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FOR THE

CHILDREN'S USE

YOU CAN, AFFORD TO USE OUR

THE CHINA MAIL.

Socialist Majority leader in Germany recently declared that the anxious question "How long?" was oo the lips of all. That question is not confined to Germany; but in all the countries at war with Germany there is no other thought then that Ger-

THE MAGISTRACY.

EX-PORTER CHARGED.

THE WEDDING GIFT THAT WAS NOT

PURCHASED.

OCCASIONAL NOTES,

Our Day" proved a great, money- getter and the dollars have not yet ceased to rones in.

SATURDAY, OOTOBER 21, 1918.

COMPANY MEETING.

CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO.

LADY MAY'S “OUR DAY ROSE TUND.

Mr. J. MacMahon.. Roy.. Pator Peatrack Oliver Twist.

The fifteenth ordinary general mest. Hing of the China Light and Power Co Mr Mak Lat Ting There were great schemes at ya Ltd. was held today. Mr. R. Shewan Mr A. D. Ball An ex-railway porter was charged otelde Englyshe fayre for extracting presided and there were also present: Lieur E Golland, R.N.V.R...

and 4. ...

as bailee of $300. It appears the

GIANT LAVENDER TALCUM many herself must supply the answer the Magistracy this morning with larceny dollars from pockets and, as it these Mr. G. W. Barton member of the Ter. Mr. F. Arulli-

FREELY.

THE TIN THAT CONTAINS

1-lb. OF TALCUM FOR $1.00.

JOK TENDER SKINS IT IS DELIGHTFULLY SOOTHING AND HEALING AND IT IS COMPOSED ONLY OF THE

FINEST AND PUREST INGREDIENTS.

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

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Telephone. No. 14.

To-day's Advertisements

GETZ BROS, & CO., INC. Or SAN FRANCISCO. USA.

HAVE This Day handed over the management of the Hongkong branch of GETZ BROS & Co., Inc. to MELE MASLIN.

THOS. W. SIMMONS, Hongkong, Oct. 21, 1918)

NOTICE

1160

A. R THE SWEDISH TRADING COMPANY IN CHINA LIMITED.

York Buildings,

Hongkong, Oct. 21, 1716

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Cridersigned has received instru THE

tous to sell by Public'Aaction,

סס

WEDNESDAY,

the 25th October, 1914, commencing at 11.30 am at the Godowns.. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.,

Salved ex. Steamship ||

12:

**CHIYO MÄRU,” 30 Tons PIG TRON.

on delivery.

T-C

GEO. P. LAMMERT,

Auctionser Hongkong, Oc£ ̈21; 1916,"

(Continued on page 8.)

THE DIARY.

MEMO. FOR TO-MORROW.

-Excursion to Kino by

■Taishan".

MEMO. FOR MONDAY.

10 am--Criminal Sessions.

to that question by suing for peace.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LQUAL AND GENERAL

Fortunately the rain ceased in time today to enable the "fan of the

Pallanjes

B. A. D.d

nd Donation)

fair on Murray Farade Ground to be it. The Folies were informed and tiekat, say $1, and no limit to the shows a substantial increase, but against Yaco aki

reaumed this evening.

Mr. Noger, an import and export agent of Des Voeux Road, Central, has reported to the police the theft of $306, a cheque for 8410; a passport and other

papers.

The Indo-China steamer Houseng experienced very heavy weather on hör

The China Mail.vorage te Hongrong from Borneo. The

This morning he was represented by Mr. F. W. Goldring and pleaded guilty, saying he had spent the money.

Mr. Goldring said that might mean anything. plea of not guilty.

PALE

88* 249223828806

Chinese Station Master at Eorloore not enough, somebody has Consulting Committee: Messrs. J. A. Mr E. M. H. Nemater... Do gavo the money to defendant for the suggested that it would be an excel. Young, H.F.Campbell, H.R. B. Hancock, Mr Casum Ahmad

MPE Pabaney purpose of going to Canton to purchase lens scheme to have a sweepstakes Tong Lai Chen; and iin. T. Leeman & Abdolahi...

Mesars K. A. J. Chortir- a welding gift for the station "master's on the actual amounts.d.-of{{secretary)

mall & The CHAIRMAN said—The statement MA. Ebrahim.

· Co brothor. Nothing more was seen of the draft which the H. K. and 3. B. defandant. The station master's will eventually remit to the Centrul of accounts for the year ending 31st Mr M. HE Elins relatives came down and asked him why Committee at Homs, the person July have been in your hands for Mrs H. Hiptools &Co.

Mr H. Mody he had not sent the money and they guessing the actual amount or the some time past and I trust you will Mr N. Mahomedally

Mr Cawagjed were surprised to hear that the money one nearest to the actual amount to have found the result of the past Del Aranli year's working antisfactory. Our Mr Q. el Arcalli

Quel had been sent as they had not received win a prize of, say, $100. Price of

revenue from light and power supplied Mrs M. B. Avasio, defendant was found to have moved number of chances taken by any one that there is a debit of $14,877, for Mr d. C. Ismail. houses several times, being eventually person.. That would add another interest on the crst of the new turbina caars Karamally & Co. found at Hung Hom.

thousand dollars sure, for every plant which only commenced work last Mr M. A. Bazack.......

Messrs Mohidon & Co... body is speculating as to the financial March. The net result is a balance Mr Hocsoni A...

Mr M. Alarakis result of the effort.

at credit of profit and loss account Mr Y. 3. Arab...

226,335.88 which it is proposed to.

Mr A. el Arculli, mtan Mr There are six "items" which will write of against depreciation of rel Arculli.

Mr E. cl Arculli have to be included in the calcula-machinery and lines, na sot forth in the r

Mr Omar ol

al Arcalli..... tion. There is, firstly, the concert accounts before you. We have not, Mr Watamall Brochand Mesars Cooper & Co...... last week in the Victoria Theatre, however, had the full benefit of a year'er D. R.

Cooper perhaps the total net amount of the work from the turbines which we are Mr R. R. Cooper...... proceeds of this concert has already glad to say have fulfilled all our ax- Mr V. Cu Ch been ascertained. Secondly, the pectations, and given us complete Mr. Erari subscriptions to Lady May's Bose satisfaction. Moreover, our working Mr Hajee Fund which runs to over $7,000 now expenses have been rather higher than Mr and is still being added to: then the two originally calculated owing to the

Mr Khan Yoce... Guesses at the reelt have been very But even in this respect there is & slight Mr M. Mohomed sale of roses all over the Colony abnormally high price of coat which Mr

Mr Bhan Saz-dar Mr E. D. Kotewall... could not be foreseen before the War.Mr Fateh Mohamed...

Mr D. Rumjahn Then the improvement as cool freights from Japan Mr Sader Deen... $40,000 or $50,000.

Our Hr S

D. amount taken at the Fair and there now lower than they were.

Setha... contract with the Dock Company is Messrs Shariff Brothers Concert in the Botanical Gardens

Mr Singh Bishan must be estimated and calculated: satisfactory and we have no reason to Sin and faaly the proceeds of the Fayregret having made it, whie for small to-day. I guess the total won't he shops and factories the demand for to be steadily on the far short of £3,000.

increase. Financially our position is quite sound as we have now paid for all of the fifth anniversary of the Republic interest on our debentures out of income there is a good deal of uneasiness among have one turbine fully loaded and when Any untoward incident; but but at the present rate we shall soon

Mr. Hazeland decided to accept a

On the application of Detective Sergt. ship laboured heavily and shipped a considerable amount of water, doing Wills defendant was romanded in police damage to numerous deck Sitting. The oustody with a view to other charges HONGKONG, SATURDAY, October 21, 1918. katoon and wheel house doors were boing frathed.“

completely stove in.

THE WARS PROGRESS."

THE latest news from south-east Europe, where the enemy seems to have beep, exerting his utmost strength in order td erash Rumania, is more satisfactory. By an enormous concentration the enemy succeeded in compelling the Rumanians to yield

prisoners and war

A POGILISTIC JAPANESE

The Government Gazette today. contains a notification that His Ex-Praya inst evening fighting with

4 Japanese was arrested on the cellency the Governor has given his Chinese. An Indian Reserve constable assent, in the name and on behalf of took the man to the stationand yester His Majesty the King, to the ordinance day the offender was fined $5. passed by the Legislative Council on Tuesday to aathorise the raising of a War Loan.

a courteous gentleman.

SOCIAL AND PERSON AL.

S

HONGKONG POLICE IN FRANCE.

EXPECT TO BE BACK THIS TIME NEXT YEAR

"STIDBY,"

wide-from $4,000 or $5,000 to

without

I will consider the matter.

money

what revelations there

power seems

Mr

P.

ire famil

Kuun Khan,

Abbass.

Habam

Previously acknowledged

8855277

€30

9/30/3

7403

"CALIFORNIANS TÓ TOUR THE EAST.

Shinyo Maru

party are the

MacLeish, Dr. Wm. Chalmers, Dr.

Mr. BARTON seconded the adoption

J. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. H. Siebert and

Mitchell, Mrs: 8. C. Stevens, Mrs. motion was carried unanimously.

Mary Marks, Miss Ruth Hoyt, Mia Mr. HANCOCK moved and Mr. CAMP Irene Wood, Mrs T, Coatsworth, BELL seconded the re-election of the Miss Elizabeth Coatsworth, Mis Hon. Sir Paul Chater, C.M.G., and Mr. Margaret Coatsworth, Mrs. Mark G. W. Barton as members of the Con-Evans, Mrs. Paul Youngling and sulting Committee.--Carried,

child, Mrs. C. O. Hargis and child, Miss Hall Cowdrey, Miss Ruth Cowdrey, Miss Julio Johnson, Miss Ruth Johnson, Miss Katherine John- con, Mrs. J. Durham, Miss C. S. Millett, Miss Louise Smith, Miss M. Jenkins, Miss E Philipps, Mr. Robert Les Northcutt, Mrs. Martha B. Peart, Miss R. L. Chevrier and Miss Eleazer Galvin.

Messrs F. Maitland and A. R. Lowe were re-elected auditors at a remunera Young seconded by Mr. TONG LA

COMPANY REPORT.

LIMITED..

TR ARTHUR NILSSON having MR

resigned his position as a

Probate Jurisdiction, yesterday. Mr. E. A: the Hongkong Supreme Court Director of this Company's business in Hongkong and China no longer holds the ground they had gained in Tras-H. Sharp, K. C., naked for an order of the the Company's Power of Attorney.

By order of the Board of Directors aylvania, and at one point the enemy Court giving liberty to the executor of

A letter from Sergt. W. D. Barnett, I have today assumed charge of this has been able to invade Rumania for the will of the late Mr. L. R. Necdbam, of formerly of the Hongkong Police and China has survived the celebrations the now plant and can easily pay the Company's business in Hongkong and in Chine

La distance of ten miles, but only to Messrs. Ewens and Needham, solicitors, now with the K.R.RO., makes reference OUNNAR EL DIN. meet with disaster, for the latest to presume death. The Chief Justice to a large number of Hongkong's police. 1101 news is that they have been driven granted the application aml expressed men doing duty at the front. The letter

back-and-from-the fact that the his deep regret at the sad news of Mr. was written fram-Sheerness to Serge the Chinese regarding the stability of that happens we shall-have-to-provide

Needham's death. The deceased, said Pitt. Barnett states that he was wounded following appeal has reached me for The accounts are very clear and simple, Robertson, Manager Travel Agency. the Government at Peking. The for a still further extension of plant. Under the direction of Mr. D. F. Rumaniars have taken 900 prisoners his Lordship, was a capable lawyer and on the Somme at Delville Wood on and destroyed twelve guns we may

help': safely conclude that the enemy's

and I can see nothing in them to explain California Savings Bank, August 2nd, and was lucky enough to

0 large get to England with it. I suppose you CANA MA Max,

Hongkong. Oct. 20th, 1918. or comment upon. Our record for the party of Californians will arrive at losses in killed and wounded must The e.s. Maung on her last trip know about the remainder of the con have been very considerable. We brought to Hongkong a fine specimen of tingent. Spillet war the first wounded Kongmoon and got job here, I hear ore

Sm-I am a poor China clerk from years one of steady progress, which Hongkong, October 28, on the a.. still continues, and if we go on as we are- were told in a telegram, yesterday an anthropoid ape, possibly an orang at Lanshan and a good man he was English man last week say only a doing. I do not think it will be long

Included in the that a new and vigorous offensive outang, which was exptured in the Allchurch, Wakeford and Painting were English President over our Republic in before we shall be able to pay a modest following: Mrs. WW. Hadley, had been began "with the timely helpBorneo forest. In took days to secure killed at Locs. Carpenter, Hoard and Peking can make good. crder in China dividend. I now beg to move the Mrs. R H Lashbrook, Misa E.. of the Russians" and the information the beast which is extremely powerful Stapleton were wounded and from what I fany Chinese any that is proper and

over so many faction men and clans, adoption of the Report and Accounts as Eyre, Mr. John Maller, Mr. David and is reputed to have killed three know of them they all proved them hope so. I do all the same and hope given in the Rumanian communique of the afteen, men engaged in its selves good lads. Drury also was a you may write it up Chins Mall- and

now presented to the meeting

of "effective action all round, repul arrest." This statement is, however, credit to the Battalion. Poor old Ginger many more. Not to be official man, nor of the report and accounts, and the family, Miss E. Penner, Miss C. M. sing enemy attacks and capturing atoutly denied by the compradore to Wilson got shot in the shoulder as we belong Bank house, nor au

material" a whom the beast belongs. It was secured charged through Delville Wood. He binnees, nor Army, nor Navy. Plesec 1157 distinctly reassuring news. Deci in a stout wooden cage for shipment at dropped into a shell bole and continued you help Chius.

sive rezulta can hardly be long Borneo but the exptain of the ship ring. That happened on July 26th. delayed. Over many miles of front refused to take the brute on board unless The H: K. P's. have proved themselves extending from, Latak to the Danube, an iron cage was provided. According good lads wherever they have been." I No. The Hospital Question is not the most desperate fighting is inly an iron cage was built round the Booker and Bicor two days before yet done with. More of the Hon. Mr. progress, and we have at the same box. The orang cutang is a genus of I got hit and they were looking fine. Pollock's questions remain to be answer time a great Allied force attacking Simian apes found in the forests of

am on sick leave now and, due back toed, but the public cannot expect to get tion of $100 each, on the motion of Mr. the enemy along the Balgarian and Sumatra and Borneo. It is vegetarian Sheernes on the 23rd inst, and then I in the answers to these anything half go Serbian borders of Greece.

and arboreal with brain most like that of shall be back in France again sometime interesting as the statement given by CHCES. The "Frankfurter Zeitung

man. It is probable that the beast wil recently

next month I am feeling "in the the Governor at the meeting of estimated that General SARRAI had large Chinese stores in Hongkong.

be put on exhibition at one of the pink" myself. Kelly got transferred to the Legislative Council last Tuesday. about 450,000 men under his com-

the Machine Gun Corps I have not My hat! mand, consisting of French, British,

heard anything more about him. Tare about the waste of the poor NORTH CHINA INSURANCE CO., Serbian, Italian and Russian troops,

expect to be back in dear old Hongkong taxpayers' money. Forty gallons of

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alica this time next year. Remember the spirits of wine ordered, entered in the with direct reserves probably on the

The report of the Directors of this Memorial and Affiliated Hospitala bege boys to the CS.P. and A.S.P.-Your stock books and not to be found. Company for presentation at the to acknowledge with thanks the follow Greek islands, and a reservoir in

month afterwards, Brandy bottles thirteenth ordinary General meeting ing donation to the funds of the Egypt whence several Divisions, it

emptied of brandy and refilled with of Shareholders, to be held at the Hospitals: necessary, might be transported A

Water. Result: Two Chinese officers Offices of the Company, in Shanghai, 1.36 pm. Auction of Furniture, survey of the whole battle area

dismissed the service. And then there on the S1st inet, is as follows:- Drawn Thread and Gray Cloth shows that with the exception of

was that old practice of allowing -1913.--The Balance at Credit of this etc. at Mears. Hughes and Hough's a temporary success against the A Shanghai contemporary

reports which have appeared subordinate officers to draw on the Account is Taels 730,734.10 and after DNERDAY, Oct. 25

Ramanians, the enemy can nowhere "Mrs George. Wingrove, Me and

Hospital for Medicines for an indefinite deducting an interim dividend of 121 certain Far Eastern journals concern. be said to have made any progress;

Mr. C. R. Barkill and Miss Coutts Corpi. J. Edwards, formerly

per cent, aggregating Taels 43.716.83, ing the transfer of the Russian share of the period, with the instance of a policeman paid on 1st May last; transferring the Boxer Indemnity to Japan are but, on the contrary, is continually are due to arrive at the end of the Hongkong Police and now of the Royal who was supplied regularly with £25,000, aggregating Tacks 159,312.17 officially denied at Petrograd. They having to give ground.

Liver Oil for a to War Tax Suspense Account writing are declared to have no foundation month having left London on the Flying Corps stationed at Farnboro, has | Malt and Cod General Sir DopoLAS HAIG says oft instant. This, with the long stay written to Chief Inspector Kerr. "I period, of 32 months at a cost to the 10,550.98 aggregating Table 71,446.01,

whatsoever. the operations on the British front, them time to catch the train there on but I had to go to France with a party a month! We are not told what hap ment Fluctuation Acconat, there remains Dow enforced in Petrograd, will just give should have written before," he says. Government of something over a dollar Taels 60,000 to Exchange and Invest off Sterling securities; and transferring

in the summary we publish to-day, the 17th. This will bring Mr. Burkill of our men and, of course, one does abt pened to him at the finish, but it is to a sum of Taals 386,260.09, which the appears typical of what is happening back in time to ride at the Shanghai get much time for writing when on he hoped he curvived lung enough to Directors recommend should be appro- on the French and the Russian fronts autuma race meeting

priated in the following manner errands of that description, Singletan, take his pension and also now on the front on which

my brother (both policemen) and I are $15 pin-Gymkhana Meeting at what we know as the Salomka Mr. C. J. Donell, of the International first class. It is very sad concerning relating as it did to things that hap- b. Itt wask somewhat ancient history, Happy Valley.

force is operating. The activity Banking Corporation, for a considerable Wakeford. We heard that Allchurch and reported on all fronts illustrates the time accountant of the branch & Painting have also returned and about new what the waste has been in the pened three years ago. "No one value of co-ordination on the part of Kobe, and now Manager of the Bank six wounded We the Allies. The enemy cannos aford at Cebu, was married recently at tied ads, pero have tried very hard past if this report is taken as

example winte the Colonia! | to wenken, to any material extent Kobe to Miss Mary Dale Strong, met with no success. It is very annoy-

of that port. The bridemaids were ing to see drafts continually leaving. Secretary of the time. True true; any part of his line, cast or west, Miss Mary Gutelius and Miss, Winifred here, yet we have no hoper, at least, it Perhaps those dismissed Chinese officers From the Allies point of view Abell Mr. J. D. Oakley noted as ber my stay in France). In fact. J went could sn they would, till a few talen.

appears so. I saw a great deal during there seems no reason for alarm or men. After the ceremony reception right up to the Somine firing line. It uneasiness, especially now that the held at the residence of the bride's right well worth seeing yet at OVERLAND CHINA MAIL. weakest part of the encircling wall

Are there any similar skeletons in the the same time awful. We are ex cupboards of other administrative de- has been strengthened. The terrible

pecting a visit from Bergt. Ponlaeriments whose existence has been

am very sorry to hear about Houre; I expenditure of life which it is costing the enemy in his endeavour to Consular Service) and his bride had handicap in after net nicht

Mr. EAH. Sly (of HBM do hope he will not lose the sight of his similarly kept from public knowledget cya "hs it would be such a sevCRO break through or to hold his positions very unpleasant experience in Wall, wo strafe à Zepp a few nights against the steady pressure which Weibaiwer on their drive inland to ago One of our pilots brought it down the Allies are exesting cannot con- the bungalow, where the honeymoon lovely I was a tight well worth Government employees of the Philippins tinue indefinitely, The superiority is being apent. The horse, sudd

sovlug, just a tones of flames, both in man power and equipment is becoming startled shied and both with the Allies; the enemy, however, occupants of the carriage will contiana

Violently throwd out badly brum

To: However no bones were broken anal t

General Memoranda.

PosDay, Oct. 24

10.30 am--Auction of H.M.S. "Taku"

and HMS. "Otter", on board.

10.30 am-Auction of Naval Stores

at FL.M. Naval Yard. Hongkong.

130 p.m.-Auction of Naval Stores, Lighter, Bosts etc., at Kowloon

Naval Dept. ́.

FRIDAY, Oct 27

Mongkung Stock Exchange Settlement

Day.

TURDAY, Oct. 28:-

Mampax, Oct. 30':-

Koon-Dairy Farm Co's Moeting.

2.30 peta Auction of Household

Furniture at No. 9 Lochie! Terrace,

Cameron Road, Kowloon,

THE

'THE WEEK'S NEWS FOB MAILING HOME

HIS WEEK'S ISSUE includes

Reports on

FOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS HONGKONG'S BUDGET L STATEMENT

AFFAIRS AT THE GOVERNMENT. AFERAGITTA HOSPITAL ZO

All the other rows of the week.

-Frier: 35% Colt" Each

What

not with aug

Hon. Mr. A. M. Thomson returned to the Colony to-day by the as SL Albans from a holiday spent in Australia

parents.

*

saya:

to contiduo their journey walkou

AT THE SOMME.

AN IMPRESSIVE SIGHT BUT

AWFUL

Dr. John Overton, Chief Surgeon to

Islands, has been to Shanghai on s

Jan Lan Sang

The

.820

A Fong, the well-known Queen's Road photographer, took a large nam- ber of photographs of scents at Ye Olde

as some of the scenes in the streets and Englyshe Fayre on Thursday, as well

at the Public Gardens. The photographs will form interesting mementos of being sold at Messrs. A Tack & Co, memorable day. The pictures ars

No 26, Der Your Road Central; and Tacks 20,000 written off Promises, the proceeds will be given to the Red And the Balance to be transferred Cross Fand.

A Final Dividend of 18 per cent on the Paid-up Capital, making 271. per cent. for the year, mod

A Boans of 15 per cent upon Con- 10.000 transferred to Sterling tributory Marine Premio

Reserve, bringing this Fand up to £190,000,00

to Underwriting Reserve Account, closing the Account for 1915, 5 1916.The Balance at credit of

Bishop Pezzoni requests us to Working Account to 30th June sacunts publish that, in accordance with the to Taele 671,130.22% wishes of the Pupe, there will be a Investments. In the case of London special Triduum of supplication in the Sterling Securities the market prices on Roman Catholic Cathedral on Friday, July 7th, 1918, word taken as the basis of valuation. The Company other Baturday, and Sunday, the 27th, 28th, Securities in the aggregate stand in the and 29th instant, as stated books at the prices raling on the 30th Lordship's“: Circular, of Jane, 1916.

Beptember. On all the thre will be a Mass with Holy every half-hour from 5,30

short sermon in Chinese,

briel holiday, accompanied by his wife SUNSHINE AND COMMON SENSE

his ita pressons of Bhanghai are so

that he bar decided to every

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doctor your bloor for rhep

Chamberlain Pain Balm

kit will get you up and Out whine, then Tature wif chred bla rid they

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