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HEKO. FOR TO-MORROW.

9.15 p.m.-Open Air Concert in aid of

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SUNDAY, Sept. 10 :--

43

11

THE CHINA MAIL.

is

THE QUESTION OF PASSAGE MONEY

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1918,

GREAT FIRE IN KOBE.

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

DESTRUCTION OF SUMITOMO WAREHOUSES.

(Rester's Service to the China Mail.)

We have received from Headquarters LOSSES ESTIMATED AT Y1,000,000,

from the ses front.

ONAL TIHO ON HO SHA

INCIDENT

JAPAN'S, DEMANDS.

EATER

once for nil a troublesome question A HONGKONG KAN AT THE FRONT, CANDIDATES FOR COMMISSIONS. that: urgently calls for consideration for the good of both Chlha and Lieut. E. W. Evers who was Japan. To leave the question as to assoginted with the firm of A, ISI the maintenance of peace and order Watson & Co. has sent the following In Inner Mongolia unsettled, would letter dated July at:- be to Invite complications tar more | D

a copy of the following telegram serions and disastrous than the one

Am once more in hospital for repairs-

The War Office announces that in the About two o'clock on the morning of now engaging attention. If the curse the Carmans? They got me in the past refunds of passage money bave August 21st, are broke out in a shed in question is brought to the notice of back, this time, had a jelly lucky escage, a been given to candidates for commis-trons of the Saitomo warehounds at the Peking Government, in a fair, and hell came over, fortunately a small one,sions, possessing special military and Higashidemashi, Hyugo. Shortly after

PEING Sept. 7th. and Buras right close to me, mocking friendly way that Government, we ne clean of my feet, bes not a scrap of other qualifications who proceeded to the

this cutbreak was discovered the ware

Baron Hayashi, the Japansas Mir have no doubt, will be found, ready tonehed mo. While I was on the ground United Kingdom at their own expense of Ash-ail were deposited, saught fire and for the punishment of those responsible houses, in which a large number of tins later, on Saturday presented demands to accede to any arrangement that trying to get my win back another burst Now, no candidates for Commissions burned furiously. The danses icon spread for the Chengchiasung incident, and may reasonably be expected to attain in the air above me, and a wee piese except for the Royal Army Medical to the neighbouring warehouses. The for the prevention of a recurrence. the object in view, namely, the found a resting place in my back below Corps, Army Veterinary Corpe and entire fire brigade for of Robe turned

the left shoulder blade. fe had its certain branches of the Royal Engineers, out to fight the firm, while the Water bean disclosed.

The details of the demanda have no maintenance of peace and order in humorous side. Two of my men saw me should pass through the ranks of scudet Folio launch, and a Mitsubishi bost laner Moogolia in a fairly effective go down and ran along, to help me. mander." On what purports to be Felure they go up, to me I made an

unit; no applications for a refund of played water on the burning buildings

Baron Hayashi has requested that the findings of the Japanese Consular effort to get on to my, pine but Fell passage money will therefore be

gmin: I heard cos of the men gasp oat considered in the case of any candidate to restrict the spread of the fre, a dozen were concerned in the Chengchiatung Despite the most desperate efforts made the Divisional General whose troopa Authorities after an investigation, its God, he is still alivul Had I passing through a cades unit who warehouses and sheds were destroyed incident shall be reprimanded, cor is not easy to see what sort of an not been in pain, I think I khould have embarka niter September 30th, 1916. before the fames wero estinguished stain senior officers dismissed and "arrangement" Would guarantee burst with laughing. The doctors immunity from such incidents, short examined me with Ery this morning,

Cases of candidates with special about seven o'clock yesterday morning.

The goods destroyed include fish-oil.

those directly in control punished. of the entire withdrawal of either but could not get the piece out, it is military qualifications embarking for bean oil, iron goods, printing paper, train

hidden by tissue, or bene or some the United Kingdom on or befors 30th nails, etc. The losses are estimated questions of an apology by the Pro

His Excellency intimated that the the Japanese or the Chincse police damned thing. However, the wound is September, 1916 will be considered on over 11,000,000, which are covered by vincial Military Governor and com and soldiers from the area concerned, very healthy, so they are going to allow their merita but

Just as we go to press some details it to heal up with the stuff in. I was refund can be given beforehand. In

no guarantee of insurance.

pensation for the families of those Except for

one frick godown, the killed would be left for voluntary - of the demands come to hand. They will, hit at 3 a.m. on the 27th and am already the case of candidates passing through #ruature, and the loss resulting from. Bettlement by China. bu found among Far Eastert telegrains, tired of bed, 1f all rous well Icil cadet unit, who embarked for the United their destruction is estimated at not mors buildings burned were of rather flimay is abocher column.→ED.]

be went home this tinir "and, with lack. should he back with my regiment in three Kingdom before September 30th 1916, tha 7,000,

The Japanese Minister further or four weeks time. I have the coa the amount to be refunded will not been sustained through the destruction of to consent to the establishment of An enormous low has requested the Chinese Government solation of knowing I had a most suc-exceed that of a Government second merebandi-rice, wheat, and other Japanesc police stations in places in eful day the day before I was wound-class passage. In no case is a refund of cereals, paper, iren, starch, and frhol Southern Manchuria and Easter ed. I fred 24-ride genades and the passage money granted to those who are According to the Sumitomo firm, this loss oficer who was observing for me reported not given commissions.

is expected to amount

about Mongolia where there are Japancas 10 dropped dead into different parts of

Y1,000,000, while the lows on the side of communities and to engage Japanese the Hun frost line, so I hope I caused some execution. They got vary annoyed strongly advised to communicate with at 135,000. Ons fortunate circumstance order to prevent disputes in police the Hyogo Soko Company is estimated police advisers in those regions in with me and fred back, rite grenades, the local military authorities or the War was, the fact that the flames were pre cases in future. their shooting was bad. Out of the lot Kingdom. aerial torpedoes, and trench mortars but Office before proceeding to the United vented from spreading to a godowa of

the Sumitomo Soko, containing Free pasange

will continue to be enormous quantity of Chilian nitrë. or the sam of 12,500,000 for which "the

The China

Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 1916.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

THE CHENGCHIATUNG AFFAIR

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WHAT has been described as "The Chengchintung Brawl is now to ships coming from Macao "have now All quarantine regulations against have its sequel in the realm of high heen withdrawn.

I politics. Chengchiatung is a Chinese-

city lying just outside the Great

A Peking telegram says that telegrams

objecting to Lung Chai Kyong's troops being stationed at Kingchow.

only one torpedo drapped into our front lize and that only slightly wounded one

Candidates for commissions

to

10

man in the arm. I think my division provided for candidates for commissions Sumitomo Soko gods,, were insured, a | moves south to help in the big push at who are nominated under War Office on of about. Y1,000,0X will fall on the

ing may man at the Bosch more or less in the open. By the way I am 2017, attached to 21st Middlesex, this is the third battalion I have fought with out.

in time I shall have the pleasure of lead

JAPAN'S GROWING SPECIE RESERYE,

Wall and situated about 130 miles have been received from Cantones the end of Anguit, so if I am only fit instructions, · froni Mukden. It a city in which many Japanese appear to reside and carry on trade, and it would also, appear that Japanese police are stationed there, though it is not clear what right the Japanese have en police the district. On the afternoon of August 13th in a street congested with traffic a Japanese civilian and a Chinese soldier "jostled

The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines for the week ending 26th August, amounted to 47,014 tons, and the sales during the same period, to 55,023 tons,

2nd. 19th and now 21st.

HONGKONG. POLICE BESERVE.

PARADE ABSENTEEN.

SUGGESTIONS AS TO ITS EMPLOYMENT.

INSURRECTION IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.

HEAVY FIGHTING.

Various insurance companies affected--it is roughly exleulstedt, Yo00,000 sha

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7. Meij: Fire Insurance Company, Y300,000 The Telegraaf states that the or the Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance insurrection in the Dutch East Indies Company, and Y200.000 on the Nippon is not a local outbreak but is care- Fird Insurance Company. The interests.

of the Hyogo Soko are insured with the fully orgunised and therefore serious, Tokyo, Meiji, Yokohama, and Kyoto, Fire The insurgents on the 2nd inst Insurance Companies; and the Kobe violently attacked the fort of Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Moeam Tebe They were repulsed which will bear a loss of Y55,000 between and twenty of them were killed. them..

THE BAGUE, Sept.

..

#

Notwithstanding the tremendous magni- tude of the fire. there have been no

The Governor-General of the

E

The Fokumin publishes the viewa of the well-known "banker and financier, News has reached Kobe that Mr.

Mr. Ikeda Kenzo President of the Que fection and Unit Cammanders, who Hundredth Bank, as to the disposal of E. J. S. Vanghan, formerly with Messrs. have now already done so, will at once Japan's specio reserve According to casualties. The cause of the outbreak has Dutch East Indies reports that the one another," and an altercation arose. Dodwel and Co., LodaKobe, has report to the A.S.P. (R) the names of the A second soldier joined in and heen killed in action. He was a captain Police Station, on Wednesday, August of the returns for the seven months not yet been ascertained, but according to village of Moeratambesi has been

men absent from Parade, at Central | 30thy They will also make a separate imports to 7460,310,000, the former of the "manager of the Sumitomo Soko. occupied after heavy, fighting..

9 am-Excursion to Macao by the Japanese resident was beaten br in the Middlesex Regiment.*

>

"Tiabom

the two soldiers with poles. The MoxPAT, Sept. 11—

Japanese Immediately reported the 18.30 am-Auction of Offer Füph-matter the Japanese policemen

urs, Fittings, Sales etc. at Melees who went to the headquarters of the

Cok. Offices, Queens Buildings

Chinese cavalry regiment to interview the Commander-a proceeding which the Japanese affirm to be in accord ance with general usage in such cases

FWMDAY, Sept. 12.

41.-Full moon.

9 m. Diocesan Cirk School

Reopens.

Institute

WDAY, Sept. 11-

%

accounts show $3,400 at current account The Singapore Cricket Club, whose and $5,000 on fixed deposit, has respived to make a contribution of 92,000 to the Our Day Fund of the Red Cross Society in October,

PARADES, CENTRAL STATION.

Current

the

and mech

Chronicle."

FIRE ON BOARD O.S.K. S.S *MALAY MARU

EXTENSIVE DAMAGER

It is presume that the family of the former Sultan of the zone" concerned in the disturbances..

COMMERCIAL

HONGKONG HONGKONG COTTON AND YARN.

MARKET

wwwww.a

Mesirs. Polishwalls and Kotwall, cotton

amounted to Toer al esports the vernacular papers tooting the opinion report as to the delay in submitting the exoeding the latter by 130,920,000, incendiarium Above details.

suspected. Japan

No. 1-Platoon, No. 2. Company, No. 23 with China during the same period which is an increase of Y36,350,000 ADDIENCES &C..

compared with the corresponding Company, No. 4 Company, the Band, the reached Y85,150,000 for exports and The officers in charge of No. 1 Pistoon, period of the preceding year. Trade Orchestra, the Mounted Felice, Motor 139,770,000 for imports, an excess. Maxim Gunners will forth with sand to Patrols, Ambulance Platoon and

exporta "amounting to Y42,370,000. the of

TEO balance

favour of Japan will this office a list

go ness Address, and the Name, Bosi: on increasing during the rest of the

stating

Number, year. The wort The Secretary of the Hongkong Private Address and gents, and Equier reserve is, in the opinion of Mir Ikeda → desirabla means of dis- 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, in the interior. Though informed Canton and Macao Steamboat Coment officer in their respective units.

Telephone Number posing of the steadily increasing spe Carpets and Rugs, Blackwood, Brass that the Commander was out, the informs us that next Sunday's Excursimilar information regarding themselves industries in the country; (2) to invest that a fire broke out on board of and yarn brokers, in their report dated

(1) to spend part of the funds in

The 0. 5. E. steamer Malay Mami, All Members of the Staff will send aging, manufacturing Ware, etc., at Messrs. Hughes and policeman doubted the statement and sion boat to Macao. Tulshan-direct to this office.

mechanical on reaching Kobe recently reported Hough's 5.30pm. Opening of the Helen May made his way to the Commander's will start at 3 a.m. and Teave Macuo

in sound and paying securities like 11 pm on the 20th August while the "MOUNTED POLICE - "".

Brit in Lotu Bonila and at the same vessel was at Moji. The steamer was September 7th soy quarters where he was threatened by on the return trip at 3 p.m.

Trooper 66 Sanh is passed for Patrol time make due preparations for redeems laden with cotton

Bombay, and The Agricultural Bureau Report pak soldiers and ordered to leave. He

Duty.

ing Japanese bonds; and (3) to make rast

Fast quantities of

ies of water had to bu investments in the Eastern and Southern into the fore hold where the outbreak sensational rise in the price of American lished on the 1st inst. amphilipstifies the commercial felds, which may now be occurred. Eventually Basistatico had retroed with an cacort of 23 soldiers recitals will take place on Monday, Company pader Chief Inspector Maachar reda, however, confines himself to control at 6am on the following lowed this advance, owing to A.I. "pro- justly regarded as being included in beebtained from the Mitsu Bishrssalvage Coften reforded during the fortnight. Tuesday, September 18th and Thurs Japan's legitimate sphero of influence, boat Oura Kars. The fire as got ander Although Bombay has not so reeniy tok- day, September 14th Whole of No. 4 8.13 p.m.-Boxing Thu (nant at the under a sub-lieutenant. The Chinese Sept. 18th, ut 9.15 p.m. in St. Jolin' the Sergeant Injor and the C. & Major into details of the plans he advocates raw cotton were muret destroyed

protested against the policeman and his Cathedral at which Miss Vers, C

general observations, and does not enter morning. About thousand balen of spus cf the Indian Cotton crop big at 5.45 escort entering the premises, but the will be the violinist and Mr. J.Khan at Central Station at 5-45, p.m. on

Vera Crees

The

P.Cs. of No. 3 Platoon will parade under C. 8. Major Khawas protest was useless. A Chinese soldier Dewar the vocalist

vocalist. The collection Mondays and Thursdays in each week CHINA AND THE ROLL OF HONOUR. fired and wounded a Japanese soldier, will be in aid of the Nav League rifles Kassim Mahamad, B. A Hyder, until further orders, in uniform with Fighting then became general and, in War Fund for the Star and Garter Fais Hohamad, Narie, Mahmood, and F. the melee, the Japanese policeman Hospital for which Me Darmar fand eight Japanese soldiers were Fuller has so far rused over 150,

killed and the sub-lieutenant and several soldiers wounded. Thereafter the Japanese brought up, a large force and the Chinese troops were required to withdraw thirty from

A cablo has been in Shanghat by Stock the city. That is 4 summary of the Mr. C. J. da Silva annourcing that Senhor Barjona de Freitas, the

Eatres close for next Gymkhana. HATURDAY, Sept. 16:--

...

City Hall Monday, Sept. 167277

5.15 pm. Organ Recital at St. John's

Cathedral

WBONESDAY, Sept, 20

3p-Auction of Leach property Kennedy Towers Hughes and Hough's SATURDAY, Sept. 27,

3.45 pm-Gymkhana, am Valley

Neon Douginam Ster

Meeting

WEDNESDAY Sept. 27

Bettlement Day: Hong

Exchange.

Co's.

OYERLAND CHINA MAIL".

went to the Japanese barracks and

The fourth and last of the pre- sent series of

popular

organ

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL..

con-

JOINED

No. a Platoon, No. 4 Fection F. Al

(8gd.) PO JEN,

D.SP: (F.).

SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IN FORMOSA.

"EXTENSIVE DAMAGE":

Kobe Herald.

damaged by water. Tavlamage in este, nevertheless has taken place" and mated to amount to 1200000 The winners bar been obliged to raise their steamer arrived at Moy with stons selling basi to prohibitiv laver, of Indian cotton from tombay About This infotay position hus refected itself 10 bales wert discharged at Moji.

fire originated sought a lot of 837 on the local muket to an appreciable bales of cotton mitended for: Sobe. The extent, and although the volume of busi Mr BW Archer, who represented cargo consisted of 24,000 hales of octtmess has tot been encouraging enough," Messrs Thos. Firth & Sons in Shangbai and £30 tons of ironi for several years, was badly wounded by sustained considerab

The steamer has fatos have firmed up 94 to $5 per bele.. a fragment of shell if the left arm early larga portion of its

damage and Syen this advance has 'offered little is- in the recent advance.

pper deck will% have to be renewed,

dacement to sellers, many of whom have withdrawn from the market. Dealers, on the other hand, seem chary of opera tions even at the present level of prizes, whith are said to be much above the parity of limits from the interior. The rost has been a considemble shrinkage of business, first-hand transactions badly approaching 8,000 bajes.

Captain Davyck Moberly. Vallcl 1st D. Y. O. Innes, attached to the Royal Flying Corpe, younger son of the late Mr Andres Vaitch, one of the carly senior elitinis of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, was, killed while ring.

July 8th

WEDDING "AT. NAÖLSEKI.

The marriage took place at the British

Dr Stenhouse, of the Union Medical Commiate e Nagasaki recently of fr.

scot

results of an investigation made by Consul-General at Shanghai, now at the Japanese Consular authorities.

A severe earthquake was experienced

The market closes quiet with next to home will not be returning to in Formom last week According to College, Feling, has died from rounds C. 31. Birnie, of Browne & Co., Kabe, nothing doing. Bates, however, are fally We are now told that the Japanese Shanghai. The suggestion is that a reports made to Japan, no less than received in France. During the years who for several years resided in Nagasaki | maintained, and having regard to the o Minister at Peking has presented change has been made in

Dr Stenhouse spent in Peking "he dud 183 houses entirely collapsed in Nanto great and valuable work, and was and well-known throughout Japaz, and ton cutlook, it is quite on the cable to “demands for the punishment of sequence of the recent trouble 177.others were badly damaged. Vine students. He leaves behind him a widow, After the ceremony a reception was held Total salce during the fortnight 8,200

while 567 were partially destroyed and beloved by his colleagues and the Miss Ellen Catherine Swyth from Felding expect a further hardening of rates those responsible and for the preven-between the Corsul and a section natives were killed outright, and the daughter of De Hopken Hees of the at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. balo tion of a recurrence of the incident of the Portuguese community THE WEEKLY EDITION OF THE Weather that the Chinese view

at eighteen were seriously injured. At and two sons, the elder of whom is only Edwards, of the Hongkong, sad Shanghai Sold and unsold stocks in godowan

Christian Literature Society, Shanghai **CHINA: MATU

Shanghai

Horisha 34 bouses word destroyed and v. Dr Stenhouse was the son of an Banks The Brite Conent; Mr. 3. 83,000 Bales. is that the Japanese them-

522 were more or less demolished at Army Officer and he and lost a brother Twizel Wawa, was present and the selves were responsible for the

Hinkho Five houses collapsed in in the War-Major Herbert Stenhouse, foreign community of Nagseald was well frem Bombay has brought in 18,263 bile ARRIVALS:The extra e.s. Banco. incidunt and, that being so, they

Taichu and 23 houses were badly RAMC, MO. of the General Staff Mr. D.. A. McLeod, who for the damaged in Kazi A number of fianure of Mr. Hole. The health of the bride from Hongkong to Shanghal and c

General Staff represented, including many old friends for Hongkong and Shanghai, Shipments will be doubtless tempted to make at four years has been employed Kagi district. The condition of the kintosh Shaw, whose death at the front Edwards, and Mr Birnin responded, BHANOMAL-Reports a quiet but steady

have been noticed in the earth in the Friends of the late Captain Mac and bridegroom was proposed by Mr. ports 8,000 bales. wach suggestions for the prevention of with the well-known firm of Messrs. roads and street is indescribable. The was recent reported, will a recurrence of the incident as are A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., lever sound of falling rocks and stones was to hear that he fell mortally be

Mountainsys

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In Blocks of 50 SHEETA 30 cents each

Four for One Dolinti

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not likely to prove syrecable to the to-day by the s.s.Molta for England andible all day long in the Central and died immediately afterwards proponing the health of the market with fortnightly sales amounting

the boat and hostes Mr. and Mrs. Birnieta 8,000 balm. --

Kobe

the Oaks

beon strong, and market; antes, »'come

Bales

60 Betau 46000 276

106 & § 123.

It is his intention to jom the colours Japanese It would be interesting and he will endeavour to become

great attack on July 1 Originally, it will spend their honeymoon at Unzen and JAPANESE FARN will be remembered reporter afterwards take up their residence at Bourse, this to know the precise natura of the attached to the London Scottish At

missing,

Klattered. A brother The Straits Chinese at their ammust England, say Was all regret poor

officer in &

the front to Japanese domanda. The fact that the Kowloon Cricket Club last even meeting in Singapore discussed a war Shaw's death: he was very ne

rapidly they have not been disclosed suggests ing Mr. McLeod was presented with tax, and resolved to favour the intro, that no prize in life could possibly have soldier." Those who knew him in will feel in itself that they are of a character leather suite case and serviceduction of a war lovy based on profits heen dearer to him than that epitaph likely to provoke much opposition. Thermos finsk by the mezphers as for the prosecution of the war provided If they are in accord with popularken of good fellowship and esteru.

N: G&Daily News". dino inquisitional methods are adopted." opinion in Japan, they probably aim

Mr. J. R. Robinson, on behalf of the There was a portain aradunt of opp

at an extension of Japanese authority Club made the presentation and in that region." We are far from auggesting that any

expressed the high-handed

hope that Mr. policy should be followed with McLeod's future would be us ples

tax, and out of

to the idea of an":

ighty prea

HA

FOR DYSENTERY:

Deal Remedy fol

and

tha

for summer diarrar

sant, and successful as his stay r TREATM view to advancing our interesta in

Harta Hongkong. Mr MeLeod replied

VISITING CARDS Mongolia, says a Japanese paper thanking the members for their un dose

recently to hand. What we propose expected gift which, he said, would most stu is that the present opportunity should

PRINTED AT China Malt Office

be taken advantage of for rettlin

uppy sasociationa

EK.C.C/

especia

CHAMBERLAINE COUGH REMEDY

HIS remedy haa no superior as a cure for colda, croup add whooping cough.

GERMAN COTTON EXHAUSTED.

The Gazette-de-Lausanne lenres has been a favorite with the mothers from reliable German source, that the young children for almost forty years cotton reserved in Germany are now. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy can al completely exhausted Thin fact explainsways be depended upon and is pleasant the recent German efforts to secure the to taka (1) 14,000 bales now stored in Switzerland.

the German And Bremer

much the same

It not only cures colda inventa their resulting in

aberlain's Cough Reme

other

idently

300 Yellow J 100 3 Horsie

143/148

187 $24