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THE CHINA MAIL.

SATURDA

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. shipowners in Great Britain EUROPEAN ATTACKED HONGKONG COTTON AND THE TOKYO BLACK HONGKONG SANITARY

ESTABLISHED 79 YEARS.

AZRATED WATER MANUFACTURES

SPECIALITIES:-

STONE GINGER BEER (Brewed).

DRY GINGER ALE (In Plats and Splits).

PYERIS"

Sparkling Mineral TABLE WATER (IN QUARTS, PINTS & SPLITS).

FORMAZONE

Invigorating and Refreshing as Fine CHAMPAGNE.

ICE CREAM SODA.

A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.

MOUTRIE'S

1914

NEW MODEL

OVERSTRUNG

Upright Grand

Prices from $385.

GUARANTEED FOR

FIVE YEARS.

MEMOS, FOR TO-DAY.

8 p.m.-Dockyard Rids Club's Dioner. 9.15 p.m.-The Hipprodrome Circus a

Causeway Bay.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW. King of Spain's birthday (1888), »

..-Excursion to Macao.

MEMOS. FOR MONDAY. Emperor of Russia's birthday (1888), 11.30 Canton Insurance Office Mesting +p.m.-Meeting of Mutal Importers. 5.30 p.m.-R.A.K. Golf Club Annual Meting at Club House, Happy Valloy.

General Memoranda.

WEDSEDAY, May 20:-

Messrs. Hugh's nad Hough. 9,47 p.m.-Annual Masting of Beat

Folders of Unisex Church. 6.15p.m.-B.K. Football Assoc, General

Meeting.

have very largely met their require- ments For the provent in respect of liners, and as low freights continue, there is little disposition to pay high prices for new tonnage. Consequent- |ly, comparatively few orders are now?"

being booked.

The figure given for the United Kingdom by Lloyd's Register are less favourable even than they seen at first sight. During the past quarter, for instance, only 163 vessels were commenced, the collective tonnage of these being 972,965, whereas, during the same period, there were launched

AND ROBRED

OUTRAGE ABOVE DEEP WATER

BAY.

A Coolla Shot.

A party of five or six Chinese per. petrated a daring robbery 43 8.20. on the Hide above Deep Water Bay 3. A. Keating, the manager of the Brick Works ab Deep Water Bay, bad returned from the bank with $370, with which he intended paying the coolie staff employed, at the works. He was pro ceding up the hill to his quarters from the wories in`a`chnis carried, by four coolies. Three other coclics were in front

DYFING COMPANY LTD.

“án extraordinary general meeting of the Colton Spinning, Wawring and Draing Company, Lada

"Managera, Mgmtrs Jardino On, Ltd., Hongkong.

at noon General

bawore and

MAIL CABE.

SIEMENS-SCHUCKERT GO.

POOLEY,

AFFAIRS

ally.meeting: next

borness, will.

WGoldring, pursuant to

According to the Japan Gaasite," the notion, second hearing of the civil suit instituted Landle (preiding) Sir Paul Chater, Mr. and Mrs. Poolay for the aware of the fact that the urinals at the old

There were prosant the Hon. David the Sienious-Schuckart Company against J. W. C. Bonuar, Mr. Bo Fook, Mr. L. Becsmall was held on the 5th instant in Y80,000 alleged to have been secured in Brown (liquidator) Mr. J. Harrop (manager) Mr. C. Beswick (retary) Mr. G. E. Fobis, Mr. G. C. Mozou, Mr. C. Byworth Mr. G. E. Warren, Mr. G. Fidill, Me, H. Gittans and Mr. Lo Cheung Skai.

the Tokyo Chibo Saibanaho before Chief Judge Miyamoto and two Associate Judges Mr. Watanabe represented the German fras, while Mr. Nakamura appeared for the, defendants.

(i.) In the Head of the Sanitary Departmant, the Medical Omose of Health

been, since the opening of the new Sar or the Aevistant Mediosk Officer of Health Star Ferry Wharf at Trim Sha' Taut have Forry Wharf d by coolies sex. latrine and that the bad not been cleaned out up [ to Sunday last ) Printmak

(II.) Whom duty is it to attend to these f (i) Had any repoch prior to May 18th. 1914,

been received by the Head në kko Asked by the Court if he had any Officer of Realda, or

Sanitary Department or the Medical

the arab hearing comel for plaintiff) (iv.). What explanation can be given for

a in respect of these -(1.) That it is desirable to reconstruct Company stated than, when Richter this nutson to have existed so long 7 this Company, and accordingly that this made his first attempt with the Siemens (v.) Is it proposed to allow coolies to use

thora urinala Company be wored up yoluntarily, and Schuckers Company, Mr. Herrman was what bepe

for this purpose }} zem that Charles Bernard Brown of Victoris in

China on tour Mr. Wilhelm, who saw

The business was of a formal nature, consisting of the adoption, of several re-,

148 resaels, of 429,125 tons. This and the bag containing the money was I solutions for the proposed new company as thững 'to ndd to his former statement at [Offew of FWW.Amățent Medical

follows:

Bukĭtaken

12th,

Ir nude larges, propertion litt remarried seitly iron bass, and the Colony vi Hongkong, Chartered Acuf Ricktär, reported the

fact to Mr. Herrmann, aut tou

Mr. Koating mah hi col staff. Thcountant be appointed Liquidator for the mowy was wrested from the works Proposed by the chairman and woonded

purposes I. Wuch winding up in wind then this balita danded" öð

by Mr. Byworth down the hillside.

excess of tonnage launched over ton-n their charge. The distance between nage commenced has been the rule the works, and Mr. Kessing's residence for a considerable time, so that, of the about 150 yards. When about half the jourtier had been completed, five or abc tonnage on hand at the present time Chinese rushed out of the brushwood

advanced state. As a result of the choppers and opened out an' attack on completion a mouth hence of the Aquitania, we shall find deducted from the Glasgow total at one stroke

Mr. Karting opened fire with us 10 per cent of the total tonnage now over, mxl in the fusion accidentally on band, and similar result follows has one of his chair coolies in the from the completion of other large

Shoulder

The Pulite were immediately apprised shipsalmost ready, for delivery. Their ties mit said, pur die Polien protened number of merchant under dent King szal a party of construction is 535, representing a

to the secure and found two iron bars and several dollies and small coin strewn beer

who arpressed the opinion that the Company against the blackmailer. Mr. Wilhelm then should not ield to his demands, but proceed

1914 fo ababe the Proposed nation both in English and on of the danger of the spreading of Chinese to bothold m respecting pro infection

3. Proposed extension of certain sections

(of pligun by rata, a

dise

ending 29th April, 1914, 53

Mount Caroline

aroline Cametery › d. plan. sahing return for the

fortnight 28th April, and red May, and for the month 5. Mortality ratin for the week ending ending on April 194

took steps to caution a few newspaper office= Co., Ltd, the General Managers of this Richter, if he should try to sell them. (9.) Than Mesara, Jardine, Math son and against accepting any documenta from Company bu, authorised and rebered to On November 3rd, last year. Mr. Hurr form and procure to be incorporated a new Company to be cuted the Yangtzepoo mas returned from China and heard that Cotton Mill Limited fof which they Richter had already sold the documente Managevor this aching and plant of this at the time bu eat the buyar. About sball be appointed by agreement.

went General

to a third party, though he could not t-l alin) of machinery Company, and of carrying on business in or the 18th of November Mr. A. M. Fooley 1914. near Shanghai with

AEDOMEX Gamer.

Jadine, communicated with Mr. Wilhelma by tale Mathes and Co., Ltd., M

1

the-

gros tonnage of 1,890,856 tons, and the road. The Police are offering a re- Managers so Inng as they hold not less the phone, and informed him that he had

this, as we have said, is 173,000 tons less than a year ago. We have made reference to the increase in the tonnage in foreign countries, but the

of 1,152,208 tons, so that, the ship total to-day is still only 478 vessels,

building yards in this country to-day

ward of $50 for information which will lead to the arrest of the robbers. The the Government Civil Hospital. calle who was wounded was taken

SOLDIER DIES OF FLAGUE.

about 22 years of age.

to

10

and that the

rook ending 89th April, and Sad May

8. Mortality run from Macso for the

and 9th May, 1814,

Rat return for the weeks endior 2nd

NEW APPOXIMENTS.

H.E the Governur has been pleased to promote the following Offleors of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps -

1914.

Lieutenant E. D. C. Wolfe to be Captain vice Captain H S. Northoste regred, with effect from the 14th April, Sad Lieutenant T G. Well to he 1914.

Lias tenant, with effect from the 7th May, Lieutenant, with effect from the 7th May, 2nd Lieutenant R. O. Hutchison to he 1914.

5,000 share in such now Company and procured secret documents belonging to with a Memorandum and Articles of As his Company, and that if the firm did sociation in such form as they shall not pay him T280,000, he would expose approve.

Proposed by the chairman and reconded the contents to the world. Mr. Wilhelm by Mr. Warren.

Inter arranged in interview with Mr. (3) That the draft Agreement submitted Pooley at the house of Mr. Herrmann,

this meating (Marked "A") and ex- pressed to be made between this Company when Mr. Pooley Agala tried to exact the and tio Liquidator of the one part and the sum of Y250,060 by threat. Mr. Puolay have 438,000 tons more in progress Singapore, who has been attached to the Hould be sharin

Gunner Blunden, 78th Co. R.G.A., Cotton wil Limited if the told Mr. Wilheim that he had once scared than the yards in all the countries Hongkong garrisca sincs last November, Section 185. of the Companise Ordinancecoupeel could not state definitely whether prised pursuant to blacknad Y23,600 from certain Japanese Non-Auction of the Hang Lee" by outside the United Kingdom. A year died of plague at 12.40 a. today at 1911, to enter into an Agreement with such it was from official quarters or not-and however, our excess over the the Military Hospital. The deceased was now Company (when incorporated) in the also that he had extorted a large sum of ago, the whole of the other countries was

terms of the id draft and to carry the money by demanding the payment of 686,000 tons. In other words, the

Bame into effect with soch (if any) modi- 250,000. On the 18th November Inst. iations as he with the approval of Messr

H.E. the Governor has also been plasset tatul tonnage if course of construction

Jardins, Matheson and Co., Ltd., thinks Mr. Herrmann handed to Mr. Pooley sa to appoint Mr. John B. Thomson to be s at home, is 173,000 tons less than a

"Proposed

order for payment of ¥250,000 addressed Surveyor of Boilers of Unlicensed Sten- the chairman and secunded by by Mr. Mazon.

to the Death-Asistirche Bank, intending from the Colony of Mr. Thomas H. G. ships under 60 tons during the absence year ago, and the total abroad is

(4.) That the Liquidator be authorised,

to ask the authorities to Treat Mr. Braybeld with affect from the 15th May. 175,000 tons more.

if and when called upon by Mess, Jar dins, Matheson & Co. Ltd.. so to do, to As regards the warship work in

At the Theatre Royal to-night, in fell the land and buildings of this Company notified the Bunk not to pay Mr. Pooley THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT. Great Britain there is an increase of addition to the consent of 2 rounds approval of Messrs. Jardins; Matheson & the sam on application. Mr. Pooley

outright apon terpia as he with” the

17,000 tons. The total tounage for there will be two matches of 10 rounds ench that Masers, Jardine, Matheron

between Stoker Perkins and Iron Bux, Co., Ltd... thinks fit; or in the alternative

*** probably had the British Navy has increused to the between Pte. Olley, and Pte. Humphreys and procare to be incorporated a new Bank on the appointed dato, but tale

Co..

some misgivings about Ltd be authorised and requested to form this arrangement, and did not visit th extent of 13,000 tons, but the tonnage is the championship of the D.C.L.I., and Company to be called the "Bakan poo Res! phoned to Mr. Wilhelm saying that the

OL. CONCESSIONS IN CHINA, for foreign navies has decreased, by Sapper. Richardson R.B., and Seaman shall be appointed by agreement General documente in question had already tean Secretary of State for Foreign Affair"

Hatate Company, Limited," (of w

(of which ther

(April 21); Sie 1. D. Rocs am Pethick. The booking is mid to be going Manager) with the objects (Inter alia) of transmitted to Shanghai Under these doed Oil Company and the Chinese Ho whether the agreement between the Stan circumstances, Mr. ilhelm arranged public included the right to construct.

Sunday, May 24:---

Empire Day. THESDAY, May 21-

Queen Mary's birť) day (1867).· WEDNESDAY, May 27:-- The Derby at psom, THUR DAY, May 23:--

INSPECTION INVITED

SATURDAY, May 30-

26,000 tons.

Local Stockbrokers' Settling Day. FRIDAY, May -

Dragon Boat Festival.

Second Gymkhana Meeting

S. MOUTRIE & Co.,

Ld.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

HONGKONG, SATEBAY, May 16, 1914.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Five tray dogs removed to the Pound.

were yesterday

WILLIAM POWELL

SHIPBUILDING WORK,

POWELL W the shipbuilding work in

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COTTON WASHING

MATERIALS,

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UP-TO-DATE,

COLOURINGS,

VISIT OUR

COTTON DRESS

DEPARTMENT.

AN UNIQUE : ELECTION,

hand in the United Kingdom has de-

SPORTING.

To-night's Boxing Competition.

tickets should do we at ungu,

St.

Pooley when he appeared at the Bank to 1914........ secure payment. Mr. Herrmann, therefore,

House of ComMORE.

| strong, and those who have not yet secured taking over the mid hand and ENFES with Mr. Pooleg to go to Shanghai pipe lines and railways, and a guarantee

COMMENT ON THE TAI ON" PIRACY.

and of carrying wo business with Jardine, Matheon & Ca, Ltd.,'au General, Managers so long as they huld not less than 5,000 shares in such new Company, and with a Memorandum and Articles of A ciation in such form as they shall approve Proposed by the Chairman and seconded by Mr. Potts.

together to regain them.

Mr. Pooley visited the British Consul make over to the company all lande General in Yokohama, and stated the model for the development if its opera circumstances to Mr. Hall, then Consultions, and should exclude other foreigners General, who told him that his action for a year from oil concessions in China; was equivalent to blackmail, and, and whether His Majesty's (lovernmen

Meanwhile, that the Republic should acquire and

Beferring editorially on the Tai On" (5.) That conditionally upon the Sukun piracy the Peking Gazette" states: poe Real Estate Company, Limited, being admonishing him, dissuaded him from were taking any steps to befit British formed and incorporated as aforesaid, draft visiting Shanghai. Later, Mr. Wilhelmstrada and British subjects in the opportu After the Sairan trage in July 1968

Agreement submitted to this meeting the China Assetation expressed the marked "B") and expressed to be made was informed by Mr. Pooley that he had uty afforded by the retirement of the Kwangtong, as it has beru put down of the one part and fuck now Company of decided to wand instead a Japanese clerk. opinion that piracy can be put down in between this Company and the Llet dater abandoned his visit to Shanghai, bus United States from the loan enistium.

Mr. AGland: The answer to the first the other pa t be approved: and that the

W

from the six-Power casortim was that

unchangeal

fur ra'ers are reminded of the ereased to the extent of 65,000 tons paformances at the Circus tonight and isowlære, by honest and resolute action. Linaidatër bo authorised pursusat to Sec. On the 24th November-a.week after this part of the question is in the affirmative. as compared with three months ago, bestuurrow night. The show starts at 9.15. and nearly 17:3,000 tons as compared with a year ago, the situation, suying to Chinese encubine, at No. 8 Jewellery to the valho of 8180), bel og -Engineering" to band, in foreign Street, was stolen on Wednesday entries shows no falling off iti pre- nigl. sent activity. The tota! for Germany for instance, shows an increase, as | compared with a year ago, of 38,419 tons, equni da 7.2 per cent in France, of 31.231 tons, or uheat is per cent in Japan the total is more their double that of a year ago; Norway it is 10,472 tous, or 62 je Gen. "higher and in the British.

If the Heras anthrities will the end and ion 183 of the Companies Ordinane: 1911, information was given-Mr. Wilhelm was the withdrawal of the American group As regards the second part, the effect of not deterred by jealousy of to enter into an Agreement with such new fargers from employing the method, Company (when incaparated) in the terme again informed that this documents were organize, control and inspiro a sufficient with the approval of bless. Jardine matter on the following day. On the 25 hPowers, we position mmsins otherwise British naval liner, authorized to of the said drait and to carry he same into deposited with the Hongkong and Sita ghai the Argerican share of this loan was divid- effect with such (if any) modifications sa be Bank, and Mr. Ponley desired to settle the of up arongst the remaining · five fores of oven Chin polier, with sif- Mathesun and Co., Ltd., thinks it. ficient and appropriato craft for river A Chinese gul agail 17 years, his service, might he died upon to produce by Mr. Tisdill

Proposed by the chairman and sccon 'ed Me." Herrmann refused to g ve him aby ented suicide by här ging herself from within twelve months.". What was hom in the prof in a house at San Tind then is quaily us today. The Chinese Government will soon be forced The Government in its lenders, to the waintenance of order in the Canton to choose between foreign co-operation in -eat to the Cubasial Storebry's ofica by ↑ Delta, or the infinity of postmitting erg in the construction of Pe; forviga quients to gerne entire rempor ink Mata Pution Station.

Calogies the total is 0.000 tons as compared with 92,75 tons. The instance "where there is an important Alling of is in the United States, where the total now is 78,000 ton [less than a year ago, equal to 34 per

cent.

regapix

villinge, New Terity.

Me Tail, Carlton Hotel

while

ibility for the suffty of ressolt trading

to and from West River ports. Up to

the pranë, raz serious effort appeara to

Mathewin and Co., Ltd, of any meys Yen 50,000 was delivered by Mr. Herrmann (That the Liquidator be authorised money. Mr. Porley, however, insisted, to obtain dva ce ma Mews, ♬-rdi e, and at last, on the 9th, the sum of requisite on such terms as he thinks fit to Mr. Pusly in the Hongkong and

in Cheung Shui Proposed by the el innan and seconded

Shanghai Bank.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

An regarda Mize Foxxley, conneel went on, she was fully aware of the uature of the transaction, but in spite of that fact

what steps Fix: Majesty's Govern MULTISA, INTIMENTS IS (TUL TANGTZE Sir J. Rys asked the Foreign Secre

were taking to safeguard British Interests in the valley of the Yangtze, a cher Powers, no other than financist where, in view of the financial activity action could be effectual in this behalf

Mr. Alanels Majesty Government

ho deposited Yen 23,000 of the sum ol are fully alive to the nececity of sale

in Patong trees pesterday a hen miel, to cheal with the matterly the Correspondent of the London ained with the Chartered Bank in her own gwarding interests in the Yang

behind by Chinese" whom she cannot morning had her handbag matched from identify. The bag contained-oney and

sticles to the value of $16,

name, and when the preliminary examinesce alles. They are taking all pos

for this object, such serion is not cou. tion of 3., Pooley progressed she took silo steps to that end, but if ham, men. steps to transfer it.

bers ggest that His Majest' Govern ment should themselves advanco, money templated, especially as there are British firms which are ready to tako, np project fair profit.. which are properly cared and offer a

Fishing Steamers in Arrosting Pirates The "Regulations for the Rewarding of

and China Expres."

Land Policing the Sea," promulgated lust of the Minotaur, dogship of the China Mr. Nakamura, Cansel for defendants,

Tha new crew for the recommissioning k" are so tudierum that they have Squadron, will be sent out from. England pointed out that in the source of his state Cerited univcrsal Versi Piracy, thy trooping cruise about the end of meut, counsel for the plaintiff firmsaid Mr. muriners that operation to raise the passed by paper regulations with tabu.have spent two and a half years in her threat. If that was the car, it could not The Government Gzette notifies fawry, and brigandago coat be supSeptember next. The flagship will thus fletemann was not afraid of. Mr. Pooley's These facts are deduced from sunkenes. Hokusei Maru, lying south of lated premory wards and medals for present commission by tilt time. It is he said that Mr. Pooley obtalnew the the returns just issued by Lloyd's No. 3 buny, Astres Channel, Ins been unstur land and wipes The undisteed that, where circumstances morey by threats. Register. There are two

commenced Vessels passing near the employment of well-organized and pro- permit it, the two years commission

Sir J. D. Rees. Ar theas British firins apt are to go as slow as possible in order perly disciplined forecs is essential for generally will he extended a few months fact that Jfr. Herman prid Yen in,000 than financial

not now prejudiced, and what step c which explain why there should be a avoid, causing a surge which might work of this kind, we shall soon bear over the regulation period.

Counsel for plaintiff stated that the Mia Majesty's Government take other diminution in the work in hand in damage the works and endanger life. of a reign of ferr and extortion in this country while there is an increase

Amongst the officers who qualified at to Mr. Pooley showed he was afraid or

Mr. Achaud We do not propose to fa- augurated by amateur pirate-hunters the recent examination held at the School the exposure of the documents. He then doubtful propositions in the Yang vessels for the Panama Canal, prescribed Lions at Hongkong may lessen the risk of w L. Bimet, 1st Battalion Duke of penses to ascertain if is was really disf The rules for the measurement of While the adoption of stricter precau of Musketry, Hythe, was Lieutenant F. asked the Court to summon certain

teze Valley or anywhere else, and it by proclamation by the President of the shipping armed passengers on board local, Cornwall's Light Infantry.・・

concession is, not forth taking upon its for inspection st the cffices of the Master nccept Role responsibility for the main pointed to the battleship Triumph at United States of Amarien, are now open vessels, the Chinese Government should

blackmail or not, but the Chat Juge

erit it is not worth our finning Attendant and the Surveyor General of tenance of order and protection of ship Hongkong for Juby with the Hongkong that although Mr. Pooley's guilt was made tory for Foreign Affairs

Staff Surgeon Bourdan has been ep. he saw no necessity to do this.

it when other peoplia will not do so Counsel, however, insisted, and said Ship at Singapore, the Resident Councillor ping in the Centers Delts, and it shouldonitat,

SAL, BANYOE INDVATHIELLE - LOAN PAYM

(20rd.) Sir 3. D. Rees asked the Beers Penang and the Resident at Malacon vero los no time as showing that I is quite appscent that undos Great examination recently published, is lessed in Paris, was intend Hongkong will get by and bye, it is determined to suppress piracy and Britain bestirs hereeld sho will soon by Pooley's share in the affair still remained the

monchan by the decision of the sedimas Bangier Industriella Lown, of £75,000,000 brigandege with ruthless sovelty.

in that in foreign gards. In the first

place, Lloyd's figures take cognianned

of all vessels until they are delivered,

The British shipbuilders work generally at a more rupid rate of con- Ctruction than foreign builders Consequently, the state of activity. abrond te prolonged to u farther period THE EDWARD DISPENSARY, after the collages of shipbuilding

ISKAMMING & Co., LD.

micia and Druggisin

OTIONE, IN

(ACCURAHKLAY

Haines, &et:i

HONGKONO,

we suppose.

A sadaovident occurred at Fensny recently causing the death of Josef Pia

a Gorman ailor, aged it yours, member of the N.D.L. Pries Ludwig German

orders than obtafus in this country go In the second place, it most de fessed that our foreigo

are.

fram foreig the case with B nlthough the dow

state

?

left behind in the great race for the best

guna

ships with the "hesviesa Arm

Llongani

State bate

De pro sofed

of the unde and that it was necessary to Chima Merchants

Dowever, refused to endorse trades to Fren