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CLUB LUSITANO.

the occasion of the 50 AN- NIVERSARY of the -CLUB LUSITANO, the member will be “AT HOME'

on SATURDAY the 18th instant from 5 to 8 P.X.

Friends of the members are cordially invited to attend..

E. E. D'AQUINO, President of the Jubilee Celebration Committee.

Hongkong, Dec. 13, 1915.

1331

LECTURE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

APTAIN PELLIOT has kindly con

sented to give a LECTURE on Central Asia as the meeting point of Eastern and Western Civilisations", on

5.15 P.3.

All those who are interested are Ordially invited.

BIRTH.

October

AS

Born-On the 26th

Dudley, Worcester, wife of

DEATH.

CHAPMAN-November 15th, at Lang side, Glasgow, JOHN S. CHAPMAN, agod 54 years.

The China Mail.

HONGKONG, FRIDAT, Dec. 15, 1916.

THE UNIVERSITY.

THE CHINA MAIL

NEWS OF THE DAY,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A new Municipal Golf Course has been opened at Manila.

A Bill is before the Legislature of the Philippines to establish a University

at Cabr

declared Hongkong to be a suspected The Government of Siam

port on account of smallpox All- Vessels from Hongkong for Bangkok must call at Kokphrs.

*

THE LAW COURTS

THE ** POLIYEN " FIRE.

ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

TË

alightest evidence of that. What really LATEST EDITION. took place be contended was spontaneous | combustion in the coal bankers

FRIDAY, DECEMBŽI

STOP PRESS

NEWS:

DEGREE DAY.

(Consumed from page 3.)

· Mr. Jenkin, replying for {the Asiastiq Petroleum Co, said he was in perfect agreement with Mr. Looker, så to the function of the Court Bavavar, that was the only point in which he was

the Court that it must come to the agreement. He thought he could satisfy (Raufar's Service to the China Mall, the Civil Governor of Kwangtung has

The Marine Court enquiry into the cause of the fire on the . Pola contusion-much as the Court would be unwilling to find the Dock Co. liable the Dock Co. by their irresponsible

(Asistio Petroleum Cut) on November

2nd at Kowloon Dook was continued. this morning.

BRITISH PEACE POLICY.

ADEQUATE REPARATION FOR THE FAST AND ADEQUATE SECURITY

FOR THE FUTURE.

future.

cheers.)

Loxnos, Dec. 14.

sport and recreation. In the, pur

prudents have already carped (Prolonged reputation for that love of fair play

which is the proud boast of all English-

THE PEACE PROPOSALS,

RUMOURED IN LONDON SL WEEKS AGO.

man,

Is has sometimes been said of Eng land that she has selfishly acquired and in many instances acquired by fores of arms, more than her fair share of the. world The Englishman's answer to that criticism is, that by carrying civilisation and particularly cor national TOTE and practice of justice into the lands we have occupied, we hate bene- fted mankind. I am fain to believe Our London Correspondent writing that successive Governments of this Colony have not been anmindful of the on November 4th, saya

responsibility we owe to China and her There have been reports here people. We hope that both have that feelers for peace, beginning sequired benefita by our devolopment of with an armistice, will shortly this once barren abode of fisherman, come from Potsdam As they are end the Institution of this University is. hinted at, they have been obviously ana more instance of our desire to designed to attract the British eye, promote the welfare of China and bet but Russia and France would certain people. Here we are anxious to give of ly look askance at them, and it is our best in education in useful truly German to imagine that we Western science; and to assist, would be led away by superficial with ever increasing efficiency as attractiveness to ourselves at the four resources increase, the Chinese expense of our Allies." Here in Hongkong when the first inkling of the new was published by the China Mail on Tuesday last the Colony were

taken completely by surprise.

of the Chinese Republic and many giren by the Provincial Governments of Kwangtung Yunnan, Chili, Hupel and by the municipal Government of Paking The compliment which His Excellancy paid us in personally attending this ceremony is very gratifying evidence of the continued interest and good will of the Provincial Government of Kwang Tung. We have as yet established bus 3 Faculties in this University, those of The Court was composed of Com.gents were guilty in the sense of being

Medicine, Engineering and Arts, and Magistrate, Com F. Gibson, get subordinates to come forward and amander C. W. Beckwith, RN, Marine porrible for the firm. If the cause of fire was negligence they would not

cur Arts Faculty is conducted on prin- ciples, having in view a training for a Commercial or "Administrative career. master of the a. Kwang-fung, and Mr. also the case if the cause of the fre HMS. Tamar, Capt. H. W. Walker, admit they were negligent, and that was

In Medicine and Engineering we are well Faltuated for the practical teaching of Jas. Macdonald, the Government Marine was arson. The Dock Co., there was

[students, for we have large and wall equipped Horpitals in which clinics has The Cantonese in Feking are to Surveyor.

no doubt about it, was upon its defence. In the House of Commons Mr. bean instituted, while the Railway Mr. F. O. Jankin, instruated by Mr. The Dock Ca bad raised four conjectural Bonar Law, referring to the Peace Yards have generously been thrown hold à mass meeting on Sunday to

workshops and our great Engineering protest against the revival of gam-Hooper, of Messra Johnson, Stokes defences. Ha intended to show that those proposal, reminded the Houss that open to our students in the long vaca bling in the province of Kwangtung. and Master's office, appeared on behalf defenses were absolutely of no avail to Mr. Asquith, in moving the last Vote tion. Our teaching it will be seen is

of the Aristic Petroleum Co,the the Dock Co. for they were absclutely

therefore entirely on the practical side The Bishop of Victoria en Sunday applicants for the enquiry; and Mr. Hgroundless and a waste of time to of Credit, declared that the Allies and is specially designed to help to will preach at St. John's Cathedral W. Looker, of Mesars. Deason, Looker, state in the witness box. Upon the require adequate reparation for the sful careers our Chiness students. at the English service at 11 am. Deacon and Faraton, represented the "bomb" explosion they found a pas past and adequate security for the same time one of our principal objects who are in the large majority. At the At the same place, at 12.15 he will Hongkong and Whandpos Dook Comm

apon which to hang a long Hne

is the development and formation (Loud cheers.) After other Chinese evidence Professor of conjectures. Commenting on the bold an ordination service in Chi-

"That is of abaracter and to that end in nese when he will ordain to the Middleton Smith of the Hongkong lact that Mr. Looker had discarded the still our policy. Mr. Bonar Law English fashion we encourage healthful H. H. BOND, of a daughter, (Joan) Priest-hood three Chinese Deacons University gave evidence. He said he "explosion," Mr. Jenkin, said that no said," and that is the determination

and one new Deacon. The preacher in the service. If there had been comman asked another if he discarded from

Lad had five year practical experience doubt they had learnt that in bridge one of the Government." will be the Rev. Fok Taing Shan.bution going on in the bunkers he said strength or weakness and that one man duct & service at 8 o'clock at Quarry given off from the coal. Deuse clouds fright. Mr. Looker had discarded the In the evening the Bishop will con- there would have been a lot of smoke when asked said he discarded from Bay in the Takeo Club.

would have been observed. He was of explosion from Eright, because according the opinion that the plate must have to Professor Smith, such sa explosion Captain Pelliot, 3LO. the dis-bean at a white heat and that it would w impossible. They had a desperate tinguished French explorer, who was take hours to get to that hant during Dock Co. trying to defend themselves one of those honoured by the which smoke would have been given off in that Court af enquiry by those University with a degree Aonoris Also the temperature would be very high theories. The Court was not going to in the engine room, about 120 or 130 causa, is announced to give a lecture, degrees and that heat would have existed any it was on abortiva. Court because it under the auspices of the Odd

an hour or two before the pitch of explo Coznaal wished there were more prac might prejudice any future action. Volumes Society on the 21st inston would he caused. The density of tical men in other Courts in Hongkong on Central Asia as the meeting the gases such as, that giran off from To suggest the Ere broke out in the point of Eastern and Western paraffin would tend to keep down. The THURSDAY, the 31st December, at YESTERDAY was made a potworthy Civilisations His Excellency the term "explosion" seemed to have been on hanker was talking through one's date in the annals of the Colony by Governor has kindly allowed the use misused and he did not think it could bat. If Mr. Forsyth's evidencs on web the impressive ceremony at the Hong of the ball-room at Government happen as there kong University in connection with House for the lecture

cotton waste was believed-its dan WAS NO ITOssure. Speaking on the coal dust theory wit-gerous nature-then cotton waste would the conferment of its first degrees. In

ness said before any fire could be given be for ever debarred from use on all the brief space of five years-or rather

Train connections between Makden off from coal dust it must be ignited by ships within territorial waters of the less than five years since its incor-and Hangchowave only the Yangtze & spark. There could be no explosion Colony. It was ridiculous to say that waste used for desaing poration the University has justified crossing--were made last Saturday in the fan casing, so there was no

warte machinery would break out into blazing the high expectations of its promoters when the junction line of the Shanghai pressure. Regarding cotton The account which the Chancellor Nanking and Shanghai-Hangchow saturated with kerosene exploding

fre. Those conjectures were put for (His Excellency Sir HENRY MAX) in the presence of a large and distin- not

| Ningpo Railways w-formally opened witne said the wasta would ward by hapless people because if in the course of his speech gave of guished attendance of guests. The re- light was applied to it. He knew of fire it would have involved them in spontaneously unless they had given the real cause of the the progress and development of the spective railway stations, Shanghai no case of that having happened. He some Snancial difficulty. The Court institution is a record of which the North and South, had been decorated did not think there could be any danger would have no hesitation in finding Coleny may well be prond, and we with faga and buating for the occasion of packed satton waste braaking into that thoda people were shielding BOARD will be held in the Council Chamber on FRIDAY, the 22nd day of can look forward with every con- also were the trains which carried the spontaneous combustion. If cotton themselves. In the first place those December, 1916, at 11 am., for the fidence to

the following

a continued development guests over the route and to Jessfield waste was lightly packed it.. would Application under the Liquors Consolida of the great possibilities of the Station where an elaborate tiffin had smoulder, for a long period and give off

men got up and told lies deliberate tion Ordinance, 1911, viz !---

From CHARLES Monats for a Publican's

University. it is not too much, been arranged..

a lot of smoke. Asked regarding the lithey were lying all the time. Licence E

Bell by retail intoxicating

we think, to expect that in the course

kerosens axplosion theory witness did

Mr. Looker (interjecting): Do you liquers at the premises No a Pak Sin of another five years the University's Wan, thau Et Man Bood, under the

not think any explosion could be effected suggest that I am putting liars in the present roll of 200 students will sign"Belle View Hotal".

in karosene without a great heat and R. A. C."NORTH exceed twice that member. The

there would require to be ignition in Secretary to the Licensing Board. graduates on whom the University

some way or other," and a confined Hongkong. Dec. 15. 1916.

1131 conferred its first degrees yesterday

space would be necessary so sa to set up will probably sood find themselves, in

Bishop Norris has returned to pressure. Otherwise there could be no Shanghai on board the Shantung en explosion. widely scattered parts of the country and each will become in his own com-

route for Fekitig. manity an advertisement for the University. It is interesting to leara Mr Thomes J. Wolf has been that already eight of the Provinces chosen as Director General of the next of China are represented among the Manila Carnival students, and the fact that the stUniversity has scholarships given by Among the passengers passing the President of the Chinese Republic through the Colony by the P. & O. and many given by the Provincials.s. Nankin ara Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Covernments of Kwangtung, Yunnan, Wilkinson of Shanghai. Chili, Hupeh and by the Municipal Government of Peking is very practical recognition, and appreciation of the advantages which the University offers to the youth of China. It can certainly be claimed for the University that, in staff, accommodation and equipment, there is no educational institution in China which excels it

By kind permission of His Excellency

The Governor, the Lecture will be given

رد

in the ball-room at Government Bouse..

H. E POLLOCK, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong Old Volumes Society. Hongkong, Dec. 15.

MACISTRACY.

Fax

1338

IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that

I HESTING of the LICENSING

of

(Continued on page 8.)

THE DIARY.

MEMOS FOR TOMORROW.

1.30 pm-Auction of Jewellery etc at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's. Cricket :-- Volunteers. Reserves

Kowloon. Football HK: F. C. F. Nary on Navy

ground.

D pim-Club Lusitano" At Home”.

General Memoranita. SUNDAY, Dec. 17-

a.m.-Excursion to Macss by ad *Trishan".

of

Fat 15, ST. 18 & Mon, Dec. 18:-

9 pm-A D. C. Performancëm

Klemet in aid of Star and Carter" Fund.

MONDAY, Dec. 18

P.W.D. Turday, Dec. 19:-

11 am-Auction of Xmas Toys at

Menara. Hughes and Hough's.

11am.-Auction of Jewellery, Watches

etc. at Messrs. Hughes and Hough's WONYiday, Dec. 20-

Prince George's birthday (1902)

standards, and the Hongkong

University is destined to render

great service to China in turn- 2.30 p.m.--Auction of Xmas Toys and ing out graduates year by year

Crackers at Messrs. Hughes and equipped with such a Hough's

will enable "Kismet**

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Captain Manotti Garibaldi, formerly of the Canton-Kowloon Railway sed the Hankow-Canton Railway, has recently been awarded the silver medal for valour

fire

cotton

KISHET.**

Fin developing" the vast recources " of" their splendid country; in alleviating multitudes; and to imbue those of her sons whom we have the honour and the suffering of her patient and toiling

privilege of educating, with those ideals (taught also, be it remembered, by the Sage Confucius) for which Englishmen are even now offering daily and hourly the supreme sacrifles."

THANKS OF RECIPIENTS.

guested to note that the evening and M. Finot, returned thanks to the

The public are particularly re-

Capt. Pelliot, on behalf of himself “

performances of **Kismet will: Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and commence promptly at 9 p.m., and Council of the University for calling it is most necessary for: seatholders upon them as French scholars, to to be in their saate by this time as receive degrees at the first ceremony. owing to the stage lights being Captain Pelliot referred with satis- lowered throughout the first scene it faction to features of the University will be impossible for Inte comers to and urged the advantages of co- Mr. Jenkins No I do not

take their seats until it is over. operation between the British" and Mr. Looket: Theż you had better

Peak residents are reminded that French seats of learning in the East withdraw.

special trama will run from the Peak in research work in China.. "I shall not withdraw a word, at 8.80 p.m. and 8.40 pm,

box?

said Mr. Jenkin.“

Mr. Looker (interposing): Do you suggest I have had anything to do with this lying, or that the Dock Co. bas?

Souvenir-programmes will be on sale from 8.40 p.m. by ladies dressed in the costumes of the period of the play, A.D. 916, and will contain in teresting reading matter to entertain those arriving at this hour.

will commence at 4.80 p.m. The Matinee on Wednesday, 20th

JAPAN'S MARITIME TRADE.

Interrogated by Mr. Looker, witness said he had no chemical degrees bat he bad passed exams. He would pos paff if a fire in AD

Mr. Jenkin: I do not suggest its onclosed or unenclosed space came into contact with govin that

Mr. Looker: I am glad of that. space. He could not suggest a cause

For Mr. Looker's edification I for spontaneous combustion in a fan will repeat it," said Mr. Jenkin engine. He knew of ne explosion in The men are lying to themselves cotton waste and he had never heard of personally and those lies were prob spontaneous combustion occurring in the ably believed by the Dock Co-they cotton in cotton-laden ships. Neither could not have made much of an had witness heard of waste which in the enquiry.'. manufacture was impregnated with oil generating heart in a confined space and to the evidence on candles and the oxygen. Kerosene would only give off ferred to the evidence on electric the general meeting of shareholders held when ooming into contset with contradictory statements.

Mrr Looker, summing up on behalf of as a disgusting, calculated is the profit of the company will not be less negligible quantity of gu

light by one of the Chinese witnesses November 29th-

Should the war in Europe continue, the Dock Co., again pointed out that The legal representative of the Dock than that which was resliced during the

Mr. Jenkin then went on to refer

PROSPERITY AND REACTION.

The following is a resume of the speech delivered by Aaron Kondo Kemper, Fre-

Ho resident of the Nippon Yasen Kaisha, at

a

of

the function of the Court was to enquire Co., said Counsel, had said there was

Mr. William Atkinson Jones, wife the author of the famous Jones Bill aiming at the independence of the

Dr. Wu Lien Teh returned thanks on behalf of the Chinese who had received degrees and said they were all mindful of the high position which that sent of learning occupied among the educational institutions of the Far East, He endorsed the hope expressed by Captain Pelliot that the University would go in for more research work and hoped some gener ously minded person would come for wananable the University to establish scholarships in branches of study of that nature. If that could. ba dona he believed the University would more truly serve ca the con neofing link between the West and the East. (Applause.)

The congregation was, then form= ally closed.

The T4th Puninhis Band played

selections on the verandah before

the ceremony.

LORD DERBY ON OUR MIN POWAN.

six months, ending September 30th at RESOURCES TO BE USED TO DEST

the prices of all commodities, especially

It should be remembered, however, that

and

'ADVANTAGE... ·

2 pm-Auction of Crown Land at or can be compared with it. A great Philippine Islands kas come out to the into the origin of the fire. It was not no substantial fact on which to find

future undoubtedly lies before it Philippines on a visit. She travelled out like scene where there were officers on the cause of fire. Mr. Jenkin agreed. therefore increased expenditura is likely Lord Derby, interviewed by the spe China is awaking and realising the on a transport with her daughter, Mrs. board and where they had to prove the There were no substantial facts and curtail much of the profit, even supcial correspondent of the Paris Journal necessity for a closer approximations. R. Hopians, wife of Lieut Hopkins nagligence of che party or the other the reason was that the Dock Co's posing that business will continue sa in London, asid in her national life to wester of Camp Stotsenburg.

The Dook Co. had been held responsible

prosperous as in the proceding period. for the damage caused by the fire and if men were not telling all they knew. Fecitas to say, coal forms a very it I cannot see how anyone can feel the What the Asiatic Petroleum Co. gaid portant item in the Company's ex- that intention was persevered in the Mr. H. E. Cole, former manager of the

slightest messiness respecting the re- Standard Oil Company in Japan, and result would be proceedings in mother they had was a great maas of dis. Denditure, the Company annually suits in mean-power of the Compulsory consames coal to the amount of 900,000 Service Acta Unfortunately it seems Court and the question of degligence reputable evidence which would en-tens roughly estimated at 14,600,000 that here people sometimes lose fight Fortunately however, the Company holds of the fact that if soldiers are necessary, 4.20 p.m.-Matias Performance of them to play a useful part in the reached Yokohama by the Tenys Maru wish to pre-judge any proceed avoiding duty.

Standard. Oil Company of New York that the Marine Court would not were screening and dodging and so it will be enabled to obtain cool are also necessary in the rvar, and me ordinary prices for some time to come. are also required to work in the mont progress and development of the

on 27th ult. Mr. Cola will spend #svening of that sort. He submitted Mr. Looker said the anega noted the total tonnage of the mercantile the one to the other, also as to obtain

"Reviewing the general condition 2.30 p.m-Auction of Chivase Force great country to which practically months in Japan and China on business that the origin of the fire was purely a which be made at the commence marine of the world at the end of June, in the sphere in which he is most amit- oftion factories and on equipment... Thứ trade of the world it will be whole question is that of proportioning the students of the University of bai Manager, was there to meet him ence of any description on which it was for evidence could have had no 6,547,700 we can, with a troks of the pen

for his company. Mr. Blake, the Shang matter of theory. There was no evident that the Company was fishing 1014 prior to

ercantile the best results possible to employ each Hongkong belong.

the Waramounted to Fifteen young men came by the sarne

45,438,000,

which has decreased to able

The great stoamor with Mr. Cole and will be possible to point to the slightest sub greater justification than in the 100,000 tons Considering the enormous and handreds of thousands of men assigned positions with the Standard staatial element of fact as to how impassioned address of Mr. Jenkin. smount of tonnage that had been sent the colours but since we have already Oil Co., in Chin

the fire occured. It was suggested by

The Court deferred its decision.

to the bottom duing two years of embodied all those who were amplayed this speaks volumes for the shipbuilding in industries de luxe" or those who the Aristia Petroleum Co. that the fre

capacity of the Allies. It is not surpris took place owing to a workman using a candle in a careless fashion; that he sot something alight, but they had not the

Western stiene. Rowledge of/now a vice-president and director of the would be gone into. Ho va tre title the Court to find that those men large amount of forward contracts and the trenchei and for the artillery, they

Wao, 20 & Taubs, Dec. 31 "

Old Post Office Building.

SATURDAY, Dec. 93 ;-----

pm. -- Exxtra

"Klemet

Performance

BAT. 23, SUN. 24 & Hom, Doo, 2

Bogey Competition at Fanling

HONDAT, Dec. 25-

Public Holiday..

THDAY, Dec 28

Holiday.

Winter

· Binley – at Stone-

xxl Foursome Competition:

at Fanling.

Golov

·and

of Salved Cargo.ex.

the To K

Wtoon Godown.

Unions

MOKON & TAYLOR'S CLOSING SHARE QUOTATIONS.

ton3.30 p.m.

Douglason Indos DeL.. Star Ferries

99.5 sellers 120, buyers

China Sugars Malabona

buyera

A GERM DESTROYER THERE

buyer

Faub Wharves Dock

21 buyers

65% sales 2

31 buyer

buyers

buyers buyers

no danger whatever from lockjaw or blood poison-reeniting

THE CHILDREN'S COLDS.

ibe'

==

is not fo And

ing that the demand for hold-speer were not absolutely indienenenbie, our should be so persistent considering that new recruits must be drawn from the something like

Franks of thes fer cent of the mec duties. But you understand what clegre who perform esential cafilo Beet has been requisitioned for military purposes. The great, rise in of prudence is necessary in line whe Treight and the consequent prosperity of the staff at manition fertorien and the shipping trade is due to this encam-the mines, sud, also, with the crews

States forest is mid that the United

ever, we are unceasingly going to buik 500,000 tons of ships in 150,000 fans and Germany course of next year Great

labour day by, dau

the color

UNNECESSARY WORDS.

W Easterwords and adversing from wound when Chamberlain's Pain WATCH the children's colds and care Balm is promptly applied. It is an

pace in describing the many antiseptis and destroys the germs which vitality Use Chamberlain Coughsted when we stats that it cures tous

them before they taken the mist The most fastidious are points of merit in Chamberlain's Caugh cause those diseases. It also caused Remedy freely, is perfectly safety wounds to heal without maturation and lay been tested by chemists and. in one-third the time required by the nounced free from injurious aber

anal realment For sale by all Chiemista and coats but strife. For wild by all

Chembite and Storsketba

and Storekastéri

nolds and cough,from any cause, and

aircumstances, if

well for hipping pople to be pra?

that it contains absolutely no sarcotics rared for's gist reation - hen the war

hands and Storer or mjerious zohet nces for sale by all

to a termination and the

commo