INTIMATIONS
S. MOUTRIE & Co.,
LIMITED,
BOLE AGENTS
for the famous.
WEBER
ALLISON
PIANOS
BRITISH-MADE THROUGHOUT.
NEW MODELS
JUST RECEIVED.
INSPECTION INVITED.
BOXING!
CITY HALL.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13ra, 1916.
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BOXING!! TO-NIGHT (FRIDAY), 13ru Octours, 1018, Commencing at 9,15 P.M.
For the Lightweight Championship of the Calear,
15 ROUNDS CONTEST,
SAPPER RICHARDS
D. SEAMAN ISAACS.
For tho Bantamweight Chamiombin of the Palony,
10 ROUNDS CONTEST.
Pto BEESTY SEAMAN ALLEN
บ
For the Amateur Lightweight Chazepionship of the Colony,
BHOUNDS CONTEST,
YOUNG MAHER, Champion, SAPPER SAKER.
8 BOUNDS CONTEST,
Pie. COTTON. SEAMAN MESSENGER.
PRICES: $5, $1, $2 & $1.
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BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
G. GOLDSBOROUGH, Promoter.
WAR CHARITIES.
OUR DAY
THURSDAY, 19TH OC1OBER,
will ly devoted all over the Empire to collecting funds for
THE BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
THE ORDER
ORDER OF ST.
JOHN OF JERUSALEM
IN AID OF THE WOUNDED. LADY MAY'S ROSE FUND
20,000 roses have been given, and will be sold throughout the day by numerous ladies and school children..
Subscriptions to the Rose Fund will also be gladly received at any time before the day by Lady May at Government House, who will send a rose with the acknowledgment.
GREAT ENGLISH FAIR
in the Afternoon, from 3 till 7, on the Murray Parade Ground. COCONUT SHIES,
DANCING ENCLOSURE,
JUNGLE SHOOTING RANGE
(Elephants, Lious, and the Peak Tiger).
RED CROSS COMPETITIONS,
THE "EVERYTHING" STORES,
WILD WEST SHOW,
THE MAN IN THE TUE, CHILDREN'S MAYPOLE DANCE THE LUCKY WELL, INDIAN TORCH DANCE TWO BANDS,
THE SWANKS.
ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR
Entrance 50 Cents.
FETE AND ILLUMINATIONS
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in the Evening, from 9 till 11.30, at the Public Gardens.
CONCERT
TWO BANDS. Entrance, $1; seats in Reserved Enclosures, $2 and $1 extra. Refreshments on sale during the Afternoon and Evening Tickets obtainable at MOUTRIE'S and the ROBINSON RIANO Co.,. and from MEMBERS OF THE WAR CHARITIES COMMITTEE.
F. R. HALLIFAX, Hon. Secretary-
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WHY SHOULD ONE DRINK
No. 10
HISKY?
BECAUSE
ONE OUGHT”
DISTILLED BY JAS. WATSON & Co., Lav.,
DUNDEE.
SOLE AGENTS IN SOUTH CHINA,
Telephone/ 630.
DONNELLY & WHYTE.
HONGKONG AND CANTON.
11208)
HONGKONG'S WATER SUPPLY.
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
THE ROLL OF HONOUR
CASUALTIES AMONGST FAR EASTERN
BIEN
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CHINESE TELEGRAPH
SYSTEM,
THE RISE IN THE VALUE OF THE DOLLAR, EFFECT ON SOLDIERS' FAY IN HONGKONG.
The water return for September shows that at the end of the month the total storage of water at the City and Hill
In a recent report the America Consul-
QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. district, waterworks was 73895 millions
Gmeral. Mr. Thomas Sannions, of of gallons in the same period in 1915:
Major Francis Wilfred Brummer, Royal Shanghai, notes that great împrovement
In the House of Commons recently Mr. the total storage was 620-25 millions of
Engineers, previously reported missing has recently been made in the service of Jowett asked the Financial Secretary to gallons The total consumption in Sep-
in Gallipol on August 9th, 1915, and tember was 100'01 million gallong, by mi known to have been dangerously wounded, the Chinese Telegrapli Administration the War Office whap rate of pay a gunner estimated population of 95 819, giving I is now onħcially presumed killed in action (save the Landun and Ching Expiras), in the Royal Garrison Artillery who on that die 10 saw, service with the New territory has been reached and volunteered for the present War and is an average consuoption per head per Bengal Suppers and Miners, in China in offers mened in fields already covered. How serving in Hongkong is entitled to In order to insure speed in the transmise if it is subject to deductions day of 25 gallons. To the corresponil-; 1900.
J Captain
Maitland Stenhouse,ision of telegrams the Wheatstone other than for separation allowance and ing period last year. 162-72 million RM.C, who died of wounds on Augst automatic system has been adopted on all National Insurance benefit; and, if so, gallons were consumed by an estimated 25th, formerly held an appointment at trunk lines. Ja order further to ac | whether he will give particulars of such
the Union Medical College, Peking, where celerate the transmission of felegrama deductions, an
Mr. Foster- One killing and two- population of 262,210, giving a daily be retured to the Chinese Students, three years ago the Administration begaa average per head of gallons. In When the Boxer rising broke out Me the installation of the automatic duplex penes halfponny a day ay pay and three first installation being made on the to free rutions. He's subject to a stop. Kowloon, the total storage at the cad of Stenhouse served with the medical staff system on its more important lines, the penc as messing allowance, in additioni
attached to the Chinese perial forces, and he was curated by the Emperor. Peking-Tientsin line. In May and June
Abetween Page for the cost of messing. The actual One of iris brothers was in command of this system was put into
My, Jowett asked the Financial Secre the guard at the British Logation.in Peking and Hankow and Hankow autant is not known
Shanghai. The average working speed Peking at the time. Captain Stenhouse attuned on the Shade Peking Tientsin fary to the War Office whether he is aware was given a gorenission in the RA.M.C on the outbreak of the war. He leaves a line is 110 words a minute, while 70 words that soldiers serving in Hongkong have a minnie is the average speed altained in effect suffered & reduction of pay by widow and two young children. *
Caption Hardid Stedman Righinond, on the 750 mile Peking Hankaw line and reason of the fact that the dollar currency K.R.R.C., who fell on August 24th, was the 720 mile Hankow Shanghai line. by means of which they are compelled to formerly in the Alalay Civil Service, and Taking into consideration the interrup make their purchases in Hongkong has the great length of sonic lines, the speed with British money, by which latter their was in the Far East when war broke out, tions caused by climatic conditions and appreciated considerably as compared but went home and was given a commis sión as Lieutenant in December, 1914. He of transmission compares favourably with pays presumably measured; and left for the front in May, 1915, and was that of European and American lines whether having regard to the inadequacy severely wounded in the jaw on July 1st, under similar conditions. It is the inten- of the pay which non-commissioned officers but returned to the front last February extend the duplex system, and no doubt not lose by reason of the rate of exchange tion of the Administration gradually to and mou recrive, he will see that they do He was gazited Captain in June. His major, writes: The battalion had been in the near future it will have been estab hetween British money and the money
lished on all important trunk lines in circulating in Hongkong? ordered to clear the enemy out of HONGKONG BANK LADIES and his company was the leading com China, thereby doubling the capacity and They advanced reducing the delays to which the traffic STAFF
pany of the battalion.
machine gun fire, when just on the ENTERTAIN WOUNDED SOLDIERS.ply magnificently under heavy shell would otherwise be subject,
German trenches Captain Richmond fell, shot by a rifle bullet, death being abso lutely instantaneous, but his fie foading. had enabled the company to attain their objective.
September was 352-60 million of gulloits, against 340-15 millions of gallons on the same day last year. An estimated popu- - lation of 98,715 consumed 3920 million gallons, an average daily consumption of 13-2 gallons per head. In September, 1916, 37-38 million gallous were consumed by a population of 26,950; ur 19-0 gallon per head per day. The Government Analyst's report shows that the water is of excellent quality.
MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
CHINA
IN
THEIR FUNDS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE WAR.
At the ontbreuk of the war it was very.
Mr. Forster This question hus been carefully examined. It is not considered that the appreciation of the dollar is suficient to call for any special action at present.
COLLAPSE OF WAR." BY A RUSSIAN MARCH-UPON CONSTANTINOPLE.
The possibility of startling develop- war is foreshadowed by the well informed Berlin correspondent of the Tyd. In a despatch which will, of course, have passed through the Cerman censorship correspondent), ho suggests the early collapse of the war by renoma of the Russian advanes through the Balkans to Constantinople and the complete isolation of the Central Powers. The following is the text of the message
The immediate object of Rumunia is Transylvania and other advantages pro mised by the Entente. The great motive. power is Russia, and although Russia had to moderate her policy, which probably was the cause of M Sazonoff's resigna-
About 60 wounded sailors from the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich, Louden,
He was a horn soldier, and S.E.. were entertained by the ladies of the London staff of the Hongkong and his men trusted and followed him. His company was chosen as the leading com Shanghai Banking Corporation, on Sept.pany because he was leading it. I should Bail. As is well known, the personnet certainly have recommended him for a of the Bank or at least the nk side decoration had he lived
Lieutenant Stanley H. May, Loyal of it is much attenuated at the pre- North Lancashire Regiment, who is re- generally thought that the financial posi-ments following Rumania's entry into the sunt tine, but the latest requisition, the ported missing, was previously in the tion of the great Missionary meieties Straits Settlements, and whilst there,
working in China would be adversely ladies, were in great force, and the mere served in the Volunteers.
Second Lieut. Lancelot Guy Verner, affected. As a matter of fact (says tho the Daily Telegraph Rotterdam may clerk was quite at a discount (says Machine Gun Corps, died in hospital on the I. di C. Express), Sports, naturally August 27th, of wounds received while London & China Express) mission work were the order of the day, and as the returning to the front line with his men has not been allowed to flag, and in not ladies had so much to do with th and guns on July 25th Before the war a few instances the work has been de he was inanager of the Batang Benar weloped and increased, and been botter He supported than n the years before the arrangements, the races were not of the Rubber Estate, in Negri Sembilan.
received a commission in December 1014, war. We read in a missionary journal usual hackneyed kind. The Hongkong in the Suffolk Regiment, and trained for that the Wesleyan Missionary Society Angels had fixed up races of the vigarette the machine gun section. He was after has had the best year in its history, the wards transferred to the Machine Gun income covering an increasing budget ant managerin type, in which, needless Corps. His commanding officer has writ and w ping out an old deficit. For the to say, they themselves participated, ten-“He was an excellent soldier and first eleven months of their financial Brently to the edification of the onlookers. comrade, a capable officer, above thic aver: year the income of the C.M.E. was over tion, she has now probably taken a deci- age by a good doal. I had sent in his 20,000 ahead of the corresponding sive step towards the ideal of 1. Sazonoff man na oferind in the previous year sobres, and all great tussinns namely, the por ton command as second in command of of the other great Anglican society, the sessions of Constantinople,
Machine Gun Company,
SF.C., has been sor what less than in If the military butlook of the Entente Berond-Licuznant G. Nickalls, fie
the previous year, but above the average remains favourable, then in September or King's (Liverpool Regiment) who was of the last few years. The incomes of October we shall hear of a Balkan can- killed in action on August 18th, was the son of ler, E. C. and Mrs. Nickalls, who the Free Church of Scotland Foreign paign on a great scale. The Russians will Missions Committee, the Baptist Mis- again attempt to go along the road t are missionaries with the Baptist Mission sionary Bociety, the China Inland Constantinople, in order to take posses in Bhangtung, North China.
Bergeant
decision of the war, Edward Jethur Eyre Mission and the British and Foreign sion of it and isolate the Central Fowers. Milthorp, East Surrey Regiment, who Bible Society have all been well main In this way a was killed in netion, took part in the tained; while the London Missionary although it has been supposed that it Spanish-American War, and was awarded Society, after having to face the pos- would exclusively be attained in the west, the Cuban medal with four clasps for the sibility of a limitation of work, owing to would quickly be brought about amidst battles of Las Guasimas, San Juan, El deficiency of £18,000 in the previous the exhausted nations, Canes and Santiago. In 1809 he pr-year, are able to record an increase that. ceeded with the American Army to the enables them to wipe off £8,000 of the old Philippines and went through the whole debt, and a guarantee of £20,000 addi- of the insurrection, for which he was tional new subscriptions for the next. Awarded the medal with nine clasps for the engagements at Cabian, Zapote, San Fernando, Samar, Baling, Cavite Viejo, Malston, Balangiga, and San Isidro On the outbreak of the Boxer rising in China he was sent thither, and for this he received the medal with two clasps for Tientsin and Peking. Returning to the
The sale of a Japanese steamer to 2 Philippines he remained there until 1909. British firm has set a new record. The In 1001 he decided to return to Eugland. Fene Maru, 7,300 tons, which was resent- He entered the ranks of the R.A. MOatly launched at the Mitsubishi dook, Naga- Scarborough, and served until 1000 saki, was sold by Mr. Sudzuki to a Bri- Having obtained a berth in Singapore, tish Arm for £850,000.
∙He was he proceeded to the Far East. in Jaya, when the present war broke out, and returned at his own expense to take part in it
The winning of the egg and spoon race by a picared sailer, was in erase of much satisfaction among his comrades. Then the hut trimming by samen was the source of no little wonderment to the ladies, who were una imously of opinion that masculine skill in the millinery art was a thing to be feared for the future. The tile trimmed by the winner was, in fact, a marvellous production, and no one was surprised that the sailor insisted on carrying off the hat as a trophy for his best girl
After the sports an excellent tea was. provided to which one and all did ful! justice. Then came the opportunity for the feminine staff of the Bunk to is play real talent.
The young ladies marched their guests into the Pavilion, uppropriately decorated for the occasion the building, that is not the sailors or the ladies and, as some one remarked, we had a drop of good singing, a jolly fine dancing performance, and 26 end of good recitation. But the hit of the evening was undoubtedly that by the Hong Hai Howlers, in, tell it not in Gath, Fierrot costume. Here is the pro gramme, and if the men in the East want to beat the ladies at this business, well, let then come along :-
The Owlora by a series of-untoward
accidents will Bearly "miss singing JAPANESE COMPETITION
their
1-Open Chorus.
2--As someone must give us a start off, D'Arey and Cynthia will introduce
NETHERLANDS INDIA.
IN
SHIPPING NOTES.
A NEW RECORD.
LAUNCH AT TAIKOO DOCKYARD.
The s Kepong, built for the Straits Steamship Co., Ltd., of Singapore, was successfully launched from the Trikoo Dockyard yesterday. The Kepong med sures 201 feet over-all length, 41 feet beam, and 231t, sin moulded depth, and is constructed of Siemens Martin steel to
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PARADES, CENTRAL STATION, 5:30 PM. Friday, October 13th-Maxim Gunners.
Nos. 3 and 4 Companies (except re cruits). Recruits of No. 2 Platoon under Co.-Sergt.-Major. Saturday, October
Drills at 4.30 p.m.
14th-Defaulters'
AMBULANCE PLATOON Members are expected to turn up ro
gularly at practice drills. These drills are by order of the A.S.P. (R.), and absenters will be treated as de faulters
"OGE DAY, OCT. 19TIL The Police Reserve Club will be open to
ladies from 19 noon, Light refresh ments, 1 to 3 p.m.; tea, 5 to 7 p.m..
SIKKNOTE, Troopers 430 Edwards and 66% Hyndman
are passed for Patrol duty,
OUR DAY."
October 19th, will parade at Central on Monday, the 16th, at 5.30 pm. uniform, helmets and rifles.
THE CHINESE LOAN.
GERMAN REFEEBENTATIVE INQUIRES. WHY.
BS WASH'T CONSULTED
PEKING, September 27th Following the protesta of the German Minister to the Chinese Government against the fact that the German repre sentative of the International Bankers' Syndicate has not been informed of the loan of $100,000,000 which China has pro- posed, the German representative of the syndicate yesterday addressed a letter to the other representatives, asking why be also was not informed of the loan pro penal,
The representatives of the other coun trics Great Britain, France, Japan and Russia-decided, after a conference, to inform the Clerman representative by telephone that they did not care to communicate with him on the matter.
The Agricultural Department of the owners ceantlings. A double bottom Men warned for duty on "Our Day.". that interesting and Lime-worn topic, Netherlands India recently instituted an is fitted fore and aft, suitable for water. If you were the only girl in the quiry into the scene of the commercial ballast or oil, the forward and after The world," by kind permission of the Bingercourse between Japan and the colony peaks being similarly arranged.
and as a result of the war. I officers and engineers will be accommo Boys.
report thereupon has been presented but dated in a midship deck house, the car- 3-Now Cuthbert will wrestle with a
not yet published, but news to hand-tain's cabin being on the bridge deck, Manologue and hopes to sit with says the Gazette de Holland shows that The native crew's quarters are arranged "Spotty."
Japan has eagerly seized the opportunity in the forecastle and in a house aft. The 4-Spd-eyid Pamela will calist your of getting & firm footing in Netherlands weasel has three cargo hatches and is fitted
pathy with that pathetic little ditby India. In several instances a good with six steam winches.
chance has presented itself to the The machinery consists of one set of uf the Broken Doll.". The Howlers will collectively, individ Japanese, if not of pushing European triple-expansion engines of the builders nally, and altogether give you an trade aside, at any rate of seriously own make, having cylinders 18in., 29i, imitation in bird-like strain of uring it. This is amongst other and 48in diameter, with a stroke of 33 "Mister Night ngale," bursting into branches, the case with the iron and glass inches Steam is generated by one mult song. Don't give us to "Bird as industry. The report further states that tublar boiler, also constructed at the the last one we had died
European trade, having only an eye to Taikoo Dockyard. While the athers recover their breath, immediate gain, is exporting articles Clarence and Pearl will, with the kind which it had better keep in the country.
On the other hand the Locomotife, one permission of the audience, give you
A NEAT RETORT. of the foremost papers of Netherlands fer Sketchy Bits."
India, also expresses the Fiew that Japan 7-Walk up! Walk up Join our happy has obtained a firmer market in our During his address to a jury at the throng. We are just about to begin Colonies. The bulk of Colonial imports Dellington Supreme Court recently a our daily constitutional, led by rare based on native requirements with local barrister told a good story of the in all the nice girls love sailor."the result, so far as furniture for the days when Judges on circat used to go &D'Arry will again raiso bis' you a natives is concerned, that these imports to church, where seats used to be kept
the roof by singing" Friend o Mite
are limited to the cheapest kinds, Uer for them and for the members of the Bar, nas sted by * Violin Obligato (erected many met these requirements best before On one occasion a Judge and his retinue by public subscription),
the war, but it is now Germany's best were somewhat lute, and more or less dis 9-Clauda, by kind permission of his equipped competitor whe is usurping this turbed the congregation as they walked lations, will initiate you into the market, probably to hold it. But in other up the aisle to their seats. The Minister mysterice of the “ Tiddley-Pom un branches also, Japan is settling on the stopped in his discourse, and, addressing kindly assisted by the Haulers. East Indian market. Her imports of the Judge, said: "My Lord, if you had (Realistic effects by those of the Com-copper roue during the first six months taken a little less time this morning with pany who remember to come in.) of this year from 10,375,000 to 14,235,000 your frills and furbelows you would have 10 Clarenre, having finished his cough kilos,, whilst imports of brass and copper beca in time to bear the Word from the lenge, will draw tears to your eyes wire have been started on a large scale beginning On the Day of Judgment by, singing ** The Long, Long Trail, On the other hand, Netherlands India in shall be there to testify against you." while Crathin strains her larynx in the sending greatly increased quantities of Unperturbed by this public admonition, sugar to Japan, but for the rest Japan the Judge solemnly replied. "Sir, dur chorus
is having the best of the position. This ing my 40 years experience at the Bar 11--Finale:
is the result of its enormous advertising, I have always found that it is the greatest adds our Colonist contemporary.
scoundrel who turns Queen's Evidence
1
GERMAN SUBSTITUTE FOR TEA
Berlin (says the Singapore Free Presti has been experimenting with various anb stitutee for tea, and decides in favour o that made from the strawberry leaf. Fi Royal Horticultural Instituto. reporė that fortunate persons who have tastedit have no desire to return to the nịch over-rated and costly Chinese prod From which it appears that tea, askell ay grapes may be sour