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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916.

THE SITUATION AT CANTON.

THE LAW COURTS,

THE DEAD DOGʻ GAIN.

AN ADVANCE TO LUNG CHAI KWONG

the only, likely source of such a.Joan as would be required is the United States. But from whatever source the Government may be boping, to get financial asfitance, ono, thing ía certain," and that is, that such

The wind blow fèrrely in the harbour

CLAIM AGAINST A GARAGE CO. a transaction would be greatly during the night. Passengers arossing

A Paking talegra today states that facilitated, or might only be possible in the ferries late at night had a rough Canton, has been instructed by the Summary Jurisdiction this morning

Chix Hing Lan, the Civil Governor of

Sir Win. Rass Davies KC in if there were complete understanding passage. So threatening became the between Parlament and Cabinet weather that the Star Ferry Co ar Gorernment to advance $400,000 to investigated a claim by Duncan Tollen, So long as misunderstanding and hibited the usual notice warning intand Lung Chai Kwong as a first instalment of Wong Net Cheong Road, for 360 mutual suspicion exist between these ing passengers that unless the weather if he agrees to go to Kingshow with damages against the Ford Garage C two bodies the permanence of the moderated the ferries were liable to not more than 5,000 troops, Government is in jeopardy, and financiers, whatever their nationality, are always disinclined to lend money As far can be ascertained no to disunited governments. When damage of serious consequence was done they do so lend money, they charge and the only place to suffer was the bigh price for it." Palisade which had its cinematograph vory Later news from Peking is to the screen wrecked. ***. effect that the Government is The typhoon dgnals this morning A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd, of the dimensions given in the south-west travelling W.N.W. Early approaching the allied bankers for a gave the position of the disturbance as

foregoing extract, with the Salt this morning conditions improved and Gabelle surplus as security. What it is anticipated that the typhoon will the result, of these negotiations will break up on the coast to the north of be remains, of course, to be seen; but

Hainan.

There were unusually high tides the probabilities, for more reasons than the instability of political con-Fosterday and the sea outside was ditions, would seem to be strongly

tremendously rough. against their success at the press at time...

SCOTCH

MILD, MELLOW, MATURED.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

To-day's Advertisements

.DIOCESAN GIRLS SCHOOL KOWLOON.

+1

NOHOOL will: RE-OPEN on TUES-

DAY, SEPTENEER 1STE at 9 4.X. Boarders return September 11th. Couchong, Sept. 7, 1916

1006

BT. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE MACAO.

THE above School, situated in the healthiest part of Macao, will RE-OPEN on FRIDAY, Sept. 13.

A sound education in English Portuguese and Commercial subjects. in provided.

Apply to the FL. DIRECTOR. Hongkong, Sept. 1816.

KOWLOON CRICKET CLUB.

1007

UNDERE SIR F. L. Ma, R.C. MO

INDER the Distinguished Fatronage H. K. MAJOR GENERAL H. F. VENTRI GO. C. and COMMODORE., H. G. G. -HANDEWAN.

'OPEN AIR Vocal and Instrumental

„CONCERT. -

in aid of War Charities, will be held on '

The Club Ground. King's Park, Kowloon,

SATURDAY, Sept. 9th, 1916, 0.18 r.

TELEPHONE No. 16.

BIRTHS. HAMXOND.-On August 31, at Shang; hai, the wife of SAM HAMMOND, Of

a son.

at

DASTUR-On September 1 at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs Mrs. B.” H BASTUR, & daughter. WESTERLUND.-in August 29,

Shanghai to Captain and Mrs...C. A. WESTERLUND, & 100. SIMMONS-On September 1. at Shang- hai to Mr. and Mrs. SONS, a

con.

KILLED IN ACTION.

WINCKLEY

WINCKLEY, 2nd Lieut. "Sherwood Foresters, killed in action 20th July, 1918. Late of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London Staff.

Cras. REGINALD

The China-Hail.

HONGKONG THUESDAY, Sept. 7, 1916.

CHINA'S FINANCES.

W

By kind permission of Lt.Colonel Arra time when China is. once "Watson and "officers the band of the 74th Punjabis will condus andmetegain seeking financial help from the

Hongkong, Sept. 7, 1918

(Contin

on" page 8.)

THE DIARY

KIMO. FOR TO-DAY

9.15 pm The Palisade, Kovoon."

MEMO FOR TOMORROW.

2.20 p.m.-Auction of Household Furaiture, Piano, Porcelain etc at Mesars Hughes and Hough's

General Memoranda. HATUDAT, Sept. 9-

ulary on the subject of the Customs

&

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. .

?

"As advertised in another column, the St. Joseph's College at Mucno will re-open on Friday, 15th inst

The Yokohama Specie Bank opened a branch at Singapore on the 6th under the management of Mr.

Abtauka

N.

THE MAGISTRACY,

PICKPOCKET CAUGHT,

EDUCATION AFTER THE WAR.

LÖRD CÜRION AND REFORM OF

THE UNIVERSITIES.

OUR NEGLECT OF SCIENCE.

The Archbishop of Canterbury in the House of Lords recently speaking in the debate on nations! training inflated hye

With

Plaintiff Mr. Grow said are in rabook kinnon, sorou

Viscount Haldane, said that the war had shown that our Empire onald, and The 850 is the price fixed as theoukl, go on from strength to strength value of a Japanese poodle killed by which we were passing the manhood

He believed that out of the ordeal through the alleged negligence of our the England would amargar vere invek defenclanta car drives............

there Atted than it was a little while ago for whatever might le shoul Mr. Craw, of Messrs Hastings and mere fitted in discipline and in mov- Hastings was for the plaintiff and Mr. J. ledge, and mare eager for progress auth

educational advance. He agreed H. Gardiner represented the defendanta Lord Haldane that revision se sous- A professional pastcher" was before

wasan to sch Mr. Hareland this morning on a charge employee of the Telephone Co. and the but he

curriculum and in

hud grave doubts whether the from a man's pocket in Des Voeux Road owing to the death of a Japanese poodle, subject would be the wisest cause to take of stealing & sovereign and three dollars claim was for damages sustained by him appointment of ■* Royal.

Commission to consider and report upon the whole West. According to Inspector Sullivan his property, caused by a chaffeur in the He would much prefer the appointment defendant was one of three or four men employ of the defendant firm. Plaintiff to sift and, co-ordinate and committes

of two

two or three departmental who hustled the complainant. One of the did not attach so much importance to schemes. gang picked the complainant's pocket and the value of the dog and when his Lord.

In regard to our secondary schools, we then handed the sovereign and R to the ship had heard the plaintiff's evidence, whole system. What was wanted was a. decided overhauling of the defendant who ran away. He was he would agree with plaintiff that had a few capable, practical, non-professional chased and caught, but in the meantime the dog been a child instead of a dogo

and men to go into the. he had thrown the money away. At the the result would have been the same He contended for firm, deliberate, far- Station he was found to be a returned Tas dog was killed through the driver reaching action, but not in the direction FUNERAL OF MRS. LAMBERT. banishes, having been deported for ten of the car paying not the slightest of education.

of what he might call the German skis years in 1912, following on a esas of attention to the direction in which he snatching. On the charges of stealing and was going. returning from banishment defendant was sentenced to six months' hard labour for each offence.

The Junem took place at the Happy Valley cemetery, yesterday evening of Mrs. Lambert-wife of Mr. John Lambert, Lloyd's Surveyor in Hongkong-whose death was reported in our yesterday's issue. Among those who attended to show

Macdonald, Capt. W. Russe Comdr their last respects were Major D

His Lordship Then you say there was groes negligence!

i

wanted a

ng rap

classes

labour and

UNIVERSITIES AND COMMERCE - Earl Curzon said he desired to refer to the subject of University education. H did not speak as a member of the Government, but rather as the Chancel Mr. Crew said that was so. The car for of Oxford University, Itwarin was not going at any excessive speed. Universities as the horse of lost causes. possible and unjust to regard the older It was a Ford car with a number of There was in Oxford a moving spirit. he THE MISSING RING.

Chinese in it. The dog left the pave might almost say an electrical thrill, 40 impudent thief made an appear

mant walking fairly slowly across the touch with all the currents of the

intellectual feeling P. II. Balfe, R.N.R.. Mr. B. Mance before Mr. J. R. Wood fe road. The driver of the car was talking between builing of the day. The links and the Univer Dyer (Chief Manager, H.K&W Court this morning on

to the occupants be did not have hasity were being forged closer and closer Dock Co.) M.". Reid (Manager, stealing a diamond ring from the Wing to get out of the way of the dog, and connection as there was at

a charge of

fest on the brakes and did not attempt history had there been such a close every day, and a noperiod in our Taikoo Dockyard & Eng. Co.). Eng. On store. Defendant, youth of 17, when plaintiff spoke to him his first Coradr. Dawson, Eng-Lieut. Nut

day. There wai also a ball, Messes. H. T. Richardson. A presented a penitent appearance and remark was "no have see dog."

prochement between the inst.. Fyfe, J. B. Law, R. Hall, J. F.stated he had come from Shanghai on

and Oxford. Tully, C. Ja Poole, J. W. GraBam. The story for the prosecution was that side of the road from his house creased, and that it should be regarded

Plaintif gave evidence stating that Miller, D. Harvey, E. F.Bunje, the 4th inst.

It was the

the ambition of Oxford that this connection he Was seatedl

between on the opposite itself should be strengthened and iu- D. M. Murray, S., A. Williamson, defendant went into the shop on Sunday along with some friends, when the of all classes, and claim to be what the A. B. Bryson, J. J. Harrington, morning and asked to see some rings ear came down the road from the

as the University not of one class out Daigo, Mori (N.F.K.), Chow Yes. He was shown a tray full and after French Convent and ran A. Nicholson, L. Guy, J. Paton, T. Sheck Tai Sing.. the whole of the playing with them he observed ap the dog. The two left wheels went over bost equipped laboratories in the whole

versity for the whole nation. (F European staff of the Kowloon Dockparently too many people watching him the dog and there was a splash of blood world, and there has been great and bad of the and Cosmopolitan Dock, the whole and remarked to the shop fok that on the road where the dog was regard to every branch of science. It was of the Chinese saf of the Cosmopoli- he did not care much for those sad killed It was only four months old, said that great changes in essnection widespread organiantion and research in tor Dock and many from Kowloon would call again. Yesterday defendans

dare say that would prove to be the case. Dock.

with the universities must follow. Ele The conditions of introduction might might have to be revised and more require reconsidering the pass courses moders eubjects introduced. There were questions that would be raised and would to be settled. Farther, the dis- likely have to be revised. Finally, no scholarships and szatnianna Lateness of doubt, the historic and picturesque, because of the government of the university, connection with the past, was exceeding ly. antiquated operation, and

I would call!! fication

An armed robbery took place at the Sa: Kok village Sam Shut-Po district. last night. The robbers got away with about $500. One man has been arrested

Mrs. Mary Baty, mother of Dr. Thomas Raty, the recently appointed has died at Chuzenj adviser to the Japanese Foreign Office,

Messrs. Davison, Marar, Heron and Lieut. Hall bore the coffin to the graveside

The followed

ne Exceedingly large number of wreaths, crosses, etc., it was impor sible to obtain all the names:~~

From her scrapwing Exsband, from

Arthus

turned up again while the folis were having breakfast. He wanted to see some rings and was shown five, one of

whistle. A revenue officer standing outside the shop arreated defondsat and found the missing ring and another in revenue is not without interest and ment columns that the Diocesan Girls Fio, Arthur and Queenie, John what all the bother was about and why

It is anounced in our advertise.Wille Minnie, Bignificance.

and his pocken Defendant, cooly naked "It was a statement School, Kowloon, will re-open jou Tuck-and received from a high official day, Sept. 12 Boarders should return From "Peggy and Sidney Seacle/Ko Shing theatre where Le had a friend Kathleen and the foki did not come with him to the Dorothy

those

Madaline,

"

Mr. and Mrs. Richardson, Mr., Mr. and lisses Packham, Mr. and Mrs. W. O Jack and family, Mr. A. A. Fyfe, Mr.

Over the heat. At Oxford.

Plaintiff said the value of the dog was $60 but he was only claiming 850. Mr. Gardiner said the claim wax for $50; he would like to know what plaintiff His Lordship: The other YUI for damages to plaintiff's feelings. (laughter) Plaintiff cross-examined said the dog

allowed could

was a pet for his children, and was not out during the day though it go into the back inne. His Lordship: Do you say there is negligence on the part of the dog

Mr Gardiner Yes, the dog ran across the road and we had no oppor His Lordship You say the dog went out to meet the car!

andoum?

mbrous in itx

He wartly agreed with the Primate. for the setting up of & Royal Commission intellect, and a waste of time. The would be waste of energy, a waste of period for investigation has passed, and

The Kowloon Cricket Club has and Mr. Pithle, Yus Woo, Engineer made st Nanking where defendant cow canity whatever of avoiding it when the war was over the hour for

Prynhe, Miss. Peterson, Mr.. ank Mrs. F. Miller, Mand. D, Harvey Wets, Henry F. Bunje, M. D. Cooper Mach

SOFERNOR OF MICAU" THE DEPARTURE OF THE

Mr. Gardiner Yes, and I will call evidence to show that the dog was in the habit of doing that..

Corroborative evidence was given by Nathaniel Moses, Miss Elizbeth Tollan and G-Jacobe

action would strike..

ST WHAT 18. ALEDZD have a knowledge of history, particularly Undergraduatan at Oxford ought to of recent history, and the fastitutions of his own and foreign nations. He ought to have general familiarity with dip Social,

authority and was evidently given the day beforg out with the object of removing car-

Tho would pay for the ring. Lain popular impressions which may

After hearing the evidense Mr. Wood be considered, to count against the

remanded the case for enquiries to be prospects of the negotiations about to aid of War Charities on their grounds Tamar, Engineer-Lieutenant. Nuthall,

arranged, to hold an open air concert in Commander Davos, R.N., HM.. said he had come from, be entered upon for a further loan.on Saturday evening next, under the RN. H.M.S. Tamar S. Melatosk The chief point of interest in it is patronage of H. E the Governor, HEM Mor! (Nippon Yusen Kaisha), Mr. that the arrangement whereby the Major General Ventris and Commodors and Mrs. Hyde, J. B. Law, Chow See Customs revenues are remitted to the Sandsraan Particulars will be found Shock Tai Sin auch Commeine, Mhe Inspector General's foreign bank in our advertisement color accounts at Shanghai "has been

political, and economie conditions scrupulously respected by

When HLE. the Governor of Macao

of the modern world: he ought to have provinces which recently declared.

and Madame de Mais reached Hong-

by no means alight acquaintance with geography, and he ought to have, their independence of the Central

kong on Tuesday they were met by the

Defendant, & Chinese chaffeur, de practical command of those modern DC to HE the Governor, and a pound that the dog war one of the to use in his career,

languages which he was likely to requires Government.” We are further told

career, professional that no difficulty has been experi

Hald, Geo. guard of honour was drewn up on specimens that had a habit of running It is stated that Captain A. W. Nelson, Edwards. R. IL Cousins, Mr. and Wing Lok Street Whac

otherwise. -If that' Their out into the road and barking at the which it was sought to give it would be commander of the Korea, now of Kaisha representatives, Case, J. Poole, luncheon with Sir Henry and Lady question the dog ran into the road quickly and glad often just as

Was the enced in collecting the proper the herea Mors of the Toyo Kisen Mr. and Mrs., T. Neave, and family, P. May at Mountain Lodge, but arrangs and before he could pull up the dog an affempt was made to r

Mrs. Taily, Mr. Kawabe, Osaka Shosen Excellencies accepted an invitation to cars as they passed. On the day in much better than stuffing brains with

educati duties and la romitting them to the Kaho will be skipper of the new Dalgo, H. M. Dyer, Tayo Kisen Kaishis --Excursion to Macan by Tospector-General's accounts, and Pacific Mail Co.'s liner Ecuador. Captain representatives, Jan, W, Orsham D. M.ments already made precluded their was-un-oyer-He

chemical formult,

en the Customs administration "ha Emory Rice, who commanded the Murray H. Murray Bain, Cozmichaelcceptance of an invitation to stay the the dog

everywhere received the protection Jimyolia" for several years, is to be John Merich, S. Walison, Ry went on board the Empress of Bussin described the dog as having a envy of the whole world, and which no It is further stated that the Maritime captain of the need, which in Soonderfim, Capt. W. Bethen, Mrs. Cresterday morning to bid Senor and Custome collection is considerably the 17th inst

scheduled to sail from San Francisco on more than sufficient, on a conservative, estimate of foreign exchange, to meet

9.15 p.m.-Oper, “Air Concert in aid of. War Charities at Kowloon Cricket. Club. SDAY, Sept. 10

“Taishan ****

MONDAY, Sept. 1

18.30 am. Audtion of Ofice Furni- pure, Fittings, Safee true. at Meichers Co's. Officon, Queen's Buildings,

HDAY, Sept. 19

431 am-Full moon. ?

130 p.m. Auction of Furniture, Carpet and Rugs, Blackwood, Brass

Maro, ele com Moghs and

Hough's

WaberDAY, Sept."

Patries close for next Gymkhana. SATURDAY, Sept 10

9.18 pm-Baxing Tournament at the

City Hall. A WEADAT, Sept. 22

3-Auction of Leasehold property (Kennedy Town) & Messrs. Hughes and Hough'e SATVEDAT, Sept. 224-

3.46 p.-Gymkhana, Happy Valley

UDAY, Sept. 28 Koon.

and assistance of the local authorities,

SOCIAL AND PERBOW

and Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. H. Carmichae night. H.E. Sir Henry and Lady May

The wedding took place at Shanghai

Leebirel. Mr. and Mr. Moores Mead, Madame de Mais farewell Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Bryson, Mr. and

and Directors of the Hongkong & Wher Lewis Guy, W. Davison, The Chairman Mrs J. F. Harrington, B. A. Nicholson,

of Cosmopolitan Flock

YAR CHARITIES,

American wo

postal agent at Shanghai from the Post Office Wathington to dispatch no more mail to Americs by the Canadian Pacific line,

Sugal

34. QUE

erved to avoid older reform

universities he hoped it would not the

white ground with black spots. poble recor struction could ever set up be undertaken in a destructive or icono In answer to Mr. Crew, defendantould pull down that which was the clastic spirit. If that was done they

Mr. Maitland's chaffeur gave evidence na an isolated act, but as part of

should be done, note for the defence. He said he had driven general scheme of reconstruction of the around Wong-ne cheong and had had (Hear, har educational

which would rub into the road at the largely be attributed to the German sound of a car trouble with a white and back dog Lord Bydenhain remarked that the de- ory, the nation

terioration of the German character must yotops of education, and it gave a warn

The Archbishop of York alloded to be

sd barkod at his car "An occupant of the car, from Kong was to make the workshop, between. 1N4 ages of 14 and 18 engaged in industrial

cupations What

What/we-'shild aim at mun, said the driver sounded the hord years of 14 and 18, what the school had of his car three times before

been. The raschin

workshop, should be the centre of the beat the dog. The driver stopped at once moral training. In every large workshop mental physical and driving -- over

there should be someone- the dog and it was to be the boy a frien

intrested that employers

confer

OW

all Foreign Lean obligations secured, last week in Holy Trinity Cathedral of on it, exclusive of the 1901 Indemnity, Mr. W. A Willis, of Messrs Butterpos Dock Co., The European Staff of following upon the recent protects for the service of which a substantial field and Swire, to Miss It Towner, of Kowloon Dock, and the European Staff against the centertag of American It is stated in Shanghai that balance is available, and that revenue the Shanghai High School for Girls. for the current year in coming in well. The service, which was fully choral, was

Mail carried on the Empress of Russia Mr. Crew elicited from witness thating as to what we ourselves must avoid The amount of the Loan which the conducted by Dean Walker, there being

instructions have been received by the it was four months ago since the dog problem presented by boy between the Chinese Government is anxious to a full choir, Mr Willis being a member. get grows larger and larger in every Miss J. Buckler was the bridesmaid pablished in the Chinese Press What Mr. J. Waddell presided at the organ Hon Secretary, War Charities Com It is understood that a combination succeeding telegram from Peking and Mr. G. Forde acted as best mat The Hon. Mr. E R. Hallifax, kom appears to be a trustworthy reflex of Following the ceremony a reception was mittee, informs us that a further in these words in a contributed . L. Floob in Jinkee Road where Manager of the Lady Boberts Field about that will mean much, the Chino hand. The driver told the plaintiff, when education shaborities should nev Chinese official opinion is expressed held sa the residence of Mr. and Mrsa yesterday by Parcels Post to the construction interests has beau brought the driver several times with his chiaring workpeople and

Consignment of glasses was forward of Ausricau hanking, industrial and

Plaintif rushed {article to a Peking contemporary; the happy couple were the recipients of Glass Fund in London A list of Pres saya, toward the electrical develop the car, was approaching he should not be get out of touchy Douglas Steamships Com.

There is reason to believe that the congratulations from their many friends the names of those who have comment of China, especially the treaty whistle for his dog. Witness denied men Meeting, a EDNESDAY, Sept. 27-

present acate financial position can Mr. and Mrs Willis received many tributed them is attached ports and more important inline cities that he hit a conversation with the Viscount Koutsford said be Hettlement Day: Hongkong Htock only be r

Exchange

relieved by the contracting handsome presents, including some from Eleven telescopes, and thirty-five The, plans, of the combine include the

kup players and the best of the wor of a considerable amonnt, say

the staff of the bridegroom's firm. The binoculars (in addition to a donation $50,000,000 of even$100,000,000,

hondymoon is being spent in Japan.

of $75) have so far been received and There are two possible sources from

forwarded which such a ura might be obtained

HONGLONG THIRD CONSIGNMENT- either from U.S. financiers or from

BINOCULARS the Consortium. Unlikely as it may Beem to some, there is reason to believe that, given suitable terms,-the Consortium would be prepared to put sip a considerable loan to this country. The preponderance of probability is, however against the likelihood of auch den and for practical we maramupp that

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