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HONORNE, MONDAY, July 24, 1016.

WARFARE IN KWANGIUNG....

THE CHINA MAIL

CITY CAPTURED BY BHUM'S TROOPS.

REFUGEES FLOCKING TO HONGKONG.

THE LAW COURTS.

CHINESE LAW SUIT.

DECLARATION POR PROFITS ON INVESTMENTS.

WAR CHARITIES.

MONDAY, JULY 24

TELESCOPES AND BINOCULARS.

SPORTING

NIGHT EQUATIOS

VRG

The following ia a complete list of KEEN COMPETITIONS AT THE the telescopes (seven) and binoculars A use in which the Acting Chief (twenty-nine) so far received in Justice, Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz, and response to the appeal by the Lady Recreation Club on Saturday night The revival of aquatics at the Victoris Counsel are likely to be engaged for Roberts Field Glass Fund. Mr. E met with every entouragement The una considerable time, opened at the R. Hallitas, Hon. Secretary of audience was large and appreciative and of Supreme Court this morning.

War Charities Committee, informs While there were no big championships the event were of unusual intarest Plaintiffs, Un Tak Kwong and Unus that the first ense will now be up for decision there was a good deal of leadership of Tam Hoo Ming, one of Mr. H. E. Pollock K.C., and Mr. Eldon of the Fund by English Mail; but the various events. The outstanding Kwok Lui, represented by the Hon closed and despatched to the Manager keen rivalry among the competitors in General Shum Chun Huen's Divisional Potter (instructed by Messrs D'Almada the Committee, remains prepared to feature of the avoning was the team race

Kwono la supposed to hand over FIGHTING AT FATSHÄN. the administration of the province to- morrow, to Lex Wise Tiso, and should Luso fulfill this expectation fit is possible that the milltary situa

tion in the province will steadily improve. The situation, however, is not at all clear. General Lexo la | drawing all his troops into Canton,

and the question is: What does he Friday afternoon.

The city of Fatshan surrendere intend doing with them? Does he

to an army Kwangsi and Yunnan men under the| meau to contest the possession of the i cipital of the province, or is this a step preparatory to disarming the force and sending the Funnanese, who form the bulk of them, back to Yannan? When the suiwer to that question is revealed we may be able to discern some prospect of a restore tion of peace and order.

A STATE of civil war has existed in MATERIALS China now for upwards of nine

FOR THE SEASON. A NEW DELIVERY

OF

EMBROIDERED AND SPOT

MUSLINS

COTTON VOILES,

LAWNS.

PLAIN MUSLINS.

ORGANDIES, ETC.

JUST ARRIVED.

months. From time to time we have heard of "great defeats" and "great victories" in south and southern-west China, but really there has been but

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL...

A Chinese boy injured his spine. through diving into shallow water at West Point yesterday.

His Lordship Bubop Pozzoni hàs

Commanders

tions:

and Mason) claim for a declaration that recaive and forward further contribu- one Un Fai U, deceased who died on or about April 9th 1911, was, during his. Hatime, trustee to himself and

$

HINOCULARS.

his eight brothers, of whom plaintiffs pairs from Sir Paul Chater, C.N.G.. are two of the one half share and

5, Queen's Road Central. Mr. H. Murray Bain, intersit of, and in, the prosta -and

** China Mail." was goodwill, assets and business of the Aung Yuen rice shop carrying on business at 221 and 223 Wing Lok1 pair from "Mr. A. W. Robertson,

General Lung Chai,Kwong, the Governor-General of the province, had stationed about 6,000 troops in the city under the command of Tun Ye Yaen, but many of these soldiers, it is stated, refused to fight. The result that after a short engagement 2,000 of Lung's men rendered, another 2,000 Bed in disorder in all, directions but the remainder continued to fight up" to

7 pm Finding his force inadequate to" continue the fight, the Commander gave the order to retreat

received a telegram from the Berg Ngan Kew (Five Eyes Bridge). Father Gabardi announcing his safe arrival in Marseilles,

White Bags were then displayed in the city to indicate its surrender.

Soon afterwards a meeting took place, at which Chan King Ming was chosen as Governor of Fatshan. The pisce is now reported to be as quiet as usual, Notwithstanding this report, the crowded steamers from Canton

The reported negotiations for the ale of the Austrian Lloyd ships laid up at Shanghai to the China Mail. S.S. Co., Ltd. are denied by the Austrian Lloyd agent, though the China Press which publishes the denial, discounts it, saying that its information came from a je source which guarantees its authenticity. Saturday and Sunday was evidence A small boy, who had been adorough of the state of alarm which

street,

The defendanta are Un Ting Tsun, a Ting Kwong, Chu Shi and Chang Shi, represented by the Hon Mr. E. H Sharp K. C. and Mr. F. G. Jenkin. 1 Plaintiff sak for an account to be taken of the profits of the two busi nesses from the year 1987; an

enquiry as to the assets and capital and the present value of the businesses; and that a receiver be appointed to divide the profits. Plaintiffs in their statement of

claim say

defendants live at 159 Wing Lok Street and are sued as the surviving legal, personal representatives of Un Hor. Plaintiffs were two of the sons of the two of the next of kin of Un 1. Chiu Lung About 20 years before the latter's death, which took place about November 1887; Un Chiu Lung ad vanced money to Un Hoi E, directing and to invest the money as capital in business for the support of the family

monished at a restaurant at West Point exists among the inhabitants in the him to go away from his native place 1.

for hiding his plate under the table to avoid paying his bill, returned to the shop late with a gang of other boya and when the foki went outside he was mat challenged the foki of the shop to fight. by a fusillade of stones and other missiles. The Police arrived and at the

are

neighbourhood of Canton. All the river boats reaching the Colony crowded with refugees.

LUNGS TROOPS RETREATING

TO CANTON.

Lung's troops retired to Canton on

little fighting of importance, and if Magistracy this morning, the small boy-the-21st-inst. from S--Kai and we may judge from the estimates in was ordered to receive ten strokes and the Chinese papers of the casualties to be confined in gaol for 24 hours, Buffered and make due allowance

in

Tai King Bridge by special trains, and were quartered in the Sai Chun Halls for the Chinese tendency to greatly interested still in

Malaya, of course, is keenly and the Kwong Ha College. The troops exaggerate in auch estimateswe contributed to the Imperial Navy. The | the warship it)

which had been stationed at Kang Chun conclude that the biggest of "batticeship participated in the recent light and, and Ko Tung were also withdrawn to

China are but the merest a sum of £100 has been cabled as a Canton by special trains on Saturday. skirmishes when, judged by the first instalment to Mr. W. F. Natt and Governor-General Lung Chai Kwong, standarda employed in the war in Sir Ernest Birch to be expended by it is stated, now regards the Wong Sha Europe. But with the Chinese the them on comforts for the crew of

object of war is not to kill. Halay The Commitres or station area To fight and conquer que hundred Basing this Fund hope that five dollar times," says the military classio of clubs where this has not already been subscription lists will be put in district China, is not the perfection of done, WILLIAM POWELL, LTD. attainment, for the supreme art is to

THE DIARY.

"MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.

9.15, p.m.-The Palisade, Kowloon.

MIMO. FOR TO-MORROW. 2.30 pm.-Auction

CHINESE HANGS HIMSELF IN YAUMAŢI CELLS.

subdue the enemy without fighting." DEATH ENQUIRY WITHOUT JURY. "Assault by stratagem" has always been the guiding principle in Chinese warfare. "The skilful warrior outwits the enemy by superior stratagem;

Mr. J. R. Wood at the Magistracy the next in merit prevents the enemy into the cause of death of a Chinese this afternoon conducted an enquiry, from uniting his forces; next to him who was held as a prisoner in the celis at is he who engages the enemy's army; the Yaumati Police Station on the 15th while to beseige his citadel is the ins Deceased was found at midnight worst expedient." To-day Sux and by a lukong hanging in his cell by a

of Furniture, We may have given way to the piece of rope which had beca connected

Blackwood Wafe, Carpets, Ruga,

Hough's

the main battle zone...

The district from Shek Wei Tong Kew is held by Lung's troops and (nearly opposite Shameen) to Ng Ngan

the district between Ng Ngan Kew and Fatshan is now in the hands of the Kwangsi troops.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY

INTERRUPTED,

to Canton was interrupted and there! Yesterday the through railway service |

of Un Chiu Lung

15

Mr. F. Maitland.

and incidentally and this was completed in excellent time

showed up to: advantage the steady Improvement of the younger swimmers. So tounding war the progress mada by two of the entrants (Stewart and Johnson) that there is every possibility of the distance championships of the Colony changing hands when they aro next up for contest. The Ladies nomination race proved a popular event and very sporty to the swimmers, A poid match between teams representing blue and white was followed with the utmost excitement. The whites were much stronger in all departments Ld.than their opponents and won, with

comparative ass by five goals to two: N., Railton on Master-advantage of the opportunities arising the left took full

Hears. Linstand & Davis,

· Butterfeld: &· Swire.

Mr. G. N. Orme,

Hongkong. Civil Service. Mr. W. Sorby,

H.. Electric Co., Mr. C. Hooper, Johnson, Stokes & Mr. B. A. Hale,

** China: Mail.” Mr. H. G. Anderson, 62, Bonham Road, Mr. A. S. D. Cousland,

A. Rosu & Co. Mr. A. D. Keigwin,

Helt's What, HK Bay. J. Kirk Maconachie, The Manse, Hangkong. Rev. W. Scholem,

B. Lyttelton Road. Mr. J. H. Cutcliffe Goodban

Dodwell & Co.

Mr. Gen. Grimble..

1. Prince's Building. Mies H. S. Fletcher,

Victoria Home, Kowloon. Mr. Albert Woodall Smith, ajo Watson & Co., Ld.. -M. D. W. Tistiman,

Hongkong Civil Service. Mc. N. Marshall,

International Ekg. Corn

for the winners.

The dards of the events are appended

Two LENGTES HANDICAR Heste winners-G. N. Roza (received 9 sec.) J. Ralston (received 13 seca), R. Rocha (received 13 secs.), B W. Bradbury (re- ceived 9 sec.), J. Stewart (received 10 seca), F. Roza (received 6 sack). Final-1, Stewart; 2. G. N. Roza ; 3 Rocha. Time, 30 4-5 recs.

RUNNING HEADER (SEALED HANDI CAP), M. A. R. Souza, C. Va

LADIES NOMINATION-1, Mr. A.G. Wilson (nominee, White, RE); 2, Mrs. Ribeiro (nominee, H: Hyndman, TEAM RACK-Three teams entered. Winners:-3, J. C. Finch, M. E. Railton, G. Ro, H. C. Umrigar, and B. W. Bradbury; second Mr. R Witchell's team.

Four Length 10 Yda) Handicap. Open to Army and Navy, Feb. Winners: Barner, Shropshires; F. Walton, H.31.S. Payche: White, Royal Engineers; Soloman, ELMS. Pyscha, A. Royal Engineers. The fral was very Duncan, HMS Payche, and Wright,

hotly contested, and the inish was close E E. Telegraph Co, H.Kand exciting Result-1, Walton; 3 Mr. H. W. Tribe, Canton. Wright; 3 Duncan. Time,'' ming Dr. B. Randall Vickers," 17 secs..

Wuchow..

M. 9. O. MacNider, 97, Des. Voux Rd. Mr.-W. H. Ford,

In pursuance of those directions; two businesses were established-one as a rice shop under the style of the Kurig Yuen

at Cholon, Saigon, Anna, tmder the firm and the business of rice merchanta

style of the Nam Lung firm. Un Chi Lung executed a document in which he directed that the profits and earnings of the two businesses should after his death be equally divided among all his sous and also directed that certain 1 from Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, other shops; the Hat Sang shop in which he had a half shure and

Che Tsui Tsan shop, in which he had fourth share should go to the eldest. Son, Un Hoi U. The deceased (Un Chiu Lung) obtained the assent and signatures of all his soun

Water Polo "White" ***Bule," H.H. Mr. Justice Gompertz-White, & goals; Bine, 2 goals White Hongkong Civil Service. team.-J. C. Finch (captain). Wright, TELESCOPES.

M. L. Railton, A. J. V. Ribeiro, HO Unirigar, Mayer, and J. Stewart.

Moss. Dennys & Bowley. Mr. A. D. Keigwin,

Holt's Wharf, Kowloon. Mr. J. Temm

36, Queen's Rond Central. Mr. EG. Anderson,

1

1...

1'

62, Bonham Road.

I

Rev. W. Scholes,

1

never received accounts of the profits The plaintifs state that they have

and earnings of the businesses nor their 1 share or interest in the firme.

Defendanta contend that the document mentioned in the statement of claim is a forgery.

CLAIMS STRUCK OUT,

6. Lyttelton Bond.. Anonymous: through British Port

Office, Canton. Mr. S. W. To,

26, Des Yeux Road Central.

THE NAVY LEAGUE WAR]

MEMORIAL.

Mr. T Mock presented the prizes st the clones

The success of the feth was mainly due to the exertions of Mr. RC WIE chell and the following hard-working committee: Judges-ears. A. Silva Netto, A. McKindly, T. Meek, J. Lyon, A. Alves, A. V. Barrna. Starter.-Mr. A. E. Alres Time-keepers-Messrs. A Mekirdy, J. Lyon and AA Alve

A second fase is to be organised for August 5th or 7th and the events will be open to all bona fide amateurs. There will be a hundred yards handicap, "& two lengths' veterans race (for men over 35 years) etc.

ام

LEAGUE TENKIS.

SATURDAY'S GAMES IN BRILLIANT WEATHER,

Mr. Justice Hazeland, in the Su-2700 SENT FROM HONGKONG, was no telegraph communication. It the list two cases, on an application by mary Court this morning struck out of

- UNIVERSITY V. C.R.C. appears that there was some fighting at Mr. Crew Mors Hastings and Hastings) of the Hongkong branch of the Navy

In the A Division the C. R. C. lost to Sheklung and the wires were cut

Mr. E. A. M. Williams, Hon. Secretary the University by 64 games to 35

Scores:- We learn that passengers and luggage (plaintiff) had had sufficient adjourn Gibbons, Hon. Secretary of the Navy lost to Marley and ang 1-10

on the ground that the other side League, has sent to Miss Agnes MGB) lost to Y. Ten and C.R. Cheung Wong Po Keung and Un How Fan (U.), 3-8; lost to Shann and Woon 2-85 Wong Fo Ris and Tung Hin Lun

etc., etc., at Mesara. Hughes and scientific works of European writer, with the electric lamp guard. The are being booked at Kowloon only as meat and were not ready to go on with League War Memorial Fand the follow (CR) Feat Y. C. Yea and C. H. Cheung

2.15 pm The Palisade, Kowloon,

General Memoranda. -

THUMBAY, July £7-

او

9.15 p.m.-Cinematograph Performance

at Peak Club."

FRIDAY, July 96:-*

10.30 am-Auction of Office Furniture

at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's.

pm-Auction of Treverbyn"(R.B.

Hough's

SATURDAY, July 9-

11 am--Auction of Household Farni-

:ture at 19 Robinson Road 243 p.m.-Auction of Household

but their influence is undoubtedly body was cut down and medical, far as Sam Clian until further notice,

great. At the present time one would suppose "sault by stratagem" to be about the only form warfare that can be adopted

of

in China, for Chins herself cannot

provide sufficient munitions to

war.

aaxistance sent for. Deceased had been arrested for enquiries regarding a larceny by a trick.

There was no jury at the enquiry.

A SUN-NING TRAIN HELD UP.

A hand of 80 or 10 robbers held up Dr. J. T. Smalley testifed to the the first train out of Kongmoon for cause of death. He saw the body of Sun Ning city on Friday. As the

equip the armies which now exist at mortuary on the 16th inst. There were station the gang rushed foward, and a Chinaman at the Yaumati publie train drew up at Fung Shui Kong all adequately for the purposes of marks on the acck of the deceased and while some Bred at the men on the L78) at Mears. Hughes and A noteworthy feature of the the cause of death was asphyxis the engine, killing a fireman and wounding reports regarding the contending result of hanging. The string produced the engineer, the main body of them 5.30 pm-Auction of motor boat armies now in Kwangtung is that was sufficient to

Halegon at Ah King's Slipway.

cause asphyxiation. raided the train, and took possession of the forces opposed to the Governor-Witness, couched from a post mortem all the luggage, pitching it out to others General seem better trained and examination that death was speedy.. on the platform. They also removed a equipped than the force which has A Chinese constable gave evidence of furst-class passengers, 18 second-class been maintained as part of the arresting deceased. ing dal National Army of China. The

passengers and 30 third-class passengers, Detective Sergt. Wille said deceased who were taken off with the luggage in had been arrested on suspicion. He two bonts which were in readiness for mucleus of the rebel armies of questioned deceased and ho admitted he the evcut. The passengers are being formed of the provincial had taken the jewellery and had the held to ransom. It is not known where troops of Yunnan and Kwangsi, money and that the jewellery was now and when

en they went over to in Canton Feexamined deceased with

the boats have gone. the rebel side, the whole of the view to profering a charge against military supplies of those provinces him went with them. Bat recruiting for It was stated by Inspector Germaet the rebel armica has been going on this deceased hung himself with the continually, and, as no arms and hem of his singlet

Furniture at Rogate "Austin Road, Kowloon

SUNDAY, July 30,

9m-Excursion to Macao by as """ Taishan". FRIDAY, August 4

Becond Anniversary of the War.

9 p.in.-Lantern Parade by Polico

Roserver.

MONDAY, August 7

Bank Holiday.

BRIDGE SCORERS.

Mocks of 60 abeets. 30 cents each,

for One Dollar..

CHINA MAIL IT

Wyndham Se

course, war

ammunition can enter the country Serg Wills said when he was from outside scares, circumstances called he found the body still warm, 1 got

o to show that there must have but he could not say how long the mat been an exceedingly large accumala had been dead

Mr. Wood said that on the evidence it was clear deceased committed suicide.

CRAMP COLIC

T

were people who had returned from Many of the passengers, it is said,

foreign countries, and their los is said to be heavy.

Two policemen were killed by the robbers in the cara.

CHINA'S BORROW.

THE HUAL RIVER IN FLOOD

PEKING, June 23,

case.

Mr. Les D'Almads for the plaintiffs asked for a further short adjournment, until Friday, in order that he might have his witnesses, present

Mr. Crew said Mr. D'Almada had had three weeks to get his witnesses and bad that those witnemes would never appear not done so: His (Mr. Crew's) belief was

cases to be struck out, said he indicated Mr. Justice Hazeland, in ordering the

ment would be final. on the last occasion that the adjours

YUAN SHIH KAI'S HEIR.

EMBARKING ON A NEW SCHEME.

ing letter:-

(U), 7-4; lost to Shann and Woon 4-7; STAR & GARTER BUILDING FUND boat Marley and Ang 74.

Yow Man Chan and Wei Wing Hen 24th July, 1916 (CR) lost to Y.C. Yan and U. H. DEAE MADAXFurther to my letter Cheung (U.) 5-6; lost to Baann and Woon cloging & Tirst of Exchange, valge £350, of 24th June, I now take pleasure in an-4-7; and lost to Marley and Ang 2-9 making with the previous remittance a

TANGUARD, O. VACA

people of Hongkong to the Navy League for the Vanguard by 30 gamer to 30. sum of 2700, subscribed for by the on Saturday, resulting in an easy win Played or the Craigengower Ground

I had hopes that in addition to provid Thonzon and Mellis, 31-0; best Copley War Memorial Fund, maar

When I wrote the letter of 21st June, Manley and Lock (Vangaard) beat inga room and furnishing it we could Mayls and Kempthorne, find £1,000, for endowing it. I now wes Grifiths and Goodall, beaty. by the Ravy League

Journal for June

Scores

Grouse and Anderson (Vanguard) bent you have been informed that the cost of Thomson and Mellis, 83; beat Copley endowment is £2,000. I cannot hope to Moyle and Kempthorne, 8-3; beat roach this amount by September next, so Griffiths and Goodall, 7-4

will you please regard yourself at liberty Roberts and Ahla (Vanguard) last to apply the £700 sent either partly to Thonzon and Mellis, 66 beat Copley building and furnishing and partly to Moyle and Kempthome B-5 bent your endowment fund or wholly to en Grand

to en Griffiths and Goodall, 7 STE think fit

WC CIVIL SERVICE VARAIDINGOWED.

| dowment; as you dong consider Played on the Civil Service ground-

for by

games to 45.The scores were

tion in Peking respecting the rearguard War Charities and the Committee of Bradbury and Witchell (C.8.) lost to

The fond would Many curious reports are in circuls ably better but for the fact that there and resulting in a win for the home teams activities of Youn Koting the eldest this fund, seeing that the people took a Baan and Butherton, 47: lost to Kharis

erists in Hongkong a Central Fand

sen and heir of Yuan Shih-kat. This real interest in the Star and Garter monarchical movement, his imagination donderstand they have sent home and Rumjann, D.; beat Bemjahn and young man is now admitted to have Fund, awoke from a temporary slumber Abbas, 7-4

and Rumjahn, 6-8; beat Rimjahn and been largely responsible for the and included this fund m their list of having been fred by a close study

Smalley and Dyer Ball (CS.) lost to Best and Sutherton, 29; lost to Kharus

of Napolecinio literature 21 250 to: the Star and Carter, but Abbas, &

According to information which not, so far as I know, hypothecated is reaches us indirectly from misior the Navy, as was our object and Satherton, 743 beat heros st and Hamilton (C.S.) beat Buc official, at one time connected with the

Most of the Incal financial and mer Rumjahnbeat Hamjahn and Yuan family and who has just returned support a Central Fund which is officially

cantile magnates naturally prefer to Abbas, 8-3. from Changtefa, Yuan Koting is recognised and our attempt vras, I be reported to be embarking on some other live, recently described as a "discursive Napoleonic chams. He is said to be effort

th

The Huai riverus in food. There has air to the "fost empire to meet the redirect to & Memorial to the

been a rise of over ten districta are inundated.

tion of military stores in those

in secret communication with a number There are, however, some people in of the old military officers who enjoyed Hongkong who prefer, as a matter of provinces if it is possible to properly

the confidenses of Yuan, Shih-kai and sentiment I think you will agree that equip the constantly growing rebel

arrangements ard being made for the it is a healthy sentiment to make their armics. The capture of the important

Light

to which they owe so mali, and to in small groups

slace our small Food smears ever city of Fatahun, and the defeat of the

President Lir this connexion it is interesting, to will keep it Governor General's troops is evkicuce the stommel, or intestinal pains.

NO Deml of suffering from cramps in an Hung has Lontributed $100,000 refer to the reported VISITING CARDS of the superior efficiency, and Chajzbarlin's Colio, Usalers, and Diar

nan the rhoea Benudy never fails to relieve the occasioned of the mcepacify of the Govern but savers cases. Get it to day, there men troops in Canton to control the

The Gen

ndan will no no time to send or after the attack comes on. Por lo by all Chamed Allyhe LUNG LEXI Tats and Storekeepers

in thair.

RIPETED A China Mail Office.

towards the

barrel for troops

Ter the new home

now offer than twenty five new brisk kina

of

GLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

3.30 pm