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"ANOTHER ROUND"

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THE CHINA MAIL.

HONGKONG MENT THE FRONT.

KUOLLET REAR LES WELL-

KNOWN POLICE OFFICER

Chinu umler the existing Let them do so and there is no reason to suppose that the Chinese willen twenty-five years taka entire charge of their own mining and metallurgical "enterprises, by which time they will

have learned how. They will then ented mining industr to white

The Hongkong Price have been in foreigners will be glad to invest their the thick of the fighting in France aar money, as they do now in Chinese mining we regent to state that the contingent enterprises in the Malay States But at present not even the Chinese of Malay wal invest in Chinese mining enterprises and this because, like the foreigner, he cannes profitably carry on under the uxisting, lawa.

has suffered several cafualities, including a death. The information is gives in letter from Cpl. Roker, who is with the Rhodesian Flatoon 2nd Batt. King's So far as the Memorandum aliqws, Royal Rifles Writing on the 19th ult it would soon that Mining Laws Corp, Booker says It is with great have at length been drafted which regret that I have to form you of the

KEAUTIFYING THE FANLING

SŁANDSCAPE.

WORK OF THE BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT,

Mr. W. J. Tutcher, Superinten- dent of the Botanical and Forestry

Department, in his Report for the year 1915, shows inter alia the much is being done to make Fanling

attractive.

Tarlegalu, 80 Bauhinia purpurea, i

SATURDAY, JUNH 24-1918

CORRESPONDENCE.

WAR CHARITIES.

(To the Editor of the Tus Cursa MAU)

THE SITUATION IN CHINA

1 REPUBLICANDAFIR WEýsi

The following article to which the Peking Gurea of the 16th inst arres extraordinary prominence shows how the position is viewed in Paking among those in sympathy with the Southern mavement

Hongkong June 23. DEAR SIRTUe Governor, an Chair man'ut the War Charities Committee, ment stated at the meeting on the 15th. int.

THE RESPONSIBILITY OF GENERAL

TUAN OHI-JUIS

the death of Yuan Shih-kar; and

face seems united,, demands from, the to reach Poking as if no change

on

bus.

The Report syn-In addition to she that “wo have now decided to make broad leared, tres planted on those hills the Royal Flying Corps Hospital the sink and some days have gune by upwards of 4000 flowering trees and principal object of our efforts, but there while the entire country on the sur- are likely to prove acceptable to the death of Curpl. Wakeord, late Acting luba were planted in various places are many other War Charities diserving South continnlace in the politica) Treaty Powers and at the same time Lange Sergeans 25, who was killed by They consisted of 203 Poinsettia, 2.31 of assistance, and which we desire to prove of immense benefit to China shrapnel bursting overhead at about Hydrangea, 468 Allamanda, 504 Mus help. The names of those Charition situation We can only hope that the Cabinet died almost instannnsously. This pastatas, ne cache, Lager any parson wishes his subscription under

45 am on the ith Mayanda. 881: Callistemon dos Bouting now be published, Why is this so

Because the men who rated Chin

Yuan Shih-kai changes in Peking will not result shrapnel, which we all call the stroemia, 810 Hibiscus, 77 Erythrina, 20 or

retain their okt donation to be earmarkedment remains in the hands of the agents " power. The Central Govern-- in the new draft being pigeon polly bear is pouceous, and one Cassis Fistals and it Poinciana. for anyone charity we will, of whose conspiracy and treason have dia holed and forgotten.

seldom reavers it hit by it. I am rer a thousand bulbs of Lacoris aures course, so earmark it and remit it arrived the unter and plunged it inta alan sorry to say that Lance Corp were planted on the low hills between sccordingly. At the same time the There can be blood of revolution. can be no real? change even Houre is wounded in the leg and arm,

in the beds were taken up, divided and Committee prefer not to have sub though Tuan Shih-kai is dead whilst his myrmidons are, høre, intriguing. And I believe that it is feared that he replants after the beds had been scriptions earmarked as it is difficult scheming, plotting for the survival of will load the light of das ere. Spilet, manured. A new Cand's bed was made and inconvenient to deal with many these late days of despotism.

the system of power developed during wap is the 1st Butt of this near the fourteenth green. The Allamal allocations The Committee is They who have risked their lives in Regiment, has been pulided home mads near the second and ninth greens, always ready itself to allocate to the the cause of Chinese liberties will nat

Hovered profusely and continued in flower

cannot suffer enem of the Republic know. The remainder of the Hongkongnor do so well as in the previous year,

Lands Our subscription to the RF.C. traitors and for the wrongs done by

them the grave unsettling of Police are doing their uttermost to and they were constantly attacked by Hospital is limited to £10,000 peration of the STABB-On June 24th at The Chiffs":

Mr. Art. Smith, the American [avenge the death of Wakeford and we insects which were very difficult to keep aandm, aty rate for the present, horred and punished. No sense 117, The Peak to Mr. and Mrs.vtor, while flying at Sapporo, inshall not be satisfied until a few more in check. Russelias near the fifth green That does not mean that we are not bein

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MONGKONG.

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OUR WASHING HONGKONG, SATURDAY, Jane 24, 1916-

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DRESS-DEPARTMENT.

THE DIARY.

MEMO FOR TO-MORROW.

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Taisban".

MEMOS. FOR MO DAY.

NEW MINING REGULATIONS"

FOR CHINA.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hokkaido on the 10th June, fell to the ground fruma height of 300 metres arul broke his right leg.

the first and second greens. · The Cannas

with sickness, but what it is I do not throughout the summer. The Cansas did be advantage any surplus funds in its to continue at work. Then plea are'

fluns are accounted for. Carpenter. Allchurch, Puinting Bloor and myself are well and cagerly looking forward to a speedy return to Hongkong. We had hard winter and when it was our turn to take over we had to wade through the trenches. On one occasion. the trench was almost three feet deep in water and we had to man up in it all and we are hoping for a much better night. Well, the summer has started

Five young Chinese women have just completed five years' medical course at China's oldest Medical College for Women, at Soochow, and they have time. received their docters' diplomas.

Have a great deal of bloom and are pre-ready gladly to res mining well. Poinsettias did not do so

be

the

hred of the suffering and ea of revolution they must

of vengeanca inspires this thought: the ive subscriptions in proscribing spirit of old Rome does nat move a because we are of Ama: it is the safety of the state that makes it a necessity. A We repent

well as expected but they gave a fair excess of that amount. We can always amount of colour at the ninth green. At And a suitable object." the fourteenth tee the Acacias flowered The following selection lano claim well. Most of these are Acacia Pennets to being exhaustive and may be added which fosted in July and the remainder

acis. Famesians which flowered so the to from time to time and of the year,

Arcand the hill where the Ladies'

Rogalow stands Hibiscus Lambertianus Please give my kind regards was in flower for the greater part of the to all the Police. We are hoping to rejoin you all before very longer. Hydrangeas near the first green I think that is all just now, but we will flowerad fairly well. Fear the ninth and let you know if anything happens toth greens Musaeudas made food pro- It is notified in the Gazette that they of the boys here."

gresa and furnished abundate of flower Wx recently commented on the Rear Admiral has appointed temporarily was formerly in the Army and enme longiforum, was planted near the first Wakeford, whose death is reported, well into the sutum. A bed of Lilium progressive and enlightened character Lieut. J. A. Gaimes, RN, to be Ocerto Hongkong in 1911 to join the Policegrees in October. The broad-leaved, treen He was a very capable officer and was wale ware planted near the Club House at the top of the bat for promotion to and on the hils near the Relief Course the rank of full sergeant. He was made satisfactory only 28 years of age and his death will be greatly regretted by the members of the Police by whom he was highly esteemed.

F. C

1. The Fund to supply materials to the various Working Parties, Hongkong

2. YMCA. Huts at the Front

3. British Women's Hospital-Star and Garter Building Fund.

4.

lieve that Peking is fit to resume its the South will never be historic role as ruler of the country

long as the men who aided Yaan. Shih- ai to ruingovers Chiza are allowed by Geral Tuan Chi-jui to influence and contres the new administration. We repeat, antral Government from

that each minute's daloy it freeing the the grip of the man's ser

servitors increases the int fored may

■aituation

British Frisoners of War, Fooding in which the dominat Parcels and Clothing Fund. Homes for Soldiers blinded in the War

be the revolutionary party that sees fir Huang Hsing the saviour of the nation. We have no intention nor would

7. Red Cross Fund

6, Officers' Families Fund.

Pipe and Cigaretta Fund... Detailed information concerning any

to

discreet at this moment to say anything in criticism of a group of men, whose loyalty the new Adminstration of the work done by Mr. Chow Tsz-in charge of the Examination Service,

political necessity if Yuan Shin- CHI, the late Minister of Agriculture, rice Lieutenant-Commander

radical revision: that is, if the new military policy. is to be Bubjected to Commerce and Industry, but there

Hanning-Lear

of these funds will be supplied on government is not to be burdened with was one important piece of work

request a word may be added less and internally dangerous forces the maintenance of the externally use- done by the Department under his

bere concerning No the British created by the late President in order A junk master walking along Des régime that we omitted to mention, Vœux Road West, yesterday after-

THE BLUE CROSS FUND. Prisoners of War Fund-which differs partly to deal with. rebel setivi because at the time of writing we noon, was attacked from behind by A fold postcard has been received by Fand to the support of the public several agencies at Home for alleviating moderica Chinese; and it is generally cs... Without criticising however, it from the rest on the list in striking is permissible to observe that General The claims of the Blue Cross a were unaware to what extent the two men, who enatened two appen- Chief Inspeeter Kery from Hice set forth in a letter from Mr. the lot of British Frisoners of War, and agreed that we are in the midst of con more personal note. There are Huang Haing and hit followers are n

of the type who can be described work had developed., We refer to ages, valued at $25, from his watch-stating that he is well A. Briggs the production of acceptable mining chain and escaped

ghost with the Hangniartes stad Arthur Coke of Our Dumb typical practice in to allot sacribers ditions that demand the presence of laws. It is fourteen years since the

Mesars, Watson's, and who is attached London, SW, as follows to be responsible for a parcel of this development of the situation which of Friends League, 59: Victoria Streperial prisoners who are so to speak, mothersby Chinese at the head of the

The subscriber, undertakes administration of the country b "exopted** For the information of numerous of food etc. to the value of

We must emphasise the probability of subscribers, may I also be allowed to 6/- (aix shillings) once a fortnight

Yement firar ver

recast ita mining rules with all expedition and earnestness," in such a way as, while promoting the interests of Chinese subjects, and not injuring in any way the sovereiga rights of China, would offer no imped ment to the attraction of foreign capital, nor place. foreign capitalista

230 pm-Anction of Chinese PurceA second revision took place and the

lains, Screens, Bronzes, Curids etc at Mesary. Hughes and Hough's,

3 p.m.-Sale of Crown Land at Public

Works Department,"

General Memoranda.

WEDNESDAY, June 28

The carriage which was specially made for the conveyance of the ra aims of the late Empress-Dowager Lung Tu has been sent for from Changhsuntien for use on the occa sion of the late President's funeral

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CHINESE STABBED.

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OTHER CASUALITIES.

to the RAMC has been wounded by shrupteland is now convalescent sta Hospital in England.

Corp. Wilkie, of the 2nd Middesex Regt, is in a Hospital at Halifax where foot which he received daring a bombing he is recovering from a wound in the attacks Describing how he received his injury Wilkie states:

tive policy of General Tuan;

is calculated to produce. And

refer briefly to the large stmount of work payment (for one or more months) is we have to post to him as the person this Fund has been able to do for the accessary in advance, and parcels are solely responsible for the continuance of War horses wines the commencement of the made up at the proper depots and a state of things which neither good despatched and the subscriber is see nor political expediency, cult raps, thousands of bandages and wither prisoner and of the contents of the poweries to deal woh the roots of ev rage. Postahle forges, Waterproof horse farmed of the fact and of his special the femoral oral uan dhih, kai lived,

General

could

picad We immediately started to bamb them pads, large quantities of drugs, clipping

parcel and they us, and shells and bullets and machines, tooth raupe and oddler veterinum attention should be directed to Hon him to do what is plain even to the in the body palitie. He has no such 2.In considering this list special excuse to day. The new President relies trench-mortara were dying about also instruments, bumane killers, and specially Excellency's worde na quoted above, mind of a child and he has all the none would have got out of their to 450 units of the British fighting forces for any recognised War Charities, command of the military vesta in hitte We couldn't get through (even if we had fitted veterinary chests have been applied Earmarkod subscriptions will be received authority and power which, his present we were there trying to cut through camps. treuches again, I'm positive) While on the varions fronts and the home whether in the above list or not, but delay or reluctance on the part.net Under these circumstances any further the Committee will, for the present, Generul Tuan Chi-juí te liberate the

2.-Ju Ezauce the Iuo Cross in main in mind to adopt in making allocationsathing empty? Is there any

The downfail and death of Tian Shih-

commandi

Today's H.K.V.R. Order No. 64 ut a greater disadvantage than they states All N. C. Os are required to would be under generally accepted p 9am-Excursion to Macao by 5.5 foreign regulations, In due course Inspecting Officer in Platoon drill. examination before the revised mining regulations were pub Any N.C.O. who has not by 15th July, the wire I suddenly felt a sting in my Sume of these Units are receiving allocate the unearmarked surplus among new Administration from the forces of 1916, passed such examination will beght foot and a bomb burat beside me regular weekly, fortnightly, a monthy the charities in the list in such manner evit will place him in opposition to the ished, but they were palpably far from Tulalling the promise of the Treaty.

passed over for promotion.

a the same time; then my foot went supplies of material for the comfort of and amount is may seem to be South. In this event the sinister rumours numb, brit I was able to stand. I thought their horses, and gumerous letters most wefit and substantial help of secret pacts and the trafficking of to mysulf I am no use if we to get in, 30 I will get back. But they expressing the extreme gratitude will probably be more useful than a rumours; and it will be asked of the result was promulgated in March

from time to time to some one fand Power between Mr Liang Shih-y and 1914, but these regulations also were

retired almost directly I turned round Commanding Officers testifies to the

General Tuan Chi-jui will cease to be It is wonderful what one can do utility of this work

hittle assistance to a number of funds. General why has be been idle whilst the objected to by the Treaty Powera

although wounded Iran(with a limp)

13. The principle the Committee have month is racing to its end and the on certain grounds, and by the

back to our trenches and started off faining tour large Hospital Depots for is to select especially such funds as are mining community because of their LYING IN HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS munication trench to battalion head been fully equipped by the Blue Cross, in these cases the complete cost of me and his comes to

(still at the double) down the cox wounded horses. These hospitals bise capable of subdivision, and to subscribe develop into a personal issue between that the itaation will then complexity, Mr. Chow, Tez Car

CONDITION

quarters and the doctor. There were the whole of the stat provided and paid or more imits. The YMCA Hots Tuan Cla-joi can be under noi

Toan

Chiqui and the South Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement Canadian mining expert, Mr. G. G. thereupon engaged a well-known

lot of very long bays and I would wait by the Fund, and from the time which are in every way deserving of regarding the fate of those who defy tho.

Genera Day."

and time Fritz's sholling and then wounded home enters Blue Cross support, furnish a good example and it South.

illusion 2.30p.m.-Auction of Forniture, S. LINDSEY, to remodel the law. Civil Hospital to day with a severe atab shelling was fiercer, eo I crouched down the expense of the Blue Cross some complete cost of establishing one or more power of the Be

A hawker is lying in the Government dash for the next traverse between Hospital until it is returned fit for further should prove a method accoptable to all Crockery, Glassware, Curios etc, at That work has recently been wound in the stomach, and his condition behind a traverse and stopped there for thousands of horses have been treated in such huts. Beda or room in hospitala,

shelix. When I got about half way the servios it is entirely fed and frested at subscribers to remit from time to time the kat are there to tanah lesser men the Messrs. Hughes and Hough's completed, and Sint P-Election of Justice of the a draft of the proposed new Mining was taken by a

suhruitting is so critical shat his lying deposition a little while the bay was an extit, these Hospitals since the commencement such as the Star and Garter, would form Feace for the Licensing Board.

Memorandum which the Far Eastern Laws Mr. LINDSEY wrote a lengthy morning.

Magistrate this long one

Ultimately he got into contact with a War the French Military doubt will event themselves as the DAYLIGHT SAVING IN SHANGHAI.

an entirely suitable object: and others no The affair occurred at the Central basa.

fiekl ambulance and was removed to the 1 Authorities having exp

expressed their attire Beview has been able to publish in Market early this morning and the

satisfaction

finds pernity extenso. From this we glean that hawker's Bamilant, o man of

The Halion Blue Cross which has at once, and to retain for the support ofis to be toated in Shanghai by other It is hoped to begin to allocation Daylight saving, the Chila Pren sage, bee nccessfully established under the the main object the Royal Flying firms besides the Starlard Dit Cohe the new laws are made as simple occupation, has been arrested.

Italian Government in the outcome of the Corps Hospital only such a sum as a Shanghai Land Investment suecenfui.. work, in France. Sie Henzell

Com the Todd, British Ambussler at Bome future. The rest must be left to the the Shanghai Life Insurance

sonably necessary for the immediate China Mutual Life Insurance Co. and writes The Blue Cross is doing good further generosity of subscribers, and the American Tobacco, Cd also in changed their office hours. The We leam from the Report on the the Military Authorities,

week and winning great approval from commumty is asked to bear in mind give the scheme a trial but is une work of the Botanical and Forestry

that the casualties amongst the first sa to the outcome as the Chinese. The Belgian Field Telenery 100,000 dollars caused by the attacks Office thus far he not agreed to earlier Departinent that several kinds of Hospitals are applying for and recarving of other charities, have to be made good mail delivery vegetables were grown in the Fanling substantial gifts of matetis Gardens last year, to demonstrate The work of the Blue Cross fe in the ranks of the men whom it is our the 2 and CANT BRYG to

arteadily as were those other canniticsThe big abipping firms, Bu given the same opportunity as Chinese After the sinking of a Hangu by for the Hongkong marketWe are is still unlimited scope, for its operatiors small, is the form in which the money

to the natives the varieties suitable costing about £8,500 per month, and there

Swing Jardine Matheson capital. To encourage the Chinese the cruiser Haigung, the Government also told that several experiments in every sphere. Our sole object fé to carries the greatest value, by affording

privilege to assist

The monthly subscription to invest their money and become ordered the arrest of the commander were made with rificial pariners in foreign mining corpora

zer help all the horses where and when we a secure basis for our work and and officers of the cruiser. officers and in many enses their superionty can, without regard to nationality, tions, the Chinese are to be offered trial, and the Ministry of th

have now been ordered to Shanghai for over farin manure was clearly My Committee hara borz much grat confidence and it is therefore this making it possible to look ahead the opportunity to take a quarter delegated Han Chi-hsiang

avy has demonst

fied of the shares The governing Department of Justice of the

further reports. Through sati

of of subscription: that! Comm they have received from the most dous to ener courtesy of the Imperial Comm iden of the proposed legislation proceed to Shangh for the

who have had evidence of the bo may be gathered from the following the matter is of special im paragraph of the Memorandom

owing to the death of overal officers, the Ministry has

9 p.J.: Police Reserves Farewell

Concert at Victoria Theatre,

Entries close for Gymkhana en

July 9th

FRIDAY, June 30-

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5.30 p.m.-Police Reserves Boute as possible and are drafted with a inflicted a deep wound three inches in

March.

BATURDAY, July 1

Bank Holiday

SATURDAY, July 8

245 pm. Third Gymkhana of the

Cont

Season at Face Course, Happy Valley

THIS WEEK'S

OVERLAND

CHINA

Leading Articles

MAIL

TO-DAY

Criminal Sessions Hongkong Local News Attack on Canton Express Last Days of Yuan Shih Kaj" Serioce Developments in Kwangtung War Charities Subscription Liste

ng Legislative Council

view to encouraging Chinese and length

Foreigners alike to develop China's mineral wealth on modern linen.

he investment of foreign capital,

is in no way

Mr. LINDSEY ATE is in impeded by the new laws. It

CHINESE COLLISION CASE,

Why do the Chinese not mine thods Tiny Chin own maiteris on a large scale and in's Navy, modern way. They have so far failed to establish confklence, in theinselfes and their methods that their merchants will not invest the capital necessary co this end. They will soon learn how to lebo and the local money will be forth- Boming butsko Lessons will the denguerz

how to de

the

THE MODEL GARDENS AT FANLING,

work

from their

therefore I

the support

IPAX

EN'S PAIN BALM

saving unless the Customs voulë flist.

junction with the tast not see how they can adopt

Likewise a affected by the Custome, fo ollow the lead the Customs

The Shanghai Dock have om

to wor

They

and emp

that they and It

nge