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WATSON'S

THE CHINA MAIE

THE LAW COURTS.

SOLICITOR 19 DEFENDANT,

Koenig-whoever this authority may be-in 13 article in the American saysThe purpose of the Deutsch- land was a duel one, namely to give evidence of Germany's good-will for CHINESE CLAIM FOR $1000. America, and to restore commercial

Mr. R. C. Faithful's name was on the relations. Referring to the Deutsch-st at the Summary Court this morning as defendant in two actions brought by

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

FRIDAY JULY 28, 1918,

GAFT, TOM GUNK IRRESTED?

The Hongkong detectives last night

went out in search of Capt. Tota Guan

Dad

Gifah Ten Yot Po'a Service.)

TAI YEUK FONG HAIR WASH.r's cargo, Captain Koenig says: Chung th, and the Shus Fung for The

AN ELEGANT TOILET REQUISITE

WHICH

COMBINES THE PROPERTIES

OF A

RESTORER, POMADE AND HAIR WASH.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING ORDER FROM PICKERING, YORKS, ENGLAND : -

$1,000

REDEMPTION OF NOTES OF BANK. OF CHINI.

SHASOBAI, July 27, The Tientsin branch of the Bank revolutionary

China Mr. V. B Hind intimated that he of China began to redeem the notes appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr of the bark three days ago. J. Gardiner said he represented As a result the notes of the Bank defendant

of Communications have risen to face value,

Wa hate been influenced as much by Industrial and medical needs here (ie in the Cuited States) ss by the prices obtained In view of the scarcity of shipping the sub- marines should be run at a profit also Mr. Justice Hazeland ordered plead after the war, especially when large ings in each case to be filed within ones will be built The Deutschland 14 days, and adjourned the case for would not infringe the large boats work.

and also highly amusing.

PLEASE SEND ME SIX LARGE BOTTLES OF YOUR TAI business. It is very illuminating YEUK FONG HAIR WASH.

(Signed) J.W.T.

PREPARED ONLY BY

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

Telephone No. 18.

WM. POWELL, LTD.

PHONE. 348

ALL

WHITE MATERIALS

FOR THE SEASON.

A NEW DELIVERY

OF

EMBROIDERED AND

MUSLINS

SPOT

.COTTON VOILES.

LAWNS.

PLAIN MUSLINS.

ORGANDIES, ETC.

JUST ARRIVED

WILLIAM POWELL,

THE DIARY.

LTD..

MEMÓ. FOR TO-DAY, 9.15 p.m.-The Palisade, Kowloon.

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

11 m. Auction of Household Furni-

ture at 19 Robinson Road.

45 p..Auction of Household Furniture at Rogate." Austin Rond, Kowloon

9.10 p.m.-The Falisade, Kowloon.

General Memoranda

SUNDAY, July 30.-

9 am--Excursion to Macao by 8.4.

-"Trishan”.

Mornay, August 31 :-

11am-Auction of propellers, copper,

fittings etc ex "Chiyo. Miqra Kowloon Godown.

TUXADAY, August 1

Noon-Messing of Members of HK.

Jockey Club interested in Subscrip-

tion Griffins.

2.20 p.m-Anction of Furniture, Bicycles, Typewriters etc. at Mesars. Hughes and Hough's.

Friday, August 4 tem

Second Anniversary of the War.

2.30 p.m.- Auction of Household

Furniture, Matting etc. at Mosera, Hughes and Hougn's

6 p.m-Special War Service in St,

-John's Cathedral,

BIRTH.

ANDERSON-On June 25, at the residence of her mother, 49, Belsize Park, N.W the wife (nee Molly Noble) of Lionel John Crossley ANDERSON, of the Hongkong and sanghat Bank, Tientsin, China, of a daughter (Mary Frances)...

The

China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, July 29, 1916.

CURRENT TOPICS.

Russia's Conquest of Armenia. ERIZINJAN, the important centre in Artaenia which the Russians have.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grand military mancares will be held in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures, Japan, in November next and the Emperor is expected to be present.

A Melbourne telegram in the Japanese papers states that the Melbourne University has decided to take up the teaching of the Japanese language.

We are asked to mention that there will be mixed bathing in the VRC bath to-morrow afternoon for members and their lady friends from 3 to 6 o'clock:

A Chinese banished for five years in September 1913 was found in mo

eating house by a detective yesterday and this morning he was sentenced to

six months and four hours' stocks.

AN ADMITTED DEFT:

The Humphrey's Estate and Finance Co. Ltd. obtained judgment against A. G. Pile for $186.15 in an undefended action this morning.

Mr. M. JD. Stephens, for the plaintiff, "id_delerdant had written several letters in which he admitted owing the money.

:$

AN, ANTIMONY CONTRACT.

COMMENTS ON FARRICATED EVIDENCE

“”

BIG-AMERICAN. LOJN FORESHADOWED

SHANGHAI, July 27.

A big American loan will Be con oluded within the next few days Subject to the approval of Parlin ment, the mines of the country will be pledged as security.

MONEY WANTED FOR XWANGTUNG

PERINO, July 2

SPORTING

TOMORROWE, TENNIS,

C.C. GROUND

and brought him to the Central Station | EXHIBITION GAMES ON HONGKONG where, he was detained over might for contain onquiries. It is freely

The exhibition janis matches to stated he connected with the morrow on, the Hongkong C. C. ground South will commence as 5.13 p.m. The Band of the ttth Punjabis will be in attendance and an entrance fee 90-canta will be charged and all proceeds will be handed over to the Tobacco Fund. Par

The Hongkong Club Winners of A represented by Mesara. H. A. Nisbet and Division play "The Rest” and will Bad B W. Cary, and L

They will be opposed by Ng Size-kwong and Wong To kam (Chinese Recreation Club);

Tom Gang in the Chinese aviator who last year gave a flying exhibition at Shatin. He was only recently

ried and his wife-and another friend Kent: visited him at the station to day....

THE ** CHIYO MARU" CASE.

bg.

ooook, and F.

Cooper Hunt and Crisp (United Ber vices) and Groom and Lindsay Woods

(Kowloon).

TEXT OF JUDGMENT.

The Host will also be re

represented an Judgment was given in the Tokio

match with the Vanguard Takatori, on the 8th instant in the case and Dyer Ball (Civil Service) Maltby Marins Court by Presiding Judge finalista of the "B" division, Wood of the T.K.K.steamer L'Arya Mary, which and Morrison (Hongkong) and Foster an aground off Hongkeng on March 31 and R. Abraham, last, and finally became a total wreck. Captain Ernest Bena's certificate was suspended for four months on the grounds of neglect of duty, while Chic Officer Saicai acquitted. The Captain is at liberty to appeal against the judg» ment within a week.

The reasons given for the above judg-

precautions in this respect, nor

The Vanguard team will be: Grose and Anderson Manley and. Lock; Roberts and. Ahlo.

THE OPEN DOOR" IN CHINA.

RUSSO-JAPANESE CONVENTION DISCUSSED AT WASHINGTON.

1

SIGNIFICANT APEECH, IN THE SENATE..

Now Your July 12 Senator Lewis (Illinois), in introducing

Mr. Justice Hazeland in Summary Jurisdiction this morning gave his considered judgment on a claim by the Po Wah Co, 159 Queen's Road, Central, against the Tak Hing Miring Co., 67 Jervois Street; for $213.71, being an SERIOUS FIGHTING NEAR CANTON direction of the wind was irregular and the United States, Japan, and Russia a

The stranding of the Chijo Maru in attributable to the neglect of duty on the part of Captain Ernest Bent, who Chu Hing Lan, the newly-appoint-conceived's mistaken ides, without suffi ed Civil Governor of Kwangtung, which usually sets in the vicinity of cient grounds, that the foggy season. asks for $4,000,000 in Government Hongkong at that time of the year, had bonds and two-laks in cash," so that already passed, and, thus failed to take he may proceed immediately to did he take due note of the habitual his resolution in the Senate calling upon existence of an irregular current on the Mr. Lansing, the Secretary of Stata, to Canton to save the situation.

route in that particular season, jumping inquire into the effect of the Russo- to a hasty conclusion thas to such cur Japanese Convention on the respective rent prevailed from the facts that the ftride and commercial

that the velocity of the wind, was feeble. China, said::--

His conduct falls under the provisions of Clause of Art of the Seamen's Punishment Law, and therefore he is dealt with in accordance with Clause of Art. 1

t. 11 of the same Law.

Serious fighting is reported to have occurred between a body of Yunnan troops under General Li Lit Kwan and Governor-General Lung's troops at Shek Ching and Sui Ping La's troops had previously seized the hills commanding the positions occupied by Lung's troops. The report states that Lung's troops nutabered nearly ten thousand and that they were defeated by superior strategy by

opportunities of

excludens and car goods,

eliminate us from the Orient The "The disposition of these nation is to Orientale would give as a reason that we explade them from var territory, and that therefore they have, the As regards the measures taken by

Le right to Chief Oficer Sakai before and after the

Their purpose is quite clear France stranding of the vessel, Lilere is nothing and England control all Europe and blameable in them, and therefore his Russia and Japan control all Asia, bring- conduct does not fall under the provisioning in China as an incident, similar to the Under these circumstances the following Hemisphere, and leaving us to control of say Clause of Art of the same Law. relation of South America in the Wester

judgment is, passed

both parts of the American continent, if we we care to, for busiriesa user and govern- mental purposes:

*If the United States allow this

amount stated to have been overpaid by plaintiffs to defendants in respect of a contract farthe supply of antimony dated May 2nd 1916, or, in the alter native, for the return of the money alleged to be unlawfully detained..

His Honour' found that plaintiffs wanted the money back because that was better than the goods. He was of opinion that there was no idea of clsimí ing the money until sometime after He held that certain evidence giran on behalf of pinintiffs was fabricated with

case and that the money was not asked

The casualties among "Lung" for as depored to..

soldiers am stated to be very heavy Jadgment was given for defendants In killed alone, they are said to with costs.

number a thousand, while the killed on the other side is given as only IMPORTANT PROPERTY SALE tenth of that number.

Captain Erpest Bent's certificate shall be suspended for four months, but Chief Officer Sakzi, shall be acquitted. The judicial coats amounting to Y20

just captured, Bad" which, we are Aguinaldo, the president of the one a view to bolstering up the plaintinforte numbering less than a thousand. shall be borne by Captair Ernest Bent.

told in the telegrams to-day, completes the conquest of Armenia-appears to be about 100 miles directly west of. Erzerum, and about the same distance directlysonth of Trebizond, A glance at the map shows at once the great importance which attaches to the Russian occupation of the city. As one of to-day's telegrams mentions, it secures the Trebizon Erzerum road and gives the Bussians the unfettered ass of the

Manila papers announce the death of Trinidad Famy, the mother of Emilio time Filipino republic. Death came to her at the age of 96 years

result of a cancer,

The Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs announces în our advertisement columns in this issue the resumption of interest payments on account of the third and fourth-year Domestic Loans."

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice sen base at Trebizond," which will Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs be most useful if the Grand Duke to acknowledge with thanks the follow menna to strike at the Turkish maining donation to the funds of the positions at Sivas and enter the Hospitals:- Anatolian plains. It should also, we imagine, have an important influ- ence on the campaign in Mesopotamia.

Political Refugees in Hongkong. IT is stated in the Peking Gazelle that Hongkong advices state that "CHEN CHUN-MIN, alias CHEN | KUIN-MIN, the Chinese sanscalotte" ia now in Hongkong and that he

Insurance Co's Guild.

2200

Unable to account for his presence at the Berlin Foundling Eome at 2 a. this morning a Chinese was sentenced to three months' inprisonment with hard labour by Mr. J. R. Wood. The Police described, defendant as a rogue and vagabond.

The Hongkong Electric Company hopes to arrange further demons-notifies that there will be ze supply trations" in Kwangtung, with the of electricity on Sunday morning next British colony as a base of operations, from 6 am to 11 am; and similarly "We trust," says our contemporary, for several Sanday mornings following "that the British authorities in Hong. The trouble is caused by late delivery kong, who shewed such exemplary of plant due to the war circumstances. vigilance respecting Mr. LANG CHI ORAC and other patriotic Chinese opposed to YCAN SHIE-KAI in bis character of a despot, will be equally

A woman, who attempted to commit suicide by jumping into the water off Arsonal Street, was rescued and taken to hospital. At the opposite

"TREVERBYN" SOLD-FOR

Ono report states that Li's troops have captured the army ordinance atore..

Fighting was stopped on both sides

is not stated in the reports. yesterday morning for a reason which

A

Treaty to pass without an assertion of

14

what we believe are our rights in China,

·Russia and Japan will have the right to The

Jupan Gazette's comment on the say that as we made no protest, our case is as follows:-To anyone who has silence is equivalent to consent, and followed the proceedings of the Inquiry after the contract has been consummated into the loss of the Chayo Mars recently it will be useless to raise objections. held by the Marine Court at Tokio, the So long as we are in the Philippines judgment as delivered by the Court, we have a part in Oriental civilisation,

Captain Bent's certificate" was and before the Russo-Japanese Conven- led for four months, while Chief ticu is consummated the United States": Officer Sakai was exonerated from all should make its interests in the Far. blame, cannot appear as anything but Eastern question known and assest its extraordinary

interent in the welfare of the Orient ele

threw

at

"The provisions of the Convention are clearly in retaliation for our exclusion of Amatics from the United States?:

door and shut and lock it behind us

Press

to

$30,000...

During the hearing of the cass the testimony of the Chief Officer, who was Troverbyn," 20, The Peak, came

on watch at the time of the disaster, was

MORE PRIS "OPETION. Messrs Hughes and Hough's sales rooms under the auctioneer's hammer at

on several important points directly refuted in evidence given by the other this afternoon, Mr. F. C. Mason Hurley

The New York Sun, in en editarist officers of the ship. It is mentioned that many dead

The Presiding Judge in summing up under the captain Busso-Japanese the case being the auctioneer. The lot, is held bodies of soldiers are being brought the Captain, charging him with culpable document means that the twe

Convention, a Warning to America the blame entirely upon for the term of 75 years from June to Canton daily for burial. People not exercised in regard to fog

The negligence in that proper caution was Fowers hays decided on the partitions of 24th 1876, on a Crown lease dated from the villages in the neighbouIt is shown that when the Captain data, and will drive as out of the topen July 4th 1913 made between the hood of the fighting are flocking was perfectly clear. It was not until with which this sinister and menacing

turned in

116 am the weather We cannot understand the surprize Government and Mr. Nathaniel Joseph into the city for eafety and them that the ship, then in charge announcement has been received by the Ede The area is 44,604 square feet or garrison at the North Gate has been of the Chief Officer, ran into hate, the American Government and thereabouts, and the annual Crown strongly reinforced.

standing orders on board

requiring it has been afated over and over that the Captain shall be caled in rent $10.

case of any change in the weather. The again that a secret Treaty had been in Chief Officer, The property was offered subject to a

kept the preparation to bring about the partition notwithstanding,

us from the Pacific, rasozve price.

CHOLERA IN THE PHILIPPINES the hip going apparently at undimin- of Chine, to drive

ished speed, nor was.

and to put the militarisin and despotism the foghorn Messrs Hastings and Hastings were

sounded. It would appear probable of the civil and religious institutions of the vendor's solicitors, Bidding opened vinces afflicted with cholers show that the echo from the cliffs of Tamkan or

The daily health reports from the pro- that if the foghorn had been sounded, the Asiatic above the civiliation and institutions and ideals of the Dencadans Confict while Britain, France, 8100 and more until 830,000 was eight o'clock Friday morning (29ed inst.), (esence of land) and one disaster mig Germany, and Austria are wasting their reached, the property being disposed of only 64 cases of the disease accompanied have been diverted. It was suficient strength and wealth and lives

by 39 deaths in 14 towns in the five pros shown by the evidence of the 4th Officer 41 be only one great Caucasian nation. vinces of Bulacan, Albay, Camarines, that 4.20 am was the hour st which he Rizal and Leguns.

was sent down by the Chief Officer to call standing in the way of Japan's and the Captain. It was further shown also Ruia ambition to exercise a hegemony.

of half the coses by the 4th

f the world about body, in Cage Comadrats, where Captain immediately jumped, the lift Vothing is more certain than tous

evidence that the

the municipal presidente had hidden hunk and app

appeared on duty with all

diplomacy

force Russia will several cases some time ago and had thus † possible despatch. Court of lack of war upon us. WOR

The finding of the The auditing of the accounts rendered given the disease a chance to gab a good caution during fog on the part of the

The Russo-Japanese Convention is in connection with the funeral a the late Leadway. Fortunately Indang is in Captain, and the complete exoneration the rat open cheng rod the

Washington is perturbed, at President has discicaed some considerable location where it is shut off from the of the Chic Cheeth the evidence dreadful mistake it is to wait to begin "squeesce" on the part of the person of rest of the province and the health strangely at variance with the evidence

mistake the American: people Chronicle

| a terrible

at $25,000 and rise steadily by bids of there were during the 24 hours ending st Talend would have warned the officers. **For this Russia has waged a

to Mr. E. Howard.

YUAN'S FUNERAL.

LARGE SQUEEZES.""

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ton

Italy,

When the war in Europe ceases, there

of Japan and

that

[ vigilant with respect to the marauders end of the city and near about the same persons-in-charge of the obsequice. For authorities have no fear of the spread as taken during the hearing of the cases This for war untill war is begun."

It was also mentioned in. Court that

the erections of a sizaplo, malahed, the of the infection, the Chief. Oficer's certificate: had been spice not make Japan. enormous sum of $19,500 has been Dr. Rafael Vilafranca, one of the charged; and a fabulous sum of ur health service's oldtime chelere fighters, figures is set down as the cost of the has the situation in hand, assisted by funeral train to Changtebiu, Peking other doctors and some sospectors, and a company of constabulary to maine tain a rigid quarantine. The number of cases in Didang for the day was 25 of deathin 14-Manila Cablonews

suspended for two months on a former service. occasion for negligence of duty, though have attached any special significance to this fact the Court does not appear to

Unfortunately, the result of this case A FOREIGNER'S MYSTERIOUS would appear to stand out as another DEATH AT SHANGHAL. 79 instance of disarmination, against the foreigner in the Japanese Court of

Gazette.

The Manila

inst Koy's

|

of the type of the bandit-chief, OHEN time aether women tried to hang CHUN-MIR, in their machinations herself on the staircase but was prevent against peace and order in Chrisaed and also sent to hospital Our contemporary's "Hongkong advices" in this respect are woefully with the first contingent of Hongkong PC Jack Munro, who went home untrustworthy. In the first place Police, is in Egypt serving as an orderly CHEN KUIN MIN ban not yet come among military small por cases. The

Another inquest was held on the to Hongkong, and if ever he does our news is sent by a friend who says tant The rumours relating to the

body of the unidentified foreigner, RINDERFEST IN THE

who was found dead at Yangtazapoo contemporary may rely upon it that Munro cannot write himself and that he "Napoleonic Ambitions" of Yuan Bo

PHILIPPINES,

Polat, at the Mixed Court Bhanghai last the Government will allow neither is doing a splendid self-sacrificing working hair of the late President are RUBBER CULTIVATION IN HAINAN

week, the body having been chumed for that purpose, when MrRichard Neuman CHEN or any other political refugee He desires to be remembered to all his authoritatively denied. It is stated that

Cablenews of the 22nd attended and reported, that; he HM Consul at Kingchow (Hotnow)

had mince Mr. Yuan Ko Ting's arrival at 9pm-Lantern Parade by Police to make this Colony the base of comrades

the body Hentified

that of Me. Shan Huan Tech (Changtefa), he has from the Laland of Hainan started during reporta that the first export of rubber Reserves

abeen staying operations for fomenting trouble in

The rinderpent thermometer of the Reinhard Stephan, who has b China, It has always been the Various promotions have taken not communicated with or met any 1915, and remarks that it will be inter buzgan of agriculture has again risen two at the Tavoy Hotel for some mothe

place in the Police following upon the military officer or officers and that the eating to note the progress of this points, bringing the total number of town. Mr. Stephan was in the

Customs service practice of the Hongkong Govern retirement, of Sergh Baker who was statement is equally incorrect that bar industry. Trees were introduced into town in the islands now falected with mon the ago

til about eighteen his last appointment being. Men's ment, we believe, to promptly acqueiat invalided Home a fortnigat ago. Lance makes are being constructed at Shan the land in 1910 by two (Chinese the disease up to 104, this provinces ghzeeper at Kingehow in the Hain

political refugees with the only con Serg Hedge becomes Sergeant, Lance Huan Taun, only now buildings bavilig na district, 2,000 of which began to be the discuss that Jina yes afflicted the teneral Hospital wiffering a

companies. There are 3,000 in the Lo struggling against the worst cutbreak of Straits Deceased had's been in the ditions on which they may enjoy the Serge Peplow becomes Acting Sergeant, been erected for the accommodation of tapped in April, 1916. About 1 w archipelago sinds 1901 when B5 640 work was at seen alive at the trogble leaving the Co, at right of asylum here-antly that F. C.Shann and P. C. Harron become the newly arrived members of the Yuan of mibber was sent to Singapore between animals died of t

on Bunday

Inst. The their political

activities must Acting Lerce Sargeants; and Lance family

June and the end of 1915, and roshsel 1 The two towns that has been added faken at the about £7 10 6d a owt The rubber to the bat de Santo Domingo, Longs Bur

Mackinnon, Secretary of the Manící Sergt. Groen besonics Acting Sergeant..

was of frat quality, but faultly prepared, and Maining, Bulacan

Council war accepted. Second Lieut. Frak Alexand

and soki only as second quaty; machi

Cosinul, who has taken farhan thải statistics of the bursapi proced MRaymond Duchene, who used to Hogg, North Staffordshire

nery is required for its better prepar WHEN parusing the verbiage which bo Vice Consul attached to the Belgian whoso dame spears in

show there haya. bean since tion. There are a furthar 12,000 trees

Into the hat just received Honour of June 26 was an old shed conduct medal for boy (1899 1900

MONDAY, August 7)-

Bank Holiday. my

Doubles Road

Tennis Handicap.

TXDR:DAY, August: 10

Concert by Humphrey Bishop

Government House

SATURDAY, August 12 —

Noon-Hungkong Hotel Co's hats. absolutely cease.

Te 3" Dantachland:

yearly Meating.

SUNDAY, August 13-

Full moon.

BRIDGE SCORERS.

Blocks of 50 sheate

in daily rent out to neutral countries

by the German Government nows the bures, the thought

arises that those responsible

this informaation”.

world must take

the genera

the fold. M.. Duchene who Chonchickou Honan Provinco,

the 12th regiment infantry 1890 the thir

army, was at the outset

died

rider corps in France Bed in third

on Jone

foo in cultivation, near Modes, but they

stall youre and not expected rubber for another two years

BLAZON

2PE: NO

lalands,