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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOUAL AND GENERAL.

bridges and draina was immediately taken in hand. Negotiations were not resurued until December 1915, alter which the matter dragged on, the “Chinese asking, for further delay and the French accepting counter }.. proposals, the of which was to the Mails dispatched from London vis effect that certain clames of Chinese Siberia for Hongkong on the 39th Sept. should not be taxed. The Chinese 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th alto. were received stated that the delay was necessary per as. Nore to-day.

ASSETS IN COURT,

DISPUTE BETWEEN OFFICIAL

RECEIVER AND SOLICITORS.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1816.

CHINESE AFFAIRS.

(Wah Tax Yat Pa's Service.)

THE FRANCO-CHINESE TROUBLE

J AT TIENTSIN.

PEKING, Nev. 3.

“IS A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL IMPOSSIBLE?”

This is question which is being asked-not in Hongkong, but in Manila where there has been a good deal of An application to rescind a receiv-

trouble lately at the Philippine General In order to amicably settle the Hospital. An investigation was held. ing order against the Po Sang firm was made by the Official Receiver dificulty which has arisen with the Afterwards the Governor General called (Mr. E. Carpmael) before, the Chief French in regard to the extension of the Director of the Hospital to his office, Justice, sitting in bankruptcy this the Frouch Settlement at Tientsin, the congratulated him upon the outcome of morning.

district of Lacsaikai (the area in the investigation, and then staggered The Official Receiver said, the dispute) will be made an international the doctor by telling him that the Application was adjourned from settlement.

paychological moment had arrived for August 21st, last because Mr. J. H.

hix resignation. According to Dr. Musgrave, the Governor-General told Gardiner was to opposa and the

him that unless he agreed to resign

„4|for him to control the legislature and

the native press.

in order to remove local opposition, 8 Coy HIV will parade but the French had reason to on the road outside the Law Courts at believe that advantage was being 1.45 p.m. on Friday, the 3rd November. taken of the delays to foment Kowloon and Taikoo Sections on the artificial agitation against the, con- Pole Ground at 5.15 pm. Dress: Drill cession. Therefore, on October 18 order. when the Waichiaopu asked for a further delay, the French Chargé d'Affaires, agreeed on condition that membership of the Church Body, St.& position to do so. the plans for the extension should be John's Cathedral, on his departure. Mr. immediately signed and a date Bred Stoddart Kennedy also being away, there for the execution of the agreement. are two vacancies which have been filled WATSON & Co., Ltd., A further forty-eight Hours was by Mr. A. H. Compton and Mr. E.

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TELEPHONE No. 816

To-day's Advertisements

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Public Works Office, Hongkong, Nov. 2. 1918.

BANK HOLIDAY

1207

N accordance with Ordinance No. 5

will be CLOSED for the Transaction of Public Business on MONDAY the 4th Instant.

Hongkong, Yuv. 2, 1918.

NOTICE

1201

I have handed over the agency

of Reuters Telegram Co., Ltd., to Mr. J. P. BRAGA of No. 8, Talder's Hill, to whom all communications should be addressed in future.

F. SMITH, Hongkong, Nov. 27, 1816 v

TOTO EISEN · KAISHA.

MARRIAGES.

MCMURRAY MAUCHAN On Nov. 1at 1916 at the Uniga Church, DAVID MCMURRAY, son of the late John McMurray, Dumbarton Scotland to Acer H. MAUCHAN, YOungest daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A Mauchan, Dumbarton, Scotland.

DOVEY-MACKENE:-At the Union

Analyst, to JENSTE MATHESON, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alex Mackenzie, "Dunedin," Barker Ficad

Hon. Mr. D. Landsle resigned his latter had said he was not now in PRACTICE AND POWER. unconditionally it would be impossible.

allowed, but the Chinese mide no. V. D. Farr reply. Consequently, at 7.30. p.m.

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BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. Kong Sing asid although he JUDGE'S IMPORTANT DECISION IN had no lecus stond in the applica, tion before the Court he was in terested as solicitor for one of the alleged partners of the To Sang firm

on behalf of whom there was an

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice application for the hearing of pet on October 20,, French soldiers re-Memorial and Amistad Hospitals begation. The Ocheial Receiver was moved the Chinese police functioning to acknowledge with thanks the follow-

Mr. Justice Gompertz, gave an im

portant judgment in bankruptcy this morning as affecting local precedents and power under the ordinance. The judgment was the result of an applica tien by the Official Receiver for the

On this the Masila Cableners writes, as follows:-

Governor General Barrison will need

to act with cars and decision, it be te to save the Philippine General Hospital from destruction at the hands of the agitators. This element has already politicians and

and irresponsible newspaper made that institution & by word and

"of its kind.

in the extersion, under the personaling donations to the funds of the applying for a receiving order on the Frecision of a receiving order on the among the minds

"Chan' Kit Shan,” Chan Chile U. Tung To Ming

supervision of the French Consul Hospitals: General, who notised the local Chinese authorities that the evicted police were at their disposal when- ever they chose to take charge of then White the negotiations had

of the local Chinese Commissioner for

..$100

100 100

This aftarpcon Mr. F. Bazeisud

"

Receiver alleged-he~was a partner-

ground that there were no substantial masesta.

They have already

of a large number of young men "and" young woman on whom the country must depend for its nurses and manitary 80wn the seeds of insubordination and corps in the future. They have already vicious dereliction in a service that is the most vital of any in the Islands. The Philippine General Hospital, instead of being at the host of the hospital patent of the Islands and model of its kind antional institution should be, is to day the most inefficient, uncertain, and unsafe of any hospital in the

er their lives, shudder at the thought of

ground that there were no assets That being so Mr. Rong Sing asked Lis Lordabip to take his case next. His Lordship said: "The appron

Subsequently the case in which mate liabilities are some $86,000. Mr. Mr. Kong Sing appeared was called Agassiz, for the petitioning creditor, and he said he opposed the applica opposes the application on the ground been going on a "National Territory committed for trial two Chinees on a tion to hear debtor's potition on the that there is no power under the ordin an unconditional Protection Society" appears to have charge of armed robbery at Keswick ground that $6,000 had been paid use to rescind

Street, Wanchai. Defendants were into Court by his client in connection receiving order such as is given at home been organised, with German influence arrested by Sergt. Trooper Scull and with an Original Jurisdiction action by section 101of the Bankruptcy act (now Church, Hongkong or the 31st apparently behind it, and this haa P. C. Samy of the Police Reserve. Two His client, who was defendant in by section 108 of the Bankruptcy set country. Persons who value their health October, by the Res. J. Kirk fomented the popular indignation other men who were with them escaped, that action, was sued as a partner of 1914). The Oficial Receiver referred to being subjected to its service alt utanda Maconachie, ERNEST ROADLEY which has been expressed by mass They are accused of throwing pepper in

ful trackling and groveling at the feet DOVEY, A.R.C. Sc., Government meetings of protest, by a run on the the eyes of the occupier of the house and the Po Sang firm. In that action he/ section 29 of the Ordinance under which to-day, after a series of years of disgrace

As the most shocking, and.i Banque Industrielle de Chine, and with threatening him with a bar of iron denies he is a partner and the Official an adjudication can be annulled where of agitatora on the part of those in the Court considers that thedebtor ought Auto example of the effect of such finally in the destruction of the office

not to have been adjudged bankrupt, a spineless yielding to uninformed, in- The City-Fathers of Manila bars If he was a partner then the 80,000; and to the provisions of section 19 sincere, and malicious critics on the part of those charged with the administration Foreign Affairs China last week voted &

oum of "P260,000 for the would be an asset of the firm. The ander which a composition or scheme of public afblic that this f

It is due to the purchase of industrial machinery and alleged partner was arrested as a

arrangement may be approved. There tation be saved and rehabilitated in LESTER-Killed in action Sept 15th, Annamite troops and the restoration equipment to enable the City enginear abecording debtor and upon his is no doubt that when it is clear that usefulness and public confidence. of the Chinese police. The French repairing the roads of the City on the writ to the bailiff for his justified in refusing to make a receiving institution and bringing order cut of to adopt the tar macadam system for arrest he paid the money endorsed there cannot be any assaste the Court is The Governor General must find a map

who is capable of taking hold of the- Legation wants China, if allowed to Fossibly Manila has been taught some release. In point of lact that money order. It is as a general rule, and was the present chaos,

if such & madhishte have the policemen back to first thing by Hongkong in this respect, for was hail for his appearance in the in this case, impossible for the Court to induced to risk his reputation and

in such an une

ded to jeopardize all thai Ladhaikai until a peaceful solution failed to note the great

given full-authority and a complete and whether there are nasets, or not.

courageous backing. The politician must If the Court har no power to rescind, be given to understand that he must his dirt for the institution. asida on appeal though should be confined to its legitimate fell be sat on the other hand an order for adjudi 4 free clinic should be run in connection with the medical college for the benefit cation any be annulled at any time on of the students of that institution good cause. It was not denied that for well as as for the poor of the city. The clinic should be confined to those who the last ten years the Court has, ia are unable to pay for medical service and

DEATH.

J. B. LENTSH, Captain, Rag Royal Rifles, late of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,

London Staf

-1202

THE TIENTSIN TROUBLE.

demanded the withdrawal of the

can

promise not to collect taxes at visitors from Manila can hardly have action. The action had not been known until the matter had been he can be persuade. Such a man, i

improvement

has been arrived at. What the resaleffected in the maintenance of roads in fought, so what was to becorae of investigated by the Official Receiver a man prizes in the vonture should ba

J

He

offense

The China Mail.

of these negotiations has been no in Hongkong in recent years, since the

the money in Court? érances given to exalted moba

The Oja! Beceiver said the HONGKONG, THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 1918 by the Foreign Commissioner that The Church Notes" issued in the order was made for the petition. he, like the Governor of the Province, connection with St. John's Cathedral Dealing with the Po Song, the pri. would do his utmost to defend the states. In consequence of suggestion vate crediton had to be paid from rights and sovereignty of China, the made at the meeting in the City Hall the private assets before the firm's

that a service should be held one Sunday creditors could get anything. latest news makes it evident that the at Fanling, the Secretary of the Mission lind naked Mr. Korg Sing it he knew scinding the receiving order. But it for Bay on the in Foreign Commissioner has not alto-Council communicated with the Golf any creditors who would guarantee was suggested that this practice is cosfree services of the institution, who is similar cases, been in the habit of re-lit should be made wasnego at the " It will have been seen from one of gether realised the expectations of Club authorities who said that they the costs of the Official Receiver in warranted by the law of the Colony The hospital should be made an FROM SOUTH-AMERICAN PORTS the Chinese telegrams in last night, the mob in this respect. The matter would prefer a short service in the securing the money for the debtor's and Mr. Grist, for the debtor, stated emergency Institution for the use of the

pay for medical attention. China Mail that feeling is still is now csscntually one for com-Cathedral: It has been arranged there-estate, but this had not been forth that he believed that in the time of in taxes. The rod tape on which the Diug very high at Tientain over the promise. It cannot reasonably before to have such a service at 8.30 am,

pay for its up-keep THE

extension of the French Settlement expected, that the French should concluding at 9 am on the first and coming. The debtor filed his pet-Chief Justice Fielding Clark the judges/hospital is run should be subordinated The above named Steamer. haring a mob has burat down the office of in which, with the tacit approval of service of this kind was held on October/ had been sent for he bad never been not this power and that on that account the life of the emergency patient

by force majeure; and the news that abandon all claim to the Extension third Sundays in the month. The first tion sometime ago and although he were of the opinion that the Court had be taught that it is mor

Via SAN FRANCISCO, JAPAN PORTS

HE Szcamship

SEIYO MARU,”

arrived, Consignees of Cargo are her by

motifed to send in their Bill of Lading for countersignature, and to take immediate delivery of Cargo from alongside.

Cargo remaining undelivered

the local Commissioner for Foreign

Affairs suggests that a conciliatory

on attitude on the part of the Chinese

FRIDAY, 3rd November at Nocz, will authorities does not suit the book be landed Consigness risk and expense,

and

to the office.

able to p

generaj

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whe

to service. Its interns and nurses should

when the life of the.

important that

be the Chinese authorities in the past, 22nd and there was a fair attendance.

the practice was to make an interim should be got for a reporty and this saved than that his name and age they appear to have invested much

The Chief Justice observed that the order in the first instance. There without interfering with system and money and created certain important head coolie at St. John's Cathedral is practically half the liabilities. interests. The Chinese authorities is made in "Church Notes" :—

The following reference to the assets were a very tangible amount, searches of the Official Receiver hare discipline. There have been instances however, brought to light, cases of allowed to ebb to its close while the the unfortane wIS Mr. Kong Sing said the crod tors recission going back in an unbroken attendants were attempting to find out .It is with great regret that we could not touch it.

line to 1892. One at least of such the name age and previous condition of

the patient. before treatment.

The staff of the hospital should be "The Oficial Receiver remarked orders for recission was in fact made

paid for their services, adequately. It should not be necessary that the bead I am not warranted in departing from of the Government hospital a

hos Pavith thees who

abould com pete in private practice.

d delivery mest then be taken from the of the agitators. The history of are obviously to blame for not dealing Company's Godown. Storage charges will be assessed undelivered November at & P.M.

No

00

on all Cargo remaining the trouble is somewhat lengthy with the French application when it record the death on October 29th of Ah

WEDNESDAY, eth As long ago as 1902, when TANG was made fourteen years ago, and for Yee, the No. 1 coolie of the Cathedral, there was no money to fight the by Chief Justice Fielding Clark. Nove performance whatever will be SEAO YI was Total at Tientsin, recognising French jurisdiction in the For the last three months he has been action with. effected.

application area for many years subsequent to No claims will be recognised after the Goods have left the Btanmer or Godown. for B extension of their conces the application,

the French made an

All chafed and damaged Carge will besion. No reply was given to that landed into the Company's Godown, where they will be examined on 10th November request, But, perhaps on the principle

∙10 A

after the 23rd November, 1918.

T. DAIGO,

Agent,

No Claims will be recepotnad if Bled

Hongkong, Nov. 2, 1816.

(Continued on page '8.)

THE DIARY.

1206

MEMOB. TOR TOMORROW. 7.50 am-Requiem Mass in the B.C.

Cathedral.

2.30 pint-Auction of Household and Office Furniture etc. at Mears. Hughes and Hough's

General Memoranda.

BYDEBAT, Nov. 4;—

10.30 am-Auction of Provisions: at

Mere. Hughes and Hough's. ELCOV. Navy, Club ground.

• p.m.-Assault-at-Arms at Theatre Royal, City Hall

that silence gives consent, the French

WEDDING IN HONGKONG.

MCMURRAY-MAUCHAN,

ill and unable to work. For 25 years

Mr. Davidson who was also in he has occupied his position to the terested in the case said the money satisfaction of all under whom he has paid into Court was security for judg. served. He was thoroughly devoted to ment and coste. his work and took the greatest interest in the Cathedral The Bishop made sympathetic reference to his death on Sunday morning, October 29th, when the congregation were asked to stand in silence for a few moments in token of their respect for the departed."

polined the area, and continued to do so for many years, without any protest being made. Indeed the acquiesc- ence of the Chinese authorities was indicated by the fact that Chinese Mr. David McMurray, Superinten legal documents served on Chinese dent Engineer of the Indo-China Co. subjects within the area of the Ltd., Hongkong, was married yester Extension were first submitted to the day to Misa Aggie H. Mauchan, French police. But in July 1914 the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. attitude of the Chinese authorities A. A. Mauchan, Dunbarton, Scot inderwent a sudden change. Chinese land, and sister-in-law of Mr.-W. police were sent into the Extension Russell, Government Marine Sur- to aseert Chinese jurisdiction. The veyor. The pleasing ceremony was Prefident of the Shanghai Golf Club Mr. A. Stephen has been elected French vigorously protested, and a conducted by the Rev. J. Kirk compromise was effected under which, Macerachie at the Union Church. for the ensuing years, higher pending the settlement of the French Mr. Russell gave away the bride who

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Liout

said it was the duty of the Official Mr. Korg Sing disputed that and Receiver to impound the money for the benefit of the creditors...

the practice of this Court established as

it would seam for nearly a quarter of century, unless it is clearly shown that that practice is mistaken...

a

help to pay his salary. These things are matters of policy which should be clear lydened and fully understood,

We repeat that the usefulness of the Philippine General Hospital is at this On the "principle that the greater ament at a very low ebb. Drastic which may anoul an adjudication mast of the Islands & a hospital instead of includes the less I think that a Court and decisive action is necessary if the institution is to be saved to the people also have power to rescind a receiving political alap-barrel and

sinah die order.

pensary

There is probably but one man in the

regenerating the institution and it is very doubtful whether he would zisle his high reputation in the undertaking; nor would his friends be happy to see him do so.

The Official Receiver sold there: I accordingly order recision in thisIslands who is fitted for the task of was no one behind him' the action, case Mr. Agassiz bar naked for the coste He could not bring on actions at of petitioning creditor out of the assets. personal risk and if he were to bring The debtor Ess absconded, and there are an action without his costs being no other claimants: I see no reason secured he would have to pay him- why I should not grant the application; zélf. He could do nothing without sad I do so now; but I do not wish to make it 4 precedent. This is subject, spending, Receiver had not yet bothered to find Receiver

Mr. Kong ding and the Official of course, to the costs of the Official

out who the other creditors were. The Chief Justice said the same point Mr. Davidson said the defendants was argued before him by Mr Hind

Mr.. F. W. Goldring representing a creditor to the Po Sung did not

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

claim, the Chinese and the French was gowned in Duchesse pearl satin for France at Shanghai, has been in default in defence and he was did not think the point was pressed.

„Mr. G. Kahn, late. Consul-General in the original action were actually The Official Receiver stated that he police should function in the area over taffetas and over drapery of promoted to the post of Consul General conjointly, neither side increasing the French, nicon with poort embroider in Londen. Me. Kahn had spent 32 Pplying for judgment as soon as he

could brief counsel. number of police. It is alleged by ed designs and shadow ince. She years in Chins. the French that the Chinese viulated also wore a Brussels not veil, orange blossoms and a Court train. Her the agreement. Meanwhile negotia tions proceeded in Peking and in bouquet was composed of heather,

W. Galloway, K.0.9. think it fair that Mr. Davidson should today sent the following-Cyclone or Excursion to Macao by January, 1916, the local Chinese white roses and chrysanthemums, Borderers, late agent for Jardine, secure all the $6,000 and suggested

authorities and the French Conrul The Misses Cathic and Nora Russell Matheson and Co., Ld. at Shimonoseki, consolidation. General were instructed to endeavour pieces of the bride,, were the maids September 16th. Mows was recently

was wounded by a

abomb in Egypt on to settle the matter amicably and they wore dresses of pale pink received by friends in Japan, that he basis of reciprocal concessions, satin with flounces of shadow lace, progressing well toward recovery. The French Cmaul. General expressi

and white tulle hats trimmed with daisies and ribbon streamers. Their

SUNDAY, NOY, B

* Trishad”. Poves

Monday, Nov. 6

Public Holiday.

Shanghai Races-lat day."

TUESDAY, Nov. 7-

B.BA. Election Day.

2.30 pm Auction of Furniture, ed his willingness to abandon half bouquets were of roses and they wore Among the passengers who left by

Biserwood wars, Brass ware etc.

Mesara, Hughes and Hough's."**

TAURDAY, Nov. a

TO AUCTION

·Elhepts," - "Towels- etc, at Me

Hughes and Hough's.

FRIDAY, Nov. 10

418

Full Moor

SATURDAY, NOV 1

at

King of Italy's birthday (1888),^-

p.ministering Children's League Pac of Fork in: Government House

Paking

His Lordship adjourned both cy plications until judgment had been given in the original action.

The Manila Observatory at noon

typhoon 8.W. of Guam, developing. Cyclone or typhoon over south China Sea, moving W. or W.N.W.

A correspondent writing to the "N. C. Daily News" from Brechoän Province sysPrices of foreign gonds, which were purchasable on the streats hocó time ago, are" soaring,

of the proposed extension and, no gold hangirs, the gilt of the bride the Shenyo-Adara yesterday were the reply being made, the matter was groom. Mr. David Gow was best Hon Sir Paul Chater the Hon. Mi aquin "biken Up in

and Mr David Landale, Mr. Sunil The English-born wife of German,This is due to the fact that no cargo The Waichinapa naked for time to A reception was held at the Hong- Mrs Mozon, Mrs. Gompertz, Mr. and relatives in Enziand, anys no The merci

who is fighting zeminat tia, writing to has been coming in, and the stock is sold, kong Hotel where Mr. and Mrs. consider the milter but according to McMurray received the teletations Mien Bastings, Mr. E. Kadoorie, Mr. F. eay johto keep horse novelays, Hint Toes The marebouts are looking for the French version of the matter, of a large number of friends. The Maitland and Mr. Hegaty Among really hunting. It takes you about 20

de not intend to give up. boumsiz is a piacos down, river to buy from, as the

admitted that the French Municipality happy pair left to-day for Japan those leaving today by the Empress shops tature you gut wint you want un sites of supply are now denied

pablo where the honeymoon will be spent liner were Mr. P. WHC Mr TuWe have cards for everything ment owing to the European War,

might undertake the nece works, nuder the

The bride going away dress was a Smy

costume office cloth white Moures hat

with pur

Mr. and Mrs E El Dorey and Mr. McMurray and Capt 1

brand, butter, rice, maça ghi, sugar one

every two weeks and LD

r tho, right man noi the

SPORTING.

FOOTBALL. i

CLUB DEFEAT POLICE RESERVE...

The Cinh had no very great difficulty

In administering a defeat to the F. K. P. (Reserve) team yesterday. The score wen 40 and it the game had been taken at alt soriously would have been con- | sidnexbly more. Bond, McTavish and

Bodger were the scorera

OTHER MATCHES

Second Division: Staff and Depart- ments 1 Navy nil,

| 87th Co.;0; 83rd Co.. 0.

88th Co. 3; 87th Co. 0.

CLOSING BHIRE QUOTATIONS,

Tninis

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN: