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demonstration of BRITISH and FRENCH
TOYS.
China
Hana of Aills,
themselves that no Chinaman, should ayor lift his eyes to a German again. "Farsign" control" in China is the (Mr. surent means of, awakening the Government and people to the possibilities and Importance of their
wonderful heritage
LOCAL AND GENERAL
An association for returned officers and men is being inaugurated at Shanghai.
During November there were ten armed robberies in Shanghal. One policeman wis killeck.... i
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Fred Rickaby, he popular English jockey, is reported a bar died of wound in hospital in France.
It was election day in Canton on
Sunday, to pick delegates for the elector
al colleges, but very few people seemed
to know it, and very few voted.
Amongst the new pantomine songs, which are likely to take the popular
Ltd any this winter (says a Londen paper)
Motor Cars, Bicycles, Rocking Horses, Scooters, Dolls, Books, Toys and Games of every description.
CRACKERS.
The China Mail.
HORALONG, TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 1918.
is.ane entitled "Hongkong.".
The record among Yorkshire families
MP
ber
Monthly Subscr ember:
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"M8.8. Monthly abscrip tion November December Messrs. FA Porry and M
Hayes, each $3.0ing my be For S. C. M. Post: Collected
At Kowloon Docks on Guy Fawkes Day by the follow ing youngsters, in Fancy Dress:-Mabel Sprachat George Hedley, Forsyth Tommy Nearo Andrew Kiarose and Her bert Duncan Bowloon CustomeStaff, por Bår,
9. Albor
The fil King(month) No. 175m
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[Spe_e_Anonymous. at 85.00
F. G., at $20.00
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betterment
charged
God
Although this was the firit public aes
during the Asrizance: exhortation of the organisation, they recent violshaw dri
praying for ve to insinde banking in chave been leagued for four years, during
which time the members have said nous informed that the complainant ha incorporated on the 4th January
Mr. Mathngley said hat he was the objects of the
Councel said the compa 20.00 striven toward perfection in theirart, realised by overhustice, in bringing
resulting in yesterday's most excellent the sunimons, and was prepared
1901 as company Emited hợ" shares under the Companies display.... During the four years withdraw the charges
Ordinance 1911 (No.18 of 1911) of the 1000 of the oth's life, private exhinitions Inspector Macdonald, wir pro Legislature of Hongkong.There have been held monthly, for the secuted, and that the evidence of gistered office of the Company was purpose of mutual aiticism and the complainant hud glready been situated at No. 293 De Visur Road, taken at the previous hearing, but Central. The objects of the Company Testerday's exposition contained the Police had not been able to locata wams established as menlert, by order variegated assortment of pictures, from the man who was the passenger in of the Supreme Court dated May 6 landscapes to portraitores. A full the complainant's rickshaw when he 1915 and are set in Clanse 3 of ite 2500 catalogued list of the artists was cop was being attacked by the two-defen- Memorandum of Association. The tained in the columns, of yesterday's dants. As soon as the assault com.capital of the Company, was $1,000,000 043.00 China Maik
mencech, the passenger got down from divided into 10,000 barer of 6100 Collected by Mrs. T. Arthur, List Hundreds of visiters thronged waiting to pay his fire The comand are paid up to the extant of 550 the rickshaw and bolted without each. All the shares have been ident display room, commenting both pra and plainant reported to the Police. the ion, the Company started and continue per share. Shortly after its incorpora sca con upon the merits of the display basuult made on him and they sc for the ai 17 years to carry on business 49.00 the general opinion of all the critics, companied him to the scene of the and had carried on the same with con- 30.00
both professional and uninitiated, nesault, which was a Des kur aiderable success By favourable, A,
Road West, and pointed out the two resolution duly passed and confirmed
aspecia Mrs. McPherson's group was conceded assailants. One of them run away finaciardance with 12. by all to be the best, and she was as soon as he perceived the Police of the Companies Ordinance 1911, at Section 70, awarded the "special prize for the approaching, and this action, the extraordinary general meeting of the best collection af pictures. Mr. Tospector submitted pointed to the Company held respectively pu the 28th Bird was the judge. Mrs. McPherson's fact that the man had guilty know September 1918 autod the 14th display consisted of 24 pictures. Tedge of the assault
October, 1913, it was resolved to carry Lieut. F. C. Millington's 37 pictures Mr Mattingley pointed out that on the humers hanking. The pro 16.00 evidenced an exceptionally versatile this action did not slow guilty knewed extension of the objects of the talent, bis "The University being parti-fledge as anyone might have done the Company was required to enable the cularly admired.Lieut Millington was me under the circumstances for Company to carry out the terms of the 45.00 voted the first prize winner by members fear of being wrongly accused resolution
Continuing, counsel said that in the of the Club M
Inspector Macdonald then made a course of the carrying or of its business, statement to the effect that there the Company had accumulated was no likelihood of the passenger reserve fond or undivided posts to the Mattingley agreed, drily remarking original called-up capital and had paid turning up tove evidence. Mr-extent of nearly $97,000 besides it that in that case he would have to the shareholders dividends amounting to $359,115 The Company had alg Pay his fare.
The defendants were discharged invested money to the extent of over 3300,000 in house property in Hong kong, Shanghai and Bangkok and had obtained mortgages theroon to the extent of $200,000; otherwing the Com- any had no debts, except to general
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Wiliam Tock, of Hull, who has had 11. sons and two draghters on active service.
serving with the foren is claimed
by M., A.G.G
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The Amoy correspondent of the North China Herald says opium is now being extensively cultivated in the Tongan district all along the c the north of Amoy island....
cosatto
Sir Henry Dalziel has purchased
J. M.GE B, Prairie Oyster at $5.00
R. P.T. AS.L, E. &.N, AM TUDM., JG, W. J. M. NA, H.M.,
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CH.D., HJN, RC, the Daily Chronicle and Lloyd's News-BA...0..B.80 papers for £1,800,000. It is sald Mr. C.F. C.F.D., F.FO DR Robert Donald will resign the editorabip
of the Chronicle, which he has held for sixteen years.
At the instanca of the British Consul-General, the British Chai ber of Commerce at Tientsin is cicekazising
An extensive diap'sy by Mr. E L Sim, who was awarded the second 600 prize, ought forth voluminous Frais his landscapes possessing a rare reality extremely pleasing,
The winner of the third prize, Lias W. Grithing had an assortment of only 7 pictures, but they were executed to a
FW.D PROSECUTTON. nicety, bes Oriental scenes Anding Lavour with the vibet-exacting eye- Mr. Sam, of the PWD, su 120.00 The numerous other contributors tomoned a Cornese for erecting a mat
JPB., M.B. L.S. TON H.E., G.M.E, LEM at $200
92.00
Expended to 14th
October, 1918970241 Since expended
local British Arms with a view to com97,000 Cigarettes and piling a list of those which have openings for ex-officers in H. M. Army. Why officers only i
Mr. Victor Frederick Dascon, formerly thank the European for what he has Corporation, died in Lossless on Ust. 8 of the Hongkong and Scanghai Banking- done in the country.The Customs from career is the throat, e atracted on Service is one of the most magnificent satire service, 3. "Deacum," "who was di institations la Chinese history and a years of age, left Hongkong and the bank's source of revenue to the Government, service la 1890. His remains were creinat- The late Sir ROBERT HART, throughout Golder's Green.
a
bis antiring efforts obtained the The spirit of compromise is revealed being of the decres of March 20th, in the title of the assembly which the to which created an Imperial arrange the basis of reconciliation between Nora and South Sou:terners wished Post for Chins. The Post Office is
the conference to be known as the Peace Conference. Nerburners objected to this title as indicating a sa tlement on the part of two Governments and asked for Reorganization Conference. Now it has been decided that it shall be called the Peace Rocrganization Conference. Both faces are thus prot sted..
lire away
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36:lbs: Toaucro' to: Soldiers and Sai lors in Hongkong 100,000 Cigarettes. sent to the troops at the FrontE
Balace in band...
631,146,93
786.27 30,487.6
His Lordship
give a note issue
His Tordship:
What are the objects.
the exhibition failed to win award, bed without the sanction of the Creditors, wages, aslaries ote to the bat the quality of their work was Department.extent of 871,000 per month. The admitted.
In defence, the defendant said that Company was in a fourlabing condition The exhibition was opened at 10 o'clock. he had pak money in connection and had branches in Shanghai, Tientsin, In the afternoon tea was served, the with the erecting of the matshed kokk
Singapore, Canton, Wuchow, and Bang- visitors meanwhile being entertained by into the Treasury. This money we
Is is not intended to selections by the band from FMS paid in before the erecting of the
No At 6.to EE. The Officer Administering shed, and receips for it had been the Government, upon the invitation of received from the Treasury by lm of the Company They carried on in- Mr. Bird, presented the awards and chiring the course of the erecting of suzance in general and now proposed to Addressed those present
the mushed.
carry on banking for the convenience of His Excellency said I feel somewhat Mr. Sam said that he defendant; their customers, v handicapped in making remarks on this would not be given, a permait until His Lordship There are no de exhibition, because I have not nearly he had shown the receipt of the benture debt No had enough time to examine the Treasury for the monat The sper Counsel went on to May that Fis 3215 various works exhibited in this complication was sent to the Department Lordship had granted similar, applica bur, two things are quite clear, Bratly by the defendent on the 18th inst. tions to several other Companies in the Hon. Sec. & Treasurer. that it is the most ambitious and and the receipt was lated the 14 Colony, the most recent of which was the Sun Co, Ltd. Universal Providers, "Hong ng, 16th December, 1818.
moet succesful exhibition so far held This evidently saved that the deand His Lordsbig bad sllowed them, to by, the Hongkong Sketch Club, and fendant did rot pay the money to alter the objects of the Company to ACNOWLEDGMENTS,
secondly that the attendance is several the Treasury, before the erection of
include marine insurance, shipowning From Bew, W. T. Morton C.F.,
times larger than on any previous year, the matabed, land biking and baking Black Watch. 14th August, 1918
showing that the public of Hongkong do In fining the defendant $5 Mr. His Lonship ing slao-Yes, appreciate the efforts the Society Melbourne informed lam that in my lord I beg to acknowledge receipt of a case containing 10,030 Woodbine Cigarettes making to exhibit the best work of its future he must get a permit before seat by the American Tobacco Co., Ltd, before here, I think, excelled their pre-
members. Those who have exhibited the commenced erecting any mat-
shed: on behalf of your. Fund. They arrived rions efforts, certainly Et Millington yesterday in good condition and will be and Mrs. McPherson, while other UNLAWZUI POSSESSION. distributed to the men in due couria mentbers have sent most excellent work,
CHINA'S INCAPABILITY,
THE recent visit to this Colony of Sir CHARLES AGLEN, head of the Chinese Customs Service, brings to mind that remarkable anomaly which is institution, how great exisis in China, namely, that though and efficient those cau testify who in the interior your Chinese business man is general-In Japan we have ly a very smart person, so far as gradual elimination of the services business is concerned, your Chinese
of the European This is no cause official is generally incapable and
of complaint, for, whatever Coues certainly very self-seeking. In a
private opinion may be, we are all Dr. Boyd, the famous America zoolo. gosi many instances his object is to compelled to acknowledge that they zur few days, on bis way to lodia for gat rich quickly. He thinks of little are well capable of managing their tigers and elephasis. He brought ostri shires: -- but bimself, and of patriotism ho bas less than be ought. This has shown itself in a good many instances to be even stronger since the Republic than it was in the old Manchu days The result of all this has been that in their ability is seen in the number In spia of the popular impression that owing to constant moves, two he shows that she is the best all-round been cited sc many Chinese institutions such as
own affairs.
Bome of the greatest ships which enter our harbour are manned and officered entirely by Japanese, and the confidence that Europeans have
gical collector, is at ibe Astor House Hotel
ches to Japan this trip, and has t ken further large orders from the Japane The w.und he got at Kowloon from a tiger an pasant visit braled, well, and he is now looking very fin
It is very good of you to send so libers Among the new exhibitors I should like of a knife, spoon, and fork, a Chinee For being in inlawful possession supply of these populer cigarettes to mention, specially Miss Grimble, who was fined $10 by Mr. Melbourne, They greatly appreciate such uneruelty has not been here more than a few It was stated that the man was and kindness. Please accept the united months but who has on that wall three arrested in the act of selling the and bearty thanks of al ranks in the excellent landscapes or outdoor work, articles to a hawker When charged, Battalion.
the Pulborough trio of pictures he said he was given the articles by hope that "abe"will" "send, more in a man whom he did not know. 7/ the future and I am sure that she is a very valuable acquisition to the Club (Applause). The prize for the August 18th, 1918 best group of pictures in the show bas I feel very neglectful in not having been awarded to Mrs. McPherson (Ap acknowledged your very kind and most plause) and the Judges, in awarding the generous and acceptable gift of cigaretter. These arrived
just before we prize to her consider that her group left Egypt for another front, and since
From Lieu Col. E. W. Lawrence. The Cameronians, Comding." 1/1st Hereford.
fights, etan
I have really not had much artist in the Club. Her figure drawing. time. We did appreciate your gift is extremely, good and her, landsca ves on very short rations a cigarettes
WELL-KNOWN MP. AS CO-RESPONDENT:
The application was allowed.
DR. WU WRITES SIR JOHN JORDAN.
Wu Ting lang, Minister of Foreign The following is a despatch from De Affairs for the Military Government, to Sir John Jordan, British Minister at Pékington WONEN HIS EXORIJANCI, SIE JOHN JORDAN", AABRITISK MINISTER, PEKING
The Constitutionalists, have no other object than to sectire permanent peace. Hence on learning the prospect of peace. with the North we at once) order for the suspension of and suggested direct negotiat peace at a suitable locality, were in, anticipation dent in divorce formity with the spirit
Mr. Pemberton Billing, M.P., bu
to be
husband MM
by Mr. Bray, memoirs of France, Great Britam, Italy
art, who is Japan and the United States Ba
the Customs Service, the Sali Gabelle, of Europeans who travel on them. Chia is overcrowded, the country can and the Post Office, have had to be, 1.One could go on indefinitely and/upport twice its present population, and enormously as at the time the Battalion also very successful. I hare myself been undergoing sentence of nine months bile the North in outwardly strivi
of smokes of suy kind. Hoping you will embarassed as I wanted to buy several
stiful views of Hongkong harbour,
forgive me the delay in so nowledging
so fine a gift, be a matter of fact I would found that they bad already been secu have written sooner, only I managed to
there is plenty of roop in China for the controlled by foreigners. These in- grote instances to show how, st business men of ery nation with no stitutions are a source of great present, the Chinese are unable to meccanity for ald-fashioned competition in
Own Fai revenue to the Government. In fact, manage their own
Granted which energy la mascad in trying is keep stop a bit of lead myself causing an some time ago I can only hope that they constitute the main sources, there are exceptions, but they are few the other fellow out, according to Dr. Paul extra delay. This goes to you with the Mrs McPherson will
pro B. Reinsch, American Minister to China, united thanks of all ranks of the Batter duce acme more of these fine views of And one wonders what would be the one considers China's vast who recently attended a lanobeen given in
Lion and from myself especially, gifts
Hongkong harbour at reilt were this foreign control taken population. That the time will come his honour by the Commercial Club of Sin Dway. Yet, during the past few when the Chinese will be able to Fiadeisen.
imprisonment for bigs
for peace, ve bave deamite informat as to suspicions.“ moveme noement was made by. Mr. Billing troops in the provinces Kolf while":
ing of Fakien. After the orders
thern and Southern author ord on
respectiva cessation of 19.b papers, he said, "Wer
North has been podring served upon him when he arrived at Shensi on the excuse of soppression of
Station. Mr Billing added that bandita Chien N ard going hardly for us. This was the to any away with us when we leave there was not the slightest tenth in the telegram to the Military case just when your parcel arrivedisi,
dated: the 4th instan has this Colony
not charge, and that it does not upset me Meanwhile, & mixed brig
#580 troops, under the 7
such as yours, do help a 0.0. In keeping
up the men's spirits at times when things most typical thing
From Capt & Quartermastar Eds.
eve going to
Kratos the splen
went there have been men of the manage their own offairs is, of course, Mr. F. W. G. Cluk of Mesre, Shewan, extreme Republican party who have a possibility. It is too soon to adrit Tomes & Co., has been appointed Corros Advocated the abolition of European its probability: But we are concerned,ponding Member of Courel for Ecagkong Richard, 3/B, Yorkabira Regt Control 4 glance back during the not with fifty years:hoice but with and South Chins of the Junior Institution: On behalf of the 2nd Bar, Yorkabiry and I hope two years of so will show to us, the present and the immediate fature Is titat aro is Londeo but its setivition members who subacribe to your Ind for 7ers will
of Engineers The Hedquarters of the Regiment, I wish to thank you and these that this party, did to some extent Te thall see within the next few are world wice and local sections bare tre 10,000 Westflas Carettes which possible achieve its ends. There was the year a great interest shown in China an established in various centies both attributed be the man L, the Bt lione
aired ye terday and which aste been dis- Following proval of Britons from the Tientsin by the nations of the West. Already home and board M. Lisk all be They all minok appreciate your kindren, the sach
Pokow Radway and in the early longing eyes are being cast upon her plonsed to receive communicalade from The cigaretten, ata as a messepportune months of 1917 the Ministry of end in the interest which these or wish to become Members of the In-is now taking place. What anförts enz Engineers in these parts who are treated time the Batalion total to the part of the line where the how est fighting dismissed several foreign countries will show in her during the station
men when they are they are now; including three of British deat lew years, it is necessary that
midst of beary shelling and trifle nothing as their tig inte. My CSI wishna ma:id nky that. Kw would be sopally acknowledged "your kind zith For the fact that his whole kisney, ta Stay wod nights, taken sagliding the
from the Peking friendly interest predominate. It i It is very Following this came an deared that this interest be one which seen in Queen
ermine the position of will bring about mutual
the Chinese Post If we do
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