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DEATHS.-
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Kesman - On May 4, at the General Hapital, Na Kar East. Kammrak, aged 50 youts.
HONGKONG MONDAY, May 1, 1915.
GERMAN IRON WORKS.
THE CHINA MAIL.
keep up a higher proportion el pro- duction than the western mining and iron intnatry. That applies
COMPANY MEETING.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LID.
1:
NEWS C? THE DAY.
BY
LOCAL AND GENERAL
On the buck pigo of this-iana will found remo interesting news itens.
"
An armed robbery was reported ly
the `coal-mining Industry, which in the west for several months was The Sith ordinary meeting of the Cou- below, in some cases not inconsider tan Insurance Office, Limited was Sold in the Bird Room of Mesara Janina, fr ably so, two-thinks of the normal chaven, and Co. Ltd., this morning.be patpat, and which only during the There were prenant-The Hon. Mir Dayld Tandale, Chairman, Sir Paul Chater, last few months has been raised to C.M., Mr D. W. Craddock, The
It is reported that the big wash sweep Hon. that proportion. But it applies still fr. Sheliu, Mr. J. Chapman, Mr II. P. staker on the recent Shanghai Champlons
White and Mr C. S. Giulibsy (Consulting amounted to bear $25,000. more to the output of the iron Committee; the Hon. Me Elewit industry, which at the large westerners D. K. Stevenson, J. M. Alres CM, the Hon. Mr. LI. E. P. lede, K., works only amounted to 50 per cent. of the normal, and in some excep- cional cases. to 70 per cent. At the Laura Hütte it, was 10 per cent of the corresponding figure for the previous year. Nor is there any like lihood of the present comparatively netive comployment of the Laur Hätte diminishing for some time to come, as the second half-year at the Silesian works commenced with peace and war orders amounting in nioney to 17,000,000 marks. This compares satisfactorily with the corresponding 6gare for last year, only it will no dub take a longer time to execute the orders.
F. Smyth, G. K. Haston, A. J. F. Pum-phons to the Police this morning from ott, A. Are, to Fook, La Cheung Statekok where Ave men, armed with Shiv, and t the Secretary. Mr L. 3. Leafs.
The Police Festerday rompved to the
MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915.
TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR.
FURTHER DETAILS OF LOSS
OF THE LUSITANIA.
SURVIVORS STATEMENTS.
ANXIOUSLY.
Mortuary the bed of a 13 year old ITALY'S DECISION AWAITED Chinese boy who died as the result of contact with cha mahinery at the Coment injuries received through coming into
work, Hanz Homs Dr. Allan was called and tourd the boy's arm torn away at the shoulder."
The rapers and accounts were taken revolvers and kaires, terrorised a fisher- as read and the Chairman, in proposing | man's wife and her sistar. They ransacked their adoption, id Gentlemen,- it the ten working accanto ale tak the banso, stois 15 worth of clothing and together it wil be found that we have ran off with a boy aged 5 years... distributed sum of money which is little short of three million dollars in the payment of claims, and in spite of this wo Are able to present a surplus of $433, 190.60 on the eosol year's working, pay an increased forward, in respect of the year 1914. some di iland of one doliai per share, and carry two milion dollars, As furesha lowed by to get the year 1913 has proved
rod year; after bringing the sum stand nga eruit of Underwriting Suspensa sis to prorile for payments yet to to the satisfactory (otal of
The Mountain Battery, somsisting of be make, and paying ünal dividend of $4
y os renmalated fanda, we are able to Lelt Section Machine Gun Co, mere to pet harp entirely out of the interest earned Non. I sad 2 Sections Artillery and the ake addition toe Reserve Fund which have carried out their 10 pounder Beld guns wileivo i ton sum alightly in excess, at the The Phonix Company for mining stof exchang on the 1st December, of the practiae yusterday at Faoling but the and iren works shows, for the fint called expial of the Company sad this inclement weather forced the commanding circumstance, taken in conjunction with s half of the current year (the last six review of the various other funds of the cor to cancel the parade. fhis the months, of 1911), like the Laura Pepsod to meet various con-cond occasion on which min has interfer
great curity for our policy holder. tingencies, . PATOM, I think, a position of ed with the shoot.
i
Accant
Hütte, a very material redominn in
Toa will notice that we have this year profit, although the decrense
presented our position in two currencies, proportionately is not quite so great curling and Elongkong dollars side by The working profits the Phenix sido rast majority of the trade of the Echt is of course sonducted in currencies Company, exclusive of theritings off a gold standard, China in fart is the
trist deineteil for the first half of the evrent year, amount to 19,507,300 orks, against 15,449,874 marks in 1913, and 22,036,121 marks in 1912. The report says that decrease in the | padits is caused by the war.
Mague casea showed a big increase leat week. Doe was reported in the city and twelve in the districts, with ten deaths; The other notifications were
Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
THE LOIS OF THE LUSITANIA,
UNIVERSAL AND INTENSE INDIGNATION AGAINST GEESEBY..
LONDON, May 2, 4,30 pax Telegrams from neutral capitals show universal and intense indignation regarding the German piracy. Even those neutrale who had hitherto besa pro- German sternly denounce the sea mordere,
ANTI-GERMAN: DISTURBANCE AT LIVERPOOL-
LONDON, May 9, 4.30 pith. An anti-German disturbanes-occurred as Liverpool, Several German shops
***Lnailania.”-
There were some arrests made.
AN INQUIRY TO BE HELD;
only country of prominer cea which is en cholera, ono (importal); dipheria, one fatal int with business expenses uns in Veception to the otherwise established enso; enteric, one fatal and one non fatal were wreckeri-owing to," the fierce anger angeadored by the sinking of the
role. Our operations must obviously to and small pox, o intal caso. One of the antied out largely in the proportionatorie patients was an Indino, all the of gold predomitating over silver, and others being Chinass. From January 1 to' we now have, ka appears in the May & there were 21 phagus notificativas, part of our Assets lavested in atering or affected. Balance Sheet, a large and increasing with 19 deaths. No European has been at se gold securities. This being the case it we thought that a statement of our position in a currency to which they were customed would be welcomed by those old using countries and a recognition of many supporters of the fee residing in that desire has led it the change. The two especially prominent features, both working account for the year 1914 presents stickery. One is an increase in the premium income of about a millios collars
A number of concerns in the iron and kindred industries have very materially reduced their dividends; oz, in some cases, pay no dividend at all. This, for instance, applies to the The hall-yearly reports for the Mars Works-ot Muremberge, which first six months duly to December, as not give its shareholders any 1911) of the current finanical year, Evileni for 1914, against 5 per cent. 1914-15, wcently published of two
for the preceding year; at present the stel lending undertakings in the
is very busy with army company German iron industry as the Laura contracts. The Stalberg Zite Works Hitte (Vereinigte Königs and Laura pay-4 per cent, against 7 per cent Hüttes, and the still larger lumix for 1013,, but they carry forward concern throw a glaring light upon marks, against only 34,273 the very serious effects of the war marks for the previous year. The upair the German iros industry. As Künigin Marien Hitto applies the gards the former, the report whole of last year's profits to writings- paints out that fe months out of theu: for 1913, dividend of 5 per first six felt the effects of the war. cent. was paid. The Rhenish-Nassan
And the other a rise in the incoms from
an
Loxos, May. 107 12.30 am. The Board of Trade, with the concurrence of the Admiralty, has erdere# Inquiry to be held regarding the loss of the "Lusitania.”
Lard Mersey will conduct it.
GERMAN VIEW OF THE MURDER.
The Police attach little faith in the report of a shop cuolia of the Tung Kat robbed on 27 his master's money, by rias shop 16 Centre Street who says he was means of the bank-cote trick. The coolie Central and while on his return he states collected the money from 74 Queen's Road that be was stopped by two men who asked hins to change some money for them which test 11's Sinking of the Insiunia, though tragic, is me vertheless an was supposed to be in a handkerchief. Ta
Lov of, May 9,10.40 p.m.
A telegrams from Anizterdam states that the Frankfurt Zeitung sesa
WHAT WILL AMERICA DO?
pterest to soit ended by exceptional a little way. examined the handkerchief circumstances. nterest to some $243,000. The former gare the 807 a security and after walking extraordinary Success for the Gernian Navy,
and the miuus which only contained paper.
premionis earned for undertaking war isks is clearly Largely responsible for In some quarters it may have been thought that we could have been more scherpus in though, as the figures reveal, our share in our dividend, but I would remind you that the hazardous operaticar of war risk the war is not yet over, and it is a wise insurance have been afatided with success, lynsures par powers during not be forscan.
Abnormal times the cuttôme of which can-
CLIMES THAT DISCRACE GERMANY, If we fud that, when happier conditions prevail, we can treat a large sums of what is now but a liquid credit
A list of potty theft, has bear coun-" piled over the week end. . shop rouper
Bonham Strand ports the theft of S50 Street states that someone stole from a box worth of clothing. A bather of 20 Irvin in h room a pair of gold mounted rattan bangles worth 250 and $55, in cuth, while a cargo boat woman says she has had
valued at 328 and six gold rings worth $30. Mrs M. Men, d... scamstress, of 3 Fedder's Hill, complains that, while she Wyndham Street was walking in on Saturday afternoon she had snatched
ing $30. The thief ran off and got clear
den two pairs of gold mounted bargies
LONDON, May 08 p.m..
New York comments on the sinking of the "Lusitania:” tô-day are eius further hospitality to Germany's official representatives, though a moro vehemens tiun ever." It, is even, alggested that America shall,
i lomatic uk heed not necessarily, mean war.
FURTHER DETAILS...
Through culla to the front the stat | Mining and Iron Company pays a profit, shareholders will fance earned from her hand a Dorothy Landbag contain. dividual, while with several in line there was ebance of a torpedo reaching
of officials and workmen was reduced dividend of 6 per cent.. ngainst 10
find little to co-
he no naxity as to the Company's powers phin of, and in the meantime thero need away.
to maintain the dividers of See per share
LONDON, May 9, 75.p.m. Survivors express the opinion that several submarines were co-operating against the liner, whose speed minimised the chances of success of the in-
the mark.
An American doctor observed another submarine some hours previously and says that the Lusitania" then sig-zagged for some time afterwards and then resumed her normal course. With the ever-increasing volume of know.
bravery and coolness of the passengers and crow, American survivors eulogise the cram, -
which we have been glad to find it posible to MORE OPIUM SEIZED. edge of the disaster, one of the great outstanding features is the magnificent
recommend for the first time. But the
*Lusitanin" without witning afford in-
sinking of the Falballs and now of the
resort to. These iza cities that will for erer disgrace Germany as a nation an
$1800 WORTH ON A SAMPAN.
Mr. Vanderbilt was last seen giving his lifebelt to a woman. Everything, ponible was dose regarding rescue work, and it is again
to about one-third, the production for cent. for the previous year, the 2.10 p.uz.--Auction of Honschuld Furn the mines and the iron works was writings-off being somewhat heavier reduced wordingly, and became than in 1913, The Upper Silesian learer, and the transport of goods Railway Material Company, instances of the methods our enemy is led to was greatly haspered and at times | Breslau, pays 2 per cent. fr 1014. Tentirely stopped.... The two iron works against per ceat, for the weeding being into contempt all German subjectsaltemoon a man man was changed with emphasised that the port side life-boats were almost useless owing to the list... -0.20 p.m. Juction of Teakwood and situated in the Polish theatre of war year.
The results of these concerns next Blachownis, and to stop work in the year will make infinitely more depreses Riitish Commercial enterprises of aliou o Detectives searched Cuncurt at City Hal: amarged by the beginning of August, and in place of sing reading for the shareholders.
Webronay, May 12:—
Blackwood Furniture Hughes and Hough.
at
bfc>rs.
the Katharine Hütte and the
Cathalle Women's League.
Trombay, May 15-
"Ascension Dy
8.30 a.m.-Persentation to Mr. E. 1
d'Aquino, 1.5.0,
Farday, 31ny 14-.
Challenge Tennis Blatch Oven
Nembic
2.30 p.m.-Auction of Teskond and
Blackwood Furniture ND Hughes and Hough'n.
MONDAY: May 17:—
King of Spain's birthday (1)
5.20 p.m.-Organ Recitalit St. John's
Cathedral
TUESDAY, May 18
Emperor of Russia's birthday (Tags), Baztaner, Mig 24:— «
Noon..K. Electric Ca's. Meeting."
BENUAT, May 28:-
Whit Sunday,
MONDAY, May 24-
Whit Monday, Entire Day, Fublic
Hoid.
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1930-11 1911-12
Aaniversary of the birth of taustri,
Victoria (1819).
1912-13 11
1013-14
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26:---
1914-15...
5,815,546 2,023,070
FRAY, May 28
GARMENTS FROM HONGKONG.
Before Mr Wand at the Magistracy this
the who weekly submit to be ruled by men
possession of 500 taols of prepared who, when brought to bay, fall back upen pium valued at $485. Mr Gardiner ap the slaughter of unar crd and defence era peared for the defants.
Evidence was given respecting the dis- peranan. I hope the time is shortly coming
covery of the opìam on defendant's descriptions will ježų
the junk and found the upium under the deckbards contained in two bags and earthenwaro pot.
to bavo trade relaborecher in declining with the German people in long as the vue laste and we for our past five issued instructicon.to our various agents that the policies of this Company are not to be issued for the pro tection of the subjects of a country lest tó
1 sence of humanity,
all
In replying-pector Kerr, & Chinend detective mid on lifting up the boards thố opian was readily visible.
Interrogated by Mr Gardiner, wilcess denied that defendent said he was not the owner of the drug,
At the charge room d. fendant said the pium belonged to a passenger.
Defendant said he was hailed by two men who carried the bags between them
harbour. The men went away and while war waiting for them to return the police cas
It was obvisas defendant- could not afort 35000 for the epitin, said Mr. Gap- diner.
A Garliner argue that there was no avilonga of guilty konwlodze.
ITALY'S. DECISION ANXIOUSLY AWAITED.
Frankfurt Zeitung," states that it is with the greatest suspense that Italy's A telegram from Amsterdam says, that a Rome message,, quoting the
pretext is being awaited to Degia war.
Reports are being circulated that the declaration will be against Totkey the ground of the violation of the Treaty of Lausanne.
THE KAISER'S INTERVENTION.
LONDON, May 9, 8.20 p.m. A telegram from Rome states that the Raiser has telegraphed to the King requesting him to support the Kaiser's efforts regarding an Austro-Italian. settlement.
It is beliares that as a last desperate expedient the Kalear also despatched.
It is reported that Austria's foal proposals do not include Trieste, and consequently must be unacceptable.
The personnel of the Austrian Embassy at the Vatican left yesterday evening
A telegram from Tome says the King to-day conferred with the Ministers including the Minister for War and the Minister of 3larine.
Eigbor Salandro, the Premier, exhorts, the Prefcols to prevent nati- Austrisu rigting in all circomastances,
GREECE AND THE AUPTURE.
Renter's corresponitent at Aibens sintes that two prolonged sittings of the Cabinet are taking place owing, it is believed, to the iminence of an Austro- Italian rupture.
LATEST DESPATCH FROM SIR JOHN FRENCH.
their former contribution to the gregate profits they won gave nothing but kiss. Ferious damage to the company's property has so far not This welk the folkaving 200 genuenta taken place. The production of the fleshare, ben sent by the
I do not think I can add much more of company's four enal-mines was weten of Hongkong ti Mr an interest to the particulars given in the reduced by about one-third; the pro kasap Work Society, 4. Mant. printed Report. All our investments as duetion of rolled iron at the Silesianugh Mansions, West Hampe, therein stated have been written to official S.W., for the men istorie Frous ani intes raling on 31st December 1914 whare official rates were obtainable. So low were Mest Iron Workshy abrant one-fifth, as com- Ether wisen und families at home, sanal the pricra o first class securities on 31xt and asked him to row to a ship in the an autograph letter to the king.
pared with the corresponding figures etian Religos pr., 2D). sember 1913 that the loss in sterling ban for the previous year. After deducting bifs, 19 ur, 13 Talarlara caps. Does comparati e'y us important and the 4 piitta, 21 tonnel shirts, i cotton lower duling ing more that counteracted est of management and interest, the
this in an expression of values in >hirts, man's white cout, 1 pr. prifies on the half-year amantel tots, 1 waistenar, & chath suita
Hongkong curranty. The abdorned rate of exchange ruling" between here 4,023,0730) marke, whichris only about perma, 1 rasas suit, demon's cura, and Shanghai has caused us a book wo-fifths of the corresponding figure jos, tramers, 5 women's ulsters, 16 lose on us investments there of come 1 Wond sentenced defendant to rix for the first half of the preceding w's blog 4 women's cuts mil 812,000, which I trust will have been remunthe hard labour.
covered before this time next year, though financial year. For comparison's sake women's kits, 6 wee's quite conlle to say whether the
drews, 2 women's dressing gaps, 7 extrudipary condition of our the preceding Tone half-yearly profits i verden beds, chiks petticarercy, which partly I understand UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG. are given
es, child's primus, thrinders such a rata possible, will hate as Marks.
sumed ordinary conditions, Since we a budices, & child's lunckers, 4 child's met Mr G. S. Gabbay of Messrs & Din be held in Hongkong on July 12th,"five At the next Matriculation examination 3,295,000 chiens, 17 pars. vigild's stewkings, 22 «filed's son & Co. Ima accepted, the invitation prices of nae hundred dollars each will be „8,918,520
frika, 1 infandi fagette, 1 pr. boots, a of Consulting Committee to join their awarded to the successful candidates who capm, 2 pas, gloves,
number and you will shortly have an op obtain the highest
Darka. The wiances of 3,847,286
pelu sit of which I am sure you vill avail the prizes may enter any Faculty but anst Fourselves of conting that appointment. join the University on September 15th, With these remarks I bave pleasure in pro 1015, and commence resilence in one of the paring the adoptio of the Report and Bostels directly managed by the University. Account..
No award will be made unless the papers are The Hon Mr. Hewett secraled.. He of suflicient merit. said: I have very much plenaute in seconding the adoption of the port and accounts more, re as it gives man trading with the onomy, the policy adopted opportunity of congratulating the general by this Company is of carse perfectly managers the consulting committee, the correct and should like to see it followed Mr., Thomas Meck, of Brenna Ealgunes extremely satisfactory result of the work of during the wars and as I baso stated src- secretary and the staff generally, on the by all British Brms throughout the world' ablo proportion between production and Co., returned to the Colony on Satur.thelast two years. It is more than ever where, it is very andesirable that the THE EDWARD DISPENSARY!nd profits is partly attributable to day after a zbrance of nearly two yence statifying when pat romember the abs slightest aanistance should be given by the direct losses from the company's Cruikshank, of the same tiem, stal conditions of the present time and the British subjects to these people who are Polish iron works, and partly to the
crious risks that have been undertaken by capable of carrying on warfare with such such a Company as thin and the extra terrible bagcily as ur enemie fact that each reduction of autpat. Two of Messra Lane, Crawford and Co. exity of making labgo, pruvision for The motion was carried.
posible losure. The manner which the The Hon Mr. Follock moved the te disproportionately increases the inani staff who went home at the beginning of acexints are ordered his year will be clerical, the Sub Committee sa follow IN rarely allows of a reduction Dayal Irish Rifles, sal Mr W. G. Cope
facturing cost at the same time, F. G. Trehart is attaches to the am sure they will most cordialy endore. Shellin and Masses D. W. Cradock, hostilities have obtained commission much appreciated by the ahreholders and The Hon Sir Paul Chater, C., Hon Mr.
se un policy in making and any J. Chapman, B. P. White and C. 8. fatigue, while our counter-attacks were the more frequent. A division ander of the general costs of the the East Yorkshire Light Infantry. Both posible losses which may be incurred.
Gubbay The whole of the worlá management, interest, &c. As regards
expect to
to leave shortly for the front..
must be horrified B. Stevenmin secried and the mofica at the policy, cruel and murdered, which was proved. the production, this is comparatively Mr. Sly, of H.M.
H.M. Consular Service, has has bean adopted recently by a people what The re-election of Measta. H. P. Smith Fure Druga, Patent Medicines, eg compared with that of the heavy gone to Wei-hai-si to net un cum tesen ist to be one of the front civilised and nid A. R. Lowe as auditors at a remuner
iron industry of the Ithenish-West who is on leave for three months. On ruling short of cold-blooded delfherate Raztop becomded by Mr. Alves.
for Mr. B. Johnston, District Magistrale, defenceless womza and childrad 18 in meeting was carried on the moting of Mr. altured nations who carried on against tion of $500 och until the next prdinary
phalia district. The Silesian tron der placer Mr. Most post murder which has indelibly saised the Dividend warrania, it was stated, would
duty in place of at Port Edward, industry generally has managed to while the latter gons on a woll-eared nating. With regard to pour remarks on on application.
anne of what was hereto an cucurable be ready to morrow and could be obtained Earloughs
Queen Mary's birthday (1897).
It will be seen that the profits for
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. H.K. Stock Exchange Settlement D55he last six months of 1914 have SUNDAY, May 30
31r. J. P. Donovan, until recently Decoration Day (U.S.A.)
dwindled down at a considerably Commissionct in Heckow, is cotiring after Trinity Sunday.
greater rate than did the production, long period of service in Chine. 28 mentioned above. This unfavour-
O. KAMMING & Co., LD, Chemists; and Druggista,
GREAT REDUCTIONS
PRICES:
PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY
DISPENSED,
2a. Queen's Roar, HoXORONG,
Bengkong, July 21 1813.
home this week.
to
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LONDON, May 10, 125 a.. Field. Marshal French communicates the information that the enemy yester day night continued their attack east of Ypres, and there were further attacks today; all were repulsed with heavy loss, and our live there firmly established. This morning the First Army attacked the enemy's line between Bois Grenier. and Featubert, and gained ground towards Fromelle. Fighting continues.
Our aifused successfuly attacked Pati£t Andre railway junction north of Lille sad the canal brindge at Den
ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
OBSTINATE FIGHTING BETWEEN THE VISTULA, AND THE CARPATHIANS.
LONDON, May 9, 3.55 p.m. While German and Austrian communiques ontinue to claim great victories the Eussian aidquarters reports that obstinate fighting on the 7th between the vanucessful; the enemy, who, suffered enormous losses, shonte signs of Vintuls and the Carpathians. The shemp's attacks were mostly frontal and ema
denen Kormilofl, Caring a retreat towards Dukla, becaque surrounded, burent moon their way through by splendid fighting."
THE FRENCH CAPTURE PRISONERS AT LENS
Losuos, May D, 4.30 pm. A Paris communique states: The French captured prisoners at Lens and we repulsed bree auacks at Bagitelle. There were artillery engagements at the rest of the front.
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