CIGARS
THE
development of the mutual interests of both countries. The late President YOAN SHIH Käi ·WAS· always generally regarded by the Japanese us hostile to Japan, and consequently since his death the" view 'has been
annisur knows that a good Cigal in had condition is no better than freely expressed in the Japanese a indifferent Cigar in good condition.
It is therefore of the utmost importance that Cigars should be kept inf specially prepared place which will aid them to mature, and at the same time) protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevails in this Colony during the Sumner Mentha...
We have recently constructed a Large Drying Room for Cigars which ensures to Customers buying from us Cigars in First Class Conilition.
Brand for brand eur Cigars, besides being the Chespest in the Market (us reference to our Price List will show), are the best.
CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
LOCAL AND GENERAL,
The theft occurred at a godown at Press that the greatest hindrance to 432 Des Yeoux Road West, yesterday, untaal trust between Japan and of a number of hemp bagy miued": China has been removed. Another $320. hindrance is suggested in an article
in the Herald of Asia, a weekly Two Chinese wore fined $15 each review edited by a gentlemen who, by Mr. G. N. Orme this morning for was for many years the private attempting to expert 150 entities of secretary of the late Prince Izo. Healt without a permit. His Worship
ordered the eult to be confiscated.
writes:--
We keep a varied assortment of Brinds of the following Factories always bably serve their own interests or their
in Stock :-
LA CONSTANCIA.
LA COMMERCIAL.
AQUILA DEL MUNDO.
COMPANIA GENERAL. LA INSULAR.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
CIGAR MERCHANTS, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 616.
WM. POWELL, LTD.
TEL 310
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THE DIARY."
The China Mail.
Hoshxosa, WEDNESDAY, June 29, 1916;
14
JAPAN AND CHINA.
THE task of reconciling North and
The British residents in China pro
A Japanese shipping company reo country's no less than any other nation-cently bought a. discarded gunboat ality, But, before the memory of auch benefactors as General GORDON and Sir named the kage and converted her ROBERT HART, even the iniquity of the into a merchant-man. She is a ship of Opium War gradually fades, and the
name of Hongkong is blessed for the 800 tons and is now running between material benefit and moral example of Osaka, Kagoshima and Chemulpo. English rule there. American
humiliation
of
of Chinese labour and can exclusion Chinese travellers and gentlemen ha
Saturday, the let "July being a
been more than made good by philan- General Holiday, the Post Office will be thropic education of Chinese students in the CS.
thropic colleges philan. open from 8 to 9 a.m. There will be
in China.
173.
And b
of American money ons delivery of ordinary correspondence hy practical demonstration
of the Washington Government's freedom and one collection of letter from the from any territorial ambition. Have the Pillar Boxes. The Money Order office Japanese teachers and businessmen in will be entirely closed.
China been convincing her people that,
in private morals anil motives, as well as in.national efficiency, their island neigh-
bours are worthy of respect Have the tens of thousands of young men and women, who studied in Japanese schools, carried favourable impressions of us
back to their homes?
These are questions, of course,
which it would be well for the Japanese people to ponder over, but
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Kobe papers announce with deep regret the death of Mr. A. J. Metile who had been identified with Kobe for the past twenty-five years.
1
Lady Jordan has been decorated wo think most people will agree by the Dowager-Empress of Russia with that the real explanation of the the order of the Russian Red Cross in attitude of suspicion and hostility on
the part of the Chinese, of which the Japanese complain, must be sought in the bistory of Japanese diplomacy in China.
South in China is a delicate one, and, judging from to-day's telegrams, the situation does not appear to have taken on a very satisfactory com- plesion. There seems however no serious disagreement or vital princi ples, but merely on technical details... It is so far good that the death of the, late President-has-led-to-no disturb ances in China. The late President's Not a single telegram from London supporters have shown good sense in had come through today up to the hour recognising the supremacy of the of going to press.
NEWS OF THE DAY....
We read that Honolulu, the Cross
recognition of the services rendered.. by
her in particular and by the British communities in Feking and Tientain in connexion with charitable work for the
Red Cross..
CHINESE AFFAIRS.
ah Te Fat Pola Service.)
CHINESE NAVY DECLARES INDEPENDENCE.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1818.
STEAMER ASHORE IN CHINA SEA.
PROBABLY HAVE TO REPAIR IN HONGKONG.
The as. Fernando f, one of the big Spanish Mail steamers, is ashore at point about 30 to 60 miles from
SHANGHAI, June 30. "The Huichi, Haiyuny, Halchow, Manila. Haisun and fifteen other warships, The vessel is hard and fast and is comprising ametically the whole of disaharging cargo. The extent of the the Chinese Navy, led-by Admiral Lidamage is not yet known. Ting Sun, declared its independence yesterday.
The Navy demands the revival of the old Constitution, the convocation Parlament, and the organisation of a formal Cabinet.
Until all these things are accom plished all orders from the Ministry of the Navy will be ignored.
THE REMOYAL OF LUNG CHU KWONG DEMANDED.
1.
SHANGHAI, June 26. Tang Shao Fi. Liang Chi Chao, Wong Chun Yiu and Wang Chun Wai hivo, telegraphed to Peking asking the President to recall the maudate appointing Lung Chai Kwong as Changchun (General) and Governor of Canton, and to remove bin from office immediately, or transfer him to another province.
SUPERFLUOUS TROOPS.
PEKING. June 28. Choy Ngo, the General in Yun nan, bas telegraphed to Peking saying that the disbandment of Auperduous troops is a measure of paramount importance for the con- sólidation of the country.
Many in Hongkong will be pleased to see the name of Colonel F. W. Gordon-Hall, RAM.C., in the latest of ist of honours confered on army officers. Colonel Gardon Hall has been given-the- C. B. He succeeded Colonel Irwin as the Principal Military Medial Officer in Hongkong, and some months after the outbreak of the war was called
twelve months acknowledging shipments of articles. sent by the ladies of Hongy kong for use in the military hospitals ander his care, readers are 'famillar with the fact that Colonel Gordon-Hall is at present serving in Egypt.
He added that upon the recovery his health he would retire.
IWEICHOW TROOPS EVACUATE HUNIN
PEKING, June 26. The Kweichow troops who have
ated and retored Fongchow and other teens to Hunan.
-
HONGKONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL.
THE NURSING STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL
A meeting of the Council takes plais to-morrow.
Hon. Mr. H E Pollock, KC. hus given notice of his intention to ask the following questions
1. How many Sisters are there now on the Nursing Staff at the Government Civil Hospital What is the number of Sisters on such Staff borne, on the
Estimates for 1916)
It is probable that the vessel will have to be brought to Hongkong for repairs when she is reffdated, na aha is about 4,000 tons gross rogister, 350
3. What step are the Government feet long, 45 feet beam and tiasa taking to remedy the deficiency in depth of 25 feet
numbers in such Staff of Sisters, and The Fernando Poo is registered at when will such steps result in such Barcelona
deficiency being remedied 1
CORRESPONDENCE.
ARMENIAN RELIEF FUND.
(To the Editor of the “China Man."}~.
The other business on the agenda. consists mainly of second readings of the Bills introduced last week.
performance over the "Stakes
boy, mile, 38, 1.07.8, 1.43. last
35.2.
ils-
Maxoni, boy, 1 mile, 87.8, 1.13.3, 1.49.2,
2.00; last 1 32,3,
Bzerras. Burton, 3 milo, 95, 1.00.2,
1412; lust i 33.
Maritz, boy, 1 mile, 98.3, 1.11.2, 1.44,
27; last 4.33..
GYMKHANA TRAINING TIMES.
Entries for the next Gymkhana on July th close this evening, consequently, the SIR-No. one with a spark of human fesling, even if their atten- gallops done this morning are ok som tion was not particularly drawn to interest. King Jack put up the best the fact before the 'war, can have failed since hostilities broke out to tance, though Matabele did the best. have observed from the many reports time. of eye-witnesses the awful, blood- SOCIAL SCHEMER, boy, kad BED thirsty and atrocious musilers and wholesale nussures of those poor unfortunate Armenians who have Fallen victins to the mge of the Turkish soldiers. Old men and young men have been slain in cold blood with unheard of savagery, women and girls have been atrociously violated, outraged and mutilated gratily the lust and passion of these
1.59, 129: Jast | 37. Turkish devils. Little boys, girls: Risa Tacx, Knoll, 1 mile, 37, 113,
1.47.2, 2.10.2; last 82: and babies from their "mothers" breasts have been torn asunder and ELECTRICLIGHT, Seth mile, 57, 1.18.3. their little. trembling, quivering and 1.49; last 35.2. innocent bodies hoisted aloft a the tops of the Turkish speurs. those Armeninus who happen at the moment to be alive and who so far? have escaped from these bloody massacres are suffering the most awit and "terrible privations, No food, no money, no place to loy their weary beads, little childron toddling along by their mothers' sides FORESTER, Eroll, and CHA COASTIK, boy. I mile, 90 1.15,2, 1:51.2, 2.46; and drinic of, water which never laat +34.3.
arennox, Sedgwick. I mile 39, 1.16,
DENKELD, Seth, 1 mile, 36--1.12, 1.48;
Lant365 And
ProcoWDLD. Seta, į mile, 39.4, 1.
147 à 03.1. - Sessiz, boy, 1 mile,-and-Iv- 077. Sedgwick, 1 mile, 39.3, 1.15.4, 1.49.4, 2.25: last 35.1.
...
TUESDAY MORNING
comes. And this is still going on, STANDARD DanLLA, Sesh, è mile, 32,
these unfortunate and forgotten 106.4 lb. † 33.4g people are still at the mercy of these savage Turkish bores. And they continue wandering over Armenian Soil mercifully, praying that they
Southern party; and on the other hand *In the Straits Settlements Home for service in a wider field. the Southemera have shown the good$19,190.73 had been raised for the From numerous letters which have been in western Eunan Nave avacu- crying aloud for that crust of brend sense to refrain from adopting Buah Star and Garter" Building Fund, to appeared in the papers during the past AR attitude of vindictiveness as June 20th... would make an eatly reconciliation impossible. We trust that the Chinese will be able to work out rouls of the Pacific, is to celebrate the their own salvation without foreign intervention of any kind Reports were published in the Japanese press recently foreshadowing & possibility of the Japanese Government Foffeing its services as a mediator
coudnsion of peace in Europe by hekling great Pan Pacific exposition during 1917 cod 1918.
The annual meeting of the long- 'kong Football Association which was to have been held last evening has been
A COOL THIEF.
THE CONSTITUTION PROBLEM.
may be delivered from the hands of £8,000-HAUL OF JEWELS FROM L their enemies.
Now, is anything being done toơ
RAILWAY STATION.
to ralleve this awful distress and mixery? Has any portion of the MIDNIGHT MYSTERY OF TWO MEN many millions that have been so
between the two great parties in postponel owing to a poor attendance R. Wood dealt faraartly with athu legality of reviving the old graciously given barn applier for
China, but we think the leading of Club representatives. Japanese papers did well, to rather discourage the idea. We find the
thief who stole from a TOINED a bangle, and attempted to steal another
their benefit? Have the many thou-
WITH TRUNKS.
SHANGHAI June 27- The Prime Minister on the 23rd inst telegraphed to the members of Parlia At the Magistracy this afternoon Mr.ment assembled at Shanghai questioning
Constitution by mandate.
sands of their own countrymen who If the surmises of the police are cor- Replying to the Premier, the Pare living in ease and comfort under revt. gang of expert thieves have stolen
Fiji saying that though an attempterhared a final dividend of 30 per cent defendant hul slept in ber bed on these
The Balgownie Rubber Us, has at Yaumati. The complainant said telegraphed that the old Constitution the folds of the British flag tone jewellery valued at about £8,000 from a 宮温泉 the Constitution which gave anything for their relief and assist-mingham, by means of a most ingenicus
Have they forgotten their plot. p.m.- Police Reserves Farewell by Japan to mediate may not be Concert at Victoria Theatre.
the country and their race?.
One evening last month a representa- entirely open to objection it is making 70 per cent for the year. successive nights and on the third morn birth to the Parliament and the ance?
The following interima dividends bying when she swoke she found him President and is therefore
Armenians who are living in this tive of Messrs. S. Blanckensee and Sons, clearly a very delicate role for
Ltd. manufacturing jewellers and silver- rubber companies
are announced: trying to cut away a bangle. Azother supreme law of the country, according happy and peaceful community, whoamiths, Great Hampton Street, and HEMOS FOR TOMORROW Japan to play at this juncture, Singapore Para 10 per cent; Sendayan angle had disappeared. She gave the to which no amendments coukl be male call yourself Haik and your country Frederick-strect Birmingham, arrived
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY
30 p.m-Auction of Wines, Spirit
Typewriters Furniture etc. Messrs. Hughes and Hough's
and might even aggravate the situation. Another Japanese paper
Pan 10 per cent.; Pegoh, 10 tells us that whether any foreign per cent.; Damansara, 128 per cent. assistance will or will not be required
Federated-Selangor a pays final of 50 per zent. in re-establishing national solidarity in China, Japan" is now taost
A correspondent points out that unlikely to support one party against again, often happear in this Colony, 230 pmAuction of Furniture, Tea another. Our own reading of the two important erehts are fixed to be Sets Matting etc. at Messrs. Hughes situation accords with this view. held at the same time on the same day, And Hough's
General Memoranda.
Enis June 30:—
Saturday, July 1:-
230 pm-Auction of Furniture, Poti
7. Robinson Road.
Saturday, July 8 :—
145 p.m.-Third Gymkhons of the
alarm and defendant was arrested. A
pair of nippers and a bottle of chloroform were found among his possessions.
Defendant was sentenced to twelve months hard labour; 24 strokes and four hours' stocks, on the first charge, and six months on the second.
DIED IN QAOL.
Season at Race Course, Happy Valley. receat reinforcement of the Japanese Yard Police Mess, in connection with Silva Netto and A. W. Heron.
members
9. ye
cloakroom at New-street. Station, Bir-
做
procedure, this Constitution is illegal in the Straits Settlements, does not trade, morning he called for his pro-
sense.
·TO ɓAYE THE SITUATION IN
KHANGTUNG.
if passed by less than three-fourths of Haiasdan, tracing your descent from at New-street station by Midland three leather cases containing jewellery present at such session dynasty was overthrown by Alexander and deposited them at the cloak-root the votes of members in session, the Haik the grandson of Japahet whose train from Bath. He carried with hims of Macedon; are ye doing nothing?on No. 4 Platform, intending to call for comprising not less than four-fiths of Are you still living in the Entish them on the following morning. He was all the members. As the new Con Empire oblivious and callous to what handed the usual ticket, and left with an practice of depositing such mind, the fairy stitution was made by Yuan Shilt Kai, is taking place in your own cases in the custody of the railway COM and not in accordance with the above country? And you Armenians living panies being general in the jewellery
the languishing cry of the women Next and the old Constitution is still valid as and children from this distant Asin perty in the ordinary course, but to his Japanese stateameh are constantly To-night an eminent conjuror will give
4 matter of course. So that all the tio clime reach your hears Have were unable to End one of the cases. A consternation the cloak-room attendants seeking to make plain their desire to an entertainment at the Hongkong Bank Holiday.
The death occurred this morning at Government has to do is to issue you to purses you can open so as thorough search was made, And, as 2 Sunday, July 11-
do nothing to arouse antagonism Club, while the Felice Reserve are the Victorin Gool of a man named mandate cancelling the new Constituto give a little relief or are you dent result, it was established beyond doubt
to the cries of human suffering? CYNTEROUS TRUNKS
that the case had disappeared. Excursion to Macao by ss. in China. The Government has giving a concert in the Victoria Theatre. Ahhaa who was undergoing a term tion. Thus, it is not a question of
Now has really anything been done Taishan".
repeatedly disavowed any intention Surely a little forethought would have of imprisonment imposed upon him in modifying the law by mandate. or attempted in this matter? Has extraordinary one, but there are circum- The police theory of the robbery is an Wa Ting Fang, Tang Shao Yi and the question been taken up by any stances that point to its accuracy, MONDAY, July 3 -
to exploit China in the midst of her prevented this clashing or overlapping, Shanghai.
Shortly after the jeweller's traveller Plants, Fiano ete, at Rocklands Political difficulties by demanding and larger audiences would have been enquiry into the cause of death Liang Chi Chao also sent lengthy of the members of the Armenian
telegrams to the Premier in the above community, who are earning large left the station two men deposited at the concessions, or taking any "other awured for both parties.
WEs conducted by Mr. JR Wood,
incomes and accumulating huge trunks. Byn singular chance these boxes same cloakroom two large, wooden action calculated to alienate the
Coroaer, and a jury empanellet as
fortunes in this Colony? This dis were placed in close proximity to the There was sympathy of the Chinese people. The
a highly enjoyable
tress calls for instapt and spontane jewellery uses. Towards midnight the sucker" last evening at the Naval under:Messrs T. Meek (foreman) A
ous-relief.
cloak room was locked up as usual for There may perhaps have already day morning the two men cailed for the
the night, but at an early hour on Satur garrison in North China by 600 men
Chief Warder Pierpont give evidence the departure of Mr. A. McKay. The has evoked no protest or uneasiness
heen some silent givers, but this is bores, explaining that they wished to not enough. It should come from cave by an early train for London. because it has been made clear that programme had been stranged by Mr. H. stating that the deceased, Oswald Abbas,
PERING: June. 37.
the Armenian community as a whole. THE CHINA MAIL the step was taken with the consent,
Lindfield. Inspector Churcher, during was 29 years of age and was admitted
In order to save the situation m
Yours, etc., a break in the programme, presented to the gnot on March 26th, having been or by request, of other Foreign Powers Mr. McKay with a handsome silver committed in Shanghai on January 7th, Kwangtung the Government con-
E. M. TOZER. TYPHOON
represented in Peking, and it was a Bowar holder stand and two silver minia-11916, for an offence under the Defence template, appointing Taco Chun Huen precautionary measure palpably tures of a Chinese chair. Those who of the Realm Act and sentenced to two Generalissimo of the Southern Re MAP and called for by the uncertainty of the contributed to the evenings enjoyment years' imprisonment with hard labour.publican Forces) as General in command
political situation. Not only has the were Mesars A B Allan, W. B
Molical evidence showed the deceased at Canton, and has already, telegraphed GUIDE Japanese Government disavowed any Cawsey, J. England, Tindall, Dhiguid was admitted to the guol hospital in to Tsen Chun Huen asking if he is will
aggressive intention in China, bat hay, W. Benre, FW. Wright, May, and ten days afterwards he gave ing to accept the appointment. the party leaders have recently Brooks, Smith, Nice, nad Liniield, every indication of recovery, Com published a memorandum in which Corp Rogers, and Corp. Huxley, plications developed which left un hope their fixed policy in China is RE (sơngs), Mr. II. E. Arnold and and he died this coming from declared to be the promotion of the Surgt, Loder, R&MC. (piano selec pneumonia, matual interests of Japan and China, tions), Messrs. White and Thorne The ty returned The Yomiurs takes exception to the instrumentul itama), Corp!." Whits, necordingly. wording of the declaration; it says RE (violin), Mr. Duun (recitations); ... every nation's diplomatis policy has Mesra Huxley and Ferrin (impersone in view the promotion of ile own tions, and Messrs. Cawssy and England interests and position,
and affirms (ducts). that it would be better for Japan to declare that her. Chins policy Is established for. Japan's interest and
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WONG HING.
Tang Shao Yi and other lenders have telegraphed to Wong Hing asking him to return to China. He has replied that he will start sooni.
AEDICATE.
The Incas scholar Ash Shan Ting
Hops as well as pegs were formerly REQUEST TO THE PRESIDENT TC fixed to drinking vessels as a rough means of measuring each man's share of drink. As Noah in bis Pierce Penmi- less "atneries, I believe hoops quart path ware invented that every ECONOMY IN THE END. In should take his bogs and no more has requested President Li Yuan Hang
The hoops wars generally three to the Tensta hata inall amount to keep quart. Hence Jack Cade's promise
Chamberlain's Colic Cholars and thres hooped pot chall have ten hoops lyn Hemely always in your medi“ [and I will make it febug to drink At chest, and it is economy in the
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The cloak room was accordingly opened and the two boxes removed. One ap peared to be heavy, and the other so easily carried as to suggest that it wa almost, if not quite, empty.
Nu suspicion was arons hours later, when the jeweller's repre sentative called for his cues. The visit of the two men with the wooden boxes was at once recalled, and it was at onco cuggested that there was some connec tion in the incident with the mysterious disappearance of the jeweller's case.
According to the view put forward by the police a member of a gang of thieves was concealed. In one of the boxes and when the room was closed he left hi
xtraordinary billing place, appropriated one of the leather casca returned to the trunk and fastened himself inside again. Later his companions called for the trunks,
stanoving both their accomplice
and the booty, without exciting cou
In spite of the careful Inquiries that have since been made by the police they have not been able to find the least of the thieves
similar robbery thor Cross Station, two It will be rem
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