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The China. Mail.

HONGMONI, TUESDAY, June 6, 1916.

CURRENT TOPICS.

Overcrowding and Diagno.

The Situation in China.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE Y.M.C.A. BUILDING. PROJECT.

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glorious Empire which they Fadin Ferited. (Applause.) Es ventured to think that was a worthy object; timb the time wis opportune, that

doing its most useful work to its fullest extent if they found themselves in the possession of suitable premises of their

THE MAGISTRACY.

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1918.

A "VIVID IMAGINATION."

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Sergt. MacDonald of the No. 2 Police Station was charged before Mr. Magistracy by a Chinese for assalt.

The officer, who pleaded guilty whi'c the Magistrate to plead not guilty. acting in self-defence was advised by

plainant.

LATEST EDITION,

STOP PRESS NEWS.

Prons Our Ones Correspondent)

DEAD.

Shanämai, June 8, 4.45 pp.

It is semi-officially reported that Yuan Shih Kai is dead.

(Reuter's Service to the Dhina Mafl.2

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN

OFFENSIVE,

13,000 PRISONERS AND MANY'

GUNS.

It is reported that at the Nanking Conference, General FENG Kuo- CNG mentioned the fact that the SPEECH BY H.E. THE GOVERNOR. they would be missing an opportu

Antonia Luzja Portuguese clerk ons Government promised the Foreign

nity if they did not now as it to! Ministers to suppress the revolt in

supplement the splendid offers which ployed at the Green Island Cement Sir Henry May, KCMG, Governor had been made to them by their two Work was fined $10 by Mr. G. N.. six months; but although this period of Hongkong presided over a meeting generous fellow citizens, Mr. Ellis Orme this morning for nawaulting a had nearly expired there was no of the Provisional Committee appointed Kadoorie and Mr. Stephens. The Chinese employed at the same works. sign of a settlement: He added that to consider ways and means of raising

the necessary balance for the proposed sum after all, was not a very largo

Complainant alleged that he was "a certain foreign country" was YMCA. building, a site for which, in one. He felt certain that after these struck and that his head bled, and YUAN SHIH KAI REPORTED about to demand an explanation Kenrody Boal, costing about $9,000, few words from him there, would no Inspector Lammont testified to seeing respecting the general disturbances in has been recommended by the Governor great difficulty in obtaining it, and a lot of blood.

to the Secretary of State for the when that building was finished it Defendant said the Chinese went to the country, and he wanted to know Colonies.

would be a lasting boom and benefit a place where he ought not-under- whether the provinces which were There was a good attendance at the to the British community of this neath a furnace to steal firewood—and a flourishing Colony. (Applause.).. piece of cement fell from above and loyal to the Government were sul meeting

The Governor, who was supported

The HoMr. H. E. Pollock KC. struck him. ficiently strong lo solve the "diplomatic by the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Chairman of the Board, said he had,

You have a vivid imagination," trouble." General Fast discussed.C., made a vigorous speech inks His Excellency, been upon the remarked Mr. Orms in imposing the the financial and military aspects which the referred to the origin of Board and he could tell them from, his sentence. of the questiou.. There is no the enterprise on which they were own experience na a Threstor that they necessity for me to mention," he engaged. When it became known could only expect to see the YMCA that the German Club was going into said, "the fact that it is now the market he conceived the idea of practically impossible for either the acquizing it for a YMCA build General Government or the provinces. ing. The European T.M.C.A was. They must have a suitable build-7. R. Wood this morning at the to help each other financially at as they knew, housed until the out-ing suitably equipped, and when they break of War in rented premises at had that they would proceed in the present. Yet every province has to the top of the Alexandm Building secretary who was accustomed to runn-

ordinary conre to get the services of increase the number of its troops and the ground floor of which was occuing an institution of that kind. As purchase arms and ammunition for pint by Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co. they had been told by His Excellency it the purpose of strengthening the local but owing to a loss of member was intended new to raise a balance

ship tollowing the outbreak of War of at least $70,000 to defences. This has already doubled it begane impossible for them to con- the 870,000 which had been the expenditure of the provinces. In tinue to pay the rent which they had generously subscribed by the two addition to this, commerce has been to pay for those valuable premises gentlemen named. It was their inten rapidly declining and receipts from they had been relegated since to tion to add to that by a maid campaig

very small rooms. It became evi- for collecting, and after the meeting/ the tax stations have been dwindling dent that the possession of the Cer-every member of the committee would And yet an order was issued by then Club was a rather larger pro-be presented with an anvelope contain Kro We Year to stop payment of position than they anticipated, tong names of firms institutions and

A claim of $1,000 for unlawal arcest specie by the Government bank,bout for another site. Having the carnestly assist the Directors of the and malicious prosecution was heard in take on financially, and they cast individuals and they hope they would This alone is sufficient to take the site in view, the next thing was to the necessary funds. They felt that it Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz Association in the rapid collection of Summary Jurisdiction before the Acting life out of all millitary preparations. see if he could get the nucleus of was importan: to strike the iron while The scene of action-to use a phrase If war must be resumed we must the necessary funds. That, he was it was hot, art they also felt that the his Lordship's was at Min Wan Island Oglad to say, had been done through Directors might fely hilly in that in Capsuimun, an island where the cul try to secure more money."

the two most generous, offers of Mr. matter upon the exertions of the in-custom house stands. the military aspect, he gave the Ellis Kadoorie and Mr. Matthew Blusatial committee which had been conference to understand that Stephens, "one of his gldest friends called together. the arsenals were not in a position in the Colony, who, together with to furnish the necessary minitions Mr. Els Kadoorie, he had himself for a war. In that case settlement approached directly. With those by mutual consent is the only two offers at present open it seemed practicable plan and the demission to bin and to the Committee of the by YUAN SHIH. KAI of the Chief YMCA that it was a master off Magistracy is, for the Southern vital importance to end to collect the sum aimed at. which was $140.000. As they knew, those two

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promised had $70,000; it the other mociety of $70,000 was raised. He (the Gover per) knew that it had been said that

Provinces, a sine qua, pón,

NEWS OF THE DAY.

generous

Mr. Sherton appeared for the com-

- The hearing of the'cnne was fixed for add to Tuesday afternoon

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A SEA-WEED STORT.

DISPUTE AMONG FAMILIES AT CAPSU BLUN.

of

FIGHTING ALONG THE WHOLE, FRONE"

I'RTHOGRAD, June 6.

A communique states: Fighting begun yesterday morning

along the whole front from Pripet, ta Rumanii.

We had important succeses af

many points,

Besides 13,000 prisoners we took

a number of guns,

Mr. W. B. Hind, for the plaintiffs,

Our artillery is successively demo- Iam Kan, Lam Ching and Kwik Yang, Mr. MCPHERSON then explained the said there had heen ill feeling between lishing the coemy's works. Infantry scheme.

The Governor invited questions and the plaintiffs and defendants, Lan Ngan is then advancing and capturing the

and Tang Yung, for some considerande the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak inquired time. On March 18th the first defen- position whether, supposing a large sum than dant came to the plaintifs matsher was asked for was collected, if it wound and alleged that the plantills had had been seremi criticisms about the Defendants complained to the Police the offensive with strong forces in the be possible to change the site. There stolen seaweed on the previous day. site which it was thought was and acting on their instructions the not suitable.

took that Police arreated the three plaintifa region of Ergindian but with no they had a large sum of money They were taken to the Water Polire success. available they could look around for a Station and afterwards charget at the more suitable and central site.

The police Magistrcy with theft.

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We have had this year much more smallpox in the Colopy than for some years pust, we believe, and we have also had more than the average number of enteric cases; but the plague outbreak has been re- markably light, only twenty-two cases having occurred since the beginning of Koudacheft, arrived, in Féking lust which forced the promoters of the the imaginable means of the promoters plaintiffs had been stored in a matshel

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The new Russian Minister, Prince

Weeks and Co. of Shanghai have declared a dividend of 8 per cent for

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„THE ASIATIC THEATRE......... The Turks have repeatedly takers

Fighting continues at Rovanduz.

The Governor said he would be very warndl defendants that if they persister We have heavily punished the Kurds. pleased indeed if more money than was in the charge and asked for the plakatifs asked for was subscribed. The site was to be arrested they did so on their own

the time was inopportune for asking the public to gave so large a sum as $70,000, and he would therefore the only one which the Director of responsibility and that they would be THE VERDUN STRUGGLE. like to remind thein of a few reasons Public Works considered to be within

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL

'SOCIETY.

The report for the year ending 31st March, 1916, being the eleventh Annnal report, states:

liable.

The seaweed gathered by

and defendants alleged that plaintifs had taken their seaweed which was drying on the shore.

MORE ENEMY FAILURES.

PARIS, Jone 5. Mr. WF. Shenton, who appeared

Today's communique says: for defendants, wid his clients barf

The gathered seaweed and placed in on the

enemy uttacks during the beach to dry. The plaintiff came night north-west of Vaux Fort were across in and stole the seaweed

and went back to their home. The completely checked and all assaulte next day defendants were over and between the Fort and the village of and marie a complaint to the police. Darolou were also smashed. saw seaweed very similar to their own The plaintiffs were charged and the case was dismissed. "I think Mr. Hazeland

the year. It is six years since we had | week.

scheme to the conclusion that the of the scheme so light a plague year. Apparently

time was was not inopportune; on thar contrary, it was now or never the epidemic in light everywhere in

In the first place, the offer of South China, which suggests a co the past year.

$70,000 was open to them, and was nection between plague epidemics

it to be said that the wealthy com- and weather conditions. We see it

One man has been arrested in con-unity of Hongkong when it had stated-in-a-Shanghai-contemporary nection with a highway, robbery at 15 an offer, would not supply, the other amount In the second place, the that the great influx of Chinese into Hillier Street in which 2151 was stolen.. need for a junior club under the

auspices of the Y.M.C.A. was appar Show was held in the Botanic Gardens West River districts has brought

The Annual Flower and Vegetable ent, and he did not think that ang contagious diseases into the Colony.

at Wing Lok Street. The ground floor man who was acquainted with the on 3rd and 4th of March, to which 775 11 am.-Auction of Mineral Waters If all the small pox and enteric cases

was damaged by water. The premises social position in Hongkong could people paid for admission.

The Entries numbered 612, an ingrense was of the opinion that it was a family held up by the garrison, despite the and Household Furniture.

Save not actually been brought into were insured for 28,000.

doubt that for a moment. If any of 163 over last year, this increase was quarrel and not a case for criminal enemy's extensive use of liquid fire. argument in favour of it were needed, mainly due to a the Colony by the refugees, the

number of Hew proceedings" said Mr. Shenton. The

The bombardment was most vio The 'P. & O. Homeward Mail all he had to say was that before exhibitors who have joined the Society. solicitor said he was going to try and overcrowding which has resulted Steamer "Moolan," with the Bong members using those premises at the previous to the Show "unfortunately He admitted the complaint, to the!

the outbreak of war they had '170 The strong winde and heavy rain justify the action of the defendants.lent in the Thaumont-Douaumont from the influx has inevitably kong Mails of the 22nd April last, top of Watson's building-170 men caused many, blank spaces on the ex-police and on the complaint plaintifs region: It has been intermittent di

FIRMO. FOR TO-MORROW:

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, June 8 -

230 pm-Auction of Furniture, etc.

FRIDAY, June 9 -

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Noon Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co's

Meeting.. SATURDAY, June 10:-

2.30 pm-Auction of Chinese Porce wins, Bronze-Pitures etc. at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's.

Bongkong from Canton and the A tre last night gutted two doors

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Pooking for this event, which will take place at the Victoria Theatre in Whit Monday, June 19th, still open at the Anderson Music Company to motra June 7th.) at 9 am

11 at Auction of the P. the incubation of contagious disease. instant.

produced conditions favourable to arrived in London on Friday the 2nd who were not in a position to stand hibiting stages, particularly in the were arrested and charged. Lighter "Malate" at the Breakwater,

the beavy subscription of the Hong: ection for Cut Flowers. In the Talla Mr. Hind then proceeded to call Yau-ma-te.

The Colony still remains very

kong Club 170 Then who had no Decoration Class there were eight evidence. improvement. place to go to for recreation and self-entries. Six Tables were decorated. The hearing was adjourned.

buildings, and more accommodation

It they had larger Five Officials took part in the judging

The sum of $370 was gathered by POLICE BESERVE SPORTS NIGHT. they could have a great many more subscriptions for the purpose of intro- than 170 members. They were at ducing Challenge Cups. Four Cups war at the present moment and many were purchased at a total cost of $188, of those members were away from the remaining 8189 being placed on then. After the War they would Exed deposit as a Challenge Cup be coming back again and they Guarantee Fund. Any Cap before be wanted to make provision for thern coming the absolute property of an After the War there would prob exhibitor must be won by the same abis be a larger British mercantile person three times in succession, or four community in the Colony and they times in all. would want room for an increase of The Prize money was increased to $3. members of a junior club It was for First Prize and 83 for Second the bane of Britishers not to look ahead and make preparation but they abould look ahead in what was going to happen after the War and make preparations accordingly. They did not know how long the War way going to last, and there would be a mighty lot to do wich would engage.

crowded. Conditions in the province to have taken place on the Tai Po row

"Four more land slices are reported at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's of Kwangtung do not yet encourage We are also informed that the new

the thousands who have sought motor road to Deep Water Bay is in refuge here to return to their dangerous condition. homes in any considerable numbers. Brigandage is said to be rampant Liedt. D. B. Mellis-Smith, Sea- in the Heungahan and West River farther, har how been wounded, was a districts and the result is that not missionary of the English Presbyterian only is there, hardly a Chinese house returned to serve in the Army.

Church in China Over a year ago he am-Excursion to Macao by 5.3.vacant in Hongkong, but tenements "Taishan".

in hundreds of cases are said to be The Nippon Yusen Kaisha notify greatly overcrowded.

that their Mr. T. Kusumoto baving heing transferred to the Head Office American Tourist Trade-

in Tokio, Mr. Benjiro Mori assumer American tourists will not have charge of, the Office here as Manager the excuse of lack of shipping from to-day-

SayDAY, June 11-

MONDAY, June 12-

Whit Monday.

Rank Holiday

Victoria Theatre...

Police Reserve. "Sports Night" at

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a tim-Sale of Crown Land at Public accommodations" for not coming to

Works Departmen t.

Mr. Patrick McKiernan, American the Far East this summer. The Consul at Chungking, has died of small

THE CHINA MAIL TYPHOON

MAP and

GUIDE

Bumbles one to locate the centre of a Typhoon

OUNTED ON CARDBOARD TAPED FOR HANGING.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE

ASSOCIATION.

FIRST AID EXAMINATION.

The following are a few of the Matches arranged

P.C. Chanan Din ( N. Pulice) will wrestle J. C. Barnard (Exile Gange).

F.C. Maher (H. K. Police Reserve) will fight "Young Ward," Royal Naval Yard Police

Ptc. G. Thomas (Shropshire L.1. wiH fight Gonner Gibson R.G.A.

FC Stimson (H. K. Police) will fight. J. Evans (H. K. Canton and Macio 86.

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Paddy Fun Y and Pie Colquitt BALL will give an exhibition of 3

interesting announcement was made por Mr. Mekieran formerly wattention after it was over. recently at the Government. Civil Hos

At an Examination in First Aid held rands.

A violent attack on Vaux Fort was

she left of the Meuse.

WAR CHARITIES.

.BOY SCOUTS COLLECTION.

Since the last acknowledgement the Boy Scouts have received for the Belgian Children's and Blind Soldiers' Fund From Mr. A. B. Crew, collected

by his grand-daughter Collected by the lat Hongkong

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Collected by the "Fox Patrol”....... Collected by the "Dove Patrol” Hon. Me. E. Shellim Rev. Father Monnier Mr. JW. Stewart Mr. Ho Fook..... Mr. Ng Hon Taz Astor House Hotel Foreign Coinage at Can

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Previously acknowledged.

$10.00

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$555.62

The following challenges are still thank fe Crew for his spontaneous offer The Boy Scouts have specially to

Beesty (Shropshire L.L) challenges

resulted in the collection of 0.5 to collect on behalf of the Funds, which

Through the courtesy of Mr N. J. Stabb, the Hongkong and Shanghai

silver dollars and subsidiary coinage

Mail Company employed in their He had served at other posts in China. going to cost them much money and percentage of marks in the last one at Bayonet-Fighting wishes to Banking Corporation have taken the

CLOBING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

in the China Mail last night that connected with the American Consulate calls upon them, but they were prob fal in qualifying for the Medallion of any amateur at 112 lbs. Give or take

Financially there were, he suit, ay ital, the following Lulice were success-testy (St the Toyo Kisen Kaisha has purchased General at Shanghai and was one of the nhly inn hatter position to meet the Korea and the Biberia, two of most promising of the younger members them now than they would be when the Association, having now passed 310s,

PC. Cave, H.H, Police, challenges any the largest ships which the old Pacific of the consular service in the Far East the War was over. The War was three Examinations and obtained a high

Marriott FN. service. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha will Krystle

a great deal of uncrifice and they were Danby, Wise C. Ellie Miss Lentine meet anyone at 198 he

Sapper Richards, RE, Light weight now have four fine ships on the run. In Longkong Volunteer Reserve Orders probably in a better position to sub ka Miss Phyllis Lanumert, Mes E addition, we have the China Mail S. of today's date says His Excelicnry scribe $70,000 now than they would Ralphs, Mrs Robertson, and Mm Stanton Champion of the Colony will be pleased par value.

be in twelve months or two years!

The following have obtained the First to meet any Light weight Co. Ltd, with the China, and we are the Governor has been pleased to appoint time. It might be said that such a Aid Certifiente-Mrs W. Armstrong Reserve, Has declined to accept the P.C. 821 Usuff (Johnson") HLK Polico) this month to see the beginning of a Meurs Robert Sutherland and Francis building was a luxury but he would Mrs WL. Carter, Mrs Churchill, Miss challenge of Pte. Buckley, R.M.L.I.

Other items will include Swor new trans-Pacific service by the Henry Thomas to be 2nd Lieutenants in carnestly enter his protest against Compton, Mrs Goochan, Miss A. Gordon, Swinging

Warder Shervington reconstituted Pacific Mail Co. with the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve with that argument. It was a provision: Miss M. Gordon, Mrs Greaves, Mrs A. E.Weight-lifting by P. U. Thorne, three fine new passenger and freight effect from the 23rd May 1916, the Colony, considered to be abso Humphreys, Miss G. Main, Mrs Martin, and a Boxing "Eattle Royal"/

which he as a very old resident in Grifin, Mrs H Humphroys, Mrs WM Police Wrestling by foen of the 18th. AN1 steamors. In addition we have the

Na 594 Pte W. Johnson ia perlutely necessary. For young men of Miss Martin, Mrs. Tiadall

Infantry, Japanese Fencing and Jiujitsu, C.PR. running is full service, not to mittal to resign on leaving, the Colony a certain class who had absolutely The Examination, which was of mention the new freight linera, which

no place where they could find decent searching, character, was conducted by have been put on the Pacific run since been serving in H.M.S. Warrior in the their work was over it was a trying to the Class werSurgeon Basil Taylor, *** One of the officers believed to have recreation and employment when Dr WVM. Koch The Hon Lecturers the war broke out. Imst year scarcity of cabin accommodation and the recent glorious fight put up by this cruiser position, and he had seen himself RN and Dr Hickling attraction of the San Francisco "gainst tremendous oils was Licht great many disadvantages arising Norm A Wodehouse, the famous would be not only a place of reeren- from 16. They wanted a place which American tourist at home; but these English lnternational rugby player and tion but where men could improve

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