NEW STEAMERS.
A CHINESE AMAZON.
Double Launching at Kowloon Docks.
The Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd.. launched in-day from their yard at Kowloon two more vegania similar to the R, Prosper and e.. Helikon recently completed by them. The name of the raseele launched today are Prominent and Bermelin, and their principal dimensions and particulare are as follows:- Length overall 280ft. Bin,
270ft Cia.
Stories from Kwangtusg.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15,; 1917.
SALE OF ENEMY PROPERTY.
Iron Sheds Fetch Over $12,000.
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Miss Shea Pai-chend, a well- At Mr. G. P. Limmert's sale bewa Chinese Ameɔo, arrived room this morning, the sale by in Peking two dava ago on a brief auction took place of two carry. Fisit, (says the Peking Daily News gated galvanised iron sheds, with of the 1st inst.) coming from steel frames, eitasis at Shanki- Canton, the centre of political wan, formerly Blackhead's Soap intrigues at the present time. In Worke. The sale via made by an interview yesterday, she gave instructions of the liquidators of much inside information regard- Mesere. F. Blackheed and Com
ing the relative positions of San panga. There was a large attend
Wra and General Chen Ping-kao, ance of Chinese, Mr. B.A. political and military leaders Lammert conducted the sale and
Length between perpendicular respectively. She predicted the Mr. Mattingley, of Messrs. Deacon,
Breadth moulded 401, Oin. Depth moulded 21lt, Bir. The Torrels are bailita Llord's bigbest class and to Board of Trade requirements. The groBR tonnage of each is approximately 2,170 tons and dead weight carry ing capacity 3,000 tons on Lloyd's freeboard.
early fall of the first President of Looker, Dessein and Barston, was
the Chinese Repoblic and asid
that he was losing his infuence
present on behalf of the liquid.
store.
Company.
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Bidding started at $5,000 and count of bis frivolity. Regarding the general aitux- very quickly rose to $12,000. tion at Cantor, Misa Sten said There was keen competition and much, but she desired that none the eventual price paid of ter information should be $12860, this being a bid by Me. giten publicity se she wanted to M. 8. Northoots, on behalf of the Land Reclamation zo back in the near future. The Hongkong Tientsin foods, she said, brought her to the Nortb. Her aged other was living in that port and 'Mica Shea feared that the old lady might afer from the in- andation. Filial piety prompted fore and af, reserve feed under her to take the trip. Together engine and dry tank undër boilere, The steam steering gear is amid-with ber mother, she has come to
bipa. Siz Ateam winches on Peking for refuge.
They are of the two-deck type with poop, bridge and top-gailaut forecastle; host deck amidships; four. watertight bulkheads to upper deck; machinery space amidships: cellular bottom all
apper deck operate aiz derrioka At the present tim3, Miss Shen mounted on tables on iwa masts, There is also a steam winch on the poop drok.
There is sccommodation amid- ships for passeng ́re and officers. the cabine being filed in modern style. The preood clsea and compradore Biell ere berthed in the poop. The ships are electri- cally lighted throughout, and the Isteet type of wireless in installed, The machinery of each vesse consists of one set of triple expat sion engines of 1,300 indicated horse-power and two main boilers 14 3ia, diameter by 10ft 6ia.
loog, the working prevare being
180 lbs.
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The auxiliary machinery com prises · separate crotrifugal oirculating pump, two Weir feed pamps and bestere, hallast and general service pumpe and Morrison evaporator, capable of producing daily 15 tons of water. The ses going speed of the Prominent sad Bermelin will be ten knots per hour.
in slaying in a hotel outside of Ghisamen. Meanwhile she is busily engaged in calling upon beroid acquaintances.
TOO MUCH KAISER."
Munich Paper's Denunciation
of the War-Rakers.
The Muenchener Post "protests against half the German answer to the Pope's Note being devoted to the attitude of the Kaiser. It says that the Kaiser is conatito-
is Shau was adviser to Dr. Sun when the Note esys behind the Daring the first revolution, tionally only President of the German Confederation, and that Yat-sen, and commander of Kaiser in the desire for peace woman's regiment, which she tande the German people it is
reversing the situstion.
eaccerfally led. When Yaar Shib.kai came into power, she wu made his political and mili-
The people stand before the Kaiser," aaye the article."Further,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
NOTICE.
Owing to the scarcity of Local
Beef we have been authorised.
by the Food Committee to in-
Crease our retail prices by 15 from 1st November, 1917.
JUST TO HAND"
A SUPPLY OF
CHRISTMAS CARDS
IN SIMPLE STYLES SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTO. 3. Wyndham Street. Tel. 440.
CANTON NEWS.
Oor Canton correspondent i writes onder date of November 14 as follows:-
The two delegates sent by the
iary adviser. In fact, ebe herself it is not a matter of indifference the Tachan to meet Lük Wing
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
FOR SALE.
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confessed that she was a pupil of that the person of the Keieer tung in Weebow have retarded FOR SALE-GRAND PIANO his
should be pushed in the forc-to Cantos sad reported that Lak
Zm the
mandste
by Rachals & Co, over-
4% FRENCH LOAN
-(Renta Perpetuelle ·4%)
INDUST
to announce that they are pre-
Two years ago about this time. ground. We all know very well has decided to retablish s military strung, in condition like new. Shen we moch hamilisted his declarations on the peace headquarters there to control the Price $350; a real bargain. Apply when she was compelled by two questies, but we sly know that Brmies of the provisers of Keng Box 1349 cfo "Hongkong Tele- policemen and four yemen ransere daring the 28 years of hie reign tong, Kwangei and Hanap. He grogh." to attend court in connection with he made utterances extremely himself will be the Comman fer the smashing of the furniture of a disconcerting to foreign nations in Chief, Chao Ping-kwan will Peking correspondent who wrote and, thanks to the little cleverness be Tuchon of Kanget end at article anfavourable to her. shows, in the composition of Tea Homing will She tried to extricate herself from part of the Note, it is tolerally General for attacking Huns. the grip of the police by invoking certain the foreign Governments Information from Kingchow the sid of an influential military will dwell upon there utterances." states that that Long Chai-kwong. THRILLE
RIELLE DE CHINE begs The Post deplores the fact that after receiving the men, but failed to secure the desired aseistance on sccount ól a number of men of high social appointing him as Inspecting pared to received and forward to his sbernce from home when she position have begon an agitation Commissioner of Kwangtaugand Paris, free of commission and called him up by telephone. against peace, and that instead of Kaugei, bas altered hid Saper telegr-m charzes, at the selling The Peking correspondent of being energetically disavowed by intendent of Mines" yamen in rate of T.T. on Paris. applications Sorensen and Mise Sorensen, the Shanghai National HeraldĮ the' bighest quartere they brve Kingchow into the yamen of for the above Loan, which will wrote an article describing in a been thanked for their attitude; Inspecting Commissioner and shortly be opened to public sub
will take up cffice in a few days.| scription. vivid manner the fight between but it adde: Shen Pai-cheng and so influential "We can be calm despite all Dock Co. will have launched over personage in a native hotel. When war-lasting Daker, Grand Ad- application made by the Fat CLOSED I PARIS ON DE 20,000 tons of new shipping in e Shen or General Shen (this mirale, Bargomssterz, Privy Li Co. for the privilege of CEMBER 16TH 1917, and those enviable title was conferred upon Councillors, ferocions professore, Felling Shan Fai and Puo interding to subscribe are invited
tickets in the to apply without delay. her during the Nanking Govora and other colleagues of Coast Pai lottery
Js e Price: 68.60% mint) read the article in question, Beventlow. The coming peace whole provizes for three geore
particulary will be supplied ber ire was swiftly aroused and cannot be mach longer delayed." at
on application to the BANQUE INDUSTRMELLE
DE CHINF
The launching ceremonies were gracefully performed by Mrs.
christened the Prominent soi Barzelin respectively.
By the end of December, the
1917.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN "KUBE
she led a number of her followers Reuter.
in the home of the correspondent
with the intention of giving him
Ji
The Tachun has sapotioned ar The list of applications will he
$2,800,000 per aurum) Full besides $600,000 & Bervice money and $120,000 to the Provincial Pank No's Bureau, He has also granted to the Fock
a sound beating. Fortunately, FACTS FOR THE FAIR SEX.Lang Co. a monopoly for the sale
the correspondent was виву. but it was unfortunate for bie.
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of tobacco and wine at $3,020,000 furniture, which was smashed to All women realise that they can per year for three years. Foreign Buildings Badly Burat. pieces and also unfortunate for ecarcely expect to escape, from
The Italian Coneni called on
for his friend, Mr. Kan Tong, a time to time, safering which men the Tachun on the afternoon of former member of Parliament are not called upon to endure, the 13th. It is reported that Kobe, Nov. 6-There was and editor of a sap-reseed paper. But not all women know-though importent matters in czapection fre in Jardins, Matheon & Co.'s who was well thrashed, although the fact might easily saggret with the present sitastion were building this morning which he had nothing to do with the teclf-what is really behind all disco sed. alasted in the firm'a general cffica scandalous case.
Lese miceries is something wrong A number of telegrame have
reached Canten from Lak Wing on the upper floor and is believed General Shen knew that she with the blood. to have been das to the electric bad acted wrongly, sad seked the
Most often, especially when sting. One to the. Tuchun seke light. The Police and Fire Brigade sietence of the same influential girl is entering womanhood, the him to prepare for transferring ffective work, bat omilitary man, Bo would have one canEO of pain, low spirite, the cffice, and mobilising az em
backrobes, and slow development to attack Fokien. One to Hek
did
ing to the unsccountable failure actended in bringing the cses to is az amis. This miserable con- Wing-tan ask him to set of the water supply at a critical pescefal conclusion had it not dition of health-too little blond, Techun, but be must be very time, the fames spread along the been for the fact that being backed or blood that is thin and poorestefal in discharging his duty. roof, destroying the fices of the up by a number of equally in is sometimes the osuas of decline, Another to Admiral Ching Pik New South Wales Government doential friends, Mr. Kuc brought loading to consumption, at this kwong quests him to secure and the work rooms of the Ladies' legal action against her. Patriotia League, which are on
ago. In fall womanhood otter order in the province. Many She was served with's summont miseries come to some women, others were next to varicon com. the ground floor on the north side but she declined to attend the due again to ass city of good manders Legnesting them t
The office of the Toyo Kiesn Kaiche, on the ground floor, Court. Another commons was sent blocd; and when middle age unite and not to allow civil war Greaped damaged by fire, but to her and she paid no attention approacher, the pensity which has to break out in the provi: ce.. 'noffered from
to it. The third summons was to be paid is the punishment water damage. Seven eighthe of Jardine, Mathe-leened, and it was delivered to which Nature exacte for neglect- son & Co.'e offices were damaged her by two policemen and four ing the blood.
Jamen runners. She was
Every womas, at the firet sign
be fire and water, and the Clifford pelled to attend the court together of ill-health, should obtain Dr. Wilkinson Tansan cffices and with Mrs. Liv, one of her followers. Willisme pink pills for pale residence had a narrow escape When the yamen runners arrived at people, for this medicine bes
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT;
NOTICE.
and aléo suffered water damage. ber home, General then had not made a great reputation by the NOTICE IS BEREBY given Jardine, Matheson & Co.'s go-
that the business of the downs escaped lots from the fire, got up. They had to wait for euffering which it has spared
several hours before she war women, Dr. Willisma pink pills International Commercial Trad- From an insaianos standpoint the loss is not sexions but from ready to receive them. Ad too build up the blood and so restore ing Company carried on at No. 4, the point of view of the firms and the beard of their arrival, she bealth; that is why it is import Post Office Puildinas. Victoria Hongkong has been assigned occupate of the building it in telej boned to the same ir fluential sot to avoid substitutes. mout erriona owing to the diffailed to reach him.. When she be had by sending a port card to carry on business at above A very useful Free Book can and transferred to Thomas W. Simmons and Company who will fulty of btaining other fixe declined to accompany the gamen, the Dr. Williams Medioins Co addreas. in Kobs at the present time,
The fire was fically extinguish toned to make her go by force, srking for "Plain Talks to
rangers to the court, they thres" 90 Broobsen Road, Shanghai,|2 ed at daybreak.-NO. Toily Finally eke gielded.
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