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THE CHINA MAIL.
Today's dollar is up a little 38. 1 7/16d..
Owing to the races football matches due to be played tomorrow are cancelled.
To-day's return of communicable disease is six cases of cerebrospinal fever, all Chinese and all fatal.
The "Canton Times" says that the athletic meeting yesterday was a great success, as many at 4,274) athletes and students taking part.
H.E. The General Officer Com manding inspected the military in valids from Siberia on a hospital ship on February 24 and visited all the cot cases..
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
A meeting of the Legislative Council was held in the Council Chamber at 4 p.m. yesterday.
There were present H.F. the Other Administering the Government (M:. CLAUD SEVERN, C.AL.G
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VANITY FAIR.
Edgar Warwick's clever company gave a repeat performance at the Theatre Royal last night. After the opening chorus which is always a wel,
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
DROWNED IN HARBOUR.
CORONER'S INQUEST,
In a recent issue of the "Chica
1919
BOXING IN THE FAR
EAST.
HONGKONG TO HAVE A BOXING STADIUM.
the
dreamer."
audience would have had more only Pan. A foki of the sumpan was also at the time" the people to whom visions were inclined to be sceptical. Leslie did not return for a fourth.onthe, ist of thow drowned. Since Churchill expressed his hopes and Perhaps he objects to using up too the collision, the coxswain of the People called him a much stock in one night. He had autoh absconded and has not been That was the feeling in 1910, but
night. the ladies giggfing last
To inghite into the Churchill refused to believe that his Eileen. Boyd sang "Till we meet heard of.
followed a period of ups and again" very sweetly, and as an encore circumstances surrounding the death dream would not come true. There Olympic Club, treated the audience to Annie of the sampan master's wife, an in-downs for the Laurie Two nice songs and treated quest was held yesterday afternoon but Churchill who is famed, for with nice expression by the artist.
at the Magistracy at which Mr. J. R. his "tenacity of purpose carried
of his triumph. Wood acted as Coroner and in this on and now it would seem that he pacing he was assisted by the has at last arrived on the threshold Harbour Master, Commander Co W. Beckwith, E.X.
come piece, George Titchener, Leslie Mail," a report was made of a Nine years ago Frank A Churchill, Holmes and Sydney Mannering gave aion which took place between President of the Olympic Athlade, little turn on their own. They Sanitary Board launch and a sumpan Club, Inc.. and known in the United H. the General Officer Con-exchanged quips and jests and much in which were three Americans, States, the Philippines, Australia,
amused the audience. A topical nanding the Troops (Major-General reference to the removal of the germs members of the crew of the motor and on the China Coast, as
had dream. The dream was that FRANCIS VENTRIS).
by the Nore and Nowara was loudly ship Sierra." As a result of this father of boxing in the Far East The Coloniat Secretary, Hon. Mr.applauded. George Graystone came collision, Otto van Santt, one of the some day he would establish a circuit
along with one of his characteristic The Admiral Line are to-day re-A. G. M. FLETCHER.
The Attorney-General, Hon. Mr. numbers. He was so good that the Americans who was second offer of of boxing clubs in the Far East, that moving their office to their permanent
audience demanded an encore. Leslie the Sierra," was drowned, as also some day he would make the Far East the scene of a world's champion- quarters on the fifth floor of the J. H. KEMY, K.C., O.B.E.
The Colonial Treasurer, Hon. Mr. must have been half an hour turning were two women, the wife and ship bout. That was nine years ago, Hotel Mansions building.
out jokes. He did this in three parts. daughter of the master of the sam-in September 1910 to be exact, and C. McI. MESSER, O.B.E..
The Director of Public Works, Two parts were encores and the Hon. Mr. W. CHATHAM, Q.M.G.
The Captain Superintendent of Police, Hon. Mr. E. D. Q. WÖLFE,
The Secretary for Chinese Afairs, Hon. Mr. B. R. HALLITAN, O.B.E.
Hon. Mr. D. LANDALE Hoa, Mr. Lat CH-YA., Hon. Mr. Ho Foos. Hon. Mr. R. G. SHEWAN, Hot. Mr. H. E. Porioca, R.C:
A Toy Shop scene was original and Eon. Mr. P. H. HOLTOAK. The Minutes of the last Meeting, charming. The light gradually came held on January 30, were confirmed on representing the dawn. The ar It was then proposed by the Hotists gave entertaining, songs with the Colonial Secretary, seconded by mechanical action, as befitted toys. the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, and Leslie Holmes tore. it. agreed, that the Financial Minutes, most grotesque toy that could be. Three jurymen were called. They erected by the Olympic Club, Inc., at No. 9 and 10, be referred to the When he sang "A broken doll" in a were Messrs. G. A. Carvalho, J. Man approximate cost of P$5,000, The building, which is the last word. voice that was cracked, high-pitched, Res, and Y. Abbas.
The hearing opened with the evi-in athletic club construction, is no- Finance Committee.
The Report of the Fins ec Com- and generally absurd the house just
Griffith was the Fairy Mother in this surgeon in charge of the Kowlcon finest structures put up in Manila in and passed..
The building, which was planned deceased was conveyed on the day scene. She also sang an appropriate Mortuary, to which the body of the recent years. song with charm.
Shirley Cooke was fine in a song atter the collision. The surgeon said and designed under the direction of This he was present at the identification Frank. A. Churchill, president of the of men's eyes and minds. capable artist played her own accom of the deceased's body by her hus-Olympic Club Inc., has seating Particular attention was paid to the retreating after giving two items, the cause of death was drowning.
The master of the sainpan testified ventilation problem in its construct- The audience wanted more.
Vera Pale in a Spanish Dance and to the identification of the body of ion, with the result that while the Dorothy May singing "Dream Baby" his wife, and also that of his, elder building is wall With reference to the following deserve particular mention. In fact daughter whose body was washed suitable for use
On weather, it is practically the same as Resolution unanimously passed at the whole show was splendid. It sahore some days afterwards.
maded Public Meeting in the would take more space than permit the evening of February 2, at 7.90, an open air pavilion. The 18. foot Theatre Royal on the 7th Noren;ted to say what the artists did and three Americans came and hired his ring which will be used for all bouts ber last
how well they did it. There is 2 boat which was lying alongside the is at one end of the building, directly "That the Government be asked change of programme to-night and Pottinger Street wharf to take them over which runs, on three sides, a
to appoint a Commission to all ought to go. Then you will see so the Sicfra. The crew of his good sized balcony.
The rest of the seats run back the Housing for yourself what a capital show it boat consisted of hinwelt, his wife, enquire into Problem and transit questions is.
Mr. E. G. Anderson, wife of the Peruvian Consul in Hongkong is leaving in a few days for a six months holiday in the States. His official duties prevent Mr. Anderson from leaving the Colony..
Germans have been warned to assemble in Canton for repatriation The "Canton early next month.
He was the
On the night of February 22 there was opened in Marfila the new Olym pic Club Stadium. This has been
Times" says that missionaries will mittee. No. 1, was laid on the table roared. It was very funny. Madge dence of Dr. J. 1. Sanalley, thederm in every way and one of the
Ltd probaby be permitted to
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OVERCOATINGS..
These are priced much lower than those prevailing in England. Having.
placed our orders well ahead we are offering all the popular cloths in e grada now practically unobtainable.
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piot, Foochow, aged 59 yeard.
ZITZEN.At Tokio, on February 26, Jürgen Eltzer, Act. Charge d'Affaires and Consul General: for Norway, his 42 year.
TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE.
Lia's to invaka his nomenal (big!! one? A falsa witness would be cure-
ful not to. As Jr. Anstey wrote, Asiatics in general, and the Chinese in particular, take a singular pleasure in evading and over-reaching any law of ceremonial imposed upon
But they are the worst.
remain.
At St. John's Cathedral The Preacher at the 11 o'clock service ก Sunday morning will be the Rev. E.
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The Jury List for 1919 was then lal on the table and it was proposed head with the same later in private.
C. Todd of the Episcopaly Church of Put the following questions which paniments and had difficulty in band. An examination showed that accommodation for 3,800 people.
the United States of America. Dr. Neville Bradley will preach in the evening service (6 o'clock).
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To-night'stie in the second round for the Open Billiard Championship is between Tai Ming Tak ani Parkes. In last night's game, Mr. W. R. Neighbour beat Mr. A. G. Pile by 41 points. Both men played well, breaks of over 20 being frequent. The best break, which happens also to be the biggest in the tournament so far, was 58 by Mr. Neighbour.
The Hon. Mr. T. H. Holyoak then were awered by the Hon. the Colenial Secretary as follows:→
-QUESTION 1.
in connection with the same." and submitted to the Government in
a covering letter from the Constitut ional Reform Association on the 8th
ANSWER.
An intimation has been received
roofed .and in rainy
a son and his two daughters. When from the ringside for the entire length they were 10 feet from the wharf, of the building, after the plan used a launch came in their direction and, in football or baseball bleachers. crashed into the starboard side of the About 600 people can be taken care sampon, capsizing her and throwing of at the ringside."
Henry Ford, motor-car manufacNovember to which the Government from the Admiralty to the sect that the passengers and crew into the Balcony and ringside seats will all
replied on the 15th November that
the Resolution quoted therein, will be laid before His Excellency the Governor on his return to the Colony."
turer. makes his debut as an editor when his new weekly, known as the Henry "Dearborn Independent," Ford's International Weekly, makes its first appearance. The paper is published at Dearborn, Ford's home in view of the resignation of His town near Detroit: carries no adver: Excellency Sir Henry May, will the tisements, and Ford says he will spend Government state what measures £2,000,000 to make it a success Mr. in Like to give
There was some lively booking
AXEWET.
What is referred to in the ques- this morning at Moutrie's for "Pinkie ton as the Housing Problem has and the Fairies" to be produced on several different asperts. Certain the evenings of March 21, 22, 23, 24, measures required immediate action, 25 and Matinee March 26 and a which has been taken after consulta successful financial result may be tion with the Unofficial Members of anticipated for the Gala Night in aid this Council, Other measures are in of the Hongkong War memorial preparation for "the onsideration of
nothing has been arranged and there is little prospect of anything definite being settled for some time yet.
QUESTION 5."
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them by foreigners." A simpler and Fund. We are requested to state that Honourable Members at an early Census and when does the Govern shown at the forepart of the launch fairest of matches will be made or
ANSWER.
The coxswain Was
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The launch is 100 feet be numbered and it will be possible water. by those aboard the sumpan. The seats themselves will be the most away when she was first perceived to make reservations for them. The sarapan showed only one light, and comfortable obtainable locally made that was on its main mast. It was of good native wood and with cool Will the Government take steps taken down, and held up by his cane bottoms to secure for Hongkong, as public younger daughter for the greater dis-Electric fans will keep the air while ar indirect lighting War Souvenirs, some of the Guns, cernment of those aboard the launch. as clear and clean as possible,
wd from the Germans? Vetritustradine this and the warn- The matter has been referred to on its course, and the collision fol- a post in the bautuhat the furt olumng, insure the Secretary of State for the lowed. His wife and elder daughter every member of the club a free and Coloties, who has replied tant every was drowned, but he was rescued by unobstructed view of the bouts no endeavour will be made to allocate the people on the launch.
matter in what part of the house be suitable War Trophies to Colonies as scon ne any general distribution of was on board the launch which was be done for the elevation of the box- A seaman of the launch said heEverything humanly possible will
may choose to sit.
Trophies is made,
towing three junks. One of these QUESTION G.
was released when Salt Fish Landing game in Manila! Under the rules What was the date of the last we reached. Two white lights were of the new organization, none but the staged, only soft bandages will be probably more effective form, was the curtain will rise on the matinee thate, and it is unlikely that a Comment propose to take the next one?-
steering the lunch, and when nearing the broy permitted to go on to the hands of boxers while the kidney and "other The China Mail.devised at Shanghai by a sinologue, at 4.30pm, and on the evening permission will be necessary in order to formances at 9.15 p.m. Owing to curry' then into effect; and the Praya
The last census was taken in 1911 off Pottinger Street wharf, the so-questionable punches to the back of who told the witness he must speak the magnitude of the production and East Reclamation Scheme will it is and the next one will be taken in pan was sighted but it was too late the head, neck and body,, will be the truth, and if he did not there the
for a collision to, be avoided. many musical numbers (of
strictly barred. would be judgment from heaven which there are no less than 25) each hoped he proceeded with during this 1021 in the ordinary course.
With reference to Question 8 the Questioned by Mr. Wood as to the The new club is regarded as the upon him. This gentleman explain performance must start sharp to time year. In view of their exceptional ed that the Chinese believe in Hea and the public are therefore requested urgency and importange the matters Hon, Mr. Holyoak said he would reason for his not seeing the sampan best boxing pavilion west of Philadel... to make every effort to be seated in a question are being pushed on as urge the Government to make re before, the seamman said his view 4 phia and the management predicts good time, as much out of considera fast as possible but it is not pre-presentations to the Secretary of obstructed by a piece of cloth hang that it will soon be able to place tion for the young players as for posed, in the absence of a Governor, State for the Colonies, specially in ing on the front part of the launch. Manila on the map to the extent of to take any steps as regards the ap- connection with the censorship of The cosewein first sighted the making it the scene of the world's those around them.
pointment of a Commission.
private and press telegrams.
pan, and immediately slowed down championship contests. EE. the Officer Administering the It was too late the launch rammed QUESTION, 2.
Government, in reply, said the into the sumpan which was capsized. With reference to the following Government had already done so The grew of the launch succeeded in telegrama despatclied by Reuter's but it could not promise any immedi rescuing five of the persons aboard Agent to Reuter's head office in ate amendments. Lander on the 8th November --
Large Public Meeting resolved unanimously that Germans de ported from the Colony to Aus tralia should at the conclusion of the War not be permitted to return to Hongkong or China but be repatriated to Germany. The Meeting re-affirmed the un- altered conviction that no Ger- man subject be allowed to reside in the Colony or trade here for period of years.", the 9th January-
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Feb. 29, 1918.
SWEARING.
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THE SIBERIAN AND C..E. RAILWAYS.
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"The first reading of the following Bills was proposed by the Hon; the Attorney-General. seconded by the Hon. the Colonia! Treasurer:-
the sarapan.
LI
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Sach is the realization of Churchill's dream so far as Mania is concerned. and it is his intention to arrange for the erection lof a similar Olympic Club Stadium here in Hongkong. In Commander Beckwith: When you a week or two Churchill is going to were coming up the southern fair. Shanghai for the purpose of looking way, at what speed were you going over the ground and selecting a Before the buoy was reached it proper site for the erection of an was at full speed which was slowed Olympic Club Stadium there. On his First reading of a Bill intituled An down to half when rounding the return from Shanghai he will stop Ordinance to restrict temporarily buoy.
here in Hongkong and make the the persons who may engage in
Continuing, the seaman said no same arrangements. business connected with certain non-lock-out was kept either on the bow That such a place will be welcome. ferrous metals and metallic ores."
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First reading of a Bill intituled An the launch or on the bridge. For in Hongkong goes without saying, Ordinance to prohibit the carrying steering, the coxswain did not use a but where is he going to find a site? Courpuss be steered by the lights. on of banking business for the bene- When the danger of t collision was
fit of or under the control of certain perceived he, acting on the orders
persons.
ROUGH CHARACTERS.
ven and Earth, as one supreme entity. They have no idea of any thing like a personal deity, but this particular witness believed that if be A case in the Summary Court was did or said anything wrong, he woul! adjourned yesterday in order that one be punished in the course of nature of the parties might "eubstuctiate
by heaven and earth as one power. his statements, by cutting off a cook's The right idea is pot, as so many of The following additional Memo head.
It is a long time since our judges seem to think, to have randum in connexion with the Siber ian and Chinese-Eastern railways is Thoma Chisholm Anstey, an At
some impressive piece of mumbo-published: tomey-General here, devoted a good jumbo ccreincuial, regardless of the 1-Viscount Uchida will forward deal of knowledge, research, and party's inward convictions; but to the amended plan to Viscount Ishii, energy to prevent further nonsense pledge something he holds sacred, tor, with instructions to present it to the Japanese Ambassador at Washing-
Lof that sort.
To begin with, Mr. Swearing with the hand on the the State Department, explaining that Anstey pointed out that, except for thigh," so common in the Old it is submitted on the understanding their small acquaintance with British
that Mr.Stevens, the American expert, i Testament, would not satisfy these
is named as President of the railways. cours, the Chinese knew nothing of
saucer breaking, eock murdering 2. The Inter-Allied Committee judicial cathe, Our pertinacity in cranks, yes it is perhaps still the shall consist of orie representative of on forcing strange caths upon China-most solemn oath that an. Amb or China, France, Great Britain, Italy, "At a Public Meeting it was un-
of the coxswain, blew two blocta on me he wrote, "who, from time
an Egyptian can take. As the other. Japan, Russia and the United States:
animously resolved to telegraph First reading of a Bill intituled An the whistle. He maintained that he umernorial, have been famous for worldly beliefs of the Chinese are s-Sovaks to be discussed at a later leaving the question of the Czecho.
the Secretary of State for the Ordinance "to amend the Summary did not see any lighs on the simpan. Colonies asking for reform in the Offences Ordinances; 1845, to 1918. Inspector Gordon stated that a fung no oathe at all in courte of tinctly rague, and do not seem to date.
Mr. J. R. Wood had before him this Constitution of the Legislative The Hou, Mr., Holyoak proposed, junk should have a white light on morning a Chinese who was charged justice, had excited much ridicule worry them unduly, a scale of fines 3.Each of the above governments Council to secure the increase and the Hon. Mr. Pollock seconded, the mast and one astern Only one with being a rogue and vagabond. Amongst that laughter-loving (expressed in the dollars in which shall select one technical railway ex-
from 6 to 9 of unofficial members the first reading of a Bill intituled white light was sufficient if the sam-The Chinese it appears, was sitting thus giving a majority of the An Ordinance to authorise the Union pan had no mast. people." It was in 1851, when they do unteignedly believe) might pert for membership of the Technical
unofficial."
at the doorway of 85 Bonham Strand, Insurance Society of Canton. Limit. Mr. Wood, addressing the jury, at midnight on the 26th fustant, and saport on the Chinese. Oath was be rend" out to them, as liable to be 4. The selection of Mr. Stévers
Will the Government state whether ed, to convert ite silver capital into and the Harbour Master had inform when an Indian constable approached made, that the Chief Justice, finding imposed on unsatisfactory witnesses. as President shall not prevent his
these telegrams were suppressed gold...
ed him that there was nothing in the to question him, he signalled to two the previous method of burning a It is obvious enough that theres selection as a member of the Tech- or not by the Cable Censor, under
nical Board.
The meeting went into Committee evidence which pointed to negligent med inside the house who hurled of red or yellow paper. did more nothing easier than for a sceptical 5-Japan and the United States at instruction from the Government, to consider the Financial, Minutes, navigation on the past of the cox themselves at the constable. A
and if so why?
Now: 9 and 10.
swain: The crew of the sampan struggle ensued and the men took to rm than good, bethought him of Chinese to bluff a magistrate by once advise the above associated
No. 9.-The Council to vote a sum were to blame for not having a proper their heels with the constable in the cadeal of the cutting off of a cock's volunteering the ordeal of the de- governments of the agreed plan, in-
The telegrams were not stopped or of Fifteen thousand Dollars ($15,000) light,
pursuit. The constable fired several head. In yesterday's case the party capitated fowl. It is as if an atheist cluding the understanding with re.
ference to the selection of Mr. Stevens interfered with in any way
in aid of the vote Public Works, A verdict of Death by misadven-warning shots at them. A Chinese Was to be taken to a temple to per were to my: Peliovo what I say, and shall request their adherence and
QUESTION B
Extraordinary, Hongkong, Misoolture was returned by the jury... form this mambo jumbo. Accord-pecause I have lossed the book on Cordial co-operation.
langout, -(24) Miscellaneous Works. ing to Norton-yshe, the local his it. At the same time, since Anstey 6 This plan shall be interpreted
This is a ravote, a sum having been torian, it had to be done under the denounced this method of swearing as a sincere effort temporarily to
provided last year. The overn operate the Chinese-Eastern and
ment providing fourteen eheda at copy of heaven," with appropriate Chinese, it may be that it has a Trans-Siberian railways in the interest The matter is one for decision by an average cost of $1,100 at maledictions, such as Lloyd Georgy's quired the force of a new supersti of the Russian people with a view to the Imperial Authorities and the No. 10.-The Commeil të vete n. wish in Wales, that if he prove false tion. One of our staff informs us their ultimate return to those posses Government is unable to give the sum of hundred Dollate (2000)
information desired..
in an ofthe vele Miscellaneous Ser principles, may
his tongue that some of the modern Chinese aing interests in them, without im pairing their existing rights, and
rices, Language Study Allowances. leave to the zoo of his mouth. It believe that if they tell hes after that, in entrusting to Mr. Stevens
QORSTION was an ordeal popular among Chinese cutting off the cock's head, they will the technical operations of these Will the Government take steps This is to proville Chinese teachers all medical authorities say beware of pirates, but not an oath as we under- have seven years of bad luck. For lines, it is understood that Japan and to urge the Admiralty to include for the Police and Sanitary Inspec- Fiazal 'it, ner such as would bind the those who do believe so, the care the United States are both prepared Hongkong in the tour of the Grandtors who before have had to provide lain's Cough Remedy. It can always be body and mind to which they contribute
to give him the authority and sup Fleet which it has been announced their own pordigary Chinees to tell the truth mony must indeed be a blanding port necessary to make his efforts will be sent to Australia, New
successful, connection with it, the witness ODS.
Zealand, and India?
Board.
ANSWER.
Will the Government state when the censorship of commercial, private and press telegrams is likely to cease? ANSWER.
constable who attempted to stop them, was knocked down, but this Chinese was intercepted by an Indian house watchman and caught. To enable the Chinese to produce his witness, a rémand was ordered.
BEWARE OF COLDE.
HILDREN are much more likely to contract the contagious diseases when they have colds. Who pink cough, diphtheria, scarlet lover and consump tion are discuss that are often contracted THEY MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. when the child has a cold. That is a pleasant purgative effect experi fenced after taking Chamberlain's colds: For the quick care of colds you Tablets, and the healthy cordirting will find nothing better than Chamber- depended upon and is pleasant and safe
•Coming out of Committee the to take. For sale by All" Chemists and
A Storekeepers.. Council adjourned vino dio.
stonefeel that living is wrth whil For sale by all Chemists and Store. keepera, A