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THE CHINA MAIL."
NEWS OF THE DAY,
LOCAL AND GENERAL
be the principal lesture of the meeting of the Legislative Council tomorrow,
A donation of £1,000 by the Taikoo Sugar Refining Co. Ltd. to the Red Cross Fund is noknowledged in recent Landon papers,
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Hing Ron Road. He denied having stolen the bucket.
When asked why he admitted in the charge room that he was gollty, ha said, he was sixed to sign the statement and he complied.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
ROYAL HONGKONG LIGHT CLUB, THE SANITARY BOARD,
RN
"EMALLPOX PROCEDURE.
RETIRING MEMBER
toa bad been put forward by THE MAGISTRACY.
Fukinese Chamber of Com The Fukienese community com ANNUAL MEETING,
prised 6,000 od traders, apart alto LARCENY OF A BUCKET.
gether from rickahs coolies who Bafore Mr. Wolfe “this morning a
The annual meeting of the Royal
A meeting of the Sanitary Board balled from the same provinom. In Chinese was fod $5 for the lareny of Hongkong Yacht Club was held at the was fold yesterday evening, Mr. A. Hongkong, the several communities The discussion on the Budget will a bucket from a woman residing at 15, Club House at North Point must aver Gibson, presiding. There were in which to bury their dead, so that also had each a portion of the cemetery ing."
present the Hon. Mr. T L Forking, this was not an unprecedented rez The Hon. Mr. Claud Severu, CG the Hon. Mr. B. R. Hallifax quet for any community to make." Commodore of the Club presided over 0.B.E. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, The Goronment had granted such good attendance of members which OBE., Mr. F. B. L. Bowly, Mr requests in many other cases. Very included Commodore V. G. Garner, Ng Hon-tos, Lieut. Col. Criep, Ma. many communities had cometeries 4. D. Hickling (acting 3.0.H.) and set apart for them. The Fukienese In moving the adoption of the Report Mr. J. L. McPherson (Secretary)...
community only wanted a small AN OPIUM SEIZURE
piece of land four acres in extent, and Accounts, the Chairman sail the
and were ready to pay 65 centa per The community will be glad to Inspector Browns made an applica- latter were the most satisfactory in the
square foot for the land, and "hơ. A letter from the Government thought that was a handsome pre learn that cable has been received ton before Mr. Wolfe for an order to history of the Club and showed that from H. E, Sir Henry May, to the consecate 132 taels of non-Government the Club was well patronised by the advising the appointment of Mrmium for Crown Land on that fits effect tha: Miss Dione May is progress opium, valued at $1,769 found on members. After reviewing the expen W. To in place of Mr. Ng Hon- From a revenue point of view, there tas, who is retiring shortly was laid fore, there could be no object on t diture the speaker painted out that upon the table ing slowly, though her position is silboard the Fat Sung----
the proposal. He understood that 'An Indian watchman whilst on duty there was a balance of over #1,400 in The CHAIRMAN said they would be there were some objectors to grual- saw some smugglers lowering the opium band. Thanks were due to Mr. Carpen very sorry to lose Mr. Ng Honing that site. A site was set spart into a sampan and when he approached tor for the arrangement for bathing at the same time they would wel in Kowlood two years ago for the them they beat a hasty retreat, leaving members, also to Mr. Blair for his work come Mr. Tso who had had a great Fekienese community, but he under-
Spade pin connection with the sailing events the opium behind.
According to the tummal procedure no dainant having coms forward, the and to Bir. Macdougall for his services application was granted
Hon. Secretary Concluding the Chairman said he desired to retire from the office of Commodore, having occupied that position for two years,
Mr. H. Rouse suggested that the $1,000 in fxed depout should be invested in the War Savings Association. The CHAIEMAS, suggested that the matter be left to the Committee.
The motion was then put to the meeting and carried nassimously.
The CHAIRMAN moved the election of Mr. R Sutherland as Commodore Mr. DENISON seconding, and the mction was carried.
A marriage has been arranged and will shortly take place between Alfred Ernest Wileman lata British Count-General for the Philippine Islands, and Mabel, widow of Frank Barnes Grandy, of Richmond, Surrey, and daughter of the late John Gaskell, of Heswall, Cheshire.
Ti
LOOKER—On the 13th October;, sud-"
denly at the Yokohama General Hospital of pneumonia, MURIEL Why are rents so high in Hong JESSIE LLOYD Looxxx, the deeply | kong? Read this: Yesterday 15 beloved and regretted wife of years' lease of a lot of Crown land'xt Herbert William Looker,
Yaumati, measuring 9,520 square feet, was sold by public avotion at the Public Works Department. It sold for $10,100; which 'works out at ́ai
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PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instrac tions to sell by Public Auction,
(FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),
OD
FRIDAY,
abe 18th October, 1918, at 10.30 am..
at their Sales Rooms, No. 8,
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of Sale.
Cash.
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Mail.
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little over 4 a square foot. That, at the present exchange, works out
| nearly £30,000 per koro.
at
WHEN THIEVES FALL. OUT.
Wong an engineer, was charged with anstehing from another Chinese gold watch and two opendages valued of 190 in Centre Street.
a
Inspector Macdonald explained that the complainant was waiting for a rickshaw when the accused came up And enquired in destination. Com pisinant asked hira to mind his own business. Thareupon defendant snatched the watch from complainant's pocketand fan amy. A chase was given and at the junction of Centre Stroot constable arrested; him...
Defendant and he was wrongly arrested.
The CHAIRMAN then presented the bewly elected Commodore with the Commodore's badge and fag.
The death in announced of Mr A Brandt, Consul for Denmark, and ENEMY SUBJECTS IN CHINA.
one of the oldest and leading man of WHEN the news first came out that Hanko, Mr. Brandt, who death occurred suddenly from apoplexy, was Germany had refused to ratily the alio Vice-Consul tor Norway and from his pocket and attempted to assured the members of his interest in,
A Chinose constable said he arrested" the de sedint as he was running. When arrested defendant took a gold chain
and claimed the chain. thaw it away. Complainant came up The defendant was discharged and ordered to furnish security for 8150 to
Mr. R. SUTHERLAND, in returning thanks for the honour accorded him
and endeavours for the welfare of the
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Club.
Anglo-German War Prisoners' Agree-Acting Coneal for Sweden and mant unless guarantees are given Holland. For many years he had been a member of the French Council against the interement or deportation and, at the time of his death, be was appear before, the Court whenever. The election of officers resulted as |
of Germans in China," It seemed too Chairman of the Board of Governor absurd to be believed. Bat the of the International Hospital.” statement turns out to be true. in substance and _ja "fact. Early" la
DEATH OF MRS. LOOKER.
The deepest sympathy will be. falt in the community with Mr. B. Locker, solicitor, of the firm of Messrs. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Harston, in the and death of his wife, which the General
| Angust two Datck ships with British prisoners of war were ready to leave Holland, but their departure had to be postponed, because, for the reason above stated, the German Admiralty refrained from making any provision occurred suddenly at 838 for their safa conduct. As recent Hospital at Tokohama, yesterday, Hrs. statement by the Press Bureau point-Looker's health bad been unsatisfactory for some time past, and on that
her way to the United States, where sosount, we understand, she was on
Mr. Looker hoped to join her later. Her sudden death will be Test deeply felt in Yokohama than in Hongkong, because her family were well known residents of Yokohama
SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS,
LIMITED.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES, FROM ELROPE, COLOMBO, AND·
STRAITS.."
TEE Steamship
1 CARMARTHENSHIRE,"
jed out the treatment of Germana in China a matter for the Chinese
" Government and has nothing what ever to do with an agreement dealing with prisoners in Germany and the British Empire. We should think
no
having arrived from the above Ports, it must be clear even to the German and Mrs. Looker before her marriage Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed Government that if the British was especially prominent in the social
at their risk into the hazardous and/or
extra hazardous Godowns of the Hong-Goverumcat directed or controlled life of the port,
King and Kowloon Wharf and Godown
Co, Ltd whence and/or from the the acts of the Chinese Government,
wharves,
delivery may be obtained
Goods not cleared by the 23rd Oct., all enemy subjects in China would
at 5 pm. will be subject
to
rent
All broken, chafed and damaged pack. have been either interned or deported
ages are to be left in the Godowns Messrs where they will be examined by i Goddard & Douglas, on 23rd Oct., &t 10 A Chime against the Steamer must be presented within 10 days of arrival otherwise they will not be recognised. as in any case whatever,
on after China declared War
against Germany. Bat, in point of
- GENERAL, LUK WING TING, TURNCOAT.
A Shanghai telegram to the Chinese fact, there has been no internment Press states that decording to in.
complainant called upon to do so and to pay $2
--
SUMMONS AGAINST COM.
MANDER BECKWITH "
WITHDRAWN.
Mr. E. J. Grist appeared this morning before Mr. J. Wood and said that be understood that the summons lasted by Mr. F. Banje against Commander C. W. Beckwith, B.N., for behaving in a disorderly manner and using indecont abusive and insulting language towards Mr. Bunje whereby a breach of the peace may have been occasioned was to to be withdrawa
Mr. d'Almada, for Mr. Bunje, said his client had no desire to proceed with the summocE
The case was accordingly withdrawn,
"A MURDER CHARGE
Wa Wai Chung, was charged this afternoon before Mr Wolle with murdering another Chiness "named Ei Hing in Third Street
follows:-
YACHTING COMMITTEE: The Hon. Mn Claud Severn, Cap T. Arthur, Capt. Aitken, Messrs. D. K. Blair, A. Denison, and A. R. Lowe.
ROWING COMMITTEE: Commodore Garner, Lieut. Hall, Messra. E W Carpenter, H. R. Northey, H, S. Rouse, E. Ormiston, reikmenis
BATHING COMMITTEE: Messrs. E. W. Carpenter and D. K. Blai.
GENERAL COMMITTER: Commodore Gurner, Capt. Arthur, Lisut Hall Messrs. E. W. Carpenter, A. Dennisor, RE. Macdougall, H. S. Northey, and D... Blair.
Mr. R E. Macdougall was re-elected Hon. Secretary and Treasurer.
After a vote of thanks had been secorded the Chairman, the meeting. terminated.
"OUR DAY."
MESSAGE FROM H.M. THE KING.
Mr. L. Longinotto, Assistant Crown*** Solicitor, prosecuted, while Mr. Darid- son defended to my
The following message from. His Majesty the King has been received:
York Cottage,
Sandringham,
Norfolk
deal of experience, a
CANTON, ICE**
stood that it had never been used. as the community objected to it for several reasons, one being that it was The Board then considered what quite inaccessible. Another objec action should be taken regarding the ton to his proposal might be mise importation of ice from Canton, all that the cemetery would be used for to be impure.
the burial of people from Singapore Alt. G. G. ALARASTER asked whe-and elsewhere. It would be po ther the ice was sold to the public sible, however, to make a rule that and who imported it?
the cemetery should be set aside for The CHAMMAN replied that Canton Fukienase merchants of Hongkong
unly
ice was imported by a company in Canton. It was sold in a shop prav-
Mr. Na HoN-T9z sacondud. tically opposite the Central Market. As the Board scomed to be fairly although he sympathized with the com The Hon. Mr. HALLI stated that, unanimous that the importation unity in their desire for a cemetery, this ice should be prohibited, he he thought the reasons put forward by, moved that the Board recommend to Mr. Bowley were not adequate. There the Government that the importa was very much mora in the objections tion of this ice be prohibited.
Mr. ALABASTER seconded and the motion was rorried.
THE CEREBRO-SPINAL" SPIDEMIC.
Mr. BOWLEY, "pursuant to notice,
naked
Mr. BOWLEY asked:
than had been stated. The first reasons.
for refusing to grant the application,
was that the site was not for sale. The statement made by Mr Bowley regards the different sections of ceme teries for people of other communities were all of the same religion and End did not apply to the Chinese, as they these funeral rite One of the () Has the Medical Expert on reasons which led to the present regula
Cerebro-Spinal Fever made any tion concerning the establishment of, reports or recommendations tu cemeteries was lack of space. The the Government with reference Board was driven to various expedients to the prevention or treatment to conserve space and, as a result, the of this disease? If so, will the limits of the cemeteries granted to the Head of the Sanitary Depart Tung Wah and the other hospitals were ment ask the Government to strictly defined, and their request for communicate ruch reports and additional space refused. There would be recommendations to the Board? no extension if it is possible to avoid it. The CHAIRMAN replied: Lieut. Two months ago the Kong Wa Hospital, Olitary has made a report, which in Kowloon, made an application for a being published by the Government.special site for the borial of deceased hospital patients- matter of more im- portance to Hongkong than the barist ( Do the Head of the Sanitary of the people not living in Hongkong, Department and Medical Officer The Governor himself examined, the of Health propose to take any place and it was impossible to find a (and, if anywhat? special site in Kowloon. The Fakiness com steps with a view to preventing munity were not as numerous as the a recurrence of this discase in Cantonese community, who had no epidemic form during the com separate cemetery. The Board could ing winter, In addition to the hot recognise any province as needing a Ordinary routine of cleansing separate burial place, but what they and disinfection?
could recognise was the claim for specist concession of Chinese who had betre more especially connected with the Colony, The Government had made s cemetery at Aberdeen and the Chinese had put up a lot of money for cemetery there for all. Chinese One of the reasons why the site could not be granted was that information abowed that the cemetery asked for would be used for the interment of remains from other places, and they could not allow Hongkong to be made
The CHAIRMAN replied; The answer is in the negative. No such action is required to be taken as the matter is for the consideration of the Government,
PROCEDURE IN SMALL-POX
EPIDEMICS.
Correspondence was dealt with relative to the proposed procedure during small-pos epidemics.".
It was stated that the procedures burial place of that kind Regarding the Kowloon cemetery he understood was that during the progress of. epidemic small-pos cases were to be that the place was not popular becatine allowed to be treated by the Chi the Fung Shus was bad. It was difficult to refuse the application without seeming rese in their own houses subject to unsympathetic, but he thought the certain conditions. The case must ressons were so strong that it must be be reported to the Medical Officer of refused. There was plenty of ground Health, all the people in the house in the New Territory, and the Govern On the occasion of Our Day, 1918, I must be vaccinated and a notice ment bad offered the Fulienese com
posted up at the coor of the bouss manity & site there, but they were not stating that there was a case of satisfied with it. small-por in the house. The object Mr. ALABASTER, said the application cedure was to try and prevent was that 1,500 of their number shoul of the proposed altemtion in pro zoemed reasonable. All they asked for dumping," also to enable the be buried on one section instead of Board to get early information of scattered about. The applicants offered to pay the highest price that was paid 830 since China declared war,
epideznic.c nothing has happened
The Hon. Mr. FALLIFAX stated leading to the cemetery.
prepared to make anbatantial rondă. beyond the will not have anything to do with the in the back did not penetrate any vital my people the financial support which deportation of the officials under troops not immediately under his org.in. The cause of death was the they require. By personal observation that the last small-pox epidemic and THE HON. MA. PARKINS, apported safe conducts to Germany. The
abdominal wound.
in the United Kingdom and on the the steps taken showed that the the Hon. Me Hallifax. He emphasised The sergeant interpreter of No. 7 civilians who remalo in China, as the Press Bureau commuuigné states, Sai Chong as Protidaut.
He is also willing to recognice Chu Police Station said the prisoner made a Western Front I am convinced the adoption of these new and rather the starcity of spece, and stated t
statement to him on 27th September at appeal of the joint committee for funds starting principles had a very great the cutting into the hillside would
effect in reaching the end that involve enormous expenditure. 12 coon after be was charged. In that is more than justifled by the manner in atmeter application of the medical On being put to the meeting, the have been treated with very Liang Shib i therefore advocates statement prisoner said he did not
Dr. Y. K. To, visiting physician, Gör ernment Civil Hospital mid the deceased was brought to the hospital on Sept. 25, in a semi-conscious condition at 2 p.m., suffering from a stab wound in the back and two wounds in the abdomen, have much pleasure in congratulating Be operated on him and opened the the British Red Cross and the Orier of
The intestines were pre stomach. or deportation up to the present General Luk Wing Ting recently a post-mortem sxammation was held. they in conjunction have achieved during forsted. He died the next day at pm: St. John on the magnificent work which telegraphed to Liang Shib Yi that be Death was due to stab wounds. little preparation made, bat more is willing to maice peace separatoly Cross-examined, witness said the stab more than four years of warfare and in than twelve months have passed and bar slready instructed the Kwang and two inches in length. The blow efforts may continue to receive from the beginning of a small-pcs for graves in the Colony, and were alas wound in the bank was five inches deep expressing the conádent hope that their
wui forces to evacuate, Hunan, but be war from top to bottom. The wound
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HONGKONG DEFENCE CORPS,
A young Chinese hawker gave and responsible labours in co-operation cession on the part of the author After dealing with formal business material évidence. He said he had with the medical services of the forces, ties prevented the Chinese, from the meeting terminated,, known the deceased for over a month. In Flanders, France, Italy and Malta in dumping the dead bodice anywhere O September 25th be met Lap Yue
and everywhere through tear of pro Sing, a sweetmeat seller, and the decear Palestine, Macedonia and Egypt, Mersecution and obviated the necessity. ed, at Leong Yi Fong, sometime after opotamia and East Africa and in Russia for concealing cases, which bad p.m. Lau Yut Siog nikel him to Bdamania and Siberia, the joint societies hitherto been a very columon prac drink tex. He took him to Ching Kse
THE FIRST CHINESE NEWSPAPER the centre of German intrigue in Orders for Infantry Battalion by Major in 52, 3rd Street: After that witness have relieved the suffering, healed the ice. It was the choice of two evils,
EVER ISSUED UNDER China or worse, the communique
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credence whatever, saya a. Londër is given on this side to the lating in New York alias char adian: Pacific - Bailway Interenia sre o acquire the P. and 05 Thaiden is obviously pot
and Lau Bing left the deceased at the sick and saved valuable lives for thead was important to remember that the more concealment, the tes shop to invito another Chinese, Kai service of the Empire in war and pesce, more dumping, and possibly the Chang, living io nd Btreet to have FRIDAY, October 186
tea. When they got back to the tes They have also been able to give wel more infection. The new system ernment. That is beyond dispute.
3.30 p.m. Inspection of Arms, Ammt ihop there were four of them. After acquis, nesistance to our Allies and inguve better prospect of enlisting the The German Government's attitude uition, Equipment and Uniform at Headquarter of an hour they all came out, making provision for the sick and co-operation of the people and it wo in the matter is clearly fadefensible, quarters, Tress-Belliet (or Topees) The deceased then went east along the wounded have not forgotten the nagely due to that that they wer
able to deal with the last epidemicide the realm of probability, but in the Tupic, Shots Putties, Greatson? (en) direction of the hospital. He bed not kope and the drastic measures which the banderole) Rifle, Belt, Sidearms, Fouches, gone far when a man with small eyes prisoners of war whose privations us quickly as they did. Ho moved event of working agreement between British Government has announced Waterbottle and Haversack 60 rounds caught hold of deceased by the get they hava dens much to alleviate that in armill pos epidemics permis. the leading British whipping.comsales
has announced ball ammunition to be carried my frout. Ia leized the daccused with. But it must be remembered that peace eion be given to Chinese to keep arranged, as us often begu
said, "that is a matter clearly within
the competence of the Chinese Gay-
The Chinese Mail
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of the correct treatment of British prisoners of war in Germany will be welcomed because such action is abundantlystified in the circum- stances. The attitude which Germ adopts zard to this partic
bes
which are
GE STEWART, A Caps in Adjatent, H.R. Defence Corps. Hongkong, Colober 18th, 1018.
the left hand and track him with his rigat Witness could not say whether even when declared
ed, it is quite ilkely that the CS- will not bring?
small-pox patients their own houses, proved the conditions were dim- Pacific Ocean Serricous
the Atlantic and Pac fe feet the assailant had anything in his band cessation of the work of the hospite
observed,
be included The sailant struck decessed in the ab and indeed the demand on the resources Buy Hos-réz seconded, god of the O2 domen. The assailant as vestor to wit
of the Rol Cross must inevitably con-the ness than thec écense 1. Someone whowas preg behind the deceased stabbed declared tins for sometime afte PAIN BALM ith kni
ide the have ended Impres
hostilities