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111m-auction of Ladies' and zien!":

Shock, Pjata etc.

11 am -Auction of a Mintje Cycle

Howrs, Baghes and Hough's. p.m.-Police-Reserva Concert Botanical sidew.

BIRTHS.

Jan-On September 9, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr and Mrs E. PARK, A HON.

Roza-On September 8, the Vic toria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr-and Mt W. H. Roms, a daughter.

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HENOKON. THORN PA7. "Aept. U. 1913.

EGYPTS CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD'S COTTON "SUPPLY."

Is this column yesterday we noted for a recent statement by Professor Todd, an eminent authority on

THE CHINA MAIL.

for its accumulation and mensprod hstribation throughout the cotton. growing, districts, his had other in- conveniences. It has had the offect of bringing more fånd under cultiva- tion than could be permanently maintained. As anon is an enlarged water supply has been provided, the claims upon it have increased at a still more rapid rate, and though in years of abundast Bow there might he enough for all, in the lean years the supply ran shart. In other words, the limits of the extension of enitivn- tioa in Egypt are set by the umacut of water available in the years of minimum rise. Inniense schemes have been suggested, and arc, por haps, under construction, for bringing and manipulating a still greater volume; but we are only concerned to point out that the quantity of Egyptian cotton is not likely to be greatly increased in the next few years. The Egyptian Soufan, it is true, holds immense possibilities in the future, but the labour necessary for successful working has yet to be

born.

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The irrigated crop under perfect climatic conditions, is as liable to insect pests as the rain-fed crops.! Pypyt suffers from a cotton worm, of which there may be as many as seven distinct broods in a reason, end those who make their appearance in the;

Summer

make the cotton their

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On their last voyages across the Proie the Tambs Maru" and the "Trion" carried respectively 7,000 and 15,000 tons of freight.

Princess Mary's Xmas gift will bo prescuted to the Hongkong Velunteer Reserve to-morrow evening

ricket Ground, after drill.

on Abo

Part of the hot gateway at the alesce to the re-ilence of Archdescon Harnats 91 Bunham Road, has bean removed. Thy lees is estimated at 930,

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

LAUNCH MASTER FINED $250-

Phoe K, a ter of the steen kanush King Flour, was died $350 by Commander Book with as the Marine Court this morning tar carrying 134 passangers in arcass of P. B. Goldring defended. the number allowed by his licenco, M

Defendant said that owing to a big fount day the passengers rushed the launch and would not learO,

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Commander. Berkwith, in fining him 35ft or months' impia nment said it would deal with the bounce. was his sighth niction and sex time he

The people ware tined 810 each for causing abtruction,

THEREBY HANGO A-FALD ?**

Br. Batterfield, of 341 The Peak, has

Since the dealuation of war all ensesported that some person has eat the tail of crime at home bare shown a ramarkable of his white Chinese dog- : lecline except pocket-picking. Its increase aid to coincide with the prohibition of 'racing.

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Captain Lyons, who was as une tale Deputy Superintendent of Police in Hong but is now a Major in command of

ation of the King's Ora York

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shira Light Infantry. He is raining at Stranduil

Capt-in P. A. Miller, Secretary of the

presented with a cheque on taking nine Morchant Servics Club at Shanghai, was months' leave of absence, with the hope of

⚫ comeand of a mine sweeper In the Dardanelles.

A Chinese sampan woman was charged

Ialur.

principal food. There is, too, a ball on remand this afternoon with being in worm, that in a single year destroyedssession or 200 als of opian. Sits cotton to the value of £1,400,000. Faid the bag containing the opium was This worm, or moth, is particularly dropped at her feet, and she was arrested. difficult to exterminate, or even to Sha was sentenced to six months! harð diminish, for it remains in the seed after the cotton has been picked, and may pass uninjured through the gin ning processess. It has been a late comer into the field, but it has evidently found a suitable habitat, for it spreads rapidly.

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While the Egyptian grower has his anxieties, the propects of the crop, as a whole; are satisfactory. It is small crop of high-priced cotton, well handled, and worth some £30,000,000

Mr A. F. Gillingham, who had been in temporary chatre of the local Branch at Darien of Messrs Butterfield and Swire be fore the arrival of Mr G. A. Chadwick, the local Manager, arrived from Shanghai ard tonk the express for England vin Siberia to join the colours, says the Tientsin "Ching Times."

The well known Inland Sen pilot Cap in D. A. G. King, died at his residence at Kohe early on September 1. The deceased. who was fifty-three years of age, fell out of to a country that possesses a soil anan upper window the previous Saturday, fertile, if limited, that corps can be and received injuries. raised in the year sufficient to cover riously siling for some time paat. the whole cost of production.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

agricultural subjects, with reference to the cotton contraband controversy as it would probably affect the United States We lellow the same authority in his further development of the subject as it affects Egypt. In Egypt proper, we learn, the uren is strictly limited by the extent of irrigation, since it is physically impossible to

A Chineze, charged before ir Liesel cultivate cotton beyond a strip about a mile wide on either side of the Nile at the Magistracy the morning, with pick-picking, having stolen a purse con- The sacertainty that attends a rain-taining ST, was sentenced to six weeks' grown crop is unknown, and damage hard labour, from frost need not be feared. Also, the labour is sufficiens, cheap, and untiring. The fellaheen may be illitemte, but they constitute as fine a class of grienlural labourer as the world knows. Professor Todd i loud in their praise, and he asserie deliberately his firm conviction that Egypt stands out above all other countries as the one in which the conditions, methods, and resalts arc,

o had been ne-

HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.

FÁTROLA (CENTRAL)

Friday, September 17th.

-5.30 pm --P. Cs. Tuly (99% Benderna Kem (8) and Gaskel (8) Inspector Taylor 6), 4. J. Abang (3) F. P. Ablong (5). and P. 12 W. Bobby Jaspe

8.50 p.m. N. C. Officer and seven P. C. to be detailed by Acting Inspector J. M. Wong.

Suny, September 19th. 5.50 p.m.-One N. C. Oficer and seven P. C. to be detailed for each shift by Tuspector D'Almada.

8.50 p.m.-Une N. C Ode and seren P. C i derated for each shift by Inspectue D'Almain.

Monday, Septam bor 9th. 3,0 pm One N. C. Officer and saved P. CH. to be, detailed for each shift by Acting-Inspector J. M. Wong.

8.30 pm-Una X, C. Utficer and seven' P. C. to be detailed for each shift by Acting-aspoet J. MI. Wong.

PATROLS (WATKE POLICE.) Monday, Septemher "Ath. 3.30 p.m.

-Fothergill (S), Packham (S). and Bailey (P)

8 pm Weaver (S), Nicoll (8), and Robertson (P),

3-to raport at Charge Rcom, Water Police Station.

Pto nport at Pelies Fier for Patrol Lunch.

PATROL ROERY.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1915.

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE PROGRESS OF

THE WAR,

LATEST NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS FRONTS.

THE "TIMES" ON THE PERSIAN TROUBLE,

THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY.

COUNT BERNSTORFF IN AN EMBARRA88- ING POSITION.

(Reuler's Service to the China Mail.)

THE TROUBLE IN PERSIA

COMMENT BY THE TIMES.”

Persit and the Indian frontier," Bays: The Times, in an article on "While admitting that the Porsian, authorities made excellent arrange- rats for the withdrawal of English and Kussians fox, Ispahan, we ean- not be impressed by the control of a Government which was unable to guarante. the safety of Allied residents in the great Persian city while The following important instructions aro Corman agents presumably remain undisturbed. A British force occu- to be noted

(1) Men on patrol are not to lawn their pies Bushire but a larger settlement of the Persian problem must prob- Sections until relieved or datil aither 9.10ably await a more convenient scasc

The article congratulates the. Faj on his vigilance on the frontier and pm, or 19.10 midnight respectively.

(2) The 8.5 reliefs most beant of the the prompt dealing with disturbances... Compound and moving sharply to their Sections by p.m. eh rp.

(3) The Polion Reserve, being subject to palica Regulations and discipline, wit abry orders from any member of the regular polies fares of superior rank.

INVITATION

The D. &. P. will he pleased to interview the member of the British Company of the Colonel and sirs. J. F. C. Tillson left Police Reserve who finds iz a tax to Tientsin for the Un tad Stator on Septem-the street for three hours a week. If it in what to prefore, arrangement can readily bera. Captain and Mrs. Morgan, Captain be made for him to d his duty in the Macguire of the Medical Corps and Mr. reaches is the place of any of the regalar S. I. Francis of the. Qaartermaster Police Constables at the Front whose Department leit er the same time. Colonel patrol duties the Police Heserve are

Performing. BALUTING. Tison, had a great send-off from the numerous friends he has made during his command of the lath Tafantry in Tientsin.

A German subject, named Ziegler, a forsmas in the firm Cotta and Sanrago, Two Indians, charged before Me Weed Haiphong, after having concealed his na This muning, with assaulting a Chincretions ity since the beginning of the war, and passing as a Swiss subject, has been, dis- fireman by besting him with a club, were

has been arrested and taken to Havoi dismissesi, sfter a story of a previous discovered as a native of Wartemberg. Fie pata telween the parties,

where he is interned in the Rue des Tenturies, with a few other prisoners.

At the Magistracy this morning, a Chinese was fined 85 or woven days' impri wonment for street gambling. Heappeared in Court with a wood over the eye and berpattered with blood.

The rank of Acting-Inspector entitles the holder to the salute.

(Sgl.) F. C. Jesus,

D. S. P. (Reserve).

WINTER-SHEFFIELD WED

DING.

ON THE EASTERN FRONT. RUSSIANS TAKE 40,000 PRISONERS IN A FORTNIGHT.

LONDON, Sept. 15 The Russians continus to add to their successes in the southern theatre of the war,

An Austrian communique admits that the new Autro German froet on the Strypa river was attacked on Tuesday morning, while the Bustinus, reio- forced, also attacked at several points in the Volhynia region,

A Russian cotamanique shows that as a result of the Ruesian attacks in Galicia.on Sunday and Monday 14,000 Austro German prisoners were taken, making the total number of prisoners caprert by the Rossians since August 30th over 40,000.

PURSUIT OF ENEMY IN SOUTHERN THEATRE.

LONDON, Sept. 15

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A Petrograd communique, detailing the recent successes in Galicia, At the Presbyterian Church on Saturday describes how the enemy was dislodge from n village west of the town Iteruo, (Sept. 1) Miss Gence Evangeline it Wysznewoc on Monday and retreated precipitately, but was given no Sheffield, aidest daughter of Mr and Mrs rest. The enemy was ejected from the village of Rostoki with very Alfred Shefield, of Singapore, was married lavy loss, including 2,200 prisoners. Russian artilery effectively checked to Mr Harry Norman Winter, of United the enemy attempts to retrieve the situation by counterattacks, and the Enginears, Limited, Malace, thiid son of Mr T. Brothertor, formerly manager of Mr and Mrs. Winter, of Preston, Lun Rissians, dontinuing the pursuit, proved victors in fierce actions in the Blessrs. Kelly and Walsh's Printing Cice, is cabine. The oficisting minister was the vicinity of ather villages, which the enemy attempted to hold, taking a now Battery Sergeant Major, Ist Canalian The Cross. The linde was attended by further 1440 prisoners, besides heavy guns, six feld-gans, 26 machine-

the Misses Millicent and Era Foster, while Motor Machine Gun Brigade. He crossed Mr. C. C. Durt supported the groom in the guns, and other booty,

the bride, actin lux. Mr. Shefing-west from the Bereth on Sunday, when the prisoners taken totalled Mr. B. H. Armstrong, former Genaralt France with the first lot of Canadian Capacity at best man. Br J. W. Garcia Desperate fighting marked the Russian pimit of the enemy rutrent- on the whole, the best and the most Manager of the United Wireless Telegraph traps

lied, who is as present in Hongkong, and 2,735,000

portion of the ceremony was The communique states that time Cherrinity pressure in the northern creditable. This is high praise. It Company, a cived in Tokohama by the Me Brotherion has many friends still the masical supports the leo, that irrigation is ixion and power to make Hoking him in Hongkong who will read the above with rendered at the organ by Mr G. Cruick.

tin melior, with train trimmed with pearls that the Chamans, advanging cautiously, were clemently counter-attacked likely to become the raling method of hadquarters after a toff of the Tac Fact interest, though he left the Colony acme shank. The bride's dress was of white tientrs continues west of the Techstadt-Prinsk line but it emphasises and with guipure lace, with a hand embrol by the Russians, who crossed the river Cory, in the Derujno region, and" dered vil reaching to the end of the train.advanced fighting, expturing 1,300 prisoners at one point and a whole growing cotton. An average yield of connected with wireless" darelopment.

The Laborers' Union, in a resolution, She carried a bouquet of whito occhide, Austrian battalion at another;

paragus ferns. The 1450 lb. of cotton lint per stre, und of ¦

Aesording to information received from

urges the desirability of effecting a vessa-steplicotis and

bridesmaids were in white roile pleated In quality that is inferior to Seattle the shipment of 10,000 tons of steel tien of i stilities consi-rent with freedom droves, trimmed with Irisis lace with except. Sea Island," goes far to rails, previously reported shipped the and national Eur; is res lutions de Bowered sashes, nad lace hats with wrasthe substantiate his claiv

Great Northern liner, Minnesot for

pelog Britain's entering into treaties with bride wore a dress of grey Sgured silk and Vadivsteck, is to ho used by the Russian Precis ing territorial acquisition, and op-of mixed rose and, the mother of the maure velvets and ferns. A reception was deterument in duble tracking the craras Parlausentary conreat demanding toque to match; carrying a bout of Siberian railway

democratic control of foreign policy, and it is with gross pleasure, says the the establishment of machinery to secure Straits Times," that we record the frean international agrusine as a guarantee hot the authorities at home base received of abiding peace and limitation of arms further enlightenment as to the patriotiem his sound and, in many instances,

Irrigsted crops have their special trambles, "and" Egypt is not free from them. Theoretically, it has always Been admitted that drainage mist proceed with irrigation, but this is a cransel of perfection. 11 has always been easier to get money for rchemes that will bring water on the land than to garry it away, and

time ago.

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YEAR'S BRITISH CAMIALTIES.

LONDON, Sept. 14....

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Mr Tennant, Under Secretary of State for War, annonced in the House held at the Adelphi Hotel where, after the of Commons that the casualties of the British Army in the first year of the a-ual tocate the bride changer into a chine. The happy pair departed to spend going away dress of Royal blue crepad war were as follows.

few days bafors going to take up their their honeymoon at Tanjong Katong fos rendence in Mance Both bride and

Chinese papers as that specia.bidegroom reorived many handsome gifti so practical, in this Colony. ME. Strangements hav4 hsen tade between the from their friends in Mances and Sings- Arathon, of Means Stephens. Paul and Chinese and the Russian: Gerenments ProStraits Times,"

thrend eroties from North China Pr in sinee this, has happened in Egypt, the Ca, offered an recoplane to the Wwith regard to the enlistment of twenty absence of adequate drainage has lice and the nowe hse just come to hand working coal and other mines in Russia, as cansed the fields to become water that this offer has been accepted. The labour is very scares ra that country at Jigged, and disastros consequences graft is to be named the Armenia. live followed. It is now known,

·Sept. 2) :---- muction of a Turching Machine,

A RACECOURSE SENSATION.

present on Sccount of the war. Chinese has then discovered that scholy heademen bare been appointed by Sinsan has made a turnal, with's carefully con contractors to enlist coolies, about fire ecaled entrance, under the weighing rooin

Officera

Killed

4.965 70,992

5,073 241,086

1,001

53.460

BRITISH SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

Tosnos, Sept. 11.

The content branch of the British Socialist Party has passed a resolation absolutely dissociating itself from all pro Gerion intrigues in furtherance :cf prémature peace, and also athrainz their resolve not to outer into any

mau travelling on the liner thousand of whom have already left their on the Orange racecourse," Queensland; negotiations with Bootalist dolegates of other countries. 01 Engine Pultry, etc. at Methanke in Mr Lawrence Balls, that Mongolia, which arrived in Honolulu en homes for Russin via the Trans-Siberis and has made an excavation undercerib

Edghan and Hargh

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Mengking Club

Turray, Sept. 21

230 p.-Auctio

Pictures, Carpets Hughes and Hough'k,

Tamar, Sept. 23-

3 p.Full Moon,

SUNDAY, Capt. C

the root system may be drawn. 6 ft. August 10 from the Urient under the below the surface in search of fame of H. W. Johnkor, admitted to big moisture, und if in this position there fellow sengers that be is Lient, Com- should be a rapid rise of water, the mander Isutertisch of the Emperial

of War lower part of the rost in usphyxiated. Gorman Navy why was held as a prisoper in Singapore. He escaped fe m cinsing boll-shedding and cessation of prison, he told the passengera, and made Memre growth in the fruit branches. When way to Sumatra, thence to Java and Manila and finally to Shanghai, where he the outcry was for water, and always joined the Bingolin. The team. OF WAS for more water, in order to bring the searched by Japanese officials but Lauter bach sacceeded in passing bitsalf off at a arid landa under cultivation, it never Swede and was permitted to proceed accurred to the grower that the plant ufinussture; might suffer from excess but the smaller vield per nere forced the truth upon the authorities, and How the demand for drainage is as urgent as was the original prayer for

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Man Charlotte) 1769,* *-

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route. They will be paid more liberally gold mines. than those coolies in the South African

floor of the weighing room to allow of tha scales being manipaisted by a pro the sale. Holes have been mate in the

lying in the excavation pader the fiber, When the discovery was made these w AN OPIUM HAUL AND A $7,000 found the hole under the floor, a race

FINE.

book of the last New Year's Day meet- ing The police are investigating. It is Two then were charged by Inspector believed that an organised conspiracy: to in at the Tolice Court this afternoon defrand has been in operation for so before hir. Wood, with being in possession time on the Western district racecourses.

THE BRITISH BUDGET.

Laxbox, Sept. 14. Mr. McKenna Cliancellor of the Exchequer said in the House of ommons that he hoped to introduce the Budget: early next week,

ALLIES: 2200,000,000 LOAN IN AMERICA:

German Banters To Parilalrate.

Loxos, Sept. 14

It is officially stated, saga & telegram from Washington, that the United

of 100 tuels of prepared opium. The two It is stated that similar discoveries to States Government will neither approve nor disapprove of the negotiations for men were walking along the Prays, one that rat. Orange have been made at the the flotation of a £200,000,000 loan by the Allies, considering that the bankers hurrying & Gladstone bag containing 3 Parkes en Woes,

lins of opium. When stopped, the m

with the bag said he had been called up by the obor mar

HUKUMATUM AVF you ever tried Chamberinin's

Ar kong Sing, for the lofence, pleadot Pain Esim for rheumatism? 1 ot you Aresting time, s the longer this guilty on betalt, of the first intendea disco bunk on the barder in card the mau exrrying the bug Gentile day, apply if with vigorya

The police with Irow the charcu against masag the eflicted party and you will

Jennd for water which is boorised and delighted the relief the socor

mas obtained:

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STREATSIEN FOR DYSENTRET

HAMBERLAIN 8 Colic, Oneler and

DiarrhenRemody dons of chair oil will offe most stabloy cCAIOS,

are free to act as they choose in what is essentially a comercial credit operation. It has becims korra that a hrge and ufucatial section of the Germa hakere in the United States have decided to participate in the L. Das is the bankers, in an interview, Kaid. One armpallifes are pro-German; but we are first of all Americans and desire the properits of the United States: fermere wa which we are convinced would he threatened the ran fald would haze zonosed it it re hul fot beep invited to participle

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