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CIGARS

connoisseur knows that a good Cigar in het condition is no better than

an indifferent Cigar in gooi sondition.

THE CHINA MAIL.

the British 3,500, a total of 8,500.

To this fighting, which is described

ANOTHER TIGER.

NAVY LEAGUE WAR

* MEMORIAL FUND.

THE STAR AND GARTER

BUILDING FUND,

as heavy, it is probably safe to DEVOURS À CALF AT SHA-TAU KOK. put the killed and wounded at four times the mumber of prisoners not far from the locality where the other A tiger has been seen at Sha-tau-kok

wards of 35,000 of the enemy's was shot. A woman of the village of taken, which would mean that up-beast, known as the "Fan-ling" tiger

FIFTH LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. troops have been rendered hors de Chouk Ling while working in the fields Falmer and Turner It is therefore of the utinest importance that Cigars should be kept in combat. Much war material has also was startled to hear her calf ery aus William Dunbar a specially prepared place which will aid them to mature, and at the same timeen captured from the enemy on while grazing on the hill side. She Sir Robers Ho Tung

C. Champkin protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevails! both fronts We have General Sir looked behind and saw her calf, weigh-AVApar J.J. Bryan DOUGLAS HAIG'S assurance that the ing about 100 castles, in the jaws of A. Denison... We have recently constructed a Large Drying Room for Cigars which ensure general situation may be regarded as a tiger, being dragged into cover. favourable, which is good ground for Sometime later she ventured up the hill confidence in a successful develop-de and saw the bead and part of the ment of the offensive.

calf's forelegs the remainder beving

in this Colony during the Summer Months.

to Customers buying from us Cigars in First Class Gondition.

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

We keep

in Stock -

varied assortment of Brands of the following Factories always

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COMPANIA GENERAL

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:

CIGAR - MERCHANTS, HONGKONG. Telephone No. 616.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

TEL 348

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FABRICS

ARE

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MEMOS FOR TO-MOORE'W. "Declaration of American Independence. 30p.m. Auction of Furniture, EP. Ware, Plazos etc, at Mesars Hoghee and Hough's

General Memoranda.

THURSDAY, July

:-

Princess Victoria's birthday 18ER..

(Sister of F. M. the King.)

SATURDAY, July 3 :-

3.40 p.-Thinl Gyakhans of the

Seasori at Face Course, Happy Valley. SONDAY, July 8:-

9 am-Excursion to Macao by

"Taishan".

MONDAY, July 10 -

p-Auction of Crown Lond F. W. D.

s

MARRIAGE.

HOPKINSLOWRIE-On June 25, xt" Shanghai, LrONARD ARMSTRONG HOPKINS TO HELMIN, pee Duncan, widow of the late Jou LowRIE.

"

DEATZ.

JANSENAL Tientsin, un June 26, JOHN OR WITT JANSEN, ngeri. 40 years eldest son of the late D. C Jansen and Mrs. Jaueru. Read, Shanghai.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

been devoured. -

HONGKONG LAUNGH PIRATED.

****

Ellis Kapoorie Mrs. B. E. Pollock AS.D. Cousland

Hancock Ho Wing.... EV. D. Pare

$200.00 100.00 50.00 30:00

$5.00

25.00

94,00

26.00

21.00

25.00 25.00

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

MONDAY, JULY 3, 1918.

(Wah, Ter Fat Po's Service.)

SITUATION IN CHINA.

LOANS FROM FOREIGN BANKS.

FINANCIAL SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.

SHORA, July 3. Besides a loan arranged with the

25.00 Chartered Bank at Tientsin, the

Government has contracted a los 25.00 of one and a half million dollars with the Banque Industrielle de Chine and

20.00 the Sino-Belgian Bank."

E. Davidson

A. Friend

25,00 25.00

Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Plate

E. J. R. Mitchell

T: Leeman

Elga

Annoymous

W.B.

CONSWAIN SHOT AND PASSENGERS ma

ROBBED,

Tomorrow is American Indepen which runs between Hongkong and San The Hongkong steam launch, Kat Lee,

dence Day.

Mr. W. Logan left for Home vis Siberia to-day by the Vingehow, and will be away three or four months

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An entertainment at Kobe recently in aid of the Armènian Relief Fund realised a net profit of 334 yen.

Sir E. D. II. Fraser. H. M. Consul General, and Messrs. J. H. McMichael and R. D. Neish returned to Shanghai on June 26th on the Sakali Maru.

It is notified by addvortisement that Jessfield, Mr. C. E Tavares will transact, the business of the local agency of the Russian Volunteer Fleet during the temporary absence from the Colony of Captain D: A Lukhinanof

The China Mail.

HOXXONG, MONDAY, July 3, 1936

A correspondent asks us whether we can settle a little dispute by in- forming him as to who, was the first man to leave Hongkong to volunteer for the front. No doubt some of our rendiers will be able to supply this

THE COMBINED OFFENSIVE information.

of

last

Mei, calling at Au Tan and other places in the New Territory was weized about midnight on July lat by a gang of and was entering Chinese waters when pirates. The launch had left Au Tau.

about 30 men, who had boarded the launch at AnTan, took control of the ship. They carried revolvers and terrified the passengers. The coxswain was shot and died shortly afterwards. The Indian guard was overpowered and the pirates usacked the vessel and robbed the passengers of their jewellery and money The value of the stolen property is at present unknown. Small boats which were waiting in the vicinity of the launch took away the pirates in the direction of So Kong, Chinese territory.

SUICIDE OF SHIP'E' CAPTAIN,

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ON WEST,

RIVER.

Capt. Higgins of the river stearner We regret to record the death of San-zi which occurred last evening in, very sad circumstances.

C. de Bozni

F

J. S. McCann... W. R. Mansfeld, i

15.00

13.00

SPORTING.

SATURDAY'S TENNIS.

RESULTS OF HONGKONG LEAGUE

MATCHES

Tanne was resumed on Saturday after many week-ends of bad weather.. Details. of the matches are attached [KOWLOON "A" .. CHINESE RECREATION “A”

The CRU won by a margin of thre games. Scores si

Wong Po Kee and Young Hing

Ling . Green and Stalker

Fing

Wong fo Kes and Young.

Ling v. Abraham and Lindsay Woods You

Wong

Po her and Young Hing Ling Braga and Evans

La Man Fing and Hip Man Chung-

Green and Stalker

Lo Man Ping and Hip Man Chung

Abraham and Lindsay Woods --

Ping and Hip Ma

Negotiations regarding the Sultan and Evans.

10.00 surplus are satisfactory.

The financial situation, therefo

10.00

1000

20:00

1000 ia much improved.

10.0

10:00

5.00

5.00

A NEW CABINET.

5.00

5.00

Collected by Mesars. Donnelly

PaKING, July 3.

and Whyte :-

Duncan Clark

...$25.00

T. Petrie J.S. Thomson ...C.F.

10.00

10.00

10.00

i. 10.00

5.00

- 70.00

8875.00

Gibbs....

Jack and Charlie

Rosser

Collected by Mr. FE

Sincers Co., Ltd... 25.00 A. E. Crew...

20.00 Wing On Co., Ltd... 15.00 EA Irving -

..10.00

Sang Hong Tsang Pine 10.00" Shu

5.00 C. E. Warren & Co

Total as per fourth list

|

Shid Yi.

A Mandate makes the following Ministerial appointments-

Foreign Affairs *Foreign Affairs... Jung Cheung. Communications... Ki Shëj. Sai, Zing.

Interior Navy Justice Education Agriculture *Army....

Pek Kwong. Yiu Teong.

Kwok Kain.

Tai Sit."

Kam To. ["These are described as 'hedzcurrent !?. 90.00 Appointinents. Jung Cheung is Minister

Plenipotentiary to Japan)

$5.00

965.00 4,043.69

Tutal to date...

*** 0,008,80 Cost of Building One Room and furnishing-$350 at 2/1 3/18 (Remitted)...

Baliace towards endowment of

above.

3,53-4.99

181,073,70

10,000 Dollars more required.

E. A. M. WILLIAMSP" Hon Secretary & Treasurer, Navy League Hongkong Branch. Hongkong, 3rd July, 1918.

THE MAGISTRACT."

DIFFICULTIES OF CABINET CONSTRUCTION."

W

Ng Sza Kwong and Wong Pa Ing

Green and Stalker

Ng See Kwong and Wong Po Ing Abraham and Lindsay Woods Ng Sze Kwong and Wong Po Ing

7. Braga and Evans..

CRAIGENGOWER 29, KOWLOON 13 game. Scores

Kowloon B" won somewhat easily by

Sufiad and Rapp (Craigengower):

v. Forster and Bag i Sufiad and Rapp (Craigengower)

v. Brawn and Christian Sumad and Rapp (Craigengower)

v. Wolfe and Cooper Kharas and Rumjahn (Craigen- Rower . Brawa and Christian.. Kharus and Ramjahn (Craigen-

gowar) e. Forster and hay Kharar and Rajahn (Craigen- Southerton and Bass (Craigen

gower). Wolfe and Cooper S govery. Kay and Forster Southerton and Basa (Uraigen

gower) a. Wole and Cooper... T Southerton and Bass (Craigen

gower) Brawn and Christian 10-

WIGWAM

43-30

Civil Service wod' by 68 games to 31. Scorea

TANG SHAO YI REFUSES OFFICE...bout Wilson and Hicks 10-1, beat Dreyer. Witchell and Bradbury (Civil Service)

SHANGHAI, July 2 Tang Shao Yi bas telegraphed to the President and Premier declining

the offer of a seat in the Cabinet.

Three other offers have not yet been accepted.

The Permanent Cabinet will be reorganised wilen the Southern- leaders rench Peking. The Premier

and Carter 8-3, beat Rialton and Hobbe 6-Wood and Hamilton

(Civil Service) beat Wilson and Hicks 10-1; bed Dreyer and Carter: 8-3; lost to Rialton and Hobbe

Dyer Ball and Dr. Smalley (Civil Ser vice) beat Dreger and Carter 9-9: beat Railton and Hobbs 7-4 Icet to Wilson and Flicka 5-6.

CRC VILCA The YM.CA. lost by 45 games. Scorea

ing, when between Kong mun and CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST A has a list of ten nominations regard. Moyle, and Kempthorne-5-6; fost te

SHROPSHIRE***

We may consider that the combined shareholders of Messrs. S. Moutrie and At the annual general meeting of offensive which has been an long C, Ltd.; hekl at Stanghai last week a predicted is now brought within the dividend of 10 per cent was declared. realms of actuality. Started by the The net profits including the sum Russians along the lower half of 12,873.13 brought forward from their seven-bundred mile front, from Fear, amount to 858,586.41, a the Pripet to Rumania, with surpria of 14,888,48 is carried forward to next ingly big success, the Italians then your. almost immediately passed from the defensive to the pffensive against an before Mr. Justice Hazeland, the Hong In the Summary Court this morning ebemy weakened spparently by large, kong and China Gas Co. sued C. withdrawals to the Russian front Chaves a clerk in the employ of the and now we have news of a combined British and French offensive which is of $30.70 for gas supplied. Mr. E Jhus a daughter in the Italian struck him without provocation. Defen- destined probably to be fraught with Crist appeared for the Company and, as big results on the Western front. So there was no defence, judgment was far there is nothing disquieting in the; giren for the plaintiffs with costs. xitontion on either of these froots on the contrary, the news is very, Batisfactory indeed. The Russians, particularly south of the Dalester, continue to made good progress, and

Capt. Higgins, who was an ex- on a voyage up the West River on naval commander, left with the ship Saturday evening and was apparently enjoying the best of health and in his usual spirits. Yesterday morn- Wuchow, a report of a pistol shot was mheard from the Captain's bunk and

on making an investigation the pro assault, a private of the Shropshire Charged by a rickshs coolie with strate form of Capt. Higgins was found on the foor with his head Light Infantry told Mr. Orme this

of completing its trip to Wachow shuttered to pieces. A revolver fifty expression and be struck him in morning that the coolis made use of a

returned to Hongkong. close at hand. The vessel instead

consequence.,

Inspecter Siur said the coolie was waiting for hire at Lang Fat Street, (inance Department, for the recovery and his wife resided at home. Ha who was under the influence of drink, Capt. Higgins was a married man Wanchai, ati am when defendant,

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Mr. J. R. Wood this afternoon, was

engaged in hearing a ebarge of murder against a coolie of Aberdeen, accused of using the death of a fellow worker.

Convent.

ST JOHN AMBULANCE

·ASSOCIATION:

Choa and Wei lost to Copley Thorapton and Mellis-0-8; beat Brow img which he is consulting the and Goodall-9.2. President.

Lf and Choi lost to Copley Moyle and Kempthorne-5-6; lost to Thompson and Malls-39; beat Brown and Good- All 0-3.

Chow and Un beat Copley Moyle and Kempthome-6 beat Thompson and Mellis-6-6 bedt Brawn arid: Goodall

DEATH OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARY.

Yesterday at 5 p.m. the Rav. Father

C. Andreotti (CM.) died of typhoid fever at the Hospital of the Italian Sisters in. Wanchai

SHANGHAI YOLUNTEER'S EXPERIENCES AT THE FRONT.

Among the passengers by the P. & O dant was still "alcoholic" when at the steamer aakin which is passing through station. An Indian constable who saw Ratchs, a Shanghai Velunteer who has

Hongkong for Ehanghai is Mr. A what happened corroborated the coolie. been wounded 17 times, gassed and,

An officer of the KS.LI told the blinded and has made a complete re Born in Vertova (Bergamo) (1882) in Magistrate that defendant would be covery. charged with a much more serious offence His experiences are recounted, in 2nd November 1910. He was at Taly he arrived in Hongkong on the by the Military authorities that of recent issue of the Chins Press as fol once destined for Weyeung district breaking barracks,

the Ateuta Maru with the second con- quickly the Chinese language that in He left Shanghat in October, 1914, on (Weichow) where be mastered so

London he was put up at the "Union Fr. Andreoletti never spared himself Jack Club for a few days till ho joined in the fulfilment of his Apostolic daties: HAP

Queen's be was always ready to go where he the Own Royal West Kent Beg was required in spite of stormy weather ment. The Military authorities wanted

Mr. Orme thought the case would be met by imposing a fine of $5 and

lows

while, their progress further north The story for the prosecution is that held recently at the Tung Wah awarding the ricksha coolie $2 com-gent of volunteers. On arriving at less than a year he was able to preach.:

seems to have been checked," they the two men had a quarrel and then appear to maintain all the ground they fight. The deceased was hit "upon the gained. On the northern half of the by several times and then collapsed Russian line, from Rigs to Pinsk died. Accused ran up the hillside marshes, the Germans have been bat was arrested by a search party and attempting the offensive for which they have been preparing for many months. Except at cue point, where

taken bearing was adjourned.

FIRST AID EXAMINATION.

At an Examination in First Aid Hospital, the following were success- ful in obtaining Certificates:-Fung

pensation.

Hoi Shan, Cheng Hung Kwan Ng CHINESE BARRISTER ADMITTED Kwok Teoi, Chan. Kun Ying. Lau Ching, Cheng Kan Tong. Shum Ma Shau, Wong Cheung Tsun. Fok Lun

The South Manchuris Railway Yuk In, Cheung. Wai Tong, Chau Courts of the Colony by Mr. Justice battle of gray and was wounded in the zeal for the salvation of souls

TO PRACTICE.

him to go through a course of training and fatigue and it was on one of these for six months, but young Ratcliffde perilous journeys that he contracted the

arred, and after only two weeks of malady which led him to the tomb. to the Police Station. The ting. Chay Shiu "Pong, Teoi Hin law who was born at. Macso, and is Shanghai Tolunteer Corps, he was sent Doctors and the Sisters in charge were Mr.. Hing Yung Loo, barrister at training, thanks to his experience in the. The moet assiduous care of the Kan, Ho Tak Ming Ng Wing Yun, the son of a Canton banker, was this He wiss in the trenches from December of no avail and he fell victim of his

December, 1914 they have crossed the Nieuse, all Company contemplates starting an iron Chap Ming, Cho Sheung, Ho Sheu dompertz.

Kwok Lun Hi, Ku Tsik Fu, Chun morning, admitted to practise in the to their attempts appear to have been foundry, using the ore from a Man-Tseng, Ip Yau Cheung, Lam Young

Hill 60 and at Neave Chapelle

The funeral will take place today at After the latter engagement he wasp from St. Francis' Church frustrated by the Russians. We may churian mine," reports the "Nagasaki Chi, Ling Shiu Ying, Lau Ying Lin.. Kemp) in making the application of the battle. He was at first thought of his soul will be said at 7.30 am-

The Attorney-Gerem (Hon. Mr. J. picked up by Red Cross people and taken (Wanchai). Tomorrow at the Cathedral assume that in the coming weeks Fross." The mine is said to contain 40 Paug Hin. Un, Pong Pan Ki, Tam (Oxon) and a barrister of the Supreme Customs service, who fought Ride

to a temporary mortuary near the scene a Pontifical Requiem Mass for the repose there will be no more "marking per cent. of the metal and it is hoped Sik Ting, and Yeung Yam U.

Mak Im Shum, Ning Kam Hung, showed that Mr. Loo was a B.Ato be dead and Mr. Breeze, of the time" on either of these fronts: but that an output of one million tons of

Court of Judicatore in England: that side with him, cabled to Ratclis's

COOLIE WOMEN BURIED ALITE that a start has been made on the iron will be possible annually, but the Junior Certificats: Kong Kam Temple in November 1911. He was here, and for several months they were Three Chincre coolie women were

The following obtained the he had been admitted to the Inners of course a great blow to the family parenta that he was dead. This cable

AT WANCHIL methodical and continuous offensive production will be limited to 150,000 Chun, Lo Shin T, Pun Ping Chung, called to the har on November 17, in mourning for which the Allice have been tas at Kret. A capital of Y.,000,000, Tam Kwok Ying, and Wong Me Rui. 1915. He left for England in 1909 had been unconscious for two days. On occurred yesterday below neu

for him.

Des de vida, buried alive in s tail of earth which making their preparations for the last will be invested in the enterprise.

Meanwhile at the bass mortuary he Dr. G. H. Thomas was the Hon. and returned quite recently his body no less than seventeen wounds nedy Road, Wonchai, rear the six or eight months. In the words

Examiner, and Dr. F. T. Keyt gave

Mr. Justice Gompertz said he had were found. Among them were wounds Branch Post Offon, Excavations of the Military Correspondent of the BC. Alabaster made an application At the Supreme Court today

his services an Hon. Lecturer to the great pleasure in admitting Mr. Loo in his left ankle, in his right leg, three inve been in progruns at this point Timer, we are put to kill the enemy on behalf of Wong Fai Nam for the

Class.

to the privilege of practising at the ballet wounds in his left thigh, a bayonet for some months past. The women without undertaking quixotic adven-ermpletion of an agreement made

local bar and expressed the hope that skull, which took of a piece of his scalp were engaged by the contractor Lam round, and a shrapnel wound in his his career in the East would be profit mensuring over four inches in diameter, Woo as earth carriers.The Police able and honourable to himself. and damaged the skull. Ratcliff also and the Fire Brigade were soon upon. Mr. Loo: Thank you very touch, had suffered gas poisoning and was blind the scene, but it was not until some, purchase of premises recently known as

my Lord

THE CHINA MAIL tures. During the past month the pro- between Leung Yue, Chuen, for the

TYPHOON

MAP and

GUIDE

Gabler one to locate the centre

of a Typhoon

gress made in reducing the strength

of the enemy's forces would seem the Lai Chan Wai Kee photographer's to bave been substantiul, especially business of 148, Queen's Road Central

CONCERT TO BE GIVEN AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

CANTON DANGERS.

for some time.

After regaining consciousness he was time for that the bodies of the taken back to hospital whore he remain three women were recovered. ed for six weeks. Then he was trang McEsany who was in attendance, ferred to Netley Hospital, where he

TREADING ON BURIED BOME, GERMAN RESIDENT KILLED BY his eyes were treated in Netley Hospital The ages of the women ware 64 year

azed for nearly a year. For sit room ha pronounced life extinct in each care. fand he was plazed in a dark room, where years and 20 years.

little, by

little ho which is now fully restored his sight,

CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

Fanks

Union

IN ALD OF WAE RELIEF FUND, as against the Austriana. A Russian The statement of claim showed that the communique tells us that from mount agreed upon for the purchase who will pass through the Colony in the June Gul to the 30th, the Russians

The Humphrey Biston Company, have taken go less than 217,000 paid. Recently the defendant seconded have generously offered to give a con stas 83,000 This under had been

3.8Vocure, due on the 10th instant, prisoners. How many men the from the Colony leaving many creditors cort, a third of the bookings for which ton last Thursday by an explosion was authorities sent a cable to his parents. The German who was killed at Can From Nelly Hospital the military

restored. enemy bave lost in killed and and had not completed the agreement in the Ball Boom at Government House. Mosera Roise and Co. ie was ou inbreeze, who scrt the first cable, has since wounded there is no information in rompect of the argument of the lent by the Governor for the purpose, the neighbourhood of the white Cloud months at the hospital on account of his will be devoted to the War Relief Fund, Mr. Hons Beyer, former employed by correcting the report of his death: Mi, available, but if we assume that the goodwill, Plaintiff further claimed the on Monday the 10th inst at 9.20 p.m. Mountains and appears to have stepped blindness and weakness the nurses wrote Losses in killed and wounded were specific performance of the text of the

been killed in action. During the first not more than the sumber of agreement and failing that, for an order tries, and purchasers of seats, whelbee upon a mine or a buried bomb, with the letters/ for him. They never held ont Booking, at 12:30 Best Mou prisoners which would be some that the assignment should be executed they may have written their names in Me Beyft was well known in Hongkong letter that his condition was growing result that he was blown to fragments, hope of his recovery Enying in each thing exceptional-it will be seen that on his behalf by the Registrar: Defen- or not, are corbally invited-be where he resided for ame time prior to worse dolly and that it would be mly a Price 50 Cents. the und lost the Russian dan wie hot represented and the onderzo, the Colony off the 5th Instant early in 1816, and, following upon the the best patient in the hospital Cirates

the war. He was transferred to Canton matter of a few days before he died DONT NEGL

They mentioned however, that he was on outbreak of war histervice with however, he regain his complete

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front alone were in the neighbourhood- of 450,000 in the short space of about threo weeks To this tots must be olded the heavy losses suffered by the Austrians on the Italian front during the name period,

of the

An

wo days

ked for was granted.

How

CAUSES AND CURE FOR

DIARRHOEAE VEREATING, & change in the fun

perature, unripe fruit and pure tera some of the cause of distri Chamberlain's Coliny Cholera and ther

Boned cures these

the Visitor books at Governtrent House

1 with the Chi

a The programinic will include items Mesara Reiss, and Co., was of course for the plolin, (Miss Sybil Keymor) and terminated. I had since, we believe, plano (Mr Denman, Fallary which alone been with the German firin should prove in resistible attraction," while the vocalists of the Company will it is understood; produde some new and very attractive Loncerted nun beraliro

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