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NEWS OF THE DAY.

·LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Him Maud Allan dances in Marlla

H.M.S. Dori sailed yesterday for the

north and the Moorhen left fur Canton.

ANOTHER FIRE IN QUEEN'S ROAD.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1914.

THE OʻTY'S DRAINS.

QUESTIONS FOR THE SANITARY BOARD.

Following up the inquiries he has repontly been making of tow Sanitary

"OHINESEY"- CASE.

ALLEGED FORGERY OF "MARRIAGE BOND.

Chinees was remanded on a charge of forgings Before Mr. Wood this morning, another man's naine, for the purpose of. getting a girl from the Po Laung Kan with

view to marringed:

TWO CHINESE INCINERATED.

{Fire Brigada's Gallant-Wæk.

Last night, just before midnight, ■ fire which assumed large dimensions and authority relative to matters affecting involved loss of life broke out at No the drainage of the city, Mr. F. B. L. 119 Queen's Rood Central. The pro- Bowley has given notice of a farther misos aro three-storied and the ground series of questions on the same matter Secretary for Chinese Affairs) What is he Tha Bagistrate (to Mr. Wood, Assistand floor was used as a Chinese tea shop, which he will ask at the Sanitary Bound intending to defraud extension to the main hall, of Victoria being managed by a man named Au Ling meeting on Tuesday.

The building also included the second and third floors of No. 121, the house adjoin to notice the following resolution: "That giren to the Secretary of Chinese Afhire Mr. Bowley will also move, pursuantment out of a possible 8150. A bond is The Assistant Secretary The Goretz¬

débris which has been deposited by the guarantor undertakes that the girl shall be taken to collect and burn in situ the in the opinion of this Board steps should for the good conduct of the girl and the

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The weekly meeting of the Hongkong

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Christian Union will be held at St. Paul's

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prospect of the continuance of activity in the shipbuilding industries through- Kagi in port are being given shors lease was quickly on the scene.

The crow of the Japanese cruiser was no since given and the Fire Brigadef Cow-ce-Chow where the refuso of Defendant is the man who signed the bond, out the world.

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MEMO. FOR MONDAY. 8.30 p.m.-Weekly Meeting of the H.K. Christian Union at St. Paul's College.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY. March 10-

p.m.-Lanach of the s... Tungchow"

t Taikoo Dockyard, Quarry Bay. WEDNESDAY, March 11-

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COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS.

H.E. the Governor has been pleased to appoins Mr. Alee. Fleming Churchill to act as Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of the Hon. Mr. William

Chatham, C.M.G.,. with effect from the 3rd

March.

in daily batches of two bundred.

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Ragulations relative to licensed wars houses and the stomge of tar opium under the new government monopoly are gazetted today:

A shopkeeper has informed the police of the loss of fifteen boxes of cigars, worth 830, from a Showezas, outside his shop st 68 Pottinger Street.

A few minutes after 11 p.m., smoke the second floor. Investigation proved action of wind and tids on the benches the building to be on fire. The alarm of the Colony surrounding the are of could be called upon for the $150 But trade for immoral purposes. Sup- posing the band broken, the signator urban districts is dumped into the en but he did so in another man's name.

Meantime, the flames, having spread from the sanitary bargy." with rapidity to the ground floor and the Mr. Bowley's questions az - Ka upper stareya, belched from the window low s

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Defendant said he had authority to sigm the name..?

being allowed in #13 - The cans wax remanded"!"e a week, bail

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and, gradually spreading, soon ignited tanks mentioned on pages 29 and 24 of at she rear where the fire had originated (1) How many of the sower flushing the top floor. Within a few minutes, the Mr. Osbert Charlwick's preliminary r flames burst through the roof, illuminat-pos ou the sanitary ogulition of Houg ing the neighbourhood.

The Brigade were only at half-strength, opisation; and how many additional kong dated 10th April, 1902, are now in as she other section had been detailed Bushing tanks are now in operation for of to combat an outbreak at West Point, the City sewers?

The fire raged fiercely till the whole building was a mass of fames and the Chadwick offered to conniker the ques to the Volunteer Flest for its Odema (1.) In the report above mentioned Mr. the subsidy which has been paid since 1885 Brigade realizing the impossibility of tion of flushing the storm water drians Wladivostock line from 800,000-ros bles Before Mr. Hazeland at the Magistracy saring the building confined their or further when a complete plan of the 178,000 rosbios per annum, as dating the and Legislative Councils during Mr. this morning a Ohinema was fined-$100 for gies to the surrounding property. For drains was boforo him, a footnote states last few yeare à steady increase in the baving in his possession Ban-piu lottery tunately, there was no breaze; and with that the plan was then (in 1902) being company' avenue has been shown. Of tickets in Queen's Read West.

the aid of an abundant supply of water prepared: was such plan prepared and Fleet uses on the Odeas-Wladim stock and by attacking the burning mase submitted to Mr. Chadwick? if not, why service, four will bars to be replaced by the nine steamers which the Volunteer all sides ths Brigade gradually controlled not if yes, what further recommendaressals of 19 knot speed and 8,000, tons the fames,

The contingent from West Point also have such reetamendations been carried in stated, will have to be ready for tions did he sòmit?; and to what extent cargo capacity. The new steamers, is arrived. A torres of water swept the out? - roof and floors. In the roar, the heat

commi-sion by 1915, and as the Russian by work for the admimity it is probable that contracts for one or more of the new shipbuilding yards are all fully occupied vessels will be plaod abroad.

Mr. Churchill in also appointed, pro- visonally and subject to His Majesty's pleasure, to be a Member of the Executive:

Chatham's absence.

FIRE AT WEST POINT. Damage to the extent of 81000 was done by a dro, which broke out last night ou the cond floor of No. 125 Wing Lek Street, occupied by Kan Lee Forg and urod as a medicine shop. The Brigade confined 5.15 pm-Annual General Mosting of the fames to the second four. Soms

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Y.M.CA. Annus Concert. MONDAY, March 23:

5.30 p.m.-Masting of Sastholders and Subscribers of St. John's Osthedral in City Hall.

WEDNESDAY, March 95:--

Yatries close for B.K.C.C. Tennis

Tournament. Hongkong Volunteer Reserves man- oeuvre in conjunction with the Army and Navy.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, March 7, 1914.

THE SUPPLY AND DEMAND

OF NEW SHIPPING.

OF OPIUM.

Mr. Wood at the Magistracy to-day, reserved his decision until Monday i the case of a Chinese charged with being in unlawful possession of piz "tals of opium.

by the Government.

Amendments to the regulations for the licensing management and control of

lished in the "Government Gazette.” junks and other Chinese vessels are pub-

a

A thief who entered the house of Chinese shroff at 129 Queen's Road West through door carelessly left open, got way with clothes valued by their owner at 8290.

The a.. Tungchow, the first of four at amara of the same class building for the coastal and Yangtze tride, will be launched delock, at the Taikos yard on Tuesday at ỗ

(iv.) Havo all unnecessary storm water drains been filled up as recommended by Mr. Chadwick?

(iii) Is the water of mullahs used for way interse, glass melling and iron stan-flushing the storm water drains as re- Chios bending. For some time the con- commended by Mr. Chadwick?; if not, tinuous stream of water thrown from a why not? jet on a shop adjoining at the rear, made little impression Smoke was dense and the firemen Inboured with Kreat difficulty. The section working from

V.) What means exist of flushing and Queens Road met with similar obstacles cleansing the storm water drains of the Huge granite slabs on the verandahs be-City in the dry season?; and what steps cume red hot. The upper corner of the are being taken in. this dry season to building bulged out, and it looked very first and cleanse such drains? much as though a heap of masonry would

(vi) What officer or others am now

Messageries Maritimes, Marseilles, has been The steamer Cachaz belonging to the sold to foreign buyers. She is ol• 3,344 tons groes and 2,137 tame not register, and dimensions 344.8 ft by 41 ftby 20.1 ft. New boilers ware Asted in 1899. wan built at La Seyne in 1884 with

(toppla down. Water was applied to the in charge of (a) the maintenance and the hearing was commenced on 12th Bremen on the excape worked on valiant | ch the storm water drains of the City?: Sir Ed by Major A.

cornice to avert the danger, while the (b) the cleansing of (1) the sewees nor

cleansed ?

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libel

Before Mr Justice Darling and a special of th claim for damages for leged

G. considerable interest, an

Adam against Ward. The action ban excited it involves acrioss issues as to the conduct of the Minister of War. We may eiland of Viscount Haldano, when he was

Army Coun

1909 Major Adam was selected to revise Tacall that la the defence scheme of the Eastern Com

to go to Japan on the cocation of the Russo- was one of four offears especially selected mand in England, and in that year as be

Japanese war, at d he was in the East until

The total output of the Kailan Mining] ly. Fireman Marka rendered splendid and what staff is employed for these Administration's mines for the Week end-etier, his efforts enabling him to get works ? Defendant said he was sold six taelsing 21st February amounted to 49,906,11,/ on to the top foor, where hy beard moan- Beven Offer Wilden said deferlant tons and the sales during the period, to human form lying face downwards. The last cleaned?

(vil. When was the covered nullal ing. In the dense smoke, he o bought from a license in Don Verus had six on tei pots, which he alleged | 54,834.13, tons,

SAW from above Winchai arket to the sea infortunate man, aude and dying was Road. It was Goverment opium and

carefully guided down the escape and water drains in the Wanchai district last (viii.) When were the other storm the licensees were forbidder to sell more

removed to hospital, where he died thaa ởng tool at a time. Defendant, it

was Wu Kwai and it appears that he the attention of the Building Authority shortly after being admitted. His name had, heen ascertained, did not purchase

suffered from & malady which provanted to the insanitary condition of the foot-

(ix.) Haro ny sanitary officers called, 1905. the opium, but sent different persons to

him from using his logs. Ec was, there paths under verandahs and buildings in buy one tag each.

fore, practically belpless.

Queen's Road East in breach of the ver. Praise is due to Mr. King, the Deputyandal regulations; if so, with what re- for their gallant work. Superintendent of Police, and his men

sults? If not, will the Head of the The Brigade were not able to leave the

Sanitary Department do so now * scene until 2.15 a.m.

20 is estimated at $8,000, and is stated to be conured by insurance in three companies.

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team which they defeated were photo The Rugby champions and the Army graphed yesterday, the former on the icket Club ground and the later outside the D.II. money

Mr. Wool: What do you think his object in t

Novemo Officer: To export it to Rong × wook, bail $250, on a charge of being A'Chinese was to-day remanded for moer. He was arrested on the wharfin about to go on to the steamship.

To defendant: Were you taking this to Kongmoon?

Defendant. I was taking it to smoke on board,

What steamer?-The On Lee." What is the value of it? Revenue Officer: Aboat 8:39. Mr. Wood fixed the bail at $1,000.

PROCESSION OF THE CROSS.

To-morrow's Celeb-ation.

WITH reference to the influence of last year's shipbuilding operations on the tonnage afloat, Lloyd's state that 78 per cent. of the total merchant shipping output of Great Britain dur ing the year (1,932,153 tons) was for The Angual proce-wing of the Crow takes registration in the United Kingdom, place to-morrow at 3 p.m. in the compound In other words there were drafted of the Roman Catholic Cathedral. At the Finto our mercantile fleet new vessels be celebrated by the Rev. Eector of the morning service a high solemn mam will. aggregating just over 14 million tons. Cathedral, assisted by the Deacon And

possession of lottery tickets. Mr. Moore, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, defending, made the application.

Notes of the Hongkong and Shanghai, Chartered and Mercantile banka to the value of $27,000,460 were in circulation during the month of Febranty, Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's notes accounted for $20,144,159 of the total.

The P. and 0. 5.3. Bornes has been sold to Far Eastern bayers for about £16,000. She is of 4,573 tons grose and 2911 tons net register," and was built at Newcastle in 1893, with dimensions 4013ft. by 46:8 ft. by 279 ft.

found in the street with his throat cal. The Wanchai police hava sant to the mortuary the body of a Chinaman, who Tho man, who was unemployed, was about

MISSIONARY NEWS.

.

Chinese Financial representative abroad, Dr. Chin Chen Tan, the newly-appointed arrived in London from Peking. The head office will be in London. His mission Chang, who came to Eneland some time is similar in character to that of Mr. ago on financial business, and has now (x.) Have any sanitary officem called returned to Chins. Dr. Chin, who in ut roads to the insanitary cotulition of the Coking, was delegate in London some the attention of the engineer in charge nected with the Finsudial Department in footpaths in Queen's Road East and other years ago. He is accompanied by three parts of the Wanchai district which are secretaries. The immediate business of maintainable by the Government? it so, the new Financial Agent is to watch the with what result? if not; will the Head markets not only of London, but also of of the Sanitary Department do so now?

the Continent, in order to acquaint him, At a recent meeting of the M.M.A. the attention of the engineer in chargo

(xi.) Have any sunitary officers called early loan.

Government with the opportunities for an Committee, says "Medical Missions" Dr. Stenhouse, of Peking, spoke of some inter of roads to the insanitary condition of eating developments of union work in the Cross Street, Wanchai, where much food Chinese capital. In view of the opening of is sold, fise buyers having to wade through Unios College, the Methodist Episcopal with what result?; if rot, will the Heading and Mini

great ho pital in connection with the seae of mud in showery weather? If so, Minions in thinki hospital work and transforming its hospital of the Sanitary Department do so now?

(g of givi'g up ita at eye hospital for all the missions. This, of course, would simplify union ar TRügementa, and be, professionally, a boon with a view to a further and more definite to the missions and to the

city. Then, division of labons, the American Presby to mostrate on in-patients. The teriane ara proposing to concentrate on out- to'emostrate details. Hospital

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FANCY on the other hand, there were re-nab-Desena with the attendance of the Bity years old and hired at 4ft, Prays Raw, are not yet perfected, but they point to

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moved from the fleet during the same period, either through misadventure or breaking up, a total tonnage of

only 241,000 tons, while the sales

confrers of the Confraternity of RS dos It is thought to be a case of suicide. Parson. The choir will sing Misopera

Mei Deu" through at the transit of the

procession, in which a large image of the

Increased efficiency as well as to closer anion in the medical missing work of

Epsil what schoo

POPE AND THE TANGO.

Interesting Story” Denied."

PARIS, Feb. 8. The President of the Republic and

Fackingham Palace, on Excellency Mr Law Yuk lin was FOCSIVED At a Council held by the King at 9th alt., His in audience by His Majesty, and presented edman as Enroy Extraor dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of Chics. His Excellency was duly accredited to the Court of St. James's under the old régime in Chins, bat ander the new Government it was so6ERTY to have fresh credentials. At the same, Council Prince Prajatipok of Siazs, bo was attended by Captain Prince Amoradpat (Slamone Military Attaché), was received by the King.

The Chinese Government having some ta cial development demand earlier attention the coucloning that economic and commer-

The Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C.,. The question is not set Madame Poincars have sent out invita-than the expansion of the Navy, It has been

and the hopital work to be Redeemer carrying the cross will be carried to-day for trespassing on to other countries reached a record by the entretes. The sacred relic of quarters at his residence on the Polk division of opinion on the subject amung stood that no tange music will be played, October) for the establishment of a Chinese

the coolis | condusted. There is an almost Itotal of 780,000 tons. In additionelergy under a palium; and the band of to bave strangers going into the enolieringly felt that, for the premier from trying to dance the tango to any sequently the negotiations which waru -

lignum crucia will be held by the officiating Prosecutor said it was very undesirable the faculty at Peking, though it. Is

proceed with the scheme (announced last and that guests will be asked to remin aral clirge and a nasal bare. Cone the stment impo tance that its graduates the other hand, in the severe precincts British Naval Mission to Chita are in should be men who are able to havn of th, Ronate, at a ball given by the medical mission school of China,, it is of other music during the evening. On commenced with the British Admiralty for

command of English medical President and Madame Duboet, some

the loan of officers and the despatch of a

boyance,

Sociale's sana have gone on steadily rising with energy.

In Chin during the past year the Bible time ago, the tango certainly was danced in a wonderful fashion. From Jan. 1 to

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to the new tonnage buift in Great Britain slip-owners bought new tonnage ironi Frais antside the United Kingdom to the extent of 9104 tone, nil steamers, while of old shipping, 81,000 tons were purchased. The net result of these various transactions is that in the balance sheet of British shipping there was an increase of 637.000 tons in the steam tonnage, and a decrease of 55,000 tons in the sailing tonnage Cur mercantile fleet his thus a tonnage 682,000 tons greater than that of a year ago, whereas the ave ge not increase per annum during the past quinquennial period was only 212,000 tons. It will

the Philharmonica will also be in the pro ression. The Ber. Reator will preach a "pecial sermon at the subsequent service in administered. the Cathedral, and the Sacrament will be

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Mr. W. C. Jack received a cable yester. day Manounsing the death of his father at Portsoy, Sentland, at the age of 64 years.

from Wuchow. He his recently visited The Bishop of Victoria arrived last night

other pisces near the West, River. Nanghin, the now capatal of Kwangre, and

quartars. One defondant, who had been previously convicted of a similar charge a Boad $3 and the remaindor #3 ssh

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The new night train service between Kowloon and Craton will be inaugurated Nov, 20 inclusive the depot at Shanghai now say that the picturesque story of announced his intendour of Exing the glas In the course of a emversation which he bas had with a French pressman, M. Albert By the way, private letters from Rotna Barrant, Governor-General of Indo China, on March 16. Leaving Kowloon ab 12.45 had mast out over bag and a half million .m. the train is timed to reach Canton at books-ever half a million more than dar. the tango having been dansad before the of the piastre or dollar in that colony. Taipo for the convenience of residente, on which souls over £a, la sold for fid., and his cousins to show him what the tango reform will be an accomplished Lok, he about 5 o'clock, and will stop en route ng the whole twelve months of 1919. Pope was only #story, His Holiness Present variations of exchange, be

The request. The new service will antall athas a Chinese New Testament which costs we like, and, thendove, never cald, mid, in 1916, in the loan of 1.90,000,000 **What recollect that Chinese Bible unver asked young, Italian Prince and to its budgets and to its commerce. Tha

ed, aze very prejudicial to the colony

both re-arrangement of the hours of the staff, 5d. in sold for 1d., we begin to realise how My poor children, you don's soom to wathorised by Parlament will provide bat is expected to relieve the, present, non-poverished by its very succode.

the Bible Society becomes litterally im gestion on the evening tesius.

be aming yourselves much. Moro what is necessary to carry it out.

BIG AZLANTIC - STORM,

Olymplo Damaged.

over, the Pope's recommendations of the

Venetian dance," La Furiona," was also

an invention. His Holiness nover spoke 'MELCANTILE BANK OF INDIA. of the dance, and never called in Vone- tiam serviants to show the steps, for the

The members of the R.G.&. Ser. geants' Sports Club held a successful whist drive and dance in the EA Theatre, Pistoria Barracks, last night. The Come wireless message from the White good reason that he hide no Venetian be understood, of course, that contemnite, it will be noted, says the London Bergt. Eason, and their work made the amashed in aix portholes on the port side pornocously with this increase there and China Exprese" of Feb. 13, that the evening run smoothly. Bergt. Major Jolly of the Rank clues saloon, and several per-

mittee comprised Sergt. Major Fally, Sergt. Sise Liner Olympia reported that whilevante Daily Telegraph. Among the week-end Rugby football Wilson, Sergt. Fesocck, Bergt Allison and the passengers were lunching a giant sce has also been a very considerable ad Hongkong Bank beat the "County" by 5 was the M. C. during the drive and Sergt. woza were cut by flying glass and drench- lition to the merchant shipping fleets points to nil Chartered Bank came Trptr. Falmer during the danc

It has lesked out that Derinls Godfrey of oiler nations. The total output-ot by 39 points to mil

cropper," Old Müllhillians besting them whist prizes were useded by

ed by water. Twoivo passengers required

tation of the surgoon for minor of the Lord Chief Justios, fought a duel on of Godfrey Issacs and nephew GREAT REDUCTIONS IN reliant ships for the world is 1760

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