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The great care exercised in the choice of each single hat makes thane Cigars beyond all doubt the most perfect ever produced.
$1 per box duty paid.
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AGENTS IN HONGKONG AND SOUTH CHINA.
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LAST NIGHT OF THIS GREAT SHOW IN HONGKONG. AGAIN. TO-NIGHT!
OUR
NEW PROGRAMME!
NEW ARTISTES !
NEW AUTS!?
Remember, we Promise a Change and we give it,
DAILY
SWATOW NOTES.
HOW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. I
SWATOW March 8th.
TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH. 1918.
THE BAWEAN" CASE.
OWNERSHIP OF TEA SHIPPED FROM
CHINA OR JAPAN.
MINISTERING CHILDREN'S
LEAGUE HELP FROM THE LOCAL BRANCH ACKNOWLEDGED.
The following letters of acknowledg
SPORT.
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE. BATHING AND BOWLING AVERAGES,
The Club, Kowloon, and Civil Service
THE LATE ADMIRAL OHAN PLE-KWONG.
The death of China's chief Admiral of the Fleet has greatly disconcerted many people. A meeting of Swatov citizens has been convened in order to consider how worthily to commemorate his services The tea was originally enemy property. to the country They were very proud of shipped either from China or Japan on him, becau80 ho wana Kwangtung man board the German steamer the NDL During the recent political differences between the North and South he elected Kleit, bound for Kamburg, which took to stand by the South and was clever refuge after the outbreak of war in enough to secure the best part of the Padang, Surastra, on August 7th 1914. Chinese naval forces to support the
In the Admiralty Division (In Prize), recently Mr. Dunlop, for the Crown, asked for the condemnation of 022 chests ment have been received by Mrs Forsyth were not on view on Saturday, and there of tea, which were seized after discharge from the Countess of Meath, the Come not a great many changes to be made in London...
mander-in-Chies at Portsmouth, and Col. the average lists. Commander Gibson improved his position in both lists and L. F. Jennings, M.V.OAR Chaworth House, Ottershaw, Chertsey, took his 50th wicket. Marley, also, as-
3rd January, 1918.
complished this, and his clubmate, Bray DEAR MRS. FORSYTH, Mr. Nott Bowor forwarded your letter to me telling of shay, only requires two mere- wickets to Uttershaw of over £2301 Fan's average suffered again on Satur w the magnificent gift to our Homes at complete his half century.
It was indeed a great obrerer for
Routhern cause. As far as we know him. Then the tea was transhipped to the
ly did not use the forces at his disposal
a time
tea
Un Hew
stitutions in England are feeling the day, and he finishes the season with Go pressure of war difficulties and restric no has stood for moderation, He certain Datch Bawean for London, and after Gions terribly, and the position (no wickets for an average of 14.27 runs.
Pearce will probably have a runaway to inflict injury on the Northern forces being discharged there was seized as Hongkong's generous gift will place victory at the head of the batting
of many charities is most serious. It is difficult to realize what the object prize. A claim was put forward by our Homes in an enviable position if our fight for first place in the bowling list. in this averages, but there is promise of a good of the assassin was. He may live on Messrs. J. Goldschmidt and Zonen & Committee, heartfelt thanks for the most Pearce's average will probably sulter if
respect, and may I offer, on a lunatic at large who committed the feed without any ulterior motive. The Dutch firm who alleged that they pur-kind, generous, and more than acceptable he bowls again, and Cobb would scom to Adminal did not go about with a body of chased this consignment during the gift. I onclose an official receipt for the have the best chance of ultimately re- guards, and he is said to have used freely
cheque
maining at the top, though both Hamil the ordinary sempans.
transit, zad that, therefore, the goods. Ou, Ottershaw Homes have been doing ton end Gibson are well in the running, CHINESE EXFECT GERMANY AND RUSSIA TO Were noutral property. The answer of very excellent work. We have two most and it is quite possible that the top four efficient matrons, besides having the ad bowlers will all come below Stalker, who the Crown was that the goods were always vantage of the services of the gardener's holds a strong position at present and The tragedy has happened
wife (Mrs. Gregory) who
after the when the North and South were considerah transit and never reached the possessoldiers, and sailors who are may be expected to improve his average. ing how their intercecine strife might sion of the neutral consignce. The
against Craigengower if he plays. ba concluded. Notwithstanding the great originally belonged to Messrs. Wtemporarily with us, during the war time. Bignaller Hack, who was well up in this
Joel that money is provocation caused by the assassination Michaelsen & Co., and on May 27th, 1916, well bestowed, as
Kind donor the boys and girls table a few weeks ago, has disappointed of Chan Pil-kwong, there appears now after it had been stored, they sold the Roing very well; indeed, in this village to be a real desire to come to an under-e to the claimants, who were to be the it is the Home children that carry off standing because of the threatened in recipients of the ten in London, the prizes, and attract people's attention vasion of Northern China by a foreign The President, Sir Samuel Evans, cons being such satisfactory little mortale, for. Chinese strongly cling to the demned the tea. His lordship said it was With renewed thank-Your truly ob opinion that the Russians, in concluding quite clear law, according to the Prize liged, poace with Germany, will unite forces Courts in Great Britain, and in America with Germany in attacking China.
too, and, he thought, also in Germany, At prosent,
however, the Fukien that goods which belong to an ebemy southern border is a scene of military when they are once shipped, and thero activity Troops, both from the North fere become subject to the risks of capture To Mrs. D. M. and South, are lined up against each by belligorents, will retain their enemy ollier. The Northerners are reported to character until they reach their destina nim at entering Kwangtung by the route tion, and no transfer will be effective a over which they effected their escape some na to defeat the right of belligerents to MADALI have to-day received from K-8. Macaskill, K.C.C. 1 70 209 38.87
weeks ago. Further north Shanghang is reported to be in the possession of the Northern troops, while the market pince, Feng-chi, is held by the Boutben troops There does not appear to be any great
desire on either side to open the attack, and we hope that before long they will qustly disperse and then units in a common cause against the arch-enemy of the human races
THE RESENT EARTHQUAKE
Chinose associate earthquakes with national disasters. A local newspaper reported lately that sixty-six years ago a great solebic disturbance took place, on the 3rd of the first lunar month, Note
is taken of the fact that the recent disas. trous earthenake took place on exactly the same date and that in both occasions there was a great deal of unrest and bloodshed throughout China.
The carthquake has left in its train a great deal of destitution. The Chinese are forming committees to collect contri, butions for the sufferera. Fortunately the teldest portion of the year has passed but the faint, which may come at any time, would render roofless houses very wretched,G
FARMERS WRINGING THEIR HANDS.⠀
While those repairing the breeches made are rejoicing in the beautiful dry wea thor, the farmers are beginning to wring their hands, for the rains should be here now if the puddy is to be planted in season. Lack of TRIO is gradually causing the price of rice to go up, while the sweet potato the chief meang of the poor man's subsistence is dear and very
BESICO,
ANILINE DYES IN SOUTHT CHINA,
expture unless the transferee has taken possession of the goods. The good, still partook of an quemy character at the time that they were upon the sea after they were transferred from the German
Vessel,
GREAT BRITAIN AND JAPAN EXCHANGE OF COURTESIES. EEING TO THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN,
DECEMBER 318, 1917 —
At the commencement of the New Year
(Signed) M. S. MEATH. Commander-in-Chief's Office. Ports
2nd January, 1918-
mouth
Hon Tress, Ministering Children's
League, Chater Bungalow,
Kowloon, Hongkong.
overal times in succession and has des vented to 9th place Graham's hatting average has fallen below 20 and he drops out, as, also doen. Abbas
Averages compiled to date will be found below
BATTING AVERAGES.
Scora
TE: Fearce, H.K.C.C. 13 3 120 494 49.40 H. E Muriel, H.K.CC. 121, 80 517 47.5
you a draft for £210.6.8 in aid of the Com. Gibson Navy... 12 2.113 30 34.09. Trafalgar Orphan Fund, being the
J. Stalker, K.C.U. 20 1 115* 4:1 33.64 part proceeds of a, bazaar heid recently at NE Eze Kwong OL.C. 18
4 105 60 32.85
432 30.85 Hongkong by the branch of the Minister Kumir, U.CO.15 1:12
A. H. Rumjan, U.C.C.15 1 2 385 27.53 ng Children's League at that place, and Big Hack, Navy 15
151723886 desire to very warmly thank you and J.P. Robinson,
5 70* 233 27,69 the organisers of the basann an all others WH. Dixon, CSC.C. 13 0 72 380 25,38 concerned for the splendid donation to AA Claxton KCU. 9 1 16 1974.62 the fund of which I am President this D.M. Goodall, C.B.C.C 14 12 34 21:10
Yours faithfullscent
(Signed) 8. C. COLVILLE
(Adiniral).
No. 5, Robert Street, Adelphi, London, WC. 2
January 3rd, 1918
MADAM, I am directed by the Commit
Capt. Gray, H.K.C.. 12:06 282 23.40. * Signifies not out
BOWLING AVERAGES.
Pearce, H.K.C.C Cobb, K.C.0. Hamilton, 0.8.C.C.
Gibson, Nary
kindly
sent
I take great pleasure in offering once tee of the Royal Soldiers' Daughters again to your Imperial Majesty Home to acknowledge the receipt of ruj: voi dial congratulations and good £147.7.4, which you have so
Stalker, K.O.C.. wishes for your welfare and happiness in aid of the fans of the Institution. Marior U.C.C. and for the prosperity of your Imperial beg that you will accept for yourself and Brayshay, U.C.C.
us and the Japanese nation, so diesely would ask you to be good enough, to united with my own people by the long convey to the Committee. of the Minister Hongkong of alliation, warm friendship and coming. Children's mon endeavour
their grateful Branch,
and sincere thanks. I am,
faithfully yours t
(Signed) E. L. F. JENNINGS, Colonel (Secretary). Mr. Dorothy Forsyth, w Hon. Tress, M.C.L.
At the same. Lime I desire to ask your Imperial Majesty to accept the rank of
British Field Marshal and to assure you that my Army will warinly appre ciate the honour which your Imperial Majesty will thereby confer upon it.
HIPERIAL OF JAFAN TO THE KING --
A draft for £432.13 was also sent to the Hon. Sec of the Merchant Service. Find Liverpool, but up to the present no receipt has come to hand for this.
HONGKONG
MAGISTRACY.
HIS FIRST OFFENCE.
I have been deeply touched by your Majesty's cordial message of greetings on the occasion of the New Year, and by the gracious thoughts with which you have conferred upon me the exalted rank of a British Field Marshal. In now accepting most gratefully, and in full appreciation, the rare honour thus extended to me, I A Chinese youth, aged 15 years, em- beg your Majesty to believe that I am sincerely proud to be personally socias ed with the gallant and indomitable your people. army Worty or the highest traditions of
48 175 22 7.95 197 542 65 8.33 126 851 42 150MAC1, 63 100 200 34 0 108 517 01. 10.13
8.35 9:07
-164 495 48 10:31
Cripwell, R.E...
Bird, U.S.0.0. Pestonji, K.C.C Redmond U.C.C. Reakes, R.E Baines, R.G.A
137 572 54 10,59 104 829 31 10.63- T55 444 41 10.83
74 251 23 30.01. ∙197 645 40 11.12.
88 240 222 11 81 Morgan, H.K.0.0724./ 102 998 35 1137 Graham, U.C.C. 292 750 65 11.54 Donnelly, H.K.C.C... 179 699-53 12,15 Pocock, I.G.A.65 144 20 12.20 Witchell, C.S.C.C.
67 273 21 12,95 Athorne, R.GA,
83 454 34 13.35 Un Hew Fan, C.R.O. 1. 239 267 60 11.27
NAVY AND DOCKYARD SPORTS MEETING.
At the Navy and Dockyard Sports ployed at No. 6. Lochiel Terrace, pleaded meeting on April 6th, a one-mile flat race? guilty to stooling $10 from his mistress will be open to H. M. Forces, and a 100 Inspector Gordon stated that Mrs,ards flat race open to the Colony En- Cooper, defendant's employer returned trics should be sent to Mr. H. G. Lister, home from the Peak Hospital, on the by 21st inst. There is no entrance fee. at the same time, I desire, on my part, morning of the 10th inst, and put $100, ta otter you the rank of a Japanese Field in notes, under her pillow. In the even- arshad, in the hope that you may be ing she counted the money and found $10 pleased to accept it as an evidence of the missing. She reported the matter to the arte of profound esteem and admiration Police, who traced the theft to the invariably entertained by myself and my boy. Army towards the Sovereign of a great nation with which Japan is indissolubly linked by bonds of alliance and friend
JANUARY TH
THE RACECOURSE
DISASTER
Mr. E. D. C Wolfo ordered defendant The rosolutions of thanks for sympathy to receive six strokes of the birch.
and appreciation of zirvices rendered Mrs. Cooper said she would much prefer the boy to be warned than receive that were passed at the recent meeting flogging, 2012 and receive of the Portuguese community und pub Inspector Gordon said that if that were lished in our columns at the time--in their criminal acts. done it would encourage the boy to fur
No change was made in the order.
reierence to the Race Course catastrophe have been communicated to the Hongkong Government, and an expression of His Excellency's deop appreciation of the re solutions has been conveyed to Afr. de Bousa, the Consul for Portugal, who forwarded them.
Mr. George E. Anderson, U.S.A. Con sul-General at Hongkong, reports Efforts of American manuiacturers, and exporters of anilino dyes, synthetic indigo, and similar products to secure the South China trade havo so far bean fairly successful as compared with similar business done by inany of them in previous years, but all complain that the transactions have been frankly upon a temporary basis, and that there is no ship. prospect under the arrangements to far made that the trade will endure after THE KING TO THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN the war, The secret of German success fay, as much in the German plan of
I hieten to inform your Imperial merchanding as in scientito and Majesty of the great pleasure which it economical methods of manufacture gives me to accept the high rank of Field- There were several primary arrangements darihal in the Japanese Army, whose
A CHARGE OF MURDER upon which all-the German factorire magnificent qualities have long command based their trade. ~ One was the main ed universal admiration. By thus hon- Ng Hing, who is awaiting trial at the tenance of large stocks of dyes on the curing me, and by acxpting similar rank Criminal Sessions on a charge of being, apot--not only in large centres like in the British Army, your Imperial concerned in the murder of Insportar Hongkong and Shanghai, but in all the Majesty manifests once more the warm O'Sullivan, Sergt. Clarke and a defective principal cities and dye centres of China spirit of friendship which unites our roat Gresson Street, was produced heforn as well. A second was a system of sale sportive neoples and which characterizes Mr. JR Wood and charged with having Diwan, Hongkong, held on Sunday after At the general meeting of the Khalss. on commission, se, the factory carried their alliance, whether in war or in committed a murder at Yaumati the completion of the Akhand Pa the stocks, and risks, "tided - over (all peace, c
Mr. Wood formally remanded the the uninterrupted reading of the Holy fluctuations in prices, bad seakoni, and
prisoner till Monday, the 19th instant, at Sikh scripture, a special prayer was the like. Another was Gnancial aid to
19 am A dyeing establishment such as the large
offered for the souls of those who perish ed in the Happy Valley calamity The dye establishments the Chinese maintain.
meeting was largely attended, and, be- in various œṛtres for dyeing goods on a pos lürge scale. Still another was de
side the distribution of free food sums graduated system of rebates on sales Boatswain T Tierney, who has been stealing 300 from another boy Sikh charitable institutions in India, cquivalent to Rs. 450 were devoted to granted all agents in the shape of banuses sppointed to the Princess Royal for It was stated that defendant was en- on quantities consumed; and, lastly a quarterdeck duties, won the Distinguish played, with the complainant, by the and a free scholarship was awarded to a general pystem of propaganda worked Service Cross in the Persian Gulf Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Pak at Oakland deserving Bith boy now studying at the including not only advertising but the during the landing operations there in Terrace, and was dismissed on the The following realations, proposed by
Queen's College Pervice of trained dyers and demonstra August, 1915. He served several commis instaut. The complainant then found tors and the like. This whole synterosions on the Chinn Station that 380 were missing, Complaint was the Hon Secretary, Mr. Bishan Singh, mado at the Police Station, and a portion and seconded by Mr. Mahan Singh, were exporter. The dealer in Hongkong was
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR.
ONE BOY ROBS ANOTHER.
A Chinese boy was charged with
THE SIKH COMMUNITY,
was carried on by the factory by the tenant A. RW Menzies, Scots of the morer was found in defendant'a nanimously, passede qacha tap
be accepted an important enpointment Mr. J. R. Wood Bentenced defendant to with the Dunlop Rubber Company at three months bard Kobe He went home in January 1916, and was given a commission in the Scots Guards- Siz months later he went to the Trønt. His commanding officer writes :- He was killed while leading his cons
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF LOTTERY TICKETS.
in reality only an agent selling on com Guards, who fell on November 28th, aged possession together with a wrist watch,
That the entire Sikh community re mission. The dye business in China is a 31, first came out East to Messrs. Butter which defendant confessed had been cords its humble thanks to the Membera business for big capital. The game is feld & Ewire at Shanghai. Subsequently bought with the stolen money.
of the Executive and Legislative Conn- big, but the prize is fully us great
cis, the Hongkong General Chamber of Hongkong merchants realise that the
Conunerce (who have, also kindly sent competition they Fars in the future will
a letter conveying their sympathy to all be along the lines above indicated Land
the community), the Fortugnese, the naturally, rope of them are willing, oven
Chinese, and the Japanese Committee for it able to undertake a campaign för
the sympathy expressed with the relatives hasiness which would involve such an
A Chinese was charged with being in and friends of those who fell victims in Tomos Special Tram Care will run before and after the Night Performances to outlay of money and energy without more any with the utmost gallantry, in hand unlawful possession of 12,000 lotters the catastrophe.
within two minutes walk of the Cires Tem
protection than they recer in za ordi | to hand fighting, trying, as we had been ticketa, me
That this meeting resputfully desires funrchase out
la the told to do, to store a position of the It was stated that defendant was to tender its deepest sympathy with the toper ma
who utmost importance. He was so very arrested with the fickets in his possession oral Mohammedan, Chinese i -Iznazrse, may or may not protect
than gallant fellow, who came from the other when coming off the Canton steamer A Portuguese, and other communities, mem- trate in the futu
end of the world, to do his duty, and previous conviction for a similar offence bars of which have been lost or injured did it right well. Your son was was proved against himkan
in the disaster aded for the Military Cross, and Mr. Food-lined defendant 8500, have got it at New Year if he had with the attenti be Laree months' hard
PRICES AS USUAL
Soldiers And Bailom in aaiforza, Half-Price to thei1 and $1.50 POLE BOOKING AT ROBINSON PIANO CO. DAILY.
HARMISTON,
Proprietors
C. M. ERICE,
Chiness trade the
must at least be Hongkong or other Eastern
ALTON&W. SYMONS,
Agents Lo
Tives%
Thất. the Press Un requested kindly to convey the above expréèsion of condolence through its columns.