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THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3018, 1917.
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COLLARS
TIES
SHIRTS
VESTS.
SOCKS
MUFFLERS
GLOVES
EVERYTHING OF THE NEWEST AND IN THE BEST TASTE.
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LATEST PARISIAN FASHIONS.
MADAME FLINT has just returned from Paris with a Grand Selection of
Evening and Day Gowns, Opera Cloaks, Millinery, Fars, White and Coloured Kid Gloves, etc, Also Serge Afternoon Gowns and Costumes in the latest Models at the most reasonable Prices, which will be on Shown on
MONDAY, 5TH NOVEMBER.
MADAME FLINT begs respectfully to announce that she has secured the exclusive right from several Parisian Houses; including the MAISON BLUM, to sapply her only with their latent creations from the 1st July, 1917, and that she has also engaged the services of Male ROQUE, Première Coupeuta, late of the MAISON BLUM, who will undertake, the management of the Dressmaking Department.
MADAME FLINT respectfully thanks her Clientèle for past favours, and solicits their continued patruuage, and also invites the Ladies of Hongkong to inspect the New Goods in her Showrooms, as the Best Models are not displayed in the Windows
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Edition, Private Codes.
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at Y4.00 per sheet F. C: B. Kobe. Item Hom Japanese Galvanised Flat Sheets
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AMERICAN STEEL FOR JAPAN
Washington despatches declare that great satisfaction is felt as the result of the visit of the Japanese Mission, led by Viscount Ishii. The House of Repre
Ishii gaid-
We come to find out how these two-
THE SINNECKER CASES JUDGEMENT OF THE MIXED COURT.
ST.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. SHANGHAL
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The manual general meeting of the St
on October 2nd,
Mr. Gavin Wallace, the President, in
GERMAN INTERESTS IN CHINA The German Press generally has had little to say about recent developinenta in Chine, but the Frankfurter Zeitung, which is the chef organ of German
sentatives cheered loudly when Viscount #October 23rd, judgement was given in the Andrew's Society of Shanghai was held ambitions in the Far East, publishes an
can
At the Mixed Court, Chaguar, ✨ón
Case in which G. Sinnecker, a German, was charged with failing to register, us re-
article which is half angry and balf defiant. It says that the reported con
Japan will continue to add her quots to respect of which dus prosecution is/times through which they were passing. tion of the Deutsch Asiatische Bank"
the sacrifice which alone can insure victory
nations can best co-ordinate their cher quired by Municipal Notification Nosmoving the adoption of the report and fiscation of German ships is a trifling. and their resources, how best they 2471 of October 4th, 1917. The judgement accounts, the latter showing a credit matter, because most of the German and was delivered by Mr. P. Grant Jones balance of $592.86 in the general account, Austrian tonunge was transferred in co-operate in the conduct and winning British Assessor, who sccupied the Bench said that the membership of the Society good time to the private possession of i of this war Japan has exerted herself
with Magistrate Kuan : with spirit and loyalty to her! Allies.
had kept up fairly well considering the Chinese business friends." The liquida- The Assessor said:-The regulations in
and there had also not been many, brought have been promulgated by the His warning against treachery from Chinese Government for the control of demands upon their funds. It was pro- within is an attack upon the sinister enemy subjects throughout the country. posed after they had obtained a proper campaign of Me Hearat's newspapers,o make the regulations effective in areas list to form a roll of honour containing which for years have been telling Americans, Japan is our enemy, not kuch as concessions and settlements in the names of those men who had made Germany. This editious talk disap-which extra-territorial`· communities the great sacrifice for their country. The Fostred lately, and Mr Hearst's newsxercise by treaty, sage or sufferance calls upon the funds amounted to 81,234. Americans to cheer the Japanese to their municipal functions necessarily requires. In 1915 they were able to collect £1,539 papers are now foremost in urging.
the co-operation of the foreign authorities for the Scottish Red Cross Funds. This concerned, but the regulations must have.. year's list had not yet been made up think, the fores of law, in such areas pending the incidence of St. Andrew's unless they are in some way repugnant Day, but all along the apunta so collect-
Treaties or Land Regulations. They this the loen constitutions as established ed had been on the rise and they hoped
theart's content,
The question of supplying Japan with steel to carry out her enormous ship building plans will probably be the main point of discussion at the conference with the Japanese Mission. Japan has decları- enable her to place ships on the seas much ed that assistance in securing steel will
earlier than otherwise, and that she will devote most of them to reinforce the ́Allied' tonnage in the Atlantic.
strious
in
territorial
for old-age and military p00,000,000|tain to what extent there has been a
nt a
The
a fact which must be reckoned wit, but there are various kinds of Inquidation, and it is hardly credible that the Chinese destroy its future credit by pillaging one Government Whi bo voliga enougs to of its must obliging creators. The police control is ridiculed. Finally, the reported placing of the tiernians under Frankfurter beitung say! :----- all with interests ofis usern
"In China Germany is concerned above decade weighs heavily when one looks A lost into the future, but the time can be made paired. This strengta wo are defending up if our own strength remains unim in Europe, and if the English think they will no longer have to reckon with Ger- man competition in China merely because.
year to make even a better showing, they at present succted in suppressing
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS 1SSUED BY MR F. C. JENKIN D.S.P. (RESERVE).
WET WEATHER.
Wo
The following Departmental Orders are
re-published for information: --- (123) Any parade or drill is to be.
considered as cancelled in the event of steady rain falling one-half hour before the hour for which the parade or drill is ordered. (100) In exceptionally wet
weather members on duty may wear their own raincoats or mackintoshes. Under similar circumstances winter
are not a mere measure of useless repres sion but a very necessary safe guard to the forthcoming season-President, Mr.emerges strong and healthy from this The following officers were clected for the Gorman Cuina wade they are deceive ing themselves. A Germany which the peace and good order of the country D. C. Dick: Vice-President, Mr. G.. L. war will and in the future also possibili- a measure of far less stringency than the Campbell Committee, Messrs. M. B. government of a country is cutitled by Anderson, C. M. Bain, G. M. Young, J.
ties of activity in China Great world | LORO LEVERHULMES SURVEY
International Law to take on the out. C Bonner, D. MacDonald, D. every-day methods, and by short-sighted- problems were never solved by petty As president of
break of war against the persons and McColl, D. McGregor, Dr. H. Couper ness One may often cause future harm the National
property of alien enemies, (Brown) v.. Eisteddfod Lord Leverhulme addressed US 1914: Pitt Cobbett Cases and Patrick, John Prentice, C. H. Ruther- to oneself. Germany's life is rooted in a gathering at Birkenhead, and in survey of the future said by the time we p. 52.) and of which no Krant of extra- Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. W. Porter and her strength, from overzea trade.
Upinions on International Law, 3rd Ed. ford, E. M. Ross and A. G. Stephen the home country, while Eugland gets... Had with our brave and Allies, won
can imagine the possibility that, in a unconditional arterritorial privileges can deprive the Hom Treasurer, Mr. A. W. Macphail.
· the render" of our enemies, our load of
sovereign state
With regard to the celebration of St,future war between England and an over- war debt might wasily have grown to a whom such regulations should be brought from the Hongkong Society giving data statesmen are in this.
The question we have to decide is by Andrew's Day this year a letter was read se gemy, the measures which English Lotal of £10,000,000,000 involving us n
war ciaploying an annual charge to be met by
into operation and entorped in an extra of a successful Heather Day which they against Germans abroad, and which wa taxation for interest and sinking fund alone of national Settlement could under: a celebration would be
community such as this Inter- held last year.
feel merely as mischievous tricks, will £600,000,000. We should int ining for the defendant, as Ini: us
contention of The Chairman did not think that such provide the sanction for serions inroads necessity of maintaining
success in upon vital British interests." pinay years a combined naval and mili- stand his somewhat contradictory argu Bhanghai because it was not a British -tary, expenditure of freni £100,000,000 to rests with anybody, with the territorial community like Hongkong and they ments, is that this function rests, if it £200,000,000 T year. We should have to authorities. To test the validity of that streets. He did not think they could do would moet different nationalities on the raise another 100,000,000 or
for more Government civil expenditure, and utstitution of the Settlement and to ascer- contention we have to examine the con-
better than by following the methods they Jenst another £100,000,000 to
had adopted in the past. Add derogation of the territorial sovereignty
It was decided that the celebration to these colossal figures tng demands we in favour of the extra-territorial muni should be observed by the taking up of should have to meet for increased educn-
a subscription as in previous years of the jurisdiction. tional grants, suggested assisted bounng schemes, increase in salaries of Civil to go back further than the year
or
this purpose it is not necessary, I war
It was decided to continue the annual vants necessitated by increased cost of 1854, when the influx of Chinese refugees bursaries as in previous years. living, and finally overdue social
social reforms from districta ravaged by the Taiping Including all or these we might easily Rebellion as well as the natural increase
a total for them of well over an of the foreign population led to the are concerned, is the Municipal Council reach other $100,000,000 a year. We thus establishment of a more comprehensive functioning under the control of the
total annual grand ture to be provided out of Imperial taxu- the first international Ode of Landtion with the pative authorities only
expendische
scheme of
municipal government under Consular Body and having communica year; or, to put the figures into en Begulations promulgated with the sane through the Senior Consul, and registra- tion of possibly over £1,100,000,000 agu
tion of the Chinese authorities. densed form, a tax.
a taxation of over £3,000,000 functions to be exercised by the Council tion by any other person or body of per per day for 365 days in the year, or thon created the protection of life and sons is contrary to a fundamental prin per week, or an average of 468. por house danger within and without the Settle Now the treaties between China on the about is, per man, woman, and child property from, sousos et disquiet and ciple of the constitution of the Settle- nold per ческ
and to this load must be ment, and measures necessary for a added the burden we already carried for preservation of health, the Urganization one side and Germany and Austria-Hun local
expenditure collected locally rates and taxes amounting to an addi-
of police and the creation and adminis gary on the other have been abrogated All tional £200,000,000 3 year
tration.
of a revenue. The establishment with the principle of International Law Chinese Government in accordance or the Could we bear this lead and carry the
of a police force to protect the community that treaties conjerring an extraterri in: Empire with its trade
I masinance of a volunteer corps,
ein have of prosperity and had been called into existence during the have no subsistence in tin of war round finance We could only do so stormy times provided all classes and both sexes, fel when the Government of the country was subjects would be no longer, entitled to
of the Taiping Rebellion. Turkey issued a
Thug In the Turko-Italian war in 1911 a notification that Italian lowing the example set by our King and an Queen, continue to make after the war able to afford the protection guarante
bouehto the
the capituations, which the Bante sacrifices of ease and comfort, td by Treaty, wera based upon to continue to
and with the
fence uple of self-protection or self de to the circumstances, and having regard same spirit of brotherhood te has been tional Law, is a municipal law, na a
which is recognized in Interna appears
to the suspension of consular tunctione
to have been warrantable at displayed by all classes without excep justification or excuse for certain forms (Pitt Cobbett, Part 11, p. 43.) As the any rate during the continuance of the war. tion during the war. This would be no of easy task we could and must face otherwise be unlawful.
but
which extra-territorial action
would only executive authority over the subjects Vibe
The facing it promptly, 16, and,
would be
these wo Powers, it was the duty of easier to accomplish than if ye hestitated Caroline: Pitt Cobbett, p. 162)
There Land Regulations, having been
the Council to and procrastinated. Bound principles found by subsequent experience to be
immediate effect to give of finance and our national credit would inadequate to meet the
the registration regulations; failure to do.so necessitate our not only paying promptly administration of law and order, were exiimnal negligence by the Chinese Gov-
might well have of the DO
have exposed the interest on our war loans, but tions at present in force which were registration at the Bureau for Foreign we provide aloo for the repayment of
in 1989 by the revised regula erument, for it is obvious, superseded
1 think, that loans with all
Whilst possible speed. we might be tempted to defer repayment cenentrance of the Chinese Government divorced as it must be from police func sued by Diplomatic Body with the Amaire, quite apart from its illegality, order to ease the heavy burden of (Joint Minute; Hertslet's China Treaties, tions could have afforded no adequate taxation, we could not do so because we 3rd Ed. Vol. 2, p. 605) Articleserity for the peace and good order of know that Buch a
a postponement would be recites that the boundaries of the land to the Settlement which the Council is disastrous to our financial stability, and which these would leave us feeble and open to attack and Article 9
apply are
bound It
by a duty to the Chinese Govern ment as well as Gnancial weakness Strength in finanes government of the Settlement that some cummunicated by the
to the ratepayers to pre lay at the very foundation of the world
Commissioner for appoint Foreign Affairs to the Senior Consul and
tion was listed on September 18th ap public cipal Council, by which body a Notifica
ment.
Cinto the calm safety of commerce back-ordinary times of peace as well as the trial status upon alien enemies
ft:
that
which
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Buiform trousers may be worn, although the wearing of winter uni- form generally diay not have been ordered.
AMBULANCE FLATOON.
ranks will attend in uniform until
further orders at 6 p.m. on every Tuesday at the Tang Wah Hospital The first attendance will be on. Tuesday, Nov. 1st. During these attendances Ambulance patrols will not be detailed for duty.
PARADES.
Platoons, etc., will parade at Central Station under own Commanders at 5.30 p.m. as follows:- Nos. 3 and 4 Platoons (No. 2 Co.)
Tuesday, October 30th,
Nos. 5 and 6, Platoons (No. 2 Co:--:
Wednesday, October 31st,
Nos, 7 and 8 Platoons (No. 3 Co. -
Thursday, November 1st.
No. 2 Platoon (No. 1 Co)-Friday,
November 2nd.
No. 1 Section (No. 1 Co)-Friday,
November 20d, No. 2 Section (No 1 Co.)-Tuesday, October 30th (at Water: Polica Station),
Warning Officers have been provided with Police whistles and chains for issue to those not yet in possession of game.
WHISTLES AND CHAINS
by some enemy tempted to do so by our necessary for the better order and good serve. The regulations were offici. All ranks below the rank of Inspector
wide British Empire. As we had all to provision should be made
ment of an Executive win the war, so must we continue to work eil, and. for the Comcon transmitted in due course to the Muni-
all ranks and all classes and both sexes, works and keeping the same in repair shoulder to shoulder to make good the and for cleansing, lighting, watering wastage caused by the war.
NATIVES PATRIOTISM.
will in future wear whistles and chains whenever in uniform,
(By Order.) T. F. Houan, A.S.P. (R.). Hongkong, 29th October, 1917.
draining the settlement generally; estab. poung the Town Hall as the place of ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE. Tishing o watch or police force therein
as well as to the Chartered Company's which sets forth that
A "emarkable tribute to native loyalty, clamation, invited in 1800, on the ecession ympathetic administration of Rhodesia, Regulations in furnished by an official report on the both as
Organisation of Native Transport for
as
dre
no reply
defendant has failed to comply. registration. With this notification the Tho ministration
whole system of local ad-
We order defendant to register hin received its latest ratifica- tion by The Chinese authorities in a pro- Municipal Notification No 2471
self in accordance with the terms of October 4th within 24 hours
of extension Settlement limits,
defendant Has this judgement All the Land bec
been shall operate
the full Court: the extension learned in
signstrate
the Here orl to and that framed and
and the lesined Assessor? the carrying of supplies to General The entire
The Assessor vouchsafed Northey's column in East Africa
of the geral Settlement shall be
Certain re area with
exceptions The defendant:Against this judge supplied by the Chartered Company Regulation 1 as then amended. The slo an application for a rehearing of the General Northey's force is jointly kept within municipal control" By Landment I apply for the Court to postpone the execution of the judgement, as I must Administration and the Administration boundaries of the land to which these case and base my application on different of Nyasaland. Of a total native popule regulations apply arc.
And they tion in Northern Rhodesia of 875,000, no are more particularly defined by bound legal grounds. I want to make it clear fewer than 93,000 natives have for the ty stones fixed in position and by
that at the
time the complaint was laid plans again
against m
me the Municipal Council had of the special
then read a further which he said he had received from dated
19th:
to
the
Guage, Weight about 18lbs, at Y50.00 Item American Galvanised Corrugated past three years been engaged, for period prepared and signed under the direction no pace for GOVAST
54
per picul F. O, B. Kobe.
Itam American Galvanised Flat Sheets, 20
#
7.
Gunge, Weight about 16 lbs, at Y40.00 per picul F. O. B. Kobe
Item English Galvanised Flat Sheets, 24 Gunge, Weight about 18 lba, st Y48.00 ----- per picul F. O. B. Kobe" -A
Item Japanese Galvanised Corrugated
Sheets, 8/3" 26 Guage, 68, at Item English Galvanised Corrugated Sheets, Y40.00 per picul F. O, B, Kobe
16. 8/3, 24 Guage, Same price as above. Item American
pienl F. O. B. Kobe,
17.
of from two to six months, as voluntary Viceroy at
on military transport 15 District Aieties of HEL, ment.
the
and of the Municipal regulations and proclamations
Nyasaland, however, of a total native chairman workers,
population of 1,140,000, only 120,000 are the year 1899 so engaged and since no further volun.
Can Count for the Eo tobe er for Foreign Affairs,
Galvanised Corrugated teers from this quarter appear to be avail how 1 think, an express abandonman In reply I beg to I have received Sheets, 8/3", 24 Guage, at Y47.00 per able, an appeal has had to be made to by the Chinese authorities to all claim your letter of to day's date and noted
the contents.
HONGKONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
The following appointments and promo-
tions are made, subject to the ap proval of Major-General 3. O Dalton, Chief Commissioner Mr. John Francis Grose, Ambulance
Officer to be Divisional Superin tendent (Supernumerary) from 26th October. Posted to Victoria Division, th
Mr. Ho Ki to be Divisional Superin- tendent, from 29th October, Posted to YMCA Division. Privates Lai Li-bim and Sun-In-tung to be Lance-Corporals, from 29th: October.
(Sgd.) E. RALPES (Officer in Charge of District). Hongkong, 29th October, 1917.
NEW SHIPS FROM JAPAN. 300,000 TON PROGRAMME Nine ships aggregating 45,115 tons were
Rhodesia for a further 6,000 carriers to the exercise of executive powers within from the of
the Inter launched in September, which is con-
18.
9. Shoots, 8/3 packed in skeleton sase
no dificulty is being experienced in secur
OWL, 30
bf about D
Length 64
Number
of sheets: 67,
per sheet F. O. B. Kobe.
the Municipal
made inquiries please note that
did not autho
the Senior
Guage, Item American Tinplates, 160 lbs., 20" x 1" lug these additional volunteers who will additional sanction of usage and suffer-nation ceneral to manage on sidered a record. A number of these con
per case,
⠀ F. O. B. Robe. *
Item American Tinplates, 170 lbs, 20" x 14" Such is the good feeling in Rhodesia that the limits of the Settlement and create our Chinese
x224 sheets in case at T100.00 per case
a position which has now received the F. O. B. Kobe 10.x 224 sheets in case at X102 per cassone-third of the entire native population cloths with exentive factions an official affairs of German and Austro-1
raise the total to 200,000, or more than ance, and which the present attempt to
Settlement nor
the most effective answer to the more conduit pipe between the territorial Society and other propagandists, who atesty Powers cannot be allowed to 24 hoor-You will register within attacking the alleged policy of the Empire 2 vert. The only executive authority Resources Development Committee (within this Bettlemen so far as Chinese Defendant-Has my application for a REMARKS: The above prices are without engagement Shipments made promptly by animadversions on the British Bouthion, subjects of non-treaty Powers Defendant Refused ~ Thank you.
which Sir Starr Jameson is Chairman)
residents and persons in a similar
rehearing been granted i poai-
The Assessor Refund Africa Company's native administration (Continued at foot of nezs enlumn.). C. Daily News
Item American Tinplates, 100 lbs, 20"x14" - as Sir Stser Jameson points out who is primarily intended to act as a subjects. This 19 6 at Ya00, 7, at 12:50, 8, at YL00 23x112 sheets-in case at Y53.00 per case criticisms of the Aborigines Protection authorities and the representatives of the note of it and obli seply, please take for the fiscal year ending April, 1918 for
F. O. B. Kobe.
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The Assessor-You
stituts part of the shipping programme building 300,000 tons of shipping, of why ships totalling 154,727 fons have already been launched. The shipbuilding material available is expected to last till next June without interfering with this programme, even if the import of material from America becomes more difficult.