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Overseas Premiers themalves of doing A mail for Europe vid Siberia closes anything which might impair the suto-to-day at 10 a-m.
nomy of the Dominions they represented. Vast changes, however, have been wrought All quarantine regulations against since 1911, when the Imperial Conference ships coming from Macso have now been last met, and there is certainly no ques withdrawn. lion now of any indifference** the
on THERE IS NOTHING MORE part of the people." A solution of the
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problem would be received with the live liest satisfaction on all sides, for it is becoming more and more manifest that only upon the basis of a closely co- ordinated Imperial policy can the British. Empire hope to attain that efficiency of organisation which will enable it to take its proper place in the world." It must ke recognised," said the Canadian Minis
St. Joseph's College, Macau, will re open, after the summer holidaya, on Friday, September 16th.
The P. and O... Nellore, which left Hongkong on the 13th July, arrived in London' on the oth instant."
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
A BOY GAMBLER.
A Chinese boy was charged with being in possession of 84 lottery tickets. Mr. Hazeland imposed a fine of $50,
STUDENT IN THE DOCK. Belore Mr. Wood, & Chinese, who said he was a student from Nanking, was charged with stealing a diamond ring.. valued $350, from the Wing On Com pany. The case was adjourned.
OPIUM.
A Chinese woman was charged before Mr. F. A Hazeland, with being in pos
The Hon. Treasurer of the Canton Hospital acknowledges with thanks anessin of 140 lbs. of opium valued at $1,400. Bevenue Officer Wilden said he had not yet got a certificate, and the case was adjourned until to-day.
ter of Trade and Commerce, at a luncheon donation of 8100 from Messrs. Pentreath given in his honour Inst month, that& Co. the outlying portions of our scattered Empire will develop/populations larger than those at the centre and probleme of Espiro must be regarded with a large riow. With sincerity aud determination Ohtsuka. thus problems can be solved.
A Branch of the Yokohama Specie Bauk was opened in Singapore on the 5th inst., under the management of Mr. N
Tho
The total output of the Kailan Mining Under the stress of a great, war we have been drawn together to understand each Administration's mines for the week end other we never have before, and ing 96th August, amounted to 47,014 tons the time is opportuns for organic and the sales to 35,025 tons,
Mung sugges AMMONIA. indissoluble union."
Club have Cricket Kowloon tons are being made regarding the lines upon which the change in our rela- organised an open-air rocal and instras tionships should be effected, and one mental convert in aid of war charities correspondent of the Times, in a series which will be given on the Club ground, of interesting letters; return again to Kings Park, Kowloon, to-morrow (Satur he idea of an Imperial Parliament day) evening. Providing the weather is which, while still acting as a trustee for fine the entertainment should be a BIOST the non-kindred races and nations under successful one. the Imperial Crown, will be no longer
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nel reproentative of Great Britain, During the twenty-four hours, ending but of that which Mr. Hugues has accusat 10 am yesterday, 139 inches of rain, torned us to speak of as "the Britains" fell in the Colony. No serious damage
A. S. WATSON &veloping his plan to refers in detail was done by the heavy blow. A large to the functions which could be better tree near the Basel Mission was blown performed by such an "assembly, The down, anil snapped the telephone wires first of these is the support and mainten in its fall. At Hunghum a telephone pole unce of the Navy and Naval establish was blown down. No accidents to ship ments and fortifications throughout the ping Save been reporteil. Empire. The second is the control of the Expeditionary Army and the mainten- The Tupicist of the Singapore Pric auce of a skeleton military establishment | Press writes:-Do readers of this column
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DEATH.
WINCHLEY-Killed in action, on 20th July, 1016, CHAS REGINALD VINCK- LEY, 2nd-Lieut. Sherwood Forettore, late of Hongkong and Shughui Banking Corporation, London Stuff.
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AN INGENIOUS, THEFT.
An ingenious, theft, yes described in Mi. Hazelanda. Court when a Chinese was charged with the 750
Sergeant Wills said defendant went into a shop apparently to make a pur chase, and while the woman in charge. turned away to get the article he asked for he placed him fpn, at the end of which was some sticky substance, inte The woman turned the money basket.
and saw him withdrawing the fan. adhering to the end of which was a ten- cent piece, and she informed the police,
His worship said he had never heard of such trase before
Bergeant Wills said it was an old trick at Home, public-house habitués very often resorting to this method of theft.
A month's hard labour and four hours' stocks was the sentence.
DISORDERLY WATCHMAN.
An Indian watchman employed at the Chins Provident and Mortgage Can- pany's godown at West Point was charged before Mr. Hazeland with be having in a disorderly manner.
The story for the prosecation was to the effect that the watchman hoarded a trancar at Whitty Street When he had
proceded a little distance he decided
to return aud then boarded another car going in a different direction, and, he always managed, to escape payment. A Chinese tramway inspector, however, suddenly became aware of the fact that defendant, had not paid and fold him to
the inspector off with him, and was just about to give biat & thrashing when the
for the Empir, by which the national remember the story of the Scotsman who service militias--which, he thinks, must on collection Sundays always sat menr certainly follow this war-could be the door so as to save the interest on his ganged, mobilized and directed in an contribution The Hongkong St. An Imperial crisis. The third is the Im drew's Society held a charitable comert perial control of the food supply and of on last St. Andrew's Day and as carly the imperial resources of raw material. as the following April Femitted the proeither, pay his face or get off the car. The fourth is Imperial transit, posts, ceeds to various useful funds in Edin: The watchiman did so, but also brought money. standards, ports and acoways.burgh. Bis dat qui cita dut.. The fifth is the wiption, of n common. Imperial frate policy, The sixth is the
An armed robbery has been reportedupraised arm was held by a lukong. cupreme directiva di education, not with to the Police by the occupiers of No. 7, The watchman's escapade cost him a
ay power of prohibition, but with un
Sai Ko, Samshuipo, a woman stating 87 fine. TONGKONG OFFICE: 10, Dra Vœux Ran. C. limited powers of endowment, to main that Wednesday night she heard a knock ANDON OFFION: 181, FLEET STORET. F.Otain the common language and the pro at the door, and, immediately after, two vision of higher education throughout men entered the cubicle in which she had the Empire. The seventh is the main been sleeping, and one of them threatened tenance of the Supreme Court of the that if she did not part with her money Empire. The eighth is the control of and jewellery he would kill her with a Foreign policy and the continuation of
chopper. The woman, handed over all Imperial trusteeship over the nun she possessed, including money, jewellery represented Depondensics. It is scarcely and clothing to the value 8408,60. One probable that such a body will be created man has been arrested in connection with in the immediate future, but, neverthethe robbery.
The Daily Press.
Hongkong, 83- SUTIMBER, 1819
IMPERIAL CONSOLIDATION.
INCREASING attention is being devold, to the consideration of the modifications.ints, there is much which may be urged the Constitution of the British Empire in its favour. With the great Imperial Mr. D. A. McLeod, who has been con that are now regarded as inevitable when a questions dissociated from the "aimnected with the firm of Mesara, A. 8. the war shall have been concluded. While stage of domestic politics," the next Watson & Co for the last four years, there is, undoubted danger that any
step would be the relegation of purely and who leaves for Home by the steamer English, Welsh, Scotch and Irish con- Malta to-day, was last evening mute the corus to subordinate assemblies-- aug-recipient of a handsome leather suit-case gestion which has already been made by and a Service Thermos flask from the more than use Minister of the Crown in members of the Kowloon Cricket Club. House of Commons. In this way our Mr. J. F. Robinson" made the presenta various problems could be viewed in their tion, and in a few felicitous remarks proper perspective and might be dealt expressed the hope that Mr. McLead with mora upidly and effectively than would meet with every success in his is possible at present. If this particular
patristic career, Mr. McLeod feelingly form of reconstruction be discounten replied, and assured the members of auced some other must take its place. the K.C.O. that the memory of his asto. Ten or fifteen years ago, it will be reciation with them would be long membered, there were many who argued cherished.
A SNATCHER,
A Chinese of the incorrigible class was charged before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with the theft, from the person, of a sum of with ignoring a ten years' banishment 83 and a sovereign in money, and also order made in 1912.
was walking along Des Voeux Road West, Inspector O'Sullivan said complainant
near Wilmer Street, when defendant and five others passed. Defendant jolted against couplainant and at the same time neatly extracted from his pocket. a paura containing the
money. The com plainant became aware of what had taken place and defendant made off, but was rapidly pursued by onlookers, and cap- Lured. Defendant was banished when 18 years of age, as án cur-ring snatcher. Ho had done exactly four years of his time.
On the charge of larceny defendant was sent to prison for six months, and he was also sentenced to six months for re- turning from banishment.
THE COLONY'S WATER SUPPLY.
The water return for the month of August shows that the storage at the City and Hill district works on the lot inst.
scheme carried through on the wase of emotional patriotism might not stand 2 strain of commersial competition in after years, it is becoming generally re- cognised that there must be no great delay in formulating some practical method of more closely consolidating our world wide dominions. The attainment of an artificial uniformity is both un- desirable and impossible, but it is certainly an anomaly that British sub jects overseas should have no part in shaping the Empire's foreign polių and be at liberty to stand aloof in ose of glibly, from historical parallels, that the British Empire had reached its zenith war. This has been impressed up as very forcibly by the Colonial Printers and that its inevitable decline was rapid-
'THE BRITISH TRADE REVIEW.** | totalled 871.59 millions of gallons; against No 1 and 2, WEST END TERRACE, during their visits to England, andmere approaching. No prophecy has ever
603.77 millions of gallons in the corre been more completely falsified. The man- will be heard of the matter when peace hood of the race, has responded magni- those interested in the developments that tion in this district during August, by an A publication of some importance to sponding period last year. The consunip shall have been restored. Mr. Fisher: pointed out recently that, as Prender offently from every quarter of the globe will follow the cessation of hostilities is the Commonwealth of Australia, le had to the call made upon it, and has added the July number of the British Trade Re-estimated population of 265,518, was view. It has a guaranteed special issue 220,17 millons of gallons, or an average less influence in shaping our Imperial lustre to the traditions of a glorious of 19,000 copies, and these seam to be TWO ROOMED FLATS in Nathan Road policy than be would have passered it past. We are engaged in a struggle for finding their way to all the countries of of 27 gallons per head per day. In THREE-ROOMED FLAT to Humphrey's he bad remained in Scotland, for there freedom, but in this struggle, as Mr. the world where trade is to be done. For August, 1915, the consumption, by au
friends in distant lands especialestinsted population of 281,919, Buildings Kowloon.
might have brought pressure to GEORGE reminded the Canadian Colonial edition has been issued, similar 165.58 millions of gallons, or a daily FOUR-ROOMED FLATS in May Road with every modern conlence, laslading upon the member representing hi con troops we are federating our great in all respects, save one, to the Home average per bend of 22.8-gallons
At Kowloon the total storage: -on GLENSHIEL," No. 141, Plantation Road, English Bathi and Kitchen Bange, Hot stituency in Parliament. Tentative Empire for even greater enterprises intuit-is printed on lighter paper the lit inst, was 340,80 millons of allons
The literary matter runs into fifty-eight Water and Water Carriage Bystem. A fer efforts have been made in the past throughthe future. Where the weakness, always pages and extends over a wide range of against 270.50 in August, 1916. The con- sumption in Kowloon during August was bachelors es ressonabla xeniala. Immel nie the instrumentality of Colonial and suspected, has become apparent under appropriate subjects far too numerous to 49 18 millous of gallons by an satinated give in detail. At this critical period in population of 98,600, or 13.8 gallons per FOUR-BOOMED HOUSES In Gardens Imperial Conferences to bring about the exceptional strain is in the ady is the history of the world's trade, those pead per day. In the same month last trative machinery, and the great porwilling to share in the general prosperity year an estimated population of $6,000 Terrace and Salisbury Avenus, Kowloon,
closer anion, but they have resulted in Apply to--
low the heels of enterprise, cannot fail to water, or an average of 12.6 gallons per HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANOS little more than an exchange of views tunity which the war has provided for that, it is confidently predicted, will fol. consumed 37,95 million of gallons of owing to the indifference of the people dying this defect is not likely to be find help and encouragement from the head per day. The Government Analyst's pages of this thoroughly up-to-date reports show that the water is of excellent of Great Britain and to the fear if the neglected.
journal.
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