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HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

Tel. No. 16.

Today's Advertisements

WANTED.

PRESSMAN, First Class Cylinder. China Baptist Publication Society Canton.

Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1918.

1122

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned has received instrus- Mone to wall by Public Auction,

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on

SATURDAY,

the 14th October, 1018, commencing at 11 a, at the Godowns of tho Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf nod Godown Co., Ltd, Kowloon,

Salved ex, 8.8, "CHIYO MARU,"

A Quantity of COPPER, BRASS,

IRON, STEEL, etc, etc.

Alo

1 REFRIGERATOR,

1 AIR PUMP.

1 ELECTRIC MOTOR

T:-nah on delivery,

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctioneer

Hongkong, Oct. 11, 1916

(Continued on page 8.)

THE DIARY.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE MAGISTRACY.

ASHORE WITHOUT PERMISSION,

A Chilian named Emogenos Castro a

SHROFF CHARGED.

The shrof employed at the Saath China Morning Post was charged at the Magistraay this morning with embezzling the sum of $1.50.

DAIRY FARM CO.

KROPOSED INCREASE OF CAPITAL.

....

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11- 1918,

BUDGET OF THE STRAITS I am indeed glad to refer to the da

SETTLEMENTS.

FINANCIAL POSITIONA

amounted to

bost considerable, but duties imposed here by the war must be carried out by I civilians so that trained soldiers may bà released for duty elsewhere. These dutice

at hom have been carried out loyally, ungradg Ingly and cheerfully both men anal

is taking place there, but it is clear

msascar of all, cisares. In many case mon-have: offered their services, and hav that Germany and Austrin with the

gone to the front; some have given their co-operation of the Bulgarians and the Turks are making a prodigious

An extraordinary mesting of the The following axorryts from theres. Others who performs have bad id effort to defeat the very evident plans seaman on board the Pacific, Mail Co Dairy Farm Co. Ltd was held this Budget Speach of the Governor of the stay here have been mobilised from unge morning Mr. F. Maitland presided Straits Settlements (Sir Arthur Young, to time for defence parpidos: the train of the Entente. Many weeks 18 Ecuador was charged at the Magistracy and there were also present: Rev. F. G.C.M.G.) will not be without interest, on firms as well as on individuals han- when Rumania had just decided to throw in her lot with the Allies, the this morning with coming sahora ya Robert, Manara J. Walker, &. Stevensor, for many readers in Hongkong: Berlin correspondent of the leading torday, he being an alien saman and W. Looker, T. M. Gregory, Chan not having a passport of the Chilian Nai Pan, and M. Manuk (secretary)

The second year of war showed an The Chairman said:-Your Directare Danish paper was permitted by the Government or a permit from the Hon. after consulation with the Company's improvement in the matter of revere German censors. to speculate on

Captain. Superintendent of Police. Solicitors have considered it desirable even over the record year 1914. In the possibilities in this way: The

Defendant said he did not know very to slightly alter the Company's Articles 1915 our

women in this Colony have recognised much English, and the case, was adjourn advertised and as just read to you by the year we $10,198,560, thus showing liberally in money and work towards the Immediate object of Rumania" is

of Association in a manner already $14,151,6 while our expedite in what is regntind, and have contributed Transylvania and other advantages ed until to-morrow for the attendance of the Secretary. These alteration calla gratifying plus of $8,994,181. That many fande that barn me intan being promised by the Ehtedte:

the Spanish interpreter..

for no special remarks exept subsection surplus was little short of the amount during the war If the military outlook of the Entente

B of Article which provides for the required in 1915 to finance Harbour and increase of your Directors renumeration Dook Works; we lans $3,072,639 to the has employed all her available balances. The Colony, a unit of the Empire, remains favourable, then in September

from $3500 to $3000 per sanum. The or October wo thall hear of a Balkan

suggested increase fe in proportion to Singapore Harbour Board for Dock Im for the purposes of war finance: from Tay campaign on a great scale. The

the increase of Capital which will be ments, $150,000 to the Fenang 1 as she undertook to contribute for fire submitted to you immediately after Harbour Board to meet interest dde by years £300,000 a year, and a similar cum Russians will again attempt to go

this resolution has been submitted for the Board to the Government, and we for a further five years if the finances of along the road to Constantinople, in

paid $1.800.708 on account of the Sings the Colony permit. It is indeed a plea- your approval.Ar forder tä taka possession of it and

The Chairman then proposed the pore Harbour Works, a total of sure to record that the uncficial menu- Detective Sergt. Clark said it was

}bers, who were present at the meeting isolate the Central Powers. In this defendant's duty to collect accounts for adoption of the alterations, which $4,081,091.

was seconded by Mr. A. Stevenson and In the current year, you will be pleased when she resolution was proposed, were way a decision of the war, although papers supplied and he had collected

to learn, our revende has come in ex-unanimously of the opinion that each a it has been supposed that it would $2.50 from the American Consul and The Chairman further said-Before tremely well, and a revised estimate for was insufficient for this rich., Colacy, exclusively be attained in the west, had never paid the money in. The proposing the fistsordinary Resolution the your places is as $14,883,415, or to unscribe towards the war, and urged submitted again on regarding the icoress of the Company's almost erscaly three million dollar more the Goverment to introduce a further would quickly be brought about account amidst the exhausted nations." There Saturday and returned on Monday Capital by the creation of 20,000 new than the conservative estimate wo framed measure, in the nature of an income-tax, additional shares I should like to explain for the year. Notwithstanding thai the to provide the Colony with the means of that your Directors have cetindered increase in the price of chandu from sharing more fally the financial burden advisable to take this step in order to make the Capital more in keeping with 0.50 to 18.50 per tahil, letroduced of the Empiro.

The committee, which was appainted the Company's turnover which amounts the end of April last, has resulted in to four times the prosent paid up decreased consumption of the drug, the to enquire and advise, as to the best Capital. Moreover we find it necess. opium revenue actually shows a consider method of giving effect to this proposal, to utilize all the cash we can able increase: the introduction of Tobacco have now furnished their report, and 1. isy hands on" for the most import duties and the incresas in the Liquor hope at an early date to meet your wishes, ant additions, and expansion of the duties form the other principal elements by placing before you, after consideration various branches of our business. The in our enhanced ravenne. On the other of that port;, the views of the Govern- nett result of these, Resolutions if co-hand, the revised estimates of expendiment as in the best means of further Brmed will be that any shareholder taxe alan shows a considerable increase assisting the Empire desiring to take his dividend, in coat over the original estimate for the year. may do so but he will have to pay We estimated that we should spend before you to-day, is a messure by means The War Loan Bill, which will come 86. per share on the new shares- $10,052,879, has a recent revision of of which it is trasted that locat money other words your Directors recommand that the dividend be returned azt par gure places the expenditure for the year, will be invested for war purposes on

No one, certainly no Britonsa com to Capital to strengthen the financial

On Items appearing in this year's bud-template the possibility that any portion A Chinese charged before Mt. F. A. position of the Company-the dividend Lieutenant Lionel Vincent, second Hazeland with manslaughter at Wanchar and call being "identically the same get a considerable saving will probably of our Empire should ever doms under the" amoant viz, $120,000. The Report and be effected, but we have paid $450,000 intuence of German Kultur; a "Kultor " WEMYSS-Killed in action 28th July; son of Mr. and Mr. H. A. Vincent, of was remanded. It is supposed that Accounts for the year ending 31st July arrest of defence contribution for 1915 which on indisputable evidence he in-

End Lieut. N: D. WEMYSS, late of

vote alightly over one ficted inconceivable tortures, on the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Yokohama, has been killed in action in defendant and deceased had a quarrot last are now in your hands. I would and we propose

Over a money" affair and defendant remark thereon that against Four million dollars to meet the cons of ser helpless women and children, the wound- Corporation, London Staff.

struck deceased who fell through a

custom nothing has been vices arising out of the war. Moreover, ed, and the prisoners who have fallen The Manila Observatory this window into a passage way 40 feet written off Assets which Assets as we have voted 2300,080 ss our first half-into its slutéhos. Let us not therefor

present stand in our Books at a great yearly contribution to the Imperial hesitate to give whatever of service or deal under actual values and further Government towards the cost of the war of money it is in our power to give: by that the result has been augmented by The excess of the assets over the liabili- doing so, we hasten, the overthrow of the profit of 810,804.30 on share investies of the Colony at the end of last year Premian militarism and bring nearer the ments, such shares are now in our Book $20,581,574; 6 the end of the cur: victory, the final and complete victory, at values on 31st July last

-MARRIAON.

SLY-NORTH-SZIGETVARY-On Oct. 4, at Weihaiwai, before the Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Mr. ED. WARD ARTHUR HENRY SLY, of H. B. M. Consular Service in "China, District Officer, N. D. Weihaiwa, to KATHLEEN, Joungest daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. LE NORTH- SZIGETVART, Chineas Maritime Customs, Socchow, t

« DEATHS.

HENDERSON-On October 6, 1915, st the General Hospital, Shanghai, GEOFFREY CARRICE, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE HENDERSON, Kowloon Docks, Hongkong, aged 17 months.

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The China Mail.

1121 HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 1916.

MEMOS. FOR TOMORROW.

THE WAR

can be no doubt, we think, that the saccess of the Allies in this region now would hasten very considerably the end of the war.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOUAL AND GENERAJ

About 600 Chinese workmen, eo- gaged at Shanghai, are passing through on the M. M. tr. Paul Lecal for France.

!

France.

"

morning reported the Typhoon to be in about, 117" Long. E' and 21′ Lat. Nj. moving W.N.W.

DIR

A Chiness of apparently unsound mind jumped from the Star Ferry boat at 7.15 last evening into the harbour He was rescued by the crew and taken to the Government Civil Hospital. No one will be greatly surprised We learn that the Jubilee of to learn that there is no foundation the Hongkong and Whampoa Docks for the report that the German was celebrated by the Directors and submarine which entered the barbour Staff of the Docks today by a tithin of Newport, Rhode Island, brought at the Hongkong Hotel.

WAS

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with a statement that it had been paid. Defendant had been, with the "Morning Post" for four years and there were no suspicions attaching to him.

Defendant admitted ha had collected the money but entirely forgot to enter it into the account book He had no intention of embezzling; if he had he prould have gone for a much larger

The was adjourned until Saturday, hail being put at $250. *

Bum."

below.

FELL FORTY FEET............

SEQUEL TO RANSACKING OF OFFICES

Magistracy this afternoon hearing evidence against five Chinese charged with stealing and receiving a large quantity of catalogues eta from Mesars Rumjahn and Co's premises in Des Youx Read

0908)

́at $11.706,895, ....

bas we must

10.30 am-Auction of Machinery instructions to the German Minister Two farmers of Kwon Ti village Articles "taken away included 680 the 14th instant remember that there will be in addition

plant, tools etc at No. 1, Ningpo Street, Yaumati.

9.-"Our Day" Concert in Victoria between the belligerents. Doubtless by a party of men who entered the to Court, M. Mattingley, of Mesers, increased to 8450,000 by the creation servstive basis at $13,867,684 and our

Thestre

General Memoranda.

and Grass Cloth.

DEATH OF MR. L. B. NEEDHAM,

exch.

AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE.“

CHINESE. LOTHARIQS LETTER TO HIS PROSPECTIVE FATHER-

"IN-LAW.

2. That the Directors be authorized These Sgures indicate that our financing shall be glad if you will kindly let me to offer the said 20,000 additional shares of dock improvements next year will not know whather she has been made engage- at par to the members on the Register make any very serious call on our surplus, meat with anybody; if not, could I have of members on the 14th day of October baisacea. Financially, therefore, I think chance to get her home? 1916 in the proportion of one new share you will agree, we can face the prospect

confidence. COLONY'S TRADE.

I have low Tooks ago written to ber

asking her if she is desiring to be with

me (your daughter being one night „poke to me on the Yaumati Parry that she will

Mr. J. R. Wood was engaged at the I would therefore caution shareholders | cent, year it abou.d amount to somewhat and thus ensure the lasting peace "which");

not to expect anything" like "such a moore than twenty-three-and-a-half million is our aim. (Applause.) dividend in future, for we shall have to dollars Bore I most repeat the caution pay on 60,000 shares instead of on pered last years and remind you that 30,000 shares, and it is a sound policy to by this and of the current year, of loss write down Assets before deciding on Siteen million dollars of our assets will dividends. It has been through following be looked up in Dock and Harbour Works, this course for many years past that the That, Bowever, still leaves ne in na exsci present good position of the Company lent francial position to face, a' conting On Monday the 2nd inst. Mr. has been established. I would remind ance of the war in 1917. The dock im persons holding shares not registered in provements are still being carried out. minn went to his office as usual their own names to send in such shares it is unlikely, however, that more than and found the place had been ransacked to be transferred without any delay. $1,200,000 will be required to finance. and practically everything removed. The transfer books close on Saturday them in the morning yess,"

We have been privileged to make a copy of the following letter received to approach President WILSON on the

I now beg to propose as extraordinary

eligible who were sleeping in a matshed with safety razors. Three large packing resolutions the following

a heavy bill to pay for war services. Our by the father of an subject of arranging an armistice their bullocks were startled last night cases were necessary to bring the stuff That the capital of the Company be revenue for 1017 is estimated on a con. daughter"-

Dear I understand a long time ago. both the KABER and President matshed, bound them hand and foot sid Deacon, Looker, Deacon, and Harston, of 20,000 additional shares of 87.80 xpenditure 2 $11,927,594, that is to you have got a daughter of the age which assy, an estimated surplus of $930,090. is being now overtime for marriage, and WILSON realise that the intervention went away with two bullocks and a cow, appeared to prosecute, and defendants of a third party on such a matter is valued at $120.

were represented by Mr. Faithful, Mr pot likely to be welcomed by the

Mason, Mr. Kong Sing and Mr. Hind. Allied Powers at this stage of holding an important sale of machinery,

Mesars. Hughes and Hough are The hearing was adjourned- DAT, Oct. 13:- 2.30 pm. Auction of Household the war. And so far as one can plant, tools, etc. at 1 Ningyo Street,

for every complete number of two shares of 1917 with Furniture and Drawn Thread Work discern in the reports which are Taumati, to-morrow, commencing at

which such members are the registered holders of on that date and upon the given out by the German authorities 10.30. The goods are the stock of It is with regret that we record footing that the sum of $6.00 per share regarding the war situation, Germany Mesars, Witzke and Co, a German the death of Mr. I. B. Needham, shall be payable in respect of such shares LAROS INCREASE IN DEPORTS AND EXPORTS, not stay single any time longer than aix on acceptance of the offer. And that The state of the trade of the Colonynths and would like very much to live is in no trame of mind yet to sue for firm in liquidation.

a partner in the firm of Mesars, such offer be made by notice, specifying during the first half of the current year with me), and got a reply from her any psace or to ask for an armistice. The

Ewens and Needham, solicitors, the number of shares to which members may be regarded as highly satisfactory, she is still desiring to do so, but I triİ

make her father (you) gleaned. inference to be drawn from the report

which the offer if not accepted will be parts show signs of ́s steady increase, 11m-Auction of Furniture etc. at which came from America was that amberinad, Fusiliers, a "Kobe boy, has the 4th instant on board the deemed to be declined to the 31st day We Imported merchandise to the value of few words in order to know if you ɑza

WIS omeward of October 1918. And that the Direc Germany desired no armistice in received the Military Cross "For con- ship on which

1:277,8 million dollars (£82,400,006) | T

pleased with mesm

Is you want to know who order that peace conditions might be picuous gallantry during prolonged bound. The ship had apparently left tors be empowered to dispose of shares increase over the imports for the cor

accepted in response to such offer to

LADYN MOring betweCT. operations: As Divisional T.M. Offer Marseilles but details of tho and such persons upon suck toral and con responding period of 1915 of more than men go to definitely ascertained. Responsible he did fine work continually under shell 9 am-Excursion to Macao by sa statesmen of the Enterta Powers and rifle Are. When his gans ceased occurrence are not yet to hand: The ditions and at such times as they can 67.8 million dollars: (27,912,000) or 82.88 and 7 o'clock, you will see me riding a

have laid down almost from the Bring he took the place of a wounded

Information of Mr. Needham death

rider expedient in the interests of the per cent Exports during the same period bicycle with a book babind.

I am sorry I have not to give you the were valged as 269.8 million dollars Company TY Mornay, Oct. 18:-

beginning of the War the conditions officer and led a bombing attack.” came by cable to Mr. H. W. Locker. That such additional shares (281,418,000) Compared with the ex address of my residence, and it wish to -am-Anction of Crown Land at MP.W.D. U

which have to be brought about

Deceased as about 62 years of age ter the 31st day of October 1916 a year, the figures show an advance of 89.9 floor, Taumatanong k

shall participate in dividend dolazed parts for the first half of the previous reply to me may address to ground Piano Recital at Peak Clab in aid of before the details of a settlement can Forty students have joined the When be left Hongkong he seemed past with the existing Capitali million dollara (28,157,00)-ör more than If I have to receive an oewer from

F. of W: Fund.

be discussed. So long as there are Chinese Language Echool as Hankow be enjoying good health but he That no member shall be entitled 85 per cent timp you with affative I will then let you Tauzmáy, Oct. 19 :--

Mr. Archibald Ross of the Consular was known to have suffered consider to any offer of a fraction of an additional Raw materials showed an advance of know address of my residence and would President Li Yuan Hung's &2nd birth ton of territory, beyond the German in setting the Sanghai School on foot, a popular member of ad hopeumble, That the Directors be popowed rubber, which rose by 53.6. millise dollars

German armed forces in the occupa Service, who was largely instrumental ably from nervous attacks. He was bare in-respect of any old share held over 45 million dollars principally in parn, perhaps come to see you ab'your house.

by him.

I have the honour to be, frontiers on they stood before August opened the session with a most instrue profession and great sympathy will to dispose of all additional shares which dollars; though, in volume, an one showad 1914, Germany has been told that it tive address and all arrangements were be extended to the bereaved relativea che persons upon such action of over 37,000 pills. Would

Tour cbedien

will be impossible for the Allies to made for steady work. There will be by the members of the Bar and terms and conditions and at such times there was a falling off of quantity in caz think of peace. No one can gather three meetings per week from the German official communiques

others in the Colony with whom be as they consider expedient in the intertain Imports and exports, thia... was

ofta of the Company, z de fun

counterbalanced by the increase in their was associated postga

GBMIT M. Gregory seconded and the value, for priood ware on the whale, Mr. Reedham came to ongkong the motion was carried uranimonly

4p.m.-Governor and Lady May 'At

Home' at Mountain Lodge. 9 pm-Boxing Tournament at the

City Hall

SATURDAY, Oct. 14 —

Mesars. Hughes and Hough's.

St. John Ambulance Brigade Creriess

Aquatic Sports.

HOWDAT, Oct. 15-3

"Talahan".

»day.

Our Day Bale of Roses; Engins Fair on Murray Parade Ground, and

Brening Féte in Publis Gardens. Baxurday, Oc£ #1 --*

11

China Light and Power Cos. Meeting FRIDAY, Oct. 27

Hongkong Stock)

*Day. MONDAY, Oct.

Captain David James, of the North. Hongkong, which took place on are entitled and limiting the time within for all classes of both imports and On scoount of this I wrote you these!

that any dissatisfaction is felt by the We are informed by the Committee. angs Settlement | German Headquarters with the eitas. - that the proceeds of the al fresco fête

tion in any of the theatres of war,

held on Sunday in the compound of but the "secret and confidendal the Roman Catholic Cathedral in aid of funds of the local branch of the Society reports made by German Generals in

of St. Vincent de Paul reached the

Noon-Dairy Farm Co's Meeting.

BRIDGE SCORERS

In Ficory of 30 SHEETS,

30'tem të bich Four foe Oon Dollar

the field, and which have lo a few handsome amount of about $2,100 net. instances been captured, reveal a The Council General of the Boce very different frame of mind, while desire to express their heart-f the recent operations in the Somme to all who contributed to the success region have afforded the world many this annual effort

inferesting evidences of the rotin

the German morale whit

to end in a steady

threatens

kaps some

clark with dosers,

members are not entitled to have offered

in 1910 Ewens, and Harston and in 1918 WSMORIAL TO HEY HOSPINK, admitted to partnershi

BOCIAL AND PERSONAL

kid in tin ore which rous by 18 zulhoo

very much higher than they were in 1915. This piscounts in a great memsire for the

increases in value, in spite of the falling of la volume of certain imports and

скреди

RUZBER

A London cable to the Straits Times dated September 28th states

Interim dividends announced are Petaling 40, Holden Hode 0, Selangor 7d Straits Rubber 10, Hidden Stram

10 and United Sumatra, 1250

ing of the Vestry of St COLONY'S CONTRIBUTION TO TBukit Panjong 10 Cheriot B, Labu

Charch

ned Oct. 3rd. from Tiertain to his home in Shanghai memorial tablet in

Hory of the inte Ee MC C.F. (former

the

The Budget for 1917 has been framed.]. with cation The Colony the resolu

Since the announcement

Augus

Foceatly

Japan the Fat

coll