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THE CHINA MAIL.
for private concerns to wink, at n loss. Few of them have large nys:l uble reservce, fewer will use such reserves to pay wages for wurk which has ceased to have any value. In a week or two, thousands may be out Lot work Who will feed then and
keep them disciplined !" not know what the Government of at the greatest rubber producing country
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in the world contemplates doing in the matter, but it is very evident that a serious slump in the rabber industry of the Malay States harset in and that all the circumstances point to the necessity of Government Control of the industry while the present circumstances endure, in order to protect this great industry in Malaya from being permanently crippled.
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To-day's Advertisements
DEATH.
LOCAL AND GENERAL..
SUTTON-At Manila, of dysentry, on
NOTICE:
THE BUSINESS bitherto carried on of dealing in Sporting Arms and Ammunition under the style or firm nevie of WILLIAM SURMIDT & COMPANY will in fature be carried on under the style or
by the undersign HONGKONG firm name SFORTING ARMS AND AMMUNI TION STORE.”
HENRIETTA BRANCH, Proprietor:
Hongkong. Sept. 2, 1918.
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QUEEN'S COLLEGE
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IRST DAY of TERM, FRIDAY
September 6th. Candidates for Admission should
Aug 20th, Willian Denny (Billy)
learly beloved eldest son of Mr.
No case of "comannies le disease
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
THE POLITICAL SITUATION, IN
THE NORTH.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE PORTUGUESE, AND THE POLICE RESERVE.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1918.
also a large number of Portuguese ARE WAR MUTILATIONS
serving in the Defence Corps." There
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TRANSMISSIBLE ?
A contributor to the Shanghai Merig cury writes 21
is no question, therefore, of the au doubted loyalty and proper sense of citizenship of this unction of the com- munity.
A great number of women who have [The “Chinese Mail Service.]
My remarks were addressed to those married, or will marry, soldiers suffering (To the Editor of the CHÍNA. MAIL").
Portuguess, Eurasiana and others of from mutilations received in the war are PEKING, Aug. 31.
Sin-ia the course of an addrets British nationality who still refuss, asking:"Do my children run any risk Parliament at a joint session to-day
. Win they be born physically perfect or cau decided to elect the President of that on the occasion of a farewell presenta and take pride in so doing, to give of hereditary mutilation
An. F. C. Jenkin D.S.P. (R.), im,reported way' service to the Colony. Their they be born ko their father!"
namber is not inconsiderable, and snswer to this question will obvista LATRE... to have committed himself to the
many of them are fit and evitable. Imuch uneasiness, and mental, suffering. Republic on the 4th inst, and the Vice- tion at the Police Reserve Club, Mfr.
Parliament bas positively elected following statement:-There Way have the honour to be Sir. Chu Sai Cheong as the most suitable another class of person in the Colony candidate for the Presidenty and Trav who during this war had an opportunity Kun for the Vice-Presidenty.
President on the 5th.
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Your obedient servant.
F. C. JENKIN.
THE GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW YORK.
There is abundance of evidence that cer tain characteristics of the parents can be transmitted to the offspring. It is a mat tur of averyday cheervation that children resemble their parents in facial appegs. ance, stature, and build. The Botrebu nose and the Hapsbune lip have been transmitted by the males at the race for Pentaries, despite their alliance with " women of very varied deacent. The tendency to obesity is very roumanly" ".
to serve the Government-be referred | Tuan Ki Sui (the 'remier) has to the members of the Portuguesa and other races-yst" had not done ro. ciruulated"s telegram tendering his resignation and, explaining, his reason. They were people who were earning His resumption of the ottica is possible-their living in this Colony and were
Acting President Feng, Kuo Chang]
sujoying its hospitality and protection, WHY COL. ROOSEVELT WILL NOT inherited.
As regards actual deformities. Handh circulating a telegram to day again
STAND.
abnormalities, that common deformity nf the face. constituting bare lip is explaining his attitude. His family and yet they refrained from giving five
definitely transmissible, s« are abnorma have alrendly left for their native bome. minutes of their time to the service of
the Celany and from taking a share Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will not be ties of the blood-vascular system and LATER. Tuan Ki Sui, in his circular talegram with their comrades he had been in a candidate for or in po circumstances the skeleton. As instances of the latter accept the nomination for the Governor may be mentioned narrowing of the
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saya that in common with the Presi- the fores all these year, he "othership of New York. He made the an- pulmonary
With the members of
and increase in
If there is much evidence to show transmitted, what can be said of the that such parental characteristics can be
tions
nounced tendency to bleed, which con- Hon. Merton E. Lewis, Attorney
stitutes the disease of bremophilias, is nouncement in the following telegram:-number of fingers and toes. The te
General, Albany, NY.
essentially hereditary, "Dear Mr.Lewis:-I am very gen request, and I need hardly say how much uinely touched by the spirit of your
the nomination for Governor of New Petore owering this question let us I cannot be a candidate for, nor accept
look at the case of other acquired de Yor the position of Governor in any formities not resulting from wounds or State, and especially in this great and conservative war surgery. Is there any and most populous State, is one of the evidence that they can be transmitted very highest consequence sud there is in the Chizess Empire it is chatountry
and Mr. A. J Stros aged 3was reported in the Caleny for the ment any longer. Moreover, the Presi- I think is is about time that an emphatic | I appreciate the honour you do me. But possibility of transmitting war mutila.
years an! 9 months.
The
China Mail.
Hexagona, MaNDAT, Sept. 2, 1938.
THE RUBBER INDUSTRY:
SERIOUS concèru is beginning to be manifested regarding the position of the rubber industry in the Malay States. The drastic reduction of can camption in America, partly for the purpose of relieving shipping but nure restrain expenditure on especially to 716 essentials during the war, has led, the Rubber Growers' Association to
attend at 9 AM. on THURSDAY, Sept.
Prospectas and Information may obtained from "
THE HEADMASTER. Hongkong, Sept. 1, 1918.
ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. YURING the School Year 1918-1919
hours ended on August #1..
By order of the Chinese authorities the Peking Evening Journal has been chwed down. The reason given was that it was a German organ though having a Chinese litor.
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A writer in Shanghai paper who says he has "travelled and eaten in no less than five countries," says he bas never encountered elsewhere such abominable food as is forced on the ubmissive public of Shanghai." Some hay, he says the liners-out at Shangbai will rise in robellion.
dent, he desires to see peace and unity rastared in the country, but as the cases" I am not at all concerned; they commanders at the front will not are capable of taking up the cudgelt ohey orders it is useless for him to in their own behalf. But as regards continus holding the reirs of Govern the reference to the Portuguese. I dental election is about to take place and pratat be lodged in the public Press it his wish to resiga immediately, but against the insinuations and aspersions in order to maintain peace and order from time to time est against the in the different provinces he will
little understood and much maligned continue to assume the responsibilities action of the community of which
of the office for the time being.
form part
I
no men in the United States who ought so to manipulate the fest of the children
motives
not to feel honoured to have the chance that considerable deformity results Ng Pui Foo bas telegraphed to the
are not only of the highest importance, produced in each generation afresh. or Goverumant that all the Southern It is dificult of explanation that one of filling it. But the duties of the place Nevertheless the deformity has to be of Mr. Jenkin's professional avocation but also are very exacting and onerous it is never transmitted. The same must leaders approve his advocacy of peace
should devote himself wholeheartedly by certain races from religions. At the meeting of the Fuleval The Premier, however, says he will and holding the position of prominance and demand all of way man's time and be said of those mutilations whics are Council at Kuala Kangsar recently ignore all further telegrams from Ng which he enjoys in this Colony Sherry and whoever occupies the place carried out generation after generation utterances with so little sense of and soul and brain should be whole-peated upon each individual all through
the ages. among the many Bills passed was one Pui Foo, and rely on To Kwan, to should-hare dalivered himself of public to the work, and, therefore, his heart for from custom. They have to be ru
heartedly in the work. control him.
This was true of me twenty years As regards war mutilations, the answer legalising lotteries bekl for war pur
Owing to the new developments all responsibility and of the harm which
York. It is not and cannot be true of transmitted. In those cases above, which poses, entitled the War Funds Bill,
important personages are going to his irredection is calculated to inflict when I became Governor of New is also in the negative they cannot be | on "those against whom his allegations me now. For the last four years my apparently favour the suggestion that Peitalho for a conference.
It is reported that General Tso are directed. Before committing himselt whole being has been absorbed in the the parents may transmit certain char- consideration of the tremendous proacteristics to their children, the reason affected now bleaks, national and international, raised is that the germ call is primarily a Kwan will proces south today. The to the damaging statement Government bas instructed the Anhui animadverted upon, Mr. Jenkin owed by the world war. I have thought of rad has, so to speak, naffaceable char- of all other subjects. Idition cannot be brought about by the exclusion troops in Kiangse to advance against the it as a public duty to make sare of his then and dwelt on them in my mind to acters stamped upon it. Such a con- enemy in order to remove the acute facts, or else he laid bimself open to a could not turn from them with any heart mutilations of outlying parts of the body, problems of this great State, that the children of this generation will domestic situation existing in Fukion but Noi charge of lamentable ignorance which to do with any other subjects, even the and there is no evidence worth the name it is difficult to believe in one of Mr. deeply though I appreciate the vital suffer from the fact that their mala
importance of these problema..
parents have shed their blood or sacri My soul is for the men who are fed limbs in the cause of their country. Jenkin's position and responsibility,
It is a matter of common knowledge fighting in this war, my mind dwells that, in cao of his published despatch- continually on the problems of the war, the international problems of peace es to the Secretary of State for the which is to close and justify the war, and Colonies, the Governor of Hongkong on the tremendous national problems, mentioned the services offered by ial and industrial, with which we
shall be faced after the war is ended. members of the Portuguese Community through the Portuguese Consu! in Hongkong to the Government of the which the Governor of New York State The War Department has announced Colony. That offer though gracefully must deal forbils me undertaking a task that the total casuallics in the Army
which I could not bring the whole of recognized was not accepted by the whatever strength and thought and wines the entrance of America into the war to date total 20,444, divide as "Again assuring you at my deep follows other action of the Portaguero Compreciation, and with very real regret. "I British Government, Regarding that ability I posses munity who own allegiance to his am Majesty King George the vast majority -probably not less than from 80 to 20 He was fined $10 or 3 weeks' rigorous per cent.-belong either to the Police imprisonment.
He has
Sizi Chung bas replied that the Anbui troops will make no move until the
been settled.
nake strong representations in favour Mr. Vistor Gensborger, one of the of compulsory restriction of output young men concerned in the baseball Tuestion concerning Ng Pui Foo bas Beginning on MONDAY, 9th Sep in the British possessions and for scandal at Shanghai, has volunteered sember. Classes & 7 and 6 will be taught Government control of export and the for active service with the French. Mr. in the new Building, Eobinson Road. and Classes 5-1 in the new premises, price of rubber. But if the state- Gensburger is an Alastian. Kennely Road, which also be thements we see made in the papers been found to be physically fit for residence of the Teachers and Boarders.
of the Malay States may be relied military duties, and it is stated that he' upon, a nbstantial reduction in anxious to go with the next batch to output would seem inevitable even join the French Colours. The other without Government control. We men concerned in the scandal have been read for example that "Rubber in publicly advised in the mily Neas and the Shanghvi Hazelle to take Klang is at present unsaleable. At
the same course.
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BR. AIMAR,
Hongkong, Sept. 2, 1818.
Director.
PLANTING
717
PAKRO SEEDTAPE 3 cents a lb. in Singapore it means
"is very simple matter: Make a shallow trench, lay the tape in it, as you walk along: wet the tape thoroughly, cover "lightly. That is all there is to it, except gathering the luscious vegetatla and handsome flowers a short time, after.
GRACA & CO.,
2
on the US S. Oregon when in the U. S.
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THE MAGISTRACY. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF METAL.
A Chinese was charged' in Mr, Wolfe's Court with being in unlawful possession of 60 lbs. of metal.
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Defendant described himaeli as a marine hawker, and said he had been ten years in Hongkong.
A YOUTHFUL OFFENDER.
..
A young boy, aged 15, was charged with snatching a jacket, the property of a seamstress,"
Reserve or the local Defence Corps of the Colony. Those not serving in either, for the most part, are either under some physical disability.ör are over age.
on
This being so, the very fact of my intense appreciation of the magnitude. of the New York State interests with
tr
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**Faithfully years, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
GERMANY'S THREATS.
AMERICA AND REPRISALS:
THE AMERICAN CASUALTIES.
WASHINGTON, August 25.
Killed in action, including 291
·lost at sem.....
4,212
Died of wounds
1,360
Died of diseaSS.....
1,394
Died of accident or other causes. Wounded in action; wi Missing in action including prison-
715-
19,476
2,167
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that it must be produced for des
"A third German,, one Robert Frank, than Hi a lb. even to pay the coat
has now been arrested in connection' of production. And this to many, with an armed robbery in Shangbai in
The total caulties in the Marine Corps have been 2,901 since the beginning of and perhaps to all means, of course. which $3,200 were stoles. The two
the War, divided as follows:-- working at a loss. The writer of other suspects now in custody are C.
Officers dead. that statement, who says be has Krausch and Carl Lindow. Krausch
Much, attention is being devoted by Others wounded. "mixed up with Orientals" almost was thought to be a German, but now
The Portuguese sarn their living the American newspaper Press to the Officers missing.. and enjoy the hospitality of the suggestion of Mr. Gerard, the former Enlisted men, daud.. all the time he has been in Malays, claims American citizenship, and says
Ambassador, that reprisals in kind as Enlisted men, wounded. and therefore, claims to know some he is Charles Nelson and was formerly
The complainant said that while she Colady not on suffrance, but by virtue regards the treatment of prisoners are In the hands of the enemy
In a speech recently, Mr. Gerard inde thing of their affairs, declares that with them the question is precarious Navy. When brought before the Mixed was putting her child off to sleep, of reciprocal rights and privileges alone appreciated by the German mind. Missing
Court his case was remanded for hearing defendant came and picked up the sujoyed by the mbjects of the two clear that the United States must and pretty serious, and quite
before the American Asscesor. Cjacket which was by her side and countries-Great Britain and Portugal exact an eye for su eye and a tooth for -between whom treation of friendship, a tooth, and that anything less would be construed by the enemy not as and fear. number are already ruined." Serious Lindow, the firss to be arrested, was carried it away.
Defendant said another man had commerce and navigation exist. Mr. chivalry but weakness.
the accounts of labour questions are foreshadowed found wear the mocne of the robbery on
right mood to adopt reprisals in kind a result. Og Ja'y 90th the the evening of August 19 and was asked him to do so. The man, who was Jenkin, be charitable and her in Americans, inflamed by Secretary of State for the Colonies recognized by the Chinese, arkese shop presont in Court, denied the allegation. mind also that there are a considerably the treatment of prisoners, are in the His Worship enquired of defendant greater number of your own nationals should say American be abused during apropos of the German threat to exact Berit s lengthy telegram to the was robbel, as one of the men who FILMS,Governor of Ceykut eludying the participated in the robbery. Lindow whether he would throw himself into now enjoying the hospitality of the captivity. Mr. Gerard's advice wa
was in possession of a loaded revolver the harbour if he was requested to do so. Portuguese Government, not alone in reprisals against Americans in London Daily Mail-May I as the His Worship ordered the boy twelve Portugal but in her Colonies and Riotolen, the Kaiser's favourite: keyhole spokesman of many American officers in
specialist, was not released from intera strong representations made by
strokes with a light cane and detention dependencies where they are also very archt by the United States. Br. Gerard England, be permitted to say one word The Rubber Growers' Association
well received as they aboold be, and sold how von Hintelen came to bim in to dissipate the impression that there for 24 houra
Berlin with a letter from the German has been no hospitality on any large the
are earning their living besides, Pro Foreign Office, and asked for a safe scale thus far. The exact contrary, of
"might riding a comfortable. competence for conduct, to America, that be
DEALERS IN Flower and Vegetable Seeds. Postage Stamps, &c. No. 10, Wyndham Street, HONGKONG.
KODAKS
and
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PLATES
and PAPER, for cuftailment of ontpat DEVELOPING & PRINTING and for the Government control of export and price of rubber UNDERTAKEN.
and it was at once communicated
when arrested
THE ST. ANDREW'S WAR BOND DRAYING.
The sale of tickets for this Drawing has now been opened at the Chartered
ENEMY. INSURANCE COMPANIES.
BRITISH HOSPITALITY TO AMERICAN OFFICERS.
An American officer writes to the
A. TACK & CO., to the people interested, with
view to obtaining their opinions Bank. It will be observed that "the in Britain. before the war, arges the Corps of the Partaguaza Govern. so little faith in his protestations that I their facilities at our dispo
26, Des Voeux Road Central.
FRENCH LESSONS Timer has this comment on the in the event of all the tickets being content with reinsurances, the subtlety
Your's faithfully, B,
Hongkong, August 31st, 1918,
did not even transmit his request to We have had more invitations to country Washington. Von Rintelen came here houses for week-ends than we could later, on a forged passport, and, every possibly avail ourselves of The Amer body knows the kind of charitable work can icers' Club, in Lecorfeld House, he was doing up to the time he was Mayfair, has been our home for nearly pine months, and a splendid one. We odgral in Atlanta Geol. He abused our should be happy, Sir, if you would allow hospitality by blowing up
bountiful hospitality on all hands. Palo the future. Can you cite any example engage in charitable work on behalf of course, is the case: We have enjoyed of their serving in the Manicigal Belgium. Mr. Gerard said:
He gave me his word of honour that tically all clubs in London and golf and
placed Sir Frederick Hall, who has an inti Force or any branch of the Defence his mission was wie of mercy, but I had country clubs without number, havas mate knowledge of the German business importance of legislation against the ment? the questions set forth. It Society proposes a distribution of prize German insurance companies who act on [389
is presumed that the same telegram which is a departure from the usualed as spies and secured valuable informe was sent to the Governor of the practice, and we believe it will be tion concerning British markets. Though competition from the English companies Straits Bettlements, and the Straits generally welcomed. The first prize was such that the Germans had to be of their penetration methods was sp suhject ****
If the Secretary of State disposed of will be $25,000, but instead arent from the fact that they specialized 16. Morrison Hill Road.for the Colonies did not forget that of the usual sccond and third, there in marine re-insurances, thus keeping will be next to the drab prize abreast of the latest developments and Malaya is interested in rubber, and Bre of $10,000 and the rest in movements of British shipping. Une big German parent company owns thirty if the Governments of this Colony.descending scale totalling about marine insurance companies operating and the Federated States did receive 820,000. Fifty per cent. of the in Germany. It is imperativa. Sir Frederick Hall urges, tint Great Britain his cable message, their failure to total subscribed is to be given to War should adopt, the same policy in nounced regarding enemy banks and
G. MOUSSION.
METALS
THE PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY AND ITS WAR SERVICE. TO THE COLONY...„”.
of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding bring it to the notice of the great Charities. This, we believe, is a larger legislate with a view us absolutely, pro to the fact that the remarks made by | bent assorted stock in the Colony, industry concerned, and to take percentage than any similar drawing inhibiting German insurance colapanies.
and engineering works. Largost and
SINGON Clar
(ESTABLISHED A,D. 1880), LUNGIST
PPONE 515
prompt measures to frame such a
the East has provided for, but the prizes, we believe, will be found
CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH REMEDY
plants and bridges, and killing our as to make known that British workers, and we were all prood over hospitality has already been vouchsafed Secretary Lansing's answer to the deus in the most open-handed manner, and that we are grateful for it in the highest inand that this man should be released, durée. The Clerman Chancellor once said that all his country wanted was a place in the san, but when this country finishes with Germany it will have a place whier will be far warmer than the san (Laughter and cheers).
(To the Rilitor of A
A MALL")
A well kaown entertainer who recently returned from a tour in France St-My attention has been drawn
received letter from a soldier, who aked, "When are you, coming out me on the occasion of the presentation Word has been received to the effect agsinito cheer used coreluded by to a Company Bergeant Major of the that Commander C. G. Roberts saying, "We are chasing the Huns to Police Reserve would probably lead.B, formerly of the China Navig hell! The latter word was deleted by & CO. reply as would have helped the soficiently large to make a
your readers in the Cout Ports and tion Co. and Shanghai. Tug Co, who the censor, and the following footsots Imperial Government to come to appeal to the public. ha Prospectus will
alsewhere to the conclusion that in joined the Navy immediately after the wae added. All reference to fuldre decision is one of the gravest failure be found set forth in our advertisement THIS remedy has no superior as a Hongkong the Portuguese residinois outbreak of war, has been awarded the movements of enemy troops strictly that Governments could be guilty of. columna, and we are sure the poblic cure for colds, croup and whooping had done nothing in the nature of War D. S. O. for services rendered in the forbidden." ND CHINA MAIL A precious mouth has been lost will do its beat to make the effort has been a favourite with mothers of Service for the Colony.
The trae position is, of course, that Estutes are beginning to close down success. The great battles now raging young children for simosk forty years... Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cas and to discharge their labour staffs will tell their turje in greatly increased always be depended apos and is pleasant well over one-third of total police No provision of any sort has been casualty lists taxing the resources to take predaties performed by the Auxiliary made for meeting the emergency these matures may produce. ~ The closing down muuit almost of necessi
now. It is
EDITION OF TEE
"MAIL"
THE NEWS
that
cough
of all War Charities to the utmost, and usa every effort de to incressa these resources demande the utmost support of the public whose canna,
fizh tin
It not only cares colds and grit, but
their fiting in pneumonis
it Gough Remedy contains
Police in the Colony are carried
rtguard Company which
ocent unity in
no opium or other naceatic and may given an confidently to a child as to ant by far the wat Adultez For sale by all Ohemists and Police Reserve Torve. There
Mediterranean.
TREAT
DYSENTER
SUGGESTION.
fith them.