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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. Daniel Wilgrom has been appointed honorary secratary of the Patriotic League of Britons Overseas at Fladivostok.
ment from one side or the other as todrives in connection with the Boys The first of the monthly whist their nature and the probability is Naval Quadrillo Club takes place this that it will be from the German aide, evening at the R. N. Casteen Theatre. especially if the Armistice terms cor- respond to those of the Armistice Mr. R Denniston, maunger of Mears, Buttarfeld and Swire, Dairer, was married to Mrs. Perkings, sistar-in- law of Mr. Baker, the United States Consul General åt Mukden, in Mukden on October 23rd.
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DEATH-BLOW OF GERMAN MILITARISM
Ir must be a staggering blow to military nation like the Germans to receive an intimation that they can obtain the Armistice" terms, they have recently been asking for on
to imagine Germany swallowing such a bitter pill Very likely there will The some dramatic appeal to the peo- ple of Germany to resist any such ternis "to the last man," but this would only be piling up the agony for Germany. The Germian people have to accept defeat They can gather from the armistices already arranged what terms Germany will be required to accept, and their acceptance will afford the best proof of the death of] Militariam in Germany, which it has been the aim of the Eatents Powers to decomplish.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Dr. RE Chambers of Canton was married to Miss Christine Coffes of Big Tokio. The civil seromany was per Springs, Texas on October 24th in
formed at the United States Consulata
in Yokohama.
CITY HALL WORK PARTY,
Mr. N. J. Stább, statea —
THE MAGISTRACY
HEAVY FINE FOR ILLICIT OPIUM
A Chinese was charged this morning before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfs with being
on board & Douglas steamer. in illicit possession of 17 taols of opium
THURSDAY NOVEMBE
INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE Loting, but as the regulations governing the opening of minse are too hard on the partins concerned, the public is not at all keen in taking up shares
[AT CANTON.
in Yingtak, and Laksheong engaged in Coal Mines-There are 70 companies the coal mining business. Hall of the
The following excerpte are from the Report by the Commissioner of Customs, on the Trade of Canton in Output only is fit for steamer and
factory use, while the other half on 1017, just od m
only be used for distilling and other Kwangtung Electric Supply Com-purposes where slow combustion indices.
The opium was found concealed round.The shares of this company About 100,000 tons el cool were
when taken over from Manduced in 1917. Shein, Tomes & Co. in 1000 were owned two-thirds by Chinese- mer-
his waist and his plea was that he was giran the drug by a friend.
,-:1!:ག་ His Worship fined him $1,560 or seven months rigorous imprisonment.
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Wood $10 or two months rigorous imprisonment.
CHINESE ARMED WITH REVOLVERS
The following paragraphs are ex-
works made slight progress during decrease compared with the average of coal the company substituted bauled shows a very satisfactory in the year. Owing to the high cost of the year before, but the freight certain amount of wood fuel, which creuse. The daily receipts amount- fails to keep up sufficient head of ed to $4.807-$1,6504 from user steam to maintain a proper watergers and $3.053 from iraght--and pressure in case of large fires. Much were sufficient to defray expenses for satisfaction is caused by this lack maintenance of way, repairs to rolle pressure at entical momente, and ing stock, sanries, coll, the company should either be made
The Canton-Samshui Railway dully.
chants and one third by the local RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION Government. Owing to the finan cial difficulties of the latter, its
IN KWANGTUNG. shares are gradually being sold to the RESISTING THE POLICE publie, and at the end of 1917
retained poly one-fifteenth of the For resisting the Police and for selling shares of the company. During the tracted from the Report of the Cour vegetables without a license; a hawker first 11 months of the year undar maioner of Customs at Canton, for this, morning was fined by Mr. J. B. review the number of lampa added 1917 —...
but in December the company da-Yuch Han Railway was at a stand- was approximately 1,000 per month The construction work on the cided to allow no more uditions, still throughout the year, owing to owing to the shortage of power, and lack of funds. The extent of the hne in in said the restriction will continue in operation remains the same as at Entil the new turbine plant has been the end of 1018, 1.0, from Wongaha" erected an order for a $1,500,000 terminas (Canton) to Shiuchow, Li Loi and another were charged, on plant was placed with an American 130.28 miles distant. This section romand, this afternoon in Mr. Wolfe's firm in November 1917, and it was kept in operat on throughout Court, with being armed with revolvers, hoped to have the same in working 1917. and, with the exception of His Worship proceeded with the order by May 2010. In spite of en- several piratical attacks tion of Mrs. H. A Lammert, writing for summary charge of unlawful possession tings, etc., the company will prob The number of passengers carried barcod cost of coal, lubricante, fit the working proceeded smoothly. of revolvery against the defendants; ably dechre a dividend of 10 per averaged 3,252 per day, and the During the month of October, the the other two obarges against the first cent. for the year 1917
freight linuled, to 1,008 tons per day. City Hall Work Party packed the defendant were that he, on his own
Canton Waterworks-The Water. The passengers. nered show a slight following pillow cases, 55) dor admission, committed the armed robbery handkerchiefs, 59 sheets pairs bed-on a money changer's shop in Shanghai boots, 6 pacumonis jackets, 101 Street in March last, and also with dreasing gowns, 60 mops, 4 eye-band inciting the second defendant to shoot Exchange shows a drop of ages, head-bandages, 90 milk covere, the Polica. to-day
101 food-covers, 65 scrubbers, 325 situ
Sergeant Murphy, who prosecuted; Pyjamas, 45 paira slippers, 149 mosquite said the revolver found on the first The meeting called by the Consti- nets, 180 shirts, 215 vesta, 30 shroude, defendant had been identified by the application “id the usual military tutional Reform Asaceiation takes place 39 table covers, 14 small bags 43 aber as that used in September in do its duty to the public or have form" to the Generalissimo of the at 5.30 this evening at the City Hall triangular, bandages, 20 pairs operation Furacy on a river boat.
a charter taken away. During the collection unmounted to $2.730, of stockings, 3 pairs surgical boots, 1. pair His Worship I took your plea year 117.192 feet of new pipe were
which passenger receipts contributed RECITAL.the German Government asked for The water in storage on the island
surgical socks, 204 bedjackets, 17 re-esterday of having a revolver on your laid and 282 houses added to the $2,51 and fight receipts 3180. anarpristice, wo can be quite sure of Hongkong on the 1st inatis it was with an idea that the only returned as 2,056.25 millions of gallons small pillows and a quantity of reading nothing about the revolver. The public wants. No extension was and 1817 results show an improve- versible bed-jackets, 27 Washers, 18 Person Do you wish to say anything list of water consumers. The daily No interference with the working of
The first defendant said he kueritput is 820,000 gallons, and this the line occurred from local disturb
considered sufficient to meet thence, as was the case during 1018, means of getting it would be in as compared with 1,478.05 millions on the usual military form." Events the same date last year.
The wool department packed 510 not his.
second defendant said the revolver was made to the neighbouring villages, over those of the preceding in the theatre of war have moved
Owing to the enhanced cost of coal year It is proposed to start a Bible pairs socks, 54 helmets, 53 muters,
Canton - Kowloon Railway. The rapidly since the German Govern- Study Circle at the Helens May In-123 pairs kase cape, 12 caps and 18 charge against the second defendant.
His Worship proceeded first with the and stores, the water charges were
rased in December last from $1.50 following extracts are taken from the ment made its request through stitute. A meeting to arrange time and pair operation stockings.
to $180 a month per family of six railway report for the year July 1916 President WILSON.
The maiter of a lime water shop said persons or under. During the wins to June 1917 At the commence- While the subject of study will be held on Tuesday, The Mothers' Union Work Party con- the revolver with a large calibre was the ter season much complaint is heardment of the year the rebellion was from consumers about the brackish still in progress, and while the attea- shirts, 15 reversible bed-jackets 9 seized the first defendant on the day of mess of the water supplied Astion of the soldier was occupied with
and 8 suits pyjamas." scrubbers, 3 shirts, 6 head bandages, arrest (Monday) at 8.30 pm in the the puraping is done from the river, military matters the attacks by armi- Fook Tin tes-house at 9, Argyle Street, and the river is then at its lowest ed robbers on the railway continued Ten cages were sent to Vladivostock Mongkok, just of the arrival of the stage, the incoming tides, make the without intermission. Iuring Jily water very**** brackish, and con-and August- seven slations, were
Anderson for the Americas Red Cross, the second defendant to shoot witness. blamed for its quality,
burnt down beatles constant thefts Firstdefendant was seated ata table with: for Shanghai.
of truck fatenings and on several, Cement Works The factory occasions the cutting of the track the second defendant and another. The daced 96,000 casks of cement during with the object of demilog trains, third man at the table was not armed the year, of which $5,000 casks were
disposed of localy, 2,000 casks ant During September there were seren Mr. Marphy interposed and said the abroad, 3,000 casks shipped to Fochow more robberies stations. After CANTON ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. third man was a friend ofthe police. and Swatow, and the remaining 25,000 peace was restored traffic improved
ST. JOHN'S
CATHEDRAL,
ORGAN
MONDAY
NEXT AT
6. P. M.
Allied armies in the field. When
matter.
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1908 inquiries into the real significance 12th just, at 5.30 p.m. All those tributed the following:-31 Fests, property of the second defendant. He
of the constitutional changes recently interested are invited to attend.. announced in Germany were pro-
BARGAINS.ceeding, the Allied armies in all
40% DISCOUNT.
FOR LADIES DANCING SHOES.
Harvest Thanksgiving Services will be held at Union Church on Sunday
a
to
the theatres of the war were striving when collections will be taken on behalf and one-WAL sens to Consul General police. The Brat defendant called upon sequently the company cannot be robbed and most of the matsheds
their utmost to force a decision of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated. by purely military action, and Hospitals. It is desired that gifts of they have succeeded. Their sue fruit and flowers, which will be after- cesa in Palestine and Mesopotamis warde distributed to the Military and soon led to Turkey following the Naval Hospitals, be sent to the Church. lead of Bulgaria, and the over-on Saturday morning.
Italians, with British, French and The Commissioner of Customs 25 American co-operation, brought Canton in his annual report remarke Austria-Hungary to her knees and The Cantor junk. trade has not yet the conditions of the Armistice she been seriously affected by the competi
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A meeting of Scotsmen was held in the Canton Club on 11th Oct. presided over by Mr. J. W. Janisson, C. M.G.
It was decided to spend the amounts collected in sending parcels to Scottish
Continuing, witness, said the second defendant was armed. When the first defendant called out #shoot the second defendant was seated and did not rise until the third call. When the police arrived there was a struggle and
casks to Hongkong Since July hatconsiderably, so much so that by the the production has diminished by one end of the year (1310) the total can- half and the manufacture of decorated ings were very des below those of tiles and fire-bricks entirely suspended the previous year. The year 1917
throughout the year PAR commenced peacefully and business Factory auspended work in 1916 and after the fighting of the previous Brick Factory The Yu Yick Brick give every indication of recovery reopened early in 1917 Owing, how ever, to the death of the proprietor, Peking in the early summer was ycar; but the political unrest in
has just accepted are an drastic and tion of the Canton-Kowloon Railway; as comprehensive as could be desired. but with the shortly projected linking Prisoners of War in Germany. A sum eventually both men were streated. He
up of this with the Yeh-Han lice, junk of £155 for the purpose was telegraphed put his arma round the fret defendant Chang Pishib, the famous millionaire affected We shall probably loss at Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, London, tes shop conveyance of cargo must be adversely on Oct. 17 to Sir Charles Addis of the just when the police came into the
the
Western Front, are being ones the entire export of limestone, of who'on previous occaalons kindly passed Second defendant denied producing entirely dependent upon the native port. The increased caming val
Germany stands alone. Her armies, making their last desperate stand on relentlessly hammered, and the latest which 1,111,000 picnia were juak-carried on the monies contributed to War Funds news is of their retreat on a grand to Hongkong during 1917; and certain by the Society. scale. She can save them from other exports and imports are bound acnihilation only by the acceptance to follow the line of least resistance." of the Allies terma now; for the Armistices which have been arranged
again. in Jane and is now completely at genel feeling of insecurity resulted of South China, the factory ceased work quickly reflected in Canton, und
a standstill. The local needs, are in a falling off of the business of the
kilos, which produce bricks of compare though satisfactory in one way, do any revolver.
tivaly good quality. not convey much hope for the future, Sergeant Morphy in his evidence
Paper FactoryThe Min Yuso us they are due to increased fares covered facts which he mentioned on Paper Factory which was an official un- and not to increased business. I the opening of the case yesterday... dertaking at its commencement, with a will be noticed that the conspicious Asked why he told the Police after capital of $200,000, and absequently increase in operating revenue-was Lo was captioned at the Police station taken over by merchants, has done quite overbalanced by running expenses, that the revolver belonged to Lam Sin, A good business after undergoing owing to the high prices of necess the second defendant said he was reorganisation. The absence of foreign ties, particularly coal and lubr forcibly compelled to state who gave bringing about this result. The factory The creased fares dated from May fetitious name of Lam Sin. fiquid fast for the coal in use previously. him the revolver and mentioned the caves about #300 day by substituting The number of passengers
competition has materially helped la
man kamed Lam Sin at the tea house The number of weaving factories in Sergeant Murphy said that there way
Cotton Cloth Weaving Factories who escaped. He is wanted by the Police. Canton has been, increasing year by year First defendant said at the Police sta tion that the revolver was given to the Owing to the shortage in astivals of recand defendant by Lam Sain Both foreigh cloth, the business has given the producers a good rerum. However, defendants recently came to the colony owing to the Europeait war, certain ad- He asked his worship to take a serious ditional machinery is unprocurable, atid view of the case. The defendants, this retards more or less the satisfactory belonged to a gaming and the revolvers development of the industry found were identical with those used in
The list of subscribers is as follows: W. A. Alexander, Duncan Campbell, P. Drummond, V. Fergusson, W. N As will be seen from our advertising Fleming, D. Forbes, A Hotson, G., with Austria-Hungary, Turkey and columas, Mr. Denman Faller will give Jamieson, J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G, D. Bulgaria, bure not only released huge the first of a new series of Organ Mauer, FT Matheson, James armies for service, if necessary, against Recitals in St. John's Cathedral on Rose, H. H. E. Sandeman, C. H. Shields, Germany, but they enable these Monday next at 6 pm. The programme J. T. Smith, Gordon W. States, W. armies to be concentrated for an will include a new tone picture, The M. Stratton, D. Urquhart, D. Urquhart, attack upon Germany from the Garden of Tram by the American Jun., Alan Wilson. South-East Germany in short I Vision a movement of Gailmant
composer, R.S.Staughton; Rheinbergera b now, in such a position that she and, in reponse to several requesti maat accept, sooner or later, auch Lemmiens "The Storm. This work CONCERT AT THE SAILORS AND Armistice conditions as the Allies of Lemmens is the finest "storm piece der mit necessary to impose. What that has yet been written and these terms are will probably not and effects of the recently rebuilt will fully demonstrate the capabilities name and addresses with any communica.be officially disclosed until the organ. The collection will be in sid Canavaz" of the Ist. 3. B,
Armisties has been signed. Very of the Organ fand to clear off the debt Regt, was held in the
a which $2,000 is yet needed. fikely all the conditions adumbrated
Soldiers Home in
last evening. With the vista of a new era in
was crowded to the doors Jewish national life opened up by the both branches of Balfoura statement of Great Britain's programme and emancipation of Jerusalem and Mr. thoroughly enjoyed complete. It contains for declaration in favour of a Jawab express their enjoyment and apprecis He inflicted the maximum penalty of 13
National Homeland in Palestine for the instance, zo reference to naval terms Jewish people, there has been gration The Bervices Entertainment Fund months hard labour on the second The Ubine Mall is delivered free to beyond the replacement of merchant stir throughout the British Empire kindly beribats in Hongkong and Kowloon
provid fight refreshments) Postage Charged at the rate of fifty tonunge illegally damaged and des among members of the Jewish faith to during the wenta per month.
Peccatribute to the founding of a Jewish Faud is doing a great
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BOLDIERS HOME.
A Concert, arranged by Sergeant the recent armed robbenes. The first Manchester defendant defied the Polios to arrest
s and him The hall His Worship said it seemed to him obvious that the defendante had an men of intention to make use of the weapons
Cotton-knitting Work Guild.--This high cost forsign goods has produced a gaild taking advantage of the present great quantity of cotton speks singlets, and anders ear, which and ready eyeyer here. The yard though bar to be obtained from abroad at profita sos certain extent
- who | beyond the question of unlawful posses- • high - cost and this reduces
in the sion, and the fact that they were fully
landed showed that they intended to fail to Fuss the respons for a sezione purpose
Unders for states ooples of the Onixstroyed. When we learn that the State in Palestine. Seberes to selfo MAIL should be sent as soon as possible as Armistice with Austria-Hungary rate the condition of the inhabitsate those little extras that help thin the supply in limited. Cash 10 cta, Credi
simong other things the catablish a Univernity and to make and, with the Fund standing by,. 30 dhe per copy
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Match Factory The Ch700 Ming good business during the year, and Maid Factory in Fatahan did quita the four factories styled Chi Hatano,
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endant pleaded guilty to Canton, likewise did wall. The
sa armed reason a given shove, Loy in March price of foreign materials,
dant who was pronta.
this robbery Fire Insurance Business Short
alter the outbreak of the European wat shoot the most of the focal Chinese firms, effecte ith against fire insurances wi
St. These fou fidence
carried totalled 2,030,876,
to and from Hongkong. 1,188,480 were through of freight curried was 82.891 tons.
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