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THE CHINA MAIL.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

LOGAL AND GENERAL.

THE MAGISTRACY.

WINDOW ATTRACTIONS.

/ENFUCIUS SURROUNDED BY

To-morrow is the Hongkong Stock. Exchange Settlement Day

Of the 14 steamers that arrived at this port yesterday, 9 were British, 4 Japaness and one Dutch.

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The 1. Derwent (Capt. Jenkins), xhip 37 years old, is in Kowloon Dock undergoing extenive attestions.

Malacon's "Our Day" Fund is closed with the gratifying total of $1,173.90; Singapore "Our Day Fand amounts to 8317,733.62.

A Chinese woman was crushed to

WATSON & Co., Ltd., death between two boats which were

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

To-day's Advertisements

NOTIC

NOTICE.

TELEPHONE NO... #16.

IN THE GOODS of EDBERT ANGGAR HEWETT C. M. G. of the Wellington Club! Grosvenor Place in the County.

BIRTH.

WILSON.-At the Peak Hospital, on November 26th, to Mr. and Mrs. P. DOUGLAS WILSON, A BON.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Mf. T. C. DOWNING, Mr. and Mr. S. of Middlesex England, late, BISNEY desire to thank all friends for manager of The Pennisular and the many kind expressions of sympathy Oricatul Steam Navigation in their recent bereavements an Company in Hongkong deceased.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Court has by virtuo of Section 58 of Ordinance No. 9 of 1997 made an Order Limiting the tinie for Creditors and others to send in their claims against the above Estate to the 30th day of December, 1916.

All Creditors and others are accord. ingly hereby required to send their class to the Undersigned on or before that date.

The China Mail.

HONGLONG, MONDAY, Nov. 97, 1916.

THE WAR'S EFFECT ON

belag towed in by the Examination kunch at Lye-mua on Saturday.

Lance-Sargt P. Grant knocked down a coolia in Connaught Road West, with his motor cycle inficting minor injurios The coolie has gone to Hospital.

Mr.AH. Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. W. Logan and Captain W. G. G. Leask were among the passengers who returned to the Colony by the fishme-mark yesterday.

TOBACCO TINS.

could not he seen on the other side of the road...

Mr. Wood: Do you think tho (other half were there to listen to thi (band?

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1916.

THE NEW WHARF AT

KOWLOON,

The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co., Ltd. and the Canadian The Inspector: My opinion is that Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd, invited a the majority of the people were large number of residents this afternoon scrambling to get a glimpse in the to the opening of the new wharf at Kowloco, and to inspect the RMS. Empress of £tio, which, for the first time, was lying alongside it

O LISTEN TO THE BAND,window.

Mr. Davidson: I should like to The point whether shopkeepers are know how you form that opinion; entitled to erect mechanical devices you are not a thought-reader. What in their shop windows for the purwers the others doing? pose of attracting trade; thereby I didn't ask them," responded creating a nuisance, carne before Mr.tho Officer.

Causeway.

A London telegram to "Straits papers announces the following interim dividends to be paid by Rubber Con- panies:-Malaysis 15, Tangga Batu 10, Third Mile 10, Sungei Rinching and Sungei Bahon a final of 9 per cent.

HY the Officer Administering the Government has been pleased to appoint Mr. N. G. Nolan, Chief Interpreter of the Supreme Court of Hongkong, to be a member of the sub-committer of the Board of Examiners for the examination of subordinate officers of the Police and it would be abated. GeoL

same thing was being done by all menth ago, the large shops all over the world If the result was a breach of the law, they were prepared to undertake that

WAR CHARITIES.

The following letters of thanks have been received for articles sont by Our Little Bit Society, Kowloon

Nessiah School Military Hospital,

Cairo, September 9th, '1918.

Laja: Ricket, B.A.M.C. (TP), begs to thank Lady May for the kind present of Red Cross Supplies (our cases) which through Colonel Gordan Hall have been sent to this Hospital, sta

These supplies are mosd, useful, And are very much appreciated by the Marking Sisters and patients of the Hospital. Major Rickett begs that the "thanks of Hospital may be given to the ladies who so kindly bave worked for it.

Colonel Gordon Hall says: Thank

East London Workers amongek

the Poor, September 20p-. accept very sincera

them a severs blow, nearly all their May I ank you

"Unfortunately the 1906 typhoon dealt

fet of lightersbaing lest and two thanks for the splendid parcels of cloth- wharver being practically destroyed. lng received for the wounded soldiers of New capital was called for and sub- Shoreditch. We are most grateful and acquired, new wharves were built and mente away, as many men have been the men greatly appreciate your kind- scribed, fresh fleet of lighters-Was

Dess I have already given several gar. | with retrenchment and bard work on sent to Convalescent Home and they the part of all the Staff, the Company had acavely any clothing at all. With again began to prosper. There are 35 renewed thanks. I am yours faithfully, 300,000 tons, a fleet of 81 lighters and M... godowns with a storage capacity of about

steam tugs, also a considerable number of cranes for the expeditious handling

A Tecken, Sec.

Children's Aid Committee,

October 8th.

Thirty-one years ago this month, the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. was formed to acquiro from Sir Paul (then Mr.) Chater, their present J. R. Wood at the Magistracy this Mr. Davidson contended that thể

property morning.

at Kowloon and from Alesere. Jardine, A sumptions had been obvious inference was that ball bhe Matheson & Co., Ltd. certain property taken out against the Sun Co., "one crowd was attraced by the band.

in Hongkong. The sites were most dear of the largest Chinese emporiums in The Inspector said he had not seen able and the prosperity of the Company the Colony, with a

rast window any of the window decorations pro-greatly increased under the able everyone very much Indeed for all they frontage, charging the firm with com-duced. He had not noticed large management of Mr.

ars sending and please let them know Osborne, the mitting a nuisance by exhibiting a crowds before.

|that bandages are nici, so much vaated guidance of the chairman - Senior as other articles. The War: Office has landscape with moving figures in o Replying to other questions, the Representative of Messrs. Jardine filled up the place with link and bandages window, thereby causing crowds of Inspector said he saw no motor cars Matheson & Co. Ltd.-Sir Paul Chater and voluntary werkers how cut them up people to collect, thus obstructing the held up but he saw Ricksha's stopped. and their co-Directors; also Mr. Wong!

for: us." Ha did not see any crowds outside Kamfuk, the Compradare, who has The Hon. Capt. Superintendent of Sincere's and Wing On's about three been in that office since 1989. Police, Mr. Mel. Messer, prosecuted months ago when effigies were being and Mr. Edgar Davidson, of Messrs. ¦ exhibited. Hastings & Hastings, defended. A sub-manager of the defendant Mr. Davidson, when the case was firm gave evidence that the treat first mentioned, said the defendants was not crowded...

About thirty position was that what had caused people were looking in the window the obstruction was the perfectly and quite a few were out in the road legitimatorse of their premises for listening to the band. Band nights business purposes. that it was a public nuisance, theysary days.

If it were found were three times a year, on anniver would undertake to abate it, but Mr. Davidson produced another they were not prepared to abate it photograph which he said was of without a proper decision, and they Confucius surrounded by tobacco therefore pleaded **not guilty.

of cargo. There are five wharves a clothes reached us from Hongkong toda

Your very kind gifs of children's tins and silk and other things: They wanted the matter tried. It

The sub-manager said he had Kowloon, four of which are for occan-

Bad I, am writing to thank you so much as a serious matter, because that never received complainte before going steamers and eight boats can be for the moet taaful contents of the

accommodated. Regarding the new parcel. "The little pair of shoes was very" and the Sun Co. all showed, effigies ed and prepared plans; Mr. Ah Woon great need of dresses so we are indeed Sincero's, Wing On's, wharf, Messrs. Leigh and Orange design much appreciated and we are always in together up till recently. A watch- man was employed to move on the under the supervision of the Company's help. The demand for clothing for all was the contractor, and it was built most grateful to you for your continued people. After any window dressing Engineer, Mr. T. W. Robertson. The whelming. With most grateful thanks.

these children is scuetimes. quite over- the footpath was generally passable Company was extremely lucky in get. THE Japanese Department of Finance bas recently published its review of announce for the 30th frst, a football The Penang St. Andrew's Society

A shareholder also gave evidence ting all the steel work at 'pre-war the financial and economic position of

and the case was adjourned until prices, if they had to purchase the match, Scotland versus England. Inspector Garrod said at the 15th Wednesday at noon.

material now and it Japan daring the year 1915, and the Pipers will be in attendance. Sprigs inst. at 8.45 he saw a large crowd

is doubtful statistics given amply confirm the of heather sad fags will be on sale and of Chinese outside the Sun Co.'s

whether it could be obtained, -the cost BURGLARY FRUSTRATED. - general impression that Japan has

of the Wharf would probably be nearly a dinner is to take place at the stores. The crowd extended over greatly benefitted financially and E and O. Hotel to be followed by a the side walk into the road out to the Yaumati district, had a real sensation proceeded rapidly; the first pile was The lower part of Nathan Road in treble ita actual cost. The construction economically from the great war raging concert. The profits are to go to the and over the tramway line and early on Saturday morning chasing a driven on the 20th December, 1915 garments from the Little Bit Workers in Europe. Japan in the early stages Scottish Red Cross Fund. CERTAIN Cargo ex M. 5. GLEN. of the war felt it to be a severe blow to

reached as far as Wing Lok Street, burglar. The man had gained access the last on the 21st May, 1916, and Sociuty and am most grateful for them. having arrived bere

blocking the whole of the Des Vœux into 100, Nathan Road, by climbed up the Wharf was completed on the 13th hare divided them between hospitals In The pyjaman are especially valuabis. I per S.S. "KUTSANG, Meurs Goddard ber economic development, but it is.

Six pairs of binoculars contributed Road Central- & Douglas will attend at the Hongkong modestly observed that in 1916 the by Mr. L. Gibb, through Mr. Aone of the windows was that of a quarter. The servants were asleep and feet and the width 15 feet. One things are in great request. Ming The exhibition in a water pipe leading to the servants October Inst. Its total length is 666 Salonika and Mesopotamia whors such & Kowloon Wharf & dedowns, Kower Godown Compsays effects of the war proved in general Denison, Hongkong, are now-to-be- 28th November, at 10 am to survey all to be favourable to our country." added to the list of glasses received and landscape, with moving figures. Wit were aroused by a man creeping through of the most important factors is Beatrice Jones, Principal Matron of the damaged packages. Consignees of cargo Notwithstanding that the war caused forwarded to the Lady Roberts Fieldness tried to get the crowd away window which he had opened by that there is a depth of arrived are requested to have representa

31esopotamian Hospitals, wrote to pie in tives present.

Gins Fund. The total now stands with the assistance of an Indian putting his hand through a broken feat of water at lowest Spring tides, September, sending a list of things ahe | great falling off in the export One Stand Telescope, Twelve Hand constable-whose number he did not paus. A girl jumped at him and gave the so that any steamer coming here specially wanted, and pyjamas headed SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

of raw silk, which is Japan's most Telescopes, Forty-Eve Binoculars, and a know. A trăm car came along and alarm and the burglar, suddenly fright- can be berthed at thia wharf" The thin for winter uso in the Hospitals (NO the list. The dressing jackets are rather Agents,

important article of export, the

ened, beat off the girl and clamboured foundations for a new three-storeyed foreige trade of the country as a

cleared out some of the crowd. It down the water pipe. The gardener of steel godown of 20,000 tons capacity some white material and friends in Bugby many are under canra) I hava, got whole was marked by "unprecedent-

had to slow up and proceed cau- the house beard the noise and on going are being put in opposite the wharf, are making trousers to the jackets atð Mr. Albert Sarraut, the newly aptiously. The officer went inside the cutside was able to catch the burglar but the constructional work will bat be they will be used as priazons and very ed- prosperity." In spite of the pointed Governor-General of Indo shop and saw a sub-manager who just as he reached the ground. On proceeded with until the steel can be fal 1814 our foreign trade had not yet front, has been mentioned in an order after 9 o'clock when witness left. statement that "in the first half of China, who has been a year at the saw the crowd, which remained until a charge of burglary Mr. Hazeland purchased

I am dividing the bandages between some of the largest hospitals favourable recovered from the serious blow it of the day, for having, during dangerous

sentenced defendant to three months Meanwhile a smaller godown of brick is General H. Chelsea.

terms- at Home. I sent 218 to-day to No 2 had suffered towards the close of the reconnaissances, stown a complete this large crowd-was-the-landscape?

Mr. Wood: And the only cause of hard labour.

I am visiting being erected at the back which will be some men in the eye ward there.... preceding year, the trade statistics contempt of dsager, and displayed the

ready next month and will take about One, a private in the Middleser, has exports reached the highest figure in for the whole year show that the greatest energy and sang-froid."

4,000 tons,

Ipet both eyes, been shot through the palate and spine injured! His old mother the history of the country..

his bed. He really seems to be recover. goes from Notting Hill daily and site by excess of exports more than counter- balanced the decrease in Imports, and

∙ing now, and yesterday told is how he on & balance the foreign trade of Japan showed & net increase of £5,428,669. The great prosperity of

Dated 27th day of November, 1914.

JOHNSON STOKES & MASTER

Solicitors for the Executors "Pritice's Buildings,

Ice House Street,

Hangkong.

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GLEN LINE (MOREGOR

GOW & 90.) LTD.

NOTICE

Gleri Line (McGregor Gow-& Co.) Ltd. Hangtong, Nov. 27, 1916.

PUBLIC AUCTION,

1976

THE Undersigned have received instrué tions to sell by Publia Auctor, (TOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERN10),

WEDNESDAY,

the 29th December, 1916, at 2:30 pm

at their Bales Rooms, No. & Des Voeux Road, Corner of

Low House Stazz, ONE RACING SADDLE

Termos :-as usual.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.

C

Hongkong, Nov. 27, 1915.—

(Continued on page"8.)

THE DIARY.

JAPAN'S TRADE

The

Donation of $75.00.

A FORGED CHOP.'

STOLEN DRAFT TENDERED FOR PAYMENT.

The last case on the calendar of the November Sessions was up before Mr.

The C.S.P. this morning said the

under Common Law.. case was merely one of nuisance

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The Officer: Well, there was a brise band upstairs, but that does. not come into this summons.

The Magistrate: Some were listen ing to the band and the others gazing at the window. The majority were trying to look in the window,

The Hon. C.S.P. Can you give

PAY UP OR

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Mr. W. 8. Brown, at present on leave, is the Secretary of the Company and Mr. P. R. Wolf is in charge.

"

Yours faithfully.

MARGARET DOUGLAS," Bom. Soc.

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Jackanapes Work Society,

-94; Marlborough Mansions; West Hampstead,

19th October.... I have received two more case "of

It is a matter of congratulation that found a little black dog in Ypres whom he adopted and called Nigger." He

1272 the export trade is ascribed to an HRJ. Gompertz, Puine Judge, atthe other dates on which there was a struck the man three times with the wharves and the prosperity of the Miller, 4th Middleser, I am CofE

MEMOS. FOR TO-MORROW.

Hongkong Stock Exchange Settlement

Day.'

1.30 p.m.-Auction of Furniture, Pianos, Bicycles etc. at Messrs. Hughes Lad Hough's.

General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, Nov. 30-

St. Andrew's Day.

Charitita

Thanksgiving Day in U.S.A.

Bootch Concert in Theatre Royal, City.

Hall

increase in the supply of munitions Supreme Court this morning. A Chiese,

crowd?"

Accosting pedestrian anddenly in Yaumati on Saturday night a man ex claimed "You owe me money, give me 83." The former told the man that he did not know him, whereupon the although the Wharf Co. have no longer acccater, brandishing a truncheon, said he any German and Austrian steamers spent 5/- an haring a collar and identi was a policeman and wanted the money.coming here, fresh Lines are using the cation dix made, on which is Ngacs, found at Ypres I belong to Private truncheon. An alarm was raised and Company is greater than ever it has The Inet he thought very amusing. Ee to the country's Allies, an increased named Sang Man Kwong, was indicted

the alleged policeman was arrested.been, and this is due to the fact that left the dog in charge of one of his Mr. Davidson objected saying they - He was before Mr. Hazeland this the policy of the Wharf Co. is to keep officers," but is hoping to recorez ik export of raw silk and other on two counts that on Angust 22nd he were there to answer goods as

an alleged morning on charges of impersonating up with the times and give satisfaction The clothes are much more useful to a result of the pros uttered a forged endorsement on a bill nuisance committed on a certain peroas condition of the American for #347 drawn by the San Joaquin day and not several days,

policeman, demanding money by to all its constituents. economic world, the prosperity of Valley National Bank of Stockton,

menacés, and assaulk. He was remanded. The Empress of Asia, which is now Japan's export trade with China California, on

"I want only to prove they have. In his defence he said the whole question lying alongside the new what is a ship the Hongkong and been warned and that the Police dow one of a debt owing to a policeman of 16,850 tons gross register and 30,625 in consequence of the appreciation of Shanghai Bank, payable to the Kwong not take hasty action," said the at the Water Police Station who might tons. Her length is 550 feet and her alver, and exports to new markets On Kee Erm, well knowing the endorse India, the South Seas and Australia, ment to be forged, and, secondly, did

breadth 68 feet. She has accommoda- hitherto under the influence of the feloniously attempt to get the money

tion for 1200 passengers-296 in the first belligerent Powers." The growing Mr. G. N. Urme of the Attorney

saloon, 84 in the second and 800 in the strength of the country's mer-General's Office, prosecuted. Frisoner,

steerage. The cost of this ship-and Mr. Davidson did not object as

her sister ship the Empress of Risitas cantile marine contributes largely who was not represented by counsel, long as the witness did not go to the prosperity of the coun

$2,500,000 gold each. The builders pleaded guilty.

further.

were the Fairfield Shipbuilding and try's trade. A tablo given in the His Lordship observed that in the

Engineering Co., Ltd, of Glasgow,

from the Back

C.S.P

entitled to prove that the crowd. was Mr. Wood thought the Police wore

not accidental.

Inspector Garrod gave two dates

come forward and assist in his defence.

Banks....

CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

*3.30 p

sellers. ....8.740-

120 Buyers 211 buyers 138) buyers 131 sellers

Douglaste...... Steamboata

Indos Defi

China Sugara Malabons Wharves Docks

Cements

"Hesther, Day' for Bootch Waz Annual shows that the Japanese charge room prisoner said the note was and said he had noticed the moving

mercantile fleet numbers 2,132 given him by another man who said he figures for about two months: eleamers, having an aggregate tonnage would give him #8 or $10 if he would Wood: How long have thess of 1,804,900. Incidentally it may be cash it. If a man got $10 for going to exhibitions been going on, Mr. Shanghai Cottons remarked that the average of the the Bank he would know it was not a Davidson? dividends paid by the Japanese steam. ship companies in 1918 was 33% The concluding lines of the review state: This prosperity of our trade,

FRAT, Dec. 1

Queen Alexandra's birthday (1844) 2.30 p.m.-Auction of Household Furniture, Towels, Brass Ware etc. at Mesers. Hughes and Hough's

Saturday, Dec. 2-6

fair deal

that prisoner was not known. The chop Crown Counsel informed the Court the bill when presented at the Bank was not the correct chop, Prisoner and

Mr. Davidson They have been

tive ones, for three years. putting up effigies, and more atine

payers

Byers

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buyers

buyers

-1085 huyers

An account of the opening ceremony will be given in tomorrow's China Mail.

The

WARNINGS.

Jackanapes Work Society than the band agos, as I do not really undertake to apply magical dressings but of course wanted. 218 to Hampstead; 318 to I am distributing these where really Aylesbury (7) and so on. In haste for mailin

-Your sincerely and gratefully.

I K.

Mrs de Fonblanque, is at present work HE the Governor's eldest daughter, ing in No. 3 General Hospital, Chelsea, mentioned in Mrs. Fden's letter.

WAR GIFTS FROM CANTON,

quoted below was The many warnings which Chinese from the Manila Observatory

received by the American Consulate

businessmen receive about trusting. Interrogated by Mr. Davidson the servanta with large sums of money

12.46 p.m. Nov, 21 Officer said he did not think the has no appreciable effect. On Saturday Bes, filling up.

Cyclone or typhoon over N China

concerned shopkeeper Typhoon in about 130 Long. E and cushions, tray cloths, 30 pairs of socks,

taken with the great activity of our initialled the draft and when taken tonuisance suficiently gave to get very much 10.45 m. Auction of Household shipping at the time of world-wide the house of the man who supposed further assistance from the Police of 24 Des Tax Road entrusted 15 La N. moving N. Liners and Blankets at Mesars insufficiencey of bottoms, had a great to have given him the draft it was found The pathway was impassable. Hela boy servant with 8000 to take to the effect on our international balance; that the address, 64, Tai Wo, given by had seen people being lifted up to Wing Tak Bark, Queen's Road; and the 3 am Excursion to Macao by is. our international exchange became the prisoner, was a bogus ons. The en

Hughes and Hough'a SUNDAY, Dec. 3:

*Taishan”.

MONDAY, DOS 4

normal and afforded facilities for the draft had originally been taken from accumulation of specie. If this is flattar addressed to the Kwong On Kes am-General Booking Opens for the record for a year which in the which did a large busincas in paying out

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look in the window. The exhibition mouey and the bay have departed. There has been quite a number of such cases recently,

MATVADAT, Dec.

first half had not recovered from "the cheques from the USA and remitted serious blow of the previous year, them to China

WHY IT SELLS Entries close for Wodehouse (Cup We may expect the trade figures for Prisoner was sentenced to two

HAMBERLAINS Cough Remedy is (Ladies Foursomes, Fanling)

the largest-selling cough medicine 1816 when they are fully compiled to hard labour on each count, to run con in the world today, because it ford show a state of prosperity beyond the currently. Estres else for Ladies Championshinwildest dreams to the Finance

exactly what a cough Ticor is supposed to do. It stops through by paring the His Lordship congratulated the jury only, and does it'speadly and effectual Departmen

Tamay, Dec 16:-/

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Through the kind generosity of Canton and Shameen Friends the Loml Red Cross Society have bees shie to send three cases containing Hospital Supplica, Clothing and Christmas Gifta for the Soldiers to Colonel Gordon Hall on November 17th 1916 RAMO in Egypt by English mail 409 roller bandages, 154 triangular alinga, 60 abdominal handlages, small Swaist-conte, 1 dozen handkerchiefs, 7 mulera 6,500 cigaretter, 77 tine of cigarettes, 87 tins of other 40 tios of ginger, 11 bottles of sweaty 26 tina cocoa and milk; 8 boxes of soup, 13 cakes of soap, tinstooth power 2 boxes Playing cards, 2 Chinese puzzles 134 many-tailed bandages. 78. T. bandages, rye bandages, 14 towell 42 kimonos 24 shirts, 1 pair pyjamaa, 2) paire slippers. I cap, large tits of nigaretter 750 cigars, pipes, & ting of weets, tins of thecale

of lifebuoy op 17t