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The China Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, August 7, 1918.

THE WAR OUTLOOK. ·

THE various messages which the Allied statesmen have given to the world on the occasion of the second SPECIALITIES, anniversary of the declaration of war

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FLANNEL OR SERGE

TROUSERS

COTTON, LINEN OR SILK

COATS

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE FIGHT FOR CANTON.

INCESSANT BOMBARDMENTS TAKING PLACE NIGHTLY.

ANTI-GOVERNMENT TROOPS BEATEN BACK.

[BY OUR OWN REPRESENTATIVE.)

Sunday, 8:30 am

their bayonets and thrown away the sheaths.

Ae to organisation, there is none. Oss the return journey, they use their Sokliers come and go just as they please rites as kind of carrying polo to bear home meat, a couple of karosene tins or various baskets of provender which may possibly have been taken by forrt from anfurtunate so keepers

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1916.

if a trained buttery were brought, bo General Lung (Mr. Jamison add- bear upon the situation one can easilyed) is in constant communication imagine

with President Li and is prepared to chey, the order of the Central Government on ovary, polat The hand over the City to him and quit, moment his successor arrives he will but be could not allow people to come and attack him without offering resistance.

A NAVAL BATTLE, SEUM'S. ARMOURED LAUNCHES EXOTON

& FORT

THE MAGISTRACY.

SAILOR ASSAULTS COOLIE

charged by rioba acolie. at tha An able bodied seaman named Cooper, belonging to a warship in port C Magistraty this morning for amenit fr It was quite a lucky thing to see

Spring Garden Lane and also with the engagement in the Back Reach

damaging his Jack The cool co in the early bears of Saturday mom had bean rumoured that two northere and struck, ha not pay him

Mr. Jamieson mentioned that it plained that defendant ngheween General Shum's fest troopships had arrived in the River, him the month, injuring and a fort on Honam Island situated but the Customs knew nothing

ups and loosening his teeth. He just below the Macso fort. Going these nor did General Lung; yet the an Indian constable who arrested the ng of was also strank on the tide, of the lace. up the river as about 4.m. Governor of Fatahan and telegraphed defendant and that on the way to the A patrolling gunboat actually a that they had arrived. General station cooper struck him on the car. launch with a couple of steel sheets Laing did not anticipate any assist. He was drunk rigged, up-told us not to proceed fanes from borthern troops. Regardthe case He hired defendant riekaba further until daylight. That was the ing the fleet which was said to have with the intention of going back to the Cooper said he did not understandi first warning we had though there been dispatched from Woosung to ship He had only five cents with had been some talk that Shum's fleet assist the Government, General Lung which to pay him. He denied the would bombard the fort that morn knew nothing.Net (2

pay 30 cents damage for the jacket.

Cooper, was fined 85 and ordered to

WAR CHARA

The battle for the possession of the City of Canton proceeds but, the situation during the inst 24 hours at undergone a complete change and the sharp rattle of rife fire, and the whistling of heavy shells in heard from a further distance. Yet as I write the boom of a heavy gun which is said to have been brought up by Shum to assist in lit concerted attack on Canton 'booms ou at intervals. There are some artillery heyond the sale of suficient rice to Business is completely at a standstill exchanges in progres and occasionally koop body and soul together. Streeta are there are vigorous sounds of musketry. ruded and shops have sunk their Within a mile of the peaceful island ste it wooden piles or drawn their iron oShameen the battle of Shek-weltong/Show Shopkeeper hand out rice stream in the direction of the Cantonand I. 4s the representative of a

ing from near Hamilton Creek: On At the present moment the situa. A fentenant from aboard the ship enquiries it appeared the engago- tion, Mr. Jamieson considered, is wid that with the exception of a cuo Shum's feet comprising a couple of the She-wei-tong battle began a character. ment Lad been in progress all night.quite favourable to Lung Since of desertion defendant had good. launch or two. deened fire on the men kiled 12,000 wounded and he two-funnelled river boats and week ago, General Lung bad out 100 fort which replied at intervals sstimated the losses on the opposing Shum's river bouts evidently carried side had been much heavier. four-inch güne and I saw a brodide or two sent in the direction of the to Shim. Mr. Jamieson said he Referring to his recent telegram fort, but with what effect I do not received a reply from Shum in sar know. A moment later the fort re-castis terms, accusing him of being plied and only a few feet behind our friendly to Lamg. Of course I am water, kicking up a huge volume of General, on private as well an river boat a shell splashed into the friendly with Lung." said the Consul spray. The worship" thought the official grounds. He is the Governor situation a little too warm and at of the province, the accredited repre- full speed ahead started down the sentative of the Central Government

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-STREET SCENES. ·

through the bas

streets

GOVERNOR GENERAL LUNG.

ton decided it would be a distinctly skippers of the Fatahan, Paul Beau,

hazarious picceeding to tak the are and two other boats making for Can

vessels through the firing line. And

expected to recognise anybody who

in relation to General Eng and che is not the delegate of the Central

which I am bound to take up." Government. That is my position

removed.

ATSUTA-MARU” REFLOATED.

Ая

The Hongkong Office of the Nippon

CORRESPONDENCE.

LAWYERS' ADVERTISEMENTS.

the Editor of the "THE CHISA MAIL"

articles sent by Our Little Bit Society, Kowloon, have been received The following letters of thanks for

by Lady May.

Bendnarters Delta District,

Savoy Hotel, Cairo

you sent: I handed them over to ther

27th May, 1916 Ever so many thanks for the things'

musses of sick and wounded sent back to officer in charge of the Nasriel Hospital most useful just now, as we are getting and attack his letter. Everything is

us from Mesopotamix and all our hos pitals are again overcrowded. This is

seen for sometime. Temperature in the large school that we have taken over A the most awful weather here I have a hospital

We had a week of

summer at home. With kind regards. shade 113 degs. F. Then it suddenly got coof again and now It is like a nice

Yours sincerely,

F. GORDON HALL Nastich School Military Hospital,

Cairo

15th, May 1918, Major Rickett begs to thank the "Little Bit Society on behalf of Naarieh Mili- tary Hospital, Cairo, for the two cases containing clothing, stationary, BOLD, tooth powder and dry ginger which they kindly sent to Colonel Gordon Hall All S. for the use of tas sick and wound-

sent are

19 Gensrat Bapt.

• Alexandria

May 9ith 1916. (

I have again to render my sincere thanks for your very welcome consig ment of comforts for the patients in this hospital Everything arrived safely and in perfect order. The dressing gowns and slippers are timely acceptable for the use of officers who arrived here with little in that way of in full swing again receiving many sick

comfort Wo and wounded from further east. The warm clothing is distributed to the

soldier patients to go home wichs, zor

change. Will you please convey my. SWith reference to the com- debilitated, they are sure to feel the after being so long in the East and

who have so kindly contributed thanks to the different work-parties Believe we

Yours faithfully

raged with much fierceness all night. At establishments the, owner has required within about 5lty yards and the

In the larger bound steamers. The feet approach- great European country, cannot be nine o'clock and early this morning there toned from some authority were heavy canoogades and explosions flocked with pedestrians passing from

armed guard. The and machine guns and rifles helped to one end of the city to the other and make the night hideour. From the Sha- they take an aarious look at the soldiers meen it is difficult to realise that a

as they go into battle or retire after a battle is actually being waged at so abort tionary measures of the merchants are by the Front Reach. A lot of am-

atrentious night's work. The precan we turned back and made Canton THE SUNKEN GUNBOAT. a distance. Shek-wer-tong is only about nesessary in any event. They are under munition bad been spent by the fort Canton gives notice that it is reported half a mile from the east end of the the impression that should Lang's men and the attacking gunboats and as

The Acting Harbour Master of bund and is easily seen. Its proximity lose they will conduct a looting campaign. far as could be ascertained the is the fairway at Taishek Batier. is so close that bulletscarelessly die it is even alleged that they have the tory went to the fort which sank a

that a Chinese gun-boat lies sunk in charged-whistle through the trees and permission of Lung to do this. If two-furizelled steuner during the in the vicinity with caution. finish up or the walls of some of the Sham's men gain a hold on the city, night, the funnels of which could be scam na it is possible to do so steps Vessels should, therefore, navigato residences. The U.S.S. Helena and a looting and pillaging are expected again. plainly seen above the water. The will be taken to have the wreck Japanese warship which are moored in The position of the city is a critical crew had done the beat they could. mid stream have been bit many times one." in this rifle fire. The canac is that Shum

I saw saveral men elinging to a raft and Lung's men have been chasing each other around a number of matsheds and

waiting to be picked up, but the men hand-to-hard encourtera Some of the It cannot be denied that there is more important. Shum's fleet had houses firing recklessly and meeting in

in the other gunboats appeared to be scanes are terrible. The numbers of killed strong feeling against Lung in Canton only arrived over night from the West occupied on business they deemed are quiet large when one remembers the tang nearly six feet in height Lung River, having got into the Back conditions under which Chinese fightie A splendid representative of his race. Reach and thus avoided the fort. Yusen Kaisha is in receipt of telegraphic od in Cairo Major Rickett desires to are remarkable for the tone of firm and the fact that the rifle is fired from. Since be captured Canton he has ruled To-day. there has been an inces advice from the Head Office, Tokio, say how much this kind gift has beers confidence in ultimate victory which the hip and not the shoulder. This with an iron hand and was the strong pervades them all, and while they to get him, and ballets obviously bulent South. He has done well but the heavy guils of the fort have which wont aground in the Inland Sen,.

being so it is therefore impossible unwanted to keep in check the tursant bombardinout by the fleet and stating that the "Aino Maru" aliciated and how useful the various make eminently satisfactory reading are sent in all directions. That is his association with the late President replied. From the houses or the was safely refloated on Sunday morning, for the people of the allied nations why bullets are found on Shameen and his persistent refused to leave the Canton side of Honam geople were and that she is proccoding, to Nagauki and their friends, they must be most been done, though three or four coolies actually arrived has incensed the Can from the house tops. It was realy for drydoeking.

Luckily no serious injury has so far governorship until his successor has actually watching the exchanges disconcerting to our enemies. We have stopped stray shot.

tonese against him. i 4t the represents a ludicrous business. Here we had have had no indication in the tele- Province of Kwangtung, defends the said he will quit at once when General oured launches attacking an out-of-

General Lang, the Governor of the tive of the Central Government he has two river beats and a brace of ar grams as to what thoughts have Cits agaiut. General Shum on the west, who remains in Yunnan, arrives date fort which would not stand for been expressed in Germany on the side and General Li on the north-Thers is a strong opinion that Luk will five minutes against on attack from occasion of the second anniversary, east side. The two latter are demanding never arive, but be that it may, Lung one of our own ships. It is recalled but we know from many little Li has been badly defeated, but Shum is sentative of the Central Government in this connection that at the Macao the evacuation of Lung and his troops has stated that as the appointed repre scrape of evidence how assiduously causing considerable trouble at Shekill continue to defend the City against for, sometime ago, the guns-such the German authorities work to ward wastong where the present battle is intruders. He lives at the base of the as they were wet taken away and off the canker of despair and to Lung's men into the corner of Shek-wer official residence at the yawen. In these heads were painted. This, it was raging. A couple of days ago he drove White Cloud Hills right away from the cutside the fort fierce-looking tigers" inspire; even in the bour of adversity tong at Fa-ti and in order to escape, strenucis times he is believed to be thought would have as good an effectments of the British Assessor, in the MATERIALS GUARANTEED ultimate triumph of German armis murderous fire turned upon them from Trenches and slectrified wire are of guns. They do curious things in ulto, as to lawyer's advertising I can and defeat, a fond belief in the the men retreated into the water. A bring under the ground closely guard on any likely intruders as the nose Mixed Court at Shanghai on the 29th It is easy enough, for a time at least, number of Lung's men and reinforce any who dare approach too near bis

maxims and rifles accounted for a large some of the obstacles awaiting China' to sustain this hope, because the ments were necessary to keep the abode. His precautions are on a large

woll remember a case where a cer German nation has been taught to lovaders from getting across

the scale but no doubt he has left suffici

tain wyer had on his Chinese board place such reliance on the invincibility river. Except for landing at ionament room in which to squeeze out

hanging outside his office the words, of the German military organisation yesterday morning, Shum has been Jamieson, the British Couaul, remarked to Island, to the south of the city, when the occasion demands. As Mr.

The Great White-haired Lawyer. that the lines on the war map wilt defested all along the line and driven me, Lang has an exceedingly difficult H.B.M.'s Consul-General at Cantor, courses was quite innocent of the

Mr. J. W. Jamieson, C.M.G. need to be pushed much further eat of the strong position he held for position to defend. He is in constant accorded an interview to myself and matter, the words having been placed nape Society arrived last week and I am

the only barrister on earth" Ho, of back towards Germany, yet, both on tracking the city at the Wong Sha communication with his men. It is another Pressrepresentative and there by a zealous Chinese clerk and of Our Little Bita Society. The thin MEMOS. FOR TO-DAY.

the east and on the west, before hour's walk from the Shamoen.

end, which is within a quarter of an generally known that Shus has more Entrica close for H.K.C.C. Men's in victory-so ignorant are they kept

most grateful to you and all the workers the people of Germany loss all faith

men numerically than Lang but they stated his views on the situation the practitioner's attention was only pyjamas are specially welcome and are not so well trained and have a thought there was no immediate to him by the Protector of Chinese mittens and other woolies I must keep At the moment Mr. Jamieson called to it one day by a remark made thin socks to France and Selenika The Doubles Tennis Handicap.

recently been recruited. Today Shum

have already despatched them and of the real facts of the situation.

brought into use a heavy piece of danger to Canton. During the past for the district who referred in a till colder weather returns, but. I have I visited Wong Sha yesterday, artillery which he has brought down forty-eight hours, he sail, the situa-jolang sort of way to the board in sent the lovely 18 bius mullers and a bout 200 troops were quartered from the West River and which is tien had greatly improved, as Shum's question. I need hardly say that he blue chest protector up to the Royal is the united opinion of the Allied around.

in the station buildings and matabeds believed to be the forenmner of several troops had been driven back at Shek was immensely annoyed and the the weather le still cold at nights. General Staffs that the prospects of reserve and waiting to be transport is deliberate and well conceived, but from Honar Island had been frus- consigned to the flames and I believe post to-day You will see in it how much They were apparently in similar weapons. His plan of compaign wel-tong and his attempted attack offending board was imruediately sending 6 copies of the March" report by Naval Hospital at Invergordon where victory were never so bright as they ed across the river. Two Krupp Lung has more than held his own trated. 30 pm Anution of Household are to-day, and to the Germans for action. The soldiers were roaming aspect of the situation, and it is possible Mr. Jamieson said that in a nut after this incident this gentleman who write stationed once in Hongkong

gins were on the Wang Sha bark ready Future events may change the whole Furniture, etc. at Shorncliffe, Gar must be very dishearteneng after about anywhere, eating and drinking that Shum may retire for a time to shell, the situation is that certem was appointed Attorney-General of She was so much interested in the the clerk also Nevertheless soon wonder if you remember Sister Willams; the fur waistcoasts ware appreciated E years

of war to read making purchasca fram bawkers stalls renew at a later date a more vigorous people are acting as dictators. They British Colony and afterwards Chief Hongkong work With renewed thanks such a message, for example, as that and even sleeping Others and the onslaught. of King GEORGE to the Allied Rulers with their fingers on the trigger of their disconcerting habit of walking around

are unwarrantably demanding the Justice and has now retired and is reaffirming bia stedfast resolution

evacuation of General Lung and his still a young man. Whether his,

Yours Tony truly to Mausers and it was anything of a prosecute the war until the united pleasant sensation to find such a playful |

rien and Lung ia defending the city promotion had anything to do with

HOZATIAM EDIN Childrens Aid Committee efforts of the Allies attain the objects Bentleman directly in my rear about 15 removed from the City to the Shameon or because be is fighting on so many

Much valuable property has been has a difficult position to defend Perhaps it had!

against unauthorised intruders. Lung the notice Board I cannot tell you. yards away. At midday there appears oise to Hongkong The dangers of fronts at Fatshen, on the North they Noon-Opening of Police Reserve up arms in common. This determina-perhaps the heat is too terrifle to allow exist but are not nearly so bad the direction of the Canton Kowloor

South Moulton Street have taken to be a general cessation of hostilities walking about the Shamsen really Biver and on the East side and in

EM. TOZER,

* London We Fadquarters by HE the Governor. tion is shared by every one of the of pitched battles. It is at dawn and 28 might generally be belleved. Last Railway. The position on the East

Hongkong, 7th August, 1916.

9th June 1916. Thank you so much for the exceedingly 2.20 p.m.-Auction of Furniture Allies, and it is of no use for the conducted. Apart from the sound of end of the Band, by the boat house, fact that Shek-lung has dcclared its Mr. A. E Durich, who for the past mich appreciated. The most in the eventide that real serious fighting is night walked around the dangerous side is somewhat simplified by the

diseftal parcel of children's clothing which at Mesars. Hughes arid Hough's

reached us from you yesterday We mis German War: Lords to pretend to guns the only indication on the Shameen where one could obtain really independence and appointed its own eleven years had been a bookkeeper in you all to continue. Helping is in this always greatly in need of little dresa THURSDAY, August 10

think otherwise. The persistent of the battle in the passing to and from excellent view of bursting shrapnel Governor. The milway line and to the service of the Hongkong and Chins enormous we are indeed most grateful.

To the deep regret of many friends and overalls and those thros Tary Coreart by Humphrey, Bishop Co. at brutality with which Germany con- They are well-armed with new was a fairly heavy bombardment but no graph wires in the surrounding die Gas Co. Ltd, died muddenly from on

tharining little babies.

babies, bonnets have been the battle line of Lung's soldiers. From 9 o'clock until about 9.26 there ducts the war does not make fear German-looking rifles which are being serious damage was dous or at least trict have been dragged out and cut apoplectic sensore yesterday afternoon creep into the veins of their manufactured at the Canton arsenal and reported The manner in which the but the now Governor of Shok-lung 10.30mAction of two Weighing adversaries, but serves only to weapon Ench min has two belts of artillery shows the utter absurd attempt an attack on Canton, Ihr Darrich was daly 40 years of agent to the above by Mrs McGregor Machines at Meyers. Hughes and strengthen if that be possible, carrying about 30 or 80 rounds of of this port of warfare. First the gun had been stated that Hostile troopa Ha had always taken prominent in Foocho through the courtesy of Messrs

and stated to be a very business-like Chinese set about Brings plecs is too busy in his own district to at the Grand Hotel where he resided. Hough's 3p.m-Auction of Office Furniture, prosecute the war at all costs to such there is some oxtaide influence working a general discussion among the troops as these were met and defeated at Wai and was

the determination of the Allies to sharp-nosed ammunition Apparently is sot and during this operation there is red landed at Swatow and that terest in the Victoria Recreation Club Shewan, Thomes & Co Felm Fittings, etc, etc. at No: 7 anal had complete victory as will at the Arsonal the troops are dress to how it should be done. One man comes elow. The city of Walchow is now The funeral takes place at Happy Valley Queen's Road Contral (formerly Merges the Deutsch Asiatische Bank)"

make a recrudescence of such baren of clothing: there is forward with an ides on methods and, in the hands of Long and for the

barzbsolutely nor anformity in anything taction which he has to tell to his commoment, there is no danger of an at 6 o'clock this arening, harities in Europe impossible, at Even the individual who came to the ades, and unless the soheme is feasible attack from the East. Bho Tekst, for many year to come, if not Woog Sha firing line in a chair and was it is cried out, and another individual have effected landin

THE DIARY.

3.10 p.m.-The Palisade Kowloon

MIMO. FOR TO-HORKOW.

den Ford.

General Memoranda. WXDXSDAY, August 9:~~~

Government House.

FRIDAY, August 11:

SATURDAY, August 12

Noon-Hongkong Hotel Co's ha

yeary Mooting

BAR AND MUN., Aug. 19 & 14

It is good news to be told that it

two

for which

for ever.

10.30am -Auction of Stock in Trade CAPTAIN ALISON, AD.C

0.J. Gupp & Co. at Alexandra

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KILLED

THE CHINESE SOLDIER.

THE SHAMEEN.

INTERVIEW WITH THE BRITISH CONSUL

apparently a commander wore & huge who knows just as little about the Island and they intend ett straw bonnet, pongee kulk trousers, brings forward's suggestion which quite city fross the south, bet gray pattles and a pair of straw sandals possibly meets with the same lete. And

adorned with blus tesels. The bead on until the rights to levelled. Then will have no difficulty in driving off 8 is as various as the outfits, and towels wrapped closely around the head look serpes the sights at the same time Mr. Jamieson

rotation, like so many clear, the men any attack from this direction, offen take the place of the tiaid cap giving expression

ss to that the onery, had

HE the which others wear. It was amusing to whether the object Fried in the

Wa regres to Lear Governo

Maceo by BA forma

has received news that A.D.C

Audinyonets being

the old style

Hiller

had no

moon

action

man

but it was

known in the Colony

GEORGE SCOTT Lt Col RAMC. .c. 19th General Homptal

94 Marlborough Mans, West Hampafoad, N.W.

30th May 1916. garments for the Jack-

Another box of gaz

the

Came

way And as our family now so

Yours faithfully?

DOUGLA

This week box of clothing has boun

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