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in Bota ical Gardens.

MEMO, FOR MONDAY.

انه دار

Bank Holiday.

General Memoranda.

VERDAY, Oct. 108.

MARRIAGE.

BRAND-CONOD-On October 2, Shanghai, War Buaxo, of Shanghai, to MARIE ALICE Coxor, of Daillens, Switserland.

DEAT

LAPLANCHE-On October 3, as the Victoria Narsing Home, Shanghai, PAULINS LAPLANCHE, aged 49 years,

The China Mail.

THE CHINA MAIL.

Treaty as a mere "somp of paper."

Such an attitude, of course, idicates.

SCOTTISH HOMEN'S

COMPANY MEETING.

complete bankruptor in all that HOSPITALS FOR FOREIGN DAIRY FARM COMPANY, LTD.

makes for honourable dealing, and'. the hope may again be expressed that

SERVICE

WOMEN'S AEDS.

Correction in totals acknowledged last aight

D. Venerelos, the cne outstanding FUND FOR HONGKONG SCOTTISH man of Greece at the present moment, and who bases his sympathetic at- titude towards the Eutente. Powers largely on the terms at the Greco- Serbian Treaty, may be able to stir ap-] sach an agitation among the Hellenes that the poorile King of that fair land will fervently with that he had never come under the polluting indiuence of the Hohenzollerns.

Bulgaria will never feel real gratitude towards Greece for her attitude of benevolent Beutralisy as the Bulgarian Premier, M. Radosavo, has publicly declared that once the Bulgarians have vanquished. Serbia-(a task not yet accomplished even with the aid of the Austro-German armies) they will settle accounts with the Greeks, towards whom they have cherished bad feeling since the deplorable War of Purtition, when Macedonia, which the Bulgarians declara is theirs

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Third subscription lish total 215 ($170) and $364, making together $734-

Already acknowledged. £30 sterling and $1,137.

Grunt total 230 sterling and $1,871.

NEWS OF THE DAY. ··

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Road Central without a light a Chinese was For riding a bicycle in Counsught Aned #7 to-day. He was charged by

special constable.

a

- Annual Meeting...

A record low for the Company on sub- aidiary colos was mentioned at the 19th, ordinary yearly weating of the Dairy Farm the Company's Depot. Company Ltd., which was held to day ab

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1915,

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR.

Mr. W. 8. Brown, Chairman of Din THE LANDING OF THE ALLIES

ters, prasided, others present being Mr. J. Scott Bartus, Sir Paul Chalar, Hou. Mr. E. Shollim, Mosara G, W. Sewall, H. Paray Smith, B. Y. Page, Chan Tong, A. Staven- son (eting Manager) and Mr. M. Manuk (Secretary)

AT SALONIKA.

THE GERMAN ATTACK ON

The Chairman, in moving the

xoption of the report and accounts, said: The İyear undur rovia'w has seen the withdrawal of a large number of regular liners using Hongkong an a port of call and this with the reduction of the garrison hero, catmed a larra falling of in the demand for

you resulta which should be considered FRENCH however, are pleased to be able to lay before mama and dairy produce, Your Directors.

minently estimactory when the various

causes, that have gone to interfere with our normal and regular trade, are taken into. osamideration. It is proposed to write off

An Američan tennis tournament has on account of Bad Debis and Depreciation

818,987.70, 10 pay a Dividend,” of $1.25

DVINSK.

TROOPS ATTACKING VIGOROUSLY

AND SUCCESSFULLY.

by right of nationality, fell to the arranged to take place in connection per share, absorbing 830,000; to transfer to FURIOUS CANNONADING IN THE COMPEIGNE lot of Greece, and Serviä.

The new Greek Government will ind it a bad thing to sit on the fence and prate at benevolent neutrality when it is clear, as it has been for a long time past, that the vast majority of the Greek nation wish to be actively identified with the Quadruple, Alliance

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Sir Francis Elliot, the British Minister at Athens, is a relative of the Earl of Minto, and married a daughter of another well-known diplomatist, the late Sir HONGKONG, SATURDay, Wataber 0, 1915. Francis Claro Ford, who was Minister to Greece in the sighties. Ho aned to bos

TOPICS OF THE HOUR

notable oarsman, rowing in the Eton sight" for four years, in the Balliol bost for a similar term, and existing the Oxford Etonian crew to win the Grand Challange Cup at Henley in 1871. Ha'ban a car Minister to Cresce for the past twelve years.

SINCE yesterday's issue there have been so many fresh telegrains from various parts of the globe-chiefly about the war,(for as we stated yesterday, there is no escaping its all- pervading influence) that we find ourselves quite inundated with topics.bly the most rishly rewarded operatie

fecini, who is to write an opera on the to the libretto of D'Annunzio, is pro

e amor the day, bat in his early

with the Ladies' Recreation Club October Sind.

on

The Bishop of Victoria's engagements for tomorrow, Sunday, aro:-To preach at St. Paul's Chinese Church at 11 am. and at the Penk Church at 6.30 p.m.

A second, return of capical 50 conte par share, has been declared by the China and Manila Steamship Company, Ld. (in liquidation),

SECTOR.

FIGHTING BEGUN IN SERBIA,

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

THE ALLIES AT SALONIKA.

THE LANDING DESCRIBED.

Firo and Typhoon Insurance Fund $4,000 tand to cure forward $1,325.99. During the year about 33,000 has been expended on additions to car herd, over $31,006 om buildings and property to accommodate our increased stock, and about $3,000 on extra Machinery and Dairy Appliances and the shareholders in justly feel proud of their very ap-to-data Dairy Farms and But chery, which we causidar are the best io į supply the Cony with clean and who the Far East. No expenso is spared to some milk and other Dairy Froduce, and whole our customers have had, the benefit of all the improvements without paying more for the advantages thes offered. The cost of all foodstuffa, Dairy Mensils, and Appliances have advanced in price, but your Thirectors have not considered is which has remained unaltered for over 12 advisable to increase the price of our milk.

LONDON, Oct. 8. years. The usual practice of debiting Tha, Salonika correspondant of the Milan Secolo describes the land- Profit and Loss Account with all repairing of the Allies. He says that great teams-Atlantic liners, followed by. and improvements property and baila. inga has been adhered to, and I

smaller transports, arrived all laden with matéria Escorted by des- foal sure this will meet with your approval. I wroyers, they entered the harbour at 8 o'clock in the morning, while should like to draw your attention to the warships guarded the entrance. The Bishop of Vistoria returned to item of 87,348.54 appearing under Lom on The landing began at 9 o'clock.

Subsidiary Coins. Thin loss which con-

Greek gengurines kept order. the Colony by the a.a. Shuz Lee this stitates a record for this Company is due morning from Kong Moon. He had bean in a measure to the fact that the Colony's holding confirmation there and at Hok Silver Dollars have been for some time Shan. accompanied by the Rers. C. I.the discount on the latter hoing at one almost on par with Subeldiary Coinage, Blanchett and G. B. Griffith. To time as high as 18%.. morrow the Bishop is announced to preach at St. Paul's Chinese Church in the the evening. morning and at the Peak Church at &,30 in

We understand, says the "P. & T. Times," that dire à. O. Patoy is relia- quishing the post of Librarian in the Tientsia Municipal Library, a post which the has filled for nearly seven years, to enter the service of Masara Liddell Bros., and will be succeeded by Mrs Cowen.

Sir Paul Chater seconded. do anything to remedy the aubeldiary Mr. Sowell anked if it was proposed to coinage difficulty, as for instance refusing to take it over a certain amount.

The Chairman replied that they were taking all precautions but there wizo difficulties in the laws of the Colony.

Waiting on the quay wero a Greek clans, two French colonela, and two Serbian staff-officers... Opposite the quay were Creek transports with the mobilised troops from the Pinzus

Athena welcomed them with a conlial message.

When the first. French detachment landed, the French Minister at

The first gun was landed at 9.30. The solliers in companies, pr already been prepared by the inhabitants with silent interested spoo ceded by drummers and trumpeters, marched to the camp, which had

tors admiring their equipment. My

Four English staff-officers awaited the troops at the cantp. The English are encamped on the higher ground, the French on the lower. The trasports are loaded with many batteries of* 75'8" and quick- firers, munitions and horses."

It will be observed, that the Cer. Sareer he had a full share of struggle and tary of certain priváto hospital for Mr. J. Scott Harston, were re-elected on and men mixing with the Greek saliliery.

mans claim that their troops and thonefth couérvion of professional musicians ia privation. Although he represents the of the Austrian Army have crossed his oily, he was unable to follow his the Drina, Save and Haunbe, and preative beat through-lack of funds until now on Serbian territory. This may Government grant, in recognition of the or may not be true: it any, indeservices of his ancestors, asbled him to be merely the wish that is father to the thought but as it is not it alltudy at the great comesboire at Milo improbable, we may look forward to test case was La Filli," but it was in almost inmediate beginning. Macia Dusterfly" that gained his

the plsaworld-wide fame.

Jostilities between

Sertinus and their tyrannous invaders. "It is glorious to have a gloire's strength, but it is tyrannous to wit like giant-when used, of cou against a weak adversary) That is precisely the position of affairs,existing between the little and gallant Serbian nation and the big and bullying Tentons-Gerany and Austria AI fair-minded people will devoutly hope that the Serbians in this their hour

THE LATE LIEUT, NIGEL

WALKER.

A popular novelist wrote to the Secre,

ber of copies of his acris for the use of wounded officers offering, to present a nume the patients. The secretary happened to be also a novelist with whom he had long standing quarrol, and he wrote as follows: Dear, I dare not take the responsibility of accepting your offer, as I'm straid my patients are not strong enough to stand the stram of reading your books. Why not send them to the Ger mans". Quin politesset in

The rapers and accounts were adopted the retiring directors, D. J. W. Nobla and

seconded by Mr. H. Forey Smith, and Mr. the motion of the Hon. Mr. E. Shellio H. Percy Suit Fr. Pas glad seaded by the Hon. Vir. E. Shellin Audit on the motion of Sir Paul Chatar,

A “CHESTFUL" OF OPIUM.

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Siz tins of opium, valus 3240, ware found ander the singlet of a Chiness, whiss bulky appearance about the chest, arousad the auspicions of the watchman who ar The Superintendent of the Chinese him coming eat of Holt's wharf yester Telegraphia Administration has informed day. At the police-court to-day he was the Peking Gaselte that telegrams ex-remanded... changed between the whole of China and Hongkong may he written in plain Chinese

Liont Nixel Walker (formerly, in the if they traverse this Administration's lines FIRE OF THE INDRAWADI." Hongkong office of Diesta Giltean and Co.) only. Telegrams emanating and terminating who was killed at the Dardanelles on in China (not including Macao) may like-

this morning that the sx. Indrawadi, of Tha news was received in the Cology

into Colombo on September 18 awing to the Indra Lise af Liverpool, had to pat

fre having broken out in the fore part of

The streets of bulonika are very lively. English and French officers

GERMANS AND THE TOWN OF. DVINSK.

700,000 MEN ENGAGED.

LONDON, Oct. 8. It is estimated in Petrogrid that the Gemaana are employing 700,000 men to capture the town of Dvinsk sind the Drina libe.

FIGHTING BEGUN IN SERBIA.

REPORT. FROM 'BERLIN.

LONDON, Oct. 8, The Berlin communique, received via Amsterdam, reports that the cross- ing of the Drins, Save and Danube is favourably proceeding, and adderen We captured, south-west of Belgrade, 290 men and two machine guns," 'ada. Look three guus opposite Rám:"

THE FRENCH ADVANCING VIGOROUSLY.

MESSAGE OF SERIOUS IMPORT TO THE GERMANS.

LONDON, Oct. 8, 1.40 pm,

of supreme trial, will continae August 7th, was, it transpires, found dead wise be accepted in plain Chinese for evince the indomitable spirit they in the trasches after going with a party to transmission via cable companies lave manifested so far. And it may look for two missing offers of his regibles between Shanghai, Amoy, Foochow be confidently predicted that the meat.

and Hongkong, for example, falegrams will do so, particularly as they kow

between Peking and Canton. Soch tolo day pay at the cargo badly the important ChallerangeBazancourt railway. This vigour is a welcome that they will receive every possible

at must bear plain signature and discharged with a view to ascertaining the indication that the enemy in concentrating his reserves either on the Chim

A Faris telegram says that the French are now less thno two miles from extinguished. Part of the cargo to be support from the Quadruple Allies.

oriant of the damage.

اے این اے میں

accepted at senders msk only. Domestic traffic exchanged over this Administration's

Mr Walker went home on leave last nut on and joined Kitchoner's new Army, buing posted as a lieutenant in the 101 South-Staffordshires. He was very keen that's the time he met his death he was whatever." on getting to the front, and it is anderstood "ystem only is subject to no restriction attached to the 8th Manchester Eegiment. Adeling a letter fom Captain ex

of

"

the No. 2 'tween dock. By the following

The Indrawadi left Hongkong on Angast 19 for New York via Suez.

One of the latest telegrams to hand says that the Greek Government's attitude towards the Enteata Power will be one of "benevolent neutrality."

tint Regiment to Captain Ward of the 10th et six members of the Shanghai fiat is a new expression and the South Staffordshires, two officers of the inventor of it deserves to be atent of the day after a beary smack. List the British ranks in some capacity, accord. jegiment were found to be missing at the Mamicipal Council staff are now serving in gratulated on bis originality. Quite Walker gut i warision to go out and ing to figures compiled by heads of depart recently the Bulgarians declared thatok, for them, taking twelve men with

Of these 28 are officers, 39 non. bat they did not sussent, and Liontents. neutrality," which certainly has a more trenches,

23-ara, on their way home. Fifty-five ovde dimen

THE WATER'SUFFLY.

Level and Storage of water in reservoir on the 1st October, 1916

UITY AND HILL DISTRICT WAKE WORKS LIVEL

· 1925)~

pagne front or at the two points first menaced of the whole line. Menawhile. it is pointed out that the furious cannonading in the Roya-Lastigny-Com- piegoe rector, which is a sagle in the great line from the ses to the Vosges, and between the Mease and the Moscile, conveg the Germans messige of serious import.

JEASELESS" UANN ADING ON THE WESTERN FRONT.

Loxbox, Oct. 8.

A Paris Lassage states that, there is ceaseless connonading

their attitade was one of-armed Mentor was ter found dead in the commissioned officers and privates, and rec, 7 in above 10 th & la, below overtoy / Artois and Champagne, in the regions of Roye and Tracy-le-Val, in the 2.30 p. ---Action of Household Færni.bellicuse ring about it. As the Greek | Liu Col D. MacCarthy, Murrough, of the $6 are members of the police shows overlow 74. below avaikow | Argonne and on the heights of the Hause, and also lively fighting in the

ure, so far, auerely allowing themselves caminadig the 8th Manchester Batta taze st "Lewkoor," "199 Plantation to be led agaitist their wishes by the ion in a letter to the desired's mother loco, of whom six are officers, 28 Bowl, Perk.

officers, wants have only watly and 21 in transit. From the electricity Nos g. 20 M 5 in. kolo overflow expressing the deepest sympathy of the are non-commissioned officers, and men, taken over the command of the Battalion, department 14 have gose, ais au oficers, WEDNESDAY, Ont. 18 --

and I consi ered your in one of its more as non-commissioned officers and man, promising oficers. It will at lenar, be

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Teawood Fara

tura. Uarpets, Bedroom Furniture, Pianos et, at Mears. Rughes and Hough'*.

bytemą. Dzewa, 1-12

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•Triaze Brewash

300.00

74.04

#141

145.08

Total

Court clique, related. unfortunately

the individual who is crazy enougie to call hiniself the "Alost highest, sublimely ridications title: it would b-ist by a party of our own men, and bated as follows: Public Works departs Indiata which, apart from its grammar, is

e consolation to you to know than he and three in transit. The others are distri- be interesting to know whether that a wooden cross, hearing his rank the recent gusty telegram sent me and regiment, mark his place where met, 11: Finance department Health Won Nel Cheng Kaiser Willines thisister, his body lies. Some barbed wire placed department, Educational department, the Queen of Greece, has had any remais une that the place will 5; permanent staff S.V.C., 3; Secretariat,

round it also ensures influence in the disappointing turn of events in Greece. The Kaiser, it will ried to Mim, only child of Gonel Liast. Walker war engage! to be mar

Tax department, 1. 8.16 p.m. Extraordinary General Meet be remembered, in the telegram men- Moarthur, K 0.6.B. and Mrs Moarthur,

ing of the Hongkong Ufuk

ned, referred to his "destrutive His two brothers have commissions in the sword"-just as though he personally Yorks and is now in France; the other

new Army noin in the 11th West used the weapon on the battlefield in the 4th Home Conzties, RF.A and Alas! for the Greeks, it they allow expects to go to the front very sood"

THURSDAY, Gesober 14 ---

LIQJORS FROM THE COLONY such conduct in their King. Should

TO THE AMP.

not a kings conduct by what is generally considered as "kingly"; aud who said that the ladies in these days

AVOIDED."

New York, Def. 7.

The amount of bver-subscription to the Anglo-Frencli Loan is stated to 10.19 be between fire and tou million dollars. All applicatione scriving" äfter the 580. closing of the books were rejected. Consumption of water in the Cite It is understood that numerous important Corporations are holding back and Fill District in millions and decimals of their funds in the belief that another Loan will be necessary in a low months. gallons during the month of September 1916,

.167.76 Fatimand population... 58,619 Comunen pious par kand

THIRD AUSTRIAN WAR LOAN.

AMSTERDAM, Dati

Constant supply in all districts during the interest 53 per cent.

The third Austrian War Loan opens to-day. The price is 23 3/5 and the month of September 1914.

Constaat supply in all districts ap till

The receipts of the bazaar in aid of St. PantsIn titution, Causeway Bay, amounted B,919,90, The Rey. Mother Superior deaixes to thank Lady May for performing the opening careukary. She wishes also to 23rd September 1915. Bervices to houka thank at those whose libdly patronized in Rider Main districte disconnected from the bassar, the ladies who held the stalls, Rider Mains and supply given by pablic the Commodore for loan ct Bags and kind stret fountain only fruma 24 September Landale and Mr. Tacher for plants; the

The Goernment Gort's of today had no influence in political affair? DIPHTHERIA-HOW IT MAY BE help given with the decorations, Mrs. talan the following regulations made by the But was not even an infinitely greater Cutemor-in-Comst under section 85 (h) man than this poor Greek king-the of the Liquors Calidation Ordinance, mighty Julius Caesar to wit 1911, (Ordinance No. of 1911) persuaded to abandoz an important 1*1. Intoxicating liquor subject to Auty project at the instigation of his payable in this Colony-sent is gifts to wile prisoners of war detained in this Colony,

shall be exempted from duty,

KOWLOON WATCH WORKS LEZ

tion • Hant...

THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS

PETROGRAD, Uck, 7.

It is announced that the Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Tiflis yesterday.

AUSTRIAN ARMY IN THE HANDS OF GERMANT

PETROUBAS, Ost, 7, The Germans are gaining & still stronger hold on the Austrian Army, millions and decimale of gallons during the

Consumption of water in Kowloon in rala Pahalla and Boehmer-Molli,

and are appointing German Generals to the command of the Armies of Geno-

month of September 1915,

IPHTHERIA nually contracted and Messrs Watkins for sweets, Mr. Thorn-O IN BILLIMÉ AND DECIKALA

Dairy Farm for wilk: the Alexandr Calec Gravita Level with 4th in betwe prepare the child's system for the rakes: Moss Lane, Cranford and Ço/for

when the child has a cold. The cold bill for lemonade, the Cafe Wisemen for Kororavitation lon and darelopment of the diphtheria gome When there are cases of diphtheris coffee. The winter also to thank the news in the neighbourhood children that have papers for adyactising the bazaar, Thanks colds should be kept at home and off the 2 No liquors exempter under thess Not only the King of Grece bat strest until recovered. Give ham. Cham dan alas to Mr. Stolat: Kammedy who Regulations shall he removed from the some of his followers appear, it would berlain's Cough Remedy and they will mot kindly allowed to advertise in the trams prisoners of war compa

seen, very much under the corroding but the altere beds, which form in who contributed in my way to the socks, have to remain at Hours long. It also lenas The Rer, Mother in grateful to all those No incurs exampted under these influence of Teutonism, for le will be child's throat when it has a cold and the bazaar. The sale of the Regulations ball be wild in any person uted in one of the telegrains that minimizes the risk of contracting Infections whatsoever or supplied, te sny, bason other

mind

te to the primmers of war detained in some Greek piticians are disposed disease For Ile by albemind of the work contin

risoners of WAY CRITIZE,

our with the Greco-Berbing Stoiak sepert

Bay

the New Convent

positive mendon per Band

36,150

The Garornment analyst's reporta show. that, the water is of ozo

quality

ater Anthority

OPERATIONS IN GALLIPOLI, WA

LONDON, Oct. 7,

General Sir Ian Hamilton saya that in the past tooth fighting des Envia Bay has been confined to nightly patrol actions, frame attacks, and the rusk lag of houses, with the result that we have gained in this period on an average a little over 300 yards along too whole four mile centre on the Savia front.