1916-06-15 — Page 4

BY APPOINTMENT.

WATSON'S

THE CHINA MAIL

union between North and South would at present be possible. As it le, everything points to an early restoration of unity, and we ought to be able to feel confident that it will be a long time to come before the country will again be divided so shurply on a similar question

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BIRTHA.

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the wife of W. CRwES BARRETT, Junr. of a son.

ROGEN-On the 6th June, at

Parkes Pol. Tientsin, to Mr. aorti MS, CHARLES ROGERS, & son.

The China Mail.

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DES VEUX ROAD.

THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TODAY

'Cathedral.'

THE SITUATION IN CHINA.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND QENERAL

IN MEMORY OF THE BRAVE!

SERVICE TO THE LATE LORD KITCHENER AND JUTLAND HEROES.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1916.

WAR CHARITIES. MEETING OF COMMITTEE TO-DAY.

SUFFORT FOR THE FLYING

The Hon Me La Cut PAR seconded and the resolution carried munimously.

THE MAGISTRACY.

PASSING THE SEARCHLIGHTS..

The Indian sentry on duty at the searchlights, Kennedy Town, charged a

THE GOVERNOR said the next bus bes' was to get the authority of the Chinese with attempting to pass the

CORPS HOSPITAL

Committee to appoins Dr. Atkinson on Whit-Sunday. The entry gave lights without permission, about 11.45

and Mr. Murray Stewart, both of An impressive memorial service was

H.E the Governor, Sir Henry May,

whom were well-known to them. to of evidence stating that defendant gave held at St. John's Cathedral last aven KG, presided over a meeting of be the representatives of the Colony him 35 cents in copper-presumablying in memory of the late Earl Eit the War Charities Committee this in London on the Committee of the to allow him to pass. The defendant chener, his staff officers, officers and men afternoon held in the Council Chamber Royal Flying Corps Bospital". came from the direction of the abattoir of H.M.S. Hampshire and of the There were also present-the Hon ME A voto was taken and it was The authorities at Belcher's fort were officers and men who were lost in the EH-Shopp, KC, the Hon. Mr. E Rumanimously decided to unke the advised and on their instructions defen naval battle off Jutland.

Hallifax (Secretary of Chinese affairs)appointinents. dant was taken to the Police Station. The Cathedral was filled to its ntinost the Hon. Mr.. Wei Yak, CHO., the THE GOVERNOx added that by the A Police Reserve sergeant. Chinese capacity, among these present being Hon. Mr. Lan Chu Fak. Rev. J. Kirke resolution just passed, they back section, and be heard a whistle blown HE the Governor, Sir Henry May Maconaebie, Meur. NJ. Stable A decided to make the Royal Flying from the Fraya. There was a crowd KCMG.. Major General F. Teatris Souros, JA, Young, H. C. Sundford Carps Hospital the principal object round the sentry and defendant, and with his Staff Rear Admiral RHIN Noronha, B. Silva Netto, of their offerta the latter and he had been taken by an Anstruther His Honour Mr. HH Ng Hon Taz, Ho Fook Ho Kam Tong many other War Charities on behalf But there were

Members of the Executive and Legis Kwai, Un Kam Wa Chan Kat Ming The defendant alleged that he was flative Connells, Officers and men of H

The Hon. Mr. E. R. Halifax road The names of those Charities would subscriptions had been received. attacked by the Indian sentry, dragged warships, and Officer, N.C.Us. and men the following telegrams into the dark where he had his of almost every unit of the garrison.

how he published and if any person money caken from him, and when he The clergy were the Rex VHFrom Govenor, Bangkong, to devery wished his basaription ne donation attempted to cry out he was struck Copley Meyle (Chaplain of the of State, date 2nd May, 1214 Jeeto be thirked for any oz de moro with the butt end of the rifle.

Cathedral) CL Cooper-Hunt (Military Your talegram of 20th April War of chone Charities they would, of Chaplain), GM. Tichhorne (Naval Charities Committes is act in favour of course, ear-inork it and remit accord- Chaplain), 4. D. Stewart, C. B. Shana, supporting Club, is prepared tingly to the proper destination, A = T. Featherstone, H. G. Griffith, contribute at least 210,000 year the same time the Committee pre- and E. W. L. Martin.

The service opened with the sing-

War hospital approved by the War Oneferred not to have subcriptions enr- marked," us it was difficult and incon- on the conditions that och Hospital or ing of the bymin When our beads certain wards theres on a wing thereof yient to deal with many small alloca are bowed with woe, followed by be named after Eongkong and that two

tics, The Committee were always. the "Dead Mare impressively unofficial representatives of Hongkong ready itself to allocate to the besti played on the organ by Mr. Denman are associated with the hospital manage advantage any surplus funds in its Fuller, the Cathedral Organist, the meat. I should be very glad if you would hands. The subscription to the service was taker chiefly from the whan, they learn that you can do to the limited to £10,000 per unnum, at any." congregation standing the while. The

try) and (make such a rangement Hot Flying Corps Hospital war

the sentences I am the Resurrective in London to conter with you and to receive subscriptions in excess of Burial Office in the Prayer Book, Committee will appoint its representamen that they were not ready gladly rate for the present. That did not

A Chinese down from Canton had Indian. The latter held some money. Gomperts the Acting Chief Justice, Tong Lai Chues. U. Kung Shi, Li Po of which requests for donations and

Road

8453 stolen from his pocket while leaving a tram car in Des Varux Central yesterday.

at

A thief entered on open window 3,Canton Villas, Kimberley Road, yesterday, and took away's gold watch, gold chain, a fountain pen and 18 in

money.

The Manila Observatory this after- noon reports the typhoon to be in about 11 degrees Lorg E and 30 degrees Lat. N., moving west. Thabis, accord- ing to the thina Meil Typhoon, Map, at the North-east end of Hainan where it will cross the island and enter the Gut of Tongking

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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Among the passenger by the Empres of Asia yesterday were Mir and Mrs A. H. Skelton, who are on route to

Weihniwei

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Mr.. Frederick Sefton James, C.M.G., who succeeds Mr. R. Wilkinson, C.M.G., as Colonial Secretary, Straits Settlements, reached the Colony, last week

in his hand.

Mr. Wood said there was something more in the case than had come out and said he disbelieved the Indian, the defendant and the Chinese constable who was called

Defendant was discharged.

A

PROBATE ACTION.

QUESTION OF CHINESE CUSTOM An important action in Probate Jurishetion came before the acting Chief Justice (Ha Honour H H. Jtion and the Life"; "Man that is Gompertz) at the Supreme Court this born of a woman," and "I heard a morning. The plaintiff was Ho Sen voire from Heaven." being sung by Sam, The Ho Ngok Lau, of 28 Park the Choirs and Psalm 90 being sung Read, and the defendant Ho Cheng Shi, by the Choir and congregation. The 15 Queen Victoria Street. Plaintiff lesson from 1. Thess, Iv 13, was claimed to be the younger brother of read by the Naval Chaplain. There deceased, and sought to have revoked whose deaths were moumed, for their Ho Wo Lam, alias Ho Wan Ping, was a space for silent prayer for those the letters of acramistration of the sorrowing relatives and for victory Ho Cheng Shi on January 28, 1913, as read the prayers, and the service deceased's estate which were granted to in the war. The Cathedrar Chaplain guardian of Ho Shau Yan, alleged to be ander with the singing of the that defendant had no interest in the National Anthem followed by The deceased's adopted son. Plaintiff asid decenser's estate and had no right to be the 4th K.S.I..I. from the gallery.

Last Post sounded by buglers of elected guardian of Ho Shau

The defendant Ho Cheng Shi holl's Mr. S. Imai, who has been the deceased a catate, that Ho Shau Yan a that she is entitled to administer: Japanese Consul at Hongkong for the blood relative of the deceased and that past three or four years, left for Japan on the death of deceased's widow, yesterday on relinquishing the appointg Shi, the estate, according to Chinese meat owing to ill-health."

law, becaine invested in her (defendant) and that she became entitled to the guardianship of Ho Slau Yan.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. C. E H. Beagis, of Messrs Wilkin so and Grist, was for the pisintiff and Eldon Fotter and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, was represented by Mr.

CERTAISLT the signs appear hopeful of a speedy settlement in China which will put an end to the deplorable political unrest that for the past six months has handicapped trade and seriously embarrassed the country financially. The new

Mr. H. Roe, formerly of the Hong- President, LI YUAN HUNG, who has kong and Shangbai Bank in Manila, aucesaded to the vacancy in accord- and Mrs. Roe, who have been in England ance with the provisions of the for a year past, arrived in Shanghai Constitution, is a man acceptable to last week where "Mr. Rae is now the provinces which have been in revolt. The messages from Peking,

stationed.

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Mr. Irwin Turner has been appointed

defendant

instructed by Messrs D'Almada and Mason and Mr. Lea D'Almada

PEKING, June 7.. By order of the President:

which have been practically ennfiued to take charge of the Hongkong and LI TUAN-HUNG'S FIRST MANDATH. to telling us what is being done to Shanghai Bank Agency at Amoy, Mr. persuade the revolutionaries to lay and Mrs Irwin Turner, who were down their arms and work in co-formerly in Nagasaki, reached Shanghai Loperation with the North for the from. Home last week, coming via

peace and prosperity of the whole Siberia country, suggest the inference that

elected

3.15 p.m.--Organ Recital at St. John's the report that one of the most Merriman Colbert Harris, sho tad been influential Northern Generals is a connecter with the church in Japan strong advocate of the restoration of from 1873 up to the time of his of the Manchus has been emphatically departure from the country last March, repudiated. Whether the loyalty of the North to YUAN SUH Kai was loyalty bora of respect for himself and

MIKOS FOR TO-MORROW. 5.43m-Full moon.

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, etc. at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.

General Memoranda.

SUNDAY, June 18:-

9 Am-Excursion to. Macao by 8.5.

"Taishan".

WEDNESDAY, June 21-

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Forniture at No. 9, Knutsford Terrace, Kowloon. THUESDAY, Jime-

H.M. the King's Coronation Day. FRIDAY, June 23

frince of Wales' Birthday (1894).

SATURDAY, June 24

Midsummer Day.

WEDNESDAY, Jure 28-

Entries close for Gymkhans

July 8th.

on

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day.

SATURDAY, July 8-

his talents and strength as a states-

PIPE FUND

the

THE Y.M.C.A. PROJECT.

to the YMCA. Building Fund are The following further subscriptions

announced.

Mr F. B. L. Bowley...

D. Jaffe Anonymuba

Mr W. E. Clarke

D. M. Goodal G. Afellin ....... B Branch.... R. & Macdougall R. Chapran Anonymous C. M

100 100.

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that sum, whether ear-marked or not.. They could always find suitable objects. It has heen suggested that they should make location of 52,000 towards the Regimental

From Secretary of State to Governor Hongkong, slate 17th May 1916.)|+|||

If the Colony will contribute to the Royal Funds of the troops in the garrison

Your telegram 2nd May, in cypher.

principal wart would be now named after that from which items not pro- Flying Corps Hospital amount suggested here. The Regimental Fund was " Hongkong and whey Hospital is extenderided by the War Office, hut.

ich will be camed after the Colony. soldiers, could be supplied. The", to admit ranks other than officers exten-which were usually purchased by Two members of Hongkong Committee state of war had introduced som will he opted now, "-Boxar La

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novel" elements into the garrison especially in the nature of a terri [From H.E. The fovernor to Secretary of the Committee thought that that torial battalion. A great many of State, date, 19th May, PIE.] Your telogian of 17th May concern and serve a very useful purpose.

donation would be very welcome ing the Flying Corps Hospital War The money, if subsribed, would be Charity. Committee are suxious to full administered with the authority and.

information on the following points. coming to a decision would be glad of manding. in with scheme suggested, but befornby HE. the General Officer Com

When will extension be commenced and what will be approximate coat be? Is it suggested that the contribution of the 25 Colony should be utilised for capital. expenditure as well as for upkeep? 25.MAT-

20

90

10 [From Seaclary of: Stats to Governors

Hongkong, date 29th May, 1515,] 830* Your telegram of 10th May, follow. Alrealy acknowledigert...394,132 ing from War Offics: additional am

modation will be taken as soon.34 con- tribution is nasured. No capital expendi; "ture except for extra equipment. Cost nt upkeep will he regulated according to fands made available"-BONAR LAPF.

$94,962

DEATH OF MR. J. ZUNDEL.

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The death is announced of Mr. J.

Officers

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francia

The suggestion was adopted. This was the whole of the business.

THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN.

His Majesty the King has beca more, EP, the Earl of Powis and the pleased to appoint the Earl of Douangh-, Right Hon. Sir Frederick George Milzer, Bt, to be Knights of Grace of the Order of St. John.

ENGLISH VICAH'S CHALLENGE

SPORTING OFFER TO ANYONE WHO CALLS HIM À SEJRKER.

446.30-£19. 4. 3 the ring,

I, Li Yuan-hung, assume the office of the President on this day, the seventh instant I am conscious of my own the new President has behind him Ohio Wesleyan University ince 1915, laws and corisoidate our Republic, with Zulei at Tientsin on Thursday, Jane Dr. Herliert Welch, president of worthiness, and I tremble at the task before me. However, I shall obey our

FINANCIAL STATEMENT. the united support of the Northern has been

Mr. SANDFORD, read a Bishop of the the object of creating provinces. At all events there is no Methodist Episcopal Church for Japan nation. Our officials, scholars and people weeks previously in his usual good

law-governed 8. Deceased left Shanghai about three statement as under:-

The Vicar of the Somerset ruining

strength and heart in the attainment of journey wheu illness made it necessary £5000 @ 2/1--312,887.1-4.

Subscriptions to date $114,885.30 and village of Coleford, near Bath, the Rev. indication to the contrary, now that and Koren, in succession to Bishop are all expected to understand my aim health for a business trip to the north 2150 in Sterling cheques,

J. H. Evans, recently issued and to help me, with their united and Manchuria, He was on his return

remark

this object.

Remitted to H&S. B. C., London mous letters Erging him to practice able challenge. Having received annoy to go into hospital, where, after three

what he preaches and join. the Army At present, our "situation is very day, he died of uremia

Earmarked Subscriptions Paid- the Vicar, explaining the position of the suddenly assumed this responible post, years ago as s silk inspector in Hong- Officers Families critical. the President, having

Mr. Zundel came to Chinn some 14 Pine Fund

Tobacco Fund 8113

clergy invites the writem to disclose their identity, when he will put on the would require loyal help in

gloves, and meet them individually in kong and Canton, returning home to

Fund transaction of all State matters Civil Switzerland, and later returning to

Families

Here are his own words, in his p and military officials in and outside Shanghai to take up the position as

parish Fand (Sterling

magazine The Vicar of this parish Peking are hereby exhorted to continue manager of the Nestle and Anglo-Swiss Red Cross

cheque)...

e soo has hit upon the following measures to usual and to unite with me in tiding of 1913. He was a prominent member Soldiers and Sailors in the performance of their duties as Condensed Milk Co., Ltd., at the end. Pelgian Relief

197.13-523 oct his own case; In school, college. 130-14.17.10 and curate days he was supposed to over our present difficulties. They must of the Swiss community, a member of

defend himself ably in the Boxing not try to shirk, their responsibility in the Shanghai Club, and in his short Royal Patriotic Fund

-2 7.10. 5 Ring," and does not remember being beaten under fairly equal conditions. Re the least.

time in Shanghai, says the NC. Daily

(Sterling cheque).

£100, 0, 0

is now ready to put on the gloves with The establishment of the Republic ecs, had made a host of friends. Alt Blinded Sailors and

any of these unknown persons if they was lue to the support given to whe knew him will be grieved to hear Star and Garter

Soldiers Fond8860-£1m 5.10 will reveal their identity in public. 10.00 republionism during the rising in 1911 of his unexpected and untimely end.

Further, in order to relieve any Nkely 4.00 by the former President who restored a caves a widow and young daughter Prisoners of Wor

Building Fund (2★ (30. peace and devised plans day and night for whom the greatest sympathy will be 00 without rest.

felt 4 As Heaven has refused to grant hira 5.00

a longer life he fell ill and passed away 500 from na forever. In recollecting his. 500 past services, universal sorrow must be 5.00 felt the Provident, having been 00sented with him in timer of adver 30.00

sity, azn the more deeply pained. Let 100.00 the Cabinet intrust the officials

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man, or whether it may be interpreted The Hipe Funi has further benefitted as indicating syippathy with the by the following subscriptions collected monarchical movement, time will by Mrs. Mulden reveal; but it is noteworthy that the HB.

S. S.. telegrams from Peking are singularly Mr. Blake

Victoria Theatre.. silent as to the attitude of the Humphrey Bishop Northem Provinces towards the Mose Hamburger... change, though there seemano reason J. H. Baring

S..R.. Pries to suspect any active opposition. By E. Edwards, the unexpected death of President Lauritsen

Look Poon Shie YUAN SHIH KAI and the recognition S. Oreenfield... in his dying testament of the validity Anonymous J. W. Beat

ter

and force of the Constitution, the Mr. and Mrs. Mulder... South has gained all that it has been

ORGAN RECHTAL

5.00

5,00

"ANGEL OF BEAUTY."

HIS WIFE.

Families Essen

TO

5. 3.10

£20. steecruit who may have a con-

20.58

80,716:44

8114,88429

201,016.43 Local Payments Hongkong Amsociation, of Wor men War Workers Hm Phelipe Bandage Class and

Our Little Bits Society TURKISH OFFICER'S LETTER TO Printing, Telegrams, ete...

Discount on sub-coin and Cust

Port Remittances... An officer who was attached to the 700 concerned to draw up a programme of Dardanelles Expeditionary Force has Total dollar amount ceremonies to be observed at his funeral sent to a friend in Toronto the tranale received ... 10700 and the buriai, after studying both tion of a letter written by a Turkish Faid out &

Chinese, and foreign precepts but on a officer. Captain Musta Mahomet, 13th very grand basis, in order to show the Turkish Infantry Regiment, who was

remittel 8:42,867,14" desiro of the Government to honour killed in an attack on the Allied trenches,

1916.43 and, roquits the virtuous and the the letter being found on his dead body.

5,710,44 -- 60,490.01- The meritorious.

letter, which is couched in Orien- Lexying in head here 6-1,338.38 tal sty

style, is a most interesting human document, (anys & Central News di& in London... £5,000 patch), being full of genuine pathos. It

fighting for, while the new President's Deep Water Bay Pienie....... appeal to Lease CHI CHAO B KANG YU WEL, two of the most scholarly leaders of the revolution, for help, is proof of the new President's 3.45 pm-Third Gymkhana of the General FUNG KOK CHANG of The following is the programme of

sympathy with Republican ideals. Nanking is being asked by the the recital which is being given in aid Government to arrange terms with this evening in St. John's Catheriral of the Navy League Memorial War Fund THEN CHUN HUEN, the Commander- at 9.15 p. As will be seen the kaown and popular pieces Military

Season at Race Course, Happy Valley

THE CHINA MAI in-Chief of the Southern Provinces, the programme consits entirely of well

TYPHOON

ENEMY'S HANDS. 87,057 BRITISH PRISONERS IN

Mr SANDFORD added that the

TERHOT as, for instance, the support of a widowed mother, he is not ashamed or afraid, but willing to take his place in the mine and give the wages to the dependent, if piece work can be Arranged which will not interfere with his clerical duties.

1,822,079 GERMAN: LOSSES.

An official announcement of the German casualties, as reported in Ger.... man official lists, puts, tise total Berda losses from the beginning of the war, until the end of April at 2,822,079. This number includes corrections. The enemy losses during Abril (exclusive of COLTEC tions) numbered 91,162 The datails are as follows

saddressed to "My Famount received in monthly sub Filled and died:

Ayesha, the angel of

How pleased I am?

sickness,

of Allait for the letter which I received the amount before being somewhat

the favour scriptions last month was $2.249, wounds from you, my dear, and also that my two smaller. It was very difficult to get Missing Died of eller angel darlings are happy and

Prisoners

but we do not know what more March (introduring "Land of Hops dudlowing figures regarding British and well My lorning Star, what reply can an exact figure of the regular unb. Reverely

Mr. Tenant has furnished the fol- could reasonably be required, by the Glory" (Elgar), Humoros (Doorak) Colonial Southern leaders than they have Meditation, (Batiste), Morning (irieg) respectively, of the

Prisoners in the hands, MAP and

already gained by the death of the Miss Wilkes will sing Angels ever The Store (Lemmers). In addition

Germans late President. They have now bright and fair" (Handel) and "Hear

Austrians Bulgarians GUIDE the man of their own choice as ye Large (Mendelssohn)

Turks

one to locate the centre

OF CARDBOARD-ANI

FOR HANGING

our men are dying in bandrode

THE GOVERNOR suid be thought the from disease. Discontent is now beginning financial condition of the Fund amply to show itself among the men pray justified them in adopting the pro Allah to bring all this to an end.

en we our lovely, Consta

April

17455

9305

Total

14,587 24,001 330,07021021 912)

117.006

#91,182) 2,822,0FL-

I give you Allah lg so far granted scriptions until the question of what Wonded me health and strength"

29,900

But when can it possibly end No root we receive, and very little food, and published

wad to be done with the money was

$5,027

0,786

37,047

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