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CIGARS

anoisseur knows that a good Cigar in bad condition is no better than an indifferent Cigar in good condition,

It is therefore of the utmost importance that Cigars should be kept in specially prepared place which will aid them to mature, and at the same time

THE CHINA MAIL.

T.M.C.A. BUILDING FUNDS

The following subscriptions to the

NEWS OF THE, DAY.

·LOCAL AND GENERAT

Building Fund are announced

Mr. E A. Carl

The Yscuam Oil Co.

Mr. & C. MacNider....

The cpium sale at Calcutta on June Mr. E H&Bay

13th realised Ra. 22,88,775

"

Kra. Bowdler

Rev. WT. Featherstone Rev. 4. D. Stewart, he

C. Gerken

The women of Ceylon have colloet-The North West Trading Co. the equivalent of 22,250 to endow Ceylon Room and Cot in the Star. and Garter Hospital

protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevailed

in this Colony during the Summer Months

We have recently constructed a Large Drying Room for Cigars which spaures to Customers buying from us. Cigars in First Class Condition.

Brand for brand our Cigars, besides being the Cheapest in the Market (as reference to our Price List will show), are the best.

Rev. W. H. Hewitt Capt. J. W. Evans Capt. C. Pasmore... Mr. N. Lang... Mr. Wilson Couper

Str. A. E. Chunnett JEG

It is actified in the Gazetta that the name of the Yangtze Wharf and

Mr. J. Rodger, Jr... Mr. G. Rodger

Ally acknowledged

We keep a varied sasortment of Brands of the following. Factories always Godown Co., Ltd., has been struck

Stock

LA CONSTANCIA.

LA COMMERCIAL.

AQUILA DEL MUNDO.

COMPANIA GENERAL.

LA INSULAR..

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

CIGAR MERCHANTS, HONGKONG.. Talophane No. 618.

POWELL, LTD.

TEL 346*.

NOTICE!

OUR WASHING

FABRICS

ARF

THE PRODUCTS OF THE

MOST RELIABLE

MANUFACTURERS.

BRITISH MADE.

INSPECTION INVITED.

LADIES COTTON

DRESS-DEPARTMENT.

THE DIARY.

The

China Mail.

HONGKONG, SarsaDay, July 1, 1916.

PROGRESS OF THE WAR.

off the Register.

A regulation made by the Governor in Council prohibita doga being brought into the Colony from Shanghai for s period of six months from June 27th

The Empress of Asia made a record trip from Nagasaki to Manila in a matter of extreme urgency, on her last voyage. Soon after leaving the northern port Miss. Cleman, daughter of Major Cloman of the American Army, Manila, was found by the ship's surgeon to be suffering from scute appendicitis. The captain was consulted and it was decided to put the vessel at full speed | and in the meantime wireless messages. were sent out to the port authorities asking that the ship might be allowed to waive the usual formalities and proceed direct to her anchorage. This request was granted and on the ship's arrival THE general, character of the war Miss Cloman, in an extremely weak news is such na not only to strengthen condition, was removed to Hospital. confidence in the ultimate victory The prompt action of the captain, with at the Allies but also to cong oat doubt, saved Miss Cloman'a life.. firm a growing impression "that the end of the war when it comes will come rather "suddenly. The Kussians in their great offensive continue to progress though slowly, while the enemy's counter-offensive has been repulsed wherever it has been attempted along the long line

Dr. W. W. Pearse, Medical Officer of from Riga to Transylvania. By Health, left today on leave. Dr-and the Russian" pressure

on the fra. Pearse are travelling home vis Austriaus in Bathorina and Siberia. Galicia the Acatrian pressure on the Italian front has been-relieved and

The name of Mr. I. O. Ross, who, we the daily story of the communiques understand, is leaving the Govern issued at Rome now is one of lost went service and joining the firm positionsrecovered and further advance of Messrs. Leigh and Orange, has towards the objective of the Italian been added to the list of Authorised Command. At Verdan the enemy; Architects. notwithstanding the enormous cases

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

M

Flest Surgeon Bernard who WES stationed in Hongkong just prior to the War, has been placed on the retired list.

be has already suffered in this sector, Mr. A. Vivian Hogg has resigned his obstinately continues to add to his position with Reiss and Co., and has sacrifices, but unavailingly; and now, joined the firm Messre T. E. Griffith, further north, in Champague and Ltd, Canton, as a Director. Mr. F. C along the entire British front, we are Messrs. Reiss and Co.'s Canton Branch.

fierb has been appointed manager of daily being told of successful raide by British and French upon the enemy's Mr. R. C. Martin having resigned trenches, resulting in the capture of the Honorary Secretaryship of the 9 Am--Excursion to Macac by sa prisoners and booty, and in the gaining Hongkong Women War Workers

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW,

*Taishan".

MEMO. FOR MONDAY,

„Planta, Piano etti

..

of information which will be of great Association on her departure for value when the “great push" Singapure, Mr. Greaves, No. 75 Mount begins Time is on the side of the Kellett, has taken her place and all Allies The Military Correspondent communications in contection with the Association should be addressed" to

2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, Pot of the Times to the course of a recent her

Rocklands review of the various fronts said:

.7, Robinson Road.

General Memoranda.

Tumbay, July A

Declaration of American Independence

pm-Auction of Furniture, EP. Ware, Pianos etc, at Messra. Hughes and Hough'a

THURSDAY, July 6-

Frincess Victoria's birthda (Sister of M. the King)

SATURDAY, July 8-

140 p.m-Third Gymkhana of the Season at Race Course, Happy Valley

THIS WEEK'S

OVERLAND

CHINA

MAIL

nurt News

Affair

Correspondence

Leading Articles Hongkong Local Nows - The Situation in Chins

Mr. W. V. Pernell, who has been the energetic secretary of the Hongkong Football League, and himself.a keen and capable player, leaves the Colony by the Kweichou tomorrow for Tientsin, with the good wishes of many friends

800 900

·100·

CORRESPONDENCE.

SUFFERING ARMENIA,

To the Editor of the GHINA MAIL.

SATURDAY, JULY

Bre

THE CABLE COMPANIES.

EASTERN EXTENSION, TELEGRAPH |

COMMERCIAL

HONGBORG, SHARE REPORT.

SATISFACTORY, YEAR.

Messes Moxon & Taylor in their Share Report dated June 30, state The annual meeting of the Eastern Our market cuntintes, nerally speaks Extension, Anstralasia and China Tele-

The work

tion has als

Rubber is quoted in London 25. id. Per

BANEN Hongkong Banks have

and who are 'supported, armed and Japan, and other countries weakened, further to a seiling rate of 100sencoumged by their Goverment had other expensas" amounted UK - STOQ, de entirely to firmer Etchange.

-1,095

graph Company, Ltd was held on 23rdins, on the upward grade. The Suitles Six-I was very pleased to read under the presidency of Sir Johnment, which took place on the 29th int 20 Mr. Tozer's most able appeal on Wolfe Barry, KCB Caused very little eakness, and passif behalf of the long-sufering and unforIn the course of his speech the Chair-off entirely satisfactorily both Decks tunate Armenian race who have show that the gross receipts for the your

mku said The report and accounts and Indos immediately firming

the Thursday morning- suffered, according to all reports 1013 amounted in

In Shanghai the share market more round numbers to 10 tortures and privations unparalleled £950,000, against 2819,000 for 101, show adily reflects any alteration in pal

ing an increaser of £131,000. The satia

(tical' affairs, and the result has beca 10 in the history of the human rige.ictory feature of this increase is this is alternating" wesiness and strength: for · 1 whole nation has been given up is not only spread over the whole of our the past week, with very narrow fharide- 15 rapine, starvation and ultimate death extensive systems but is particularly 3 at the bands" of the Bayago Kurds noticeable in our important local traies

and Turks who infost" falt Armenia, between India and Australia China

round numbers to 2383,000 against

MARINE INDURANCES -Uniona are in Thousands, nay, the whole nation £384,000 for 1914, showing an increase of 101.741 could and might have avoided that $25,000 which is fully accounted for by steady demand at 8910 whilst Cantons terrible experiences and saved their the special payments to staff and other at 400, North Chinna at Ths. 175, and Vangturen nó 8140 arp still quoted at lost lives and homes had they but Included in this debit is this,

expenses in

connection with the

week's rates #;companys accepted Mabarated as the Messen proportion of the further

FIRE INSURANCES-China Fires have contributions CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO FUND..ger and Prophet of God and fought made by the Associated Cable companies been dealt in to a small extent at #158 against the Allies, but no Armeniar to war relief funds during the past year, and Hongkong Fires, have, weakened to

which I have no doubt will meet with selling rate of $370

SHIPPING-Douglasey-bave been Saviour or side with the enemies of halder as on former occasions. Tenterdem market at $iff, and Deferred Indios

Preferred Lados Are ↑ hĩa `raco and, civilization.

so fully at our last general meeting into have had a sharp rise to $139 for cash, Armeniaals all over the world. with the effects of the war on the work of our closing with buyers at the rate. Star any spark of natiorul pride and pany that I need tot napi Ferris at 835 are analtered from last

And successfully at 332

The following in the subscription is worthy of the ranu would deny his the same warin approval by then share booked at: $139

to date

Acknowledged to 26th May.

1916...

Siane received

**Cee Whiz Obe Lemon." M. A. Derby

3. F: G. Becka, Whampoo..

for May

Royal Hongkong Golf Club?

entrance fein for a com petition borcup presèns.

by Mr Balles Mr. G. A. Pentreach $30.00 Mrs. Pentreat........ 20.00 MA B. Butterworth... - -10.00

***Tob

Collected by Mrs. Pentreath:

5. W: $62.00

late

them

human feelings, have come forward', I work has been wall say that the week. Steambouta kasva come to business

$14,047.00

15.00 pointed out by your correspon-carried out. The red profit for the pas 11.67dent "An Armenian,"

Our on year was roundly, £681,000, and after deste in at 8118 for cub, closing will REFLYERIZA Ching Sugars have been adding £31,000 brought forward from stinted financial assistance, but the the preceding account, there remained probable sellers at the rate Malabong·· 20.00, needs of the occasion are such that an araiable balance of £394,000. Out of in the beginning of the week were quoted the few Armenians scattered over this balance- £304000-provision up to $38 for cash, but have now seller the world cannot possibly relieve tho has been made for the payment of $37, situation or render adequato assist interest on the per cent mortgage. DILS AND MOVING – Langkats have 51.00, ance without the help of sympathi for income tax payable in England, and during the week, closing with Tis 204 debenture stock, amounting to £30,000 Auctuate beteen Tla. 26 and Tis 27 sers. Now then you have so readily excess profita duty, amounting to nearly 100. Urala have come to business.

for cash Raube continue to offer expressed your sympathy with the $8,000, the three interim dividends

at Cause I feel sure that the matter already paid, amounting to £112,500 328, 9d: Trenchs are offering at 35a, and

and the £200,000 carried to-the.

and Shells are wanted at 97s, er dividend general 80.00 temporaries also, and the local resi conditions your directors consider the

advės-are-a firm market at 1.as dents, who are always ready and company justited in paying an extra again advanced until 196 was done for

8811 costc

Hongkong Docks have and therefore recom- 62.00 bave an opportunity of showing their of el per cent with a bonus of 2 per extent at T11. 75 and Tis. 764. 10.00 practical sympathy for this long. cent amounting toge

together to £127,500 suffering Christian Nationa

LANDSC and making

HOTELA, and BUILDINGS. — Cen- with the three interim tral Estates seek buyers at 807 and The Russian Government is recents for the year

dividenda a total distribution of 8 per Hongkong Hotels have changed hands 6.85 dering all possible assistance to those

1815, payable freed who have escaped the nsassins and come tax. The balance proposed to be at $107. Humphreys Estates have beers

dealt in at

whilst West Points at have sought shelter under its friendly nearly £39,000. Turning row to a matter 886 and Kowloon Landie at 848 are still 82.00 fag, but noney is needed to house which is somewhat personal to the board, quoted at last week's rates.

and feed the thousands of sniffar. I would point out that the shareholders business at Tla 1374 Shanghai Cations ing women and children. Every that the directors' fees should be paid 13 Ya

also asked to approve the Pepps have buyers at Tis: 91 and Kung fies at contribution, however small, will help free of income tax, as is the case in

will reenive the support of your con reserve fund. Under tiesa favourable KowloHIEVES AND GODOW

Mr. W: Perry mig JA $2.00 Lum Shau Shas $2.00, She Tut Thai"-$2.00 Mis M. Adwee Members of Kowloon Cas". toms Staff for May, 1918 per Mr. 0.-D. Gander Collected by Mrs. Pentreath, List No. 8 A.R.&... $2.00, W.B. 82.00, J.RE, $2.00, J.D. $3.00 FJ. $2.60, J.L. 12.00, W.N. $9.00, G.A.B. $2.00, W.. $3.00 A.WLR. $5.00, W.C.B. $2.00, TIF $5.00, EM.F. $2.00, C.C.H $2.00, ́· R.G.H.

$2.00, J. MOHL $5.00, AM, W.- $5.00, - W.M.R. $2.00, CELB. $3.00, 1.SG. $2.00, RAW $2.00...

Per Mrs. Jordon, Victoria Lodge, from Ladies Bridgs Book, including a donation, of $2.06.......

Happy Day Indicator Bowls')

Collected by Mrs. Pentrent

The Oll Kings

Expened to 26th

Maj 1018. $13.866.33 Since expended;

18th June, 200,000 Woodbine Cigar.

attes sent to the Front

Balance on hand

- 633.67

"I willing to assist a worthy cause, will por centration of a fizal dividere har locks have been dealt in to s

&00

60.00

mend the

carried to the

cuali closing with 12mBIL

next account. AIRounts to

with

$8.50

COTTON MILL-Eros Eave come to

rea quiet market

angtazepoos are:

SELECTRIC Hongkong!

to save the least of His children respect of the shareholders'

dividends at Tls. 16. who are perishing for His sake. The and bonuses, and is also the claw tries have advanced to a buying rate of local Christian Churches might well to all salaries of our staff at home Park China Lights are wanted to a and abroad. The urasi additions have adopt your suggestion and lend the been made to the maintenance ships Trains have had a sharp rise from $8.30 fairly large extent 028440* Hongkong cause their support as the Churches insurance, and depreciation funds, and at Home are doing.

Yours, ka,

A SYMPATHISEE.

CATS AND PLAGUE.

in addition to the £200,000 already to 87 buyers p referred to the general reserve fund has been credited with roundly, 241,000 in connection with the cloning and

posal of the Banjoewaugie-Roobuck Bay cable, the maintenance of which was no longer necessary owing to the establish ment of improved means of communica tion with Australia. On the other head the general reserve fand has been debit.

4883 for partial cable renewals! Cata, o believe, are generally re-

out during the year, £11,382 garded as immune from plague, and the presenting the loss incurred on the sale 11.55 keeping of cats has been quad the of investments, and 225,000 as a

further in Hongkong and other places as pre-actuations, bringing the total province Provision on account of investment -20.00 cautionary measure against plague.

MISCELLANEOUS-China Bomers are? been done at 8.60 Dairy Fanney at Sab stronger at 834. China Providenta haya a and Watsons at 80.60. Peak Trams (old) at 80) and (new) at 75 cents are an changed from last weeks. Cements are offering at 20.40-and Hongkong

Ropes have been, dealt in at 8391-

ExASGR-The demand rate on Lon- don is 28. 1/3-16 and the T.T. selling ruta on Shanghai is 71.

~ OFFICIAL NIGHTS. IN JULY.

against depreciation up to. 2295,900. The following Table shows the Stan- In this connection the following ex-The net result of this is that the dard Time at which Official Night ends 20.00 tract from & recent statement by the general reserve fund is increased by, and begins during the month of July,

Chairman of the Colombo Municipality roundly £130,000, leaving it at the $14,432.35 is of interest regi

- Date:

Ends

4th

end of last year, at £788,000. The share In a series of cases which occurred in helders will have seen from the printed July 1st, Haltsdorf, there is resson to believe that report that the Australian Commonwealth the disease was contracted through the with the company, enabling us to des

Government has concluded an agreement medium of a cat 4 pet cas developed direct with the public in

Melbourne as at a bubo in the neck. The bubo burst and Sydney, Adelaide, and Ferth, and an office the car died. The owner, Mr. Conder has accordingly been opened by the com lag, who had attended to the eat and pany forthe reception and delivery of tele dressed its neck was taken and died. grata in Melbourne. Before I conclude from an illness which was supposed at whole-hearted and zealous way in which I should like to bear testimony to the 100.00 the time to be puenmanis, but which our staff at home and abroad has carried jadging from the subsequent develop out its duties in times which involve $133.85 ments was undoubtedly plague

W. A. DOWLEY, -Hon. Recretary & Tremurer Hongkong. June 30th, 1916.

GYMKHANA TRAINING TIMES.

All the gallope the morning were done on the grass course, which was heavy

BIG DIVIDEND.

THE KAWASAKI DOCKYARD.

A profit of more than 100,000 you has been made by the Kawasaki Dock- yard, in Kobe during the last six months. it has been decided informally to declare dividend of 13 per cent. Profits will be distributed according to the following plan

Profits obtained during the ast

six months... Brought from last secount

-Total·

Barton. 1 mile, and SocraL SCHEMER boy, mile, 58, 1.18 1.517 225.2. 2,500; laat 131.1. MATABELL, Fisher (1), and Makowi, boy Legal reserve furra.

11.85 1,10.4, 1.45.4, 2:20.8, Special reserve funds 2,55.3; last † 15.

Hedemption funds FORESTER, Knoll, 11, 43, 123, 2.02, 2.58. Works relief funds

0.11 last 1:33.

BLUE, Barter mile, 08, 1.07, Inat STANDARD. DA, Sebb, 13. 87.2, 1.18. Awrowy, boy, I mile, 39.8, 1.15, 1.0.2, 14732211, 2.64.1; last + 88.3... 2.95.1 last 84 P

Britain and Russia could well afford, and might have preferred, to wait many months longer while millions of rifles and thousands of guns under construction were being delivered, and armies growing greater but i

they could not remain insensible Mr. Pennell has been on the staff of the going and as these ware hurdles out from to the fact that the French and Daily Pres for the past four years and cot, Sedgwick, I, Ferme DooD

the rail the times recorded are not good Italians are bearing the main burden is now joining the Peking and Tentin of the war on land. As we have Times, had our lessons we shall not repes t old mistakes and shall not give our The many friends of Mr. infantry various distant objectives Macodo, formerly Cursul General for tempting them, if successful at irst, Peru is Hongkong, and now Consul beyond the support of their guns. General for Peru at Sydney, New South We shall have plenty of reserves Wales, will be interested to read the flowing paragraph which a fakep from within easy reach and be prepared he Sydney Dasy Telegraph Mr. J.-M. for a methodical and continuous do Macedo, Commul-General for Fazu, offensive. We shall not expect to has been notified by the Chinese Conan reach the Bhina and the Vistula ate General in Australia that the President of bound and shall not mass cavalry to the Republic of Chins ha conferred upon ride through gaps, but shall use our bin a Chin Ho Decoration, one of the Dew material in a scientific manner, highest decorations to be conferred on We are out to kill the enemy without gentleman holding the rank of Consul undertaking quizatic adventures adds that he will be happy to forward General The Chinese Consul General It is warfare of a kind which makes Me de Macedo the certificate and the daily communiques. Hotonauinsig reading but if progress be slow it is dova sure. The enemy has been having practical

demonstration of the mcrease in the Allies supply of war material on both frosts, and the general position is now one which must fill our enemies with dismay

when they

CAN YOU AFFORD

Dividends...

Carried forward to next account

Yea

great responsibility and much labour, and Lanasociate; with that the

our general manager; Mr. Fame of

The report an accounts were adoptech the dividend approved, as was the pro- posal concerning the directors-feen. The resting directors, Sir John Denison Pender and the Right H6 Lord Inch cape, were re-elected,

GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH CO., LTD..

At the general meeting held at Cop eagen on 4th it the Chairman, Consul General Woimaan in the account of the working of the company course of his remarks rendering an

during the year 1915, said

Apart from the cables between Denmark and Russia, which, on account of the war, we have been unable to repair sin they became interrupted in November, 1014 seven of the company's con cables in Europe, have suffered eleven interruptionic whilst in the Far East nineteen brisks have occurred in nine 150,000

cables. Considering the dangors to navigation in the European seas panned by eat cables, it is indeed fortunate that the interruptions during 1915 have been wat plaas mazperous than is the last few

In.. Europe the cable steamër 11. C. Un has been on active service for 140 days, of which 32 were for

other, whilst in the

stéamera Store: Nardiaké j

Krka JACK, Knol, 11 and CINA COASTES, TKK SHAREHOLDERS DIFFER been occupied for 171

milie, 18, 1.13.4 1-47304

which they were engaged for other parties, The $2.54.4; last 84

HAT Connection - with the proposed Kinchts route, have been in Mmuleazy Chiar Adams (1), 11, and increase of the capital of the 1.K.K, working order, but

DUNKHED, Bein (3), 11, 88, 1.23, 1.81,

there is a difference of opinion between

decrease the tra the shareholders and the directors by these lines 2.28.1, 8.07, 8.42.4; last 25L Ano, president of the ELECTRICLIGAT, boy, 14, 89, 1141,15217

forescos - great prosperity

for the amp Tour, Sulgeick, 11. 30. 317.8, 1.66, etly desire to neroway the

2.31, 3.06: last † 33,

I trade for several years more 13,000,000. But somé) holders hold? more" OUGEDERID, Beth 15 88, 118, and favour (REDAJ

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