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The China Mail.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

Dr. Francis W. Clark, late Medical Officer of Health in Hongkong, has been called to the Bar of the Middle Templa

THE SITUATION IN KWANGTUNG.

APPEAL TO SHUM BY BRITISH.

· CONSUL-GENERAL,

The following is a translation of a telegram sent by Mr. J. W. Jamieson, CMG, H B M Consul-Generalent Canton, to the Tu Sau-ling Tren Chună The Humphrey Bishop Co, whohanan, at Skiuhing, dated the 2nd] bave been touring North China, are to July: give a concert at Government House. on August 10th.

A foki took “French leavs" with, |8750 yesterday which he bad collected: on behalf of the Shing Lee firm, Amey.

· Street,Wanchai."

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Sir Francis Piggott has contributed | to Brassey's Nawal Annual, which has made a belated appearance this year, 2- chapter on "The Neutrals and the War."

There will be an entire change of programme at the Palisada, Kowloon.. to-night; the principal film being "Caprice," in four parts, featuring Miss Mary Pickford. Other items include "Schnitz, the Tailor," "A | Marriage for Money," "Oh ! My Aunt, “

etc. etc.

It is Mivertised in another columu that three steel boats and three wooden bosta salred from the "Chiyo Maru" will be sold by auction a Taikoo Dock Yard next Thursday ; and quantity of copper, brass, fittings etc.,

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, July 25, 1916, and three bronze propellers, also from

HONGKONG'S FREEDOM FROM

PLAGUE

MATERIALS Ti Colony of Hongkong has

FOR THE SEASON,

A NEW DELIVERY

OF

EMBROIDERED AND SPOT

- MUSLINS

COTTON VOILES.

LAWNS.

PLAIN MUSLINS.

ORGANDIES, ETC.

JUST ARRIVED.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TODAY 9.15 p.m.-The Palisade, Kowloon

MINO. FOR TO-MORROW. · 5.15 p.m.—The Palisade, Kowloon...

the "Chiyo. Maru," will be auctioned at Kowloon on the following Monday.

At a suction of curion at the residence of Marquis Date in Japan which attracted dealers from Osaka and Kyoto, beside local men, soms of the been "remarkably free from bubonic China tea pot went for 87,000 yen, a articles. fetched capital prices-An old plague this year, though a severe Motonobu picture found a purchaser at epidemic of plague is to have been 29,000 yen; while a raised lacquer experienced on the mainland. This inkstand, was knocked down at 18,000 is the month of the year when plague yen.

cases, as a rule, are most numerous în

THE HALF YEAR'S RESULTS,

The neto profit for the half-year ending 30th June, 1918, izcluding the sum of 802 806.70 brought forward, smounted to 217,677.05 which the Directors recom- mend shall be distributed as follows To pay dividend of $3.00 per share on 20,000 shares for half-year

the Colony. The records of plague HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LIMITED. epidemics since the dread scourge first appeared in Hongkong in 1894 how that plague usually begins to make its appearance in the month of January, with a few sporadic cases. Each succeeding month shows a steady growth of the epidemic up to the month of July when it reaches its climax. Then the epidemic begins to subside very rapidly and by the end of August it has entirely disappeared. That has been the usual history of plague epidemics in Hongkong. But To write of Steam Launch ... this year we believe the total number

To transfer to Repairs and

Renewals A/C

To carry forward to How

account

of enses has not exceeded 30. Last year also was a mild year. The deaths from plague in 1915 numbered 144, as compared with 2,020 in 1914, and 408 in 1813. Last week not a single case of plague was reported in the Colony. We believe we are correct in saying that the Government of Burma was the only Government this year to declare Hongkong "a plague-infected port," but that declaration was cancelled pretences.

TWIN BROTHERS.

$60,000.00

29,500.00 2,000.00

$1,777.05

"On pretaxt of making peace Yao-han has attacked and occupied Fatahan, and there is great popular apprehension that 1. further advance will lead to serious bloodsted and destruction of property.

TORADAT, JULY 25, 1916.

THE DEATH OF LORD KITCHENER.

JAPAN'S NEW CONCESSION.

ITS EFFECT ON TRADE,

HONGKONG'S' SYMPATET,

THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK IN JAPAN.

Of all the important effects of the In regard to navigation on the Sun, We have received from the Colonial gari, the right to which has been presens world war upon Japan, one of Secretary the following correspon dence relating to the death of Lardoned in the new Russo-Japanese the most significant has been thas felt convention, the Department of Agricul in the domain of finance. Previous so Kitchener: Translation of Code Telegram result of its investigations, as follows :

ture and Commerce has published the the outbreak of the war, one of the most

persistent causes of anxiety to our finan.” Governor, Hongkong, to the Secretary of State, dated 713 June, 1916: Your telegram of to-day reporting loss E.M.8.Hampshire with Lord Kitchener and staff has been received with. grostend sorrow in this Colony.

et

·MAT.

The right of navigation on the Sun- ciara was the tendency of our specio gari was formerly refused to all nations reserve to decrease steadily. When is but the Russians and Chinese, owing. to the Aikon Treaty of 1888. Aakrantened to fall below mark con Fun ten stean present on the Fungarf are regularly

run tan steamers belonging to the Chi- addered sate for the stability of our out-

Eastern Railway Coup 8

rency system, the only recourse was to Chinese Government steamery

steamers of private ownership. The a loan in a foreign market. But the thres lines of the team-navigation situation has since so completely changed, department of the Chinese Eastern Rail-

Government House, Hongkong, 17th June, 1918. « "I would therefore ask you to use S-I have the honour to confirm my your strongest influence with a view to telegram of the 7th instant in which The Kirin-Taoloichao line is connected causing an entire suspension of hosti-informed you of the great sorrow with lities pending the arrival of Tuchun which the, sad news of the untimely death tu.

of Lord Kitchener and his Staff ind af the loss of His Majesty's ship." Harp for 1500 show 9,024 passengers, 40,000 *The Great President. Li in the first shire was received in this Colony.

Tbs. of goods and 1,930 lbs. of luggage, instance appointed Kang Tuta Gover

2. I have received expressions of deapon the Kirin-Tsolzichso line. The of Finance, made some interesting state-

Faitane Harbin Hae and the Harbin mente at nor of Kwangtung. This appointment sympathy with the Nation in the great Chamninut line are connected with the

recent meeting of the bas since been cancelled and General lows it has suffered froin the Governor of railway at Harbin. According to statis- Economie Society of Tokyo. According It is to succeed him. Until he ar- the neighbouring Portuga Colony of tics for 1910, 1881 passengers, 6,101, to him, the amount of the specie regorye, rives the President, however, has oracao and from the Consular represents 964 lbs of freight and 422 cattle were

convey by

Way Company are Kirin-Tanichthal the trouble now is, not how to Atest. Faltumo-Harbin, and Barbin Chamuisni.

dangerous depletion of the specie with the Harbin Changchan railway reserve, but how to use Noostanily line the distances for fire miles from fagrating reserve to the best advan Taolaichno to

to the Sunguri being covered by a branch railway line. The figures

'On this subject Mr. Taketomi, Minister

dered Lung Tutu to remain in charge. Itíves bers of France, Russia, Japan and The way of the above two lines, which stood as 853,000,000 yen in July,

On the arrival of his successor the Pervugal. The Governor-General of the latter will, of course, hand over charge Philippine Islands, who was recently a and the orders of the Central Govisitor to the Colony, also personally ment will be carried out.

conveyed to me his condolences. "Your wide experience and great. I enclose the form of a Memorial intelligence must lead you to concur Servies held in the St. John's Cathedral with me in bolding that internal strife Church which was attended by all classes is the worst thing possible for any the 14th instant. together with copy country. Why, therefore, should hives of a letter addressed. Eg the President of be lost daily, and others exposed to the Committee of management of the risk of loss, when in a few days' time Dharmaals or Sikh Temple relative to

the now Tuchun will be here and matters can be amicably settled

"Amongst people of understanding disputes are settled by reason, not by force.

"Moreover, trade and commerce in Kwangtung are at a complete stand- still and cannot be resumed until the minds of the people are reassured. Why, owing to fratricidal strife, should their livelihood then be jeopardized

"I would accordingly feel very grateful if you would be so good as to comply with my request as above, which is made in the interests of peace and harmony amongst the people of the Republic and in the spirit of friendship which exists between our two countries

It is reported that as a result of these representations the Kwaogai troops have balted at Sua Ben and there has been no fighting for two days

A rumour has been current in the Colony today that Kwangsi- troops have entered Carton and that fighting has taken place, but our enquiries go to show that the rumour has no foundation

in fact.

"

U..

a

Memorial Service hold there and of the reply I caused to be sent.

I have, dc..

(Sd) F. H. MAY:

Governor, &c.

The Right Honourable

ANDREW BOXAR LAW, M.P., Xc... &c.. &c.

Downing Street,

15th June, 1024.

consists of whext, beans, 1014, immediately before the outbreak flour, and timber. The above

wood-fuel cargo

The six Chírese

three lines are open from the middle of of the war, increased to 600,000,000 yen. of April until the middle of November, on the 24th of last month, a net gain of when navigation is closediment team: 247,000,000 yon in twenty-three months ships, controlled by the steam-navigation This tendency will continus during the bureau established by the Governor of

rest of the war and for some time after the Three Eastern Province in 1900 ts termination. It will certainly not aco run between Kirin and Taolaichas, Cheanhuation and Senhsiang, Chuan- cease to operate before the end of the hustien and Hulan. In regard to steam current year, by which time the Finance ships of private ownership, there are Minister calculates that the apesio will reowned by Russians plying between have increased to 65) or 700 million yen Faituro and Eirin, and one owned by.

to

Chinese between Chuanhuation and at least. Besides, we have a lion upon Hulan. The above services are confined foreign specis. the amount of to the Sungari. The Blagovostchensk | 85,500,000 yen in the form of loans..to steamship company, however, run the Russian Government. The principal steamers though irregularly, on the 4mur-the

of the agricultura/arbin line. Most causes of this enormous addition to our ́ ́

produces in North board of specie, are the export of mini- Manchuria gathered in Harbin by train tions and war supplies sad the money or by way of the Bungari have been sent earned by, our fast increasing mercantile from there to Vladivostok, the Littoral feet. The income from the former source Province, Dairen and (so forth,

up to the present; but now that part of the daring the 23 months since the beginning Chinces Eastern Railway line and the of the war was 100 million yen, and the Srn--I have the honour to acknowledge right of navigation on the Sangari have receipts from the latter source during the

ebaceded been the receipt of your telegram of the 7th teral products formerly going by way of

to Japan, some

year 1915 alone mounted to 150 million June, expressing regret on the death of Harbin will hereafter be sent to the

toyen. Earl Kitchener and to inform you that on the opposits banks of Troisichs, and Boancial circles is how best to utilize the terminus of the Chinese Eastern Railway copy of your telegram has been laid will from there be sent to the southern specie o rapidly accumulating in our before His Majesty the King

by train. It is supposed that bands. Two ways of utilizing it natur-

I have also caused a copy of your telegram to be forwarded to the War

Office.

I have, dos

(Sd.) A: BONAR LAW..

Siz F." H. MAT, K:CM.G.,

Governor,

SANITARY BOARD MEETING

a... .PAPERS AVAILABLE FOR

PUBLIC PERUSAL...

At a meeting of the Sanitary Board this afternoon, Mr. Bowley asked if the usual fortnightly returns made to the Board were available for the public, the same as was the case in Shanghai.

AN ALLEGED THREAT BY LUNG. There is also a rumour that Lung Chai Kwong has expressed the intention $107,877.05 of razing the city of Canton if the

city is attacked.

Mr. W. D. Tratmap, President of the Department, answered in the After the capture of Fatshan byrmative. Shum's troops on the 21st inst. General The business on the agenda was Lung Chai Kwong sent out from of a formal nature. Canton to Shak Wai Tong eight de tachments numbering altogether about 4,000 men, under Fo Wai On and Lak Chu Teun, with two big runs, forty machine-guns and sixty cases of Ammunition. Five warships were also stationed off Shak Wai Tong.

Before Mr. Wood at the Magistracy this afternoon a Chinese was charged with obtaining a gold watch and attempting to obtain $20 by false

GENERAL HẨMIO TO RETIRE.

JAPAN'S RESOLVE TO HAND BACK

·TSINGTAO,

The question now engaging skention in

Sandy be the centre of tran ally suggest themselves; namely, first,

shipment

In 1913 the foreign trade of South the redemption of our Itenign debts, and and North Manchuris amounted to secondly, the importation of machinery 132,000,000 tuels, of which the South and materials required for the expansion equals more than twice the -42,710,000 taels of the North. The figures include of our various manufacturing industries. an immense amount of goods seat to Under ordinary conditions, all available the North through the South but not surplus "in our specie reserve will be vice versa. According to investigations rapidly used up for both these purposes made by the Russian Government, the But the present abnormal scale of prices goods transported into North Manchuria

through Dairen amounted to 9,500,000 practically prohibits the use of our tacks which represent mostly Japanese specio for the importation of zamah- products. Therefore, it goes without seeded machinery and materials. Con- saying that the concession of part of thesequently the only way in which we can Chinese Eastern Railway and of the

right of navigation on the Sungari will profitably employ the specle surplus is lead to an increase of North Blanchurian Limited to operations in the financial

Manchuria. trade through South

markets of Europe with a view to the Herald of Asta.

contraction of our foreign indebtedness. This is what is being done by the authoris ties at the Finance Department. The foreign loans thus far redeemed in this way aro:80 millian yen of the Starling Railway Lean and 92 million francs of tha French debenture, besides the usual redemption of 50 million yen..

QUEEN VICTORIA'S LIFE.

STIRRING FILM FOR THE PALISADE ON FRIDAY.

The memory of Vietoria the Good

In the next place it will be interesting to consider the effect which the war has has been immortalised in many had upon our general money market. different ways but we venture to think that there is no better way of The result of the unprecedented haladno securing graphic portrayal of the of trade in our favour, assisted by th wpoch making events in the late now of large sums of money in the Queen's life than in the cinemato form of insurance and freight, has been graph ilm entitled Sixty years a to glut the market with funds which tha Queen, which has been exclusively buckers do not know how to invest A fortnight ago, at a time when, the man secured the watch on the At the last bearing it was stated

obtained for public exhibition at the plethora of cheap lounable money would General Kamio, Governor of the Tolge Palisade, Kowloon, commencing on dustrial boots which would soon absorb in ordinary times be followed by an in- we have said, plague epidemics pretence that he had some piga

son, kas rotired. In a Press inter- Friday-na in Hongkong are usually at their coming to market. He then went

view, he is quoted as follows I ton- The film will run for four nights, all surplus supply, leading in duo course. height. Sanitary measures

It is reported in a Chinese paper that dered my resignation immediately after From this pictorial review of the But this natural sequence of events does have to an accountant and attempted to Lang's soldiers, as an act of revenge for I was promoted to the tank of general leading events of the Victorian not obtain in the present abnormal con also been adopted against Bong-obtain $20 by telling the same story. kong this year by the Governments not guilty and that it must have to cook and eat the livers and other commissioned officers in the 9th year of the growth of the great British Em- Defendant declared that he was the defeats inficted on them, threaten I graduated from the school for non-ons. con gather a splendid idea of 10.30 a.m.-Auction of Office Furniture of the Netherlands India and Siam; been his twin brother who resembled i parte of their victims. This is an act Meiji and have gradually been premotes/pize which excites the interest of all of all descriptions and other materials

xt Meance. Hughes and Hough's in the latter case specifically on him closely and who was a bad man.

General Memoranda.

Dromanar, July 97 :---

0.15pm-Cinematograph Performance

at Peak Club

FRIDAY, July 29:--

3 p.m.-Auction of "Treverbyn" (R.B. account of the prevalence of small-

*

À CANABALISTIC THREAT

not previously unknown in China.

A number of witnesses testified to

L. 18) at Meters Hughes and pox; and in the former case for no the identity of the accused at the Hough's 5.38 pm-Auction of motor boat specific reason, but apparently because bearing to-day but he still persisted Halegon at Ah King's Slipway. it is the annual practice of the story that it must have been

his brother. SATURDAY, July 28:---

Netherlande Government to declare The Magistrate decided that it wa 11 am--Auction of Household Furni-Hongkong "an infected port Small-impossible for any Court to decide

ture at 19 Robinson Roar

por cases have certainly been more whether defendant or his brother was numerous than plague cases this year, Guilty and ordered defendant's dia- bat happily the small-pox epidemic.

charge.

has now practically disappeared, ke the plague. There was only

2.43 p.m.--Auction of Household Furniture at Rogate," Austin Road,

Kowloom. BENDAY, July 30:-

--Excursion to Macao by one case of small-pax reported last "Talihan".

week. Bat though both last year and this year have been "light" an far

FRIDAY, August 4

Bscind Anniversary of the War.

9 pm-Lantera Parade by Police as plague goes, it cannot unfortunately

Reserves.

Mounay, August 7

Pank Holiday.'

BRIDGE. SCORERS:

Blocks of 50 shosts.

30 cents recli

Four for One Dolls

Obtainable 'nt"

The Cupa MAIL: 103,

Wyndham St

he confidently anticipated that the

CHINESE CHILD ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.

TRAIN COLLISION ON PEKING- HANKOW LINE

MANY CASUALTIES.

of time to 's tightening of the market.

ditions. As already explained, machinery

to the premat high raak. To spank spectators and for children especially indispensable to industrial expansion are candidly, I received a by no means par it will have a fascinating interest and prohibitive in price, and consequently fast military education except as a can prove of great educational value. industries, other than those catering to commistioned officer, and I consider it The subject is a wide one and admir- find impossible to "make use of quita absurd to occupy any longer my ably lends itself to the artistry of catalisingly cheap

the fast growing store of money which is present post, for it would hinder the the cinematographer. The photo This curious state of things may be promotion of younger and more ablegraphy itself is excellent while the illustrated by means of statistics. Tas officers. This is what induced me to battle scones the Soudan, the mur amount of deposits of various kinds at retize. I have sent in my written opinion der of Gordon, the Relief of Lady the associated banks of Tokyo and Osaka,” zor the authorities as to how to dispose of Smith, the Seige of Delhi, Sovas the two leading financial centres of the Tangtao where I commanded Japan topol, care vivid and givea

Toopa.

i

PENO, July 24.

Strong impression of the struggles contry stood at the respective dates

mentioned as follows The Government has decided to that helped to weld the Empire Two trains came into collision near return Talisteo to Chine, from the view together, Shuntehfa, on the Peking-Hankow point of Japan's foreign policy, so there rallway, on the morning of the 21s la no use for us soldiers to discuss the inst, romiting in about thirty persons maltor." girl of 35 Hollywood Road, attempted

At thirteen years of age, a Chinese being killed or injured

In conclusion General Kamio said A peaceful retired life swaita me.”

to commit suicide yesterday from the

same satisfactory condition will prevail Yaumati ferry by jumping into the next year. Indeed, the present great harbour. She was taken from the

influx of people into the Colony from water and sent to the Government Civil STRAITS CHINESE AND TAXATION. the Canton delta regions supplies the Hospital but not detained, conditions which breed plague, and

Another passenger on the maine past experience proves the need for redoubled efforts on the part of the frvice later in the day fell overboard

and was drowned. He was unknown.

FIRE IN DES VEUX ROAD.

INCOME DUTY STRONGLY RESENTED AT PENANG.

A crowded meeting of the Panang Chinese held in the Chinese Town Hall, unanimously resolved

As That this meeting strongly objects to the introduction of the proposed income tax and then ad

We are prepared to agree, whenever

sanitary authorities while this over- crowding exists. An over-crowded district or city means an increased amount of waste food thrown about for rats to thriva, upon, and when Hongkong has been a great refugee The prompt arrival and hard work of called upon, to make further contribu camp for a brief space, during the the Fire Brigade prevented the spread tion towards the Was Fund in whatever rat breeding season, bed epidemics of of a fire which broke out on the third form of taxation Government may think KAKETA, TINTEÄSSry to levy.so long as it will not plague have nually resulted. The floor of 159, Dos Vieux Road Central, interfere with our business and our bust about mid-night, tape nei tobacco and less Recgalit and we regret that we are ahoe stora

in a pontion to make any cone suggestions for say iterate means restimated AS1000/ are inruzic for 3000

VISITING CARDS Sanitary

RIPSTED

Office

therefore

should know how to act to minimis

tuned

·CLOSING' SEARE. QUOTATIONS.

8.30 p.m.

1775 Ba

Banki

Unions

Docks

•Bugara. Del Indos Malabons

Kailans TTRI..... Cements

CRAMP / COLIC.

TO need of suffering from cramps in the stomach, or intertaDA)-PAITIE.

ain's Colic Cholera and Dine

Devor Lajle

yen

June 27. June 26, June 24, 1914 1916 1916. Other important events which are skilfully depicted are the introduc-

Tokyo 371,222,000 480,610,000 580,585,000 tion of the penny postage, the Arst Osaka 182,122,000 228,250,000 $55,598,000 telegraph station, the first ocean From these guzes it will be seen, that cable, the opening of the NBA the rate of increase in two years has been eto, while notable persons introduced se par cent in Tokyo and 14 per cent. include Lord Beaconsfield, Lord

Salisbury, Mr Pitt, and Mr. Glad in Osaka. On the other hand the em stone, Mr. Livingstone and Mr. Payment of money in the lam Dickens,

Grants and discounts by the associated banks at these two centres- has not The private life of the Queen inrassed in anything-like similar pa well conceived and handsomely proportions, the figures at the duced. “ ́It commences - with -- the

espective dates standing follows Bunouncement of the death of the Ring to the young Queer:at night and anda with her late Majesty in her. advancing years sitting peace fully in the shade of her garden.

June 27, June 20, June 24, 1914 19166 1916;

Tokyo 886,972,000-435,030 200 524,655,000 262,912,000 257,788,000 002,492,690 of increase during the two years per cent. in Tokyo Kad

The subject is produced in threeOsaka parts and containing such interestir historical matter as it does sa as the embodiment of fine art photography, it should tra L'appreciative audiences,