too tury Bezvico but Mr. Kennedy the of bangles was found on defendant to the State, is one of the Jatent porterile Pegaming in Bunsin. Let burbur Rus
that of dangerous a malady to be tried with Omperature Haripe fruit and the same industry in other coun children, in the family. A dose or two doing war work in Canada. expired banishes
This is especially true if there are former munnger, had left and was persen. Defendant was also a time Advice of this kind has of this control and perhaps savo lile, oajer Morgen urged non-exemp. M. JE. Wood, sentenced doleu plentifully offered to the within allerton,
dant to three months hard labour For at least a doctor's bill For sale by
fand four hours stocks wuthorities - before, but all theasta mad Storekeeperskor
CAUSES AND CURE FOR DIARRHOEA
VEREATING, & change in the
impure of the causer of
Marshes, Chamberlain's Colle, Cholers
Diarchos Remedy cures these bowel been disturbances promptly for sale by all Chernista and Storesmepers
xemption was grante
shall be the first to clasp their hands.
sacrifice about is for bad her Jadyship We fornug the formation of a great sta of democracy. There is an plement of brothers remain Russian and reinsisted in town she would have been toleration Welchnik Heterthole cou- "eplied to an extra orchidenpancetinue to defend our kleat of light) and
justice, which is all of hat of the anes
London paper