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IMPRESSIONS OF HONGKONG.

(By Onlooker.)

SHELL-TRANSPORT AND TRADING CO., LTD.

Messrs. Vernon Smyth, stock broken; write us as follows:-

sion of orders, 'and, asked that the whole subject be re-ennsidered ng) a matter in which Germany had not arrived at 'n 'mature decision. The Note also enlls the attention of Obrmany to the "grave situation"

I have lived through the prelimin We big to advice you that we have ury stages of life in Hongkong and this morning received a telegmm which has resulted" from repeated my adfice to all new "comers is, from our London agents announcing violations of American rights on the "Make the most of your first in2 |the declaration of a dividend of 5/- high sens, culminating in the sinking pressions; try to keep them carefully per share by the above Company. of the Lusitania with the loss of 188 docketed in your brain for daily con- We are not at present clear as to sumption; so that when you feel whether this is a final dividend at 3. - American lives." In such circum bored and weary, and the dullness for 1014 with no interim dividend on! stances, the Note continued, it is (and deadness of existence here seem nevount of 1015, or final of 4/- for ufenrly wise and desirable that the quite unendurable, you can turn up |1014 and interia of 1/- for account United States and Germany should the memory of these early days: 1015 as usually paid at this time come to a full and clear understand wonder of your first contact with the for definite information on this point. and again experience the expectant of the year, and we are degmphing ing. Mention was also made of the | weird ancient civilization of China.." The fact is, however, that a shillingi ainking of the Fulaba, and the atten. Later on you, learn thust Hongkong loss is paid now than last year when dant death of Thresher, an American living in a community which is sim-

is not China, you find that you are the distribution was 6), per share,

The quotation in London yesterday the dropping bombs by a German ply a seccud rate itnitation of a very was 14- middle, an advance of 2 aircraft on the American ship small, saburban and rather early on the week... Cushing, the torpedoing of the Victoriati vountry town at hamet American ship Gulf Light, and

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THE DIARY.

General Memeranda.

TUESDAY, Jans 13:

9.30 p.-Auction of Furnituro abc. at

Messrs. Hughen and Hough's

WeDzzaDay, June 16

King of Sweden's birthdag (1859),

TRUESDAY, June 17 - 3

Bunker Hill Day (Manı, U.S.A.) Dragon Boat Festival.

TUESDAY, June 22-

Coronation Day (1911). -

Wrossday, June, 43 :—

Birthday of Prince of Wales (1894).

THURDAY, June 24:--

«Midsummer Day.

FRIDAY, June 25 ›--

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day.

THE EDWARD DISPENSARY

BIRTH.

Gext.-On Juas 5, ♫ Shangkai, to 3′′r į and M J. E. Gizes, a daughter.

MARRIAGES.

DANY WILSON.

FERTILAT WIL, On May Sanghai, ReNE LESANDER BESTUCT, 10 Trompos Nkemur-fin June 3, at Shaghat. Han Y ART TO GO

MARIE ELEANOR ‹. Nguner...

CEATHT

STAVERSA Perzoner Canwall, on April 3 WILLIS STAVERs. Inte of Taku, North Chin

Killed

Uses. Captain L. U. Usms, 1st Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in Flanders on April 27.

Rai--Da Jane 1, at the Internationa Hospital. Hankum, Mav Hloratay, inlana daughter of Mr and Mrs W. J Reid, uged Il days.

CATER-0 June 4, Borsham, Sussex, FREDERICK CLEMENT COOPER, Professor of Natural Science at St. John's University, Shanghai, aged 30.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, June 12, 1910.

THE AMERICAN NOTE,

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“All these acts," said the President, red curlings and travelled and third class railway farra, to the costitute a series of events which many thousands of miles, will have level of carriage folk by simply the United States has observel with Jered." Bayardly digested and as possessing chair and two or moty Tilated new deus, which will have coolies. It is certainly a very slow, growing distress, concern and amazed their minds and charae.and not too comfortable means of

ment."

NEWS OF THE DAY.

tel.

BATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1916.

BY

TELEGRAPH.

THE

PROGRESS OF

THE WAR.

AMERICAN'S NEW NOTE TO

GERMANY.

"FIRM TONE" ADOPTED,

THE ITALIANS IN SIGHT OF TRIESTE.

NOTABLE SUCCESS BY THE RUSSIANS.

{Rmster's· · Service to the Chină Mail)

AMERICA'S SECOND NOTE TO GERMANY.

LONDON, Jane 11, 3.10 pm..

pregression and one inisses the horses The summary of the new Nate, which Inson of that they appear to and motor cars and movement of will be fonad in another column, hay remained staticnary, and in hurrying life; but you learn to accept indicates that similar ground has been gone buck and lost the the slowness with philosophy in this chesticity of mind. the aspirations slowly moving community: aral you Covered, and we are glad to learn that and the energy they brought out with night barn to love it and be quite it is expressed in firmer terms, as the tm Dendened doubtless by the happy, if you, could come out in your whole world knows that mildness is heavy hunger of the east and the very early youth, so that you wonki hot Inve been spoiled by the decen- I lost on the bazhurnus Teuton.

aggy attuosphere.

Your one tapeet subation or cancies and comforts of life in other tatuent in this place is to come out countries.

As I said before, my observations

A telegram from Washington states that the American Note is in the na tle new born. -

Forget all your all standards of of Hongkong have led me to the con- firmert tone.

The United States. very earncatly and very solemnly renars eaufort, of eltiontic litions and elusion that it is the heaven of medio-

neiul life of culture and progressority. The brilliant professional man its representations of the former Note and adds that the United State and then your mind will be open to remains at home whore stoel meets cannot admit the proclamation of a war zone which may operate in any degree realise the advantages of Hongkong. steel and competition is kee, the as an abbreviation of American rights.. For it has its avantages, there are little average man who could barely The Note emphasises that the "Lusitania" primarily was used for the we suppose even advantages in Hell, make a ring in the old country mi-conveyance of passengers who took no part in the war sad that men, womer, grates and if he possesses an ordinary and children, were sent to their death in circumstances unparalleled inmodern for people who hate a cold climate.

The great advantage here is that amount of intelligence and conton.

More than a hundre‹ American citizens had porished. The, Note in common with all glaces ahmad, sense he becomes the big man and it is easier to make a living, keep the professional light in the medicare also calls attention to Germany's gave responsibility and to the indis ap a certain amount of style and circle into which fate has kindly pensible principle upon which such responsibility rests. It emphasises make a position for yourself, such as shed him. Should he share any that the United States is outending for nothing less High than for the The trial of Me, W. S. Ridge, editor it is, sorally, than it is for the averign of latent genius he is quickly sacred rights of humanity which no Government is justified in ignoring. f the "National Review," on a charge of age person to do in the over-crawde supped up for sonicthing better in Only by actual resistane on the part of the "Lusitania" could have sedition, will take place in B. M.'s Supremerkets of Europe.

a bigger or more important sphere justified the commander of the subranzine even placing the passengers in Conrt, Shanghai, on Monday, the 14th inst before Sir Havilland de Saz-mare ((Judge) and a jury.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Railton, Cameron Road, Kowloon, reports to the Police that he has had, a bicycle, valued at 8. stolen from his

housa.

Defendant was fined $25, **

.....

The Gaz to cartaics a further amend

WET.

This little island is a self con- where he finds scope for his intelli-jeopardy. tainel miniature kingdom situated Synce and something to keep bin in a hackwater of life, un bulive.

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The United States insists, continues the Note; on this principle of international law and concluiles by saying that the United States expecta- Germany to adopt measures which will put those pripoiples into prac tisa, and to aspect and safeguard American lives and ships. The Note asks for an assurance that this shall be done..

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cause of its isobrtion, it is a very How our à man help vegetating A Cinese customs officer this morning heaven for the midil class and the hers. He has his work and his sport charged a Chinese with being in possession | nu dinare, When you arrive you and then his sport and his work and of two weeks of opium dross in excess of the must immediately start fergetring if he is married the funny little inita quantity allowed by the Government everything you eared about before tion of sneiety which tyrannises over The fettered souls of the formale and leam to localize year interests.

THE ITALIANS IN SIGHT OF TRIESTE, IN our telegraphic news it' will be

You must begin to pull in the corse population.

Outside these three interests thert A cetliñenta of origin for the use of het geur brein, which Jurva beren ex- seen that Renter's correspondent at manufactures declaring that their gode inlag aver she left school. nothing. No parlament, no coun-

LONDON, June 11 Washington is able to state with o

---A telegramx_from Reuter's correspondent at dine states that with the cap- wwwryterinary Mat ze eraxit al independent i themes firem mentiry of them Porcuce America new Note to has been framed by the Government. Į Fatught "und mental aspitution.

no contact with the outer world store of the heights adjacent to hicnfalcone the Italians are able to see Trieste. Germany," that its tone, is of "the Several clames of “goods, wares and nier- Irisliffelt, but hunmu naturcepting through Reuter's cables sup Monfalcone has an arsenal and docks with large stores of munitions and is adaptable, sou have only to leckglemented by details after four to grain, and is the centre of electrical plaats supplying Trieste with power. It aleo firmest. This is extremely gratifying,chandise are exempted. as it has been frequently proved that

fat ppl arcand pan to realise this five weeks of weary waiting. has an important railway junction, and its possession will prevent the Austrians

trutl It is easy to see the stages The whole thing reminds me of sending troops by the River Isonzo from Trieste. unless the Teutou is dealt with ment to the Military Stares (Exportation) mal detrication, from the new children playing at life or perhaps n

The Italians have planted the tri-colour on the remains of an ancient tower firmly his unscrupulousness is soon in Ordinance. The exportation of oils, mix-energy, enging to star up the inhabit-mater und the legislative cut the Isonzo from northern railways. It is now possible for the Italians to advance

ence with the expression of alert big school, with the Governor as hend built by the Venetians against the Turks,

When the Italians take Tolmino they will intercept the Austrian access to evidence. From what the corres-tures rumpounds, lubricantes, anthracite, ants of sleepy hollow with echoes as bedient tutors, and thon Trieste covered by the fire from their warships. pordent has been able to telegraph it binder twine, laco all kinds, metal, the great world; to the oldest inhabit-riment servants as prefects. The capture of Preikofel Pass, lying between precipitous monatains thoas- is clear that the United States' working m chinery and raw cotton are allant who drones gut dreary tales of The legislative enuncil is called ands of feet high, alows Italy invading Austria proper and not merely the Government are determined to insist prohibited.

the European population of Hong-gether as a matter of foru, the Irredentist provinces.

The advance of the Italians on the Tyrol-Trentino frontier has been remark- upon the recognition of the principles

A line of $700 with the alternativo of dalk and family events and breaches politely to any objections thus few in-able, considering the enormous advantages in the defence of mountain passes;

kg past and present, chiefly scan vernor and his officials sten enunciated in their first Note. It will three months' imprisonment was impoerd of etiquette. In describing the condependent members may raise to any whose storming was only possible by skilled mountaineers. The Italians, be remembered that America called in the case of a Chiness charged by the lists as prly, Victorian, one kna of pmposed law, and then say we advancing on Rovereto, were surprised to find that the Austriane had abandon- on Germany to abandon her submarine Water Folies with being in illegal possessi cadrse implicit is worship of eti-unity caixit agree with you need and destroyed the strong fort at Pamachio. It had been armed with heary campaign against merchant shipping, of ten taels of opium On a further charge grette. At beme one has been living the net is passed by a majority of gans, which have apparently been removed to Galicia. as being unfair to reason, justice and of attempting spot the opium to China, fast trying to keep pace with the be the official hember always

having that majority. humanity. In this vital matter," the defe dat was faed 80 or one month.people who were moving the wherl Under these conditions it is not

of progress

·Inspectie P. O'Sullivan this morning, to tain, he's thoughts to

One Ims learned to think at tersurprising that people loose interest States looks to Germany for prompt, at the agistracy chirged a Chinese with a fight, unt it entises a terrible that the only way to be happy is to in laws and law marking. They find enlightened action." Diabelief that burglary at 118 Queen's Rond Wert. The wrench to have to go back to the cultivate the spirit of raskee. There Gerniany would accede to such a occupier reported that his house had be age of the sedan chair and burn ither take up their minds to accept is no. between course, they mugh

Loxtoy, June 11, 1.15 p.m. demand was so strong in Washington broken into and that gramophone record traction.

A telegram from Venice states that the Italians at Monfalcone have that if fonad expressica in rumours and a quantity of clothing had been stolen It always seeing to me that this these conditions and enjoy the advan discovered that the Austrians have been working for a month a factory that the German Ambassador, Count The Police entrequently ascertained that in truction is this layziote of flags of chitinn who are cared for for the manufacture of poisonous gases in the fray of shells and steal.

a man hari tried to dispose of two records the unhoofiness and uncharity of

and ruled without the responsibility | cylimlers. von Bernstorff, had informed the at shop in Lascar How. The shoppan, the place and that being obligering at their own salvation or dain- from, which pipes had been laid to the fighting front. but which wer

of making their own choice and work- State Department, in advance of the it appeared, pointed cut to the man that it subunit to it, insensibly deadensation or they inst all wake up thus rendered useless.

By lucky hit, the Italian Fleet caused an explosion as the factory, despatch of the American Note, not worth his while purchasing two tem alge of Conscience together and say, "We are a dens that his Government could not be records and asked him to bring some more expect for immanity. It is an uncratic people, and a progressive

it is believed that this was Austria's only Anny as factory. During the man's absence the Palico healthy state of affair: bad for the expected to entertain anch, proposals. (arrived and on the man's rotura ho was man beast"of irden and bat for people we are aslanned of living in! Well-informed persons did not credit Arrested. He had 35 records in his poseste individual who makes such use; thing that is offered us.

a state of helpless acceptance of any the rumour, but nevertheless it was

sion, part of the stolen property,

This is the The Magistrate sentenced the thief tofis fellow creature," brought to the attention of Count vun three nails bird inbour,

When you first come out you are

20th century" and the whole world Bernstorff; who promptly denied it.

Larrified at the sight of aged neural glory of government of the people, excepting Germany is alive, to the President Wilson and his advizers |

wopen and fruit children trailing in by the people and for the people." an endless procession np and down fully recognise the opposition his

the Punk Fond cirrying everything same disadvantages us public life,

Social life in Hongkong suffers the Note will encounter in Berlin, for

that is needed for your use.

The Bill is introduced with a view to the possible influence of tho Germany frequently attempted to been proposed for election as a Fellow of being a monopoly it is able to make de, if the season could last for a There is a Peak Tramway buting and it would be a delightful inter-

iis own way it is pleasant and amuse Pope being exercised in a peare settkinent." justily the submarine warfare abe is the Royal Society of Arts. waging against Great Britain and

its own terms and conditions and few weeks during each year, fike a

RUSSIANS CAPTURE AN ENTIRE COMPANY OF PRUSSIAN GUARD. these terms are so prohibitive that visit to the Riverin or Switzerland; { people take advantage of the cheap after which one would soo new faces

Loxvey, June 11, 12.30 pun A telegrain from Petrogrul announces that the Russians inflicted serious check on the Germans on thứ Dnoister.

said President Wilson, the United

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The Hon. Mr Lau Chu Pak,

his

ITALIANS DESTROY AN AUSTRIAN GAS. FACTORY.

THE POPE 3 INFLUENCE FOR PEACE,

LONDON, June 1h. A telegram from The Hague states that the Datch Second Chuber bus voted (by 62 to 10) in favour of a Bill for the temporary represente tion of Holland at the Vatican.

-----..

France as a so-called "military Mr. Harry Gordon Lowder, son of Mr. necessity" vital to her self-preserva Customs in Hongkong, and late of the and only was the car for carry and new places.

E. Gordon Lower, Commissioner of tion. This contention President Chinese Customs Service, Antung, who themselves and their servants; The curse of this place is 302, 6c Wilson does not recognize. Subastantamu, was promoted Sub.-Lieutenant people, under a supposedly modem of the majority of its inhabitanta to day drove the enemy back as the Dreistor, inflicting the heaviest A communiqaz states that important enemy forces crossed the river: joined the Inadou Scottish as a private and the consequence is that you see much its amaliness ns. the inability near Jumsnow, but that un hernie ussian offensive movement yester- marines, he says, "cannot be used in the Regular army, ard Shropshires, in government and under the protection reulise their limitations. (Why, Issec

against merchant shipping without

April.

inevitable: violation of the cred

principles of justice and humanity." For such violations, intentional or

ALLEGED THEFT OF DYE,

of the most powerful flag in the actually-heurd young woman sny The Russians waged seventeen guns, 19 quck-frey, 388 officers world, living like slaves and treated quite seriously. Oh, of cotirse she and 6,500 Germans and Austrians including un entire company of the

no S.P.C.A., would tolerate animals could do that in London, but not in Prussian guard. being treated at home; white you Hongkong")? The picco is not big Detective Segt. Wills at the Magistracy primitive and comfortless conditions meaning of the term. And the re suffer uncomplainingly the most enough for society, in the accepted.

G. KAMMING & Co., Lr.incidental, da so far as they nffect | this morning before Mr. Wood charged of living. On the other hand ofsult of trying to apo the social tread-I

Chemists and Druggists.

the Note sp

· THE TURKS ROUTED ON THE TIGRIS.

(Official Telegrams fiụm the British Foreign Office.)"

LONDON, June 10. Secretary of State for Julia announces that fuller reports of advanco.

American shipmasters and citizens, Chinese cook and a schoolboy with stealing cura, the majority of the European mill in this wilderness is tarcicul. that the United States and receiving respectively hlas dye to the inhabitants are a great deal better This is an age when every person of value of $13.50 from the Net Man Hing off than they were in England, they intellect is eager to mix up with all GREAT REDUCTIONE IN ability." In tous and phrasing the being arrested yesterday morning as he

Note was and is as gravely courteous was coming from the factory with the dyn t us its serious burden admits. Pasing in his powession; told the Filine that the be

previous might the cock of the factory asked him to sit petade the factory and that he

will hold Germany to "strict account-knitting factory) Yaumati. The boy, on have moro servants, they are trans sorts and conditions of men, to snatch up Tigris show that enemy force which threatened Kurnah became com

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at the slight variation of custom unpletely, demoralised, Turks endeavouring escape precipitately in mahntas points of view of different classes, as and steamers. Former surrendered on being overtaken, Turkish gut- Lover all the German proclam would hand over the dye to him. He not suffer from tramp. colic of pain set of people who prido themselves ing over 1,000 including Turkish governor and Gliter officials. Shertly SAFE, SURE ALWAYS CURES and it is strange to come. Across a force which arrived at Amara was insignificant, entire garrison nunter

something broadening and realistic bout Marinarise was sank and transport Mosul capture. Althought our

Pare Drugs, Patant Medicines, &e: what such acts as German. submaring" They were unsucessful, and returning bid to the right spot and givor immediate any little old fashioned county coun hastily, retreated from Chorko valley entored tow and was captured. and justifientions, it took the position waited, received the dye, after which they Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Romady goes upon their exclusiveness as Intoh as after our occupation, advanced guard of Daghastonis column which lund ! 21. Qrsen's Eoad LONGBONGO Citted on Americans inst have been doús under a misapprehen-

Hongkonz, July,

want to Yaumati in the hope of selling it

the

far it again bed he was arrested

The case was remanded until Money,

in the stomach when Chamberlain's

dye in the factory. The hey had gone relief You cannot afford to be without it if munity at home coull do

Remainder of force about 2,000 fed leaving heavy gun in our funds sanggelar dem est Remnants of enemy are retiring in disorganisation discarding their arms.

(Continued on praga (64) de m

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