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The China Mail.
Has Kose, FRIDAY, June 2, 1916.
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
Tire "persistent rumour" mentioned in a Chinese telegrant published in last night's Chinu Mail that General FEST KWOK CHANG of Nanking, has been sammoued to Peking to staccess General TUAN, CHI J, adds but another complication to tangled situation, but if the report be true it can only regarded as a sign that the President is far from regarding his position as hopeless. A
THE CHINA MAIL.
the Presidency for the unexpired TYPHOON AND DELUGE. portion of YCAN SR Kai's term,
IN-THREE DAYS.
thus allowing the present-turmall to OVER TWENTY INCHES OF RAIN- subside, and the selection of suitable candidates for the Presidency to be discussed. more peaceful vircunstances.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
We are advised, that the P. & Q. 1.5. “Nyanm" will leave for the North at daylight tomorrow and not amonneed in the Company's general advertisement.
Fruit and Vegetable Guikk...$100 - Die Fruit Dealers Guild...
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THE MAGISTRACY.
THE KING'S UNIFORM.
CAMERON FINED $100 OR A MONTH.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5 1914
AMERICA'S COTTON TRADE, LATEST EDITION.
CONDITIONS AFTER THE WAR.
STOP PRESS NEWS.
VERDUN.
ARTILLERY FIGHT STILL FURIOUS.
Frank A. Vanderlip and Albers Detonators were exploded and the
Greene Dutican, president of the bhick row was baisted shortly
National Association of Cotton Goods Manufacturers, 1 scasion at Boston after eight o'clock this morning, to
The ease against Allen Cameron, a recently, toke of the lessons of the war Router's Service to the China Mail) announce that a typhoon was apex-RNR, officer who was charged in Europe to the industries of America preaching the Colony. The "Star yesterday with wearing the uniform of and sketched the conditions that demand a Second Licut.-Constander, was dis-new industrial development to America. ferries and all other ferries stopped posed of by Mr. G. N. Orme at the Mr. Vanderlip dwelt on the prospect of runing across the harbour, so that Magistracy this morning
European economic alliances and policies only those who crossed from Kowloon The Magistrate questioned defendant, in Europe after the way which may be or sice versa "before. Bo'clock this asking him if he was not discharged made without regard to the animosities morning were able to put in an
of war and may deeply affect America in Defendant answers that he was the world's mannfacturing felth, appearance at their offices or other discharged on August 6th. He added. "In amount of capital invested, in places of business until after 100 mand of a transport and accepted it but importance to our economic life, in its that in November he was offered com- number of people employed, it it's when, the black cross signal was owing to a delay in the telegram the growth and technical progress and in lowered and the ferries commenced command was given to another man,
the men at its head the American Mr. Orme, said he was satisfied that cotton goods industry is up in the first defendant was not a person entitled to rauke," aid Mr. Vanderlip. wear the King's uniform and imposed a fine of $100 or a mouth.
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PARIS, June 1. The artillery fight is still furious at Verdun.
A communique reports a bombarde: ment of the greatest violence ut Deadman Hill
A. German attack in the evening on
"I know of no group of business men who have made a better record for the slopes of Deadman Hill was com themselves than the cotton goods pletely defeated."
manufacturers of this country. The artillery duel assumed a char- They have built up the industry under
serious disadvantages as compared with acter of extreme intensity westward their competitors abroad.
and eastward of Fort Dousament.
"They have lacked such a permanent and experienced labour supply as their
The enormous desmoils open our markets, and the abnormal elanges in prices are signifiant of the violent disturbance in economic processes that
President and the Chief of the decided to placa $100 of this an fixer the whole mording. Whert the first resumed to the same extent as before taking place, and the fit that the
Cabinet are working at cross pur
deposit. Mr. Jocks was re-elected
the
A French air squadron attacked
THE ITALIAN FRONT.
AUSTRIAN CLAIMS.
LONDON, June
the "Austrians Invs captured Asiago A Vienna comunique claims that and Arsiero.
PAPERS.
MA CHURCHILL URGES THEIR
PUBLICATION...
Lexbox. June 1.
In the House of Commons on a
A correspondent writes: To- NUMEROUS LANDSLIPS. ronow being the birthday of our Following upon nearly King-Emperor L, hope to sea more inches of rain on Tuesday night seven British Arms displaying the Nationaland Wednesday, the incessant rain- Blog-the Union Jack-than was the fall of the last thirty hours bas case on Empire Day,"
caused considerable damage by | Barixlifis on the island. The The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice servatory report gives the rain- fall for the "24 hours ended at Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals hegy 10 am. to-day as 13.24 inches. 31, 1815, is a lengthy, document. The been much higher and other costs haveThiouville and Metz,
The nineteenth annual report to Dec. competitors have had. Wages have ways and supply depots between - to acknowledge with thinuks the follow. Thus, during the past thres days we high rates of freight have resulted in been higher. Notwithstanding these ing, donations to the fun of the bave hal & ruinfall af well over 23arge earnings to the company, but have handicaps, we have the authority of a Hospitals:
debes. The average yearly rainfall also been the means of increasing the non-partisan Tariff Board for the state expenses for charteredt vessels on the ment that for many lines of goods, mili in the Colony is about 4 inches.
company's servicese A very seriona antislip opcurred at During the past year the company'
prices in this country in recent years Me. B. A. Gubbay's residence in Mayfleet was augmented by five new motor are not been higher than in England, The result of the appeal made by Boud (formerly the residence of Mr. Columbia, and Chile, having a total car mill prices here and abroad is much less ships, viz, Falatria, Panama, Australien, that in other lines the difference between the Straits Times for fighting aeroplanes tennis court being carried away,
and Mrs. Brewin), the whole of the rying capacity of $7,425 tops. The than the difference in wages, and that was a grand total of $11,038 to May
steamships Samai, and Bintang were sold generally speaking the effect of the There were other serious avalan-to Norway and the steamships Indien protective duty has been, to quote their 25th,
Payment for Malayanches of earth-in Maguzine Gap Hoad Tranquebar St. Croix Kina, Arabien, words. Not so much to add the duty and the balance is being carried to the Ref fighters" has been cable to London, and Century Crescent. Kennedy be transferred to the newly-formed to the domestic manufacture's price as ta
Rhodesia, Natal and Transvaal were to ralit of an Anzac fighter, which hal hillside in any places in cataracts. the Fast Asiastic Company's routes.ences and for the cultivation of a spirit the town of Asiago, but are resisting cont It will be observed that a telegramd Danish Steamship Company Orient, secure to him the American market. The water was coming down the Ltd, and will continue to been started by Mr. Alma Baker as big gulley towards West Point Norway
-If there ever was a time for confer situation says that the Itatlans evacuated which gives the Italian view of the
tribute to
The company has also soll.
to et nuity and operation among of the either becure blocked or was inade three smuler single-screw motor ships of Americans that time is now. Weland. Another telegram sars that the
later delivery, Australasian troops during the terrible quote to carry away the great for Bandon, Chumpon, and Pangan, of
American business men and all chasseubberly on the lofty Asiago table- struggle on the Callipoli Feninsula rent of water with the result that total carrying capacity of 14,500 tons, the not yet in the war, and we hope so.] On May 23, there was an available there was considerable flooding in tiered from Mesirs Burmeister and respect, we may be able to remain out
are not a yet in the war, anil we hope Italians are dominating the position of other baar, the surplus for "Anane” of $8,164.
the vicinity of Ir. Colourne Little's Wain, 20 twin-screw motor ships of a of it, but is no event an we escape the residence. 33, Conduit Read.
total carrying capacity of about 230.000 effects of it, and the war is MESOPOTAMIA AND DARDANELLËS Alout one o'clock to-day there was tons, viz, eight vessels of about 10,100 stupendious an affair in the world that Peak Hospital and the Peak Hotel, the of 98.400, viz., two vessels of 3,300, 12 of far-reaching a considerable landslide hetwon the tons, six of about 11,600 tons, and six of those effects must be very great and this to aux of the position of the Hon. Treasurer was able to pre-earth coming down on the Hotel tennis 4,000, and six of 3,30 h.p
about. 12,800 tons each with a tutal ihp. General TUAN Liberis YCAN
very, Batisfactory financial court.
each and two SHH KAI "Thero is un longer statement for the past year showing
motor vessels of 700 tons each PEAK TRAMS INTERRUPTED.
As to the Siam Line, in the beginning any room for doubt that the balance in hand of $466. It was
of the year the Bangkok service was The Peak tramway was interrupted partly suspended. but was afterwards car weet down at 7 a.m. it found freight rates remained practically an entirely reassuring. It would he worth
outbreak of war. The outward changes just now are in our favour is not notion for adjournment Mr. Winston poees; they may now be regarded as on Treasurer and Rev. H. Copley the line completely obstructed near although on a high level, were compara rule of onder and certainty even though tion of the Mesopotamia and Dar- open rivals' for power. Trax bas Moyle, Hon. Secretary. The other lay Road, Station. There had beentively lower than those from North and for the moment we are profiting by danelles papers.
affected, whereas the homeward rates, something again to get back under a Churchill" and "others urged publica W. C. Bonnar, ME. W. L. Patten wall and trees were brought down Line was worked without interruptions most important are landed together in day would be given for the discus- members of the Committee are Mr. considerable landslide between the Central America Argentina, and the disorder and confusion. his own hands the powers of actual, The Bishop of Victoria, Rev. J,
station steps and Mr. Apear's retain-Pacific coast. The China and Japan "The nations with whont our talde isl Mr. Bones Law announced that a government, including command over Kirk Macanuchie, The Hon. Mr. H. front of a bar was damaged against Japan, to the Pacific Coast and rice versa another at least to the end of the war while all documents except those of on the line with the earth. The have included the service frnci Ghine and two groups, pledged to support osion of the Mesopotonia question
of any importance. The Preilic the army, because lie prematurely E. Pollock, K.C., and Mr. AW. the obstruction before it could be Some of the homeward. buni vessels and beyond that nobody can tell what roused the suspicion of the President L. Robertson. It was decided to stopped. The cars did not resume from the Far East Lave, vi ports on the their economic alliances, or economic most confidential character would by his indiscreet haaste in developing ask the Hon. Secretary to arrange phuming til after the tifin hour.
North Pacific Coast, proceeded to Europe policies will be.'". his plan of operations. The truth is for services on the Sullay evenings PEOPLE KILLED AND INJURED.
mit the Panama Canal.
As regards the accounts, the total
Mr. Duncan told the convention that interest permitted.
be published as far as the public that he is no match to YUAN in the in the Summer mouth. This has art of political intrigue. YUAN, it is been done as far as the end of June. morning causing the death of severil 28,376,103.98 Out of this 4000,000.00 preparedness, this country is not creating
Two serious collapses occurred this penses 257-2583.40 k. in all, lenging national situation, which
receipts were 31,250,730.45 and ex-despite the seriousness of the inter
true, does not as yet feel himsel!
· persons, The first report caine from has been placed to the reserve fund, a taxation system that will death strong enough to dismiss TUAN, but
Suaukiwen where the kill behind 5,500,000.00 k. set aside for extraordinary meet the conditions of the future. Second Lieutenant Herbert William Sham Ping Terruce began to fall away which leaves 14,911,244.00 k which it is awarded to Dr. N. Cobh of the
takes and 1,964,909.00 k. to depreciation, he has sufficiently recovered his self-Degetan Stone, killed on April 26, was.
The medal of the association was Anolished three houses. At proposed to apply Dividend, 3) per Department of Agriculture, for his the Epsom Oaks, run to-day at New- confidence to checkmate every hostile the second son of the Late Waldemar eight or ten injured. The injured which now stands at 20000,000 k., or:80 movement on the part of the Chiel of Schmidt, formerly of China, and of were removed to the Government per cent of the share capital: bonus, sioned by the association to study
least four persons were killed and cent. 41,000,000 (making the total for
Fear
10,000,000 k) to reserve fund, paper last year. of the Cabinet. YAN must, there- Mrs. Schmidt, of Uplands, Beaconsfield. Civil Hospital. Assistance was re- 1,682,866.28 to
Edward S.Chapin, of Boston, commis Mr. F. Hulton's Fifinella.
market resulted as follows:- fore, still be considered as actua) Mr. Waldemar Schmidt, who was dered at the scene of the "accident directors, and employees; 000 k to that the situation can be worked out
Board ownaging conditions in the cotton industry, "said Mr. L. Neumann's Salamandra 2 master of the situation so far as Dane, was for many years the London by the Fire Brigade and the Police unions, leaving 778,373.78 k to be satisfactorily here.
Market Girl', Northern China is concerned."." That agent of the Chins Traders' "Insurance
Reserve Red Cross organisation. was written more than a fortnight fallen in action, was born in 1879, and los and Shaukiwan, where a house
Seven an. Won by five lengths. Company. His son, who has now the village of Shek O, between Stan- The second accident occurred at
The great needs of the last year Ealf a length between second and have produced studies of mordants and ago and the "persistent ruinour” |
dyestuffs which otherwise never would third. 9am-Excursion to Macan by snow current in Peking that General 1898 be
was chinted at Westminster. Incollapsed through the heavy rain.
have been published or practically tried | CARGO ON THE LUTZOW." put," said Mr. Chipin
The betting waa: Fifinella 8 to 13 TUAN is to be superseded serves but while in business there until 1901 buried in the debris and afterwards to Shanghai, and A fhule inmate and a child' were
Herman A. Metz declared that there ou Salamandra 8 to 1 against; to confirm this reading of the was a member of the local Volunteer their dend bodies were recovered by Supreme Court for Egypt, sitting at dyestuff Germany has agreed to permit Thound Guineos, first in the Derby and
Judgment has been delivered in .B.M.al remain difficulties in the way of Market Girl 20 to 1 aguinat. situation. YUAN SHIH KAI has not Corps; he was awarded the Chin Merial
importation of the 15,000 tons of yielded to the demands of the Chiat after the Boxer Rising of 1900. He was
the Police.
Alexandria in prize in the case of a of the Cabinet, and the suggestions in business in London when war broke
claim made by the American Trading to be exported to this country. Company in respect of cargo ex the Other speakers were Joseph A.Davies, how Erat in the Oaks. Other fillies-to German & Lations His Honour Judge chairman of the Federal Trade Com win both the Derby and Oaks were Cator, in
called the American Trading Company
This is a claim made by a company N York Herakl
Leonard W. Kronkhite; of Boston and Signorinetta în 1908.)- for the release of goods bought by u branch in Hamburg and transmitted to company has its head office in New York, another branch at Kobe in Japan The DEATH OF MRS. BARING-GOULD but does business in all parts of the world. It claims out. two grounds, first,
SUMMERS BOUDS MADE UP
SEE WINDOW.
THE DIARY:
MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW.
King George's Birthday (1962). Bank Holiday
5.30 p.m.-Parale of Pay Scouts and Gir! Guides on Murray Peyracks Pure Gruen.
"General Memoranda."
SUNDAY, June 4
"Taifa".
MONDAY, June 5 :---
Dragon Boat Festival
TUESDAY, June 5-
2.30 p.m.-Auction, of Furniture, etc.
at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's THURSDAY, June 8:
II 2-Auction of the P. & O. Lighter “Malate" at the Breakwater, Tau-ma-te FRIDAY, June 9
failed in his attempt in getting at
-Church Notes."
went
A
the
carried forward.
demands
RESULT OF THE NEW OAKS.
LONDON, June 1.
The New Oaks, the substitute of
(Fifinella was second in the " One
he has made for the relief of the out, and in December, 1934, enlisted in informs as that the following roads said:livering a lengthy judgment, mission: Darwin E Kingly and Eleanor in 1801, Blink Bonny in 1857,
present deadlock must have been the University, and Public Schools hat made with his tongue in his cheek.talion of the Royal Fusiliers. In May, Though it is true that the facts of the 1915, he was gazetted to the Connaught Non-Messrs. & S. Watson and Co's. situation have forced most foreigners Rangers and went to the front in
Beeting.
MONDAY, June 19
Whit Monday.
Hank Holiday
to the conclusion that the abidication · of YUAN SHIH KAI is the only! Brution of the deadlock, the belief
Police Reserve Sports Night" at still lingers in some quarters that
Victoria Theatre.
December last, Being attached to Royal Irish Rifles.
the
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
YUAN will successfully play off his enemies and triumph in the end. Mr E AM. Williams has been The comment is made by the Japanese wimitted a partner of the firm of Messrs
ROADS DAMAGED." The Hon. Director of Public Works have been blocked by landslips
tour.
Kennedy Road, near Wanchai Gap Macilonnell Road, near its june tion with Kennedy Road.
"Bowen Road. A
May Boud, to the west of the Peak Trumway's
POLICE BESERVE SPORTS, NIGHT.
The following Boxing Matches Lave -Pte. . Thomas, K.S.LL versus Gunner Gibson, RGA Light Heavy
By the death of Mrs Baring Gould, en arranged
that the Hamburg brunch merely aetud wife of the Rex:: Bruing-Gould, a 50- as buying agents for the company or year old romance is recalled.
THE CHINA MAIL contemporary from whom, we have Lowe, Binglium and Matthews, Public foregoing roads, with the exception eta release of these goods, and states author
TYPHOON
MAP and
GUIDE
Fables one to locate the centre of a Typhoon,
MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD ANT TAPED FOR HANGING.
Price 50 Cents.
From the CHIA MATT Office
VISITING
G CARDS
RIPNIED AT
China Mail Office.
2J, Evans versus P.C. Stimson, H.K
its Kobe house; and, secondly, that on In those far-off days, which go back weights: Conduit Road, near its junction the outbreak of war the company at to the sixties, Mr. Buring Goal was a with Hatton Road.
once took steps to close that branch, curats at Horbury, near Wakefield. Falice Battery
Pokfulam Road, near Belcher's the only remained there tong There he met Grace Taylor, and fellen Chun plum if the Colony and Bunner-Up
that i
it engaged in no new business in in is hoped that the whole of the pany is indignant because it cannot himself had yet to attain fame as an vermus Pte. Colquitt PMLI
3-Paddy Jian Y Cickleweight enough to wind up its affairs. The omdunghter of local mill-hand, and he in the Army and Navy: Championship) already quoted that TUAN and FERG Accountants and Auditors. started with the idea of playing
of Pokfulam Road, will be sufficiently made no difficulty in restoring other. Ceace to be educated in York After used and matches are being fixed
(Three that the Procurator-General in London Rounds Exhibition). cleared to admit of traffic by tomor property shipped it is said under the marriage, which took place at Hor-1-Pto Peesty KSL.I challenges
er parents permission be sent The following challenger have
been YUAN against the revolutionary the North by the Kashima Maru
Among the passengers leating for row. South, but it now looks as though are Mr. and Mr. W. G. Worcester and
similar conditions. It is not for me to bury Parish Church early 50 years Buy amateur in the Colony at 118 Iba IN KOWLOON.
speculate upon the reason which indu they are being played against each child who are going on a trip to damage reported to any public road claimant's right to a release of the goods Lage, is still Eving at L Trenchard, in style you
enced the Frocurator General in London. the young couple settled in Devon Cire we take a be In Kowloon, the most serious other by YUAN to his advantage, Tsingtau via Slinghai
It is enough that the Procurator in large estate
shire where Mr Baring-Gold owned a 2P.C.Chann6 Dir, Hongkong Palice Egypt hna thought it to challenge the Whether this interpretation be cor
to wrestle anyone in the Colony Air Baring Opuld, who is 82 years o iga breach of about 20 feet in the here After citing various cases, Judge Devonshire, where his wife has now
82 years of at arry weight
Catches atch-car rect or not, YUANS offer to the
Tai Po Road between the 2nd and Cator said The eridance at present paved away provinces to retire if they unanimously hama of Mr. George Hodges, who had
The death is announced at Yoko Brd milestones.
Young Word RN.Y.P. Till bor any amateur in the Colony at 138 lb Give or take 2 lbs 3 Catego agree upon a man to succeed bim pent altogether 47 years in the service Cot be regarded as having been of the British Government in Japan,
P-C 881 Maber, Hongkong Police (R), will box any, amaten at 131. 1. made with any expectation of first as a member of the Légation Guard
Give or take s. 1o. 4 unanimity on the subject among the in Yedo (now Tokyo), then as Usher in provinces. It is certain that when the Yokohams, Consular Court, and once the provinces begin to discuss Superintendent of the British Jail, and who shall succeed YUAN SHOY KA later as Shipping Clerk at the: Con there will be nemly as many nomina-sulate General He died at the tions as there are provinces. We can of 72.
but repeat our previously expressed view that the only possibility of a solution of the deadlock seems
to be on the lines which the southern leaders have sugge Buscassion of the Vice-Presidente
atoma
age
ECONOMY IN THE END conta bat is AM amount Chamberlairis, olic Chol Diarrhoek Heiedy alway cine.chest, and it
in the end It always cures and ale by all Chemźsta
THE OFFICIAL REPORT V
before the Court does not justify me in releasing the goods? I will grant time for further proof, and if the claimanta Director of the Royal Observatory, further
Today's report by Mr. T. E. Claxton, need for me to consider the matter aately the Frocurator there will be do
An off-shoot of the typhoon approached Gap Rock on an easterl tezek until 11 p. Ist then curved northeastwa
within 30 miles to the west Hongkong between 7-and this morning
LATEST NEWS OF THE TYPHOON.
A betegram
The Skoda works, the Krupps of have decided to in-
BOWEL COMPLAINT IN OSILDREN:
CLOSING BRIBE QUOTATIONS.
320.
pum $750 b
910 b
P. C. Cave Hmgkong Police, chal lenges anyos in the Colony at Bayonet Aghting, long rifle. Best three out of five points VOLUNTA
6 Kid Martilt RAY.P. when. to box nivore in the Colony at 120 lb.
Bapper Richards, H. Hght-weight champion of the Colmy, wilke pleased to arrange match with any light weight in the olony) SE
Buckley RMJET of RMS Tarias would like to meet P. Bar John
open at the Ande
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