CHINESE PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION,
The following is a translation of a message which the President has despatched to Parliament and the Provinces, tandering his resignation
"What has happened at the Peace Conference in Europe since its inauguration has been reported to Parliament in a detailed ac-
they shape “their” palioyin deference to the opinion
people, they would then see the interest of the country endur
tion
of the
AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND ITEMS.
New Zealand finances are in ▲
flourishing condition. The year's operations show & surplus of 143,678,773 The payments on account of war and other pensions for the year will amount to over £2,000,000. The N. Z. pensions are the highest paid in any part of the world.
The Secretary of the State for the Colonias has advised the Commonwealth Collector of Cus- toms that Australian whisky will be admitted to the U. E. without licence. our
The Central Government, while wishing to conclude peace, has not
been
able
to
make any progress along that line.
newspaper
4
is accused of being too familiar with his lady typist. He admits
year.
Lord Jellicoe had great re-
CHURCH SERVICES.
RECENT NAUTICAL
0
“INVENTIONS.
SOME NEW IDEAS,
ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL, HONG- FONG-1st Sunday" after Trinity, 22nd June, 1919. Holy Communion (2.50 a.m.) Matins Demonstrations of the Kitchen (11 am) Responses: Forialreversing rudder recently made at Venite: Dyce. Psalm: Crotch home have amply shown its and Poland. Te Deum:Lawas, efficiency.
circle of
This was done
Cooke & Hopkins. Benedictus: The rudders were fitted to an Troutbeck Hymns: 169, 334 Admiralty standard pinnace 20ft God Save the King NB long and with a speed of only 6 Psalm 107, verses 8, 9, 15, 16, knots. The rudders; however, are 19, 21, 22, 31, 32, and 43 in unison. Hyma 169, verses 1 and effective that the boat was 3 in unison. Hymn 334, verses made to turn in a 1 and 3 in unison. Litany (12 diameter equal to her own length noon.) Evensong (6 RAL) Res without using the reversing action
at full speed. ponses: Ferial. Psalm: Russell.
of the rudders, by means of which Middle Voluntary: Andante con grazia-B. Tours Magni- any boat can be made to turn ficat: Tallis. (6th evening). Nunc Dimittis: Rimbault (29th evening). Hymns: 563, 208, 365, Voluntary: Coronation Marchri -H W. Wareing. NB.--- Psalm 108, verses 1, 2, 5, 6 and 13 in unison. Hymn 363, verses 9 and 7 in unison. Hymn 208,
verses 1, 3, and $in unison.
&.m.
ION CHURCH KENNEDY ROAD. -Sunday Services June 22nd. Morning 11
Hymns: 379, 572, 382, 625. Evening 6 p.m. Hymns: 380, 306, 270, 264. Subject: The Persever ance of the Saints Preacher: Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie.
ST. PETER'S CHURCH, WEST POINT Sunday, 8-a.m. Holy Communion. 11 am. Morning PEAK CHURCH.-Holy Commun-
Prayer and Sermon.
THE GOSPEL HALL(No. 10
ion at 8.15 am.
around on her own centre. .
When proceeding at full speed it was officially certified that the boat was brought to a standstill in less than half her own length by closing the rudders.
The ease and rapidity "with" which & vessel fitted with Kitchen's radders can be stopped and manoeuvred, makes it hardly
MAKE YOUR SON THRIFTY !
THE SUN F. M. WELLER
Manager,
Cessary to go astem. The rud ders, however, enabled the pin- nace to go.astern at somewhat
more than one-third of her ahead on speed. It is emphasized that all
described the operations carried out without controlling the engine in any way.. The engine is started up and the rud- ders manoeuvre the boat, vary her speed and drive her astern without reference to the engine. with all reversing arrangements This latter attribute dispenses
on the engines.
The 20ft pinnaces are fitted and 12 Pedder Street). Weekly with a helm which worked by one Services Surday. Breaking of Bread, 11 a.m. Gospel Meet-hand enables all the operations to
be performed. ing. 8 p.. Tuesday. Exposition
It is understood that there is of Scripture, 8 pm. Thursday, no limit to the size of the ship to Bible Class 8 pm Friday.which the radders may be fitted Bible Class for Ladies, 5.30 p.m. successfully, and in view of the Saturday, Frayer Meeting. S.
large saving in reversing gears| ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL and tear on the engines on ac- and engines, and the less wear
p.ru.
GLENEALF-Low Masses at 6,7, and 9.30 am. High Mass at 8 a.m.5.30 p.m.-Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
THE Undersigned has received instructions to sell by Publić Auction on
MONDAY, the 23rd June, 1919,
commencing at II am
at the Premises of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown
Co. Ltd., No. 9s Wanchai
HIS MESSAGE TO PARLIArared In these circumstances, “MENT AND PROVINCES. I have to hold myself to blame
for our present foreign policy.".
"As to the question of internal peace, it should be solved in accordance with law as well as other considerations. At the time of my inauguration, seeing **Despite my age and infirmity, terrible consequences of the civil I was flected President of the strife, I made up my mind to country. Urged by the people work for peace and unity in the and dictated by my sense of duty, country, which I believe to be the I had to accept the office after essential factors for the improve. having declined on a number of ment of our existing adminis occasions. At the time of my electration at home and Hon, the Peace Conference in international position abroad. The : Liverpool Europe was being called and After repeated exchanges of Milling says of Australian sanguine hopes were also enter documents and delegates, the wheat generally that there is not tained by the people for the peace conference was then called white wheat in the world internal peace of this country. If (the South) had the sincerity possessing better all round bread The attention of the public was to conclude peace by meeting the qualities.
It will stand more. centred on me and at that time Government half way, we would abuse and treatment than most also realised the gravity of the have had no difficulty in settling
white wheats. Four weeks in moment, as both the diplomatic the differences during the last a sack or two in a bin is as much affairs and domestic administrat few months. But the peace con- as the average English wheat ion of the country were in a critical ference at Shanghai suddenly stands, but when mixed with condition. Had we not bestirred reached a deadlock and a feeling Australian wheat a miller canverse 3 in unison. Hymn 365, ourselves to make whatever im- of keen disappointment was caus-store without fear of deterioration provement we could of the situated in the minds of the people. In and the mixture is of a higher tion by that time, it would be too spite of its repeated professions value to the consumer. late for us to do anything after about its intention to come to At St. Louis (America) during wards. In consideration of these terms with the Government, the the international for sales 30,000 facts. I reluctantly accepted the South has not taken any definite Australien fox averaged 10 per post in the hope of retrieving the step to find a satisfactory solucent. 36,000 Australian wallaby Bituation in the country.
51 percent. and 50,000 Australian peace question.
ringtail opossum skins 60 per caut, higher prices than at pre- vious sales.
Western Australian horses count. It was the intention of Both sides have wasted a good have been making fame in the the Government to sign the deal of time in talking but have East Apart from Nistico's bril- European Peace Treaty as accomplished nothing Under liant performances and New whole but with reservations re-the present circumstances, if we Cup, lan Or has added lustre by Tipperary's win in the Australian garding the Tsingtao.clause. In
resume the peace negotiations, resorting to this measure, the there are still many difficult winning the Sydney Cup. He is Government was given no choice: points for consideration and the by the same sire (Mertain) as But judging by the present aspect result would be another deadlock. Lilyveil who won the same race of the situation, it seems hardly But the nation can
in 1914. no longer possible for us to sign the Treaty stand another such national J, H. Catts, who is a member with reservations. Granting that crisis. While taking all these into of the House of Representatives, we can do so, it would not affect consideration. I the President is mixed up in a divorce case. He the validity of the Japanese claim find myself unable to deal with to the German rights in Shantung. the situation satisfactorily and Begides, the Japanese would then it seems that it is time for me having given her £500 in one find some excuse for modifying to retire from the Presidency. their pledge regarding the retro- "There is another reason for me cession of Tsingtao to this country, to blame myself for my failure It still remains to be seen in the internal administration. whether to sign the Treaty with came
out from retirement reservations will ultimately prove with an intimate knowledge of advantageons to us. Lf, unable the distress which the people are to sign with reservations we with suffering. It has been my long hold our signature to the Treaty cherished hope to establish a as a whole, such an act on our democratic rule and improve the part would not in the least present lot of the people. But affect the validity of the Japan- instead of peace and unity in the ese claim to the German rights,untry, we now find the people but on the contrary we would in a pitiable condition, the country forgo all the rights and privileges overrun by brigands and the accorded us by the Treaty and troops still suffering different at the same time jeopardise our kinds of hardships at the front. position in the comity of nations. I can scarcely enjoy a moment's Weighing the disadvantages peace in my mind, whenever I
Before a Coal Commission accruing from either of these to think of the miseries of the sitting in Sydney evidence was measures, we find that it would people. I have the mind to relieve given that the following increases be still advantageous for us, to the people of their miseries but average earnings were made sign the Treaty.
from 1914 to 1918: Miners from have not sufficient ability to do so. "In the absence of any tangible
23s in 1918; Being a man of simple taste 19s in 1914 to
Clever performances together proof for the fulfilment of Japan's and modest nature, I have no machine men from 25s 3d to 33: with the capability of arranging promise regarding the retroces-ambition for power.
wheelers, from 13s 4d to 19s. Siace Jast sion of Kiaochow. the Govern-
In Melbourne on May 20 owing and pleasing war will draw for normally stand up from the floor.
and sustaining them in a bright
a channel section. As this will year, I have done my best but ment had been entertaining some my endeavours have proved to be to a seamen's strike 16 ships were any circus crowded houses every it is desirable that bevelled hard anxiety about the matter. But of no avail to
held up.
where. If any indication is now the Government has receiv- Although under the
The undersigned have received required of the success attained wood should be placed between éd reports from our Peace Cabinet system, there are persons
by Bostock's it is in the big crowds the top edge of the rails forming information to the effect that a Delegates at Paris stating that to share the responsibility of the mitted to carry (as they did before which nightly tax the capacity of the recess or groove and the floor. brand of condensed milk tabelled 538 pieces Mild Steel Angles the Japanese Peace Delegates State affairs and I may thus be the war) shipping agent docu- their big tent at Kowloon. The across without catching, and, on this market.
so that heavy cargo can be dragg- Carnation MILK is being placed have made a declaration at excused by the people, yet coa-
ments relating to cargoes such as
(Stored in the above godown) Council of the three big Powers sidering the fact that I have not consignee's letters, left, bill of audience last night was highly further. no inconvenient projec Dealers are warned that the
entertained by the droll per- concerning the retrocession of been able to save the present lading, invoices, etc., providing formances of the animals which
tions are left. Within these gro-undersigned are exclusive agents 50 bundles Calvanised Wire Tsingtao. The British Foreign situation at the head of the State, that such documents are handed are marvellous illustrations of oves a plurality of deals, planks, in China for the Carnation Milk
(Stored in No. 31 godown) Office has also formally notified it behoves me to retire from the over on demand for the inspec- animal sagacity and docility or tongue and groove boards Products Co., of Seattle, Washing 633 bundles Annealed Wire us of the trustworthiness of the Presidency.
tign of a customs officer or other Hair-raising stunts are not want having been entered from a cut-ported any tins labelled as above are slid from the centre. after n, and that they have notim- Japanese pledge about "the "I hereby respectfully address authority at the port of sailing, ing, and Maximo's wire-walking retrocession of Kisochow to us this despatch to the honourable
Mr. Sept Burt. K.C... who was
act, as has already been mention-away part in the top rati. The but that all tins imported by them 336 bundles Galvanised Wire with full sovereign rights. The Houses regarding my resignation the first Attorney General when ed, is a big draw. This Circus small cut-away part of the top CREAM and are lacquered on planks are then locked in the are labelled CARNATION Japanese Foreign Office has also and hope that the election of a Responsible Government was has the merit of originality, and notified the Government through new President will soon be car. granted Western Australia, died those who take the
rail. trouble the Japanese Legation in Peking ried out. As the procedure of carry- last monta
Shipowners could have the to draw comparisons between in a semi-official Note about the ing out the Presidential Election
The Commonwealth Govern Bostocks and the other circuses built in a vessel when building at grooves, recesses, or channels retrocession of Kiaochow. All takes time. I shall remain in my prohibiting the use, without per that the former is the best one
ment has gazetted a regulation which have come here, will agree any distance apart they desire, these pledges, though they are post and discharge my duties as
and a bulkhead could then be not entered in the Peace Treaty, usual, ponding the election of the mission. of the following terms that has visited Hongkong.
erected in any part of the hold may serve to prove the trust new Chief Executive. I hereby beg. connection with any trade,
There will be a strong muster according to the worthiness of the Japanese to bring the case to the notice of the business, calling or profession of ing of little ones at the big tent bunker coal taken, and the same amount of promise. President Wilson Honourable Houses and request the undermentioned words: this afternoon, when a matinee timber used for the bulkhead for formerly expressed his approval that it should he done accordingly."Repatriation, "Aussie," returned performance will be given com- of our proposal about the signing The above message Was ad- soldier, and returned sailor.
many years.. This is, a great mencing at 5 p.m. sharp. A of the Peace Treaty with reser-dressed
saving owing to the great expense Charlie Tailor, e veteran actor, vations, but now he has changed was immediately returned to well known with the Taylor ecial show is being put on in procuring timber.
to-morrow night, Carrington "Stray Leaves Coy. as far back as the 80's died "în
the country. present
to Parliament but
ceptions at every part he touched at during his recent visit.
The excessive tax levied on
entertainments by the Common- wealth Government has been the means of so decreasing the at- tendances at picture shows that many have been forced to close up, Considerable.interest has been aroused among Australian Naval Seamen by the announcement of the decision of the British Admiralty to pay prize money out of the proceeds of captured vessels in the present war to all members of the Grand Fleet.
..
Masters of ships outward bound
from Australia are again per-
i
ESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH
Elder Dempster Line, is the in-
WANTED.
count of steadier running it is anticipated that the rudders will be extensively applied.
Captain A. G. Large. of the 'PHOSE 407.
WANCHAL-Sunday Morning
ventor of a serviceable and Service 10.15 am. Sunday
portable wooden bulkhead with a Evening Service 6 p.m. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS HOME
locking system that will prevent pilfering of cargo. The bulkhead WANTED Lady Travel- ARSENAL STREET.-Sunday
ling to England via Suez, can be rapidly erected in 15 or 20 Evening. Gospel Services
minutes and very cheaply made end September. with one child, & p.m. ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH, GARDEN time, material and labour, It can royage.
of a standard form, thus saving wants nurse, or help, during Apply Box 194 c/o ROAD-Mass and Sermon at be used for coal bulkheads post-Hongkong Telegraph. 10 am. followed by the Bene-able magazines, emigrant berths diction of the Blessed Sacra- and cold storage and will be found ment.
CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST.-MacDonnell Road
FOR SALE.
FIRST
most advantageous in preventing access by the firemen to the Sundays 11.15 a.m. Wednesbunker-coal has been worked out. FOR SALE:-Complete sets of
Cargo compartments after the days, 5.30 p.m.
According to the present in- "Chessmen in falding wooden vention, a recess or groove is box with board marked on cover. formed on the roof or floor on Offered at less than cost. $1.00 which the partition" or bulk-each Kelly & Walsh Ltd.' head is to be erected by angle-irons, or means of a pair of spaced alternately of
BOSTOCK'S CIRCUS.
FI
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#
เ
WARNING
Consumers and
top and bottom of tins.
THE ROBERT DOLLAR CO.
Ray E GUNN
Manager. Hongkong, 17th June, 1919.
G.
293 pieces Round Icon Bars (Stored in the above godown). 125 pieces Mild Steel Angles: (Stored in Blue Building Godown No. 4a Wanchai)
on
TUESDAY, the 24th June,
1919
commencing at 11 a.m.
at Holt's Wharf, Kowloon- 110 bündles Calvanised Wire (Stored in No. 3'Godown, 1080 pieces Mild Steel Angles ground floor)..
(Stored in Open Air)
on
Tuesday, the 24th June, 1919,
commencing at 3 p.m.
at No. 2 Covered Passage of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf
& Godown Co., Ltd. Kowloon.
Shorts
Shorts
(Stored in No.17 Covered
•Passage)
85 Square Steel Rods
(Stored in 1 godown) 120 kegs Wire Nails (Stored in No. 30 Godown, Lower) 24 bundles Square Iron Bars PARTICULARS and CON. (Stored in No. 5 Godown, Lower) DITIONS of the letting by Public N. B. Sizes and assortment may his views and informed us that the President. On the question
Auction Sale, to be held on regarding this case, he has yet to of the President's resignation Melbourne last month.
Monday, the 23rd day of June,e had on application to the seek technical advice of inter- the Speaker of the Senate and
The wool clip of New Zealand. Sydney. June 5.-The Mel- 1919, at 3 pm, at the Offices of undersigned. national jurists.
the Chairman of the House of The estate of the late Sir James for the present season totals 515-bourne Presbyterian Assembly, the Public Works Department, by
Terms: Cash on delivery.: "Judging by the present con- Representatives despatched a cir-Fairfax, senior proprieter of the 068 bales valued at nearly £12,- after discussing Japan's attitude Order of His Excellency the dition of affairs in this country ascular telegram on the same day to Sydney Morning Herald has 000,000
to Christianity as disclosed in the Officer Administering the Gov.
050. P. LAMMERT, well as the international situation the provinces, stating that under been valued at £558.306.
The findings of a Royal Com-ultimatum to China and recent ernment, of One Lot of Crown
Auctioneer.
this question may have been
TENNIS ON ONE LEG.
.....
JAPAN AND CHRISTIANITY.
Boundary
for
the
abroad, we find it most advisable the present Cabinet system, it is The Russians recently sent-mission in South Australia have policy in Korea, has passed un- Land at Kennedy "Boad in the for us to respect the opinion of the Cabinet and not the President, enced in Brisbane te six months been the means of the Premier animonsly a resolution that cer- Colony of Hongkong, England, France and the United who should be held responsible imprisonment for carrying the (Sir Richard Butler) resigning tain facts should be brought a term of 75 years, with the States by signing the Peace for the affairs of the State and red flag have declared a hunger from Parliament. He is accused before Mr. Lloyd George and option of renewal at a Crown Imaty, without any hesitation. that they cannot consider the strike.
of misdeeds in connection with President Wilson, with the hope Heat to be fixed by This will serve to uphold our President's resignation as legally During a recent storm along the Wheat Board.
that Japan will be restrained from Surveyor of His Majesty the international status. But the con- valid owing to the absence of the the N.S.W. coast the collier sensus of opinion in the country counter-signature of the Cabinet foundered. Six out of a crew of Commonwealth and seem to be dominions.
The advocates of One Big continuing her intolerant attitude King, for one further term of 25 Tuggerah turned turtle and Union are very active in the towards Christianity within her years has been strongly against the Ministers.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT signing of the Treaty. The pre-
17 perished.
making headway,
USES FOR POISON GAS. I sent attitude of the people towards
The Commonwealth receipts A scheme for the pooling of the Professor Bertrand of the for the first nine months of the war debts of all parts of the Pasteur Institute, Paris, has în. due to their lack of a Hope Crisp, the well-known year 1918-19 were £23,239,922 as British Empire has been outlined formed the Academy of Science thorough knowledge of Foreign lawn-tennis player, despite the against £19,206,424 for the cor-by the Commonwealth Treasurer that the asphyxiating ga308 affairs. But in & Republic, fact that he lost a leg in the war, responding period of 1917-18. and has been despatched to the which have been used in the wor "popular opinion, is considered intends to play in the champion- The expenditure totalled £25,910. British, Indian and all Dominion are likely to be turned to account vas a most important thing. Those ships at Wimbledon in June. As 807 as against £22,908,904 Governments. Until the scheme in the destruction of caterpillars, who serve the country from the a preliminary he will take part in for the same periods has reached the different Govern- and other insects harmful to President downwards are mere the open tournament at Roehamp In the District Court, Mel-ments it is not proposed to agriculture. General D'Angelo, public servants. “But when they ton. He intends to play in the bourne, Gelame Shah, a Mohame-publish the modelka Pe try to use their judicious power mixed doubles at Wimbledon, and dan Priest, was fined £3 for At the request of the Govern
direction the affairs of the probably in the men's doubles, unlawfully conducting a marriage ment no Australian troops are to State, they would run against the | Before the war Crisp won the ceremony between a Mohamedan be detained in France with the current of popular opinion, while former with Mrs, Tucker.
and a European girl.
army of occupation.
1.
writes a Rome correspondent, proposes the utilisation of poison gases for the extinction of mos- quitoes belonging to the genus whob propagate malaria.
LOCALITT
VICTORIA DISPENSARY.
business hitherto conducted by the above Pharmacy at 32, Queen? Road, Central, has been red to AS; Watson & the Hongkong Dispensary have take over the stock prietary medicines and scription booki.
NOTICE The
Customers requirin tions repeated will be them dispensed at the Dispensary
FW STAPLE
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