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WATSON'S

VERY OLD LOCKE

Scotch Whisky

BRENOCAL, S

ESTABLISHER

WATSON'S

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THE PREMIER

SCOTCH

MILD, MELLOW, MATURED.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

To-day's Advertisements

PUBLIC AUCTION.

THE Undersigned have received in structions to sell by Public Auction, (FOL ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNED),

SATURDAY,"

the 26th November, 1916, commencing

10.30 am., at their Sales Rooms, No. 6,

Des Taux Road, Corner of Ito. House Street- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE,

$20.. : da..

Comprising

Carpets and Rugs, Sideboards, Dinner Waggon, sto., Dining Tables and Chairs,' Cadeterfield Bolas, Arm-chairs, Wardrobes and Toilet Tables.. Doable and Single Brass-mounted Bedsteado, de, Miscellaneous Furniture, Blackwood Wars, Pianos, a low lots Porcelains. &c., Pantry, Bath Room and Kitchen Utensils, eta,

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Brass Jardinieres, Vases, Finger Bowls. (Full Particulars from Catalogue.}}' Dans ------Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

Hongkong, Nov, 20, 191€.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES..

1453

OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD.

AND

CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO., LTD. YONSIGNEES per Co.'s SteamGE

"NINGCHOW

Arshad into Holt's Wharf, Kowlden, bereby notified that the Cargo will be whare it will lie at Consignee's risk. The

Октро

will be ready for delivery from Godawn on and after 20th November.

Optional cargo will be landed, unleas notice has bean gives prior to steamer Arrival

All

broken, chafod, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, bore they will be examined on any Tuesdays and Fridays between the hours of 10.45 a.m. and noon...

Claims will be admitted after the Goods have lalt the steamer's Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 25th November, will be subject to rent, east the Steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or befors the 9th December, or they will not be

recognised.

No Fire Insurades will be effected.

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

Agents. Hongkong, Nov. 20, 1916.

THE DIARY.

General Memoranda..

WDWWDAY, NOT. -

1253

10.45 m. Anation of Furniture Blackwood, Bicycles etc. as Mesars Hughes and Hough's 2.30 p.m. Auction Light Pasta

Faraiture, Electric Fittings, ste at Na 1. Cinton Vilas; Kimberley Road, Kowloon.

TELEPHONE No. 16

BIRTHS.

Praca--On November 14, at Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. N. W. PEACH, & daughter. SANDRACE-On November 14,

Shanghai, to Mr. and SANDRACH, & daughter.

THE CHINA MAIL.

and we do not doubt that when

the war is ended and normal, cone

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

PUT DOWN ROBBERY

ditions are restored in the Colony, CHIEF JUSTICE DETERMINED TO and the pressure on the housing. accommodation for Europesas begina to be soutely felt again, steps will be taken to make a start, with the new suburb in the vicinity of Deep Water and Repulso Bars.

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOUAL AND GENERAL

י.

Owing to interruptions on the cable system, the acceptance of Deferred Telegrams to and via the United States of America is temporarily suspended.

Our report of the proceedings in the Marine Court against S.C. Townsend, the third officer of the Unsang, charged with absence without leave, was in error ia describing him as the third engineer, We make the correction in justice to the third engineer.

Senor Carlos de Soston, the Spanish at Consul at Shanghai, is leaving this week Mrs. !

to take up 巋 new appointment at WILSON. On November 13, at Shang-Tampico, Mexico. Sener and Madame hai, to Mr. and Mrs.--WALTER E Soston last week were the recipients of WILSON, a daughter.

KILLED IN ACTION.

k

GALWELL-Lieut. T. L. Calwell, M. C,

Royal Fusiliers, killed in action on October 7th. Late of the Hong kong and Shanghai Barking Corporation, London Sta

The Chind Mail.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, NOT. 20, ID18.

KOWLOON DEVELOPMENT

SCHEMEL

many tokens of their popularity in Shanghai, from. Chinese officials and from the Spanish community.

The calorilar which opened this moming boloru Sir William Reca Davies, K.C., was a light one.

· THE RETURNED BANISHEE.

Sentence to three years hard labour for disobuying a banishment order, Chan Fu was told by the Chief Justice, Sir Wm. Rees Davies, K.C., that he hurl evidently madu up Į his mind to rėmala in the Colony and the Folice were equally determined that he should not.

The Crown Solicitor, Mr. G. E. Wakeman, said the order made in April 1013, was for twenty years, and he had been banished on a previous occasion and had bicken the order.

ROBBERY TO STOP.

HEAVY SENTENCE BY PHE CHIEF

JUSTICE.

sauiting two people in Keswick Two prisoners charged with as-

Street and stealing gold bangles and watch pleaded guilty to attempt ing to rob and denied the assauls,

We went there with the inten tion of robbing but did not get away' with the booty."wus the statement of the prisoners.

THE MAGISTRACY

SHADOWED AND CAUGHT.

While the Finsen Maru, was alongside the Wharf yesterday a Chinese lad cooly went on board and entered the third officer's Labin and took an overcoat valued at $80... He concealed it in an old jacket and was walking out of the cabin when he was stopped by a constable who had, boen watching his movements

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The thief was sentenced to two months in gaol and to four hours stocks.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918.

THE KOWLOON SUBURB WHERE IS GENERAL LUNO" CHAI

KWONGT

PROJECT.

CONTRACT LET AND WORK STARTED.

A BIG CHINESE ENTERPRISE

The contract for the first portion of the work on the Kowloon Suburb entorprise initiated by the late Dr. Kai Ho Kai and taken up by a company

NEWS FROM HAINAN.

It has been commonly stated in the Kwong, the ex Tutuk of Kwongtung, is Chinese Press that General Lung Chai

still at Bocca Tigris, near Whampoa, but our correspondent at Hainan writes that he arrived in that island on the 10th inst Our correspondent, writing on the 19th inst, saja:—

registered as the Kai Tazko Land Invest

During the past month the col hers ment Co., Ltd.-has been let to the General Lung Bave been coming to Kwang On Co of Hongkong for & Hainan by the thousands from Canton, A MEAN TRICKSTER,

million and three quarters of dollars.

bridging with them a large number of The Government has leased to the cannon, and quantities of ammunition, Promising 16 coolie women that he would employ them as grase outters, a

| Company 132 acres of Crown Land at and other impediments of all kinds Chinese at Shi-wa-ho, Shouwan, Kowloon Bay, New Kowloor, con- They have kept all the coolise and collected 10 cents from each on the prising portions of the foreshors and wheelbarrows busy at good prices, mor pratart of going to the Public Works se bed. This is to be converted into ing their baggage to Kiungchow, where Department to buy the necessary books important residential area for workmen are building a fine house for He took two of the women with him wealthy Chinese Forty-seven sites are General Lung on the site of one of the and when near the Cricket Ground asked marked off on the plas, each occupying ruined Yamens. At present he is living an area of from 170,000 to 200,000 in the residence of the Military Governor

them to wait there while he went to

The sea wall fronting the suburb will

the P.W.D. and got the hooks The square feet, so that there is room for man and the 160 which he bad residences of quite palatial demensions

with the necessary gardens. V collected disappeared from human ken and it was not till some time later. he was identified in the neighbourhood to the Police whereby he of Sai-wan-ho. A complaint was made

arrested. This morning be pleaded guilty before Mr. Hazeland, who ordered his detention in gaol with hard labour

for a month.

WHISKY WANTED.

Was

of the Island. He himself arrived on the 10th inst, and went at once to Kiangshow. Bafore he came the report reached that Ceneral Luk had been appointed

be a mile and a half in length, extending to the office of Governor-General from the present glass works on the Rumour also said that he had refused ent to the Old Kowloon City an to come, unless he could bring 7,000 the west. To take of the water from soldiers with him. It was also said the bills at the back of the Settlement that the Generals of Lang informed the four wide pullahs have been formed to merchant guilds of Hoihow, that if Luk run through the Settlement, with roada canie with his soldiers, they would fight 43ft wide on aither side, thus giving a him. The merchant's are properly total width of 120ft. The nullahs frightened, and it is reported that some are to be spanned or thirty or cf the most wealthy are seeking an reinforced concrete bridges. asylum in Hongkong. It is reported A case of whisky was found broken forty

into between the Whangpoo Cot-second charge and ho presumed the

An agreement has been entered tempted robbery came within the open on board the Blue Funnell Ning/ The main front road or Bund will be that Generals Lung and Lek are deadly.

Chou yesterday and a coolis 175 feet in width, and the main enemies, and even if they were friendly servancy Board and the Works Office at plea would be accepted.

observed to leave the wharf with a central road will be 100ft. wide; and it would be difficult in these two cities" Shanghai for the construction of a road

bottle concealed under his jacket. He other roads intersecting the Settlmuent received two months hard labour for

will be 30ft. wide n ་ ་ to the Woosung Forts at an estimated

theft. Inspector Gordon prosecuted. cost of $80,000. This will mean," says & Shanghai 'contemporary, "te one motor and vehicle drive of any distance ous of Shanghai, and should be a popular thoroughfare at any season of the your."

His Lordship observed that at.

Ore of her

B

FINED $6,000.

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Early this morning a search was made on a boat at one of the West Point wharves and underneath some bed boards was found about 60 taals of prepared opium valued at $610. A man was observed to try and escape through a skylight but he was held by the leg by a lukong, arrested and charged with being in possession. A fine o 86,000,

The Crown Solicitor received the plea and stated that according to the evidence, the second man was armed with an iron bar. threw pepper in the eyes of tho occupant of the house and then smothered him with

blanket. Another man Was disturbed and shouted-and-the-prisoners, as well as On the "Off Day" of the Shangha; two of their companions, run away. Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's stable avi The Erst prisoner was arrested by dently provided the spectators with PC. Samy of the Reserve, and the The big development, scheme at Handicap with Derby Chief (Moller up), who lived opposite.

two surprises. He won the Griffins second by a Chinese named Li Yau Kowloon Bay has at length reached and the Hongkong Visitors Cup with His Lordship said the offence was the stage where the contracts have Dalay Chief (card up). The para seridus one and he was determined or twelve months hard labour as the

work mutual in the first case "paid $50.50 to put down robbery which was being has been put in band One for the win, and in the second carried on in the Colony by men of measure of its importance is the case 867.39. Dalny Chief also ran third

their class. Had there been any fact that the contract for carrying for the "Ampat" cup. Sir Paul's wounds the sentence would have out the first portion of

been heavier. He sentenced them scheme amounts to a million and

to five years hard labour and to three quarters of dollars From the

receive 14 strokes with the cat.

His Lordship commended Li Yau for his smart action in arresting the second prisoner. His conduct was in every respect laudable and be would recommend him to the Police

been

signed and the

the Coronet Dahlia (Vida riding) was end in the race for the Tientsin Visitors' Cup, and Gisat Dahlia second

further particulars given to-day "in acother column it will readily be recoguised that by the successful inauguration of this enterprise the development of Kowloon will receive

a groot filip. The first point to note

in the Mafoos' Race.

The animal demonstration of the Hongkong (Chinese) Sunday School in the City Hall and was in every way Union was held on Saturday afternoon to be remunerated in some wiy.

over 20

KNOCKED THROUGH 'A' WINDOW.

is that it is an exclusively Chinese successful The Bishop of Victoria enterprise. The primary object is to presided over the meeting, the gathering create under the protection of the crowding the Theatres to the doors. British flag a residential suburb where Avaried programme of wealthy Chinese can reside free from items was submitted, the various Sun- the risks and annoyances to which day schools in the Colony and Kowloon they have been of late so frequently participating. Mr. Fok Wing Cheong exposed in China. Averitable Garden, with an enthusiastic Committee inade City is contemplated, for each of adequate arrangements The Committee An independed coolie pleaded not the forty-seven lots with which the would express its thanks to the Harbour guilty to an indictment of mane. scheme starts is to have ample garden Master for the loan of flags, and to the laughter in which another coolie lost space. The suburb will have a deep Robinson Piano Co. for the free use of a his life after a quarrel over a few water routage of a mile and a half piano.

with piers at which steamers--such as are usually omployed in the Chine

COOLIE DENIES CHARGE OF

#MANSLAUGHTER.

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cents in Tai Wo Street, Wanchai, on Oct. 9th. The coolies occupied "I shall hope to see in the Ching the third floor and deceased's bed

alternative penalty, was imposed by Mr

Hazeland.

ITALIAN CONVENT.

SPLENDID SUCCESS OF

OPENING DAY.

Gratifying success attended the annual Bazaar of the Italian Convent which opened on Saturday and was continued to-day. The financial result on Saturday exceeded by a few hundred dollars the opening day last year, and what is another pleasing

to find quarters for so many soldiers. They are now crowded with the few It goes without the saying that the thousand brought by Lung the site was selected with specia! We learn that the merchant guilds" regard to itafung-shui". Thers have given a banquet to General Lung are the sacred rocks on one side, and ) and have asked to bave him'arrange" so the Lion's Head on the kills in the rear that the peace of the island may be The Settlement will occupy a site which preserved, and that these cities may not in sheltered from the cold winds la be made the bastle ground of these two winter and is exposed to all the breers generals who bring their troops from that blow across the harbour in summer distant places. The Settlement is designed with a view to providing the most efficient drainage and sanitary systems.

The whole scheme is to be completed within five fears.

THE REVOLUTIONARIES IN HAINAN.

Med

Our, Correspondent at Hoihow,

Quiet has settled on Hainan, but

The civil engineering works in con-ing on Nov 13 say pection with this important reclamation have been designed by Mr F. R. J. many here say, that is is to be succeeded Adama; of Messrs Little, Adama and by more trouble than we have yet had. The revolutionaries have stopped Wood, architects, civil engineers and surveyors, and all be carried out under lighting Claiming that they had bis supervision......

possession of the five Eastern Districts, they asked the officials to recognise them as ruling that region, and to with draw the Government soldiers from Kachek. The reply was given, that there are no officials in Hainan who hare authority to grant their request, and that in a short time the rebellion would be suppressed.

A PATRIOT'S WILL..

TRIBUTE TO SELF-SACRIFICE OF HIS WIFE.

An example of the epirit in which thousands of Englishman have joined the Army is shown in the will of Lanco Corporal Frank Roster Rogers, who before the war was a jeweller as 100, Regent

his

For a month there has been no fighting in cheas districts, and the missionaries at Kachek are rejoicing in the larger opportunities that the peace has brought to them."

À KILLED HORSE REPLACED. One missionary, Dr. Kelly, of, I, Frank Roster Rogers, at present Kachok, was shot at, a few weeks ago, a privato in the 14th Service Battalion, when he was caught between the lines Royal Warwickshire Regiment, Regi during a sharp skirmish. The bullet mental No. 1203, having enlisted in the missed him but killed the horse that he Army for the duration of the Great

fact was that dll the tickets were street, W. Mr. Rogers was killed in sold: The labours of the sisters at property in £606. The will, dated August

France on July 22, and the value the Convent are only too well-known 21, 1915, is as follows- and in these tires of repeated calls upon one's purse it is a distinct pleasure to have to record such a success. They have worked zealous. ly throughout the greater part of the Fear training the unfortunate borne- less girls" to make useful and service- able aricles, an abudance of which

end met wit's general appreciation.

Lady May, who has for years now

Coast trade--can be berthed. At the Mall to night," writes a correspondent was just under the window sill was displayed on the various stalls rear of the new settlement the who signs himself "The Divinity Prisoner was seen standing on the promoters have reservations on lands Student "what precisely is meant in deceased's bed and to strike deceased which may be used at some future the Rumanian communiqué given in this several times and apparently knock graced the Bastar with her presence, time for industrial works, as the morning's papers when it is stated thated him through the window. was unfortunately unable to be pre- Crown lease allows the use of the the Rumanians attacked the parkhions Deceased fell a distance of 50 feet sent through indisposition which con- land for factorick or godowns for of the enemy. The reading given in one and was killed instantly. His head fined her to her room, but she sent storing coal. In short,

of your contemporaries is the backbone was smashed and he had other & cheery little note in which abe 3pm-Rehearsal of Bazaar scene in township is to be created hereof the enemy centre and right wing, injuries.

wished success to the undertaking. for enterprising Chinese who have while the other gives the telegram in a Plans and photographs were pro

HB. the Officer Administering the already grown wealthy in other parts way which suggests that the centre and duced and evidenes of the quarrel attended and took a keen interest in Government, Hon. Mr. Claud Severa, of the world and bave retired right wing constitute the backbone, taken.

the exbibition of work, repeatedly

"Kismet" at City Hall.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 & THUDAY, 23

Christmas Mail via Siberia closes.

FRIDAY, NOV. 24 —

i.

Mr. Belsito's Exhibition of Paintings :

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to spend their declining years within There seems to my imperfect under Dr MacFariane said the brain of

Part of Proceeds for. War Charities easy access of their native homes' As standing something wrong about a deceased was shaken out, and his/expressing his appreciation of the

many evaders will know, the Son-ning statement which places a backbone in heart and liver district has been a veritable Mecca of the right wing as well as in the centre.

SATURDAY, Nov. 25:-

AK, Ocket Club v. B.E. (Home). SUNDAY, NOV. 25:-

Queen of Norway's birthday (1899)

(Princess Maud Charlotte).

--Excursion to Macao

"Heangshan

TUMBAT, Nov.

werg

crushed:

work done."

Valuable outside assistance was

grateful thanks to all who helped in

retired Chinese merchants. There is What says the China Mail" We The jurors were Messrs. W. M. rendered towards the prosperity

doubt that the greater security to think the puzzle is solved by regarding Thompson (foreman), G. C. Botelho, the Bazaar. Commodore Bandeman, be enjoyed under the British fing is the word of backbone" as a mutilation 1. J. Danenberg, L. O Cossart, BB.N., kindly lent decorative mutorial; widely recognised by retired Chinein transmission of the word "back. Gouldbom, R. L. Bridger and F. Mand the Sisters desire to express their merchants, and now that so sub-back the enemy centre and right wing.

drova is the Rumanias drove L. Grac atantial a beginning is made to create an attractive Chinese suburb at Kow- loon we cannot doubt that further great development n this direction There is ample scope for such developments In the New Territory, and there is zoom Bootch Concert in Theatre Royal, City even on the island of Hongkong

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day

THURSDAY, NOT, 30

St Andrew's Day.

Heather Day" for Scotch Wis assured. Cherides,

"Thanksgiving Day in US.AS

HORDAT DOG A

CLOSING ́SHIRE QUOTATIONE

itself. The important scheme and tioned by the Government for the

Indor

Chim

General Booking Opens for development of the southern side of the land is for the time being in abeyance, but this is too promi

Ramet SATURDAY, Dia 94

Mosing/Contestan

Recreation Cito

a schema

3.30 pm

** 740′′ -nominal

After hearing the evidence the Judge any way. directed the jury to return a verdict of guilty, pointing out that although the affair seemed to be an accident the prisoner had ne business to push the deceased legi

The jury returned a verdict of guilty and pleaded for leukenoy, ing opinion that prisoner acted in reall defence.

His Lordship said he agreed wit verdice, sod fi view of the fact that prisoner had been - Em to

weaks ordered him to be one day and then relezanc

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Bix British Minietors have now lost sons in the war. They are Me Asquith, Mr HAW. Forster, Lord Lansdowne, Fike Pease, Mr Henderson, Lord.

ACCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN.

Tmay be tapossible to prave accident, but it is not imposs prepared for it. Chambecia Balia in not beyond as roped parse, with a bottle, of this fhament

Bid, Loy MORS Knything.77).

European War, give A25 to my mother, £25 each to my brothers and sisters £10 to my aunt, and the residue to my

beloved wife

was leading. The rebel officers promptly returned his saddle and the baggage which bis coolie had deserted during the fighting with an apology saying At the time of making this my last that the attack on him was a mistake. will and testament, I am expecting to They have since given to him a horse to ba shertly leaving this country to fight for it and those whom I love so deadly replace the one that was killed. I may be sent either to France or the Dardanelles. Should it be our blessed Lord's' wil that I give my life for my King and country, I glad's lay it down for the greatest and most just cause the world has ever known.

RITUGEES RETURN HOME. The people who have come to Heihow to escape giving contributions levied on them by the rebels have now generally returned to their homes, and are busy securing the harvest of their rice crop. A GOOD HARVEST.

Who dies if England lives ??.. Should I be called upon to make the

The present crop of rice is said to ba greatest of all sacrifices, I plead with each and every member of the family, the best that Hainan has had for several and particularly my executor, to do all years' the weather is bright and Hainan within their power to carsfort and aid will have no fear of a lamine: this year.

my beloved wile, and to arrange for the Btato pensie which will be due to bar, In conclusion. I should like to place upon ricord my high appreciation of hor great love and noble spirit of self-

HERO OF 100 AIR FIGETE.

CAPTAIN BALL'S BAU OF

GERMAN AEROPLANTS.

sacrifice and devotion. Never on one. single occasion has she ever tried to periundo me to swerve from the path of duty which lay so clearly before me. On the contricy, by her great love and encouragement, shu han sided me tar more than words of mine could ever Ball D.8.0..U., the 20-year old Not Captain and Flight Commander a dapice extingham airman, arrived in bis sative The executors ste Sir Hallewall Bogers, city recently on ten days leave. In ar of Greville Lodge, Edgbasto, Birming interview he admitted his modest

other ham; anule, and Wilfrid Edward Rogersing taken past, in uver 100 air

forbids the use of any term ha Fot 130, Regent street, brother.

YEAH!

the Win the

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and to do

WHY IT BELLS.

During the four months he has been fighting airman in mance-ba destroyed some 30: German mad and has himself been brought time, but without personal injury chave'kiet only

LAINS Month Benedy payaw..German

fadded,

rgest selling congli medigita-ware or

was the (molt po

Idy to day, because it does de We went at each ot

hugh

pposed and then, our angan

the colach