1915-10-27 — Page 4

If your hair is brittle,

If it lacks life and gloss,

THE CHINA MAIL.

COUNCIL.

PANY LTD

"No regard is paid to the fact that HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE STRAM FISHERIES COM. millions of Germans have a reduced } income, and that it is therefore only i | right and reasonable that the pro- [ducers of and dealers in foodstuffs is

ought really to be content with lower earnings Just fancy putting forward

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENTERPRISE.

there is dandruff or it is the idea that on account of the war Ordinnen be amend the Fall Cuart Or- Uhina Steam Fisheries Co. Lod., was heid

falling out OUR

RESORCIN HAIR

WASH

will restore it to a healthy state by invigorating the scalp and killing the dandruff germ.

A. S.

PREPARED ONLY BY

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

The Agenda for tomorrow's meeting 1. Financial Minuta. 9. Report of the Finance Committes.

**The fifth annual gateral meeting of the (No. 14).

First reading Bi intituled Ansharoholders in the Hongkong and South a man is entitled to higher gains/thap diaco, 1912, and to maks farther pro-at noen to-day at the office of Mus Pinion for the conatitution of the Full Braday and Co., Ltd. Mr. J. A. Plommor in normal times, while at the same Court.

presided and share, were also present time millions of women and ghildren,

First roading of Bill intituled La Bounar, Mr. J. F. Miller and Ordinance to and further the Trading Lo Shui Hot, directors; Mr. F. Dovington who have not the means to buy even with the myta Bill intitaled An Roche, F. Joule Tia Kwok Chet, Enemy Ordinance, 1914.

(secretary) and Mesara J. M. S. Rozaria necessaries, are starving. The hibour-dance to am the Magistrates Or

ing classes and those possessed of little can not bear this burden any longer without anffering greatly. A deep seated feeling of bitterness is spread far and wide because the burden the war is so inequally distributed."

Finally, the semi-official Berlin Lokal Anzeiger is by no means comfortable over the rise in prices. Anti-mys "There is in Germany at the present time, apart from the great question which preocenpies all of us,

WATSON & Co., Ltd nothing of such importance as the question of the feeding of the people, and especially the impending decision of the Government on the revisiou of the maximum prices for grin.' For we have to reckon with an average increase in the family budget of between 50 and 60 per cent. as compared with this time last year, And this figure gives no idea of the change that has come about during the last twelve months in the quality of the goods consumed.

WM.

POWELL

LTD.

TEL. "318

LADIES

FOOTWEAR

Speciality.

-A VERY

UNIQUE ASSORTMENT NOW IN STOCK

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WEAR

AND

COMFORT.

GUARANTEED.

50m. Powell, Itd.

THE DIARY.

General Memoranda.

Fray, Oct. 2

“DEATHS.

W. R. R. Esus of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, killed in action at Gallipoli on 19th September.

B. C. L. ROKERTON of the Hongkong

in action od’18th October.

and Shanghai Banking Corporation, killed

"Here and there people argue that the increase in wages offers some

The China Mail. compensation, but this advantage is

FOOD PRICES IN GERMANY,

Mr.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1915,

BY TELEGRAPH.

THE WAR.

THE SITUATION IN SERBIA,

Ewen Yun- Ting, Wan Yak Ting Lens IMPORTANT STATEMENT IN

Lof Chi

*

dine dinance, 180, and for purposes connected Chok Tong. Ho Ta

and Wo Tuo Kai, shund therewith.

Second randing offth Bill intituled An Tho Chesistoan, in moving the adoption Ordinance to apply was not exseeding of the repert and accounts, tad the audi. Nine millice eighty-one thousand two bus-toes' report, which was as follow dred and ning Dollar to the Public Servicn tha Wa hare, sudited the abore balanes of the year 1918.

heat with the books, vouchers, and, Second leading of the Bill intituled Accounts-of-the-company and bure-found- Ordinance to provide for the incorporation ume in accordancs therewith. In our of the Mother Supariores in the Colony of opinion, the balanya sheet is properly drawn the Socisty of Daughters of Charity of upso as to uzhibit a true and correct view institution known as the Talian Convent 1915 sec wding to the best of our informa the Canonian Institute by which the of the Company's affairs as at 3th June, is cried en

tion, the explanations, given to us, and na Second reading of the Bal intituled Anhown by the books of the Company. We Ordinance to mod and consolidate the haubtained all the information we have Pisangers required." relating to Chinese Ships "as defined by the Chimes Passen- It is with much regret,” the Chairman pars Act. 1635% ad concerning Asistio said that I have to oume bufers you with Emigrants generally.

accounts showing such a disastrous ending (tú what at one time promised to be a hope- ful business enter rise. You are all write

PRESENTATION TO À VOLUN=[of tho many vicissitus through which the

Company his passud, and although we mot with disappointments both, bere and in Shanghai, which absorbed a grant deal of our Of the occasion of his forthcoming werCapital, there has always been hope for the ringe, b: H. Rouse was last evening prelature, but to-day we are faced with sa mated with a handsome blackwood tray as even greater disaster in Japan; our assots waed, two pairs of silver vases and a silver have practically vanished wid we bare ik pat, by the members of the Left Section indead nothing before ne Lut voluntary Machine Gun Co. Capt. W. Armstrong, liquidation. You were informed by circular the commanding officer, made then June last that the “Kaiko_Maru” bad presentation, and the gifts were Landed b en blown ashore on the Goto islands over amid cheers, for Mr Rouso sad the during a severn typhoon. For days she was bride elect

battered about on the rocks and was, in such an apparently bowaleas position that

SEVEN CHINESE OHARGED

D WITH ASSAULT.

Mr Eazsland with an assault

THE HOUSE OF

LORDS.

OFFICIAL GERMAN, EXPLANATION OF

THE MURDER OF MISS" CAVELL,

THE ITALIAN'S GREAT OFFENSIVE

DESCRIBED

THE FRENCH VICTORIOUS IN CHAMPAGNE.

Center's Service to the China Mail.)

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GERMAN PROGRESS IN SERBIA.

STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

LONDON, Oct. 26.

In the Honse of Lord, Lord Lansdowne said he was afraid that he must admit that the German's Progress in Serbia was to rander, it highly impro- bable that the Serbian Army would be able to withstand it for any great length of time, especially with the Bulgarian stab in the back,

THE CABINET AND MILITARY MATTERS.

notice of abandonment was tendered to the underwriters. As is usual in each cases,. however, our notice of Abandonment was not accepted, and some fortnight later the one that has only fallen to a conoce before he was charged this after, sairage de suceded in sairing the ressel

and

towing hor,

battered paratively small part of the working on Lok Fing Wan, of Pak She Lung village wreck, into Nagasaki Harbour." I should HONGKONG. WEISTESDAY, October 2, 1915. class being, in fact, confined to those Cheung Sha Wan district. Mr G. K. Hulmention here that no blame apparently

Brutton appeared

attaches to the Capia who appears to for the complainants,

hara navigaled the vessel in a sedman-liku engaged in the different branches of Mr Dixon defending war-industries.... And the great abouk tea acres of paddy felda, and four to make headway against

Mr Bratton said that complainant owned manner, but the little vessel as banblo

the

Es Lordsbip dwelt with the difaulty of making statements on military maes of these receiving a faed, wage of the defendants were his tanate, while eas and strong wind prevailing, and Enally matters and referred to the impression in some people's minda that civiliens in

others were employed on river stenmors, drifted ashore. Fortunately, no lives wate or salary have no more wherewith to Four defendants had not paid him any last owing to the accident. A survey of the Cabinet were in the habit of devising great strategical plans and imposic's bug the necessaries of life than before runc for a year and altoge har owed him the reesel in dry dock revealed very thom upon the Military Advisers. He vehemently denied that such a thing $97. On October 9th he took at extensivo damage indeed, and the was possible, specially as Lord Kitchener was invariably a party to the Govern Foon is dear in Germany to-day prices went up, and in many cases summons for that amount in the district cheapest estimats for repairs, merely to ment's decisions. and, despite the certs of the Governowing to reductions of pay, they have end cour The following day he was make the veel saxorthy, amount d Lord Lansdowne continued that the Cabinet had to deal with wired pro-

calling to a schoolmaster when he was

The to Yen 20.000 question arose, blems involving military, naval, and political considerations. He quite under- ment to keep prices down, as far as even less. The effects are to be felt enlied by one of the defendants, who sekel gentlemen where was this money far stend the objections to the new entanglementa in the now sphere of the war, possible, they em tu he continually in every walk of life. It can easily him why he had sued his four nephews. pairs to come from The WS but what were the circumstances under which this little British force had beer Complaint repler at he wanted the insured on what is known as Trawlore acuring. This is causing no little be understood that in such circum money which cosy reed him. The other Terms" that is to say, against total loss, sont to Salonika. Hecmplasised that the Austro German troops found them uneasiness and discontent, especially stances the feeding of the people has then called out his nephews and cinnamen. collision and salvage charges, sad, therefore, selves failing to make progress in the West, seriously checked by Russin, who came from their house near by. One the cost of the actual repair world fall heavily pressed by Italy and also faced by minor Britial successes like those in among the poorer classes, and articles not remained unindueneed.""

sada spanzer and another bamboo pole. fenti uly upon the owner. The Directors Mesopotamia

The Central Powers therefore had sought a new direction for attack antia. appear from time to time in journale The Gercians may attempt to bluff They all set about complainant sanking of the Company in Japan made careful

bir all over the body. They then threw onquiries as to the terms on which they factory to themseires and bad made a great attempt to force a way through to- of every political complexion arging as much as they like about the antisan down on the paddy field and beat him could obtain a lan, but the terms are threaten our forces in Gallipoli by Constanicople, perhaps Egypt, to say nothing the Government to take some steps factory condition of affairs in the again. The schizmaster and other passera such to produce a set of of vaste aspirations. The key to the problem lay in the eastern corner of by pulled the men away from the com-successfully working the val, and there to relieve the strain. We ate here Fatherland, but the above extra cis painiot, but the thressened him on going fore they strongly recommended saling the extracts-from-three papers of widely are eloquent of the real state of things differcat political opinions, all of and from them it may be deduced which are agreed that something that life in Germany is anything bat

pleasant." must be done to remedy what is to the poor an almost insupportable

TYPHOON WARNING: burden. The Berlin Vorurts, the leading Social Democratic organ in The bowing telegram was received pl Prussia, boldly attacks the Govern- the American Console "General" from ment and disputes the official state-the Manila Observatory' at" ment that on August 15 there would be 60,000 tons of grain on hand which would suffice till the new crop is available at the end of October, This, says the Va irts, is "non- sensensical," because it works ont at only two ounces of food stuff-per

2 p.m., Oct. 21." Cyclone ne trphoon, P. al." northern Luz n, more than 300 miles Jinant, moving Dr W.N.V.

W

Complamant than gave evidence. The case was adjoined.

NEWB OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Two Japane, r, charged at the Police Cart this morning by Special en stable Mahoned Mour & and with ding bicydes at the Praga East without lights, failed fo

THE CUSTODY" OF A FIRM'S appear and Mr Hazoland entreated their

BOOKS.

bail of $3 each.

.

Ay Chinese ciuck in the employ-of-i geotleman "prominently mentioned i

Captain Morton, formerly captain of

trawler in her damaged condition and wird. ing up the Company. With this decision your Consulting Committee could only reluctantly concus, since we were not in a posits n to fumish further capital and n attempt to carry on the Company burden. ed with a beary lone, would probably only |bath led to a still greater disaster in the

faters. The wreck was, therefore, midi for the best price we could obtain, viz: Ten 8,330—and the spara gest realized an addï- lunal Yen 1,181. The Nisschin Ging. Kabushiki Kaisha has since been fo - 17.

I wound up

Serbia and Serbia had asked our help.

His Lordship paid tribute to the wonderful gallanty of Serbia, an pointed out that the good will of Greece was of the first importance.

GERMANY'S PRODIGIĴUS LOSSES.

37.080 IN NINE. DAYS.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26.

The German losses during the nine daya ending Oct. 20 were over The total Prussian losers are 2,021,078. There aro, moreovI, Bavarian, 209 Saxon, 286 Wurtemberg, and 58 Navy Lista of

and with the exceptionaltics. if one iram, viz., propeller, for which is expected to realiza Tam. 100.-the affairs of that Company have now been

SOUTH AFRICAN POLITIOS. liquidated and the balance of Yen. 5, 128.09 (85,845,52) has been trasferred to our 12

LARGE MAJORITY FOR IMPERIAL POLICY. counts. Turning to our Balance Sheet. eatlemen, you will notice that this leaves ns

PRETORIA, Ost. 26: with total acts amosating to 80,728.6 and li hilities (catside of Capital) 81.273 03, at inderstood it."Hon. Louis Both Prime Minister in other words we have fast 8,300 54 four of the South African Union, it accepting the Mandate of the country, capit I remaining. I do not thick I CAD

2,30 p.m.-Aretion of Teakwood and head per day. It then proceeds receiver to yesterday handed over to the P. MS. Mongolia, who for three add anything further unless to mention has decided to continue in office with his present colleagues. Two elec

Bisckwood Yureiture st Hughes and Hough

Messrs.

Mumiors at Government House.

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8.15 P..

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SATERDAY, Ook. 30 J

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that your General Managers and Consultition results are stili enkowe, but General Boths, co-operating with the Committes have once again waived their thirty-nine Unionists returned, hus a large majority-approximately sixty- fe, and to express regres at the total six-for Imperial policy: Failure of mdr enterprise.

Mr. J. F. Miller seconded the resolution. which was carried.""

THE MURDER OF MISS CAVÈLL."

GERMANY'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

An extraordinary general meeting follow. Two British soldiers have been awarded at which the Chairman said ed a clasp each to their Distinguished for which this meeting is called and is there Yoo hare just heard read the purpos Casdoct Mednis for sphiequent acts of is really ny other coures open to us but to

NEW YOAR, Oct. 26. conspicanas gallantry. They are Co. Sgt. go into voluntary liquidation, I do not The German Foreign Under-Secretary, Eerr Zimmerman, in a cold

niatry, and Pto, J. O'Connor of the 1st Messrs Lows, Lingham and Matthews to Mjr. C. Kept of the 2nd Duztam Light propose to doten you. long. We have and calculated legal statement regarding the esecution of Miss Cavell

received a very favorable offer from

contends that men and women are equal before the law, only the degree Lish Guards

wind up the affairs of the Company and of guilt makes any difference. He asserts that a crime against the army we strongly recommend their appointment, cannot pass unnoticed and adds Heedless of the World's Verdict we The Masing ra," in a review of as Liquidators. I will only add the regret must travel the hard road of duty."' Britain's participation in the war, anys tins of your Committee and ourselves that the, probable return to shareholder is som- dept national conscription when it is affairs of the Company he volunt-rily w und proposed by the Government. To oppose up sud that Messrs Lowa, Bingham and oneiption on the ground that it is a Matthews be appointed Liquidators The Chains proposed and Mr he voluntarily would up and thus Meer Lawo, Bingham and Matthews be appointed liquidators.

The resolution was carried.

Noon-Bohorts Rife Club Meeting in rutional system, but that it can under mot Heng Shun. Tu who saked for the koythe British people will not hesitate to initesimal. I now regito propose that the

Chamber of Commerce Room.

p.r.-Ministering Children's League Baxor in Carerament House Groende. 5.30'p m--Performance by the Marris

the books.

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liberty itself.

Miller

THE ITALIANS GREAT OFFENSIVE,

LONDON, Oct. 20.

A telegram from Roinc gives a description of the great offensive; how

s." "Foreign sources of supply remain the perjury indiernent at the Supreme in command of the Duc de

Court, keys of a drawer containing certain Montpensier's yacht Mekong, has das unco. tain. At best, the territory of the Ying firms books, was before the patched a congratulatory talegther to the occupied in the east can furnish some Chief Justice this murning tendering an Duke on his telegram to the King of

explanation. Performance by the "Merris grain it the crops there prove so

Mr.

Potter said that the gentleman, Bulgaria, favourable that aanrplus over the whore usme wa Bang Shan To, had the key of the receptacle containing the books. requirements of the local population mentioned, will be available. The thing to do,

The Chinese clerk admitted to giving the kay to Hung. therefore, is to look the facts squarely His Lordship: For what purpose ?- in the face and to consider that in the room in the usast box for the books and The clerk iplained that there was no worst possible eventuality-that the they were placed in a drawer in which was Noon.-Hongkong Jockey Club half-war should really last another fall also clothing, belonging to Bong Shan Ya Yezberday morning Mr. Shenton year the feeding of the country may asked him (the clerk) go down ani yearly Meeting.

be possible by dint of the most fetch a book and as bo was returning he

saying he wanted a change of clothing no circumstances be very generous.

Bis, Lordship: The books were mixed up with his clothes t "The question is, at what price The Clark: Yes. bread cau be had. But even if the Binghamand Matthews, recoivors, said that

Mr Rza, ol the firm of Messrs Lowe violation of liberty means the morifice of seconded that the affairs of the Comments the Italians used thousands of guns at Carso and Isonzo which smashed authorities contrive, on the basis of ander the order the partners, had access to their new regulations, to supply the Mr Potter aid he did not blame Mr A crudely painted skull and cross population wish bread at prices, with Rom but he wanted to point out how bones, a sketch of a “baby strafer," and in their reach, only the simpler Peculiar it was that no person was presentations inscriptions conveying messages of H Lordship said there were allegations portion of the Government's duty will by one of the Crown witnesses that the uncomplimentary character to 2.15 p.-Licaudios Board Meeting in have been fulfilled. The people can fors it was injortant to know what had

bocks bad boen tampered with and there. Kaiser, adorned the outside of the Garma UNIQUE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. Bank to day, and drew a large crowd.. The not live on bread, rations alone. Other bare block thought in fairness to the ben painted our.

inscriptions on the name plates and alan

Birthday fastivities with features anique, necessitics of life must also be placed Chinose clerk is should be asked if he had

.....even in Hongkong, concluded last nighî at under control, notably milk and meat ever given anyhods the opportunity of

a large privato Chinese residence at Wan WI exprend, aympaty has been chal, opposite the No. 2 Police Station. The Kulnische Volkweitung, a proton there

seeing the books unleas he had "bimasif.

expressed with <ir Oliver and Fady Lodge. The brilliantly-laminated heese could he. minent organ of the powerful CatholicThe cloric answered that he had not wh have been notified of the death of chi stof mach admiration by a large crowd seen for a great distance, and was the Centro party, takes a different stand," until yesterday.

of Chipest. The lines of the His Lardahl herved that the clerk their young at sor, Second Lieutenant

hotse ware but insists that the matter is argent had no basi ess to have done what he did Raymond Lodge, to the Dardanalle Hicked out in electric Fairy, lamps of various

" GARA PARIN, Oct. 26. "There is no lack of foodstuffs, yet receiver was t

(caloura, ike verandah at the top was illa The whole ubject of the Appointment of was 28 years of age, and was attached to rainated, and decorated with plants and communique states that the desperate struggle in Clumpagne in the c

seus all parties that all the South Lancashire Regiment, which be lowers, while the portais of the diode ware trs of The Courtine," after fluctuating, was decided by the staying power of treams. A number of important Anawe ing Mr Po lack the clerk said heThe young officer went through course nos characters representing the name of countercfcbaive. We have also pregreased to the north-east of Massiges by

custody. necessarice of life have, risen two-and was bringing the book into court at the of engineering at the university, and bad was given. Mr Tang Sin Ban was cele

the lady in whose logique the celebration THE BEST WEEKLY NEWS threefold. The prices of vegetables time he parted with the kos.

been associated with the dam of Logo brating his mother's Giat Lirthday Great Brothers.

coloured are lamps vividly illuminate the PAPER FOR ALL INTERESTED, too, ure exceedingly high, although ANOTHER BIG OFTUM

Interior, and theatrical presentation IN HONGKONG AND CHINA the imports from abroad are in

as well as the numerous guests. attracted a large uninvited crond cutide,

Mammers" at Government Hoane.

WRONERDAY, Nor, 3,

Council Chamber,

THE

CHINA MAIL

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up the tronches and the wiro entanglements. Indeed, they altered the whole topography of the line of defence. The Italian infantry, were irresistible, nothing could, stop them. The third day's battle was opic im character. Big gune destroyed enormous masses of the gmnite moun taine where the Austrian trenches lad been cut. The result was that hundreds of defanders, werb crushed to death, the avalanche of falling rock carrying down dead and dying

According to prisoners the Austrian losses were 8,000, and it is stated that one Royalty and two generals are included.

THE DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN

CHAMPAGNE.

VICTORY FOR THE TRENCH.

OVERLAND EDITION, prices are already hardly within one's banks would be kept in sala, and proper fitted shortly after the outbreak of way: formed of huge illuminated signs, the Chis the Frenchmen, who renewed the offensive, and have also broken the German

....

GENERALLY,

normal times quite small. These high prices can not be explained solely by

«NEIZPRE...

A large haul of raw Persian opian, valued at many thousands of dollars, was

Amongst the Belgian rofugees in England in Professor Firmin Swionen, who, prior to the war, was an organiet at Antwerp Cathedral. During his stay in er lige lunghiile one of the winrves, recitala in various parts of the ountry and The that portion of the hat was located has raised £2,750 by this means for relief early this morning and brecht nabora, fauds. He has declined a good pecuniacy

on board this Bias Funnel staanier:** Men-

CHILDREN'S COLDS.

WHY fat the children rack their little

sudden attack.

THE FRENCH VICTORY OVER THE FULGARIANS.

The Baigerians on the 22nd last attacked the French forces occupying the Strumniza district over the whole front. We completely defeated the Bulgarians. INDIANS HORROR OF GERMANY'S DEFIANCE OF THE LAW OF BUMANITY:

ORDER IT BEFORE GOING the dry summer. If the cause of discoverod by the Romus Officers to-day Kagland; he has given over i 159· ́orgin |

these rises in prices is sought no one HOME AND THUS KEEP IN will accept responsibility for them. CLOSE TOUGH

THE Every one puts the blame on some. The officers have waco, spent the whole offer to visit Amaries, feeling that he should when you can so onelly cure thole eslis with horror at the "Dastardly execution of Miss Cavoli in Gefiance of the hs of COLONY.

WITH

body else, but the public has to pay.

the day soseching for more. No arrests stay oglanit and help his failow

countrymen | baro bogu made moufar,

bodied in such a distresing.man seTM bottle of Chamberinia's Congh Roined For sale by all Cherriría sud. Etozaksopora.

The Madras Indiana u Capetown zave passed a resolution expressing humanity. They are suo urging Ladians to join the fighting forces in resp

-King's appeal.